[Ella gleefully murmuring]
-Curtis. Okay... -You see this?
Yes, I see it, baby. You almost...
Give it here. Put my eye out with it.
It's almost empty. It's empty, Ella.
Babe, because you've used it all,
even though it is my lotion.
Yeah, well, you know that's part of your wifely duties.
-Ella... -What?
Don't the good book say,
"Keepeth thy kingeth moisturizedeth?"
Well, my kingeth needs to buyeth his owneth
How about that?
So where are you going to meet Miranda tonight?
Nowhere. She's coming over here.
Again?
Curtis.
What? I mean, she been here every night of the week.
Stop exaggerating, baby.
She has not been here every night.
She came over here Sunday and on Tuesday.
And on Thursday.
Okay, well, she's been over here quite a bit.
Thank you.
I'll be glad when she find a man to occupy her time.
Baby, leave her alone.
She really is trying to get back out there.
Yeah, I just wish they stopped throwing her back in here.
[Ella] Hey, baby.
[Curtis] Hey, C.J.
C.J., aren't you home early?
Hey, Aunt Ella. Hey, Uncle Curtis.
What's wrong, baby?
Yeah, why so serious?
C.J.? Hello, baby. Is everything all right?
We lost our youngest recruit today.
Oh, no.
I am so sorry. C.J.!
Yeah [Ella sighing disappointedly]
I'm sorry, C.J. I know the feeling.
He was the same age as Malik.
You know, had a very enthusiastic...
with a bright future ahead of him.
So young.
How big was the fire?
-Wasnt' a fire. -Hmm?
Well, what happened? How did he die?
He committed suicide.
Oh, come on.
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I... I never would've guessed suicide.
But these kids today [scoffing],
they just carry the weight of the world
on their shoulders.
It's sad.
And Davis was very, I mean, very, very focused
and humble for his age, you know.
I just don't understand.
You may never understand, C.J.
Did he have any mental health issues?
Well, his parents said he left a note,
and that he said he couldn't take it
and it was too much.
I can't even imagine
what his parents are going through right now.
Yeah, I'm gonna stop by and see them later.
It just makes me think about my own children.
Yeah, of course.
Baby, just let your kids know that you are there for them.
That's right.
They know that, Aunt Ella.
Everyone thinks their kids know
until something like this happens.
You right, you right.
-[Ella] Talk to them, C.J. -You right. I will.
[Malik] Hey, y'all need to stop all that playing.
And stop throwing stuff!
Dad.
Can you please talk to the twins?
They keep hiding stuff.
They took MaLisa's pacifier and I don't know where it is.
They won't tell me.
Hey, Malik, look at this, look at this.
You remember this? This was your first Christmas, man.
You remember that right there?
Dad, I was still in diapers. [C.J. Laughing]
Of course I don't remember that.
Yeah, you couldn't say Santa, so you always said
"Tanta. Tanta."
Uh, Dad, are you okay?
Yeah. Yeah.
Okay, well, can you please talk to the twins?
They won't tell me where the pacifier is.
And look at that. Look. Look at this right here.
This is when your sister got her first bike.
[sighing] [C.J.] Look at that.
Are you listening to me right now?
And, look, this right here,
this is when your mom was trying to teach both of y'all
-how to swim. -Dad. Come on.
Malik, I hope you don't need your wallet anytime soon.
What? Why?
Because the twins have it.
You'll never see it again.
[Malik] Dad!
Hey, y'all, what's up?
Hey.
C.J., what you doing with all these old photos?
Hello, C.J., you okay?
Look at this. Look. Jaz. Look at this right here.
This is when you was taking your first steps.
-That's me? -Sure is.
Looks like the mini Schnauzer y'all had back in the day.
Look, cuz, we got one of you too.
-Oh, yeah? Let me see. -[Jazmine] We do.
This is the twins' gerbil. That too much.
I didn't come over here for that anyway.
What's up, cuz?
I came by to see if the twins
snatched my son's virtual reality headset.
Is that what Hayden put in the tub?
Why would you let her put it in the tub?
Hey, it was either that or my remote.
C.J., you need to get some control around here.
Is he going through a midlife crisis?
I don't know what he's going through,
but he hasn't listened to anything we've said.
Dad, you good?
See, he's not listening.
Well, you better make him listen.
Your daughter gonna go missing next.
I saw the twins sizing her up.
Uh, Dad...
You all right? What's going on?
Uh, yeah, yeah. Uh, Jazmine.
Come here. Come on, sit down.
Let me talk to you guys.
Look, um, one of my guys committed suicide
and he was about your age, Malik.
-So, uh... -I'm sorry, Dad.
Yeah. Thank you. Thank you.
I just want to make sure you guys know
that you can come to me and your mom for anything.
Yeah, of course.
So let me ask you something.
Have either of you guys ever thought
about committing suicide?
I mean, I, personally, never have.
But Lisa said that she thought about it once.
-Really? -Yeah.
She thought that the world would be a better place without her.
Well, I'm glad she got through that one.
Yeah, me too.
Yeah. I had no idea she was going through that.
That's heavy.
Yeah.
Well, I just. I just want y'all to know
that if there's anything,
you know that me and your mom, we here,
you know, we can deal with anything,
you know, we can talk about anything.
Yeah, we'll come to you, Dad.
We're always here for you.
-We know. -Okay. All right.
So I'm gonna go talk to Davis' parents.
Okay.
-All right, Dad. I love you. -Love you too.
Sorry again, Dad.
Yeah. Yeah.
-Hey, Malik. -[Malik] Yeah.
The baby's pacifier is on top of the refrigerator.
[mumbling]
And you probably wanna check the closet
for all the pockets
because that's probably where your wallet is.
Wait, how do you know all their hiding spots?
They got me last week.
Uh, Curtis?
Mm.
I thought you and Floyd were going to look at cars.
We are.
I suggested that we go over to the Red Wall Buffet...
-[Ella] Okay. Mm-hmm. -And get something to eat first.
And Floyd said give him 15 minutes 'cause he just ate.
Sounds just like Floyd.
Why you trying to get rid of me?
Curtis, I am not trying to get rid of you.
Are you sure Miranda's the only one coming tonight?
Uh, yes. [knocking on door]
That is your date.
Don't worry about it. I'll get it.
Okay, thank you.
-Who there? -[Miranda] Me.
-Baby. -The hell is "me"?
Like I'm supposed to know who "me" is.
You know who "me" is. Hey, Mr. Payne.
Oh, look, so here's the man
who's been sneaking around with my wife.
Miranda, come on in, have a seat.
-[Miranda] Okay. -I know one thing.
I better not come home and find no hairy knuckles in my house.
Miranda, let me see your knuckles.
[Curtis] Yeah, you need to shave them.
Bye, baby.
My knuckles aren't hairy.
Here you go.
-Thank you, thank you. Yes? -Miranda.
So how's the online dating coming?
This whole dating thing, Ms. Ella,
hmm, is crazy.
Ooh, yes.
Well, the right one will come along now.
[sarcastic chuckling] But will he?
Yes, he will. Miranda, you got to be positive.
-Hmm. -You do.
You need to be positive.
It's just been so hard lately.
How so?
I just feel lonely.
Miranda, what about that guy you dated?
What's his name?
-You talking about Charles. -[Ella] Charles!
Yes, I liked him. I thought you guys hit it off.
Yeah, we did, but let me tell you about Charles.
I did a little online detective work
and how about he is married.
-Mm-hmm. Okay. -Yes.
Well, there was that really, really nice guy
that you brought over here, uh, Paul.
Hm-hmm, hm-hmm, you're talking about Pearce.
Pearce.
Pearce is absolutely amazing,
but [sighing] he's going through a divorce
and, honestly, I just don't think he's ready.
And I don't wanna be anybody's rebound.
I didn't know it was so hard to date these days.
Man, I just miss being a wife
and having someone to come home to every night.
Mm-hmm, well, now, do you remember
how hard it was when you were a wife?
I mean, it wasn't that hard.
I mean, except for the divorce part.
-[deep chuckling] Yeah. -Yeah.
And all the reasons that led up to that divorce.
Okay, okay, okay, you're right.
You have a point.
You will find love again.
You will.
You know, Ms. Ella, it's not just the love part.
It's the action of love.
The action?
Yeah, I just miss the physical part,
-the physical touch and... -Mm-hmm.
I just want some more ice in my tea.
-Ms. Ella. -It's okay, I ju-su-fish-uh--
-I mean... -Just a little ice.
How'd Calvin get here Ms. Ella?
What's up, cuz? You still here?
Yeah, I thought C.J. Would be back by now.
Hey, Jazmine, have you seen my U-G-A shirt?
I can't find it anywhere.
I saw the twins playing tug of war with it last night.
What is going on with them
hiding and destroying everything?
I mean, they're children.
It's in their nature to be destructive.
Yeah, man, they just being kids.
I guess so.
Um, can I talk to y'all real quick?
Yeah, what's up?
I've been thinking about what you said about Lisa.
Wait, what happened with Lisa?
Oh, I just told Jazmine and my dad
that Lisa was suffering from depression at one point.
Yeah, it surprised me
'cause she seems like a really happy person.
Yeah.
Well, let me tell you, depression is a real thing.
Yeah, and people aren't always who they show on the surface.
So what's up?
Don't tell Dad, he's already going through enough right now,
but, um, I've dealt with depression before.
Really?
[Jazmine] Yeah.
It was right after I left for school.
I was in a new place and I really missed you guys.
It was hard getting out of bed every day.
Well, why didn't you just come home
or call one of us?
I honestly didn't think anybody would understand.
Oh, I get it.
After I got shot, I was in a really dark place.
You're lonely too 'cause you convince yourself
that you're the only one going through that pain.
Yeah, and you don't think
anybody could possibly understand it
unless they've experienced it.
Look, Jazzy, you can always talk to me.
You know that.
[Calvin] And I'm here for you, Jazmine.
You know, we gotta start checking up on one another more.
You never know when somebody's going through something.
-Yeah. -Sure.
Look, I'm here for you too, cousin Calvin.
Look, I know we all joke around a lot,
but I always got y'all back.
I appreciate that, Malik.
You welcome.
However, I respectfully ask
that if I'm watching U-G-A roll over Alabama's Crimson Tide,
you wait till after the game.
-Really? -Yes.
No, I'm just playing. You know I got y'all.
And it's always go dawgs.
Ms. Ella, I'm serious.
Did you ever feel lonely before Mr. Payne?
I wasn't lonely. I've always had the Lord.
So you've never needed a man's touch?
Miranda, you should not lay with a man
outside of marriage.
Oh, well, I've been married before.
You know what I mean.
You know what I'm talking about.
It's just so hard not having that physical aspect
when it was such a big part of our marriage.
Well, the Bible says it's better to marry than to burn.
Ms. Ella, you know, what are you supposed to do
when there is no one to marry but you continue to burn?
Okay, so tell me this.
Did you wait until you married Mr. Payne?
And you know what I mean.
Do you smell something burning?
I'm telling you, there has been
something burning in this kitchen all day.
-Ms. Ella. -I can't find it.
There is nothing burning in here but me right now.
Help me.
Ms. Ella, you said that I could talk to you about anything.
-I said that? -Yes, you do.
Well, I meant you could talk to me about anything
concerning Christian...
Okay.
All righty, all righty, Ella.
If I'm going to be honest...
Please be honest.
There was someone before Curtis.
What?
Come on, spill the tea, Ms. Ella, spill the tea.
Miranda, it almost went there.
But it didn't.
But it did not, mm-mm. No.
Why not?
I did not love him.
I didn't. I was chasing a feeling
that comes when you are truly in love.
I know that feeling.
I promise you, you will...
Come on, come on, come on.
You will love again.
-To love. -To love.
-Hey, Dad. -Hey.
How'd it go?
Ooh, boy, his parents are torn up.
Their world has been crushed.
Yeah, I'm sure.
Did they have any idea he was going through something?
Actually, no. No.
In the letter he wrote,
he just said that he couldn't take it anymore.
I wonder what he couldn't take.
We'll never know.
They kept asking me if he had talked to me or...
Did he ever come to talk to you?
No, he always seemed very chipper and happy,
and I had no clue.
Well, Malik told me that people
aren't always who they seem to be on the surface, so...
Yeah, his parents said they wish
that he had come to them and gotten it all out,
all into the open.
Dad.
Speaking of getting things out in the open,
when you asked us if we had ever been suicidal before,
um, I wasn't really honest with you.
What do you mean?
I've dealt with depression
right after I left for school,
and I didn't tell you 'cause I didn't want you to worry.
Well, Jazzy,
newsflash,
that's my job as your dad.
My job is to worry about you.
Yeah, but you seemed so down.
I wasn't trying to add to it.
Listen, you don't ever have to worry about
putting more of a load on me.
Whatever load there is that you need me to handle,
as long as there's breath in my body,
I'm gonna handle it.
So how you feeling these days?
Do you need to seek some counseling or anything?
No, no, no. No, I'm good now.
God got me through it.
But if it hits me again,
I'm gonna let you guys know, you and Mom.
[C.J.] Okay.
And, look, if we can't handle it,
we know He can. Right? Huh?
Come on now. Come on.
We gonna find somebody who will.
What, what is that, son?
It's my U-G-A shirt, Dad.
Why is it so dirty?
Your children buried my shirt in the backyard.
-What? -Yeah.
I tried to tell you.
You need to get a hold of them. They out of control.
Oh, I didn't know it was this bad.
Yeah, I had to dig 10 holes
just to find my shirt.
And your uniforms are not out there either.
My uniforms?
Yeah, I looked in your closet. They weren't in there,
so I guess they buried them in the backyard with my shirt.
My uniforms?
Yes. So if you go looking for them,
can you please just return Uncle Curtis' shovel?
Okay, this has gotta stop.
Hayden! Jayden!
Ella!
El!
Ella! Ella, Ella, Ella.
Where she at?
-What is it, Curtis? -Ella.
Babe, I can't ever find you!
What is it, baby?
Did you cook something to eat? I'm hungry.
I'm hungry. Did you cook? I'm hungry!
Of course I cooked. [Curtis sighing in relief]
But I thought you were going to eat at a buffet with Floyd.
We didn't even make it to the second plate.
We got put out.
They caught Floyd putting Lollipop Lamb Chops
in his pocket, put us both out.
-Well, I'll warm you up some. -Thank you, baby.
What about the car? Did Floyd get a car?
No, he didn't get no car.
Well, baby, I thought y'all went to look for a car.
That's what we did. We just looked.
Baby, you know Floyd's credit is a 12.
Ain't nobody gonna give him a new car.
Is 12 what? A 12, "1, 2"?
0.12.
I don't even know why you waste your time with him.
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