1 00:00:06,827 --> 00:00:09,103 Your mother is free to do whatever she wants. 2 00:00:09,206 --> 00:00:10,586 I just want her to be happy. 3 00:00:10,689 --> 00:00:11,586 She is. 4 00:00:11,689 --> 00:00:12,724 With Andre. 5 00:00:12,827 --> 00:00:14,137 Oh, my God. 6 00:00:14,241 --> 00:00:15,344 What? 7 00:00:15,448 --> 00:00:16,965 I know that woman. 8 00:00:17,068 --> 00:00:20,275 I feel like I owe it to Dana to extend some grace. 9 00:00:20,379 --> 00:00:23,379 Well, when that urge goes away, you let me know. 10 00:00:24,379 --> 00:00:26,413 Leave my grandson alone. 11 00:00:26,517 --> 00:00:28,620 And our family, as well. 12 00:00:28,724 --> 00:00:31,034 And when you want to cash in your favor, 13 00:00:31,137 --> 00:00:33,137 you come to me. 14 00:00:33,241 --> 00:00:36,482 Happy non-anniversary. 15 00:00:46,896 --> 00:00:49,275 Am I interrupting something? 16 00:00:49,379 --> 00:00:51,448 Of course not, honey. 17 00:00:52,172 --> 00:00:53,551 TED: What can we do for you, son? 18 00:00:54,551 --> 00:00:57,482 You can start by telling me why my divorced parents 19 00:00:57,586 --> 00:00:59,965 were just in each other's arms. 20 00:01:00,068 --> 00:01:02,137 On their wedding anniversary, no less. 21 00:01:06,137 --> 00:01:08,758 ♪ ♪ 22 00:01:24,033 --> 00:01:25,413 [phone chimes] 23 00:01:31,758 --> 00:01:35,000 No need to stress yourself, I'm comfortable eating here. 24 00:01:35,103 --> 00:01:37,448 No, Mama, I think we should go somewhere else. 25 00:01:37,551 --> 00:01:39,241 Anywhere else. 26 00:01:39,344 --> 00:01:40,586 And why would we do that? 27 00:01:40,689 --> 00:01:42,344 Let me guess. 28 00:01:42,448 --> 00:01:44,068 It has something to do with this being 29 00:01:44,172 --> 00:01:48,551 the day of the anniversary and you not wanting to be 30 00:01:48,655 --> 00:01:51,137 here at the scene of the crime. 31 00:01:51,241 --> 00:01:52,793 [sighs] 32 00:01:52,896 --> 00:01:54,931 Well, look at you! 33 00:01:55,033 --> 00:01:56,206 I was just thinking, 34 00:01:56,310 --> 00:01:59,172 I haven't seen my eldest granddaughter in days. 35 00:02:01,758 --> 00:02:03,034 Are these... 36 00:02:03,137 --> 00:02:04,275 The nausea relief mints you love? 37 00:02:04,379 --> 00:02:05,517 Ginger-flavored. 38 00:02:05,620 --> 00:02:06,896 Bless you, baby. 39 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:09,550 I know you only have one more round of chemo left. 40 00:02:09,655 --> 00:02:12,310 The doctor said the treatments worked. 41 00:02:12,413 --> 00:02:14,275 The tumor shrank. 42 00:02:14,379 --> 00:02:15,862 Hallelujah. 43 00:02:15,965 --> 00:02:17,586 And once they remove the tumor 44 00:02:17,689 --> 00:02:19,034 and your tests come back clean, 45 00:02:19,137 --> 00:02:21,517 hopefully you will be in remission. 46 00:02:21,620 --> 00:02:23,206 I am so ready for that. 47 00:02:23,310 --> 00:02:25,275 Ah, you've earned your peace, Gran. 48 00:02:25,965 --> 00:02:29,310 I just pray your mother never has to go through this. 49 00:02:29,413 --> 00:02:32,275 And I am so thankful my grandbabies 50 00:02:32,379 --> 00:02:35,310 tested negative for that cursed gene. 51 00:02:35,965 --> 00:02:37,344 I have it. 52 00:02:37,448 --> 00:02:39,517 I have the same variant that Mom and Gran have, 53 00:02:39,620 --> 00:02:41,793 so that means my chances 54 00:02:41,896 --> 00:02:44,000 of getting certain types of cancers are increased. 55 00:02:47,862 --> 00:02:49,067 Bill. 56 00:02:50,103 --> 00:02:53,310 Please, don't let the concept of knocking stop you. 57 00:02:53,413 --> 00:02:56,724 We need to have a serious discussion about Martin. 58 00:02:59,206 --> 00:03:01,862 ♪ ♪ 59 00:03:29,241 --> 00:03:30,965 Oh, my God. 60 00:03:31,793 --> 00:03:32,827 What? 61 00:03:33,620 --> 00:03:35,172 I know that woman. 62 00:03:35,275 --> 00:03:36,379 Which one? 63 00:03:37,379 --> 00:03:38,517 Lia Whitmore. 64 00:03:38,620 --> 00:03:40,551 She's chief of staff at Garland. 65 00:03:40,655 --> 00:03:43,137 She's basically the gatekeeper for that hospital. 66 00:03:43,241 --> 00:03:45,965 That saves me a lot of time. 67 00:03:46,067 --> 00:03:48,275 I'll reach out, see if she remembers Lynette. 68 00:03:48,379 --> 00:03:49,793 Maybe she met with her in person 69 00:03:49,896 --> 00:03:51,448 or consulted with her at the bank. 70 00:03:52,620 --> 00:03:54,137 You know, 71 00:03:54,241 --> 00:03:56,724 I could save you even more time. 72 00:03:56,827 --> 00:03:57,862 How? 73 00:03:58,793 --> 00:04:00,379 I could talk to her. 74 00:04:00,482 --> 00:04:03,275 Chief, you're out amongst the people today. 75 00:04:03,379 --> 00:04:05,344 Just doing some outreach. 76 00:04:05,448 --> 00:04:07,724 You mind showing me today's nursing schedule? 77 00:04:07,827 --> 00:04:10,206 Oh, I've got it memorized. Which nurse are you looking for? 78 00:04:10,310 --> 00:04:11,517 Morgan. 79 00:04:11,620 --> 00:04:13,206 Ashley will be in later today. 80 00:04:13,310 --> 00:04:14,931 You want me to send her your way when she clocks in? 81 00:04:15,034 --> 00:04:17,274 Mm, that's all right. I'll catch up with her myself. 82 00:04:18,310 --> 00:04:20,689 She being praised or counseled? 83 00:04:20,793 --> 00:04:22,067 You know, I run a tight ship, 84 00:04:22,172 --> 00:04:23,896 so if any one of my nurses is getting out of hand, 85 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:25,655 I'd rather handle it directly. 86 00:04:25,758 --> 00:04:27,965 Just following up on a conversation we had. 87 00:04:28,068 --> 00:04:29,344 About what? 88 00:04:29,448 --> 00:04:30,965 Her priorities. 89 00:04:31,068 --> 00:04:33,896 More specifically, distractions from them. 90 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:35,275 Mm. 91 00:04:35,379 --> 00:04:37,655 You mean that laboratory lothario 92 00:04:37,758 --> 00:04:39,862 she's all starry-eyed over, huh? 93 00:04:39,965 --> 00:04:40,862 Ashley... 94 00:04:40,965 --> 00:04:42,000 I have been patient long enough. 95 00:04:42,103 --> 00:04:43,931 What is going on? 96 00:04:44,034 --> 00:04:45,413 Who stabbed you? 97 00:04:45,517 --> 00:04:46,551 I can't. 98 00:04:47,896 --> 00:04:50,655 You know, you have asked me to risk everything. 99 00:04:50,758 --> 00:04:53,000 My job, my license, my peace of mind, 100 00:04:53,103 --> 00:04:55,172 and you still don't think that I deserve answers. 101 00:04:56,241 --> 00:04:57,965 I hate that I can't be straight up with you, 102 00:04:58,068 --> 00:05:00,344 but I am trying to protect you. 103 00:05:04,482 --> 00:05:05,724 [sighs] 104 00:05:07,034 --> 00:05:09,620 You know what? You're right. This isn't fair. 105 00:05:10,655 --> 00:05:12,034 You've gone above and beyond. 106 00:05:12,137 --> 00:05:13,379 More than... 107 00:05:13,482 --> 00:05:15,000 more than I could ever deserve. 108 00:05:17,068 --> 00:05:19,379 So I'm gonna do something for you. 109 00:05:23,689 --> 00:05:24,724 I'll go. 110 00:05:30,413 --> 00:05:31,586 -[clears throat] -Don't get the wrong idea. 111 00:05:31,689 --> 00:05:34,620 We were just having a moment. A platonic one. 112 00:05:34,724 --> 00:05:36,724 Just hugging it out, that's all. 113 00:05:36,827 --> 00:05:39,000 Hugging what out, exactly? 114 00:05:39,103 --> 00:05:40,413 Our anniversary. 115 00:05:40,517 --> 00:05:44,103 Uh, correction-- our non-anniversary. 116 00:05:44,206 --> 00:05:48,137 Oh, we decided not to ignore it or sweep it under the rug. 117 00:05:48,931 --> 00:05:51,862 Kat and I thought today would be rough for you two, 118 00:05:51,965 --> 00:05:55,068 so we came up with a plan. 119 00:05:55,172 --> 00:05:57,379 -TED: Ah. -Look at that. 120 00:05:57,482 --> 00:05:59,862 Our kids think we need babysitting. 121 00:05:59,965 --> 00:06:02,896 It was out of love, I assure you. 122 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:04,689 We were gonna divide and conquer. 123 00:06:04,793 --> 00:06:07,862 Oh. So, I got you in this plan? 124 00:06:07,965 --> 00:06:10,551 And Kat will be contacting you soon. 125 00:06:10,655 --> 00:06:15,103 Well, it's nice that our kids are worried about us, but... 126 00:06:15,206 --> 00:06:16,862 It is not your responsibility. 127 00:06:16,965 --> 00:06:19,000 Parents take care of their children, 128 00:06:19,103 --> 00:06:21,000 not the other way around. 129 00:06:21,103 --> 00:06:22,275 Can we please not do this? 130 00:06:22,379 --> 00:06:24,793 Do what? Eat like civilized people? 131 00:06:24,896 --> 00:06:27,241 You do remember what went down here? Because I do. 132 00:06:27,344 --> 00:06:28,931 You blew up a marriage-- 133 00:06:29,034 --> 00:06:31,862 worse, an entire family-- in one speech. 134 00:06:31,965 --> 00:06:34,172 Meanwhile, I was being whispered about 135 00:06:34,275 --> 00:06:35,862 in every nook and cranny in the DMV. 136 00:06:35,965 --> 00:06:38,103 Girl, stop all this melodrama, okay? 137 00:06:38,206 --> 00:06:39,310 At least they were talking about you. 138 00:06:39,413 --> 00:06:40,931 That's more than most can say. 139 00:06:41,034 --> 00:06:43,137 I don't want to be talked about like that, Mama, 140 00:06:43,241 --> 00:06:45,482 which is why I want to go somewhere else. 141 00:06:45,586 --> 00:06:47,275 And not to talk about that night. 142 00:06:47,379 --> 00:06:50,344 And worse, I don't want to run into anybody 143 00:06:50,448 --> 00:06:52,758 who is still salty over it. 144 00:06:52,862 --> 00:06:54,620 Do you have no shame? 145 00:06:55,896 --> 00:06:58,689 I think you know the answer to that, precious. 146 00:06:58,793 --> 00:07:01,275 No, I-I'm really asking. 147 00:07:02,586 --> 00:07:04,241 Is there even a small part of you 148 00:07:04,344 --> 00:07:06,034 that regrets what happened that night? 149 00:07:07,068 --> 00:07:08,517 The truth? 150 00:07:08,620 --> 00:07:11,413 Yes. I have one regret. 151 00:07:11,517 --> 00:07:13,724 Finally. 152 00:07:13,827 --> 00:07:15,586 I regret... 153 00:07:15,689 --> 00:07:18,206 that I didn't do it sooner. Mm! 154 00:07:20,551 --> 00:07:22,172 How's Jacob? 155 00:07:22,275 --> 00:07:25,103 He's good. Still out of town for training, 156 00:07:25,206 --> 00:07:27,034 but hopefully he'll be home soon. 157 00:07:27,137 --> 00:07:28,379 Well, make sure to let him know 158 00:07:28,482 --> 00:07:31,275 we missed that handsome smile of his around here. 159 00:07:31,379 --> 00:07:34,379 Speaking of smiles, I saw the Articulettes 160 00:07:34,482 --> 00:07:36,103 were trending again last night. 161 00:07:36,206 --> 00:07:37,482 And I was thinking, 162 00:07:37,586 --> 00:07:39,827 once you get the all clear from Dr. Bauer, 163 00:07:39,931 --> 00:07:41,172 we should see them. 164 00:07:43,241 --> 00:07:44,344 What's wrong? 165 00:07:46,275 --> 00:07:50,689 I just pray nothing else derails that plan. 166 00:07:50,793 --> 00:07:52,103 Like what? 167 00:07:52,206 --> 00:07:54,103 Secrets, baby. 168 00:07:54,206 --> 00:07:56,241 They always seem to come out, 169 00:07:56,344 --> 00:07:58,379 and at the most inopportune time. 170 00:07:59,379 --> 00:08:00,827 You should have come to me. 171 00:08:00,931 --> 00:08:04,482 I went to Martin because I was hoping the rumors weren't true. 172 00:08:04,586 --> 00:08:06,172 It's one thing to represent a district, 173 00:08:06,275 --> 00:08:07,931 it's another to represent a whole state. 174 00:08:09,137 --> 00:08:12,655 That kind of power doesn't invite scrutiny; it demands it. 175 00:08:12,758 --> 00:08:16,137 I don't need a lecture about politics from you. 176 00:08:16,241 --> 00:08:18,965 I was passing civil rights legislation 177 00:08:19,068 --> 00:08:22,482 while you were still a twinkle in your pappy's eye. 178 00:08:22,586 --> 00:08:23,896 Then you know better than anyone 179 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:26,724 how fast the tide turns when there's blood in the water. 180 00:08:27,793 --> 00:08:29,758 They will dig, Vernon. 181 00:08:30,482 --> 00:08:32,861 Deep, and they'll find that night. 182 00:08:32,965 --> 00:08:36,034 The one we buried, the one that nearly buried us. 183 00:08:37,413 --> 00:08:39,413 Martin was born to serve. 184 00:08:39,517 --> 00:08:42,620 He's principled and decent. 185 00:08:43,895 --> 00:08:47,448 He actually gives a damn about the people he represents. 186 00:08:47,551 --> 00:08:48,931 We need men like that 187 00:08:49,034 --> 00:08:52,206 in the rooms where real decisions are being made. 188 00:08:53,206 --> 00:08:55,931 And you discouraging him from his calling is... 189 00:08:56,034 --> 00:08:57,344 Criminal? 190 00:08:57,448 --> 00:08:59,931 Coming from a man who's made a fortune 191 00:09:00,034 --> 00:09:02,413 defending the indefensible. 192 00:09:03,068 --> 00:09:05,275 Doesn't make it any less applicable. 193 00:09:05,655 --> 00:09:07,862 This is about policy, 194 00:09:07,965 --> 00:09:09,655 shaping policy 195 00:09:09,758 --> 00:09:12,206 that will define the next 50 years. 196 00:09:12,310 --> 00:09:13,758 It's a serious matter. 197 00:09:13,862 --> 00:09:15,448 It seems like I'm the only one who understands 198 00:09:15,551 --> 00:09:17,172 just how serious it is. 199 00:09:17,275 --> 00:09:19,689 That's why I warned Martin not to run. 200 00:09:19,793 --> 00:09:21,793 And I'm telling you, 201 00:09:21,896 --> 00:09:26,034 none of the men involved will ever come forward. 202 00:09:26,137 --> 00:09:30,896 They know that exposure means mutual annihilation. 203 00:09:33,689 --> 00:09:36,000 With all due respect, Vernon, you are being naive. 204 00:09:37,068 --> 00:09:38,413 And even if it does stay buried, 205 00:09:38,517 --> 00:09:40,137 Martin will still be vulnerable. 206 00:09:40,241 --> 00:09:41,620 You think if he makes it to the Senate 207 00:09:41,724 --> 00:09:44,689 that Joey Armstrong won't come back sniffing around again? 208 00:09:44,793 --> 00:09:46,896 He already has. 209 00:09:52,344 --> 00:09:53,724 -[Grayson yelping] -You okay? 210 00:09:53,827 --> 00:09:54,931 Answer me or I'm coming in. 211 00:09:55,034 --> 00:09:56,034 [knocking] 212 00:09:58,758 --> 00:10:00,482 What, what-- oh, my God. What happened? 213 00:10:00,586 --> 00:10:02,103 It's... it's embarrassing. 214 00:10:02,206 --> 00:10:03,758 What? W... try me. 215 00:10:05,000 --> 00:10:06,551 I dropped the shampoo, 216 00:10:06,655 --> 00:10:09,310 and when I bent over to pick it up, 217 00:10:09,413 --> 00:10:11,413 -I tweaked my side... yeesh. -Yeah, you did more 218 00:10:11,517 --> 00:10:12,931 than tweak it. Okay, you reopened the wound. 219 00:10:13,034 --> 00:10:14,103 Come on. 220 00:10:14,206 --> 00:10:16,068 I... You gotta sit before you make it worse. 221 00:10:16,172 --> 00:10:17,413 I'm sorry about the mess. 222 00:10:17,517 --> 00:10:18,862 After you work your magic, 223 00:10:18,965 --> 00:10:20,965 I will put everything back as it was. 224 00:10:25,655 --> 00:10:26,931 Okay. 225 00:10:28,655 --> 00:10:29,965 I don't have the right size bandages, 226 00:10:30,068 --> 00:10:32,172 but I have more in the car. Do not move. 227 00:10:38,379 --> 00:10:40,379 [phone buzzing] 228 00:10:48,172 --> 00:10:49,068 Yeah. 229 00:10:49,172 --> 00:10:50,551 You sound rough, man. 230 00:10:50,655 --> 00:10:52,275 Ah, I'm on the mend. 231 00:10:52,379 --> 00:10:53,448 But I'm good now. 232 00:10:53,551 --> 00:10:54,551 You sure? 233 00:10:54,655 --> 00:10:56,206 Because Ren's not gonna stop. 234 00:10:56,310 --> 00:10:58,103 We gotta talk about what happens next. 235 00:10:58,206 --> 00:11:00,620 I'll call when I'm in the clear. 236 00:11:00,724 --> 00:11:03,724 I never should've lifted the ban on staff dating. 237 00:11:03,827 --> 00:11:06,275 Feelings get messy, and people get sloppy. 238 00:11:06,379 --> 00:11:08,000 Eh, speak for yourself, Lia. 239 00:11:08,103 --> 00:11:10,206 Some of us know how to separate both plates. 240 00:11:10,310 --> 00:11:12,137 And yet... 241 00:11:12,241 --> 00:11:14,965 drama keeps making its way in. 242 00:11:15,931 --> 00:11:18,482 Take yesterday, for example. 243 00:11:18,586 --> 00:11:20,517 Nurse Morgan seemed far more worried 244 00:11:20,620 --> 00:11:22,689 about Grayson than her own patients. 245 00:11:22,793 --> 00:11:24,724 Oh, you mean when he dragged himself in here 246 00:11:24,827 --> 00:11:27,000 looking like death warmed over? 247 00:11:27,103 --> 00:11:29,896 Ashley said it was because of a hangover the night before, 248 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:32,241 but between me and you, 249 00:11:32,344 --> 00:11:34,379 I think there is more to the story. 250 00:11:34,482 --> 00:11:36,517 That's exactly what I didn't want to hear. 251 00:11:37,827 --> 00:11:40,068 I should be the one to question Lia Whitmore. 252 00:11:40,172 --> 00:11:41,689 It is my job. 253 00:11:41,793 --> 00:11:43,724 No one's disputing that, Counselor. 254 00:11:43,827 --> 00:11:46,034 But you're overlooking one thing. 255 00:11:46,724 --> 00:11:49,586 -Which is? -I actually know her. 256 00:11:49,689 --> 00:11:52,068 We've been at the same charity galas 257 00:11:52,172 --> 00:11:53,448 and fundraisers for years. 258 00:11:53,551 --> 00:11:55,448 My parents work at the hospital, 259 00:11:55,551 --> 00:11:57,655 and when I ran my dad's practice, 260 00:11:57,758 --> 00:11:59,931 we crossed paths all the time. 261 00:12:00,586 --> 00:12:03,103 And were all those encounters cordial? 262 00:12:04,655 --> 00:12:06,448 Aren't they always? 263 00:12:06,551 --> 00:12:08,206 Meanwhile, 264 00:12:08,310 --> 00:12:12,793 you're the ex-lawyer for the woman who robbed her blind. 265 00:12:12,896 --> 00:12:15,241 Who do you think she's more likely to open up to? 266 00:12:17,655 --> 00:12:19,413 Besides, I was already planning 267 00:12:19,517 --> 00:12:22,034 to stop by the hospital to check on Mom. 268 00:12:22,137 --> 00:12:25,620 If Lia's there, I'll just, you know, casually pounce. 269 00:12:26,620 --> 00:12:27,965 "Pounce"? 270 00:12:28,068 --> 00:12:31,586 This requires a subtle, delicate approach. 271 00:12:31,689 --> 00:12:34,068 You-you can't go in all... Kat-like. 272 00:12:34,172 --> 00:12:35,758 Don't worry. 273 00:12:35,862 --> 00:12:38,827 I'll be as smooth as my hair after a silk press. 274 00:12:47,275 --> 00:12:48,344 So, what happened with Joey? 275 00:12:48,448 --> 00:12:50,137 I put him on notice. 276 00:12:50,241 --> 00:12:53,965 I made it clear that if he wants to collect on his favors, 277 00:12:54,068 --> 00:12:55,620 he comes to me, not Martin. 278 00:12:55,724 --> 00:12:57,241 Well, that's noble of you. 279 00:12:57,344 --> 00:12:58,896 I just hope the congressman appreciates 280 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:00,517 what you've done for him. 281 00:13:00,620 --> 00:13:04,758 Or are we shielding him from this, too, 282 00:13:04,862 --> 00:13:07,310 just like we did with the roadside cleanup? 283 00:13:09,275 --> 00:13:11,827 Are you suggesting I've made him soft? 284 00:13:11,931 --> 00:13:14,586 You've given him a false sense of security, 285 00:13:14,689 --> 00:13:16,862 a belief that his mistakes will always 286 00:13:16,965 --> 00:13:18,827 be handled by men like us. 287 00:13:21,482 --> 00:13:22,413 Hmph. 288 00:13:22,517 --> 00:13:24,965 What would you have me do, hmm? 289 00:13:25,068 --> 00:13:29,482 Let him drown in the name of character development? 290 00:13:30,275 --> 00:13:32,586 You think throwing my grandson to the wolves 291 00:13:32,689 --> 00:13:34,620 will make him noble? 292 00:13:34,724 --> 00:13:36,103 It makes him dinner. 293 00:13:36,206 --> 00:13:37,827 It'll make him a man. 294 00:13:37,931 --> 00:13:40,620 Come on, Vernon, you and I both know that Martin is reckless. 295 00:13:40,724 --> 00:13:42,793 He acts first, strategizes later, 296 00:13:42,896 --> 00:13:44,344 and then he looks for a safety net 297 00:13:44,448 --> 00:13:45,862 with our initials stitched on it. 298 00:13:46,793 --> 00:13:47,965 Just the other day, 299 00:13:48,068 --> 00:13:49,586 he acted like I was butting in his business. 300 00:13:49,689 --> 00:13:51,172 Well, he's not entirely wrong. 301 00:13:51,275 --> 00:13:52,689 You know what else he's not? 302 00:13:53,655 --> 00:13:55,448 Ready. 303 00:13:55,551 --> 00:13:57,689 And when the spotlight burns brighter and hotter 304 00:13:57,793 --> 00:13:59,724 than his ego can handle-- which it will-- 305 00:13:59,827 --> 00:14:03,448 he will do exactly what he always does. 306 00:14:03,551 --> 00:14:06,275 Lose control. Again. 307 00:14:06,379 --> 00:14:08,172 I won't deny it's a possibility. 308 00:14:08,275 --> 00:14:09,689 But then stop pretending that you can fix it 309 00:14:09,793 --> 00:14:10,896 when it happens, Vernon. 310 00:14:11,655 --> 00:14:13,103 Because the day will come 311 00:14:13,206 --> 00:14:14,827 when we won't be around to bail him out. 312 00:14:14,931 --> 00:14:16,689 Well, that day is not today. 313 00:14:17,827 --> 00:14:20,206 And as long as I have breath and influence, 314 00:14:20,310 --> 00:14:22,275 I will protect my grandson 315 00:14:22,379 --> 00:14:24,862 by any means necessary. 316 00:14:24,965 --> 00:14:27,931 Even if it means making a deal with the devil. 317 00:14:29,241 --> 00:14:31,000 It's my debt to settle. 318 00:14:32,344 --> 00:14:33,379 Yours, too. 319 00:14:35,000 --> 00:14:36,862 And when Joey comes to collect... 320 00:14:38,344 --> 00:14:41,689 ...I want to know that you've got my back. 321 00:14:41,793 --> 00:14:44,137 Whatever you need. 322 00:14:44,241 --> 00:14:45,586 Good. 323 00:14:47,034 --> 00:14:48,793 Gran? 324 00:14:48,896 --> 00:14:50,655 Are you okay? You seem... 325 00:14:50,758 --> 00:14:52,448 somewhere else. 326 00:14:53,517 --> 00:14:55,310 You always did know how to read me. 327 00:14:56,758 --> 00:14:57,931 It's Martin. 328 00:14:58,034 --> 00:14:59,551 What about him? 329 00:14:59,655 --> 00:15:03,724 There's talk of him running for the Senate in two years. 330 00:15:03,827 --> 00:15:05,862 Already? 331 00:15:05,965 --> 00:15:08,000 That's the way it's done, sweetheart. 332 00:15:09,413 --> 00:15:12,137 And your granddad is worried. 333 00:15:12,965 --> 00:15:15,172 Right now he's meeting with people he swore 334 00:15:15,275 --> 00:15:16,827 he'd never deal with again. 335 00:15:17,931 --> 00:15:20,137 This has to do with that night 336 00:15:20,241 --> 00:15:21,896 and what happened on the country road? 337 00:15:22,000 --> 00:15:24,482 More like what came after. 338 00:15:24,586 --> 00:15:28,620 Is the man Granddad's meeting with Joey Armstrong? 339 00:15:30,000 --> 00:15:34,206 And Vernon's intention is to set boundary lines. 340 00:15:34,310 --> 00:15:36,137 But when you're involved with someone like Joey, 341 00:15:36,241 --> 00:15:37,586 there's no such thing. 342 00:15:37,689 --> 00:15:39,413 And that's what concerns me. 343 00:15:40,448 --> 00:15:42,448 Your granddad would walk through hell 344 00:15:42,551 --> 00:15:43,827 to fight for this family. 345 00:15:43,931 --> 00:15:46,551 And I hate that he has to... 346 00:15:46,655 --> 00:15:49,310 align himself with someone so treacherous. 347 00:15:50,413 --> 00:15:52,275 Sometimes you tell yourself it's temporary. 348 00:15:53,275 --> 00:15:54,793 You're just doing what you have to. 349 00:15:55,965 --> 00:15:58,310 And when it's all over, you can walk away clean. 350 00:15:59,724 --> 00:16:02,413 Is there something you want to share? 351 00:16:02,517 --> 00:16:04,000 Nothing, Gran, I'm fine. 352 00:16:04,103 --> 00:16:05,517 You sure? 353 00:16:05,620 --> 00:16:07,103 Because if you want to discuss anything, 354 00:16:07,206 --> 00:16:08,241 -I'm right here... -[phone chimes] 355 00:16:08,344 --> 00:16:09,758 Oh, I'm so sorry. I completely... 356 00:16:09,862 --> 00:16:12,034 forgot I have something to take care of. 357 00:16:12,137 --> 00:16:14,896 But I will check in with you later, okay? 358 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:16,689 -Love you, Gran. -Uh-huh. 359 00:16:36,931 --> 00:16:41,275 Well, if it isn't my two favorite ladies of Garland. 360 00:16:41,379 --> 00:16:42,482 Back at you, Kat. 361 00:16:42,586 --> 00:16:45,379 Dr. Whitmore. It's been a minute. 362 00:16:45,482 --> 00:16:50,000 Not since last fall's sickle cell awareness fundraiser. 363 00:16:50,103 --> 00:16:53,310 We had a good laugh about Mrs. McClusky's hat. 364 00:16:53,413 --> 00:16:55,862 [laughs] Yes, the one that looked like 365 00:16:55,965 --> 00:16:57,931 it was trying to catch satellite signals. 366 00:16:58,034 --> 00:16:59,241 I remember. 367 00:16:59,344 --> 00:17:02,241 Guess you're too busy to make the social rounds? 368 00:17:02,344 --> 00:17:04,792 The chief of staff's work is never done. 369 00:17:05,758 --> 00:17:07,655 Who are you here to see, Kat? 370 00:17:07,758 --> 00:17:09,413 Your mother, your father, 371 00:17:09,517 --> 00:17:11,103 or your father's latest girlfriend? 372 00:17:11,205 --> 00:17:12,310 Uh-- 373 00:17:12,413 --> 00:17:15,137 Oh, um, none of the above. 374 00:17:15,241 --> 00:17:16,413 Do-do you have a minute? 375 00:17:16,517 --> 00:17:18,310 It's about all I have. 376 00:17:21,964 --> 00:17:23,310 Okay... 377 00:17:23,413 --> 00:17:27,448 If this is on behalf of the Dupree Heritage Foundation, 378 00:17:27,550 --> 00:17:30,137 there's an entire department of this hospital 379 00:17:30,241 --> 00:17:31,862 that handles those requests. 380 00:17:31,965 --> 00:17:34,000 Uh, it is about money, 381 00:17:34,103 --> 00:17:35,793 but not donations. 382 00:17:36,758 --> 00:17:38,482 What is this about? 383 00:17:38,586 --> 00:17:40,206 Lynette Wise. 384 00:17:40,310 --> 00:17:43,275 The woman who wiped out your investment account. 385 00:17:45,034 --> 00:17:46,724 Well, I should head to my office, 386 00:17:46,827 --> 00:17:48,827 wrap up a few things before Kat shows up. 387 00:17:48,931 --> 00:17:50,655 -Bye, Mom. -Bye, baby. 388 00:18:00,068 --> 00:18:01,827 Thank you for the talk. 389 00:18:09,103 --> 00:18:12,206 Now, I know a congressman up for reelection 390 00:18:12,310 --> 00:18:14,206 probably has a long line of constituents 391 00:18:14,310 --> 00:18:17,344 and lobbyists fighting for his afternoon. 392 00:18:17,448 --> 00:18:18,689 I made room. 393 00:18:18,793 --> 00:18:19,862 I've been looking forward 394 00:18:19,965 --> 00:18:21,758 to spending some time with my old man. 395 00:18:21,862 --> 00:18:24,551 Yeah, that's... that's good to hear. 396 00:18:24,655 --> 00:18:25,965 This time last year, you couldn't stand 397 00:18:26,068 --> 00:18:27,827 to be in the same room as me. 398 00:18:27,931 --> 00:18:29,724 We've done a lot of growing since then. 399 00:18:30,827 --> 00:18:34,103 Maybe you have, but I'm still a work in progress. 400 00:18:34,206 --> 00:18:37,137 Still haven't completely forgiven myself for 401 00:18:37,241 --> 00:18:38,551 tearing our family apart. 402 00:18:38,655 --> 00:18:40,724 Well, don't dwell on it, Dad. 403 00:18:40,827 --> 00:18:42,793 We've all learned to live in this new normal. 404 00:18:42,896 --> 00:18:44,344 Even Mom. 405 00:18:44,448 --> 00:18:45,551 Yeah. 406 00:18:45,655 --> 00:18:48,344 You know, I'm-I'm grateful she and I 407 00:18:48,448 --> 00:18:51,517 got to share a moment like that just now. 408 00:18:51,620 --> 00:18:54,827 But it's, uh, strange, you know, 409 00:18:54,931 --> 00:18:56,655 seeing her walk out, 410 00:18:56,758 --> 00:18:59,448 knowing I won't be with her later 411 00:18:59,551 --> 00:19:01,275 to celebrate our marriage like we did 412 00:19:01,379 --> 00:19:03,275 for decades, you know. 413 00:19:03,379 --> 00:19:06,517 Just knowing that that part of my life 414 00:19:06,620 --> 00:19:08,068 is over. 415 00:19:08,172 --> 00:19:09,965 That's life. 416 00:19:10,068 --> 00:19:12,034 Sometimes it takes you to strange places 417 00:19:12,137 --> 00:19:13,413 you didn't see coming. 418 00:19:13,517 --> 00:19:15,482 Ha! Tell me about it. 419 00:19:15,586 --> 00:19:16,827 Just yesterday, I found myself 420 00:19:16,931 --> 00:19:19,034 defending the woman who caused my divorce 421 00:19:19,137 --> 00:19:21,724 to the woman I'm currently dating. 422 00:19:22,517 --> 00:19:24,344 Doesn't get any stranger than that. 423 00:19:25,965 --> 00:19:31,137 To everyone getting what they deserved one year ago. 424 00:19:31,241 --> 00:19:33,275 I'm not toasting. My dad and Nicole 425 00:19:33,379 --> 00:19:35,034 did not deserve to get dragged like that. 426 00:19:35,137 --> 00:19:37,068 Agree to disagree. 427 00:19:37,172 --> 00:19:38,931 Okay, celebrate on your own. 428 00:19:39,034 --> 00:19:41,413 Okay, no, wait. Hold up. 429 00:19:41,517 --> 00:19:44,551 All right, I surrender. No more anniversary talk. 430 00:19:45,758 --> 00:19:47,620 Cross my heart. 431 00:19:48,379 --> 00:19:49,931 Double cross. 432 00:19:53,586 --> 00:19:55,793 But I'm serious, I do wish Nicole found out sooner. 433 00:19:55,896 --> 00:19:58,241 Do your promises mean nothing? 434 00:19:58,344 --> 00:20:02,862 I am not trying to be malicious to Saint Nic. 435 00:20:02,965 --> 00:20:05,965 Just thinking about you, baby. 436 00:20:06,068 --> 00:20:08,724 Okay, listen, if I had forced Ted 437 00:20:08,827 --> 00:20:10,448 to tell the truth when you were born, 438 00:20:10,551 --> 00:20:13,172 your whole life would have been different. 439 00:20:13,275 --> 00:20:17,137 And I know I blamed a lot of people over the years, 440 00:20:17,241 --> 00:20:18,931 but the truth is, 441 00:20:19,034 --> 00:20:21,206 it all came back to me. 442 00:20:21,310 --> 00:20:23,344 I wasn't strong enough. 443 00:20:24,379 --> 00:20:26,275 I let Bill bully me. 444 00:20:26,379 --> 00:20:28,724 I let him run me out of town 445 00:20:28,827 --> 00:20:32,344 and steal the life that you were entitled to. 446 00:20:33,448 --> 00:20:37,551 The family that you should have been a part of from day one. 447 00:20:38,586 --> 00:20:40,724 So, yes... 448 00:20:40,827 --> 00:20:44,275 I'm celebrating the night that I finally did right 449 00:20:44,379 --> 00:20:46,034 by my baby girl. 450 00:20:58,689 --> 00:21:00,103 Your hat, Mama. 451 00:21:00,206 --> 00:21:01,310 -Your hat. -Oh. [laughs] 452 00:21:01,413 --> 00:21:02,862 -I love you. -I love you. 453 00:21:07,275 --> 00:21:08,758 I should-- I should go home. This unplanned visit 454 00:21:08,862 --> 00:21:09,931 must be stressing you out. 455 00:21:10,034 --> 00:21:11,379 Well, I'm a nurse. 456 00:21:12,586 --> 00:21:14,379 Handling stress is sort of my thing. 457 00:21:16,655 --> 00:21:18,137 Please stay a few more nights. 458 00:21:19,655 --> 00:21:20,965 Look at me. 459 00:21:21,068 --> 00:21:22,172 I need a change of clothes. 460 00:21:24,896 --> 00:21:26,448 But do you really? 461 00:21:26,551 --> 00:21:28,275 [both chuckle] 462 00:21:34,620 --> 00:21:36,275 -Careful... -Yeah. 463 00:21:49,724 --> 00:21:52,586 I'm less likely to overexert myself at my place. 464 00:21:54,206 --> 00:21:55,655 I promise to see you soon. 465 00:22:02,068 --> 00:22:03,275 [door opens] 466 00:22:05,172 --> 00:22:06,172 [door closes] 467 00:22:06,275 --> 00:22:07,172 [groans softly] 468 00:22:07,275 --> 00:22:08,482 Lynette Wise. 469 00:22:08,586 --> 00:22:10,758 What can you tell me about her? 470 00:22:10,862 --> 00:22:12,758 How do you know that name? 471 00:22:12,862 --> 00:22:15,103 Let's just say she tried it with the wrong people. 472 00:22:16,137 --> 00:22:19,551 She tried taking advantage of someone close to my family. 473 00:22:19,655 --> 00:22:22,103 And that makes my business yours? 474 00:22:22,206 --> 00:22:24,862 Technically, it makes it ours. 475 00:22:24,965 --> 00:22:27,586 You were one of her victims, right? 476 00:22:27,689 --> 00:22:30,344 I don't know very much about the woman. 477 00:22:30,448 --> 00:22:34,000 The bank told me she was fired, charges were filed, 478 00:22:34,103 --> 00:22:36,206 and that I wouldn't see a dime of my money. 479 00:22:37,103 --> 00:22:38,206 Recently, I found out 480 00:22:38,310 --> 00:22:40,965 the charges were dropped. There's justice for you. 481 00:22:42,275 --> 00:22:43,862 Believe me, 482 00:22:43,965 --> 00:22:46,379 I understand the feeling. 483 00:22:46,482 --> 00:22:49,344 I've seen a lot of good people take all the hits 484 00:22:49,448 --> 00:22:53,517 while toxic ones just walk away untouched. 485 00:22:54,896 --> 00:22:58,206 You and the other victims must be really pissed. 486 00:22:58,310 --> 00:23:02,793 Maybe fantasizing about taking matters into their own hands? 487 00:23:03,482 --> 00:23:05,896 What's with all the leading questions? 488 00:23:08,379 --> 00:23:10,241 Cards on the table-- 489 00:23:10,344 --> 00:23:11,758 Lynette disappeared. 490 00:23:12,793 --> 00:23:14,275 That's news to me. 491 00:23:14,379 --> 00:23:16,965 We're trying to figure out what happened to her. 492 00:23:17,965 --> 00:23:19,551 Then I can't help you. 493 00:23:19,655 --> 00:23:21,448 I've told you everything I know. 494 00:23:21,551 --> 00:23:23,482 W... [sighs] 495 00:23:23,586 --> 00:23:24,551 Thank you. 496 00:23:24,655 --> 00:23:26,034 Hey, Nicole. 497 00:23:26,137 --> 00:23:27,551 Got a second to talk? 498 00:23:27,655 --> 00:23:30,655 I, um... I have an issue that I think you may be 499 00:23:30,758 --> 00:23:32,551 the only one who can help with. 500 00:23:32,655 --> 00:23:34,241 Then I will do my best. 501 00:23:34,344 --> 00:23:35,655 What's the problem? 502 00:23:36,793 --> 00:23:38,482 Leslie. 503 00:23:38,586 --> 00:23:40,689 Ah, that problem. 504 00:23:40,793 --> 00:23:41,896 Yeah, I know this may be awkward, 505 00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:43,172 so if you'd rather not, 506 00:23:43,275 --> 00:23:44,724 -then I totally... -It's fine. 507 00:23:44,827 --> 00:23:46,931 What did she do this time? 508 00:23:47,034 --> 00:23:48,275 Short version? 509 00:23:48,379 --> 00:23:50,517 She got mouthy, and Ted, of all people, 510 00:23:50,620 --> 00:23:51,724 had the nerve to defend her. 511 00:23:51,827 --> 00:23:55,310 Hmm... that is not a quick fix. 512 00:23:55,413 --> 00:23:56,862 Ted and Leslie have a daughter, 513 00:23:56,965 --> 00:23:59,413 and that's a connection that's permanent. 514 00:23:59,517 --> 00:24:02,448 And Leslie will use it every chance she gets. 515 00:24:02,551 --> 00:24:05,068 Mm. Not what I wanted to hear. 516 00:24:05,172 --> 00:24:07,241 Honesty rarely is. 517 00:24:07,344 --> 00:24:10,724 Uh, what are you two kiki-ing about? 518 00:24:10,827 --> 00:24:12,655 Just sharing with your mom 519 00:24:12,758 --> 00:24:15,482 how I have to resist the urge to commit bodily harm 520 00:24:15,586 --> 00:24:17,655 every time Leslie opens her mouth. 521 00:24:17,758 --> 00:24:20,965 You're talking about Leslie? Today? 522 00:24:21,793 --> 00:24:24,034 [gasps] Oh, the anniversary. 523 00:24:24,137 --> 00:24:26,034 Nicole, I am so s-- 524 00:24:26,137 --> 00:24:28,689 Don't worry about it. It's fine. 525 00:24:33,620 --> 00:24:35,655 You sure you're okay? 526 00:24:35,758 --> 00:24:38,965 I am proud to have such a thoughtful daughter, 527 00:24:39,068 --> 00:24:41,448 but your father and I just had this really great talk, 528 00:24:41,551 --> 00:24:44,206 and we decided we're not gonna let that night 529 00:24:44,310 --> 00:24:46,379 erase all of our good memories. 530 00:24:46,482 --> 00:24:48,793 Well, lunch is on me. 531 00:24:48,896 --> 00:24:51,551 You can tell me about some of those good memories 532 00:24:51,655 --> 00:24:53,517 while we eat. 533 00:24:54,551 --> 00:24:56,862 I am craving wagyu tenderloin. 534 00:24:56,965 --> 00:25:00,241 Ironic, I know. It was the main dish that night, 535 00:25:00,344 --> 00:25:02,586 but the club is serving it again. 536 00:25:02,689 --> 00:25:03,827 The club? 537 00:25:03,931 --> 00:25:07,241 Mom, that's scandal headquarters. 538 00:25:07,344 --> 00:25:09,724 What are the chances history will repeat itself? 539 00:25:21,379 --> 00:25:24,655 Relax, honey. The coast is clear. 540 00:25:27,413 --> 00:25:29,448 [Leslie and Eva laughing] 541 00:25:29,551 --> 00:25:32,517 The unmitigated gall. 542 00:25:33,517 --> 00:25:35,793 Look, I swear, we're not trying to play any games. 543 00:25:36,862 --> 00:25:39,344 We are not trying to cause a scene. 544 00:25:39,448 --> 00:25:43,172 We are all acutely aware of what today is, 545 00:25:43,275 --> 00:25:45,448 and what transpired here a year ago. 546 00:25:45,551 --> 00:25:46,482 Yes. 547 00:25:46,586 --> 00:25:48,000 Liberation. 548 00:25:48,103 --> 00:25:50,137 Liberation for me, 549 00:25:50,241 --> 00:25:52,448 for my daughter. 550 00:25:52,551 --> 00:25:55,034 Liberation from all those dirty little secrets 551 00:25:55,137 --> 00:25:59,172 that kept us from our rightful place in this society. 552 00:26:00,310 --> 00:26:03,034 And liberation for you, my dear. 553 00:26:04,103 --> 00:26:06,827 From a marriage that was built on lies. 554 00:26:08,172 --> 00:26:10,758 Honestly, you should be thanking me. 555 00:26:10,862 --> 00:26:12,758 I mean, if I hadn't come back in town, 556 00:26:12,862 --> 00:26:16,655 then you'd still be playing the dutiful, clueless wife. 557 00:26:17,310 --> 00:26:20,551 Well, look at you now, Ms. Nicky. Ow! 558 00:26:20,655 --> 00:26:24,758 Got you a whole buffet of fine men. 559 00:26:24,862 --> 00:26:26,965 You're welcome. 560 00:26:28,137 --> 00:26:30,448 Oh, my, you are wound as tight 561 00:26:30,551 --> 00:26:32,620 as a tambourine on Easter Sunday. 562 00:26:33,793 --> 00:26:37,689 I'm guessing Joey Armstrong owns half of these knots? 563 00:26:38,655 --> 00:26:39,931 You'd be about right. 564 00:26:41,000 --> 00:26:45,758 He agreed to leave Martin alone and to come to me and only me 565 00:26:45,862 --> 00:26:48,034 when he decides to cash in his favors. 566 00:26:48,137 --> 00:26:51,896 Hmm. That's progress, I suppose. 567 00:26:52,000 --> 00:26:55,413 But we both know men like Joey Armstrong don't do favors, 568 00:26:55,517 --> 00:26:57,241 they make investments. 569 00:26:58,241 --> 00:26:59,965 Which is why I saw Bill. 570 00:27:01,103 --> 00:27:02,379 Oh. 571 00:27:02,482 --> 00:27:05,413 Safe to say he's the other half of these knots. 572 00:27:07,241 --> 00:27:10,000 -Next glass, coming right up. -No need. No need. 573 00:27:13,034 --> 00:27:15,724 I told Bill to be ready 574 00:27:15,827 --> 00:27:17,965 since Joey will come knocking. 575 00:27:19,103 --> 00:27:21,000 It's just a matter of when. 576 00:27:23,000 --> 00:27:26,413 You have done your best to fortify the defenses. 577 00:27:27,413 --> 00:27:30,896 I just pray it doesn't come at too high a price. 578 00:27:33,551 --> 00:27:35,620 Why were you defending Leslie? 579 00:27:35,724 --> 00:27:40,034 Well, your grandmother laid into Dana 580 00:27:40,137 --> 00:27:41,758 for being rude to Shanice. 581 00:27:41,862 --> 00:27:42,965 Good for Gran. 582 00:27:43,068 --> 00:27:45,241 Someone probably needed to check her. 583 00:27:45,344 --> 00:27:49,275 Yeah, well, later, Shanice saw me consoling Dana, 584 00:27:49,379 --> 00:27:52,000 and, uh, she didn't like that. 585 00:27:52,103 --> 00:27:53,620 I don't blame her. 586 00:27:53,724 --> 00:27:55,724 I feel responsible for the woman Dana's become. 587 00:27:55,827 --> 00:27:58,379 She's angry, she's bitter. 588 00:27:58,482 --> 00:28:00,931 And that pain, it just forces her to 589 00:28:01,034 --> 00:28:03,241 bleed out onto everybody else. 590 00:28:04,275 --> 00:28:05,241 So, let me get this right-- 591 00:28:05,344 --> 00:28:08,758 you feel responsible for the behavior 592 00:28:08,862 --> 00:28:11,965 of a grown woman who wreaks havoc everywhere she goes? 593 00:28:12,068 --> 00:28:13,517 Now make that make sense. 594 00:28:13,620 --> 00:28:14,793 Well, I... 595 00:28:15,758 --> 00:28:16,931 You know what? Forget it. 596 00:28:17,034 --> 00:28:18,965 Uh, here I am, ranting about my troubles 597 00:28:19,068 --> 00:28:21,517 when I'm not the only one in a tough spot. 598 00:28:22,862 --> 00:28:24,034 Mom told you? 599 00:28:25,379 --> 00:28:28,655 Yeah. It's Nicole and I's job to take care of you guys. 600 00:28:29,827 --> 00:28:31,379 But can I be frank? 601 00:28:33,275 --> 00:28:34,482 Please. 602 00:28:35,482 --> 00:28:38,275 Okay. Your mother is telling me 603 00:28:38,379 --> 00:28:40,689 that you've been keeping secrets from Smitty, 604 00:28:40,793 --> 00:28:42,551 making calls on your own, 605 00:28:42,655 --> 00:28:44,482 saying it's about him, 606 00:28:44,586 --> 00:28:46,206 but it's really about you. 607 00:28:47,103 --> 00:28:48,896 Does that sound familiar? 608 00:28:50,034 --> 00:28:52,206 Well, when you put it like that... 609 00:28:52,310 --> 00:28:53,793 Yeah, me. 20-plus years ago. 610 00:28:53,896 --> 00:28:55,172 And we saw how that turned out. 611 00:28:55,275 --> 00:28:57,827 I didn't tell Smitty about the Senate run 612 00:28:57,931 --> 00:29:01,482 until after I had floated it past a few other people. 613 00:29:02,275 --> 00:29:03,586 That was a mistake. 614 00:29:03,689 --> 00:29:05,965 And compounded, because... 615 00:29:06,068 --> 00:29:07,413 we had already argued 616 00:29:07,517 --> 00:29:11,413 because I hired security detail without his input. 617 00:29:12,448 --> 00:29:14,482 Run that back. Security detail? 618 00:29:14,586 --> 00:29:18,241 It's simply a campaign precaution. 619 00:29:18,344 --> 00:29:20,827 Still, you thought you'd make decisions 620 00:29:20,931 --> 00:29:23,172 about your husband's security without consulting him? 621 00:29:23,275 --> 00:29:25,448 As I said, it was a mistake. [sighs] 622 00:29:27,034 --> 00:29:28,862 Smitty didn't like the idea, 623 00:29:28,965 --> 00:29:31,586 so I pulled the personal protection. 624 00:29:31,689 --> 00:29:34,448 Joey overheard and offered to help. 625 00:29:34,551 --> 00:29:36,586 Okay, wait, wait a minute, please tell me... 626 00:29:36,689 --> 00:29:38,517 I turned him down. 627 00:29:38,620 --> 00:29:40,000 Oh, thank God. 628 00:29:41,137 --> 00:29:44,448 The last thing you need is to owe that man another favor. 629 00:29:45,137 --> 00:29:47,620 But as for your run for Senate, 630 00:29:47,724 --> 00:29:50,517 all of us who agreed to help you that night, 631 00:29:50,620 --> 00:29:52,034 we knew what we were getting into. 632 00:29:52,137 --> 00:29:54,551 We made our decision, and we would do it again. 633 00:29:54,655 --> 00:29:57,724 But as for this run, that has to be about 634 00:29:57,827 --> 00:29:59,758 your decision, what you want, 635 00:29:59,862 --> 00:30:01,517 and what's best for your family. 636 00:30:01,620 --> 00:30:03,551 Thanks, Dad. 637 00:30:03,655 --> 00:30:05,655 Just think, 638 00:30:05,758 --> 00:30:07,551 three years ago. 639 00:30:07,655 --> 00:30:09,724 That night on that country road 640 00:30:09,827 --> 00:30:14,068 is still dictating what I can and can't do in my life. 641 00:30:14,172 --> 00:30:15,344 I know, son. 642 00:30:15,448 --> 00:30:16,827 I know. 643 00:30:21,620 --> 00:30:23,862 Thanks for coming, man. You good? 644 00:30:23,965 --> 00:30:25,275 Yeah, I've been better. 645 00:30:25,379 --> 00:30:27,241 Have you heard from your contact at the hospital? 646 00:30:27,344 --> 00:30:29,206 Why? What happened? 647 00:30:29,310 --> 00:30:31,206 Ren. He's gone radio silent. 648 00:30:31,310 --> 00:30:33,793 Oh, great, maybe I won't get stabbed again. 649 00:30:33,896 --> 00:30:36,034 Listen, man, I promise I'll get us out of this. 650 00:30:36,137 --> 00:30:37,965 The red market, Ren, all of it. 651 00:30:38,931 --> 00:30:40,344 How you gonna do that? 652 00:30:40,448 --> 00:30:42,655 By having you tell me who your contact is at the hospital. 653 00:30:43,689 --> 00:30:45,172 Look, man, if we pull that contact, 654 00:30:45,275 --> 00:30:47,517 the rest fall like dominoes, and we can both walk away clean. 655 00:30:48,689 --> 00:30:51,206 Haven't I proven myself to you by now? 656 00:30:51,310 --> 00:30:53,034 Ren could have killed you. 657 00:30:53,137 --> 00:30:55,620 Who's to say he won't go after somebody you love next? 658 00:30:59,344 --> 00:31:01,137 Something happened with Grayson? 659 00:31:01,241 --> 00:31:02,655 Okay, before we get into any of it, 660 00:31:02,758 --> 00:31:04,551 we need to establish something. 661 00:31:04,655 --> 00:31:05,827 Okay. 662 00:31:08,000 --> 00:31:09,275 Okay. 663 00:31:09,379 --> 00:31:11,793 You cannot repeat a word of what I'm about to tell you, 664 00:31:11,896 --> 00:31:13,103 especially not to Jacob. 665 00:31:13,206 --> 00:31:14,517 -Ashley, what is happening? -No, promise. 666 00:31:14,620 --> 00:31:16,103 I need to hear you say it. 667 00:31:17,137 --> 00:31:18,793 I promise. 668 00:31:18,896 --> 00:31:21,551 Heaven knows I owe you for keeping all my secrets. 669 00:31:22,275 --> 00:31:23,896 Grayson was stabbed. 670 00:31:24,517 --> 00:31:25,793 -What? -He showed up at my place, 671 00:31:25,896 --> 00:31:27,586 he was bleeding. I-I treated the wound, 672 00:31:27,689 --> 00:31:29,655 -and he's better now. -But why didn't you take him 673 00:31:29,758 --> 00:31:31,689 -to the hospital? -Because he refused. 674 00:31:31,793 --> 00:31:33,586 He said whoever did it was part of something bigger, 675 00:31:33,689 --> 00:31:35,517 something dangerous, and he... 676 00:31:36,689 --> 00:31:37,931 He didn't want to drag me into it 677 00:31:38,034 --> 00:31:39,172 by sharing all the details, 678 00:31:39,275 --> 00:31:40,586 but I cannot just stand by and do nothing. 679 00:31:40,689 --> 00:31:42,137 I have to figure this out. 680 00:31:42,241 --> 00:31:44,103 Well, that's a tall order. 681 00:31:44,206 --> 00:31:46,551 If Grayson refuses to give you any information, 682 00:31:46,655 --> 00:31:48,655 where would you even start? 683 00:31:49,793 --> 00:31:51,310 Garland Memorial. 684 00:31:56,068 --> 00:31:57,344 Got an update on Lynette. Now a good time? 685 00:31:57,448 --> 00:31:58,655 Yeah, good as any. 686 00:32:00,655 --> 00:32:03,793 Keegan sent me the updated list of her victims. 687 00:32:03,896 --> 00:32:06,103 Kat was with me when the email came through, 688 00:32:06,206 --> 00:32:08,448 and a name jumped out at her. 689 00:32:08,551 --> 00:32:10,551 Dr. Lia Whitmore. 690 00:32:10,655 --> 00:32:11,896 The chief of staff at Garland? 691 00:32:12,000 --> 00:32:14,379 Kat says she knows her, socially. 692 00:32:14,482 --> 00:32:16,620 I figured Whitmore would be more willing to speak 693 00:32:16,724 --> 00:32:19,172 to someone like her than Lynette's ex-lawyer. 694 00:32:20,517 --> 00:32:22,000 And you agreed to that? 695 00:32:23,034 --> 00:32:25,000 She made a solid case. 696 00:32:25,103 --> 00:32:26,724 I don't care if it was an argument 697 00:32:26,827 --> 00:32:28,793 worthy of the Supreme Court. Listen to me. 698 00:32:28,896 --> 00:32:30,758 My niece is not on my payroll, 699 00:32:30,862 --> 00:32:32,310 and she doesn't need to be meddling 700 00:32:32,413 --> 00:32:33,551 in a case that's already attracting 701 00:32:33,655 --> 00:32:35,137 the wrong kind of attention, damn it. 702 00:32:36,793 --> 00:32:39,103 Mailing a thank-you card is proper etiquette 703 00:32:39,206 --> 00:32:40,827 when one receives a gift. 704 00:32:40,931 --> 00:32:43,172 I'd send one to your shouse, 705 00:32:43,275 --> 00:32:44,413 but I hear that your move-in date 706 00:32:44,517 --> 00:32:45,551 got pushed indefinitely? 707 00:32:45,655 --> 00:32:48,344 -Oh! -Ready for lunch, honey? 708 00:32:48,448 --> 00:32:50,379 Are you sure you're still hungry, Mom? 709 00:32:50,482 --> 00:32:52,379 'Cause you just ate, 710 00:32:52,482 --> 00:32:54,206 and didn't leave a single crumb. 711 00:32:55,448 --> 00:32:58,482 Charge it to the Thomas account. 712 00:32:58,586 --> 00:32:59,758 My treat. 713 00:32:59,862 --> 00:33:02,689 Oh, how sweet. 714 00:33:02,793 --> 00:33:07,068 Well, I guess I'll have to order the most expensive items. 715 00:33:07,172 --> 00:33:08,689 We both will. 716 00:33:14,793 --> 00:33:16,034 Orphey Gene's? 717 00:33:17,068 --> 00:33:18,310 -For real? -Mm-hmm. 718 00:33:18,413 --> 00:33:20,517 I thought you would be itching for round two. 719 00:33:20,620 --> 00:33:22,034 Please. 720 00:33:22,137 --> 00:33:26,482 I would rather spend the day celebrating with my baby girl, 721 00:33:26,586 --> 00:33:29,068 not brawling with the gruesome twosome. 722 00:33:30,931 --> 00:33:33,413 Is my little mama growing up? 723 00:33:33,517 --> 00:33:34,689 [laughs] 724 00:33:34,793 --> 00:33:37,482 Girl, go to the car. I'll be there in a sec. 725 00:33:44,068 --> 00:33:45,310 Excuse me. 726 00:33:45,413 --> 00:33:46,724 Yes, ma'am? 727 00:33:46,827 --> 00:33:50,379 If Nicole Dupree tries to charge her meal to my account... 728 00:33:51,551 --> 00:33:53,310 ...deny it. 729 00:33:53,413 --> 00:33:56,034 -Yes, Miss Thomas. -Thank you. 730 00:33:56,137 --> 00:33:57,517 [chuckles] 731 00:33:58,586 --> 00:34:00,379 Grayson is a good guy. 732 00:34:00,482 --> 00:34:01,827 I know you think that... 733 00:34:01,931 --> 00:34:03,310 I know it. 734 00:34:03,413 --> 00:34:04,655 And if he's caught up in something messy, 735 00:34:04,758 --> 00:34:06,172 it's gotta be out of desperation, 736 00:34:06,275 --> 00:34:07,551 worrying about his mom-- 737 00:34:07,655 --> 00:34:09,447 You know, he's been struggling to pay for her care. 738 00:34:09,551 --> 00:34:11,275 Say that's true. 739 00:34:11,379 --> 00:34:13,275 Have you stayed out of it? 740 00:34:13,379 --> 00:34:15,585 Please tell me you haven't gone so far for this guy 741 00:34:15,688 --> 00:34:18,482 that it could cost you your job or worse. 742 00:34:19,827 --> 00:34:22,206 -Ashley... -Nothing that I can't handle. 743 00:34:23,034 --> 00:34:24,620 You better be sure about that. 744 00:34:24,724 --> 00:34:27,103 That is exactly why I need to figure this out. 745 00:34:27,206 --> 00:34:28,793 Tell me your theory. 746 00:34:33,757 --> 00:34:35,447 Okay... 747 00:34:35,551 --> 00:34:38,447 a couple of weeks ago, a stabbing victim-- 748 00:34:38,551 --> 00:34:41,655 Max something-- he was admitted to Garland. 749 00:34:41,757 --> 00:34:44,551 And at the time, I thought it was just another street crime. 750 00:34:44,655 --> 00:34:47,585 But now, after everything that's happened, 751 00:34:47,688 --> 00:34:50,413 I can't stop thinking about how sketched out Grayson was 752 00:34:50,516 --> 00:34:52,344 around this patient. I think he knew him. 753 00:34:53,103 --> 00:34:54,793 What if... 754 00:34:54,896 --> 00:34:56,862 whatever this guy was that came after Max 755 00:34:56,965 --> 00:34:58,413 came after Grayson, too? 756 00:34:58,517 --> 00:34:59,931 It could be a coincidence. 757 00:35:00,034 --> 00:35:02,241 Everything in my gut is screaming that it isn't. 758 00:35:04,896 --> 00:35:07,482 And there is someone we can ask. 759 00:35:07,586 --> 00:35:08,655 Who? 760 00:35:08,758 --> 00:35:10,275 Smitty. 761 00:35:11,517 --> 00:35:12,896 My cousin's husband? 762 00:35:13,000 --> 00:35:14,896 The stabbing victim listed Smitty 763 00:35:15,000 --> 00:35:18,000 as his emergency contact. He visited the guy. 764 00:35:18,103 --> 00:35:20,551 I-I wasn't working, but the other nurses told me. 765 00:35:21,551 --> 00:35:24,103 Maybe we can see if there's something that he knows. 766 00:35:25,896 --> 00:35:27,034 All right, there's something you need to understand. 767 00:35:27,137 --> 00:35:29,620 The person we're talking about, she's connected. 768 00:35:29,724 --> 00:35:32,482 It's gonna be hard to just get out from under her thumb. 769 00:35:32,586 --> 00:35:33,793 Let me be the judge of that. 770 00:35:33,896 --> 00:35:35,517 No, no, no. You don't understand. 771 00:35:35,620 --> 00:35:37,137 She pulled strings to get me at the job I'm at. 772 00:35:37,241 --> 00:35:38,137 I-I can't just quit. 773 00:35:38,241 --> 00:35:39,689 Because you're their inside man. 774 00:35:39,793 --> 00:35:41,965 Yeah. And I went along with it 775 00:35:42,068 --> 00:35:43,413 because the money I made 776 00:35:43,517 --> 00:35:45,379 helped me take care of my mother. 777 00:35:45,482 --> 00:35:47,517 And I thought if I just, if I just kept my head down, 778 00:35:47,620 --> 00:35:49,310 it would be worth it, but... 779 00:35:50,827 --> 00:35:53,689 Now I realize I can't help my mom if I'm dead. 780 00:35:54,724 --> 00:35:57,137 Listen, man, I promise we'll figure all that out. 781 00:35:57,241 --> 00:35:58,689 But first, I need a name. 782 00:36:01,793 --> 00:36:04,103 -Okay, it's... -[phone chimes] 783 00:36:10,413 --> 00:36:11,413 I gotta go. 784 00:36:11,517 --> 00:36:12,827 What happened, man? Who was that? 785 00:36:12,931 --> 00:36:13,931 I-I can't, I can't. I just-- I gotta go. 786 00:36:14,034 --> 00:36:15,517 -I gotta go. -Grayson! 787 00:36:15,620 --> 00:36:16,724 Grayson! 788 00:36:24,137 --> 00:36:27,068 Captioning sponsored by CBS 789 00:36:27,172 --> 00:36:30,137 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org