Speaker 1: Aging doctor Bellavo to the nursing station.
Speaker 2: JJ, why are you here?
Speaker 3: I've been here all night? Is mean? Okay? The nurses
won't say anything. She won't let me in. Somebody needs
to tell me something.
Speaker 2: She's fine, she's being checked out now.
Speaker 3: Well, deacon, where have you been?
Speaker 2: Go home? JJ?
Speaker 4: I was wondering when you were going to think me
ker what I'm the one who brought GEO back to Montecito.
Speaker 3: Oh, I see.
Speaker 2: Are you trying to get a rise out of me? H?
Speaker 3: Why would I want to do that?
Speaker 5: JJ?
Speaker 6: Whatever you're attempting to do had an adverse effect. Gille
and I reconnected. My first development project was deemed a
success by the industry.
Speaker 2: It was a great night. Now, if you'll excuse me.
Speaker 3: How is business going for you?
Speaker 2: How you should know? You were at the opening Galla
last night uninvited?
Speaker 6: But I digress. I've got a slew of proposals in
the works. Like I said, it was a great night.
Speaker 4: One of those wouldn't just happen to be redeveloping the
Santa Barbara Wharf?
Speaker 3: Would it?
Speaker 2: Is Reegalton Worldwide submitting for that?
Speaker 4: You really think we wouldn't put our heat in we're
the big dog, Deacon.
Speaker 3: A little advice.
Speaker 4: You need more than just one development property in your
portfolio to compete with us.
Speaker 2: Buddy, Let bravery be thy choice, but not bravado. Menander.
Speaker 6: I have to admit I'm surprised you're simping for Mina,
and I thought you were just sleeping with my wife.
Speaker 2: Now I have to find her room. You may not be.
Speaker 6: Related to Mena, but for all intents and purposes, I
unfortunately am this is Mata Sitar.
Speaker 7: Missus Granville doesn't show any signs of concussion. She hasn't
sustained any other injuries from being tased. She'll be just fine.
Speaker 2: You're sure she looks like she scraped her knees pretty badly.
Speaker 7: Rest assured, mister Granville, your wife will recover. I wouldn't worry, darling.
Speaker 5: Listen to doctor Carreary. She knows what she's doing.
Speaker 7: Mina is in good hands.
Speaker 3: Thank you. Doctor.
Speaker 7: Pardon me, I've got to run Mina. Once I have
your blood work, i'll discharge you. You're el set. Just
sit tight.
Speaker 5: Do you think someone can arrange a wheelchair for me
to get to the car.
Speaker 7: You should be good to go, but I'll make a
note for the nurse.
Speaker 6: All right, what actually happened? You're in the hospital with
bandages on your knees.
Speaker 5: It doesn't involve you.
Speaker 2: Please indulge me.
Speaker 6: I'm here. How did you get hit with a taser?
Speaker 5: I try to talk to JJ and he locked me
outside of his house before I even realized it. I
got tased. That must make you happy, right. Let me
guess you're thinking something along the lines of serves her, right,
aren't you.
Speaker 6: Ah, it's too early for this. I know what you're
trying to do. I played my part. You can wiel
yourself home. I let our son know what happened. You're fine,
I'm leaving.
Speaker 2: No, you're not.
Speaker 5: We have to leave together.
Speaker 6: You may have no respect for our marriage unless it's
convenient for you, but I am not going to stay here.
Speaker 2: Find your own damn way home or I don't know.
Call JJ Roman.
Speaker 5: There he is. There is my loving husband.
Speaker 6: For someone who claims to care so much about her
public image, you should be more subtle. I don't expect
you to respect me, but people are going to catch
on that you're screwing around with JJ Rowman.
Speaker 5: Oh really, so you're about to tell me that you
didn't sleep with Giovanni Carreri last night.
Speaker 2: I didn't admit to anything.
Speaker 5: You didn't have to.
Speaker 6: You're wasting your time with JJ. You know he's an
industry joke.
Speaker 5: I'm not laughing when he's pinning me down on the
conference table.
Speaker 6: We should end thats charade.
Speaker 5: Seriously right now. You choose this opportunity when I'm in
the hospital after being brutally attacked. I could have died, deacon.
Speaker 2: And yet here you are. I need to go.
Speaker 6: Just leave Geo out of this, you hypocrite. After last night,
it's a new day. I have new perspective.
Speaker 2: This conversation.
Speaker 5: It is an over You're wasting your breath. You opened
a mediocre hotel off the freeway, and now you think
you're all brand new. We both have our side pieces
were even You're not going anywhere.
Speaker 3: Morning Beth and Egina.
Speaker 8: Good morning JJ. I haven't seen Dolores yet. I hope
she isn't sick.
Speaker 3: Oh yeah, Delora's quit.
Speaker 8: What she's been our house manager since we were teenagers.
Speaker 4: What happened, Well, she and Mina got into it, and
I guess somewhere along the line there was a final straw.
Speaker 8: What did Mina do? Did she offend her. What happened?
Speaker 3: They just didn't click.
Speaker 8: You should have stepped in. Dolores was vital to how
this house was run. We need her. I don't know Mina,
but she had absolutely no business bossing her around.
Speaker 3: Okay, just stop.
Speaker 4: Okay, you've barely been back for twelve hours and you're
already creating an argument.
Speaker 3: Some thing's never change.
Speaker 8: I'm not an argument, but JJ come on, you shouldn't
allow Mina to behave that way towards the staff.
Speaker 3: Of course, yeah, of course it's my fault. You win.
Speaker 8: I'm not trying to win anything. We haven't spoken in
a few months, and quite frankly, there's a lot of
business that needs to be attended to.
Speaker 4: I just spent the night on a waiting room folding
chair because you tas Mina instead of asking her why
she was trying to enter my wing of the house.
Speaker 3: I have a splitting headache, Jesus, Can I just have
a cup of coffee? First?
Speaker 8: We need to talk about your drinking.
Speaker 4: Oh my god, Betany, Gina, are you serious?
Speaker 8: As your sister? I come in peace, However, as Regleton's coo,
I'm not happy about this.
Speaker 3: Here you go again.
Speaker 8: Let me ask you this, how have you been handling
the European clean energy projects I secured earlier this year.
Speaker 3: What does that have to do with any just answer.
Speaker 4: I am working on repairing overseas relations.
Speaker 3: It's just a work in.
Speaker 8: Progress, a work in progress. Over the past few months,
all I've seen and heard is how you're off the wagon.
You've been nicknamed the frat boy CEO in the press.
Speaker 3: I know what they're saying. It's clickbait. I'm not bothered
by it.
Speaker 8: This isn't only about you. We own the company equally,
but your addiction is interfering with the financial well being
and the legacy of this company.
Speaker 4: I am not addicted to anything, JJ.
Speaker 8: This has been a problem since you were in middle school.
Speaker 4: Okay, fine, I admit I drink. I could cut back,
but it's just not a good time right now.
Speaker 8: You need to be sober.
Speaker 3: There is so.
Speaker 4: Much pressure on me to run this business right, the legacy,
the board, the response abilities. You can you just get
off my back.
Speaker 8: I'm just looking out for you. This is affecting business,
and the other board members have strongly encouraged an emergency meeting.
They want to engage your suitability as CEO.
Speaker 4: Ah, you are unbelievable. It's clear what you're actually concerned about.
Speaker 8: What's that supposed to meet.
Speaker 4: It's obvious you're more concerned about the board than about me.
Speaker 3: That's what you're all about.
Speaker 4: You don't care about me or my sobriety. You care
about the press and that these board members give their
approval and applaud you in the process.
Speaker 8: I am your big sister, and I am concerned.
Speaker 4: Then why don't you start acting like it? Where have
you been all these months? You want to lecture me
about my responsibility and behavior when it's your behavior that's
set an innocent woman to the hospital last night.
Speaker 3: You have some nerve. This is why I don't bother
with you. I'll see you at the board meeting.
Speaker 5: Good morning, father. I'm never adjusted to seeing you on
that machine. You're still the strongest man I know, So
keep fighting. I thought i'd dropped by since I'm in
the neighborhood. Remember Bethany Gina Roman Quinn. She put me
in here. I had the displeasure of meeting her last
night and she made a huge mistake. Oh that's right.
The opening gala for Deacon's Hotel was last night. You
should have seen me. I owned the night. I captivated
everyone in that room, well most of them. Helena Granville Belasco,
among others, still doesn't respect me and proves to be
a thorn in my side. She has failed at being
a mother and a wife. Deacon screwed up, and Bradley
grins and bears it, but deep down he can't stomach her.
I don't get it. I wear the right clothes and accessories,
I drive the right car, I have the right address,
and I married into the right family. But it's never enough.
They look down on me for exceeding the expectations they
set for themselves. What a bunch of hypocrites. I've carried
on too much, haven't I? All these years of seeing
you in your coma, and I still expect that you'll
open your eyes and slap some senses to me. I'm
going to force them to stand up and notice. I
wish you could watch me. I'm going to make you
so proud. Deacon was right about one thing. Last night
brought a new perspective, and now'm motivated now more than ever.
It's time I kicked this into high gear.
Speaker 2: Message diego.
Speaker 6: Hi, son, I'm texting about your mom. She had a
small accident last night. I just came from village hospital
and the doctor said she's okay. So the opening gallop
of the hotel was last night as well. I'll text
you some pictures later. I wish you could have been there.
I hope everything is going well at school. I miss
you son, period.
Speaker 2: Sant the diego.
Speaker 8: I hope I'm not too late. I don't know if
you remember, given everything that happened, but I'm Bethany Gina
JJ's sister. They said I could find you in this room.
Speaker 5: I've been discharged.
Speaker 8: Oh mina, that's great to hear. Let's get these flowers
to the manor.
Speaker 5: Is my wheelchair in the hallway?
Speaker 8: I didn't see one.
Speaker 5: The doctor told me I needed one.
Speaker 8: Oh no, I'm so sorry to hear that. I can
ask a nurse forget it.
Speaker 5: In case you needed a reminder, I was rushed here
last night in an ambulance and it's been a very
long night test blood work, fluorescent lighting, so I can't
get out of here fast enough.
Speaker 8: Did you want me to call a car for you,
or better yet, just write with me. I can take
you back to the manor No, and you can keep
the flowers I mean, I'm very sorry about what happened
last night. It was a simple misunderstanding.
Speaker 5: You mean when you charged at me with the taser
from behind.
Speaker 8: And I apologize for that, not to excuse myself. And
maybe you haven't heard, but there's been a string of
burglaries in the Foothills and the Golden Quadrangle.
Speaker 5: Oh oh, I've heard. I actually live here, unlike you
and whatever rock you've been hiding under all these months.
Speaker 8: I'm sure you understand that I'm very protective of my
house as you would be with yours.
Speaker 5: Do you know what the doctor said this morning. I'm
being discharged now, but I'll need to come back. After
falling and smashing my head on your property, it's not good.
I may have suffered brain or skull damage all because
of your negligent handling of a taser gun. Your little
sneak attack could have given me in a right hartbeat
or even cardiac arrest. They had to pull darts out
of my back.
Speaker 8: Look, I don't want any bad blood between us. Please
hear me out.
Speaker 5: I'm not done. My husband, Deacon is worried, sick. He
couldn't even handle being here. After talking to the doctors,
yet you have the nerve to walk in here with
the big goofy smile on your face and an obnoxious,
meaningless bouquet of flowers. It is absolutely insulty.
Speaker 8: I was defending my property. I'm trying to clear the
air and assure you that it wasn't Personalugh. Look, I'll
be straight with you. JJ is important to both of us.
I would like to put this behind us and move
forward so that we can both help him. He's not
in a good place right now, and he seems to
have taken a liking to you, so I'm hoping we
can come together to help him. Extending an olive branch.
Speaker 5: What do you say, I'm lucky you had a taser
not a shotgun.
Speaker 8: I'm sorry, but JJ needs help, and.
Speaker 5: I'm just pointing out how I could have died at
your hands, and you have the audacity to stand here
and push your agenda on me. That's not don't even
try to deny it. You put me in this hospital,
then attempt a pathetic excuse of an apology, and then
propose that I help you puppet your brother, as if
I need your help to do that. What's that supposed
to mean? That I have JJ's ear. I don't need you,
and neither does he. I don't owe you a thing,
and I think you know what you can do with
that olive branch. I'm out of here.
Speaker 8: Wait just a second, we are not done. What are
you hoping to accomplish?
Speaker 5: I'm sorry you're telling me to wait. You think you're
going to call the shots now? After trying to sleep
everything under.
Speaker 8: The rug we've just met. I came here in good faith,
woman to woman to apologize, But I need to know
what did you mean when you mentioned my brother just now.
Speaker 5: I have a large role in his life. I've been
by his side in your home and the Regalton boardroom,
and I'm getting very comfortable. It's a good fit. JJ
certainly thinks so, and I'm angry with him right now.
But one thing I know is that when I'm ready
to come around, he'll be waiting.
Speaker 8: Your relationship with JJ is one thing Regleton has nothing
to do with you, understood.
Speaker 5: There you go again with the orders. Look around, Bethany, Gina.
We're in the hospital because you put me in here.
What was the purpose of you coming to smooth things over?
Much like me last night, you don't have a leg
to stand on.
Speaker 8: Let's not do this. Let's take a breath and have
a rational conversation.
Speaker 5: Just shut up. I see now that you're one of
those women, the kind that has to control the narrative.
You can't help yourself. Let's not forget that. No amount
of deep breaths is going to get me to forget
what you did to me. Just because I didn't press
charges last night doesn't mean that I won't. It doesn't
mean that I won't tell people exactly what you did
to me. You crossed the wrong one, and when the
time is right, you'll owe me. So game on, bitch.
Speaker 9: Next on Montecito.
Speaker 4: I think they're going to replace me with an interim CEO.
Speaker 9: It's Roman versus Roman for the CEO seat.
Speaker 2: You are always the business mind, more well suited for
the CEO chair than your brother.
Speaker 9: But it's not a done deal yet.
Speaker 5: We absolutely cannot allow Bethany Gina to swoop in on
her broom and replace you as CEO.
Speaker 9: What's the plan, Mina? This has been Montecito created and
executive produced by Grant Runner. Executive story editor is Andrew
Pemberton Fowler. Supervising sound editor is Trey Boody. This episode
featured performances.
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