Nashville

Previously, on "nashville"...

Get on your knees.

You can see there's no motion.

Do you need anything?

I just need to be alone. Come to texas. You could.

Play some shows with us or just come along for the ride.

You're close with rayna's daughter, maddie, aren't you?

Got a song I think will be great for her.

I'm happy to pass it along.

She just doesn't think that it's quite right for her.

J said it didn't light your fire?

How could you?

Hey, maddie!

Maddie! Maddie, wake up! Wake up! Wake up!

Guess what? What?

You are nominated for an american music award!

What? Yes.

No way. You're kidding me?

Favorite song. Pop rock, that's the category.

What?! No way!

Yes way. No way!

Justin bieber won that last year, maddie!!

Who else is nominated? Katy perry!

No! Yes, and juliette barnes.

That's awesome.

My god.

This is amazing. You're back on top.

Yeah, it's great.

Juliette, it's more than that.

And less than a year ago,

You... you were never going to walk again.

Is everything okay?

Everything's great.

Stop digging for something that isn't there.

Okay, okay.

Give cadence a kiss for me and tell her I miss her,

Bye.

That's awesome about juliette.

Yeah, it is.

How are you holding up?

You going to visit the old stomping grounds?

I don't know.

It's a good three hours from austin.

I'm playing backtoback shows.

You have time. Yeah, I guess.

Just my grandma's the only person.

That still lives in aurora.

She's not exactly a renowned conversationalist.

You know, still, she's family, right?

You should go.

I'm surprised you know how to do this.

Yeah, well, you learn a lot.

When you got two teenage daughters.

I guess so.

You going to sing me that song?

No, actually, my home studio.

Currently consists of this iphone.

And I listened back and my vocals just sound.

Like scratchy and... and thin, so.

Why don't you just play it for me now then?

Now? Yeah.

Are you serious? I'm very serious.

I want to hear some music.

Come on. Okay, you know what?

I'm going to do it.

But only because it was my new year's resolution.

To never pass up an opportunity to play.

Hold on.

Okay, this is officially.

The strangest thing I've ever done.

You need to get out more.

Haha, very funny.

All right.

Grandma?

It's me.

It's gunnar.

Sorry I didn't call ahead.

I thought it might be best to surprise you.

Umph.

Grandma, I don't... i don't think you should be...

I'm passing real soon.

You have to take care of yourself.

What damn difference does it make?

Hey. Hey.

I'm in a motel in aurora.

Um, what's it like being home?

Yeah, it's kind of depressing actually.

You'd think after a couple of years.

My grandma and I'd have something to talk about.

She did raise me and my brother.

Well, maybe she just doesn't know what to say.

I mean, I imagine being old is hard.

Yeah...

Anyway, how are you doing?

I'm okay.

Is that it?

Um, well i...

I can't really explain without, like,

You know, so I'm okay.

You know what, can I call you back?

I got to get something off the stove.

Yeah. Sure.

Thank you. Bye.

Hey! You still flying high?

Hey. Yes, this is so incredible.

Just in time for ice cream!

Hey! Hi, how are you?

Good. You going on a trip?

No, I just... it got real quiet at my house.

And I thought, what better time.

To come and visit my favorite family?

Yay. We're glad you did.

Do you want to sleep in my room?

I would love that. Well, I know you two.

Are going to be up all night talking,

So why don't you go ahead and get ready.

For bed right now? Okay.

Taking the ice cream with you? Yeah.

My goodness. You okay?

Yeah, totally fine.

Just freaked out or something.

I must've slept in that house by myself about a 1,000 times.

And then all of a sudden, I felt real vulnerable in it.

Yeah. Well, first off, here's some ice cream.

Second of all, I think you need to cut yourself a break.

You've been through a whole lot recently, all right.

You had a gun pulled on you, darling.

As if that wasn't enough.

This is embarrassing, that's all.

I mean, I'm... i've been on this planet,

What, almost three decades?

I need to be able to exist here, by myself, and be just fine.

And apparently I can't do that, so.

Well, maybe you should try taking a selfdefense class.

This girl at the studio has been raving.

About this course she took.

She says she used to be afraid to, like,

Jog around her park after dark.

And now she's like got this whole new outlook on it.

Wow.

Look at you with the wisdom.

I don't know.

Seems like something all women should do.

This whole media narrative about you and maddie.

Being in the middle of some sort of catfight isn't going away.

And the nomination's only adding fuel to the fire.

Cream? Please.

In the interest to putting this thing to bed.

Before people start, you know,

Picking sides and making tshirts,

I'd be happy to help facilitate a conversation.

Between the two of you.

And we can bring in deacon to act as kind of a third...

No, I do not need help talking to maddie.

I've known the girl since she was a tater tot.

Yeah, I... well, look, sometimes...

With a miscommunication as delicate as this...

Glenn, I stole her song.

You know it. I know it. Let's just call a spade a spade.

Wait a minute. Wait a minute.

Maddie already had a hit song about a tidal wave.

For all we know, she'd have passed.

On a song about waters rising.

I mean, how much water can a person sing about?

I just made nice on twitter.

Maddie's a big girl now.

We don't need couples counseling to get through this.

It's going to be fine.

Gunnar scott.

Get out! Is that you?

Kelly walker.

And you even remember me.

What are you doing here?

I'm just, just visiting some family.

What about you?

Well, if you can believe it, I live here.

Really?

Yeah, I moved back from dallas about a year ago.

But what about you though?

I mean, you're legit famous now.

I don't know about that.

Come on. I mean, in this town,

You might as well be tim mcgraw.

Yeah, I never really felt that way growing up.

Well, that's because everyone was too busy.

Watching a bunch of meatheads pulverize each other.

On the football field.

If I remember correctly,

Weren't you dating one of those meatheads?

Yeah. Yep, the meatiest of them all.

The choices we make, right?

You know I... I kept up with you.

Almost drove to austin one time.

When I heard you were playing there.

Almost?

Yeah, well, stuff came up.

It's a long story.

Um, but anyways,

How long you in town for?

Well, to be honest, I was... I was just leaving.