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You'll have to pick your poison-- tiramisu

-or death by chocolate. -Kat. No. Kat's here.

Kat. It is nice to lay eyes on you.

I've left you half a dozen messages.

Well, you know how it is when you're juggling a ton of things.

The royals call it an heir and a spare for a reason.

Looks like your long-lost daughter

picked up where I left off.

Staying in the hotel with you

and taking over my job at the office.

And that's part of the reason why

I've been trying so hard to reach out to you.

I wanted to tell you myself.

I assumed you heard it from the folks at the clinic.

The staff's my family. I would never just abandon them.

Then they told you that Eva is an instant fit.

Or they're too afraid to tell their boss

his illegitimate daughter's not ready for prime time.

[sighs]

-Hey, hey. -Oh, Hayley.

I didn't know you were coming by tonight.

I came to collect the patient. Dr. Montgomery's orders.

Hmm. He listened. He left a while ago.

-Really? -Mm-hmm.

Miracles do happen.

Yeah. Bill's a changed man.

Yeah.

Imagine that.

Yeah.

All righty.

-Your wish is granted. -[chuckles]

Yeah, that's the stuff right there.

You know, that thing kind of suits you in an odd way.

Yeah? You don't think it's too much?

-Nah, it's you. -Yeah?

I haven't used one of these since I stepped in college.

Didn't think I'd work a cane again

until I was way older than this.

Well, you know what I always say.

It's not the age. It's how you use it.

And I actually think you could use more.

Yeah? How's that?

Have Chelsea zhuzh it up,

put a lion's head or a black panther.

Something that screams Bill Hamilton.

[chuckles]

Yeah, thanks again for this.

You know, Hayley poured out our entire bar.

I know you know, I am not the one

if you need to unload about how awful it is

that your new wife is trying to keep you alive.

Yeah, no question.

So, why the drop-by and the text?

Why are you really here, Bill?

♪ ♪

You have that serious face on.

Tell me you've moved on from that tedious detective story.

Not yet.

I am in the thick of this Marcel Malone thing.

You know, the Pulitzer committee doesn't give the big one

to the same old, same old good cop, bad cop stories.

You know exposing bad cops was

one of the reasons I became a writer,

and this story is getting deeper by the minute.

[moans]

-Good? -Yeah.

-I needed that, too. -[chuckles]

What's got you in knots?

Did your dad pile on another case?

Nah, but it is about him.

What's going on with Elon?

We know from my dad that stress is not good for the body.

No worries there. My dad is tip-top.

But he's not just the job, he's the whole department.

And there's something on the horizon

that could break bad for them both.

Well, I have to get home before Bill tries

to eat or drink something he's not supposed to.

Night night.

[chuckles] Night. You're a saint.

-No, that is you. [chuckles] -[elevator bell chimes]

Hello, Senator.

Mrs. Hamilton.

Don't let me keep you.

Good evening, Senator.

Bill and I have an appointment.

Oh, I'm so sorry.

I-I don't have anything on the books about that.

And Bill left a bit ago.

I'm early.

He wouldn't miss this for the world.

You know, the couple times that I've been here...

since I moved out, it's like time stood still

or something, you know?

Everything's exactly the same.

Was I supposed to redecorate or move?

Well, actually, yeah, I-I guess. I mean, why didn't you...?

I took years to fill this home with things that I loved.

I was just supposed to unmake it because one day you woke up

and decided that you wanted to move on

with a new wife and a new life?

There's no good reason for me to part with things

that I'm actually connected to just because they stink of you.

Yeah, uh, but, Dani, I...

I don't know, I just...

Now, why are you sitting on my couch, drinking my Scotch?

And please do not insult me by saying you came for the drink.

You passed a dozen bars on your way here.

No, I...

I didn't come just for the drink.

Right. Then why did you come to my door?

Did the stroke throw you off your game?

Aren't you supposed to be going in for the kill already?

I earned that.

[sighs] But I don't have my hand out this time.

Then what is this?

[sighs]

There's no other person in the world

that knows me as well as you do, Dani Dupree.

When I was in that hospital bed, I was trapped.

In my own body, in my mind, and...

I didn't know if I'd ever walk or talk the same way again,

if I'd ever be big bad Bill Hamilton again.

And you walked into that room.

And your eyes met mine and you read me body and soul.

The whole volume of Bill Hamilton in a single look.

And you didn't owe me that.

You owed me the opposite.

But still, you grabbed my hand

and you willed me back, and, Dani, I can't,

I can't seem to shake it.

It's been hitting me over and over and over again.

Ever since I came out of that fog, I...

What has?

What are you saying, Bill?

That I wronged you.

That's why I'm here.

You've always made it a point to make new employees feel welcome.

And the staff is doing the same with Eva.

Wow. Everything's moving on as if I was never there.

Sweetheart, the staff can miss you

and support Eva at the same time,

just like I have room

for both of my daughters in my life.

Nobody whose paycheck you sign is gonna tell you

that hiring your newfound offspring was a huge mistake.

I told everybody that I know I have a huge learning curve

ahead of me, so they were very...

Dad, can you not even be alone for one minute?

I know you're missing Mom,

but to throw open the doors to your life

and your life's work

to a girl who came to town to ruin it.

I mean, it's not like she swore off her mother.

I know what I'm doing. Eva is free of Dana.

You can't possibly believe that.

Not when they're the evil version

of Mom and me forever tied together.

Well, I can never turn my back on my mom completely,

but I am done going down that messy road with her.

You knew what she did to Laura, and instead of turning her in,

you covered for her.

What is this?

I had my suspicions that Mom had something to do

with Laura's accident,

and so did the police, but they couldn't find anything there.

You lie just like her.

You had the chance to do the right thing.

You had your mom's fate in the palm of your hands.

And you chose wrong.

What did I have?

What could I have possibly given the police?

Senator Dupree. It's good to see you again.

Ah, Kat's young man.

Caroline told me you were waiting for Bill.

Um, he must have been delayed for some reason.

Is there anything I can do for you?

In this case, only Bill will do.

I didn't realize

the Duprees still have business with our firm.

Not since your daughter and Bill split.

[chuckles] It takes longer to untangle loose ends

than a marriage, apparently. Yeah.

Chief Hawthorne, you know the senator?

-I do. -Thank you, Caroline.

I'm going to head home.

I texted Bill you're waiting for him.

Unless there's anything I can get you?

Oh, nothing at all. Have a good night.

Tomas Navarro,

I don't know if you've met our chief of police

Elon Hawthorne.

It's an honor to meet you, Chief.

All right.

Tomas is on the partner track here,

and he's seeing my granddaughter Kat.

Lucky man.

Sure you have something better to do than to babysit us.

I do have dinner plans with Kat.

Go. She likes to be the one to make the big entrance.

And you needn't bother to mention you saw me here.

Of course.

Where's everybody else?

Well... you know more

about navigating the district than most.

It's no surprise the traffic gods

don't care about our troubles.

What's with the chief, the senator, and Bill

all meeting after hours?

My guess is, one of the Duprees is in trouble.

So, what's the deal with Malone?

I don't know if I should tell you.

Last time I talked about Malone, you had one of your episodes.

[scoffs] You know those come out of nowhere.

Trigger's not necessary.

Did you call the psychologist?

I told you I'd do it, and I did.

Now satisfy my curiosity and tell me what you found out.

Well, things are not adding up.

His earnings are not matching the paper trail.

By how much?

This guy quietly funneled half a million dollars

into his bank account.

That's not nothing.

How did you find out about the money?

Trusted source. Never steered me wrong.

Hey, are you okay?

I just don't like you working on this, Smitty.

Why not?

Malone has no connection to us or your job.

I have a bad feeling.

I mean, if you push Malone into a corner,

what would he do to protect that kind of money?

Not to mention his rep, his standing at the department?

I think you should just cut your losses

and get rid of this story, Smitty.

Okay, Goldilocks, which is it?

First the story's too small, now it's too big and dangerous?

I just don't want you to get hurt.

Okay, Martin, I have been at this long enough

to know when something's off.

And here you are, throwing all these red flags.

And here I thought I was talking to my husband and not the press.

I'm both.

I would never ask you to be

anything than what you are, Congressman.

What is it about this Malone guy?

Do you know him somehow?

Can I just have a feeling?

Yes, you...

What's your feeling and what brought it on?

It isn't anything specific.

And now you're evading.

-Smitty. -And now you're gearing up

for an argument when all you have to do is just talk to me.

Why are you so on edge?

And what does this have to do with your episodes?

-I told you. -I heard you.

I heard what you said.

I need you to talk to me. I am right here.

[phone buzzes]

Sorry. This thing at the office I forgot about.

I got to go.

Martin, I really think that can wait.

I-I-I think that we should...

Smitty, can you just drop this one?

No article is worth risking our future.

Just stop! Stop it!

Stop pushing!

[door closes]

So this reporter, your source, is sure?

He connected dots I only suspected.

Joey Armstrong and Marcel.

They're moving like they got history.

And what if this is just the first layer?

But I thought Elon explained that away.

Dad said Joey was Marcel's informant,

that he was using Joey as part of a sting op.

Right.

But my source told me

the funds weren't put in a dummy account.

They were put in a personal checking account.

Marcel must have duped your dad.

Yeah, of course. He had to.

My dad would never turn his back on a dirty cop,

no matter how far they go back.

Okay, so how do you make sense of it all?

Okay, I'm thinking it all started out

as a legitimate operation with Armstrong.

And then, one day, everything went left.

Some cops see that kind of money and they can't resist.

But my guess is that Dad missed it

because he still sees Marcel as this cop in his rookie class.

[sighs] No wonder you're tense.

Everybody will probably think that Elon is on the take, too.

Or that he missed what was staring him in the face.

Yeah, either way, this story is moving forward, Naomi.

And with everything I've already uncovered,

Marcel not only burned himself,

but he could be burning my dad, too.

-I'm sorry, baby. -[phone chimes]

I've got to go. I won't be long.

Okay, but please, just be careful.

I will.

I need you to be clearer about what you're saying.

Look, I'm sorry, but I'm not coming back to you.

You weren't invited.

Listen, I, uh...

I belong with Hayley. I choose Hayley.

The divorce, the marriage,

and the expected child were clues one, two and three.

Get to the point, Bill.

[sighs] Look, I regret how I left you.

And looking back, I don't know how to explain myself.

Try.

I felt trapped.

And, and I blamed you because you just seemed

so oblivious to it all.

You know, it didn't seem like you knew or cared

-that I was clawing at the walls. -You think I didn't know?

I know you, Bill.

A-And I felt that storm was coming.

I just didn't know its name was Hayley.

I thought you would gut it out through your midlife crisis

and then wake up one day

and grab on to me, like you did in that hospital,

and you wouldn't be scared anymore.

And we would be fine.

Instead, you ran away to her.

I told myself that our love had died years ago.

That you were just holding on to me

like one of your Birkins...

-just for show. -[scoffs]

That's just a story I told myself

so I wouldn't have to face the hurt that I was causing you.

It was me.

I was the one that was just going

through the motions all those years.

I was never gonna leave you, but...

you know, I just thought we'd keep going

the way we were going until I couldn't.

You mean until you met her.

I know it must seem that way to you, Dani,

but it was a long time coming.

It was long before Hayley.

You couldn't have given me a damn hint?

You wrecked me.

Yeah.

Yeah. And then you rolled up

all Cowboy Dani style to rumble with me.

I could work with that.

You know, I prefer the battle to the guilt.

I should have seen your pain.

And I see it now.

And I should have...

I could have handled everything a lot differently.

But I didn't want to face myself 'cause I was a damn coward.

You gave me your promise and your youth

and our two beautiful daughters who are the pride of my life.

I should've honored that.

I should've honored you, and I'm....

[sighs] Dani, I'm-I'm truly sorry for all of it.

Okay, can we just take this down a notch?

I keep knocking myself out to do that,

but you twist everything I say.

No twisting necessary when you keep lying.

-Kat... -You're covering for your mom

again, just like last time.

And when she walks away clean,

you'll act all shocked and innocent like you tried

to stop it, when you didn't. Again.

Well, you keep accusing me with no proof.

If you've got it, show it.

-Oh, I've got proof. -Okay, that's enough.

If you just leave Dana out of the equation,

you'd see it.

BOTH: See what?

That the two of you are not as far apart as you think.

You're both bright, fierce, determined.

I see you in each other.

Kat.

Join us for dinner.

I can't. I already have plans with...

Tomas.

My boyfriend and me finally carved out

some special, uninterrupted just us time.

So I'm going to talk to the chef

about a menu designed just for my sweetie and me.

Well, a-another time. Have fun, sweetheart.

Mm-hmm.

Oh, we will.

Come.

Well, no cuts or visible bruises.

Do me a favor and keep trying.

-[sighs] -'Cause in the end...

Ted?

Uh, Eva, I have an emergency.

What do you mean? You didn't get a text or anything.

Yeah, I-I-I forgot something I need to...

something I need to take care of, uh...

-Yeah, well, I'll go with you. -No, no, no.

You-you stay and have dinner, uh, and have the tiramisu

and just text me when you get home, all right?

Okay.

Look at me.

Even my apology isn't fair to you.

You know, you're back on solid ground.

And here I am, reopening old wounds.

Do you know...

...how long I have waited to hear you say that?

Those wounds never closed because,

'cause I felt like I was being gaslit,

like I was making us up.

Yeah.

[sighs] If I had just handled the whole situation in a different way,

things would've never gotten so out of control.

[laughs] I-I still would have fought like hell for you,

but maybe I would have been

a little easier on myself in the process.

I thought there was something missing in me,

something that I could have done to save us.

And you just left me out there twisting.

Yeah, I know.

I... This is all too late.

And I'm-I'm sorry for that, too.

So why tonight, Bill?

What happened today that drove you to my door

to pour on the penance?

The stroke.

You know that thing about me knowing you?

[sighs]

A case from the past has come back to give me grief.

You think you made mistakes?

[scoffs] No, I'm done owning up to those for tonight.

Okay.

Well, I'm glad you're here, Bill.

Period. I mean that.

Yeah, I think you do.

And all it took for us to get here is

for my body to quit on me

and for my entire life to flash before my eyes.

[sniffles]

So what are the odds that we keep this going, huh?

You know, us without the vitriol?

We're sitting in the very place where you promised me.

Not just forever but beyond forever.

I'm still saying goodbye to my family

while you're starting a new one with the woman

who tore ours to pieces, so...

Yeah, I can't promise that it's gonna be

all sweetness and light...

when there are times when I need to self-protect.

I have to respect that.

But I'm glad you didn't die.

Well, I'm glad you're glad.

[grunts]

-[door closes] -[cries]

Look at the talent in this room.

Hello, Senator.

Mr. Armstrong.

Detective Malone.

Bill's on his way.

No Martin?

That was my call.

He's still dealing with some residual trauma.

After two years?

I've shot people and been back on the force within days.

Not a point of pride, Marcel.

A face card is worth more for a reason.

I can vouch for my family's investment.

Surely, my word is sufficient.

I do like having friends in high places, Senator.

I'd imagine our guy's reappearance have hit

the refresh button on Martin's PTSD.

How sure are we, our friend is who he says he is?

Well, he made contact with Martin.

He knew things that no one else could.

And he threatened to make them public if we didn't pay.

Blackmail doesn't work so well

if the secret gets out on its own.

You mean Smitty.

The reporter?

I hear he's still circling.

Smitty's family.

Martin and I can handle him.

And Jacob's my family.

I don't ever want him to know what happened that night.

Hey.

Thanks for coming.

Of course. What's up?

Something clicked for me.

But I need to know if I'm seeing patterns that don't exist.

All right, what do you got?

Okay, so, even when I thought

that this was a vanity piece,

when I was highlighting the accomplishments

of a retiring detective, Martin would react big

every time I mentioned the name Malone.

And now he wants me off the story.

And just now he made it seem like our lives

were on the line somehow.

Okay, well, big rhetoric's the thing for politicians.

That's not what this is.

I get the feeling that Martin

knows something about Malone.

Like what?

-[sighs] -Smitty.

I don't even want to say it

because it's gonna make me sound paranoid.

Listen, I'm coming around to trusting your instincts.

Maybe you should, too.

What's on your mind?

That maybe Martin doesn't just know something about Malone.

He's afraid of him.

-Sorry I'm late. -Mmm.

I'm just happy you're here.

How do you do that?

What?

Get more beautiful.

-[chuckles] -You even smell more beautiful.

Mm. You noticed.

I save it for the most special nights.

Wait, it's not your birthday.

And it's not my birthday.

You've been so understanding

about everything, Tomas.

So, my turn.

I want this night to be about just us.

No work, no drama.

Just what I need.

[Kat giggling softly]

I would have asked the chef

to create a Puerto Rican meal,

but I figured no one could hold a flame

to your mother and grandmother.

You're right about that.

So, remember when you told me

about that perfect meal you had in Spain?

Well, the chef is recreating it.

She even flew saffron in from that region you told me about.

You don't mess around when you reciprocate.

Well...

-I can't wait to try. -[giggles]

[sighs] She was here with my dad.

He probably had to go to the hospital.

I wish he would have taken the trash out with him.

Take a look at the menu.

This is spectacular, Kat.

Happy No Drama Day to us.

Is this just a gut feeling?

Or is there something more tangible

that links your husband to Malone?

I don't know how tangible this is,

but Martin has been having these recurring nightmares

for months now.

Originally, I thought they were products

of some childhood trauma, but now I think

it's about something more recent.

And now the nightmares have started when he's awake.

And sometimes in a direct response to one name.

Malone?

Yes.

And then, tonight, when we were almost arguing

about the story, I remembered something.

Martin went to some political event with Vernon,

and he came home in the middle of the night.

Weird thing.

He changed his clothes.

He said he had a flat tire,

and he claimed he ruined his suit.

Where's your clothes?

What happened to your suit?

Flat tire.

I, I need some water.

Did you borrow this from Vernon?

Yeah.

Well, where's-where's the car?

Did you call a tow?

No.

You look wiped. Did you push the car back to DC?

Just stop! Stop it!

Stop pushing!

JACOB: And what did he say

when you asked him about it later?

I didn't.

I let it go.

We never talked about it again.

Look, I'm married, too.

And I can't imagine Naomi coming home like that

and me just dropping it.

Looking back...

there was...

something about that night I...

Maybe I didn't want to know.

Okay, so Martin's been having nightmares.

You think it may be about whatever happened that night.

And because Malone's name seems to be a trigger,

you think it's all connected.

When you say it like that...

It sounds like you're reaching.

That's what I thought, too.

So I checked the date of the event

that Martin and his granddad attended.

It was two years ago,

just a few days before the half a million dollars

landed in Malone's account.

If we weren't in Bill's office,

I'd think he cut and run.

Maybe we all should.

'Cause I can see the promised land.

My retirement.

You realize, Marcel, that unless we play this

exactly right, you won't be sipping mai tais.

You'll be making gin in a prison toilet.

I do have an excellent recipe, though.

-[elevator bell chimes] -Finally,

we can stop spinning ridiculous scenarios.

-What the hell is this? -Did Bill invite you?

The question is, why didn't any of you?

I called him to tell him I saw our old friend

at the club tonight.

You recognized him?

How could I not?

And judging from the lack of surprise

on your faces, you knew.

Were you really gonna make a move on this without me?

You were hesitant the last time around.

I did what I had to do then.

And I want to know what I have to do now to protect my son.

-I'm popular today. -I know Bill was here.

Of course you do.

I would offer you a glass of wine,

but I know you can't have any because of the baby.

Listen, I'm sure that Bill is completely open

with his new bride about his whereabouts at all times.

Either that...

or the minute you lost track of him,

you immediately panicked and checked to see

if his car was in my driveway.

Okay, it's pointless of you to create

a false scenario to try to make me jealous.

I know Bill loves me.

I hope you didn't mistake him coming here

as anything more than nostalgia.

Bill and I do have a lot of wonderful memories,

that's for sure.

I could get caught up,

curl up on the couch, and think about what we built.

Wonder if he's crossed that thin line between love and hate.

But then I see you.

That look of panic on your face.

And it's like looking in a mirror.

I was you a year ago.

And you're only six months in with a baby on the way.

Kat, this is now my new best meal of my life.

Mmm. Better than Spain?

Better because you're here.

You met me

at the exact worst time in my life.

My parents split.

I started a new business.

All this mess with Leslie and Eva.

But you met the moment.

You meet every moment, Tomas.

Even the one I'm not quite ready for.

Kat, I won't let you thank me for that.

Not taking that step until the time is right for you

is a given.

I want it to be everything you've waited for.

Well...

I do have one more surprise for you.

Um...

don't mean to interrupt,

but I thought maybe I should come over

while you guys are waiting for dessert.

Seemed like it'd be weirder if I pretended

I didn't see you, so...

Hi.

Well, you've accomplished your mission.

It's not weird now.

I saw you reading over there.

How close are you to finishing book three?

[chuckles]

Okay, so I promise, no spoilers,

but I'm only on chapter three.

And it's everything you will want for the queen.

How's the reading going for you?

Not even halfway through.

Bill's stroke kind of derailed things at the office.

Which is why

we're so happy to have this "just us" time

that I mentioned earlier.

Um, sorry to interrupt.

Have a good night, Eva.

Night.

Why do you do that?

We were having such a great time.

Gentlemen.

I had something personal to take care of.

I trust you all have brought Ted up to speed.

Oh, I'm up to speed, all right.

If you don't want to be here, no one's keeping you.

Last time I just thought you had the right to know.

That's because there was something you needed me for.

Ted, if you stay, you're a part of whatever lines get crossed.

And we'll be in his debt all over again.

Not just to him.

You're in to the whole room.

Anyone here seen Ocean's Eleven?

The original, not the Clooney.

Bunch of guys are brought together

to achieve an impossible task?

Never mind.

The point is,

mistakes are inevitable,

but holding together is the key

to getting away clean.

Are we holding together?

Yeah, Doc.

In or out?

-I'm in. -[elevator bell chimes]

You invite Clooney?

What the hell?

Meeting with Bill behind my back?

Granddad, why you just didn't tell me about this?

-I was trying to... -Dad?

Now you're pulling him into it.

Son, your father's known from the beginning.

Tell me that's not true.

Martin, we're just trying to make sure

-it's gonna all be all right. -No, no.

It's just too much.

It's never gonna be all right.

Don't let her take our big night away from us.

She was just trying to be nice.

Yeah, and I'm SZA.

I told her tonight was special, so she crashed it.

So tonight wasn't about us?

It was about sticking it to your half sister?

Will everyone stop protecting that basic...?

[sighs]

I planned this perfect night for us.

I didn't expect to see her,

and now it's ruined.

You're not the only one who went off the tracks.

I'm sorry.

Let's both rewind.

Let's pretend she never came over.

And you were saying something

about how I'm the world's best boyfriend.

I would love to hear you expand on that.

Okay.

As I was saying...

...I love...

...being with you.

No more waiting.

I want tonight to be my first time.

Have you heard any rumors about Malone being violent?

Complaints about using excessive force, anything like that?

Not even a hint of that.

Are you thinking that Martin witnessed a crime

or that Malone actually targeted Martin?

And got paid for it?

That's a lot of money, Smitty.

I don't know.

But I need to crack this.

And if Malone is a threat to my husband,

I will find a way to bring him down.

I'm completely secure in my marriage.

But it's not entirely up to you, is it?

You know that old adage--

show me the hottest woman in the world,

and I'll show you a guy somewhere

-that's sick of shagging her. -Mm.

Then you're exhibit "A."

Bill got tired of you.

Hell, he was miserable with you.

All that over-the-top DEFCON Dani nonsense.

And you think that boring little you is gonna keep his interest?

I was like a roller coaster on top of a skyscraper.

I was the ride of his life.

And not just in bed.

You have kids together.

He'd be a bastard if that didn't

still connect him to you.

But I'm about to have that same kind of bond.

Nine months is a long time, little Hayley.

My guess is that Bill loses interest

once your primary draw is closed for business.

If you are seriously waiting for my husband

to come back to you,

then you're gonna die waiting.

[wincing]

Now who's being over-the-top?

Did I hurt the imaginary fetus?

If Vernon didn't invite you to the party, how'd you know?

I came to meet Bill.

But this is getting way too out of control.

I can't let you fight my battles, Granddad.

This is my battle as well.

Let us handle this.

This isn't on you.

It starts and ends with me.

You can't keep me out of it.

Congressman has a point.

Get him the hell out of here.

Sit down. Sit down. Sit down.

-Get out of his face. -Get him out of here now.

Okay, I've got you. Come on. It's okay.

It's gonna be all right.

I'm gonna put you in the car, going to get you home.

We'll fill Ted in when he gets back.

All right.

It's time to get after it.

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