All language subtitles for Beyond the Gates s01e160.eng

Thank you again for having us over.

And especially having Rowena
prepare some of our favorites.

She really put her foot
in that lobster ravioli.

[laughter]

I'll tell you that much.

That's probably why I had to fight you off

for a second helping, Granddad.

Well, I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Everything was delicious, Anita.

And don't even get me started

on that pecan apple salad
with that vinaigrette. Mmm.

Well, you are both very welcome.

VERNON: Anita and I thought,

what better way to celebrate
you two getting back together

than to invite you over

to enjoy one of Martin's
favorite boyhood meals?

You have told me
how much you enjoyed summers

on the Vineyard growing up.

Yeah, I remember Kat
and Chelsea and Naomi and I

pigging out when Gran
made her lobster ravioli.

Hey, Gran, don't tell Rowena,
as great as lunch was,

and I know she probably followed
your recipe to the letter

her ravioli doesn't hold a candle to yours.

Your secret's safe with me.

I've always found
your grandmother's foot

tastier than Rowena's.

Stop it, Vernon.

And lower your voices.

The last thing we need
is Rowena on the warpath

'cause she's feeling overlooked.

And there are a few recipes
that she does better than I do,

and I'd like to continue enjoying them.

Yeah, got that right.

Sorry I'm late, coz.
That video interview ran long.

They always do. No worries.

I too love our ChelseaKat
Dream bag in red.

You love every ChelseaKat bag
in every color, Madame Designer.

Well, yes, but since we sold out
of these during the launch,

I've just been eager to see more.

Soon. There's so much demand,

we've already placed
a new order for the Dream bags

for the people who missed out.

I love that you're staying on top of this.

- Are you checking our metadata?
- Mm-hmm.

Making sure we're taking advantage

of the latest SEO best practices.

As good as our products are,

we still need to drive traffic to the site

in order to get the sales.

So, why Uptown for this working lunch?

We could've just done takeout
at Orphey Gene's.

Oh, no reason.

I just thought coming out for lunch

might be a nice change of pace.

- Okay, sure.
- Mm-hmm.

Why do you keep looking
at the door like that?

- No reason.
- Okay, two "no reasons" means

that there's definitely a reason.

Who are you looking for?
Are you expecting someone?

? ?

Seriously, Pop, are we back to this?

Look, you must've forgot,
but I'm no longer on desk duty.

You're on whatever duty
I assign you, and I'm getting

sick and tired of your arrogant,
insubordinate attitude

that made you froggy enough
to accuse your own father

of being on the take.

What exactly was I supposed to think

after catching the chief
of police all heads-together

with Joey Armstrong?

The person of interest
in more cases than I can count.

And after you demanded
I stop investigating

the murder in Stance Park?

Son, it is painfully obvious

that you still haven't learned
the difference between

being a good cop and a smart cop.

But lucky for you, your old man
is here to teach you.

[sighs]

Dr. Fitzgerald, you look done in.

Oh, it was touch and go for a while.

I heard. The whole break room
was buzzing

about how amazing you were
with Mrs. Jones' lipo.

It was a little bit more complicated

than your typical fat removal procedure.

I know. She has
acute lymph edema, right?

Because her lymph nodes
have been removed

- to treat the breast cancer?
- Correct.

In the initial surgery, they got the cancer,

but not without any consequences.

So today I had to go in and
drain the excess lymphatic fluid

that spilled into the surrounding tissues

because it had nowhere else to go.

Hopefully, that reduces the inflammation

that she's been suffering.

You know, I just remember
learning in nursing school

that Black women are at far greater risk

at developing lymph edema
than women of any other race.

Unfortunately, there are
a number of medical conditions

that disproportionately affect our people.

Yeah.

Now, I know that most folks think that

all we plastic surgeons do
is perform facelifts,

BBLs, and tummy tucks all day,
but I will have you know,

it's cases like Mrs. Jones

that inspired me to pursue this specialty.

Mrs. Jones is lucky to have you
as her surgeon, Carlton.

No luckier than your patients are

for your psychiatric care
and concern, Dr. Dupree.

Uh... [clears throat]
I may have to call maintenance

to lower the temperature in here.

I know you're joking.

Well, she may be joking, but I am not.

Looking forward to our date tonight.

As am I.

- How does Italian sound?
- Mmm. Molto bene.

Perfetto.

I made reservations
at Obelisk for 7:00 p.m.

- Thoughts, Shanice?
- Oh.

Obelisk is everything.

This radiologist I was seeing
took me there once. Mmm.

I will have to keep that in mind.

And now what if I had said no to Italian?

Oh, well, I have reservations
at French, Thai,

and a Brazilian steakhouse.

All of your bases covered, I see.

I'm a planner. What can I say?

Well, I say order the ricotta gnocchi.

Trust me, it does not miss.

Seriously, you two couldn't
pick a better spot

than Obelisk for your first date.

Excuse me?

Uh, hello, Ted.

What's this I hear about a-a date?

I was just looking for Samantha.

Who should still be in school

because it's the middle
of a school day. Try again.

We are officially a part
of her curriculum now, Chels.

Samantha is getting classroom credit

for helping us with the purse line.

Well aware.

You know,
I wish that there was someone

like us around when we were in school.

Right? But I'm so glad

we were able to give Samantha
this opportunity.

I asked her to bring the swatches by

so that we can approve them
for our next collection.

This still isn't tracking, though.

You asked me here for a working
lunch, and then you get Samantha

to pick up the materials
and bring them here, too.

Wouldn't meeting
at the ChelseaKat office

have been easier for all of us?

I don't understand what the big deal is.

I'm not buying what you're selling, Kat.

And I'm not talking e-commerce.

Why are we here? The truth.

Ugh. All right.

I wanted to come to Uptown because...

I was hoping we would
run into Izaiah Hawthorne.

Look, this not Karate Kid, Pop,

and you sure as hell ain't no Mr. Miyagi.

I stopped needing lessons
from you about how to be a cop

the day I saw you
with Armstrong at his casino.

Seems to me like that was just
the start of your lessons

of how real life works for a police officer.

Yeah, I think I know enough
about how you run things.

I'd rather do things the right way.

[whistles]

What am I walking in on here, fellas?

After I decided that I wanted

well, needed Martin to move back home,

we decided to start fresh.

And the next thing you know,

- we were there getting married.
- Again.

[laughter]

It's just so wonderful.

Yeah, to be able to recommit
to each other in that way.

Having Mom and Dad and the kids
bearing witness.

And after being so close
to the brink, it meant...

Everything.

I just wish we could've been there.

No, do not feel bad. Everything
came together so fast.

My parents couldn't even be there

'cause they were traveling.

And you two had been booked to speak

on that panel for months out of town.

In fact, if you would've tried

to come to our ceremony,

I would've told you
to turn right back around

and go to that panel.

I wouldn't have forgiven myself
if those future leaders

were denied the story
of how you and Gran met

and fell in love at a civil rights march,

combining the forces of
entertainment and social justice

to build the Dupree family legacy.

- And what a legacy it is.
- Hear, hear.

And, Smitty

we also wanted to take this opportunity

to commemorate your place
in that legacy.

Hear, hear.

I'm just...

You are a man
who was misled by his husband

for far too long because
of the advice we gave him.

And we recognize how difficult
it must've been for you

to find your way to forgiveness for Martin

and for us.

Thank you.

Thank you, Vernon and Anita.

Now, I know you said
you wanted a fresh start,

but I don't think that's wise.

Not entirely.

Because the two of you, both of you,

have a legacy of your own to honor.

Don't forget that.

Vernon and I agree on this.

You both have endured too much
to choose to forget

what led you to renew your vows,

and burying those emotions under
the light, love, and goodness

of what you feel right now

only delays dealing with
what lies beneath the rubble.

You're right.

Being shut out for so long,

knowing that something massive
and dangerous was looming,

it did create distrust and resentment.

And anger.

And I don't want to go back
to that place again.

MARTIN: And we won't.

And I know it's hard
to fully shake it away,

and I get that,

but the darkness that I grappled
with when I left home,

when you needed space,

that's a hopelessness
I never want to revisit.

And the damage I did
to the foundation of our family,

I regret it.

We understand your concern.

One minute, our marriage
looked like it was dissolving,

and the next, we're reuniting, in that way.

What happened was
we allowed ourselves to forget

what got us here, and now,
we realize that our marriage

is a work in progress.

And it is not easy work,

but we've had a lot of practice
in hiding our true feelings.

So, we are going to start
marriage counseling soon.

- We are so pleased to hear that.
- Yeah.

We just, we don't want to repeat
the mistakes of the past.

And we are fully committed in doing so.

So glad to know that you realize

what matters most, Martin

your spouse and the family
you two built together.

I just wish Ted had a similar realization

before he lost what
he and Nicole once had.

I didn't see you standing there, Ted.

Well, I doubt it would've been
as much fun

giggling with Shanice about your date

if you knew your husband
was within earshot.

Oh, come on, man, it wasn't like that.

Then what was it like, man?

First of all, nobody was giggling,

and, secondly, you seem to forget

that you are now my ex-husband, Ted,

which means you don't have a say

in who I choose to go to dinner with.

She's got you there, Dr. Richardson.

I'm just gonna be over here

working on these orders for Mrs. Jones.

The ink isn't even dry
on the divorce decree,

and you're already eager
to get back out here

on the dating scene
with my partner, no less.

What's next, huh?

Are you gonna ask Laura to
set up a Tinder profile for you?

I admit, a part of me hoped
that seeing us renew our vows

would've inspired Mom
to give Dad another chance.

Different circumstances entirely.

Nicole was moved
by the ceremony, though.

Mom got very emotional
and she rushed out

before we even had
a chance to cut the cake.

Poor Nicole.

This whole ordeal with Ted
has been so hard on her.

And as furious as I was
with Dad, with betraying Mom.

I guess, deep down,
I was still that little kid

who wanted his parents
to stay together forever.

It's understandable, sweetheart,

but unrealistic.

If Nicole had been able to get
past Ted's most recent betrayal,

then there might be a possibility,

but he drove her to the breaking point.

Now that divorce is final,

and our daughter is the better for it.

What's done is done.

Ted made his bed, now he has to lie in it.

At least I waited
till we were actually divorced

before I started seeing other people.

How dare you lecture me
about moving too fast

when you slept with that
vile and vicious woman

before our divorce was even finalized.

So much for saying you forgave me

and hoped one day we could
be friends again, huh?

I was being completely sincere

when I said I wanted to move forward.

That doesn't mean
you have a say in who I talk to,

eat with, and date.

Look, we don't need to be
having this discussion here.

Agreed. I think it'll be better...

Who cares what you think?

You're not in this. I'm talking to my

to Nicole.

So, do us all a favor
and back the hell up.

Do not speak to him like that.

Is he capable of speaking for himself?

You know I am.

Then do that instead of forcing
a woman you claim to care about

to put herself between you
and what you've got coming.

Izaiah Hawthorne?

I thought he moved somewhere
in the Pacific Northwest.

He's back in town.
I saw him here yesterday.

Okay, well, good for him,
I guess, but what does Izaiah

have to do with why we're...

Okay, wait a second.

- Kat Richardson.
- Huh?

Are you into Jacob's brother?

I may need to take a picture
of this for posterity.

Maybe the first time in the
history of the Hawthorne family

I've seen Pops look at golden boy here

with anything less than sheer adoration.

Hey, don't start
with that "golden boy" stuff.

Come on, Jacob, it's no secret
you're Pop's favorite.

I don't have favorites.

Then you're not Elon Hawthorne,

because he always favored his perfect,

by-the-book son, who obediently followed

in his footsteps to become
one of the boys in blue.

Luke followed along right after,

so a little of that approval
rubbed off on him.

Me, on the other hand?

- I never stood a chance.
- That is not true.

I've always loved and treated
all of my children equally,

and I still do.

I just want you...

I just want you, all of you,

to live up to your full potential.

Here we go, yet another lecture
on how I nearly ruined my life

by getting arrested several times,

and how I actually ruined your dream

of having three sons on the force.

You and all your wasted potential.

You keep ignoring the fact
that I ended up

getting my B.S. in psychology
and my master's in counseling.

And what exactly have you done

with either of those degrees,
Izaiah, huh?

Other than hop from one low-paying job

that's beneath you to another?

Just because I've made

- some choices you dis...
- Just tell me why you're here.

Can you do that?
You run out of money again, huh?

I know this will disappoint you, but no.

I'm doing just fine financially
and don't need any of your help.

In fact, I just got a job offer.

Really?

Okay, Izaiah, I'll bite.

So where is this offer from, huh?

Another storefront fly-by-night school

that's unworthy
of your time or education?

Actually, it's right here in the DMV,

at Banneker University.

That's enough about
failed marriages, all right?

This is to celebrate your fresh start.

Tell us some more about
your plans for the future.

Making sure that Tyrell and Samantha

are doing well is our top priority.

I mean, they've been through
so much lately

with our own personal problems.

And with their biological mother
turning back up in their lives.

Now that Martin and I are solid,

we need to make sure
that they know our family

is not going anywhere.

Well, that sounds good to me.

And, Smitty, are you still
planning to continue

with your investigative reporting?

Yeah, it's gonna require a bit of juggling,

but with Martin's support,
I think that we can both have

thriving careers and a happy home life.

Martin?

Rest assured, I am backing
my husband's career goals

100% going forward.

Well, that's what I'm talking about.

Now, Vernon and I can attest
to the fact that both partners

have to feel professionally fulfilled

in order for the relationship to work.

I think it's only fair
that I have Smitty's back,

career-wise, like he's always had mine,

because I'm gonna be needing him
again very soon.

Now, why is that?

Because I have another
political campaign to win.

Me into Izaiah?

Please, you know Tomas
is the only man for me.

So why do you keep
checking the door for Izaiah?

When I saw him here yesterday,

he was with Eva, and they were
acting a little too friendly,

and you know cuffing season
is on the horizon.

I think I know where this is going.

I warned him, in so many words,

to steer clear of that little witch,

but I want to make sure
he truly understands

what a disaster she is.

I mean, he's basically family.

I wouldn't feel right just sitting back

and letting Eva's chipped nails
get into him.

Why are you looking at me like that?

All the words sound great.

I just don't think I trust all this altruism.

Oh, so you think I'm too selfish

to care about someone else?

Far from it.

Okay? I know how generous
you are to those that you love,

but, unfortunately, all that generosity

goes out the window
with the very thought of Eva.

So, when you tell me
you saw your half sister here

who you despise... vibing with Izaiah,

when it wasn't too long ago

that she was trying
to hook up with your man,

it's only natural to want a little payback.

And what better payback
than by screwing up things

with Eva and Izaiah
before they even start?

Congratulations, bro.
I knew you'd get the job.

So you knew your brother
was interviewing at Banneker

and you didn't say anything
to me or your mother?

Hey, it wasn't my news to share.

So I guess this means
we'll be seeing a lot more

of each other now, right?

Slow your roll.
I said I was offered the job.

I didn't say I was accepting it.

Why wouldn't you accept
Banneker's offer?

Because that'd make too much sense.

The old Don Quixote
of the Hawthorne family here

would have to stop spanning the globe

looking for windmills to fight

and actually have to put down
roots someplace.

He can't do that,
so you might as well say bye

to your brother, Jacob,
before he leaves again.

You haven't changed a bit,
you know that?

Neither have you, Pops.

Ted, I can't talk to you
when you're like this.

Good, 'cause you're not the one
I want to talk to right now.

Then speak your mind, Ted.

Like I need your permission.

Look, we do not have to do this here.

You and me were like brothers, Carlton.

Not only were we partners
in our practice,

you were one of my closest friends.

I'm sorry to hear you talk
about our friendship

in the past tense.

Oh, not only is it in the past,

I doubt we were ever really friends.

I always knew
you had a crush on my wife.

I thought it was innocent.

Hell, I would even joke
with Nicole about it.

Who knew the whole time
you were coveting what was mine?

A new political campaign?

Martin, I thought
you understood you simply

cannot run for president,
let alone in 2028.

Relax, Granddad.

I'm not talking about
making a play for the Oval.

Not anymore.

But I do need to keep
my seat in the House.

Did we forget that 2026
is an election year?

We've had so much to face in 2025.

I guess it just slipped our minds.

Well, you can bet that the midterms

are top of mind
for whoever wants to mount

a challenge for Martin's
congressional seat.

And I've been ashamed that I let

my own personal problems distract me

from my responsibility
to my constituents.

I haven't been as proactive
as I needed to be

with the people in my district,

but I intend to rectify that

by doing what I do best.

Stop making me sound
like the bad guy here.

- You didn't like it when I was trying to push you to be...
- Amount to something?

- Exactly.
- JACOB: Pop.

Your brother said it, not me.

Izaiah, I realized, once you left,

that worrying about if and when
you were gonna figure out

what to do with your life
was doing nothing

but upsetting both of us, so I'm done

with burdening you with my expectations.

You make it sound like
you're giving up on him.

Just do me one favor, please.

Before you leave again, go by the house

and see your mother. She missed you.

What about you, Pops?
Did you miss me?

What was yours?
So I was your property, Ted?

You know that's not what I meant.

No, I don't know that.
I don't know what you mean.

I don't know what means
anything to you anymore.

But you were right, I was yours.

I gave you my heart, body, soul,

and you showed that
you didn't value any of it.

- Nicole, that's not how it was.
- Are you okay?

You want me to take you somewhere?

- I want you to stay the hell away from my wife.
- Ex-wife.

I never thought I would say this,

but y'all might want to take this

someplace a bit more private.

The man I was married to for years

would never talk to or about me like this.

What happened to him?

Who the hell are you
and where is my Ted Richardson?

You think I only want
to warn Izaiah about Eva

because I want to get
some kind of revenge?

Don't you?

- How little you think of me.
- Oh, Katherine.

I'm just trying to look out
for the guy, Chels.

And you should, too. He's your relative.

Mm-mm. Naomi is his
sister-in-law, not me.

Plus, I haven't even
seen Izaiah since Naomi

and Jacob got married.

That's exactly my point.

He has no context for Eva.

He wasn't anywhere near here
when she and her mother

blew into town under false pretenses,

so he deserves a heads-up.

Says you, Eva's biggest Stan.

Be so for real.

Look, Eva is not
my favorite person either.

Don't get it twisted.
I am Team Kat all day every day.

- Okay?
- Period.

But Izaiah, as fully
and finally grown as he is,

can make up his own mind
where Eva is concerned.

It's like everyone
in this town is brainwashed.

Sorry I'm late. There was
a fire drill at school,

and I couldn't leave until it was over.

Of course. Thanks for
bringing me the samples.

Yeah, no problem.

I took a look at them on
the way here and they are fire.

But now, I'm starving.

Oh, I think, I think
the menus are at the bar.

Okay, well, I'll grab some

- and I'll be right back.
- Okay.

Look, I know how much you hate Eva.

Not only because
what she and her crazy-ass mama

did to your parents' marriage,

but because she tried
to steal Tomas, too.

Tried and failed.

She may have gotten Tomas into bed,

but clearly, it didn't mean anything

because he and I are
more committed than ever.

Sex with Eva must not
have been all that anyway

because the way Tomas

can't get enough of me these days.

Oh, well, I would much rather
talk about that.

Okay, spill all the tea, which
I'm sure is muy caliente.

Chels, he is absolutely insatiable,

and the way we've been connecting

in and out of the bed has been a dream.

CHELSEA: I 100% know
the feeling. Me and Madison...

Pretty much have been
on the same page

since you made eyes across the bar.

Well, from what I've seen lately,

you and Tomas are leveling up.

Yeah, but I don't know
if I would have felt this solid

if I had kept things PG.

Sex definitely changes the game.

KAT: And when we first met, like,

I knew he was into me and all, but

the way that we are now in rhythm and

had the...

The big O?

- [laughs]
- [gasps]

I just feel so powerful.

It's like nothing can come in between us.

Tomas really has me wondering

why I waited so long
to have sex in the first place.

Well, who knew getting busy
in the country club closet

would be all it took
for you and your boyfriend

to finally be in sync?

It's like you went from virgin
to sex goddess overnight.

Oh, my God. Samantha, how long
were you standing there?

Uh... not long.

I got the menus.

Uh... Look, Samantha,
about what you just heard...

Um...

Uh...

It's fine. You guys were just
having some girl talk, right?

Right. We hope you know
we weren't saying that

sex is all you need
to make a relationship work.

It's just part of it.

- And it's not even the most important part.
- Right, right.

KAT: Uh...

What's most important
is, uh, connection.

No, no, not connection. Uh...

It's the... the...

Chels?

- You're doing great.
- Respect.

What's most important is respect.

- And consent.
- And communication.

You have to communicate your feelings.

And your boundaries.
Those are very important.

What's most important is the relationship

between the two people.

You get that, right?

Yeah. Yeah, I get it.

Good. I'm glad.

Oh, um, so you said you were starving.

Lunch is on the company, obviously.

Yeah.

Uh... if you guys don't mind,

I think I'm gonna go back
to school and have lunch there.

- Are you sure?
- Yeah, we would love for you to stay and eat with us.

You know, um, I just remembered that

they are doing a special
Halloween theme menu at school,

and it sounds like fun,
so I think I'm gonna...

Yeah. I'll see you guys tomorrow.

- Of course.
- Okay, bye.

- Kill me now.
- You're overreacting.

My 16-year-old niece just
heard us talk about my sex life.

Well, it could've been worse.

We could've been talking
about mine and threesomes,

and everything else I've done would've

blown that baby girl's mind.

My brother is going to kill me.

Your desire to serve has
always been a part of your life.

I remember, at one of my fundraisers,

when you were little,

we looked all around
and couldn't find you.

Lord, we looked high and low.

All the while, smiling for the donors

'cause we didn't want them
to think anything was wrong.

I don't remember.

Oh, wait.

Yeah, we finally found you
in the back in the kitchen.

You were talking with the servers

and asking them what was done
with the leftover food.

And when they told you they were just

going to throw it away,
you were outraged.

- "That isn't right."
- Oh, you still say that.

Fortunately, for all of us,
your grandmother found you

and managed to convince you

to stop arguing with the poor servers.

It wasn't their fault.

It was the policy of the facility.

And you sat me down and told me,

if I really wanted to help people,

that I needed to have a plan to do so.

And that arguing with people
who can't do anything to fix it,

is wasting our time.

And then she made you the youth liaison

for the Dupree Heritage Foundation.

Had you talking to kids your age,

trying to find out what they need,

so that you could tell the foundation,

and we'd figure out how to provide it.

I always knew you came by

your instinct to serve naturally.

I just didn't realize it came so young.

So, when it comes to proving
your ability to stand up

for your voters, I don't think
you have a thing to worry about.

- It's in your DNA.
- VERNON: Mm-hmm.

And I can't take all that credit
because your grandmother's DNA

is very powerful when it comes to that.

Now, you've always been
a remarkable young man,

and I have no doubt that the voters

who put you in Congress the first time,

they'll remember that.

Not to mention the donors.
I will make the necessary calls.

My grands are the best.

You will get no argument from me there.

I think it's time to go.

The kids get out of school
in a few hours,

and we both have work to do
before then.

- Right as always, Smitty.
- Oh, wow.

We must still be
in the honeymoon phase.

We'll see how much
he says that down the line.

- Good seeing you.
- You, too. Thank you for coming.

- Thank you.
- Good seeing you.

- Thanks, Gran.
- Have a good night. Get home safely.

- All right.
- All right.

I am so happy
that they are back on track.

Oh, how could they not be
with role models like us?

Of course I miss you, son.

I just...

I just want you to find a way to
live up to your full potential.

I may not be out there
serving the community

through law enforcement like you,

Ma, or my brothers,

but that doesn't mean that the
work I do is any less important.

As a counselor, I help kids figure out

some of the most important
decisions of their lives.

And of course that kind of thing
matters, too, son,

but it's just not...

Know what? Forget it,

'cause all you and your brother
want to do

is put words in my mouth.

I just hope that, one day,

when you have children of your own,

they will give you the benefit of the doubt

more than what you've done
for me here today.

As far as conversations with Pops go,

I'd say that went pretty well,
wouldn't you?

I'm not the one who changed.

Oh, so you were always like this?

- I just didn't notice?
- I never had a reason to

until Carlton decided to stick his nose in.

- Look, man, I get that you're upset.
- Oh, do you?

What I'm not going to do is apologize

for testing the waters with Nicole

when you messed up so badly.

Please stop. You're both
embarrassing yourselves.

You always knew that
I thought Nicole was and is

an incredible woman
who deserves to be with a man

who recognizes that
and treats her accordingly.

And I suppose that man is... you?

What can I say? Truth hurts.

Not as much as my fist is gonna
hurt going upside your head.

What did I walk in on earlier
between you and Pops?

Ah, just cop stuff, don't worry about it.

Let's get back to you, bro.

Why aren't you jumping
at working at Banneker?

It's a well-respected school,

you'd be coming back home,

and you sounded excited
about the opportunity

when we talked about it before.

Something about it giving you pause?

[phone chimes]

So what's up?

You still on the fence about your offer?

Not anymore.
Looks like I'm taking the job.

I feel so much better after that visit

with Martin and Smitty.

Looks like things are really
back on track for them.

And for Martin's career, too.

I mean, despite a few...
albeit glaring... missteps,

I think he's got a bright political future

in front of him.

And now that certain secrets
are permanently buried,

and Smitty and the kids

- are fully in his corner...
- Mm-hmm.

I think it's going to be
smooth sailing from here on out.

Mm-hmm.

- Thank you, baby.
- Mm-hmm.

Just when I thought
you couldn't hurt me any more

than you already have,
you go and do this.

I thought we were finally getting past me

constantly disappointing you.

So did I. I guess we were both wrong.

- Nicole, I didn't mean to...
- Just go.

Things got out of hand.

This went so far beyond that.
I can't even...

The two of you acting like
a pair of cavemen

seriously is the sorriest sight
I've seen in a long time.

I guess that means our date is off.

What do you think, Doctor?

I told you not to put your
business out in the hallway.

I'm not gonna be able
to look Martin in the face,

and I can't even imagine
what Samantha must think of me.

You're a great auntie.

Not the "take her out and buy condoms"

kind of cool aunt,
but there's still time for that.

This is not funny, Chelsea.

Would you lighten up, okay?

Straight-laced Martin
and even-tempered Smitty

have raised a couple
of very level-headed kids.

I doubt anything you said today
would impact Samantha.

I'm sure it went in one ear
and out the other.

? ?

Oh. Um...

Not to kill the vibe,
but are you sure this is cool?

It is. My dads won't be home for hours.

? 5:00 in the morning ?

? I should just sleep ?

? Oh, it's been ages ?

? But I, I don't feel... ?

Okay, I just want to be clear
about what's going on here,

so that there are no regrets.

- Don't you want to...?
- Hell yeah.

I just want to make sure that you want it.

Not that I mind the change,
but what brought this on?

I want to strengthen our... connection.

I can get with that.

? ?

? Cold cup of coffee ?

? Your fingertips all on me ?

? I can't get it out of my head ?

? Act so indifferent... ?

One more chance.
Are you sure you want this?

Yes.

? It's been so quiet ?

? Thoughts been so cold ?

? It's hard to sleep when
there's no one to hold... ?

Samantha Richardson Smith!

Somebody better start explaining
and fast.

Captioning sponsored by CBS.

Captioned by Media Access
Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org

Repair and Synchronization by
Easy Subtitles Synchronizer 1.0.0.0