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00:04Previously on Beyond the Gates.
00:07Danny Dupree, super mom, is so bad.
00:11I think it's a good idea for you to keep your distance from the net.
00:14How can I turn my back on someone who helped me?
00:16I don't want to see her take advantage of you.
00:18I'd strongly advise you to reconsider popping by unsolicited.
00:22Relax, Ms. Thang.
00:23I have my sights on another powerful player.
00:26I am no longer yours for you to be concerned with.
00:30She is dating both Carlton and Kyle.
00:33Stop living back there, man.
00:34I've been trying to get your grandmother to take it easy.
00:37I will rest when I'm tired.
00:46Happy Valentine's Day, my love.
00:48Oh, sweetheart, look at those beautiful roses.
00:52And you bought me...
00:57Saltwater taffy.
00:58I know things can taste different during chemo, but I couldn't skip our tradition.
01:06Well, some traditions are worth keeping, and it wouldn't be Valentine's Day without taffy from my love.
01:13Do you remember the first time we took Danny and Nicole over to Rehoboth, and we wandered into that candy
01:19store, huh?
01:20Do I remember?
01:22You would have thought they discovered a real-life Candyland game.
01:26They didn't know where to look next or what to get.
01:29You were just as excited as they were.
01:31I was, wasn't I?
01:33And I have loved catering to your sweet tooth ever since.
01:36Well, I have a surprise for you.
01:39And it doesn't fit in a box.
01:42To our mother-daughter Galentine's Day.
01:46This idea was gold, Mom.
01:48I'm so happy to have you as my Valentine.
01:50And look at me showing off my Chelsea cat bag.
01:54Mmm, it's the very first of its kind.
01:56We're just about to launch it.
01:57And I am the best billboard.
01:59I carry it everywhere I go.
02:01People are always stopping me, asking me where they can buy it.
02:03Well, only a few more weeks until it's available for purchase, and then you can finally give your friends the
02:08link.
02:08Can't wait.
02:10This is so great, having this time with just the two of us.
02:14It reminds me of when I was a little kid, and I was worried about not getting Valentine's Day cards
02:20at school.
02:21You would always have a little something for me at home.
02:24So whether or not school was a bust, I'd have a gift and a heart.
02:28Well, it's what your grandmother always did for me and Danny.
02:30I'm just paying it forward to my own kids, even though you and Martin have your real-life Valentines of
02:36your own now.
02:37And who's your Valentine?
02:40The best part of having two men offering to be mine tonight was the freedom to say no to both
02:47their invitations.
02:49Damn, Mom!
02:50From your new drip to this forward-thinking attitude, you really have done the full makeover.
02:57Is that a good or a bad thing in your book?
02:59Well, I must admit, I'm still getting used to living single Nicole, but since you had several tempting offers for
03:09dates tonight, and you still chose me, I'm very happy.
03:13You, my amazing daughter, and your brother are the true loves of my life.
03:19You two are the reason why I will never regret all the years I spent with your father.
03:25So much for best laid plans.
03:27Didn't you tell me the reason you were able to score last-minute reservations at Heming's Bistro?
03:33Because you knew the staff?
03:35Apparently not.
03:37Could have at least given me a heads up.
03:39The restaurant reservation was for Valentine's Day 2027.
03:44Something next, right?
03:45Hey, I am just fine showing off this gorgeous gown right here at Uptown, where more people will compliment me,
03:51and there is a silver lining.
03:53See, I knew you'd find one. Lay it on me.
03:57Well, we already have reservations at the most exclusive restaurant in D.C. for next Valentine's Day.
04:03Ah-ha.
04:04Ah-ha.
04:07I think your modeling comeback has everybody talking.
04:13I couldn't have done it without you, Andre.
04:16What do you mean?
04:19You gave me the confidence to put myself out there again.
04:23I am the luckiest woman in the world because I get to call you my forever Valentine.
04:29Take a look at the name.
04:31I don't know.
04:32Go, bye.
04:34Go, bye.
04:38Go.
04:46Go, bye.
04:49Go, bye.
04:52Bye.
04:52Bye-bye.
04:53You have a holiday.
04:58Bye-bye.
04:58Bye-bye.
04:58Bye-bye.
05:02so where's my future son-in-law that young man deserves a lecture please don't i am simply
05:10concerned because you have endured too many solo valentine's days now this year was supposed to be
05:17different relax isaiah is meeting me here here oh no we can't have that or if you jeans is hardly
05:26a romantic destination you and i are different mama okay i'd rather be with a man who surprises
05:32me with flowers he handpicked on an ordinary day that is how a guy who actually cares acts
05:38i couldn't agree more
05:45wow did the florist bundle up every single flower in the shop let's just put it this way when i
05:52left
05:53the florist had to put the clothes sign on the door my beautiful wife deserves to be spoiled
05:58on valentine's day proving my handsome husband is considerate and over the top just the way i like
06:07it bring it on so how'd your day go sweetheart well i've been following the doctor's instructions to
06:16take it easy i've just chilled you know so i could be rested for the evening what do you have
06:23planned
06:24yeah i don't know i just thought maybe we'd order room service ask concierge if there's a massage
06:30therapist available that sounds enticing as a start
06:41vanessa have you been redecorating it's for you sit down and relax
07:11not that i mind but did you forget your skirt
07:17since i'm wearing a little less than usual you're going to wear a little more
07:26that's for you put it on
07:35hey so sorry i'm late i just got here too all that matters is that we have this evening to
07:42ourselves
07:42on the most romantic night of the year you took the words right out of my mouth shall we yep
07:52so much for it just being the two of us
07:56happy valentine's day mom sis you too brother happy valentine's day nicole
08:03i'm glad to see you two are making time for each other
08:06it wasn't easy now that both of us are working but we figured it out i feel you till moss
08:12is at the
08:12office burning the midnight wheel tonight so mom offered to be my date should we make it a double
08:19date absolutely not you two take advantage of this alone time lord knows how difficult it is to find
08:27together time when you're raising kids nobody wants their mother and sister crashing their valentine's
08:32date the kids at banneker were selling these handpicked flowers today to raise money for the
08:38glee club i couldn't resist i love them and i want you to invite me to their concert when they
08:44do it
08:45will do i don't understand why the two of you are being so low effort about what champagne and diamonds
08:56day darling i mean don't you want to live large like you and where has all your desire to do
09:06it big
09:07gotten you sitting right here across from me dateless i think you're projecting your own disappointment
09:13about valentine's day onto me stop using that nicole dupree coded therapy speak on me
09:24i picked orfie jeans because i know what's important to eva is quality time over big flashy
09:30gestures and giving her what she wants see mama i'm lucky to be with a man who really gets me
09:40and since you don't approve of our date you can feel free to go someplace else so you don't have
09:44to
09:44witness it i'm not putting on a blindfold why not i'm enjoying the view trust me you'll enjoy yourself
09:58even more with the blindfold when a man's deprived of one of his five senses it heightens the other four
10:05you'll gain a new appreciation for taste scent touch and sound i have a whole night of surprises planned but
10:16you're going to have to trust me
10:20you do trust me don't you joey
10:27it won't fit in a box i'll give you a hint this gift is about us and our love
10:35our love certainly won't fit in any box so settle in the show is about to start it's a special
10:42valentine's
10:43day retrospective now i won't say the year but the jeans were stonewashed and telephones had cords
10:51ah the good old days and you were right there by my side just like you are now as i
10:59navigate one of
11:00the scariest journeys of my life
11:08i know this track this is from one of your first solo jazz albums
11:16when i think of loving you it's something that i can't explain your love is the life force
11:27running through my veins
11:31this feeling is not easy to express in words my heart is trembling in your hands just like a little
11:42baby bird
11:53detective malone is he protecting the sermon 10-4
11:57hey lover
11:58i assume you've been incommunicado because you are planning a big old surprise for me
12:04and since i'm such a considerate person i'm letting you know that i'll be at uptown
12:10wearing next to nothing under my coat just in case you want to strip search me
12:18i feel like i'm always apologizing for mama and here i go again
12:23look i'm so sorry that she was unforgivably rude
12:28i'm getting used to leslie's unique personality
12:33that's a polite way to put it
12:35but she does have me second guessing tonight
12:38did you mean what you said about being cool this date
12:40because we can totally go someplace else if you want to do something special
12:45you're disappointed
12:47i'm sorry babe i thought you loved flowers
12:50you could never disappoint me bill
12:53i know it's been a tough few days and you know when people say it's hard to recover from a
12:58mugging
12:58now i i see plus with everything going on at the office i know valentine's day was
13:04the last thing on your mind
13:08okay so what are you getting at
13:13it's not that i had my heart set on some big flashy gift
13:18it's more that i don't know i was hoping an exciting valentine's day would distract me from
13:24the fact that my attacker is still out there roaming free and could come back and attack me again
13:32are you sure you want to commit to a date with me a full year in advance
13:35a lot can happen between now and then
13:38i'm sure it will
13:39i intend to stay by your side for every bit of drama to transpire
13:45can't say i mind that
13:47i'd be a fool to not lock valentine's day 2027 down now
13:50as hot as you look
13:53you could pull any man
13:54in this place
13:56well luckily for you
13:58i've already found the man that i want
14:02uncle ted
14:03what's up man happy valentine's day
14:05same to you nephew
14:06what's going on
14:08danny
14:08hi
14:08you having a good time
14:10yes
14:11yes we are
14:12good
14:13i'm glad to see you out with this lovely lady
14:16yeah i took your advice and decided to take her out on the town
14:20oh
14:20and you know my wife danny of course
14:22sure we've chatted when she drops in to say hi to nicole
14:25or when i want to know what's really going on at garland
14:28shaniece stays plugged in
14:30but i feel like i know you more after yesterday
14:32i caught a glimpse of your live stream while i was at work
14:34congrats on the modeling comeback i'm excited
14:36and i know my cousins are too
14:38your cousins
14:39oh they had your posters plastered all over their walls when you first started modeling
14:43well if they still have them i do autographs
14:46oh well if they don't will you autograph your new ads
14:48in fact i want to sign photo too
14:50i don't know
14:51i think maybe you should join me on the runway at tatum's next fashion show
14:55because you are wearing the hell out of that dress girlfriend
14:58well compliments to ted because he is the one that gave it to me
15:02oh
15:03i didn't realize you'd moved on to the picking out each other's clothes stage
15:23those lyrics were inspired by one of our past valentine's days do you remember
15:28keep going i'm just ringing a bell
15:32i was on the west coast leg of my solo tour and you were back in dc newly elected to
15:38the senate
15:39we were in different time zones struggling to connect back in those analog days when it took so much effort
15:46to communicate with someone and i was missing you so much and then valentine's day came
15:53and that night after the concert i poured all of that loneliness and desire into writing that song
16:01and then there was a knock on the door
16:04and there you stood with flowers and salt water taffy
16:09you had flown in for the night and had to leave early the next morning
16:13i remember it well
16:22i totally mean it when i say this is my ideal v-day date
16:26why is it
16:27because no place but orphe jeans is gonna have the peach cobbler i've been craving
16:33i'm so relieved to hear that
16:36our relationship status has changed from friends with benefits to being an actual couple
16:42but that doesn't mean everything else has to change
16:44we're still the same people
16:46yeah we are
16:49so now that we're being honest about what we want
16:51can i just say for me
16:53it's you
16:54and not just in my bed
16:56but in every area of my life
17:03happy valentine's day
17:05what happened to quality time a bouquet and no big gestures
17:09small gesture
17:10and just maybe your mom had a little bit of a point
17:14go ahead
17:14go ahead open it
17:25it's so me
17:28oh isaiah
17:30not too much
17:33big enough to feel special
17:34small enough to feel
17:36real
17:38it's perfect
17:45they're for you to wear at campaign events
17:48i thought having more unusual ties sends the message that you're younger and cooler than your rival in the primaries
17:54and that you're willing to buck the status quo despite coming from a political dynasty
18:00oh i can't believe how thoughtful you were on these i actually put a lot of thought in your gift
18:06too
18:06okay
18:07okay what is it
18:09open it and find out
18:13oh plane tickets
18:14to costa rica we leave tomorrow
18:16we will be staying at a romantic resort in the middle of the rainforest for a week
18:21i hope these tickets are refundable
18:26and how do you try that 424 skin care routine
18:28well aren't you miss trendy
18:30have you
18:32are you talking about the four minutes of oil cleansing
18:36two minutes of foam cleansing
18:37and four minutes of rinsing
18:39of course you're an expert
18:42fashion isn't just purses you know
18:44honestly i'm really into the vitamin c serum
18:48it's a game changer especially if you're already using glycolic acid
18:51see this is the kind of conversation we can't have when men are around
18:55it's so true
18:57we should have had more galentine celebrations
19:00i love talking really stuff with you
19:16are any of these new skin care routines really better than gran's basic cold cream
19:46i've never looked hotter
19:50oh i'm starting to like this game of yours
19:58well come closer like onto my lap
20:01no i give the orders tonight
20:04well then order me to kiss you again
20:17uh hey
20:18vanessa not funny uncuff me
20:21absolutely not
20:23relax
20:24submit to this experience
20:27it won't kill you to give up control for one night
20:33well you should have been dragged into the station in handcuffs by now
20:36it's unbelievable
20:37the bastard put his hands on you is
20:39you're still out there somewhere
20:41elon assured me that
20:43the police are doing everything possible to find you
20:46yeah yeah yeah he gave me the same assurances too
20:49several times
20:50bill
20:50you can't harass the chief of police
20:53well the hell i can't
20:54look i call elon every few hours
20:57to make sure that he's on top of this
20:58that mugger disrupted your life
21:00and you still feel unsafe
21:01well i just can't help it
21:04it was so traumatizing
21:07every time i close my eyes
21:08i see it happening over and over and
21:11well
21:13maybe you think you'll feel less anxious back at our place
21:16i mean all the locks have been changed
21:18the doors have been reinforced
21:19and security's been updated throughout the house
21:22you know if going back home
21:24we'll put your mind at ease
21:25we can pack up and leave right now
21:32you've gone through so much trouble
21:34and expense
21:36but
21:38you're just not ready
21:39okay
21:39it's not a problem baby
21:41it's not a problem
21:41we can stay here as long as you like
21:45i am so sorry for bringing down the mood
21:49this is valentine's day
21:50we are supposed to be celebrating how much we are still in love with each other
21:55yeah you know what you were right
21:57and i think i know exactly how to get you back into a more festive frame of mind
22:03is this what i think it is
22:11millions of anita williams fans would be jealous that i just had a private concert
22:18it felt good to sing even just a little bit
22:22here and just for you
22:25it's going to be a long time before i'm able to do a concert again
22:28you don't know that
22:30chemo might take my voice at least temporarily and uh
22:35that's why i wanted to do this
22:38as a reminder of how our love has endured for decades
22:42and even in our bleakest moments we lift each other
22:46just like we did that valentine's day so many years ago
22:54janessa you realize being handcuffed
22:57giving up control i could be killed
23:01joey
23:04you think i'm going to kill you
23:08i love you
23:10i have a lot of enemies
23:11if i can't move i can't protect myself if one of them shows up
23:15why worry there's security watching the street as well as a couple of your muscled minions at your door
23:21that doesn't mean i'm completely safe
23:23don't you remember telling me that your house is the one place you can let down your guard and be
23:29vulnerable
23:30up to a point within reason
23:32i think it's entirely reasonable to let me take care of you for a change
23:47you got the house in saint barth
23:50i did indeed and this is the deed
23:54how in the world did you pull that off
23:56i thought no amount of money would get that owner to sell
23:59oh the guy's marriage fell apart
24:01and part of the settlement is that he has to sell the house
24:03and split the proceeds with his wife
24:06did you handle the divorce and come up with the idea
24:09well the division of assets is pretty standard in these matters
24:12but i may have called the couple's attorneys and put in a cash offer to move things along
24:16oh i have the cleverest most handsome most generous man on the face of the earth
24:23i never gave up on the house
24:25because i knew exactly how happy it would make you
24:28i am more than happy
24:30i am ecstatic
24:32i am overjoyed
24:33i'm just
24:34still in love
24:35oh bill
24:36and this whole time i thought you just got me a floral bouquet
24:40you have a great poker face
24:44well that's because i hit the jackpot
24:47with you
24:50sorry for the overshare
24:51i'm sure nicole's sister doesn't want to know this much about her ex-brother-in-law's personal life
24:56nicole has moved on
24:58and ted is andre's family which means he will always be in my life
25:03i'm glad you're dating someone i like
25:06you know what maybe we should have you two over to the house for dinner
25:10i don't know
25:11say yes ted
25:12we will get along so much better now that you have finished that inexplicable entanglement with leslie
25:18i wish day and night that leslie would do the same
25:23that woman is like gum on your shoe
25:25you just can't shake her
25:27okay let's not let her uh ruin our valentine's day
25:31i'm gonna make damn sure she doesn't
25:33uptown is not big enough for the both of us
25:35leslie has been a plague on my whole family
25:37and she continues to terrorize my parents with construction noises on that monstrosity across the street
25:43so what i'm saying chanice
25:46is that i have totally got your back
25:54it looks great
25:55i never want to take it off
26:01what's the matter
26:03okay i feel like such an ass because all i got you was this lousy card
26:10eva that's a lot more than i expected
26:12i sure didn't assume you were gonna get me anything
26:15why not
26:17because valentine's day is more about guys doing something romantic for their ladies
26:22that's a little bit old-fashioned isn't it
26:24i mean there are a lot more ways to be a couple than just man and woman
26:27oh yeah of course
26:29i guess i'm i'm just thinking strictly from my own perspective
26:33and sitting here dazzled by you right now
26:35i just
26:36i want to give you the world
26:38eva i want to give you my heart
26:41aww listening to you with the words
26:44but no seriously
26:45i don't want to be the kind of woman who just
26:49takes without giving anything in return
26:52now that you got me this real gift
26:54i feel lazy because all i did was write you a note
26:56there's nothing lazy about that
26:58but writing takes effort
27:00and
27:01sometimes the right words can be powerful
27:09you
27:09i feel like you
27:11see
27:12those heightened senses are already kicking in
27:15i feel so sweet
27:16she's a cool one
27:20thank you for the rose
27:23i love that you brought me gifts that we can incorporate into our evening
27:29Open your mouth.
27:45How's your sense of taste doing?
27:47Well, the chocolate's fine.
27:49But there's a couple other things I'd like to taste.
27:52You need to cool down.
27:57When I was coming down.
27:58She's a cool woman.
28:02Oh.
28:04If you really want me to explore this new heightened sense of touch,
28:11you should probably uncuff me.
28:15Why aren't you excited about this trip to Costa Rica?
28:18It's not that it hasn't been a dream.
28:21Then what's the problem?
28:23You freelance for the Washington Record.
28:25You don't have to punch a time clock.
28:28I have a job, partner.
28:31A real bona fide job.
28:34Investigative journalism, it's not just a lark.
28:37I can't just pack up and split when the mood strikes.
28:41Mom is always happy to take the kids in.
28:44Our domestic arrangement isn't the issue.
28:48I'm in the middle of a major investigation.
28:51I can't just abandon it for a week.
28:54We can go when I wrap things up.
28:57Well, I mean, that works for you.
28:59But this is the only time I get off before the general election in November.
29:04I'm sorry, but I guess we can't go until after the election.
29:17Martin and Smitty look a little tense.
29:20Mom, you're not supposed to be butting in on their date.
29:24Easier said than done.
29:37They seemed so happy a few minutes ago.
29:39What could have gone wrong in such a short amount of time?
29:42Even the best marriages are a constant give and take.
29:46When you make a life with somebody else, there will always be disagreements and compromises.
29:52I've never been good at compromising.
30:01Sometimes it's the best way to get what you want.
30:13There you are.
30:14I got your message.
30:16It turned me on.
30:18Mmm.
30:19Well, that was the idea.
30:21So, exactly where are you?
30:23Just drop the perp to lock up.
30:25Okay.
30:26Well, after he's all tucked in, you're coming to Uptown, right?
30:31No can do.
30:32I'm only halfway through my shift.
30:35Besides, I'm not sure why you're expecting me to meet with you.
30:39It's not like we had plans.
30:41It's Valentine's Day.
30:43I was being spontaneous.
30:45Okay, but that was the last sappy perp's excuse.
30:52You'd better keep your panties on tonight.
30:55Too late.
30:56Maybe I should go and show Ted what is or isn't under this coat.
31:02And then that would end the little rebound fling with you, nurse do nothing.
31:06What?
31:07No.
31:08That would be the end of you, wiki.
31:11Maybe Shanice is too kind or too sane to stoop to your level, but I'm not.
31:15I'm just as crazy as you, so please, witch of a thousand names, do something to make me act in
31:24self-defense.
31:24Whoa, whoa, whoa.
31:25I wasn't talking about a cat fight.
31:27I just meant that if Leslie here dared to flash Ted, he would just realize how pathetic she is and
31:34lose the last kernel of respect he may still have for her.
31:37I stand corrected.
31:47I hope both you trifling hoes choke on some candy hearts.
32:23You and I have pushed each other to make our dreams come true and supported each other
32:31when life turned into a nightmare.
32:35But there is nothing, and I mean nothing, I can't find my way through, including cancer, with
32:44you by my side.
32:58You've been such a good boy through all this.
33:01You deserve a little reward.
33:05Well, as much as I benefit from your affinity for role-playing, you don't have to be anyone
33:12else with me.
33:14Ever.
33:15Because you're so in love with the real me?
33:17Mm-hmm.
33:19I gave up control tonight.
33:20That should prove how much I love you.
33:24And now, it's my turn to be in charge.
33:32I can't wait to christen our new home.
33:37Remember what we said?
33:38We'll make love in every single one.
33:41Yeah.
33:41Well, I have an idea.
33:43What?
33:43Why don't we...rehearse?
33:47Ooh.
33:50Well, I will cancel the trip.
33:57Maybe we could be back in a moment and make the most of the rest of Valentine's Day.
34:04We'd better, because it's the last time we'll be alone for a while.
34:12Looks like they've patched things up.
34:17Mom, there seems to be something very interesting happening on your phone.
34:22I confess.
34:25After all that big talk, I broke girl code.
34:28What?
34:29No.
34:29I have never felt like such a hypocrite.
34:32I'm texting Carlton and Kyle, talking dirty to guys under the table.
34:41Well, if it makes you feel any better, I've been texting Tomas all evening.
34:49So much for Valentine's Day.
34:55Not to get savvy, but I've done a lifetime of solo days.
34:59So, spending V-Day with my best friend, and now my boo, it matters.
35:06You matter.
35:09I have never seen a fear like that in Leslie's eyes.
35:13No, I just have to let her know.
35:15Valentine may be a saint, but I am not.
35:18Mmm.
35:18Well, I'm sorry she had to show up and add one more complication to what promised to be a perfect
35:23night.
35:24But next year, Valentine's Day, will be drama-free.
35:29Doesn't matter.
35:30As long as we are both there.
35:32Mmm.
35:33You know, usually, I'm a little worried whenever you put on your Danny indignation hat.
35:39But tonight, it was pretty hot.
35:42To tell you the truth, I really didn't understand what Leslie and Shanice were arguing about.
35:47Especially when they started talking about panties.
35:49But there was no way.
35:50I was about to let Leslie ruin my first Valentine's Day married to you.
35:55Mmm.
35:55Mmm.
35:56It was that wild, unpredictable streak that attracted me to you in the first place.
36:00Shh.
36:00It's only gonna get more wild when we get home.
36:03Mmm.
36:03Mmm.
36:04Mmm.
36:06Mmm.
36:08Mmm.
36:09Mmm.
36:11Mmm.
36:16Mmm.
36:19Mmm.
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