She informs Derrick of this by encouraging him to peer into the window at the beach house where they rendezvous with binoculars to see for himself. Valerie has also been stripped of her custody rights and is desperate to get her daughter back, hoping a corruption scandal Carter is embroiled in will work in her favor.ĭuring her investigation, Valerie discovers that Tracie is cheating on Derrick with Rafe.
In her spare time, Valerie stalks her ex-husband, local politician Carter Heywood, who filed a restraining order against her after she left her service weapon unattended while drunk and their daughter Haley accidentally shot herself, leaving her using a wheelchair. She asks Tracie questions that have no relevance to the break-in and implies to Derrick that she could be compelled to reveal his affair or, for a price, keep silent. The police arrive and the detective assigned to the case, Valerie Quinlan, is revealed to be the woman from Las Vegas. That night, Derrick hears what sounds like a break-in investigating, he is attacked by a masked burglar and barely manages to fight him off. Returning to LA, a guilty Derrick reconciles with Tracie. While trying to sneak out the next morning, he discovers that she has locked his phone in the room safe and is coerced into having sex with her again. She admits she is also looking for casual sex, and after flirting on the dance floor, they end up in her hotel room. Removing his wedding ring and introducing himself as Darren from Seattle, he catches the attention of a woman at a bar. Rafe is also pressuring him to sell the company to a larger corporation, which Derrick, valuing his independence, refuses to do.ĭuring a business trip to Las Vegas, Rafe encourages Derrick to vent his frustrations by having a fling of his own. His marriage to Tracie, a real estate agent, is failing, and he suspects she is having an affair. Derrick Tyler is a former college basketball star who has gone on to build a successful sports management agency in Los Angeles with his best friend Rafe Grimes, representing African-American athletes.
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