Therapy With My Stepmom, Episode 5: The Best Man and the Bride

The loop: a raised glass, a smile that cuts, then green silk climbing the stairs behind him. One strap slipping. Replay, replay, replay.

Episode 5 starts with Richard thanking Riley for finally getting Cole to trust someone. At the engagement party, fifty guests toast the couple, and Cole is the only one in the room who has kissed the bride. Dr. Marsh plants a kiss on his cheek. Then Cole stands with his glass: "To Riley. She taught me to say what I want. I want Richard to be happy." He walks out before the truth slips. Riley follows him upstairs. "That toast was cruel." He calls it honest, another thing she taught him. She admits she still wants him, just not with a crowd below and Richard's ring on her hand. The strap slips anyway. Downstairs, Richard announces the wedding is next Saturday, and Cole is his best man. The loop is the tease. The episode is the payoff.