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I'd like to tell Eva about
our complicated friendship.

Once the name "Joey Armstrong"
is rung,

you can't unring it.

I'm about to be really direct.

-Oh.
-I want to give you the key

to everything.

I can only be pushed so far.

I have only begun to push.

I'm glad to see you, Bill.

BILL: You know,
when I first saw you today--

I got to be honest--

it threw me.

Hit me hard.

I know
I should have called first.

If you had, I probably
wouldn't have answered.

Well...

that's exactly why I didn't.

So, what happens next?

Dollar Store Don Juan storms in,

squawking about boundaries,

trying to kick me out?

My husband is out of town.

Great.
Means I can speak freely.

Not that freely.

Under my roof, you come correct
when referring to him.

It's funny how selective
your policies are,

because I don't remember
the same maturity

when you stormed into my house
calling Hayley every name

but a child of God.

At least I called her a child.

Regardless, my place, my rules.

Andre is the man of this house.

Respect that,
or there's the door.

-Noted.
-Great.

So, now that we've got
the ground rules established,

what has got you so shook

that you needed
to pop by unannounced?

I just needed to talk
to someone who gets it.

Gets what?

I stopped by
your parents' place earlier.

And I saw Anita.

Oh.

It's bad, isn't it?

Yeah.

It is.

The saddest...

[sniffles]

The saddest...

Damn it!

Anita?

Baby, are you all right?

I keep dropping it.

Oh, no harm done.

It didn't break.

Don't bother.

I thought reading
some of my favorite poetry

would lift my spirits,

but I can't even
hold the damn thing

for more than a few minutes.

Well, then, we'll hold it
together like we always do.

-Mm. Here.
-Uh, don't!

I'm sorry. I-I didn't--

No. No, it's not you.

It's...
it's this damn neuropathy.

It used to just feel numb,
but now it feels like

somebody lit a match
under my skin.

Then tell me what I can do.

There has to be something.

There is.

You can put me out of my misery.

♪ ♪

Did she phone you?

No call, no text,
not even a heart emoji.

My baby's gone
radio silent on me.

Expensive vintage.
You should save it.

Days like this,
it's wasted on me.

I don't skimp
when it comes to you.

You get the best
I have to offer.

So, drink up, girlfriend.

This is really good.

And what are you
whipping up in there?

Pastina.

From scratch.

You know, the healing power
of pastina is legendary.

I'm afraid magic soup
can't even fix this.

Deanna and I, we...

...we've never been
farther apart.

Girl, you look like somebody's
about to commission this

and hang it in a museum.

You think so?

Naomi went with me
to the dress fitting

and I was worried
it was gonna be too extra.

Well, isn't extra the point?

You are going to outshine every
last one of those debutantes,

especially
that Little Miss Rude Francesca.

Ugh...

You ever wear
something like this?

I had Sunday dresses, sure,

but gowns? Nah.

While the social butterflies
were dreaming about tiaras,

I was the moth, hiding out

with the Most Likely
to Drop Out crew

behind the bleachers.

So you never had
your Cinderella moment?

No, but I've got
something better now.

I get to live it through you.

Mm. You and your brother

are going to light up that ball.

Homework while I make my rounds.

JUNE:
All right, well, I'll give you

a moment to look over the menu.

In the meantime,
what would you ladies

like to have for beverages?

-Rashad...
-You can call me Jacob.

Nobody's around right now.

Mm, better safe than sorry.

Last thing I want to do
is blow your cover

and then have to explain
to the rest of the family

why you're never
coming home again.

I wanted this, Smitty,

from the second you told me
about the red market.

It's my shot to prove myself,
to be more

-than just the chief's son.
-Yeah,

and putting these monsters
behind bars is important,

but at what cost?

Wait, you want to walk away?

No, I'm not getting cold feet.

I'm just...

I'm just in my head, okay?

Every day that you're out here,
you're risking your life.

Max, too. And I'm the one

who guilted him to stay.

And then I'm keeping secrets
from my family.

And Naomi's going through
all the cancer stuff

while her husband's a ghost.

I'm sorry, man. I didn't...

I didn't mean
to throw that at you.

I was with her
a couple nights ago.

You were?

Yeah. I booked a room, man.

I just needed to feel normal
for a minute.

Believe in her again. It...

it damn near broke me.

Yeah, I've been trying
to check in on her.

Light touches, so
she doesn't suspect anything.

I got her wrapped up
in cotillion stuff,

so she has something else
to focus on.

I appreciate you, man.

Yeah, well,
we are in this together.

[phone buzzing]

Who is it?

I don't recognize the number.

Hello?

WOMAN:
Mr. Smith?

This is
Garland Memorial Hospital.

You're listed as the emergency
contact for Max Rodriguez.

What happened?
Is Max all right?

What's that look?

-What look?
-"What look"?

A minute ago, you were
enjoying the wine and the music.

Now you're stiff as a board.

I know this pattern.

The wine, the music,

the pretty little box.

-The tools of seduction.
-Yeah.

Guilty as charged.

More like
your breakup accessories.

This is what you do.

You make everything perfect,

wrap it in a bow, then...

and then drop the bomb
and walk away feeling noble.

Is that how you see me?

Some kind of emotional hit man?

Trust me, if I wanted out,

I wouldn't bother with
the good wine and the playlist.

I'd just... ghost you.

Or make you one.

Not funny.

Thought I'd match
your ridiculousness

with some of my own.

Not so ridiculous.
You are selfless.

That's a new one.

But true, when it comes to me.

If you thought my life would
run smoother without you,

if you believed I'd be safer...

happier, that my life
would be less complicated

without you in it,

you'd walk away in a heartbeat.

Like when I wanted us
to go public.

And yet, here you are.

You came back.

I'll always come back.

The thought of you
not being in my life

makes me feel like...

like I can't breathe.

That selfless man
you think I am?

He died the day I fell for you.

Now I'm just selfish.

I just want to hang on to you.

No matter the cost.

Oh, looks like
you're stuck with me.

"Advanced Placement Statistics"?

Yeah, if I get my college
math credits out the way,

then I don't have
to worry about them later.

Plus, AP looks good
on applications,

along with cotillion
and volunteer work.

Mm. What happened
to just being smart?

They want the whole package now.

Be good at everything or...

you're nothing.

Look at me, Samantha.

Now, I love your ambition

and how hard you work,

but don't you let
this world trick you

into thinking
you have to bleed yourself dry

just to prove you fit in.

From the day you were born,

you were already
worth something,

simply for being you.

Thank you.

Mm-hmm.

Mwah.

I-I couldn't believe it.

Anita Dupree, the iron queen.

You know,
"fragile" is the last word

that I would ever use
to describe her, but...

I mean, when I saw her, it just

looked like
if I breathed too hard,

she would just shatter.

-Couldn't help but think of--
-Your mother.

Yeah.

You know,
watching her waste away.

I mean, different circumstances,
but the same damn helplessness.

I just hope Anita doesn't
share the same fate, you know?

That she's...

still here years from now,

giving me hell.

-Amen to that.
-Yeah.

I got to be real with you,
you know.

My mother wasn't the only woman
who came to mind.

-Bill...
-Hey, look,

I can't help it, okay?

You don't just...

You don't just move
through the world.

You move it.

You're fire in heels.

But when I saw Anita in
that condition, I-I just...

All my thoughts went
straight to you.

And that damn...

...that damn variant that you
inherited, man, it's like a...

Ticking clock.

Y-You know what?

-I-I think I should go.
-Hey.

Come here.

Maybe if Rowena heated up

-some of those grits
from Orphey Gene's...
-Sweetheart,

I-I can't.

The sores in my mouth,

it makes it feel
like I'm swallowing glass.

Well, how about that medicine

that Monica McCormick
recommended?

It's been a while
since you took it.

Is it helping at all?

I can't keep it down.

Whether it's food or medicine.

Even when I force it down,
it just comes right back up.

We'll call Monica
and let her know.

No. No. So what?

She and Dr. Bauer can insist

I be admitted
into the hospital?

-If it'll help.
-No.

Damned if I do,
damned if I don't.

-Oh, Anita, my love...
-No,

darling, I'm done.

-You don't mean that.
-Yes, I do.

I'm all out of strength,
all out of courage,

all out of whatever it takes
to fight this thing.

I don't want another round,
another pill,

another IV drip
or doctor's promises.

I just want peace.

And you will have it
in due time,

if you just hold on.

Hold on to what?

One more dose of poison...

...to burn me up inside?

Choke down more medication

to hollow my insides out?

You know that's not what I--

I know. I know, sweetheart.

I know that's not what you mean.
But I'm-I'm just...

I'm just so tired.

It's time to admit the truth.

I have loved you
with everything I have.

I have raised our children.

And I have fought
the good fight.

But this is a battle
that I cannot win

and I am tired of trying.

How dare you?

How dare you even fix your face
to say that to me?

I'm sorry, Dani.

That's... I shouldn't be here
unloading all this on you.

Where else would you go?

Who else could understand?

Cancer has shifted the ground
under our feet.

The invincible Duprees.

Brought down by a silent enemy
none of us saw coming.

Mm...

I mean, I would shoulder

the entire burden myself,
if I could.

Trust me.

If I could Dani Dupree
my way out of this,

I would.

But my scorched-earth tactics
are no good here, either.

-So what do you do?
-Show up?

Make her laugh
when her faith slips.

I, uh...

...hold her hand when
the side effects are too much.

Sometimes that has to be enough.

But I heard you managed
to give her some comfort,

in your own way.

-Daddy texted me.
-Yeah.

Leslie Thomas's "shouse."

[both laugh]

Turns out that monstrosity was
just one inch over the boundary.

Just enough to shut
her whole circus down.

You sly dog.

Thank you. That was, uh...

Racket was driving
my mother crazy.

I'll do whatever I can to help.

You'll remember that,
won't you, Dani?

To reach out if you
or anyone else needs me?

Promise.

Well, at least
there's one bright spot

in all this darkness.

Our girls did not
inherit that gene.

Thank God for that.

Max is in the hospital?

-Stabbed.
-What?

-How?
-I don't know. The nurse said

the doctor's
still examining him.

Max listed me
as his emergency contact,

and I'm the one
that convinced him to stay in

when he wanted to get out.

This whole thing is on me.

-Smitty, breathe.
-No, no, no.

Do not try to minimize this.

I might have just signed
this guy's death warrant.

Or maybe it has nothing
to do with the red market.

It could be anything.
Jealous boyfriend,

random beef, bad luck.

Do you really believe that?

We can't believe anything
until we know for sure.

Then I need to go to Garland.

I need to see him for myself.

All right, well, go as a friend,

not as a reporter
sniffing around.

Keep it quiet, keep it clean.

And then afterwards,
we'll regroup.

My main focus right now

is to make sure
Max is all right.

And mine's making sure
no one who's actually innocent

ends up in the same place.

What are you thinking now?

Isn't it obvious?

-No.
-[chuckles]

Well, after I left
your parents' place, I just...

you know, I just drove.
Just drove around.

No destination.

No podcast, no music.

Just me flashing back

to the first time
I ever laid eyes on you.

I know you remember the party.

-Like it was yesterday.
-Mm-hmm.

You in that pinstripe suit
at a football party.

Well, I-I had to work that day.

I didn't want to miss it.

But you were the only one who
made such an impression on me.

Nobody else did that.

You know, shoulders back,
attitude for days.

And all the noise just cut out,

and all I could hear
was my own heartbeat.

-You are so dramatic.
-Hey, I'm just

painting the picture, okay?

Every other woman
in that room disappeared,

and you were a vision.

Yeah, I was a nobody.

I was just
some young assistant D.A.

hustling to get
a seat at the table.

And somehow I found the nerve

to walk over
and say something to you.

And to my shock,
you didn't brush me off.

Your suit didn't
completely repel me.

Hmm.

I keep remembering
you telling me

about all your fears.

You know, you told me
how you were worried

that the cancer
would change you.

It would change
how Andre looked at you,

would change
how anyone looked at you.

[sighs] You know, I said
all the right things then,

but the truth is,
I still didn't get it.

Not until I saw Anita.

And I saw
what that disease could do

to such a strong woman.

And now I understand.

I understand, and I'm terrified

of what that illness
might take away from you.

Here I am again,

weighing you down
with all my baggage.

No, Bill.

When it comes to you and me...

...the truth never needs
an apology.

I didn't mean to blow up
like that.

I... I just can't listen to
any more of this defeatist talk.

-Vernon, I...
-No.

No, you think I don't see

what this is doing to you?

I'm living every ache,
every wince,

every gasp of pain
right alongside you.

But it's happening to me,
Vernon.

To me.

Watching what's left of my hair
slide down the drain.

Standing in front of the mirror,

looking for the woman
who used to be there.

This treatment,
as cruel as it is,

is a necessary evil.

It buys you time
with your loved ones.

Time to watch you all
tiptoe around me?

For our daughters
to play nursemaid

when they should be
living their lives?

For our grandchildren
to look at me with pity?

I can't do it, Vernon.

I thought I was strong enough,
but I was wrong.

We'll figure this out.

What's your pain level
right now?

This is not the pain talking.

This is me.

We didn't raise our family
to fear death.

I can't hear this.

Vernon, please try
to understand. I...

I'm not choosing...

to surrender.

Then what are we talking
about here? Hmm?

If you need more meds,
I'll go get 'em.

If you need to be
in the hospital

on a constant morphine drip,

I'll take you.

Just tell me what you need.

I need to know
our family will survive.

Of course they will.

Not without you.

If this disease takes me,

you can't let it take you, too.

It won't.

But you...

you always say you can't imagine
a world without me in it.

Thank God I'll never have
to experience that situation.

It's because...

...one day
the world may have to go on

without Anita Dupree.

But you will live
inside of me forever.

That was...

well... heaven.

Pastina magic.

You're lighter now.

I'd love to take a bowl
to Deanna.

While she's eating,
I could tell her about us.

Why I've earned the right
to my own happiness.

That I don't have
to choose between

loving you
and her and Donnell.

Make her see that...

I can have it all.

What would you say
to Deanna right now?

I'd explain...

how Doug and I went from

teenagers to newlyweds

to the parents of twins.

One baby is a storm,
but two is a hurricane.

[chuckles]

I was Mom 24-7,

and I loved it, but...

...somewhere in the shuffle
of diapers and scraped knees...

...I lost myself.

And when they went to college?

My personal life
floundered even more.

I did have my business
to occupy my time.

Yes, but success can't
hold you at night.

It doesn't ask you
how your day was either.

I went home
to an empty nest and...

...a husband who felt
more like a roommate.

I was like, um...

I don't know, a jigsaw puzzle?

With missing pieces.

Fractured and incomplete.

And then?

[sniffles]

You came along.

Like...

...the final piece
sliding into place.

Someone who asked my opinion
and actually listened.

Someone...

who lit me up.

Made me feel like a woman again.

So, um...

Sometimes I wonder if...

...I'm really lucky to have
found this or if it, um...

...this is...

a dream
that you wake up from

right when it gets good.

♪ But you're right here
with me♪

Let's find out.

♪ Baby.♪

Sorry my work call
lasted so long.

Some of my clients think 24-7
access comes with my retainer.

It's cool.

While you were
fighting the good fight,

I gave June a digital
fashion show with my pictures

and I knocked out
half my homework.

Wow, talk about
being productive.

Mm-hmm.

Quick question for you, Naomi.

Mm-hmm. Shoot.

In your line of work, do you use

binomial or geometric
distribution more?

Oh, my gosh, can we not?

I am wiped. Let's talk about
literally anything else.

Like boys, perhaps?

Mm! Now we're talking.

-[laughing]: Okay.
-No, we not.

My main man Rashad.

You seem scared.

What's got you spooked?

Early tomorrow,
partnership breakfast,

-then a meeting with the mayor.
-Mm-hmm.

The day after,
you're meeting with Batman

about his issues
with Commissioner Gordon.

Mm. Yeah. That should be fun.

I also squeezed you in
with Wonder Woman

to discuss representing her
in the divorce.

Okay. Whatever works.

All right, what's on your mind?

Since it's clearly
not your calendar.

I'm paying attention.

That's why you just agreed
to represent Batman?

Batman? I...

I thought you said Bartmans.
It's just...

It's the Duprees.

The Duprees
or one in particular?

Dani is a part of it, yeah.

Her whole family's in the fight
for their lives right now.

Yeah, I saw Anita's interview.

Is that what's eating at you?

Yeah.

You know, I went by their place
to let them know

that I stopped the construction
on Leslie's house,

and I thought I was bringing
them some peace

while Anita's going
through her treatment.

-That's kind.
-Yeah.

But...

Man, when I saw her...

I'm-I'm so used to
her firing barbs at me,

but this time
she could barely muster the aim.

Well, if she needs a stand-in,
I've got a few zingers ready.

Years of material.

I solve problems, Caroline.

You know? That's what I do.

You know, I bend the world
until it breaks my way.

But this?

I can't negotiate with cancer.

I can't intimidate it.
I can't charm it.

If I can't fix this,

and if she can't fight it...

Enough about the future.

Let's make each moment
the best that it can be.

Hmm?

Why don't we do something

that we rarely experienced
before?

No energy for that, my love.

I'm talking about you telling me

what you feel
will make this moment better.

Can I help you upstairs?

I'm looking for a clue, my love.

Oh, here is fine.

The less I move, the bet...
[sighs]

I was going to say "the better,"

but there is no better,
it's just less bad.

Then how about some of that

prescription lotion
for your hands, hmm?

[phone buzzing]

Dani.

Hey, Daddy.

I'm just calling to check in.

I didn't want to call Mom's cell
in case she was resting.

Yeah, she's, uh...

She's having a rough day,
but we're managing.

I'm optimistic
things will get better.

You know,
you don't always have to be

the pillar holding
everyone else up.

You can lean sometimes.

You want me to stop by?

No need. No need.

We've got Kat and Rowena.

We have more than enough hands.

Okay.

That's great. Um, then just...

tell Mom I called
and that I love her.

I'll pass it along.

[monitor beeping steadily]

[door opens]

Max...

[groaning]

Easy.

I-It's just me.

I thought Ren sent someone
to finish the job.

Ren did this?

Nah.

He's too slick
to get his hands dirty

on a low-level like me.

But the guy he sent made sure
I knew exactly who it was from.

Why would Ren need
to send you a message?

I tried to get out.

Nah, I'm straight.

I just heard about Max.

And how'd you do that?

DeShawn hit me up.

Said there might be
some extra shifts

since Max was out of commission.

What else he
run his mouth about?

That's it.

I'm-a have a talk
with that motormouth.

At least he knows
when to shut up.

Max got himself
into a little situation.

Why you ain't call me?

I could have motivated him,
same way I did the other fool.

Nah, this was more of
an exit interview.

And I got specific people
for that.

Max wanted out?

Can you believe that?

After all the food
I put on his table.

He give you a reason?

Maybe he's found religion.

Maybe he's gone soft.

The why doesn't matter.

Ain't nobody leaving
this business.

Only way out is in a body bag.

So he's dead.

Not yet.

I drove by the clinic earlier.

I hate that I missed
the grand opening,

but I saw the line was
around the block.

It was incredible, Naomi.

Even Leslie's speech had me
low-key tearing up.

And that is saying something.

The clinic's been
buzzing all week.

Folks been calling it
a blessing.

And seeing how serious
you are about it, I...

I don't know,
I just want to do more

than just clap
from the sidelines.

You want to volunteer?

I think I'd be good at outreach,

talking to folks,
making 'em feel seen.

I could be proof that there
is light on the other side.

And they would be lucky
to have you.

Mm. If I could help
just even one person,

it would be worth it.

That's what you
and Jacob did for me.

We should volunteer together.

Change the world
while spending quality time.

I would like that...

a lot.

[laughs]

♪ Give me that sweet♪

♪ Summer love♪

♪ Give me that sweet
summer love♪

♪ Give me that sweet...♪

Dishes done,
and I didn't even break

your favorite wine glass.

Your favorite.
I've never claimed ownership

over any glassware
in this place.

Everything in here
becomes your favorite

as soon as you touch it.

That's how it works.

♪ Summer love♪

♪ Give me that sweet♪

-♪ Sweet♪
-♪ Summer love...♪

Oh, Joey, this-this is too much.

I told you, I don't skimp
when it comes to you.

Give me your wrist.

♪ Summer is back again♪

♪ Take your coat off,
let it warm your skin...♪

It's perfect.

-Yeah.
-Fits perfectly.

As I knew it would.

Vanessa, when my wife cheated...

...I swore I'd never
open my heart again.

Never put it on the line.

I shut down.

I built...

impenetrable walls.

And then you blew into my life
like a tornado.

[laughs]

You never have to worry
that I'll walk away.

-♪ Give me that sweet♪
-♪ Sweet, sweet♪

♪ Summer love♪

♪ Give me that sweet.♪

You can't fix every problem

or heal the world's suffering.

I mean...

I mean,
I have done the impossible

once or twice in the courtroom.

Ah, and you did it with such
confidence and swagger,

which seems to be missing today.

Yeah, well...

this thing has me
facing my limits,

and I must admit,
I am not a fan.

[sighs]

And you're also
a lot of other things.

Gentle, bullish, bombastic.

And you're also human.

So maybe
cut yourself some slack.

No one's expecting you
to perform miracles.

Now, this isn't
an instant cure, but...

...maybe it'll ease the pain
for a little bit. Hmm?

Ah!

Uh-uh. Uh-uh.

-That painful?
-Mm-hmm.

Let me take you to the hospital.

No. No hospital.

It might avail you
of the care you need.

Oh, just the thought of them
taking even more tests.

That will be able to heal you.

I feel like a guinea pig.

At least here I'm not
some kind of human pincushion.

So you think hiding out
is gonna make it better?

You're hiding out
from less pain.

You're hiding out
from a, a miracle cure

that could zap all of this away.

[sighs]
You won't know
until you can ask.

And, Anita, if you die
because I let you talk me

into keeping you home,
it'll destroy me.

-That's not fair.
-None of this is.

[huffs]

I hate watching you hurt

and knowing I can't fix it.

But that shouldn't be on you.

And you are the only one
who can choose to stay.

Please tell me you'll try.

-JACOB: How's Max?
-Stabbed in the abdomen.

It could be worse.

The blade missed his organs
by millimeters.

-Damn.
-Yeah.

And Ren ordered the hit.

I know.

The bastard practically
bragged about

making an example out of him.

He said the only way out was
in a body bag.

So what do we do?

-Stay the course.
-Are you serious?

-Smitty, listen.
-No, you listen.

We said if this got out of hand,

if this got dangerous,
we would pull the plug.

Well, Jacob, it's dangerous.

Yeah. That's why I want you out.

You think I'd bail on you?

The only way I go
is if you go, too.

I'm so close.

I need time to map out
who the real players are.

The job isn't done.

Well, how many more Maxes
are you willing to sacrifice?

The longer this goes,
the more people get hurt.

And if we move too soon,
the heavy hitters slip away

and rebuild somewhere else.

The number of victims
goes even higher.

And the people
they've already hurt, like Max?

Collateral damage.

Listen.

We take more precautions
to protect Max.

But I can't stop now,
not when we're this close.

But I understand we're coming
at this from different angles.

So you should pull out.

I already told you no.

[sighs]

Be careful.

These people will not hesitate

to kill anyone
who gets in their way.

If they find out we're trying
to cross them...

They won't.

VERNON:
"The saddest day

"will have an eve.

The darkest night, a morn..."

Oh, wow.

Oh, you can sit
wherever you like.

Thank you.

VERNON: "Think not,
when clouds are thick and dark,

thy way is too forlorn."

JUNE:
Oh... Okay, okay.

VERNON:
"For ev'ry cloud
that e'er did rise..."

[sniffles]

"...to shade
thy life's bright way..."

"...and every
restless night of pain

"and every weary day,

"will bring thee gifts
thou'lt value more

"because they cost so dear.

"The soul that faints not
in the storm

emerges bright and clear."

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