Tell Me a Story

You weren't there this morning.

I was up late.

Get over here.

Were you writing?

Ah, stop.

I got two chapters done.

That's what I like to hear.

Mm-hmm.

Hey. Mm-hmm.

Can you make it to Ashley's party tonight?

Ugh, I can't.

I have to be at the lake.

I have a deadline. Mm. Okay.

Do you have court today?

Nope.

Two briefings and a deposition. Ooh.

So that means we have time to go back to your place then.

Mm.

Mm. Mm.

Hang on, hang on.

This is Maddie.

Jackson?

I can't hear you. What?

Pruitt.

I really appreciate it.

No worries.

We didn't bother with the charges.

Marty, I owe you big.

Ah, I may have to hit you up for tickets one day.

My little girls, they love your sister.

Done.

You've gone above and beyond and I cannot thank you enough.

And I know that Jackson thanks you, too.

I understand. We all got

that one family member.Yeah.

Did you hurt anyone?

No. I pretty much got the short end

of the night.

I'm out of favors, Jackson.

Next time you go honky-tonkin',

try Kentucky.

Welcome, everybody, to the Ashley Rose album debut,

coming to you live tonight!

Hi.Nice to meet you, too.

Hey.

Jackson.

Where you been?

What is Terry doing here?

Uh, have you talked to your mom?

No.

You should talk to your mom.

What's going on?

Why is Terry here?

He's playing lead guitar.

I'm here now.

Yeah, I can see that.

But you're two rehearsals and a sound check too late.

You can't fire me.

It's not your call.

Actually, it is.

Does Ashley know?

She understands what tough love is.

And until you get your shit together,

Terry's playing lead guitar.

What am I supposed to do?

Mm. There's an open bar; I'm sure you'll figure it out.

Hi. Thank you.

Can I get you, uh, another drink?

Uh, not for me. Um, one second.

You look amazing.

Maddie!

I'm freaking out. I'm on overload.

Well, you look fucking awesome.

Mom fired Jackson.

Well, we knew that was coming.

I want to fire her.

She didn't even ask me first, she just did it.

Are you serious?

I can't take any more of her controlling,

bulldozing crap.

I'm 25 fucking years old.

When is it gonna stop?

You're her child.

She'll always see you as that.Yeah.

Then she shouldn't be my manager.

Ash,

we need to go.

I love you. I love you.

I'll see you later. Bye.Go, go, go.

So here we are,

celebrating the first single

from the upcoming debut album, Thorns,

from Ashley Rose.

So, tell us, what's going through

your mind right now?

Um, just how incredibly grateful I am.

Tell the audience how this big night came to be.

How did you get here?

Well, I grew up singing anywhere I could.

At the church choir, fairs, rodeo.

And then YouTube.

It snowballed after that.Yeah.

At lightning speed. You're unstoppable.

Stop.

You're gonna curse me.

Here's Ashley Rose performing the first single

from her debut album.

We love you, Ashley!

Ashley, I love you!

Ashley!

Hi.

Miss Rose, we have your car waiting.

Thank you.Can I get my car?

See you at home.

Bye.

Ashley!

Let go of me!

Help me. Please help me!

Help me!

No!

In entertainment news,

country star Ashley Rose will be released today

from Central Nashville Medical Hospital,

where she's been recovering from injuries sustained

in a car bombing three months ago.

No arrests have been made

and the investigation is ongoing.

Reporter Charlotte Davis is live outside the hospital

with more on this story. Charlotte?

Fans have been gathering for hours,

in hopes to see Ashley Rose as she's released today.

Fans and family both frustrated with local police,

but Ashley's mother recently released a statement

that the family still trusts

that local law enforcement

will find the culprit and bring him to justice.

Other artists are stepping in

to show their support by way of social media...

Why didn't you just knock?

I didn't want to interrupt...

in case you had lady company.

"Lady company."

Yeah.

It's when a man spends time with a woman.

You should try it.

Maybe I'll get some grandkids before I'm 80.

Don't hold your breath, old man.

Good.

Doing your homework.

It's on every channel, I can't escape it.

With the perp still at large...

I think what you meant to say was, "Thanks, Dad,

"for getting me this job...

while I'm unemployed."

Administrative leave.

You did the right thing.

As soon as Nashville PD finishes their report,

they'll see it that way, too.

You'll be reinstated, don't you worry.

Let's go.

Morning.

Oh...Here you go.

Thank you.

Ah, did you sleep any?

Some. Not really.

Did you call Dr. Amed?

You're gonna be late for court.

You said you'd call. You need pills.

I have pills. They don't work.

They just fuck up my head

and make me buy things off of Amazon.

What time is Ashley being released?

Late morning.

I'm gonna head over there before work.

Did you want to come?No, I can't.

I got to write. I'm four weeks behind on my deadline.

It's a waste of time.

You're marrying a crazy writer.

Remember? Yeah.

Jesus.

Where are you going so fancy?

I got somewhere to be.

I think Dane knows.

Who's Dane?

My husband.

Oh.

What makes you think he knows?

I can sense it.

And he asked me who I was fucking.

Maybe you should stop coming over.

Really?

That's your response? What do you want me to say?

Something else.

You shouldn't be cheating.

It's wrong.

Because flights are too expensive right now,

and I just can't get the time off work.