1 00:00:04,197 --> 00:00:06,516 Hey, guys, look who's here. 2 00:00:06,517 --> 00:00:07,965 Morning, Nicole. 3 00:00:08,068 --> 00:00:11,620 Gentlemen, devices away. 4 00:00:11,724 --> 00:00:14,379 Uh, we'll pick this up later. Bye. 5 00:00:14,482 --> 00:00:16,103 I brought breakfast. 6 00:00:16,206 --> 00:00:18,620 -Sweet. What did you bring? -Mini quiches. 7 00:00:18,621 --> 00:00:20,274 But don't I get a kiss hello first? 8 00:00:20,275 --> 00:00:21,344 Sorry. 9 00:00:21,448 --> 00:00:22,655 Good morning, Grandma. 10 00:00:22,758 --> 00:00:25,172 Good morning to you, too. Where's your sister? 11 00:00:25,275 --> 00:00:26,827 Still dead to the world. 12 00:00:26,931 --> 00:00:29,551 I didn't mean to say that like that. 13 00:00:29,655 --> 00:00:32,103 No, it's, um, it's fine. 14 00:00:32,206 --> 00:00:34,206 It's a figure of speech, I get that. 15 00:00:34,310 --> 00:00:36,206 And as a psychiatrist, I understand 16 00:00:36,310 --> 00:00:40,137 that sometimes metaphors can bring up unexpected emotions. 17 00:00:40,241 --> 00:00:41,482 But now what? 18 00:00:41,586 --> 00:00:45,000 My visit this morning isn't about death 19 00:00:45,103 --> 00:00:47,068 or the dreaded "C" word. 20 00:00:47,172 --> 00:00:50,965 What's it about? I mean, besides mini quiches. 21 00:00:51,068 --> 00:00:53,310 The "F" word. 22 00:00:53,413 --> 00:00:57,241 And "F" stands for family. 23 00:00:57,344 --> 00:00:59,655 I love their French toast. 24 00:00:59,758 --> 00:01:01,517 Sadly, my waistline doesn't. 25 00:01:01,620 --> 00:01:03,000 [chuckles] 26 00:01:03,103 --> 00:01:05,068 Anything appeal? 27 00:01:05,172 --> 00:01:09,034 I think I'll just have coffee this morning. 28 00:01:09,137 --> 00:01:10,767 I don't have much of an appetite. 29 00:01:10,827 --> 00:01:13,275 I'm not surprised. 30 00:01:13,379 --> 00:01:16,172 I mean, with everything your family's going through. 31 00:01:17,241 --> 00:01:19,724 Nicole filled me in on Anita's diagnosis 32 00:01:19,725 --> 00:01:21,861 and that you'll all need genetic testing. 33 00:01:21,862 --> 00:01:23,344 It's a lot. 34 00:01:23,448 --> 00:01:24,655 And Nicole... 35 00:01:24,758 --> 00:01:26,793 -Being strong for everybody? -Always. 36 00:01:26,896 --> 00:01:29,724 She'll have to let us be there for her, too. 37 00:01:29,725 --> 00:01:31,585 Hmm. I've only been trying to convince her of that 38 00:01:31,586 --> 00:01:32,636 my whole life. 39 00:01:32,723 --> 00:01:35,172 Well, you both can count on me. 40 00:01:35,275 --> 00:01:37,551 How are you coping? 41 00:01:37,552 --> 00:01:40,757 Daddy's beside himself with concern for Mother 42 00:01:40,758 --> 00:01:43,137 while being his usual patriarch stoic. 43 00:01:43,241 --> 00:01:45,351 Chelsea and Naomi are obviously stunned 44 00:01:45,378 --> 00:01:47,068 and worried for their gran, 45 00:01:47,172 --> 00:01:49,793 and they may have to get this testing, too. 46 00:01:49,896 --> 00:01:54,000 I didn't ask how the other Duprees were coping. 47 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:56,448 I asked about you, Dani. 48 00:01:59,758 --> 00:02:02,448 ? ? 49 00:02:30,068 --> 00:02:32,137 Of course I'm happy for you, Mom. 50 00:02:32,241 --> 00:02:34,000 I just can't talk right now. 51 00:02:34,103 --> 00:02:38,067 Because I have the early shift and I'm behind the desk, yes. 52 00:02:38,172 --> 00:02:41,241 I will call you later. Thank you. 53 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:44,172 Sorry about that. 54 00:02:44,173 --> 00:02:45,585 My mom just had to call to tell me 55 00:02:45,586 --> 00:02:47,724 about a man she met on her cruise. 56 00:02:47,827 --> 00:02:49,724 It's fine. 57 00:02:49,725 --> 00:02:51,792 Well, I know the bigwigs don't like when we take 58 00:02:51,793 --> 00:02:53,930 personal calls on duty, so... 59 00:02:54,034 --> 00:02:55,137 Yeah, it's not so bad 60 00:02:55,241 --> 00:02:57,827 as long as it doesn't compromise patient care. 61 00:02:57,828 --> 00:02:59,619 Well, that is not what you said a few days ago 62 00:02:59,620 --> 00:03:01,757 when you were laying into the student nurses. 63 00:03:01,758 --> 00:03:04,068 Different circumstances. 64 00:03:04,069 --> 00:03:06,654 So if a head honcho comes in and catches me in the act, 65 00:03:06,655 --> 00:03:08,895 -you're just going to... -I'll remind them that 66 00:03:08,896 --> 00:03:10,413 we are more than just our jobs, 67 00:03:10,517 --> 00:03:13,724 and we nurses deserve the right to live a little, too. 68 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:16,827 Okay, I'm sorry, but who are you 69 00:03:16,931 --> 00:03:19,401 and what have you done with Shanice Johnson, RN? 70 00:03:21,586 --> 00:03:23,620 You, uh, been up all night? 71 00:03:23,621 --> 00:03:25,378 Usually, women don't come floating in here 72 00:03:25,379 --> 00:03:27,896 before lunch dressed to kill. 73 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:33,551 I don't kill, son, unless it's absolutely necessary. 74 00:03:34,586 --> 00:03:36,310 I'm looking for your boss. 75 00:03:36,413 --> 00:03:38,448 Is he expecting you, Ms...? 76 00:03:38,551 --> 00:03:40,344 Thomas. 77 00:03:40,345 --> 00:03:42,412 And he sure as hell better be expecting me 78 00:03:42,413 --> 00:03:45,137 since he's the one who called this meeting. 79 00:03:45,241 --> 00:03:47,930 Well, Ms. Thomas, I will let him know you're here. 80 00:03:48,034 --> 00:03:51,172 You do that, sport. 81 00:03:51,275 --> 00:03:52,724 RANDY: Hmm. 82 00:03:58,827 --> 00:04:00,034 [sighs] 83 00:04:00,137 --> 00:04:01,482 Ooh. 84 00:04:01,586 --> 00:04:03,620 Don't mind if I do. 85 00:04:03,724 --> 00:04:05,310 Thank you. 86 00:04:09,758 --> 00:04:11,896 A little early for Scotch, isn't it? 87 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:14,827 [chuckles] 88 00:04:14,931 --> 00:04:18,724 Time zones were invented for a reason. 89 00:04:18,827 --> 00:04:21,241 And it's always 5:00 somewhere. 90 00:04:24,391 --> 00:04:28,240 If I were you, I would take the win and move on. 91 00:04:28,241 --> 00:04:30,551 Celebrate me feeling generous this morning. 92 00:04:30,655 --> 00:04:32,241 [laughs] 93 00:04:32,344 --> 00:04:33,965 Whatever you say, boss. 94 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:40,206 So, tell me about Jan's new cruise boo. 95 00:04:40,310 --> 00:04:42,482 -I've been afraid to ask. -Why? 96 00:04:42,586 --> 00:04:46,103 Because my mom goes overboard- 97 00:04:46,104 --> 00:04:48,585 no pun intended- when it comes to having crushes on guys. 98 00:04:48,586 --> 00:04:51,241 I mean, she's just- she gets so intense, you know, 99 00:04:51,344 --> 00:04:54,862 like smothery intense, and then she gets her heart broken 100 00:04:54,965 --> 00:04:56,895 when the latest man runs for the hills. 101 00:04:56,896 --> 00:04:58,792 Well, maybe this guy will be different. 102 00:04:58,793 --> 00:05:00,378 I'm happy for her that she met somebody. 103 00:05:00,379 --> 00:05:02,171 You know, I guess they don't call it The Love Boat 104 00:05:02,172 --> 00:05:03,275 for nothing. 105 00:05:03,276 --> 00:05:05,447 I got to call Mona and get the whole story, 106 00:05:05,448 --> 00:05:07,918 since Mom tells her bestie all the juicy details 107 00:05:07,931 --> 00:05:09,137 she leaves out with me. 108 00:05:09,241 --> 00:05:10,931 You worried? 109 00:05:11,034 --> 00:05:12,655 Skeptical. 110 00:05:12,656 --> 00:05:14,930 It all just seems a little too good to be true. 111 00:05:14,931 --> 00:05:16,517 Why? 112 00:05:16,620 --> 00:05:18,586 Don't tell me you believe 113 00:05:18,587 --> 00:05:19,964 -in love at first sight. -Just make sure 114 00:05:19,965 --> 00:05:21,171 you monitor while she's in recovery... 115 00:05:21,172 --> 00:05:24,172 First sight? No. 116 00:05:24,275 --> 00:05:28,275 But I am a big believer in finding it in unexpected places. 117 00:05:29,551 --> 00:05:31,448 You're here to bring mini quiches 118 00:05:31,551 --> 00:05:34,724 and give us a lecture on the value of family. 119 00:05:34,827 --> 00:05:36,586 I'm confused. 120 00:05:36,689 --> 00:05:39,724 I certainly didn't intend to lecture. 121 00:05:39,827 --> 00:05:42,517 We know that, don't we, Martin? 122 00:05:42,620 --> 00:05:44,379 Tyrell, why don't you 123 00:05:44,482 --> 00:05:46,827 put those in the oven to warm up? 124 00:05:46,931 --> 00:05:48,724 -Sure. -And no sampling. 125 00:05:48,827 --> 00:05:50,620 [Nicole laughs] 126 00:05:50,724 --> 00:05:53,103 You're having issue with my choice of words? 127 00:05:53,206 --> 00:05:54,275 Just clarifying. 128 00:05:54,379 --> 00:05:57,896 You're not here to discuss the "C" word. 129 00:05:58,000 --> 00:06:02,103 But with Gran's diagnosis and the implications 130 00:06:02,206 --> 00:06:05,448 two generations down, who could think of anything else? 131 00:06:05,449 --> 00:06:07,585 And it's not like you to distract yourself. 132 00:06:07,586 --> 00:06:09,576 There are plenty of people in this town 133 00:06:09,620 --> 00:06:12,090 who would bury their heads in the sand in a crisis. 134 00:06:12,172 --> 00:06:13,827 I am not one of them. 135 00:06:13,828 --> 00:06:16,102 I have always believed in facing facts head-on. 136 00:06:16,103 --> 00:06:19,586 -You know that about me, Martin. -You're right, I do. 137 00:06:19,587 --> 00:06:22,654 I walked in and saw three people connected to their devices. 138 00:06:22,655 --> 00:06:24,586 Not a family. 139 00:06:24,689 --> 00:06:27,827 We can't let this diagnosis make us more insular. 140 00:06:27,931 --> 00:06:29,344 Now more than ever, 141 00:06:29,448 --> 00:06:32,068 we need to be engaged with each other. 142 00:06:32,172 --> 00:06:36,862 I stand corrected, and I'm starting to see your strategy. 143 00:06:36,965 --> 00:06:38,827 Hence the delicious mini quiches. 144 00:06:38,931 --> 00:06:42,931 A gesture- breaking bread together, a bond. 145 00:06:43,034 --> 00:06:45,586 I love that you worry about me. 146 00:06:45,689 --> 00:06:49,413 And trust me, I know how serious Mother's diagnosis is. 147 00:06:49,517 --> 00:06:51,689 But this breakfast gesture wasn't about 148 00:06:51,793 --> 00:06:53,965 being sad for your grandmother. 149 00:06:54,068 --> 00:06:56,298 It's about taking the time to see each other 150 00:06:56,379 --> 00:06:58,068 and show that we care. 151 00:06:58,172 --> 00:06:59,896 How can we help? 152 00:07:01,103 --> 00:07:02,758 By remembering that long before 153 00:07:02,862 --> 00:07:06,068 she was the magnificent Anita Dupree, 154 00:07:06,172 --> 00:07:08,103 reigning over Fairmont Crest, 155 00:07:08,206 --> 00:07:10,586 she was Anita Williams, 156 00:07:10,587 --> 00:07:13,516 the scrappy little Black girl from the streets of Chi-Town 157 00:07:13,517 --> 00:07:14,793 who sang lead 158 00:07:14,896 --> 00:07:18,241 for one of the most popular girl groups of all time. 159 00:07:19,275 --> 00:07:21,793 We need to believe in her. 160 00:07:21,896 --> 00:07:25,758 We need to know that cancer came for a warrior. 161 00:07:25,862 --> 00:07:27,379 And it's about to find out 162 00:07:27,482 --> 00:07:29,724 just how tough she is. 163 00:07:29,827 --> 00:07:32,137 Now you see what you made me do? [sniffles] 164 00:07:32,138 --> 00:07:34,447 It wasn't my intention to make you test the limits 165 00:07:34,448 --> 00:07:36,448 of your waterproof mascara, darling. 166 00:07:36,551 --> 00:07:38,137 Just looking for some honesty. 167 00:07:38,241 --> 00:07:41,655 Honestly, I am somewhere between composed and cracking, 168 00:07:41,758 --> 00:07:44,896 and now that I've said that out loud, I feel not one bit better. 169 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:46,500 Proving honesty is overrated. 170 00:07:46,551 --> 00:07:48,931 You don't believe that at all. 171 00:07:49,034 --> 00:07:51,862 It's what you love about your relationship with Andre. 172 00:07:51,965 --> 00:07:53,931 -Stop being right. -Can't help it. 173 00:07:54,034 --> 00:07:56,172 I happen to have spectacular judgment 174 00:07:56,275 --> 00:07:58,172 in real estate and friends. 175 00:07:58,173 --> 00:08:00,309 And since you and Nicole are the best friends 176 00:08:00,310 --> 00:08:03,482 a gal could have, I'm proving you don't have 177 00:08:03,586 --> 00:08:05,344 to put on a fabulous face for me. 178 00:08:05,448 --> 00:08:09,482 Nicole and I are very lucky to have you on our side. 179 00:08:10,517 --> 00:08:14,068 And not for nothing, so is Joey Armstrong. 180 00:08:14,172 --> 00:08:15,586 Uh... 181 00:08:15,689 --> 00:08:18,517 You brought up his name, and it isn't a reprimand. 182 00:08:18,620 --> 00:08:21,551 Usually, you're pointing out how he's not right for me. 183 00:08:21,655 --> 00:08:24,620 Which is still true, but so is this. 184 00:08:24,724 --> 00:08:27,482 Joey hit the jackpot with you, 185 00:08:27,586 --> 00:08:29,724 and I just hope he's smart enough to see it. 186 00:08:32,309 --> 00:08:34,724 -What's this for? -The hooch. 187 00:08:35,793 --> 00:08:39,068 Your money's no good here unless you're gambling. 188 00:08:39,172 --> 00:08:42,172 These days I'm more into a sure bet. 189 00:08:42,275 --> 00:08:44,344 -Is that right? -Hmm. 190 00:08:44,448 --> 00:08:45,724 Indeed. 191 00:08:45,827 --> 00:08:50,034 Since you asked me here, 192 00:08:50,137 --> 00:08:52,586 I'm hoping that that's a sign 193 00:08:52,689 --> 00:08:54,448 that you have some good news for me. 194 00:08:55,448 --> 00:08:58,586 Oh, unless you're one of those sadistic types 195 00:08:58,689 --> 00:09:03,344 who gets off on giving bad news face-to-face. 196 00:09:04,551 --> 00:09:08,000 No, if I have bad news to deliver, 197 00:09:08,103 --> 00:09:10,793 I have people for that. 198 00:09:10,896 --> 00:09:13,172 That way I don't disturb my wa. 199 00:09:13,275 --> 00:09:15,862 Heaven forbid. 200 00:09:15,965 --> 00:09:17,862 Now, what the hell is wa? 201 00:09:17,965 --> 00:09:21,482 It's a Japanese concept meaning peace, harmony, and balance. 202 00:09:21,586 --> 00:09:23,241 Well-read. 203 00:09:23,344 --> 00:09:24,551 And well-traveled. 204 00:09:24,655 --> 00:09:26,448 Noted. 205 00:09:26,551 --> 00:09:29,965 He gets around, so do I. 206 00:09:30,068 --> 00:09:32,586 And I'm here because...? 207 00:09:34,896 --> 00:09:37,137 I'm going to partner with you on financing 208 00:09:37,241 --> 00:09:38,501 that free clinic of yours. 209 00:09:38,551 --> 00:09:41,551 Ha! I knew it! 210 00:09:41,655 --> 00:09:43,000 -Ah! -Don't touch me. 211 00:09:43,103 --> 00:09:44,896 Okay. Hmm. 212 00:09:45,896 --> 00:09:48,655 Now, if I'm going to do you this solid... 213 00:09:48,758 --> 00:09:51,482 I'm gonna want something in return. 214 00:09:54,435 --> 00:09:58,033 I'd be a nervous wreck if I had to stand around 215 00:09:58,034 --> 00:10:00,793 -waiting for those test results. -Same. 216 00:10:00,896 --> 00:10:03,827 Your great-grandmother isn't standing around. 217 00:10:03,931 --> 00:10:06,896 She's getting on with her life, which is the point. 218 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:09,448 It is exactly what she wants the family to do. 219 00:10:09,551 --> 00:10:11,551 And we're back to the "F" word. 220 00:10:11,655 --> 00:10:14,896 Exactly. Family and tradition. 221 00:10:15,000 --> 00:10:17,793 Which brings me to the important task 222 00:10:17,896 --> 00:10:20,206 that I do not want to give short shrift, 223 00:10:20,310 --> 00:10:25,758 namely the tradition of Dupree women being presented. 224 00:10:25,862 --> 00:10:27,758 To what? 225 00:10:27,759 --> 00:10:29,895 Your grandmother is talking about the cotillion. 226 00:10:29,896 --> 00:10:33,310 Where Samantha will be presented before polite society. 227 00:10:33,413 --> 00:10:34,862 SMITTY: Polite society? 228 00:10:34,965 --> 00:10:37,482 That sounds a little Downton Abbey-ish. 229 00:10:37,586 --> 00:10:41,517 [chuckles] A little, but it is so much more than that. 230 00:10:41,518 --> 00:10:44,447 You and Martin had just started dating when Kat had her debut. 231 00:10:44,448 --> 00:10:45,551 So you didn't attend. 232 00:10:45,655 --> 00:10:47,103 I wish I had. 233 00:10:47,206 --> 00:10:48,724 Really. 234 00:10:48,725 --> 00:10:50,964 I'm just starting to learn about all the moving parts, 235 00:10:50,965 --> 00:10:53,310 but it seems like an impressive event. 236 00:10:53,311 --> 00:10:54,964 Tyrell, I can't wait for you and, 237 00:10:54,965 --> 00:10:56,482 of course, Samantha, to see 238 00:10:56,483 --> 00:10:58,481 what the cotillion experience means 239 00:10:58,482 --> 00:11:01,586 to a young Black woman on the precipice of her future. 240 00:11:01,689 --> 00:11:04,241 Yeah, that'll be something. 241 00:11:04,242 --> 00:11:05,619 Tyrell, would you please go upstairs 242 00:11:05,620 --> 00:11:06,820 and wake up your sister? 243 00:11:06,896 --> 00:11:10,000 Samantha and I have a lot of work to do. 244 00:11:10,103 --> 00:11:14,241 -Did Mrs. Lansing rest well? -She did. 245 00:11:14,242 --> 00:11:16,136 The nurse I assigned to her was just in, 246 00:11:16,137 --> 00:11:18,378 administering her latest round of pain meds. 247 00:11:18,379 --> 00:11:20,895 -She's healing nicely, stitches intact. -Excellent. 248 00:11:20,896 --> 00:11:22,758 I'll check on her a little later. 249 00:11:23,655 --> 00:11:28,000 Oh, and, uh, thank you for your advice about Nicole. 250 00:11:28,103 --> 00:11:31,241 Uh, you were right, as usual- she was in need of a friend. 251 00:11:32,482 --> 00:11:34,952 You're a very insightful person, Nurse Johnson. 252 00:11:35,931 --> 00:11:39,241 Careful, Doctor, such high praise might go to my head. 253 00:11:39,344 --> 00:11:40,965 Hmm. 254 00:11:41,068 --> 00:11:42,862 I should pop by Mrs. Lansing's room 255 00:11:42,965 --> 00:11:46,068 before the pain meds knock her out. 256 00:11:52,448 --> 00:11:54,517 [clears throat] 257 00:11:54,518 --> 00:11:56,619 You need a throat lozenge or something? 258 00:11:56,620 --> 00:11:59,275 Uh, no, I need you to tell me what's going on 259 00:11:59,379 --> 00:12:02,103 between you and Dr. Richardson. 260 00:12:05,620 --> 00:12:07,550 I think maybe you'd better elaborate 261 00:12:07,586 --> 00:12:10,448 so there's no misunderstanding. 262 00:12:10,551 --> 00:12:12,482 Gladly. 263 00:12:12,586 --> 00:12:15,793 I don't think I need to remind you just how expensive 264 00:12:15,896 --> 00:12:19,103 an endeavor like this would be for the both of us. 265 00:12:19,206 --> 00:12:22,965 Well, that much is understood, and it's for a worthy cause. 266 00:12:23,068 --> 00:12:24,758 [scoffs] 267 00:12:24,862 --> 00:12:28,689 Nevertheless... if I'm going to pony up 268 00:12:28,793 --> 00:12:31,023 the kind of money that you're talking about... 269 00:12:32,206 --> 00:12:34,103 ...I'm going to need a substantial 270 00:12:34,206 --> 00:12:36,931 return on my investment. 271 00:12:37,034 --> 00:12:39,689 Oh, I get where this is going. 272 00:12:39,793 --> 00:12:40,896 -Do you? -Mm-hmm. 273 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:43,793 You're not the first man I've encountered 274 00:12:43,896 --> 00:12:47,206 who suffers from the Madonna-whore complex. 275 00:12:49,310 --> 00:12:50,413 Come again? 276 00:12:50,517 --> 00:12:54,275 See, you want a nice, 277 00:12:54,379 --> 00:12:58,655 bred-in-society lady like Vanessa on your arm 278 00:12:58,758 --> 00:13:01,758 and out in public. 279 00:13:01,862 --> 00:13:07,862 And yet you want a freak in the sheets like me. 280 00:13:08,862 --> 00:13:11,862 My Teddy Bear was the same way. 281 00:13:11,863 --> 00:13:13,999 And listen, I-I really wouldn't have minded 282 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:17,482 setting up arrangements like that with you, Joey, 283 00:13:17,586 --> 00:13:21,000 if I hadn't already started something new. 284 00:13:21,103 --> 00:13:22,551 Oh. [clicks tongue] 285 00:13:22,655 --> 00:13:26,275 You snooze, you lose, big boy. 286 00:13:26,546 --> 00:13:30,654 Well, I'm starting to see how you managed 287 00:13:30,655 --> 00:13:35,103 to sink your talons into Nicole Dupree's husband. 288 00:13:35,206 --> 00:13:36,413 I guess your... 289 00:13:36,517 --> 00:13:40,310 "Teddy" didn't stand a chance, did he? 290 00:13:40,413 --> 00:13:41,931 [chuckling]: No, he didn't. 291 00:13:42,034 --> 00:13:44,241 In fact, most men don't 292 00:13:44,344 --> 00:13:46,862 when it comes to Dana Leslie Thomas. 293 00:13:46,965 --> 00:13:48,586 Good thing I'm not most men. 294 00:13:49,655 --> 00:13:51,345 And I don't need a tug and a tickle. 295 00:13:51,448 --> 00:13:55,275 No, what I need is something more substantive. 296 00:13:55,379 --> 00:13:57,172 Such as? 297 00:13:57,275 --> 00:14:01,206 That free clinic of yours being dedicated 298 00:14:01,310 --> 00:14:05,620 to the memory of the late Doug McBride. 299 00:14:09,538 --> 00:14:13,619 I don't know whether to be touched or annoyed 300 00:14:13,620 --> 00:14:16,688 that you're still finding time to worry about my relationship. 301 00:14:16,689 --> 00:14:19,413 I mean, with everything your family's facing. 302 00:14:19,414 --> 00:14:21,895 If you make me cry again, this friendship is over. 303 00:14:21,896 --> 00:14:24,103 Okay, okay, I will not say anything else 304 00:14:24,206 --> 00:14:25,827 that will cause more waterworks. 305 00:14:25,931 --> 00:14:28,931 But at least tell me you are finding comfort 306 00:14:29,034 --> 00:14:32,896 in the sculpted arms of that gorgeous young husband of yours. 307 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:35,206 Andre has been great. 308 00:14:35,310 --> 00:14:39,586 Beyond great- caring, encouraging, attentive. 309 00:14:39,587 --> 00:14:41,274 It's-it's like he has this sixth sense 310 00:14:41,275 --> 00:14:44,344 for when I need him to be right next to me, holding me tight, 311 00:14:44,448 --> 00:14:46,068 and when I need space. 312 00:14:46,172 --> 00:14:47,732 And Bill's been wonderful, too. 313 00:14:47,793 --> 00:14:50,551 Wait, of all people, he doesn't need 314 00:14:50,655 --> 00:14:52,551 a cameo in this conversation. 315 00:14:52,655 --> 00:14:53,795 He is the girls' father. 316 00:14:53,896 --> 00:14:56,517 And he has been great with them. Very present. 317 00:14:56,518 --> 00:14:57,654 Mm-hmm. 318 00:14:57,655 --> 00:14:58,723 -What? -Oh, come on, Dani, 319 00:14:58,724 --> 00:15:00,481 you and I both know Bill Hamilton's 320 00:15:00,482 --> 00:15:02,206 happier than a pig in... 321 00:15:02,207 --> 00:15:04,585 How'd you used to say it when our kids were small? 322 00:15:04,586 --> 00:15:06,550 Stressed, hormonal, irritable and tired? 323 00:15:06,551 --> 00:15:08,413 -[laughs] -Yes. That. 324 00:15:08,414 --> 00:15:10,067 Happier than a pig in that when he's able 325 00:15:10,068 --> 00:15:11,862 to be your personal Mr. Fixit. 326 00:15:11,965 --> 00:15:14,517 Okay, so the role comes second nature to him. 327 00:15:14,518 --> 00:15:16,240 He was always the one to pick me up 328 00:15:16,241 --> 00:15:17,441 and put me back together. 329 00:15:17,442 --> 00:15:18,723 Which would have been nice 330 00:15:18,724 --> 00:15:20,826 if he hadn't always been the one who broke you. 331 00:15:20,827 --> 00:15:22,413 No argument there. 332 00:15:22,517 --> 00:15:24,275 Which begs the question, 333 00:15:24,276 --> 00:15:26,136 does your new husband know the O.G. model's 334 00:15:26,137 --> 00:15:28,724 back to playing knight in shining armor? 335 00:15:30,586 --> 00:15:32,344 Dr. Richardson- 336 00:15:32,448 --> 00:15:34,498 Ted- was just totally flirting with you. 337 00:15:34,499 --> 00:15:36,102 Can you lower your voice, please? 338 00:15:36,103 --> 00:15:37,723 Okay, so now you want to be discreet 339 00:15:37,724 --> 00:15:39,517 when the gossip is about you. 340 00:15:39,518 --> 00:15:41,723 There is absolutely nothing to gossip about. 341 00:15:41,724 --> 00:15:43,241 -Bull. -Excuse me? 342 00:15:43,344 --> 00:15:45,934 You didn't even blink when he was flirting with you. 343 00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:48,862 Actually, it was like you weren't surprised at all. 344 00:15:48,965 --> 00:15:53,379 [gasps] Hold up. Are you and Ted...? 345 00:15:53,380 --> 00:15:55,826 Don't you have some work to do, 346 00:15:55,827 --> 00:15:57,757 Little Miss Thing with all the ideas? 347 00:15:57,793 --> 00:16:00,689 Actually, I'm all caught up on my work. 348 00:16:00,793 --> 00:16:02,931 Well, not anymore. 349 00:16:04,413 --> 00:16:06,137 [laughs] 350 00:16:06,241 --> 00:16:08,586 [elevator bell dings] 351 00:16:08,689 --> 00:16:12,172 Vernon. Hey, uh, good to see you. 352 00:16:12,275 --> 00:16:13,827 How you holding up? 353 00:16:13,931 --> 00:16:16,551 I've had my moments. 354 00:16:16,655 --> 00:16:20,448 I'm just doing what I can to be there for Anita and the family. 355 00:16:20,551 --> 00:16:23,206 -Yeah. -I suppose you're doing the same 356 00:16:23,310 --> 00:16:25,034 for Martin and Kat. 357 00:16:25,137 --> 00:16:27,620 I am. I just wish there was more I could do 358 00:16:27,621 --> 00:16:28,999 while we're anxiously waiting 359 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:31,241 to get the BRCA gene test results back. 360 00:16:31,344 --> 00:16:35,137 Well, we won't have to wait a whole lot longer. 361 00:16:35,241 --> 00:16:38,517 I just pray the family is strong enough, 362 00:16:38,620 --> 00:16:40,000 come what may. 363 00:16:41,482 --> 00:16:44,000 These quiches were delicious, Nicole. 364 00:16:44,103 --> 00:16:45,344 MARTIN: Ah. 365 00:16:45,448 --> 00:16:48,517 -It lives. -Ha ha, you're hilarious, Pop. 366 00:16:48,620 --> 00:16:50,931 Good morning, Sleeping Beauty. 367 00:16:51,034 --> 00:16:53,275 Morning, Dad. Hey, Grandma. 368 00:16:53,276 --> 00:16:54,792 Your grandmother brought breakfast. 369 00:16:54,793 --> 00:16:57,344 Mm, I'll get some later. 370 00:16:57,448 --> 00:16:59,896 Oh, no, you don't. 371 00:17:00,000 --> 00:17:01,655 [groans] Grandma. 372 00:17:01,758 --> 00:17:04,103 Up you go. Early bird catches the worm. 373 00:17:04,205 --> 00:17:06,205 I'm having flashbacks. 374 00:17:06,206 --> 00:17:09,343 -Did you ever get to sleep in? -With Nicole Dupree as a mother? 375 00:17:09,344 --> 00:17:10,377 Rarely. 376 00:17:10,378 --> 00:17:12,000 I heard that, Martin. 377 00:17:12,103 --> 00:17:15,964 Why are we talking about worms so early in the morning? 378 00:17:16,068 --> 00:17:19,275 It's an idiom, genius, and it's almost noon. 379 00:17:19,378 --> 00:17:20,698 We let you sleep in because 380 00:17:20,699 --> 00:17:22,343 your holiday break is almost over. 381 00:17:22,344 --> 00:17:25,068 But your grandmother wanted to see you. 382 00:17:25,172 --> 00:17:28,482 That's right, we have to buckle down 383 00:17:28,586 --> 00:17:32,241 on our cotillion planning. 384 00:17:33,379 --> 00:17:35,413 You should have just led with that! 385 00:17:35,517 --> 00:17:38,448 Our upcoming debut is all anyone can talk about 386 00:17:38,551 --> 00:17:40,793 in the cotillion's group chat. 387 00:17:40,896 --> 00:17:44,000 Pretty sure the whole town is watching, and I'm glowing. 388 00:17:44,103 --> 00:17:46,827 Not going to lie, I get total aura points. 389 00:17:46,931 --> 00:17:49,517 Excellent, I knew you would be just as excited 390 00:17:49,620 --> 00:17:51,896 as I am once you found out why I was here. 391 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:55,793 I haven't seen a deb as pumped as you since your Aunt Kat. 392 00:17:57,241 --> 00:18:01,034 I was totally locked in, Grandma, but... 393 00:18:01,137 --> 00:18:02,827 I feel kind of guilty. 394 00:18:04,034 --> 00:18:07,103 Guilty? Why? 395 00:18:07,206 --> 00:18:08,655 Because of Great-Grandma. 396 00:18:08,758 --> 00:18:11,551 Isn't it, I don't know, kind of frivolous 397 00:18:11,655 --> 00:18:13,215 to be worried about a cotillion 398 00:18:13,275 --> 00:18:16,586 when she could be dying of cancer? 399 00:18:19,448 --> 00:18:21,724 Did I hear this right? 400 00:18:21,827 --> 00:18:24,689 You want to dedicate our new venture, 401 00:18:24,793 --> 00:18:27,482 our new community health facility, 402 00:18:27,586 --> 00:18:30,551 to your girlfriend's dead husband? 403 00:18:31,586 --> 00:18:34,620 -That surprises you? -Hell yeah, it surprises me. 404 00:18:34,724 --> 00:18:37,000 You must really feel guilty about 405 00:18:37,103 --> 00:18:40,000 what went down with McBride. 406 00:18:45,931 --> 00:18:48,448 Andre is not concerned about Bill. 407 00:18:48,551 --> 00:18:51,620 He doesn't do jealousy, and I don't give him reason to, 408 00:18:51,724 --> 00:18:54,827 which is very refreshing after being married to Bill. 409 00:18:54,931 --> 00:18:57,172 That man had the audacity to police 410 00:18:57,275 --> 00:19:00,517 every innocuous exchange I had with any male. 411 00:19:00,620 --> 00:19:02,827 Well, it's usually the cheaters who think 412 00:19:02,931 --> 00:19:04,251 everyone else is cheating. 413 00:19:04,252 --> 00:19:05,999 Exactly! And it was Bill who was being 414 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:07,448 constantly unfaithful. 415 00:19:07,551 --> 00:19:09,601 Glad you haven't forgotten his armor's 416 00:19:09,689 --> 00:19:12,586 more rust than shine- and none of it's charming. 417 00:19:12,689 --> 00:19:14,137 I remember. 418 00:19:14,241 --> 00:19:16,724 Listen, I know how good I have it with Andre, 419 00:19:16,827 --> 00:19:18,965 and I do not intend to mess that up. 420 00:19:19,068 --> 00:19:21,862 Good. Now I've got to get going. 421 00:19:21,965 --> 00:19:24,000 Tell Joey I said hello. 422 00:19:24,103 --> 00:19:27,068 And what I said before about him being lucky? 423 00:19:27,172 --> 00:19:28,965 Still stands. 424 00:19:30,310 --> 00:19:32,172 [chuckles] 425 00:19:32,275 --> 00:19:34,586 I find guilt to be the most useless emotion 426 00:19:34,689 --> 00:19:37,137 the gods have saddled us with. 427 00:19:37,241 --> 00:19:39,413 Why? 428 00:19:39,517 --> 00:19:42,448 You let poor, dim-witted Dr. Doug 429 00:19:42,551 --> 00:19:44,448 rack up a gambling debt 430 00:19:44,551 --> 00:19:47,000 in this very casino. 431 00:19:47,103 --> 00:19:49,724 Then he drove himself into a ravine, 432 00:19:49,827 --> 00:19:54,689 three sheets to the wind on booze from your bar. 433 00:19:54,793 --> 00:19:57,896 And then you started 434 00:19:58,000 --> 00:20:01,310 getting busy with his widow. 435 00:20:01,413 --> 00:20:03,482 And where'd you hear all that? 436 00:20:03,586 --> 00:20:06,241 Oh, I have my sources, Joey. 437 00:20:06,242 --> 00:20:09,895 So you're telling me you're not the least bit remorseful? 438 00:20:09,896 --> 00:20:13,103 We all make choices. Doug made his. 439 00:20:14,310 --> 00:20:17,034 He overestimated his luck, and he underestimated 440 00:20:17,137 --> 00:20:19,000 the amount of alcohol he consumed. 441 00:20:20,620 --> 00:20:24,103 No, it's not like I owe you any explanation. 442 00:20:25,137 --> 00:20:27,517 But my acknowledging him with this gesture 443 00:20:27,620 --> 00:20:29,000 has nothing to do with guilt. 444 00:20:30,103 --> 00:20:32,931 It's about honoring the father of Vanessa's children. 445 00:20:33,034 --> 00:20:36,137 You really do care about her, don't you? 446 00:20:36,241 --> 00:20:38,310 She's your kryptonite. 447 00:20:38,413 --> 00:20:40,643 No, I'm no Superman, and Vanessa knows that. 448 00:20:41,310 --> 00:20:43,413 Now, do we have a deal or not? 449 00:20:45,551 --> 00:20:47,724 How about a compromise? 450 00:20:50,344 --> 00:20:52,896 What if I name a room 451 00:20:53,000 --> 00:20:56,586 in the Leslie Thomas Outreach Project 452 00:20:56,689 --> 00:20:59,448 after the dearly departed Dougie? 453 00:21:00,482 --> 00:21:04,379 I'm sure finding out that her latest flame 454 00:21:04,482 --> 00:21:07,413 has done such a lavish honor, 455 00:21:07,517 --> 00:21:13,448 Ms. Vanessa will be won over with major brownie points. 456 00:21:20,413 --> 00:21:24,137 I was just in with the hospital chief of staff. 457 00:21:24,241 --> 00:21:25,827 Oh, Lia is good people. 458 00:21:25,931 --> 00:21:28,206 Yeah, the lab was backed up so... 459 00:21:28,310 --> 00:21:29,965 Mm-hmm. 460 00:21:30,068 --> 00:21:32,827 She offered to make a few calls 461 00:21:32,931 --> 00:21:35,620 to see if she can get things moving along. 462 00:21:35,621 --> 00:21:37,964 Normally I wouldn't ask for special treatment. 463 00:21:37,965 --> 00:21:39,931 Well, you didn't ask, she offered. 464 00:21:40,034 --> 00:21:41,620 And I hope you would accept. 465 00:21:41,724 --> 00:21:43,474 I know how proud you Duprees can be. 466 00:21:44,344 --> 00:21:46,206 Sometimes it's true. 467 00:21:46,207 --> 00:21:49,412 I know Nicole will be relieved once the test results come back. 468 00:21:49,413 --> 00:21:51,965 She's been putting on a brave face for the kids 469 00:21:52,068 --> 00:21:54,620 and the grandkids, but I know she's not 470 00:21:54,621 --> 00:21:56,102 going to breathe easy until she's certain 471 00:21:56,103 --> 00:21:57,862 Martin and Kat are in the clear. 472 00:21:57,965 --> 00:22:01,862 It is quite remarkable to see you 473 00:22:01,965 --> 00:22:05,000 still showing up for Nicole and the kids. 474 00:22:05,103 --> 00:22:07,724 I will never stop showing up. 475 00:22:07,827 --> 00:22:10,793 Your daughter will always be my family. 476 00:22:12,724 --> 00:22:14,965 Believe me, Samantha, the last thing 477 00:22:14,966 --> 00:22:17,274 your great-grandmother wants is for you to feel bad 478 00:22:17,275 --> 00:22:19,551 about enjoying your debutante season. 479 00:22:19,655 --> 00:22:22,379 You really think Great-Gran wouldn't mind? 480 00:22:22,482 --> 00:22:24,655 Honey, your great-grandmother's family 481 00:22:24,656 --> 00:22:27,412 couldn't afford for her to be a debutante or much else 482 00:22:27,413 --> 00:22:29,241 when she was growing up in Chicago. 483 00:22:29,344 --> 00:22:32,379 Even if she had been available for it, she was already 484 00:22:32,380 --> 00:22:33,861 on the road with her girls' group 485 00:22:33,862 --> 00:22:35,516 by the age she would have come out. 486 00:22:35,517 --> 00:22:37,724 And then she met your great-grandfather, 487 00:22:37,827 --> 00:22:39,551 moved to Fairmont Crest 488 00:22:39,655 --> 00:22:42,724 and he took her to her very first cotillion. 489 00:22:42,827 --> 00:22:45,793 One of his cousins was being presented. 490 00:22:47,241 --> 00:22:51,862 Now, of course, at this point she was theAnita Williams, 491 00:22:51,965 --> 00:22:54,655 former lead singer of the Articulettes, 492 00:22:54,758 --> 00:22:57,172 current jazz stylist extraordinaire. 493 00:22:57,275 --> 00:22:59,793 She knew all about glamour at this point. 494 00:22:59,896 --> 00:23:02,310 Even still, she said she was so mesmerized 495 00:23:02,413 --> 00:23:03,965 by all the sheer, 496 00:23:03,966 --> 00:23:07,171 unadulterated Black excellence on display at that cotillion. 497 00:23:07,172 --> 00:23:08,965 What do you mean? 498 00:23:09,068 --> 00:23:11,758 She told Dani and me that she saw young Black women 499 00:23:11,759 --> 00:23:14,757 who didn't have to go off and sell gold records like she did 500 00:23:14,758 --> 00:23:17,172 for their shot at upward mobility. 501 00:23:18,241 --> 00:23:20,379 They gained poise, leadership skills, 502 00:23:20,482 --> 00:23:24,068 had access to educational and philanthropic opportunities 503 00:23:24,172 --> 00:23:26,137 through the debutante program. 504 00:23:26,241 --> 00:23:29,689 So it's less about pageantry and more about a path to power. 505 00:23:30,689 --> 00:23:33,689 Mother swore from that moment on 506 00:23:33,793 --> 00:23:36,482 that if she ever had daughters, she would make sure 507 00:23:36,483 --> 00:23:38,999 that they had the experience she wasn't afforded, 508 00:23:39,000 --> 00:23:41,655 which is why she wanted Dani and me to have our debuts. 509 00:23:41,758 --> 00:23:45,068 Now, of course, Dani didn't, because she was off modelling. 510 00:23:45,172 --> 00:23:48,103 So was Chelsea, but Naomi had her cotillion. 511 00:23:48,206 --> 00:23:51,379 And Mom passed that tradition down to Kat. 512 00:23:51,482 --> 00:23:53,413 And now I am passing it down to you. 513 00:23:53,517 --> 00:23:54,724 Give me a break. 514 00:23:54,827 --> 00:23:57,482 Uh, son, have you lost your mind? 515 00:23:57,586 --> 00:23:59,655 Hold on, Martin. 516 00:23:59,758 --> 00:24:01,517 Go on, Tyrell. 517 00:24:03,793 --> 00:24:05,517 It's not just that. 518 00:24:05,518 --> 00:24:06,723 You guys are sitting here 519 00:24:06,724 --> 00:24:08,205 talking about debutantes and cotillions 520 00:24:08,206 --> 00:24:10,895 when real people could care less about those sort of things. 521 00:24:10,896 --> 00:24:12,793 I'm not real people? 522 00:24:13,793 --> 00:24:14,965 I mean regular people. 523 00:24:15,068 --> 00:24:17,103 Ones who don't have house managers 524 00:24:17,104 --> 00:24:18,895 or live in pretentious gated communities. 525 00:24:18,896 --> 00:24:19,946 Tyrell. 526 00:24:19,965 --> 00:24:21,551 Seriously, Ty? 527 00:24:21,552 --> 00:24:23,757 Apologize to your grandmother right now. 528 00:24:23,758 --> 00:24:24,931 Calm down, Martin. 529 00:24:25,034 --> 00:24:26,793 And that goes for everyone. 530 00:24:26,896 --> 00:24:29,965 I asked Tyrell for his opinion and he's giving it. 531 00:24:31,034 --> 00:24:32,964 I don't mean any disrespect, Grandma. 532 00:24:33,034 --> 00:24:35,068 And I know how hard you and the rest 533 00:24:35,069 --> 00:24:37,136 of the Duprees work for everything you have. 534 00:24:37,137 --> 00:24:40,000 It's just Samantha and I had life way worse 535 00:24:40,103 --> 00:24:41,793 than Great-Gran ever did. 536 00:24:43,379 --> 00:24:46,103 And there was no singing group to save us. 537 00:24:47,172 --> 00:24:49,241 If Pop and Dad hadn't adopted us, 538 00:24:49,344 --> 00:24:52,310 those kind of people that debuted at cotillions 539 00:24:52,413 --> 00:24:55,586 wouldn't want two kids who have a drug addict 540 00:24:55,587 --> 00:24:58,447 for a mother and an absentee father anywhere near them. 541 00:24:58,448 --> 00:25:01,620 That's why they live behind the gates. 542 00:25:06,182 --> 00:25:08,999 -That was fast. -Really, Shanice? 543 00:25:09,000 --> 00:25:10,412 You think I'm going to forget that 544 00:25:10,413 --> 00:25:12,378 -you didn't answer my question? -Which was? 545 00:25:12,379 --> 00:25:15,413 What is going on between you and Dr. Richardson? 546 00:25:15,517 --> 00:25:18,517 I will not be spilling any personal tea while on duty. 547 00:25:18,620 --> 00:25:19,862 Since when? 548 00:25:19,863 --> 00:25:22,688 I may like to indulge in other people's tea, 549 00:25:22,689 --> 00:25:24,275 but when it comes to my own, 550 00:25:24,276 --> 00:25:26,723 -I don't share as much as a teaspoon. -Come on, please. 551 00:25:26,724 --> 00:25:29,033 I am stranded on a deserted, loveless island right now. 552 00:25:29,034 --> 00:25:31,033 At least let me live vicariously through your love life. 553 00:25:31,034 --> 00:25:32,379 Okay, fine. 554 00:25:32,482 --> 00:25:36,517 If you must know, Ted and I met up for New Year's Eve. 555 00:25:36,620 --> 00:25:39,241 New Year's... [chuckles] 556 00:25:40,379 --> 00:25:41,689 Did you guys kiss? 557 00:25:41,793 --> 00:25:43,448 No comment. 558 00:25:43,551 --> 00:25:45,541 -Oh, you totally did. Was it good? -Shh! 559 00:25:46,517 --> 00:25:47,586 No complaints. 560 00:25:48,896 --> 00:25:50,586 Are you gonna go on another date? 561 00:25:51,103 --> 00:25:53,068 It wasn't a date, exactly. 562 00:25:53,069 --> 00:25:55,033 Anyway, things might get tricky because 563 00:25:55,034 --> 00:25:57,344 I encouraged him to spend time with his ex. 564 00:25:57,345 --> 00:25:59,619 Now, why on earth would you play matchmaker 565 00:25:59,620 --> 00:26:02,586 to Nicole and Ted when you are so obviously into him? 566 00:26:02,587 --> 00:26:05,412 Nurse Ashley, I need you to check the results 567 00:26:05,413 --> 00:26:06,826 of some blood work Dr. Ahn ordered. 568 00:26:06,827 --> 00:26:09,689 Okay, just going to keep making up work for me to do 569 00:26:09,793 --> 00:26:12,172 to avoid my questions. 570 00:26:12,275 --> 00:26:14,551 Work is what we get paid to do here. 571 00:26:15,724 --> 00:26:17,000 Yes, ma'am. 572 00:26:18,827 --> 00:26:19,965 Patient name? 573 00:26:21,689 --> 00:26:22,896 There are two. 574 00:26:24,344 --> 00:26:26,103 The name's Dupree. 575 00:26:26,206 --> 00:26:28,827 Nicole and Danielle Dupree. 576 00:26:32,172 --> 00:26:34,586 So you weren't ignoring my question. 577 00:26:34,689 --> 00:26:37,793 You were respecting HIPAA laws. 578 00:26:38,793 --> 00:26:39,965 What's the test? 579 00:26:41,137 --> 00:26:43,427 It was a multi-gene panel for BRCA one and two. 580 00:26:43,517 --> 00:26:45,620 -Oh, my God. -Yeah. 581 00:26:45,724 --> 00:26:47,827 Here I am complaining about my love life 582 00:26:47,828 --> 00:26:49,585 and Naomi's family's going through something like this. 583 00:26:49,586 --> 00:26:51,275 I feel like a horrible friend. 584 00:26:51,379 --> 00:26:53,206 You had no way of knowing that, 585 00:26:53,310 --> 00:26:55,724 but now you do, so you can be there for your girl. 586 00:26:58,620 --> 00:27:00,655 Here's my ever-busy youngest. 587 00:27:00,758 --> 00:27:02,689 What are you up to? 588 00:27:02,793 --> 00:27:04,413 Agency biz. 589 00:27:04,517 --> 00:27:07,931 Has to be done and keeps my mind off... 590 00:27:08,034 --> 00:27:09,241 well, everything. 591 00:27:09,242 --> 00:27:11,619 And how about you? Did you get a squash game in? 592 00:27:11,620 --> 00:27:13,343 I hear it's a great stress reliever. 593 00:27:13,344 --> 00:27:15,724 Sometimes it is, but no, 594 00:27:15,827 --> 00:27:19,241 this was a swimming and infrared sauna kind of afternoon. 595 00:27:20,448 --> 00:27:22,931 What's on your mind, huh? 596 00:27:23,034 --> 00:27:24,103 Besides the obvious. 597 00:27:24,206 --> 00:27:26,931 Vanessa- she was admonishing me 598 00:27:27,034 --> 00:27:29,172 for telling Bill about what's going on. 599 00:27:29,275 --> 00:27:31,241 Oh, Dani. 600 00:27:31,242 --> 00:27:32,930 I know, you gave me similar advice 601 00:27:32,931 --> 00:27:35,931 about leaning on my new husband, not my old one. 602 00:27:36,965 --> 00:27:39,965 What God hath brought together, let no man, 603 00:27:40,068 --> 00:27:42,241 especially Bill Hamilton, put asunder. 604 00:27:42,344 --> 00:27:45,172 There's a reason they put that in the wedding vows. 605 00:27:45,275 --> 00:27:47,344 [laughs] Daddy, be serious! 606 00:27:47,448 --> 00:27:49,068 All right, all right. 607 00:27:49,172 --> 00:27:51,689 Bill feels comfortable, 608 00:27:51,793 --> 00:27:56,000 like an old pair of well-worn shoes. 609 00:27:56,103 --> 00:27:57,965 Meanwhile, Andre 610 00:27:58,068 --> 00:28:00,448 is a shiny new pair 611 00:28:00,551 --> 00:28:04,448 of those high-end designer heels that you and your mother like. 612 00:28:04,551 --> 00:28:06,137 Louboutins? 613 00:28:06,241 --> 00:28:09,517 Hamilton is a ratty old pair of sneakers 614 00:28:09,620 --> 00:28:13,137 that should have been tossed out decades ago, 615 00:28:13,241 --> 00:28:17,448 and Andre is Louboutins- high-end. 616 00:28:17,551 --> 00:28:20,931 Slip your feelings into him, sweetheart. 617 00:28:21,034 --> 00:28:22,793 Thank you, Daddy. 618 00:28:22,896 --> 00:28:25,103 Anytime. 619 00:28:25,206 --> 00:28:27,310 Hello, beautiful. 620 00:28:27,413 --> 00:28:29,275 We celebrating something? 621 00:28:30,344 --> 00:28:33,344 I am expanding my reach in the DMV, 622 00:28:33,448 --> 00:28:36,034 and not only do I have the Duprees 623 00:28:36,137 --> 00:28:38,482 asking me for my help 624 00:28:38,586 --> 00:28:41,172 for their highfalutin charity events, 625 00:28:41,275 --> 00:28:42,965 now I am partnering 626 00:28:43,068 --> 00:28:47,000 with Mr. Joey Armstrong on my free clinic. 627 00:28:48,034 --> 00:28:49,137 [whistles] 628 00:28:49,241 --> 00:28:51,758 You might want to rethink that partnership. 629 00:28:51,862 --> 00:28:54,137 Armstrong isn't someone you want to cross. 630 00:28:54,241 --> 00:28:56,172 And neither am I. 631 00:28:57,689 --> 00:29:00,724 First thing we're going to be changing is that name. 632 00:29:02,586 --> 00:29:04,448 Guess who? 633 00:29:04,551 --> 00:29:06,482 What do I get if I guess right? 634 00:29:06,586 --> 00:29:08,413 I'd tell you, 635 00:29:08,517 --> 00:29:11,448 but it might get us arrested in at least six states. 636 00:29:17,551 --> 00:29:19,344 I'll take my chances. 637 00:29:23,724 --> 00:29:27,206 No, I'm sorry, Dad, but I am sick of him speaking for me. 638 00:29:27,310 --> 00:29:29,896 Tyrell, we may have the same origin story, 639 00:29:29,897 --> 00:29:32,136 but just because you want to wear it like some 640 00:29:32,137 --> 00:29:34,847 tragic martyr's badge of honor doesn't mean that I do. 641 00:29:36,241 --> 00:29:38,862 Grandma, I would be honored 642 00:29:38,965 --> 00:29:41,344 to follow in your, Naomi, and Kat's footsteps. 643 00:29:41,448 --> 00:29:44,827 So maybe I wouldn't have had the chance to become a deb 644 00:29:44,931 --> 00:29:46,620 if we had stayed in foster care. 645 00:29:46,724 --> 00:29:51,482 But I was blessed to be adopted by this family 646 00:29:51,586 --> 00:29:53,310 and I do have the opportunity. 647 00:29:53,413 --> 00:29:56,275 So why shouldn't I take it? 648 00:29:56,379 --> 00:29:57,862 Hear, hear. 649 00:29:57,965 --> 00:30:01,344 -Of course you'd take her side. -I'm not taking anyone's side. 650 00:30:01,448 --> 00:30:02,551 But unlike you, 651 00:30:02,655 --> 00:30:04,862 I'm well-versed in what it means to be a deb 652 00:30:04,965 --> 00:30:06,896 in the life of a young Black woman. 653 00:30:07,000 --> 00:30:10,103 You guys keep emphasizing Black women, 654 00:30:10,206 --> 00:30:12,448 but didn't bougie Black people copy 655 00:30:12,551 --> 00:30:14,601 the cotillion culture from Europeans? 656 00:30:14,602 --> 00:30:17,309 It's as if they thought copying white society 657 00:30:17,310 --> 00:30:19,600 would give us the respectability we deserve. 658 00:30:19,620 --> 00:30:21,344 How is that working out for us? 659 00:30:21,448 --> 00:30:23,137 You're right, Tyrell. 660 00:30:23,138 --> 00:30:26,274 What you're talking about is called respectability politics. 661 00:30:26,275 --> 00:30:28,586 Yes, that right there. 662 00:30:28,689 --> 00:30:29,862 Our cotillions do 663 00:30:29,965 --> 00:30:31,413 have certain similarities 664 00:30:31,517 --> 00:30:33,724 to those of our white counterparts, 665 00:30:33,827 --> 00:30:36,172 but there is one significant difference. 666 00:30:36,275 --> 00:30:37,862 What's that? 667 00:30:37,965 --> 00:30:41,137 Our history, our story. 668 00:30:41,241 --> 00:30:43,137 The story of a people held down by 669 00:30:43,241 --> 00:30:45,413 hundreds of years of slavery, 670 00:30:45,517 --> 00:30:48,137 by Jim Crow, by systemic racism, 671 00:30:48,241 --> 00:30:50,965 having to flee the South during the Great Migration, 672 00:30:51,068 --> 00:30:54,758 enduring white flight to suburbia, 673 00:30:54,862 --> 00:30:56,896 which crippled inner cities. 674 00:30:57,000 --> 00:31:00,620 Even through all of that tragedy, 675 00:31:00,724 --> 00:31:02,758 we still managed to triumph. 676 00:31:02,862 --> 00:31:05,896 Our ancestors built schools and communities, 677 00:31:06,000 --> 00:31:09,172 raised respectable children, educated themselves 678 00:31:09,275 --> 00:31:13,551 and, against seemingly insurmountable odds, 679 00:31:13,655 --> 00:31:16,068 achieved the American dream. 680 00:31:17,068 --> 00:31:19,103 Beautifully said, Nicole. 681 00:31:19,206 --> 00:31:21,724 And I hope you were listening closely, Tyrell. 682 00:31:21,827 --> 00:31:23,448 I was. 683 00:31:23,551 --> 00:31:25,275 Okay, that may be true, 684 00:31:25,379 --> 00:31:27,172 but do we still need cotillions 685 00:31:27,275 --> 00:31:29,896 and fraternities or sororities today? 686 00:31:30,000 --> 00:31:31,870 Don't they just continue classism? 687 00:31:31,931 --> 00:31:33,275 It's an us-versus-them, 688 00:31:33,379 --> 00:31:35,827 haves-versus-have-nots mentality? 689 00:31:35,828 --> 00:31:37,723 I've never heard you talk like this. 690 00:31:37,724 --> 00:31:39,206 Where is this coming from? 691 00:31:39,310 --> 00:31:41,120 Straight from the mouth of Jessica. 692 00:31:44,531 --> 00:31:48,516 Tyrell's sweetheart Jessica was supposed to be 693 00:31:48,517 --> 00:31:49,965 a deb this season, but 694 00:31:50,068 --> 00:31:52,551 she's barely been to any of the meetings. 695 00:31:52,552 --> 00:31:54,033 You're so obsessed with her 696 00:31:54,034 --> 00:31:55,861 that you're living in a headcanon she wrote. 697 00:31:55,862 --> 00:31:58,724 Spoken like a true elitist in training. 698 00:31:58,725 --> 00:32:00,447 I bet once you move behind the gates, 699 00:32:00,448 --> 00:32:03,379 you'll forget about all the people from our old hood. 700 00:32:03,482 --> 00:32:05,241 That is so not true. 701 00:32:05,344 --> 00:32:07,827 Tyrell, I'm curious, have you or Jessica done 702 00:32:07,931 --> 00:32:10,172 any research into how organizations like 703 00:32:10,173 --> 00:32:12,378 the Barrington County Debutante Society, 704 00:32:12,379 --> 00:32:13,965 my Divine Nine sorority, 705 00:32:14,068 --> 00:32:16,778 or your pop's fraternity give back to the community? 706 00:32:17,724 --> 00:32:18,931 Not really. 707 00:32:19,034 --> 00:32:20,620 Well, maybe you should. 708 00:32:20,621 --> 00:32:22,826 We also give scholarships to young women 709 00:32:22,827 --> 00:32:25,309 who can't afford the fees associated with being a deb, 710 00:32:25,310 --> 00:32:27,724 as well as scholarships to college 711 00:32:27,827 --> 00:32:30,620 and a lifetime of networking opportunities. 712 00:32:30,724 --> 00:32:32,965 And I can't believe you, Tyrell. 713 00:32:33,068 --> 00:32:35,103 Jessica has your nose wide open. 714 00:32:35,206 --> 00:32:37,482 I get that, though. 715 00:32:37,586 --> 00:32:40,379 When I met your pop, he had my nose wide open. 716 00:32:40,482 --> 00:32:44,000 But being the curious type, I questioned him. 717 00:32:44,103 --> 00:32:45,724 I pushed back. 718 00:32:45,827 --> 00:32:48,689 But first you decide that you're interested in UCLA 719 00:32:48,690 --> 00:32:50,412 because Jessica's going there, 720 00:32:50,413 --> 00:32:52,931 and now her beliefs are your beliefs. 721 00:32:53,034 --> 00:32:56,379 Have you lost all ability to think for yourself? 722 00:32:56,482 --> 00:33:00,379 Tyrell, you have given me a lot to think about. 723 00:33:00,482 --> 00:33:02,413 -Yeah? -Yes. 724 00:33:02,517 --> 00:33:05,310 Specifically, how something like a cotillion 725 00:33:05,311 --> 00:33:06,895 can feel to someone who wasn't raised 726 00:33:06,896 --> 00:33:08,413 around that sort of thing. 727 00:33:09,448 --> 00:33:10,931 Maybe a little closed off, 728 00:33:11,034 --> 00:33:13,793 even unwelcoming, without trying to be. 729 00:33:13,896 --> 00:33:16,000 Right, that's all I was saying. 730 00:33:16,103 --> 00:33:19,551 And I'm hoping that I have given you a different perspective 731 00:33:19,655 --> 00:33:22,103 regarding the legacy and strides 732 00:33:22,104 --> 00:33:24,550 of the organizations that the Duprees are part of. 733 00:33:24,551 --> 00:33:27,137 [sighs] You've got me thinking, but, 734 00:33:27,241 --> 00:33:29,275 honestly, I don't think I'll be able 735 00:33:29,379 --> 00:33:30,639 to change Jessica's mind. 736 00:33:30,689 --> 00:33:33,448 Well, then maybe you should have her give me a call. 737 00:33:33,449 --> 00:33:35,309 I could find out what's bothering her 738 00:33:35,310 --> 00:33:36,690 and maybe I can ease her mind. 739 00:33:36,793 --> 00:33:40,206 -You'd do that for her? -Of course, it's not a problem. 740 00:33:40,310 --> 00:33:44,620 My generation could learn a lot from yours and vice versa. 741 00:33:44,724 --> 00:33:47,862 That is, if both sides seize the opportunity 742 00:33:47,965 --> 00:33:49,465 to listen more than they speak. 743 00:33:49,466 --> 00:33:53,136 You've given me a lot to think about, Daddy, 744 00:33:53,137 --> 00:33:54,448 and I promise I will. 745 00:33:55,413 --> 00:33:56,793 Happy to help. 746 00:33:56,896 --> 00:33:59,931 Especially since there's 747 00:34:00,034 --> 00:34:03,310 not much I can help with in life right now. 748 00:34:04,758 --> 00:34:07,137 I better get home to your mother. 749 00:34:08,344 --> 00:34:10,344 -Love you. -Love you. 750 00:34:11,344 --> 00:34:12,394 [phone chimes] 751 00:34:21,000 --> 00:34:25,241 Mm, wait, before you make me forget. 752 00:34:25,344 --> 00:34:27,034 I have news. 753 00:34:27,137 --> 00:34:28,862 Don't leave me in suspense. 754 00:34:30,551 --> 00:34:33,344 You're looking at Leslie Thomas's new partner. 755 00:34:33,447 --> 00:34:37,482 God help us. Yeah, she is something. 756 00:34:37,585 --> 00:34:42,034 But I'm going to finance her new free clinic with her. 757 00:34:42,137 --> 00:34:45,551 Joey, I am so proud of you. 758 00:34:45,655 --> 00:34:49,310 Not only is it respectable, it will help a lot of people. 759 00:34:49,413 --> 00:34:51,655 I promise you won't regret this. 760 00:34:52,793 --> 00:34:54,068 Hmm. 761 00:34:54,172 --> 00:34:57,551 That sounds an awful lot like a confession. 762 00:34:57,655 --> 00:34:59,275 Well, a confession would imply 763 00:34:59,379 --> 00:35:01,448 that I have done something wrong. 764 00:35:01,551 --> 00:35:03,724 But I'm a law-abiding citizen 765 00:35:03,827 --> 00:35:06,137 with a squeaky-clean record. 766 00:35:06,241 --> 00:35:08,206 Now, being a law-abiding citizen 767 00:35:08,310 --> 00:35:10,448 and having a squeaky-clean record? 768 00:35:10,449 --> 00:35:12,343 That's two separate things entirely. 769 00:35:12,344 --> 00:35:14,448 Then what am I confessing to? 770 00:35:14,551 --> 00:35:18,172 Being linked to a known shady individual. 771 00:35:18,275 --> 00:35:20,689 Just make sure Joey's funding your clinic 772 00:35:20,793 --> 00:35:24,241 with funds from one of his legit businesses 773 00:35:24,344 --> 00:35:27,344 if you want to keep that squeaky-clean record of yours 774 00:35:27,448 --> 00:35:30,137 from being soiled by association. 775 00:35:32,206 --> 00:35:34,103 Well, I don't mind getting 776 00:35:34,206 --> 00:35:36,551 a little dirty every now and again. 777 00:35:37,586 --> 00:35:39,241 If it's with the right person. 778 00:35:41,241 --> 00:35:42,291 That's good to know. 779 00:35:43,620 --> 00:35:46,655 ? That's why I need you? 780 00:35:46,758 --> 00:35:49,655 ? Like holy water...? 781 00:35:49,758 --> 00:35:52,034 Give me a call when you get this. 782 00:35:52,137 --> 00:35:53,187 Okay. 783 00:35:54,586 --> 00:35:56,344 Oh, going down? 784 00:35:56,448 --> 00:35:59,172 Oh, I am taking the stairs from here on out, remember? 785 00:35:59,275 --> 00:36:01,413 That won't always be practical. 786 00:36:01,517 --> 00:36:03,241 What if there's an emergency? 787 00:36:03,344 --> 00:36:04,827 [elevator dings] 788 00:36:05,896 --> 00:36:07,517 Maybe you should take a chance. 789 00:36:08,827 --> 00:36:10,310 Maybe you're right. 790 00:36:17,793 --> 00:36:19,517 ? ? 791 00:36:26,275 --> 00:36:28,241 Captioning sponsored by CBS 792 00:36:28,242 --> 00:36:31,083 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org 793 00:36:31,084 --> 00:36:35,634 Repair and Synchronization by Easy Subtitles Synchronizer 1.0.0.0