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Beyond the Gates - Season 2 - Episode 69: Tuesday, April 14, 2026
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00:05Anita?
00:07What is it?
00:10Dr. Bauer's assistant called.
00:12The results are in on whether the chemo is working.
00:17You just did that testing.
00:19You think the rush is cause for concern?
00:22If the treatment is failing,
00:24I'm sure they'll want to start a new course right away.
00:28I guess I better brace myself.
00:31How can I help?
00:33Call the girls.
00:35They'll need to be mentally prepared for this as well.
00:39I'll start with Danny.
00:40Start what with me?
00:44What's going on?
00:49Yo.
00:50Oh, what's up, Pops?
00:53Wait, slow down, what?
00:55When did this happen?
00:58Does Nicole have any idea who did the hacking?
01:02So we don't know what they're looking for.
01:06Alright, well it was smart to keep it on the low.
01:09Thank Marcel for me.
01:11Alright, keep me posted.
01:17Damn it, Smitty.
01:20What a nice surprise.
01:22Can I get you anything?
01:23Coffee?
01:24No, thank you.
01:25Well, Martin actually took off early this morning.
01:28Campaign trail waits for nobody.
01:30I am actually here to see you.
01:32Oh.
01:33Well, I am honored.
01:34If I knew you were coming over,
01:36I would have made sure we had some of those vanilla scones I know you like.
01:39And if I had known that you were planning on stopping by my office yesterday,
01:42I would have made it a point to be there.
01:44Could have saved us both trouble.
01:49Only Achaso
01:49As a man, thanks to the directMom too.
01:52See you later.
01:53I'll be talking about everything.
01:53Okay, sure.
01:55All right.
01:57Fine, have families?
02:00Oh sorry.
02:13Alright, yeah.
02:14See you later.
02:16Hope you still have to meet the next episode.
02:16Let me form yourальное side...
02:30you're joking now when our asses are on the line with Lynette said she'd leave town if I paid her
02:37off and now she's looking to buy a penthouse that cannot happen I told you I will deal with Lynette
02:43so let me yeah sure you keep getting your rocks off while she blackmails me if she spills everything
02:51to bill it's I don't know about you but I have no intentions of spending my retirement behind bars
02:57relax cuz let me work my plan cuz we don't have luxury of time right now okay I'm not just
03:06dealing
03:06with bill everyone's looking at me sideways Naomi Chelsea Kat Tomas do you recall what happened the
03:14last time you panicked whatever just just deal with her and fast I'll handle bill hey I gotta go he'll
03:23be
03:24down soon right hey I thought you wanted to meet this morning for some morning cardio but I can tell
03:49your energy says otherwise what's Haley yapping about now Haley can go straight to hell for all
03:56I care what happened always trying to play me like I'm inferior talking down to me ordering me around
04:02well you know she's always been foolishly arrogant especially since she's been living behind those
04:07gates it's giving her even more of a boost oh I know which is why I won't end you know
04:13what
04:13the game you're running and why would I believe that you would turn on your own family because
04:21there's a whole lot of zeros involved and I'm done being taken advantage of let me guess Haley's been
04:29telling you that she married bill for true love and she's out of the game right yeah well what if
04:38I told
04:39you that you were right the whole time deal it's just another mark morning handsome I made you a latte
04:48and I picked up your favorite breakfast sandwich because I figured you'd be too busy to stop on your
04:53way to the courthouse oh thanks honey but my appearance actually got pushed so I don't have to leave just
05:00yet
05:00oh great well listen there's something I want to talk to you about yeah me too okay you first what's
05:09on your mind Lynette and whatever she's holding over your head is everything okay the results are in from
05:25the scans good or bad I'll be in my study we won't know the answer to that until I see
05:37the doctor this
05:38morning what can I do I need you to take care of things if the news is unfavorable are you
05:49sure you're
05:49talking to the right daughter Danny you have raised two beautiful successful women who have inherited your
05:56very best traits and like your sister you are capable of keeping this family together once I am no longer
06:04here my mother we haven't even gotten the results yet don't you think this conversation is premature no I need
06:13you and
06:14to work together if this turns bad and I need you to believe that I know you can do it
06:22over this last year you have
06:27demanded a life of fulfillment and inner joy you have handled your business professional and personal and you
06:36have given us all someone to look up to Danielle Dupree I am so very proud of you
06:45I just followed your example I wouldn't have been able to morph into all these different versions of
06:55myself if I didn't have you here to ground me thank you for being my center
07:03there's something else
07:06in the event the cancer becomes a reality for you
07:12you
07:13you'll need to be prepared
07:16why would you say something like that
07:18well Vanessa just showed Lynette a luxurious
07:22new property in Logan Circle
07:24sounds nice
07:26yeah yeah it does
07:27you know but since Lynette obviously can't afford all that
07:31I can only assume that she thinks you're paying for it which means I'd be paying for it
07:35babe listen I don't know what she's thinking
07:37I don't know what she's thinking
07:38oh listen
07:40Haley
07:43you were covering her hotel stay and who knows what else
07:46I mean really why else would you be doing so much for her if there wasn't more to the story
07:50you know this goes beyond obligation
07:52wait are you making light of the fact that she saved my life
07:57if that's what she did
07:59what are you saying
08:01I'm just trying to understand why you feel so beholden to her
08:06just tell me the truth
08:09once a hustler
08:11always a hustler
08:13but you know
08:15I can't seem to figure out right now why all of a sudden you come and clean
08:18and don't give me that whole crap about she hurt your feelings
08:21it's a job
08:23yeah
08:23and Haley's not holding up her head
08:25we've been running the car for over two years
08:28starting like any other get in learn to play us make your move
08:32but somewhere along the line my dear sweet cousin started feeling herself
08:36got it in her head that she was the leader when we've always been a team
08:41she tried that crap on me a couple times too
08:43I bust my ass for her
08:46constantly fixing what she messes up
08:48getting whatever she needs so her husband didn't catch on
08:50so what she's not gonna do is ruin his bag for me
08:54how much we talking
08:56enough so we never have to do this again
08:59I knew you'd never buy her fairy tale
09:02I was just waiting to see if she's gonna be smart about this or
09:04keep dismissing me like I can't blow up a whole spot
09:09I don't want to do this you know
09:11she's my blood
09:12you know at one point in time we used to be all deeper than blood
09:15yeah well those fairy tale days are over
09:19yesterday I heard Vanessa talking to you about the penthouse
09:21I tell Haley and she barks at me to talk you out of it
09:26she orders me to handle you or she's gonna cut me out of the whole thing me
09:30the one person who's been with her since day one
09:33well how do I know that you're not doing that to me right now
09:35why would I confess everything to you if I'm just gonna run game
09:38come on Lynette wise
09:41you've always
09:42always been smarter than her
09:45she's trying to cut me out as soon as a lady she's gonna do the same thing to you
09:47well I have leverage and I'm not afraid to use it
09:50with me you'll have that plus something on the inside no more this petty crap that Bill has
09:56probably already noticed my cuz thinks she has us in the palm of her hand
10:00I'm ready to teach her an unfortunate lesson
10:05lay it out for me
10:07this was a good call I cannot do my best work on an empty stomach
10:10I know you first come sustenance then shopping me with a full belly I can probably overhaul your entire closet
10:20that came out wrong good because I need a drama free day
10:29Ashley said you were looking for me yesterday
10:31yeah I was in the area so I figured I'd stop in and say hey I must have just missed
10:36you
10:38and it just hit me that you left me a message and I forgot to call you back
10:41Ashley said you wanted to talk cotillion
10:45yeah yeah
10:47it's just uh
10:48such a bigger time commitment than I realized with the organizational meetings
10:52keeping track of the schedule
10:55Martin and I have missed a few things
10:57that won't reflect poorly on Samantha will it
10:59as long as Samantha keeps up with her individual prep work and attends classes she'll be fine
11:04good
11:05I am very glad that we have your experience
11:12uh Samantha said that June agreed to attend her debut I'm happy she changed her mind
11:18me too
11:19it'll be a nice memory that she can share with the kids
11:21and how's everything else going are you still working on that investigative piece
11:26yeah it's going well
11:29you sure
11:31because if that's work then it sounds like something big is going down
11:40this is my treat so get whatever you want my thank you for taking Madison's case
11:46malpractice is no joke and the fact that she wasn't even directly involved
11:50oof I thought her mother was cool I mean Willow and I really hit it off last Thanksgiving
11:54but getting Madison caught up in this was foul
11:58you did say that Willow's hardcore about her beliefs though
12:01which is fine but don't drag your polar opposite daughter into it with unfounded claims
12:05Madison is a respected neurologist this could jeopardize
12:10and I never mind this is our time not rants about your future mother-in-law time
12:15what no you were an ear for me when Darlene and I were building our relationship I am happy to
12:22return
12:22the favor nope I'm just gonna say thank you and decide what I'm eating
12:27Chels this is good for me too you know having something to channel my energy while Jacob is away is
12:34a gift
12:36this one does require a different level of discretion
12:42will you be finished soon I'm making good progress and hopefully it'll be wrapped up and hot off the presses
12:56hi daddy hi sweetheart can you make it over to the house is everything okay no need for alarm
13:04I'll explain when you get here okay I'm on my way
13:09are you happy with your doctors very if that should ever change if you should feel the tiniest twinge
13:17that something is off promise me you won't dismiss it I promise this is very important
13:24you know that black women are disproportionately underserved when it comes to medical care
13:30if there is ever anything a doctor doesn't take seriously the first time you cut them loose mom
13:37I tell these same things to chelsea and naomi truly you have my word and make sure you talk about
13:44this with andre
13:45it's your body but you both need to be prepared for how it might affect your intimacy
13:52and this this last thing never lose your spark because this threat is looming in your life
14:01well maybe I don't need to say that to you
14:04but maybe I do
14:06if I have ever made you feel
14:09that you shouldn't be your most authentic self because of your last name
14:14I apologize
14:18I pray this never comes for you but if it does
14:22I want to know you'll be prepared
14:25a mother's work is never done
14:29never
14:33this all sounds good but you still haven't given me a number
14:37at least 10 mil
14:41are you in you know we make a great team
14:48i mean the idea of us working together is tempting
14:55imagine all the sick fun we can have along the way
15:00let's do it hell yeah with your skills my connections we will bleed her dry and then we
15:07can blow this town and start somewhere fresh how does antiqua sound oh like easy days and sleepless nights
15:15let's get some champagne to celebrate
15:23we got company yeah i know a better place where we can commemorate this special moment
15:30oh hayley's time
15:35you can't seriously be planning to buy lynette a penthouse of course not all right okay and if
15:40she's trying to i don't know guilt you into her agenda we're gonna have a problem bill
15:44lynette is not holding anything over my head and she's not trying to manipulate me we've become friends
15:52friends i mean it's not like i have a slew of people lining up to connect with me i have
15:57one friend here and she's on your payroll oh caroline would be your friend regardless listen i've
16:03grown grown to like lynette she's funny and kind she's finding her footing and you know what i think
16:12the penthouse is a good idea are you kidding me what no look i'm not being naive babe listen to
16:20me when
16:21you look at this from a business perspective it makes sense haley look hey just hear me out okay
16:30and once you do i think you'll see things differently
16:38i know this is unnerving but at least we'll know once and for all what our next steps should be
16:42and
16:43we're here to help however we can thank you both of you now the only other two people i wanted
16:50to
16:50talk to before i get the results are sharon and tracy aren't they still on tour can you give them
16:55a call
16:57i uh texted with sharon and i know she's free so will you excuse me
17:15anita dupree is calling me
17:19be still my heart how was the show last night jam-packed we tore the house down
17:26well until tracy had a slight wardrobe malfunction uh-oh what happened honey she did a move where she
17:33flipped her head to the side real funky now and her earring caught on her wig
17:40then she thought she could just jerk back in the opposite direction but instead of unhooking the
17:47earring baby that wig flipped across her whole head oh my god that is terrible i know oh she's in
17:55glam now inspecting the glue i always knew i could count on you to cheer me up
18:03what's going on oh i get the results of whether the chemo is working today
18:11wish we could be there for you in person how you doing i can't tell if my next step will
18:18plunge me into
18:19the abyss or lift me up and carry me forward whatever those results are you gonna keep it moving
18:26our thoughts are with you and tracy's wig too if you need it
18:33okay i'll let you know how it goes please do and i'll update tracy
18:39we love you and we're praying for you thank you my sister
18:50did you have a nice call i did and i am ready to rip off the bandage you want us
18:56to come
18:58i would love for you to be there then let's do this
19:16come here
19:21don't leave me
19:28can i take it slow just how you like it i can
19:38babe lynette doesn't have the money she needs to get a new place look i let's hear me out okay
19:45this
19:46is what i am thinking you have a diversified portfolio we have our home here the place in
19:54st bart's look we could buy this penthouse as an investment and let lynette stay there for a little
20:02while until she gets on her feet for free no just until she gets situated she'll find work and then
20:10she'll start bringing in a regular income and then she can get an affordable place for herself and
20:14listen once that happens we'll have a property that we could use however we like maybe chelsea
20:21and madison will want a new place or i don't know we can rent it out well you've made a
20:26sound argument
20:28but this is still a step too far and at my expense you said as yourself this isn't about money
20:34we have
20:35money babe why shouldn't we use it for good and to turn a profit too okay all right all right
20:41so this
20:42of investment could potentially pay off later right yeah but what if it doesn't huh what if it doesn't
20:47and who's to say lynette won't get in there and refuse to leave there's a fine line between helping and
20:53enabling look you've called fairmont crest your home for decades people love you here even when they
21:02hate you but me i will forever be known as the home-wrecking second wife lynette has made being an
21:12outsider more bearable and look babe i am just trying to show my gratitude
21:19it's okay look i hear you honey all right i do and i hate that it's still so hard for
21:26you
21:26you know especially when i know what a pure soul you have but we've done more than enough for lynette
21:34so my answer is no
21:46the nurse said we can go back and we will be right here when you're done
21:53see you on the flip side
21:59i just hop by their house to check on them and boom life-altering event
22:05they're handling it well even mother with her jokes
22:11but underneath i know she's afraid
22:15we had a talk earlier about what i can expect if this happens to me
22:20oh sissy it was one of those tough but necessary conversations
22:30i'm worried about how mother will react if the news isn't good
22:35it wasn't long ago that she was ready to give up completely
22:40will she feel that way again will she fight will fighting even be an option what will this do to
22:46be a good daddy to his health
22:51i am sorry i shouldn't be unloading on you like this if you can't confide in me then who nicole
22:59i know exactly what you're feeling
23:02yet you are so calm you're handling this way better than i am until there's reason to doubt
23:11i'm choosing positivity mother is fighting again held up by love and whatever happens
23:20we will get through this together when did you become so calm and assuring
23:27it's one of my newer looks you like i love
23:37vernon hear this i would not change a single chapter of our story including this one you have
23:47shown me a side of you that makes my younger self so proud to have said yes
23:53you have exceeded every expectation i had of a partner
24:00i'd move heaven and earth for you anita and that's what we'll hold on to whatever comes
24:08love and appreciation for this beautiful blessed life we've shared and with you by my side
24:18that's what it will always be
24:22are you okay i mean really i thought we were keeping it light we are well your energy was off
24:30on easter and even now i can tell that your mind keeps drifting somewhere else i am right here with
24:35you chels are you lonely you spent your anniversary without jacob i did and it was difficult but i'm past
24:44it now well you know you can talk to me like that's even something i have to say right i
24:50know
24:51and i appreciate you but you are on fire right now your business is taking off chelsea cat is going
24:58to be in fenmore's and you're planning your wedding your cup is full and i'd pour it out for you
25:05that's sweet but seriously i'm okay i have a new case that i can work on thanks to you
25:12i'm getting in extra pilates sessions and i'm catching up on reading so don't worry about me
25:20well if work or the gym or the books stop doing it for you promise you'll call me i promise
25:30where the hell have you been i got here as soon as i could nicole was over and i couldn't
25:34ask her
25:34to leave with you blowing me up and what does she want to talk about the cotillion and not you
25:39sneaking
25:39in her office and snooping on her computer i was careful jacob she doesn't know you swear you pulled
25:45off your little stud well guess what you did it my pops called and the chief of staff at garland
25:51knows
25:51an unauthorized person tried to access nicole's computer and now they're getting marcel to look
25:55into it they think she was hacked i don't know but that's what marcel is gonna find out you went
26:01rogue
26:01and now we have to deal with the fallout how did they even find out in the first place it
26:05doesn't
26:06matter smithy you should have stayed in your lane and now you messed up
26:13ah to the best partnership i've ever had
26:22to the best lick we ever hit
26:32you know i can't wait till i'm strategizing in my new penthouse overlooking the city
26:39don't hate these dime no less you should hit her up let her know you're ready to start shopping for
26:44your new penthouse and you need an advance like a house woman can can you think of a better way
26:51to
26:51prepare for your new days you know what partner i like the way you think
27:06what partner i like to know you know you want to do that you wait to talk to me
27:18so that would be a good night if you liked and i'll send something to my new day
27:18so we get started to tell you guys um
27:19we got a full annual year but we've got totally done
27:19so i think that we'll send you guys to these guys and we've got a nice morning
27:19so we can install it and we'll send you guys uh
27:27and then we'll send you guys to put you guys in a safe area
27:28My mind is made up, Haley.
27:31Look, I know you have concerns about the type of person Lynette is.
27:34Yeah, she came into my office facing embezzlement charges.
27:37It doesn't exactly scream integrity.
27:39Okay, look, if you didn't truly believe that Lynette deserved a second chance,
27:43you wouldn't have urged a U.S. attorney to drop her case.
27:46You know what Lynette should have been saying this entire time?
27:50Thank you, or you've been far too generous.
27:53She said thank you.
27:54Yeah, and then she hit you with something else that made you feel even more responsible.
27:57She'll take whatever you're willing to give, Haley.
28:00And I'm not handing over a blank check to that woman.
28:02I'm not doing that. Hell no.
28:03What? I would never let something like that happen, Bill.
28:07Look, yes, maybe we've done too much,
28:11but I won't feel bad for putting good karma in the universe.
28:15Fine, but we are done with that.
28:21Hey, hey, hey, come here. Listen.
28:26I realize how much you've sacrificed in choosing to spend your life with me, okay?
28:33Yeah, and I will never regret my decision to marry you.
28:40You do know that, right?
28:42I do.
28:43That's why I'll never stop protecting you.
28:50What happens when they pull the security footage?
28:52What happens when Nicole realizes that you were there to investigate and not to talk about a damn ball?
28:57Relax.
28:58If they were going to do that, it would have happened already.
29:01Pulling the footage is the first thing they do, so clearly I'm not on camera.
29:04You say that like Marcel Malone isn't ruthless.
29:07I'm not going to apologize for doing what we needed.
29:11We now have a list of who works at the lab.
29:14The woman we're looking for is on that list.
29:16Yes, but I'm working my relationship with Grayson.
29:19The intel I get from him will lead us directly to the source without exposing ourselves.
29:23But what you did was reckless and unnecessary.
29:25Grayson is actively avoiding you.
29:28Who knows what or when he would give us anything.
29:31I saw an opportunity and I took it.
29:33You would have done the same.
29:34But the difference is I'm a cop and you're not.
29:36But we're both going towards the same goal.
29:38And you made it infinitely harder by drawing attention to the fact that there's actually something shady going on inside
29:43the hospital.
29:44They might just think it was a blip that caused the issue.
29:47Right.
29:49And when the woman who Grayson reports to realizes the cops are looking their way, then what?
29:57Mrs. Dupree, Senator, good morning.
30:00We do hope it stays that way.
30:02I won't keep you in suspense.
30:04I have good news.
30:06The tumor has responded well to the chemo.
30:09The scans show that it's shrunk in size and your blood work has returned to normal ranges.
30:15Thank you, God.
30:17We're looking at two more rounds of chemo.
30:19Then we'll repeat breast imaging and blood work.
30:22And then it comes down to a lumpectomy or mastectomy.
30:26You will likely be eligible for a lumpectomy given your response to chemotherapy thus far.
30:30But those decisions will be made after the completion of chemo.
30:37How does that sound, Mrs. Dupree?
30:40Like the most beautiful song I've ever heard?
30:43I know you'd rather not continue with more sessions, but those final two will make even more of a difference
30:49for surgery.
30:51I, uh, I will get through it, Dr. Bauer.
30:55I am going to beat this.
30:56I can say that now with 100% confidence.
31:02Well done, Mrs. Dupree.
31:05I'll give you the room.
31:26Really?
31:28The chemo's working.
31:30Oh, thank God.
31:32They just want to continue the regimen.
31:34Just two more rounds to further shrink the tumor, but it's almost over.
31:39Oh, that is wonderful, Mother.
31:41Two more rounds till freedom.
31:43I couldn't be happier.
31:45I second that.
31:46What do you say we get out of here?
31:48Oh, please.
31:49Let's go home.
31:51Thank you for being here, my angels.
31:56I love you.
31:57You too.
32:09Look, I know you're upset, but this is the furthest we've gotten with me uncovering who these people are and
32:15you on the inside.
32:16We are so close to exposing this thing.
32:19So you're really standing on your risk being worth it?
32:22I am, yeah.
32:24Smitty, look.
32:26You've been helpful, all right?
32:27We wouldn't even be here if it wasn't for your tip.
32:30But every single day I'm out here, real lives are on the line.
32:33I know that.
32:33And I'm the one equipped to fight back.
32:35Not you.
32:36I wouldn't want you to get hurt or something worse because you couldn't stay patient.
32:40And every single time you act off impulse, we lose.
32:44You're family to me.
32:46And the love I've got for you.
32:47That goes both ways.
32:48No, but it doesn't.
32:51There's no other way but my way.
32:54Because I'm the one in charge.
32:56I have the authority.
32:57So no more going off the script.
33:02We should get going.
33:03The boutique is opening soon.
33:04My favorite sentence.
33:06And then I have to meet up with Dad about Madison's case.
33:09I owe you so much more than breakfast.
33:12Thank you again.
33:13I know working with Dad wasn't really on your bingo card.
33:16Yeah, but it's a smart move.
33:18Working together doubles our odds.
33:21And there's a younger me that would have dreamed of this.
33:24Us wrecking the other side and winning for justice.
33:28Never thought it'd happen.
33:30Because of the fallout from your stepmother?
33:33Don't you mean our stepmother?
33:35Speaking of, this will give me a good opportunity to keep an eye on her.
33:41You know she'll be hovering.
33:42Always asking if somebody's ready to be friends with her.
33:45How about no, Hayley?
33:47Yeah, definitely not.
33:49Whatever it is she's up to, whether it's with that Lynette person or otherwise,
33:54I will be watching her.
33:56And if she tries to step to you?
33:57Then I will gladly put her back in line.
33:59Hey.
34:05Oh, that's Caroline letting me know there's construction near the courthouse.
34:10I should probably get going.
34:12And Hayley, will you please think about what I said about Lynette?
34:22You know, Hayley still hasn't texted me back yet?
34:26She will.
34:28What other choice does she have?
34:30Well, in the meantime, we should go window shopping.
34:33You know, make sure we're on the same page about the vibe of the penthouse.
34:36Oh, so you think that you're moving into my new penthouse?
34:39Nah, I just figured I'd be spending a lot of time there.
34:42Don't I get a say?
34:43No.
34:43When it comes to squeezing every last drop out of Hayley Hamilton, yes.
34:48Okay.
34:49But when it comes to my place, sorry, boo-boo.
34:54You don't get to have a say-so in that.
34:57Okay, that's cold.
34:59Can I rather leave a toothbrush, maybe get a drawer or something?
35:02You know, I do have a vested interest in this.
35:04No.
35:07Why don't you come with me to help me pick out bags?
35:12Because it looks like we'll be going through a lot of them.
35:22Lovingly made for the road.
35:25Thank you, sweetheart.
35:27And I'll think about what you said.
35:29And when you're enjoying that coffee, you think about me.
35:34Mm-hmm.
35:37You're too good.
35:40So I was thinking, why don't we hit up Tyson's Galleria?
35:43I'm sparing no expense when it comes to my new palace.
35:46Your wish is my command.
35:50Well, Hayley's.
35:55You know, I can't wait to see the look on her face when she realized that we teamed up together.
36:03That bitch is done.
36:05I'm done.
36:08Bye, baby.
36:09Thanks.
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