1 00:00:01,402 --> 00:00:04,272 I want to share some news. (whispers): I'm pregnant. Who's the lucky guy? 2 00:00:04,405 --> 00:00:06,607 I am not the father. 3 00:00:06,707 --> 00:00:07,608 Shelby was 4 00:00:07,708 --> 00:00:09,577 artificially inseminated. 5 00:00:09,677 --> 00:00:11,645 What are you doing here? Wade offered me a job. 6 00:00:11,745 --> 00:00:14,682 Hope it's not gonna be uncomfortable. Why would it be? No, not at all. 7 00:00:14,782 --> 00:00:16,617 VIVIAN: Why didn't you want to meet us? 8 00:00:16,717 --> 00:00:19,019 Family has never meant more to me than trouble. 9 00:00:19,120 --> 00:00:22,022 I wish we could start over. Okay. Yeah. 10 00:00:22,123 --> 00:00:24,024 Vivian Wilkes. I hear you bought the Rammer Jammer. 11 00:00:24,125 --> 00:00:25,159 Yeah, you should come by some time. 12 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:26,694 Joel can give you a ride home. I have a ride. 13 00:00:26,794 --> 00:00:28,662 You ready? 14 00:00:31,832 --> 00:00:34,235 * 15 00:00:35,869 --> 00:00:37,705 ZOE: I can't help it. 16 00:00:37,805 --> 00:00:40,074 I feel like I won some sort of lottery when I met you guys. 17 00:00:40,174 --> 00:00:41,442 VIVIAN: And you didn't even have to buy a ticket. 18 00:00:41,542 --> 00:00:43,344 No one has more fun than the Wilkes. 19 00:00:43,444 --> 00:00:44,745 Sunrise tennis is awesome. 20 00:00:44,845 --> 00:00:46,747 I love our family traditions. 21 00:00:46,847 --> 00:00:49,250 I'm not sure your boyfriend agrees. 22 00:00:49,350 --> 00:00:51,252 Sorry. Catching a breath back here. 23 00:00:51,352 --> 00:00:53,754 Pathetic. Get in shape, buddy. 24 00:00:53,854 --> 00:00:55,156 What?! 25 00:00:55,256 --> 00:00:57,191 There was one of me versus two of you. 26 00:00:57,291 --> 00:00:58,426 Oh, brother. 27 00:00:59,460 --> 00:01:01,629 Ladies, nobody told me it was tennis-skirt Tuesday. 28 00:01:01,729 --> 00:01:03,731 Move along. Nothing to see here. 29 00:01:06,767 --> 00:01:09,303 Hey. Hey, I am so glad that you called. 30 00:01:09,403 --> 00:01:11,071 We should make this a regular thing. 31 00:01:11,172 --> 00:01:13,073 Oh, I'm just thrilled to get out of the house 32 00:01:13,174 --> 00:01:15,309 and converse with people that don't drink out of juice boxes. 33 00:01:15,409 --> 00:01:16,410 Life of a single mom. 34 00:01:16,510 --> 00:01:17,745 Right. Actually, 35 00:01:17,845 --> 00:01:20,080 I've started thinking about moving on, 36 00:01:20,181 --> 00:01:21,715 the next step, dating. 37 00:01:21,815 --> 00:01:23,184 Wow. 38 00:01:23,284 --> 00:01:24,718 Yeah. 39 00:01:24,818 --> 00:01:26,687 Hey, you know, that's great. Get back on that horse. 40 00:01:26,787 --> 00:01:28,222 Why don't you let me set you up. 41 00:01:28,322 --> 00:01:30,090 Really? You'd do that? 42 00:01:30,191 --> 00:01:31,459 Yes. Just let me check and see 43 00:01:31,559 --> 00:01:33,727 if that guy I'm thinking of is still available. 44 00:01:33,827 --> 00:01:35,763 Okay. (chuckles) 45 00:01:35,863 --> 00:01:38,332 Hey, what's your take on Vivian? 46 00:01:38,432 --> 00:01:40,334 Vivian, Zoe's cousin Vivian? 47 00:01:40,434 --> 00:01:41,802 Yeah. She's great. 48 00:01:41,902 --> 00:01:43,504 I got half a mind to ask her out. 49 00:01:43,604 --> 00:01:45,673 You should listen to that half of your mind. 50 00:01:45,773 --> 00:01:47,107 You guys would make a great couple. 51 00:01:47,208 --> 00:01:49,177 And then we'd have a fourth for tennis. 52 00:01:49,277 --> 00:01:51,179 Now, I think we could totally take them. 53 00:01:51,279 --> 00:01:53,381 It's true, I'm stronger on the forehand side, 54 00:01:53,481 --> 00:01:55,115 but I'm a monster at the net. 55 00:01:55,216 --> 00:01:56,284 Easy there, Sparky. 56 00:01:57,385 --> 00:01:58,786 The more you talk about this, less appealing it seems. 57 00:02:03,757 --> 00:02:05,793 All right. 58 00:02:05,893 --> 00:02:07,795 Yeah. (laughs) 59 00:02:07,895 --> 00:02:09,363 Yeah. See? 60 00:02:09,463 --> 00:02:11,165 Mm. I call it 61 00:02:11,265 --> 00:02:13,401 Frittata Lambada. 62 00:02:13,501 --> 00:02:14,768 Oh, let me guess. 63 00:02:14,868 --> 00:02:17,205 'Cause it's gonna make my taste buds dance. 64 00:02:17,305 --> 00:02:18,372 Correct. Mm. 65 00:02:18,472 --> 00:02:20,274 Also, because it rhymes. Oh. 66 00:02:20,374 --> 00:02:21,409 Good morning. 67 00:02:21,509 --> 00:02:22,843 Hey. I didn't know y'all 68 00:02:22,943 --> 00:02:24,745 were coming by for breakfast. No. 69 00:02:24,845 --> 00:02:27,748 Even though we should have since it's been every day for a week. 70 00:02:27,848 --> 00:02:30,184 I don't know that it's been every day. LYNLY: No, A.B.'s right. 71 00:02:30,284 --> 00:02:31,452 For whatever reason, 72 00:02:31,552 --> 00:02:32,720 George can't get enough of y'all's company. 73 00:02:32,820 --> 00:02:33,787 You know what I mean. 74 00:02:33,887 --> 00:02:36,424 Oh, George, uh, come on. 75 00:02:36,524 --> 00:02:37,558 Uh, sure. 76 00:02:38,959 --> 00:02:40,261 I'm gonna need you at this meeting 77 00:02:40,361 --> 00:02:41,395 this afternoon with Mayor Gainey and... 78 00:02:41,495 --> 00:02:43,397 Uh, the state comptroller? 79 00:02:43,497 --> 00:02:45,165 The one where he said he's pitching us on the merger? 80 00:02:45,266 --> 00:02:46,500 I thought you said that was a waste of time. 81 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:47,801 And it is. 82 00:02:47,901 --> 00:02:48,902 I mean, Gainey will never agree to it, either. 83 00:02:49,002 --> 00:02:50,771 There's one thing that Gainey and I agree upon, 84 00:02:50,871 --> 00:02:52,172 is that'll be a cold day in hell 85 00:02:52,273 --> 00:02:53,541 before BlueBell and Fillmore merge. 86 00:02:53,641 --> 00:02:56,444 Okay. So, what's the point? 87 00:02:56,544 --> 00:02:58,346 Today's comptroller is tomorrow's governor. 88 00:02:58,446 --> 00:03:00,781 He may force the issue, and Gainey's bringing his attorney, 89 00:03:00,881 --> 00:03:01,882 so I'm bringing you. 90 00:03:02,883 --> 00:03:04,852 Oh, joy, an afternoon with Scooter McGreevy. 91 00:03:04,952 --> 00:03:06,320 How did I get so lucky? 92 00:03:06,420 --> 00:03:07,755 Oh, and one more thing. 93 00:03:07,855 --> 00:03:09,557 You want to tell Lavon Hayes why you're avoiding 94 00:03:09,657 --> 00:03:11,559 the fine dining establishments of BlueBell? 95 00:03:11,659 --> 00:03:13,827 What? I'm not avoiding... 96 00:03:13,927 --> 00:03:15,195 Well, because a suspicious man might think 97 00:03:15,296 --> 00:03:16,497 it's on account of the fact 98 00:03:17,698 --> 00:03:18,232 that your ex-girlfriend's working at the Rammer Jammer, 99 00:03:19,166 --> 00:03:20,234 which would imply you still have feelings... 100 00:03:20,334 --> 00:03:23,203 Lavon, that is not the case. 101 00:03:23,304 --> 00:03:24,472 That's all I need to hear. 102 00:03:24,572 --> 00:03:25,839 Okay. All right. 103 00:03:25,939 --> 00:03:28,809 Lynly, good news. George Tucker's taking you out 104 00:03:28,909 --> 00:03:29,910 to breakfast this morning. 105 00:03:30,010 --> 00:03:31,812 You're welcome. 106 00:03:34,482 --> 00:03:36,317 Yes, Lemon, I have been getting out of the house. 107 00:03:36,417 --> 00:03:37,418 I got a lunch date today. 108 00:03:37,518 --> 00:03:39,287 No, it's not with Shelby. 109 00:03:39,387 --> 00:03:42,290 It's with Carolee, if you must know. 110 00:03:42,390 --> 00:03:44,458 Well, I will text you proof during dessert. 111 00:03:44,558 --> 00:03:45,559 (laughs) That was a joke. 112 00:03:45,659 --> 00:03:47,561 I'm not gonna text you. 113 00:03:47,661 --> 00:03:49,430 Okay, you go tend to your grandmother. 114 00:03:49,530 --> 00:03:50,798 All right. Bye. 115 00:03:50,898 --> 00:03:52,800 Oh, Brick, Thank God. 116 00:03:52,900 --> 00:03:53,801 It's an emergency. 117 00:03:53,901 --> 00:03:56,304 Is it the baby? Contractions? 118 00:03:56,404 --> 00:03:58,406 No. Worse. It's time for my birthing class, 119 00:03:58,506 --> 00:04:00,341 and I don't have a partner. 120 00:04:00,441 --> 00:04:02,410 Okay, not really an emergency, 121 00:04:02,510 --> 00:04:04,345 and that shouldn't come as a surprise. 122 00:04:04,445 --> 00:04:05,913 When I signed up for the class, 123 00:04:06,013 --> 00:04:07,915 I thought I'd be fine 124 00:04:08,015 --> 00:04:10,618 being a single mom in a sea full of couples, but 125 00:04:10,718 --> 00:04:13,954 this morning I woke up in a full-blown panic. 126 00:04:14,054 --> 00:04:16,490 Shelby, can I tell you the truth about childbirth? 127 00:04:16,590 --> 00:04:18,659 They guy doesn't really do that much. 128 00:04:18,759 --> 00:04:21,595 I'm gonna be self-conscious, and then internalize those feelings, 129 00:04:21,695 --> 00:04:23,931 and that can't be good for the baby, right? 130 00:04:24,031 --> 00:04:28,569 Are you sure you can't come to just one class with me? 131 00:04:28,669 --> 00:04:30,938 Well, I... 132 00:04:32,406 --> 00:04:34,408 I guess. 133 00:04:34,508 --> 00:04:37,911 Sure, I... I could do that for you. Why not? 134 00:04:38,011 --> 00:04:39,980 Oh. Thank you, Brick Breeland. 135 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:41,415 So, when is this class? 136 00:04:41,515 --> 00:04:42,883 Lunchtime today. You're free, right? 137 00:04:46,387 --> 00:04:48,556 By going out to breakfast, I thought you meant 138 00:04:48,656 --> 00:04:51,692 one of those new-fangled places where you sit at the table 139 00:04:51,792 --> 00:04:53,361 and people take your order. 140 00:04:53,461 --> 00:04:55,329 No, no, no. The thing is, the Butter Stick Bakery-- 141 00:04:55,429 --> 00:04:56,497 they grind their own coffee. 142 00:04:56,597 --> 00:04:58,298 That's why all the cool kids come here. 143 00:04:58,399 --> 00:05:00,000 Hmm? George. 144 00:05:00,100 --> 00:05:01,935 Tansy, hey, what are you, uh...? 145 00:05:02,035 --> 00:05:04,572 Butter Stick's got the best coffee. 146 00:05:04,672 --> 00:05:05,573 GEORGE: Yeah. 147 00:05:06,374 --> 00:05:07,207 Uh, Tansy, Lynly. Lynly, Tansy. 148 00:05:09,410 --> 00:05:12,613 Great. Now everyone knows each other. 149 00:05:12,713 --> 00:05:14,348 Well, I got to get to the Rammer Jammer. 150 00:05:14,448 --> 00:05:15,449 Shift's starting, so... 151 00:05:15,549 --> 00:05:16,917 How long you been working there? 152 00:05:17,017 --> 00:05:19,687 Um, a week, ten days. 153 00:05:19,787 --> 00:05:22,490 Y'all should come by for breakfast. 154 00:05:22,590 --> 00:05:24,625 Huh. Yeah. 155 00:05:24,725 --> 00:05:25,959 (laughs) 156 00:05:26,059 --> 00:05:29,062 So, that's the Tansy who damaged your goods, Tansy? 157 00:05:29,162 --> 00:05:30,097 Yup, one in the same. 158 00:05:30,197 --> 00:05:32,032 Should I be worried about this? 159 00:05:32,132 --> 00:05:34,001 No. No, absolutely not. 160 00:05:34,101 --> 00:05:35,469 Tansy and I ended a while ago. 161 00:05:35,569 --> 00:05:37,605 She moved on with Scooter McGreevy, 162 00:05:37,705 --> 00:05:40,574 and I found you, which means I won. 163 00:05:40,674 --> 00:05:41,975 But you're avoiding the Rammer Jammer. 164 00:05:42,075 --> 00:05:45,513 Yes. Just because I don't feel like running into my ex 165 00:05:45,613 --> 00:05:47,014 for breakfast, lunch and dinner. 166 00:05:47,114 --> 00:05:48,616 It makes it hard to digest. 167 00:05:48,716 --> 00:05:50,618 I get it, George. I've been there. 168 00:05:50,718 --> 00:05:52,753 And that is why I am the luckiest guy in the world. 169 00:05:52,853 --> 00:05:55,022 Yes, you are. (chuckles) 170 00:05:55,122 --> 00:05:56,924 Percy Lewis composed a symphony. 171 00:05:57,024 --> 00:05:58,225 What college wouldn't want her? 172 00:05:58,325 --> 00:06:01,361 Randy Foster got two photos in the National Geographic. 173 00:06:01,462 --> 00:06:02,963 What has Rose Hattenbarger done? Nothing. 174 00:06:03,063 --> 00:06:05,132 Rose, you're a great kid who's smart and funny 175 00:06:05,232 --> 00:06:06,934 with loads of potential. 176 00:06:07,034 --> 00:06:09,036 That is not enough. I need to stand out. 177 00:06:09,136 --> 00:06:11,004 I need... Internships. 178 00:06:11,104 --> 00:06:13,541 That's how I got accepted to every college I applied to. 179 00:06:13,641 --> 00:06:15,743 I did internships all over Manhattan. 180 00:06:15,843 --> 00:06:18,111 Red Cross, CDC, Doctors Without Borders. 181 00:06:18,211 --> 00:06:20,147 I got coffee for Dr. Ruth one summer. 182 00:06:20,247 --> 00:06:22,483 Internships. Got it. 183 00:06:22,583 --> 00:06:25,653 Why are there no other adults in my life I can rely on? 184 00:06:35,463 --> 00:06:37,498 A.B., you're in the setting-people-up- 185 00:06:37,598 --> 00:06:38,632 on-dates business, right? 186 00:06:38,732 --> 00:06:40,601 Not for money. That's illegal. 187 00:06:40,701 --> 00:06:41,802 No. I told my cousin Vivian 188 00:06:41,902 --> 00:06:44,071 that I had somebody great to set her up with, but I don't. 189 00:06:44,171 --> 00:06:45,673 Okay, well, why would you tell her that? 190 00:06:45,773 --> 00:06:47,675 Because I am trying to prevent 191 00:06:47,775 --> 00:06:48,976 certain disasters from happening. 192 00:06:49,076 --> 00:06:51,111 Okay. 193 00:06:51,211 --> 00:06:53,013 Hey, I know this might be weird, 194 00:06:53,113 --> 00:06:55,683 but what about Vivian and Wade? 195 00:06:55,783 --> 00:06:57,751 I think they might have a little spark. 196 00:06:57,851 --> 00:07:00,020 That is the disaster I'm trying to prevent from happening. 197 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:01,021 Zoe. 198 00:07:01,121 --> 00:07:02,189 No. Oh, no, no. 199 00:07:03,156 --> 00:07:04,558 Not for the reasons that you think, okay? 200 00:07:05,759 --> 00:07:07,127 It's just, Vivian's just getting back on that dating horse, 201 00:07:08,228 --> 00:07:09,196 and I don't want to see her thrown off and trampled 202 00:07:09,897 --> 00:07:11,031 before she has the chance to... 203 00:07:11,131 --> 00:07:12,132 To canter? 204 00:07:13,066 --> 00:07:14,468 Gallop? 205 00:07:14,568 --> 00:07:16,604 I don't really know anything about horses. 206 00:07:16,704 --> 00:07:18,071 It's just, I'm in a unique position 207 00:07:19,339 --> 00:07:21,174 to keep my cousin from making the same mistakes that I did. 208 00:07:21,274 --> 00:07:22,643 Please. 209 00:07:23,811 --> 00:07:26,680 Well... a couple months ago, Crickett and I made a list 210 00:07:26,780 --> 00:07:29,016 of all of the eligible bachelors for Lemon. 211 00:07:29,116 --> 00:07:31,451 Let me see if it's still floating around. Perfect! 212 00:07:31,552 --> 00:07:33,153 Okay. You're welcome. 213 00:07:34,121 --> 00:07:35,455 Sorry, everyone. 214 00:07:36,490 --> 00:07:39,459 Uh, our comptroller was just outlining the virtues 215 00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:41,194 of a town merger. 216 00:07:41,294 --> 00:07:43,463 Here you go. I know it's a tough sell, 217 00:07:43,564 --> 00:07:45,599 but it gets me out of the office. 218 00:07:45,699 --> 00:07:46,867 (laughter) 219 00:07:46,967 --> 00:07:48,536 All right, speech is this. 220 00:07:48,636 --> 00:07:49,703 Governor believes 221 00:07:50,771 --> 00:07:51,872 it would save our fine state millions of dollars 222 00:07:53,073 --> 00:07:55,609 if we can get some of our less populated towns to merge 223 00:07:55,709 --> 00:07:56,710 with their neighbors. 224 00:07:56,810 --> 00:07:58,812 Well, I know I speak for Mayor Gainey 225 00:07:58,912 --> 00:08:02,550 when I say, we both relish our towns' unique identities, 226 00:08:02,650 --> 00:08:03,784 and can't envision 227 00:08:03,884 --> 00:08:05,886 a world in which they are merged into one. 228 00:08:05,986 --> 00:08:07,487 Well, hold on now. 229 00:08:07,588 --> 00:08:09,890 Don't go putting words in my mouth there, Mayor Hayes. 230 00:08:11,191 --> 00:08:12,626 Tell your boss that 231 00:08:12,726 --> 00:08:14,194 the people of Fillmore would love 232 00:08:14,294 --> 00:08:15,863 nothing better than to link arms 233 00:08:15,963 --> 00:08:18,131 and embrace our brethren to the west. 234 00:08:18,231 --> 00:08:19,232 I'm-I'm sorry. What now? 235 00:08:19,332 --> 00:08:20,568 Fillmore supports the merger. 236 00:08:20,668 --> 00:08:22,636 And the progressive thinking behind it. 237 00:08:22,736 --> 00:08:24,672 (imitates explosion) Oh. 238 00:08:24,772 --> 00:08:26,273 Okay. What is he doing? 239 00:08:26,373 --> 00:08:27,507 Is he... All right, I'm sorry. Is he serious? 240 00:08:27,608 --> 00:08:29,176 Serious as a Liam Neeson movie. 241 00:08:29,276 --> 00:08:31,511 COMPTROLLER: Finally, I can report some good news 242 00:08:31,612 --> 00:08:32,580 to the governor. 243 00:08:32,680 --> 00:08:34,247 He might put this on his Twitter. 244 00:08:34,347 --> 00:08:36,249 A visionary alliance, Mayor Hayes. 245 00:08:36,349 --> 00:08:39,186 Come here, give me a hug. 246 00:08:39,286 --> 00:08:40,220 Uh... 247 00:08:40,320 --> 00:08:41,589 Comptroller Riley, 248 00:08:41,689 --> 00:08:43,156 all due respect. 249 00:08:43,256 --> 00:08:45,559 Please tell the governor that BlueBell is not, 250 00:08:45,659 --> 00:08:48,295 and will never be interested in merging with Fillmore. 251 00:08:48,395 --> 00:08:49,763 Uh, George? Never. 252 00:08:49,863 --> 00:08:50,831 Ever. 253 00:08:50,931 --> 00:08:52,633 Every, ever. 254 00:08:52,733 --> 00:08:53,767 Ever. 255 00:08:53,867 --> 00:08:55,202 COMPTROLLER: Seems to me, if I was 256 00:08:55,302 --> 00:08:56,203 in charge of BlueBird... 257 00:08:56,303 --> 00:08:57,204 That's BlueBell. 258 00:08:57,304 --> 00:08:58,538 ...I would be thrilled 259 00:08:58,639 --> 00:08:59,807 to merge with 260 00:08:59,907 --> 00:09:00,808 the good people of Fillmore. 261 00:09:00,908 --> 00:09:02,209 I intend 262 00:09:02,309 --> 00:09:03,844 to fast-track this merge with the governor's office. 263 00:09:03,944 --> 00:09:04,712 You will be hearing from him. 264 00:09:04,812 --> 00:09:08,181 Good day, gentlemen, and thank you 265 00:09:08,281 --> 00:09:11,151 for making me one happy civil servant. 266 00:09:12,252 --> 00:09:14,888 Tucker, this is gonna be great. 267 00:09:14,988 --> 00:09:17,190 I think when the merger goes through, 268 00:09:17,290 --> 00:09:18,826 I might buy a boat. 269 00:09:18,926 --> 00:09:20,227 Oh, and, uh... 270 00:09:20,327 --> 00:09:21,829 Tansy and I can be your neighbors. 271 00:09:23,196 --> 00:09:24,164 Oh... 272 00:09:24,264 --> 00:09:26,199 No, uh, not now, not now, not now. 273 00:09:27,234 --> 00:09:28,969 (doorbell jingles) 274 00:09:31,338 --> 00:09:33,140 Twice in one day. 275 00:09:33,240 --> 00:09:34,341 I'm so glad you called. 276 00:09:34,441 --> 00:09:35,843 Couldn't wait to share my news. 277 00:09:35,943 --> 00:09:38,578 I have lined up an excellent date for you. 278 00:09:38,679 --> 00:09:40,247 His name is Carter Covington. 279 00:09:40,347 --> 00:09:41,915 I know. Awesome alliteration. 280 00:09:42,015 --> 00:09:43,583 I have some news of my own. 281 00:09:43,684 --> 00:09:44,918 I'm going on a date tonight. 282 00:09:45,018 --> 00:09:45,919 What? That's great news! 283 00:09:46,019 --> 00:09:46,954 With who? 284 00:09:51,925 --> 00:09:53,894 What do you think you're doing? 285 00:09:53,994 --> 00:09:56,196 Well, Zoe, this is what people in my trade call 286 00:09:56,296 --> 00:09:57,297 wiping down a bar. 287 00:09:57,397 --> 00:09:59,199 You asked out Vivian Wilkes? 288 00:09:59,299 --> 00:10:01,234 Hey, it is true what they say: word does travel fast. 289 00:10:01,334 --> 00:10:02,870 How does this have anything to do with you? 290 00:10:02,970 --> 00:10:04,938 She's my cousin, and I'm looking out for her. 291 00:10:05,038 --> 00:10:06,674 Vivian is in a vulnerable place. 292 00:10:06,774 --> 00:10:08,876 She's just starting to date after her divorce. 293 00:10:08,976 --> 00:10:11,344 Wow. Can I just say I am stunned? 294 00:10:11,444 --> 00:10:12,345 And shocked? 295 00:10:12,445 --> 00:10:14,281 And... whew... 296 00:10:14,381 --> 00:10:16,349 just so completely surprised that you would not approve. 297 00:10:16,449 --> 00:10:17,550 What is that supposed to mean? 298 00:10:17,651 --> 00:10:20,620 It means that I don't recall asking for your input, Zoe. 299 00:10:20,721 --> 00:10:22,856 That said, I will 300 00:10:22,956 --> 00:10:24,658 take your words under consideration. 301 00:10:24,758 --> 00:10:25,392 Really? 302 00:10:25,492 --> 00:10:27,928 (laughs) 303 00:10:29,462 --> 00:10:30,630 (groans) 304 00:10:30,731 --> 00:10:32,933 (car horn honks) 305 00:10:33,033 --> 00:10:35,035 (seagulls calling) 306 00:10:35,135 --> 00:10:37,304 (birds singing) 307 00:10:45,045 --> 00:10:46,246 I don't understand. 308 00:10:46,346 --> 00:10:48,682 What would we even be called? FillBell? 309 00:10:48,782 --> 00:10:49,983 Doesn't matter 'cause it's not happening. 310 00:10:51,184 --> 00:10:52,920 By definition, a merger means both towns agree to merge. 311 00:10:53,020 --> 00:10:53,987 Regardless, 312 00:10:54,922 --> 00:10:56,423 Lavon, I think you need to talk to the town. 313 00:10:56,523 --> 00:10:58,258 Okay? You need to tell them what's going on. 314 00:10:58,358 --> 00:10:59,359 Have you seen BlueBell panic? 315 00:10:59,459 --> 00:11:00,861 It's not pretty. 316 00:11:00,961 --> 00:11:02,362 We make this go away first. 317 00:11:02,462 --> 00:11:04,698 But why would Gainey even want us to merge? 318 00:11:04,798 --> 00:11:06,333 He hates us! 319 00:11:06,433 --> 00:11:08,335 Yeah, he's cooking something up 320 00:11:08,435 --> 00:11:10,003 in that weasely little mind of his. 321 00:11:10,103 --> 00:11:12,005 I have an idea how we can find out. 322 00:11:12,105 --> 00:11:13,941 We just need to appeal to someone 323 00:11:14,041 --> 00:11:15,876 on the inside of Fillmore. 324 00:11:15,976 --> 00:11:17,978 Someone who's sympathetic to BlueBell, 325 00:11:18,078 --> 00:11:19,880 but has a foot in each town. 326 00:11:19,980 --> 00:11:21,014 Someone who 327 00:11:21,114 --> 00:11:22,382 works here, sleeps there. 328 00:11:22,482 --> 00:11:23,951 He's talking about Tansy. 329 00:11:24,051 --> 00:11:26,053 Yeah, I figured that out. 330 00:11:27,387 --> 00:11:30,257 I really appreciate you coming. 331 00:11:30,357 --> 00:11:32,092 You want to grab coffee? My treat. 332 00:11:32,192 --> 00:11:34,728 Oh, I would love to, but I need to get back to work. 333 00:11:34,828 --> 00:11:36,029 But, uh, rain check? 334 00:11:36,129 --> 00:11:38,732 Yeah. 335 00:11:38,832 --> 00:11:41,869 Shelby, you okay? 336 00:11:41,969 --> 00:11:45,305 Yeah, it's just... 337 00:11:45,405 --> 00:11:48,441 (voice breaks): nobody told me how terrifying this would be. 338 00:11:48,541 --> 00:11:51,711 The days are fine, but the nights 339 00:11:51,812 --> 00:11:53,881 just freak me out-- all alone in that hotel. 340 00:11:53,981 --> 00:11:55,715 I'm worried that I'm gonna go into labor, 341 00:11:55,816 --> 00:11:56,917 and the only person that's gonna be there 342 00:11:57,017 --> 00:11:58,952 is the clerk with the glass eye. Oh... 343 00:12:00,453 --> 00:12:03,991 Hey, this is BlueBell, not Bethlehem. 344 00:12:04,091 --> 00:12:06,393 No one's giving birth in a barn here. 345 00:12:06,493 --> 00:12:08,862 You can knock on any door at any time, 346 00:12:08,962 --> 00:12:11,298 and someone will always give you a ride to the hospital. 347 00:12:11,398 --> 00:12:13,733 Thank you, Brick. 348 00:12:15,535 --> 00:12:19,072 So, BlueBell and Fillmore are gonna be one big super town. 349 00:12:19,172 --> 00:12:21,775 I mean, what would it even be called? MoreBell? 350 00:12:21,875 --> 00:12:23,510 Well, we want to prevent that from happening. 351 00:12:23,610 --> 00:12:25,745 So we're wondering if you know anything about 352 00:12:25,846 --> 00:12:27,480 why Mayor Gainey would want to merge. 353 00:12:27,580 --> 00:12:30,417 You are close to his lawyer. 354 00:12:31,418 --> 00:12:32,920 I don't know. 355 00:12:33,020 --> 00:12:35,355 But sounds like you're asking me to spy on Scooter. 356 00:12:35,455 --> 00:12:38,091 We don't see it so much as spying on Scooter 357 00:12:38,191 --> 00:12:42,362 as we do protecting the beating heart of BlueBell. 358 00:12:42,462 --> 00:12:43,330 There's a little spying. 359 00:12:43,430 --> 00:12:45,032 You know, I always catch 360 00:12:45,132 --> 00:12:46,433 Scooter reading my texts. 361 00:12:46,533 --> 00:12:49,837 Besides, BlueBell has always felt more like home to me. 362 00:12:49,937 --> 00:12:52,772 But that means that I don't know how much help I can be. 363 00:12:52,873 --> 00:12:54,107 I barely ever see Scooter. 364 00:12:54,207 --> 00:12:55,909 He is back and forth to Montgomery 365 00:12:56,009 --> 00:12:57,144 working on some big money deal 366 00:12:57,244 --> 00:12:59,346 with his law school buddy Dan Plummer. 367 00:12:59,446 --> 00:13:03,083 Wait a minute. Do you mean Danny Plummer? 368 00:13:03,183 --> 00:13:06,854 Because Danny Plummer is a certified insolvency 369 00:13:06,954 --> 00:13:08,421 and restructuring advisor. 370 00:13:08,521 --> 00:13:09,789 I'm sorry. I fell asleep 371 00:13:09,890 --> 00:13:11,091 on the third or fourth syllable there. 372 00:13:11,191 --> 00:13:12,926 Uh, means he's a bankruptcy expert. 373 00:13:13,026 --> 00:13:15,195 Scooter's bankrupt?! That's why we never eat out! 374 00:13:15,295 --> 00:13:17,797 No, no, not Scooter. Danny works with cities. 375 00:13:17,898 --> 00:13:20,934 That means Fillmore is bankrupt. 376 00:13:21,034 --> 00:13:21,835 LAVON: That's why they want to merge. 377 00:13:21,935 --> 00:13:23,203 They don't want a visionary alliance, 378 00:13:24,271 --> 00:13:25,072 they want our piggybank. Yeah, and if we can prove 379 00:13:26,139 --> 00:13:26,840 that they just want to come raid our treasury... 380 00:13:27,908 --> 00:13:29,042 Oh, we take it to the governor, merger goes away. 381 00:13:29,142 --> 00:13:30,110 (snaps fingers) 382 00:13:30,210 --> 00:13:32,812 If... we can find proof. 383 00:13:35,015 --> 00:13:38,952 Dan Plummer's having an office party tonight-- Hawaiian luau. 384 00:13:39,052 --> 00:13:40,420 Scooter said I could come along. 385 00:13:40,520 --> 00:13:41,955 But I don't like Hawaiian parties. 386 00:13:42,055 --> 00:13:44,024 The costumes are so demeaning. 387 00:13:44,124 --> 00:13:45,492 Tansy, the future of BlueBell depends 388 00:13:45,592 --> 00:13:47,227 on you getting us into that party. 389 00:13:50,663 --> 00:13:52,399 ANNABETH: You don't have appointments. 390 00:13:52,499 --> 00:13:53,867 But we're not here as patients. 391 00:13:53,967 --> 00:13:55,168 We're here as the press. 392 00:13:55,268 --> 00:13:57,537 Yeah, I'm sorry. The press? 393 00:13:57,637 --> 00:13:59,472 That's right. The Fourth Estate. 394 00:13:59,572 --> 00:14:01,608 We have some questions for you. 395 00:14:01,708 --> 00:14:02,876 DASH: The BlueBell Blawker 396 00:14:02,976 --> 00:14:04,511 here with AnnaBeth Nass, 397 00:14:04,611 --> 00:14:07,981 talking about the rumors rumbling through BlueBell, 398 00:14:08,081 --> 00:14:10,117 rumors of a town merger. 399 00:14:10,217 --> 00:14:11,985 Merger? What merger? There's no merger. 400 00:14:12,085 --> 00:14:13,286 No rumors. Oh, no? 401 00:14:13,386 --> 00:14:16,890 Well, then tell me, why is it that your paramour, Mayor Hayes, 402 00:14:16,990 --> 00:14:19,026 has been ducking my calls? 403 00:14:19,126 --> 00:14:20,527 Maybe he doesn't like the press. 404 00:14:20,627 --> 00:14:22,462 Nobody likes the press until they need us. 405 00:14:22,562 --> 00:14:24,531 That's why they call us the Fourth Estate. 406 00:14:24,631 --> 00:14:25,865 That is completely incorrect. 407 00:14:25,966 --> 00:14:28,168 But, AnnaBeth, is there or is there not 408 00:14:28,268 --> 00:14:30,938 any truth to the rumors of a town merger? 409 00:14:31,038 --> 00:14:32,072 No comment. 410 00:14:32,172 --> 00:14:34,107 Except, get out! 411 00:14:34,207 --> 00:14:35,875 Well, the Blawker will not rest 412 00:14:35,976 --> 00:14:36,876 until we get the real story! 413 00:14:36,977 --> 00:14:38,878 That's why they call us the Fourth Estate. 414 00:14:38,979 --> 00:14:40,113 Still no. 415 00:14:40,213 --> 00:14:42,549 What-what... he asked about the merger? 416 00:14:42,649 --> 00:14:43,984 What'd you say? 417 00:14:44,084 --> 00:14:45,252 Nothing. 418 00:14:46,386 --> 00:14:47,020 Okay, I'm on my way to Montgomery to derail this thing. 419 00:14:47,887 --> 00:14:48,155 In the meantime, you need to stall Dash! 420 00:14:55,162 --> 00:14:58,131 (panicked breathing) 421 00:14:58,231 --> 00:15:01,101 A.B., are you okay? 422 00:15:01,201 --> 00:15:04,237 Is this 'cause you heard about Wade and Vivian? 423 00:15:04,337 --> 00:15:07,107 No. The fate of BlueBell rests on my shoulders. 424 00:15:07,207 --> 00:15:10,677 It's too much! I can't even say the words! 425 00:15:10,777 --> 00:15:12,212 Okay, say it in one breath. 426 00:15:12,312 --> 00:15:14,481 Just get it out. I'm sure it's not that bad. 427 00:15:14,581 --> 00:15:15,482 Dash Dewitt found out 428 00:15:16,316 --> 00:15:16,916 that BlueBell and Fillmore might merge, 429 00:15:17,985 --> 00:15:18,318 and he's threatening to write about it in his blog, 430 00:15:19,252 --> 00:15:20,053 and no one can know about it, and Lavon said 431 00:15:20,653 --> 00:15:22,255 it's up to me to stop him! 432 00:15:22,355 --> 00:15:23,623 Promise me you'll help me. 433 00:15:23,723 --> 00:15:26,559 Hell yes! We will not spend the rest of our lives 434 00:15:26,659 --> 00:15:28,295 with a return address of BlueMore. 435 00:15:28,395 --> 00:15:30,197 Promise. All right. 436 00:15:30,297 --> 00:15:31,931 ZOE: We in this room 437 00:15:32,032 --> 00:15:34,167 are the only ones who know about the merger. 438 00:15:34,267 --> 00:15:36,203 You mean except Lavon and George. Possibly Tansy. 439 00:15:36,303 --> 00:15:37,537 Could be people in Fillmore. 440 00:15:37,637 --> 00:15:38,571 Shut up. 441 00:15:39,506 --> 00:15:40,974 Lavon is depending on us, and I have a plan. 442 00:15:41,074 --> 00:15:42,609 We are going to concoct a juicy scandal 443 00:15:42,709 --> 00:15:44,944 that will be irresistible to Dash 444 00:15:45,045 --> 00:15:47,014 and will distract him from the merger. 445 00:15:47,114 --> 00:15:48,515 Genius, right? 446 00:15:48,615 --> 00:15:50,117 I can hear you rolling your eyes. 447 00:15:50,217 --> 00:15:51,284 What, so Lemon's out of town, 448 00:15:51,384 --> 00:15:52,952 and you're filling the shenanigan vacuum? 449 00:15:53,053 --> 00:15:54,254 Well, historically, there's a long tradition 450 00:15:54,354 --> 00:15:56,189 of secret cabals dummying up news stories 451 00:15:56,289 --> 00:15:57,290 to distract the press: 452 00:15:58,225 --> 00:15:59,659 um, Thatcher and the Falkland Islands War, 453 00:15:59,759 --> 00:16:01,594 uh, George Bush and Iraq. 454 00:16:01,694 --> 00:16:03,663 Whoa. You want to concoct a fake war? 455 00:16:03,763 --> 00:16:05,565 No, dummy, this is BlueBell. 456 00:16:05,665 --> 00:16:07,267 We want to concoct a fake romance. 457 00:16:07,367 --> 00:16:09,636 Yeah, we could float rumors that Shelby's baby daddy 458 00:16:09,736 --> 00:16:11,104 is a celebrity, 459 00:16:11,204 --> 00:16:13,140 like Robin Thicke 460 00:16:13,240 --> 00:16:14,241 or Lance Armstrong. 461 00:16:15,708 --> 00:16:18,311 Okay, just spitballing, 462 00:16:18,411 --> 00:16:22,115 but maybe we could leak a story that you 463 00:16:22,215 --> 00:16:23,983 and George Tucker secretly got together. 464 00:16:24,084 --> 00:16:25,018 (coughs, laughs) 465 00:16:25,918 --> 00:16:26,619 I am not really comfortable with that. 466 00:16:26,719 --> 00:16:27,254 Zoe and Wade? 467 00:16:27,787 --> 00:16:28,388 No. Not a chance. 468 00:16:29,389 --> 00:16:31,691 I guess that leaves me and Joel, secret affair. 469 00:16:31,791 --> 00:16:32,992 You okay with that? 470 00:16:33,093 --> 00:16:34,027 Why not? 471 00:16:34,127 --> 00:16:35,328 Well, I would love to stick around 472 00:16:35,428 --> 00:16:38,065 for the weirdest meeting I've ever been to. 473 00:16:38,165 --> 00:16:40,067 I've got a date. What, with Vivian? 474 00:16:40,167 --> 00:16:41,601 You're still gonna go out with her 475 00:16:41,701 --> 00:16:43,603 when the fate of BlueBell hangs in the balance? 476 00:16:43,703 --> 00:16:45,672 I think you'll be fine without me. 477 00:16:45,772 --> 00:16:49,008 And, uh, I'm out of the fake relationship business. 478 00:16:49,109 --> 00:16:51,278 Come on. Am I wrong? 479 00:16:51,378 --> 00:16:53,213 It's hard to say. 480 00:16:53,313 --> 00:16:54,281 Now, to the outside observer, 481 00:16:55,215 --> 00:16:55,748 you might seem a little jealous and crazy. 482 00:16:56,583 --> 00:16:58,017 I'm worried. Wade plays with women 483 00:16:59,086 --> 00:17:01,088 and then tosses them aside like chew toys or socks. 484 00:17:01,188 --> 00:17:03,290 I'm trying not to let this get to me, 485 00:17:03,390 --> 00:17:06,059 but you seem a little irrational about them. 486 00:17:06,159 --> 00:17:08,295 It's not irrational, it's evolutional. 487 00:17:08,395 --> 00:17:09,196 It's not a word. 488 00:17:09,296 --> 00:17:10,363 The biological instinct 489 00:17:10,463 --> 00:17:12,031 to protect family-- 490 00:17:12,132 --> 00:17:14,334 who, in this case, happens to be a vulnerable single mom 491 00:17:14,434 --> 00:17:16,769 who does not need to be tossed aside like a sock. 492 00:17:16,869 --> 00:17:19,306 Darwin? Natural selection? 493 00:17:19,406 --> 00:17:20,273 Look it up. 494 00:17:23,343 --> 00:17:26,379 Okay. Well, I guess I know what drove fake me 495 00:17:26,479 --> 00:17:27,780 to that fake affair. 496 00:17:41,694 --> 00:17:43,062 I feel like an idiot. 497 00:17:43,163 --> 00:17:44,297 Yeah, I second that emotion. 498 00:17:44,397 --> 00:17:45,665 TANSY: Well, cry me a river. 499 00:17:45,765 --> 00:17:47,634 If either of y'all want to swap outfits with me, 500 00:17:47,734 --> 00:17:48,635 you're more than welcome. 501 00:17:48,735 --> 00:17:50,703 So what's the plan here? 502 00:17:50,803 --> 00:17:52,739 I'll go in first, get Scooter to introduce me 503 00:17:52,839 --> 00:17:54,073 to Dan Plummer, distract him, 504 00:17:54,174 --> 00:17:55,342 then when I give you the sign, 505 00:17:55,442 --> 00:17:57,310 you find his office. 506 00:17:57,410 --> 00:17:59,746 Okay. And how are you gonna distract him again? 507 00:17:59,846 --> 00:18:01,748 George, grass skirt, coconuts on my boobs? Hello? 508 00:18:01,848 --> 00:18:03,383 Ah, yeah. 509 00:18:03,483 --> 00:18:05,485 Whatever happens, you know the rule. 510 00:18:05,585 --> 00:18:08,855 Oh, yes. Keep you away from the photocopy room. 511 00:18:08,955 --> 00:18:10,423 When George and I were together, 512 00:18:10,523 --> 00:18:13,426 he took me to this Bar Association thingy. 513 00:18:13,526 --> 00:18:14,861 It was a new members gala. 514 00:18:14,961 --> 00:18:16,729 Someone spiked the punch, and I might 515 00:18:16,829 --> 00:18:19,299 have, uh, done some scandalous things 516 00:18:19,399 --> 00:18:21,234 at the photocopy machine. 517 00:18:21,334 --> 00:18:22,802 To the photocopy machine. 518 00:18:22,902 --> 00:18:24,103 (chuckles): She did. She... 519 00:18:24,204 --> 00:18:25,205 You had to have been there. 520 00:18:25,305 --> 00:18:28,341 These coconuts are not gonna distract themselves. 521 00:18:28,441 --> 00:18:29,476 I'm going in. 522 00:18:29,576 --> 00:18:32,279 (laughs) 523 00:18:32,379 --> 00:18:34,113 (clears throat) 524 00:18:34,214 --> 00:18:36,183 * 525 00:18:41,221 --> 00:18:43,756 Starting to think this wasn't such a good idea. 526 00:18:43,856 --> 00:18:44,824 Just... 527 00:18:44,924 --> 00:18:47,860 Okay, there's the signal. 528 00:18:47,960 --> 00:18:49,729 Here we go. 529 00:18:49,829 --> 00:18:52,732 * 530 00:19:07,280 --> 00:19:10,149 Lemon, hey, this constant checking in is starting 531 00:19:10,250 --> 00:19:13,186 to make me feel like I'm talking to my grade school principal. 532 00:19:13,286 --> 00:19:15,822 No, I am on my way to dinner with Carolee. 533 00:19:15,922 --> 00:19:16,823 (knocking) 534 00:19:16,923 --> 00:19:18,258 Ooh, that's her now. 535 00:19:18,358 --> 00:19:20,460 Uh, just say hi to Mother. Okay. 536 00:19:21,828 --> 00:19:23,162 Shelby! 537 00:19:23,263 --> 00:19:25,164 Surprise! Well, not really. 538 00:19:25,265 --> 00:19:26,366 No, really! 539 00:19:26,466 --> 00:19:28,167 I'm taking you up on your offer! 540 00:19:28,268 --> 00:19:30,203 You said that I should take advantage of BlueBell, 541 00:19:30,303 --> 00:19:31,438 move in to town. 542 00:19:31,538 --> 00:19:33,440 Please tell me that's what you meant, 543 00:19:33,540 --> 00:19:35,308 'cause I just got rid of my room at the motel. 544 00:19:35,408 --> 00:19:36,943 Uh, yeah, of course... 545 00:19:37,043 --> 00:19:40,380 (sighs) It is so relaxing here. 546 00:19:41,381 --> 00:19:44,584 So good for the baby! 547 00:19:44,684 --> 00:19:46,819 Oh! 548 00:19:46,919 --> 00:19:48,588 (sighs) 549 00:19:48,688 --> 00:19:50,857 Where should we put my stuff? 550 00:19:54,461 --> 00:19:56,329 Nuzzle her neck or something. 551 00:19:56,429 --> 00:19:58,331 Did you say "nuzzle her neck"? Are you sure? 552 00:19:59,466 --> 00:20:01,968 All right. Let me just... 553 00:20:02,068 --> 00:20:04,203 Run your fingers through her hair. 554 00:20:04,304 --> 00:20:05,572 Okay. 555 00:20:05,672 --> 00:20:07,540 Ow! All right, sorry. My bad. 556 00:20:07,640 --> 00:20:09,409 A.B., look illicit. 557 00:20:09,509 --> 00:20:11,210 More illicit. 558 00:20:11,311 --> 00:20:12,479 Too illicit! 559 00:20:12,579 --> 00:20:15,348 Just... I don't know. 560 00:20:15,448 --> 00:20:17,450 ZOE: Oh, hello, Wade. 561 00:20:19,051 --> 00:20:22,355 Poor Vivian-- he's totally working her. 562 00:20:22,455 --> 00:20:24,223 Hello, Zoe! 563 00:20:24,324 --> 00:20:25,858 We are not making out over here 564 00:20:25,958 --> 00:20:27,394 for the fun of it! 565 00:20:27,494 --> 00:20:29,862 Yeah, well, I mean, just a little fun. 566 00:20:29,962 --> 00:20:31,831 Sorry. Okay, A.B., I want you to pick 567 00:20:31,931 --> 00:20:33,500 three or four of the best pictures 568 00:20:33,600 --> 00:20:34,834 and send them to Dash anonymously. 569 00:20:34,934 --> 00:20:36,503 That should be enough to get him started. 570 00:20:36,603 --> 00:20:40,440 If not, I'll send him some of our dirty text messages. 571 00:20:40,540 --> 00:20:41,874 You need to write those. 572 00:20:41,974 --> 00:20:43,843 JOEL: Oh, yeah. I'll make them exceedingly filthy. 573 00:20:43,943 --> 00:20:45,445 ANNABETH: Perfect! 574 00:20:45,545 --> 00:20:46,579 See you on the flip side. 575 00:20:49,949 --> 00:20:50,917 Zoe? 576 00:20:51,017 --> 00:20:52,251 Huh? 577 00:20:52,352 --> 00:20:53,286 Well, can you believe this? 578 00:20:53,386 --> 00:20:55,388 He didn't even take her out of town for dinner. 579 00:20:57,357 --> 00:20:59,559 Oh, all right. Look, enough is enough. 580 00:20:59,659 --> 00:21:01,928 It's one thing to be protective of your cousin, 581 00:21:02,028 --> 00:21:04,964 but this... this is getting a little bananas. 582 00:21:05,064 --> 00:21:07,266 Joel, I just found my family after all these years. 583 00:21:07,367 --> 00:21:08,901 Huh? They're not gonna be 584 00:21:09,001 --> 00:21:11,404 happy with me when this just blows up in her face. 585 00:21:11,504 --> 00:21:13,272 Do you really think it's bananas 586 00:21:13,373 --> 00:21:14,641 to want to keep that from happening? 587 00:21:15,908 --> 00:21:18,345 No, but it is bananas to try and forbid two adults from dating, 588 00:21:18,445 --> 00:21:19,912 and then spying on them from an alley. 589 00:21:20,012 --> 00:21:22,649 I am not... Shh! 590 00:21:24,083 --> 00:21:26,453 See? Bananas. 591 00:21:32,559 --> 00:21:34,327 (knocking) 592 00:21:34,427 --> 00:21:35,495 Carolee? 593 00:21:36,529 --> 00:21:37,597 You sounded so sick when you canceled dinner. 594 00:21:38,665 --> 00:21:40,299 I wanted to make sure you had something to eat. 595 00:21:40,400 --> 00:21:41,300 Oh, you shouldn't have. 596 00:21:41,401 --> 00:21:42,268 Oh, it's nothing. 597 00:21:42,369 --> 00:21:44,437 Heat this for 20 minutes at 300 degrees... 598 00:21:44,537 --> 00:21:46,539 SHELBY: Bricky? I'm doing laundry. 599 00:21:46,639 --> 00:21:48,675 Want me to throw anything in for ya? 600 00:21:50,109 --> 00:21:51,511 Uh, this is... 601 00:21:51,611 --> 00:21:53,513 Oh! 602 00:21:53,613 --> 00:21:55,982 ...not what you think! 603 00:21:56,082 --> 00:21:59,386 She made us dinner? Amazing. 604 00:21:59,486 --> 00:22:01,688 You were right about BlueBell. 605 00:22:01,788 --> 00:22:03,022 Mother Mary should've given birth 606 00:22:03,122 --> 00:22:04,023 to her little tyke right here. 607 00:22:04,123 --> 00:22:06,426 (sighs) JOEL: You know what I think? 608 00:22:06,526 --> 00:22:08,461 I think Wade might be great for her. 609 00:22:08,561 --> 00:22:10,029 I've been hanging out with the guy. 610 00:22:10,129 --> 00:22:11,330 He's, uh, he's awesome. 611 00:22:11,431 --> 00:22:12,432 You know? He's fun. 612 00:22:12,532 --> 00:22:13,500 He's laid back. 613 00:22:13,600 --> 00:22:15,668 Plus, street smarts. 614 00:22:15,768 --> 00:22:16,936 Wish I had those. 615 00:22:17,036 --> 00:22:18,004 Maybe you should date him. 616 00:22:18,104 --> 00:22:19,706 Believe me, Wade is not as dreamy 617 00:22:19,806 --> 00:22:21,340 as you think, okay? 618 00:22:21,441 --> 00:22:22,609 I know better than anyone. 619 00:22:23,743 --> 00:22:24,944 You know what? I should call Vivian and rescue her. 620 00:22:25,044 --> 00:22:26,012 (stammers) Zoe Hart? 621 00:22:26,112 --> 00:22:26,813 What? 622 00:22:26,913 --> 00:22:28,681 Let them make their own mistakes. 623 00:22:28,781 --> 00:22:30,016 Stay out of it. 624 00:22:30,116 --> 00:22:32,351 It's called recognizing that you're being nuts 625 00:22:32,452 --> 00:22:34,353 and butting out. 626 00:22:34,454 --> 00:22:36,055 Promise me. 627 00:22:36,155 --> 00:22:38,124 (cell phones chiming) 628 00:22:46,533 --> 00:22:48,968 I think we've entered phase two. 629 00:22:49,068 --> 00:22:49,969 Act natural. 630 00:22:50,069 --> 00:22:51,504 WANDA: Zoe, 631 00:22:52,739 --> 00:22:53,440 I need to show you something at the bar-- something private. 632 00:22:54,106 --> 00:22:55,141 Medical. Medically private. 633 00:23:01,213 --> 00:23:03,382 Dash just blasted out a news flash. 634 00:23:03,483 --> 00:23:05,051 And, well, you're gonna hear it sooner or later. 635 00:23:05,151 --> 00:23:07,086 Joel and AnnaBeth are having an affair. 636 00:23:09,756 --> 00:23:11,390 Oh, my God, I don't believe it. 637 00:23:11,491 --> 00:23:13,560 There are more pictures, Zoe. 638 00:23:13,660 --> 00:23:14,994 Very graphic. He's nuzzling her neck. 639 00:23:15,094 --> 00:23:17,664 (gasps) God, nuzzling? 640 00:23:17,764 --> 00:23:19,799 That is so illicit! 641 00:23:19,899 --> 00:23:22,802 If you need a shoulder to cry on, I've got two right here. 642 00:23:27,474 --> 00:23:29,676 Is it true? 643 00:23:29,776 --> 00:23:31,077 You and AnnaBeth? 644 00:23:31,177 --> 00:23:32,512 Zoe, I'm sorry. 645 00:23:32,612 --> 00:23:34,413 We just... we got carried away. 646 00:23:34,514 --> 00:23:36,983 You know, the heart wants what the heart wants. 647 00:23:37,083 --> 00:23:38,751 (gasps) 648 00:23:38,851 --> 00:23:40,019 (yells) (crowd gasps) 649 00:23:43,255 --> 00:23:44,423 (yells) (crowd gasps) 650 00:23:45,758 --> 00:23:46,759 (huffs) 651 00:23:51,230 --> 00:23:52,599 I got to ask you something. 652 00:23:52,699 --> 00:23:54,100 Well, the answer is yes. 653 00:23:54,200 --> 00:23:57,003 What we are doing could be construed as illegal. 654 00:23:57,103 --> 00:23:59,105 However, the courts have ruled 655 00:23:59,205 --> 00:24:00,573 that there's a limited expectation 656 00:24:00,673 --> 00:24:02,108 of privacy at office parties, so we... 657 00:24:02,208 --> 00:24:04,043 No, no, I-I got to ask you about Tansy. 658 00:24:04,143 --> 00:24:05,778 (sighs) 659 00:24:05,878 --> 00:24:07,446 Lavon, we had this conversation, okay? 660 00:24:07,547 --> 00:24:08,648 Mm-hmm, and then I spent a couple hours 661 00:24:08,748 --> 00:24:10,016 with you two in a car. 662 00:24:10,116 --> 00:24:11,784 Saw you see your ex in a grass skirt. 663 00:24:11,884 --> 00:24:14,120 Lavon, I am over Tansy. I told you that already. 664 00:24:14,220 --> 00:24:17,590 Well, maybe I'm seeing things where there's nothing to see. 665 00:24:17,690 --> 00:24:18,791 But I need you to swear 666 00:24:18,891 --> 00:24:20,627 that you will not break my cousin's heart. 667 00:24:20,727 --> 00:24:22,695 Lavon, I'm not gonna break... Holy crap. 668 00:24:22,795 --> 00:24:23,830 That's not what I mean. 669 00:24:23,930 --> 00:24:26,132 No, I mean holy crap, I found the Fillmore files. 670 00:24:26,232 --> 00:24:28,034 Oh, oh. And? 671 00:24:28,134 --> 00:24:29,736 Well, they are... 672 00:24:29,836 --> 00:24:31,604 most definitely not bankrupt. 673 00:24:31,704 --> 00:24:32,705 Uh, far from it. 674 00:24:32,805 --> 00:24:34,473 Well, we got to find a smoking gun. 675 00:24:34,574 --> 00:24:35,875 I mean, if Gainey's not after our money, 676 00:24:35,975 --> 00:24:37,610 why is he supporting the merger? 677 00:24:37,710 --> 00:24:40,547 Because he doesn't think it's a merger. 678 00:24:40,647 --> 00:24:42,582 He thinks it's an annexation, look. 679 00:24:42,682 --> 00:24:45,151 Well, what the hell? 680 00:24:45,251 --> 00:24:46,185 Where'd BlueBell go? 681 00:24:46,285 --> 00:24:47,620 It's all Fillmore. Yeah. 682 00:24:47,720 --> 00:24:50,089 He's gonna try and take over the whole town. 683 00:24:50,189 --> 00:24:52,491 "West Fillmore, East Fillmore"? 684 00:24:52,592 --> 00:24:54,627 Our town square's gonna be a... No, no. 685 00:24:54,727 --> 00:24:55,828 Don't look, don't look at that. 686 00:24:55,928 --> 00:24:56,829 You don't want to look at that. 687 00:24:56,929 --> 00:24:59,498 Nah, nah. I said don't... 688 00:24:59,599 --> 00:25:01,233 A giant mall? 689 00:25:03,135 --> 00:25:05,104 Called Gainey Shopping Center. 690 00:25:05,204 --> 00:25:07,740 No! No, no, no. 691 00:25:07,840 --> 00:25:09,742 No... 692 00:25:09,842 --> 00:25:11,210 I can't speak! 693 00:25:11,310 --> 00:25:12,511 Yeah, that's the first sign of shock. 694 00:25:13,445 --> 00:25:13,846 So we're gonna go ahead and get you home 695 00:25:14,647 --> 00:25:15,882 so AnnaBeth can take care of you. 696 00:25:19,652 --> 00:25:20,753 LAVON: You and Joel? 697 00:25:20,853 --> 00:25:22,288 Zoe's Joel? 698 00:25:22,388 --> 00:25:24,523 That's the distraction you came up with? 699 00:25:24,624 --> 00:25:25,892 We didn't have a lot of time. 700 00:25:25,992 --> 00:25:27,627 And the story has legs. 701 00:25:27,727 --> 00:25:30,529 Dash is covering Joel-a-Beth 24/7. 702 00:25:30,630 --> 00:25:32,531 The photos really sold it. Photos? 703 00:25:32,632 --> 00:25:34,200 Don't worry, uh, some nuzzling. 704 00:25:34,300 --> 00:25:35,935 A little kissing. No tongue. 705 00:25:36,035 --> 00:25:37,604 I got to sit down. (stammers) 706 00:25:37,704 --> 00:25:38,671 You can't. 707 00:25:39,606 --> 00:25:39,639 Did you see the gathering on your property? 708 00:25:40,707 --> 00:25:42,875 Those people are holding a vigil to show you support. 709 00:25:42,975 --> 00:25:44,110 They are watching us right now. 710 00:25:44,210 --> 00:25:45,745 We need to wave our arms around, 711 00:25:45,845 --> 00:25:48,114 and pretend we're having a big fight. 712 00:25:48,214 --> 00:25:49,548 Oh, no, we don't. 713 00:25:49,649 --> 00:25:50,249 Oh, yes, we do. 714 00:25:50,349 --> 00:25:51,951 For BlueBell. (groans) 715 00:25:52,051 --> 00:25:53,319 We need to pretend we're having a big fight. 716 00:25:53,419 --> 00:25:54,854 And then I will storm out in tears 717 00:25:54,954 --> 00:25:56,255 and sleep at my place. Ready? 718 00:25:56,355 --> 00:25:57,556 (snaps fingers) 719 00:25:59,291 --> 00:26:01,293 Wave them! 720 00:26:02,829 --> 00:26:04,230 ZOE: Vivian? 721 00:26:04,330 --> 00:26:05,832 Is everything okay? 722 00:26:05,932 --> 00:26:07,634 I was just about to ask you the same thing. 723 00:26:07,734 --> 00:26:09,669 I read about Joel and the mayor's girlfriend. 724 00:26:09,769 --> 00:26:11,203 Oh, that. You can't believe 725 00:26:11,303 --> 00:26:12,571 everything you read in the Blawker. 726 00:26:13,606 --> 00:26:14,140 It's fine, really. I want to know about your date. 727 00:26:14,941 --> 00:26:15,942 Look, I should preface this by saying 728 00:26:16,876 --> 00:26:18,177 that I am sorry and I should've warned you. 729 00:26:18,277 --> 00:26:19,712 What? No. 730 00:26:19,812 --> 00:26:22,581 It was a blast actually. 731 00:26:22,682 --> 00:26:25,151 Wade's like a walking carnival. 732 00:26:25,251 --> 00:26:26,686 And I think I want to see him again. 733 00:26:26,786 --> 00:26:28,154 But that scares me. 734 00:26:28,254 --> 00:26:29,922 Because I know it would only be a second date, 735 00:26:30,022 --> 00:26:32,659 but I'm sort of the kind of person who gets attached easily. 736 00:26:32,759 --> 00:26:33,793 Oh, my God, me, too. 737 00:26:33,893 --> 00:26:34,894 It must be a family trait. 738 00:26:35,795 --> 00:26:36,896 I've heard all the rumors about Wade. 739 00:26:36,996 --> 00:26:38,698 I grew up two towns over. 740 00:26:38,798 --> 00:26:41,600 But the Wade I was with tonight, he was not that guy. 741 00:26:41,701 --> 00:26:43,836 And I know, you two broke up for a reason. 742 00:26:43,936 --> 00:26:46,005 And so I want to know what you think. 743 00:26:47,439 --> 00:26:49,842 Vivian, I-I'm not comfortable with... 744 00:26:49,942 --> 00:26:51,177 Wade's a friend. 745 00:26:51,277 --> 00:26:53,379 Just tell me this-- if you were a single mom, 746 00:26:53,479 --> 00:26:56,282 and you were just maybe ready to get 747 00:26:56,382 --> 00:26:58,617 in your first new relationship since your marriage ended, 748 00:26:58,718 --> 00:27:01,620 would Wade Kinsella be the guy you choose? 749 00:27:01,721 --> 00:27:03,656 I'm gonna have to take the Fifth. 750 00:27:03,756 --> 00:27:06,225 I am recusing myself from this conversation, 751 00:27:06,325 --> 00:27:07,727 like judges do. 752 00:27:07,827 --> 00:27:09,328 Okay. 753 00:27:10,797 --> 00:27:12,799 I understand what you're saying. 754 00:27:12,899 --> 00:27:14,934 No, no. No, you don't understand. 755 00:27:15,034 --> 00:27:17,403 Because I am neutral. I'm Switzerland. 756 00:27:17,503 --> 00:27:18,771 I'm saying nothing. 757 00:27:18,871 --> 00:27:20,707 "Nothing" means nothing. 758 00:27:20,807 --> 00:27:21,774 It's okay. 759 00:27:21,874 --> 00:27:22,809 I get it. 760 00:27:22,909 --> 00:27:24,343 Thanks, cuz. 761 00:27:24,443 --> 00:27:26,846 Good night. 762 00:27:26,946 --> 00:27:28,314 Thanks for everything. 763 00:27:28,414 --> 00:27:30,316 Wha...? No, no, not-not everything. 764 00:27:30,416 --> 00:27:32,719 Nothing! You mean thanks for nothing! 765 00:27:43,062 --> 00:27:44,396 Lavon, I think... Oh, please, don't say 766 00:27:44,496 --> 00:27:45,798 it's time to tell BlueBell what's going on. 767 00:27:45,898 --> 00:27:47,700 It's time to tell BlueBell... 768 00:27:47,800 --> 00:27:48,935 Okay, fine, I-I'll call 769 00:27:49,035 --> 00:27:50,669 an emergency town meeting this afternoon. 770 00:27:53,072 --> 00:27:54,673 Lavon, everything okay? 771 00:27:54,774 --> 00:27:56,242 I've read about A.B. and Joel. 772 00:27:56,342 --> 00:27:57,844 Don't believe everything you read. 773 00:27:59,078 --> 00:28:00,813 Unless it sails through Alabama state legislature at midnight. 774 00:28:00,913 --> 00:28:01,981 Then believe it. I got to get to the office. 775 00:28:02,081 --> 00:28:03,382 Lavon will fill you in. Lunch later? 776 00:28:03,482 --> 00:28:04,416 It's a date. 777 00:28:04,516 --> 00:28:05,818 Okay. 778 00:28:06,853 --> 00:28:07,987 (door closes) 779 00:28:08,087 --> 00:28:09,288 Should I be worried? 780 00:28:09,388 --> 00:28:10,723 (stammers) 781 00:28:10,823 --> 00:28:11,924 The town is in trouble, 782 00:28:12,925 --> 00:28:14,060 but we-we haven't started to fight back yet. 783 00:28:14,160 --> 00:28:15,394 You let me... 784 00:28:16,863 --> 00:28:19,365 ...do the worrying. 785 00:28:19,465 --> 00:28:21,067 Lynly? 786 00:28:22,334 --> 00:28:24,070 You're not asking about BlueBell, are you? 787 00:28:24,170 --> 00:28:26,405 Lavon... 788 00:28:26,505 --> 00:28:28,841 you were with George and Tansy yesterday. 789 00:28:28,941 --> 00:28:30,109 Tell me the truth. 790 00:28:30,209 --> 00:28:32,078 Do you think he still has feelings for her? 791 00:28:36,048 --> 00:28:37,917 BRICK: Shelby, 792 00:28:38,017 --> 00:28:40,953 when we first met, you were a closet organizer, right? 793 00:28:41,053 --> 00:28:43,489 Florida's preeminent closet organizer. 794 00:28:43,589 --> 00:28:47,459 Right, so imagine an immaculately organized closet 795 00:28:47,559 --> 00:28:50,863 torn asunder by a tornado. 796 00:28:50,963 --> 00:28:53,365 Everything used to have its place, but now... 797 00:28:53,465 --> 00:28:54,433 chaos. 798 00:28:55,367 --> 00:28:56,803 Maternity gowns where the suits used to be 799 00:28:56,903 --> 00:28:58,404 and-and baby booties on the tie rack, 800 00:28:58,504 --> 00:29:01,073 and-and in the drawer which used to contain cuff links 801 00:29:01,173 --> 00:29:03,742 and a social life is now filled with birthing classes 802 00:29:03,843 --> 00:29:06,312 and crying jags. 803 00:29:06,412 --> 00:29:08,881 I take it we've moved into metaphor. 804 00:29:08,981 --> 00:29:13,452 Shelby, I-I really need my life to stay my life. 805 00:29:13,552 --> 00:29:16,488 Brick Breeland, you are not telling me, 806 00:29:16,588 --> 00:29:19,525 at seven months pregnant, to go find another place to live 807 00:29:19,625 --> 00:29:20,927 when you were the one that told me 808 00:29:21,027 --> 00:29:22,761 to stay with you in the first place! 809 00:29:22,862 --> 00:29:23,762 Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. 810 00:29:23,863 --> 00:29:24,763 I did nothing of the sort. 811 00:29:24,864 --> 00:29:27,133 Well, then how do you explain me being there? 812 00:29:27,233 --> 00:29:28,534 How do I explain?! 813 00:29:28,634 --> 00:29:31,370 You-you took advantage of my polite nature 814 00:29:31,470 --> 00:29:34,907 and the fact that I cannot say no to you! 815 00:29:35,007 --> 00:29:36,775 You hijacked my life. 816 00:29:36,876 --> 00:29:39,511 You sent the woman I was dating running for the hills. 817 00:29:39,611 --> 00:29:41,347 And you've turned me into a monster 818 00:29:41,447 --> 00:29:43,082 who yells at a seven-month pregnant 819 00:29:43,182 --> 00:29:45,117 single mother-to-be! 820 00:29:46,585 --> 00:29:48,787 Are you okay? 821 00:29:50,489 --> 00:29:51,924 Should I get you something to drink? 822 00:30:08,440 --> 00:30:09,876 ROSE: Dash? 823 00:30:09,976 --> 00:30:11,543 Hattenbarger. Stop the presses. 824 00:30:11,643 --> 00:30:13,545 It's a saying. 825 00:30:13,645 --> 00:30:16,215 Do you want to hear my scoop or not? 826 00:30:16,315 --> 00:30:18,817 I appreciate you letting me crash here, man. 827 00:30:18,918 --> 00:30:21,120 Zoe and I planned the big fight, 828 00:30:21,220 --> 00:30:23,122 but never decided who was gonna sleep where. 829 00:30:23,222 --> 00:30:24,523 Everybody loves a fake relationship 830 00:30:24,623 --> 00:30:25,958 till you become the dude sleeping 831 00:30:26,058 --> 00:30:27,826 on another dude's couch. Coffee? 832 00:30:27,927 --> 00:30:29,428 Room service. Sweet. 833 00:30:29,528 --> 00:30:30,829 Well, it ain't free. 834 00:30:31,964 --> 00:30:33,232 I need some advice on the topic of one Vivian Wilkes. 835 00:30:33,332 --> 00:30:35,234 Why? Did it not go well last night? 836 00:30:35,334 --> 00:30:36,502 No, it went great last night. 837 00:30:36,602 --> 00:30:38,070 The problem was this morning. I kept waking up 838 00:30:39,271 --> 00:30:40,006 thinking I should call her 'cause I want to see her again. 839 00:30:41,140 --> 00:30:42,942 Well, it sounded good so far. What's the problem here? 840 00:30:43,042 --> 00:30:44,977 Well, I'm not a "call you the next morning" kind of guy. 841 00:30:45,077 --> 00:30:47,613 (laughing): I mean, come on, who does that? 842 00:30:47,713 --> 00:30:48,948 I do. 843 00:30:49,048 --> 00:30:50,216 I called Zoe 844 00:30:50,316 --> 00:30:52,018 the day after our first date. I woke her up. 845 00:30:52,118 --> 00:30:54,053 She yelled at me. It was adorable. 846 00:30:54,153 --> 00:30:55,487 Actually, I read this Russian short story once... 847 00:30:55,587 --> 00:30:56,989 I'm sure whatever you're gonna say is fascinating, 848 00:30:57,089 --> 00:30:58,424 but just put a lid on it, will you? 849 00:30:58,524 --> 00:30:59,892 (chuckles) 850 00:31:01,693 --> 00:31:03,996 Vivian Wilkes, Wade Kinsella. 851 00:31:04,096 --> 00:31:05,531 You might remember me as the dashing gentleman 852 00:31:05,631 --> 00:31:06,966 from last night. (chuckles) 853 00:31:07,066 --> 00:31:08,000 Yeah. 854 00:31:08,968 --> 00:31:11,203 Zoe Hart, just the person I was coming to see. 855 00:31:11,303 --> 00:31:12,438 Something wrong? 856 00:31:12,538 --> 00:31:13,940 The office opens in ten minutes. 857 00:31:14,040 --> 00:31:16,008 Something's wrong, but it ain't medical. 858 00:31:16,108 --> 00:31:18,010 You know me, Doc, I'm not the kind of guy 859 00:31:18,110 --> 00:31:20,212 who loses sleep over rejection by the opposite sex. 860 00:31:20,312 --> 00:31:21,981 It's a numbers game. Oh, boy. 861 00:31:22,081 --> 00:31:24,050 I had a pretty great time with your cousin last night, 862 00:31:24,150 --> 00:31:25,251 which makes it all the more curious 863 00:31:25,351 --> 00:31:27,619 when I called her this morning, she had a change of heart. 864 00:31:27,719 --> 00:31:30,122 Seems she decided that because she's a single mom, 865 00:31:30,222 --> 00:31:33,159 she didn't want to be hanging around the likes of me. 866 00:31:33,259 --> 00:31:36,628 What do you suppose inspired this revelation, Dr. Hart? 867 00:31:36,728 --> 00:31:39,165 Vivian came to me after your date. 868 00:31:39,265 --> 00:31:40,499 She wanted my opinion. 869 00:31:41,567 --> 00:31:42,969 But since I'm not the most 870 00:31:43,069 --> 00:31:44,937 objective person on the subject, 871 00:31:45,037 --> 00:31:47,106 I recused myself. You did what now? 872 00:31:47,206 --> 00:31:48,907 I stayed out of it. I said "No comment." 873 00:31:49,008 --> 00:31:50,509 I'm Switzerland. "No comment"? 874 00:31:50,609 --> 00:31:52,611 That's like saying, "Stay away from him, he's a jerk," 875 00:31:52,711 --> 00:31:54,146 but with fewer words. 876 00:31:55,414 --> 00:31:57,049 What? I thought you'd be happy that I kept the truth to myself. 877 00:31:57,149 --> 00:31:58,217 It wasn't easy, you know. 878 00:31:58,317 --> 00:32:00,252 Oh, oh, the truth. 879 00:32:00,352 --> 00:32:01,988 Please, enlighten me. 880 00:32:02,088 --> 00:32:04,623 Any relationship that she were to have with you 881 00:32:04,723 --> 00:32:06,058 probably wouldn't last. 882 00:32:06,158 --> 00:32:07,326 That's fine for 883 00:32:07,426 --> 00:32:09,261 the Susies and the Daisies and the Bambis, 884 00:32:09,361 --> 00:32:10,929 but, you know, Vivian's a single mom 885 00:32:11,030 --> 00:32:12,198 and she can't afford to get hurt. 886 00:32:12,298 --> 00:32:13,199 You mean like you did. 887 00:32:13,299 --> 00:32:15,601 Because you can see the future 888 00:32:15,701 --> 00:32:18,104 for everybody in the world, as they're all just like you. 889 00:32:20,106 --> 00:32:22,208 How long are you planning on punishing me? 890 00:32:22,308 --> 00:32:23,542 Because the last time I checked, 891 00:32:23,642 --> 00:32:25,077 you were the one who walked away. 892 00:32:25,177 --> 00:32:26,545 I'm not punishing you. 893 00:32:26,645 --> 00:32:28,080 I'm protecting Vivian because she's family. 894 00:32:28,180 --> 00:32:29,581 I was just telling her the truth. 895 00:32:29,681 --> 00:32:30,316 The truth. 896 00:32:30,416 --> 00:32:31,550 Yeah. 897 00:32:31,650 --> 00:32:33,219 Yeah, I got that. 898 00:32:33,319 --> 00:32:35,554 Or maybe the truth is I make Vivian happy. 899 00:32:35,654 --> 00:32:37,556 Maybe the truth is that everyone in this town 900 00:32:37,656 --> 00:32:39,258 can see that I've changed except for you. 901 00:32:41,227 --> 00:32:43,295 Maybe you need to ask yourself why it is exactly 902 00:32:43,395 --> 00:32:46,232 you don't want me dating so close to home. 903 00:32:59,811 --> 00:33:01,547 Zoe, I need to talk to you. 904 00:33:01,647 --> 00:33:02,381 Rose, look, I'm just... 905 00:33:02,481 --> 00:33:04,116 I'm not in a good place right now. 906 00:33:04,216 --> 00:33:05,251 I'm going crazy. 907 00:33:05,351 --> 00:33:06,752 I thought I did the right thing, 908 00:33:06,852 --> 00:33:08,587 but now I think I did something terrible. 909 00:33:08,687 --> 00:33:10,322 Opened my big mouth and hurt people. 910 00:33:10,422 --> 00:33:11,990 I've never felt so guilty. 911 00:33:12,091 --> 00:33:13,125 That's weird. Me, too. 912 00:33:13,225 --> 00:33:14,993 I bet mine's worse. 913 00:33:15,094 --> 00:33:16,662 I saw Lavon and A.B. secretly smooching, 914 00:33:16,762 --> 00:33:18,064 even though they're supposed to be broken up, 915 00:33:19,098 --> 00:33:19,998 so I called Dash and told him the A.B.-Joel affair 916 00:33:21,167 --> 00:33:22,234 was probably faked to throw us off the trail of the merger, 917 00:33:23,202 --> 00:33:24,236 and now he's posting that story on the Blawker. 918 00:33:24,336 --> 00:33:25,637 I'm sorry. 919 00:33:25,737 --> 00:33:26,772 You did what? 920 00:33:26,872 --> 00:33:27,573 You called Dash? 921 00:33:27,673 --> 00:33:29,141 Okay, yes, yours might be worse. 922 00:33:29,241 --> 00:33:30,276 I'm a journalist. 923 00:33:31,210 --> 00:33:33,011 I have a moral obligation to tell the truth. 924 00:33:33,112 --> 00:33:34,580 Don't I? 925 00:33:34,680 --> 00:33:37,149 Sometimes what you think is the truth might not be the truth. 926 00:33:37,249 --> 00:33:38,684 So it wasn't a fake affair 927 00:33:38,784 --> 00:33:40,419 designed to distract us from the merger? 928 00:33:40,519 --> 00:33:42,588 Oh, no, that was true. That was the plan, 929 00:33:42,688 --> 00:33:44,290 but apparently there were holes in it. 930 00:33:44,390 --> 00:33:46,158 Rose, the thing is, 931 00:33:46,258 --> 00:33:48,794 sometimes there's good reasons not to tell people everything 932 00:33:48,894 --> 00:33:50,429 just because you think it's true. 933 00:33:50,529 --> 00:33:51,663 Like the town finding out 934 00:33:51,763 --> 00:33:53,165 it's about to merge with its mortal enemy 935 00:33:53,265 --> 00:33:54,333 and there'll be looting in the streets? 936 00:33:55,301 --> 00:33:56,268 Or two people who might be happy together 937 00:33:57,336 --> 00:33:59,105 won't see each other again because you acted crazy? 938 00:33:59,205 --> 00:34:01,240 Um, that one doesn't apply to me. 939 00:34:01,340 --> 00:34:03,109 Are you sure that Dash is gonna publish the story? 940 00:34:03,209 --> 00:34:05,177 It's a pretty big story for BlueBell. 941 00:34:05,277 --> 00:34:06,378 All right, you need to go warn Lavon. 942 00:34:06,478 --> 00:34:08,280 Now. Now. Go. 943 00:34:09,881 --> 00:34:12,050 (sighs): Oh, God. 944 00:34:16,122 --> 00:34:18,624 Is this going to be brutally difficult? Absolutely. 945 00:34:18,724 --> 00:34:20,292 The steepest political challenge you have ever faced 946 00:34:20,392 --> 00:34:22,060 in your life, undoubtedly. 947 00:34:22,161 --> 00:34:24,196 Is the inspirational part of this speech coming? 948 00:34:24,296 --> 00:34:26,132 Yeah. Mayor Hayes, I have to talk to you. 949 00:34:26,232 --> 00:34:27,399 Later, Rose. We are in pregame. 950 00:34:28,700 --> 00:34:31,470 Moments like this forge true leaders. 951 00:34:31,570 --> 00:34:32,771 Churchill in the Blitz. 952 00:34:32,871 --> 00:34:33,772 Kennedy's missile crisis. 953 00:34:33,872 --> 00:34:35,774 Lavon Hayes and the town merger. 954 00:34:35,874 --> 00:34:37,743 What do all these events have in common? 955 00:34:37,843 --> 00:34:39,745 A fearless leader. 956 00:34:39,845 --> 00:34:41,313 And the people who love him. 957 00:34:41,413 --> 00:34:43,315 ROSE: Yeah, about that 958 00:34:43,415 --> 00:34:44,750 last part, I think you should know 959 00:34:44,850 --> 00:34:46,084 there's a small chance that Dash 960 00:34:46,185 --> 00:34:47,419 has posted a story about the merger. 961 00:34:47,519 --> 00:34:49,488 And by "small chance" you mean... 962 00:34:49,588 --> 00:34:51,357 Dash just posted a story about the merger. 963 00:34:53,892 --> 00:34:55,394 Ah... 964 00:34:57,363 --> 00:34:59,097 Carolee. 965 00:34:59,198 --> 00:35:00,166 Hi. 966 00:35:01,099 --> 00:35:03,802 I wasn't sure which flowers would say, uh... 967 00:35:03,902 --> 00:35:05,304 "I'm sorry I didn't tell you 968 00:35:05,404 --> 00:35:06,338 about my pregnant roommate"? 969 00:35:06,438 --> 00:35:08,307 Yeah. (laughs) 970 00:35:08,407 --> 00:35:09,841 I just... I couldn't figure out 971 00:35:09,941 --> 00:35:12,711 how to explain Shelby without scaring you off, 972 00:35:12,811 --> 00:35:14,780 so I'm just gonna dive in. Brick. 973 00:35:14,880 --> 00:35:16,448 There's really no need. Yeah, there is. 974 00:35:16,548 --> 00:35:17,883 I want you to understand. 975 00:35:17,983 --> 00:35:19,418 I do, I understand. 976 00:35:19,518 --> 00:35:20,786 I ran into Shelby this morning, 977 00:35:20,886 --> 00:35:22,120 and she explained the whole thing. 978 00:35:22,221 --> 00:35:23,189 Oh, boy. She did, huh? 979 00:35:23,289 --> 00:35:24,323 She said how you'd been 980 00:35:25,257 --> 00:35:26,192 together, and even though you're not now... 981 00:35:26,292 --> 00:35:27,125 No, we're not. 982 00:35:27,226 --> 00:35:28,394 ...how you've really 983 00:35:28,494 --> 00:35:29,461 been there for that baby. 984 00:35:29,561 --> 00:35:31,530 Not my baby, by the way. She said 985 00:35:31,630 --> 00:35:33,265 it wouldn't be possible for you to care more 986 00:35:33,365 --> 00:35:35,267 about a baby, even if it were your own. 987 00:35:35,367 --> 00:35:36,268 God... 988 00:35:36,368 --> 00:35:37,469 That made me cry. 989 00:35:37,569 --> 00:35:40,272 I think you're amazing. 990 00:35:40,372 --> 00:35:42,140 No. No. I'm not amazing. 991 00:35:42,241 --> 00:35:45,143 Brick... you should be with Shelby. 992 00:35:45,244 --> 00:35:46,412 What? No. 993 00:35:46,512 --> 00:35:48,414 I-I don't want to be with Shelby. 994 00:35:48,514 --> 00:35:50,316 I want to be with you. 995 00:35:50,416 --> 00:35:51,383 Really? 996 00:35:51,483 --> 00:35:52,551 Look at your life. 997 00:35:52,651 --> 00:35:54,152 This isn't my life. 998 00:35:55,387 --> 00:35:57,155 This is just the things that happen when Shelby is around. 999 00:35:57,256 --> 00:35:59,758 The universe bends to her will. 1000 00:35:59,858 --> 00:36:01,293 Brick... 1001 00:36:01,393 --> 00:36:02,794 you're a sweet man. 1002 00:36:04,296 --> 00:36:06,565 But, like my daddy used to say, 1003 00:36:06,665 --> 00:36:08,267 if enough people tell you you're drunk, 1004 00:36:08,367 --> 00:36:10,202 sometimes it's a good idea to lie down. 1005 00:36:19,311 --> 00:36:20,579 (exhales) 1006 00:36:20,679 --> 00:36:22,481 (clamoring) 1007 00:36:22,581 --> 00:36:25,384 Look, if we could all just settle down now. 1008 00:36:25,484 --> 00:36:26,418 (crowd quiets) 1009 00:36:26,518 --> 00:36:27,253 Is it true 1010 00:36:27,353 --> 00:36:28,754 BlueBell's merging with Fillmore? 1011 00:36:28,854 --> 00:36:30,956 Well, nothing is set in stone. 1012 00:36:31,056 --> 00:36:33,392 Did you tell AnnaBeth and Joel Stevens 1013 00:36:33,492 --> 00:36:35,527 to fake a relationship to distract us? 1014 00:36:35,627 --> 00:36:39,265 What did you know and when did you know it? 1015 00:36:39,365 --> 00:36:41,600 (clamoring) 1016 00:36:43,034 --> 00:36:44,536 Let the man speak! 1017 00:36:44,636 --> 00:36:45,771 (crowd quiets) 1018 00:36:45,871 --> 00:36:47,773 Look, I know we're all upset. 1019 00:36:47,873 --> 00:36:49,508 And-and I should've told you about the merger 1020 00:36:49,608 --> 00:36:50,976 when I first heard about it. 1021 00:36:52,244 --> 00:36:53,812 But I was hoping to-to handle it before anyone got worried. 1022 00:36:53,912 --> 00:36:56,315 Now, look, I'm not gonna lie to you. 1023 00:36:56,415 --> 00:36:58,784 This merger with Fillmore is still a threat. 1024 00:36:58,884 --> 00:37:00,786 But I promise you, I will do 1025 00:37:00,886 --> 00:37:02,788 everything in my power to fight it. 1026 00:37:02,888 --> 00:37:04,456 Now is not the time to panic. 1027 00:37:04,556 --> 00:37:05,591 If not now, when? 1028 00:37:05,691 --> 00:37:06,592 (clamoring) 1029 00:37:06,692 --> 00:37:08,226 Sergeant Jeffries... 1030 00:37:08,327 --> 00:37:10,362 No, no, I'm not talking to you, I'm talking to them. 1031 00:37:10,462 --> 00:37:11,363 I want to know. 1032 00:37:11,463 --> 00:37:13,932 When is it a good time to panic? 1033 00:37:14,032 --> 00:37:15,601 CROWD: Yeah! 1034 00:37:15,701 --> 00:37:16,902 When we're all Fillmorons? 1035 00:37:17,002 --> 00:37:18,470 I say panic now! 1036 00:37:18,570 --> 00:37:19,571 Panic now! 1037 00:37:19,671 --> 00:37:20,839 No. No! 1038 00:37:20,939 --> 00:37:23,309 (clamoring) 1039 00:37:29,648 --> 00:37:31,249 (knocking) 1040 00:37:31,350 --> 00:37:32,183 Oh. 1041 00:37:32,284 --> 00:37:33,952 Zoe, I didn't know you were coming by. 1042 00:37:34,052 --> 00:37:35,487 Get you something to drink? 1043 00:37:35,587 --> 00:37:38,256 I don't deserve anything to drink. 1044 00:37:38,357 --> 00:37:39,458 Vivian, I messed up 1045 00:37:39,558 --> 00:37:42,027 when I tried to steer you away from Wade. 1046 00:37:42,127 --> 00:37:43,529 No, you were very clear. 1047 00:37:43,629 --> 00:37:45,397 You were neutral. You were Switzerland. 1048 00:37:45,497 --> 00:37:47,032 (sighs) Did you tell Wade that 1049 00:37:47,132 --> 00:37:48,867 you didn't want to go out with him again? 1050 00:37:48,967 --> 00:37:50,969 Uh, that's kind of between me and Wade. 1051 00:37:51,069 --> 00:37:52,270 I agree. 1052 00:37:53,305 --> 00:37:54,573 Unless part of it has to do with what I told you. 1053 00:37:56,408 --> 00:37:58,877 I-I don't know why I went bananas 1054 00:37:58,977 --> 00:38:02,348 when I found out that Wade asked you out, but I did. 1055 00:38:02,448 --> 00:38:04,516 I am not holding a torch for Wade. 1056 00:38:04,616 --> 00:38:06,618 Believe me. 1057 00:38:06,718 --> 00:38:08,654 I-I love Joel. I have never been happier. 1058 00:38:08,754 --> 00:38:10,389 I'm not even trying to punish Wade. 1059 00:38:10,489 --> 00:38:13,392 You know, our breakup was as much my fault as it was his. 1060 00:38:15,427 --> 00:38:17,563 Maybe there's just something about him that makes you crazy. 1061 00:38:17,663 --> 00:38:18,964 Maybe. (laughs) 1062 00:38:19,998 --> 00:38:21,533 But the truth is, 1063 00:38:21,633 --> 00:38:25,303 Wade is a great guy with massive potential 1064 00:38:25,404 --> 00:38:27,005 for growth with the right woman. 1065 00:38:27,105 --> 00:38:29,007 What if I'm not the right woman? 1066 00:38:29,107 --> 00:38:30,342 Well, I'm not telling you to marry him, 1067 00:38:31,309 --> 00:38:32,644 and I can't promise that it's gonna work out, 1068 00:38:32,744 --> 00:38:34,613 but did you have a good time with him? 1069 00:38:34,713 --> 00:38:36,548 Yeah. 1070 00:38:36,648 --> 00:38:37,549 (giggles) 1071 00:38:37,649 --> 00:38:39,585 Maybe you should give him 1072 00:38:39,685 --> 00:38:41,553 another chance to make you crazy. 1073 00:38:41,653 --> 00:38:43,455 * 1074 00:38:53,599 --> 00:38:57,102 If you still want me to leave, I'm all packed up. 1075 00:38:57,202 --> 00:38:59,505 Do you still want me to leave? 1076 00:39:01,072 --> 00:39:02,107 No. 1077 00:39:02,207 --> 00:39:04,009 Oh, thank God you said that. 1078 00:39:04,109 --> 00:39:06,412 Could you be a doll and help me unpack? 1079 00:39:06,512 --> 00:39:07,413 Oh, sure. 1080 00:39:07,513 --> 00:39:08,480 Also, I was thinking 1081 00:39:09,415 --> 00:39:10,382 you could move me into the other bedroom, 1082 00:39:11,116 --> 00:39:11,583 the one closer to the bathroom, 1083 00:39:12,584 --> 00:39:13,318 'cause you know how often I have to go now. 1084 00:39:13,419 --> 00:39:16,354 Oh, that's probably a good idea. 1085 00:39:16,455 --> 00:39:17,923 Yeah. And after that, 1086 00:39:18,023 --> 00:39:19,558 do you think it would be possible 1087 00:39:19,658 --> 00:39:21,359 to change the lightbulbs in the hallway? 1088 00:39:21,460 --> 00:39:22,628 Those halogen ones are too bright. 1089 00:39:22,728 --> 00:39:23,762 They give me a headache. 1090 00:39:24,763 --> 00:39:25,697 Oh, and I think I just might need a shower chair, 1091 00:39:26,598 --> 00:39:27,365 'cause who can stand with all this weight? 1092 00:39:27,833 --> 00:39:28,500 (laughs): Right? 1093 00:39:29,401 --> 00:39:31,403 I know a place in Mobile that sells them. 1094 00:39:31,503 --> 00:39:33,004 I should get a pen. 1095 00:39:33,104 --> 00:39:36,442 I'm gonna have to write all this down. 1096 00:39:36,542 --> 00:39:38,477 * 1097 00:39:42,047 --> 00:39:43,114 Hey. 1098 00:39:43,214 --> 00:39:45,517 Heard the meeting didn't go so well. 1099 00:39:45,617 --> 00:39:47,118 Yeah, it was kind of like 1100 00:39:47,218 --> 00:39:49,721 watching a hockey game at a Roman forum 1101 00:39:49,821 --> 00:39:52,558 on a St. Patrick's Day when they announce there's no more beer. 1102 00:39:52,658 --> 00:39:55,126 Oh, I'm so sorry. 1103 00:39:55,226 --> 00:39:56,995 And I'm sure that Scooter didn't know 1104 00:39:57,095 --> 00:39:58,530 everything Fillmore was planning. 1105 00:39:58,630 --> 00:40:00,398 I don't really see how he couldn't. 1106 00:40:00,499 --> 00:40:02,400 But you know what? 1107 00:40:02,501 --> 00:40:03,769 It doesn't really matter anymore, does it? 1108 00:40:03,869 --> 00:40:06,104 I don't want to see this town go away. 1109 00:40:06,204 --> 00:40:08,974 So if there is anything else I can do... 1110 00:40:09,074 --> 00:40:12,811 No, Tansy, you went above and beyond for this, so... 1111 00:40:12,911 --> 00:40:14,613 thank you. 1112 00:40:14,713 --> 00:40:16,414 * 1113 00:40:22,554 --> 00:40:24,490 Only in BlueBell can an angry mob 1114 00:40:24,590 --> 00:40:26,658 be angry and yet still charming. 1115 00:40:26,758 --> 00:40:27,826 I mean, BlueBell should be allowed 1116 00:40:27,926 --> 00:40:29,595 to stay BlueBell for that reason alone. 1117 00:40:29,695 --> 00:40:31,763 Poor Lavon, he loves this town. 1118 00:40:31,863 --> 00:40:33,465 As well he should. 1119 00:40:33,565 --> 00:40:34,466 (sighs) 1120 00:40:35,266 --> 00:40:37,068 The good news: fake affair exposed, 1121 00:40:37,168 --> 00:40:40,506 at least we can put the "P" back in "PDA." 1122 00:40:40,606 --> 00:40:42,040 Have you been working on that line? 1123 00:40:42,140 --> 00:40:44,510 (laughs): I am a smooth wordsmith. 1124 00:40:44,610 --> 00:40:45,577 (laughs) 1125 00:40:46,444 --> 00:40:47,178 I know we're all worried about the town-- 1126 00:40:47,879 --> 00:40:48,647 me, too-- but guess what? 1127 00:40:49,881 --> 00:40:51,449 Uh, is this a real "guess what" or are you just gonna tell us? 1128 00:40:52,584 --> 00:40:53,084 My teacher knows an editor at The Huffington Post, 1129 00:40:53,752 --> 00:40:54,452 and I pitched her an article 1130 00:40:55,587 --> 00:40:56,655 about the murky ethics of journalism, and she loved it. 1131 00:40:56,755 --> 00:40:58,056 I'm calling it 1132 00:40:58,156 --> 00:40:59,525 "The Quicksand of Truth." 1133 00:40:59,625 --> 00:41:00,826 Evocative. And if the article 1134 00:41:00,926 --> 00:41:02,227 goes well, they'll publish it. 1135 00:41:02,327 --> 00:41:04,596 I'll be applying to college as a published writer. 1136 00:41:04,696 --> 00:41:07,132 Take that, Percy Lewis and your dumb symphonies. 1137 00:41:07,232 --> 00:41:08,500 All right. 1138 00:41:08,600 --> 00:41:10,802 Beer, white wine, 1139 00:41:10,902 --> 00:41:12,671 and a Shirley Temple for the young lady. 1140 00:41:12,771 --> 00:41:13,739 We didn't even order. 1141 00:41:14,606 --> 00:41:15,741 On the house. I'm feeling generous. 1142 00:41:16,575 --> 00:41:16,875 Take advantage of it while it lasts. 1143 00:41:17,676 --> 00:41:18,510 Then can I get a white wine, too? 1144 00:41:19,210 --> 00:41:19,711 No. ZOE: You're in an awful 1145 00:41:20,812 --> 00:41:21,647 good mood for someone who might own a bar in Fillmore. 1146 00:41:22,548 --> 00:41:23,214 Well, I got a call from Cousin Vivian. 1147 00:41:24,049 --> 00:41:25,483 Seems she's, uh, come to her senses. 1148 00:41:25,584 --> 00:41:26,484 JOEL: Are you going out again? 1149 00:41:26,585 --> 00:41:28,687 Stud. Don't do that. 1150 00:41:28,787 --> 00:41:30,155 Yep. Weird, right? 1151 00:41:30,255 --> 00:41:32,157 Her calling me back out of the blue like that? 1152 00:41:32,257 --> 00:41:34,159 Ah, women. Go figure. 1153 00:41:34,259 --> 00:41:35,160 You two have fun. 1154 00:41:35,260 --> 00:41:36,795 I intend to. 1155 00:41:38,329 --> 00:41:41,066 That was decent of you. 1156 00:41:41,166 --> 00:41:42,834 I don't know what you're talking about. 1157 00:41:42,934 --> 00:41:44,202 Okay. 1158 00:41:44,302 --> 00:41:45,904 Hey, where'd my wine go? 1159 00:41:46,004 --> 00:41:48,073 What? 1160 00:41:48,173 --> 00:41:49,507 All the best journalists drink. 1161 00:41:49,608 --> 00:41:50,642 Everybody knows that. 1162 00:41:51,577 --> 00:41:51,910 It's why they call it the Fourth Estate. 1163 00:41:52,578 --> 00:41:54,913 Is that true? Could be.