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Beyond the Gates - Season 2 - Episode 35: Monday, February 23, 2026
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00:04Previously on Beyond the Gates
00:06The Institute must create a research arm here in BC
00:09And they just offered me a position
00:10I'll get to study Parkinson's and stay close to you
00:13How do you know, Sammy?
00:15Just someone I know from the casino
00:16What do you want?
00:17I want some damn respect
00:19I'm moving out
00:20Just until this case is closed
00:22If I go down, you and Hayley
00:25Are going right along with me
00:26Go run, tell that
00:29It's time to tell the world Anita Dupree has breast cancer
00:35Kat, hey, was this a little surprise drop-in?
00:38More like a bonus check
00:40Try Ambush
00:42She ditches family volunteer night
00:45When I actually need her
00:47And then shows up right before my Zoom meeting
00:49With the campaign team
00:51Please, as if you need any help
00:53You smile big, you kiss babies
00:55And you never say or do anything
00:56Worthy of getting memed
00:57Nailed it
00:58I was, uh, trying to convince your man here
01:01That he should have taken me to Costa Rica
01:03As the dutiful sister
01:05I would have kept him from being lonely
01:07Excuse me if I didn't want to bring my kid's sister
01:10To lover's paradise
01:12There was a certain story that was heating up
01:15And it wasn't the best time for me to leave town
01:17But you could always hit up that island with Tomas
01:21Except her boyfriend just made Junior partner
01:24And that's why her Valentine's date was mom
01:27Don't start with me, Martin
01:29Tomas didn't trip when I skipped Puerto Rico
01:31For Chelsea Kat's first Christmas
01:33It's called being a supportive partner
01:37Reciprocity, maybe you've heard of it
01:38You are cooking today, Kat
01:43What?
01:44No clever comeback?
01:46No, not this time
01:47You got me
01:48I put my ambitions first way too often
01:51Instead of giving my man the shine he deserves
01:54I learned the hard way
01:56About keeping secrets and taking you for granted
02:00But never again
02:05Aunt Kat
02:06Hey, superstar
02:07Why does it look like you sprinted home?
02:10I'm fine
02:11Uh, just excuse me
02:13Well, not so fast
02:14I brought the proofs from the shoot
02:17You coordinated for Fenmore's presentations
02:19I'm sorry, but I'll have to check them online later
02:22I had lunch with grandma
02:24And I really have to get a jump on this AP psych project
02:27I thought you were on schedule with that
02:29I was, but
02:31But your extracurricular activities are taking you away from school
02:34That's not it, I swear
02:36Then what is it?
02:40Samantha
02:41I haven't been able to focus, okay?
02:44Not with everything that's been going on with great-grand
02:48Anastasia cornered me at lunch
02:50Said mother collapsed at the club yesterday
02:52What?
02:53Why is this the first time hearing about this?
02:55I called daddy, but he swore it was just a dizzy spell
02:58But you don't think
02:59I want to believe that Anastasia is just stirring the pot
03:02Oh, I heard you two come in
03:06What's all this whispering about?
03:08We're just comparing notes
03:09Trying to figure out why you summoned us here
03:12Your mother will explain
03:13Come on in, she'll be right down
03:15Daddy, please
03:16If this is something upsetting
03:18Just tell us now
03:35I'll be right back to you
03:35I'll be right back to you
03:35I'll be right back to you
03:35I'll be right back to you
03:36I'll be right back to you
03:36I'll be right back to you
03:36I'll be right back to you
03:37I'll be right back to you
03:38I'll be right back to you
03:39I'll be right back to you
03:41I'll be right back to you
03:45I'll be right back to you
03:51You finally ready to order, or are you just ranting my table by the hour?
03:56My guy is, uh, running late, so I think I'll hold all till he shows.
04:01Mm-hmm. Just keep in mind, the meter's running.
04:05Yes, ma'am.
04:19A burner?
04:20Yes. I have my own.
04:22And I put my number in there in case you need it.
04:24But only in the case of an emergency should you call me.
04:27And when you do, use this burner to call mine. Never use your real phone.
04:30Yeah.
04:49Naomi! How's our Haley holding up?
04:52Well, I just checked on her yesterday, and she's as well as can be expected.
04:56Still a little jumpy, though.
04:58Well, tell her keep her head up.
05:00With the police out there looking for that bastard, I'm positive.
05:04It's only a matter of time.
05:06Yeah.
05:11It's not the time, Lynette.
05:13You'll live.
05:15I wanted to tell you face-to-face.
05:17I handled our little problem.
05:19Handled it how?
05:22My boss just walked in. Time for you to bounce.
05:25I'll text you the details.
05:26Yeah, whatever.
05:32Is that what I pay you for?
05:34Play footsie under the table?
05:36What?
05:37You heard me.
05:39What are you doing in here, wasting your time,
05:42when you should be out there
05:44looking for the scumbag that laid hands on Haley Hamilton?
05:50It's Elon.
05:52Talk.
05:53Got good news.
05:54That's all I thought.
05:57Haley's here with me.
05:58You're on speaker.
05:59Miss Hamilton, you can breathe easy.
06:01We've got your assailant in custody.
06:07You are worried.
06:10I get that.
06:11And so do I.
06:12And your concern for Grant
06:14is not the only reason you're falling behind.
06:17Pop.
06:17You're juggling school, Chelsea Cat,
06:20the cotillion, the clinic.
06:22No wonder why your project is stalling.
06:24So now being ambitious is a bad thing?
06:27Last I checked,
06:28you're running a congressional office
06:29and a re-election campaign.
06:31That is hardly the same.
06:33And you've got your regular reporter job
06:35on top of that super secret assignment
06:37that you think nobody notices.
06:40Look, I have a lot on my plate,
06:42but we all do.
06:45I can handle it, okay?
06:47Samantha, you are sharp
06:49and talented,
06:50and you're more driven
06:52than most grown-up folks that I know.
06:54But even as adults,
06:56sometimes we hit walls.
06:58Especially when we're concerned
06:59about an ailing loved one.
07:01And I'm not trying to pile on,
07:03but maybe we should cut back.
07:04No, no, no.
07:07Look, can we just please call them?
07:09If I know that great-grand's okay,
07:11then I can get my head straight
07:13and focus on my project.
07:16Please, Pop.
07:19I guess it wouldn't hurt.
07:26Oh, my goodness.
07:28Leaping to our feet?
07:29Did I take that long to get down here?
07:31You never take the elevator, Mother.
07:33Are you feeling worse?
07:34I'm just conserving my energy
07:36for things that matter.
07:40Martin, I'll take it in the study.
07:42Fill him in.
07:45So this is serious?
07:48Come.
07:50Sit.
07:51All right, Charles.
07:54Sit, sit.
07:58You can stop holding your breath.
08:01I know what you've heard from Anastasia,
08:03but rumors of my rapid decline
08:08have been grossly exaggerated.
08:10And what happened yesterday?
08:12I was trying to escape Leslie,
08:15and I stood up too fast,
08:16and then I had to sit down even faster,
08:18and unfortunately,
08:19a glass got caught in the crossfire.
08:21That's all?
08:23That's all she wrote.
08:24Although I'm sure Leslie's version
08:26had me gasping for my last breath.
08:28She probably passed it right along to Anastasia.
08:31But that's not why we're here.
08:36I wanted you to come by
08:37so I can tell you that I've come to a decision.
08:40I'm going to go public with my diagnosis.
08:43Public?
08:46Maybe we should talk about this.
08:48There's nothing to talk about.
08:50I already have an interview
08:52this afternoon with Gayle King.
08:56And look who decided to bless my section.
09:00Bless?
09:01Just ten minutes ago,
09:02you were ready to evict me.
09:03That's before I knew you were meeting
09:05with Mr. Armstrong here.
09:07Had I known,
09:08I would have had your usual out of the kitchen
09:10before you even touched the chair.
09:12And make me miss your lovely voice
09:15recite my order?
09:16Salmon cakes on ciabatta.
09:18You know me.
09:19Creature of habit.
09:20Creature of habit with good taste.
09:23And I'll take a B.O.T.
09:25To go.
09:27He has work to do.
09:32Hey, I am working.
09:34The woman you just saw me talking to,
09:36she said she had a front row seat
09:38to Hayley's mugging.
09:39And?
09:40She wasn't much help.
09:42The way she describes a guy
09:43could have been half the damn city.
09:45And it happened too fast
09:46for her to snap a pic on her phone.
09:48But I'm still working on the bus.
09:51Good.
09:52Busy street, broad daylight.
09:56Somehow, someway,
09:58the truth is bound to come out.
10:01We received a 911 call this morning.
10:04A vagrant threatening a woman in Stance Park.
10:07Spawning officers found him
10:08passed out on the bench.
10:09Checked his pockets for weapons.
10:12Found a wallet and Miss Hamilton's driver's license.
10:16That's, uh, good news.
10:18We'd like for you to come down,
10:20take a look, confirm it's him.
10:22Thanks to you.
10:23We'll be right there.
10:27You don't need to come with me.
10:29The hell I don't.
10:31I'm not scared anymore.
10:33I'm not scared anymore.
10:33They have him in custody
10:34and you have lunch with Chelsea.
10:36Who will understand?
10:38Hey, listen,
10:39I don't want to be the reason
10:40you bail on your daughter.
10:41Plus, you two are finally in a good place.
10:45Besides, I'm not your child bride,
10:47no matter how many times
10:48Danny calls me that.
10:49I can handle myself.
10:51Hayley, that's not the point.
10:53It's exactly the point.
10:55Okay?
10:57After this,
10:58I will check us out
10:59and to think
11:03tonight
11:04we could be
11:05making love in our own bed, babe.
11:09You have it your way,
11:10but you call me the second
11:11you walk out of there.
11:12Okay.
11:33Taking her cancer public,
11:35honestly,
11:36I'm not surprised.
11:37Neither am I.
11:38She's anticipating a leak.
11:41That way,
11:42she can control the narrative.
11:44Raising awareness
11:45and turning pain into power.
11:47That's Anita Dupree.
11:49How's she going to do it?
11:50Press release?
11:51Network TV interview
11:53with Gail King today.
11:55Here?
11:56New York.
11:57They'll tape to air
11:58within a few days.
11:59Probably rushed it
12:00because of Gran's chemo schedule.
12:02She and Granddad
12:03are flying private
12:04here and there.
12:06Well,
12:06I think we should
12:07at least go
12:08and see her off
12:09as a family.
12:11Those of us
12:12who don't have
12:13pressing schoolwork.
12:15Uh-uh.
12:15I'm not missing this.
12:17Your project is...
12:19Great-grand is the reason
12:20that I couldn't focus.
12:21If she needs our support,
12:23that comes first.
12:25I'll take my work with me.
12:28All right.
12:28You can go.
12:31Good.
12:32Then Samantha
12:32will go on my behalf.
12:34Wait.
12:35You're not coming?
12:36How about, um,
12:38you show me
12:38how far you go
12:39on that project?
12:40Let's do it.
12:40Let's go.
12:42Let's go.
12:45I would
12:46if I could.
12:47Believe me,
12:48but just say hello
12:49to Anita and family
12:50for me.
12:51Is this about
12:52the story you're chasing?
12:54I can't...
12:55Discuss it.
12:56Right.
12:57All right.
12:57Well, if it's worth
12:58everything you letting slide,
13:00including family...
13:02Trust me.
13:03If you knew
13:04who I'd be letting down,
13:06you wouldn't want
13:07me walking away.
13:11The bonus
13:12like I promised.
13:14Your little
13:14prep talk worked.
13:15The point guy's been
13:16quieter than the church mouse.
13:18I appreciate the bonus.
13:20So now that I pass the test,
13:21when I'm gonna get
13:21my first assignment
13:22after I make this call.
13:32Counselor,
13:32I assume you're looking
13:34for an update.
13:36Actually,
13:36I have one for you.
13:37The guy's in jail.
13:39How did that happen?
13:41My man's been
13:42beating the pavement
13:43with no luck.
13:44Yeah, well,
13:44the cops got luckier.
13:45Got back Haley's wallet
13:46and license.
13:47What about the ring?
13:48It's gone.
13:50That's a shame.
13:51But,
13:52at least you and the missus
13:54will sleep easier.
13:55Oh,
13:56we definitely will.
14:05Malone,
14:07it's Joey.
14:07It's Joey.
14:07Give me a call.
14:09I'm curious about something.
14:13so,
14:15we are back here again.
14:18And, uh,
14:19since when does your
14:22bodyguard slash
14:23ball and chain
14:23let you out
14:24in the street solo?
14:26Just tell me it was you.
14:27What was me?
14:28The guy they locked up today.
14:30They found my wallet
14:31and license in his pockets.
14:33Nah,
14:33that wasn't me.
14:35Then who?
14:37You know who.
14:39And you know
14:40she don't do nothing
14:41for free.
14:47You know,
14:47I'm willing to put money
14:49that the net found
14:50some poor sap
14:50passed out on the bench,
14:52slid your ID
14:53in his pocket,
14:53called 911
14:54and act like
14:55he was threatening her.
14:57But,
14:58they record 911 calls.
14:59Has that ever
15:00stopped her before?
15:02You know,
15:03you're not the only one
15:04who keeps fake IDs
15:05on rotation.
15:06Yeah.
15:07That's true.
15:08With her whole
15:09fake telemarketing voice.
15:11Well, her tired
15:12southern housewife accent.
15:20There you go.
15:21Now,
15:22you have a face
15:23to point to
15:23in the lineup.
15:25Yeah.
15:26That man's not
15:27a threat to anyone.
15:29Better him
15:30than you.
15:31You know,
15:32you don't have
15:32the moral high ground
15:33to stand on.
15:34Right?
15:35You scam people.
15:36We're a living.
15:37Yeah.
15:38Sharks.
15:38Fat cats.
15:39Financial bros.
15:40But that man's
15:41got nothing.
15:42Okay.
15:42Prisoner will give him
15:43everything.
15:44A roof.
15:44Three hots and a cot.
15:46Maybe even streaming
15:46if he's lucky.
15:47Okay.
15:47So now are we
15:48sending men to prison
15:49as a charity program?
15:50Okay.
15:51I ain't in it.
15:51This wasn't my play.
15:52Mine either.
15:53Lynette's the one
15:54pulling the strings.
15:55And she's gonna swear
15:56up and down
15:57that this is the guy.
15:58So you don't have a choice.
16:00And she's gonna put
16:01this guy away
16:01to keep a leash
16:02on you.
16:03And you best believe
16:04that she's gonna keep
16:05yanking it harder
16:06and harder.
16:08Nah.
16:10Mm-mm.
16:10She needs us
16:11the same way
16:12we need her.
16:13She's not dumb enough
16:14to just cut me off.
16:16Not when it messes
16:17up her whole bag.
16:19I hope you're right.
16:21Because we got
16:21a whole lot riding
16:22on this.
16:27Hey.
16:30Oh.
16:31What did I do
16:32to deserve this?
16:33Oh, please.
16:34Like you don't know.
16:35The fellowship
16:36that Madison turned down?
16:37Mm-hmm.
16:38Somehow just happened
16:39to relocate to D.C.
16:41with a shiny new
16:41benefactor footing the bill.
16:43Hmm.
16:44You expect me to believe
16:44it was, what,
16:45some cosmic miracle?
16:47Yeah, it sounds to me
16:48like this benefactor
16:50is a pretty stand-up guy.
16:51But it's news to me.
16:53Since when
16:54don't you take credit
16:54for your good deeds?
16:56Especially since
16:56they've been so few
16:57and far between lately.
17:00Look, all I want to know
17:01is that my baby girl
17:02has everything she needs
17:04to make her happy.
17:05And you're willing
17:06to move heaven, earth,
17:07and a research center
17:08to make it happen?
17:10How did Madison react?
17:12Over the moon!
17:13She thought that she
17:14had to give up
17:15what she loved
17:15to stay close,
17:16but now she gets both.
17:18The dream
17:19and the dream girl.
17:20Hmm.
17:20That says a lot about her.
17:22You know,
17:22willing to walk away
17:23from such a great opportunity?
17:25She must really love you.
17:27She does.
17:28Yeah.
17:28And I love her back.
17:30Enough that I was willing
17:31to let her fly
17:32halfway across the world.
17:34And now all the stars
17:35have aligned,
17:36and I have my thoughtful,
17:38generous,
17:39and, believe it or not,
17:41humble, dad to thank.
17:42Well, my daughter's love
17:45is thanks enough.
17:46Oh, forget that.
17:47I'm taking you to lunch,
17:48and I'm not taking no.
17:51Oh, okay.
17:52Well, hey,
17:53who am I to argue?
17:54You're the boss.
17:58Don't hate me,
17:59but I might have
18:00to reschedule.
18:01Everything okay?
18:02I'm not sure.
18:03Mom wants me
18:03at the Grands.
18:05Sounds like something
18:06big is about to happen.
18:09Oh, my darling,
18:10darling girl.
18:12Martin, Kat,
18:14thank you so much.
18:15You have no idea
18:17what this means to me.
18:18You don't have to thank us.
18:20You know we would be here
18:21no matter what.
18:24I have done hundreds
18:25of interviews
18:26in my lifetime.
18:27Stood in front of cameras,
18:29speaking about various films,
18:31albums, causes,
18:33projects that had nothing
18:35to do with me personally,
18:36but this is the first time
18:38the spotlight has been turned
18:40on my own crisis.
18:41And I will tell you,
18:44it is a very uncomfortable feeling.
18:47But having you all here
18:49to see me off,
18:51that's the only thing
18:52that makes it bearable.
18:53We'll only be gone
18:54a few hours.
18:56Everything's set up.
18:57You'll have Daddy,
18:58but some of us
18:59can travel with you.
19:01Your mother has
19:02a different request.
19:04Will you all listen
19:06from here together?
19:10I tried to have you
19:11see the taping,
19:13but I just want you
19:15to hear what I say.
19:17So if something leaks,
19:18we'll be ready.
19:20We can do that, right?
19:22I told you, Gran,
19:23I'm not missing another chance
19:24to be here for you.
19:25I learned that lesson
19:26the hard way after Mardi Gras.
19:28I'm going to hold you to that.
19:30I just wish that you didn't
19:31feel forced into this.
19:33No one forces me.
19:35You know that, Nicole.
19:37But the timing isn't ideal.
19:41I would rather have gone public
19:43when it was a story of victory
19:46and the battle had been fought
19:49and won and all of this
19:51was behind me.
19:52But life,
19:53life doesn't wait
19:54for perfect endings.
19:58But vanity has a part
20:00in this too.
20:01I want to do this
20:02while I still look
20:04and feel like a star.
20:06Naomi and Chelsea
20:07are on their way.
20:08Danny,
20:10everyone,
20:11I want to make something
20:13perfectly clear.
20:14I am not discussing
20:16the hereditary aspect.
20:18I told them
20:19any questions
20:20about the BRCA gene
20:21is off limits.
20:23I don't want the world
20:24combing through our bloodline.
20:25I want to protect
20:27your privacy.
20:28It's bad enough
20:29that I'm shifting
20:30the focus
20:31from your re-entry
20:32into modeling,
20:33your re-election campaign,
20:35and Chelsea Cat.
20:36Mother, please,
20:37none of that matters.
20:38No one is thinking
20:40about any of that.
20:41You are what matters
20:42to us.
20:44And that's the truth.
20:46This family
20:47is behind you
20:49100%.
20:51And we couldn't
20:52be prouder.
20:53No.
21:00What you looking at?
21:01I'm making sure
21:02the seer number's
21:03not in order.
21:04Of course they're not.
21:05Cash is clean,
21:06unmarked.
21:07We professionals here.
21:08Yeah, but that
21:08don't hurt the check.
21:09Too many guys
21:10get caught slipping out here.
21:12I like that you did that.
21:13Last fool was sloppy.
21:15Sloppy get you
21:16caught up real quick.
21:20The pickup's ready.
21:22Remember,
21:24you don't see nothing,
21:26you don't say nothing.
21:28Just move the package.
21:30I got you, boss man.
21:32Don't need to worry
21:32about that.
21:36Sorry,
21:36I didn't get here
21:37before the grands left.
21:38I had to move
21:39some things around.
21:40It's okay,
21:41you will be here
21:41to listen to the interview
21:42and that's the most
21:43important thing to mother.
21:44They just landed
21:44and are headed
21:45to the studio,
21:46so if you want to call,
21:47now's probably a good time.
21:48Okay, I'll do that.
21:49Thanks.
21:51Don't you want
21:51to get in on that call?
21:53Well, before I do,
21:54I have to ask,
21:56did you know
21:56what dad was up to?
21:57Up to?
21:59Do I want to know?
22:01Relax,
22:01it's a good thing.
22:02He went full
22:03Daddy Warbucks
22:04and dropped
22:05a large donation
22:06to get Madison's
22:07research fellowship
22:08moved to D.C.
22:09No way!
22:10That's literally
22:11the best of all worlds.
22:13Charles,
22:13please tell me
22:14you dropped this idea
22:14in his ear.
22:15I was just as shocked
22:16as you are
22:17and he refused
22:17to take the credit,
22:18but I know
22:19he's behind it.
22:20That's your father.
22:21He's made his mistakes,
22:23but when it comes
22:23to his girls,
22:24he will move mountains
22:26if he has to.
22:27Why do y'all look like
22:28you're staging
22:29an intervention?
22:30Because maybe we are.
22:33Pop,
22:34your father isn't wrong.
22:36Look, sweetheart,
22:37it is okay
22:39to want
22:40to do everything.
22:42God knows
22:42ambition runs
22:43in this family,
22:45but it's also okay
22:46to admit
22:46when it's too much,
22:48and I think you know
22:49this is one of those times.
22:51You think you're
22:52the only one
22:52struggling
22:53to manage your life?
22:54Some days,
22:55I can't even finish
22:56a briefing.
22:57And I'm the one
22:58that people turn to
22:59to find their sanity,
23:01but there have been days,
23:02not many,
23:03but a few,
23:04where I paste
23:05on a smile
23:06for my patients
23:07and then I lock
23:07the door to my office
23:08and let out
23:09a silent scream.
23:11I'd love to see that.
23:12It's very cathartic,
23:13I'll show you.
23:14But what I'm saying,
23:16Samantha,
23:16is that this is
23:17not unique to you.
23:19Why should I be
23:20the one slowing down
23:21if neither of you are?
23:23You're right,
23:24maybe we should.
23:26We're all just
23:27stumbling through this
23:28the best we know how.
23:29The lesson here
23:30is having grace,
23:32and that includes
23:33giving it to yourself.
23:35And that's why
23:37I made the call.
23:42Okay.
23:43You're not gonna ask
23:44which call?
23:46To your AP psych teacher.
23:48I told her
23:49what's going on.
23:50Not the specifics,
23:51because she'll find
23:51that out later,
23:52but she was able
23:53to give you an extension.
23:56That's it?
23:58Oh, wait,
23:58I thought you guys
23:59were gonna say
23:59I wasn't gonna be able
24:00to do the clinic,
24:01the cotillion,
24:02or trusty cat anymore.
24:03If you continue
24:04the way you have,
24:05I don't see why you can't.
24:06Oh, thank God.
24:08Oh.
24:09You've done your part.
24:11Identifying the suspect
24:12isn't easy.
24:13Oh, I know it was him,
24:15without a doubt.
24:18Walking to your car?
24:20What could be
24:21safer than a police
24:22parking lot?
24:23I will be fine, Chief.
24:27After seeing him
24:28in custody,
24:28I can finally breathe.
24:31Glad to hear it.
24:32I do apologize.
24:33We can't return
24:34your wallet to you
24:35just yet.
24:36Procedure?
24:37It has to be
24:38logged into evidence,
24:39but the prosecution
24:40will reach out
24:41and explain the process
24:42to you.
24:43Of course,
24:43you can lean on Bill
24:44for any legal clarity.
24:45I've already
24:46replaced the cards,
24:47and I assume
24:49the cash is gone.
24:51It was.
24:52What I really wish
24:54is that he had my ring,
24:56but I'm sure
24:57that's the first thing
24:58he unloaded.
24:59Yeah,
24:59that would be my guess, too.
25:01I can't tell you
25:02how much this means to me.
25:05Because of you,
25:07my life is mine again.
25:11I'm truly sorry
25:12for what you've been through.
25:14You take care of yourself,
25:15Miss Hamilton.
25:17All right.
25:36Miss Wise.
25:37What a coincidence.
25:40Not really.
25:41They had me come down,
25:43peep the line up.
25:44Same as you,
25:45I gather.
25:45Girl,
25:47I'm so glad it's over.
25:48It was such a relief
25:50knowing
25:51that this nightmare
25:53is over.
25:54I was on my way
25:55to check out the hotel.
25:56Check out.
25:57I hope you don't expect me to.
25:59Well,
26:00now that they caught
26:01the culprit,
26:02I mean,
26:03it's...
26:03Might as well.
26:04I was just starting
26:05to get comfortable.
26:06I'm at room service.
26:08They know my name.
26:10This is Lynette's doing,
26:12and she's gonna put
26:13this guy away
26:14to keep a leash on you,
26:15and you best believe
26:17that she's gonna keep
26:18yanking it harder
26:18and harder.
26:21Hmm.
26:22Well,
26:22you've done so much
26:24to keep me safe.
26:25Stay as long as you like.
26:27I'll take over payment.
26:28No need to trouble Bill
26:30with any of the details.
26:31Well,
26:32since you brought up Bill,
26:33I do remember
26:34there's something
26:35you can trouble him with.
26:36I still haven't found
26:37the right moment.
26:38I don't have time
26:39for excuses.
26:42Navarro's fine
26:43for traffic tickets,
26:44but I'm staring down
26:45serious prison time
26:46right now.
26:48I need a big dog,
26:50and that's Bill.
26:52Now is not the time,
26:54really.
26:55Well,
26:55thanks to your mugging,
26:56he's wrapped tighter
26:57than ever around your finger.
26:58And with your attacker
27:00in custody,
27:01he must be so relieved.
27:03He is.
27:05And it's perfect time.
27:08Quiet on set, please.
27:10Three,
27:11two,
27:11small push,
27:12change everything.
27:13We were in the throes
27:14of the holidays,
27:15and there was so much
27:17going on.
27:17You know how it is.
27:19And I told myself
27:20I would put off
27:21my wellness exams,
27:23including my mammogram,
27:24until, you know,
27:25sometime down the road.
27:26Maybe the early part
27:27of 2026,
27:27when things wind down.
27:29And I mentioned this
27:31to a friend,
27:31Laura,
27:32who was assisting me
27:34with keeping all the balls
27:35in the air,
27:35and she gave me
27:38the nudge
27:38that I needed.
27:39And that small push
27:41changed everything.
27:43I'm thinking,
27:43Anita,
27:44we all need a Laura
27:45in our lives.
27:45So tell us
27:46what happened next.
27:47Well,
27:48that mammogram
27:49led to
27:50an ultrasound,
27:51and the ultrasound
27:53led to a biopsy.
27:54All the while,
27:55I'm telling myself
27:56it's nothing.
27:57Millions of women
27:58have biopsies,
27:59and they get good news.
28:00And that's the truth.
28:02You know,
28:02I wasn't deluding myself.
28:03But in my case,
28:05just before Christmas,
28:06I was diagnosed
28:07with triple negative
28:09breast cancer.
28:10And it's a very aggressive
28:12kind of cancer
28:13that disproportionately
28:15affects younger women,
28:17BRCA1 mutation carriers,
28:19and black women.
28:20To get news like that
28:21during the holiday
28:22had to be heartbreaking
28:24for you.
28:25It was.
28:26But then,
28:27the doorbell rings,
28:28and the gifts
28:29get exchanged,
28:30and in a way,
28:32the timing couldn't
28:32have been more perfect.
28:33Because at that moment,
28:35there was nothing
28:36I needed more
28:37than to be surrounded
28:38by my family
28:40and to show them
28:41beyond a shadow
28:42of a doubt
28:43how much they mean to me.
28:45Vernon and I
28:46thank God every day
28:48for our blessings.
28:49And being wrapped up
28:50in family
28:51and holiday cheer
28:52during such a terrifying time
28:55was truly a blessing.
28:57So, Christmas comes
28:58and it goes.
28:59Did you start treatment
29:00right after?
29:01Yes.
29:02I had my port
29:03inserted
29:04just after the new year.
29:06And I've gone
29:07through several rounds
29:08of chemo.
29:09And when that's done,
29:10assuming that the tumor
29:12has decreased in size,
29:13I'll undergo surgery.
29:15And that's the hard part
29:16because now
29:16it's wait and see.
29:18But one thing
29:19that I am certain of
29:20is that if I had waited
29:22to be screened,
29:23even for a few months,
29:26my chances of success
29:27would be far less.
29:29Is that why you chose
29:30to tell your story
29:32on your terms
29:32and come forward today?
29:34I know there are women
29:35watching right now
29:36who have put off
29:37their mammograms
29:38because it's inconvenient,
29:40because it's uncomfortable.
29:42I hope my story
29:43will give them
29:44the push that they need.
29:46And if it's not you,
29:47but someone you love,
29:49then nudge them.
29:51Call.
29:52Make the appointment.
29:54Drive them.
29:55We have to be diligent
29:56and do whatever it takes
29:58because cancer doesn't wait
29:59for us to be ready.
30:01No.
30:02And it certainly doesn't disappear
30:04if we try to hide from it.
30:06We have to be on the lookout.
30:08We have to take precautions
30:09and we have to face it head on.
30:12Well, as someone who is,
30:14and this is very hard to say,
30:16fighting for their life,
30:18like I said,
30:18it's hard to say.
30:19What else should we know,
30:21do you think?
30:21I think we put too much emphasis
30:23on the beginning
30:24and endings of things.
30:27Books, TV shows, movies.
30:30And we forget that it's the middle
30:32we need to be mindful of.
30:34You know, the song turns on its chorus.
30:37In terms of?
30:39Support.
30:40It's critical.
30:41I'm thinking having your family
30:43right there,
30:44beside you during this battle.
30:46To me, that seems key.
30:47But what has it meant to you?
30:49They have been everything I've needed.
30:52And I have needed all the things.
30:56Comfort and strength.
30:59Tears and laughter.
31:01Bad jokes and good music.
31:05They are carrying me
31:07through this harsh winter
31:07of fear and pain.
31:10And if I make it through this,
31:13I should say when
31:14I make it through this,
31:16because I have every intention
31:17of doing so,
31:20they will be the reason why.
31:27Love you, great-grand.
31:33You're off the hook.
31:35Really?
31:36Malone says they scooped our guy up.
31:38Turns out he's a real piece of work.
31:41Must be.
31:42Instead of laying low,
31:43he decided to threaten another woman.
31:45She called 911,
31:46and he was either too drunk
31:48or too stoned to even run.
31:50Damn.
31:51Found all the evidence
31:52in his back pocket.
31:54These streets will chew you up
31:55if you don't move right.
31:56No, I don't think he'll be thinking
31:57about moving anytime soon.
32:00I think it's going to be
32:01a good long time
32:02before Wesley Hammer
32:03breathes free air again
32:05and good riddance.
32:07Hold up.
32:07What name did you say again?
32:09Wesley Hammer?
32:11I know Wesley,
32:13but we call him Sledge.
32:15You mean as in Sledge Hammer?
32:16Come on now.
32:17Sledge is a big old softie.
32:19He wouldn't hurt anybody.
32:21Except Hayley Hamilton
32:22and apparently this other woman.
32:24No, I don't believe it.
32:26Not for one second.
32:27Hey, people do things
32:28you don't expect every day.
32:30Big softie snap too.
32:31Now, Sledge,
32:32I know the man
32:33and that's not him.
32:35Looks like the cops
32:36got it wrong on this one.
32:40Looks like somebody's
32:41getting into the character.
32:42Yeah, why?
32:43I didn't want to blow your cover
32:44in case anyone wandered around.
32:47So, how did you get
32:48our point guy to loosen up?
32:49I told him the truth.
32:51That these guys don't waste time.
32:53And if he stonewalled me,
32:54they send somebody
32:55who won't stop with words.
32:56That's not bad.
32:58Maybe this whole
32:59good cop thing you have going on
33:00has more bite than you thought.
33:01Yeah, he got me some bonus money
33:03and my first courier gig.
33:04Do you see anything?
33:06A warehouse.
33:07I'll get you the address.
33:08I parked the truck.
33:09I never got out.
33:10I handed the keys
33:11to a guy named Angelo.
33:13Six feet tall.
33:13Hold on a second.
33:14Yeah.
33:15Okay, six feet?
33:16Six feet.
33:17White, brown and brown.
33:19Left ear full of studs.
33:20Right bicep.
33:21Has a thorn tattoo.
33:24How's the fam?
33:26Well, you'll see it on the news.
33:28Anita and Gayle King.
33:29She went public about the cancer?
33:32Man, I wish I could have been there
33:33for Naomi.
33:34Well, what we're doing here
33:35matters too.
33:36All right, I'll run this Angelo lead
33:38and see if anything shakes out.
33:40Stay safe.
33:41All right.
33:45Thank you for making this happen,
33:46Gayle, on such short notice.
33:48I am so honored that you reached out
33:50to us, Anita,
33:50because I can't stop thinking
33:51about what you've been through.
33:53And we look at you
33:53and you look so good.
33:54I meant it when I said
33:55you look damn good.
33:56But you do.
33:57You look damn good.
33:58I know the courage
33:59that you showed here
34:00really matters.
34:01And I promise you,
34:02I guarantee you,
34:03in the coming weeks,
34:04women are going to write us.
34:06They're going to call us.
34:07They're going to tell us
34:07that they got tested
34:09and maybe even got treatment
34:10because of you.
34:12I hope so.
34:13Because even if
34:14just one woman is spared,
34:16then it was worth every word.
34:18I'll just say,
34:18I know so.
34:19Please know we are all
34:20rooting for you.
34:21And come back
34:22when it's all over.
34:23I will.
34:25She didn't seem nervous at all.
34:28Like she was talking
34:29to an old friend.
34:30Flawless.
34:31Every time I think
34:32it's impossible to love
34:34or admire my grandma
34:36wrong again.
34:37Her interview will be out soon.
34:39Stay tuned, Chelsea fam.
34:41You won't want to miss it.
35:01Tell me everything went okay
35:03with Anita's interview.
35:04It was beautiful.
35:06But that's not why I'm calling.
35:08I wanted to thank you
35:10for what you did
35:10for Chelsea and Madison.
35:12Ah, well.
35:12I wasn't sure how you'd take it.
35:14I thought you might
35:15accuse me of being manipulative.
35:18Because you were.
35:20But for once,
35:21you use your powers for good
35:22instead of for evil.
35:23I just wish I had thought of it.
35:26You know,
35:27this BRCA thing
35:28has knocked me flat
35:29in more ways
35:30than I care to admit.
35:31I've been so focused
35:32on what it might mean
35:33for my future
35:34that I've stopped noticing
35:36what's happening
35:36in my present.
35:38But you didn't.
35:39Hey, hey.
35:40Stop beating yourself up.
35:42You hear me?
35:43And you do whatever you need to
35:44to get through this.
35:46I got you, Danny.
35:47Always.
35:50Hi, I'm Tamara Tooney.
35:52Yes, she is.
35:53I'm Gail King.
35:54Did you know that 85%
35:55of people diagnosed
35:56with breast cancer
35:57have no family history?
35:58That is absolutely true.
35:59And the most important factor
36:01in surviving breast cancer
36:02is finding it
36:03as early as possible.
36:05The Know Your Lemons Foundation
36:06is a global charity
36:07helping people
36:08detect breast cancer sooner
36:09with simple,
36:10personalized breast health plans.
36:12So visit
36:13knowyourlemons.org
36:14to make your plan today.
36:16And remember,
36:17early detection saves lives.
36:43We'll see you next time.
36:46We'll see you next time.
36:46Bye-bye.
36:47Bye-bye.
36:47Bye-bye.
36:47Bye-bye.
36:48Bye-bye.
36:49Bye-bye.
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