01x25 - Episode 25

[bunniefuu]

Sorry to keep everybody waiting.

Had to check on
some things at home.

Yeah, it's, uh, getting late.

This won't take long.

So, you want to drop the case?

When did you decide this?

We discussed it in the car.

And when you were
talking to Tomas before, we--

We considered

what a sexual harassment
lawsuit would cost us.

But with the contingency--

We could lose more than money.

Thank you for your help.

Sorry for wasting your time.

How much did he
offer you to settle?

How did you know?

The same way I know

my father
didn't mention an amount,

or detail the scope

-of the settlement.
-He played us.

That's what he does.

And why you're damn lucky
I'm still your lawyer.

You look like a man handling
the weight of the world.

Mm, never when you're around.

Come here.

That's the medicine I need.

So, how did tennis go?

We're talking about you.

Now, does this mood have
something to do with Naomi?

Well, there might be
a little movement there.

She's dropping the lawsuit? Hmm.

Guess my intervention
made a difference.

Something you need to tell me?

A former bestie and I ran into
each other,

and we... talked.

-BILL: Uh-huh.
-Uh-huh.

And you both emerged unscathed?

[chuckles]

I'm impressed.

Well, I told her
she didn't have a chance

at winning against you.

You take no prisoners,
et cetera.

Yeah, well, thank you,
sweetheart.

But listen, I'm gonna need you
to stay out of this, okay?

And steer clear of Naomi
until the...

until the climate changes.

I don't want you
to get hurt. Again.

It's too late for that warning.

What happened?

Don't get upset.

Look, I wasn't even
gonna bring it up, Bill.

Tell me, Hayley.

I was supposed

to play doubles this morning,

and when I got to the club,

I discovered I'd been replaced.

Wha-- By whom?

Why did they give up your spot?

They said they were Team Dani.

[door closes]

I came back to apologize.

For telling me to back off
and stay out of your life

so I don't make a mess of yours

like I did with my own?

That second part
never came out of my mouth.

I may have paraphrased.

A little.

Mom, this design company,
these purses,

that's something
I need to do on my own.

-With Kat.
-Well, that's different.

Kat's my partner,
not my manager.

There has to be
something I can do.

Let me do my thing.

Remember?

You got to do you,
now I get to do me?

Just give me that chance.

Please?

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♪ ♪

You're looking pretty down, bro.
Bad news?

Read it and weep,

because if you laugh,

-so help me...
-[laughs]

All right, look,
as a cat lover, I gotta say

good job, bro. I'm proud of you.

But as your best friend,

you gotta
work on that smile, man.

I mean, come on. Really?

[chuckles]

SHANICE: Everybody said
I was wasting my time

going to that
performing arts high school.

But let me tell you something.

Guess who's
gonna be the superstar

of that hospital documentary?

That's right, me.

You know why people
love Shanice?

Because no matter
what madness is going on,

I still show up
with my charming attitude,

ready to brighten up
somebody's day.

Yeah, that's been
my secret weapon.

You know, I see things

that make most people
want to faint

and I do it smiling.

It's my, uh,
sweet bedside manner

that sets me apart
from the rest. [laughs]

No, I'm serious.

Those acting classes,
they came in handy.

Just when you least expect it.

And when Mr. Jet Setter
decides to point

his little camera my way,
I'm-a be ready for him.

Why are you avoiding me?

And don't avoid the question.

I'm not. Avoiding you
or the question.

I've just been swamped
with this new project.

Yeah, scheduling interviews
and photo shoots

for every new nurse
in this hospital except me?

Look, I know what this is about,

and even though
I'm past it, you're not.

You got to stop avoiding me

because you almost
kissed me the other day.

That was a misunderstanding

and a mistake all wrapped
together.

And then we discussed

the whole awkward mess

and decided
it's not gonna happen again.

-It won't.
-Good.

So stop ghosting me.

What are we, like, five?

Talk to me.

I mean, I don't think
I've ever seen a worse picture.

Wasn't he a world-famous
photographer once?

You should see
the ones he took of Ashley.

Were they good?

Made her look like a goddess,
but I'm biased.

Wait, why is he taking
pictures of Ash?

That baby delivering thing
they did together.

And now they're bonded for life.

Well, it's not that deep.

Well, I mean,
they do say the camera

captures the world the way
the photographer sees it.

Deep, but like, not really.

Think about it,
Andre's got you

looking like a troll,
while Ashley's

this life-giving princess.

So, what, you think
he's interested in my girl?

That's what you thought
when I offered my advice?

"Mom's going to monopolize"?

Well, it's automatic
for you to run things,

-and I need--
-Distance,

the opportunity
to explore new things.

It's not me, it's you.

Yeah, Chelsea,
I've heard it all before.

And I may have
missed my calling.

I am both
psychiatrist and client

with a breakthrough diagnoses.

Not following, Mom.

What if, subconsciously,

I felt that you were dumping me

the same way your father did?

Brutally, heartlessly,

completely blindsiding.

I was afraid
you'd feel that way.

I didn't think I did.

Until you "dumped me" for Kat.

The same way
Bill exchanged me for a...

younger, blander version.

I am so sorry that I hurt you.

Oh, baby.

Don't you dare blame yourself
for wanting to fly.

You didn't wrong me.

You, my brave girl...

...are helping to set me free.

I'll always
be on your side, Mom.

"Team Dani"?

What kind of nonsense--

You know what? All the...

playing favorites,
canceling reservations.

I didn't raise hell when they
ignored you in the dining room,

but they're definitely
going to hear from me now.

Bill, no.

Look. One phone call.
Gabe Froman.

The president
of the country club?

That will only
make the situation worse.

-I know you want to help, but--
-I hate

seeing them
treat you this way, baby.

-I...
-I will grow a thicker skin.

No, no. Hey, hey, hey.

You bite your tongue,
you hear me?

I wish everybody would see you
the way that I do.

They would adore you,
worship you.

I'll happily settle for lunch.

Mm. I wish I could, but...

my work is getting all piled up

because I've been
so distracted lately.

I wonder why.

-Hmm.
-[chuckles]

Sorry, not sorry.

Dinner later?

If I can have you for dessert.

Mm. It's a date.

Yeah. We'll have champagne

to celebrate
the death of Naomi's lawsuit.

Well, okay.
That's close, not final.

But it will be.

-You're the best, Bill.
-Mm.

NAOMI:
If you settle,

do you think my father
will forgive and forget?

No.

What little money
he'll dole out won't last,

and you'll still be jobless,

with your names
dragged through the mud.

The only way to change
all of that is to win.

Winning is not a given.

Well, it better be,
because it is your only way out.

The question
you need to keep asking,

the one you asked that
convinced me to take this case,

is what happens
to the rest of the women

that will join that firm and
have to work with Mike Davis?

Those young women

will think they made
a giant step forward

toward a great future
by landing a job

with Bill Hamilton, Esquire,

only to be treated like meat
by some jerk at work.

You convinced me

that we have to be loud

and win for them,
and the three of you.

Now, my father set up
that shell game today

because this suit has merit,
and he knows it.

What happened to you is a crime.

Mike Davis is a predator.

Firing you because you dared
to report him is ill*gal.

Those are the facts
that will win this case.

Now, if you want
to drop the suit,

I can't stop you.

But if you want to fight...

oh, I will be relentless,
unstoppable,

and I will not give up
until we win.

Are you with me?

Now, where do I sign up
for Dr. Nicole's life?

With my personal assistant

planning a fabulous
anniversary party for me.

Yeah. See, Laura would've
had her hands full,

but she still laid up in the bed
after that freak accident.

No, the girl I'm talking about
is the new girl.

Eva Thomas.

Yeah, she's nice enough.

Ooh, something may be happening.
Let me call you back.

ASHLEY:
You'll do great
on this video project,

and whether you want me
in it or not, it's okay.

Just stop being weird.

We're buds, me and you.

And Derek, my boyfriend?

You don't have to tell me twice.

Good.

So... we're good?

Yeah, never better.

Buds.

All right, look,
if Naomi's sort-of cousin

keeps taking
pretty pictures of your girl,

I got your back.

Take him down a notch.

-Yeah?
-Yeah.

We're first responders,
he's a photographer.

-It's not a fair fight.
-That's true. That's true.

All right, well, we'll, um,

we'll criticize
his pictures, right?

We'll tell him
his lighting is weak,

and we'll threaten
to break his f-stop.

[laughs] Thanks, but

he's leaving town any minute,

and even if Andre did
have a thing for my girl,

tough luck. She's way into me.

Yeah, well, you sure as hell
don't deserve her.

And you're punching way
above your weight with Naomi.

Yeah, don't I know it.

We definitely hit a rough patch

back when I arrested her mom

for going off at Bill's wedding.

But Naomi knew
it was out of my hands

once Bill wanted
to press charges, so...

It's amazing how one person
can create so much chaos.

That guy, right?

It's like even when he wins,
it's never enough.

Bill Hamilton can't
let anything go.

Gabe.

[laughs]

Hey, man. That's right.

None other, my brother.
How's it going at the club?

Yeah. Yeah, yeah.

Look, that's interesting,
but listen,

what I want to talk to you about

is someone near and dear
to my heart, okay?

-I'm having some...
-[door opens]

Hey, Gabe,
let me call you back, okay?

All right.

Well, this is a surprise.

Thought I wouldn't come back

after you tried
to intimidate my clients?

Ah, come on, it was just
idle conversation about

the consequences of sexual
harassment lawsuits, okay?

I was just sharing
my decades of experience

with the younger generation.

-You were tampering with them.
-I was just

giving 'em food for thought.

They told me they want
to drop the suit.

Oh. Well, hey, what can I say?

You win some, you lose some.

[chuckles] Oh.
You thought you won?

Mm-mm. Game's still on, Dad.

That round went to me.

Now these women aren't
just doing this for themselves.

They're suing you for
the good of people everywhere.

Ugh, I love when
it gets righteous, don't you?

Julia! Would you please
ask Jonathan

to use his inside voice?

Thank you.

Now, I fully understand
the frustration,

but dropping out
of the fashion show

was my daughter's decision.

Of course.

I have contacts
all around the world.

I will find someone
to fill Chelsea's shoes.

[laughs] Someone with
the energy and popularity

of my beautiful girl?
Not bloody likely.

Jonathan, I joke.

Please, trust me.

I will find someone
to replace Chelsea.

This is just a little bump
in the road, okay?

Okay. Bye-bye.
[chuckles]

[hisses]

[groans]

[sighs] Just a little one.

I spelled it all out.

This is our company
and we're going at it alone,

without my momager.

How do you think
she took it, Kat?

I hurt her.

[sighs] Yes, I know it's not
my fault, but she's sad.

She had the perfect life.
I mean, we all did,

before that husband-stealing,

home-wrecking step-monster
of mine came along.

See? That right there,
that was awkward, right?

Awkward is a two-lane street,
my friend.

Boundaries.

Recognize them, use them.

Nothing has changed.

Then stop being weird.

I'm glad we're on the same page.

Yep.

[sighs] I'll let you know
about that photo sh**t,

-but...
-Whatever.

But... [chuckles]

-[both clear throats]
-Yeah.

I hope that interview was PG,

because the looks
you two were giving each other?

-I don't know what you mean.
-[scoffs]

Let me, uh, let me put it
in nurse talk.

It's too late for a vaccine
against Andre's charms.

Symptoms are already there
and you've got it bad.

♪ ♪

[sighs]

How long's that guy been there?

-You know him?
-Yeah, it's my partner.

Oh, that's the legendary
Marcel Malone.

How's the honeymoon going
for you kids?

He giving you a hard time?

He was, until yesterday
when he did a full 180.

Went all Pollyanna.
Sweet and helpful.

Seriously? That guy?

Hold that thought.

What's a bum like you
doing in a joint like this?

Rookie. What's up?

I figured it out.

You'll have to narrow that down.

Your attitude shift.

My father put you up to it,
didn't he?

Be honest. He told you
to be nice to the new kid.

I know how you operate.

You push and you push
until you get your way.

Just like the way
you sent Hayley to yabber at me

and threatening to bankrupt me.

Nice work, Dad.

You know, it's enlightening

to find out how foolish
and inept you think I am.

Oh, hey, hey, hey. Come on, now.

Naomi, you know that
that is not true.

And I didn't
send Hayley after you.

Then tell her
to cease and desist,

and encourage her
to tackle her own challenges.

I'm sure it's not easy being
the outcast of Marigold Road.

Okay, look, I'll handle
the situation at the club.

[scoffs]
You think you're magic.

That was just Mom's light
shining on you.

You know that.

People love her,

and they hate
what you did to her,

and nothing
will ever change that.

When Dani Dupree has people
in the palm of her hand,

it's usually where
they tend to stay.

I'll be in touch.

Want something, Hayley?

Mind if I sit?

Oh, I'd rather you didn't.

Shouldn't you be
at the country club?

That's why
you married up, right?

So you could experience
the finer things in life?

-I married for love.
-[scoffs] Child, please.

And because of it,
I've incurred the wrath

of everyone in this community.

-Well, maybe you should move.
-[sighs]

You've made your bed.

-And I'm lying in it?
-Yeah, you know,

that's your specialty.

Lying and making yourself
comfortable

in other people's beds.

You lied to my sister

and pretended to be her friend
to cozy up to my dad--

gross-- you lied to my mother,

pretending
that you could be trusted.

I mean, do you have...

do you have any idea
how much pain you've caused?

So, "homewrecking
husband-stealer"

was actually pretty tame.

You know what's fascinating?

How no one ever talks about
the pain Dani's caused me.

[scoffs]

[phone buzzing]

You are the last person
I expected to hear from.

Is this a good time?

Depends why you're calling.

Well... [sighs]

I don't want to discuss it
over the phone.

Is it okay if I stop by?

I'm free now.

That sounds like
such a bad idea.

Never stopped you before.

I won't stay long.

Fine.

Okay. I'll see you in a few.

Whatever's going on
with you and Andre...

It's dangerous
to make assumptions.

That's one of the first things
you taught me

when I started here.

I got years of experience.

I usually know
what I'm looking at.

Andre and I were just discussing
his video project

featuring the new nurses.

-That's all.
-Oh.

Well, I'm glad he's so hands-on.

But when you're, uh,
done with the firefighter,

point him in my direction.

Shanice will help heal
that broken heart.

[laughs]

There he is, a hero among men.

-Andre.
-What's up?

Uh...

[chuckles]

A rough-and-tumble smoke eater,

risking his life to save a cat.

You enjoying
your 15 minutes of fame?

I'll fight a four-alarm fire

before I ever pose
for a picture again.

I mean, you guys do work hard.

But listen, in my new gig,

I want to highlight
those selfless

and dedicated people
who save lives day and night.

Who you focusing on this time?

Uh, the nurses,
at Garland Memorial Hospital.

I know how my father operates.
He pulls rank.

Chief Hawthorne has
more important things to do

than ask me to babysit.

Good, 'cause I didn't join
the force to be coddled.

I can take care of myself.

You're on your own.

I won't make that mistake again.

You destroyed my family

and wrecked
my parents' marriage,

and you're whining about
the pain my mother caused you?

I shouldn't have brought it up.

But you did.

So go ahead,
list all the complaints

against the woman
whose life you cannibalized.

-I knew this was a mistake.
-Oh, but you keep making them.

[scoffs]

For the fake waterworks.

Did I cry when Dani hit me
in the face at the club

days before my wedding?

You were there.

Did you see me shed a tear

from the pain
and embarrassment I still feel?

Never raised a fuss
when she shot up my wedding.

-She was forced to be there.
-Ugh!

It was a brutal day for her.

You're trying to justify
her behavior?

She's my mother,
and if you had one...

[sighs]

That didn't
come out right, okay?

I wasn't thinking straight.

And neither was she.

When we feel attacked, we clap
back with things that hit hard.

But she's improving.

-She's past all that now.
-[laughs softly]

Did Dani tell you that?

Was that before
she broke into our house,

destroyed a wedding photo
and stole

a costly bottle of wine?

Or you know what? Maybe

it was after she shattered

a photo of Bill and me
in his office.

You didn't hear that part
of the "improvement,"

now, did you?

I've been busy.

Oh. So has she.

And as you rudely
reminded me, yes,

I didn't grow up with my mother.

But if I had,
I'd know when she's struggling,

and I'd get her some help.

You and my father
did this to her.

And now she's out of control,
Chelsea.

Do you see that?

What if this escalates?

What if someone
seriously gets hurt?

Come on in. I would say
make yourself at home, but...

What's wrong?

Nothing, it's just,
nothing's changed.

It's still the same.

-If it ain't broke...
-Yeah.

[chuckles] I remember
when you chose this sofa.

I was appalled.

Pink? But it works.

And it's lasted.

-Yeah. Mm.
-Everything has.

Remember when
we were decorating?

This was just an empty space.

We were up to our eyeballs in
paint chips and fabric samples.

Yeah.

Parisian Adventure
and Dusky Dream.

We went with the Adventure.

Mm-hmm, because you insisted.

-Who wants a dusky dream?
-Yeah.

-Uh, you mind if I...
-Oh, help yourself.

Yeah.
[clears throat]

What about you?
Can I make you anything?

You want to be treated
like the big boys? Let's go.

Hey, relax. It was just
a question, all right?

-Take it easy.
-Sorry I'm late.

No, you're right on time, babe.

Detective Marcel Malone,
my wife Naomi.

-Hi. I've heard so much.
-Pleasure.

Have a good night.

Something I said?

Nah. He gets like that.

Huh. Where's Derek?

Oh, looks like
he found a friend.

Well, that still remains
to be seen.

DEREK:
It's nice that Ashley
will be a star, but...

I just hope it doesn't
interfere with her work.

She takes her responsibility
seriously.

Yeah, I saw that firsthand
when she delivered that baby.

You did your part.

I handed her a towel.
[chuckles]

And that was a miracle
I managed that.

I mean, you? The real deal.

Defy death every day.

I want to know about it.

If you have a minute,
I can get us a round.

Huh?

BILL:
Okay.

Uh...

ice cold with a twist,
just a little dirty?

[laughs softly]
Sparkling water.

Something tells me
I'm gonna need it.

Mm-hmm.

You know, we have a buyer
for the Rehoboth house.

Already?

Well, don't-don't sound
so disappointed.

We rarely got a chance to get
up there as it was in the end.

I was hoping to have another
summer with the girls, but...

-there's always the vineyard.
-Mm-hmm.

Any idea where the deed
might be?

Yeah, I kept it with some
of the other Delaware things.

[sighs]

A photo album?

You organize your way...

[chuckles]

-Oh.
-Mm.

[chuckles] Mm-mm.

Look at these two
striking individuals.

[both laugh]

Wow. So young.

-The day we closed
on the beach house.
-Mm-hmm.

Yeah, feels like yesterday.

All the landscaping you did.

We put so much work and love
into that house.

-Yeah.
-I hope whoever buys it

adores it as much as we did.

-I miss that place.
-Yeah.

We had a lot
of good times there.

-Most of them good.
-Mm-hmm.

-Mm, mm, mm.
-This day.

-Yeah.
-Remember that?

Yeah. Wow.

How could I ever forget it?

It's crazy, it was the most
beautiful morning,

bluest sky,
your folks had just arrived,

the girls were on
the beach playing around.

-I was gonna grill up
all that Kobe beef.
-Yeah.

Naomi and Chelsea ran
into the water,

and that storm swept in
out of nowhere.

I know, the lightning,
all that hail.

I'd never seen anything
like that.

I just knew we were
gonna have a tornado.

But the way
you flew across that beach,

scooped up your babies
and got them back to safety?

I had never
seen anything like that.

It was like, it was like
you were running on air,

and nothing could stop you
from protecting your girls.

You put one under each arm,
got back just as fast,

and they weren't even scared.

Yeah, both of them
were laughing.

Yeah, well, I couldn't
have them scared like that.

I told them I was racing to see
who was faster, me or the wind.

-[both chuckle]
-Wow.

Yeah. Bad storm, that one.

-Mm-hmm.
-It almost took down
that cherry tree,

but the house...
it was still standing.

-Well, she had good bones.
-Mm-hmm.

Yeah, we had some good times
up at that place.

Hmm. You know what I like most
about looking at these?

Your waistline?

[laughs softly]
No.

No, these were all taken...

[sighs]

...they were taken
before my babies hated me.

They don't hate you, Bill.

Naomi and Chelsea are deeply...

gravely disappointed
in what you did.

But there is a difference.

I appreciate you
pointing that out, because...

this feels retaliatory.

What?

Is something going on?

You know Naomi's suing my firm,
right?

She didn't tell you?

-What you do?
-I...

Nothing.

[sighs]

Three former employees
are bringing a harassment suit

against one of my partners,
and Naomi's representing them.

Oh, Bill.

[scoffs]
You're smiling.

No, no, no, sorry.
[clears throat]

-It is wrong to laugh, so I'm
gonna try that one more time.
-Ah. Okay.

-Okay, Go ahead.
-I am-- Bill, I am so sorry

-that our daughter... [laughs]
-That's... Okay.

No, no, no. Go ahead.

Be honest. Go ahead. Go.

[laughs]

I'm very proud of my daughter
for taking you on.

Yeah, well, of course you are.

Because she's Team Dani
like everyone else.

Who is "everyone else"?

And why does that sound
so accusatory?

I can't control my mother.

But you can control
the way you treat your father.

You and Naomi.

If you're telling me to convince
her to drop that lawsuit...

Oh, that suit is
dead in the water.

All I want is for you
to do what's right.

Yes, your world changed
the minute I walked into it.

But Bill is that same stubborn,

single-minded man
he's always been.

His love for you and your sister
is unshakable.

Do you know how fortunate
you are to have that?

Huh?

He loves you girls.

And this would be
the biggest loss of his life.

[scoffs] And you know
how much he hates to lose.

Look...

he needs you, Chelsea.

You don't owe me anything,

but I hope you find a way
to forgive him.

Somebody's early.

-By a whole eight minutes.
-[both chuckle]

-How was work?
-[sighs]

Exhausting.

You have a good time with Jacob?

Yeah. Turned into a twofer.

Ran into Andre.

-Yeah?
-Yeah, I gave him hell
for that picture and...

he filled me in
on his documentary.

Oh, it's a publicity thing
for the hospital.

It sounds fun.

Since he's sticking around
a while,

I almost took him up
on his offer to buy me beer.

Why'd you turn him down?

Because I invited him
for dinner instead.

Oh, my gosh, Andre,

this video is incredible.

It's amazing.

You're amazing.

Andre.

-Were you about to kiss me?
-[exhales]

What'd you do?

What do you mean?

You've been standing there,
posting at that phone

like it owes you money.
What'd you do?

Are you trying to figure out
how to apologize

for what you did without it
sounding like an apology?

You're only half right.

I'm trying to apologize
for something

that I don't want to do.

But... hey, I should go.

I only came back because
I left my documentary gear

in my uncle's office.

Then I realized I forgot

that I didn't even ask him
for the key.

Don't worry about it, handsome.

I'll call security
and vouch for you

and let them know
you're my special guest.

But you'll owe me.
Maybe a smile or two

will cover it.
[chuckles]

Oh, thanks, Shanice. It's okay.

I'll just leave it here
for tonight.

I'm sure the equipment
is safe where it is.

Plus, I'm running kind of late.

A-Are you okay? You look
a little discombobulated.

Do you need me to, um,
take your temperature?

[laughs softly] Thanks,
but I'm sure I'll survive this.

[chuckles] You don't sound
too sure about that.

Yo, what is the problem?

Okay, look, if I tell you,

do you promise
to keep it to yourself?

If it's a medical issue,
I'm bound by HIPAA,

and I don't play with that,
so...

It's personal.

Oh. Well, in that case,

if it's boring,
I won't tell a soul,

but if it's juicy,
I'll change the name.

-[laughs]
-I can't risk it.

O-Okay, what if I can help?

Okay, okay. I won't tell
a soul, Scout's honor.

So, what's got
your brain doing backflips?

I got to go to this thing,

and I never should have
said I'd go, but I did,

and now I can't get out of it.

Okay, when were you invited?

Uh, less than an hour ago.

-So, since it's last-minute...
-Uh-uh, you still have to go.

So help me out. I mean,
what would you do, Shanice?

Show up on time,
laugh at all of their jokes...

-Uh-huh.
-...then boom, the phone rings,

it's an emergency,
you got to go.

I'm a photographer.

-Uh-uh, stay with me.
-Okay.

The phone rings,
you have to take it.

You have to go.
"Oh, I have to leave,

it's been great, we'll have
to do this again sometime."

No long goodbyes, just leave.

Elegant.

Okay.

Y-You must have done this
once or twice.

[laughs] I call it the, uh,
Shanice Farewell.

All right.

You know what?
You might be onto something.

[chuckles]

I'm a nurse. We're never wrong.

Oh, and if there's
a woman involved,

don't forget the flowers.

Ah. Gotcha.

Mm, mm, mm.

My, uh, father got my three
clients to drop their suit,

but I got them
to change their minds.

So it's back on again.

You don't look
like that's good news.

I was so determined to get
those women to reconsider.

God, you should have seen me,
on fire.

So, what's the problem?

Was I acting
in their best interests or mine?

Hmm.

You've got some nerve thinking
I'm gonna help you fix

what you broke.

My toxic trait.

I want everything
to work out in the end.

Well, what happens
between me and my father

is none of your affair.

-See what I did there?
-Mm-hmm.

But you'll at least think about

making baby steps
towards reconciling?

Oh, my God.

Can you just take a hint
and stay out of it?

Can I get an answer?

Fine.

I'll think about it. Whatever.

Please explain "Team Dani."

[chuckles]

Mm.

Oh.

[chuckles]:
Oh, oh, oh...

Look at that. Look at that.

Oof. I can't believe that
I almost forgot about this one.

Chanel bathing suit.

Oh, well,
you're looking at the suit.

Might I direct your attention
to the woman

in the suit?

Mm.

Mother of two adorable girls
and still turning every head

from Rehoboth to Bethany Beach.

-Bill, stop.
-No, come on,
you know I'm not lying.

Every man out there
tripping over himself

just to check you out.

And I'm thinking,
"Take a good look, fellas,

but she's coming home with me."

Look, you can see it
right there.

I was just glowing with pride.

-You call it that.
-Mm-hmm.

I call it sunburn.

That's not the way
I choose to remember it.

You don't remember
the girls were so excited

to run out into the yard
and break off that aloe plant

-so they could take away
the hurt?
-Mm, mm-hmm.

[chuckles]
Yeah.

It was a good night.
It was a good night.

You know? You know,

bathed them, fed them,
read them to sleep.

And then it was dinner for two.

-Linguine and clams.
-Mm-hmm.

You remember
that little seafood store

-right down the road?
-Yeah.

Man, they had
the freshest seafood. Wow.

And if I recall, there was
an ice-cold Chenin blanc.

From that incredible
neighborhood liquor store.

-Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
-I miss that place.

And the lights were low,
and the candles glowing.

Usher on the stereo.

Sisqó.

Uh, wait... couldn't-- no.

-Are you sure?
-Uh, definitely Sisqó.

-Huh.
-Mm-hmm.

I guess you're right.

But I always liked
that one song of his.

It's, um...

-What was it, what was
the name of it?
-I'm not sure.

It-it... it was the one
where the-the guy

literally had everything
he needed, but without the girl,

-his life was... "Incomplete."
-Oh. "Incomplete."