1 00:00:18,103 --> 00:00:19,310 Babe. 2 00:00:19,413 --> 00:00:22,448 I brought you that special blend you've been loving. 3 00:00:22,551 --> 00:00:24,965 Thought you could use a little pick-me-up. 4 00:00:25,068 --> 00:00:27,965 Well, aren't you just the devoted wife? 5 00:00:28,068 --> 00:00:30,655 Sorry to disappoint, but your husband isn't here. 6 00:00:30,758 --> 00:00:31,793 Oh, where is he? 7 00:00:31,896 --> 00:00:33,379 Garland Memorial. 8 00:00:33,482 --> 00:00:36,241 The hospital? Why didn't anybody notify me? 9 00:00:36,344 --> 00:00:38,241 Well, you would have been if you came to work on time 10 00:00:38,344 --> 00:00:39,517 or checked your messages. 11 00:00:39,620 --> 00:00:41,793 I had a lot going on this morning. 12 00:00:41,896 --> 00:00:43,758 Isn't that most mornings for you, Hayley? 13 00:00:46,448 --> 00:00:49,620 Apologies, that's just deadline stress. 14 00:00:49,724 --> 00:00:51,206 Uh... 15 00:00:51,310 --> 00:00:52,758 Bill's appointment was scheduled for next month, 16 00:00:52,862 --> 00:00:54,655 but they called about a cancellation. 17 00:00:54,758 --> 00:00:56,620 He jumped at the chance to get it over with. 18 00:00:56,724 --> 00:00:58,793 I'm his wife. 19 00:00:58,896 --> 00:01:00,655 If anything health-related is going on, 20 00:01:00,758 --> 00:01:03,310 I should be informed directly. 21 00:01:04,379 --> 00:01:05,689 You're right. 22 00:01:06,827 --> 00:01:07,965 Thank you. 23 00:01:10,137 --> 00:01:12,827 Is he really okay? 24 00:01:12,931 --> 00:01:15,241 It's just routine follow-up labs 25 00:01:15,344 --> 00:01:18,689 from his stroke-- EKG, blood work. 26 00:01:18,793 --> 00:01:21,689 Nothing to get stressed about. 27 00:01:31,379 --> 00:01:33,275 Well, if it isn't Bill Hamilton 28 00:01:33,378 --> 00:01:36,378 pacing like a CEO in purgatory. 29 00:01:37,448 --> 00:01:39,931 Anita. It's good to see you, too. 30 00:01:40,033 --> 00:01:41,586 Everything okay? 31 00:01:42,551 --> 00:01:44,137 No need for concern. 32 00:01:44,241 --> 00:01:46,931 Dr. Ahn just insisted I come in for what she calls 33 00:01:47,033 --> 00:01:49,378 my 50,000-mile tune-up. 34 00:01:49,482 --> 00:01:51,689 Checking all the systems, kicking the tires, 35 00:01:51,793 --> 00:01:53,931 making sure nothing's going to break down anytime soon. 36 00:01:54,033 --> 00:01:57,344 Okay, well, I hope the diagnostics were all favorable. 37 00:01:57,448 --> 00:01:59,551 So far, so good. 38 00:01:59,655 --> 00:02:03,586 Yesterday was my mammogram, today it's vision screening. 39 00:02:03,689 --> 00:02:06,103 Hm, you still 20/20? 40 00:02:06,206 --> 00:02:08,862 Not bad for a woman my age, wouldn't you say? 41 00:02:08,965 --> 00:02:10,517 Yeah, yeah, you're fortunate 42 00:02:10,620 --> 00:02:12,310 to still be able to see things so clearly. 43 00:02:12,413 --> 00:02:14,620 You know, Bill, 44 00:02:14,724 --> 00:02:17,896 clarity is not only about physical vision. 45 00:02:19,068 --> 00:02:21,482 Shall I tell you what I see when I look at you? 46 00:02:25,137 --> 00:02:27,137 ♪ ♪ 47 00:02:55,896 --> 00:02:58,379 Please, be my guest. 48 00:02:58,482 --> 00:03:01,172 Let's hear what the great Anita Dupree has to say. 49 00:03:02,344 --> 00:03:04,517 When I look at you, 50 00:03:04,620 --> 00:03:07,931 I see a man who had the world on a string. 51 00:03:08,034 --> 00:03:10,034 A beautiful, brilliant wife 52 00:03:10,137 --> 00:03:12,931 who adored him with blind devotion. 53 00:03:13,034 --> 00:03:14,931 Two daughters that thought he strung 54 00:03:15,034 --> 00:03:18,000 the stars and the moon just for them. 55 00:03:18,103 --> 00:03:20,965 And in-laws who welcomed him into a legacy 56 00:03:21,068 --> 00:03:23,379 that most men would kill for. 57 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:28,689 And then, I look at that same man 58 00:03:28,793 --> 00:03:32,172 who took all that precious cargo and threw it overboard. 59 00:03:32,275 --> 00:03:34,724 For what? A midlife crisis? 60 00:03:34,827 --> 00:03:36,517 Lust? 61 00:03:37,655 --> 00:03:41,103 Pleasure with a PYT young enough to be his daughter? 62 00:03:41,206 --> 00:03:43,620 That's ancient history, Anita. We've all moved on. 63 00:03:43,724 --> 00:03:44,965 Have we? 64 00:03:45,930 --> 00:03:47,827 Because I see the way you look at my daughter 65 00:03:47,930 --> 00:03:49,793 when you think no one is watching. 66 00:03:49,896 --> 00:03:52,172 And that look tells a completely different story. 67 00:03:53,793 --> 00:03:57,965 What you see is two people who once cared for each other 68 00:03:58,067 --> 00:03:59,896 who are trying to find something, anything, 69 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:01,448 to hold on to for the sake of their children. 70 00:04:01,551 --> 00:04:04,482 Look, I never claimed to be the perfect husband. 71 00:04:04,586 --> 00:04:06,103 Understatement of the millennium. 72 00:04:06,206 --> 00:04:08,310 Yeah, but I love my girls. 73 00:04:08,413 --> 00:04:10,482 Fiercely. And whatever else you think of me, 74 00:04:10,586 --> 00:04:11,931 you cannot argue with that. 75 00:04:12,034 --> 00:04:15,172 And that's why we're having this civilized conversation 76 00:04:15,275 --> 00:04:16,793 instead of me telling you where to go 77 00:04:16,896 --> 00:04:19,067 and drawing a map to show you how to get there. 78 00:04:20,172 --> 00:04:23,241 Anita, I am trying my best to keep the peace here, okay? 79 00:04:23,344 --> 00:04:25,172 And if last night's WinterFest proved anything, 80 00:04:25,275 --> 00:04:27,551 it's that maybe, just maybe, 81 00:04:27,655 --> 00:04:29,379 it's possible. 82 00:04:30,551 --> 00:04:32,517 You know, there was a time when you and Vernon 83 00:04:32,620 --> 00:04:34,689 were more than in-laws to me. 84 00:04:34,793 --> 00:04:37,655 You both were like my real parents, Vernon especially. 85 00:04:37,758 --> 00:04:39,448 You know, he was the first man that ever 86 00:04:39,551 --> 00:04:41,137 showed me what a good father looked like. 87 00:04:41,241 --> 00:04:44,689 Too bad he didn't show you what a good husband looked like. 88 00:04:46,137 --> 00:04:48,758 All the years that we have been together, 89 00:04:48,862 --> 00:04:52,241 that man has never once made me question 90 00:04:52,344 --> 00:04:54,206 where he was laying his head at night. 91 00:04:55,793 --> 00:04:57,758 That's cutting it close. 92 00:04:57,862 --> 00:04:59,827 Anita left the house early this morning, 93 00:04:59,931 --> 00:05:02,586 but the staff are all gone. 94 00:05:02,689 --> 00:05:04,896 We could do it right here in the living room. 95 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:07,206 I know, I know. 96 00:05:07,310 --> 00:05:08,724 Yes, hurry. 97 00:05:08,827 --> 00:05:11,689 I've been waiting for this anxiously. 98 00:05:11,793 --> 00:05:13,000 See you soon. 99 00:05:14,448 --> 00:05:15,827 Surprise! 100 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:25,206 Dani! Don't sneak up on your old man like that. 101 00:05:25,310 --> 00:05:29,379 Come on. This-this tired heart can only take so much. 102 00:05:29,482 --> 00:05:32,517 Well, next time I'll bang a gong to announce myself. 103 00:05:32,620 --> 00:05:34,000 Though, come to think of it, 104 00:05:34,103 --> 00:05:35,586 I think that might be more startling. 105 00:05:36,827 --> 00:05:38,206 You could ring the doorbell. 106 00:05:38,310 --> 00:05:40,310 In the house I grew up in? 107 00:05:40,413 --> 00:05:42,241 The house where I lost my first tooth 108 00:05:42,344 --> 00:05:44,482 and faked my first sick day? 109 00:05:44,586 --> 00:05:46,793 Where I learned to forge your signature 110 00:05:46,896 --> 00:05:48,724 on school permission slips? Never. 111 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:53,241 To what do I owe the pleasure of this unannounced visit? 112 00:05:53,344 --> 00:05:54,862 Can't a daughter just drop by 113 00:05:54,965 --> 00:05:57,862 to see her beloved father without an ulterior motive? 114 00:05:59,655 --> 00:06:00,862 No. 115 00:06:00,965 --> 00:06:03,448 Very well. Andre and I are going to have lunch 116 00:06:03,551 --> 00:06:04,862 at the club, and I thought it would be nice 117 00:06:04,965 --> 00:06:06,689 for you and Mother to join us. 118 00:06:06,793 --> 00:06:08,655 Last night at WinterFest was so magical, 119 00:06:08,758 --> 00:06:10,689 but we barely got two minutes with either of you. 120 00:06:10,793 --> 00:06:14,172 Oh, that's such a lovely offer, but I'm afraid 121 00:06:14,275 --> 00:06:17,137 I've got to take a rain check. 122 00:06:17,241 --> 00:06:19,000 Your mother's out on an appointment, 123 00:06:19,103 --> 00:06:21,689 and I don't know when she's gonna come back. 124 00:06:21,793 --> 00:06:23,896 Oh, phooey. Well, promise me 125 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:27,034 we'll have a proper double date soon. 126 00:06:27,137 --> 00:06:29,862 I really want you and Mother to love Andre as much as I do. 127 00:06:29,965 --> 00:06:34,655 We have already welcomed Andre into this family 128 00:06:34,758 --> 00:06:38,172 with open arms. And truthfully, 129 00:06:38,275 --> 00:06:40,517 he fits a little better than Bill ever did. 130 00:06:42,862 --> 00:06:46,551 I know that Vernon is the ideal husband, right? 131 00:06:46,655 --> 00:06:48,517 And I am long past measuring up to that. 132 00:06:48,620 --> 00:06:50,000 All I want now, Anita, 133 00:06:50,103 --> 00:06:51,896 is for you to accept me as Dani's ex-husband 134 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:53,655 and the father of your grandchildren. 135 00:06:54,862 --> 00:06:56,724 Well, since Dani 136 00:06:56,827 --> 00:06:59,758 has given you grace, I suppose I can as well. 137 00:06:59,862 --> 00:07:02,689 And Lord knows I have needed my share 138 00:07:02,793 --> 00:07:04,172 of second chances in this life. 139 00:07:05,551 --> 00:07:07,482 Well, I appreciate that, Anita. 140 00:07:07,586 --> 00:07:10,689 But I suspect that Dani's change of heart has more to do 141 00:07:10,793 --> 00:07:13,793 with her new marital status than any spiritual revelation. 142 00:07:13,896 --> 00:07:16,068 I mean, come on, you know she's always more agreeable 143 00:07:16,172 --> 00:07:17,344 when she's happy. 144 00:07:17,448 --> 00:07:20,586 And Dani is happy. Make no mistake about that. 145 00:07:20,689 --> 00:07:22,758 I haven't seen her this happy since before-- 146 00:07:22,862 --> 00:07:25,620 Well, we both know what happened. 147 00:07:25,724 --> 00:07:29,965 And, you know, a lot of the credit goes to Andre. 148 00:07:32,758 --> 00:07:35,862 Yeah, it is an interesting pairing. 149 00:07:35,965 --> 00:07:38,344 I was actually surprised to hear that you and Vernon approved. 150 00:07:39,448 --> 00:07:43,620 Well, it's not the union one would expect, but it works. 151 00:07:43,724 --> 00:07:46,551 Now, if only Nicole could find someone to make her happy, 152 00:07:46,655 --> 00:07:49,379 I would sleep a lot better at night. 153 00:07:49,482 --> 00:07:50,482 Yeah. 154 00:07:50,586 --> 00:07:51,827 You know, I always thought Nicole 155 00:07:51,931 --> 00:07:53,482 and Ted made a great couple. 156 00:07:53,586 --> 00:07:57,758 But, hey, even in the best marriages, things happen. 157 00:07:58,724 --> 00:08:00,655 Things happen? 158 00:08:00,758 --> 00:08:04,517 Are you equating infidelity with some kind of weather pattern? 159 00:08:04,620 --> 00:08:08,689 My point is life is messy, okay? 160 00:08:08,793 --> 00:08:11,551 Listen, I genuinely hope that Nicole 161 00:08:11,655 --> 00:08:14,655 finds someone who makes her as happy as Hayley makes me. 162 00:08:15,862 --> 00:08:18,896 It's... I like to be there for these things. 163 00:08:19,862 --> 00:08:22,172 Accept my apology for snapping earlier. 164 00:08:23,275 --> 00:08:24,724 Of course. 165 00:08:25,931 --> 00:08:27,862 In the meantime, 166 00:08:27,965 --> 00:08:30,620 no need for letting a perfectly good tea go to waste. 167 00:08:30,724 --> 00:08:33,965 I had a late night-- I could use a pick-me-up. 168 00:08:37,758 --> 00:08:38,793 Oh. 169 00:08:38,895 --> 00:08:40,241 Hey. 170 00:08:41,379 --> 00:08:43,448 There's more in the break room. 171 00:08:43,551 --> 00:08:45,310 This one's for me. 172 00:08:46,517 --> 00:08:48,172 Of course. 173 00:08:48,275 --> 00:08:49,275 I'll leave you to it. 174 00:09:05,413 --> 00:09:07,379 Give me a second. 175 00:09:08,413 --> 00:09:10,689 Hey, Cookie, what's going on? 176 00:09:10,793 --> 00:09:12,000 No, I'm just here with Joey, 177 00:09:12,103 --> 00:09:13,758 going over some spreadsheet drama, what's happening? 178 00:09:13,862 --> 00:09:15,758 HAYLEY: I need to see you now. 179 00:09:16,896 --> 00:09:17,965 Are you good? 180 00:09:18,068 --> 00:09:19,689 Do I sound good? 181 00:09:19,793 --> 00:09:21,034 Come quick. I'll text you the location. 182 00:09:21,137 --> 00:09:23,344 All right, I'm on my way. 183 00:09:24,689 --> 00:09:26,655 I got to run out for a minute. 184 00:09:26,758 --> 00:09:29,137 My, uh, lady friend Cookie, she needs my help. 185 00:09:29,241 --> 00:09:31,241 You know, car trouble. You know how it is. 186 00:09:32,620 --> 00:09:35,172 Tell Mrs. Hamilton I said hello. 187 00:09:46,689 --> 00:09:49,620 Oh. You've been on my mind. 188 00:09:51,137 --> 00:09:54,275 Ted got you home from the WinterFest okay, I take it? 189 00:09:54,379 --> 00:09:56,137 Well, if you hadn't stood me up, 190 00:09:56,241 --> 00:09:59,413 there would be no need to ask, since it would have been you. 191 00:09:59,517 --> 00:10:02,206 But that would require being seen with me. 192 00:10:03,275 --> 00:10:05,241 I didn't stand you up. 193 00:10:05,344 --> 00:10:07,586 But what do I have to do to make you understand? 194 00:10:07,689 --> 00:10:11,103 You can start by not making decisions for me. 195 00:10:11,206 --> 00:10:14,655 The only one who decides what's for my good is me. 196 00:10:15,655 --> 00:10:17,310 But you get to decide for me? 197 00:10:17,413 --> 00:10:19,724 -That's not what I'm doing. -The moment we are seen 198 00:10:19,827 --> 00:10:22,655 together at a social event, 199 00:10:22,758 --> 00:10:24,448 the country club starts whispering, 200 00:10:24,551 --> 00:10:26,586 the charity groups start questioning 201 00:10:26,689 --> 00:10:28,344 and red flags start going up 202 00:10:28,448 --> 00:10:30,896 that could put everything that we've-- actually, 203 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:33,310 scratch that, because this predates my having met you-- 204 00:10:33,413 --> 00:10:36,896 everything that I've worked for in jeopardy. 205 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:39,517 You're a public person. 206 00:10:39,620 --> 00:10:41,896 You're not shy about lunching at the club 207 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:43,310 or renting out Uptown for the night. 208 00:10:43,413 --> 00:10:45,448 There's nothing about going to that event 209 00:10:45,551 --> 00:10:48,068 that would have been subtle or casual 210 00:10:48,172 --> 00:10:51,482 or easily explained. That would have made a statement 211 00:10:51,586 --> 00:10:54,137 Loud and clear. That we're serious. 212 00:10:54,241 --> 00:10:57,241 And, obviously, that's what you're trying to avoid. 213 00:10:58,275 --> 00:10:59,448 -Vanessa... -Well, I am done 214 00:10:59,551 --> 00:11:01,965 being Joey Armstrong's dirty little secret. 215 00:11:06,827 --> 00:11:07,965 I never asked you to save me. 216 00:11:08,068 --> 00:11:10,000 Fine, I'll stop trying. 217 00:11:10,103 --> 00:11:12,103 But you should bear in mind that orange jumpsuits 218 00:11:12,206 --> 00:11:14,655 don't come with designer labels. 219 00:11:14,758 --> 00:11:17,379 And prison commissaries don't stock champagne. 220 00:11:18,413 --> 00:11:20,448 You're just trying to scare me with worst-case scenarios. 221 00:11:20,551 --> 00:11:24,137 No, I'm trying to help you avoid catastrophe, 222 00:11:24,241 --> 00:11:25,931 something I learned the hard way. 223 00:11:27,034 --> 00:11:29,103 You know, I've been the boogeyman of the DMV 224 00:11:29,206 --> 00:11:31,862 longer than I can remember, but you? 225 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:35,517 You live the kind of life people dream about. 226 00:11:36,517 --> 00:11:39,241 Your name will open doors. Your children respect you. 227 00:11:41,482 --> 00:11:43,137 Do you respect me? 228 00:11:46,344 --> 00:11:48,068 More than you know. 229 00:11:48,172 --> 00:11:50,931 I'm not trying to control you. 230 00:11:51,034 --> 00:11:54,413 I'm just trying to protect what you've built, what I've built. 231 00:11:56,551 --> 00:11:59,034 And what we're building together. 232 00:12:00,068 --> 00:12:02,827 While not being seen together? 233 00:12:05,241 --> 00:12:08,172 I'm fine with people seeing me on your arm, 234 00:12:08,275 --> 00:12:10,103 because I'm not ashamed of this thing between us. 235 00:12:10,206 --> 00:12:11,482 I have nothing to hide. 236 00:12:11,586 --> 00:12:13,310 Except all the money that's being laundered 237 00:12:13,413 --> 00:12:14,965 through your real estate company. 238 00:12:15,068 --> 00:12:16,379 The paper trail 239 00:12:16,482 --> 00:12:17,517 that connects you to me 240 00:12:17,620 --> 00:12:19,482 in ways that will blow all of this up. 241 00:12:20,620 --> 00:12:23,862 Which is exactly why you should have come last night. 242 00:12:23,965 --> 00:12:26,310 If we're parading around together in public, 243 00:12:26,413 --> 00:12:29,379 people will focus on your legit businesses, 244 00:12:29,482 --> 00:12:31,379 and not the rumored ones. 245 00:12:31,482 --> 00:12:34,000 Don't leave it to me to tell you how to do your job, 246 00:12:34,103 --> 00:12:35,620 but it's basic misdirection. 247 00:12:37,965 --> 00:12:40,724 Oh, look at the time-- maybe you should run along. 248 00:12:40,827 --> 00:12:42,379 You don't want to keep Andre waiting. 249 00:12:42,482 --> 00:12:44,172 Daddy, are you trying to get rid of me? 250 00:12:44,275 --> 00:12:46,310 Of course not. 251 00:12:46,413 --> 00:12:48,586 I just know how I feel when 252 00:12:48,689 --> 00:12:52,724 your mother keeps me waiting all alone at our table at the club, 253 00:12:52,827 --> 00:12:56,068 which happens some more often these days. 254 00:12:56,172 --> 00:12:59,275 Well, maybe she's busy making herself beautiful for you. 255 00:12:59,379 --> 00:13:00,896 [plays a tune] 256 00:13:02,689 --> 00:13:04,310 Perfecting perfection? 257 00:13:04,413 --> 00:13:05,586 Which that was not. 258 00:13:07,206 --> 00:13:11,482 She often runs late because she's busy changing the world. 259 00:13:11,586 --> 00:13:14,793 That woman was a star long before she met me. 260 00:13:14,896 --> 00:13:18,379 She never needed my approval to know her worth. 261 00:13:18,482 --> 00:13:21,586 I am just reminding you she doesn't take you for granted. 262 00:13:21,689 --> 00:13:23,379 Mom's the one who told me all those stories 263 00:13:23,482 --> 00:13:24,896 about all the women 264 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:27,310 back in the day who had their eye on 265 00:13:27,413 --> 00:13:29,206 Vernon Dupree-- 266 00:13:29,310 --> 00:13:30,965 including other Articulettes. 267 00:13:31,068 --> 00:13:34,000 You make me sound like a Motown heartthrob. 268 00:13:34,103 --> 00:13:36,068 You were. 269 00:13:36,172 --> 00:13:40,000 Brain of Baldwin and the style of Belafonte. 270 00:13:40,103 --> 00:13:41,793 You were the eligible bachelor. 271 00:13:41,896 --> 00:13:43,551 Never doubt it. 272 00:13:43,655 --> 00:13:46,793 My mother appreciates her man, 273 00:13:46,896 --> 00:13:48,482 even if she doesn't have to worry about 274 00:13:48,586 --> 00:13:51,137 some wild woman luring him away. 275 00:13:51,241 --> 00:13:54,172 No, she certainly doesn't have to worry about that. 276 00:13:56,413 --> 00:13:59,310 Tell me, Bill, how does your wife feel 277 00:13:59,413 --> 00:14:03,068 about you taking such an interest in all things Dani? 278 00:14:04,103 --> 00:14:05,344 We have daughters. 279 00:14:05,448 --> 00:14:08,034 Hayley understands that Dani and I will never be 280 00:14:08,137 --> 00:14:09,482 entirely out of each other's lives 281 00:14:09,586 --> 00:14:10,655 because of Naomi and Chelsea. 282 00:14:10,758 --> 00:14:12,137 Mm. 283 00:14:12,241 --> 00:14:13,758 You sure that's all it is? 284 00:14:15,379 --> 00:14:18,620 It's better for the girls that we get along, right? 285 00:14:18,724 --> 00:14:20,344 That's what matters. 286 00:14:23,896 --> 00:14:26,103 You don't fool me, Bill Hamilton. 287 00:14:27,172 --> 00:14:28,344 And neither does this 288 00:14:28,448 --> 00:14:31,620 "whatever it takes to keep the peace" routine. 289 00:14:31,724 --> 00:14:34,586 Just remember. 290 00:14:35,862 --> 00:14:38,655 I see y... 291 00:14:38,758 --> 00:14:41,413 You. About damn time. 292 00:14:41,517 --> 00:14:43,413 I've been standing here having a panic attack. 293 00:14:43,517 --> 00:14:45,862 All right, take a breath, coz, I got here as fast as I could. 294 00:14:45,965 --> 00:14:48,241 So, what's going on? You look like you just caught a case. 295 00:14:48,344 --> 00:14:49,655 Not yet. 296 00:14:49,758 --> 00:14:52,310 But we have a problem. A big one. 297 00:14:52,413 --> 00:14:54,517 Okay, what is it? 298 00:14:54,620 --> 00:14:56,586 Bill's at Garland Memorial having 299 00:14:56,689 --> 00:14:58,206 comprehensive blood work done. 300 00:14:58,310 --> 00:15:00,896 Our whole plan is about to go up in smoke. 301 00:15:01,000 --> 00:15:02,551 I was beginning to think you had forgotten about me, 302 00:15:02,655 --> 00:15:03,793 Dr. Montgomery. 303 00:15:03,896 --> 00:15:05,551 Now, you know that's not true. 304 00:15:05,655 --> 00:15:07,068 Why aren't you in the exam room? 305 00:15:07,172 --> 00:15:08,482 I'm fielding calls from my office. 306 00:15:08,586 --> 00:15:11,172 There's better reception out here. 307 00:15:11,275 --> 00:15:13,241 Well, I have the results to your blood work here. 308 00:15:13,344 --> 00:15:15,758 Let's go talk in private. 309 00:15:24,724 --> 00:15:26,000 You don't see the problem here? 310 00:15:26,103 --> 00:15:28,793 What if they find this in his system? 311 00:15:28,896 --> 00:15:30,379 Okay, they won't. 312 00:15:30,482 --> 00:15:31,931 Oh, so you're clairvoyant now? 313 00:15:32,034 --> 00:15:34,965 No, but I am a damn good listener. 314 00:15:35,068 --> 00:15:36,862 And what you asked for was clear: 315 00:15:36,965 --> 00:15:38,586 tasteless, odorless, slow, 316 00:15:38,689 --> 00:15:40,827 undetectable. 317 00:15:40,931 --> 00:15:43,103 I know damn well what I said, 318 00:15:43,206 --> 00:15:45,241 but this isn't the same batch. 319 00:15:45,344 --> 00:15:47,034 For all we know, your guy could have switched up 320 00:15:47,137 --> 00:15:49,137 the recipe or cut corners. 321 00:15:49,241 --> 00:15:52,344 It's the same stuff, I guarantee it. 322 00:15:52,448 --> 00:15:54,206 -And your guy swears by that? -He better. 323 00:15:55,586 --> 00:15:57,655 The man knows in my world, 324 00:15:57,758 --> 00:15:59,275 it's not just your rep that dies slow. 325 00:15:59,379 --> 00:16:01,724 I told him I needed something that won't show up 326 00:16:01,827 --> 00:16:03,482 in an autopsy, which means it won't show up 327 00:16:03,586 --> 00:16:05,620 in a blood test either. 328 00:16:07,275 --> 00:16:08,827 Don't tell me you're getting scared now. 329 00:16:08,931 --> 00:16:11,241 Man, you can miss me with all that. 330 00:16:11,344 --> 00:16:12,793 I've been solid since day one. 331 00:16:12,896 --> 00:16:16,275 And as long as everything you just said is true, 332 00:16:16,379 --> 00:16:17,448 then we good. 333 00:16:19,241 --> 00:16:21,310 Is there a problem, Doctor? 334 00:16:21,413 --> 00:16:23,034 Should there be? 335 00:16:23,137 --> 00:16:24,517 I don't know, you're combing through that chart 336 00:16:24,620 --> 00:16:26,655 like you're looking for buried treasure. 337 00:16:26,758 --> 00:16:28,586 Well, I like to be thorough. 338 00:16:29,586 --> 00:16:32,206 Especially given your history of ignoring warning signs. 339 00:16:32,310 --> 00:16:36,620 I see what you did there, the low-level shade. 340 00:16:38,275 --> 00:16:40,655 -Hmm. -What is it? 341 00:16:40,758 --> 00:16:42,310 You see something? 342 00:16:43,724 --> 00:16:44,758 I do. 343 00:16:47,827 --> 00:16:48,862 You're healthy. 344 00:16:50,000 --> 00:16:52,068 Glucose normal, so is your red blood cell 345 00:16:52,172 --> 00:16:53,241 and platelet count. 346 00:16:53,344 --> 00:16:55,931 Electrolytes right where we want them. 347 00:16:56,034 --> 00:16:58,689 All things we look at after a patient has had a stroke. 348 00:16:58,793 --> 00:17:01,275 -Everything looks great. -Hey, excellent. 349 00:17:02,310 --> 00:17:04,792 If anything concerning shows up in the additional labs, 350 00:17:04,896 --> 00:17:06,931 we'll either call you directly or upload the results 351 00:17:07,034 --> 00:17:08,310 to your online health portal. 352 00:17:08,413 --> 00:17:09,586 Okay, so I'm done here. 353 00:17:09,689 --> 00:17:11,931 Uh, almost. 354 00:17:12,034 --> 00:17:13,344 How are you otherwise? 355 00:17:13,448 --> 00:17:14,862 Are you able to accomplish 356 00:17:14,964 --> 00:17:16,517 your normal activities? 357 00:17:16,619 --> 00:17:19,964 You mean other than when I'm here wasting billable hours? 358 00:17:20,068 --> 00:17:24,068 Any functional limitations? Issues with speech or memory? 359 00:17:24,172 --> 00:17:25,517 No, I'm fine. 360 00:17:25,619 --> 00:17:27,137 Carrying a full caseload, 361 00:17:27,241 --> 00:17:29,413 which I'd love to get back to, by the way. 362 00:17:29,517 --> 00:17:30,689 As well as my family, 363 00:17:30,793 --> 00:17:32,862 who I promised to carve out more time for. 364 00:17:39,586 --> 00:17:40,827 So, um... 365 00:17:42,206 --> 00:17:44,517 Did you and Chelsea have a good Thanksgiving? 366 00:17:44,620 --> 00:17:46,206 Did your whole family get to come out? 367 00:17:48,655 --> 00:17:50,689 Mr. Hamilton. 368 00:17:50,793 --> 00:17:52,482 I'd like to keep things professional. 369 00:17:52,586 --> 00:17:54,034 At the moment, you are my patient. 370 00:17:54,137 --> 00:17:55,724 Not my girlfriend's father. 371 00:17:55,827 --> 00:17:57,896 Of course. Do your thing. 372 00:17:59,896 --> 00:18:01,862 Good. Now that I'm done... 373 00:18:01,965 --> 00:18:03,482 Thanksgiving was a disaster. 374 00:18:03,586 --> 00:18:05,344 Oh. 375 00:18:05,448 --> 00:18:08,206 Your daughter and I aren't even speaking. 376 00:18:09,896 --> 00:18:11,482 KAT: Good morning, Sleeping Beauty. 377 00:18:12,482 --> 00:18:15,655 Correction: it's afternoon. 378 00:18:15,758 --> 00:18:16,862 Are you feeling better? 379 00:18:16,965 --> 00:18:19,379 Did you peep your mentions yet? 380 00:18:19,482 --> 00:18:21,862 Everyone was asking where the fashion queen 381 00:18:21,965 --> 00:18:24,206 of Fairmont Crest was last night. 382 00:18:25,827 --> 00:18:27,379 I take it that's a no. 383 00:18:28,379 --> 00:18:29,965 Here, I got you some green juice. 384 00:18:30,068 --> 00:18:32,551 It's that kale, lemon, ginger concoction you like. 385 00:18:32,655 --> 00:18:34,172 Thanks, coz, you're a lifesaver. 386 00:18:34,275 --> 00:18:36,034 Mm-hmm, and there's some broth 387 00:18:36,137 --> 00:18:38,724 and jasmine rice in the fridge from Uptown. 388 00:18:38,827 --> 00:18:40,620 You were completely conked out last night when 389 00:18:40,724 --> 00:18:42,068 I brought it home for you. 390 00:18:42,172 --> 00:18:43,448 I don't have much of an appetite right now, 391 00:18:43,551 --> 00:18:44,793 but I'll try to eat later. 392 00:18:44,896 --> 00:18:48,137 Instead, you can fill me in on yesterday. 393 00:18:48,241 --> 00:18:50,068 My mentions claimed that you weren't 394 00:18:50,172 --> 00:18:51,689 at WinterFest either. 395 00:18:51,793 --> 00:18:55,586 Watching my dad parade his do-over daughter around 396 00:18:55,689 --> 00:18:57,172 wasn't my idea of holiday cheer. 397 00:18:58,172 --> 00:19:01,931 So I skipped it to spend a little alone time with Tomas. 398 00:19:02,034 --> 00:19:06,137 Oh, skipping family obligations for bae? 399 00:19:06,241 --> 00:19:07,551 Sounds promising. 400 00:19:07,655 --> 00:19:09,655 Yeah, I thought that too. 401 00:19:09,758 --> 00:19:13,379 -Didn't turn out so well. -What happened? 402 00:19:13,482 --> 00:19:16,068 Tomas asked me to move in with him. 403 00:19:18,103 --> 00:19:19,758 And that's bad? 404 00:19:19,862 --> 00:19:22,000 I turned him down. 405 00:19:22,103 --> 00:19:23,724 Why? 406 00:19:23,827 --> 00:19:26,896 Last time I saw you two, you both were going on and on 407 00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:30,068 about how you were on cloud nine after your romantic weekend. 408 00:19:30,172 --> 00:19:33,206 While Madison and I were on the hot mess express, 409 00:19:33,310 --> 00:19:35,413 it seemed like you two couldn't get enough of each other. 410 00:19:35,517 --> 00:19:37,344 What changed? 411 00:19:40,275 --> 00:19:42,310 So let me get this straight. 412 00:19:42,413 --> 00:19:45,000 You're the one who wanted Donnell to go right 413 00:19:45,103 --> 00:19:49,137 back to college right after his father's funeral... 414 00:19:50,482 --> 00:19:52,413 ...so he wouldn't get wind of our situation, 415 00:19:52,517 --> 00:19:54,931 and now you want to go public? 416 00:19:55,034 --> 00:19:56,551 Makes perfect sense to me. 417 00:19:56,655 --> 00:19:58,379 As you just said, Donnell's away at school. 418 00:19:58,482 --> 00:20:01,379 So is Deanna-- they don't have to know anything about this. 419 00:20:01,482 --> 00:20:02,965 It's almost Christmastime. 420 00:20:03,068 --> 00:20:05,172 They're bound to come visit, aren't they? 421 00:20:05,275 --> 00:20:06,344 Actually, 422 00:20:06,448 --> 00:20:08,379 they won't, because they're going away 423 00:20:08,482 --> 00:20:10,137 on a ski trip with friends. 424 00:20:10,241 --> 00:20:13,000 Well, they'll come home sometime. 425 00:20:13,103 --> 00:20:15,241 And when they do, how do you think they're going to feel 426 00:20:15,344 --> 00:20:17,310 about their mother being involved with me? 427 00:20:18,137 --> 00:20:21,379 Or anyone so soon after their father's death? 428 00:20:21,482 --> 00:20:22,551 I would wager 429 00:20:22,655 --> 00:20:24,689 they wouldn't feel too good about it. 430 00:20:24,793 --> 00:20:27,137 Or anyone else in this town, for that matter. 431 00:20:28,689 --> 00:20:29,724 I don't care. 432 00:20:31,379 --> 00:20:32,689 I mean it, Joey. 433 00:20:33,896 --> 00:20:37,344 I spent so many years trying to tamp down my true desires. 434 00:20:38,551 --> 00:20:40,793 Sublimating my passion by hiring escorts. 435 00:20:42,517 --> 00:20:44,344 Having flings with personal trainers. 436 00:20:46,206 --> 00:20:48,827 Do you know what it's like to live in a gilded cage? 437 00:20:49,896 --> 00:20:51,413 To attend charity events 438 00:20:51,517 --> 00:20:53,482 and country club dinners with a husband 439 00:20:53,586 --> 00:20:55,758 who hasn't truly seen you in years? 440 00:20:57,551 --> 00:21:01,586 I wasted so many years hiding, I... 441 00:21:03,275 --> 00:21:05,172 I don't want to hide anymore. 442 00:21:07,482 --> 00:21:08,758 I understand how you feel. 443 00:21:09,724 --> 00:21:11,000 I do. 444 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:15,068 But I still think it's a bad idea. 445 00:21:15,172 --> 00:21:18,517 We should keep things the way they are right now. 446 00:21:24,586 --> 00:21:26,137 Or maybe we should just hit pause 447 00:21:26,241 --> 00:21:28,034 on our personal relationship. 448 00:21:30,620 --> 00:21:32,551 Seems extreme. 449 00:21:34,655 --> 00:21:36,000 It's how I feel. 450 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:39,793 Okay, then, that's what we'll do. 451 00:21:51,379 --> 00:21:53,379 Vernon, are you home? 452 00:21:54,724 --> 00:21:58,172 Dr. Ahn says I am good to go, 453 00:21:58,275 --> 00:22:00,689 so you are stuck with me for another... 454 00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:04,413 Oh, my God. 455 00:22:09,620 --> 00:22:11,482 -Vernon? -Perfect timing. 456 00:22:13,172 --> 00:22:16,965 Are you ready for a feast, my dear beautiful lady? 457 00:22:17,068 --> 00:22:21,482 I took the liberty of making reservations for two. 458 00:22:22,586 --> 00:22:25,172 What is all of this? 459 00:22:25,275 --> 00:22:27,862 Something smells divine. 460 00:22:27,965 --> 00:22:29,551 What is... Is that... 461 00:22:29,655 --> 00:22:32,034 is that gumbo? 462 00:22:32,137 --> 00:22:35,000 Your senses are not betraying you. 463 00:22:36,689 --> 00:22:40,000 I had the entire meal flown in from Dooky Chase's. 464 00:22:40,103 --> 00:22:43,172 First class, dry ice-- the works. 465 00:22:43,275 --> 00:22:44,655 Oh, my... 466 00:22:44,758 --> 00:22:47,344 You know that is one of my favorite 467 00:22:47,448 --> 00:22:50,103 restaurants in all the world. I love Dooky Chase. 468 00:22:50,206 --> 00:22:52,172 Do you remember how we'd go there 469 00:22:52,275 --> 00:22:54,896 every time you performed in New Orleans? 470 00:22:55,000 --> 00:22:57,448 You were already a fixture by then. 471 00:22:57,551 --> 00:23:00,827 All those meetings with your coalition brothers upstairs, 472 00:23:00,931 --> 00:23:03,551 planning to change the world over shrimp and grits. 473 00:23:03,655 --> 00:23:06,103 Yeah, we called it soul fuel. 474 00:23:07,793 --> 00:23:09,586 What did I do to deserve this? 475 00:23:09,689 --> 00:23:12,103 You exist. 476 00:23:12,206 --> 00:23:15,344 You and our love should be celebrated every day. 477 00:23:18,551 --> 00:23:20,793 Now that WinterFest is over, 478 00:23:20,896 --> 00:23:24,793 we have a small window of opportunity for some alone time 479 00:23:24,896 --> 00:23:30,137 before we get inundated with Christmas craziness. 480 00:23:33,482 --> 00:23:34,931 So are your parents coming? 481 00:23:35,034 --> 00:23:36,896 Apparently, they had other plans. 482 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:39,172 Daddy was being very mysterious. 483 00:23:39,275 --> 00:23:41,172 He had that look that he gets in his eye 484 00:23:41,275 --> 00:23:42,620 when he's planning something for mother. 485 00:23:42,724 --> 00:23:44,827 Yeah, your father's still 486 00:23:44,931 --> 00:23:47,206 romancing his queen after all these years. 487 00:23:47,310 --> 00:23:48,896 I respect that. 488 00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:50,344 Though I'm not complaining 489 00:23:50,448 --> 00:23:52,620 that I get to have my wife all to myself. 490 00:23:54,413 --> 00:23:56,448 WinterFest was amazing, wasn't it? 491 00:23:56,551 --> 00:23:59,379 Yeah, your family knows how to throw down. 492 00:24:01,310 --> 00:24:02,965 I think my best part was feeling like 493 00:24:03,068 --> 00:24:05,724 I was really a part of the family. 494 00:24:06,896 --> 00:24:09,172 It was nice to be surrounded by all of that love again. 495 00:24:09,275 --> 00:24:11,172 All kinds of love. 496 00:24:12,379 --> 00:24:13,793 What do you mean? 497 00:24:14,827 --> 00:24:16,241 How was it seeing Ashley last night? 498 00:24:17,551 --> 00:24:20,068 I'm not teasing, I'm genuinely curious. 499 00:24:20,172 --> 00:24:21,689 Any twinges? 500 00:24:23,655 --> 00:24:25,137 Sure. 501 00:24:25,241 --> 00:24:26,689 I could see her sadness, 502 00:24:26,793 --> 00:24:29,137 which made me feel bad because she's such a... 503 00:24:30,172 --> 00:24:31,551 ...she's such a good person. 504 00:24:32,689 --> 00:24:34,724 Ashley thought she had her whole life figured out 505 00:24:34,827 --> 00:24:37,206 and then it just blew up all around her. 506 00:24:38,517 --> 00:24:40,137 I know what that feels like. 507 00:24:41,482 --> 00:24:43,827 You do have a knack for seeing beauty that other people miss 508 00:24:43,931 --> 00:24:46,758 because they're just not paying attention. 509 00:24:47,862 --> 00:24:50,103 Photography has made you so observant. 510 00:24:51,344 --> 00:24:52,758 Kind of a superpower. 511 00:24:53,793 --> 00:24:57,172 I would have picked something way cooler, like teleporting 512 00:24:57,275 --> 00:24:59,034 or x-ray vision. 513 00:24:59,137 --> 00:25:00,724 You're a good person. 514 00:25:00,827 --> 00:25:03,655 Naughty, but good. 515 00:25:03,758 --> 00:25:05,965 -However, I must warn you. -Okay. 516 00:25:06,068 --> 00:25:06,965 Do not become 517 00:25:07,068 --> 00:25:09,310 Ashley's shoulder to cry on. 518 00:25:09,413 --> 00:25:11,172 You are my man, 519 00:25:11,275 --> 00:25:12,896 and I'm not sharing you. 520 00:25:13,000 --> 00:25:16,172 Woman, you don't ever have to worry about that. 521 00:25:16,275 --> 00:25:18,103 -Okay. -Come here. 522 00:25:23,655 --> 00:25:25,689 Vanessa. 523 00:25:25,793 --> 00:25:29,310 -Anastasia. -Day drinking alone? 524 00:25:30,344 --> 00:25:32,724 How very last husband of you. 525 00:25:32,827 --> 00:25:35,655 You are an absolutely vile woman. 526 00:25:36,758 --> 00:25:39,000 Don't you have something better to do? 527 00:25:39,103 --> 00:25:42,310 Escorts to order? Botox appointments to cry through? 528 00:25:42,413 --> 00:25:44,310 Oh, sweetheart. 529 00:25:45,655 --> 00:25:47,103 Don't project. 530 00:25:47,206 --> 00:25:50,034 You're the one who could use some of that special TLC 531 00:25:50,137 --> 00:25:52,241 that you've been peddling to all the ladies around here. 532 00:25:53,896 --> 00:25:57,379 Remember when you used to hold court at this bar? 533 00:25:57,482 --> 00:26:00,517 Now you can't even hold a man's attention. Hm. 534 00:26:01,620 --> 00:26:03,000 "Hm..." 535 00:26:11,862 --> 00:26:13,793 Are you really gonna make me drag it out of you? 536 00:26:13,896 --> 00:26:15,344 Come on, what's the tea on why you curved 537 00:26:15,448 --> 00:26:18,137 your Puerto Rican corazón when he asked you to move in? 538 00:26:18,241 --> 00:26:22,068 I'm so into Tomas, it's embarrassing. 539 00:26:22,172 --> 00:26:24,758 I do want to build a life with him. 540 00:26:24,862 --> 00:26:27,517 -But? -But... 541 00:26:27,620 --> 00:26:30,689 I want to do it on my terms. 542 00:26:30,793 --> 00:26:32,793 I can't just slide into moving in together 543 00:26:32,896 --> 00:26:34,724 because it's the logical next step. 544 00:26:34,827 --> 00:26:37,655 I-I need to know we're doing this 545 00:26:37,758 --> 00:26:39,793 because we're genuinely ready 546 00:26:39,896 --> 00:26:42,172 to build something beautiful together, 547 00:26:42,275 --> 00:26:44,655 not just trying to check a box. 548 00:26:44,758 --> 00:26:47,000 You're protecting your peace and thinking about your future. 549 00:26:47,103 --> 00:26:49,724 That is perfectly reasonable. 550 00:26:49,827 --> 00:26:51,379 But, real talk, 551 00:26:51,482 --> 00:26:54,827 you love him. And the way he looks at you-- 552 00:26:54,931 --> 00:26:56,620 I mean, even I can tell 553 00:26:56,724 --> 00:26:58,620 that he genuinely cares about you. 554 00:26:58,724 --> 00:27:01,758 He does. That's what makes it so complicated. 555 00:27:01,862 --> 00:27:03,586 I completely understand. 556 00:27:03,689 --> 00:27:05,758 I figured you would 557 00:27:05,862 --> 00:27:08,620 since you're in the same boat with Madison. 558 00:27:11,379 --> 00:27:15,448 I specifically warned Chelsea not to fall for my mother's act. 559 00:27:15,551 --> 00:27:18,448 I told her exactly what would happen, but the minute we walked 560 00:27:18,551 --> 00:27:20,241 through the door, Chelsea was like a convert 561 00:27:20,344 --> 00:27:21,482 at the altar, 562 00:27:21,586 --> 00:27:22,931 embracing all my mom's new age theories 563 00:27:23,034 --> 00:27:25,241 about healing crystals and magic herbs. 564 00:27:25,344 --> 00:27:30,034 And when I tried to redirect the conversation to anywhere else, 565 00:27:30,137 --> 00:27:32,793 Chelsea kept encouraging my mom to tell her more. 566 00:27:32,896 --> 00:27:35,034 And God, does my mom love an audience. 567 00:27:35,137 --> 00:27:37,275 And there was Chelsea, just happy to give it to her. 568 00:27:37,379 --> 00:27:39,517 Hey, look, I don't know, 569 00:27:39,620 --> 00:27:42,517 maybe my daughter was just trying to be polite, you know? 570 00:27:42,620 --> 00:27:44,724 It was her first time meeting your family. 571 00:27:44,827 --> 00:27:46,310 It was more than that. 572 00:27:46,413 --> 00:27:49,448 Things went from uncomfortable to unbearable. 573 00:27:49,551 --> 00:27:52,517 Yeah, I know the feeling. 574 00:27:54,172 --> 00:27:56,965 Coz, different batch, same secret sauce. 575 00:27:57,068 --> 00:27:59,620 Okay? Completely untraceable. 576 00:27:59,724 --> 00:28:02,137 Look, when Bill finally checks out, 577 00:28:02,241 --> 00:28:04,172 every doctor from here to Georgetown 578 00:28:04,275 --> 00:28:06,724 is gonna chalk it up as natural causes, 579 00:28:06,827 --> 00:28:08,551 just like we planned it. 580 00:28:08,655 --> 00:28:10,724 But what if the test shows traces of... 581 00:28:10,827 --> 00:28:12,793 Coz, the test ain't gonna show nothing, 582 00:28:12,896 --> 00:28:14,310 'cause there ain't nothing to show. 583 00:28:14,413 --> 00:28:16,620 Okay? This ain't my guy's first rodeo. 584 00:28:16,724 --> 00:28:19,379 I want to believe it, Randy, but if something goes wrong, I... 585 00:28:19,482 --> 00:28:21,206 Coz, believe it, okay? But more than that, 586 00:28:21,310 --> 00:28:23,034 why don't you believe me? 587 00:28:23,137 --> 00:28:25,103 Look, you are this close 588 00:28:25,206 --> 00:28:27,413 to getting your hands on a serious bag. 589 00:28:27,517 --> 00:28:29,586 A ten million dollar life insurance policy. 590 00:28:29,689 --> 00:28:33,206 However much money is sitting in that college fund, 591 00:28:33,310 --> 00:28:37,413 you can cash out that black card plus a house on St. Barts. 592 00:28:37,517 --> 00:28:38,793 Come on, coz. 593 00:28:38,896 --> 00:28:40,724 I need you. 594 00:28:41,724 --> 00:28:42,931 Don't let your nerves mess up 595 00:28:43,034 --> 00:28:45,068 the biggest come-up of your life. 596 00:28:51,517 --> 00:28:53,482 I'm so sorry I have to cut our lunch short. 597 00:28:53,586 --> 00:28:55,931 I need to see if Chelsea's feeling better. 598 00:28:56,034 --> 00:28:58,103 Okay, go. Handle your business, babe. 599 00:28:58,206 --> 00:29:00,172 I'll stay here and I'll sign the bill. It's cool. 600 00:29:00,275 --> 00:29:02,344 -Always the gentleman. -Of course. 601 00:29:02,448 --> 00:29:06,000 -Mind if I join you? -Hey, Vanessa. 602 00:29:06,103 --> 00:29:07,172 Something wrong? 603 00:29:07,275 --> 00:29:09,827 No, no, nothing another drink won't fix. 604 00:29:09,931 --> 00:29:12,724 Vanessa, sweetheart, what happened? 605 00:29:12,827 --> 00:29:14,517 You can trust Andre. 606 00:29:14,620 --> 00:29:16,620 I tell him everything, anyway. 607 00:29:16,724 --> 00:29:18,000 It's about Joey. 608 00:29:28,551 --> 00:29:30,241 Should I speed this up? 609 00:29:31,862 --> 00:29:34,551 I can think of ten million answers to that. 610 00:29:38,793 --> 00:29:41,655 There you are, baby. 611 00:29:41,758 --> 00:29:43,275 How was your checkup? 612 00:29:45,206 --> 00:29:46,827 Caroline told me. 613 00:29:46,931 --> 00:29:48,551 You know I would have gone with you. 614 00:29:48,655 --> 00:29:50,655 Baby, I didn't want to worry you unnecessarily. 615 00:29:50,758 --> 00:29:53,241 But I passed it with flying colors. 616 00:29:53,344 --> 00:29:55,586 Dr. Montgomery says everything looks perfect. 617 00:29:55,689 --> 00:29:56,793 Better than perfect, actually. 618 00:29:56,896 --> 00:29:59,620 That's a relief. Tea? 619 00:29:59,724 --> 00:30:00,724 Oh, no, not now, baby. 620 00:30:00,827 --> 00:30:02,379 I still have to prepare for my meeting 621 00:30:02,482 --> 00:30:03,655 with that prospective client. 622 00:30:05,172 --> 00:30:07,172 That wasn't a question. 623 00:30:07,275 --> 00:30:08,965 Look, if you want to keep up 624 00:30:09,068 --> 00:30:12,206 those A+ examinations, drink up. 625 00:30:12,310 --> 00:30:13,827 Wife's orders. 626 00:30:15,103 --> 00:30:16,103 You're right. 627 00:30:17,275 --> 00:30:20,275 Here's to you, baby, for always looking out for my health. 628 00:30:21,586 --> 00:30:22,827 Mm. 629 00:30:24,241 --> 00:30:27,793 She basically said that I was self-centered and inconsiderate. 630 00:30:27,896 --> 00:30:29,931 Well, she didn't use those exact words, 631 00:30:30,034 --> 00:30:32,655 but she was way more diplomatic. 632 00:30:32,758 --> 00:30:34,689 That's Gran for you. 633 00:30:34,793 --> 00:30:38,862 Brutally honest, but makes it sound elegant. 634 00:30:38,965 --> 00:30:40,689 She told me the story about her and granddad's 635 00:30:40,793 --> 00:30:43,551 first Christmas, how she tried to connect 636 00:30:43,655 --> 00:30:45,172 with his Aunt Melba despite knowing 637 00:30:45,275 --> 00:30:46,965 that he had problems with her, 638 00:30:47,068 --> 00:30:49,241 which made him feel completely disrespected. 639 00:30:50,310 --> 00:30:52,551 And that got me to realize that I did 640 00:30:52,655 --> 00:30:54,793 the exact same thing to Madison. 641 00:30:54,896 --> 00:30:57,275 So much for being the perfect girlfriend. 642 00:30:57,379 --> 00:31:00,344 I was so thirsty to show her that I can handle 643 00:31:00,448 --> 00:31:04,137 her family drama I completely steamrolled over her boundaries. 644 00:31:04,241 --> 00:31:06,206 I wonder if she'll ever forgive me. 645 00:31:06,310 --> 00:31:09,103 Well, here's your chance to find out. 646 00:31:21,482 --> 00:31:23,137 -Hey. -Hey. 647 00:31:24,172 --> 00:31:25,896 I figured you were working. 648 00:31:26,000 --> 00:31:29,275 I just saw my last patient for the day-- your dad. 649 00:31:30,344 --> 00:31:33,000 -It's not another stroke, is it? -It was just 650 00:31:33,103 --> 00:31:34,689 a checkup, he's fine. 651 00:31:36,310 --> 00:31:40,172 But I'm afraid I gave him an earful about us. 652 00:31:41,172 --> 00:31:42,862 Oh? 653 00:31:42,965 --> 00:31:45,689 After he left, I realized I should probably 654 00:31:45,793 --> 00:31:48,172 be talking to you instead. 655 00:31:49,206 --> 00:31:50,793 And that's my cue. 656 00:31:50,896 --> 00:31:53,034 I should probably check on those fabric samples. 657 00:31:53,137 --> 00:31:55,068 You don't have to leave your own space, coz. 658 00:31:56,275 --> 00:31:57,655 You want to go for a walk? 659 00:31:57,758 --> 00:32:01,758 What about your cold? Your sinuses sound congested. 660 00:32:01,862 --> 00:32:03,793 I could use some air. 661 00:32:03,896 --> 00:32:06,379 And then we could clear things up? 662 00:32:07,586 --> 00:32:08,655 I would like that. 663 00:32:11,655 --> 00:32:13,413 Joey didn't even try to stop me. 664 00:32:13,517 --> 00:32:16,379 He-he just stood there like some marble statue 665 00:32:16,482 --> 00:32:17,896 while I stormed away, 666 00:32:18,000 --> 00:32:20,551 like-like I wasn't worth the effort. 667 00:32:20,655 --> 00:32:23,689 Maybe it's fate trying to step in. 668 00:32:23,793 --> 00:32:25,793 Joey leaving you might be the best thing for you. 669 00:32:25,896 --> 00:32:27,689 It absolutely is not! 670 00:32:27,793 --> 00:32:29,137 Uh, maybe you should get some food. 671 00:32:29,241 --> 00:32:31,241 It might actually help you feel better. 672 00:32:31,344 --> 00:32:35,413 I am tired of playing the perfect grieving widow. 673 00:32:35,517 --> 00:32:39,517 Through living my life according to everyone's expectations. 674 00:32:39,620 --> 00:32:41,172 Dear, dear. 675 00:32:41,275 --> 00:32:44,931 The club frowns upon loud voices in the dining room, Vanessa. 676 00:32:45,034 --> 00:32:47,689 If you're on the verge of a nervous collapse, 677 00:32:47,793 --> 00:32:50,137 might I suggest the ladies lounge? 678 00:32:50,241 --> 00:32:52,137 I believe they have smelling salts on hand 679 00:32:52,241 --> 00:32:54,000 just for this type of episode. 680 00:32:54,103 --> 00:32:56,241 Oh, perhaps you should take them yourself, 681 00:32:56,344 --> 00:32:58,413 Anastasia, and blow them up your... 682 00:32:58,517 --> 00:33:00,068 All right, all right. Vanessa? 683 00:33:00,172 --> 00:33:01,896 Let's go home. 684 00:33:02,000 --> 00:33:03,172 Dani's right. 685 00:33:03,275 --> 00:33:05,344 You are making a scene. 686 00:33:07,344 --> 00:33:08,344 Joey? 687 00:33:08,448 --> 00:33:10,482 What are you doing here? 688 00:33:22,896 --> 00:33:24,137 Making a scene. 689 00:33:37,965 --> 00:33:40,517 Well, that was delicious. 690 00:33:40,620 --> 00:33:42,827 Absolutely delicious. 691 00:33:42,931 --> 00:33:45,000 And I am so glad I had my cholesterol checked 692 00:33:45,103 --> 00:33:46,827 before that indulgence, 693 00:33:46,931 --> 00:33:49,206 or I would never hear the end of it from Dr. Ahn. 694 00:33:49,310 --> 00:33:53,551 Oh. Well, I hope I didn't put you in the doghouse. 695 00:33:53,655 --> 00:33:55,448 -Did I? -No, you didn't. 696 00:33:55,551 --> 00:33:58,482 And what the doctor doesn't know won't hurt her. 697 00:34:01,965 --> 00:34:04,793 Thank you so much for this... 698 00:34:05,862 --> 00:34:07,965 incredibly thoughtful gesture. 699 00:34:09,000 --> 00:34:11,310 You know, most men would have to be in the doghouse themselves 700 00:34:11,413 --> 00:34:12,757 before they'd do something like this. 701 00:34:12,862 --> 00:34:16,688 But you, sir-- it's just any other day. 702 00:34:17,827 --> 00:34:21,000 I wanted the memory of this afternoon 703 00:34:21,103 --> 00:34:23,206 to stand like a lighthouse 704 00:34:23,310 --> 00:34:25,688 on the edge of this year, 705 00:34:25,793 --> 00:34:28,241 guiding us safely 706 00:34:28,344 --> 00:34:30,447 into the harbor of the next. 707 00:34:30,551 --> 00:34:33,551 Well, you have succeeded. 708 00:34:33,655 --> 00:34:36,068 And if you keep this up in 2026, 709 00:34:36,172 --> 00:34:38,206 it is going to be the best year ever. 710 00:34:38,310 --> 00:34:40,793 Amen to that. 711 00:34:43,757 --> 00:34:44,862 I'm the one who 712 00:34:44,965 --> 00:34:47,965 gave Rowena the... the night off, so, uh, 713 00:34:48,068 --> 00:34:50,310 let me clear the plates. 714 00:34:53,137 --> 00:34:55,137 -Thank you, sweetheart. -Mm-hmm. 715 00:35:01,931 --> 00:35:03,965 [phone vibrates] 716 00:35:12,448 --> 00:35:13,827 Hello, Dr. Ahn. 717 00:35:13,931 --> 00:35:15,620 Your ears must have been burning. 718 00:35:15,724 --> 00:35:17,620 I was just talking about you. 719 00:35:19,931 --> 00:35:20,965 What? 720 00:35:22,275 --> 00:35:23,862 What do you mean, more tests? 721 00:35:26,551 --> 00:35:29,689 -I was thinking... -Hm? 722 00:35:29,793 --> 00:35:31,482 Maybe we do something different 723 00:35:31,586 --> 00:35:32,724 for Christmas this year. 724 00:35:32,827 --> 00:35:33,862 Different how? 725 00:35:35,379 --> 00:35:37,206 Maybe... 726 00:35:37,310 --> 00:35:40,724 St. Barts. Our new place should be ready by then. 727 00:35:40,827 --> 00:35:41,862 Hm. 728 00:35:42,931 --> 00:35:45,620 Mm. Mmm. 729 00:35:48,241 --> 00:35:49,551 Mm... 730 00:35:49,655 --> 00:35:51,551 Okay. Whatever you want, baby. 731 00:35:53,137 --> 00:35:54,482 Would you like a refill? 732 00:35:55,517 --> 00:35:57,724 No, no thanks. If I have any more, 733 00:35:57,827 --> 00:36:00,655 I'll be floating to that meeting. 734 00:36:00,758 --> 00:36:02,275 [grunts loudly] 735 00:36:02,379 --> 00:36:03,827 And besides, 736 00:36:03,931 --> 00:36:06,275 I need to get back to the research for the... 737 00:36:09,586 --> 00:36:10,931 Hayley. 738 00:36:11,034 --> 00:36:12,448 Baby, I don't... 739 00:36:23,724 --> 00:36:26,620 Captioning sponsored by CBS 740 00:36:26,724 --> 00:36:29,724 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org