1 00:00:01,189 --> 00:00:03,559 Previously on Queen Sugar... 2 00:00:03,591 --> 00:00:05,951 I got memories that I'd left in the past 3 00:00:05,993 --> 00:00:07,753 seeping into my bones again. 4 00:00:07,795 --> 00:00:10,325 You're just insecure, lying trash who'll never 5 00:00:10,364 --> 00:00:13,664 be more than what she's always been, irrelevant. 6 00:00:13,701 --> 00:00:15,061 I can get at the real story. 7 00:00:15,103 --> 00:00:16,833 You don't have to do all this on your own. 8 00:00:16,871 --> 00:00:18,631 My past led me to you, 9 00:00:18,673 --> 00:00:21,943 and that led me to want to be a better man. 10 00:00:21,976 --> 00:00:23,846 One minute, you were downing jello shots 11 00:00:23,878 --> 00:00:25,548 before he dragged you upstairs. 12 00:00:25,580 --> 00:00:28,520 Don't no man have the right to take advantage of you. 13 00:00:28,549 --> 00:00:30,089 No means no. 14 00:00:31,385 --> 00:00:33,255 -Am I doing this right? -[Charley] Come on, smile. 15 00:00:33,287 --> 00:00:35,387 -[camera beeps] -Mom, be careful with that thing. 16 00:00:35,423 --> 00:00:37,253 I got the settings just how I like it. 17 00:00:37,291 --> 00:00:39,091 Hush. I'm doing this. 18 00:00:39,127 --> 00:00:41,797 [Hollywood] Charley, don't be messing with the boy's camera. 19 00:00:41,829 --> 00:00:44,569 -Ma, you're not even holding it right. -Okay, all right. Fine, fine. 20 00:00:44,599 --> 00:00:46,969 [Hollywood] A young Prince and Nona Gaye. All right, now. 21 00:00:47,001 --> 00:00:48,631 -[laughter and chattering] - Who? 22 00:00:50,071 --> 00:00:52,571 I poured sparkling cider so we can all toast this gorgeous, 23 00:00:52,607 --> 00:00:55,347 smart couple before they head out. 24 00:00:57,478 --> 00:00:59,548 We celebrate this young queen and king today, 25 00:00:59,580 --> 00:01:03,050 not only for their beauty, but also for their brains. 26 00:01:03,084 --> 00:01:05,154 Round of applause to Keke, 27 00:01:05,186 --> 00:01:07,156 who's going to my Tulane University, 28 00:01:07,188 --> 00:01:08,528 on a full visual arts scholarship! 29 00:01:08,556 --> 00:01:10,186 -[all cheer] -That's right. 30 00:01:10,224 --> 00:01:11,624 Go, Green Wave. 31 00:01:11,659 --> 00:01:12,829 [laughs] 32 00:01:12,860 --> 00:01:14,530 And our dear Micah West, 33 00:01:14,562 --> 00:01:17,392 who's taking his talents all the way across the country 34 00:01:17,431 --> 00:01:20,161 -to... -[all] Harvard. 35 00:01:20,201 --> 00:01:23,061 My baby's going to Harvard. 36 00:01:23,104 --> 00:01:24,504 [Hollywood] All right, now. 37 00:01:24,539 --> 00:01:26,379 Gonna be like my man, um, who's always looking 38 00:01:26,407 --> 00:01:28,377 for people's roots and family trees on TV. 39 00:01:28,409 --> 00:01:29,979 The next Henry Louis Gates. Yes. 40 00:01:30,011 --> 00:01:32,741 Yeah, well, I think we've had enough roots-finding 41 00:01:32,780 --> 00:01:36,050 and done dodged enough trees to fill a whole forest. 42 00:01:36,083 --> 00:01:37,883 [laughter] 43 00:01:37,919 --> 00:01:39,289 Thank you, Uncle Hollywood. 44 00:01:39,320 --> 00:01:41,260 -Cheers. -Thank you, Auntie Nova. 45 00:01:41,289 --> 00:01:42,929 [all] Cheers. 46 00:01:42,957 --> 00:01:45,227 All right, well, we took enough photos at Keke's house. 47 00:01:45,259 --> 00:01:46,899 Can we go? Yeah? We're gonna be late. 48 00:01:46,928 --> 00:01:49,228 For which part? The pre-prom, the prom, 49 00:01:49,263 --> 00:01:51,093 the post-prom, the prom proposal, 50 00:01:51,132 --> 00:01:52,332 the prom entrances? 51 00:01:52,366 --> 00:01:53,736 I mean, it's just so much. 52 00:01:53,768 --> 00:01:55,868 Nah, we're just gonna keep it simple. 53 00:01:55,903 --> 00:01:57,803 We're just linking with some friends before we go to the prom. 54 00:01:57,838 --> 00:01:59,838 Couple of us put in for a hotel suite, so... 55 00:01:59,874 --> 00:02:02,544 Okay, well, ordinarily, I would say be home by 11:00, 56 00:02:02,577 --> 00:02:06,477 but tonight I'm just gonna say have a good time. 57 00:02:06,514 --> 00:02:07,574 Thank you. 58 00:02:09,016 --> 00:02:11,616 Here, let me get in there right quick. Let me get in there. 59 00:02:11,652 --> 00:02:12,482 Flower. 60 00:02:12,520 --> 00:02:14,120 Prom party at the hotel, huh? 61 00:02:14,155 --> 00:02:16,185 -[chuckles] -I remember them days. 62 00:02:16,224 --> 00:02:19,154 Now, all I'm gonna tell you, brother, is just be responsible. 63 00:02:19,193 --> 00:02:20,653 -Okay, young blood? -Yeah, I hear you. 64 00:02:20,695 --> 00:02:23,165 -I hear you. I promise. -All right. 65 00:02:23,197 --> 00:02:24,567 [Charley] Hey, here you go. 66 00:02:24,599 --> 00:02:26,139 -Just in case. -It's fine, Mom. 67 00:02:26,167 --> 00:02:27,437 -Just in case. -No. 68 00:02:27,468 --> 00:02:29,038 The forecast said light showers at most. 69 00:02:29,070 --> 00:02:31,210 Plus, we're gonna be inside most of the night. 70 00:02:31,239 --> 00:02:32,639 Okay. 71 00:02:32,673 --> 00:02:34,373 -I'm good. -Okay. Have fun. 72 00:02:34,408 --> 00:02:35,908 -Have fun. -[Micah] Thank you. 73 00:02:35,943 --> 00:02:38,173 -Shall we? -We shall. 74 00:02:38,212 --> 00:02:40,412 [Vi] Y'all have a good time. 75 00:02:40,448 --> 00:02:42,718 All right. Bye, Auntie. 76 00:02:42,750 --> 00:02:44,720 [Charley] Turn around, and give a little wave. 77 00:02:44,752 --> 00:02:46,352 Just over the shoulder. Just a little wave. 78 00:02:46,387 --> 00:02:47,917 -Gosh. -Just do it! 79 00:02:47,955 --> 00:02:49,485 [Hollywood] Looking like a young El DeBarge over there. 80 00:02:49,523 --> 00:02:51,853 -[all laugh] -Oh, Lord. 81 00:02:55,096 --> 00:02:56,596 ¶ Dreams never die ¶ 82 00:02:56,631 --> 00:02:59,131 ¶ Take flight As the world turns ¶ 83 00:02:59,166 --> 00:03:00,596 ¶ Dreams never die ¶ 84 00:03:00,635 --> 00:03:02,365 ¶ Take flight As the world turns ¶ 85 00:03:02,403 --> 00:03:04,533 ¶ Keep the colors In the lines ¶ 86 00:03:04,572 --> 00:03:05,902 ¶ Take flight ¶ 87 00:03:07,141 --> 00:03:08,471 ¶ Dreams never die ¶ 88 00:03:14,448 --> 00:03:17,518 ¶ Keep the colors In the lines ¶ 89 00:03:18,886 --> 00:03:21,656 ¶ Keep the colors In the lines, take flight ¶ 90 00:03:22,390 --> 00:03:25,500 I remember when Micah was a baby, 91 00:03:25,526 --> 00:03:27,796 just holding him on my shoulder. 92 00:03:27,828 --> 00:03:29,798 He was so tiny. 93 00:03:29,830 --> 00:03:31,640 And now look at him. 94 00:03:31,666 --> 00:03:33,466 He's almost a grown man. 95 00:03:33,501 --> 00:03:36,161 Mm-hmm. You worried about what he might be doing with Keke. 96 00:03:36,203 --> 00:03:38,573 No, I am not worried about that. 97 00:03:38,606 --> 00:03:42,446 I raised him to do the right thing. 98 00:03:42,476 --> 00:03:44,606 And I plan to keep myself very busy 99 00:03:44,645 --> 00:03:47,415 not worrying about it with this town hall 100 00:03:47,448 --> 00:03:48,718 to prepare for. 101 00:03:48,749 --> 00:03:50,489 -Sounds like a good plan. -I just-- 102 00:03:50,518 --> 00:03:51,858 I need to be ready for anything 103 00:03:51,886 --> 00:03:54,486 the Landry-Boudreauxs throw my way. 104 00:03:54,522 --> 00:03:56,922 The polls have tightened. I can't take any chances. 105 00:03:56,957 --> 00:04:01,297 Oh, hey, well, the diner is ready for your walk-through. 106 00:04:01,329 --> 00:04:04,129 You've got the key. If you need anything, you just call me. 107 00:04:04,165 --> 00:04:06,035 -Thanks, Aunt Vi. -[Vi] You're welcome, baby. 108 00:04:17,478 --> 00:04:20,778 I know you're worried about the polls. 109 00:04:20,815 --> 00:04:23,245 I didn't want to share this when we weren't speaking, 110 00:04:23,284 --> 00:04:25,284 but now... 111 00:04:25,319 --> 00:04:26,819 What is it? 112 00:04:26,854 --> 00:04:28,684 I learned something on my book tour 113 00:04:28,723 --> 00:04:30,383 that I think you should know. 114 00:04:30,424 --> 00:04:32,624 I figured it's something you could use at the debate 115 00:04:32,660 --> 00:04:35,070 to keep Jacob off balance. 116 00:04:35,096 --> 00:04:39,066 Just in case you need more... ammunition. 117 00:04:45,473 --> 00:04:46,703 [Deesha] Cold and freshly made. 118 00:04:46,741 --> 00:04:48,971 Ah. Thank you. Appreciate it. 119 00:04:49,009 --> 00:04:51,009 And you, of course. 120 00:04:51,045 --> 00:04:53,415 [children laughing] 121 00:04:53,447 --> 00:04:55,747 -Joie! -Whoa! Ahh. Whoa, now. 122 00:04:55,783 --> 00:04:57,683 Joie Sonnier, where are your manners? 123 00:04:57,718 --> 00:05:00,618 You didn't even speak to Mr. Bordelon when he came in. 124 00:05:00,654 --> 00:05:02,754 Hello, Mr. Ralph Angel. 125 00:05:02,790 --> 00:05:04,230 And? 126 00:05:04,258 --> 00:05:05,698 -And thanks. -Mm-mm. 127 00:05:05,726 --> 00:05:07,396 Thank you for bringing Blue over. 128 00:05:07,428 --> 00:05:09,568 You are very welcome, Miss Joie. 129 00:05:09,597 --> 00:05:12,467 Joie, you have to see the spaceship Pops got. 130 00:05:12,500 --> 00:05:15,540 It has flames painted on the wings and everything. 131 00:05:15,569 --> 00:05:17,009 Oh, it's right there. 132 00:05:21,208 --> 00:05:24,648 I can't tell you how sorry I am for missing our last date. 133 00:05:24,678 --> 00:05:26,618 I should have just been real with you 134 00:05:26,647 --> 00:05:28,387 about what's going on. 135 00:05:29,884 --> 00:05:31,484 Things happen. 136 00:05:34,088 --> 00:05:36,158 But is everything okay? 137 00:05:36,190 --> 00:05:40,230 I mean, it took a playdate with our kids for me to even see you. 138 00:05:40,261 --> 00:05:42,491 Is there anything I need to know? 139 00:05:43,531 --> 00:05:46,591 It's just kind of complicated. 140 00:05:47,835 --> 00:05:49,065 Well... 141 00:05:51,639 --> 00:05:55,849 Better get some snacks before these kids get too antsy. 142 00:05:55,876 --> 00:05:58,006 -[thunder rumbling] -[sighs] 143 00:05:58,979 --> 00:06:01,049 [Nova] Try that last bit again. 144 00:06:02,450 --> 00:06:04,820 "My goal in running for city council 145 00:06:04,852 --> 00:06:08,422 is to continue to build a community 146 00:06:08,456 --> 00:06:09,956 that's better for all of us. 147 00:06:09,990 --> 00:06:13,130 Just as St. Jo has made me a better person, 148 00:06:13,160 --> 00:06:15,200 I hope to give back--" 149 00:06:15,229 --> 00:06:16,999 Don't forget the people in the side booths. 150 00:06:17,031 --> 00:06:18,191 Oh, right. Uh... 151 00:06:18,232 --> 00:06:19,892 "I welcome... 152 00:06:19,934 --> 00:06:23,064 I-I-I welcome this opportunity today 153 00:06:23,103 --> 00:06:24,863 to help you get to know me 154 00:06:24,905 --> 00:06:28,745 and how we can use Prop K to stop the incoming highway 155 00:06:28,776 --> 00:06:30,506 and fracking industry--" 156 00:06:30,544 --> 00:06:32,614 Miss Bordelon, Jacob Boudreaux was born here, 157 00:06:32,646 --> 00:06:34,746 raised here. Why should we trust you? 158 00:06:34,782 --> 00:06:37,642 A carpetbagger basketball wife from Tinseltown? 159 00:06:37,685 --> 00:06:40,055 Wait. What? I'm not-- 160 00:06:40,087 --> 00:06:42,127 I know, but if Jacob throws you off like that 161 00:06:42,156 --> 00:06:44,626 or if you feel like you're losing the crowd or the local press, 162 00:06:44,658 --> 00:06:47,298 then you have got to change the power dynamic. 163 00:06:47,328 --> 00:06:48,898 Turnabout is fair play here. 164 00:06:48,929 --> 00:06:51,129 -Throw him off his game. -Control the narrative. 165 00:06:51,165 --> 00:06:54,665 Of course. He's going to attack my past. 166 00:06:54,702 --> 00:06:56,902 My life is an open book now, right? 167 00:06:56,937 --> 00:07:00,337 But theirs isn't. Not yet. 168 00:07:00,374 --> 00:07:03,974 This would be the time to use the info from the lineages book. 169 00:07:04,011 --> 00:07:06,911 It's completely unexpected, puts them on the defensive, 170 00:07:06,947 --> 00:07:10,417 and shifts the narrative back in your control. 171 00:07:10,451 --> 00:07:13,181 Are you even sure that it's accurate? 172 00:07:14,421 --> 00:07:16,681 I mean, it's a lot. 173 00:07:16,724 --> 00:07:19,624 It is, but I went back to the show 174 00:07:19,660 --> 00:07:21,630 to see the evidence for myself. 175 00:07:21,662 --> 00:07:23,722 It's legit. 176 00:07:23,764 --> 00:07:25,694 [cell phone buzzes] 177 00:07:30,070 --> 00:07:32,880 Oh, that smile tells me you just got good news. 178 00:07:32,907 --> 00:07:33,877 Calvin. 179 00:07:33,908 --> 00:07:35,708 He's coming for my birthday. 180 00:07:35,743 --> 00:07:38,673 Belated, but he's coming anyway. 181 00:07:38,712 --> 00:07:41,212 Well, better late than never. 182 00:07:41,248 --> 00:07:42,418 Go. 183 00:07:42,449 --> 00:07:44,689 Get home, and freshen up. 184 00:07:44,718 --> 00:07:47,018 You know, light some incense. 185 00:07:47,054 --> 00:07:49,054 -Change the sheets. -Stop! 186 00:07:49,089 --> 00:07:51,459 -Let's just keep-- -Nova, you're blushing. 187 00:07:51,492 --> 00:07:52,852 -Get out of here. -[laughs] 188 00:07:52,893 --> 00:07:54,423 You're not going to be able to focus, 189 00:07:54,461 --> 00:07:58,321 and I'll be better on my own practicing, anyway. 190 00:07:58,365 --> 00:07:59,695 Go. 191 00:08:02,102 --> 00:08:04,032 -[both laugh] -Girl, get it. 192 00:08:05,806 --> 00:08:07,876 Don't hurt him. 193 00:08:07,908 --> 00:08:10,078 -Oh, he can handle it. -[laughs] 194 00:08:12,513 --> 00:08:15,913 [door opens and closes] 195 00:08:20,321 --> 00:08:23,351 [sultry music playing] 196 00:08:23,390 --> 00:08:25,230 ¶ Pass it on ¶ 197 00:08:27,261 --> 00:08:30,661 ¶ Goes back Way before my time ¶ 198 00:08:30,698 --> 00:08:32,938 ¶ Thinking on ¶ 199 00:08:34,468 --> 00:08:37,238 -¶ How you never left my side ¶ -[knock on door] 200 00:08:42,409 --> 00:08:43,849 [giggles] 201 00:08:43,877 --> 00:08:45,217 Happy belated birthday. 202 00:08:46,480 --> 00:08:50,350 ¶ Happy birthday, sweet Nova ¶ 203 00:08:50,384 --> 00:08:55,084 ¶ Happy birthday to you ¶ 204 00:08:55,122 --> 00:08:56,282 [laughs] 205 00:09:03,263 --> 00:09:05,863 I made a reservation at your favorite restaurant. 206 00:09:06,734 --> 00:09:08,094 And, of course, 207 00:09:08,135 --> 00:09:10,005 I came bearing gifts. 208 00:09:15,209 --> 00:09:16,979 It's beautiful. 209 00:09:17,011 --> 00:09:19,111 -It's the first of many. -Thank you. 210 00:09:19,146 --> 00:09:20,646 [laughs] 211 00:09:20,681 --> 00:09:22,941 -May I? -Mm-hmm. 212 00:09:29,490 --> 00:09:31,230 Hey. No peeking. 213 00:09:31,258 --> 00:09:32,598 [laughs] 214 00:09:33,494 --> 00:09:34,894 Okay. 215 00:09:41,502 --> 00:09:43,302 Now that's a start. 216 00:09:43,337 --> 00:09:45,607 -[thunder rumbling] -One Mississippi. 217 00:09:45,639 --> 00:09:47,979 Two Mississippi. 218 00:09:49,109 --> 00:09:50,909 Storm is about a mile away. 219 00:09:50,944 --> 00:09:52,414 Well, if it's that close, 220 00:09:52,446 --> 00:09:54,616 my favorite restaurant is right here at home. 221 00:09:54,648 --> 00:09:56,288 I'll cook. 222 00:09:56,316 --> 00:09:58,886 No, I'll cook. 223 00:09:58,919 --> 00:10:00,559 Well, come on, then. 224 00:10:00,587 --> 00:10:01,757 Do your thing. 225 00:10:01,789 --> 00:10:03,289 -[laughs] -[smacks] 226 00:10:03,323 --> 00:10:04,283 Oh! 227 00:10:04,324 --> 00:10:05,424 I mean, you know... 228 00:10:05,459 --> 00:10:07,199 [knock on door] 229 00:10:08,262 --> 00:10:10,092 [all] Hey! 230 00:10:10,130 --> 00:10:12,100 [excited chatter] 231 00:10:12,132 --> 00:10:13,632 Bro. Bro. 232 00:10:13,667 --> 00:10:14,897 You don't have to do it like that. 233 00:10:14,935 --> 00:10:16,505 I have to step out one time, bro. 234 00:10:16,537 --> 00:10:18,707 It's prom, man. Good to see you. 235 00:10:20,307 --> 00:10:22,107 [indistinct chatter] 236 00:10:23,777 --> 00:10:26,317 -He wasn't ready. -They weren't ready. 237 00:10:26,346 --> 00:10:28,446 -What's good, Miss Asha? -Micah, what's good, man? 238 00:10:28,482 --> 00:10:29,812 Yo, what happened to Ant? 239 00:10:29,850 --> 00:10:31,990 I thought he was gonna ride over with you guys. 240 00:10:32,019 --> 00:10:34,189 Yeah, he called last minute saying he wasn't really like, feeling well, 241 00:10:34,221 --> 00:10:36,721 -so he was gonna pass. -Man. 242 00:10:36,757 --> 00:10:37,887 You know, he probably didn't feel comfortable 243 00:10:37,925 --> 00:10:39,095 being around a bunch of people. 244 00:10:39,126 --> 00:10:40,596 We just got to, you know, 245 00:10:40,627 --> 00:10:42,067 -give him time. -Right. 246 00:10:42,096 --> 00:10:45,066 Well, I suggest we raise a toast. 247 00:10:45,099 --> 00:10:47,599 All right, y'all, to Ant. 248 00:10:47,634 --> 00:10:50,664 -And to his future. -[all] To Ant. 249 00:10:50,704 --> 00:10:52,834 Oof. Mm. 250 00:10:52,873 --> 00:10:54,373 Okay, I definitely didn't need... 251 00:10:54,408 --> 00:10:56,378 -That's something. -We should hold up on that 252 00:10:56,410 --> 00:10:57,680 until the after-party. 253 00:10:57,711 --> 00:10:59,571 We at least want to walk into prom sober. 254 00:10:59,613 --> 00:11:00,873 What's the fun of that? 255 00:11:00,914 --> 00:11:02,914 So speaking of the after-party... 256 00:11:02,950 --> 00:11:05,020 so there was a little mix-up when I went to check in. 257 00:11:05,052 --> 00:11:07,612 You know, Micah, Malik. Malik, Micah. 258 00:11:07,654 --> 00:11:09,324 Now, I'm not saying who, 259 00:11:09,356 --> 00:11:11,356 but it seems like somebody in this room 260 00:11:11,391 --> 00:11:13,991 booked themselves a private room down the hall. 261 00:11:14,027 --> 00:11:15,797 I'm assuming for later. 262 00:11:15,829 --> 00:11:17,699 -No, that's not-- -[boys laugh] 263 00:11:17,731 --> 00:11:19,031 No, I just got that one 264 00:11:19,066 --> 00:11:20,796 just in case we couldn't get this one. 265 00:11:20,834 --> 00:11:22,964 -Yeah, okay. Right. -[Micah] Shut up, man. 266 00:11:23,003 --> 00:11:25,063 Davis West's name cuts through a lot of red tape. 267 00:11:25,105 --> 00:11:27,575 -Red tape? I get you. -Red tape? Red tape. 268 00:11:27,608 --> 00:11:29,108 My fault, yeah. 269 00:11:29,143 --> 00:11:30,703 I just forgot to cancel it. 270 00:11:30,744 --> 00:11:32,074 -[indistinct chatter] -[thunder rumbling] 271 00:11:32,112 --> 00:11:34,112 -Whatever you say. -Okay, cool. 272 00:11:35,482 --> 00:11:36,882 Y'all saw that? 273 00:11:40,320 --> 00:11:41,920 Whoa. 274 00:11:41,955 --> 00:11:43,785 [thunder crashing] 275 00:11:46,059 --> 00:11:47,559 -What is going-- -[electricity hums] 276 00:11:47,594 --> 00:11:49,094 Great. 277 00:11:52,432 --> 00:11:56,832 "My opponent would take our land, build a highway, 278 00:11:56,870 --> 00:11:58,540 and decimate our farms 279 00:11:58,572 --> 00:12:01,802 in order to support fracking operations 280 00:12:01,842 --> 00:12:04,702 that will only build wealth for a chosen few. 281 00:12:04,745 --> 00:12:07,375 But together, we can create a future." 282 00:12:07,414 --> 00:12:09,244 [clapping] 283 00:12:10,717 --> 00:12:13,517 Well done, Charley. 284 00:12:14,655 --> 00:12:17,355 Resorting to spying, Jacob. 285 00:12:17,391 --> 00:12:21,191 Your prep walk-through is scheduled for tomorrow morning. 286 00:12:21,228 --> 00:12:22,498 This is my time. 287 00:12:22,529 --> 00:12:24,429 I know. 288 00:12:24,464 --> 00:12:26,134 I wanted to talk to you, 289 00:12:26,166 --> 00:12:28,236 but you've ducked my calls. 290 00:12:28,268 --> 00:12:31,568 Because I don't want to talk to you. 291 00:12:31,605 --> 00:12:33,135 We're competitors. 292 00:12:34,007 --> 00:12:36,177 To say we're competitors 293 00:12:36,210 --> 00:12:38,310 would mean either one of us could win this thing. 294 00:12:38,345 --> 00:12:40,915 But the truth is, 295 00:12:40,948 --> 00:12:43,418 you don't have a chance to win. 296 00:12:43,450 --> 00:12:45,290 At all. 297 00:12:45,319 --> 00:12:46,459 I'm sorry. 298 00:12:48,188 --> 00:12:50,228 You think you've got it in the bag? 299 00:12:50,257 --> 00:12:51,757 Charley, I've been told it's a done deal 300 00:12:51,792 --> 00:12:53,422 and that I've already won. 301 00:12:53,460 --> 00:12:57,830 But I want to urge you to get out before it's too late. 302 00:12:57,865 --> 00:13:00,195 The arrogance of mediocre white men 303 00:13:00,234 --> 00:13:02,834 never ceases to astound me. 304 00:13:02,870 --> 00:13:05,410 It's not arrogance, Charley. 305 00:13:05,439 --> 00:13:06,779 It's power. 306 00:13:06,807 --> 00:13:08,207 I told you, 307 00:13:08,242 --> 00:13:10,972 my family stops at nothing that gets in their way. 308 00:13:15,682 --> 00:13:18,512 My mother, for some reason, is suddenly livid with you. 309 00:13:18,552 --> 00:13:21,482 -I'll bet she is. -Believe it or not, 310 00:13:21,521 --> 00:13:24,981 everything that's happened 'til now is just business. 311 00:13:25,025 --> 00:13:27,795 But she and the people she's working with, 312 00:13:27,828 --> 00:13:30,598 they intend to destroy you and your family... 313 00:13:30,631 --> 00:13:32,261 completely. 314 00:13:32,299 --> 00:13:34,769 Now it's gotten personal. 315 00:13:34,801 --> 00:13:38,061 Now it's gotten personal? 316 00:13:40,540 --> 00:13:42,280 I've heard enough. 317 00:13:42,309 --> 00:13:46,119 Your attempts at intimidation are weak, 318 00:13:46,146 --> 00:13:49,916 and I have got better things to do with my time. 319 00:13:49,950 --> 00:13:52,090 [thunder crashing] 320 00:14:08,001 --> 00:14:10,131 [thunder crashing] 321 00:14:11,905 --> 00:14:13,235 Whew! 322 00:14:14,608 --> 00:14:17,878 Not a single forecaster said nothing about a flash flood. 323 00:14:17,911 --> 00:14:20,271 Your car almost floated off the road. 324 00:14:20,314 --> 00:14:22,744 Can't nobody tell me global warming ain't real, man, 325 00:14:22,783 --> 00:14:25,613 all that craziness out there. 326 00:14:25,652 --> 00:14:27,452 It wasn't like this when we was kids, you know. 327 00:14:27,487 --> 00:14:30,387 I hope that my gloves didn't get wet. 328 00:14:30,424 --> 00:14:33,394 All that stuff for that motorcycle of yours? 329 00:14:33,427 --> 00:14:35,057 Mm-hmm. You know I wanted to ride today 330 00:14:35,095 --> 00:14:36,995 They got all wet. 331 00:14:37,030 --> 00:14:38,900 Now, I got you a helmet in here. 332 00:14:38,932 --> 00:14:40,632 I hope you saved your receipt. 333 00:14:40,667 --> 00:14:44,137 Ah, baby, I'm gonna get you on that road before long, 334 00:14:44,171 --> 00:14:47,571 have your arms wrapped around me, 335 00:14:47,607 --> 00:14:48,777 wind blowing in your face. 336 00:14:48,809 --> 00:14:50,049 Don't that sound nice? 337 00:14:50,077 --> 00:14:51,807 That's a bet you gonna lose, 338 00:14:51,845 --> 00:14:53,845 'cause, like I told you, I ain't getting on that thing. 339 00:14:53,880 --> 00:14:56,390 Baby, you ain't no fun. 340 00:14:56,416 --> 00:14:58,686 I ain't no fun? That's how you feel? 341 00:14:58,719 --> 00:15:02,059 Chère, I'm sorry. You know what I-- 342 00:15:02,089 --> 00:15:03,929 -Mm-mm. -What? 343 00:15:03,957 --> 00:15:06,097 Baby, you know I'm just playing around. I'm sorry-- 344 00:15:06,126 --> 00:15:09,826 Alexa, turn on Vi's party list. 345 00:15:09,863 --> 00:15:12,233 [sultry music plays] 346 00:15:21,875 --> 00:15:23,345 ¶ Mm mm ¶ 347 00:15:26,747 --> 00:15:29,017 ¶ Mm mm ¶ 348 00:15:31,952 --> 00:15:34,182 ¶ Oh ai ¶ 349 00:15:37,557 --> 00:15:38,627 ¶ Oh, my ¶ 350 00:15:38,658 --> 00:15:40,398 I'm no fun, huh? 351 00:15:40,427 --> 00:15:41,797 [laughs] 352 00:15:41,828 --> 00:15:43,668 ¶ Baby, this is simple ¶ 353 00:15:43,697 --> 00:15:46,497 ¶ I'm just trying to see What you be into ¶ 354 00:15:46,533 --> 00:15:48,963 ¶ Remy, jet, or continental ¶ 355 00:15:49,002 --> 00:15:50,432 ¶ Rollin' up the Lao ¶ 356 00:15:50,470 --> 00:15:52,140 ¶ Blow it out the window ¶ 357 00:15:52,172 --> 00:15:55,132 ¶ Mm mm ¶ 358 00:15:56,043 --> 00:15:58,043 Are you okay? 359 00:15:59,112 --> 00:16:00,742 You've been a little quiet. 360 00:16:02,049 --> 00:16:03,389 I'm okay. 361 00:16:04,351 --> 00:16:06,381 Just got a lot on my mind. 362 00:16:07,654 --> 00:16:09,484 I'm not mad or nothing. 363 00:16:14,127 --> 00:16:15,567 You want to dance? 364 00:16:17,064 --> 00:16:18,364 What? 365 00:16:18,398 --> 00:16:21,098 I mean, since it's looking doubtful 366 00:16:21,134 --> 00:16:24,304 we'll get out of here safely, 367 00:16:24,337 --> 00:16:27,437 I figured I could show you some of my moves. 368 00:16:35,749 --> 00:16:37,489 [slow dance music plays] 369 00:16:41,755 --> 00:16:45,155 ¶ Ohh ¶ 370 00:16:45,192 --> 00:16:48,692 ¶ Hey ¶ 371 00:16:48,728 --> 00:16:50,028 Wow. 372 00:16:50,063 --> 00:16:51,723 ¶ You don't know, babe ¶ 373 00:16:51,765 --> 00:16:53,065 [laughs] 374 00:16:53,100 --> 00:16:55,840 ¶ When you hold me ¶ 375 00:16:55,869 --> 00:16:57,669 ¶ You kiss me slowly ¶ 376 00:16:57,704 --> 00:17:01,404 ¶ It's the sweetest thing... ¶ 377 00:17:01,441 --> 00:17:03,701 I'm sorry I didn't tell you about the other room. 378 00:17:03,743 --> 00:17:08,773 I just kept it as a surprise. 379 00:17:08,815 --> 00:17:10,585 I know we made plans, but... 380 00:17:12,152 --> 00:17:14,082 I didn't want to assume anything. 381 00:17:15,155 --> 00:17:16,925 I didn't want you to feel pressure. 382 00:17:16,957 --> 00:17:18,557 You know? 383 00:17:18,592 --> 00:17:20,922 I didn't want to be unprepared, though, so I just got it-- 384 00:17:20,961 --> 00:17:22,761 It's okay, Micah. 385 00:17:26,766 --> 00:17:29,336 I didn't want to be unprepared, either. 386 00:17:29,369 --> 00:17:32,879 So that's why I went on birth control pills 387 00:17:32,906 --> 00:17:34,606 six weeks ago. 388 00:17:36,877 --> 00:17:38,247 Okay. 389 00:17:40,480 --> 00:17:41,480 [sighs] 390 00:17:41,515 --> 00:17:44,345 So we should get the other room, or... 391 00:17:45,318 --> 00:17:47,518 I don't--I don't know. 392 00:17:47,554 --> 00:17:50,854 It doesn't feel like what I thought it would be. 393 00:17:52,359 --> 00:17:54,329 Yeah, I feel that way, too. 394 00:17:54,361 --> 00:18:00,931 ¶ Ohh You're the best part... ¶ 395 00:18:00,967 --> 00:18:04,467 How do you know when it's right? 396 00:18:05,438 --> 00:18:06,738 ¶ If you love me ¶ 397 00:18:06,773 --> 00:18:08,773 ¶ Won't you say something? ¶ 398 00:18:08,808 --> 00:18:10,848 ¶ If you love me, won't you ¶ 399 00:18:10,877 --> 00:18:11,907 ¶ Won't you ¶ 400 00:18:11,945 --> 00:18:13,245 ¶ If you love me ¶ 401 00:18:13,280 --> 00:18:14,620 ¶ Won't you say something? ¶ 402 00:18:14,648 --> 00:18:16,088 [knock on door] 403 00:18:16,116 --> 00:18:17,946 -¶ If you love me... ¶ -[thunder rumbling] 404 00:18:17,984 --> 00:18:19,714 [sighs] 405 00:18:19,753 --> 00:18:21,313 Come in. 406 00:18:24,324 --> 00:18:26,624 -How are the roads looking? -Whoa. 407 00:18:26,660 --> 00:18:28,230 Not good. 408 00:18:28,261 --> 00:18:30,291 [cell phones chime] 409 00:18:34,401 --> 00:18:38,001 "We regret to inform you that due to flooding at the venue, 410 00:18:38,038 --> 00:18:41,178 "tonight's prom festivities have been canceled. 411 00:18:41,208 --> 00:18:44,448 Further information to follow when available." 412 00:18:47,581 --> 00:18:49,811 The kids made a tent in Joie's room 413 00:18:49,849 --> 00:18:52,189 after it started to rain. 414 00:18:52,219 --> 00:18:54,359 They'll be be cleaned up in a minute. 415 00:18:54,387 --> 00:18:56,627 Glad they had a good time. 416 00:18:56,656 --> 00:18:58,826 Appreciate you looking after him. 417 00:19:02,429 --> 00:19:05,229 Were you able to stay dry? 418 00:19:05,265 --> 00:19:09,095 Hope you weren't working in this rain today. 419 00:19:09,135 --> 00:19:10,465 Ah... 420 00:19:10,503 --> 00:19:13,403 I didn't make it back to the farm today. 421 00:19:15,141 --> 00:19:17,171 There's, um... 422 00:19:17,210 --> 00:19:19,650 something I've been meaning to tell you. 423 00:19:21,781 --> 00:19:24,481 I ain't been all the way honest with you, Deesha. 424 00:19:27,220 --> 00:19:30,490 I've been going to see Darla every day 425 00:19:30,523 --> 00:19:32,723 for the last two weeks now. 426 00:19:34,594 --> 00:19:35,794 She, uh-- 427 00:19:36,896 --> 00:19:38,726 she had a relapse 428 00:19:38,765 --> 00:19:41,565 the night I missed our date. 429 00:19:44,404 --> 00:19:47,034 Is she going to be okay? 430 00:19:47,073 --> 00:19:49,273 How is Blue doing with all of this? 431 00:19:49,309 --> 00:19:50,849 Don't even know yet. 432 00:19:52,479 --> 00:19:53,849 She's trying to, you know... 433 00:19:55,482 --> 00:19:59,182 do all the steps to recover first. 434 00:19:59,219 --> 00:20:04,459 Well, at least she's taking her recovery seriously. 435 00:20:05,825 --> 00:20:07,725 Yeah. She is. 436 00:20:16,069 --> 00:20:17,509 Look, Deesha... 437 00:20:20,106 --> 00:20:21,676 you're an amazing woman. 438 00:20:22,776 --> 00:20:23,906 I just... 439 00:20:25,779 --> 00:20:26,779 I just wish-- 440 00:20:26,813 --> 00:20:28,983 You didn't have other obligations? 441 00:20:30,417 --> 00:20:34,787 Thing is, ain't even obligations. I... 442 00:20:36,289 --> 00:20:37,959 I could just see now that... 443 00:20:40,160 --> 00:20:43,370 if she hurtin', I'm hurtin'. 444 00:20:43,396 --> 00:20:46,396 If she bleed, I bleed. 445 00:20:50,770 --> 00:20:54,940 Ain't even sure it's much of a choice at this point. 446 00:20:56,976 --> 00:20:58,376 But... 447 00:20:59,679 --> 00:21:02,049 I'm still in love with Darla. 448 00:21:19,999 --> 00:21:23,509 What you just said is one of the most beautiful things 449 00:21:23,536 --> 00:21:25,836 a man could say to a woman. 450 00:21:27,440 --> 00:21:30,450 But I'm not the woman you're talking about, 451 00:21:30,477 --> 00:21:36,187 and I respect myself too much to play second fiddle. 452 00:21:36,216 --> 00:21:38,016 You deserve more than that. 453 00:21:38,051 --> 00:21:40,451 I know I do. 454 00:21:41,488 --> 00:21:44,228 But I wish you well, Ralph Angel. 455 00:21:44,257 --> 00:21:46,297 [chuckles] 456 00:21:46,326 --> 00:21:47,756 Blue and Darla, too. 457 00:21:50,930 --> 00:21:54,340 We'll work something out with the kids, okay? 458 00:22:04,010 --> 00:22:05,550 [sighs] 459 00:22:11,584 --> 00:22:12,954 [soft music playing] 460 00:22:12,986 --> 00:22:14,816 [Calvin] Oh, yes. 461 00:22:14,854 --> 00:22:16,584 ¶ I wanna get closer to you ¶ 462 00:22:16,623 --> 00:22:19,453 ¶ I wanna get close... ¶ 463 00:22:19,492 --> 00:22:21,652 That smells good. 464 00:22:21,694 --> 00:22:24,064 ¶ I wanna get closer to you ¶ 465 00:22:24,097 --> 00:22:27,137 ¶ I wanna Get closer to you ¶ 466 00:22:27,167 --> 00:22:30,667 -¶ I wanna get close to you ¶ -[thunder rumbling] 467 00:22:31,738 --> 00:22:33,008 What? 468 00:22:34,140 --> 00:22:35,510 Look at us. 469 00:22:35,542 --> 00:22:38,042 I mean, we've never been like this. 470 00:22:38,077 --> 00:22:40,177 Domestic... 471 00:22:40,213 --> 00:22:41,543 together. 472 00:22:41,581 --> 00:22:43,681 Yeah, guess you're right. 473 00:22:45,084 --> 00:22:46,514 We never had the time. 474 00:22:48,154 --> 00:22:49,314 Or the freedom. 475 00:22:49,355 --> 00:22:51,685 This is good. 476 00:22:51,724 --> 00:22:54,394 And that chicken looks amazing. 477 00:22:54,427 --> 00:22:56,467 You really are good at this. 478 00:22:56,496 --> 00:22:58,326 And you're a good sous-chef. 479 00:22:58,364 --> 00:23:01,364 -Oh, I think I'm head chef here. -Too many cooks, baby. 480 00:23:01,401 --> 00:23:03,701 -Mm-hmm. -Mm-hmm. Please, sit. 481 00:23:03,736 --> 00:23:06,176 -[laughing] -I will be doing the serving. 482 00:23:13,680 --> 00:23:15,920 How about we do this more often? 483 00:23:17,283 --> 00:23:18,713 Like next weekend. 484 00:23:20,720 --> 00:23:23,190 I would love to, but I have the kids next week. 485 00:23:23,223 --> 00:23:25,383 I'm taking 'em camping. 486 00:23:25,425 --> 00:23:26,955 How 'bout the week after? 487 00:23:26,993 --> 00:23:28,293 Can't. 488 00:23:28,328 --> 00:23:32,498 I'm hosting a writing workshop back in Atlanta. 489 00:23:33,733 --> 00:23:35,793 And then you've got the kids again, right? 490 00:23:35,835 --> 00:23:38,165 It's my two-week vacation with them. 491 00:23:38,204 --> 00:23:40,134 -[cork pops -[laughs] 492 00:23:42,175 --> 00:23:45,175 So that's four or five weeks 493 00:23:45,211 --> 00:23:47,571 before we see each other again? 494 00:23:54,454 --> 00:23:56,084 Look, Charley, 495 00:23:56,122 --> 00:23:58,222 I know who I am, where I come from. 496 00:23:58,258 --> 00:24:00,128 I know how I was raised. 497 00:24:00,159 --> 00:24:01,499 Do you? 498 00:24:03,863 --> 00:24:05,563 Really? 499 00:24:16,476 --> 00:24:19,306 [Frances, on recording] You don't get to question me, gal. 500 00:24:19,345 --> 00:24:20,975 I do love this land. 501 00:24:21,014 --> 00:24:23,444 What I love most is that sugar cane. 502 00:24:23,483 --> 00:24:25,143 After it's washed, processed, 503 00:24:25,184 --> 00:24:27,614 and all the impurities are squeezed out of it, 504 00:24:27,654 --> 00:24:29,854 it comes forth as white as snow, 505 00:24:29,889 --> 00:24:31,459 the way it should be. 506 00:24:31,491 --> 00:24:32,751 What... 507 00:24:32,792 --> 00:24:34,452 You needed to be put in your place. 508 00:24:34,494 --> 00:24:37,494 You're nothing more than an upstart mulatta gal 509 00:24:37,530 --> 00:24:39,100 pretending to be white. 510 00:24:39,132 --> 00:24:41,362 But I guess that's your mother's fault. 511 00:24:41,401 --> 00:24:43,231 [thunder rumbles] 512 00:24:48,341 --> 00:24:49,941 That's your mama, Jacob. 513 00:24:52,312 --> 00:24:55,012 Still want to talk about how you were raised? 514 00:25:01,487 --> 00:25:03,557 You know the difference 515 00:25:03,590 --> 00:25:05,830 between you and me? 516 00:25:09,729 --> 00:25:11,569 I know my shame. 517 00:25:13,466 --> 00:25:16,206 I've dealt with my issues. 518 00:25:18,037 --> 00:25:19,167 But, Jacob... 519 00:25:20,406 --> 00:25:24,046 despite the evidence of all of American history... 520 00:25:26,613 --> 00:25:28,043 your history... 521 00:25:30,083 --> 00:25:32,313 you can't even acknowledge that... 522 00:25:34,687 --> 00:25:38,727 your issues around whiteness even exist. 523 00:25:43,830 --> 00:25:45,570 How could I be better? 524 00:25:50,303 --> 00:25:52,133 Drop out of the race. 525 00:25:53,573 --> 00:25:55,073 I can't do that. I want to. 526 00:25:55,108 --> 00:25:56,808 I don't even want to be a councilman, 527 00:25:56,843 --> 00:25:58,373 but it's too late for that now. 528 00:25:58,411 --> 00:26:02,071 Wow, so there's-- there's nothing that you can do? 529 00:26:02,115 --> 00:26:03,985 I can promise to work with you once I'm in office. 530 00:26:04,017 --> 00:26:06,687 No. No, that is not good enough. 531 00:26:07,553 --> 00:26:09,283 Do better. 532 00:26:11,624 --> 00:26:14,594 I can't just drop out of the race. 533 00:26:15,895 --> 00:26:19,225 But maybe I can find a way to make myself unelectable, 534 00:26:19,265 --> 00:26:21,895 you know, throw the race. 535 00:26:26,172 --> 00:26:28,932 I think I can help you with that. 536 00:26:38,851 --> 00:26:40,281 What are you doing with a picture 537 00:26:40,319 --> 00:26:42,759 of my great-grandmother Landry? 538 00:26:47,226 --> 00:26:48,596 Oh. 539 00:26:48,628 --> 00:26:50,198 God bless the rain. 540 00:26:52,198 --> 00:26:55,168 -Oh, we needed this, baby. -Mm-hmm. 541 00:26:55,201 --> 00:26:57,001 No diner, no family. 542 00:26:57,036 --> 00:26:58,366 Just us. 543 00:26:58,404 --> 00:27:00,034 Shoot, I don't even remember 544 00:27:00,073 --> 00:27:01,973 the last time I was this relaxed. 545 00:27:02,008 --> 00:27:03,648 See? 546 00:27:03,676 --> 00:27:06,716 You guys make fun of us ladies 547 00:27:06,746 --> 00:27:10,086 for going for our spas and massages. 548 00:27:11,818 --> 00:27:14,288 You need a little bit of self-care yourself. 549 00:27:14,320 --> 00:27:16,120 You ain't got to convince me, baby. 550 00:27:16,155 --> 00:27:18,285 It's them other Joes you talking about. 551 00:27:18,324 --> 00:27:20,994 I wonder if I could convince them, though. 552 00:27:21,027 --> 00:27:22,697 I been hearing about these places 553 00:27:22,729 --> 00:27:24,529 popping up around the country. 554 00:27:24,564 --> 00:27:28,464 Black men just coming together, sitting around, 555 00:27:28,501 --> 00:27:30,001 talking, 556 00:27:30,036 --> 00:27:32,136 giving each other advice. 557 00:27:32,171 --> 00:27:35,071 Lift each other up when times get tough. 558 00:27:35,108 --> 00:27:36,608 Now, that's something I could get down with. 559 00:27:36,642 --> 00:27:38,042 Ah, a support group? 560 00:27:38,077 --> 00:27:39,747 Nah, I can't call it that, though. 561 00:27:39,779 --> 00:27:41,349 [both laugh] 562 00:27:41,380 --> 00:27:43,050 Thinking about calling it "The Hangout." 563 00:27:43,082 --> 00:27:46,882 That sounds like a place where folks get arrested. 564 00:27:46,919 --> 00:27:48,189 -You can do better. -Okay. 565 00:27:48,221 --> 00:27:49,921 Well, what about-- what about... 566 00:27:49,956 --> 00:27:53,696 the St. Jo's Men's Social Club? 567 00:27:53,726 --> 00:27:56,426 Well, you told me that I'm the only one 568 00:27:56,462 --> 00:27:59,622 where you feel like you could talk to about the real stuff. 569 00:27:59,665 --> 00:28:01,195 Right? 570 00:28:01,234 --> 00:28:02,894 Well, if that's what you want for this place, 571 00:28:02,935 --> 00:28:04,565 well, I don't know, 572 00:28:04,604 --> 00:28:07,904 maybe call it "The Real Stuff." 573 00:28:07,940 --> 00:28:12,450 Well, what about "The Real Spot"? 574 00:28:12,478 --> 00:28:14,418 There it is. I like that. 575 00:28:14,447 --> 00:28:17,117 -[Hollywood] The Real Spot. -[Violet] Yeah. 576 00:28:20,620 --> 00:28:22,490 [thunder rumbling] 577 00:28:22,522 --> 00:28:23,682 Thank you. 578 00:28:23,723 --> 00:28:25,183 Hey. 579 00:28:25,224 --> 00:28:28,524 You didn't have to do that in all this rain. 580 00:28:28,561 --> 00:28:30,361 It's all good. 581 00:28:30,396 --> 00:28:32,696 Just wanted to see how you getting through today. 582 00:28:32,732 --> 00:28:34,062 Like you did the day before last 583 00:28:34,100 --> 00:28:36,540 and the day before that. 584 00:28:36,569 --> 00:28:40,209 Got you some chicken soup before the rain shuts stuff down. 585 00:28:41,274 --> 00:28:43,244 That kind you like from Poppa Joe's. 586 00:28:44,243 --> 00:28:45,273 Yeah. 587 00:28:46,345 --> 00:28:47,615 How you feeling? 588 00:28:47,647 --> 00:28:49,347 I took some time off of work. 589 00:28:50,850 --> 00:28:52,220 I called Marlene. 590 00:28:52,251 --> 00:28:56,481 I'm trying to send her my actions right now 591 00:28:56,522 --> 00:28:59,122 and not my feelings. 592 00:28:59,158 --> 00:29:00,958 That's what's up. 593 00:29:02,028 --> 00:29:04,368 Yeah, that's what's up. 594 00:29:05,598 --> 00:29:06,938 [sighs] 595 00:29:08,601 --> 00:29:11,031 Blue been wondering about you. 596 00:29:12,238 --> 00:29:13,908 Told him you ain't been feeling too good 597 00:29:13,940 --> 00:29:16,810 so you went down to your mama's. 598 00:29:21,380 --> 00:29:23,250 Look, Darla, just... 599 00:29:25,284 --> 00:29:27,414 please don't take too long before you see him. 600 00:29:28,788 --> 00:29:31,458 I really want to see him, but, um... 601 00:29:34,160 --> 00:29:37,670 but I just need a little bit more time 602 00:29:37,697 --> 00:29:41,467 to make sure that I'm in the right condition to do that. 603 00:29:48,741 --> 00:29:50,941 You know, I was never really sure 604 00:29:50,977 --> 00:29:53,547 when we were gonna see each other again. 605 00:29:55,081 --> 00:29:57,511 Didn't bother me so much then. 606 00:29:59,151 --> 00:30:00,311 [laughs] 607 00:30:00,353 --> 00:30:01,583 But... 608 00:30:03,289 --> 00:30:06,329 to be honest and tell my radical truth... 609 00:30:07,393 --> 00:30:08,393 that worked for me. 610 00:30:08,427 --> 00:30:10,827 It was painful to be away from you, 611 00:30:10,863 --> 00:30:13,333 but I convinced myself it was my choice. 612 00:30:13,366 --> 00:30:19,066 At all times, I remained in control. 613 00:30:19,105 --> 00:30:21,505 [thunder rumbles] 614 00:30:23,142 --> 00:30:24,972 But I can't say I was happy. 615 00:30:28,314 --> 00:30:29,914 And now? 616 00:30:29,949 --> 00:30:32,889 One thing about writing a memoir, 617 00:30:32,919 --> 00:30:36,519 you have to face your fears if you're gonna be authentic. 618 00:30:36,555 --> 00:30:39,485 I can see now that every relationship I've ever been in 619 00:30:39,525 --> 00:30:45,325 had a built-in, impenetrable barrier guarding my heart. 620 00:30:45,364 --> 00:30:49,134 With you, it was your race, 621 00:30:49,168 --> 00:30:52,538 your marriage, your kids... 622 00:30:53,639 --> 00:30:55,279 your job. 623 00:30:56,409 --> 00:30:57,809 And now-- 624 00:30:57,843 --> 00:30:59,303 Living in two cities. 625 00:31:01,580 --> 00:31:05,520 Maybe our schedules are something else. 626 00:31:08,587 --> 00:31:10,957 So you're saying I have a fear of commitment. 627 00:31:10,990 --> 00:31:12,960 No, I'm saying you were able to commit 628 00:31:12,992 --> 00:31:14,852 because we had distance. 629 00:31:14,894 --> 00:31:16,294 [scoffs] 630 00:31:23,135 --> 00:31:25,265 What if we didn't have the distance? 631 00:31:27,039 --> 00:31:29,179 What if we threw caution out the window? 632 00:31:29,208 --> 00:31:33,048 Maybe our happiness is on the other side 633 00:31:33,079 --> 00:31:35,319 of what we're comfortable with. 634 00:31:37,016 --> 00:31:39,286 And out of living in other people's boxes. 635 00:31:42,888 --> 00:31:44,188 Not even our own. 636 00:31:44,223 --> 00:31:47,693 ¶ Starve my heart of ecstasy ¶ 637 00:31:47,727 --> 00:31:49,797 [thunder crashes] 638 00:31:49,829 --> 00:31:54,039 ¶ When you're not The one in front of me ¶ 639 00:31:55,901 --> 00:31:57,831 ¶ So I crave no other ¶ 640 00:31:57,870 --> 00:32:01,710 ¶ Said I'm cravin' you ¶ 641 00:32:04,944 --> 00:32:07,514 -Okay, Malik, you start. -[Malik] All right. 642 00:32:07,546 --> 00:32:11,146 Where do I see myself 10, 20 years from now? 643 00:32:11,183 --> 00:32:13,453 Well, by then, I'll have at least five Grammys. 644 00:32:13,486 --> 00:32:15,916 -[Asha] Five? -Mm-hmm. Go big, or go home. 645 00:32:15,955 --> 00:32:17,455 That's what I always say. 646 00:32:17,490 --> 00:32:19,260 -Since when? -[Malik] Since right now. 647 00:32:19,291 --> 00:32:22,991 I'm gonna be living bicoastal, 648 00:32:23,029 --> 00:32:24,729 producing albums for all the top artists, 649 00:32:24,764 --> 00:32:28,264 and all just dying for that Strickland sound, brah. 650 00:32:28,300 --> 00:32:29,800 That Strickland sound. 651 00:32:29,835 --> 00:32:31,135 That actually sounds dope. 652 00:32:31,170 --> 00:32:33,540 -Yeah, it does. -What about you? 653 00:32:33,572 --> 00:32:36,772 I plan to have a whole chain of urgent care clinics 654 00:32:36,809 --> 00:32:38,149 all throughout Louisiana, 655 00:32:38,177 --> 00:32:40,177 just offering low-cost healthcare 656 00:32:40,212 --> 00:32:43,712 to those who can least afford to pay. 657 00:32:43,749 --> 00:32:45,089 That's awesome, Asha. 658 00:32:45,117 --> 00:32:46,487 And you're gonna do it. 659 00:32:46,519 --> 00:32:47,589 [all] Yeah. 660 00:32:47,620 --> 00:32:50,130 And the slogan posted in all my offices 661 00:32:50,156 --> 00:32:52,556 is gonna be, "Do no harm..." 662 00:32:52,591 --> 00:32:53,951 [all] "...But take no shit." 663 00:32:53,993 --> 00:32:55,823 Y'all already know. 664 00:32:55,861 --> 00:32:58,421 And when them whack-ass insurance companies try to shut you down, 665 00:32:58,464 --> 00:33:00,664 I can defend you with my law firm. 666 00:33:00,699 --> 00:33:02,969 Oh, so you're finally going to put that big mouth to-- 667 00:33:03,002 --> 00:33:06,362 -I mean, that big voice to use? -All right, whatever. 668 00:33:06,405 --> 00:33:08,175 Wow. 669 00:33:08,207 --> 00:33:09,407 -Right. -But, yeah. 670 00:33:09,442 --> 00:33:11,272 I plan to start a bail bond 671 00:33:11,310 --> 00:33:13,310 for all our brothers and sisters, you know, 672 00:33:13,345 --> 00:33:16,415 the ones locked up for months or years pretrial 673 00:33:16,449 --> 00:33:18,819 because they can't, what, come up with a hundred 674 00:33:18,851 --> 00:33:20,281 or a couple thousand dollars? 675 00:33:20,319 --> 00:33:21,789 -[Asha] Yeah. -Yeah. 676 00:33:21,821 --> 00:33:24,821 Think of it like an Innocence Project and ACLU 677 00:33:24,857 --> 00:33:27,227 -all wrapped in one. -[Micah] Wow, I respect that. 678 00:33:27,259 --> 00:33:29,059 [Keke] Well, in ten years, 679 00:33:29,095 --> 00:33:31,025 I will be flying to New York 680 00:33:31,063 --> 00:33:33,993 to present my latest art installation 681 00:33:34,033 --> 00:33:36,533 right before I jet off to D.C. 682 00:33:36,569 --> 00:33:39,339 to unveil my commissioned collection 683 00:33:39,371 --> 00:33:41,401 in the African-American Museum. 684 00:33:41,440 --> 00:33:42,810 Okay. 685 00:33:42,842 --> 00:33:45,372 That's what's up. That's what's up. 686 00:33:45,411 --> 00:33:47,511 Well, how about you, Micah? 687 00:33:52,918 --> 00:33:54,458 I don't know. 688 00:33:56,021 --> 00:33:58,581 I don't know. I'm... 689 00:34:01,460 --> 00:34:04,000 I mean, I guess I'm... 690 00:34:04,029 --> 00:34:06,699 liking my photography more and more. 691 00:34:07,766 --> 00:34:10,336 I hear a "but" coming. 692 00:34:10,369 --> 00:34:12,809 -But, uh... -There you go. 693 00:34:14,440 --> 00:34:16,740 I don't know. I feel like, when it's all said and done, 694 00:34:16,775 --> 00:34:18,805 I'll be doing something respectable, 695 00:34:18,844 --> 00:34:23,344 like investment banking or hedge funds. 696 00:34:23,382 --> 00:34:25,412 -Hmm. -All right. 697 00:34:28,354 --> 00:34:31,124 I've made up my mind about something, 698 00:34:31,157 --> 00:34:33,327 and I hope you like it. 699 00:34:35,094 --> 00:34:37,664 Now I'm curious. 700 00:34:37,696 --> 00:34:38,826 What is it? 701 00:34:39,632 --> 00:34:41,562 I'm moving back to New Orleans. 702 00:34:42,835 --> 00:34:45,565 I would much rather commute to work in Baton Rouge, 703 00:34:45,604 --> 00:34:47,874 if that allows us to have something real. 704 00:34:50,242 --> 00:34:53,772 I don't want any more strange looks from your family, 705 00:34:53,812 --> 00:34:56,142 whether or not I'm that married cop 706 00:34:56,182 --> 00:34:57,682 who played around on his wife. 707 00:34:59,818 --> 00:35:02,358 That guy in your book, I'm not that guy. 708 00:35:06,759 --> 00:35:08,559 Sounds nice. 709 00:35:10,029 --> 00:35:11,729 Like a dream. 710 00:35:11,764 --> 00:35:14,194 It could be real. 711 00:35:16,101 --> 00:35:17,531 Say yes. 712 00:35:17,570 --> 00:35:18,840 To what? 713 00:35:18,871 --> 00:35:20,471 To us. 714 00:35:22,575 --> 00:35:24,375 To happiness. 715 00:35:39,525 --> 00:35:41,325 This soup hitting, ain't it? 716 00:35:41,360 --> 00:35:43,230 And it's the perfect day for it. 717 00:35:43,262 --> 00:35:45,092 Mm-hmm. 718 00:35:45,130 --> 00:35:46,330 [sighs] 719 00:35:46,365 --> 00:35:48,065 Thank you, Ralph Angel, 720 00:35:48,100 --> 00:35:49,910 for keeping me company. 721 00:35:51,470 --> 00:35:53,340 I know you didn't have to. 722 00:36:07,786 --> 00:36:09,316 It's all good. 723 00:36:11,023 --> 00:36:12,683 [sighs] 724 00:36:15,027 --> 00:36:16,967 [thunder crashing] 725 00:36:29,308 --> 00:36:31,808 You don't owe me anything. 726 00:36:31,844 --> 00:36:33,744 I know that. 727 00:36:33,779 --> 00:36:35,819 But I... 728 00:36:35,848 --> 00:36:37,748 I would like to know... 729 00:36:39,251 --> 00:36:41,211 why do you keep coming? 730 00:36:43,922 --> 00:36:45,522 Just 'cause we ain't together 731 00:36:45,557 --> 00:36:48,657 don't mean I don't care about you no more. 732 00:36:51,797 --> 00:36:52,997 I have to. 733 00:36:55,267 --> 00:36:57,407 For my own peace of mind, really. 734 00:36:58,504 --> 00:36:59,974 What do you mean? 735 00:37:03,008 --> 00:37:05,348 All I could think about... 736 00:37:09,081 --> 00:37:12,011 is them two piece-of-shit bastards 737 00:37:12,051 --> 00:37:13,881 that hurt you. 738 00:37:13,919 --> 00:37:16,259 Ain't nobody was there for you then. 739 00:37:17,389 --> 00:37:20,059 I don't ever want you to feel like 740 00:37:20,092 --> 00:37:22,252 nobody's there for you again. 741 00:37:23,195 --> 00:37:24,965 Keep it a hundred, 742 00:37:24,997 --> 00:37:26,467 relapsing... 743 00:37:27,800 --> 00:37:30,610 man, it scared the hell out of me, Darla, 744 00:37:30,636 --> 00:37:31,866 a lot. 745 00:37:33,405 --> 00:37:35,475 For Blue. Yeah. 746 00:37:38,877 --> 00:37:40,317 For me, too. 747 00:37:41,313 --> 00:37:42,643 [sighs] 748 00:37:44,550 --> 00:37:46,550 It scared me, too. 749 00:37:46,585 --> 00:37:49,415 I ain't felt like that since... 750 00:37:49,455 --> 00:37:51,885 since we first got together... 751 00:37:54,426 --> 00:37:55,926 before we had Blue. 752 00:37:57,663 --> 00:38:02,463 Man, I spent so much time just worrying about you. 753 00:38:02,501 --> 00:38:05,301 "Did she make it in her dorm okay?" 754 00:38:05,337 --> 00:38:07,707 "Hope she had a good breakfast." 755 00:38:09,475 --> 00:38:11,445 Stupid stuff like that. 756 00:38:13,112 --> 00:38:15,112 It's not stupid. 757 00:38:15,147 --> 00:38:16,617 It's sweet. 758 00:38:17,816 --> 00:38:20,316 Thing is, 759 00:38:20,352 --> 00:38:21,682 nobody tell you... 760 00:38:22,888 --> 00:38:27,458 that loving somebody could hurt so much. 761 00:38:27,493 --> 00:38:30,763 Always terrified 762 00:38:30,796 --> 00:38:33,466 of losing all the things you prayed for. 763 00:38:36,001 --> 00:38:37,861 I prayed for you. 764 00:38:38,937 --> 00:38:40,507 I still do. 765 00:38:43,342 --> 00:38:44,772 I pray that... 766 00:38:46,178 --> 00:38:48,318 you could forgive me one day. 767 00:38:48,347 --> 00:38:50,517 I already told you, I do. 768 00:38:51,884 --> 00:38:54,014 I mean it. 769 00:38:54,052 --> 00:38:55,412 I mean... 770 00:38:56,288 --> 00:38:58,428 really forgive me. 771 00:38:59,558 --> 00:39:01,998 -Forgive me enough to go back... -[sighs] 772 00:39:04,263 --> 00:39:06,363 to what we had before. 773 00:39:20,946 --> 00:39:23,916 Think you could ever think about... 774 00:39:25,951 --> 00:39:27,511 us again? 775 00:39:29,788 --> 00:39:31,788 I always do. 776 00:39:33,559 --> 00:39:36,099 I don't think I never really stopped. 777 00:39:39,898 --> 00:39:41,898 Thanks again for that info. 778 00:39:41,934 --> 00:39:46,204 I think it's going to work in ways we couldn't have imagined. 779 00:39:46,238 --> 00:39:47,408 Turn on the news. 780 00:39:47,439 --> 00:39:49,409 [types] 781 00:39:49,441 --> 00:39:52,941 It's come to my attention that Landry Enterprises 782 00:39:52,978 --> 00:39:55,818 has a biased pricing structure based on race. 783 00:39:55,848 --> 00:39:57,548 That is unacceptable to me. 784 00:39:57,583 --> 00:40:01,253 In order to be a better candidate for all of St. Jo, 785 00:40:01,286 --> 00:40:02,916 I know I must own my responsibility 786 00:40:02,955 --> 00:40:05,125 in how things have been done. 787 00:40:05,157 --> 00:40:07,327 That is why I pulled out of tonight's town hall 788 00:40:07,359 --> 00:40:10,259 and instead have ordered an immediate audit 789 00:40:10,295 --> 00:40:12,425 to overhaul the pricing structure 790 00:40:12,464 --> 00:40:14,134 at Landry Enterprises. 791 00:40:14,166 --> 00:40:17,436 Enough talk. It's time for action. 792 00:40:17,469 --> 00:40:18,839 What is th-- 793 00:40:18,871 --> 00:40:20,061 Wait for it. 794 00:40:20,105 --> 00:40:21,605 Recently I have received information 795 00:40:21,640 --> 00:40:24,280 that has impacted me to my core. 796 00:40:24,309 --> 00:40:26,449 I share it with you today, 797 00:40:26,478 --> 00:40:28,748 because I believe all of us in St. Jo 798 00:40:28,780 --> 00:40:31,420 should see each other as one big family. 799 00:40:31,450 --> 00:40:33,920 I have learned my great-grandmother Landry 800 00:40:33,952 --> 00:40:36,652 was a proud African-American woman. 801 00:40:36,688 --> 00:40:38,958 She was, in fact, 802 00:40:38,991 --> 00:40:41,421 secretly a member of the Bordelon family. 803 00:40:41,460 --> 00:40:45,900 I never expected this, but I wish to say publicly, 804 00:40:45,931 --> 00:40:49,291 I embrace the diversity of my heritage. 805 00:40:49,334 --> 00:40:53,604 Going forward, my goal is to educate myself 806 00:40:53,639 --> 00:40:55,279 on the histories between our communities 807 00:40:55,307 --> 00:40:57,877 and use that knowledge to be an ally 808 00:40:57,910 --> 00:41:01,350 and support real change in St. Jo. 809 00:41:01,380 --> 00:41:02,780 Thank you. 810 00:41:02,814 --> 00:41:04,544 [Nova] Now, that's a bold move, 811 00:41:04,583 --> 00:41:06,683 but this won't win him more votes? 812 00:41:06,718 --> 00:41:09,288 If we play this right, he'll lose 10%, 813 00:41:09,321 --> 00:41:12,051 maybe 15% of his white voters, 814 00:41:12,090 --> 00:41:13,960 the ones who are blatantly racist. 815 00:41:13,992 --> 00:41:17,722 And the small percentage of black supporters he has 816 00:41:17,763 --> 00:41:19,723 will reconsider their support once they start to feel 817 00:41:19,765 --> 00:41:23,635 he's pandering his newfound ethnicity. 818 00:41:23,669 --> 00:41:25,439 And that should be enough 819 00:41:25,470 --> 00:41:27,580 to tip the race in my favor. 820 00:41:27,606 --> 00:41:29,476 It's bold, Charley, 821 00:41:29,508 --> 00:41:30,778 Risky, 822 00:41:30,809 --> 00:41:32,879 for you and Jacob. 823 00:41:32,911 --> 00:41:34,911 The Landrys, the Boudreauxs, 824 00:41:34,947 --> 00:41:36,817 and whomever else they're working with behind the scenes, 825 00:41:36,848 --> 00:41:40,518 I don't think they handle losing very well. 826 00:41:41,320 --> 00:41:43,090 Yeah, well... 827 00:41:43,121 --> 00:41:44,751 neither do I. 828 00:42:24,896 --> 00:42:26,966 [woman] Go, Ree-Ree.