Nashville (2012–2018): Season 4, Episode 17 - Episode #4.17 - full transcript
Previously on "Nashville"...
There always is somethin'
just under the surface
with me and Gunnar.
That's just where it's got to stay.
I'd like you to come back
to Wheelin' Dealin' Records,
You bet.
I'm going on tour with Layla.
Riff may not make it.
He's looking for a replacement, right?
Welcome back to my tour
Miss Juliette Barnes!
She's 16 years old!
- I did the right thing.
- If you did the right thing,
why you suppose Maddie ran away?
You're trying to keep me from my career.
Sony wanted me, and so did Edgehill.
I'm emancipating from you.
All right, nice big smile.
Such a beautiful home you two have.
- Thank you.
- Yeah, it's really more hers.
I just moved in a little bit ago.
Well, it's where you're
raising your family,
and that's what Southern Living
readers want to peek into...
the amazing life of Rayna Jaymes.
- Sid, we want to get the kids in this?
- Yeah, that'd be great.
I'm sorry. No, our publicist
talked to you guys about this.
It's just gonna be
Rayna and Deacon today.
Well, maybe we could get some
shots at the benefit tomorrow?
Well, let's... play it by ear. You guys
done in here? You have what you need?
- Yeah, we're good.
- Okay, great. Now, let's...
let's head to the kitchen. Follow me.
- Okay.
- All right.
The kitchen's really
the heart of this home,
and I've been lucky
enough to enjoy a lot of
- great family dinners here.
- Oh, and it's so sunny!
Baby, I can't take all this posin',
all this acting like
everything's fine and dandy,
the duckin' and dodging around what's
going on with the girls. It's just...
We got to make some
kind of damn move here.
I just don't think the
move is ours to make.
I think we're just...
gonna have to hold tight and...
hope she comes to her senses.
You look amazing.
- Thank you.
- Nervous?
First time back in
front of an arena crowd.
Oh, it's easy to get
20,000 people to love you.
Thank you.
Thank you, Raleigh!
Oh, I'm so excited to be back
on tour with Luke Wheeler.
Let's pick up where
we left off, shall we?
♪ Life is like a poplar tree ♪
♪ Some are the roots,
some are the leaves ♪
♪ Stayin' put ain't stuck with me ♪
♪ I slip out while the city sleeps ♪
♪ I'm gone ♪
♪ Gone, gone, gone ♪
♪ Well, I'm gone, gone, gone ♪
♪ Soon as I get there,
I've already left ♪
♪ I get high on every mile,
wearin' out the treads ♪
♪ Kinda like the radio keeps
playin' different songs ♪
♪ I can't stay in one place too long ♪
♪ No, I can't stay in
one place too long ♪
♪ Change of pace, change of scene ♪
♪ Might as well change everything ♪
♪ Call it runnin', call it movin' on ♪
Juliette's back in the saddle.
Yep. Crowd seems to love her.
More importantly, nobody's asking
- for a refund.
- Yeah.
I'm just glad the press bought
Riff leaving for health reasons,
especially for his family's sake.
And yours.
Last question you want to
hear on national television is
"Hey, Luke, how's your former tour mate
- handling his sex addiction?"
- Yeah, well,
I'm happy to dodge that bullet.
- Cheers.
- Cheers. Mm.
So, how are things coming
along with Will's showcase?
No point in launching an album
if we don't get solid airplay.
Invited 50 of the top programmers.
Most of whom I have
great relationships with.
Still, it's a hill to climb.
You know there's never been an
openly gay artist on country radio.
Yeah, which is why
it's time to climb it.
- Hey.
- You scared the crap out of me.
Sorry. I was... I was
just putting Cadence down.
- Oh, I'm sorry.
- No, no, no. It's fine.
What are you, uh, what are you
doing here? Isn't the show still on?
Am I a horrible person for wishing that
Juliette would just be a little
wobbly her first night back?
"Horrible" isn't the word I'd
use to describe you at all.
Right. Brilliant,
captivating, mysterious.
- All of the above.
- Right.
Why didn't you stay for the show?
I've seen it before.
And Cadence was tired.
Plus, I had some ideas for the track
we're working on, wanted to get 'em down
- before I forget.
- Hm.
Do you want to work on them with me?
Sure. Why not?
Okay.
Just made popcorn. Want some?
Nope. Workin'.
Okay.
Hey, it's Will.
- Dude.
- You're on the radio!
We're on the radio in Nashville!
Yeah, you'll probably be on the
charts by the end of the month.
God knows we're trying, man.
You know, wall-to-wall interviews
in like eight different cities.
Ooh! And guess what. Rolling
Stone Country called.
Ah, we're sitting down with
them day after tomorrow.
It's nice to have a label
head on your side, isn't it?
Luke's got me playing a showcase
for, like, 50 programmers tomorrow.
Hey, put Scarlett on the
phone. Let me say hi to her.
I would, but she seems to
not be speaking to me at the moment.
- Oh, what'd you do now?
- Why do you assume I did something?
Because you probably did.
So, did you talk to Avery
about flying with me on the jet
instead of riding on
that cramped tour bus?
Yeah, he appreciates the
offer, but he politely declined.
He'd rather drive nine hours on
a bus than fly one hour with me?
Apparently so.
Is something going on
between him and Layla?
Yes... they're recording an album.
There's a mobile studio on her
bus. Avery's just trying to maximize
- their work time.
- Mm-hmm.
Juliette, the only thing going on
between Avery and Layla is her music.
Wait till you hear it with
your vocals doubled. Here.
- Take a listen.
- ♪ They tricked you into thinkin' ♪
♪ Both your wings are clipped ♪
- ♪ And you ain't ever seein' the sky ♪
- Wow.
- ♪ If you could see what I see ♪
- Thank you.
♪ Maybe then you'd believe ♪
- ♪ The light you got will always rise ♪
- I wish there was a more powerful
- ♪ 'Cause there's a great ♪
- word for "beautiful."
- ♪ Big world outside ♪
- Me too.
♪ Oh, ain't it time you fly? ♪
♪ Life, well, it don't have to hurt ♪
♪ If you could see what I see. Maybe ♪
♪ Then you'd believe ♪
♪ The light you got will al... ♪
I should really get
Cadence back to the hotel.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
- Great to meet you, Deacon.
- My pleasure.
Well, thanks for opening up your
home to Southern Living.
It's gonna be a great 50th anniversary
issue with you on the cover.
Oh, well, I hope so.
So, our photographer will be
at the Ryman tomorrow night
to grab some candids of the family.
Uh... okay. Uh...
And we'll run everything
past Bucky, of course.
- Great. All right. Thank you, Sid.
- Okay.
- Night, Rayna.
- Take care.
Yeah?
- This is for you, Miss Jaymes.
- Uh, thank you.
What's going on? What is it?
It's an order to appear in
court on behalf of Maddie.
- For what?
- An emancipation hearing.
What's "emancipation" mean?
Um...
Honey, your sister wants to...
wants to live independently.
Does that mean she's divorcing us?
Thank you.
Here she is.
- Hi, Rayna. I'm David Mannis.
- Nice to meet you.
- Thanks for coming.
- Thank you.
Sorry to hold you up a little bit.
It was not easy getting my
daughter Daphne down tonight.
I imagine you're all quite upset.
Yeah, well, they got this
thing to court in 48 hours.
- I mean, how's that even possible?
- Well, in juvenile matters,
- the court tends to be expeditious.
- And what kind of court is it?
I mean, is it... depositions
and testimonies...
- that kind of...
- Yeah, 'cause if it is, please
get me on the stand, all right?
'Cause I want to talk to this judge.
I want to tell him about Cash.
She's like a snake leading her away.
Actually, you're not
listed in the action.
I'm sorry. What?
Teddy Conrad is still
Maddie's legal parent.
Now, I recognize, of course, that he's
in prison, but from a legal standpoint,
- that's irrelevant.
- Look, I'm her biological father,
all right? So don't tell me
I don't have any rights here.
You would but establishing
that legally would take months.
We go to court in two days.
Can we just talk to Maddie?
We can ask the judge to order
mediation at the hearing.
I'm not talkin' about mediation.
I'm just talkin' about...
havin' a conversation with our daughter.
I've checked with Maddie's counsel.
They're unwilling to wait.
We have no choice but to prepare you
and your ex-husband as codefendants.
The Edgehill deal, Sony offer,
- current label interest... all of it
- _
shows the court you
can support yourself.
And you'll make sure that they know
that her mom blocked all those offers
in favor of a bogus deal at Highway 65?
It'll certainly be our argument.
What are we doing about school?
Um, I signed up for the proficiency
exam so I can get my diploma early.
Excellent. And the plan from there?
Pursue a career in music.
My sister keeps texting
me, and I haven't responded.
Is it okay if I text her back now?
Probably best not to. For all we
know, your parents are using her phone
- to talk you out of this.
- I hadn't even thought about that.
Okay, so when can I contact her, then?
Until you're emancipated, I'd avoid
contact with anyone in that household.
- Hey.
- Hey.
Morning.
- Listen, I-I've been up all night.
- Can I go first?
I just... I really need to say this.
I like you, Avery.
I like making music with you
onstage and in the studio,
- and I like talking to...
- Layla...
I like you, too.
"It's not you, it's me," right?
It's complicated with Cadence.
And Juliette.
Having my ex unexpectedly join the tour,
it's... it's a lot to deal with,
and I just think that it's best
if we keep things the
way they are between us.
Okay, then.
- Layla, listen, I-I didn't...
- No, it's okay.
You know, it's just... it's too bad.
'Cause we really do have something.
Hey! Scarlett, h-hold the elevator.
- What the hell was that?
- What?
Seriously? You've been
ignoring me and shooting me
dirty looks ever since we
left Dallas. W-what'd I do?
Maybe we've just been joined
at the hip for four days
and I need some space from you.
- What just happened?
- I don't know.
Well, that's not good.
Uh, I think we're stuck.
Uh, no...
Help!!
So, how'd it come to this?
Well... it's complicated. There was
this young woman that we brought in
to mentor Maddie in songwriting, and she
just ended up being a terrible influence
and encouraged her to lie and go
play at clubs and now run away.
- Well, who is this person?
- She's the daughter of...
Deacon's business partner.
Oh. So he brought her into this.
Don't do that.
Look, there's no way we could've
known that she was gonna be like this.
And, anyway, that's only part of the
problem. Maddie also found out about...
that crazy Edgehill deal you made.
How much does she know about it?
Just that there was one
- and that I kept her from taking it.
- Okay.
What are you asking me to do?
Well, the lawyer has an
affidavit that you can sign...
basically tells the court that
you're in agreement with me.
Let me talk to Maddie first, and
then I'll let you know what I think.
- When are you gonna talk to Maddie?
- Today.
- She's coming to the prison today?
- Yeah.
- You're just telling me this now?
- Rayna, I heard your side of the story.
Now I'd like to hear Maddie's.
Ooh, look. Cadence, look at that.
That is a treasure chest.
What does she think's inside?
Hi, baby.
What are you doing here?
I was just on my way to rehearsal,
and I thought I'd sneak a "hello"
- with my baby girl.
- No, I mean, what are you doing here...
- on this tour?
- Avery, this is where Cadence is.
I can't be a mom if I'm
not near my daughter.
I'm sorry. It just took me by surprise.
- That's all.
- Yeah, no, it was all last-minute.
I'm still trying to get my set tighter.
Which is why I was hoping
that you'd do me a favor.
How do you feel about
playing "Dirt" with me?
- Onstage during your set?
- Oh, come on.
I still can't find a guitarist that
can play those riffs like you can.
Yeah, I-I don't know.
I mean I...
Look, it was Glenn's idea,
but I think it's a good one.
I'll let you know. But we
really should get goin'.
Say goodbye, Cadence.
Mama loves you.
Bye, baby.
Yeah, well, with the Oscars coming
up, Juliette's kind of booked.
But I'll get back to you.
- Hey.
- Hey.
I've been trying to
reach you all morning.
Have you heard from Rayna yet
about the rough cut of the video?
Uh, no. I'll let you know
as soon as I do, though.
Okay. Well, I have some ideas
- for my album launch party...
- Yeah, and I-I want to hear them...
I do, but... Juliette needs me
at rehearsal, so I got to go.
I'll call you as soon as I'm done, okay?
- Okay.
- All right.
I'm sitting in a prison,
hoping to run into my daughter,
so unless this is about
business, I'm not interested.
Yeah, I know, but I think that's why
you're gonna want to
call Scott Borchetta.
- Why Scott Borchetta?
- Apparently, Cash called Big Machine.
She wanted to set up a meeting
with them this afternoon
with Maddie to pitch
her as a solo artist.
Scott, of course, did
not take the meeting.
Ask him to call her
back and set the meeting.
- Okay?
- Okay.
Thanks.
I got caught in traffic. We start yet?
- No.
- Why the hell not?
'Cause hardly anyone showed.
Well, I guess, we'll,
uh, go ahead and do this.
Of course I'd understand
if it were an emergency,
- Pete.
- Oh, emergency, my ass.
I guess five programmers
is better than none.
I'm hearing everything from
food poisoning to car trouble.
Aw, bull crap. They're just too chicken
to put a gay artist on the radio.
They're scared about angry listeners
calling in, backlash, boycotts.
Maybe we just need to roll
back, do a smaller launch.
- We might have to.
- Going smaller ain't the answer.
We gotta go bigger.
Yeah. Okay. Thank you.
There's a blackout... 10 whole blocks.
City's working on it, but nobody
knows when the power's gonna be back.
Can't they just pry
this stupid door open?
- Apparently, we're in between floors.
- Okay, we could go through the top.
Scarlett, it's not
"Mission: Impossible,"
okay? The hotel says the safest
thing to do is just relax and wait.
I need a drink.
Since when do you travel with
a bottle of 18-year-old scotch?
Since I found out that Autumn
was a lying, backstabbing cougar.
Wow. Okay, uh you want to
tell me what's going on?
It was supposed to be a
thank-you present for the spa day,
but then I go up to her room,
and you're walking out of there,
wiping her lipstick off your face,
which means she was just
pretending to be my friend,
- pretending to care about us. You can
- Scarlett, look...
sleep with whoever you want. I don't
care. But did it have to be my idol?
Do you have, like, a list of
people who are important to me
- that you're gonna...
- All right, all right. Scarlett, stop.
Stop. I did not sleep
with Autumn, all right?
- Yeah, she made a play for me.
- Sure.
She invited me to go off with her
and hang out with James Taylor.
You love James Taylor.
I know.
But I turned her down. All right?
'Cause I didn't want to do anything
that could jeopardize the band.
Drink?
♪ I'm gonna need an anchor ♪
♪ An anchor ♪
Ah.
The old "throw the guitar down" trick.
I tried that one a few times myself.
Doesn't make it play any better.
You want to talk about
your sister at all?
Rather learn this song...
since I'm probably playing
it by myself tonight.
First time performing solo, huh?
Well, maybe I can help you.
I don't just throw them, you know.
I play them sometimes, too.
Hi. This is Glenn Goodman.
Sorry I missed your call.
Please leave me a message. I'll get
back to you as soon as I can. Thank you.
Why are you telling Juliette
that I should perform with her?
I need boundaries.
And I'd appreciate it if
you'd help keep those clear.
So as her manager, please tell Juliette
that I will not playing
"Dirt" or anything with her.
I'm here for Layla. Thanks.
Thank y'all so much.
Enjoy your night off.
Oh, please tell me I
have nothing else to do.
I want to get to bed early so I can
get up for the Oscar nominations.
What? What's wrong?
Why would Avery think that I
want him performing with you?
Well, I might have told a little
- white lie.
- Yeah...
I just thought that if he knew you
were on board, he would be, too,
and I think that us playing the song
- together is the best.
- Juliette, listen,
I took you back as a client because
I thought that you had changed,
that all this lying
and the manipulation...
Look, I have changed. I
have changed. I'm sorry.
- Okay? It was a stupid move.
- Yeah...
I just was hoping that if we
spent time together, then...
No. If you really want Avery
to see how far you've come,
try being honest with him
instead of lying to him.
- Hey, Robin.
- Oh, it's great to see
- you!
- Good to see you. Thanks for having me.
- Thank you. Nice
- Oh, good to have you on the show.
to be here with you good people and,
ah, all you folks, ah, watching at home.
How many of them are there
that watch across the country?
- I'd say a few billion or so.
- I think I already knew that.
But, um, so we may have a-a
surprise in store for you today.
That's right, because originally, we
had planned for you to perform,
- but...
- But I-I asked Robin here if,
ah, I could bring somebody else
out instead, and I did that,
ah. because there's
an artist and an issue
worth sacrificing my time
on the national stage for.
What you said, my friend,
because you may know him
from having come out
publicly earlier this year.
Please welcome to the stage...
- Mr. Will Lexington!
- Yay, Will!
Hi, Cash.
What are you doing here?
You mean, instead of Scott Borchetta?
He didn't feel like there was
any point in going to a meeting
with somebody who's already
signed at Highway 65.
- Where's my daughter?
- You know what? She's not here.
And, to be honest, I don't really
want to get into this with you,
- so...
- Well, neither do I, but you're
- hiding my daughter, so...
- I'm sorry. She is free
- to go whenever she wants to.
- Why are you doing this?
I'm your daughter's
friend, and that is exactly
- what she needs right now.
- If you were her friend,
you would encourage her to
come home and sort this out.
To a controlling mother and a
- crazy father?
- Excuse me?
Look, I've been there, okay?
And I'm not gonna let Maddie's
opportunities slip away from her,
like they did for me. I
care about her too much to
- let that happen.
- Oh, sweetheart,
you don't care about her at all.
You care about yourself.
And let me tell you one thing...
Nashville is such a small town.
If you keep going down
this road, I guarantee you
I will make sure that no one...
from Music Row to Lower Broad...
ever works with you again.
You threatening me?
Promising.
So, out of nowhere,
Deacon just storms in,
starts threatening this drunk guy,
- and pulls me offstage.
- At a club, okay?
It was at a club. I don't know.
I might have done the same thing.
No, you wouldn't have. You
have always supported my dreams.
I mean, you signed
me to Edgehill, right?
Listen, all you have to do is
just sign this letter of consent
the lawyers typed up, and then
I can give it to the judge.
I didn't sign you to Edgehill
because I thought it was...
because I thought it
was the right thing.
What... what do you mean?
I mean, I was...
I was being blackmailed by Jeff Fordham.
But, thankfully, your mother
intervened and she shut it down.
Why would he be blackmailing you?
Jeff was threatening to...
expose some details
about my personal life.
- Like what?
- There was a woman
that I was...
...was involved with.
- Oh, my God.
- I'm sorry.
I never wanted you to know,
but you have to understand
that your mother has always had
your best interests at heart. Always.
So, all my parents are liars, then.
Maddie.
Look correct me if I'm wrong
here, but didn't you originally
- drop Will from your label?
- Yeah, I-I did.
Uh, I guess I got a little too
concerned, uh, about my image.
I'm not proud of it, but,
luckily, I came to my senses.
- Will, how'd that make you feel?
- It was rough.
But I understand why
Luke did what he did.
It's risky enough breaking
a new artist, but...
a gay artist in mainstream country...
felt impossible.
Now, with a label head
like him having my back,
I'm hoping to keep
singing the songs I've sung
- since I was a kid in Texas.
- That's right.
I have to say, you know judging
by what we heard earlier,
you're well on your way.
Well, uh, if you want to hear it
again, that is gonna be a little tricky.
- Why is that?
- It seems
that some people aren't gonna be into
playing an openly gay
artist on the radio.
Wait a minute. They didn't have a
problem playing him before he came out.
Yeah, that's exactly right, but, uh,
now radio programmers are
scared they're gonna get
calls from, uh, a small
but loud group of angry,
intolerant haters if they
give Will some airplay.
But y'all heard his single,
right? It's pretty damn good?
Well, if your viewers at
home liked what they heard,
they need to call their local radio
stations and request Will's song.
We got to get this boy
played on country radio.
- The crowd goes wild.
- Yeah.
That is perfect. I'm telling
you, you work that hard,
you will be able to play
solo anytime, anywhere.
Even if I could... I just...
I just don't really want to.
- I love singing it with Maddie.
- I know.
Is she ever gonna play
with me ever again or...
- even talk to us?
- Yeah, absolutely, honey.
Look, we're just... your mom
and I are doing everything we can
to get her home right now, all right?
- I don't get why she's doing this.
- I don't, either.
Sometimes the people we love,
they do things we don't understand.
- She's not coming tonight, is she?
- I don't know.
But I am.
I'll be there however you need me.
Come here.
Hey, I only have a minute, but, um,
I saw Maddie, heard
her side of the story.
Teddy, you know she's gonna just say
exactly what she wants you to hear.
I'll sign the affidavit, okay?
Think what she's doing
is absolutely crazy.
and I just wish I could
appear in court to say so.
Thank you.
I'm still not convinced that this
whole court thing has to happen.
If I could just get through
to her face-to-face, you know?
I tried to.
I told her about Edgehill... everything.
I was hoping it would steer
her back to you, but...
she just got up and left.
How long ago did she leave?
Ah, about 20 minutes ago. Why?
You think, uh, since we're stuck here,
we should try to prepare
for tomorrow or somethin'?
Scarlett, we've been doing
interviews for four days straight.
You really think we need to practice?
It's Rolling Stone.
It's just gonna be the
same as all the others.
They're gonna ask the same questions.
"Are you really exes?" "Yes."
"Who are your musical influences?"
"James Taylor." "Autumn Chase."
I'm changing my answer to that one.
"Where did you two first meet?"
"Working at The Bluebird."
You know, you keep saying that,
but it's not where we first met.
We first met...
at a street fair you were
playing in East Nashville
with that little rockabilly
trio you used to have.
I went up after your
set, introduced myself,
and, uh, said I really liked your
music, and you were real nice.
You welcomed me to Nashville, and, um...
that was it.
How come you never told me that before?
I didn't expect you to remember. I
was just a face in the crowd that day.
- Nobody special.
- You remembered me.
Well, that's 'cause you were
the only boy I ever heard sing as
- high as me.
- That's nice. Thanks a lot.
Rest up for tomorrow, okay?
Yeah, I will. Thanks.
Maddie!
Maddie, please just talk to me.
Why didn't you tell me?
About Edgehill, about my dad?
Because it's my job as your mother
to protect you from
things that are gonna
- break your heart.
- Like what?! The truth?!
- You just... you kept it from me! I had
- Yes, I did.
other label offers after Edgehill,
but you signed me to this fake deal
- only so you could control me!
- That's not true at all.
This deal is absolutely real for you.
Just as my belief in
you as an artist is.
Honey, I want to support
you and I want to build you.
And I don't want you to be exploited.
You know that's true. You
have to believe that's true.
I honestly don't know
what to believe anymore.
Well, believe in us.
Believe in your family.
We've always been able to get
through everything together.
Everything is already in motion.
Says who?
Says Cash? Says the lawyer?
Honey, listen to your
heart. Is this what you want?
I just need to think.
Well, think.
But don't do it at some hearing.
Don't let some court and some lawyer
decide how you want your life to be.
I should go inside.
Please come home.
I told you I needed to see you hours
ago, and you're just now showing up?
I told you I had to go
to Juliette's rehearsal.
- What do you need?
- To be your priority,
like you promised. You told me not to
worry when you took her back as a client
because she was inactive,
but... surprise, surprise...
Juliette's joined my tour.
I was just as blindsided as you were.
Uh-huh. Look, you also
told me not to worry
because I would be your priority,
but, lo and behold, you've been at
her beck and call since she got here.
Yeah, okay, look.
You're... you're focusing on
all the wrong things right here.
Yes, she's keeping me
busier than I'd like,
but Juliette being on this
tour with you is a great thing.
How do you figure that?
You have this huge
audience overlap with her
that you don't have with Luke Wheeler.
Your performance last
night was terrific.
Your show's running flawlessly.
Bucky loves the rough cut of the video.
- Really? He loves it?
- Yeah.
Rayna's gonna love it, too.
My point is, everything
is coming up Layla.
And Juliette is absolutely
no threat to you.
Uh... Cadence is napping, so...
I just wanted to talk to you.
Okay.
Look, I wasn't completely
honest this morning.
Glenn...
It wasn't his idea for you to
play "Dirt" with me. It was mine.
Oh. Okay. Well, um...
The answer's still "No."
Avery, I...
I don't want to lie to you anymore.
I want to be honest with
you about how I'm feeling.
I still love you.
- Juliette... don't do this.
- And I know that you love me.
- Deep down, beneath all the anger...
- This is not going to work.
It will work.
It can work. Because
I know what's in there.
- I know that it's in your heart.
- Yes, of course it is.
Of course it's there,
because what we had was real.
What I gave you of myself was real.
And I hate it now. I hate
the fact that you're here,
because all I want to do
is get on with my life,
because what you do
to me is what you did,
- and you're gonna do it again!
- I am so sorry that I hurt you.
And I destroyed everything, and
I-I can't do anything about it.
I can't undo it. All I can do is
promise you that I am different.
And if we work together, we
could rebuild what we had.
And it will be better
than it was before.
I have to take care of Cadence.
You don't have to answer
now. You just take your time.
And when you make your decision,
you know where to find me.
- Hey, Mike. Thank you for your help.
- Hey, Deacon.
You mind grabbing this stuff for me?
There's some lights here for you.
All right, thank you, guys.
Hey, Paul, I'm gonna take that
one, actually. That's my daughter's.
- Okay. Yeah,
- I appreciate it.
- Hey.
- Hey.
- Daphne's up getting ready.
- Okay.
- You got to see Maddie, talk with her?
- Yeah. Yeah.
- How'd it go?
- I don't know if I got
through to her or not.
You think she's gonna come?
- We'll see.
- All right, well,
- at least you made contact, right?
- Yeah.
And if she doesn't make it,
Daphne's ready, all right?
We had a one-on-one guitar
lesson, and, uh, she's doing great.
I know. I heard.
Thank you.
- Let's go get dressed.
- Let's go.
_
Hey, so, I talked to your lawyer.
Don't even worry about your
dad siding with your mom.
We still have a really strong case.
Do you think that maybe
I've just taken this too far?
Maddie, no.
We've got offers coming in
from all over... New York, L.A.
You're gonna have a serious career.
I was just supposed to play this
benefit with my sister tonight.
She's, like, really upset about
it, and I can't even text her back.
Hey, remember what the
lawyer said, though.
I mean, that could be
your mom texting you.
I talked to her, you know.
- When?
- When you were in meetings.
She said she wanted
to try and work it out.
Well, guess what your mom said to me.
Got to say, you handled
yourself like a pro.
Big day, big audience, and
you rose to the occasion.
Thanks for having my back,
Luke. I appreciate it.
You got it, son. Now
let's get back home.
Don't give me that look.
You ask me, that was a hell of a launch.
Sure... except for the part where you
called out country radio on national TV.
I wish you hadn't have done that.
Yeah, well, now they have no choice
but to give the man some airplay
when listeners request his song.
Maybe.
Maybe make some enemies, too.
Oh, smile, Kenneth. It's gonna be great.
Probably... for Will.
He's got nothing to lose.
Unlike you.
It's so hot in here. You hot?
Yeah.
Burning up.
- Buttons are hard.
- Let me give you a hand.
Thank you.
You know, I can't believe
there was ever a day
that I thought you were nobody special.
You're extraordinary, Scarlett.
First minute I met you... I-I
mean, second time I met you
thinking it was the first time...
I knew you'd change my life.
Let's, uh...
play one of our old ones.
♪ If I didn't know better ♪
♪ I'd hang my hat right there ♪
♪ If I didn't know better ♪
♪ I'd follow you up the stairs ♪
♪ Stop saying those sweet things ♪
♪ You know I like to hear ♪
♪ The horns are blowing louder ♪
♪ The bailiff's drawing near ♪
♪ Why do I keep drinking ♪
♪ Wasting my time on you? ♪
♪ If I didn't know better ♪
♪ But, damn it, I do ♪
♪ There's a hole in ♪
- ♪ What you're saying ♪
- _
♪ I can ♪
- ♪ Plainly see. You've a ♪
- _
♪ Lover that's waiting ♪
♪ But, baby, you're right here with me ♪
♪ Ohh, you might as well be the devil ♪
- ♪ Ohh ♪
- ♪ Keeping me out past 3:00 ♪
♪ Well, you're the ♪
- ♪ One with that apple ♪
- _
♪ But, baby, you can't blame me ♪
♪ Oh, why don't you keep drinking ♪
♪ Give me one night with you ♪
Hey! Avery said you could
have Cadence for the night.
♪ If I didn't know better ♪
Hey.
- Were we supposed to work tonight?
- ♪ Damn it ♪
- No.
- ♪ I do ♪
- ♪ Mmm, baby, I do ♪
- ♪ Baby, you're right here with me ♪
♪ Sweet Daddy, you know I do ♪
Whoa!
Night.
Good night.
Thank y'all.
Thank you so much for comin'
out to support FosterMore.
And, you know, it really makes
you appreciate family, doesn't it?
I feel so fortunate that I get to...
Oh, my God. I thought
you weren't coming.
You thought wrong.
- What? Were you gonna play by yourself?
- Yeah, but...
No, not anymore.
And, uh, and I also have one of my
daughters, uh, here to join us tonight,
and... and she's about
to come out onstage...
Actually, I have two of
my daughters here tonight.
Um...
Would you please help
me welcome to the stage
my two beautiful daughters,
Maddie and Daphne Conrad.
♪ I'm gonna need an anchor ♪
♪ Someone to call me home ♪
♪ I'm gonna need somebody ♪
♪ To leave the porch light on ♪
♪ If I ever get lost ♪
♪ Out there on my own ♪
♪ I'm gonna need an anchor ♪
♪ Someone to call me home ♪
Those two are the sweetest
damn sound in the world.
I know.
Two of them singing together.
♪ If every wish needs a star ♪
♪ If all an ending really
needs is a brand-new beginning ♪
♪ All love needs is a willing heart ♪
♪ All love needs is a willing heart ♪
♪ I'm gonna need an anchor ♪
♪ I'm gonna need wings ♪
♪ I'm gonna need a willing heart ♪
♪ To chase down all these dreams ♪
♪ Gonna need understanding ♪
♪ When it's hard to understand ♪
♪ But I'm gonna need your love ♪
♪ No matter where I am ♪
Thank you.
Oh, my God.
Hey.
Oh! I'm so happy you're home.
I'm not.
Maddie. No...
Hon, you got to stall 'em,
sweetie. I got this, all right?
Steve, play my part. Go.
Where are you going?!
- What are you doing?!
- Daphne, I'm not emancipating from you.
We're still sisters.
But you... you have to let me go.
- Sweetie. Don't do this, baby.
- Bye, Daph.
Don't do this, baby. Sweetie. Sweetie...
♪ When you feel your world shaking' ♪
It's okay. It's okay, baby. Shh.
♪ When you feel your faith fadin' ♪
♪ When you feel like love
is takin' way too long ♪
♪ Baby, ho-o-o-o-ld on to me ♪
♪ Tighter than your sweetest
memory of you and me ♪
♪ A place to lay your troubles down ♪
♪ That's what I'll be ♪
♪ Baby, ho-o-o-o-ld on to me ♪
♪ Tighter than your sweetest
memory of you and me ♪
♪ When you're looking for an open door ♪
♪ But it seems so out of reach ♪
♪ Baby, ho-o-o-o-ld on to me ♪
♪ On to me ♪
♪ Ho-o-o-o-ld on to me ♪
♪ On to me ♪
There always is somethin'
just under the surface
with me and Gunnar.
That's just where it's got to stay.
I'd like you to come back
to Wheelin' Dealin' Records,
You bet.
I'm going on tour with Layla.
Riff may not make it.
He's looking for a replacement, right?
Welcome back to my tour
Miss Juliette Barnes!
She's 16 years old!
- I did the right thing.
- If you did the right thing,
why you suppose Maddie ran away?
You're trying to keep me from my career.
Sony wanted me, and so did Edgehill.
I'm emancipating from you.
All right, nice big smile.
Such a beautiful home you two have.
- Thank you.
- Yeah, it's really more hers.
I just moved in a little bit ago.
Well, it's where you're
raising your family,
and that's what Southern Living
readers want to peek into...
the amazing life of Rayna Jaymes.
- Sid, we want to get the kids in this?
- Yeah, that'd be great.
I'm sorry. No, our publicist
talked to you guys about this.
It's just gonna be
Rayna and Deacon today.
Well, maybe we could get some
shots at the benefit tomorrow?
Well, let's... play it by ear. You guys
done in here? You have what you need?
- Yeah, we're good.
- Okay, great. Now, let's...
let's head to the kitchen. Follow me.
- Okay.
- All right.
The kitchen's really
the heart of this home,
and I've been lucky
enough to enjoy a lot of
- great family dinners here.
- Oh, and it's so sunny!
Baby, I can't take all this posin',
all this acting like
everything's fine and dandy,
the duckin' and dodging around what's
going on with the girls. It's just...
We got to make some
kind of damn move here.
I just don't think the
move is ours to make.
I think we're just...
gonna have to hold tight and...
hope she comes to her senses.
You look amazing.
- Thank you.
- Nervous?
First time back in
front of an arena crowd.
Oh, it's easy to get
20,000 people to love you.
Thank you.
Thank you, Raleigh!
Oh, I'm so excited to be back
on tour with Luke Wheeler.
Let's pick up where
we left off, shall we?
♪ Life is like a poplar tree ♪
♪ Some are the roots,
some are the leaves ♪
♪ Stayin' put ain't stuck with me ♪
♪ I slip out while the city sleeps ♪
♪ I'm gone ♪
♪ Gone, gone, gone ♪
♪ Well, I'm gone, gone, gone ♪
♪ Soon as I get there,
I've already left ♪
♪ I get high on every mile,
wearin' out the treads ♪
♪ Kinda like the radio keeps
playin' different songs ♪
♪ I can't stay in one place too long ♪
♪ No, I can't stay in
one place too long ♪
♪ Change of pace, change of scene ♪
♪ Might as well change everything ♪
♪ Call it runnin', call it movin' on ♪
Juliette's back in the saddle.
Yep. Crowd seems to love her.
More importantly, nobody's asking
- for a refund.
- Yeah.
I'm just glad the press bought
Riff leaving for health reasons,
especially for his family's sake.
And yours.
Last question you want to
hear on national television is
"Hey, Luke, how's your former tour mate
- handling his sex addiction?"
- Yeah, well,
I'm happy to dodge that bullet.
- Cheers.
- Cheers. Mm.
So, how are things coming
along with Will's showcase?
No point in launching an album
if we don't get solid airplay.
Invited 50 of the top programmers.
Most of whom I have
great relationships with.
Still, it's a hill to climb.
You know there's never been an
openly gay artist on country radio.
Yeah, which is why
it's time to climb it.
- Hey.
- You scared the crap out of me.
Sorry. I was... I was
just putting Cadence down.
- Oh, I'm sorry.
- No, no, no. It's fine.
What are you, uh, what are you
doing here? Isn't the show still on?
Am I a horrible person for wishing that
Juliette would just be a little
wobbly her first night back?
"Horrible" isn't the word I'd
use to describe you at all.
Right. Brilliant,
captivating, mysterious.
- All of the above.
- Right.
Why didn't you stay for the show?
I've seen it before.
And Cadence was tired.
Plus, I had some ideas for the track
we're working on, wanted to get 'em down
- before I forget.
- Hm.
Do you want to work on them with me?
Sure. Why not?
Okay.
Just made popcorn. Want some?
Nope. Workin'.
Okay.
Hey, it's Will.
- Dude.
- You're on the radio!
We're on the radio in Nashville!
Yeah, you'll probably be on the
charts by the end of the month.
God knows we're trying, man.
You know, wall-to-wall interviews
in like eight different cities.
Ooh! And guess what. Rolling
Stone Country called.
Ah, we're sitting down with
them day after tomorrow.
It's nice to have a label
head on your side, isn't it?
Luke's got me playing a showcase
for, like, 50 programmers tomorrow.
Hey, put Scarlett on the
phone. Let me say hi to her.
I would, but she seems to
not be speaking to me at the moment.
- Oh, what'd you do now?
- Why do you assume I did something?
Because you probably did.
So, did you talk to Avery
about flying with me on the jet
instead of riding on
that cramped tour bus?
Yeah, he appreciates the
offer, but he politely declined.
He'd rather drive nine hours on
a bus than fly one hour with me?
Apparently so.
Is something going on
between him and Layla?
Yes... they're recording an album.
There's a mobile studio on her
bus. Avery's just trying to maximize
- their work time.
- Mm-hmm.
Juliette, the only thing going on
between Avery and Layla is her music.
Wait till you hear it with
your vocals doubled. Here.
- Take a listen.
- ♪ They tricked you into thinkin' ♪
♪ Both your wings are clipped ♪
- ♪ And you ain't ever seein' the sky ♪
- Wow.
- ♪ If you could see what I see ♪
- Thank you.
♪ Maybe then you'd believe ♪
- ♪ The light you got will always rise ♪
- I wish there was a more powerful
- ♪ 'Cause there's a great ♪
- word for "beautiful."
- ♪ Big world outside ♪
- Me too.
♪ Oh, ain't it time you fly? ♪
♪ Life, well, it don't have to hurt ♪
♪ If you could see what I see. Maybe ♪
♪ Then you'd believe ♪
♪ The light you got will al... ♪
I should really get
Cadence back to the hotel.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
- Great to meet you, Deacon.
- My pleasure.
Well, thanks for opening up your
home to Southern Living.
It's gonna be a great 50th anniversary
issue with you on the cover.
Oh, well, I hope so.
So, our photographer will be
at the Ryman tomorrow night
to grab some candids of the family.
Uh... okay. Uh...
And we'll run everything
past Bucky, of course.
- Great. All right. Thank you, Sid.
- Okay.
- Night, Rayna.
- Take care.
Yeah?
- This is for you, Miss Jaymes.
- Uh, thank you.
What's going on? What is it?
It's an order to appear in
court on behalf of Maddie.
- For what?
- An emancipation hearing.
What's "emancipation" mean?
Um...
Honey, your sister wants to...
wants to live independently.
Does that mean she's divorcing us?
Thank you.
Here she is.
- Hi, Rayna. I'm David Mannis.
- Nice to meet you.
- Thanks for coming.
- Thank you.
Sorry to hold you up a little bit.
It was not easy getting my
daughter Daphne down tonight.
I imagine you're all quite upset.
Yeah, well, they got this
thing to court in 48 hours.
- I mean, how's that even possible?
- Well, in juvenile matters,
- the court tends to be expeditious.
- And what kind of court is it?
I mean, is it... depositions
and testimonies...
- that kind of...
- Yeah, 'cause if it is, please
get me on the stand, all right?
'Cause I want to talk to this judge.
I want to tell him about Cash.
She's like a snake leading her away.
Actually, you're not
listed in the action.
I'm sorry. What?
Teddy Conrad is still
Maddie's legal parent.
Now, I recognize, of course, that he's
in prison, but from a legal standpoint,
- that's irrelevant.
- Look, I'm her biological father,
all right? So don't tell me
I don't have any rights here.
You would but establishing
that legally would take months.
We go to court in two days.
Can we just talk to Maddie?
We can ask the judge to order
mediation at the hearing.
I'm not talkin' about mediation.
I'm just talkin' about...
havin' a conversation with our daughter.
I've checked with Maddie's counsel.
They're unwilling to wait.
We have no choice but to prepare you
and your ex-husband as codefendants.
The Edgehill deal, Sony offer,
- current label interest... all of it
- _
shows the court you
can support yourself.
And you'll make sure that they know
that her mom blocked all those offers
in favor of a bogus deal at Highway 65?
It'll certainly be our argument.
What are we doing about school?
Um, I signed up for the proficiency
exam so I can get my diploma early.
Excellent. And the plan from there?
Pursue a career in music.
My sister keeps texting
me, and I haven't responded.
Is it okay if I text her back now?
Probably best not to. For all we
know, your parents are using her phone
- to talk you out of this.
- I hadn't even thought about that.
Okay, so when can I contact her, then?
Until you're emancipated, I'd avoid
contact with anyone in that household.
- Hey.
- Hey.
Morning.
- Listen, I-I've been up all night.
- Can I go first?
I just... I really need to say this.
I like you, Avery.
I like making music with you
onstage and in the studio,
- and I like talking to...
- Layla...
I like you, too.
"It's not you, it's me," right?
It's complicated with Cadence.
And Juliette.
Having my ex unexpectedly join the tour,
it's... it's a lot to deal with,
and I just think that it's best
if we keep things the
way they are between us.
Okay, then.
- Layla, listen, I-I didn't...
- No, it's okay.
You know, it's just... it's too bad.
'Cause we really do have something.
Hey! Scarlett, h-hold the elevator.
- What the hell was that?
- What?
Seriously? You've been
ignoring me and shooting me
dirty looks ever since we
left Dallas. W-what'd I do?
Maybe we've just been joined
at the hip for four days
and I need some space from you.
- What just happened?
- I don't know.
Well, that's not good.
Uh, I think we're stuck.
Uh, no...
Help!!
So, how'd it come to this?
Well... it's complicated. There was
this young woman that we brought in
to mentor Maddie in songwriting, and she
just ended up being a terrible influence
and encouraged her to lie and go
play at clubs and now run away.
- Well, who is this person?
- She's the daughter of...
Deacon's business partner.
Oh. So he brought her into this.
Don't do that.
Look, there's no way we could've
known that she was gonna be like this.
And, anyway, that's only part of the
problem. Maddie also found out about...
that crazy Edgehill deal you made.
How much does she know about it?
Just that there was one
- and that I kept her from taking it.
- Okay.
What are you asking me to do?
Well, the lawyer has an
affidavit that you can sign...
basically tells the court that
you're in agreement with me.
Let me talk to Maddie first, and
then I'll let you know what I think.
- When are you gonna talk to Maddie?
- Today.
- She's coming to the prison today?
- Yeah.
- You're just telling me this now?
- Rayna, I heard your side of the story.
Now I'd like to hear Maddie's.
Ooh, look. Cadence, look at that.
That is a treasure chest.
What does she think's inside?
Hi, baby.
What are you doing here?
I was just on my way to rehearsal,
and I thought I'd sneak a "hello"
- with my baby girl.
- No, I mean, what are you doing here...
- on this tour?
- Avery, this is where Cadence is.
I can't be a mom if I'm
not near my daughter.
I'm sorry. It just took me by surprise.
- That's all.
- Yeah, no, it was all last-minute.
I'm still trying to get my set tighter.
Which is why I was hoping
that you'd do me a favor.
How do you feel about
playing "Dirt" with me?
- Onstage during your set?
- Oh, come on.
I still can't find a guitarist that
can play those riffs like you can.
Yeah, I-I don't know.
I mean I...
Look, it was Glenn's idea,
but I think it's a good one.
I'll let you know. But we
really should get goin'.
Say goodbye, Cadence.
Mama loves you.
Bye, baby.
Yeah, well, with the Oscars coming
up, Juliette's kind of booked.
But I'll get back to you.
- Hey.
- Hey.
I've been trying to
reach you all morning.
Have you heard from Rayna yet
about the rough cut of the video?
Uh, no. I'll let you know
as soon as I do, though.
Okay. Well, I have some ideas
- for my album launch party...
- Yeah, and I-I want to hear them...
I do, but... Juliette needs me
at rehearsal, so I got to go.
I'll call you as soon as I'm done, okay?
- Okay.
- All right.
I'm sitting in a prison,
hoping to run into my daughter,
so unless this is about
business, I'm not interested.
Yeah, I know, but I think that's why
you're gonna want to
call Scott Borchetta.
- Why Scott Borchetta?
- Apparently, Cash called Big Machine.
She wanted to set up a meeting
with them this afternoon
with Maddie to pitch
her as a solo artist.
Scott, of course, did
not take the meeting.
Ask him to call her
back and set the meeting.
- Okay?
- Okay.
Thanks.
I got caught in traffic. We start yet?
- No.
- Why the hell not?
'Cause hardly anyone showed.
Well, I guess, we'll,
uh, go ahead and do this.
Of course I'd understand
if it were an emergency,
- Pete.
- Oh, emergency, my ass.
I guess five programmers
is better than none.
I'm hearing everything from
food poisoning to car trouble.
Aw, bull crap. They're just too chicken
to put a gay artist on the radio.
They're scared about angry listeners
calling in, backlash, boycotts.
Maybe we just need to roll
back, do a smaller launch.
- We might have to.
- Going smaller ain't the answer.
We gotta go bigger.
Yeah. Okay. Thank you.
There's a blackout... 10 whole blocks.
City's working on it, but nobody
knows when the power's gonna be back.
Can't they just pry
this stupid door open?
- Apparently, we're in between floors.
- Okay, we could go through the top.
Scarlett, it's not
"Mission: Impossible,"
okay? The hotel says the safest
thing to do is just relax and wait.
I need a drink.
Since when do you travel with
a bottle of 18-year-old scotch?
Since I found out that Autumn
was a lying, backstabbing cougar.
Wow. Okay, uh you want to
tell me what's going on?
It was supposed to be a
thank-you present for the spa day,
but then I go up to her room,
and you're walking out of there,
wiping her lipstick off your face,
which means she was just
pretending to be my friend,
- pretending to care about us. You can
- Scarlett, look...
sleep with whoever you want. I don't
care. But did it have to be my idol?
Do you have, like, a list of
people who are important to me
- that you're gonna...
- All right, all right. Scarlett, stop.
Stop. I did not sleep
with Autumn, all right?
- Yeah, she made a play for me.
- Sure.
She invited me to go off with her
and hang out with James Taylor.
You love James Taylor.
I know.
But I turned her down. All right?
'Cause I didn't want to do anything
that could jeopardize the band.
Drink?
♪ I'm gonna need an anchor ♪
♪ An anchor ♪
Ah.
The old "throw the guitar down" trick.
I tried that one a few times myself.
Doesn't make it play any better.
You want to talk about
your sister at all?
Rather learn this song...
since I'm probably playing
it by myself tonight.
First time performing solo, huh?
Well, maybe I can help you.
I don't just throw them, you know.
I play them sometimes, too.
Hi. This is Glenn Goodman.
Sorry I missed your call.
Please leave me a message. I'll get
back to you as soon as I can. Thank you.
Why are you telling Juliette
that I should perform with her?
I need boundaries.
And I'd appreciate it if
you'd help keep those clear.
So as her manager, please tell Juliette
that I will not playing
"Dirt" or anything with her.
I'm here for Layla. Thanks.
Thank y'all so much.
Enjoy your night off.
Oh, please tell me I
have nothing else to do.
I want to get to bed early so I can
get up for the Oscar nominations.
What? What's wrong?
Why would Avery think that I
want him performing with you?
Well, I might have told a little
- white lie.
- Yeah...
I just thought that if he knew you
were on board, he would be, too,
and I think that us playing the song
- together is the best.
- Juliette, listen,
I took you back as a client because
I thought that you had changed,
that all this lying
and the manipulation...
Look, I have changed. I
have changed. I'm sorry.
- Okay? It was a stupid move.
- Yeah...
I just was hoping that if we
spent time together, then...
No. If you really want Avery
to see how far you've come,
try being honest with him
instead of lying to him.
- Hey, Robin.
- Oh, it's great to see
- you!
- Good to see you. Thanks for having me.
- Thank you. Nice
- Oh, good to have you on the show.
to be here with you good people and,
ah, all you folks, ah, watching at home.
How many of them are there
that watch across the country?
- I'd say a few billion or so.
- I think I already knew that.
But, um, so we may have a-a
surprise in store for you today.
That's right, because originally, we
had planned for you to perform,
- but...
- But I-I asked Robin here if,
ah, I could bring somebody else
out instead, and I did that,
ah. because there's
an artist and an issue
worth sacrificing my time
on the national stage for.
What you said, my friend,
because you may know him
from having come out
publicly earlier this year.
Please welcome to the stage...
- Mr. Will Lexington!
- Yay, Will!
Hi, Cash.
What are you doing here?
You mean, instead of Scott Borchetta?
He didn't feel like there was
any point in going to a meeting
with somebody who's already
signed at Highway 65.
- Where's my daughter?
- You know what? She's not here.
And, to be honest, I don't really
want to get into this with you,
- so...
- Well, neither do I, but you're
- hiding my daughter, so...
- I'm sorry. She is free
- to go whenever she wants to.
- Why are you doing this?
I'm your daughter's
friend, and that is exactly
- what she needs right now.
- If you were her friend,
you would encourage her to
come home and sort this out.
To a controlling mother and a
- crazy father?
- Excuse me?
Look, I've been there, okay?
And I'm not gonna let Maddie's
opportunities slip away from her,
like they did for me. I
care about her too much to
- let that happen.
- Oh, sweetheart,
you don't care about her at all.
You care about yourself.
And let me tell you one thing...
Nashville is such a small town.
If you keep going down
this road, I guarantee you
I will make sure that no one...
from Music Row to Lower Broad...
ever works with you again.
You threatening me?
Promising.
So, out of nowhere,
Deacon just storms in,
starts threatening this drunk guy,
- and pulls me offstage.
- At a club, okay?
It was at a club. I don't know.
I might have done the same thing.
No, you wouldn't have. You
have always supported my dreams.
I mean, you signed
me to Edgehill, right?
Listen, all you have to do is
just sign this letter of consent
the lawyers typed up, and then
I can give it to the judge.
I didn't sign you to Edgehill
because I thought it was...
because I thought it
was the right thing.
What... what do you mean?
I mean, I was...
I was being blackmailed by Jeff Fordham.
But, thankfully, your mother
intervened and she shut it down.
Why would he be blackmailing you?
Jeff was threatening to...
expose some details
about my personal life.
- Like what?
- There was a woman
that I was...
...was involved with.
- Oh, my God.
- I'm sorry.
I never wanted you to know,
but you have to understand
that your mother has always had
your best interests at heart. Always.
So, all my parents are liars, then.
Maddie.
Look correct me if I'm wrong
here, but didn't you originally
- drop Will from your label?
- Yeah, I-I did.
Uh, I guess I got a little too
concerned, uh, about my image.
I'm not proud of it, but,
luckily, I came to my senses.
- Will, how'd that make you feel?
- It was rough.
But I understand why
Luke did what he did.
It's risky enough breaking
a new artist, but...
a gay artist in mainstream country...
felt impossible.
Now, with a label head
like him having my back,
I'm hoping to keep
singing the songs I've sung
- since I was a kid in Texas.
- That's right.
I have to say, you know judging
by what we heard earlier,
you're well on your way.
Well, uh, if you want to hear it
again, that is gonna be a little tricky.
- Why is that?
- It seems
that some people aren't gonna be into
playing an openly gay
artist on the radio.
Wait a minute. They didn't have a
problem playing him before he came out.
Yeah, that's exactly right, but, uh,
now radio programmers are
scared they're gonna get
calls from, uh, a small
but loud group of angry,
intolerant haters if they
give Will some airplay.
But y'all heard his single,
right? It's pretty damn good?
Well, if your viewers at
home liked what they heard,
they need to call their local radio
stations and request Will's song.
We got to get this boy
played on country radio.
- The crowd goes wild.
- Yeah.
That is perfect. I'm telling
you, you work that hard,
you will be able to play
solo anytime, anywhere.
Even if I could... I just...
I just don't really want to.
- I love singing it with Maddie.
- I know.
Is she ever gonna play
with me ever again or...
- even talk to us?
- Yeah, absolutely, honey.
Look, we're just... your mom
and I are doing everything we can
to get her home right now, all right?
- I don't get why she's doing this.
- I don't, either.
Sometimes the people we love,
they do things we don't understand.
- She's not coming tonight, is she?
- I don't know.
But I am.
I'll be there however you need me.
Come here.
Hey, I only have a minute, but, um,
I saw Maddie, heard
her side of the story.
Teddy, you know she's gonna just say
exactly what she wants you to hear.
I'll sign the affidavit, okay?
Think what she's doing
is absolutely crazy.
and I just wish I could
appear in court to say so.
Thank you.
I'm still not convinced that this
whole court thing has to happen.
If I could just get through
to her face-to-face, you know?
I tried to.
I told her about Edgehill... everything.
I was hoping it would steer
her back to you, but...
she just got up and left.
How long ago did she leave?
Ah, about 20 minutes ago. Why?
You think, uh, since we're stuck here,
we should try to prepare
for tomorrow or somethin'?
Scarlett, we've been doing
interviews for four days straight.
You really think we need to practice?
It's Rolling Stone.
It's just gonna be the
same as all the others.
They're gonna ask the same questions.
"Are you really exes?" "Yes."
"Who are your musical influences?"
"James Taylor." "Autumn Chase."
I'm changing my answer to that one.
"Where did you two first meet?"
"Working at The Bluebird."
You know, you keep saying that,
but it's not where we first met.
We first met...
at a street fair you were
playing in East Nashville
with that little rockabilly
trio you used to have.
I went up after your
set, introduced myself,
and, uh, said I really liked your
music, and you were real nice.
You welcomed me to Nashville, and, um...
that was it.
How come you never told me that before?
I didn't expect you to remember. I
was just a face in the crowd that day.
- Nobody special.
- You remembered me.
Well, that's 'cause you were
the only boy I ever heard sing as
- high as me.
- That's nice. Thanks a lot.
Rest up for tomorrow, okay?
Yeah, I will. Thanks.
Maddie!
Maddie, please just talk to me.
Why didn't you tell me?
About Edgehill, about my dad?
Because it's my job as your mother
to protect you from
things that are gonna
- break your heart.
- Like what?! The truth?!
- You just... you kept it from me! I had
- Yes, I did.
other label offers after Edgehill,
but you signed me to this fake deal
- only so you could control me!
- That's not true at all.
This deal is absolutely real for you.
Just as my belief in
you as an artist is.
Honey, I want to support
you and I want to build you.
And I don't want you to be exploited.
You know that's true. You
have to believe that's true.
I honestly don't know
what to believe anymore.
Well, believe in us.
Believe in your family.
We've always been able to get
through everything together.
Everything is already in motion.
Says who?
Says Cash? Says the lawyer?
Honey, listen to your
heart. Is this what you want?
I just need to think.
Well, think.
But don't do it at some hearing.
Don't let some court and some lawyer
decide how you want your life to be.
I should go inside.
Please come home.
I told you I needed to see you hours
ago, and you're just now showing up?
I told you I had to go
to Juliette's rehearsal.
- What do you need?
- To be your priority,
like you promised. You told me not to
worry when you took her back as a client
because she was inactive,
but... surprise, surprise...
Juliette's joined my tour.
I was just as blindsided as you were.
Uh-huh. Look, you also
told me not to worry
because I would be your priority,
but, lo and behold, you've been at
her beck and call since she got here.
Yeah, okay, look.
You're... you're focusing on
all the wrong things right here.
Yes, she's keeping me
busier than I'd like,
but Juliette being on this
tour with you is a great thing.
How do you figure that?
You have this huge
audience overlap with her
that you don't have with Luke Wheeler.
Your performance last
night was terrific.
Your show's running flawlessly.
Bucky loves the rough cut of the video.
- Really? He loves it?
- Yeah.
Rayna's gonna love it, too.
My point is, everything
is coming up Layla.
And Juliette is absolutely
no threat to you.
Uh... Cadence is napping, so...
I just wanted to talk to you.
Okay.
Look, I wasn't completely
honest this morning.
Glenn...
It wasn't his idea for you to
play "Dirt" with me. It was mine.
Oh. Okay. Well, um...
The answer's still "No."
Avery, I...
I don't want to lie to you anymore.
I want to be honest with
you about how I'm feeling.
I still love you.
- Juliette... don't do this.
- And I know that you love me.
- Deep down, beneath all the anger...
- This is not going to work.
It will work.
It can work. Because
I know what's in there.
- I know that it's in your heart.
- Yes, of course it is.
Of course it's there,
because what we had was real.
What I gave you of myself was real.
And I hate it now. I hate
the fact that you're here,
because all I want to do
is get on with my life,
because what you do
to me is what you did,
- and you're gonna do it again!
- I am so sorry that I hurt you.
And I destroyed everything, and
I-I can't do anything about it.
I can't undo it. All I can do is
promise you that I am different.
And if we work together, we
could rebuild what we had.
And it will be better
than it was before.
I have to take care of Cadence.
You don't have to answer
now. You just take your time.
And when you make your decision,
you know where to find me.
- Hey, Mike. Thank you for your help.
- Hey, Deacon.
You mind grabbing this stuff for me?
There's some lights here for you.
All right, thank you, guys.
Hey, Paul, I'm gonna take that
one, actually. That's my daughter's.
- Okay. Yeah,
- I appreciate it.
- Hey.
- Hey.
- Daphne's up getting ready.
- Okay.
- You got to see Maddie, talk with her?
- Yeah. Yeah.
- How'd it go?
- I don't know if I got
through to her or not.
You think she's gonna come?
- We'll see.
- All right, well,
- at least you made contact, right?
- Yeah.
And if she doesn't make it,
Daphne's ready, all right?
We had a one-on-one guitar
lesson, and, uh, she's doing great.
I know. I heard.
Thank you.
- Let's go get dressed.
- Let's go.
_
Hey, so, I talked to your lawyer.
Don't even worry about your
dad siding with your mom.
We still have a really strong case.
Do you think that maybe
I've just taken this too far?
Maddie, no.
We've got offers coming in
from all over... New York, L.A.
You're gonna have a serious career.
I was just supposed to play this
benefit with my sister tonight.
She's, like, really upset about
it, and I can't even text her back.
Hey, remember what the
lawyer said, though.
I mean, that could be
your mom texting you.
I talked to her, you know.
- When?
- When you were in meetings.
She said she wanted
to try and work it out.
Well, guess what your mom said to me.
Got to say, you handled
yourself like a pro.
Big day, big audience, and
you rose to the occasion.
Thanks for having my back,
Luke. I appreciate it.
You got it, son. Now
let's get back home.
Don't give me that look.
You ask me, that was a hell of a launch.
Sure... except for the part where you
called out country radio on national TV.
I wish you hadn't have done that.
Yeah, well, now they have no choice
but to give the man some airplay
when listeners request his song.
Maybe.
Maybe make some enemies, too.
Oh, smile, Kenneth. It's gonna be great.
Probably... for Will.
He's got nothing to lose.
Unlike you.
It's so hot in here. You hot?
Yeah.
Burning up.
- Buttons are hard.
- Let me give you a hand.
Thank you.
You know, I can't believe
there was ever a day
that I thought you were nobody special.
You're extraordinary, Scarlett.
First minute I met you... I-I
mean, second time I met you
thinking it was the first time...
I knew you'd change my life.
Let's, uh...
play one of our old ones.
♪ If I didn't know better ♪
♪ I'd hang my hat right there ♪
♪ If I didn't know better ♪
♪ I'd follow you up the stairs ♪
♪ Stop saying those sweet things ♪
♪ You know I like to hear ♪
♪ The horns are blowing louder ♪
♪ The bailiff's drawing near ♪
♪ Why do I keep drinking ♪
♪ Wasting my time on you? ♪
♪ If I didn't know better ♪
♪ But, damn it, I do ♪
♪ There's a hole in ♪
- ♪ What you're saying ♪
- _
♪ I can ♪
- ♪ Plainly see. You've a ♪
- _
♪ Lover that's waiting ♪
♪ But, baby, you're right here with me ♪
♪ Ohh, you might as well be the devil ♪
- ♪ Ohh ♪
- ♪ Keeping me out past 3:00 ♪
♪ Well, you're the ♪
- ♪ One with that apple ♪
- _
♪ But, baby, you can't blame me ♪
♪ Oh, why don't you keep drinking ♪
♪ Give me one night with you ♪
Hey! Avery said you could
have Cadence for the night.
♪ If I didn't know better ♪
Hey.
- Were we supposed to work tonight?
- ♪ Damn it ♪
- No.
- ♪ I do ♪
- ♪ Mmm, baby, I do ♪
- ♪ Baby, you're right here with me ♪
♪ Sweet Daddy, you know I do ♪
Whoa!
Night.
Good night.
Thank y'all.
Thank you so much for comin'
out to support FosterMore.
And, you know, it really makes
you appreciate family, doesn't it?
I feel so fortunate that I get to...
Oh, my God. I thought
you weren't coming.
You thought wrong.
- What? Were you gonna play by yourself?
- Yeah, but...
No, not anymore.
And, uh, and I also have one of my
daughters, uh, here to join us tonight,
and... and she's about
to come out onstage...
Actually, I have two of
my daughters here tonight.
Um...
Would you please help
me welcome to the stage
my two beautiful daughters,
Maddie and Daphne Conrad.
♪ I'm gonna need an anchor ♪
♪ Someone to call me home ♪
♪ I'm gonna need somebody ♪
♪ To leave the porch light on ♪
♪ If I ever get lost ♪
♪ Out there on my own ♪
♪ I'm gonna need an anchor ♪
♪ Someone to call me home ♪
Those two are the sweetest
damn sound in the world.
I know.
Two of them singing together.
♪ If every wish needs a star ♪
♪ If all an ending really
needs is a brand-new beginning ♪
♪ All love needs is a willing heart ♪
♪ All love needs is a willing heart ♪
♪ I'm gonna need an anchor ♪
♪ I'm gonna need wings ♪
♪ I'm gonna need a willing heart ♪
♪ To chase down all these dreams ♪
♪ Gonna need understanding ♪
♪ When it's hard to understand ♪
♪ But I'm gonna need your love ♪
♪ No matter where I am ♪
Thank you.
Oh, my God.
Hey.
Oh! I'm so happy you're home.
I'm not.
Maddie. No...
Hon, you got to stall 'em,
sweetie. I got this, all right?
Steve, play my part. Go.
Where are you going?!
- What are you doing?!
- Daphne, I'm not emancipating from you.
We're still sisters.
But you... you have to let me go.
- Sweetie. Don't do this, baby.
- Bye, Daph.
Don't do this, baby. Sweetie. Sweetie...
♪ When you feel your world shaking' ♪
It's okay. It's okay, baby. Shh.
♪ When you feel your faith fadin' ♪
♪ When you feel like love
is takin' way too long ♪
♪ Baby, ho-o-o-o-ld on to me ♪
♪ Tighter than your sweetest
memory of you and me ♪
♪ A place to lay your troubles down ♪
♪ That's what I'll be ♪
♪ Baby, ho-o-o-o-ld on to me ♪
♪ Tighter than your sweetest
memory of you and me ♪
♪ When you're looking for an open door ♪
♪ But it seems so out of reach ♪
♪ Baby, ho-o-o-o-ld on to me ♪
♪ On to me ♪
♪ Ho-o-o-o-ld on to me ♪
♪ On to me ♪