

Still, acknowledging how raw his son’s feelings are, Gideon says he’ll sit out Deacon’s appearance at a Bluebird Café songwriters circle that evening.īut when Scarlett learns that Gideon isn’t there, she secretly gets him to attend, so he’s in the audience when Deacon tells the audience that his favorite song was the song his dad first taught him, “Little Bitty Ditty.” And as Deke strums, he has good memories of Gideon teaching him the tune. “We were both victims of circumstance, but you rose above it,” he says. Later, the older man reminds Deacon that his own father drank and beat him, and adds that he’s proud of Deke for breaking the cycle. “The only think your love ever gave me was a habit that ruined my life… You do not get to take credit for my music. “You did everything you could to take away my music,” Deke yells, and he only gets angrier when Gideon counters that he only pushed his son to do better out of love. That night, he confronts his father about his polished version of their shared history. Deacon is almost overcome by Gideon’s rendition of a sweet waltz with tears in his eyes, he beats a hasty retreat back to the house. Newly suspicious, Deke trails Gideon the next day… and finds him playing music with some old friends in one of the guys’ garages.Īfter he gets caught playing spy, the guys invite him to stay and watch. Scarlett thinks maybe her grandfather is drinking again - and honestly, I’m surprised Deacon hasn’t leapt to that conclusion himself by this point. When Deacon is back at his old place to fix the sink, he remarks on how Gideon has started disappearing for long stretches of the day.


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