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Beyond the Gates - Season 1 - Episode 92: Thursday, July 17, 2025
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00:06What do you mean our grandson is drowning?
00:09What's happening with Martin?
00:13The surviving attacker came back into the country.
00:17What?
00:18And he recently made his presence known at Fairmont Crest.
00:23He got a job as a busboy at the country club.
00:27Did he approach you, Martin?
00:30No, he watched us.
00:33He was eavesdropping on our conversations.
00:35We didn't recognize him because of the plastic surgery.
00:39How is this even possible?
00:41Someone was supposed to be keeping tabs on him.
00:44Well, that man let us all down.
00:48The attacker's been back in the country for more than a month.
00:55Vernon, you've known this for a month?
00:57And you kept it from me? How could you?
01:01I'm sorry.
01:04I know I should have found a way to tell you.
01:07Well, tell me now.
01:09Tell me everything.
01:14How can he be dead?
01:16I just saw him a few hours ago and he was fine.
01:18Angry about you punching him, but
01:22you said you had to go out.
01:24Do something to protect our family's safety.
01:27God, no, Smitty.
01:29It wasn't me, I swear.
01:31I had nothing to do with it.
01:35I had nothing to do with it.
01:37I had nothing to do with it.
01:41I had nothing to do with it.
01:41I had nothing to do with it.
01:44I had nothing to do with it.
01:45I had nothing to do with it.
01:46I had nothing to do with it.
01:47I had nothing to do with it.
01:48I had nothing to do with it.
01:50I had nothing to do with it.
01:50I had nothing to do with it.
01:51I had nothing to do with it.
01:51I had nothing to do with it.
01:52I had nothing to do with it.
01:55I had nothing to do with it.
01:55I had nothing to do with it.
01:59I had nothing to do with it.
02:06I thought I could manage the situation the same way we did before.
02:10Pay the man off, make sure he went away, and stayed out of our lives.
02:15But that didn't work this time.
02:17Things spun out of control.
02:20The man started trying to intimidate Martin through his children.
02:26That monster dared to think he could touch Samantha and Tyrell?
02:32They're fine.
02:34The threat was only implied.
02:37But it was enough to terrify Martin.
02:41I know when I saw that bastard in the park with Samantha, I lost it.
02:45But that was the last straw.
02:47I realized to protect my family, I had to break the hold over me.
02:52But not by killing him.
02:54By admitting the truth.
02:56So Martin scheduled a press conference.
03:00The plan was that he would confess to everything and take all the responsibility on himself.
03:07But he didn't go through with it.
03:10Well, thank God you were able to talk him out of it.
03:13That wasn't what stopped him.
03:15I was standing in front of reporters on the verge of admitting a lie that had been eating me alive
03:21for years.
03:22And no matter what the truth would cost me, nothing was worth putting our kids at risk.
03:30Then I learned...
03:32Then I learned...
03:32The man is dead?
03:34Gunned down.
03:37Supposedly in a robbery.
03:45Vernon, did you make this happen?
03:50Smitty, I swear.
03:52I didn't know this was going to happen.
03:53I certainly didn't want it to happen.
03:55But someone made it happen for your sake.
03:58To protect you.
04:00You must know who's responsible.
04:02Or are you going to lie to me again and tell me that you don't?
04:06Gunned down.
04:09I'm so relieved you want her to stop by.
04:12Perfect timing.
04:13I need somebody to talk me down.
04:15You know I am always here for you.
04:17I have showered.
04:19I have done every relaxation exercise I've learned in all of my years of psychotherapy.
04:23And none of it is working to bring my blood pressure down after dealing with that bitch Leslie.
04:29Leslie?
04:30Something happened with Leslie?
04:33I ran into her this morning when I was supposed to have coffee with Ted.
04:38We got into it.
04:40About Ted?
04:41No.
04:42Well, not directly.
04:45And he, he has made his bed and he can happily lie in it with all of the tacky bedbugs
04:51that he apparently likes.
04:53I confronted Leslie about almost killing Laura twice.
04:58Not that she would ever admit it.
05:00You wouldn't seriously expect her to, would you?
05:02I shouldn't have expected anything more than what I got from her.
05:07Disgusting, crass insults intended to bring me down to her level.
05:11Ugh, why didn't I just walk away?
05:13Maybe because you're human, sweetie.
05:17Cut yourself a break, so you lost control and spit a few insults.
05:20Whatever you said, I'm sure she more than deserved it.
05:23Actually, it was a little bit more than trash talking.
05:28I was thinking, I came pretty damn close to strangling her.
05:34What?
05:35I know, I know, I know.
05:37It's completely unlike me.
05:39I didn't even realize I had it in me to do something like that.
05:42There's a lot of that going around.
05:44Maybe we've all just had enough of playing by the rules.
05:47I knew you would understand.
05:49But please, can we just leave my little foray into violence between us?
05:54You know, with my dad being a retired senator and my son being a congressman,
05:58I am expected to walk around with a certain decorum in public.
06:01I think you're safe as far as that goes.
06:03Nobody's talking about anything other than Martin after that strange press conference.
06:07What press conference?
06:09You don't know?
06:11And I came here to find out from you what's going on.
06:13Oh, well, that was your first mistake.
06:15Nobody tells me a damn thing around here.
06:17I would ask what happened last night,
06:20but I get the feeling that if you wanted me to know, you would have spilled already.
06:24You're sharp as ever.
06:26I still can't imagine Daddy being more disappointed than he was when you...
06:30Than when we split?
06:31When you left me.
06:33Okay, all right.
06:34Don't you start, too.
06:37One Dupree is enough.
06:38You know, I've met my red for filth quota.
06:41I don't need any extras.
06:43Daddy really got under your skin tonight.
06:46What did he say, exactly?
06:48Only what he knew would cut me to the core.
06:52If I'm being real, a part of me still needs your dad's approval.
06:56It's always been that way.
06:58Come on.
06:59You're too cold-blooded to care what anybody else thinks.
07:02Unless we're talking about your father.
07:03In which case, the only reason he withheld approval is because he knew you wanted it so bad.
07:09Yeah, well, I buried those daddy issues a long time ago.
07:13But respect, you know, that's different.
07:15And I wanted that from Vernon more than anyone else.
07:19You really mean that.
07:22Look, you're daddy's favorite, so you'll never understand.
07:27To me, he's, well, he's not just my ex-father-in-law.
07:32I mean, the man has flaws, sure.
07:34But he's the legendary Vernon Dupree.
07:38The way he came at my throat.
07:42Damned if I didn't admire how he did it.
07:48I had nothing to do with that man's death.
07:52I only intended to do the same thing we did two years ago.
07:56But I wanted to stay completely an arm's length away from it.
08:00So I left more of the details up to Bill.
08:05That was my crucial mistake.
08:07No.
08:08You could never have imagined Bill's response to blackmail would be murder.
08:16I should have known to keep a tighter rein on him.
08:19Or at least insist that he cut Joey Armstrong from the arrangements altogether.
08:25Oh, God, Joey Armstrong.
08:27And this was their simple-minded solution to our problem.
08:33They'll probably claim that this result is what I wanted all along.
08:38To let them do the dirty work.
08:40Bill, you have the kind of moral fiber they can only imagine.
08:45There are lines you would never cross.
08:48Bill seems to feel that we should be grateful if you can believe that.
08:53That this was the only sure way that they could protect us from a vengeful and sadistic stalker.
09:00No, Bill knows good and well that this is not how you intended for them to handle things.
09:05He's just using it as an excuse.
09:07But that's what happens when you come under the toxic influence of a man like Joey Armstrong.
09:12An outcome like this is probably inevitable from the moment you get involved with a man like that.
09:17And we tried so hard to keep Martin from knowing he was involved.
09:21But I'm sure he knows now.
09:23Oh, he knows now.
09:25That was one of the reasons he decided he wanted to come forward.
09:29So that he wouldn't be in Armstrong's debt.
09:34And now they're tied together forever.
09:41One thing I know for sure, my grandfather wasn't behind this.
09:44He was there at the press conference.
09:47I saw his face when he found out what happened.
09:50And he was just as stunned as I was.
09:53Even more furious.
09:55Who does Vernon think did this?
09:57You know what?
09:58Don't tell me.
10:00I have a pretty good idea already.
10:01I was really wondering whether or not I can trust you to be honest with me.
10:05This isn't about withholding information from you.
10:08Not now.
10:10My family didn't even tell me what was going on.
10:13They insisted I was protected.
10:16Hell, I didn't even know my father was the one who performed plastic surgery on that racist.
10:21My dad and I still haven't spoke about it.
10:23And that's how out of the loop I was.
10:25You were in the loop about some things.
10:28Like you knew that Marcel Malone was involved.
10:30And then you kept him involved when you asked him for protection for our family.
10:34Do you think he's involved in this?
10:37I don't know.
10:38I swear.
10:39What about Joey Armstrong?
10:43He was there at the press conference.
10:46And I don't think it was a coincidence.
10:50Smitty, I never spoke to Armstrong about any of this.
10:55Until recently, I didn't even know he had anything to do with it.
10:59Martin, stop trying to spin this.
11:02Joey Armstrong being involved is not okay.
11:05None of this is okay.
11:10Okay, what is not okay?
11:12Kids, please just go back to your room.
11:15Your papa and I need to finish talking.
11:17You've had long enough, Dad.
11:20Me and Samantha need to know what's going on.
11:26You're right.
11:28Sit down.
11:30Let me fill you in.
11:39Vernon, we have talked every day since I left town.
11:43And I can't believe in all those conversations, you never hinted at what you were dealing with here.
11:49And even when I came home for a visit and you could have told me face to face, you didn't.
11:54Why would you shut me out like that?
11:56See, I honestly thought we had the situation under control.
12:00Plus, I didn't want to interfere with your reunion with your old friends,
12:04especially since it took you so long to make it all happen.
12:08Yeah, well, you don't have to worry about that.
12:10We managed to sabotage it all by ourselves.
12:13Don't tell me the reunion is off.
12:15It is, but I don't need to go into the sordid details.
12:18We have more important things to deal with right now.
12:21But you know what?
12:23Maybe that's why it fell apart.
12:24Maybe deep down, I sensed that my family needed me.
12:29More than a couple of unappreciative, bickering former groupmates ever would.
12:37Oh, that made you smile, huh?
12:39I missed you so much.
12:41Even if you're angry with me, I'm just so glad you're back home.
12:47We need to work out how to handle this with the family and the public.
12:52Did the press get any whiff of...
12:56Martin cut the press conference short before you revealed anything.
13:01But it did get a fair amount of media attention.
13:06Danny and Nicole are going to have a lot of questions.
13:09Especially Nicole.
13:11Hmm.
13:13Do you regret we didn't include her in this?
13:16What with Martin and Ted involved?
13:19This is just the worst possible time.
13:22This could blow up.
13:24When she's so vulnerable.
13:25And I just pray that she doesn't react to what we did by pulling away.
13:31When now is the time she needs us most.
13:35I'm only seeing snippets about this conference.
13:38I was there when it happened.
13:39Or rather, didn't happen.
13:41I happened to be at Orphe Jean's meeting with...
13:44A client.
13:45Oh, wait.
13:46Here's something.
13:49Why is Bill in this photo?
13:51I was surprised he was there too.
13:52For some reason, Martin only had one staff member on hand.
13:56Bill was acting like he was his spokesman.
13:59That's strange.
14:00I thought the two of them were barely on speaking terms after the way Bill treated Danny.
14:05Not from what I saw.
14:06Bill was very supportive.
14:08He talked up Martin and what a good job he does representing his district.
14:11Then Martin started to give your basic political speech.
14:14How grateful and honored he feels to have been elected.
14:16How much he wants to live up to his grandfather's legacy.
14:19Wait.
14:20Here's something.
14:21It says he abruptly canceled the event due to a family emergency.
14:25Which is why I came to talk to you.
14:27I haven't heard of any family emergency.
14:30What is going on?
14:32Around two years ago, Granddad and I were driving back from a political event.
14:38While on a country road, we got a flat tire.
14:42We were changing it and a man in a big truck pulled over and tried to rob us at gunpoint.
14:51Oh my gosh.
14:53Granddad and I tried to talk him down, but he said some racial slurs and he knocked Granddad down.
15:00He hurt great-grandpa?
15:02Both of us were scared we weren't going to make it back home.
15:06But I was able to knock the gun out of his hand and fight him off.
15:11I'm glad you're okay.
15:13So, is that what this is all about?
15:19We were lucky.
15:21Things could have been worse.
15:23Did the police catch him?
15:25I hope he's running in jail right now.
15:27Who is this guy?
15:28I want to search him.
15:29You guys are not going to understand this, but we didn't report this to the police.
15:35Huh.
15:37You always tell us to do that when we're in trouble.
15:39Yeah, that is some serious do what I say and not what I do.
15:42I know.
15:43I know.
15:43But Granddad and I couldn't trust that the cops in that area would believe I was acting in self-defense.
15:52We realized that it would be our word against his.
15:57So we didn't risk it.
15:59You just let him go?
16:01Yes.
16:03And I didn't see him again until this year.
16:05He got a job as a busboy at the club.
16:10And again here.
16:12When he showed up and he was playing chess with you, Tyrell.
16:17Kenny was the racist who tried to rob you?
16:19I see why you were so shook, but why didn't you just say that?
16:24Yeah, why didn't you tell us the truth from the very beginning?
16:27You don't know how much I wish I could.
16:30I mean, this ugly incident, I thought it was better for you not to know.
16:37I wanted to protect you.
16:39Sometimes protecting people ends up hurting them even more.
16:41I know that now.
16:44And I never imagined he would follow me here, let alone become a threat to all of you.
16:50So, what do we do about Kenny now?
16:53Can we, like, get a restraining order on him or something?
16:58You don't have to worry about Kenny anymore.
17:02He's gone.
17:09Okay, so here's what wasn't in that article.
17:12Bill interrupted Martin when he was speaking and showed him something on his phone.
17:15Whatever it was seemed to hit Martin hard.
17:18He could barely stand.
17:19Oh my god, I hope it's not something that has to do with the children.
17:22I don't think so, because Martin didn't rush right out.
17:25He stayed for a while and got in an intense conversation with Bill and your father.
17:29Then, after Martin left, your dad laid in to Bill.
17:33And the look on his face, Vernon was just furious.
17:36Like, I've never seen him.
17:38I couldn't hear what they were talking about.
17:40I didn't know whether I should bring it up to you or...
17:42You absolutely should.
17:43And it's more than my family's doing these days.
17:46I have actual advanced degrees in helping people solve problems, but for some reason,
17:51I seem to be the last person that my family wants to turn to for help.
17:54Babe, from what I could see, Martin's in some kind of trouble.
17:58I recommend you don't wait for an invitation to get involved.
18:02Thanks, Vanessa.
18:03I'm gonna find him and talk to him right now.
18:05Well, Nicole and Danny are gonna have to understand that two years ago, under extreme circumstances,
18:14we did what we thought best for Martin and this family.
18:19I know that's not gonna satisfy Nicole.
18:22We kept a big secret from her about her own son.
18:28And honestly, our good intentions aren't enough to satisfy me anymore, either.
18:36Thanks to our advice that Martin keep this secret,
18:40he hasn't been able to confide in his mother or his husband
18:43about all he's been through the past two years.
18:48Because we wanted him to go on with his life
18:51as if that night never happened,
18:54because it never should have happened.
18:56But Martin needed not just to forget,
19:01Martin needed to heal.
19:03He needed his husband's support.
19:06Well, I assume he's told Smitty about that night by now,
19:10since he was gonna announce it at a press conference to the whole world.
19:14That conversation is happening as we speak.
19:17I can only imagine how upset Smitty will be.
19:22I hope he can find it within himself.
19:26To give Martin the support he needs.
19:29Our grandson needs his family now more than he ever has.
19:38Why did Kenny leave? Did you pay him to?
19:40No.
19:41Good.
19:41Because I wouldn't want you to reward him for being a disgusting racist.
19:45Did he leave because of the press conference?
19:48I didn't know you knew about that.
19:50It was all over my socials.
19:52Were you planning to expose Kenny?
19:56Your pop realized, a little too late, that being honest was the best way to deal with the situation.
20:05And Tyrell, if you're wondering why your pop scheduled a press conference without talking to the family about it first,
20:10you're not alone.
20:11I guess pop's plan worked. Kenny probably ran because he realized how much trouble he would be in if the
20:16truth came out.
20:18Why didn't you go through with it? Why didn't you end the press conference early?
20:22Did you and Kenny make some kind of deal?
20:24No deals. He's gone. So this story can stay private.
20:29And we'll keep it private. Don't worry, pop.
20:33I'm just glad that that Kenny the racist is gone and that you and Granddad are okay.
20:38And now, things can go back to normal.
20:42You need to give me some more time.
20:45Wait, what? Why are you still being so salty, dad? You wanted pop to explain and now he has.
20:52It just turned out that his big secret was that he saved Granddad's life.
20:56You can't punish him for being a hero.
20:58It's not about punishment.
21:02Then what?
21:03Maybe the fact that Pop has been lying to us from the beginning.
21:06But he already said he was sorry. What else is he supposed to do?
21:09Hey, I don't want you fighting with your dad and your brother.
21:13I made some huge mistakes on how I dealt with this situation and they have a right to be upset.
21:19Okay, you're trying to make it right.
21:23I am, and I'm going to keep trying.
21:28It's going to take more than apologies to undo the damage.
21:33I understand that.
21:35I can't make you any promises right now.
21:39Right now or ever?
21:42I just can't.
21:46I won't be far.
21:47You'll always be able to reach me.
21:51Take care of yourselves.
21:53All of you.
21:56Pop, wait.
21:58It's okay, sweetheart.
21:59It's okay.
22:26I'll talk to him.
22:35I promise not to make a habit of stopping by unexpectedly.
22:38No problem from my favorite mother-in-law.
22:41I have to admit, I am relieved that everything seems normal around here.
22:46It is what it is.
22:48Where's Martin?
22:50Hey, Samantha.
22:53Hi, Grandma.
22:54Are you okay?
22:55Did I come at a bad time?
22:57I thought I heard the door and I thought that it might be Pop.
23:00Are you expecting him back soon?
23:03Martin's not staying here right now.
23:09Martin didn't say anything to me.
23:13It just happened.
23:15Oh, sweetheart.
23:18I was worried when I heard about that strange press conference.
23:22But that couldn't have been about him not being here.
23:27He wouldn't go public with that before telling me or the rest of the family.
23:31You are right.
23:32The press conference was about something else.
23:36Something that Martin should explain for himself.
23:39Oh, I will definitely be talking to him as soon as possible.
23:45You, remember, you and your brother have a family that adores you.
23:52Whatever you need, we are here for you.
23:54Okay?
23:56That goes for all of you.
23:58Thank you, Nicole.
24:01We appreciate that.
24:07Why is it so much easier unpacking than packing?
24:11Well, most people would say the opposite.
24:14Packing is the fun part.
24:16Not if you're happy to be coming back home.
24:19What is this, coffee at this hour?
24:21I thought no caffeine in the evenings.
24:23I have a feeling it's going to be a very long night.
24:29Have you heard from Martin since the press conference?
24:33Not yet.
24:36I assume he's telling Smitty everything.
24:41He will.
24:43I'm sure he will.
24:46Uh, there's one thing I forgot to mention.
24:49Oh, God.
24:50There's more?
24:53On his job, Smitty was assigned to do a profile on Detective Marcel Malone.
25:00Tell me you're joking.
25:02It was just intended to be a glowing send-off to a soon-to-be-retired veteran of the force.
25:09But, Smitty being Smitty, he did a deep dive.
25:14How much did he uncover?
25:17Well, he's looking into Malone's unsavory connections to Joey Armstrong, and he reached out to Jacob to compare notes.
25:26Now the two of them have been digging into Malone's internal affairs records.
25:32And Smitty knows there was a strange man in town following his children, so it's just a matter of time
25:37before he puts the pieces together.
25:39And if Martin has told him everything, what is Smitty going to do with that information?
25:45We're talking about a man who has built his career on uncovering corruption.
25:49One of the many things that make him a perfect partner for Martin.
25:53And he is certainly not going to be comfortable being part of a...
25:56Conspiracy?
25:57Oh, please.
25:58Don't use that word.
25:59Well, call it what you may.
26:00I'm just hoping that Smitty will understand more than most what the consequences of exposure would be.
26:10And I'm hoping that his sense of loyalty to his husband will outweigh every other concern.
26:29Hey, Samantha.
26:33I'm going to bed.
26:36That's definitely different from this afternoon when she was eager to be a part of our conversation.
26:40Yeah, the kids have had a long day.
26:43I'm pretty tired, too, if you want to know the truth.
26:47Nah, that's cool.
26:48I won't be long.
26:49I just want to let you know about a very interesting development.
26:52An unidentified man was found dead at a local park this afternoon.
26:56Single gunshot wound.
26:57Looked like a robbery.
27:00Wow.
27:03That's, uh...
27:04That's terrible, but what does that have to do with me?
27:07Wait till you hear who discovered the body.
27:10Marcel Malone.
27:17So, Malone found a dead body.
27:19I mean, it's hardly his first.
27:21And they probably don't even know who the guy is, right?
27:24No, but I intend to find out.
27:27But it wouldn't surprise me if the victim somehow had beef with Joey Armstrong or he got in his way.
27:32That kind of seems like a stretch, Jacob.
27:35I mean, yeah, Malone's on the take and he does the occasional favor for Armstrong,
27:40but it's a big leap between that and what you're suggesting.
27:44Wait, am I hearing you right?
27:45Are you actually defending Malone's character and integrity?
27:49No, not at all.
27:50I mean, the guy's as dirty as the day is long.
27:52I'm just saying that sometimes when you have a theory,
27:56all the information you see tends to support that theory,
28:00but sometimes the dots just don't connect.
28:03You mean, to a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
28:06Look, I don't need a lecture on confirmation bias.
28:08That's not what this is.
28:09My gut is telling me this guy didn't just die because of a robbery.
28:13And Marcel didn't just happen to stumble across his body.
28:16There's more to this.
28:17I can smell it.
28:20Yeah, you're right.
28:21Anything is possible.
28:23I'm sorry.
28:24I just, I can't focus on this right now.
28:27I could really use your help figuring this out.
28:30Jacob, I want to, but I can't.
28:35Wait, there's something else going on here.
28:38Something that has nothing to do with your work or mine.
28:42I didn't want to say anything, but Martin moved out tonight.
28:47Oh man, I'm sorry to hear that, Smitty.
28:50Is there anything I can do?
28:52I know that sounds trite, but.
28:55Yeah, it does.
28:56But no, thank you.
28:58I just, I wanted to explain to you why I couldn't help with the investigation right now.
29:05Because of what's going on with Martin, I get it.
29:08Yeah.
29:09Yeah, because of Martin.
29:13I don't get why you and Dad are so mad at Pop.
29:16You feel how you feel, and I'll do the same.
29:19How about Dad spilling all the tea to Jacob about Pop leaving?
29:22I think he already told Grandma, but he didn't say anything to her about why.
29:26If Pop wants her to know, he'll spill for himself.
29:30How is any of this fair?
29:32Pop's being forced to put himself on blast.
29:36So everybody won't think that he did something wrong.
29:39Like he cheated on Dad or whatever.
29:41Like Grandpa cheated on Grandma before Aunt Cat was even born.
29:44And now they're broken up.
29:45What was Dad supposed to do?
29:47Smile and say, all good, you capped for me all these years?
29:50Come on.
29:51He should just forgive him.
29:53They should just forgive each other.
29:54That's what married folks are supposed to do.
29:56They're not supposed to split up like Grandma and Grandpa.
30:00I don't even think they talk to each other anymore.
30:05Dad will forgive Pop.
30:07They love each other.
30:10Then Dad should have just let Pop sleep on the couch,
30:13instead of making him leave so it's everybody's business.
30:16And Dad's just supposed to hide everything?
30:19And keep the lies rolling?
30:21Yeah, that's real healthy.
30:23And you keep it up.
30:24You'll be the next Pop.
30:30I gave the kids a sanitized version of what happened.
30:34Now that they're involved,
30:37they deserve to know as much as I can tell them safely.
30:41But I told Smitty everything, though.
30:45And as you can see what his reaction is,
30:50it's not that I blame him.
30:54Granddad and I were just discussing how much we regret pressuring you into keeping this from him.
31:01It was deeply unfair to both of you.
31:03No.
31:04This is not your fault.
31:06I'm a grown man.
31:08And it was my call.
31:11And the fact is,
31:13if I would have come home two years ago that night
31:17and told Smitty what I had done,
31:22he wouldn't have gone along with covering it up.
31:26He would have stood by me
31:29and he would have insisted that I come forward and face the repercussions.
31:34And he would have been right.
31:39Today's events have made me realize
31:42I was dead wrong to set all of this in motion.
31:49I know my goal was to protect my grandson and he had just saved my life.
31:55But I was acting out of fear.
31:58And you had every right to be afraid.
32:01That county has a long and ugly history.
32:05Every time I read about a black man being assaulted during a traffic stop,
32:11I shudder to think what have happened to the two of you had you admitted to killing a white man
32:15and maiming another, even in self-defense.
32:18I could have managed the risks without trying to bury the story altogether.
32:23I have decades of relationships and connections we could have used to ease our way through the appropriate legal channels.
32:33There would have been serious, perhaps career-ending repercussions.
32:38But, but we wouldn't have the death of another man on our conscience right now.
32:50The situation we're facing tonight is not like the situation back then.
32:58It's even more perilous.
33:01There is no way that we can come forward now without implicating Joey Armstrong.
33:09And he will not hesitate to retaliate.
33:17Hypocrite much Tyro?
33:18I remember you being the CEO of Fronten when you didn't want to tell our dads that everybody at school
33:23was dragging you.
33:25Not the same.
33:26I just wanted our dads to stay out of my business.
33:29They had nothing to do with it.
33:32If I had known that there was a racist stalker coming after them,
33:36I would have spilled that information.
33:39But I had no clue who I was dealing with as I brought him into the house and would have
33:45popped in to find you at the park with him.
33:47We don't know what he would have done to you.
33:49Okay, so you should have just told us sooner.
33:52But now we have all the tea, so no harm, no foul.
33:57You sure?
33:58Why not?
34:00How do you know they're not telling one part of the story they think we can handle?
34:04Because I was eyeing them pretty close.
34:07The way they were talk without talking.
34:10And there's more going on that we don't know about.
34:15I guess Martin took it literally when you gave him the ultimatum and told him not to come home.
34:20Did you at least have a chance to talk him out of it?
34:23At this point, I'm starting to think that it was for the best.
34:27I don't even recognize the man that Martin's become.
34:30How are the kids taking it?
34:34They're taking it hard, of course.
34:37I mean, they knew we had problems, but they didn't see this coming.
34:41Yeah, I would have never predicted it either.
34:44Martin adores you all.
34:46It's hard to believe he'd just walk away.
34:49It's hard to believe a lot about what our family has been through lately.
34:54But I hope that you can understand why I have to focus on Samantha and Tyrell right now.
34:59Of course.
35:00If there's anything Naomi and I can do, just let us know.
35:04Will do.
35:06All right.
35:22Smitty understands how precarious this situation is.
35:26That's why he's upset.
35:29Because he's trapped in this like the rest of us, and he didn't have a say in any of it.
35:34Would it help if I talked to Smitty, explained and apologized?
35:39I appreciate the instinct.
35:41But I think it's best if we give him the time and space he asked for.
35:46Let him come to terms with this in his own way.
35:51You are welcome to stay here as long as you need.
35:55And the children are welcome too. There's plenty of space.
35:58Thanks, Grant.
36:00We are here for you, Martin. No matter what.
36:04We can depend on each other.
36:14Someone needs to tell me what the hell is going on here.
36:37Someone needs to tell you, Martin.
36:39We'll see you next time.
36:40You are my God.
36:45You are my God.
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