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Backstage Romance With The Popstar
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00:00:16My name is Casey Reed. No one knows I'm the heiress of Reed Records. The billion-dollar
00:00:22music empire. Or that I'm Echo, the anonymous producer who swept the Grammys. I chose to
00:00:29stay invisible, because I fell for the one man I shouldn't have. Dexter Hayes, the rock
00:00:35star I secretly built from the ground up. I'm his assistant, his lover, and his
00:00:41ghostwriter. We share the same music, but never the same spotlight.
00:00:47Will you spit in my mouth?
00:00:59Dex, we're backstage. Someone might see us.
00:01:05I am so done hiding you. I have no idea what you do to me, Casey. How you make me
00:01:11feel.
00:01:11You are my favorite song. At least control. At least control. At least control. At least control.
00:01:26I want you, Dex. I need you.
00:01:35And because you're already mine, I'm gonna call you on that stage tonight. I'm gonna sing
00:01:42the song that I wrote to you. I'm gonna kiss you in front of everybody. I'm gonna claim
00:01:48every inch of you. Note by note. In front of the whole world.
00:02:08Hey, Case, um, what's with all the secret phone calls? Just, what are you hiding?
00:02:14Nothing. Nothing. It's just work stuff.
00:02:18Okay.
00:02:20It's time I come clean too. Once he finishes this concert, the echo mask will come off.
00:02:26And I can finally be the real me. His echo and his Casey.
00:02:34You are gonna be my lucky charm tonight like always.
00:02:49I can't wait to make you my wife.
00:02:52I can't wait to make you my wife.
00:03:06I can't wait to stand up. I can't wait until I get your face.
00:03:14And he can't bang his face.
00:03:23And now, for the star of our show, the world's hottest pop star, and my soulmate, Dexter Hayes!
00:03:36Wait for me, right here?
00:03:41Dexter Hayes is my ticket to the top of the charts, but I'll never lock him down as long as
00:03:46he's in bed with his grumpy assistant.
00:03:49A lot of applause for Scarlet Heart, everybody!
00:03:55Fans already love us. Dexter Hayes, you will be mine.
00:04:00Scarlet Heart. Dexter Hayes' groupie turned wannabe pop queen. She's always throwing herself at my boyfriend.
00:04:07Maybe once he puts a ring on it tonight, she'll finally take the hint.
00:04:12I've got a really special one for you all tonight. Hope you enjoy.
00:04:25Shit! The backing mix is corrupted! I can't let Dex's show get ruined. Echo can fix this.
00:04:34Are you here? I need your help.
00:04:38What the hell is she up to?
00:04:43Well, I guess the, uh, system couldn't handle all of our energy and good vibes, so...
00:04:49I'll be right back.
00:04:53There. Your gear from the studio. Or should I say Echo's gear?
00:04:58Dad! We've talked about this. In public, I am not your daughter, and I'm not Echo.
00:05:04But Dexter should know how hard you've worked for him. You made him the star he is.
00:05:10I'm telling him tonight. But for now, I have a tractor remix.
00:05:15Oh, that's my girl.
00:05:19When Dexter sees this, he'll dump that little cheater and run straight into my arms.
00:05:42Oh my god. These are the arrangements of all of Dexter's hit songs. Is Casey... Echo?
00:05:56Time to save Dex's concert.
00:05:59Play that song! Play that song!
00:06:02God, where's Casey? She said she'd stay right here.
00:06:04Play that song!
00:06:05The show is a disaster. The fans are waiting. Can you please find her? I need her.
00:06:08No, Dexter. I'm the one you need.
00:06:12What?
00:06:21This is Echo's novel?
00:06:25Are you her? Are you her?
00:06:31Listen, can you please save this song?
00:06:34I already did.
00:06:38Wait.
00:06:40Dexter, there's...
00:06:42One more thing I should probably show you.
00:06:45Um...
00:06:46Casey has been hiding another man.
00:06:54All those secret phone calls, dodged questions.
00:06:57Casey was cheating on me this whole time?
00:07:00Dexter, I'm so sorry. I would never, never do this to you.
00:07:07Thanks.
00:07:15Wait, didn't Echo just mix a new track?
00:07:18Uh, and we're back.
00:07:20Well, I, uh, I wrote this song for the love of my life.
00:07:25At least I thought so.
00:07:35Get ready, Dex. The mix to your next big single is coming to you in three, two, one.
00:07:42Oh, of course.
00:07:45I'm a man as I'm a man.
00:07:49I'm a man as I'm a man.
00:08:03Every time I look at you, I remember the time I saw you, I'm a man as I'm a man
00:08:12as I'm a man.
00:08:12The time I looked into your eye
00:08:15The secret feeling again
00:08:17I know I was running out of time
00:08:55I know I was running out of time
00:09:10How could Casey do this to me?
00:09:17Everyone, give it up for Dexter Hayes!
00:09:32He promised he'd call me up on stage to announce our relationship
00:09:36I loved her, and she betrayed me
00:09:50Oh my god! Dexie!
00:09:53Oh my god, is he proposing to Scarlet Heart?
00:09:57Yes!
00:10:01Oh my god! Dexie!
00:10:04Yes!
00:10:06Tonight was supposed to be the start of our new life together
00:10:10I thought Dexter loved me, trusted me
00:10:15No, I never wanted to propose to Scarlet
00:10:18But she made my career, and Casey betrayed me
00:10:25It was all a lie
00:10:28Alright, I can play along with his engagement
00:10:31And I can move on from the woman who broke my heart
00:10:42Hey, uh, Casey
00:10:45You promised me
00:10:58That you'd tell the world about us tonight
00:11:00But instead, you'd propose
00:11:03And put a ring on Scarlet Heart's finger?
00:11:07Casey, you-you-you gave me no choice
00:11:09I gave you everything
00:11:14I loved you
00:11:15Do you love her?
00:11:17I owe her
00:11:19Okay? I-I-I-I-I owe her, alright? I don't-
00:11:22You owe her?
00:11:24Scarlet Heart is just some talentless industry plan
00:11:28What has she ever done for you?
00:11:30Scarlet produced my career
00:11:32She made me who I am today
00:11:34Okay? So-so-so that's why
00:11:36What are you talking about?
00:11:40Scarlet is Echo
00:11:47You think Scarlet Heart is Echo?
00:11:52Well, I know she is
00:11:53You know what? I'll never be able to thank her enough for everything she's done for me
00:11:58And I feel like this is a good start
00:12:03How could you believe her lies?
00:12:05Come on, all you do is lie
00:12:09You know, I don't even know who you are
00:12:11Is this what you wanted all along?
00:12:15To be a music industry power couple?
00:12:18To please your adoring fans to boost your sales?
00:12:22He could have had that with me
00:12:24This is all you ever really cared about
00:12:28Isn't it?
00:12:31Not loyalty
00:12:32Just
00:12:34Your music
00:12:36What do you know about Dexter's music?
00:12:41This is my notebook
00:12:43Full of songs that I wrote
00:12:46For Dexter's first triple platinum album
00:12:48That's my notebook
00:12:50How did Scarlet get her hands on it?
00:12:52I'm a musical genius
00:12:54And you're just Dexter's little errand girl
00:12:58Give it back
00:12:59Ow!
00:12:59Dexter, she cut me
00:13:02See what has gotten into you?
00:13:03I don't
00:13:05I don't know who you are anymore
00:13:06Dexter, baby
00:13:08I know all about girls like her
00:13:11They want fame and money without really ever having to work for it
00:13:15She's taking advantage of you
00:13:17She has been for years
00:13:19Dexter, you can't seriously be believing this
00:13:22Scarlet is not Echo
00:13:24Then tell me why I shouldn't
00:13:26Okay?
00:13:27Why shouldn't I believe her?
00:13:31Go wait in the car
00:13:32Please
00:13:38Casey
00:13:43Look, I know that you've been hiding things
00:13:46So please just
00:13:47Just tell me the truth
00:13:48Okay, right now
00:13:50Or we'll lose us forever
00:13:54Please
00:13:58Please
00:14:07The truth doesn't matter anymore
00:14:09You don't trust me anyway
00:14:16We're over
00:14:19Dex
00:14:22Goodbye
00:14:23Forever
00:14:43The hottest rock star on the planet is officially off the market
00:14:47Dexter Hayes, pop the question
00:14:49Up and coming singer
00:14:51Scarlet Heart tonight
00:14:52And she said yes
00:14:58Dad
00:15:01I gave Dex everything
00:15:02I made his career
00:15:04But
00:15:05He doesn't want me
00:15:06He never did
00:15:08What happened, princess?
00:15:10Scarlet Heart
00:15:11She stole him
00:15:13And now she's trying to steal my identity
00:15:15I'll come get you
00:15:21Pacey
00:15:21Pacey
00:15:22Pacey, where are you?
00:15:32It looks like Dexter's whore
00:15:34Is awake
00:15:34Let's see how his future wife feels about you seducing her man.
00:15:40Who are you?
00:15:41Let me go!
00:15:43Don't worry, Scarlet. We won't hurt you.
00:15:46We're your fans, too.
00:15:48We've only shipped Dexter Hayes and Scarlet Heart.
00:15:51We're just trying to teach this filthy skink a lesson.
00:15:55We saw you kissing Dexter backstage!
00:15:59You're trying to steal him from his soulmate!
00:16:02I wasn't stealing him. We were in love.
00:16:06Or I thought we were.
00:16:09We'll see about that, won't we?
00:16:11The only way you'll live tonight is if Dexter chooses to save you.
00:16:21Who the hell is everybody?
00:16:26Dressing room. Come alone.
00:16:29Choose to save Scarlet Heart and we'll spare them.
00:16:32Choose your little assistant and they both die.
00:16:37You've reached Casey. I can't come to the phone right now.
00:16:41Where the hell is my daughter?
00:16:45Casey?
00:16:46So she never left a concert.
00:16:47Get back to the concert hall now.
00:16:50Dexter is coming. We'll see who his true love is.
00:16:55You psychos!
00:16:58Are you hoping that he chooses you over his fiance?
00:17:02Obviously not.
00:17:04She's just some nobody who slept with him to break into the industry.
00:17:08You fucked him too?
00:17:10God. Our precious Dexter.
00:17:13Soiled by a dirty star fucker.
00:17:16Girls like you don't deserve him.
00:17:18You don't deserve to live.
00:17:21No one knows what the real Echo looks like.
00:17:24So, if Casey dies, then the truth dies with her.
00:17:28That's not true.
00:17:30First you steal my identity, now you're trying to get me murdered.
00:17:34You're psychotic.
00:17:35Oh, don't worry, Casey.
00:17:37If you die today, Dex and I will make a song about you and maybe it'll even be the lead
00:17:41single on our new album.
00:17:44You're crazier than they are.
00:17:45Who are you calling crazy?
00:17:52Casey.
00:17:52Dexter!
00:17:58Dexter!
00:18:00Casey!
00:18:01Dexter! Dexter!
00:18:03Dexter, help me!
00:18:05They hit me and then they tied me up and now they're trying to kill me!
00:18:10Okay guys, let's...
00:18:11Let's just put the guns down, okay?
00:18:14We can't do that, Dexter.
00:18:16We're your biggest fans.
00:18:19We're doing this for you.
00:18:20Okay, well if you love me, alright?
00:18:24You'll put the gun down and you'll let these two go, please.
00:18:27No, that's not how this works.
00:18:30Dexy, you would be nothing without Echo.
00:18:33We're engaged now, you can't let me die.
00:18:36Dex, all the love we ever had, all the memories, all the I love you's you told me, do they
00:18:42mean anything?
00:18:43You must choose one to live.
00:18:46Will it be your future wife?
00:18:49Or your mistress?
00:18:52Who really holds the key to your heart, Dexter Hayes?
00:18:55They said if I don't choose Scarlet, then they both die.
00:18:59I can save Casey, but I...
00:19:00I have to break her heart.
00:19:03Which one really holds the key to your heart, Dexter Hayes?
00:19:11You never really loved me, did you?
00:19:15And you loved him?
00:19:17You leeched off him for half a decade.
00:19:20If that's what you really think, Dex, go ahead, make your choice.
00:19:24Choose now or they both die.
00:19:26Dexter, Dexter, please, think of everything I've done for you.
00:19:31You dumped her, you chose me, don't let them murder me.
00:19:35That's enough, we're pulling the trigger in three, two, one.
00:19:41Okay, okay, okay.
00:19:42I can't risk them killing Casey.
00:19:45Scarlet, alright? I choose Scarlet.
00:19:52Dexter, I'm gonna faint.
00:19:54He was so scared.
00:19:56He chose Scarlet?
00:19:58Good choice.
00:19:59Cheating whores deserve to die.
00:20:01Now wait a minute, you told me that...
00:20:03You made your choice, Dexter Hayes.
00:20:06Now you get to be the one who saved your soulmate.
00:20:09And we'll take care of your scandalous side piece.
00:20:12No, no, no, no, no, no!
00:20:19I guess this is the end.
00:20:26Goodbye, Dexter.
00:20:29Put the gun down!
00:20:31Put the gun down!
00:20:33Goodbye, Dexter.
00:20:34Hey, drop the gun!
00:20:45Let's go! Let's go! Let's go!
00:20:47Okay. Oh, come on. Okay.
00:20:50Alright.
00:20:55It's gonna be okay.
00:20:56Okay?
00:20:57You left me to die!
00:20:59And for the record, I never needed your money.
00:21:03I was right to walk away.
00:21:05Staying with you was the biggest mistake I've ever made.
00:21:09Look, Casey, you don't understand, alright?
00:21:11They were gonna make me-
00:21:12I'm done living in your shadow decks.
00:21:17Goodbye.
00:21:17I-
00:21:22K-Kasey.
00:21:23Kasey.
00:21:24Kasey.
00:21:32Kasey.
00:21:33Kasey, stop!
00:21:34Please, stop!
00:21:35Please, please.
00:21:36We're gonna go-
00:21:37Okay, what are you gonna do without all this?
00:21:39You should be asking yourself that same question.
00:21:42Good luck staying at the top of the charts once I'm gone.
00:21:45You're delusional.
00:21:46He doesn't need you.
00:21:47He has Echo.
00:21:49Yeah.
00:21:50Sure he does.
00:21:52Fame really has changed you, Dexter Hayes.
00:21:58Fame changed me?
00:22:00Okay.
00:22:02And what about you?
00:22:03You're the one that's been sneaking around behind my back this whole time.
00:22:07I never betrayed you how you betrayed me by putting that ring on Scarlet's finger!
00:22:15You chose her!
00:22:16And you left me for dead!
00:22:17No.
00:22:18Kasey, you don't understand.
00:22:19I was trying to-
00:22:45Oh my god, that's- that's- that's- that's Ed Reed, the CEO of Reed Records!
00:22:49Oh my god, that's- that's- that's- Ed Reed, the CEO of Reed Records!
00:22:50I'm so sorry I didn't come sooner, baby girl.
00:22:55You're here now.
00:22:57Take me home.
00:23:00Oh!
00:23:00What did I do?
00:23:08Oh my God!
00:23:09Who did the People who had velocidad?
00:23:10I didn't get to maintain a Miracin?
00:23:15Lshun, Lshun, Lshun.
00:23:17Oh my gosh!
00:23:18Oh my gosh!
00:23:19Well, Lshun!
00:23:20I didn't get toار, Lshun.
00:23:21We defeat's lumido, Lshun!
00:23:22Well, Lshun!
00:23:26I didn't ever do anything...
00:23:27Her body ham my carion!
00:23:28A consent,uuuuu!
00:23:28K-Shay!
00:23:29You have to kill!
00:23:30You have everything!
00:23:31K-Shay!
00:23:32K-Shay!
00:23:33K-Shay!
00:23:34Let me explain!
00:23:38Scarlett.
00:23:39Mrs. Hayes.
00:23:40You should have seen it.
00:23:42I almost died.
00:23:43And that desperate skank cheated on Dexter with some sugar daddy.
00:23:47I always knew she was a gold digger.
00:23:50She tried to trap Dexter first.
00:23:53And when that failed, she went after the CEO of the biggest music label in the world.
00:23:58Dexter, she never cared about you.
00:24:01She's been lying to you this entire time.
00:24:03All she ever cared about was money and power.
00:24:06I thought Kasey loved me.
00:24:08But the whole time, she was in bed with the CEO of Reed Records.
00:24:18Forget him, princess.
00:24:20You are much too talented to be running some rockstar errands.
00:24:24How could I be so blind?
00:24:29Three days from now, at the annual Music Hall of Fame Gala, announcing you as the new CEO of Reed
00:24:35Records.
00:24:36And my daughter, the heiress to my empire.
00:24:40It's time to show the world who you really are.
00:24:51My back is pressed.
00:24:59My back is pressed.
00:25:01My back is pressed.
00:25:06Not mine!
00:25:09Okay.
00:25:10Guys, cut the track.
00:25:14The damn thing is in the wrong key.
00:25:17Look, guys, we have one week, alright, to finish this song before the release.
00:25:23The Echo that I know can put together a perfect studio mix in hours.
00:25:28You can't even fix a simple beat?
00:25:30Or a key?
00:25:31What's going on?
00:25:33Look, Scarlett, I just gotta ask.
00:25:36Are you really Echo?
00:25:41Are you really Echo?
00:25:45Dexy, of course I am.
00:25:50It's just your new assistant.
00:25:53He's been messing.
00:25:54He's messing with my tracks.
00:25:56He's obviously trying to sabotage our new album.
00:25:58I mean, look.
00:26:01Last Saved by Max.
00:26:03Yeah, that's because you don't know how to-
00:26:05Okay, you know what?
00:26:06Echo would never put her name on garbage like this.
00:26:11Mr. Hayes, please, listen.
00:26:13It stinks.
00:26:14And I'm sorry, but my last assistant would have never screwed me over like that.
00:26:20You're fired.
00:26:27See it again.
00:26:43Good luck staying at the top of the charts once I'm gone.
00:26:47Writing love songs used to be so easy with Casey here.
00:27:03We're sorry, you have reached a number that has been disconnected or is no longer in service.
00:27:09Alright, she broke my heart and she moved on.
00:27:13So why can't I do the same?
00:27:32Look what we just got.
00:27:34An invitation to the biggest industry event of the year.
00:27:38The Reed Records Music Hall of Fame Gala.
00:27:47Look, I'm not interested, okay? We have a song to finish.
00:27:51Dexter.
00:27:52You said it yourself, they can lay down a track in hours.
00:27:55We have to go.
00:27:56This is a personal invitation from Mr. Ed Reed himself.
00:28:01Okay.
00:28:02Look.
00:28:04I know what you're thinking, but Casey probably meant nothing to him.
00:28:08He's a billionaire record executive.
00:28:10I'm sure he has a whole roster of scorned assistants lining up to get on their knees and work for
00:28:14a few extra bucks.
00:28:15You have to go and you have to impress him, okay?
00:28:18He could make or break our careers.
00:28:22Okay, I guess you're right.
00:28:24Of course I am.
00:28:26We are the industry's it couple.
00:28:29So now, forget about that stupid little assistant of yours and start getting ready.
00:28:35I mean, what was so special about her anyway?
00:28:38Her coarse, tangled hair, or her dull, crusty skin, or maybe those hideous, god-awful clothes?
00:28:52I'm Echo, I'm the Reed heiress, and I'm taking back everything that's mine.
00:29:07How does it feel to be at the event of the year as the industry's new it couple?
00:29:11We're honored.
00:29:12And with Reed Records on our side, our album is sure to be the number one hit of the decade.
00:29:17Are you excited to meet this mysterious new CEO of Reed Records?
00:29:22I hear Ed Reed is introducing the whole world to his daughter.
00:29:26The heiress to the Reed fortune.
00:29:28Do you think she's going to be the new CEO?
00:29:30I don't know, who is this mysterious heiress?
00:29:33She is Ed Reed's daughter.
00:29:35I'll bet she'll be making a very splashy entrance.
00:29:38Whoever she is, we need to impress her, okay?
00:29:40She could be our ticket to a number one album.
00:29:42Look, here she is now!
00:29:53No fucking way!
00:30:19Casey?
00:30:26Hey Dex, long time no see.
00:30:31Dex has already moved on with Scarlet.
00:30:34I should be happy walking away from him.
00:30:37So, why does my heart still ache?
00:30:55Ignore her.
00:30:57But instead, focus on kissing up to Ed Reed so he introduces us to the new CEO.
00:31:02You should listen to her, Dexter.
00:31:04All we need to do is get on their good side, and our album will go straight to number one.
00:31:09She's right.
00:31:10I have to impress Ed Reed and this new CEO if I want our album to be a hit.
00:31:34Let's also screw her out for a second.
00:31:37If we are today, we'll see her.
00:31:37Hey, you may have a full name.
00:31:38Hey, let me show you a little bit.
00:31:38What is this?
00:31:38Hey, ladies and gentlemen, are you going to be a милли on the bar?
00:31:43Hey.
00:31:43But the party's just getting started.
00:31:46I can't miss the big announcement.
00:31:51Why?
00:31:52So you can seduce the new CEO of Reed Records, too?
00:31:56I hear he's much more selective than Ed Reed,
00:31:59so don't expect him to look at you twice.
00:32:01And don't distract Dexter tonight.
00:32:03Leave, or I will have security escort you out.
00:32:06I'd love to see you try.
00:32:11You're jealous?
00:32:13I loved him, and those feelings don't just go away.
00:32:17How could she change his mind so easily?
00:32:21You can dress up all you want.
00:32:24But you will always just be Dexter's lowly little errant girl.
00:32:30I thought she was someone important.
00:32:32She's just a desperate assistant playing dress-up.
00:32:36Imagine getting dragged by the Scarlet Heart.
00:32:38I would never emotionally recover.
00:32:40Where do you think she got the jewels, though?
00:32:41Probably out-whoring herself to old men.
00:32:44Just like all those desperate social climbers in our industry.
00:32:48Hmm.
00:32:49They got that right.
00:32:51Hmm.
00:32:52Is that so?
00:32:54Tell me something, Scarlet.
00:32:56Is it really me?
00:32:58Who's putting on an act?
00:33:00Or...
00:33:01Hmm.
00:33:01Is it you?
00:33:04How dare you?
00:33:08Careful.
00:33:09The new CEO might be watching.
00:33:12Yeah.
00:33:13You think you're hot shit just because you're the real Echo.
00:33:15You may have the talent, but you have no money and no connections besides the ones you make
00:33:20in pay-by-the-hour hotel rooms.
00:33:22But me, I'm a beloved up-and-coming pop star.
00:33:25And if you so much as threaten me or my career ever again,
00:33:30I will get you canceled so fucking hard.
00:33:32Your grandchildren won't be able to show their faces in public.
00:33:37Mr. Reed.
00:33:38Hi.
00:33:38Dexter Hayes.
00:33:39Thank you so much for the invite.
00:33:42You've always been a true hero of mine.
00:33:45Well, I would really love to put that...
00:33:47Well, that incident with my assistant behind us.
00:33:51Oh, Dexter Hayes, of course I can.
00:33:54Got you.
00:33:56Oh, I can't wait to see the look on his face
00:33:58when he realizes the assistant he rejected is my daughter.
00:34:02The heiress to the Reed Record's fortune.
00:34:05Well, you know, sir, you may or may not have heard about the record
00:34:09that Scarlet Heart and I are working on.
00:34:12I really think that between my lyrics and, well, her producing
00:34:15and you're a musical genius over the last many decades,
00:34:19I think we could really make something special.
00:34:21Well, you make a compelling point.
00:34:24And, you know, if it's not too much,
00:34:26it actually might be helpful for the record.
00:34:28Well, maybe if you could put in a good word with the new CEO,
00:34:32well, that would make me forever grateful.
00:34:36Why don't you put in a good word yourself?
00:34:38The new CEO is already here.
00:34:52Casey, Casey, Casey, Casey, Casey, Casey, I've been trying to call you the last few days
00:35:02and, well, I guess I'm just surprised that instead you just showed up here.
00:35:06I hated myself for wanting to pick up the phone,
00:35:10for wanting to hear his voice again.
00:35:12But after what he did to me, I couldn't give him the satisfaction.
00:35:17Oh, you've been calling me for the last few days.
00:35:20What, you missed me already?
00:35:22Did Ed Reed bring Casey as his date?
00:35:25This event is invite only.
00:35:30Yeah, dang, I guess I left my invite at home, but I think I'm going to stay.
00:35:36You know, Scarlet, on the other hand, though, has been throwing around nothing
00:35:39but vile slander and empty accusations all night.
00:35:43If anyone needs to go, it should be her.
00:35:46Unless you want me to expose your lies to Dexter right here, right now.
00:35:50Yeah, right.
00:35:51The only ones who can remove me are Mr. Reed himself or the new CEO.
00:35:56You have no power here.
00:35:58Okay, guys, Ed Reed and this new CEO are about to announce our new album.
00:36:04Can we have this conversation later?
00:36:06Oh, Dex, you forgot to say please.
00:36:13Wait, Casey, what?
00:36:19Ladies and gentlemen, it's time to announce tonight's special guest.
00:36:28Reed Records is the number one largest music label in the world.
00:36:33But tonight, I want to introduce you to someone who's more precious to me than any company.
00:36:39Someone who grew up listening to me play piano, who has written hundreds of songs and never put her name
00:36:45on one of them.
00:36:47Because she never wanted to gain fame through her mind.
00:36:51No more secrets, Dexter Hayes.
00:36:54It's time you finally learned who you really rejected.
00:36:58Mr. Reed is looking right at us.
00:37:00He's going to call us on stage.
00:37:02All right, this is it.
00:37:04He's going to announce that he's signed us to Reed Records.
00:37:06I want to introduce the heir to my billion-dollar music empire and the new CEO of Reed Records.
00:37:14My princess and the light of my life.
00:37:19My daughter, Casey Reed.
00:37:26What?
00:37:31No.
00:37:32No.
00:37:39Casey.
00:37:56That's the Reed heiress?
00:37:58Holy shit.
00:37:59She's not a sugar baby.
00:38:01She's the daughter of billionaire music royalty.
00:38:04Scarlet Heart is delusional.
00:38:06Insulting the new CEO of Reed Records to her face?
00:38:09She just committed career suicide.
00:38:12Mr. Reed, your gift.
00:38:13For the lady of the hour.
00:38:15Ugh.
00:38:16That's millions of dollars of gold.
00:38:19Dad, this is too much.
00:38:21Well, something from your old man.
00:38:23And now Dexter will see that you're worth more than your weight in gold.
00:38:26This cannot be happening.
00:38:28She's a nobody.
00:38:32I knew Casey was keeping secrets from me, but I didn't know she was hiding who she was.
00:38:37Ed Reed was never her sugar daddy.
00:38:39He was her father.
00:38:41This whole time, she was with me for love, not fame.
00:38:44She tried to tell me the truth, and instead of trusting her, I left her for another woman.
00:38:49How could I be so blind?
00:38:58What suits you?
00:39:00Uh, the, um, guitar and, uh, CEO title.
00:39:04Why can't you just say you miss me?
00:39:07Casey, I, I love, I just...
00:39:20I just, I still miss you.
00:39:32Shouldn't you be licking your fiancé's wounds?
00:39:36Knowing she just insulted the CEO of the most powerful music company has got to hurt.
00:39:41But I mean, you of all people should know.
00:39:43Please, you have to believe me, okay?
00:39:45If you just let me explain, I promise...
00:39:47Explain what, Dexter?
00:39:48Are you here why you want me back after finding out I'm your boss?
00:39:53Or leaving me for Echo?
00:39:57No, no, look, that, that's, that's not why I'm here.
00:40:00If you just let me tell you, I, I...
00:40:02I mean, come on, Casey.
00:40:04I mean, you gotta understand, I, you're the one who lied to me.
00:40:07I lied?
00:40:08Yeah.
00:40:08And what would you call getting engaged to Scarlet after promising to put a ring on my finger?
00:40:13I didn't want any of that to happen.
00:40:15You have to believe me, please.
00:40:17I was just trying to...
00:40:19Look, I...
00:40:20Just tell me one thing, okay?
00:40:22I guess, why, why are you here?
00:40:23Are you here just, is this just some royal way to get revenge?
00:40:27Tank my career?
00:40:30Oh, tank your career.
00:40:32I made his career.
00:40:35I loved you, Dexter.
00:40:38You might have found out who my father is today, but you still have no idea who I am.
00:40:43Wait.
00:40:47This, this is why you proposed to Scarlet, isn't it?
00:40:51Why you left me for dead.
00:40:55Sucked up to my dad, threw me to the curb for the fame, the fortune, the fans.
00:41:03No, no, please.
00:41:04No, no, no.
00:41:04Oh, actually, I think it's time to make my first decision as the new CEO.
00:41:10Can I get everyone's attention, please?
00:41:15I hope everyone is having fun.
00:41:18Reed Records will be ending its contract with Dexter Hayes and dropping him as an artist.
00:41:29Effective immediately.
00:41:31Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God, oh my God.
00:41:37You know, I am so glad I never told you who I really was.
00:41:42Because if I didn't, I might not have ever found out that you don't really love me for me.
00:41:46Casey, none of that is true, okay?
00:41:48None of this.
00:41:49I don't care about that.
00:41:49I've always loved you.
00:41:51Don't bother arguing with her anymore, Dexter.
00:41:54She may be rich, but she's just an arrogant nepo baby with no real talent.
00:41:59Scarlet is Echo.
00:42:01She can produce songs.
00:42:02She can get you to the top of the charts with or without Reed Records.
00:42:07Dexter, you don't need her.
00:42:08She doesn't understand you like Scarlet does.
00:42:11Okay, mom, mom.
00:42:12Stop.
00:42:13You're my mom, not my manager, all right?
00:42:17I'm done talking about this.
00:42:37I'm done talking about this.
00:42:48All of those years.
00:42:53I've ruined their place.
00:43:01Made a twine.
00:43:04Lost in my life.
00:43:07I'm still missing you.
00:43:11I'm still.
00:43:13And I'm still.
00:43:15I'm still missing you.
00:43:24I'm still missing you.
00:43:28I'm still missing you.
00:43:29It's a twine.
00:43:31Heart and mind.
00:43:34I'm still missing you.
00:43:43I thought I was clear our relationship is over, Mr. Hayes.
00:43:46You're no longer welcome at Reed Records.
00:43:48I just came to pick up my equipment.
00:43:52Casey's wrong about me.
00:43:53I never gave up on us.
00:43:55She's got another truth.
00:43:57I don't think there's anything left to talk about, Dax.
00:44:07Fine.
00:44:09Let's not talk.
00:44:14What's wrong?
00:44:16Your fiancé not keeping you satisfied?
00:44:20I've been doing too much thinking about my former assistant.
00:44:29Not anymore.
00:44:31I'm your former boss now.
00:44:33In fact, here are your termination letters.
00:44:39I don't give a fuck about the contract.
00:44:42I don't give a shit about my career.
00:44:44I just want you.
00:44:45And I know that you want me too.
00:44:47Don't look like you've forgotten.
00:44:51What we had.
00:44:53I've been trying to, but being this close again, it feels impossible.
00:44:59You're a lot like an instrument.
00:45:02But you tremble every time we touch.
00:45:10I don't care about the fans.
00:45:12I don't give a shit about the tabloids.
00:45:13I don't care what the record labels have to say.
00:45:15If you tell me that you want to be with me,
00:45:19we'll be together.
00:45:25We can tease each other all day.
00:45:29Until you finally admit
00:45:30that you
00:45:32still
00:45:34love me.
00:45:57You're right.
00:45:58I am like an instrument.
00:45:59The way I let you play me.
00:46:02After what you did,
00:46:03why would I trust you ever again?
00:46:05Listen to me.
00:46:07I've been trying to tell you
00:46:08I do not want to be with Scarlet.
00:46:11Hello?
00:46:12Tell Sasha Silver I'm on my way.
00:46:15Whoa, whoa, whoa.
00:46:16Hold on.
00:46:16Sasha Silver?
00:46:17I've been telling you for months.
00:46:19The guy's a douchebag.
00:46:21A douchebag with over a hundred million strings.
00:46:25I mean, we have a Dexter Hayes size hole to fill
00:46:27and he could be the next big thing.
00:46:29It's not safe, Casey.
00:46:30You don't need him.
00:46:32No, no, no, no, no, no.
00:46:33I don't think you,
00:46:35of all people,
00:46:36get to tell me what I need.
00:46:38Casey.
00:46:39Casey.
00:46:39Casey.
00:46:42Casey has every right
00:46:44to be angry with me
00:46:45after what I did.
00:46:46I have to prove
00:46:46she can trust me again.
00:46:59Perfect timing.
00:47:01Make yourself comfortable.
00:47:02Thank you for meeting me
00:47:03on such short notice.
00:47:04Sasha generally doesn't like
00:47:05women who speak too much.
00:47:08I've made an exception for you.
00:47:09Do you always refer to yourself
00:47:11in the third person?
00:47:13I don't know what that means,
00:47:16but you want to hear
00:47:17one of Sasha's demos?
00:47:18They're a big hit online.
00:47:20I'm very excited
00:47:21about a potential partnership.
00:47:22Wow.
00:47:24I heard you'd be blown away.
00:47:26Actually,
00:47:27I was hoping for a live performance
00:47:29if you don't mind.
00:47:30So many musicians out there
00:47:31faking their music with AI,
00:47:33you know?
00:47:33Of course.
00:47:37But you're not in a hurry.
00:47:38Why don't we toast first
00:47:39to this potential partnership?
00:47:57shall we?
00:47:59How can I resist?
00:48:00I do love straight vodka.
00:48:08But you know what I
00:48:12actually love even more than that?
00:48:15What's that?
00:48:17Exposing
00:48:19asshole pervs.
00:48:20My hair!
00:48:21What the fuck?
00:48:23You really think you can drug me?
00:48:25And then what?
00:48:26Force me to sign you
00:48:26to read records?
00:48:28Now you know
00:48:29who you're dealing with.
00:48:31Not so fast.
00:48:33You thought you could just
00:48:34walk in here
00:48:34and demand a live performance
00:48:35from thee, Sasha Silver?
00:48:37Do I look
00:48:38like a little bitch to you?
00:48:40Absolutely.
00:48:40And a fraud.
00:48:44I'll be sure
00:48:45no label will ever
00:48:46sign you
00:48:47no matter how talented
00:48:48you are.
00:48:50I want me to label
00:48:51to sign me.
00:48:52Not when I get
00:48:53read records
00:48:53for myself.
00:48:57Don't be shy, Casey.
00:48:58I'm just hoping
00:48:59you get ready.
00:49:00The paparazzi
00:49:00will be here any minute
00:49:01to see my new mistress.
00:49:02We'll plaster our photos
00:49:03all over the tabloids.
00:49:05Everyone will see
00:49:06what a slut you are.
00:49:08How you slept
00:49:08your way to the top.
00:49:10Your poor father.
00:49:12He's going to have
00:49:13no choice
00:49:13but to hand you
00:49:15and your company
00:49:15over to me.
00:49:16You're delusional.
00:49:18Stay away from me.
00:49:20I'm fine.
00:49:20You don't tell Sasha
00:49:21that.
00:49:22Hey!
00:49:23Break your fucking hands off.
00:49:26I'll break your fucking hands.
00:49:28Dexter, hey!
00:49:30Huh?
00:49:30Are you okay?
00:49:32I'm fine.
00:49:37What the fuck, Hayes?
00:49:39I could sue you for that.
00:49:41I'd love to see you try, sweetheart.
00:49:43You're just a wash-up addict
00:49:44and you do not have
00:49:45a leg to stand on.
00:49:47Okay?
00:49:51Okay, I'm sorry.
00:49:53Jesus.
00:49:54We could have produced
00:49:55a sick-ass record together.
00:49:57You kind of wanted
00:49:57to defend this
00:49:58used-up slut.
00:50:00I mean, what the fuck?
00:50:01Oh!
00:50:03Her name
00:50:04is Casey Reed.
00:50:06And she's the future
00:50:07of the industry
00:50:08that you want
00:50:09so badly
00:50:10fucking in!
00:50:12Your career is dead,
00:50:13Sasha.
00:50:14I'm not sure of that.
00:50:16Let's go.
00:50:24Let's go.
00:50:28Give me your hand.
00:50:36Casey, I've been telling you
00:50:37for months,
00:50:38Sasha Silver is little-
00:50:40My business
00:50:40is none of your concern.
00:50:42If I didn't show up tonight,
00:50:44what the hell do you think
00:50:45would have happened?
00:50:46Do you have any idea
00:50:46what he could have done to you?
00:50:47He could have raped you.
00:50:48Yes!
00:50:49Okay!
00:50:49I know!
00:50:51Newsflash!
00:50:52I'm not your assistant
00:50:53anymore.
00:50:54So,
00:50:55it's not your concern
00:50:56where I am
00:50:57or what I'm doing.
00:50:59Okay?
00:50:59So stop
00:51:02following me.
00:51:04Okay.
00:51:06The car is still
00:51:08fucking moving.
00:51:09Stop following you
00:51:11the minute that you
00:51:12stop making stupid
00:51:13fucking decisions.
00:51:16And when I've made up
00:51:17for all the danger
00:51:18I've put her in.
00:51:21You're way
00:51:23too interested
00:51:25in my personal life,
00:51:27Dex.
00:51:28Won't your fiancé
00:51:29be jealous?
00:51:34I've been trying
00:51:35to tell you
00:51:36for weeks
00:51:36I did not
00:51:38want
00:51:39to marry
00:51:39Scarlet.
00:51:41You don't fucking
00:51:42let me.
00:51:43Now you're really
00:51:44starting to piss me off.
00:51:46Isn't that the point?
00:51:57So,
00:51:58what am I
00:51:59supposed to do?
00:52:01Pretend
00:52:01she
00:52:02doesn't exist
00:52:03and be
00:52:04the pop star's
00:52:05secret
00:52:06side piece
00:52:07again.
00:52:10I should
00:52:10push him away
00:52:11but
00:52:12I can't deny
00:52:13how much
00:52:13I miss his touch.
00:52:14You were never
00:52:15the side piece
00:52:17and you
00:52:18know it.
00:52:28Bloss!
00:52:29I have news!
00:52:31I have news!
00:52:32Thank you for your help
00:52:33today, Dexter.
00:52:36Please,
00:52:37stop following me.
00:52:41Or else it's going to get harder
00:52:43and harder
00:52:44to walk away.
00:52:54great timing.
00:52:56As always.
00:52:57Why are you even here?
00:52:58Done what you asked.
00:52:59News of Sasha Silver's fraudulence
00:53:01and drug abuse
00:53:02have been leaked
00:53:02to the press.
00:53:03No label,
00:53:04studio,
00:53:04brand will go
00:53:05anywhere near.
00:53:06His net worth
00:53:07plummeted to zero.
00:53:08good.
00:53:09Buy all the rice
00:53:10to his music.
00:53:12I'm going to give that
00:53:13to Casey as a gift.
00:53:19I heard what happened
00:53:21with Sasha.
00:53:21Now that was way
00:53:22too risky, Casey.
00:53:24Look,
00:53:24I'm far from Dexter's
00:53:25biggest fan
00:53:26but that could have
00:53:26gotten real ugly
00:53:27if he hadn't shown up.
00:53:29I could have handled Sasha.
00:53:30There was also
00:53:31a huge leak
00:53:32in the press.
00:53:33All of Sasha Silver's
00:53:34dirty laundry
00:53:35aired out
00:53:35for everyone to see.
00:53:37He's been,
00:53:37what do you kids call it?
00:53:38Cancelled.
00:53:39Who took him down?
00:53:41Dexter Hayes.
00:53:47He even bought
00:53:48the rights
00:53:49to Sasha's music.
00:53:50He can't sing
00:53:51anything anywhere
00:53:52or get sued
00:53:53to hell and back.
00:53:54Dex took down
00:53:55Sasha Silver?
00:53:57For me?
00:53:58Maybe.
00:53:59He's not as bad
00:54:00as I thought.
00:54:01Or maybe he should
00:54:02stop interfering
00:54:03himself with my life.
00:54:09The world famous
00:54:10music producer Echo
00:54:11is set to finally
00:54:12reveal their identity
00:54:13at the legendary
00:54:14Universal Music Awards
00:54:15tomorrow night.
00:54:17Scarlet's getting desperate.
00:54:19She's trying to convince
00:54:20the world she's Echo
00:54:21before it can expose
00:54:22her lies.
00:54:23She can't keep up
00:54:24the act forever.
00:54:25Sooner or later
00:54:26Dexter will realize
00:54:27she can't even
00:54:27hold a tune.
00:54:28Much less produce
00:54:29a hit track.
00:54:31Scarlet is nothing
00:54:32if she's not Echo.
00:54:33She knows Dexter
00:54:34wouldn't look at her
00:54:35twice let alone
00:54:36marry her
00:54:37if she wasn't
00:54:38pretending to be
00:54:39a genius producer.
00:54:40I don't know how
00:54:40she thinks she's
00:54:41going to get away
00:54:41with it.
00:54:44I think it's time
00:54:45the world finds out
00:54:46who the real Echo
00:54:47is.
00:54:52You want to go to the UMAs
00:54:53as Echo?
00:54:55They've invited me
00:54:56every year
00:54:56and I've always refused.
00:54:57I've let this scam
00:54:59go on long enough.
00:55:00It's time the world
00:55:01finds out the truth
00:55:02about Scarlet Heart.
00:55:03The world
00:55:04or Dexter.
00:55:08this isn't about him.
00:55:12He made his bed
00:55:13when he proposed
00:55:13to Scarlet.
00:55:14Well my daughter
00:55:15deserves all the
00:55:16recognition of the world.
00:55:18But if you're
00:55:19going to go with Echo
00:55:19oh you're going to do
00:55:20it right.
00:55:22with the best equipment
00:55:23money can buy.
00:55:24Huh?
00:55:27I want people to see
00:55:28my princess
00:55:29for the queen
00:55:30that she is.
00:55:34You're the best dad.
00:55:49Mrs. Hayes!
00:55:50It's so good
00:55:51to see you again.
00:55:54How's Dexter?
00:55:55Engaged.
00:55:57Yes.
00:55:58My future daughter-in-law
00:55:59is performing
00:56:00at the Universal Music
00:56:01Awards tomorrow
00:56:02and I'd like to gift
00:56:04her something
00:56:04to mark the occasion.
00:56:06So none of these
00:56:07mass-produced guitars.
00:56:09She's a musical genius.
00:56:11We need something
00:56:11one of a kind
00:56:12just like her.
00:56:13Of course.
00:56:14I have the perfect gift
00:56:16for her.
00:56:16A custom Fender
00:56:18signature Stratocaster.
00:56:25Please don't touch that.
00:56:27Those instruments
00:56:28are only for
00:56:28our VIP clientele.
00:56:31Ugh.
00:56:31It's you.
00:56:32Get this
00:56:33career-sabotaging
00:56:35stalker
00:56:36out of here.
00:56:37Excuse me?
00:56:38You're disturbing
00:56:39our VIP customers.
00:56:41I have to ask you
00:56:42to leave
00:56:42now.
00:56:47I'm the CEO
00:56:49of Reed Records.
00:56:51I have just as much
00:56:53of a right
00:56:53to be here as you.
00:56:54Because of your
00:56:55Nepo baby connections,
00:56:57we all know money
00:56:58can't buy talent.
00:57:00Hmm.
00:57:01Tell that to Scarlett.
00:57:02Excuse me?
00:57:03I am Dexter Hayes'
00:57:05fiancee
00:57:06and creative
00:57:07collaborator.
00:57:08And you don't really
00:57:09know anything
00:57:09about music.
00:57:11Yeah.
00:57:12You're right.
00:57:13In that case,
00:57:15you should have this.
00:57:23No!
00:57:28Oh, my God!
00:57:30What?
00:57:34Oops.
00:57:35Slipped out of my hands.
00:57:37My bad.
00:57:39Oh!
00:57:40Are you insane?
00:57:42You just destroyed
00:57:43a million-dollar guitar.
00:57:45Security!
00:57:46Take this woman away!
00:57:48Hold on just one second.
00:57:50Dexter Hayes?
00:57:51Oh, my God.
00:57:54I need to speak
00:57:55to the owner
00:57:55about an offer.
00:57:56You think you set up
00:57:57for me?
00:57:57Yes, of course,
00:57:58Mr. Hayes.
00:58:02Just kidding.
00:58:04It's all yours now.
00:58:14Scarlett,
00:58:15ignore this
00:58:16wannabe musician.
00:58:18We'll find
00:58:19a better option.
00:58:21Mmm.
00:58:22Mmm.
00:58:25Like this one.
00:58:27Beyoncé used
00:58:28this on her last
00:58:29album.
00:58:30This instrument
00:58:31is worthy
00:58:32of Echo,
00:58:33the genius
00:58:34producer.
00:58:35Hey, hey, hey,
00:58:36hey, hey.
00:58:37Actually,
00:58:37no, actually,
00:58:38this guitar
00:58:39is no longer
00:58:40available.
00:58:41In fact,
00:58:42my entire collection
00:58:43is on hold
00:58:44for the new owner.
00:58:46I'm gonna just...
00:58:49my apologies,
00:58:50my apologies,
00:58:50my apologies,
00:58:51my apologies.
00:58:51No, no, no, no, no,
00:58:52no, no, no, no,
00:58:53we saw it first.
00:58:54Look, look,
00:58:55we just want
00:58:56the one guitar.
00:58:57I'm sure we can
00:58:57come to a generous
00:58:58agreement.
00:58:59You could pay
00:59:00all you want
00:59:00for the guitar,
00:59:01but it's not gonna
00:59:02stop Scarlett
00:59:03from choking
00:59:04on the stage.
00:59:09How dare you,
00:59:11you little bitch!
00:59:17That's enough.
00:59:21Hi, Dexy.
00:59:24Are you okay?
00:59:26Bixter,
00:59:27she just insulted
00:59:29your Beyoncé.
00:59:30You need to do
00:59:31something.
00:59:32Mom,
00:59:33do you really
00:59:33want to have
00:59:34a conversation
00:59:34right here and
00:59:35now about
00:59:35the current status
00:59:36of my engagement?
00:59:38Scarlett's talent
00:59:39as a producer
00:59:40is the reason
00:59:41you're as famous
00:59:42as you are,
00:59:43Dexter.
00:59:44The least you
00:59:45could do
00:59:45is show her
00:59:46a little respect.
00:59:48You know what?
00:59:49Actually,
00:59:50I'm sorry,
00:59:51you're right.
00:59:51I should
00:59:52show respect
00:59:53to the one person
00:59:55who's always
00:59:55been there for me.
00:59:58Please ring up
00:59:59the guitar
00:59:59for Miss Hunt.
01:00:00I knew you
01:00:01would support me.
01:00:02Mr. Hayes,
01:00:03it's not for sale.
01:00:05You know,
01:00:05why don't you
01:00:06ask the new
01:00:07owner how much
01:00:08it costs
01:00:08and I'll pay it
01:00:09whatever it is
01:00:10right here and
01:00:10now.
01:00:12Miss Reed,
01:00:13as the new
01:00:14owner of the store,
01:00:15how much would
01:00:15you like to
01:00:16charge the guitar
01:00:16for?
01:00:17Wait,
01:00:17what?
01:00:21I'm sorry,
01:00:22I'm the new
01:00:23owner?
01:00:26Consider a late
01:00:27birthday gift
01:00:27for my former
01:00:28assistant.
01:00:29You did this
01:00:30for me?
01:00:32You really
01:00:32think I need
01:00:33a music store?
01:00:35Well,
01:00:35as CEO of
01:00:36Reed Records,
01:00:36you probably
01:00:37don't know.
01:00:37But from
01:00:38someone who
01:00:39cares about
01:00:40you a lot,
01:00:40why the hell
01:00:40not?
01:00:43Dexter!
01:00:43Are you
01:00:44insane?
01:00:46She's not
01:00:46even a real
01:00:47musician,
01:00:48and you gave
01:00:49her the
01:00:49entire store?
01:00:51You're gonna
01:00:51make us
01:00:52pay her
01:00:53for a
01:00:54guitar?
01:00:55Oh,
01:00:55it's okay.
01:00:56Scarlett
01:00:57could have it
01:00:57for free,
01:00:57as long as
01:00:58she shows us
01:00:59the big hit
01:01:00that she's
01:01:00working on.
01:01:03Casey,
01:01:04I am not
01:01:05stooping to
01:01:06your level.
01:01:06And besides,
01:01:08we're late
01:01:08for hair and
01:01:09makeup.
01:01:10I will talk
01:01:10to you about
01:01:11this later.
01:01:13You will
01:01:14regret this.
01:01:16Casey has
01:01:16done nothing
01:01:17but ruin you.
01:01:18She's just
01:01:19a pretty face
01:01:20with no talent
01:01:21to back it up.
01:01:22Thanks,
01:01:23Mom.
01:01:29One,
01:01:30I'm not
01:01:30your assistant
01:01:31anymore.
01:01:32It's Miss Reed,
01:01:33and I'm the
01:01:33CEO of Reed
01:01:34Records.
01:01:36Two,
01:01:37my birthday
01:01:37was months
01:01:38ago,
01:01:39actually,
01:01:39the night
01:01:40that you
01:01:40proposed to
01:01:41Scarlett,
01:01:41soap.
01:01:41Your gift
01:01:42means nothing.
01:01:46Did you know
01:01:46I was actually
01:01:47going to tell you
01:01:47my secret
01:01:48that night?
01:01:48What secret?
01:01:53Secret?
01:01:53Hold on,
01:01:54what are you
01:01:54talking about?
01:01:54What secret?
01:01:58Should I
01:01:59tell him
01:01:59the truth?
01:02:01No.
01:02:02That I wanted
01:02:02to spend
01:02:03every single day
01:02:03of the rest
01:02:04of my life
01:02:04with you.
01:02:08But not
01:02:09anymore.
01:02:11I don't
01:02:12need you.
01:02:23Don't pay attention
01:02:23to anything
01:02:24she just said.
01:02:24I want you
01:02:25to get the best
01:02:26equipment and the
01:02:26best instruments
01:02:27to her collection.
01:02:28Yes,
01:02:29sir?
01:02:31Oh,
01:02:32one more thing.
01:02:34She's fired.
01:02:36Yes,
01:02:37sir?
01:02:40But,
01:02:41Dexter,
01:02:41you can't do this.
01:02:42I love you.
01:02:56Mr. Hayes,
01:02:57Ms. Hart,
01:02:57you're on in five.
01:02:58The broadcast
01:02:59will begin live.
01:03:02Did you hear
01:03:03that?
01:03:04Millions of fans
01:03:05are going to be
01:03:05hearing your song.
01:03:07It's exactly
01:03:07what you deserve.
01:03:08The world
01:03:09needs to hear
01:03:10your talent.
01:03:11I can't believe
01:03:12I'm about to perform
01:03:13on the Universal Music
01:03:15Awards stage.
01:03:17All right,
01:03:17guys,
01:03:17it's time.
01:03:18Let's go.
01:03:19Scarlet!
01:03:34You can't start
01:03:35the show
01:03:35without me.
01:03:40I knew you'd make it.
01:03:41Of course she did.
01:03:42Her daddy probably
01:03:43got her a ticket
01:03:43after she cried
01:03:44about being left out.
01:03:46Dexter,
01:03:46Scarlet.
01:03:47You know,
01:03:48I'm actually surprised
01:03:48you showed up.
01:03:50I thought it would be
01:03:51too painful for you
01:03:52to witness people
01:03:52with actual talent
01:03:54perform when
01:03:55you yourself
01:03:56have none.
01:03:57Mm.
01:03:58I'm getting
01:03:59a lecture about
01:04:00talent from you.
01:04:01Oh,
01:04:02guess we'll see
01:04:03who's real
01:04:03and who's fake tonight.
01:04:05Wreck-a-legs,
01:04:06Scarlet.
01:04:07Or should I say
01:04:08echo?
01:04:10Echo.
01:04:11Don't choke.
01:04:13Hope you don't choke.
01:04:35The playback's down.
01:04:37The track's gone,
01:04:38completely white.
01:04:40You have another version
01:04:41of the track,
01:04:41right?
01:04:46I didn't even
01:04:46make that version.
01:04:47I had to pay
01:04:48Taylor Swift's producer
01:04:49to send me
01:04:49one of her reject tracks.
01:04:51Go fix this.
01:04:52Now.
01:04:55This is bad.
01:04:56All right,
01:04:56everyone's just out there
01:04:57staring at us.
01:04:58We're gonna burn the broadcast
01:05:00and the label's gonna drop us.
01:05:01What are we gonna do?
01:05:03I have an idea.
01:05:06You're Echo,
01:05:08right?
01:05:18Yes,
01:05:19it's true.
01:05:21I'm Echo,
01:05:22the award-winning producer
01:05:24and Dexter Hayes'
01:05:25longtime mystery collaborator.
01:05:27Then prove it.
01:05:29Go ahead.
01:05:30Why don't you mix us
01:05:32a live track right here,
01:05:33right now?
01:05:33Come on,
01:05:34you're a genius producer,
01:05:36right?
01:05:36I mean,
01:05:37this is your chance
01:05:38to show off your talents.
01:05:39I mean,
01:05:40the whole world is watching.
01:05:42I don't know
01:05:43what any of these buttons
01:05:43even do.
01:05:44This bitch
01:05:45is trying to sabotage me.
01:05:47I must have another file
01:05:48I can play.
01:05:49I'll just make it look
01:05:50like I'm mixing in real time.
01:05:52Of course.
01:05:54Watch me work my magic.
01:06:13And that's how it's done.
01:06:15Show must go on.
01:06:17Nice try.
01:06:18Scarlet's proven herself enough.
01:06:21You can stop
01:06:21with the jealous witch hunt now.
01:06:24Okay,
01:06:24can you boost the treble
01:06:25on the EQ in the middle
01:06:26and can you pan
01:06:27from stage left to stage right
01:06:29real quick?
01:06:32Yeah.
01:06:39Damn,
01:06:40I guess you're gonna have
01:06:41to do with the old-fashioned way.
01:06:42That means recording
01:06:43the instruments live,
01:06:44looping the-
01:06:45Don't listen to her!
01:06:47She doesn't know
01:06:47what it takes
01:06:48to make a track
01:06:48of my caliber.
01:06:50And this isn't
01:06:51the first time
01:06:51one of Dexter's tracks
01:06:52have been corrected.
01:06:54If I didn't know
01:06:55any better,
01:06:55I'd think you were
01:06:56trying to sabotage it.
01:06:58Scarlet,
01:06:58Scarlet,
01:06:59why would Casey
01:06:59do that?
01:07:00For real,
01:07:01okay,
01:07:01you're Echo,
01:07:03okay?
01:07:03So,
01:07:04just fix the track.
01:07:06Yeah.
01:07:07Come on, Echo.
01:07:09What,
01:07:09you have performance anxiety?
01:07:19Scarlet,
01:07:19you are our only hope now.
01:07:21You have to fix this.
01:07:23I could,
01:07:24if I had something
01:07:25other than this shoddy
01:07:26Reed Records
01:07:27music equipment
01:07:28to work with.
01:07:29Casey,
01:07:30if you're such a genius,
01:07:31why don't you fix it?
01:07:32Oh,
01:07:33I actually would,
01:07:34gladly,
01:07:35but it's actually
01:07:35your big night,
01:07:36so why don't you
01:07:37show everyone
01:07:38the brilliant Echo
01:07:39and how you made
01:07:40Dexter Hayes a superstar?
01:07:41Echo!
01:07:42Echo!
01:07:43Echo!
01:07:44Echo!
01:07:45Echo!
01:07:46Echo!
01:07:47Echo!
01:07:47Just your Echo,
01:07:49okay?
01:07:50Record some MIDI instruments,
01:07:51lay them down,
01:07:52make a track.
01:07:52It's that simple.
01:07:53You know how to do this.
01:07:55You really think
01:07:56your fiancé
01:07:56is going to be able
01:07:57to fix this show?
01:07:58I mean,
01:07:59if she goes down,
01:08:00you go down with her.
01:08:03Casey shouldn't even be here.
01:08:05I can't let her expose me.
01:08:06Not when I'm so close
01:08:07to marrying Dexter
01:08:08and becoming a pop legend.
01:08:11Boop.
01:08:32Is this part of her process?
01:08:34It would take a true genius
01:08:35to make that racket
01:08:36sound like music.
01:08:55Oh, my God.
01:08:59Is Scarlet Heart tone deaf?
01:09:02Come on, Echo.
01:09:03Show them your talent.
01:09:04Keep going.
01:09:05Get off the stage.
01:09:06You're ruining the UMAs.
01:09:11All right, look.
01:09:14It's done.
01:09:15You're really going to give up
01:09:16that easily, Dex?
01:09:18You're going to throw it all away
01:09:20because of Scarlet?
01:09:21Yeah, I am.
01:09:22That whole career
01:09:23that I fought for
01:09:24for however,
01:09:25how many years?
01:09:26Yeah.
01:09:29Because you know what?
01:09:32Someone that I was close to
01:09:33once told me
01:09:35that there's a lot more to life
01:09:36than just your career.
01:09:38And who knows,
01:09:39maybe I can get a cool new gig
01:09:40as a personal assistant
01:09:41for the new CEO
01:09:42of Reed Records.
01:09:45Dexter,
01:09:46stop it with those awful jokes.
01:09:49Your entire life's work
01:09:50is on the line.
01:09:51Mom,
01:09:53you heard the track, okay?
01:09:54There's no saving the song.
01:09:56Now it's over.
01:09:57It's over.
01:10:11Well,
01:10:13I guess it's time
01:10:14for the next act of this show.
01:10:16No, no.
01:10:18There's no,
01:10:18there's no other...
01:10:20Hey!
01:10:21It's time to let a real musician
01:10:22take the stage.
01:10:30What the hell
01:10:31do you think you're doing?
01:10:33Mom, mom, stop.
01:10:35You heard of Scarlett?
01:10:38I mean,
01:10:39you can stay
01:10:40unless you want to go down
01:10:41as the worst performer
01:10:42in UMA history.
01:10:43If I couldn't mix
01:10:44a whole live track,
01:10:45what makes you think
01:10:46you could?
01:10:47For one,
01:10:48I know what I'm doing.
01:10:49And if you don't,
01:10:51will you step down
01:10:53as Reed Records CEO
01:10:54if you fail?
01:10:56Happily.
01:10:57Hmm.
01:11:00Everyone,
01:11:01we're about to watch
01:11:02the Reed Records CEO
01:11:03dig her own grave.
01:11:04It seems like Echo
01:11:05is having technical difficulties
01:11:07with her track.
01:11:09Since we're live,
01:11:10let's make something new.
01:11:12Dexter,
01:11:12sing me the first line
01:11:13of your song,
01:11:13just your voice.
01:11:14I know.
01:11:17I know.
01:11:23I am not
01:11:25the kind
01:11:27for show.
01:11:30This is not
01:11:32a one-time thing.
01:11:35Lights are low,
01:11:36but I still glow.
01:11:39This morning's
01:11:41got a sting.
01:11:44Good.
01:11:47Now let's make a hit.
01:11:56Let's fucking go!
01:12:13Wait, what is she doing?
01:12:16I mean,
01:12:17you produced this, right?
01:12:18So do you want
01:12:18to go ahead
01:12:19and take over?
01:12:20I can't.
01:12:21I don't have much.
01:12:22You don't need anything
01:12:23except for a band
01:12:24and raw talent.
01:12:26I mean,
01:12:26you are a musician, right?
01:12:31Since when is Casey Reed
01:12:33a musical genius?
01:12:34That sounds,
01:12:35it's familiar.
01:12:37I am not
01:12:37the kind
01:12:39for show.
01:12:42This is not
01:12:43a one-time thing.
01:12:45Stop!
01:12:46Stop it!
01:12:47Stop it!
01:12:51Stop it!
01:12:52Stop it!
01:12:55Stop it!
01:12:55Stop it!
01:12:55Stop it!
01:12:55Stop it!
01:12:55Stop it!
01:12:58Stop it!
01:13:01you're Echo.
01:13:02Does this mean
01:13:02Casey Reed
01:13:04is Echo?
01:13:06This is my song!
01:13:07She just ripped it off!
01:13:09Who's stealing now,
01:13:10Scarlett?
01:13:11Don't
01:13:11listen to her!
01:13:13I'm Echo!
01:13:17I didn't even make that version
01:13:19I had to pay Taylor Swift's producer to send me one of her reject tracks
01:13:22Go fix this
01:13:26Now everyone knows the truth
01:13:33She's the one that saved the song
01:13:34No, that was me
01:13:36I already did all the work, she's just taking the credit
01:13:39I had to mix the track live, Dexter
01:13:42So that makes it my intellectual property
01:13:45You're welcome to put it on your next album, but you're going to have to pay me for it
01:13:49Where do I sign?
01:13:50I don't think you could afford my fee
01:13:53I think you might just be surprised
01:13:56$200 million
01:13:58$200 million?
01:13:59For one song?
01:14:01That's more than our entire album deal, are you insane?
01:14:05And I want my name to be credited
01:14:08Bad deal, Miss Reed
01:14:11And one last thing
01:14:12I want a public apology from Scarlett Hart and Amelia Hayes
01:14:18That's ridiculous!
01:14:19Why should we apologize to you?
01:14:22I mean, you don't have to
01:14:23I could just go ahead and leave
01:14:24And then Scarlett could finish the album
01:14:26And Dexter's career could crash and burn
01:14:28So, what will it be?
01:14:35The clock is ticking
01:14:38I was wrong about you
01:14:40You saved Dexter's song
01:14:43I'm sorry
01:14:47And you?
01:14:49Do it
01:14:50Apologize to her
01:14:51That bitch!
01:14:53Why do I have to apologize to her?
01:14:55She ruined everything!
01:14:57Come on, let's hear it
01:14:57Tell the world the truth
01:14:59Scarlett
01:15:00Fine!
01:15:01I'm not Echo
01:15:02I pretended
01:15:03And I never wrote or produced any of Dexter's songs
01:15:06They are happy!
01:15:11I was wrong about you
01:15:12You saved Dexter's song
01:15:16I'm sorry
01:15:20And you?
01:15:21Do it
01:15:23Apologize to her
01:15:24That bitch!
01:15:25Why do I have to apologize to her?
01:15:27She ruined everything!
01:15:29Come on, let's hear it
01:15:30Tell the world the truth
01:15:31Scarlett
01:15:32Fine!
01:15:33I'm not Echo
01:15:35I pretended
01:15:36And I never wrote or produced any of Dexter's songs
01:15:38They are happy!
01:15:42They are happy!
01:15:45Wait
01:15:45That's not what I really meant
01:15:48Dexter
01:15:49She manipulated me
01:15:51You're still my fiancé
01:15:52You believe
01:15:53Scarlett, you are exactly what we all see
01:15:55You fucking thought
01:15:56And you're a damn liar
01:15:59Casey
01:16:00Is the one
01:16:01Who built my career
01:16:02Hell
01:16:02She's the one
01:16:03Who saved the damn song
01:16:05She's the only one
01:16:06Who ever cared about me
01:16:08Or loved me
01:16:10Our engagement
01:16:11Is off
01:16:12And so is the record
01:16:36Please don't cancel the album
01:16:37The album
01:16:38Terminating your contract
01:16:40And blacknessing you from the industry
01:16:42Career is over
01:16:49Got yourself a deal case
01:17:03If we're not here for long
01:17:09Tell me where would we belong
01:17:14My back is fast against the wall
01:17:20I need you to know
01:17:23I'm not afraid to fall
01:17:26Your name's on fire in my dreams
01:17:32It's burning through my chains
01:17:38Who are you to tell me why
01:17:43Who am I to look like
01:17:47Who am I to look like
01:17:47This mirror shows a thousand faces
01:17:52But none of them can burn
01:18:16But none of them can burn
01:18:40Roughness
01:18:42Who am I to look like
01:18:52Who am I to dip
01:18:52The whole world wants to know, are you the award-winning genius music producer Echo?
01:18:57I think everyone saw the broadcast and my work speaks for itself.
01:19:00You are a revolution in the music industry and we can't wait to see what you do next, Echo.
01:19:09You arrogant fucking whore! You ruined everything!
01:19:16Dexter was gonna be mine! I was gonna be the biggest pop star in the world!
01:19:30But you had to get in my way.
01:19:34That won't happen again.
01:19:36Percy!
01:19:37Dex, no!
01:19:47No!
01:19:50Dex! Dex, stay with me!
01:19:51Oh my god!
01:19:56Hey, hey, hey. You've been here all night. You still love him, don't you?
01:20:05Dexter saved my life, but as soon as I thank him, we can move on.
01:20:11You know, if you say so, but have you stopped and asked yourself why he risked his own life to
01:20:17save you?
01:20:17It doesn't matter now.
01:20:19Things will never return back to how they were before.
01:20:23Casey, Dexter was an absolute idiot for betraying you, okay?
01:20:28But without him, I would have lost my baby girl.
01:20:32And those two songs you two produced together, they made millions believe in love.
01:20:38Your love.
01:20:40Well, they shouldn't have fallen for it. I mean, a love like that burns bright, but it doesn't last forever.
01:20:48Clearly, Dexter never stopped caring about you. Hmm? Maybe your love story isn't over.
01:20:54The other Reed Records executives want Dexter to headline the big festival and sign him to the label again.
01:21:00You know, if our CEO approves.
01:21:08Dexter is sleeping, but you can see him now.
01:21:16Don't be afraid to tell him how you feel, Princess.
01:21:35It was a close call. One centimeter to the right. He could have punctured his lung.
01:21:41If Dex couldn't sing anymore, his life might as well be over.
01:21:45Oh, hopefully. He'll recover.
01:21:47But for now, all he needs is rest.
01:21:51That's it.
01:21:52Okay?
01:21:58What is wrong with you, Dexter?
01:22:02How could you do something so stupid?
01:22:06If you don't make it through this, I will never forgive you.
01:22:12Never.
01:22:15Bye.
01:22:21My God, you're beautiful.
01:22:26Why are you still mad at me?
01:22:29I think I have every right to be.
01:22:35Casey, I...
01:22:36Casey, I...
01:22:41I miss you.
01:22:42I miss him, too.
01:22:44But everything we've put each other through, can we really be together again?
01:22:49You saved my life, and...
01:22:54I will be forever grateful.
01:22:59And in return, I'll give you your song for free.
01:23:02And, um, we can go our separate ways.
01:23:04We can end on a high note.
01:23:05No!
01:23:06No!
01:23:08Is that really what you want?
01:23:11To walk away from all this forever?
01:23:13There.
01:23:20Look, there's something I have to show you.
01:23:22Something I've been trying to show you.
01:23:37That horrible night when I chose Scarlet...
01:23:41I only did it because I had to.
01:23:43They forced you to choose her.
01:23:45I was trying to save your life, okay?
01:23:48I would never, ever, ever do that to you.
01:23:51I'd choose you a million times over.
01:23:53And I knew that I'd break your heart, and I knew that I would lose you, and I...
01:23:59But I'd rather risk that than losing your life forever.
01:24:07When I said I loved you, Dexter, I meant it.
01:24:11I don't want to be with anyone else.
01:24:14Me neither.
01:24:18You're my little muse.
01:24:23My pop star.
01:24:28Which...
01:24:29Reminds me?
01:24:32Reed Records would like to formally invite you to headline the Wild Life Festival.
01:24:39The Wild Life Festival is the biggest music stage in the world.
01:24:43You saved their CEO.
01:24:45You deserve it.
01:24:46You're the reason I sing.
01:24:48You're the reason I live.
01:24:49I don't want to songwrite or do any of this if I don't have you.
01:24:53You...
01:24:54You're my world, Casey.
01:24:58I know I've written a lot of songs, okay? I know.
01:25:01But none of them compare to how I feel.
01:25:04I don't want to be with you for just who you are or what you have or any of that
01:25:08stuff.
01:25:09I don't even want to sing or have this career.
01:25:11I'd give it up in a second if it meant just being with you.
01:25:14That's all I need.
01:25:17We do it together.
01:25:23I don't have a sound without you, Dexter Hayes.
01:25:26Okay.
01:25:29I want us to do this together.
01:25:34I love you.
01:25:36I love you too.
01:25:50This is the biggest crowd I've ever seen in my life.
01:25:55Maybe we better give them one hell of a show.
01:25:59Yes, ma'am.
01:26:09I love you too.
01:26:10I wrote this song with Casey Reed.
01:26:13Who is my echo.
01:26:14But more importantly, she is undoubtedly the love of my life.
01:26:21So, I hope you enjoy.
01:26:27Yes, ma'am.
01:26:34Yes, ma'am.
01:26:37Yes, ma'am.
01:26:40Yes, ma'am.
01:26:44Yes but my you are.
01:26:47It will be time I remember to smile
01:26:52I imagine a world way together
01:27:07This goes on
01:27:11There's stuff in the stockings
01:27:14But I am still walking
01:27:16Wrong to you
01:27:20Was the fool who I hated
01:27:23Now I'm recreated
01:27:25Every time I look at the moon
01:27:30I dream of a night that's lost forever
01:27:36Soon you'll see
01:27:39That it's time for you and me
01:27:43Is the best so far
01:27:48We're just a little
01:27:54Every time I look in your eyes
01:27:58I forget where I am
01:28:01Just a little
01:28:02Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
01:28:07I dream of a night that's lost forever
01:28:11Yeah, yeah, yeah
01:28:17I'm taking and talking
01:28:20But I will be working
01:28:24Do it
01:28:25In the mirror of heaven
01:28:29My heart is still beating
01:28:31Every time I remember to smile
01:28:36Will I imagine a world
01:28:38We're together
01:28:39Every time I mind
01:28:47I know
01:28:47Things only
01:28:51You were looking for me
01:28:51I will be working for me
01:28:52You're looking for me
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