Beyond The Gates Recap: Martin Learns His Father Knows His Secret

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Beyond The Gates Recap: Martin Learns His Father Knows His Secret originally appeared on Daytime Confidential.
On today's Beyond The Gates recap:
Fairmont Country Club: Ted and Eva walk in and immediately run into Kat. Ted is thrilled to see his daughter while Eva is less enthused. Kat comments on Eva taking her job and how folks are probably too afraid to tell her father exactly how they feel about the change. Ted says the staff can miss her and embrace Eva at the same time.
Kat goes off saying he can't believe his father is entangling himself with his newfound offspring when she is still attached to her mother. Ted says he knows what he's doing. Kat pushes forward saying Eva knew her mother caused Laura's accident but neglected to go to the police. Eva admits she had her suspicions but even the police couldn't find any evidence. She looks at Kat and wonders what in the world she could possibly possess which would prove her mother's guilt.
Kat and Eva go toe to toe when Ted stops them. He says they are more alike than they think. Ted asks Kat to join them for dinner, but she says she's having dinner with Tomas. With that, Kat sashays away. When they enter the dining room, Ted spots Kenneth and tells Eva he has an emergency. He tells Eva to stay and have dinner and text him when she gets home. With that, he exits.
Bill's Law Firm: Hayley arrives, and Caroline tells her Bill left a while back Hayley says she needs to get back to the house when Vernon walks in and they greet each other formally. With that, she exits, and Vernon asks Caroline about his appointment with Bill. Tomas approaches and asks Vernon if he can help. Just then, Elon walks in and shakes hands with Vernon. Caroline says she's headed out and Bill should be back soon. Tomas says he has dinner plans with Kat and Vernon says not to mention he saw him at the office. In the main office, Tomas asks Caroline what's up and she assumes one of the Duprees is in trouble.
Dani's Home: Bill hobbles in and he and Dani enjoy a drink. Dani thinks the cane is very him. He says Hayley poured out their entire bar, but Dani is not going to criticize her for trying to keep him alive. With that, she asks why her ex-husband is there. Bill says no one knows him as well as she does and goes on to describe how he felt when he experienced the stroke. He says when she walked into his hospital room she willed him back to life. Since then, Bill hasn't been able to shake how much he wronged her.
Bill clarifies saying he doesn't want to come back to her and says he belongs with Hayley. He regrets how he left her but says he felt trapped. Bill blamed Dani for not realizing how he felt. Dani says she was very aware a storm was coming but didn't know its name was Hayley. Bill says he was ready to go long before Hayley that being said he should have been better to her during the process. That being said, he knows he was a coward. Bill knows he should have honored his commitment to his wife and daughters and is truly sorry.
Dani is in tears when she says it's been so long that she's waited to hear him say those words. She thought there was something missing in her and wants to know why he's come to her now. Bill admits it was the stroke, but Dani isn't buying it. He admits a case from the past has returned which is giving him grief. He deflects from the case and asks if there's a chance they can maintain peace between them. Dani says she can't promise anything at this point and Bill respects her words. Bill exits and Dani begins to cry.
Martin and Smitty's Digs: Martin asks Smitty is still working on the puff piece about Detective Malone. Smitty confirms saying he is deep into research, much to Martin's chagrin. Martin pushes for details and Smitty tells him about Marcel funneling 500K into his bank account. Martin is clearly upset and says he has a bad feeling and thinks he should cut his losses. Smitty is rightfully confused, and Martin says he doesn't want to get hurt. Smitty asks questions and Martin deflects saying he just has a feeling. Smitty asks why he is so on edge and begs his husband to communicate. With that, Martin gets a text and quickly leaves. Afterwards, Smitty flashes back to another argument they had when he pushed for details about his husband's nightmares.
Naomi and Jacob's Place: Naomi tries to work the kinks out of Jacob's back which leads to him telling her about Smitty's article and his worries about his dad. Jacob provides her the details and how Marcel connects to Joey Armstrong, which links to his father. Jacob thinks everything started out legit and at some point, went left. He doesn't think his father is at all in the know. Just then, Jacob gets a text and says he won't be long.
Bill's Law Firm: Joey and Elon arrive to join Marcel and Vernon. They talk about Kenneth and Vernon says he knows things he couldn't possibly had he not been there on that dreaded night. Further, Kenneth is threatening to out their secret if he isn't paid off. They talk a bit about Jacob and Smitty and Vernon and Elon say they can handle their folks.
Orphey Gene's: Jacob and Smitty meet up. Smitty tells him about Martin's response and how he suddenly wants him to drop the piece on Marcel. He thinks Martin doesn't just know something about Marcel but is also afraid of him. He tells Jacob about Martin's recurring nightmares and how they've now started when he's awake, often in a direct response to Marcel's name. During these last few weeks, Smitty remembered a while back when Martin went to a political event in the middle of the night.
Flashback: Martin tells Smitty about the flat tire which is how he ruined his suit. Smitty asks if he got the clothes from Vernon and Martin confirms. Smitty asks about the car and Martin explodes telling him to stop and runs upstairs.
In real-time, Jacob asks what happened next and Smitty says they never talked about it again. Smitty now thinks maybe he didn't ask because he didn't want to know. Jacob pushes for the connection to Malone and Smitty says he checked on the date of the event and it was two years ago, just a few days before Marcel was given 500K.
Fairmont Country Club: Tomas arrives and embraces Kat. She says she wants their night to only be about them with no drama. They enter the dining room, and they see Eva sitting at a table by herself. As they review the menu, Tomas shoots a look over at Eva.
Tomas says they just ate the best meal of his life because the food was good but mostly because he's with her. Kat says he has something more special planned for after dinner. Just then, Eva walks up so they can all acknowledge they actually saw each other rather than pretend otherwise. Kat gets snarky and Tomas and Eva ask each other about the books they are reading. Kat gets even more snarky before Eva and Tomas say pleasant goodbyes. After she exits, Tomas asks why Kat always has to be so nasty to Eva.
Bill's Law Firm: Ted walks in and wonders why no one called him. He saw their old friend at the club and called Bill who told him about the meeting. Vernon is stunned to learn Ted recognized Kenneth, but he wonders why he wouldn't. Ted wants to know what he has to do to protect his son.
Bill arrives and welcomes everyone to his office and apologizes for his tardiness. He asks if Ted is up to speed. Ted is annoyed by not being kept in the loop and the group says if he's in for a penny he's in for a pound. Joey says staying together is how they keep the secret hidden and themselves clean. Just then, Martin enters (and Vernon rolls his eyes) and is furious with his grandfather for meeting with Bill behind his back. He sees his father and can't believe his grandfather pulled him into the mess. Vernon says Ted has known since day one.
Dani's Home: Hayley arrives to see Dani as she knows Bill was there earlier. They snark back and forth and Dani says she recognizes Hayley's insecurities as they were hers only a short year ago.
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Endings
Kat tells Tomas that Eva knew the night was special and purposely tried to screw it up. Tomas thinks Eva was merely being polite which sends Kat reeling. Tomas apologizes and thinks they should simply try to start from where they left off. Kat says she loves… being with him and wants tonight to be their first time.
Smitty asks Jacob about Marcel being violent, but he says know. Smitty doesn't exactly know what he's looking for but will take Marcel down if he's going after Martin.
Hayley and Dani snark back and forth about their relationships with Bill. Dani says he was the ride of his life. Hayley knows they are connected by children but now they will be just as connected. Just then, Hayley grabs her stomach in pain while Dani rolls her eyes.
Martin says he can't let Vernon fight his fight. The group tries to convince him to let them handle the situation. Marcel says the congressman has a point which almost leads Martin to faint. Bill says to get Martin gone and Ted escorts him out. With that, the meeting begins…
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This story was originally reported by Daytime Confidential on Jun 25, 2025, where it first appeared.