1 00:00:01,305 --> 00:00:03,385 Previously on "Queen Sugar"... 2 00:00:03,438 --> 00:00:04,868 I think I've got COVID. 3 00:00:04,917 --> 00:00:08,357 You and your man talking about getting hitched yet? 4 00:00:08,399 --> 00:00:10,659 You want to be husband and wife? 5 00:00:10,706 --> 00:00:11,876 Do you want to be partners? 6 00:00:11,924 --> 00:00:13,194 It's my mother. 7 00:00:13,230 --> 00:00:16,100 She got Blue into a D.C. private school. 8 00:00:16,146 --> 00:00:18,366 I think Ralph Angel's actually considering this. 9 00:00:18,409 --> 00:00:20,629 Blue is not going to D.C. 10 00:00:20,672 --> 00:00:21,982 Baby, you out here fighting battles 11 00:00:22,022 --> 00:00:22,982 that ain't even yours. 12 00:00:23,023 --> 00:00:23,983 What's really going on? 13 00:00:24,024 --> 00:00:24,984 I don't see no house 14 00:00:25,025 --> 00:00:26,545 without Blue, neither. 15 00:00:26,591 --> 00:00:28,511 I mean, we could get his education handled here. 16 00:00:28,550 --> 00:00:32,030 Blue's got everything he needs. 17 00:00:32,075 --> 00:00:33,725 ♪♪ 18 00:00:33,772 --> 00:00:36,912 Pops, have you seen my 1619 curriculum packet? 19 00:00:36,949 --> 00:00:38,859 I thought I left it on the counter. 20 00:00:38,908 --> 00:00:40,428 What I tell you about leaving your stuff 21 00:00:40,475 --> 00:00:42,825 all over, huh? 22 00:00:42,868 --> 00:00:45,218 That's how you lose it. 23 00:00:45,262 --> 00:00:46,352 Go ask your mama. 24 00:00:46,394 --> 00:00:47,484 Right. 25 00:00:47,525 --> 00:00:50,265 ♪♪ 26 00:00:50,311 --> 00:00:51,271 [ Hushed ] Where did you put 27 00:00:51,312 --> 00:00:53,272 my history packet? 28 00:00:53,314 --> 00:00:55,194 It's in the office, baby. I'll be done shortly. 29 00:00:55,229 --> 00:00:56,669 -Namaste. -Namaste. 30 00:00:56,708 --> 00:01:01,318 ♪♪ 31 00:01:01,365 --> 00:01:04,055 Aha! 32 00:01:04,107 --> 00:01:05,757 The newspapers? 33 00:01:16,206 --> 00:01:17,816 "I am pleased to inform you 34 00:01:17,860 --> 00:01:21,820 that Blue Bordelon's application has been accepted. 35 00:01:21,864 --> 00:01:23,784 His standardized testing indicates 36 00:01:23,822 --> 00:01:26,222 a keen and advanced intellect. 37 00:01:26,260 --> 00:01:27,740 We'd like to offer your son a seat 38 00:01:27,783 --> 00:01:29,653 in our current fourth grade class." 39 00:01:29,698 --> 00:01:31,478 Ralph Angel: Aye, Blue. 40 00:01:31,526 --> 00:01:33,006 What you doing, boy? 41 00:01:33,049 --> 00:01:35,659 Pops, this place sounds cool! 42 00:01:35,704 --> 00:01:37,924 Am I going to school here? 43 00:01:37,967 --> 00:01:39,057 Darla. 44 00:01:39,098 --> 00:01:43,358 ♪♪ 45 00:01:43,407 --> 00:01:44,757 Looks awesome! 46 00:01:44,800 --> 00:01:54,590 ♪♪ 47 00:01:54,636 --> 00:01:56,066 ♪ Dreams never die 48 00:01:56,116 --> 00:01:58,546 ♪ Take flight as the world turns ♪ 49 00:01:58,596 --> 00:02:00,116 ♪ Dreams never die 50 00:02:00,163 --> 00:02:02,123 ♪ Take flight as the world turns ♪ 51 00:02:02,165 --> 00:02:04,075 ♪ Keep the colors in the lines 52 00:02:04,124 --> 00:02:06,604 ♪ Take flight 53 00:02:06,648 --> 00:02:08,478 ♪ Dreams never die 54 00:02:08,519 --> 00:02:14,089 ♪♪ 55 00:02:14,134 --> 00:02:18,094 ♪ Keep the colors in the lines ♪ 56 00:02:18,138 --> 00:02:20,008 ♪ Keep the colors in the lines ♪ 57 00:02:20,052 --> 00:02:22,582 ♪ Take flight 58 00:02:22,620 --> 00:02:24,710 It says I can continue my educational growth 59 00:02:24,753 --> 00:02:28,023 with them. -Yes. It does say that. 60 00:02:28,060 --> 00:02:29,760 Which is perfect, because I'm going 61 00:02:29,801 --> 00:02:31,891 to make the world better, one day. 62 00:02:31,934 --> 00:02:33,814 Yeah, you are. 63 00:02:33,849 --> 00:02:36,159 But you know that's not a summer camp, Blue. 64 00:02:36,199 --> 00:02:39,679 That's you going away for a few months. 65 00:02:39,724 --> 00:02:42,344 New home, everything. 66 00:02:42,379 --> 00:02:43,599 Which means that you'd have 67 00:02:43,641 --> 00:02:45,771 to go live with your grandmother. 68 00:02:45,817 --> 00:02:47,117 Wait. 69 00:02:47,167 --> 00:02:49,727 You mean instead of living with you? 70 00:02:49,778 --> 00:02:52,558 That's right, buddy. 71 00:02:52,607 --> 00:02:54,647 That doesn't sound so amazing, after all. 72 00:02:54,696 --> 00:02:57,256 ♪♪ 73 00:02:57,307 --> 00:02:59,307 I don't ever want to move away from you guys. 74 00:02:59,353 --> 00:03:03,233 ♪♪ 75 00:03:03,270 --> 00:03:06,230 Well, it's just a letter right now. 76 00:03:06,273 --> 00:03:07,713 That's all. 77 00:03:07,752 --> 00:03:09,582 Ain't much to do with it. 78 00:03:09,624 --> 00:03:10,894 Alright? 79 00:03:10,929 --> 00:03:12,189 Okay. 80 00:03:12,235 --> 00:03:13,235 A'ight. 81 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:14,930 ♪♪ 82 00:03:14,977 --> 00:03:19,107 [ Hammering ] 83 00:03:19,155 --> 00:03:20,415 That explains it. 84 00:03:23,507 --> 00:03:26,157 I thought either 85 00:03:26,206 --> 00:03:29,766 I have a pounding headache with actual sound effects, 86 00:03:29,818 --> 00:03:34,038 or someone is down here with a whole hammer. 87 00:03:34,083 --> 00:03:36,173 [ Chuckle ] 88 00:03:36,216 --> 00:03:38,346 The latter. 89 00:03:38,392 --> 00:03:40,262 Was -- Was something loose, or -- 90 00:03:40,307 --> 00:03:41,607 No, I -- 91 00:03:41,656 --> 00:03:43,176 Well, I had to break it 92 00:03:43,223 --> 00:03:44,883 when I came in a few days ago 93 00:03:44,920 --> 00:03:46,660 and then, I covered it with some plastic 94 00:03:46,704 --> 00:03:47,974 real quick, but I couldn't leave you here 95 00:03:48,010 --> 00:03:49,190 with it like that. 96 00:03:52,014 --> 00:03:54,104 I don't even remember that. 97 00:03:54,146 --> 00:03:56,316 Well, you were out of it. 98 00:03:56,366 --> 00:03:57,666 And, now, you're not. 99 00:03:57,715 --> 00:03:58,845 That's all that matters. 100 00:04:01,502 --> 00:04:03,202 So, you feeling better? 101 00:04:03,243 --> 00:04:05,593 You look better. 102 00:04:05,636 --> 00:04:07,456 Thanks. 103 00:04:07,508 --> 00:04:10,288 I think. 104 00:04:10,337 --> 00:04:12,897 How bad was I? 105 00:04:12,948 --> 00:04:14,598 Come on. You couldn't look bad, 106 00:04:14,645 --> 00:04:17,385 Charley, if you tried. 107 00:04:17,430 --> 00:04:21,300 And you know how crazy I look when I get sick. 108 00:04:21,348 --> 00:04:22,478 [ Chuckle ] 109 00:04:22,523 --> 00:04:23,833 You were nowhere close to that. 110 00:04:23,872 --> 00:04:25,092 [ Laughs ] 111 00:04:26,440 --> 00:04:29,970 Nothing could be worse than Christmas 2001. 112 00:04:30,008 --> 00:04:32,448 Oh, oh. Yeah. 113 00:04:32,489 --> 00:04:33,529 It looked like Freddy Krueger 114 00:04:33,577 --> 00:04:34,877 had a party on my face. 115 00:04:34,926 --> 00:04:36,926 [ Laughter ] 116 00:04:36,972 --> 00:04:42,722 ♪♪ 117 00:04:42,760 --> 00:04:44,680 Well, I, uh -- I'd better not overdo it. 118 00:04:44,719 --> 00:04:48,329 I just came down to see what all the noise was about. 119 00:04:48,375 --> 00:04:49,375 Yeah. 120 00:04:49,419 --> 00:04:50,589 Sorry. I'm almost done. 121 00:04:50,638 --> 00:04:53,768 ♪♪ 122 00:04:53,815 --> 00:04:55,765 Oh. I, uh, stopped by the store 123 00:04:55,817 --> 00:04:57,427 on the way back from my place, 124 00:04:57,471 --> 00:04:58,911 when you were sleeping. 125 00:04:58,950 --> 00:05:00,430 You know, just, you know, figured I'd get 126 00:05:00,474 --> 00:05:02,564 a few things you might need. 127 00:05:02,606 --> 00:05:07,126 Thank you for this. 128 00:05:07,176 --> 00:05:10,696 And for hanging out 129 00:05:10,745 --> 00:05:14,135 over these days while I get back on my feet. 130 00:05:14,183 --> 00:05:17,403 Just don't quite trust how I feel yet. 131 00:05:17,447 --> 00:05:19,537 Yeah. Yeah, well, you know not 132 00:05:19,580 --> 00:05:21,930 to push yourself too hard, too fast. 133 00:05:21,973 --> 00:05:23,503 And I'm proud of you, because 134 00:05:23,540 --> 00:05:27,020 that hasn't always been the case. 135 00:05:27,065 --> 00:05:28,755 [ Hammering ] 136 00:05:28,806 --> 00:05:31,506 Oh, I'm gonna bring up some soup in a bit. 137 00:05:31,548 --> 00:05:32,938 You need to get some nutrients in you. 138 00:05:32,984 --> 00:05:35,384 You haven't eaten in a good 48 hours. 139 00:05:35,422 --> 00:05:36,422 But you're about to. 140 00:05:36,466 --> 00:05:39,896 [ Hammering ] 141 00:05:39,948 --> 00:05:41,518 Ah, let's see. 142 00:05:41,558 --> 00:05:45,738 ♪♪ 143 00:05:45,780 --> 00:05:47,390 That looks good. 144 00:05:47,433 --> 00:05:48,963 That looks good. 145 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:50,090 [ Hammering ] 146 00:05:50,132 --> 00:05:51,962 ♪♪ 147 00:05:52,003 --> 00:05:53,923 -Hollywood. -Hmm? 148 00:05:53,962 --> 00:05:55,702 Have you seen my phone? 149 00:05:55,746 --> 00:05:57,706 Yeah, I saw it around here somewhere. 150 00:05:57,748 --> 00:05:59,398 ♪♪ 151 00:05:59,446 --> 00:06:02,266 Oh. Here you go. 152 00:06:02,318 --> 00:06:03,748 Thank you, baby. 153 00:06:03,798 --> 00:06:05,578 How are the peepers working out? 154 00:06:05,626 --> 00:06:07,016 They make me feel old. 155 00:06:07,062 --> 00:06:08,982 Well, not being able to see what you're doing 156 00:06:09,020 --> 00:06:10,980 will make you feel even older. 157 00:06:11,022 --> 00:06:12,852 You'll get used to it. 158 00:06:12,894 --> 00:06:14,984 And how's the invite list going? 159 00:06:15,026 --> 00:06:16,936 The list is fine. It's the invite 160 00:06:16,985 --> 00:06:19,025 that I'm concerned about. 161 00:06:19,074 --> 00:06:20,124 "The Real Spot, 162 00:06:20,162 --> 00:06:21,602 virtual men's support group. 163 00:06:21,642 --> 00:06:22,952 Be there or be square. 164 00:06:22,991 --> 00:06:26,171 Tomorrow night, 7:00 pm." 165 00:06:26,211 --> 00:06:27,781 Does that sound boring to you? 166 00:06:27,822 --> 00:06:29,302 You've never done this before. 167 00:06:29,345 --> 00:06:31,165 How you know how it's supposed to sound? 168 00:06:31,216 --> 00:06:32,776 That's true. 169 00:06:32,827 --> 00:06:35,217 It's gonna be great. 170 00:06:35,264 --> 00:06:36,484 Who you calling? 171 00:06:36,526 --> 00:06:38,306 Nobody. 172 00:06:38,354 --> 00:06:41,444 Who are you calling, Vi? 173 00:06:41,488 --> 00:06:42,658 Nova. 174 00:06:42,706 --> 00:06:43,876 I'm gonna have her check in 175 00:06:43,925 --> 00:06:46,925 on Ralph Angel, make sure this 176 00:06:46,971 --> 00:06:50,281 Blue in D.C./school foolishness is put to bed. 177 00:06:50,322 --> 00:06:53,062 You should call Ralph Angel yourself, 178 00:06:53,108 --> 00:06:55,588 speak to him direct. 179 00:06:55,632 --> 00:06:58,642 Well, I thought you said I should stop meddling. 180 00:06:58,679 --> 00:07:01,329 [ Laughs ] You still meddling. 181 00:07:01,377 --> 00:07:05,207 Just hiding behind other people's backs to do it. 182 00:07:05,250 --> 00:07:07,380 Don't you have a business to start? 183 00:07:07,427 --> 00:07:12,947 ♪♪ 184 00:07:15,086 --> 00:07:17,476 [ Ring ] 185 00:07:17,524 --> 00:07:19,744 [ Ring ] 186 00:07:19,787 --> 00:07:23,487 [ Ring ] 187 00:07:23,530 --> 00:07:24,530 Nova-Nov. 188 00:07:24,574 --> 00:07:25,794 Hey, Ra. 189 00:07:25,836 --> 00:07:27,486 What you doing, running? 190 00:07:27,534 --> 00:07:29,414 Yeah. I had Calvin pull 191 00:07:29,449 --> 00:07:32,799 my old treadmill out of storage before he left town for a job. 192 00:07:32,843 --> 00:07:34,583 This COVID got me snacking all the time. 193 00:07:34,628 --> 00:07:37,018 My ass is just spreading like a rumor. [ Laughs ] 194 00:07:37,065 --> 00:07:38,805 I heard that. 195 00:07:38,849 --> 00:07:41,329 Shoot, I need to be running myself. 196 00:07:41,373 --> 00:07:42,853 [ Beeping ] 197 00:07:42,897 --> 00:07:43,847 Oof. 198 00:07:43,898 --> 00:07:45,328 Hey. 199 00:07:45,377 --> 00:07:47,027 I gotta be honest with you. 200 00:07:47,075 --> 00:07:48,205 Don't know if I'm supposed to know this or not, 201 00:07:48,250 --> 00:07:49,380 but I heard about Blue getting 202 00:07:49,425 --> 00:07:51,115 into Sidwell Friends School. 203 00:07:51,166 --> 00:07:53,386 So, what's going on with that? 204 00:07:53,429 --> 00:07:55,559 Ain't nothing going on. 205 00:07:55,605 --> 00:07:58,865 Decided it wasn't the best spot for him right now. 206 00:07:58,913 --> 00:08:01,003 Trying to find some local, 207 00:08:01,045 --> 00:08:03,525 better, school right here at home. 208 00:08:03,570 --> 00:08:07,270 Stay with us. 209 00:08:07,312 --> 00:08:08,622 Good. 210 00:08:08,662 --> 00:08:10,532 Made my day. 211 00:08:10,577 --> 00:08:12,707 I hate these so-called elite places of higher learning 212 00:08:12,753 --> 00:08:14,623 that cherry-pick our best and brightest, 213 00:08:14,668 --> 00:08:18,108 just to fill some diversity quota. 214 00:08:18,149 --> 00:08:19,589 So, what you trying to say, he only got in 215 00:08:19,629 --> 00:08:21,199 'cause he was Black? 216 00:08:21,239 --> 00:08:23,459 He's Black and highly gifted. 217 00:08:23,503 --> 00:08:25,903 Blue had to check two boxes to get in. 218 00:08:25,940 --> 00:08:28,510 Those white kids only had to check one. 219 00:08:28,551 --> 00:08:30,551 And it wasn't the gifted one. 220 00:08:30,597 --> 00:08:31,687 Weren't talking all that 221 00:08:31,728 --> 00:08:33,818 when you had to go to Tulane. 222 00:08:33,861 --> 00:08:36,951 Forgot you went to an elite school, Nova? 223 00:08:36,994 --> 00:08:39,434 'Cause I didn't know then. 224 00:08:39,475 --> 00:08:41,555 But now, I do. 225 00:08:41,607 --> 00:08:43,257 I learned that, just because it's white, 226 00:08:43,304 --> 00:08:45,314 don't make it right, little brother. 227 00:08:45,350 --> 00:08:47,090 Don't make it better. 228 00:08:47,135 --> 00:08:49,265 Blue's gonna thrive wherever he goes. 229 00:08:49,311 --> 00:08:51,491 He's exceptional in every way, 230 00:08:51,531 --> 00:08:53,791 and going to school in D.C. with a bunch of silver spooners 231 00:08:53,837 --> 00:08:56,447 doesn't change that fact. Look, 232 00:08:56,492 --> 00:08:59,022 schools in St. Jo may not be the best in the country, 233 00:08:59,060 --> 00:09:03,110 but what they do provide is a sense of pride 234 00:09:03,151 --> 00:09:06,591 and the reminder that you are notthe minority. 235 00:09:06,633 --> 00:09:07,633 You and Darla 236 00:09:07,677 --> 00:09:09,067 made the right decision. 237 00:09:09,113 --> 00:09:10,383 Appreciate that, Nova. 238 00:09:10,419 --> 00:09:18,079 ♪♪ 239 00:09:20,995 --> 00:09:23,735 ♪♪ 240 00:09:23,780 --> 00:09:26,000 [ Ring ] 241 00:09:26,043 --> 00:09:28,573 [ Ring ] 242 00:09:28,611 --> 00:09:31,401 [ Ring ] 243 00:09:31,440 --> 00:09:33,220 What's up, Aunt Vi? 244 00:09:33,268 --> 00:09:35,358 Well, I hear you have finally come 245 00:09:35,400 --> 00:09:37,490 to your senses, regarding Blue. 246 00:09:37,533 --> 00:09:40,063 I see news travels fast in this family. 247 00:09:40,101 --> 00:09:42,281 I had to light into your mother-in-law. 248 00:09:42,320 --> 00:09:44,500 Thought I was gonna have to get at you. 249 00:09:44,540 --> 00:09:46,240 That boy belongs here with us 250 00:09:46,281 --> 00:09:48,461 and I just couldn't see how you didn't see that. 251 00:09:48,500 --> 00:09:50,760 Well, I do now. 252 00:09:50,807 --> 00:09:52,937 I was just thinking things through, 253 00:09:52,983 --> 00:09:54,643 see if it's a better opportunity. 254 00:09:54,681 --> 00:09:56,421 That's the right thing to do, 255 00:09:56,465 --> 00:09:58,505 think things through on all sides. 256 00:09:58,554 --> 00:10:01,084 See, that's what's wrong with us sometimes. 257 00:10:01,122 --> 00:10:02,652 "Us"? 258 00:10:02,689 --> 00:10:04,039 We spend too much time 259 00:10:04,081 --> 00:10:06,211 thinking we have to go somewhere else, 260 00:10:06,257 --> 00:10:09,827 to somebody else, to get or be the best. 261 00:10:09,870 --> 00:10:12,130 Meanwhile, everybody else in the world 262 00:10:12,176 --> 00:10:14,396 is trying to look like us, talk like us, 263 00:10:14,439 --> 00:10:16,569 generally be us. 264 00:10:16,616 --> 00:10:18,436 Way I see it, all we need to do is 265 00:10:18,487 --> 00:10:21,227 embrace who we are, what we are. 266 00:10:21,272 --> 00:10:23,712 Then, we'll all be just fine. 267 00:10:23,753 --> 00:10:25,413 Just like that, Aunt Vi? 268 00:10:25,450 --> 00:10:27,540 Just like that, Ralph Angel Bordelon. 269 00:10:27,583 --> 00:10:29,063 -[ Chuckle ] -Oh. 270 00:10:29,106 --> 00:10:31,326 I bumped into Patty Mo the other day, 271 00:10:31,369 --> 00:10:32,719 Parthena's daughter. 272 00:10:32,762 --> 00:10:35,202 Well, she was so upset four years ago 273 00:10:35,243 --> 00:10:36,203 when she didn't get 274 00:10:36,244 --> 00:10:38,384 into Louisiana State. 275 00:10:38,420 --> 00:10:39,900 Now, she's doing great. 276 00:10:39,943 --> 00:10:41,953 She's in a management training program 277 00:10:41,989 --> 00:10:43,509 at the supermarket, 278 00:10:43,555 --> 00:10:44,855 she's an essential worker, 279 00:10:44,905 --> 00:10:46,855 and she will neverbe unemployed. 280 00:10:46,907 --> 00:10:48,647 Well, good for Patty Mo. 281 00:10:48,691 --> 00:10:50,691 But Blue ain't Patty Mo. 282 00:10:50,737 --> 00:10:52,427 I didn't say he is. 283 00:10:52,477 --> 00:10:55,047 I'm giving an example, if that's okay with you. 284 00:10:55,089 --> 00:10:56,919 Ralph Angel, 285 00:10:56,960 --> 00:10:58,960 people around here 286 00:10:59,006 --> 00:11:00,136 can have a good life. 287 00:11:00,181 --> 00:11:02,841 Now, Blue is special. That's true. 288 00:11:02,879 --> 00:11:06,189 But ain't nobody ever put "CEO" on a headstone. 289 00:11:06,230 --> 00:11:10,190 The most important thing is love and family. 290 00:11:10,234 --> 00:11:13,724 He'll be just great here in St. Jo. 291 00:11:13,760 --> 00:11:16,240 ♪♪ 292 00:11:16,284 --> 00:11:18,504 I guess that's true, Aunt Vi. 293 00:11:18,547 --> 00:11:20,717 Yes. Alright, baby. 294 00:11:20,767 --> 00:11:22,507 I love you. 295 00:11:22,551 --> 00:11:23,601 Love you, too. 296 00:11:23,639 --> 00:11:29,819 ♪♪ 297 00:11:29,863 --> 00:11:30,953 Really? 298 00:11:30,994 --> 00:11:32,304 [ Hushed ] Hey. 299 00:11:32,343 --> 00:11:33,873 ♪♪ 300 00:11:33,910 --> 00:11:35,480 Host: Alright, alright. 301 00:11:35,520 --> 00:11:37,570 What's another term for "contradictory"? 302 00:11:37,609 --> 00:11:39,179 What is... 303 00:11:39,220 --> 00:11:40,440 an oxymoron? 304 00:11:40,482 --> 00:11:41,612 Contestant: What is an oxymoron? 305 00:11:41,657 --> 00:11:43,657 [ Chime ] That is correct! 306 00:11:43,703 --> 00:11:44,923 And... 307 00:11:44,965 --> 00:11:48,395 lunch is served. 308 00:11:48,446 --> 00:11:49,926 More chicken broth? 309 00:11:49,970 --> 00:11:51,750 Wait, are you saying that 310 00:11:51,798 --> 00:11:53,448 like you don't want anything more, 311 00:11:53,495 --> 00:11:56,625 or you want something more? 312 00:11:56,672 --> 00:11:58,812 A sandwich, maybe? 313 00:11:58,848 --> 00:12:00,848 Oh. Excellent. 314 00:12:00,894 --> 00:12:03,294 Hungry means you're getting better. 315 00:12:03,331 --> 00:12:05,811 Oh, I just -- Now I feel like I could eat. 316 00:12:05,855 --> 00:12:07,855 Alright. Let's talk about wars. 317 00:12:07,901 --> 00:12:09,861 You know there have been a lot of wars -- 318 00:12:09,903 --> 00:12:11,433 This is your jam, isn't it? 319 00:12:11,469 --> 00:12:13,299 Yeah. World War I. 320 00:12:13,341 --> 00:12:14,781 It used to be. -Mm. 321 00:12:14,821 --> 00:12:16,471 Might be a little rusty. 322 00:12:16,518 --> 00:12:18,958 His assassination is widely attributed 323 00:12:18,999 --> 00:12:21,439 to starting the first World War. 324 00:12:21,479 --> 00:12:23,129 Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand? 325 00:12:23,177 --> 00:12:25,007 [ Buzzer] The correct answer is 326 00:12:25,048 --> 00:12:28,658 Ferdinand -- "Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?" 327 00:12:28,704 --> 00:12:30,054 Looks like you still got it. 328 00:12:30,097 --> 00:12:31,787 [ Chuckle ] 329 00:12:31,838 --> 00:12:33,098 What? I'm a nerd. 330 00:12:33,143 --> 00:12:35,363 [ Chuckle ] If only your fans knew 331 00:12:35,406 --> 00:12:37,146 you were a history scholar. 332 00:12:37,191 --> 00:12:40,851 Ah, well, you didn't want folks to know that. 333 00:12:40,890 --> 00:12:44,500 The gentleman couldn't be toosmart, right? 334 00:12:44,546 --> 00:12:46,156 Well -- 335 00:12:46,200 --> 00:12:47,720 no, it wasn't that. 336 00:12:47,767 --> 00:12:52,817 My strategy was that being debonair and classy 337 00:12:52,859 --> 00:12:56,169 is obtainable for any man. 338 00:12:56,210 --> 00:12:57,730 Being Phi Beta Kappa 339 00:12:57,777 --> 00:12:59,947 and knowing intimate details 340 00:12:59,996 --> 00:13:02,386 of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, 341 00:13:02,433 --> 00:13:04,653 on the other hand... -[ Laughs ] 342 00:13:04,696 --> 00:13:05,696 Touché. 343 00:13:05,741 --> 00:13:07,091 Touché. 344 00:13:07,134 --> 00:13:09,014 Okay. Let me get some real food going. 345 00:13:09,049 --> 00:13:12,229 What do you feel like? 346 00:13:12,269 --> 00:13:14,449 Something... 347 00:13:14,489 --> 00:13:16,059 substantial. 348 00:13:16,099 --> 00:13:17,879 Something hearty. 349 00:13:17,927 --> 00:13:19,447 Yeah, hearty. 350 00:13:19,494 --> 00:13:20,454 Okay. 351 00:13:20,495 --> 00:13:22,185 I got you. 352 00:13:22,236 --> 00:13:24,716 I can make lunch today, and, uh, 353 00:13:24,760 --> 00:13:27,070 I can make dinner tomorrow. 354 00:13:27,110 --> 00:13:28,370 I can throw down in the kitchen 355 00:13:28,416 --> 00:13:30,546 every night, if you want. 356 00:13:30,592 --> 00:13:33,202 'Til you're fully recovered. 357 00:13:33,247 --> 00:13:34,807 -Every day? -Sure. 358 00:13:34,857 --> 00:13:36,337 Whatever you want. 359 00:13:36,380 --> 00:13:37,950 Huh. 360 00:13:37,991 --> 00:13:40,171 Well, that's an offer that's hard to pass up. 361 00:13:40,210 --> 00:13:41,950 [ Chuckle ] 362 00:13:41,995 --> 00:13:43,515 I forgot you cook. 363 00:13:43,561 --> 00:13:45,041 Well... 364 00:13:45,085 --> 00:13:46,865 yeah, I didn't stay healthy in the league long enough 365 00:13:46,913 --> 00:13:48,443 to get four rings by eating out 366 00:13:48,479 --> 00:13:50,609 on the road all the time. 367 00:13:50,655 --> 00:13:51,695 Youtaught me that. 368 00:13:51,743 --> 00:13:55,493 ♪♪ 369 00:13:55,530 --> 00:13:56,840 Mm. 370 00:13:56,879 --> 00:13:59,139 Ah, I think I can do better than that. 371 00:13:59,186 --> 00:14:02,966 I will be right back. 372 00:14:03,016 --> 00:14:04,836 Well... 373 00:14:04,887 --> 00:14:07,017 maybe I can help. 374 00:14:07,063 --> 00:14:08,113 Okay. 375 00:14:08,151 --> 00:14:15,031 ♪♪ 376 00:14:15,071 --> 00:14:20,341 ♪♪ 377 00:14:20,381 --> 00:14:23,301 Mm, I love when you're in that hot, 378 00:14:23,340 --> 00:14:26,300 important bodyguard [ Laughs ] look. Ooh! 379 00:14:26,343 --> 00:14:27,523 You mean my hot, important 380 00:14:27,562 --> 00:14:28,912 head of security look? 381 00:14:28,955 --> 00:14:31,905 That's exactly what I meant. 382 00:14:31,958 --> 00:14:33,478 How's business in Baton Rouge? 383 00:14:33,524 --> 00:14:35,924 All's good. Except my unit was just assigned 384 00:14:35,962 --> 00:14:37,922 to head of safety protocol, too. 385 00:14:37,964 --> 00:14:39,794 -For COVID? -Yeah. 386 00:14:39,835 --> 00:14:42,265 They're taking this word "safety" literally. 387 00:14:42,316 --> 00:14:43,926 I spoke to the chief of staff and I told him 388 00:14:43,970 --> 00:14:45,620 my company only handles personal security 389 00:14:45,667 --> 00:14:47,447 and he said the COVID virus, avoiding it, 390 00:14:47,495 --> 00:14:48,925 is a matter of personal security. 391 00:14:48,975 --> 00:14:51,105 That's crazy. 392 00:14:51,151 --> 00:14:52,981 Well, I hope you're charging extra. 393 00:14:53,022 --> 00:14:54,592 -Try triple. -[ Laughs ] 394 00:14:54,632 --> 00:14:57,162 That's what I'm talking about. 395 00:14:57,200 --> 00:14:59,160 Well, I'm gonna be out here for a few more days. 396 00:14:59,202 --> 00:15:00,602 I have to go through the COVID screenings 397 00:15:00,638 --> 00:15:02,418 and the, uh, precautionary training. 398 00:15:02,466 --> 00:15:03,946 I get it. 399 00:15:03,990 --> 00:15:05,950 Do what you need to do. 400 00:15:05,992 --> 00:15:08,692 Just stay safe. -Well, what are you working on, 401 00:15:08,733 --> 00:15:11,653 now that the big travel article is done? 402 00:15:11,693 --> 00:15:14,443 I got a lead on another case I'm looking into. 403 00:15:14,478 --> 00:15:15,438 Alright, well, I hope it leads 404 00:15:15,479 --> 00:15:18,129 to something juicy. 405 00:15:18,178 --> 00:15:19,828 I'll call you tonight. 406 00:15:19,875 --> 00:15:21,875 I love you. -Love you. 407 00:15:21,921 --> 00:15:24,881 [ Beeping ] 408 00:15:24,924 --> 00:15:34,894 ♪♪ 409 00:15:34,934 --> 00:15:41,424 ♪♪ 410 00:15:41,462 --> 00:15:43,592 [ Ring] 411 00:15:43,638 --> 00:15:44,598 [ Ring] 412 00:15:44,639 --> 00:15:47,079 [ Ring ] 413 00:15:47,120 --> 00:15:48,380 [ Ring ] Hey, I'm gonna grab this. 414 00:15:48,425 --> 00:15:50,205 Okay. I'll catch you later. 415 00:15:50,253 --> 00:15:51,393 Hey, Unc. 416 00:15:51,428 --> 00:15:53,428 What's up, nephew? 417 00:15:53,474 --> 00:15:55,174 How your mama doing? 418 00:15:55,215 --> 00:15:56,515 She's a'ight, you know. 419 00:15:56,564 --> 00:15:57,914 It was a little tough when I told her 420 00:15:57,957 --> 00:15:59,957 I was gonna leave town and come to Minneapolis, 421 00:16:00,002 --> 00:16:03,662 but, you know, she know I gotta do my part. 422 00:16:03,701 --> 00:16:06,841 I'm just not sure I'm making a difference, though. 423 00:16:06,878 --> 00:16:08,138 It's pretty bad out here. 424 00:16:08,184 --> 00:16:09,144 Hey, man, don't beat yourself up 425 00:16:09,185 --> 00:16:10,485 too much, a'ight? 426 00:16:10,534 --> 00:16:12,154 Yeah, thanks, Unc. I appreciate that. 427 00:16:12,188 --> 00:16:13,148 Hey, hold up. 428 00:16:13,189 --> 00:16:14,149 Aye, Blue. 429 00:16:14,190 --> 00:16:15,320 -Yeah? -Blue! 430 00:16:15,365 --> 00:16:16,405 -What? -Can you throw them rocks 431 00:16:16,453 --> 00:16:17,723 away from the house, please? 432 00:16:17,759 --> 00:16:18,719 I don't need you breaking nothing. 433 00:16:18,760 --> 00:16:20,070 [ Laughs] 434 00:16:20,109 --> 00:16:22,499 You know, I miss Blue so much! 435 00:16:22,546 --> 00:16:23,496 I always say like 436 00:16:23,547 --> 00:16:24,767 if I have a son, 437 00:16:24,809 --> 00:16:25,769 he gotta be just like Blue. 438 00:16:25,810 --> 00:16:27,120 [ Scoff ] 439 00:16:27,160 --> 00:16:29,770 Yeah, speaking of Blue... 440 00:16:29,814 --> 00:16:32,514 Man, we got a letter not too long ago. 441 00:16:32,556 --> 00:16:36,296 He got into one of these little private schools in D.C. 442 00:16:36,343 --> 00:16:38,613 It's called like Sidwell something. 443 00:16:38,649 --> 00:16:40,999 Wait, Sidwell Friends School? 444 00:16:41,043 --> 00:16:42,523 That's the one. 445 00:16:42,566 --> 00:16:44,086 You know it? 446 00:16:44,133 --> 00:16:45,963 Yeah, man, that's one of the best schools in the country! 447 00:16:46,005 --> 00:16:47,695 The Obama girls went there. 448 00:16:47,745 --> 00:16:49,565 Blue got in? 449 00:16:49,617 --> 00:16:50,787 Yeah, he did. 450 00:16:50,835 --> 00:16:53,315 He did get in. -[ Laughs ] 451 00:16:53,360 --> 00:16:55,410 -That's pretty big, huh? -Yeah, man. 452 00:16:55,449 --> 00:16:56,839 That's huge! 453 00:16:56,885 --> 00:16:59,535 They don't even let kids apply, from what I hear. 454 00:16:59,583 --> 00:17:01,633 Yeah, Darla's mama sent in his application, 455 00:17:01,672 --> 00:17:04,502 once we got his IQ test back. 456 00:17:04,545 --> 00:17:07,065 But Darla pretty much decided she ain't -- 457 00:17:07,113 --> 00:17:09,333 she ain't into it. 458 00:17:09,376 --> 00:17:10,896 Why? 459 00:17:10,942 --> 00:17:12,772 I mean, it sound good, 460 00:17:12,814 --> 00:17:15,084 but I don't know nothing about that world. 461 00:17:15,121 --> 00:17:16,301 I mean,I do. 462 00:17:16,339 --> 00:17:18,249 The Sidwells, the Harvard-Westlakes, 463 00:17:18,298 --> 00:17:20,388 the Grotons of the world -- they could really open up 464 00:17:20,430 --> 00:17:23,220 some doors, Unc. I'm telling you. 465 00:17:23,259 --> 00:17:24,779 I ain't mad at that part. 466 00:17:24,826 --> 00:17:27,216 Yeah. I mean, these elite schools do have 467 00:17:27,262 --> 00:17:29,662 their cons, though. 468 00:17:29,700 --> 00:17:31,620 You turned out alright. 469 00:17:31,659 --> 00:17:33,099 Better than alright. 470 00:17:33,139 --> 00:17:35,229 Had your pick of schools and everything. 471 00:17:35,271 --> 00:17:37,141 Yeah, I did, but, if I'm being honest, 472 00:17:37,186 --> 00:17:40,356 it's not because I graduated from St. Jo High School. 473 00:17:40,407 --> 00:17:42,147 It's because I had "rigorous, elite 474 00:17:42,191 --> 00:17:44,631 L.A. prep school" on my transcripts. 475 00:17:44,672 --> 00:17:46,372 It's not fair, but it's real, 476 00:17:46,413 --> 00:17:48,463 you know? 477 00:17:48,502 --> 00:17:51,332 Sidwell -- it's not everything, 478 00:17:51,374 --> 00:17:53,814 especially for us, but, 479 00:17:53,855 --> 00:17:57,205 it could be a real leg up. 480 00:17:57,250 --> 00:18:00,120 I mean, didn't you reject all that when you 481 00:18:00,166 --> 00:18:02,646 chose that HBCU over them Ivy Leagues? 482 00:18:02,690 --> 00:18:03,650 [ Laughs ] 483 00:18:03,691 --> 00:18:05,391 I did, but, 484 00:18:05,432 --> 00:18:08,302 I made my choices and I'm happy with them. 485 00:18:08,348 --> 00:18:09,698 You know, I see that it was a privilege 486 00:18:09,740 --> 00:18:12,570 to have a choice to even make. You feel me? 487 00:18:12,613 --> 00:18:15,443 My mom and dad gave that to me. 488 00:18:15,485 --> 00:18:17,095 I was fortunate I could choose, 489 00:18:17,139 --> 00:18:18,749 you know, where I wanted to go, 490 00:18:18,793 --> 00:18:21,713 you know, what I wanted to do. 491 00:18:21,752 --> 00:18:22,802 If the world was fair, 492 00:18:22,840 --> 00:18:25,150 every kid would have that choice, 493 00:18:25,191 --> 00:18:27,671 you know? 494 00:18:27,715 --> 00:18:29,885 Yeah. 495 00:18:29,934 --> 00:18:31,284 Hey, I'mma catch you later, neph. 496 00:18:31,327 --> 00:18:32,807 Alright. Later, Unc. 497 00:18:32,850 --> 00:18:37,200 ♪♪ 498 00:18:41,642 --> 00:18:43,602 Just the man I'm looking for. 499 00:18:43,644 --> 00:18:44,864 What up, buddy? 500 00:18:44,906 --> 00:18:46,076 Nothing much. 501 00:18:46,125 --> 00:18:47,815 -Got something for you. -You did? 502 00:18:47,865 --> 00:18:48,995 Check it out. 503 00:18:52,696 --> 00:18:54,046 [ Gasp ] 504 00:18:54,089 --> 00:18:55,699 Black Panther! 505 00:18:55,743 --> 00:18:58,533 I reallywanted this when I came out. 506 00:18:58,572 --> 00:18:59,832 I know. 507 00:18:59,877 --> 00:19:01,967 Couldn't afford it back then, but, 508 00:19:02,010 --> 00:19:03,710 seemed right you had it, 509 00:19:03,751 --> 00:19:07,191 especially now. 510 00:19:07,233 --> 00:19:08,843 I can't believe he's gone. 511 00:19:08,886 --> 00:19:11,236 ♪♪ 512 00:19:11,280 --> 00:19:12,980 He ain't gone, Blue. 513 00:19:13,021 --> 00:19:14,891 That's a mighty man. 514 00:19:14,936 --> 00:19:18,586 His spirit gonna live forever. 515 00:19:18,635 --> 00:19:21,325 Look, man, when you good in this world, 516 00:19:21,377 --> 00:19:23,207 you live on, 517 00:19:23,249 --> 00:19:25,249 even when you in a different place. 518 00:19:25,294 --> 00:19:27,914 Just like your grandpa. 519 00:19:27,949 --> 00:19:29,209 He was real good. 520 00:19:29,255 --> 00:19:30,905 Oh, man. As good as they come. 521 00:19:30,952 --> 00:19:35,572 ♪♪ 522 00:19:35,609 --> 00:19:39,179 I don't really play with those toys anymore, 523 00:19:39,221 --> 00:19:42,011 so I'm gonna keep him in the box. 524 00:19:42,050 --> 00:19:44,570 As a collectible. 525 00:19:44,618 --> 00:19:47,448 That's a good idea. 526 00:19:47,490 --> 00:19:50,100 But when you stop playing with toys, Blue? 527 00:19:50,145 --> 00:19:52,575 I mean, you used to love them little dolls. 528 00:19:52,626 --> 00:19:54,106 You remember Kenya? 529 00:19:54,149 --> 00:19:57,199 Dollsare for little kids, Pops. 530 00:19:57,239 --> 00:19:59,369 [ Laughs ] Okay, big man. 531 00:19:59,415 --> 00:20:00,805 Whatever you say. 532 00:20:00,851 --> 00:20:03,031 [ Laughter ] 533 00:20:03,071 --> 00:20:04,121 Man. 534 00:20:04,159 --> 00:20:08,899 ♪♪ 535 00:20:08,946 --> 00:20:12,466 That's a good place for a king. 536 00:20:12,515 --> 00:20:13,555 Yeah, it is. 537 00:20:13,603 --> 00:20:21,393 ♪♪ 538 00:20:21,437 --> 00:20:23,527 ♪♪ 539 00:20:23,570 --> 00:20:25,010 [ Kiss ]Thank you for speaking 540 00:20:25,049 --> 00:20:26,619 with me, Mrs. Baptiste. 541 00:20:26,660 --> 00:20:28,270 It's not every day that I get to pick the brain 542 00:20:28,314 --> 00:20:29,794 of a journalistic trailblazer. 543 00:20:29,837 --> 00:20:30,877 [ Chuckle] 544 00:20:30,925 --> 00:20:32,615 An invisible trailblazer. 545 00:20:32,666 --> 00:20:34,276 I feel like that paper couldn't wait 546 00:20:34,320 --> 00:20:35,840 for me to retire and then forget 547 00:20:35,886 --> 00:20:37,366 about the work I did. 548 00:20:37,410 --> 00:20:39,020 Or tried to do. 549 00:20:39,063 --> 00:20:40,803 Well, I never depended on an institution 550 00:20:40,848 --> 00:20:42,848 to do what I can do for myself. 551 00:20:42,893 --> 00:20:44,423 Which is honor those who ran the race 552 00:20:44,460 --> 00:20:47,290 before I decided to pick up the baton. 553 00:20:47,333 --> 00:20:48,463 Thank you. 554 00:20:48,508 --> 00:20:50,508 Thankyou. 555 00:20:50,553 --> 00:20:53,303 I cross-referenced the dates you gave me. 556 00:20:53,339 --> 00:20:56,169 Over 20 years flew by. 557 00:20:56,211 --> 00:20:58,001 Andre Nixon. 558 00:20:58,039 --> 00:20:59,689 I guess I was haunted by the kid. 559 00:20:59,736 --> 00:21:01,996 He was so promising. 560 00:21:02,043 --> 00:21:03,613 A sophomore in college. 561 00:21:03,653 --> 00:21:05,003 So bright! 562 00:21:05,046 --> 00:21:06,656 -I understand that feeling. -Mm, mm. 563 00:21:06,700 --> 00:21:08,960 I looked for my field notes, and found them. 564 00:21:09,006 --> 00:21:10,306 Anything out of the ordinary? 565 00:21:10,356 --> 00:21:12,746 Almost everything checked out. 566 00:21:12,793 --> 00:21:14,803 -"Almost"? -He was from the 9th 567 00:21:14,838 --> 00:21:16,618 and he turned up with injuries that felt 568 00:21:16,666 --> 00:21:18,356 like the MO of some of the good old boys 569 00:21:18,407 --> 00:21:20,317 who worked that beat at the time. 570 00:21:20,366 --> 00:21:22,666 Those guys had a pattern, certain places 571 00:21:22,716 --> 00:21:24,326 they'd inflict pain on the body 572 00:21:24,370 --> 00:21:26,150 that were hard to trace back. 573 00:21:26,197 --> 00:21:27,627 Mm. -Did anything ever come of it? 574 00:21:27,677 --> 00:21:29,197 Kid and his family wouldn't talk. 575 00:21:29,244 --> 00:21:30,424 Too scared. 576 00:21:30,463 --> 00:21:32,073 Claimed he fell downstairs. 577 00:21:32,116 --> 00:21:33,806 [ Scoff] Never did add up. 578 00:21:33,857 --> 00:21:35,337 I'll email you with my notes. 579 00:21:35,381 --> 00:21:36,861 Maybe it'll help with whatever it is 580 00:21:36,904 --> 00:21:38,514 you're looking for. 581 00:21:38,558 --> 00:21:39,818 I really appreciate it. 582 00:21:39,863 --> 00:21:41,473 Mm-hmm. 583 00:21:41,517 --> 00:21:44,087 [ Beep ] 584 00:21:44,128 --> 00:21:46,258 Wow. 585 00:21:46,305 --> 00:21:47,915 [ Sultry jazz plays] 586 00:21:47,958 --> 00:21:49,828 Who'd have thought Micah would be attending, 587 00:21:49,873 --> 00:21:53,493 let alone organizing, a protest? 588 00:21:53,529 --> 00:21:54,659 You know, that's just -- I mean, 589 00:21:54,704 --> 00:21:56,534 he was on the news, Charley, 590 00:21:56,576 --> 00:21:58,136 [ Chuckle ] in Minneapolis. 591 00:21:58,186 --> 00:21:59,966 The national news! 592 00:22:00,014 --> 00:22:02,454 And they keep playing it over and over. 593 00:22:02,495 --> 00:22:04,315 How'd he sound? 594 00:22:04,366 --> 00:22:07,366 Pssh! You know, like his mother's son. 595 00:22:07,413 --> 00:22:10,553 He was articulate, eloquent, compelling. 596 00:22:10,590 --> 00:22:13,240 He was pitch-perfect. 597 00:22:13,288 --> 00:22:14,288 That kid is something else. 598 00:22:14,333 --> 00:22:16,123 Yeah, that, he is. 599 00:22:16,160 --> 00:22:18,030 You know, and I'm surprised you let him go, 600 00:22:18,075 --> 00:22:20,205 but I'm really glad that you did. 601 00:22:20,251 --> 00:22:21,691 It's not like I could stop him. 602 00:22:21,731 --> 00:22:24,951 ♪♪ 603 00:22:24,995 --> 00:22:26,815 You know, one of the hard things 604 00:22:26,867 --> 00:22:29,477 people don't tell you about kids is 605 00:22:29,522 --> 00:22:32,052 that window where you can demand 606 00:22:32,089 --> 00:22:35,529 that they do something, and they just do it. 607 00:22:35,571 --> 00:22:36,921 That window is -- is like -- 608 00:22:36,964 --> 00:22:39,364 Six, seven years, max? 609 00:22:39,401 --> 00:22:41,101 [ Sigh ] 610 00:22:41,142 --> 00:22:42,712 [ Laughs ] Then, after that, 611 00:22:42,752 --> 00:22:45,282 everything is a battle, you know? 612 00:22:45,320 --> 00:22:46,930 Or a negotiation, at least. 613 00:22:46,974 --> 00:22:48,584 Or a request, 614 00:22:48,628 --> 00:22:50,588 [ Laughs ] accompanied by your best, 615 00:22:50,630 --> 00:22:51,670 "I know better than you, 616 00:22:51,718 --> 00:22:54,418 so you better listen to me" look. 617 00:22:54,460 --> 00:22:56,770 And that only worked a few times. 618 00:22:56,810 --> 00:22:57,900 Yeah, mine was, 619 00:22:57,941 --> 00:22:59,471 "Now, Micah, I said what I said." 620 00:22:59,508 --> 00:23:01,028 [ Laughter ] 621 00:23:01,075 --> 00:23:03,555 Yeah. I think that worked literally one time. 622 00:23:03,599 --> 00:23:06,559 [ Laughs ] 623 00:23:06,602 --> 00:23:08,082 Here. Taste that. 624 00:23:08,125 --> 00:23:13,605 ♪♪ 625 00:23:13,653 --> 00:23:16,403 More pepper? 626 00:23:16,438 --> 00:23:17,398 A smidge. 627 00:23:17,439 --> 00:23:18,829 Okay. 628 00:23:18,875 --> 00:23:20,785 For safety. 629 00:23:20,834 --> 00:23:22,754 Right. 630 00:23:22,792 --> 00:23:25,452 But you know, just, I mean, 631 00:23:25,491 --> 00:23:27,231 seeing him on the news like that... 632 00:23:27,275 --> 00:23:28,225 -Mm. -...you know? 633 00:23:28,276 --> 00:23:29,626 Just schooling people 634 00:23:29,669 --> 00:23:32,759 left and right. Like I-I lovedthat. 635 00:23:32,802 --> 00:23:34,152 I loved it! 636 00:23:34,195 --> 00:23:36,145 I mean, he's -- he is doing his thing. 637 00:23:36,197 --> 00:23:38,847 You know, what I dig most about him is 638 00:23:38,895 --> 00:23:42,725 that his thing is all about other people. 639 00:23:42,769 --> 00:23:44,159 We were so worried about him becoming 640 00:23:44,205 --> 00:23:45,895 a spoiled brat. 641 00:23:45,946 --> 00:23:49,166 Well, he did have that horrible phase. 642 00:23:49,210 --> 00:23:50,300 Yeah. 643 00:23:50,341 --> 00:23:51,431 [ Laughs ] 644 00:23:51,473 --> 00:23:52,873 He embarrassed me at that 645 00:23:52,909 --> 00:23:54,649 toy store that one time. 646 00:23:54,694 --> 00:23:56,914 I don't think I ever went back to that store. 647 00:23:56,957 --> 00:23:57,907 [ Laughs ] 648 00:23:57,958 --> 00:23:59,178 Yeah, well, 649 00:23:59,220 --> 00:24:04,880 I always knew it was just a phase, but... 650 00:24:04,921 --> 00:24:06,491 man, he is -- 651 00:24:06,532 --> 00:24:10,012 he is way stronger than I was at his age. 652 00:24:10,057 --> 00:24:12,487 And better, than I ever was. 653 00:24:12,538 --> 00:24:17,628 ♪♪ 654 00:24:17,673 --> 00:24:21,333 Marcus: Well, I guess I'm picking fireman, 655 00:24:21,372 --> 00:24:25,202 NBA player, or a lawyer to be when I grow up. 656 00:24:25,246 --> 00:24:27,196 Haven't decided which one yet. 657 00:24:27,248 --> 00:24:28,728 What about you? 658 00:24:28,771 --> 00:24:30,251 Blue: I thought about some 659 00:24:30,294 --> 00:24:31,564 of that stuff, but, 660 00:24:31,600 --> 00:24:34,170 I think I'm gonna maybe be a farmer. 661 00:24:34,211 --> 00:24:35,391 Like my pops. 662 00:24:35,430 --> 00:24:37,430 Yeah. That's cool. 663 00:24:37,476 --> 00:24:39,696 I don't really like farms that much. 664 00:24:39,739 --> 00:24:40,739 [ Mumbles ] 665 00:24:40,783 --> 00:24:42,663 ♪♪ 666 00:24:42,698 --> 00:24:46,048 [ Mumbles ] Hey, babe. 667 00:24:46,093 --> 00:24:49,533 What's up, baby? 668 00:24:49,575 --> 00:24:50,875 I'm going nuts, 669 00:24:50,924 --> 00:24:53,144 trying to pick the color for our bedroom. 670 00:24:53,187 --> 00:24:56,147 At first, I was thinking about this eggshell. 671 00:24:56,190 --> 00:24:59,410 Then, I saw gravity 672 00:24:59,454 --> 00:25:00,804 and I thought that gray was kinda cool. 673 00:25:00,847 --> 00:25:01,937 What do you think? 674 00:25:01,978 --> 00:25:04,238 ♪♪ 675 00:25:04,285 --> 00:25:05,325 You okay? 676 00:25:05,373 --> 00:25:10,333 ♪♪ 677 00:25:10,378 --> 00:25:11,858 We gotta talk, Darla. 678 00:25:11,901 --> 00:25:14,431 Okay. 679 00:25:14,469 --> 00:25:15,559 It's about Blue. 680 00:25:15,601 --> 00:25:17,341 ♪♪ 681 00:25:17,385 --> 00:25:19,515 [ Sigh ] 682 00:25:19,561 --> 00:25:23,261 ♪♪ 683 00:25:25,567 --> 00:25:28,567 -So, there's this one -- -I like that. 194. 684 00:25:28,614 --> 00:25:30,184 What y'all looking at? 685 00:25:30,224 --> 00:25:32,794 We're getting ready for the Perseid meteor shower. 686 00:25:32,835 --> 00:25:35,705 There'll be shooting stars tonight. 687 00:25:35,751 --> 00:25:37,271 I don't see nothing. 688 00:25:37,318 --> 00:25:40,578 Cannot see them in the day! 689 00:25:40,626 --> 00:25:43,276 Duh.That makes sense. 690 00:25:43,324 --> 00:25:46,074 I've only seen three, so far, this year. 691 00:25:46,109 --> 00:25:47,239 One was super bright. 692 00:25:47,284 --> 00:25:48,244 Wish on 'em? 693 00:25:48,285 --> 00:25:49,495 -Mm-hmm. -Yep. 694 00:25:49,548 --> 00:25:51,588 Mom did, too. 695 00:25:51,637 --> 00:25:53,637 I wished for all the dreams I dreamed for us. 696 00:25:53,682 --> 00:25:55,342 -Mm. -And for Blue. 697 00:25:55,379 --> 00:25:57,159 Mm. 698 00:25:57,207 --> 00:25:59,037 I had a dream last night. 699 00:25:59,079 --> 00:26:00,559 -Yeah? -Yeah? 700 00:26:00,602 --> 00:26:01,912 About what? 701 00:26:01,951 --> 00:26:03,301 It was a crazy one. 702 00:26:03,344 --> 00:26:04,434 [ Laughs ] 703 00:26:04,475 --> 00:26:07,125 First, I was an astronaut. 704 00:26:07,174 --> 00:26:09,964 -Astronaut? -Then, I was an explorer. 705 00:26:10,003 --> 00:26:11,533 And then, I was the president 706 00:26:11,570 --> 00:26:13,400 of the United States. 707 00:26:13,441 --> 00:26:15,101 I was number 50. Hmm! 708 00:26:18,664 --> 00:26:20,624 You know, I heard you talking to Marcus. 709 00:26:20,666 --> 00:26:22,926 Said you want to be a farmer. 710 00:26:22,972 --> 00:26:25,632 Is that true? 711 00:26:25,671 --> 00:26:27,631 Farmers help people. 712 00:26:27,673 --> 00:26:30,633 They help people all around the world. 713 00:26:30,676 --> 00:26:32,156 That's true. 714 00:26:32,199 --> 00:26:34,899 But you ain't never thought about being nothing else? 715 00:26:34,941 --> 00:26:38,291 Like, maybe one of them things in your dream? 716 00:26:38,335 --> 00:26:39,635 Papa was a farmer. 717 00:26:39,685 --> 00:26:40,815 You're a farmer. 718 00:26:40,860 --> 00:26:42,640 I'm gonna be a farmer. 719 00:26:42,688 --> 00:26:46,168 We need more Black farmers. Trust me. 720 00:26:46,213 --> 00:26:48,563 What else would you wanna be? 721 00:26:48,607 --> 00:26:50,957 It's not a bad thing, that's all I'm saying, 722 00:26:51,000 --> 00:26:52,310 if you don't wanna be a farmer. 723 00:26:52,349 --> 00:26:53,389 It's all good. 724 00:26:53,437 --> 00:26:56,787 ♪♪ 725 00:26:56,832 --> 00:27:00,842 I be thinking about that Sidwell School sometimes. 726 00:27:00,880 --> 00:27:02,490 -You have? -Yeah. 727 00:27:02,533 --> 00:27:03,673 Me, too. 728 00:27:03,709 --> 00:27:04,669 Sometimes. 729 00:27:04,710 --> 00:27:05,890 Mm. 730 00:27:05,928 --> 00:27:07,968 What do you think about? 731 00:27:08,017 --> 00:27:09,797 Just... 732 00:27:09,845 --> 00:27:11,365 how it'd be. 733 00:27:11,412 --> 00:27:13,462 Learning new things. 734 00:27:13,501 --> 00:27:16,851 Meeting new people from all over the world. 735 00:27:16,896 --> 00:27:19,246 Training to be... 736 00:27:19,289 --> 00:27:21,769 a leader. 737 00:27:21,814 --> 00:27:25,774 Would you want to go to that school, 738 00:27:25,818 --> 00:27:28,298 even if it means having to leave us sometimes? 739 00:27:28,342 --> 00:27:31,482 ♪♪ 740 00:27:31,519 --> 00:27:34,699 Coming back on the weekends, holidays. 741 00:27:34,740 --> 00:27:36,920 ♪♪ 742 00:27:36,959 --> 00:27:40,749 [ Clears throat ] 743 00:27:40,789 --> 00:27:43,049 -Yes. -[ Sniffle ] 744 00:27:43,096 --> 00:27:44,836 I-I would like to go. 745 00:27:44,880 --> 00:27:48,490 ♪♪ 746 00:27:48,536 --> 00:27:49,756 That's really beautiful, Blue. 747 00:27:49,798 --> 00:27:52,408 [ Sniffle ] 748 00:27:52,453 --> 00:27:53,543 That's beautiful. 749 00:27:53,584 --> 00:27:58,154 ♪♪ 750 00:27:58,198 --> 00:27:59,678 -Don't be sad. -I'm not sad. 751 00:27:59,721 --> 00:28:00,721 I'm not sad. 752 00:28:00,766 --> 00:28:02,936 ♪♪ 753 00:28:02,985 --> 00:28:04,465 [ Sniffle ] Please don't. 754 00:28:04,508 --> 00:28:05,598 I'm not sad. 755 00:28:05,640 --> 00:28:07,470 ♪♪ 756 00:28:07,511 --> 00:28:09,471 Okay. 757 00:28:09,513 --> 00:28:11,083 [ Chuckle, sniffle ] 758 00:28:11,124 --> 00:28:17,874 ♪♪ 759 00:28:17,913 --> 00:28:23,093 ♪♪ 760 00:28:23,136 --> 00:28:25,176 You know, it was, um -- it was very precise. 761 00:28:25,225 --> 00:28:27,135 [ Laughs ] So precise. 762 00:28:27,183 --> 00:28:32,233 [ Laughs ][ Musical ringtone ] 763 00:28:32,275 --> 00:28:36,845 It's Ra, about a family meeting he wants to do. 764 00:28:36,889 --> 00:28:37,929 You wanna do it? 765 00:28:37,977 --> 00:28:40,067 I have to, or, you know, 766 00:28:40,109 --> 00:28:41,939 they'll know something's up. 767 00:28:41,981 --> 00:28:44,511 Mm-hmm. 768 00:28:44,548 --> 00:28:45,718 You didn't let the council know 769 00:28:45,767 --> 00:28:46,857 you were sick, either, did you? 770 00:28:50,990 --> 00:28:53,470 We live in a world where half the people think 771 00:28:53,514 --> 00:28:56,304 it's your fault, if you get sick. 772 00:28:56,343 --> 00:28:57,743 Especially if you're a woman. 773 00:28:57,779 --> 00:29:01,519 Mm. Yeah. Yeah. I get that. 774 00:29:01,565 --> 00:29:04,435 I disagree, but, 775 00:29:04,481 --> 00:29:06,701 I get why you keep your business, yourbusiness. 776 00:29:06,745 --> 00:29:08,695 I've been sitting here for the past few days, 777 00:29:08,747 --> 00:29:10,227 trying to figure out 778 00:29:10,270 --> 00:29:14,270 where to even begin with getting back to work 779 00:29:14,317 --> 00:29:17,707 or how to tell Vi or Nova or Ra. 780 00:29:17,756 --> 00:29:19,756 I can't keep dodging these phone calls. 781 00:29:22,369 --> 00:29:24,679 But, if I'm honest, just -- 782 00:29:24,719 --> 00:29:27,979 I just wanna stay on the couch. 783 00:29:28,027 --> 00:29:29,457 Listen, 784 00:29:29,506 --> 00:29:33,596 this is yourtime to rest, Charley. 785 00:29:33,641 --> 00:29:36,821 It's hard to rest with the world in such a state. 786 00:29:38,777 --> 00:29:41,647 [ Chuckle ] 787 00:29:41,692 --> 00:29:43,742 "You'll rush yourself to a halt." 788 00:29:47,002 --> 00:29:48,832 Sound familiar? 789 00:29:48,874 --> 00:29:50,274 Using my words back at me? 790 00:29:50,310 --> 00:29:52,440 Mm-hmm. That's exactly what you told me 791 00:29:52,486 --> 00:29:55,136 when I tore my rotator cuff and I needed surgery. 792 00:29:55,184 --> 00:29:56,534 And when you tore your Achilles'. 793 00:29:56,577 --> 00:29:58,097 And when I had my appendix removed. 794 00:29:58,144 --> 00:30:00,414 Oh! That was the worst. 795 00:30:00,450 --> 00:30:01,710 Hell, yeah, it was. 796 00:30:01,756 --> 00:30:02,706 That shit hurt. 797 00:30:02,757 --> 00:30:05,457 [ Laughs ] 798 00:30:05,499 --> 00:30:08,679 You always did have a low threshold for pain. 799 00:30:08,719 --> 00:30:11,109 Mm. But not you, 800 00:30:11,157 --> 00:30:14,197 Tough as Nails. 801 00:30:14,247 --> 00:30:18,247 Yeah, I don't know if that's a good thing. 802 00:30:18,294 --> 00:30:20,564 Mnh-mnh. 803 00:30:20,601 --> 00:30:24,391 Listen, who you are is a good thing. 804 00:30:24,431 --> 00:30:25,911 Every part of you. 805 00:30:25,954 --> 00:30:28,444 Period. 806 00:30:28,478 --> 00:30:33,048 ♪♪ 807 00:30:33,092 --> 00:30:36,182 Maybe there's a lesson in all this somewhere. 808 00:30:36,225 --> 00:30:38,305 I mean, when you're on the other side 809 00:30:38,358 --> 00:30:41,618 of this thing, what will it all mean to you? 810 00:30:41,665 --> 00:30:43,925 How do you see the world now, 811 00:30:43,972 --> 00:30:45,192 your work now, 812 00:30:45,234 --> 00:30:46,244 Micah now? 813 00:30:46,279 --> 00:30:50,369 ♪♪ 814 00:30:50,413 --> 00:30:54,073 This could be a moment of real mindfulness. 815 00:30:54,113 --> 00:30:56,593 This whole being sick could maybe be the start 816 00:30:56,637 --> 00:31:00,117 of a new healthy for you. 817 00:31:00,162 --> 00:31:01,292 You never know. 818 00:31:03,949 --> 00:31:06,469 ♪♪ 819 00:31:06,516 --> 00:31:08,336 Yeah. 820 00:31:08,388 --> 00:31:09,478 Yeah. 821 00:31:09,519 --> 00:31:11,389 ♪♪ 822 00:31:11,434 --> 00:31:12,654 [ Hip hop plays] 823 00:31:12,696 --> 00:31:13,916 [ Sigh ] 824 00:31:13,959 --> 00:31:23,969 ♪♪ 825 00:31:28,451 --> 00:31:30,371 [ Chime ] 826 00:31:40,594 --> 00:31:42,384 [ Glass breaks ] Damn it! 827 00:31:42,422 --> 00:31:45,772 ♪♪ 828 00:31:45,816 --> 00:31:47,946 [ Ring ] 829 00:31:47,993 --> 00:31:49,213 [ Ring ] 830 00:31:49,255 --> 00:31:51,295 [ Clears throat ] 831 00:31:51,344 --> 00:31:52,434 Hello. 832 00:31:52,475 --> 00:31:53,775 ♪♪ 833 00:31:53,824 --> 00:31:56,484 [ Groaning] 834 00:31:56,523 --> 00:31:58,483 -Who is this?! -[ Groaning] 835 00:31:58,525 --> 00:31:59,915 Alright, I'm hanging up. 836 00:31:59,961 --> 00:32:00,961 Uh, yeah. 837 00:32:01,006 --> 00:32:02,746 This is Andre Nixon. 838 00:32:02,790 --> 00:32:04,750 I got your message. 839 00:32:04,792 --> 00:32:06,102 Yes, sir. 840 00:32:06,141 --> 00:32:07,491 Yes! 841 00:32:07,534 --> 00:32:08,844 Mr. Nixon. 842 00:32:08,883 --> 00:32:13,063 Thank you so much for calling me back. 843 00:32:13,105 --> 00:32:16,195 I wondered if I could ask you a few questions, if that's okay? 844 00:32:16,238 --> 00:32:20,028 ♪♪ 845 00:32:20,068 --> 00:32:21,458 [ Laughs ] 846 00:32:21,504 --> 00:32:23,124 We got everybody? -Yeah. 847 00:32:23,158 --> 00:32:25,118 -Hey! -We're all here![ Laughs] 848 00:32:25,160 --> 00:32:26,900 Appreciate y'all being here. 849 00:32:26,945 --> 00:32:28,635 Uh... 850 00:32:28,685 --> 00:32:30,635 we got something to tell y'all. 851 00:32:30,687 --> 00:32:32,247 Aye, just so you know, 852 00:32:32,298 --> 00:32:33,598 Hollywood is agreat baby name, 853 00:32:33,647 --> 00:32:35,607 just in case. [ Laughter ] 854 00:32:35,649 --> 00:32:38,089 Yes, it is, but, uh, no, it's not that. 855 00:32:38,130 --> 00:32:40,000 Okay. Well, what is it? 856 00:32:40,045 --> 00:32:42,695 Wait for the man himself. 857 00:32:42,743 --> 00:32:44,883 There he is. 858 00:32:44,919 --> 00:32:46,089 Hey, everybody. 859 00:32:46,138 --> 00:32:48,488 -Blue! -Blue! 860 00:32:48,531 --> 00:32:50,881 Violet: Hey, baby. -Hey. 861 00:32:50,925 --> 00:32:53,575 Um, thank you guys for being here. 862 00:32:53,623 --> 00:32:56,193 I have something to tell you. 863 00:32:56,235 --> 00:33:00,405 I got accepted into this really cool school in Washington, D.C. 864 00:33:00,456 --> 00:33:03,156 And I mean really cool. 865 00:33:03,198 --> 00:33:07,378 And Mom and Pops said that I can go. 866 00:33:07,420 --> 00:33:09,420 -Whoa, man. -Blue, good for you! 867 00:33:09,465 --> 00:33:11,155 That-- That-- That's fantastic. 868 00:33:11,206 --> 00:33:12,156 [ Coughs] 869 00:33:12,207 --> 00:33:13,727 Blue, that's dope, man. 870 00:33:13,774 --> 00:33:14,864 I mean, I'm so proud of you. 871 00:33:14,905 --> 00:33:16,165 Congratulations. 872 00:33:16,211 --> 00:33:17,471 Thank you! 873 00:33:17,517 --> 00:33:19,037 I'm... 874 00:33:19,084 --> 00:33:21,134 lost for words, Blue. 875 00:33:21,173 --> 00:33:22,833 You're incredible. 876 00:33:22,870 --> 00:33:24,610 You're everything I wanna be when I grow up. 877 00:33:24,654 --> 00:33:26,924 [ Laughs] Congratulations. 878 00:33:26,961 --> 00:33:28,181 Good job, Blue! 879 00:33:28,223 --> 00:33:29,443 You're gonna do good up there! 880 00:33:29,485 --> 00:33:31,225 45 better watch out! 881 00:33:31,270 --> 00:33:32,970 Yeah, he better. 882 00:33:33,011 --> 00:33:36,581 Congratulations, baby. 883 00:33:36,623 --> 00:33:38,843 I'm sorry, um, Aunt Vi is -- 884 00:33:38,886 --> 00:33:42,406 is just a little, um -- 885 00:33:42,455 --> 00:33:43,845 I'm surprised. 886 00:33:43,891 --> 00:33:45,111 It's okay, Aunt Vi. 887 00:33:45,153 --> 00:33:46,893 I'm a little sad, too. 888 00:33:46,937 --> 00:33:49,027 I love you guys. You're my family. 889 00:33:49,070 --> 00:33:51,680 But, like Pops says, "Family travels," 890 00:33:51,725 --> 00:33:54,335 so you'll be with me every day. 891 00:33:54,380 --> 00:33:56,120 And Washington, D.C. is only 892 00:33:56,164 --> 00:34:00,604 1,086.3 miles from here, 893 00:34:00,647 --> 00:34:02,777 so you guys can come and see me. 894 00:34:02,823 --> 00:34:04,483 Yes. Yes, we can. 895 00:34:04,520 --> 00:34:06,170 And we will. 896 00:34:06,218 --> 00:34:08,088 Okay. Now that we've gotten all 897 00:34:08,132 --> 00:34:10,182 of that out of the way, 898 00:34:10,222 --> 00:34:11,792 who's throwing me a party? 899 00:34:11,831 --> 00:34:13,231 Micah: Yeah, a party! Nova: A party, huh? 900 00:34:13,268 --> 00:34:14,658 Charley: Well, what kind of party 901 00:34:14,704 --> 00:34:16,624 do you want? -I'll throw you a party. 902 00:34:16,663 --> 00:34:18,493 Blue: We could do maybe -- Let's see. 903 00:34:18,534 --> 00:34:20,884 -Yes! -Cake? 904 00:34:20,928 --> 00:34:21,968 Micah: It's gonna be fun. 905 00:34:22,016 --> 00:34:23,356 ♪♪ 906 00:34:26,629 --> 00:34:27,589 [ Owl hoots ] 907 00:34:27,630 --> 00:34:29,680 [ Ring, buzz ] 908 00:34:29,719 --> 00:34:32,329 [ Ring, buzz ] 909 00:34:32,373 --> 00:34:34,683 [ Ring, buzz ] 910 00:34:34,724 --> 00:34:37,124 [ Ring, buzz ] 911 00:34:37,161 --> 00:34:38,731 [ Ring ] 912 00:34:38,772 --> 00:34:39,862 Aunt Vi. 913 00:34:39,902 --> 00:34:40,862 Ralph Angel. 914 00:34:40,904 --> 00:34:42,214 [ Clack ] 915 00:34:42,254 --> 00:34:44,914 You are not your father's son. 916 00:34:44,952 --> 00:34:47,392 How dare you put the weight of this world 917 00:34:47,433 --> 00:34:49,353 on that boy. 918 00:34:49,391 --> 00:34:52,051 Look, I'm doing what I think is best, Aunt Vi. 919 00:34:52,090 --> 00:34:53,310 You can't see that you're 920 00:34:53,351 --> 00:34:54,921 about to screw up your son's life? 921 00:34:54,962 --> 00:34:57,142 Do you want that on your conscience? 922 00:34:57,182 --> 00:34:58,492 Hasn't he been through enough 923 00:34:58,531 --> 00:35:01,531 of you and Darla's shit?! 924 00:35:01,577 --> 00:35:02,927 That's a real question. I'm waiting. 925 00:35:02,970 --> 00:35:04,060 With all due respect, 926 00:35:04,102 --> 00:35:06,152 I ain't gotta answer you, Aunt Vi. 927 00:35:06,191 --> 00:35:09,151 Not you, not Nova, not Charley. 928 00:35:09,194 --> 00:35:13,074 Only person I gotta answer is my damn self. 929 00:35:13,111 --> 00:35:15,421 So, we done here? 930 00:35:15,461 --> 00:35:17,721 Look, I'm trying not to hang up on you, Aunt Vi. 931 00:35:17,767 --> 00:35:18,727 I'm trying. 932 00:35:18,768 --> 00:35:20,598 Go ahead. 933 00:35:20,640 --> 00:35:24,380 You can't hurt me more than you've done. 934 00:35:24,426 --> 00:35:26,036 You done broke my heart already. 935 00:35:26,080 --> 00:35:29,080 You know, deep down, that that boy is mine, 936 00:35:29,127 --> 00:35:30,257 as much as he is yours, 937 00:35:30,302 --> 00:35:31,302 and how dare you 938 00:35:31,346 --> 00:35:32,566 take him away from me! 939 00:35:32,608 --> 00:35:35,608 That's not your son, Aunt Vi! 940 00:35:35,655 --> 00:35:37,305 That's the problem! 941 00:35:37,352 --> 00:35:39,702 You ain't his mama. You ain't -- 942 00:35:39,746 --> 00:35:42,176 You ain't even a parent, Aunt Vi. 943 00:35:42,227 --> 00:35:43,917 Man, please don't disrespect me on this phone. 944 00:35:43,967 --> 00:35:46,707 I'm trying not to do the same. 945 00:35:46,753 --> 00:35:50,933 What you say matters, but it's not the final word! 946 00:35:50,974 --> 00:35:54,894 Look, I appreciate all you've done. 947 00:35:54,935 --> 00:35:56,195 Really, I do. 948 00:35:56,241 --> 00:35:57,551 But you can't keep telling me 949 00:35:57,590 --> 00:35:59,420 what I can and can't do with my son! 950 00:35:59,461 --> 00:36:01,681 ♪♪ 951 00:36:01,724 --> 00:36:03,684 Ralph Angel, you a damn shame. 952 00:36:03,726 --> 00:36:06,206 ♪♪ 953 00:36:06,251 --> 00:36:09,211 And your daddy would be ashamed of you. 954 00:36:09,254 --> 00:36:11,694 'Cause you just proved today 955 00:36:11,734 --> 00:36:15,914 with all your huffin' and puffin' and struttin', 956 00:36:15,956 --> 00:36:18,126 you ain't nothin' but a boy yourself! 957 00:36:18,176 --> 00:36:19,386 [ Click ] 958 00:36:19,438 --> 00:36:28,358 ♪♪ 959 00:36:28,403 --> 00:36:30,453 ♪♪ 960 00:36:32,581 --> 00:36:36,021 ♪♪ 961 00:36:45,725 --> 00:36:48,245 Hey. 962 00:36:48,293 --> 00:36:50,733 So, uh, 963 00:36:50,773 --> 00:36:52,473 I'm gonna get on. 964 00:36:52,514 --> 00:36:54,434 There's a green smoothie in the fridge, okay? 965 00:36:54,473 --> 00:36:55,693 And really drink that. 966 00:36:55,735 --> 00:36:57,215 That's a lot of good medicine in it. 967 00:36:57,258 --> 00:37:00,648 There's, um, uh, kale, spinach, 968 00:37:00,696 --> 00:37:02,386 celery, ginger -- 969 00:37:02,437 --> 00:37:04,217 Sounds very green. 970 00:37:04,265 --> 00:37:06,135 And I put some pineapple in 971 00:37:06,180 --> 00:37:07,790 because I know you won't drink it, otherwise. 972 00:37:07,834 --> 00:37:08,844 It's gotta be sweet. 973 00:37:08,878 --> 00:37:12,838 [ Both chuckle ] 974 00:37:12,882 --> 00:37:14,012 Yeah. 975 00:37:17,017 --> 00:37:19,407 Thank you. 976 00:37:19,454 --> 00:37:22,464 For -- 977 00:37:22,501 --> 00:37:25,161 I mean, I-I-I don't know what to say. 978 00:37:27,462 --> 00:37:29,332 These last few days, where you just 979 00:37:29,377 --> 00:37:31,027 interrupted your life -- 980 00:37:33,425 --> 00:37:34,765 It was really good of you 981 00:37:34,817 --> 00:37:38,297 to drop everything and just do this. 982 00:37:41,607 --> 00:37:43,867 You say that like I had a choice. 983 00:37:45,915 --> 00:37:47,605 Look, y-you're not a -- 984 00:37:47,656 --> 00:37:49,566 you're not an interruption, Charley. 985 00:37:49,615 --> 00:37:52,835 This isn't good of me. 986 00:37:52,879 --> 00:37:55,009 There's no place I'll ever be, 987 00:37:55,055 --> 00:37:56,925 if you ever need me. 988 00:37:56,970 --> 00:38:00,280 Unapologetically, automatically, I'm here. 989 00:38:03,063 --> 00:38:05,413 Okay? 990 00:38:05,457 --> 00:38:07,887 ♪♪ 991 00:38:07,937 --> 00:38:10,157 Okay. 992 00:38:10,200 --> 00:38:12,330 Okay. 993 00:38:12,377 --> 00:38:14,507 Right. [ Zipper whirs ] 994 00:38:14,553 --> 00:38:18,083 You promise you'll let me know if you need anything? 995 00:38:18,121 --> 00:38:19,781 I will. 996 00:38:19,819 --> 00:38:20,909 Okay. 997 00:38:20,950 --> 00:38:29,220 ♪♪ 998 00:38:29,263 --> 00:38:33,623 ♪ Please don't stop your love ♪ 999 00:38:33,659 --> 00:38:36,969 ♪♪ 1000 00:38:37,010 --> 00:38:39,670 ♪ Ooh Ooh 1001 00:38:39,708 --> 00:38:41,448 ♪ Ooh ooh 1002 00:38:41,493 --> 00:38:50,503 ♪♪ 1003 00:38:50,545 --> 00:38:52,025 ♪♪ 1004 00:38:52,068 --> 00:38:53,978 Andre? 1005 00:38:54,027 --> 00:38:58,467 [ Whirring ] 1006 00:38:58,510 --> 00:39:01,380 Thank you so much for returning my call. 1007 00:39:01,426 --> 00:39:03,646 Oh, thanks for calling. Uh... 1008 00:39:03,689 --> 00:39:05,209 I'm a fan of yours. 1009 00:39:05,255 --> 00:39:06,945 I subscribe to Tru Papers. 1010 00:39:06,996 --> 00:39:08,386 Also, I read your book. 1011 00:39:08,433 --> 00:39:11,913 So, I'm kinda -- kinda surprised. 1012 00:39:11,958 --> 00:39:14,398 I try to keep my readers on their toes. [ Laughs ] 1013 00:39:14,439 --> 00:39:16,349 Thank you. 1014 00:39:16,397 --> 00:39:20,877 Wait. A-Aren't you here to ask me about my case? 1015 00:39:20,923 --> 00:39:22,063 Yes. 1016 00:39:22,098 --> 00:39:24,408 I am. 1017 00:39:24,449 --> 00:39:25,539 Can you tell me, in your own words, 1018 00:39:25,580 --> 00:39:28,410 what happened that night? 1019 00:39:28,453 --> 00:39:31,593 I was a stupid kid, trying to manage being in college 1020 00:39:31,630 --> 00:39:35,940 while still being down with the boys from around the way. 1021 00:39:35,982 --> 00:39:38,772 One night, we decided to do a little dirt. 1022 00:39:38,811 --> 00:39:43,641 We lifted some rims from a car and tried to sell it, but, 1023 00:39:43,685 --> 00:39:46,855 we ended up getting caught. 1024 00:39:46,906 --> 00:39:49,776 Begged the police not to take me in. 1025 00:39:49,822 --> 00:39:51,172 I told them I had a scholarship 1026 00:39:51,214 --> 00:39:53,744 and that I wouldn't do this again. 1027 00:39:53,782 --> 00:39:56,442 [ Crying ] 1028 00:39:56,481 --> 00:39:59,221 All they did is look at me and say, 1029 00:39:59,266 --> 00:40:02,356 "I bet you won't." 1030 00:40:02,400 --> 00:40:05,970 Then, they took us all into a dark alley 1031 00:40:06,012 --> 00:40:07,712 and took turns giving us ass whuppings, 1032 00:40:07,753 --> 00:40:09,193 one by one by one. 1033 00:40:09,232 --> 00:40:12,192 ♪♪ 1034 00:40:12,235 --> 00:40:17,145 For some reason, I got the brunt of it. 1035 00:40:17,197 --> 00:40:18,677 But the last one to hit me... 1036 00:40:18,720 --> 00:40:21,290 ♪♪ 1037 00:40:21,331 --> 00:40:23,161 ...that was the one that literally broke my back. 1038 00:40:23,203 --> 00:40:30,123 ♪♪ 1039 00:40:30,166 --> 00:40:31,946 I'm so sorry this happened to you. 1040 00:40:31,994 --> 00:40:34,084 ♪♪ 1041 00:40:34,127 --> 00:40:36,517 It's not right. 1042 00:40:36,564 --> 00:40:37,784 It's evil. 1043 00:40:40,481 --> 00:40:41,661 Did you ever get their badge numbers 1044 00:40:41,700 --> 00:40:45,010 or figure out their identities? 1045 00:40:45,051 --> 00:40:46,441 You think I would forget the cops' faces, 1046 00:40:46,487 --> 00:40:48,357 who did this to me? 1047 00:40:48,402 --> 00:40:51,142 It was him. 1048 00:40:51,187 --> 00:40:53,097 Who? 1049 00:40:53,146 --> 00:40:55,976 You thanked him in your book. 1050 00:40:56,018 --> 00:40:57,278 What? 1051 00:40:57,324 --> 00:40:58,464 I thought that's why we were here. 1052 00:40:58,499 --> 00:41:00,759 ♪♪ 1053 00:41:00,806 --> 00:41:03,286 Calvin Gaston. 1054 00:41:03,330 --> 00:41:05,420 The new guy. 1055 00:41:05,463 --> 00:41:08,683 The last one. 1056 00:41:08,727 --> 00:41:10,157 He's the one who did this to me. 1057 00:41:10,206 --> 00:41:18,646 ♪♪ 1058 00:41:18,693 --> 00:41:24,663 ♪♪ 1059 00:41:24,699 --> 00:41:34,669 ♪♪ 1060 00:41:34,709 --> 00:41:44,679 ♪♪ 1061 00:41:44,719 --> 00:41:50,639 ♪♪ 1062 00:41:50,682 --> 00:41:51,862 Go, oui oui. 1063 00:41:51,900 --> 00:41:59,040 ♪♪