1 00:00:10,172 --> 00:00:14,793 And here I thought Smitty was the writer in this family. 2 00:00:15,965 --> 00:00:17,793 What's this latest project, huh? 3 00:00:17,896 --> 00:00:21,172 A scathing tell-all about your life and times 4 00:00:21,275 --> 00:00:25,724 as a music icon turned political family matriarch? 5 00:00:26,724 --> 00:00:29,172 Sweetheart, if I ever write a book, 6 00:00:29,275 --> 00:00:31,137 it will most certainly be 7 00:00:31,241 --> 00:00:35,586 a romance novel inspired by our epic love affair. 8 00:00:35,689 --> 00:00:37,517 Ooh. [chuckles] 9 00:00:37,620 --> 00:00:40,275 MARTIN: "Congressional race neck and neck." 10 00:00:42,241 --> 00:00:43,793 Yeah, I don't think so. 11 00:00:44,724 --> 00:00:45,793 [phone chimes] 12 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:48,655 Hey, Samantha, where are you? 13 00:00:48,656 --> 00:00:49,757 SAMANTHA: Just got to 14 00:00:49,758 --> 00:00:50,965 Orphey Gene's. 15 00:00:51,068 --> 00:00:53,658 I had cotillion dance rehearsal today, remember? 16 00:00:53,758 --> 00:00:55,000 It just let out. 17 00:00:55,103 --> 00:00:56,275 Oh, right, right. 18 00:00:56,379 --> 00:00:57,724 Donnell and I are gonna 19 00:00:57,827 --> 00:00:59,267 have lunch. Hope that's okay? 20 00:00:59,268 --> 00:01:01,654 That's fine, just make sure you eat something healthy. 21 00:01:01,655 --> 00:01:02,724 You know it. 22 00:01:02,827 --> 00:01:04,620 My dress fits perfectly now, 23 00:01:04,724 --> 00:01:06,275 so I'm not risking it. 24 00:01:06,379 --> 00:01:08,241 No, that's not what I... 25 00:01:08,344 --> 00:01:10,655 Tyrell and Jessica, are they gonna meet you? 26 00:01:10,758 --> 00:01:13,862 They stayed behind at the club to get in more practice time. 27 00:01:13,965 --> 00:01:15,551 You know your son's a klutz. 28 00:01:15,655 --> 00:01:18,344 Have fun. Um, give Donnell my best. 29 00:01:18,448 --> 00:01:20,517 I will. Thanks, Pop. 30 00:01:20,518 --> 00:01:21,861 Kids done with their dance lessons? 31 00:01:21,862 --> 00:01:22,861 They are. 32 00:01:22,862 --> 00:01:24,793 And, according to Samantha, 33 00:01:24,794 --> 00:01:27,274 Tyrell is still struggling with his two left feet. 34 00:01:27,275 --> 00:01:30,275 Ah, so he takes after you. 35 00:01:30,379 --> 00:01:31,931 I beg your pardon? 36 00:01:32,034 --> 00:01:34,724 I have the rhythm and moves when and where it counts. 37 00:01:34,827 --> 00:01:36,482 Mm, that you do. 38 00:01:36,586 --> 00:01:39,034 You'll get no complaint from me in the bedroom. 39 00:01:39,137 --> 00:01:40,482 Hmm. 40 00:01:41,129 --> 00:01:43,619 Do you have time for lunch? 41 00:01:43,620 --> 00:01:44,827 That depends. 42 00:01:44,828 --> 00:01:46,205 Are you going to make your famous 43 00:01:46,206 --> 00:01:48,102 shrimp quesadillas with that sweet sauce? 44 00:01:48,103 --> 00:01:49,655 You know it. 45 00:01:49,758 --> 00:01:51,517 Then, yeah. 46 00:01:52,724 --> 00:01:53,827 I do. 47 00:01:58,724 --> 00:01:59,931 Or... 48 00:02:00,862 --> 00:02:01,931 ...change of plans. 49 00:02:05,034 --> 00:02:07,620 ? ? 50 00:02:35,034 --> 00:02:38,206 Poor Jessica. She'll have to wear Doc Martens with her dress. 51 00:02:38,310 --> 00:02:41,206 Either that or she'll have to have emergency surgery 52 00:02:41,207 --> 00:02:42,930 on her toes from the way that Tyrell 53 00:02:42,931 --> 00:02:44,517 was stomping all over her feet. 54 00:02:44,518 --> 00:02:45,826 Contrary to popular belief, 55 00:02:45,827 --> 00:02:47,757 not all brothers are born with rhythm. 56 00:02:47,827 --> 00:02:49,068 How'd you do? 57 00:02:49,172 --> 00:02:50,758 I don't have that issue. 58 00:02:50,862 --> 00:02:52,448 I can sashay, twirl 59 00:02:52,449 --> 00:02:54,378 and shake it down with the best of 'em. 60 00:02:54,379 --> 00:02:57,103 -My brother? Well, he plays chess. -Yeah. 61 00:02:57,206 --> 00:03:00,482 Thank goodness the night is broken up into several segments. 62 00:03:00,483 --> 00:03:02,930 He and Jessica were already together, right? 63 00:03:02,931 --> 00:03:05,827 Yeah, they've been hanging out for a year or so. 64 00:03:05,931 --> 00:03:08,931 But get this, she didn't even want to do cotillion at first. 65 00:03:09,827 --> 00:03:12,172 Now she's a little bit more into it. 66 00:03:12,275 --> 00:03:14,344 My grandma had a long talk with her 67 00:03:14,448 --> 00:03:16,724 about its importance to our community. 68 00:03:17,689 --> 00:03:19,206 Well, hey, you two. 69 00:03:19,310 --> 00:03:20,758 Hey, June, you remember 70 00:03:20,862 --> 00:03:23,413 Donnell, my escort for the cotillion. 71 00:03:23,414 --> 00:03:24,757 We just got out of practice. 72 00:03:24,758 --> 00:03:26,275 Yes, I do. 73 00:03:26,379 --> 00:03:28,689 It's good to see you again. 74 00:03:28,793 --> 00:03:30,413 Now, what are you guys up to? 75 00:03:30,517 --> 00:03:34,241 [laughs] We're just clowning on Tyrell. 76 00:03:34,344 --> 00:03:35,827 Hmm. You can do it. 77 00:03:35,931 --> 00:03:37,379 Nobody else can. 78 00:03:37,380 --> 00:03:39,481 Oh, you don't have to worry about your son holding his own. 79 00:03:39,482 --> 00:03:42,724 Tyrell serves it right back, reminding me I'm old and rusty. 80 00:03:42,827 --> 00:03:44,586 You're not that old. 81 00:03:44,587 --> 00:03:47,930 Shall we start with some lemonades? 82 00:03:47,931 --> 00:03:50,137 Mm, works for me. 83 00:03:50,138 --> 00:03:52,102 Lemonade's good. And I know it's lunchtime, 84 00:03:52,103 --> 00:03:54,093 but I'm still in the mood for breakfast. 85 00:03:54,137 --> 00:03:56,379 Yeah, we did start rehearsals pretty early. 86 00:03:56,482 --> 00:03:59,655 Well, good thing for you we serve breakfast all day. 87 00:03:59,758 --> 00:04:02,551 Uh, is the oatmeal here steel-cut? 88 00:04:02,655 --> 00:04:04,931 Now, how do I know that? Oatmeal is oatmeal. 89 00:04:04,932 --> 00:04:06,516 This ain't the Fairmont Crest Country Club. 90 00:04:06,517 --> 00:04:07,619 [Donnell chuckles] I'll just 91 00:04:07,620 --> 00:04:09,103 take, uh, bacon and eggs 92 00:04:09,206 --> 00:04:11,000 over medium with toast, please. 93 00:04:11,103 --> 00:04:13,482 There you go. Now, what about you, Samantha? 94 00:04:14,310 --> 00:04:17,482 What I really want is a pecan waffle, 95 00:04:17,586 --> 00:04:19,206 scrambled eggs with cheese 96 00:04:19,310 --> 00:04:21,586 -and a side of home fries. -Mm. 97 00:04:21,689 --> 00:04:24,759 But I'm trying to keep it light, so maybe just a veggie omelet. 98 00:04:24,827 --> 00:04:26,310 Mm-hmm. 99 00:04:26,413 --> 00:04:28,275 Got you covered. 100 00:04:28,379 --> 00:04:29,655 Coming right up. 101 00:04:40,586 --> 00:04:42,758 Do I need to get you a fidget spinner? 102 00:04:42,862 --> 00:04:44,379 Maybe. 103 00:04:44,380 --> 00:04:45,550 Why are you so nervous? 104 00:04:45,551 --> 00:04:46,931 I can't help it. 105 00:04:47,034 --> 00:04:49,965 It's just lunch with my ma. What's the big deal? 106 00:04:50,068 --> 00:04:53,448 After last time, you cannot seriously be asking me that. 107 00:04:53,449 --> 00:04:55,861 I didn't exactly make the best first impression. 108 00:04:55,862 --> 00:04:58,034 I don't think she was judging you. 109 00:04:58,137 --> 00:04:59,655 You want to bet? 110 00:04:59,656 --> 00:05:01,412 What if she already made it up in her mind 111 00:05:01,413 --> 00:05:02,673 that she doesn't like me? 112 00:05:02,758 --> 00:05:04,448 Look, baby, relax. 113 00:05:04,551 --> 00:05:07,310 Okay, she's gonna be just as crazy about you as I am. 114 00:05:07,413 --> 00:05:08,862 Trust me. 115 00:05:17,137 --> 00:05:19,517 You used to never be able to resist 116 00:05:19,620 --> 00:05:21,827 a little afternoon delight. 117 00:05:21,828 --> 00:05:23,309 You know I can hardly resist you, Smitty. 118 00:05:23,310 --> 00:05:25,724 Morning, noon, evening. 119 00:05:25,827 --> 00:05:27,275 You know that, but 120 00:05:27,379 --> 00:05:28,793 we can't right now. 121 00:05:28,794 --> 00:05:30,447 Don't you have a story you're working on? 122 00:05:30,448 --> 00:05:33,620 Who knows when we are gonna be alone again? 123 00:05:34,620 --> 00:05:37,482 No kids, no pressing campaign 124 00:05:37,586 --> 00:05:40,586 engagements, no deadlines. 125 00:05:41,586 --> 00:05:44,275 Why don't we make the most of it? 126 00:05:44,379 --> 00:05:45,551 [laughs] 127 00:05:47,206 --> 00:05:48,793 What's all this? 128 00:05:48,896 --> 00:05:51,310 Oh, catching up on the latest proposals 129 00:05:51,413 --> 00:05:53,379 for the Dupree Heritage Foundation. 130 00:05:53,482 --> 00:05:57,172 Now, if it can help take your mind off of illness, 131 00:05:57,275 --> 00:05:59,137 it gets two thumbs up from me. 132 00:06:00,931 --> 00:06:04,034 You know what I find extraordinarily attractive? 133 00:06:04,137 --> 00:06:06,103 Please, inform me. 134 00:06:06,206 --> 00:06:07,275 You. 135 00:06:08,344 --> 00:06:09,586 Oh. 136 00:06:10,689 --> 00:06:12,103 Do elaborate. 137 00:06:12,620 --> 00:06:15,586 You encouraging me to reclaim my life. 138 00:06:15,689 --> 00:06:18,379 Ah. Let's explore that. 139 00:06:19,620 --> 00:06:21,896 All right, all right, enough of that, 140 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:23,275 you two. 141 00:06:23,379 --> 00:06:25,965 Your youngest daughter is in crisis 142 00:06:26,068 --> 00:06:27,965 and desperately needs your help. 143 00:06:29,367 --> 00:06:33,688 For real, there's nothing to be freaked out about. 144 00:06:33,689 --> 00:06:35,103 Okay? My mama's cool. 145 00:06:35,104 --> 00:06:37,067 You've said that so many times, but last time- 146 00:06:37,068 --> 00:06:38,205 Look, once the two of you guys 147 00:06:38,206 --> 00:06:40,172 really get to know each other, 148 00:06:40,275 --> 00:06:42,445 I promise you, you'll be like best friends. 149 00:06:46,172 --> 00:06:48,822 Looks like we're about to see if your theory holds up. 150 00:06:55,379 --> 00:06:57,241 Just in case you changed your mind. 151 00:06:57,344 --> 00:06:59,724 And don't you worry, the waffle's on the house. 152 00:06:59,725 --> 00:07:01,826 That's impressive you're able to carry all that by yourself. 153 00:07:01,827 --> 00:07:03,758 Well, I guess it's true what they say. 154 00:07:03,862 --> 00:07:05,275 Practice makes perfect. 155 00:07:05,379 --> 00:07:06,793 Not in Tyrell's case. 156 00:07:06,896 --> 00:07:09,862 We've been rehearsing dances and walks for months now. 157 00:07:09,965 --> 00:07:13,137 Gran even helped, and he is utterly hopeless 158 00:07:13,241 --> 00:07:15,931 on the ballroom floor. I'm saying like... 159 00:07:16,896 --> 00:07:18,103 [laughs] 160 00:07:19,344 --> 00:07:21,551 Samantha, now, why do you keep giving 161 00:07:21,655 --> 00:07:23,206 your brother a hard time? 162 00:07:23,310 --> 00:07:25,586 I'm just teasing. It's what we do. 163 00:07:25,587 --> 00:07:27,930 Deanna and I used to do this all the time when we were kids. 164 00:07:27,931 --> 00:07:29,379 It's all in sibling fun. 165 00:07:29,482 --> 00:07:31,034 Hmm. Funny thing is, 166 00:07:31,035 --> 00:07:33,136 I didn't have much rhythm, either, growing up. 167 00:07:33,137 --> 00:07:35,620 Regina was the one blessed in that department. 168 00:07:35,724 --> 00:07:38,551 But you know what made up for it? My confidence. 169 00:07:38,655 --> 00:07:40,405 And the fact that I'd smack anyone 170 00:07:40,482 --> 00:07:42,758 who dared to laugh in my face. 171 00:07:42,862 --> 00:07:45,241 It's a good thing I'm a mature adult now. 172 00:07:45,344 --> 00:07:46,931 Oh, shoot, I forgot 173 00:07:47,034 --> 00:07:49,206 your syrup. I'll be right back, okay? 174 00:07:50,896 --> 00:07:52,137 [clears throat] 175 00:07:52,138 --> 00:07:54,688 Okay, I don't know what that was. 176 00:07:54,689 --> 00:07:57,103 Oh, she's just taking up for Tyrell. 177 00:07:57,104 --> 00:07:59,136 I actually think it's really cool how you guys 178 00:07:59,137 --> 00:08:01,607 were able to reconnect after all that time apart. 179 00:08:01,655 --> 00:08:03,206 -You know the story? -Uh- 180 00:08:03,310 --> 00:08:04,896 Mom told me and Deanna about it. 181 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:06,517 I hope that's okay. 182 00:08:06,620 --> 00:08:08,068 Yeah, it's fine. 183 00:08:08,172 --> 00:08:10,462 Seeing you two up close, it's... it's inspiring. 184 00:08:10,551 --> 00:08:12,793 Thanks, Donnell. 185 00:08:12,896 --> 00:08:15,758 I'd be lying if I said it was easy at first. 186 00:08:15,862 --> 00:08:18,103 June's a little rough around the edges, 187 00:08:18,206 --> 00:08:21,827 but she's also kind and brilliant about life stuff. 188 00:08:21,931 --> 00:08:23,931 So it's cool having a mom around. 189 00:08:24,034 --> 00:08:25,758 You don't even know. 190 00:08:25,862 --> 00:08:28,965 I mean, I'm not dissing my dad or Pop or anything, 191 00:08:29,068 --> 00:08:32,413 but sometimes our house is so testosterone-heavy, 192 00:08:32,517 --> 00:08:36,137 there's things that I can only talk about with a woman. 193 00:08:36,241 --> 00:08:37,482 I bet. 194 00:08:37,586 --> 00:08:40,241 I feel really, really, really lucky. 195 00:08:40,344 --> 00:08:42,827 I get to have June, 196 00:08:42,931 --> 00:08:45,827 my dads and the Duprees as family. 197 00:08:46,793 --> 00:08:48,620 How does that phrase go? 198 00:08:48,724 --> 00:08:51,517 An embarrassment of riches. 199 00:08:51,620 --> 00:08:53,896 Danielle, what's wrong? 200 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:56,793 Tatum sent over the proofs from the photo shoot. 201 00:08:56,896 --> 00:08:58,551 And? 202 00:08:58,655 --> 00:09:00,862 I'm terrified to look at them. 203 00:09:02,068 --> 00:09:04,827 Sweetheart, you know how much we're in your corner, 204 00:09:04,931 --> 00:09:07,310 but this is your big emergency? 205 00:09:07,413 --> 00:09:08,551 Well, yes. 206 00:09:08,655 --> 00:09:10,620 What if they're dreadful? 207 00:09:10,724 --> 00:09:13,103 When have you ever taken a bad photo? 208 00:09:13,206 --> 00:09:14,896 Will you go through them with me? 209 00:09:14,965 --> 00:09:17,551 Well, this is my cue to skedaddle. 210 00:09:17,655 --> 00:09:20,758 You're gonna leave me to deal with this "crisis" alone? 211 00:09:20,862 --> 00:09:24,379 I'm overdue at our grandson's to talk about the campaign. 212 00:09:24,482 --> 00:09:26,412 Well, tell Martin and Smitty I said hi. 213 00:09:26,413 --> 00:09:27,964 And stay as long as you like, Daddy. 214 00:09:27,965 --> 00:09:29,689 VERNON: Mm-hmm. 215 00:09:29,793 --> 00:09:31,448 Stop right there, Vernon Dupree. 216 00:09:32,620 --> 00:09:35,310 Uh, something the matter, my love? 217 00:09:35,965 --> 00:09:38,896 You two must think I am Boo Boo the Fool. 218 00:09:42,137 --> 00:09:44,827 You're right, Smitty. Maybe we do need to spend 219 00:09:44,931 --> 00:09:47,413 a little more alone time together. 220 00:09:47,414 --> 00:09:49,343 Maybe we should start building it into our days 221 00:09:49,344 --> 00:09:51,448 like Shonda does my campaign stuff. 222 00:09:52,068 --> 00:09:53,931 But it can't be right now. 223 00:09:54,034 --> 00:09:56,655 Granddad is gonna be here in a minute 224 00:09:56,758 --> 00:09:58,862 to discuss my reelection. 225 00:09:58,965 --> 00:10:01,379 Uh, why did you not say that before? 226 00:10:01,482 --> 00:10:03,103 Because you were so adorable 227 00:10:03,206 --> 00:10:05,137 when you were trying to get some, 228 00:10:05,241 --> 00:10:06,620 it's hard for me to say no. 229 00:10:06,724 --> 00:10:08,655 I did get a little carried away. 230 00:10:08,656 --> 00:10:10,516 But the truth is, I'm glad you're busy. 231 00:10:10,517 --> 00:10:12,448 You saved me from myself. 232 00:10:12,551 --> 00:10:13,965 How so? 233 00:10:13,966 --> 00:10:16,102 Well, Martin, one of the biggest stories I've been on 234 00:10:16,103 --> 00:10:18,655 in a long time, and I don't want to mess it up. 235 00:10:18,656 --> 00:10:20,481 I should get out there and get my head back in the game. 236 00:10:20,482 --> 00:10:24,827 So, in this afternoon delight situation, 237 00:10:24,931 --> 00:10:26,034 you're the tease. 238 00:10:26,137 --> 00:10:27,896 I will take the hit. 239 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:29,275 [phone chimes] 240 00:10:35,655 --> 00:10:37,172 Is everything all right? 241 00:10:37,275 --> 00:10:38,344 Uh, yeah, no, 242 00:10:38,448 --> 00:10:40,965 it's just a reminder for an appointment. 243 00:10:42,310 --> 00:10:45,482 Well, the shrimp quesadillas are off the table, 244 00:10:45,586 --> 00:10:47,655 but you still need to eat. 245 00:10:48,793 --> 00:10:50,344 [laughs] Okay. 246 00:10:50,448 --> 00:10:52,558 Isn't this ironic, you telling me to eat? 247 00:10:52,655 --> 00:10:54,896 For the longest, it was the other way around. 248 00:10:54,897 --> 00:10:56,033 You miss that? 249 00:10:56,034 --> 00:10:57,724 Being a stay-at-home dad? 250 00:10:57,827 --> 00:10:58,877 Yeah. 251 00:10:58,878 --> 00:11:00,481 Uh, I was happy when I was doing it, 252 00:11:00,482 --> 00:11:03,343 and now I'm happy being an investigative journalist again. 253 00:11:03,344 --> 00:11:05,551 But... I should get going. 254 00:11:05,655 --> 00:11:07,413 RIP, afternoon delight. 255 00:11:07,517 --> 00:11:09,241 Not dead, just rescheduled. 256 00:11:15,275 --> 00:11:16,689 Hurry up, Smitty. 257 00:11:18,827 --> 00:11:20,275 Come on, come on. 258 00:11:26,949 --> 00:11:29,964 What are you talking about, Anita? 259 00:11:29,965 --> 00:11:31,723 You are not as slick as you think you are, 260 00:11:31,724 --> 00:11:33,551 Vernon Dupree. I'm onto you. 261 00:11:33,655 --> 00:11:34,862 [scoffs] 262 00:11:34,965 --> 00:11:36,482 I beg your pardon? 263 00:11:36,586 --> 00:11:38,689 You asked Dani to come over here 264 00:11:38,793 --> 00:11:41,034 -and babysit me, didn't you? -What? 265 00:11:41,137 --> 00:11:43,517 No. No, no. I didn't talk to Daddy. 266 00:11:43,518 --> 00:11:44,999 I-I honestly came by because 267 00:11:45,000 --> 00:11:46,585 I wanted your opinion on these pictures. 268 00:11:46,586 --> 00:11:48,447 Mm-hmm. Baby girl, you can fool some of the people 269 00:11:48,448 --> 00:11:50,550 some of the time, but you will never be able 270 00:11:50,551 --> 00:11:53,321 to pull the wool over your mother's eyes. Do you hear me? 271 00:11:55,172 --> 00:11:58,724 Okay. Daddy may have suggested through text 272 00:11:58,827 --> 00:12:02,137 that I come by with an excuse so that he could go to Martin's. 273 00:12:02,138 --> 00:12:04,171 Snitch. 274 00:12:04,172 --> 00:12:05,982 I'm sorry. You know I always crumble 275 00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:08,241 under mother's death-seeking stare. 276 00:12:08,344 --> 00:12:09,965 Yeah, don't we all? 277 00:12:10,068 --> 00:12:11,118 ANITA: Listen... 278 00:12:12,172 --> 00:12:14,103 I am not a child, you two. 279 00:12:15,103 --> 00:12:18,793 And I may have cancer, but I am certainly capable 280 00:12:18,896 --> 00:12:21,586 of spending time in this house unsupervised. 281 00:12:21,689 --> 00:12:24,344 I know, I know. 282 00:12:24,448 --> 00:12:26,862 But I can't help it. I... 283 00:12:26,965 --> 00:12:30,068 I still worry, and after this last episode- 284 00:12:30,172 --> 00:12:31,862 It was an infection. 285 00:12:31,965 --> 00:12:34,758 I took the antibiotics and now it's over. 286 00:12:35,758 --> 00:12:38,344 I'm moving on. Why can't the two of you? 287 00:12:38,448 --> 00:12:40,931 'Cause we all love you to the moon and back, 288 00:12:41,034 --> 00:12:42,965 and there's no moving on from that. 289 00:12:42,966 --> 00:12:45,688 And I honestly do want your opinion on these pictures. 290 00:12:45,689 --> 00:12:47,137 That part of the ruse was true. 291 00:12:48,275 --> 00:12:50,103 All right, fine. 292 00:12:51,275 --> 00:12:53,103 Go enjoy your time with Martin. 293 00:12:53,965 --> 00:12:56,137 Feel free to linger, 294 00:12:56,241 --> 00:12:58,793 but we are gonna have this discussion later. 295 00:13:00,206 --> 00:13:01,862 -I can't wait. -Mm-hmm. 296 00:13:04,586 --> 00:13:05,689 Bye, Daddy. 297 00:13:05,793 --> 00:13:07,275 Bye, snitch. 298 00:13:09,951 --> 00:13:12,033 [door closes] 299 00:13:12,034 --> 00:13:14,275 What's your stance on corsages? 300 00:13:14,379 --> 00:13:15,689 My stance? 301 00:13:15,793 --> 00:13:18,034 Love them, hate them, indifferent? 302 00:13:18,137 --> 00:13:19,275 Um... 303 00:13:19,276 --> 00:13:21,619 Hey, June, um, I have a question. 304 00:13:21,620 --> 00:13:22,758 Mm-hmm? 305 00:13:22,862 --> 00:13:25,965 Uh, for the cotillion, should I wear a corsage? 306 00:13:25,966 --> 00:13:27,792 Do you think that it would look awkward 307 00:13:27,793 --> 00:13:30,448 over my gloves or should I pin it on somehow? 308 00:13:30,551 --> 00:13:32,482 No, baby, you know I don't know a pansy 309 00:13:32,586 --> 00:13:36,551 from a petunia, but I am sure you're gonna look beautiful 310 00:13:36,655 --> 00:13:38,655 with or without those fancy flowers. 311 00:13:39,379 --> 00:13:41,241 No worries. 312 00:13:41,344 --> 00:13:43,034 I got to go check on another table. 313 00:13:43,137 --> 00:13:44,551 I'll be back, okay? 314 00:13:46,862 --> 00:13:49,413 Well, you've been an escort plenty of times. 315 00:13:49,517 --> 00:13:50,758 What do most girls do? 316 00:13:50,862 --> 00:13:52,793 Uh, nope, I'm not answering that. 317 00:13:52,896 --> 00:13:54,172 -Why? -'Cause this is 318 00:13:54,173 --> 00:13:56,102 your big night. It's all about what you want 319 00:13:56,103 --> 00:13:57,688 and how you want to present yourself. 320 00:13:57,689 --> 00:13:59,069 You get to make the decision. 321 00:14:00,275 --> 00:14:02,275 Well, in that case, 322 00:14:02,379 --> 00:14:05,137 my stance is that... 323 00:14:05,241 --> 00:14:07,103 I feel good about a corsage. 324 00:14:07,206 --> 00:14:08,586 Then flowers you shall have. 325 00:14:14,344 --> 00:14:16,689 Sorry I couldn't get here sooner. 326 00:14:16,793 --> 00:14:18,173 I meant to be parked close by. 327 00:14:18,174 --> 00:14:20,205 Smitty, I'm juggling a lot of people, places 328 00:14:20,206 --> 00:14:21,413 and cover stories. 329 00:14:21,414 --> 00:14:23,274 Yeah, I had a hard time getting out of the house. 330 00:14:23,275 --> 00:14:24,930 It's hard juggling work and family. 331 00:14:24,931 --> 00:14:26,620 Cry me a river, all right? 332 00:14:26,621 --> 00:14:28,757 It's been way too long since I woke up next to my wife, 333 00:14:28,758 --> 00:14:30,034 so don't even go there. 334 00:14:30,415 --> 00:14:34,067 Now, about this woman at the hospital... 335 00:14:34,068 --> 00:14:35,517 Yeah. 336 00:14:35,518 --> 00:14:36,964 Any luck finding out who she is, 337 00:14:36,965 --> 00:14:38,413 who Grayson's reporting to? 338 00:14:38,517 --> 00:14:40,655 Nah, but you know what? 339 00:14:40,656 --> 00:14:42,447 That's what I'm expanding my focus on. 340 00:14:42,448 --> 00:14:44,827 Is there any chance that she's the number two 341 00:14:44,931 --> 00:14:46,275 in this whole operation? 342 00:14:46,379 --> 00:14:49,586 She's still on my radar, and I'm still working Grayson, 343 00:14:49,689 --> 00:14:52,103 but my instincts say she's midlevel at best. 344 00:14:52,206 --> 00:14:53,379 I'm casting a wide net 345 00:14:53,380 --> 00:14:54,964 with this investigation, Smitty. 346 00:14:54,965 --> 00:14:56,241 I need to catch a whale. 347 00:14:56,344 --> 00:14:59,000 Or an Impaler. 348 00:15:00,034 --> 00:15:01,655 Yeah. 349 00:15:01,758 --> 00:15:03,689 How was your salmon salad, Ma? 350 00:15:03,793 --> 00:15:06,517 Not as good as the one I fix at home for your dad and me. 351 00:15:07,586 --> 00:15:09,793 The chef here at the club was brought in 352 00:15:09,896 --> 00:15:12,275 from a Michelin-starred bistro in France. 353 00:15:12,379 --> 00:15:14,689 I wanted our meal to be nice. 354 00:15:14,793 --> 00:15:16,931 I tell you what must have been nice. 355 00:15:17,034 --> 00:15:19,827 Having all that money Anita Dupree gave your mama 356 00:15:19,931 --> 00:15:21,068 at your disposal. 357 00:15:22,241 --> 00:15:23,620 I beg your pardon? 358 00:15:23,724 --> 00:15:27,482 You two moved on up like George and Weezy. 359 00:15:27,586 --> 00:15:30,862 I mean, after blowing up Nicole and Ted Richardson's 360 00:15:30,965 --> 00:15:32,931 marriage without a second thought. 361 00:15:33,034 --> 00:15:34,275 -Ma. -What? 362 00:15:34,379 --> 00:15:36,896 I'm just making conversation. 363 00:15:37,551 --> 00:15:41,172 Mama and I didn't even know there was an inheritance. 364 00:15:41,173 --> 00:15:43,102 The money was from a trust Anita set up 365 00:15:43,103 --> 00:15:46,137 for the heirs of her late groupmate Barbara. 366 00:15:46,138 --> 00:15:48,585 No one even knew Mama was Barbara's daughter, 367 00:15:48,586 --> 00:15:50,034 certainly not my mom herself. 368 00:15:50,137 --> 00:15:52,103 Whatever you say, sweetheart. 369 00:15:53,241 --> 00:15:55,413 It rightfully belonged to my mother. 370 00:15:55,414 --> 00:15:57,585 When we came to town, we didn't know anything about it. 371 00:15:57,586 --> 00:15:58,793 I swear. 372 00:15:58,896 --> 00:16:01,862 Mama told me Ted had been a deadbeat dad 373 00:16:01,965 --> 00:16:03,931 and she just wanted what I was owed. 374 00:16:04,517 --> 00:16:06,482 And what was your part in it? 375 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:08,620 I believed her. 376 00:16:08,724 --> 00:16:10,724 Until I met Ted and Nicole for myself. 377 00:16:10,827 --> 00:16:13,551 I am well aware of this sordid story. 378 00:16:13,655 --> 00:16:16,241 Heard all about it from Jacob and Naomi. 379 00:16:17,344 --> 00:16:18,655 That mama of yours? 380 00:16:18,758 --> 00:16:19,965 Something else. 381 00:16:20,068 --> 00:16:21,655 LESLIE: She sure is. 382 00:16:23,206 --> 00:16:26,448 And she doesn't play about her baby girl either. 383 00:16:30,174 --> 00:16:33,240 You don't need this, do you? Thank you. 384 00:16:33,241 --> 00:16:35,482 -You invited your ma? -Of course not. 385 00:16:35,586 --> 00:16:37,965 Mama, hey. Uh, what are you doing here? 386 00:16:38,068 --> 00:16:41,413 Oh, well, I have a deep tissue massage scheduled for later. 387 00:16:41,517 --> 00:16:43,965 Decided to get a bite to eat. 388 00:16:44,068 --> 00:16:45,379 Ah, I guess 389 00:16:45,482 --> 00:16:46,982 great minds think alike, huh? 390 00:16:47,034 --> 00:16:51,275 Now I can lunch with my two favorite young lovebirds. 391 00:16:51,931 --> 00:16:54,344 Um, I invited Mrs. Hawthorne to have lunch 392 00:16:54,448 --> 00:16:55,793 with Izaiah and I. 393 00:16:55,896 --> 00:16:57,206 Alone. 394 00:16:57,827 --> 00:17:00,724 Oh, well, I'm sure Darlene doesn't mind 395 00:17:00,827 --> 00:17:02,793 if I crash the party. Do you, Darlene? 396 00:17:02,896 --> 00:17:04,275 Of course not. 397 00:17:04,379 --> 00:17:07,089 It'll give us a chance to get to know each other better. 398 00:17:07,172 --> 00:17:09,103 Sure that's what you want? 399 00:17:09,206 --> 00:17:11,448 Because I most certainly can bring that. 400 00:17:12,310 --> 00:17:14,931 Mama, how are things going over at the free clinic? 401 00:17:15,034 --> 00:17:17,000 [groans] Terrible. 402 00:17:17,103 --> 00:17:18,758 Oh, no. Why? 403 00:17:18,862 --> 00:17:21,448 I know how eager you are for the clinic 404 00:17:21,551 --> 00:17:23,310 to make an impact on the community. 405 00:17:23,311 --> 00:17:25,585 Yeah, well, the only thing being impacted right now 406 00:17:25,586 --> 00:17:28,827 are my nerves whenever that know-it-all, Derek, 407 00:17:28,931 --> 00:17:31,896 gets within two feet of me. 408 00:17:32,379 --> 00:17:34,379 Derek is a really good manager. 409 00:17:34,482 --> 00:17:36,103 He does his job and so much more. 410 00:17:36,206 --> 00:17:37,551 Blah, blah, blah. 411 00:17:37,655 --> 00:17:39,482 I just want you to quit yours 412 00:17:39,586 --> 00:17:41,827 and come work for me at my clinic, baby. 413 00:17:41,931 --> 00:17:43,655 Mama, we already discussed that. 414 00:17:43,758 --> 00:17:45,137 Oh, feel free. 415 00:17:45,241 --> 00:17:46,448 Don't mind us. 416 00:17:46,449 --> 00:17:48,447 I'd love to hear why you're reluctant 417 00:17:48,448 --> 00:17:50,172 to work alongside your mother. 418 00:17:50,827 --> 00:17:52,241 I'm not reluctant, I just- 419 00:17:52,344 --> 00:17:53,862 Ma knows how much time 420 00:17:53,863 --> 00:17:56,205 you spend doing volunteer work for the clinic. 421 00:17:56,206 --> 00:17:58,172 I already filled her in, remember? 422 00:17:58,275 --> 00:18:00,034 Now that you mentioned it. 423 00:18:00,137 --> 00:18:02,241 But Eva's so good at what she does, 424 00:18:02,344 --> 00:18:04,413 and I want her on my staff. 425 00:18:06,034 --> 00:18:08,482 Mom and I go back and forth on this all the time. 426 00:18:08,586 --> 00:18:10,241 But I keep reminding her 427 00:18:10,344 --> 00:18:13,310 that I'm very happy working at my dad's practice. 428 00:18:13,413 --> 00:18:16,172 [groans] Plastic surgery is such a bore 429 00:18:16,275 --> 00:18:18,862 and it hardly ever turns out right. 430 00:18:18,965 --> 00:18:22,551 I mean, some lips just end up looking like 431 00:18:22,655 --> 00:18:26,034 a duck stuck with a sneer... 432 00:18:26,137 --> 00:18:27,310 yeah, 433 00:18:27,413 --> 00:18:29,223 no matter how much surgery they get. 434 00:18:29,310 --> 00:18:32,482 Okay, so, what will it take to get you 435 00:18:32,586 --> 00:18:35,310 to come and work for your mama 436 00:18:35,413 --> 00:18:38,586 and quit on my Teddy Bear, hmm? 437 00:18:38,689 --> 00:18:40,137 Your "Teddy Bear"? 438 00:18:41,482 --> 00:18:43,965 You call Dr. Ted Richardson 439 00:18:44,068 --> 00:18:45,241 "Teddy Bear"? 440 00:18:53,551 --> 00:18:54,655 How's Gran? 441 00:18:54,758 --> 00:18:56,275 Oh, she's just fine, 442 00:18:56,379 --> 00:18:59,344 until she found out that I arranged for 443 00:18:59,448 --> 00:19:02,793 your Aunt Dani to come by and sit with her 444 00:19:02,896 --> 00:19:05,034 while you and I work on the campaign. 445 00:19:05,035 --> 00:19:07,240 [Martin chuckles] If there was one thing 446 00:19:07,241 --> 00:19:10,310 Anita Dupree hates, it's being coddled. 447 00:19:10,413 --> 00:19:12,965 Facts, as you young people say. 448 00:19:12,966 --> 00:19:15,412 [laughs] Listen, Granddad, before we get into 449 00:19:15,413 --> 00:19:17,620 all this campaign stuff, 450 00:19:17,724 --> 00:19:20,034 can I ask you for some advice? 451 00:19:20,758 --> 00:19:23,793 Sure. You know how I love our talks. 452 00:19:24,862 --> 00:19:27,586 When you and Gran first got married 453 00:19:27,689 --> 00:19:31,793 and you had your senatorial career, 454 00:19:31,896 --> 00:19:33,551 how were you... 455 00:19:37,103 --> 00:19:39,241 You were always at Capitol Hill 456 00:19:39,344 --> 00:19:41,724 and she was on the road so much, 457 00:19:41,827 --> 00:19:44,413 so how were you able to- 458 00:19:44,517 --> 00:19:46,758 How did we keep our spark alive? 459 00:19:48,241 --> 00:19:49,344 Well, not exactly. 460 00:19:49,448 --> 00:19:52,241 Smitty and I definitely have the spark, 461 00:19:52,344 --> 00:19:54,793 but it's the time to light it 462 00:19:54,896 --> 00:19:56,276 that we're struggling with. 463 00:19:57,275 --> 00:19:59,689 Lately, he's working on an important story 464 00:19:59,793 --> 00:20:03,758 and I'm in a campaign, full swing. 465 00:20:03,862 --> 00:20:07,724 Mm. Well, events like your upcoming fundraiser 466 00:20:07,827 --> 00:20:10,177 take a lot of work, especially before the fact. 467 00:20:10,758 --> 00:20:12,379 Tell me about it. 468 00:20:12,482 --> 00:20:13,758 And Smitty and I, 469 00:20:13,862 --> 00:20:14,931 we're like... 470 00:20:15,034 --> 00:20:17,793 Ships passing in the night. 471 00:20:17,896 --> 00:20:19,827 How did you and Gran navigate it? 472 00:20:20,379 --> 00:20:24,137 Well, we were determined not to let what we had drift away. 473 00:20:25,206 --> 00:20:28,655 Now, we knew we were the only ones for each other. 474 00:20:28,758 --> 00:20:31,068 That's how Smitty and I feel. 475 00:20:31,172 --> 00:20:34,413 Especially now that the past is behind us. 476 00:20:34,414 --> 00:20:35,654 We're closer than ever. 477 00:20:35,655 --> 00:20:37,896 That's where it has to start. 478 00:20:37,897 --> 00:20:39,412 With your grandmother and me, 479 00:20:39,413 --> 00:20:42,448 even if it meant hopping on a red eye 480 00:20:42,551 --> 00:20:45,000 just to see her for the day, 481 00:20:45,103 --> 00:20:49,517 I didn't hesitate because our relationship was the priority. 482 00:20:49,620 --> 00:20:51,137 And the... 483 00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:53,068 The sex? 484 00:20:53,172 --> 00:20:55,379 Oh, my God, I'm so embarrassed. 485 00:20:55,482 --> 00:20:57,482 Well, let me put it this way: 486 00:20:59,896 --> 00:21:03,586 The emotional connection, that's the source. 487 00:21:03,689 --> 00:21:06,448 Everything else flows from that. 488 00:21:06,551 --> 00:21:10,482 Communication, intimacy, respect. 489 00:21:10,586 --> 00:21:11,655 Forgiveness. 490 00:21:11,758 --> 00:21:13,793 All part and parcel. 491 00:21:13,896 --> 00:21:16,137 -I'll keep that in mind. -Mm. 492 00:21:16,241 --> 00:21:18,413 But one more thing, Martin. 493 00:21:18,517 --> 00:21:21,551 Uh, I found that 494 00:21:21,655 --> 00:21:25,206 if you do have to postpone the good part, 495 00:21:25,310 --> 00:21:27,517 when you do revisit it, 496 00:21:27,620 --> 00:21:29,448 the spark is even hotter 497 00:21:29,551 --> 00:21:31,862 and the flame is even brighter. 498 00:21:33,290 --> 00:21:35,378 DANI: Don't stay mad 499 00:21:35,379 --> 00:21:37,344 at Daddy too long. 500 00:21:37,448 --> 00:21:38,828 He's just worried about you. 501 00:21:38,862 --> 00:21:41,965 Oh, you know I can't stay angry at that man. 502 00:21:42,931 --> 00:21:44,620 But, sweetheart, do me a favor. 503 00:21:44,724 --> 00:21:45,896 Hmm? 504 00:21:47,413 --> 00:21:50,793 Don't encourage your father's need to micromanage my life. 505 00:21:50,896 --> 00:21:51,946 Was I doing that? 506 00:21:52,034 --> 00:21:54,034 Not intentionally, 507 00:21:54,137 --> 00:21:56,896 but you know how overprotective he can be. 508 00:21:57,000 --> 00:22:00,586 And I can decide when and if 509 00:22:00,689 --> 00:22:02,827 I need additional support. 510 00:22:02,931 --> 00:22:06,103 I am still here and I still have autonomy. 511 00:22:06,206 --> 00:22:07,413 Of course you do. 512 00:22:07,517 --> 00:22:09,310 All right. 513 00:22:09,413 --> 00:22:12,448 Now, let's see these proofs that I know 514 00:22:12,551 --> 00:22:16,689 are going to return you to the heights of high fashion. 515 00:22:19,275 --> 00:22:20,793 I got to be subtle, man. 516 00:22:20,794 --> 00:22:23,274 But it's been hard trying to get Grayson 517 00:22:23,275 --> 00:22:25,274 to change the drop location from the hospital. 518 00:22:25,275 --> 00:22:27,275 Did he say what the issue was? 519 00:22:27,276 --> 00:22:28,550 You should have seen how jumpy he was 520 00:22:28,551 --> 00:22:30,343 when I asked him to reach out to his connect. 521 00:22:30,344 --> 00:22:32,896 I'd be jumpy, too, considering what happens 522 00:22:33,000 --> 00:22:36,000 to anyone who crosses the people behind this racket. 523 00:22:41,482 --> 00:22:43,758 There's, uh, something else, isn't there? 524 00:22:43,759 --> 00:22:46,378 I just feel guilty not being able 525 00:22:46,379 --> 00:22:48,669 to tell Ashley what her new boyfriend is up to. 526 00:22:48,689 --> 00:22:50,793 How could you possibly do that? 527 00:22:51,827 --> 00:22:54,551 And it's not like he's involved her, so... 528 00:22:55,896 --> 00:22:58,241 Yeah, yeah, you're right. 529 00:22:59,275 --> 00:23:01,137 But she's Naomi's best friend. 530 00:23:02,344 --> 00:23:03,689 I get that. 531 00:23:03,793 --> 00:23:05,965 But the best way to protect Ashley 532 00:23:05,966 --> 00:23:08,447 and everyone else that this ring is exploiting 533 00:23:08,448 --> 00:23:11,241 is to find out who's behind it and expose them. 534 00:23:12,275 --> 00:23:13,655 Yeah. 535 00:23:13,758 --> 00:23:15,413 Huh. 536 00:23:15,517 --> 00:23:19,379 -What? -Grayson works at Garland. 537 00:23:19,482 --> 00:23:21,896 The woman he reports to also works at Garland. 538 00:23:21,897 --> 00:23:25,688 Yeah, but I can't exactly hang around the hospital 539 00:23:25,689 --> 00:23:28,000 for a few hours snooping around. 540 00:23:28,103 --> 00:23:31,172 Even in this get up, I'm still recognizable at Garland. 541 00:23:31,275 --> 00:23:34,344 You can't investigate the goings-on at the hospital, 542 00:23:34,448 --> 00:23:35,689 but I can. 543 00:23:40,066 --> 00:23:45,033 Thanks for helping me with all the cotillion stuff. 544 00:23:45,034 --> 00:23:47,034 My fam is all about it. 545 00:23:47,137 --> 00:23:49,310 I've been trying to keep up. It's just a lot. 546 00:23:49,413 --> 00:23:51,551 You sound like my sister when she debuted. 547 00:23:51,655 --> 00:23:55,655 I am just focused on doing my best and not messing up. 548 00:23:55,758 --> 00:23:57,620 And not embarrassing anyone. 549 00:23:57,621 --> 00:23:59,274 I mean, it's not like I actually 550 00:23:59,275 --> 00:24:01,517 have a chance at being Platinum Deb anyways. 551 00:24:01,620 --> 00:24:03,206 No, you're doing a great job. 552 00:24:03,310 --> 00:24:04,931 And, by the way, I don't think 553 00:24:05,034 --> 00:24:07,551 you should assume what you have a chance at or not. 554 00:24:07,655 --> 00:24:10,931 But I heard that platinum is based on votes. 555 00:24:11,034 --> 00:24:13,965 Most of the people in my cotillion class 556 00:24:14,068 --> 00:24:15,268 grew up going to the same 557 00:24:15,310 --> 00:24:17,965 fancy private academies. 558 00:24:18,068 --> 00:24:21,689 I go to Forten High, a regular public school. 559 00:24:21,690 --> 00:24:23,654 Well, the organizers would tell you 560 00:24:23,655 --> 00:24:25,275 it's not about the votes. 561 00:24:25,379 --> 00:24:26,517 And they're right. 562 00:24:26,518 --> 00:24:28,619 The experience of the cotillion is what matters. 563 00:24:28,620 --> 00:24:31,275 Being thrown into a situation that's completely 564 00:24:31,379 --> 00:24:32,655 out of your comfort zone... 565 00:24:33,689 --> 00:24:35,319 ...things you don't usually wear, 566 00:24:35,379 --> 00:24:36,896 dances you don't usually do, 567 00:24:36,897 --> 00:24:38,861 learning alongside other young women 568 00:24:38,862 --> 00:24:41,512 from different backgrounds than you and excelling. 569 00:24:42,517 --> 00:24:44,344 I'm the only one from my background. 570 00:24:44,448 --> 00:24:45,724 Then work that. 571 00:24:45,827 --> 00:24:46,977 -How? -Well, use your 572 00:24:47,068 --> 00:24:50,068 social media to show all the great work 573 00:24:50,172 --> 00:24:52,102 you've been doing for the free clinic. 574 00:24:52,103 --> 00:24:53,516 I heard it was low-key your idea. 575 00:24:53,517 --> 00:24:55,551 That's a crazy flex. Then you can 576 00:24:55,655 --> 00:24:57,945 share all your other extracurriculars, too. 577 00:24:58,000 --> 00:25:00,896 And while you're at it, ask the other girls about theirs. 578 00:25:01,000 --> 00:25:02,241 They're nervous, too. 579 00:25:02,344 --> 00:25:03,484 Be there for each other. 580 00:25:04,379 --> 00:25:05,896 Be a friend. 581 00:25:06,896 --> 00:25:11,068 I-I do have a bunch of videos and photos that I never posted 582 00:25:11,172 --> 00:25:13,655 from my work as a ChelseaKat 583 00:25:13,758 --> 00:25:15,551 team brand ambassador. 584 00:25:15,655 --> 00:25:18,517 Uh, I could help the other debs with their socials. 585 00:25:18,620 --> 00:25:21,103 See? ChelseaKat's major. You're poppin', girl. 586 00:25:21,104 --> 00:25:22,516 You got to let these people know. 587 00:25:22,517 --> 00:25:23,567 [laughs] 588 00:25:25,896 --> 00:25:27,156 You want to hear a secret? 589 00:25:28,275 --> 00:25:29,325 What? 590 00:25:31,068 --> 00:25:35,068 I used to have a huge crush on Chelsea 591 00:25:35,172 --> 00:25:36,344 when I was a teenager. 592 00:25:36,448 --> 00:25:38,482 I basically used to live on her feed. 593 00:25:38,586 --> 00:25:39,931 I watched every post like 594 00:25:40,034 --> 00:25:41,517 two or three times. 595 00:25:42,517 --> 00:25:43,793 [sighs] I was such a stan. 596 00:25:43,896 --> 00:25:45,344 [phone chimes] 597 00:25:48,172 --> 00:25:51,206 Um, I have class, so I should get back to campus, 598 00:25:51,310 --> 00:25:53,551 but, um, before I do, why don't I help you 599 00:25:53,552 --> 00:25:55,999 get started with your new social media strategy? 600 00:25:56,000 --> 00:25:57,827 How are you gonna do that? 601 00:25:57,931 --> 00:26:00,068 Well, how else? With a selfie. 602 00:26:04,793 --> 00:26:06,965 I'll send it to you. See you later. 603 00:26:11,034 --> 00:26:12,793 Thanks for the food. 604 00:26:12,896 --> 00:26:14,931 ? ? 605 00:26:20,827 --> 00:26:22,034 Hmm. 606 00:26:25,310 --> 00:26:27,137 I know that look. 607 00:26:27,241 --> 00:26:28,291 What look? 608 00:26:28,344 --> 00:26:29,586 The look that says 609 00:26:29,689 --> 00:26:32,620 "my nose is wide open for a boy." 610 00:26:33,586 --> 00:26:34,931 You like Donnell? 611 00:26:35,034 --> 00:26:36,084 No, I don't. 612 00:26:37,620 --> 00:26:39,172 Okay, maybe a little, 613 00:26:39,275 --> 00:26:41,344 but just as a friend. 614 00:26:41,448 --> 00:26:43,827 Good. He's too old for you. 615 00:26:43,931 --> 00:26:45,724 Trust me, Samantha. 616 00:26:45,827 --> 00:26:48,177 You do not want to get mixed up with an older man. 617 00:26:48,241 --> 00:26:51,241 Been there, done that, got the emotional scars to prove it. 618 00:26:51,344 --> 00:26:54,413 Okay, it's not like I'm actually falling for Donnell. 619 00:26:54,517 --> 00:26:57,689 But even if I was, he just sees me as a kid. 620 00:26:57,793 --> 00:26:59,793 If he didn't, he wouldn't have just 621 00:26:59,896 --> 00:27:03,000 told me about the crush that he had on my cousin. 622 00:27:04,655 --> 00:27:05,724 Anyways, 623 00:27:05,827 --> 00:27:07,577 our convo was all about cotillion. 624 00:27:08,413 --> 00:27:10,000 You know about it already. 625 00:27:10,103 --> 00:27:12,137 I'm wearing a pretty gown, 626 00:27:12,241 --> 00:27:14,103 Donnell's escorting me. 627 00:27:14,206 --> 00:27:16,517 It's happening this spring. 628 00:27:16,620 --> 00:27:18,310 Okay. 629 00:27:18,413 --> 00:27:20,034 And I would love it 630 00:27:20,137 --> 00:27:22,034 if you would attend. 631 00:27:24,517 --> 00:27:27,758 Oh, Dani, these are stunning. 632 00:27:28,758 --> 00:27:30,344 That's what Tatum said. 633 00:27:30,448 --> 00:27:33,310 Well, believe Tatum. She is right. 634 00:27:33,413 --> 00:27:36,689 You are gonna set the fashion world on fire for a second time. 635 00:27:36,793 --> 00:27:38,172 [laughs] 636 00:27:39,724 --> 00:27:41,104 Sweetheart, what's wrong? 637 00:27:41,931 --> 00:27:44,103 I don't know, Mom. 638 00:27:44,206 --> 00:27:46,482 You, Andre, 639 00:27:46,586 --> 00:27:48,344 Pamela, Tatum. 640 00:27:48,448 --> 00:27:51,000 Everyone seems so certain I can do this. 641 00:27:52,103 --> 00:27:55,241 But a lot has changed since I was a top model. 642 00:27:55,344 --> 00:27:57,344 Are supermodels even a thing anymore? 643 00:27:57,345 --> 00:27:59,136 -Of course they are. -Well, Rihanna 644 00:27:59,137 --> 00:28:02,241 has everyday people in her Savage Fenty ads 645 00:28:02,344 --> 00:28:06,517 and civil rights activists and reality TV starlets 646 00:28:06,620 --> 00:28:09,103 are walking in New York Fashion Week. 647 00:28:10,034 --> 00:28:11,965 How am I supposed to stand out? 648 00:28:13,137 --> 00:28:15,137 How can I possibly compete... 649 00:28:16,758 --> 00:28:18,068 ...with all of them? 650 00:28:20,827 --> 00:28:22,862 -You can't do that. -Sure I can. 651 00:28:22,965 --> 00:28:25,000 Tail Grayson at the hospital? 652 00:28:25,103 --> 00:28:27,379 -Why not? -A million reasons. 653 00:28:27,380 --> 00:28:29,930 What if Grayson or his boss finds out what you're doing? 654 00:28:29,931 --> 00:28:31,141 -They won't. -You can't 655 00:28:31,241 --> 00:28:33,586 be certain of that. It's too risky. 656 00:28:33,587 --> 00:28:36,723 Maybe I'm not a cop, but you seem to forget 657 00:28:36,724 --> 00:28:39,310 that I'm a trained investigative journalist. 658 00:28:39,413 --> 00:28:41,241 Won some awards for it, too. 659 00:28:41,242 --> 00:28:43,378 Yeah, but now you're a husband and a father. 660 00:28:43,379 --> 00:28:44,964 Have you thought about what it would do to Martin 661 00:28:44,965 --> 00:28:46,619 and the kids if something were to happen to you? 662 00:28:46,620 --> 00:28:48,930 Just like you've thought about what it would do 663 00:28:48,931 --> 00:28:51,344 to Naomi and your brothers and your parents. 664 00:28:51,448 --> 00:28:53,517 Come on, man. That's different. 665 00:28:53,620 --> 00:28:56,206 How? You and I have both chosen careers 666 00:28:56,207 --> 00:28:57,964 that come with a certain amount of risk. 667 00:28:57,965 --> 00:28:59,723 Except mine comes with a gun and a badge, 668 00:28:59,724 --> 00:29:01,793 not a digital tape recorder and a laptop. 669 00:29:01,896 --> 00:29:04,034 Your gun and your badge don't guarantee 670 00:29:04,137 --> 00:29:05,413 you're gonna be safe. 671 00:29:06,482 --> 00:29:08,896 Come on, Jacob. I need this. 672 00:29:08,897 --> 00:29:10,102 I'm not gonna be reckless. 673 00:29:10,103 --> 00:29:11,343 I'm just gonna go to Garland 674 00:29:11,344 --> 00:29:13,172 and snoop around and see what I find. 675 00:29:14,379 --> 00:29:16,000 What's the harm in that? 676 00:29:16,001 --> 00:29:21,585 Mama, we've been through this. I'm not leaving Dad in a lurch. 677 00:29:21,586 --> 00:29:23,654 He needs me at his practice, so you and Derek 678 00:29:23,655 --> 00:29:26,344 are going to have to figure out how to work together. 679 00:29:27,137 --> 00:29:30,896 It's gracious of Ted to allow Eva to call him "Dad." 680 00:29:31,448 --> 00:29:35,206 Why wouldn't she call him "Dad"? That's who he is. 681 00:29:35,310 --> 00:29:36,689 Oh, I'm well aware. 682 00:29:36,793 --> 00:29:39,206 The entire DMV heard all about 683 00:29:39,310 --> 00:29:41,965 the spectacle you made revealing Ted had fathered 684 00:29:42,068 --> 00:29:44,178 a child outside of his marriage to Nicole. 685 00:29:44,241 --> 00:29:45,862 Ma, please. 686 00:29:45,965 --> 00:29:47,620 No, Izaiah. Obviously, 687 00:29:47,621 --> 00:29:49,516 your mother has something she needs to get 688 00:29:49,517 --> 00:29:53,586 on up off her chest, so let her speak her piece. 689 00:29:53,689 --> 00:29:55,137 Go on, Lene. 690 00:29:55,241 --> 00:29:58,275 Tell it like it T-I is. 691 00:29:58,379 --> 00:30:00,068 All right, fine. 692 00:30:00,069 --> 00:30:01,447 -You want me to go there? -Oh, yeah, please go. 693 00:30:01,448 --> 00:30:02,758 Oh, I will. Okay. 694 00:30:02,862 --> 00:30:05,137 You ought to be ashamed of yourselves. 695 00:30:05,241 --> 00:30:06,741 You destroyed Nicole's life, 696 00:30:06,827 --> 00:30:08,586 then grifted your way into money 697 00:30:08,689 --> 00:30:11,068 that poor Anita set aside out of grief. 698 00:30:12,137 --> 00:30:15,068 You mean "out of guilt." 699 00:30:15,172 --> 00:30:17,758 Especially how she treated my mother Barbara. 700 00:30:17,862 --> 00:30:21,344 And what the hell is this any of your damn business, anyway? 701 00:30:21,448 --> 00:30:23,586 The Duprees are good people. 702 00:30:23,689 --> 00:30:26,344 They don't deserve the chaos and carnage 703 00:30:26,448 --> 00:30:28,206 you brought into their lives. 704 00:30:29,689 --> 00:30:31,689 I'm sorry, son. I tried, 705 00:30:31,793 --> 00:30:35,137 but I refuse to sit here a second longer. 706 00:30:38,344 --> 00:30:39,586 Go after her. 707 00:30:44,034 --> 00:30:45,655 Forget that uppity trick, 708 00:30:45,758 --> 00:30:47,517 looking down her nose at you and me. 709 00:30:47,518 --> 00:30:48,861 You know what? She better be glad 710 00:30:48,862 --> 00:30:51,137 that my biking days are over. 711 00:30:51,241 --> 00:30:53,172 Look, here. 712 00:30:53,275 --> 00:30:55,379 I am gonna go get me a real cocktail 713 00:30:55,482 --> 00:30:57,413 before my spa appointment. 714 00:30:57,517 --> 00:30:59,275 Bye-bye, baby. 715 00:31:05,137 --> 00:31:07,068 I don't know what to say. 716 00:31:07,172 --> 00:31:08,310 It's pretty easy. 717 00:31:08,413 --> 00:31:10,551 You could just say that you'll come. 718 00:31:10,655 --> 00:31:12,765 It would mean a lot for me to have you there. 719 00:31:14,862 --> 00:31:16,689 I am... 720 00:31:16,793 --> 00:31:18,482 touched, Samantha. 721 00:31:19,482 --> 00:31:21,517 But I don't think it's a great idea. 722 00:31:21,620 --> 00:31:22,862 Why? 723 00:31:24,206 --> 00:31:26,076 Well, just look at me. I'm not exactly 724 00:31:26,137 --> 00:31:27,896 a part of the elite club. 725 00:31:29,137 --> 00:31:31,689 I wouldn't want to do anything to embarrass you. 726 00:31:33,000 --> 00:31:35,931 What? I mean, you sound like Tyrell. 727 00:31:36,034 --> 00:31:38,758 He's all worried about embarrassing Jessica. 728 00:31:39,586 --> 00:31:41,103 Well, that's just ridiculous. 729 00:31:41,206 --> 00:31:43,206 Tyrell is a real gentleman. 730 00:31:43,310 --> 00:31:46,379 Jessica should be proud to have him escorting her. 731 00:31:46,482 --> 00:31:49,310 And I would be proud to have you there. 732 00:31:49,413 --> 00:31:50,482 Just... 733 00:31:51,896 --> 00:31:53,886 ...promise me that you'll think about it? 734 00:31:55,758 --> 00:31:59,034 I'm sorry, baby, but my mind is made up. 735 00:31:59,137 --> 00:32:01,931 Uh, you'll have your dads, 736 00:32:01,932 --> 00:32:04,274 your brother and the entire Dupree family there 737 00:32:04,275 --> 00:32:05,827 cheering you on. 738 00:32:05,828 --> 00:32:07,240 You wouldn't want to have me there, 739 00:32:07,241 --> 00:32:09,034 like ketchup on crab legs. 740 00:32:09,793 --> 00:32:11,413 But I can't wait to see... 741 00:32:14,000 --> 00:32:16,050 I can't wait to see the pictures, though. 742 00:32:16,068 --> 00:32:17,275 June, you won't- 743 00:32:17,379 --> 00:32:20,413 I need to go and, um, check on a customer. 744 00:32:26,862 --> 00:32:30,758 You know, I was once exactly where you are. 745 00:32:30,862 --> 00:32:33,448 After I left the Articulettes to go solo, 746 00:32:33,551 --> 00:32:36,655 I was in totally uncharted waters. 747 00:32:36,758 --> 00:32:39,241 Suddenly, the lead singer of one of the biggest 748 00:32:39,344 --> 00:32:41,931 pop groups of all time was attempting 749 00:32:42,034 --> 00:32:46,896 to reinvent herself as Anita Williams, jazz singer. 750 00:32:47,000 --> 00:32:49,551 You more than attempted. You succeeded. 751 00:32:49,655 --> 00:32:51,758 As will you, my darling. 752 00:32:51,862 --> 00:32:54,931 You will succeed with your second act. 753 00:32:55,034 --> 00:32:56,620 Do you really think so? 754 00:32:56,724 --> 00:32:58,137 I know so. 755 00:32:59,137 --> 00:33:03,275 Success runs in your DNA. 756 00:33:03,379 --> 00:33:05,068 [both laugh] 757 00:33:10,482 --> 00:33:13,252 Glad to see your numbers moving in the right direction. 758 00:33:14,137 --> 00:33:16,655 Just remember to lean in on the message. 759 00:33:17,793 --> 00:33:18,896 Will do. 760 00:33:19,000 --> 00:33:21,689 But there's one more thing. 761 00:33:21,793 --> 00:33:23,482 Shonda, my campaign manager, 762 00:33:23,586 --> 00:33:25,413 thinks I should beef up my security. 763 00:33:26,655 --> 00:33:28,448 That's a wise move. 764 00:33:28,551 --> 00:33:30,241 You know, you and your family 765 00:33:30,344 --> 00:33:32,413 are gonna have a lot more eyes on you 766 00:33:32,517 --> 00:33:34,206 as things progress. 767 00:33:34,310 --> 00:33:36,724 That makes me a little more concerned. 768 00:33:36,827 --> 00:33:39,517 It's the day and age we live in, son. 769 00:33:39,620 --> 00:33:43,034 I know I have to prepare my family and myself for that. 770 00:33:43,137 --> 00:33:45,517 When it comes to Smitty and the kids, 771 00:33:45,620 --> 00:33:46,880 I can never be too careful. 772 00:33:46,965 --> 00:33:48,379 Absolutely. 773 00:33:48,482 --> 00:33:50,965 It's a difficult balancing act, 774 00:33:51,068 --> 00:33:53,551 staying available to your constituents 775 00:33:53,655 --> 00:33:56,689 while spending some time with your family 776 00:33:56,793 --> 00:34:00,862 and keeping everyone protected. 777 00:34:02,817 --> 00:34:05,378 JACOB: I told you when this 778 00:34:05,379 --> 00:34:07,240 first started that things can get dangerous. 779 00:34:07,241 --> 00:34:08,931 I'm trying to give you an out here. 780 00:34:08,965 --> 00:34:11,310 But I don't want an out. 781 00:34:11,413 --> 00:34:14,137 I want to be the one who breaks the story. 782 00:34:14,138 --> 00:34:16,343 This is the kind of piece that made me want to be 783 00:34:16,344 --> 00:34:18,447 an investigative journalist in the first place. 784 00:34:18,448 --> 00:34:21,931 I gave that up for the kids because they needed me home. 785 00:34:22,034 --> 00:34:24,344 And I love them more than my work. 786 00:34:24,345 --> 00:34:26,447 But now they're older and they're good kids 787 00:34:26,448 --> 00:34:27,964 and I know they're gonna be fine. 788 00:34:27,965 --> 00:34:29,205 And you feel like now is the perfect time 789 00:34:29,206 --> 00:34:31,448 to dive head first into the unpredictable? 790 00:34:31,551 --> 00:34:34,379 You need me, and I need this. 791 00:34:34,482 --> 00:34:35,532 Smitty. 792 00:34:35,551 --> 00:34:37,481 You're juggling more than I am, okay? 793 00:34:37,517 --> 00:34:41,034 You need someone who you trust to move the needle. 794 00:34:41,896 --> 00:34:43,379 All right, look. 795 00:34:43,482 --> 00:34:44,827 You're not entirely wrong. 796 00:34:44,931 --> 00:34:46,689 Part of what you're saying is true. 797 00:34:46,793 --> 00:34:47,965 But if you get caught, 798 00:34:47,966 --> 00:34:50,240 this can compromise the entire investigation. 799 00:34:50,241 --> 00:34:51,965 Everything we both worked for, 800 00:34:52,068 --> 00:34:54,275 all the lies you told to Martin and the kids. 801 00:34:54,276 --> 00:34:55,792 Is it worth ruining everything 802 00:34:55,793 --> 00:34:57,861 just to prove you still got what it takes? 803 00:34:57,862 --> 00:35:00,551 You think this is about my ego? 804 00:35:03,965 --> 00:35:05,655 All right, listen. 805 00:35:05,656 --> 00:35:08,274 Just promise me, if you go snooping around the hospital, 806 00:35:08,275 --> 00:35:10,724 you won't do it without a clear plan first. 807 00:35:11,827 --> 00:35:13,517 You got it. 808 00:35:13,620 --> 00:35:15,793 I won't do anything without a plan. 809 00:35:15,896 --> 00:35:16,946 All right. 810 00:35:19,883 --> 00:35:24,136 Don't even think about trying to convince me 811 00:35:24,137 --> 00:35:26,551 to go back in there and break bread with 812 00:35:26,655 --> 00:35:29,172 that-that-that viper of a woman. 813 00:35:29,173 --> 00:35:31,412 You can, you can save your breath on that, son. 814 00:35:31,413 --> 00:35:33,343 Look, I know Leslie can be difficult, okay? 815 00:35:33,344 --> 00:35:34,484 But she is Eva's mother. 816 00:35:34,586 --> 00:35:36,551 That's what troubles me. 817 00:35:36,655 --> 00:35:38,068 What do you mean? 818 00:35:38,172 --> 00:35:41,310 Baby, do you know how much it warms my heart 819 00:35:41,413 --> 00:35:43,137 to have you back home 820 00:35:43,241 --> 00:35:45,965 where you belong after all these years? 821 00:35:46,068 --> 00:35:47,413 Yeah. Yeah. 822 00:35:47,517 --> 00:35:49,387 Okay, I'm-I'm happy to be back. Okay? 823 00:35:49,388 --> 00:35:51,516 And I'm glad to be close to you and Jacob again. 824 00:35:51,517 --> 00:35:54,586 Listen, you, you're-you're in a good space. 825 00:35:54,689 --> 00:35:58,068 You have a good job at a prestigious university. 826 00:35:58,172 --> 00:36:01,310 I don't want you to do anything to interfere with that. 827 00:36:01,413 --> 00:36:02,965 "Anything" like what? 828 00:36:03,068 --> 00:36:06,241 Like getting mixed up with the spawn of Satan herself. 829 00:36:06,344 --> 00:36:09,517 I'm sorry, I-I tried to hold my tongue. I truly did. 830 00:36:09,620 --> 00:36:12,793 But the apple don't fall far from the tree, son. 831 00:36:12,896 --> 00:36:15,448 If Eva Thomas is even the slightest bit like 832 00:36:15,551 --> 00:36:18,068 her mama, you'd do best 833 00:36:18,172 --> 00:36:20,241 to stay clear of that girl. 834 00:36:27,620 --> 00:36:30,517 Captioning sponsored by CBS 835 00:36:30,620 --> 00:36:33,620 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org 836 00:36:33,670 --> 00:36:38,220 Repair and Synchronization by Easy Subtitles Synchronizer 1.0.0.0