04x08 - Unguarded Moments

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Previously on "Nashville"...

We're done.

Why on earth would you bring your girlfriend on the road in a professional capacity?

There are lines I don't cross.

You're fired.

I am the part owner in this place.

We're gonna have a bigger stage, bigger sound system.

Why aren't you producing my record? I'm not taking no for an answer.

You have taken advantage of our trust, and we want to take your phone away.

I saw Jeff Fordham fall off the roof last night.

Juliette was out there like she was going to jump.

We need to keep Colt quiet.

Until we know what happened...

We know exactly what happened!

I saw it!

♪
♪ Believe it or not, I was once like you ♪
♪ Now I'm a brick wall ♪
♪ That you can't break through ♪
♪ No, there ain't no cure ♪
♪ for the way I am ♪

[Knock on door]

Deacon: Maddie? Can I talk to you a sec?

Hi.

What do you want?

Uh [Chuckles] just, you know, checking in.

I wanted to say good night.

Okay. Good night.

Um, little late for a shower, isn't it?

So now I have to ask permission to wash my hair, too?

No, you don't. I just... look, sweetie, I know you're mad 'cause you're grounded, but, you know, here we are in the same house together.

I feel like I hardly ever even see you.

Yeah.

So, what are you...

I was just thinking maybe we could, um, start up with guitar lessons again, you know?

Hang out a little more, like we used to.

Can we talk about this later?

Okay. Yeah, sure.

Okay. Good night.

Maddie!

What are you doing? Why are you out of bed, sweetie?

I can't find my phone.

Stupid Maddie must have taken it again.

Take it easy, all right? You're not going in there right now.

You don't even need your phone tonight. It's bedtime.

I'll help you find it in the morning. It's okay.

When's my mom coming home?

[Scoffs]

["All I Want is Us Tonight" plays]

♪ Wear your pretty black dress or your faded blue jeans ♪
♪ High heels or your pretty bare feet ♪
♪ Wear what you want, baby ♪
♪ It's you I wanna see ♪
♪ Nobody around us ♪
♪ Only the sound of hearts and a raging fire ♪
♪ Slowly melts in the sky ♪
♪ All I want is us tonight ♪

[Cellphone dings]

♪ All of our dreams, ♪
♪ all of our secrets ♪
♪ Nothing tonight's gonna come between us ♪
♪ Pull you close, ♪
♪ you close your eyes ♪
♪ Kiss your lips, hold you tight ♪
♪ All I want is ♪
♪ All I want is ♪
♪ All I want is us tonight ♪

That's the one. That's the one.

That's it. Yes!

That right there was magic.

That was great.

Right?

Oh, my God, I owe it all to you, Rayna Jaymes.

You're the best damn producer [Laughs] in the business.

So, what's next?

Sleep.

We can't go to sleep. We're on a roll, baby.

Do you know it's 6:00 in the morning?

Yeah, I know what time it is.

We've been doing this for practically 24 hours.

So what's another couple hours?

No. Everybody's exhausted.

I will send somebody on a coffee run. I'll even buy.

I don't need another latte.

I'm gonna have to take my kids to school.

You k*lled it.

Thank you.

It is beautiful. I'm so excited.

Let these people go home.

Y'all, thank you.

We're calling it. Get some rest.

[Sighs]

[Both laugh]

You exhaust me.

Dude, some great reviews out of buffalo and Albany.

Yeah!

And I just spoke to the Boston promoter.

Looks like both nights are sold out.

That's so great.

Back-to-back shows means we actually get hotel rooms tonight, right?

What? Four nights on a bus, I'm ready for a real bed.

[Cellphone ringing]

Need to take that?

Uh, no. I can call him back when we're done. It's okay.

What else we got?

Well, let's see.

Bucky's arranged a few more drive times down the road, and Noel's gonna get back to me about setting up a couple more interviews and signings.

That sounds so good.

Ow! What? I'm listening.

Signings... awesome. Anything else?

Nope. That's all I got.

Should be in Boston in a couple hours.

By the way, I've been meaning to say something all week.

I'm impressed. The confidence, the drive.

Definitely not the same Scarlett I tour-managed your first time out.

Thank you. It's real good to be back.

The success of this band means a lot to me.

Erin: [Laughing] Stop!

Just hoping everybody feels the same way.

Will: Uh...

Uh, hang on! Just a sec!

[Door unlocks]

Hey.

What's, uh... What's up, man?

[Chuckles nervously]

You okay?

I have uh, seen or talked to you in a few days.

Yeah, totally. All good.

Yeah. Uh... You need something?

I got this, uh, studio gig today, and Emily's running a few minutes late.

Can you listen to Cadence for me till she gets back?

Oh, yeah, sure. Yeah. No problem.

You sure?

I mean, I don't want to interrupt whatever it is you got going on.

No, no. That's... that's not a problem.

Have fun at your gig.

[Exhales deeply]

So, uh, how'd it go? He say anything?

Mr. Wheeler, your son is incredibly withdrawn.

He barely spoke the entire session.

Right.

But it's quite possible he just wasn't feeling comfortable with me.

No. No, I don't think so.

You're the fourth therapist to say that this week.

Well, I think it's important that Colt talk to someone.

This level of detachment speaks to trust issues that really need to be dealt with.

I'd be happy to refer you to another specialist wherever your tour takes you next.

Yeah, that'd be great. I really appreciate it, doc.

Thanks.

[Sighs]

[Knock on door]

[Door opens]

I take it you didn't like that one, either?

Didn't want a therapist in Milwaukee.

Don't know why I'd want one in Philadelphia.

Listen, I was, um...

Thinking you might be interested in coming to my show tonight.

Kid rock is fill as my opener, and I was talking to him about how much you're into Hip-Hop.

He said he'd really like to meet you.

What do you think about that?

No, thanks.

Colt, come on. A little fun might be good for you.

I don't need fun or kid rock or any other stupid therapists.

Then help me out, son. Tell me what you do need.

'Cause, um... I'm nearing the end of my rope here.

I need a dad who gives a crap about telling the truth.

[Door opens]

There she is.

I'll tell you what...

I think this producing is about to k*ll me.

Not for the faint of heart, is it?

No, it is not.

Markus giving you a hard time?

You know, it's just sort of like having a third kid.

[Both chuckle]

Man.

Two's hard enough. [Chuckles]

Yeah.

Are they up and going?

Well, Daphne is, but Maddie...

I don't know. I can't get two words out of her.

Yeah, I know that story.

Thank you for taking such good care of them these last couple days.

You got it.

Can I ask you a big favor?

You mind driving them to school for me this morning?

Oh, baby, I can't. I got to get down to the bar.

We're getting the sign delivered today and knocking out a whole wall.

I'm supervising everything.

They're waiting for me right now.

Okay.

Sorry.

It's all right.

See you tonight.

Yep. Hope so.

All right.

Girls!

[Door closes]

You don't have to yell. I'm right here.

Did you dye your hair?

What? So now my hair's grounded, too?

Okay, if you're trying to get a rise out of me this morning, just forget it.

[Telephone rings]

I'm not even gonna discuss this with you right now.

We'll talk about it tonight with your father.

Go get your stuff together... Now!

Hey, Buck.

Rayna, I'm looking at 160 hours of overtime at the studio.

Dare I ask how things are going over there?

You know, I think we've got some amazing tracks.

I'm not sure when I'm ever gonna sleep again.

Well, I hope you get it done quick, since we're gonna have to push Layla's album launch back indefinitely.

Have you heard from her?

She's up in Connecticut still with her family.

She's not coming back anytime soon.

Listen, can I call you back?

I've...

[Groans]

...got a little teen crisis going on here.

Yeah, actually, the other reason I'm calling is because there's been an inquiry from an a&r exec at Sony asking about Maddie.

They want to sign her.

What?

Yeah, apparently, they saw a clip of her singing with Juliette in Atlanta, and they are interested in her as a solo artist.

She's 16 years old.

She's not signing a solo deal with Sony.

What?

Buck, I'll call you back. Bye.

Wait. I got an offer?

Were you even gonna tell me?

I'm sure I was, but, Maddie, we've discussed this.

No, Mom, we haven't!

Sony wants me?!

Why won't you let me sign?

For so many reasons, including you're too young!

You are ruining my life, Mom!

You're trying to keep me from doing the things I love, but you can't, okay?

You just can't!

♪

Reached Dr. Caleb Rand. Please leave a message after the tone.

Sorry I missed you before.

Uh, I got some time before sound check, though, so give me a call back.

Hey. So... what are you up to?

Well, they have me bunking with Carly, so we're gonna go check in, rest in our room for a little before we head to the venue for setup.

Yeah. That... that makes sense. [Chuckles]

You're welcome to make me a better offer, though.

Okay, um...

Well, I know we said work is work and play is play, but I got a hotel room to myself, and...

We're not working for a while, so...

Yeah.

♪ If you need a car that's sturdy ♪
♪ call big Al! ♪
♪ If you want a car that's purity ♪
♪ call big Al! ♪
♪ If you want some wheels that'll take you far ♪
♪ there's no place better than big Al's car ♪

[Electric guitar plays chords]

♪ Call big Al! ♪

Hey, do that last lick again.

Try putting a little more smile on it.

Smile.

Yeah.

Sure.

All right. Here we go.

♪ There's no place better than big Al's car ♪

[Electric guitar plays chords]

♪ Call big Al! ♪

All right, one more time, but like you're really trying to sell a car.

Oh. Okay. Mm-hmm.

♪ There's no place better than big Al's car ♪

[Electric guitar plays chords]

♪ Call big Al! ♪

Okay, got it.

Give me a second, and I'll set up for the next one.

Oh, thank God.

Okay, yeah. I-I'm gonna make a quick call.

Sounds good.

[Sighs deeply]

[Ringing]

Emily: Hey, Avery.

Hello. [Sighs]

Hey, I'm just, uh, calling to make sure, uh, the handoff with Will went okay this morning.

Yep. It went fine. Cadence and I are at the park.

Oh, good.

So, when you saw Will, was he acting weird at all?

Well, he seemed a little quiet. Why?

He's been kind of... cagey all week.

Actually, since he and Kevin split up.

Aw. They're not together anymore?

I liked Kevin.

Yeah, me too, but I'm beginning to think Will's already got someone else.

Whoa. That was fast.

I mean, I haven't exactly seen anyone coming or going, but how would I?

Half the time, I fall asleep putting Cadence to bed at night.

Maybe that's when he's bringing company in.

Well, everybody has their own way of getting over a breakup, I guess.

Yeah, I guess.

I tell you what we can do.

If we just turn the pool table sideways like that, then we get a whole another row of the pews in right there.

What do you think?

Good idea.

Let me get some measurements.

When I get back, we'll talk paint.

All right?

Talking paint, man.

Nice to make some progress here, huh?

Yep.

At this rate, we'll be re-opening a hell of a lot sooner than we thought.

[Cellphone rings]

Yeah, you're not kidding.

Oh. Hold on.

Hey, baby. What's going on?

Hey. Been trying to reach you all morning. Where you been?

Oh, I'm sorry, baby. I got a real noisy crew in here.

I didn't hear your call. What do you need?

Well, first of all, Maddie dyed her hair. Did you know that?

[Sighs] Lord. No.

I did not know about that, Rayna. I'm sorry.

She just had her hair in a towel all night, and I...

[Sighs]

How's it look?

She looks like she's trying to be Juliette Barnes.

And now we got a bigger issue because Sony wants to offer her a record deal.

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. How does Sony even know that they want to sign her?

Because of the stupid video.

So, how do you want to handle it?

I don't know. I'm just... I'm so confused at this point.

She's so defiant.

Frankie. The sign.

You know, we've got to... we got to talk to her.

All right, listen, baby, whatever you decide, I will back you 100%, all right?

Oh, okay, but I-I actually could really use... if we just...

Sweetie, they're delivering the sign right now.

We'll talk later about it all, okay?

I love you. Got to go.

Bye.

You, uh, you like lattes, right?

[Chuckles]

Oh, man, that is pretty.

Yeah, it is.

No. I'm serious.

That is a beautiful sign right here.

When's it going up?

I got a crew coming in tomorrow afternoon.

They're gonna put it up.

Not much we can do till they get that wall knocked down, so shall we call it a day?

Call it a d...

Man, we got a grand opening coming up, all right?

I know there's plenty that we got to do here.

We got to be ready.

I want everything to be perfect.

Just perfect.

[Knock on door]

[Water running]

Oh. Sorry.

Oh. I was about to hop in the shower. What's up?

I'm headed down to the venue to say hi to some fans.

Like a... a meet-and-greet?

I don't remember that being on the schedule.

I-it wasn't.

Shep just told me they're already lining up for the show, and I thought we could go down, tell them how much we appreciate them, if you want to come.

Yeah. Sounds good. Uh, let me just...

Erin: Gunnar! You coming in?

Uh...

You know what? I will, uh, catch up to you, okay?

No, let's leave "It's on Tonight" where it is, in the encore.

Hey.

Hey.

I-I'm not interrupting?

No. Just, uh, going over the set list.

How was New York? Flight okay?

Good. Yeah.

Um, could we have the room just to go over some business matters?

Yeah, sure. Hey, give us a few minutes, guys, will you?

Thanks.

Let's go, boys.

[Door closes]

Any word on Juliette?

Yeah. I checked in with the clinic this morning.

She's still in detox, but as soon as she's done with that, she can start working on her recovery.

But I think it's best we find a replacement for the tour.

I also think we should start looking for a new C.E.O.

For the brand as soon as possible.

[Exhales sharply]

[Sighs]

I can't believe all this.

Juliette spiraling, Jeff dying, my son pushing me out.

I feel like a hell of a lot of pain has happened on my watch.

It's hard not to feel responsible.

Hey.

What?

None of that is your fault.

You are a good father, a good man.

You are doing the best you can.

Am I?

Yes.

Wait. We shouldn't.

What? I don't get it.

That time a-at the party, we were coming off of a celebration.

But after everything that happened, I told myself that that would be the last time.

And why is that?

Because this is inappropriate, allowing our work relationship to become...

Become a real one?

I got to say, I-I'm getting a little tired of the business talk.

I want to know how you actually feel.

Because I like you, Gabriella, a-and I'm pretty sure that you... might just like me, as well.

Look, you've been the one good thing to come out of this tour... out of any of this.

Let's give this a sh*t.

Okay.

But I still think it's in both of our best interests to keep this quiet.

I'm not exactly good for your brand.

My brand.

Okay, I will follow your lead as far as P.R. is concerned, but I'm not keeping this from Colt, if that's all right with you.

[Exhales deeply]

[Camera clicks]

I love your new look.

Thank you. You're sweet.

I really dig your music.

So glad the tour came to Boston.

Thank you. We're so happy to be here.

There you go.

Thank you.

Hey, Scarlett.

Yeah?

It's about time for sound check.

Okay. You guys, I got to go.

I'll see you out there. Thank you so much for coming.

[Crowd groans]

Good idea, coming out earlier.

That's how you really build a fan base.

That's the point.

I really like meeting them, too.

[Cellphone ringing]

Hang on. Sorry.

Hey, you.

Surprised I finally caught you. How are you?

Can you talk?

Uh, I can't right now. I got to step into sound check.

Now? It can't wait?

Not really. Can I call you back in 20 minutes?

Uh, I'm seeing an 8-year-old patient with lymphoma by then, so no.

I-I know you're doing really important work.

Um, I'm working, too.

Just now is not... not a real good time. I'm sorry.

Okay. When would be?

We haven't found one since you left.

We talked about this.

It's gonna be hard to make our schedules link up, but we just got to keep trying.

Yeah, well [Scoffs] I am trying.

I'm starting to feel like the only one who is.

That's not true or fair.

[Chuckles]

I'm sorry. It's just...

Scarlett! We're ready for you!

Caleb, I have to go. I'll talk to you soon.

Bye.

Okay, let's get going.

Uh, Erin, would you mind making sure that my vocal is turned up and completely isolated in my monitors tonight, please?

Yeah. They have been.

Oh, okay.

It's just a little hard to hear them the last couple shows.

Would you mind checking?

She knows what she's doing, Scarlett.

Is everything all right?

You seem, uh, a little tense today.

Nope. Just trying to put on a good show.

That's all.

[Mid-tempo music plays]

Markus: How was that?

Can you just do that last verse for me one more time, please?

[Chuckles] Rayna, I-I just did that like five times.

I'm sorry. Just... sorry.

Why don't we take a break?

How about that?

All right. Um, thanks, guys.

What's up?

You're not vibing it today?

No, it's... it's great.

It's... it's not you. I'm just a little preoccupied.

Lay it on me, sister.

Well, don't ever have kids. I'll tell you that much.

Are we talking about Maddie?

Yeah.

Yeah? What's she doing?

She throwing keggers or stealing cars?

[Chuckles] No. She was offered a record deal at Sony.

Well, I mean, I can't say I'm surprised, you know.

She blew me away with the cover of my song.

My girls are so incredibly talented.

It's just Maddie wants it all right now.

[Chuckling]

You know, and I see her in that video with Juliette, and I know that she thinks she can just go down that road and all her dreams are gonna come true.

Yeah, and at their age, you know, all they see is famous friends and private jets.

But what they don't see is that it's a distorted view of the world, you know, and pretty soon, you forget who you are or why you even got in the business to begin with.

That's if you make it, you know?

It's not all it's cracked up to be sometimes, huh?

Sometimes it isn't.

Will?

Hey. Uh...

[Door closes]

Sorry. I didn't realize you were home.

Wait, is this what you've been doing this whole time...

Writing songs?

Maybe.

Thank God.

I was starting to think you had someone locked in your room.

What? No. No. I...

I don't know.

I just thought this might help me sort through some feelings about Kevin, about...

[Exhales sharply] Forget it. It's... it's a dumb idea.

It's not dumb.

You're going through a breakup.

May as well put it to some good use.

That's what artists do.

Why keep it a secret?

'Cause I'm terrible at it.

I mean... [Scoffs]

The only thing I ever wrote, I wrote with Kevin.

Let me see.

No, no, no!

D-d-don't... don't... don't look at that. That's...

That's your song.

I want to hear it.

[Audience cheering]

♪ Come on, honey, stay a little longer ♪
♪ At least until the sun comes up again ♪
♪ We got time for one last kiss before last call ♪
♪ Darlin', we got plenty far to fall ♪
♪ I know you're feelin' guilty ♪
♪ But not too guilty not to take you home ♪
♪ I, I, I, I know how much you want me ♪
♪ And I know you want me more than you let on ♪
♪ Come a little closer, come a little closer ♪
♪ Come a little closer, come a little closer ♪
♪ Come on, honey, stay a little longer ♪
♪ At least until the sun comes up again ♪

[Electricity crackles]

♪ We got time for one last kiss before... ♪

[Instruments stop]

[Crowd murmuring]

No, no, no, no, no, no.

[Sighs]

Come on. Come on, come on!

What do we do?

I... don't know.

[Indistinct shouting]

[Indistinct shouting]

Come on.

How about we do it the old way?

Yep.

Yeah?

Hey, John, lay off the drums, all right?

["Plenty Far to Fall" plays]

♪ We could be wrong ♪

[Audience cheers]

♪ But there's somethin' about thinkin' about you ♪
♪ That feels so right ♪
♪ We should be movin' on ♪
♪ We can worry about that tomorrow ♪
♪ But not tonight ♪

[Audience cheers]

♪ Come a little closer, come a little closer ♪
♪ Come a little closer, come a little closer ♪
♪ Come on, honey, stay a little longer ♪
♪ At least until the sun comes up again ♪

[Cheers and applause]

♪ We got time for one last kiss before last call ♪
♪ Darlin', we got plenty far to fall ♪

[Cheers and applause]

♪ I know you're feelin' guilty ♪

[Chuckles]

♪ But not too guilty not to take you home ♪

[Cheers and applause]

♪ I, I, I, I know how much you want me ♪
♪ And I know you want me more than you let on ♪

[Audience cheers]

♪ Come a little closer, come a little closer ♪
♪ Come a little closer come a little closer ♪
♪ Come on, honey, stay a little longer ♪
♪ At least until the sun comes up again ♪
♪ We got time for one last kiss before last call ♪
♪ Darlin', we got plenty far to fall ♪

[Slow music plays]

[Music stops]

Wow.

I had no idea it was hitting you this hard.

Well, Kev was, uh, my first love.

My only, actually.

And, uh, he was so tied in with my songwriting, it kind of feels like I lost both.

What are you talking about? You just wrote an amazing song.

[Chuckles]

Y-you think?

Will, I know.

Now, you got to quit hiding out here and get it out there.

In public?

[Laughs]

Yes... in public.

No. No. This is way too personal.

Hey, all the great songs are.

Take it from someone who's resigned himself to a career of radio jingles.

[Sighs]

That is a great song, and it's gonna get heard.

You're just being nice.

Besides, I'm done performing. Remember?

Well, who said anything about you performing it?

I don't know, you just... you reach a point where it's... it's just all too much.

I mean, when "boulevard" really hit, I was... I was all-in.

You know, I'm talking the... the parties and the... the girls and the cars.

I mean, you name a rock-star cliché, and that was me.

I don't know... success becomes excess, and then excess... [Chuckles]

Excess becomes a problem.

Those were some dark days for me.

Yeah, for me, the early days were the... were the roughest ones, too.

Yeah?

Tell me.

Well, I mean, once I knew I wanted to be a singer, that was it... there was no stopping me.

Not even my dad could stop me, and he was having none of it.

So he kicked me out of the house when I was 16 years old.

Really?

And I was out on my own.

Wow. That's, um...

That's brave.

It's a fine line between bravery and stupidity.

[Laughs]

[Laughing] Yeah. Right.

But I really thought I had it all handled, which I didn't.

A young girl trying to make her way in the music business... there are a lot of people who want to take advantage and exploit you and make money off you.

I just really...

I want to protect my girls from that.

And, you know, Maddie's 16.

And I look at her, and I realize she's exactly like me.

And it's terrifying.

And neither one of your daughters are gonna have to be alone because...

...'cause they got Rayna Jaymes for a mom.

I think that's part of the reason why Maddie wants to... go her own way, you know?

And I don't blame her for that.

But all I want to do is just hold her in my arms, you know, and... keep her safe for as long as I can 'cause I didn't have a mom or a dad to do that for me.

And look at you.

You turned out all right.

Thanks.

Should we, um... [Coughs]

Should we... should we get back to work, maybe?

I'm actually thinking maybe I should try to head home and deal with some of this... if you don't mind.

Yeah. No, no, no. Of course. Yeah. Go.

Thanks for today.

It was my pleasure.

See you tomorrow.

Okay. Good night.

Yeah, and now Sony music wants me.

My mom said no. [Scoffs]

Seriously, she's the worst.

Okay, Talia. Sorry. I have to go.

I'll call you later.

Here's your stupid phone back.

Don't go telling Mom.

You were offered a record deal?

Yeah, I guess someone saw the video of me singing with Juliette.

I mean, not that it even matters.

Mom's not gonna let me sign to a label, like, ever, so...

But they only wanted you.

Look...

We're in different places right now.

I'm grown up.

I'm ready for things that you're not yet.

Just say it.

You don't need me.

Nobody needs me.

Come on. I didn't say that.

[Footsteps departing]

[Sighs]

Frankie: Pretty sure we hired professionals to do that.

I'm just trying to keep the progress going, you know?

Anything you want to talk about?

[Breathing heavily] Like what?

Like you're down here punching holes in walls when you ought to be at home.

Everything okay there?

Yeah, Frankie. Everything's fine.

Really?

Yeah, really. 'Cause from what I can tell, you're starting to go a little dry-drunk on me here.

All right, look, first of all, you're not my sponsor anymore, okay?

That's one. Number two, you're way off base here.

I'm just trying to keep us on schedule.

If you don't mind, I'd like to get back to it.

Well, you don't need to be doing it all by yourself.

Yeah, well, maybe I want to, Frankie, all right?

Deacon, hey!

You hit that crossbeam one more time, and the ceiling's coming down.

[Breathing heavily]

I guess I can't do nothing right these days, huh?

Wow. Great save out there.

The crowd really loved the acoustic number.

Oh, good. It's not really a part of the usual set.

Did you find out what happened?

Yeah, house manager said Erin overcompensated on the monitors without balancing the outputs, blew the fuses.

So much for hiring a capable sound tech.

Uh-huh.

I don't want to deal with this, but Gunnar probably won't.

Erin: Hey, it's not my fault this place has a weak electrical grid.

That is not the problem, okay?

I did sound at the bluebird, and you pushed the sound board too far.

Did you see that crappy old board?

No, but I saw you, and you had no idea how to handle the situation.

I mean, I don't get it.

You toured with Juliette Barnes.

Yeah, and I've shadowed plenty of big-sound setups.

But maybe I don't have quite as much experience running a whole show by myself, all right?

I vouched for you because I thought you knew what you were doing.

And now I look like an idiot who's brought his... whatever this is on the road for the wrong reasons.

Look, Gunnar, I know...

Let me be really clear with you.

If you can't do the job, you need to get the hell off my tour.

I wasn't even sure you'd be home.

Thought you'd still be at the studio, maybe.

[Exhales deeply]

Where you been?

At the bar all day.

We had this whole situation with Maddie.

I needed your help. I need your support.

All I got was, "well, whatever you decide."

I mean, come on, Rayna. You know what Maddie needs.

I don't have any idea what she...

Neither do I.

Only thing I know right now is that Maddie is at a crossroads, and I am really worried that we're gonna lose her.

Well, yeah, I get that, but I don't know what I'm supposed to do when she won't even talk to me, all right?

She barely wants to look at me, Rayna.

Of course she won't talk to you.

She's a teenager. She's not gonna talk to me, either.

No, it's not just that. There's more than that, all right?

I'm telling you... I don't know what the hell I did, but it's different. It's all...

Doesn't matter.

None of that matters.

Only thing that matters is she needs us desperately.

And I need you, babe.

I need you as a partner and... and co-parent.

I mean, isn't that what we're doing?

Isn't that what we fought so hard for?

Yeah.

You're right.

That's right. I'm here.

We just got to be a united front, babe... on everything.

Whether it's buying a bar or raising our kids.

I want to.

I just...

I'm scared to death I'm gonna do it wrong.

Yeah, well, we just got to do it the best we can.

All right.

[Sighs deeply]

What do you want to do about Maddie?

I think I have an idea.

But I want to run it past you first.

Hey, I, uh, saw you handling things with Erin just before.

I was kind of surprised you did that.

Of course I handled it. You know what?

I'm getting pretty tired of you acting like I'm not taking this tour seriously.

Just chill out. I'm trying to thank you.

Oh. Well...

You're welcome.

I know I've been cranky.

Being away from Caleb is harder than I thought it would be, but, uh, I'm sorry if any of that's coming off on you.

Well, I get it.

I can see how you'd think I've been distracted by Erin, but honestly, I'm just having fun.

Although, after what just happened, I doubt there'll be much more of that.

Well, at least we know we can rely on each other musically.

It was pretty cool tonight, all those cellphones.

I think I actually prefer the acoustic version.

[Chuckles]

Yeah.

Hey.

Can I talk to you for a minute?

[TV shuts off]

I realize, uh, you and me are still, uh, figuring out our issues, but, uh, I want you to know I'll always be honest with you... straight up.

Which is why I'm telling you that, um...

Me and Gabriella...

We're together.

We're, uh, starting a relationship, and I just wanted to be up front with you about it.

Obviously.

You were with her the night Jeff d*ed, weren't you?

Yeah, son, I was.

Is that all?

[TV turns on]

[Exhales sharply] Hey, would you relax?

This is the bluebird. It's a safe place.

Yeah, well, you neglected to tell me that it's songwriter's night, which means there's actual songwriters in there, not just amateurs, like me.

Nobody has to know you wrote it.

It's still my words about my breakup.

It's gonna be fine.

It's gonna be weird.

You're completely overreacting.

[Cheers and applause]

Man: Thank you so much.

[Sighs]

I can't do this.

Will, wait!

Come on.

Really?

Next up... Avery Barkley!

[Cheers and applause]

Hi, everybody. Thanks for having me.

This one was written by a friend of mine.

♪ Just when I think I finally found a way ♪
♪ To up and get you off my mind ♪
♪ Just when I finally got a prayer to pray ♪
♪ Your memory creeps up from behind ♪
♪ It don't matter how many miles down the road ♪
♪ It don't matter how many times I let you go ♪
♪ You're always with me ♪
♪ Written in the history of my heart ♪
♪ I've tried a little bit of everything ♪
♪ To start again with someone new ♪
♪ But every time a path seems promising ♪
♪ It leads me right back here to you ♪
♪ And it don't matter how many miles down the road ♪
♪ It don't matter how many times I let you go ♪
♪ You're always with me ♪
♪ Written in the history of my heart ♪
♪ Written in the history of my heart ♪
♪ The history of my heart ♪

[Cheers and applause]

Are you ready to have a family meeting?

Is this about my hair? Because I'm not changing it back.

It's not about your hair.

Can you scooch over, please?

Closer to your sister?

Well, we did want to talk to you because... there's been a lot happening, and... we need to sit down and have a discussion as a family.

Deacon: All of us been going through some tough times here.

It's a lot. It's a whole lot.

But that's why, you know, we're here together... to help each other through these things.

And that includes what's been going on between the two of you.

Now, Maddie, we understand that you're a teenager now and... and you're feeling more mature and you want to express yourself.

And we've got to find the right way to do that.

And, sweetheart, you're going through a lot of changes, too.

You might feel like you're being left out sometimes.

We don't want you to feel like that.

We're a family here now... All of us, all right?

I just want you to know that...

We both love you so much... both of you.

And we want to support the things that are important to you, but we want to do that in the right way.

So, we talked about it together and decided it might be time for y'all to sign at Highway 65.

Stop.

Wait, seriously? Are...

[chuckling] Yes, seriously.

Rayna: On my label with one condition...

That you do it together as a team.

Think y'all can agree to that?

[Sighs]

I'm embarrassed to even ask, but, uh... How'd it go?

Good.

It was great, actually.

Turns out all that personal heartache of yours is pretty universal.

But your writing, the way you tapped into it and made everything there feel something...

Even me.

Well...

Thank you for doing that for me. I appreciate it.

It was my pleasure.

It's been a long time since I've been on a stage.

Almost forgot what playing real music feels like.

[Chuckles]

Oh. Before I forget.

There was a publisher in the audience tonight... said whoever wrote that song should give him a call.

That's not bad for a first-time songwriter.

[Sighs]

That went better than expected, didn't it?

They didn't see it coming. That's for sure.

Especially Daphne. [Chuckles]

[Chuckling] Yeah.

We're doing the right thing, signing her, right?

Yeah.

I think so.

I'm just sorry I wasn't here to help you come up with the right thing.

Tell you what... that's not gonna happen again.

From now on, I'm here for you, and I'm here for the girls.

Thank you.

Right now, I just want you here for me.

[Chuckles]

Oh, my God! We have a record deal!

Maddie, we're recording artists!

Why aren't you excited?

You know why Mom did that, right?

The only reason she signed us at all is to keep me under her control.

[Knock on door]

Hey.

I wanted to apologize for tonight.

It was my bad, and I should have been more up front about my experience.

Look, you got good instincts, all right?

But some of these smaller venues are tricky.

It's not all top-of-the-line sound systems, like you dealt with on the big tours.

I know.

I want to learn how to work them all, and I really want to stay on the tour.

So I was hoping maybe you'd share any tips you may have. [Chuckles]

Of course.

All you had to do was ask.

Thanks.

Good night. [Chuckles nervously]

That's it?

You want to stay on the tour for professional reasons?

I can think of a few personal reasons, as well.

[Chuckles]

[Ringing]

Caleb: Scarlett?

Hi. Did I wake you?

That's okay. What's up?

This is not easy for me... you know, being away.

I know. I'm sorry.

I shouldn't have questioned your priorities.

It was uncalled for.

Thank you.

You're sort of right. This tour does mean a lot to me.

It's showed me how much I've grown as an artist... and a person.

It's also showed me how much I need you.

I need us.

This tour will be over before you know it, so we just got to do our best until then.

[Chuckles] Speaking of which, I wish you'd been there tonight.

It was really something.

Yeah, actually, I have an early morning, so I really should get some sleep.

Can we talk tomorrow?

Oh, yeah. Sure.

You, uh, you sleep well.

I love you.

Thanks. I love you, too.

Good night.

[Cellphone clicks]

[Gunnar and Erin moaning]

[Thumping]

[Both breathing heavily]

Well...

We definitely got to make more time for that.

I think you need to make more time for that manual labor at the bar.

It's doing wonders for your biceps.

[Both laugh]

You know, I hate to tell you, [chuckling] But I think my construction days are over.

Oh, no!

Mm.

Mm.

I'm gonna go take a shower.

Okay.

[Sighs]

Feel free to come join me.

[Cellphone chimes]

[Water running]