Nashville

- Previously on "Nashville"... - That's Autumn Chase.

Rayna heard she was looking for a opening act.

What do you mean, she picked us?

Well, she came to see Layla.

I keep thinking I shouldn't have broken up with him.

Maybe something's wrong.

Putting your feelings down on paper makes it easier.

I'm sure everybody's heard about Vita's disappearance.

The police are on it.

I want justice for all of them.

I'm gonna do something.

What would you think about coming out of retirement

and going on the road with me?

I'd like you to come back to Wheelin' Dealin' Records.

I apologize.

I shouldn't have signed on to do this movie.

I need to be with my daughter right now.

Do you see all those trucks out there?

She must have like 20 semis.

Yeah, Autumn doesn't do out-and-back tours.

Everything goes with her.

- You okay? - Mm.

Yeah, she's just nervous about re-meeting Autumn Chase.

How many words did you say to her the other night? Seven?

10. And shut up.

You'd freak out if you met James Taylor.

Yeah, that's 'cause he's James Taylor.

Exactly. She's Autumn Chase.

Right, not James Taylor.

So, we got to fix that.

Oh, hey!

- Yay! You guys are here! - Hi.

Everybody, allow me to introduce The Exes,

otherwise known as Scarlett O'Connor

- and Gunnar Scott. - Hey.

- Hey. - Hi.

Welcome to my tour!

- Thank you. - Hey.

- Hey. Good to see you. - You too.

Y'all are gonna love these two as much as I do.

There is a lot of talent right here.

Thank you.

You guys grab a seat. We're doing this weekly tour meeting,

which you should absolutely be a part of.

- That is what I love about her. - Yeah, so, as I was saying...

Well, she is... certainly charming.

I'll give her that.

She's really amazing.

I want to be up on that stage

within 15 minutes of The Exes' bow.

Got that? 15 minutes... That's the goal.

Um, one more thing.

Danny, how long have you been with me now?

Six weeks.

That's long enough for you to figure out

where you need to be during my set,

but every time I turn around to get a guitar,

you're not there.

Grab your gear.

We're gonna get you a flight back to Nashville, okay?

I'm sorry, dude.

All right, thanks, everybody. See you later.

- See ya. - Bye.

Yeah, she's, uh... amazing, all right.

How do you feel about the headlines?

Well, the studio's suing me.

But it's the best decision I could have made.

I get to see Cadence now whenever I want.

That's what matters.

How are things between you and Avery?

They're good. They're all right.

When we talk, we don't talk for very long,

and we only talk about Cadence.

Um... guess that's the most you can expect from an ex.

Sounds like you're in a good place.

What's got you so antsy?

I miss working.

I miss... not the movie or anything like that,

but being onstage and performing and recording.

What would it take to get back to it?

Where would you start?

I have no idea.

My old manager, Glenn,

he handled all the strategies and that kind of stuff.

So why not go see him?

You had your meeting with that charity yesterday?

- Oh, yeah, FosterMore. - How'd it go?

So great.

They are doing amazing work for these at-risk kids.

Here in Nashville, all over the place.

Yeah? What'd you promise them?

Well, let's see.

Um... Brad Paisley fell out of a fundraiser

they got coming up.

I said I would take his place.

And then I was thinking... let's do a big show, you know?

I could put a concert together with a bunch of friends,

raise a whole bunch of money.

It's not gonna help Vita, unfortunately,

but it'll help a lot of kids.

Well, let me know if there's anything I can do.

- Well, thank you. - You got it.

- Hi, honey. - Hi.

I hear you got a day off school today.

What are you gonna do with it?

Me and Cash are just gonna write. Nothing really exciting.

How you doing today... with the breakup and everything?

I'm doing fine, honestly.

I mean, it sucked, but at the end of the day,

Colt just wasn't my guy, you know?

Sounds like you've thought it through.

Yeah. Cash helped.

We wrote about it.

Yeah, it's a good way to process it all.

Mm-hmm.

What?

You're growing up.

Yeah.

Going in today to talk about the launch plan.

I'm still kind of amazed it all happened.

Yeah. Everything sounds perfect for you.

I'm sorry. I-I didn't... mean it like that.

I'm just frustrated.

Avery has no time for me now that Juliette's back in town,

so I feel like my album's at a standstill.

Are they, like, hanging out again or something?

They're hardly talking, actually.

Not everybody has a great relationship with their ex.

Well, Scarlett and Gunnar do.

I was literally all set to go on tour with Autumn,

and they just swooped in.

They didn't exactly swoop.

Look, I still feel like I got screwed.

I mean, Glenn and Highway 65 aren't doing anything for me.

I just... I don't get it.

Jeff always got things done.

Well, Jeff wasn't exactly... ethical.

He did whatever it took to win, but Glenn's not like that.

Yeah, he's not.

Which is a good thing.

Because it's aboveboard and honest, right?

Of course.

How you been doing?

Good. Real good.

Can I get you something?

- No, I'm... I'm fine. - All right.

Look, I just, um...

I just wanted to thank you for what you did for my dad.

Nothing he wouldn't have done for me.

Thank you for everything you're doing for Maddie.

Oh, she is one talented girl.

And I just want to make sure

that she reaches her full potential.

Well, we're on the same page there.

She's waiting for you.

Hey.

Talia said that Colt joined the Army.

And he didn't call and tell you?

No.

Wow. I'd be pretty mad about that.

I'm more jealous than anything.

I mean, not the fact that he joined the Army,

but just that he can make his own choices in life.

Look, feeling trapped sucks.

But maybe it'll make good fodder for a song.

What is the point of writing any

if no one will ever hear them outside of this room?

Look, I thought the same way when I was your age.

I wanted to get in front of people so badly

that I actually snuck out and played cafés.

Wait.

What if I do that, too?

Oh, no, Maddie. I didn't tell you that to encourage you.

I mean, what would your parents do?

No, they don't have to find out.

If I don't get out on a stage with my own music soon...

Cash, it is killing me.

Please.

These are the quarterly numbers

for us to go over with the accountants.

Really?

Yes, we are in the black. Yay.

But we're gonna have to move some funds around

to cover payroll and pension contributions.

What?

Well, you know all this spreadsheets and whatnot...

not exactly my favorite part of the process.

Well, I hear you, but they are giving you

a pretty great second chapter.

Or, at least, so says Businessweek .

Hits newsstands today.

You have officially arrived, Madame CEO.

I-I feel like that makes it sound like...

there was some first chapter that's over.

Well, I thought last week you liked it better than

the "Rayna Jaymes: Musician to Mogul" thing.

Well, yeah, it's better than that, but...

But what?

Nothing.

What else we got going on?