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-Sharon.
-[sighs]

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-Try to calm yourself.
-Breathe, girl.

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[exhales, inhales]

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I should have never
agreed to this.

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[scoffs]
Now, that's just nonsense.

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And you'll be just fine.

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I can't go out
on that stage tonight.

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I'll just make a fool of myself.

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Now, you know
that's just nonsense.

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As soon as you take your place,
you will remember everything.

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-What if I forget the words?
-Honey,

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you got these songs
in your bones.

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Look, and if you go up
on a lyric, just smile

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and "la, la, la"
until you catch up.

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But what if I'm-I'm sharp?

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What if I'm flat
or just plain bad?

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I-I was comfortable in my pond.

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Maybe... the ocean
is just not for me.

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Not anymore.

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And here I was, thinking
I was all ready for a comeback.

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Look, if I didn't think
you could do this,

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I would have told you so
to your face long before now.

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[laughs]

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I know that's right.

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And listen, I've had
my own anxieties about tonight.

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Yeah, right, Anita.

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You don't believe me?
Ask Vernon.

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If there are nerves, it's a sign
that we have invested

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so much of our heart and souls

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into making this concert
a success.

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Which is why
it's going to be great.

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Come on. You got this.

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And we got you.

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Oh, what the hell?

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-Let's do it.
-[laughter]

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Since when don't you have
a taste for Orphey Gene's pie?

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The Articulettes concert
is tonight.

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Oh.

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I'm-I'm sorry I broke my promise
to get tickets for you,

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but it's all
your father's fault.

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Of course it is.

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I mean, if he had just
come through with that loan

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when I asked him for it,
then I would have been able

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to get us tickets
before they sold out.

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And to make it worse,
I had the perfect dress to wear.

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Mama, I told you, I didn't want
to go to that concert

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even if you could get tickets.

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The whole Dupree family's
gonna be there, and you and I

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are the last people
they want to see.

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I don't care
what the Duprees want.

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They have everything.

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All right? They cannot keep
my music from me, too.

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My mother had 45s

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of every last one
of their songs,

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and, hunty,
I played them into the ground.

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So, a chance to see them
and hear them live?

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Nah.

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The Duprees can kiss
my fine behind

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before they can keep me
from that.

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I hear you, Mama,
but we don't have tickets,

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so let's just let it go.

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Look, we can listen
to the Articulettes

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at your apartment.

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We can sing along,
we can do some wild dancing,

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which would be way too much
for the concert.

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It'll be fun.

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Sounds puny to me.

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Come on. We'll do it our way.

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We never spend much time
together anyways these days.

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Look, I'm gonna head
to the restroom,

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and then we're gonna go
back to your apartment.

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[laughs softly]

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-SERVER: Here you go.
-Oh, thank you.

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-No rush.
-Okay.

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What's that, Eva?

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You want to spoil Mama
by covering dinner tonight?

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So sweet. Just love you.

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"Enjoy. Ted."

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Oh, no.

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[scoffs]

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Well, I've got some things
to take care of.

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Thanks for dinner, baby.

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But what about our Articulettes
dance party at your place?

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Oh, well, we can do that
another time.

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Okay? Smooches.

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Just give it to her. Thank you.

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Eva Thomas?

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Here's your card and receipt.

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My card?

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No wonder
she thanked me for dinner.

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Oh, no.

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No.

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Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no.

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Ted is gonna kill me.

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This is for you.

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And this is for you.

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What is this, Anita?
You didn't have to.

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Just a little something
to commemorate the occasion.

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SHARON:
This is
"just a little something"?

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[gasps]

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Yes, it is.

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Compared to what
we've been through and...

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what we've meant to each other,
it's the least I can do.

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Gosh, when the Articulettes
were just starting out,

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we used to imagine
what life would be like

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when we'd make it big.

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We had it in our heads that you
couldn't get any more elegant

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than a diamond
eternity bracelet.

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SHARON:
Back then, we just had

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cheap costume pieces.

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Sometimes one of the fake
diamonds would fall loose.

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Or sometimes the whole bracelet.

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And they'd just go skittering
across the stage.

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[laughter]

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Well, that is not gonna happen
with these diamond bracelets.

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And every time you see that
little sparkle on your wrist,

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I want you to be reminded
of how far we've come.

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VERNON:
Amen.

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I hope you got
yourself one, too.

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-You know I did.
-[laughter]

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Oh, my God.

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Sharon, it's so nice
to actually meet you.

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Oh, it's wonderful to meet
more of Anita's family.

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-No, bring it in, honey.
-Okay.

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-Bring it in.
-Sharon's always been a hugger.

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Only when you're
on her good side.

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-[laughter]
-I've been so excited

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for this concert ever since Gran
said it might be a possibility.

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Naomi is the one
that got this thing rolling

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after the karaoke night
that Anita told us about.

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Oh, so now I know who to blame
if this all goes

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-to hell in a handbasket.
-[laughter]

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We're just dealing
with some preshow jitters.

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Which will all go away once
you step foot on that stage,

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feel all the love
from the crowd,

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especially from
your number one admirer,

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who will be sitting
front row center.

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-Where is Granddad?
-ANITA: He's on his way.

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Probably from ordering flowers.

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-[door closes]
-I remember the big bouquets
that would show up

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for Anita backstage
before every show.

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Granddad has always
been the king of rizz.

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DANI:
Nicole. How did it go
with Smitty?

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Were you able
to get through to him?

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He just texted me to confirm
he talked to Martin,

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and they are both
coming to the concert.

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Yes. Job well done, Sissy.

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[both laugh]

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Big plans tonight?

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Oh, I plan on going home,

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putting my foot massager
on high,

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and searching
for puppy videos on Instagram.

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It's just been that kind of day.

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Really? Well, I just knew Andre

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would be taking you
to that Articulettes concert.

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You know,
with his Dupree connections,

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I'm sure he landed
some pretty prime seats.

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Yeah, I guess he could have.

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I know he's got some job
attached to the show,

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probably taking photos
for the family.

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Oh, that sucks.

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But don't you think
he should have at least

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asked you about it?

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We're not like that.

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We had dinner a couple of times,
but we're not a couple.

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00:08:01,241 --> 00:08:03,482
-How about you and Derek?
-[scoffs]

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Yeah, as if we could
land tickets

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00:08:04,931 --> 00:08:06,172
to the hottest show in town.

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00:08:06,275 --> 00:08:09,275
No, I mean, how are things
going with you two?

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00:08:09,379 --> 00:08:11,241
Well, I hope.

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We've been out a few times.
You know.

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Dinners, a movie or two.

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I mean, it still just feels
like we're friends

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-having a bite.
-Oh.

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Honestly, I don't even know
if he wants more.

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And to be real, all he does is
talk about you the whole time.

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No offense,
but it's getting old quick.

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Hi, Shanice.

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Hey, Vanessa.
You are wearing that dress.

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Well, since I wanted to look
particularly hot tonight,

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sounds like I made
the right choice.

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And there's
my handsome husband now.

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Doug, are you ready
to go to the concert?

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I'm sorry. I have some things
I need to catch up on here.

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You can go on without me.

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MAN [over P.A.]:
Nurse Banks to Bed 444.

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I know things are still
a little tense between us

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after last night.

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-You think?
-Which is why

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this is exactly
what we both need.

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A fun night out with friends,

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some great music, a little
dancing at the after-party.

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You were the one who complained
about me leaving you home alone.

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00:09:03,206 --> 00:09:07,034
Unfortunately, I don't feel
like slapping on a smile

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and pretending we're this
happily married couple.

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Count me out.

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♪ Ooh♪

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♪ Ooh, ooh...♪

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00:09:18,931 --> 00:09:22,310
Ooh, these moves look a thousand
times better with real diamonds.

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00:09:22,413 --> 00:09:23,758
[laughter, applause]

203
00:09:23,862 --> 00:09:25,241
Watching you three
do these dance moves

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makes me think of that video
you made, Naomi.

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-Pull it up on your phone,
would you?
-NAOMI: O-Oh, yes.

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Okay.

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[music playing]

208
00:09:32,655 --> 00:09:34,724
[soft laughter]

209
00:09:34,827 --> 00:09:37,206
Wonderful. Now Mother
will have her granddaughters

210
00:09:37,310 --> 00:09:39,965
and great-granddaughter here
to send her off to the theater.

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00:09:40,068 --> 00:09:42,827
-It's exciting.
-Grandma, what about Pop?

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00:09:42,931 --> 00:09:44,172
He is not here yet,

213
00:09:44,275 --> 00:09:46,448
but he told me
he is coming to the concert.

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And Dad?

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I went to personally
invite him myself,

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and he's coming, too.

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This is why you are
my favorite family member.

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I will not tell the others,
but remember,

219
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this is just the first step.

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Your dads have a lot
to work through.

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00:10:00,965 --> 00:10:02,551
Yeah, I know, I know.
I'll take what I can get.

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00:10:02,655 --> 00:10:03,896
[music playing]

223
00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:06,724
Wait, are the actual
Articulettes

224
00:10:06,827 --> 00:10:08,620
watching me do the dance?

225
00:10:08,724 --> 00:10:10,724
Why don't you go in the living
room and see for yourself?

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00:10:12,379 --> 00:10:14,241
-Oh, my God.
-[laughs]

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00:10:15,310 --> 00:10:17,034
I know, you have
a lot of questions.

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00:10:17,137 --> 00:10:19,931
Was this what you were trying
to tell me the other day?

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That Martin and Smitty
separated?

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00:10:22,689 --> 00:10:25,103
Samantha said
Martin had this big secret.

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Mom, please tell me

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it's not about an affair.

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I cannot handle
knowing that about my brother.

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00:10:32,965 --> 00:10:34,551
No, no, nothing like that.

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00:10:34,655 --> 00:10:37,172
But it is Martin's place
to explain, not mine.

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Just know he is
really struggling right now,

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and he's gonna need
all of our love and support.

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Hi, Mom. Hi, Kat.

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Did I miss anything?

240
00:10:57,517 --> 00:10:58,896
Why didn't you say anything
about what was going on

241
00:10:59,000 --> 00:11:01,068
with you when I saw you
a few days ago?

242
00:11:01,172 --> 00:11:03,000
I wasn't ready
to talk about it then,

243
00:11:03,103 --> 00:11:05,551
and I can't
get into it now either.

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00:11:05,655 --> 00:11:10,068
Well, whenever you're ready,
just know I'm here for you.

245
00:11:10,172 --> 00:11:13,137
Thanks, Kat. And I promise
I'll take you up on that offer.

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Okay.

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00:11:14,310 --> 00:11:16,517
-Hello, Martin.
-Hey, Granddad.

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00:11:16,620 --> 00:11:19,482
If you'll excuse me,
I have to call the office.

249
00:11:21,724 --> 00:11:23,620
Everything okay, sweetheart?

250
00:11:24,620 --> 00:11:27,448
Did you know about
Martin and Smitty separating?

251
00:11:28,620 --> 00:11:30,172
I did.

252
00:11:30,275 --> 00:11:32,172
I can't believe it.

253
00:11:32,275 --> 00:11:35,000
Is every marriage
in our family breaking up?

254
00:11:35,103 --> 00:11:38,172
Oh, I certainly hope not.

255
00:11:38,275 --> 00:11:41,103
All of our hearts are hurting
for Smitty and Martin,

256
00:11:41,206 --> 00:11:43,000
and especially for the children.

257
00:11:43,103 --> 00:11:46,034
I spoke with Tyrell earlier,

258
00:11:46,137 --> 00:11:47,931
and I know your mother
is spending as much time

259
00:11:48,034 --> 00:11:49,310
with Samantha as she can.

260
00:11:49,413 --> 00:11:52,620
And I'll keep
a special eye on Samantha.

261
00:11:52,724 --> 00:11:54,310
-Don't worry.
-Good.

262
00:11:54,413 --> 00:11:57,758
They need to know
that the rest of us are here

263
00:11:57,862 --> 00:11:59,793
for them to lean on.

264
00:11:59,896 --> 00:12:02,034
We're not going anyplace.

265
00:12:03,034 --> 00:12:07,275
On a happier note,
tell me about your young man.

266
00:12:07,379 --> 00:12:09,068
Is he meeting you
at the concert?

267
00:12:09,172 --> 00:12:10,379
Afraid not.

268
00:12:10,482 --> 00:12:11,551
He has to work.

269
00:12:11,655 --> 00:12:14,344
Aw, that's such a shame.

270
00:12:14,448 --> 00:12:17,241
Well, as luck would have it,
my, uh, beloved

271
00:12:17,344 --> 00:12:19,379
is also working late tonight.

272
00:12:19,482 --> 00:12:21,551
-Hmm.
-So...

273
00:12:21,655 --> 00:12:23,931
we could spend
some time together.

274
00:12:24,931 --> 00:12:26,482
-Good company.
-Yeah.

275
00:12:26,586 --> 00:12:28,620
[both laugh]

276
00:12:28,724 --> 00:12:30,896
I didn't realize
spending an evening with me

277
00:12:31,000 --> 00:12:33,172
would be such
a hardship for you.

278
00:12:33,275 --> 00:12:37,758
I am sick and tired of going
through the motions, Vanessa.

279
00:12:37,862 --> 00:12:41,724
Of needing people to see us
as this picture-perfect couple.

280
00:12:41,827 --> 00:12:44,068
Would you prefer that people see
you the way you were last night?

281
00:12:45,724 --> 00:12:47,793
Yeah, I didn't think so.

282
00:12:47,896 --> 00:12:49,620
-This isn't easy for me,
you know.
-You don't get to play

283
00:12:49,724 --> 00:12:52,310
the victim here, Doug,
not when I'm busting my ass

284
00:12:52,413 --> 00:12:54,724
to get us out of the mess
you started.

285
00:12:54,827 --> 00:12:57,517
I acknowledge my part
in this situation, but...

286
00:12:57,620 --> 00:12:59,034
Then act like it.

287
00:12:59,137 --> 00:13:01,482
Work with me and stop rattling

288
00:13:01,586 --> 00:13:03,689
Joey's cage all the time.

289
00:13:03,793 --> 00:13:06,517
There's only so much
I can do to protect you.

290
00:13:06,620 --> 00:13:08,172
Protect me?

291
00:13:08,275 --> 00:13:10,241
Is that what
you think you're doing?

292
00:13:10,344 --> 00:13:12,724
You have no idea
how close you are

293
00:13:12,827 --> 00:13:13,896
to bringing us both down.

294
00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:15,724
You need to pull it together.

295
00:13:16,758 --> 00:13:19,551
Stop drinking, stop gambling,
and stop blurting things out

296
00:13:19,655 --> 00:13:20,862
at the worst possible moment.

297
00:13:23,517 --> 00:13:24,896
You're right.

298
00:13:26,517 --> 00:13:28,965
I'm glad you're seeing sense.

299
00:13:29,068 --> 00:13:34,000
I agree I need to stop
my overindulgences

300
00:13:34,103 --> 00:13:37,034
in various ways,
I need to be more discreet.

301
00:13:37,137 --> 00:13:38,413
But what about you?

302
00:13:38,517 --> 00:13:42,068
Can you stop your indulgences?

303
00:13:42,172 --> 00:13:45,482
Tell Joey to find
another partner in crime?

304
00:13:46,517 --> 00:13:48,724
Will you lower your voice?

305
00:13:49,827 --> 00:13:52,241
We're going to be late.
Can we just...

306
00:13:52,344 --> 00:13:55,137
try to enjoy our evening
and talk about this later?

307
00:13:55,241 --> 00:13:57,965
MAN [over P.A.]:
Dr. Ling, dial 831.

308
00:13:59,172 --> 00:14:00,379
DOUG:
Shanice?

309
00:14:01,620 --> 00:14:04,206
-Are you on duty tonight?
-Sorry, Dr. McBride.

310
00:14:04,310 --> 00:14:05,655
I can check the schedule
and see who is, though.

311
00:14:05,758 --> 00:14:08,620
Oh, I wasn't asking you to work.

312
00:14:08,724 --> 00:14:09,965
How would you like to go

313
00:14:10,068 --> 00:14:13,103
to the Articulettes concert
tonight?

314
00:14:13,206 --> 00:14:15,827
-[laughs] I'd love to.
-Well, great.

315
00:14:15,931 --> 00:14:17,620
My wife has an extra ticket,

316
00:14:17,724 --> 00:14:20,448
and she wouldn't
want it to go to waste.

317
00:14:20,551 --> 00:14:23,448
That way, everyone's happy.

318
00:14:29,275 --> 00:14:31,206
Look, I'm sorry for barging in,
but I needed to warn you.

319
00:14:33,241 --> 00:14:34,827
What happened?
What'd your mother do now?

320
00:14:34,931 --> 00:14:37,172
She found the concert ticket
you gave me.

321
00:14:38,206 --> 00:14:39,344
Was she very upset?

322
00:14:39,448 --> 00:14:41,724
Worse. She was overjoyed.

323
00:14:41,827 --> 00:14:44,241
Dana's going to the concert.

324
00:14:44,344 --> 00:14:47,482
Look, I should have hidden it
better. I am so sorry.

325
00:14:47,586 --> 00:14:49,689
I know how this
will upset Nicole.

326
00:14:49,793 --> 00:14:51,517
That's not your fault, Eva.

327
00:14:51,620 --> 00:14:53,620
Thank you for warning me.
Your seat's next to mine.

328
00:14:53,724 --> 00:14:54,931
If you wouldn't have
said anything, it'd be me

329
00:14:55,034 --> 00:14:57,965
sitting next to Dana
in a sea of Duprees.

330
00:14:58,068 --> 00:15:01,896
At least we managed
to avoid that picture.

331
00:15:02,000 --> 00:15:03,896
Well, thank God
for small mercies.

332
00:15:04,000 --> 00:15:07,793
Listen, you take the ticket.

333
00:15:07,896 --> 00:15:09,827
I can't.

334
00:15:09,931 --> 00:15:11,517
I don't want you to miss
the concert,

335
00:15:11,620 --> 00:15:13,655
especially not when you're
the one who bought the tickets.

336
00:15:13,758 --> 00:15:15,758
The concert
is ruined for me anyway.

337
00:15:15,862 --> 00:15:17,137
If I'm sitting beside Dana,

338
00:15:17,241 --> 00:15:18,551
I'm so worried about
what she might do,

339
00:15:18,655 --> 00:15:19,862
I wouldn't even be able
to hear the music,

340
00:15:19,965 --> 00:15:21,413
let alone enjoy it.

341
00:15:21,517 --> 00:15:23,413
Besides, you have
the best chance of anybody

342
00:15:23,517 --> 00:15:25,482
of making sure
your mother doesn't act out.

343
00:15:25,586 --> 00:15:28,000
Hopefully, me not being there
will lessen the temptation

344
00:15:28,103 --> 00:15:30,000
for her to make a scene.

345
00:15:30,103 --> 00:15:32,724
Well, Mama never needs
a reason to act out.

346
00:15:32,827 --> 00:15:34,793
-Yeah.
-But...

347
00:15:34,896 --> 00:15:36,482
I hear what you're saying.

348
00:15:37,482 --> 00:15:39,448
Dang, I feel even worse now.

349
00:15:39,551 --> 00:15:40,758
You were kind enough
to buy concert tickets

350
00:15:40,862 --> 00:15:42,655
for all of us in the office,

351
00:15:42,758 --> 00:15:46,379
and now I ruined your night
and maybe everyone else's.

352
00:15:46,482 --> 00:15:49,068
It's fine. You're not
to blame for your mother.

353
00:15:51,034 --> 00:15:52,620
Well, let's just hope
she doesn't try to steal

354
00:15:52,724 --> 00:15:54,413
the spotlight again.

355
00:15:54,517 --> 00:15:56,068
Don't worry about it, Eva.

356
00:15:56,172 --> 00:15:58,793
You just do what you can
to keep her in line tonight.

357
00:15:58,896 --> 00:16:01,137
Besides, I'm sure
the Duprees will be happy

358
00:16:01,241 --> 00:16:03,413
to know I'm not there anyway.

359
00:16:06,034 --> 00:16:07,862
MAN [over P.A.]:
Dr. Ling to Bed 587.

360
00:16:10,931 --> 00:16:12,793
You just missed Shanice.

361
00:16:12,896 --> 00:16:14,827
Actually, I'm here to see you.

362
00:16:14,931 --> 00:16:17,896
I was hoping I could
buy you a cup of coffee

363
00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:19,517
and we could talk?

364
00:16:20,862 --> 00:16:22,034
Coffee?

365
00:16:23,103 --> 00:16:24,827
Sure.

366
00:16:27,275 --> 00:16:30,793
It is time for the Articulettes
to head to the Howard.

367
00:16:30,896 --> 00:16:32,068
Oh, you don't fool me.

368
00:16:32,172 --> 00:16:33,586
You just want to be there
in time

369
00:16:33,689 --> 00:16:35,689
to do those rituals
you always do.

370
00:16:35,793 --> 00:16:38,482
Warming up properly
is not a ritual.

371
00:16:38,586 --> 00:16:40,965
-[laughter]
-It is while you're doing it

372
00:16:41,068 --> 00:16:43,896
jumping back and forth
from one foot to the other.

373
00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:45,379
[laughter]

374
00:16:45,482 --> 00:16:47,068
ANITA:
It worked on our first concert

375
00:16:47,172 --> 00:16:49,551
and every one since, didn't it?

376
00:16:50,965 --> 00:16:54,413
We all know my love
has her own little ways.

377
00:16:54,517 --> 00:16:56,103
I'm just being responsible.

378
00:16:56,206 --> 00:16:58,413
You are never anything but.

379
00:16:58,517 --> 00:17:00,620
Now, if we could all
just gather round

380
00:17:00,724 --> 00:17:04,378
before our Articulettes
leave us.

381
00:17:09,103 --> 00:17:11,758
It'll come as no surprise
to anyone

382
00:17:11,862 --> 00:17:16,827
how very proud I am
of my lovely and talented wife.

383
00:17:16,931 --> 00:17:20,517
Tonight that pride extends
to her two dear friends

384
00:17:20,619 --> 00:17:22,448
and sisters in music.

385
00:17:22,550 --> 00:17:25,275
We are here to celebrate them.

386
00:17:25,378 --> 00:17:30,310
[chuckles] On this, the night
of their long-awaited reunion.

387
00:17:30,413 --> 00:17:32,965
And we are blessed to be able
to be here together

388
00:17:33,068 --> 00:17:35,137
as a family to do so.

389
00:17:35,241 --> 00:17:37,241
To be able to support them

390
00:17:37,344 --> 00:17:40,620
in this more challenging time.

391
00:17:40,724 --> 00:17:43,034
Because that's what it means
to be a family.

392
00:17:43,137 --> 00:17:45,482
To be there for each other,

393
00:17:45,586 --> 00:17:49,103
in good times and bad.

394
00:17:49,206 --> 00:17:51,724
-Amen.
-ALL: Amen.

395
00:18:01,586 --> 00:18:02,896
I was right.
Vernon and his flowers.

396
00:18:03,000 --> 00:18:05,758
[sighs] And so nice of Anita
to leave them here

397
00:18:05,862 --> 00:18:08,206
where we can all enjoy them
throughout the show.

398
00:18:09,241 --> 00:18:12,758
That man-- all these years,
and he still hasn't forgotten.

399
00:18:12,862 --> 00:18:15,517
I haven't forgotten you either.

400
00:18:15,620 --> 00:18:17,137
For us?

401
00:18:17,241 --> 00:18:20,620
Well, you heard what I said
at the house the other night.

402
00:18:20,724 --> 00:18:23,344
You are her sisters in music.

403
00:18:23,448 --> 00:18:25,172
Oh, damn you, Vernon,
don't you make me cry

404
00:18:25,275 --> 00:18:27,793
-and mess up my makeup.
-[laughter]

405
00:18:27,896 --> 00:18:29,793
You're part of the family.

406
00:18:29,896 --> 00:18:31,620
Thank you.

407
00:18:31,724 --> 00:18:33,758
♪ ♪

408
00:18:45,275 --> 00:18:46,862
[mutters]

409
00:18:55,482 --> 00:18:57,103
We meet again.

410
00:18:57,206 --> 00:18:58,344
MARTIN:
Yeah.

411
00:18:58,448 --> 00:19:00,344
That trial run earlier
helped make things

412
00:19:00,448 --> 00:19:03,068
a little less clunky?

413
00:19:04,275 --> 00:19:06,000
I've always liked
that jacket on you.

414
00:19:06,103 --> 00:19:08,034
I know.

415
00:19:09,724 --> 00:19:11,758
Well, I'm sure Samantha
wants to catch up with you,

416
00:19:11,862 --> 00:19:14,379
so I'll let you two talk.

417
00:19:18,344 --> 00:19:19,482
Sorry.

418
00:19:20,482 --> 00:19:22,620
Come on, Pop, why don't
you take the seat next to Dad?

419
00:19:22,724 --> 00:19:24,586
No, thanks, sweetheart.
The last thing I want to do

420
00:19:24,689 --> 00:19:26,448
is to make Dad feel pressured.

421
00:19:26,551 --> 00:19:28,551
Fine with my assigned seat.

422
00:19:31,965 --> 00:19:34,344
The Articulettes are changing
into their costumes.

423
00:19:34,448 --> 00:19:37,000
-And the flowers?
-A hit, as expected.

424
00:19:37,103 --> 00:19:38,379
How could they be anything

425
00:19:38,482 --> 00:19:42,206
but with my lovely
granddaughters presenting them?

426
00:19:42,310 --> 00:19:43,724
I'm gonna check
the list of details

427
00:19:43,827 --> 00:19:46,482
that your mother told me
to triple-check.

428
00:19:46,586 --> 00:19:48,931
-[laughs]
-I'll see you in the audience.

429
00:19:49,034 --> 00:19:51,241
Oh, I-I'm-I'm gonna watch
from back here.

430
00:19:51,344 --> 00:19:53,482
I'm just glad you came.

431
00:19:59,206 --> 00:20:01,620
-[sighs] And we've lost Dani.
-Huh?

432
00:20:01,724 --> 00:20:03,379
I'll go see if Mother
needs any help.

433
00:20:03,482 --> 00:20:05,068
I'm obviously not needed here.

434
00:20:05,172 --> 00:20:06,344
Okay.

435
00:20:11,827 --> 00:20:13,137
-Andre.
-Oh, Dani.

436
00:20:13,241 --> 00:20:16,655
You don't have to worry
about hiding anything from me.

437
00:20:16,758 --> 00:20:18,689
Mother told me
all about your secret plan.

438
00:20:18,793 --> 00:20:21,413
-Mm, did she now?
-Mm-hmm, yeah. It's terrific.

439
00:20:21,517 --> 00:20:23,413
Everyone's gonna love it.

440
00:20:23,517 --> 00:20:27,034
Here I am, thinking that I knew
all sides of you, but this is...

441
00:20:27,137 --> 00:20:30,655
-But?
-It's cute.

442
00:20:30,758 --> 00:20:32,896
It's very adorable
to see you act so devious.

443
00:20:33,000 --> 00:20:34,931
But unfortunately,
it's not gonna work.

444
00:20:35,034 --> 00:20:36,551
It's worth a shot.

445
00:20:40,034 --> 00:20:42,965
-How are you doing, Smitty?
-I'm fine.

446
00:20:43,068 --> 00:20:45,137
Really?

447
00:20:45,241 --> 00:20:48,344
Look, I appreciate you
checking in on me, Naomi,

448
00:20:48,448 --> 00:20:51,655
but I'm afraid all I can say
right now is that I'm fine.

449
00:20:52,689 --> 00:20:56,275
I get it. You're in one hell
of an awkward situation.

450
00:20:56,379 --> 00:20:57,896
We have that in common.

451
00:21:00,482 --> 00:21:03,000
You know, don't you?

452
00:21:04,724 --> 00:21:07,241
You know, but your police
detective husband doesn't.

453
00:21:07,344 --> 00:21:09,310
We both know why he can't know.

454
00:21:09,413 --> 00:21:11,586
You and Martin have
spousal privilege.

455
00:21:11,689 --> 00:21:13,344
I have attorney-client
privilege.

456
00:21:13,448 --> 00:21:14,448
And between the three of us,

457
00:21:14,551 --> 00:21:16,896
we know exactly
what's going on here

458
00:21:17,000 --> 00:21:18,965
and why we can't afford
to divulge this information

459
00:21:19,068 --> 00:21:20,344
to anyone else.

460
00:21:20,448 --> 00:21:23,000
So you're just fine keeping
the secret from Jacob?

461
00:21:23,103 --> 00:21:25,896
Of course I'm not fine
with keeping secrets from him.

462
00:21:26,896 --> 00:21:30,137
But you do what you have to
to protect the people you love.

463
00:21:30,241 --> 00:21:31,448
Right?

464
00:21:32,655 --> 00:21:34,827
Excuse me, ladies. Pardon me.

465
00:21:34,931 --> 00:21:36,655
Martin. How's your mother doing?

466
00:21:36,758 --> 00:21:38,586
I haven't seen her tonight.
I want to make sure she's okay.

467
00:21:38,689 --> 00:21:40,310
She's good, she's watching
the show from the wings.

468
00:21:40,413 --> 00:21:42,034
Okay. Nice. Nice.

469
00:21:42,137 --> 00:21:44,689
She should get out and enjoy
herself any chance she gets.

470
00:21:44,793 --> 00:21:47,000
That woman deserves fun
and happiness.

471
00:21:47,103 --> 00:21:48,758
On that, we agree.

472
00:21:49,827 --> 00:21:51,931
Now, just so you know,
I let Ted have it

473
00:21:52,034 --> 00:21:53,448
about the way
that he treated your mother.

474
00:21:53,551 --> 00:21:56,241
She deserves so much more
from her husband.

475
00:21:56,344 --> 00:21:58,344
Between you and I,

476
00:21:58,448 --> 00:22:01,482
your mother-- one in a million.

477
00:22:02,482 --> 00:22:04,241
Oh, my gosh.
Those shoes are everything.

478
00:22:04,344 --> 00:22:06,379
-Oh.
-Please let me look
that good at 85.

479
00:22:06,482 --> 00:22:07,965
-Oh, my gosh.
-[laughs]

480
00:22:08,068 --> 00:22:10,620
-How's it looking?
-It's starting to fill up.

481
00:22:10,724 --> 00:22:12,620
Look, Daddy just took his seat
right up front.

482
00:22:12,724 --> 00:22:15,482
Oh, and he looks
like a kid at Christmas.

483
00:22:15,586 --> 00:22:17,241
[both gasp]

484
00:22:18,241 --> 00:22:19,827
Look at you.

485
00:22:19,931 --> 00:22:24,103
All hail the vision
that is Anita Williams Dupree.

486
00:22:24,206 --> 00:22:26,172
-We are not worthy
to call her Mother.
-Mm-mm.

487
00:22:26,275 --> 00:22:28,931
-Oh, you two need to stop.
-NICOLE: No, seriously, Mother.

488
00:22:29,034 --> 00:22:31,655
You look radiant.

489
00:22:31,758 --> 00:22:34,241
We are so excited to see you
celebrated in a way

490
00:22:34,344 --> 00:22:35,931
that you so deeply deserve.

491
00:22:36,034 --> 00:22:38,517
I know this is a difficult
time for you, Nicole.

492
00:22:38,620 --> 00:22:42,586
Uh-uh. Tonight is about you.

493
00:22:42,689 --> 00:22:45,896
And we want you to commit
every bit of it to memory.

494
00:22:46,000 --> 00:22:49,517
I will. Starting with this one.

495
00:22:57,482 --> 00:23:01,241
Tomas isn't here tonight, if
that's who you're looking for.

496
00:23:01,344 --> 00:23:03,413
Are you really this pathetic?

497
00:23:03,517 --> 00:23:05,655
Showing up
to my grandmother's concert

498
00:23:05,758 --> 00:23:07,620
just to make eyes at my man?

499
00:23:07,724 --> 00:23:10,034
The last thing I want to see is
you and Tomas together, okay?

500
00:23:10,137 --> 00:23:13,206
That's why
I wasn't even gonna...

501
00:23:13,310 --> 00:23:15,344
Oh, my God.

502
00:23:15,448 --> 00:23:17,379
LESLIE:
Isn't this a lovely evening?

503
00:23:17,482 --> 00:23:20,793
And don't I look
fabulous, darling?

504
00:23:20,896 --> 00:23:22,000
Mm?

505
00:23:22,103 --> 00:23:23,724
Are you kidding me?
You brought her?

506
00:23:23,827 --> 00:23:25,862
I'm handling it, okay?

507
00:23:27,000 --> 00:23:29,206
What the hell is she thinking,
coming here?

508
00:23:29,310 --> 00:23:31,931
That witch will not ruin
Mother's night.

509
00:23:35,206 --> 00:23:38,586
Pardonne-moi.Ooh,
lovely shirt. Matches the chair.

510
00:23:38,689 --> 00:23:41,103
Excuse me. I do need to get
to my center seat.

511
00:23:41,206 --> 00:23:42,724
-Thank you.
-I'm so sorry. Excuse us.

512
00:23:42,827 --> 00:23:45,310
-Excusezmy bootay.
-I'm sorry.

513
00:23:45,413 --> 00:23:47,413
-[chuckles] Oh, ooh, ooh.
-I'm so sorry.

514
00:23:47,517 --> 00:23:50,000
-Hope I didn't step
on your feet.
-Excuse us.

515
00:23:50,103 --> 00:23:51,448
-I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.
-Oh, you look so adorable...

516
00:23:51,551 --> 00:23:52,793
[sighs wearily]

517
00:23:52,896 --> 00:23:54,655
[clears throat]

518
00:23:54,758 --> 00:23:56,620
Okay, so you didn't
tell me we had tickets.

519
00:23:56,724 --> 00:23:59,344
Maybe because we didn't,
and we shouldn't even be here.

520
00:23:59,448 --> 00:24:01,275
Do you not see everyone
glaring at us?

521
00:24:01,379 --> 00:24:03,724
Eva, be quiet.

522
00:24:03,827 --> 00:24:05,482
Because you are causing a scene.

523
00:24:05,586 --> 00:24:07,206
I'm causing a scene?

524
00:24:07,310 --> 00:24:09,344
Shh.
All right.

525
00:24:09,448 --> 00:24:10,586
Act like I taught you something,

526
00:24:10,689 --> 00:24:12,793
like you got
some damn class, please.

527
00:24:13,827 --> 00:24:16,379
If you dare take
one step out of line

528
00:24:16,482 --> 00:24:20,793
or do anything to ruin
this night for my wife...

529
00:24:20,896 --> 00:24:23,241
She won't. Right, Mama?

530
00:24:24,379 --> 00:24:27,655
I shall choose silence.
Vernon, relax, okay?

531
00:24:27,758 --> 00:24:31,551
I'm just here to enjoy
the concert like anyone else.

532
00:24:31,655 --> 00:24:33,310
EVA:
You don't do anything

533
00:24:33,413 --> 00:24:35,413
-like everyone else.
-True that.

534
00:24:35,517 --> 00:24:37,827
I told you that I had
the perfect dress.

535
00:24:37,931 --> 00:24:40,758
Was I right-- pow--
or was I right?

536
00:24:40,862 --> 00:24:42,620
[cackles]
Ow.

537
00:24:47,379 --> 00:24:49,482
Lunatic Leslie got in somehow.

538
00:24:49,586 --> 00:24:51,448
We should get security
to toss her out.

539
00:24:51,551 --> 00:24:54,000
We need someone big and burly.
That bitch probably bites.

540
00:24:54,103 --> 00:24:55,344
There are too many people here.

541
00:24:55,448 --> 00:24:56,896
We have to handle this
delicately.

542
00:24:57,000 --> 00:24:59,000
Excuse me. Excuse me.

543
00:25:01,034 --> 00:25:02,241
[sighs]

544
00:25:02,344 --> 00:25:03,551
Okay.

545
00:25:07,586 --> 00:25:09,793
This dress is doing its job.

546
00:25:09,896 --> 00:25:11,482
[chuckles]

547
00:25:13,310 --> 00:25:15,448
Carlton's sitting next to her.
I think he's got this.

548
00:25:15,551 --> 00:25:17,275
We don't have time to do
anything anyway.

549
00:25:17,379 --> 00:25:19,379
The show's about to start.

550
00:25:22,206 --> 00:25:25,517
All right, ladies,
time for one last ritual.

551
00:25:25,620 --> 00:25:28,241
-Now, this one makes sense.
-[Anita chuckles]

552
00:25:28,344 --> 00:25:31,931
Thank you, dear Lord,
for bringing us together

553
00:25:32,034 --> 00:25:35,379
and allowing us to use the gift
you've given one more time.

554
00:25:36,620 --> 00:25:39,172
Thank you for allowing us

555
00:25:39,275 --> 00:25:41,137
to renew our friendship,

556
00:25:41,241 --> 00:25:43,241
right past wrongs,

557
00:25:43,344 --> 00:25:45,758
and rediscover our first love.

558
00:25:45,862 --> 00:25:46,931
Music.

559
00:25:47,034 --> 00:25:48,965
ALL:
Amen.

560
00:25:49,068 --> 00:25:50,137
Better together.

561
00:25:50,241 --> 00:25:51,482
Sisters forever.

562
00:25:51,586 --> 00:25:53,413
ALL:
Articulettes strong!

563
00:25:53,517 --> 00:25:55,241
All right, ladies, let's hit it.

564
00:25:55,344 --> 00:25:56,758
Okay.

565
00:25:56,862 --> 00:25:59,793
ANNOUNCER: Good evening,
ladies and gentlemen.

566
00:25:59,896 --> 00:26:02,965
At long last,
welcome back to the stage

567
00:26:03,068 --> 00:26:06,241
the fabulous Articulettes.

568
00:26:06,344 --> 00:26:08,241
[cheering]

569
00:26:10,931 --> 00:26:12,448
[whooping]

570
00:26:20,448 --> 00:26:21,689
So...

571
00:26:22,655 --> 00:26:24,413
I guess I should talk first.

572
00:26:24,517 --> 00:26:26,551
Since this was your idea.

573
00:26:26,655 --> 00:26:28,758
Right.

574
00:26:30,172 --> 00:26:33,344
I have so much I,
I want to say, but I-I just...

575
00:26:34,448 --> 00:26:36,103
I don't know where to start.

576
00:26:38,241 --> 00:26:40,965
I guess I just start
at the obvious.

577
00:26:42,068 --> 00:26:43,172
I miss you.

578
00:26:43,275 --> 00:26:45,586
I miss you, too, Derek.

579
00:26:45,689 --> 00:26:47,275
Oh, I hope this means
that maybe we could start

580
00:26:47,379 --> 00:26:48,965
talking to each other more.

581
00:26:49,068 --> 00:26:51,655
Well, assuming Shanice isn't

582
00:26:51,758 --> 00:26:53,103
uncomfortable with that,
of course.

583
00:26:53,206 --> 00:26:56,000
Not the classiest move,

584
00:26:56,103 --> 00:26:58,931
rubbing my friendship with
Shanice in your face like that.

585
00:26:59,034 --> 00:27:00,137
Friendship.

586
00:27:00,241 --> 00:27:01,724
Right.

587
00:27:01,827 --> 00:27:04,517
And that's all it is, I swear.

588
00:27:05,586 --> 00:27:08,000
And I apologize for trying
to make you think

589
00:27:08,103 --> 00:27:09,758
that it was
anything more than that.

590
00:27:13,241 --> 00:27:15,034
What?

591
00:27:15,137 --> 00:27:16,724
Aren't you gonna admit

592
00:27:16,827 --> 00:27:19,275
that you used Andre
to make me jealous?

593
00:27:19,379 --> 00:27:21,586
Ooh, I was hoping that we could
forget that ever happened.

594
00:27:21,689 --> 00:27:24,827
That's not something
I'm super proud of either.

595
00:27:24,931 --> 00:27:28,827
You know, I-I shouldn't say
this, but I'm glad you did it.

596
00:27:29,931 --> 00:27:32,344
It was the first sign
in a long time

597
00:27:32,448 --> 00:27:35,000
that you might still
want a future with me.

598
00:27:38,517 --> 00:27:40,862
You broke up with me.

599
00:27:41,862 --> 00:27:43,206
Yeah, I know.

600
00:27:44,931 --> 00:27:46,620
Dumbest thing I've ever done.

601
00:27:48,241 --> 00:27:49,793
[cheering]

602
00:27:49,896 --> 00:27:51,379
[vocalizing]

603
00:27:57,758 --> 00:27:59,344
♪ I've been watching you♪

604
00:27:59,448 --> 00:28:03,827
♪ Watching me
from across the room♪

605
00:28:03,931 --> 00:28:06,758
♪ You've been staring
a long time♪

606
00:28:06,862 --> 00:28:08,965
♪ We don't have all night♪

607
00:28:09,068 --> 00:28:12,965
♪ But I feel I should
make the first move♪

608
00:28:13,068 --> 00:28:15,068
♪ I see the sparkle
in your eye♪

609
00:28:15,172 --> 00:28:16,448
♪ For me♪

610
00:28:16,551 --> 00:28:18,344
-♪ Ooh♪
-♪ So don't be shy♪

611
00:28:18,448 --> 00:28:20,689
♪ Time's not on our side♪

612
00:28:20,793 --> 00:28:25,034
♪ Just grab my hand and dance
under the spotlight and♪

613
00:28:25,137 --> 00:28:26,413
♪ Baby♪

614
00:28:26,517 --> 00:28:28,793
-♪ Baby♪
-♪ Let's get closer♪

615
00:28:28,896 --> 00:28:31,000
-♪ Ah♪
-♪ Closer to me♪

616
00:28:31,103 --> 00:28:32,000
♪ And live out♪

617
00:28:32,103 --> 00:28:35,724
♪ Live out our fantasy♪

618
00:28:35,827 --> 00:28:39,310
-♪ No need♪
-♪ No need to keep dreaming♪

619
00:28:39,413 --> 00:28:40,655
♪ Wishing♪

620
00:28:40,758 --> 00:28:44,517
♪ Hoping, baby,
let's get closer♪

621
00:28:44,620 --> 00:28:46,172
♪ Ooh, don't want
to grow old by myself♪

622
00:28:46,275 --> 00:28:49,689
♪ And you can take my heart
off the shelf♪

623
00:28:49,793 --> 00:28:51,000
♪ Tonight may be
the only night♪

624
00:28:51,103 --> 00:28:53,758
♪ We have a chance to♪

625
00:28:53,862 --> 00:28:57,068
♪ Let's make magic
under the stars tonight♪

626
00:28:57,172 --> 00:28:58,517
♪ Let's live♪

627
00:28:58,620 --> 00:29:03,862
♪ Let's spend the night together
on a high♪

628
00:29:03,965 --> 00:29:05,758
-♪ Oh, baby♪
-♪ Baby♪

629
00:29:05,862 --> 00:29:08,379
-♪ Let's get♪
-♪ Let's get closer♪

630
00:29:08,482 --> 00:29:10,448
♪ Closer to me♪

631
00:29:10,551 --> 00:29:12,103
♪ Let's live♪

632
00:29:12,206 --> 00:29:14,931
♪ Live out our fantasy♪

633
00:29:15,034 --> 00:29:16,034
♪ You♪

634
00:29:16,137 --> 00:29:19,034
♪ Don't need to keep dreaming♪

635
00:29:19,137 --> 00:29:20,689
♪ Wishing♪

636
00:29:20,793 --> 00:29:22,551
♪ Hoping, baby♪

637
00:29:22,655 --> 00:29:24,310
♪ Let's get closer.♪

638
00:29:24,413 --> 00:29:26,448
[cheering, whooping]

639
00:29:34,724 --> 00:29:36,689
Thank you so much.

640
00:29:36,793 --> 00:29:39,206
Please give it up
for Sharon Winger

641
00:29:39,310 --> 00:29:40,965
and Tracy Tyler.

642
00:29:41,068 --> 00:29:43,689
We are the Articulettes.

643
00:29:43,793 --> 00:29:45,827
[applause]

644
00:29:52,482 --> 00:29:53,862
I know. I know.

645
00:29:53,965 --> 00:29:55,896
I-I, I wouldn't blame you
if you wanted

646
00:29:56,000 --> 00:29:58,068
to throw your coffee
in my face right now.

647
00:29:58,172 --> 00:29:59,413
[weak chuckle]

648
00:29:59,517 --> 00:30:01,896
I mean, you practically begged
me to just slow down

649
00:30:02,000 --> 00:30:05,655
and think things through
before I gave up on what we had.

650
00:30:05,758 --> 00:30:07,413
-Yeah.
-But I was

651
00:30:07,517 --> 00:30:10,310
too hurt and angry to listen.

652
00:30:10,413 --> 00:30:12,241
But, Ash, I promise you,

653
00:30:12,344 --> 00:30:15,655
I will never make
that mistake again.

654
00:30:15,758 --> 00:30:18,275
I'll never give up on us
so easily.

655
00:30:19,344 --> 00:30:21,206
If you just give me
another chance.

656
00:30:22,724 --> 00:30:25,551
And-and you don't have
to make your decision now.

657
00:30:25,655 --> 00:30:27,172
In fact, don't.

658
00:30:27,275 --> 00:30:29,103
Take some time
and think about it.

659
00:30:29,206 --> 00:30:31,068
-Derek...
-Seriously.

660
00:30:31,172 --> 00:30:34,034
Maybe this is the time
for you to slow down,

661
00:30:34,137 --> 00:30:37,517
take a breath before
you give me your answer.

662
00:30:38,586 --> 00:30:41,586
I don't need to slow down.

663
00:30:41,689 --> 00:30:43,241
Derek, I'm sorry, but...

664
00:30:43,344 --> 00:30:47,241
[sighs]
it's just too late for us.

665
00:30:49,344 --> 00:30:53,344
I guess things with Andre
have progressed beyond

666
00:30:53,448 --> 00:30:55,724
-just trying to make me jealous.
-No. No, that's not it.

667
00:30:55,827 --> 00:30:58,034
Andre and I are not...

668
00:30:58,137 --> 00:31:01,103
Look, nothing serious has
happened between me and Andre.

669
00:31:01,206 --> 00:31:04,310
And-and I'm sure it never would.
I mean, come on, Ash.

670
00:31:04,413 --> 00:31:06,517
Not with a guy like that.
He's a player.

671
00:31:07,551 --> 00:31:10,448
You told me to move on,
and so I did.

672
00:31:10,551 --> 00:31:12,724
Not to another man
but to-to new ideas

673
00:31:12,827 --> 00:31:14,724
about the kind of life
that I want to have,

674
00:31:14,827 --> 00:31:16,551
the kind of partnership

675
00:31:16,655 --> 00:31:18,896
that I want to have
with another person.

676
00:31:19,000 --> 00:31:20,000
I get that.

677
00:31:21,034 --> 00:31:23,448
And I can give you
the partnership that you want.

678
00:31:23,551 --> 00:31:25,379
No. Derek, no.
You're asking me to go backward

679
00:31:25,482 --> 00:31:27,862
because you suddenly had
a change of heart.

680
00:31:27,965 --> 00:31:29,241
-How is that fair?
-I think if we just

681
00:31:29,344 --> 00:31:30,551
-talk about it, we'll...
-No. Look.

682
00:31:30,655 --> 00:31:33,344
I don't want to talk
about this anymore, okay?

683
00:31:33,448 --> 00:31:35,103
I'm sorry. I...

684
00:31:36,379 --> 00:31:37,758
I got to go.

685
00:31:39,275 --> 00:31:40,724
Ashley.

686
00:31:46,586 --> 00:31:48,793
Thank you so much
for your warm welcome

687
00:31:48,896 --> 00:31:52,137
and for coming out to share
in this incredible night.

688
00:31:52,241 --> 00:31:54,965
And now let us reintroduce

689
00:31:55,068 --> 00:31:58,793
your favorite jazz diva
and ours...

690
00:31:58,896 --> 00:32:02,517
BOTH:
Anita Williams Dupree.

691
00:32:02,620 --> 00:32:04,655
[cheering]

692
00:32:09,758 --> 00:32:11,793
[soft jazz music playing]

693
00:32:21,241 --> 00:32:23,862
♪ When I think of loving you♪

694
00:32:23,965 --> 00:32:28,724
♪ It's something
that I can't explain♪

695
00:32:28,827 --> 00:32:32,482
♪ Your love is the life force♪

696
00:32:32,586 --> 00:32:35,689
♪ Running through my veins♪

697
00:32:35,793 --> 00:32:39,310
♪ This feeling is not easy♪

698
00:32:39,413 --> 00:32:41,931
♪ To express in words♪

699
00:32:42,034 --> 00:32:44,827
♪ My heart is trembling
in your hands♪

700
00:32:44,931 --> 00:32:50,931
♪ Just like a little baby bird♪

701
00:32:51,965 --> 00:32:54,448
♪ When you take me
in your arms♪

702
00:32:54,551 --> 00:32:58,931
♪ The stars dance
up and down my spine♪

703
00:32:59,034 --> 00:33:02,793
♪ When our lips meet♪

704
00:33:02,896 --> 00:33:06,620
♪ A feeling so sublime♪

705
00:33:06,724 --> 00:33:09,655
♪ A river rushes to the sea♪

706
00:33:09,758 --> 00:33:11,965
♪ I see eternity♪

707
00:33:12,068 --> 00:33:15,724
♪ My mind is wrapped up
in the glow♪

708
00:33:15,827 --> 00:33:21,000
♪ Of love that's washing
over me.♪

709
00:33:22,172 --> 00:33:24,172
[vocalizing]

710
00:33:29,206 --> 00:33:30,586
[applause]

711
00:33:30,689 --> 00:33:32,724
[cheering]

712
00:33:46,482 --> 00:33:49,068
[cheering]

713
00:34:00,137 --> 00:34:03,689
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

714
00:34:03,793 --> 00:34:06,655
I'd like to thank you all
for coming out tonight.

715
00:34:07,620 --> 00:34:09,965
I want to thank everyone

716
00:34:10,068 --> 00:34:12,482
who helped to make
this dream a reality,

717
00:34:12,585 --> 00:34:15,620
starting with my Articulette
sisters

718
00:34:15,724 --> 00:34:17,931
Sharon and Tracy,

719
00:34:18,034 --> 00:34:22,275
without whose voices,
talent, and support

720
00:34:22,379 --> 00:34:24,137
we wouldn't be here tonight.

721
00:34:24,241 --> 00:34:27,172
A special thanks to Jim Price.

722
00:34:27,275 --> 00:34:31,310
The agent who, despite
my arguments against it,

723
00:34:31,413 --> 00:34:33,724
made me consider
returning to the stage

724
00:34:33,827 --> 00:34:36,447
and then commenced to putting
all the pieces together.

725
00:34:36,551 --> 00:34:38,034
Thank you, Jim.

726
00:34:39,482 --> 00:34:42,413
A special thanks
to my incredible family.

727
00:34:42,516 --> 00:34:44,585
I see you all out there.
[laughs]

728
00:34:45,620 --> 00:34:48,241
Especially my wonderful husband,

729
00:34:48,344 --> 00:34:51,482
retired Senator Vernon Dupree.

730
00:34:51,585 --> 00:34:53,655
It is no exaggeration

731
00:34:53,757 --> 00:34:56,688
that without his faith,

732
00:34:56,793 --> 00:35:00,310
encouragement, love,
persistence...

733
00:35:01,344 --> 00:35:03,827
...none of this
would be possible.

734
00:35:07,689 --> 00:35:09,448
We are gonna get back
to the show in a moment,

735
00:35:09,551 --> 00:35:12,862
but before we do, there is
something very important

736
00:35:12,965 --> 00:35:14,517
that has to happen.

737
00:35:20,344 --> 00:35:23,689
Ladies and gentlemen,
the Articulettes.

738
00:35:23,793 --> 00:35:25,275
We're not here
to start any drama.

739
00:35:25,379 --> 00:35:27,896
Oh, you have two seconds
to get the hell out

740
00:35:28,000 --> 00:35:29,448
before I make you. One...

741
00:35:29,551 --> 00:35:31,448
CARLTON:
What do you say
we continue these laughs

742
00:35:31,551 --> 00:35:32,206
over dinner sometime?

743
00:35:32,310 --> 00:35:33,724
Nicole. Um...

744
00:35:33,827 --> 00:35:34,965
I know what I want now.

745
00:35:35,068 --> 00:35:36,137
I want something real, Ashley,

746
00:35:36,241 --> 00:35:37,551
something with roots.

747
00:35:37,655 --> 00:35:39,034
Somebody help me!

748
00:35:39,137 --> 00:35:41,551
-Let me help you.
-Don't you dare touch me!

749
00:35:47,103 --> 00:35:51,034
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750
00:35:51,137 --> 00:35:55,103
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751
00:35:56,305 --> 00:36:56,181