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Beyond the Gates - Season 2 - Episode 23: Wednesday, February 4, 2026
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00:04Yes, and I'm sorry about that, but now that Princess Bella is out of the vet, can you
00:08please send off those makeup tutorials for edit?
00:13Uh, let me call you back.
00:15There's a stranger in my grand's living room.
00:21Excuse me, ma'am.
00:23I think you're in the wrong house.
00:26Au contraire, my darlin'.
00:29Well, what's the verdict?
00:32Guilty, I said, for looking absolutely fierce.
00:35Better than Rihanna in her pixie era.
00:37Great minds think alike.
00:41What?
00:42Oh, Chelsea, no, baby, no.
00:44I'm sorry, Gran, it's just your beautiful hair.
00:49We are not having any big emotions today.
00:52Now, besides, I am thrilled with my new makeover.
00:58It was time to shake things up.
01:04Are we still on for our romantic evening?
01:07I was thinking about takeout from that Thai place in Willie Park.
01:11And that date night vibes playlist that you made that you swear doesn't exist?
01:16I don't know anything you're talking about.
01:18Sure.
01:19Well, I am excited to see you.
01:21And I'm sorry I had to bail on your family's volunteer thing.
01:24Don't sweat it.
01:25We'll survive.
01:26I will just be hosted up here at Uptown working on my story.
01:31And I'm still wondering when you're going to stop being mysterious and let your husband
01:35know what it's about.
01:36When I'm ready.
01:38Unless you want to spill some juicy state secrets to me so we're even.
01:43Oh, that's Naomi.
01:45Come in.
01:46Give her my best and I love you.
01:48Me too.
01:49And I can't wait to tell you and show you how much tonight.
01:52I brought snacks.
01:53Mmm.
01:54Thanks for the goodies.
01:55Of course.
01:56I can't believe I haven't seen you since learning that both of my cousins are healthy
02:00and variant free.
02:01Mmm.
02:01We all have so much to be grateful for.
02:04Can I get you some water, tea, um, maybe something with a little more bite?
02:10Oh, we're actually addressing campaign postcards by hand.
02:14Don't you have a staff that, you know what, never mind, I am here and fully committed.
02:19So yes, wine while we work would be great.
02:22Coming right up.
02:23Mmm.
02:24So, where are my favorite teenagers?
02:27Samantha and Tyrell at the mall and Smitty is working on a story that could change everything,
02:34apparently.
02:35Hmm.
02:37Max, what the hell?
02:39I thought we agreed to meet later.
02:42No, it has to be now.
02:43Okay, I can't be your source anymore.
02:45I'm out.
02:46Nope, o声.
02:49Hold on, hold on.
03:15No so I can go.
03:15Where are my favorite teenagers?
03:21Baby, you are two taps away from giving me a migraine.
03:24On top of whatever mystery condition I might have.
03:28I don't understand how you can be so casual about this.
03:31I'm not.
03:33But if I learn one thing from Danny...
03:36From my daughter's recent ordeal,
03:39is that playing out worst-case scenarios regarding health matters and medical stuff,
03:42it just adds stress.
03:46I mean, why don't you go put some miles on your credit card?
03:48Maybe go to the club spa?
03:50I don't want to go to the club spa.
03:51Hey!
03:52Happy birthday, Carolyn!
03:54You're both too kind.
03:56I hate to interrupt, but we need to review your schedule if this is a good time.
04:00Yeah, it is.
04:01Hey, we're just leaving.
04:16You couldn't usher her out fast enough.
04:20Something or someone else on your mind?
04:26He and I have taken a couple trips down memory lane over the past few weeks.
04:31Could have left him a little sentimental.
04:35And life's so complicated.
04:37Cancer.
04:38Possible cancer.
04:41It's easy to get caught up in nostalgia.
04:48Caught up how?
04:50I kissed Bill.
04:59That kiss must have really done something to him, huh?
05:02Because the guy's ready to send Hayley packing.
05:06What did it mean to you?
05:10It was a goodbye.
05:13To Bill?
05:14Or to me?
05:20That kiss was closure.
05:22To Bill.
05:25To that life.
05:27To everything we had before.
05:29But the way he looks at you says something different.
05:32Memories like those are like mythical sirens.
05:36They lure you in.
05:38And it's so easy to get swept up in the laughter and the warmth and what feels like renewed love.
05:45Until you realize you're actually drowning.
05:47And all the memories from the rest of that life come flashing before your eyes.
05:53Oliver.
05:55Please don't leave me alone in this bed.
05:57And I will never let someone treat me like that again.
06:02And the way my heart broke over and over and over.
06:07Danny.
06:08You know, the first time Bill cheated, I was devastated.
06:13The second?
06:15Furious.
06:15I was ready to take my girls and leave his ass until he broke it off with whatever paralegal he's
06:22playing hide the brief with.
06:24But he didn't stop.
06:25Huh.
06:27He'd pull it together for a minute.
06:30But then soon enough, he was back to his ways.
06:37It was an endless cycle.
06:40Different women.
06:42Same excuses.
06:45It didn't take long to realize I was fighting a losing battle.
06:51But you stayed.
06:54You pretended that it wasn't happening.
06:57And I lost a little more of my self-respect each time.
07:04It was soul-crushing.
07:09You might be another year older, but not any wiser.
07:12The only thing on my mind right now is my schedule.
07:15Mm-hmm.
07:16So how'd the doctor's visit go?
07:18You know, they're still unclear about what might be causing these strange test results.
07:22You know, lab tech is going to do scheduled blood tests for 24 hours, and they have me on some
07:26elimination diet.
07:27But Haley's Herbal Tea was the first to go.
07:30Thank God.
07:32Anyway, before we get started, I got something for you.
07:40Uh, the party you and Haley are throwing for me is gift enough.
07:44No, no.
07:46Caroline, you've been a friend and a confidant for over ten years now.
07:49You've seen me at my worst.
07:51You've covered for my mistakes.
07:52That doesn't go unnoticed.
07:54Okay?
07:54Now stop arguing with me and open that damn box.
08:07You bought me a Mercedes?
08:10Mm-hmm.
08:10Had it delivered to the parking garage this morning.
08:12This is too much.
08:14I beg to differ.
08:16Loyalty and discretion should always be rewarded.
08:20You've been to see Gran lately?
08:22Yeah, on my way to the office the other day.
08:24Why?
08:25Did something happen?
08:26Other than her kicking Granddad out.
08:29Kicked out?
08:30Kicked out?
08:31It was only for a few hours, but he was being a little too attentive.
08:36Hmm.
08:37More than usual?
08:38Enough to annoy the hell out of Gran, but he had good reason.
08:42Hmm.
08:43He was worried after she collapsed.
08:47I'm sorry?
08:49Collapsed?
08:51Martin, why am I just now hearing about this?
08:53She wanted to keep it on the low.
08:55She was dehydrated after chemo and passed out at home.
08:59Granddad called my dad, and dad came over to hook her up to an IV.
09:04She's fine now.
09:05Oh, my God.
09:06I can't imagine how terrifying that must have been for both of them.
09:10When you've loved someone for that long, the idea of life without them is unthinkable.
09:17And when their work could put them in danger?
09:21You can't help but to worry.
09:26Drink this.
09:27I'm gonna need something stronger than that, man.
09:29You want a beer?
09:31No, try shots.
09:32Multiple.
09:33Enough to forget what I saw.
09:35Okay, talk to me.
09:37What happened?
09:38All right.
09:39The boss, you know, called in all the couriers for a meeting.
09:42You know, he said he wanted to clear the air.
09:45Well, that doesn't sound good.
09:46Well, he was pacing like a caged animal, you know, talking about trust and loyalty.
09:52And then he shouts.
09:53One of you's a snitch.
09:57Well, what happened next?
10:01Max.
10:02What happened next?
10:03Well, that's when Cal went down.
10:04Without warning, just boom, you know?
10:07Just beat him down right in front of us.
10:10Like the...
10:11Screaming.
10:12The blood.
10:13It was...
10:14Oh, God.
10:16Is he still alive?
10:18Look, I don't know.
10:19I just...
10:20One of the guys, they took his body, just dumped it right in front of the ER.
10:23You know, they didn't even stick around to see if he made it.
10:25It is so messed up.
10:28What about...
10:29What about you?
10:29Are you...
10:30Are you okay?
10:32What do you think?
10:34I'm the leak, Smitty.
10:36I'm the one feeding you information.
10:39Look.
10:41I can't...
10:42I can't do this anymore, okay?
10:44I gotta get out.
10:52Wait, hang on, hang on, hang on.
10:54Danny really said you could be a model?
10:55Okay, brother, you laughing a little too hard now.
10:57Is it that out of pocket?
10:58Hey, maybe not.
10:59You definitely could be a...
11:01Let me look at you.
11:02A before model.
11:04Oh, man.
11:05Jacob's a comedian now.
11:06Not funny.
11:09Maybe a little funny.
11:11Hey, for real, though, could you imagine Pop's reaction?
11:13Man, that disappointed look would be all over his face.
11:17Is he still pressing you?
11:18His golden boy has been walking on water since he was in diapers.
11:22Well, I couldn't bust an international crime syndicate after my first night undercover.
11:26Shame on me, right?
11:28So the case isn't going how you planned?
11:30Well, don't sound so relieved.
11:32I know you and Naomi were concerned.
11:35But the truth is, there's not even much to worry about.
11:37Wow, this whole investigation might not even turn out the way I want it to.
11:41Would that be so terrible?
11:42When Pop's was looking for any excuse to park me at a desk, hell yeah.
11:46I need this assignment to come together tight.
11:48No loose ends.
11:50Max.
11:51Max, just breathe, okay?
11:54Look, I know what happened with that courier rattled you.
11:57But you cannot disappear now.
11:59You didn't see what I saw, okay?
12:00You weren't there.
12:02These guys, they're monsters.
12:03Which is exactly why you can't leave.
12:07Max, look, okay?
12:08I've been doing some digging.
12:11This kid...
12:13This kid is eight years old.
12:16Eight, Max.
12:18He has a rare blood condition.
12:20He sees a specialist.
12:21He needs a transfusion once a week.
12:24Last month, his treatments were pushed three times because of supply chain issues.
12:29Jesus.
12:29You think what happened with that courier was brutal?
12:32There are kids.
12:34Elderly people.
12:35Accident victims.
12:36All over the DMV.
12:37That are not going to get the plasma they need because your guys are stealing.
12:40Okay?
12:41Making possibly millions for whoever's at the top.
12:44I can't think about that right now.
12:47Max, it's why you came to me in the first place.
12:50Your gut is telling you that this is wrong.
12:53Think of how many lives you're going to save when this story breaks.
12:56And what if I end up in a body bag like Cal?
12:59You said he wasn't dead.
13:01No, I said I didn't know.
13:03Look, regardless.
13:05They're going to figure out who pointed that flashlight.
13:10Then you can't leave.
13:13If you bail.
13:14If out of everyone that either witnessed or heard about what happened,
13:18if you are the one to walk away,
13:20they will definitely know it was you.
13:24I can't stay.
13:27I...
13:29Damn.
13:30I don't know what to do.
13:34Granddad is trying to be strong,
13:36but this cancer thing is chipping away at him.
13:39You know, in some ways, it's harder to be the support person.
13:43You know, standing there beside your loved one,
13:46desperately wanting to help,
13:47but there's actually nothing you can do.
13:50And sometimes the caregiver has best intentions,
13:53but their approach doesn't align with what the patient needs.
13:57What do you mean?
13:59Well, take Jacob, for instance.
14:00That husband of mine has a protective streak a mile wide,
14:04but sometimes that protection can feel like a prison.
14:09I get that.
14:11Smitty and I have been there,
14:12and I've definitely needed room to breathe.
14:16Yeah.
14:17Love makes people want to fix things.
14:19But when you are fighting for your life,
14:22you don't want a handyman watching your every move.
14:25So you don't blame Grand for kicking Granddad out?
14:28Well, sometimes you need to protect the people you love
14:31from their own need to protect you,
14:35even if that means carrying the weight alone.
14:38Well, it went a lot better than the first time I had to change my hair
14:43due to circumstances beyond my control.
14:45Oh, do tell.
14:47Well, it was one of the first showcases the articulets played,
14:51and we wanted our hair to be laid to the gauze.
14:55So I had the bright idea
14:58to heat up the hot comb on the radiator in our dressing room.
15:02Oh, Grand, no.
15:04Yep.
15:05That comb burned off a chunk of my hair.
15:09I looked like I had lost a fight with a light socket.
15:13Well, did you cancel the show?
15:15No, no.
15:17Myron saved my behind that night.
15:19Myron?
15:20I've never heard of that wig line.
15:22Myron was the headliner.
15:24To cover the damage,
15:26I walked out on stage in one of his toupees,
15:30fastened by Sharon and Tracy with a big bow,
15:33plopped on top.
15:35Now, he was none too thrilled
15:37that we had borrowed one of his pieces,
15:39but hey, honey, the show must go on.
15:42Okay, wait, but you were out here
15:45serving looks in a man's hairpiece?
15:47I sure was.
15:51Every woman in this family is gifted
15:54with beauty, intellect, and talent.
15:59I count my blessings daily
16:01that I can just be in the presence
16:04of all this greatness.
16:06Well, you set the example,
16:08teaching us to chase our dreams.
16:12Uh, and about that,
16:15I found another dream to chase,
16:19but Kat doesn't really approve.
16:22Oh.
16:23Are you having a difference of opinion
16:25on the purse line?
16:26Not really.
16:27Um, Kat is freaking out
16:30because I want to get a place with Madison.
16:34And what's wrong with that?
16:36In Copenhagen.
16:40I appreciate you keeping it real with me.
16:44And I want you to know
16:46that Bill is a damn fool.
16:49The man had a woman who was brilliant,
16:52bold,
16:53who's loyal to a fault,
16:55and he fumbled it.
16:56And now he has Haley.
16:58Lucky him.
16:59Hey, I don't give a damn
17:01how much regret the guy has.
17:03All that matters to me
17:05is that we're building a life,
17:07you and me.
17:09And I have no intention
17:10of letting anybody
17:11get in between that.
17:13Even if I have to fight for you.
17:16Relax, Tarzan.
17:18While your chest-thumping is cute,
17:22it's unnecessary.
17:25I'm not going anywhere.
17:28Are you sure about that?
17:32Yes.
17:34But that kiss,
17:36that kiss to Bill...
17:37there's nothing
17:39compared to this.
17:52Baby, I will tell Bill
17:54that we don't talk
17:55unless it's about the girls.
17:57It's time for me
17:58to put those memories in the past
18:01and to walk into the future
18:05with you.
18:16That's a lackadaisical approach
18:18to a work day.
18:19I've earned it.
18:21You know,
18:21cleared my entire schedule.
18:23I even gave Caroline
18:24the rest of the night off.
18:25Yeah, I ran into her
18:26and her new Ben's
18:27in the parking deck.
18:29Had to pull teeth together
18:30to admit that it was
18:31a birthday gift from you.
18:32Just like the old days.
18:35Caroline never iced you out, Danny.
18:37That's just her work persona.
18:38She's always liked you.
18:39Correction.
18:40Caroline was friendly to me
18:42because I was your wife.
18:43Just like she's friendly
18:44to your current wife.
18:47She was Haley's maid of honor.
18:49Because no one else
18:50wanted the job.
18:52And it scored her points
18:53with her boss.
18:54Come on, Bill.
18:55The only person Caroline
18:57has ever been loyal to
18:58is you.
18:59And judging from that
19:00very expensive gift out there,
19:02it is crystal clear why.
19:04Her old car was on its last leg
19:06and business has been very good.
19:08In large part because of her.
19:10I have always admired
19:11Caroline's ability
19:12to juggle your busy schedule.
19:14Ah, finally some recognition.
19:16She was especially adept
19:17at making sure I never
19:18crossed paths
19:18with any of your side pieces.
19:21Look who's come out of hiding.
19:24And here I thought
19:26you were avoiding me.
19:29I'd have to think about you
19:30to do that.
19:33You are so funny.
19:35The last time I saw you,
19:37you were bolting out
19:38of that snobby soiree
19:39at the club
19:40with Ted's love child.
19:41What's her name again?
19:43My girlfriend's name
19:45is Eva.
19:46Right, right.
19:46The one who wrecked
19:47the Richardson's
19:48anniversary party.
19:49You did hear about that.
19:52I don't base my opinion
19:53on gossip.
19:54If I did,
19:55I wouldn't be here
19:56humoring you, would I?
19:59Is Eva here with you?
20:02Nah, that's my brother's.
20:03Yeah, he should be back soon.
20:05Hmm.
20:07Have you seen
20:08the Winterfest pics yet?
20:09Oh, let me show you.
20:11They posted them
20:13on the club's IG.
20:17Oh.
20:18Mm.
20:19The camera
20:20loves you.
20:23Right?
20:24And they're on
20:25the Winterfest hashtags, too.
20:29Oops.
20:34That was, you know,
20:37for Bill's eyes only.
20:39Right.
20:40Haley, how's it going?
20:42Hey, your brother and I
20:43was just getting
20:43reacquainted.
20:44How's Naomi?
20:46I know that whole
20:47gene testing thing
20:48was stressful.
20:49She's doing great.
20:50Thanks for asking.
20:51Look, bro,
20:52I gotta bounce.
20:52It's a work thing.
20:53I can't wait.
20:53I know your business.
20:54Cool.
20:56I'll keep your
20:56baby brother entertained.
21:00Now,
21:02where were we?
21:05Girl, I cannot
21:07thank you enough
21:07for jumping in
21:08on that drive-by.
21:09Look, I know
21:10it's happened before,
21:11but every time
21:12it does,
21:12I cannot
21:13wrap my head
21:14around it.
21:14I mean,
21:15who drops
21:16an injured person
21:16outside of the
21:17emergency room door
21:18and they don't even
21:19bother to alert anybody?
21:20Well,
21:21in my experience,
21:22it's because something
21:23shady has gone down.
21:24Well,
21:24the guy was beat up
21:25pretty badly,
21:26but at least his injuries
21:28weren't life-threatening.
21:29The patient should be
21:30discharged tonight,
21:30assuming his vitals
21:31remain stable.
21:33Oh, God.
21:34I saw in the notes
21:36that Bill Hamilton
21:37came in.
21:40Oh,
21:40you know something.
21:42Let's see what
21:42you know first.
21:44Word is he declined
21:45impatient observation.
21:47Is that true?
21:48Not sure.
21:49I do know that he was
21:50assigned to Dr. Martinez.
21:52Oh, right.
21:53Because Madison
21:54is leaving for Copenhagen.
21:56Boo,
21:56I cannot imagine
21:57moving to a whole
21:57nother country
21:58on such short notice.
21:59The packing,
22:00the paperwork,
22:01the language apps.
22:02The girlfriend?
22:03I mean,
22:03are she and Chelsea
22:04going to do long distance?
22:05Because that is
22:06really long distance.
22:08Oh,
22:08you haven't heard.
22:10Corinne,
22:11will you please
22:11say something?
22:12You're too quiet
22:13and it's making me
22:13anxious.
22:16Copenhagen?
22:17I,
22:17well,
22:19I mean,
22:19it's,
22:20this is new information.
22:21I know it seems
22:22unhinged,
22:23but Madison
22:24got accepted
22:24into a fellowship
22:25and she
22:26asked me
22:27to move with her.
22:29We'll be gone
22:30for a year.
22:31A whole year?
22:32I know,
22:33it's big,
22:34but what I have
22:35with Madison
22:36is the realest thing
22:37I've ever felt.
22:38And Kat thinks
22:39I'm foolishly
22:40flipping my life
22:41upside down
22:42and she even
22:42accused me
22:43of being selfish
22:44given the timing
22:45of things.
22:48No,
22:49no,
22:49no,
22:49you stop right there.
22:51I don't want you
22:52or Kat
22:53or anyone else
22:54in this family
22:55to put their lives
22:55on pause
22:56because I'm battling
22:57cancer.
22:58I don't want to be
22:59a reason
22:59to stop living.
23:01In fact,
23:01I want to be
23:03a reason
23:03to live more fully.
23:05Thanks,
23:06Grant.
23:06I knew,
23:06I knew you would
23:07get it.
23:08But I do
23:09agree with Kat
23:10on one point.
23:11What's that?
23:13Love shouldn't
23:14require change.
23:16Real love,
23:17lasting love
23:19should meet you
23:20where you are.
23:25given all that's
23:26going on
23:27with Anita
23:28and everything,
23:29I'm just,
23:30I'm surprised
23:30that Chelsea
23:31doesn't want
23:31to stay closer
23:32to home,
23:33at least
23:33for the next
23:34few months.
23:35True.
23:36Those Duprees
23:37tend to be
23:38tighter than
23:38bark on a tree.
23:39Now,
23:39I saw it firsthand
23:40when I was
23:40Bill's physical therapist.
23:41And even more so
23:42when it's one
23:43of their own
23:43that's down.
23:45And now
23:46with Bill's
23:46health acting up
23:47and all the other
23:48health issues
23:49they have going on,
23:50I just,
23:50it seems like a lot
23:52for Chelsea
23:52to walk away from.
23:55Sweetie,
23:56you sounded
23:56rattled on the phone.
23:57What's up?
23:58Max,
23:58he told me
23:59he wants to walk away.
24:00Are you serious?
24:01Yeah,
24:01he's freaking out.
24:02He saw another courier
24:03get beat down
24:04by his boss.
24:05Max is supposed
24:06to vouch for me.
24:07He's the only reason
24:08they're giving me a shot.
24:09If he's out,
24:10that means I lose my end.
24:11And I lose my source.
24:13We would both
24:14have to start over.
24:15Nah, man,
24:15I don't have time
24:16for that.
24:17My dad's already
24:17breathing down my neck.
24:19Tell me you got him
24:20to change his mind.
24:22Well,
24:22apologies for being late.
24:24Oh,
24:25we're actually
24:25stuffing envelopes.
24:27You read the text,
24:28right?
24:28Well,
24:28I thought it was
24:29code for wine
24:29and gossip.
24:30Here,
24:30this should help
24:31with the reality check.
24:32And you're not
24:33the last to arrive.
24:34Kat's still MIA.
24:35I wouldn't count on it.
24:36She's in one of her moods.
24:38And water's wet.
24:39Here you go.
24:40Well,
24:41before I paper cut
24:42myself into a coma,
24:44have either of you
24:45seen Gran's new look?
24:47New look?
24:48Well,
24:49when did this happen?
24:50When her hair
24:51started falling out.
24:52She decided
24:53to take matters
24:54into her own hands
24:55and cut it really short.
24:56Well,
24:57Mom cut it for her.
24:58She's been dealing
24:59with so much.
25:00I didn't know
25:01she was dealing
25:02with this
25:03on top of
25:04passing out.
25:06She didn't tell me that.
25:08She didn't want
25:08to alarm everyone.
25:10Typical Gran,
25:11looking out for us,
25:12even though she's
25:13the one fighting
25:14for her life.
25:15I'm texting Kat.
25:17She needs to hear this.
25:18Well,
25:18don't be surprised
25:18if she doesn't come.
25:19She's furious at me
25:20for...
25:23for deciding
25:24to move to Denmark
25:25with Madison.
25:27Did you just say
25:29Denmark?
25:30Is that why
25:30Kat's upset?
25:32Are you shutting
25:33down Chelsea Kat?
25:34Of course not.
25:34I would be working
25:35remotely,
25:36but that is
25:37why she's upset.
25:38I'm still trying
25:39to process this whole
25:40moving across
25:41the world thing.
25:42Madison has
25:43an incredible
25:44opportunity
25:44that she just
25:45can't pass up
25:45and I don't think
25:46I can be without her.
25:48So,
25:48if you're gonna yell
25:49at me too,
25:50then...
25:50I think this sounds
25:51like an incredible
25:53adventure.
25:56So,
25:57you're okay with it?
25:59Well,
25:59it depends.
26:00Did you want me
26:00to try to talk
26:01you out of it?
26:04Chels?
26:05Oh,
26:07where are you going?
26:07I know I just got here,
26:08but there's somewhere else
26:09that I need to be.
26:10I'm sorry,
26:10Martin.
26:15Let me guess.
26:17You're here for
26:18another review
26:19of my greatest hits.
26:20Remember when I was
26:21a terrible husband?
26:22Well,
26:23that is one of my
26:23favorites.
26:24I was hoping
26:25we could skip
26:26the retrospective
26:27tonight.
26:27Well,
26:28I'm not in the mood
26:28for another
26:29Haley bashing
26:30session either.
26:31That's surprising,
26:32given your recent
26:33buyer's remorse.
26:37Vernon told you.
26:38He told my husband,
26:41who told me.
26:42Yeah.
26:43Well,
26:43that explains
26:44everything.
26:45You know,
26:45your father was
26:46never one of my
26:46biggest fans.
26:47It makes sense
26:48that he'd go to
26:49Andre and warn
26:49him about me.
26:50That's where
26:51you're wrong.
26:52You became more
26:53than just a son-in-law
26:54to my daddy.
26:56You were the son
26:57he never had,
26:59until you disappointed
27:00him by disappointing
27:02me.
27:08I laid it all
27:09out for him.
27:09The facts,
27:10the consequences,
27:11the people getting
27:12hurt while these
27:12bastards play their
27:13shell game with
27:14plasma.
27:15Well,
27:15did it work?
27:16I think so.
27:17At least enough
27:18to get Max to
27:19agree to pitch you
27:20to replace the
27:21courier that they,
27:23you know...
27:23Retired.
27:24Yeah.
27:25And since you've
27:26already met the
27:27boss.
27:28Yeah,
27:28well,
27:28the clock's ticking.
27:29How long until
27:30we find out about
27:30the courier thing?
27:31Max said that
27:32he would text you
27:33on your burner.
27:34So,
27:35who knows?
27:36It could be
27:37tonight or
27:37it could be
27:37never.
27:39How's Smitty
27:40doing with that
27:41story?
27:42He mentioned it
27:42was something
27:42big.
27:43I would love
27:44to tell you,
27:45but I know
27:46next to nothing.
27:47He says it's
27:48going to be big,
27:48though.
27:49Maybe even
27:49awards-worthy.
27:51Ooh.
27:52Problem is,
27:52the bigger the
27:53story,
27:54usually the more
27:55dangerous.
27:56How's Jacob
27:57and the new
27:58case?
27:59Well,
27:59no,
28:00he can't say
28:00much either.
28:01Just that
28:02it's an
28:02important
28:03assignment
28:03and he's
28:04determined
28:04to prove
28:05himself.
28:06I can't
28:06say this
28:07to Smitty,
28:07but I can't
28:08stand when he
28:09chases these
28:10investigative pieces.
28:12I know it's
28:12selfish,
28:13but I wish
28:13he would just
28:13stick to
28:14human interests
28:15and local
28:16politics.
28:17Safe stuff.
28:19You know
28:19what I hate?
28:21This whole
28:22charade.
28:23Come again?
28:24Martin,
28:25you have a
28:26staff.
28:26Paid
28:27professionals
28:27whose entire
28:28job is to
28:29make you look
28:29good and
28:30to handle
28:31tedious
28:31tasks.
28:32Personal
28:32touches matter
28:33in politics
28:34and voters
28:35can smell
28:35a fraud
28:36a mile away.
28:37Just like
28:38I'm smelling
28:39right now?
28:41You could
28:42always see
28:42right through
28:43me,
28:43even when
28:44we were
28:44kids.
28:46With
28:47everything
28:47spiraling
28:48lately,
28:48I just
28:49needed an
28:50excuse
28:51to see
28:52my people.
28:54Martin,
28:55you don't
28:56need to pull
28:56a stunt
28:57to get
28:57us close.
28:58We are
28:59family.
28:59We show
29:00up.
29:00It's what
29:01we do.
29:03So,
29:03consider this
29:04charade
29:05officially
29:05over,
29:06and let
29:07me tell
29:07you what
29:07we're
29:07going to
29:08do
29:08instead.
29:09Hey,
29:10I can't
29:11believe we
29:11haven't hung
29:11out since
29:12you've been
29:12back.
29:13I know.
29:13I saw
29:14you at
29:14Uptown
29:14the other
29:14day.
29:15Ship's
29:15passing
29:16and all
29:16that.
29:16We
29:17gotta
29:17catch
29:17up.
29:17You
29:18look
29:18like
29:18a
29:18woman
29:19on
29:19a
29:19mission
29:19when
29:20you
29:20walked
29:20in.
29:21Don't
29:21let us
29:21keep
29:22you.
29:27So,
29:31my dad
29:32doesn't
29:32satisfy
29:33your
29:33appetite?
29:34You
29:34gotta
29:34get
29:34your
29:34hooks
29:34in
29:35another
29:35man?
29:36I
29:36was
29:36just
29:36being
29:37polite.
29:38That's
29:38Naomi's
29:39brother-in-law.
29:40I
29:40figured I'd
29:41build a
29:41rapport
29:41since it's
29:42only a
29:42matter
29:43of time
29:43that
29:43Naomi
29:44and I
29:44are
29:44gal
29:44pals
29:45again.
29:45More
29:46like
29:46the
29:46end
29:46of
29:46time.
29:47Well,
29:48I
29:48text
29:48her
29:49while
29:49she
29:49was
29:49waiting
29:50on
29:50her
29:50test
29:50results
29:51and
29:51she
29:51responded.
29:53That
29:53was
29:53politeness,
29:54not
29:54forgiveness.
29:56You
29:57know,
29:58your
29:58dad's
29:59in a
29:59similar
30:00headspace
30:00right
30:01now.
30:02Is
30:03dad
30:03sick?
30:03He's
30:04just
30:04a
30:05little
30:05concerned
30:06about
30:06some
30:06abnormal
30:07test
30:08results.
30:09You
30:09should
30:09text
30:10him.
30:15Hey,
30:17Miss Anita.
30:18Things
30:19are lit,
30:20they're
30:20locked,
30:20and we
30:21are
30:21ready
30:21to
30:21make
30:21magic.
30:22Thank
30:23you for
30:23coming
30:23by on
30:24such
30:24short
30:24notice.
30:25I
30:25need
30:25to
30:25update
30:26my
30:26profile
30:27pictures
30:27and
30:28reveal
30:28a
30:28new
30:28look
30:28or
30:28two
30:29before
30:29the
30:29gossips
30:30around
30:30here
30:30start
30:31assuming
30:31things.
30:32Smart
30:32thinking.
30:34Smart
30:34thinking.
30:37All
30:37these
30:37photos.
30:38Man,
30:40look at
30:41you.
30:41I would
30:42imagine
30:42that you
30:43have
30:43tons
30:43of
30:43stories
30:44about
30:44all
30:44the
30:44photo
30:44shoots
30:45you've
30:45done.
30:45Oh,
30:46I
30:46sure
30:46do.
30:47This
30:47photographer,
30:48who
30:48shall
30:48remain
30:49nameless,
30:50he
30:50wanted
30:50me
30:50to
30:50jump
30:51on
30:51top
30:51of
30:51this
30:51piano
30:52with
30:52a
30:52live
30:53peacock.
30:54A
30:54peacock.
30:55Okay.
30:56Well,
30:56that's on
30:57brand.
30:57Well,
30:58I didn't
30:59think so
30:59at the
31:00time.
31:00I was
31:01so
31:01concerned
31:01about
31:02my
31:02image
31:02and
31:03being
31:03the
31:04dignified
31:05professional
31:06everyone
31:06expected
31:07me to
31:07be
31:07that I
31:07refused
31:08to
31:08do
31:08it.
31:09And
31:09now,
31:10I wish
31:11I had
31:11just
31:11jumped
31:12right
31:12on top
31:12of
31:13that
31:13piano.
31:14It
31:15would
31:15have
31:15shown
31:15everyone
31:16I
31:16wasn't
31:16always
31:17the
31:17polished
31:18controlled
31:18woman
31:19that I
31:19felt
31:19I
31:19had
31:20to
31:20be.
31:22It's
31:22interesting
31:23what you
31:23regret
31:24when you
31:25feel the
31:25darkness
31:25closing in.
31:27Hey,
31:28maybe we
31:28should
31:29reschedule.
31:30Oh,
31:31no,
31:31no,
31:31no.
31:32I'm
31:33good.
31:34Let's
31:35do
31:35this.
31:37Ow!
31:41I'm
31:41having
31:41more
31:42fun,
31:42you.
31:47I'm
31:47going to
31:48make
31:48this
31:48happen.
31:48All right,
31:49here we
31:49go.
32:01As fun
32:02as your
32:02drop-in
32:03has been,
32:04I have
32:04had a
32:04long
32:05day
32:05of being
32:06poked
32:06and prodded
32:06and I'm
32:08tapped
32:08out.
32:08Poked
32:09and
32:09prodded?
32:09Yeah,
32:10I was
32:10at the
32:11hospital
32:11earlier.
32:12Was
32:13it
32:13stroke
32:13related?
32:14No,
32:14no,
32:15just
32:15some
32:15routine
32:15blood
32:15work
32:16came
32:16back
32:16elevated,
32:17you
32:17know,
32:17and
32:17Madison
32:18was
32:18concerned.
32:19How
32:19concerned?
32:21Enough to
32:21want to admit
32:22me for
32:22overnight
32:22observation.
32:24You know,
32:24I don't get it.
32:25It doesn't make
32:26any sense.
32:26You know,
32:27I work out
32:27every day.
32:28I eat like
32:28a monk.
32:29My mind is
32:30clear,
32:30but, you know,
32:32somehow it just
32:32feels like my
32:33body's betraying me.
32:35And instead of
32:35being in a hospital
32:36room for
32:37supervision,
32:37you're
32:37lounging
32:38here?
32:39Well,
32:40Haley
32:40didn't think
32:41it was
32:41necessary.
32:42When did
32:42she get
32:43her medical
32:43degree?
32:44You know
32:45what?
32:46Save it.
32:47This is
32:48exactly what
32:48I'm here
32:49to put a
32:49stop to.
32:50To
32:50what?
32:52To
32:52us.
32:58Just
32:58dropping off
32:59these essays
32:59for internship
32:59candidates.
33:01You said
33:01you wanted
33:02hard copies.
33:03Hard
33:03copies,
33:04huh?
33:05Email's
33:06fine the
33:06next time.
33:07Sit.
33:07I'll get
33:08your drink.
33:08You can
33:09be our
33:09judge if
33:11you rule
33:12in my
33:12favor.
33:13Oh,
33:13he wouldn't
33:14dare.
33:17Y'all look
33:17like you're
33:18having fun,
33:19which is more
33:20than I can
33:20say for
33:20Jacob.
33:21Wait,
33:22did you see
33:22him today?
33:24Yeah,
33:24now Pop's
33:25been writing
33:25him about
33:25a case.
33:26Well,
33:27did he at
33:27least tell
33:28you what
33:28it's about?
33:29Nah,
33:29he kept
33:29it vague.
33:30It said
33:31it was
33:31nothing to
33:31stress over.
33:32God,
33:33I pray
33:33that's
33:33true.
33:35Naomi keeps
33:36pressing me
33:36for questions
33:36I can't
33:37answer.
33:37Did you
33:37give her
33:38anything?
33:38Nah,
33:39man,
33:39I can't
33:39compromise
33:40an active
33:40investigation.
33:41Nah,
33:41I didn't
33:41give Martin
33:42anything
33:42either.
33:44But I
33:45did promise
33:46him that
33:47I would
33:47get out
33:48if this
33:48got too
33:48dangerous.
33:51Listen,
33:51man,
33:52what happened
33:53to the
33:53courier,
33:53it comes
33:54with the
33:54territory.
33:55But I
33:56deal with
33:56these kind
33:56of risks
33:57on a daily
33:57basis,
33:57so I'm
33:58not fazed
33:58by it.
33:59But if
34:00you want
34:00to walk
34:00away...
34:01No.
34:01No.
34:02No,
34:03I'm not
34:03dealing with
34:03these people
34:04directly.
34:05And by the
34:06time the
34:06story comes
34:07out,
34:08the bad
34:08guys will
34:08be behind
34:08bars.
34:10So we're
34:10both still
34:11in?
34:12Looks like
34:17it's Max.
34:18And?
34:20I'm in.
34:25Hey.
34:26Hey,
34:27what's
34:27well?
34:28I'm glad
34:28you were
34:29so close
34:29when I
34:30texted.
34:30Oh,
34:31yeah,
34:31I had
34:31to stop
34:32and get
34:34this.
34:35It's a
34:36guidebook
34:36for Denmark.
34:39I don't
34:40think
34:43you first.
34:45I think
34:46I got
34:46caught up
34:46in the
34:47romance of
34:47it all
34:48and I
34:48didn't
34:48think
34:48things
34:49through.
34:50It's just
34:51not a good
34:51time right
34:51now with
34:52everything my
34:53family's going
34:53through.
34:54Yeah,
34:55I understand.
34:56And I'd
34:56never ask you
34:57to leave
34:57them while
34:58so much
34:58is happening.
35:00So where
35:01does this
35:01leave us?
35:03I'm willing
35:04to try long
35:04distance if
35:05you are.
35:09I didn't
35:10realize that
35:11you still
35:11thought of
35:12us as
35:12an us.
35:14Don't
35:14start.
35:15We both
35:16know what's
35:17been happening
35:17here.
35:19A few
35:19too many
35:19strolls down
35:20memory lane
35:21with a couple
35:22stops at
35:23make-out
35:24point.
35:25I'm never
35:26getting stuck
35:26with you
35:27in Lover's
35:27Alley
35:28again.
35:28Okay,
35:29so you're
35:29here to
35:30draw a line
35:30in the
35:30sand.
35:31In
35:31concrete.
35:32Well,
35:33I think
35:34you tried
35:34that before
35:35and it
35:35didn't
35:35exactly
35:36take.
35:37Andre
35:37and I
35:38are in
35:38a stronger
35:38place now.
35:39I'm not
35:40making the
35:40same mistake
35:41twice.
35:42Don't you
35:43mean three
35:44times?
35:44Or was it
35:45four?
35:46You know,
35:47exactly how
35:48many times
35:48have we
35:49kissed?
35:50Too many
35:50is my
35:51point.
35:53Bill,
35:54this dance
35:56we're doing
35:56is not
35:57healthy.
35:58We have
35:59to stay
36:00away from
36:00each other.
36:02Can you
36:03do that?
36:04Yes.
36:04Can
36:06you?
36:07Can
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