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Beyond the Gates - Season 2 - Episode 31: Tuesday, February 17, 2026
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00:04Previously on Beyond the Gates.
00:07Danny Dupree, super mom, is so bad.
00:11I think it's a good idea for you to keep your distance from the net.
00:14How can I turn my back on someone who helped me?
00:16I don't want to see her take advantage of you.
00:18I'd strongly advise you to reconsider popping by unsolicited.
00:22Relax, Ms. Thang.
00:23I have my sights on another powerful player.
00:26I am no longer yours for you to be concerned with.
00:30She is dating both Carlton and Kyle.
00:33Stop living back there, man.
00:34I've been trying to get your grandmother to take it easy.
00:37I will rest when I'm tired.
00:46Happy Valentine's Day, my love.
00:48Oh, sweetheart, look at those beautiful roses.
00:52And you bought me...
00:57Saltwater taffy.
00:58I know things can taste different during chemo, but I couldn't skip our tradition.
01:06Well, some traditions are worth keeping, and it wouldn't be Valentine's Day without taffy from my love.
01:13Do you remember the first time we took Danny and Nicole over to Rehoboth, and we wandered into that candy
01:19store, huh?
01:20Do I remember?
01:22You would have thought they discovered a real-life Candyland game.
01:26They didn't know where to look next or what to get.
01:29You were just as excited as they were.
01:31I was, wasn't I?
01:33And I have loved catering to your sweet tooth ever since.
01:36Well, I have a surprise for you.
01:39And it doesn't fit in a box.
01:42To our mother-daughter Galentine's Day.
01:46This idea was gold, Mom.
01:48I'm so happy to have you as my Valentine.
01:50And look at me showing off my Chelsea cat bag.
01:54Mmm, it's the very first of its kind.
01:56We're just about to launch it.
01:57And I am the best billboard.
01:59I carry it everywhere I go.
02:01People are always stopping me, asking me where they can buy it.
02:03Well, only a few more weeks until it's available for purchase, and then you can finally give your friends the
02:08link.
02:08Can't wait.
02:10This is so great, having this time with just the two of us.
02:14It reminds me of when I was a little kid, and I was worried about not getting Valentine's Day cards
02:20at school.
02:21You would always have a little something for me at home.
02:24So whether or not school was a bust, I'd have a gift and a heart.
02:28Well, it's what your grandmother always did for me and Danny.
02:30I'm just paying it forward to my own kids, even though you and Martin have your real-life Valentines of
02:36your own now.
02:37And who's your Valentine?
02:40The best part of having two men offering to be mine tonight was the freedom to say no to both
02:47their invitations.
02:49Damn, Mom!
02:50From your new drip to this forward-thinking attitude, you really have done the full makeover.
02:57Is that a good or a bad thing in your book?
02:59Well, I must admit, I'm still getting used to living single Nicole, but since you had several tempting offers for
03:09dates tonight, and you still chose me, I'm very happy.
03:13You, my amazing daughter, and your brother are the true loves of my life.
03:19You two are the reason why I will never regret all the years I spent with your father.
03:25So much for best laid plans.
03:27Didn't you tell me the reason you were able to score last-minute reservations at Heming's Bistro?
03:33Because you knew the staff?
03:35Apparently not.
03:37Could have at least given me a heads up.
03:39The restaurant reservation was for Valentine's Day 2027.
03:44Something next, right?
03:45Hey, I am just fine showing off this gorgeous gown right here at Uptown, where more people will compliment me,
03:51and there is a silver lining.
03:53See, I knew you'd find one. Lay it on me.
03:57Well, we already have reservations at the most exclusive restaurant in D.C. for next Valentine's Day.
04:03Ah-ha.
04:04Ah-ha.
04:07I think your modeling comeback has everybody talking.
04:13I couldn't have done it without you, Andre.
04:16What do you mean?
04:19You gave me the confidence to put myself out there again.
04:23I am the luckiest woman in the world because I get to call you my forever Valentine.
04:30Bye-bye.
04:31Bye-bye.
04:34Bye-bye.
04:45Bye-bye.
04:48Bye-bye.
05:02so where's my future son-in-law that young man deserves a lecture please don't i am simply
05:10concerned because you have endured too many solo valentine's days now this year was supposed to
05:17be different relax isaiah is meeting me here here oh no we can't have that orfie jeans is hardly a
05:26romantic destination you and i are different mama okay i'd rather be with a man who surprises me
05:32with flowers he handpicked on an ordinary day that is how a guy who actually cares acts i couldn't agree
05:39more wow did the florist bundle up every single flower in the shop let's just put it this way
05:52when i left the florist had to put the clothes sign on the door my beautiful wife deserves to be
05:58spoiled on valentine's day proving my handsome husband is considerate and over the top just
06:06the way i like it bring it on so how'd your day go sweetheart well i've been following the doctor's
06:15instructions to take it easy i just chilled you know so i could be rested for the evening
06:22what do you have planned yeah i don't know i just thought maybe we'd order room service
06:28ask concierge if there's a massage therapist available that sounds enticing as a start
06:41vanessa have you been redecorating it's for you sit down and relax
07:11not that i mind but did you forget your skirt
07:17since i'm wearing a little less than usual you're going to wear a little more
07:26that's for you put it on
07:35hey so sorry i'm late i just got here too all that matters is that we have this evening to
07:42ourselves on the most romantic night of the year you took the words right out of my mouth shall we
07:47yep
07:52so much for it just being the two of us
07:56happy valentine's day mom sis you too brother
08:00happy valentine's day nicole
08:03i'm glad to see you two are making time for each other
08:06it wasn't easy now that both of us are working but we figured it out i feel you tomas is
08:12at the
08:12office burning the midnight wheel tonight so mom offered to be my date
08:17should we make it a double date
08:21absolutely not you two take advantage of this alone time lord knows how difficult it is to find
08:27together time when you're raising kids nobody wants their mother and sister crashing their valentine's
08:35the kids at banneker were selling these handpicked flowers today to raise money for the glee club
08:39i couldn't resist
08:41i love them and i want you to invite me to their concert when they do it
08:45will do
08:45i don't understand why the two of you are being so low effort
08:52about what
08:54champagne and diamonds day darling
08:57i mean
08:59don't you want to live large
09:02like you
09:03and where has all your desire
09:05to do it big gotten you
09:07sitting right here across from me
09:10dateless
09:11i think you're projecting your own disappointment about valentine's day onto me
09:16stop using that nicole dupree coded therapy speak on me
09:23i picked orfie jeans because i know what's important to eva is quality time over big flashy gestures
09:31i'm giving her what she wants
09:33see mama
09:34i'm lucky to be with a man
09:37who really gets me
09:40and since you don't approve of our date you can feel free to go someplace else so you don't have
09:44to witness it
09:46i'm not putting on a blindfold
09:49why not
09:51i'm
09:53enjoying the view
09:55trust me
09:57you'll enjoy yourself even more with the blindfold
10:00when a man's deprived of one of his five senses it heightens the other four
10:05you'll gain a new appreciation for taste
10:08scent touch and sound
10:12i have a whole night of surprises planned but
10:16you're going to have to trust me
10:20you do trust me
10:22don't you joe
10:27it won't fit in a box
10:29i'll give you a hint
10:31this gift is about us
10:33and our love
10:35our love certainly won't fit in any box
10:38so settle in
10:39the show is about to start
10:41it's a special valentine's day retrospective
10:45now i won't say the year
10:47but the jeans were stonewashed
10:50and telephones had cords
10:51ah the good old days
10:54and you were right there by my side
10:56just like you are now
10:58as i
10:59navigate one of the scariest journeys of my life
11:08i know this track
11:10this is from one of your first solo jazz albums
11:15when i think of loving you
11:19it's something that i can't explain
11:23your love is the life force
11:27running through my veins
11:31this feeling is not easy
11:34to express in words
11:37my heart is trembling in your hands
11:40just like a little baby bird
11:53detective malone
11:54is he protecting the sermon
11:5610-4
11:57hey lover
11:58i assume you've been incommunicado
12:01because you are planning a big old surprise for me
12:04and since i'm such a considerate person
12:07i'm letting you know that i'll be at uptown
12:10wearing next to nothing under my coat
12:13just in case you want to strip search me
12:18i feel like i'm always apologizing for mama
12:21and here i go again
12:23look i'm so sorry that she was unforgivably rude
12:27i'm getting used to leslie's
12:30unique personality
12:33that's a polite way to put it
12:35but she does have me second guessing tonight
12:38did you mean what you said about being cool this date
12:40because we can totally go someplace else
12:42if you want to do something special
12:45you're disappointed
12:47i'm sorry babe i thought you loved flowers
12:50you could never disappoint me bill
12:53i know it's been a tough few days
12:55and you know when people say it's hard to recover from a mugging
12:58now i i see
13:00plus with everything going on at the office
13:03i know valentine's day was
13:04the last thing on your mind
13:08okay so what are you getting at
13:13it's not that i had my heart set on some
13:16big flashy gift
13:18it's more that i don't know i was hoping
13:21an exciting valentine's day would distract me
13:24from the fact that my attacker
13:25is still out there roaming free
13:28and could come back and attack me again
13:32are you sure you want to commit to a date with me a full year in advance
13:35a lot can happen between now and then
13:38i'm sure it will
13:39i intend to stay by your side for every bit of drama to transpire
13:45can't say i mind that
13:47i'd be a fool to not lock valentine's day 2027 down now
13:50as hot as you look
13:53you could pull any man
13:54in this place
13:56well luckily for you
13:58i've already found the man that i want
14:02uncle ted what's up man happy valentine's day
14:05same to you nephew
14:07what's going on
14:08danny
14:08hi
14:09you having a good time
14:10yes
14:11we are
14:12good
14:13i'm glad to see you out with this lovely lady
14:15yeah i took your advice and decided to take her out on the town
14:20oh
14:20and you know my wife danny of course
14:22sure we've chatted when she drops in to say hi to nicole
14:25or when i want to know what's really going on at garland
14:28shaniece stays plugged in
14:30but i feel like i know you more after yesterday
14:32i caught a glimpse of your live stream while i was at work
14:34congrats on the modeling comeback i'm excited
14:36and i know my cousins are too
14:38your cousins
14:39oh they had your posters plastered all over their walls when you first started modeling
14:43well if they still have them i do autographs
14:46oh well if they don't will you autograph your new ads
14:48in fact i want to sign photo too
14:50i don't know i think maybe you should join me on the runway at tatum's next fashion show
14:55because you are wearing the hell out of that dress girlfriend
14:58well compliments to ted because he is the one that gave it to me
15:01oh i didn't realize you'd moved on to the picking out each other's clothes stage
15:10i see eternity
15:18washing over me
15:23those lyrics were inspired by one of our past valentine's days do you remember
15:28keep going i'm it's ringing a bell
15:32i was on the west coast leg of my solo tour and you were back in dc newly elected to
15:38the senate
15:39we were in different time zones struggling to connect back in those analog days when
15:45it took so much effort to communicate with someone
15:48and i was missing you so much
15:51and then valentine's day came and that night after the concert i poured all of that loneliness and desire
15:58into writing that song
16:01and then
16:02there was a knock on the door
16:04and there you stood with flowers and salt water taffy
16:09you had flown in for the night and had to leave early the next morning
16:13i remember it well
16:22i totally mean it when i say this is my ideal v-day date
16:26why is it
16:28because no place but orphe jeans is gonna have the peach cobbler i've been craving
16:33i'm so relieved to hear that
16:35our relationship status has changed from friends with benefits to being an actual couple
16:42but that doesn't mean everything else has to change
16:44we're still the same people
16:46yeah we are
16:49so now that we're being honest about what we want
16:51can i just say for me
16:53it's you
16:54and not just in my bed
16:56but in every area of my life
17:03happy valentine's day
17:05what happened to quality time a bouquet and no big gestures
17:09small gesture
17:10and just maybe your mom had a little bit of a point
17:14go ahead open it
17:25it's so me
17:28oh Isaiah
17:30not too much
17:33big enough to feel special
17:34small enough to feel real
17:38it's perfect
17:45they're for you to wear at campaign events
17:48i thought having more unusual ties sends the message that you're younger and cooler than your rival in the primaries
17:54and that you're willing to buck the status quo despite coming from a political dynasty
18:00oh i can't believe how thoughtful you were on these
18:03i actually put a lot of thought in your gift too
18:06okay
18:08what is it
18:09open it and find out
18:13oh plane tickets
18:14to costa rica
18:15we leave tomorrow
18:16we will be staying at a romantic resort in the middle of the rainforest for a week
18:21i hope these tickets are refundable
18:26how do you try that 424 skin care routine?
18:29well aren't you miss trendy?
18:31have you?
18:32are you talking about the four minutes of oil cleansing
18:36two minutes of foam cleansing
18:37and four minutes of rinsing?
18:39of course you're an expert
18:41mhm
18:42fashion isn't just purses you know
18:44honestly i'm really into the vitamin c serum
18:48it's a game changer
18:49especially if you're already using glycolic acid
18:51see this is the kind of conversation we can't have when men are around
18:55it's so true
18:57we should have had more galentine celebrations
18:59i love talking girly stuff with you
19:16are any of these new skin care routines really better than gran's basic cold cream
19:45i've never looked hotter
19:51i'm starting to like this game of yours
19:58well come closer
20:00like onto my lap
20:01no
20:02i give the orders tonight
20:04well then order me to kiss you again
20:17uh hey
20:18vanessa not funny uncuff me
20:21absolutely not
20:23relax
20:24submit to this experience
20:27it won't kill you to give up control for one night
20:33well you should have been dragged into the station in handcuffs by now
20:36it's unbelievable
20:37the bastard put his hands on you is still out there somewhere
20:41elon assured me that the police are doing everything possible to find you
20:46yeah yeah yeah he gave me the same assurances too several times
20:50bill
20:50you can't harass the chief of police
20:53well the hell i can't
20:54look i call elon every few hours to make sure that he's on top of this
20:58that mugger disrupted your life and you still feel unsafe
21:01well i just can't help it
21:04it was so traumatizing
21:07every time i close my eyes i see it happening over and over and
21:11well
21:13maybe you think you'll feel less anxious back at our place
21:16i mean all the locks have been changed
21:18doors have been reinforced
21:19and security's been updated throughout the house
21:22you know if going back home will put your mind at ease
21:25we can pack up and leave right now
21:31you've
21:32gone through so much trouble and
21:36expense but
21:38just not ready
21:39okay
21:39it's not a problem baby
21:41it's not a problem we can stay here as long as you like
21:45i am so
21:46sorry for bringing down the mood
21:49this is valentine's day
21:50we are supposed to be celebrating how much
21:53we are still in love with each other
21:55yeah you know what you were right
21:57and i think i know exactly how to get you back into a more festive frame of mind
22:03is this what i think it is
22:11millions of anita williams fans would be jealous that i just had a private concert
22:18it felt good to sing even just a little bit
22:22here
22:22and just for you
22:25it's gonna be a long time before i'm able to do a concert again
22:28you don't know that
22:30chemo might take my voice at least temporarily and
22:35that's why i wanted to do this
22:37as a reminder of how our love has endured for decades
22:42and even in our bleakest moments we lift each other
22:46just like we did that valentine's day
22:48so many years ago
22:54janessa you realize being handcuffed
22:57giving up control i could be killed
23:00joey
23:04you think i'm going to kill you
23:07i love you
23:10i have a lot of enemies
23:11if i can't move i can't protect myself if one of them shows up
23:15why worry
23:16there's security watching the street as well as a couple of your muscled minions at your door
23:21that doesn't mean i'm completely safe
23:23don't you remember telling me that your house is the one place you can let down your guard and be
23:29vulnerable
23:30up to a point within reason
23:32i think it's entirely reasonable to let me take care of you for a change
23:47you got the house in saint barth
23:50i did indeed and this is the deed
23:54how in the world did you pull that off
23:56i thought no amount of money would get that owner to sell
23:59oh the guy's marriage fell apart
24:01and part of the settlement is that he has to sell the house
24:03and split the proceeds with his wife
24:05oh did you handle the divorce and come up with the idea
24:09well division of assets is pretty standard in these matters
24:12but i may have called the couple's attorneys and put in a cash offer to move things along
24:16oh i have the cleverest most handsome most generous man on the face of the earth
24:23i never gave up on the house
24:25because i knew exactly how happy it would make you
24:28i am more than happy i am ecstatic i am overjoyed i'm just
24:33still in love
24:35oh bill and this whole time i thought you just got me a florible k
24:40you have a great poker face
24:44well that's because i hit the jackpot with you
24:50sorry for the overshare i'm sure nicole's sister doesn't want to know this much about her
24:54ex-brother-in-law's personal life nicole has moved on and ted is andre's family which means
25:01he will always be in my life i'm glad you're dating someone i like
25:06you know what maybe we should have you two over to the house for dinner
25:10i don't know
25:11say yes ted we will get along so much better now that you have finished that
25:16inexplicable entanglement with leslie
25:18i wish day and night that leslie would do the same
25:23that woman is like gum on your shoe you just can't shake her
25:27okay let's not let her uh ruin our valentine's day
25:30i'm gonna make damn sure she doesn't
25:33uptown is not big enough for the both of us
25:35leslie has been a plague on my whole family
25:37and she continues to terrorize my parents with construction noises on that monstrosity across
25:42the street so what i'm saying shanice
25:46is that i have totally got your back
25:54it looks great
25:55i never want to take it off
26:01what's the matter
26:03okay i feel like such an ass because all i got you was this lousy card
26:10eva that's a lot more than i expected
26:12i sure didn't assume you were gonna get me anything
26:15why not
26:17because valentine's day is more about guys doing something romantic for their ladies
26:22that's a little bit old-fashioned isn't it
26:24i mean there are a lot more ways to be a couple than just man and woman
26:27oh yeah of course i guess i'm i'm just thinking strictly from my own perspective
26:33and sitting here dazzled by you right now i just
26:36i want to give you the world eva i want to give you my heart
26:41aww listening to you with the words
26:44but no seriously i don't want to be the kind of woman who just
26:49takes without giving anything in return
26:52now that you got me this real gift i feel lazy because all i did was write you a note
26:56there's nothing lazy about that
26:58but writing takes effort
27:00and sometimes the right words can be powerful
27:08hmm smells like you
27:12see those heightened senses are already kicking in
27:20thank you for the rose
27:23i love that you brought me gifts that we can incorporate into our evening
27:29open your mouth
27:45how's your sense of taste doing
27:47well the chocolate's fine
27:49but there's a couple other things i'd like to taste
27:52you need to cool down
27:59oh
28:02oh
28:04if you really want me to explore this
28:08new heightened sense of touch
28:11you should probably uncuff me
28:15why aren't you excited about this trip to costa rica
28:18it's not that it hasn't been a dream
28:21then what's the problem
28:23you freelance for the washington record you don't have to punch a time clock
28:28i have a job pardon
28:31a real bona fide job
28:34investigative journalism it's not just a lark
28:36i can't just pack up and split when the mood strikes
28:41mom is always happy to take the kids in
28:44our domestic arrangement isn't the issue
28:48i'm in the middle of a major investigation i can't just abandon it for a week
28:54we can go when i wrap things up
28:57oh i mean that works for you but this is the only time i get off before the general election
29:02in november
29:04i'm sorry but i guess we can't go until after the election
29:17martin and smitty look a little tense
29:20mom you're not supposed to be butting in on their date
29:24easier said than done
29:37you're not supposed to be butting in on their date
29:37they seemed so happy a few minutes ago
29:39what could have gone wrong in such a short amount of time
29:42even the best marriages are a constant give and take
29:46when you make a life with somebody else there will always be disagreements and compromises
29:51i've never been good at compromising
30:01sometimes it's the best way to get what you want
30:13there you are i got your message it turned me on
30:18well that was the idea so exactly where are you
30:23just drop the perp to lock up
30:25okay well after he's all tucked in you come into uptown right
30:31no can do i'm only halfway through my shift
30:35besides i'm not sure why you're expecting me to meet with you it's not like we had plans
30:41it's valentine's day i was being spontaneous okay but that was the last sappy perp's excuse
30:52you better keep your panties on tonight too late maybe i should go and show ted what is
30:59or isn't under this coat oh and then that would end the little rebound fling with you nurse do
31:06nothing no that would be the end of you wiki maybe she needs us too kind or too sane to
31:13stoop to your
31:14level but i'm not i'm just as crazy as you so please witch of a thousand names
31:22do something to make me act in self-defense whoa whoa whoa i wasn't talking about a cat fight
31:28i just meant that if leslie here dared to flash ted he would just realize how pathetic she is
31:33and lose the last kernel of respect he may still have for her i stand corrected
31:47i hope both you trifling hoes choke on some candy hearts
32:23you and i have pushed each other to to make our dreams come true
32:29and supported each other when life turned into a nightmare
32:35but there is nothing and i mean nothing i can't find my way through including cancer
32:43with you by my side
32:58you've been such a good boy through all this
33:02you deserve a little reward
33:05well as much as i benefit from your affinity for role-playing
33:11you don't have to be anyone else with me ever because you're so in love with the real me
33:18i gave up control tonight that should prove how much i love you
33:22she's a cool one and now it's my turn to be in charge
33:32i can't wait to christen our new home remember what we said we'll make love in every single one
33:41yeah well i have an idea why don't we rehearse
33:51well i will cancel the trip thank you
33:57maybe we could be back in the moment and make the most of the rest of valentine's day
34:04we'd better because it's the last time we'll be alone for a while
34:12looks like they've patched things up
34:17mom there seems to be something very interesting happening on your phone
34:22i confess
34:25after all that big talk i broke girl code
34:28what no i've never felt like such a hypocrite
34:33i'm texting carlton and kyle talking dirty to guys under the table
34:40well if it makes you feel any better
34:44i've been texting tomas all evening so much for galentine's day
34:55not to get savvy but i've done a lifetime of solo days so spending v-day with my best friend
35:03and now my boo it matters you matter
35:09i have never seen fear like that in leslie's eyes no i just have to let her know valentine may
35:16be a saint
35:16but i am not well i'm sorry she had to show up and add one more complication to what promised
35:22to
35:22be a perfect night but next year valentine's day will be drama free
35:29doesn't matter as long as we are both there
35:33you know usually i'm a little worried whenever you put on your danny indignation hat
35:39but tonight it was pretty hot
35:42to tell you the truth i really didn't understand what leslie and shinice were arguing about
35:47especially when they started talking about panties but there was no way i was about to let
35:51leslie ruin my first valentine's day married to you it was that wild unpredictable streak that
35:58attracted me to you in the first place it's only gonna get more wild when we get home
36:14so
36:23so
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