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Beyond the Gates - Season 2 - Episode 03: Tuesday, January 6, 2026
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00:01How's Green?
00:03Oh, she's happily reading a book.
00:05She practically pushed me out of the house to come to your aid.
00:09What's going on?
00:11I have a town hall coming up.
00:13I know. It's been well publicized.
00:17You have an incredible campaign manager in Shonda.
00:21She's a powerhouse.
00:22Yes, but...
00:24Not to mention your husband,
00:25who's an expert at asking the tough questions,
00:29and therefore he's adept at avoiding them.
00:32Very true.
00:33I assume Smitty's been prepping you.
00:36He has.
00:38So, where's the problem?
00:40So this carefully choreographed subterfuge is a waste of time.
00:45You really know what this is about.
00:47Trying to keep me from worrying about your grandmother.
00:51That was obviously a bad idea.
00:56Yes.
00:58Martin.
01:00No matter where I am or what I'm doing,
01:04my heart and my mind are with her.
01:09Knock, knock.
01:10Tracy.
01:12I wasn't expecting you.
01:14Well, I know how much you love surprises.
01:16You're forgiven.
01:19What was that?
01:20New jewelry?
01:21Oh, no.
01:23New hardware.
01:25It's the chemo port the doctors put in.
01:27Of course.
01:28It goes under the skin.
01:30It makes me feel a little, I don't know, bionic,
01:33but they say it's less wear and tear when they administer the chemo.
01:37That's gotta hurt.
01:39I hardly notice it now.
01:42Stop worrying. I'm fine.
01:44How are you?
01:45Can I get you something?
01:46Um, actually,
01:48I'd like to spend a few minutes with an old friend.
01:51Fierce woman.
01:52Name's Anita Williams.
01:53You may have met her once upon a time.
01:59I can stop talking.
02:01What is this?
02:03Drawing your head,
02:08You may not be afraid...
02:09Go out!
02:09Go out!
02:10Go out!
02:10Go out!
02:11Go out!
02:12Go out!
02:12Go out!
02:13Go out!
02:14The way you love me!
02:14Go out!
02:15Go out!
02:16Go out!
02:17Go out!
02:18Go out!
02:29about time had my hands full well that's a loaded smile if I ever saw one what can I say
02:38I'm a
02:38sucker for a pretty face yeah what do I get the feeling we're not talking about your wife
02:44we all can't walk the straight and narrow I'd be out of a job so would you and what'd you
02:50need
02:52that promise the chief of police made to the mayor about cleaning up the streets nothing more than
02:57lip service if you ask me I would prefer if the street cleaning didn't happen in my neighborhood
03:03just yet so if there's any change in the status quo I'd like to know about it beforehand a deal's
03:10a
03:11deal no matter how many promises Elon makes a mayor I got you back good to know to be safe
03:18you may want
03:19to choose more peaceful solutions when settling disputes that was a one-time thing right and the
03:27long-term fling doesn't even know you're the reason she's a widow tonight drinks are on me commission
03:35just came in for my latest sale congratulations another score for you and your heartless boyfriend
03:40I beg your pardon forgive me that wasn't fair what's wrong you've barely cracked a smile since
03:48we got here Nicole you're scaring me what is it you know you can talk to me about anything I
03:58don't want
03:58to talk about this I want to talk about anything other than blood work and labs and cancer or the
04:05possibility that I have a gene that will uproot my entire life hmm this is different in a good way
04:13I'm glad you're approved like anybody can bring the fireworks and electricity and non-stop excitement
04:18really anybody but it takes a true gentleman who knows how to also bring the easygoing romance
04:25surprising me with my favorite milkshake I gotta admit I'm liking it good
04:36look I know you said you wanted to keep it casual between us diva but I'm really really feeling you
04:43in a way I never expected I've missed you another nice surprise am I doing too much does that scare
04:52you
04:56no okay yeah sometimes I get in my head about it but in the spirit of all honesty you should
05:04know
05:06that I miss you too
05:12I don't see why you're so dead set against doing the cotillion thing because it's just another
05:16outdated elitist ritual I don't need in my life but if your father wants you to do it then that
05:21is
05:21reason enough to say no I don't know Samantha's pretty geeked about it she wants to master etiquette
05:28and she wants to teach all her friends about it well yeah that's because you guys haven't been
05:32bombarded since birth with all these weird performative trappings of wealth it gets exhausting
05:38my great-grandmother started coaching Samantha with some stuff but but that was before we found
05:43out she was sick and I'm not sure we didn't have time for all the meetings and classes now
05:48well at least that's one benefit of your great-grandmother's diagnosis
05:52remember what I said about etiquette maybe you could use the classroom too
05:56so the lady missed me maybe a little probably a lot
06:01after everything we did Christmas and New Year's Eve
06:04I couldn't get you off my mind either stop I mean it you're gorgeous
06:10smart funny so you got my head all messed up
06:19don't tell me you're shy all of a sudden
06:22it's the things you say
06:24what you don't believe me
06:27well after thinking that my father didn't want me for so long
06:30then believing my mother's warped version of events and fighting for my place here
06:36I guess it's weighed on my self-esteem over time
06:39I'm still figuring out who I am
06:42so you're sort of undefined you get to become anything you want
06:46and that's on top of already being the coolest chick I ever met
06:50you're such a hype man
06:51I'm a truth teller
06:53and I'm not letting up until you believe every word for yourself
06:59maybe you should worry about your own tangled love life
07:02and not what's going on with me
07:08the minute that pretty widow starts wondering about that tragic drunk driving accident
07:12she won't
07:14I got skin in this too
07:16whenever my retirement starts
07:18I'm not spinning it behind bars
07:20you already took care of this Marcel
07:22don't second guess yourself now
07:25video footage
07:26of me and Doug the night he died
07:29handled
07:30erased
07:32have a little faith
07:34rule number one
07:36trust no one
07:38rinse and repeat
07:42it's dead
07:43and buried
07:44all right
07:45Vanessa is a million times happier than she ever was
07:49with that mess of a drunk
07:51she deserved better
07:54and now she has it
07:56so what is next since you've been tested
07:59you wait
08:00that's it
08:01can't you put a rush on it
08:03after all the time and money your family's donated to that hospital
08:08this test looks at your genes in such detail
08:11it takes more time than a standard blood test
08:13and the labs are so backed up right now
08:15people are waiting weeks for their results
08:17no you're not some people
08:18your name holds power
08:20forget dangling a carrot
08:21you need to grab a stick
08:22tell them the deprees will not donate another red sun
08:24until you all have the answers you need
08:27come on Vanessa
08:28that's not right
08:32waiting has to be hell
08:34and the worst part is
08:36we're actually the lucky ones
08:39I am really enjoying this tea
08:42are you sure I can't get you something
08:43no thanks I'm fine
08:46so you're starting chemo day after tomorrow
08:49that's the plan
08:53Rowena is making her signature berry crumble
08:56you should stay for dinner and join us
08:58she also makes a homemade whipped cream that she plops on top
09:02it sounds delicious
09:03and you know we should order some ice cream too
09:06do you still love mint chocolate chip
09:07forget me
09:08is going overboard on sweets a smart move for you
09:12so close to starting chemo
09:13does it really matter
09:15I am going to eat what I want
09:17and spend time with my friend
09:20maybe we can ask Vernon to take us to a club after dinner
09:24and tomorrow we can
09:25Anita
09:26your whole life is turning upside down
09:28and you're all about eating dessert and ice cream
09:32what's your point
09:34this diagnosis came out of nowhere
09:37you not only are facing your own mortality
09:40but you had to tell your whole family
09:42that because of your faulty DNA
09:43they could be at death's doorstep with you
09:46now you couldn't care less
09:48about whining and dining me
09:51or stuffing your face with berry crumble
09:54not when you're terrified and grief stricken
10:02well that was an ugly thing to say
10:05I never mentioned one word about
10:08feeling guilty
10:09now how can you not
10:11having the gene that could change your daughter's lives
10:14that could change their kids lives
10:16well
10:19life
10:19you gotta take the bitter with the sweet
10:21they also inherited my gene for creativity
10:25for music and fashion
10:26but because of you
10:27having the gene does not necessarily mean you will get the disease
10:32and even that isn't a death sentence
10:34it just means more screenings and taking a little more care
10:36and living under the constant threat of
10:38I really don't know what the threat to my future health and happiness is here
10:45I mean is it the cancer
10:46or is it you
10:48I am your friend
10:49well when does the friendliness kick in
10:52you're taking this moment as an opportunity to what
10:55kick me while I'm down
10:56that's not it
10:58I'm waiting on you
11:00waiting on me for what
11:01to give me the look
11:02there was always a look you'd get when we were on stage
11:06wrong key
11:07standing in the wrong light
11:08or somebody forgot to wear a slip
11:11all it took was that one look
11:13and Sharon and I were right there
11:15had your back doing what was necessary
11:18no matter how insane or difficult the task
11:22well I really don't know what you want from me
11:26I want you to wake up
11:28and see what's in front of you
11:30months of difficult situations you've never had to navigate
11:35times when you'll be too tired to ask for the help you need
11:38you need help
11:39and we want to help you
11:41so stop pretending that this will be easy
11:43and that you've got it all under control
11:46because the truth is
11:47you don't
11:50I can write a speech that changes people's minds
11:55moves them to fund a dream
11:59but I can't stop what's happening to the woman I love
12:04I know
12:06she's half my heart
12:09her body's betraying her and
12:12there's not a damn thing I can do to stop it
12:16you would tell me to focus on what I can control
12:20which is
12:22I would appreciate your insight on my campaign
12:25we have a full slate of events leading up to MLK Day
12:28proving that you have good instincts
12:31you don't need my help
12:33but you're going to give it to me anyway right
12:37you're saying there's a difference in Anita and your typical cancer patient
12:42true enough but lucky
12:45think about it Vanessa
12:47we have friends in high places
12:49Anita Dupree will get the best treatment
12:52her no holds barred insurance and hefty bank account can buy
12:55but the people who don't have access to the same physicians and care
12:58aren't so fortunate
13:00cancer is expensive
13:03there are the tests and prescriptions
13:06and the price of the treatment
13:08and the time it takes away from work
13:09here goes my friend
13:11thinking about others instead of herself
13:13oh I have definitely shed my share of tears
13:17and had a few anxious moments since finding out the news
13:20mostly worrying about my children
13:22but even in all of that fear
13:26I can't forget how blessed we are
13:28I think about the people who don't have
13:31our financial resources
13:33or a strong support system
13:35or access to proper care
13:39can you imagine how hopeless they must feel
13:43sounds like you're going to do something about that
13:45while our family's foundation supports many medical charities
13:49we don't have any initiatives focused on cancer
13:51it's time we did
13:53you really are a saint
13:55if you think I am being completely altruistic
13:58I am not
14:00I have made what I know to be
14:02an irrational promise to the universe
14:04that if my mother survives
14:06I'm going to pay it forward
14:07think that'll work?
14:10I've got to do something to give myself hope
14:18can I give you some unsolicited advice?
14:20always
14:21do what I did
14:22so many nights after Doug died
14:24sit in your car
14:25turn up the radio
14:27and scream
14:29highly recommend
14:31doesn't sound half bad
14:33I uh
14:34I should get going
14:36I'll give you 24 hours
14:37and if I don't hear from you
14:39then
14:39you will
14:40and you'll give Danny a hug for me?
14:42I will
14:43I love you
14:44so much
14:55hey
14:56thank god you answered
14:58are you alright?
14:59barely
15:00where are you?
15:01at the casino
15:02what's going on?
15:03don't go anywhere
15:03I need to see you
15:04I don't know what to do
15:08is everything alright?
15:12I have no idea
15:14I want you to start looking out for her
15:17Vanessa?
15:20sounds like that business partner with benefits
15:22is becoming more than that
15:23just do what I say
15:24and stop worrying about the state of my relationship
15:28I want you to keep her safe
15:31in all seriousness
15:32when I came back home
15:33I had some residual relationship trauma
15:35and a path to live down
15:37I wasn't even sure I wanted to stay
15:39but you
15:41what did I do?
15:42the impossible
15:44turned me from a broken hearted man
15:45into someone who believes again
15:47crazy how that can happen with the right person
15:50I know what you mean
15:51like you slipped into this place
15:53that's been waiting for you
15:56will you tell me when
15:57and if I start to take up too much space?
16:00I promise
16:02to trust you with my vulnerabilities
16:05same
16:09Isaiah Hawthorne
16:10you are chipping away at my armor
16:13making me want to say things
16:14that you should keep to myself
16:16good
16:18because I'm all ears
16:21I mean it Tyrell
16:22I'm so sorry
16:23I must have sounded like a monster
16:25of course it sucks
16:26that your grandmother has cancer
16:27it's not cool to play it off
16:29like it was nothing
16:30I know
16:31what I should have said
16:32was that
16:32she's so much more important
16:34than some stupid dance
16:36Samantha would say
16:37it's bigger than that
16:38it's a cotillion
16:38that no one would be paying attention to
16:41if the Duprees weren't so deeply involved
16:43it's not just my family that's involved
16:45it's
16:45they are the most beloved
16:47so of course wannabes pay attention
16:49they are desperate to set up shop
16:51and rub elbows with black loyalty
16:53because all people ever care about
16:55is their own status
16:56we're not like that
16:58it's not just you
16:59it's
17:01I cannot wait to just go to college
17:03with real people
17:05from all sorts of backgrounds
17:06who do not care about what my parents do
17:08and think these debutante balls
17:09ended in the Bridgerton era
17:11you don't have to dip to the other side of the country
17:13to meet different people
17:15you can do that here
17:17local vibe
17:18global mindset
17:19right
17:21let's run through some scenarios for your town hall
17:25I'll be one of your constituents
17:27hmm
17:28okay
17:30Mr. Constituent
17:31state your business
17:33my business
17:35is my children
17:36they need better books for the schools
17:39higher wages for the teachers
17:41more accountability
17:43and
17:44nothing is more important than education
17:46my own children attend public schools
17:48but schools are funded locally
17:51just like a politician
17:52dodging and weaving
17:53but I am very familiar with the president of the school board
17:57of course you are
17:59Dupree's got friends and family everywhere
18:03probably got handed that congressional seat on a silver pader
18:08sir
18:08I was elected by the people to govern the people
18:11nepotism is all I'm hearing
18:13I am proud to say
18:15that my grandfather
18:17Senator Vernon Dupree taught me everything that I know
18:19maybe Vernon Dupree
18:22should be a write-in on the primary ballot then
18:25with all his experience and vision
18:29he's got to be itching for a comeback
18:32only he can speak for himself
18:34granddad
18:36what are you saying
18:44Joey
18:45you're okay
18:46hey
18:48it's okay
18:49I got you
18:49you're safe
18:50just hold on to me
18:52tell me what happened
18:56did someone hurt you
19:00when you called
19:01you were so shaken
19:02it scared the hell out of me
19:03I'm sorry
19:05I don't even remember what I said
19:07did you think I was in danger or something
19:11Vanessa
19:11someone like me tends to pick up enemies along the way
19:15that's why I'm always so concerned about us being out in public
19:17it wasn't like that
19:19I shouldn't have left you hanging
19:21I was just so caught up in the moment
19:22and all I wanted was to be with you
19:26never apologize for leaning on me
19:28but I didn't mean to scare you
19:30my life isn't the one in jeopardy
19:33I don't like the sound of that
19:35how concerned should I be
19:36very
19:38but this isn't about me
19:41it's Nicole
19:46am I in the right house
19:48this feels like an ambush
19:50of love
19:51if that's possible
19:53we heard about your mother
19:55we were thinking about peak roses for the occasion but
19:58these remind me of Anita Moore
20:00full of joy
20:01can't look at them without smiling
20:03sunflowers always searching for the light
20:05I love them
20:07thank you
20:12I told my church there was a family who could use our prayers
20:16I hope I wasn't overstepping
20:17and here I was trying to get through the rest of the day without crying
20:22then we probably shouldn't give her this
20:25ladies
20:36are you serious
20:37there's no way
20:39your favorite chef
20:40she does house calls
20:41you just say the word
20:43we'll make the call
20:43and she'll be here just for you
20:45you didn't have to do this
20:46we know you can feed yourself
20:48we know you can afford this
20:49we just wanted to do something nice for you after all you've done for us
20:54you are about to be real busy taking care of everyone else
20:58we want to make sure you're taken care of too
21:02I appreciate you more than you know
21:05we know
21:08Mount a political comeback in the middle of my wife's battle with cancer
21:13never
21:15grand would love that
21:16getting to watch the senator at work
21:18well there's nothing to make me happier than seeing her smile
21:24do you ever miss it
21:25being in office
21:26I used to know how to make things happen
21:31I'd shake a few hands
21:33trade favors
21:34write a speech
21:36and boom
21:37things changed for the better
21:40people's lives were improved
21:42and now
21:43now I have to put my trust in
21:46people who have powers
21:48greater than my own
21:51and there's not a blessed thing I can do but wait
21:55well if it means anything
21:57I'm a firm believer that grand will be with us
22:00for a long long time to come
22:03it means the world
22:06and as much fun as I had
22:10ribbing you today
22:12you've become an outstanding congressman
22:16and an even better man
22:19I'm so proud of you
22:21thank you granddad
22:22and the feeling is mutual
22:26well
22:26you certainly have a
22:28prodigious amount of opinions
22:30for someone with no skin in the game
22:32I'm in this too
22:33we're family
22:35are we
22:36are we even friends with what you just said to me
22:41you're right
22:43you're sick
22:44I
22:46should have used
22:47a
22:48better approach
22:49see
22:50that's just it
22:53I am just
22:54Anita
22:54I am not a patient
22:56until I walk in that hospital
22:58and start chemo
23:00forgive me for trying to help you get past this notion of forced strength
23:06Tracy
23:08one day you will come visit me
23:11and be ushered in by a nurse
23:13or one of my grandchildren
23:15and when you see me you'll think
23:17how tired she seems
23:19or how weak she looks
23:21and you'll take my hand
23:23and you'll pray with me
23:26but today
23:27is not that day
23:28and my strength
23:30is not a facade
23:32today
23:33I will breathe in the aroma
23:36of Rowena's
23:37berry crumble
23:38that I am having for dessert
23:40maybe I'll have seconds
23:43today
23:44I will love up on my husband
23:45and let him love up on me
23:47today
23:47I will live for now
23:49well I just want to make sure
23:50that you are allowing yourself
23:52to really feel the weight of this thing
23:54because once you do
23:56you'll know how to fight
23:57and who are you to determine
23:59what that looks like
24:01your results were benign
24:03right
24:05now it could be me having some pie today
24:08and combating
24:09nausea and fatigue tomorrow
24:11it could be
24:13choosing not to wear pink
24:15or ribbons
24:16or doing walks
24:18how I fight this
24:20is my decision
24:22and mine alone
24:24I hear you
24:27make no mistake
24:29I will fight this
24:31however I see fit
24:38I didn't even know
24:39how to process it
24:40the
24:40Anita Dupree
24:41with breast cancer
24:42Nicole
24:44that's
24:44really bad news
24:46about your friend
24:49listen
24:49I have a very complicated
24:51relationship
24:51with the Duprees
24:53that's a diagnosis
24:54you wouldn't want to wish
24:56on your worst enemy
24:57the added layer
24:58of the gene testing
24:59it's like they're
25:00it's like they're waiting
25:01for the other shoe to drop
25:02exactly
25:04what kind of purgatory
25:05is that
25:05I did my best
25:07to keep it together
25:08in front of Nicole
25:08but I just hate this
25:09for them
25:11if something happens
25:12to Anita
25:14if Nicole
25:14or Danny
25:15have the gene
25:16they are good people
25:18they don't deserve this
25:20unfortunately
25:20sometimes
25:21bad things
25:22happen to good people
25:24you know that
25:25better than anyone
25:27so do you
25:29yeah but in my case
25:30people would say
25:31that sometimes
25:32good things happen
25:33to bad people
25:35those people are wrong
25:36to think that
25:39you're a good friend
25:40to those women
25:41they're lucky to have you
25:42in their corner
25:43so am I
25:45you don't want to see
25:46who I am
25:47without Danny and Nicole
25:48trust me
25:49they're my closest friends
25:50I
25:51I have to do more
25:53I have to do something
25:54well take it from
25:56a control freak
25:57this is one situation
25:59that's out of your hands
26:02but
26:03not out of yours
26:05well if you think
26:06there's something
26:07I can do
26:07I will
26:09what do you need
26:10you could take
26:11Leslie up on her offer
26:12about the clinic
26:18do you remember
26:19the day we met
26:20how could I not
26:21was it a job interview
26:22oh
26:23I had gone to the
26:24playground with Kat
26:25so that she could
26:26burn out some energy
26:27and I could get
26:27some work done
26:28in peace
26:29I took my eyes
26:30off of her
26:30for one minute
26:31I was having
26:32the worst day
26:33of my life
26:34and thought I'd
26:34go to the park
26:35and rage walk it off
26:36all of a sudden
26:37this tiny fireball
26:38comes running
26:40out of the playground
26:41straight for the
26:41parking lot
26:42next thing I know
26:43she's telling
26:44this person
26:45come meet my mother
26:46so that we're
26:46no longer strangers
26:47and we can play
26:48together
26:49fast friends
26:50typical Kat
26:51rambunctious
26:52brave and
26:52friendly
26:53all the things
26:54I wasn't feeling
26:55that day
26:56I just lost
26:57my best friend
26:57in a car accident
26:59didn't have anybody
27:00to talk to about it
27:01until Nicole
27:02took a good look
27:03at me and asked
27:04how I was doing
27:06it spilled out
27:07like waterfalls
27:08turns out
27:09I was the one
27:10mother on the
27:10playground
27:11who was perfectly
27:12trained to help
27:13I dropped by the
27:14hospital a week
27:15later with flowers
27:16to thank her
27:17and learned that
27:18she was looking
27:18for a house manager
27:19I didn't have
27:20any experience
27:22but knew I liked
27:23her
27:23and I could tell
27:24she could really
27:24use the help
27:25we said we would
27:26figure it out
27:27together
27:28which is what
27:29you did
27:30so guess what
27:30we're going to
27:31do now
27:35Jessica
27:35do you remember
27:36my aunt Eva
27:36yeah
27:37we met at pizza
27:38night
27:38hey
27:38and this is Isaiah
27:40he works at
27:40Banneker
27:41nice to meet you
27:42Isaiah
27:43could you explain
27:44to Jessica
27:44not everyone
27:45that goes to
27:46Banneker
27:46is from the
27:46one person
27:47he's right
27:48I think we got
27:49at least one
27:50prince and a
27:51couple of
27:51princesses
27:51enrolled
27:53not helping
27:54the situation
27:54here
27:54what he means
27:55to say
27:56we have students
27:56from all
27:57economic backgrounds
27:58first generation
27:59to legacy kids
28:00if a worthy
28:00student wants
28:01to attend our
28:01university
28:02we find ways
28:03to help
28:04see
28:04diverse in
28:05every way
28:06you could
28:06probably attend
28:07all four years
28:08without anyone
28:08mentioning
28:09a cotillion
28:11Samantha said
28:12something about
28:12a cotillion
28:13during Martin's
28:13tree trimming
28:14party
28:14sounds elegant
28:15see
28:16she grew up
28:17a normal person
28:18and never
28:18went to a
28:19debutante ball
28:20well I probably
28:21would have
28:21if someone
28:22had asked
28:24proving my
28:25point
28:25this is a
28:26gatekeeping
28:26event
28:26it's just
28:27another way
28:28to keep
28:28these outsiders
28:29out
28:29I want to
28:30forge my own
28:30path
28:31so do I
28:33well good
28:34because I'd
28:35hate to see
28:35you turn
28:36into one
28:36of those
28:36stuffed shirts
28:37at the
28:37country club
28:37yeah I
28:38could never
28:39be one
28:39of those
28:39guys
28:40I'm my
28:41own man
28:45I misjudged
28:46the situation
28:47you're damn
28:47right you did
28:49this is my
28:50life
28:51my family
28:52and our
28:53future
28:53still got that
28:54fight in you
28:55we have lived
28:56behind these
28:57big beautiful
28:57gates that were
28:58supposed to
28:59protect us
28:59keep us
29:00protected from
29:01God knows
29:02what
29:02but not
29:03everyone can
29:04be shielded
29:05from everything
29:06nobody
29:06now this
29:08thing
29:09that is trying
29:10to destroy us
29:11is inside these
29:12gates
29:12in this house
29:13inside of me
29:14and now I have
29:16to destroy a part
29:17of myself
29:17so I can live
29:18and you
29:19coming up in
29:20here
29:21wanting to
29:22blame me
29:22for trying to
29:24escape that
29:24reality for just
29:25one day
29:26I was just
29:27trying to find
29:28some peace
29:28before the storm
29:29hits
29:29I'm sorry
29:30oh you're
29:31sorry
29:32well who's
29:33going to say
29:33sorry to my
29:33grandchildren
29:34for the
29:35weddings I
29:35might miss
29:37for the
29:37graduations
29:38and the
29:38dances and
29:39the birthdays
29:39that I
29:40might not
29:40see
29:42who's going
29:42to hug
29:43my babies
29:43and sing
29:43to them
29:44when they
29:44need it
29:45I want
29:46more
29:47damn it
29:49I want
29:49to see
29:49Naomi
29:50shake up
29:51the Supreme
29:51Court
29:53I want
29:53to see
29:54Chelsea
29:54Cat
29:55on runways
29:56in Milan
29:57I want
29:58more evenings
29:59with my
29:59girls
30:02I want
30:03to see
30:04my grandbabies
30:05graduate
30:06standing next
30:07to Martin
30:08and Smitty
30:09I want
30:10more grandbabies
30:12the azaleas
30:14in the garden
30:14moonlight walks
30:16with Vernon
30:17tours with you
30:18and Sharon
30:19I want it all
30:20I want it all
30:21damn it
30:33Jessica and Tyrell
30:35make a cute couple
30:35don't they
30:36there are no
30:37Isaiah and Eva
30:38Eva and Isaiah
30:40you mean
30:40so she agrees
30:42cute has an
30:43age limit
30:44cute has a
30:46curfew
30:46and a chaperone
30:47and sweaty palms
30:49right
30:50and Eva
30:51and Isaiah
30:51are grown ass
30:52adults
30:53with their own
30:54apartments
30:55and all the
30:57privacy they need
30:58oh
30:58listen to you
31:00inviting me over
31:01and this is supposed
31:01to be a wholesome
31:02date
31:03I don't know
31:04what you had in mind
31:05but I'm thinking
31:06cards
31:06you play spades
31:08and we've gone
31:09from teens
31:10to auntie
31:10and unk
31:12well I can
31:13bring some flavor
31:14I hear strip spades
31:15is all the rage
31:16right now
31:20you know
31:21giving away
31:22freebies
31:23isn't really
31:23my thing
31:24kind of goes
31:26against the whole
31:26casino kingpin
31:28persona
31:28I know we've
31:29talked about this
31:30before but
31:31the circumstances
31:32have changed
31:33Vanessa I
31:35appreciate your
31:35concern for your
31:36friends but
31:37whatever challenges
31:39Anita and
31:40Nicole and
31:41Danny are facing
31:42a free clinic
31:43isn't even equipped
31:44to deal with that
31:45besides we're
31:46talking about
31:46the Dupree's
31:47they can afford
31:48the best healthcare
31:49money can buy
31:50and Nicole and I
31:51even talked about
31:51how lucky they are
31:52to have such
31:53top-notch care
31:54at their disposal
31:54well then you see
31:55my point
31:56but you putting
31:57some good out
31:58into the world
31:58could still go
31:59a long way
32:00in helping to
32:00balance the scales
32:01oh
32:02if it were only
32:03that easy
32:03I believe it
32:04could be
32:06good people
32:07doing great
32:07things for those
32:08in need
32:10seriously
32:10think of all
32:11the lives
32:12we could help
32:12save the lives
32:13we could honor
32:14and I'm not
32:15only talking
32:15about Danny
32:17or Nicole
32:17or any other
32:18Dupree
32:20Doug
32:23well
32:24I don't see
32:26the connection
32:27Doug wanted
32:28to work with
32:29volunteer groups
32:30like Doctors
32:30Without Borders
32:31but he never
32:31got the chance
32:33the clinic
32:34could be a tribute
32:34to the man
32:35he used to be
32:36before
32:38this happened
32:39to him
32:42well
32:44if this clinic
32:46really means
32:46that much
32:47to you
32:49how can I
32:50say no
32:52you mean it
32:55god
32:56let's set a
32:57meeting with
32:58Ms. Thomas
32:59this will be
33:00good Joey
33:02you won't
33:03regret it
33:07I have learned
33:08so much
33:08from you both
33:09and I am
33:10so grateful
33:11to be a part
33:11of your lives
33:13after the way
33:14you took care
33:15of me
33:15during all
33:16those weeks
33:16in the hospital
33:17you saved
33:18her job
33:18while she was
33:19healing
33:19Nicole
33:20you gave
33:20me hope
33:21I want
33:22that for you
33:23too
33:23we're gonna
33:24get through
33:24this no matter
33:25what the
33:25tests say
33:29that
33:29is
33:30the plan
33:33how's Jessica
33:38good
33:39great
33:40but
33:41she still
33:42thinks that
33:42UCLA is the
33:43best fit for
33:44her
33:45and what
33:45do you
33:46think
33:47I'm just
33:48trying to
33:48understand
33:48where we're
33:49going
33:49we had a
33:50good time
33:51together
33:52but then
33:53on the walk
33:53home
33:53I started
33:54feeling
33:55wrong
33:57about what
33:59I'm spending
33:59all this
34:00time
34:00worrying
34:01about
34:01what's
34:02the best
34:02college
34:02and trying
34:03to forge
34:04my own
34:04path
34:04and
34:05great
34:05grand
34:05has
34:06cancer
34:06it all
34:07feels
34:07so
34:08trivial
34:10sickness
34:10tends
34:11to put
34:11things
34:12in
34:12perspective
34:15and
34:15since
34:15you guys
34:16are all
34:16worried
34:16about
34:17inheriting
34:17that gene
34:18and
34:18you're
34:19lucky
34:19enough
34:19to be
34:19excluded
34:20from
34:20that
34:22look
34:22the
34:23last
34:23thing
34:23your
34:23great
34:24grandmother
34:24wants
34:24is
34:25for
34:25you
34:25to be
34:25sad
34:26about
34:26this
34:26or
34:27about
34:27her
34:28she
34:28wants
34:29you
34:29out
34:29there
34:29having
34:30fun
34:30laughing
34:31with
34:31friends
34:32making
34:32her
34:32proud
34:33yeah
34:34but
34:35no
34:35buts
34:35you
34:36don't
34:36get
34:37extra
34:37points
34:37for
34:38being
34:38miserable
34:38your
34:39grand
34:39is
34:40going
34:40to
34:40get
34:40some
34:40of
34:40the
34:40best
34:41care
34:41and
34:41while
34:42that
34:42happens
34:42I'll
34:43be
34:43taking
34:44care
34:44of
34:44you
34:45yeah
34:46yes
34:47because
34:47we
34:48are
34:48team
34:48Dupree
34:49we
34:50bring
34:50the
34:50party
34:50the
34:51fun
34:51the
34:51light
34:52and
34:52the
34:52distraction
34:53when
34:53she
34:56happiness
34:57you
34:57in
34:58sure
34:59all
35:00right
35:01I am
35:02so sorry
35:02I have
35:03no idea
35:03what just
35:04happened
35:04a broken
35:05cup can
35:05be
35:05replaced
35:06you
35:07can't
35:07took
35:08you
35:08long
35:08enough
35:09excuse
35:10me
35:11I was
35:12concerned
35:12you were
35:12repressing
35:13your emotions
35:14trying to
35:14put on
35:15a brave
35:15face
35:17I didn't
35:17know how
35:17you really
35:18felt
35:19foolish of
35:20me to
35:20think you
35:21didn't have
35:22it under
35:22control
35:23very
35:24I think
35:25what Tracy
35:26meant was
35:26that
35:27you don't
35:28need to
35:29protect us
35:29or shield
35:31your feelings
35:33this isn't
35:34something that's
35:34happening just
35:35to you
35:36it's happening
35:37to all of us
35:38because we
35:39love you
35:41cancer is a
35:42bully
35:42it'll take
35:43everything you've
35:44got
35:45and I
35:46needed to
35:47see my
35:47Cabrini
35:48green girl
35:48peek through
35:52be careful
35:53what you
35:54wish for
35:57we're gonna
35:58beat this
35:58thing
35:58yes
36:00yes we
36:01are
36:03and you
36:04don't have
36:04to hold
36:05back from
36:05me
36:06ever
36:38and you
36:39can
36:39say
36:39don't
36:39go
36:39don't
36:39too
36:39no
36:39no
36:40no
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