Nashville

Previously on "Nashville"...

Evening, Mr. Mayor.

Peggy?!

We hear you're to blame for the Wentworth separation.

- Back up! - How's it feel to be a home wrecker?

All I want is to be a person who gets to say "I love you."

Scarlett.

You can't take this personally.

My ex is sleeping with my best friend, and I can't take this personally?

- What's this? - Market research.

- The album's not gonna sell. - I'm buying myself out of Edgehill.

How's it going with Layla? Just great.

Yeah.

- Yeah, that'll work. - Hey.

I didn't expect to see you here.

Glenn said you were, uh, adding our song to your set,

invited me to hear you rehearse it. Sounds beautiful.

Thank you.

That was nice of him. I'd better get back to it.

Is he gonna cry?

I think he's... he's trying really hard not to.

My wife, as you all know, was...

Shot and killed by a man who clearly targeted me.

That man, Donald Stoffel, was found early this morning

by Nashville P.D., dead of an apparent suicide in his home.

Does that mean this is all over? No one's trying to hurt dad anymore?

Yeah. That's exactly what it means.

...Harbored ill will toward my administration,

and, in fact, blamed me for his chronic unemployment.

Because of this man's delusion...

The woman I loved is... Gone.

I'm grateful for the help of the Police Department...

- What can we see dad again? - Soon.

He said the only thing that helps him right now is having y'all around.

I'll see you guys later.

Hey, you still here?

Yeah, the song wasn't the only reason I came by.

Just wanted to check in. Left a couple messages and...

Yeah. Uh, sorry. I've just been swamped.

Figured you were, too.

Oh, yeah. You know, those dirty glasses at the Bluebird come in fast and furious.

You're late, and where's my nonfat latte, Emily?

It's good to see you, too.

Mmm!

Well, I'm glad your aunt's okay, if for no other reason than I get you back.

- Uh, I'll catch you later. All right? - Yeah.

So you up to speed on everything?

Think so. The new head of Edgehill's an ass.

You have a 19-year-old twit opening up for you,

and, um, oh, everybody thinks you broke up the world's most beloved couple.

Yep, welcome back to my life.

And you told Will that we were doing this today?

Left voice messages, though he never confirmed.

Just assumed he'd show or... you guys'd come together.

Yeah. Me, too.

But the last time we talked was at the festival.

- You never saw him after your show? - No.

- Talk to his roommate at all? - No, I haven't really met his roommate.

We're dating, but, um, it's not like I know Will that well.

D.J.'s ready. Looks like you'll have to talk for both of you.

- Yep. - I'll keep looking.

So this new material of yours... it's solid.

That's one step above "interesting," but, you know, two below you liked 'em.

It's not about like. It's about fit.

You're Deacon Claybourne. You've got a story.

These songs? I hate to say it, but they just skim the surface.

So they're solidly superficial songs.

Look, I want you to tap into the magic you had when you wrote with Rayna.

My partners are gonna be back next week, just for a couple of days.

You think that you can dig deep, come up with some gold by then?

You bet.

- I know you're in the zone, but... - Buh-buh-buh-buh.

- Seriously? - I've just gotta get this verse down.

Mr. Man wrote a Luke Wheeler/ Rayna Jaymes song,

does not mean he's above answering the door. (Doorknob rattles)

Can you not bust my balls, please?

Hey. My name's Brent. Uh, I work for Jeff Fordham.

Oh, come in.

Thanks.

Brent. Hey.

You come for, uh, another one of my songs?

No. I'm actually looking for Will.

Well, he's... he's not here.

- Any idea where he might be? - Something wrong?

Uh, he had a radio interview

with Layla and Watty White today and just never showed up.

- That doesn't sound like him. - No.

The tour's been on break, and no one's heard from him since the festival.

Has he been home at all?

We don't really cross paths much anymore, so...

So he wouldn't have told you where he was headed or...

Um, what's going on with him?

Probably not. (Chuckles) No.

Is this like a "Call the cops" kind of situation?

Maybe I'm just overreacting.

Probably just needed to clear his head.

But if you guys hear from him, uh, tell him to return my calls

and that the tour's back on in two days,

and if he's not there, then... he'll get dropped.

- Yeah. Yeah, sure. - Thanks.

- Hey! - Hey!

(Sighs)

- I'm so sorry I couldn't pick you up. - Oh, no. Mnh-mnh.

Glenn had me over at sound check

to hear Juliette rehearse the song we wrote together.

- Well, how's it sound? - Honestly?

It sounded pretty great.

Is that why Juliette came by, like, 2:00 A.M. the other week?

What?

Well, just to tell you that she was gonna do your song?

Uh...

I guess. Who knows why stars do what they do?

I mean, she could have called or something.

It's my publisher. Sorry. Hello?

Yeah. I'm sitting down.

What? S-sorry.

What?

Yeah. Just...

Let me know, please, as soon as you can.

Thank you.

Kelly Clarkson wants to record "Fade into You."

- Are you serious? That's... - (Laughs) That's awesome.

She... she wants to meet up, like, really soon.

- With you? - Yeah.

And Gunnar.

Right. Yep.

Cross that bridge when we come to it. Oh, my God!

Kelly Clarkson wants to record my song!

I'm just glad you were there that night to take the girls home. Oh, my gosh.

So how long are you gonna stay there?

Oh, my goodness. All right, well,

don't let the seaweed wraps turn you green or whatever.

All right, honey. Love you. Bye.

Tandy is at a spa.

Oh.

- (Sighs) You okay? - Yeah.

- Yeah. - Okay.

What's going on? Are they... how are they doing?

Oh, it's fantastic. And we've almost got the web site up, and...

The Highway 65 train has officially left the station.

This just got posted... front page news.

Well, if it hits the trades, it must be at least half-true.

Of course, Edgehill put out a blurb,

and they spun it like they were getting rid of you.

Nobody's gonna believe that, especially after the record comes out.

So I'm gonna go over and meet with Liam this afternoon

so we can start sequencing the album,

and then all we have to do is figure out a release date

and what single we're gonna use.

Probably should get some market research done,

see which track has the potential to pop.

- Jeff gave me his market research. - Wait. Jeff gave it to you?

I mean, it's probably just the same crap they used for my last album.

You saw how well that turned out.

Mm-hmm.

I will be damned if I'm gonna let Highway 65 use the Edgehill model.

Yeah, I don't know.

Oh, lovely. There they are...

The kooks who protest everything under the sun.

I thought the Wentworth scandal was over.

Apparently, they didn't get the memo.

You're a disgrace!

Do you want me to call security?

It's all right. They're just exercising their First Amendment rights.

And here's mine.

Burn in hell!

Season 2, Episode 11 "I'll Keep Climbing"

- Oh, crap. - What?

He left his hat on the bed,

which ans he was not thinking straight when he left.

How so?

Everybody knows it's bad luck to leave a hat on the bed.

We should check his search history.

Uh, you know what? Maybe... maybe I should do that.

Could be some... Some guy stuff on there you wouldn't wanna see.