The Client List

Previously on The Client List...

Riley's got to choose.

It's got to be a level playing field.

We were good, Dale, and then Kyle dragged her

back into this mess. You mean the world to me.

Kyle's not gonna give up his wife without a fight.

It's natural to feel conflicted, but Evan loves you.

The best thing you can do is be honest with him.

Derek, you have built up our female client base

faster than I could have ever expected -- very impressive.

Look. Okay. What am I looking at?

A semester full of college extension courses.

Dale and I are trying to get pregnant.

I'm selling you the spa. Okay.

You're so sweet to let me move in.

I'm here for you. That's what we do. We're family.

Okay. Who wants a story?

Me!

Prosecution moves to revoke all bail for Mr. Parks.

We believe Mr. Parks to be a flight risk and a danger to society.

Bail is hereby revoked.

None of that is true!

Order!

Ooh.

Excuse me.

What? You don't knock?

Last time I checked, this locker room was co-ed.

Well, about that -- ain't working for me.

Got to say, it's working for me.

Well, then, uh, we're gonna need to see some skin

to make this fair.

You don't want to take off your clothes,

then you should leave.

Yeah, you never take your shirt off in here.

Mm-hmm. What's up with that?

To be honest, you girls couldn't handle it.

Okay.

Now he's got my attention.

Can you see anything?

Hold on.

Boy, do I wish I was a bar of soap right now.

Oh, there is a God, and his name is Derek.

Ooh!

Ce bum.

But he's not turning around.

Come on, baby.

Do the hokey pokey.

It's the naked that you don't see

that you want to see.

Uh-huh. Forbidden fruit.

All right. Let's see if he meets up to the Selena standard.

Which is?

Two words -- Michael Fassbender.

Hey.

You know, next time y'all want to spy on one of my employees,

please come to my office...

And get me.

Oh, wow.

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Hey, mama. Sorry I'm late.

Hi.

Crazy day. Tons of clients.

Well, don't you look pretty. You playing dress-up?

She's gonna knock their socks off

when they see her in this dress.

Let's see. Sequins or crystals?

Whose socks are we talking about?

The judges of the Beaumont Belles

mother/daughter beauty pageant.

Mommy, I'm gonna come out of a spaceship.

Oh, my gosh. That's amazing.

But right now, you're gonna go wash up for dinner, okay?

All right.

She's too young to be in pageants.

Nonsense.

When you started,

you were a year younger than Katie is.

Oh, look what I found.

Remember this?

Beauty pageants are a tradition in this family.

You were Miss Texas Heartland, and so was I...

...and in a few years, we'll put Katie's here.

Yeah. Or not.

You know, you should have checked with me first.

Entry fees and dresses --

that's way out of my budget right now.

Two words -- scholarship money.

Yeah, which I won a ton of, and look where it got me.

Well, you have to let Katie make her own choices.

I've altered one of your old dresses

so you don't have to buy her a new one.

Mama, this is a terrible idea.

Do you remember this one?

You know, what you remember is the trophies and the crowns.

You don't remember how competitive it was. Come on.

Bobby Jo ripping the rhinestones right off that very costume.

So, you had to throw a few elbows.

Well, she shouldn't have to throw anything.

She's not a derby doll.

What about what Katie wants?

Mama, come on. She's got real potential.

I mean, she could be a doctor or a lawyer,

and before today,

she wasn't even interested in being a pageant princess.

You mean grand supreme queen.

Do you know what I remember most from sixth grade?

Carnation spelling bee.

I was the only one who spelled "sardoodledom" right.

I couldn't wait to come and find you afterwards.

I was so happy.

You know what you said to me?

I was so proud of you. I know.

You said that my curls really showed off my eyes.

Well, you were so much prettier

than that four eyes who won first.

That is so not the point.

What would have been really nice

is if you had said that you were proud of me for being smart

or working hard or having some courage,

something other than just being pretty.

Someday when Katie's a few years older,

she's gonna be blaming you for all kinds of things.

Yeah, well, she's not gonna be blaming me for putting her

in the Beaumont Belles beauty pageant,

'cause she's not doing it.

Are you pretending like you can't hear me?

No pageants.

I'm sorry, honey.

Did you say something?

I need girl talk.

Oh, me, too, and a bottle of wine.

I got your back, sister. Yes! Thank God!

You know, my mother is driving me officially insane.

Oh, well, Linette can come stay with me and Dale if you want.

That is a nice offer,

but I value our friendship too much.

It'd be nice to have a family around, even a crazy one.

I'm sorry. You know what?

I didn't mean to complain, considering.

Oh, no, it's okay.

Dale and I broke down

and decided to go see a fertility specialist.

She's gonna run a bunch of tests.

Good for you, Lace. No, not good for me.

Dale's crabby. The whole thing is awful.

I can't stop worrying.

Well, I know that must be tough,

but maybe this is gonna be the answer for you.

What if there's something wrong with his boys?

What if he's shooting blanks?

I told him not to go to that damn spinning gym.

Lacey, one spin class is not gonna sterilize him.

You promise? Pinky swears.

Okay? Now, all this tough stuff you're going through,

it's only gonna make it sweeter

when you finally do become a mommy.

You're gonna be a great mommy.

Yeah.

- Hello? - Hey.

I called. Hadn't heard back. Everything okay?

Oh, yeah.

You know, it's just been real busy.

I know. Just...

Seems like we never see each other anymore.

Look, Evan, you know how I feel about you.

It's just...

The kids were expecting Kyle to come home...

and then the accusations in court.

Life has just been handing us a lot of lemons lately.

Which is why I want to be there for you.

And you have been.

I don't want to lose you, Riley.

You're not going to.

Just promise me

you didn't say those three little words to Riley.

No. Good.

Maybe. What?!

Oh, come on. What were you thinking?!

I can't wait for the rest of my damn life.

Yeah, but the timing on this could not be worse.

Think about it.

Kyle's behind bars, Linette's in pain,

and Riley is the glue holding it all together,

and you thought right now would be the best time

to pile on more pressure?

Yeah, well, she said -- I don't care what she said!

The second that Kyle came back into the picture,

the rules changed.

I get it. I screwed up.

Big time.

Well, do you have any actual advice,

or are you just gonna sit there and chomp on your chips?

Pull back.

Pull way back.

I call it the "Do nothing approach."

Well, you seem to be an expert at that.

Looks easy. It's not.

And by the way,

says here you're supposed to be doing side sit-ups

for something called your core.