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[laughing]

Uh, Dani could represent you,

and then Chelsea and I could book you as our spokesmodel.

You could be our Mr. Man Purse.

Seems like your family's determined

-to make me change careers. -We just want you to realize

that a handsome, talented guy like you has options.

Much appreciated, but I'm perfectly happy

where I am, at Banneker.

Oh, come on.

-Hey, babe. -Hey, yourself.

Why don't you come join us?

-Wow. -Don't mind me.

Oh, I won't.

I am so sorry for interrupting

what I'm sure was a fascinating conversation.

Although, I generally think you're sorry,

I'm sure you're not sorry about interrupting.

What I think you are is pathologically insecure.

[phone dings]

? ?

You can't keep texting me

and expecting me to drop everything I'm doing

-to come see you. -Tell me about it.

When I didn't hear from you after I told you I needed a plan

to expedite my beloved husband's trip to meet Jesus,

it reminded me I can't rely on you.

Now, don't be like that.

Now, you know I'm exceptionally reliable.

Yeah, when someone else is giving the orders.

But, you know, I suppose it...

it wasn't fair of me to ask so much of you.

You know, as much as you get a kick out of putting me down,

you have to admit there are a lot of smart brothers out there.

Yeah, and Bill Hamilton, Esquire may be book smart,

but he is completely clueless

about his sweet, loving wife,

which is what made it so easy for me to come up

with a quick and dirty way to take him out of commission.

Fast.

I've been increasing the doses

that I've been giving the mountain man in his tea.

Damn it, Hayley, by how much?

A lot.

Oh, don't look at me like that.

I'll be sobbing at his funeral

long before he knows something's wrong.

BILL: Well,

I hope that this is the start of a new trend.

You know, doctor scheduling appointments

outside of business hours.

I guess having a doctor who's in a relationship

with your daughter has its privileges.

Mr. Hamilton, the reason

for this evening's appointment is professional, not personal.

I moved this exam up several weeks

because I'm planning on taking a sabbatical from seeing patients.

Oh, yeah?

What's going on?

Is everything okay with you, with your family?

Just taking some time away to focus on research.

And I didn't want

to have another neurologist take over your case

without doing a thorough examination first.

Oh. Okay, well, I appreciate that,

but are you sure that there's nothing else going on?

Not a thing.

Okay.

Well, you're the consummate professional, Dr. Montgomery.

-Thank you. -Mm, you're welcome.

And as much as I'll miss having you as my doctor,

I know that it's in humanity's best interest

for you to use that brilliant brain of yours

to develop new treatments.

So, um,

how long will you be on leave?

For the rest of the year, probably.

Oh. That long, huh?

Well, I hope that I'll have the pleasure

of seeing you at the occasional family gathering,

or maybe just dinner with you and Chelsea.

Sorry, but no.

The research facility's in Copenhagen,

so I'll be leaving the country.

I can't believe you were so insistent

about this dinner tonight.

Honestly, I think you consider me too weak

or far too diminished to even step outside the house,

let alone keep up appearances

in front of a restaurant full of people.

I heard you loud and clear about me stepping back

from worrying and hovering.

I just thought a change of scenery

and cuisine was in order.

Wait, now don't make it sound like

I'm tired of Rowena's cooking

instead of you always asking her

to "make something healthy."

I fully accept blame

for all of everything.

And being agreeable and amiable is not gonna work.

Not when I am still justifiably annoyed.

Well, that's odd.

The club is usually meticulous

about sending out an email

when the restaurant is closed for a private function.

What the...

Just when I was determined to show you a... a nice night out.

I'm... I'm going to track down Eugene,

find out exactly what's going on.

My father built this club.

No Dupree should ever be denied access.

Well, no, it's not necessary to make a scene.

-But I... -We can have dinner at the house.

Our family has an obligation to make sure

that this club's service is top notch.

My little chat with Eugene will be

to everyone's best interest.

Vernon, wait.

Did you buy out this entire restaurant

hoping to charm your way out of the doghouse?

[slow, romantic R&B playing]

Is it working?

Extravagant apology gestures?

I am looking forward to seeing how far the extravagance goes.

You know, I am very, very angry with you.

You've got a lot of work to do.

My love, we've been married too long

for you to pretend you haven't already forgiven me.

Who says I'm pretending?

As you will see, this is no ordinary date night.

Tonight, we'll be playing a little game.

Ooh, what kind of game?

Taboo.

For the length of this lovely evening,

neither one of us is going to make reference

to the zodiac sign that starts with "C."

-You mean... -Uh, uh, uh.

The crab?

Correct.

Thank you, Vernon.

This means more to me than all the sparkling cider

and Chilean sea bass on this earth.

Anything my Anita wants.

But I'm not sure

you can live up to it.

Do you know how to have a conversation with me

about anything other than the...

the crab?

Oh, ye of little faith.

Do you think I rented out this whole restaurant

so that the two of us could just sit around talking?

Here you were, just bragging about how smart you are.

So, explain to me how you can go and do something so damn stupid.

Bill Hamilton has sawed his way through my last nerve.

The extra doses will just hurry things along,

and I can start shopping for an extra-long coffin.

Coz, I'm trying to protect you.

But you hurrying things along?

That's just screwing the whole thing up.

I'm still following the plan.

You upped the dose.

So what?

When Bill passed out in the office,

you kept telling me

that the toxins won't show up in the lab.

-They won't. -Okay, so then what's the problem?

Okay, the toxins won't show up.

Sure. But my guy told me, at too high a dose,

that there may be some

obvious medical changes.

Oh.

He's fine.

Looks fine, feels fine.

Internal changes, smart one.

Changes that only a doctor might notice.

Now, since your husband had a recent stroke,

doesn't he go to the doctor all the damn time?

Chelsea didn't say anything

about you moving out of the country.

Well, this opportunity just came up.

It was unexpected,

and it was too good to turn down.

Okay.

Look, I'll be honest here, all right?

I know you and Chelsea have been having problems, Madison.

Yeah, I don't mean to pry,

but are those problems behind your sudden decision to leave?

I mean, are you sure you two can't work things out?

With all due respect, Mr. Hamilton,

in this room, we are doctor and patient.

I'd like to keep those boundaries clear.

Duly noted.

Okay, I know you had blood work done during your last visit,

but as a precautionary measure, I just want to make sure

everything is still within normal ranges.

Okay, yeah, go ahead.

Since my stroke, I've gotten used

to being treated like a pincushion.

[romantic R&B playing]

? ?

? ?

["Back to You" by Rhythm & Stealth & L.1 playing]

Oh. Oh, my. [laughs]

Come on, baby. Shake that thing.

Ooh. This feels...

-Good? -Better than good.

This feels normal.

[Vernon laughs]

You know just what I need.

I try.

CHELSEA: Dad, I'm afraid

I really can't talk right now.

BILL: Well, I think you want to find the time.

Madison just told me

that she's going to be moving to Copenhagen

for the foreseeable future.

What?

This is the first I'm hearing of it.

Yeah. Yeah, that's what I was afraid of.

I didn't think

our argument was bad enough

to make her want to flee the country.

Sweetheart, I'm sorry things didn't work out

the way you wanted, but for what it's worth,

I thought the two of you made a great couple.

Yeah, so did I.

I would think that someone who hangs around

where she's not wanted was the insecure one.

I mean, why else would you try

to undermine me every chance you get?

Oh, so a simple conversation

between Isaiah and me is enough to undermine you?

Yeah, very secure.

Look, nothing was going on between Kat and me, okay? I...

Don't even bother trying to explain.

She's never going to believe you.

And the sad part is, it's not even her fault.

Isaiah, you're an academic advisor,

so I'm sure you've seen

plenty of poor, unfortunate kids like Eva.

Terrible upbringing- if you could even call it that-

with no one but her menace of a mother to guide her.

Unused to civilized company.

You and your never-ending sniping at me.

Is that what you mean by "civilized company"?

What does that say about the way you were raised?

You see?

Even an innocent conversation with a guy

that she's been hanging out with is enough

to trigger her base impulse to attack.

If you really believe that, then you will realize

the smartest thing for you to do would be to stay far away

from your wild animal of a sister.

So why don't you just go join your BFF Chelsea?

Something's wrong.

She does look like she needs to talk.

Okay, bye then.

Um, call me anytime you need more advice.

And why were you asking Kat for advice?

It's not like she inherited the therapy gene from Nicole.

NICOLE: I am so glad

you wanted to get together tonight.

So am I.

Ooh.

You look incredible.

So you approve of my new look?

That is the understatement of the century.

Nicole,

I have always been captivated by your beauty,

but this...

this takes things to a whole new level.

Emphasis on the "new."

If I may ask,

what inspired the change?

Oh, you could say I had an epiphany.

My whole life has transformed.

So I realized I need to change, too.

And for the better.

? ?

Oh, that brought back memories.

Ah. One of Dani's teen birthday parties comes to mind.

She was mortified.

Oh. Oh, that ball.

Yeah, for my first swearing-in ceremony.

Oh, the first time

Senator and Mrs. Dupree danced the night away.

Oh, we showed 'em how to do it, didn't we?

Yes, we did. Yes.

Even though that cabinet secretary kept trying to cut in.

Well, he was well within the rules of etiquette.

So was I when I made it clear, politely,

that there was one gorgeous woman in that room

that he had no business touching.

You have got to be the sweetest talker ever, Vernon Dupree.

Well, I don't just talk the talk.

I walk the walk.

Mm, or should I say I dance the dance?

When I told you to get out of the house

and give me some space, did you buy me a gift?

Multitasking is my middle name.

Now, why don't you open the box?

[gasps] Oh, Vernon, is this the pair...

That you kept hinting about at Christmas.

You were listening.

I listen.

Not just listen. You hear.

These are beautiful, sweetheart.

Jewels for my jewel.

CARLTON: Fortunately,

that outfit is perfect for where I'm taking you tonight.

Ready to share our destination?

Obelisk.

Shall we?

It is so thoughtful of you

to go through all of that trouble.

And I always appreciate your consideration.

But?

There's a little problem.

Tell me.

I don't know if I'll be able to sit

at that elegant restaurant through an entire meal,

when all I'm really hungry for is you.

Well, with you looking like this,

that feeling is entirely mutual.

RANDY: What if the stroke

put the fear of God into him,

and the very next sniffle he gets,

he goes running to get it checked out?

Not when his loving wife keeps assuring him

that he's just as big and strong as he ever was before.

I don't know.

Stop stressing.

Okay, you hyping this up for no reason.

All I have to do is keep his daughters

and that damn Dani from hovering him

and noticing something's wrong.

I'll stop the doses by his appointment,

and by then, the fatal damage is done.

MADISON: All right.

I have the results of your blood work.

That was quick.

Yeah, there's this lab tech, Grayson,

-who's very fast and thorough. -Ah.

-He had them expedited. -Oh, great.

But let me guess.

They're exactly the same as my past few visits, right?

But I'm glad you'll be able to leave here knowing

that everything is perfectly fine with me,

just like it's been since I recovered from my stroke.

Yeah, I mean, you've taken great care of me, Madison.

Actually, there's an issue.

What? Are you kidding me?

I mean, there's been no change for months.

What are we talking about here?

Your carbon dioxide levels are low,

and your anion gap, which is the measure

of the difference between positively

and negatively balanced electrolytes,

is higher than it's been in the past.

O-Okay. What does any of that mean?

It might not mean anything.

It could be an error or some other discrepancy from the lab.

Or sometimes perfectly healthy people have test results

outside of the norms.

Yeah, but something's got to 'cause that, right?

I mean, this could be attributed to many factors.

Stress, diet, or even time of day can affect test results.

But to be on the safe side, I'll have these tests run again.

O-Okay, so are you saying

that I don't have any reason to worry?

I'm saying there's no reason to panic.

But I'm going to recommend

that your new doctor run additional tests.

So, what's wrong?

Did something go down at the spa?

The woman that I love is leaving me

to practice hygge in Copenhagen.

Madison is moving to Denmark?

Since when?

Since tonight, apparently.

But what really hurts is that she didn't even tell me.

I had to find out through my dad, of all people.

It just goes to show how little I actually mean to her.

I think it means the complete opposite.

She probably didn't tell you because she just couldn't.

She's probably in so much pain over the situation,

she couldn't bear to face you.

Or my impromptu marriage proposal made her want

to flee the country.

So much for the stereotypes of lesbians being clingy.

Hey, you don't fit into any stereotypes,

and neither does she.

Knowing what I know about her, though,

and your relationship, she probably is happiest

when she's curled up on the couch wearing sweats

knocking out sudoku puzzles with her boo.

She probably thinks you're too much of a wild child

to ever enjoy a life slowing down like that.

But I like those things, too.

Did you tell her you were retiring your party girl ways?

I wasn't going to lie.

Okay, so,

you've been indulging those other parts of yourself.

-Which isn't wrong. -Which is fine.

We love all of the parts of you,

but I think Madison needs some reassurance

that the Chelsea she fell in love with

is still in there somewhere.

Well, why didn't she just say that

instead of leaving the country?

Madison is a noble person who dedicated her life

to helping other people, which means

she puts other people's needs before her own.

So...

she probably is trying

to give you what you said you needed.

Space to be wild and free without judgment.

I don't want that kind of freedom

if it means losing Madison.

I want to spend the rest of my life with her, Kat.

Then you need to tell her that.

Well, what about the text you sent about giving her space?

Okay, well, I was wrong.

I give terrible advice, okay?

It wasn't like I deliberately went to Kat for advice.

And she happened to be here when Dani offered me a job.

Why would Dani need to hire an academic advisor?

She wants me to try out modeling.

Well, I guess you're certainly fine enough.

But I thought you were really into your job at Banneker.

I am. And I gave Dani a hard no.

But maybe I should at least entertain the possibility?

Everybody could use some extra cash on the side, right?

Plus, how-how hard can it be

to just stand there and hit a...

Right? A... a little something like this?

Yeah, I can see it.

Look, Kat knows a lot about both Dani and the fashion industry.

I just asked for her opinion, that's all.

And what was Kat's opinion?

She thought I should go for it, give modeling and a try.

Uh, she even joked a little bit about...

About what?

It was some silly little idea about me being Mr. Man Purse

for her and Chelsea's company.

That greedy little princess.

She just has to lay claim to everything.

Look, I'm telling you, it was just a joke.

Kat never jokes around when it comes

to her digging her expensive manicure

into every part of my life.

She has the nerve to say that I'm like some kind of animal

with no home training, but she's the one

around here acting like a stray dog,

looking to steal my scraps.

I hope by scraps, you don't mean me.

'Cause I pride myself on being a prime piece of Wagyu.

I've told you about how Kat has treated me

since the day we met,

about how low and worthless

she has made me feel.

But I guess my feelings are just another joke to you.

Very nice.

I try to stay in in shape.

Oh, you succeed.

? Baby, let me demonstrate?

? I can put you on cloud number nine?

? Make you levitate?

? Tonight I want to celebrate?

? Like a birthday cake?

? I'm-a need more than just a taste?

? And I won't be immediately?

? I'm-a take my sweet time?

? With your mind, let it stimulate?

? Come get all this love I been saving for you?

? I want you to be in?

? My arms tonight?

? We gon' take it real slow?

? Baby, tell me which way you want to go?

? As long as you're in, up in my arms.?

Oh, thank you.

I have one more surprise for you.

Oh, Lord, what now?

A magician? A step show?

Mm, maybe next time.

Now, this one involves your sweet tooth.

Not that chocolate truffle cake

from that little bakery in Chicago?

Oh, my God, I have been craving that.

You have no idea how difficult it was

to get that recipe to our chef so he could make it here.

How many favors did you call in?

Yeah, numerous.

I'll let our server know it's time to bring in the cake.

-Oh. [laughs] -[chuckles]

? ?

I'm not laughing at you or your feelings, okay?

I was just trying to get you to relax.

Like I said, the conversation between Kat and me,

it wasn't remotely serious.

You're working yourself up, and I...

I don't think it's that deep.

Let's leave her out of this and focus on us.

I get that you chatting with Kat was just kidding around to you,

but you don't get that it wasn't to me.

And I thought that you'd be

a little bit more sensitive to my feelings.

Look, I opened up to you.

I shared things with you that I never had with anybody else.

And I thought that you understood me

in a way that nobody else did.

That we had a real connection.

We do.

Well, I guess it's a pretty shallow one

if it won't stop you

from chasing after the princess of Fairmont Crest.

Eva, are you jealous?

I am so glad I let you into my inner sanctum.

Mm, not half as glad as I am.

But it's not like tonight was our first night together.

Although...

it was off the charts.

-I was referring to my bedroom. -Oh.

-Oh. -Right.

The first time we made love,

I kept things in the living room because I wasn't ready

for this level of intimacy.

And here I thought you couldn't wait the ten seconds

it took to get to your bed. Mm, mm, mm.

Tonight, you were definitely worth the wait.

You are the first person that I've been with,

besides Ted, in this bed.

Hmm.

I didn't think about that.

I was concerned about being with somebody else

in the space I so closely associated with my marriage.

And I don't just mean sex.

I'm talking about the years of closeness that we shared.

And then all of the nights that I laid here alone,

remembering it all.

But you have helped me exorcise

all of the demons that I've had.

This is my room now, and I very much enjoyed

-sharing it with you. -Mmm.

I am glad to hear that.

And since we have proved that we are so compatible,

and we missed our reservation tonight,

how about we finally have that dinner on Saturday?

Oh.

-There you are. -You're still here.

Mm-hmm. This is where

you got me all hot and bothered.

Why don't we pick up where we left off?

I hope you're prepared to be up all night long, baby,

because all that anticipation has given me quite an appetite.

Oh, well, I'm sorry, baby, but...

I'm... I'm just not in the mood right now.

Is something wrong?

Maybe. According to my doctor.

Not happening. I am not about to let you disappear

to the land of the midnight sun without even saying goodbye.

Denmark isn't...

Never mind.

How did you...

Your father told you.

And good thing he did.

So, why are you abandoning your patients?

I'm not abandoning anyone.

I got an opportunity to do some important research,

something that'll make a real difference.

You make a big difference here.

And if this research is so important,

why haven't I heard of it before?

I got a sudden, unexpected opportunity

to do a fellowship at a prestigious medical institute.

It's something I've always wanted to do,

I've just never happened to mention it.

Would you be taking this fellowship

if things between the two of us were good?

Hypotheticals are a waste of time.

And you're avoiding the question,

which is how you handle everything

that you find difficult.

You and your mom don't see eye to eye,

so you cut her out of your life completely.

You disapprove of me partying so you want to break up with me?

But I'm not about to allow you

to avoid me and slink out of town.

I'm here to fight for the woman I love.

I'm not jealous. I'm just disappointed

that you seem to enjoy Kat's company so much.

I thought you had better taste than that.

I thought you wanted to keep things casual.

Has that changed for you?

Do you want something else now?

No. You're right.

We're totally casual, so you can go flirt

or whatever to your heart's content.

In fact, knowing one of those women

that you like to spend time with is Kat

tells me everything I need to know.

If your standards are that low,

then that just proves

that you being attracted to me didn't mean a damn thing at all.

Eva. Eva, don't be like that.

Eva.

Ah.

I take it Eva was being her usual calm and collected self.

She took something I said the exact opposite

of the way it meant it.

I'm sorry, Isaiah, but now you see for yourself

what I've been talking about.

She's in constant attack mode.

It must be exhausting

dealing with a woman

who keeps you walking on eggshells,

waiting for her to snap.

You've got to have a saint-level patience to deal with that.

I certainly want to keep seeing you, Carlton.

And I definitely hope we have a lot more nights like this one.

But I feel like

I have spent my whole adult life

planning my life, down to the millisecond,

living by my calendar and my to-do list.

That is the life of a doctor, unfortunately.

Professionally, that's true.

But one of the changes

that I want to make in my personal life

is to be a lot more spontaneous.

So, instead of scheduling our next date,

I would prefer to play things by ear.

If that's what you want, that's what it's gonna be.

But be warned.

You may be getting some spontaneous

"are you up?" texts from me.

I certainly hope so.

And in the spirit of being in the moment...

-Mm-hmm. -I'm ready for round two.

Oh, this spontaneity thing is growing on me

more and more by the second.

Haven't you been feeling well?

I didn't know you had a doctor's appointment.

Yeah, I know.

And I wasn't supposed to see Madison for a while yet,

but she rescheduled at the last minute.

Said she's leaving the country for the rest of the year.

Oh, that's a shame.

You know, you've been raving

about how she's been monitoring your care.

And I don't suppose

any other doctor will be as diligent as her.

Well, and thank God she has been.

You know, she just found an anomaly in my blood work.

What kind of anomaly?

Apparently, my electrolytes are all out of whack,

and my carbon dioxide levels are low.

Oh. Well, maybe it's just

an aftereffect of the stroke, then.

She says she's never seen that in any of her stroke patients.

Oh, babe, you look healthy and strong to me.

Yeah, well, you know, I...

I did feel a little off

when I was with you earlier, and when I got to the club.

But by the time I got to Madison's office, I felt fine.

Then it's probably nothing.

You know, I bet

if everyone got their blood taken as often as yours,

the doctors would find all sorts of anomalies and fluctuations.

Yeah. Yeah, I guess. You know, Madison did say

that the blood work may have been caused

by a number of factors, so...

Oh, well, there you go, babe.

-No need for concern, okay? -Yeah.

But to be on the safe side, she's scheduling me

to be tested for everything under the sun.

You know, so whatever's going on with me,

my new neurologist will have some answers soon.

Mm.

There is nothing to fight for. We're through.

Will you stop being a coward?

You know just as well as I do

that we have the type of love that could last a lifetime.

And I know, I know.

I jumped the gun by bringing up marriage.

And I'm sorry, but I will not apologize

for daring to dream about our future.

Chelsea, there is no point.

And I know, and I know that, on paper, we don't make any sense.

And in some ways, we're complete opposites.

And sometimes things won't be easy or simple with us.

But things in life

that are worth living are always difficult,

like-like becoming a doctor or starting a company

or falling truly, madly, deeply in love.

I'm just a girl standing in front of a girl

asking her not to get on that plane.

The chef insists on bringing in the cake himself,

and I told him it was a surprise, so, if you could...

Vernon, I'm-I'm so sorry.

I hate to do this, but I think

we're gonna have to cut the evening short.

I'm-I'm not... I'm not feeling very well.

-What's wrong? -Uh...

I know we weren't going to discuss it tonight,

so let's-let's just say I-I... I need to go home right now.

Can we just leave it at that?

What-Whatever you need, my love.

Yeah. I'll have the, uh, chef box up the cake

-and send it to the house. -Okay.

-I'll be outside. -Okay.

You're moving in here could really mean something.

That you can't be apart from me.

Danger.

You should be in the kissing hall of fame. Mmm.

If I am the one, then who

do these tacky-ass panties belong to?

I just hoped that I wouldn't look in the mirror

and have to see a cancer patient staring back at me.

-[gasps] -Well?

But ever since I had my stroke,

my wife here has been forcing me to drink tea nonstop.

Bill flat-out told you that giving up on you

-was a huge mistake. -I kissed Bill.

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