Nashville

- Previously on "Nashville"... - I'm gay.

I'm gonna have to drop you from the label.

Is this you we're listening to?

- Did it all independently. - Really?

Let's hear it for the owner of The Beverly,

Mr. Deacon Claybourne!

Okay. I agree to supervised visits.

We are trying to help her,

so why on Earth would she steal from us?

I needed the money.

She pays to park her car in the lot.

What happened?

Reports of an altercation. That's all I know.

Almost done.

You're so good.

There you go. Mama got you all clean.

All clean.

Yeah.

Aww. Sweet girl.

Good job.

Okeydoke.

Mm!

Ohh.

Okay.

Mama's got to say goodbye.

But I'll see you soon.

- Thanks, Em. - Of course.

Appreciate it.

- Okay. - Say, "Bye, Mama." Bye.

Bye-bye!

Sad to see her go.

But other than that, I feel really good.

Really good.

Different, but in a good way.

I'm glad to hear that.

Me too.

By now, I'm sure everybody's heard

about Vita's disappearance.

It's, uh, unfortunate

how everything played out for her here,

but the police are on it.

Right now all we can do is just hope and pray that she's okay.

On a brighter note...

as you have seen,

that Riff Bell show put this place on the map quick.

Seems like everybody wants to play here now,

which means this place is gonna be packed again,

so I want to make sure everybody's...

Hold on one second, guys.

- Hey. - Hey.

What are you doing here?

I just came to grab my dad's sport coat.

I thought I saw it in his office.

Oh, all right. Everything all right?

'Cause, uh, he didn't show for the staff meeting.

Oh. He said he was taking the morning off.

It's his 15-year anniversary for being sober today.

That's a big milestone, yeah.

You know, 15 years ago, I got my dad back.

Well, I got to run.

I'm going to be giving him a cake at the West-End meeting.

That is very sweet.

You know, I'm surprised he didn't tell me about this.

I'm sure it just slipped his mind.

Hey. It's Vita. You know what to do.

Hey, Vita. It's Rayna... again.

Um... please call me.

Let me know you're okay. Just reach out to me.

All right. Bye.

Ray, you have to stop.

What happened is not your fault.

There was nothing you could have done.

I just... I wish I could have helped her somehow.

And that detective does not return my phone calls.

Well, right now, we just need to let them do their jobs.

- Are they doing their jobs? - I don't know, Ray,

but we need to be doing ours.

This is a big day. We got to get our heads in the game.

so we're covered for country radio.

Great. Did we hear from Lady A?

'Cause it'd be so great to tell these guys this afternoon

I spoke to their people this morning.

They want to go with someone better known.

- Well... - Yeah.

...it was worth a shot.

And I talked to Autumn Chase, and I said,

"Hey, come on by this afternoon if you want to."

Layla would be a great fit for Autumn.

- Wouldn't she, though? - Yeah.

Look, I really believe if we can get this album on the radio,

we will change people's perception of Layla Grant.

I swear I'm not usually this much of a basket case.

I just only have three songs to impress these people.

I just wanted to make sure I got the right mix.

You don't have to worry. You're gonna blow them away.

Oh. Sorry. I didn't realize anyone was back here.

That's all right. We're all done.

Avery was just vetting my set list for my showcase today.

Oh, yeah, I heard about that.

- Yeah. Knock 'em dead. - Thanks.

Have they scheduled The Exes' showcase yet?

but, uh, Bucky's got us playing a few shows here and there

to tighten things up.

We're playing The Bluebird tonight, if you want to come.

- Will's gonna be there. - Really?

- Yeah. - What about you?

Yeah, me too.

Okay. Well, if everyone's going, sure. I'd love to.

- Awesome. - Cool.

I guess I'll see you tonight, then.

All right.

Layla, good luck today.

Thanks.

Thank you, all. Thanks.

It's been a while since I've been the subject of applause.

and... this is nice.

Anyway, I don't want to go on about it.

I'll just tell you how grateful I am to be here

and to have my daughter by my side.

- Hey! - Hey.

Long time, Will.

Oh, no, I'm happy to. Happy to.

So, uh, what can I do for you? Have a seat.

as an independent artist.

You know what... that's as viable

as any other platform these days.

It's come a long way

from selling CDs from your trunk.

So, I was wondering if, um... if you might consider...

so I could release them myself.

You know what? I'm sorry, Will. I got to take this.

You mind stepping out for a second?

Yeah. Sure.

Sorry. I won't be a minute.

Hey, Dad.

How you doing? Nice to hear your voice.

Yeah. Listen, I need something from you.

I need you to sign a parental-consent waiver.

I'm joining the Army.

Home, sweet home.

Hello?

Hello... Patrick.

You lurking outside of my house?

You called to say that you were coming home.

I just... I wanted to welcome you back.

Everything okay here, boss?

Yeah, It's fine. Thank you.

Look, I hired you to help spin my absence in the press,

and now that I'm back and everything's fine,

I don't need your help anymore.

Yeah, I'm not so sure.

See, while you were gone, I was fielding offers

for your follow-up to "Shenandoah Girl."

And I told you to tell everybody that I wasn't working.

And I did, but it's true what they say...

the most powerful word in the entertainment industry

is "No."

Spielberg's new film... There's a great cameo.

Scarlett Johansson just fell out, and now he wants you.

No!

What?

$1 million for two weeks of work.

It starts shooting in Prague day after tomorrow.

That's incredible.

No. No. No.

- I can't do it. - What?

It sounds great.

I need to focus on getting back into my regular life.

This is your regular life.

You're Juliette Barnes.

Nashville - 04x14 - What I Cannot Change

- Hey. - Hey!

Congratulations.

I had no idea you were getting this cake till Cash told me.

You're an inspiration to everyone here... me most of all.

You talked me off some ledges, man.

Just doing what a sponsor does.

Well, listen, why don't you two let me take you out?

We can celebrate a little bit.

Yeah. That'd be awesome.

I mean, we don't have any plans.

Actually, I was planning to surprise Cash

with a father/daughter lunch.

- Oh. - Ohh!

Well, yeah.

All right. Y'all have fun.

Bye.

How is it?

It's amazing.

Oh, my God. This script.

It's Steven Spielberg. It's a dream role.

But...?

I wasn't even considering going back to work,

let alone acting.

So you're gonna pass?

I don't know.

You know Avery only lets me see her three hours a week,

so it's not like I get to see her very often.

If I knew I could spend more time with her,

it'd be a no-brainer.