- Teddy's secrecy about embezzling millions of dollars in the past, and the surfacing of suggestive photographs, leads Rayna to believe he is having an affair. Meanwhile, Scarlett gets an invitation be a band's lead singer and the song she wrote with Gunnar gets an option contract, prompting a passionate kiss between the two and Gunnar to dump his girlfriend and profess his love to Scarlett.—jockteen10
- "Nashville" - "Where He Leads Me" - Dec. 5, 2012
There was a lot going down in Music City tonight.
First up, Juliette met Sean's family. At first everything seemed hunky dory. Juliette won over Sean's little sister by singing in the church choir with her and giving her a pair of coveted boots from a video shoot. Then she was invited over for Sunday dinner. Things took a sour turn, however, when Sean's mother essentially told her not to hold her breath for becoming part of the Butler clan since they don't imagine welcoming the daughter of a drug addict and a known shoplifter with open arms. Plus, Sean still won't have sex with her until he's married. So what's Juliette to do? Why she proposes to Sean of course.
Meanwhile, Deacon delivers a letter to Juliette from her mom from rehab which upsets her. She lets him know that she understands how important family is since she never had one, regaling him with sad tales of having to eat dry pancake batter since all the family money went up mom's nose and her first kiss? Came courtesy of one of her mom's creepy boyfriend's. She unceremoniously ushers Deacon out. Deacon himself had a choice to make. At the top of the episode some old buddies blew into town, a rock band he used to run with called the Revel Kings. Apparently, they've all gotten sober and they want Deacon to re-up and hit the road with them, first as a contracted player and, if all goes well, as a member of the band. Both Rayna and Juliette urge him to take this opportunity since the band is apparently a big deal. He decides to take their advice and agrees to sign on.
But, what will Rayna and Juliette do without him? Their label head Marshall Evans is so buoyed by the success of the pair's hit single-- released as a live track from the anniversary show and climbing the charts-- that he proposes the duo hit the road on a true co-headlining arena tour asap. Rayna doesn't immediately shoot down the idea but Juliette has yet to be asked.
Rayna, meanwhile, has bigger fish to fry than potential touring partners. After the triumphant Grand Ole Opry show with Juliette, Teddy dropped the bomb of the Peggy photos and Coleman's intention to release them and make it look like he's stepping out on Rayna. He swears he didn't sleep with her and at first Rayna seems convinced. But then she goes to Coleman to ask him why he wants to drag her family, especially her young daughters, through the mud and he shows her the photos. He says he'd like to believe Teddy too but the pictures make it hard. Rayna goes to speak to Peggy and arrives just in time to see her being wheeled into an ambulance after a suicide attempt. (She had told her husband and he didn't believe her. She went to Teddy and he blew her off.) Rayna goes back to Teddy and says people don't try to kill themselves over nothing. He spills the beans about the embezzlement and she is flabbergasted, essentially calling him a criminal (which he is) and saying she can't trust him anymore. She goes to Tandy livid that she didn't tell her since she knew. Tandy reassures her that the team is taking care of it. Rayna goes to this "strategy" meeting and lashes out at everyone. In the end though, her daughters' well-being is paramount so she shows up at Teddy's press conference after the photos leak and stands by her man. He embraces her and thanks her and she whispers she's doing it only for the girls.
Over in Scarlett-Gunnar-Hayley-ville, Hayley gives Scarlett the name of a band looking for a female singer in the wake of her impromptu show while she was drinking. Gunnar is annoyed by this since he and Scarlett are beginning to cook with the writing thing. Hayley says that the real problem is that Gunnar has a thing for Scarlett and this is why they never should've gotten involved and breaks up with him. This frees up Gunnar to go to the Bluebird and plant one on a confused Scarlett, who later says she wants to take a break from writing with him. That is until Jeannie announces that one of the duo's songs, "Fade Into You," has officially been put on hold by an artist and breaks out the champagne.
That's not the evening's only champagne and potential split. Domino Wells has returned to see Avery and his band play. He invited Avery to come to Atlanta and talk about making music. Before he goes, Avery swings by Deacon's and hands her a bottle of champagne. We learn that it was originally intended for them to drink when he got his big break. He admits that they should've opened it when Scarlett got her deal and since this is his first big break he wants her to have it. She wishes him luck in Atlanta. On the way to Atlanta Domino drops his bomb on Avery: he wants him, not his band, some of whom he's been with for years. At first he wants to protest but Marilyn tells him not to end his career before it's even started.
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