My Taxi Driver Ex Is a Billionaire Episode 1

Episode 1 · 59 episodes · Ryan Winchester, Bella, Ethan

Episode 1 recap

Ryan Winchester drives his taxi into the desert on a dispatch call and discovers his father, Mr. Lester, waiting for him. Mr. Lester demands he return to run the family empire, but Ryan refuses to abandon Bella and drives away. In retaliation, Mr. Lester orders his assistant to get Ryan fired. Just after losing his job, Ryan gets a phone call about an emergency involving his grandmother Evelyn.

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Episode 1 scene by scene

00:00: Confrontation in the Desert
Ryan Winchester answers a cab fare into the desert and finds his father, Mr. Lester. Mr. Lester demands he abandon his wife Bella and take over the family business. Ryan refuses his father's demands and drives away in his taxi.
01:05: Mr. Lester's Retaliation
Angry at Ryan's defiance, Mr. Lester turns to his assistant on the desert road. He orders the assistant to contact the taxi company immediately, invent a false complaint about bad behavior, and ensure Ryan is fired from his driving job.
01:17: Fired and Facing an Emergency
Ryan stops on the highway after receiving a call that he is fired. He spots Mr. Lester's helicopter overhead and yells in frustration. A second phone call informs him that something happened to his grandmother Evelyn, prompting him to speed off.

Key lines from episode 1

“As long as you refuse to accept Bella as my wife, I'm never coming back.”
Ryan Winchester · Ryan tells Mr. Lester why he will not return home to the family empire.

“Tell them he refused a passenger and verbally abused me. His attitude was appalling. Make sure they fire him.”
Mr. Winchester (Mr. Lester) · Mr. Lester instructs his assistant to lodge a complaint against Ryan at the cab company.

“What? Something happened to Grandma? I'm coming right now.”
Ryan Winchester · Ryan responds to an urgent call about Evelyn before speeding away in his taxi.

How episode 1 ends

Ryan learns over the phone that a medical crisis has struck his grandmother Evelyn. He jumps back behind the wheel of his cab and speeds down the desert road toward the hospital. Will Ryan make it in time to see Evelyn, and will Bella support him during his family's sudden emergency?