I lost my job, and nobody knows that, including JK.
You cannot say [bleep]
Brooke came up here earlier.
She's at work. Apparently not.
JK: You out here lying and [bleep]
What's the difference between you and Alex?
You did the same [bleep] damn thing,
but you were at your [bleep] ex's.
JK: She took some pregnancy tests.
Some of them are positive. Some of them are negative.
Oh, Jesus.
I told you numerous times don't get the girl pregnant!
Can't afford it!
I don't even feel like I can trust you at all.
I don't trust you either,
so I'm glad we're in the same boat.
We're considering another wedding. [All cheering]
How much do you think we're gonna spend?
$60,000.
What about investing in the barbershop
and using the profits to throw the big wedding?
How much do you think this is all really gonna cost?
$100,000.
Would you guys be willing to postpone the wedding?
Yeah.
Me and my wedding will go elsewhere.
[Bleep] wedding's off. Do not follow me.
Where are you? I just got out of jail.
I'm your wife. You're supposed to
be here for me when I'm down.
Who picked you up?
Mark picked me up.
Are you gonna give me money so I can get back on my feet?
Ask that deadbeat mark for money.
[Bleep] bitch, man.
We're breaking up.
[Bleep] that.
What are you most excited about?
Both of our sides of the family come together.
I got something to tell you.
Why?
I don't got time for this. Don't call me.
Screw you.
My little brother -- I haven't been there for him.
Zeruiah: Troy!
There's something I have to have
a conversation with him about.
Look at all the stuff she done did.
Posted my pictures.
Why do you think I would want her around my kids?
My son's first birthday party.
I ain't going back and forth with you and her
about some petty [bleep]
Eventually, you're gonna have to have
some kind of communication with this girl.
He came over last night, trying to [bleep]
[Cellphone rings] Quiana: What?
Quiana, I don't have to respect you at all.
She's gonna pay for what she did.
[Cell door clanging]
♪ Go away, make me stay ♪
♪ Lead the way, go away ♪
Kendrick: Uh...
♪♪
What happened?
♪♪
What the [bleep] was that?
Like, I literally just had to take her mic off.
♪ I-I-I-I-I-I am done ♪
Should I go check on her?
-Courtney: What's the matter? -Quiana: I'm good.
You sure? Quiana: Yeah. We're good.
Y'all ready to go home?
I'm ready to go.
I'd rather not talk about it right now.
[Suspenseful music plays]
Love y'all. See y'all later. Courtney: Love you, too.
See you tomorrow, girl.
Alright.
No.
♪♪
What's up? Been here on my phone, drinking some juice.
Come to the room?
Phew.
♪♪
[Insects chirping]
♪♪
I filed a police report against Quiana
because I think like a week ago,
Quiana felt some type of way, felt like being a bully.
'Cause I called him that morning.
I was blowing his phone up.
And Quiana allegedly put "dumb ho" on my window,
and she done allegedly flattened my tires.
I'm not [bleep] with nobody else, so who else would it be?
I felt like I had to make a police report,
because I didn't want to react out of my emotions
and go retaliate and [bleep] her up,
because I wasn't gonna [bleep] her car up.
I was gonna [bleep] her up.
This is how I got to get to work,
my kids got to get to school.
I got to get my other son to my mama, daycare,
all types of stuff.
Like, be for real.
That's so out of line.
[Suspenseful music plays]
I don't know what you're talking about.
We got you all ready to go.
Alrighty. I just go up front and pay?
Yes, ma'am. Thank you.
Damodrick: What's irritating me is that question,
I ain't even gonna talk about that,
'cause they really in the middle of a case
of trying to really press charges on Quiana
behind that [bleep]
♪♪
I mean, my pictures was on Quiana's page.
Who else would have did it if that's her name?
Like, "Shaking my head.
Love being thirsty and desperate for a bum."
Like...
I know that his baby mama is going to do any and everything
to cause a rift in between me and Damodrick.
So I saw it coming.
♪♪
Mechanic: Okay, we got all those tires changed out for you, ma'am.
Your total today is gonna be $625.Okay.
How would you like to pay for that today --
cash or card? I'll pay with my card.
Don't nobody got money for no extra [bleep] nowadays.
Take care of yourself. Thank you for helping me. Thank you.
Obviously, Quiana like me. Quiana feels some type of way.
Quiana want me, just like Damodrick want me.
♪♪
♪ Whoever said love don't cost a thing lied ♪
♪ I couldn't begin to tell you about all of the things I lost ♪
♪ It's not just you, it was me, too ♪
Automated voice: I'm sorry, the person you are trying to reach
has a voicemail box -- [Beep]
Bro, what the [bleep] dude?
♪ Let the rain hit the windowpane, hit 'em like boom ♪
♪ But I remember how we used to be ♪
♪ Just you and me, sitting outside ♪
♪ Sitting outside ♪
-Diane: Hello. -Mother.
What?
I'm supposed to go do this blood test this morning,
and I can't get ahold of JK.
So I was gonna see if you would possibly come
and meet me at the house and go with me.
I'm scared of needles.
Like, I don't want to go to this appointment by myself.
Alright. I'll be out there in just a bit.
Bye.
Within the last week, JK got a job.
He was able to get off the ankle monitor because he got a job.
But, like, his whole demeanor changed.
Like, his behavior's weird as [bleep] to be honest.
He's still pissed off at me
because I lied about being at work.
Hey! Hey. It's your Aunt B!
Hello, baby. It's your Aunt B.
Go see Aunt B and let me get the rest of this stuff.
It's just frustrating,
because he is supposed to be coming with me
to get the blood test to figure out
am I really pregnant or am I not?
So what's the deal?
I just need you to go to the doctor with me.
You see them birds?
I thought JK was going.
Yeah, well, I thought he was, too.
But I don't know.
He's not answering.
You need to figure out what the hell's going on with him.
Yeah. I mean, I agree.
That's what I've been trying to do for the last week.
Does he not have the tracker thingy, whatever it's called?
No. He took it off.
Really?Yeah.
Honestly, after that, like, once he started working and stuff,
like, he's -- I don't know. He's acting weird.
I don't know what he's got going on.
He's been coming to the house,
and he's, like, so out of it.
I have a gut feeling I know what he's got going on.
You know, it's just like with your brother.
I can always tell you when he quits coming around,
I know when he's using.
I see so many of the similarities
with what I've watched with your brother.
We gotta go, 'cause we're gonna be late.
Let's go bye-bye!
It adds up.
It makes sense that JK
is using something of some sort.
Diane: What are you gonna do if he's not dependable?
Because, I mean, you're already raising two kids on your own.
I know, but [bleep]
Who's to say the damage ain't already done?
I know. I know.
Well, we're about to find out.
[Dramatic music plays]
None of this [bleep] going the way it was supposed to go. Right.
I really did always imagine
JK being by my side with everything,
but especially going to doctors appointments
to find out if we are having a kid.
Like, that's big. That means a lot.
♪♪
[Cellphone ringing]
♪♪
I don't know where he's at, what he's got going on.
[Cellphone beeps]
I ain't trying to deal with this [bleep] right now, man.
Since I got out of prison, man, no job.
And I'm earning -- I just bought a new truck.
So it's like life can't do nothing but go up from here.
The most stressful part is [bleep]
you know, dealing with Brooke.
[Bleep] I got going on at home --
like, that [bleep] tough.
But, like, now the ankle monitor is off,
like, it's been surreal.
Like, I can go stay where I want to stay.
I can spend the night where I want to spend the night.
The only thing is, though, like the temptations, man.
The temptations is a mother[bleep]
So we're just trying to deal with that
and, I mean, keep pushing.
I know something's wrong.
Like, I'm kind of worried
that he's already going back to the old ways.
[Knock on door]
Alex: Hey. JK: Hi. Why you tripping?
We got something we need to talk about --
serious [bleep]
[Cell door clanging]
Mark: What could make it better? I don't know.
Could come live with me.
Vaughn, where you at?
Vaughn?
Oh [bleep]
That's all she want to do is separate us.
That is the motive.
Damodrick: It ain't about taking no sides.
You're taking -- Once the police involved,
it's way too much for anybody.
[Cell door clanging]
♪ I won't stay now, it's over
[Sighs] I can't believe that Will...
broke up with me.
What a loser.
♪ You cannot break what is already broken ♪
Just didn't know what he had, huh?
I guess not.
Honestly, I think I'm in a little bit of denial.
Throughout this whole relationship,
I haven't felt supported
or provided for.
What could make it better? I don't know.
I'm -- I'm just --
I'm just tired of living in a [bleep] sober-living house
and having all these stupid [bleep] rules.
It's kind of like being in prison. Yeah.
I just feel so alone.
Like, I can't even visit my mom,
because I have
some outstanding warrants for GTA
in Washington State.
My sponsor, Danny, was able to find me an emergency bed,
but it's only temporary.
So I still have to figure something out.
Why don't you just move in with me?
It's -- No.
You'd be saving rent money.
I can't live with you, Mark.
What is it that's holding you back?
Every time I've lived with a male, like,
they always end up expecting more.
I'm not asking you to come sleep in my bed.
I'm saying, "Hey, look. I have a room for you."
I just want to have my own independence.
My offer is always there.
There's always a room for you at my house. You know that.
Okay. Thank you.
It is upsetting that Courtnee has chosen not to live with me.
You know, I kind of had my hopes.
But knowing that Courtnee's single again,
I see a future.
I really do.
So, this auto shop you're working at,
is it gonna be paying you enough money
to afford rent and utilities or any of that?
I don't know. I'm gonna have to figure out
some more money every month
just to make life more sustainable.
Well, with no strings attached,
you know, my pocket's open.
Okay.
Life was almost easier being locked up.
You know, I got all these bills.What?!
That's like an institutionalized statement there.
I can't believe you just said that.
It breaks my heart.
I'm just saying it's easier.
No.
I'm gonna keep supporting Courtnee
as long as she needs my support.
And...
it's gonna be really hard for her to get rid of me.
So here we are.
Thank you for giving me a ride.
Do you need any money right now?
Yeah. Yeah.Yeah?
Okay.
Will not supporting me financially
has definitely pushed me to figure out other options I have.
He abandoned his wife [bleep] like, to the wolves.
Who does that?
Let's see. How much do you need?
60 bucks is fine.
Okay.
Thank you.
It's irritating having to rely on men for money
because, like, they'd just be out there
playing games and [bleep]
Be safe.Okay.
Make -- Make smart choices.
Alright.
But at this point,
I don't know what else I'm gonna do.
Love you. Love you, too.
[Suspenseful music plays]
♪♪
Will: I'm gonna go talk to the attorney.
He's gonna help me get these divorce proceedings handled,
because Courtnee is very clearly still talking to sugar daddies,
and it makes me not even trust whether or not
she's, like, cheating on me at this point.
I'm super ready to be single.
[Laughs] I'm -- I'm just really excited
to get this part over with.
♪♪
My wife wasn't very happy
with the decision to go to Buffalo.
Genuinely and respectfully, she'll get over it.
♪ We've got issues ♪
♪ 'Cause we've got more issues than Vogue♪
I understand things are going on with his family,
but I'm also his family, as well.
It kind of feels like I'm a girlfriend.
It doesn't really feel like I'm a wife,
and it feels like I have no say-so.
It's hard to tell if my family will completely accept Zeruiah
because of the way that they feel towards me.
They really thought that I was gonna come home
and be in Buffalo.
If I could, I'd have stayed in Syracuse
and went to Buffalo at the same time.
Realistically, how the [bleep] I'm gonna do that?
I'm on my way to Buffalo,
try to track my little brother, Vaughn, down.
In order for me to find Vaughn,
I guess my first stop will have to be,
unfortunately, to my mother.
Majority of the time,
she's one of the last persons to speak to him, seeing him,
whatever the case may be.
I love my mother to pieces.
I'll say it a thousand times, I love my mother,
'cause I only got one mother.
But I can't stand her mother[bleep] ass.
[Dramatic music plays]
Gonna text her,
tell her to meet me at this place.
You know, she decides to get too loud or want to act crazy,
I can just walk out.
I don't got to deal with that [bleep]
♪♪
I'll call you back.
♪♪
Troy: Ma...
I only contacted you to see where my brother is at.
Was he with you when the last --
I can't deal with him.
I can't deal with nobody right now.
He gone.
[Bleep]
[Scoffs]
You missed me? You ain't seen me in a while.
Me and my mother have a love/hate relationship.
One gets mad at the other,
and, you know, prior issues get in the way,
and I get in my points [bleep] I don't want to talk.
I got some weed. You want to smoke?
He know I be high as hell.
Yeah!
I jumped out of my house,
left my wife, all that,
to come here to try to find Vaughn.
We need to get him on the phone, something. No. Youneed to try to find him.
I don't need to try to find a grown-ass man.
I just feel like you should be able to know
exactly where he is at.
No, I don't. He's grown.
It don't matter. He's still your kid. [Bleep] He's grown.
He's not no kid. He's 26 years old.
Alright, Ma. Do I look for you?
Well, maybe that's the problem.
Maybe you should have looked for me a little bit more.
Maybe we'd have had a better relationship.
Well, I ain't looking for grown people.
I'm sorry. I'm just not gonna do it.
Troy was a pretty go-lucky kid.
He wasn't no sad-ass kid.
As a kid, I didn't speak.
I didn't learn how to be boisterous
until I was in my teenage years.
So you got to stop telling me about my life
or what I experienced in my life.
I'm not gonna say I was the Mother of the [bleep] Year.
No, I wasn't.
But I was there.
Agree to disagree.
You're alright. Why is you chasing him?
I'm not chasing him.
I'm just trying to see what's going on.
He's fine! I see him. He's fine.
Vaughn is fine. Does Vaughn have a job?
Does Vaughn have a stable place to live?
Does Vaughn have a car?
As long as he's not getting into trouble,
he's not bothering me, and he ain't bothering no one.
You don't know if he's not getting into trouble.
You don't know what's going on with him.
So you can't say that. I'm -- I'm --
Don't know what's going on with that boy.
I just came home from prison.
I don't want him to end up like me.
We have a brother that is deceased.
I don't want him to end up like Tommy.
I don't want him to end uplike me. He's fine!
I'll take care of him.
When he needs something, I'll give it to him.
But he's not no baby. Stop!
I understand he's not no baby. When I call and ask y'all,
that's what y'all say.
What you want me to do?
He ain't gonna be with me every second of the day. I want you to have
a better relationship with your kids
so you know where we're at.
You don't know where I'm at.
If you don't talk to me, if I don't call you,
you don't know where I'm at.
Call me! See where the [bleep] I'm at.
Well, I'm not about to call you to keep being disrespected,
when you always going back and forth,
we always arguing and going back and forth
with Zeruiah and disrespecting Zeruiah.
You know what? She need to close her mouth.
And I understand.
But I'm telling you, you have to do the same thing.
You can't tell her to do one thing and then you don't --
you don't do the same thing just as well.
I'm always caught in the middle
between my wife and my mother, my mother and my wife.
When y'all got married,
she should know how the program goes.
I'm the boss.
You got to just choose better words.
Okay. You tell your bitch to choose her words.
Look, Ma. I just want to stop with all the disrespect.
You can come to terms and start doing that,
then we can have a better conversation at a later time.
Right now I'm trying to find Vaughn.
I'll talk to you -- I don't know where he at.
That's fine. I gotta go.
Okay, bye.
I'm getting ready to go have me a cocktail.
She will never take accountability.
No. I admit when I do have wrong. You can be dead-ass wrong,
and you still going on
and trying to play victim like you right.
No. I'm never saying I'm victim. Dead-ass wrong.
Later.
♪♪
[Cell door clanging]
[Bleep] has been crazy right now.
I was just calling to let you know that I just went
and did the blood test to see if we are pregnant.
I'm not trying to come second to anything anymore,
and I've been feeling like that for a bit now.
Things that I'm not willing to compromise on.
This wedding is coming in between my marriage.
You don't got no proof that Quiana did it.
I'm caught in the [bleep] middle.
I can't be here.
I can go back to prison.
[Down-tempo music plays]
Maria: So, what's going on?
Michael: I think I'm making a mistake, to be honest.
I think I should have never even put this in her mind.
I feel like I've opened the wound
when it comes to, like, her relationship with her mother.
♪ I wish I didn't have so many questions ♪
I peeled the Band-Aid off...
♪ Draw a map that leads right back to you ♪
...for something that she's been trying to --
I don't know.
No, no, no, no. I just give her privacy.
Trust me, I know.
Anyway, I'm gonna be taking you driving.
The only thing I need to work on, honestly, is parking.
When she drives, she drives good.
We know. She drives 2 miles an hour.
On top of the wedding and the business ventures and stuff,
I'm dealing with Melody.
She's about to be 18.
And it's so crazy, 'cause when I look at her,
I see a lot of myself.
And that's the scary part.
What's the first thing you want to do when you get in the car?
Seat belt on. Seat belt on.
Melody recently got into a fight,
and I would hate to have to see her go through the system
the way I went through it.
♪♪
You're gonna learn how to parallel-park.
Want to give this a shot? Yes, I do.
Let's do it.
Back up a little bit.
Alright?
Wait, wait. You ain't even shift the car.
[Turn signal clicking]
Oh, boy.
No, no, no, no.
You want to reverse.
As you're going back, turn the wheel.
Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop!
Straighten the wheel out and go forward.
Forward!
Hey, hey, hey.
Oh [bleep]
Well, you definitely hit this car.
[Laughs]
Okay.
She needs, like, a semitruck space.
It could have been pedestrians.
It could have been -- It could have been cars.
It could have been mailboxes.
It could have been anything.
Oh, I'm glad you knew you wasn't driving.
[Chuckles]
This whole fighting thing,
I know you wasn't gonna let anyone push up on you.
But...
you're an adult in a couple days, Mel.
The law hits differently
for people who are over 18 years old.
It's not a slap on the wrist anymore.
It's jail time.
I just did almost seven years.
I am on parole until 2042, Melody.
You can't go around slapping people
because they said something about your brother.
My brothers, they're not really confrontational whatsoever.
And a lot of people make fun of Santannah
knowing that he is autistic.
Nobody deserves to go through that,
especially not my brother.
What I'm trying to say is
you can't allow people
to make you feel any type of way,
get a reaction out of you,
and then be the one sitting behind bars saying,
"Damn. I should have did that differently."
Why are you crying?
Because, like, I know, and I understand.
It was hard for me at times.
Like, most of, like, my school years,
like, I went through them alone,
where I kind of had to defend myself
'cause I didn't have, like, anybody else there to defend me.
So I feel like when it comes to the boys,
I try to, like, make sure they don't feel like that.
Growing up, especially, like, with my dad,
like, being incarcerated,
I feel like there's just a lot of anger in me, period,
that, like, uses moments
like having to stick up for myself to really get it out,
or that's when all that other anger comes out.
I know that aggression isn't always the answer,
but if I'm being honest,
I feel like a lot of that stems from, like, before.
Yes, but you see what you're saying right now?
I've only been living with you guys for like a year.
One year. But it's hard to, like, separate certain things.
It crushes my heart to see Melody
getting so emotional right now.
And I blame myself, because I wasn't around
for the very crucial time of her growing up.
From 10 to 17,
like, Melody has been navigating the world kind of by herself.
I just need to find a way to kind of get in there
before it's too late.
I deal with stuff, too. And we gotta let [bleep] go.
If not, we stay stuck, we stay stagnant.
Life passes us by, and then we wonder
why we've never got ahead.
Yeah.
[Cell door clanging]
Was there any fraud?
Do you know everything about her?
Once the police involved, it's way too much for anybody.
You taking this [bleep] like it's cool... Lower your voice.
...like this is some everyday [bleep]
I'm not being conniving. I'm being a woman.
Bonnie: If you knew. Yeah? If I knew what?
I wanted to tell you in person.
[Cell door clanging]
[Dramatic music plays]
♪♪
[Knock on door]
How y'all doing? Enter at your own caution.
She having one of them days.
♪ I can't do this anymore ♪
♪ Can't do this anymore ♪
♪ Yeah, go down ♪
Quiana: I don't need this [bleep] over my head.
I feel like I'm the only one stressed out about it.
The first thing I'm doing is going over there
to figure out what the [bleep] is going on.
As you should.
My baby mom is trying to charge Quiana
with vandalism or whatever.
I feel like it's [bleep] up.
You know what I mean? We got other things going on.
So, do I want the police involved in our life
or looking for my girlfriend?
Not at all.
Quiana: Can we even live together?
Like, did you even think about that?
You know I thought about it.
'Cause if it go wrong to where you catch a case,
then I can't be here.
I know. And that is her motive.
Not only that, if they think it's something
that I got something to do with it,
I can go back to prison.
Oh, is that what she's on?
"If I can't have you, nobody will"?
Like [bleep] I don't know what [bleep] she on,
but I'm trying to find out.
[Bleep] is beyond me,
and I can't believe that I'm going through this.
I'm trying to move on, be a better person,
have a better life, and make memories with our kids.
This was definitely not in the agenda.
We're gonna stay positive.
Why do I have to go through all of this
when I didn't do anything?
I don't understand.
So you didn't do it?
[Suspenseful music plays]
♪♪
No, I didn't do it.
Did you?Hell no.
Why you gonna ask me did I do it? One of your hoes did it?
One of my hoes? Like, if anything, her ass probably did it.
That's all she wanna do is separate us.
That is the motive.
Do I feel like there's anything Quiana's not telling me?
I don't know. Quiana's pretty straightforward,
so I'm hoping -- You know what I mean?
I'm hoping you're telling me the truth.
Now give me a kiss so I can get up out of here.
Alright.
I'm going. I'll see you later.
I feel like right now
where I am in with it,
I just got to do my own thing and take it in my own hands
and see if I can handle it my way.
[Dramatic music plays]
♪♪
What's up? Where you coming from?
What are you doing over here?
[Bleep] I came to talk to you.
What's all this [bleep] for?
For my business.
[Bleep] costs a lot of money, huh?
Not as much as them tires cost me.
-Damodrick: Replace your tires? -Jawalia: 'Cause they was all flat.
But come on.
Damodrick: Damn.
Where did you say the boys was at?
At my mama's. I just got from school.
I came over here to talk to you.
You had said somebody put out your tires.
'Cause somebody put them all flat.
I had to pay $600 for that out of my pocket.
Damodrick: 'Cause Quiana got a call from a detective yesterday
asking her something about some vandalism.
They didn't say nothing else, but putting 2 and 2 together,
it sound like you said something
about her vandalizing your car.
And?
What I'm trying to find out is if you told them police -- Yes, I did.
And what -- what are you -- Okay. Why do you feel like it's her?
Okay. But who else -- You seen her do it?
You got some evidence? You seen her vandalize your car?
How do you know she ain't did it?
'Cause I ain't seen her do [bleep]
Damodrick trying to make Quiana look like the good person.
He trying to make Quiana out to be what she's not.
He always trying to protect her.
But Damodrick or Quiana not about to play in my face.
Why would you put the police in her life?
She got kids just like you. Why would she damage my stuff?
No. Why would she damage my stuff?
My kids got to get around just like she do.
I got a job, and I go to school just like she do.
So what do you mean?
So she can mess up my stuff,
and then I not do nothing to her?
You don't even know if she did it.
I don't have to do -- But it doesn't matter.
We're gonna find out.
But either way it goes, like,
you want to take her side about it.
Be on her side, pimp.
It ain't about taking no sides.
You take her -- Once the police involved,
it's way too much for anybody.
Why are you yelling? Calm down. Lower your voice.
'Cause you talking about taking sides
and some other petty [bleep] Lower your voice.
You taking this [bleep] like it's cool... Lower your voice.
...like this is some everyday [bleep]
Lower your voice.
Damodrick: I'm caught in the [bleep] middle.
I can't even hold a [bleep] conversation with Jawalia.
I don't want to talk to a lawyer.
That's still putting myself in it.
I don't want to see y'all go to court
or put my girl through that situation
or put my kids through a situation
where their mom is on the other side.
You know what I mean? So it's to the point [bleep]
What can I do?
If I gave you the money for the tires,
pay you back the money you paid,
will that resolve the situation where we dropped everything?
Hmm...You don't know?
You got to give me some money first.
[Bleep] I look like, just agreeing to some [bleep] Got to give you some money first.
I need to know if I give you the money
this [bleep] don't happen. You need to give me the money.
[Groans] [Bleep] Alright.
Don't bring her to the kids' party.
Don't bring that up at the party. Yeah, alright. Whatever.
She'll be there. Don't ruin my son's party.
She'll be there. Hey. And you and her will get cut off.
Guess what? We'll see you at the party.
Crazy-ass bitch!
I'm not being conniving. I'm being a woman.
Because I could have went and beat Quiana ass.
I could have went and tore Quiana's stuff up.
I think it's a better choice to make
than go be violent and one of us can end up hurt.
Ooh, I wish I could have chose another baby mama.
[Cell door clanging]
Videos of JK at the house, and he's clearly on something.
Nothing would [bleep] surprise me with him.
I wanted to tell you in person.
Is there any fraud? Do you know everything about her?
[Cell door clanging]
[Rock music plays]
I'm glad that's over.
Right?I almost died.
You did not almost die.
Bro, they took so much of my blood.
You didn't see -- Two drops.
♪♪
JK: [Sighs] [Bleep]
♪ Run ♪
♪ For your life ♪
♪ Poison ♪
Everything going on,
like [bleep] just been crazy right now.
You know, that stays between me and her.
It really ain't for everybody. You know what I'm saying?
[Cellphone ringing]
Man, that's like the fifth time she done called.
[Ringing continues]
Automated voice: Your call has been forwarded to voicemail.
Please record your message.
Hey, it's me -- you know, your girlfriend?
I was just calling to let you know
that I just went and did the blood test
to see if we are pregnant,
yet I can't [bleep] get ahold of you.
You won't answer the phone.
So once I figure out if we are gonna have a baby,
I'll just go from there.
Thank you and [bleep] you.
Well, that should get the point across.
What the [bleep] Bonnie's here?
[Suspenseful music plays]
♪♪
I am so ready for Bonnie
to get the rest of her [bleep] out of my house
and just be done with the whole situation.
Thank you for riding. You're welcome.
I kicked Bonnie out 'cause she got a fat-ass mouth.
Bonnie: Hello? Bitch, what the [bleep] is your problem?
You promised me you were not gonna [bleep] tell him
that I lied about having a job.
I feel like I'm obligated to say something.
Okay, well, I feel like
I'm not obligated to have you live
in my [bleep] house anymore, so figure that the [bleep] out.
[Cellphone beeps]
It's about time you came to get the rest of your [bleep]
Yeah.
I asked her multiple times,
do not go open your [bleep] mouth.
And that was the first thing she did.
Brooke: What you been doing?
Bonnie: I got a new place.
Well, that's good. Congrats.
Yeah.
You know, I'm just gonna say
if you would have kept your [bleep] mouth shut,
we wouldn't be in this situation.
You're right.
But [scoffs] it needed to be said.
If he has a concern about you holding a job
and you having steady employment, then yeah,
I felt like I needed to go to him with that.
Right. Because that was -- that was your problem.
Well, y'all -- That's not your [bleep] business, bro.
Y'all want to bring me in? [Bleep]
Then, at that point, if I feel like it's detrimental,
then I'm gonna say something.
Because you're supposed to be my friend, bro.
You were living in my house -- my house. I'm friends with both of y'all.
Okay. Then you can go [bleep] live with him.
Go live at his mama's house.
I'm so tired of being in the middle of y'all's bull [bleep]
Like, I don't regret moving out.
I really don't. Thank the [bleep] Lord.
Maybe now I can have a [bleep] normal relationship.
Mm.
♪♪
If you knew.
Yeah? If I knew what?
♪♪
Why? What else is it?
Oh, but they don't want to tell the whole story, right?
Must not be detrimental or you would have told me.
Mm.
Yeah, well...
♪♪
Alex just miscarried his baby, so...
[Cell door clanging]
How much did you want for it?
Um, 20K.
We're gonna see if it's real.
Oh, my God.
Vaughn, where you at?
Vaughn?
Do you want this path,
or do you want this path?
Oh [bleep]
[Cell door clanging]
[Mid-tempo music plays]
♪♪
Babe. Come on, man, we have to talk.
You can't be ignoring me like this.
I'm very pissed off.
♪♪
Kylie, can you keep an eye on Matty, please?
[Shrieks]
♪♪
You know, I know why you're upset.
Why?
You feel like
I'm making all these decisions without you.
Because you are. It's not a feeling.
I'm not trying to come second to anything anymore.
And I've been feeling like that for a bit now.
And you know what? I apologize about that
because I wasn't thinking about how it would make you feel.
I was just tunnel vision about trying to get us to a place
where we just are financially free.
I appreciate your apology,
but, I mean, it doesn't mean I'm not hurt.
Well, I'm stressed out.
I'm trying to make this happen.
I'm trying to, you know, like, please everyone.
Okay. Please you, please our children,
you know, please the businesses. But, Mike,
at this point in time, we need to please ourselves.
I mean...
You know, babe, I really,
really do want to give us this wedding.
And, you know, like,
I am willing to put the barbershop on hold.
But we have to compromise.
What are the adjustment we're going to make home?
I can compromise with you on so many levels,
but I'll tell you right now the things
that I'm not willing to compromise on.
I'm not willing to compromise on a nice venue.
I'm not willing to compromise on a badass dress.
I'm just trying to have an amazing day with you, you know?
We spent so many days apart that I'm just trying to,
like, make up for all those years.
But what I think would be really good is
if we plan a nice little trip to New York,
because, one, we need some time to get away.
We can check out some wedding venues.
We can see my side of the family.
Definitely.Finally.
I mean, you haven't got to meet them. Yeah. That'd be fun.
East Coast wedding is a must because that's
where all of our family is.
We're kind of the only ones that are out on the West Coast,
so it wouldn't make sense for everybody to come to us.
Plus, just New York, the whole vibe.
I mean, my daughter's name is Manhattan.
Obviously.
You know I'm never going to say no to New York.
Okay, see, I'm speaking your language.
This would be good for us.
We need to invest in our relationship
because this wedding is coming in between my marriage.
I agree.
♪♪
So does that mean we're planning a wedding, Mike?
So we're doing this wedding.
Thank you.
Mm.
You do drive me crazy.
I know. I'm supposed to.
I love you.
If I can't drive you crazy, it's not real.
The wedding is in six months, Mike.
♪♪
I never thought, several weeks ago
when I was watching Courtnee walk down the aisle,
that this would be our future.
I honestly thought that -- that Courtnee
and I would last a lifetime, but I think that
it's a hard lesson learned that you can't trust people
the way that you think you can when you first meet them.
♪♪
I'm ready now to -- to find something real.
And, uh, it feels really liberating.
♪♪
Why are you looking so sad? You ready to move, bitch?
Need help?
♪♪
There we go.
♪♪
What's going on with you?
What's up? You should be happy.
Moving out and doing other [bleep]
What's up?
Um, Will broke up with me, like,
and he told me he didn't want to be with me.
Whoa.Like, I just felt alone.
He sounds like he has a small [bleep]
[Laughs]
♪♪
Since the breakup,
I've just been really focusing on myself and staying sober.
I've been able to reconnect with one of my old friends,
and I'm moving into a new house that I got through Mark.
Now, like, that you and Will are broken up,
did you ever think, like, that was gonna be a thing this soon?
No, not at all.
I'm trying not to let it consume me.
But damn. Damn.
That hurts. That hurts.
♪♪
Hey. Hi.
I'm here to see Rana.
Yes. He's ready for you.
Thank you.
Hey. Will [bleep]
Rana: Grab a seat wherever you like.
Thank you so much.
So what brings you here today?
So I was talking to this woman in prison,
and when she got out, we got married.
But, um, she stopped talking to me almost entirely.
And then she ended up back in jail,
which is just really not the type
of relationship that I want.
And, um, I think now's a good time
to tell her that I want a divorce.
Could you tell me what was the duration of your marriage?
Six weeks.
I did want to know whether or not I was going to owe alimony,
because I do make a significant amount of money
more than she does.
Since it was only six weeks,
I don't think support is going to be an issue.
Okay.
Now, it seems like it was really short, six weeks.
What was the reason?
Was there any fraud or any misrepresentation
when you guys got married?
You could call it fraud, honestly.
I mean, I spent thousands of dollars
to get her out of prison, to -- to buy her a phone,
to buy her clothes, to -- to get her all set up.
And she had these sugar daddies
that were taking care of her in prison.
And then she, without my knowledge,
continued correspondence with these people outside of prison.
I'm definitely starting to question the time
that Courtnee and I spent together.
Like all of our conversations while she was in prison
and whether or not she's even the person
that I fell in love with.
♪♪
Hey.
Love you.
I see you. Your wheels is like this.
♪♪
Courtnee: Mac and I met in prison.
When I was in prison, Mac and I flirted a lot.
We've done things here and there,
but we were never together.
You just need to be with a woman.
Ahem, ahem.
Well, what's up then, Mac?
I already showed you what's up [bleep]
[Laughs]
I'm done, bro. I'm done.
Mac has given me a shoulder to lean on.
I love you.
But it's not like she was married to someone else.
No, she was not married to anyone else.
We're now going to go towards annulment.
It would be a dissolution.
So what I suggest is you file for the divorce.
Something like this is usually a $5,000 retainer.
Okay.
Is there any way that I can maybe do this myself?
What we can do is we can download all the forms,
and then you would just pay the court fees
and have them filed per the local procedures
of the courthouse.
But if she leaves or she disappears,
it's going to be really hard
for you to serve these documents on her.
Got it.So my recommendation to you
is you should file for the divorce...
♪♪
Courtnee: Before you take me to the house,
take me to the pawn shop.
Why are you trying to go to the pawn shop?
I want to take this ring and this coat there.
It's the coat that I got married in.
And it's my wedding ring. Like, it's --
Okay.I want the money.
Yeah, of course. I got you.
Right now, I only have 50 bucks.
I need cash.
My money situation has just got me [bleep] up.
Thank you so much. I'm glad I could be helpful.
Don't get me wrong,
I got a lot of love for Courtnee.
I mean, we had a short relationship
and [bleep] was [bleep] up at times,
but we had a real connection.
You're all set. Thank you so much.
You have a great day.
Thank you. You as well.
♪♪
I don't know. I don't know what to think.
Mac: Now we at the pawn shop.
They gonna get got.
♪♪
[Cell door clanging]
I wanted to tell you in person.
I'll be meeting that bitch today.
Vaughn, where you at?
Vaughn.
We got to make the decision to continue to move forward.
[Cell door clanging]
♪♪
♪ I've got secrets I can't tell ♪
Bonnie: If you knew.
Yeah, if I knew what?
Why? What else is it?
Alex just miscarried his baby, so...
♪ Tell me how love grows ♪
Interesting.
How is she gonna miscarry his baby if they ain't even talking?
Apparently, they've been talking
since day one of him getting out of prison.
And who said that?
Alex.
And you believe Alex?
On this, yeah.
I just -- I mean, I...couldn't see it.
I don't really know what to think because one,
you can't trust anything Bonnie says.
I mean, if JK really did get Alex pregnant,
then obviously, I mean, he's gone.
That's that.
But, like, it really would [bleep] me up
because I've been trying to get pregnant and have your baby.
But then here you go [bleep] around,
and this bitch accidentally gets pregnant.
When did she tell you all that?
Yesterday.
And you're just now telling me? It's detrimental.
I wanted to tell you in person.
I had called Alex just looking for a job.
I know she makes good money where she works.
And then she just randomly disclosed all this to me.
And I feel like, personally, I don't know, as a woman,
she wouldn't lie about something so serious as a miscarriage,
I would hope.
She sent me a text message
with the hospital confirmation showing that she miscarried.
Okay.
I'm not saying she wasn't [bleep] pregnant
or had a miscarriage.
I'm saying, how do you know it's my man?
Because she was out here cheating on him.
That's what she said. She claims it's his. What makes you think
she ain't out here [bleep] four other dudes?
The timeline adds up.
In my head, you know, I don't believe it.
But then again, like my heart, I'm like, "Okay,
so what if that really is the case?"
Maybe y'all should be truthful with each other.
Yeah [bleep] right. Would work out a lot better.
And keep you out of the [bleep] picture.
Yeah. That would work out a lot better.
Yeah.
The truth is, JK was at Alex's house
for 45 minutes last month.
I mean, she could have miscarried his baby.
The timeline may add up. It's possible.
Maybe that's why he's been acting weird
and not showing up for my blood test.
I wish y'all the mother[bleep] best.
We don't need your wishes, bitch. We got this.
Perfectly [bleep] fine without you.
♪♪
Troy: Are you ready to go?
I'm trying to go to this grave site.
Go see our brother. Yeah. Let's get out of here.
Let me go grab my purse and everything.
Alright.
♪♪
Get your purse.
Now that I'm in Buffalo, my sole purpose --
check on little bro, track his ass down, see where he at.
And then I'm gonna start off by taking us
to my brother's grave site.
It's hard for me.
I know it's going to be harder for them.
♪♪
[Line ringing]
Your call has been forwarded to voicemail.
The person -- [Beep]
Hey, Vaughn. Answer.
I need you to talk to him about getting his self together.
Because him just running around every day is not it.
We can get him a job all day long,
but is he going to keep that job is the question.
I don't know what the problem is.
You could lead a horse to the water,
but you can't make him drink.
[Line ringing]
Vaughn, where you at?
Alright. I want to take you to the grave site
with me and Jackie.
So just get yourself together,
and I'm gonna see you in a minute.
Alright.
Right now, I feel torn between my past life in Buffalo
and my new life in Syracuse.
♪♪
Vaughn.
Got to make sure you're good. Come check on you.
So whose house is this that you're staying at right now?
Okay. Should we go see our brother?
We can go to the grave site.
Vaughn not having a stable place to live is bothering
and concerning me,
because he could be with my mother one minute,
or he could be with his baby mother one minute.
And it's like between the two, you don't know
how either relationship is going to turn out.
So it's like he can still always
be left out on the street somewhere.
As your big brother,
you are a very, very important piece to my life,
and we've all been living life decades without our brother.
I'm not going to visit y'all on the grave site.
Our brother ran the streets.
Come on, Tommy, where you at, boy?
You somewhere over here.
And ended up being dead now 16 years.
Thomas Robert [bleep] 2008.
That's like, do you want this path or do you want this path?
He's right here.
Oh, wow.
You found him.
♪♪
I know you miss him.
10.
♪♪
Left us too soon.
♪♪
We came to see you, Tommy.
Your brother and your sister here.
Love you.
♪♪
I just remember my dad called me
and told me that my brother was dead
and I just broke down.
♪♪
I still feel it.
♪♪
Our brother died to gun violence.
One in the back, six in the chest.
That's a horrible way to die.
And I still feel that pain like it was yesterday.
We all we got left,
and I just want my family to just...
Life is short.
♪♪
This the only way we're going to be able to heal, man.
We both got a second chance at this [bleep]
We could live, we could walk, we could talk.
We could still have kids.
We could still do whatever it is that we need to do.
He can't, bro.
♪♪
It's not our fault, bro.
It's not our fault.
It's okay.
But we grown, and we got to make the decision
to continue to move forward, man.
You're not alone. You got my nephew.
I got a chance to be an uncle again, bro.
The right way.
♪♪
I feel like Troy trying to keep me off of the path
that he went down.
♪♪
But I'm gonna get through this little stage that I'm in.
I'm good to go. Ready to get forward with life.
♪♪
This [bleep] cold as [bleep]
But that's where he at. May he rest in peace.
♪♪
[Cell door clanging]
Do you really think you can get $20,000 for this ring?
Woman: We're gonna see if it's real.
I could probably sell that for...
Are you kidding me?
[Cell door clanging]
♪♪
Mac: Now we at the pawn shop.
They gonna get got.
♪♪
♪ So pay me my money ♪
♪ Pay me my money ♪
Hi. How can I help you?
Hi. I'd like to know how much I can get for this ring.
I was told that it's two carats, so...
Do you have any paperwork to go with that?
No.Okay.
Okay. How much did you want for it?
Um, 20K.
$20,000.Okay.
Um, do you want me to test that diamond for you?
Yeah. Okay. Just give me a minute.
Okay?Alright.
♪♪
So you really think you can get $20,000 for this ring?
One carat is $10,000.
It would be nice to buy a new car and have,
like, money for rent.
Well, I hope. I'm praying for you.
Thank you. I don't know where she's --
Hi.
Well, we're going to see if it's real.
So if it says a diamond,
that little light's going to blink up there.
If it doesn't do nothing, then it ain't real.
Okay. Ready? Okay.
♪♪
Oh, my God.
And it's not saying diamond.
Oh. Which means it ain't real.
[Laughs]
I feel like a fool, honestly.
Like, I should have just known better.
I should have known better.
That makes me feel like I'm not worthy,
almost, for a real diamond.
Like, that's kind of a slap in the face.
It is costume jewelry.
I could probably sell that for $6.
[Laughs]
Are you kidding me?
No.
Mac: I am so sorry.
What a cheap bastard.
You deserve so much better.
You get that from your fiancé?
That's too bad. Sorry about that.
So what about this coat?
I don't really do clothing.
And I don't want the baby cheetah.
So there's nothing you can do?
For that ring and that coat, no.
Okay, well, I'm gonna step out really quick.
I'll be right back.
♪♪
All Will does is blame me for the interstate compact.
He blames me for our relationship not working.
It's all me, me, me, me, me. It's always just me.
And he never takes accountability for anything.
Like, it could have been a piece of licorice
for all I care about.
But don't lie to my face
and tell me that you spent all this money on it,
and then throw it in my face
about how much money you're spending
when you're not even spending that much money.
[FaceTime ringing]
Hi, Mom.
I'm okay. I'm just kind of stressed out
because I haven't gotten my paycheck
since I've been out of jail.
So I was just...
I was wondering if you could help me out with,
like, some extra cash.
I told you I was never going to call you from jail again.
I slipped up. I'm sorry.
Yeah.
But you're really not going to help me?
Great. Thanks, Mom.
Anyways, I gotta go.
Love you, bye.
I feel like Will and my mom gang up on me, like,
and tell me everything that I'm doing wrong all the time.
Like, it's just icing on top of the cake.
But I got one last trick up my sleeve.
Hey.
Yeah. I miss you, too.
I found a place renting a room out from my friend,
and I have to pay $600 a month.
Yeah.
So I was wondering if you could help me out
with some money for rent.
Thank you, I appreciate it.
Alright. Bye.
It's not my fault that people want to give me money.
Like, not a lot of people
say no to wanting to be my friend either,
so it's mutually beneficial.
♪♪
Have a nice day.
You too. Thank you so much for your time.
[Bleep] that.
♪♪
I'll probably put the ring in a diaper full of dog [bleep]
and mail it to Will's house.
[Bleep] this ring and [bleep] that relationship.
♪♪
I'm headed to Portland tomorrow.
I got the divorce papers right here.
I just want to say my piece,
get Courtnee to sign the paperwork,
and get the hell out of there.
I'm nervous, but I think when it's finally done,
it's going to be a really big relief.
I'm ready to just carry on with my life.
But we'll see.
♪♪
[Cell door clanging]
♪♪
[Line ringing]
Cathy: Hello.
Have you heard from your son?
♪ Never worry about a thing, thing ♪
♪ Call me up, give me a ring ♪
Are you busy?
Okay, well, I'm gonna pull up over
there and come talk to you.
Alright. See you in a bit.
Knowing that Cathy hasn't heard from JK either
kind of has me worried
because he always makes sure to keep up with his mom,
so for him to not answer, there's something wrong.
♪♪
"Hell-ur." Hey.
So, what's going on?
Trying to figure out what's going on with your son.
I still can't get ahold of him.
Oh, Lord. Let's sit down.
I was supposed to go do this blood test
with my potential baby daddy
that will not answer the phone.
When do you think you'll have the results?
I should have the results by tomorrow.
But Bonnie came over yesterday
to get the rest of her [bleep] out of my house.
And she told me JK and Alex
have not only been talking the entire time since he's been out,
but he's also been [bleep] her, apparently without condoms,
because she was pregnant and miscarried his baby.
♪♪
What the hell are you talking about?
I mean, I'm just saying.
You believe this?
I mean, at this point,
nothing would [bleep] surprise me with him.
I mean, his behavior is off the [bleep] rails.
I know.
I have videos of JK at the house,
and he's clearly on something.
♪♪
[Mumbling indistinctly]
I can't even understand him when he's talking.
Maybe, you know, it's just alcohol,
but, like, that's just not normal.
Something is going on.
Yeah, we gotta -- we gotta do something.
I honestly don't know why JK started this behavior.
I don't know if he's just overwhelmed
with possibly being a parent and, like,
having actual responsibilities now.
I'm not really sure what's going on.
I just don't know what to do, Brooke.
I don't know what to do. I don't know what to...
...say to him to make him snap the [bleep] out of it.
Because I-I-I don't want him going back to prison.
I don't want him getting locked back up.
And my fear...
I'm not afraid of him losing me because I'm --
I'm going to die someday.
My fear is not him losing me.
[Voice breaking] My fear is losing him.
And I can't do it.
Sorry. I didn't mean to cry.
You're fine. I understand.
Cathy: Mentally, as a mom. it's tearing me up.
The thought of the path that JK's going down
and the fact that I could potentially bury him
is heartbreaking to me.
I've had three good friends of mine
that have had to bury a son,
and I don't want to be a part of that club.
I shouldn't be having to think about stuff like that.
We need to figure out what it is that's making
him want to do that.
Is it stress? Is he depressed?
Is it Alex?
Does she have something to do with all this?
I don't know.
I need to see her face and know, like,
"Okay, is this bitch lying
or this some real [bleep] going on?"
Well, then call Alex.
Call Alex. Meet up with her.
Say, "Hey, we need to talk."
I think it's a good idea.
Brooke: The path that JK is going down right now,
like, it's concerning just because
I don't want to look stupid.
Like, I don't want to be out here looking like a fool,
thinking that this man really does love me and mine.
And I was believing all this [bleep]
Alright. You be careful.
Alright. Love you. See you later. Love you.
So I just really have this feeling that, you know,
when her and I get together,
some [bleep] really going to come out,
she's going to have some [bleep] proof,
and I'm gonna be looking stupid, looking like a damn fool.
I sent her a message, and I'll be meeting that bitch today.
We have a lot to [bleep] talk about.
♪♪