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Beyond the Gates - Season 1 - Episode 178: Monday, November 24, 2025
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00:04Previously on Beyond the Gates
00:06Let's celebrate, husband
00:08Yes, wife
00:11No!
00:13Now, drink your tea
00:15So you're actually wishing that your uncle had gotten rid of me?
00:18I wish your mother had gotten rid of you
00:20Because we'd all be living our best lives
00:22If you'd never been born
00:24Well, Winterfest, it's a family affair
00:27Affair
00:27Being the operative word
00:30Looking forward to seeing you again soon
00:32Our last time together was
00:34One for the record, boys
00:39Hello, wonderful mother
00:41Hello, darling
00:42Hello, wonderful sissy
00:44Oh, two wonderfuls
00:46L.A. must have agreed with you
00:48Tell us everything
00:50Is Eric Forrester still the same Silver Fox
00:53I remember him to be when he fitted me for the Soul Train Awards?
00:55Now, he said he was no dancer, but I got him to bust a move or two
01:00I didn't see Eric or anyone else at Forrester Creations
01:04None of the executives want him to be at the shoot?
01:06There was no shoot
01:07I called, canceled the job, and spent the week honeymooning in L.A.
01:12But I thought you were so excited about your return to the runway
01:15That was the old Danny
01:16The new, or should I say, newlywed Danny
01:20Decided to put her marriage first
01:25Your dinner invitation made me a little nervous
01:27Oh, don't be
01:29This is to thank you for all your hard work
01:31Not only have you made valuable contributions to several major cases
01:34But you've been a real asset on the review board
01:36Which we, unfortunately, had to form because of that misbegotten sexual harassment lawsuit
01:42I've also been trying to keep an eye on the Dupree's like you asked
01:45But lately, it seems like you're more plugged into what's going on with the family than I am
01:49Well, I appreciate your efforts to keep me informed
01:53You know, loyalty matters a lot to me, Tomas
01:58And you've proven yours
02:00That's why I want to talk about your future at the firm
02:09This damn presentation
02:12Anything I can help with?
02:14Unfortunately, no
02:14Not unless you can make these numbers make sense
02:17I have to present our stats in the upcoming meeting with the man
02:20But the rest is down 5% from last year
02:23I gotta find a way to swing that
02:25Maybe we can persuade him that crime is down
02:27And the good guys are winning
02:29Well, we all know that's not the case
02:31It's more that we haven't found a way to put the evidence together
02:34That will satisfy the DA's office
02:36It still gets to me that Leslie Thomas is walking around free
02:39Even though we all know she tried to kill Laura
02:41But you upset about a perk
02:43Being on the wrong side of your wife's family
02:46But not about any other incidents that worked out in the Dupree's favor?
02:51Well, you know more about those incidents than I do, don't you?
02:53And how they happened
02:56When you want as many departmental accommodations as Marceau
02:58Then you can criticize him
02:59And not before
03:01I didn't mean any disrespect
03:03But the truth is, Marcel
03:04You'll be out of here pretty soon
03:06In due time
03:08Don't go acting like I'm already history around here
03:10Well, your history is my point
03:13Don't you want to go out on a high
03:14By bringing some long-time perps to justice?
03:43Well, your history is my point of view
03:53What are you doing here?
03:55Do I need a reason to visit my daughter?
03:58We both know our relationship has changed.
04:01And I want to change that.
04:03I want to make amends, and I want to start by you spending Thanksgiving with me.
04:08You want to spend Thanksgiving with me and not Eva?
04:14You remember that Chinese restaurant that we used to go to for Thanksgiving back in Chicago?
04:20Mmm, the one with the mooshu turkey? It was bomb.
04:24Well, I am hoping that Thanksgiving at Orphe Jean's is just as good.
04:29Turkey Day used to be our mother-daughter thingy. Remember?
04:35Even when Alan was alive.
04:37It's crazy how much things have changed. Like, I've got a whole new family now.
04:41Dad claims he wants me to be as much a part of his life as his other children.
04:46As he should.
04:48Yesterday, Martin told me he wanted to get closer to me.
04:51Oh.
04:52Yet, somehow, still at Thanksgiving is you and me against the world.
05:02I thought you were determined not to let your modeling career take a backseat to your personal life this time.
05:07I realized what I wanted was to be the one making decisions that affect my life.
05:12I started so young that it was modeling executives making the choices, and then Bill.
05:18We all saw how that turned out.
05:20This time, I want to be the one in charge.
05:24Well, I like what I'm hearing.
05:26Andre was initially against being in front of the camera.
05:28He only changed his mind because he wanted to make me happy, so I decided to make him happy by
05:34not pressuring him to do something he didn't want to do.
05:37I have complete confidence that other modeling opportunities will come along.
05:41I am Danny Dupree, after all, but this was my one chance to show Andre that he comes first.
05:51Well, it sounds like you and Andre are building something really special.
05:55I hope we are, because to my utter surprise, shock, and awe, I've fallen in love with him.
06:09I'd like you to know that I see myself at the firm for the long haul.
06:12Oh, I'm glad to hear it.
06:14You know, frankly, you remind me of myself at your age.
06:19Always ready to establish myself as one of the best.
06:22I hope you won't mind if I say I'd like to match you in excellence.
06:25Oh, I'd be disappointed if you didn't.
06:27You've already shown that you can punch above your weight when you feel that for me while I was in
06:31the hospital and when Chelsea was kidnapped.
06:33I was happy to do it.
06:34Oh, good.
06:36Well, I don't know if you heard, but Haley and I just bought a new vacation home in St. Bart's,
06:39and I promised her that I'd let work take a backseat while we spend a few weeks there.
06:44Can I count on you to fill in for me again?
06:49If I ever need a life coach, I'll give you a call.
06:52Until then, keep your thoughts about my legacy to your damn self.
06:57My shift is on.
07:03What the hell's gotten into you?
07:05Marcel was a great cop, and I'd hate to watch him throw that reputation away.
07:10And seeing Isaiah turn his life around gave me hope that it's possible for other people, too.
07:14Yeah, well, I'll have to take your word for this new and improved Isaiah, since he seemed to have no
07:18interest in being a part of this family.
07:20Have you tried to really connect with him?
07:23He knows where I am.
07:25That boy turned down his mother's invitation to Thanksgiving dinner, talking about he was taking her to lunch instead.
07:31I hope we will at least see you and Naomi then.
07:33Of course.
07:34We'll be there for dessert and football, but after the Dupree dinner at the country club.
07:38Your mom and I are taking great aunt Francine, the home-cooked meal, to the retirement home.
07:43Poor thing, they keep giving her pumpkin pie instead of sweet potato pie.
07:46I'm sure she'll appreciate that.
07:48Yeah, well, it's the only way they're going to get rid of all this food that your mother's making.
07:52I swear this woman still cooks like you and your brother still living at home, eating your way through anything
07:56and everything.
07:56Man, I never turned down a piece of mom's sweet potato pie.
07:59I'm sure she made one just for you.
08:01When's Luke coming to town?
08:03He's not.
08:04He volunteered to work the Thanksgiving shift for the Detroit PD so the officers with kids can have the day
08:09off.
08:09Well, maybe Isaiah will change his mind and show up after all.
08:13Maybe pigs might whistle and meatballs might bounce.
08:16Your brother's way too busy up there with his new life and new career to spend the holiday with his
08:23own mother.
08:31Whatever race you were running, you definitely won.
08:35But you could catch me, though.
08:37I hate it that I had to rush off the last time we saw each other.
08:40How was Peaches doing?
08:41Oh, my dad was able to get her into a drug trial that they think might reduce some of her
08:45symptoms.
08:47Now, that has to be a relief to you and your mother.
08:49Yeah.
08:50I don't know Peaches very well, but she's come to mean a lot to me.
08:53Partly because she's the only person who can keep my mother in line.
08:57But I'm afraid when Peaches is gone, my mother's obsession with my dad will go from bad to worse.
09:04Maybe I'm being naive, but I want to share the holiday with both my daughters.
09:10That's not naivete.
09:11That's stupidity.
09:12You don't want me across the table from Eva with a knife in my hand.
09:17Okay, I knew that would be your initial reaction, but hear me out.
09:22If you and Eva can get along this holiday, I'm hoping there'll be more.
09:25Or, listen, Kat, baby, I think you'd be happy if you just let go of that anger towards Eva.
09:31People keep saying I'm the selfish one, but you're asking me to ignore my feelings so you can have the
09:37Thanksgiving you want.
09:38I just want to create some good memories for the three of us.
09:41You mean for Eva.
09:44For an instant, I actually believed you spending the holiday with me meant I mattered again.
09:51Like I came first for once since you found out Eva was your daughter.
09:58I guess I'll have to learn to accept the fact that I'll always take second place to Eva from now
10:04on.
10:05I value all my children equally.
10:09Which means to you, all Eva, all the time, until you feel like you've made up for not being around
10:15while she was growing up.
10:17Why am I the one that always has to change?
10:20To accept?
10:25You decided you wanted to have a relationship with Eva fine.
10:31I can't stop that.
10:33Although I know it means I don't matter that much to the person I believed understood me more than anyone
10:41else.
10:41You have been my miracle since the first day you opened up those big, beautiful eyes and smiled at me.
10:48I understand you, and I love you dearly.
10:53If you did, you'd know how much all of this has destroyed me.
11:01Well, I'm choosing myself.
11:04I'm not going to subject myself to Thanksgiving with Eva.
11:12You and Haley have a great time in St. Bart's. You can leave the office to me.
11:15Okay.
11:16A word of warning, though.
11:19Haley will probably be so grateful that she'll try to get Caroline to give you some of her special herbal
11:24tea.
11:25Pass. I'm an expresso man.
11:27Much more effective when you're burning the midnight oil.
11:30You see, that's the kind of work ethic that partners are made of.
11:37I am surprised to hear you use the word love with someone other than Bill.
11:41When Bill left me, I thought my heart was broken for good.
11:46But somehow Andre managed to put the pieces back together.
11:50I convinced myself it was just a friend with benefits thing.
11:53Easy, no strings.
11:54But the real gift turned out to be the friendship.
11:58Maybe there's something to that whole marrying your best friend idea after all.
12:03Love is wonderful.
12:04Children are everything.
12:07But liking your partner, that's the glue that holds a couple together.
12:12It's easy to be with Andre because he doesn't expect me to be anything but my authentic self.
12:18We even decided to go all in on our commitment by getting real wedding rings.
12:25We wanted them to reflect our relationship and be something totally unique.
12:31I never knew how good it would feel to have a man in my life who loved all of me.
12:35Flaws and all.
12:36With Bill, I always felt like I had to be the perfect trophy wife.
12:54Hello there, pretty lady.
12:56Looks like I'm not the only one getting my drink on before being trapped with family for Thanksgiving.
13:01Am I right?
13:03Well, I am having a drink.
13:05It is before Thanksgiving, so you got that much right.
13:10This is how I always mess up.
13:12Coming on too strong.
13:15I hope I didn't offend.
13:17No offense taken.
13:19My daughter says that sometimes I can be...
13:24Have we met before?
13:26I don't think I've had the pleasure.
13:28I never forget a face.
13:30Give me a minute.
13:31I'll figure it out.
13:33If you do, I'll buy you another round.
13:38Challenge accepted.
13:44You are a cop.
13:46That's right.
13:48Is that a problem?
13:54Look, let me call Isaiah to try to convince him to spend Thanksgiving with the family.
13:59Waste your breath.
14:00That boy having that step foot in our house for a holiday since high school.
14:03I don't want you begging him for a thing.
14:07It'll just be me telling my brother that we'd love for him to spend more time with us.
14:11You shouldn't have to ask.
14:12The boy should know how much his mother misses him.
14:14Chiss, Mom?
14:16You okay?
14:17I shouldn't be surprised he don't have the nerve to come around the house.
14:21Him and his bad attitude.
14:22I don't think he would have accepted the job at Banneker or moved back to D.C. if he wasn't
14:26trying to connect with all of us.
14:28I know y'all don't see eye to eye, but you're still family.
14:31That's got to mean something.
14:35I think you're underestimating the influence you have over your mother.
14:38I mean, I've only known you a little while, but you've already had a pretty big influence on me.
14:43Oh, really?
14:44A huge chunk of my brain is filled with thoughts about what could happen if we hadn't been interrupted after
14:48that kiss.
14:50And how do you think things would have gone down?
14:53In my mind, it got pretty wild.
14:56So you're saying that I'm literally the woman of your dreams.
15:00It may sound corny, but it's the truth.
15:03In my fantasy, after that first kiss, I was so intoxicated by the feel of your lips, I had to
15:08go back for more.
15:09You're incredibly special, Louisville.
15:11Okay, you are laying it on pretty thick.
15:14And I'm dead serious.
15:16And willing to do whatever it takes to prove it to you.
15:30I am really looking forward to Thanksgiving dinner.
15:32Have you spoken to the children yet?
15:34I want to let the staff here know how many place settings we'll need.
15:38It's the hospital. I need to take this.
15:45I won't let you down.
15:47I'm serious about wanting to make a partner.
15:48Okay.
15:50Mind you, you will need a little more experience under your belt.
15:53And I hope by the time you're ready to be a partner that your personal life can be a, I
15:58don't know, a source of support and stability for you.
16:00After what happened with Mike, I want all my partners to be family-oriented.
16:07Family has never accounted for much as far as Isaiah is concerned.
16:10Come on, Pops, you're going too hard on them like you always do. A lot of teens rebel.
16:14You did. And you two was raised the exact same way.
16:17Now, Isaiah wasn't happy unless he was stirring up trouble.
16:20He just wanted to do things his own way.
16:22Which was usually the wrong way.
16:24Your brother Luke raised here when he was growing up, too.
16:26But that was just to have fun, blow off a little steam with his friends.
16:31Isaiah? Isaiah did things to get himself arrested. And why?
16:35All because he wanted to embarrass me.
16:37I don't know what I did to make that boy despise me so.
16:40He didn't despise you, Pops.
16:42He was desperate for your attention.
16:44He felt like I was the golden child, whatever that even means.
16:47I have never favored any of my children.
16:50And I gave Isaiah plenty of attention.
16:52Did everything I could to keep that boy on the straight and narrow.
16:54I'm just saying, you had high expectations for all of us.
16:58And I'll be honest, sometimes it felt impossible to live up to him.
17:01And I refuse to apologize for being tough.
17:04We live in a world that don't cut black boys any slack.
17:06You gotta work twice as hard to get half as much, I know.
17:09I pushed you boys to be the very best that you can be.
17:11And I'm very proud of the way that you and Luke turned out.
17:15Really?
17:17Because you don't always act like it.
17:20You didn't have compliments from your mother.
17:22And don't be late for dessert tomorrow.
17:24It'll be rude to keep your mother waiting.
17:27Yes, sir.
17:37I haven't had the best luck with the police in this city.
17:41I can understand that.
17:43Because you look like trouble to me.
17:48Well, I'm just one of those women that is unafraid to go after what I want.
17:54Some people don't like that.
17:57Including a self-righteous little piece of detective named Jacob Hawthorne.
18:04If you'd stop that self-righteous, I'd have known just who you're talking about.
18:09He and I used to be partners.
18:11Hmm.
18:12Yeah, well.
18:13He is trying very hard to arrest me.
18:17Typical.
18:19He tends to go after anybody who doesn't meet his standards.
18:25He's been a thorn in my side, too.
18:28That's why we no longer paired up.
18:31So he's out to get you, too, huh?
18:33The last thing I want to talk about right now is my job.
18:37I just came here to have a drink and a little company.
18:41When you sat down, you mentioned that you're dreading Thanksgiving.
18:46Now, I used to be a bartender, which means that I am a very good listener.
18:53So, if you need a friendly ear, feel free to use mine.
19:00I'm Eva's father, and you are?
19:03Hello, sir.
19:04I'm Isaiah Hawthorne.
19:07Jacob's little brother.
19:09I remember you from the wedding.
19:10There was an incident where you were...
19:12He has a good job at Banner Cornell, and he's been a really great friend to me.
19:16So, please, be nice to him.
19:19Well, as long as he's nice to you, we won't have a problem.
19:25Eva, there's something I need to talk to you about.
19:28I'm due for fresh juice anyway.
19:30It was good to meet you, sir.
19:32Catch you later, Eva.
19:33Bye, Isaiah.
19:38You acting all overprotective came as a surprise.
19:41It's a dad's job, so get used to it.
19:44Think I could.
19:46Well, I've got a lot of catching up to do to make up for all the years we didn't get
19:50to spend together.
19:51So, starting with Thanksgiving, full disclosure, I also invited Kat.
19:57She turned me down, but I'm hoping she'll reconsider.
20:04I'd love to have Thanksgiving with you, Dad, but I've already made plans with Mama.
20:09And I just can't abandon her, especially on the day that's supposed to be all about family.
20:21What brought on that evil expression?
20:24I've been trying my best not to let the situation between Dad and Eva get to me, but he's making
20:30it impossible.
20:32What did he do now?
20:33He had the nerve to ask me to spend Thanksgiving with him and Eva.
20:39I am sure that came as a surprise.
20:42Understatement.
20:43I came here hoping a run on the treadmill will calm me down enough that I won't want to cut
20:48him out of my life completely.
20:50I mean, the nerve.
20:51Why would he think I'd give up dinner with my family to stare in Eva's lying, cheating face?
21:01Actually, I think it would be a good idea.
21:08I suppose there's no harm in a little conversation.
21:11And I'd like to learn about you two, starting with your name.
21:15Leslie Thomas.
21:17And you are?
21:18Marcel Malone.
21:21Well, Marcel, anything you say to me is as safe as if you were confessing to a priest, only without
21:29all that celibacy.
21:30In fact, there's a doctor I've got my eye on.
21:35Now, what's your problem with Thanksgiving?
21:39Well, all my wife and I do these days is fight.
21:44And lately, she's been talking about wanting out of the marriage.
21:49Well, if it's that bad, I say go for the divorce.
21:52Can't.
21:54I got my retirement all mapped out.
21:58Sailing the Caribbean.
22:01But if my wife takes half my assets, I won't be able to afford it.
22:05I see.
22:07Well, it would be a shame with, after all that planning, that you don't get everything you want in the
22:14end.
22:24I'm so sorry you have to see Bill so soon after getting home.
22:29Actually, Bill called while I was in L.A.
22:33He wanted to talk about emceeing Winterfest.
22:36Speaking of which, while I was on a shopping spree in Beverly Hills, I ran into my good friend, Damone
22:42Roberts.
22:43Stop it.
22:44The eyebrow king himself?
22:46He's got Rihanna and Beyonce on his client list.
22:49Okay, you got my attention.
22:51Okay.
22:51Mother, you never cease to amaze me.
22:54Well, get this.
22:55I was chatting and I brought up Winterfest, you know, to try to get another to die for auction item.
23:00He not only agreed to donate a brow package, but he said he wanted to attend.
23:06That would be quite the coup.
23:09Please tell him we will gladly accept his offer.
23:12I'll call him tonight.
23:13And while this truly is wonderful news, don't think I have been distracted from my initial thought.
23:20Now, how was your conversation with Bill on your honeymoon?
23:24It's fine.
23:25I don't want to jinx it, but after years of marriage, divorce, and mutual hostility,
23:33I think Bill and I are learning we can peacefully coexist.
23:37Well, I hope you're right.
23:40But I don't know if Bill is capable of friendship or any kind of relationship without a hidden agenda.
23:48I'm sorry, what do you mean by family-oriented?
23:54Look, I'm not saying that partners have to be married or have children.
23:58That would just be set in the framework for another lawsuit.
24:01But I do think it's best that they have an established, committed relationship
24:04so there won't be any outside distractions or potential scandals.
24:15I know.
24:17I live in a glass house, which is why I'm being so transparent here.
24:21I don't want my partners repeating my mistakes.
24:24And besides, there are different expectations for partners than for an associate.
24:28You'd be expected to, yeah, do more rainmaking.
24:32Socialize with clients, and clients crave stability.
24:35They're dealing with an attorney who seems more settled down.
24:39And that means that they're more likely to listen to advice and pay their substantial bills.
24:44I don't think my personal life is a distraction on any front.
24:48Besides, Cat and I have been dating for a while.
24:50Yeah, not without a lot of ups and downs, or so I've heard.
24:55Which often happens in the early stages of a relationship.
24:58Hey, look, I'm not blaming you, okay?
25:02Cat, like all the other Dupree women, has a strong personality.
25:05I know that.
25:07But I want you to keep in mind how your personal life can affect and impact your career.
25:15I can't believe you think I should spend Thanksgiving with Dad and Eva.
25:20I know it wouldn't be easy.
25:22But it might be a first step towards making peace with your half-sister's place in your father's life.
25:28You don't want to spend Thanksgiving with me?
25:30Of course I do.
25:31But I'm thinking about the big picture.
25:34First, Dad said he's not going to spend Thanksgiving with me if Eva's not a part of the deal.
25:40And now, my own mother is trying to kick me out of the family dinner.
25:45It's like I'm everyone's afterthought.
25:46You know that isn't true.
25:48But the family dynamic has changed, and we all have to adjust to that.
25:53I think the gym will give me more comfort than here.
25:57Although, the way my day is going, Eva will probably pop up on the treadmill next to me.
26:12Pat, you're thanks.
26:14Because I can't live with somebody I cannot trust.
26:20You can't just kick me out.
26:22Well, I guess you better call your father.
26:25Well, maybe you need to go stay with him, and he'll take care of you.
26:29I can't believe I'm saying this for the first time, but happy birthday, Eva.
26:40Everything good with you and your dad?
26:42Uh, yeah.
26:43He asked me to spend Thanksgiving with him.
26:46Then why do you look bummed?
26:48Because my mother would crash out if I chose my father over her.
26:51So you turned him down?
26:54I had to.
26:59For my money, the guy's got the father thing down.
27:02I thought he might forbid me to come within 100 feet of you after you caught us almost kissing.
27:09Since he's missed out on prom and first boyfriends, I guess he's decided now is a good time to treat
27:14me like a teenager.
27:15Can't say I blame him.
27:16I know I don't have the best reputation in town.
27:19Well, I might have to show him I'm a changed man, one worthy of his precious daughter.
27:24But first, you'd have to prove to that daughter that she should keep you around.
27:29Well, why don't we pick up where we left off?
27:45You know, I'm never more at peace than when I'm with Sheila.
27:48I just can't lose her.
27:51I thought you said all y'all do is fight.
27:55Oh, no.
27:56Sheila's my boat, not my wife.
27:59But I'm worried that my worst half is going to ask for custody of Sheila in the divorce.
28:06Does your wife like to sail?
28:09She gets seasick at the sight of the ocean.
28:11The woman just can't stand to see me happy.
28:14She sounds like a real bitch.
28:17I wouldn't say all that, but I ain't mad that you said it.
28:23Your wife sounds a lot like a woman I know.
28:26A judgmental shrew who drove her husband away.
28:30Then got mad and got her panties in a bunch when she learned that he had a kid with a
28:37woman who actually understood him.
28:39I bet your wife would be equally mad if you show up with a new lady on your arm.
28:47Old dude like me.
28:49Old.
28:51Mature.
28:52Masculine.
28:54And a good conversationalist.
28:57That's very appealing.
28:59Who knows?
29:01I just might be sunbathing on Sheila's dick.
29:06I thought you said you had something going on with some doctor.
29:09It's a situationship.
29:12Now unless he makes it exclusive.
29:15I'm a free agent.
29:25I'll let you get that.
29:31What's up, bro?
29:32What are your plans for Thanksgiving?
29:34Takeout and chilling on my couch.
29:36I know you got a dinner invite.
29:38Why eat takeout alone?
29:40Because it'll be more pleasant than get into yet another argument with Pops.
29:44We all know how that movie ends.
29:46You have a point.
29:47Mom never appreciated her homemade biscuits being thrown across the room.
29:52Yeah, she didn't speak to any of us for days.
29:54Now it was nice of her to invite me, but she'll be happier without me there.
29:58What about Pops?
30:00I know he'll never admit it, but that old man misses you.
30:03He hides it well.
30:05How about a compromise?
30:07Spend Thanksgiving with some of your family.
30:09Naomi and I are having dinner with the Dupreeze.
30:11You should come by.
30:14I wouldn't want to impose.
30:16It's at the country club, so adding another plate won't hurt.
30:19Pull up, bro.
30:20Why spend Thanksgiving alone if you don't have to?
30:23All right, I'll think about it.
30:25I'll catch you later.
30:32I ran into Kat in the lobby.
30:34Ted asked her to join him and Eva for Thanksgiving dinner.
30:38Oh, hell no.
30:40Unfortunately, that was her reaction, too.
30:42And when I suggested she reconsider and take him up on his offer, well, that didn't go over too well.
30:48Well, of course Kat is having a hard time adjusting.
30:51She has a surprise half-sister, who's her age.
30:55I think she started coming to terms with it until she heard her call him dad.
30:59That would have set me off, too, her laying claim to him like that.
31:03I think Eva's taking a page out of Looney Leslie's playbook.
31:06Oh, do not compare the two.
31:08Eva is a sweet girl who just wants to build a relationship with her father, and she should.
31:13Even if it devastates your daughter?
31:15Kat is a lot stronger than you give her credit for.
31:17And she needs to adjust to the fact that Eva is now part of her father's life.
31:22She needs to see that Ted having a relationship with Eva doesn't diminish his love for her any more than
31:29his relationship with Martin does.
31:30My mother used to always say, the heart has the ability to stretch beyond human understanding.
31:38Kat will always have a special place in Ted's heart.
31:42And the one thing Dupree women did right was choose men, despite their flaws, who are excellent fathers.
32:00Kat, what's wrong?
32:03I have a Thanksgiving dilemma.
32:05Lay it on me.
32:06Maybe I can help you solve it.
32:09Dad asked me to spend Thanksgiving with him and Eva.
32:13And, like I said, I'm really trying to go along to get along.
32:18So, I was seriously considering it.
32:21But then, I mentioned the idea to my mom, and she's, of course, used to spending Thanksgiving with me.
32:30I, you know, hate to choose between my parents.
32:36I might have a solution to your dilemma.
32:47Ladies, I hope I'm not interrupting, but Danny, I thought we could finish our conversation about Winterfest.
32:52You know, you continuing in your role as MC is solely due to Danny's insistence.
32:59I do now.
33:02And I'm glad that Danny didn't lobby for Andre to take over that role.
33:05You being MC is tradition.
33:09Well, I hope the rest of your honeymoon went well.
33:12It did indeed.
33:13Thank you for asking.
33:15I still can't believe how happy it makes me to talk about my marriage to Andre.
33:20Who'd have thought?
33:21But, we're well on our way to happily ever after.
33:25A great way to avoid picking one parent over another would be to spend Thanksgiving with me.
33:31Well, I thought you had plans with the associates from the firm.
33:35You're much better company.
33:37There's a great little bed and breakfast in Chesapeake Bay where we could spend the whole weekend.
33:43I'm so happy you want to spend the holiday with me.
33:46And only me.
33:49I've seen the size of the rooms no one else could fit.
33:52I suggest you let both your parents know that you've got a better offer.
33:57I accept.
33:59Good.
34:00The two of us are getting serious and it's time everyone knows it.
34:08Sorry about that.
34:09My brother was trying to nag me into spending Thanksgiving with him.
34:12Why don't you?
34:14I don't have that kind of connection with my family that you have with yours.
34:18You get along a hell of a lot better with your brother than I do with Kat.
34:22I suppose it could distract me from spending all holidays missing you.
34:26May it seem like fate keeps getting in the way of us going out on a real date.
34:30Maybe fate is trying to help us out.
34:32All this stopping and starting, this building anticipation that I don't think reality could ever satisfy.
34:39Why don't we put it to the test?
34:41Yeah, let's lock in a plan and get together after the holidays.
34:44We can be here, compare notes on whose family Gavin was crazier, and see where things go.
34:49Bet.
34:50Looking forward to it.
34:53Until then, I think we need a little something to hold us over.
35:05The doctor I was just talking about just showed up, so I better get going.
35:11But it was really nice talking to you.
35:14Some other time.
35:16Who knows?
35:17Maybe I'll think of you when I'm making a donation to the Police Booster League.
35:22A big one.
35:24I'm very rich.
35:28Hey there, teddy bear.
35:31You do realize that guy you were sitting with is a cop, right?
35:36What'd you do now?
35:38Ha-ha.
35:39Yeah, that Marcel is all about serving and protecting.
35:43Sorry if seeing me with another man made you jealous.
35:48Your personal life is your business.
35:50But I hope you don't mind me honing in on one aspect of it.
35:54Hone away.
35:56Now I want to spend Thanksgiving with Eva this year.
35:59I know you two usually spend the holiday together.
36:02Would you mind if I join you this year?
36:05That would make the holiday.
36:07For our daughter.
36:09I mean, we were planning on going to Orphe Jean's.
36:13Great.
36:14Dinner is on me.
36:17Well, this is going to be an unforgettable Thanksgiving.
36:21Thanksgiving.
36:39I've skipped the holiday.
36:39I'll see you soon.
36:40I'll see you soon.
36:40See you soon.
36:43Bye.
36:44Bye.
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