Framed By My Fiance

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So, trivia tonight, or are you

still bogged down by boards?

Oh, I am way behind on that.

(LAUGHS)

But I need an outlet for

all this useless information

I have stored upstairs, and

I like winning free appetizers.

I know you do.

(PHONE RINGING)

Oh, it's Daniel.

It's always Daniel.

Hey, you.

Hey! So, I made reservations

for an early dinner tonight.

Oh, babe, I just made plans

to do trivia with Rosa.

Babe, come on.

I had to use up a favor

to get the reservation.

Well, she has her heart

set on it.

Well, tell Rosa

that I have a coupon

for a free appetizer

she can have.

I could hear that.

How did he know?

How did you know?

Every time you have me

and Jenny over for dinner,

you serve chicken wings

and potato skins.

Are you complaining?

Absolutely not.

Uh, go have fun.

We'll do it next week.

Are you sure?

All right, I'm in.

I'll come right home after

work and pick you up.

And dress fancy.

Dress fancy?

Ooh, la, la.

Ooh, la, la.

This is really happening.

It's actually happening.

All these years,

all those treatments,

all those mis...

I know.

We made it

to the second trimester.

We're going to have a baby!

Oh my God!

So, this sweetest

little boy, Jeremy,

he's the one that has the, um,

the thing with his hair.

Cowlick, right.

Yes. Yes.

Um, he goes to me today,

he says, "Nurse Jenny,

you are the best nurse

in the whole world."

Aww.

Wait. No, wait.

So then I said to him,

"Jeremy, even though

I'm the one who gives

you your shots?"

And so he thinks about it

for a moment and he goes,

"Sometimes you're the world's

second best nurse."

You should get it made up

on a t-shirt:

"World's second best nurse".

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Enjoy.

What are we celebrating?

Certainly not me being the

world's second best nurse.

So, I got a call today

from Harold Barnes.

He's a friend who works

for the Governor,

and he asked me come down

to his office,

said that he had something

he wanted to discuss with me.

And?

And I sit down, very nice

leather couch, by the way.

Oh, oh, come on, tell me!

What?

So Harold tells me that

with the sudden retirement

of Judge Reynolds,

the Governor asked him

to make up a short list of names

to replace Reynolds

on the bench.

And...

My name is at

the top of the list.

Really?

That's fantastic.

It's not 100 percent guaranteed.

They still need to do

the vetting process.

So, I just need to keep

my nose clean

for the next month

or two, but...

That's exactly what you wanted.

I know. First I was the

youngest partner at the firm,

and now I'll be the youngest

judge in the state.

And who knows how far

I can go with enough time.

How... how far do you

want to go?

Congress?

Governor?

Oh, okay, big shot.

Let's toast.

To Governor Daniel Hackett.

What's wrong?

Nothing.

You're lying.

You're up to something.

No, I'm not.

Okay. This has been

my little secret up until now,

but you always do

that little nervous

tapping thing when you're lying.

I'm so sorry, sir.

This is the glass

for the young lady.

What?

(GASPS)

So, if I'm going to make

it big in politics,

I'm gonna need a

smiling wife by my side.

Daniel...

(GIGGLES)

It's beautiful.

Jenny Fischer...

Will you marry me?

Yes.

Yes, yes, yes!

(GASPS)

Hey.

Hey.

Sorry, I'm late.

It's all right.

I stopped by the club.

Judge Parker says hi.

Hmm.

Where's my ice cream?

Oh.

May, I'm sorry.

I texted you.

Rocky Road ice cream.

I'm sorry, I forgot.

Michael, I need

my ice cream, please.

Can I get it in the...

Unh-unh.

Don't be too long.

Be right back.

I love it.

I love the stone,

I love the setting.

It's just... it's perfect.

Yes, but do you love me?

Almost as much

as I love this ring.

(LAUGHING)

No!

Oh, no! No!

No, it's okay.

I think it just went right

in between the seats.

Daniel, look out!

Jenny?

Jenny?

Jenny, hey.

Oh, my God.

Oh, thank God.

911, what's your emergency?

Yeah, there's been an accident.

My fianc, she's injured.

She's unconscious.

Do you know your location?

Uh, we're on...

we're on Route 38.

I think we just

passed Kingman Road.

Emergency personnel

are on their way.

Was anyone else injured?

Yeah, I think so.

There's a... there's another car.

I'll go check the other driver.

Is the other driver okay?

No. It looks like he's

in pretty bad shape.

He might be trapped in the car.

Just hang on, sir.

Help will be there

in a few minutes.

Okay, thank you.

I'm going to stay on the line

with you until they arrive.

They still need to do

the vetting process,

so I just need to keep

my nose clean

for the next month

or two, but...

Oh, that's exactly

what you wanted.

Congress? Governor?

Sir, are you still there?

Sir?

(SIRENS APPROACHING)

Mrs. Langford?

I'm sorry.

We tried everything.

We lost him.

Oh!

I'm so sorry.

No! No!

Not my husband!

Not my husband!

I'm so sorry,

Mrs. Langford.

Don't touch me.

Please don't touch me.

Don't touch me right now.

Daniel.

Harold?

What are you doing here?

I got a call that

you were involved

in some sort of an accident.

Thank you, but you didn't have

to come all the way down here.

Well, the governor wants

to make sure that everything...

Well, everyone is okay.

Of course.

Let me tell you what happened.

Hey.

Hey. Are you okay?

They told me you were okay.

Yeah. Yeah.

Just a little sore.

I must have hit my head.

It... it still hurts.

Yeah, I bet.

You, uh, you took

a pretty good hit.

Yeah, I'll be all right.

You okay?

Yeah.

I just feel terrible.

I, um...

I just found out

the other driver has died.

Oh, my God.

Jenny, what's important

right now

is that you remember

it was an accident.

I just... I can't believe it.

It all happened so fast.

I know, and you're going

to be fine, but...

We need to talk about

who caused the accident.

What?

What are you talking about?

You were driving.

No. No.

See, Jenny,

we can't think like that.

We need to say that

you were driving.

You took your eyes off the road.

That's our story.

We have to stick to it.

Why?

Think about it.

If I was driving

and I caused an accident

that killed someone,

there's no way that the governor

is gonna appoint me to judge.

But if you were driving...

Well, you're just

a nurse, right?

It's not like you're a doctor.

My career needs to be safe.

It has to be, for both of us.

Our, our future life

is at stake.

I don't understand

why you're... what are you...

It's just a little lie.

That's all it is.

And the only two people

in the whole world

that'll ever know the truth

is me and you.

The two of us.

A team.

So you want me to lie for you

because you think your career

is more important than mine?

No.

Jenny, it... this isn't

just for my career.

This is for the both of us.

Daniel, I... I love you,

but I don't feel

comfortable lying about this.

Jenny, you're not

seeing it clearly, okay?

I know people

in the DA's office.

This will just be a slap

on the wrist for you.

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