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Beyond the Gates - Season 2 - Episode 02: Monday, January 5, 2026
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00:04Gracias por ver el video
00:30¿QuĂ© pasa con Kat?
00:30She won't get tested even if I test positive
00:35How long are they going to make us wait?
00:37My stomach is eating itself from the inside out
00:40You didn't have breakfast?
00:41Hello, they're drawing blood, you have to fast
00:45Not for genetic tests
00:46I wish someone had mentioned that while I was dreaming of pancakes for the last 12 hours
00:51Quick, get me something out of your secret sash
00:55What the hell is this?
00:57Cardboard masquerading as food?
00:59It's one of Ted's favorites
01:01That tracks
01:02His taste in snacks and side pieces equally trash
01:05What are you doing with these?
01:08Don't tell me you're making that drawer into some kind of divorced woman's shrine
01:11In the hierarchy of things that I need to deal with
01:14Office snacks land somewhere below world peace in scheduling my hair appointment
01:17Clearly
01:18But I did see him yesterday
01:21We talked about Kat and the testing
01:23Your co-parenting is reasonable
01:25Except for the part where I wound up in his arms
01:30You really captured something
01:32Make the practice look like a retreat
01:36That's the whole point though
01:37Right?
01:38We want to sell serenity and snatch cheekbones
01:40If these new ads don't bring out the rich aunties with the black cards
01:45I don't know what will
01:46Thank you
01:47I should be the one thanking you though
01:49Needed the distraction
01:52Tell me about it
01:54Anita Dupree
01:55Yeah
01:56With breast cancer?
01:57I'm still letting that settle in
01:58I know Nicole and Danny are getting tested today
02:02Any word yet?
02:04Um
02:06Nah
02:06I'm still waiting
02:08Nicole came to me yesterday worried sick about how this might affect Martin and Kat
02:13Oh yeah?
02:14Okay
02:14I think that's cool that she was comfortable coming to you
02:17And yeah
02:17Yeah I hear it
02:19Me being cool with you
02:21Confronting Aunt Nicole
02:22Meanwhile I would have flipped one of these tables if Danny returned to her ex
02:26Yeah
02:27Love makes hypocrites of us all, nephew
02:31When Danny gets scared for the people she loves
02:34She turns to what's familiar
02:36And unfortunately that's Bill
02:40Pump the brakes
02:41Did you trip over medical equipment?
02:43Was there some earthquake I missed?
02:45I was asking Ted to talk some sense into Kat
02:47Even if I test positive she doesn't want to get tested
02:50So she doesn't want to spend her life constantly looking over her shoulder waiting for cancer to come knocking
02:55That girl has lost her mind
02:57Ted and I were talking about how scared we are
03:01I broke down a little
03:03Ted was being all Ted-like
03:06And one thing led to another
03:09And finish the story
03:10I did
03:12Oh
03:13Nothing else happened
03:14Good
03:15Good
03:16That's it
03:16No lecture
03:18I don't want to get struck by lightning for being a hypocrite
03:22Because when I heard the news about Mother
03:26I went to Bill
03:54What was this?
03:56I got a movie that I thought my mind could be behind her
03:57I got a high love
04:18¡SuscrĂbete al canal!
04:27What died in here?
04:29It's not that bad.
04:30And it'll knock that headache right out.
04:33This looks like something the Hulk would drink to maintain his complexion.
04:37I don't think I can do it without gagging.
04:39Just pretend it's tequila.
04:41You handled that just fine.
04:42He should be a comedian.
04:45Or a professional torturer.
04:48Drink up, mi amor.
04:52You're not gonna fight me?
04:54Last week, you literally tried to stab me with your fork for looking at your saucer drum.
04:58Sorry.
05:00I'm not hungry.
05:01I've got a lot on my mind ever since...
05:03Ever since you found out about your grandma's cancer by walking into a blind.
05:08And you had to sit through the conversation about genetic testing with your parents.
05:11I understand.
05:13I just hate that I couldn't be there for you and have your back when you needed me.
05:16You've been working nights.
05:17It's fine.
05:18I thought taking you out the house tonight would help clear your mind.
05:22Trudy told us to work on our communication.
05:24So how about we take what we learned and put it into practice?
05:29Hey.
05:30Babe.
05:31Are you here to be with your mom during the blood draw?
05:33Um, actually, I came for you.
05:35Do you have a sec?
05:37Of course.
05:38Let's take a look.
05:40I didn't want to wake you.
05:42You look so peaceful.
05:43And plus, you've been stressed.
05:45Sleep is important for maintaining immune system function during times of emotional upheaval.
05:50Madison, light of my life.
05:52Yes.
05:53Oh.
05:54I need to turn my doctor brain off, don't I?
05:56Um, the opposite, actually.
05:58I don't follow.
06:00You are literally the most amazing partner.
06:03But right now, I don't need my girlfriend.
06:05I need a doctor.
06:11Happy New Year!
06:18Now, what did that poor little fake plant do to you?
06:21Tried to get your attention, but you're standing there looking all goofy-eyed and everything.
06:25What, or more importantly, who put that ridiculous grin on your face?
06:31Your mother seems to be doing better.
06:34You better not be daydreaming about my teddy, all right?
06:37And let me make this crystal clear to you, Miss Thing.
06:41I got eyes.
06:43Right back at you, honey.
06:46Well, it was nice of you to put this in Peach's room.
06:49I mean, it did bring some color to the space.
06:53I figured you might want to put it in storage, you know, in case you want to be gifted next
06:57year.
06:58Holiday season, of course.
07:01You should know that I genuinely enjoy spending time with her.
07:05Before and after visiting hours when certain people aren't lurking around.
07:10Well, good thing those hours don't apply to my boo.
07:15In fact, I'm headed to see him now.
07:17Oh, I hate to be the bear of bad news.
07:20No, well, that's a damn lie.
07:21You got that right.
07:22Your boo isn't in his office.
07:24Ted had a meeting off-site.
07:26Business of pleasure.
07:28Hmm.
07:28I forget.
07:30It was.
07:30I doubt that.
07:32And why are you keeping track of Ted's schedule?
07:36I mean, that seems kind of obsessive, don't you think?
07:39Oh, says the stalker.
07:40And I'm not keeping track of anything Ted told me himself he volunteered it when he stopped by to see
07:45me earlier.
07:46Now, if you'll excuse me, some of us have lives.
07:51So you're worried about Danny and Bill reconnecting?
07:57I won't front like the idea hasn't crossed my mind.
08:00They have a lot of history.
08:02Didn't they share children?
08:05Yeah.
08:05Who are facing a potentially life-altering crisis.
08:09It's kind of hard to compete with that kind of foundation when we're still building ours.
08:14Let me tell you about that foundation.
08:17They had a front row seat every time Bill broke her heart with his affairs.
08:22And Danny would keep going back.
08:25Well, Bill had her convinced that his version of love was the best she could expect.
08:30And she should be grateful for every scrap of affection he threw away.
08:34We never thought she'd break free of that toxicity.
08:38But she did.
08:40With you.
08:41For now.
08:44So are you waiting for the right moment to read me for filth about going to Bill?
08:49Why would you assume that?
08:51Because I know you, like I know my own reflection.
08:53And I can practically see the gears grinding in that head of yours.
08:57We are both living in the world's most fragile glass houses.
09:02But honestly, turning to the people who have been in our lives for that long, it's only natural.
09:08Especially given the emotional tornado we're living in.
09:11You develop a shorthand.
09:13One look, they know exactly what storm you're weathering.
09:17Bill knows what Chelsea and Naomi mean to you because he helped create them.
09:22And Ted knows what Martin and Kat mean to you for the same reason.
09:27That's why we went to them.
09:30Because of our children.
09:31Not because we want them back.
09:33Heavens, no.
09:34No.
09:35Andre's amazing.
09:37And I love him more than I ever could have imagined being possible after Bill.
09:43But...
09:44It does make you wonder if we will ever be free of those relationships.
09:49Yeah.
09:50All right.
09:51Enough existential crises for one afternoon.
09:54Was Ted able to change Kat's mind about testing?
09:57I haven't heard a peep.
09:59Which probably means no.
10:01I wish she would understand that getting tested is for her own good.
10:06There are preventative measures she can take.
10:08Ways she can stay ahead of this thing instead of just hoping it never catches up to her.
10:12When I was Kat's age, the decisions I made weren't exactly rooted in logic.
10:17Hell, I married Bill because I thought love conquered all.
10:21Well, you are older now.
10:23Presumably wiser.
10:24Slightly older.
10:26Marginally wiser.
10:28Give yourself some credit.
10:30You have learned from your mistakes.
10:32Have I, though?
10:33With all this so-called experience,
10:35I still don't know what I'm going to do if I test positive for that gene.
10:42I don't even want to see a shot.
10:46Tequila and I are officially broken up and blocked.
10:50But thank you for taking me home when I was a complete mess yesterday
10:57and for this disgusting but apparently effective smoothie.
11:02That's what I'm here for.
11:04Smoothie delivery and damage control.
11:06Yeah.
11:07I wish my Puerto Rican prince had something to make me feel better about.
11:12Grand's cancer.
11:14And maybe take away your fears about being a carrier?
11:20How did you...
11:22Did Chelsea say something?
11:24Actually, it was Bill.
11:27Why were you and Bill Hamilton, of all people, discussing my medical history?
11:32It's not like that.
11:33After I dropped you home, I checked in with Bill when I got back to work
11:37and told him I was out dealing with a personal matter.
11:41Which could be anything.
11:42He assumed I met your grandmother's cancer
11:45and started talking about how scared Naomi and Chelsea were
11:48about potentially being carriers.
11:50Oh, and you probably had no idea what he meant.
11:55Talk about a deer in headlights.
11:59Why didn't you say something?
12:01I thought we were confiding in each other.
12:05I know, and I'm sorry.
12:07I just didn't want you to go all lawyer on me
12:10and try to convince me to have the test.
12:13Why would I need to convince you to do something that's in your best interest?
12:17Because if my mom tests positive, I'm not having it.
12:22I don't want to know if I'm a carrier or not.
12:26Everyone keeps putting on this brave face
12:28and going out of their way to reassure me that everything's okay.
12:32It will be.
12:33And now you're doing it too.
12:34What I need is for somebody to just give it to me straight.
12:38No chaser, no sugar coating.
12:40Can you doctor-splain this situation
12:44without trying to protect my feelings?
12:47Okay, but full disclosure, I'm not an oncologist.
12:51I'm not as familiar with triple negative breast cancer
12:53as I am with neurological conditions.
12:55But you've been researching.
12:57I got up to get water last night
12:59and I found you on the couch serving cancer websites.
13:04You weren't supposed to see that.
13:05I didn't want to scare you.
13:07We're past that.
13:09I'm a big girl.
13:11So give me the cold hard facts
13:13on what my grandmother is going through
13:15and what I'm up against
13:16if I test positive for this gene.
13:20Gran showed Chelsea and me
13:22where they put the port in their chest
13:25for the chemotherapy.
13:26And that really drove it home.
13:30Like seeing actual proof
13:32that my always healthy grandmother
13:34is about to have poison
13:35pumped through her bloodstream.
13:36Baby.
13:37But that's the plan.
13:38It's to make her sicker
13:39than she's ever been before.
13:41They're going to fill her body
13:42full of chemicals
13:43that'll steal her hair
13:45and her appetite
13:47and energy.
13:48All the things that make her who she is.
13:50Like make that make sense.
13:51Cancer doesn't exactly follow
13:52the rules of fairness or logic.
13:55But what I can say is
13:56Anita's about to have
13:58the strongest support system
13:59on the planet.
14:01That's what I've been thinking about.
14:04I want to be there for Gran.
14:0724-7.
14:09So I'm considering
14:10taking time off of work.
14:13Okay, wait.
14:14You really think
14:14she's going to let you do that?
14:17No.
14:18You're probably right.
14:20I can hear her now
14:22telling me to take my behind
14:23back to where I belong.
14:24Look, there are plenty of Dupree's
14:26that could be there for her
14:27around the clock.
14:28Just like how they'll be there
14:29for you if you test positive.
14:31I promise you won't go
14:32through any of this alone.
14:35Isn't that your ex-partner?
14:45Vernon spoke to me.
14:47Ah.
14:47Yeah.
14:48The father-in-law talk.
14:50Vernon has a way of making
14:51his expectations clear
14:53without actually
14:53threatening you.
14:56I had that talk too,
14:57but this one was different.
14:59It was about Danny and Bill.
15:01Oh.
15:02Mm-hmm.
15:02That talk.
15:03He wants me to keep her
15:04from leaning on him
15:05during all this cancer stuff.
15:08But I'm not sure how to do that
15:10without stepping on his place
15:11as Chelsea and Naomi's father.
15:13I mean, what am I supposed to say?
15:15I mean, what am I supposed to say?
15:15Hey, Bill, I know your ex-wife
15:17is worried about getting cancer
15:18and your daughters are scared,
15:20but if you don't mind
15:21stepping aside
15:22so I can husband properly.
15:24I learned the hard way
15:25about marrying you
15:26to this family.
15:27The Dupree's have their own
15:29ecosystem, rules,
15:30even their own way
15:31of handling a crisis.
15:33You tell me something
15:34I don't know.
15:35You have to respect
15:36that hierarchy,
15:37but you cannot let them
15:39run roughshod over you,
15:40and that includes Bill.
15:42He was her rock long
15:43before I ever came
15:44into the picture.
15:46She's kind of hard
15:47to compete with that history.
15:48So don't.
15:49She's your wife.
15:51Bill needs to stay
15:52in his lane.
15:53Hmm?
15:54And if he doesn't?
15:56You put him there.
15:59I am assuming
16:00you have calculated
16:01every possible outcome,
16:03run all the simulations
16:04through that big grain of yours.
16:07You remember that?
16:09Remember?
16:10Growing up,
16:11I couldn't talk you
16:12into a bad idea
16:12to save my life.
16:14You would always weigh
16:15all the pros and cons
16:16and factor in
16:17what mother and daddy
16:19might think
16:19and then walk away.
16:21It didn't stop you
16:2299% of the time.
16:24Except that one time
16:25when I convinced you
16:27to go to Romy's house party.
16:28Because you told me
16:29it was a study group.
16:30I ended up watching you
16:32tongue-wrestle
16:32three different guys
16:33while sitting in a corner
16:34studying the periodic table.
16:36Whatever.
16:36Point is,
16:37we survived.
16:38Because I mapped out
16:40an escape route,
16:41and thank God
16:42I was sober enough
16:42to drag you out of there
16:43when the cops showed up
16:44to shut it down.
16:45And I am eternally grateful.
16:49So,
16:50Ms. Human Supercomputer,
16:53what's our exit strategy
16:54this time?
16:55Honestly,
16:55I just keep thinking
16:56about the kids.
16:57The test results
16:58could give them choices.
17:00Kat could decide
17:01she wants children one day.
17:03If she's a carrier,
17:05she should have the option
17:06of freezing her eggs.
17:07We could all be in the clear.
17:09There's still a chance
17:10that neither of us
17:11has that gene.
17:12And a chance
17:13that we both do.
17:15Why even put that
17:16in the universe?
17:17Because I am a doctor,
17:18not a vision board.
17:19I deal in facts,
17:20not glitter glue
17:21and good vibes.
17:21Well, I am choosing
17:22to remain a positive Pete
17:24for Daddy.
17:26Seeing what this
17:27is doing to him,
17:29watching Mother
17:30deal with this diagnosis.
17:33He has carried
17:34all of us
17:34on his back
17:35for decades.
17:37It's time
17:38we carry him
17:39for once.
17:42Detective,
17:43are you ready
17:44to see what I'm packing
17:45to hear?
17:47Don't tempt me
17:48into arresting you
17:49for indecent exposure.
17:50This time,
17:52it's
17:54contraband.
17:58Could it be
17:59illegal goods?
18:01Stolen evidence?
18:03I could go on,
18:04or you could just tell me.
18:06Well,
18:06I don't know
18:07where the fun
18:07is in guessing.
18:09I mean,
18:10you could just
18:11interrogate me
18:12and make it
18:13all official,
18:15you know?
18:17I do promise,
18:19though,
18:20to be very good
18:21to the
18:21bad,
18:23bad cops.
18:25Well,
18:26give me a hint.
18:28Okay.
18:30It's a treat.
18:32And you
18:33are going to have
18:34to work very hard
18:35for it.
18:36Look at them.
18:37Whispering like
18:38they're brokering
18:39a drug deal.
18:40Leslie is
18:40chaos incarnate,
18:42but she has
18:43calmed down lately.
18:44Is that your
18:45definition of calm?
18:48No.
18:50Yeah,
18:50no,
18:50they look like
18:51they're a few
18:51steps away
18:52from soft core.
18:53Right.
18:56I see that
18:57I'm disappointed
18:58in my girlfriend
18:59look on your face.
19:00Can you blame me?
19:01I thought we'd
19:02finally got into
19:03a place where
19:03we don't keep secrets,
19:04where we're actually
19:06building something real.
19:08Instead,
19:08I'm getting the details
19:09about your family's
19:10medical crisis
19:11from my boss.
19:13I know how much
19:14you want to impress him
19:15and how important
19:16it is for your career
19:17to stay in the loop
19:18on family stuff.
19:19Can't stop.
19:20This isn't about
19:20my career
19:21or impressing anyone.
19:22I didn't rush over here
19:24to give you some
19:24lecture about how
19:25I don't want to look
19:26like a fool
19:27in front of Bill.
19:28I came here
19:29because I love you.
19:31I want to be
19:32your person.
19:33The one you can talk
19:34to about anything.
19:36The one you can lean on
19:37when the world gets heavy.
19:39That's who you are
19:40for me.
19:42And now I feel like
19:44complete garbage,
19:45and it's not because
19:46of the headache.
19:48Then talk to me.
19:49What's really going on?
19:52It wasn't about
19:53not trusting you
19:54or shutting you out.
19:57I just need some time
19:59to figure out
19:59what all this means
20:00before I can explain
20:02it to someone else.
20:03I get that, baby,
20:05but why do you have
20:05to figure it out
20:06on your own?
20:06That's just how
20:07I process things.
20:10Um,
20:12and I still think
20:13I just need
20:15some alone time,
20:16at least until
20:17I can figure
20:19all of this out.
20:21Alone.
20:23Tomas, I...
20:24No, I get it.
20:27Feel better, okay?
20:29And when you're ready,
20:32you know how to reach me.
20:47Lab's more backed up
20:48in the toilet
20:48at homecoming weekend.
20:50So I'm
20:51doing the blood draw here,
20:52VIP style.
20:53Tapping us like maple trees
20:55to see if we've won
20:56the cancer jackpot?
20:57It's no biggie.
21:00You okay, Doc?
21:01Looking a little green
21:02around the gills.
21:03It's just,
21:05once we do this,
21:07there's no going back
21:08to not knowing.
21:10We already crossed
21:11that bridge
21:12when Mother dropped
21:13the genetic bomb.
21:15The longer we wait,
21:16the deeper Daddy
21:17is going to wear
21:18that hole in the carpet.
21:21All right, Countess.
21:23I'm ready.
21:25Drain me dry.
21:28Triple negative breast cancer
21:29affects Black women
21:30at a higher percentage.
21:32That's not reassuring.
21:35You asked for the facts.
21:37Yes, the numbers look scary.
21:38If you're a female carrier
21:40of the BRCA gene,
21:41you have a higher chance
21:41of developing breast cancer
21:43and ovarian cancer.
21:44For men,
21:45it's prostate
21:45and pancreatic cancer.
21:47Yeah, I know.
21:48Martin is at risk, too.
21:50The key word, though,
21:51is if.
21:52There's still a chance
21:53you won't test positive,
21:54even if your moms do.
21:56Genetics isn't like
21:57passing down family heirlooms.
21:58It's more random than that.
22:00So I might dodge the bullet?
22:03An early detection
22:04is everything.
22:05Your grandmother's was caught
22:06because she's conscientious
22:07about getting her annual mammogram.
22:10You mind if I check
22:11with a colleague in oncology,
22:12get a rec for when
22:13you should start getting screened?
22:14By all means.
22:16Awesome.
22:17And I'll go with you.
22:18We can make it a thing.
22:19Wear matching outfits
22:20and even rate
22:21the waiting room magazines.
22:23It sounds more like
22:24a girl's trip.
22:27Despite the deep dive,
22:30this isn't my first
22:31breast cancer rodeo.
22:33I lost an aunt
22:34to invasive ductal carcinoma
22:36a few years back.
22:39Alicia.
22:40She was my mom's
22:41younger sister.
22:43I'm so sorry.
22:44My mom convinced Alicia
22:46to listen to her
22:47when it came to treatments
22:48instead of the oncologist
22:49I found.
22:50Oh, no.
22:51So what happened?
22:54Things got worse
22:56instead of better.
22:57And then she died.
23:00Is that where the tension
23:01with your mom comes from?
23:04Dr. Montgomery,
23:06the results you were
23:06waiting for came in.
23:07Thanks, Shanice.
23:10You're the best, babe.
23:11I'll let you get back to work.
23:14Doctor,
23:15stay with me, guys.
23:31So, detective,
23:33are you going to use
23:34your investigative skills
23:35to ID this treat?
23:37Or should I say
23:40hard contraband?
23:42Woman, you keep
23:43talking like that,
23:44you're going to make me
23:45spill this.
23:46That ain't all
23:47you're going to spill.
23:49Or maybe we should find
23:51somewhere more private.
23:54What's wrong?
23:55You worried about
23:55your little brother
23:56in blue over there?
23:59Ha.
24:01Brother's got your back.
24:03That boy's less
24:04brother in blue
24:05and more like
24:05daddy's favorite
24:07tattletale.
24:08Then maybe we should
24:10disappear
24:12before you're
24:13self-controlled, guys.
24:15You keep touching
24:16my leg like that
24:17and I won't be
24:18responsible for
24:19what happens next.
24:21Oh, baby,
24:22I'm counting on it.
24:26Check, please.
24:28I'll be at the bowman,
24:29waiting.
24:39Malone?
24:41Boy Scout.
24:43I couldn't help
24:44but notice you
24:45and Leslie getting,
24:45uh,
24:46comfy.
24:48Well, that's what
24:48grown folks do.
24:50Maybe you could, too,
24:51if you paid more
24:52attention to your wife
24:53and stopped sticking
24:54your nose into
24:55my business.
24:56I'm just looking
24:57out for you.
24:57That woman's got
24:58more drama
24:59than one of those
25:00housewife shows.
25:02Hey,
25:03today.
25:05Almost forgot
25:05my treat.
25:07You mean my treat?
25:09The jury's still
25:10out on me.
25:11Now,
25:11are you ready
25:12to show me
25:12that, uh,
25:14concealed weapon
25:15that you was
25:16bragging about?
25:19Oh,
25:20don't wait up
25:20for your ex-partner.
25:22This inspection
25:23might take all night.
25:26Could have been you.
25:31Find out
25:32what's going on
25:32between them?
25:33I don't even think
25:34I want to know.
25:35Well,
25:35I got a text
25:36while you were
25:36over here
25:37and sister emergency.
25:39You think you can
25:39drop me off
25:40at the club?
25:41I gotta go sweat off
25:42whatever the hell
25:42that was.
25:43Yeah,
25:44sure.
25:45Also,
25:46promise me
25:47that if the family
25:47does gather
25:48for the test results,
25:49you'll let me be there.
25:51From now on,
25:52I don't want
25:52to leave your side.
25:54Thank you.
26:08Have I heard
26:08that sweet face yet?
26:10Oh, baby,
26:11no,
26:11not even close.
26:12If this first time
26:13doesn't leave me
26:14wanting more,
26:14there won't be a second.
26:16I love the way
26:17you make me
26:18work for everything,
26:19even though
26:20we both know
26:20you're all mine.
26:21That's kind of
26:23presumptuous,
26:24don't you think?
26:25Maybe I'm just
26:25using you
26:26for your
26:27considerable talent.
26:28You're using me.
26:30Work me
26:30if you can.
26:32Challenge accepted.
26:35Tomas,
26:36you leaving out
26:37right when I get here?
26:38I just put in
26:38enough work
26:39for the both of us.
26:40Got to get my mind
26:41right after the day
26:41I've had.
26:42Yeah,
26:42I feel that.
26:43Naomi just dropped me off
26:44so she could meet
26:45with Chelsea,
26:45so I figured I'd get
26:46some reps in
26:46while they do their thing.
26:47Kat could use the company.
26:49She wasn't feeling too hot.
26:51Is she all right now?
26:52Better,
26:53but real talk,
26:54I think all the Dupree's
26:55got their emotions
26:56running wild right now.
26:57I don't want to speak
26:58out of turn about my girl,
26:59but if anyone's
27:00going to understand,
27:00it's you.
27:01Yeah,
27:02definitely,
27:02man.
27:02What's on your mind?
27:04Sometimes I find it hard
27:05to be the supportive boyfriend.
27:07That girl is so independent,
27:09so stubborn.
27:10I want to be there for her,
27:11but she keeps putting up
27:12these walls.
27:12Welcome to the club,
27:13man.
27:14All the Dupree women
27:15are like that.
27:16Independence runs
27:16in their DNA.
27:18Naomi?
27:19Yeah,
27:20she's been real quiet
27:20lately,
27:21and usually when
27:22she gets like that,
27:23she's about to do
27:24something I'm not
27:24going to like.
27:26Martin couldn't make it?
27:28Had urgent
27:29congressional business,
27:31which translation,
27:33he's probably
27:34stressed eating
27:35at a bougie restaurant
27:36while complaining
27:37to Smitty
27:38about how the world
27:39doesn't revolve
27:40around his schedule.
27:41Well,
27:42I hope he's not
27:43knocking back
27:43tequila shots,
27:44because if so,
27:45this family needs
27:46a serious intervention.
27:48Very funny,
27:49Chelsea.
27:50I needed to self-soothe,
27:52okay?
27:53Finding out
27:54your grandmother
27:55has cancer
27:55and you might be
27:56predisposed
27:57to the same thing
27:58tends to make a girl
28:00reach for the bottle.
28:01I was just trying
28:02to lighten the mood.
28:03I know.
28:05It's just everything
28:06is so overwhelming.
28:09Tomas was trying
28:10to get me to open up
28:11and I couldn't even
28:12find the words.
28:14You know,
28:14same energy with me
28:15and Jacob.
28:16It's like my brain
28:17hit a glitch.
28:18Well, that's why
28:19I sent the text.
28:20I figured we all
28:21needed to be together
28:22right now.
28:23And if anybody
28:24understands what we're
28:25going through
28:25is each other.
28:27Yeah.
28:27Misery does love company.
28:30Have either of you
28:31checked in with our moms?
28:33Last I checked,
28:34they were both
28:35waiting to get
28:35their blood drawn.
28:37Hug, I cannot.
28:38What, headache again?
28:39No, it's this.
28:41Look, I love you guys,
28:42but if I hear
28:43one more thing
28:44about gene testing
28:45or lab results,
28:46I'm gonna have
28:47a breakdown.
28:47Okay, well,
28:48we can't just go
28:48full-on ostrich
28:49and pretend like
28:50nothing is happening.
28:51Says who?
28:54Madison told me
28:56about her aunt
28:57who had cancer.
29:00She didn't do
29:02anything about it
29:03and now she's gone.
29:05We have to be
29:06vigilant with this stuff.
29:09And I want us
29:11to grow old
29:12and sit on somebody's
29:14porch in our
29:14matching tracksuits
29:16arguing over
29:17which season of
29:17Insecure was
29:18peak Issa
29:19and who's gonna
29:20make the snack run.
29:21We all want that,
29:22Chels.
29:26It's from Mom.
29:28She and Aunt Nicole
29:28finally got their
29:29blood drawing.
29:30The samples are
29:31off to the lab.
29:34Now all we can do
29:35is wait.
29:38Ah, there's my
29:39warrior.
29:39Yeah.
29:40I got your
29:41post-battle
29:42refreshments ready.
29:43You know,
29:44standard post-blood
29:45draw protocol.
29:46How did I get
29:47so lucky?
29:50How'd the test go?
29:51The actual test
29:52was nothing.
29:53It's this waiting
29:53that's gonna destroy me.
29:55Yeah, well,
29:56at least you got it
29:57over with.
29:57Oh, and I got this
29:59souvenir to commemorate
30:01the occasion.
30:03Only you would manage
30:04to make some medical
30:04supplies look fashionable.
30:06Just because you're
30:07getting blood drawn
30:07doesn't mean you
30:08can't serve a look.
30:10Yeah, here, let me.
30:11Oh.
30:12I got you.
30:14I'm loving this
30:16bedside manner.
30:17Yeah, you'll love
30:18this even more.
30:24Come here.
30:26Therapeutic
30:27distraction sex?
30:28As much as I would
30:30love to.
30:31Since you didn't get
30:32much sleep last night,
30:33what you need
30:34is a nap.
30:49Damn, woman.
30:51You exceeded
30:52all expectations.
30:55You sound like
30:56a supervisor
30:57giving a performance
30:58review.
30:59Leslie,
31:00you demonstrate
31:01great initiative
31:02and exceed
31:04quarterly goals.
31:06Well, let me
31:06rephrase that.
31:07I was expecting
31:09a tigress,
31:10but I got a
31:11honey badger
31:11instead.
31:13Well, we are
31:15known for our
31:15aggressiveness
31:16and the ability
31:18to take on
31:19a very large
31:21prey.
31:22Oh, I noticed.
31:25So, what's
31:26your soon-to-be
31:27ex-wifey's
31:29animal comparison
31:30like?
31:30She's a little
31:32kitten compared
31:32to you.
31:34You know,
31:35it is a shame
31:37all these sexy,
31:39strong men
31:39staying with
31:41these boring
31:41women who
31:42treat sex
31:44like it's a
31:44chore.
31:46Well, I'm
31:46staying for
31:47financial reasons.
31:48Wanted to keep
31:49my pension intact.
31:50She's leaving
31:51anyway,
31:52taking half
31:53of it with her.
31:54Hmm.
31:55Sounds like you
31:55need to make
31:56up for lost
31:56time.
31:58Want your
31:59donut to
32:00refuel?
32:02Later.
32:06Well,
32:07this is the most
32:08beautiful sight
32:09on the entire
32:10floor, huh?
32:12Did you practice
32:13that line on the
32:13elevator on your way
32:14up?
32:15Uh, that is pure
32:16charisma.
32:16No rehearsal
32:17necessary.
32:18Uh-huh.
32:19Anything interesting
32:20happening?
32:22Not unless you
32:23include people
32:23asking me where the
32:24bathroom is every
32:24five minutes.
32:26Good.
32:26I've got a rib
32:27removal consultation
32:28in an hour.
32:30Hopefully I can
32:30keep things peaceful
32:31until then.
32:32A rib removal?
32:34You know,
32:34some people have
32:35nothing better to
32:35spend their money
32:36on.
32:37Yeah, I know
32:38how it sounds,
32:39but those vanity
32:39surgeries fund my
32:40charity work.
32:41For every social
32:42lawyer who wants
32:42a tiny waist,
32:44as a child whose
32:44smile I can restore,
32:46or whose face I
32:47can rebuild
32:47after trauma.
32:50I stand corrected.
32:52You just went from
32:53zero to superhero
32:54in one sentence.
32:56It's nothing.
32:57Speaking of using
32:59our gifts, I know
33:01a mutual friend who
33:01could benefit from
33:02that kind heart of
33:03yours.
33:04Who?
33:05Nicole.
33:06She's in her office
33:07and she's going
33:08through it.
33:10Okay, thank you.
33:13Oh, um, early dinner.
33:16It's, uh, quesadilla
33:17day in the cafeteria.
33:19Well, as long as
33:20I'm going to have
33:20buffalo chicken
33:21and blue cheese
33:22on mine, count me in.
33:25Madison just texted,
33:26the lab is backed up.
33:28You can't even give us
33:29a ballpark for when
33:30the results will be in.
33:31Great, more waiting.
33:33This emotional
33:34rollercoaster will kill
33:36me before any genetic
33:37mutation gets the chance.
33:38Which is why I choose
33:39not to think about it.
33:41Not thinking about it
33:43takes just as much
33:43energy as thinking
33:44about it.
33:45I am incredibly
33:46adept at the fine art
33:48of selective ignorance.
33:50I didn't think about
33:51having sex every single
33:52minute of every single
33:54day for years.
33:55But you eventually did.
33:57And look what happened.
33:58I got a PhD in
34:01mental gymnastics
34:02trying to figure out
34:03if I was doing it right.
34:04You're the one who told
34:05me not to overthink it.
34:07I'm not overthinking.
34:09I'm not even close to
34:10figuring out what I'll do
34:11if mom does positive.
34:12But I do want to be
34:14informed if and when
34:17that day comes.
34:18It's called being an adult.
34:20Well, have fun with that.
34:23Well, you've been awfully
34:25quiet, sis.
34:26Anything to add?
34:28Not today.
34:32Come in.
34:34Uh, little birdie told me
34:37you needed a friend today.
34:38Actually, scratch that.
34:40She'd hate that I
34:41called her a bird.
34:43Shanice.
34:44Yeah.
34:46May I?
34:47Unless you're too busy
34:49saving lives to see
34:50your devastatingly
34:51handsome ex-husband.
34:54Devastatingly handsome.
34:55That's what we're going with.
34:57I'm just stating facts.
34:58I got the studies
34:59to back this up.
35:01You're ridiculous.
35:02But, yes,
35:04I could use the company.
35:05Oh.
35:06Until these results come in,
35:08we are suspended
35:10in DNA limbo.
35:12Yeah, I spoke to
35:13Martin and Kat.
35:14I didn't advise them
35:15to get tested.
35:16It's not my place.
35:19So what did you tell them?
35:21That I'll be there for them.
35:23Same goes for you.
35:24We're not married anymore,
35:26but I'll always
35:27care what happens to you.
35:29I'd like to think
35:31this is the beginning
35:32of a new phase
35:34for us
35:35as friends.
35:39Is that your stomach
35:40I hear growling?
35:41No, uh,
35:43I was talking to Shanice
35:44about quesadillas,
35:45and now I can't
35:46stop thinking about them.
35:49Here.
35:50This will tide you over.
36:11I got you.
36:13I got you.
36:16Always.
36:17Always.
36:22I got you.
36:25I got you.
36:47I got you.
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