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Beyond The Gates Recap: Smitty Comes Dangerously Close to Upsetting The Dupree Apple Cart
Beyond The Gates Recap: Smitty Comes Dangerously Close to Upsetting The Dupree Apple Cart originally appeared on Daytime Confidential. On today's Beyond The Gates recap: Fairmont Country Club: Martin and Vernon are enjoying a meal. They talk a bit about The Articulettes before Vernon brings up that dreadful night. Martin says the past is right in front of them and isn't going anywhere. With that, the duo shoots glances at the nosy waiter. Martin is thrilled his grandfather believes him as he thought he was losing his mind. Vernon says they must do something to calm his nerves. He thinks he should make the suggestion to get the young waiter moved to a different post. They also need to find out what game the young man is playing. Martin tells his grandfather more about what happened with the young waiter the day before. Vernon thinks something more underhanded is happening. Just then, the young waiter approaches and Martin has another flashback. The young waiter says Martin looks like he saw a ghost. Vernon wonders whether they've met before. He says it's hard to tell with so many of their people looking alike – Duprees, he means. Vernon responds knowing EXACTLY what the young waiter meant. With that, Vernon dismisses him and tells Martin he knows the young man is connected to the incident. Martin agrees as he knows he was there that night. Vernon wonders why he would be here and now. With that, Vernon says they need to get to work and make their exit. Unfortunately, Martin leave his keys behind… Martin and Smitty's Place: Smitty and Tyrell are hanging out. Smitty is researching his latest articles and Tyrell compares it to his love of chess. Smitty says he is doing a profile on a police detective. Tyrell calls it a puff piece but knows his dad will turn it into something better. Tyrell asks to hear it and Smitty begins to read. He says he's done some digging and thinks there's more to this guy than meets the eye. Smitty shows his son the information about Marcel taking what appears to be bribes. He is certain something isn't right. How does a cop go from getting by to being a millionaire in such a short amount of time. They do some searching and Smitty wonders who helped Marcel hit the lottery two years prior. Police Station: Jacob is furious when Marcel approaches and asks what's up. He asks if his ire is directed at Leslie's case and Jacob gets all kids of fiery with his elder. Jacob thinks Marcel is nothing but talk. Orphey Gene's: Kat wants to talk about business while Chelsea wants to discuss her relationship with Madison. Kat wonders why she is moving at lightning speed and says she could never. They talk a bit about the meeting with the family before moving on to work issues. Kat tells Chelsea they are being sued for copyright infringement. Chelsea says the idea for the purse was hers alone. Kat believes her and Chelsea thinks someone heard the buzz about their product and is trying to profit. Kat wonders if they will always be plagued with these types of barriers. They both think they need to work together to squash the opposition, so folks know not to mess with them. Jacob arrives and Kat demands an update on THEIR case. He pushes back but Kat demands to be the first person he calls when he gets the results of the DNA test. She grabs her bag and prances towards the door where she runs into Naomi. Naomi wonders if she needs to apologize for her cousin but Jacob says she's lowkey a better partner than the one he's been assigned. Jacob asks Naomi what's up and she tells him about June and the cleanup crew. She's been displaced once again and is without any of her stuff. Jacob says he'll make some calls but thinks June shouldn't get her hopes up. Bill and Hayley's Place: Bill is going on about nonsense when Hayley confronts him about his health. She wants to know the truth so they can fight together. Bill is confused and Hayley says the insurance company called and she wants him to spill. He says he is just making sure she is protected in case anything ever happens. Hayley says she only cares about him, and he promises he's not going anywhere. Just then, Bill gets notice of Chelsea's arrival. Chelsea says she is looking for some free legal advice and shows Bill the copyright suit along with a cease-and-desist order. She promises the purse was her idea and she doesn't even know who these folks are. Chelsea wonders if they are actually capable of shutting their business down. Things get heated with the trio and Chelsea gets snarky with both Bill and Hayley. As Hayley is exiting the room, Chelsea stops her and thanks her for getting her father to the hospital and sticking by his side. She doesn't mean to offend her in her own home. She turns to Bill and says despite his heinous actions, she loves him. Bill knows he hasn't always been a good father but would love to use this opportunity to work together and get closer. Bill and Chelsea sit down, and he says the suit is simply a first effort at intimidation. Chelsea thanks her father. After some pushing, she admits she came to him because he isn't afraid to get his hands dirty. Police Station: Marcel asks Elon about Smitty's puff piece. Elon says it's mandatory as the department needs good press. Marcel indicates Smitty is asking all kinds of questions which could cause problems for him and his retirement. Elon wonders if he's been tipped off which leads Marcel to wonder if Martin is responsible. Chelsea and Kat's Digs: Tomas arrives to give Kat legal advice about Leslie's case. She asks if it's possible to hire a private DNA lab to test the sample as the city's folks are backlogged for months. Tomas says it would take the sample out of the chain of custody. Tomas and Kat get all hot and heavy when she shuts down the scene. Kat apologizes but Tomas says she's helping him be a good role model to his little brother, Ramon (when will we meet Ramon and when will he hook up with Samantha?). He says good things are worth waiting for (will he sleep with Eva before Kat?). Tomas asks if there is something she's waiting for to take that next step with him. Kat says she has seen people in her family take chances with love and be devastated. She doesn't want to be anyone's after thought. Tomas assures she won't ever be his afterthought. With that, he says he needs to go back to work. Kat embraces him but Tomas doesn't seem happy. Orphey Gene's: Naomi asks June to please let her secure safter housing. June ignores her words and asks about her things. Naomi says there's no information yet, but Jacob is on the case. June indicates she's not used to folks looking out for her. They talk about the picture and June says there's something about those kids' faces that is special. She thinks if you have a child, it makes the world better. She can imagine anything as she lives her life through that photograph. Naomi promises they will do everything they can to reunite her with her photograph. Jacob arrives with a box of June's things. She looks through everything and thanks Jacob for all his help. She rummages through the box but doesn't see the picture. June freaks out as she throws everything out of the box. At the bottom, she finds the picture and breaks down in tears. She promises her children she will never leave them again. Previous Beyond The Gates Recap: Endings Bill says Chelsea doesn't need to do anything and promises to handle everything. Elon tells Marcel he convinced PR to take the precinct off the publicity tour. There will be no more interviews for the foreseeable future. Marcel says that doesn't solve their problems as Smitty's investigation is going to lead him back to his own house. Marcel tells Elon someone needs to get the message through to him right quick. Elon promises to drive the point home. Smitty calls someone saying he needs to talk to them right now. Vernon speaks to someone (presumably Elon) that the situation needs to be shut down. Martin returns to the table at the country club and finds his keys gone. Keep checking back for the latest Beyond The Gates recaps! This story was originally reported by Daytime Confidential on Jun 20, 2025, where it first appeared.
The Guardian
20-05-2025
- Climate
- The Guardian
Britain needs an alfresco dining revolution to bring life into its cold city centres
One Sunday last September, I sat at a table outside one of Lyon's famous traditional 'bouchon' restaurants, eating a sumptuous prix-fixe lunch, as the heavens opened and a small monsoon pounded the cobbles around me and the parasol above my head. The waiter asked if I wanted to move inside. I demurred; as long as my andouillette and I were still largely dry, I was enjoying the people-watching and the view of the pretty, sand-coloured buildings too much to worry about a few stray drops. If a bit of rain didn't put me and my fellow diners off, why should many parts of the infamously cloudy UK be so opposed to the notion? In fact, London has less annual rainfall than Rome, Paris or Vienna. Foremost among the stories we tell about ourselves as a nation is that we do things differently to those carefree continentals. There is a reason we have had to take – and mistranslate – the term 'alfresco' from the Italians and 'flâneur' from the French (dawdler), and are still ignoring the Spanish 'sobremesa' (after-dinner socialising around the table) and 'paseo' (an early-evening stroll) – because we have often been a private, lonely bunch compared with our neighbours across the Channel. You will be familiar with the trope: an Englishman's home is his castle and, given that the moat is maintained by Britain's private water companies, it is probably safest if we shelter indoors until the worst has passed. But the weather that gave us the sunniest April on record has continued into May and pushed a lot of Britons out of their homes, blinking into the light. In a canny attempt to make hay while the sun shines, the London mayor, Sadiq Khan, has announced the Summer Streets fund, a new plan to support outdoor dining and drinking, and extend opening hours in the capital. The £300,000 provided will support London's 32 councils (and the distinct City of London) to create new outdoor eating and drinking areas, while restaurants, venues and bars have been promised that their red-tape burden and fees will be waived or reduced. It's not a lot of money – the mayor doesn't have access to a lot of money – but the principle, and the signal of intent about what our cities should look like, is important. The ostensible motive is to throw a bone to a desperate hospitality industry. Food and drink businesses have faced the impact of Brexit, then Covid and soaring costs, staff shortages and supply-chain disruption – not to mention turbo-charged rents in our major cities. During the pandemic, spurred by the need for social distancing and fresh air, hospitality across the country created dedicated outdoor seating areas aided by temporary road closures. However, not all of these changes stuck. Soho's high-profile scheme was wound up by Westminster council in September 2021, after a concerted campaign by local residents – and no fewer than 16,000 new outdoor seats were folded up and brought inside. Specific pavement licences were introduced in 2020 and are required by law, and carry fees, paperwork and a consultation period – councils take into account pedestrian traffic flow, accessibility, insurance, impact on nearby residents and so on. Now, with this scheme, some of the joy and conviviality that helped so many people through those dark moments can be revived. There is a socio-cultural miserablism to British self-identity that says 'we can't have nice things like this', as though it's 'not our way'. I don't think there is any truth to that: social habits are quickly learned and unlearned, and they largely respond to what is permitted. Build a street-dining culture and people will take the seats on offer. It could also help offset the tendency of London's developers to build people-phobic public spaces. Privately owned public spaces, or Pops, such as Canary Wharf (part-owned by Qatar) or More London near Tower Bridge (owned by Kuwait), are just mirages where real public space should be – they are patrolled by private security guards and carry a series of hidden prohibitions, rules and regulations. Then there is 'hostile architecture', which in practice means awkward benches that aren't comfortable to sit on for longer than two minutes. The 'hostility' in the name is primarily directed at homeless people and young people pursuing harmless activities such as skateboarding – but really, the hostility is towards the public in general. The British capital too often feels like an antisocial city full of sociable people. It's time to let them out to play. Dan Hancox is a freelance writer, focusing on music, politics, cities and culture
