<P> With Deacon's sister, Beverly, being his only match as a donor, Rayna goes to Mississippi to ask her but Beverly refuses . Rayna and Beverly don't have a good history with each other because years ago Deacon chose to join Rayna's band instead of making it big with Beverly, and Beverly resents Rayna for that . Beverly eventually agrees to be his donor . As the surgery approaches, Deacon has nightmares about dying . Before he goes into the O.R. he asks Rayna to marry him right then and there . She tells him no, they will wait until after the operation so they can have a proper ceremony . They do, however, recite wedding vows to each other . Rayna assures him that he is going to be alright . While waiting for the surgery to be over, Dr. Rand tells Rayna something has gone wrong . The heart - monitor then appears on screen showing a flat - line, leaving viewers to wonder if it was Deacon or Beverly who flat - lined . </P> <P> A month has past since the transplant . Deacon and Beverly made it through the surgery although Beverly had an aneurysm and is in a coma . Rayna, who just officially dropped Juliette from Highway 65, gets a call from her, crying and saying she needs help . Rayna flies out to Los Angeles to see her because she cares about her . When Rayna tries to talk to her after her set she doesn't have much luck . Juliette yells at her and says she is not having good luck with Highway 65 . On her way back home in Nashville, Rayna hears the radio DJ's criticizing her about letting Juliette go and how she is not that good at running a label . In an effort to save her label Rayna tries to find a big - name artist to sign . She comes up with a rock star named Markus Keen who is looking for a new label but Bucky thinks it won't work because he is a rock artist . On a flight to New York she is conveniently seated right next to Markus . During the flight she smooth talks him about switching to country, convincing him that at her label he can be heard . Markus ends up signing with her . Scarlett makes the tough decision of taking Beverly off life support . At the funeral Deacon breaks down during the eulogy so Rayna takes over . After the funeral, Markus calls Rayna saying he is on his way to Nashville and ready to work . Rayna gets mad at Maddie when she finds out Juliette invited her to sing on stage with her in Atlanta and punishes her . She is having a tough time with Maddie and brings her and Daphne to the meeting with Markus . Markus gets Rayna to produce his album after he fires Avery for not "getting" his "vision", among other things . While working on the album he acts like an arrogant brat, as usual . He and Rayna don't see eye - to - eye so he storms off, saying this was a mistake . Markus eventually gets her version of his song now . Deacon decides to buy into a bar with one of his buddies, Frankie Grey, who was his AA sponsor . Rayna is unsure about it because he is a recovering alcoholic . They get into an argument over it but she eventually supports him . Deacon proposes to Rayna and she says yes . </P> <P> When Rayna and Deacon's wedding day arrives, the paparazzi has discovered where the wedding is going to be held - at Rayna's late mother's country property, where she has lots of wonderful childhood memories with her mom and Tandy . Rayna's publicist finds a private barn where the wedding can be held out of the public eye . Maddie is concerned about her parents getting married because sometimes Deacon can be violent; for instance, when he pushed a paparazzi photographer out of the way and broke his camera in rage . Daphne is concerned about the marriage, too, because she's worried about being the outsider . Rayna assures both of the girls that there is nothing to worry about because they are a family and nothing is going to tear that apart, and Deacon loves them both more than anything . Tandy is openly opposed to the marriage and threatens to hunt Deacon down if he ever hurts her sister . The ceremony proceeds as ceremony, and Rayna and Deacon are now married . </P> <P> Maddie runs away from home to live with Frankie's daughter Cash, and Cash is going to help her with her career . Cash tells Maddie about the recording contract at Edgehill she was offered that she didn't know about . Maddie feels that her mother is standing in her way and wants to be emancipated so she can take control of her career . Rayna doesn't want Maddie to be like her, when she was younger and left home for a career . She wants to shield her from being exploited, but she also fears she is losing her . At the hearing Deacon's violent, drunken past is exposed to the judge . The lawyer uses this as a tool to help get Maddie emancipated . Deacon realizes the only way the lawyer knew all of that is because Frankie told Cash, who then told the lawyer . Deacon then confronts Frankie outside of their bar . The two get into a brawl after Frankie sucker punches him . Just as Deacon bloodies Frankie's nose, everyone from inside comes out to, and Frankie accuses Deacon of trying to kill him . This causes the judge to decide to grant Maddie's emancipation . Cash wants Maddie to get away from Nashville so there will be no connections to Rayna, and Maddie signs with a shady label in New York . When an older record producer attempts to assault Maddie, Deacon bursts in and rescues her . Maddie reconciles with her family, and as the season comes to a close Rayna, Deacon, Maddie and Daphne are a happy family once more . </P>

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