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00:04Floor managers that look lost, security that thinks it's okay to take early lunch, think I'm running a daycare instead
00:12of a casino.
00:13It's funny you mention a daycare, Joey.
00:15You know, I pay these people good money, and all I get in return is incompetence.
00:20Look, Joey, if you want to switch up the bidding, done.
00:24But right now I got something that'll put a smile on your face.
00:27The assignment you put me on.
00:29Well, why didn't you lead with that?
00:32Go ahead.
00:33Convince me that I'm not surrounded by fools.
00:36We tailed Mr. Smith to a motel way out on the edge of town.
00:40My guy rolled up, all disguised, ball cap, hoodie, you know, looking real, no budget.
00:46Doesn't want to be seen.
00:47Not at all.
00:49Walks right up to the door, knocks.
00:54Well, who answered the door?
00:56I didn't get a good look, but I did have a friendly conversation with the, uh, fine-ass desk clerk.
01:04Save the details for your romance novel, Randy.
01:07Get to the point.
01:09Who owns book to a Rashad Moore?
01:11Heard of him?
01:13Can't say that I have.
01:15No priors, no write-ups, not even a parking ticket.
01:19So you're saying Leah Whitmore's clean?
01:21Not exactly.
01:22Her name does pop up in one case.
01:24This woman, Lynette Wise.
01:26She allegedly embezzled a mountain of retirement money before the feds bagged her.
01:32Okay, and what's that got to do with Garland's chief of staff?
01:35Leah is listed as one of the victims.
01:37She lost her entire nest egg.
01:39I clear incentives to join the red market.
01:42And keep it all buried.
01:44If she gets caught, she doesn't just lose her job.
01:48Retirement in a jail cell instead of some beach condo.
01:50I'd probably do anything to keep this quiet.
01:53But, Naomi.
01:58The chief.
01:59As in my boss.
02:00She's the one who threatened me?
02:02You have said she's been off around you.
02:05Yeah, because I thought she disapproved of Grayson and me.
02:07I never imagined.
02:08Oh my God.
02:10Is she the one that's behind the attacks?
02:12I'm Grayson.
02:13I'm Max Rodriguez.
02:14I don't know.
02:15Jacob wouldn't say what kind of crime ring this was or how high Dr. Whitmore sits in it.
02:19She is the chief, Naomi.
02:20She runs the whole damn hospital.
02:21This cannot be happening.
02:23You cannot fall apart.
02:25You have to act like everything is normal.
02:27I'm glad that's easy for you to say.
02:29My job, my ex-boyfriend, my whole world just came crashing down.
02:32Okay, then leave.
02:33Right now.
02:34Say that you're sick or that there's a family emergency.
02:37If you let her catch on that, we know you're putting us, Grayson, and Jacob even more at risk.
02:42Okay.
03:18You do know the whole point of me treating you to lunch was to actually eat.
03:21And not just stare at your food like it personally offended you?
03:25I know.
03:26I'm sorry.
03:27Maybe I'll have an appetite after the meeting.
03:30Don't stress, babe.
03:31The hospital already folded once.
03:33Only because of that sternly worded letter Bill and Naomi sent.
03:37Well, no more voluntary sabbatical.
03:39And you're back to seeing patients, right?
03:41Yes.
03:41Thankfully.
03:42Because they know that you didn't do anything wrong.
03:44That this whole lawsuit is garbage.
03:47I still hate that your family's now wrapped up into my mess.
03:52Don't.
03:53And you're family now, remember?
03:55You helped my dad when he had his stroke.
03:57Now it's his turn to help you.
03:59My dad and Naomi do this for a living.
04:02The only thing that you should be worried about is Hazel Harcourt's attorney.
04:07Since he's about to get his ass handed to him on a silver platter.
04:15Yes, Caroline.
04:18Already?
04:20You're joking.
04:24All right, fine.
04:26Send him in.
04:37So you're Hazel Harcourt's attorney.
04:41Missed you too, buddy.
04:47Okay, but how does Jacob even know that the chief is a part of this?
04:50My guess...
04:53My guess is that Grayson told him.
04:56Probably to get Jacob to keep you safe since he couldn't convince you to leave town.
05:00Have you spoken to him?
05:01No.
05:02He's probably long gone by now.
05:04He needs to get his mom somewhere safe, somewhere far away from this whole nightmare.
05:09I've never seen him.
05:10Okay, you can't think like that right now.
05:12Grayson did what he needed to do to stay alive.
05:15Now it's your turn, okay?
05:17You need to put it out there that the two of you are finished.
05:21No rumors, no confusion.
05:22Make sure no one can twist it.
05:24There is nothing going on between you and Grayson.
05:27I told the chief that last night.
05:28Okay, good.
05:29And I'll stay with you tonight.
05:30You really shouldn't be alone right now.
05:33Is that Jacob?
05:34Has anything happened with Grayson?
05:36It's just my dad's office.
05:38I, um, I need to get going.
05:41And honestly, you should too.
05:42I can't.
05:43I already agreed to fill in a few more hours.
05:45Ashley.
05:45It's not that much longer, okay?
05:47Go do your Olivia Pope thing.
05:48I'll be fine.
05:50Okay, just text me when you get off.
05:53And if anything, I mean anything, feels wrong, leave.
05:59Immediately.
06:01I will.
06:02Okay.
06:16Everything okay?
06:18Oh, you startled me.
06:20You seem a little out of it.
06:24I'm just tired.
06:25You know how overtime can be.
06:28But keeping busy is the key to getting over a breakup.
06:33I know.
06:34It's not easy.
06:36But in time, you'll see it was for the best.
06:41Look, you can't approach Leah directly about this fraud case.
06:43She knows you're an investigative reporter.
06:45But there are other people I can talk to that wouldn't link me back to her right away.
06:49Okay.
06:50Who are you thinking?
06:51The alleged embezzler.
06:53Her defense attorney at the time, Tomas.
06:57Cat's man.
06:58Yeah.
06:58I know him.
06:59He's a good guy.
07:00We chopped it up once or twice.
07:02But do you think he'd be open to having a conversation with you about this?
07:05Worth a try, even though I did try to ambush him with Vernon at Chelsea's fashion show.
07:11Yeah, I heard about that.
07:12Maybe try keeping it professional this time.
07:14Yeah, yeah.
07:15I'll frame it as research for a larger piece on financial crimes.
07:17Maybe I can pull out of him how Leah's name got mixed up in all this.
07:22Yeah.
07:23That might work.
07:24Yeah.
07:24And then there's always my mother-in-law.
07:26I can stop by the hospital.
07:27I can talk to Nicole, see if she's heard any rumors about Leah over the years.
07:31Yeah, I don't know.
07:32I wouldn't go there.
07:33Especially since you tried hacking into our computer.
07:36There's no proof of that.
07:37Yeah, but it still feels close to home.
07:39With everything that we've risked to bring this ring down, trust me, I am not going to be the one
07:44to blow this up.
07:46What else did your friendly desk clerk have to say about this Rashad Moore?
07:52Say that he doesn't live there.
07:53Just pops in every other night.
07:57Bounces.
07:59Interesting.
08:00It's a lot of visitors, too.
08:02Mostly men.
08:04And they tend to, uh, stick around for a while.
08:09Long enough to work up a sweat?
08:11I showed Shaquayla, the desk clerk, a picture of Smitty.
08:18She recognized him immediately.
08:19Said he's been there quite a few times.
08:22Oh, that doesn't sound scandalous at all.
08:26I don't know what Rashad's got going on up in there, but I don't judge.
08:30Some people punch clocks, others punch mattresses.
08:35Either way, they're, uh, they're making a living.
08:39Doesn't matter.
08:40These days, perception is worth more than proof.
08:44Married guy running around in disguises, meeting at sketchy motels.
08:48That headline wrote itself.
08:50Where's Smitty now?
08:53I got a video on him.
08:56I'll check in.
09:00Come in.
09:02Now, I heard a rumor that your mother rang some sort of bell.
09:08Was it the dinner bell?
09:09A church bell.
09:12I know those hospital gossips like a Sunday brunch table, but there are no rumors.
09:17Mother officially finished her chemo.
09:20Oh, she's done, Carlton.
09:23She did it.
09:25That is incredible.
09:26I only wish I could have been there.
09:28You were, in spirit.
09:31You've been there since the beginning.
09:33Since New Year's Eve when I had to bail on you so that she could break the news about her
09:37diagnosis.
09:38That night feels like a lifetime ago.
09:40You have been there every step, supporting my family and me through the rough patches.
09:47Not everyone would have.
09:49But then again, you're not just anyone.
10:00How'd your surgery go?
10:02Oh, you know, textbook septoplasty.
10:06Recovery goes well.
10:07The patient's wife might even let him back into the bedroom.
10:09I may have just saved a marriage.
10:12May the snoring be banished forever.
10:14For their sake.
10:16For both their sake.
10:19Although I suppose it validates you going to sleep in your own bed last night to get rest.
10:25A choice that has pained me more than you know.
10:29I need to make it up to you.
10:31I'll take you up on that.
10:34How's your afternoon looking?
10:36Pretty damn good from this vantage point.
10:39You got a lot of nerves showing up here.
10:41Oh, do I?
10:43Mike, I put you out to pasture for good reason.
10:46I mean, you were done.
10:48Washed up.
10:49Finished.
10:51I did enjoy my retirement.
10:53The golf courses at Chevy Chase are so picture-esque this time of year.
10:58Then maybe you should take your ass back there.
11:00That a man can only golf so much.
11:02The boy starts missing the thrill of the courtroom.
11:06You know, sometimes a case comes along.
11:08It's just too tempting to resist.
11:12A case comes along?
11:13And please, you tracked down Hazel Harcourt and you begged her to let you take this one on, didn't you?
11:19I mean, does she know that we have history?
11:21That this is personal for you?
11:22Oh, absolutely.
11:25Oh, I told her everything.
11:28Yeah, I doubt that.
11:30How you and I came up the ladder together.
11:32How we used to be best friends.
11:35Until you decided you were too good for me.
11:37Oh, revisionist history then.
11:40You seem to miss the part about how your judgment was compromised, your ethics were questionable,
11:45and you became a liability that the firm simply couldn't afford.
11:50Bunny, are you that liability now?
11:53I'm going to make you regret ever thinking that you could bury me.
12:01I'm here.
12:02I'm here.
12:02What you got?
12:03Intel on Leah Whitmore.
12:04I'm listening.
12:06She lost all her retirement savings last year.
12:08A woman embezzled a bunch of bank clients and Leah was one of them.
12:11And we know this how?
12:13Same sources before.
12:15So I still need to protect them.
12:17I don't like it.
12:18But I get it.
12:19So what do we do about Leah?
12:21Son, are you sure about this?
12:22Pop's luck.
12:23I know you don't want to believe that she's involved, but this proves she has financial motive.
12:27She's also consulted for the department for years.
12:31Based on her experience as a trauma surgeon, her testimony helped put some people away.
12:35And if she's dirty, it calls all of that into question.
12:38Defense attorneys will have a field day.
12:41Convictions overturned, sentences commuted.
12:43I hear you.
12:44But we got to go where the evidence leads.
12:46And right now, everything points to her.
12:48All right.
12:49Find out how high she is in the chain of command.
12:52If she's mid-level, we get her to flip on the ringleaders, offer her immunity in exchange for testimony.
12:58Thanks, Pops.
12:59And there's something else.
13:01All keeping eyes on your wife and Ashley Morgan is handled.
13:04Her plain clothes rotate and shift.
13:06That way, if our bad guys try to make a move, we will nail them.
13:10So far, nothing suspicious.
13:11I appreciate it.
13:14Son, stay safe.
13:18Dr. Montgomery.
13:19I'm sorry.
13:20Do I know you?
13:21Your expert advice nearly cost a child his life.
13:24What do you have to say to that?
13:25What?
13:25I didn't.
13:26You don't answer that.
13:27She has no comments.
13:28You can contact her lawyers for a statement.
13:30Chelsea Hamilton.
13:32Is Chelsea Catt peddling wellness culture now?
13:34Okay, just pack up.
13:35No, but are you?
13:36Get the hell out of my face.
13:37Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
13:38Hey, back up.
13:39He was harassing my fiance.
13:40I'm fine, really.
13:41I'm pressing charges.
13:52Hey, weren't you here early this morning?
13:54Oh, uh, one of the nurses had car issues.
13:56He'll be in soon.
13:58Uh, if anyone asks for me, I will not be back after lunch.
14:01Neither will I.
14:02Enjoy.
14:05What are you doing here?
14:07I thought you'd be long gone.
14:09I wanted to, but I dragged you into this, so if you're sticking around, so am I.
14:13Don't be stupid.
14:14I'll be fine.
14:16The chief knows we broke up.
14:18You know about Leah.
14:19That she's the one pulling the strings?
14:21That she's the one who threatened me?
14:22You care to fill in the blanks?
14:23Ashley, I...
14:23You can't?
14:24Listen, you don't get to use that excuse on me anymore.
14:28What does she have you wrapped up in?
14:30Are you moving drugs for her?
14:31No, it's not.
14:31It's not drugs.
14:32And what's the deal with the free clinic?
14:33Why are you so desperate to get in there?
14:35Is that the chief too?
14:36Would you just keep your voice down, please?
14:39And yeah, it was her idea, but Derek said no, so I'm off the hook.
14:42Well, not anymore.
14:43She insisted.
14:44You're back on.
14:45She told you that?
14:46Derek did.
14:47He's furious.
14:49Whatever's at that clinic, Leah wants it bad.
14:52What does she have you wrapped up in, Grayson?
14:55What is it?
15:00Well, if it isn't, the DMV's most intrepid reporter.
15:05Mr. Armstrong?
15:06I'm glad I ran into you.
15:08Now I don't have to track you down.
15:09I was actually on my way to an...
15:11This won't take but a minute.
15:12I've got a scoop for you.
15:15How's this for a headline?
15:17Husband of promising politician seen with mystery man at local motel.
15:24It's catchy, isn't it?
15:30Oh, now the party can start.
15:33Don't tell me you wore that outfit just for me.
15:36Hey, you need to watch your mouth, Mike.
15:38My feelings exactly, Dad.
15:41Mike?
15:42You were about to apologize?
15:43Yes?
15:47Sorry.
15:50Now what are we dealing with here?
15:52Not exactly what it looks like.
15:54Mike is still nursing that bruised eagle if he has after I kicked his ass to the curb.
15:58Thinks this case is his shot at payback.
16:01Correction.
16:02Justice.
16:04You remember what that word means, right?
16:07If this is your idea of justice, it is the saddest, most pathetic thing I have ever seen.
16:14And I wonder what the Office of Disciplinary Counselors say when they find out you're turning your client's lawsuit into
16:20a personal grudge match.
16:21You don't have to wonder.
16:23I've got their number right here.
16:25Better yet, I've got a contact there.
16:28I'll ask them tonight.
16:29At the Nationals game.
16:30My sweet.
16:31Spoiler alert.
16:32They'll side with me.
16:34You're bluffing.
16:35Bottom line, it doesn't matter how good you think you are, Mike.
16:38You've got nothing here.
16:40Dr. Montgomery never met Hazel Hall Court.
16:42She never spoke with her, never advised her, never treated her.
16:45And the doctor's medical opinion was misrepresented by someone who has absolutely no authority.
16:50And no jury is going to crucify a woman for words that weren't even hers.
16:53Oh, that's debatable.
16:55It's not.
16:56The law is clear.
16:57Also irrelevant.
16:58It'll take you forever to get this in front of a jury.
17:02And in the meantime, I'm going to do what I do best.
17:05Harass women?
17:07Just one in particular.
17:10I'll drag Madison Montgomery's name down to the Earth's core and tear her reputation apart piece by piece.
17:18I'll delay the process with motions and depositions.
17:22She'll break eventually.
17:25And settle.
17:26Just to make me go away.
17:29Mike, there's plenty of things women would do to make you go away.
17:32Settling is not one of them.
17:34Hold on, Counselor.
17:36Let's skip the foreplay, yeah?
17:38What's the ask?
17:54Come on, Mike.
17:55You're killing me.
17:56Careful, Bill.
17:58Before you choke on that pride of yours.
18:01I can't believe he's pressing charges.
18:03He should be apologizing for ambushing us.
18:07If he really is a reporter, maybe he thought he was just doing his job.
18:11That doesn't include shoving your phone in people's faces.
18:13I'm a public figure, not public property.
18:17I appreciate you coming to my rescue.
18:19I was not about to let him punk you.
18:21He better be glad I let crack with his phone instead of testing those right hooks we practiced.
18:27If you had, I'd be taking you out in handcuffs.
18:30Wait, so he's not pressing charges?
18:32Fortunately, no.
18:33I was able to calm him down, but he wants you to pay for the phone damages.
18:36Tell him I'll buy his phone instead.
18:39That's smart.
18:39You can't afford for that recording to get out there.
18:41I'll see what I can do, but no promises.
18:46Husband?
18:47Husband?
18:47Husband?
18:47A promising politician seen with mystery men at local motel.
18:51It's a little wordy.
18:52Don't you think?
18:53It wouldn't make it past any decent editor.
18:56It's cute.
18:58But just how much does your husband know about your clandestine meetings?
19:03Not that it's any of your business, but Martin knows that sometimes my sources prefer to talk away from crying
19:09eyes.
19:10Some, anyway.
19:12Well, that must be some sensitive source for that kind of cloak and dagger.
19:17You wouldn't be writing about male prostitution.
19:21Wow.
19:23How did you know?
19:25Yeah, and seeing as you are the proud owner of Heart Attach Escort Service, do you mind giving me a
19:29quote?
19:31No?
19:33I guess we can keep this off the record then.
19:37You ever read Superman?
19:39It's a great classic comic.
19:41There's a character.
19:42Jimmy Olsen.
19:44He's a photographer for the paper.
19:45Yeah, he's a good guy.
19:47Loyal, but unlucky.
19:50He always needs Superman to swoop in and save him from whatever mess he's wandered into.
19:56I assume you're Superman in this scenario?
20:01I've been called a lot worse.
20:16Yeah.
20:17We have a problem.
20:19Joey Armstrong has someone tailing me.
20:21Are you sure?
20:22Yeah.
20:23Yeah, he just ran into me to talk to me about meeting someone at a motel.
20:27Wait, wait, wait, wait.
20:28Hang on.
20:28That sounds sus.
20:29He doesn't think you're...
20:30Having an affair.
20:32Either that or I have a prostitute addiction.
20:34Either way, he doesn't know that it's a police op.
20:36And whatever his guy saw, he didn't recognize you.
20:38Well, I guess the cover's paying off.
20:40For now.
20:41What if Joey Armstrong is sleeping around?
20:44Man, this is the last thing we need right now.
20:50I'm doing this to protect you.
20:52Protect me?
20:53I'm the one who saved your life.
20:55I broke protocol.
20:57I risked my license, my career, everything for you.
21:00You don't understand.
21:02Then make me.
21:03Tell me what is going on.
21:05Okay.
21:06It's...
21:07It's the blood bank.
21:09I have access.
21:12Hit me.
21:13What?
21:14Thea's watching hit me.
21:15Now?
21:16No, I...
21:16Don't be such a bitch about it!
21:20I felt like you meant that.
21:21Can you believe me?
21:22What on earth?
21:23I'm done.
21:24I keep telling him it's over, and he won't take no for an answer.
21:27Ashley, Ashley, if you'd just hear me, I...
21:28The woman has spoken.
21:30Back to the lab.
21:50You really hid around the corner until Mona and Laura left.
21:54I didn't mind.
21:56It reminded me of high school again, waiting for the parents to leave so I could sneak in the window.
22:00You actually did that?
22:01Oh, more than once.
22:03You know I could never.
22:05Not even for a little intimate make-out session.
22:09Well, then I guess we have more to make up for than last night.
22:12Yes, we do, so you better make it good.
22:17Forty million dollars?
22:19You cannot be serious.
22:21For all the pain and suffering my clients endured?
22:24And naturally.
22:25We expect Dr. Montgomery to pay for the child's ongoing medical expenses?
22:30She is responsible for that.
22:31No more responsible than the drought is for a flood.
22:34Listen, I'm open to discuss a settlement, if it makes sense.
22:38But that's not an offer.
22:39It's theater.
22:40Have you seen the little boy who almost died?
22:44Face of an angel.
22:46And the video of Hazel Harcourt sobbing?
22:49Oh, that's Oscar-worthy.
22:50She tells the whole world how close she came to losing the light of her life.
22:55Thanks to your client's callous indifference.
23:01You know this is all BS.
23:04And you weren't willing to exploit an innocent kid just to get revenge?
23:08I am merely representing my client's interests.
23:11That's what lawyers do.
23:13This is what bottom feeders do.
23:15You know, I gave you more credit, Mike.
23:18You were a pain in the ass.
23:21And you were in too much trouble to keep around.
23:23Oh, but damn it if you weren't a good lawyer.
23:26And now you've turned into an ambulance chaser?
23:28A hustler?
23:29You sure you want to sink this law?
23:31I know all your tricks, Bill.
23:33So save your flattery and self-righteous concern.
23:38The insurance company is going to settle.
23:40That's inevitable.
23:43But will your clients still have a career after the court of public opinion is through with them?
23:49Hmm?
23:50You know, all it takes is just one little upload.
23:56Hmm.
23:58Or you could prevent it.
24:01Convince your client to settle.
24:03Forthwith.
24:04You mean given to extortion?
24:07Fat chance, Mike.
24:09I will never understand how any kid of yours turned out to be an idealist.
24:14Must be that social justice warrior side of the family.
24:18But you and I, we know what makes the world go round.
24:24You disgust me, Mike.
24:28Get the hell out.
24:31Suit yourself.
24:33But when this video drops, remember, you had a chance to stop it.
24:54What now?
24:55We got another situation.
24:57I need you to find out what's going on with Joey Armstrong.
24:59Joey?
25:00What about him?
25:02For some reason, he's got his goons following Smitty.
25:04And?
25:05What's Smitty got to do with this?
25:08He's your source?
25:09You brought through the prison to this?
25:11Just him.
25:12He brought me the tip.
25:13And if he jumps the gun and publishes anything before this has squared away...
25:17He won't.
25:18It's a part of our deal.
25:19Nothing gets published until I give him the green light.
25:21You mean before I give him the green light?
25:24Damn, Jacob.
25:25He's gonna keep a tight lid on this, Pops.
25:27I trust him.
25:29Smitty.
25:31Ashley, hey.
25:33How's it going?
25:33I heard you were looking for me the other day.
25:35Yeah, I just figured you could help me with some things, but Shanice actually filled in
25:39the blanks.
25:40Blood and plasma, right?
25:43It sounds like a really interesting story you're investigating.
25:46Yeah, interesting is probably overstating it.
25:48It's a PSA more than anything.
25:50It's an awareness piece about supply issues.
25:53It's nothing attention-grabbing.
25:55But I'm actually here to see my mother-in-law, so...
25:57Oh, what about?
25:58The cotillion's coming up.
26:01You've used that to excuse on me before.
26:05And, uh, besides, Nicole's not here anymore.
26:08Anyway, um, you could always leave her a note.
26:12I'd suggest to send her a text, but, um, Naomi said that you like the old-fashioned pen
26:17and paper.
26:18Yeah, well, it worked for Hemingway.
26:19But if Nicole's office is locked, I can...
26:22I have access to Nicole's office.
26:25Orderly to 2-11.
26:27In case of emergencies.
26:29This isn't an emergency.
26:32Depends on your definition.
26:35Come with me.
26:43You know, Elon, when you come into my place of business wearing that uniform, it makes
26:48my customers nervous.
26:50Good.
26:50Maybe they'll play cleaner.
26:52Last time we spoke face-to-face, you told me that you weren't interested in the red market.
26:58Still not.
26:59Is that right?
26:59When we last spoke, you told me you were launching an undercover investigation to nail
27:06the ringleader, this impaler guy.
27:10Why would I choose now, of all times, to get into that business?
27:14If you thought a competitor was about to take a fall, I don't know.
27:18Maybe you might be willing to slide in and establish yourself while the market is still in chaos.
27:24You know, you have all those finely tuned powers of observation, so you probably noticed as
27:31you walked through my casino just now, all those people literally throwing their money away.
27:38That's my business model.
27:40There's no nightmare logistics, no need for refrigeration, and no blood on the carpet.
27:46Well, at least not daily.
27:48We both know there's larger profit margins in the red market.
27:53You really think I want to sell blood like it's bootleg whiskey?
27:57Now, why are we even talking about this?
27:59I told you the last time how repulsed I am by the idea.
28:02Back then, you weren't having Bradley Smith follow.
28:05At least not that I knew about.
28:07Is that the story Jimmy Olsen is chasing?
28:12Fascinating.
28:14Okay, what is this about?
28:19This is an open investigation.
28:21Jacob can't tell me anything, but you can.
28:23I don't know you think that...
28:25Come on, Smitty.
28:26You're up to your neck in this.
28:28Meanwhile, Chief Whitmore is out here threatening lives.
28:32Grayson's.
28:33Mine.
28:34You expect me to believe that you don't know why?
28:36You really think that Chief Whitmore's involved?
28:38I know she's involved.
28:40And I know that she's got Grayson running some sort of side operation with the hospital's blood.
28:46That's what your expose is about, right?
28:48Sorry, I can't share details about any of my stories, not even with my husband.
28:53So Martin doesn't know that two people have been stabbed.
28:58Or that Jacob, his family, got jumped.
29:02Yeah, maybe he should.
29:04Maybe I should tell him myself.
29:05And while I'm at it, I'll make sure to mention how you hacked into his mother's computer.
29:12Wow, that's two blackmails in one day.
29:14I must be doing something right.
29:15No, this isn't blackmail, Smitty.
29:18This is desperation.
29:21They tried to kill Grayson.
29:22I'm just trying to figure out why.
29:25If it helps, killing him wasn't the goal.
29:29Then what was?
29:32Getting him to stay in line.
29:36This is bigger than Garland.
29:39Other hospitals.
29:40Other blood banks.
29:42God, is that why the chief wants him volunteering at the free clinic?
29:48Wait, what did you just say?
29:51Back so soon.
29:53I was coming to apologize to Ashley.
29:56She's already clocked out.
29:58Probably best to keep your distance, for your sake and for hers.
30:02We're broken up, okay?
30:04So enough with the threats.
30:05You won't have much time for romancing anyway.
30:07You'll be too busy doing your civic duty, volunteering at the clinic.
30:11I told you Derek doesn't want me coming anywhere near that place.
30:14Until I went over his head to Leslie Thomas.
30:18Your first shift is tonight.
30:24So, Me Too'd Mike is opposing counsel?
30:27It was news to us, too.
30:29And nobody has a problem with this.
30:31If he's just using this case to get back at Dad, isn't that, I don't know, illegal?
30:36Unfortunately, a lot of things that are blatantly unethical are still perfectly legal.
30:40Yeah.
30:41If he can claim that he's representing his client's best interests,
30:44the state bar association won't touch him.
30:47That's insane.
30:49Yeah.
30:49Well, welcome to the legal system.
30:51But still, it could work in our favor.
30:52Yeah, I know Mike's playbook, so we can just, you know, counter his moves before he can even implement them.
30:58Stay one step ahead the whole time.
30:59I like it.
31:02Or maybe you refer me to another lawyer.
31:06Is that really what you want?
31:08No, it isn't.
31:10My dad and Naomi are the people you want in your corner.
31:14Nobody's going to fight for you like family does.
31:17She's got a point, Madison.
31:18We do have skin in the game.
31:20I just hate that this case is causing you all so much trouble.
31:24Chelsea nearly got arrested defending me.
31:29Chelsea?
31:32I was waiting for the right time to tell you.
31:39It really wasn't that deep.
31:41Some reporter at Orphegians got a little too handsy with his questions, so I made him back off.
31:46Back off how?
31:47I told him to move.
31:49He didn't move, so I moved him.
31:50So it got physical.
31:52It was barely a tap, but he dropped his phone and cracked his screen,
31:56and suddenly he's screaming like I committed assault.
31:58Thankfully, Chief Hawthorne was there to mediate,
32:01and Chelsea tried to buy the phone, but the reporter wouldn't budge.
32:06Well, I guess as to who sent him.
32:08Classic Mike.
32:10Bait Chelsea into losing her cool and get a reaction on camera.
32:15I'm so sorry.
32:16You okay, sweetheart?
32:18I'm fine.
32:20I'm better than fine, actually.
32:23Now that I know it was Mike who sent that guy,
32:26I'm glad I didn't let him push us around.
32:29That's my girl.
32:32So, Leah is insisting that Grayson be allowed at the clinic.
32:36Yes.
32:36And you know this how?
32:38My ex-fiancee runs it.
32:41Oh, I didn't realize you and Derek were still communicating.
32:45We're friends.
32:47Anyway, Derek didn't want Grayson there.
32:48He fought it.
32:49Because of you?
32:50Because he doesn't trust him.
32:51And it turns out Derek's right,
32:53because Grayson is obviously involved in something illegal
32:55having to do with the hospital's blood supply.
32:57I think that is a reasonable assumption.
33:00You're choosing your words too carefully.
33:02What aren't you saying?
33:03At this point, I'm not telling you.
33:04You've been digging, Smitty!
33:06You came to visit Max!
33:08I can't say anything about Max.
33:10Can or won't?
33:11Both.
33:11Okay.
33:14God, then talk to me about Grayson, okay?
33:18He came here to visit Max.
33:20Why?
33:22Did Leah put him up to finish a job someone else started?
33:27Unless...
33:29Please don't tell me that Grayson is the one who stabbed him.
33:35No.
33:37Jacob sent Grayson to the hospital to help Max.
33:41Not hurt him.
33:43He snuck Max out,
33:46risking his own life to do so.
33:49He did.
33:52Look,
33:53I don't know Grayson,
33:55but according to Jacob,
33:57he is a good man.
33:59He's just in over his head.
34:04When you get to the clinic,
34:05learn the lay of the land.
34:07See how things work.
34:09I will text you in a few days
34:11with your instructions
34:12for the first drop.
34:14Wait a minute.
34:15You don't expect me to start taking
34:18blood right away.
34:20What I expect you to do
34:22is know your place.
34:24If you did what I told you to do
34:27in the first place,
34:27you would already be working there.
34:29now
34:30we have to make up
34:32for lost time.
34:33Here's you.
34:34I see you.
34:39Oh.
34:40Oh.
34:43Might be the most fun
34:44I've ever had on a break.
34:47This is exactly
34:49what I needed.
34:50Good.
34:50because I plan on
34:52making a habit of this.
34:54What?
34:55Middle of the afternoon breaks?
34:57No.
34:58Being exactly
34:59what you need.
35:07Elon,
35:08you have restored
35:09my faith in human love.
35:11It's a relief to know
35:13that Smitty
35:13was meeting with a source
35:14and not
35:15breaking his wedding vows
35:17like you cared.
35:19That source wouldn't be
35:20your son, would it?
35:21You did say
35:22that Jacob was
35:23running point
35:24on this undercover op.
35:26I can't have your men
35:27bumbling around
35:27in the middle
35:28of an active investigation.
35:29I'll sit this one out.
35:31I'll cheer on the boys
35:32in blue from the sidelines.
35:34Don't get cute with me.
35:36Pull your men
35:37now.
35:55Boss,
35:56you still have eyes
35:57on Smitty.
35:59Yep.
36:00Smitty's here at Garland
36:02chopping it up
36:03with Nurse Batty.
36:04You know,
36:05the one that's
36:05besties with
36:07Bill Hamilton's daughter.
36:08Small world.
36:10The chief of police
36:11just dropped by
36:12with a warning.
36:13So what you want me to do?
36:14Pull out?
36:15No.
36:16Just let me know
36:17where he goes.
36:18OOFBIE
36:19What you want me to do...
36:21What you want you to do
36:22with Nurse Batty?
36:23No.
36:47I'm not sure
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