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00:10I didn't expect to see you here this early.
00:13Oh, yeah, I figured you'd be up.
00:14You've always been a morning person.
00:16I had to be, because that was the only time
00:18I could get a word in with our parents
00:20before Miss Mommy Look at Me took the spotlight.
00:24I can't help it if I had star quality,
00:27even before I could speak.
00:30Funny you brought up Mom and Dad.
00:34You don't even have to say it.
00:36I already know what day it is.
00:39This morning last year,
00:40we were putting finishing touches on our speeches.
00:44And competing over whose toast would make Mom cry first.
00:49Calm down.
00:50It was a toast, not a rap battle.
00:52Says the loser.
00:54Well, we never got a chance to find out
00:56since the surprise guest turned...
00:58the anniversary party into a horror show.
01:02And I'll never forget the look on Mom's face.
01:06Her just standing there,
01:08holding all of that pain in,
01:10trying her best not to fall apart.
01:12I couldn't sleep last night,
01:14thinking about her waking up this morning.
01:17And Dad, oh my God,
01:19I don't even know where his head's at.
01:22It's gonna be rough on them for sure.
01:43And we've been together since Maui.
01:47We fell in love at that conference,
01:49and we knew our lives would be intertwined forever.
01:53We got so much more to give that's good and real.
01:59Don't let Dana steal that from us.
02:03You're trying to save our marriage.
02:06But right now,
02:08I'm working on trying to save me.
02:21Hey.
02:22Eva, what are you doing here?
02:24I would have begged good money
02:25I was the last person you wanted to see on your day off.
02:28I'm pretty sure I'm the last person you want to see
02:30on this day in particular.
02:32Oh, you mean the anniversary
02:35I was crucified by my family, friends,
02:38and damn near all of Fairmont Crest.
02:41At least you can joke about it.
02:43Yeah, better than the alternative.
02:46I don't blame you for what your mother did.
02:48Besides, I'm way past it.
02:51How are you really feeling?
03:24Still no sign of the net.
03:27Not exactly breaking news.
03:29But the why is getting clearer.
03:32We know when she left town.
03:33So Keegan and I pivoted.
03:35We stopped chasing where she went
03:37and started asking who she might be running from.
03:41Hmm.
03:42Okay.
03:42Go on.
03:43If she's not ducking the feds,
03:45odds are she's hiding from someone closer.
03:49Someone with a grudge.
03:50One of her victims.
03:51That's the working theory.
03:53Keegan is compiling a list of bank clients
03:55whose accounts got whiked,
03:57allegedly, by Lynette.
03:58Well, there's motive.
04:00Since none of the accounts were insured.
04:03Banks pretending like it's not their problem.
04:05And some of these folks
04:06were weeks away from retirement.
04:07Now they got to go back to working doubles
04:09just to keep the lights on.
04:11We're not saying something happened to Lynette,
04:13but we think she could be laying low
04:15until things cooled down.
04:17You know, losing your life savings
04:19makes you desperate.
04:21And desperate people can do dangerous things
04:23to claw their way back.
04:26I've got to admit,
04:27that massage did its thing.
04:29Yeah, thank God we got that emergency appointment.
04:31That boxing session was good for the soul,
04:33but not so much the muscles.
04:36Facts.
04:37I'm just glad you called me to tag along.
04:39Girl, please,
04:40who else was going to listen to me
04:41spiral about centerpieces?
04:43Mom, maybe?
04:45She said the other night she misses you.
04:48I literally live in her backyard.
04:50Right, but all she gets is the occasional wave
04:52when you're passing in the driveway.
04:54She gets more than that.
04:56Don't forget, she's helping me plan my wedding.
04:57I thought you told her to back off.
04:59And she did.
05:01And we're good.
05:02But that's not, like,
05:04real quality time, Chelsea.
05:06I didn't go off grid.
05:08I just got engaged.
05:10Which means you're spending most of your free time
05:12cozied up with Madison,
05:13which is beautiful.
05:14Don't get me wrong.
05:15Mom's just feeling the distance.
05:19Well, you can't put all of this on me.
05:21I mean, she got married, too.
05:23It's not like I can just pop into the house anymore.
05:26Who knows what I would be walking in on?
05:33Hey, good morning, Sunshine.
05:34I'm not before I've had my caffeine.
05:36How are you so chipper already?
05:39Clean living, and I just went for a morning run.
05:43You're welcome to join me the next time.
05:44That's a hard pass.
05:46The only thing I run to this early
05:48is my coffee maker.
05:52Checking on Nicole?
05:53Yep.
05:55Any word?
05:56Nope.
05:57Which I'm hoping means she spent the evening
05:59with one of her adoring lovers.
06:01That reminds me,
06:02when are we having your loser uncle
06:04and Shanice over for dinner?
06:06Can we maybe drop loser from his title?
06:08When he proves me wrong.
06:10But did y'all set that up
06:11on your guys' night out?
06:13I, uh, didn't mention it.
06:16Yeah, things between him and Shanice
06:18might not be going anywhere.
06:19Hmm.
06:20Not so easy to replace my sister, is it?
06:24Protein shake?
06:25It's really cute
06:26how you keep trying to push that on me,
06:28but I like my protein deep fried over waffles.
06:31Come on.
06:32I'm gonna take you to Orphe Jean's
06:34for some real food.
06:40Mr. Armstrong?
06:46Senator.
06:48Morning to you, too.
06:50Forgive my lack of enthusiasm.
06:52I expected Chief Hawthorne
06:54to be the one that I
06:56coincidentally ran into this morning.
06:58He sends his regards.
07:00Elon arranged this meeting
07:01as a favor to me.
07:05It's amazing how eager people are
07:07to ingratiate themselves
07:09with the Duprees.
07:11But I count myself among them.
07:13Have a seat.
07:14We'll sit over there instead.
07:20I just texted Mom
07:21asking her if she wants
07:22to meet here for breakfast.
07:24You know,
07:25she could have just said
07:26she missed me
07:26the last time we talked
07:28instead of pitching
07:29some business deal.
07:30Yeah, I know,
07:31but I kind of get
07:33where she's coming from.
07:34For years,
07:35your relationship
07:36was revolved around
07:37your modeling career.
07:38You know,
07:39it gave her purpose
07:40and now that's gone.
07:42She's just trying to figure out
07:43where she fits.
07:45Fitz?
07:46Naomi,
07:47she's my mom.
07:48But she doesn't see it
07:49like that right now.
07:51Especially with Dad
07:52helping to defend Madison
07:54against that lawsuit,
07:55she feels like
07:55he has a more important role
07:56in your life
07:57and she's just
07:58on the outside looking in.
08:03Okay,
08:03she said she's in the mood
08:04for Orphe jeans
08:05and she and Andre
08:06are on the way there now.
08:07You want to go?
08:10Why not?
08:10I wouldn't want
08:11any more accusations
08:12of being a distant daughter.
08:18I actually had dinner
08:19with mom earlier this week.
08:21I know,
08:22she was shopping with me
08:23right before then.
08:24So she's in good spirits?
08:26Very.
08:27Even after we saw Dad,
08:29which,
08:29all things considered,
08:31should have been
08:31a Real Housewives
08:32reunion level of disaster.
08:34She seemed okay to me too.
08:35But to be fair,
08:37we mostly talked about me.
08:39Hmm,
08:40your favorite topic.
08:41Anyway,
08:42mom's basically
08:43board certified
08:44in steering conversations
08:46toward what she wants
08:48to talk about.
08:49I'm better at digging deep
08:50with her than you,
08:51so that means you...
08:53Should check on Dad
08:54while you take mom's temperature.
08:56Sure.
08:57And we are in
08:58a much better place.
08:59Plus,
09:00I face my own
09:01colossal mistakes,
09:02so,
09:03no judgment.
09:05Well,
09:06at least your mistake
09:07didn't produce
09:08accidental people.
09:10And since that's
09:11your way of referring
09:12to our half-sister,
09:14I most definitely
09:15need to be the one
09:16to talk to Dad.
09:17It's your anniversary,
09:18the first one
09:19since the divorce.
09:20Okay?
09:21And it's okay
09:23to be in your feelings
09:24about it, okay?
09:25And you don't really
09:26have anybody to talk to.
09:27I mean,
09:28you can't exactly
09:28confide in Shanice,
09:29and your best friend
09:30is too busy
09:31dating your ex-wife.
09:32Really, Eva?
09:33Okay, yeah.
09:35Not helping.
09:37Dad,
09:38I'm just saying
09:39if you ever need
09:40to talk,
09:41like,
09:41really talk,
09:43I'm here.
09:46I appreciate that.
09:47But honestly,
09:48there's nothing to say.
09:49Nicole was my world.
09:50That world doesn't
09:52exist anymore.
09:52She's made that clear.
09:53She's, uh,
09:54washed her hands of me.
09:56Hey, Eva,
09:58could I borrow
09:59Ted for a minute?
10:00Uh,
10:01absolutely.
10:08I was just
10:10thinking about you.
10:14Same.
10:18Happy anniversary.
10:20Happy anniversary.
10:25This is awkward.
10:29Only if we let it be.
10:32It felt wrong
10:33not to at least
10:34acknowledge the day.
10:36I figured the one person
10:38that'd be feeling it
10:39as much as I was
10:40would be you.
10:43So rather than
10:44just pretend
10:44it's any other day,
10:45you're facing it
10:47head on.
10:48It's very adult of you.
10:51Trust me,
10:52I have never hated
10:53adulting as much
10:54as I have
10:55this past year.
10:56Tell me about it.
10:59Well,
11:00we have jumped
11:01this hurdle,
11:02so where do we
11:03go from here?
11:04I was going to
11:05opt for avoidance.
11:07Not surprising.
11:09And you?
11:10Focus on the positive.
11:12Your mother's recovering,
11:14the kids are healthy,
11:14your career is thriving.
11:16I was referring to us.
11:19I intend to focus
11:21on my positive memories.
11:23And there were a lot, Ted.
11:26We had an amazing run.
11:29Yes, we did.
11:32I miss those two people.
11:35Yeah.
11:37So do I.
11:40Yes, Shonda.
11:42About the fundraiser.
11:43Got it.
11:45I am already
11:46mapping out
11:47some viewpoints.
11:50Look,
11:51I just need to
11:51carve out some time
11:52this afternoon
11:53to see my dad.
11:55It will all get done.
11:57I appreciate you, too.
12:01I see you have
12:02a full docket.
12:03I will get out
12:03of your hair.
12:04Not so fast.
12:06We need to talk
12:07about Eva.
12:08Let's not
12:09and say we did.
12:10I thought you were
12:11past this
12:12ice queen phase.
12:13You let her stay
12:14at your birthday party.
12:15Martin, please.
12:17She got a slice of cake,
12:18not a peace treaty.
12:19Listen.
12:20No, you listen.
12:21She is not family.
12:23I gave her cake.
12:25But trust?
12:26Off the menu.
12:27You can be
12:28so damn stubborn.
12:29And you can be
12:30such a hypocrite.
12:31The hell I am!
12:33Whoa!
12:36I'm so sorry, Kat.
12:39I've just been
12:40dealing with a lot
12:40right now.
12:42What is going on
12:43with you?
12:44It's so rare
12:45you're willing
12:46to be seen
12:46in public with me.
12:48Well, I thought
12:49you'd prefer it
12:50this way.
12:51After all,
12:52you've been
12:53making quite the effort
12:54lately
12:55to step out
12:57of the shadows.
12:58I'm not a vampire,
13:00Senator.
13:00Not in a traditional sense.
13:03But I do admire
13:05the reinvention.
13:06Dining at the country club,
13:09funding philanthropic causes.
13:12You're practically
13:13a pillar of the community now.
13:15So you think
13:16that my funding
13:17of the clinic
13:18was part of some
13:19grand scheme?
13:21Wasn't it?
13:23No.
13:24Vanessa encouraged it.
13:26She thought of your wife
13:27and her illness
13:28and how other families
13:30can't afford
13:31that level of care.
13:33Forgive me
13:35for scheming
13:36to do some good
13:37and then realize
13:39that generosity
13:40required to do
13:41pre-approval.
13:43No one's questioning
13:44Vanessa's motives.
13:46Just mine.
13:49You have a history.
13:52Don't we all?
13:53You promised
13:55to steer clear
13:56of Martin's campaign.
13:58And I have.
14:00An unsolicited
14:01offer of
14:02free security?
14:04I didn't intend
14:05to put the congressman
14:06in a compromising position.
14:08I just wanted to help.
14:10By triggering
14:11an investigation
14:12by the Federal
14:13Elections Commission?
14:14They see that
14:15as an illegal donation.
14:17One that implies
14:19a level of influence
14:20that you do not have.
14:23so much
14:24for good intentions.
14:27I didn't consider
14:28the optics.
14:29My apologies.
14:33Does raise
14:34an interesting question,
14:36though.
14:36That being?
14:37If the FEC
14:39considers that
14:40a violation,
14:42I have to wonder
14:43what they think
14:44of the other
14:44larger favors
14:46I've done
14:47for Martin
14:48over the years.
14:52Now,
14:53if the arbitration
14:54clause holds,
14:55then
14:55we can...
15:01You see
15:02who's over there?
15:03How serendipitous.
15:12Bill.
15:13Tomas.
15:14Danny.
15:16Andre.
15:17Didn't expect
15:18to see you two
15:18this side of noon.
15:20How goes the search
15:21for Lynette Wise?
15:23Oh.
15:24Well, I'm surprised
15:25you even know
15:26who she is.
15:28That would
15:29be on me.
15:30I reached out
15:31to Vanessa McBride.
15:32I thought she might
15:33have known something
15:33about Lynette's whereabouts.
15:35From what I hear,
15:36she's a real piece of work.
15:37Manipulative
15:38little backstabber.
15:39No wonder
15:40she and Haley
15:40hit it off instantly.
15:43You don't have to
15:44turn every conversation
15:45into a jab
15:46at my wife.
15:47Allegedly,
15:48Lynette conned
15:49a long list of people,
15:51and Haley just happens
15:52to be the latest one.
15:53You didn't tell him?
15:55Tell me what?
15:57I ran into
15:58Lynette and Haley
15:59chit-chatting
16:00before Haley
16:01was attacked.
16:01They seemed awfully chummy.
16:03Haley even introduced
16:04Lynette as her friend.
16:07I mean, well,
16:08maybe Haley
16:09was just being polite.
16:11You know?
16:12I mean, she and Lynette
16:13barely knew each other
16:13at that point.
16:14That's not the impression
16:15I got.
16:16How do you know
16:17Lynette and Haley
16:17don't go way back?
16:19Because I'm the one
16:20who introduced them.
16:22Well, I'd sleep better
16:23if you knew
16:24where this woman is
16:25and what she plans
16:26on doing next.
16:28That's what we're
16:29working on.
16:29Good.
16:31Have a nice breakfast.
16:37For the record,
16:38I did not mean
16:39to tip Danny off.
16:40Don't worry about that.
16:42She's just
16:43fiercely protective
16:44of her family.
16:46It's one of the many things
16:47I was enamored by.
16:53Okay, smothered pork chops,
16:55chicken and waffles,
16:56shrimp and grits,
16:56and you're over here
16:57ordering rabbit food?
16:58Hey, don't disrespect
16:59my mean green.
17:01This veggie omelet
17:02is packed with nutrients.
17:03I'm with Andre.
17:04Clean eating is where it's at.
17:05See?
17:06Your daughter gets it.
17:07Girl, get some cholesterol
17:08in you.
17:09You are no longer a model.
17:10Don't forget, you are.
17:12Okay, you see how
17:13these two gang up on me?
17:14Then you and I
17:15will stand in solidarity.
17:16You get the biscuits
17:17and gravy,
17:18I'll get the half smoke
17:18and we'll split it.
17:19My sister.
17:20We might want to get in
17:21on that.
17:22Yeah, forget the omelet.
17:27Council agreed
17:28to an extension,
17:29but that still only gives us
17:30a couple of days to file.
17:34Right.
17:35That's it.
17:39Bill?
17:40Yeah, yeah, I'm sorry.
17:42I couldn't hear you
17:43over the ruckus.
17:46I can keep working on this.
17:48I'll give you an update later.
17:49Yeah.
17:50Thanks, Tomas.
18:00No matter what else
18:01happens between us,
18:02we will always be connected
18:04as parents.
18:06That's one thing
18:06we've always done right.
18:09It's why I came to see you
18:10the other night
18:11to talk about Martin.
18:13Hey, you said you were
18:14worried about him.
18:15Still am.
18:17He seemed fine at Kat's party.
18:19He was smiling and
18:19working the room
18:21like politicians do.
18:23But I did notice
18:25Smitty wasn't there.
18:27You caught that too.
18:29They're not having problems
18:31again, are they?
18:32Wish I could say for sure,
18:33but I have been
18:34left out of the loop before.
18:37Look, if you want me to apologize
18:39for the 100th time,
18:40I would have preferred
18:42that you told me
18:43when it happened
18:43that our son
18:46caused someone's death.
18:48Unintentionally.
18:50In defense of himself
18:51and his grandfather.
18:52However justified
18:53it might have been,
18:55he still took a life, Ted.
18:57Do you have any idea
18:58what that does to somebody?
19:00The nightmares,
19:01the guilt.
19:02Some people never
19:03come back from that.
19:05I know.
19:06If I could switch places
19:07and shoulder that weight,
19:09I would in a heartbeat.
19:10But you can't.
19:11None of us can.
19:12He is the only one
19:14who can make peace
19:14with himself about it.
19:16And until he does,
19:18he will be riddled
19:19with that guilt
19:21every single day.
19:24What do you mean
19:25you're going through a lot?
19:26Is there a problem
19:27with the campaign?
19:28The campaign?
19:29No.
19:30The campaign's fine.
19:31We're ahead
19:32in every local poll
19:33at this point.
19:35Then what?
19:38Don't leave me
19:38on right here, Martin.
19:40What's going on?
19:43It's the hypocrite label.
19:45I guess it struck a nerve.
19:46I've been getting it
19:47a lot lately.
19:48From who?
19:49My own family.
19:51Yesterday,
19:52Samantha tore into
19:53me and Smitty.
19:54Oh yeah,
19:55I heard about that.
19:57I'm in a group chat
19:58with Samantha and Chelsea.
19:59I get way more
20:00Richardson Smith tea
20:02than asked for.
20:03Poor you.
20:09Tyrell was caught
20:10sneaking out of his room
20:11with his girlfriend.
20:12Samantha said you
20:13went soft on him.
20:14No one went soft
20:15on Tyrell.
20:16He's grounded.
20:17Yeah, after Samantha
20:19threw a fit.
20:19And even then,
20:20it was nowhere near
20:21what she went through.
20:23She was on lockdown
20:24for what felt like
20:25forever after
20:27that Nathan situation.
20:28So what are you?
20:29The punishment police?
20:31I am simply
20:33pointing out
20:33a double standard.
20:35You raised hell
20:36with Samantha
20:37and me
20:38for being a bad influence.
20:39Is it because Tyrell
20:41is a boy?
20:41No.
20:43He's a graduating
20:44senior, Kat.
20:46In the next few months,
20:49he'll be out
20:49in the world
20:50doing whatever
20:51without any supervision.
20:53So it seems ridiculous
20:55to keep treating him
20:56like a kid.
20:58Yeah, I guess
20:59that makes sense.
21:01Aw.
21:02What?
21:03Our little Tyrell
21:05is about to be grown.
21:07You've been toying
21:08with us long enough.
21:10And I've had it.
21:12No, Senator.
21:14You pulled the same
21:15mess with my daughter,
21:18reminding her
21:19of what you did
21:20for Martin,
21:21waving it over her head
21:22like a loaded gun.
21:23Well, that has to be
21:24some kind of misunderstanding.
21:25I never intended
21:27to upset Nicole.
21:30Now, Senator,
21:31everything I've done
21:31has been to help Martin
21:33and to make sure
21:34he doesn't face
21:35any consequences
21:36for what happened
21:37that night
21:38when those bastards
21:39attacked you both.
21:40So you say.
21:42So I've proven.
21:44I respect the way
21:46Martin stepped up
21:47to protect you
21:47and the way you
21:48stepped up
21:49to protect him.
21:50Calling friends,
21:52moving fast,
21:53keeping the family
21:54name clean.
21:56And I was happy
21:57to help
21:58when that call
21:59came to me.
22:02See, that's the problem.
22:06How much you enjoy
22:07the position you're in.
22:09The leverage
22:11you think you have.
22:13Well, if that's the issue,
22:14I'd never be brought up again.
22:17Agreeing to never speak of it
22:19doesn't mean it's forgotten.
22:21Or
22:23the debt has been forgiven.
22:26True enough.
22:27But I can let
22:28sleeping dogs lie.
22:31But Senator,
22:32let's not rewrite history.
22:36Martin owes me.
22:38And one of these days,
22:39I am going to collect.
22:46Great.
22:47Shonda has added
22:48more events
22:49to my schedule.
22:50The campaign's
22:52a beast.
22:53I can handle
22:54both of the parents
22:55if you like.
22:56Thanks, sis.
22:58But I made a commitment.
23:00No matter how crazy
23:01the campaign gets,
23:02family comes first.
23:04And I was meaning
23:05to check on Dad anyway.
23:07Is he still
23:08seeing Shanice?
23:10Yep.
23:11Still going strong.
23:13And how do you
23:14feel about that?
23:15Uh,
23:17I like Shanice.
23:19She's funny
23:20and
23:21real.
23:22And she
23:23doesn't take any
23:24crap from Leslie.
23:26She's no mom,
23:27of course.
23:29No.
23:30He'll never get
23:31that lucky again.
23:33So Martin may
23:34turn down
23:34the opportunity
23:35to run for Senate
23:37because he's
23:38worried his secret
23:40may come out.
23:40That's part of it.
23:42He needs to finish
23:43the race he's in now,
23:44obviously.
23:45But the chatter
23:46is real.
23:47There are major donors
23:48hinting that they'll
23:49back him,
23:50party leaders
23:51applying pressure.
23:51and Martin
23:53said that even
23:54my father
23:54is on board.
23:55Vernon?
23:56That's unexpected.
23:58Yeah,
23:58I was surprised too.
24:00Apparently,
24:00he thinks
24:01this is Martin's
24:02destiny.
24:03His chance
24:04to fill the seat
24:05that Daddy
24:05once held.
24:06Hmm.
24:07Miss Smitty,
24:08I assume Martin
24:09wouldn't even
24:10consider making
24:11a run for Senate
24:12unless his husband
24:12was on board.
24:13So you'd think.
24:15But Martin
24:15hasn't said anything
24:16to Smitty
24:17until the other night.
24:19I see.
24:21How'd Smitty
24:22take it?
24:23Martin said
24:23not well.
24:24He is concerned
24:26and with good reason.
24:28Yeah,
24:28because of the exposure?
24:30In a Senate race,
24:31there is nowhere
24:32to hide.
24:33Every part
24:34of their life
24:35would be under
24:35microscope.
24:36And if Martin's
24:37secret became public,
24:39it wouldn't only
24:40destroy his career,
24:41it would compromise
24:42everyone who was
24:43involved in covering
24:44it up.
24:44That circle
24:45now has Smitty
24:47in it.
24:48And you?
24:50Not to mention
24:51that our son
24:52could end up
24:53in prison.
24:54And you're worried
24:55about how it's
24:56going to all play out,
24:57huh?
24:57I am concerned
24:58about Joey Armstrong
25:00in particular.
25:02He is volatile
25:03and unpredictable.
25:04Call it what it is.
25:05He's a snake.
25:07But he wouldn't
25:09take the risk
25:09unless he stands
25:10to gain from it.
25:12That's what scares me.
25:13Out of all
25:14of the people involved,
25:15he's the one
25:16who could turn
25:17on our son.
25:19What exactly
25:20do you think
25:21you'll get
25:21from my grandson?
25:24That's an excellent
25:25question, Senator.
25:27I'm afraid I don't
25:28quite have an answer
25:29for you yet,
25:30but I do know
25:33that I like having
25:34a congressman
25:35in my corner.
25:37Much like the way
25:38I was there for him.
25:41Three times,
25:42in fact,
25:43if you're counting.
25:43I don't need a tally.
25:45Two years before that,
25:46cleaning up from the
25:47fallout of that
25:48violent night,
25:49and then there was
25:50that Kenny fellow
25:51who just wouldn't
25:53stay gone.
25:54No one liked
25:55your solution
25:56to that last matter.
25:58Wires got crossed,
25:59but let's not pretend
26:01it didn't work.
26:03Price has to be paid
26:04for that,
26:05but I shouldn't have
26:06to explain that
26:07to you.
26:07You knew the price
26:08the moment you set
26:09the whole thing
26:10in motion.
26:11You're right.
26:12I set it in motion,
26:16which means
26:17the debt is mine.
26:21You should be grateful.
26:24I've got
26:25a lot more connections
26:27than my grandson.
26:29More influence,
26:30more money.
26:31But not a vote
26:33in Congress.
26:35Sure,
26:35he's just one
26:36of 435 right now,
26:38but we both know
26:39he has higher aspirations.
26:42Martin would resign
26:43before he'd ever
26:45be your puppet.
26:46He almost quit
26:48once already.
26:49You saw it for yourself
26:51at the press conference.
26:52Yeah,
26:53he did come close.
26:55Leave my grandson alone.
26:59And our family as well.
27:03No more jokes.
27:05No more threats.
27:08No more offers of help.
27:11And when you want
27:12to cash in your favor,
27:14you come to me.
27:27It'd be hard
27:28for Joey
27:29to expose Martin
27:30without outing himself.
27:31You think
27:32that'll stop him?
27:34Men like him
27:34don't play
27:35by the same rules.
27:36I mean,
27:38Vernon's weathered
27:39more political storms
27:40and most people
27:41even seen a career.
27:43I trust his instincts.
27:44If he believes
27:46it's acceptable,
27:47then maybe it is.
27:51I hope you're right.
27:53But it would be
27:54a tragedy
27:55if Martin
27:55wasted his potential.
27:57He loves
27:58serving his community.
28:00And I never
28:01want to tell my children
28:02to scale down
28:03their ambitions.
28:05I appreciate
28:06you coming to me
28:06with this.
28:08Our son
28:09is going to need
28:10his father's support.
28:13So am I.
28:17Talk about
28:18squandered potential.
28:21I think about
28:21what we had
28:22all the time.
28:23From the moment
28:24we locked eyes
28:30Maui.
28:31That boring
28:32medical conference
28:33turned out to be
28:35the best night
28:35of my life.
28:37Ballroom full of people
28:39and it felt like
28:39it was just
28:41us there.
28:43I went outside
28:45for some air,
28:47turned around,
28:49and there you were
28:52in the moonlight.
28:54You smiled
28:56just once
28:56and I was done.
28:58I didn't even
28:58remember my own name.
29:00You recovered quickly.
29:03I don't remember
29:04what we talked about.
29:05What didn't we talk about?
29:07Medicine,
29:08family,
29:09dreams.
29:11we spent
29:12the whole night
29:14sitting in that
29:15cabana.
29:17Hmm.
29:18With the moonlight
29:19over the ocean.
29:21It was magic.
29:24Okay,
29:24since we're on
29:25this honesty streak,
29:26there is something
29:27I need to tell you
29:28about that night.
29:31Carlton
29:32noticed you too.
29:34I knew that.
29:35He brings that up
29:36every chance he gets.
29:38Hmm.
29:38And, um,
29:40he might have been
29:41looking for you
29:42and, uh,
29:42once you slipped outside
29:43he asked me
29:44where you went
29:45and I,
29:46it might have
29:47pointed him
29:48in the wrong direction.
29:50You didn't.
29:51Hey,
29:52I wasn't about
29:53to let anyone
29:54stand in the way
29:55of what could
29:56potentially be.
29:59But now I guess
29:59you're wondering
30:01what if.
30:05You look
30:06way too awake
30:07for someone
30:08who's been
30:08lawyering all morning.
30:10Occupational hazard.
30:12Caffeine's my
30:13co-counsel.
30:13Oh.
30:14Well,
30:15how about some grub
30:16to sub
30:16for a second chair?
30:18Nah,
30:19I just had
30:19breakfast with Bill.
30:22Of course you did.
30:23I skipped breakfast,
30:25wanted to catch up
30:26with Martin
30:26before the campaign
30:27swallowed him whole.
30:29We agreed
30:30we'd each check
30:31on a parent today.
30:35I'm headed
30:36to find Mom,
30:37but she's
30:38ghosting my text,
30:39which is unlike her.
30:41Today's not
30:41most days.
30:43True.
30:46So,
30:47um,
30:48how was breakfast?
30:50Did Bill
30:51agree to the plan
30:52to reach out
30:53to Lynette's victims?
30:55Yeah,
30:55he thought it was
30:56a good plan.
30:57It was the one thing
30:58I got him to weigh in on
30:59before he
31:00got distracted.
31:02Don't tell me
31:03another pretty thing
31:03caught his eye
31:04and he's thinking
31:05of replacing Haley.
31:07Only if that pretty thing
31:08is your aunt.
31:10No.
31:11Well,
31:11as much as I would
31:12hate to ruin the party,
31:13I've got a date
31:14with my trainer.
31:19Bye.
31:23This was fun.
31:24We should do this
31:24more often.
31:25Did you put her
31:26up to this?
31:27No.
31:29Naomi told me
31:29about your movie night
31:30and I got a little jealous.
31:32It's hard fitting
31:33in that kind of time
31:34now that we're both
31:35juggling with relationships,
31:36but I want to make
31:38more of an effort.
31:39Me too, honey.
31:40Ladies?
31:42You mind if I join you?
31:43Mm.
31:44Perfect timing, Dad.
31:45I actually wanted
31:46to ask you some questions
31:47regarding Madison's lawsuit.
31:50All right.
31:50Of course.
31:52How were they?
31:52No, I don't want
31:53to bore Mom and Chels.
31:55Let's go back over there.
32:11You don't have any questions.
32:14I concede.
32:16I had a feeling.
32:18Mom's just missing
32:19Chelsea lately
32:20and I wanted to give them
32:22some one-on-one time.
32:24Well, that included Andre?
32:27He's her husband.
32:29Spending time with the family
32:31is part of his job
32:32description now.
32:33Let her have this.
32:34She's been feeling
32:35nostalgic lately,
32:36talking about us
32:37when we were kids,
32:38you know, the good old days.
32:39Yeah.
32:40I can relate.
32:42I told her if she felt
32:43that strongly about it,
32:44she should just have more kids.
32:47You said what?
32:52Work?
32:54Yep.
32:55Keegan just emailed me
32:56the list of bank customers
32:57whose accounts got drained
32:58by Lynette.
33:01Oh, so these are the victims?
33:03We're hoping somebody
33:05on this list
33:06crossed paths with Lynette.
33:07Maybe even knows
33:09where she disappeared to.
33:12Oh, my God.
33:14What?
33:17I know that woman.
33:19When Tatum schedules
33:21her first runway show,
33:22text me.
33:23I'm clearing my schedule.
33:24You don't have to do that.
33:26Oh, I absolutely do.
33:27We are sticking to
33:28our pre-show ritual facials.
33:29I want to be front row
33:31cheering you on.
33:32That would mean
33:33the world to me.
33:36So it's fine for you
33:37and Haley to have more kids
33:38but not Mom?
33:39We changed our minds
33:40about that.
33:41Really?
33:42Yeah.
33:42Whose decision?
33:43It was mutual.
33:45And for the record,
33:46your mother is free
33:47to do whatever she wants.
33:48I just want her to be happy.
33:50She is.
33:51With Andre.
33:53And clearly,
33:53that gets under your skin.
33:55But that's not her problem.
33:57It's yours.
34:02Hey, I didn't expect
34:04to see you again so soon.
34:05What's up?
34:06Back at you.
34:07Yeah.
34:08Hey, it was good to see you
34:09at Kat's birthday party.
34:10Hopefully, that means
34:11she's starting to mellow out
34:13where her half-sister's concerned.
34:15You know,
34:16you're an optimist, okay?
34:17I'm learning to
34:18stop hoping for that.
34:20And honestly,
34:21on some days,
34:21I see where she's coming from.
34:23On days like this, you mean?
34:26Exactly one year
34:26after your mom's
34:27epic night drop moment.
34:29Look, I'm with my dad
34:30every day.
34:31And he hides it well.
34:34But I know he's still hurting.
34:35And I'm not exactly
34:36in touch with Nicole,
34:37but from what I hear,
34:38she's seeing Carlton
34:39and someone else.
34:41Yeah.
34:42Isn't it good?
34:43She's moving on.
34:45Or is she just done
34:46giving her heart away
34:47to anyone else
34:48ever again?
34:50I don't know.
34:51It didn't have to end up
34:53like this.
34:54It's just sad, you know?
34:55So that is why
34:57you kept me away
34:58from everyone
34:58that night in Maui.
35:00Because you
35:00didn't want me to know
35:02that Carlton
35:02was interested, too.
35:04It was
35:06a rotten thing to do.
35:08He's probably
35:08always wondered
35:09how things
35:10might have turned out
35:11if he was the one
35:12to catch up to you.
35:14And now you think
35:15I'm wondering
35:15the same thing?
35:17Aren't you?
35:20I have no regrets
35:22about that night.
35:23How could I?
35:24We got Martin and Kat
35:26out of it.
35:27We have a lot
35:28to be grateful for.
35:31We've come a long way
35:32in a year.
35:34Yeah.
35:35Another year from now,
35:36who knows?
35:38Happy non-anniversary.
35:54Next on Beyond the Gates.
35:56Someone is watching Ashley.
35:58They sent a photo
35:58of her to Grayson
35:59as a warning.
36:00Wait, what?
36:00Sorry to interrupt
36:01Miss Anderson,
36:02but we are huge fans.
36:05Girl, I think
36:06I gotta switch up my order.
36:08Is my wife accusing me
36:09of being a spy?
36:10Just know I'm on to you.
36:11You could be packing
36:12a major secret.
36:13Take her one more step
36:14and I arrest you.
36:15You're the only woman
36:16that I want to be with.
36:17Then why does our bed
36:18feel so crowded?
36:19I have a better idea.
36:47Bye.
36:49Bye.
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