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B.e.y.o.n.d t.h.e G.a.t.e.s - Season 2 - Episode 27: Tuesday, February 10
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00:05Are you sure you're good to go through with this?
00:07If you wanted one of my fries, you could have just said that.
00:10I'm talking about Ren.
00:13Yeah, I know.
00:14Since he's the one running the couriers.
00:16You're gonna have to think fast on your feet.
00:19According to Max, Ren is even more on edge than usual.
00:22One slip up, and he won't even check your pulse before he buries you.
00:26I met the guy, Smitty.
00:28I'm being careful, all right?
00:29You're starting to sound like my pops.
00:31My bad.
00:33I just don't want us underestimating this guy.
00:35I'm not.
00:36And that's why you're here, so you can let me know what I'm walking into.
00:39So can we...
00:40Would you, uh, like some coffee?
00:44Y'all over here whispering like a bunch of gossipy church books.
00:47Figured you need some fuel for your little spy games.
00:50We're just catching up, June.
00:52Yeah, nothing worth raising an eyebrow over.
00:55Oh, really?
00:56So what were y'all chatting about?
00:59Cars.
01:01Super Bowl winners gets Range Rovers.
01:04Range Rovers.
01:04Would you believe me?
01:09Range Rovers.
01:10That's boring as hell.
01:11And here, I thought y'all were talking about the impaler.
01:19Just finished up with my client.
01:21Oh, good.
01:23Or not good.
01:25Is the nursing home getting slapped with a malpractice suit?
01:28Privileges I cannot yet divulge.
01:30But you should breathe easier knowing that your name's not in any of the filings.
01:34The family knows the hospital's not to blame.
01:38Well, that is a praise report.
01:40And a win for the client's family.
01:43God, if his granddaughter hadn't caught that dosage error in time, things could have been a lot worse.
01:49Guess it pays when your family knows what's going on with your health.
01:54Ashley.
01:55Naomi.
01:56You're not slick.
01:57I'm not trying to be.
02:00Have you told Jacob yet?
02:02About me testing positive for the gene variant?
02:05No, I have not.
02:07Your mom, your sister.
02:09That would also be a no.
02:11Naomi.
02:11My family is dealing with enough fires as it is.
02:14I'm not about to pour on more gasoline.
02:16Okay.
02:18Your health, your call.
02:20I just hate that you're carrying so much alone.
02:24I'm not.
02:25I've got you.
02:28Aw.
02:29Well, I'll be.
02:30I mean, you stuck it through with me with all those Derek crash-outs.
02:34Yeah.
02:35Well, I doubt I'll be calling at 3 a.m. for sob sessions.
02:39But I've done my homework, okay?
02:41I've met with my genetic counselor.
02:43I've weighed the preventative options.
02:45And I have decided to take things as they come.
02:48I will be vigilant.
02:50More self-exams, frequent screenings, MRIs, mammograms.
02:55I just, I will not let this thing control my life.
02:58Help!
02:59Help!
03:00She needs help!
03:00Someone get a wheelchair!
03:03She needs help!
03:04Okay, help her.
03:05What happened?
03:37Thank you, Rowena.
03:38I'll just hang here and wait for her.
03:42My gorgeous fiancé has finally arrived.
03:46Hey, you too.
03:48Hi.
03:50Chelsea, I need to talk to you about this.
03:52So, I'm so sorry I couldn't do the spa thing with you,
03:54but my Zoom meeting with Cynthia Yang was insane!
03:57Picture me, her, her personal assistants,
04:00all brainstorming award show looks,
04:02where her clients will be rocking Chelsea Cat bags
04:04down the red carpet.
04:06And we lost the gold-in-the-glove shot,
04:08but it's still award season,
04:09so we're holding on to hope.
04:10Chelsea, breathe.
04:12I need to tell you something.
04:13Well, look who's here.
04:14My two favorite gals.
04:16Hello, sweetheart.
04:18Madison.
04:20Oh, Miss Anita, you look stunning.
04:22I wanted to take back a little agency over my body,
04:27so I thought changing my hair to suit my moods
04:30will give me back some of my old spark.
04:33Some?
04:34Woman's been buzzing around this house
04:35like she's powered by rocket fuel.
04:38She's supposed to be taking it easy.
04:40It must be hard with all that construction noise going on.
04:43Oh, we swear by noise-canceling headphones around here.
04:47But even the construction on Leslie's house
04:50is not going to bother me today.
04:51I am several days post-chemo
04:53and past the worst of it,
04:55so I'm going to make the most of the good days.
04:58Well, that is the best news that we could hear.
05:01And we have some good news of our own.
05:14Not now.
05:19Well, I'd call that meeting with Tatum a smashing success.
05:24Definitely impressive.
05:26Not that it matters what I think.
05:28Oh, nor I.
05:29The only opinion that matters here is Queen Danny's.
05:33Well, the Queen was genuinely impressed by Tatum's pitch.
05:39Her brand is everything I want to represent.
05:41It's black woman-owned, classy with an edge,
05:46sexy without trying too hard,
05:47and it empowers women of all ages, shapes, and sizes.
05:50So what I'm hearing is we are about to pop the champagne
05:53to celebrate the face of Tatum Stewart's latest signature collection.
05:58You.
06:01Well, you already know what I think you should do.
06:04Maybe I should sleep on it?
06:05Uh-uh.
06:06Oh, no.
06:08Do not fashion goddess.
06:09Keep us in suspense.
06:12What is your answer?
06:18Facial contusion.
06:19There's bruising and swelling.
06:20Paige, Dr. Lancaster's stack.
06:21Keep the ice there.
06:22Okay, I'm going to get you a room.
06:23I'll be right back.
06:23Naomi?
06:24It's okay.
06:25We got you, okay?
06:26You're safe now.
06:28I'm so glad Ashley's on duty.
06:31I wanted to see someone I knew.
06:33I just can't...
06:34It's okay.
06:35It's okay.
06:37I keep thinking about that self-defense class
06:39that you dragged me to,
06:41and the Krav Maga one?
06:43I can't believe you remember that.
06:45I really tried to do what that instructor taught us,
06:48but he was just so, so damn fast.
06:51Maybe if I fought harder, I would...
06:52Hey, don't do that, Haley.
06:54This is not your fault, okay?
06:55Sounds like there's nothing you could have done.
06:57Okay, I got you a room.
06:58Let's get you patched up, all right?
07:04Do you need a doctor, too?
07:06Did you hurt your hand helping Haley?
07:10I can't believe June knows about this guy.
07:13Yeah, we'll find out what she knows.
07:15So tell me about the Impaler.
07:17Okay.
07:18The Impaler, he's the boss.
07:21He's like a ghost.
07:22I did some digging.
07:23I couldn't find a face, a name, a paper trail.
07:26But the one thing I know about this guy,
07:28he's brutal.
07:30Sounds like our white whale.
07:32Next, you have the underboss.
07:34ID also unknown.
07:36Could be blood-related.
07:37One thing about crews like this,
07:39they like to keep the top tier within the family.
07:42Well, that makes sense.
07:43Trust is currency.
07:45And that leads us to my new best friend, Wren.
07:48Yeah.
07:49So Wren is a mid-level mafioso.
07:51His family, they have ties all over the city.
07:54But Wren, one thing Max said about him
07:56is he would take a bullet for any of these bosses.
07:58The guy is loyal to a fault.
08:00Okay.
08:01And that leads us to he calls the shots for who?
08:04The ones that are actually getting their hands dirty.
08:06They are procuring the blood.
08:08The where, the when, the how,
08:09that is all still a mystery.
08:11Well, then we've got to move fast.
08:13One unit of contaminated plasma in the system
08:15and someone's life is on the line.
08:16Which brings us to the couriers.
08:20Right now, there are two known entities.
08:22There's Max, and then there's you
08:24if Wren decides to take you on.
08:26What about the guy that got beat up?
08:29Max didn't know his name.
08:30And now the guy has disappeared into the wind.
08:33The one thing about couriers is there's no names,
08:35there's no headcount.
08:36Man, that's a lot of strings to pull.
08:38Well, the first order of business
08:39is to get Wren to trust you.
08:41Then we can start filling in some of these blanks.
08:46And finally put these bastards in prison where they belong.
08:51Oh. My. Goodness.
08:54Danny.
08:55Tell us already.
08:58Fine.
08:59Make the deal.
09:00Yes, yes.
09:02I'll get the ball rolling with Tatum's people post-haste.
09:04Oh, but before you do.
09:05No, no, no.
09:06Do not.
09:06I know you.
09:07You'll be well-may-being and I don't-knowing.
09:09And before you know it, we'll be back at square one.
09:11No, not on my watch.
09:13Next time you see me,
09:14we'll be Stevie Wonder.
09:16Stevie Wonder?
09:17Sign sealed and delivered
09:20with a bow.
09:21Text me if you want lunch.
09:23Don't text me about this.
09:24Bye.
09:24Bye.
09:25Bye.
09:26Oh!
09:28That's what you get for torturing Pamela like that
09:31and enjoying it.
09:32She gives as good as she gets.
09:33Man, I cannot wait to see you back in front of that camera.
09:37Well, then maybe we should just set up
09:39one of our private photo shoots.
09:41I think we have time before Madison and Chelsea said
09:44they'd be here.
09:44Mm-hmm.
09:46I'll say less.
09:53Ah, talk about bad timing.
09:56Hey, I'll get rid of them,
09:58but don't you start without me.
10:00I'll try my best.
10:02Mm-hmm.
10:04There we go.
10:07Ah, hell no.
10:13Ah, you look lost.
10:16Chelsea's studio is that way.
10:18Would you like for me to send a pen to your phone?
10:20I already told you, Andre.
10:22I know my way around every inch of this property.
10:24It was my name on the deed
10:26back when there was a man over the house.
10:28Men know how to take care of their women
10:30and treat them right.
10:31And you?
10:33That's right.
10:34You cheated, and then you bounced.
10:37Which means that you should divorce yourself
10:39from this door.
10:39Yeah, that's real cute,
10:40but I don't have time to play debate team with you, okay?
10:43Get out of my way.
10:43I need to talk to my wife.
10:45Your ex-wife is busy.
10:47Yeah, you should call first.
10:49Well, she didn't answer.
10:50Well, take the hint.
10:51Well, do I have to get loud, Andre?
10:52I'm not leaving until I speak with her.
10:53Listen, Andre, what the hell is going on?
10:56Bill?
10:57What are you doing here?
10:58We need to talk about Chelsea.
11:03Chelsea, you're as restless as steam on a boil.
11:06Okay, out with it.
11:08We're engaged.
11:10Oh, wonderful!
11:12Congratulations, ladies.
11:14Oh, let me get a closer look
11:15at what my granddaughter gave you.
11:18Oh, wait a minute.
11:20That is not a ring.
11:21That is a billboard.
11:22Lord have mercy.
11:24It's gorgeous.
11:25Come on in.
11:26Sit down.
11:26Let's talk.
11:27Let's talk about this.
11:30Oh, my goodness.
11:32So, hey, hey, hey.
11:33When is the big day?
11:34Well, we haven't gotten that far yet.
11:36I'm so processing that she said yes.
11:38What about the location?
11:40Kronborg Castle, Tivoli Garden, Copenhagen City Hall.
11:44Fair warning.
11:44If it's the last one, you're out of the will.
11:47Grand, you've been researching Denmark?
11:50Well, if you're going to plant yourself on the other side of the world, I need to know
11:54where I'm visiting.
11:55And I've been trying to learn Danish on that Duolingo app.
11:59Feels like I'm in elementary school.
12:01Well, I hope you haven't gotten too far because I'm actually not moving.
12:07But I will be spending plenty of time there with Madison as much as humanly possible.
12:12Congrats on the fellowship.
12:14She'll be at the Denmark Institute of Neurology.
12:17A very esteemed organization.
12:19It is.
12:20The fellowship focuses on finding a cure for Parkinson's.
12:24No other lab in the world is working on this specific treatment, Chelsea.
12:29But she'll only be there for one year, of course.
12:31And the scientists that she'll be working with are world-renowned.
12:34Madison has been dreaming of finding-
12:36Chelsea, please stop.
12:37I'm not going to Denmark, okay?
12:41I've been doing some digging on my own.
12:43Researching light crimes.
12:45What am I looking at?
12:47Red Market Operations.
12:48They all use mobile collection trucks.
12:50They roll into homeless encampments, low-income neighborhoods,
12:53or any place where people are desperate enough to sell their plasma.
12:56Mobile.
12:57That's smart.
12:58There's no physical location for cops to raid.
13:00No paper trail with utilities or rent.
13:02Exactly.
13:03So our ring, they've got to be using the same playbook.
13:06It makes sense, but we haven't seen any.
13:09That's because we've been focused on the distribution end of things.
13:11Not the collection.
13:13Yeah, I see your point.
13:15All right, I've got to bounce.
13:16And while I'm making nice with Ren, you should work the room.
13:20Street-level intel from somebody who's seen it.
13:24Yeah, I'll talk to June on our next break.
13:26Time for another job interview with Ren.
13:28Jacob.
13:30Be careful.
13:31Okay, this isn't some street corner bust.
13:34These guys mean business.
13:35So do I.
13:37I guess we'll find out quick what I'm made of, won't we?
13:41Hi, how do you know Haley?
13:43Um, I met her at her husband's law firm.
13:47Hamas Navarro is handling my case.
13:49Yeah, well, Bill Hamilton's my father.
13:51Wait.
13:53You're the mom?
13:55Uh, that's a first.
13:57No, I'm the lawyer.
13:58Your cell dial 3-1-1.
14:00Right.
14:00You're married to the cop.
14:01Yeah.
14:02I've heard all about Bill Hamilton's beautiful, smart, successful daughters from your stepmother.
14:08Oh, that's, um, that's nice.
14:11Has my father been notified yet?
14:14Yes.
14:14Um, Haley contacted him on our way here.
14:17Okay, good.
14:17I'm sure he's on his way then.
14:20Great.
14:21Nurse Morgan, you have imaging online.
14:23You know, I, uh, I feel really bad what happened to her.
14:27She's real good peoples.
14:28I, I just hope that if they ever catch the creep, they lock his ass up and put him under
14:33the jail.
14:34Yeah, well, I'm calling my father-in-law, who's the chief of police, and he'll handle the case
14:38personally.
14:40Great.
14:41Yeah.
14:41Oh, wait, I didn't catch your name.
14:43I'm Lynette.
14:44Uh, I'm Lynette Wise.
14:46Nice to meet you, Lynette.
14:47Nice to meet you, too.
14:48Stick around.
14:49I'm sure he'll want to get a statement from you, too.
14:51Sure.
14:52Great.
14:52Anything I can do to help.
14:59You okay?
15:01You warm enough?
15:02Yes.
15:03Thanks.
15:04Any dizziness?
15:05Nausea?
15:06Uh, a little shaky still, but better.
15:10Okay.
15:11You've been so attentive, Ashley.
15:14Seriously.
15:15It's my job.
15:17Hey.
15:18Is it okay to come in?
15:19Yep.
15:20Uh, yeah.
15:21Doctor just left.
15:22Um, give you the room.
15:23Thanks.
15:24The doctors, but everything looked okay.
15:28Thank God.
15:30How bad is it?
15:34You don't need to worry about that right now.
15:37It looks terrible.
15:39Ugh, this is so embarrassing.
15:41No, no, no, you just need a little concealer and no one will even notice.
15:46I wanted to tell you that Chief Hawthorne is on his way to get a statement from you.
15:50You went straight to Jacob.
15:52You went straight to the top?
15:52What happened to Jacob?
15:54He's busy, and I wanted this handled fast.
15:58We're going to get this son of a bitch, okay?
16:01Trust me.
16:01And, um, whether I like it or not, you're family, and we look out for our own.
16:10We are family, aren't we?
16:13I'm so sorry this happened to you, Hayley.
16:16And whatever issues we've got, I mean, nobody deserves this.
16:21Is there anything else I can do to help you?
16:24Could you call Bill?
16:26I haven't been able to reach him.
16:27I can't imagine where he's been.
16:32Bill, you're going to wear a hole in my floor.
16:34Now spit it out.
16:35What's going on with Chelsea?
16:36She's engaged.
16:37What?
16:38Are little girls getting married?
16:40When did this happen, and why am I the last to know?
16:43It happened last night.
16:44Oh.
16:45Oh?
16:46Well, she's been busy, and I've been otherwise occupied.
16:50She didn't have time to tell me.
16:51Crisis averted.
16:52How could you say that?
16:54Huh?
16:54Why aren't you upset?
16:56Why are you?
16:57You proposed to Hayley before the ink had dried on our divorce papers.
17:01You booked the club before you told our daughters.
17:03So I guess love makes you do crazy, spontaneous things.
17:06Oh, yeah, I guess so.
17:07And I guess Chelsea and Madison moving all the way to Denmark is about as crazy and spontaneous as it
17:11gets.
17:12Denmark?
17:13That is news to me.
17:14Yeah.
17:14Madison accepted a fellowship over there, so how long do you think they'll want to stay apart?
17:18Chelsea wouldn't blink before ditching her life here to chase Madison across the Atlantic.
17:23Chelsea and Madison are on their way over.
17:25I am sure they're planning on filling me in, so thank you for being the biggest spoiler in the world.
17:30You want to ruin the next season of Selling Sunset for me, too?
17:33Danny, this is not time for your little jokes, okay?
17:35Our daughter is making an impulsive decision that can blow up in her face.
17:38She's going down the same road that you did, throwing away her life for someone else's dreams.
17:49Hey, Naomi.
17:50Dad?
17:51You need to get to Garland.
17:53Um, Hayley was mugged.
17:55What?
17:56Was she hurt?
17:57Well, the doctor checked her out.
17:58They said she's all good, but you should get here before Elon does to get her statement.
18:02All right.
18:03I'm on my way.
18:05Hayley was attacked.
18:07Oh, is she all right?
18:08Look, I don't know.
18:09Look, I got to go.
18:09Danny, will you please just talk some sense into Chelsea, okay?
18:12Don't let her make the same mistakes we did.
18:17Hey, June.
18:18Are you breaking soon?
18:19I would love to chat.
18:21For Samantha and Tyrell's dad, I'll make the tie.
18:25Okay.
18:28So, how's the job treating you?
18:31Smitty, you're in here almost as much as I am.
18:34Go ahead and get to the point.
18:35What is this about?
18:37Okay.
18:39Well, what you saw earlier, Jacob, was helping me with a story.
18:45The pieces on people taking advantage of the economically disadvantaged and unhoused.
18:53I got tails that'll make your skin jump off your bones.
18:57That's kind of what I was interested in.
19:02See, folks like me aren't real to most people.
19:07We're invisible until we're inconvenient.
19:10That way, they ain't ever got to think twice about playing us.
19:13They'll say, come on over here and do this job.
19:15We'll pay you.
19:16Oh, no, no, no.
19:17Just wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
19:19We'll give you a hot meal.
19:20Then, nothing.
19:23You're left with empty pockets and an even emptier stomach.
19:28Wow.
19:30Did you or your friends try any other ways to make money?
19:36Out there, folks do whatever they gotta do to eat.
19:40No, I wasn't talking about sex.
19:43I'm wondering more along the lines of selling plasma.
19:47Oh, tried it.
19:50But clinics want a real address and Tent City won't cut it.
19:54Plus, they had a list of questions as long as the Bible.
19:59Back then, I was using pretty hard.
20:02I could have lied, but when you're that far gone, it's hard to keep up with which lie goes where.
20:09Did anyone you know ever have any run-ins with, say, a mobile plasma truck?
20:16So, this is about the Impedler.
20:19That's the second time you brought up his name, June.
20:21What do you know?
20:24I gotta get back to work.
20:25No, June, I just have...
20:27Listen, Smitty, I like you.
20:29Okay, you raise them kids good, you tip well, and you don't look at me like I'm a ghost.
20:35But you listen to me when I tell you this.
20:38You better be careful out here asking all these questions.
20:42Those streets will eat you alive.
20:45Especially nosy people digging their nose in things they ain't got no business knowing.
21:01I appreciate you linking up with me.
21:03You were early.
21:05That means you respect my time.
21:07I like it.
21:08I respect anybody putting money in my pocket, real talk.
21:12And I've been thinking about what we discussed.
21:14I'm ready to get down to business.
21:16Wait, you didn't think you was in already, did you?
21:19I mean, I figured that's why we're here, right?
21:21Nah, that's not how this works.
21:22You don't pull up to a drive-thru and get the job.
21:25First, I gotta see how you move.
21:27That ain't no problem.
21:28I'll show you how I get out.
21:30Yeah, we'll see.
21:32But this is how it works.
21:35A message will come through when a product's hot.
21:37The courier takes the package straight to the drop.
21:39No detours, nobody sees.
21:41No conversations about what just went down.
21:43Oh, for sure.
21:44That's easy.
21:45Yeah, you would think so.
21:47But people get sloppy.
21:49Start thinking rules are optional.
21:51That's why you gotta pound it into their head until it's stick.
21:54Oh, nah, nah, nah.
21:55See, I don't gotta learn nothing the hard way.
21:57You won't get no problems out of me, boss, man.
21:59Good.
22:01Because we got a point, guy.
22:02We've been mouthing off about not getting the cut he thinks he deserves.
22:06Staring up the others.
22:06He needs a little...
22:09Motivation.
22:10Motivation?
22:12What, to stay in line?
22:13Exactly.
22:14You wanna move past small talk?
22:17It's your test.
22:22I should have told you when I walked in.
22:24I tried.
22:25Told me what?
22:28That I turned down the fellowship.
22:31Vernon, why don't we give them a little space to talk?
22:40When?
22:42After breakfast this morning?
22:45I don't get it.
22:46Did they take back the offer?
22:48Or is this about my dad?
22:50Because if it is, he means well, but his delivery is trash.
22:53No, this has nothing to do with him.
22:56I made the call on my own.
22:59But this fellowship is your dream.
23:02Yeah, but there's another dream I've had even longer.
23:09I grew up watching all my friends get engaged, married, buying houses, having kids.
23:17I wanted that.
23:20Desperately.
23:22But as the saying goes, always a bridesmaid.
23:27Nobody ever said I couldn't find a woman to build that with.
23:32But when you don't see yourself reflected in society, you start thinking that certain traditions aren't for you.
23:40So I rewired the limbic system of my brain that controls emotions.
23:45And I poured everything I had into being the best damn neurologist I could be.
23:50And you are.
23:51But then you came along.
23:55Loud, romantic, reckless.
23:58And I realized that you were the dream I had buried.
24:03And now that you're real, I'm not going to spend a year an ocean away from you.
24:09Madison.
24:10No, no.
24:10It's done.
24:11The call has been made.
24:13I'll find a research opportunity here.
24:15I can pivot.
24:16I hate that you have to.
24:18There's nothing I can do to change your mind.
24:21You can help me apologize to your grands.
24:26I can't wait to share my life with you, Chels.
24:36Here you go.
24:38Sip it slow, okay?
24:40Okay.
24:40Thanks, girl.
24:42You know, y'all nurses, y'all don't get the credit that y'all deserve.
24:45I'm going to fill out one of those surveys, and I'm going to make sure the bosses know your name.
24:50I appreciate that.
24:52Okay.
24:52I'm going to be behind the desk if you need anything.
24:54Okay.
24:55In the neighborhood watch, you're a nurse.
24:58How's she doing?
24:59Cool as a cucumber, which is a little wild considering what her and Haley just went through.
25:07You're safe now, okay?
25:09I'm here to help.
25:10You need some water or extra blanket, anything I can do to make you more comfortable?
25:15I'm good, Chief Hawthorne.
25:17Okay.
25:18Well, tell me what happened, in your own words.
25:23It was a simple errand.
25:25The firm's handling a case for Miss Wise, and I thought it'd be friendlier to deliver some important papers to
25:31her myself.
25:32What papers, if you're at liberty to say?
25:34Oh, nothing privileged.
25:36Bill okayed the firm representing her pro bono, so I suggested we meet at Uptown.
25:42And, like, imagine my surprise.
25:44Bill Hamilton's wife bringing me those papers.
25:46We started chatting like we were old friends.
25:48She started going on and on about what a dreamboat her husband Bill was, and how he's always doting over
25:55her, and how he's always, you know, putting her first.
25:58We wrapped up and headed out together.
26:00You know, a couple of women talking about a nice evening we each planned.
26:05I still think a patented blast from the past will get you the results.
26:10A stage mugging.
26:12Tried and true.
26:13We went our separate ways.
26:15I barely made it to my car.
26:18And then a stranger just came out of nowhere.
26:24You crazy bitch!
26:26A complete stranger.
26:28I heard Haley scream.
26:30And then I just reacted.
26:31I yelled out that I was calling 911, and then I just dropped everything and I got to her.
26:36I ran to Haley as fast as I could, and then I just...
26:40I stopped that mugger before he could do any more.
26:43No cameras?
26:45No problem.
26:46It wasn't for Lynette.
26:48I don't know what would have happened.
26:52He dropped my phone, but...
26:55My purse and my jewelry?
26:58Oh, come on.
27:00Hey, baby, hey.
27:01I'm sorry, baby.
27:03I'm sorry.
27:04I was scared he was going to kill me, baby.
27:08I'm sorry.
27:12So what are you doing to catch the bastard who did this?
27:15There were no cameras where it went down.
27:17So I sent the unit to the uptown lot, had them cameras every alley within a few blocks.
27:21Sometimes these perks with dish evidence close by.
27:23Oh, and sometimes they vanish into thin air while the cops look for a needle in the haystack.
27:26Standard procedure.
27:27I don't need standard procedure, Elon.
27:29I need results.
27:30Put your best men on this and find his ass.
27:33Bill, is that necessary?
27:35He's just doing what any self-respecting husband will.
27:38Listen, I'll pull security footage from every business within a hundred yards, all right?
27:43And we'll figure out our next move when my men finish with their canvas.
27:48It's a start.
27:50Until then, there will be a uniform outside of Haley's door.
27:54Victims advocate will be in touch soon, okay?
27:56Okay.
27:57Feel better.
28:03Let me see, babe.
28:04Let me see.
28:06Does it hurt anywhere else?
28:07No.
28:08Just my face.
28:10I called you right after it happened.
28:13Why didn't you answer your phone?
28:17You think we should have let Bill drive himself?
28:19He seemed way too emotional to get behind a wheel.
28:22It's not your job to be the man's babysitter, Danny.
28:25He's grown.
28:26He could have gotten himself a rideshare or had someone from the firm to give him a ride.
28:34Besides, you'd really leave Chelsea and Madison hanging.
28:37Of course not.
28:38I was going to put his butt in a taxi.
28:40The champagne is already chilling for the big reveal.
28:42Mm-hmm.
28:44You do realize you're not even supposed to know about the engagement, right?
28:48Or Denmark.
28:48You think I don't have experience faking surprise?
28:52Oh, my God.
28:57You shouldn't have.
28:59You don't recognize any of those?
29:01Danny, come on.
29:04You're in a really good mood.
29:08Well, you said in your text that there was some announcement.
29:12Mm-hmm.
29:13How about we make it a show-and-tell?
29:18Oh, you have excellent taste.
29:20You must get it from your mama.
29:22Oh, man.
29:22Congratulations, you two.
29:24I am so, so happy for both of you.
29:27Bring it in.
29:27Bring it in.
29:28Come on.
29:29Come on.
29:31Welcome to the family, baby.
29:33Thanks.
29:33Wait a minute.
29:34So does this mean I need to pop the cork on the champagne?
29:36Yeah, but before you do, is there anything else you want to tell me before we toast?
29:43No.
29:45Why?
29:46Something involving, I don't know, Vikings, Nordic cuisine, long winters.
29:51How did you...
29:52Bill just left a little while ago, and he ruined the surprise.
29:56I knew I clocked one of your surprised faces.
29:59What did Dad say?
30:00I'm sure it wasn't anything good.
30:02Nothing that stuck.
30:02You know, as soon as your father's gums start flapping, I hit the mute button in my brain.
30:07Well, no need to have a meltdown.
30:09Apparently, Denmark is off the table.
30:11That was quick.
30:12Plans change.
30:14But I assure you, my love for your daughter won't.
30:17Isn't she the best?
30:19Andre, want to do the honor?
30:22Let's do it.
30:22I cannot wait to start planning this wedding.
30:26Don't.
30:27It is happening.
30:31Hey, I just wanted to check in.
30:32Imagine seeing Haley like that wasn't easy.
30:35I mean, you hear about this stuff happening, and you scroll past it on the news feed, but
30:40when it happens to someone you actually know...
30:42All of a sudden, it becomes real.
30:43Yes.
30:44I want you to take this as a warning to keep your head on the swivel.
30:47Oh, trust me.
30:48I stay ready.
30:49Jacob keeps my purse stocked.
30:51I've got pepper spray, alarms, whistle.
30:53I'm a walking security aisle.
30:54That sounds about right, but he has been working some long nights lately.
30:57And if you ever get lonely, Darlene would love to have another woman in the house.
31:01Okay?
31:02Who knows after raising three boys, she's overdue for some female company.
31:07That's tempting, but...
31:09My dad's not about to let another Hamilton woman out of his sight for the foreseeable future.
31:13Yeah, I don't blame him.
31:15Who knows I've been accused of being overprotective once or twice myself.
31:20Bill.
31:22You taking my motivation of speaking engagement or not?
31:27You ain't getting soft on me, are you?
31:29Hell nah.
31:30Where I gotta go and who, I gotta see.
31:32I have a day and time for you.
31:34Stay ready.
31:36All right, for sure.
31:37So if I get this done, what's up?
31:40You gonna hire me?
31:41Maybe.
31:42Depends on how motivational you can be.
31:56Thanks for coming with me to grab coffee.
31:59And to return those travel books.
32:01Are you sure you want to do this?
32:04A refund will just about cover another round of caffeine.
32:07You know what I'm asking.
32:09What I want is to be with you.
32:12I just hate the idea of you walking away from something you've been dreaming about.
32:16I was ready to put in the miles, do the time difference, you know, have the late night FaceTimes.
32:22You could still call them, it's not really official, right?
32:24Even if I could, I wouldn't.
32:27Tell us I'm not losing anything.
32:29I'm getting everything I want.
32:31And if I went, I'd just be spending the day thinking about you.
32:36Instead of my research.
32:38Do you know how dangerous it is for a neuroscientist to be distracted in the lab?
32:41I could mislabel a spinal fluid sample.
32:44Or contaminate a biopsy.
32:46Hell, I could nick a blood vessel in the middle of a lumbar puncture and land someone in emergency surgery.
32:50You are so sexy when you talk science.
32:55Yeah.
32:55Mm-hmm.
32:57Bill really knows how to suck the joy out of the room.
33:01He's got a gift for it.
33:03He knew exactly what he was doing, too.
33:07Looking for any and every excuse to be around you.
33:10We have boundaries.
33:12We're keeping them.
33:13You don't need to remind me, Andre.
33:15Oh, yeah?
33:17Well, you're getting one anyway.
33:19Because you've already given Bill more than he ever deserved, Danny.
33:23And now that your career is finally back on track, I'll be damned if I let him take you off
33:28course again.
33:30Baby, this time, you live the dream.
33:33All of it.
33:34What does all of it look like?
33:37Well, for starters, that private photo shoot that you teased me with earlier.
33:44Something like this?
33:46Yeah.
33:48Yeah.
33:49Yeah.
33:49Let me...
33:53That's nice, but I think we can do better.
33:56Come here.
34:04You didn't answer me.
34:06Where were you?
34:07I was handling something delicate.
34:09I couldn't exactly answer the phone in the middle of it.
34:12Yeah.
34:16You don't have to feel guilty for any of this.
34:20No one could have known that this was going to happen.
34:23If someone should feel guilty, it's me.
34:27He took my engagement ring.
34:30If I would have fought back...
34:31Hey, babe, no, no.
34:33No, no.
34:34I should have been there with you.
34:36I should have protected you.
34:38Babe, you cannot protect me every second.
34:40Well, I sure damn well can try.
34:43If something worse would have happened, I'd never forgive myself.
34:47Well, you're here now, and that's all that matters.
34:52Yeah.
34:52Look, don't worry about that ring.
34:54We'll replace it with something bigger and better.
34:55Something so loud that the entire room will know damn where that you're mine
35:00before you have to say one word.
35:01That's my husband.
35:03Loving and ostentatious.
35:07Wouldn't have it any other way.
35:08Yeah.
35:15Whoa, that's some ice right there.
35:17Don't go losing it.
35:18My friend dropped hers a while ago, and she was a wreck.
35:21Well, this one ain't slipping through my fingers.
35:24It's way too valuable.
35:26Hey.
35:28You know we could have done this over the phone.
35:30No.
35:31I'd rather get to play-by-play in person.
35:34So, tell me what happened with Wren.
35:37You know how he's ruthless and dangerous?
35:40He wants me to show him some of that.
35:42How?
35:42By putting pressure on an inside man who's refusing to keep quiet about getting stiffed.
35:47What kind of pressure are you talking about?
35:49Well, I'm sure Wren doesn't want me to whine and dine the guy.
35:52It's a loyalty test.
35:53And you took the assignment?
35:55Yeah, I did.
35:57I don't have a time, place, or a victim yet.
36:00And you know how these guys work.
36:02They like to keep you waiting around, and then they drop the hammer on you.
36:04But you made him believe that you would do it.
36:07I didn't feel like I had a choice.
36:09You always have a choice, Jacob.
36:13How far are you planning on going with this?
36:17Far enough to prove myself.
36:47Far enough to prove myself.
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