Tell Me a Story | Season 2

"The Curse"

In Nashville, Tennessee, Tucker, a writer, and his fiance Maddie, a lawyer, are a couple at their peak. Maddie is called in to bail her alcoholic brother and struggling musician, Jackson, out of jail. Ashley, Jackson and Maddie's youngest sister, is a famous country/pop singer releasing her first album. After her release party, she is locked in her car which catches fire. She escapes as the car blows up, having been rigged with a bomb. Half her body on her right side is burned badly. Three months later, Tucker cannot sleep or write. He is following Olivia around and breaks into her house, obsessed with her. Maddie questions Tucker if they should not get married. Ashley's manager/mother, Rebecca, is worried about if she will sing again. Ashley is watched by Beau, a former policeman on leave. Jackson meets and becomes infatuated with Simone, a young woman with a secret. Kyle, a fan of Ashley's, is seen naked burning his body with candles while singing her music.

"Writer's Block"

Maddie feels it may be wrong to marry Tucker and tells him to fix his problems. Simone attends the funeral of her father and clashes with her step family. Her godmother Cora tells her she thinks her father was murdered by his wife Veronica. Ashley is upset that her mother and her manager Damien want her to do press for her new personal single after the tragedy. Beau helps Ashley realize she can control her own career and life, so she agrees to do a radio interview which backfires on her. Elsewhere, Kyle romances Susie, Ashley's best friend and personal assistant. Jackson finds Simone to give her her missing bracelet and they end up having sex. Also, Tucker grows more obsessed with Olivia. He spies on her and uses her real life story as inspiration for his writing. Growing obsessed with her, he kidnaps her and chains her to a bed in the soundproof dungeon of a rural house.

"Family Business"

Ashley is horrified to find that Kyle has sent her a sinister note and thinks her attacker is coming for her again. Olivia wakes up horrified in her dungeon. Tucker tries to calm her down, saying they cannot start a relationship this way. Ashley learns that she has been receiving numerous hateful threats. Olivia thinks she will be found, but Tucker has thought it all, avoided all cameras, and tells her that nobody will miss her. Simone attends her father's will reading and is left with nothing. Simone openly accuses Veronica of killing her father in order for she and her sons to get the family's money.... which Simone casually denies. Beau and Ashley are stalked by Kyle when they take an excursion from Ashley's house. Maddie is growing away from Tucker, but growing closer to Brendon, who reignites their relationship by having sex at a party. Ashley publicly thanks the man who saved her life. Veronica's sons try to pay off Simone to leave town, who declines the money and is warned by them that if she does not leave things will get bad. Jackson is visited by Simone at his loft and they end up having sex again. Olivia tries to escape, breaking Tucker's rule, but is stopped and attacked by Tucker. He yanks her outside and reveals that under each of his two white rose gardens lies a woman he murdered and buried. He tells her to listen or he would hate for her to end up like them.

"Number One Fan"

After their date, Kyle copies Susie's car keys and stows-away in it to Ashley's house. Ashley and Beau grow closer, upsetting Ken. Tucker warns Olivia to cooperate, saying they need each other, and he needs her as his writing subject. He gets her to reveal that she once had a boyfriend, named Luke, who tragically died. Elsewhere, Simone tells Cora her risky plan to look for an original copy of her father's Will to expose Veronica's scheme. Maddie and Tucker attend lunch with Tucker's parents where they slip up and reveal to Maddie that Tucker accidentally killed his sister when he was younger. Also, Simone and Jackson break into her dad's office to look for evidence and are caught by security, leading Veronica to reveal Simone is an ex-convict and threaten to press charges if she does not leave town. Also, Kyle confronts Ashley, idolizing her and her career. He says he burned himself so she would want him and to be like her and that he would not ever hurt her. He tries to abduct her, leading to Beau shooting him to death. Simone learns that her father was investigating Veronica and that she was cheating on him with someone. Tucker reveals he uses Olivia because she reminds him of his deceased sister, Anna. Beau and Ashley kiss for the first time.

"New Pages"

Maddie shares to Brendan that she thinks Tucker is having an affair after hearing Olivia downstairs. Ashley begins to think that Kyle was not the bomber and asks Beau to look into it. Simone and Cora plan to expose Veronica's affair. Ken and Rebecca fire Beau after his kiss with Ashley. Tucker asks Olivia about her and Luke's dangerous past, while Olivia thinks she is a replacement for Anna. Ashley meets with the police, who dismiss her concerns. Beau finds footage revealing the bomber of Ashley's car. Simone confronts Veronica, who only rebukes her, and is attacked by Ron to leave. Brendan meets with Tucker and confronts him. Tucker leaves in a hurry after he sees Olivia supposedly hanging herself; Brendan follows him. Jackson finds Simone's glass shoe and Simone missing. Beau and Ken confront the bomber - Dillon Young, a shootout takes place and Ken is shot. Olivia attacks Tucker and with Brendan's help she escapes, but Brendan is captured.

"Lost and Found"

Tucker chases Olivia through the woods and she is hurt. Jackson and Derek (after learning of Simone's blackmail) learn that Simone has been taken by Ron, who gives her up to people who want her dead back home as she owes money. Ken survives the shooting, but Gwen says Beau is not allowed to work on the case. Tucker knows he is past fixing the situation and kills Brendan. Ashley's singing voice comes back. Jackson saves Simone from being killed by the thugs after her. Beau tracks Dillon down and learns he was hired to kill Ashley, but he is shot dead by Gwen before he can reveal who hired him. Simone finds Cora murdered in her apartment. Olivia returns to Tucker's house and attacks him, hitting him in the head repeatedly. Olivia reveals she was in an abusive relationship with Luke: one day, after having enough, she hit him in the head and watched him die, refusing to call for help. Olivia chains Tucker up while smiling evilly, revealing that she is just as dangerously disturbed and vile as he is.

"Thorns and All"

Olivia has Tucker chained and drugged in his own basement, warning him that he kidnapped the wrong woman. Simone, distraught by Cora's murder, tells Jackson she was only using him and breaks things off. Gwen is weary to keep Beau in the loop. Veronica questions Derek and Ron, feeling they have murdered Cora, whom both deny it. Ashley learns she is healing fast and can sing again. Veronica has Maddie represent Simone to be her legal council. Olivia taunts Tucker, who finally realizes that she is MORE insane than he is. Tucker swears to her that she is not a killer; Olivia asks him if he is sure about that, as she begins to act and talk with a sociopathic manner. Distraught over Simone breaking up with him, Jackson relapses into drugs and partying. Olivia forces Tucker to break up with Maddie. Ashley and Rebecca plan to make her career about talent rather than looks. Veronica invites Simone to live with her, wanting to start a family. Jackson shows up home drunk, and it's revealed that Mr. Pruitt died from driving drunk; a fate Rebecca saves him from too. Olivia tells Tucker that he picked her by fate, that she has killed more people aside from Luke, and they can help each other. Simone vows to Derek that she will not fight anymore. Ashley and Beau decide to make things serious. Olivia lurks in the shadows, following Maddie.

"Sweet Dreams"

Olivia drugs Tucker and threatens to kill Maddie if he does not comply with her plans. Ashley wants to get back to performing. Tucker has continuous nightmares where he relives the days after Anna's death. Beau has been invited back onto the Nashville PD. Olivia visits Maddie's office, posing under the name Rachel. Ashley receives a threat sent to her house, warning her not to perform. Olivia takes Maddie out for drinks and tries to learn more information about Tucker, particularly his insomnia. Gwen warns Tucker that someone is after him. Ashley and Damian plan her comeback, which both think will be legendary. Brendan's wife is looking for him, and she asks Maddie if Tucker knows what happened to him. Jackson begins attending AA meetings. Simone confronts Clay about changing the trust and sleeping with Veronica. Moments later, Clay is thrown from the top of his office building... murdered by an unseen person. Maddie makes her way to Tucker's house and finds "Rachel" there, who reveals her identity. Olivia shares with Maddie that she needs to know who her husband is. Beau is run into and knocked out by a reckless car. The driver of the car is revealed to be Taylor who has been obsessively researching and following every member of the Pruitt family.

"Favorite Son"

Olivia reveals Tucker's transgressions to Maddie. Olivia knocks her out and chains her up. Beau survives the car accident. Jackson befriends Donna, a woman at AA. Olivia puts the captive Tucker and Maddie through her version of therapy. Gwen questions Veronica, believing she has been the murderer all along. Ashley meets with the press and prepares for her concert. Derek tells Simone he thinks Ron murdered Cora. Jackson mends fences with Rebecca. Maddie has no choice but to believe Olivia after realizing that it's his house with the chains and soundproofing. She also learns that Tucker's problems all root from his sister Anna and that he has killed other women before. Taylor plants her car and evidence on a friend of Dillon's, making Gwen and Beau think it's all over. Ron reveals it was both he and Derek who changed the trust for Veronica. As he complains to Derek, Derek reveals that he killed Frank, who threatened to leave. He then kills Ron. Olivia gets Tucker to reveal they both know he now wants to kill Maddie because she knows the truth. A cop looking for Brendan runs into Olivia and finds her suspicious, so she kills him. Tucker and Maddie break free from their chains. Donna's daughter is revealed to be Taylor, and they are both planning to kill Ashley with a second bombing.

"Ever After"

Olivia wounds Tucker, leaving Maddie to figure out their escape. Rebecca finally mends fences with Ashley and her career. Beau officially returns to the Nashville police force. Donna and Taylor want Rebecca and the Pruitts to pay for ruining their family. Donna does not want to hurt Ashley again, and trying to stop her leads Taylor to accidentally kill her. Simone realizes Derek's guilt as he kidnaps Jackson and orders her to meet. Veronica goes to the holdup and Derek confesses everything to her, horrified, she calls the police to turn him in. Olivia plans to burn everyone in a house fire as she thanks Tucker for helping her realize who she is. Everyone escapes the fire and a fight ensues at the dock. Olivia tries to drown Maddie, but Tucker saves her and seemingly drowns Olivia. Ashley performs a stripped down song to positive reception before Taylor attacks, captures her and holds her and Rebecca at gunpoint. Taylor reveals she is Ashley's half sister on her father's side and is angry that she grew up with nothing and Ashley had it all. Beau saves Ashley just in time but gets shot by Taylor who is arrested. At the hospital, Maddie shares everything with Rebecca. Veronica tells Simone she will give her the business and the real trust as Simone asks if they can have a fresh start. Jackson and Simone reunite and get back together. Beau survives his wounds and he and Ashley stay together for good. At the hospital, Tucker is in a coma from brain damage and will not ever wake up again. He constantly relives a nightmare on loop. Maddie finds roses delivered to Tucker's room with the message "Sweet Dreams", which are from Olivia, who has survived.