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Beyond the Gates - Season 1 - Episode 198: Monday, December 29, 2025
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00:04Previously on Beyond the Gates
00:06I'm proud of you
00:07And I forgive you
00:09I've been diagnosed with breast cancer
00:12Cancer picked the wrong
00:14Damn family to mess with
00:16Joey, you're the one
00:17Taking my dad's place
00:18Joy to the world
00:21I've been secretly taking singing
00:23Lessons for months
00:25People act like you've never seen a miracle
00:28How about we focus
00:29On what I want right now
00:36These last few days
00:37With you have been unreal
00:41Is this real?
00:44Or this?
00:48As real as it gets
00:49I feel it too
00:50In and out of bed
00:53Same
00:55But
00:56When the inevitable slowdown
00:58Happens
00:59No harm, no foul
01:01Whoa
01:03Where'd that come from?
01:04Are you trying to shut this down?
01:07Well, I'm just being realistic
01:09When your big job at Banneker is heating up
01:12Like it'd be a lot less time for sneaky links
01:15You're nobody's sneaky link
01:16And this brother can chew gum
01:18And see the finest woman in the DMV at the same time
01:20I can have a girlfriend
01:21I can have a girlfriend in any career
01:24Whoa
01:25What did you just call me?
01:27I thought we were on the same page
01:29Yeah, I thought so too
01:30Before you leapt off the couch
01:31Like you were Simone Biles
01:34I mean, it's just that we've been hooking up
01:36Like getting to know each other better
01:38All satisfaction, no strings
01:41What if I'm okay with a few strings?
01:50Hi
01:50Hello
01:51How is your holiday?
01:53Good
01:53I'm glad to be back at the club
01:55Busy season
01:56But what is this?
01:58No book
01:59No case file
02:01No tablets
02:02Nope
02:03Just lunch
02:04I'm trying something new
02:06Mind if I join you?
02:08Don't mind if you do
02:36Don't mind if you do
02:48Tables closed
02:49You're interested in a game?
02:51Leave your number up front
02:53Buy-in's 500
02:54That low?
02:56I'd pay so much more
02:58For the pleasure of your company
03:00There's nothing like going all in
03:03When you know that the deck
03:05Is stacked against you
03:09Mr. Armstrong
03:10Leslie Thomas
03:12We met at Doug McBride's memorial
03:16Vanessa sold me the Jarvis property
03:18Never forget a face or a name
03:21What can I do for you?
03:23Actually, it's what I can do for you
03:27I have a business proposal
03:29That you want to hear
03:33Forget waiting for the new year
03:35You fast-tracked to new you
03:37Mocktails, married
03:38And look at that holiday glow
03:40Disruptive Dani
03:42Is safely put away
03:44And I am so thankful
03:45That I haven't needed her
03:46But I want to hear about you
03:48How are those babies?
03:49How are their holidays?
03:50They're good
03:51All things considered
03:52They even went on a ski trip
03:54With their friends
03:55And Donnell has given me his blessing
03:59To move on with my life
04:00And with Joey
04:01It's a Christmas miracle
04:03Joey's charmed the whole fam
04:05I didn't need his permission
04:07But I can breathe easier
04:09Knowing one of my kids
04:10Can accept Doug wasn't perfect
04:12And it's okay for me
04:14To take a step forward
04:15And Deanna
04:16Where is she on the grief meter?
04:18We're all still dealing
04:20But my girl
04:20She's fragile
04:21She is
04:22She's always been
04:23The more sensitive of the two
04:24She's seeing a counselor?
04:26Good
04:28And um
04:29What does she have to say
04:30About Joey?
04:31There used to be a time
04:32Where you'd tell one twin something
04:33And the other one
04:34Would know by osmosis
04:35I don't want Donnell
04:36Keeping a secret
04:37But we agreed
04:38I have to ease into
04:39The Joey of it all with her
04:40You know you're a good mom, right?
04:43Used to be my only absolute
04:45It should still be
04:47There's
04:48This lesson
04:49That sacrifice
04:50Is the heart of mothering
04:52But
04:53Claiming space
04:54For yourself
04:55That's mothering too
04:58Do Nicole and I wish
04:59That you had chosen
05:00Any other hot man in town?
05:02Yes
05:03But your heart's set
05:04Your begrudging support
05:06Means the world
05:08Now enough me
05:09Tell me all about
05:10The picture-perfect
05:11Decidedly un-messy
05:13Dupree family Christmas
05:13You are talking about
05:14Dupree family Christmas's past
05:16We are no longer mess-free
05:18Oh no
05:19Did Rowena burn the dust?
05:21You know
05:22Naomi
05:23Like every other
05:24Dupree woman before her
05:25Would not suffer
05:26A dud present
05:27From her husband
05:28What did Jacob do?
05:32It's called a
05:33Changi-pol
05:34Yeah that's what he got
05:36For my daughter
05:36Someone needs to teach
05:38That boy about foreplay
05:39Fortunately it was just
05:40The appetizer
05:40The real gift was a trip
05:41To Mexico City
05:42So you know
05:43He was just teasing her
05:44Yeah
05:46And how did you
05:47And your new mister fare
05:48At Chez Dupree?
05:49My hubby and I
05:50Spent the most magical
05:51Day of the year
05:52With the most magical
05:53Couple
05:54In existence
05:57VPs look good
06:00Temperatures are normal
06:03Dr. Powell will be here
06:04Any moment
06:06Thank you for taking
06:07Such good care of my bride
06:09Senator and Mrs. Dupree
06:12It's an honor
06:20Poor thing almost curtsied
06:22Do you hate being recognized here?
06:25Oh goodness no
06:27All I could hear
06:28Was the word normal
06:30Helps me believe
06:31That this is just
06:32Some huge mistake
06:34I know it doesn't
06:35Work like that
06:36But
06:37It doesn't stop my
06:39Mind from playing tricks
06:43How many friends
06:44Hands have we held
06:45With a diagnosis
06:46Like these?
06:48Too many
06:49But
06:50There are many
06:51Success stories too
06:53Now it's my turn
06:56And I just can't believe
06:58That there is an aggressive
07:00Cancer growing inside me
07:07Come here
07:15I dig you
07:16You dig me
07:17It's simple
07:18So what's the problem?
07:20I appreciate your confidence
07:22But my life has been paved
07:24With very few
07:25Short things
07:26Come on
07:27You can't deny
07:27How good this is
07:28I walk out of here
07:30And the whole day
07:31I got you all over me
07:32My body remembering
07:33What we just did
07:34And my mind can't
07:36Stop thinking about
07:36When I get to see you again
07:38No one has ever said
07:39Anything about me
07:40Like that before
07:42Then why bother
07:43With the will they
07:43Or won't they be us?
07:45Okay so
07:46We moved
07:46Kinda sorta fast
07:48So what?
07:50Yeah like
07:50LeBron is kinda sorta
07:52Good at playing basketball
07:53And Octavia E. Butler
07:55Is kinda sorta
07:56A literary genius
07:58You read the book
07:59I gave you
08:02A girl can't live
08:03On Carl Ivatty alone
08:06Kindred is a masterpiece
08:08Look at us
08:09Rubbing off on each other
08:09The best way
08:11Stop searching for reasons
08:13It's slow to good
08:14Eva
08:15Lean in
08:17Feel it out
08:19And enjoy it
08:22Thank you for the Christmas text
08:24Thank you for responding
08:26How's your mom doing by the way?
08:28Mom is better
08:29Still healing
08:30You know
08:30And your mom and dad?
08:32Couldn't be better
08:33Alright paint the picture for me
08:35Candles are lit
08:36Eggnog is flowing
08:38All the Dupree stockings
08:39Dangling from the hearth
08:41Pretty much exactly that
08:43We definitely know
08:44How to do Christmas
08:45And Danny and Andre's
08:47Street trimming party
08:48Was a lovely addition
08:49I am so happy
08:51That she has found
08:51This level of peace
08:52After such a hard year
08:54And the best present
08:55Is always mom and dad's
08:57On Christmas
08:58It wasn't just magical
08:59It was exactly
09:00What we all needed
09:01Sounds like something
09:02Out of a storybook
09:04Except for the
09:05Omo scandal
09:06That would erect
09:07The holidays
09:07And the whole year after
09:10Vernon Dupree
09:11King among men
09:12Stepping out on Anita
09:13With one of her
09:14Articulette
09:14Sisters
09:14Ted seriously
09:15Thought that was true
09:16Or was he using it
09:17To get closer to the family
09:19By playing Nicole's hero
09:20Your former brother-in-law
09:22Is desperate enough
09:23To concoct a crazy story
09:24Like that?
09:25I don't want the
09:26Deep on story
09:27Getting into the wrong heads
09:28Or worse
09:29Becoming a shade room
09:30Headline
09:31You still follow
09:32The shade room?
09:33You might just be
09:34Cooler than me
09:34And that's saying something
09:37OMG
09:38Do you remember
09:38When you thought
09:39Kiki was one of
09:40Chelsea's friends?
09:41Okay
09:41That was a minor blip
09:43Which we swore
09:44To secrecy
09:44Remember?
09:46So
09:47Daddy was actually
09:48Doing the sweetest thing
09:50He and Sharon
09:51Were sneaking away
09:52So that Sharon
09:52Could teach him
09:53To sing to mother
09:54On Christmas
09:55Oh
09:55That is sweet
09:57How did that
09:58Even get misconstrued?
10:00Straight from the devil herself
10:01Leslie Thomas
10:02Don't just take my word for it
10:06All that's good
10:08Is right here
10:09In black and white
10:14You want me to fund
10:16A free clinic
10:17With you
10:19Why in a million years
10:20Would I want to do that?
10:22Consider this
10:23An opportunity
10:24For reimagining
10:26Rebirth
10:27Just for you
10:28Oh
10:29Did I die?
10:32Is this hell?
10:35Mr. Armstrong
10:36We're both fine
10:38We're both fine
10:39And sexy
10:40But we're missing
10:42The exact same thing
10:44A heart
10:46Cute
10:47The respect that comes
10:49With legitimacy
10:53Miss Thomas
10:54I have more zeros
10:55In my account
10:56Than
10:56Fairmont
10:57Crest's finest
10:58Do you see me
10:59Imitating that life?
11:01No
11:01You do not
11:03I gave up looking
11:04For approval
11:05Shortly after
11:06I left my mother's womb
11:08And you would be
11:09A lot more interesting
11:11If you'd stop worrying
11:12About external validation
11:15I've never been one
11:16To engage in magical thinking
11:18But
11:19I find myself
11:21Wishing and looking
11:22For signs
11:24Like on the ride
11:25Down here
11:25Did you hear that
11:27Articulate song
11:27Playing from the car
11:28Next to us?
11:30A part of me
11:31Wanted to
11:33Wanted to think
11:34It was telling me
11:34Everything's gonna be okay
11:38Sweetheart
11:38You've never been here before
11:41However you respond
11:42It's just your mind's way
11:44Of
11:45Protecting itself
11:46From the reality
11:47You're facing
11:48Let's call it
11:49What it is
11:50Cancer
11:52And it's moved
11:53Into our lives
11:54It's moved into my body
11:55And it lives
11:57With us now
11:59It's gonna dictate
12:00What we do
12:01And when
12:02Filling our days
12:03With doctors
12:04And treatments
12:05And tests
12:07For the first time
12:09In my life
12:09Something else
12:10Is telling me
12:11When to jump
12:12And how high
12:13Nothing rules
12:14Anita Dupree
12:16Now who's magically thinking
12:20Sweetheart
12:21Are you ready for this?
12:23Because I'm not sure
12:24I am
12:31You're mistaken
12:32I don't need validation
12:34I just don't reject applause
12:37When it shows up
12:38And tenacity
12:40Doesn't always win the day
12:42Now
12:43These doors are closed to you
12:44Because
12:45You'll forever be the woman
12:47Who crashed into
12:48The Dupree dynasty
12:50Why can't torture yourself
12:52When they're never gonna
12:53Respect or accept you
12:54No matter how many
12:55Businesses you open
12:58Fine
12:58You don't care about respect
13:00And you claim that
13:02Legitimacy
13:03Doesn't have a draw
13:05Okay
13:06Maybe I read y'all wrong
13:07But one thing I do know
13:10You're curious
13:14Call me Joey
13:15Call me Leslie
13:18Well answer me this
13:19Leslie
13:21Why don't you tell me
13:23Why you've really come here
13:24To honor me with
13:26Opening a clinic with you
13:32I read an article that said
13:33It takes half as long
13:34As a relationship lasts
13:35To get over it
13:36And we all know
13:37Everything on the internet
13:38Is true
13:39What's this about?
13:40Your half-sister's man
13:41Tomas?
13:43Or it's about you
13:44And Yolanda
13:45I mean you were together
13:46For a while right?
13:47In a committed relationship
13:48Yeah
13:49But we were also over
13:50Long before you showed up
13:51Maybe we took too long
13:52Calling time of death
13:53But let's be real
13:54We were flatlining
13:55Long before that
13:57Maybe
13:58But it still hasn't been
14:00Very long since you broke up
14:01Can you honestly say
14:03This sudden burst of excitement
14:05About me has nothing
14:06To do with your ex?
14:09Go Senator Dupree
14:10How do you do vocal wires?
14:14He shocked us all
14:17There were waterworks
14:18From Anita Dupree herself
14:21I don't think I have ever
14:22Seen her that moved
14:24Beautiful
14:26And you, sir
14:27How did you spend
14:28Your Christmas day?
14:30I FaceTimed with the folks
14:31To make sure they were
14:32Settling in
14:33And enjoying the Christmas feast
14:34That I had delivered
14:35Otherwise
14:36Business as usual
14:38I wanted some of the doctors
14:39Who have children
14:40To have some time off
14:41So they could enjoy
14:42The holiday too
14:43That was very noble of you
14:46Hardly
14:47Now I get to play hooky
14:48Till after New Year's
14:49While they're grinded out
14:52Correct me if I am wrong
14:54But hooky doesn't exactly mean
14:56Hitting the gym every day
14:57It does if you happily
14:59Sleep through your alarm
14:59For 5 a.m. laps in the pool
15:01I am sure your body
15:03Needed the rest
15:04Well, my body was too busy
15:06Enjoying the dream
15:07That I was having
15:08About you
15:15How's my girl?
15:17Couldn't be better
15:19Ready to climb
15:20Mount Kilimanjaro
15:21After this
15:23So we know your sense of humor
15:25Is intact
15:27Where on earth would I be
15:30Except by your side
15:32Oh, I don't know
15:33Maybe out on the road
15:34With the articulettes
15:36With those newly trained
15:37Vocals of yours
15:39That was a one night
15:40Only performance
15:42Just for you
15:44Never to happen again
15:46Except if
15:48You make a really big case for it
15:54Anita
15:55Do you realize
15:57That we have defied
15:58Every single odd
16:00To have the
16:00Life that we have now?
16:04Do you think
16:06We can't take on
16:07One more fight?
16:08How do I fight
16:09My own body?
16:11With science
16:12And prayer
16:15Will
16:16And love
16:18And when you don't have
16:20Anything left to give
16:22We'll pull from
16:24Reserves in my tank
16:34Senator
16:35Mr. Dupree
16:36I'm Dr. Bauer
16:37Head of Oncology
16:39We're glad you're here
16:40I understand Dr. Hahn
16:42Went over the results
16:43With you
16:43Yes
16:44Triple negative breast cancer
16:46Which sounds positive
16:47But it's not
16:49I'm going to talk you
16:50Through your options
16:51Once you decide
16:52We'll move forward
16:52But I want you to understand
16:54We'll be moving with urgency
16:55Because the cancer
16:56Will be moving that way too
16:58Triple negative
16:59Metastasizes quicker
17:01Than other cancers
17:02Lucky me
17:04Even my cancer
17:05Is a thoroughbred
17:06Only the best
17:07For Anita Dupree
17:09You're lucky
17:11The earlier the detection
17:12The greater your odds
17:14Bottom line it for me doctor
17:17Will any of these options
17:19Save my life?
17:24Me hang gliding
17:25And running with the bulls?
17:27No doubt
17:27That was a dream
17:28Technically
17:29I was the one
17:30Running with the bulls
17:31In complete
17:32Matador
17:32You were the one
17:34Dressed as Eva Perón
17:35On the balcony
17:36And I had to brave
17:37The bulls
17:37To rescue you
17:38Did I at least sing
17:40Don't cry for me Argentina?
17:41Oh you hit all the high notes
17:43It was one of those dreams
17:44You just don't want
17:45To wake up from
17:48And don't do that thing
17:50Where you ask me
17:51What it means
17:51Just because I'm a therapist
17:53I will not
17:54I already analyzed it
17:56And it means that
17:57You are more than capable
17:58Of handling yourself
18:01Glad you know
18:02But
18:04Since you are literally
18:05The woman of my dreams
18:07You should know
18:08That I scaled walls
18:10Walked through fire
18:11And fought the bulls
18:13Just to get to you
18:14Because you
18:15Nicole Dupree
18:19Are worth fighting for
18:24I came on fast
18:25Because I like you
18:26A lot
18:27And I like you a lot
18:29Which is why
18:30We need to talk about
18:31These things early
18:32So we don't flame out
18:33Look I don't want to
18:34Skip ahead to relationship
18:35Status and end up
18:36Disappointed
18:37I want to be wooed
18:40Okay Jada Pinkett
18:41I can woo you
18:43I can worship you too
18:44See no
18:46I want it to be
18:47A reciprocal wooing
18:48A weeing
18:50Whatever okay
18:51I just want it to be done right
18:54I hear you
18:55Really
18:57Why don't we just
18:58Keep getting to know each other
19:00And see where the chips fall
19:02I like that
19:07Good
19:08Good
19:10If only you weren't so irresistible
19:13And see where the chips fall
19:13Wow
19:13Hmm
19:14Day
19:16Day
19:16Day
19:18It's
19:18Day
19:19Day
19:23Day
19:33Day
19:34Day
19:42And
19:43Ooh, this is fashion.
19:47You could rock this faux fur with nothing but your birthday suit and then boom, drop it like it's hot.
19:52Joey has vision.
19:54We like presents we can mutually enjoy.
19:56So what'd you get for the man who has everything but can't tell you how he got it?
19:59I found the exact right thing to light him up Christmas morning.
20:03A deck of cards once owned by Al Francesco, the godfather of blackjack.
20:08It was the perfect gift, if I must say so myself.
20:10Well, I'm glad you had a good Christmas, babe.
20:14You deserve it.
20:19Be still my married heart.
20:21What?
20:23Oh, be still indeed.
20:28Don't tell me you're saving that for later.
20:30Maybe, but I'm also sending it to Pamela.
20:34Uh-huh, two thumbs up.
20:35She said he could be the next Tyson Beckford.
20:37You want to doom that poor, gorgeous man to a life without carbs?
20:42Do you think he'd be a better match for your side hustle?
20:44He'd make good money, eat what he wants, and have fun while doing it.
20:48Like anyone would choose the escort life over being a model, darling.
20:52There's only one way to find out.
20:54I bet I can get that barkeep on my payroll by the time I see the bottom of my glass.
20:59I'll take that bet, and then I'll take that fabulous coat.
21:03So you would be the face of the clinic while I exist in the shadows?
21:10I heard you like the shadows.
21:13Yeah, that you're the strong, silent type.
21:17And I fit into this equation because?
21:20With all the attention on me and my generous philanthropic efforts,
21:25you can be in the background, tidying up all the other revenue streams.
21:31Oh, while you're replenishing your own golden goose, right?
21:36Do me a favor, Joey.
21:39Think about it.
21:41But don't take too long.
21:45I'd hate to miss an opportunity for us to get to know each other better.
21:53Much better.
21:56Ciao.
22:00I can't guarantee a survival rate,
22:03but I can make sure that we're on the same page about the next steps in your treatment.
22:09Go ahead, doctor.
22:11We'll start by shrinking the tumor.
22:13So we can make removal easier.
22:16Chemotherapy or radiation?
22:19Chemotherapy.
22:22Chemotherapy.
22:25We won't know exactly how your body will tolerate it until you're undergoing the treatment.
22:29But this approach has shown to be the most effective option,
22:33especially when hormonal therapy or HER2-targeted treatments aren't applicable.
22:39So what is the process?
22:42We'll place a port in your chest,
22:44which will allow the chemotherapy to be administered directly into your bloodstream.
22:49It'll stay in place for the duration of your treatment
22:51and be removed once therapy is complete.
22:54A port?
22:55It's the size of a quarter with a self-sealing opening.
22:59A small catheter will connect it to a vein near your heart.
23:03A port is something you use with computers or ships or that sweet wine from Portugal that you have with
23:10dessert.
23:12Not something that makes a hole in my body to pour medicine.
23:17You'll never get used to it, Mrs. Dupree.
23:20But you'll learn to appreciate it as a tool to help you fight this thing.
23:29Now you can see here what it looks like as the tumor shrinks.
23:33Well, look at it go.
23:40After the tumor has shrunk,
23:42I'll see the scope of the cancer and what it will take to remove it.
23:46A lumpectomy or mastectomy.
23:49Exactly.
23:52I know it's a lot to take in.
23:56How are you doing with this so far?
24:00Terrified.
24:01That's completely understandable.
24:03But we're here to guide you through each step.
24:07I'll let you have a moment while we get your port placement scheduled.
24:20No, don't you do it.
24:22I see that beautiful, dank craning to get above this.
24:27Don't you dare try to shoulder it all on your own.
24:32Give it to me.
24:43I lied when I said I didn't care if that nurse recognized me.
24:48Actually, I savored it that she still saw me, Anita Dupree,
24:56before the cancer and chemo devour everything.
25:00We're not going to let that happen.
25:02We've got a plan.
25:04A plan is a shot in the dark, not a guarantee.
25:07We've made more of less.
25:10I've always taken up space.
25:14I learned to hone and honor what I think are the best parts of me.
25:19My strength, my confidence, my passion, my love.
25:23And I passed that on to my children, my grandchildren,
25:26and all the people who came to see me perform.
25:30But this disease takes Vernon.
25:34And who am I if I become a fragment of everything I've ever known?
25:38Who am I if I lose my voice and my dignity?
25:41Who are you?
25:42You are always and forever Anita Dupree.
25:46Nothing can take that away.
25:48You are the woman I vowed to love,
25:51to cherish, and to honor
25:54in sickness and health
25:56till death do us part.
25:58And I swear for everything that's in me,
26:01I am not going to let death part us, my love.
26:10So what are your New Year's plans?
26:13Wow.
26:14I haven't had to plan a New Year's in decades.
26:18It was always Ted and me,
26:20and then us and the kids.
26:23But now...
26:27Why don't we watch the ball drop together?
26:31What's your name?
26:32Rick.
26:33What a powerful, virile name.
26:37Excuse me?
26:38Tell me, Rick,
26:39have you ever thought about becoming a model?
26:40Oh, I'm kind of awkward in front of the camera.
26:43I own a modeling agency,
26:44and I can help you get past that
26:46and connect you with a sports brand today.
26:48Could you?
26:49I mean, it's really more of a startup,
26:51wouldn't you say?
26:52Do you know who I am, Rick?
26:54Yes, you're Danny Dupree.
26:55I remember you from my dad's old
26:57sports-illustrated mags from back in the day.
26:59Exactly.
27:00A man like he was thinking current,
27:01now immediate gratification,
27:03which I can offer you, Vanessa McBride.
27:06Offer in what way?
27:07Picture it.
27:08You rolling in money
27:10and rolling in the company
27:11of beautiful, voluptuous women.
27:14Are you talking about sex work?
27:16Think about dear old daddy, Ricky.
27:18Is that what he would want for his son?
27:20It's an escort service, not a brothel.
27:22A heart attach provides companionship.
27:25I don't have anything against sex work or modeling.
27:28It's just that my fiance and I have goals of our own.
27:31I'm in law school,
27:32and she's studying to become a surgeon.
27:34So I don't have much time for modeling.
27:37Lawyers.
27:39Well, can't blame a couple of girl bosses for trying,
27:42can you, Rick?
27:42Rick, thank you.
27:47It was the name, right?
27:48I almost had him.
27:49Don't you dare change that name.
27:50It's perfect.
27:52You two having a good time?
27:54We were.
28:00Far be it for me to come between Thelma and her Louise
28:03and whatever you've got cooking on.
28:05We can link up later.
28:07No!
28:07Stay.
28:09I've got to get going anyway.
28:11Drinks again soon, yeah?
28:13Count on it.
28:14Kisses.
28:16Joseph.
28:17Danielle.
28:18Danielle.
28:24You want to tell me what you did to that bartender
28:26to make him look over here every five seconds?
28:29We were scouting for new talent.
28:31Danny thought he had the bone structure of a model.
28:33Oh, and you thought that he would lead
28:36the ladies of Fairmont Crest salivating, right?
28:39Can you believe he turned us both down flat?
28:41I can believe that you probably both hit on him hard and heavy,
28:45and that scared the poor kid off.
28:47Which means he's not ready for that kind of spotlight anyway.
28:50You always know how to work an angle, don't you?
28:53I'm nothing if not considerate.
28:57Leslie Thomas came by the casino today.
29:01That woman, what did she want?
29:03A backer for a non-profit clinic, of all things.
29:08Oh, I've heard all about the free clinic.
29:11How so?
29:12Leslie and her daughter wanted me to help find a location.
29:14For them, what'd she want from you?
29:15She sees me as a silent investor, among other things.
29:21That'd be brilliant.
29:22I hope you told her yes.
29:27That was...
29:28Amazing, mind-blowing, phenomenal.
29:33All of the above.
29:34Is it moving too fast to ask what you do on New Year's Eve?
29:37Well, hopefully spending time with you.
29:40Say less.
29:51Well, hello, Dolly.
29:53Mama, stop it.
29:55Hey, I'll call you.
29:57Okay.
29:58Nice to see you, Miss Thomas.
30:00Nice to be seen.
30:05Do you have a chill setting like ever?
30:08Get in here.
30:09Every time I see that man, I cannot help but admire my daughter's excellent taste.
30:19I'm so sorry, sweetheart.
30:21This isn't just happening to me.
30:23How are you?
30:25Like you.
30:26Just trying to grasp it all.
30:29I can imagine this life without you.
30:34Your voice is my favorite song.
30:37And that song will continue whether the Lord calls me home or not.
30:42It lives on in our children, our work, our home.
30:49And it's up to you to keep it alive.
30:51Vernon, I want you to promise me
30:56That if it is my time
31:00You will hold yourself together for the sake of this family.
31:05You know I will.
31:08But I need you to promise me
31:10What is that?
31:13That you will fight this monster with every ounce of strength and stubbornness you've got.
31:21I promise
31:23I am nowhere near ready to leave the people I love.
31:32Good news.
31:33I've moved some things around
31:34and we can get you scheduled court placement later this week.
31:44You know I'm always grateful for a food drop off
31:47but can you start giving me the heads up?
31:50Because you got a new man.
31:52Mm
31:53Eva and Isaiah
31:55sitting in a tree
31:57K-I-S-S-K-I-N-G
31:58Mama, please stop it.
32:00Okay, but also
32:02yeah, kind of.
32:03We're getting to know each other.
32:04I bet you are.
32:07I wanted to surprise you.
32:09Turns out
32:11I was the one who got surprised.
32:14But good for you, baby.
32:16For locking down that fine man.
32:18We are just friends.
32:21Hmm, well that friendship sure seems to come with grade-A benefits.
32:29So...
32:30How is he?
32:31Uh, yeah, no.
32:33Absolutely not.
32:34Okay, we're not going there.
32:35Boo.
32:36What did you do today?
32:38Oh, well I had a meeting with a potential partner for my new clinic.
32:43Your clinic?
32:45Yours, mine, our, same thing.
32:47Alright, your mama is making progress, baby girl.
32:50Okay.
32:50So who did you meet with?
32:52Oh, no, no.
32:53I am not going to jinx him until he signs on the bottom line, alright?
32:57But trust me, whew, his pockets run deep.
33:03Mm-hmm.
33:04Philanthropy could be just what you need to change your public image.
33:08You go from being feared to being celebrated.
33:11She wants me as a silent partner, remember?
33:14Like there are any secrets in this town?
33:16Your involvement would go public even if I had to leak it myself.
33:20Why does everyone assume that I give a damn about how I'm perceived?
33:24Fine.
33:24Do it for all the uninsured people in the DMV who genuinely benefit from the access.
33:30You're trying to turn me into a regular Robin Hood, aren't you?
33:34Just tapping into who I know you already are.
33:37Mm-hmm.
33:38You know me too well.
33:40No.
33:43So, New Year's Eve?
33:46I can't think of anybody I would rather ring in 2026 with.
33:50It is a date.
33:52I should go while I'm ahead.
33:53I don't want to give you a chance to change your mind.
33:55Uh, if you leave, you will miss the best part.
33:58Which is?
34:07Now, you're ahead.
34:09Mm-hmm.
34:10Mm-hmm.
34:11Mm-hmm.
34:12Mm-hmm.
34:17Mm-hmm.
34:18Mm-hmm.
34:19Mm-hmm.
34:19Mm-hmm.
34:20Mm-hmm.
34:21Mm-hmm.
34:21Mm-hmm.
34:22Mm-hmm.
34:22Mm-hmm.
34:23Mm-hmm.
34:26Hey, sissy.
34:27What's shaking?
34:28Me.
34:29I just kissed Carlton.
34:32Ooh, lucky Carlton.
34:34That's becoming a regular thing.
34:36And I told him that I would go out with him for New Year's Eve.
34:41Yes.
34:42Nicole is getting her groove back.
34:45First with the handsome Dr. Kyle, and now with the equally charming Dr. Carlton.
34:51She chooses well.
34:52Is it too much?
34:53You are asking me if my very single sister choosing to explore her options is too much?
34:59Honey, it might not be enough.
35:02I am enjoying my newfound freedom.
35:06I do have a favor to ask, though.
35:09Anything.
35:10All of my clothes are reminiscent of New Year's past.
35:14I am a new woman.
35:17Damn straight you are.
35:18I need new looks to celebrate.
35:20Then we will go shopping.
35:22And find you the perfect dress for the perfect New Year's Eve.
35:25Something that's both flattering and easy to remove should the moment call for it.
35:32I am so proud of us, sissy.
35:35Me too.
35:37Things are looking bright for the Dupree sisters.
35:46Later this week, I thought I had a little more time before I went under the knife.
35:50As I've said earlier, this type of cancer is aggressive, so we're going to be moving quickly.
35:56I understand.
35:58I'll have the nurse print out your paperwork.
36:11It's time, love.
36:14We have to tell the kids.
36:18We have to tell the kids.
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