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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.