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Beyond the Gates - Season 2 - Episode 32: Wednesday, February 18, 2026
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00:05Remember when Danny gave me a punch right before our wedding?
00:10Hmm?
00:11Not my first rodeo, Bill.
00:13Yeah, well, we're not making a habit of it, okay?
00:15And I'm serious, Elliot.
00:16I insist that you take the time that you need to heal and deal, okay?
00:20I'll let you work for a couple of hours, but after that, I'm taking you back to the hotel.
00:24Ugh, that was sweet.
00:26But what I need is normal.
00:29Last night, you wanted to stay in the hotel until that creek was behind bars.
00:33What changed?
00:38Morning, sissy.
00:40Is it Mother? Is she okay? Are you okay?
00:42Sometimes a drop-in is just a drop-in.
00:45Smells divine. Is that you?
00:52Oh.
00:54I haven't tried this Febreze scent yet.
00:57It's definitely living up to its name.
00:59I'm feeling amorous.
01:01Quit stalling, sissy.
01:03Fine. You got me. I'm here for reasons.
01:06How bad.
01:08I wish I didn't have to tell you, but I feel like I should.
01:10So I should pull the trigger instead of letting someone else do it, right?
01:14Usually, you are about as gun-shy as one of those hunting wives.
01:18Why is my impulsive sister suddenly putting the safety on?
01:22Because you're potentially in the line of fire.
01:36I really just want to see you later.
01:54I can make it easier for you to give up to your property.
01:57I didn't know a Valentine's could be like that.
02:01Like what?
02:02See, now there you go fishing.
02:05It's the stuff from fairy tales,
02:07complete with a dress and the prints and a happy ending.
02:11It was almost perfect.
02:13Dana, beyond sorry,
02:15but I didn't mind the way you sent her packing.
02:18Happy Valentine's Day to me.
02:20I'm going to forget that she ever happened to our night
02:23and count this as one of the most romantic dates of my life.
02:27You want to give me the rest of your top ten?
02:29The other nine are ones we have yet to go on.
02:32I don't want you peaking too soon.
02:35I love a challenge.
02:37But tell me you have to be at the hospital.
02:39I have the day off.
02:41You?
02:42A couple of follow-ups this morning,
02:45but since Carlton and I are on good terms,
02:48maybe I can get him to fill in.
02:51What would you be doing instead?
02:54You?
02:58Dr. Fitzgerald, you have imaging on line four.
03:03Hey, the Fast and the Furious.
03:05You texted.
03:06And you made record time.
03:08I have something for you.
03:10Oh, you thinking supply closet or on-call room?
03:13It was not that kind of surprise.
03:17Was it safe for work?
03:18I think you might still need some privacy.
03:21I think you're really going to like it.
03:25Every time I close my eyes,
03:27I see that fist coming at me.
03:29Oh, sweetheart.
03:31But patting around our hotel suite,
03:34I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror.
03:37That man has my ring
03:39and has me wearing more makeup
03:41than an actress on Broadway.
03:42He's not going to make me jump at my own shadow.
03:46I don't know.
03:47I mean, good job at keeping you dukes up,
03:49but we never leave ourselves open.
03:51Just because you're tired of being scared
03:52doesn't mean that mugger is tired of mugging.
03:56Listen, it's not like I'm running around wild.
03:59You drove us here,
04:00and if I get tired,
04:01I can just drive myself back.
04:03No, you're not driving yourself anywhere.
04:04And I don't want you taxing yourself either.
04:07I prefer no risks at all.
04:09There are no risks here, Bill.
04:11This is where we fell in love.
04:14Where the few people I actually trust are,
04:16where I've never, ever been hurt here before.
04:21Yeah, well, when you put it that way.
04:25So can we stop acting like this mugger
04:29is just right around the corner
04:30when he's just a thug in a haystack?
04:33Yeah.
04:34I'll track that thug down myself.
04:38Again, very sweet,
04:40but not realistic, babe.
04:44I need to do some work,
04:46and I think you should do the same.
04:54Oh, I will.
05:03I usually don't pick up until the third espresso kicks in.
05:08I don't believe that Joey Armstrong needs any sort of fortitude.
05:13That almost sounds like a compliment.
05:16So what kind of trouble have the Dupree's gotten themselves into
05:20that even the ultimate fixer can't get them out of?
05:23This isn't about the Dupree family.
05:24It's about mine.
05:25And we're not in trouble,
05:27but trouble visited us.
05:29And I could use your particular brand of help to solve it.
05:37You heard about Haley, right?
05:40Ugly business.
05:42Robbery's one thing,
05:43but to mar that exquisite face,
05:45how is she?
05:47She's tiny, but mighty.
05:49You know, that punk took her rings,
05:51but I'm more concerned about what else he took.
05:53Her sense of safety.
05:55You think he'll come back for more?
05:57A return visit?
05:59Yeah.
05:59I just want to track him down, Joey.
06:02If anything like that happened to the woman in my life,
06:04I'd feel the same.
06:06Yeah, and the cops don't have any leads.
06:08That's unfortunate.
06:10Is that where I come in?
06:12Well, no one vanishes without a trace.
06:15That lowlife can't walk into a paunch up with a rock that size,
06:18and I figured,
06:19yeah, but you would know how and where
06:21someone might try to make something like that disappear.
06:24And if I shake the rock and whoever's holding it loose,
06:27what then?
06:28Well, my wife would be safe,
06:30and I'd be grateful.
06:31Grateful?
06:33In your debt.
06:36Then consider me your Harry Bosch.
06:40I see you like your mysteries.
06:42I like a satisfying ending.
06:44I'll get your man.
06:46You're here.
06:47We're all so glad you're okay.
06:50Me too.
06:52If Lynette had driven off a second sooner,
06:55if she hadn't seen the attack and yelled,
06:58I just don't know.
07:01Such a nightmare.
07:03Butterfly effect, huh?
07:05Pardon?
07:06The smallest action resulting in a larger consequence,
07:10like you taking those papers to Lynette.
07:13Yeah, I was dropping them off just before.
07:17You're welcome.
07:20You have a problem with that, Tomas?
07:24More like I have some questions.
07:32What are we doing?
07:33Bracing myself for a seismic revelation.
07:35You know, like when you turned my nephew into my brother-in-law?
07:38I saw Shanice with Ted last night.
07:41And?
07:42I told you I ran into them at one of my dates.
07:45It's not breaking news.
07:46It was Valentine's Day, Nicole.
07:49And...
07:49And he bought her a dress that cost more than her monthly salary.
07:53I know.
07:54And I caught a glimpse of it at the desk.
07:56Did you also catch that it was made of girlfriend material?
08:00I hadn't thought about it.
08:02Okay, so you're about as plugged in as TMZ,
08:05but seemingly less bothered than if your barista had bungled your coffee order.
08:08I am the one who filed the divorce papers.
08:11Doesn't mean you want to see someone you're working with
08:13eating your leftovers in front of you.
08:15Or in front of me.
08:16Danny.
08:16Listen, even the most well-adjusted therapist superwomen
08:21might get hit hard if they realize their ex is taking the next step with a keeper.
08:26I really am okay.
08:29Are you sure?
08:31Okay, I didn't expect him to find somebody that I actually like.
08:36But when I saw them together, I wasn't hit with regret.
08:40It was more, I don't know, wonder.
08:45I had this one vision of life with Ted and me, hand in hand, forever.
08:51And now when I think about my future, he doesn't have that same role.
08:55It's my kids, you, mother and daddy, my friends.
09:00I don't know whose hand, if any, I will be holding.
09:04And I have no desire to skip to the end.
09:07I'm kind of liking this part.
09:08Doesn't hurt that you have not one but two hot accomplices.
09:13To accompany you on your new escapade.
09:16My point is, I am fine with Ted turning the page.
09:22And it's not about who Shanice is.
09:24It's about who she's not.
09:26She's not Leslie.
09:28I do get that.
09:30Did I mention I also ran into Leslie last night?
09:33Did she end up at the same restaurant as Ted on Valentine's Day?
09:40Well, Shanice and I tag-teamed reading her for filth.
09:43Oh, I would have loved to have seen that.
09:47It was glorious!
09:51Oh, and I almost had to give it up to Ted for not making the Leslie mistake twice.
09:57But he is moving on.
10:01You'd cancel your morning for me.
10:04I'm not ready for our date to end.
10:06Maybe a museum, a park.
10:11Maybe we can...
10:12Stop naming places when you know exactly where we're going.
10:16Let me call Carlton.
10:18Yeah, we'll hurry up then.
10:19Okay.
10:21I can't believe you've never been here, Tavia.
10:24They've got the best French toast in the DMV.
10:27I can't believe we're finally doing this.
10:31I miss that face.
10:34Oh, me too.
10:36No, your face.
10:37Not mine.
10:39On second thought, I'll take another cappuccino.
10:42Mm-hmm.
10:49I am not surprised Shanice can more than handle herself with Leslie.
10:54And Shanice isn't too close to home.
10:56She has had that cute nose of hers in everybody's business forever.
11:00And she has always been Team Dupree.
11:03And you're sure we don't hate her?
11:06You like Shanice.
11:07I like Shanice.
11:08You know, we trade compliments when we see each other kind of way.
11:11But if you say the word, I'm prepared to scalpel a bitch.
11:14You can stand down, sissy.
11:17Alrighty.
11:18Did you know she has two cousins who had pictures of moi on their walls hanging up when they were
11:24growing up?
11:25The one in the gold one piece.
11:27Of course they did.
11:28And of course you just did.
11:30Huh?
11:32You ran into my ex and his girlfriend and somehow made it about your covergirl days.
11:37I did, didn't I?
11:38I'm not mad.
11:40My sister, the supermodel, is back.
11:43Oh, it's been more than a minute.
11:44And you're even more beautiful, because now you know yourself.
11:49You are exactly where you belong.
11:52I didn't know I was missing this part of myself until I started getting it back.
11:56We've always had so damn much, but I never imagined having it all.
12:01I get to be in this world that I have loved since I was a kid.
12:05I get my girls healthy and thriving.
12:08I thought it was either or all these years.
12:10Then I get this beautiful, big-hearted man who keeps giving and giving without asking anything in return.
12:16You do know being single is now my thing, right?
12:20Who's making it about themselves now?
12:23We're perfect!
12:25I will say, I have taken for granted the Dupree's having so much family, we can't go five minutes without
12:32running into one of us.
12:35Andres only had Ted in you.
12:37He still has me.
12:38I know I've drawn a line in the sand when it comes to Ted.
12:43But since you and he seem to be less war of the Richardsons when it comes to your uncoupling...
12:49Ah, you want to turn Shanice and Ted into your couple friends.
12:54Only with your blessing for Andre.
12:59I'm on board for Andre.
13:01And for me.
13:02The happier Ted is with Shanice, the less I have to worry about him crashing my dating game.
13:07And who is winning this game?
13:09Bachelor number one.
13:11Or bachelor number two.
13:16Hey, how's it going?
13:17Pinch, how's your schedule?
13:19I ain't stuck on 95.
13:21With your help, I will miss the traffic entirely.
13:23Can you sub in for me this morning?
13:25Everything okay?
13:26I can use a little me time.
13:28Going some more Shanice time.
13:31Sorry, man, I can't.
13:32I gotta take Cooper back to the OR.
13:34Complications?
13:35He woke up with a face full of blood.
13:37Looks like I'm gonna have to go back in.
13:39Eva will rebook my morning weekend.
13:41Make quick work of it together.
13:43And I will appreciate your help.
13:45Happy to.
13:47I gotta admit, I was surprised you asked me out.
13:50I thought you and Cheryl...
13:52Oh, we decided we're better as friends.
13:56What about that guy you were seeing?
13:59Moved to Montana.
14:01It's too bad you and I don't work together anymore.
14:05Well, at least I'm in the same state.
14:09Finish that story you were telling me.
14:11Oh, yeah.
14:12Okay, so there was Bryce trying on a helmet full of whipped cream when the new uniforms
14:20came in.
14:21What did Bryce do?
14:22He tried to play it off, but the whipped cream started to melt down his face.
14:27Liam asked if he could have some for his coffee and the whole house erupted.
14:33Sounds hilarious.
14:34Yeah.
14:37No, you shouldn't have.
14:38I didn't get you anything.
14:40I thought it could be helpful.
14:41When health stuff hits this close to home, it can be overwhelming to navigate.
14:47These are assisted living facilities.
14:49Color-coded by distance and cross-referenced by amenities.
14:55This must have taken you a long time.
14:57And I did a deep dive on Koss, because I know that's going to be a big nut for you.
15:01Dr. Fitzgerald, dialed by.
15:05This was my first choice when Mom first got diagnosed.
15:10Back then, I thought we had a lot more time before I had to put on one of these.
15:14Well, that's my pick, too.
15:16The staff-to-patient ratio is small.
15:18The private rooms have all the safety features that she's going to need as her Parkinson's
15:22progresses.
15:23You know, they even have these whirlpool tubs that are great for aching muscles.
15:26This could be perfect.
15:31By perfect, you mean useless to me.
15:34The thing is, I thought Caroline was going to send those papers by messenger, per usual.
15:40Lynette asked if I could bring them to her, but I didn't think anything of it.
15:45Since the harassment suit, we've got protocols on who makes deliveries.
15:50Not to mention getting this close to a client blurs lines.
15:54I know you've struggled to find friends in this town, and if you've clicked with Lynette,
15:59that's fine.
16:01Next time, just loop me in.
16:03Okay?
16:04Oh, I'm sorry it fell through after I got punched in the face.
16:09Bailey, that's not...
16:10And did you just try to accuse me of being friendless and breaking office protocol?
16:14Not what I meant at all.
16:16I was just trying to save us from future miscommunication.
16:19As a paralegal, you should know.
16:20You were trying to put me in my place and forgot yours.
16:25I am proud of being a paralegal, but go outside and take a look at that shingle.
16:30Imagine a missus in front of the name out there and clue in what it means.
16:36Careful, junior partner.
16:39All that scraping and butt-kissing you did to get yourself here might have been for nothing.
16:46You might be kissing your job goodbye.
16:50What the hell's going on?
16:58Carlton Slim?
17:00We have a patient we have to take back into the OR.
17:04You know I get it.
17:06I will make it up to you several times and in several ways later.
17:12You just keep your head in that surgery and I'll think of the ways.
17:23Well, it's nice to know the fire helmet prank still lives on.
17:26Oh, you should have seen Todd's turn.
17:28Cold, firehouse chili dripping everywhere.
17:31He vowed revenge.
17:32Todd?
17:32Yeah, he's the new probie.
17:34He's...
17:35Oh, Derek, I'm an idiot.
17:37Telling a story about the kid who...
17:40Replaced me.
17:42It's okay.
17:45No one could fill your shoes or the rest of the uniform.
17:51Sorry.
17:53Go ahead.
18:01My mother has been so good to me.
18:08But I can't get her the care that she deserves because lab techs with student loans can't afford whirlpools and
18:14low staff to patient ratios.
18:16Okay, but I bet there's a program that will offset costs.
18:18She doesn't qualify.
18:19Okay, well then you and I, we're going to put our two big brains together.
18:22This isn't Wordle.
18:24This is...
18:25We're talking about my mother, Ashley.
18:29Do you think I would let her live in a crappy place if there was anything, anything that I could
18:34do to get her out of there?
18:35Don't you think I've exhausted every possibility?
18:39Okay, I overstepped, Grayson.
18:41I'm sorry.
18:41I just, I really just wanted to help.
18:47When it comes to my mother, I've got this.
18:51Your boss, you rang?
18:54Bill Hamilton rang first.
18:57What does he want?
18:59Is he in for some kind of reverse ambulance chaser scheme?
19:04Haley was attacked near Uptown.
19:08But no doubt you already know all about that.
19:13We just had a little misunderstanding.
19:15Oh, now you're going to minimize my feelings?
19:17No one here would ever do that, Haley.
19:19He was accusing me of going rogue.
19:24Okay.
19:25All right.
19:25It was a big step for you to come in, but I'm calling it.
19:27We'll try again in a few days.
19:29Wait, I didn't even put in a minute of work.
19:32Babe, I'm fine.
19:33I'm not fine seeing you upset.
19:35Caroline, I need you.
19:36Bill.
19:37Haley, if you must, you can work remotely, but you're not staying here.
19:48That's so brave.
19:50Okay.
19:51You want a tea or something?
19:52Or something.
19:53I need you to take Haley back to the hotel.
19:55Of course.
19:55But you have work.
19:57Nonsense.
19:58Your well-being comes first.
20:00That's the spirit.
20:06All right.
20:07Later.
20:17Kill me now.
20:19My sister's sitter canceled.
20:22The twins.
20:23Go.
20:24I totally understand.
20:26Well.
20:27No.
20:29But you finally asked me out.
20:32We didn't even begin to talk about you.
20:34We're good.
20:35Really?
20:36Always.
20:38I'll text you.
20:43Ugh.
20:54Looks like you and Ted are good.
20:58I know it's not true, but sometimes it feels like I spend my whole life behind that desk
21:04watching the world go by.
21:07Last night, Ted made me feel like I wasn't watching anymore, you know?
21:12I'm happy for you, Shanice.
21:14Says the man who was just having breakfast with a fire country hottie.
21:17Yeah.
21:19Hot isn't everything.
21:20Ah.
21:21Is that why it looked like you were waiting on a root canal instead of French toast?
21:26I didn't even get to put my order in.
21:29And I'm relieved.
21:31I'm sitting here trying to put everything I can't have behind me, and Tavia is just going
21:35to be another reminder.
21:37All she could talk about was the firehouse.
21:41If someone ever took nursing away from me, I would be in the fetal position.
21:45Yeah, for like a week.
21:47Then you'd somehow single-handedly Shanice your way back into saving the world.
21:51Did you just use my name as a verb?
21:54Okay.
21:55Well, let's Shanice this thing then.
21:57Look at all your possibilities, Derek.
22:00Good things will happen whether it's with Tavia or someone else.
22:03And there's another job out there, too.
22:06The only one I've been offered is from Leslie Thomas.
22:08And I know I'm hard up, but I...
22:10Go for it.
22:12The woman is nuts.
22:14That's true.
22:15But she won't be hands-on with this whole free clinic thing.
22:18You don't know that?
22:19Does she look like a worker bee to you?
22:22Your whole thing is helping people.
22:23And the clinic just falls into your lap?
22:25That has to mean something, Derek.
22:29I'll think about it.
22:31Well, maybe you should give Tavia a second thought, too.
22:34You could use the boost.
22:35And she was looking at you like you were the tastiest snack she's ever seen.
22:41Don't think answer quick.
22:43You have to kick one of them out of bed.
22:45They fulfill different needs.
22:47You are no fun.
22:48I need you to be more graphic.
22:50Not happening.
22:51Why not?
22:51Why can't we swap bedroom stories like other sisters?
22:55Because you are married to my nephew.
22:57Fine, fine, fine.
22:59You're sure you're good?
23:01I'm open.
23:02Maybe there's a bachelor number three.
23:05At least that's what Vanessa says.
23:07You are not having one-night stands like Vanessa pre-Joey.
23:11You are having a lot of nights with two desirable men.
23:14I'm just saying, protect your heart.
23:17Stop worrying.
23:18I can walk and chew gum at the same time and not fall in love with the gum.
23:23That's what I thought.
23:24And then, boom.
23:26You think you can't catch feelings.
23:30Feelings have a way of catching you.
23:33I'll outrun them.
23:35Whatever you say, sissy.
23:41Hey, thanks again.
23:43I'll look at the scans and meet you in there.
23:44Sounds good.
23:46Dr. Richardson's going to scrub in and assist.
23:49So, I assume you want OR3?
23:52Shanice informed you about our dust-up.
23:55There is no excuse that I can offer for being rude.
23:58Am I now enemy number one of the nursing staff?
24:01You are not the first doctor, or nurse for that matter,
24:04to let their personal lives spill all over this floor.
24:06Sure. So, how much have you heard?
24:09Oh, I've been informed of every messy aspect of your triangle.
24:15There's a thrill from going to Tide Knot to Cut Loose.
24:19You know, both you and Kyle, you're accomplished, charming, handsome.
24:25But the edge that Kyle has on you is that he's new.
24:30With you, there's expectations.
24:34And that's a lot of pressure on a woman that doesn't want any.
24:39Got it.
24:40So, what do I do?
24:43Be you.
24:44Just be less...
24:46available.
24:48Try to make her jealous?
24:49Try to make her curious.
24:52Right now, you're kind of giving eager.
24:54Ouch.
24:55But fair.
24:57Thank you, Ashley.
24:59Let's get you set up with OR3.
25:10Hamilton takes a hit.
25:12The tables talk.
25:14Broad daylight, heavy foot traffic,
25:18and more importantly, near my territory.
25:22We're not dealing with some criminal savant here.
25:25Now, the mugger would have tried to offload the credit cards,
25:29if not that sparkler that Haley was sporting.
25:33Instead, crickets.
25:36Why?
25:39Maybe the purpose smarter than we think,
25:42or just passing through.
25:44That's because it is real,
25:46and it still hurts.
25:47So, back up.
25:48Dang.
25:49Nah, don't even try.
25:50There's no way you could have done that to yourself.
25:54I didn't.
25:55So, who?
25:57Haley.
25:59Why?
26:00What?
26:01Lynette was more than happy to lend a hand.
26:04Or a fist.
26:06It's not the theft alone.
26:08It's the violence.
26:10Bill's beside himself.
26:13But you must be, too,
26:15given your close personal relationship with Mrs. Hamilton.
26:23Missing your house?
26:25Oh, and all our things.
26:27And feeling safe.
26:29But I guess this is going to be the truth now everywhere we go.
26:33Oh, honey.
26:35No pity, Caroline.
26:37I've already derailed your morning.
26:39Oh, this is all Tomas.
26:40All that ambition behind those cheekbones.
26:43Maybe he hasn't quite grasped the emphasis on junior and junior partner.
26:47Um, you know, I think that might have put him in his place.
26:51Hmm.
26:52I mean, for what it's worth,
26:53I'm guessing
26:54Bill might have laid into him, too.
26:58Oh?
27:00He laid into me
27:01for allowing the mugging to happen.
27:05To quote Bill,
27:06my wife is not an office errand girl.
27:09Look, I, I never wanted to cause you any trouble.
27:13I just thought I was saving everyone some work.
27:16No good deed goes unpunished.
27:18The one time you put yourself out for your new friend.
27:22Friend might be overstating it.
27:25Gal pal, then?
27:27You even got the firm to handle her case pro bono.
27:30We had no idea what that creep would have done if she hadn't been there.
27:33She did what anyone would have done.
27:36But you're safe now.
27:40And you have the security team right outside the door.
27:44Hmm.
27:44Thanks to my loving husband.
27:49It's killing Bill.
27:52That he can't wipe your memory of what happened away.
27:56So even if you were the one who took the punch,
28:00he feels it, too.
28:03You do know my husband.
28:05Yes.
28:06Yeah, well, please give her my regards.
28:08Thanks.
28:10You know, Hayley came here because she thought the people that she could trust are here.
28:14And then I have to send her back to the hotel to get her away from you?
28:17My woman was hurt out there.
28:19I shouldn't have to protect her in here.
28:22Now, how do you think that makes me feel?
28:25Go ahead. Speak.
28:28That's the last thing I wanted.
28:30I felt bad that Hayley got hurt delivering papers for my case.
28:35I never asked Hayley to do that.
28:38I guess I just didn't have any idea how close she and Lynette have gotten.
28:49I'm really trying to move on.
28:51Oh, he's learning.
28:53Now, I am going to help you with your dating profile under one condition.
28:56Who says I'm signing up for the dating apps?
29:00Okay, what's the condition?
29:01That you put that girl Tavia out of her misery.
29:04Can't have her out here with hope.
29:07Yeah, I know you're right, but that's going to be a really hard conversation to have.
29:12But honesty is the best way to go.
29:17Hiding the truth didn't really work out well for me, did it?
29:24Do you have a minute?
29:27Sure.
29:29Okay.
29:31There's a lot we don't know about each other yet.
29:35And you just found out I can be a jerk sometimes.
29:39I think we can share that title.
29:41I went from a few dates and some trysts in the on-call room to your own personal senior healthcare
29:47consultant.
29:49Something you never asked me to do.
29:51I'd say I was the one who went a little too fast.
29:55Caring for people is your go-to.
29:59You weren't skipping ahead.
30:00You were just being your kind, generous, gorgeous self.
30:08I'm just not in a place to receive it.
30:11Too much me?
30:14More like not enough me.
30:17I don't know how to be a grown man who can't do better for his mother.
30:21You do take care of her.
30:23That makes you a good son and an honorable man.
30:27The side jobs, picking up the extra shifts here, spending every possible minute I can with her are just not
30:33enough.
30:36And I'm sorry that you were on the other side of that frustration.
30:42Can you forgive me?
30:44Of course.
30:58Just a little.
31:04It's a breeze to reset the mood.
31:08It smells good in here.
31:11What's up?
31:12Did you want to follow up on that referral?
31:14Your patient reached out and scheduled.
31:17Oh, good.
31:17But that is not why I texted.
31:20Okay.
31:21Something you need.
31:22I loved every single one of your adorable Valentine's Day texts.
31:30But texts do not a date make.
31:33Tell me more.
31:35I'm on the board of this little theater downtown, and they are doing one of August Wilson's Century Cycle Plays
31:41this month.
31:42If I recall, you're a fan.
31:44No one, absolutely no one, centers the human existence like August Wilson.
31:49Gotta take the crooked with the straights.
31:52Well, I was thinking that we could experience it together.
31:55Tonight?
31:58I'd love to.
31:59Oh, yay.
32:01But I've already seen it.
32:03Oh.
32:04Yeah, last week.
32:06But you should absolutely go.
32:08You do not want to miss something this fabulous.
32:11Well, I've got to go.
32:12The OR should be prepped right now, and I should not keep Mr. Cooper waiting.
32:16I hope it goes well.
32:18Thanks.
32:25Haley has every right to choose her friends, and no action that she took makes her responsible for what happened
32:31to her, but your behavior, on the other hand.
32:33I never would have put Haley in the way of that mug.
32:35That is not the behavior I'm talking about, Tomas.
32:38How could you not know that she'd be triggered by you cross-examining her about what happened that day?
32:45I see now how I was in the wrong.
32:47Listen, a junior partner understands that part of his role is knowing how to navigate the key players in this
32:53office.
32:53First there's me.
32:54After me, it's my wife, and I don't like her being upset.
32:56It makes my life difficult, and I pay you to make my life easier.
33:02I understand.
33:04I like you, Tomas.
33:06I handpicked you because of all that potential, but I'd hate to have to lose you because you missed a
33:09fundamental lesson.
33:11Keep Haley happy.
33:12And learn when to keep your mouth shut.
33:14Close the door on your way out.
33:15It won't happen again.
33:35Hey.
33:37Not so good.
33:39Can you meet?
33:41The sooner the better.
33:44You're the one constant.
33:46The one through line in Bill's life.
33:49You were there before me.
33:50During all the good and bad years when he was with Danny.
33:55You give him order.
33:56You keep him calm.
33:58And you're on a very short list of people that he wants to keep happy.
34:04Well, he's earned my loyalty.
34:06Bill's a very good boss.
34:08And friend.
34:09And you've been my friend and ally.
34:13The whole town turned their back on me when I became Bill's wife.
34:18The office might have even followed suit.
34:21But you welcomed me and even acted like my maid of honor.
34:28Well, I said it then and I'll say it again.
34:31You brought Bill back.
34:34I know things have been non-stop drama since then.
34:39But if these few days have taught me anything, it's who the important people are.
34:50I've missed you, too.
34:53When I heard what happened to you, it hurt my heart.
34:57I'm always here to be a shoulder or a cocktail companion.
35:04Thanks, Carolyn.
35:06Happy wife, happy life.
35:09Preach.
35:11No, seriously.
35:13Tell everyone at the office, whether they like it or not, this wifey's here to stay.
35:21I know you told me you were messing around with Mrs. Hamilton.
35:25I took that back, Joey.
35:26You know what I'm saying?
35:27Don't.
35:27Please.
35:28The less you say, the less you lie.
35:30I don't need to know what you're doing with Ailey.
35:33I need to get down to business.
35:35Understood.
35:36Bill Hamilton came to me for a favor.
35:39Now, when someone like him asks, I deliver because he'll owe you.
35:43And you're going to get me what Bill wants.
35:46What was that?
35:47Justice.
35:48Someone smashed his wife's face and took that ring off her finger.
35:54And then he just disappeared.
35:56A small-timer's probably pawned that ring down in Florida somewhere by now.
36:02I think the ring and the perp are still closer to home.
36:08And you're going to bring him to me.
36:12I don't know.
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