Beyond The Gates Recap: Shanice Listens in as Vanessa Publicly Dresses Ted Down

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On today's Beyond The Gates recap:
Hotel – Eva's Room: Ted arrives surprised to see Leslie rather than Eva. She gets all kinds of flirty and discusses their sexy times from all those years ago. She plops down on the bed and asks if he wants to have some fun. Ted thinks she's sick, but Leslie says she would never think of bedding him down in their daughter's room.
They chat about Eva and he notes how Leslie kicked her own daughter out. Leslie says she loves Eva more than anything even when she's forced into making hard choices. She knows Ted has to cast her as the devil to allow him to sleep at night.
Ted notes how thick Leslie's purse is, grabs it and turns it over. All the souvenirs she collected come crashing out on the counter. She asks if he would like to take something with him and Ted tells her to cut the crap. He wants to know why Leslie is there and she says she is simply checking on her daughter. Ted questions why Leslie is telling Kat lies about Eva running Laura down on Old Decatur Road. He says Eva has an ironclad alibi. Leslie praises the Lord and says, 'won't he do it' to celebrate their daughter's innocence.
Ted thinks Leslie is capable of all kinds of gaslighting and can't believe she would accuse her daughter when she… Leslie asks what he was about to say. Ted knows Leslie is capable of damn near anything and believes she ran Laura off the road. Leslie thinks he's making assumptions and denies his accusations. Ted says she is going to rot in hell after serving 20 years in prison. Leslie says she's not going anywhere and neither is his big, fat mouth. Ted asks who is going to stop him. Leslie dares him to push her and says Eva will face more trouble than she already is. Ted can't believe he would do such a thing to her own daughter. Leslie reminds him that she is the one holding all the cards. Ted says now that he knows Eva exists, there is nothing he won't do to protect her. Leslie says his reaction is exactly what she wanted. Ted tells the 'crazy bitch' to stay away from his family. Leslie leans in and says, 'that's Miss Bitch.' With that, he exits.
Anita and Vernon's Mansion: Vernon and Anita are getting frisky. He hates leaving her alone with Tracy, but Anita says they will be good. With that, he exits.
Anita and Tracy are talking about their history. Tracy looks at her friend and notes how she sure as hell must have won the lottery. They chat about how they use to scratch up money for food. Tracy thinks it must be nice to have a staff wait on them hand and foot. They go back and forth a bit before Anita admits life is good. Anita pushes as Tracy clearly has a point to make. Tracy says one minute they were sharing everything, and the next Anita is on her own, living like black royalty. Anita says she earned everything she has but Tracy isn't hearing it.
Tracy looks at Anita's awards and asks when she won her grammy. Anita says she doesn't remember as she never kept up with that stuff. Tracy gets snarky saying she collected her many trophies and notes it must be nice being her. She says she was holding down the blue room living off tips. That being said, they always asked when she was going to get Anita to come sing. Anita tries to pump Tracy up saying she was out there making it happen. Tracy says no one ever really wanted her without the great Anita Williams attached. She says she had talent and drive but didn't have that special something that made folks see dollar signs. Further, she wasn't willing to simply walk over anyone who got in her way. Anita says she didn't walk over anyone but simply decided to leave the group. She's neither the first nor the last to do the same. Tracy says she left at the worst possible time, when they needed her most.
Tracy apologizes as she promised herself not to get all up in arms. Anita says it's ok as they can't move forward without clearing the air. Anita says she was drowning before she left the group. After what happened, she couldn't face them (what happened??). Tracy thinks she ran but Anita says she was barely holding on. Anita says work was her salvation which was the only thing keeping her afloat. Tracy says they could have helped each other, but Anita says she had to save herself. Tracy is not buying what Anita is selling.
Tracy thinks Anita didn't make it because she worked harder. She made it because she was willing to be ruthless. It didn't matter who she had to walk over. Anita says she tried to explain but Tracy shuts her down. She says Anita threw them away.
Garfield Memorial Hospital – Nurses Station: Shanice is talking to Doug saying how well is hand has healed. Doug is looking for Vanessa who was supposed to join him to celebrate.
Shanice is chatting with a fellow nurse about how Andre good get it if he wanted. She does note he has a player rep and has no time for dealing with that kind of jealousy, which runs rampant around the hospital. Doug returns and says he's getting out of there early and makes his exit.
Orphey Gene's: Vanessa and Joey are chatting about real estate. They get all kinds of flirty with one another which clearly intrigues Vanessa. She says when she's good she's great. Joey thinks when she's bad she's better. Doug walks in just in time to hear Joey say they make a great team and Vanessa agree. He walks up to the table and asks if they've started celebrating his recovery without him.
Joey and Vanessa scramble to cover and she says Doug should join them as they were only talking about their day of real estate dealings. Doug declines saying he needs to get back to the hospital and pay attention to his patients. With that, he exits.
Smitty, Martin, Vernon and Samantha enter and pass Doug. Martin wonders what's up with him and Vernon says he guarantees it's about Vanessa and Joey. They take a seat and Smitty wonders why Vanessa is with Joey. Martin says to stop digging saying maybe they go way back. Samantha interjects saying the vibe is giving another story entirely and Vernon agrees. Smitty wonders if they should send up a flare to Nicole but Martin thinks not every situation deserves the CSI treatment. Vernon agrees saying Nicole has enough on her plate. Martin thinks some folks need to know when to let things go but Smitty says some folks need to be honest when something isn't right. Samantha interjects saying Tyrell has a girlfriend. Vernon says there's cause for celebration all around as Anita has reunited with Tracy from the Articulettes.
Vanessa tells Joey that Doug has been going through it lately. Joey tells her to go handle her business if that's what she wants. Vanessa says she doesn't want to go after Doug but probably should. With that, she exits.
Martin and Smitty's Place: Martin arrives as Smitty is on a work call. They chat a bit about his story on influencers when Martin pulls him close. He pulls him in for a kiss but Smitty wants to talk. Martin says he has no time as he has zoom calls for work. Just then, Vernon arrives to help Samantha with her history paper.
Samantha interviews Vernon about the Civil Rights Movement and their acts of protest. Just then, Martin comes downstairs irritated because yet another meeting has been cancelled. Martin tells his grandfather he thinks the mayor is causing him problems as no one wants to meet with him. Vernon says he is welcome to join his conversation with Samantha.
Smitty grabs Martin still wanting to talk. He thinks they should head out for some grub. Martin, who clearly has no desire to talk to his husband, asks Vernon and Samantha to join them for lunch.
They finish lunch and Smitty asks Samantha to grab a car for her and her grandpa so he and Martin can talk.
Leslie's Apartment: Leslie walks in and goes straight to the mirror. She tells herself how wonderful she is, a beautiful and powerful queen. She asks herself how she draws everyone in (with Tide right there to watch). She asks if it's Leslie or Dana or Anna. Which one of them does Ted desire and which will he choose?
Garfield Memorial Hospital – Nurses Station: Ted walks in and Shanice calls him over to discuss Andre's documentary. Shanice says everyone wants to know the details of how folks are looking and sounding. Ted knows she's talking about herself saying she was wonderful and came off just as smart and charming as everyone knew she would. Just then, Vanessa walks in.
Vanessa immediately goes for Ted as Shanice listens in. She thinks he's a clueless son of a bitch. She wishes she had been at the anniversary party to lay into him. Ted tells her to go ahead and she does that very thing. Vanessa says Nicole never doubted him while he was cavorting with that Leslie woman. Ted sets her straight saying he hooked up with Leslie a long time ago when he and Nicole were having problems. Vanessa wonders if he knows what loyalty means and says Nicole chose him and loved him. Ted says he knows exactly what he did but Vanessa interrupts saying he can't believe he chose to treat a woman like Nicole in that way (Though she's right, I'm not certain this is Vanessa's lesson to teach). Ted knows the pain and hurt he caused his wife and lives with that truth every day. He says he will never forgive himself for what he took from his wife and what he's done to their marriage. With that, he exits.
Endings
Leslie returns with a wig and clothes that make her look quite a bit like Nicole. She thinks the woman is as dry as day old cornbread. She wonders if all the bougie professional perfection gets Ted all hot and bothered.
Vanessa laughs and says hi to Shanice, who says the same. Vanessa knows she's looking some type of way as it's the only time Shanice uses her nurse tone with her. Shanice tells Vanessa she's there for whatever she needs. She asks about what happened with Dr Richardson but Vanessa shifts to asking about Doug. Shanice says he was here earlier but bounced early and was looking for her. Vanessa laughs it off and calls Doug. She gets his voicemail but hangs up without leaving a message.
Anita admits to being ruthless and wanted something that was only hers. Tracy says she sees the real Anita Williams. Anita agrees saying she will not apologize for her accomplishments. She knows what everyone said about her. Tracy says she and Sharon had talent and worked just as hard as she did. Anita said she wasn't going to let anything hold her back to erase the memories of 'that place' and it didn't matter what or who she had to sacrifice. She's sorry Tracy and Sharon became collateral damage. Tracy steps up saying it wasn't just her and Sharon who were hurt in the process.
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