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00:00Danny Longlid!
00:20Oh, hey, Vanessa.
00:22Oh, hey, Vanessa.
00:23That is not how we greet each other.
00:25Let's try again.
00:28Danny Longlid!
00:30Vandana!
00:32Better.
00:34But if you don't pep up, I'll start calling you Danny Downer.
00:37What's wrong?
00:38I'd rather focus on the positive.
00:41So tell me, have you located a hot location
00:44for the Dupree-Curtis Modeling Agency to begin our world domination?
00:49You know I have.
00:50Georgetown is a given.
00:51But U Street is a destination worth considering.
00:54Black Broadway.
00:55You know, back in the day, it was a hub for black culture,
00:58business, entertainment.
01:00When I was researching, I couldn't believe the famous residents who lived there.
01:03Jazz singers, lawyers, diplomats.
01:05Yeah, a community of trailblazers building a legacy,
01:08which is exactly what is making my situation so hard.
01:11If I go back to modeling, and it's a disaster, what does that say about my legacy?
01:16Danny Dupree, supermodel, term-momager, term-failure?
01:20Wait, wait.
01:21Let me catch my breath.
01:23You're going back to modeling?
01:25Ow!
01:26Ow!
01:27Danny Dupree returning to the covers of magazines will break the internet!
01:31What prompted this?
01:33Pamela, our modeling agency isn't making as big a splash as we thought it would,
01:38and so she has this idea to put me front and center, but I don't know.
01:42What's not to know?
01:43You're hot.
01:44It could be a disaster.
01:45It could all backfire.
01:46I've seen it happen before.
01:48One misstep, one wrong decision, and all of your accomplishments are erased.
01:53Oh, hey, babe.
01:54I didn't expect you home.
01:55Didn't expect you either.
01:56I, uh, put on the wrong shoes this morning, and my dogs are killing me.
02:04Mm-hmm.
02:06I was at the hospital seeing June.
02:10Oh, yeah.
02:11How's she doing?
02:11She good?
02:12She's good.
02:12She's better.
02:13But, uh, Madison and the other doctors want to hold off on discharging her until they know
02:19she has a safe place to go.
02:21Mm-hmm.
02:22I, uh, talked to the social worker there, and hopefully she can come up with a better
02:29option that June likes, because she's definitely not listening to me.
02:35Mm-hmm.
02:35Yeah.
02:39Kind of like you are not listening to me.
02:44Sorry, babe.
02:45I just got back from seeing Smitty.
02:46Is he still worried about Martin?
02:48Yeah.
02:49The situation with him hasn't changed.
02:52Look, Naomi, I think your cousin may be in way over his head.
03:07Congressman.
03:09It's unusual to see you having a press conference without your full staff.
03:13I got elected by being a man of the people, and I don't think talking to them on my own
03:19is outside that mandate.
03:21No family in sight, so I'm guessing this doesn't have to do with you running for higher office?
03:26No.
03:27No.
03:28That's not in my cards right now.
03:30Oh, here comes your biggest fan.
03:32You'll excuse me if I steal my grandson for a moment?
03:35Mm-hmm.
03:41Thank God I got here in time.
03:43In time for what?
03:44Oh, there you go.
04:02I'd better not find out that you've been cheating, Armstrong.
04:22If I cheated, I'd be out of business.
04:27I'm out.
04:29Oh, come on. Play another hand.
04:31What else are you going to do while you wait to hear back from your boys?
04:34I never get why you like to play cards at times like these.
04:37It relaxes me.
04:39Why do you need relaxing? I'm the one doing all the dirty work.
04:43Why worry about you, Marcel?
04:45It's so stressful.
04:53They spotted him.
04:54So you're saying Pop threw hands with Kenny?
05:02It wasn't a fight, exactly. Pop just showed up and decked Kenny in the face.
05:07So all Kenny was doing was just standing there?
05:10Well, he was doing a lot of talking, but Tyrell, there's a lot more going on than what Pop and Dad are saying.
05:18Like what?
05:19Pop and Kenny, they knew each other somehow.
05:22Like he didn't just happen to meet you or me.
05:26He did it on purpose.
05:27Like a weirdo?
05:31Why would he do that to us?
05:33To mess with Pop's head.
05:36How come?
05:37And how do you know?
05:39Well, Kenny, he was saying all these weird things like calling him your majesty and other like cringey stuff.
05:47And talking about how Pop came after him before.
05:49How would Pop have come after Kenny?
05:54And he's not even on stuff like that.
05:57Look, I really don't know all the details, but it was clear that they had beef.
06:02So, what did Pop tell you?
06:07He basically said that Kenny had our family in his crosshairs.
06:19Looking for me?
06:30You will never not be remembered for everything you've achieved.
06:34You are being kind.
06:37I'm being honest.
06:39To this day, people look up to you, admire you, hang on every word.
06:45I think you're thinking about my daddy, not me.
06:48You want a mission?
06:49Here it is.
06:51Be a role model.
06:53Show the up-and-comers that their time in the biz isn't finite.
06:57Show the been-there-done matters that their time hasn't expired.
07:01What better way to do that than by strutting your way across these fears and self-doubt yourself?
07:08You do have a point.
07:10And I'm not blowing smoke here because I'm your friend.
07:13You have what it takes to make this a success, Danny.
07:16Give yourself some credit.
07:18Thank you, Vanessa.
07:19Anytime.
07:21Shoot, I have an appointment.
07:23I'll email you those properties and we'll talk soon, okay?
07:26Of course.
07:28And thank you again.
07:29I love you.
07:30I love you.
07:30What do you mean Martin isn't over his head?
07:40Well, apparently there's a guy in Fairmont Crest who's shown up more than once around the kids.
07:46What?
07:47Where?
07:48At their schools?
07:49Well, there's no evidence of that, but it wouldn't surprise me.
07:52But he did make it inside their house.
07:54Well, that's scary.
07:57You mean like, like a stalker?
08:00I'm not sure.
08:01But apparently Martin knows who it is and what it's about.
08:04But he won't explain it to Smitty.
08:05But that doesn't make sense.
08:09Unless, unless he thinks he's harmless.
08:13I'm pretty sure that's not it.
08:15Because Martin asked for police protection for his family.
08:18That seems wise.
08:19Yeah, you would think, but get this.
08:21The person he wanted to be in charge of it is Marcel.
08:25Your partner Marcel?
08:27Shady Marcel?
08:28Yeah.
08:29And not your dad?
08:30Right.
08:32Okay, Martin wants protection from the crooked cop that his own husband is investigating?
08:38Look, if you ask me, something weird is going on.
08:41Remember when I told you that Smitty's theory was that Marcel was somehow a threat to Martin?
08:46Well, that theory doesn't hold up now.
08:48Yeah, now it seems like they've got each other's backs.
08:52Because even before Martin asked for Marcel's help,
08:55he was trying to get Smitty to drop the story that he was doing on Marcel.
08:58Okay, Martin is a congressman.
09:01He has to support the police.
09:03I guess he just knows Marcel as this legendary hero of the police force.
09:08Yeah, I thought the same thing before I started working with him.
09:11But I'm sure by now Martin is well aware of Marcel's less than legit dealings from Smitty.
09:16Okay, so what are you saying?
09:19That Martin knows Marcel is crooked and somehow...
09:22Look, I'm not accusing your cousin of doing anything.
09:25But apparently, according to Smitty, Martin is dealing with a ton of stress and he's not handling it well.
09:30Well, I think this whole situation is coming to a head.
09:38Here's DC's finest.
09:40At a car table, instead of being outside scouring the city for our package that went astray.
09:45Cool your jets, Mr. Fix-It.
09:47I just tracked his current location.
09:50Waiting on some details and I'll be on my way to pick it up.
09:53Yeah, that's all I need to know.
09:55Well, suddenly he's not so interested in micromanaging.
09:59Listen, you should know that your Keystone cop moves, all the delays and the screw-ups have Martin very anxious.
10:06To the point where he's talking about taking charge of things himself.
10:09What is happening?
10:10Hey, I don't know.
10:11I'm not going to speculate, but Vernon's going to try to get him back in line.
10:13But listen, we do not have unlimited time to remedy this situation.
10:18Understood.
10:19Got him.
10:25Bill, pour yourself a drink.
10:29You look like you need it.
10:33Bill told me that you were being rash and emotional.
10:38And I guess that you'd probably be doing something like this.
10:42I'm having a press conference.
10:44To do what?
10:46Unburden yourself?
10:48Absolve yourself?
10:50Confess to what happened that horrible night?
10:53If I do, then all of this is over.
10:59And so is everything else in your life.
11:04This isn't reckless and irresponsible.
11:09Call it off.
11:10Granddad, I have to.
11:12Did Bill tell you the bastard is now coming after my family?
11:16Okay.
11:16What's the deal with you?
11:20Why have you been hanging around my kids?
11:23Shouldn't you be asking your husband that question?
11:26I couldn't even get Pop to tell me who Kenny was or how they knew each other.
11:36And Dad doesn't know either?
11:38That's what I'm saying.
11:39What could be so messed up that Pop can't tell Dad about it?
11:43I don't know, but whatever it is, it has Pop totally freaked out.
11:47He's even got the police watching the house.
11:49What?
11:50Yeah.
11:51I heard them talking about it.
11:53Dad was all like, what the hell's going on?
11:55And Pop was like, I don't have time for this.
11:57I have to go protect this family.
11:59Who what?
12:00I don't know.
12:01He wouldn't say.
12:03Are there cops out there?
12:04Looks like an unmarked one with two guys sitting in it.
12:08And you haven't even heard the worst part.
12:12Worse than having cops watch our every move?
12:15After all that, when they were arguing but keeping it kind and cool,
12:19Dad was like, if you leave, don't come back.
12:23My dad would never say such a thing.
12:26If I'm lying, I'm lying.
12:28So then they just left?
12:30Not together, but yeah.
12:33Dad didn't mean that.
12:35I hope not.
12:37But what if they did and I just watched them split up?
12:43Hey.
12:45Hey!
12:48Let me give Martin a message for you.
12:51Tell him you missed the deadline.
12:52I want my money tonight.
12:55This is blackmail.
13:00Well, aren't you quick on the uptake, Mr. Investigative Reporter?
13:05Bet you thought your hubby was going to be the hero of this story, didn't you?
13:11Sorry to rock your boat.
13:14But he's the bad guy of this tale.
13:16Bill told me how that lunatic was trying to use Tyrell and Samantha to intimidate you.
13:29I can't have him threatening the kids, Grandad.
13:32And when I heard that he did that, my blood boiled as well.
13:37But Martin...
13:38Look, you understand why I have to put an end to this.
13:43Yes.
13:44But a public confession is not the way to free yourself.
13:48It has to be.
13:49For Samantha and Tyrell's safety.
13:52Why are you against me on this?
13:54You know what happened.
13:55You were there.
13:56I was retaliating in an obvious hate crime.
14:01You acted in defense of yourself and me.
14:06It's obvious to us.
14:08But our innocence isn't a presumption.
14:11We didn't report it.
14:12This opens the door for an inquest.
14:15It invites politics to get into the equation.
14:19Sabotaging your career and your reputation.
14:23I don't care.
14:24As long as it keeps the kids safe.
14:27You don't have to choose between that piece of filth and your kids.
14:31We can get that weasel out of town, pay him off, keep him quiet.
14:35It won't work.
14:37Don't you see that's what he wants, too?
14:41To keep this quiet so that he can keep getting paid.
14:45His threats are empty.
14:48You don't know that.
14:49You haven't talked to him.
14:51I have.
14:52And money won't be enough for just to make him go away.
14:57That last handoff was a disaster.
15:01And now he's blaming us.
15:02We already know he's insane.
15:04But now he's insane and pissed off.
15:07The bungled payoff was Joey's fault.
15:12Now Joey Armstrong is a part of this?
15:15I never should have allowed him to get involved.
15:18We both can agree on that, Granddad.
15:20I never would have gone along with this if I knew that he was involved.
15:25I gave explicit instructions to Bill to rein Joey in.
15:30We can cut him out entirely if that's what it takes to make you stick with the plan.
15:35No, I don't trust anyone other than myself right now.
15:40Not even me or Smitty?
15:43Neither you or Smitty can undo what I've done.
15:47When I saw that guy with Samantha, I can't let this continue.
15:52Of course not.
15:54But we can't stop that thug by playing into his hands.
15:58Just put this press conference on hold for a couple of days and give me a chance to prove that we can make this problem go away.
16:08How?
16:09By using Joey Armstrong?
16:11He has zero incentive to listen to Bill or anyone else.
16:15There I disagree.
16:17The man was incentivized enough to keep this under wraps for two years.
16:22Because he's a gambler.
16:24And he wants us in his debt.
16:26Under his thumb.
16:27Difficult circumstances create unusual alliances.
16:31Joey Armstrong is not our ally.
16:35He operates on his own agenda.
16:38And if he is who you had handled this situation, we're only trading one blackmailer for another.
16:45I've got to do this.
16:47And the only way I'll be my own man is if I fess up.
16:53So that's what I got to do.
16:54So you talked to the old man?
17:01I spoke with Senator Dupree, yes.
17:04How much does he know about how we're going to deal with his problem?
17:08I filled him in.
17:12Huh.
17:13Last I spoke to the good senator, he seemed dead set on sticking to his long-cherished principles of nonviolence.
17:20Yeah, well, since then, our pest talked his way into Martin's place.
17:24Yeah, made himself at home, alone with his son.
17:28And then again, chatted his daughter up at the park.
17:32That kind of threat can change a man's perspective.
17:40Yes.
17:43No, Kimberly, I don't know why Congressman Richardson would be throwing an impromptu press conference.
17:51Where is it happening?
17:54Worrying gets us nowhere.
18:00We've got to figure out who this guy Kenny is and why he has beef with Pop.
18:05A former staffer, maybe?
18:07A lobbyist person?
18:09Somebody Pop fired?
18:11Or somebody who he got fired.
18:14An ex-boyfriend?
18:14I don't know, but Pop told Dad and me that he'd talk when he got back.
18:21Dad told Pop he can't come back.
18:24And you believe that, right?
18:25Yeah.
18:27But now I'm talking myself into thinking that maybe it was just the heat of the moment thing
18:31and that Dad just went out for a walk to calm down.
18:41Dad?
18:42I know you guys have a lot of questions.
18:46Understatement of the year, Dad.
18:47I'll do my best to answer all of them.
18:50I just need a minute first.
18:59Okay.
19:00Not much longer.
19:02We have some coffee for anybody who wants some.
19:05I'm just waiting for my contact at the Gazette.
19:08I got this, Martin.
19:20I can't believe you have the nerve to show your face here.
19:24I'm just curious to hear what my congressman has to say.
19:28And I'm publicity shy.
19:31I'd hate for my name to come up.
19:32Believe me, no one wants to advertise a relationship with you if it can be helped.
19:40The only reason Martin thinks he has to do this is because of the god-awful mess you made of things.
19:47I didn't make this mess.
19:49You know how hard it is to find good help.
19:53Besides, it doesn't matter.
19:55It's being taken care of as we speak.
20:02Senator.
20:08Did you explain clearly my expectations to Joey?
20:12No going rogue?
20:14I did.
20:15But it's your grandson who's going rogue now, Vernon.
20:18A lot of people have stuck their necks out for him.
20:21Not just Joey.
20:22And they did that with the understanding that their participation would stay confidential.
20:26I'm trying to draw him back from the edge.
20:30He's thinking with his heart, not his head.
20:33So, it's not so simple.
20:37You're a father.
20:38You understand.
20:40He believes that coming forward is the only way he can protect his family.
20:46Yeah, I do understand.
20:49I'll talk to him.
20:50Since that's non-alcoholic, I guess there's no chance of convincing you to play hooky with me for the rest of the day.
21:08With everything that's going on, I think it's better I keep my wits about me.
21:11You know, I have to admit, this whole Martin thing really has me shaken up.
21:17Yeah, I hate to be the bearer of bad news.
21:20Or at least mystifying news.
21:22Especially right after Uncle Ted and Aunt Nicole split.
21:27You know, growing up, the Richardsons were always the secure, stable branch of the family.
21:33But now it's looking like they were just better at hiding their drama while us Hamiltons let our freak flags fly.
21:41Look, I just want to make it clear.
21:43I don't know for a fact that Martin's done anything wrong or illegal.
21:46But at minimum, he's done something he's not proud of.
21:49Or else he'd be more open with Smitty.
21:51Yeah, I was thinking the same thing.
21:53Well, whatever he's hiding, he shouldn't.
21:57Because secrets are like poison in a relationship.
22:00Are you thinking about your dad and the lies?
22:03About your folks breaking up?
22:04How can I not?
22:07It's still too soon.
22:09But I'm also thinking about my cousins.
22:12Yeah.
22:13Samantha was in the womb when I went by the brownstone earlier.
22:16Full of questions about what's going on.
22:19Smitty had a hard time getting her to leave us to talk alone.
22:23But when she did...
22:25What?
22:27She needed Smitty to tell her that everything was going to be okay.
22:30Like she had to hear that from her dad.
22:34She's a sweet kid.
22:37I used to look up to my dad so much.
22:40I had every bit of respect for Bill Hamilton.
22:42And he cultivated that image of himself for me.
22:47Then he cheated on my mom.
22:49And it hit me really hard that the man I admired wasn't who he was trying to make me believe he was.
22:57I just hope that's not what Terrell and Samantha have to face.
23:03There's gotta be some way to end this.
23:05Bye.
23:06Maybe it's possible.
23:10Dad.
23:11What is going on?
23:12What are you doing?
23:13Are you going out of town?
23:15These are Martins.
23:16I can't have him staying here right now.
23:18Wait, come on.
23:19You can't just kick him out.
23:21Talk about it.
23:22Like, like always.
23:24Dad.
23:25Please, don't make him leave.
23:26Kids, I'm sorry, but I don't have a choice.
23:35What's this squirrel playing at?
23:41Dad, haven't you always taught us that we can solve things if we just lay everything out on the table and talk about it?
23:46Yeah, like, I don't mean to be disrespectful, but you look really upset and you're weirding us out.
23:53I'm so sorry that I talked to that guy.
23:55This is all my fault.
23:57No, Samantha.
23:59No, I shouldn't have let that guy get in my space.
24:02I just, I didn't know.
24:04I didn't understand why my pop was making such a big deal about it.
24:08But, but now I understand and now you don't have to do this.
24:11Honey, it's not.
24:13I, look, I promise that I'll do whatever you guys say.
24:18I won't, I won't go anywhere that you don't want me to go.
24:22I won't, I won't talk to anyone that I don't know.
24:24Just, please, let us all know.
24:26It's okay, sis.
24:27Samantha?
24:27It's not okay.
24:29Hey, I need you to listen to me.
24:32Okay?
24:33This is not your fault.
24:35Neither of you did anything wrong.
24:37Except for me bringing a freak of stalk into the house.
24:40You had no idea that he was dangerous.
24:43You had no way of knowing.
24:45None of us did.
24:46Okay, then, then, then let's do what you guys always tell us to do.
24:50Okay, let, let's talk about it.
24:52Okay?
24:52So, what's going on?
25:03I don't really know.
25:07But we had no idea that he was dangerous because your pops didn't tell us anything.
25:12We had no idea what was going on.
25:14At all.
25:16Answer Samantha's question.
25:17I would if I knew, but I don't have an answer.
25:21I am still piecing this together.
25:25The one thing that I do know is what Samantha saw your pops and I talking about earlier.
25:31Martin did go to the police and ask them to give us 24-hour security.
25:35That says to me that pops was trying to have our backs.
25:39He was.
25:40I know that he loves us and wants to protect us, but he should not have kept such important information from us.
25:47We had the right to know what we were dealing with so we could come together and decide how to handle it.
25:53Okay.
25:54So then let's do that now.
25:56But you have to let him come home so we can.
26:05Senator Dupree.
26:07What a surprise.
26:08Oh, indeed it is.
26:10Is there a fundraiser scheduled here for this evening?
26:13You have your hands in so many charitable pies.
26:15Oh, well, I'm here for Martin.
26:18He's throwing a last-minute press conference.
26:21It must have to do with some piece of legislation or other.
26:24I hope you won't be offended, but I don't really follow politics.
26:28Oh, not at all.
26:31But if you're here to order food, I'm afraid the staff has gone home for the day.
26:36Oh, I'm actually here to meet with a client, quite an accomplished chef in his own right.
26:40Oh.
26:41If they let him loose in that kitchen, he could whip up something amazing.
26:44Well, I don't think anyone fitting that description has arrived yet.
26:50There he is.
26:51That's not a chef.
26:54That's Joey Armstrong.
26:56Yep, it is.
26:59You work with him?
27:01That's hardly the kind of person I think you'd be working with.
27:08I sell real estate, Vernon.
27:09If he was on the hunt for an underground lair, I'd sell it to him.
27:12Excuse me.
27:16Bill Hamilton.
27:17Good afternoon.
27:18Vanessa, you look exquisite.
27:23Never mind that.
27:24What are we doing here?
27:28Pardon?
27:28Bill, if you're trying to talk me out of this, you are wasting your breath.
27:33This has gone on long enough, and I'm through listening to threats and anyone's advice but my own.
27:39Okay, now, see, you've misunderstood.
27:42I'm here to stand by you, whatever you decide.
27:46You what?
27:46Yeah.
27:47Well, don't get me wrong.
27:48I think you're making the wrong decision.
27:50Given enough time, we can still persuade our friend, the busboy, that it's in his own best interest to resume his quiet little life in some faraway wilderness and leave you alone.
28:01No.
28:02I'm done lying.
28:04Living in fear is over now.
28:06And I don't plan on spending the rest of my life dancing to that man's tune, or Armstrong's either, or even yours.
28:15Okay.
28:16And I guess I have no choice than to respect your decision.
28:18But if you're absolutely sure you want to reveal what happened on that horrific night, you're going to need one hell of a good defense attorney.
28:26I can't believe you're offering.
28:29Well, why not?
28:32Come on, man.
28:32I've known you your whole life.
28:34Your mother was my sister-in-law.
28:36You were family.
28:37I don't want to see you go through this alone.
28:40I accept.
28:41And I appreciate your support.
28:43All right.
28:44Oh, I think that's everyone.
28:49Look, you've got to be thirsty.
28:51Why don't you go get some water?
28:52I'll introduce you.
28:53Thanks, Bill.
28:54All right.
29:00Thank you all for coming out this afternoon.
29:02Seems like we almost have everyone here.
29:05So just sit tight and we'll get started shortly.
29:07Thanks.
29:12What the hell was that?
29:14You're supposed to be talking him out of it.
29:16What are you doing?
29:17I'm stalling.
29:19And what good would postponing this disaster do?
29:23And we've got to put a stop to this.
29:26Do you have a plan for that?
29:27It's incubating.
29:29All right.
29:29Trust me.
29:35Hi, everyone.
29:36My name is Bill Hamilton.
29:38Now, many of you may know me from my law firm,
29:41and others of you may know me as being an avid supporter of our congressman here
29:45since the beginning of his political career.
29:48Also, I've been his uncle since the beginning of his life.
29:52I've always been very proud of this young man,
29:55but never more so than in this moment right now.
29:59Since he was knee-high to a duck,
30:01I always knew that Martin would be a politician.
30:03I think I remember one summer,
30:04Martin was about six years old,
30:06when I decided to support his fledgling business
30:09and visit his little lemonade stand.
30:12And Martin, well,
30:14he managed to convince me to buy five lemonades.
30:18Yeah, that's right, five.
30:20And you know what he told me?
30:23He said the only reason he put up his lemonade stand
30:25was to raise money so that his two best friends
30:28could have the same skateboards
30:29as the one that his father was able to afford to get him.
30:34Always thinking of others.
30:35That's Martin Richardson in a nutshell.
30:41A generous, community-minded everyman.
30:48I hear you about hating spouses
30:49keeping secrets from each other.
30:53But?
30:55Not really a but.
30:56More I wonder.
30:58I wonder if I shouldn't have told you
30:59what Martin and Smitty are going through.
31:01Why are you saying that?
31:02We share everything with each other, don't we?
31:04Yes, we do.
31:05Okay.
31:05But I can see how much it worries you.
31:08And at this point,
31:09there's nothing either of us can do
31:10until we know more.
31:11Yeah.
31:13But don't feel bad.
31:15I was already feeling
31:16helpless and frustrated because of June.
31:20Yeah.
31:21I mean, I have done everything
31:23to get her to open up to me
31:24and she just won't or can't tell me
31:27about her past life and family.
31:29I mean, there has to be somebody
31:33that misses her
31:34or wants to help take care of her
31:36if they knew about her situation.
31:39Wait, what about that phone number?
31:41The one on the photo she carries around?
31:43Oh, don't you think that was a dead end?
31:45The person hung up on me when I called
31:47before they even talked to me.
31:49Well, take it from your cop husband.
31:52Usually when somebody doesn't answer you
31:53the first time, you ask again.
31:56You never know.
31:57They could have been having a bad day.
31:59They could have had laryngitis.
32:01Just give it another shot.
32:04Okay.
32:06Sure.
32:07It can't hurt, right?
32:10Yeah, Papa, I'm on Samantha's side on this one.
32:13You have to at least get Papa a chance to explain.
32:16It's only fair.
32:17This secret with Kenny
32:18is not the only thing he's been keeping from us.
32:21Okay, then what else?
32:22He's been keeping things for months
32:24and I have given him every opportunity
32:27to explain himself.
32:28We've been arguing about it for a while now.
32:31I'm sure that you guys have sensed
32:33the tension between us.
32:34Sure we have.
32:36But all of our friends' parents get into it.
32:38It's normal.
32:39You and Papa are married.
32:42You're not supposed to just give up.
32:43You're supposed to try to work things out, you know?
32:47Yeah.
32:48And that is what I hope happens.
32:51But what is the one rule
32:54that this family has?
32:56Everybody tells everybody everything.
32:59Exactly.
33:01And that we make all decisions based on safety.
33:04Your Papa knowingly invited somebody into our lives
33:07that he knew was a threat
33:09and he didn't tell us about it.
33:10That is unacceptable.
33:12And that is the very politician that he became.
33:18A congressman who cares very much about all of his constituents,
33:21whether they voted for him or not.
33:23And as many of you may also...
33:24Why'd you make me drop everything to come to this?
33:27You don't strike me as the political type.
33:30Can't it be because I miss you?
33:32Could be.
33:33But I doubt it.
33:34If this were just a get-together,
33:35we could have met up anywhere.
33:37Uptown, near Casino.
33:39Why here?
33:40What's this about?
33:42I don't want to tell you
33:44I'm having too much fun watching you connect the dots.
33:46I don't think it was about wanting to see me at all.
33:51I think it was about wanting to be seen with me
33:54in a public place
33:55where there are reporters and camera people,
33:58all unimpeachable witnesses.
34:00As if at some point,
34:01should you need to prove your whereabouts,
34:03you could easily prove you were here
34:05rather than anywhere else.
34:08I'm an alibi, aren't I?
34:10A walking, talking cover for you.
34:15Shh.
34:22Building up your courage?
34:25Maybe this photo will be June's good luck charm.
34:31Here goes nothing.
34:36Hello?
34:38Please, please don't hang up.
34:39My name is Naomi.
34:41Naomi Hamilton Hawthorne.
34:43And I'm just calling to see
34:45if you know somebody named June.
34:47Or maybe that's not her real name.
34:50I'm not sure.
34:50I'm just...
34:51I'm trying to help her out.
34:58No.
34:58No, no.
34:59You don't just...
35:00You don't get to do that, okay?
35:01No, you don't get to hang up on me like that.
35:03No!
35:03That's right, Naomi.
35:04You tell him.
35:05Should I call him back?
35:05Damn straight.
35:07Call him back, babe.
35:08Okay.
35:08Call him back.
35:09Okay, okay, okay, okay.
35:15Don't call this number again.
35:17My sister is dead to me.
35:25I'm really sorry.
35:26I know that this is going to be hard for all of us.
35:36But I...
35:37I can't let this situation with your pop keep spiraling.
35:43Things have become unmanageable.
35:45But if he doesn't live here, then where will he go?
35:48He has plenty of family that can take him in.
35:53For how long?
35:54I don't know.
35:57But like I said, there are a lot of issues that we need to resolve, so...
36:01It could be a while.
36:03But no matter what happens, things are going to be okay.
36:10How?
36:11They're not okay now.
36:14It means you're making him leave.
36:16Okay.
36:16Listen, everybody.
36:28I could go on and on about what a man of the people Martin Richardson is.
36:33And why shouldn't I?
36:34He's done more to uplift the community than anyone else who's held the job.
36:38And lastly, I'd like...
36:40Bill, thank you so much for that generous introduction.
36:45But in fact, I think it's time to get this press conference started.
36:52I have enjoyed representing my district these past few years.
36:58I would like to thank each and every one of my constituents for putting their faith in me.
37:04I owe a lot of that trust to my grandfather,
37:06who spent decades fighting for the best interests of people in the community
37:12and across the country.
37:16But there have also been times when...
37:21Times...
37:31I'm glad you guys dated.
37:32We apologize.
37:38We have to cut this presser short.
37:40We have a family emergency.
37:43What?
37:45This never happened before.
37:46This is...
37:47It's over.
37:55Whenever you're ready.
38:15Ready?
38:16Yeah.
38:17Wait, no, stop!
38:19Wrong pedal, wrong other pedal!
38:22Oh!
38:22He's in a wheelchair!
38:24What do you want?
38:25Stop the car!
38:27That's a kid!
38:28Kid!
38:29Kid!
38:30Kid!
38:31Did I pass?
38:36Now serving CBS, October 13th.
38:44Beyond the gates, truth isn't just revealed.
38:48If you walk out of that door, don't bother coming back.
38:51It's deadly.
38:52What I'm about to tell you will demand not only your attention,
38:55but your willingness to confront the aftermath in all its ugliness.
39:00May God have mercy on his soul.
39:02New Beyond the gates, CBS weekdays.
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