Synopsis:

While Juliette enjoys the attention following her rooftop performance, her team worries she is suffering from postpartum depression; Will learns his private life is about to be splashed across a tabloid; Deacon and Rayna grapple with his diagnosis.

(From ABC)
Juliette is back in the news – and back to feeling like her old self — following her rooftop performance high above Highway 65, but while she enjoys the attention, her team has growing concerns that she may be suffering from postpartum depression. Meanwhile, Will is surprised with an unexpected visit from his father, and learns his private life is about to become public when a tabloid obtains photos of Will and Kevin together. With Deacon’s cancer diagnosis no longer a secret, he and Rayna grapple with the future and the real possibility that their time together will be cut short.

(Recap From ABC)
Juliette has taken her bold, surprise rooftop concert strategy on the road, and she's riding high on the publicity and attention she's receiving. She's starting to feel like her old self again, and becomes obsessed with putting out a new album to maintain the momentum. But her behaviour becomes increasingly manic, and Avery and her team start to worry.

Meanwhile, the news of Deacon's cancer diagnosis has leaked to the press, and he finds out via the radio. Rayna struggles to maintain her composure as her phone starts ringing off the hook, and nearly breaks down when she receives an envelope from Beverly, with her million-dollar incentive check torn to pieces. She'd called Juliette into her office to discuss the fallout from her rogue rooftop concerts, but can't keep it together in the face of Juliette's hostility. Rayna walks out on Juliette, who is irate.

Deacon finds Rayna at home, crying. She confesses that she went to Natchez, Mississipi, to try to change Beverly's mind about donating her liver, but failed. Rayna can't imagine her future without Deacon, and can't face losing him. They struggle to accept the real possibility that their time together might be cut short.

Tensions are high between Gunnar and Scarlett with the return of Kiley, and they argue about what label to sign with. Highway 65 has offered them an amazing deal, but Scarlett wants to keep looking. They grow closer to a blow up as Gunnar, Kiley, Scarlett, and Dr. Caleb Rand gather at the Bluebird Cafe to support Deacon's show that night. But when Deacon calls to cancel, asking Scarlett and Gunnar to fill in for him, they put their differences aside for the show. Their obvious on-stage chemistry has both Caleb and Kiley questioning just what the deal is with those two.

After Emily finds Juliette at home, hyperfocused on a new song, having ignored her baby for the last few hours, she calls Avery with the news that something is very wrong with Juliette. He calls Juliette home, where he's assembled Emily, Glenn, and Juliette's doctor. Juliette is not receptive to the intervention, and quickly becomes defensive. She storms out, furious.

Layla, unaware that Jeff sabotaged her and got her fired from Jade St. John's tour, believes it's her fault. She lets Jeff embroil her in a very public Twitter war with Jade, ruining Layla's relationship with the powerful pop star. But fame-obsessed Layla only sees the publicity she's getting, and lets him take control of her career. Jeff manipulates Layla into signing a binding contract that benefits him for the rest of her career as an artist.

Teddy learns that the Feds have enough to put him away for years, unless he helps them catch bigger fish. Teddy wears a wire and initiates contact with a politician who the government is hoping to catch.

Will's estranged father shows up in town, and wants to make amends for kicking Will out as a teenager. Will's marriage to Layla and public persona as a straight guy has even convinced his father. And Will, desperate for his father's love and approval, doesn't tell him the truth. Kevin tries to make Will see what a bad idea it is to welcome his father back into his life, and they fight. Hours later, Luke gets word that a tabloid has photos of Will and Kevin, and plans to out the country star.

After finding strength in each other, Rayna and Deacon show up at the Bluebird after all. They take the stage to perform a romantic duet, "Surrender." Scarlett admits to Gunnar that she's scared of signing with Rayna's label and screwing up again, but he reassures her, and they officially sign with Highway 65.

The night is winding to a close, and Rayna and Deacon are enjoying being together. Suddenly, Beverly walks through the door and announces she's changed her mind. Beverly wants to have the surgery, and to save Deacon's life. Deacon and Rayna are overjoyed.