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Family is forever on Beyond the Gates<\/a>, even if you can\u2019t stand each other. There is certainly an ocean\u2019s worth of love lost between Bill and Vernon, but the ex-father-in-law\/son-in-law duo have once again been thrown together in a storyline. This time, it\u2019s to combat the perceived evil of having to pay Leslie her inheritance.<\/p>\n On the show\u2019s Thursday, August 21 episode, Vernon invited Bill over to the family estate to handle business. Bill told him that they wouldn\u2019t be able to stop Leslie from receiving the money she\u2019s owed. But he offered what will likely turn out to be a devil\u2019s bargain\u2014intel for respect. Vernon agreed to the steep price, but it could come to bite him in the future.<\/p>\n It\u2019s no secret on BTG how Bill (Timon Kyle Durrett) operates. He specializes in underhanded deals that he can later use as leverage. Suspicious activity that leads to the problem being \u201celiminated\u201d is straight out of his playbook. He has no shame about doing what he has to do to get what he wants. And if the Duprees come calling, he\u2019ll gripe and sneer, but he\u2019ll do what they ask.<\/p>\n Bill has come to their rescue more than once since BTG started in February, but his agreement to watch Leslie\u2019s (Trisha Mann-Grant) movements is a different kind of deal. His payment comes in the form of Vernon (Clifton Davis) and the family respecting him and his wife, Hayley (Marquita Goings).<\/p>\n This means no more freezing them out of polite society. Bill and Hayley will be acknowledged with direct eye contact and a proper greeting. In Vernon\u2019s case, a handshake. It may seem like a small ask, but it\u2019ll require the Duprees to swallow their pride. As Bill mentioned, they\u2019re down in the muck with him now. There\u2019s no room for them to be high and mighty in this situation.<\/p>\nA Deal With The Devil<\/h2>\n