Speaker 1: Dad, Dad, huh, knock it off.
Speaker 2: You're driving me crazy. Oh?
Speaker 3: Sorry, is your room okay? You haven't slept here for
a while.
Speaker 2: I hate this house.
Speaker 3: Diego, turn off the game, Diegon. I'm talking to you
in a minute now.
Speaker 1: There, happy, I was at level sixteen.
Speaker 3: You and I need to talk about something, something very important.
Speaker 4: I don't care about school.
Speaker 1: I don't care about my grades, and mom doesn't care either.
Speaker 3: Oh she's not the one paying for your tuition. You
don't own me, Dad, I didn't say that.
Speaker 1: I bet you were thinking it.
Speaker 3: Diego. You are very bright, very talented. If you applied yourself,
imagine what you could accomplish.
Speaker 1: If I apply in myself. You sound so lame, Dad.
I'm not poor. I'll inherit all of your money and
Grandma and Grandpa's so's who? Mom?
Speaker 3: I think you and I should spend more time getting
to know each other, like father and son. It's a
wise father that knows his own child.
Speaker 2: Ugh.
Speaker 1: I hate Shakespeare almost as much as I hate bonding.
Speaker 5: Grandpa.
Speaker 4: Hey, how's that hanging in? Ded dog?
Speaker 6: He wants to bond with me?
Speaker 4: Ew blame.
Speaker 3: Thanks for coming on, Deacon.
Speaker 4: Say whatever you have to say.
Speaker 6: Spit it out.
Speaker 3: I have plans. I wanted to talk to you both
in person because well, there's something that well, I've been
meaning to you. There's something that I've been meaning to
tell you both, and it can't wait any longer.
Speaker 7: This is mother Sitar.
Speaker 2: Yeah, oh hi, JJ, we need to talk about.
Speaker 8: I've been thinking about yesterday's presentation. It wasn't my finest.
Speaker 2: Moment, Okay.
Speaker 8: I just wish that I would have reacted differently instead
of thinking the worst of you.
Speaker 2: Yeah, I wish. I wish that you would have a
little faith in me, be Gina.
Speaker 8: I think a big part of me still sees you
in one light. That's my fault. I'm sorry, JJ. You
did surprise me yesterday. I did, oh yeah, when you
asked me not to leave.
Speaker 2: Yeah, well, I felt tricked, set up. I didn't like
what she did to us us.
Speaker 8: I don't think we've ever been a united front.
Speaker 2: No, we haven't. You've been off doing your thing while
I've been here existing. It wasn't intentional, intentional or not.
You were off the grid. What's been going on.
Speaker 3: With you was in New York.
Speaker 8: My life has been a series of incidents that I
can barely make sense of. I went from one storm
to another without ever knowing if I'd see the light
of day again. There were so many times that I
just felt like I should reach out, but I kept
my distance, and that's my fault, not yours. It was
the darkest time of my life.
Speaker 2: JJ.
Speaker 8: I came back to Regalton in order to move on.
Speaker 2: That's when you came back to Monacito.
Speaker 8: Part of it.
Speaker 2: Yeah, what happened in New York.
Speaker 8: It doesn't matter. That chapter of my life is behind me.
I never felt so lonely in my entire life. I
used to think people were crazy when they would say
that you can feel alone in a city of ten
million people. But it's true.
Speaker 2: You should have told me.
Speaker 8: I'm the fixer. I couldn't ask you to drop your
life to fix mine.
Speaker 2: JJ. What about your husband, Oh he's busy.
Speaker 8: Everyone's busy living their lives, making money, making decisions, making plans.
So I did the same thing. I came back here
with grand plans to run Regalton. Burying myself in work
has been the only bit of respite I've had from
the darkness that engulfed me in New York. So if
I've been unbearable, that's.
Speaker 2: Why oh, oh, okay, Oh that's why.
Speaker 8: Yes, I think it's possible that we can build a
better relationship.
Speaker 2: If we want to. Yeah, anything's possible. I mean, look
at us. I nearly ruined the pitch yesterday with the
Santa Barbara Waterfront Commission, and today we're talking like adults.
Speaker 8: I can understand why you were nervous. I'm sorry for
putting so much pressure on you.
Speaker 2: Ah, it's more than that. I had a flask in
my suit jacket, just sitting there next to my heart,
tempting me. No matter how hard I tried to present
and sound like the guy who runs the company, all
I wanted was a drink.
Speaker 6: It was.
Speaker 2: The distraction was too much. The only thing I could
think about was ending that picture early so I could
pound that flask and head to the boathouse for two
double martinis. I couldn't think about work or anything really,
and and I know why I am an addict. Jay Jay,
Please don't baby me or try to make it better.
I screwed up royally, and if I hadn't messed up yesterday,
I could have just kept running from this. I want
to go to Reham.
Speaker 8: Are you sure.
Speaker 2: It's time?
Speaker 8: All right?
Speaker 2: You help me find a rehab facility.
Speaker 8: Of course I will.
Speaker 4: Enough with the dramatics, Deacon, what's so important. I had
to give up my afternoon to be here.
Speaker 2: Yeah, I have things to do.
Speaker 3: From the minute I knew Diego was coming into the world,
I was intent on being the best father possible to him,
to be his day, his rock, his guiding light. No
matter what I knew, I had to dedicate my life
to my son. I barely see you, Diego. My father
was in and out of my life.
Speaker 4: Here we go again, another episode of Deacon's tales of woe.
Speaker 3: We know euerratic presence cause a lot of tumble when
I was growing up and when I became a father.
Speaker 4: I really wish you'd grow a pair and stop trying
to blame me for everything that's gone slightly off course
in your life. If I have to listen to you
whine one more time, I am not whining.
Speaker 3: I've always felt disrespected by you. My life was of
no interest to you, Dad.
Speaker 4: I have a great life of my own, Deacon.
Speaker 3: Which is why I want to be the opposite of
you when it comes to Diego. I respect my son.
I respect him enough to finally tell him the truth.
Speaker 4: That's not a good idea.
Speaker 3: This a sort of collection of secrets and lies ends today, Diego.
When I was in college, before I met your mother,
I was with.
Speaker 4: Someone else, Deacon, keep your mouth shut.
Speaker 3: The love I had for that person, it was real.
Our future was close enough to touch. But in terms
of winning and losing, I lost. They left, but they've
come back to Montecito. The feelings we had for each
other are still there.
Speaker 6: His name is Geo.
Speaker 3: Once upon a time I loved him, and I still do.
Speaker 6: You're gay.
Speaker 3: That's a longing short of it, Diego.
Speaker 4: Your father has been confused since he was a teenager.
Doesn't know what he wants. You're out of line. You're
out of line, Deacon. This perfect stranger came back to
town and what you're in love? Oh please, You hardly
know each other.
Speaker 3: You don't know what you're talking about.
Speaker 4: I know exactly what I'm talking about, Deacon. You have
a wonderful wife, Mina, has stood by you and mothered
your child for the last thirteen years. I don't understand
why you want to throw everything away on some guy
you knew a lifetime ago, who is probably just after
what he can get from you. The fact that you
think that this could be love just shows me exactly
how immature you really are. You have no idea what
the last few days have been like for me. H,
don't start crying now, like some little bitch. You and
this random man going to be a couple. I know,
of course you don't know, Diego.
Speaker 3: Do you have any questions for me? Yeah?
Speaker 4: Who's the man in the relationship?
Speaker 1: I mean, like, yeah, I know what gay means?
Speaker 2: But does mom know?
Speaker 3: It's complicated? But yes, she knows.
Speaker 1: That's not alright, Dad, not cool, Diego, it's complicated.
Speaker 2: I don't care.
Speaker 1: You're not a real man.
Speaker 8: If you leave Mom or some dude, I'll never forgive you.
Speaker 7: I never want to speak to you again.
Speaker 6: I hate you.
Speaker 4: Nice work, Deacon, really great five stars.
Speaker 3: It had to be done.
Speaker 4: I'll never understand why you're so intent on blowing up
your life for Geo Carreri.
Speaker 3: I wouldn't expect you to get why I'm fighting for
something greater than me. If you ever want a relationship
with your son, you'll forget about this man and stay
with Mina. Absolutely not. I'm not living a lie anymore.
I have to own who I am. I have a
right to happiness, just like.
Speaker 4: You at the expense of your relationship with your son,
You're going to be left with nothing. Deacon. I promise
you that.
Speaker 6: Where are you going to.
Speaker 4: Check on your son? You just blew up his life. Suddenly,
I'm not looking like such a bad father.
Speaker 6: Thanks for meeting with me, Helena.
Speaker 5: Oh, it's always a pleasure to see you.
Speaker 3: Geo.
Speaker 5: Actually, the security company is coming by today to install
an his system.
Speaker 6: I didn't think people needed security systems in Montecito.
Speaker 5: There's been a spate of robberies all over the area.
I've had to keep all my jewels in the bank's vault,
and I.
Speaker 6: Hope you can bring them out soon, like tomorrow. I
need your help with.
Speaker 5: Something something Deacon related.
Speaker 4: I hope.
Speaker 6: I want to throw a dinner party for him to
celebrate the opening of his hotel, considering the actual one
was ruined by Mina.
Speaker 5: That woman could rip the wings off a butterfly and
somehow make herself the victim.
Speaker 6: I also want to celebrate the fact that he's made
the short list for the Santa Barbara Waterfront Commissions Wharf project.
Speaker 5: Well, that is something worth celebrating. I'll make sure Diego
is there too, and Bradley GEO, I think that might
verge on poking the bear.
Speaker 6: Bradley should see all the hard work Deacon's done lately.
Maybe it'll help strengthen their relationship.
Speaker 5: Fine, leave Bradley to me.
Speaker 6: Would you mind hosting the dinner here at the house.
Speaker 5: I would, but it's supposed to rain.
Speaker 6: Then I'll reserve the private dining room at the Pleasant
View Resort.
Speaker 2: Yeah.
Speaker 5: I find private spaces like that to be so impersonal.
Let's book the room with a view of the outside atrium.
We can enjoy the gardens while we eat.
Speaker 6: Perfect. I want this to be a surprise. I'll tell
Deacon that it's a business dinner or something. Would you
mind keeping it quiet?
Speaker 5: Mum's the word. So what's going on with the two
of you?
Speaker 6: We're still figuring things out.
Speaker 5: That's all one can ask for. Does that mean you're
staying you want asita?
Speaker 6: I am Helena. I hate to go, but I have
to meet my cousin Layla.
Speaker 5: Enjoy your afternoon, g O. I am so happy that
Mina hasn't chased you out of town. I just hope
that bitch stays away from Deacon's dinner. She is the
last person I want to see you or hear from tomorrow.
Speaker 3: Night.
Speaker 9: Father. I wish you were awake because you'd be so
proud of me. I feel like I'm the most important
person in Montecito. These people used to think they were
so much better than me, But I'm in charge now.
I showed them, all of them. I'm on the board
of directors at Regleton and guess what. I convinced those
old heads to make me the director of Leadership.
Speaker 4: You know what that means.
Speaker 9: I'm the final word.
Speaker 3: On who runs Regalton.
Speaker 9: I get to decide me and if they ever try
to remove me from the board of Regleton, They'll never
know what hit them. I'm not speaking to JJ and
his witch sister at the moment, not until they show
me some respect. Oh, I really look forward to tripping
them up. There's only one big problem on the horizon,
Giovanni Carreri. I thought I was rid of that simpering
waste of space, but he's back. It's JJ Rowman's fault
that Geo's in Monacito, not mine. And to make things worse,
Deacon has fallen out of line because he thinks he
has a future with that manner. I'll get Geo out
of Monacito, and then Deacon will fall back in line
like the cock that he is. I know you can
hear me, so I wanted to share my good.
Speaker 2: News with you.
Speaker 9: I have everyone exactly where I want them. Please wake up, father,
I'll come back soon.
Speaker 7: Paging doctor Simon to.
Speaker 6: The nurses station, leyla, are you sure?
Speaker 5: I'll have a definitive answer about our little project in
no time.
Speaker 6: We need to make sure everything is in order. That's
all I can say for now. Geo, you know what
this means.
Speaker 7: Keep your voice down.
Speaker 6: Let's not get ahead of ourselves.
Speaker 3: What are you doing here?
Speaker 6: I could ask you the same thing.
Speaker 9: My family practically keeps his hospital running through our donations
and assorted largesse over the years. Are you applying for
a job? They hiring bedpen changers?
Speaker 6: Now go, let's connect later tomorrow.
Speaker 9: Wait, you're the doctor who treated me.
Speaker 1: I am.
Speaker 9: Had I known you let rats roam free around the hospital,
I would have insisted that someone else tend to me rat.
Speaker 6: How dare you? You don't speak to my cousin that way?
Who do you think you are?
Speaker 9: I mean a rast Granville, as in the Granville's the
biggest house on Hot Springs Road.
Speaker 4: Who the hell are you?
Speaker 3: I'm doctor Leila Carreri and I could care less, Geo.
Speaker 6: We'll talk tomorrow.
Speaker 9: I told you to leave Monsito days ago. You keep
defying me.
Speaker 6: I had a change of heart.
Speaker 4: Change it back.
Speaker 6: I'm staying in Monasito.
Speaker 9: I'm only looking out for you, Geo. Leaving will be
the best thing for you in the long run, I promise.
That is, unless you want Deacon to know all about
Marco's Mendicci. You've been lying to Deacon since you got
up that greyhound from San Diego, Mina.
Speaker 6: Marcos Medici is not someone you want to tangle with.
Speaker 9: What do you mean, tangle with?
Speaker 6: Nothing?
Speaker 3: You say it before?
Speaker 6: Tell me I left San Diego for a reason. Look,
Marcos Medici is dangerous. I wouldn't wish him on my
worst enemy, not even you.
Speaker 9: I can handle anyone.
Speaker 4: I'm warning you.
Speaker 9: Gio get out of the Monta sitom.
Speaker 2: JJ.
Speaker 8: I can drive you to rehab.
Speaker 2: I'm actually looking forward to the drive. I have a
sick playlist ready to go.
Speaker 8: If you're sure.
Speaker 2: I kind of need to do this part by myself.
Speaker 8: I understand your entire life in those two bags.
Speaker 2: Yeah, Hey, I might become a monk after rehab. Casting
off my worldly Possisians wouldn't be the worst thing in
the world.
Speaker 8: I'll come see you once you're settled.
Speaker 2: He'll be too busy with Regalton.
Speaker 8: Have you heard from Mina?
Speaker 2: No, not a word. She ghosted me.
Speaker 8: That's probably for the best for all of us. What
do you want to do about her?
Speaker 2: I don't know, but I have time to figure that out.
Speaker 8: Exactly. Focus on your sobriety. I can handle that woman.
Speaker 2: Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you. I got an
email a few minutes ago from someone who said they
might be able to get Regalton onto the shortlist for
the wharf project.
Speaker 8: After all, that's amazing. Who was it?
Speaker 2: I forwarded you the email. His name was Marcos Medici.
Speaker 7: Next on Montecito before dinner is served.
Speaker 6: I need to say something.
Speaker 7: It all comes down to this.
Speaker 5: Gio, How is this possible? What are you saying?
Speaker 7: A race to expose each other's secrets comes to a
head from Mina and Geo.
Speaker 9: You're all going to want to listen to what I
have to say because you're being played.
Speaker 3: Watch out, Mina, stop.
Speaker 4: You should get out of here now.
Speaker 7: This has been Montecito created and executive produced by Grant Runner.
Executive story editor is Andrew Pemberton Follower Supervising sound editor
is Trey Boody. This episode featured performances by Crystal Chappelle
as Helena Granville, Belasco, Jake Gettman as Diego Granville, Vincentirazzari
as Bradley Belasco, Manning as JJ Roman, Peter Porte as
Deacon Grandville, Chelsea Rendon as Mina rast Grandville, m Ryland
as Bethany Gina Roman, Quinn Marc, Anthony Samuel as Geo Carreri,
and Kelly Tebow as Doctor Layla Carreri. This episode was
written by Grant Rutter and Andrew Pemberton. Fowl music furnished
by Epidemic Sound. Original theme music composed by Patrick Amil,
voiceover by Rick Hurst. Production support provided by Soakcast. This
production is recorded under a SAG after a micropod agreement.
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