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Previously on "Nashville"...

Got to hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Uh, right now, I'm a friend.

Micah's not mine.

Kiley cheated on me with my brother.

You've been served.

He's staking a claim to my entire career.

I filed a restraining order.

But he just figured out a way around it.

Jeff introduced me to this woman.

I found out that she was, um...

- A prostitute? - Yeah.

He needed my help with a situation

Layla Grant overdosed on pills

and almost drowned in Jeff Fordham's pool.

What are you doing here right now?

I got fired.

You may recognize this guy from his tour with Luke Wheeler

and, of course, his reality television show,

"Love and Country."

I'm speaking of Will Lexington, who is with us this morning

to give us the premiere of his new single, "I'm On It."

Man, it's good to see you.

Well, thank you. It's great to be here.

It was a little tough getting up this early, though.

I'm more of a night owl, myself.

A newly single night owl.

That's right, last seen with a cheerleading troupe.

- Hold on. - No, I'm serious.

Why don't you go ahead and get us set up there?

Before you start clawing into the man's personal life,

give him a chance to sing his song.

Debuting the brand-new single from Will Lexington,

this is "I'm On It."

Hey.

- You're still here? - Yep.

- What's going on? - Just trying to figure out my next job...

Places I'd like to work and the people to get me in the door.

No, uh, I meant what's going on with us?

Am I part of some midlife crisis you're having?

- I don't know. - Okay.

Well, I don't know, either,

but whatever it is, it's kind of... weird.

Good morning.

Is this 'cause Jeff Fordham got fired?

Yes!

No, I mean, not really, but Jeff Fordham did get me thinking

about how important good executives are to a label,

which got me thinking about you.

You've just been with me from the beginning.

You've helped me build my career.

And... and now I want you to help me build Highway 65,

so I want to ask you, Bucky, if you will be head of A&R.

Whoo!

- Wow. - What do you say?

I'm... yes, of course. Thank you.

- Are you sure? - Yes, I'm positive.

Listen, nobody knows what I want for this label

better than you do.

Cheers to that.

Salud.

You take your meds this morning?

Yes.

- Gonna walk today? - Well, I walked yesterday.

I imagine I will walk today, yeah.

If I am late, it is her fault.

Think you might have gotten me hooked on this stuff.

Oh!

Y'all two consulting without me now?

No, I just had some questions, is all.

So, uh, the reason that I called you in

is because a spot has opened up

in the clinical trial of a new potential treatment.

I thought you said my only option was a transplant.

Well, I said that traditional therapies

aren't really gonna be helpful at this point.

Um, but this trial, however, is studying a drug combination

that researchers hope will be effective

at eliminating the tumor without surgery.

That would be amazing.

If it works, which it might not, right?

It might, though. What are the downsides?

It's aggressive, so there's a high risk

- of common side effects. - Everything has side effects, doesn't it?

Please, Scarlett.

Is that it?

By participating in the trial,

you would have to forego transplant surgery,

should a donor liver become available.

Forego?

For six months, at least.

Your immune system just wouldn't be able to handle it.

Well, that's great.

I got two options now, neither of which is a sure thing,

and they both cancel each other out, right?

I imagine I'll just flip a coin at some point, right?

Might as well.

How soon do we need to let you know?

By the end of the week.

I'll take care of it.

Look, Scarlett...

You do know that this isn't your responsibility, right?

You can't let his condition consume your life.

You're allowed to have one.

Thank you.

No. Kill it.

- It's not working. - What are you hearing?

It's more what I'm not hearing.

Coming to the studio today?

Soon. I got to talk to Rayna first.

Hey, if she can get Jeff Fordham fired,

she can get a lawsuit thrown out.

I know. It's just embarrassing.

Well, first off, you've done nothing to be embarrassed about,

and Rayna's not gonna stop believing in you because of this.

And trust me, you're not nearly as high-maintenance

as some of her other artists.

Cancel the Vogue shoot.

Cancel Vogue?

Yes, and while you're at it,

get a restraining order against every Nashville photographer.

Ah. Let me guess, you're in Us Weekly again?

They say that I've gained 75 pounds.

I have not gained 75 pounds.

Tell me that I don't look like this.

You're pregnant. This is what pregnant people look like.

- You know what? - This pregnant lady does not

need to be immortalized in a massive Vogue shoot.

J., the photo essay is about you

and the fact that you're pregnant.

It's why you got the spread.

Glenn finally warms Anna Wintour up to the idea of me,

and I'm wearing a tent?

Correction... a designer tent.

Welcome back.

Our last few minutes, along with Will Lexington.

Now, you know we're not letting you leave

without asking about your love life.

Uh, well, Terri, right now, for me,

it's really all about the music.

Well, if you're not gonna give us the juicy stuff,

can you please tell us what's coming up next professionally?

Well, I'm hoping to get back on tour soon,

but, uh, I'm really looking forward

to going back into the studio even sooner.

Oh, wow, so you've heard it here first...

Will Lexington's second album in the works.

Chuck, I'm sorry for interrupting.

Uh, Will, I've got some breaking news.

This involves your record label.

Wow, you certainly have made a lot of progress

for somebody who said I was crazy

to start recording the last track today.

I didn't say "crazy." I said "hasty."

No rush, since we don't have Jeff riding you about it anymore.

Well, whoever replaces him is gonna want a finished album.

May as well get her done and make nice with the new boss.

I don't think you have to worry about that.

Benton media just made an announcement.

Oh, did they find a replacement for Jeff?

Mnh-mnh. They're dissolving the label.

Edgehill is dead.

What?

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I wanted to get rid of Jeff. I didn't want to take down the whole company.

I mean, I started at Edgehill.

- I started Edgehill. - I know,

but there's some really great opportunities for us here, Ray.

They're releasing all the artists from their contracts.

Whole back catalog's gonna be up for sale.

I mean, it's gonna be a feeding frenzy,

and we need to get in on it.

We should check with Will Lexington and see

if he might like to make a different choice this time.

- I was thinking the exact same thing. - Hi.

- Hey. - I'm really sorry to interrupt y'all.

I just wanted to see if I could talk to you for a second.

Sure. Come on in.

All right, well, have at it, new A&R man.

Oh, wow.

Uh, do you want to talk about what we're looking for, or... ?

- No, I trust you. - Okay.

- Thanks, Buck. - See ya.

- Have a seat. - Thank you.

- Look, pictures for your album. - Oh, yeah.

Uh, hey, Rayna, I, um... I feel really terrible about this,

but Pete filed a lawsuit

claiming that he co-wrote my songs with me

and that he's owed back money from having managed me.

- Who's Pete? - I'm sorry.

He's my, um... he's my ex-husband,

and he also served me with a cease-and-desist letter,

saying that I can't keep working on the album

until this is all figured out.

I'm just so sorry.

You know, I know that this is a small label

and th... and that you really need to release this album,