"Beyond the Gates" Episode #1.90

1 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:12,074 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm 2 00:00:21,275 --> 00:00:22,517 Dani Long Legs! 3 00:00:22,620 --> 00:00:24,413 Oh, hey, Vanessa. 4 00:00:24,517 --> 00:00:26,068 "Oh, hey, Vanessa." 5 00:00:26,172 --> 00:00:27,793 That is not how we greet each other. 6 00:00:27,896 --> 00:00:29,344 Let's try again. 7 00:00:30,586 --> 00:00:32,862 Dani long legs! 8 00:00:32,965 --> 00:00:35,344 -Vandanna! -Better. 9 00:00:36,379 --> 00:00:37,655 But if you don't pep up, I'll start calling you 10 00:00:37,758 --> 00:00:40,310 "Dani Downer." What's wrong? 11 00:00:40,413 --> 00:00:42,379 I'd rather focus on the positive. 12 00:00:42,482 --> 00:00:45,620 So tell me, have you located a hot location 13 00:00:45,724 --> 00:00:47,793 for the Dupree-Curtis modeling agency 14 00:00:47,896 --> 00:00:49,379 to begin our world domination? 15 00:00:49,482 --> 00:00:51,965 -You know I have. Georgetown is a given. -Mm-hmm. 16 00:00:52,068 --> 00:00:54,827 But U Street is a destination worth considering. 17 00:00:54,931 --> 00:00:56,586 Black Broadway. You know, back in the day, 18 00:00:56,689 --> 00:00:59,310 it was a hub for Black culture, business, entertainment. 19 00:00:59,413 --> 00:01:00,758 When I was researching, 20 00:01:00,862 --> 00:01:02,724 I couldn't believe the famous residents who lived there. 21 00:01:02,827 --> 00:01:05,137 Jazz singers, lawyers, diplomats. 22 00:01:05,241 --> 00:01:08,482 Yeah, a community of trailblazers building a legacy. 23 00:01:08,586 --> 00:01:11,103 Which is exactly what is making my situation so hard. 24 00:01:11,206 --> 00:01:13,551 If I go back to modeling and it's a disaster, 25 00:01:13,655 --> 00:01:15,551 what does that say about my legacy? 26 00:01:15,655 --> 00:01:18,241 "Dandy Dupree, supermodel turned momager turned failure"? 27 00:01:18,344 --> 00:01:21,620 Wait, wait. Let me catch my breath. 28 00:01:21,724 --> 00:01:23,655 You're going back to modeling? 29 00:01:25,241 --> 00:01:26,551 Dani Dupree returning to the covers 30 00:01:26,655 --> 00:01:29,586 of magazines will break the Internet. 31 00:01:29,689 --> 00:01:32,448 -What prompted this? -Pamela. 32 00:01:32,551 --> 00:01:34,723 Our modeling agency isn't making as big a splash 33 00:01:34,827 --> 00:01:36,620 as we thought it would, and so, she has this idea 34 00:01:36,723 --> 00:01:39,482 to put me front and center, but I don't know. 35 00:01:39,586 --> 00:01:40,862 What's not to know? You're hot. 36 00:01:40,965 --> 00:01:43,000 It could be a disaster. It could all backfire. 37 00:01:43,103 --> 00:01:44,620 I've seen it happen before. 38 00:01:44,723 --> 00:01:47,103 One misstep, one wrong decision, 39 00:01:47,206 --> 00:01:48,655 and all of your accomplishments are erased. 40 00:01:48,758 --> 00:01:50,068 Oh, hey, babe. 41 00:01:50,172 --> 00:01:52,931 -I didn't expect you home. -Didn't expect you, either. 42 00:01:55,310 --> 00:01:57,241 I, uh, put on the wrong shoes this morning, 43 00:01:57,344 --> 00:01:59,172 and my dogs are killing me. 44 00:02:01,620 --> 00:02:03,862 I was at the hospital seeing June. 45 00:02:05,517 --> 00:02:06,827 Oh, yeah? How's she doing? She good? 46 00:02:06,931 --> 00:02:08,482 She's good. She's better. 47 00:02:08,586 --> 00:02:11,241 But, uh, Madison and the other doctors want 48 00:02:11,344 --> 00:02:12,758 to hold off on discharging her 49 00:02:12,862 --> 00:02:14,793 until they know she has a safe place to go. 50 00:02:19,275 --> 00:02:21,206 I talked to the social worker there, 51 00:02:21,310 --> 00:02:23,241 and hopefully, she can come up with a better option 52 00:02:23,344 --> 00:02:27,931 that June likes, because she's definitely not listening to me. 53 00:02:28,034 --> 00:02:29,724 Mm-hmm. Yeah. 54 00:02:32,689 --> 00:02:36,137 Kind of like you are not listening to me. 55 00:02:36,241 --> 00:02:39,103 Sorry, babe. I just got back from seeing Smitty. 56 00:02:39,206 --> 00:02:40,482 Is he still worried about Martin? 57 00:02:40,586 --> 00:02:43,482 Yeah. The situation with him hasn't changed. 58 00:02:45,241 --> 00:02:47,896 Look, Naomi, I think your cousin may be in way over his head. 59 00:02:58,620 --> 00:03:00,172 Congressman. 60 00:03:00,275 --> 00:03:02,034 It's unusual to see you having a press conference 61 00:03:02,137 --> 00:03:04,034 without your full staff. 62 00:03:04,137 --> 00:03:06,724 I got elected by being a man of the people, 63 00:03:06,827 --> 00:03:08,482 and I don't think 64 00:03:08,586 --> 00:03:11,000 talking to them on my own is outside that mandate. 65 00:03:11,103 --> 00:03:12,724 No family in sight, so I'm guessing 66 00:03:12,827 --> 00:03:16,344 this doesn't have to do with you running for higher office? 67 00:03:16,448 --> 00:03:19,241 No, that's not in my cards right now. 68 00:03:19,344 --> 00:03:21,482 Oh, here comes your biggest fan. 69 00:03:21,586 --> 00:03:24,551 You'll excuse me if I steal my grandson for a moment? 70 00:03:29,310 --> 00:03:31,206 Thank God I got here in time. 71 00:03:31,310 --> 00:03:33,482 In time for what? 72 00:04:04,724 --> 00:04:07,827 I better not find out that you've been cheating, Armstrong. 73 00:04:07,931 --> 00:04:10,206 If I cheated, I'd be out of business. 74 00:04:12,896 --> 00:04:14,275 I'm out. 75 00:04:14,379 --> 00:04:16,481 Oh, come on. Play another hand. What else are you gonna do 76 00:04:16,586 --> 00:04:19,206 while you wait till you hear back from your boys? 77 00:04:19,310 --> 00:04:22,448 I never get why you like to play cards at times like these. 78 00:04:22,551 --> 00:04:25,206 -It relaxes me. -Why do you need relaxing? 79 00:04:25,310 --> 00:04:26,896 I'm the one doing all the dirty work. 80 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:29,413 I worry about you, Marcel. 81 00:04:29,517 --> 00:04:31,793 It's so stressful. 82 00:04:35,896 --> 00:04:37,931 They spotted him. 83 00:04:43,172 --> 00:04:45,310 So you're saying Pop threw hands with Kenny? 84 00:04:45,413 --> 00:04:47,137 It wasn't a fight, exactly. 85 00:04:47,241 --> 00:04:49,793 Pop just showed up and decked Kenny in the face. 86 00:04:49,896 --> 00:04:52,724 So all Kenny was doing was just standing there? 87 00:04:52,827 --> 00:04:55,068 Well, he was doing a lot of talking, 88 00:04:55,172 --> 00:04:57,793 but, Tyrell, there's a lot more going on 89 00:04:57,896 --> 00:04:59,103 than what Pop and Dad are saying. 90 00:04:59,206 --> 00:05:00,517 Like what? 91 00:05:00,620 --> 00:05:04,482 Pop and Kenny-- they knew each other somehow. 92 00:05:04,586 --> 00:05:07,137 Like, he didn't just happen to meet you or me. 93 00:05:07,241 --> 00:05:08,827 He did it on purpose. 94 00:05:09,827 --> 00:05:12,344 Like a weirdo? 95 00:05:12,448 --> 00:05:14,379 Why would he do that to us? 96 00:05:14,482 --> 00:05:16,103 To mess with Pop's head. 97 00:05:16,206 --> 00:05:19,758 How come? And how do you know? 98 00:05:19,862 --> 00:05:22,758 Well, Kenny-- he was saying all these weird things, 99 00:05:22,862 --> 00:05:24,689 like calling him "Your Majesty," 100 00:05:24,793 --> 00:05:26,758 and other, like, cringy stuff, 101 00:05:26,862 --> 00:05:29,896 and talking about how Pop came after him before. 102 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:33,586 How would Pop have come after Kenny? 103 00:05:33,689 --> 00:05:35,620 And he's not even on stuff like that. 104 00:05:35,724 --> 00:05:38,517 Look, I really don't know all the details, 105 00:05:38,620 --> 00:05:40,689 but it was clear that they had beef. 106 00:05:41,931 --> 00:05:45,793 So... what did pop tell you? 107 00:05:45,896 --> 00:05:50,758 He basically said that Kenny had our family in his crosshairs. 108 00:06:01,931 --> 00:06:03,344 Looking for me? 109 00:06:10,482 --> 00:06:12,586 You will never not be remembered for everything you've achieved. 110 00:06:12,689 --> 00:06:14,931 You are being kind. 111 00:06:15,034 --> 00:06:16,758 I'm being honest. 112 00:06:16,862 --> 00:06:19,689 To this day, people look up to you, 113 00:06:19,793 --> 00:06:22,275 admire you, hang on every word. 114 00:06:22,379 --> 00:06:24,586 I think you're thinking about my daddy, not me. 115 00:06:24,689 --> 00:06:27,172 You want a mission? Here it is. 116 00:06:27,275 --> 00:06:29,827 Be a role model. 117 00:06:29,931 --> 00:06:31,241 Show the up-and-comers 118 00:06:31,344 --> 00:06:33,655 that their time in the biz isn't finite. 119 00:06:33,758 --> 00:06:35,103 Show the "been there, done that-ers" 120 00:06:35,206 --> 00:06:37,827 that their time hasn't expired. 121 00:06:37,931 --> 00:06:39,586 What better way to do that 122 00:06:39,689 --> 00:06:42,413 than by strutting your way across these fears 123 00:06:42,517 --> 00:06:44,206 and self-doubt yourself? 124 00:06:44,310 --> 00:06:45,655 You do have a point. 125 00:06:45,758 --> 00:06:48,137 And I'm not blowing smoke here because I'm your friend. 126 00:06:48,241 --> 00:06:51,241 You have what it takes to make this a success, Dani. 127 00:06:51,344 --> 00:06:53,379 Give yourself some credit. 128 00:06:53,482 --> 00:06:55,655 -Thank you, Vanessa. -Anytime. 129 00:06:56,689 --> 00:06:58,310 Shoot. I have an appointment. 130 00:06:58,413 --> 00:07:01,206 I'll email you those properties, and we'll talk soon, okay? 131 00:07:01,310 --> 00:07:02,586 Of course. 132 00:07:02,689 --> 00:07:04,172 -And thank you again. -Yeah. 133 00:07:04,275 --> 00:07:06,413 -Love you. -Love you. 134 00:07:08,206 --> 00:07:10,172 Yeah. 135 00:07:10,275 --> 00:07:11,827 What do you mean 136 00:07:11,931 --> 00:07:14,241 Martin is in over his head? 137 00:07:14,344 --> 00:07:17,206 Well, apparently there's a guy in Fairmont Crest 138 00:07:17,310 --> 00:07:20,000 who's shown up more than once around the kids. 139 00:07:20,103 --> 00:07:22,275 What? Where? At their schools? 140 00:07:22,379 --> 00:07:23,586 Well, there's no evidence of that, 141 00:07:23,689 --> 00:07:24,931 but it wouldn't surprise me. 142 00:07:25,034 --> 00:07:26,620 But he did make it inside their house. 143 00:07:28,482 --> 00:07:30,068 Well, that's scary. 144 00:07:30,172 --> 00:07:32,241 You mean, like... like a stalker? 145 00:07:32,344 --> 00:07:34,172 I'm not sure, but apparently, 146 00:07:34,275 --> 00:07:36,137 Martin knows who it is and what it's about, 147 00:07:36,241 --> 00:07:37,793 but he won't explain it to Smitty. 148 00:07:37,896 --> 00:07:40,620 But that... that doesn't make sense, 149 00:07:40,724 --> 00:07:42,655 unless... 150 00:07:42,758 --> 00:07:44,620 unless he thinks he's harmless. 151 00:07:44,724 --> 00:07:47,344 I'm pretty sure that's not it, because Martin asked 152 00:07:47,448 --> 00:07:49,034 for police protection for his family. 153 00:07:49,137 --> 00:07:51,793 -That seems wise. -Yeah, you would think, but get this. 154 00:07:51,896 --> 00:07:54,448 The person he wanted to be in charge of it is Marcel. 155 00:07:54,551 --> 00:07:58,551 Your partner, Marcel? Shady Marcel? 156 00:07:58,655 --> 00:07:59,931 -Yeah. -And not your dad? 157 00:08:00,034 --> 00:08:01,344 Right. 158 00:08:01,448 --> 00:08:05,724 Okay, Martin wants protection from the crooked cop 159 00:08:05,827 --> 00:08:07,551 that his own husband is investigating? 160 00:08:07,655 --> 00:08:10,310 Look, if you ask me, something weird is going on. 161 00:08:10,413 --> 00:08:13,241 Remember when I told you that Smitty's theory was 162 00:08:13,344 --> 00:08:15,482 that Marcel was somehow a threat to Martin? 163 00:08:15,586 --> 00:08:17,344 Well, that theory doesn't hold up now. 164 00:08:17,448 --> 00:08:20,379 Yeah, now it seems like they've got each other's backs. 165 00:08:20,482 --> 00:08:22,793 Because even before Martin asked for Marcel's help, 166 00:08:22,896 --> 00:08:25,000 he was trying to get Smitty to drop the story 167 00:08:25,103 --> 00:08:26,448 that he was doing on Marcel. 168 00:08:26,551 --> 00:08:28,655 Okay, Martin is a congressman. 169 00:08:28,758 --> 00:08:30,586 He has to support the police. 170 00:08:30,689 --> 00:08:32,758 I guess he just knows Marcel 171 00:08:32,861 --> 00:08:34,482 as this legendary hero of the police force. 172 00:08:34,586 --> 00:08:36,482 Yeah, I thought the same thing 173 00:08:36,586 --> 00:08:38,379 before I started working with him. 174 00:08:38,482 --> 00:08:40,586 But I'm sure by now Martin is well aware 175 00:08:40,688 --> 00:08:43,517 of Marcel's less-than-legit dealings from Smitty. 176 00:08:43,620 --> 00:08:45,517 Okay, so what are you saying? 177 00:08:45,620 --> 00:08:48,344 That Martin knows Marcel is crooked, and somehow...? 178 00:08:48,448 --> 00:08:51,344 Look, I'm not accusing your cousin of doing anything, 179 00:08:51,448 --> 00:08:53,586 but apparently, according to Smitty, 180 00:08:53,689 --> 00:08:55,137 Martin is dealing with a ton of stress, 181 00:08:55,241 --> 00:08:57,172 and he's not handling it well. 182 00:08:57,275 --> 00:09:00,206 I think this whole situation is coming to a head. 183 00:09:03,275 --> 00:09:06,241 Here's D.C.'s finest at a card table 184 00:09:06,344 --> 00:09:08,310 instead of being outside scouring the city 185 00:09:08,413 --> 00:09:10,241 for our package that went astray. 186 00:09:10,344 --> 00:09:12,379 Cool your jets, Mr. Fixit. 187 00:09:12,482 --> 00:09:14,413 I just tracked his current location. 188 00:09:14,517 --> 00:09:17,620 Waiting on some details, and I'll be on my way to pick it up. 189 00:09:17,724 --> 00:09:19,689 Yeah. That's all I needed to know. 190 00:09:19,793 --> 00:09:22,344 Suddenly, he's not so interested in micromanaging. 191 00:09:22,448 --> 00:09:25,965 Listen, you should know that your Keystone Kop moves-- 192 00:09:26,068 --> 00:09:27,896 all the delays and the screw-ups-- 193 00:09:28,000 --> 00:09:30,551 have Martin very anxious, to the point where he's talking 194 00:09:30,655 --> 00:09:32,310 about taking charge of things himself. 195 00:09:32,413 --> 00:09:34,620 -What does that mean? -I don't know. I'm not gonna speculate. 196 00:09:34,724 --> 00:09:36,344 But Vernon's gonna try to get him back in line. 197 00:09:36,448 --> 00:09:39,137 But listen, we do not have unlimited time 198 00:09:39,241 --> 00:09:40,655 to remedy this situation. 199 00:09:40,758 --> 00:09:42,103 Understood. 200 00:09:43,827 --> 00:09:45,241 Got him. 201 00:09:47,034 --> 00:09:49,931 Bill? 202 00:09:50,034 --> 00:09:51,482 Pour yourself a drink. 203 00:09:51,586 --> 00:09:53,068 You look like you need it. 204 00:09:54,103 --> 00:09:55,689 Bill told me 205 00:09:55,793 --> 00:09:59,344 that you were being rash and emotional, 206 00:09:59,448 --> 00:10:00,862 and I guessed that you'd probably 207 00:10:00,965 --> 00:10:02,310 be doing something like this. 208 00:10:02,413 --> 00:10:04,275 I'm having a press conference. 209 00:10:04,379 --> 00:10:07,137 To do what? 210 00:10:07,241 --> 00:10:10,620 Unburden yourself? Absolve yourself? 211 00:10:10,724 --> 00:10:14,379 Confess to what happened that horrible night? 212 00:10:14,482 --> 00:10:17,931 If I do, then all of this is over. 213 00:10:19,482 --> 00:10:22,758 And so is everything else in your life. 214 00:10:24,241 --> 00:10:27,517 This is reckless and irresponsible. 215 00:10:27,620 --> 00:10:28,862 Call it off. 216 00:10:28,965 --> 00:10:31,172 Granddad, I have to. 217 00:10:31,275 --> 00:10:35,137 Did Bill tell you the bastard is now coming after my family? 218 00:10:36,689 --> 00:10:38,758 What's the deal with you? 219 00:10:38,862 --> 00:10:40,689 Why have you been hanging around my kids? 220 00:10:40,793 --> 00:10:44,413 Shouldn't you be asking your husband that question? 221 00:10:51,413 --> 00:10:53,172 I couldn't even get Pop to tell me who Kenny was 222 00:10:53,275 --> 00:10:54,827 -or how they knew each other. -And Dad doesn't know either? 223 00:10:54,931 --> 00:10:56,724 -That's what I'm saying. -What could be 224 00:10:56,827 --> 00:11:00,034 so messed up that Pop can't tell Dad about it? 225 00:11:00,137 --> 00:11:01,827 I don't know, but whatever it is, 226 00:11:01,931 --> 00:11:04,034 it has Pop totally freaked out. 227 00:11:04,137 --> 00:11:05,862 He's even got the police watching the house. 228 00:11:05,965 --> 00:11:07,275 -What? -Yeah. 229 00:11:07,379 --> 00:11:08,620 I heard them talking about it. 230 00:11:08,724 --> 00:11:11,034 Dad was all like, "What the hell is going on?" 231 00:11:11,137 --> 00:11:13,068 And Pop was like, "I don't have time for this. 232 00:11:13,172 --> 00:11:15,931 -I have to go protect this family." -From what? 233 00:11:16,034 --> 00:11:17,655 I don't know. He wouldn't say. 234 00:11:17,758 --> 00:11:19,068 Are there cops out there? 235 00:11:19,172 --> 00:11:23,137 Looks like an unmarked one with two guys sitting in it. 236 00:11:23,241 --> 00:11:26,068 And you haven't even heard the worst part. 237 00:11:26,172 --> 00:11:29,103 Worse than having cops watch our every move? 238 00:11:29,206 --> 00:11:30,655 After all that, 239 00:11:30,758 --> 00:11:33,862 when they were arguing, but keeping it kind and cool, 240 00:11:33,965 --> 00:11:37,379 Dad was like, "If you leave, don't come back." 241 00:11:37,482 --> 00:11:40,137 Dad would never say such a thing. 242 00:11:40,241 --> 00:11:41,724 If I'm lying, I'm flying. 243 00:11:41,827 --> 00:11:43,241 So, then they just left? 244 00:11:43,344 --> 00:11:45,517 Not together, but yeah. 245 00:11:46,517 --> 00:11:48,275 Dad didn't mean that. 246 00:11:48,379 --> 00:11:50,310 I hope not. 247 00:11:50,413 --> 00:11:53,103 But what if they did, and I just watched them... 248 00:11:53,206 --> 00:11:55,137 split up? 249 00:11:55,241 --> 00:11:56,965 Hey. 250 00:11:57,068 --> 00:11:58,586 Hey! 251 00:11:59,931 --> 00:12:02,379 Let me give Martin a message for you. 252 00:12:02,482 --> 00:12:04,379 Tell him he missed the deadline. 253 00:12:04,482 --> 00:12:06,379 I want my money tonight. 254 00:12:06,482 --> 00:12:08,758 This is blackmail. 255 00:12:10,965 --> 00:12:12,758 Well, aren't you quick on the uptake, 256 00:12:12,862 --> 00:12:14,896 Mr. Investigative Reporter? 257 00:12:15,896 --> 00:12:18,551 Bet you thought your hubby was gonna be the hero 258 00:12:18,655 --> 00:12:20,689 of this story, didn't you? 259 00:12:22,206 --> 00:12:24,275 Sorry to rock your boat, 260 00:12:24,379 --> 00:12:27,000 but he is the bad guy of this tale. 261 00:12:32,068 --> 00:12:35,482 Bill told me how that lunatic was trying 262 00:12:35,586 --> 00:12:38,413 to use Tyrell and Samantha to intimidate you. 263 00:12:38,517 --> 00:12:40,655 I can't have him threatening the kids, Granddad. 264 00:12:40,758 --> 00:12:44,103 And when I heard that he did that, 265 00:12:44,206 --> 00:12:47,551 my blood boiled as well. But Martin... 266 00:12:47,655 --> 00:12:51,068 Look, you understand why I have to put an end to this. 267 00:12:51,172 --> 00:12:55,655 Yes, but a public confession is not the way to free yourself. 268 00:12:55,758 --> 00:12:59,517 It has to be, for Samantha and Tyrell's safety. 269 00:12:59,620 --> 00:13:01,655 Why are you against me on this? 270 00:13:01,758 --> 00:13:03,344 You know what happened. You were there. 271 00:13:04,413 --> 00:13:08,000 I was retaliating in an obvious hate crime. 272 00:13:08,103 --> 00:13:12,862 You acted in defense of yourself and me. 273 00:13:12,965 --> 00:13:14,620 It's obvious to us. 274 00:13:14,724 --> 00:13:16,689 But our innocence isn't a presumption. 275 00:13:16,793 --> 00:13:18,413 We didn't report it. 276 00:13:18,517 --> 00:13:21,689 This opens the door for an inquest. 277 00:13:21,793 --> 00:13:24,206 It invites politics to get into the equation, 278 00:13:24,310 --> 00:13:28,172 sabotaging your career and your reputation. 279 00:13:28,275 --> 00:13:31,724 I don't care, as long as it keeps the kids safe. 280 00:13:31,827 --> 00:13:33,379 You don't have to choose 281 00:13:33,482 --> 00:13:36,172 between that piece of filth and your kids. 282 00:13:36,275 --> 00:13:38,034 We can get that weasel out of town. 283 00:13:38,137 --> 00:13:39,931 Pay him off, keep him quiet. 284 00:13:40,034 --> 00:13:42,517 It won't work. 285 00:13:42,620 --> 00:13:45,413 Don't you see that's what he wants, too? 286 00:13:45,517 --> 00:13:49,034 To keep this quiet so that he can keep getting paid. 287 00:13:49,137 --> 00:13:50,724 His threats are empty. 288 00:13:50,827 --> 00:13:52,758 You don't know that. 289 00:13:52,862 --> 00:13:55,344 You haven't talked to him. I have. 290 00:13:55,448 --> 00:13:59,206 And money won't be enough for... to just make him go away. 291 00:14:00,896 --> 00:14:03,551 That last handoff was a disaster. 292 00:14:03,655 --> 00:14:05,103 And now he's blaming us. 293 00:14:05,206 --> 00:14:06,965 We already know he's insane. 294 00:14:07,068 --> 00:14:09,413 But now he's insane and pissed off. 295 00:14:10,413 --> 00:14:13,000 The bungled payoff was Joey's fault. 296 00:14:14,517 --> 00:14:17,448 Now Joey Armstrong is a part of this? 297 00:14:17,551 --> 00:14:20,068 I never should have allowed him to get involved. 298 00:14:20,172 --> 00:14:22,103 We both can agree on that, Granddad. 299 00:14:22,206 --> 00:14:24,620 I never would have gone along with this 300 00:14:24,724 --> 00:14:26,655 if I knew that he was involved. 301 00:14:26,758 --> 00:14:30,275 I gave explicit instructions to Bill to rein Joey in. 302 00:14:30,379 --> 00:14:34,103 Uh, we can cut him out entirely if that's what it takes 303 00:14:34,206 --> 00:14:36,344 to make you stick with the plan. 304 00:14:36,448 --> 00:14:39,896 No. I don't trust anyone other than myself right now. 305 00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:42,931 Not even me or Smitty? 306 00:14:43,034 --> 00:14:46,689 Neither you or Smitty can undo what I've done. 307 00:14:46,793 --> 00:14:48,827 When I saw that guy with Samantha... 308 00:14:50,379 --> 00:14:52,793 -I can't let this continue. -Of course not. 309 00:14:52,896 --> 00:14:57,620 But we can't stop that thug by playing into his hands. 310 00:14:57,724 --> 00:15:01,344 Just put this press conference on hold for a couple of days 311 00:15:01,448 --> 00:15:03,448 and give me a chance to prove 312 00:15:03,551 --> 00:15:06,379 that we can make this problem go away. 313 00:15:06,482 --> 00:15:09,137 How? By using Joey Armstrong? 314 00:15:09,241 --> 00:15:13,241 He has zero incentive to listen to Bill or anyone else. 315 00:15:13,344 --> 00:15:14,896 There, I disagree. 316 00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:17,000 The man was incentivized enough 317 00:15:17,103 --> 00:15:18,965 to keep this under wraps for two years. 318 00:15:19,068 --> 00:15:20,965 Because he's a gambler, 319 00:15:21,068 --> 00:15:24,206 and he wants us in his debt, under his thumb. 320 00:15:24,310 --> 00:15:28,241 Difficult circumstances create unusual alliances. 321 00:15:28,344 --> 00:15:31,310 Joey Armstrong is not our ally. 322 00:15:31,413 --> 00:15:34,413 He operates on his own agenda. 323 00:15:34,517 --> 00:15:37,931 And if he is who you had handle this situation, 324 00:15:38,034 --> 00:15:40,655 we're only trading one blackmailer for another. 325 00:15:40,758 --> 00:15:42,689 I've got to do this. 326 00:15:42,793 --> 00:15:46,034 And the only way I'll be my own man is if I fess up. 327 00:15:47,827 --> 00:15:50,034 So that's what I got to do. 328 00:15:53,344 --> 00:15:55,068 So you talked to the old man? 329 00:15:55,172 --> 00:15:57,965 Ah. I spoke with Senator Dupree, yes. 330 00:15:59,000 --> 00:16:00,241 How much does he know 331 00:16:00,344 --> 00:16:02,275 about how we're gonna deal with this problem? 332 00:16:02,379 --> 00:16:04,689 I filled him in. 333 00:16:07,413 --> 00:16:09,172 Last I spoke to the good senator, 334 00:16:09,275 --> 00:16:10,655 he seemed dead set on sticking 335 00:16:10,758 --> 00:16:13,551 to his long-cherished principles of non-violence. 336 00:16:13,655 --> 00:16:15,000 Yeah, well, since then, 337 00:16:15,103 --> 00:16:16,655 our pest talked his way into Martin's place. 338 00:16:16,758 --> 00:16:19,310 Yeah. Made himself at home, 339 00:16:19,413 --> 00:16:20,793 alone with his son, 340 00:16:20,896 --> 00:16:23,655 and then again, chatted his daughter up at the park. 341 00:16:23,758 --> 00:16:26,620 That kind of threat can change a man's perspective. 342 00:16:31,931 --> 00:16:33,965 Yes. 343 00:16:35,103 --> 00:16:39,241 No, Kimberly, I don't know why Congressman Richardson would be 344 00:16:39,344 --> 00:16:41,275 throwing an impromptu press conference. 345 00:16:41,379 --> 00:16:43,689 Where's it happening? 346 00:16:50,310 --> 00:16:51,689 Worrying gets us nowhere. We've got to figure out 347 00:16:51,793 --> 00:16:54,448 who this guy Kenny is and why he has beef with Pop. 348 00:16:54,551 --> 00:16:56,275 A former staffer, maybe? 349 00:16:56,379 --> 00:16:58,758 Uh, a lobbyist person? 350 00:16:58,862 --> 00:17:00,344 Somebody Pop fired? 351 00:17:00,448 --> 00:17:01,931 Or somebody who he got fired. 352 00:17:02,034 --> 00:17:04,000 An ex-boyfriend? 353 00:17:04,103 --> 00:17:06,034 I don't know. 354 00:17:06,137 --> 00:17:09,000 But Pop told Dad and me that he'd talk when he got back. 355 00:17:09,103 --> 00:17:11,827 Dad told Pop he can't come back. 356 00:17:11,931 --> 00:17:13,378 And you believe that, right? 357 00:17:13,482 --> 00:17:16,862 Yeah, but now I'm talking myself into thinking 358 00:17:16,964 --> 00:17:19,378 that maybe it was just the "heat of the moment" thing, 359 00:17:19,482 --> 00:17:23,000 and that Dad just went out for a walk to calm down. 360 00:17:28,827 --> 00:17:31,620 -Dad? -I know you guys have a lot of questions. 361 00:17:31,724 --> 00:17:33,862 Understatement of the year, Dad. 362 00:17:33,965 --> 00:17:36,586 I'll do my best to answer all of 'em. 363 00:17:36,689 --> 00:17:38,724 I just need a minute first. 364 00:17:45,793 --> 00:17:47,931 Okay. Not much longer. 365 00:17:48,034 --> 00:17:50,310 We have some coffee for anybody who wants some. 366 00:17:50,413 --> 00:17:53,241 I'm just waiting for my contact at the Gazette. 367 00:17:59,000 --> 00:18:01,758 I got this, Martin. 368 00:18:04,517 --> 00:18:06,448 I can't believe you have the nerve 369 00:18:06,551 --> 00:18:08,655 to show your face here. 370 00:18:08,758 --> 00:18:12,413 Just curious to hear what my congressman has to say. 371 00:18:12,517 --> 00:18:13,896 And I'm publicity-shy. 372 00:18:14,000 --> 00:18:16,000 I'd hate for my name to come up. 373 00:18:17,000 --> 00:18:19,000 Believe me, no one wants 374 00:18:19,103 --> 00:18:21,413 to advertise a relationship with you 375 00:18:21,517 --> 00:18:23,448 if it can be helped. 376 00:18:23,551 --> 00:18:26,482 The only reason Martin thinks he has to do this 377 00:18:26,586 --> 00:18:29,448 is because of the god-awful mess you made of things. 378 00:18:29,551 --> 00:18:31,689 I didn't make this mess. 379 00:18:31,793 --> 00:18:35,448 You know how hard it is to find good help. 380 00:18:35,551 --> 00:18:36,931 Besides, it doesn't matter. 381 00:18:37,034 --> 00:18:39,655 It's being taken care of as we speak. 382 00:18:43,344 --> 00:18:45,379 Senator. 383 00:18:49,586 --> 00:18:52,965 Did you explain, clearly, my expectations to Joey? 384 00:18:53,068 --> 00:18:54,551 No going rogue? 385 00:18:54,655 --> 00:18:58,655 I did, but it's your grandson who's going rogue now, Vernon. 386 00:18:58,758 --> 00:19:00,241 A lot of people have stuck their necks out for him, 387 00:19:00,344 --> 00:19:02,310 not just Joey. 388 00:19:02,413 --> 00:19:03,862 And they did that with the understanding 389 00:19:03,965 --> 00:19:06,586 that their participation would stay confidential. 390 00:19:06,689 --> 00:19:09,620 I'm trying to draw him back from the edge. 391 00:19:09,724 --> 00:19:11,827 He's thinking with his heart and not his head. 392 00:19:11,931 --> 00:19:15,379 So, it's not so simple. 393 00:19:15,482 --> 00:19:18,896 You're a father, you understand. 394 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:21,689 He believes that coming forward is the only way 395 00:19:21,793 --> 00:19:23,172 he can protect his family. 396 00:19:23,275 --> 00:19:25,206 Mm-hmm. Yeah. 397 00:19:25,310 --> 00:19:27,137 I do understand. 398 00:19:27,241 --> 00:19:29,000 I'll talk to him. 399 00:19:35,172 --> 00:19:37,172 -Thank you. -Yeah. 400 00:19:38,206 --> 00:19:40,241 Since that's non-alcoholic, 401 00:19:40,344 --> 00:19:42,724 I guess there's no chance of convincing you 402 00:19:42,827 --> 00:19:44,965 to play hooky with me for the rest of the day. 403 00:19:45,068 --> 00:19:46,413 With everything that's going on, I think it's better 404 00:19:46,517 --> 00:19:47,758 I keep my wits about me. 405 00:19:47,862 --> 00:19:49,310 You know, I have to admit, 406 00:19:49,413 --> 00:19:53,000 this whole... Martin thing really has me shaken up. 407 00:19:54,034 --> 00:19:56,206 Yeah, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, 408 00:19:56,310 --> 00:19:57,655 or at least mystifying news. 409 00:19:57,758 --> 00:20:00,758 Especially right after Uncle Ted and Aunt Nicole split. 410 00:20:02,551 --> 00:20:04,034 You know, growing up, 411 00:20:04,137 --> 00:20:06,482 the Richardsons were always the secure, 412 00:20:06,586 --> 00:20:08,448 stable branch of the family. 413 00:20:08,551 --> 00:20:09,931 But now it's looking like 414 00:20:10,034 --> 00:20:12,103 they were just better at hiding their drama, 415 00:20:12,206 --> 00:20:15,034 while us Hamiltons let our freak flags fly. 416 00:20:15,137 --> 00:20:17,000 Look, I just want to make it clear. 417 00:20:17,103 --> 00:20:18,344 I don't know for a fact 418 00:20:18,448 --> 00:20:20,172 that Martin's done anything wrong or illegal. 419 00:20:20,275 --> 00:20:23,275 But at minimum, he's done something he's not proud of, 420 00:20:23,379 --> 00:20:24,793 or else he'd be more open with Smitty. 421 00:20:24,896 --> 00:20:26,827 Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. 422 00:20:26,931 --> 00:20:29,689 Well, whatever he's hiding, he shouldn't, 423 00:20:29,793 --> 00:20:33,034 because secrets are like poison in a relationship. 424 00:20:33,137 --> 00:20:34,586 Are you thinking about your dad 425 00:20:34,689 --> 00:20:36,931 and the lies about your folks breaking up? 426 00:20:37,034 --> 00:20:39,172 How can I not? 427 00:20:39,275 --> 00:20:41,896 It's still too soon. 428 00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:44,241 But I'm also thinking about my cousins. 429 00:20:44,344 --> 00:20:46,517 Yeah, Samantha was in the room 430 00:20:46,620 --> 00:20:48,310 when I went by the brownstone earlier, 431 00:20:48,413 --> 00:20:50,689 full of questions about what's going on. 432 00:20:50,793 --> 00:20:52,379 Smitty had a hard time getting her 433 00:20:52,482 --> 00:20:54,827 to leave us to talk alone. 434 00:20:54,931 --> 00:20:56,551 But when she did... 435 00:20:56,655 --> 00:20:58,241 What? 436 00:20:58,344 --> 00:20:59,827 She needed Smitty to tell her 437 00:20:59,931 --> 00:21:01,689 that everything was gonna be okay, 438 00:21:01,793 --> 00:21:04,000 like she had to hear that from her dad. 439 00:21:04,103 --> 00:21:06,310 She's a sweet kid. 440 00:21:07,862 --> 00:21:10,862 I used to look up to my dad so much. 441 00:21:10,965 --> 00:21:13,551 I had every bit of respect for Bill Hamilton. 442 00:21:13,655 --> 00:21:17,413 And he cultivated that image of himself for me. 443 00:21:17,517 --> 00:21:18,620 Then he cheated on my mom. 444 00:21:18,724 --> 00:21:21,655 And it hit me really hard 445 00:21:21,758 --> 00:21:25,034 that the man I admired wasn't who he was trying 446 00:21:25,137 --> 00:21:27,103 to make me believe he was. 447 00:21:27,206 --> 00:21:28,413 I just hope 448 00:21:28,517 --> 00:21:31,620 that's not what Tyrell and Samantha have to face. 449 00:21:37,448 --> 00:21:39,379 Dad, 450 00:21:39,482 --> 00:21:41,551 what-what is going on? What are you doing? 451 00:21:41,655 --> 00:21:43,310 -Are you going out of town? -These are Martin's. 452 00:21:43,413 --> 00:21:46,137 I can't have him staying here right now. 453 00:21:46,241 --> 00:21:48,344 Wait. Come on. You can't just kick him out. 454 00:21:48,448 --> 00:21:51,034 Talk about it, like... like always. 455 00:21:51,137 --> 00:21:53,241 Dad, please don't make him leave. 456 00:21:53,344 --> 00:21:56,413 Kids, I'm sorry, but I don't have a choice. 457 00:22:00,379 --> 00:22:03,931 Oh. What's this squirrel playing at? 458 00:22:10,310 --> 00:22:11,896 Dad, haven't you always taught us that we can solve things 459 00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:13,862 if we just lay everything out on the table and talk about it? 460 00:22:13,965 --> 00:22:17,068 Yeah, like, I don't mean to be disrespectful, 461 00:22:17,172 --> 00:22:19,724 but you look really upset, and you're weirding us out. 462 00:22:19,827 --> 00:22:21,448 I'm so sorry 463 00:22:21,551 --> 00:22:22,448 that I talked to that guy. 464 00:22:22,551 --> 00:22:24,137 This... this is all my fault. 465 00:22:24,241 --> 00:22:25,827 -No, Samantha. -No. 466 00:22:25,931 --> 00:22:28,103 I-I shouldn't have let that guy get in my space. 467 00:22:28,206 --> 00:22:30,000 I just... I-I didn't know. 468 00:22:30,103 --> 00:22:31,413 I didn't understand why, 469 00:22:31,517 --> 00:22:33,724 why Pop was making such a big deal about it. 470 00:22:33,827 --> 00:22:35,551 But... but now I understand, 471 00:22:35,655 --> 00:22:36,931 and now you don't have to do this. 472 00:22:37,034 --> 00:22:39,379 Honey, it's not... 473 00:22:39,482 --> 00:22:41,758 I... Look, I promise 474 00:22:41,862 --> 00:22:43,793 that I'll do whatever you guys say. 475 00:22:43,896 --> 00:22:46,517 I won't... I won't go anywhere that you don't want me to go. 476 00:22:46,620 --> 00:22:48,620 I won't... I won't talk to anyone that I don't know. 477 00:22:48,724 --> 00:22:50,586 Just, please, please don't do this. 478 00:22:50,689 --> 00:22:52,000 It's okay, sis. 479 00:22:52,103 --> 00:22:54,068 - It's not okay. - Samantha. Hey. 480 00:22:54,172 --> 00:22:56,758 I need you to listen to me, okay? 481 00:22:56,862 --> 00:22:58,793 This is not your fault. 482 00:22:58,896 --> 00:23:01,000 Neither of you did anything wrong. 483 00:23:01,103 --> 00:23:02,344 Except for me 484 00:23:02,448 --> 00:23:03,793 bringing a freak stalker into the house. 485 00:23:03,896 --> 00:23:06,275 You had no idea that he was dangerous. 486 00:23:06,379 --> 00:23:09,206 You had no way of knowing. None of us did. 487 00:23:09,310 --> 00:23:10,655 Okay, then. 488 00:23:10,758 --> 00:23:13,310 Then-then let's do what you guys always tell us to do, okay? 489 00:23:13,413 --> 00:23:14,482 Let-Let's talk about it. 490 00:23:14,586 --> 00:23:16,034 Okay? 491 00:23:22,103 --> 00:23:24,724 So, what's going on? 492 00:23:24,827 --> 00:23:27,827 I... don't really know. 493 00:23:28,862 --> 00:23:31,172 But we had no idea that he was dangerous, 494 00:23:31,275 --> 00:23:33,620 because your pops didn't tell us anything. 495 00:23:33,724 --> 00:23:36,793 We had no idea what was going on at all. 496 00:23:36,896 --> 00:23:39,137 Answer Samantha's question. 497 00:23:39,241 --> 00:23:41,793 I would if I knew, but I don't have an answer. 498 00:23:41,896 --> 00:23:43,931 I am still piecing this together. 499 00:23:45,724 --> 00:23:47,655 The one thing that I do know is 500 00:23:47,758 --> 00:23:50,379 what Samantha saw your pops and I talking about earlier. 501 00:23:50,482 --> 00:23:53,137 Martin did go to the police and ask them 502 00:23:53,241 --> 00:23:54,758 to give us 24-hour security. 503 00:23:54,862 --> 00:23:55,896 That says to me 504 00:23:56,000 --> 00:23:58,379 that Pops was trying to have our backs. 505 00:23:58,482 --> 00:23:59,827 He was. 506 00:23:59,931 --> 00:24:02,344 I know that he loves us and wants to protect us, 507 00:24:02,448 --> 00:24:06,448 but he should not have kept such important information from us. 508 00:24:06,551 --> 00:24:09,034 We had the right to know what we were dealing with 509 00:24:09,137 --> 00:24:11,551 so we could come together and decide how to handle it. 510 00:24:11,655 --> 00:24:13,896 Okay, so then let's do that now. 511 00:24:15,137 --> 00:24:17,482 But you have to let him come home so we can. 512 00:24:22,655 --> 00:24:25,655 Senator Dupree, what a surprise. 513 00:24:25,758 --> 00:24:27,517 Oh, indeed it is. 514 00:24:27,620 --> 00:24:30,103 Is there a fundraiser scheduled here for this evening? 515 00:24:30,206 --> 00:24:31,827 You have your hands in so many charitable pies. 516 00:24:31,931 --> 00:24:34,482 Oh, well, no. I'm here for Martin. 517 00:24:34,586 --> 00:24:38,068 He's throwing a... a last-minute press conference. 518 00:24:38,172 --> 00:24:39,413 Hmm. It must have to do with some piece 519 00:24:39,517 --> 00:24:40,724 of legislation or other. 520 00:24:40,827 --> 00:24:42,172 I hope you won't be offended, 521 00:24:42,275 --> 00:24:44,448 but I don't really follow politics. 522 00:24:44,551 --> 00:24:46,689 Oh. Not at all. 523 00:24:46,793 --> 00:24:49,172 But if you're here to order food, 524 00:24:49,275 --> 00:24:51,896 I'm afraid the staff has gone home for the day. 525 00:24:52,000 --> 00:24:53,551 Oh, I'm actually here to meet with a client. 526 00:24:53,655 --> 00:24:55,827 -Quite an accomplished chef in his own right. -Oh. 527 00:24:55,931 --> 00:24:57,379 If they let him loose in that kitchen, 528 00:24:57,482 --> 00:24:59,448 he could whip up something amazing. 529 00:24:59,551 --> 00:25:01,655 Well, I... I don't think 530 00:25:01,758 --> 00:25:04,448 anyone fitting that description has arrived yet. 531 00:25:04,551 --> 00:25:06,586 There he is. 532 00:25:06,689 --> 00:25:10,482 That's not a chef. That's Joey Armstrong. 533 00:25:10,586 --> 00:25:12,413 Yup, it is. 534 00:25:12,517 --> 00:25:14,758 Mm. You work with him? 535 00:25:14,862 --> 00:25:17,827 That's hardly the kind of... 536 00:25:17,931 --> 00:25:21,517 person I think you'd be working with. 537 00:25:21,620 --> 00:25:22,758 I sell real estate, Vernon. 538 00:25:22,862 --> 00:25:24,310 If he was on the hunt for an underground lair, 539 00:25:24,413 --> 00:25:25,724 I'd sell it to him. 540 00:25:25,827 --> 00:25:27,172 Excuse me. 541 00:25:28,931 --> 00:25:31,344 Bill Hamilton, good afternoon. 542 00:25:33,275 --> 00:25:34,862 Vanessa, you look exquisite. 543 00:25:34,965 --> 00:25:37,862 Never mind that. What are we doing here? 544 00:25:39,896 --> 00:25:41,517 -Martin. -Bill, if you're trying 545 00:25:41,620 --> 00:25:44,517 to talk me out of this, you are wasting your breath. 546 00:25:44,620 --> 00:25:46,827 This has gone on long enough, and I'm through listening 547 00:25:46,931 --> 00:25:49,827 to threats and anyone's advice but my own. 548 00:25:49,931 --> 00:25:52,965 Okay, no, see, you've misunderstood. 549 00:25:53,068 --> 00:25:56,103 I'm here to stand by you, whatever you decide. 550 00:25:56,206 --> 00:25:58,034 -You what? Yeah. 551 00:25:58,137 --> 00:25:59,241 Yeah, but don't get me wrong. 552 00:25:59,344 --> 00:26:01,137 I think you're making the wrong decision. 553 00:26:01,241 --> 00:26:04,551 Given enough time, we can still persuade our friend the busboy 554 00:26:04,655 --> 00:26:06,137 that it's in his own best interest 555 00:26:06,241 --> 00:26:08,137 to resume his quiet little life 556 00:26:08,241 --> 00:26:10,724 in some faraway wilderness and leave you alone. 557 00:26:10,827 --> 00:26:13,206 No, I'm done lying. 558 00:26:13,310 --> 00:26:15,551 Living in fear is over now. 559 00:26:15,655 --> 00:26:18,758 And I don't plan on spending the rest of my life 560 00:26:18,862 --> 00:26:20,448 dancing to that man's tune. 561 00:26:20,551 --> 00:26:22,137 Or Armstrong's, either. 562 00:26:22,241 --> 00:26:23,620 Or even yours. 563 00:26:23,724 --> 00:26:25,620 Okay, then I guess I have no choice 564 00:26:25,724 --> 00:26:27,137 than to respect your decision. 565 00:26:27,241 --> 00:26:29,931 But if you're absolutely sure you want to reveal what happened 566 00:26:30,034 --> 00:26:32,034 on that horrific night, you're going to need one hell 567 00:26:32,137 --> 00:26:34,310 of a good defense attorney. 568 00:26:34,413 --> 00:26:36,551 I can't believe you're offering. 569 00:26:36,655 --> 00:26:38,965 Well, why not? 570 00:26:39,068 --> 00:26:41,000 I mean, come on, man. I've known you your whole life. 571 00:26:41,103 --> 00:26:43,000 Your mother was my sister-in-law. 572 00:26:43,103 --> 00:26:44,482 I mean, we're family. 573 00:26:44,586 --> 00:26:46,482 I don't want to see you go through this alone. 574 00:26:46,586 --> 00:26:49,793 I accept, and I appreciate your support. 575 00:26:49,896 --> 00:26:51,827 All right. 576 00:26:52,827 --> 00:26:54,827 Oh. I think that's everyone. 577 00:26:54,931 --> 00:26:57,551 Look, you've got to be thirsty. 578 00:26:57,655 --> 00:26:59,000 Why don't you go get some water? I'll introduce you. 579 00:26:59,103 --> 00:27:01,172 -Thanks, Bill. -All right. 580 00:27:05,862 --> 00:27:07,275 Thank you all for coming out this afternoon. 581 00:27:07,379 --> 00:27:09,793 Seems like we almost have everyone here, 582 00:27:09,896 --> 00:27:11,896 so just sit tight, and we'll get started shortly. 583 00:27:12,000 --> 00:27:14,172 Thanks. 584 00:27:17,275 --> 00:27:18,758 What the hell was that? 585 00:27:18,862 --> 00:27:20,655 You're supposed to be talking him out of it. 586 00:27:20,758 --> 00:27:22,896 -What are you doing? -I'm stalling. 587 00:27:23,000 --> 00:27:26,896 And what good would postponing this disaster do? 588 00:27:27,000 --> 00:27:29,000 We got to put a stop to this. 589 00:27:29,103 --> 00:27:30,724 Do you have a plan for that? 590 00:27:30,827 --> 00:27:33,827 It's incubating, all right? Trust me. 591 00:27:38,655 --> 00:27:40,931 Hi, everyone. My name is Bill Hamilton. 592 00:27:41,034 --> 00:27:43,793 Now, many of you may know me from my law firm, 593 00:27:43,896 --> 00:27:46,448 and others of you may know me as being an avid supporter 594 00:27:46,551 --> 00:27:47,793 of our congressman here 595 00:27:47,896 --> 00:27:50,034 since the beginning of his political career. 596 00:27:50,137 --> 00:27:55,000 Also, I've been his uncle since the beginning of his life. 597 00:27:55,103 --> 00:27:57,862 I've always been very proud of this young man 598 00:27:57,965 --> 00:28:00,172 but never more so than in this moment right now. 599 00:28:00,275 --> 00:28:02,241 Since he was knee-high to a duck, 600 00:28:02,344 --> 00:28:04,310 I always knew that Martin would be a politician. 601 00:28:04,413 --> 00:28:07,068 I think I remember one summer, Martin was about six years old, 602 00:28:07,172 --> 00:28:09,862 and I decided to support his fledgling business 603 00:28:09,965 --> 00:28:12,000 and visit his little lemonade stand. 604 00:28:12,103 --> 00:28:13,758 And Martin, 605 00:28:13,862 --> 00:28:17,482 well, he managed to convince me to buy five lemonades. 606 00:28:18,724 --> 00:28:20,103 Yeah, that's right-- five. 607 00:28:20,206 --> 00:28:22,137 And you know what he told me? 608 00:28:22,241 --> 00:28:25,379 He said the only reason he put up his lemonade stand was 609 00:28:25,482 --> 00:28:27,344 to raise money so that his two best friends 610 00:28:27,448 --> 00:28:29,034 could have the same skateboards as the one 611 00:28:29,137 --> 00:28:31,413 that his father was able to afford to get him. 612 00:28:32,586 --> 00:28:34,896 Always thinking of others. 613 00:28:36,172 --> 00:28:39,965 That's Martin Richardson in a nutshell. 614 00:28:40,068 --> 00:28:42,689 A generous, community-minded everyman. 615 00:28:48,275 --> 00:28:50,586 I hear you about hating spouses keeping secrets from each other. 616 00:28:51,827 --> 00:28:53,068 But? 617 00:28:53,172 --> 00:28:55,551 Not really a "but." More "I wonder." 618 00:28:55,655 --> 00:28:56,896 I wonder if I shouldn't have told you 619 00:28:57,000 --> 00:28:57,931 what Martin and Smitty are going through. 620 00:28:58,034 --> 00:28:59,931 Why are you saying that? 621 00:29:00,034 --> 00:29:01,034 We share everything with each other, don't we? 622 00:29:01,137 --> 00:29:03,034 -Yes, we do. -Okay. 623 00:29:03,137 --> 00:29:04,413 But I can see how much it worries you. 624 00:29:04,517 --> 00:29:06,034 And at this point, 625 00:29:06,137 --> 00:29:08,344 there's nothing either of us can do until we know more. 626 00:29:08,448 --> 00:29:09,793 Yeah. 627 00:29:09,896 --> 00:29:11,793 But don't feel bad. 628 00:29:11,896 --> 00:29:13,827 I was already feeling... 629 00:29:13,931 --> 00:29:17,344 -helpless and frustrated because of June. -Yeah. 630 00:29:17,448 --> 00:29:20,448 I mean, I have done everything to get her to open up to me, 631 00:29:20,551 --> 00:29:22,482 and she just won't 632 00:29:22,586 --> 00:29:25,172 or can't tell me about her past life and family. 633 00:29:27,103 --> 00:29:29,620 I mean, there has to be somebody that misses her 634 00:29:29,724 --> 00:29:31,275 or wants to help take care of her 635 00:29:31,379 --> 00:29:33,965 if they knew about her situation. 636 00:29:34,068 --> 00:29:36,310 Wait. What about that phone number? 637 00:29:36,413 --> 00:29:37,758 The one on the photo she carries around? 638 00:29:37,862 --> 00:29:39,724 Oh, don't you think that was a dead end? 639 00:29:39,827 --> 00:29:41,448 The person hung up on me when I called 640 00:29:41,551 --> 00:29:43,103 before they even talked to me. 641 00:29:43,206 --> 00:29:45,137 Well, take it from your cop husband. 642 00:29:45,241 --> 00:29:47,655 Usually when somebody doesn't answer you the first time, 643 00:29:47,758 --> 00:29:49,758 you ask again. 644 00:29:49,862 --> 00:29:52,275 You never know. They could have been having a bad day. 645 00:29:52,379 --> 00:29:54,344 They could have had laryngitis. 646 00:29:54,448 --> 00:29:55,896 Just give it another shot. 647 00:29:56,000 --> 00:29:58,620 Okay. 648 00:29:58,724 --> 00:29:59,931 Sure. 649 00:30:00,034 --> 00:30:02,000 -It can't hurt, right? -Yeah. 650 00:30:03,275 --> 00:30:04,448 Yeah, Pop, I'm on Samantha's side 651 00:30:04,551 --> 00:30:05,827 on this one. 652 00:30:05,931 --> 00:30:07,862 You have to at least give Pop a chance to explain. 653 00:30:07,965 --> 00:30:09,413 It's only fair. 654 00:30:09,517 --> 00:30:11,482 This secret with Kenny is not the only thing 655 00:30:11,586 --> 00:30:13,344 he's been keeping from us. 656 00:30:13,448 --> 00:30:15,241 -Okay, then what else? -He's been keeping things 657 00:30:15,344 --> 00:30:16,931 for months. 658 00:30:17,034 --> 00:30:20,551 And I have given him every opportunity to explain himself. 659 00:30:20,655 --> 00:30:22,379 We've-we've been arguing about it for a while now. 660 00:30:22,482 --> 00:30:24,965 I'm sure that you guys have sensed the tension between us. 661 00:30:25,068 --> 00:30:26,655 Sure, we have. 662 00:30:26,758 --> 00:30:28,586 But all of our friends' parents, get into it. 663 00:30:28,689 --> 00:30:30,206 It's normal. 664 00:30:30,310 --> 00:30:31,931 You and Pop are married. 665 00:30:32,034 --> 00:30:34,310 You're not supposed to just give up. 666 00:30:34,413 --> 00:30:36,551 You're supposed to try to work things out, you know? 667 00:30:36,655 --> 00:30:38,517 Yeah. 668 00:30:38,620 --> 00:30:41,413 And that is what I hope happens. 669 00:30:41,517 --> 00:30:45,413 But... what is the one rule that this family has? 670 00:30:45,517 --> 00:30:48,275 Everybody tells everybody everything. 671 00:30:48,379 --> 00:30:49,862 Exactly. 672 00:30:49,965 --> 00:30:53,482 And that we make all decisions based on safety. 673 00:30:53,586 --> 00:30:56,379 Your pop knowingly invited somebody into our lives 674 00:30:56,482 --> 00:30:58,931 that he knew was a threat, and he didn't tell us about it. 675 00:30:59,034 --> 00:31:01,103 That is unacceptable. 676 00:31:02,137 --> 00:31:03,137 And that is 677 00:31:03,241 --> 00:31:04,689 the very politician that he became. 678 00:31:04,793 --> 00:31:07,482 A congressman who cares very much 679 00:31:07,586 --> 00:31:08,724 about all of his constituents, 680 00:31:08,827 --> 00:31:10,000 whether they voted for him or not. 681 00:31:10,103 --> 00:31:12,103 And as many of you may also know... 682 00:31:12,206 --> 00:31:14,620 Why'd you make me drop everything to come to this? 683 00:31:14,724 --> 00:31:16,551 You don't strike me as the political type. 684 00:31:16,655 --> 00:31:19,517 Can't it be because I miss you? 685 00:31:19,620 --> 00:31:20,862 Could be, but I doubt it. 686 00:31:20,965 --> 00:31:22,206 If this were just a get-together, 687 00:31:22,310 --> 00:31:23,517 we could've met up anywhere. 688 00:31:23,620 --> 00:31:25,137 Uptown, your casino. 689 00:31:25,241 --> 00:31:27,689 Why here? What's this about? 690 00:31:28,689 --> 00:31:30,103 I don't want to tell you. 691 00:31:30,206 --> 00:31:32,862 I'm having too much fun watching you connect the dots. 692 00:31:33,896 --> 00:31:37,482 I don't think it was about wanting to see me at all. 693 00:31:37,586 --> 00:31:39,448 I think it was about wanting to be seen withme 694 00:31:39,551 --> 00:31:40,896 in a public place 695 00:31:41,000 --> 00:31:42,448 where there are reporters and camerapeople, 696 00:31:42,551 --> 00:31:44,758 all unimpeachable witnesses. 697 00:31:44,862 --> 00:31:48,068 As if at some point, should you need to prove your whereabouts, 698 00:31:48,172 --> 00:31:51,448 you could easily prove you were here rather than anywhere else. 699 00:31:53,103 --> 00:31:55,068 I'm an alibi, aren't I? 700 00:31:55,172 --> 00:31:58,655 A walking, talking cover for you. 701 00:31:58,758 --> 00:32:01,862 Shh. 702 00:32:07,206 --> 00:32:09,724 Building up your courage? 703 00:32:09,827 --> 00:32:12,551 Maybe this photo will be June's good luck charm. 704 00:32:14,793 --> 00:32:16,413 Here goes nothing. 705 00:32:19,862 --> 00:32:21,379 Hello? 706 00:32:21,482 --> 00:32:23,103 Please, please don't hang up. 707 00:32:23,206 --> 00:32:24,655 My name is Naomi. 708 00:32:24,758 --> 00:32:26,413 Naomi Hamilton Hawthorne. 709 00:32:26,517 --> 00:32:30,344 And I'm just calling to see if you know somebody named June? 710 00:32:30,448 --> 00:32:32,172 Or-or maybe that's not her real name. 711 00:32:32,275 --> 00:32:33,758 I'm not sure. I'm just... 712 00:32:33,862 --> 00:32:34,862 I'm trying to help her out. 713 00:32:39,758 --> 00:32:41,482 No. No, no. You don't just.,, 714 00:32:41,586 --> 00:32:42,827 You don't get to do that, okay? 715 00:32:42,931 --> 00:32:44,689 No, you don't get to hang up on me like that. No. 716 00:32:44,793 --> 00:32:46,310 That's right, Naomi. You tell 'em. 717 00:32:46,413 --> 00:32:47,689 -Should I call 'em back? -Damn straight. 718 00:32:47,793 --> 00:32:49,413 -Call 'em back, babe. -Okay. 719 00:32:49,517 --> 00:32:51,551 -Call 'em back. -Okay, okay, okay. 720 00:32:55,931 --> 00:32:57,344 Don't call this number again. 721 00:32:57,448 --> 00:32:59,620 My sister is dead to me. 722 00:33:04,862 --> 00:33:06,896 I'm really sorry. 723 00:33:08,827 --> 00:33:13,655 I know that this is going to be hard... for all of us. 724 00:33:14,655 --> 00:33:16,931 But I... 725 00:33:17,034 --> 00:33:20,206 I can't let this situation with your pop keep spiraling. 726 00:33:22,103 --> 00:33:24,931 Things have become unmanageable. 727 00:33:25,034 --> 00:33:27,551 But if he doesn't live here, then where will he go? 728 00:33:27,655 --> 00:33:30,655 He has plenty of family that can take him in. 729 00:33:30,758 --> 00:33:32,137 For how long? 730 00:33:32,241 --> 00:33:33,965 I don't know. 731 00:33:34,965 --> 00:33:36,758 But like I said, there are a lot of issues 732 00:33:36,862 --> 00:33:39,379 that we need to resolve, so... 733 00:33:39,482 --> 00:33:40,655 it could be a while. 734 00:33:42,000 --> 00:33:46,034 But no matter what happens... 735 00:33:46,137 --> 00:33:47,551 things are gonna be okay. 736 00:33:47,655 --> 00:33:50,793 How? They're not okay now. 737 00:33:50,896 --> 00:33:52,034 And you're making him leave. 738 00:33:52,137 --> 00:33:53,689 Come here. 739 00:33:56,758 --> 00:33:58,034 Come here. 740 00:34:03,379 --> 00:34:04,931 Listen, everybody, I could go on and on 741 00:34:05,034 --> 00:34:07,965 about what a man of the people Martin Richardson is. 742 00:34:08,068 --> 00:34:09,413 And why shouldn't I? 743 00:34:09,516 --> 00:34:11,241 I mean, he's done more to uplift the community 744 00:34:11,344 --> 00:34:13,275 than anyone else who's held the job. 745 00:34:13,379 --> 00:34:16,068 -And lastly, I'd like... -Oh, Bill, thank you so much 746 00:34:16,172 --> 00:34:19,000 for that generous introduction, 747 00:34:19,103 --> 00:34:21,103 but, in fact, I think it's time 748 00:34:21,206 --> 00:34:23,068 to get this press conference started. 749 00:34:26,137 --> 00:34:28,241 I have enjoyed 750 00:34:28,344 --> 00:34:31,275 representing my district these past few years. 751 00:34:31,379 --> 00:34:34,275 I would like to thank each and every one of my constituents 752 00:34:34,379 --> 00:34:36,585 for putting their faith in me. 753 00:34:36,688 --> 00:34:38,275 I owe a lot of that trust to my grandfather... 754 00:34:39,757 --> 00:34:42,965 ...who spent decades fighting for the best interests 755 00:34:43,068 --> 00:34:46,724 of people in the community and across the country. 756 00:34:48,688 --> 00:34:50,688 But there have also been times when... 757 00:34:52,447 --> 00:34:54,482 ...times... 758 00:35:06,793 --> 00:35:08,655 Um, we apologize. 759 00:35:08,758 --> 00:35:10,793 We have to cut this presser short. 760 00:35:10,896 --> 00:35:12,793 We have a family emergency. 761 00:35:14,379 --> 00:35:16,310 What? 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