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00:12What now, Dana?
00:13Did you spend time with Isaiah yet, or are you still dragging your feet?
00:17Already handled, we've got a meeting on the books, so you can stop breathing down my neck.
00:22On the books? This isn't some routine cavity-filled head.
00:25I don't do cavities. I rebuild faces.
00:28Speaking of which...
00:30The point is, that boy needs to be reminded that his girlfriend's daddy has a good standing in this community.
00:37That he'd be marrying into a family with roots and not rumors.
00:42I'm serious, Ted. Isaiah is smitten with our daughter, and he's son-in-law material. Trust me on this.
00:51Okay, you can save the stump meeting, Dana. I've already figured out a way to connect with him.
00:55One that doesn't require your input.
01:01Hi. I'm here for Dr. Ted Richardson. Should be a reservation under that name.
01:09I'm sorry, sir. I don't see a reservation for Dr. Richardson.
01:13For real?
01:17My uncle didn't book any tables, man. Yeah, dinner's not what he had in mind.
01:22Okay. Um, what's he got in mind?
01:26Hoops. Yeah, the court's already been reserved.
01:29Looks like the doc has drafted himself a squad of ringers.
01:32Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Thank God.
01:33Huh.
01:34Yeah, I was bracing myself for some awkward cross-examination over an overpriced watercrisp salad.
01:38This is way more my speed.
01:41So I take it things are going well between you and my cousin?
01:44Yeah. Yeah, they are.
01:46Eva, man, she's, she's different. In a good way.
01:50Yeah, but I wasn't expecting her pops to hit me with this random invite.
01:53You know, it kind of came out of nowhere.
01:55Yeah, that's Uncle Ted.
01:58Hey, he's been trying extra hard since he found out Eva's his daughter.
02:10Look who it is. Pharemont Crest's finest bookworm.
02:14Boy, please, that title expired.
02:17That's too bad, because my plan was to crack open Carly Vati's new one while I eat.
02:21It just dropped online.
02:23What's that plan? Already?
02:25He's cranking them out, fast and furious.
02:27I'm surprised I have to tell you, though.
02:30You're slipping, Eva.
02:32Wow. So one week off book talk and suddenly I'm irrelevant?
02:36Hey, I don't make the rules.
02:39I've had a lot on my mind lately, okay?
02:41But listen, if you can put your literary flex on pause for just a minute,
02:47there's something serious I need to talk to you about.
03:22I got some scheduling notes for you.
03:24I'll be out the rest of the week with that family thing I told you about.
03:26Uh, remember, I'm not trying to blow you off, but I really got to get going.
03:29I got a court reserve at the country club.
03:32Then I will send you the info.
03:35Or, we could ride with me.
03:37We could knock out the schedule on the way.
03:39Okay.
03:40Are you really volunteering to get embarrassed today?
03:43All right.
03:43All right.
03:44Well, procedures are done for the day.
03:46It leaves me plenty of time to kick your ass and reclaim my crown.
03:49Hmm.
03:49Only crown you ever wore was, uh, king of air balls.
03:54Look who is talking.
03:55Dr. Deadweight.
03:56By the time you get to the rim, AARP will have mailed your invite.
04:00Hmm.
04:01Why don't you put your money where your mouth is?
04:03You mean your money?
04:05What you got in mind?
04:07Loser buys lunch for a week.
04:08Okay.
04:10Well, I hope your wallet has more stamina than your legs.
04:13Because it's going to get cooked even worse than you are.
04:15Now, we'll see.
04:17So, how's Kat's condo hunting going?
04:20Oh, you raised a sweet girl.
04:22With exquisite taste.
04:24Aw, thank you.
04:25And impossibly high standards.
04:27Never mind.
04:28We might as well be shopping on the moon.
04:31That bad?
04:32Try impossible.
04:33I've shown her half the city.
04:35Penthouses with rooftop pools, skyline views.
04:39Ceilings high enough to host Cirque du Soleil.
04:42Even wine cellars bigger than most people's apartments.
04:45And still, nothing sparks joy.
04:49What I find strange is that she's even looking at all.
04:53On Valentine's Day, she was busy texting Tomas.
04:57And they set up a late night date.
04:58But not once did she mention cohabitating.
05:01Now she's ready to play house?
05:03As far as I know, she's not planning to move in with him.
05:08She's been eyeing places for herself, as in Solo.
05:12I thought she loved living with Chelsea.
05:16Seems like that honeymoon's over.
05:18Well, look at God.
05:21My lucky day.
05:23Just the person I wanted to see.
05:27Dinner's here.
05:29And don't pass out.
05:31But it's on yours truly.
05:36Hayley, using that black card that I gave you
05:38and paying out of your own pocket
05:39are two entirely different things.
05:41I know that, Mr. Funny Guy.
05:44I paid for that with my own hard-earned money.
05:48My blackjack winnings.
05:50Okay.
05:51Well, in that case, I won't argue.
05:53And see, I knew the casino would be
05:54the perfect anniversary surprise.
05:56But what I didn't know
05:57is that my wife is a secret card shark.
06:01I mean, what can I say?
06:02Maybe it's beginner's luck,
06:04or maybe I'm just that good.
06:08Good looking, that is.
06:10Either way,
06:11this is my way of thanking you
06:14for planning such an amazing, perfect getaway.
06:18Oh.
06:19You know, in all honesty,
06:22we shouldn't need an anniversary.
06:24You know, we should celebrate
06:25what we have every day.
06:27You know, I lost focus for a while.
06:30You know, got caught up in the work,
06:32the clients, all the cases.
06:35But moving forward, I'm gonna do better.
06:37Babe, you're being too hard on yourself.
06:40You're an amazing husband.
06:42Yeah, but I don't just want to be
06:45the husband you deserve.
06:46You know, I want to be the man
06:48that I should have been all along.
06:50You know, one who's, you know,
06:52never too busy,
06:54never too distracted,
06:55always present.
06:58Which is why I'm wondering,
07:02you think you're ready
07:03to start trying for a baby again?
07:09If I never see you again,
07:13it'll be too damn soon.
07:15Why can't you just crawl back
07:17into the gutter that you oozed out of
07:19and leave me the hell alone?
07:22I wasn't talking to you,
07:24naughty Nikki,
07:25or to your boring-ass alter ego,
07:28Dr. Nicole Dupree,
07:31with her PhD in pretension.
07:34I was speaking with Joey Armstrong's
07:37mouthpiece over here.
07:40I'm no one's mouthpiece.
07:42Joey may be an investor in your clinic,
07:45but he's my partner
07:47in every sense of the word.
07:50So I suggest you tread lightly
07:52and refrain from calling me
07:53anything outside my name.
07:55Okay, I see you.
07:58Blondie's got some bite.
08:01Pardon moi,
08:02Miss Vanessa McBride.
08:07Wow, go off, girl.
08:10Can you just get to the point
08:11so we both can be free of you?
08:13Nye-nye-nye-nye-nye.
08:15I am requiring the assistance
08:18of Vanessa for the next phase
08:20of my project.
08:21Your project?
08:22I thought this was your baby.
08:23Oh, it is.
08:25And even babies
08:26need a godmother
08:28who is exceptionally well-connected.
08:31I'm preparing to announce
08:33the official opening date
08:35of the clinic.
08:37And I need every major news outlet
08:41in the DMV lined up.
08:43Hell, honey,
08:44I'll even take a real housewife
08:46or two.
08:47The more the merrier.
08:49I mean,
08:50it is my grand debut.
08:52So,
08:54can I count on you
08:55to
08:56tap into your network?
09:00Absolutely.
09:02No.
09:02The day I hand you the microphone
09:04is the day hell freezes over.
09:07There's no way I'm allowing you
09:08anywhere near the press.
09:14My dad set up a meeting
09:15with Isaiah today.
09:17Oh.
09:19And that's supposed to be a problem?
09:21My stepdad, Alan,
09:23never vetted my boyfriends.
09:25He didn't even care enough
09:26to ask questions about me
09:27or my life,
09:28but Ted's a different story.
09:31He's making up for lost time
09:33and I just don't know
09:33how far he'll take it.
09:35Eva,
09:36your dad just wants
09:36to look out for you.
09:38And that's sweet,
09:39in theory.
09:40Look,
09:41you're the guy
09:42dating his other daughter,
09:43so be straight with me.
09:44What should I
09:45or Isaiah expect?
09:47Oh.
09:48We did have a couple
09:50of conversations.
09:51A friendly couple?
09:54If by friendly,
09:55you mean terrifying.
09:57First,
09:58all the men
09:58in the family
09:59ambushed me
10:00at Chelsea's fashion show.
10:01Oh, God.
10:03And later,
10:05I had a one-on-one
10:06with Ted.
10:07And honestly,
10:08it was
10:09one of the most
10:10uncomfortable conversations
10:11of my life.
10:13I knew it.
10:15What did he say?
10:16He called me out
10:19about
10:20sleeping with you.
10:23Eva's relationship
10:24with Ted
10:25is everything to her.
10:26I just wish
10:26the rest of the folks
10:27here showed her
10:27the same respect.
10:29Yeah, most do.
10:30All things considered,
10:31of course.
10:32Now, if Nicole
10:33wanted to have
10:34a grudge against her,
10:34then she'd have
10:35every right to.
10:36But the only real holdup
10:38is my cousin Kat.
10:39And that's just Kat.
10:41Yeah.
10:42I mean, Eva,
10:42she catches heat
10:43because of her mom.
10:44But they're nothing alike.
10:46Yeah.
10:47I'll give you that.
10:48No, don't get me wrong.
10:49I'm not saying
10:50she's a saint.
10:51She's the first
10:52to admit she messed up.
10:53But she owns it.
10:54Yeah.
10:56You know,
10:56she's lucky to have
10:57someone like you
10:57in her corner.
10:58It's like she has
10:59her own personal
11:00hype man.
11:02Nah.
11:03Nah, I'm the one
11:03who's lucky.
11:05Yeah, okay.
11:05Well, we'll see
11:06if you feel like
11:07you're still just as much
11:08of a team player
11:08when we hit that court.
11:10Yeah, yeah, about that.
11:12I'm not exactly dressed
11:13to be dropping buckets
11:14right now.
11:15Yeah, Uncle Ted
11:15should have given you
11:16a heads up.
11:17But the good news is
11:18this place has a pro shop.
11:20Of course it does.
11:22Come on, bro.
11:22Let's get you
11:23lace felt proper.
11:24All right.
11:25I'm talking
11:26steakhouses
11:27and fine dining.
11:28No hospital,
11:29cafeterias,
11:29food courts,
11:30or buffets.
11:31Oh, I agree.
11:31I'm talking appetizers,
11:33top-shelf drinks,
11:34and desserts included.
11:35I'm gonna be
11:36eating like royalty.
11:36Please, with those
11:37glass ankles?
11:40Let's settle this
11:41with a professional opinion.
11:46Dr. Rollins.
11:49Ankle sprains
11:50in basketball
11:51come from rugged play,
11:52right?
11:53All the greats
11:54deal with it.
11:54Did you just say greats?
11:56Please tell me
11:57you didn't put yourself
11:58in the same sentence
11:59as Steph Curry
11:59and Jason Tatum.
12:01All right,
12:02school them, Doc.
12:03Tell them pros
12:03don't roll their ankles
12:04in silly pickup games.
12:06You guys who?
12:08Used to.
12:09Our monthly
12:09all-doctor league
12:10got so competitive
12:11you'd think
12:11it was the final four.
12:13Well, if you start
12:14back up,
12:14let me know.
12:14I'd be down.
12:15Rapid response
12:16room 227.
12:20You any good?
12:22I played high school ball,
12:23made it to the
12:23state championship game.
12:25But did you win?
12:27Tell me,
12:28how many state
12:28championship games
12:29do you play in?
12:32That'd be none.
12:33Well, we're leaving
12:34for the club right now.
12:35So if you're not
12:36afraid to get embarrassed,
12:37lace up.
12:41Correction.
12:43You're going to be
12:43the one who's embarrassed.
12:46I'll see you there.
12:49Really, Carlton?
12:58Let's not forget
12:59who first gave Joey
13:01this idea.
13:02By all rights,
13:03my name should be
13:04splashed across the front
13:06of that building
13:07in big block letters.
13:10But Joey
13:11put the kibosh
13:13on that.
13:14Right, Felicia.
13:15whatever he says,
13:17I am still the face
13:18of that clinic.
13:20Period.
13:21Oh,
13:22so this is like
13:23performative philanthropy.
13:25You know,
13:26when those movie stars
13:27get caught cheating
13:28on their wives
13:29and then end up
13:30ladling at soup kitchens
13:31with cameras.
13:32Have you ever seen
13:33anything sadder?
13:35I'm assuming
13:36that's rhetorical.
13:38Who better
13:39to do a performance
13:40lecture than a Dupree?
13:43You know,
13:44your whole damn family
13:45could teach a masterclass
13:46on that.
13:47Careful, Leslie.
13:48Nikki came out
13:50last time you
13:50go to me
13:51to put my hands on you.
13:52You do remember
13:53how that ended,
13:54didn't you?
13:57Leslie,
13:59if you want my help,
14:00you need to leave.
14:02Now.
14:06Well,
14:07since I got
14:08what I came here for.
14:11Ta-ta, ladies.
14:17So much fun.
14:19God,
14:20I despise
14:21that woman.
14:24Let me get you straight.
14:26My dad actually
14:27grilled you
14:28about the little
14:29hiccup we had?
14:32Gosh,
14:32that's mortifying.
14:33Like,
14:34when he came
14:34at me about it,
14:35I wanted to
14:36crawl under a rock.
14:37Yeah,
14:38it wasn't a picnic
14:39on my end either.
14:40For a minute,
14:41I thought he might
14:41bludgeon me
14:42with his racket
14:43right then and there.
14:44He threatened you?
14:45Not outright,
14:46just implied.
14:48Made it very clear
14:50that if I
14:50ever hurt
14:51either of his
14:52daughters again,
14:53we'd have a problem.
14:56So he was
14:57actually worried
14:57about me
14:58and not just Kat?
15:00That feels good to hear.
15:03But now I'm nervous
15:04about Isaiah.
15:05You shouldn't be.
15:06He seems like
15:07a stand-up guy.
15:09Well, he is.
15:10Which is why
15:11I don't want my dad
15:11to scare him off.
15:14All right, gentlemen.
15:15Carlton and I
15:16are captains.
15:17Steaks are simple.
15:18Week's worth of lunches.
15:19Pressure is on.
15:21Say,
15:22Les,
15:22I'm running up
15:23that scoreboard.
15:24I'm going to make
15:25this easy for you, doc.
15:25Now, now, now, now, see,
15:27that's the energy I like,
15:28you and me.
15:30Did I mention
15:31I get the first pick?
15:32Well, that's fine.
15:33Just means I need
15:34a youngster on my team
15:35to make it even.
15:35And I'm going with Andre.
15:37Let's go, baby.
15:39And just because
15:39we share the same DNA
15:40doesn't mean that
15:41I'm going to pull punches.
15:42Family don't mean
15:43a damn thing on the court.
15:44Okay.
15:45Well, in that case,
15:46I'll take Kyle.
15:47Man says he's
15:48championship material.
15:50Let's see if he lives
15:51up to the hype.
15:52Let's see if he can
15:52cash those checks
15:53he's been writing
15:53with his mouth.
15:54No, I'm going to
15:55cash it.
15:56Don't worry about that.
15:58Oh.
15:59Oh, wait, three on two?
16:01How's that fair, unk?
16:02Yeah, I'm not your unk
16:04anymore.
16:05That's a you problem.
16:06Man, it's all right.
16:07There's always hungry guys
16:08around the court.
16:09Let's recruit.
16:11Let's go.
16:13Got more than bragging rights
16:15riding on this game.
16:17Don't let me down.
16:24Yes, I will have the new
16:26booth drafted tomorrow.
16:27Okay?
16:28Yeah, you're welcome.
16:29Bye.
16:31Goodness.
16:32Sorry about that.
16:33You know, some clients
16:34can be so needy.
16:35No, it's fine.
16:37It gave me a chance
16:38to gather my thoughts.
16:40Bill, I didn't know
16:42you were ready
16:44to try for another child.
16:46Well, we talked about it,
16:48Haley.
16:48You coming off birth control
16:50after the holidays?
16:51Yeah.
16:51That was before the attack.
16:52I'm just coming back from it.
16:54I know, okay,
16:55but I'm not asking you
16:57to walk out of here
16:57pregnant today.
16:59I wouldn't mind
17:00a little practice, though.
17:01Okay, all jokes aside,
17:04we just moved back
17:05into the house.
17:07I want us to feel normal again
17:10before adding a child.
17:12And after the miscarriage,
17:16I just want everything
17:18to be right.
17:19Yeah, so do I.
17:20Okay, then why rush
17:22and cut corners?
17:24I need to get the green light
17:25from my doctor
17:26that there are no
17:28hitting side effects.
17:29Yeah, that's probably wise.
17:31And you should get checked, too.
17:35Those blood test results
17:36that you got
17:37were a little wonky.
17:39I need to make sure
17:40your fertility wasn't impacted.
17:42Nah, I feel fine.
17:43Strong as ever.
17:45What?
17:46You know, I suppose
17:47it couldn't hurt.
17:49So if we both get
17:50the all clear,
17:51you'll be ready?
17:51Of course.
17:53I mean, what better way
17:54to celebrate our love
17:55than, you know,
17:57creating a child
17:59that's the perfect blend
18:01of us both.
18:02Mm-hmm.
18:05For over a year,
18:07that woman
18:08has been wreaking havoc
18:10on everyone I care about.
18:12And what's her punishment?
18:14An inheritance
18:15from my mother, no less.
18:17And now she has you
18:18polishing her halo
18:19with this so-called clinic.
18:21That wasn't my idea.
18:23And I only agreed
18:25because it felt like
18:25a way to honor Doug.
18:26I am not taking this
18:28out on you.
18:29It is just so damn unfair.
18:32She walks around here
18:33like she's bulletproof.
18:35Her luck won't last forever.
18:38But every second
18:39you spend obsessing over her
18:41is a victory for Leslie.
18:44I can't seem to get my mind
18:46on anything else
18:48when the pungent odor
18:50of her narcissism
18:51is clinging to the air
18:53like poison.
18:54Then let's clear the air
18:56with a fresh subject.
18:57like your newly
18:59exciting love life.
19:01Hey, Vanessa.
19:02Stop dragging your heels.
19:04You already said yes
19:05to a double date
19:06with Joey and me.
19:07It's time to lock it in.
19:10You have a lot of faith.
19:12That is a hard path for me.
19:13Like, totally overgrown.
19:18Don't you have
19:19somewhere to be?
19:21Mama, don't be rude.
19:23It's fine.
19:23I should be getting
19:24back to work anyway.
19:27Ah, ladies.
19:30Bye-bye.
19:31Thanks for keeping
19:32my seat warm
19:33and the air
19:34with your hot breath.
19:36What is wrong with you?
19:38Why would you chase him
19:39away like that?
19:40Why would you want
19:41to have anything
19:42to do with a man
19:43who chose your spoiled
19:45brat of a sister
19:46over you
19:47is beyond me?
19:49Because I'm an adult
19:50and I know
19:51how to be mature.
19:52Maybe you should try it.
19:55Yeah, well,
19:57maybe you should
19:58think about optics.
20:00You should be
20:01a little concerned
20:01about that
20:02because imagine
20:03if Isaiah came
20:04walking through that door
20:05and saw you two
20:06with your big old heads
20:07stuck together.
20:08My man don't
20:09spook easy.
20:10And besides,
20:11that's not even a possibility
20:12because today
20:13he's spending time
20:14with my dad.
20:15Thanks to me.
20:19What does that mean?
20:21Oh my gosh,
20:22Mama,
20:23what did you do?
20:24Oh my gosh,
20:28what did you do?
20:29You thinking
20:30what I'm thinking?
20:31An infinity pool
20:33so we can still
20:33swim when it's high tide?
20:36Or
20:37my beautiful wife
20:39stretched out
20:40on the sand
20:40glowing with her belly
20:42catching the sunlight.
20:44Oh,
20:45that's
20:45some imagination
20:46you have.
20:47No,
20:48it's not imagination,
20:49it's vision.
20:50You deserve
20:51a pregnancy
20:52in paradise
20:52and when our little
20:53bundle of joy
20:54does arrive,
20:55he or she
20:55can be
20:56an island baby.
20:58You know?
20:59Falling asleep
21:00to reggae lullabies,
21:01waking up
21:02to the crashing waves.
21:04That does sound nice.
21:07You know,
21:07maybe
21:07I can be
21:08an island baby
21:09myself
21:10and just
21:11stay there forever.
21:13Well,
21:14as long as
21:15I'm there with you.
21:19Oh,
21:19sorry,
21:20Caroline said
21:21I could come in
21:21to discuss something
21:22with you.
21:23Yeah,
21:23yeah,
21:23sure.
21:23Honey,
21:24you mind giving us
21:24a minute?
21:25Of course.
21:26Unless
21:27this has something
21:28to do with Lynette's case.
21:31For the record,
21:33I was hung over
21:34when I agreed
21:35to this little
21:35double date scheme
21:37of yours.
21:37So you're claiming
21:38it's not binding?
21:39I'm just saying...
21:40Nice try.
21:41If you were drunk,
21:42I'd let you plead
21:43temporary insanity,
21:44but a hangover
21:45is peak clarity.
21:47You knew
21:47what you were
21:47signing up for.
21:49Vanessa,
21:49I am not comfortable
21:51spending an evening
21:52with Joey,
21:53and I sure as hell
21:54don't want to put
21:55some poor man
21:56through that circus.
21:57Everyone enjoys
21:58a walk on the wild side
22:00now and then.
22:01You would know.
22:01And so believe me
22:02when I tell you
22:03it's not the end
22:04of the world.
22:05At worst,
22:06it's a killer
22:07cocktail party story.
22:09Emphasis on
22:09the killer.
22:10Rumors and speculation,
22:12none of it proven.
22:12If you just show up,
22:14you'd see that
22:15for yourself.
22:17You're not gonna
22:17let me out of this,
22:18are you?
22:19You need this
22:20distraction.
22:21Oh, is that
22:22what we're calling it now?
22:24Oh, fine.
22:26Let me call Carlton
22:27and see if he's
22:28available.
22:28Come on.
22:31Ah.
22:33Man, I thought
22:34this was gonna
22:34be a friendly game.
22:35Right.
22:36Yeah, at least
22:37they don't need trainers.
22:38Doctors can treat
22:39their own injuries.
22:40Whose injury?
22:41I'm just icing my wrists
22:42and prepped for all
22:42these lunches
22:43I have to collect.
22:44More like a strain
22:45playing hack-a-shack
22:46every time somebody
22:47touched a ball.
22:48My last three
22:49was money
22:50until somebody decided
22:51to throw their
22:51entire body at me
22:53and then had the nerve
22:53to say it wasn't
22:54a foul.
22:55If you consider
22:56that playing hard
22:58then maybe
22:59your high school squad
23:00was playing hopscotch.
23:02Hmm.
23:03I guess we found out
23:03that white men
23:04really can't jump.
23:05Okay, easy guys, easy.
23:08Are you sure
23:09you don't need
23:09an ice pack
23:10for that hammy?
23:11Ah, more like a strain.
23:12I should've let
23:13the ball go out of bounds
23:14instead of diving for it.
23:15Mm-hmm.
23:16I appreciate the hustle, though.
23:18That was a good game, though.
23:19Yeah.
23:20Thank you for the invite.
23:21Oh, wait, you know,
23:23you're not leaving, are you?
23:25Why don't you
23:26and me grab a beer,
23:28huh?
23:28Just you and me.
23:31Yeah.
23:32Yeah, sure.
23:34I'll see you there.
23:39Hey, man,
23:40it looks like you're
23:40chopping it up
23:41with Ted after all.
23:43Good luck.
23:47Mama,
23:48my love life
23:49isn't a game.
23:50I beg to differ.
23:52It's called
23:53the game of life,
23:54which you and I
23:55have been excelling
23:56at recently.
23:57You know damn well
23:58what I mean.
23:59Relax.
24:01I told Ted
24:01to step it up
24:03and meet your man.
24:06That's what
24:07daddies do.
24:08No,
24:09that's what you do.
24:10Metal and stir the pot
24:12until it boils over.
24:13Well,
24:14it was beneficial
24:15for you.
24:16Okay,
24:16and what about Isaiah?
24:17What if dad
24:19comes at him sideways?
24:20It can make him
24:21feel some type of way
24:22and mess up everything.
24:25Funny.
24:26You spent years
24:28whining about
24:29not having
24:29a father
24:30in your life
24:32and finally
24:33you get one
24:34and here you are
24:35upset
24:36because if they
24:37don't vibe,
24:38it's me and Isaiah
24:39who pay the price.
24:40And if they do,
24:43then it just
24:45speeds things up.
24:47Speeds what up?
24:50Spring is too soon.
24:52Summer hot
24:53and humid.
24:55What?
24:57Autumn.
24:58Baby girl.
25:00The weather
25:01is just
25:02perfect.
25:04Perfect for...
25:09I can't believe you.
25:10You are still
25:11out here
25:11plotting my wedding?
25:17I do have
25:18an update
25:19on Lynette Wise's case
25:20and maybe it's best
25:21for Mrs. Hamilton
25:21to stay
25:22since you've been
25:23so close to her.
25:25Of course.
25:25I care about Lynette.
25:27She was there
25:27for me
25:28when I was attacked.
25:30Okay,
25:30don't leave us hanging.
25:31What's the update?
25:32Well,
25:32Lynette made it clear
25:33that she wants me
25:34to get the charges dropped.
25:36Every client wishes
25:37that we could
25:37wave a magic wand
25:38and make their problems
25:39disappear,
25:39but reality
25:41doesn't work like that.
25:42Well,
25:42people don't come
25:43to my firm
25:43for reality.
25:44They come because
25:45we're known
25:45to make miracles happen.
25:46Right,
25:47which is why
25:47I couldn't ignore
25:48her request.
25:49So I went back
25:51over everything,
25:52dug deeper than before,
25:53looking for leverage,
25:54loopholes,
25:55anything that could
25:55turn the tide
25:56in our favor.
25:58And?
25:59What I uncovered
26:01surprised me.
26:05I'm starting to see
26:06it real clear,
26:07Carlton.
26:09You're not as laid back
26:10as folks think you are.
26:12As soon as the game
26:13wasn't going your way,
26:14you take cheap shots.
26:17Start playing dirty.
26:19You know,
26:20I can see you too.
26:23Strutting around here
26:24like you're the second coming.
26:25But let's get real.
26:27You're only legendary
26:28in your own head.
26:29It won't be too long
26:30before other folks
26:31peep that.
26:32Other folks
26:32are one woman
26:33in particular.
26:35All right,
26:35come on, guys.
26:36Y'all are really
26:37gonna let a pickup game
26:38turn into World War III?
26:40You both need to chill.
26:49Oh, Nicole.
26:53Carlton,
26:54I was hoping
26:55you were free
26:55for dinner this week.
26:57Regretfully, I'm not.
26:59I'll be out of town.
27:00That is twice
27:01that you have
27:02turned me down.
27:04One more time,
27:05I'll have to think
27:05that you're playing
27:06hard to get.
27:07I wouldn't do that.
27:09Not to you.
27:11I've got my niece's
27:12birthday, remember?
27:13Oh, right.
27:14That destination celebration,
27:16I forgot.
27:17Well, I hope
27:18you have a great trip.
27:20Thanks.
27:21Bye.
27:25Hey, hold up.
27:26Nicole just asked you out?
27:28All I can say is
27:30all is fair
27:31in love
27:32and basketball.
27:38Of course,
27:39I'm talking about
27:40a wedding, sweetie.
27:42Come on,
27:42we need to get
27:43that country club
27:43on the books now
27:45if we want that
27:45prime date for the fall.
27:47Okay, let's be clear.
27:49If I ever decide
27:50to get married,
27:51I pick when and where,
27:53not you.
27:54I did not drop
27:55all that money
27:56on that membership
27:57just to have my daughter
27:58rush off to some courthouse
28:00to be like
28:01some common folk.
28:02Isaiah and I
28:03aren't rushing
28:04into anything,
28:05especially anytime soon.
28:07But why?
28:08Wait, baby.
28:09I mean,
28:10you two are perfect
28:11for each other.
28:12And time don't do
28:13nothing but rob you
28:15of your years.
28:17We like our independence.
28:19Having places
28:20of our own,
28:21our own lives.
28:23Yeah, well,
28:24you know,
28:24independence is overrated.
28:26And since you have
28:28your own place
28:29thanks to me,
28:31then why not
28:33let Isaiah move in?
28:35I mean,
28:36he would save some money.
28:37We don't need
28:38vows for that.
28:39Yeah, but maybe
28:41you need it for things
28:42like tax breaks,
28:44health insurance,
28:45security.
28:46The real perks
28:48come when you
28:49clink, clink,
28:50lock it down, boy.
28:51Okay, why are
28:52we even on this?
28:54You're pushing
28:55this wedding agenda
28:56so hard that
28:57I'm starting to think
28:58that it's not even
28:58about me.
29:00Well, that is
29:01ridiculous.
29:02Who else would
29:03it be about?
29:05You?
29:07this feels awkward.
29:10I'm glad you said it
29:11first.
29:12Trust me,
29:13I was in your shoes
29:14yesterday,
29:15sitting across
29:16from the woman
29:16in my life's family
29:17getting interrogated
29:18like it was
29:20NCIS.
29:22Yeah.
29:23Yeah.
29:24So I'll
29:24spare you
29:25a small talk.
29:27What are your intentions
29:28with my daughter?
29:31simple, sir.
29:34My only goal
29:34is keeping Eva happy.
29:36How exactly?
29:38By showing up,
29:39taking her out,
29:40and showing her
29:41she matters,
29:42really listening
29:42when the weight's
29:43on her,
29:45respecting her
29:45for the woman
29:46she is,
29:46and making sure
29:47she never doubts
29:48her worth.
29:51That's a good answer.
29:54It's the truth.
29:56Eva hasn't had it easy.
29:58I'm sure she's told you
29:59what it was like
30:00for her growing up.
30:01Yeah,
30:01I can't imagine
30:02going through
30:02half of what
30:03she went through.
30:04Need to get on.
30:06Eva's mother
30:07is the reason
30:09the phrase
30:10brace yourself
30:11exists.
30:12But in spite
30:13of all that,
30:14Eva,
30:15she didn't just
30:15survive,
30:16she came out
30:17stronger.
30:19She's special.
30:20Realest thing
30:21I ever had
30:21in my life.
30:22That's why
30:23I don't plan
30:23on being the fool
30:24who let that slip away.
30:26Good,
30:26because the last thing
30:27I want to see
30:27is her getting hurt again.
30:31Same.
30:32All right,
30:33that's good.
30:34I guess you can
30:35understand why
30:36I'd be concerned
30:37about her
30:39dating someone
30:40with your history.
30:47I've been digging
30:48into Lynette
30:48and it's not
30:49what I found
30:49that bothers me,
30:50it's what I didn't.
30:53Go on.
30:55Other than
30:56her birth certificate
30:57and a couple
30:57of tax forms
30:58that she had
30:59from when she
30:59worked at that bank,
31:01she barely exists.
31:02No paper trail,
31:04minimal social media.
31:05It's like she dropped
31:05out of the sky
31:06the day she walked
31:07into our office.
31:09That's odd.
31:10No,
31:11no,
31:11that's smart.
31:13I've seen prosecutors
31:14weaponize a tweet,
31:16a Facebook memory,
31:16even a damn Yelp review.
31:18A client with any good sense
31:19scrubs their life clean
31:20before it could be
31:21used against them.
31:22So it doesn't bother you
31:23that she's a ghost?
31:25And half the people
31:26that pay our retainers
31:26are ghosts.
31:28I mean,
31:28are they guilty
31:30of every charge?
31:31No.
31:31Innocent?
31:32Not by a long shot.
31:34It's not our job
31:35to judge.
31:36It's just our job
31:37to keep them out of prison.
31:39That is exactly why
31:40knowing more about Lynette
31:41matters.
31:42And since she's
31:43kept me at arm's length,
31:44I was thinking
31:45maybe she's confided in you.
31:47Why would you think that?
31:48I didn't mean
31:49any disrespect.
31:50I just thought
31:50since you two
31:51have bonded now.
31:52Okay,
31:53we're not girlfriends
31:54who brunch together.
31:56We just talked
31:56about the attack.
31:57That's it.
31:58If she ever does
31:59open up to you,
32:00I hope I can count
32:01on the boss's wife
32:01to share what she's learned.
32:05You know what's wild?
32:08I was ready
32:08to run into ference
32:09for Isaiah
32:10in case Uncle Ted
32:11was pressing him
32:12too hard.
32:13Turns out the ones
32:14needing a referee
32:15were you and Kyle.
32:16Look,
32:17there was just
32:17two men talking
32:18a little smack,
32:19nothing serious.
32:20We both know
32:21that you scrapping
32:22wasn't over just the game.
32:23Andre,
32:24don't make this
32:24more than it is.
32:26I'm just calling it
32:27for what it is.
32:28And Aunt Nicole
32:29isn't here for all
32:29of that macho posturing.
32:31Keep it up.
32:32Her choice isn't going
32:34to be you or Kyle.
32:35Should be moving on.
32:40Since Carlton
32:41isn't available,
32:42looks like we are
32:43going to have to put
32:44our little double date
32:44experiment on hold.
32:46What a shame.
32:48Uh-huh.
32:48The disappointment
32:49is just pouring out of you.
32:51I am devastated.
32:53You do have
32:54at least one
32:55other viable option.
32:57Oh,
32:57if you are talking
32:58about Kyle,
33:02well,
33:02speak of the devil.
33:05Hello,
33:07Dr. Rawlins.
33:08Hi,
33:09Vanessa.
33:10I was wondering
33:10if you could help me out.
33:13I know
33:14the lasting impression
33:16you got on me
33:16was that blow-up
33:17at Naomi and Jacob's wedding.
33:19Not my proudest moment,
33:21but that's not me anymore.
33:23Look,
33:23I spent all those years
33:24out of state
33:24working on myself,
33:25becoming a better man.
33:27Look,
33:27as a man
33:28walking down
33:29his own road
33:30back from the stakes,
33:31yeah,
33:32I believe
33:33people can change,
33:34yeah?
33:35And I've never
33:36heard Eva.
33:37We took
33:37a little minute
33:38to lock in,
33:39but now we're solid,
33:41and I'm not here
33:41to play games.
33:42I'm glad to hear it,
33:43and so is Eva's mother.
33:45She's already out here
33:45calling you her
33:46future son-in-law.
33:50Man,
33:51me and Eva
33:52have been solid
33:53for what,
33:53like a few weeks?
33:57Leslie,
33:57she's joking about that,
33:59right?
33:59Afraid not.
34:01She doesn't joke
34:02about something she wants.
34:03She'll move heaven,
34:04hell,
34:05and half the DMV
34:07to make it happen.
34:10Baby,
34:11of course
34:12there's something
34:13in it for me,
34:14okay?
34:15Every mother
34:16dreams
34:17of her daughter
34:19just being
34:21as beautiful
34:21as ever
34:22in this long
34:23white couture gown,
34:26preferably mermaid-style
34:27with a train,
34:29and walking
34:30down the aisle
34:31to her
34:31happily ever after.
34:34So you'll be
34:36just as thrilled
34:37if that happily ever after
34:40was with someone else
34:41instead of Isaiah?
34:42Why on God's
34:44green earth
34:45would you want
34:46to be with another man?
34:47Isaiah is foyering.
34:49He is handsome.
34:50He's tall.
34:52He ain't got no
34:52baby mama drama.
34:55And he comes
34:56from the Hawthorns,
34:57a family that's
34:59well-respected.
35:00And that is better
35:01than a couple, baby.
35:03That is a whole
35:04windfall.
35:07Every Hawthorn man
35:08except Isaiah
35:09happens to be a cop.
35:11Convenient,
35:12right?
35:13In case certain receipts
35:15ever surface
35:15about your
35:16extracurriculars.
35:18I don't know
35:19what you're implying.
35:20Kat's been making
35:21noise again
35:22about you skating
35:22on attempted murder.
35:24Laura's case
35:25is still open.
35:26Don't tell me
35:27you're not begging
35:27on Elon
35:28bearing anything
35:29that stains
35:30the family name.
35:32Hmm.
35:33Never thought about it,
35:34but I suppose
35:34that could be
35:35a nice perk.
35:36Hmm.
35:37Which
35:39would mean that
35:40it'd be beneficial
35:41for Isaiah
35:42to hurry up
35:43and put a ring
35:44on it.
35:45Hmm.
35:46Hmm.
35:46Keep your plan
35:47on work
35:47because Isaiah
35:48and his daddy
35:49barely speak.
35:51Yeah, well,
35:52weddings have a way
35:53of making families
35:55reconcile.
35:56Now all you gotta do
35:57is just nudge
35:59that boy
35:59in the right direction.
36:01What I gotta do
36:03is protect
36:04my relationship.
36:05If you keep this up,
36:07you're going
36:07to push him away.
36:08And if that happens,
36:10I will never
36:11forgive you.
36:14Remember, Mama,
36:16you taught me
36:16everything I know
36:17about revenge.
36:40You taught me
36:41with me
36:42when I was
36:42you taught,
36:42you taught me
36:45what I wrote?
36:51You taught me
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