"ANNOUNCER:" "Previously, on "Nashville"..." "Patient was found unconscious with a crush injury to her pelvis..." " Oh, my God." "That's Rayna James." " Yeah." "Sweetie, I need you to meet me at the hospital, okay?" "What's wrong?" "If something happens, you gotta stay strong for the girls." "We are artificially supporting her blood pressure at this point." "And her organs are failing." " (monitor flatlines) - (crying)" "No!" "No!" "(thunder rumbling)" ""She was my north, my south," ""my east and west." ""My working week, my Sunday rest." ""My noon..." ""my midnight..." ""my talk..." ""my song." ""I thought that love would last forever." "(voice breaking) I was wrong."" "(birds flutter)" " Oh, hey." " Hey." "I'll take that for you." "I never know what to say at these moments." "Oh, nobody does." "I can't believe this storm." "I know." "It's like the sky's crying too." "Hi." " Can I take these?" " Thanks." "Hi, sweet girl." "Oh, I can't count." "Let me do it." "(sniffles)" "Oh, Rayna would hate us all packed in her kitchen like this." "She would just chase us right out." "Okay." " Hey." " Hi, Pam." " Oh, thank you." " I'm so sorry." "(dramatic music)" "(sighs)" " Come be with us." " Okay." "Just you for a second?" " (sighs)" " Too many people." "Oh, I know, sweetheart." "We gotta hold onto each other so tight today." "Do you know where your daddy's at?" "Uh..." "I don't know." "Okay." "I need you two to stay together today." " Can you do that?" " Come on." "(indistinct chatter)" " Hi." " Uh..." "Would you mind helping to pass these around to people?" " Um..." " Thank you very much." "No problem." "You seen Deacon anywhere?" "No, I haven't." "I'm sorry." "It's okay." "I have to change her." "Is there somewhere I can change her?" "Of course, you come with me down here." "(sighs)" "Hey, man, let me take that for you." "This must be weird enough for you as it is." "Yeah, sort of." "Thanks." "Tell me this is a dream." "God, I wish it was." "Oh, Watty." "She was a great lady, to state the obvious." "I'm out of words myself." "(computer plays music)" "♪ The world ain't so bad ♪" "♪ Ain't so tough ♪" "♪ Life ain't so sad ♪" "♪ Ain't so rough ♪" "♪ When I got you in my corner... ♪" "I couldn't sleep last night." "So I just started putting this together." "I'm sorry, I can't..." " Right." " (music stops)" "Sheesh, not the best timing." "Stupid idea." "I shouldn't have done that." "Oh, it's fine." "You meant well." " Hey." " Hey, Juliette." " Hi." " Hi." " It's good to see you." " You too." "Looking forward to your gospel album." "Oh, thank you." "This is empty..." "Do you mind watching her real quick?" "No." " I need to fill her juice." " Okay..." "Hey." " Here, I'll take her." " Yeah." " Sorry." " Oh, no, that's fine." "Come here, sweetie." "To Rayna." "I didn't know her very long, but I always felt a very deep connection with her, and..." "Okay, sorry, someone stop me from talking right now." "To living every day of your life." "(chuckles)" "She's getting so big." " I know..." " It happens fast." "You always think we have all the time in the world." "I was gonna give you a call at some point." "Look, we don't need to deal with this right now." "But the CMT people called." "They're trying to figure out a replacement for Rayna." "Someone to sing a tribute to her." " Who are they talking about?" " They're talking about Faith." " Faith?" " I'm sorry." "I know this isn't the best time to be bringing this up." "Oh, I want you to call them, and tell them that I am the only person who should be doing that." "I was the closest to Rayna." "I think they're just worried you're not well enough." "I'm absolutely damn well enough." "Just call them, please?" "All right, I'm on it." "(knocking)" "Deacon?" "(door creaking)" "I just came to see how you were doing." "If I could bring you anything at all." "Is it still raining?" "I don't know." "What's the time?" "Do you want to come out for a minute?" "You can be like this." "You can be any way you need to be." "We're family." "Um..." "Zach gave me this for you." "It's of you, Rayna and the girls." "Y-You don't have to look at it now." "We had some good years together." "Me and Rayna." "I mean, with the girls." "How long did they let you out for?" "Just three days." "Standard bereavement leave." "So where's Deacon?" "He's still in his bedroom." "Hardly had a word with him." "I don't know what's gonna happen." "You know, everyone will somehow go on." "Isn't that what we're supposed to do?" "I mean, the girls." "I'm worried." "Deacon is barely functioning." "We've got the lawyers tomorrow, and all the Highway 65 stuff to deal with." "I just think Deacon's not gonna be able to cope with anything like that right now." "I know." "And Zach just told me that Highway 65 just bought Wheelin' Dealin' Records." "And that that payment's due for starters." "I think for now, you and I should be the ones to handle all of this." "You're hungry, huh?" "I know." "You know you're hungry." " Oh!" "Hey!" " Hey!" "Good news." "You're on." "CMT said yes." " You're kidding me!" " No." " That's amazing!" " (laughs)" "They loved the idea." "We'll give them a call tomorrow to work out the details, but it is happening." "Glenn, you're the best!" "Thank you!" "Hey, monkey!" "Where's your cup..." "Take care now." "Thanks... you too." "Hey, I was wondering." "Am I still in your phone?" "Yeah, of course you are." "Okay." "Good to know." "I just..." "I didn't think it'd be right with us working together." "Well, I am not exactly one to stand on ceremony, if you know what I mean." "Yeah." "I think I do." "Hey, have you seen Clay anywhere?" "No." "How you holding up?" "I'm not." "I just look like I am." "You remind me so much of Rayna." "Thank you." "You have her fire." "Why can't everybody just go home?" "Let's just get you to bed, sweetheart." " I'm not even sleepy." " I know, baby." "Have you seen Clay anywhere?" "No, I haven't seen him in a while, sorry." " There you are." " (door closes)" "Hey." "I'm sorry." "I just had to get out of there." "You're not even gonna say goodbye?" "No, of course I was, I just..." "I didn't know what I was supposed to do in there." "Well, can you come back in?" "Look, I'm so sorry." "I know you're in pain." "I just..." "You can go." "Look, Maddie, I want to be here for you." "I do, it's just..." "No, I'm good." "It's fine." "Look I'm s..." "I'll call you." "You okay?" "Uh, we still got a few working bathrooms." "I can't find Bucky anywhere." "And somebody lost their car keys, but..." "You must be exhausted." "Let me make you some tea." "No, no, it gives me something to do, at least." "All right." "I might just go check in on Daphne." "(crying)" "Hey." "(crying) This is all on me." " ♪ Some bright morning ♪" " This is all on me." "♪ When this life is over ♪" "♪ I'll fly away ♪" "♪ To the home ♪" "♪ On God's celestial shore ♪" "♪ I'll fly away ♪" "♪ I'll fly away ♪" "♪ Oh, glory ♪" "♪ I'll fly away ♪" "♪ In the morning when I... ♪" "I should probably try and get some sleep." " ♪ I'll fly away ♪" " I can't." "Come on, you should really just lay down for a bit, Dad." "You should get some sleep too." "I'm just gonna stay here for a bit, if that's okay." "I don't know who I am without her." "You're my dad." "♪ I'll fly away ♪" "♪ Oh, glory ♪" " ♪ I'll fly away ♪ - (crying)" "♪ In the morning ♪" "♪ When I die ♪" "♪ Hallelujah, by and by ♪" "♪ I'll fly away ♪" " Good morning." " Morning." " Hi." " Good morning." "I'm sorry we meet under these circumstances." "All right, I'll just get right to it." "We have an unusual situation here." "It appears the deceased had not appointed guardianship for the children." "And subsequently for the estate prior to her death." " That's unbelievable." " But not uncommon." "We find that when people remarry, they may take some time to reappoint guardianship." "When an estate is in probate, we need to establish guardianship both for the children and for any businesses such as Highway 65." "Usually, guardianship of the children and the business is held by the same person until they become of age." "It's imperative that this be established as soon as possible." "Well, Daphne is my daughter and Maddie too, for that matter." "I legally adopted her." "It's not that simple." "Actually, Mr. Conrad is correct." "He is Daphne's biological father." "And he is legally Maddie's adopted father." "I was about to say that this can be contested by anyone who feels they have the right to do so." "If the guardianship is contested by anyone, a court date will have to be set." "And a judge will hear testimony in order to reach a decision." "Testimony from whom?" "The children mostly." "It's not 100%, but a judge would definitely factor in what the children have to say about this." "I feel numb." "Right now, all I can think about is Daphne and Maddie." "Deacon hasn't said one word to me about the girls." "I don't know what to do." "Well, my lawyers say I'll be out in three months." "The point is, I'll definitely be back here soon." "Thank God." "The girls have been with you from the beginning." "You should be their guardian." "And what about Maddie's testimony in court about Deacon?" "What?" "No!" "None of that was even true!" "You can't hold that against him!" "I won't let you!" " There's more to it than that, honey." " How can you possibly decide this for us?" "Look, it's not just me." "We all have to agree." "How's that ever gonna happen?" " Dad?" " Yeah?" " Dad, I'm so scared." " Come here, baby..." "No, listen." "Teddy and Tandy are saying that you aren't fit to be my father." " Is that right?" " Yes." "Teddy thinks he should be our guardian." "They're planning to do something behind your back." "Ain't nothing like that is gonna happen." " No, something bad is going to happen!" " All right, listen, I..." "I know it!" "You have to do something right now!" "I'll figure this out, okay?" "(sighs)" "Okay, thank you, yeah." "It's good." "Yes, I will." "Was that your parole officer?" "It's confirmed." "I'm gonna be out in three months." "That's wonderful." "What's all that?" "Oh, just some papers that the lawyer gave me." "I'd like to take a look at 'em." "Of course." "We should all look at them together." "And it looks like I'm gonna be here to handle whatever needs to be done, so..." "Yeah." "Congratulations on being released from prison." "Deacon, Teddy's just trying to help." "We know that you're not up for this right now." " I mean, who would be?" " I would be." "Highway 65 needs a steady hand." "We want to make sure that we don't lose everything that Rayna worked so hard for." "You don't think that's what I want?" "Rayna was my wife, right?" "We discussed every single business decision ever made at Highway 65." "Well, then you'll remember that I put millions of dollars of my own money into Highway 65." "And I'd really like to see that it succeeds." "I just think you both need to back off a little bit, that's all." "Well, I guess we'll just have to see what the judge has to say about all this." "Yes." "Let's do that." "I'm looking forward to it." "Hey, Clyde it's me." "I just don't really know what's going on with you, or me, or... anything right now." "So just call me, okay?" "Hey." "MADDIE: (groans) I want to run away." " You can't." " I know." "I just don't want to deal with anything right now." "Why is everybody whispering around here?" "Seriously, what is going on?" "Aunt Tandy and Teddy and Dad, they're all trying to figure out who our guardian should be." "And if they can't agree, then a judge has to decide." "I just want Mom." "Me too." "I dreamt last night that she was still alive." "I heard her singing." "I heard her too." "What do you think that means?" "I don't want to choose who my dad's gonna be." "I don't think it's really gonna be our decision anyways." "That's why I'm so scared." "What if the judge says you go with Deacon and I don't..." "No." "Listen, Daphne," "I would never let them split us up, I promise." "What if you can't stop them?" "(sighs)" "(sighs)" "That was her favorite." "Deacon, we have to talk." "About what?" "Giving up my girls?" "(sighs)" "Here's what's true, Deacon." "You're a musician." "You love music." "And you play the hell out of it." "But you couldn't run Highway 65." "Not on your very best day." "And, of course, you love the girls, absolutely." "But are you ready to raise them by yourself, without Rayna?" "Taking care of every little thing that they need?" "I don't think so." "And if this thing's going to court," "I think any judge will agree." "Now do you really want to put the girls through this?" "♪ Turn the light off ♪" "♪ Come to bed ♪" "♪ Tell me all about the day you had ♪" "♪ Lay beside me ♪" "♪ It's time to rest ♪" "♪ You can close your eyes ♪" "♪ You've done your b... ♪" "Can you just stop for a minute?" "Sorry." "Want some water or something?" "I just need to stop for a second." " What's going on?" " I don't know." "I can't get a full breath." " You sounded great." " I don't feel great." "Hey, it's wonderful." " Hey." "I didn't know you were here." " What's going on?" "Feels like I can't feel myself." " Here, come here." "Sit down." " (sighs)" "You just started walking." "Take a minute." "I just feel really off." "Well, it's only natural." "It's been a while." "I don't feel... it's not feeling rusty at all." "I just feel... like I'm watching myself from across a room." "Can't feel it in here at all." "Hey, you will." "I know you." "Can I help with that?" "No, it's all done." "(sighs)" "I know this is so difficult, right now." "I just want you to know that I love you, and that I'm here for you." "I love you too." "I know that we haven't got to see each other a lot." "But my memories of you and your sister are the only thing that kept me sane while I've been... while I've been gone." "Look, your Aunt Tandy, and I, we've been talking." "And we think it would be best if I took care of you and Daphne because I can." "Hey, Deacon." "You really are low." "I'm just telling her the truth." "You're trying to manipulate my daughter, that's what..." "No, no, hold on..." "I'm not trying to manipulate..." "Get out." "Now, Teddy, get out." "I was there for her for 17 years." "And on top of that, I was never declared a threat to my daughter in a court of law!" "Are you gonna hit me?" "Huh?" "Is that what you want to do?" "Maddie, let's go." "Hi." "I, um..." "I got your message." "I didn't think you'd come." "Well, I thought that's what you wanted." "I didn't really know what I wanted." "(door closes)" "It's really good to see you." "I've been thinking about you so much." "And, like, remembering when my mom died." "I never dealt with it." "People just kept telling me to be a man." "Whatever that's supposed to mean." "I just..." "I figured a man wasn't supposed to feel anything." "You were all alone?" "That's exactly what I did to you." " I let you down." " No, you didn't." "I just... really wanted you to be my side, that's all." "Look, I can do that." "Maddie, I can definitely do that." "Good, because this really hurts." "It's an unusual place to hold a business meeting." "Yeah, I like to change things up." "Art inspires me." "And... this isn't a business meeting." "Yeah, I know." "I'd love to take you to Berlin sometime." "They have amazing museums." "(laughs) You are something else." "Really?" "Well, I think you must know that." "People are probably pretty overwhelmed by you." "You mean who they think I am." "You know, you have a surface too." "Would you like to be judged by it?" "Let's see, um... gorgeous, happy." " Anything going on up there, though?" " All right, I see your point." "But there is a balance of power thing happening here that I'm kind of uncomfortable with." "Yeah, I know." "We've established that." "But what's really wrong with a few perks if it's easy for me?" "Why do you feel like you always give people something?" "'Cause I'm a dweeb. (laughs)" "Okay?" "I want people to like me." " I think you're doing pretty well." " I'm just being honest with you." "(sighs) Well, I think..." "You think too much, Will." "Look..." "Every single one of us knows that we're gonna die." "And armed with that information, we're supposed to somehow go on living." "That, my friend, is a reason to try to go through life in pairs." "If you go through at all." " What is it?" " I just listened to my session." "And?" "It's so strange to hear me singing Rayna's song." "Yeah, I can imagine." "But you are singing it for her." "I just don't want to let everybody down." "Look, Juliette, this isn't about you at the end of the day, right?" "It's about Rayna." "And as long as you keep that as your focus, everything's gonna be fine." "You have to eat something." "I never want to eat another casserole in my life." "I wish none of this was happening." "I know." "It's a lot to deal with." "At first, we have to get through the CMT tribute to your mom tomorrow." " I'm not going." " Sweetie..." "Why should we have to show how we feel in public?" "Because your mother meant the world to so many people." "And it would help them to see us together coming out for her." "She wouldn't make me go." "But she would want you to." "You don't know everything about her, okay?" "Well, maybe not." "But she was my sister." "And we shared things that only sisters can know about." "And you know what I'm talking about." "Well, that went well." "I miss seeing her in the kitchen." "You okay, baby?" "Why did Mom have to die?" "I don't know." "Life can be so very beautiful, and then... really cruel." "It's hard to understand why some things happen to some people and not to others." "But why are we even alive if we have to die?" "I believe we are... we're all here for a reason." "We all got these lights inside of us." "We've got to let them shine the best we can with the time we've got." "And your mama, she shined so bright." "And the brightest part of her life was you and your sister." "She just thought the sun rose and set in your eyes." "I don't know how to pick who my dad's gonna be." "It's gonna be all right, sweetheart." "I promise you that it's gonna be all right." "No, it's not." "If I choose my dad," "Deacon and Maddie's gonna hate me." "I choose Deacon, my dad's gonna hate me." "Either way, I lose." "(sighs)" "Tandy, can you please take the girls to their seats?" " Sure." " Thanks." "Be right there." "Can I talk to you for a second?" "Yeah." "These girls are going through hell." "Anybody can see that." "It's hard enough on 'em as it is without all this crap we're putting them through." "See, the thing is, I feel like their father." "I do." "But we got to put an end to this for their sake." "Why don't you go ahead and be the guardian?" "Um..." " Thank you, Deacon." " Yeah." "Really, I don't know what to say, just..." "Yeah, thanks." "(crowd applausing)" "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to our celebration of country's very best." "We have a great show in store for you tonight." "But first, as you all know, we have lost one of our own." "The incredibly talented Rayna James." "And I'd like to start out our tribute tonight with someone that you all know, singing, "By Your Side", Will Lexington." "(applause)" "Thank y'all very much." "This one's for you, Rayna." "(music plays)" "♪ There's always gonna be ♪" "♪ Another mountain to climb ♪" "♪ Always gonna be another secret to find ♪" "♪ Don't you know ♪" "♪ Know you're not alone ♪" "Juliette Barnes would like to see you in her dressing room." " Now?" " Yes, ma'am." "Now." "♪ When the doors are locked ♪" "♪ You're out in the cold ♪" "♪ It's all right ♪" "♪ You can come inside... ♪" " Hi." " Hi." "Good luck." " Hey, thanks for coming." " Yeah, what's going on?" "Sit." "I want to talk to you." "I don't think I should do this." "What?" "You're her daughter." "Who better to sing a tribute to her than you?" "What do you mean?" "I know." "I wanted this so badly." "And it's supposed to be my big moment telling everybody that I'm back in the game, but that's not what this is." "This is about your mom." "I know, and she would be so happy to know that you're here for her." "No, she wouldn't, not really." " Two minutes." " Okay." "I couldn't do it." "Ms. Barnes?" "Hold onto your shorts!" " I should go back to my seat." " Are you sure?" "I couldn't." "I mean, what would people think?" "Girl, you will never start to live your life until you stop caring what people think, okay?" "How do you feel?" "Is there something you want to say to your mom?" "Ms. Barnes, we need you right now." "(sighs)" "This isn't my song to sing." "This is yours." "Right now, Ms. Barnes!" "♪ I'll be by your side ♪" "(applause)" "And now, we have a very special guest here tonight that we would like to welcome back to the stage." "Someone that's been in our prayers." "Ladies and gentlemen, performing the Rayna James classic," ""Sanctuary," Juliette Barnes." "(applause)" "Hey, everybody." "Thank you for the warm welcome." "I grew up in a trailer park." "And, yeah, we were poor." "But one thing we did have was the radio." "And I would listen to it every night." "Sometimes all night." "And I will never forget hearing Rayna James sing for the first time." "Because it felt like she was singing to me and nobody else." "She taught me how to dream." "And everyone who knows Rayna knows that she always followed her dreams." "And we are so incredibly honored to have Rayna's daughter, Maddie, here with us." "Don't be scared, baby girl." "The world loved your mom." "And now the world just wants to hear what's in your heart." "Ladies and gentlemen, I could think of nobody better to sing this song to Rayna than her daughter, Maddie." "(cheers and applause)" "(music plays)" "♪ Turn the light off ♪" "♪ Come to bed ♪" "♪ Tell me all about the day you've had ♪" "♪ Lay beside me ♪" "♪ Come to rest ♪" "♪ You can close your eyes ♪" "♪ You've done your best ♪" "♪ Let me be your sanctuary ♪" "♪ Be a safe place to fall ♪" "♪ I can take you away... ♪" "(crying)" "WOMAN:" "We love you, Maddie!" "(applause)" "It's okay, sweetie, all right?" "It's okay." "It's all right." "It's okay." "♪ We have weathered through the storm ♪" "♪ Taking comfort in each other's arms ♪ together:" "♪ When the dark clouds come again ♪" "♪ I will lift you up and take you in ♪" "♪ Let me be your sanctuary ♪" "♪ Let me be your safe place to fall ♪" "♪ I can take away your worries ♪" "♪ The refuge from it all ♪" "♪ Oh this time we have together ♪" "♪ Is our shelter from the rain ♪" "♪ I will share the weight you carry ♪" "♪ Let me be your sanctuary ♪" "♪ I will share this weight you carry ♪" " ♪ Let me be your sanctuary ♪ - (music ends)" "(cheering)" "You're a good father." "Look, I appreciate what you said earlier, but..." "The truth is, I'm gonna be gone for a while." "And, um..." "I'd be obliged if you'd watch over them." "Be their guardian for now." "And maybe when I get back, we can work something out." "Together." "Hey, they want you back out there again!" "(cheers and applause)"