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This is a cautionary tale about
what can happen when a desperate

desire for love leads you right
into your blind spots.

Before the doctor even said
anything I knew,

I knew Jeremy wasn't coming
home,

but I wanted to.

You wanted to help other
families,

So you started your own
organization?

That's right. And the
legislation that we backed has

improved workplace safety and
prevented the deaths of

hundreds.

That's beautiful. Thank you so
much,

Elizabeth. Thank you.

Okay. I'd like to thank everyone
for joining us today.

And tomorrow we're talking boy
band reunions and there's a

giveaway. Remember to be open.

Be kind, be brave.

♪ We want you to know we're
happy

at the Kendra T. Brown
Show ♪

Nathalie, did you enjoy the
show?

Of course I did.

Hey, Jill. Hey,
Dave.

Great show. Hey,
Charlie.

How are you doing?

I'm good.

Are you keeping all the stalkers
and murderers out?

Stalkers one day,
murderers the next.

I alternate.

I got more than three words out
of Charlie!

Hey, how's your Mom doing?

Oh, Natalie. She has to pull
through.

She always pulls through.

Just I can't even.

She will. We'll talk schedule
later, okay?

Okay.

Mom, I have a physical therapist
coming.

Right. Once we get you off your
feet.

Mom, please, I need you to take
a sip.

Just take one sip.

Please.

Stop. It's time.

Oh. Mom, please.

I don't want you to give up,
Mom,

There's giving up.

And there's knowing when the
battle is lost.

Listen now. I hope.

I pray that you find peace in
your mind.

Knowing that I feel readiness in
my heart.

You're right. There are more
treatments that we can do.

They tried the ones that work
best first,

and then they tried the others.

You're more scared than I am.

Courage comes with faith.

Now I know you know Joshua 1:9.

Be strong and courageous.

Do not be afraid.

Do not be discouraged.

The Lord your God will be with
you wherever you go.

I have to go. Kendra and I won't
be alone.

But, Mom, I will.

Oh, My girl You'll carry on
like

I did when my own mother passed.

Mourning is a journey too.

But you'll come out stronger.

But, Mom, you're all I have.

Well, whose fault is that now,
girl?

I threw more fine men at you.

Pray with me.

Okay Mommy .

Lord, Please take care of my
baby.

Let her feel the grace of your
love and blessings.

Teach her that grief
is simply love.

God, please. I pray to you,
Heavenly Father.

I pray, Lord God,
in the time of need.

God, please give my Mom peace.

God, please give me peace.

Please, Jesus.

Oh.

Oh Mommy.

Mommy.

Alright.

I would like to thank today's
guest,

and I'll be at the Chicago Run
for the cure next month.

Running in my late mother's
honor.

So, let's sign up.

Let's donate and let's run.

Remember. Be open.

Be kind. Be brave.

♪ We want you to know we're
happy

at the Kendra T. Brown
Show ♪

Well, you made it to hiatus.

Natalie. This was the longest
month of my life.

But when I thought about running
"best ofs" while staring at the walls.

Well, work can be a blessing.

True.

You know what else could be a
blessing?

Sleeping and hot tubbing, and
sleeping some more at a luxury spa.

Oh. Oh. Not just luxury.

This place is about healing,
finding balance,

getting in touch with nature.

And celebrities rave about it.

Yes.

Here's your itinerary. I'll
print it out pretty.

Oh.

And it's all on your phone.

Oh. Thank you.

Tickets, hotel tours,
confirmations for you and Charlie.

Oh.

Network policy. Bodyguards come
on all foreign travel.

The presidential suite is
booked.

But I got you the honeymoon
suite.

Oh, no. All by myself in the
honeymoon suite.

I can hear it now. 20 Years of
Show Business by Kendra T. Brown.

Thanks, Emma.

It's gonna be great.

Okay.

Okay.

Thank you.

Charlie, you better keep those
stalkers away, and take good care of her.

That is what they pay me for.

Hey.

Hey, Charlie.

Hey. I really meant what I said.

Yeah, the show was very
inspiring.

Well, you can't believe an
actor's been happily married for

40 years.

Oh my goodness. Right?

I guess, you know,
if it's the right person.

So your parents have gone,
what, 43 years?

Yep. This July.

Mhm. So what is their secret?

Um. You know I think it's about
respecting each other for who they are.

Love takes off the
mask.

We fear we cannot live without,
And know we cannot live within.

James Baldwin. That's what I
want.

All right, so you,
uh, you ready for the big trip?

You know how much I need this?

Look, I know you got a lot on
your mind,

and your mother was a very
special person.

She always treated me like
family.

Oh, you are family,
Charlie.

And, um. Look, I have done some
recon on the resort.

Okay. Wait, Charlie,
this is my vacation.

Not some Navy Seal rescue
operation.

Look, I promise I'll stay out of
your way.

You won't even know I'm there.

Okay. Because I just want this
to be spontaneous and

adventurous. I want to blend in.

I don't want some hunky
bodyguard following me around

the resort.

Well, hunky. Hey?

That's what the girls in
production say.

Okay, okay, I see,
I see.

All right, well, let's get you
back home so you can finish packing.

Charlie, I want you to know I
really appreciate you always having my back.

Anytime.

Thank you. Charlie.

You're welcome.

Welcome to the honeymoon suite!

This is beautiful.

Look at this. Lovely.

Wow.

Is your husband looking for
something?

Oh, that's not my husband.

That's Charlie. He's just my
bodyguard.

- Oh.
- I mean, not just my bodyguard.

Oh.

Not. Not you. Thank you.

Thank you. I appreciate that.

Um, the Wi-Fi password.

No, no, no. It's okay. We'll
figure it out.

Okay. Enjoy your stay.

Okay. All right.

Oh. So does it check out in
there?

No assassins in the shower?

Neither one.

Okay. Well, um, maybe you
should go find your room?

I'll do that. You settle in.
i'll see you later.

Okay. Thank you. Charlie.

Uh.

Yeah?

Make sure to keep this door
locked.

I got it. Charlie
I will deadbolt the door.

Mm.

Mm. Mm. Mm.

Mmmm.

♪ Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

♪ All right then. Uh.

♪ One night. Yes. Yes.

♪ Yes. Yeah. Yeah.

♪ Yeah. One night.

Excuse me.
Hi.

Can you ask that guy to come sit
over here and join me?

Thank you.

That waiter now thinks you pick
up random strangers in resort dining rooms.

Oh, Charlie. Come on,
just sit down.

Come on. Please. I could use the
company.

Unless you feel like you can
guard me better over there than

from right here.

Alright, boss.

Alright. Let's see.

I don't know, I'm thinking about
getting a steak.

How about you?

Uh, just a burger.

Charlie, what's your per diem?

Uh, about a burger?

Okay, well, no, no, no.
I think I'm ordering two T-Bone steaks.

Kendra!

And I'm only gonna eat one of
them.

Uh, excuse me, can I please get
two T-Bone steaks?

Uh, medium rare,
two baked potatoes and all the fixings.

Um, sparkling water then.

Thank you.

Look at you. You got the biggest
grin on your face.

What? I've always been a smiler,
Charlie.

It's useful in my job

But, you know, it's hard to get
a smile out of you, though.

Yeah. I'm sorry.

No no no no no no no no.

I decided I liked it.

Yeah. It's like diamonds.

They're worth more cause they're
rare.

You get a smile out of Charlie
Holiday...

...It means something.

Uh, so what's happening
tomorrow?

Um, I don't know.

I was thinking of doing the,
um,

self-guided tour around the
grounds.

Emma said it was a must see.

Well, then I guess we must see.

Oh, this place is amazing.

Mhm.

Ooh. I can feel the snow coming.

It's going to be like a
Christmas card.

Mhm. Well the lookout is just up
this path.

For your first time they suggest
you see it alone.

So you have a private moment to
commune with nature, or God.

Or bears!

Or bears.

You first. Go ahead.

Oh.

Oh. Hi.

Hi. Um.
Sorry.

You're,
you're "M".

Well, I'm an "M". I don't know
if I'm the "M",

I'm Doctor Malcolm Kirkland.

Hi. I, I saw you around the
resort.

We're staying at the same
resort.

You had an M monogram,
right?

I'm Kendra.

Oh, I know who you are. It's a
pleasure to meet you in person.

Oh, my gosh, I thought I was
incognito.

Oh, sorry. Do you want me to
pretend to not recognize you?

And, Kendra, what is it you do
for a living?

No. Too late.

And the whole time in the back
of my head, I'm hearing it's the

Kendra T. Brown show.

Well, that's a fine piece of
pine cone you're modeling.

Very decorative.

No. Well, I mean,
yeah, I guess it is,

but also perhaps medicinal.

See, I'm a pharmacologist,
so I come up here three months

out of the year collecting
samples,

directing, testing. And the rest
of the time,

I'm back home working in the
lab.

Where's home?

Chicago.

Oh, really? I'm from Chicago.

I'm aware my wife,
late wife.

She was a big fan.

Oh. I'm sorry.

It's three years ago. Cancer.

Oh, wow. I just lost my mom to
cancer a month ago.

So it's very new.

I'm sorry. Blessed are those who
mourn,

for they will be comforted.

You know your Bible.

Well I didn't used to. But I
found it helped.

That and the support of other
mourners.

It's the best club you never
want to be a member of.

Tell me about it. Isn't it
strange how grief is a universal language?

No matter where you're from,

everyone speaks grief.

Ain't that the truth? So you're
heading down to the lookout point.

It's beautiful.

I was gonna head that way
myself.

Would you like to walk with me?

I'd love to.

Okay.

Wow.

Yeah. Welcome to God's country.

This is absolutely beautiful.

See, all the snow is still over
on this side.

Yes.

Yeah. Yeah. It's special.

Wow.

You want to dine with me
tonight?

You have so much to talk about.

I'd love to.

Yeah. You know,
my wife and I, we we spent years

working in medical labs,
developing drugs.

But when she was diagnosed,
I changed my entire focus to

looking for a cure for that one
kind of cancer.

Unfortunately, by the time I
found a solution.

That is heartbreaking.

But the solution? You found it.

The team and I did. Yeah.

Yvette worked on it,
too, until she couldn't,

you know, making it practical,
doing the testing,

Jumping through all the hoops.

It's a lot of work. From the lab
to the patient.

Yeah.

For her, it was too long.

I once did a show on these
miracle drugs.

And how hard it is to get it to
the people that need them.

You know, there are plants all
over the world that were used

medicinally, but we lost that
knowledge.

What's wrong?

Don't look now. But there is a
muscular and unsmiling brother

sitting at a small table by the
kitchen who hasn't taken his

eyes off of us.

Oh, that's, uh,
that's Charlie,

my bodyguard. He was supposed to
be discreet.

Oh, you're going to need to
brush up on that a little bit.

I was beginning to worry you
had a stalker.

Oh, is that why you have a
bodyguard?

Because you have a stalker?

No, I mean, I've had several
stalkers,

but, um, we've learned how to...

Well, I've learned how to deal
with it and be safe.

So. No. No stalkers at the
moment.

Good.

We just love you.
Oh, forgive me for interrupting.

I'm just such a big fan.

It's okay. Thank you.

Doctor Kirkland. I can't tell
you how much I appreciate the

work you've done. Truly.

Um, can I get a selfie with you?

Absolutely. Certainly.

We can do better than a selfie.

Oh.
Thank you.

Yes.
Smile!

Thank you, thank you,
thank you so much,

Doctor Kirkland.

Sorry about that.

No, honestly, that was
wonderful.

I don't mind holding the camera
for a while.

Is that a thing where people
fangirl over pharmacologists?

Well. No, not not generally,
but the people here in this town

have been a big help with my
work, finding specimens,

And of course, a lot of them
have already benefited through

drug trials.

Mhm.

Oh, yes. Is it my favorite
mincemeat pie?

Wait, what? Wait a second.

Wait. Mincemeat pie is my
favorite.

No!

Oh my God.

Wow.

I can't even get people to eat
it because they.

Think it has meat in it!

Well, don't tell them the
apple-y truth.

It's more for us.

I just can't even believe it.

Thing after thing.

We just agree.

Well, I guess we both just have
good taste.

Mhm. Say , what are you doing
tomorrow?

You want to spend the day with
me?

Um, I was a little busy
lollygagging and loafing around,

but, um, I could clear my
calendar.

Perfect. And maybe we don't need
your discreet bodyguard?

He'd love to have the day off.

Alright.
To our adventure together.

I think it's just the beginning.

Mm. Now, I know you're looking
out for me.

That is quite the man you sent
me.

Thanks, Mom.

Hey.

Hi.

I thought perhaps. You were
joking about meeting at eight.

Oh, well, I told Charlie we were
meeting at nine.

Are we hiding from Dad?

No. I mean, I...I'll be with
you, so I know I'm safe.

Why take up his whole day?

Won't he worry?

I'll send a text.

Okay.

So where are we going?

Well, the grounds here are
enormous.

A person could wander here and
not be found for a very,

very long time.

Well, let's get lost together.

Yeah, I ain't bringing a
compass.

Okay, so if I twist my ankle,
you're going to put some pine sap on it.

Oh, no. No, that would result in a condition known as sticky
foot. Oh.

For giving away the
heat and purified pine resin

does contain compounds known to
treat pain and inflammation.

Oh, I didn't know that.

Yeah, the maple sap makes
something even better,

syrup!

Oh.

Come on, we've got lots more to
explore. But watch your footing.

I don't want to have to sap that
ankle.

Okay.

You know, after my mom died,
I just...

I just buried myself in my work.

Now I am trying to crawl back
into the sunshine and figure out

what this new version of me is.

Mhm. I understand entirely.

It's exactly how I felt after
Yvette.

It was hard to keep going and
doing the research after it was

clear that the the drug was too
late to help her.

But you did.

That's right. If we could just
get through that regulatory thicket.

You'll get through. I'm sure of
it.

When something helps people,
the numbers are...

Look. If this cancer drug hits
the market,

it'll make billions.

I mean, even with the relatively
modest millions I've already

made, I've been able to fund Fun
clinics and schools in Ghana,

Zimbabwe, Cameroon.

But when I think about what I
could do with this project.

Hmm.

So you want this drug to do good
in the world so you can take the

money to do even more good in
the world?

Well, yeah, but I'd also buy
myself some good books and some

obscenely expensive fountain
pens.

I can't argue with that.

Then the clinics.

You know, my mom,
she wanted me to celebrate life.

And that is what you're making
it into.

Thank you very much.

Mmh

How can I help?
What?

Well, you can help me forage for
plants tomorrow if it's not too much trouble.

You mean dig around in the dirt?

What? You won't get your pretty
little hands dirty.

I'm in.

Hey, Charlie.

Kendra.

So you like it here outside my
door?

I like hearing the music of that
deadbolt.

I've done the web searches.

He seems real and I assume you
have too.

Of course.

He thinks you're jealous.

No. I'm cautious.

Just listening for the deadbolt.

Doing my job.

Um, Charlie, why don't we let
him take up some of the burden?

Okay. He can listen for the
deadbolt.

Hmm. Just remember,
I taught you Krav Maga.

I won't ever forget.

Thank you, Charlie.

Good night.

I understand your concern,
Charlie,

but I am who I say I am,
and I am an open book.

I have no intentions of harming
Kendra.

Talk to her. Find out if I've
asked her for a single thing.

But you and I both want to
protect her.

But I'm starting to get
concerned that your way of

protecting her may cut her off
from a damn good life.

And I don't want to have to
protect her from you.

So please don't think of your
job.

Think of her. Do what's best for
her.

Ah, yes. Watch your step.

Okay. It's so beautiful.

Right? Yes.

Oh my God.

Wait. Is it a bear?

No no no. A streambank lupine.

This is very rare.

It's extraordinary.

Oh, here. You want it?

No no no no no no.

That's endangered. Yeah.

There's only a few left wild in
Canada.

We can't, we gotta. We gotta
protect the wild population.

Let me hide it. And there's
poachers.

Root poachers?

Yeah. This is a sacred place.

You know, people search decades
for this.

You're like a good luck charm,
you know that?

Am I?

Mhm. You need to get back.

Oh, no. No. Um. Charlie knows
I'm with you.

Mm. I think that's the problem.

No no no, no, let's keep going.

There are treasures to be found.

Mhm.

All right. Let's go this way.

Okay.

Give me your hand.

Okay.

Ricky.

Kid, you look good.

So what do you got,
man?

He's legit. Not a catfish,
at any rate.

No outstanding warrants I could
find.

Alright. And his business?

Without a forensic accountant,
I can't tell everything,

but as far as I can tell,
he's debt free.

Brilliant. And his wife died of
natural causes.

Like I say, is who he says he
is.

What you got there is a genuine
millionaire.

Okay, I'll have him if she
doesn't want him.

I don't like it. Ricky.

Charlie. Sometimes that feeling.

It's not about the other guy.

Could be this isn't about
Malcolm Kirkland?

Hhm? Could it be this is about
what you're feeling for this lady?

Look. I know this sounds crazy,
but every day I stand there

keeping the world safe for her.

And I can't help but feel
something more.

Gotta let it go,
man.

For yourself and for her.

If she's worth liking so much,
you got to be happy for her.

Mm.

You know. I used to think I was
the luckiest man in the world.

I had everything I wanted.

It's boring.

Mhm. Well, listen to you,
you poor little rich boy,

With all your happiness.

Oh, it's true though. And then I
met you.

And suddenly there's someone I
need to be around.

Always. Or I'd feel the lack.

I hate when I'm not with you.

It's like not having my hands.

Kendra T. Brown.

All three names?

You are the most impressive,
lovely,

empathetic, generous,
intelligent,

lovable woman I've ever met.

And I'm sure you're not perfect
in some minor way,

but I think you're perfect for
me.

I've fallen in love with you.

Oh. Oh my God!

Kendra T. Brown.

Will you marry me?

Yes.

Right here? Right now?

I mean, could you arrange that?

Oh, I can arrange anything.

Yes.

Good.

Right here. Right now.

Oh.
Careful.

Thank you baby.

Yes. Oh, there's your guy.

Oh. Okay. Give me a second.

Okay.

Okay.

Hey, Charlie. Hi.

Wow. Wow. That was fast.

Best wishes.

Yes, it was just.

It was spontaneous.

And it was magical.

And it's official.

Well, yeah. Yeah.

I mean, it took some intense
phone calls to get all the legal

part worked out,
but the paperwork is filed.

It's done. And I'm a married
lady now.

I tell you, Charlie,
it was like a fairy tale.

Like a like a prince just came
and swooped me up.

Just.

Wow. Now that's really great.

Kendra. Hey, if he makes you
happy,

I'm. I'm so happy for you.

I don't know, Charlie. It seems
a little suspicious.

Like. No, really. Like,
if you like it,I love it.

No, no. I really mean it.

I love seeing you happy.

Okay. Thank you.

Mhm. Congratulations,
man.

Thank you. Thank you.

It's, uh. It's been like a
miracle.

You getting a good one.

Oh, do I know it.

The best one.

Say, for the flight home,

I assume you don't mind trading
your seats so we could sittogether?

I'd expect nothing less.

Thank you. You ready baby?

Yes, baby.

Congratulations.

Thank you. Charlie.

Yeah. So here we are.

Wow. This is beautiful.

Mhm.

I guess it'll do.

Welcome home.

I mean, when you said that you
had some modest little house in the country.

I imagined a cabin
in the woods.

Well.

Oh.

I hope you're not disappointed.

Not at all. I love it.

Good. Come on. Let me show you
the rest of the place.

Okay.

And welcome to the Honeymoon
Suite.

Everything aright?

Of course it is.

It's just, um. Wow.

It's like a dream come true.

Yeah. Well, you're not dreaming,
sweetheart.

This is our life now.

And anything you want to change
is fine with me.

Did Yvette set this up?

You want to change it?

Huh? You don't want any
reminders?

She inherited over 100 acres
when her parents passed.

So she came up to the country to
build this house.

Let's just say she was more of a
scientist than she was a designer.

Yeah. No, she didn't really care
much for decorating.

She lived in the
lab.

Mhm. That's right.

The lab.

The lab.

Wow. The lab is in the house.

Yeah, we had it outfitted during
the pandemic,

and now I could never go back.

No fair warning. You ever wake
up and I'm not in the bed.

I'm not in the clubs.

You never told me what the name
of the drug was.

Oh. The compound? That's about
20 syllables.

Wow.

The eventual trade name. That's
a whole nother process.

But the working name is Abeni.

Which means we prayed. We
received.

Nice. I like it.

Hey. You okay?

Sorry. This is a text from the
team.

What's wrong?
Nothing. Nothing.

I should have waited till later
to read it. They like to send me

bad news by text.

Oh, Mal, what's going on?

Well... An investor pulled out
because he lost $100 million on Bitcoin.

Oh, man.

Yeah.

How much? Maybe I can help.

To the tune of about $50
million.

Ooh. I don't know that kind of
tune.

I wouldn't dream of asking.

Man. You know what I was
thinking?

Hmm?

I know that you said that you
couldn't come on the show to

promote the drug,
right?

But people, they want to meet my
new whirlwind husband.

So I was thinking that maybe,
you know,

you could just come on the show
and just talk about miracle

drugs in general.

Right? I mean, I've done a show
on it before.

That should be okay.

People will look it up,
see that we have a drug with

these huge results.

Right, right? And if you want to
create the sense of public demand,

I mean,
that could attract investors.

Which could bring in more than
what we lost.

Exactly.

I'll ask the council,
see if it's kosher.

But would it be okay with your
producers network?

How does that work?

Yes, it'll be fine.

It'll be fine. So maybe...?

Oh. An extremely firm maybe.

Maybe you're a genius.

Oh. Thank you. It's gonna be
okay.

Thank you.

Yes, absolutely.

I can wake up to this view every
morning!

Hey. Well. Good morning, lovely.

Wait, don't you have a
TV show waiting for you?

Um. I guess it is time for me to
get my feet back on the ground.

Mm.

Oh.

Don't worry about that. I'll get
that.

Wait, what is this?

It's okay. It's nothing.

What is this?

Ah! Uh.

Babe?

I feel. I feel so stupid.

Um. The first time I saw you was
at the lookout.

No, it was at the hot tub.

I recognized you,
and like I said,

Yvette was a fan,
so I...I searched online and

found what I could. I'm...I'm
sorry.

I'm sorry. I was stupid.

Babe. If you knew this much
about me,

how much of what you said was
made up?

Well, I do love mincemeat pie
and fountain pens and books.

I just don't think I would have
thought to mention it.

But I am me. Everything about me
is true.

Kendra.

Okay.

We'd be idiots not to look,
babe.

Malcolm, we are high profile
people.

We are smart enough not to take
anyone at face value.

I'm sorry. I was less than
honest with you.

I may have been less interested
in nitrogen uptake than I may

have seemed, but everyone does
it right.

But, baby, were you honest about
how you feel?

Oh, very. Very honest about how
I feel.

Well, then let us look at this
as our first challenge overcome.

Thanks for coming by,
Ricky.

No problem.

Alright. Now, you sounded urgent
on the phone.

Look, my team's putting a
dossier together,

but I won't have it for a couple
of hours.

But I think you have to hear
this.

Okay. What is it?

I looked into the wife,
Yvette.

When her money ran out.

The time ran out.

The lady had cancer,
but she was supposed to live for

years still. Some well-placed
donations got this covered up.

But her death. That was very
suspicious.

So, Kendra.

I think she may be in danger.

See, I told you,
I heard she was here already.

I could not wait to see
everyone.

So how was the trip?

Hey, show the ring.

Show the ring. Oh, my.

Oh! It is so gorgeous.

You know, when you were telling
me you were hanging out

with this amazing man.

I wasn't so sure about it all,
I almost said...

But I stopped her. I think it's
very romantic.

- Yes.
- She convinced me.

Congratulations!

Thank you, thank you.

Natalie.

Okay, so where is he? You're
going to show him off on the show tonight?

Yes, I am, and I wanted to talk
to him a little bit on camera.

Oh, timing's a little tight.

She'll be fast.
I'll be fast, Nat.

Okay. So where is he?

Oh. He's right behind me,
isn't he?

Hi, baby.

Ooh. You look beautiful.

Thank you. Okay,
so this is my EP and best friend Natalie.

And my assistant,
Emma.

Her other best friend.

Good to meet you.

Natalie, Emma,
it's good to meet you both.

Listen, my apologies for being
late.

My work in the lab took a little
longer than expected.

So...

It's okay. Baby,
Your timing is perfect.

We go live in about 30.

Oh.

We haven't tested this blazer on
camera.

We gotta go.

Okay, okay.

Alright. I'll see you soon.

Okay, baby.

Thanks for the itinerary.

I did more than that for you.

Natalie's not the trusting kind.

I've done some serious
cheerleading.

Every bit of good press you ever
got.

She saw it.

And you'll get paid. And you got
a lady producer to let me on the air.

Impressive.

Yeah, well, she thinks you're
just gonna wave and smile at the people.

So this is a surprise?

Mhm.

I could work with that.

This is a lot of numbers.

I got that forensic accountant
to look at this guy Kirkland.

And apparently he did a real
slick job of hiding it.

But he's broke.

Broke?

And more than broke deep in debt
which he kept hidden with all

kinds of shell companies,
stuff I don't understand.

He's been paying his bills here?

Which is digging him deeper.

He staved off disaster with his
wife's inheritance.

But that's gone.

So he did marry Kendra for her
money?

It won't save him. The hole he's
in,

her money's not enough,
Chuck.

He's betting on that drug to
sell big.

Which it will. If it works.

But the word in the biz is,
that's not a good sign.

Okay, look, I have to confront
him.

Whoa whoa whoa. You have to be
careful if you do,

This guy's got a lot
to lose,

and he's not going to let go
easy.

Cue the music. Cue the audience.

Cue Kendra.

Hello. Hi, everyone.

Hello. Oh my goodness.

It is so good to be back.

I have missed you all so much.

Give it up. Wow.

Okay, so, wait,
I have an announcement to make,

y'all. If you look at the gossip
sites,

you may have heard a hint of it
because,

you know, they have their little
gremlins running around

everywhere, right?

But while I was on break,
I did a little something,

something, something. Yes.

I added to my jewelry
collection.

Yes, I got married.

What a blessing.

Malcolm. I heard you were here.

Charlie. It's good to see you
again.

I am so excited.

Okay. Something's up.

Is it?

Most, certainly. Your veiled
hostility took its veil off.

Just letting you know I'm fully
invested in Kendra's safety.

Well, yeah, as I understand that
is your job.

Right. But it doesn't end at
these doors here.

Weekends, middle of the night.

Okay, now that just sounds
menacing.

Shh.

Would you all like to meet my
husband?

Okay, now I don't know.

He may be a little shy,
but, um,

I'm gonna bring him up to say hi
to y'all.

I know about the money.

I know what happened to your
first wife.

What are you saying about what
happened to my first wife?

Okay, come on up,
Malcolm, and say hi to the

people, baby. Come on,
baby.

You tell me.

Look, whatever you think you
know, you're wrong.

You need to think long and hard.

Okay. Well. Uh,
Malcolm, come on out and

meet the people.

Oh my gosh. Well,
maybe he is a little shy, Malcolm? Uh.

Uh, okay. Uh, let's take a look
at the piece we did on run for

the cure that takes place next
week.

Okay. Alright.

We're clear.

Wait. Are you guys kidding me?

While I'm live on air?

Really?

It's all right. He didn't mean
anything.

Charlie didn't mean to ruin your
show.

No, I didn't mean...

Okay, let me just stop this
right now.

This is some toxic,
aggressive male bull crap,

and y'all better get your acts
together before I pull out Krav

Maga on your asses.

Now, I'm going back out there
and I'm about to intro Malcolm

again, and he's gonna come out
smiling and you're gonna let him.

Embarrassing.

Oh!

Yes, ma'am.

Charlie. It's her show and your
employment.

Stand down.

Okay, ladies and gentlemen,
and mainly ladies.

Okay, let's try this again.

I would like to bring to the
stage my beautiful man.

My husband. Malcolm!

Look at him, y'all.

Ain't he fine? Ain't he fine,
y'all?

Kiss. Kiss. Kiss. Kiss.

Oh, that's so good.

Hello, handsome.

Hey.

Yes.

How you doing?

All right. Hey,
Mal.

Let's sit down and talk to the
people.

Let's do it. Uh,
Doctor Malcolm Kirkland.

Y'all see me being all
professional?

Doctor Malcolm Kirkland,
please tell everyone about

yourself.

Well, I'm from right here in
Illinois.

Yes. I, uh, I'm an only child.

I'm a Libra. And in addition to
marrying well.

I develop medicines.

Yes. And you develop new
medicines every day, right?

Yes, yes, as a matter of fact,
I head up a company that works

primarily on cancer drugs.

Wait, what is this,
a full interview?

I think it's great.

So your company is developing
new drugs every day?

That's right. We theorize,
synthesize and test,

and sometimes we get results
that could change everything.

Wow. So, are we dropping a new
cancer drug soon?

Hardly. No, no,
we we have to have approval,

and we need investors.

And I can't say that public
demand helps both of those,

so I'm not going to say that at
all.

Oh, baby, thank you so much.

I'm so proud of you.

I just want to thank you for all
the people like my mother,

that would have benefited from
the work you're doing every day.

Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you. Honey. I love you.

Thank you.

You should've clear that with me
before you did a whole segment.

I had to push the clown college
people,

and now the network is pissed.

They do not like surprises.

Well, the network's lucky to
have her.

Oh. Hi, baby. Mwah!

You did fantastic.

You did. You, you were just a
natural.

And, um. I didn't know you were
going to rally the crowd to

action like that.

Well, most drug companies hire
lobbyists.

We all use what we've got.

Mhm. Mhm. Right.

And before you sirens tempt me
into dusting off my old

sousaphone and getting into show
biz,

I need to get back to the lab.

Okay. I love you.

I love you more.

Oh. So, like. Amazing.

Oh, um, I need to speak to
Charlie.

Can you give us a minute,
please?

Thank you. Thank you.

What is your problem?

Now, Malcolm said you'd be
envious,

but I just didn't want to think
that.

Kendra, you're in danger.

Oh, did you just "you're in
danger", me?

Charlie, stop,
please.

Look, Malcolm is not who you
think he is.

The mansion he owns,
he inherited from his dead wife.

And he's mortgaged to the hilt.

The man is broke.

His company raised over $400
million from high wealth

individuals, which is gone.

Now, the SEC is investigating
his financials.

Charlie, Malcolm has already
told me that he's invested

everything he has into finding a
cure for cancer.

So it does not surprise me that
he would leverage his house.

But he does not come out whole
unless the drug works.

But it does work.

Charlie, do you have evidence
that it doesn't?

There's more. My P.I.

says his wife died suspiciously
a lot earlier than she should have.

Oh, really? So a woman with
advanced cancer died.

Ooh, that's a mystery.

I've heard enough.

Ugh.

Emma. What's up?

Charlie hired a P.I.,
and he's got stuff.

Financial stuff.

He talked to Kendra and gave her
a folder full of papers.

And what did she say?

Defended you, but,
um, he said you're in debt.

Emma, don't worry. My checks
will clear.

Hey, just promise me you won't.

Uh. Hello?

Hey. I've been waiting for you.

What's wrong? You should be
celebrating.

Investors are lining up to get a
piece of the action.

Online reaction is strong.

What's. Up baby?

Mm.

What's this? Your confidence has
been shaken.

I'm disappointed.

You're disappointed?

YOU'RE disappointed?

Well, you should know that I
defended you to Charlie.

Now, can you please explain?

You're in debt? Don't you think
that's something you could have told me?

Yes, absolutely.

If it was true. But it's not.

Kendra, this is a competitive
business.

There are treatments already in
the market.

They don't work very well,
which is why we developed Abeni.

But they make good money for the
competition.

This. Is a hit job!

Trying to undermine exactly the
kind of good press we put

together today. That's what this
is.

Oh my God. I'm sorry.

It's fine. I understand,
I understand.

I didn't know. You know what?

We just can't let him outright
lie.

We can't do that.

We got to shine light on this
situation.

You hear me? We got to open up
your finances.

Hell, we got to open up a vet's
medical records.

We can get an outside lab to do
its own independent drug test,

because, you know,
they're going to come after your results.

You know it.

I knew there was a reason why I
married you.

We'll do that. It's very smart.

I'm so sorry.

No. Look, we're both tired.

Tomorrow I can start taking
action on all this.

Let's go to bed. And,
uh, I can do what needs to be

done in the morning. Okay?

Come on, leave that.

Oh!

Oh!

Oh!

Oh, baby.

I'm sorry. I was trying to
tiptoe in here and not wake you.

Oh, baby. What's that?

Some hot tea. I noticed my
wife's not a coffee first thing

person.

My husband noticed.

I watch my wife very carefully.

Oh. Oh.

Make sure you drink your tea.

I will, baby, I promise,
I'm just letting it cool off a bit.

Alright. I got some breakfast
waiting for you when you come

down.

Okay, then. Thank you for being
so thoughtful.

Alright.

Ahh. Mhm.

Oh. Hey. Are you feeling all
right?

Uh, yes. I just have a little
bit of a headache, that's all.

Why don't you stay home,
huh? Take the day off.

Oh, baby, I wish I could,
but the show must go on.

Well, I made you some breakfast.

Oh, um. I'm running...

I'm running late.

I'll just grab a bite once I get
there. Okay?

Are you sure?

Yes. Yes, yes.

Okay. You finish your tea?

Oh, yes. Thank you baby.

Okay. Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you.

Ah! Oh my God! Oh God!

Oh! Oh! Oh!

Oh, dear God. Thank you.

Natalie. Any sign of Kendra?

No. I've been calling her since
last night.

Yeah, so have I. Look,
I'm getting worried.

You were really hard on her
about Malcolm.

And what if I'm right? Malcolm's
not just a con man.

My P.I. thinks he may have had
something to do with his wife's death.

You don't think Malcolm's done
something to hurt Kendra do you?

I'm going to drive up to the
house,

make sure she's okay.

Good. Charlie, wait.

It's the gate. She's here.

Hey. Easy, easy.

Hey, are you sure you're okay?

Yes, I think I'm fine.

Take your time.

Oh.

Just take it easy. Take it easy.

Oh my God. It was just this
near miss.

I just started feeling
dizzy all of a sudden.

Man. It was crazy.

And you drove the rest of the
way here?

Yeah.

Should we take her to the E.R.?

I...

Um. No no no no no no no.

I'm fine. I'm actually feeling
better.

I just. I just feel like I just
need a little time,

that's all. Ooh.

Did you, um. Did you talk to
Malcolm about what we spoke about?

Charlie. Not the time.

It's okay. Natalie.

I did. I did. And Charlie,
he was really upset,

but he explained how big pharma
spread lies.

But he was willing to go public
right away.

Okay, well, I was worried about
how he would react,

so I called you all last night.

I called you this morning.

I called you too. And when I
couldn't reach you,

I ended up canceling today's
shoot.

That doesn't make any sense.

I didn't get any calls.

Look. Look for yourself.

Blocked. Charlie's number is
blocked, and so is mine.

What? That doesn't make any
sense.

What's going on? Kendra,
are you okay?

Yes. Baby, yes. I'm okay.

I was so worried.

No, honey. I'm fine.

You didn't have to come in.

I didn't think you were coming
in today.

I was looking for Kendra.

Like I said, I was scared.

I wanted to make sure.

Um, I, uh, I had a feeling...

What made you think anything was
wrong?

We didn't have any idea.

Emma. What's wrong?

Emma? You can tell me.

What's wrong?

Kendra. You've never been
anything but wonderful to me.

And I've watched you with the
guest and with your friends.

And I've never met anyone as
kind as you.

Malcolm has been paying me to
spy on you.

What?

Since when?

Three months ago. He offered to
pay off my student loans and

give me 20 grand in cash.

He wanted me to plant the idea
of the trip to the resort.

Send him everything I could to
help him win you over.

And he seemed so nice and rich.

And a doctor. I didn't think he
was bad,

I researched him.

Oh, my God...

I just wanted you to be happy
and to pay off my loans.

So he didn't even do his own
cyberstalking.

Then once I started,
he said he'd use it to ruin me

if I told you so.

I kept going, but I didn't want
to.

This can't be real.

It can't be real.

From Malcolm: Is Kendra there?

I took action. Is she alive?

Then I answered,
I wanted him to stop,

and I didn't know what to do.

So he knows you're alive.

I need a minute.

Of course. Listen.

And I'm sorry. This is.

This is all my fault.

I knew this was wrong. I knew
you were in danger,

and I let you go home to him.

I'm so sorry.

It's not your fault,
Charlie.

I'm the one that ran off and
married him.

I just need a minute,
okay?

You stick with me.

Honey.

Natalie, what have I done?

I can't believe I let myself
fall for this.

I was just I was so weak,
so vulnerable and just lonely.

I just can't. Oh.

Honey. You're human.

It's okay.

I saw the red flags.

I did, I ignored them,
I did.

I need to own that.

I need to take responsibility in
that I let this chaos in my life.

I let this chaos in our
lives!

If it looks like it's too good
to be true, it is.

It is not your job to be
perfect.

I feel so foolish.

Oh, sweetie, I'm so sorry.

I'm so sorry. We're going to get
through this, okay?

We will. We will.

I'll be right back.

Oh my God. Oh! Oh,

God. What have I done?

Oh, Lord. Please,
God, please get me out of this.

I brought this person around my
family and my friends and my work.

Shh.

I'm sorry. Natalie.

Should I go?

If it was just me,
I would fire you and turn you

into the police.

But I know the lady that we work
for.

If I were you, I'd be looking
for a path to redeem yourself.

Because Kendra Brown believes in
redemption.

Hey.

Hey, you know what? I was just
thinking.

We need to search the lab.

The lab is where we'd find the
evidence that he faked the drug results to.

We need to get someone in that
lab.

No, we need to get into that
lab.

No. If the cops go knocking,
guess what?

The data is gone.

We need to search that lab.

Okay, but how are you going to
keep him away from the house?

Oh, wait. A text he sent me a
minute ago.

Where is it? There's so many.

Put the tracker on her.

The tracker?

It's a GPS tracker. He wants to
follow you and finish the job.

This man needs to be stopped.

Damn it! No thank you,
thank you.

Emma, you gave us exactly what
we needed.

Where is she? What's going on?

I thought you said she was still
at the studio.

Well, she was late,
and kind of banged up, dude.

They canceled the show.

Did she say that I tried to kill
her?

Or did that just come from
Charlie?

It was Charlie. Kendra is still
team Malcolm.

Good. Where's she going?

She didn't say.

Alright, well, I'm on her.

I'm really sorry. Really sorry.

This wasn't real. You deserve
this fairy tale.

No. Fairy tales aren't real.

They're tempting. But I can
handle the real world now.

And we're about to take this
bastard down.

Hey, how's it going?

Where are you?

I'm by the mall. He's hanging
way back,

but he's behind me.

I'm keeping him as far from you
as I can.

Okay. All right. Listen.

Be careful.

Yeah.

It's Malcolm.

Take it. Just stay calm.

Hi.

Hey, babe. I called your phone
earlier and you didn't pick up,

so I called the studio and you
weren't there.

Uh, yeah, I had a I had a a
near-miss on the road,

and it shook me up.

What? Oh, no. Are you okay?

Oh, baby, it was,
it was the strangest thing.

I'm still kind of shook up,
so we decided to cancel the show,

And, uh, I took a drive
just to clear my thoughts.

Drive? Babe, I don't think you
should be driving.

Baby, pull over. Where are you?

Um, I, uh, I decided to stop at
the mall,

grab a few things. A little
retail therapy.

I won't be long.

Well, if you're sure you're
okay.

I'm sure. I'm. I'm pretty sure
I'm okay.

Okay. All right,
I love you.

I love you, too.

Come on.

Keypad.

Damn it. I forgot about that.

Where the hell is she going?

Did you see him punch it in?

No. It was long,
like seven digits.

Wait. Seven. Four.

One. Five. Three.

Six. Nine.

What? No.

It's. It does this.

7415369.

It makes an "M".

You are brilliant.

Well, yes. You said the man
didn't have a humble heart.

He puts it everywhere else.

He's still back there,
dude.

Hey.

Hey. I lost sight of Kendra.

Damn tracker's not working.

I have no idea where she is.
Where are you?

At the studio.

Really?

Aha.

Here I thought I was gonna
surprise my wife.

No!

They're all going to be password
protected.

Look around. See if you can find
a password anywhere.

Doctor Yvette Kirkland,
lab journals. Wow.

What?

Charlie, this goes back several
years.

What they were doing with
experiments.

Oh my goodness. It says here I
caught Malcolm cooking the

results again. He's noting the
good results,

but discounting the side
effects,

even the fatal ones.

I fear all of my work will be
discredited.

Woah.

Charlie, it looks like she was
the one that was making all the

scientific breakthroughs.

He was just taking advantage of
her research.

Maybe these lab journals are all
the evidence that we need.

No, that's just her telling us
what she thinks.

We need the real stuff.

If he's rigging drug trials,
we need people to know that for sure.

Look for the password.

Maybe it's in the cover.
Maybe...

Okay, wait. Listen to this. It
says Malcolm's adamant that the

compound is ready for the
public.

But if he manages that,
I know that would be tragic.

And then she says,
I'm no longer strong,

but I have to confront him.

Charlie. Charlie.

This was her last entry.

We don't even know if he keeps
his data on any of these computers.

There has to be some other
evidence besides what's in the

computer, and I am going to find
it.

What is this stuff?

Oh. Uh oh my God,
Charlie.

What in the world?

This is twisted.

What? What is this?

Oh! Oh, Charlie,
look at this.

This might be what we're looking
for.

Look at this. Whoa!

Alright.

The police are called.

She can't hold him for long.

Oh, man. Emma's not picking up.

Damn it. She's not picking up.

Emma's not going to be doing a
lot of things anymore.

Malcolm. No, no.

Look at you. All alive.

You know what I put in that tea
would have killed most people.

Where's Emma? Is Emma alive?

Ah!

Charlie! Oh, Charlie!

I got you. Come on.

Okay. Careful.

Watch your step.

Ah!

Come on. You're safe now.

Now, when we were trying to get
the files,

we thought we were getting
evidence that the drug didn't work.

Oh it didn't. It really didn't.

You did not want to take this
drug the way it was before.

Really? But it didn't seem
like...

Well, it was still an advance.

Mhm.

Malcolm Kirkland's wife,
doctor Yvette Kirkland.

She was the real genius.

She really did have a genuine
breakthrough in how to

conceptualize what this drug
needed to do in the human body.

Doctor Kirkland was too
impatient,

however, to do the work to make
the body tolerate it.

But we were able to take the
drug,

the drug you inherited,
and turn it into the safe and

effective treatment thousands of
people are getting access to

today. And the results are very
good.

Lives are being saved.

Oh. Thank you so much,
doc.

My pleasure.

Thank you, thank you,
thank you.

And please come back after the
break.

Oh, that was fantastic.

Thank you. Oh, wow.

Great job. 20 seconds to sign
off

Okay. Thank you so much.

It feels so good to be back at
work.

It really does. You're amazing.

Don't you forget it.

Okay, clear the set.

Okay, we're back in ten.

Five. Four. Three.

I just want to thank you all for
being with us today.

It has been a wild nine months,
full of loss,

full of false promises and
grace.

And I want to thank you for
letting me take this journey and

continue to be in your living
rooms every day.

Please remember to be open.

Be kind. Be brave.

Welcome. It is my honor to
introduce the woman who made

today possible. A woman who has
weathered loss and misfortune,

but who has come out the other
side with grace and love.

Friends. Kendra Brown.

Thank you. I love you.

Thank you.

All. Thank you,
thank you, thank you.

I really appreciate everyone
being here.

My mother, Meredith Brown,
told me healing was a journey

and that a journey takes time.

But all I felt was the pain and
I just wanted that pain to end.

Y'all, I was angry.

I was. I was impatient,
and I, you know,

like to think that I'm strong.

But I realized that I wasn't.

Once I saw this temptation that looked like it skipped over the
pain. And in that, I almost lost

everything. But now I am taking
my

time and I am putting one foot
in front of the other.

And I'm also realizing that
there are other people who are

on their own difficult journeys.

So from now on,
this facility is going to be

open to anyone that needs to
heal,

that needs to rest,
or that needs to benefit from

the groundbreaking work of
Doctor Yvette Kirkland,

who died too soon.

So please join us in celebration
of life and

love as we open up this new
facility,

now named after another woman
who died too soon.

My mom. Meredith Brown.

So I welcome you to the Meredith
Brown

Community Medical Center.

Ah.

Yes.

Ah.

You know, we can face anything.

Yes we can. Because we are open
and kind and brave.

Yes.

You've always called me a man of
few words.

So I'll make this short.

When your journey is complete.

And only when you're ready.

Will you? One step at a time.