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-Ms. Thomas, allow me. -Aah!

Sir, you don't just cart away someone's masterpiece

without asking.

I could be Kennedy Ryan or something herself,

and you just picking up what I dropped like it's trash.

What's wrong with you?

I'm sorry, I didn't realize you're a writer.

Well, I am today, mon frère.

My whole social standing depends on it.

You know, Teddy Bear was right.

That big old check that I wrote this place

wasn't enough for these Fairmont Crest biatches.

But my clinic and this speech

is going to change all that.

Only it has to be perfect--

witty but not too, uh, jokey,

smart but not pretentious,

so good that it'll elevate me

beyond social heights.

Mm.

So, um, if you are not moonlighting

for one of these fancy D.C. speechwriters,

I need you to scoot.

-Buh-bye. -It won't happen again.

Oh, I know.

VANESSA: There's no shame in taking a step back.

I have some words prepared.

You can just snip-snip that ribbon.

Oh, I won't be reduced to a snip-snip

when I'm the main event.

[chuckles]

Money talks, Nessa.

I'm the money.

Don't you mean half the money?

Joey's the other half, remember?

That would be a really great, wonderful thing to retain

if he would just show his pretty face around more.

Yeah, and I know he wants you to be

the representative for his interest, but,

um, you will never represent me.

[both chuckle]

Though I wouldn't mind, you know, taking him for a spin.

I'm assuming your text was about a certain blonde

you wanted me to keep my eyes on.

It is, and you failed spectacularly.

She get a cramp on the way home from Pilates?

A Heart Attach client's husband put his hands on her.

Is she all right?

Randy was there.

He stepped up.

Sorry for your girl's scare.

You know, maybe it's time for us

to put some permanent muscle on Vanessa.

You want me to vet some guys?

No, I have another assignment in mind for you.

What do you need?

Oh, don't make a face like it's a chore

when it's just the opposite.

I need you to put a little more energy

into satisfying your crazy girlfriend

because I'm tired of her flirting with me.

♪ ♪

Gran, good day or bad day?

Hmm, ni bon ni mauvais. [chuckles]

But so much better now that you're here.

So, give us a ChelseaKat update.

Don't go checking on me and Chels

when you're clearly in the thick of it.

I can see how exhausted you both are.

We look that bad?

Never bad,

just wiped from hanging out with the devil himself all week.

Unfortunately, the nickname for my new chemo regimen is apropos.

But your gran's standing up to that red devil as only she can.

Just mentioning, the rest of the Dupree fam's here for you.

I can still pour my own tea, you know,

and do other things as well.

I'm very well aware of how capable you are,

um, which is why I'm here.

I, uh, was wondering if you could do something for me.

Anything to take the spotlight off of me.

[chuckles]

Does anything include letting me move in

with my favorite grandparents?

You, uh, change your phone number or something?

-[chuckles] -You've been leaving a brother on read.

Still expecting a girl to snap to after all this time.

A girl can be busy.

What, sipping room service over at the Bowman

off the Hamiltons' dime?

Getting the charges against me gone.

Our girl Hayley finally came through.

Babe, one night in paradise is still one night in paradise.

Yeah, but every time we get away,

something pulls us back here.

You know what?

I'm going to give Judge Collier a piece of my mind,

bringing us back from St. Barts for a preliminary hearing

-that I could have Zoomed. -[scoffs]

You being Bill Hamilton, Esquire

is exactly why we can afford a piece of paradise.

You know, at least we got to whet our appetites

for a lifetime of island getaways.

Hmm, so my pretty wife isn't going to pout about this?

I would have enjoyed spending more time away with my hubby,

but, you know, at least we got a break

from everything that's been going down lately--

the mugging, my attacker being released, just all of it--

and now we can be in our home without any bad juju.

In fact, it feels completely cleansed.

-Hmm. -Mm.

Wait... what is that?

What's what?

You don't feel it?

Feel what?

Our house has got its sexy back.

-[chuckles] Oh, has it now? -[laughs]

Yeah, and I'm going to make sure

you feel it, too.

Hmm. [chuckles]

Chelsea and I thought the three of us

would be fine living together at our place,

but she and Madison deserve their engaged time.

Well, that was very big of you to volunteer to move out.

Well, I'm excellent maid of honor material.

Are you also thinking about being marriage material?

That is your granddad's unsettled way of asking

if you reconsidered your young man's offer to move in together.

I did... but he turned me down.

No one turns down our Kat.

[chuckles] Tomas was right.

When we take that step, it should be because we're ready,

not because I'm without a place to lay my silk bonnet.

That is very wise.

But also you're capable of buying your own place.

Yeah, but I want a home that's just right.

And why settle when I can come here?

Why indeed?

If you could just give me one of the guest wings temporarily,

I can keep my independence without stepping on yours.

It is a very big house.

And it's a very big time.

Look, I know that you can handle the red devil on your own,

but you also taught me that our Dupree power lies

in being there for each other,

and having your type A organizer

Energizer Bunny granddaughter around

couldn't be the worst thing.

Mm.

Well, my calendar of doctor's appointments

and infusions and medications is more hectic

than any call sheet or concert itinerary,

that's for sure.

And it would be nice to give your Granddad a little backup.

Oh, having that smile around here

would be like letting the light in.

Is that a yes?

Welcome home.

-[squeals] -[laughter]

We are all good with the health department permit

and proof of fire inspection.

That's huge.

Seriously, Derek, you aren't sleeping on anything.

Yeah, well, following protocol was everything in my last job.

Ugh, as you probably have figured out,

Mama doesn't have it like that.

Without you, she would've tried to bribe some inspector

because her favorite character on her stories did it.

[chuckles] Well, back here in the real world,

we are keeping everything legit.

I'm counting on that.

I'm doing it for the people who really need it.

Once the publicity dies down, I don't know if Leslie will care

if the place burned to the ground or not.

I get why you would feel that, but...

me and Mama understand these people.

We were these people.

She knows what it's like to skip

a doctor's appointment for herself

just so she could afford one for me.

I didn't know that. I-I'm sorry.

Mama likes being front and center

because she spent too long feeling invisible.

So, you're saying she's not gonna just be like a tourist,

here for the thrill, gone after it fades?

No promises, but it's not like you want her hanging around.

Hell no.

What's important is that she keeps the funding coming.

The patients who'll reach out to us,

they deserve more than a false start.

So do you.

Changing career lanes can be humbling.

You're afraid that you put your whole heart in it,

it'll all go away, right?

This isn't about me.

-Noted, hero. -[chuckles]

Joey Armstrong's strictly off the market.

Mm, you used those exact same words about my shouse.

And it just took the right offer from me to get what I wanted.

I'm warning you because I care about this clinic.

Joey has a line.

You can push him and push him and you'll get no reaction,

but cross that line from amusing him to annoying him,

-and you... -And, oh, I'll enjoy

every second of the pushback. Mm.

Even I don't want to see you humiliated like that.

I wanted to offer up the advice, woman to woman, but you do you.

DEANNA: I'd listen to her if I were you.

Hi, Mom.

Since when do you need my help

beating beautiful women off with a stick?

Oh, I can take care of it myself,

but since the clinic is throwing our lady friends together,

I don't want my charitable venture

devolving into a catfight.

Especially since Leslie's shown some homicidal tendencies.

So, the dangerous part of this whole scenario is Leslie?

I get it that you had to have the woman,

but sponsoring the clinic

feels like a twist too far.

It's a fitting tribute.

It's frosty, even for you.

His wife, his bed, his clinic.

Anyone else would be seeing the Ghost of Dead Husband Past.

How you sleeping?

Well, since Vanessa's sharing my bed, deep and dreamless.

And no, I don't talk in my sleep.

We put distance between us and the things we do.

But staying this close, this personal?

The truth has a way of coming out.

Oh, baby, you came.

You sold me on it like one of your houses.

Leslie Thomas. You must be Vanessa's daughter.

Oh, you are such a pretty little thing.

-You're pretty, too. -[laughs]

-Okay. I like her. -Mm-hmm.

Well, we'll be seeing each other--

a lot of each other-- at tomorrow's opening.

Uh, Leslie finances the clinic.

Just half of it. The other half belongs to...

Deanna doesn't need all the details.

Let's let Leslie finish writing her speech.

She's nervous.

-Come on. -[soft laughter]

Say his name, don't say his name.

Make up your damn mind. Hell.

You are forbidden to like that woman.

Where's your other half?

Donnell had a late class. I took the Metro.

I would've come for you.

I didn't make up my mind till the last second.

Donnell tipped the scales?

Nope, my FOMO outweighed any potential ROMO.

Uh, ROMO?

It's "relief of missing out."

[chuckles]

I thought it would look different without Dad.

I mean, we spent so much time with him here.

We were so disgustingly perfect and happy.

Matching tracksuits, family pickleball games.

[laughs softly]

Dad teaching Donnell and I tennis and golf.

-[laughs] -Weekly brunches with the fam.

I just had no idea that Dad was sad

underneath all that perfect.

Oh, baby.

Don't think of it like that.

The happy was real.

I know this is hard.

Is this the part where you tell me it gets easier?

Instead, I will tell you I am proud of you

for getting on that train.

He did his all without stepping foot in the courtroom.

[laughs softly]

[sighs] That man is powerful.

Okay, so, now that you are free at last,

where do you go if you've just escaped embezzlement charges?

-Disney World? -I'm not going anywhere.

I thought you would want to keep rolling on.

Mm-mm. I mean, as scary as all this was,

it made me realize what I was missing.

-Me? -[tongue clicks]

-Hayley. -[chuckles]

I mean, we used to share everything together.

I want to get back to that.

I mean, I wouldn't even mind

getting to know her husband a little better.

[laughs] Show my gratitude.

-You don't want to do that. -Why?

Because I would mess up any long con

you and Hayley were playing?

Just because we left St. Bart's

doesn't mean St. Bart's can't be up in here.

[both chuckle]

-Oh, when you commit, you commit. -Mm-hmm.

Mm. Well, look. [laughs]

My wife went all full Jimmy Buffett.

Oh. Wait, is that the guy

who shows up in your old-school mix in the car?

I'm just gonna shut up and enjoy the view.

Mm-hmm.

Ah.

Come sip your cocktail.

It completes the effect, babe.

Especially if the effect is me

not being locked in for this hearing.

[laughs] I'll have to find a nonalcoholic way

to get you to feel as relaxed as you did on that beach.

-Oh, yeah? -Mm-hmm.

Mmm.

Well, if you wanted me incapable of speaking

when I got to court, we could've just stayed on St. Bart's.

Mm.

All you have to do is... pull.

-Mm. -You could do that hearing

with your hands tied behind your back with my little bikini.

You just have to show up and, you know,

show out with your bad self.

So, why'd you pick this moment to seduce me?

Hmm.

Because everything in me

is telling me that this is the time and place

we can make our baby.

[both laugh]

Mm...

The name protects Hayley from her past.

-Bill is Hayley's future. -Uh-huh.

If it's true love, shouldn't they be Teflon?

They started out as an affair.

And as much as Hayley tries to shore up that love,

she is worried

that she will lose him the same way she got him.

And damn, woman,

it wouldn't take much for you to get her man to stray.

Well, I gave you the come-on, and you didn't come on.

-You ran, like a little... -Easy.

Now, you know there is nothing little about me.

[chuckles] Why else would I have been blowing your phone up?

To keep an eye on me, for our mutual friend.

Your case is closed.

Nobody has to keep an eye on anyone.

You know, time's been good to us.

Somehow, you got finer, and...

I've been in the lab, working on my game.

-Big talk. -[both laugh]

Uh.

Mona. Why did you hit me?

Because y'all are nasty.

Look, Mama likes to talk,

but she's not quick to burn someone she needs.

Million Dollar Listing Barbie doesn't even know her place.

The clinic is being dedicated to Vanessa's husband.

[scoffs] Do you know that heifer implied

that it'd be better if I just skip my speech

and she do all the talking?

I thought you were just gonna help cut the ribbon,

look flawless and do your beauty pageant wave.

Oh, so now it's better if I'm just seen and not heard?

Mama, there's an art to speeches, okay?

I helped Nicole with hers once.

Are you Nicole-ing me right now?

I could help.

I'm just gonna get up there and I shall inspire.

Inspire what, exactly?

Yeah-- Eva's right.

People respond to specifics rather than platitudes.

Mr. Stop Drop and Roll, do you have notes?

See, because there's a pecking order,

and I'm the one who does the pecking.

Now, if you don't understand,

you can just cock-a-doodle your ass on up out of here.

Fine. I-- I don't have to live under your constant threats.

-I quit. -[tablet clatters on table]

Now that we've agreed upon the rules,

I think we're all set.

KAT: Yes, to weekly dinners

and grandmother-granddaughter mystery book club.

And I keep the pity and the sighs

and the "Oh, Grans" to a minimum. [laughs]

[laughs] Anything to add?

When do you move in?

Tomorrow?

[laughs] Okay.

Rowena will make sure your wing is ready.

Ooh, I love the sound of that.

-My wing. Oh! -[loud banging]

What is that?

Construction on Leslie's shouse must have resumed.

We had a bit of a respite because of the cold snaps

over the past few weeks, but now...

It's worse than ever?

Well, I can loan you one of my many

noise-cancelation headphones.

Why would you have to wear those

when she's the one who should be canceled?

Where are you going?

To lie down in front of a bulldozer.

Mona, what Lynette and I do is none of your business.

Oh, this is Lynette?

Is Lynette so finger-lickin' good

you forgot you're in a public place?

This is Orphey Gene's, not one of those clubs

-where you eat sushi off a stripper. -LYNETTE: Uh-uh.

I know you didn't just call me no fast-food sushi stripper.

Respect is a two-way street.

Want it? Give it.

I can't believe I let you share my pew.

Okay, Mona, you were right about me.

And the last thing that I ever want to do

is hurt or offend you.

You were making all the right noises before,

but I guess this is the real you,

borderline indecent.

You know, we both still have our clothes on.

But if you can't handle a little public affection,

then maybe you should take

your trad wife-sounding self back home.

Or maybe...

...you both need Jesus.

[sighs]

Hey, I thought you needed a minute before we tried again.

I was the one raring to go.

You got the all clear from the doctor and...

I don't know, just us being home where it's just you and me?

-No distractions? -Mm.

I don't know, maybe it's just a residual high

from the ocean's air, but...

...I feel like my fertility, well,

-it's peaking. -Mm.

Well, I could've told you that just by looking at you.

You're glowing.

But... [sighs]

...just because I'm feeling this moment

doesn't mean it has to happen today.

Maybe my body will be in baby-making mode tomorrow.

Yeah, well,

we don't know the mysteries of the body or mind,

but I'm dedicating my life to the mystery of yours.

And if you feel like you're ready to make

the next generation of our family, then...

everything else can wait.

You know, the Joey I know

has never been up in his feelings,

building clinics with merry blonde widows.

That's how confident I am in your cleanup and mine.

There's no truth to find.

There's no footage of a cop ushering a hapless gambler

out of the casino that night.

It's as if it never happened.

Like a tree that falls in the forest

when no one's around to hear it, huh?

You and I have felled many a tree.

Not one of them has ever made a sound.

But we know.

Not every man is cut out for forestry.

But we are.

-Because? -Selective memory.

We take what suits us and bury the rest.

Now, all I need you to do

is make sure that you make Leslie

as happy as Vanessa makes me.

I really hope, when you see the clinic,

you'll feel some peace, too.

So, ribbon-cutting's a bonus stage of grief?

Sorry, Mom.

I just-- sometimes, I blurt whatever comes to my head.

You never have to apologize for telling me how you feel.

How are you feeling?

Working on this free clinic project has helped.

It's more than a building.

Knowing that your dad's legacy is living on in this way...

And I hope that for you and Donnell, it's...

somehow comforting.

-Hmm. -Healing, even.

I hope so, too.

I'll say a few words at the opening.

A little dedication to your dad.

I'll talk about how much he loved helping people--

especially the most vulnerable--

and what a great man and dad he was.

Well, I didn't know there'd be speeches.

Why didn't you tell me?

You being there is enough,

but if you want to say a few words from the heart...

I don't want to.

And that's okay.

All I want-- all your dad would've wanted--

is for you to live your life.

For you to get out of that room at the sorority,

and do things with your girls.

Go to class, uh, catch a movie, hit a party or two.

Spend time with your brother-- and with me.

Your dad wouldn't want us trapped in grief, baby.

I know. I'm trying.

I'm here.

Mom, have you taken your own advice?

Have you moved on?

I'm trying, Deanna.

And I want you to try, too.

Evicting Leslie's not going to be

my grandbaby's first act of civil disobedience.

We have made every fair

and legal attempt to stop her from defacing this neighborhood

with that monument to bad taste.

And the racket that goes with it.

All to no avail.

Granddad, when you faced unexpected obstacles

when you were a senator, what did you do?

It isn't the same.

No, you were shaping policy for an entire country,

not one loony Leslie.

[sighs]

Even in the Senate, there were setbacks.

And, Gran, you shut up every doubter

when your first solo record hit number one,

after those foolish record execs told you that jazz was dead.

Kat, honey, we're not retreating,

we're just dealing with reality.

We're saving every bit of your grandmother's strength,

and mine, to face off with a far more formidable foe.

All the more reason to shut Leslie down now.

She can't keep zapping your energy

and disturbing your peace.

How does that loud, messy woman keep running circles around us?

Mona is a bona fide church lady.

-Hmm. -Okay? Claws in.

We met a while back and...

when she asked me if I wanted to go,

I dragged my feet for a while,

but I've always had a thing for gospel music.

Mm. So, we pretending to be God-fearing now?

Is converting good women into bad girls

on your sexual bingo card?

Lynette, it's not a scam.

And I didn't just go for the music.

Oh. So, you went for the church lady?

[laughs] I knew you was a freak.

I went for me.

You can't work for the devil for as long as I have

and not start to believe in the other guy.

[sighs] I've done things that I need forgiveness for.

You actually mean it?

Yeah. I kind of do.

Well, are you gonna go back?

[laughs softly] If Mona ever talks to me again.

Well, how can a girl compete with that?

[laughs softly]

You know, um,

before you go dipping back into holy waters...

...why don't you let me give you something else

you'll need forgiveness for?

Like?

I bet you have a big...

bottle of ketchup back at your place.

Come on, Derek. You don't mean what you said about quitting

any more than Mama meant what she said.

Okay? Because if you did, the clinic wouldn't open.

And if you don't take back what you said,

Derek is gonna walk and leave you holding the bedpan.

So, I propose a truce.

All right?

Derek is not the help.

-And Mama is not gonna be a bitch boss lady. -Ooh.

Now, what do you say?

It's about saving lives.

-Fine. -Fine.

Yeah. Was that so hard?

I got to go get this permit posted at the clinic.

Thanks, Derek.

Thanks, Mr. Fireman.

Well, you know, we really didn't need Smokey the Bear

if you'd just go ahead and take that job.

I'm not leaving Dad's practice.

Boo.

Don't boo, Mama. Change.

Okay? You're doing something good.

You can't treat someone who's helping you

like he's the dirt on your shoe.

And you can't keep antagonizing

every single person you encounter.

So far, everything is falling into place.

Until it doesn't.

How long until you tick off the wrong person

and karma catches up?

Oh. [laughs]

Hi, love.

Look at you, spoiling me already.

Gran, do you get this tired this early every day?

No, it's chemo roulette.

One day there's nausea and then the next,

I can barely keep my eyes open.

And then, when it gets really spicy,

I get nausea and drowsiness

and a touch of vertigo all at the same time.

[laughs softly]

But there are those windows when I feel exactly myself,

and I'm just gliding along until I hit the skids again.

Gran.

Uh-uh.

House rules, roomie.

That was just love.

-I swear. -[laughs]

You're gonna have to take a cue from your granddad.

When we're through all of this, I am gonna nominate him

for a Nobel Peace Prize.

Is there a war I don't know about?

The war inside my body.

But fortunately, I have an army of Duprees right by my side.

-Mm-hmm. -Speaking of which,

where is O Captain, my Captain?

He had to head out.

Something to take care of.

[doorbell chimes]

[exhales] Let's see.

What the hell?

[sighs]

Okay. What fresh hell

have the Duprees gotten themselves into?

This is repeat business.

HAYLEY: Bill.

Hey... [gasps]

Have you found anywhere at Banneker

that tops Caffeine Fix's mocha latte?

Nothing compares.

I just wish I hadn't been such a brat back then.

To kids, to Dad.

I just wish I wasn't complaining about Dad as much

and we spent more time watching TV as a fam.

All I did was complain about how Dad was always riding me

about my A.P. Bio grades.

-He loved tutoring you. -[chuckles]

He would always try to make me laugh.

By telling you funny stories during equations.

The way he could make cellular energetics interesting

is beyond me.

You know, he was secretly sad when you got that A plus.

Because I should have gotten A's all semester?

Because you didn't need him anymore.

I always need him.

That's what I told him.

I still do.

He was so proud, Deanna,

because you were able to excel on your own.

You were stronger than you knew then and now.

I just want it all back.

I know.

JOEY: You know I would never hurt you.

Because harming Doug would do just that.

So, you're saying you had nothing to do with his death?

Adamantly,

and unequivocally.

V-Day indicated that spontaneity isn't in your repertoire,

so why the text flares?

Well, I can't make it to your opening,

and I wanted to wish you luck

in your big moment.

It is a big freakin' deal, right?

-[both laugh] -Yeah. Yeah, it is.

You made it out,

and instead of forgetting where you came from,

you're out here trying to lend a hand

to those who won't ever get that far.

Oh. Thank you for being the lone someone

who has confidence in me.

Even the woman whose husband I'm dedicating this clinic to

is doubting.

Hmm. Well, once it's up and running,

maybe it'll do Vanessa and his memory some good.

Well, aren't you a one-man cheering section?

Rah. [chuckles]

Here I thought our thang had run its course,

and that you were ready to forget all about me.

I'm all about you.

And I don't forget anyone.

Especially someone as beautiful as you.

EVA: Mona.

I'm so glad I ran into you.

-Eva. -Did you hear about

the clinic opening tomorrow?

I did, and it's wonderful

it's being dedicated to Doug McBride.

I would love it if you came.

Full disclosure though, Mama will be making a speech.

I'm staying scarce.

But good for you.

I wish you all the best with it.

And for the community, too.

I know it in no way can really make up

for what I did when I first came to town,

the way I hurt Dad and Nicole.

But putting some good into the world,

I hope it makes up for the good I took out of it.

You're walking the walk, not just lip service,

which is more than what some people can say.

Actions speak louder, you know?

And right now, the whole town is watching you testify.

You should be proud of yourself.

And build on that, Eva.

Thank you.

Are you sure you're sure with me being here?

I never want to intrude.

If you ever want your privacy, I'm gone.

Sweetheart, we did not expect you,

but we are so glad to have you.

I love having your energy in the house.

A positive attitude alone

is not what's gonna beat this thing,

but I have to believe-- no, I know--

you being here, it'll help.

We will pulverize it.

Now, if only we could take down Leslie Thomas, too.

I had no idea anyone was here.

It's not my first peignoir.

[sighs] I'm-I'm gonna go put something on.

We had to cut our getaway short, so we were just trying to...

Bill, I arrived unannounced.

What happens in your home is your business.

Indeed, it is.

But I can't help but recall,

the last time we really talked,

you were lamenting losing my daughter.

I'd appreciate it if you didn't bring that up

-under the same roof as my wife. -Oh. Oh.

I guess no wife of Bill Hamilton ever deserves to hear the truth.

[sighs]

-Vernon, look... -Uh...

Look, that just brings us to why I'm here.

If you really want to make it up to Dani,

you could start with her mother.

Is it the cancer?

Construction has begun again on Leslie's house of horrors.

And I won't have my wife enduring that noisy nonsense

on top of her latest treatment.

I need you to make it stop.

There isn't anything legally that I can do.

I-I, I don't want the lazy Bill Hamilton

who dials up Joey Armstrong.

No. I need that man who used the law like a sword.

Find a loophole.

Be that man.

Find a legitimate way to put a stop

to that house being built and...

keep Leslie Thomas on the other side of the gates.

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