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Beyond the Gates - Season 1 - Episode 89: Monday, July 14, 2025
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00:04Previously on Beyond the Gates.
00:06Wow, small world.
00:08Are you following me or something?
00:09I'm seeing Madison and I'm really happy with her.
00:12I want to be with you.
00:13But I found somebody else.
00:15You deliberately made me let our father's accreditation lapse.
00:18It's going to take a lot of time and money to correct.
00:21Isn't this a surprise?
00:22Daddy, what the hell do you think you're doing?
00:24You can waste your time with girls.
00:26Or you can let a woman rock your world.
00:28You're free of someone who's too stupid.
00:33My name's Kenneth.
00:34Your son calls me Kenny.
00:35We need police protection.
00:39Oh, let me.
00:40It's crazy simple.
00:41I am so lucky I found you.
00:46And there you go.
00:50Application installed.
00:51You did it.
00:51Thank you so much.
00:52Yeah, no, it's no big deal.
00:54It is to me.
00:54Now my cousins will think I'm relatable.
00:57Hey!
00:58We're doing this again?
01:00I'm pa!
01:04You got this all wrong.
01:08Bill!
01:09Oh, hey, babe.
01:10I'm sorry I didn't hear you there.
01:12I've been calling you for the last five minutes.
01:14Okay.
01:15Is the baby all right?
01:16I promise that my follow-up exam, the doctor said everything was perfect.
01:23The baby's growing and I'm glowing.
01:26Yes, you are.
01:27And that's the news I wanted to hear.
01:29Yeah, what happened when I went to Danny's was routine cramping caused by stress.
01:34Lesson learned.
01:35Stay away from Danny Dupree.
01:38So, now that you know mother and child are happy and healthy, how can I do the same for daddy?
01:46Should we be engaging in this sort of thing?
01:49Oh, absolutely.
01:54That was the door.
01:56Oh, I'm so sorry.
01:57I hear bells every time we kiss.
02:01Are you expecting someone?
02:03Matter of fact, I am.
02:04You might want to step aside, baby.
02:10Who the hell do you think you are summoning me?
02:13And what's so damned urgent?
02:16What's so damned?
02:28Yes, I am.
02:38But I am not.
02:48Hey, stranger?
02:50Been a minute.
02:51How have you been?
02:52Oh, I've been a complete mess.
02:54Thank you for pretending not to notice.
02:56Look at you, looking like you lost your best friend.
02:59I should have reached out.
03:00No, it's okay.
03:02Couple breaks up, people choose sides.
03:12Ash, that's not the case with me at all.
03:14You know how work is.
03:16And I figured the longer I ignore the situation,
03:18the greater the chances you and Derek will get back together.
03:21Well, I think that's the last thing on Derek's mind.
03:25I saw a match with Shanice.
03:29Shanice? From the hospital?
03:30Yeah, my supervisor.
03:33Who's never let me forget how hot and lonely Derek must be.
03:36Wait, but that's not like Derek.
03:37And yet he did choose someone I work with,
03:40where I'd been spending all of my extra time
03:42so I wouldn't be stuck at home thinking about him.
03:44That's crazy.
03:45Right?
03:45I mean, it's almost diabolical.
03:47Out of all of the women he could have chosen,
03:49and he goes right...
03:49No, no, no, no, no.
03:50I thought you would be the first one to get back out there.
03:54Me? Why me?
03:56Because?
03:58Because I'm the runaway bride.
04:00I'm the one who postponed this proposal.
04:02More so because being single sucks.
04:05And I thought you would want to put everything in your rear view.
04:08Well, if it makes you feel any better, it was a tie.
04:11I saw Derek out with Shanice while I was out with Andre.
04:18Oh, man.
04:19I know.
04:20It was so awkward in the moment.
04:22But you know what?
04:23This is good.
04:23It's good.
04:24We have put this behind us.
04:26We've made a clear break.
04:27We are going to move on.
04:30Okay.
04:31Well, if that's what you both want, then good.
04:32I mean, it's not like one of us is completely delusional and just clinging to something that
04:36was never really there.
04:40If you're actually following Madison and me, you're going to need a legit excuse to share
04:44with the arresting officer.
04:46You didn't.
04:47You're too much.
04:48You know, you had the driest sense of humor.
04:50I'll always remember those nights when we were just so wrapped up in each other.
04:54It was like we're the last two people in this world.
04:57And we were laughing and talking and making love all night.
05:02You know, I have a pretty good memory and I don't recall any of that.
05:05Well, her mind was always going to the most amazing places when we were together.
05:09But if you think I'm following you, no.
05:12Ridiculous.
05:13As if.
05:13When I saw you here.
05:15At one of the best restaurants in town.
05:17I couldn't have come here for the food.
05:18But it had to be you.
05:20Wonderful you.
05:21Tragically you.
05:23You know, you've been making so many bad choices in so many different areas of your
05:29life.
05:29I'm beginning to worry about you.
05:31You know, leaving modeling.
05:33Leaving me.
05:34Wait, I did not.
05:35But if you're needing any assistance with anything, you know, on or off the menu, I'd be happy to
05:40step in and assist.
05:41Give you a taste of something that you couldn't resist and might have missed.
05:56Well, that completely ruined the mood.
05:58So I guess we'd better stay and eat.
06:00I'm sorry.
06:01Have you decided what you'll have?
06:04The lobster bisque looks good to start, but I'm thinking...
06:08What in the actual hell was that?
06:10No idea.
06:11Allison was normal when we met.
06:13What do you have some superpower I should know about?
06:15You make women fall in love and go mad?
06:17It was never that deep.
06:18The night that we met, it was just a hookup.
06:20And after?
06:22Fun and games.
06:23But here's what I don't get.
06:25I wanted more with her, and she shut me down, so I moved on.
06:29But she can't.
06:31Is this what happens when love turns into its opposite?
06:34Love's opposite is indifference.
06:37This isn't that.
06:38It's twisted.
06:47Vernon, is everything okay?
06:49Does this have something to do with Danny?
06:52Only your husband would have the answer to that.
06:55He called this meeting.
06:57It's a long-standing legal matter.
06:58That's real to tuck my head, sweetheart.
07:01I'm sure you understand.
07:02Being married to an attorney.
07:05Privacy?
07:06Of course.
07:08I'm going to take our little one out on the town and figure out what I'm craving.
07:12Okay.
07:13See if you can steer yourself away from the jewelry stores, okay?
07:16I can't make any promises.
07:18Always a pleasure, Virgil.
07:23Your message said something about loose ends?
07:26What the hell, Bill?
07:27Yeah.
07:28Yeah.
07:28One of Joey's guys blew it, and that scumbag is still in town.
07:33After all we've done to keep Martin safe.
07:36Yeah.
07:37Yeah, well, I'm sorry this happened.
07:39Save the apologies.
07:41Fix this.
07:43Because if Martin finds out...
07:45It's being handled as we speak.
07:48You want some more?
07:49Just try it.
07:50Come on, see what happens.
07:51Pop, no.
07:52You just hurt him.
07:53Go get in the car.
07:54Come with me.
07:54I need to take care of this.
07:56You didn't even do anything.
07:57The lady's right.
07:58I haven't done anything.
08:00I didn't touch a hair on that precious head or put a finger on that beautiful brown skin,
08:05did I, girly?
08:06Say one more word to her, and it's your last.
08:09Oh, I didn't mean any harm, Your Highness.
08:11Get the hell out of here.
08:13You're the one who crossed the line this time.
08:14Raw daylight in front of a witness?
08:17Mmm, I hope your constituents don't see you losing your grip.
08:20Do you know him?
08:21Can you ever really know a person?
08:25Ask your pops here.
08:31Have a good day.
08:34Who was that?
08:35Get in the car.
08:36I want to know who that was.
08:37Would somebody listen to me for once?
08:39Come on, get in the car.
08:41Now.
08:46Can I have a whiskey sour?
08:48Thanks.
08:51If you think that there's something going on between me and Allison,
08:54you're going to need a neurological evaluation, though.
08:57So you feel nothing for her?
08:59I feel it'd be best if she disappeared.
09:01That way we would have more fun concentrating on us instead of her.
09:05Does that count?
09:07We great minds do think alike.
09:10Well, now that you know that I'm bad at breakups and my past isn't picture perfect,
09:15are you still interested?
09:18I am thankful for whatever brought you to my chair and my dad's bedside.
09:23I mean, we were destined to meet.
09:25And this is where we belong.
09:27Right here.
09:28Together.
09:35You proved to me in that car ride that you're never talking to me again.
09:39I shouldn't have talked to that guy.
09:41I'm sorry.
09:42I was trying to save your life.
09:44From that guy with the phone?
09:46He was tricking you to get to me.
09:47Every choice I make is for you and your brother to feel safe.
09:52I know it might feel constricting and oppressive, but I...
09:56You love us.
09:58Very much.
09:59Then you need to tell us what's really going on.
10:02That guy from today, was that the same guy that was playing chess with Tyrell?
10:06Kenny?
10:07And that's why I didn't want you leaving the house.
10:09I should have never let you talk me into letting you out.
10:12He's dangerous.
10:13Okay, but why?
10:16You want to keep us safe?
10:18Great.
10:19Got it.
10:20But the best way to do that is by telling us the truth.
10:22If something is happening to you, then it's happening to all of us.
10:25You need to explain...
10:26The piece of garbage is targeting our family.
10:30Did he make a threat?
10:31Like, what does he want?
10:33Dad!
10:35Something's going on and Pop won't talk.
10:37Martin, what's happening?
10:39I can't get into this.
10:40After what happened last night with Tyrell?
10:42You know, you can't keep this to yourself anymore.
10:46Hey, whatever this is, this is too big for you to handle alone.
10:51Talk to me.
10:52This is not the time.
10:53You have work, and so do I.
10:55I'm not going anywhere, and neither are you.
10:57Not until you tell me exactly what is going on.
11:01We need a way to stop this guy.
11:03He's getting closer.
11:05What else has happened?
11:07Is there more I need to know?
11:08Yeah.
11:09He made contact with Tyrell.
11:11He did what?
11:13Did he hurt him?
11:14No.
11:15They played chess.
11:17Chess?
11:18I'm surprised that mouth-breathing caveman knows the rules.
11:26So, Martin knows that Kenny's still in town.
11:29Yep.
11:29His situation's a ticking time bomb.
11:32Hmm.
11:33I think we need to accept the fact that we're out some cash
11:37and find somebody else to make the payoff.
11:39Well, here's the problem.
11:40Joey's associate told Kenny that he'd never get his hands on all that cash.
11:44I was at the meeting.
11:46The plan was to give that racist pig his blood money.
11:50Yeah, and we paid the man once before, and he came back.
11:54Now, look.
11:57After the meeting, Joey argued convincingly
12:00that we need a permanent solution to avoid any future problems.
12:06I hope I'm misunderstanding.
12:09Because you're making it sound like the plan was to kill the man.
12:23Love is wild.
12:24Makes people do the craziest things.
12:27If you heard half of things, I've seen at the job.
12:29You know, humor me a minute.
12:31There's a mystery I'm trying to solve.
12:32Oh, so you want to play detective.
12:34Well, there's a lot of that going on.
12:35No, it's not that.
12:36I want to heal people.
12:38I don't want to arrest them.
12:39Okay, so no crime's been committed?
12:41It's more a situation where people are doing and saying confusing and contradictory things.
12:48Are we still talking about Derek, or...?
12:50Oh, no, no, not at all.
12:52So the mystery is, what's the truth?
12:54It's more that I know the truth,
12:56and I just can't understand why someone would lie about it.
12:59Okay, well, here's a reason why people lie.
13:03Okay.
13:03Because they don't want to get in trouble.
13:05That's not it.
13:06They want to impress someone?
13:07I highly doubt it.
13:08They want to avoid drama?
13:09I think this would cause more drama.
13:12They want something.
13:14Like money?
13:16Maybe it's that simple.
13:17But in my line of work, usually what happens is the first lie snowballs,
13:21and they have to keep lying to survive the avalanche.
13:27I wish I had the time to explain what's going on, but...
13:31Make the time.
13:32...when we're alone.
13:33Stop shutting me out.
13:35Not now.
13:35When Tyrell and I became a part of this family, you said...
13:38I said I would protect you and your brother, and that's what I'm trying to do.
13:42You said that none of us would ever be alone again.
13:46For better or for worse.
13:48Remember?
13:49Samantha, I can't do this right now, baby.
13:51I'm sorry.
13:52I never felt more alone than I did when you hit that man.
13:55You hit somebody, Martin?
13:57What the hell?
13:58Why?
13:58You're right.
13:59Everyone deserves an explanation.
14:01But when I get back...
14:02How many times are you going to try to...
14:04Look, look.
14:05I just need to take care of this.
14:07Do you have something more important than us?
14:09That's not what I mean.
14:10Where do you need to go?
14:12Do you trust me?
14:13Do you trust me?
14:16Keep Tyrell and Samantha here.
14:18Lock every door and keep them in your sight.
14:20In addition to the cops who are watching the house?
14:23Is that really necessary?
14:25You know about that.
14:26You'd be surprised when I know.
14:28I thought I'd get the runaround from the cops, but not from my husband.
14:31I'll explain later.
14:32I promise.
14:33Oh, I promise.
14:34From Martin Richardson.
14:35Yeah, I remember when that used to mean something.
14:37But now, those are just empty words.
14:40Platitudes.
14:41I need to go.
14:42It's a good thing that I'm not the type of man who gives ultimatums.
14:46Like, if you walk out of that door, don't bother coming back.
14:49I need to do this.
14:50And I need to do it my way.
14:52And I need you to understand that and be here when it's all over.
14:56The only way I walk out of that door is to know that you'll still be here loving me when
15:01I get back.
15:03Smitty?
15:07I love you so much, but I gotta go.
15:24Joey Armstrong decided that the world would be a better place without that piece of filth in it.
15:29And you signed off on a murder?
15:31But you're the one that came to me two years ago asking me to make Martin's problem disappear.
15:36I never instructed you to-
15:37The same way all you deprees have turned to me, crisis after crisis, year after year.
15:42Don't make this like business as usual.
15:44When we never expected you-
15:46Look, I know exactly who I am.
15:50I know who you made me.
15:53Yeah.
15:54I'm the one who has to swallow your sins so you can sleep at night, Vernon.
15:59Yeah, so you can hold on to that shiny little illusion of respectability.
16:04I do that.
16:06I carry the weight so you don't have to.
16:08And now what, Vernon?
16:09You act like you're so disgusted.
16:11Now you had no idea.
16:12You're so horrified that the hands that keep you clean are stained on your behalf.
16:16Now get out of here with that.
16:18I draw the line at murder.
16:21Oh, yeah.
16:21Yeah, Vernon.
16:22Dupree is very careful about the words he uses and the instructions he gives.
16:26But don't stand here and pretend that you don't remember how this task was not just handed over.
16:30You forced it on me, complete with threats of my downfall if I didn't follow through.
16:41Bill, I trusted, hoped, that there were some lines that even you wouldn't cross.
16:49Yeah, well, the option was there, Vernon.
16:52Hmm?
16:53You could have called me.
16:54I did call you.
16:55I came to you.
16:57I told you that we were no longer related, and I didn't want to get involved.
17:00You didn't take no for an answer.
17:03So now only one option remains.
17:08Look, I can't argue with Joey's logic, okay?
17:12And I don't see another way out of this.
17:15Well, thank God the guy he assigned to do the job didn't complete it.
17:20The universe protected us from an act that would have haunted us for the rest of our lives.
17:26Okay, fine.
17:27Fine.
17:27You don't want Joey Armstrong involved.
17:29So be it.
17:30But what's your grand scheme, huh?
17:32How do we get rid of this busboy?
17:33Everybody has a price.
17:36We probably just didn't match Kenny's number.
17:41Get on the phone with Joey.
17:43Tell him to pull his squad.
17:46I'm calling my accountant.
18:02Malone, I thought you had my family under surveillance.
18:07Then explain why I found that bastard talking to my daughter.
18:12Do you think I give a damn about the department being understaffed?
18:15You gave me your word.
18:17Get some eyes on my house.
18:19Now!
18:22I hope you're ready to listen.
18:25Because I have a lot to say.
18:28Starting with, I'm sorry.
18:29You don't have to apologize.
18:32When you and your brother came into this family,
18:35we promised that we would keep you safe.
18:37And you have.
18:38But the world is full of random strangers who might be dangerous.
18:42That's a hard thing to know.
18:45Discovered that a long time before we got here.
18:48That's why Tyrell should have known better than to bring that
18:51Kenny guy over to the house to finish their chess game.
18:54Yeah, he is grounded until he graduates.
18:57From college.
18:59I went out after that happened.
19:02Full of arguments with Pop about how he was overreacting.
19:06Promising him that I would be safe.
19:08And then that guy just comes up to me and asks me for help with the app on his phone.
19:14Why did you engage with him, Samantha?
19:17You should have known better.
19:19I know.
19:19And I didn't even think, like, not even once.
19:24After all those lectures that you and Pop gave us.
19:28And the school assemblies about public safety.
19:32And don't talk to strangers.
19:33Don't take anything from them.
19:35If someone makes you uncomfortable, trust your gut and get away.
19:39Where were all those lessons when that creep was right there?
19:43You're a kind person.
19:45Okay?
19:46You were just trying to help.
19:47No, you could have grabbed me, Dad.
19:49I shouldn't have let him get that close.
19:51And you want to know when it finally hit me?
19:55When Pop showed up.
19:56I knew that I messed up so bad.
19:59Like, I've never seen him that angry.
20:01He wasn't angry with you.
20:03That man.
20:04Had you ever seen him before?
20:07From what I picked up, it was the same guy that was playing chess with Tyrell.
20:13He and Pop, I don't know, they seemed to have some sort of beef that started way before he ever
20:17got to our house.
20:19That's why Martin called the police.
20:22To protect us from him.
20:23What's going on, Dad?
20:26I don't exactly know.
20:29And I'm sure if you did, you wouldn't tell me.
20:32Because I'm a kid, right?
20:34But big things are happening just inches away from my life.
20:37And I'm real tired of people pretending like it doesn't affect me, because it does.
20:40Samantha.
20:41You threatened to leave Pop.
20:43You can't do that.
20:45We don't do that.
20:48I'm sorry that you had to hear that.
20:51But you're not sorry you said it.
20:54We're a family.
20:56And I know that you're trying to protect me and Tyrell, but we're not babies.
20:59Let me just figure this out, Samantha.
21:02And you'll let us know when you do.
21:06I am doing the best that I can.
21:10Look, you've had a tough day.
21:13Please don't send me to my room when you do whatever's next.
21:16I'll feel better if I know what's going on.
21:20Okay.
21:29Hey, it's me, yeah.
21:32Something came up.
21:33Can you come over?
21:35We could use the help.
21:41Hey, love.
21:43I was really hoping you'd pick up because, well, because I miss the sound of your voice.
21:50The words you say.
21:53How you had the power to cut right to the heart of the matter.
21:57And all of a sudden, everything makes sense.
22:04That short visit you made home was the best thing and the worst thing you could have done to me.
22:11It reminded me I'm lost without you.
22:16And as thrilled as I am that you're getting this chance to make a comeback,
22:24it'll be a mighty good day when you come back home to me.
22:29Love you.
22:31Sorry to cut this short.
22:32Oh, duty calls.
22:34I get it.
22:35Listen, if that advice you gave me is any indication of how good you are at detecting that bad guy,
22:40it doesn't stand a chance.
22:42Yeah, it's getting pretty tricky figuring out who's good and who's bad these days.
22:46Maybe we're all just a mix of everything.
22:49Take care of yourself, Ash.
22:51You know, there's no one else to do it for me.
22:54So, I was hoping the chef could whip up something special.
22:57I've been craving his hogging john, but I want extra peppers, some on the side.
23:02Oh, you know, and I've been dreaming about his sweet and spicy chicken sandwich.
23:06Do you think I can have that with the mumbo sauce and he can mix in some fried okra with
23:11the fries?
23:12If he complains that it's too much, just let him know that I'm a first-time mom-to-be
23:16carrying her first bundle of joy.
23:18And this baby likes it spicy.
23:22If he likes it spicy, he's going to love it around here.
23:25Oh, I'm so embarrassed.
23:28Probably sounded like I was ordering for an army, but this baby's just like his daddy.
23:33Wants what he wants.
23:34You're having food cravings already?
23:37Isn't that a second trimester thing?
23:39You know, from everything I've read, it just comes up.
23:42Leave it up to baby Hamilton.
23:44I mean, not even born already a prodigy.
23:47I don't think it works like that.
23:49Well, no, it makes sense.
23:51Bill's the brightest attorney around town and everything he does is next level.
23:56And this baby is a product of his excellence.
23:59Anything's possible.
24:01Must be.
24:02I mean, here you are talking to this town's prior.
24:05And it's not even a medical emergency.
24:12Look, Ashley.
24:15Running into you at the hospital when I had my appointment, it was just good to have a happy conversation
24:20at that place.
24:22Well, you've been going through a lot.
24:24Yeah, and it's good to know that I can count on you to be kind.
24:28Friendly, even.
24:29Despite everything.
24:31You married my best friend's father.
24:33She was my best friend, too.
24:34So then you get why this hurts so much.
24:37We were your friends, Hayley.
24:38We would do anything for you, and then you chose to go and...
24:40I didn't choose, Ashley.
24:42I fell.
24:44I didn't have anyone before Bill.
24:46You had me.
24:47You had Naomi.
24:48You had Dan.
24:48You had Jacob.
24:49You had Derek.
24:50Bill was this rock for me, okay?
24:55It cost him to love me, but his love never wavered.
25:00Well, you know, I hope for your sake it lasts.
25:04Anything's possible.
25:06It's nice to think so.
25:08I hope that one day we can all be friends again.
25:12You and Naomi and me.
25:14Three amigas.
25:16That was a long time ago.
25:19Before you chose Bill as the center of your universe.
25:23And you left us out in the cold.
25:36That son of a bitch.
25:37He was hanging out with Samantha in the park.
25:40What?
25:41Did he touch her?
25:42Does it matter?
25:43He got to her.
25:45Message received.
25:47Anyone that is in my life, and as long as he's around, they're in danger.
25:51Okay.
25:51Okay.
25:52Well, how do things play out?
25:53I hit him.
25:55And in the grand scheme of what I could have done, he got off lucky.
25:59I got the message.
26:01But it was time I sent one of my own.
26:02Okay.
26:03All right.
26:03All right.
26:03All right.
26:03You've done enough.
26:04Okay.
26:04Let me fix this.
26:06The way you fixed things two years ago.
26:08Or how you told me a couple of days ago that you had handled the situation, and he ends
26:13up in my house.
26:14Or after Marcel tells me that my family is under police surveillance, and the snake is within
26:20inches of my daughter.
26:22Okay.
26:22Okay.
26:23All right.
26:23Listen, you're a highly respected member of government.
26:26You have a beautiful family.
26:28And I'm not going to lose them.
26:29Well, then keep yourself together and act like it's your life that's on the line.
26:32It is.
26:33And nobody cares as much as I do about my life and my family.
26:37They come first.
26:38Of course.
26:41But my life got put on the back burner when Haley got knocked up and you were stroked out.
26:47Wait.
26:47Hold on a minute, man.
26:48I know my grandfather has been preoccupied with my grandmother being out of town, but
26:54this is my problem.
26:57I'll take it from here.
26:58Martin, I have a plan that's ready to go.
27:00No.
27:01Not this time.
27:04I'm in charge now.
27:11Thank you for coming over, Jacob.
27:13Wait.
27:13You said that cops were watching us.
27:15Why didn't you just say it was our cousin?
27:17It's complicated.
27:19Would you please explain to him that I'm not a baby?
27:22I know this is the last thing you want to hear.
27:26Not you, too.
27:27What, I'm being sent to my room?
27:28Samantha, please be the one person that doesn't fight back today.
27:36Hey.
27:38I love you.
27:41I love you.
27:42Now you have to tell me.
27:44Five words.
27:47Everything's going to work out fine.
28:00So what's going on?
28:02I wish to God somebody would tell me.
28:04I just found out that somebody's stalking my kids.
28:07Since when?
28:08How long has this been happening?
28:09Ask Martin.
28:10He has all the answers, but he continues to keep me in the dark.
28:13That's got to stop.
28:15It might be already too late for all I know.
28:18I'm afraid that all of Martin's secrets have been putting him and my family in a dangerous situation.
28:26Losing my friends was the worst part of falling in love.
28:31That's her friend's dad.
28:34That's family, Hayley.
28:36Some people are off limits.
28:38Or at least they should be.
28:40Before Bill, I probably would have felt the same way, but Bill and I didn't plan this.
28:47It just...
28:47You know, I've got a question.
28:49When all of this just happened, did you ever try to stop it?
28:54Did you ever pull away, Hayley?
28:57I love him, but that doesn't mean I don't miss you and Naomi.
29:02You plunged right into your new life without pause like you planned every step.
29:08Wait, what is that supposed to be?
29:09You know, most people wait, and they figure out the marriage before they get pregnant,
29:13and they start a new branch of a family tree.
29:16How do the older siblings feel about this new development?
29:18Oh, I didn't realize my uterus was anyone else's business but my own.
29:21I can't imagine they're pleased.
29:22Well, Naomi and I declared an unspoken truce right after Bill's stroke.
29:27When you realized you're one big happy family.
29:30Yeah, you know, a crisis will do that to you.
29:34You know, it really feels like this baby is meant to be.
29:41You planned the pregnancy.
29:44Ouch.
29:45Isn't that a little personal?
29:47It's none of my business.
29:48I'm sorry.
29:49I, um, couldn't imagine a baby that's more wanted and welcomed and prayed for more than
29:56the one that I'm carrying.
29:59I mean, we all can't move at Snell's pace like you and Derek.
30:05Talk about ouch.
30:09We broke up.
30:12I'm so sorry to hear that.
30:15But you will find love again.
30:18Someone that believes in you and cares for you no matter what others have to say.
30:24You deserve that, Ashley.
30:26We all do.
30:30Imagine finding out secondhand from a cop that your husband put your family under police protection.
30:35I'm sure Martin had his reasons.
30:37He didn't want to disrupt everybody's lives.
30:40Some problems start out small and you'll never think they'll get out of hand.
30:43And by then it's too late?
30:44It's never too late.
30:46I don't know.
30:48When Martin walked out of here, I may have given him an ultimatum.
30:51Well, it's a stressful situation.
30:54Not everyone's behaving admirably right now.
30:57But you and Martin, y'all have been through some tough times.
31:00Not like this.
31:02It happens in all marriages.
31:03They warn you on the vows, for better or for worse, right?
31:06Easy for you to say.
31:08Look, I'm married to a Dupree, just like you.
31:11They can be challenging.
31:14They have their own ways of handling the world, and if you don't agree, you better get out of
31:18their way.
31:18It is infuriating.
31:20It can be.
31:22Until you realize how much you love them.
31:24How you'll move mountains to help them through the things that they think they can do alone.
31:29Damn it, Jacob.
31:30Nobody asked you for your good advice.
31:32Hey, I wasn't giving any.
31:33All I'm saying is, don't make decisions about your marriage while things are hot.
31:38You're hurt.
31:39Martin's in the wind.
31:40Somebody's got him running scared.
31:42All you can do right now is hold it down until he can make things better again.
31:46Yeah, you're right.
31:48And if someone is stalking your family.
31:50I need to find out why.
31:52And if it has anything to do with what happened between Martin and Marcel Malone.
31:59Okay.
32:00All right.
32:01You want to be the last minute quarterback, right?
32:03Step in with the winning play.
32:05What is your plan?
32:06What I should have done a long time ago.
32:08Okay.
32:09Look, I'm happy to help any way I can.
32:11I've had enough of your brand of help.
32:12Come on, Martin, come on.
32:13Your grandfather will never see me as a grown man until I manage my own affairs.
32:18Okay, this isn't only your problem to solve now.
32:21Who else is going to do it?
32:23You couldn't?
32:24The dirty cop isn't having any luck either.
32:27No, no more outsourcing.
32:29I'm going back to the basics.
32:31If you want something done, you have to do it your damn self.
32:35Okay.
32:35Fine.
32:37What do you have in mind?
32:39Man, I would love to see this guy dead.
32:43Martin.
32:45Martin.
32:48Well, maybe you should...
32:50Have you talked to Smitty about this?
32:52We talk all the time.
32:54About the kids.
32:55About weather.
32:56But this?
32:57Some things you just can't say out loud.
33:00You just can't admit.
33:02And how am I supposed to pour out my veins to the most beautiful parts of my life?
33:07Okay, listen.
33:07Let me make a few phone calls.
33:09It's too late.
33:11Listen, Martin.
33:11You came to me because you want me to stop you from doing whatever you're about.
33:15to do.
33:16You don't have to do this.
33:18No.
33:18This bastard has been dealing with everyone else.
33:21But it's time for him to see the man that he's made me to be.
33:25Okay.
33:35I don't think anyone's ever looked at me the way you do.
33:39I was wondering what it'd be like if we met in school.
33:42I'd be too intimidated to introduce myself.
33:45Let me take a peek at your answers on our science test.
33:47And I would happily tutor you.
33:58My hair clip?
33:59You left it behind the last time we stayed in and hung out.
34:02If I would have known that last time would have been our last time.
34:06You know, the way we were rocking that house.
34:08I'm surprised nobody called the cops.
34:09Oh, never fear.
34:11I have them on speed dial.
34:12Oh, you should.
34:13You never know who's lurking in the shadows.
34:18Oh, this is my final memento.
34:21I'll have to resort to playing those memories on repeat.
34:24In my head, you know, there are no videos.
34:27There's just so much to remember.
34:35She worries me.
34:36She's harmless.
34:38Did you mean what you said about having the cops on speed dials?
34:41Actually, yeah.
34:44I could talk to Samantha and Tyrell as a concerned cousin, so it won't seem like they're being
34:48interrogated.
34:49At least try to get a description of the guy that approached them.
34:52After I talk to Martin, they're young, but they're smart.
34:56They could give us an inside track on finding the guy.
34:58Not until I find out why Martin punched a man in front of our daughter.
35:04That is not the man I know.
35:07Can I count on you to handle things on your end?
35:12Tomorrow's too late.
35:13We're doing this now.
35:16Orphe jeans.
35:18I said I'll handle it.
35:26I don't like that look on your face.
35:29Martin just showed up at my place.
35:31He saw Kenny chatting up Samantha.
35:34He did what?
35:38That piece of trash busboy wants money to get out of town?
35:41Give him the damn money.
35:43Whatever to keep him away from my family.
35:46Yeah, but Martin's decided that he wants to handle this himself.
35:49Does he have a plan?
35:51No, not one that he's willing to share.
35:53Wonderful.
35:55That means it's dangerous or destructive.
35:58He knows violence is never the answer.
36:01Yeah, but we both know how much he loves those kids.
36:04And he'll do anything to protect them.
36:06It's a father's love.
36:07It's what we do.
36:08But we can't let him go down that road.
36:11There's nothing good at the end of it.
36:14We need a better plan.
36:16Yeah.
36:17And we need it before time runs out.
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