Nashville

Hey.

Mwah. How long have you been up?

I don't know. A while.

I did not sleep well.

Aw, baby, I'm disappointed in Vita, too.

I just want to get to the bottom of it.

I mean, is it possible that maybe Frankie miscounted?

I don't think so. He said the money's gone.

Looks like she is, too. He tried to call her.

Yeah, I did, too. Got her voice-mail.

We still got her scheduled to work.

See if she shows up tonight, I guess.

Or today. She's supposed to come by the offices

and meet with Bucky and me.

Let me know if she does

or if I need to hire somebody for that shift.

Yeah. What do you got going on today?

Hear our buddy Riff Bell's coming out of retirement?

Yes, I did. With our old buddy Luke Wheeler.

That's right.

I figure he's gonna need some kind of warm-up show, you know?

And, uh, I got just the place for him to do that.

Job interview?

Listening party at Highway 65.

It's a great record. Come on.

You... you can't be worried.

Well, it's a little nerve-racking,

watching Rayna, Bucky, and half a dozen other people

listen to every single track on the album.

I just hope no one yawns.

Oh, no. They're real respectful at those things.

Or they were back when I had a recording career.

Though I did get contacted by a label this morning.

A gay label out of Atlanta.

What makes you think they're gay?

They're called Three Dollar Vinyl, for starters.

"Queer as a three-dollar bill"?

Congratulations...?

I guess, if you call driving four hours for a meeting

something to get excited about.

Well, at least it's something.

You know what?

Next time I whine when I should be applauding you,

tell me to shut up,

because you have worked your ass off for this,

and you deserve all the success in the world.

Thank you, buddy.

But none of this would be happening without Scarlett.

We're in this together.

See you later.

Look, uh, word leaked about me pulling this one

out of retirement and onto the tour, and guess what.

Ticket sales went nuts,

and that's before today's announcement.

Sean?

You think fans are just feeling nostalgic?

I think people appreciate authenticity.

Riff is not some brand-new, Auto-Tuned, pop-country act.

He is the real deal.

It's been 15 years since you last toured, Riff.

How's it gonna be playing stadiums again?

I always loved playing to 50,000,

but getting out in front of a couple hundred

is probably the best way to jump-start this thing,

and I'm gonna be doing that tomorrow night

at my buddy Deacon Claybourne's place, The Beverly.

And listen, y'all best get your tickets for that now,

because you won't be able to get any for the tour.

As of 10:45 this morning, we are officially sold out.

- Yeah, you're welcome. - Still my idea.

Thank y'all.

So that's it.

Launch date for the album's totally locked in.

Which means we got a lot going on.

- Press-kit photo shoot tomorrow, - Yeah.

Meetings with potential band leaders the day after that,

Highway 65 showcase next week,

followed by the start of your press and radio tour.

Well, how about you?

- How are things going at the studio? - Oh, great.

I've never felt so in sync with a producer before.

I mean, Avery's super smart, and he's super creative.

He's so fun.

I mean, working with him

is like my absolute favorite thing to do right now.

I just... I love him.

Good.

Excuse me. Is this yours?

- Uh, yeah. It is, yeah. - Oh.

Thanks. They, uh, always seem to go missing.

Oh, same here.

Half her toys are on this playground.

Do you live nearby?

I think I've seen you two here before.

Uh, just around the corner. You?

Same. But other corner.

Ah. Yeah, I think I've seen you here, as well.

Hi. Hi.

This is Penny.

Hi, Penny. This is Cadence.

- Can you say "hi," Cady? Can you say "hi"? - Cadence?

Do you, uh, mind if we pull up a swing?

By all means.

Great.

Wow. Congratulations.

I-I mean, that's not just an incredible debut album,

that's a... that's a career-making album.

This is a game-changer for you guys.

- Really? - Seriously?

- Absolutely. - Yeah, the chemistry between you...

There's not a false moment in the whole thing.

The way your voices sound together, the harmonies...

I mean, it's really spectacular.

Well, we just want to say thank you

for letting us make the album we wanted to make.

It'll be tough to narrow it down to just one single.

I agree with you, and yet, my money's on the last one.

I know it's not the conventional choice,

but it's just so textured and rich and... and... and exciting.

I-I think that's the way to launch the record.

What do you guys think?

Um, whatever you guys think is best. Uh...

Yeah. Uh, w-whatever's best.

All right. Well, fantastic job.

We can't wait to get to work on this thing.

That is what I call

- a successful listening party. - Rayna...

- Good work, you two. - Thank you.

Now, as we know, there are no guarantees,

but I just love the story it tells.

I think audiences are gonna love it, too.

- Thank you! - Yes!

I'll see y'all soon.

- Thanks, Rayna. Bye. - Mm-hmm. Thank you.

- Rayna? - Yeah?

Vita Martin's here for you.

Thank you.

Hey, man. You're here early.

Never left.

You didn't go home?

Went over this place with a fine-tooth comb.

Wanted to make sure nothing else was missing.

All right, look.

First of all, Frankie, we don't even know

that Vita took that money, all right?

We got a lot of people who work here.

- It was Vita. - All right.

Rayna's supposed to meet with her today.

If she shows up, Rayna's gonna get a read on it,

and she'll tell us what she thinks.

So we're not calling the cops? We're gonna let Rayna handle it?

Would you quit with this?

Please, for one second, all right?

We got better things to talk about... bigger things.

Riff Bell is gonna be performing here tomorrow night.

- How about that? - Come again?

You're damn right, all right?

I heard he was going out on tour,

I figured he needed to shake the cobwebs out,

- so I called him up. - So he's taking my slot?

We'll get you another slot here, Frankie. I promise you.

This is Riff Bell... a living legend.

He's gonna be up on that stage.

That's gonna put The Beverly on the map.

Now, come on, man. This is good news.

It's a big damn deal.

All right.

- This place is fantastic. - Oh, thank you.

Have a seat.

Um... I need to ask you something.

Turns out some money went missing at the bar last night.

Missing how?

Well, they think it was stolen.

That sucks.

Yeah.

Wait. You think I took it?

I have to ask the question.

You can go through my stuff, my guitar case, my car.

- I mean, just tell me what I can do. - I'm not gonna go through your stuff.

Well, I'm not a thief.

I mean, why would I steal from someone who just gave me a job?

I don't know. Um...

You wouldn't, would you?

I wouldn't.

- So you didn't? - No.

Well, I'm glad, and I'm relieved.

- I'm so sorry that happened. - Yeah.

Let's... let's hear some music.

Nashville - 04x13 - If I Could Do It All Again

All right. Yeah, I'll tell him.

All right, thank you, baby.

That was Rayna. Vita showed up.

They had a long talk, she says she didn't do it.

She asked her point-blank?

Yeah.

We need to do the same thing with the rest of the staff,

see if we can figure out what's going on around here.

All due respect for Rayna,

why would a thief admit anything

to someone who's trying to help her?