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Beyond the Gates - Season 2 - Episode 14: Thursday, January 22, 2026
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00:30DINNER IS DEFINITELY IN ORDER, AND THE CLUB JUST SWITCHED UP ITS SEASONAL MENU
00:35PANCE HERE, DUCK IS BACK. CELES, I'M IN. CHILLS.
00:39YOU KNOW IT. BUT, UH, I'M SURPRISED YOU DON'T HAVE PLANS WITH YOUR PUERTO RICAN PRINCE TONIGHT.
00:44SINCE BILL'S WORKING LATE, SO IS HE. TOMAS SWEARS PULLING AN ALL-NIGHTER WILL CONVINCE BILL TO FAST-TRACK HIM
00:51TO PARTNER.
00:52ACTUALLY, YOU TWO GO ON AHEAD. MOM, ARE YOU SURE?
00:55ABSOLUTELY. THERE'S SOMEONE I NEED TO SEE TONIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS!
01:02THAT'S WHAT I GET FOR NOT FALLING THROUGH IF YOU ARE BACK AT THE HOSPITAL. YOU WERE TRYING TO GIVE
01:06ME A HEADS UP.
01:07I REALLY DIDN'T TRY TO TELL YOU.
01:09THIS IS NO BIG DEAL. WE'RE ALL GROWN, RIGHT?
01:13AND IT'S NO DIFFERENT THAN US RUNNING INTO EACH OTHER AT WORK.
01:16AND TED AND I HAD COFFEE EARLIER AND AGREED TO PUT OUR DIFFERENCES ASIDE.
01:21YOU DID.
01:22WE WON'T GO ON. BESIDES, I'M TOO FOCUSED ON THIS BEAUTIFUL WOMAN.
01:26THIS IS HER FIRST TIME AS MY DINNER GUEST AND I PLAN ON MAKING IT AN EVENING TO REMEMBER.
01:35I AM SURE YOU WILL HAVE A WONDERFUL TIME.
01:39OH. I ALREADY AM.
01:41WELL, WE ARE HAVING A SPECIAL EVENING OF OUR OWN. ONE WE SHOULD PROBABLY GET BACK TO.
01:47WELL, DON'T MIND US. OUR TABLES OVER HERE.
01:53PEONIES. MY FAVORITE FLOWER.
01:56AND DON'T FORGET THE BOTTLE OF THE CLUB'S BEST CHAMPAGNE.
02:00YOU OUTDID YOURSELF. SHALL WE?
02:03YOU FIRST BEAUTIFUL.
02:10YOU KNOW THE BEST PART ABOUT YOUR DINNER DATE?
02:15FANTICIPATING WHAT HAPPENS AFTER DESSERT.
02:17FANTICIPATING WHAT HAPPENS AFTER DESSERT.
02:48ROUGH DRAFT FOR THE BONIFIED CLIMON-RIGHT ARGUMENT AND THE LYNETTE WISE CASE.
02:58YOU THINK YOU CAN GET IT DISMISSED WITH THIS ARGUMENT?
03:01IT'S WORTH A SHOT. LYNETTE'S WORK PERFORMANCE WAS SO EXEMPLARY, SO BEYOND REPROACH.
03:07SHE GENUINELY BELIEVED HER BOSSES WERE REWARDING HER WITH A BONUS.
03:10REMIND YOU OF ANYONE?
03:12BUT YOU KNOW THIS DIDN'T HAVE TO HIT MY DESK TONIGHT.
03:16CROSSING THE FINISH LINE EARLY MAKES ROOM FOR THE NEXT RACE.
03:18AND BURNING THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS LEAVES YOU BURNT OUT.
03:21I'M READY TO BURN INTO ASH IF IT FINALLY GETS ME TO PARTNER.
03:26MUCH TO LEARN, YOU STILL HAVE YOUNG PADAWAN.
03:29I'VE ALREADY WARNED YOU, TOMAS, I PREFER MY PARTNERS HAVE LIVES OUTSIDE THESE WALLS.
03:33MY NIECE CHOSE TO BUILD A LIFE WITH YOU.
03:36DON'T BE THE FOOL WHO TAKES THAT FOR GRANTED.
03:38I WON'T.
03:39I KNOW EXACTLY HOW LUCKY I AM TO BE WITH CAT.
03:43BUT RIDDLE ME THIS, BILL.
03:45LIDDLE ME.
03:46IF BALANCE IS THE MARK OF A GREAT ATTORNEY, WHY ARE YOU HERE NOT HOME WITH YOUR WIFE?
03:52BREATHE, GIRL.
03:53WHATEVER IT IS, WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT.
03:55HOW CAN I?
03:58AFTER RECEIVING SOMETHING LIKE THAT IN MY INBOX.
04:04RESEARCH COURT PREP FILINGS.
04:05LYNETTE, THESE ARE JUST STANDARD ASSOCIATE RATES.
04:07I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF BREAD.
04:09AND I CAN'T AFFORD FOR LOMAS TO STOP FIGHTING MY CASE.
04:16LOOK, YOU ASKED FOR MY BLESSING AND I GAVE IT.
04:20BUT I DON'T CONTROL THE BILLING DEPARTMENT.
04:22BUT THE MAN YOU'RE MARRIED TO DOES.
04:25YOU CAN'T BRUSH ME OFF THIS TIME.
04:30LYNETTE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
04:31I HAD TO SHOW YOU HOW SERIOUS THIS IS.
04:35MAYBE NOW YOU WON'T BE SO DAMN CAVALEER ABOUT RUINING MY MARRIAGE.
04:47OOH-WEE, THESE MENU ITEMS.
04:51DON'T LET THE FANCY WORDS INTIMIDATE YOU.
04:54TOO LATE.
04:55YOU'RE NOT A PRICE IN SIGHT.
04:58YEAH, THAT'S THE GAME WITH THESE ESTABLISHMENTS.
05:00YOU KNOW, NO NUMBERS MEANS, UH, NO RULES.
05:04AND, UH, THE COST OF THE FOOD ISN'T THE POINT.
05:07IT'S THE INDULGENCES.
05:09OH. WELL, INDULGE, I SHALL.
05:17I REALLY AM ENJOYING MYSELF, TED.
05:20NO, I AIM TO PLEASE.
05:24TALK TO ME, SHANICE.
05:27OK, THIS MIGHT SOUND A BIT LAME, BUT I FEEL LIKE, KIND OF LIKE CINDERELLA.
05:35AND THAT'S A BAD THING?
05:37WELL, NORMALLY, NO.
05:38BUT THEN I REMEMBER MY PRINCE CHARMING JUST FINALIZED A DIVORCE.
05:43AND ONCE YOU BOUNCE BACK AND I'VE HELPED YOU GET YOUR GROVE AGAIN, I GO BACK TO PUMPKINS AND
05:51PRICE TAX.
05:52WELL, FIRST OF ALL, CINDERELLA CANNOT COMPETE WITH YOU.
05:57SHE'S NOT HALF AS INTELLECTUALLY STIMULATING, NOR QUICK-WITTED, OR SHARP.
06:05AND SHE FOR DAMN SURE DON'T HAVE THESE CURVES.
06:09SEE THAT UNAPOLOGETIC ATTITUDE?
06:13THERE'S SO MUCH MORE TO ME THAN JUST A REBOUND.
06:15YOU'VE PULLED JOY BACK INTO MY LIFE WHEN I THOUGHT I HAD BURIED IT SIX FEET UNDER WITH MY
06:22MARRIAGE.
06:23YOU'RE TELLING ME TO RELAX AND ENJOY.
06:26YES.
06:28AND YES, YOU HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO BE GUARDED.
06:31MY LIFE IS MESSY, AND SOME DAYS I BARELY KNOW HOW I'M GOING TO HANDLE IT.
06:36BUT WHAT I DO KNOW IS THAT YOU HAVE MADE MY DAYS BRIGHTER.
06:40I'M THE CINDERELLA.
06:43AND I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER.
06:46WELL, YOU HANDLED THAT LIKE AN ABSOLUTE QUEEN.
06:49STAYED REGAL AND COMPOSED, AS YOU ALWAYS DO.
06:53TED IS A WELL-DRESSED DISTRACTION FROM MY PAST.
06:57I'M FOCUSED ON THE HANDSOME MAN SITTING IN FRONT OF ME.
07:01THE ONE WHO KEEPS GIVING ME IMPURE THOUGHTS.
07:05YOU TELL.
07:06MY MIND KEEPS REPLAYING A CERTAIN KISS YOU GAVE ME.
07:10IT WAS SLOW AND SWEET.
07:12HAD ME STANDING THERE FORGETTING MY OWN NAME.
07:17ENQUIRING MINDS WANT TO KNOW, DO THOSE INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS GO ANY FURTHER THAN A KISS?
07:21THEY JUST MIGHT.
07:25GOOD.
07:28BECAUSE I INTEND FOR THE NEXT KISS TO NOT LEAVE YOU STANDING AT ALL.
07:32THANK YOU.
07:34CHIEF HAWTHORNE, COME TO TEST YOUR LUCK?
07:37NICE TRY, BUT I'M HERE ON OFFICIAL DUTY.
07:40OH.
07:40WELL, THEN I'LL PUT AWAY THE CUBAN CIGARS AND CANCEL THOSE DANCING GIRLS.
07:46I'M KIDDING.
07:49WE'RE IN FULL COMPLIANCE HERE.
07:50PROBABLY THE CLEANEST OPERATION IN THE DMV.
07:53SAVE IT.
07:53I'M MORE CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR OTHER STREAM OF INCOME.
07:57YOU WANT TO NARROW THAT DOWN FOR ME?
07:59RED MARKY BLOOD PLASMA.
08:01HUMAN BLOOD?
08:03I KNOW I'VE BEEN KNOWN TO BLEED PEOPLE DRY, BUT I NEVER TOOK THAT LITERALLY.
08:10I HOPE THAT'S TRUE, FOR THE BOTH OF OUR SACE.
08:14WHY WOULD YOU THINK I WOULD EVEN BE IN THAT?
08:17THIS RING IS DISCIPLINE, IT'S PROFITABLE, AND NEARLY INVISIBLE.
08:24AND THEY'VE GOT YOU WORRIED.
08:27YEAH, BECAUSE MY SON TALKED ME INTO LETTING HIM GO UNDERCOVER.
08:35JOY, HE WANTS TO INFILTRATE THIS RING SELLING ILLEGAL PLASMA
08:38AND BURED AN AIRTIGHT CASE AGAINST ANYONE REMOTELY INVOLVED.
08:43AND I'M GLAD I'M NOT INVOLVED.
08:45IF YOU HAVE EVEN BREATHED IN THE DIRECTION OF THIS, I NEED TO KNOW.
08:48I WON'T BE ABLE TO PROTECT YOU FROM MY SON.
08:51OR?
08:51OR THIS GUY.
08:53OR HIM FROM YOU.
08:58HEY, I RUSHED OUT OF THE HOUSE AS SOON AS YOU SUMMONED ME.
09:02I DIDN'T EXPECT MY MOTHER AND FATHER-IN-LAW TO BE HERE, THOUGH.
09:05THEY SEEM TO BE MORE INTERESTED IN THEIR DATES THAN US.
09:08I HOPE YOU SLIPPING OUT DIDN'T CAUSE ANY DRAMA WITH MARTIN AND THE KIDS.
09:12NO.
09:12BETWEEN MY HUSBAND'S CAMPAIGN AND MY DAUGHTER'S DEBUTANT PREP,
09:15I'M BASICALLY BACKGROUND NOISE.
09:17I DOUBT THEY EVEN NOTICED.
09:18WELL, FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH, I APPRECIATE YOU, SMITTY.
09:23AW, THANKS.
09:24I'M JUST GLAD YOU TOOK MY TIP ABOUT THE PLASMA RING SERIOUSLY.
09:28SO, WHAT DID THE CHIEF SAY WHEN YOU LAID IT OUT FOR HIM?
09:31AFTER SOME SERIOUS ARM TWISTING, HE FINALLY CAME AROUND.
09:35MEANING?
09:36THAT'S WHO I WANTED TO MEET.
09:37THE BLOOD PLASMA RING IS NOW AN ACTIVE INVESTIGATION.
09:41AND GET THIS, HE'S ACTUALLY GONNA LET ME GO UNDERCOVER.
09:44I AM VERY HAPPY TO HEAR THAT.
09:45THIS CAN CHANGE EVERYTHING FOR ME.
09:47I MEAN, THIS COULD BE THE CASE THAT FINALLY TAKES ME OUT FROM UNDER MY POP'S SHADOW.
09:50AND TO SAY THANKS, DRINKS ON ME.
09:54OKAY.
09:55UM, I'LL HAVE A VODKA SOTA, PLEASE.
10:00YOU KNOW THERE IS A BETTER WAY THAT YOU CAN THANK ME.
10:05SMITTY, YOU HAVE TO LET ME IN ON THIS CASE.
10:09THE FIRM'S BUSINESS OFFICE COULD SET UP A PAYMENT PLAN.
10:15THAT REQUIRES ACTUAL INCOME.
10:18I'M SCREWED.
10:23UNLESS I THINK IT'S SOMETHING DRASTIC.
10:25DRASTIC?
10:26HOW?
10:30I'M SURE I'LL FIGURE OUT SOMETHING.
10:32OKAY.
10:33THE FIRM DOES TAKE ON A LIMITED NUMBER OF PRO BONO CASES EACH YEAR.
10:38I COULD TALK BILL INTO MAKING YOUR CASE.
10:41ONE OF THEM.
10:46I KNOW YOU HAD MY BACK.
10:55LANCES.
10:56I KNOW YOU'RE UPSET.
10:58I LOVE MY WIFE.
10:59I WON'T LOSE HER.
11:01WHO SAYS YOU ARE?
11:02Sometimes a companion is just what a relationship needs
11:05Most of Heart Attach's clients are looking to spice up their marriages, not end them
11:10Everyone knows your marriage is seasoned with an entire bottle of Old Bay
11:14But maybe all that extra spice is what drove poor Doug to drink himself into an early grave
11:21Well, I refuse to go down that way
11:23So when Lolly tries to book another escort
11:28You are going to turn her down
11:33I'll do no such thing
11:36You know, I'm thoroughly confused, Counselor
11:39You see, I thought that you were looking to make partner
11:44And not the unemployment line
11:45I didn't mean to overstep
11:47You could have fooled me
11:48I was merely making a point on how intrusive it is
11:53When personal and professional lines get blurred
11:55I'd rather be judged solely on my work
11:59I couldn't care less what you want, Navarro
12:01This is my firm, I set the standard, and I'll use whatever metrics I damn well please
12:05Got it
12:07I'll be in my office, boss
12:14Oh, Danny, what are you...
12:23We never properly celebrated the great news about our daughter's health
12:26Well, don't you have your boy tour for that?
12:29Where's he?
12:30He is in a photo shoot in New York
12:35Besides, there is no one else in the world who shares the same relief I do
12:43Oh, no, the chicken and the plantains with the buttery rolls, what?
12:49From that Cubano spot you love
12:52Oh, Danny
12:55You know, Hayley would have a stroke of her own if she saw me eating that
12:57Promise
13:01Danny, you didn't have to do this
13:03I know
13:04I'm sorry
13:07I'm sorry
13:09Thank you for helping me find my water bottle
13:11I'm just all over the place today
13:13I was starving before, but now I'm in the mood for alcohol
13:16Well, if you're itching to go play house with Dr. Bae
13:20I won't take it personally
13:22Would it make me an awful person if I said I wasn't?
13:26Another fight?
13:28Chels, I thought y'all were good
13:29We were!
13:30We went out to toast being both variant and drama free, but only one of those held up
13:35I, um, I ran into my old dealer from my modeling days
13:41And you popped a pill
13:43One of those pills?
13:46In front of Madison, girl, what were you thinking?
13:48I wasn't, but the way she grilled me afterwards, all judgmental, it triggered the hell out of me, Kat
13:54It reminded me of when Mama Jordana used to police my every move
13:58Well, when you put it like that, it is kind of messed up
14:01Thank you
14:02Like, when did my girlfriend suddenly become my mother?
14:07My marriage is in shambles because of you
14:11I'd argue your bedroom skills are to blame
14:14Or tragic lack thereof
14:16Maybe if you spent half as much time learning your wife's body as you do polishing your driver
14:23Let go of me
14:25Not until you listen to reason
14:31Where I'm from, men who forget their manners regret it fast
14:44You alright?
14:45A fool didn't hurt you, did he?
14:47Not as much as I hurt his pride
14:50For the last time, Elon, I traffic in vices, not veins
14:55So you're an ethical outlaw now
15:00I seen that same poker face right before you wiped me out
15:07Talk
15:08While calling a few favors from City Hall
15:11And fast track those inspections on this so-called
15:17Fully compliant establishment of yours
15:20In four
15:22Three
15:24Two
15:25Oh, put the damn phone away
15:28Alright, the truth is I've heard whispers about this blood plasma thing
15:34Run by a guy that likes to call himself the Impaler
15:37Make of that what you will
15:40Operates in and out of the DMV
15:43Alright
15:44You got anything else?
15:48Only that you should warn Jacob about what he's walking into
15:53I've never met the guy, keeps a low profile
15:57But from what I hear, he is not to be underestimated
16:02Smitty, there's no way I can
16:04This is the kind of story I've been hungry for since I got back into reporting
16:08Yeah, I had that influencer scandal and a couple exposes
16:11But nothing with teeth
16:13Nothing like this
16:13This matters, Jacob
16:14Yeah, and now it's officially under police review
16:20So you're shutting me out
16:22I gave you the lead
16:23No, you gave me a tip
16:24That doesn't mean you can just walk in here and play Sherlock
16:27Because you stumbled on something useful
16:29I stumbled?
16:30Don't insult me
16:31I'm trying to protect you
16:32You and I both want to bring these criminals down before they kill a hell of a lot of people
16:38You and I, we made a great team when we were looking into Malone's corruption
16:41Yeah, until we did it
16:42But those were extenuating circumstances
16:45They won't come into play here
16:48And admit it, without my connections
16:50I'll still solve this case
16:51Yes, but how much time will you lose?
16:54If you and I work together, we can dish out real justice
16:57And gain some respect while we're at it
16:59I'm sorry, Smitty
17:03The answer's no
17:06Well, I'm glad you want to be more than Mr. Occasional
17:11You're the first man in a long time
17:13I suspect may be worth investing in
17:16But trust me, when it comes to you
17:19My interest rate is very, very high
17:28Do you know what I am suddenly craving?
17:31What's that?
17:32Oysters
17:33For their aphrodisiac quality
17:35I was thinking that
17:41Everything okay?
17:43I was thinking that oysters are overrated
17:47And if you want a proper aphrodisiac
17:51We should go back to my place
17:59Did you see Carlton and Nicole make that grand exit?
18:10I hope our little moment didn't make them uncomfortable
18:13So what if we did?
18:15Ted
18:15We have nothing to be ashamed of
18:20Not yet, anyway
18:21But the night's too young
18:25Sounds like you have something specific in mind
18:28Just a little intimate exploration
18:31No waiters
18:33No witnesses
18:35Then what are we still doing here, huh?
18:44See you later, Uncle Ted
18:52You just missed your dad
18:54Looks like he's thriving in his post-divorce era
18:57In the same room as my mother
19:00Ugh
19:01Well, can we not unpack my family's mess right now?
19:04Your relationship drama is much more binge-worthy
19:07Well, I'm glad someone's entertained
19:09For real
19:11You're not gonna break up with Madison, are you?
19:13God, no
19:13I'm in love with her
19:15Well, you know
19:16I love your wild and spontaneous side
19:22But Madison's never seen that version of you
19:24You went full soft girl the minute you started dating her
19:29Maybe falling in love made me suppress parts of myself
19:33I was so focused on being the perfect partner
19:36I think I lost sight of being authentically me
19:40I don't know
19:44What are you thinking about?
19:46A cop and a journalist walk in a bar
19:49Is this the start of a bad joke?
19:52No
19:53Our brother-in-laws
19:55I saw them at the bar and I think they're up to something
19:59This is about the danger
20:01I'm not some rando off the street
20:03I know how to stay safe
20:05And would Martin want you anywhere near this?
20:07So we're pulling the Martin card now?
20:09No, but you're the anchor for your family, Smitty
20:11If anything were to happen to you
20:13I wouldn't be able to face Naomi or Martin
20:15Or any of the deprees, let alone Samantha and Tyrell
20:18I'm not your responsibility, Jacob
20:22And honestly, I don't need your approval
20:26And what's that supposed to mean?
20:29I'm sorry, but I am investigating this with or without you
20:34Thanks for coming to my rescue
20:36Not that I couldn't have handled that misogynistic, arrogant moron on my own
20:41It never hurts to have a little backup
20:43Knowing what you meant to Doug and what the two of you did for me
20:47I know he would have wanted me to look out for you
20:50Still doesn't feel real sometimes
20:52Him being gone
20:55I think you've got to get going
21:00Take care, Randy
21:03You too, Vanessa
21:16Hey, Haley
21:17Eating solo again?
21:19I'm well used to being a legal widow by now
21:23I assume you're refilling another all-nighter?
21:27Lynette's case
21:28Finally making some headway
21:30We appreciate your diligence more than you know
21:33Thanks
21:34I just wish your husband was part of that way
21:38Are you kidding?
21:40Bill sings your praises all the time
21:42Then why is he suddenly discouraging me from working late?
21:45He keeps telling me to go out and get a life while he's holed up in his office neglecting his
21:50own
21:52He's testing you
21:54You think?
21:55Yep
21:55Seeing if you'll take the easy way out
21:58You should go back to work
21:59Prove him wrong
22:01That's probably it
22:05Thanks for the perspective
22:07I owe you
22:13Yeah, the guy grabbed Vanessa's arm and wouldn't let go
22:16I had to step in before things got ugly
22:19Well, but the same son of a bitch that's been calling her
22:23Intimidation from a distance didn't work, so he made an appearance
22:26I gave the guy a strong warning
22:28If you need me, I can send him a stronger message
22:31Just say the word
22:31I appreciate the offer, but
22:35This just got personal
22:40You were pretty quiet on the ride over
22:44Everything okay?
22:47I'm sorry, Carlton
22:51What's wrong?
22:54When we left the club I got hit with this wave and I realized
22:58I haven't been with anybody but Ted in decades
23:05Nicole
23:07Look at me
23:12We don't have to rush anything tonight
23:15Forever
23:17We can just sit here
23:19Talk, drink wine
23:21Discuss your patience
23:22My lousy putting stroke
23:26Even if you wanted me to leave right now
23:29After spending the evening with you
23:31I will walk out of here completely satisfied
23:35Well, there's a problem with that, Carlton
23:40I won't be satisfied
23:42Not even close
23:52Make yourself comfortable
23:53I will fix us some cocktails
23:58Okay, you've been living in this hotel long enough
24:00Elise, hang up a picture or something
24:03Oh, is my face that enticing to you?
24:07Boy, stop
24:09I mean, you don't get tired of these plain old walls
24:12Nothing's changed since the last time I've been here
24:14Ah, see?
24:15That's where you're wrong
24:17It's a whole lot different now
24:19Oh yeah?
24:20Like what?
24:20Well, you came here
24:24Before as friends
24:26And bringing me cheesecake
24:28And we ate pizza
24:30And we watched TV
24:33And now
24:35We're here on a date
24:41And the TV isn't even turned on
24:45But I am
25:01I'm here now, cuz
25:03Talk to me
25:05Man, Lynette just cried me a whole river about how she can't afford her legal bill
25:10Did she ask you for money?
25:12We didn't get that far
25:13As soon as she mentioned getting desperate, I got spooked
25:16Next thing I know, I offer to make the whole thing disappear
25:20So you made the right call
25:22I think so
25:23Hell yeah
25:25You need to do whatever it takes to keep that woman quiet
25:29And your eyes on the $10 million prize waiting for us when Bill meets his maker
25:35I just hate his taking so long
25:38I'm worried my marriage has an expiration date
25:41Well
25:43You need to do whatever it takes to get your husband's attention back on you
25:46And give your specialty time to work its magic
25:53I wish it was possible to go back in time
25:55Yeah, back to when?
25:57Back when we were married?
25:58Oh, no
25:59Thank you
26:00You're welcome
26:00No, not that far, just a couple months before mother was diagnosed
26:05Before I learned I had inherited this defective gene
26:08Thank God the girls are okay
26:11But now that we know that, I get to worry about the big C coming for me
26:17Well, I think cancer should be afraid of your crazy ass
26:21I mean, you're the most stubborn, relentless she-devil that I've ever encountered
26:26Come on, Danny, you don't back down from anything
26:28If cancer wasn't intimidated by Anita Dupree
26:32What hope do I have?
26:35You're armed with information
26:37I know, I know
26:38And because I'm high risk, the doctors can monitor me closely
26:42Catch it early, blah, blah, blah
26:44I've heard that song and dance
26:46And honestly, it doesn't make it any easier
26:49I know
26:50But I read up on it
26:52And treatment for early stage breast cancer has a high success rate
26:55I mean, come on, you can beat this thing, Danny
26:58If it even ever comes to that
26:59But at what cost?
27:02Surgery leaves scars
27:04I wouldn't be the same woman
27:07And as shallow as it sounds, I've always known that I'm beautiful
27:12It's why photographers fought over me
27:14And designers begged me to wear their creations
27:18It's also why my husband fell in love with me
27:21I mean, come on, Danny
27:22You're talking about Andre here
27:25He sees the world through the lens of beauty
27:29So what happens if he looks at me and
27:33I've lost more than my health?
27:40Seriously, you think you can do this on your own?
27:43I didn't build a career taking no as a final answer
27:45So why start now?
27:48Listen, if anything leaks to the press too early
27:51The U.S. Attorney's Office starts sweating about prejudiced jurors
27:55And it compromises the whole case
27:56I can't have that
27:57Good thing I'm doing this story freelance
27:59No editor or deadline pressure
28:02Nothing goes public until we say so
28:05Until I say so
28:06Fair enough
28:07So what do you say?
28:10Partners?
28:16Okay, so who fired up the signal flare that propelled you to leave the house, Smitty?
28:20It wasn't me
28:21Smitty and I just bumped into each other here
28:23At the gym
28:24Right
28:26Interesting
28:27Uh, where are your gym bags?
28:31Or water bottles?
28:32You left them in the locker room
28:34Oh, and the handshake?
28:36Wait, you haven't seen our signature in-law greeting?
28:40What?
28:49Oh, okay
28:50Yeah, that was cute
28:51Yep, and as much as I'm enjoying this family bonding
28:54I've got to get home to Naomi, so
28:55Yeah, and I have to go check Samantha and Tyrell's homework
28:58Before it gets too late
28:58So
29:00See you later
29:03Same normal to me
29:11Mmm
29:13As normal as a vodka soda after a workout
29:18Hmm
29:19I come bearing peach cobbler
29:22I even waited for it to come fresh out of the oven
29:24Since I know how much you love your desserts
29:30What's this?
29:32Oh, that, that, nothing
29:33I, I was a klutz earlier
29:35I banged my arm on the car door
29:39The way you move in those heels
29:40You couldn't pass for a klutz if you tried
29:44So why don't you stop covering for the bastard who did this
29:47And tell me what happened
29:50I know you're tired
29:54I can tell by the look in your eyes
29:58You want something scandalous
30:00Think you can handle
30:01You satisfied now?
30:03Not even close
30:05I guess I'll have to try a little harder
30:07I guess it's your life
30:09But break it down more
30:11Cause you're like
30:13Black the blues
30:15Baby
30:19The ones along the night
30:21We're kissing and we fight
30:23And we fight with her again
30:26Better than you ever could
30:28So don't make me wait
30:32In a rocket face
30:36I can't get enough of you
30:39Well, talk is cheap
30:41Now it's time to prove it
30:44Challenge accepted
30:45You stick around
30:47Begging me to give me
30:50Just a little more
30:52Cause you're like
30:53Black the blues
30:55Baby
30:59Make it feel right
31:01Light it up your life
31:03Till it's all in flames
31:06Better than you ever could
31:14Look
31:14I may not be fond of the man
31:16Excuse me
31:17The boy
31:18But even I have to admit
31:20That Andre doesn't strike me
31:22As the kind of snake
31:22That would abandon a woman
31:24Facing cancer
31:25Well, you are an expert
31:26On snakes
31:27Who would leave their wife
31:28So
31:29I'll trust your personal
31:30Assessment on that
31:32And you're right
31:34Andre wouldn't leave
31:36He would say all the right things
31:37And do all the right things
31:38And eventually
31:39Pity
31:40Would replace his desire
31:43I don't think I could survive
31:45Being looked at like that
31:46Well
31:47I think that you're
31:49Underestimating him
31:49And yourself
31:50Our connection was always physical
31:52If that goes
31:53What do I have to offer?
31:55What?
31:56I mean, come on, Danny
31:57What, do you think
31:58Your beauty was
31:59Only ever
32:01Skin deep?
32:02Come on
32:03I mean, I know firsthand
32:04The many attractive things
32:06About you
32:06You think I could rock
32:08A shaved head?
32:09Yeah
32:09Yeah, I do
32:10Grace Jones may have
32:12Set the trend
32:13But you'd redefine it
32:14And still be the most
32:16Captivating woman
32:17In any room
32:18You burn bright, Danny
32:20You do
32:21You always have
32:23And nothing
32:24No man
32:25No illness
32:26No power
32:27On this earth
32:28Will ever dim that light
32:29You hear me?
32:31Yeah
32:31Yes
32:47If you're looking
32:48Time to put on the brakes
32:51Now is the moment
32:53Is that what it looks like
32:54I want
33:09I guess we've already
33:11Had a picnic on the carpet
33:12Might as well find out
33:13What other types of fun
33:14We can have down here
33:15Let's see just how creative
33:16We can get
33:30The only way you would know
33:32Lance grabbed me
33:33Is if Randy ran his mouth
33:34He called me
33:35The second he pulled
33:36The guy off you
33:37It wasn't that intense
33:39The man marked you
33:41Thank god Randy was there
33:43I had it under control
33:44The hell you did
33:47Lance just surprised me
33:48I thought he was your typical
33:49Pissed off husband
33:50Needing to blow off steam
33:51And that he got it out
33:52Of his system over the phone
33:54Why he did what he did
33:56Doesn't interest me
33:57Why you did what you did
33:58Does
34:00What exactly did I do?
34:01You lied to me
34:02To my face
34:03Without hesitation
34:04Because I know how possessive
34:06And protective you get
34:07He just grabbed my arm
34:09And for the last time
34:10I had it handled
34:12And you shouldn't have
34:13To handle it at all
34:15That's my point
34:17And this is exactly
34:19The reason why
34:19I didn't want you involved
34:20In any aspect
34:21Of my businesses
34:26Do you know how bad
34:27It hurts to watch
34:28My so called devoted cousin
34:30Play protective of Vanessa
34:31While leaving his own
34:32Flesh and blood
34:33Out in the cold
34:34Huh?
34:35Woman you were talking
34:36Out of the side of your neck
34:37You were just sitting here
34:38Yeah sitting here worried
34:39About how long
34:39It's taking this con
34:40To pay off
34:42I'm doing my part
34:44Who got you those fake IDs
34:45The blood for your
34:47Phony miscarriage
34:49The tasteless
34:51Odorless
34:51Deadly potion
34:52Did all that just
34:53Fall out the sky?
34:54Okay so you tossed me
34:55A few crumbs
34:56But it's still my neck
34:58Out here on the line
34:59Crumbs?
35:00Yeah
35:01I did everything
35:02You asked me to do
35:03And it still ain't enough
35:05If you want a real piece
35:06Of this payout
35:07You're gonna need
35:08To do more
35:08Like what?
35:10I double check
35:11Bill's life insurance policy
35:13Whether he drops
35:14Dead from heart failure
35:16Or foul play
35:18Your girl still gets paid
35:20As long as no one
35:21Can trace it back to me
35:22Or anyone I'm tied to
35:24You can't get impatient
35:26Okay this can't look
35:27Even slightly suspicious
35:29Or insurance won't cut the check
35:31And law enforcement
35:32Will be all over it
35:34Hmm
35:36Well it's a good thing
35:37You know how to get away
35:38With murder
35:39Because if my tea
35:41Doesn't hurry up
35:42And put Bill in the ground
35:44You will
35:51We have to stop
35:53We were reminiscing about the past
35:56Just like we always do
35:57And this meant nothing
35:57And Haley definitely cannot know
35:59Yeah yeah
35:59Of course
36:00It stays between us
36:02Okay
36:02Okay
36:03Okay
36:33We have to stop
36:33We have to stop
36:49We have to stop
36:49We have to stop
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