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