Oh. Look at you, all relaxed.
That's more than any time since the tornado.
Yeah, and Eva and Kat's surgeries.
Both stable now.
Yeah, I am so proud of Kat for stepping up.
[alarm beeping]
-Oh, that's coming from Kat's room. -What?
Mm-hmm.
Pupillary reflexes are normal.
And all your others.
Why is a neurologist on my case?
You do know I had a liver transplant, right?
[chuckles softly] Yes.
But your dad was concerned you sustained a concussion
-when you passed out. -He's just being overprotective.
I don't blame him.
Especially since he came a hair's breadth
from losing both you and Kat.
I feel terrible that Kat had all those complications
from the anesthesia.
Not your fault.
I'm not sure Kat's gonna see it that way.
What are you doing? Are you in pain?
Panic attack?
No, I just need to get out of this bed.
SHANICE: Kat, I'm glad
the painkillers are doing their job,
but after a major surgery,
-you shouldn't be walking around. -Okay.
Well, then, can you get me a wheelchair or something?
Kat, why are you so eager to leave your room?
What could possibly be more important
than you risking your recovery?
Because I need to see Eva.
♪ ♪
I'm calling about my next appointment with Dr. Bauer.
Yes, I would like to cancel it, please.
Oh, no, no. I'll get back to you about rescheduling.
Thank you.
Bye-bye.
VERNON: I hope I just misunderstood you.
Uh... [chuckles]
'Cause it sounds like you were canceling your appointment
with the oncologist.
I'm just pushing it back a few days.
Anita, it's important to stick with the treatment plan.
My illness has been center stage in this family for months.
I have to hit pause so I can help take care of Kat
while she's recovering from being Eva's organ donor.
Is that it?
Or...
...are you postponing it for some other reason?
Mmm.
Good morning, Sleeping Beauty.
[chuckles]
How late is it?
Mm.
You slept through two alarms.
-15 minutes apart. -[chuckles]
That's so I have the luxury of turning off the first one.
Because the doze after that one is the best sleep ever.
[Andre chuckles]
That's cheating.
Why didn't you wake me up after that second alarm?
Well, I figured you could use the sleep.
You were tossing and turning all night.
I woke you.
I'm so sorry, Andre.
I've been concerned about Kat
because of the difficulties after her surgery.
I-I just had trouble drifting off.
Baby, you've had trouble sleeping since the tornado.
All that time in the elevator has rattled you.
Dani.
Wrong Dupree woman.
Oh. Well... [chuckles]
Well, you're the only woman I'm waiting for this morning.
I didn't forget that we're working on Madison's lawsuit.
You sure about that?
Because it really seems like you have Mom on your mind.
-You got me. -How's that?
[sighs]
Well...
I couldn't help imagining you and your sister
being in the same situation as Kat and Eva right now.
You know? And I know
your mother's mind went to the same place.
Okay, well, perish the thought, because I would give Chelsea
any part of an organ or anything else she needed.
But I don't think that was all that was, Dad.
I've heard you slip up before the tornado, too.
In what way?
-Calling Mom "baby"? -Oh,
-come on, sweetheart. So? -[scoffs]
Yeah. I mean, I was married to your mother,
and I still care about her.
It's not a crime.
Right. But remember, after the divorce,
how much you despised her?
It went both ways.
And you had no use for me either.
And I'm astounded how far we've come.
I'm glad we've made peace, Dad.
The tornado was a disconcerting, life-altering experience.
You know that as well as anyone.
Yeah, it was terrifying for me, too.
And it was worse for you. You're the one who got an injury.
I was just stuck in an elevator.
Don't downplay what you went through.
Yes, it was physically painful for me.
But, baby, being stuck in a box
that could have fallen or, I don't know,
been sucked through the roof--
that must have been pretty terrifying.
-You can talk to me about it. -There's nothing to tell.
Stranded. Metal box.
Waiting for the power to come back on.
Or a cord to snap.
You got jokes, Dani.
But if you're having trouble sleeping,
then it's still affecting you.
I will admit...
...thoughts of that night do keep popping into my brain.
[Andre sighs]
I try to forget, but...
And when it happens,
tell me about it.
I can help you get your mind back into the here and now.
You got a plan?
I'd rather show you...
-Mm. -...than tell you.
-[kissing rapidly] -[chuckling]
I'm feeling very present, Gomez.
-Mmm, cara mia, cara mia. -[chuckles]
♪ I'm addicted♪
♪ I can't get enough♪
♪ I'm addicted to your love♪
♪ And I'm addicted♪
♪ To your love.♪
Hey.
Hi, Leslie. Uh, just a heads-up,
there's another visitor heading to Eva's room right now.
Oh, no worries. I wanted to talk to you anyway.
You and the other members of Eva's care team.
-Really? About what? -Letting my money talk.
-How? -Well...
After everything that you guys did for Eva,
you know, I would like to make it rain on Garland.
Okay?
So I need you to page the transplant surgeon,
the anesthesiologist,
all the OR nurses, and,
ooh, heck, girl, even those candy stripers
who looked in on Eva.
Go ahead.
Leslie, this is a hospital, not a restaurant.
You do not need to tip.
Fine.
If you're gonna be all uptight about it, girl,
then you won't get any money, okay?
But I'm sure everybody else
will be very appreciative of my generosity.
[chuckling]: You know what?
You definitely know how to keep things interesting.
I didn't expect to be meeting you for breakfast this morning.
Why not?
I assumed your focus would be on Kat.
I saw Kat last night when she woke up from surgery.
And I spoke to Shanice this morning
to make sure she's still doing well.
Okay. So since you're all caught up, why am I here?
You and Kat have always been more like sisters than cousins.
That's why I need advice from you.
About what?
Is that what it looks like?
I'm gonna ask Kat to marry me.
-[knocking] -[door opens]
Hey.
You up for a visitor?
Definitely.
I passed all of Madison's tests.
Glad to hear it.
Pull up a chair.
Oh, it's not just me. I brought someone
I think you'll want to talk with.
Okay, enough suspense, Dad.
Bring them in. [chuckles softly]
[Ted clears throat]
Kat.
Hey.
I didn't think you'd be up and around so soon.
Well, I had to fight to convince Dad and Shanice to let me come.
I hope it won't take that much trouble
to get you to leave us alone.
TED: Okay, I'll leave
on the strict condition
that the call button gets pressed
for pain, fatigue,
or if either one of you decides to argue.
We'll be good.
What she said.
All right.
I've got to go first.
Thank you for saving my life.
This journey has been one heavy step after another.
I just want a minute to feel normal
and not have to worry about cancer.
Well, putting off this appointment delays normal.
-If anything, this treatment... -I'm just pushing it back
a few days.
And since it's only a pre-lumpectomy scan,
it won't make a difference in the long run.
You can't possibly know that.
Vernon.
I just don't want to be blindsided again.
I couldn't bear that. I mean,
I barely survived the chemo
and then we went through that hellish storm
and now Kat's been in the hospital.
I just need one single, solitary moment
where anything that might throw me off is just...
suspended.
My love,
I understand. Hmm?
You think you're giving yourself breathing room.
But these scans,
these scans are moving the process forward.
-Vernon... -Whatever these scans show...
...it could blindside us or not.
Well, what about Kat?
We both want to be there for our granddaughter.
But the best way to do that is to get a,
a clean bill of health.
This is when I remind you of your own words--
how you appreciate the kind of support I give you
without making any demands.
Is that about to change?
No demands.
Just a request.
Don't put off this appointment, hmm?
Every day you put it off is another day of treatment.
I want you to be finished with this chapter of your life
as soon as possible.
That way,
both of us can have peace of mind.
It's so annoying when your husband is always right.
As promised, Mike is burying us in paperwork,
even if it's irrelevant to the facts of the case.
You know, his goal is to...
drag this thing out.
But Madison's reputation,
her entire career is on the line.
We've got to get this suit resolved.
[sighs] You should prepare an argument
that Madison's right to a speedy trial is being violated.
Okay.
And what will you do?
I'm gonna go play a little golf at the club.
They reopened the course.
Really?
In the middle of all of this,
you're gonna bail on work to play golf?
[chuckles softly] Langston invited me.
-Langston Meyers. -Mm-hmm.
The superior court judge who's adjudicating this case.
Yeah, the very one.
Okay.
Just...
promise me you're not gonna...
blackmail or bribe him.
I'm not gonna do anything to get myself disbarred.
But avoiding the sandpit by the eighth hole
is a bonding experience.
You know? It could lead to deals.
All right.
Just don't go too far.
Okay? The facts are on our side.
And we don't want to do anything that would let Mike prevail
on appeal.
And you know her taste better than anyone. I want to make sure
this is a style that Kat would like.
[chuckles softly]
Right now Kat is focused on getting well,
not the latest jewelry trends.
Why does it feel like you're trying to talk me out
of proposing?
Are you worried that my engagement to Kat
will steal the thunder away from you and Madison?
No need for the thanks.
I already told you you're welcome
before they prepped me for surgery.
Did you, um, hear me?
Nah.
The last thing I remember is you telling me
to stop faking being injured.
Right. That, um,
wasn't my finest moment.
But in my defense,
I couldn't have known you were hemorrhaging
until you started coughing up blood.
And didn't I tell you to get down?
Before we almost got smushed by a whole bunch of fallen concrete
and a steam pipe?
Okay.
Yeah.
I guess I owe you a thank you, too.
[sighs]
I don't blame you.
For thinking I was faking being injured.
I told so many lies in the beginning
when I first got to town.
Why would you believe anything I said after that?
And even after the truth came out about my mom and your dad--
well,
our dad...
...I'll admit...
...there were times where I kind of played the victim,
knowing that it would make you look bad.
The truth is...
...you gave as good as you got every time we tangled.
[chuckles softly]
Thank you, um,
to admitting to gaslighting me.
[both chuckle softly]
I got half an organ with your name on it.
It's the least I can do.
But for real, though,
I don't get why,
after everything that we've gone through...
...you would give me this gift.
My life.
Like, I'm never gonna be able to repay you, Kat.
Well...
...there is something you can do to start.
Name it.
Uh...
you could answer this question for me.
Sure.
What?
Um...
did you have any weird dreams
while you were under anesthesia?
I don't remember.
I don't think I did.
Are you asking because you did?
Yeah.
And it was a doozy.
Uh, at first it was confusing
because everyone in my family looked the way they do now,
but they were acting differently.
And then time was warped.
[sighs] Finally, I realized
I was in some kind of alternate timeline where...
my dad chose your mom
and abandoned my mom and me
and, um...
raised you to be the golden child.
So, in other words,
it was your worst nightmare.
Okay. [grunts]
I'm not ready for you to leave me.
[chuckles softly]
I'm just gonna hop in the shower before I head to the gym.
The doctor said I'm allowed to exercise
as long as I keep it upper body.
Can it wait a little longer?
Are you getting sentimental on me?
[Dani chuckles softly]
What's going on?
I don't know.
Hey.
I guess...
I was just remembering how far away
you seemed during the tornado.
Hmm?
And being separated from you like that...
...made me wonder if we were ever gonna be the same again.
That's crazy talk.
A gash in my leg was not going to change anything between us.
And judging from earlier, it didn't.
-[chuckles] -[chuckles] I know.
I'm-I'm being out there.
But then, afterwards, we were so worried about Kat and Eva,
and it feels like...
it wasn't until right now...
Mm.
...in this bed...
...that we finally reconnected.
And I don't want to lose this feeling.
Baby, you won't.
There's nothing that's gonna come between us.
-Okay. -Mmm.
[chuckles softly]
You know, I am totally fine
with Kat and me planning weddings at the same time.
I just want to make sure, if you and Kat do get engaged,
it's for the right reasons.
The right reasons?
[chuckles softly] Tomas,
this whole experience was a big...
yikes.
Your head might be twisted.
Just the opposite.
Losing Kat in that tornado
and being so scared after her organ donation
clarified things for me.
Kat and I have talked about having a future together.
Now I see how fragile life is.
-[snaps fingers] -It's time to act.
Fragile is a great way to describe Kat's condition.
Her doctors wouldn't want her to be overly excited.
I'm not gonna pop the question while she's in the hospital.
That's the opposite of romantic.
Oh, good. I'm glad you know that.
By the time Kat's ready to go home,
I'll be prepared.
You know, to be honest, I don't think
-Kat's gonna be in the hospital for... -[phone chimes]
Oh. Got to meet with Bill.
Later.
Uh-huh.
[sighs]
Hey. I need your help heading off a major crisis.
I cannot believe that I am not allowed to thank
the people who saved our daughter.
Why don't you donate to one
of Garland's charitable foundations, huh?
I already have a whole free clinic.
I mean, that's kind of like wearing suspenders
and a belt, right?
[groans softly] Okay, fine. If that's
the only alternative that I have,
then I'll settle for it.
Good. You will need to talk with someone
in the philanthropy office.
-I can show you where it is. -No, no.
I will do that after I go to visit Eva.
I'm sure whoever is talking to her is probably done by now.
That could be a lengthy conversation.
Eva's with Kat.
Dream Mom was a hot mess
because I reminded her of the marriage she lost.
And Dream Leslie was...
Mother of the Year material.
Okay. Stop right there.
That's how I know the anesthesia did a number on your brain.
No, I'm-I'm serious, Eva.
My dream gave me a sense of what it was like to be you.
Dream me felt like...
I'd been kicked to the curb.
And then I had to fend for myself like...
...some feral cat.
And...
...I finally understood why Leslie had such a hold on you
when you came into town.
In my dream I felt like my mom was the only one
who showed me any kind of love.
And it meant everything to me.
That is how it felt.
This might sound kind of crazy, but it's almost like...
when you gave me a piece of yourself,
you got a piece of me in return.
For better or worse.
You know...
I decided to be your donor
because the only other choice
would be to go through my whole life
knowing that every time that Dad looked at me,
he would see the daughter
who let his other daughter die.
And, um...
...when I'd look in the mirror, I'd see that, too.
It's nice to know that you'll feel guilty
if you were responsible for my death.
[both chuckle softly]
That's the curse of having parents who raised me
with a conscience.
But, um...
you should know this doesn't mean
we're gonna be sisters now, so...
That's valid.
But I low-key like to think
if things had gone the other way around...
...I would've given you a piece of myself, too.
-Oh, hey. What's up? -Hey.
I'd hope with Kat and Eva out of the woods,
the disasters were over.
Kat's potential crisis is man-made.
By one specific man.
Tomas.
What's with him?
He's planning to propose to Kat.
And?
What don't you see?
-What's the problem? -It's coming out of nowhere.
They didn't discuss it.
He's just gonna pop the question.
I've seen other couples decide to get married
after one of them survives a health crisis.
[sighs] He's doing it because he almost lost her
and now he's panicking.
Kind of like when I was gonna move to Denmark
and then you proposed?
I think that worked out pretty well.
♪ Don't you waste my time.♪
VERNON: To what do we owe this surprise?
Dani, what's wrong?
-Has something happened? -No.
No, no. I just wanted to come check in on you two.
Since Kat's crisis has passed,
I thought this would be a good time.
-Oh. -Mm-hmm. It's a good time.
A good time to help me convince your mother
to not use Kat's situation to postpone some
of her doctor's appointments.
Well, you didn't let her do that, did you?
Of course not.
After all these years together,
we have a sixth sense when one of us
is doing something that we shouldn't.
-That's a little scary. -[chuckles]
Oh, why should it be scary?
You have something you wouldn't want Andre to know about you?
[chuckles]
You have, uh, special tips
for handling our golf game with the judge?
Uh, well, the key with Langston is to make him think
that we are absolutely determined to beat him while,
you know, making accidental errors
that could allow him to... [grunts]
get ahead. You know, nothing too obvious.
Just errors that,
you know, he'd believe we'd make.
So he'll be in a good mood and more inclined to say yes
-to whatever favors we might ask? -[chuckles]
-Exactly. -[chuckles]
Ooh. Tomas.
[grunts]
Man, you must be happy that Kat is doing better.
Oh. I truly am.
Yeah. Dani was happy that she was there when Kat woke up.
I'm sure that she's so relieved.
You know, I've been worried about her.
Yeah, I heard what you told me the other day, Bill.
[grunts] About not wanting Dani to be hurt again.
-Mm-hmm. -Heard you loud and clear.
The thing is,
Dani's safety and her happiness are my department, not yours.
If you want to fret about someone,
Eva and Kat are the ones who are just starting to recover
from major surgeries.
Uh, you can rest assured, Andre,
that I will be making sure Kat is well taken care of.
I know she's like a sister to you.
Yeah, and I know you're a devoted boyfriend.
I'm hoping to be a lot more than that soon.
I'm, uh...
gonna propose.
[door opens]
Sorry, you two.
But, uh, Shanice insists on getting Kat back to her room.
Yes. You are not having any setbacks on my watch.
It's okay.
I said what I needed to say.
-Later. -Later.
[clears throat]
I didn't hear any shouting.
Good sign?
Still recuperating.
We don't have the energy to shout yet.
But Kat doesn't regret giving me part of her liver.
That's great news, considering the complications she had
with the anesthesia.
Yeah, it was a really amazing gesture.
-Mm. -Thanks for making that happen.
You did that, didn't you?
Did you know that the liver
does over 500 jobs?
I did not.
It's a biological marvel.
Yeah.
So is what just happened here in this room.
Today, for the first time, Kat and I understood
where the other one is coming from.
We gave each other...
insight, maybe?
That gives me hope.
Hope that one day you two will be able
to sit across each other at a holiday dinner table.
Even if you don't make it all the way
to being friends, you know?
If that's what you want, then I have a suggestion.
Come on, Madison. What's going on with Tomas and Kat
is totally different from you and me.
How?
I was going away.
You got anxious and popped the question.
Okay, I was an impulsive drama queen the first time I proposed.
Yes. But you got it right the second time,
and that was very romantic.
That's because from the moment we started dating,
we both knew we had found our forever person.
Tomas and Kat, not so much.
But it's not like we haven't had our share of problems.
True. I overstepped when it came to your mom.
But neither of us ever wanted to be with anybody else.
Tomas stepped out on Kat.
With Eva.
Kat's half sister.
So, another comparison you can't make.
All I can see is that Kat and Tomas
seemed like they worked through their issues.
Maybe Kat would love to get engaged.
This is the last thing she wants or needs right now.
Oh. Naomi.
Chels! Wait, I'm so glad I ran into you guys.
Madison, I have an update on your lawsuit.
Okay, first we need your opinion.
All right.
Do you think Kat is ready to get married?
I can't believe that you were talking so nonchalantly
about our golf plans when you were sitting on such huge news
about Kat. Eh?
Actually, I-I was gonna keep that to myself, but...
hearing Andre talk about Dani made me want to share.
Because I feel the same way about Kat.
I didn't know you were that serious about my cousin, Tomas.
We had been taking things pretty slowly, but...
man, seeing Kat in that hospital bed,
not knowing when or if she was gonna wake up...
...made me realize we had been wasting time
being sensible and pragmatic.
All along, you advised me to commit to Kat.
At first I thought it was a little weird when you told me
you wanted your partners to be in stable relationships.
But... I get it now.
Because when you're in a couple,
you start thinking more about the other person
and it-it gives you better judgment.
And I want to be the kind of man that Kat will look up to.
Mm. Good.
And you'd better.
Or you'll have me to answer to.
[chuckles]
This will be my first time proposing.
Any words of wisdom from you two?
If you have any idea
how my two daughters can manage to grow closer,
I'm all ears.
I was looking back on your relationship with me.
And ever since you found out that you're my dad,
you've been so focused on making up for lost time.
And it's been great for me.
But it has made Kat resent both of us.
And no lie--
I thought Kat was just being spoiled and petty.
But after the talk she and I just had...
...I realized that she genuinely thought
that you were constantly rejecting her
because you preferred me.
That was never the case.
I know that.
And you know that.
But maybe while we're both recovering,
you should spend lots of one-on-one time with Kat.
Don't even worry about me. [chuckles softly]
Mama's gonna constantly be all up in my face,
and that's about ten people right there.
And I'll also have Izaiah to keep me sane.
I want to be there for both of my daughters.
I know.
But be there for Kat a little more.
Choose her this time.
I heard you finally woke up.
I have nothing more to say to you.
[chuckles]
You know, I was hoping that...
when that surgeon removed a piece of your liver
that he'd actually cut out that mean streak.
That's it. This conversation is over.
[chuckles softly]
The nice thing, Kitty Kat,
about you being incapacitated
is that I get to decide
when our conversation ends.
The whole reason Kat moved in with the grands
was because Tomas balked at the idea of them living together.
Yeah, but Kat's close call made him do a 180.
Now he's ready to skip the shacking up
and go straight to putting a ring on it.
A ring he's already got.
Whoa.
Um...
well, if he's that far along,
it's gonna be hard to talk him out of it.
MADISON: Okay,
I can't believe that I'm the science person here,
but I'm more romantic than either of you.
-[chuckles] -So how do you see this playing out?
Okay.
Tomas takes her to a beautiful restaurant
where the lights are low
and a guitarist plays flamenco music.
Then he pours her a flute of their finest champagne...
-Mm-hmm. -...gets on one knee
and makes this stunningly romantic speech
about how he gets lost in her eyes whenever he's with her
and never wants her out of his thoughts
and wants it to be that way for the rest of his life. Mmm.
Then busts out a diamond solitaire so clear,
simple, and timeless that she gasps,
throws her arms around him, and says yes!
How can she refuse that?
First of all, Kat wouldn't want some plain old solitaire.
And, secondly,
this situation is worse than I thought.
Why?
Just think about it.
Kat was just pressured into having surgery,
made to feel like the worst person in the world
if she didn't go through with it.
And now somebody else
is gonna be putting pressure on her to say yes
to something she does not want to do.
Hey, me and Dani got wasted.
[chuckles] And we went to a Vegas wedding chapel
and got cigar bands when we got married.
And although that worked out for us,
I wouldn't advise you going that way with Kat.
Hey, I don't think it's a good idea
for you to take away from either of our proposals, you know?
You should just come up with your own. But you got
to remember that all the Dupree women see Vernon
as the gold standard against which all men are measured
and sometimes found wanting. So whatever you do,
you better come correct.
You know what?
I hope everything works out with you two. I really do.
And I hope that your marriage is one that is as solid
and as happy as what I have with Dani.
No, Daddy, there is nothing specific
that I am keeping from Andre.
I just...
like privacy.
An aura of mystery.
[chuckles] You've always had that.
You were born with that.
But you already had a marriage that was full of secrets,
and it almost drove you to the brink of insanity.
Those secrets were Bill's,
not mine.
This time I'm the difficult person in the relationship,
which means I run the risk of hurting Andre.
I don't like hearing you criticize yourself.
Your marriage seems solid.
Why would you be afraid that you're wrecking it?
I would never do anything intentionally to hurt Andre.
But... with everything that happened in the tornado,
it made me realize that, in a crisis,
you don't think straight.
You barely think at all.
And that can have consequences.
Ones that you don't realize until much later.
Since when did you get a PhD in life?
[chuckles softly] What do you mean?
[sighs] I've been schooled to the max
on the way I've been treating Kat, yeah.
Pretty crappy father, huh?
What?
No. You're the best dad on Earth.
You just have to remind Kat of that.
Do what you do, Dad,
not just say.
You're so magnanimous towards Kat.
[sighs] She started it by giving up a piece of her liver for me.
The way you're talking, maybe I'm wrong.
Maybe... you and Kat
can eventually treat each other like sisters.
[scoffs softly]
Get those pies out of your sky, Dad.
[chuckles] Not on your life.
[chuckles softly]
I think there may be a silver lining...
...through this horrible ordeal.
Maybe in the long run, it brings us all...
closer together.
I'm not afraid of you.
After everything I survived,
you don't scare me.
I see that.
For a prissy little thing,
you've always been tough as nails.
Thank you?
[chuckles softly]
No.
Thank you.
For saving my Eva.
Uh...
has anyone ever told you you have an odd way
-of expressing gratitude? -[chuckles softly]
I came within hours of losing my daughter.
And if I had,
I would have lost the best thing that ever happened to me.
So, remarkably,
you did the right thing.
-Hmm. -I underestimated you, Kat.
That's because you think everyone thinks like you.
I want to do right by you.
Well, you can start by never calling me Kitty Kat again.
Oh, come on.
That's like a term of endearment.
-Yeah, but I hate it. -[sighs]
Okay, I will try my best, you know?
But it might be a hard habit to break.
Mm-hmm. I knew you didn't really mean it.
Oh, no. No, actually, I do.
I really do honor my debts.
And I want to honor this with you.
Because no one has ever
done what you did for me.
I hear you, Leslie.
But just know, when the time is right,
I will collect my debts.
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