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Beyond the Gates - Season 2 - Episode 76: Thursday, April 23, 2026
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00:04Are you absolutely certain that that's all it is?
00:10Oh, thank the Lord.
00:12And you, Madison, for letting me know so quickly.
00:19And listen, give Chelsea my love, too.
00:22Good night.
00:25Oh, my.
00:26Hi. We Dupris are just bursting with good news lately.
00:30Do tell.
00:32Hey.
00:32Hi.
00:34How was dinner with your mom?
00:37We were overdue.
00:38Did you bring her up to date on the fundraiser?
00:41We didn't get into it.
00:44I bet she was happy to have you do herself to catch up, just like I am now.
00:51Did she give you too much TMI about her two boyfriends?
00:55Is it going to be Dr. Bones or Dr. Nip-Tuck for the win?
00:59She didn't go there.
01:02Well, then, what did you and your mom talk about that has you gulping your bourbon?
01:06The fact that I need to run for Senate.
01:11You're practically purring.
01:13Because you settled on the perfect moniker for us, partner.
01:18Glad you like it.
01:19It encapsulates how deep our connection runs in pleasure and in business.
01:26I was actually thinking about sweetening our partnership.
01:31What do you have in mind?
01:34You.
01:36Giving me a larger piece of the pie.
01:38I mean specifically.
01:40Your empire.
01:40I want to play a bigger role in the business.
02:03I want to play a bigger role in the business.
02:22I want to play a bigger role in the business.
02:23Are you having a party you'd invite your mom to?
02:26No.
02:27I am making dinner.
02:29Whatcha making?
02:30Italian.
02:32I'm making dinner for Grayson for the first time.
02:42it's always better when they fight
02:59i've taught you half a dozen go-to favorites that are sure to please
03:02why are you stressing and doing something new
03:05chenise gave me this really great recipe so i have not seen you break out the pots and pans
03:10since derek oh mom did you really just bring him up right now i thought you two were in the
03:18friend
03:18place yeah well i did too but then derek you know what you don't even want to know yes i
03:26do down
03:27mom i'll fill you in later okay but call me if that recipe needs translating i think i got it
03:37oh no no no what is it oh i forgot the focaccia
03:44mm chenise said this recipe is nothing without it
03:49oh and i have nothing to wear oh the thing that would be perfect for tonight is in the hamper
03:56i do love you in that well have no fear julia child your mother is here
04:04toss that in the wash and get dinner going tide's got your back and so do i just get cooking
04:35i thought we were done with this dance
04:37we just put it to bed momentarily
04:41you're like the embodiment of taking a mile when someone gives an inch
04:45i've received much more than that from you
04:48i've never given anyone any part of my businesses until you
04:53and i've welcomed you into three
04:55real estate heart attach and the clinic
04:58the last one doesn't count it was my idea for you to be an investor
05:01silent investor and the reason i got involved was you and your kids
05:05and it means the world but your grand gesture came with a leslie sized catch
05:12yeah there's a root canal and a irs audit wrapped in a disaster
05:18i can't work with her
05:19so if the clinic's going to be viable you have to run point
05:22don't digress
05:23our new status comes with new privileges
05:26if we're breaking down all the barriers between us
05:29my needs have to be covered
05:32i demand it
05:35you really are something
05:37so are you which is why we're so perfectly matched
05:40i want you by my side
05:43happy
05:44sexy
05:46and healthy
05:48i don't want walls between us
05:51but some of my enterprises come with risk
05:55i don't want you anywhere near something that could put you in danger
06:00and
06:02what if i get off on the danger
06:05you're upset
06:06you told your mother about an earth-shattering decision before you told me
06:11let me explain
06:12i love nicole
06:14but you and i have been working hard on rebuilding our trust
06:17i thought that was going great
06:18it is
06:19and now when our focus is pulled
06:22with tyrell graduating and samantha's cotillion and my work and your campaign
06:26you're over at your mom's house saying
06:27oh pass the sugar by the way i'm gonna blow up our lives
06:30don't tell smitty
06:31it wasn't like that
06:32we agreed that it was enough risk for you to run for congress for a second term
06:37smitty
06:38you know i'm glad that a trans psychiatrist was there when you had such an insane idea
06:47this wasn't spur of the moment was it
06:50how long
06:52the party and the donors have been pushing me to run
06:55they think i'm the best chance to hold the seat
06:58so days
07:01weeks
07:04months
07:04weeks
07:08who else knows
07:10i doubt nicole was a one woman focus group
07:13granddad
07:16wow
07:18he has been your guide ever since you decided to follow in his footsteps
07:22so if there's anyone that knows about this aside from me
07:25he should be burning
07:29there's someone else
07:31who
07:33bill
07:36i can't convince you to go back to bed
07:39i think knowing i only have one more chemo session has energized me
07:44yeah that strong mind is winning out over your body right now
07:48do you know how many patients i have seen ring that bell signaling the end of chemo and it's almost
07:55my turn
07:55i'm right there with you counting down the days
07:59you have to tell me how big i can go with this celebration
08:02i need to start planning
08:03well from the sounds of that phone call earlier we can make it a double celebration
08:08you heard
08:10i assume madison was telling you that bill and naomi put down that nuisance of a lawsuit
08:15that's still very much in play
08:18then why were you thanking madison so profusely
08:21she was giving me my lab results
08:26the call was about my medical files
08:30not madison's legal ones
08:39vernon dupree
08:40why didn't you tell me you were forgetting things
08:44your mind
08:45your strength
08:47had to be otherwise engaged
08:50contending with the red devil
08:52so while you were holding my hand
08:54all this was weighing on you
08:56no need to burden you
08:58you are my heart sir
09:01and i would have made room to do for you
09:03the same way that you have done for me since the day we met
09:06particularly these last few months
09:08how could you not know that by now
09:11which is precisely why i needed to keep this truth to myself
09:18aren't you tired of hiding every hiccup and every success behind a code word
09:22when i could actually pitch in and help
09:26so you want to replace randy as my muscle
09:29no
09:30but i am one hell of a problem solver
09:34just let me in more so i can do my thing
09:37don't you want to use me in every single way you can
09:44even if i were in a soul-bearing mood
09:48my problem-solving danger chunky
09:53you've blown past my very first rule
09:56what's that
09:58discretion
09:59look around
10:03point taken
10:04we can discuss this at your place later
10:06or we can trade the work talk for the dirty kind
10:09fortunately you have a woman who can do both
10:14have i told you how happy it makes me to know that you'll be curled up next to me at
10:18the end of the night
10:20you can tell me again
10:24i'm a creature of habit
10:27my condo is my sanctuary
10:30the ultimate refined man cave complete with its own security force
10:35yeah but when you're there you bring something that i didn't know was missing
10:39what's that
10:41you make it a home
10:44and i think it's time to show you why
10:49what does that entail
10:52everything in my place has been handpicked by me
10:57but i want you to feel like you belong there
11:02i want you to start bringing some more of your things
11:06are you offering me another drawer
11:08oh at the very least
11:11i want you to feel like you see yourself there
11:16so bring whatever it is that makes you feel like it's your home too
11:21slippers under the bed
11:24lingerie in my
11:26your drawer
11:28and i want you to leave them there so you're not living out of a bag
11:34and that way you're there even when you're not
11:41i love that
11:43and you
11:46back at you kid
11:50so you're running away
11:51well i have to call the movers and pack up my place
11:54kidding
11:56i have an errand
11:58i'll see you at your place later tonight
12:00can't wait
12:02well
12:04so much for being open and honest with your husband
12:08i've learned my lesson
12:09no more decisions and secrets without you and the kids on board
12:13or after
12:14every dupree is weighed in
12:18have kat and chelsea designed anything for the campaign yet
12:21maybe
12:21a commemorative embossed wallet
12:23saying martin richardson for senate 2028
12:26or have you scheduled your photo shoot with andre yet
12:29or maybe anita and the articulates they can write you a jingle
12:32smitty stop
12:35like you said yourself
12:37granddad is the guru to my life's work
12:40and my mom is not just my parent
12:42she's my therapist
12:43i want you to talk to them
12:47i want you to have all of the support you need
12:51but aren't i supposed to be first
12:53you are
12:53in every way that matters
12:55but now that bill is involved
12:57i am feeling a sense of deja vu
13:00how long before the rapid response team is pouring gasoline on your campaign fire
13:04and i will never make that mistake again
13:06and i didn't feel bill in
13:09he's always got his ears to the ground
13:11and he heard and he came taunting
13:15well bill does have to be informed and ready for the next round of trouble that your family and you
13:22get into
13:23he's not our fixer anymore
13:26well maybe that's too bad
13:30because you might need one martin when your opposition is digging
13:33how long before they uncover that trail of buried secrets
13:46all that work rashad
13:48i'm almost done unloading
13:49i just had to walk it off a little bit
13:51look today's haul was insane
13:53and them dumb broke asses must be gassing after lining up to spill all their blood product finesse and nothing
14:00did i dismiss you
14:02nah boss i thought you was nudging me back to the truck
14:05but if you got some more business for me i'll stay open
14:08nah i just need you to snap to it
14:11okay so we straight
14:13we straight
14:15can't say the same for somebody else
14:18what you mean
14:21your boy grayson
14:23see i told you there was a price for your mess
14:26just didn't tell you who had to pay
14:36huh
14:38huh
14:40huh
14:41huh
14:42huh
14:43huh
15:00Your attention, your mind, your heart
15:03All had to be directed toward fighting cancer
15:07While you suffered quietly
15:09Seriously, how could I not have noticed?
15:12My love
15:13You were busy
15:15And I thought my little lapses weren't a big deal
15:19And yet you called on a neurologist
15:22I called on family
15:24Which is something that Madison is about to be
15:28I mixed up a few names
15:32Entered a few rooms and forgotten what I was trying to find in there
15:37It happens to people half our age
15:40I had to be sure
15:42I wanted to be 100% there for you
15:46For our family
15:47So Madison was the perfect choice for your care
15:50But I have to lovingly push back on your logic
15:54When we began my cancer journey, we promised each other no magical thinking
16:00Me knowing that you were going through this would not have hindered my ability to heal
16:06Just the other day you said I was your purpose
16:08You are mine, Vernon
16:10And knowing that you needed me would have given me that much more reason to fight
16:16If you hadn't been so busy being a world famous diva woman
16:23You'd have made one hell of a senator
16:28I'm sorry I kept this from you
16:31I thought I was protecting your peace
16:34You are my peace, my darling
16:37And don't you ever forget it
16:42Now
16:44What did Madison say is going on with you?
16:49Look at that
16:50A reminder of the danger just walked in
16:54You don't have to pile on, I kid it
16:56I don't think that you do
16:59What I don't understand is how Vernon could co-sign on this
17:03He was the first one to raise red flags when you had ideas of presidential runs in your head
17:08What changed?
17:09The Senate isn't the oval
17:12It's a happy medium
17:13It will be less scrutiny
17:15Running for any new office means more oppo research
17:19And more eyeballs on your past and your present
17:23We can't afford that, Martin
17:25So whatever fantasy that you've stepped into, you need to snap out of it
17:29This is not just about your dreams
17:32This is our lives
17:33Yours, mine, the kids
17:37Look, you would make a magnificent senator
17:42But what happens when the truth comes out?
17:45This is all on me
17:47And me alone
17:48You had nothing to do what went down
17:51And it won't come to that
17:56My credibility as a journalist
18:00Is based on truth telling
18:03And that ends as soon as your secret comes out
18:06I need this
18:08I thought I was just okay with my dreams tapping out at congressmen
18:13But I know what I'm capable of
18:17I know what I can do for the people
18:19And I know what I can do for the country
18:22And that's worth more than all of us
18:25Nothing is
18:27The loose ends, they're tied up and they're buried
18:30The loosest of ends, Martin
18:32Is sitting over there drinking scotch
18:38But you don't care, do you?
18:41You're doing this
18:43I know who I am
18:45And without this, I don't know who I would be
18:49A present father and husband
18:52Try it, you might like it
18:54That's unfair
18:55You can't pull that card, Martin
18:58Not when you're asking me to give up everything
19:01All over again
19:04My only regret
19:05Is not having a kid
19:07To scoop up Grayson's blood
19:10Oh no
19:10You ain't even have to go through all the trouble
19:13Again, your hands bloody to teach me a lesson
19:16I felt it
19:18Nah
19:19It was worth dirtying my hands
19:21To drive the message home
19:24What am I going to do with you
19:26Now
19:31You need to pick that up
19:35Nope
19:36It's on silent now
19:38Just like me
19:42Damn it, Jacob, pick up
19:44Pick up
20:11Janice, you are a goddess
20:12Oh, laundry is done
20:14All right
20:21Smells like clean
20:26Yeah, but it's the good kind of nervous
20:29There's just so much that Grayson and I don't know about each other yet
20:32And I just think that this dinner
20:33It's going to bring us closer together
20:37Hopefully something we never forget
20:43A vitamin D deficiency caused all this worry
20:46A far better outcome than any other I allowed myself to entertain
20:52So what do we need to do to get your levels up?
20:54Did Madison order a prescription?
20:57She wants to run some more tests
20:59Do more of a dive before I take anything
21:03Patients my age run the risk in the other direction
21:07If too much vitamin D is administered
21:10Your other doctors will be none too happy with me
21:13If I fatten you up with milkshakes
21:16Madison says I need to build on the healthy lifestyle changes
21:21That I've already been making
21:23A little more sleep
21:27Exercise
21:28Sunlight
21:29They're all going to help
21:31Fresh air would do us both some good
21:34It seems these past few months
21:36We've either been cooped up in this house
21:38Or in a fusion room
21:39I'm not going to let you blame yourself for any part of this
21:42I'm not doing that
21:43On our way back from New Orleans
21:46We swing through somewhere tropical
21:48And you can have all the sun you can get
21:51Oh I like the way you think
21:53Where should we go?
21:55Mallorca
21:56Mallorca
21:57You know me too well
22:01We aren't expecting anyone are we?
22:03No
22:09Vanessa
22:11I come bearing gifts
22:13For real though, Ran
22:14I get it now
22:15And I need this gig
22:17I was just starting to get my feet up under me
22:19I see how I work now
22:21Whatever you say
22:22No lip
22:23No bad talk
22:25Good boy
22:27Because you're at the end of your warnings
22:29And if you ever step to me again
22:32You won't be stepping no more
22:34And you won't see me coming
22:37Grayson sure as hell didn't
22:39Now get your ass back out there
22:40And finish unloading
22:42I bet
22:44Yeah
22:59Is it done?
23:01Yeah it's done
23:02But you might want to keep the cameras off
23:03For a little longer
23:05Clean up on aisle three
23:07I'll need more information
23:10The dude wouldn't go down
23:11So I had to put him down
23:13That wasn't the plan
23:15If you don't like my ways
23:17You can do the punishing yourself
23:20Our lab tech met the business end of your little scalpels I like collecting
23:24Always with the violence
23:27Relax
23:28You were still breathing when I left
23:30But you might want to hurry
23:31And bring an extra white coat
23:32There's probably a lot of blood by now
23:34I know I failed you in the past on this score
23:37I own it
23:38But you have nothing but my full-throated support on your career
23:42What I need
23:43Is for my husband to treat me like a partner
23:46And not an afterthought
23:48I do think of you
23:49Remember when I tried to give you the security detail?
23:53I don't need that
23:55I already told you
24:09I have to go
24:10Someone calling about your top secret story
24:13It's okay for you to keep things to yourself
24:15Because it's work, right?
24:20You should pick this up when I get home
24:33Mom, just use your key
24:41Oh my god
24:43Grayson, I got you
24:46Okay, I got you
24:48What happened?
24:49What happened?
24:54You hate it
24:56Are you kidding?
24:59This paper is exquisite
25:02Like butter
25:05I know you've gone almost completely digital
25:07But a new planner for a fresh chapter
25:11And your social calendar is about to be booked solid
25:15You two have so much to look forward to
25:18Yes, we do
25:19You've earned that
25:22Nicole and Danny have kept me in the loop
25:24But I'm just so glad to see that you're doing well
25:27Thank you
25:29And this is a lovely gesture
25:32Where did you find it?
25:33That little boutique on Chesapeake and Meadow
25:35I should have known
25:36The Harbor Hideaway
25:37Is the best stationery store on the East Coast
25:41They've done invitations for many a Dupree party
25:44Well, I cannot wait to be invited to the next one
25:48I should get going
25:49I need to grab a few of my things
25:51Joey wants me to add my Vanessa touch to his condo
25:55Oh, so you're going to help him stage it for a quick sale
26:00While he bids adieu to the DMV?
26:04No, we are actually taking the next step in our relationship
26:09We've gotten so much closer these last few months
26:15Well, why don't you stay and finish your tea with Anita?
26:19While I sit a spell with that new S.A. Cosby novel in my study
26:27Enjoy
26:30Vanessa, we're so glad you came by
26:35That man is as subtle as me
26:38Do you want to dish about Nicole?
26:39If you want to know which man I think she should choose
26:42I'm a little bit partial to Kyle
26:43I think her love life is well in hand
26:49Pardon?
26:51Please tell me you are not moving in with Joey Armstrong
26:56Would it be that objectionable if I was?
27:02You know those truly modern couples
27:05Who don't get married but are completely committed?
27:09That's Joey and me
27:10I'm not moving out of Fairmont Crest
27:14But we're intermingling our lives as true partners
27:18Partners?
27:20In business and in life
27:24I see
27:28That's where Nicole gets that look
27:30The one that says she doesn't judge
27:32Well, she does that very thing
27:34Vanessa
27:36This is coming from decades of affection
27:40You two have had quite the year
27:43I have
27:44But my choice is independent of my grief
27:48Does Nicole agree?
27:49I know the two of you have clashed
27:51On the subject of Joey
27:53We thankfully have since made our peace
27:55To agree to disagree
27:58To live and let love
28:02Just because you two have reached a taunt
28:05Let's not pretend you're being courted by the boy next door
28:09You know you can find a man who is both charming
28:14And presents no danger to life and limb
28:18But Vernon Dupree is already taken
28:21Before you get any deeper
28:23Sir, are you sure these treacherous waters are worth it?
28:29I love him
28:31And my eyes are wide open
28:36All right
28:38But could you do something for the people who love you?
28:42What's that?
28:44Watch your back
28:45And your front
28:49I promise
28:53Trouble in paradise, congressman?
29:08I'm here
29:09What's the 911?
29:11I need you to find Grayson
29:12He's hurt
29:15What happened?
29:17Wren was boasting about dirtying his hands
29:18You don't think he
29:21He
29:23How bad?
29:25Bloody for sure
29:26But Grayson was alive when Wren left him
29:29Wren said that?
29:30Grayson tried to call me
29:31But Wren was breathing down my neck
29:33So I couldn't answer
29:33And then I tried to call him back
29:35And he didn't answer
29:38Look, I don't want to pull you further into this thing
29:40But Wren is still on high alert
29:42And he doubled down on threatening me
29:44Let's skip the disclaimers
29:45And tell me where to look
29:47See if he's been admitted
29:53What the hell?
29:55I ruined our dinner
29:56Okay, that doesn't matter
29:57You do
29:57Did you see who did this to you?
29:59No, no, it happened so fast
30:01Okay
30:01Let me see
30:02I gotta get a look
30:03At what we're working with here
30:05Okay
30:08Okay, I gotta staunch the bleeding
30:11It's not so bad
30:12This is gonna sting, okay?
30:16There
30:16Hold it right there
30:17Two hands
30:18Apply pressure
30:19Okay, I'll be right back
30:20Where are you going?
30:21I have to call an ambulance
30:22No, no hospital
30:23No hospital
30:23I have you
30:24I have you
30:24You're an amazing nurse
30:25Grayson
30:26This isn't a paper cut
30:27This could be
30:27This is a stab wound
30:29You might go into shock
30:30No, no
30:30It'll be worse over there
30:31They'll know
30:32They'll know
30:34Who?
30:35Why don't you want me to call?
30:37Grayson, I don't get it
30:38I thought you were mugged or something
30:39What's going on?
30:40I'm sorry
30:41I'm sorry
30:41I never meant to touch you
30:43I swear
30:43I can't
30:44I can't tell you anymore, Ashley
30:45Without involving you further, okay?
30:47I'm not gonna see you hurt
30:49You know who did this to you
30:50And you can't say?
30:52Who are you right now?
30:55I found myself in a bind
30:57Okay, I tried to make it better
30:59I did something I shouldn't have done
31:02I needed the cash and I got caught up
31:04Okay, she's holding me
31:05All right
31:07I can't excuse it
31:08I know that, all right
31:09I tried to take every hour of overtime I could
31:12But I just came up short every time
31:15I told myself if I could just have another minute to get enough cash
31:19I would be fine
31:20But I was just, I was wrong
31:22I was wrong, okay?
31:24I'm sorry
31:24I'm sorry
31:26I'm trying to climb out from under it
31:27But there's just, there's, there's, there's no getting out clean
31:32You needed the money for your mom for Parkinson's
31:37Okay
31:39Okay, look
31:40I know you would do anything for her
31:43But I need you to do something for me right now
31:46Start from the beginning and tell me how you ended up here
31:59Now, where were we?
32:02I am enjoying the singular sensation of writing down my last chemo date
32:08Amen to that
32:09And now, time for recovery
32:17And probably a checkup
32:20And then
32:24This should be right here
32:32What's the big red heart for?
32:35You know what it's for
32:38I miss you, my husband
32:41When we've been spending nearly every waking moment together?
32:46In every way but one
32:50I spoke to Dr. Bauer
32:52And asked when I
32:53When we
32:55Could resume all the activities that make life whole
33:00At long last
33:04At long last
33:06At long last
33:31That shouldn't freak him out too much
33:34What happens between my husband and me is none of your concern
33:38I'm just a constituent and a big fan of love
33:43I couldn't help but overhear
33:45Not everything
33:46But the word security caught my ear
33:49I take it your man doesn't want protection
33:53You ever meet Anastasia Bella Claire?
33:59She's a threat to your husband?
34:01She's usually the one running around here in everyone's business
34:04But you're giving her a run for her money
34:07Which is odd because I would think the casino's drama is more your speed
34:13I get around
34:15And I know a bit about wanting to protect a loved one
34:18Even though they're too stubborn to understand that
34:23Listen, if your hubby doesn't want official protection
34:28You might consider going private
34:30That way he can flex his independence
34:33And you'll sleep better at night
34:36I can do that
34:37And he'll never know
34:40If that's something you'd like
34:43I appreciate your offer
34:45But I don't think it's a good idea
34:47That I'd be more indebted to you than I already am
34:52Suit yourself
34:56No sign of Grayson
34:58He's not in the lab
34:59He hasn't been admitted
35:00I'm going to stop by and play parking
35:02To see if his car's there
35:03And then I'm going to go to his apartment
35:05Yeah, I don't really love that plan
35:07Remember how Ren had guys waiting for Max?
35:10You're not going to talk me out of this
35:11But I will stay in touch
35:13Oh, and I did get a hit back on Rachel Lewis
35:17The woman who works in the lab?
35:19Anne?
35:20She's got a lot of debt
35:21So if she is, Grayson's contacting the plasma ring
35:24Maybe that's why
35:26Code blue
35:33I know, I know
35:34Almost there
35:36Boom
35:41Oh, there you are
35:43You didn't hear me knocking?
35:45I was in the bathroom
35:46Oh, good thing I always have my key
35:49You are a lifesaver, Mom
35:51I know
35:52So when's your hot evening here?
35:54Any minute
35:55So, you know, I gotta go take a shower
35:58Oh, baby
35:59You do look a little harried
36:02Try to relax
36:04It's just dinner
36:05It is not life or death
36:07Okay, um
36:08I'll try to do that, yeah
36:09But, uh, I will
36:11Thank you so much for everything
36:12I'll see you tomorrow
36:13Wait, wait, wait
36:14Is that
36:15Is that blood?
36:16Is that blood?
36:16Is that blood?
36:23Is that blood?
36:29Do you know what?
36:30If you want to marry me
36:30you I love
36:30you I love
36:31you I love
36:32you And I
36:32love you I love
36:34you I love
36:34you But I
36:38love you Eu email
36:39You're kind
36:39of I love you
36:39I love you
36:39I love you
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