All language subtitles for Beyond the Gates s02e04.eng

Hey, guys, look who's here.

Morning, Nicole.

Gentlemen, devices away.

Uh, we'll pick this up later.
Bye.

I brought breakfast.

-Sweet. What did you bring?
-Mini quiches.

But don't I get
a kiss hello first?

Sorry.

Good morning, Grandma.

Good morning to you, too.
Where's your sister?

Still dead to the world.

I didn't mean
to say that like that.

No, it's, um, it's fine.

It's a figure of speech,
I get that.

And as a psychiatrist,
I understand

that sometimes metaphors can
bring up unexpected emotions.

But now what?

My visit this morning
isn't about death

or the dreaded "C" word.

What's it about?
I mean, besides mini quiches.

The "F" word.

And "F" stands for family.

I love their French toast.

Sadly, my waistline doesn't.

[chuckles]

Anything appeal?

I think I'll just have
coffee this morning.

I don't have much
of an appetite.

I'm not surprised.

I mean, with everything
your family's going through.

Nicole filled me in
on Anita's diagnosis

and that you'll all need
genetic testing.

It's a lot.

And Nicole...

-Being strong for everybody?
-Always.

She'll have to let us
be there for her, too.

Hmm. I've only been trying
to convince her of that

my whole life.

Well, you both can count on me.

How are you coping?

Daddy's beside himself
with concern for Mother

while being
his usual patriarch stoic.

Chelsea and Naomi
are obviously stunned

and worried for their gran,

and they may have
to get this testing, too.

I didn't ask how
the other Duprees were coping.

I asked about you, Dani.

? ?

Of course
I'm happy for you, Mom.

I just can't talk right now.

Because I have the early shift
and I'm behind the desk, yes.

I will call you later.
Thank you.

Sorry about that.

My mom just had
to call to tell me

about a man
she met on her cruise.

It's fine.

Well, I know the bigwigs
don't like when we take

personal calls on duty, so...

Yeah, it's not so bad

as long as it doesn't compromise
patient care.

Well, that is not
what you said a few days ago

when you were laying
into the student nurses.

Different circumstances.

So if a head honcho comes in
and catches me in the act,

-you're just going to...
-I'll remind them that

we are more than just our jobs,

and we nurses deserve
the right to live a little, too.

Okay, I'm sorry, but who are you

and what have you done
with Shanice Johnson, RN?

You, uh, been up all night?

Usually, women
don't come floating in here

before lunch dressed to kill.

I don't kill, son, unless
it's absolutely necessary.

I'm looking for your boss.

Is he expecting you, Ms...?

Thomas.

And he sure as hell
better be expecting me

since he's the one
who called this meeting.

Well, Ms. Thomas,
I will let him know you're here.

You do that, sport.

RANDY:
Hmm.

[sighs]

Ooh.

Don't mind if I do.

Thank you.

A little early for Scotch,
isn't it?

[chuckles]

Time zones were
invented for a reason.

And it's always 5:00 somewhere.

If I were you, I would
take the win and move on.

Celebrate me feeling
generous this morning.

[laughs]

Whatever you say, boss.

So, tell me about Jan's
new cruise boo.

-I've been afraid to ask.
-Why?

Because my mom goes overboard-

no pun intended- when it comes
to having crushes on guys.

I mean, she's just-
she gets so intense, you know,

like smothery intense, and
then she gets her heart broken

when the latest man runs
for the hills.

Well, maybe
this guy will be different.

I'm happy for her
that she met somebody.

You know, I guess they don't
call it The Love Boat

for nothing.

I got to call Mona
and get the whole story,

since Mom tells her bestie
all the juicy details

she leaves out with me.

You worried?

Skeptical.

It all just seems
a little too good to be true.

Why?

Don't tell me you believe

-in love at first sight.
-Just make sure

you monitor
while she's in recovery...

First sight? No.

But I am a big believer in
finding it in unexpected places.

You're here to bring
mini quiches

and give us a lecture
on the value of family.

I'm confused.

I certainly didn't intend
to lecture.

We know that, don't we, Martin?

Tyrell, why don't you

put those in the oven
to warm up?

-Sure.
-And no sampling.

[Nicole laughs]

You're having issue
with my choice of words?

Just clarifying.

You're not here to discuss
the "C" word.

But with Gran's
diagnosis and the implications

two generations down, who could
think of anything else?

And it's not like you
to distract yourself.

There are plenty
of people in this town

who would bury their heads
in the sand in a crisis.

I am not one of them.

I have always believed
in facing facts head-on.

-You know that about me, Martin.
-You're right, I do.

I walked in and saw three people
connected to their devices.

Not a family.

We can't let this diagnosis
make us more insular.

Now more than ever,

we need to be engaged
with each other.

I stand corrected, and I'm
starting to see your strategy.

Hence the delicious
mini quiches.

A gesture-
breaking bread together, a bond.

I love that you worry about me.

And trust me, I know how serious
Mother's diagnosis is.

But this breakfast
gesture wasn't about

being sad for your grandmother.

It's about taking
the time to see each other

and show that we care.

How can we help?

By remembering that long before

she was the magnificent
Anita Dupree,

reigning over Fairmont Crest,

she was Anita Williams,

the scrappy little Black girl
from the streets of Chi-Town

who sang lead

for one of the most popular
girl groups of all time.

We need to believe in her.

We need to know
that cancer came for a warrior.

And it's about to find out

just how tough she is.

Now you see what you made me do?
[sniffles]

It wasn't my intention
to make you test the limits

of your waterproof mascara,
darling.

Just looking for some honesty.

Honestly, I am somewhere
between composed and cracking,

and now that I've said that out
loud, I feel not one bit better.

Proving honesty is overrated.

You don't believe that at all.

It's what you love about
your relationship with Andre.

-Stop being right.
-Can't help it.

I happen to have
spectacular judgment

in real estate and friends.

And since you and Nicole
are the best friends

a gal could have,
I'm proving you don't have

to put on
a fabulous face for me.

Nicole and I are very lucky
to have you on our side.

And not for nothing,
so is Joey Armstrong.

Uh...

You brought up his name,
and it isn't a reprimand.

Usually, you're pointing out
how he's not right for me.

Which is still true,
but so is this.

Joey hit the jackpot with you,

and I just hope
he's smart enough to see it.

-What's this for?
-The hooch.

Your money's no good here
unless you're gambling.

These days
I'm more into a sure bet.

-Is that right?
-Hmm.

Indeed.

Since you asked me here,

I'm hoping that that's a sign

that you have
some good news for me.

Oh, unless you're one
of those sadistic types

who gets off on giving bad news
face-to-face.

No, if I have bad news
to deliver,

I have people for that.

That way I don't disturb my wa.

Heaven forbid.

Now, what the hell is wa?

It's a Japanese concept meaning
peace, harmony, and balance.

Well-read.

And well-traveled.

Noted.

He gets around, so do I.

And I'm here because...?

I'm going to partner
with you on financing

that free clinic of yours.

Ha! I knew it!

-Ah!
-Don't touch me.

Okay. Hmm.

Now, if I'm going
to do you this solid...

I'm gonna want
something in return.

I'd be a nervous wreck
if I had to stand around

-waiting for those test results.
-Same.

Your great-grandmother
isn't standing around.

She's getting on with her life,
which is the point.

It is exactly what
she wants the family to do.

And we're back to the "F" word.

Exactly. Family and tradition.

Which brings me
to the important task

that I do not want
to give short shrift,

namely the tradition
of Dupree women being presented.

To what?

Your grandmother is talking
about the cotillion.

Where Samantha will be presented
before polite society.

SMITTY:
Polite society?

That sounds a little
Downton Abbey-ish.

[chuckles] A little, but
it is so much more than that.

You and Martin had just started
dating when Kat had her debut.

So you didn't attend.

I wish I had.

Really.

I'm just starting to learn
about all the moving parts,

but it seems
like an impressive event.

Tyrell,
I can't wait for you and,

of course, Samantha, to see

what the cotillion
experience means

to a young Black woman
on the precipice of her future.

Yeah, that'll be something.

Tyrell, would you please go
upstairs

and wake up your sister?

Samantha and I have
a lot of work to do.

-Did Mrs. Lansing rest well?
-She did.

The nurse
I assigned to her was just in,

administering
her latest round of pain meds.

-She's healing nicely,
stitches intact. -Excellent.

I'll check on her
a little later.

Oh, and, uh, thank you
for your advice about Nicole.

Uh, you were right, as usual-
she was in need of a friend.

You're a very insightful person,
Nurse Johnson.

Careful, Doctor, such
high praise might go to my head.

Hmm.

I should pop
by Mrs. Lansing's room

before the pain meds
knock her out.

[clears throat]

You need a throat lozenge
or something?

Uh, no, I need you
to tell me what's going on

between you and Dr. Richardson.

I think maybe
you'd better elaborate

so there's no misunderstanding.

Gladly.

I don't think I need
to remind you just how expensive

an endeavor like this
would be for the both of us.

Well, that much is understood,
and it's for a worthy cause.

[scoffs]

Nevertheless...
if I'm going to pony up

the kind of money
that you're talking about...

...I'm going to need
a substantial

return on my investment.

Oh, I get where this is going.

-Do you?
-Mm-hmm.

You're not the first man
I've encountered

who suffers from
the Madonna-whore complex.

Come again?

See, you want a nice,

bred-in-society lady
like Vanessa on your arm

and out in public.

And yet you want a freak
in the sheets like me.

My Teddy Bear was the same way.

And listen,
I-I really wouldn't have minded

setting up arrangements
like that with you, Joey,

if I hadn't already
started something new.

Oh.
[clicks tongue]

You snooze, you lose, big boy.

Well, I'm starting
to see how you managed

to sink your talons
into Nicole Dupree's husband.

I guess your...

"Teddy" didn't stand
a chance, did he?

[chuckling]:
No, he didn't.

In fact, most men don't

when it comes
to Dana Leslie Thomas.

Good thing I'm not most men.

And I don't need
a tug and a tickle.

No, what I need is
something more substantive.

Such as?

That free clinic of yours
being dedicated

to the memory
of the late Doug McBride.

I don't know whether
to be touched or annoyed

that you're still finding time
to worry about my relationship.

I mean, with everything
your family's facing.

If you make me cry again,
this friendship is over.

Okay, okay, I will not
say anything else

that will cause more waterworks.

But at least tell me you are
finding comfort

in the sculpted arms of that
gorgeous young husband of yours.

Andre has been great.

Beyond great- caring,
encouraging, attentive.

It's-it's like he has
this sixth sense

for when I need him to be right
next to me, holding me tight,

and when I need space.

And Bill's been wonderful, too.

Wait, of all people,
he doesn't need

a cameo in this conversation.

He is the girls' father.

And he has been great with them.
Very present.

Mm-hmm.

-What?
-Oh, come on, Dani,

you and I
both know Bill Hamilton's

happier than a pig in...

How'd you used to say
it when our kids were small?

Stressed, hormonal,
irritable and tired?

-[laughs]
-Yes. That.

Happier than a pig in that
when he's able

to be your personal Mr. Fixit.

Okay, so the role
comes second nature to him.

He was always the one
to pick me up

and put me back together.

Which would have been nice

if he hadn't always been
the one who broke you.

No argument there.

Which begs the question,

does your new husband
know the O.G. model's

back to playing
knight in shining armor?

Dr. Richardson-

Ted- was just
totally flirting with you.

Can you lower
your voice, please?

Okay, so now you want
to be discreet

when the gossip is about you.

There is absolutely
nothing to gossip about.

-Bull.
-Excuse me?

You didn't even blink
when he was flirting with you.

Actually, it was like
you weren't surprised at all.

[gasps]
Hold up. Are you and Ted...?

Don't you have some work to do,

Little Miss Thing
with all the ideas?

Actually, I'm all caught up
on my work.

Well, not anymore.

[laughs]

[elevator bell dings]

Vernon.
Hey, uh, good to see you.

How you holding up?

I've had my moments.

I'm just doing what I can to be
there for Anita and the family.

-Yeah.
-I suppose you're doing the same

for Martin and Kat.

I am. I just wish
there was more I could do

while we're anxiously waiting

to get the BRCA gene test
results back.

Well, we won't have
to wait a whole lot longer.

I just pray the family is
strong enough,

come what may.

These quiches
were delicious, Nicole.

MARTIN:
Ah.

-It lives.
-Ha ha, you're hilarious, Pop.

Good morning, Sleeping Beauty.

Morning, Dad. Hey, Grandma.

Your grandmother
brought breakfast.

Mm, I'll get some later.

Oh, no, you don't.

[groans]
Grandma.

Up you go.
Early bird catches the worm.

I'm having flashbacks.

-Did you ever get to sleep in?
-With Nicole Dupree as a mother?

Rarely.

I heard that, Martin.

Why are we talking about worms
so early in the morning?

It's an idiom, genius,
and it's almost noon.

We let you sleep in because

your holiday break
is almost over.

But your grandmother
wanted to see you.

That's right,
we have to buckle down

on our cotillion planning.

You should have just
led with that!

Our upcoming debut
is all anyone can talk about

in the cotillion's group chat.

Pretty sure the whole town
is watching, and I'm glowing.

Not going to lie,
I get total aura points.

Excellent, I knew you
would be just as excited

as I am once
you found out why I was here.

I haven't seen a deb as pumped
as you since your Aunt Kat.

I was totally locked in,
Grandma, but...

I feel kind of guilty.

Guilty? Why?

Because of Great-Grandma.

Isn't it, I don't know,
kind of frivolous

to be worried about a cotillion

when she could be
dying of cancer?

Did I hear this right?

You want
to dedicate our new venture,

our new
community health facility,

to your girlfriend's
dead husband?

-That surprises you?
-Hell yeah, it surprises me.

You must
really feel guilty about

what went down with McBride.

Andre is not
concerned about Bill.

He doesn't do jealousy,
and I don't give him reason to,

which is very refreshing
after being married to Bill.

That man had
the audacity to police

every innocuous exchange I had
with any male.

Well, it's usually
the cheaters who think

everyone else is cheating.

Exactly!
And it was Bill who was being

constantly unfaithful.

Glad you haven't forgotten
his armor's

more rust than shine-
and none of it's charming.

I remember.

Listen, I know how
good I have it with Andre,

and I do not intend
to mess that up.

Good. Now I've got to get going.

Tell Joey I said hello.

And what I said before about
him being lucky?

Still stands.

[chuckles]

I find guilt
to be the most useless emotion

the gods have saddled us with.

Why?

You let poor,
dim-witted Dr. Doug

rack up a gambling debt

in this very casino.

Then he drove himself
into a ravine,

three sheets to the wind
on booze from your bar.

And then you started

getting busy with his widow.

And where'd you hear all that?

Oh, I have my sources, Joey.

So you're telling me you're
not the least bit remorseful?

We all make choices.
Doug made his.

He overestimated his luck,
and he underestimated

the amount of alcohol
he consumed.

No, it's not like
I owe you any explanation.

But my acknowledging him
with this gesture

has nothing to do with guilt.

It's about honoring the father
of Vanessa's children.

You really do care
about her, don't you?

She's your kryptonite.

No, I'm no Superman,
and Vanessa knows that.

Now, do we have a deal or not?

How about a compromise?

What if I name a room

in the Leslie Thomas
Outreach Project

after the dearly departed
Dougie?

I'm sure finding out
that her latest flame

has done such a lavish honor,

Ms. Vanessa will be won over
with major brownie points.

I was just in with
the hospital chief of staff.

Oh, Lia is good people.

Yeah, the lab was backed up
so...

Mm-hmm.

She offered to make a few calls

to see if she can get things
moving along.

Normally I wouldn't ask
for special treatment.

Well, you didn't ask,
she offered.

And I hope you would accept.

I know how proud you Duprees
can be.

Sometimes it's true.

I know Nicole will be relieved
once the test results come back.

She's been putting on
a brave face for the kids

and the grandkids,
but I know she's not

going to breathe easy
until she's certain

Martin and Kat are in the clear.

It is quite remarkable
to see you

still showing up for Nicole
and the kids.

I will never stop showing up.

Your daughter will
always be my family.

Believe me, Samantha,
the last thing

your great-grandmother wants
is for you to feel bad

about enjoying
your debutante season.

You really think Great-Gran
wouldn't mind?

Honey, your great-grandmother's
family

couldn't afford for her
to be a debutante or much else

when she was growing up
in Chicago.

Even if she had been available
for it, she was already

on the road with her
girls' group

by the age she would have
come out.

And then she met
your great-grandfather,

moved to Fairmont Crest

and he took her
to her very first cotillion.

One of his cousins
was being presented.

Now, of course, at this point
she was theAnita Williams,

former lead singer
of the Articulettes,

current jazz stylist
extraordinaire.

She knew all about
glamour at this point.

Even still,
she said she was so mesmerized

by all the sheer,

unadulterated Black excellence
on display at that cotillion.

What do you mean?

She told Dani and me
that she saw young Black women

who didn't have to go off and
sell gold records like she did

for their shot
at upward mobility.

They gained poise,
leadership skills,

had access to educational
and philanthropic opportunities

through the debutante program.

So it's less about pageantry
and more about a path to power.

Mother swore from that moment on

that if she ever had daughters,
she would make sure

that they had the experience
she wasn't afforded,

which is why she wanted Dani
and me to have our debuts.

Now, of course, Dani didn't,
because she was off modelling.

So was Chelsea,
but Naomi had her cotillion.

And Mom passed
that tradition down to Kat.

And now I am
passing it down to you.

Give me a break.

Uh, son,
have you lost your mind?

Hold on, Martin.

Go on, Tyrell.

It's not just that.

You guys are sitting here

talking about debutantes
and cotillions

when real people could care less
about those sort of things.

I'm not real people?

I mean regular people.

Ones who don't
have house managers

or live in pretentious
gated communities.

Tyrell.

Seriously, Ty?

Apologize to your grandmother
right now.

Calm down, Martin.

And that goes for everyone.

I asked Tyrell for his opinion
and he's giving it.

I don't mean
any disrespect, Grandma.

And I know
how hard you and the rest

of the Duprees work
for everything you have.

It's just Samantha and I
had life way worse

than Great-Gran ever did.

And there was no
singing group to save us.

If Pop and Dad
hadn't adopted us,

those kind of people
that debuted at cotillions

wouldn't want two kids
who have a drug addict

for a mother and an absentee
father anywhere near them.

That's why they live
behind the gates.

-That was fast.
-Really, Shanice?

You think I'm going
to forget that

-you didn't answer my question?
-Which was?

What is going on between
you and Dr. Richardson?

I will not be spilling
any personal tea while on duty.

Since when?

I may like to indulge
in other people's tea,

but when it comes to my own,

-I don't share as much
as a teaspoon. -Come on, please.

I am stranded on a deserted,
loveless island right now.

At least let me live vicariously
through your love life.

Okay, fine.

If you must know, Ted
and I met up for New Year's Eve.

New Year's...
[chuckles]

Did you guys kiss?

No comment.

-Oh, you totally did.
Was it good? -Shh!

No complaints.

Are you gonna go
on another date?

It wasn't a date, exactly.

Anyway, things
might get tricky because

I encouraged him to
spend time with his ex.

Now, why on earth would you
play matchmaker

to Nicole and Ted when you are
so obviously into him?

Nurse Ashley,
I need you to check the results

of some blood work
Dr. Ahn ordered.

Okay, just going to keep
making up work for me to do

to avoid my questions.

Work is what
we get paid to do here.

Yes, ma'am.

Patient name?

There are two.

The name's Dupree.

Nicole and Danielle Dupree.

So you weren't
ignoring my question.

You were respecting HIPAA laws.

What's the test?

It was a multi-gene panel
for BRCA one and two.

-Oh, my God.
-Yeah.

Here I am complaining
about my love life

and Naomi's family's going
through something like this.

I feel like a horrible friend.

You had no way of knowing that,

but now you do, so you
can be there for your girl.

Here's my ever-busy youngest.

What are you up to?

Agency biz.

Has to be done and keeps
my mind off...

well, everything.

And how about you?
Did you get a squash game in?

I hear it's
a great stress reliever.

Sometimes it is, but no,

this was a swimming and infrared
sauna kind of afternoon.

What's on your mind, huh?

Besides the obvious.

Vanessa- she was admonishing me

for telling Bill
about what's going on.

Oh, Dani.

I know, you gave me
similar advice

about leaning on
my new husband, not my old one.

What God hath brought together,
let no man,

especially Bill Hamilton,
put asunder.

There's a reason they put
that in the wedding vows.

[laughs]
Daddy, be serious!

All right, all right.

Bill feels comfortable,

like an old pair
of well-worn shoes.

Meanwhile, Andre

is a shiny new pair

of those high-end designer heels
that you and your mother like.

Louboutins?

Hamilton is a ratty old pair
of sneakers

that should have
been tossed out decades ago,

and Andre is Louboutins-
high-end.

Slip your feelings
into him, sweetheart.

Thank you, Daddy.

Anytime.

Hello, beautiful.

We celebrating something?

I am expanding my reach
in the DMV,

and not only do I have
the Duprees

asking me for my help

for their highfalutin charity
events,

now I am partnering

with Mr. Joey Armstrong
on my free clinic.

[whistles]

You might want
to rethink that partnership.

Armstrong isn't someone
you want to cross.

And neither am I.

First thing we're going
to be changing is that name.

Guess who?

What do I get
if I guess right?

I'd tell you,

but it might get us arrested
in at least six states.

I'll take my chances.

No, I'm sorry, Dad, but I am
sick of him speaking for me.

Tyrell, we may have
the same origin story,

but just because you want
to wear it like some

tragic martyr's badge of honor
doesn't mean that I do.

Grandma, I would be honored

to follow in your,
Naomi, and Kat's footsteps.

So maybe I wouldn't have
had the chance to become a deb

if we had
stayed in foster care.

But I was blessed to be
adopted by this family

and I do have the opportunity.

So why shouldn't I take it?

Hear, hear.

-Of course you'd take her side.
-I'm not taking anyone's side.

But unlike you,

I'm well-versed in what it means
to be a deb

in the life of
a young Black woman.

You guys keep emphasizing
Black women,

but didn't bougie
Black people copy

the cotillion culture
from Europeans?

It's as if they thought
copying white society

would give us the
respectability we deserve.

How is that working out for us?

You're right, Tyrell.

What you're talking about is
called respectability politics.

Yes, that right there.

Our cotillions do

have certain similarities

to those of
our white counterparts,

but there is
one significant difference.

What's that?

Our history, our story.

The story
of a people held down by

hundreds of years of slavery,

by Jim Crow, by systemic racism,

having to flee the South
during the Great Migration,

enduring white flight
to suburbia,

which crippled inner cities.

Even through
all of that tragedy,

we still managed to triumph.

Our ancestors built
schools and communities,

raised respectable children,
educated themselves

and, against
seemingly insurmountable odds,

achieved the American dream.

Beautifully said, Nicole.

And I hope you were listening
closely, Tyrell.

I was.

Okay, that may be true,

but do we still need cotillions

and fraternities
or sororities today?

Don't they just
continue classism?

It's an us-versus-them,

haves-versus-have-nots
mentality?

I've never heard you
talk like this.

Where is this coming from?

Straight from
the mouth of Jessica.

Tyrell's sweetheart Jessica
was supposed to be

a deb this season, but

she's barely been
to any of the meetings.

You're so obsessed with her

that you're living
in a headcanon she wrote.

Spoken like a true elitist
in training.

I bet once
you move behind the gates,

you'll forget about all
the people from our old hood.

That is so not true.

Tyrell, I'm curious,
have you or Jessica done

any research into
how organizations like

the Barrington County
Debutante Society,

my Divine Nine sorority,

or your pop's fraternity
give back to the community?

Not really.

Well, maybe you should.

We also give scholarships
to young women

who can't afford the fees
associated with being a deb,

as well as scholarships
to college

and a lifetime
of networking opportunities.

And I can't believe you, Tyrell.

Jessica has your nose wide open.

I get that, though.

When I met your pop,
he had my nose wide open.

But being the curious type,
I questioned him.

I pushed back.

But first you decide that
you're interested in UCLA

because Jessica's going there,

and now her beliefs
are your beliefs.

Have you lost all ability
to think for yourself?

Tyrell, you have given me
a lot to think about.

-Yeah?
-Yes.

Specifically, how something
like a cotillion

can feel to someone
who wasn't raised

around that sort of thing.

Maybe a little closed off,

even unwelcoming,
without trying to be.

Right, that's all I was saying.

And I'm hoping that I have given
you a different perspective

regarding the legacy and strides

of the organizations
that the Duprees are part of.

[sighs] You've got me
thinking, but,

honestly,
I don't think I'll be able

to change Jessica's mind.

Well, then maybe you should
have her give me a call.

I could find out
what's bothering her

and maybe I can ease her mind.

-You'd do that for her?
-Of course, it's not a problem.

My generation could learn
a lot from yours and vice versa.

That is, if both sides
seize the opportunity

to listen more than they speak.

You've given me
a lot to think about, Daddy,

and I promise I will.

Happy to help.

Especially since there's

not much I can help with
in life right now.

I better get home
to your mother.

-Love you.
-Love you.

[phone chimes]

Mm, wait, before
you make me forget.

I have news.

Don't leave me in suspense.

You're looking at
Leslie Thomas's new partner.

God help us.
Yeah, she is something.

But I'm going to finance
her new free clinic with her.

Joey, I am so proud of you.

Not only is it respectable,
it will help a lot of people.

I promise you won't regret this.

Hmm.

That sounds an awful lot
like a confession.

Well, a confession would imply

that I have done something
wrong.

But I'm a law-abiding citizen

with a squeaky-clean record.

Now, being a law-abiding citizen

and having a squeaky-clean
record?

That's two
separate things entirely.

Then what am I confessing to?

Being linked
to a known shady individual.

Just make sure Joey's funding
your clinic

with funds from one
of his legit businesses

if you want to keep that
squeaky-clean record of yours

from being soiled
by association.

Well, I don't mind getting

a little dirty every now
and again.

If it's with the right person.

That's good to know.

? That's why I need you?

? Like holy water...?

Give me a call
when you get this.

Okay.

Oh, going down?

Oh, I am taking the stairs
from here on out, remember?

That won't always be practical.

What if there's an emergency?

[elevator dings]

Maybe you should take a chance.

Maybe you're right.

? ?

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