- An investigation shines unwelcome light on Rayna's past with Deacon.
- Rayna gets stuck in traffic taking her girls to school. Juliette Barnes is shooting a video nearby, her daughter informs her she's "like, the most famous singer in the world."
Juliette films the video for "Telescope" as crowds of adoring fans watch, screaming for autographs. Juliette hears a PA say the song is great for 12 year olds and she demands he be fired. She wants to know the status of getting Deacon Claybourne on her tour to prove she can do more than pop music for preteens.
Rayna gets the bad news from Bucky, that sales are flat and there are no singles. Waddy suggests she get back with Deacon and do a smaller tour, music she can care about again. She doesn't think they can pull off their old love songs anymore or know what Deacon would think about it. Deacon arrives.
Later at home, Rayna tries to convince Teddy that her touring with Deacon is a good idea. She reminds him he didn't consult her before running for mayor. He wants her available for some upcoming campaign things, including a "vulnerability study" but she chafes at the idea of baring her personal life.
Waddy talks to the young singers he saw at the Bluebird cafe. They tell him they're not a couple. If they can get three songs together, he offers to cut the demo himself. He tells Gunnar that Scarlett is Gunnar's ticket.
At the studio, Juliette asks Deacon when they can finish writing their song. Rayna arrives to record with him. Juliette asks about their "little tour." "It's just a show for people who love actual music," Rayna jabs. Juliette reiterates her offer to Deacon to finish writing together and Rayna can't believe her gall to say it in front of her, knowing where songwriting with Deacon leads. He doesn't seem to mind the possibility.
Scarlett comes home to find her boyfriend Avery bummed to learn a manager won't be coming to hear him perform after all. She doesn't tell him her news.
After recording, Rayna asks if Juliette's people made Deacon an offer to tour with her. He reminds Rayna that he chose her.
But moments later, Rayna sees Deacon ride off with Juliette. She drives him to her private lake once owned by Tammy Wynette and shows him her 1938 Martin guitar. He's impressed. She tries to distract him by kissing him, but he wants to stick to writing.
Rayna goes to see Coleman Carlisle to find out why her dad is mad at him. Carlisle argued against a baseball stadium Lamar wanted in a public meeting.
Back at the café, Gunnar tries to convince Scarlett to entertain Waddy's offer. She invites him to Avery's gig tomorrow.
Rayna arrives for Teddy's fundraiser. Some women tell her they're big fans and suggest she put a record out. She tells them it just came out. "Do they have it at Starbucks?"
Rayna talks to her father and tells him the way he's gotten into things with Coleman is silly.
Deacon and Juliette make progress on their song, singing well together. He's impressed. She tries to convince him again to come on tour with her. And then she takes her shirt off and jumps in the lake. He takes his off to join her and proclaims himself a dead man.
Teddy meets with two men for the vulnerability study. He denies having girlfriends and they switch to real estate, asking about Cumberland Plaza Development. He was on the board of the credit union backing the deal but resigned before the deal fell apart.
Scarlett rocks out to Avery's band. Gunnar tries to like it. After the set, a girl in the audience goes to talk to Avery, but recognizes Gunnar and Scarlett and compliments them on their set. Avery is upset that he didn't know she performed, then Scarlett lets the Waddy thing slip. She tries to downplay it, but he manages a weak congratulations.
Coleman visits Lamar, who warns him not to mess with him. "Loyalty's a one way street with you, so you just know, whatever you give that's what you're gonna get back," Coleman tells him.
Deacon and Rayna go over stage set up. Someone brings a guitar delivery for Deacon from Juliette, mentioning it's worth at least $50,000. "What the hell is that?" Rayna asks. "Sometimes a guitar is just a guitar," Deacon says.
Rayna accuses him of not focusing enough on their tour and spending time instead with "Miss Sparklypants." They get in an argument and she storms out.
At home, Juliette is upset Deacon hasn't even said thank you. Glenn tries to cheer her up with a rough cut of her video, but she hates it and thinks it won't help her get Deacon in her band.
Rayna comes home to find the vulnerability study men waiting for her. Juliette records the song she and Deacon wrote, which includes the refrain "it's a whole lot harder to shine than undermine."
They ask her about the overlap between her seeing Deacon and Teddy. She ended things with Deacon when he went into rehab. She paid for his treatment. She married Teddy while Deacon was in rehab. They ask if she ever cheated and she politely cuts things short.
Scarlett goes to the Bluebird and see Gunnar performing in a three-piece honky tonk band. Later, she tells Gunnar she doesn't want to record with him. She doesn't want to mess things up with Avery. He asks if she wants to be with someone who doesn't support who she is. She says Avery will support her whatever she does. "Then what's the problem?" he asks.
Teddy apologizes to Rayna for not including her in his decision to run for office, and says he wants to support her, too.
Juliette shows up at Deacon's house with the demo she recorded of their song. She wants to record it with him. He says he can't keep the guitar, but asks what she thinks of the demo. "I think something about you makes me want to grow up," she says.
Lamar gets the vetting report, including their theory that there's something fishy to the Cumberland deal. Lamar likes that Teddy has secrets, he thinks it'll make him easier to control.
At home, Teddy burns documents in the fireplace.
Deacon plays his regular set at the Bluebird café. Scarlett waits tables, Waddy, Juliette and Rayna are in the audience.
He tells the audience he has a "special friend" in the audience he wants to call up to perform. Juliette thinks he means her, but he calls up Rayna.
She sings one of their oldest songs, that includes the chorus "no one will ever love you like I do." Juliette seethes in the audience as Rayna and Deacon sing intimately to each other. Julieete can't help but mouth the words in the audience.
Waddy points at Scarlett and Gunnar and then to Rayna and Deacon. "Ok, let's do it," Scarlett tells Gunnar.
The crowd eats it up. Deacon takes Rayna's hand. Juliette fights off tears as she leaves.
After the show, in the car, Rayna and Deacon sit in stunned silence, digesting their feelings. "I wish we hadn't done that song," she says. "Now what are we going to do?" he asks.
Rayne goes home and hugs Teddy close. "I love you," she says.
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