1 00:00:05,482 --> 00:00:06,724 Nicole. Perfect timing. 2 00:00:06,827 --> 00:00:08,896 -Ted. -I just saw your mother 3 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:10,344 on CBS Mornings. 4 00:00:10,448 --> 00:00:12,689 When did she decide to go public? 5 00:00:12,690 --> 00:00:14,999 Well, since you are no longer part of the inner circle, 6 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:16,240 you don't get a play-by-play. 7 00:00:16,241 --> 00:00:19,034 Inner circle? Funny. 8 00:00:19,137 --> 00:00:22,482 When she needed an IV, I was the one the family called. 9 00:00:22,586 --> 00:00:24,896 That was about expedience, not privilege. 10 00:00:24,897 --> 00:00:26,447 Or maybe 'cause they know I wouldn't run my mouth. 11 00:00:26,448 --> 00:00:28,344 Look, I'm not here to spar with you. 12 00:00:28,448 --> 00:00:31,965 Truth is, I'm relieved that I don't have to whisper anymore. 13 00:00:32,067 --> 00:00:34,413 -With whom? -Tyrell and Andre. 14 00:00:34,414 --> 00:00:35,999 We were at the Wizards game, surrounded by 15 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:37,310 hundreds of prying ears. 16 00:00:37,413 --> 00:00:41,655 We had to call Anita "Aunt May," so nobody caught on. 17 00:00:42,655 --> 00:00:44,724 Like the Spider-Man character. 18 00:00:44,827 --> 00:00:46,757 Yeah, Tyrell got a kick out of that one. 19 00:00:48,482 --> 00:00:51,689 Mother didn't have much of a choice. 20 00:00:51,690 --> 00:00:53,412 She had a dizzy spell at the club 21 00:00:53,413 --> 00:00:54,586 and had people talking. 22 00:00:54,587 --> 00:00:56,550 -Mm. -She wanted to control the story 23 00:00:56,551 --> 00:00:58,206 before the story controlled her. 24 00:00:58,310 --> 00:01:00,896 Hmm. Dehydration again, huh? 25 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:04,379 -Or worse? -She was fine when she got home. 26 00:01:04,380 --> 00:01:07,412 Daddy's making sure that she adheres the doctor's orders. 27 00:01:07,413 --> 00:01:09,724 -Reaction to chemo. -With every round, 28 00:01:09,827 --> 00:01:13,068 it's taking longer and longer for her to bounce back. 29 00:01:13,172 --> 00:01:16,241 I'm sorry I snapped at you earlier. 30 00:01:16,344 --> 00:01:18,379 You were there for Mother when she... 31 00:01:18,482 --> 00:01:20,482 when we needed you. 32 00:01:20,586 --> 00:01:22,448 No problem. 33 00:01:22,551 --> 00:01:24,068 Hope I didn't hold you up. 34 00:01:26,068 --> 00:01:28,344 Actually, Ted, there is something 35 00:01:28,448 --> 00:01:30,827 I want to discuss with you. 36 00:01:30,931 --> 00:01:33,206 The anniversary of Laura's accident. 37 00:01:34,620 --> 00:01:36,689 That's been on my mind, too. 38 00:01:36,793 --> 00:01:38,103 How's Kat taking it? 39 00:01:38,206 --> 00:01:42,033 Just about as well as you would expect. 40 00:01:42,137 --> 00:01:45,000 I swear I will find a way to expose you 41 00:01:45,103 --> 00:01:47,689 for the murderous snake you are. 42 00:01:47,793 --> 00:01:49,103 I will make you pay 43 00:01:49,206 --> 00:01:51,136 for what you did to Laura and my mother 44 00:01:51,137 --> 00:01:53,827 if it's the last thing I do. 45 00:01:53,931 --> 00:01:57,896 Still out here recycling grudges like last season's Prada bag? 46 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:00,827 Everybody's moved on, Kitty. 47 00:02:00,931 --> 00:02:03,655 Even Teddy Weddy has certainly moved on. 48 00:02:03,758 --> 00:02:05,379 And your mama? 49 00:02:05,482 --> 00:02:08,793 Oh, oh, should I call her Naughty Nikki? 50 00:02:08,794 --> 00:02:10,654 Okay, can we please not do this today? 51 00:02:10,655 --> 00:02:11,862 Oh, yeah, that's right. 52 00:02:11,965 --> 00:02:13,862 I hear all the hot goss. 53 00:02:13,965 --> 00:02:18,482 Seems like Nikki is just entertaining herself, mm, 54 00:02:18,586 --> 00:02:22,620 by sexing it up with not just one but two doctors. 55 00:02:22,724 --> 00:02:25,413 Mention my mother again- either one of you- 56 00:02:25,517 --> 00:02:26,567 and see what happens. 57 00:02:26,655 --> 00:02:27,896 You know, I was actually 58 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:30,655 going to offer little Nikki one of my wigs, 59 00:02:30,758 --> 00:02:33,275 but it sounds like she prefers 60 00:02:33,379 --> 00:02:37,310 to wear as little as possible when she's on the prowl. Rawr. 61 00:02:37,413 --> 00:02:40,275 -She doesn't mean that. -Yeah, Eva's right. 62 00:02:40,379 --> 00:02:43,000 Actually, I'm glad she finally 63 00:02:43,103 --> 00:02:46,586 found her freak flag and let it fly, honey. 64 00:02:47,758 --> 00:02:50,689 Now, maybe if she had done that sooner, 65 00:02:50,690 --> 00:02:52,688 then Teddy wouldn't have been coming to me, 66 00:02:52,689 --> 00:02:56,862 crawling and begging to play with a new pussycat. 67 00:02:56,965 --> 00:02:58,275 -Mama, enough. -What? 68 00:02:58,379 --> 00:03:03,034 No, baby girl, I am just getting warmed up. 69 00:03:04,689 --> 00:03:07,310 ? ? 70 00:03:34,724 --> 00:03:36,067 [phone dings] 71 00:03:38,482 --> 00:03:40,448 "Running late. Be there soon." 72 00:04:02,344 --> 00:04:03,896 I'm so glad you called. 73 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:05,137 It means a lot that 74 00:04:05,138 --> 00:04:07,378 you carve time out for me while you're in town. 75 00:04:07,379 --> 00:04:09,895 I wasn't about to send you a "we'll catch up soon" text. 76 00:04:09,896 --> 00:04:11,724 I would have understood. 77 00:04:11,827 --> 00:04:14,551 -You're slammed. -Nonsense. 78 00:04:14,655 --> 00:04:17,344 I always have time for my old friends, 79 00:04:17,447 --> 00:04:19,896 and some things deserve a face-to-face. 80 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:22,689 I need to lay my eyes on you myself, Smitty. 81 00:04:22,690 --> 00:04:24,964 Make sure you're not drowning under all this pressure. 82 00:04:24,965 --> 00:04:28,448 -Times have been better, but... -Mm. 83 00:04:28,551 --> 00:04:31,068 Naomi! Hey. 84 00:04:31,172 --> 00:04:34,275 -Hey, Smitty, -This is Naomi Hawthorne, 85 00:04:34,379 --> 00:04:35,655 Martin's cousin. 86 00:04:35,758 --> 00:04:37,724 Oh, this is the Naomi. 87 00:04:37,827 --> 00:04:39,586 I have heard a good bit about you. 88 00:04:39,689 --> 00:04:41,000 -You have? -Mm-hmm. 89 00:04:41,103 --> 00:04:43,241 -I'm sorry, um, and you are? -Oh, Monica. 90 00:04:43,344 --> 00:04:45,896 -Pleasure to make your acquaintance. -Yes. 91 00:04:48,639 --> 00:04:51,826 Naomi, this is Dr. Monica McCormick. 92 00:04:51,827 --> 00:04:55,275 She's a top oncologist at MD Anderson in Houston. 93 00:04:55,379 --> 00:04:58,103 Wow, it is so nice to meet you. 94 00:04:58,206 --> 00:04:59,965 How do you two know each other? 95 00:04:59,966 --> 00:05:02,826 Oh, we met years ago, back when Martin and I were still dating. 96 00:05:02,827 --> 00:05:04,171 -Yeah, it's been quite a while. -Oh. 97 00:05:04,172 --> 00:05:05,252 I interviewed Monica 98 00:05:05,253 --> 00:05:06,481 as an expert for one of my pieces, 99 00:05:06,482 --> 00:05:08,413 and then, honestly, 100 00:05:08,517 --> 00:05:10,827 she became a godsend ever since. 101 00:05:10,828 --> 00:05:12,343 And now she's answering questions 102 00:05:12,344 --> 00:05:14,274 that Martin and I didn't even know we had 103 00:05:14,275 --> 00:05:16,137 regarding Anita's situation. 104 00:05:16,241 --> 00:05:18,241 Please, I am not a superdoc. 105 00:05:18,344 --> 00:05:20,094 I just am passionate about my work. 106 00:05:20,095 --> 00:05:22,447 Yeah. Martin wanted to be here to thank you in person, 107 00:05:22,448 --> 00:05:23,550 but the campaign had other plans. 108 00:05:23,551 --> 00:05:26,034 -Oh. -[phone vibrates] 109 00:05:26,137 --> 00:05:28,310 Oh, and that is him now. 110 00:05:28,413 --> 00:05:30,000 Hey, babe, your ears burning? 111 00:05:30,103 --> 00:05:31,586 Oh. Please excuse me. 112 00:05:31,689 --> 00:05:33,413 Um... 113 00:05:33,414 --> 00:05:35,826 Mind keeping me company until Smitty gets back? 114 00:05:35,827 --> 00:05:38,517 Um, sure. I have some time before my client meeting. 115 00:05:38,620 --> 00:05:39,931 Good. 116 00:05:39,932 --> 00:05:41,240 Then I can say what I wanted to. 117 00:05:41,241 --> 00:05:43,344 Okay. 118 00:05:43,448 --> 00:05:45,448 I saw Mrs. Dupree's interview. 119 00:05:45,551 --> 00:05:46,793 -Mm. -Um... 120 00:05:46,896 --> 00:05:49,620 Your grandmother has always been a remarkable woman. 121 00:05:49,724 --> 00:05:51,931 Her career, her good works. 122 00:05:52,034 --> 00:05:54,689 But when she went public, 123 00:05:54,793 --> 00:05:58,275 that took extraordinary strength and compassion. 124 00:05:58,276 --> 00:05:59,964 Yeah. I just wish she didn't have to go through it. 125 00:05:59,965 --> 00:06:02,344 Of course. Uh, but tell me, um, 126 00:06:02,448 --> 00:06:04,379 if you don't mind my asking, 127 00:06:04,482 --> 00:06:05,793 how are you holding up? 128 00:06:05,896 --> 00:06:07,827 I'm fine. 129 00:06:09,068 --> 00:06:11,275 Kat still hasn't laid off of it, huh? 130 00:06:11,379 --> 00:06:14,793 Does she actually ever let go of anything? 131 00:06:14,794 --> 00:06:18,274 The question is, is it more about her friend Laura 132 00:06:18,275 --> 00:06:19,861 or her vendetta against Leslie? 133 00:06:19,862 --> 00:06:21,793 And... 134 00:06:21,896 --> 00:06:24,068 Well, everything that happened, yeah. 135 00:06:24,172 --> 00:06:26,310 -Both. -Mm. 136 00:06:26,413 --> 00:06:28,655 As strong as Laura looks now, 137 00:06:28,758 --> 00:06:31,448 the person who tried to kill her never paid for it. 138 00:06:31,551 --> 00:06:33,448 We have made peace with that. 139 00:06:33,551 --> 00:06:35,551 Kat can't. 140 00:06:35,655 --> 00:06:39,275 Even worse, it seems Eva and Leslie 141 00:06:39,276 --> 00:06:41,343 have become lightning rods for our daughter. 142 00:06:41,344 --> 00:06:45,586 Every fear, every insecurity, she hurls it all at them. 143 00:06:45,689 --> 00:06:48,241 Some of it is misplaced, 144 00:06:48,344 --> 00:06:51,206 but Kat is going through a rough time right now. 145 00:06:51,310 --> 00:06:53,275 Her grandmother fighting cancer. 146 00:06:53,276 --> 00:06:55,067 Chelsea halfway packed to Copenhagen 147 00:06:55,068 --> 00:06:57,310 just to turn around and end up engaged. 148 00:06:57,413 --> 00:06:59,103 -Mm-hmm. -ChelseaKat blowing up 149 00:06:59,172 --> 00:07:01,068 faster than anybody expected. 150 00:07:01,172 --> 00:07:05,827 Then both her parents having moved on to new relationships. 151 00:07:06,827 --> 00:07:09,620 I am glad we are finally at a place 152 00:07:09,724 --> 00:07:11,413 where we can talk like this. 153 00:07:11,517 --> 00:07:14,034 You mean without knives being thrown? 154 00:07:16,275 --> 00:07:18,379 I'm just grateful you, uh... 155 00:07:18,482 --> 00:07:19,896 looped me in. 156 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:23,655 We will always be a team for our kids. 157 00:07:23,758 --> 00:07:27,310 That's a bond that not even Leslie can break. 158 00:07:27,311 --> 00:07:30,378 When you talk about my mother, we both know what you're doing. 159 00:07:30,379 --> 00:07:33,310 -Standing on business. -Performing. 160 00:07:33,413 --> 00:07:34,724 That's chapter one 161 00:07:34,827 --> 00:07:37,413 in your Deflection for Dummies handbook. 162 00:07:37,414 --> 00:07:39,240 LESLIE: Oh, you read it twice, huh? 163 00:07:39,241 --> 00:07:41,206 You push my buttons, I go off, 164 00:07:41,310 --> 00:07:42,517 and then all of a sudden 165 00:07:42,620 --> 00:07:44,793 people forget you're a homicidal maniac. 166 00:07:44,896 --> 00:07:46,827 News flash, Miss Priss. 167 00:07:46,931 --> 00:07:49,586 The cops took a real hard look at me 168 00:07:49,689 --> 00:07:53,103 and they came up emptier than your so-called style. 169 00:07:53,206 --> 00:07:55,758 That's because your hood-rat helper 170 00:07:55,862 --> 00:07:58,517 disposed the evidence before they could find it. 171 00:07:58,518 --> 00:08:00,619 Okay, the back and forth is pointless, guys. 172 00:08:00,620 --> 00:08:02,241 I can't wait for the day 173 00:08:02,344 --> 00:08:04,413 karma drags you by your wig du jour 174 00:08:04,517 --> 00:08:07,413 and serves you exactly what you deserve. 175 00:08:07,517 --> 00:08:11,206 You'll be old, gray and saggy before that day comes, honey. 176 00:08:11,310 --> 00:08:12,896 Bet on it. 177 00:08:13,000 --> 00:08:15,413 -What's up, Kat? -I warned you. 178 00:08:15,414 --> 00:08:17,171 And when it blows up in your face, 179 00:08:17,172 --> 00:08:19,034 don't come crying to me. 180 00:08:26,639 --> 00:08:29,654 Well, this is a pleasant surprise- 181 00:08:29,655 --> 00:08:30,826 getting together twice in a day. 182 00:08:30,827 --> 00:08:32,413 I'm glad you could do coffee. 183 00:08:32,517 --> 00:08:35,758 I hated cutting things short earlier, but duty called. 184 00:08:35,861 --> 00:08:36,911 Real estate client? 185 00:08:36,931 --> 00:08:40,309 Uh, if the "real estate" is six foot, two, 186 00:08:40,413 --> 00:08:43,275 broad-shouldered and renting by the hour. 187 00:08:43,379 --> 00:08:45,517 Ooh, the service. 188 00:08:45,620 --> 00:08:47,862 One of my important clients had a crisis. 189 00:08:47,863 --> 00:08:49,240 Needed a date to a big premiere. 190 00:08:49,241 --> 00:08:50,291 The ballet? 191 00:08:50,310 --> 00:08:52,896 -I saw it was opening tonight. -Mm. 192 00:08:52,897 --> 00:08:54,930 Several of my employees will be gracing 193 00:08:54,931 --> 00:08:57,221 that prestigious event with their presence. 194 00:08:57,241 --> 00:08:59,172 Somebody's been busy. 195 00:08:59,275 --> 00:09:01,275 Apparently, the demand is sky high 196 00:09:01,276 --> 00:09:02,550 for men who can rock a tux 197 00:09:02,551 --> 00:09:04,516 and hold a halfway decent conversation 198 00:09:04,517 --> 00:09:06,137 with DC's blue bloods. 199 00:09:07,379 --> 00:09:08,620 Heart Attach. 200 00:09:08,724 --> 00:09:11,620 Perfect company, perfectly dressed. 201 00:09:11,724 --> 00:09:14,068 That could be your new slogan. 202 00:09:14,172 --> 00:09:15,432 I might have to steal that. 203 00:09:15,517 --> 00:09:19,551 But I didn't invite you to brainstorm branding. 204 00:09:19,655 --> 00:09:23,965 Tell me you took my advice. That you ditched the guilt, 205 00:09:23,966 --> 00:09:26,654 shame and all the nonsense that's been holding you back. 206 00:09:26,655 --> 00:09:27,965 I did. 207 00:09:29,275 --> 00:09:32,551 Your words really stuck with me, believe it or not. 208 00:09:32,655 --> 00:09:35,068 Good. Because you, Nicole, 209 00:09:35,172 --> 00:09:38,689 deserve a sex life that is full and unapologetic, 210 00:09:38,690 --> 00:09:40,964 and the right to date whomever you damn well please. 211 00:09:40,965 --> 00:09:42,896 I'm letting go. 212 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:46,551 Letting myself embrace this newfound freedom. 213 00:09:46,655 --> 00:09:49,137 It feels intoxicating. 214 00:09:49,241 --> 00:09:51,103 This is your story. 215 00:09:51,206 --> 00:09:54,517 You hold the pen, not Carlton or Kial. 216 00:09:54,620 --> 00:09:57,482 Generally speaking, yes, 217 00:09:57,586 --> 00:09:59,724 but there has been a plot twist, 218 00:09:59,827 --> 00:10:03,137 one I definitely didn't see coming. 219 00:10:04,137 --> 00:10:05,758 What did I just walk into? 220 00:10:05,862 --> 00:10:07,827 Same story, different day. 221 00:10:07,931 --> 00:10:11,034 Kat came in hot, Mama fanned the flames. 222 00:10:11,137 --> 00:10:13,310 You know how she feels about us. 223 00:10:13,311 --> 00:10:15,930 Boy, don't you worry your pretty little forehead. 224 00:10:15,931 --> 00:10:19,344 That's just Eva's sister being all hardheaded 225 00:10:19,345 --> 00:10:21,723 and then inserting her scrawny little behind 226 00:10:21,724 --> 00:10:25,206 into business affairs that don't concern her. 227 00:10:25,310 --> 00:10:27,137 Okay, You're one to talk. 228 00:10:27,138 --> 00:10:29,999 With y'all, there's never a dull moment, that's for sure. 229 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:33,344 Facts, honey, we are the show. 230 00:10:33,448 --> 00:10:35,827 Hell, we are the best thing 231 00:10:35,931 --> 00:10:38,482 that ever happened to this dry-ass borefest 232 00:10:38,586 --> 00:10:41,655 -that they call a community. -Your mama is wild. 233 00:10:42,793 --> 00:10:45,172 And protective. 234 00:10:46,896 --> 00:10:49,517 Which is why I'm glad that we are having 235 00:10:49,620 --> 00:10:51,793 this little sit-down today. 236 00:10:52,896 --> 00:10:55,275 Mama bear to Eva's boo. 237 00:10:57,068 --> 00:10:59,000 Thanks for coming, coz. 238 00:10:59,103 --> 00:11:00,553 Trust me, I'd rather be here 239 00:11:00,620 --> 00:11:03,068 than back there with those two criminals. 240 00:11:03,172 --> 00:11:04,310 It's maddening. 241 00:11:04,413 --> 00:11:06,241 Leslie and Eva shredding around 242 00:11:06,344 --> 00:11:07,827 like they own the damn place. 243 00:11:07,828 --> 00:11:09,964 How they're not in orange jumpsuits right now 244 00:11:09,965 --> 00:11:11,344 is beyond me. 245 00:11:12,517 --> 00:11:13,655 Chels? 246 00:11:13,758 --> 00:11:15,482 I was listening. 247 00:11:15,586 --> 00:11:17,344 -Were you? -Yeah. 248 00:11:17,345 --> 00:11:18,792 And I know you don't want to hear this, 249 00:11:18,793 --> 00:11:20,758 but, girl, you have got to exhale. 250 00:11:20,759 --> 00:11:23,481 You're holding on to all this anger and it is not cute. 251 00:11:23,482 --> 00:11:25,999 You think Leslie is the least bit bothered by you? 252 00:11:26,000 --> 00:11:28,758 No. She's not even giving you a second thought. 253 00:11:28,862 --> 00:11:31,655 There was a moment there where she... 254 00:11:33,517 --> 00:11:35,517 You're right. I know. It's just that... 255 00:11:40,413 --> 00:11:41,586 Never mind. 256 00:11:41,587 --> 00:11:43,171 Well, what did you want to run by me? 257 00:11:43,172 --> 00:11:46,206 If it's about the shipping delay or the sponsor deal- 258 00:11:46,207 --> 00:11:47,688 Oh, no, this isn't about business. 259 00:11:47,689 --> 00:11:49,965 We can do that later. This is personal. 260 00:11:50,068 --> 00:11:51,724 Your personal preferences 261 00:11:51,827 --> 00:11:54,137 on cold weather silhouettes for winter? 262 00:11:54,241 --> 00:11:56,034 The wedding. 263 00:11:57,068 --> 00:12:00,724 Oh. Uh, I didn't realize you and Madison had set a date. 264 00:12:00,725 --> 00:12:02,930 Well, we haven't, but there's so much to do. 265 00:12:02,931 --> 00:12:05,344 And if we really want this place... 266 00:12:06,379 --> 00:12:08,482 I mean, it just works, right? 267 00:12:08,586 --> 00:12:12,103 But the thing is, we have got to book it a year in advance. 268 00:12:12,206 --> 00:12:14,172 So, what do you think? 269 00:12:14,275 --> 00:12:17,827 Uh, with the day I'm having, I'm not really in the mood 270 00:12:17,931 --> 00:12:19,931 to discuss your happily ever after. 271 00:12:23,172 --> 00:12:24,275 Okay. 272 00:12:24,379 --> 00:12:26,275 There. No more distractions. 273 00:12:26,379 --> 00:12:28,379 You have my full attention. 274 00:12:28,380 --> 00:12:30,412 But you don't want to hear about "she who must not be named." 275 00:12:30,413 --> 00:12:32,931 We can talk about whatever you want. 276 00:12:33,034 --> 00:12:36,034 Well, actually, I do have something 277 00:12:36,137 --> 00:12:37,758 you might be interested in. 278 00:12:37,862 --> 00:12:40,000 -Oh, yeah? -I'm moving out. 279 00:12:44,249 --> 00:12:46,619 From the time I was five, 280 00:12:46,620 --> 00:12:48,102 while other kids were playing house, 281 00:12:48,103 --> 00:12:49,275 I was playing hospital. 282 00:12:49,379 --> 00:12:52,344 My dolls had charts, symptoms, treatment plans. 283 00:12:52,448 --> 00:12:54,689 I was writing those two little letters 284 00:12:54,793 --> 00:12:57,241 after my name, "MD," when I was still in crayons. 285 00:12:57,344 --> 00:12:59,344 Wow. 286 00:12:59,448 --> 00:13:01,793 You know, I totally relate. 287 00:13:01,794 --> 00:13:03,205 I've always wanted to be a lawyer, 288 00:13:03,206 --> 00:13:04,793 -just like my dad. -Mm. 289 00:13:04,896 --> 00:13:08,379 And it never felt optional. More inevitable. 290 00:13:08,482 --> 00:13:10,068 Exactly. 291 00:13:10,172 --> 00:13:13,241 So, when did you know that oncology was your lane? 292 00:13:13,344 --> 00:13:14,586 -Med school. -Mm. 293 00:13:14,689 --> 00:13:17,482 We'd rotate through... through specialties, and... 294 00:13:17,586 --> 00:13:21,000 Every time I saw cancer patients, 295 00:13:21,103 --> 00:13:23,453 they were never suffering alone in their pain. 296 00:13:23,551 --> 00:13:25,724 It was a mother holding her son's hand 297 00:13:25,827 --> 00:13:28,137 and a husband pretending not to cry. 298 00:13:28,138 --> 00:13:30,654 A daughter breaking down in the hallway. 299 00:13:30,655 --> 00:13:32,275 And it just clicked for me. 300 00:13:32,379 --> 00:13:35,965 If I could just do a tiny bit to tip the scales 301 00:13:36,068 --> 00:13:39,689 and hand them hope in the middle of that nightmare, 302 00:13:39,793 --> 00:13:41,034 I had to. 303 00:13:41,137 --> 00:13:42,827 I really admire that. 304 00:13:42,931 --> 00:13:45,586 But doesn't it... doesn't it take a toll? 305 00:13:45,689 --> 00:13:48,034 Never gets easy to lose a patient, 306 00:13:48,137 --> 00:13:52,103 but then you get to tell someone they're in remission. 307 00:13:52,206 --> 00:13:53,827 Or, better yet, cancer free. 308 00:13:53,931 --> 00:13:57,275 And, Naomi, to watch their whole world brighten up 309 00:13:57,379 --> 00:13:59,517 makes it all worthwhile. 310 00:14:00,586 --> 00:14:02,876 I pray that Gran will hear those words one day. 311 00:14:02,965 --> 00:14:04,206 Mm-hmm. 312 00:14:04,310 --> 00:14:07,896 After all of this, after everything she's endured. 313 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:11,206 That is a good prayer to hold on to. 314 00:14:12,241 --> 00:14:14,051 And not just for your grandmother, 315 00:14:14,068 --> 00:14:16,793 but for others dealing with that ripple effect. 316 00:14:18,931 --> 00:14:23,517 When I asked you earlier, Naomi, I was not trying to pry. 317 00:14:23,620 --> 00:14:25,379 I just know how brutal it is 318 00:14:25,482 --> 00:14:27,551 to watch someone you love suffer. 319 00:14:27,655 --> 00:14:29,827 And with breast cancer, 320 00:14:29,931 --> 00:14:34,137 especially with, of course, with daughters and granddaughters, 321 00:14:34,241 --> 00:14:37,310 you start wondering if fate is coming for you, too. 322 00:14:38,931 --> 00:14:41,586 -It's crossed my mind. -And that's normal. 323 00:14:42,586 --> 00:14:45,034 Anger, fear, guilt. 324 00:14:45,137 --> 00:14:48,586 Whatever you are feeling, it's okay. 325 00:14:48,689 --> 00:14:51,103 Thank you for saying that. 326 00:14:51,206 --> 00:14:52,620 [clears throat] 327 00:14:52,724 --> 00:14:55,068 You know, lately... 328 00:14:55,069 --> 00:14:57,550 I feel like my feelings have been spilling everywhere. 329 00:14:57,551 --> 00:14:59,172 I'm the logical one, 330 00:14:59,173 --> 00:15:00,723 -the strong one, you know? -Mm-hmm. 331 00:15:00,724 --> 00:15:04,241 Those feelings are gonna keep happening, 332 00:15:04,344 --> 00:15:05,896 so you better prepare for it. 333 00:15:07,068 --> 00:15:09,448 -How? -Find a place to put them. 334 00:15:09,551 --> 00:15:13,517 A safe space, a person you trust. 335 00:15:13,620 --> 00:15:16,150 And if you don't have that right now, you can use me. 336 00:15:16,172 --> 00:15:18,931 Whatever you say stays here. 337 00:15:19,896 --> 00:15:22,275 -I might take you up on that. -Oh, well, 338 00:15:22,379 --> 00:15:24,103 let me beam you my information. 339 00:15:24,206 --> 00:15:25,620 Find my... 340 00:15:25,724 --> 00:15:27,931 SMITTY: Sorry about that. 341 00:15:31,172 --> 00:15:33,655 What did I miss? 342 00:15:35,344 --> 00:15:38,965 I did have a very happy Galentine's Day. 343 00:15:39,068 --> 00:15:40,310 Of course you did. 344 00:15:40,413 --> 00:15:43,310 But I did end up spending the entire evening 345 00:15:43,413 --> 00:15:45,931 texting both Carlton and Kial. 346 00:15:46,034 --> 00:15:48,482 Keeping the fires burning and options open. 347 00:15:48,586 --> 00:15:49,758 Love it. 348 00:15:50,793 --> 00:15:54,413 Last time I saw Carlton, I invited him to the theater, 349 00:15:54,517 --> 00:15:56,655 thought it would be nice. 350 00:15:56,758 --> 00:16:00,620 He turned me down, said he already saw the play. 351 00:16:01,620 --> 00:16:04,000 I had the feeling that he didn't see it alone. 352 00:16:04,103 --> 00:16:07,931 Ooh. And that's a problem? 353 00:16:08,034 --> 00:16:11,793 Carlton is allowed to see whomever he wants, but... 354 00:16:13,965 --> 00:16:16,517 I was surprisingly disappointed. 355 00:16:16,620 --> 00:16:20,241 And then I spent the entire time wondering who else is he seeing? 356 00:16:20,242 --> 00:16:21,757 Translation: you like being shared 357 00:16:21,758 --> 00:16:22,861 but don't want to do the sharing. 358 00:16:22,862 --> 00:16:24,827 Apparently not. 359 00:16:24,931 --> 00:16:27,241 So are you willing to give up Kial 360 00:16:27,242 --> 00:16:28,792 -to be with Carlton? -Oh, definitely not. 361 00:16:28,793 --> 00:16:32,793 But you're clearly not ready to give up Carlton, either. 362 00:16:34,586 --> 00:16:38,137 And I'm not ready to commit to anything more than he wants. 363 00:16:38,241 --> 00:16:41,034 And I know that means he might move on. 364 00:16:43,689 --> 00:16:45,310 I want them both. 365 00:16:45,413 --> 00:16:47,551 I want all the fun. 366 00:16:47,655 --> 00:16:51,758 Mama, this coffee date was for Isaiah to come see me, 367 00:16:51,862 --> 00:16:54,310 not to get grilled like a witness on the stand. 368 00:16:54,413 --> 00:16:56,896 Child, ain't nobody trying to grill nobody. 369 00:16:57,000 --> 00:16:58,517 All right? 370 00:16:58,620 --> 00:17:01,655 Especially since this hot young thing 371 00:17:01,758 --> 00:17:05,689 seems cooked all the way through and ready to eat. 372 00:17:05,792 --> 00:17:09,172 Okay, look, I-I just want to say 373 00:17:09,275 --> 00:17:13,448 how beautiful it is that you two have so much in common. 374 00:17:13,550 --> 00:17:15,689 I mean, all three of us, really. 375 00:17:15,792 --> 00:17:18,034 All three of us? 376 00:17:18,137 --> 00:17:20,127 IZAIAH: I'm gonna regret asking this, 377 00:17:20,128 --> 00:17:21,963 but what exactly are we talking about? 378 00:17:21,964 --> 00:17:25,448 I know how rough it has been 379 00:17:25,550 --> 00:17:28,482 and the things that you've been through with your family. 380 00:17:28,586 --> 00:17:29,862 Okay? But... 381 00:17:29,965 --> 00:17:33,620 Lord knows I'm not one to judge. 382 00:17:33,724 --> 00:17:37,586 And I don't know the details, nor do I need to know. 383 00:17:39,068 --> 00:17:42,551 But what I see in front of me is a respectable 384 00:17:42,655 --> 00:17:44,413 and well-mannered young man. 385 00:17:46,172 --> 00:17:48,241 Yeah. Yeah, it wasn't easy. 386 00:17:48,344 --> 00:17:51,620 -Things could have went left. -Yeah, but they didn't, okay? 387 00:17:51,724 --> 00:17:54,620 And you worked hard to improve yourself, Izaiah, 388 00:17:54,724 --> 00:17:56,241 and it shows. 389 00:17:56,344 --> 00:17:57,586 Look at us. 390 00:17:57,689 --> 00:18:02,241 Living proof that reinvention, honey, is possible. 391 00:18:02,344 --> 00:18:04,034 Hmm? Me? 392 00:18:05,517 --> 00:18:09,724 Well, the leading light of Fairmont Crest 393 00:18:09,827 --> 00:18:14,413 and getting my Oprah on by funding my brand-new clinic. 394 00:18:14,517 --> 00:18:15,758 What? 395 00:18:15,862 --> 00:18:20,034 Eva running her father's illustrious office. 396 00:18:20,137 --> 00:18:22,241 And you... 397 00:18:22,344 --> 00:18:26,586 shaping the next generation of Banneker men and women. 398 00:18:26,689 --> 00:18:27,827 Hmm? 399 00:18:27,931 --> 00:18:29,206 But most important 400 00:18:29,310 --> 00:18:33,241 is that you treat my baby girl right. 401 00:18:33,344 --> 00:18:35,275 And I expect you to keep it that way. 402 00:18:35,379 --> 00:18:38,241 -Mm. Absolutely. -Mm. 403 00:18:38,344 --> 00:18:40,241 Eva's very special to me. 404 00:18:40,344 --> 00:18:44,413 Mm... Finally, a man who isn't afraid of commitment. 405 00:18:44,517 --> 00:18:47,172 Okay. Thank you, Mama. I think we got it from here. 406 00:18:47,275 --> 00:18:50,206 Mm. I am sure you do, baby girl. 407 00:18:50,310 --> 00:18:51,551 EVA: Mm-hmm. 408 00:18:51,655 --> 00:18:54,137 And I want you two lovebirds 409 00:18:54,241 --> 00:18:57,586 to enjoy the rest of your date. 410 00:18:57,689 --> 00:18:59,172 Okay? 411 00:19:00,862 --> 00:19:02,344 Aw, you're so cute. 412 00:19:03,379 --> 00:19:04,827 Have fun. 413 00:19:11,275 --> 00:19:14,448 Ooh, boy, just a little finger exercise there. 414 00:19:14,551 --> 00:19:16,137 Don't mind me. 415 00:19:18,241 --> 00:19:19,655 Bye. 416 00:19:19,758 --> 00:19:21,275 Ciao. 417 00:19:22,344 --> 00:19:24,896 Okay. 418 00:19:24,897 --> 00:19:26,102 Yeah, I think I'm gonna need something 419 00:19:26,103 --> 00:19:27,724 a little stronger than coffee. 420 00:19:27,827 --> 00:19:29,275 Okay, beers are on me. 421 00:19:29,379 --> 00:19:31,931 Unless you want to bolt, like Kat suggested. 422 00:19:31,932 --> 00:19:33,757 After when my mother just put you through, 423 00:19:33,758 --> 00:19:35,758 nobody would blame you. 424 00:19:36,758 --> 00:19:37,827 Never. 425 00:19:41,824 --> 00:19:46,447 So, Martin swears he will never try chitlins again. 426 00:19:46,448 --> 00:19:47,827 He said... 427 00:19:47,828 --> 00:19:49,447 he said his stomach still hasn't forgiven him, 428 00:19:49,448 --> 00:19:51,067 but the crowd couldn't stop laughing. 429 00:19:51,068 --> 00:19:53,241 Oh, that is Martin for you. 430 00:19:53,242 --> 00:19:56,171 Doubled over and queasy and he's spinning it for optics. 431 00:19:56,172 --> 00:19:59,000 That man is a politician to his core. 432 00:19:59,103 --> 00:20:00,862 And yet, beyond all of the flash, 433 00:20:00,965 --> 00:20:02,165 he has a husband at home, 434 00:20:02,166 --> 00:20:04,136 counting down the minutes until he gets back. 435 00:20:04,137 --> 00:20:05,827 Is it that obvious? 436 00:20:05,931 --> 00:20:07,000 MONICA: Mm-hmm. 437 00:20:07,103 --> 00:20:10,379 Oh, uh, that is my client. 438 00:20:10,482 --> 00:20:12,793 I am so glad Smitty introduced us. 439 00:20:12,896 --> 00:20:14,793 Likewise. Don't be a stranger. 440 00:20:14,896 --> 00:20:15,946 Take care. 441 00:20:16,000 --> 00:20:17,655 -Bye, Smitty. -Bye. 442 00:20:22,000 --> 00:20:24,482 Hey. Talk to me, Smitty. 443 00:20:24,483 --> 00:20:25,930 Why are you looking at that woman 444 00:20:25,931 --> 00:20:28,033 like she's standing on the edge of a cliff? 445 00:20:28,034 --> 00:20:32,862 Naomi is carrying a lot these days. 446 00:20:32,863 --> 00:20:34,895 Aside from the obvious, she and her husband 447 00:20:34,896 --> 00:20:38,448 are under crazy pressure at work, 448 00:20:38,551 --> 00:20:40,034 and he... 449 00:20:41,310 --> 00:20:42,940 He's not around a lot these days. 450 00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:45,000 That's rough. 451 00:20:45,103 --> 00:20:48,655 Not having her partner around when all of this is going on. 452 00:20:51,034 --> 00:20:53,482 Sorry if I seemed distracted before, 453 00:20:53,483 --> 00:20:55,895 but don't you think you're doing the most right now? 454 00:20:55,896 --> 00:20:58,482 This is not about me being overdramatic. 455 00:20:58,586 --> 00:21:01,172 This is about me being realistic. 456 00:21:01,275 --> 00:21:03,379 I am not trying to be that roommate 457 00:21:03,482 --> 00:21:04,862 who overstayed her welcome. 458 00:21:04,896 --> 00:21:07,103 -That's not what's happening. -Not yet. 459 00:21:07,206 --> 00:21:08,655 But let's not play dumb. 460 00:21:08,758 --> 00:21:11,413 You and Madison are engaged. 461 00:21:11,517 --> 00:21:14,379 And that ring didn't come with a plus-one for me. 462 00:21:14,482 --> 00:21:17,068 And as thrilling as it sounds 463 00:21:17,172 --> 00:21:19,620 to be a permanent third wheel, I'm good. 464 00:21:19,724 --> 00:21:21,594 You're acting like Madison and I are 465 00:21:21,620 --> 00:21:24,137 turning our place into Married at First Sight. 466 00:21:24,241 --> 00:21:26,275 Nothing's changing, at least not yet. 467 00:21:26,379 --> 00:21:28,068 See? 468 00:21:28,172 --> 00:21:30,206 You keep saying nothing's changing, 469 00:21:30,310 --> 00:21:32,172 but let's be real: it already has. 470 00:21:32,275 --> 00:21:33,896 Like what? 471 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:38,551 Like you blindsiding me with Copenhagen, for starters. 472 00:21:38,655 --> 00:21:41,000 Okay, but we're not going, and you know that. 473 00:21:41,103 --> 00:21:43,862 That is so not the point, Chels. 474 00:21:43,965 --> 00:21:46,862 It was how you did it. Out of the blue! 475 00:21:46,965 --> 00:21:48,827 No heads-up. No conversation 476 00:21:48,931 --> 00:21:52,206 about how it would torpedo ChelseaKat's momentum. 477 00:21:52,310 --> 00:21:55,379 Just a casual "I'm out." End of story. 478 00:21:55,482 --> 00:21:57,517 So that's what this is really about. 479 00:21:57,620 --> 00:22:00,413 You're not moving out. You're punishing me. 480 00:22:01,862 --> 00:22:03,620 I am so sorry. 481 00:22:04,965 --> 00:22:06,620 For my mom, for the circus, 482 00:22:06,724 --> 00:22:08,474 for the way she sucks all of the air 483 00:22:08,551 --> 00:22:09,931 out of the room. 484 00:22:09,932 --> 00:22:11,826 Thought that's what these were for. 485 00:22:11,827 --> 00:22:14,758 Nah, the beer is a palate cleanser. 486 00:22:14,862 --> 00:22:16,586 This is the real apology. 487 00:22:18,206 --> 00:22:20,724 Look, does it look like I'm tripping? 488 00:22:20,725 --> 00:22:22,723 You never need to apologize for your mom. 489 00:22:22,724 --> 00:22:25,551 -Not to me. -You say that now, 490 00:22:25,552 --> 00:22:27,723 but wait until you hear how she pulled up on your dad 491 00:22:27,724 --> 00:22:30,241 and try to use our relationship like a coupon 492 00:22:30,344 --> 00:22:32,344 she can just cash in for a favor. 493 00:22:32,345 --> 00:22:35,378 Maybe she'll get more out of him than I ever did. 494 00:22:35,379 --> 00:22:36,689 That's so sad. 495 00:22:36,690 --> 00:22:39,067 Now that Ted's in my life, 496 00:22:39,068 --> 00:22:40,965 I can't imagine not talking to him. 497 00:22:41,068 --> 00:22:42,310 It is what it is. 498 00:22:43,310 --> 00:22:44,931 [chuckles] 499 00:22:45,034 --> 00:22:46,517 What's so funny? 500 00:22:46,620 --> 00:22:47,758 It just hit me. 501 00:22:47,862 --> 00:22:50,000 Look, I get next to nothing from my pops. 502 00:22:50,103 --> 00:22:52,379 You get way too much from your mama. 503 00:22:52,482 --> 00:22:54,772 Maybe that's why we meet so well in the middle. 504 00:22:59,275 --> 00:23:00,724 Oh. 505 00:23:00,725 --> 00:23:01,826 Dana. 506 00:23:01,827 --> 00:23:03,275 What's wrong, Teddy? 507 00:23:03,379 --> 00:23:05,551 Isn't it obvious? 508 00:23:06,724 --> 00:23:08,413 Let me guess. 509 00:23:08,517 --> 00:23:11,310 You were hoping for Nosy Nurse? 510 00:23:11,413 --> 00:23:13,413 Or Naughty Nicky? 511 00:23:13,517 --> 00:23:15,206 Hard to know with your ex 512 00:23:15,310 --> 00:23:17,965 putting all that sex appeal on display, 513 00:23:18,068 --> 00:23:19,268 letting everybody know 514 00:23:19,344 --> 00:23:22,103 that she is wide open for business. 515 00:23:23,862 --> 00:23:25,551 Your little digs, Dana, 516 00:23:25,655 --> 00:23:27,448 the lines you think are so clever- 517 00:23:27,551 --> 00:23:28,793 they're tired. 518 00:23:28,896 --> 00:23:30,827 And I don't have time for games. 519 00:23:30,931 --> 00:23:33,724 Then you better squeeze me in. 520 00:23:33,827 --> 00:23:36,482 You know damn well I am not going anywhere 521 00:23:36,586 --> 00:23:39,793 or leaving a room until I've had my say. 522 00:23:39,896 --> 00:23:41,482 Yeah, then spit it out. 523 00:23:41,586 --> 00:23:43,931 -But if this is about Kat- -Oh! 524 00:23:44,034 --> 00:23:46,448 Lord have mercy, that little pest. 525 00:23:46,551 --> 00:23:49,103 She just itches my butt. 526 00:23:49,206 --> 00:23:51,827 Do you know... 527 00:23:51,931 --> 00:23:54,620 that if somebody isn't spending five seconds 528 00:23:54,724 --> 00:23:56,103 listening to her mess, 529 00:23:56,104 --> 00:23:58,447 she could be shouting my name to the heavens, 530 00:23:58,448 --> 00:24:01,274 and it wouldn't matter because she still means less to me 531 00:24:01,275 --> 00:24:03,379 than some lint in my pocket. 532 00:24:03,482 --> 00:24:05,689 That's my daughter you're talking about, 533 00:24:05,793 --> 00:24:07,103 so watch your mouth. 534 00:24:07,206 --> 00:24:09,689 Relax, Daddy of the Year. All right? 535 00:24:09,793 --> 00:24:14,103 It's your other daughter that is more important to me right now. 536 00:24:14,206 --> 00:24:15,448 Eva. What about her? 537 00:24:15,551 --> 00:24:19,172 Well, she's too proud to tell you herself, 538 00:24:19,275 --> 00:24:22,517 but... she needs her father. 539 00:24:27,099 --> 00:24:30,826 I don't want you feeling like you got to keep up 540 00:24:30,827 --> 00:24:32,481 appearances with me. Okay? I want to know all of you. 541 00:24:32,482 --> 00:24:34,206 The good, the messy. 542 00:24:34,310 --> 00:24:36,780 Shoot, even the stuff you think will scare me off. 543 00:24:36,862 --> 00:24:38,965 Careful, Drake. 544 00:24:38,966 --> 00:24:40,826 You ain't ready for all these feelings. 545 00:24:40,827 --> 00:24:43,137 Might be more than what you bargained for. 546 00:24:43,241 --> 00:24:45,034 Try me. I'm here for it. 547 00:24:45,137 --> 00:24:47,448 I'll keep it a buck with you, too. 548 00:24:49,103 --> 00:24:50,862 A little mystery isn't so bad. 549 00:24:51,862 --> 00:24:53,689 Keeps things interesting. 550 00:24:53,793 --> 00:24:57,586 I mean, if we're talking about movies to watch or gifts, 551 00:24:57,587 --> 00:24:58,930 but we can't have something real 552 00:24:58,931 --> 00:25:00,921 if either of us is holding back secrets. 553 00:25:01,000 --> 00:25:02,275 EVA: I need to know 554 00:25:02,379 --> 00:25:03,862 what I was a part of. 555 00:25:03,965 --> 00:25:07,310 I need to know if you put that girl in that hospital 556 00:25:07,413 --> 00:25:09,034 and then try to keep her there. 557 00:25:09,137 --> 00:25:11,241 I did it for us, baby. 558 00:25:11,344 --> 00:25:15,137 Because no one in this life 559 00:25:15,241 --> 00:25:17,896 would have done it for us. 560 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:20,275 Eva, you good? 561 00:25:22,275 --> 00:25:23,325 Is Eva all right? 562 00:25:23,379 --> 00:25:25,551 "All right" is relative. 563 00:25:26,586 --> 00:25:27,758 Dana, the games. 564 00:25:27,862 --> 00:25:30,758 Okay, okay, she's fine. All right? 565 00:25:30,862 --> 00:25:34,034 But she could use a little more paternal attention. 566 00:25:34,137 --> 00:25:37,206 Or rather, so could her boo. 567 00:25:37,310 --> 00:25:41,551 So, Eva and Izaiah are getting very serious. 568 00:25:41,655 --> 00:25:44,862 And I'll admit, you know, it warms my heart. 569 00:25:45,862 --> 00:25:47,862 Mm. That boy is foine! 570 00:25:47,965 --> 00:25:50,551 And he's just tall and handsome, 571 00:25:50,655 --> 00:25:52,645 and he's got that smolder thing on lock. 572 00:25:52,724 --> 00:25:55,034 -You know, it's like an art. -Again. 573 00:25:55,137 --> 00:25:57,344 -The point is, Dana? -Okay. 574 00:25:57,448 --> 00:26:01,931 How much do you, her father, know about him? 575 00:26:03,655 --> 00:26:06,965 I know Naomi is married to his brother. 576 00:26:07,068 --> 00:26:08,862 -But outside of that- -Nada. 577 00:26:08,965 --> 00:26:10,344 Zilch. 578 00:26:10,448 --> 00:26:14,344 Okay, so what I need you to do is learn everything you can. 579 00:26:14,448 --> 00:26:16,724 All right? Take him out. Shoot some hoops. 580 00:26:16,827 --> 00:26:18,896 Talk about cars. 581 00:26:18,897 --> 00:26:21,205 Whatever it is you men do to sniff each other out. 582 00:26:21,206 --> 00:26:24,172 Just-just please bond with your future son-in-law. 583 00:26:24,275 --> 00:26:26,241 Okay, you're jumping too far ahead. 584 00:26:26,344 --> 00:26:27,793 A mama knows. 585 00:26:27,896 --> 00:26:30,517 And even if I'm wrong- which I'm not- 586 00:26:30,620 --> 00:26:33,482 I mean, don't you want to be more on top of this? 587 00:26:33,586 --> 00:26:35,655 I j- Don't you want to know 588 00:26:35,758 --> 00:26:38,168 who your daughter's investing in her heart in? 589 00:26:38,896 --> 00:26:40,206 I'll reach out. 590 00:26:42,965 --> 00:26:46,206 So are you saying that because 591 00:26:46,310 --> 00:26:48,862 you, uh, actually will? 592 00:26:48,965 --> 00:26:51,206 Or because you want me out of your office? 593 00:26:51,310 --> 00:26:52,724 Both. 594 00:26:53,724 --> 00:26:58,000 So tell me, do you feel Carlton's been pulling back? 595 00:26:58,103 --> 00:27:00,034 I'm not getting that impression. 596 00:27:00,137 --> 00:27:03,551 I just feel like he is not as available as he once was. 597 00:27:03,655 --> 00:27:04,827 That's easy, then. 598 00:27:04,931 --> 00:27:06,921 Convince him that you're the priority. 599 00:27:07,000 --> 00:27:08,827 -How? -Remind him 600 00:27:08,931 --> 00:27:10,620 why he makes time for you. 601 00:27:10,724 --> 00:27:13,724 Put a little extra effort into your next date. 602 00:27:14,758 --> 00:27:16,793 -I can do that. -And if you really want to 603 00:27:16,896 --> 00:27:19,862 go for the gold, I have a leather corset and a blindfold. 604 00:27:19,965 --> 00:27:22,896 It will leave him begging for more. 605 00:27:23,000 --> 00:27:25,448 I think I will pass. Thank you. 606 00:27:25,551 --> 00:27:28,137 I think I know Carlton well enough 607 00:27:28,241 --> 00:27:31,275 that I can plan something special without your props. 608 00:27:31,379 --> 00:27:34,000 That's the spirit. Mm. 609 00:27:35,448 --> 00:27:38,275 Speaking of priorities, I've got an appointment. 610 00:27:38,379 --> 00:27:41,689 Another client in desperate need of companionship? 611 00:27:41,690 --> 00:27:43,654 Well, this one's actual real estate. 612 00:27:43,655 --> 00:27:44,705 For Kat. 613 00:27:44,793 --> 00:27:46,241 Oh. 614 00:27:46,344 --> 00:27:48,754 She didn't mention anything to me about moving. 615 00:27:48,827 --> 00:27:52,034 Guess she wanted to keep things quiet. 616 00:27:52,035 --> 00:27:54,309 She didn't tell me why she's looking for a place, 617 00:27:54,310 --> 00:27:56,620 but I'm about to find out. 618 00:27:57,862 --> 00:27:59,896 -Bye, baby. -Bye. 619 00:28:01,241 --> 00:28:04,103 I thought we were past Copenhagen-gate, 620 00:28:04,104 --> 00:28:06,205 but clearly you're still pressed about it. 621 00:28:06,206 --> 00:28:08,965 You couldn't be more wrong. I am not that petty. 622 00:28:10,689 --> 00:28:12,482 Okay, maybe I can be, 623 00:28:12,586 --> 00:28:14,655 but not right now. 624 00:28:14,758 --> 00:28:17,068 I don't resent you or Madison, 625 00:28:17,172 --> 00:28:20,241 who, by the way, is fantastic. 626 00:28:20,344 --> 00:28:22,724 What I resent is you pretending like your life 627 00:28:22,827 --> 00:28:24,697 isn't swerving into a whole new lane. 628 00:28:24,758 --> 00:28:27,448 Kat, I'm not trying to fight with you. 629 00:28:27,449 --> 00:28:29,171 Madison may be my number one girl, 630 00:28:29,172 --> 00:28:31,275 but you're still my number one cousin, 631 00:28:31,379 --> 00:28:33,241 my partner, my ride or die. 632 00:28:33,242 --> 00:28:34,895 I'm not ready for you to just bounce. 633 00:28:34,896 --> 00:28:36,448 That's just it. 634 00:28:36,551 --> 00:28:39,517 Why is it okay for you to level up, 635 00:28:39,620 --> 00:28:42,310 but I'm expected to stay stuck in the same place? 636 00:28:42,413 --> 00:28:44,103 You're not stuck. 637 00:28:44,206 --> 00:28:45,466 You're in love with Tomas. 638 00:28:45,517 --> 00:28:46,827 It's not the same! 639 00:28:47,896 --> 00:28:50,965 Especially when I'd be a party of one. 640 00:28:52,310 --> 00:28:53,965 W... Wait. 641 00:28:54,068 --> 00:28:56,413 You're not moving in with him? 642 00:28:56,517 --> 00:28:58,689 That was the plan, but... 643 00:28:59,689 --> 00:29:02,068 No way. He turned you down? 644 00:29:02,172 --> 00:29:05,448 Plot twist. I know. 645 00:29:05,551 --> 00:29:07,827 He said that I was right before, 646 00:29:07,931 --> 00:29:10,206 that we aren't ready. 647 00:29:10,310 --> 00:29:12,275 It just feels like my life is 648 00:29:12,379 --> 00:29:14,379 one step forward, two steps back. 649 00:29:14,829 --> 00:29:18,412 Well, if you're not gonna be with him, 650 00:29:18,413 --> 00:29:20,413 then why leave? 651 00:29:20,517 --> 00:29:21,724 Unless... 652 00:29:23,172 --> 00:29:26,724 Unless it's too hard for you to be around me and Madison. 653 00:29:28,068 --> 00:29:30,068 -I am not jealous. -I didn't say you were. 654 00:29:30,172 --> 00:29:32,413 I'm just... 655 00:29:32,517 --> 00:29:36,448 asking if maybe with where you and Tomas are 656 00:29:36,551 --> 00:29:40,793 and where Madison and I are, if it's too hard for you... 657 00:29:40,896 --> 00:29:41,946 Wow, Chels. 658 00:29:43,068 --> 00:29:45,689 You really have some nerve. 659 00:29:50,379 --> 00:29:51,965 Promise you'll stay in touch. 660 00:29:52,068 --> 00:29:53,758 I will. 661 00:29:58,655 --> 00:30:00,241 Hey, is your meeting finished? 662 00:30:00,344 --> 00:30:01,931 Finished enough. 663 00:30:01,932 --> 00:30:04,136 My client's still camped out with a martini, 664 00:30:04,137 --> 00:30:06,551 but I didn't feel like joining in. 665 00:30:06,655 --> 00:30:08,896 Although maybe I should have. 666 00:30:09,000 --> 00:30:13,000 -How are you, really? -I'm managing. 667 00:30:14,206 --> 00:30:16,000 It's what Duprees do, right? 668 00:30:16,103 --> 00:30:17,586 Right. 669 00:30:17,689 --> 00:30:19,758 I should get going. 670 00:30:23,517 --> 00:30:25,586 I hope I didn't upset you. Okay? 671 00:30:25,587 --> 00:30:28,550 I-I don't want it to seem like I'm accusing you of something. 672 00:30:28,551 --> 00:30:31,793 No, you didn't. It's just, you keep 673 00:30:31,896 --> 00:30:34,862 pushing this whole "getting real" thing. 674 00:30:34,965 --> 00:30:37,620 It makes me wonder if this is really about me 675 00:30:37,724 --> 00:30:41,103 or if this is ghosts from your past. 676 00:30:42,103 --> 00:30:43,724 You could say that. 677 00:30:43,827 --> 00:30:46,586 Yeah, my ex did keep a lot of things from me. 678 00:30:46,689 --> 00:30:49,879 And I would ask and she'd avoid and then get emotional about it, 679 00:30:49,896 --> 00:30:51,379 so I just stopped asking. 680 00:30:51,380 --> 00:30:53,792 And called myself giving her space and more space 681 00:30:53,793 --> 00:30:56,586 until we just kind of evaporated. 682 00:30:56,689 --> 00:30:59,965 That's why I'd rather face the ugly truth straight-up 683 00:31:00,068 --> 00:31:01,482 than get blindsided by a lie. 684 00:31:01,586 --> 00:31:03,146 And we've been honest from jump. 685 00:31:03,147 --> 00:31:04,964 You know, I just want to keep it that way. 686 00:31:04,965 --> 00:31:08,103 Well, if we're being honest... 687 00:31:10,310 --> 00:31:12,300 You're the best guy I've ever been with. 688 00:31:13,413 --> 00:31:15,413 See? How easy was that? 689 00:31:15,517 --> 00:31:17,517 Mm. 690 00:31:17,620 --> 00:31:19,482 [phone vibrates] 691 00:31:21,206 --> 00:31:22,862 Oh. 692 00:31:24,103 --> 00:31:25,758 Hey, Dad. What's up? 693 00:31:25,862 --> 00:31:27,275 Hey. 694 00:31:27,379 --> 00:31:31,379 Uh, I was hoping you could send me Izaiah's number. 695 00:31:31,482 --> 00:31:33,344 Well, I guess, sure, 696 00:31:33,345 --> 00:31:35,205 but he's sitting right here next to me. 697 00:31:35,206 --> 00:31:36,896 Oh, even better, uh... 698 00:31:37,000 --> 00:31:38,413 put him on. 699 00:31:43,482 --> 00:31:45,482 Uh, good afternoon, Dr. Richardson. 700 00:31:45,586 --> 00:31:49,034 Izaiah, I'd like to meet with you tomorrow. 701 00:31:49,035 --> 00:31:50,895 Does that work with your schedule? 702 00:31:50,896 --> 00:31:52,206 Yeah. 703 00:31:52,310 --> 00:31:54,344 -Yeah, I can make that work. -Excellent. 704 00:31:54,448 --> 00:31:56,318 I'll send Eva the details. All right? 705 00:31:56,379 --> 00:31:57,724 See you then. 706 00:32:02,241 --> 00:32:03,758 Hi, honey. 707 00:32:03,862 --> 00:32:07,068 I hope you are feeling better than you were earlier. 708 00:32:07,172 --> 00:32:09,965 I hear that you are looking for a new place. 709 00:32:10,068 --> 00:32:12,724 Is there news that you would like to share with me 710 00:32:12,827 --> 00:32:14,827 about you and Tomas? 711 00:32:14,931 --> 00:32:16,501 Give me a call back when you can. 712 00:32:17,379 --> 00:32:19,310 Well, well, well. 713 00:32:19,413 --> 00:32:21,000 Mm. 714 00:32:21,103 --> 00:32:22,448 I got to hand it to you. 715 00:32:22,551 --> 00:32:25,931 Not a trace of Naughty Nicky in sight. 716 00:32:26,034 --> 00:32:28,000 Excuse me? 717 00:32:28,103 --> 00:32:29,793 Your alter ego. Yeah. 718 00:32:29,794 --> 00:32:31,999 Everyone thinks that you're Wonder Woman, 719 00:32:32,000 --> 00:32:34,827 saving the wounded and broken. 720 00:32:34,931 --> 00:32:38,413 But me? I see Catwoman. 721 00:32:38,517 --> 00:32:43,000 All claws and leather, slinking through the night. 722 00:32:43,103 --> 00:32:45,862 I have no interest in how you see me. 723 00:32:45,965 --> 00:32:47,758 Ah, but, you know, 724 00:32:47,862 --> 00:32:51,275 it's funny, though, how everyone at Fairmont Crest 725 00:32:51,379 --> 00:32:54,344 thinks that you are the do-gooder shrink, 726 00:32:54,448 --> 00:32:57,586 when actually, you're a spicy seductress. 727 00:32:57,587 --> 00:32:59,412 And here, all this time, girl, I thought 728 00:32:59,413 --> 00:33:02,655 I was the mistress of disguises. 729 00:33:02,758 --> 00:33:05,103 Hmm. You don't have to worry. 730 00:33:05,206 --> 00:33:07,344 You haven't been unseated. 731 00:33:07,448 --> 00:33:10,655 You are still the reigning queen of costume drama. 732 00:33:12,137 --> 00:33:16,000 Today's look just happens to be "upstanding citizen." 733 00:33:17,310 --> 00:33:20,724 But don't worry. Nobody believes that act. 734 00:33:20,827 --> 00:33:25,965 You will always be the despised queen of the deranged. 735 00:33:26,068 --> 00:33:28,931 As a psychiatrist, 736 00:33:28,932 --> 00:33:30,274 shouldn't you know better 737 00:33:30,275 --> 00:33:32,827 than to joke about mental health, Nikki? 738 00:33:36,206 --> 00:33:38,344 Take it up with Naughty Nikki. 739 00:33:38,448 --> 00:33:40,448 She's the one that said it. 740 00:33:41,586 --> 00:33:43,000 Mm. 741 00:33:43,103 --> 00:33:45,275 Do you hear yourself right now? 742 00:33:45,379 --> 00:33:47,862 All this defensiveness is giving guilty. 743 00:33:47,863 --> 00:33:49,792 Or maybe your ego's so overinflated 744 00:33:49,793 --> 00:33:51,603 you think any girl who doesn't have 745 00:33:51,655 --> 00:33:55,758 a diamond on her finger must feel depressed or deprived. 746 00:33:56,758 --> 00:33:58,103 Wow, Kat. 747 00:33:58,206 --> 00:34:01,275 All I wanted was for us to be real with each other. 748 00:34:01,379 --> 00:34:04,310 Okay, Chels, let's be real. 749 00:34:05,448 --> 00:34:07,655 Did it ever cross your mind 750 00:34:07,758 --> 00:34:10,896 that maybe I just wanted some damn space? 751 00:34:11,000 --> 00:34:12,757 [Vanessa clears throat] 752 00:34:12,862 --> 00:34:14,172 Hello. 753 00:34:15,379 --> 00:34:18,034 Sorry to interrupt. Kat, do you want to reschedule? 754 00:34:18,137 --> 00:34:20,585 -Absolutely not. -Reschedule what? 755 00:34:20,586 --> 00:34:21,654 I made an appointment with Vanessa. 756 00:34:21,655 --> 00:34:23,862 She's showing me some condos. 757 00:34:23,965 --> 00:34:26,516 -Already? -Why not? 758 00:34:26,620 --> 00:34:28,757 I found one that I'm really excited about. 759 00:34:28,758 --> 00:34:30,067 I would have asked you to come, 760 00:34:30,068 --> 00:34:32,413 but you were too busy crapping on my life. 761 00:34:32,516 --> 00:34:34,379 You need to check yourself, coz. 762 00:34:34,482 --> 00:34:36,034 Right back at you. 763 00:34:36,137 --> 00:34:38,413 I'd like to see more than one, just in case. 764 00:34:39,447 --> 00:34:41,757 -I do have a few lined up. -KAT: Great. 765 00:34:41,862 --> 00:34:43,852 Are there any available immediately? 766 00:34:44,413 --> 00:34:45,757 Some, yes. 767 00:34:45,862 --> 00:34:49,688 Perfect. Because I'm moving the hell out, 768 00:34:49,793 --> 00:34:51,447 as soon as possible. 769 00:34:52,447 --> 00:34:54,068 Can't happen soon enough for me. 770 00:34:57,793 --> 00:35:00,758 -Bye. Bye. -Bye, Vanessa. 771 00:35:11,551 --> 00:35:14,201 Think you're ready to start trying for a baby again? 772 00:35:14,724 --> 00:35:16,275 "Nikki" came out last time 773 00:35:16,379 --> 00:35:18,241 you goaded me to put my hands on you. 774 00:35:18,344 --> 00:35:20,000 You do remember how that ended. 775 00:35:21,103 --> 00:35:23,344 ANITA: I might not win my battle with cancer. 776 00:35:23,345 --> 00:35:25,723 I don't know if I'm gonna be able to handle this. 777 00:35:25,724 --> 00:35:28,965 [singsongy]: Happy anniversary! 778 00:35:29,068 --> 00:35:31,448 I would be remiss if I didn't do something 779 00:35:31,551 --> 00:35:34,620 to commemorate this very notable occasion. 780 00:35:34,621 --> 00:35:36,378 I don't know what you're implying. 781 00:35:36,379 --> 00:35:37,758 Remember, Mama, 782 00:35:37,862 --> 00:35:40,517 you taught me everything I know about revenge. 783 00:35:46,551 --> 00:35:49,448 Captioning sponsored by CBS 784 00:35:49,551 --> 00:35:52,551 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org 785 00:35:52,601 --> 00:35:57,151 Repair and Synchronization by Easy Subtitles Synchronizer 1.0.0.0