01x124 - Episode 124

[bunniefuu]

My daughter has a girlfriend.
Since when?

We've been dancing
around the fact that

there's a good chance
I may never walk again.

I want to give you my house.

Ted is trying
to delay our divorce.

Do you want to know
what's even more ridiculous?

Bill is representing him.

She's out there somewhere.

I can't save her.

She's my baby sister.

We love our daughter so much.

Please don't hurt her.

Thank you,
Mr. Assistant Director.

I appreciate you
devoting resources

to the agents in charge,

but I must say, I'm sorry,
we need more.

As you well know,
every minute counts,

and now,
my granddaughter's been missing

for more than a full day now.

Hey.

Is this what you wanted?

Yes, it is.
Thank you for finding it, baby.

Well, it was
in the back of the closet,

right where you said it'll be.

Yeah, I shoved it
back there so far,

I didn't think anyone
but me could find it.

Yeah.

Wow.

Bill, what's going on?

Hey. I had Hayley
bring this over for you.

It's just a little something
to hold on to

while we wait for news
on Chelsea.

I have all sorts of
random items that I kept

in here over the years,
including... this.

DANI:
Bill.

-Oh...
-Yeah.

She'll be here soon,
holding your hand again.

Thank you, Bill.

NAOMI:
Any forward momentum
from the FBI?

-Nothing new to report.
-Any word from Jacob?

I was just about
to check in with him.

That's weird. His location says
he's miles outside of town.

[phone ringing]

It's Kat.

Kat?

-What kind of break?
-Is she with Jacob?

Have they found Chelsea?

Hold on, Kat.
I'm gonna switch you over

to video so everyone
can see and hear.

BILL:
What is it?

Kat, are you in a car?

Jacob's driving, but I'm kind of
cutting out, so listen.

MADISON:
Jacob, can't you go any faster?

[breaking up]: We think
we know where Allison...

Kat? Kat, are you there?

Sorry. The connection's trash.
The signal keeps dropping.

You were saying something
about Allison?

We think we know
where she took Chelsea.

-Where?
-It's in Virginia.

Madison and I came with Jacob to
check it out. We're not far now.

-What are you doing?
-I said I get it.

You don't love me.

But you will never love
anyone else, either.

Because if I can't have you,
then no one can.

Crazy-a*s b*tch,
I've had it with you.

[screams]

♪ ♪

I can't believe
you managed to talk my mom

out of buying that house.

I haven't had
much success lately, so--

which is to say, I'm pretty
pleased with that one.

Mama was really hard to take
when she didn't have any money,

but now that she has some,

she's completely unmanageable.

Like, she's been determined
to live behind those gates.

I know.

It's like a quest for her.

It's like Dana's
entire self-worth

is tied up in living there.

Has a meaning far greater
than just a house to live in.

How'd you get through to her?

You know, at first, I didn't
even know where to start.

Then I thought about it,
and I realized

you simply have to know
how Dana's mind works.

Ted? My Ted gave you this house?

You're not so quick
on the uptake, are you, Doc?

It's not your house,
not anymore.

What the hell
are you talking about?

You spent months making Ted feel
like the scum of the Earth

over something that happened
a thousand years ago.

And then you went after him hard
for a divorce.

I guess the taste of revenge
was kind of sweet to him,

your soon-to-be ex.

Well, so he decided to get
some satisfaction by giving me

something that means
the world to you.

More to you than anything else.

This house.

Revenge?

Funny, I was gonna say
the same thing.

What the hell does that mean?

It means that Ted
doesn't own this house.

I do.

He doesn't have the ability
to give it away

to you or to anyone else.

Do I need to go get the deed

from the safe upstairs?

Is that what
it'll take to convince you

that this house is mine?

You really haven't put it
together yet, have you?

Put what together?

That Ted is playing you.

It doesn't take a PhD, Leslie,
to understand what he just did.

He knew exactly what you wanted,

and he pretended
to give it to you.

All so that you could
fall flat on that smug,

over-made-up face of yours.

That son of a b*tch.

We found out that Allison
inherited a piece of property.

It's in a cabin outside of town.

MADISON [over phone]:
Jacob, if you don't go any
faster, it might be too late.

JACOB [over phone]:
Madison, if we swerve
off this road,

we might not
make it there at all.

So, that's where
we're headed now, to that cabin.

Without backup?

You don't know
what you're walking into.

You guys know
Jacob can handle himself.

I don't care that it's
dangerous. None of us do.

We're gonna save Chelsea from
that lunatic, no matter what.

We appreciate
your determination, Kat,

but we can't have you walking
into a dangerous situation

without the proper resources,

for your protection
and for Chelsea's.

Give me the exact location
of the cabin

and the address of the cabin,

and I'll have the FBI
send assistance.

JACOB:
Give the address to Vernon, Kat.

I'll text you the address, okay?

Please!

Jacob, look out for that truck!

[screams]

Let go of me! Let go!

Know what? Never mind.
I don't need a play-by-play

on how you got Mama
to pass on that house.

Okay? As far as I'm concerned,

if you managed to talk
Leslie Thomas

into a peaceful solution,
it's a gift.

No complaints here.
I'm rolling with it.

Well, I wouldn't exactly
call it peaceful,

but I will definitely
say it felt good.

You know, ever since Nicole got
subjected to that humiliation,

it sometimes felt like
I couldn't do anything right.

And I wasn't supposed
to be surprised

when she served me
the divorce papers.

And then, there are the looks
from the family

every time they saw me at
the club from across the room.

Look, I couldn't be more sorry
about all of this.

And I-I'm not blind.

I can see how this whole thing
really rocked your world.

Well, I shouldn't be
sitting here in front of you

feeling sorry for myself.

You've been through
nearly as much as I have.

So what are you getting at?

Well, I guess having a chance
to do something

that benefits the family
and lessens the burden

on Nicole could be good.

For what?

For how they see me.

You know, even
a little change could be good,

so I have to thank you
for asking me to get involved.

Well, maybe you can tell Nicole

how you did all of this.

I have no doubt
Nicole heard about it.

She's right in the middle of it.

She was?

Okay, maybe you should tell me
how things went down with Mama.

[knock on door]

Eva, wait until you hear

what your worm of a father
did this time.

You.

How could you do that to me?

How could you just...

Of all the lowdown,
despicable, trifling things.

I've never been
so humiliated in my life.

Anything?

At least I got voicemail.

Kat, text your location,
sweetheart,

and the address of that cabin.

And keep trying to call us.

It sounded like
they were in an accident,

and-and Jacob's not picking up.

And they say
they were close to a cabin.

What if they found that awful
woman, and now, Kat's hurt, too?

Where is Nicole? I thought
she said she was on her way.

Wait, wait, wait. We don't know
what happened yet.

If they were going
to some remote place,

they simply
might not have reception.

I-I can't. I-I just can't.

Come on. Come on.

Still no text from Kat.

There must be some way
to figure out

where they were
when the call went out.

I had location tracking on
for Jacob,

and I'm on the app now,
but my phone is crawling.

Is there a last-known location?

The interstate headed
due south into Virginia,

just over the state line.

Well, Kat said something
about a rural cabin.

At least that's something.
I'm calling the FBI again.

And I'll call
the station and ask Elon

if they have better resources
for tracking Jacob. Keep trying.

Come on, baby. Pick up.

Come on, pick up.

Dani. Dani. Hey, hey, hey,
hey, relax, hey, hey.

-You have to have faith, okay?
Have faith.
-Okay.

They could be
just a few miles away

from finding Chelsea right now.

Yeah? Okay, okay, okay.
All right. Okay.

[shushing]

It's gonna be okay.

-Okay.
-It'll all be fine.

-Okay.
-It'll all be fine. Hey. Hey.

Look, we did not come this far
to fail now, did we?

No. Okay,
Kat will get there in time.

Chelsea will be okay.

-Okay.
-Okay? You have to
believe that, okay?

Okay.

They'll both be all right.

Jacob just took off without
telling me where he was going.

Well, that's because he's a cop,
honey, and a good one.

He knows the clock is ticking,

and finding your sister in time

is all that really matters
right now.

The best thing we can do
is trust Jacob to do

what he was trained to do

and hold on to the belief

that that ends
with Chelsea coming home.

I know I should
have hope, but--

Hope is not just
wishful thinking.

Hope is what keeps us moving,

what holds us steady.

And right now,
we need to emulate your husband

and hold steady for Chelsea.

CHELSEA:
Just stop it, you psycho.
Just stop it all!

No! I'm gonna
make you pay for not

seeing me for who I am.

I see exactly who you are.

No. [grunts]

-No!
-Come here!

No.

No!

[shrieking, panting]

No.

It's over, Allison.
Do you hear me?!

-No.
-I am not your victim anymore.

Let go!

[screams]

You can't.
You can't do it.

You can't.

JACOB:
Police!

Chelsea, get off.
Get off her. Get off her.

Get up right now.

Get up. Put your hands
over your head right now.

-Chels, you okay?
-I'm fine! Chains.

Kat! Madison!

-Chelsea!
-Oh, my God.

[whimpering]

Oh, my baby.

Are you okay?
Are you hurt? Talk to me.

She tried to k*ll me.
She tried to k*ll me!

Chelsea, it's okay.
It's all over now.

[crying]

How did I not see it coming?

How did I let you
fool me so completely?

Talk to me, Mama. What happened?
W-What did Ted do?

I made a fool of her.

Ain't that right, Dana?

You got made a fool because
you were greedy and heartless.

Okay, can one of you please
tell me what is going on?

You were blind.

So over-the-top desperate
to outdo Nicole

still, after everything
you've cost her and me.

You promised me your house.

What?

And-and why would you believe
that? Well, I'll tell you.

Because you convinced yourself

that I wanted you all along.

So many times
I told you and showed you...

You set me up to go to Nicole
so she could throw in my face

that this wasn't even your house
to give away in the first place!

It's bad enough that you pulled
the rug out from under me,

but then you made it
so that she was the one

to deliver
the last knockout punch.

A plan worthy of your own
demented logic, wasn't it?

You designed this
whole thing as a gift to her.

At my expense.

And how was that different
from what you did, huh?

You could have called me
at any point in Eva's lifetime

to tell me I fathered a child,
but you calculated for years.

Designing my downfall, huh?

In order to hurt
and humiliate Nicole.

An innocent!

You got a lot of nerve

being incensed
after everything you did.

Eva...

I need to use your bathroom.

So I can wipe the disgust

of your father off my face!

[door slams]

Why?

You wanted me
to fix things, huh?

-So I fixed them.
-I didn't ask for this.

I just dropped a pin.
Send backup to that location.

Send an ambulance, too.

Yeah, the scene's secure,
but the victim needs medical.

I'm fine. I just want
to get out of here.

No, you've got to let the EMTs
check you out at least.

Why? You're a doctor.

I can check for reflexes,

-but not for internal bleeding.
-I'm not.

Chelsea, you have a whole crew
waiting for you back home.

Just let the EMTs do a quick
check, and we'll be on our way.

How did you find me?
How did you know where I was?

We figured out
where it was after

we saw Allison's storage unit.

Then we raced here
as fast as we could.

Yeah, your brother-in-law had
to put up with me yelling at him

to go faster while
he was already flooring it.

What happened?
What led to all this?

It was unreal.

One minute, I'm getting ready
for our launch party,

and the next minute
I wake up here.

With her.

She was like
two different people.

One was just full-on crazy,
and the other

was just thirsty as hell.

The only way I could keep her
from going completely

off the rails
and-and stabbing me was...

-...was to marry her.
-ALLISON: I loved you.

I loved you more than anything.

-And all you had to do--
-JACOB: Hey!

I said you have the right
to remain silent. Try it.

I was chained the whole time.

But I kept thinking about you,

a-and you, too, coz.

And the family telling me
to fight and listen

and to-to wait for my window
and keep fighting and...

and then I did.

-[stammering]: And I...
-Hey, you don't have to explain.

It's all right.
It's all right, baby.

[crying]:
I had her in chains.

I don't know
how far I would have gone.

I mean, if Jacob hadn't burst
through the door when he did.

I mean...

I-I don't know, she...

she almost turned me
into a k*ller.

Hey, she pushed you
right to the edge.

You cannot blame yourself.

JACOB:
Stand up. Let's go.

CHELSEA:
Jacob, wait.

Is this the part where
you tell me you hate me?

How I could never
deserve someone like you?

Even though
all I did was love you

as much as anyone could
ever love you?

I feel sorry for you.

That is all
I will ever feel for you.

Jacob, get her out of my sight.

Let's go.

[whimpers]

[phone chimes]

It's Buchanan from the FBI.

Hey, Buck, you have news?

-Say it again.
-Vernon, what is it?

-[phone ringing]
-Oh, it's Kat.

Kat? What's going on?

Don't freak, but she's
outside in the ambulance.

Is she hurt?

She's good, but the EMTs are

taking her to the hospital
to get checked out anyway.

We have to go there.

Kat, what happened before?
Why did you cut out on us?

Between the trash connection

and your husband driving like
a maniac, it was a wild ride.

But she's safe.

And that psycho
is getting booked.

Catch you soon.

Oh, thank God.
Our prayers are answered.

-Oh, yeah.
-[all laughing]

-Mom, who are you texting?
-Aunt Nicole.

She should be here.

Chelsea might need to talk
to her about some things

that she might not be able
to talk to us about.

Bill, I am so relieved for you.

That whole time,
my heart was in my throat,

hoping against hope that
they get to Chelsea in time.

Mom.

Hey, baby.

[laughs]

Baby, come here. Come here.

Oh...

Okay.

[Vernon sighs]

Gran.

[crying]

You knew your mother
moving across the street

from the Duprees would
be a disaster.

Isn't that why
you told me to stop it?

I'm doing what you asked.

But I didn't ask
for you to humiliate her.

It wasn't for fun.

I just made her think
the deal was real so she would

withdraw her offer
from the Jarvises' home.

I saved the family from her.

And frankly,
I saved her from herself.

And there was
absolutely no other way?

I didn't want this.
I wanted peace.

And instead, you push her
face-first in the mud.

You know, I can't believe
you would do this to me.

To you?

I did this to Dana, not you.

She's my mother.
So you did it to both of us.

I am your father,
and I did it for us.

Is that how you see this?

Huh. So I guess
you want me to, uh, apologize?

Yes. Yes, I do.

Well, I can't do that, Eva.

After everything she's done

since she landed
in this town, huh?

The tricks, the schemes,
the games, the attacks.

This is nothing. So what?

She got her wig
a little ruffled?

I'd do it again in a heartbeat.

Who are you right now?

I was a man who had a life,
a good life.

Until Dana decided
to maliciously upend it.

She deserves
nothing but the worst.

I know she's a lot,
and I know she's not easy

for everyone,
and that includes me.

But you hurt her.
And I don't understand

why you think
that would be okay with me.

Get out.

Just...

get out.

Maybe you should be more
careful for what you ask for.

What did he mean,
careful what you ask for?

I've made an executive decision.

Only a couple of people
in here at a time

so you don't get overwhelmed.

Agreed. Dr. Lando's
coming up from Emergency.

It's jammed with press
down there.

Thank you for hearing me
about the hospital room.

After everything,
just being on a bed

with bars would just feel...

MADISON:
Yeah, I-I get it, baby.

And honestly,
I think you need as much privacy

as you can get right now.

KAT: I doubt our family
will give you much of that.

They're dying to
spend some time with you.

They were worried sick.

I'll, um, I'll give you two
a minute.

Where will you be?

Nobody is getting me more

than a few feet away from you.

I'll be right outside
this room the whole time.

What if you're the only person
I want to spend time with

right now?

I don't want to be
away from you either, Chelsea.

But you should have seen
the way your family all

rallied around to save you.

Let them love on you.

And we got a whole lifetime
for me to save you.

What is taking so long?

Dani, I'm just
as anxious as you are.

Madison said they'd
only be a minute, so...

Aunt Dani, she's ready.

-Okay. Thank you, baby.
-Mm-hmm.

Oh, uh...

I won't be long.
You understand, right?

We don't... we don't
want to overload her.

Okay?

So what do you think, Kat?

VERNON:
She seemed...

-all right.
-Mostly.

She's been
through so much, though.

Okay, then.

Everything you know,
from the beginning.

But before you start,
thank you.

You made it back to us.

I don't know what
I would have done if...

I was determined, Dad.

-BILL: Yeah.
-I wasn't going anywhere.

I mean, this woman
who took you. What...?

She was stalking me,

and for a lot longer
than I realized.

But she's out of my life
for good this time.

I'm so sorry.

I know she once
meant a lot to you.

She's sick.

I don't know how, but she got

-fixated on me.
-BILL: Yeah.

I always worried about
something like this happening

-the day you started modeling--
-DANI: Uh, Bill.

-Not now.
-Okay. Okay. All right.

Well, just so you know,

I think Madison is amazing.

And I'm happy
you have her in your life.

I planned to tell you.

[chuckles]
Glad to hear it.

I'm happy for you, baby.

You were right.

You said I shouldn't worry,

'cause our little girl
was gonna come back to us,

and here she is.

Your dad gave me this
to reassure me.

-Daddy, you kept this?
-I sure did.

Thank God.
Thank God.

Ted was just
all in his ego about

the trick he played upon you.

Um, so mean.

Are you okay, Mama?

Honestly, no.

Baby, you know me.

I mean, I don't let
much bother me, but...

but I didn't see this coming.

He got over on me,
and all I could see is red.

And I just got so...

And maybe hurt, too?

Seems like this
really hit you hard, Mama.

It's my own fault for
buying what he was selling me.

Huh.

I mean, to think
that Ted would actually

give me his house, right?

Oh, my God.
Do you hear me?

Say it out loud.
It just sounds ridiculous.

But I thought he was...

he was so angry at Nicole
that all that frustration

would make him actually do that.

I thought that...

That he'd finally see her
the way you did?

It doesn't matter.

It does matter.

You matter, Mama.
Your feelings matter.

Look, I've seen you angry.
I've seen you hurt.

But I've never seen you
vulnerable like this.

I'm so sorry, Mama.

Oh, baby, you don't have
anything to be sorry for.

I mean, come on. You didn't have
anything to do with this.

Okay?

I just wanted them
to actually...

see me and take me seriously
this time.

I actually wanted them
to see that I'm not some...

...low-class joke.

I wanted them to see
that I'm actually...

I'm somebody.

[crying]:
I'm somebody.

I am. I am somebody.

I'm somebody.

[crying]

Just on my way out, Ted.

I won't keep you.
I just came by to apologize.

For dragging me into
whatever game you were

just playing with Leslie?

I had a chance
to do your family a favor

and stick it to Leslie at
the same time, so it was...

too good to resist.

When I saw how crushed she was
that the house wasn't hers,

I put the pieces
of the puzzle together.

In the meantime,
the house across the street

from your parents is
no longer available to her.

I encouraged her to
withdraw her offer while I...

dealt with the paperwork
for this one.

So I guess
you did a good thing today.

-Sorry I didn't warn you.
-It was probably for the best.

It most likely helped
that I didn't know what

she was thinking when
she walked through these doors.

-Mm.
-And I'm sure my confusion

probably helped
sell your little scheme.

So... thank you, I guess.

I can't figure you out.

First, you hit me
with a wave of paperwork

contesting the divorce.

You make it seem like
we're up for this giant battle.

Then this.

You got a lot going on
with your family, Nicole.

That can wait. I'm just
glad Chelsea's all right.

I do have to get going.

But I meant it before.
Thank you.

You did a good thing
for my folks,

keeping Leslie out of here.
Can you imagine

what she would have done
to this place?

Do you want to come?

I'm sorry. What? Where?

To the hospital, I mean.

You were a part of this family
for a really long time.

I'm sure you are
just as relieved

about Chelsea as the rest of us.

I-I would like that. Yeah.

-Very much.
-Let's go, then.

-Naomi.
-Hey, Hayley.

Sorry, Jacob just texted me,
and I want to call him back.

Yeah. I just want to say
how happy I am

-that your sister's safe.
-Thanks.

-It's a huge relief.
-Yeah.

This whole situation
was such a nightmare,

imagining the worst.

But we all got through it.

And, yeah,
it-it's truly a miracle.

Yeah, it is.

Look, I know it's been
a long time since you and I

were even halfway
friendly with each other,

but this whole ordeal
feels like...

I don't know,
that it made everyone

drop their guards
a little bit, get closer.

That's a good thing, right?

Hayley, do me a favor.

Just stop.

I see what you're doing.

Which is what, supposedly?

Your husband is with
my mom and Chelsea still.

You're feeling left out,
and you're looking for an ally.

I'm sorry that this whole thing

made you feel insecure
about your place in our lives,

but I'm not your way
back in. Got it?

Situations like this
usually bring people closer.

I get that.

But I am not your girl.

Your turn.

Where's Hayley?
I should probably go find her.

Thank you for being there.

Hey, thanks for letting me.

To say how relieved we are

is the understatement
of the year, sweetheart.

Mm.

I faced down some difficult
circumstances in my day,

but just hearing
about the way you fought...

[exhales]
...it's simply astonishing.

-Thanks, Granddad.
-Yeah.

And you should know
that I've been in touch

with the proper authorities
to ensure

that that Allison woman can't
come within a country mile

-of you ever again.
-You're amazing.

I know how much you wanted
to be at the launch last night.

It shouldn't bother me
after everything, but I...

Oh, no, no, sweetie.

Granddad and I understand.

And-and we want to help you
and Kat get back on your feet,

and see that you see your dreams
through to their fruition.

And whatever we can do
to make that happen,

rest assured, we will.

Thank you for the offer.

And I'll reach out
if I need to, but...

I've gotta get
on my own two feet.

I need to do this for myself,
for my confidence.

I will not let
that horrible witch win.

Well, if that isn't
the Dupree in you talking,

I don't know what is.

[Vernon and Anita chuckle]

I'm sorry about what
happened before, Mama.

-Thank you.
-You're welcome.

But I have a question.

Look, I know
that family has their fixer.

Who, Bill Hamilton?

Yes. And they always hire him
to make trouble for you.

It's like he's
their first line of defense.

But I want you to know
that you are not alone, okay?

I can be
your first line of defense.

I've definitely tried
to pull you back in the past.

I tried to nudge you
towards a more

low-key way of
going about things.

But, Mama,
you have a right to be happy.

You-you should get
to live wherever you want.

And that money
that you have is yours.

And you wouldn't have it
if Anita Dupree never cut

her bandmate
out of the Articulettes.

She created that situation,
not you.

I'm not sure what
you're getting at, Eva.

I'm saying if they think that

you've crossed some
imaginary line that they drew...

...you won't be
crossing it on your own.

Baby,

things haven't been easy
for us these past few months.

But I feel like
I finally have you back.

I got my baby.

-Gilmore Girls.
-Gilmore Girls.

Sissy. I am so relieved
Chelsea is back.

What a terrible,
terrible ordeal.

-I was texting you like crazy.
-I know. Emergency patient.

But I am so happy
to be here now.

My amateur sleuth traipsing
around, pretending to be a cop.

-What in the world got into you?
-My cousin was in danger.

There was no way I wasn't gonna
try to save her.

And she would
do the same for me.

I guess I should have
done something boring

like being a lawyer.

That way, the crazies
would have never known about me.

You, baby sis,
were born for the spotlight.

[door opens]

I think I'm overstaying
my visit.

No, not at all.

Okay, you both are liars.

Chelsea's been waiting
patiently for some alone time

with you, and she's
already been through so much.

She shouldn't have
to wait another minute.

Thank you, Madison.

You put yourself in harm's way
to bring her back to us all.

The doctor's
ready to see you now.

You can't do the exam?

Honestly, I don't trust myself.

I'm way too emotional right now.

Me, too.

Hey, it's over.

Over, done with.

You can start to move on.

That's the plan.

I love you.

I love you so, so much.