1 00:00:03,965 --> 00:00:06,724 All I need is for Jacob to ask Lia 2 00:00:06,827 --> 00:00:09,034 one simple question: 3 00:00:09,137 --> 00:00:12,344 Did she or did she not have Lynette killed? 4 00:00:16,689 --> 00:00:18,827 Did I hear you correctly? 5 00:00:18,931 --> 00:00:21,517 You're questioning whether Garland's chief of staff 6 00:00:21,620 --> 00:00:23,689 actually murdered someone? 7 00:00:23,793 --> 00:00:26,758 The same chief of staff who's up to her stethoscope 8 00:00:26,862 --> 00:00:29,413 in a criminal blood plasma ring. 9 00:00:29,517 --> 00:00:31,758 Kat's just spouting out theories. 10 00:00:31,862 --> 00:00:33,517 She listens to one season of Serial, 11 00:00:33,620 --> 00:00:35,620 and suddenly, she's Olivia Benson. 12 00:00:35,724 --> 00:00:38,206 Annalise Keating, thank you very much. 13 00:00:38,310 --> 00:00:41,931 Kat, honey, I've known you since you had braces. 14 00:00:42,034 --> 00:00:45,379 God knows you're brilliant and you've got instincts. 15 00:00:45,482 --> 00:00:47,448 Finally, some credit. 16 00:00:47,551 --> 00:00:51,517 But maybe we leave the experienced detectives 17 00:00:51,620 --> 00:00:53,931 to do the actual detecting. 18 00:00:54,034 --> 00:00:56,103 Lia got herself tangled up in something 19 00:00:56,206 --> 00:00:58,620 she absolutely shouldn't have, but 20 00:00:58,724 --> 00:01:03,103 jumping from a hospital hustle to homicide is a hell of a leap. 21 00:01:03,206 --> 00:01:07,689 Is it? Lynette swindled Lia out of every dime she had. 22 00:01:08,551 --> 00:01:11,413 Yes, she was unfortunate. 23 00:01:11,517 --> 00:01:13,034 Try desperate. 24 00:01:13,137 --> 00:01:15,034 And if Lia's taught us anything, 25 00:01:15,137 --> 00:01:18,413 it's that you never know what someone is capable of, 26 00:01:18,517 --> 00:01:21,793 especially when they're backed up against a wall. 27 00:01:21,896 --> 00:01:23,517 You should back up a little bit. 28 00:01:23,620 --> 00:01:25,655 I don't have to do a damn thing. 29 00:01:25,758 --> 00:01:27,241 But you need to start getting real with me 30 00:01:27,344 --> 00:01:28,551 because I'm starting to think my sister 31 00:01:28,655 --> 00:01:30,206 was right about you all along. 32 00:01:30,310 --> 00:01:32,310 You've been playing both of us. 33 00:01:32,413 --> 00:01:34,965 Playing both of you? As in you and your sister? 34 00:01:35,068 --> 00:01:36,068 And Mom. 35 00:01:37,103 --> 00:01:38,344 To what end? 36 00:01:38,448 --> 00:01:40,413 That's what I'm trying to figure out. 37 00:01:42,620 --> 00:01:44,310 Sorry. Youth. 38 00:01:45,551 --> 00:01:48,655 Always trying to find a cause to rebel against 39 00:01:48,758 --> 00:01:50,827 or a conspiracy to unravel. 40 00:01:50,931 --> 00:01:53,068 Listen, I don't blame you for being suspicious. 41 00:01:53,172 --> 00:01:55,689 Any protective son would be. 42 00:01:55,793 --> 00:01:57,448 But you need to know that I would never 43 00:01:57,551 --> 00:01:58,931 do anything to hurt your mother. 44 00:01:59,033 --> 00:02:00,620 Maybe not on purpose, 45 00:02:00,724 --> 00:02:02,586 but a man like you doesn't need to pull the trigger 46 00:02:02,689 --> 00:02:03,931 to get someone killed. 47 00:02:04,655 --> 00:02:05,965 A man like me? 48 00:02:06,068 --> 00:02:07,275 You heard me. 49 00:02:07,379 --> 00:02:09,620 Someone who knows their way around a shoot-out, 50 00:02:09,723 --> 00:02:11,551 like the one that happened last night. 51 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:15,620 ♪ ♪ 52 00:02:43,034 --> 00:02:44,793 Yes, this is Garland. 53 00:02:44,896 --> 00:02:46,655 We need to relocate three post-op patients 54 00:02:46,758 --> 00:02:48,482 to your hospital. 55 00:02:48,586 --> 00:02:51,551 No, I cannot hold. Just put me through to admissions, please. 56 00:02:52,551 --> 00:02:53,896 Hold music. 57 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:56,034 Oh, I do not have time for this. 58 00:02:56,137 --> 00:02:59,517 Hey, Shanice, why don't you take a break, hmm? 59 00:02:59,620 --> 00:03:01,379 There's too much to be done. 60 00:03:05,655 --> 00:03:08,448 -How is she? -Uh, relentless. 61 00:03:08,551 --> 00:03:10,862 Transfer requests, fielding phone calls from families. 62 00:03:10,965 --> 00:03:12,655 She thinks if she keeps moving, 63 00:03:12,758 --> 00:03:14,551 she won't have to feel Derek's death. 64 00:03:15,448 --> 00:03:17,310 Grief is funny that way. 65 00:03:17,413 --> 00:03:19,068 It'll let you outrun it for a while... 66 00:03:19,172 --> 00:03:20,137 Mm-hmm. 67 00:03:20,241 --> 00:03:22,655 ...and then it tackles you hard. 68 00:03:22,758 --> 00:03:25,172 I just wish she'd talk to me before that happens. 69 00:03:28,241 --> 00:03:31,965 But maybe you'd have better luck getting her to open up. 70 00:03:32,067 --> 00:03:33,379 Me? 71 00:03:35,275 --> 00:03:37,862 Yeah. That sounds great. Um... 72 00:03:37,965 --> 00:03:39,862 Yeah, let me... let me think about it, 73 00:03:39,965 --> 00:03:42,172 and, um, I'll get back with you. 74 00:03:42,275 --> 00:03:43,827 Thanks. 75 00:03:43,930 --> 00:03:45,379 Bad news? 76 00:03:45,482 --> 00:03:47,413 Yeah, it is if you're Francesca. 77 00:03:47,517 --> 00:03:50,034 That little train wreck from the cotillion? 78 00:03:50,137 --> 00:03:51,862 What does your call have to do with her? 79 00:03:51,965 --> 00:03:55,000 Um, that was my agent. Yeah. 80 00:03:55,103 --> 00:03:57,172 It seems the editor in chief at Essencesaw 81 00:03:57,275 --> 00:03:59,551 my photos from the cotillion on IG. 82 00:03:59,655 --> 00:04:02,068 They want to do a full feature spread 83 00:04:02,172 --> 00:04:05,241 about the 2026 Barrington County Debutante Society. 84 00:04:05,344 --> 00:04:07,000 Baby, that's incredible. 85 00:04:08,103 --> 00:04:10,517 Yeah, and I told them that Martin or Smitty 86 00:04:10,620 --> 00:04:12,379 probably wouldn't mind me licensing the photos. 87 00:04:12,482 --> 00:04:14,793 Wouldn't mind? They'll be thrilled. 88 00:04:14,896 --> 00:04:17,724 Oh, and Samantha is gonna live for this. 89 00:04:17,827 --> 00:04:19,964 Her face in Essence, while Francesca's at home 90 00:04:20,067 --> 00:04:22,448 pressed and pathetic-- chef's kiss. 91 00:04:22,551 --> 00:04:23,655 Dani, she's a kid. 92 00:04:23,758 --> 00:04:25,827 -Come on, you're terrible. -So is karma. 93 00:04:25,931 --> 00:04:28,172 Yeah, well, I told him that I would have to talk 94 00:04:28,275 --> 00:04:30,068 to Martin and then let him know. 95 00:04:30,586 --> 00:04:33,965 This is huge. Why aren't you more excited? 96 00:04:36,344 --> 00:04:38,379 I just can't stop thinking about Derek. 97 00:04:39,517 --> 00:04:41,586 We were all sitting there laughing 98 00:04:41,689 --> 00:04:44,482 and-and dancing last night while he was... God. 99 00:04:44,586 --> 00:04:47,068 And... and now he's... 100 00:04:50,034 --> 00:04:51,482 Ashley really loved the guy. 101 00:04:53,206 --> 00:04:55,931 I can only imagine the pain she must be feeling right now. 102 00:04:57,758 --> 00:04:59,620 What are you doing here? 103 00:04:59,724 --> 00:05:02,000 I came to check on you. 104 00:05:03,068 --> 00:05:04,448 You must be Grayson. 105 00:05:05,620 --> 00:05:09,793 Miss Morgan, it's... it's good to finally meet you. 106 00:05:09,896 --> 00:05:12,310 If only it were under better circumstances. 107 00:05:13,724 --> 00:05:14,758 Come in. 108 00:05:19,275 --> 00:05:21,206 You'll have to forgive my daughter. 109 00:05:22,310 --> 00:05:24,862 She's still trying to process what happened last night. 110 00:05:26,655 --> 00:05:28,551 We both are, to be honest. 111 00:05:28,655 --> 00:05:30,965 It still... it doesn't feel real. 112 00:05:32,586 --> 00:05:34,517 I'm terribly sorry for your loss. 113 00:05:34,620 --> 00:05:38,482 I just... want her to know that she's not alone. 114 00:05:42,379 --> 00:05:45,241 I'm sorry. Sorry. Just... 115 00:05:45,344 --> 00:05:47,482 hearing how much you care for my daughter just 116 00:05:47,586 --> 00:05:49,448 makes me think about Derek. 117 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:55,172 I hope you'll forgive me for saying this, but... 118 00:05:56,206 --> 00:05:57,724 ...even though I was so upset with him 119 00:05:57,827 --> 00:05:59,655 after he and Ashley broke up... 120 00:06:01,068 --> 00:06:03,689 ...I secretly held on to hope that 121 00:06:03,793 --> 00:06:05,827 he'd one day be my son-in-law. 122 00:06:14,793 --> 00:06:17,931 Mother, Daddy, I didn't know the two of you were coming in. 123 00:06:18,034 --> 00:06:19,344 What's wrong? 124 00:06:19,448 --> 00:06:21,517 Oh, nothing, baby, I'm fine. 125 00:06:21,620 --> 00:06:24,482 It's the hospital that needs critical care today, not me. 126 00:06:24,586 --> 00:06:26,896 Your mother and I are here to meet with Ted. 127 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:30,448 We wanted to touch base before the emergency board meeting. 128 00:06:30,551 --> 00:06:31,931 That makes sense. 129 00:06:32,034 --> 00:06:34,655 With the entire hospital buzzing about Lia's spectacular 130 00:06:34,758 --> 00:06:37,379 fall from grace, the three of you should be on the same page. 131 00:06:37,482 --> 00:06:40,344 I still can't believe she would do something like this. 132 00:06:40,448 --> 00:06:43,172 Turning this hospital into her personal ATM, 133 00:06:43,275 --> 00:06:45,965 stealing plasma and selling it on the Red Market. 134 00:06:46,068 --> 00:06:48,413 Garland's reputation is hanging by a thread 135 00:06:48,517 --> 00:06:49,965 because of that woman. 136 00:06:50,068 --> 00:06:52,448 As board members, you definitely have your work cut out for you. 137 00:06:52,551 --> 00:06:54,931 We should probably get started. 138 00:06:55,034 --> 00:06:57,724 You guys can head to my office. I'll be right behind you. 139 00:07:00,206 --> 00:07:04,241 As a favor for me, please, Nicole, would you... 140 00:07:04,344 --> 00:07:07,310 -talk to her? -Enough with the puppy dog eyes. 141 00:07:08,551 --> 00:07:11,172 -I will do my best. -Okay. 142 00:07:12,827 --> 00:07:16,206 All right, I think you have the wrong idea about who I am 143 00:07:16,310 --> 00:07:17,827 and what my business entails. 144 00:07:17,931 --> 00:07:21,827 What you see out there, that is what I do. 145 00:07:21,931 --> 00:07:25,379 It's legal, it's regulated, and it's boring. 146 00:07:25,482 --> 00:07:27,344 If you don't believe me, just look at the paperwork. 147 00:07:27,448 --> 00:07:28,655 Save it. 148 00:07:28,758 --> 00:07:30,896 We both know this place is just a front. 149 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:33,379 Okay, now I think you've binged The Godfather 150 00:07:33,482 --> 00:07:34,793 one too many times. 151 00:07:34,896 --> 00:07:38,206 Whatever you've conjured in your imagination about me, 152 00:07:38,310 --> 00:07:40,517 I'm a legitimate entrepreneur. 153 00:07:40,620 --> 00:07:42,241 I pay taxes. 154 00:07:42,344 --> 00:07:44,310 I provide benefits to my employees. 155 00:07:44,413 --> 00:07:46,068 Hell, I just funded a free clinic. 156 00:07:46,172 --> 00:07:47,655 Like that matters. 157 00:07:47,758 --> 00:07:49,379 In this town, you can throw a stone 158 00:07:49,482 --> 00:07:52,103 and hit someone smiling in your face while robbing you blind. 159 00:07:52,965 --> 00:07:55,448 All right, I'm indulging this latest 160 00:07:55,551 --> 00:07:57,241 fishing expedition of yours, 161 00:07:57,344 --> 00:07:59,551 but sooner or later, you and your sister 162 00:07:59,655 --> 00:08:01,448 are just going to have to accept the fact 163 00:08:01,551 --> 00:08:04,620 that I'm in your mother's life, 164 00:08:04,724 --> 00:08:07,034 and that isn't going to change anytime soon. 165 00:08:08,068 --> 00:08:10,034 I know how complicated things once were 166 00:08:10,137 --> 00:08:11,931 between you, Ashley and Derek. 167 00:08:12,034 --> 00:08:13,413 Yeah. 168 00:08:13,517 --> 00:08:15,586 So much history between us. 169 00:08:15,689 --> 00:08:18,448 You can talk to me about anything, Andre. 170 00:08:18,551 --> 00:08:20,551 Even her. 171 00:08:20,655 --> 00:08:23,344 Our marriage might look more traditional nowadays, 172 00:08:23,448 --> 00:08:26,620 but you and I are built on truth. 173 00:08:26,724 --> 00:08:28,482 -Yeah. -That doesn't stop now. 174 00:08:33,895 --> 00:08:36,861 Derek couldn't stand the sight of me. 175 00:08:36,965 --> 00:08:39,172 And I don't blame him. 176 00:08:39,275 --> 00:08:41,931 The man knew there was something between Ashley and me. 177 00:08:43,309 --> 00:08:46,655 And instead of me being a stand-up brother about it, 178 00:08:46,758 --> 00:08:48,034 instead of me just backing off 179 00:08:48,137 --> 00:08:50,655 and giving them space, I kept circling. 180 00:08:50,758 --> 00:08:52,034 You cared about her. 181 00:08:52,137 --> 00:08:54,275 That does not give me the right, Dani. 182 00:08:55,655 --> 00:08:59,068 I made the guy insecure in his own relationship. 183 00:08:59,172 --> 00:09:02,034 And for what? I-I wasn't even sure what I wanted. 184 00:09:03,724 --> 00:09:07,103 I just keep thinking that maybe if-if I hadn't gotten involved, 185 00:09:07,206 --> 00:09:09,137 they'd still be together and... 186 00:09:10,793 --> 00:09:12,620 I don't know. I guess it's too late 187 00:09:12,724 --> 00:09:14,551 for me to apologize to him now. 188 00:09:17,517 --> 00:09:21,034 Are you hungry, Grayson? There's pasta in the fridge. 189 00:09:21,137 --> 00:09:23,103 -I can make you a plate. -I'm fine. Thank you. 190 00:09:23,206 --> 00:09:26,551 Um, if you don't mind, I'd like to talk to Ashley. 191 00:09:26,655 --> 00:09:28,793 In private. Um... 192 00:09:28,896 --> 00:09:31,862 I wouldn't ask at a time like this unless it was serious. 193 00:09:31,965 --> 00:09:34,551 And-and I promise I will not leave her alone. 194 00:09:36,586 --> 00:09:37,965 Okay, then. 195 00:09:38,793 --> 00:09:40,827 I'll leave you two to talk. 196 00:09:44,206 --> 00:09:46,034 I'm only a phone call away. 197 00:09:49,137 --> 00:09:50,793 -You take care of her. -I will. 198 00:09:58,655 --> 00:10:00,206 -Ashley. -I really don't have 199 00:10:00,310 --> 00:10:02,000 the bandwidth for this right now. 200 00:10:02,103 --> 00:10:04,758 This BS game where you pretend to tell me 201 00:10:04,862 --> 00:10:06,931 what's really going on with you, and you just come up 202 00:10:07,034 --> 00:10:08,758 with a million reasons why you can't. 203 00:10:08,862 --> 00:10:11,000 I-I'm done keeping secrets from you. 204 00:10:12,172 --> 00:10:14,620 I told you, when this was over, I would tell you the truth, 205 00:10:14,724 --> 00:10:16,379 and that's why I'm here. 206 00:10:21,379 --> 00:10:23,827 It's a little too late to come clean now, don't you think? 207 00:10:23,931 --> 00:10:25,827 I wish to God there was something I could've done 208 00:10:25,931 --> 00:10:27,896 -to save Der... -No, don't. Don't. 209 00:10:30,034 --> 00:10:32,965 Don't you dare say his name to me. 210 00:10:33,068 --> 00:10:35,206 You know what? Fine. If you're determined to do this, fine. 211 00:10:35,310 --> 00:10:38,655 Let's just-just get it over with. Just... 212 00:10:38,758 --> 00:10:40,482 Just say what you came here to say. 213 00:10:41,724 --> 00:10:43,413 Lia reached out to me when she heard 214 00:10:43,517 --> 00:10:45,000 about my mom being sick. 215 00:10:46,586 --> 00:10:49,172 She sounded like she genuinely wanted to help. 216 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:51,068 I was drowning, Ashley. 217 00:10:51,172 --> 00:10:53,241 I couldn't see my head above water. 218 00:10:53,344 --> 00:10:55,310 She offered me part-time work 219 00:10:55,413 --> 00:10:58,517 through the concierge service that the hospital offers. 220 00:10:59,724 --> 00:11:01,965 And it sounded harmless, so of course I took it. 221 00:11:02,068 --> 00:11:03,344 Except it wasn't. 222 00:11:03,448 --> 00:11:06,896 The-the concierge work was real, but Lia... 223 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:08,413 saw how desperate I was. 224 00:11:09,448 --> 00:11:12,068 I couldn't even afford to put my mom in a decent facility. 225 00:11:12,172 --> 00:11:13,931 It wasn't enough. 226 00:11:15,448 --> 00:11:16,758 So, one day, she took me aside 227 00:11:16,862 --> 00:11:18,482 and offered to make me more money. 228 00:11:19,586 --> 00:11:21,482 Like stealing plasma from a hospital. 229 00:11:21,586 --> 00:11:23,482 I didn't know it was that at first. 230 00:11:23,586 --> 00:11:25,517 And why would I think it was anything illegal? 231 00:11:25,620 --> 00:11:27,896 In my mind, Lia was making plenty of money. 232 00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:29,827 She was chief of staff. She-she was being nice. 233 00:11:29,931 --> 00:11:31,413 She was... she was helping me out. 234 00:11:31,517 --> 00:11:33,068 So when you found out the truth? 235 00:11:33,172 --> 00:11:34,413 It was too late. 236 00:11:34,517 --> 00:11:36,241 I knew too much. 237 00:11:37,965 --> 00:11:40,000 And Lia knew too much about me. 238 00:11:41,689 --> 00:11:45,000 She made it very clear that I could not walk away with this 239 00:11:45,103 --> 00:11:47,586 without suffering serious consequences. 240 00:11:48,689 --> 00:11:50,793 Anita and I strongly feel 241 00:11:50,896 --> 00:11:54,827 naming the new chief of staff sooner rather than later 242 00:11:54,931 --> 00:11:57,000 is the best course of action. 243 00:11:57,103 --> 00:11:59,379 I couldn't agree more. 244 00:11:59,482 --> 00:12:02,275 Then we can move quickly as a united front, 245 00:12:02,379 --> 00:12:05,931 the three of us, lobbying the other board members. 246 00:12:06,034 --> 00:12:09,275 Anita and I have already identified 247 00:12:09,379 --> 00:12:10,827 the perfect candidate. 248 00:12:10,931 --> 00:12:13,344 Dr. Monica McCormick. 249 00:12:13,448 --> 00:12:15,068 We've already spoken with her. 250 00:12:15,172 --> 00:12:17,000 She's sharp, experienced, 251 00:12:17,103 --> 00:12:19,000 and her credentials speak for themselves. 252 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:22,724 -Mm-hmm. -You disagree? 253 00:12:22,827 --> 00:12:26,241 Well, Monica is capable, uh, no question. 254 00:12:26,344 --> 00:12:29,241 On paper, she's exactly what we need. 255 00:12:29,344 --> 00:12:31,551 So, what's the problem? 256 00:12:31,655 --> 00:12:33,724 Well, if we're talking about the future of Garland, 257 00:12:33,827 --> 00:12:36,379 I think there's someone we're overlooking. 258 00:12:36,482 --> 00:12:37,689 Your daughter. 259 00:12:42,103 --> 00:12:44,000 Can I help you, Dr. Dupree? 260 00:12:44,103 --> 00:12:47,310 Yes. You can have a chat with me. 261 00:12:47,413 --> 00:12:50,068 It'll make the day easier if I know you're all right. 262 00:12:50,172 --> 00:12:54,275 I take it that means I look a hot, chaotic mess? 263 00:12:54,379 --> 00:12:56,172 Okay, let's chat. 264 00:12:58,000 --> 00:13:02,034 Just a little out of sorts, but it's understandable. 265 00:13:03,620 --> 00:13:08,103 I can't begin to tell you how sorry I am, Shanice. 266 00:13:08,206 --> 00:13:10,758 I know how close you and Derek were. 267 00:13:11,758 --> 00:13:13,758 He was one of my best friends. 268 00:13:15,275 --> 00:13:17,724 We didn't see each other or talk that often, 269 00:13:17,827 --> 00:13:21,586 so why does it seem like every minute is about missing him? 270 00:13:23,137 --> 00:13:27,137 Processing the death of a loved one takes a heavy toll. 271 00:13:28,310 --> 00:13:30,620 How would you feel about taking some time off? 272 00:13:30,724 --> 00:13:33,137 Oh, no. 273 00:13:33,241 --> 00:13:34,551 With Garland in crisis, 274 00:13:34,655 --> 00:13:36,482 it would make me even more miserable. 275 00:13:36,586 --> 00:13:39,310 Shanice, you are human before you are a nurse. 276 00:13:40,379 --> 00:13:44,103 You have to be responsible to yourself first. 277 00:13:44,206 --> 00:13:46,793 It's advice I am sure you have given a hundred patients. 278 00:13:46,896 --> 00:13:48,827 -[laughs softly] -Probably even Derek. 279 00:13:48,931 --> 00:13:50,586 I did. 280 00:13:52,620 --> 00:13:55,137 We both lived for our jobs. 281 00:13:56,379 --> 00:13:59,172 Being a firefighter was everything to him. 282 00:14:00,620 --> 00:14:03,344 He lost himself when he couldn't do it anymore. 283 00:14:04,655 --> 00:14:06,241 And to think... 284 00:14:07,413 --> 00:14:10,965 ...he died doing the very thing he loved. 285 00:14:12,172 --> 00:14:14,000 Saving people's lives. 286 00:14:15,413 --> 00:14:17,620 I know I ultimately don't get a say in what my mom does 287 00:14:17,724 --> 00:14:19,137 in her personal life. 288 00:14:19,241 --> 00:14:21,689 It still hurts to be at odds with her kids. 289 00:14:21,793 --> 00:14:23,586 I'm not gonna make her choose between me and you 290 00:14:23,689 --> 00:14:24,862 like Deanna's been doing. 291 00:14:24,965 --> 00:14:26,689 Well, I'm glad to hear it. 292 00:14:26,793 --> 00:14:28,586 The estrangement's been painful for her. 293 00:14:28,689 --> 00:14:30,206 Don't do that. 294 00:14:31,275 --> 00:14:33,586 -Empathize? -Change the subject. 295 00:14:33,689 --> 00:14:36,344 We both care about my mom. That's a given. 296 00:14:36,448 --> 00:14:38,172 But just because I'm not gonna make her pick sides 297 00:14:38,275 --> 00:14:40,137 doesn't mean I'm done asking questions. 298 00:14:41,206 --> 00:14:43,344 I need to know who you really are, Joey. 299 00:14:44,344 --> 00:14:45,758 Ask away. 300 00:14:45,862 --> 00:14:47,448 I'm an open book. 301 00:14:47,551 --> 00:14:50,310 I'm telling you, it all lines up perfectly. 302 00:14:50,413 --> 00:14:52,310 Lia finds out that the woman 303 00:14:52,413 --> 00:14:54,655 who stole her retirement nest egg, 304 00:14:54,758 --> 00:14:57,931 everything she's worked for, is now in the DMV, 305 00:14:58,034 --> 00:15:00,655 being represented by Bill's firm 306 00:15:00,758 --> 00:15:03,275 for the exact same financial crime, 307 00:15:03,379 --> 00:15:04,620 so she reacts. 308 00:15:04,724 --> 00:15:07,620 Alleged crime, which Bill cleared her of. 309 00:15:07,724 --> 00:15:09,448 Okay, but Lia doesn't strike me 310 00:15:09,551 --> 00:15:12,241 as an "innocent until proven guilty" type, 311 00:15:12,344 --> 00:15:15,586 more of a "by any means necessary" kind of woman. 312 00:15:15,689 --> 00:15:17,586 That doesn't mean she'd take a life. 313 00:15:17,689 --> 00:15:19,275 This is the same Lia who attended 314 00:15:19,379 --> 00:15:22,103 all those social events, who sat on committees with us, 315 00:15:22,206 --> 00:15:24,448 who seemed so composed. 316 00:15:24,551 --> 00:15:27,172 That actually makes it more convincing. 317 00:15:27,275 --> 00:15:29,965 Imagine trying to keep up with the Joneses, 318 00:15:30,068 --> 00:15:34,241 and then this woman who ruined your life 319 00:15:34,344 --> 00:15:36,758 shows up living her best one? 320 00:15:36,862 --> 00:15:39,862 Like what she did to you never happened. 321 00:15:40,862 --> 00:15:42,379 That's a lot of speculation. 322 00:15:42,482 --> 00:15:44,172 Maybe we should change the subject 323 00:15:44,275 --> 00:15:45,793 before we start making a scene. 324 00:15:45,896 --> 00:15:48,758 Uh, did you enjoy yourself at the cotillion, Vanessa? 325 00:15:48,862 --> 00:15:51,517 Yes, it was a lovely evening. 326 00:15:51,620 --> 00:15:53,586 Until my daughter showed up 327 00:15:53,689 --> 00:15:56,275 and had another one of her now infamous meltdowns. 328 00:15:56,379 --> 00:15:58,448 You'd think she was raised by wolves 329 00:15:58,551 --> 00:16:01,517 instead of in a home with manners and standards. 330 00:16:01,620 --> 00:16:03,448 What is it, Kat? 331 00:16:03,551 --> 00:16:06,344 Don't tell me you've come up with another theory. 332 00:16:06,448 --> 00:16:09,310 No, this time, I'm keeping my mouth shut. 333 00:16:10,310 --> 00:16:11,413 And you should, too. 334 00:16:22,344 --> 00:16:23,896 You claim to be a legitimate businessman. 335 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:25,689 Let's start there. 336 00:16:25,793 --> 00:16:27,000 All right. 337 00:16:28,000 --> 00:16:29,241 My father. 338 00:16:30,241 --> 00:16:32,172 Not a great guy, 339 00:16:32,275 --> 00:16:34,793 but he was still a self-made man. 340 00:16:34,896 --> 00:16:36,379 He started with nothing 341 00:16:36,482 --> 00:16:39,620 and worked himself into something respectable. 342 00:16:39,724 --> 00:16:41,310 I wanted that for myself. 343 00:16:42,310 --> 00:16:44,517 I was determined to be my own boss 344 00:16:44,620 --> 00:16:46,551 and never have to answer to anyone. 345 00:16:46,655 --> 00:16:49,689 A casino, a clinic, 346 00:16:49,793 --> 00:16:52,000 real estate investments with my mom... 347 00:16:53,034 --> 00:16:54,551 ...and whatever else you got your hands in 348 00:16:54,655 --> 00:16:56,413 that you haven't mentioned yet, 349 00:16:56,517 --> 00:16:58,724 and you came by all of that legitimately? 350 00:16:59,724 --> 00:17:02,482 Well, like any captain of industry worth his salt, 351 00:17:02,586 --> 00:17:04,378 I had to cut some corners. 352 00:17:04,482 --> 00:17:05,723 Just some? 353 00:17:06,758 --> 00:17:08,655 You're gonna find out soon enough 354 00:17:08,758 --> 00:17:11,205 that the world just isn't as cut-and-dry 355 00:17:11,310 --> 00:17:13,378 as you'd like it to be. 356 00:17:13,482 --> 00:17:15,068 There's a lot of wiggle room 357 00:17:15,172 --> 00:17:18,000 between being a saint and a sinner. 358 00:17:20,310 --> 00:17:21,792 [clears throat] 359 00:17:21,896 --> 00:17:25,103 Deanna, sweetheart, how much of that did you hear? 360 00:17:25,205 --> 00:17:27,827 Enough to know that you find me to be an embarrassment. 361 00:17:27,931 --> 00:17:30,482 You're taking that out of context. 362 00:17:30,586 --> 00:17:33,896 Believe it or not, Mom, I actually came to apologize, 363 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:36,448 to say I'm sorry for flying off the handle last night. 364 00:17:36,551 --> 00:17:38,172 But now I see why I do. 365 00:17:38,275 --> 00:17:40,517 You just... you never think there's any truth 366 00:17:40,620 --> 00:17:41,931 to anything that I'm saying. 367 00:17:42,034 --> 00:17:44,931 And now I hear you talking crap about me behind my back? 368 00:17:45,034 --> 00:17:48,172 I would much rather converse face-to-face. 369 00:17:48,275 --> 00:17:50,137 I reached out every way I knew how. 370 00:17:50,241 --> 00:17:53,068 I called, I texted, I... 371 00:17:53,172 --> 00:17:56,413 I did everything I could to get through to you, and... 372 00:17:56,517 --> 00:17:58,310 now you want to barge in here 373 00:17:58,413 --> 00:18:00,275 and stage a performance, but you ignored me then? 374 00:18:00,379 --> 00:18:03,310 No, no, no. No. I will not be your audience. 375 00:18:03,413 --> 00:18:05,241 Not here, not today. 376 00:18:06,344 --> 00:18:08,413 I will see you both later. 377 00:18:18,241 --> 00:18:20,379 She's dating a walking RICO violation, 378 00:18:20,482 --> 00:18:22,413 yet I'm the problem. 379 00:18:23,793 --> 00:18:27,344 Babe, um, don't you have an appointment this afternoon? 380 00:18:27,448 --> 00:18:28,896 An appointment? 381 00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:31,034 Oh. Yeah, that appointment. 382 00:18:31,137 --> 00:18:32,103 -Mm. -I should go. 383 00:18:32,206 --> 00:18:33,310 Don't want to be late. 384 00:18:37,689 --> 00:18:38,896 Hang in there. 385 00:18:42,689 --> 00:18:44,379 Wow. 386 00:18:44,482 --> 00:18:46,827 I cleared this table faster than a fire alarm. 387 00:18:46,931 --> 00:18:51,034 Hey, luckily for you, I don't scare easily. 388 00:18:52,034 --> 00:18:54,689 Nicole is one of the most accomplished physicians 389 00:18:54,793 --> 00:18:56,206 here at Garland. 390 00:18:56,310 --> 00:18:57,965 In the DMV, for that matter. 391 00:18:58,965 --> 00:19:02,965 The problem isn't Nicole's qualifications. 392 00:19:03,068 --> 00:19:04,724 It's her lack of interest. 393 00:19:04,827 --> 00:19:06,068 She's made it very clear 394 00:19:06,172 --> 00:19:07,724 she's not the administrative type. 395 00:19:07,827 --> 00:19:10,172 Which is why she isn't on the board with us. 396 00:19:10,931 --> 00:19:12,517 You're both right, but hear me out. 397 00:19:12,620 --> 00:19:14,344 This staff has been through hell. 398 00:19:14,448 --> 00:19:17,758 A criminal operation running right under our noses 399 00:19:17,862 --> 00:19:19,793 has left morale in the gutter. 400 00:19:19,896 --> 00:19:22,620 Which is exactly why we need Dr. McCormick. 401 00:19:22,724 --> 00:19:25,793 A clean slate to get this hospital right back on track. 402 00:19:25,896 --> 00:19:28,482 But what if she takes six months, 403 00:19:28,586 --> 00:19:29,689 a-a year to get her footing? 404 00:19:29,793 --> 00:19:31,689 What if she tries to shake things up too fast, 405 00:19:31,793 --> 00:19:34,482 and the staff, which is already traumatized, 406 00:19:34,586 --> 00:19:37,862 is now worrying about their jobs and their futures? 407 00:19:37,965 --> 00:19:39,758 This is not about optics. 408 00:19:39,862 --> 00:19:41,517 This is about people. 409 00:19:41,620 --> 00:19:43,172 This staff needs to know there's someone here 410 00:19:43,275 --> 00:19:44,724 who understands them, 411 00:19:44,827 --> 00:19:47,413 who won't just make policy. 412 00:19:47,517 --> 00:19:49,551 Nicole is that person. 413 00:19:49,655 --> 00:19:52,172 She knows every department, every doctor, every nurse. 414 00:19:52,275 --> 00:19:54,379 She's already earned their trust. 415 00:19:55,482 --> 00:19:57,482 Might as well give her the title, too. 416 00:19:57,586 --> 00:19:59,275 That's a compelling speech. 417 00:19:59,379 --> 00:20:01,103 Very passionate. 418 00:20:01,206 --> 00:20:02,620 Almost rehearsed. 419 00:20:03,655 --> 00:20:05,758 It's one I genuinely believe. 420 00:20:05,862 --> 00:20:07,379 Is it? 421 00:20:08,827 --> 00:20:10,482 Be honest, Ted. 422 00:20:10,586 --> 00:20:13,206 Is this about Garland's healing 423 00:20:13,310 --> 00:20:16,931 or about you getting back into our daughter's good graces? 424 00:20:19,448 --> 00:20:21,275 That's enough, Andre. 425 00:20:21,379 --> 00:20:23,310 -Enough what? -Enough punishing yourself. 426 00:20:24,310 --> 00:20:25,724 Enough reliving the story, 427 00:20:25,827 --> 00:20:28,103 thinking that the ending is gonna change. 428 00:20:28,206 --> 00:20:29,379 It won't. 429 00:20:30,758 --> 00:20:32,000 You don't get it. 430 00:20:32,103 --> 00:20:34,241 -If I hadn't... -Hadn't what? 431 00:20:34,344 --> 00:20:37,344 Hadn't existed? Hadn't cared? 432 00:20:37,448 --> 00:20:39,758 Hadn't been human? 433 00:20:39,862 --> 00:20:41,379 That is guilt talking. 434 00:20:41,482 --> 00:20:43,620 That is not common sense. 435 00:20:43,724 --> 00:20:47,172 We all know that the issues between Ashley and Derek 436 00:20:47,275 --> 00:20:48,965 were not all about you. 437 00:20:49,068 --> 00:20:51,413 -Yeah. -The only people responsible 438 00:20:51,517 --> 00:20:53,965 for a relationship imploding are those two people inside. 439 00:20:54,068 --> 00:20:55,551 Nobody else. 440 00:20:55,655 --> 00:20:58,310 -Maybe... -No. No maybes. 441 00:20:59,344 --> 00:21:02,551 It has taken me a long time to realize that for myself. 442 00:21:02,655 --> 00:21:03,758 Yeah. 443 00:21:03,862 --> 00:21:05,413 When my marriage to Bill fell apart, 444 00:21:05,517 --> 00:21:09,137 I blamed Hayley for every little issue, 445 00:21:09,241 --> 00:21:11,310 but she wouldn't have been able to ooze her way 446 00:21:11,413 --> 00:21:12,655 into the cracks of our marriage 447 00:21:12,758 --> 00:21:14,931 if those cracks weren't already there. 448 00:21:15,034 --> 00:21:17,103 So you're saying that I was the Hayley 449 00:21:17,206 --> 00:21:19,344 in Derek and Ashley's relationship? 450 00:21:19,448 --> 00:21:21,827 Don't compare yourself to that viper. 451 00:21:21,931 --> 00:21:24,000 I got in the middle of something that I shouldn't have, Dani. 452 00:21:24,103 --> 00:21:25,793 Ashley wasn't married, 453 00:21:25,896 --> 00:21:27,517 and you sure as heck weren't best friends 454 00:21:27,620 --> 00:21:29,586 with Derek's daughter. 455 00:21:29,689 --> 00:21:32,103 What you had with Ashley wasn't deceit. 456 00:21:32,206 --> 00:21:34,517 It was unfinished. 457 00:21:34,620 --> 00:21:35,758 Look... 458 00:21:36,862 --> 00:21:38,620 ...there is nothing 459 00:21:38,724 --> 00:21:41,758 that you could or could not have done 460 00:21:41,862 --> 00:21:44,827 to change the trajectory of Derek's life. 461 00:21:44,931 --> 00:21:48,413 His death was a senseless tragedy, 462 00:21:48,517 --> 00:21:50,000 there is no doubt about that. 463 00:21:51,206 --> 00:21:54,517 But even if he and Ashley had made a go of it... 464 00:21:56,137 --> 00:21:57,517 ...there is no guarantee that things 465 00:21:57,620 --> 00:21:59,517 would have turned out any different. 466 00:22:02,068 --> 00:22:03,241 Yeah. 467 00:22:04,275 --> 00:22:06,758 Even if they threatened you, 468 00:22:06,862 --> 00:22:08,448 you should have gone to the police 469 00:22:08,551 --> 00:22:10,758 the second you found out what Lia was actually doing. 470 00:22:10,862 --> 00:22:12,241 I mean, look what happened anyway. 471 00:22:12,344 --> 00:22:13,482 They did hurt you. 472 00:22:13,586 --> 00:22:16,034 They threatened my mom, Ashley. 473 00:22:16,137 --> 00:22:17,344 What if someone threatened Jan? 474 00:22:17,448 --> 00:22:18,758 Okay, you know what? I understand. 475 00:22:18,862 --> 00:22:20,689 -You don't have to... -And they threatened you, Ash. 476 00:22:22,379 --> 00:22:25,137 You are not allowed to call me that. 477 00:22:26,310 --> 00:22:28,275 -What did I say? -You called me Ash. 478 00:22:28,379 --> 00:22:30,448 That is Derek's nickname for me. 479 00:22:30,551 --> 00:22:32,310 -I didn't... I didn't mean... -No, you know what? 480 00:22:32,413 --> 00:22:34,034 Stop apologizing, stop rationalizing, 481 00:22:34,137 --> 00:22:36,206 stop making excuses for what you did. 482 00:22:36,310 --> 00:22:38,034 -I'm just trying to explain. -It doesn't matter! 483 00:22:38,137 --> 00:22:39,827 I don't care! 484 00:22:42,655 --> 00:22:44,827 It doesn't matter anymore anyway. 485 00:22:46,896 --> 00:22:48,965 Derek is dead. 486 00:22:52,137 --> 00:22:54,448 And it's all your fault. 487 00:23:00,275 --> 00:23:03,241 For the record, I am not trying to run game on Nicole. 488 00:23:03,344 --> 00:23:06,931 I gave up on trying to put our marriage back together 489 00:23:07,034 --> 00:23:08,379 a long time ago. 490 00:23:11,586 --> 00:23:15,137 Regardless, asking us to trust your judgment 491 00:23:15,241 --> 00:23:17,310 when it comes to Nicole, 492 00:23:17,413 --> 00:23:18,620 that's a hard sell. 493 00:23:18,724 --> 00:23:20,551 I understand, but... 494 00:23:20,655 --> 00:23:22,206 Then how do you expect us to believe 495 00:23:22,310 --> 00:23:24,379 this has nothing to do with your guilt? 496 00:23:24,482 --> 00:23:25,689 Because you'd be overlooking 497 00:23:25,793 --> 00:23:28,103 how much I care about this staff, 498 00:23:28,206 --> 00:23:29,448 this community. 499 00:23:29,551 --> 00:23:30,689 The people are hurting. 500 00:23:30,793 --> 00:23:32,793 What Garland needs right now is stability. 501 00:23:32,896 --> 00:23:37,241 They need a face they can trust, a voice who can calm the storm. 502 00:23:37,344 --> 00:23:39,620 Nicole is all of that. 503 00:23:41,689 --> 00:23:44,827 Well, I still think Dr. McCormick is the safer bet. 504 00:23:44,931 --> 00:23:46,793 But if you feel this strongly about throwing 505 00:23:46,896 --> 00:23:48,379 Nicole's name into consideration, 506 00:23:48,482 --> 00:23:52,344 don't you think you should discuss it with her first? 507 00:23:52,448 --> 00:23:54,068 Anita's right. 508 00:23:54,172 --> 00:23:57,517 You know how our daughter feels about surprises, 509 00:23:57,620 --> 00:23:59,758 especially coming from you. 510 00:24:01,827 --> 00:24:04,172 You can't be surprised I have doubts about you, Joey. 511 00:24:04,275 --> 00:24:05,448 I'm not. 512 00:24:05,551 --> 00:24:07,689 I just thought we put it to rest months ago. 513 00:24:07,793 --> 00:24:09,000 What changed? 514 00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:11,344 I looked you up. 515 00:24:12,620 --> 00:24:14,862 -You looked me up? -Yep. 516 00:24:14,965 --> 00:24:18,034 Comment threads on Reddit, D.C. blogs. 517 00:24:18,137 --> 00:24:20,517 If even half the stuff they're saying about you is true, 518 00:24:20,620 --> 00:24:22,068 that means you've buried more bodies 519 00:24:22,172 --> 00:24:23,517 than this casino has customers. 520 00:24:23,620 --> 00:24:26,310 This isn't about what you read on the Internet. 521 00:24:26,413 --> 00:24:28,758 This is about someone whispering in your ear. 522 00:24:28,862 --> 00:24:30,655 -Meaning? -Your sister. 523 00:24:30,758 --> 00:24:32,172 Deanna. 524 00:24:32,275 --> 00:24:35,068 Her hatred for me is starting to rub off on you. 525 00:24:36,103 --> 00:24:37,275 DEANNA: Can you blame me? 526 00:24:37,379 --> 00:24:39,275 My mother moved on with that old head 527 00:24:39,379 --> 00:24:41,551 before the ink on my father's death certificate 528 00:24:41,655 --> 00:24:42,931 was barely dry. 529 00:24:43,034 --> 00:24:45,896 I do know something about watching a family fall apart 530 00:24:46,000 --> 00:24:48,482 at the hands of an outsider. 531 00:24:48,586 --> 00:24:50,655 Trust me, I feel your pain. 532 00:24:50,758 --> 00:24:53,034 So you thought your parents had the perfect marriage, too? 533 00:24:53,137 --> 00:24:57,482 Oh, my God, I used to think they were the blueprint. 534 00:24:58,448 --> 00:24:59,551 Now look at us. 535 00:24:59,655 --> 00:25:01,827 I mean, how am I supposed to get over 536 00:25:01,931 --> 00:25:04,827 my mother sleeping in the same bed as that lowlife? 537 00:25:04,931 --> 00:25:07,413 He's got her giggling like she's 25, 538 00:25:07,517 --> 00:25:10,103 and he's even managed to brainwash Donnell. 539 00:25:10,206 --> 00:25:11,724 Like, how is this happening? 540 00:25:11,827 --> 00:25:13,551 [sighs] You know... 541 00:25:15,068 --> 00:25:18,172 ...I used to scream from the rooftops about Eva. 542 00:25:18,275 --> 00:25:20,103 Said she was bad news from the jump, 543 00:25:20,206 --> 00:25:23,689 but then I was the villain for calling out the truth. 544 00:25:23,793 --> 00:25:25,034 That's insane. 545 00:25:25,137 --> 00:25:26,344 Yeah. 546 00:25:26,448 --> 00:25:28,517 But it didn't help 547 00:25:28,620 --> 00:25:33,517 that I was also judging my mom for dating two guys at once. 548 00:25:34,862 --> 00:25:37,310 I thought I was protecting her, but... 549 00:25:37,413 --> 00:25:39,965 really, I was just driving her away. 550 00:25:40,068 --> 00:25:41,413 Hmm. 551 00:25:41,517 --> 00:25:43,379 So you're saying that I should just shut up 552 00:25:43,482 --> 00:25:45,103 and pretend it's not happening? 553 00:25:45,206 --> 00:25:46,862 No. No, no, no, no. 554 00:25:48,827 --> 00:25:52,000 Maybe it's not about pretending. 555 00:25:52,103 --> 00:25:54,862 Maybe it's about protecting your peace. 556 00:25:56,034 --> 00:25:59,379 God forbid Joey actually does hurt your mom, 557 00:25:59,482 --> 00:26:01,448 she's gonna need you more than ever. 558 00:26:01,551 --> 00:26:05,620 But you can't push her away in the meantime. 559 00:26:06,586 --> 00:26:08,379 Thanks, Kat. 560 00:26:08,482 --> 00:26:11,000 You've given me a lot to think about. 561 00:26:12,000 --> 00:26:13,034 Yeah. 562 00:26:14,034 --> 00:26:15,724 That makes both of us. 563 00:26:16,724 --> 00:26:18,413 Thanks for letting me get that out. 564 00:26:18,517 --> 00:26:20,206 That's what I'm here for. 565 00:26:22,379 --> 00:26:24,448 You know, I've got an idea for how you might start 566 00:26:24,551 --> 00:26:26,034 feeling a little better. 567 00:26:26,137 --> 00:26:28,000 What's that? 568 00:26:28,103 --> 00:26:29,758 Go check on Ashley. 569 00:26:29,862 --> 00:26:31,896 You won't relax until you see she's okay. 570 00:26:34,275 --> 00:26:37,482 In that case, why don't we go together? 571 00:26:39,931 --> 00:26:42,517 -I can see that you're upset. -You think this is upset? 572 00:26:43,689 --> 00:26:47,862 Grayson, a man I used to love with my entire being died... 573 00:26:48,896 --> 00:26:51,103 ...because you told him my life was in danger. 574 00:26:51,206 --> 00:26:53,241 -It was. -So he followed you... 575 00:26:54,241 --> 00:26:55,862 ...you, 576 00:26:55,965 --> 00:26:58,034 into a situation he was not prepared for 577 00:26:58,137 --> 00:27:02,241 and he risked his life to save me and Jacob. 578 00:27:03,413 --> 00:27:05,000 And now he's gone. 579 00:27:06,448 --> 00:27:07,827 Forever. 580 00:27:08,827 --> 00:27:10,931 Do you know the worst part? 581 00:27:11,034 --> 00:27:13,034 I had to call his parents. 582 00:27:14,862 --> 00:27:19,206 I had to tell them that their pride and joy died... 583 00:27:21,172 --> 00:27:23,448 ...trying to protect me. 584 00:27:23,551 --> 00:27:27,310 Do you have any idea how gut-wrenching that was? 585 00:27:27,413 --> 00:27:30,689 -I can't even imagine... -No, you can't. You can't. 586 00:27:30,793 --> 00:27:34,931 I am done with all of this, Grayson. 587 00:27:37,034 --> 00:27:38,896 Please just go. 588 00:27:42,965 --> 00:27:44,310 Please. 589 00:27:56,068 --> 00:27:57,931 So, look, um... 590 00:27:59,379 --> 00:28:00,931 ...there just isn't anything more for us 591 00:28:01,034 --> 00:28:02,482 to say to each other. 592 00:28:04,103 --> 00:28:05,620 Well, there is for me, Ashley. 593 00:28:05,724 --> 00:28:08,000 I know that you're hurting. I just... 594 00:28:09,655 --> 00:28:11,068 -I thought maybe... -What? 595 00:28:11,172 --> 00:28:13,862 That once this was all over, I would just forgive you? 596 00:28:15,275 --> 00:28:18,896 That we would somehow just find our way back? 597 00:28:19,000 --> 00:28:20,241 Maybe. 598 00:28:20,344 --> 00:28:21,689 It doesn't work that way, Grayson, 599 00:28:21,793 --> 00:28:23,620 because then what happened... 600 00:28:24,655 --> 00:28:26,068 ...happened. 601 00:28:27,862 --> 00:28:29,551 [sniffles] And now every time I look at you, 602 00:28:29,655 --> 00:28:31,655 that's all I see, just... 603 00:28:32,689 --> 00:28:36,517 ...just a series of bad choices that took Derek from this world. 604 00:28:39,103 --> 00:28:41,344 Well, if that's... if that's what it takes 605 00:28:41,448 --> 00:28:44,034 for you to heal, I-I can live with that. 606 00:28:45,862 --> 00:28:47,724 I'm not gonna... 607 00:28:47,827 --> 00:28:49,758 walk out of here and leave you alone. 608 00:28:49,862 --> 00:28:51,724 -I promised your mom that. -[scoffs] 609 00:28:51,827 --> 00:28:53,241 [knocking on door] 610 00:28:59,275 --> 00:29:00,862 Problem solved. 611 00:29:00,965 --> 00:29:02,965 I'm not alone. 612 00:29:03,068 --> 00:29:04,793 -Hi. -Hey. 613 00:29:05,793 --> 00:29:07,241 -DANI: You holding up? -ASHLEY: Uh... 614 00:29:07,344 --> 00:29:10,275 [laughs softly] I'm trying to. 615 00:29:12,655 --> 00:29:14,034 Now can you go? 616 00:29:24,551 --> 00:29:26,206 I guess we got here at the right time. 617 00:29:26,310 --> 00:29:27,655 Come here. 618 00:29:27,758 --> 00:29:29,793 [crying] 619 00:29:32,689 --> 00:29:35,344 I left before it went nuclear. 620 00:29:35,448 --> 00:29:37,827 Deanna overheard me talking to Kat and Tomas 621 00:29:37,931 --> 00:29:40,000 about her behavior at the cotillion. 622 00:29:41,000 --> 00:29:42,586 Uh, you mean her reaction 623 00:29:42,689 --> 00:29:44,724 to Donnell wearing Joey's cuff links? 624 00:29:44,827 --> 00:29:46,068 I heard about that. 625 00:29:46,172 --> 00:29:48,551 Like Joey committed some unforgivable sin 626 00:29:48,655 --> 00:29:51,103 by loaning my son something so thoughtful. 627 00:29:52,137 --> 00:29:53,758 It's bad enough my daughter hates him. 628 00:29:53,862 --> 00:29:55,103 Now she's bound and determined 629 00:29:55,206 --> 00:29:57,137 to make sure her brother does, too. 630 00:29:58,172 --> 00:30:00,310 I know I promised not to judge... 631 00:30:00,413 --> 00:30:02,068 And I intend to hold you to that. 632 00:30:02,172 --> 00:30:03,517 All I'm asking, 633 00:30:03,620 --> 00:30:07,241 as your most brutally honest friend, 634 00:30:07,344 --> 00:30:10,655 is if you're sure Joey is worth all of this friction. 635 00:30:10,758 --> 00:30:12,068 [scoffs] 636 00:30:12,172 --> 00:30:14,068 He isn't the one causing it. 637 00:30:14,172 --> 00:30:16,586 Deanna's just so damn unreasonable. 638 00:30:17,586 --> 00:30:19,206 Why can't she be more like Kat? 639 00:30:19,310 --> 00:30:21,034 And what is that supposed to mean? 640 00:30:21,137 --> 00:30:23,655 Kat got over her issues about you dating 641 00:30:23,758 --> 00:30:25,103 both Carlton and Kial. 642 00:30:26,241 --> 00:30:29,482 I just wish my kids would extend me the same courtesy. 643 00:30:30,724 --> 00:30:34,517 I know my sister can come off as overly dramatic. 644 00:30:34,620 --> 00:30:36,379 Look, I-I... trust me, I have been dealing 645 00:30:36,482 --> 00:30:38,965 with her dramatics ever since we were born. 646 00:30:39,068 --> 00:30:41,793 But usually, her instincts are pretty spot-on. 647 00:30:41,896 --> 00:30:43,896 What about your instincts? 648 00:30:44,000 --> 00:30:46,689 Forget about the Reddit threads and Deanna's theories. 649 00:30:46,793 --> 00:30:49,000 Forget everything you think you know about me. 650 00:30:49,103 --> 00:30:52,310 What if I said, right here in this moment, 651 00:30:52,413 --> 00:30:54,965 would you believe that I love your mother? 652 00:30:55,965 --> 00:30:57,862 You love her? 653 00:30:57,965 --> 00:30:59,137 I do. 654 00:31:00,551 --> 00:31:02,758 -That's just... -Yeah, before you dismiss it, 655 00:31:02,862 --> 00:31:05,827 just know that's not an easy place for me to be. 656 00:31:05,931 --> 00:31:07,724 I don't like being that exposed. 657 00:31:07,827 --> 00:31:10,103 Well, what about my mother's exposure? 658 00:31:10,206 --> 00:31:11,724 What happens when someone decides 659 00:31:11,827 --> 00:31:13,758 they want to get to you through her? 660 00:31:13,862 --> 00:31:15,241 Then you should know that I would lay down 661 00:31:15,344 --> 00:31:17,344 my life for Vanessa. 662 00:31:17,448 --> 00:31:20,172 No second thoughts, no hesitation. 663 00:31:20,275 --> 00:31:22,517 I would take a bullet for her without blinking. 664 00:31:23,482 --> 00:31:25,896 Okay. I believe you. 665 00:31:27,827 --> 00:31:29,310 Glad we understand each other. 666 00:31:29,413 --> 00:31:30,620 We do. 667 00:31:32,620 --> 00:31:34,689 So I alleviated your concerns. 668 00:31:35,655 --> 00:31:37,620 Hold on. 669 00:31:37,724 --> 00:31:39,827 I'm not finished yet. 670 00:31:39,931 --> 00:31:41,103 Before I go... 671 00:31:42,620 --> 00:31:44,827 ...I want to revisit the night my dad died. 672 00:31:52,137 --> 00:31:53,793 You made a reasonable suggestion. 673 00:31:53,896 --> 00:31:56,379 -You should take it. -We'll be in touch. 674 00:31:56,482 --> 00:31:59,068 Huh. All right. 675 00:32:03,931 --> 00:32:06,000 WOMAN [over P.A.]: Nurse Johnson to room 201. 676 00:32:09,068 --> 00:32:11,000 It still doesn't feel real. 677 00:32:13,206 --> 00:32:15,137 One minute he was here, and the next... 678 00:32:15,241 --> 00:32:18,379 Yeah. But he was here. 679 00:32:18,482 --> 00:32:21,344 And the impact he made and the lives he touched, 680 00:32:21,448 --> 00:32:23,689 that doesn't just disappear because he's... 681 00:32:23,793 --> 00:32:25,344 he's not physically with us anymore. 682 00:32:25,448 --> 00:32:27,689 -Yeah. -ANDRE: Yeah. 683 00:32:27,793 --> 00:32:30,275 No, logically, I know you're right, I just... 684 00:32:31,517 --> 00:32:32,827 My heart. 685 00:32:34,034 --> 00:32:36,413 My heart hasn't caught up. 686 00:32:37,689 --> 00:32:40,000 -[sniffles] -Speaking of hearts... 687 00:32:41,000 --> 00:32:42,862 ...who was that guy here earlier? 688 00:32:42,965 --> 00:32:46,758 I'm not trying to pry. I just... 689 00:32:46,862 --> 00:32:49,517 couldn't help but sense some tension. 690 00:32:49,620 --> 00:32:52,758 He's just this guy that I've been seeing recently, and, um... 691 00:32:53,724 --> 00:32:55,551 ...you know, he-he didn't... 692 00:32:56,620 --> 00:32:58,965 ...turn out to be who I thought he was. 693 00:33:00,793 --> 00:33:02,655 Story of my life, right? 694 00:33:02,758 --> 00:33:04,827 Well, whoever he was, 695 00:33:04,931 --> 00:33:07,896 you don't owe him any more space than he's already taken up. 696 00:33:08,000 --> 00:33:09,517 Dani's right. 697 00:33:09,620 --> 00:33:11,965 You've been through more than enough already. 698 00:33:12,965 --> 00:33:14,931 You being here is helping. 699 00:33:16,896 --> 00:33:18,551 Even just sitting with me. 700 00:33:21,724 --> 00:33:23,931 Then sit we shall. 701 00:33:26,034 --> 00:33:27,931 I hear what you're saying about wanting your kids 702 00:33:28,034 --> 00:33:31,655 to be more like mine, but I had to check Kat 703 00:33:31,758 --> 00:33:34,931 and put her in her place before she finally backed off. 704 00:33:35,034 --> 00:33:38,068 You've always known how to check your children with class. 705 00:33:38,172 --> 00:33:40,931 Oh, I don't know about class. More like practice. 706 00:33:42,448 --> 00:33:46,482 And as much as my divorce to Ted hurt the kids, 707 00:33:46,586 --> 00:33:48,275 they didn't lose their father. 708 00:33:49,827 --> 00:33:51,379 True. 709 00:33:51,482 --> 00:33:54,586 Donnell and Deanna are still grieving. 710 00:33:54,689 --> 00:33:56,655 I'm grieving, too, 711 00:33:56,758 --> 00:33:58,827 even if it doesn't look like it. 712 00:34:00,068 --> 00:34:01,551 But... 713 00:34:01,655 --> 00:34:03,517 I am also trying to live. 714 00:34:03,620 --> 00:34:07,931 Trying to find some happiness in the midst of all this pain. 715 00:34:08,034 --> 00:34:10,965 I am not telling you you shouldn't live your life, 716 00:34:11,068 --> 00:34:14,551 but you should acknowledge what you're asking of them. 717 00:34:14,655 --> 00:34:18,310 Acceptance, support, enthusiasm? 718 00:34:18,413 --> 00:34:20,896 It might all be a little too much right now. 719 00:34:21,000 --> 00:34:22,688 I just want Deanna to stop acting 720 00:34:22,793 --> 00:34:25,931 like Joey's trying to destroy our family. 721 00:34:26,034 --> 00:34:28,137 I mean, at least Donnell's stance has softened. 722 00:34:28,241 --> 00:34:29,757 He actually listens now. 723 00:34:31,413 --> 00:34:36,447 Are you sure Donnell is any more accepting of Joey than Deanna? 724 00:34:36,551 --> 00:34:38,206 Or is he just playing the good son 725 00:34:38,310 --> 00:34:40,620 and telling you what you want to hear? 726 00:34:41,620 --> 00:34:44,688 You got something else on your mind, kid, spit it out. 727 00:34:45,724 --> 00:34:48,344 Yes, my sister has been in my ear. 728 00:34:48,447 --> 00:34:50,931 Deanna's got a way of making me think twice, 729 00:34:51,034 --> 00:34:53,344 even about things I already made peace with. 730 00:34:54,379 --> 00:34:56,000 And what would those things be? 731 00:34:56,103 --> 00:34:57,896 My father. 732 00:34:58,896 --> 00:35:02,413 I've been trying to let the past stay where it is, but... 733 00:35:02,517 --> 00:35:04,724 something about this, 734 00:35:04,827 --> 00:35:06,724 about you, 735 00:35:06,827 --> 00:35:08,344 it just keeps bringing me back. 736 00:35:09,586 --> 00:35:11,758 So I'm gonna ask you this one last time, 737 00:35:11,862 --> 00:35:13,827 and I just need the truth. 738 00:35:14,896 --> 00:35:17,586 Did you have anything to do with my father's death? 739 00:35:19,758 --> 00:35:21,413 Thanks for making yourself scarce 740 00:35:21,517 --> 00:35:23,413 so I could talk to Deanna. 741 00:35:23,517 --> 00:35:25,310 I could tell you needed that time. 742 00:35:26,310 --> 00:35:27,482 How'd it go? 743 00:35:27,586 --> 00:35:30,724 Better than I expected, actually. 744 00:35:31,758 --> 00:35:34,620 We're both seeing things more clearly now. 745 00:35:37,172 --> 00:35:39,172 -Deanna. -[gasps] 746 00:35:43,275 --> 00:35:44,931 [gasps] 747 00:35:52,896 --> 00:35:55,482 -Let's get to it. -Yes, please. 748 00:35:55,586 --> 00:35:57,241 Oh! 749 00:35:57,344 --> 00:35:59,000 Daddy, is this real? 750 00:35:59,103 --> 00:36:00,655 Are you just gonna stare, 751 00:36:00,758 --> 00:36:03,586 or are you gonna come over and see for yourself? 752 00:36:03,689 --> 00:36:05,172 You know we can talk about anything, right? 753 00:36:05,275 --> 00:36:06,862 Even sex? 754 00:36:06,965 --> 00:36:10,620 I told the board you would make an excellent chief of staff. 755 00:36:10,724 --> 00:36:12,758 Are you out of your mind? 756 00:36:12,862 --> 00:36:14,379 You're playing the long game. 757 00:36:14,482 --> 00:36:16,931 I'm not playing at anything. 758 00:36:17,034 --> 00:36:19,655 You just haven't gotten caught yet. 759 00:36:25,793 --> 00:36:28,724 Captioning sponsored by CBS 760 00:36:28,827 --> 00:36:31,827 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org