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Beyond the Gates - Season 1 - Episode 116: Wednesday, August 20, 2025
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00:04Miss Mitchell never truly recovered from being ousted from the Articulates.
00:10This has led to rumors in some circles that she died by suicide.
00:17As far as we can tell, with the recent death of her sister, Barbara has no survivors.
00:27But that's not true.
00:30Because I'm one of your survivors, Barbara.
00:34I'm your granddaughter.
00:42Hey, sorry for not calling.
00:45What's wrong? What's happened?
00:49You remember that letter I asked you about?
00:52Of course.
00:54It turns out it was legit.
00:57And it led to some really surprising results.
01:01Oh, no.
01:03That money was set up for Barbara's family. Her sister...
01:06Gone.
01:07You are looking at all the family that Barbara's got left.
01:12The trust goes to you.
01:17Why are you so bent out of shape, Anita? It ain't like it's coming out your pockets.
01:21Yes.
01:22It is.
01:26Excuse you.
01:29But I suppose I should not be surprised at the ego of it all.
01:35Thinking that just because you were the breakout star for the Articulates, that you're entitled to everything that belongs to
01:43them.
01:44Other people do have rights, too, you know.
01:46That is not what I'm saying.
01:48Oh, what is your problem, woman?
01:51You have all those awards, and you have all that fame, and all this damn money, and it's still not
01:56enough for you.
01:56That has nothing to do with it.
01:58You know, there's got to be a black hole in your soul that makes you resent everybody who has some
02:05type of good fortune.
02:06Or is it me?
02:07Is it just me?
02:08You don't think that I deserve the trust that my biological mother left me?
02:12Would you just shut up and listen?
02:15I set up that trust.
02:18And it's funded with Dupree Family Money.
02:54Well, thanks for checking on me, man.
02:56But you don't got to worry.
02:58I'm fine.
02:59I'm glad to hear it.
03:00You need anything?
03:02Nah, I'm sad.
03:03Just sitting here trying to remember my Paramount Plus password.
03:07Figured while I'm off my feet, I'll binge Survivor.
03:10I'm glad to hear you sounding okay.
03:15Why wouldn't I be?
03:16You know me.
03:17I'm like a cork.
03:17Nothing keeps me down.
03:19Besides, Dr. Montgomery said the surgery was a total success.
03:23Yeah, I know.
03:24I know.
03:24But still.
03:30Hey, bro.
03:31Sorry.
03:31I got to get off the phone.
03:32Shanice is here.
03:33All right, look.
03:34Just take care of yourself, Derek.
03:36But why don't you just look up your password?
03:39It'll come to me.
03:41My brain still works even if my legs are temporarily ahead of commission.
03:44Later.
03:46Good afternoon.
03:48Ready to start your PT?
03:50What's the point?
03:51I'm never going to walk again anyway.
03:55Derek's spinal cord can still recover, can't it, Dr. Montgomery?
03:58I mean, it wasn't even severed.
04:00Yes and no.
04:02It was so severely compressed, though, that it may not be able to recover completely.
04:06But it's possible, isn't it?
04:09It is.
04:09But the best thing Derek can do is focus on physical therapy.
04:13Well, that's great, you know, because he's such a beast when it comes to working out.
04:18PT's going to be right up his alley.
04:20I'm glad to see you taking such an interest in Derek's case.
04:23A good support system is going to be vital to him and his recovery.
04:26Yeah.
04:26And for you, too.
04:29Me?
04:31Situations like these can be almost as tough on the patient's family and friends.
04:35Just like Derek, you're going to need to surround yourself with people who care about you.
04:39Yeah.
04:40Ashley.
04:41Hey, I heard about what happened to Derek.
04:43Come here.
04:44Come here.
04:44Oh, I'm so sorry.
04:46Oh, man.
04:50I can't talk to you right now, Andre.
04:52I'm in the middle of a conversation with Dr. Montgomery.
04:55Um, actually, I was about to run out and grab some lunch.
04:58But, Ashley, you have my number.
04:59And I want you to know you can use it any time, day or night.
05:04Thank you so much.
05:05It means so much.
05:12Okay.
05:12Now you can talk.
05:14You can catch me up to speed on what's happening with Derek.
05:17What's his prognosis?
05:18How long is he going to be hospitalized?
05:20I have a lot of patients that I have to deal with.
05:21I really don't have time to talk to you right now.
05:23Okay.
05:24I get that.
05:24I know you're under an incredible amount of pressure.
05:26Yes, I am.
05:28But you'll have to break eventually.
05:30So I'll just, uh, I'll just stick around.
05:33And we can find somewhere that we can sit.
05:35You can relax.
05:36And we can talk.
05:38You can tell me how Derek's doing now and how you're feeling.
05:40Come on.
05:40I want you to know that I'm here for you.
05:42You're here for me.
05:44Oh, give me a break.
05:48Why should I believe a single word you say?
05:51Well, that came out of nowhere.
05:53What's going on?
05:55You already know.
05:56I'm paralyzed.
05:58And Dr. Montgomery said I'm probably not going to get better.
06:01Yeah, that's not what she said and you know it.
06:02Yeah, not so many words.
06:04But the message was very clear.
06:07I'm leaving this hospital in a wheelchair.
06:09And I might be in it for the rest of my life.
06:11Or are you going to tell me I'm wrong?
06:13No.
06:14Because we both know there are no promises in this life.
06:17Plenty of people are walking one day and then can't the next.
06:19But there are a good number who, with work, regain some level of functionality in their legs.
06:25Some level.
06:26Which is better than none.
06:27And unless none is what you're shooting for, I suggest you set your mind to your physical therapy.
06:32Yesterday you were all rah-rah about working hard and doing whatever was necessary to put yourself in the best
06:37position to recover.
06:38So what's changed?
06:40I had a chance to sleep on it.
06:45And I just remembered my password.
06:57Hi, Jacob.
06:58You busy?
07:00Yeah, I was.
07:01But that's never stopped you before.
07:03What's up, Kat?
07:04So much, actually.
07:06Tomorrow night's the party for the official launch of the purse line, which is back on since Chelsea's dad was
07:12able to finesse the situation and make that incredibly sus lawsuit go away.
07:18Which is awesome, obviously, but Chelsea and I are both stressy because everybody who's anybody is going to be there,
07:25and I'm hoping that includes you and Naomi.
07:28Well, Naomi's planning on going, but I may have to work.
07:31That's too bad.
07:33Well, maybe not.
07:34I mean, not that we didn't want you to come.
07:36Of course, we would love for you to be there.
07:38No, it's all good.
07:39Naomi will be happy to rep the Hawthorne family.
07:42Now, is there anything else?
07:43Because I kind of got to get back to work.
07:45That's great.
07:45You needing to get back to work, I mean, because that's actually why I'm here.
07:50With all the craziness preparing for the launch, I let a few things fall between the cracks.
07:55Kat, I really don't have time for this.
07:57Such as sending that bitch Leslie Thomas to prison for the rest of her natural-born life.
08:04You set up that trust?
08:06Who do you think set it up?
08:07Santa Claus?
08:08I don't know.
08:09The record company?
08:09The record company didn't even know Barbara existed.
08:13Dante Green removed her from the group before we even recorded an album.
08:16I don't know the music business.
08:18I don't know how this stuff works, okay?
08:20I thought they were just trying to make things right.
08:22I was trying to make things right.
08:24That's why I set up that blind trust, and I've been funding it ever since my mother left this world.
08:32Oh, this is rich.
08:34I mean, I'm coming into a fortune, and it's all Dupree money.
08:41Oh, thank you, Jesus.
08:45Praise the Lord.
08:47Jesus is so good.
08:49Mm.
08:54So your mom's the daughter of this fourth articulant.
08:58Her name was Barbara Mitchell.
08:59She was my grandmother.
09:01I can't believe I'm even saying that.
09:04I didn't even know I had grandmothers.
09:06So the manager just kicked her out of the group?
09:09They probably didn't have a contract that would have barred that.
09:13Sorry.
09:14Sorry.
09:15Force of habit.
09:16No, no.
09:17It's a good reflex to have.
09:19But if she had somebody like you around, then maybe she would have still have been part of the articulates
09:25when they hit it big.
09:27As it is, there's almost no information about her.
09:30Like, I had a dig to find this one article on an obscure fan site.
09:35My grandmother's story is so sad.
09:39I get that, but still, it must be exciting to find out more about your family history.
09:46I guess it is.
09:48But my mother's really the excited one.
09:50She damn near jumped out of her skin when I saw her earlier.
09:54She got all made and dressed up just to rub it in Anita Dupree's face.
09:59Anita, thank you so much for setting up this trust for me.
10:03For you?
10:04I didn't do it for you.
10:05I didn't even know you existed until today.
10:08Well, not as Barbara Mitchell's daughter.
10:12Details, details.
10:13I mean, the point is, and it's a very good point, is that now I am one of those rich
10:20bitches that I used to envy.
10:23And, I mean, I can tell you between us rich girls, whew, listen, it came in the nick of time,
10:32okay?
10:32I mean, that 50 grand that your son-in-law gave me so that I could leave town, well, it
10:37didn't last nearly as long as I thought it would.
10:40I mean, I was being hounded by bill collectors, and then I got this eviction notice for my apartment.
10:45But now, you are just itching to collect a trust I set up in honor of a woman that you
10:53are nothing like.
10:54Yes, and I can spend that trust, money, in honor of her.
10:59And I can live somewhere like this, in a place just like this.
11:06Or maybe somewhere better, of course.
11:11You know, I've always wondered what it was like, what what was like, to live beyond the gates.
11:20I mean, you know, I've had a peek once or twice from the hired help, but sure, okay.
11:29Mona and Jan, they gave me some tidbits from time to time, but I still felt like an outsider.
11:35Like those iron gates, they seemed like prison, where I was always out instead of in.
11:42And now, I am right where I belong.
11:48I'm gonna take my rightful place in the pantheon of black royalty.
11:54And all thanks to you, this is just too good to be believed.
12:02You're telling me.
12:05Clearly, the official investigation against Leslie has stalled,
12:09despite all the evidence implicating her to Laura's potassium poisoning
12:14and Leslie running her off the road.
12:16Because we can't directly tie Leslie to either one of those incidents.
12:19I thought you understood that.
12:20I did, I do, but can't you keep investigating until you find more evidence?
12:27It's been months, and Laura deserves justice for what Leslie did to her.
12:32Doesn't it matter that she was almost killed?
12:35Yeah, well, so was my best friend.
12:39So you don't believe that I care what happens to Derek?
12:42Look, I understand that things got a little messy between the three of us,
12:46but that doesn't mean that I don't care what happens to the guy.
12:48This isn't about Derek.
12:50Then what?
12:52You know what?
12:52Forget it.
12:53It doesn't matter.
12:55It clearly matters very much to you, and if it matters to you, then it matters to me too.
12:58Yeah, right.
13:00Ashley, why are you questioning everything that I'm saying?
13:02Because you lied to me.
13:04When you told me that you broke up with the woman you were seeing?
13:08I didn't lie, and I did break up with her.
13:11Oh, that's not like what it looked like from where I was standing.
13:14Ashley, I don't know what you're talking about.
13:16I saw you, Andre.
13:19I saw you and Danny Dupree all over each other.
13:33Thanks again, Dad, for making this lawsuit go away.
13:36Best father ever?
13:38Not quite.
13:40Best lawyer?
13:41You've got that nailed.
13:43I gotta go, Dad.
13:44Bye.
13:48Hello to you, too.
13:50Well, it sounds like you have everything under control.
13:52Well, I'm glad it sounds that way, because the truth is, I'm a nervous wreck.
13:56There's still a million things to do, and another million things that can go wrong, and probably will.
14:01I mean, and if they do, you will deal with it.
14:05Because you are what?
14:07Amazing.
14:08Thanks for reminding me why I love you so much, and for holding me down to the ground when I
14:13am going to vibrate off of it.
14:15I mean, how do you stay so calm, cool, and collected?
14:18Especially when your job is a hell of a lot more high pressure than mine.
14:22It's literally life and death.
14:25Most of the time, I love it.
14:27So the stress manifests as adrenaline, just like you.
14:30And designing.
14:32You love it.
14:33So working until 2 a.m., 3 a.m., or whatever o'clock doesn't matter, because you're enjoying yourself.
14:39Am I keeping you up?
14:41Oh, God, no.
14:43Trust me, I learned during my internship and residency to sleep whenever I could.
14:48The job's only difficult when there are tough things you have to do, like deliver bad news.
14:54But I try to remind myself that however hard it is for me, it's a lot harder for the patient.
15:01Like, I'm dealing with someone now who just had his whole world turned upside down.
15:09Hey!
15:10Hey is for horses, not for people.
15:11And your little TV show can wait, because you and I have work to do.
15:14You may have work to do.
15:16I have a program to watch.
15:18I don't want to hear it.
15:20What happened to the patient is always right.
15:21Okay, first, that's not a saying.
15:24And second, it is completely normal for someone in your situation to yo-yo from determined to despair.
15:30And that's where I come in, to help you find the former and moderate the latter.
15:35Good luck with that.
15:37That's the problem with luck, Derek.
15:39We don't have control over it, but we do have control over our choices.
15:43I don't have many of those either.
15:44And that's where you are incredibly wrong.
15:46You have the choice to be totally dependent or be able to still do things for yourself.
15:51Yes, you may be in a wheelchair, but you can still have a good quality of life.
15:56With good upper body strength, you can still be able to get yourself in and out of bed, dress yourself.
16:00Many of those things you won't be able to do if you don't buckle down and do your physical therapy.
16:06So what do you say?
16:07Let me do some PT.
16:09Those big muscles of yours aren't going to stretch themselves.
16:13Fine.
16:14Let's do it.
16:17There you go.
16:19I'm so sorry about what happened with Eric.
16:23I know your best friend being injured is a serious strain on you.
16:28Thanks.
16:29And I'm sorry for being all in your face about Leslie, especially when you're already having a rough go at
16:36it.
16:36I'm glad you understand.
16:38It's just...
16:40Just what?
16:41You might as well spit it out.
16:43It's just that I put so much time and energy trying to get evidence on Leslie that it's really frustrating
16:51to see her get away with it.
16:53Believe me, I'd help if I could.
16:56But I'm not even allowed to investigate the theft of a paperclip at the moment.
16:59My dad busted me down to desk duty.
17:02What happened?
17:03A long story that ends with me being stuck devoting my time and energy to paperwork.
17:08How do you keep from wanting to act out and break something?
17:13Okay, wait.
17:13So you went from being hyped about the launch and how all-consuming that is to being frustrated that Leslie
17:19isn't under arrest.
17:20And now you're thinking about starting your own crime wave?
17:23I never said that.
17:24Well, it sounds like what you're not saying is the issue.
17:26So what's up?
17:27Okay.
17:28So you're a guy.
17:30Oh, so this is about sex.
17:31Why would you even think that?
17:33Well, you're not asking for my opinion on purses.
17:36No.
17:37You and your lawyer boyfriend having issues?
17:40Kind of, but not really.
17:42Okay.
17:43It's embarrassing.
17:45Well, you have to tell me now.
17:46Okay.
17:47I could use some advice.
17:50Yeah, for sure.
17:51I'll help if I can.
17:52Well, Tomas is hot, but the sex is not.
17:58I'm having a little trouble in that department.
18:02I can't understand why my mother's first instinct is to always go on the attack.
18:07To figure out how to use information in the situation to her advantage instead of just absorbing it.
18:14She sounds like a lot of lawyers I know.
18:17But she doesn't have that excuse, though.
18:20I mean, it must be a big deal for her to know about her biological mother, right?
18:25I mean, it was for me when I found out about Ted.
18:28And it still is.
18:30Like, even after all this time, I'm still trying to process that relationship.
18:35And now I'm learning about new grandmothers?
18:39Especially one like Barbara?
18:41It's a lot.
18:44I mean, she died before I even got to know her.
18:49Even meet her.
18:52I mean, it probably doesn't make sense to miss something.
18:56Someone.
18:57That I never even knew.
19:00Of course it does.
19:02Because you're grappling with the loss of possibility.
19:05Of everything that could have been.
19:06That's the kind of thing that can really hit you hard.
19:10But why isn't it hitting my mother hard, too?
19:14Because it looks like all she really cares about is the money.
19:17So, how much do you pay for a chair like this?
19:21I have no idea.
19:23You should ask an interior designer.
19:25Oh, that's right.
19:26People like us are able to pay somebody to go buy our own furniture, right?
19:33Oh, you know, when I come into my money, I am going to hire someone to buy a chair for
19:39me.
19:40Just like this.
19:41It's just about the money for you, isn't it, Leslie?
19:44Spoken from somebody who is used to having it.
19:50Besides, it's all I have left of the mother I never met.
19:55The mother I never had a chance to know.
19:58What a shame.
19:59I'm sorry.
20:00Did I hear you say that you're shamed?
20:06You should be.
20:08Because of you, I never met my mother.
20:12Because of you, she is not going to have a chance to enjoy this money.
20:17You let my mother be kicked out of the articulates, and you didn't do anything to stop it.
20:22You have no idea what you're talking about.
20:25And you have no idea what I know.
20:28Like how my mother died.
20:29You don't know how...
20:30You thought that you could keep a secret from Barbara's daughter?
20:35Now that all the dirty laundry is out, please, the Duprees can't wash it clean.
20:41You stood at that reunion, and you sighed, and you cried for poor Barbara, knowing all alone that you are
20:49the one...
20:49Stop!
20:51I've had enough.
20:52This conversation is over.
20:54Barbara.
20:54Oh, but I thought that all the articulates were sisters.
20:58So since my mother was your sister, does that mean I get to call you Auntie Nita?
21:03Hell no!
21:03Oh, okay, so all this love for Barbara was just a bunch of bullfans.
21:06You know, you need to keep Barbara's name out of your disgusting mouth.
21:09You don't know a thing about my friend.
21:11Because of you.
21:12Because of what you wanted.
21:13Because of who you were willing to sacrifice.
21:15You need to get out of my face.
21:16Oh, and all that love for your good friend.
21:18Oh, no matter how much you intentionally hurt her.
21:22I loved her.
21:23No matter how many times you failed her.
21:26You need to get out of my house.
21:28No matter how much you betrayed her for your own selfish reasons.
21:31I have heard enough of this.
21:32No, you haven't.
21:33You destroyed her.
21:35You better get out of my way.
21:37To satisfy your own boundless, blind ambition.
21:51You saw me and Danny?
21:55There's Hugo Dyson here.
21:59The other night, when you said that you were going home to break up with the woman that you were
22:06seeing,
22:07which I now know is Danny Dupree,
22:08unless you were seeing yet another woman.
22:11I mean, you are the player, right?
22:13No, it was only Danny.
22:14I can't believe I was so blind.
22:16I should have realized it that night that she crashed our first date at Uptown.
22:20I mean, she was so rude.
22:22But I just assume that's her default.
22:25It never even occurred to me
22:29that you would be sleeping with your Aunt Nicole's sister.
22:33I mean, oh, God, I underestimated you.
22:35Or actually, I overestimated you.
22:39God, I was so stupid.
22:41Oh, you seemed so sincere when you said you were going to be breaking up with her.
22:45And I did.
22:45You didn't even hear me when I came in the room.
22:48You two were just too busy going at it.
22:50Unless, I'm sorry, is that some new breakup technique that I don't know about?
22:55Anyway, I got out of there before you two actually did it because, ew.
23:00So that's why you pushed me away.
23:02You lied to me, Andre.
23:04You said you were going home to break up with her.
23:08But you had sex with her instead.
23:10You're wrong, Ashley, on both counts.
23:15Anita, what's going on?
23:17Your wife assaulted me, Vernon.
23:19I can practically feel the scar.
23:21Get that woman out of my house!
23:23You know what?
23:24No, it's just like when Nicole, she attacked me a few weeks ago.
23:29Brutality must run in this family.
23:31I mean, do you know that your daughter,
23:33she actually tried to strangle me to death at Orphe Jean's
23:37and for absolutely no reason ever.
23:39Oh, I'm sure you gave her plenty of reasons.
23:42Violence is never the answer.
23:44Yeah, isn't that right, Vernon?
23:47You know what?
23:48I should go to the police and have you charged with assault.
23:52But I already tried that with Nicole and your Dupree cop,
23:56your granddaughter's husband.
23:58Well, he refused to arrest her.
24:00Yeah.
24:01I mean, even though there were plenty of witnesses there,
24:04including your son-in-law.
24:06Yeah, my baby daddy.
24:07I mean, apparently Ted was afraid to tell the cops that his wife was crazy,
24:12so he didn't do a witness statement against her.
24:16And I have a feeling that you'll probably be the same way, right, Vernon?
24:20So I might as well let this one slide.
24:23So I suppose we should say thank you.
24:26You're welcome.
24:28You are so welcome.
24:30And thank you for having some class.
24:34I, besides, I wasn't doing this for revenge.
24:39I'm actually doing this for acceptance.
24:41Oh, please.
24:43Just call it what it is.
24:45It's money.
24:47I think this meeting is just about over.
24:50Oh, no.
24:51Well, I think we need to check.
24:54I couldn't care less about the money,
24:57even though she was dangling under my nose earlier,
25:00as if that's the only thing that matters here.
25:03Because you're not like her, Eva.
25:05You're a good person.
25:06A caring, compassionate person.
25:09Well, don't give me too much credit.
25:12I just think that there's more to this news than money.
25:16I think learning more about where you come from for a start.
25:20See?
25:21You get it.
25:23Like, I spent most of my life thinking I knew who I was,
25:28where I came from.
25:30And then my mother tells me about Ted being my father,
25:33and now this?
25:36Like, I mean, who am I?
25:40Really?
25:40It feels like I'm trying on all these clothes,
25:45and nothing seems to quite fit.
25:47Like in my Barbara's granddaughter,
25:50in my Ted's daughter,
25:52Cat's sister.
25:54And the last one fits the worst, okay?
25:57Because it feels like it's a 4XL T-shirt,
26:00and I wear a small.
26:02So wear it as a mini-dress.
26:04I bet you'd look great in it.
26:09So, how are things with you and Cat anyway?
26:12You said you two were having issues.
26:16Everything's fine.
26:22So Tomas is bad in bed, huh?
26:24Can you keep your voice down?
26:27Relax, these guys have heard it all.
26:29Well, they don't need to know all of this.
26:32But I didn't say he was bad in bed.
26:36I just said I wasn't that into it.
26:39It's the same thing.
26:40No, it's not.
26:42Tomas could be great in bed, for all I know.
26:45Maybe it's not him.
26:47Maybe it's me.
26:48Hmm.
26:50Yeah, maybe it is you.
26:52So this is where the you're a guy thing comes into play?
26:55Okay.
26:57You're a married man,
26:58so you must have some experience getting it right.
27:01How do I get it right?
27:03Why are you asking me when you already know the answer?
27:06If one of your friends came to you with this same mystery,
27:08how would you advise them to solve it?
27:10I would tell her,
27:12if you're not sure if it's you or the guy,
27:15then you should have sex with another guy?
27:19There you go.
27:26I feel terrible for your patient.
27:28I can't even imagine what it would be like
27:30to suddenly wake up and be paralyzed.
27:32I mean, that must be a nightmare.
27:34Man, I've seen a lot worse.
27:36But I agree, it's a tough diagnosis.
27:39Well, that's why I try to take a moment every day
27:42to be grateful for every blessing in my life.
27:45Like meeting you.
27:48We're lucky, aren't we?
27:50The luckiest.
27:55I gotta get back to the hospital.
27:57I should check in with Kat about the launch party.
28:00She's probably freaking out that I'm out to lunch
28:02while she's doing all the work.
28:04I'll ask around.
28:05See if any of the single guys on the force
28:07are willing to help you out with your problem.
28:09Thanks, but I'll pass.
28:11I'll figure things out some other way.
28:14Maybe you should talk to your mother about it.
28:16You think I should talk to my mother about my sex life?
28:19And what happened to keeping your voice down, right?
28:22In what world would I talk to her about that?
28:26Your mother's a shrink.
28:28The best in the business.
28:29So you're saying I have a mental problem.
28:32No.
28:33Honestly, I think you should talk to your guy.
28:36Intimacy, it changes.
28:38Sometimes it's fire.
28:39Sometimes it's comfort.
28:40Sometimes you're chasing a connection that won't connect.
28:43But at all times, it's about how you're feeling in the moment.
28:46But what do I know?
28:47I'm just a guy.
28:48A smart guy.
28:50Thanks, Jacob.
28:51Of course.
28:52You can always talk to me, cuz.
28:55Even about your sex life.
28:57Yeah, but definitely next time in a place more private.
29:00Yeah.
29:04Now, just find a way to arrest Leslie Thomas
29:07for attempted murder, and I'll love you forever.
29:10I'll see what I can do.
29:11Good luck tomorrow night.
29:13Oh, I don't need luck.
29:14I'm Kat Richardson.
29:16I'm gonna kill it.
29:17My money's on you, cuz.
29:23You did great.
29:25Aren't you glad you went through with it?
29:27No.
29:28Oh, there's that positive attitude I know and love.
29:31Sorry.
29:33It's okay.
29:34I'm just glad you're cooperating.
29:35The enthusiasm will come later.
29:37You think so?
29:38Hmm.
29:39Just wait till you see the new feline therapy program I've been working on.
29:43I've been thinking about pairing you with your old pal, Kunil.
29:47Seriously?
29:49No, I'm just joking.
29:51Did you lose your sense of humor along with your ability to walk?
29:57Now that's more like it.
30:00I do feel better.
30:06Will you be honest with me about something?
30:09Now you know I'm always honest, brutal even, so proceed at your own risk.
30:13If you and I, if we decided to be more than just flirty friends, and this happened, would you still
30:25want more?
30:27If we decided to go there, this wouldn't scare me off.
30:32And before you ask, it won't scare her off either.
30:41No, I have to get back to work.
30:43No, I don't want to hear a single thing that you have to...
30:45Don't touch me.
30:46Well, look, you're going to listen to me, okay?
30:49I was planning on anything with Danny right after I left your place that night.
30:52I sent her two text messages saying that I wanted to talk.
30:56But when she came over to my apartment, she was really upset.
31:00She had just had an awful run-in with Haley Hamilton.
31:03And it ended in a miscarriage.
31:06God.
31:07Right.
31:07That's awful.
31:09Yeah, and I tried to convince Danny that it wasn't her fault.
31:12But she was a total wreck.
31:14She needed comfort.
31:15And yes, we did kiss, and yes, our clothes started to come off, but we stopped.
31:19I stopped it.
31:21But Ashley, I told her that we couldn't do that, and she agreed.
31:26Yes, she spent the night, but nothing happened.
31:28The next morning, I woke up and I ended things just like I told you I would.
31:31Because I want to be with you.
31:33I still do.
31:36Ashley.
31:39I believe you.
31:42Good.
31:43Well, can we just...
31:44But it's too late.
31:46So you've been telling me the truth.
31:48Well, that makes me feel better at least, but...
31:50When I thought that you weren't...
31:55Your feelings changed.
31:58They became clearer.
32:01I love Tarek.
32:03Right.
32:04And if I hadn't caught you with Danny, then it might have taken me longer to realize that.
32:11So the accident?
32:12It sort of shocked me into reality.
32:15I know what it must look like.
32:17I'm just gung-ho to tend to him and calling it love, but actually, it made me realize that...
32:24You know what?
32:25If...
32:25If it were me in that hospital bed, worrying about my future, Derek would be there.
32:36Yep.
32:38And I'd want him to be, because he's my person and I'm his.
32:45So, thanks for explaining.
32:47Ashley, I just want...
32:48No.
32:50I need to...
32:52Keep...
32:54I want to get back to Derek.
33:03I'm glad things are good between you and Kat.
33:06They are.
33:08So, why'd you come over?
33:10To return this.
33:14Ah.
33:15So, what'd you think?
33:17It was good, but I'm withholding judgment till I read the third book.
33:22What was it called again?
33:23Love Throughout Time.
33:26Let me grab it for you.
33:33Thanks.
33:36I can't wait to see if the star-crossed lovers end up together.
33:48At last!
33:49Final guest list.
33:51Okay, so on the fam side, your brother is a yes and my sister is a yes, but I'm not
33:56sure about Smitty or Jacob.
33:57Oh, Jacob's a no.
33:58He's working.
33:59How do you know that?
34:00I stopped by the PD to check in with him on Laura's case.
34:04I thought that was dead in the water.
34:05It is, but you can't blame a girl for trying.
34:08I just can't bear the thought of Leslie Thomas getting off scot-free after everything she's done.
34:14I assure you, cuz.
34:16Karma will catch up with that woman, eventually.
34:19I'd like to think you're right, but it certainly hasn't caught up with her yet.
34:24I'm starting to think Leslie Thomas is the luckiest woman alive.
34:31She's still here?
34:33Vernon was making sure that I didn't press charges, and I never had any intention of doing so.
34:38And instead, you'll what?
34:40Hmm.
34:41Live up to my legacy.
34:44Hmm.
34:45So, the way I see it, the articulates should have, like, another reunion concert as soon as possible.
34:52And this time, I can stand in my mother's honor.
34:57Oh, get out.
34:58And I can be on stage with the three of you.
34:59Get out of my house before I throw you out.
35:01Oh, listen, I understand that this is a very difficult process for you, Anita, especially at your age.
35:07That's it.
35:07Oh, listen, thank you so much for making me very, very rich.
35:11We're done here.
35:11I appreciate it.
35:12And I can't wait for our friendship to blossom.
35:14Not too loose.
35:15Big girls don't cry.
35:17Big girls don't lie.
35:20We don't ask for...
35:24Vernon.
35:30I'm gonna be sick.
35:50I'm gonna be sick.
36:21I'm gonna be sick.
36:37I'm gonna be sick.
36:41I'm gonna be sick.
36:42I'm gonna be sick.
36:45I'm gonna be sick.
36:46I'm gonna be sick.
36:46I'm gonna be sick.
36:46I'm gonna be sick.
36:47I'm gonna be sick.
36:47You
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