- 5 hours ago
Beyond the Gates - Season 2 - Episode 41: Tuesday, March 3, 2026
Category
đŸ“º
TVTranscript
00:12¡SuscrĂbete al canal!
00:30The point is, that boy needs to be reminded that his girlfriend's daddy has a good standing
00:36in this community.
00:37That he'd be marrying into a family with roots and not rumors.
00:42I'm serious, Ted.
00:44Isaiah is smitten with our daughter.
00:47And he's son-in-law material.
00:49Trust me on this.
00:51Okay, you can save the stump meeting, Dana.
00:54I've already figured out a way to connect with him.
00:55One that doesn't require your input.
01:02I'm here for Dr. Ted Richardson.
01:04Should be a reservation under thy name.
01:09I'm sorry, sir.
01:11I don't see a reservation for Dr. Richardson.
01:13For real?
01:16My uncle didn't book any tables, man.
01:19Yeah, dinner's not what he had in mind.
01:22Okay.
01:23What's he got in mind?
01:26Hoops.
01:27Yeah, the court's already been reserved.
01:29Looks like the doc has drafted himself a squad of ringers.
01:32Thank God.
01:33Yeah, I was bracing myself for some awkward cross-examination
01:36over an overpriced water crit salad.
01:38This is way more my speed.
01:41So I take it things are going well between you and my cousin?
01:44Yeah.
01:45Yeah, they are.
01:46Eva, man, she's different.
01:49In a good way.
01:50But I wasn't expecting her pops to hit me with this random invite.
01:53It kind of came out of nowhere.
01:55Yeah, that's Uncle Ted.
01:57Hey, he's been trying extra hard since he found out Eva's his daughter.
02:09Look who it is.
02:11Faramont Crest's finest bookworm.
02:14Boy, please.
02:15That title expired.
02:17That's too bad.
02:18Because my plan was to crack open Carly Vati's new one while I eat.
02:21It just dropped online.
02:23What's that plan?
02:24Already?
02:25He's cracking them out.
02:26Fast and furious.
02:27I'm surprised I have to tell you, though.
02:30You're slipping, Eva.
02:32Wow.
02:32So one week off book talk and suddenly I'm irrelevant?
02:36Hey, I don't make the rules.
02:39I've had a lot on my mind lately, okay?
02:41But listen, if you can put your literary flex on pause for just a minute,
02:47there's something serious I need to talk to you about.
02:49I'll see you next time.
02:50Thanks, guys.
02:50Thanks, guys.
02:50Thanks, guys.
02:55Thanks, guys.
02:57Thanks, guys.
02:57Thanks, guys.
02:58Thanks, guys.
03:02Thanks, guys.
03:03Thanks, guys.
03:04Thanks, guys.
03:04Thanks, guys.
03:05Thanks, guys.
03:05Thanks, guys.
03:06Thanks, guys.
03:06Thanks, guys.
03:07Thanks, guys.
03:10Thanks, guys.
03:11¡Gracias!
04:08¡Gracias!
04:11I hope your wallet has more stamina than your legs
04:12because it's going to get cooked even worse than you are.
04:15We'll see.
04:17So how's Kat's condo hunting going?
04:20You raised a sweet girl with exquisite taste.
04:24Aw, thank you.
04:25And impossibly high standards.
04:27Never mind.
04:28We might as well be shopping on the moon.
04:31That bad?
04:32Try impossible.
04:33I've shown her half the city.
04:35Penthouses with rooftop pools, skyline views,
04:39ceilings high enough to host Cirque du Soleil,
04:41even wine cellars bigger than most people's apartments,
04:45and still nothing sparks joy.
04:48What I find strange is that she's even looking at all.
04:53On Valentine's Day, she was busy texting Tomas,
04:57and they set up a late-night date,
04:58but not once did she mention cohabitating.
05:01Now she's ready to play house?
05:03As far as I know, she's not planning to move in with him.
05:08She's been eyeing places for herself, as in Solo.
05:12I thought she loved living with Chelsea.
05:16Seems like that honeymoon's over.
05:18Well, look at God.
05:21My lucky day.
05:22Just the person I wanted to see.
05:27Dinner's here.
05:29And don't pass out, but it's on yours truly.
05:36Haley, using that black card that I gave you
05:38and paying out of your own pocket are two entirely different things.
05:41I know that, Mr. Funny Guy.
05:44I paid for that with my own hard-earned money.
05:48My blackjack winnings.
05:50Okay.
05:51Well, in that case, I won't argue.
05:53And see, I knew the casino would be the perfect anniversary surprise.
05:55But what I didn't know is that my wife is a secret card shark.
06:01I mean, what can I say?
06:02Maybe it's beginner's luck, or maybe I'm just that good.
06:08Good looking, that is.
06:10Either way, this is my way of thanking you
06:14for planning such an amazing, perfect getaway.
06:19You know, in all honesty, we shouldn't need an anniversary, you know?
06:24We should celebrate what we have every day.
06:27You know, I lost focus for a while.
06:30You know, got caught up in the work, the clients, all the cases.
06:35But moving forward, I'm going to do better.
06:37Babe, you're being too hard on yourself.
06:40You're an amazing husband.
06:42Yeah, but I don't just want to be the husband you deserve, you know?
06:47I want to be the man that I should have been all along.
06:50You know, one who's, you know, never too busy,
06:54never too distracted, you know, always present.
06:58Which is why I'm wondering,
07:02you think you're ready to start trying for a baby again?
07:09If I never see you again,
07:13it'll be too damn soon.
07:15Why can't you just crawl back into the gutter
07:18that you oozed out of and leave me the hell alone?
07:22I wasn't talking to you, naughty Nikki,
07:25or to your boring-ass alter-ego,
07:28Dr. Nicole Dupree,
07:31with her PhD in pretension.
07:34I was speaking with Joey Armstrong's mouthpiece over here.
07:40I'm no one's mouthpiece.
07:43Joey may be an investor in your clinic,
07:45but he's my partner in every sense of the word.
07:50So I suggest you tread lightly
07:52and refrain from calling me anything outside my name.
07:55Okay, I see you.
07:58Lonnie's got some bite.
08:00Pardon moi,
08:02Miss Vanessa McBride.
08:07Wow, go off, girl.
08:10Can you just get to the point
08:11so we both can be free of you?
08:13Nye-nye-nye-nye.
08:15I am requiring the assistance of Vanessa
08:19for the next phase of my project.
08:21Your project?
08:22I thought this was your baby.
08:24Oh, it is.
08:25And even babies need a godmother
08:28who is exceptionally well-connected.
08:31I'm preparing to announce
08:33the official opening date of the clinic.
08:37And I need every major news outlet
08:41in the DMV lined up.
08:43Hell, honey,
08:44I'll even take a real housewife or two.
08:47The more the merrier.
08:49I mean,
08:50it is my grand debut.
08:53So,
08:54can I count on you to
08:56tap into your network?
09:00Absolutely.
09:02No.
09:02The day I hand you the microphone
09:04is the day hell freezes over.
09:06There's no way I'm allowing you
09:08anywhere near the press.
09:14My dad set up a meeting
09:15with Isaiah today.
09:17Oh.
09:19And that's supposed to be a problem?
09:21My stepdad, Alan,
09:22never vetted my boyfriends.
09:25He didn't even care enough
09:26to ask questions about me or my life,
09:28but Ted's a different story.
09:31He's making up for lost time,
09:33and I just don't know
09:33how far he'll take it.
09:35Eva,
09:35your dad just wants to look out for you.
09:38And that's sweet,
09:39in theory.
09:40Look,
09:41you're the guy dating his other daughter,
09:43so be straight with me.
09:44What should I or Isaiah expect?
09:47Hmm.
09:48We did have a couple of conversations.
09:51A friendly couple?
09:54If by friendly,
09:55you mean terrifying.
09:57First,
09:58all the men in the family ambushed me
10:00at Chelsea's fashion show.
10:01Oh, God.
10:03And later,
10:04I had a one-on-one with Ted.
10:06And honestly,
10:08it was one of the most
10:10uncomfortable conversations
10:11of my life.
10:13I knew it.
10:15What did he say?
10:17He called me out
10:19about
10:20sleeping with you.
10:23Eva's relationship with Ted
10:25is everything to her.
10:26I just wish the rest of the folks here
10:27showed her the same respect.
10:29Yeah, most do.
10:30All things considered,
10:31of course.
10:32Now,
10:32if Nicole wanted to have a grudge against her,
10:34then she'd have every right to.
10:36But
10:37the only real holdup
10:38is my cousin Kat.
10:39And
10:40that's just Kat.
10:41Yeah.
10:42I mean,
10:42Eva,
10:42she catches heat because of her mom.
10:44But
10:44they're nothing alike.
10:46Yeah.
10:47I'll give you that.
10:48Now,
10:48don't get me wrong.
10:49I'm not saying she's a saint.
10:51She's the first to admit
10:52she messed up.
10:53But she owns it.
10:54Yeah.
10:55You know,
10:56she's lucky to have someone like you
10:57in her corner.
10:58It's like she has her own
10:59personal hype man.
11:02Nah.
11:03Nah,
11:03I'm the one who's lucky.
11:04Yeah,
11:05okay.
11:05Well,
11:06we'll see if you feel like
11:07you're still just as much
11:08of a team player
11:08when we hit that court.
11:10Yeah,
11:11yeah,
11:11about that.
11:11I,
11:12uh,
11:12I'm not exactly dressed
11:13to be dropping buckets right now.
11:15Yeah,
11:15Uncle Ted should have given you
11:16a heads up.
11:17But the good news is
11:18this place has a pro shop.
11:20Of course it does.
11:22Come on,
11:22bro,
11:22let's get you
11:23laced up proper.
11:24All right.
11:25I am talking
11:26steakhouses
11:27and fine dining.
11:28No hospital,
11:29cafeterias,
11:29food courts,
11:30or buffets.
11:31Oh,
11:31I agree.
11:31I'm talking appetizers,
11:33top shelf drinks,
11:34and desserts included.
11:35I'm gonna be eating
11:36like royalty.
11:36Please,
11:37with those glass ankles?
11:40Let's settle this
11:41with a professional opinion.
11:46Dr. Rollins.
11:49Ankle sprains
11:49in basketball
11:51come from
11:51rugged play,
11:52right?
11:53All the greats
11:54deal with it.
11:54Did you just say
11:55greats?
11:56Please tell me
11:57you didn't put yourself
11:58in the same sentence
11:58as Steph Curry
11:59and Jason Tatum.
12:01All right,
12:02school them, doc.
12:02Tell them pros
12:03don't roll their ankles
12:04in silly pickup games.
12:05Borderly to 211.
12:06You guys who?
12:07Used to.
12:09Our monthly
12:09all-doctor league
12:10got so competitive
12:11you'd think it was
12:11the final four.
12:13Well,
12:13if you start back up,
12:14let me know.
12:14I'd be down.
12:15No.
12:20You got any good?
12:22I played high school ball,
12:23made it to the state
12:24championship game.
12:25Or did you win?
12:27Tell me,
12:28how many state
12:28championship games
12:29do you play in?
12:32That'd be none.
12:33Well,
12:34we're leaving for the club
12:34right now,
12:35so if you're not afraid
12:36to get embarrassed,
12:38lace up.
12:41Correction.
12:43You're going to be
12:43the one who's embarrassed.
12:46I'll see you there.
12:48Really,
12:49Carlton?
12:58Let's not forget
12:59who first gave Joey
13:01this idea.
13:02By all rights,
13:04my name should be
13:04splashed across
13:05the front of that
13:07building
13:07in big block letters.
13:10But Joey
13:11put the kibosh
13:13on that.
13:14Right,
13:15Felisa.
13:16Whatever he says,
13:17I am still the face
13:18of that clinic.
13:20Period.
13:21Oh,
13:22so this is like
13:23performative philanthropy.
13:25You know,
13:26when those movie stars
13:27get caught cheating
13:28on their wives
13:29and then end up
13:30ladling at soup kitchens
13:31with cameras.
13:32Have you ever seen
13:33anything sadder?
13:35I'm assuming
13:36that's rhetorical.
13:38Who better
13:39to do a performance
13:40lecture
13:41than a Dupree?
13:43You know,
13:44your whole damn
13:44family could teach
13:45a masterclass
13:46on that?
13:46Careful,
13:47Leslie.
13:48Nikki came out
13:49last time you
13:50go to me
13:51to put my hands
13:51on you.
13:52You do remember
13:53how that ended,
13:54didn't you?
13:57Leslie,
13:58if you want
13:59my help,
14:00you need to leave.
14:02Now.
14:06Well,
14:07since I got
14:08what I came here
14:09for.
14:11Ta-ta,
14:11ladies.
14:17So much fun.
14:19God,
14:20I despise
14:21that woman.
14:24Let me get this
14:25straight.
14:26My dad actually
14:27grilled you
14:28about the little
14:29hiccup we had.
14:32Gosh,
14:32that's mortifying.
14:34Like,
14:34when he came
14:34at me about it,
14:35I wanted to
14:35crawl under a rock.
14:37Yeah,
14:38it wasn't a picnic
14:39on my end either.
14:40For a minute,
14:41I thought he might
14:41bludgeon me
14:42with his racket
14:42right then and there.
14:44He threatened you?
14:45Not outright,
14:46just implied.
14:48Made it very clear
14:50that if I ever
14:51hurt either
14:52of his daughters
14:52again,
14:53we'd have a problem.
14:56So he was
14:57actually worried
14:57about me
14:58and not just Kat?
15:00That feels good
15:01to hear.
15:02But now I'm
15:03nervous about Isaiah.
15:05You shouldn't be.
15:06He seems like
15:07a stand-up guy.
15:09Well,
15:09he is.
15:10Which is why
15:11I don't want
15:11my dad to scare
15:12him off.
15:14All right,
15:14gentlemen.
15:15Carlton and
15:16our captains.
15:17Stakes are simple.
15:18Week's worth
15:19of lunches.
15:19Pressure is on.
15:21Say,
15:22Les,
15:22I'm running
15:23up that scoreboard.
15:24Gonna make
15:25this easy
15:25for you,
15:25Doc.
15:26No,
15:26see,
15:27that's the
15:28energy I like.
15:28You and me.
15:30Did I mention
15:31I get the first
15:32pick?
15:32Well,
15:32that's fine.
15:33Just means
15:33I need a youngster
15:34on my team
15:34to make it even
15:35and I'm going
15:36with Andre.
15:37Let's go,
15:38baby.
15:39And just
15:39because we share
15:39the same DNA
15:40doesn't mean
15:41that I'm going
15:41to pull punches.
15:42Family don't mean
15:43a damn thing
15:43on the court.
15:44Okay.
15:45Well,
15:45in that case,
15:46I'll take
15:46Kyle.
15:47Man says
15:48he's championship
15:49material.
15:50Let's see if
15:50he lives up
15:51to the hype.
15:52Let's see if
15:52he can cash
15:52those checks
15:53he's been
15:53writing with
15:53his mouth.
15:54No,
15:55I'm going to
15:55cash it.
15:56Don't worry
15:57about that.
15:58Oh.
15:59Oh,
15:59wait,
16:00302?
16:01How's that
16:01fair,
16:01Unk?
16:02Yeah,
16:03I'm not
16:03your Unk
16:04anymore.
16:05That's a
16:05you problem.
16:06It's all right.
16:06There's always
16:07hungry guys
16:07around the court.
16:09Let's recruit.
16:13Got more
16:14than bragging
16:15rights riding
16:15on this
16:15game.
16:17Don't let
16:18me down.
16:24Yes,
16:25I will have
16:25the new
16:26brief drafted
16:26tomorrow.
16:27Okay?
16:28Yeah,
16:28you're welcome.
16:29Bye.
16:31Very nice.
16:32Sorry about
16:32that.
16:33You know,
16:34some clients
16:34can be so
16:35needy.
16:35No,
16:35it's fine.
16:37It gave
16:37me a
16:37chance
16:38to gather
16:39my thoughts.
16:40Bill,
16:41I didn't
16:42know you
16:43were ready
16:44to try
16:44for another
16:45child.
16:46Well,
16:47we talked
16:47about it,
16:48Haley.
16:48You coming
16:49off birth
16:49control
16:50after the
16:50holidays?
16:51Yeah,
16:51that was
16:51before the
16:52attack.
16:52I'm just
16:53coming back
16:54from it.
16:54I know,
16:55okay,
16:55but I'm not
16:56asking you
16:57to walk
16:57out of here
16:57pregnant today.
16:59I wouldn't
17:00mind a little
17:00practice,
17:01though.
17:01Okay,
17:02all jokes
17:02aside,
17:04we just
17:04moved back
17:05into the
17:06house.
17:06I want
17:07us to
17:08feel normal
17:09again before
17:10adding a
17:11child.
17:11And after
17:14the miscarriage,
17:16I just want
17:17everything to
17:18be right.
17:18Yeah,
17:19so do I.
17:20Okay,
17:21then why rush
17:22and cut
17:23corners?
17:24I need to
17:25get the
17:25green light
17:25from my
17:26doctor that
17:26there are
17:27no hitting
17:28side effects.
17:29Yeah,
17:30that's probably
17:30wise.
17:31And you
17:32should get
17:32checked,
17:33too.
17:35those blood
17:36test results
17:36that you
17:37got were
17:38a little
17:38wonky.
17:39I need to
17:40make sure
17:40your fertility
17:41wasn't impacted.
17:42I feel fine,
17:43strong as
17:44ever.
17:45What?
17:46I suppose it
17:47couldn't hurt.
17:48So if we
17:49both get
17:50they all
17:50clear,
17:51you'll be
17:51ready?
17:51Of course.
17:53I mean,
17:54what better
17:54way to
17:55celebrate our
17:55love than
17:57creating a
17:58child?
17:59that's the
18:00perfect blend
18:00of us
18:01both.
18:05For over
18:06a year,
18:07that woman
18:08has been
18:08wreaking havoc
18:10on everyone
18:11I care about.
18:12And what's
18:13her punishment?
18:14An inheritance
18:15from my
18:15mother,
18:16no less.
18:16And now
18:17she has you
18:18polishing her
18:19halo with
18:19the so-called
18:20clinic.
18:21That wasn't
18:22my idea.
18:23And I only
18:24agreed because
18:25it felt like
18:25a way to
18:26honor Doug.
18:26I am not
18:27taking this
18:28out on you.
18:29It is just
18:30so damn
18:31unfair.
18:32She walks
18:33around here
18:33like she's
18:34bulletproof.
18:35Her luck
18:35won't last
18:36forever.
18:38But every
18:39second you
18:39spend obsessing
18:40over her
18:41is a victory
18:42for Leslie.
18:44I can't seem
18:46to get my
18:46mind on
18:47anything else
18:48when the
18:49pungent odor
18:50of her
18:50narcissism
18:51is clinging
18:52to the air
18:53like poison.
18:54Then let's
18:55clear the air
18:56with a fresh
18:56subject like
18:58your newly
18:59exciting love
19:00life.
19:01Vanessa.
19:02Stop dragging
19:02your heels.
19:03You already
19:04said yes to
19:05a double date
19:06with Joey and
19:07me.
19:07It's time to
19:08lock it
19:08in.
19:10You have a
19:11lot of faith.
19:12That is a hard
19:12path for me,
19:13like totally
19:14overgrown.
19:18Don't you
19:19have somewhere
19:19to be?
19:21Mama,
19:21don't be rude.
19:22It's fine.
19:23I should be
19:24getting back
19:24to work anyway.
19:28ladies.
19:30Bye-bye.
19:31Thanks for
19:32keeping my
19:32seat warm
19:33and the air
19:33with your
19:34hot breath.
19:36What is
19:37wrong with
19:37you?
19:38Why would
19:38you chase
19:38him away
19:39like that?
19:40Why would
19:41you want
19:41to have
19:41anything to
19:42do with
19:42a man
19:43who chose
19:44your spoiled
19:45breath of
19:45a sister
19:46over you
19:46is beyond
19:47me?
19:48Because I'm
19:49an adult
19:50and I know
19:51how to be
19:51mature.
19:52Maybe you
19:52should try
19:53Mm-hmm.
19:55Yeah,
19:56well,
19:57maybe you
19:57should think
19:58about optics.
20:00You should
20:00be a little
20:01concerned about
20:01that because
20:02imagine if
20:03Isaiah came
20:04walking through
20:04that door
20:05and saw
20:05you two
20:06with your
20:06big old
20:06heads
20:07stuck
20:07together.
20:08My man
20:09don't spook
20:09easy.
20:10And besides,
20:11that's not even
20:11a possibility
20:12because today
20:13he's spending
20:13time with
20:14my dad.
20:15Thanks
20:16to me.
20:18What does
20:19that mean?
20:21Oh my gosh,
20:22mama,
20:23what did
20:23you do?
20:29You thinking
20:30what I'm
20:30thinking?
20:31An infinity
20:32pool so
20:33we can
20:33still swim
20:34when it's
20:34high tide?
20:36Or
20:37my beautiful
20:38wife stretched
20:39out on the
20:40sand glowing
20:41with her belly
20:42catching the
20:43sunlight.
20:44Oh,
20:45that's
20:45some
20:46imagination
20:46you have.
20:47No,
20:48it's not
20:48imagination,
20:49it's vision.
20:50You deserve
20:51a pregnancy
20:52in paradise
20:52and when
20:53our little
20:53bundle of
20:53joy does
20:54arrive,
20:55he or she
20:55can be
20:56an island
20:57baby.
20:58You know?
20:59Falling asleep
21:00to regular
21:00lullabies,
21:01waking up
21:01to the
21:02crashing waves.
21:04That does
21:05sound nice.
21:07You know,
21:07maybe I
21:08can be an
21:08island baby
21:09myself and
21:10just stay
21:12there forever.
21:13Well,
21:14as long
21:15as I'm
21:15there with
21:15you.
21:19Oh,
21:19sorry,
21:20Caroline said
21:21I could
21:21come in
21:21to discuss
21:22something with
21:22you.
21:23Yeah,
21:23yeah,
21:23sure.
21:23Honey,
21:24you mind
21:24giving us
21:24a minute?
21:25Of course.
21:27Unless this
21:27has something
21:28to do with
21:29Lynette's
21:29case.
21:31For the
21:32record,
21:32I was hung
21:33over when
21:34I agreed to
21:35this little
21:35double date
21:36scheme of
21:37yours.
21:37So you're
21:38claiming it's
21:38not binding?
21:39I'm just
21:40saying...
21:40Nice try.
21:41If you
21:42were drunk,
21:42I'd let
21:42you plead
21:43temporary
21:43insanity.
21:44But a
21:45hangover
21:45is peak
21:46clarity.
21:47You knew
21:47what you
21:47were signing
21:48up for.
21:49Vanessa,
21:49I am not
21:50comfortable
21:51spending an
21:52evening with
21:52Joey,
21:53and I sure
21:54as hell
21:54don't want
21:55to put
21:55some poor
21:55man through
21:56that circus.
21:57Everyone enjoys
21:58a walk on
21:59the wild side
22:00now and
22:00then.
22:00You would
22:01know.
22:02So believe
22:02me when I
22:03tell you it's
22:03not the end
22:04of the world.
22:05At worst,
22:06it's a killer
22:07cocktail party
22:08story.
22:09Emphasis on
22:09the killer.
22:10Rumors and
22:11speculation,
22:12none of it
22:12proven.
22:12If you just
22:13show up,
22:14you'd see
22:14that for
22:15yourself.
22:17You're not
22:17going to let
22:18me out of
22:18this, are
22:18you?
22:19You need
22:20this distraction.
22:21Oh, is
22:21that what
22:22we're calling
22:22it now?
22:24Oh, fine.
22:26Let me call
22:26Carlton and
22:27see if he's
22:28available.
22:28Come on.
22:30Ah.
22:33Man, I
22:33thought this
22:34was going
22:34to be a
22:34friendly game.
22:35Right.
22:36Yeah, at
22:36least they
22:37don't need
22:37trainers.
22:38Doctors can
22:38treat their
22:39own injuries.
22:40Who's
22:40injured?
22:40I'm just
22:41icing my
22:42wrist and
22:42prepped for
22:42all these
22:43lunches I
22:43have to
22:43collect.
22:44More like
22:45a strain
22:45playing
22:46hack-a-shack
22:46every time
22:47somebody
22:47touched
22:47the ball.
22:48My last
22:49three was
22:49money.
22:50Until
22:50somebody
22:51decided to
22:51throw their
22:51entire body
22:52at me and
22:53then had
22:53the nerve to
22:53say it
22:54wasn't a
22:54foul.
22:55You
22:55consider that
22:56playing hard.
22:58And maybe
22:58your high
22:59school squad
23:00was playing
23:00hopscotch.
23:02I guess we
23:03found out
23:03that white
23:04men really
23:04can't jump.
23:05Okay,
23:06easy guys,
23:06easy.
23:08Are you
23:09sure you
23:09don't need
23:09an ice pack
23:10for that
23:10hammy?
23:11More like
23:12a strain.
23:12I should
23:12let the
23:13ball go
23:13out of bounds
23:14instead of
23:14diving for it.
23:16I appreciate
23:16the hustle
23:17though.
23:18That was a
23:18good game
23:19though.
23:19Thank you
23:20for the
23:20invite.
23:21Oh,
23:21wait,
23:21you're not
23:23leaving,
23:23are you?
23:25Why don't
23:25you give me
23:26a beer?
23:27Just you
23:28and me.
23:31Yeah,
23:31yeah,
23:32sure.
23:34I'll see you
23:35there.
23:39Hey,
23:39man,
23:39it looks like
23:40you're chopping
23:40it up with Ted
23:41after all.
23:42Good luck.
23:47Mama,
23:48my love life
23:49isn't a game.
23:50I beg to differ.
23:52It's called
23:53the game of life,
23:54which you and I
23:55have been excelling
23:56yet recently.
23:57You know damn
23:58well what I mean.
23:59Relax.
24:00I told Ted to
24:02step it up
24:03and meet your
24:04man.
24:06That's what
24:07daddies do.
24:08No,
24:09that's what
24:09you do.
24:10Metal and
24:11stir the pot
24:12until it boils
24:12over.
24:13Well,
24:14it was beneficial
24:15for you.
24:16Okay,
24:16and what about
24:17Isaiah?
24:18What if dad
24:18comes at him
24:19sideways?
24:20It can make him
24:21feel some type of
24:22way and mess up
24:22everything.
24:25Funny.
24:26You spent years
24:28whining about
24:29not having
24:29a father
24:30in your life
24:31and finally
24:32you get one
24:34and here
24:35you are upset
24:36because if they
24:37don't vibe,
24:38it's me and Isaiah
24:39who pay the price.
24:41And if they do,
24:43then it just
24:44speeds things up.
24:47Speeds what up?
24:50Spring is too
24:51soon.
24:52Summer hot
24:53and humid.
24:55What?
24:57Autumn.
24:58Baby girl.
25:00The weather
25:01is just
25:02perfect.
25:04Perfect for
25:08I can't believe
25:10you.
25:10You are still
25:11out here
25:11plotting my
25:12wedding?
25:17I do have
25:18an update
25:19on Lynette Wise's
25:19case and maybe
25:20it's best for
25:21Mrs. Hamilton
25:21to stay since
25:22you've been so
25:23close to her.
25:25Of course.
25:25I care about
25:26Lynette.
25:27She was there
25:27for me when
25:28I was attacked.
25:30Okay,
25:30don't leave us
25:31hanging.
25:31What's the update?
25:32Well,
25:32Lynette made it
25:33clear that she
25:33wants me to
25:34get the charges
25:35dropped.
25:36Every client
25:36wishes that we
25:37could wave a
25:37magic wand
25:38and make their
25:38problems disappear
25:39but reality
25:40doesn't work
25:41like that.
25:41Well,
25:42people don't
25:43come to my
25:43firm for reality.
25:44They come
25:44because we're
25:45known to make
25:45miracles happen.
25:46Right,
25:47which is why
25:47I couldn't
25:48ignore her
25:49request.
25:49So I went
25:50back over
25:51everything,
25:52dug deeper
25:52than before,
25:53looking for
25:53leverage,
25:54loopholes,
25:55anything that
25:55could turn
25:55the tide
25:56in our favor.
25:58And?
25:59What I
26:00uncovered
26:01surprised me.
26:05I'm starting
26:06to see it
26:06real clear,
26:07Carlton.
26:09You're not as
26:09laid back as
26:10folks think you
26:11are.
26:12As soon as
26:12the game
26:13wasn't going
26:13your way,
26:14you take
26:15cheap shots,
26:17start playing
26:17dirty.
26:19You know,
26:20I can see
26:21you too.
26:23Strutting
26:23around here
26:24like you're
26:24the second
26:24coming,
26:25but let's
26:26get real.
26:27You're only
26:27legendary in
26:28your own
26:28head.
26:29It won't be
26:30too long
26:30before other
26:31folks peep
26:31that.
26:32Other folks
26:32or one
26:33woman in
26:33particular?
26:35All right,
26:35come on,
26:35guys.
26:36Y'all are
26:36really gonna
26:37let a pickup
26:38game turn
26:38into World
26:39War III?
26:40You both
26:41need to
26:41chill.
26:49Nicole.
26:53Carlton, I was
26:55hoping you were
26:55free for dinner
26:56this week.
26:57Regretfully,
26:58I'm not.
26:59I'll be out
26:59of town.
27:00That is twice
27:01that you have
27:02turned me down.
27:03One more time,
27:05I'll have to think
27:05that you're
27:06playing hard to
27:06get.
27:07I wouldn't do
27:07that.
27:09Not to you.
27:10I've got my
27:11niece's birthday,
27:12remember?
27:13Oh, right.
27:14That destination
27:15celebration,
27:16I forgot.
27:17Well, I hope
27:18you have a great
27:19trip.
27:20Thanks.
27:21Bye.
27:25Hey, hold
27:25up.
27:26Nicole just
27:27asked you
27:27out?
27:28All I can
27:29say is all
27:31is fair in
27:31love and
27:32basketball.
27:36Thank you.
27:38Of course,
27:39I'm talking
27:39about a
27:40wedding,
27:41sweetie.
27:42Come on,
27:42we need to
27:42get that
27:43country club
27:43on the
27:44books now
27:45if we want
27:45that prime
27:46date for
27:46the fall.
27:47Okay,
27:48let's be
27:49clear.
27:49If I ever
27:50decide to
27:51get married,
27:51I pick
27:52when and
27:52where,
27:53not you.
27:54I did
27:55not drop
27:55all that
27:56money on
27:56that
27:56membership
27:57just to
27:58have my
27:58daughter
27:58rush off
27:59to some
27:59courthouse
28:00to be
28:01like some
28:01common
28:02folk.
28:02Isaiah
28:03and I
28:03aren't
28:04rushing
28:04into
28:04anything,
28:05especially
28:05anytime
28:06soon.
28:07But why
28:08wait,
28:08baby?
28:09I mean,
28:10you two
28:10are perfect
28:11for each
28:12other,
28:12and time
28:13don't do
28:13nothing but
28:14rob you
28:15of your
28:15years.
28:17We like
28:18our
28:18independence.
28:19Having
28:20places
28:20of our
28:21own,
28:21our
28:21own
28:22lives.
28:23Yeah,
28:24well,
28:24you know,
28:24independence
28:25is overrated.
28:26And since
28:27you have
28:28your own
28:28place,
28:29thanks to
28:29me,
28:31then why
28:32not let
28:34Isaiah
28:34move in?
28:35I mean,
28:36he would
28:36save some
28:36money.
28:37We don't
28:38need vows
28:38for that.
28:39Yeah,
28:40but maybe
28:41you need it
28:41for things
28:42like tax
28:43breaks,
28:44health
28:44insurance,
28:45security.
28:46the real
28:47perks
28:48come when
28:49you
28:49clink,
28:49clink,
28:50lock it
28:50down,
28:51boy.
28:52Okay,
28:52why are
28:52we even
28:53on this?
28:54You're
28:55pushing this
28:55wedding agenda
28:56so hard
28:56that I'm
28:57starting to
28:57think that
28:58it's not
28:58even about
28:58me.
29:00Well,
29:01that is
29:01ridiculous.
29:02Who else
29:03would it
29:03be about?
29:05You?
29:07This feels
29:08awkward.
29:10I'm glad
29:10you said it
29:11first.
29:12Trust me,
29:13I was
29:14in your
29:14shoes
29:14yesterday,
29:15sitting
29:15across
29:16from the
29:16woman in
29:16my life's
29:17family,
29:17getting
29:17interrogated
29:18like it
29:19was NCIS.
29:22Yeah.
29:23Yeah.
29:24So I'll
29:24spare you
29:25a small
29:25talk.
29:27What are
29:27your intentions
29:28with my
29:28daughter?
29:31Simple,
29:32sir.
29:33My only
29:34goal is
29:34keeping Eva
29:35happy.
29:36How
29:36exactly?
29:37By
29:38showing up,
29:39taking her
29:40out,
29:40and showing
29:40her she
29:41matters,
29:42really
29:42listening
29:42when the
29:43weight's
29:43on her,
29:45respecting
29:45her for
29:45the woman
29:45she is,
29:46and making
29:47sure she
29:47never doubts
29:48her worth.
29:51That's a
29:52good answer.
29:54It's the
29:54truth.
29:56Eva hasn't
29:57had it easy.
29:58I'm sure
29:58she's told
29:59you what it
29:59was like
29:59for her
30:00growing up.
30:01I can't
30:02imagine going
30:02through half
30:03of what she
30:03went through.
30:04Neither
30:05can I.
30:06Eva's
30:07mother is
30:08the reason
30:09the phrase
30:10brace
30:10herself
30:11exists.
30:12But in
30:13spite of
30:13all that,
30:14Eva,
30:15she didn't
30:15just survive,
30:16she came
30:16out stronger.
30:18Yeah,
30:19she's special.
30:20Realest thing
30:21I ever had
30:21in my life.
30:22That's why
30:23I don't plan
30:23on being
30:23the fool
30:24who let
30:24that slip
30:24away.
30:26Good,
30:26because the
30:27last thing
30:27I want to
30:27see is her
30:29getting hurt
30:29again.
30:30Same.
30:32Alright,
30:33that's good.
30:34I guess you
30:35can understand
30:35why I'd be
30:37concerned about
30:37her dating
30:39someone with
30:40your history.
30:47I've been
30:47digging into
30:48Lynette and
30:48it's not what
30:49I found that
30:50bothers me,
30:50it's what I
30:51didn't.
30:53Go on.
30:55Other than
30:55her birth certificate
30:57and a couple of
30:57tax forms that
30:58she had from
30:59when she worked
30:59at that bank,
31:00she barely exists.
31:02No paper trail,
31:04minimal social media,
31:04it's like she
31:05dropped out of
31:06the sky the day
31:06she walked into
31:07our office.
31:09That's odd.
31:10No,
31:11no,
31:11that's smart.
31:13Hey,
31:13I've seen
31:14prosecutors
31:14weaponize a tweet,
31:16a Facebook memory,
31:16even a damn
31:17Yelp review.
31:18A client with
31:19any good sense
31:19scrubs their life
31:20clean before it
31:20could be used
31:21against them.
31:22So it doesn't
31:23bother you that
31:24she's a ghost?
31:25And half the
31:25people that pay
31:26our retainers
31:26are ghosts.
31:28I mean,
31:28are they guilty
31:29of every charge?
31:31No.
31:31Innocent?
31:32Not by a long
31:33shot.
31:34It's not
31:34our job
31:35to judge.
31:36It's just
31:36our job
31:37to keep
31:37them out
31:37of prison.
31:39That is
31:39exactly why
31:40knowing more
31:41about Lynette
31:41matters.
31:42And since
31:42she's kept
31:43me at arm's
31:44length,
31:44I was thinking
31:45maybe she's
31:46confided in you.
31:47Why would
31:47you think that?
31:48I didn't mean
31:49any disrespect.
31:50I just thought
31:50since you two
31:51have bonded now.
31:52Okay,
31:53we're not
31:53girlfriends
31:54who brunch
31:55together.
31:56We just talked
31:56about the attack.
31:57That's it.
31:58If she ever
31:59does open up
31:59to you,
32:00I hope I can
32:00count on the
32:01boss's wife
32:01to share
32:02what she's
32:02learned.
32:05You know
32:06what's wild?
32:08I was ready
32:08to run
32:09interference
32:09for Isaiah
32:10in case
32:11Uncle Ted
32:11was pressing
32:12him too hard.
32:13Turns out
32:14the ones
32:14needing a
32:14referee
32:15were you
32:15and Kai.
32:16That was
32:17just two
32:17men talking
32:18a little
32:18smack,
32:19nothing serious.
32:20We both
32:21know that
32:21you scrapping
32:22wasn't over
32:22just the game.
32:23Andre,
32:24don't make
32:24this more
32:25than it is.
32:26I'm just
32:26calling it
32:26for what it
32:27is.
32:28And
32:28Aunt Nicole
32:29isn't here
32:29for all
32:29of that
32:29macho
32:30posturing.
32:30Keep it
32:32up.
32:32Her choice
32:33isn't going
32:33to be you
32:34or Kyle.
32:35We should be
32:36moving on.
32:40Since Carlton
32:41isn't available,
32:42looks like we
32:43are going to
32:43have to put
32:43our little
32:44double date
32:44experiment on
32:45hold.
32:46What a shame.
32:47Uh-huh.
32:48The disappointment
32:49is just pouring
32:51out of you.
32:51I am
32:52devastated.
32:53You do have
32:54at least one
32:55other viable
32:56option.
32:57Oh,
32:57if you
32:58are talking
32:58about
32:58Kyle.
33:02Well,
33:02speak of
33:03the devil.
33:05Hello,
33:07Dr.
33:07Rollins.
33:08Hi,
33:09Vanessa.
33:09I was
33:10wondering if
33:10you could
33:10help me
33:11out.
33:13I know
33:14the lasting
33:15impression you
33:16got on me
33:16was that blow-up
33:17at Naomi and
33:18Jacob's wedding.
33:19Not my proudest
33:20moment,
33:20but that's
33:21not me anymore.
33:22Look,
33:23I spent all
33:23those years
33:24out of state
33:24working on
33:24myself,
33:25becoming a
33:25better man.
33:27Look,
33:28there's a man
33:28walking down
33:29his own road
33:30back from
33:30the stakes.
33:31Yeah,
33:32I believe
33:33people can
33:33change,
33:34yeah?
33:35And I've
33:35never heard
33:36Eva.
33:37We took
33:37a little
33:38minute to
33:39lock in,
33:39but now
33:40we're solid,
33:41and I'm
33:41not here
33:41to play
33:42games.
33:42I'm glad
33:43to hear it,
33:43and so is
33:44Eva's mother.
33:44She's already
33:45out here
33:45calling you
33:46her future
33:47son-in-law.
33:50Man,
33:51me and
33:52Eva have
33:52been solid
33:53for what,
33:53like a few
33:54weeks?
33:57Leslie,
33:57she's
33:58joking about
33:58that,
33:59right?
33:59Afraid not.
34:01She doesn't
34:02joke about
34:02something she
34:02wants.
34:03She'll move
34:04heaven,
34:04hell,
34:05and half
34:06the DMV
34:07to make it
34:08happen.
34:10baby,
34:11of course
34:12there's
34:12something in
34:13it for
34:13me,
34:14okay?
34:15Every mother
34:16dreams of
34:17her daughter
34:19just being
34:20as beautiful
34:21as ever
34:22in this
34:23long,
34:23white,
34:24couture gown,
34:26preferably
34:26mermaid-style
34:27with a train,
34:28and walking
34:30down the
34:31aisle to
34:31her happily
34:32ever after.
34:35So you'll
34:35be just
34:36as thrilled
34:37if that
34:38happily ever
34:39after was
34:40with someone
34:40else instead
34:41of Isaiah?
34:42Why on
34:43God's green
34:44earth would
34:45you want to
34:46be with
34:46another man?
34:47Isaiah is
34:48foyering.
34:49He is
34:50handsome.
34:50He's tall.
34:51He ain't got
34:52no baby mama
34:53drama.
34:55And he
34:55comes from
34:56the Hawthorns,
34:57a family that's
34:58well-respected.
35:00And that is
35:01better than
35:01a couple
35:02baby.
35:02That is
35:03a whole
35:04windfall.
35:06Every Hawthorn
35:08man except
35:08Isaiah happens
35:09to be a cop.
35:11Convenient,
35:12right?
35:13In case
35:14certain receipts
35:15ever surface
35:15about your
35:16extracurriculars.
35:18I don't know
35:19what you're
35:19implying.
35:20Kat's been
35:21making noise
35:21again about
35:22you skating
35:22on attempted
35:23murder.
35:24Laura's case
35:25is still open.
35:26Don't tell
35:26me you're
35:27not begging
35:27on Elon
35:28bearing anything
35:29that stains
35:30the family
35:30name.
35:31Hmm.
35:32Never
35:33thought about
35:33it,
35:34but I suppose
35:34that could
35:35be a nice
35:35perk.
35:37Which
35:39would mean
35:40that it'd
35:41be beneficial
35:41for Isaiah
35:42to hurry up
35:43and put a
35:43ring on it.
35:44Hmm.
35:46Except your
35:46plan won't
35:47work,
35:47because Isaiah
35:48and his
35:49daddy barely
35:50speak.
35:51Yeah,
35:52well,
35:52weddings have
35:53a way of
35:53making families
35:55reconcile.
35:56Now,
35:56all you've
35:57got to do
35:57is just
35:58nudge
35:59that boy
35:59in the
36:00right
36:00direction.
36:01What I
36:02gotta do
36:03is protect
36:04my
36:04relationship.
36:05If you
36:06keep this
36:07up,
36:07you're
36:07going to
36:07push him
36:08away.
36:08And if
36:09that happens,
36:10I will
36:10never forgive
36:11you.
36:14Remember,
36:15mama,
36:16you taught me
36:16everything I
36:17know about
36:18revenge.
36:18for
36:19the
36:20love.
36:48¡Gracias!
Comments