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NAOMI: No rooms available?

Not even one?

I don't need a shelter!

June, you got to face it.

Your days in Tent City are over.

But I like it there.

Except when somebody lays hands on my suff.

And that's when the boxer in you comes out. We know.

We don't need another incident like the last one.

[scoffs]

I've called more shelters than I can count,

and I can't find a single bed available.

Fine by me.

Naomi,

this might be a good time to use that name of yours.

You know how I hate doing that.

Yeah, I know. But nothing else seems to work.

It might be a good time to pull those Dupree-Hamilton strings

-of yours. -No.

I hate strings.

The only thing worse than a lawyer

is people who pull strings.

-No offense. -NAOMI: Please.

You've said much worse.

Thanks for the idea, baby.

Um, I'm gonna make one more call.

And you'll learn soon

what my other clients already know, June--

I never quit.

VERNON: Coffee is served.

Mm.

No, thank you, dear.

I'm not in the mood.

Neither am I, Daddy.

Well...

that makes three of us. [chuckles softly]

I just used coffee as an excuse to give you two a little...

mother-daughter alone time.

I know. Thank you.

It was much appreciated.

And now I suppose I should do my part

and give you some time with your daddy.

[sniffles] I'll just go...

fix my face. [chuckles]

There is nothing about that face that's broken.

-[chuckles] -Amen.

[chuckles]

[sighs]

-Daddy's turn now. -Mm.

How are Kat and Martin?

I want to make sure that they're okay.

I'll call the kids.

Don't you worry about that.

How are you holding up, sweetheart?

By a thread.

-Mm. -But I wouldn't even have that

if it wasn't for you and Mother.

I'm so lucky to have you.

That goes both ways.

I thought I got rid of the problem.

Look, I'm not responsible for crazy.

You didn't tell me, Bill.

I was your wife.

This was my family.

I made a judgment call, okay?

The man made a mistake, but he was

and still is madly in love with Nicole.

I didn't expect this to crop up and haunt them.

It wasn't your call to make.

Listen,

when we were together, your family was my family.

And I went above and beyond to protect them,

even from themselves.

Tell me when and where

you have ever done anything to help anyone other than yourself.

I've said it once. I will say it a million times.

You wouldn't be Bill Hamilton without riding my family's name.

Your firm would be about chasing ambulances

-and hanging out at the ICU. -Okay,

and you pointing this out is supposed to do what, Dani, huh?

Make me see the error of my ways?

Maybe!

[scoffs]

And here I thought you didn't care about me anymore.

♪ ♪

You arrogant, self-serving son of a bitch.

Ah, here we go with Dani's greatest hits.

Can you at least come up with new material?

Okay.

So let me make sure I have this straight.

Ted cheated on my sister.

And when his side piece got pregnant

and wanted to put their affair and expected baby

on blast, he called in the fixer-- you.

Who then terrified this woman into having an abortion.

Or so you both thought.

And then you ran her out of town?

Well, not that I need to explain myself to you

or any other Dupree anymore,

but, yes, that about sums it up.

Yeah. So now you know.

Dr. "Perfect Ted"

-is nothing of the kind. -Ha.

You really are a piece of work.

Yeah.

Who's gone above and beyond in service of the Duprees.

May God forgive me.

So what else have you fixed for my family, Bill?

What other skeletons are waiting to jump out of the closet

and destroy all our lives?

Hey. How are you?

Went to the gym earlier to work off the negative energy.

You do seem calmer.

And the kids seem okay this morning.

Yeah, they probably don't think

their grandparents are broken up for good.

-[scoffs softly] -Did you go

to the office after your workout?

Yeah. Naomi called and asked for a favor,

which was a pleasant distraction.

What did she want?

Help finding a unhoused woman a room.

-Apparently all the shelters are full. -Mm.

Which is no surprise there.

Were you able to help her?

I was, through a connection that works with a hotel

that's providing the city with housing for the homeless.

More and more are doing that these days.

In fact, my commission is in the process

of setting up a meeting

to make sure the program is going good.

That's good.

As long as it's not...

Never mind.

As long as it's not what?

Tell me. What are you keeping from me?

Do you have any conscience at all, Bill?

Can you even fathom what this has done

to Nicole, let alone that woman?!

Get off your high horse, Dani.

I didn't force Ted into that woman's bed.

He went there on his own.

And when things went south,

he did what all of you Duprees do at one point or another--

he came to me to make the problem go away.

No! You need to come down to earth.

What does it say about you

that when my family might have needed your help,

you were willing to sink lower

than anyone could possibly imagine?

Well, maybe it's because your family needed me to get dirty

as long as their precious hands stayed clean.

Let me tell you something.

It was made clear to me from the start

that I was expected to fulfill a certain role.

Now, if that offends you so much,

then you need to go take it up with the ringmasters--

the great Vernon and Anita Dupree.

They say when you have a child,

it's like walking with your heart

around the world outside of your body.

Every blow, every scratch they suffer,

you...

you feel much more than they do.

I'm not even feeling any pain.

All I feel is... empty.

I went from rage to despair, mixed with confusion,

and now I think I've...

landed at numb.

That's not a bad thing.

It's your body protecting itself.

Soon the shock will fade, and...

all the emotions will come crashing in.

Then all you'll be able to do is feel.

Yay. Something to look forward to.

[chuckles] No.

But, uh,

it's nothing to fear.

Your family loves you.

We got you.

So you cry, scream.

You do...

everything your heart tells you to,

or takes you through.

We won't let you fall.

So that's the hotel where my dad is staying.

I didn't want to lie to you,

but Vernon asked me not to tell you where Ted is.

MARTIN: So everyone knew

where my dad went but kept it from me,

like I'm some savage beast who can't control himself?

That is not what I said.

But this right here

is exactly why Vernon told me not to tell you.

You do not get to enter into agreements

with my family behind my back,

deciding if I should or should not know about my own father.

I'm not a damn child.

[scoffs, grunts]

You are a lifesaver.

Thank you. Thank you so much.

Turns out my cousin has a contact

at the Office of Economic Development.

They did a little digging,

and they were able to find you a room in a hotel

that works with a charity to put up unhoused people.

See, that's even better than a regular shelter.

I don't need any of it.

I'm fine where I am.

June, I'm not gonna be able to focus on your case properly

if I'm worried about your safety.

I can take care of myself.

And the way you took care of yourself

is what got you arrested in the first place.

We can't have that happen again.

To keep it from happening,

it's better if you stay at the hotel.

[sighs]

I am doing this by protest.

Duly noted for the record.

Come on. I'll take you to your new home

while Naomi stays back and gets some work done.

[knocking]

Hey. I figured you could use some company.

You're right about that.

You're the only person that's willing to endure me

right about now.

Well, if it helps,

-I didn't come empty-handed. -[chuckles]

That's the perfect medicine that I need.

Yeah.

So, fill me in.

Is everything going good at the hospital?

Well, that's the only thing that I have left.

This morning, I...

took evil looks from my coworkers

and everybody that came to the anniversary

and everyone that loves and adores Nicole.

Which is...

-everyone. -[chuckles]

Right.

Is there anything I can do?

Yeah. Um, if you could...

convince my wife that I'm still the man that she married

and has been in love with for years and years and years.

I can try. But I'm not sure Aunt Nicole is gonna want

to listen to me.

-Yeah. -Yeah.

Man, I'm so sorry you two are going through this.

I'm the one that put everyone in an untenable position.

I'll regret that for the rest of my life.

[sighs]

I used to think

Ted was the closest thing I'd find to you.

Intelligent, funny, loving.

Honest. Or so I thought.

How could I have been so blind?

ANITA: Stop.

Now, we talked about this.

Now, you can trash Ted and that tramp Leslie

to your heart's content.

But no one gets to criticize my daughter.

Not even my daughter.

Your mother's right.

What happened to you was out of your control.

You did nothing but love your husband.

And the fact that he isn't worthy of that love,

well, that's his own damn fault.

I felt adrift, like everything was just strange and unfamiliar.

But here,

everything starts to feel like it should.

You make me feel so secure and loved.

Because you so, so are.

But I have hid out here long enough.

It is time for me to go home.

Oh, no, you don't have to.

Stay here as long as you want.

No, I need to start standing on my own two feet again.

I love you both.

Love you more.

Love you, baby.

Love you, Mommy.

Mmm.

ANITA: Vernon,

I know nonviolence is a code you live by,

and under normal circumstances,

I'd be right there with you.

But right now,

there is nothing I'd like more than to...

Give Ted Richardson one old-fashioned butt whupping.

You know me so well.

My date's been held up for a few.

So you have time to tell me what that was all about.

Why was my brother so upset?

Well, your grandfather asked me

not to tell Martin where your dad is staying.

Granddad couldn't possibly think Martin would try to hurt Dad.

Of course not.

I think he was just being overprotective.

Which I guess I am guilty of, too.

[groans] God, maybe... maybe Martin is right.

Maybe I should just stay out of Dupree family business.

I never thought I'd leave you speechless.

Do you or do you not agree?

You really don't care how your actions affect others, do you?

"Others" meaning you?

Right? 'Cause the whole world revolves

-around you. -Your world certainly does,

because everything you do affects my family.

Look,

I don't know what to tell you, Dani.

What's done is done and it can't be undone, now, can it?

Now, are you done?

-Stay out of my family business. -That's fine by me.

Hell, the Duprees have always been

far more trouble than they're worth.

-Then it should be easy for you to stay the hell away. -[scoffs]

Wasn't it obvious I wanted out when I left you?

Don't let the door hit you.

I can't believe I ever loved such a soulless man.

[door closes]

When you and Dani were married, could the whole neighborhood

-hear your arguments? -Baby, I know.

I'm-I'm so sorry, Hayley. I'm sorry.

I just...

Look, I hope you're not letting any of her hateful words

take up any space in your head.

Well, I hope that you were serious

when you said you were done helping her family.

Look,

obviously, I want to keep Naomi and Chelsea in my life,

but the rest of them can go to hell, as far as I'm concerned.

So other than Naomi and Chelsea,

does that mean we're done with your ex-wife

and the rest of that family?

[chuckles softly]

My answer is a definite...

-maybe. [laughs] -That's not funny!

-I thought you loved me for my sense of humor. -[scoffs]

-Come here. -[chuckles]

-[chuckles] Mmm. -Mmm.

Mm.

I'm disappointed in you, Smitty.

I thought you'd be smart enough to swerve

when my brother starts acting all extra.

You are a much better husband than he deserves.

And an outstanding father

to my wonderful niece and nephew.

You are

a loved and valued member of this family,

and you always will be.

And if you and Martin split up,

we'd keep you.

Mm. [chuckles]

This thing with your folks, it really rocked you, too, huh?

Yeah.

-Well, I'm here for you, sis-in-law. -[phone buzzes]

[chuckles softly]

Oh, shoot. There's a problem with the samples,

and the shipper's on its way.

-I got to handle this. -It's fine.

-Bye, Kat. -Bye.

-Kat, are you leaving? -[sighs]

I'll be right back, Tomas.

I have to run a quick errand.

Can you grab a table for us?

I gave your father hell for keeping Ted's secret.

NAOMI: While I'll applaud your loyalty to Aunt Nicole,

I think you should stay out of this.

In fact, I think it's probably best for everyone

if you just stay far away from anything Dad-related right now.

Sorry, not happening.

He helped destroy my sister's life,

and he needs to know he's not getting away with it.

Duprees don't run,

and we damn sure don't hide.

I love you, Mom, but you yelling at Dad benefits no one.

Let me deal with him.

Okay, I need you to trust me.

I know what I'm doing.

Yes, you do.

And I love you back. [smooches] Ciao.

[footsteps approaching]

-Hey! -Hi.

-Did we arrange to meet today? -No.

Derek and I ended up being off at the same time,

which hardly ever happens.

And we knew you two would probably be at Orphey Gene's,

so we thought we'd just come on by and give it a chance.

-Mm-hmm. -Where's Jacob?

He's out running an errand, but he should be back soon.

Sit, please. I can use the company.

[sighs]

-Oh! -Wow.

-[chuckling] -I leave my wife alone and what happens?

She picks up two strangers.

You snooze, you lose, Jacob.

All right, so I got June all settled in at the hotel,

even though she wasn't happy about it.

But I told 'em if they have any issues

-to call me directly. -Good.

-June? -A client of mine.

Is this a new service you're providing, finding housing?

'Cause Ash and I could certainly use a bigger place.

[chuckles] June definitely needs

a little more attention than my usual clients.

-Thank you for all your help today. -Yeah.

You know, I think June is going to really like

her living arrangements sooner than we think.

Hey, man, I trust and believe

that you two are gonna get through this

-and get your marriage back on track. -Hmm.

You have more faith than I do.

I don't know how we're gonna get this thing back on track.

But I might.

Keep the faith, Uncle T.

Hmm.

I'm gonna holler at you later.

Thank you, Nephew.

-Love you, man. -Love you, man.

[door closes]

[knocking]

Forget something?

[phone buzzes]

Okay if I join you?

If you don't mind sitting with the most hateful girl

to ever darken Fairmont Crest.

I work for Bill Hamilton, remember?

Hanging out with polarizing folks doesn't faze me.

I wouldn't be very good company right now.

Lucky for you, I'm not very demanding.

So unless you object...

I don't often say this,

but you've surprised me.

I never would have pegged you as the malicious type.

Wow.

You know, most of the folks around here

just choose to avoid me,

but you actually went out of your way

to sit here and say hateful things.

And it hurts even more coming from you.

Hey. I'm so sorry, Auntie.

Mmm. It's okay, Andre.

I'll be okay.

Come in.

Can I get you something to drink or eat?

Wait, I don't even know if the groceries have been delivered.

-Let me ask Mona. -Oh, it's okay.

Hey, I don't need anything.

[sighs]

But I hate what you're going through.

I wish I'd have told you before this.

♪ ♪

What do you mean

you wish you would have told me before?

You knew about Ted's affair?

He told me.

But not about Eva.

Uncle Ted didn't know about her.

I caught him in a vulnerable moment,

and he needed someone to confide in.

Someone other than his wife?

He couldn't bring himself to tell you the truth.

But, listen, he was torn up on the inside.

You knew and you didn't say a word?

[sighs]

-[chuckling] -[phone buzzing]

-Are you done? -Scuse me, I got to take this.

-Go for it. -Yeah.

-Pretty good, right? -Mmm.

Detective Hawthorne.

[sighs]

All right.

Yeah. Thanks for letting me know.

What's wrong?

That was the hotel.

Is June making trouble already?

She's gone.

Took all her stuff and left.

Oh, no.

Don't worry. I think I know where she'll be.

Derek, I might need a hand.

-You got it. -We'll be right back.

[scoffs]

Okay. While the boys are off handling your client,

who I'm sure is going to be just fine,

girl talk.

Why don't you let me know how you've been coping

with this new Dupree family scandal?

I love that you have to say "new."

I feel like...

"Dupree" is another word for "drama."

Enough deflecting.

You just found out that your uncle is a cheater

and you've got a new cousin as a result.

That's got to have you feeling some type of way.

I mean,

for it to happen to them, of all people.

My Aunt Nicole and Uncle Ted were always the ideal couple

in my eyes.

You know? They always seemed so happy.

And if they couldn't make it, who of us can?

Oh, no, do not go there.

-I'm just saying-- -You and Jacob,

you guys are total icons of love.

-Oh, my God. -[laughs]

No, but seriously...

[sighs]

Derek and I hope to get to that stage someday.

Yeah, Jacob and I are fine.

For now, at least.

Because when it comes to the Dupree family,

the only thing that's for sure

is that there is never a dull moment.

Picked up another habit, I see.

Or is this just another vice you've been keeping from us?

I guess the real Ted Richardson is a lot more second-rate

than I imagined.

Go ahead. Give it to me.

Give it to me good. I know you want to.

Do you think I give a damn what you want me to do, Dad?

You and all the lies have all but destroyed the mother I love.

Never question whether I love your mother.

And how you show it--

by telling her lies?

Telling us lies

for years? And I'm just expected to forgive you?

Even if I could,

who am I supposed to forgive

when I don't even know who you are?

Do you have any idea how much I looked up to you?

In high school, when all of the other kids

used to rag on their fathers,

I bragged that mine was the best.

And other dads would criticize their sons

for not excelling in sports.

But when I chose the debate team over basketball,

you encouraged it.

You told me the only thing that mattered

was that I was happy about my choice.

-I remember that. You kicked ass on the debate team. -Don't.

Don't do that.

Because you're not that man.

And you're certainly not the father that I knew.

I was named after Dr. Martin Luther King.

But I idolized you.

And for what?

It was all smoke and mirrors.

Nothing to say?

Because I'm right here,

ready to hear any lie

or story you feel like telling me.

Fire away, Dad.

Just treat me like another one of your victims.

Yeah, yeah. Yeah, we'll paper the settlement,

and I'll get you a copy for your review.

Uh-huh.

Yep. By end of business tomorrow.

Sure.

All right. Yep. Looking forward.

Bye.

[grunts]

Smitty.

Thank you so much for coming.

Don't make me worry about you, too.

I'm fine.

No, you're not.

Please try not to let all this get the better of you.

You know,

I can almost understand a man cheating on his wife

if things have gotten that bad between them.

But what Ted did

while Nicole was going through multiple miscarriages,

feeling like a failure

because she couldn't give him another child,

and him lying to all of us,

pretending to be an upright citizen,

pillar of the community,

it's unforgivable.

Far be it from me to defend Ted.

But he did say

that he believed the woman had aborted the child.

Which means he didn't know about Eva.

Vernon,

the man impregnated another woman

while married to our daughter.

Did we even know this man?

I doubt we ever really know our fellow man.

But I do know this much.

Ted is in for the tongue-lashing of his life

from his mother-in-law.

I'm about to walk up one side of him

and right down the other.

And he will deserve every bit of it.

Dani.

You seem...

happy.

Did Rowena promise to get you

some apple crisp to take home with you?

She did. Right after I went to Bill's and ripped him a new one.

What he did to Nicole, to this family is unconscionable.

And someone needed to tell him that.

I don't know if that was the best idea.

You and Mother were just talking about chewing Ted out.

So why is it so bad that I gave Bill a piece of my mind?

Anyway, I'm done with him.

But with what Nicole's been put through,

rest assured,

I'm not finished making folks pay.

I know I probably should have said something,

but I was stuck between a rock and a hard place.

Forgive me. Please.

It's not your fault.

And I know it must have been hard

to be put in the middle like that.

Ted should have never done that to you.

[scoffs] It seems like every hour,

I'm learning more and more about this man that I married.

A stranger in my house, sleeping in my bed,

who kept a secret from me for practically our entire marriage.

Look, I know it's killing you,

but I also know how much it's hurting Uncle Ted.

Look, I need you to know that he really does love you

and he regrets keeping this secret from you.

Come on. You know he would have never went through this

if he knew he had a child.

I'm sure he would have handled things much differently.

I hear everything you're saying.

But what am I supposed to do with that?

-All it does is cause me more pain. -[door closes]

VANESSA: Nicole.

-[Nicole sighs] -Come here.

[sighs]

Oh, babe.

I guess you had your reasons for what you did. It's just...

I thought I'd gotten to know you a little bit.

Except I didn't realize you had it in you

to throw a monkey wrench into so many people's lives

without a second thought.

Well,

as fun as it's been listening to hear you misjudge me,

I have someplace, anyplace else to be.

Look, I'm just trying to understand.

Just let me go before I fall apart right here

and humiliate myself even more.

Don't go. Maybe I did misinterpret some things.

You can talk to me.

Come on. Stay.

Can I offer you a drink?

No, thank you.

I came in response to your summons.

What's so urgent?

Well, I heard that you're working as a journalist again.

Freelancing for the Washington Record,no less.

Mm-hmm. And that matters to you because...?

Well, I've always thought

you were a talented reporter, Smitty.

That piece you did

uncovering the embezzlement at that tech corporation--

should have won a Pulitzer.

I just wanted to congratulate you on resuming your career

and offer my assistance wherever you may need it.

Are you thinking that I need a legal consultant?

-Because the Record has staff for that. -Yeah, of course,

of course. But, you know,

one never knows when a friend or even an ex-friend

might be useful.

This town runs on favors, Smitty.

And sometimes that's all it takes

for a smart man to get ahead.

So your urgent call was to offer me friendship?

Or, rather, an unspecified favor?

Yeah, I think that we can be very useful to one another

-going forward, provided-- -Ah.

Yeah, okay, now we're getting to it.

Provided that you remind your husband

how important it is that we all remember

that we're on the same team.

And what team is that, Bill?

Martin will understand.

So you have nothing to say to me?

All out of lies?

Martin,

the mistakes that I've made...

do not invalidate the love that I have for you and Kat.

Especially not your mother.

She is my universe.

I love her more than life.

And the only thing that matters to me is my family.

God, Martin.

I'm sorry

that I put you through this and our family.

But I'm gonna do everything that I can to get my family back.

[door opens]

I love you, son.

♪ ♪

Ah, get off me.

We found her back at the underpass.

She packs a hell of a punch.

This is harassment, kidnapping.

It's nothing of the sort.

June, you shouldn't have run off like that.

Is this a free country or isn't it?

And, hey, you're my lawyer, aren't you?

Doesn't that mean I get to tell you what to do

and not the other way around?

JACOB: Nothing about your situation

is typical, June.

Now, please, just sit down and behave yourself.

Come here.

-Sit down. -These are our friends.

You've already met Derek.

Painfully so.

This is Ashley.

Hi.

Mm.

Charmed, I'm sure.

JACOB: She refused to go back to the hotel,

so we brought her here.

At least until we could figure out what to do next.

After all the trouble it took to find you a safe place to live,

why did you leave?

Because the underpass is where I live,

and I like it there.

And it's where I'm going to stay.

And there's not a damn thing you can do about it.

I'm not proud of what I did.

And I know I let things go too far.

And in the end,

I found myself not only trying to protect my mom

but also...

my father.

God.

That feels really strange, calling him that.

And I didn't want to hurt Nicole either.

I genuinely, deeply care for all three of them.

And I ended up failing them all.

Everything just got so out of hand.

I know what I did was wrong.

And I probably could have stopped it

if I'd only realized that sooner.

[shudders] I really have to go.

I don't want to do this. Not here.

Not in front of all these people.

For a long time, I was worried that you were missing out

by playing around and not committing to Doug

or finding somebody that you wanted to commit to.

But now?

I'm wondering if your way was right all along.

I mean, if you don't give your heart to any one man,

it is less likely that it will get handed back to you.

If I'd found anything like the love you have...

had with Ted, I would have been Mrs. Monogamy, too.

You two were so damn happy.

Who could have possibly seen anything like this coming?

[scoffs] Certainly not me.

Vanessa, I am exhausted.

I need some time alone.

I love you for coming by.

And I feel incredibly blessed to have

so many people loving me and supporting me.

But I just... I need some time to process.

Is there anything I can do for you before I go?

-Just this. -Mm.

If I am not the first person you call

when you are ready to talk...

Don't worry. You will be.

Favor? Can you leave the door ajar?

I'm expecting a food delivery.

God knows I am not cooking.

-You got it. -Thanks.

[knocking]

Teddy boy.

Or is it "Teddy Bear"?

How's my favorite scumbag brother-in-law doing?

My sister's too nice to tell you

what a piece of trash you really are,

so I'm here to do it for her.

Prepare for the worst.

'Cause you sure as hell have it coming.

-[grunts] -[doorbell rings]

Can you leave the food inside the door, please?

Thank you!

Are you hungry?

Sorry I didn't think to bring anything.

How did you get beyond the gate?

I got the codes from Eva.

I'll have them changed immediately.

Now get the hell out of my house.

I know you hate me,

but I need you to hear me out.

There's something you need to know.

LESLIE: Look at you, living a life with the parent

that you chose.

Don't give me another thought.

-Anything for you, Mr. Dupree. -Mm.

Except that.

So you're admitting it?

Eva ran Laura off the road.

Do you want to tell me what's going on

-with you and Andre? -[chuckles]

What took you so long to wind up in my bed?

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