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Beyond the Gates - Season 2 - Episode 57: Friday, March 27, 2026
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00:04My, my, Senator, you're insinuating that I have no class, yet you're standing here tearing
00:13down a woman in the very club that your father established for people to be built up in.
00:22You know, your daddy just must be, he must be rolling over and over in his grave.
00:27My father was a magnanimous man, but one of the earliest lessons that Paul Cheeks Dupree instilled
00:37in me was never to suffer fools.
00:41I'm sure he'd be proud of me for putting that into practice.
00:50Oh, very moderate, Anita.
00:52I mean, the way you were talking and doing this without Vernon, I was expecting something
00:55a little more radical.
00:57Well, there is a final, more significant change that I'd like to make.
01:02Okay, of course.
01:03What's that?
01:05Well, as you know, Vernon is the executor of my estate.
01:09I would like to name you co-executor.
01:17Our mother, thank you.
01:20The Anita Williams, who not only survived her tough childhood, but went on to become an
01:24EGOT, considered giving up.
01:27Those are words I never thought I would say.
01:29Thank goodness it was only an infection.
01:31Treatable.
01:32She's got a long way to go, though.
01:36But I will take the win.
01:38Hear, hear.
01:41After we left Mother and Daddy, you disappeared.
01:43Where'd you rush off to?
01:46When I answer, you will nod your head and say you understand.
01:50I understand.
01:51I understand.
01:52That's very good.
01:55Bill caught wind that Mother was in the hospital, and I thought he deserved to hear from me directly
01:59that she was feeling better.
02:01I do understand.
02:03Not just because I'm following instructions.
02:05Really?
02:06Of course.
02:07I told Ted right away, our exes still care deeply for our parents.
02:12And Mother's illness has shaken everyone.
02:15It's even got Bill looking at his own life.
02:17As in?
02:19Second thoughts about having a baby with Haley.
02:21He's worried he's too old and won't be around to raise another child.
02:26Is this about more than Bill?
02:29Facing his mortality?
02:31Here we go.
02:32Think about it, Danny.
02:33He didn't have to share that with you.
02:36Maybe he wanted you to know because he's wondering if there's a chance the two of you can get by
02:40together.
02:42How do you feel about that?
02:47Muffins.
02:49You're tempting me.
02:50Let yourself be tempted.
02:52Not sure I can do that.
02:53I spend a lot of time trying to stay fit.
02:55I can see that.
02:58I'm glad you stopped by, Lynette.
03:00Why is that?
03:02Wasn't sure I'd get to see you again.
03:04I had to come by.
03:05And thank you for working so hard on my case.
03:07You and, of course, Bill.
03:10You all worked so hard on my case.
03:13You made me feel really special.
03:15Because you are.
03:19You'll get me feel great.
03:21You are.
03:49Hey.
03:51what's the word i'm making progress with grayson well that's great how by asking him to help keep
03:57max safe and he had to trust me in order to do that so now we both taking a risk
04:01and it's paid
04:02off and then what's next you offer another secret that neither of you can afford to get out that's
04:08the plan and then you'll have proven that both of you value human lives more than the work that
04:14you're doing for the red market smart it's promising but i still haven't gotten any solid
04:20info out of them you'll get there just keep building on the foundation that you've laid it
04:25yeah you know the truth is mitty it's been great having somebody out here to bounce all this off of
04:31so thanks for hanging in yeah wouldn't have it any other way what is it i'm thinking about how
04:39complicated this has gotten for you now you're juggling two aliases you're rashad with ren and
04:47you're a dirty cop with grayson uh don't worry about it it's handled and maybe with a little
04:51more time grayson will finally open up about who his contact is at the hospital i'm glad to hear you
04:57don't want me to get my feelings hurt but is there some reason you feel like you need to tell
05:02me that
05:02now i just meant that i'm under a lot of stress like with work and everything and i'm i don't
05:09always
05:09handle it well i'm not as available as either one of us would like but i never want to let
05:15you down
05:15because i think we got a really good thing going i feel that way too a burner what do you
05:23mean don't
05:24pretend naomi hey i know jacob gave you a burner so you two could keep in touch on a dl
05:29he told me when we randomly rolled up on each other you told me you hadn't seen him
05:33because jacob asked me not to say anything well did he say you could use the burner
05:41no okay but our mom is really worried she just wants to hear jacob's voice you know tell him
05:47she loves him in case in case he doesn't make it home right no naomi that's not gonna happen
05:53you know if you really believe that you wouldn't be calling me right now
06:01you know it's pretty ironic that the very thing you want to get your brother hurt or worse
06:07you cannot possibly be asking me this
06:12you know what's got her so pissed uh it's probably just one of her cases
06:17you know naomi's really passionate about her clients i'm so sorry okay i didn't mean to stress
06:22you out i get that this is a big ask i just i'm hoping that we can make an exception
06:27this one time
06:28for her mom please don't make me the bad guy if jacob wanted you or darlene to be able to
06:33reach him
06:34he would have given you a way to do that this burner is my lifeline it is the only way
06:41that i know that
06:41he's safe and there's not a chance in hell that i'm gonna jeopardize that for anyone if darlene needs
06:49reassurance she should talk to her own husband i'm not trying to keep vernon out of the loop but i
06:57see
06:57no point in asking him to consider this if you're not willing i mean before you answer i'd also like
07:06to make you the co-trustee of the joint trust vernon and i share
07:16well that's certainly something is there anything else no but if you don't want to take on either of
07:25these responsibilities then the point is moot and vernon will never hear of this conversation
07:32if you need some time to think about it oh no that's not necessary i'd be happy to take
07:38on both roles but i don't think vernon will sign off on it if the worst happens bill vernon is
07:44going
07:44to need someone to help him navigate this i've seen the impact this illness has had on him
07:52and he has told me that he doesn't know how he's going to go on without me i considered going
07:57to
07:58nicole or naomi but i think it's asking too much when they'll be dealing with their own grief
08:05you are an excellent attorney bill and i know you will remain objective and clear-headed at what
08:15will be an emotionally fraught time and on a day when vernon is up to dealing with the endless phone
08:24calls and paperwork you watch out because he'll give you a run for your money i know that's right
08:33i'm honored arenita that you would entrust me with something as important as your last wishes
08:38your children are my grandchildren bill we have a common goal here looking out for this family
08:48i know i can count on you for that i won't let you down
08:54i will be in touch and when you do have that conversation with vernon good luck
09:03thank you i'm gonna need it
09:08you can spit venom my way but i will rise above it now i get that you're under a boatload
09:14of stress
09:14because your wife is sick but i won't be as understanding the next time you get all up in my
09:21face
09:23you instigated this conversation and the larger fight by building that eyesore across from anita's in
09:32my home well one man's eyesore is another woman's delight let's say that spite house will never delight
09:40anyone but you so you can set aside your manufactured indignation you will never have the moral high
09:49ground i am becoming a pillar in this community now if you're not careful you'll find yourself looking
09:58up at me instead of the other way around if you believe that then you are nuttier than that fruit
10:06cake you gave anita in me good day
10:21sorry i got your hopes up mom but my idea to get you in touch with jacob was a bust
10:25i wasn't thinking about the position i would put naomi in that's who you were speaking with
10:30yeah jacob set a boy for naomi to reach him and i was hoping you could contact him the same
10:34way
10:34and she didn't take too kindly to that nope but i had to try i know it's tearing you up
10:41that you
10:42haven't heard from him since he started working this case and i know it's his first high stakes
10:47undercover case i just wanted to set your mind at ease you know what they say intention doesn't erase
10:53impact you shouldn't have done that isaiah i was trying to help yeah i didn't stop to think
10:59i was just venting not asking you to put me in touch with your brother
11:05it's too dangerous naomi was right to shut you down whatever jacob arranged with her was just for
11:12them i would never impose on that i have another pickup at garland today i'll grab some more time
11:19with grace and after and see if i can make more inroads it's tricky knowing the right amount of
11:24pressure to apply without the guy getting skittish hopefully he'll embrace the idea of
11:29somebody having his back it's naomi trouble she wants to meet with me this afternoon you look worried
11:39i told her i can't meet and she is she all right so she says but it's not like her
11:47to ask to see me
11:50i need a took a bad turn for the worse she had to go to the hospital oh no everything's
11:57fine now i just
11:58hate that i can't be there for naomi i just hope there's nothing else that's happening in addition to
12:03that how about i check on naomi i can take care of her and you look out for you okay
12:13yeah
12:14it's a pretty big leap sissy to go from bill wanting to pull back from having baby number
12:20three to wanting us to be reunited think about it a child with hailey would lock bill into that
12:26relationship maybe there's a crack forming in the marriage haven't we all wondered how long the bill
12:33hailey honeymoon would last and i know deep down you would love if bill admitted that getting with
12:39haley was the worst mistake of his life and he would do anything to have you back the dream of
12:45millions of scorned wives so hypothetically how big are you dreaming if i weren't with andre i would
12:55probably be all over it even if i didn't actually want bill back but i am with andre and i
13:01love him
13:01very much yes but closing the door completely on someone that has been such a big part of your life
13:09is hard i don't see why i have to but you just said one of the things i miss most
13:15is being friends
13:16with bill and lately there have been moments that have felt very close but not in a husband-wife kind
13:21of way if i zoom back and put on my big picture glasses i kind of have hailey to thank
13:28okay you're cut off
13:31off you have plans now that you're free and able to do what you please i always have ideas plans
13:39though maybe want to share what do you like to do when you party i'm kind of a foodie and
13:49i'm into
13:49dancing my sauce is sinful does that line actually work you tell me
14:00don't try to play a player
14:10is that what you are a player you'll never know this stops right the hell now
14:25i want to talk to naomi before she takes off and then i need to check on a patient
14:30are you okay to hang a little longer sure
14:40hey all right you seem a little upset about that call
14:44i uh i don't really want to get into it if that's okay sure i gotta stop by the office
14:50and
14:51then i'm grabbing a bite with smithy oh good you know i bet you could use the distraction yeah talk
15:06later
15:06grayson you have a moment i've got a job for you
15:15the drops are you scheduled for this afternoon this would be in addition to your other courier
15:20duties i need you at that new free clinic you already had me scope it out as a potential supply
15:28source now i need you to start volunteering there are you kidding me learn the clinic's system and
15:37their procedures for blood collection and distribution i assume they won't be tracking
15:45things as closely as garland does given that the clinic's all volunteers not really derrick
15:50baldwin's the general manager and and i'm dating his ex-girlfriend you know that
15:56he's not a fan of mine i'm not the right person to be operating right under his nose
16:01you manage fine here surrounded by people you know you'll manage there i'm sure you won't disappoint
16:11so what happened with peaches i got her to the spa for a massage i could use one of those
16:18too most
16:19people get on my last nerves so why did you wait for because i didn't know how long you'll be
16:24going
16:25off on vernon dupree did you even hear the way that man was talking to me okay his father may
16:30have
16:30built this club but that does not give him the right to be ugly to the other members i can't
16:35imagine
16:36that man being ugly to anyone yeah i didn't raise you to take people at face value especially
16:42self-important ones like the duprees okay that is not happening on my watch them trying to push
16:50us up out of here in fear of my crest all right not today no ma'am all right
17:01need up you're not looking so hot come on i'll help you upstairs so you can rest in your room
17:08no i don't i don't want to go upstairs maybe we can just just sit together
17:16okay i have a better idea
17:21lie down rest your head here
17:27girl do it i'm not putting up with your stubbornness anita williams dupree
17:32i came all the way here to offer you some help so come on let me do my thing come
17:38on come on
17:46yeah there you go
18:13this feud between you and the duprees is ridiculous
18:17you have no argument for me there okay i mean i'm just trying to build a house vernon is the
18:24one
18:24who rolls in the big guns trying to shut me down over a teeny tiny construction violation and he is
18:30the one who's acting pay you bought a house across the street had construction crews going all hours of
18:36the day and night even when you knew mrs dupree was sick hey i didn't know that when construction
18:42started and i did cut back on the house only after they made you cut back okay well maybe if
18:49they had
18:49asked me more respectfully i would have done it on my own right but i mean come on look i
18:57have put a lot
18:57a ton in fact of money in that place and i belong there i deserve to be there but they
19:06are the ones who
19:06refuse to accept it i sponsored this this new sports wing in this club which every single one of them
19:14are going to enjoy i also helped put together that free medical clinic for the local community but
19:22nothing satisfies the duprees i understand your disappointment mama it's just a little
19:30diplomacy wouldn't hurt why do you always gotta poke the bear
19:34oh baby obviously you didn't realize i am the friggin bear
19:43how was your squash game i got held up so someone else took my slot
19:50sorry to hear that you needed something to clear your head
19:53oh just seeing my beautiful wife relaxed and so well cared for it's a balm to my soul
20:07hey sleepy ed you're home and you're sleeping like a baby well sharon makes a fine pillow
20:19reminds me of the old days back when we were girls
20:24when anita and i were in high school junior high school my mother and i got into this
20:31big fight and that didn't happen often so i was pretty upset
20:37i went running to anita's place in tears i mean i was so hurt and angry i could hardly speak
20:43and anita she took care of me well sharon and tracy have returned the favor many times
20:53just like the sisters they've always been to me and always will be
21:02there's no need to swipe my wine before i've had the chance to explain
21:06by all means please explain no i'm not saying that i'm going to send that woman a thank you present
21:13for
21:14sleeping with bill and blowing up my marriage i'm just pointing out that if bill and hayley had never had
21:19an affair i wouldn't have ended up in bed with andre and that crazy reckless choice
21:25set me on the path i'm on now happily married to an amazing faithful man re-energized by my return
21:33to modeling the face of a huge campaign and thrilled with the new me color me amazed
21:40my little sister embracing what she's gained instead of obsessing over what she's lost
21:46that's me the picture of personal growth
21:52what is it that stops now a friendly send-off to a charming former client
21:57too friendly you crossed the line we'll have to agree to disagree i did a decent amount of work on
22:03lynette's case before bill got the charges dropped and she's brought in a beautiful thank you basket
22:07nothing indecent about that still not a good look tomas interesting say more
22:15you having such strong opinions about mixing business with pleasure since you were very married
22:22bill's paralegal before becoming his second wife you have an office of your own i suggest you head back
22:39there okay what the hell were you doing i'm just having fun it's nice to see tomas in casual mode
22:46all i'm used to ever seeing is a young partner eager to score points with his boss
22:52junior partner and okay tomas may look like a goody two shoes but you definitely aren't
22:57and he was acting way too interested in you meaning he's dating bill's niece and he would never flirt
23:04with anyone in bill's office unless he was trying to gain your trust or get you to slip up but
23:12my case
23:12is closed there's nothing to go dig up anything up on me which means he's trying to get something on
23:21you
23:22and he's using me to do it that's the last thing either of us needs
23:33i'm not interested in your complaints i'm looking at your schedule now and i will make sure your boss in
23:39the lab accommodates your volunteer schedule it's important that garland support the clinic
23:46that's what derek said when he made his pitch about our partnership i look forward to developing our
23:55work together if you're thinking about recruiting derek for our side hustle think again he's a real
24:03stand-up guy used to be a firefighter before he got sideline something about this street life
24:10i'm not ready to count him out yet everyone has a price your proof of that
24:24let me guess leo was coming down on you for spending time on this floor and fraternizing with
24:32the nurses she's the kind of person that likes people to know who's in charge call the shots
24:40you know she never used to be like that when i first started here she was warm friendly always
24:46cracking jokes with the staff
24:53i gotta get back to the lab uh but before i do everything all right with naomi yeah yeah it
24:59was
24:59just one of her cases like i thought i hope things start looking out for her so do i
25:06just want to be happy to be happy to have the rest of her sleep at night yeah thank you
25:08for saving
25:09me from eating alone vice versa you know i i needed this rough day oh rough couple of days
25:18because of anita yeah partly because of gran and i've been under so much stress
25:26because of work and jacob's been away and it feels like he's been gone for forever and i can only
25:32imagine and i am just so tired and i feel like i'm constantly worried about everything and
25:44i can barely see over the wall that seems to have sprung up between us
25:50i don't think you'll be thrilled with what i have to say try me
25:55with all due respect ma i don't get how i became the bad guy in this scenario
25:59i was only trying to help connect you with jacob i might have been a little harsh
26:04comes from a lifetime spent with your father he guards the details of his cases like state secrets
26:11but i know what you're trying to do for me and i appreciate isaiah thank you no thank you i
26:18know
26:18you can come at things a little differently from the rest of us and i swear saying i'm the outsider
26:23in this family that's old news but i'm proud you were strong enough to walk away from your
26:28pop's expectations you are an extraordinary independent person and that's who you were
26:35always meant to be that's me you were well
26:41i'm sorry to interrupt i just wanted to say hi hey eva this is my mom darlene
26:50ma this is eva i recognize you mrs hawthorne from isaiah's pictures it's nice to finally meet you
26:57eva heard so much about you
27:03thank you sharon for taking such good care of me body and soul you've been a godsend i i only
27:11hope
27:12you can stay longer next time oh always wonderful to be in your company too vernon and you my sister
27:22while your singing voice is recuperating you remember you have a song deep down in your soul
27:30you listen to it and you let it guide you to strength and to health i will i love you
27:41i love you back
27:44i'll see myself out okay okay can i do anything for you my love no sweetheart i i just need
27:54you to come
27:55sit we have something we need to discuss what's wrong nothing's nothing's wrong this is a matter of
28:03personal business i realize i shouldn't put off updating my trust and this is a a good time to do
28:15that now that everything is calm again agreed not something you do in crisis mode it has been a while
28:23since we've had everything drawn up and i'll fill you in on the minor changes later but there is one
28:30thing
28:30that i will not put into effect without your okay sweetheart it is unfair to burden you with my
28:40wishes so i would like to name a co-trustee for my individual trust and an alternate trustee for our
28:49joint trust who would you like well before you make up your mind i want you to hear me out
28:57okay
29:01who is it bill
29:12now i know you may need some time to process this but
29:17actually i don't you have my full support really frankly i thought you would push back a lot
29:29all your points about bill and why you want to do this make sense well thank you for making this
29:38easier
29:40hey i hope to have many more years with you but if you are no longer with me
29:49those will be hard days for all of us and if i had to make a choice between helping our
29:56daughters
29:57and grandkids through their loss versus dealing with a bunch of administrative paperwork we both know
30:05who wins that contest
30:09it's wise to have bill in the hand thank you for your understanding
30:17as much as i hate to admit it i'm not a young man anymore
30:22and yet all i see is a dashing timeless heartthrob
30:30and i an extraordinary beautiful woman who turned my world upside down
30:38beautiful yes beautiful now and forever my love
30:50now that we've analyzed bill and me you should hear how hayley reacted to bill's lack of enthusiasm for
30:56starting a family with her do tell evidently she understood well that's a 180.
31:04isn't it i expected to hear she pitched a fit let me give hayley the benefit of the doubt for
31:11a moment
31:12why would you do that training home or professional both speaking from experience
31:19having had so many miscarriages maybe hayley is scared of suffering another loss like that
31:26may i suggest a less generous angle
31:32what if she's just pretending to go along with it for now thinking that she'll convince bill later or
31:39what if she's realized that she's fine without a child as long as she has bill's piles of money to
31:44keep
31:44her company i mean it's a serious possibility after all it is hayley we're talking about who knows where
31:51her head's at i'm afraid to find out just trying to convince lynette not to run up a bunch of
31:59charges
32:00now that you've managed to get her out of hot water i can't believe i walked into just the right
32:06place
32:06all those months ago must be my guardian angel bill is certainly mine isn't that right honey
32:15well listen i don't want to hold you up i know you have some errands to run and thanks again
32:19for the
32:19gift basket bill did you see yeah yeah i did thank you lynette you're most welcome oh and let me
32:28know
32:29if tomas bothers you again okay i will
32:39what was that about tomas oh i caught him flirting with lynette i hope he's not tipping out on your
32:47niece
32:49you wouldn't be that stupid huh wanna bet why don't you sit with us oh i'm just here to pick
32:57up
32:57takeout my dad and carlton wanted to treat the staff to orfie gene's greatest hits i don't want to step
33:03on
33:03your mother's son time now you wouldn't be i mean we finished eating but we can wait and sit with
33:08you
33:08talk over coffee ma uh i so wish i could but i have to take care of a few things
33:16before my shift
33:18you sure yeah i really do have to go um maybe another time of course and nice to meet you
33:30okay then what did you feel that chill in the air ma was perfectly polite exactly you aren't fluent in
33:40girls speak uber polite is not the goal uh she just needs to get to know you hey also she's
33:46worried about
33:47jacob he's dealing with a lot of work so i'll just give her some time sure i get it i
33:55don't know what
33:55came over me pretty sure everything you just told me came over you what do you say we go in
34:04and grab
34:04a table and act like i didn't just embarrass myself in public hey hey no first of all you didn't
34:12and second of all i have a proposition for you well rather an open invitation for you to come
34:20to martin's in my place whenever you feel like you can use the company i'd have to start paying rent
34:28i'm serious the kids would love it especially with the cotillion coming up samantha was so happy
34:34that you went to the dress fitting with her and martin is always happy to see one of his favorite
34:38cousins
34:39and you i could use a friendly face around the house now that martin is on the road so much
34:48with
34:48the campaign wait a second i'm supposed to be the lawyer here why are you making such a good case
34:56because it's a good deal for all of us so please let us help fill the gap while jacob's away
35:05so
35:34Hey, man, you cannot get enough
35:37for me today.
35:38You know it.
35:39I have to take these upstairs.
35:40You want to take a ride with me?
35:41Sure.
35:51Next, on Beyond the Games.
35:52Oh, how I wish I could be one of you
35:55self-righteous do-gooders.
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36:00Did you know I didn't do this?
36:02My wife says otherwise.
36:03Are you calling her a liar?
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36:06My subconscious has great taste.
36:09You're putting me in a difficult position.
36:13I will blow your plan, Sky.
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