1 00:00:05,517 --> 00:00:06,931 ANITA: I cannot believe I have not seen 2 00:00:07,034 --> 00:00:09,862 your exquisite faces since the reunion concert. 3 00:00:09,965 --> 00:00:11,137 Well, that's one that you created 4 00:00:11,241 --> 00:00:13,103 by sending us on tour. 5 00:00:13,206 --> 00:00:15,793 Now should we change? Because that calligraphy 6 00:00:15,896 --> 00:00:17,931 on the invite read "festive casual." 7 00:00:18,034 --> 00:00:20,689 You could have been more specific to the uninitiated. 8 00:00:20,793 --> 00:00:23,689 Well, let's see what you got. 9 00:00:24,896 --> 00:00:27,103 Okay, fabulous. 10 00:00:27,206 --> 00:00:29,068 I believe you understood the assignment. 11 00:00:30,551 --> 00:00:32,206 I love the name WinterFest. 12 00:00:32,310 --> 00:00:34,862 It sounds like we're walking into a winter movie. 13 00:00:34,965 --> 00:00:37,241 And we can give Vernon his due for the name. 14 00:00:37,344 --> 00:00:39,379 Oh, he always did have a way with words. 15 00:00:39,482 --> 00:00:42,517 Where are you keeping that handsome devil? 16 00:00:45,344 --> 00:00:46,862 You can rest assured that there won't be 17 00:00:46,965 --> 00:00:48,482 any trouble here tonight. 18 00:00:49,482 --> 00:00:51,000 Not with me on the scene. 19 00:00:51,103 --> 00:00:54,206 Anita told me she enlisted your services for tonight. 20 00:00:55,206 --> 00:00:58,413 That's the only way I get into this club, is on the clock. 21 00:00:58,517 --> 00:00:59,862 Or the police gala. 22 00:01:00,862 --> 00:01:03,206 I've already coordinated with club security. 23 00:01:03,310 --> 00:01:06,344 They'll handle everyone and everything else. 24 00:01:06,448 --> 00:01:09,000 And I'll keep my eye on Leslie Thomas. 25 00:01:09,965 --> 00:01:12,517 We want her to think you're here as a guest. 26 00:01:12,620 --> 00:01:14,862 Well, no one's gonna mistake me for a member, 27 00:01:14,965 --> 00:01:18,206 but I'll blend into the expensive wallpaper 28 00:01:18,310 --> 00:01:21,275 and, uh, I won't take my eye off your little problem. 29 00:01:21,379 --> 00:01:24,551 You could be disinvited from WinterFest 30 00:01:24,655 --> 00:01:26,413 on your loungewear alone. 31 00:01:26,517 --> 00:01:28,241 Well, I don't know what to wear, okay? 32 00:01:28,344 --> 00:01:30,689 I can't show up ratchet to my first real society event 33 00:01:30,793 --> 00:01:32,655 where I'm not doing a daddy reveal. 34 00:01:32,758 --> 00:01:35,758 Aw, then my timing is impeccable. 35 00:01:35,862 --> 00:01:37,931 I thought you'd still be at the hospital with Peaches. 36 00:01:38,033 --> 00:01:39,000 How's she doing? 37 00:01:39,103 --> 00:01:40,275 Peaches is resting. 38 00:01:40,378 --> 00:01:42,896 She's binging out on our stories 39 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:46,000 and very glad that I'm not there hovering over her 40 00:01:46,103 --> 00:01:50,241 so that I can take care of my other priority. 41 00:01:51,413 --> 00:01:52,793 Yourself? 42 00:01:52,896 --> 00:01:54,310 Yes. 43 00:01:54,413 --> 00:01:57,068 And you as an extension of me. 44 00:01:57,172 --> 00:02:00,758 Mm-hmm. This is your Cinderella moment, 45 00:02:00,862 --> 00:02:03,172 and your daddy is going to introduce you, 46 00:02:03,275 --> 00:02:06,586 princess to society, mm-hmm. 47 00:02:06,689 --> 00:02:09,758 And your fairy godmother 48 00:02:09,862 --> 00:02:12,413 has got her work cut out for her. 49 00:02:13,896 --> 00:02:15,517 Tick... tock. 50 00:02:18,793 --> 00:02:21,413 ♪ ♪ 51 00:02:50,310 --> 00:02:52,275 Running late? Aren't you supposed to be getting 52 00:02:52,379 --> 00:02:54,000 your holiday sweater ready for your in-laws' ball? 53 00:02:54,103 --> 00:02:55,344 My calendar is my own. 54 00:02:55,448 --> 00:02:57,448 Don't finals equal more student traffic for you? 55 00:02:57,551 --> 00:02:59,172 I won't have to worry about that part of the job 56 00:02:59,275 --> 00:03:01,275 until next semester. They're giving me time 57 00:03:01,379 --> 00:03:03,517 to put my office together and put feelers out to get 58 00:03:03,620 --> 00:03:06,103 businesses into the pipeline for internship programs. 59 00:03:06,206 --> 00:03:07,965 Just setting a lot of hooks. 60 00:03:08,068 --> 00:03:09,482 Okay. 61 00:03:09,586 --> 00:03:11,862 And when you're not fishing, how are you spending your time? 62 00:03:12,862 --> 00:03:14,344 Who's asking? 63 00:03:14,448 --> 00:03:16,448 What do you mean? 64 00:03:16,551 --> 00:03:18,137 I can hear somebody else's booming voice 65 00:03:18,241 --> 00:03:19,689 behind that question. 66 00:03:19,793 --> 00:03:22,655 Is the third degree coming from you or from Pops? 67 00:03:23,862 --> 00:03:26,655 Tomas. It's been a minute. 68 00:03:26,758 --> 00:03:29,689 It has. Just finished a client meeting. 69 00:03:29,793 --> 00:03:31,137 Looks like you've been hitting it hard. 70 00:03:31,241 --> 00:03:32,930 Have you traded pickleball in for squash? 71 00:03:33,034 --> 00:03:36,344 Yeah, squash allows for a little more aggression. 72 00:03:36,448 --> 00:03:38,172 -I take it you won. -No mercy. 73 00:03:38,275 --> 00:03:40,034 It felt good. 74 00:03:40,137 --> 00:03:41,655 You'll have to teach me sometime. 75 00:03:42,413 --> 00:03:45,689 Oh, you think you'll have any time left to play 76 00:03:45,793 --> 00:03:48,172 after you decide which one of my daughters you're sleeping with? 77 00:03:52,344 --> 00:03:56,034 Damone, you have truly worked your magic. 78 00:03:56,137 --> 00:03:57,930 They say an artist is defined by his canvas. 79 00:03:58,034 --> 00:04:00,137 And if that's true, then working with the Dupree women 80 00:04:00,241 --> 00:04:02,310 is my Michelangelo moment. 81 00:04:02,413 --> 00:04:05,413 Well, no wonder Damone Roberts is always in such high demand. 82 00:04:05,517 --> 00:04:07,482 You're talented and charming. 83 00:04:08,275 --> 00:04:10,827 I know you only planned on working on my mom and Gran, 84 00:04:10,931 --> 00:04:13,068 so thank you for squeezing us in too. 85 00:04:13,172 --> 00:04:16,551 Mother and Dani just sent pictures of their makeup. 86 00:04:16,654 --> 00:04:18,241 They say thank you again 87 00:04:18,344 --> 00:04:20,447 and to confirm that you will be at WinterFest? 88 00:04:20,551 --> 00:04:22,310 I'll be there with bells on. 89 00:04:22,413 --> 00:04:23,965 Thank you. 90 00:04:24,068 --> 00:04:26,241 Thanks, Damone. I love my look. 91 00:04:26,344 --> 00:04:28,103 It was my pleasure. 92 00:04:28,206 --> 00:04:31,931 I am so glad you can join us, Naomi. 93 00:04:32,034 --> 00:04:35,034 Everyone is so scattered-- Mother with her Articulettes. 94 00:04:35,137 --> 00:04:36,344 Chelsea's with Madison. 95 00:04:36,448 --> 00:04:38,344 And Mom is with Andre. 96 00:04:38,448 --> 00:04:40,862 Mona and Laura are working furiously 97 00:04:40,965 --> 00:04:42,724 in my office on last-minute details. 98 00:04:42,827 --> 00:04:44,931 Oh, how did the morning go? 99 00:04:45,034 --> 00:04:47,758 Oh, round one with the littles was joyous. 100 00:04:47,862 --> 00:04:50,000 But I do have "Do You Want to Build a Snowman?" 101 00:04:50,103 --> 00:04:51,517 on a loop in my brain. 102 00:04:52,517 --> 00:04:54,103 But it did take me back 103 00:04:54,206 --> 00:04:56,137 to when the two of you and Chelsea and Martin 104 00:04:56,241 --> 00:04:58,931 would build snowmen, snow angels, 105 00:04:59,034 --> 00:05:01,758 and throw snowballs at WinterFests past. 106 00:05:01,862 --> 00:05:03,344 You all were so adorable. 107 00:05:03,448 --> 00:05:04,862 And competitive. 108 00:05:04,965 --> 00:05:07,137 Kat was the tiniest thing ever, 109 00:05:07,241 --> 00:05:09,586 but she always won all the games. 110 00:05:09,689 --> 00:05:11,965 Oh? Did I-did I really? 111 00:05:12,068 --> 00:05:14,689 Fishing for compliments again? 112 00:05:14,793 --> 00:05:16,310 You never skip the bubbles 113 00:05:16,413 --> 00:05:19,172 or the chance to gloat about being the queen of WinterFest. 114 00:05:20,724 --> 00:05:22,482 Can you be one hundred with me? 115 00:05:22,586 --> 00:05:24,034 Sure. 116 00:05:24,137 --> 00:05:27,758 If your question is "who's the fairest of them all," 117 00:05:27,862 --> 00:05:30,551 I am a little biased when it comes to my girl. 118 00:05:30,655 --> 00:05:33,620 I mean, I'm not asking if I'm pretty, I know that. 119 00:05:33,724 --> 00:05:36,103 I'm asking 120 00:05:36,206 --> 00:05:37,827 if I'm self-centered. 121 00:05:43,551 --> 00:05:45,275 Rowena made this especially for us. 122 00:05:45,379 --> 00:05:48,793 -Mmm. -And outdid herself. Yum. 123 00:05:49,827 --> 00:05:51,000 Did Dani talk to you? 124 00:05:52,137 --> 00:05:55,068 We love the Articulettes lunch idea, we're in. 125 00:05:55,172 --> 00:05:58,068 And I pulled one of our albums, uh, for the auction 126 00:05:58,172 --> 00:05:59,103 that we can all sign. 127 00:05:59,206 --> 00:06:00,310 Oh. 128 00:06:01,448 --> 00:06:04,724 It's trippy to go from 129 00:06:04,827 --> 00:06:07,724 decades of not signing anything 130 00:06:07,827 --> 00:06:09,275 except credit card receipts to this. 131 00:06:09,379 --> 00:06:11,068 Doing supper clubs doesn't compare 132 00:06:11,172 --> 00:06:12,965 to the stages we're playing. 133 00:06:13,068 --> 00:06:15,448 But what a difference a few months make. 134 00:06:15,551 --> 00:06:18,241 What a difference you made, Anita. 135 00:06:18,344 --> 00:06:21,862 Reconnecting has been amazing. 136 00:06:21,965 --> 00:06:25,310 But I want to know how your meeting went 137 00:06:25,413 --> 00:06:28,379 with Devon Winters in Genoa City. 138 00:06:28,482 --> 00:06:29,862 Like you don't know. 139 00:06:29,965 --> 00:06:31,965 Devon has a special place in my heart 140 00:06:32,068 --> 00:06:34,241 because of his father, Neil. 141 00:06:35,068 --> 00:06:38,241 Neil did his part in keeping the jazz fires burning 142 00:06:38,344 --> 00:06:42,551 with his nightclub and now Devon is carrying his father's torch 143 00:06:42,655 --> 00:06:44,689 with the record label. 144 00:06:44,793 --> 00:06:48,172 But I want to know how you felt after meeting him. 145 00:06:49,206 --> 00:06:50,965 We felt very taken care of. 146 00:06:51,068 --> 00:06:54,068 Trust makes all the difference. 147 00:06:55,206 --> 00:06:56,931 And I want you to find your rhythm 148 00:06:57,034 --> 00:07:00,137 with Devon musically before I join you. 149 00:07:00,241 --> 00:07:02,689 You mean before you and Barbara join us? 150 00:07:02,793 --> 00:07:05,724 I get goosebumps just thinking about recording with her voice. 151 00:07:05,827 --> 00:07:07,344 ANITA: Me too. 152 00:07:08,344 --> 00:07:10,655 Sharon? Are you with us? 153 00:07:11,689 --> 00:07:13,931 TRACY: Sharon's been in never-never land lately. 154 00:07:14,034 --> 00:07:15,689 I mean, dreamy, like now. 155 00:07:15,793 --> 00:07:19,275 And hard to pin down for our rehearsals. 156 00:07:20,275 --> 00:07:22,551 If I didn't know any better, I'd think she got a man 157 00:07:22,655 --> 00:07:24,448 she's not telling us about. 158 00:07:27,655 --> 00:07:29,034 Sounds like Leslie's a piece of work. 159 00:07:29,137 --> 00:07:30,793 Dangerous woman. 160 00:07:31,896 --> 00:07:33,689 Is the senator afraid? 161 00:07:34,793 --> 00:07:36,413 He's wary. 162 00:07:36,517 --> 00:07:38,896 She's pure chaos. 163 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:41,241 And now she's packing a trust fund. 164 00:07:43,206 --> 00:07:45,724 Sounds like she'll fit right in around here. 165 00:07:46,827 --> 00:07:49,000 I need your focus, not your comedy. 166 00:07:49,965 --> 00:07:51,827 Don't lose sight of the goal, Detective. 167 00:07:52,827 --> 00:07:55,655 Okay, "festive casual" are now my two least favorite words. 168 00:07:55,758 --> 00:07:57,448 It shouldn't matter what I wear. 169 00:07:57,551 --> 00:08:02,034 Mm. Or maybe you could just see what's in this bag. 170 00:08:02,137 --> 00:08:04,379 That's not yours? 171 00:08:04,482 --> 00:08:06,068 Now, where have I ever gone shopping 172 00:08:06,172 --> 00:08:08,206 and not gotten something for my baby? 173 00:08:08,310 --> 00:08:10,000 Let me count the times. 174 00:08:11,379 --> 00:08:15,965 Well, this time, this is all you. 175 00:08:23,344 --> 00:08:25,206 Do you hate it? 176 00:08:26,103 --> 00:08:27,689 Oh... 177 00:08:27,793 --> 00:08:30,413 -I love you. -Oh, I love you, baby. 178 00:08:30,517 --> 00:08:32,344 And tonight is mine, too. 179 00:08:32,448 --> 00:08:35,344 I get to watch my daughter take her rightful place 180 00:08:35,448 --> 00:08:38,241 in front of all those people who ever doubted us. 181 00:08:38,344 --> 00:08:40,793 You know those social pariahs wouldn't recognize me 182 00:08:40,895 --> 00:08:42,517 if I weren't on Dad's arm 183 00:08:42,620 --> 00:08:45,379 and if you hadn't been the one in charge of the ticket. 184 00:08:45,482 --> 00:08:47,793 Oh, you don't get it, baby. 185 00:08:47,896 --> 00:08:49,862 Your ticket was guaranteed. 186 00:08:49,965 --> 00:08:52,137 You are half-Richardson, boo. 187 00:08:52,241 --> 00:08:55,724 Half-Articulette royalty, okay? 188 00:08:55,827 --> 00:08:58,517 No matter whose daughter you are. 189 00:08:59,965 --> 00:09:02,758 Okay, and what else-- my big ol' heart? 190 00:09:02,862 --> 00:09:06,689 Oh, well, our money is like a skeleton key 191 00:09:06,793 --> 00:09:09,206 that can open any door. 192 00:09:09,310 --> 00:09:14,241 We will never be on the outside looking in again. 193 00:09:17,000 --> 00:09:19,689 -Dr. Richardson, I... -Aw, relax. 194 00:09:19,793 --> 00:09:22,551 I'm not gonna throw you across the squash court. 195 00:09:22,655 --> 00:09:24,344 Unless I don't like your answer. 196 00:09:26,206 --> 00:09:28,793 Hurting either of your daughters is the last thing I wanted. 197 00:09:29,793 --> 00:09:32,793 I'm embarrassed that there was a moment where there was... 198 00:09:32,896 --> 00:09:34,068 confusion. 199 00:09:34,172 --> 00:09:35,241 I take full ownership. 200 00:09:35,344 --> 00:09:36,655 Mm. 201 00:09:36,758 --> 00:09:38,896 Is that what you call it? 202 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:41,310 I'm clear-eyed now. 203 00:09:41,413 --> 00:09:44,620 I'm beyond grateful Kat gave me another chance. 204 00:09:44,724 --> 00:09:48,310 I love her and I have plans for us-- big plans. 205 00:09:48,413 --> 00:09:51,896 Kind of plans you'd share with the father? 206 00:09:53,275 --> 00:09:56,000 If Kat's in agreement, you'll be the first to know. 207 00:09:57,034 --> 00:10:00,068 Well, it's good to know your intentions aren't casual. 208 00:10:00,172 --> 00:10:02,586 Because Kat is not at all casual. 209 00:10:02,689 --> 00:10:03,793 Neither is Eva. 210 00:10:03,896 --> 00:10:05,827 I know that, sir. 211 00:10:06,827 --> 00:10:09,000 My girls don't get along, 212 00:10:09,103 --> 00:10:12,862 but the last thing they need is anyone making it worse. 213 00:10:12,965 --> 00:10:14,689 -You feel me? -I do. 214 00:10:14,793 --> 00:10:17,862 And trust me, I've been doing what I can to play peacemaker. 215 00:10:17,965 --> 00:10:20,103 Hmm, how's that going for you? 216 00:10:21,827 --> 00:10:23,655 Not great. 217 00:10:23,758 --> 00:10:26,482 Honey, the real question is, do you think you're self-centered? 218 00:10:26,586 --> 00:10:31,862 I have incredibly high standards for myself and for other people. 219 00:10:31,965 --> 00:10:33,620 Some might call that high-maintenance. 220 00:10:33,724 --> 00:10:35,724 But... 221 00:10:35,827 --> 00:10:39,758 Okay, I'm very well aware of my muchness. 222 00:10:39,862 --> 00:10:44,310 Listen, I love your muchness 99% of the time. 223 00:10:44,413 --> 00:10:46,137 But that one percent doesn't make me a bad person. 224 00:10:46,241 --> 00:10:48,137 It certainly doesn't. 225 00:10:48,241 --> 00:10:50,172 What's putting this in your head? 226 00:10:51,310 --> 00:10:52,793 What else? 227 00:10:52,896 --> 00:10:56,482 Another fight with my so-called half sister. 228 00:11:02,551 --> 00:11:03,586 The rundown has been double-checked. 229 00:11:03,689 --> 00:11:04,862 -And I'm sending it to... -Us, 230 00:11:04,965 --> 00:11:07,344 the participating Duprees, and Bill Hamilton. 231 00:11:07,448 --> 00:11:10,689 And before, after, and during the auction... 232 00:11:10,793 --> 00:11:13,275 We encourage everyone to explore the snowshoe races, 233 00:11:13,379 --> 00:11:14,689 the sledding, the ice-sculpting, 234 00:11:14,793 --> 00:11:16,344 and for the thirsty, the brandy bar. 235 00:11:16,448 --> 00:11:17,965 Nicole's speech. 236 00:11:18,068 --> 00:11:21,586 Do we have a finalized copy of her speech for the prompter? 237 00:11:23,206 --> 00:11:25,448 -Laura? -Uh, prompter. 238 00:11:25,551 --> 00:11:27,241 -Got it. -Do you? 239 00:11:27,344 --> 00:11:30,000 Or are you shaking in those cute little booties 240 00:11:30,103 --> 00:11:32,344 because Leslie will be in attendance? 241 00:11:32,448 --> 00:11:33,551 I'm not scared of her. 242 00:11:33,655 --> 00:11:36,275 She's just bullying me because I'm the walking, 243 00:11:36,379 --> 00:11:37,965 talking reminder of what she did. 244 00:11:38,068 --> 00:11:40,172 Well, she won't be walking or talking 245 00:11:40,275 --> 00:11:42,689 if she so much as looks at you. 246 00:11:42,793 --> 00:11:44,517 Consider me your personal bodyguard. 247 00:11:44,620 --> 00:11:46,068 [chuckles] 248 00:11:46,172 --> 00:11:48,586 Eva played all of us, 249 00:11:48,689 --> 00:11:51,551 but everyone seems to be okay with it except for me. 250 00:11:51,655 --> 00:11:55,413 Either I'm wrong or you all have been zombie-snatched. 251 00:11:55,517 --> 00:11:59,551 You're a lawyer-- what happened to the Dupree sense of justice? 252 00:11:59,655 --> 00:12:03,517 It's superseded by the Dupree sense of family. 253 00:12:03,620 --> 00:12:06,758 -But she... -You and Jacob took a very close look 254 00:12:06,862 --> 00:12:08,758 and didn't find anything connecting Eva 255 00:12:08,862 --> 00:12:10,551 and the criminal acts against Laura, right? 256 00:12:10,655 --> 00:12:11,793 -That's true, but... -And 257 00:12:11,896 --> 00:12:15,275 -Eva's your sister. -Half sister. 258 00:12:15,379 --> 00:12:17,655 You can say "half" all you want, 259 00:12:17,758 --> 00:12:20,137 but she is all the way in your life. 260 00:12:20,241 --> 00:12:23,172 And her blood absolves her sins? 261 00:12:23,275 --> 00:12:27,000 Her path to redemption wasn't paved with good deeds. 262 00:12:27,103 --> 00:12:29,448 It was lined with Gran's money. 263 00:12:29,551 --> 00:12:32,965 And her loony mommy is trying to buy her way into our lives, 264 00:12:33,068 --> 00:12:35,793 and we're just politely welcoming her in 265 00:12:35,896 --> 00:12:39,206 with the occasional icy stare across the ballroom. 266 00:12:39,310 --> 00:12:43,448 And now I have to watch Eva walk in on Dad's arm? 267 00:12:44,482 --> 00:12:46,655 Do you remember your debut? 268 00:12:46,758 --> 00:12:49,689 You and the other girls in your white dresses, 269 00:12:49,793 --> 00:12:52,655 hair upswept, gloves up to there. 270 00:12:52,758 --> 00:12:54,965 The choreographed dances, 271 00:12:55,068 --> 00:12:56,758 the escorts in tails, 272 00:12:56,862 --> 00:12:59,275 the father-daughter dance. 273 00:12:59,379 --> 00:13:03,724 You got the pomp and circumstance, the history. 274 00:13:03,827 --> 00:13:08,620 Eva is getting a stroll around a golf course. 275 00:13:08,724 --> 00:13:10,620 You really begrudge her that? 276 00:13:10,724 --> 00:13:12,655 I do. 277 00:13:12,758 --> 00:13:16,620 Then maybe it is not forgiveness that you need to find, Kat. 278 00:13:16,724 --> 00:13:18,137 Maybe it's acceptance. 279 00:13:18,241 --> 00:13:20,137 It doesn't matter. 280 00:13:20,241 --> 00:13:23,275 I can't forgive or accept her. 281 00:13:23,379 --> 00:13:25,931 Well, you'll have to work through it, 282 00:13:26,034 --> 00:13:29,620 because Eva is definitely not sitting this one out. 283 00:13:31,310 --> 00:13:34,000 Then maybe I will. 284 00:13:34,103 --> 00:13:36,000 You're worried I'll edge back into my bad old days, 285 00:13:36,103 --> 00:13:37,275 just like Pops. 286 00:13:37,379 --> 00:13:39,275 -I never said that. -You spent your whole life 287 00:13:39,379 --> 00:13:41,862 following in the man's police-issued oxfords. 288 00:13:41,965 --> 00:13:43,793 And lately we've found areas where we don't line up at all. 289 00:13:43,896 --> 00:13:45,275 Well, you can tell him I won't be catching up 290 00:13:45,379 --> 00:13:46,448 with any of my old boys. 291 00:13:46,551 --> 00:13:48,931 They either locked up or in the ground. 292 00:13:50,896 --> 00:13:52,482 I'm sorry to hear that. Truly. 293 00:13:53,517 --> 00:13:54,655 I can't be more definitive 294 00:13:54,758 --> 00:13:57,137 'cause I, I haven't even tried to reach out. 295 00:13:57,241 --> 00:14:01,137 Try hearing my voice, Izaiah, not Pops'. 296 00:14:01,241 --> 00:14:03,344 There's no suspicion in it. 297 00:14:03,448 --> 00:14:05,344 I just want you to plant some roots. 298 00:14:05,448 --> 00:14:07,103 I miss my brother. 299 00:14:07,206 --> 00:14:08,586 I'm sorry. 300 00:14:08,689 --> 00:14:10,068 I guess Pops doesn't have to be here 301 00:14:10,172 --> 00:14:12,241 for me to feel his presence and judgment. 302 00:14:12,344 --> 00:14:13,379 I get my backup. 303 00:14:13,482 --> 00:14:14,793 [both chuckle] 304 00:14:14,896 --> 00:14:16,206 Look, let's just reset. 305 00:14:16,310 --> 00:14:18,620 What's it really like being back? 306 00:14:18,724 --> 00:14:21,344 Did anything good happen outside of work? 307 00:14:21,448 --> 00:14:23,103 Did you meet somebody? 308 00:14:23,206 --> 00:14:25,310 I know you were dealing with that breakup before the move. 309 00:14:25,413 --> 00:14:28,413 I told you, I've been feeling a spark with Eva. 310 00:14:29,758 --> 00:14:33,482 And I told you she's trouble. Or is that the appeal? 311 00:14:37,689 --> 00:14:39,655 This isn't too much? 312 00:14:39,758 --> 00:14:42,000 Does it feel like too much? 313 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:44,793 Feels like I'm wrapped in a dream. 314 00:14:45,758 --> 00:14:46,724 It's real. 315 00:14:46,827 --> 00:14:49,482 You are freaking Cinderella, boo. 316 00:14:49,586 --> 00:14:51,827 You should have had a hundred moments of feeling like this 317 00:14:51,931 --> 00:14:53,137 way before now. 318 00:14:53,241 --> 00:14:54,482 [laughs] 319 00:14:54,586 --> 00:14:56,724 Oh, okay, that hem's not quite right. 320 00:14:56,827 --> 00:14:59,758 -Is my kit still... -Right where you left it. 321 00:14:59,862 --> 00:15:02,241 All right. 322 00:15:03,724 --> 00:15:06,137 Something Samantha said got me thinking. 323 00:15:06,241 --> 00:15:07,689 All right. 324 00:15:07,793 --> 00:15:10,482 Go on, just hold still. 325 00:15:11,517 --> 00:15:13,758 You hated being less than center stage 326 00:15:13,862 --> 00:15:15,275 in WinterFest's planning, right? 327 00:15:15,379 --> 00:15:16,310 Mm-hmm. 328 00:15:16,413 --> 00:15:17,551 What if you can leapfrog up 329 00:15:17,655 --> 00:15:19,172 the Fairmont Crest social ladder 330 00:15:19,275 --> 00:15:22,000 and help some folks who had it worse than us at the same time? 331 00:15:23,034 --> 00:15:24,241 I'm listening. 332 00:15:25,344 --> 00:15:26,965 Samantha wants to start a clinic where someone 333 00:15:27,068 --> 00:15:29,551 like her mom could have gotten the help she needed. 334 00:15:31,206 --> 00:15:32,448 You want a check? 335 00:15:33,482 --> 00:15:37,137 I was thinking more like our own nonprofit, like the Duprees. 336 00:15:38,344 --> 00:15:41,137 Oh, mm-hmm, okay. 337 00:15:41,241 --> 00:15:43,137 Yeah, help your mama, please, child. 338 00:15:43,241 --> 00:15:44,758 Ooh. All right. 339 00:15:44,862 --> 00:15:46,758 Now, here's the deal. 340 00:15:46,862 --> 00:15:50,482 My name has to be in really big, big letters 341 00:15:50,586 --> 00:15:52,931 right across the front, all right? 342 00:15:53,034 --> 00:15:55,275 And, you know, we're going to need to do about 343 00:15:55,379 --> 00:15:57,655 a hundred more do-gooderies 344 00:15:57,758 --> 00:15:59,758 in order to catch up with the Duprees. 345 00:15:59,862 --> 00:16:01,103 [chuckles] 346 00:16:01,206 --> 00:16:04,448 But tonight... 347 00:16:06,275 --> 00:16:07,793 ...is the first step. 348 00:16:07,896 --> 00:16:11,551 And you are going to take it for the Thomas womankind. 349 00:16:11,655 --> 00:16:14,965 And every eye will be on you. 350 00:16:15,068 --> 00:16:17,586 Even the Duprees'. [laughs] 351 00:16:19,517 --> 00:16:20,965 No, man. 352 00:16:22,000 --> 00:16:26,758 We haven't been as lucky in life or in love as you, Anita. 353 00:16:26,862 --> 00:16:28,827 Well, that's the funny thing about life. 354 00:16:28,931 --> 00:16:32,068 As long as you're still here, that can change. 355 00:16:32,172 --> 00:16:33,448 Amen. 356 00:16:33,551 --> 00:16:36,275 But that still doesn't explain why you've been M.I.A. 357 00:16:36,379 --> 00:16:38,241 Oh... 358 00:16:38,344 --> 00:16:40,310 You know... 359 00:16:40,413 --> 00:16:43,896 I let my voice go quiet for too long, 360 00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:47,310 and sometimes I just need a minute 361 00:16:47,413 --> 00:16:49,034 to get used to hearing the sound of it again 362 00:16:49,137 --> 00:16:51,448 before I start adding in other parts. 363 00:16:51,551 --> 00:16:54,448 -Well, that I can understand. -Me too. 364 00:16:54,551 --> 00:16:56,448 So take all the time you need. 365 00:16:56,551 --> 00:16:58,862 But if I don't see more of you two, 366 00:16:58,965 --> 00:17:00,551 I'm gonna come knocking at your door. 367 00:17:00,655 --> 00:17:02,758 Now there's one more thing I want to show you. 368 00:17:10,137 --> 00:17:12,378 Oh, Barbara's your cover girl. 369 00:17:13,550 --> 00:17:15,172 Everything we raised tonight is going to go 370 00:17:15,275 --> 00:17:18,205 to mental health services for musicians. 371 00:17:18,310 --> 00:17:20,205 -Oh, Anita. -That's perfect. 372 00:17:21,792 --> 00:17:23,931 It'll be raining donations. 373 00:17:24,034 --> 00:17:25,205 If she can see us, 374 00:17:25,310 --> 00:17:27,448 I hope she thinks we're carrying on her legacy. 375 00:17:29,586 --> 00:17:31,793 Uh, you remember Leslie Thomas? 376 00:17:31,896 --> 00:17:34,172 How could we forget Dupree enemy number one? 377 00:17:34,275 --> 00:17:36,482 Well, she's become more than that. 378 00:17:37,517 --> 00:17:41,310 Remember when I said I wanted to wait until I saw you in person 379 00:17:41,413 --> 00:17:42,655 to fill you in on something? 380 00:17:42,758 --> 00:17:44,827 What does that have to do with Ms. Troublemaker? 381 00:17:44,931 --> 00:17:49,000 Well, there is no better way to say this. 382 00:17:50,137 --> 00:17:52,413 Leslie is Barbara's daughter. 383 00:17:52,517 --> 00:17:55,206 -What now? -Excuse me. No, that's not possible. 384 00:17:55,310 --> 00:17:56,793 We'd have known. 385 00:17:56,896 --> 00:17:58,517 I mean, she couldn't have kept a secret like that. 386 00:17:58,620 --> 00:18:00,586 My lawyer confirmed it. 387 00:18:02,034 --> 00:18:03,689 Wait. 388 00:18:03,793 --> 00:18:05,344 That blind trust you established? 389 00:18:05,448 --> 00:18:09,000 Makes her a very wealthy woman. 390 00:18:09,103 --> 00:18:11,137 Some might call that karma. 391 00:18:11,241 --> 00:18:13,241 -We wouldn't. -No, we wouldn't. 392 00:18:13,344 --> 00:18:16,517 Well, I'm not interested in clawing it all back. 393 00:18:16,620 --> 00:18:19,793 She's just not getting anything more from me. 394 00:18:19,896 --> 00:18:21,103 Of course. 395 00:18:21,206 --> 00:18:23,172 What a horrible shock. 396 00:18:23,275 --> 00:18:25,793 I just needed you to know. 397 00:18:25,896 --> 00:18:28,000 -Thanks, Anita. -[sighs] 398 00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:31,827 Selfie time. We need to commemorate tonight. 399 00:18:31,931 --> 00:18:35,137 -My phone's in the foyer. -Good idea. 400 00:18:41,068 --> 00:18:42,172 [whispering]: Are we alone? 401 00:18:42,275 --> 00:18:45,758 Vernon, I caught you. 402 00:18:45,862 --> 00:18:48,206 Since when have you ever made a quiet entrance? 403 00:18:48,310 --> 00:18:50,310 [both chuckling] 404 00:18:58,448 --> 00:18:59,689 All right, we need to get a move on. 405 00:18:59,793 --> 00:19:01,172 But first the selfie. 406 00:19:01,275 --> 00:19:03,793 We need to commemorate us all being together tonight. 407 00:19:03,896 --> 00:19:06,793 Yes, Vernon can take it. All right? 408 00:19:07,965 --> 00:19:10,551 [chuckles] Get your formation, ladies. 409 00:19:10,655 --> 00:19:12,724 Okay, okay, okay. 410 00:19:12,827 --> 00:19:14,034 All right. 411 00:19:14,137 --> 00:19:16,862 ALL: Better together, sisters forever. 412 00:19:16,965 --> 00:19:18,689 Articulette strong. 413 00:19:21,034 --> 00:19:23,896 My daughter's a supermodel. Ah. 414 00:19:25,482 --> 00:19:26,413 Dana. 415 00:19:26,517 --> 00:19:28,379 -You're here. -Hey. 416 00:19:28,482 --> 00:19:31,103 Yeah, Mama helped me. 417 00:19:31,206 --> 00:19:33,862 Well, she did an incredible job. 418 00:19:33,965 --> 00:19:36,689 We did. We created a genetic marvel. 419 00:19:36,793 --> 00:19:38,310 -We did. -Mm-hmm. 420 00:19:38,413 --> 00:19:39,689 So, what's in the box? 421 00:19:39,793 --> 00:19:42,586 Oh, it is for you. 422 00:19:47,724 --> 00:19:49,137 It's beautiful. 423 00:19:50,241 --> 00:19:53,655 And it's a Forrester Creations-- ooh la la. 424 00:19:53,758 --> 00:19:56,448 I thought, uh, it's going to get chilly tonight. 425 00:19:56,551 --> 00:19:58,551 You can exchange it if you... 426 00:19:58,655 --> 00:20:00,482 It matches. I love it. 427 00:20:02,068 --> 00:20:04,206 You ready for your first WinterFest? 428 00:20:04,310 --> 00:20:06,206 As I ever will be. 429 00:20:06,310 --> 00:20:08,551 Ooh, one more thing. 430 00:20:11,655 --> 00:20:15,793 Oh, whew, I am glad you remembered. 431 00:20:15,896 --> 00:20:18,344 Dana, ride with us. 432 00:20:18,448 --> 00:20:19,827 Unless you got to get back to Peaches. 433 00:20:19,931 --> 00:20:22,965 Oh, no, Peaches doesn't want to see my face until tomorrow. 434 00:20:23,068 --> 00:20:27,068 And besides, you all don't need me riding along. 435 00:20:30,137 --> 00:20:33,034 For stepping out in public with our girl. 436 00:20:33,137 --> 00:20:37,034 You are giving her back a little of what she missed. 437 00:20:37,137 --> 00:20:41,413 The good man, the good father she should have had all along. 438 00:20:42,379 --> 00:20:45,172 Long overdue. 439 00:20:45,275 --> 00:20:47,620 Okay, look, you guys get going and I will catch up later. 440 00:20:47,724 --> 00:20:50,448 -All right. -Um... hey, you. 441 00:20:53,965 --> 00:20:57,000 I want you to pretend like I'm not there at all, okay? 442 00:20:58,000 --> 00:20:59,517 This is your night. 443 00:21:00,896 --> 00:21:02,827 It's yours. 444 00:21:03,827 --> 00:21:05,000 Thanks, Mama. 445 00:21:06,482 --> 00:21:08,724 There are plenty other women in this town that are eligible. 446 00:21:08,827 --> 00:21:11,000 Why would you choose one that's waving a dozen red flags? 447 00:21:11,103 --> 00:21:12,586 Eva's not waving them. 448 00:21:12,689 --> 00:21:15,034 [chuckles] You and some of Naomi's relatives are. 449 00:21:15,137 --> 00:21:16,758 Her half sister in particular. 450 00:21:18,344 --> 00:21:21,000 Why should their opinions hold more weight than my instincts? 451 00:21:21,103 --> 00:21:23,551 Maybe because that same family is dealing with 452 00:21:23,655 --> 00:21:26,586 the very real fallout caused by your new girl's actions. 453 00:21:29,034 --> 00:21:30,620 Kat, why would you do this? 454 00:21:30,724 --> 00:21:32,482 And after you got your hair and makeup done? 455 00:21:32,586 --> 00:21:35,482 That's a Tuesday for me, not a reason to go... 456 00:21:35,586 --> 00:21:38,724 WinterFest is not just about our history with the event. 457 00:21:38,827 --> 00:21:40,862 It's about putting some good in the world 458 00:21:40,965 --> 00:21:43,034 that has given our family so much. 459 00:21:43,137 --> 00:21:45,206 There will be plenty of Duprees there. 460 00:21:45,310 --> 00:21:47,172 No one will even notice I'm gone. 461 00:21:47,275 --> 00:21:49,344 -I'll notice. -Me too. 462 00:21:49,448 --> 00:21:52,931 Are you seriously going to give Eva the win by staying away? 463 00:21:53,034 --> 00:21:54,517 I thought I was supposed to forgive 464 00:21:54,620 --> 00:21:56,862 and accept her, not compete with her. 465 00:21:56,965 --> 00:21:59,482 Consider this a peacemaking gesture. 466 00:21:59,586 --> 00:22:01,965 I would be more inclined to believe you if you hadn't 467 00:22:02,068 --> 00:22:04,310 timed your Thanksgiving getaway so perfectly. 468 00:22:04,413 --> 00:22:06,137 And now you're choosing to skip out 469 00:22:06,241 --> 00:22:09,862 on an event that your family worked so hard to put together. 470 00:22:09,965 --> 00:22:13,310 That right there answers your very question. 471 00:22:13,413 --> 00:22:15,482 Is that really how you see me? 472 00:22:16,482 --> 00:22:18,310 When you admit that the only reason you're not going 473 00:22:18,413 --> 00:22:20,103 is because Eva's going to be there, 474 00:22:20,206 --> 00:22:22,172 how else am I supposed to see it? 475 00:22:23,137 --> 00:22:26,655 Kat, rising above, giving back, 476 00:22:26,758 --> 00:22:29,896 standing with your family, that is what we do. 477 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:31,344 It's one night. 478 00:22:31,448 --> 00:22:32,896 It's a life sentence. 479 00:22:34,620 --> 00:22:37,413 Look, I will think about it. 480 00:22:37,517 --> 00:22:41,551 That's all my self-centered self's capable of right now. 481 00:22:50,379 --> 00:22:52,172 Here's a new idea: don't go back to Banneker tonight. 482 00:22:52,275 --> 00:22:53,586 Come with me and Naomi to WinterFest. 483 00:22:53,689 --> 00:22:56,724 Hard pass-- I'll leave the social climbing to you. 484 00:22:56,827 --> 00:22:58,517 You talked about setting hooks, right? 485 00:22:58,620 --> 00:23:01,965 It'll be a club full of big fish-- CEOs, moguls, Big Tech. 486 00:23:02,068 --> 00:23:03,275 Not my scene. 487 00:23:03,379 --> 00:23:04,551 If all those members really cared, 488 00:23:04,655 --> 00:23:06,206 they'd skip the party and just write the check. 489 00:23:06,310 --> 00:23:08,517 [chuckles] Look, they get a lot more satisfaction out of opening 490 00:23:08,620 --> 00:23:11,620 those checkbooks when they have an audience to watch them do it. 491 00:23:11,724 --> 00:23:13,586 Come on, man. We can be miserable together. 492 00:23:13,689 --> 00:23:14,620 That's what brothers do. 493 00:23:14,724 --> 00:23:15,827 Plus, you haven't lived yet 494 00:23:15,931 --> 00:23:17,965 until you had an ice sculpture made of you. 495 00:23:18,931 --> 00:23:20,551 I'll see you for beers next week. 496 00:23:20,655 --> 00:23:22,206 Come on, man, I'll leave your name at the gate. 497 00:23:22,310 --> 00:23:24,758 [laughs] Always a dog with a bone. 498 00:23:24,862 --> 00:23:26,172 Age is on your side, brother, 499 00:23:26,275 --> 00:23:28,000 -but stubborn is on mine. -All right, man. 500 00:23:30,379 --> 00:23:32,344 Oh, by the way. 501 00:23:32,448 --> 00:23:34,448 Eva's going to be there with her dad. 502 00:23:36,034 --> 00:23:37,172 I'll see you there. 503 00:23:41,758 --> 00:23:43,517 TOMAS: Got your text. 504 00:23:45,344 --> 00:23:47,689 Did the glam squad call it quits because you are 505 00:23:47,793 --> 00:23:49,551 already a work of art? 506 00:23:50,689 --> 00:23:53,517 That's not why I'm communing with my friend. 507 00:23:53,620 --> 00:23:56,413 We have time. You don't have to... 508 00:23:56,517 --> 00:23:57,551 chug it. 509 00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:01,034 What happened? 510 00:24:01,137 --> 00:24:03,896 Let's order another round. 511 00:24:04,000 --> 00:24:07,758 That way I don't have to share anyone or anything tonight, 512 00:24:07,862 --> 00:24:09,965 except maybe some alone time with you. 513 00:24:11,000 --> 00:24:13,103 You don't want to go to the club? 514 00:24:13,206 --> 00:24:15,689 Not necessarily. 515 00:24:15,793 --> 00:24:20,448 Okay, I guess we're playing 20 questions. 516 00:24:20,551 --> 00:24:23,551 Why do you want to skip the Dupree event of the year? 517 00:24:26,103 --> 00:24:27,620 Thank you. 518 00:24:31,448 --> 00:24:33,793 They're all staring. 519 00:24:33,896 --> 00:24:36,344 That's 'cause you're the prettiest girl here. 520 00:24:36,448 --> 00:24:39,275 The Duprees know how to throw a party, okay? 521 00:24:39,379 --> 00:24:41,689 I've been serenaded by carolers, 522 00:24:41,793 --> 00:24:43,448 dusted with snow, and there were already 523 00:24:43,551 --> 00:24:46,758 so many toys in the donation bins that ours can barely fit. 524 00:24:46,862 --> 00:24:48,862 Yeah, and seeing you holding those toys made me think 525 00:24:48,965 --> 00:24:51,724 about how I missed seeing you play with them. 526 00:24:51,827 --> 00:24:52,965 What were you into? 527 00:24:53,068 --> 00:24:55,413 Oh, books, mostly. 528 00:24:55,517 --> 00:24:58,241 But I played with Barbies way too long, you know, 529 00:24:58,344 --> 00:25:00,724 dreaming up stories and lives for them. 530 00:25:00,827 --> 00:25:02,172 Yeah. 531 00:25:02,275 --> 00:25:04,034 But, you know, I spent most of my time with one of those 532 00:25:04,137 --> 00:25:05,068 big old doll heads, 533 00:25:05,172 --> 00:25:06,344 you know, the ones without the body, 534 00:25:06,448 --> 00:25:07,931 and you can just do their hair? 535 00:25:08,034 --> 00:25:11,172 I took it so serious, like it was a real job, 536 00:25:11,275 --> 00:25:13,379 mainly because I knew I needed to be practical 537 00:25:13,482 --> 00:25:15,793 because those other dreams were just pretend. 538 00:25:16,793 --> 00:25:18,310 Well, you can dream now. 539 00:25:18,413 --> 00:25:21,724 Those old dreams? I am way past them, okay? 540 00:25:21,827 --> 00:25:23,827 Look at me. Look at this. 541 00:25:25,068 --> 00:25:26,724 Sorry I missed those days. 542 00:25:26,827 --> 00:25:30,241 Seeing those big beautiful eyes on a little you. 543 00:25:30,344 --> 00:25:32,482 Oh, Mama has all those embarrassing pics 544 00:25:32,586 --> 00:25:34,068 living in the cloud. 545 00:25:34,172 --> 00:25:36,344 Oh, well, I'm going to have her AirDrop me 546 00:25:36,448 --> 00:25:38,724 every one of them. Matter of fact, 547 00:25:38,827 --> 00:25:41,793 let's take a picture right now. Come on. 548 00:25:42,827 --> 00:25:44,103 [camera clicks] 549 00:25:44,206 --> 00:25:46,379 -Uh-huh. -You know there's an actual selfie booth? 550 00:25:46,482 --> 00:25:49,482 -The Duprees go hard. -And what'd you expect? 551 00:25:49,586 --> 00:25:53,172 Um, not a Christmas village, a train ride, 552 00:25:53,275 --> 00:25:56,068 and cross-country skiing across the 18th hole. 553 00:25:56,172 --> 00:25:58,103 Okay, I've never been to a party that required 554 00:25:58,206 --> 00:25:59,931 a theme park construction crew. 555 00:26:00,034 --> 00:26:01,517 Well, get used to it. 556 00:26:01,620 --> 00:26:02,965 And we're going to take full advantage 557 00:26:03,068 --> 00:26:04,862 of that ice-skating rink. 558 00:26:04,965 --> 00:26:08,206 You still know how to jump and spin? 559 00:26:09,241 --> 00:26:10,137 I do. 560 00:26:10,241 --> 00:26:12,310 Let's get our skate on. 561 00:26:12,413 --> 00:26:16,068 Look, I don't want to fall in front of all these people, okay? 562 00:26:16,172 --> 00:26:18,344 The point of tonight is a reset, 563 00:26:18,448 --> 00:26:21,206 a more graceful entrance into Fairmont Crest society. 564 00:26:21,310 --> 00:26:25,034 The point of tonight is us together. 565 00:26:25,137 --> 00:26:26,620 You have nothing to prove. 566 00:26:26,724 --> 00:26:29,517 These people see how extraordinary you are, 567 00:26:29,620 --> 00:26:33,275 how proud of you I am-- that is the icing. 568 00:26:33,379 --> 00:26:36,068 We should take the carriage ride over there. 569 00:26:36,172 --> 00:26:39,965 Oh, it's pretty close. We can walk. 570 00:26:40,068 --> 00:26:41,931 We'll take the long way, hmm? 571 00:26:42,034 --> 00:26:44,137 -We got all night. -Okay. 572 00:26:44,241 --> 00:26:45,551 Come on. 573 00:26:46,862 --> 00:26:49,551 Welcome to WinterFest. 574 00:26:49,655 --> 00:26:53,068 Oh, my goodness, it's like being inside a snow globe. 575 00:26:53,172 --> 00:26:55,034 Of course you'd have real snow. 576 00:26:55,137 --> 00:26:57,034 [laughter] 577 00:26:57,137 --> 00:26:59,551 My wife can command the heavens themselves. 578 00:26:59,655 --> 00:27:00,689 -Aw. -[laughs] 579 00:27:00,793 --> 00:27:03,896 Oh, it's real the way my wig's real. 580 00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:05,517 -You buy it, it's yours. -ANITA: That's right. 581 00:27:05,620 --> 00:27:08,034 [laughter] 582 00:27:08,137 --> 00:27:09,896 I thought the shine would have worn off 583 00:27:10,000 --> 00:27:11,896 since the concert. 584 00:27:12,000 --> 00:27:13,965 No, it's unmissable 585 00:27:14,068 --> 00:27:16,931 and getting brighter by the second. 586 00:27:17,931 --> 00:27:19,310 -Oh, excuse me one second. -Mm-hmm. 587 00:27:21,655 --> 00:27:23,241 What a triumph. 588 00:27:23,344 --> 00:27:24,413 [laughter] 589 00:27:24,517 --> 00:27:25,827 -Nicole's on her way? -Yes, ma'am. 590 00:27:25,931 --> 00:27:27,655 And Mona and I sent you the final rundown. 591 00:27:27,758 --> 00:27:29,482 -I got it. Thank you. -Okay. 592 00:27:29,586 --> 00:27:32,517 If I must say so myself, it is a thing of beauty. 593 00:27:32,620 --> 00:27:34,413 Well, like the two of you. 594 00:27:35,862 --> 00:27:37,827 -Where do you need us? -Oh, no. 595 00:27:37,931 --> 00:27:39,344 Go, be free. 596 00:27:39,448 --> 00:27:41,517 I don't even want to see you unless you're indulging 597 00:27:41,620 --> 00:27:43,862 in hot chocolate with peppermint schnapps. 598 00:27:43,965 --> 00:27:46,034 Thanks, Anita. 599 00:27:46,137 --> 00:27:49,482 And, Laura, I especially want you to enjoy yourself tonight. 600 00:27:49,586 --> 00:27:51,655 You see that gentleman over there? 601 00:27:51,758 --> 00:27:53,413 His only job is to keep 602 00:27:53,517 --> 00:27:56,758 an eye on our newest "volunteer." 603 00:27:57,758 --> 00:28:00,482 Mrs. Dupree, you are simply the best. 604 00:28:00,586 --> 00:28:03,931 You take such great care of us. It's the least we can do. 605 00:28:04,931 --> 00:28:06,758 -Enjoy yourselves. -Thank you. 606 00:28:08,379 --> 00:28:10,827 Have you been fairy godmothering? 607 00:28:10,931 --> 00:28:13,034 Yes, I was just reassuring Laura 608 00:28:13,137 --> 00:28:14,965 that Abominable Leslie 609 00:28:15,068 --> 00:28:17,448 will not be coming for her tonight. 610 00:28:19,034 --> 00:28:21,758 Can you two get any more in love? 611 00:28:21,862 --> 00:28:26,482 Oh, Vernon knows this is me being proactive. 612 00:28:26,586 --> 00:28:28,310 Well, how's that? 613 00:28:28,413 --> 00:28:30,724 Have you seen the way these women look at my husband? 614 00:28:30,827 --> 00:28:32,793 They are shameless. 615 00:28:33,758 --> 00:28:35,620 I know the type. 616 00:28:40,344 --> 00:28:41,655 You're skipping WinterFest because you think 617 00:28:41,758 --> 00:28:43,620 it's Eva's coming-out party with your dad? 618 00:28:43,724 --> 00:28:47,379 And because I'm a selfish bitch, I guess. Mom confirmed it. 619 00:28:47,482 --> 00:28:51,034 -Your mom called you a... -Just the selfish part. 620 00:28:51,137 --> 00:28:53,034 Ten-hut. 621 00:28:53,137 --> 00:28:55,758 Dupree family duty time. Fall in, 622 00:28:55,862 --> 00:28:57,896 don't pass go, don't collect feelings. 623 00:28:58,000 --> 00:28:59,137 You know the drill. 624 00:28:59,241 --> 00:29:01,241 Did I botch that? 625 00:29:01,344 --> 00:29:02,689 Is "ten-hut" for football? 626 00:29:02,793 --> 00:29:06,068 That's "hut," but I like how you worked Monopoly in there. 627 00:29:06,172 --> 00:29:08,034 Well, it'll be all about Eva tonight. 628 00:29:08,137 --> 00:29:10,310 No one will even notice I'm gone. 629 00:29:12,068 --> 00:29:13,620 Sorry. 630 00:29:13,724 --> 00:29:16,034 I know you hate it when I go to the Eva place. 631 00:29:16,137 --> 00:29:18,689 You're not hating on Eva, 632 00:29:18,793 --> 00:29:22,241 you're just hurt and you're not self-centered. 633 00:29:22,344 --> 00:29:25,931 You're adjusting to a new sense of your place in the world. 634 00:29:26,034 --> 00:29:29,034 I like the sound of that. Keep going. 635 00:29:29,137 --> 00:29:31,689 You defined yourself as your father's daughter, 636 00:29:31,793 --> 00:29:34,241 and now you have to share that role with Eva. 637 00:29:34,344 --> 00:29:39,517 And while you usually charge into battle, 638 00:29:39,620 --> 00:29:43,275 maybe it's okay to retreat and lick your wounds for tonight. 639 00:29:44,310 --> 00:29:49,000 Or, with WinterFest out of my head... 640 00:29:50,000 --> 00:29:53,793 I'm open to so many other things. 641 00:29:55,655 --> 00:29:58,241 Whatever are you proposing? 642 00:29:58,344 --> 00:30:00,793 Your place or mine? 643 00:30:01,793 --> 00:30:03,965 Babe, are you still scanning for Kat? 644 00:30:04,068 --> 00:30:05,931 She's probably doing pirouettes out on the rink. 645 00:30:06,034 --> 00:30:07,448 You know she likes to show off. 646 00:30:07,551 --> 00:30:09,896 Yeah, I'm more worried about her showing out, 647 00:30:10,000 --> 00:30:13,103 but I'd rather her be here in her feelings than missing this. 648 00:30:13,206 --> 00:30:15,241 How about some chocolate for my hot chocolate? 649 00:30:15,344 --> 00:30:17,931 [laughs] Lead the way. 650 00:30:19,827 --> 00:30:21,827 What's he doing here? 651 00:30:21,931 --> 00:30:24,103 Go ahead and find out. 652 00:30:27,689 --> 00:30:29,827 Marcel. 653 00:30:29,931 --> 00:30:32,517 You're the last person I expected to see at WinterFest. 654 00:30:32,620 --> 00:30:35,517 Relax, I'm not trying to join your club. 655 00:30:35,620 --> 00:30:37,689 Just doing some private security. 656 00:30:39,172 --> 00:30:41,206 That's odd, because the youngbloods at the station 657 00:30:41,310 --> 00:30:42,793 usually pick up the club overtime. 658 00:30:42,896 --> 00:30:46,206 Why should the rookies take all the Duprees' dough? 659 00:30:46,310 --> 00:30:48,000 And I'm not too big to get myself closer 660 00:30:48,103 --> 00:30:50,310 to my grand tour with Sheila. 661 00:30:50,413 --> 00:30:53,310 And I want her in prime shape when that day comes, 662 00:30:53,413 --> 00:30:54,965 if it ever comes. 663 00:30:55,068 --> 00:30:57,517 Well, if I spot any bad guys, 664 00:30:57,620 --> 00:30:59,896 I'll be sure to send them your way. 665 00:31:00,000 --> 00:31:01,793 ["The 12 Days of Christmas" playing] 666 00:31:11,344 --> 00:31:13,000 I said alone time and you didn't even 667 00:31:13,103 --> 00:31:14,344 raise your hand for the check. 668 00:31:14,448 --> 00:31:17,896 Don't tell me I'm losing my touch. 669 00:31:18,000 --> 00:31:20,206 Never. 670 00:31:20,310 --> 00:31:23,758 There's no getting anything past you. 671 00:31:23,862 --> 00:31:26,448 There is something I wanted to talk to you about. 672 00:31:26,551 --> 00:31:28,689 Am I going to love it? 673 00:31:28,793 --> 00:31:32,137 Unless I'm the one who's being selfish. 674 00:31:32,241 --> 00:31:34,034 Tomas. 675 00:31:35,551 --> 00:31:37,655 I would wait for the perfect moment to ask you this, 676 00:31:37,758 --> 00:31:39,413 but we did promise we weren't going 677 00:31:39,517 --> 00:31:41,482 to wait for perfect timing anymore. 678 00:31:41,586 --> 00:31:43,724 What is it? 679 00:31:43,827 --> 00:31:47,034 My bed feels empty when you're not in it. 680 00:31:47,137 --> 00:31:49,551 I don't want to wake up even one morning 681 00:31:49,655 --> 00:31:51,551 without your face next to mine. 682 00:31:51,655 --> 00:31:53,689 And I don't want you cramming your things 683 00:31:53,793 --> 00:31:57,103 into one drawer, having to lug them back and forth. 684 00:31:57,206 --> 00:32:00,413 I want all of our things in the same place, 685 00:32:00,517 --> 00:32:03,551 just like I want us in the same place. 686 00:32:04,758 --> 00:32:08,275 Kat, let's move in together. 687 00:32:10,413 --> 00:32:13,103 Be careful, it's hot. Like you. 688 00:32:13,206 --> 00:32:15,137 [chuckles] 689 00:32:15,241 --> 00:32:18,000 So, tell me where you want to start. 690 00:32:18,103 --> 00:32:19,655 I like where you started. 691 00:32:19,758 --> 00:32:21,344 We can go tubing. 692 00:32:21,448 --> 00:32:25,275 Or we can head over to Santa's workshop and make something. 693 00:32:25,379 --> 00:32:27,862 You know Santa's workshop is for kids. 694 00:32:27,965 --> 00:32:29,310 Says who? 695 00:32:29,413 --> 00:32:31,379 You are never too old to make a Christmas wish. 696 00:32:31,482 --> 00:32:33,034 I bet you could sit in my lap right now 697 00:32:33,137 --> 00:32:35,655 and I'll make sure one of your wishes comes true. 698 00:32:36,896 --> 00:32:39,620 I got mine. I have you. 699 00:32:39,724 --> 00:32:41,310 Same. 700 00:32:41,413 --> 00:32:44,758 You know, couples therapy was the right move for us. 701 00:32:44,862 --> 00:32:46,241 I already feel closer to you. 702 00:32:46,344 --> 00:32:47,793 Me too, baby. 703 00:32:51,310 --> 00:32:52,689 We were in such a rush earlier. 704 00:32:52,793 --> 00:32:54,655 I forgot to ask you, how'd it go with Izaiah? 705 00:32:54,758 --> 00:32:56,172 Did you convince him to join us? 706 00:32:58,241 --> 00:33:01,172 We didn't fall once. 707 00:33:01,275 --> 00:33:04,206 I've never been so cold and so hot at the same time, okay? 708 00:33:04,310 --> 00:33:06,413 I could have done it all day. 709 00:33:06,517 --> 00:33:08,965 Me too. Thank you for coming with me. 710 00:33:09,068 --> 00:33:10,793 Not only did we create a new memory, 711 00:33:10,896 --> 00:33:14,965 but this is the first Dupree family gathering on my own. 712 00:33:15,068 --> 00:33:18,068 I didn't think about how hard this must be for you. 713 00:33:18,172 --> 00:33:19,758 Being here without Nicole. 714 00:33:19,862 --> 00:33:22,517 I haven't felt the least bit alone with my daughter here 715 00:33:22,620 --> 00:33:24,206 to keep me company. 716 00:33:24,310 --> 00:33:26,034 I'm going to go check on that hot cocoa. 717 00:33:26,137 --> 00:33:27,482 -Okay. -All right. 718 00:33:35,137 --> 00:33:36,448 Thank you. 719 00:33:37,379 --> 00:33:40,344 Ah. I wasn't expecting you. 720 00:33:40,448 --> 00:33:42,275 Good surprise or bad surprise? 721 00:33:42,379 --> 00:33:44,137 Don't fish. You texted me and not a peep. 722 00:33:44,241 --> 00:33:46,379 I had no idea I was going to see you here. 723 00:33:46,482 --> 00:33:49,034 Well, that's the difference between us-- I knew. 724 00:33:50,793 --> 00:33:53,275 My wife is a quadruple threat. 725 00:33:53,379 --> 00:33:55,931 Adding event planner to her repertoire. 726 00:33:56,034 --> 00:33:58,275 More like world builder. 727 00:33:58,379 --> 00:34:00,275 Is Hattie trying to get your attention? 728 00:34:00,379 --> 00:34:03,689 She sure is. She's a huge Articulettes fan. 729 00:34:03,793 --> 00:34:05,586 -Chanel suit? -Mm-hmm. 730 00:34:05,689 --> 00:34:07,034 Well, she likes us? 731 00:34:07,137 --> 00:34:08,379 She loves us. 732 00:34:08,482 --> 00:34:10,931 -Shall we give her a thrill? -I'll be right there. 733 00:34:11,034 --> 00:34:13,482 I just saw that waiter again, and I want to get a slider. 734 00:34:13,585 --> 00:34:15,344 Okay. 735 00:34:15,447 --> 00:34:16,896 Slide. 736 00:34:17,000 --> 00:34:19,000 -Gareth is here. -Oh, God. 737 00:34:19,103 --> 00:34:20,620 -Your favorite lobbyist. -Yeah. 738 00:34:20,724 --> 00:34:21,965 Do you want me to come with? 739 00:34:22,068 --> 00:34:24,551 Only one of us needs to die on that hill. 740 00:34:24,655 --> 00:34:27,310 -Meet you back here. -All right, babe. 741 00:34:27,413 --> 00:34:29,413 ["What Child Is This?" playing] 742 00:34:32,103 --> 00:34:34,103 ♪ ♪ 743 00:34:41,172 --> 00:34:43,688 [chuckles] Is this for me? 744 00:34:43,793 --> 00:34:45,482 -Who else? -Ah. 745 00:34:45,585 --> 00:34:48,862 I was wondering if I'd run into you tonight. 746 00:34:53,034 --> 00:34:56,413 I've been trying to get a moment alone with you. 747 00:34:56,516 --> 00:34:58,482 This is harder than I thought. 748 00:34:58,586 --> 00:35:01,551 It's not easy with everyone around. 749 00:35:02,586 --> 00:35:04,896 But here we are. 750 00:35:14,896 --> 00:35:16,931 I mean, we do cross paths a lot. 751 00:35:17,034 --> 00:35:18,689 That has to mean something. 752 00:35:18,793 --> 00:35:21,758 You're tempting fate, you know? 753 00:35:21,862 --> 00:35:23,862 She clocked me, so I took the charm offensive. 754 00:35:23,965 --> 00:35:25,034 Still not the move. 755 00:35:25,137 --> 00:35:27,000 Can't a daughter just drop by to see 756 00:35:27,103 --> 00:35:29,413 her beloved father without an ulterior motive? 757 00:35:29,517 --> 00:35:30,620 No. 758 00:35:30,724 --> 00:35:32,310 You feeling that, or am I doing too much? 759 00:35:32,413 --> 00:35:33,758 [group cheering] 760 00:35:38,517 --> 00:35:40,655 Bill! Bill, wake up. 761 00:35:46,517 --> 00:35:49,413 Captioning sponsored by CBS 762 00:35:49,517 --> 00:35:52,517 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org