Nashville s02e03 Episode Script
I Don't Wanna Talk About It Now
Previously on "Nashville" You got us plane tickets to the Caribbean? If you say "yes", I'll buy the tickets.
They're meeting with every single artist on the label this week.
I feel like I am looking at the future of Edgehill.
Bubblegum and glitter just aren't things I care about anymore.
Well, I do.
They move records.
You haven't signed your contract yet.
You say the word, we start over.
- Do I still get to work with Rayna? - No.
I'd like you to meet someone.
I just signed her.
Wow.
Hi! - You gotta protect your voice.
- I gotta protect my label.
I don't have Rayna, and I don't have my music.
I got nothin'.
- You all right? What - Uh-huh.
I'm fine.
I'm okay.
- You have a nightmare? - No.
Just living one.
I must've rolled on my hand.
- Do you want I-ice or - No, no.
Aspirin or warm milk? I'm fine! I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
You're just Trying to help.
How about you give me my Gibson? I won't plug it in.
Thank you.
Is this your idea of physical therapy? Somethin' like that.
Oh! Ahh.
I'm only gonna say this once.
The kind of pain you're in It's not right.
Yeah, well, one of two things is gonna happen.
It's either gonna go away Or I'm-a get used to it.
Any clarifications, questions concerning custody? Anything? No.
No, I'm good.
All right, sign the decrees where indicated, and your divorce will be final.
There you go.
Is that it? That is it.
Would you, uh, would you mind giving us a minute, please? Thank you.
So the, uh, the girls are with me this week? Till Sunday.
Right.
Never thought it would end like this.
Neither did I.
But we love our daughters.
And, Rayna, they are our daughters, so Thank you.
You're a good father.
And you're a good man.
And I want you to be happy.
You, too.
Well Oh, my gosh.
Seriously? This is so crazy Just running into Juliette Barnes at the office.
I-I still can't believe we're on the same label.
- Neither can I.
- It was such an honor singing your song the other night.
I mean, it was terrifying, with you standing right there and all, but, um, just a real honor.
Well, I'd imagine it takes some of the pressure off, singing somebody else's hits.
It's kinda like karaoke.
Right.
Right.
Well, um, it it was so nice seeing you again.
- Was that really necessary? - Oh, come on.
Don't tell me you're actually buying that "fresh off the farm" act.
He's ready for you, miss Barnes.
Hallelujah.
Apologize for the wait.
You obviously have your priorities.
Well, what Juliette means is that it's been kind of a hectic week Look, I don't know how or why, but we seem to have gotten off on the wrong foot here, and I want to apologize for whatever part that I might have played in it.
But to be clear, you are a very important member of the Edgehill family.
I want you to know that.
Oh, I know that.
Good.
Then perhaps you'll reconsider singing at the stockholder showcase.
- We're looking into it.
That's right - Sorry.
No can do.
Look, this event is crucial to our reboot of the label.
We need the stockholders to get excited about this new direction that I'm taking.
It's a focus on fresh, new talent.
It's a focus that you inspired, by the way.
You know, I would love to reschedule I really would For them.
But my conflict is a private, one-night-only concert for Charles and Olivia Wentworth at their estate in Maryland.
It's their 5-year anniversary, and apparently I am Olivia's favorite singer.
The Wentworth family, huh? Mm-hmm.
I don't think I need to tell you how many radio stations they own, not to mention magazines, newspapers, and TV stations.
Or I could just cancel and leave the Wentworths very disappointed.
Have fun in Maryland.
Thank you.
I'll send you some crabs.
No, no, let's figure this out.
How are we gonna get me out of my Edgehill contract? Well, it's not gonna be easy.
You still owe 'em a record.
And you'd have to buy yourself out.
Uh, have you heard anything from Liam? No.
He sent me flowers while I was in the hospital, but I've tried him a couple times.
He's not calling me back.
Maybe now that I'm not dead, he's decided to be mad at me again.
Surely he's not still upset with you for not going to St.
Lucia with him? I don't know.
How many times does a guy like that get stood up at the airport? - Once.
- Mm-hmm.
Mm.
Gotta be Scarlett.
- Would you mind getting that, please? - Got it.
- Thank you.
- Thanks.
Well You're gonna have to deliver that album.
Listen, I'll just keep trying Liam.
And you know what? I will be nice to Jeff If it means it will get out of this Edgehill contract.
Keep your enemies close.
Yes.
Well, regardless, it's gonna be, uh It'll be good to get you back in the studio.
Get you singing again.
Scarlett.
- Hi! - There she is.
Hey, girl.
How are you? - I'm good.
Welcome! - Thank you.
Come on in.
Hi.
Say hi to Bucky.
- Hi, sweetheart.
- Good to see you.
Your house is amazing.
- Oh, thank you.
Have a seat.
- Thank you.
Make yourself at home.
You're part of the family now.
- Oh.
- Want some sweet tea? Oh, yes, please.
Bucky, I know you don't want any.
No, I'm good, thank you.
So, Scarlett, you remember that Jeff Fordham? Yeah.
Well, he's doing this big showcase for all the stockholders of the company, you know, who own half the world, including you and me at this point.
Oh.
Um, but now that you are the sole artist of Highway 65, you and I can go and take advantage of the situation, shake hands with some suits and get'em - really excited about Highway 65.
- Okay.
And Edgehill is very excited about you being there.
They're getting you a stylist and all that.
- Oh, that's so nice.
- Mm-hmm.
- And intimidating also.
- Yeah.
But, hey, listen.
The clothes are gonna be awesome.
I reckon it'll be fine.
I reckon it will.
Cheers to that.
What if you wanted to feel alive? Make something of the time you're killing what if you wanted somebody to love you right? What if What are you do I'm trying to work, man.
Man, that song is great.
Stop messing with it.
If I want your opinion, Will, I will Actually, I can't think of why I'd ever want your opinion.
All I'm saying, man I've heard that song so many damn times, even I know every chord and lyric.
It is called a work ethic.
It's called O.
C.
D.
Hello? Yeah.
Yeah, yeah, man.
I'm For the stockholders showcase? I'll be there.
No problem.
- Blah, blah, blah.
- All right.
Bye.
Guess what I'm doing today.
Oh! Uh, leaving me alone, I hope.
I'm getting a new style.
Hmm.
It's about time.
Ever seen anything like this before? I took the Biltmore tour once.
Does that count? Eh.
I'm glad you're here.
Really? Yeah.
Maybe they'll be so busy paying attention to your bad manners, they won't notice mine.
Nice.
Real nice.
Afternoon.
- Well, hey, how are ya? - Hi.
Hi.
I'm Charlie.
This is my wife Olivia.
- Avery.
- Juliette.
- Oh! I'm so excited to have you here.
- Hey, mate.
- Thank you.
- Olivia is your biggest fan.
Oh, Charlie is the world's greatest husband.
Best fifth-year anniversary present ever.
So, would you like to see the place or settle in? See the place.
Hey.
Hey.
How are ya? Good.
Thank you.
Thanks for, uh, thanks for showing up.
Sure.
You look well.
- Thanks.
Thanks.
I feel good.
- Good.
Good.
I'm glad you pulled through, babe.
Yeah, me, too.
St.
Lucia was beautiful, by the way.
You should have come.
In retrospect, I wish I had.
How can I help you? Well, I wanna finish our record And I wanna do it with you.
- That's nice.
- Yeah, I feel like what we had in the studio was was really great.
You inspired me.
You inspired the album.
I don't wanna do it without you.
I feel like we can just let go whatever happened and just make it about the music.
I'm booked.
Pretty solidly, in fact.
Sorry.
Hey, Buck.
You know what you were saying about Liam still being mad at me about that whole St.
Lucia thing? I actually think you're right.
Yeah, uh, look who I ran into at the door.
Oh.
Hey.
- Hey.
- I thought I'd save you a trip.
Got your hard drives.
Huh.
Well, how terribly nice of you.
I listened to it again The tracks.
You did? And? I'm an excellent producer.
You are an excellent producer.
You gonna finish what you started? Depends.
You are just enjoying this so much, aren't you? I-I got some phone calls to make.
What do I have to do? Well, you already kinda begged.
I did not beg.
But you didn't really apologize.
I'm sorry.
Did that do the trick? Uh one more time.
I'm very sorry that I did not go with you to St.
Lucia.
You're lucky I'm such a pushover.
Can I get you some coffee, or That's that's okay.
I I don't really have much time.
No, I know.
You're so busy.
I really appreciate you coming by.
I have the doctor's statements if you need to see them.
Oh, no.
No, that's fine.
Okay.
This should, uh, you know, cover your expenses for a while.
Thank you.
- So, um, how you feeling? - A little nauseated.
Yeah.
But not bad.
That's to be expected.
I mean, it shouldn't last too long.
At least it didn't with Rayna.
Look, I know you probably don't want to hear this, but I love being pregnant with our baby.
Peggy, come on.
Let's not do this No, I know.
I know you're not gonna be a part of this child's life.
I just want you to know that I'm gonna raise him right.
I don't know why.
I just Have this feeling that it's a boy.
I was thinking of naming him Theodore.
What do you think? I'll see you in a month.
What do you think? Look like the real deal.
And in addition to the photo ops and the interviews, Jeff's giving you one of the performance slots.
Me? Mm-hmm.
Just give me all the info on the song you wanna sing so I can get it to the band to rehearse.
Oh, excuse me.
I gotta take this.
This is Brent.
Ladies! Hmm? How you like my new look? Where's the bachelorette party? All right.
How about you? Uh, well, I've seen worse.
Oh, Scarlett, there you are.
I've picked out a few things to get you started.
Let me show you to your dressing room.
Okay.
Remember, I get to see every option before you say no.
Okay.
tell me another time I'll get it right this time Not bad.
Let's make a deal This reminds me so much of where I grew up.
Minus the trailers and septic tanks.
And the bridge over the pool.
And the drug dealers.
Hello! Hey.
Hey.
What you got there? So, um, what are the chances of me sitting in tomorrow night? I'm not very good.
But I just think Olivia would love it.
What do you think? Of course you can.
It's your anniversary, and I think that's a very sweet gesture.
- Thank you.
- You're welcome.
Thank you so much.
Man, that's a That's a beautiful S.
J.
Is that a '52? '53? Yeah, it's a It's a '52, actually.
No kiddin'.
You know, uh, Hank senior used to play a '52.
Yeah, I know.
Um He used to play this one, actually.
No way.
I keep trying to snag Hank's D-28, but Neil Young won't give it up.
Ah.
You, uh, would you tune it for me? Sure.
Thanks again.
Aw, you gonna tune it or breastfeed it, baby? Come on.
I'm not really sure if, um Any of this is exactly me.
I think that's the point.
I bet Rayna would love this on you.
Okay.
Uh this cost more than I make in a month.
If you do things right, won't be the case for much longer, will it? we must be living different somehow So this showcase is gonna be my big debut, and I got these fancy clothes, but, uh, something's still missin'.
That'd be a pretty girl on my arm.
Are you asking me to go as your date? Well, if you say yes, I am.
I can't.
Okay.
I'm not saying no.
Scarlett already asked me to go with her, and it's her big night, too.
Well, I guess I'll have to ask Gunnar as my plus one, unfortunately, but there's, uh, no rule against the four of us sharing a car, is there? I don't think that Did I say "car"? I meant "limo.
" Edgehill's springing for my ride.
That does sound tempting.
I'm really glad you called, Rayna.
Listen I want us to move past whatever issues may have arisen over the handling of Will, focus on what is most important right now.
Which is you and your career.
Well that's what I wanna focus on, too.
- Okay.
- And I'm glad to hear you say that, 'cause I'm about to get back in the studio with Liam McGuinnis to finish that album.
That's wonderful.
That's that's great.
- Great.
- And if you turn this around quickly enough, we can capitalize on recent events.
We can make this the biggest launch in Edgehill history.
Um, I don't know whether to be offended by your cynicism or flattered by your confidence.
The latter, all right? And the stockholders are in town this weekend, and so this is the perfect time to tee this all up by singing one of your new songs.
What do you say? Um, I thought Juliette was singing.
No.
No, I decided against that.
She's not performing.
Well, I think that it might be beneficial to hold these songs until we're ready to roll out the new album.
Okay.
No, that that's fine.
Just sing something that everyone knows all the words to.
You know, one of your many hits.
Is there a problem? No.
No problem.
I feel like I may talk a little too much sometimes, but, uh, who else is gonna listen to a guy like me? You're supposed to call your sponsor when you're in trouble, not hide from him.
I haven't had a drink or taken a pill since that accident.
And that's all well and good, but just 'cause you sober, doesn't mean you working the program.
I'm sitting here and the pain is about to kill me, all right? Ain't the pain in your arm that's the problem.
The problem is how you gonna deal with this Maddie thing.
Cole, I don't need your help anymore.
Well, you ain't gonna get it no more.
We're moving.
What concerns me now Yeah, right.
For years, I've been turning down real good job offers that would take me out of Nashville.
One came through, and Audrey and I have decided to say yes, so, yeah, we're moving.
Good for you.
You know, thanks for the heads up.
Well, I got another one for you.
The only way you're ever gonna cope with being a father - That's enough.
.
- Is for you to deal with what yours did to you.
No! Whoa.
Take it easy.
- Hey.
- Enough.
Why are you shining brand-new boots? Mm, it helps me think.
I'm trying to figure out what to play at the showcase tonight.
Brent said it'd be a good chance to try somethin' new.
Keep shinin'.
I'm sure somethin' will come to you.
Well, somethin' kinda already has.
I was hoping I could, uh, try out that new song you've been working on.
Well, I don't know, man.
I mean, I haven't performed it myself yet.
I'm just talking about playing it once.
And isn't the whole point of being a songwriter with a publishing deal is so you can get your songs out there for someone else to work on? Well, since you're not a songwriter, you probably wouldn't know.
I know a good song when I hear it.
I know when somebody's getting in their own way, too.
I know that Will is very nice to look at, but you should be careful, 'cause when it comes to girls, he can be kind of a dog.
He asked me to go to the showcase with him as his date.
Oh, of course he did.
What did you say? I said yes to us all sharing a limo You, me, Will, and Gunnar? Oh, that's gonna be fun.
It'll be like a double date, except me and Gunnar aren't dating anymore.
Won't be weird at all.
You're right.
I wasn't thinking.
Mm, don't worry about it.
You know, I'm gonna call him right now.
I'm gonna fix this.
No, don't.
I can handle it.
Yeah, don't worry.
Oh.
Hold on.
Rayna, hi.
Yeah, I can keep a secret.
Make sure Charlie's mic's turned off just in case, and we'll do "Can't Help Falling in Love" for the encore.
Everybody cool with that? All right, take ten, and then we'll give it a spin.
Thanks.
I always knew you were a romantic at heart.
Yes, I am truly, deeply in love with the million dollars that they're paying me.
Nice try, but it's not all about the money.
You're way too happy.
All right, fine, it's not about the money.
It's about the fact that I'm not doing what the head of my label wants me to right now, and that makes me extremely happy.
Careful.
Defiance is a drug.
It can make you do stupid things.
Yeah, like what? Like burning your masters and walking away from a 6-figure contract.
No, you didn't.
Yep, I did, and that made me Extremely happy.
You know, I knew there was a reason why I liked you.
- Am I late? - No, you're right on time.
Grab a guitar.
Here you go.
Aw.
Thank you.
Okay, so here's what I was thinking.
Maybe I start out in the audience with Olivia, you know, uh, just out there, minding my own business, and then maybe I jump up for "Trouble Is.
" She's obsessed with that song.
I think you should jump up whenever you feel like it.
My stage is your stage Literally your stage.
Well, your boyfriend's got a little crush on my guitar.
Oh, he's not my boyfriend.
He's just on the payroll.
Oh, right.
Yeah, those lines always get a little blurry when money's involved.
Thanks for seeing me.
This about Maddie? - Yeah, it is.
- Yeah, well, let me be clear.
If you make any claim of paternity, I will do everything in my power to stop you Teddy, I'm here to tell you that you're her father Plain and simple.
And you've been a good one.
That's better than I ever could have done, that's for sure.
I'm Not built to be a father.
I wish for her she'd never found out about me.
And I'm sorry for any harm I might have caused her or you.
That's part of your 12-step program Making amends, Deacon? Let me tell you something.
It's not that easy.
'Cause unfortunately for all of us, she does know about you.
And you know what? You have a responsibility here whether I like it or not.
Maddie is never gonna stop watching you, Deacon.
Never.
And she's gonna take note of every choice you make.
I appreciate you seeing me.
And, uh I appreciate the choices you made back then.
A lesser man might've done things differently.
A lesser man did.
oh, oh, oh oh, oh, oh, oh - I forgot how amazing that was.
- I told ya.
"Worlds Collide," the vocals - What about 'em? - I need a couple fixes.
Okay.
- What kind of fixes? - Let's just re-record it.
Well, uh, you know, I don't know.
There are a couple of other things I noticed the, uh, the that drum hit on "Hickory," and the guitar solo in "You First" is a little bit busy for my taste.
- I played that guitar solo.
- I know you did.
- Don't get defensive.
- No, I'm not getting defensive.
"Worlds Collide" needs a new vocal.
And that's all.
Trust me.
- I trust you.
- Good.
We'll book a studio for tomorrow and we'll lay down a new vocal.
I can't do it tomorrow.
We'll do it the day after.
I can't do it the day after.
But you came to me all on fire because you wanted to finish this thing, right? I can't sing.
How bad is it? Basically my vocal cords just You know, aren't the same since the accident.
Here's a tip.
Don't ever let anybody stick a plastic tube down your throat.
- It's not funny.
- Oh, my God.
Are they, you know, are your Are your vocal cords ever gonna recover? I don't know.
I-you know, I'm working with this vocal therapist.
And, you know, Jeff wants this album Yesterday.
- Oh, who cares what he wants? - Yeah.
Yeah, you know, if I think about it, if this is gonna be the last album I ever do I don't want him to own it.
I want to own it.
Looks like I might have to rethink that whole Edgehill exit strategy.
Well, I can buy you some time.
Bolster my reputation as a pain-in-the-ass producer.
I'll delay the hell out of it.
Are you doing that for me, or just 'cause you love to stick it to "the man"? No, I-I I love the album we made together.
I love that you love the album that we made together.
Aren't you gonna ask me what I want in return? I thought this was all about the music.
Huh.
No, I lied.
Hey.
You really leaving? Yeah, I am.
Yeah, well I just want to say thank you.
And you were right.
About? My not being able to run away from it As much as I wanted to As much as I still want to.
You know, I prayed you'd come around.
Yeah, well, no promises.
Just best effort.
Not so much for me, but for her.
And what "her" are we talking about? Maddie.
Is this what happens when you mix business with pleasure? I told you I'm a great producer.
Oh, my God.
So what happens now? We get back to work.
Whoo! Oh, damn! Man, you look beautiful.
- You don't look half bad yourself.
- Oh, thank you.
- You do look great.
- Thank you.
Now eyes off, man.
She's my date.
- Here we go.
Compliments of Edgehill.
- Thank you.
Hi.
Wow.
I had no idea you could look that good.
Is that supposed to be a compliment? Oh, it was supposed to be, yeah.
Thanks.
Now I would love to bring up a very special guest.
Y'all give it up Mr.
Charles "hot licks" Wentworth! trouble is a Friday night when I'm feeling lonely trouble is too much time on my hands with you in my head trouble is one more fireball when I'm already lit, and it's last call trouble is nothing good ever happens after 2:00 A.
M.
Stumble outta that red door hop into a cab feeling a little bit crazy feeling like I wanna be bad ain't going home till I check a few more sins off of my list if you're looking for me I'm gonna see, I'm gonna be where trouble is trouble is a guy with the guitar in the next bar Trouble is I don't even have to know his name Trouble is a rebound night where it's lookin' like there's gonna be a catfight trouble is ain't no girl gonna stand in my way stumble outta that back door hop into a cab feeling a little bit crazy feeling like I wanna be bad ain't goin' home till I check a few more sins off of my list if you're looking for me I'm gonna see, I'm gonna be where trouble is where trouble is stumble outta his front door hop into a cab feeling a little bit crazy feeling a little bit bad I'm goin' home to sleep off maybe one or two regrets if you're lookin' for me I'm gonna see, I'm gonna be where trouble is where trouble is where trouble is where trouble is Hey, will! Scarlett! Come on, guys.
Step on up.
Come on.
Come on, come on.
Good turned to bad and bad turned to misery That's the last we'll see of them tonight.
Well, for somebody who hates "the man," you sure are good at pressing the flesh.
- Necessary evil.
- Speaking of - Hey! - Hey! - Hey! - So how's the dynamic duo? Good? Great.
You got an E.
T.
A.
on our album? It can't be rushed.
I don't know what to tell you.
This man is a genius.
- I-I'm at his mercy.
- All right.
Okay.
Look, I-no, I-I'm just I'm excited, that's all for your album and to hear you sing.
It's gonna be great.
And, uh, by the way, I-I just want to thank you in advance for making my night tonight.
I thought you were gonna make my night.
I already made your afternoon.
I really appreciate you coming in late like this for me.
Well, when you told me you cut off your own cast, you didn't leave me much choice.
- On a scale from one to - Ten.
You know, if you had come in any sooner, I could have given you something - to help manage the pain.
- Yeah, well I wasn't sure I could manage that.
I thought I could just push past the pain on my own, but obviously that's not working.
I understand.
You're still offering me help, I'll take it.
Thank you, thank you so much! Layla Grant! And now, ladies and gentlemen, please give a warm welcome to Edgehill's next big superstar Will Lexington! Thank y'all.
Man, I can't believe I'm here.
Somebody oughta pinch me.
Oh, I will! Thank you, darlin'.
I was thinking about what song I wanted to perform for y'all.
I want to do something special.
So I hope you enjoy this song by the best songwriter in Nashville My good friend, Gunnar Scott.
He's right there, ladies and gentlemen.
Take a look.
Hey! what if you were wearing a sun dress sitting out on your front steps waiting on someone to run with oh, baby, what if? What if you were needing some restless heart kicking up dust in his fast car pulling right up to where you are oh, baby what if? What if you wanted to feel alive make something of the time you're killing? What if you wanted somebody to love you right? What if I was willing? What if I was willing? Hey! That went a lot better than I thought it would.
Oh, wait.
You're talking to me now? - What's that supposed to mean? - Nothin'.
Just go to the party.
I got work to do.
Wait, don't tell me you're actually pissed off that I let Charlie play with us.
He paid for this whole thing.
What else was I supposed to do? You think I give a damn about that guy playing guitar? I came here because I thought we were friends.
So imagine my surprise to find out that I'm just another guy on the payroll.
You are just way too sensitive.
- Yeah, that's right.
- You are.
I am.
Yeah, put it on me.
I'm the problem.
I mean it couldn't possibly be your fault that you don't trust anybody enough to actually be your friend.
- That is enough.
- No, it's the truth.
And you know it.
The sad thing is, it's your choice.
You choose to live this way Unattached, unavailable, no commitment to anyone - or anything but yourself.
- Fine.
But if you are not gonna stop talking, then you are fired! Well, I guess that proves it.
I really was just the hired help.
Wasn't I? Now it is my honor to introduce a true artist and a true legend The one, the only, Rayna Jaymes! Thank you.
Thank you so much.
Thank you.
Listen, I am just so honored to be here tonight.
So happy to get to meet many of you in person for the first time, and And welcome you to the Edgehill family.
We're thrilled to have you.
You know, while we're here tonight, I-I know that a few of you might be aware that I'm starting my own label Highway 65 records.
I'm pretty excited about it, and I hope that y'all are gonna be excited about it, too.
And so as a very special treat, I want to introduce a young girl I found who is such an incredible talent, that I wanted her to be my very first artist on Highway 65.
So would you please help me to welcome up to the stage miss Scarlett o'Connor? Who does this woman think she is? Someone who clearly doesn't know who you are.
Every heart wants the upper hand but it was more than I could stand said you were running when you hit the ground mostly you were just hangin' around and you said love has always been kind to you now you know it can be unkind, too pay no mind when I slam the door because we both know that's what you came here for have you been waitin' on a broken heart? Did you see the end from the very start? I saw it, too I never knew that you were only waitin' on a broken heart clocks always ticking upon a wall waitin' for someone to take the fall I've been thinking about this time when I was 10 years old.
And, uh It wasn't the first time.
It wasn't the last time.
Just just The time I remember the most.
My father was a drunk.
He was a mean one.
And, uh, this particular night, we were lucky enough to have him home for dinner, which was, uh I don't know, what do you call it? Um some kind of casserole or something, you know.
Whatever it was, I guess he didn't care much for it 'cause he, uh He threw it at my mother.
Right Threw it in her face.
She screamed, you know, like Like you would.
But that just made him angrier.
So, uh He broke her nose.
I got a sister that's a little older than me She jumped up in between 'em, and she started fighting him off, trying to protect my Anyway, he took off his belt, and, uh He started just whippin' her.
And my sister's crying, and my mom's, uh, screaming at my dad.
She's screaming, "is that what you want your son to see?" And my daddy He just looked over at me, and he said, uh, "when you're a man, you gon' be just like me.
" Here I am.
I'm a drunk.
Just like him.
And I hurt people I love Just like him.
But I'll tell you something.
I ain't never hurt a child.
And I'll be damned if I ever will.
Thank you.
Thank you, Deacon.
Are you happy? Uh, folks, I suggest that maybe we take a little break.
I'm proud of you.
There he is, ladies and gentlemen, right there.
Gunnar Scott The best songwriter in Nashville.
Hey.
Hi! - You killed it up there.
- Oh, thank you.
I thought I was gonna fall out of this thing.
Well, you didn't.
I probably woulda noticed.
Oh.
Your song was really great.
Will sure, uh, he sure owned it, didn't he? - Yeah.
- Yeah.
What? Oh, nothing.
It's just watching you both performing up there, and me sitting down here I know.
So Scarlett, there you are.
I've got a ton of people I need you to meet.
Come with me.
I'll see you around.
Yeah.
you say that your mind's been made up and I should go But maybe your head is not where your heart is There's a lot of things I'm not sure about these days.
One thing I am sure about is I'm not one who runs away from his responsibilities.
, You know, even though my marriage failed, I I've always tried to be a good father.
And that's why I'm struggling with how you and I should do this.
I just don't want this child to grow up without a father and not be a part of my life.
So where does that leave us? I'm not really sure, to be honest.
And I know you and I had something once.
We still can.
I know it.
all we had to a night that we attacked You look like you're having as good a time as I am.
Turns out they're both lousy dates.
You wanna get the hell outta here? I'd say that's the best offer I'd had all night.
All right, here's to you for talking up your label - and keeping your secret safe.
- Hmm.
Here's to killing two birds with one stone.
- Hey.
- Hey.
Hey.
You mind if I have a word with my artist? Um, I don't, if she doesn't.
- I'll find you in a minute.
- All right.
You embarrassed me in front of my stockholders.
Well, I showed up.
I took the stage.
What's good for Highway "It's all about the future," isn't that what you said? So this is all about Will going to Edgehill, huh? You know, if I had a suspicious nature, I'd think there was more to it than that.
Oh, wait I do have a suspicious nature.
- Whoa! Ho-ho-ho! - Oh, sorry! - Sorry.
- Watch out.
I have been going around in circles for about the last 20 minutes trying to find my room.
All right.
Well, it's just down there on the right.
May I escort you? Is it a rough neighborhood? - Yeah, it's really rough.
- Oh.
Okay.
I'm actually glad I bumped into you.
I just wanted to, uh, thank you again for letting me play tonight.
No, it was my pleasure.
You're actually not as bad as you think you are.
Seriously? Seriously.
Scale of one to ten.
Uh guitar player? Six.
But husband? Definitely a ten.
Olivia is a very lucky lady.
Mm-hmm? What are you doing? What? - You have a wife! - Yeah, and you have a boyfriend.
He is not my boyfriend.
And frankly, at this point, I don't even know that we're friends.
Apparently, I like to be "unattached" and "unavailable.
" Right.
Well, there's something we have in common.
I'm about as "unavailable" as you can get.
They're meeting with every single artist on the label this week.
I feel like I am looking at the future of Edgehill.
Bubblegum and glitter just aren't things I care about anymore.
Well, I do.
They move records.
You haven't signed your contract yet.
You say the word, we start over.
- Do I still get to work with Rayna? - No.
I'd like you to meet someone.
I just signed her.
Wow.
Hi! - You gotta protect your voice.
- I gotta protect my label.
I don't have Rayna, and I don't have my music.
I got nothin'.
- You all right? What - Uh-huh.
I'm fine.
I'm okay.
- You have a nightmare? - No.
Just living one.
I must've rolled on my hand.
- Do you want I-ice or - No, no.
Aspirin or warm milk? I'm fine! I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
You're just Trying to help.
How about you give me my Gibson? I won't plug it in.
Thank you.
Is this your idea of physical therapy? Somethin' like that.
Oh! Ahh.
I'm only gonna say this once.
The kind of pain you're in It's not right.
Yeah, well, one of two things is gonna happen.
It's either gonna go away Or I'm-a get used to it.
Any clarifications, questions concerning custody? Anything? No.
No, I'm good.
All right, sign the decrees where indicated, and your divorce will be final.
There you go.
Is that it? That is it.
Would you, uh, would you mind giving us a minute, please? Thank you.
So the, uh, the girls are with me this week? Till Sunday.
Right.
Never thought it would end like this.
Neither did I.
But we love our daughters.
And, Rayna, they are our daughters, so Thank you.
You're a good father.
And you're a good man.
And I want you to be happy.
You, too.
Well Oh, my gosh.
Seriously? This is so crazy Just running into Juliette Barnes at the office.
I-I still can't believe we're on the same label.
- Neither can I.
- It was such an honor singing your song the other night.
I mean, it was terrifying, with you standing right there and all, but, um, just a real honor.
Well, I'd imagine it takes some of the pressure off, singing somebody else's hits.
It's kinda like karaoke.
Right.
Right.
Well, um, it it was so nice seeing you again.
- Was that really necessary? - Oh, come on.
Don't tell me you're actually buying that "fresh off the farm" act.
He's ready for you, miss Barnes.
Hallelujah.
Apologize for the wait.
You obviously have your priorities.
Well, what Juliette means is that it's been kind of a hectic week Look, I don't know how or why, but we seem to have gotten off on the wrong foot here, and I want to apologize for whatever part that I might have played in it.
But to be clear, you are a very important member of the Edgehill family.
I want you to know that.
Oh, I know that.
Good.
Then perhaps you'll reconsider singing at the stockholder showcase.
- We're looking into it.
That's right - Sorry.
No can do.
Look, this event is crucial to our reboot of the label.
We need the stockholders to get excited about this new direction that I'm taking.
It's a focus on fresh, new talent.
It's a focus that you inspired, by the way.
You know, I would love to reschedule I really would For them.
But my conflict is a private, one-night-only concert for Charles and Olivia Wentworth at their estate in Maryland.
It's their 5-year anniversary, and apparently I am Olivia's favorite singer.
The Wentworth family, huh? Mm-hmm.
I don't think I need to tell you how many radio stations they own, not to mention magazines, newspapers, and TV stations.
Or I could just cancel and leave the Wentworths very disappointed.
Have fun in Maryland.
Thank you.
I'll send you some crabs.
No, no, let's figure this out.
How are we gonna get me out of my Edgehill contract? Well, it's not gonna be easy.
You still owe 'em a record.
And you'd have to buy yourself out.
Uh, have you heard anything from Liam? No.
He sent me flowers while I was in the hospital, but I've tried him a couple times.
He's not calling me back.
Maybe now that I'm not dead, he's decided to be mad at me again.
Surely he's not still upset with you for not going to St.
Lucia with him? I don't know.
How many times does a guy like that get stood up at the airport? - Once.
- Mm-hmm.
Mm.
Gotta be Scarlett.
- Would you mind getting that, please? - Got it.
- Thank you.
- Thanks.
Well You're gonna have to deliver that album.
Listen, I'll just keep trying Liam.
And you know what? I will be nice to Jeff If it means it will get out of this Edgehill contract.
Keep your enemies close.
Yes.
Well, regardless, it's gonna be, uh It'll be good to get you back in the studio.
Get you singing again.
Scarlett.
- Hi! - There she is.
Hey, girl.
How are you? - I'm good.
Welcome! - Thank you.
Come on in.
Hi.
Say hi to Bucky.
- Hi, sweetheart.
- Good to see you.
Your house is amazing.
- Oh, thank you.
Have a seat.
- Thank you.
Make yourself at home.
You're part of the family now.
- Oh.
- Want some sweet tea? Oh, yes, please.
Bucky, I know you don't want any.
No, I'm good, thank you.
So, Scarlett, you remember that Jeff Fordham? Yeah.
Well, he's doing this big showcase for all the stockholders of the company, you know, who own half the world, including you and me at this point.
Oh.
Um, but now that you are the sole artist of Highway 65, you and I can go and take advantage of the situation, shake hands with some suits and get'em - really excited about Highway 65.
- Okay.
And Edgehill is very excited about you being there.
They're getting you a stylist and all that.
- Oh, that's so nice.
- Mm-hmm.
- And intimidating also.
- Yeah.
But, hey, listen.
The clothes are gonna be awesome.
I reckon it'll be fine.
I reckon it will.
Cheers to that.
What if you wanted to feel alive? Make something of the time you're killing what if you wanted somebody to love you right? What if What are you do I'm trying to work, man.
Man, that song is great.
Stop messing with it.
If I want your opinion, Will, I will Actually, I can't think of why I'd ever want your opinion.
All I'm saying, man I've heard that song so many damn times, even I know every chord and lyric.
It is called a work ethic.
It's called O.
C.
D.
Hello? Yeah.
Yeah, yeah, man.
I'm For the stockholders showcase? I'll be there.
No problem.
- Blah, blah, blah.
- All right.
Bye.
Guess what I'm doing today.
Oh! Uh, leaving me alone, I hope.
I'm getting a new style.
Hmm.
It's about time.
Ever seen anything like this before? I took the Biltmore tour once.
Does that count? Eh.
I'm glad you're here.
Really? Yeah.
Maybe they'll be so busy paying attention to your bad manners, they won't notice mine.
Nice.
Real nice.
Afternoon.
- Well, hey, how are ya? - Hi.
Hi.
I'm Charlie.
This is my wife Olivia.
- Avery.
- Juliette.
- Oh! I'm so excited to have you here.
- Hey, mate.
- Thank you.
- Olivia is your biggest fan.
Oh, Charlie is the world's greatest husband.
Best fifth-year anniversary present ever.
So, would you like to see the place or settle in? See the place.
Hey.
Hey.
How are ya? Good.
Thank you.
Thanks for, uh, thanks for showing up.
Sure.
You look well.
- Thanks.
Thanks.
I feel good.
- Good.
Good.
I'm glad you pulled through, babe.
Yeah, me, too.
St.
Lucia was beautiful, by the way.
You should have come.
In retrospect, I wish I had.
How can I help you? Well, I wanna finish our record And I wanna do it with you.
- That's nice.
- Yeah, I feel like what we had in the studio was was really great.
You inspired me.
You inspired the album.
I don't wanna do it without you.
I feel like we can just let go whatever happened and just make it about the music.
I'm booked.
Pretty solidly, in fact.
Sorry.
Hey, Buck.
You know what you were saying about Liam still being mad at me about that whole St.
Lucia thing? I actually think you're right.
Yeah, uh, look who I ran into at the door.
Oh.
Hey.
- Hey.
- I thought I'd save you a trip.
Got your hard drives.
Huh.
Well, how terribly nice of you.
I listened to it again The tracks.
You did? And? I'm an excellent producer.
You are an excellent producer.
You gonna finish what you started? Depends.
You are just enjoying this so much, aren't you? I-I got some phone calls to make.
What do I have to do? Well, you already kinda begged.
I did not beg.
But you didn't really apologize.
I'm sorry.
Did that do the trick? Uh one more time.
I'm very sorry that I did not go with you to St.
Lucia.
You're lucky I'm such a pushover.
Can I get you some coffee, or That's that's okay.
I I don't really have much time.
No, I know.
You're so busy.
I really appreciate you coming by.
I have the doctor's statements if you need to see them.
Oh, no.
No, that's fine.
Okay.
This should, uh, you know, cover your expenses for a while.
Thank you.
- So, um, how you feeling? - A little nauseated.
Yeah.
But not bad.
That's to be expected.
I mean, it shouldn't last too long.
At least it didn't with Rayna.
Look, I know you probably don't want to hear this, but I love being pregnant with our baby.
Peggy, come on.
Let's not do this No, I know.
I know you're not gonna be a part of this child's life.
I just want you to know that I'm gonna raise him right.
I don't know why.
I just Have this feeling that it's a boy.
I was thinking of naming him Theodore.
What do you think? I'll see you in a month.
What do you think? Look like the real deal.
And in addition to the photo ops and the interviews, Jeff's giving you one of the performance slots.
Me? Mm-hmm.
Just give me all the info on the song you wanna sing so I can get it to the band to rehearse.
Oh, excuse me.
I gotta take this.
This is Brent.
Ladies! Hmm? How you like my new look? Where's the bachelorette party? All right.
How about you? Uh, well, I've seen worse.
Oh, Scarlett, there you are.
I've picked out a few things to get you started.
Let me show you to your dressing room.
Okay.
Remember, I get to see every option before you say no.
Okay.
tell me another time I'll get it right this time Not bad.
Let's make a deal This reminds me so much of where I grew up.
Minus the trailers and septic tanks.
And the bridge over the pool.
And the drug dealers.
Hello! Hey.
Hey.
What you got there? So, um, what are the chances of me sitting in tomorrow night? I'm not very good.
But I just think Olivia would love it.
What do you think? Of course you can.
It's your anniversary, and I think that's a very sweet gesture.
- Thank you.
- You're welcome.
Thank you so much.
Man, that's a That's a beautiful S.
J.
Is that a '52? '53? Yeah, it's a It's a '52, actually.
No kiddin'.
You know, uh, Hank senior used to play a '52.
Yeah, I know.
Um He used to play this one, actually.
No way.
I keep trying to snag Hank's D-28, but Neil Young won't give it up.
Ah.
You, uh, would you tune it for me? Sure.
Thanks again.
Aw, you gonna tune it or breastfeed it, baby? Come on.
I'm not really sure if, um Any of this is exactly me.
I think that's the point.
I bet Rayna would love this on you.
Okay.
Uh this cost more than I make in a month.
If you do things right, won't be the case for much longer, will it? we must be living different somehow So this showcase is gonna be my big debut, and I got these fancy clothes, but, uh, something's still missin'.
That'd be a pretty girl on my arm.
Are you asking me to go as your date? Well, if you say yes, I am.
I can't.
Okay.
I'm not saying no.
Scarlett already asked me to go with her, and it's her big night, too.
Well, I guess I'll have to ask Gunnar as my plus one, unfortunately, but there's, uh, no rule against the four of us sharing a car, is there? I don't think that Did I say "car"? I meant "limo.
" Edgehill's springing for my ride.
That does sound tempting.
I'm really glad you called, Rayna.
Listen I want us to move past whatever issues may have arisen over the handling of Will, focus on what is most important right now.
Which is you and your career.
Well that's what I wanna focus on, too.
- Okay.
- And I'm glad to hear you say that, 'cause I'm about to get back in the studio with Liam McGuinnis to finish that album.
That's wonderful.
That's that's great.
- Great.
- And if you turn this around quickly enough, we can capitalize on recent events.
We can make this the biggest launch in Edgehill history.
Um, I don't know whether to be offended by your cynicism or flattered by your confidence.
The latter, all right? And the stockholders are in town this weekend, and so this is the perfect time to tee this all up by singing one of your new songs.
What do you say? Um, I thought Juliette was singing.
No.
No, I decided against that.
She's not performing.
Well, I think that it might be beneficial to hold these songs until we're ready to roll out the new album.
Okay.
No, that that's fine.
Just sing something that everyone knows all the words to.
You know, one of your many hits.
Is there a problem? No.
No problem.
I feel like I may talk a little too much sometimes, but, uh, who else is gonna listen to a guy like me? You're supposed to call your sponsor when you're in trouble, not hide from him.
I haven't had a drink or taken a pill since that accident.
And that's all well and good, but just 'cause you sober, doesn't mean you working the program.
I'm sitting here and the pain is about to kill me, all right? Ain't the pain in your arm that's the problem.
The problem is how you gonna deal with this Maddie thing.
Cole, I don't need your help anymore.
Well, you ain't gonna get it no more.
We're moving.
What concerns me now Yeah, right.
For years, I've been turning down real good job offers that would take me out of Nashville.
One came through, and Audrey and I have decided to say yes, so, yeah, we're moving.
Good for you.
You know, thanks for the heads up.
Well, I got another one for you.
The only way you're ever gonna cope with being a father - That's enough.
.
- Is for you to deal with what yours did to you.
No! Whoa.
Take it easy.
- Hey.
- Enough.
Why are you shining brand-new boots? Mm, it helps me think.
I'm trying to figure out what to play at the showcase tonight.
Brent said it'd be a good chance to try somethin' new.
Keep shinin'.
I'm sure somethin' will come to you.
Well, somethin' kinda already has.
I was hoping I could, uh, try out that new song you've been working on.
Well, I don't know, man.
I mean, I haven't performed it myself yet.
I'm just talking about playing it once.
And isn't the whole point of being a songwriter with a publishing deal is so you can get your songs out there for someone else to work on? Well, since you're not a songwriter, you probably wouldn't know.
I know a good song when I hear it.
I know when somebody's getting in their own way, too.
I know that Will is very nice to look at, but you should be careful, 'cause when it comes to girls, he can be kind of a dog.
He asked me to go to the showcase with him as his date.
Oh, of course he did.
What did you say? I said yes to us all sharing a limo You, me, Will, and Gunnar? Oh, that's gonna be fun.
It'll be like a double date, except me and Gunnar aren't dating anymore.
Won't be weird at all.
You're right.
I wasn't thinking.
Mm, don't worry about it.
You know, I'm gonna call him right now.
I'm gonna fix this.
No, don't.
I can handle it.
Yeah, don't worry.
Oh.
Hold on.
Rayna, hi.
Yeah, I can keep a secret.
Make sure Charlie's mic's turned off just in case, and we'll do "Can't Help Falling in Love" for the encore.
Everybody cool with that? All right, take ten, and then we'll give it a spin.
Thanks.
I always knew you were a romantic at heart.
Yes, I am truly, deeply in love with the million dollars that they're paying me.
Nice try, but it's not all about the money.
You're way too happy.
All right, fine, it's not about the money.
It's about the fact that I'm not doing what the head of my label wants me to right now, and that makes me extremely happy.
Careful.
Defiance is a drug.
It can make you do stupid things.
Yeah, like what? Like burning your masters and walking away from a 6-figure contract.
No, you didn't.
Yep, I did, and that made me Extremely happy.
You know, I knew there was a reason why I liked you.
- Am I late? - No, you're right on time.
Grab a guitar.
Here you go.
Aw.
Thank you.
Okay, so here's what I was thinking.
Maybe I start out in the audience with Olivia, you know, uh, just out there, minding my own business, and then maybe I jump up for "Trouble Is.
" She's obsessed with that song.
I think you should jump up whenever you feel like it.
My stage is your stage Literally your stage.
Well, your boyfriend's got a little crush on my guitar.
Oh, he's not my boyfriend.
He's just on the payroll.
Oh, right.
Yeah, those lines always get a little blurry when money's involved.
Thanks for seeing me.
This about Maddie? - Yeah, it is.
- Yeah, well, let me be clear.
If you make any claim of paternity, I will do everything in my power to stop you Teddy, I'm here to tell you that you're her father Plain and simple.
And you've been a good one.
That's better than I ever could have done, that's for sure.
I'm Not built to be a father.
I wish for her she'd never found out about me.
And I'm sorry for any harm I might have caused her or you.
That's part of your 12-step program Making amends, Deacon? Let me tell you something.
It's not that easy.
'Cause unfortunately for all of us, she does know about you.
And you know what? You have a responsibility here whether I like it or not.
Maddie is never gonna stop watching you, Deacon.
Never.
And she's gonna take note of every choice you make.
I appreciate you seeing me.
And, uh I appreciate the choices you made back then.
A lesser man might've done things differently.
A lesser man did.
oh, oh, oh oh, oh, oh, oh - I forgot how amazing that was.
- I told ya.
"Worlds Collide," the vocals - What about 'em? - I need a couple fixes.
Okay.
- What kind of fixes? - Let's just re-record it.
Well, uh, you know, I don't know.
There are a couple of other things I noticed the, uh, the that drum hit on "Hickory," and the guitar solo in "You First" is a little bit busy for my taste.
- I played that guitar solo.
- I know you did.
- Don't get defensive.
- No, I'm not getting defensive.
"Worlds Collide" needs a new vocal.
And that's all.
Trust me.
- I trust you.
- Good.
We'll book a studio for tomorrow and we'll lay down a new vocal.
I can't do it tomorrow.
We'll do it the day after.
I can't do it the day after.
But you came to me all on fire because you wanted to finish this thing, right? I can't sing.
How bad is it? Basically my vocal cords just You know, aren't the same since the accident.
Here's a tip.
Don't ever let anybody stick a plastic tube down your throat.
- It's not funny.
- Oh, my God.
Are they, you know, are your Are your vocal cords ever gonna recover? I don't know.
I-you know, I'm working with this vocal therapist.
And, you know, Jeff wants this album Yesterday.
- Oh, who cares what he wants? - Yeah.
Yeah, you know, if I think about it, if this is gonna be the last album I ever do I don't want him to own it.
I want to own it.
Looks like I might have to rethink that whole Edgehill exit strategy.
Well, I can buy you some time.
Bolster my reputation as a pain-in-the-ass producer.
I'll delay the hell out of it.
Are you doing that for me, or just 'cause you love to stick it to "the man"? No, I-I I love the album we made together.
I love that you love the album that we made together.
Aren't you gonna ask me what I want in return? I thought this was all about the music.
Huh.
No, I lied.
Hey.
You really leaving? Yeah, I am.
Yeah, well I just want to say thank you.
And you were right.
About? My not being able to run away from it As much as I wanted to As much as I still want to.
You know, I prayed you'd come around.
Yeah, well, no promises.
Just best effort.
Not so much for me, but for her.
And what "her" are we talking about? Maddie.
Is this what happens when you mix business with pleasure? I told you I'm a great producer.
Oh, my God.
So what happens now? We get back to work.
Whoo! Oh, damn! Man, you look beautiful.
- You don't look half bad yourself.
- Oh, thank you.
- You do look great.
- Thank you.
Now eyes off, man.
She's my date.
- Here we go.
Compliments of Edgehill.
- Thank you.
Hi.
Wow.
I had no idea you could look that good.
Is that supposed to be a compliment? Oh, it was supposed to be, yeah.
Thanks.
Now I would love to bring up a very special guest.
Y'all give it up Mr.
Charles "hot licks" Wentworth! trouble is a Friday night when I'm feeling lonely trouble is too much time on my hands with you in my head trouble is one more fireball when I'm already lit, and it's last call trouble is nothing good ever happens after 2:00 A.
M.
Stumble outta that red door hop into a cab feeling a little bit crazy feeling like I wanna be bad ain't going home till I check a few more sins off of my list if you're looking for me I'm gonna see, I'm gonna be where trouble is trouble is a guy with the guitar in the next bar Trouble is I don't even have to know his name Trouble is a rebound night where it's lookin' like there's gonna be a catfight trouble is ain't no girl gonna stand in my way stumble outta that back door hop into a cab feeling a little bit crazy feeling like I wanna be bad ain't goin' home till I check a few more sins off of my list if you're looking for me I'm gonna see, I'm gonna be where trouble is where trouble is stumble outta his front door hop into a cab feeling a little bit crazy feeling a little bit bad I'm goin' home to sleep off maybe one or two regrets if you're lookin' for me I'm gonna see, I'm gonna be where trouble is where trouble is where trouble is where trouble is Hey, will! Scarlett! Come on, guys.
Step on up.
Come on.
Come on, come on.
Good turned to bad and bad turned to misery That's the last we'll see of them tonight.
Well, for somebody who hates "the man," you sure are good at pressing the flesh.
- Necessary evil.
- Speaking of - Hey! - Hey! - Hey! - So how's the dynamic duo? Good? Great.
You got an E.
T.
A.
on our album? It can't be rushed.
I don't know what to tell you.
This man is a genius.
- I-I'm at his mercy.
- All right.
Okay.
Look, I-no, I-I'm just I'm excited, that's all for your album and to hear you sing.
It's gonna be great.
And, uh, by the way, I-I just want to thank you in advance for making my night tonight.
I thought you were gonna make my night.
I already made your afternoon.
I really appreciate you coming in late like this for me.
Well, when you told me you cut off your own cast, you didn't leave me much choice.
- On a scale from one to - Ten.
You know, if you had come in any sooner, I could have given you something - to help manage the pain.
- Yeah, well I wasn't sure I could manage that.
I thought I could just push past the pain on my own, but obviously that's not working.
I understand.
You're still offering me help, I'll take it.
Thank you, thank you so much! Layla Grant! And now, ladies and gentlemen, please give a warm welcome to Edgehill's next big superstar Will Lexington! Thank y'all.
Man, I can't believe I'm here.
Somebody oughta pinch me.
Oh, I will! Thank you, darlin'.
I was thinking about what song I wanted to perform for y'all.
I want to do something special.
So I hope you enjoy this song by the best songwriter in Nashville My good friend, Gunnar Scott.
He's right there, ladies and gentlemen.
Take a look.
Hey! what if you were wearing a sun dress sitting out on your front steps waiting on someone to run with oh, baby, what if? What if you were needing some restless heart kicking up dust in his fast car pulling right up to where you are oh, baby what if? What if you wanted to feel alive make something of the time you're killing? What if you wanted somebody to love you right? What if I was willing? What if I was willing? Hey! That went a lot better than I thought it would.
Oh, wait.
You're talking to me now? - What's that supposed to mean? - Nothin'.
Just go to the party.
I got work to do.
Wait, don't tell me you're actually pissed off that I let Charlie play with us.
He paid for this whole thing.
What else was I supposed to do? You think I give a damn about that guy playing guitar? I came here because I thought we were friends.
So imagine my surprise to find out that I'm just another guy on the payroll.
You are just way too sensitive.
- Yeah, that's right.
- You are.
I am.
Yeah, put it on me.
I'm the problem.
I mean it couldn't possibly be your fault that you don't trust anybody enough to actually be your friend.
- That is enough.
- No, it's the truth.
And you know it.
The sad thing is, it's your choice.
You choose to live this way Unattached, unavailable, no commitment to anyone - or anything but yourself.
- Fine.
But if you are not gonna stop talking, then you are fired! Well, I guess that proves it.
I really was just the hired help.
Wasn't I? Now it is my honor to introduce a true artist and a true legend The one, the only, Rayna Jaymes! Thank you.
Thank you so much.
Thank you.
Listen, I am just so honored to be here tonight.
So happy to get to meet many of you in person for the first time, and And welcome you to the Edgehill family.
We're thrilled to have you.
You know, while we're here tonight, I-I know that a few of you might be aware that I'm starting my own label Highway 65 records.
I'm pretty excited about it, and I hope that y'all are gonna be excited about it, too.
And so as a very special treat, I want to introduce a young girl I found who is such an incredible talent, that I wanted her to be my very first artist on Highway 65.
So would you please help me to welcome up to the stage miss Scarlett o'Connor? Who does this woman think she is? Someone who clearly doesn't know who you are.
Every heart wants the upper hand but it was more than I could stand said you were running when you hit the ground mostly you were just hangin' around and you said love has always been kind to you now you know it can be unkind, too pay no mind when I slam the door because we both know that's what you came here for have you been waitin' on a broken heart? Did you see the end from the very start? I saw it, too I never knew that you were only waitin' on a broken heart clocks always ticking upon a wall waitin' for someone to take the fall I've been thinking about this time when I was 10 years old.
And, uh It wasn't the first time.
It wasn't the last time.
Just just The time I remember the most.
My father was a drunk.
He was a mean one.
And, uh, this particular night, we were lucky enough to have him home for dinner, which was, uh I don't know, what do you call it? Um some kind of casserole or something, you know.
Whatever it was, I guess he didn't care much for it 'cause he, uh He threw it at my mother.
Right Threw it in her face.
She screamed, you know, like Like you would.
But that just made him angrier.
So, uh He broke her nose.
I got a sister that's a little older than me She jumped up in between 'em, and she started fighting him off, trying to protect my Anyway, he took off his belt, and, uh He started just whippin' her.
And my sister's crying, and my mom's, uh, screaming at my dad.
She's screaming, "is that what you want your son to see?" And my daddy He just looked over at me, and he said, uh, "when you're a man, you gon' be just like me.
" Here I am.
I'm a drunk.
Just like him.
And I hurt people I love Just like him.
But I'll tell you something.
I ain't never hurt a child.
And I'll be damned if I ever will.
Thank you.
Thank you, Deacon.
Are you happy? Uh, folks, I suggest that maybe we take a little break.
I'm proud of you.
There he is, ladies and gentlemen, right there.
Gunnar Scott The best songwriter in Nashville.
Hey.
Hi! - You killed it up there.
- Oh, thank you.
I thought I was gonna fall out of this thing.
Well, you didn't.
I probably woulda noticed.
Oh.
Your song was really great.
Will sure, uh, he sure owned it, didn't he? - Yeah.
- Yeah.
What? Oh, nothing.
It's just watching you both performing up there, and me sitting down here I know.
So Scarlett, there you are.
I've got a ton of people I need you to meet.
Come with me.
I'll see you around.
Yeah.
you say that your mind's been made up and I should go But maybe your head is not where your heart is There's a lot of things I'm not sure about these days.
One thing I am sure about is I'm not one who runs away from his responsibilities.
, You know, even though my marriage failed, I I've always tried to be a good father.
And that's why I'm struggling with how you and I should do this.
I just don't want this child to grow up without a father and not be a part of my life.
So where does that leave us? I'm not really sure, to be honest.
And I know you and I had something once.
We still can.
I know it.
all we had to a night that we attacked You look like you're having as good a time as I am.
Turns out they're both lousy dates.
You wanna get the hell outta here? I'd say that's the best offer I'd had all night.
All right, here's to you for talking up your label - and keeping your secret safe.
- Hmm.
Here's to killing two birds with one stone.
- Hey.
- Hey.
Hey.
You mind if I have a word with my artist? Um, I don't, if she doesn't.
- I'll find you in a minute.
- All right.
You embarrassed me in front of my stockholders.
Well, I showed up.
I took the stage.
What's good for Highway "It's all about the future," isn't that what you said? So this is all about Will going to Edgehill, huh? You know, if I had a suspicious nature, I'd think there was more to it than that.
Oh, wait I do have a suspicious nature.
- Whoa! Ho-ho-ho! - Oh, sorry! - Sorry.
- Watch out.
I have been going around in circles for about the last 20 minutes trying to find my room.
All right.
Well, it's just down there on the right.
May I escort you? Is it a rough neighborhood? - Yeah, it's really rough.
- Oh.
Okay.
I'm actually glad I bumped into you.
I just wanted to, uh, thank you again for letting me play tonight.
No, it was my pleasure.
You're actually not as bad as you think you are.
Seriously? Seriously.
Scale of one to ten.
Uh guitar player? Six.
But husband? Definitely a ten.
Olivia is a very lucky lady.
Mm-hmm? What are you doing? What? - You have a wife! - Yeah, and you have a boyfriend.
He is not my boyfriend.
And frankly, at this point, I don't even know that we're friends.
Apparently, I like to be "unattached" and "unavailable.
" Right.
Well, there's something we have in common.
I'm about as "unavailable" as you can get.