1 00:00:01,349 --> 00:00:02,567 - STEPHANIE: Previously, on "Ambitions" -- 2 00:00:02,611 --> 00:00:04,221 - RODERICK: I need to expose this bastard. 3 00:00:04,265 --> 00:00:06,223 - Evan would pay a shit load to make this recording go away. 4 00:00:06,267 --> 00:00:08,008 - For the right price, Millsap will give us 5 00:00:08,051 --> 00:00:10,488 any judge we want; we need judge Alton Waites. 6 00:00:10,532 --> 00:00:14,623 - DAMIAN: Don't let our past destroy your future. 7 00:00:14,666 --> 00:00:16,755 - TITUS: His ass wouldn't move across states to be near you 8 00:00:16,799 --> 00:00:17,930 without a reason, Amara. 9 00:00:17,974 --> 00:00:19,323 - SENIOR: Thelma's Place belongs to me. 10 00:00:19,367 --> 00:00:21,630 The decision is mine and mine alone. 11 00:00:21,673 --> 00:00:23,197 - I just can't get enough of you. 12 00:00:23,240 --> 00:00:25,721 - You bring out the wild woman in me. 13 00:00:25,764 --> 00:00:26,939 Mom. 14 00:00:26,983 --> 00:00:28,419 - STEPHANIE: The Purifoys are as poisonous 15 00:00:28,463 --> 00:00:29,725 as the drugs they produce. 16 00:00:33,555 --> 00:00:34,643 - EVAN: Stephanie? 17 00:00:36,210 --> 00:00:37,211 Steph! 18 00:00:41,171 --> 00:00:42,303 Jesus! 19 00:00:48,613 --> 00:00:51,051 [panting] 20 00:01:02,149 --> 00:01:03,498 - [coughing] 21 00:01:03,541 --> 00:01:07,197 - Stephanie! You're okay. 22 00:01:07,241 --> 00:01:09,678 - No, no, not an ambulance. 23 00:01:09,721 --> 00:01:12,028 [panting] Our doctor. 24 00:01:16,032 --> 00:01:18,861 - [phone ringing] 25 00:01:18,904 --> 00:01:20,428 - We have a situation. 26 00:01:25,650 --> 00:01:27,130 - [crows cawing] 27 00:01:27,174 --> 00:01:33,223 - ♪ 28 00:01:34,790 --> 00:01:38,228 - So what's your day like? - TITUS: Pre-trial conference. 29 00:01:38,272 --> 00:01:42,493 - Hmm, bet Stephanie can't wait to see your briefs. 30 00:01:42,537 --> 00:01:44,974 - You're the only woman that gets to see me in or out 31 00:01:45,017 --> 00:01:46,758 of my briefs. 32 00:01:46,802 --> 00:01:49,152 - AMARA: [moaning] 33 00:01:49,196 --> 00:01:50,936 - TITUS: [moaning] 34 00:01:50,980 --> 00:01:52,634 - [unintelligible mumbling] 35 00:01:52,677 --> 00:01:54,505 No, no, no, you're gonna make me late. 36 00:01:54,549 --> 00:01:56,464 - What's so urgent you can't stay here and let me 37 00:01:56,507 --> 00:01:58,466 put it on you one more time? 38 00:01:58,509 --> 00:02:01,730 - Roderick Johnson. - Finally got back to ya, huh? 39 00:02:01,773 --> 00:02:04,733 - Uh, no, he left me a voice message. 40 00:02:04,776 --> 00:02:06,691 I need to follow up with him today, though. 41 00:02:06,735 --> 00:02:09,694 Something clearly pissed him off for him to go 42 00:02:09,738 --> 00:02:12,784 after the mayor of Atlanta live during his broadcast. 43 00:02:16,919 --> 00:02:19,487 Really? - What? 44 00:02:19,530 --> 00:02:21,141 - You just gonna stand there and tempt me 45 00:02:21,184 --> 00:02:23,055 with all that Titus hanging out? 46 00:02:23,099 --> 00:02:25,362 - What do you mean? - What do you mean, what I mean? 47 00:02:25,406 --> 00:02:28,452 - What? - What? 48 00:02:28,496 --> 00:02:29,932 I think I'm gonna have to be late. 49 00:02:29,975 --> 00:02:31,760 - Oh, yeah. - Mm-hmm. 50 00:02:31,803 --> 00:02:34,197 - TITUS: Mm, just a little bit. - AMARA: [laughing] 51 00:02:42,336 --> 00:02:48,255 - ♪ 52 00:02:51,301 --> 00:02:57,307 ♪ 53 00:03:01,137 --> 00:03:02,704 ♪♪ 54 00:03:05,968 --> 00:03:08,100 - Enjoy, enjoy. 55 00:03:10,059 --> 00:03:11,234 You're doing alright? - Yes. 56 00:03:11,278 --> 00:03:12,453 - Good, good. 57 00:03:15,847 --> 00:03:17,936 - [bell dings] 58 00:03:17,980 --> 00:03:19,503 - You know you ain't got no business 59 00:03:19,547 --> 00:03:21,331 taking no cash out that register. 60 00:03:21,375 --> 00:03:23,203 - I'm just borrowing $20 to put on the Powerball, 61 00:03:23,246 --> 00:03:24,421 I'll pay it back. 62 00:03:24,465 --> 00:03:26,728 Hey, if we hit that jackpot, I'll buy out 63 00:03:26,771 --> 00:03:28,773 the whole neighborhood, Freeing us from Greg Peters, 64 00:03:28,817 --> 00:03:30,906 how's that sound? - A mess. 65 00:03:30,949 --> 00:03:33,865 Daddy, that don't make-- Dad--Daddy. 66 00:03:33,909 --> 00:03:35,084 Daddy. 67 00:03:37,042 --> 00:03:39,436 Daddy. 68 00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:40,437 Daddy! 69 00:03:43,571 --> 00:03:46,487 - Stop yelling at me, Thelma. 70 00:03:46,530 --> 00:03:47,792 - Come on, sit down. 71 00:03:50,317 --> 00:03:51,622 - What you talking about? 72 00:03:51,666 --> 00:03:53,407 - Well, you just froze up like a popsicle, 73 00:03:53,450 --> 00:03:55,496 then you called me Thelma. 74 00:03:55,539 --> 00:03:58,194 - Well, making up stories ain't gonna get you your $20 back. 75 00:03:58,238 --> 00:03:59,935 - You think I'm worried about $20? 76 00:03:59,978 --> 00:04:02,242 - What are you guys arguing about? 77 00:04:02,285 --> 00:04:04,331 - Your auntie's just mad 78 00:04:04,374 --> 00:04:06,202 Paw-Paw's about to strike it rich. 79 00:04:06,246 --> 00:04:07,638 - Hmm. - [chuckles] 80 00:04:07,682 --> 00:04:09,466 What brought you over this way last night, pumpkin? 81 00:04:09,510 --> 00:04:11,033 - She ain't got to have no reason 82 00:04:11,076 --> 00:04:13,035 to spend the night with kinfolk. 83 00:04:13,078 --> 00:04:15,385 Hell, I know if I lived with my brother and sister-in-law, 84 00:04:15,429 --> 00:04:17,039 I'd need a place to escape, too. 85 00:04:17,082 --> 00:04:18,301 - [text alert] - Thanks. 86 00:04:22,914 --> 00:04:24,046 Oh, no. 87 00:04:24,089 --> 00:04:25,830 - RONDELL: Is everything alright? 88 00:04:25,874 --> 00:04:27,919 - I'll catch you guys later. Thanks for letting me crash. 89 00:04:27,963 --> 00:04:29,051 - Okay. Bye, boo. 90 00:04:31,096 --> 00:04:33,447 - [crow cawing] 91 00:04:33,490 --> 00:04:35,623 - STEPHANIE: I think I hear Carly. 92 00:04:35,666 --> 00:04:38,408 - CARLY: Are you okay? - STEPHANIE: I'm fine. 93 00:04:38,452 --> 00:04:39,801 The doctor came by last night, 94 00:04:39,844 --> 00:04:41,585 it was probably just a fainting spell. 95 00:04:41,629 --> 00:04:42,760 - Where you've been, Carly? 96 00:04:42,804 --> 00:04:44,196 I've been texting and calling nonstop. 97 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:46,242 - I spent the night at Aunt Rondell and Paw-Paw's. 98 00:04:46,286 --> 00:04:49,680 - [phone ringing] 99 00:04:49,724 --> 00:04:51,465 - It's the doctor with your test results. 100 00:04:53,728 --> 00:04:56,034 - I'm so sorry, Mom. 101 00:04:56,078 --> 00:04:57,993 I never should've run out on you last night. 102 00:04:58,036 --> 00:05:00,996 - It's okay, you couldn't have known I was ill. 103 00:05:01,039 --> 00:05:03,433 And we were both quite upset. 104 00:05:06,262 --> 00:05:08,960 - What did Dad say when you told him about Lori and me? 105 00:05:10,440 --> 00:05:13,008 - I didn't say anything. 106 00:05:13,051 --> 00:05:14,444 I think he should hear it from you 107 00:05:14,488 --> 00:05:16,707 when you're ready to tell him. 108 00:05:16,751 --> 00:05:17,882 And Carly... 109 00:05:20,015 --> 00:05:24,149 I love and accept you... no matter who you are. 110 00:05:24,193 --> 00:05:26,108 Or how you live your life. 111 00:05:26,151 --> 00:05:28,023 I want you to know that. 112 00:05:28,066 --> 00:05:29,677 - Thank you. 113 00:05:29,720 --> 00:05:31,069 - EVAN: Carly. - Yeah? 114 00:05:31,113 --> 00:05:32,984 - EVAN: Excuse us, please. - Okay. 115 00:05:33,028 --> 00:05:34,682 Is Mom gonna be okay? 116 00:05:34,725 --> 00:05:36,945 - EVAN: Don't worry, she's going to be fine. 117 00:05:36,988 --> 00:05:39,643 - What's the verdict? 118 00:05:39,687 --> 00:05:42,037 - When did you start abusing drugs? 119 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:43,560 - Don't be absurd. 120 00:05:43,604 --> 00:05:45,301 - The doctor said there was some obscure designer opioid 121 00:05:45,345 --> 00:05:46,694 in your system. 122 00:05:46,737 --> 00:05:48,478 Coupled with the interactions with alcohol, 123 00:05:48,522 --> 00:05:50,785 you could've died if I didn't come home when I did. 124 00:05:50,828 --> 00:05:52,090 I saved your life. 125 00:05:52,134 --> 00:05:53,831 - You can be so dramatic sometimes. 126 00:05:53,875 --> 00:05:56,312 You know I don't use drugs. 127 00:05:56,356 --> 00:05:59,576 - Tell me the truth, Stephanie. 128 00:05:59,620 --> 00:06:01,709 - Someone must have drugged me at the Summit. 129 00:06:01,752 --> 00:06:04,146 - What? - That's the only explanation. 130 00:06:06,540 --> 00:06:08,411 That dirty bitch. 131 00:06:08,455 --> 00:06:10,935 - Who, Stephanie? 132 00:06:10,979 --> 00:06:13,938 - Lori Purifoy, she did this to me. 133 00:06:13,982 --> 00:06:15,505 She probably felt she had every reason after 134 00:06:15,549 --> 00:06:17,115 I slapped the shit out of her. 135 00:06:17,159 --> 00:06:19,944 - You slapped Hunter Purifoy's daughter at a public place? 136 00:06:19,988 --> 00:06:21,250 Why?! 137 00:06:21,293 --> 00:06:22,904 - She insulted me. 138 00:06:22,947 --> 00:06:25,036 She insulted you, she insulted Carly, 139 00:06:25,080 --> 00:06:28,779 our entire family, and I wasn't going to stand for it. 140 00:06:28,823 --> 00:06:30,912 In return, she tried to kill me. 141 00:06:30,955 --> 00:06:35,090 - [laughs] Only you could get yourself poisoned 142 00:06:35,133 --> 00:06:38,093 at a women's empowerment event. 143 00:06:38,136 --> 00:06:40,269 - Send someone to that conference center to see 144 00:06:40,312 --> 00:06:41,966 if there were any witnesses at the bar. 145 00:06:43,925 --> 00:06:49,017 Evan. If you don't follow up, I will. 146 00:06:49,060 --> 00:06:51,846 And believe me, I don't have the restraints 147 00:06:51,889 --> 00:06:54,588 that bind local law enforcement. 148 00:06:54,631 --> 00:06:56,241 - Why don't you just relax? 149 00:06:56,285 --> 00:06:58,766 Okay? I'll--I'll get someone on it. 150 00:07:01,421 --> 00:07:03,684 [sighs] 151 00:07:03,727 --> 00:07:04,815 Where are you going, Stephanie? 152 00:07:04,859 --> 00:07:06,643 You need to stay in bed. 153 00:07:06,687 --> 00:07:09,864 - The world doesn't stop because my heart nearly did. 154 00:07:13,520 --> 00:07:18,176 Thank you for saving my life, husband. 155 00:07:18,220 --> 00:07:22,746 But if I do nothing else except exact my revenge, 156 00:07:22,790 --> 00:07:25,357 it will be sweet. 157 00:07:25,401 --> 00:07:26,924 I promise you. 158 00:07:34,889 --> 00:07:36,064 - Thanks, Brian. 159 00:07:39,110 --> 00:07:40,851 - Hey. - Hey, Arden. 160 00:07:40,895 --> 00:07:42,723 Thanks for coming up. 161 00:07:42,766 --> 00:07:45,160 - Yeah, so, what's so urgent you summon me up 162 00:07:45,203 --> 00:07:46,814 from the dungeons to the ivy tower? 163 00:07:46,857 --> 00:07:49,077 - [chuckles] Don't let Hunter hear you calling 164 00:07:49,120 --> 00:07:52,646 Purifoy's state-of-the-art labs dungeons. [laughs] 165 00:07:52,689 --> 00:07:55,039 - So, what's up? - Stephanie Lancaster is gonna 166 00:07:55,083 --> 00:07:58,434 request everything Limodol, down to the last paper clip. 167 00:07:58,478 --> 00:08:00,741 I wanna see examples of every label ever put on a bottle. 168 00:08:00,784 --> 00:08:02,830 - The labels couldn't be any more self-explanatory. 169 00:08:02,873 --> 00:08:04,832 - I just wanna make sure I don't get blindsided. 170 00:08:04,875 --> 00:08:07,138 - Like we did. 171 00:08:07,182 --> 00:08:08,966 - What do you mean by that? 172 00:08:09,010 --> 00:08:11,839 Come on, bro, talk to me. 173 00:08:11,882 --> 00:08:14,058 - Just because I develop opioids doesn't mean 174 00:08:14,102 --> 00:08:16,757 I turn a blind eye to what it does to my community. 175 00:08:16,800 --> 00:08:18,585 Blacks are increasing in opioid overdose deaths 176 00:08:18,628 --> 00:08:20,108 faster than anybody else. 177 00:08:20,151 --> 00:08:21,413 - I'm fully aware of this. 178 00:08:21,457 --> 00:08:23,677 - Other folks get hooked, they're victims. 179 00:08:23,720 --> 00:08:26,418 We get hooked, we're addicts. 180 00:08:26,462 --> 00:08:28,116 Addicts are good for business, right? 181 00:08:28,159 --> 00:08:30,814 - Well, I know that other companies target minorities 182 00:08:30,858 --> 00:08:33,948 in poor communities, so you're saying Purifoy does it, too? 183 00:08:33,991 --> 00:08:35,732 - Let me go dig up those labels. 184 00:08:35,776 --> 00:08:37,560 - Listen, man, don't hold out on me. 185 00:08:37,604 --> 00:08:38,909 There's too much at stake. 186 00:08:38,953 --> 00:08:40,737 - Let me be clear. 187 00:08:40,781 --> 00:08:43,218 Purifoy Pharmaceuticals is a great company. 188 00:08:43,261 --> 00:08:44,654 And I'm glad to work here. 189 00:08:59,147 --> 00:09:01,323 - EVAN: Thank you, Chloe. - My pleasure, Mr. Mayor. 190 00:09:02,803 --> 00:09:05,936 - Is Carly alright? - Yeah. Why? 191 00:09:05,980 --> 00:09:07,547 - RONDELL: Showed up last night all frazzled, 192 00:09:07,590 --> 00:09:09,461 spent the night, then ran out this morning 193 00:09:09,505 --> 00:09:11,463 like the hounds of hell were chasing her. 194 00:09:11,507 --> 00:09:13,074 - Well, she's fine, we just needed her home. 195 00:09:13,117 --> 00:09:14,466 - RONDELL: Oh. 196 00:09:14,510 --> 00:09:16,773 - So what brings you here? Or should I even ask? 197 00:09:16,817 --> 00:09:18,906 - This ain't about the signatures for once. 198 00:09:18,949 --> 00:09:21,865 - Oh. - I've been fighting with Daddy 199 00:09:21,909 --> 00:09:24,215 all damn morning about going to the doctor. 200 00:09:24,259 --> 00:09:28,219 - Oh-oh. - I'm just plain wore out. 201 00:09:28,263 --> 00:09:30,178 I need you to talk to him. 202 00:09:30,221 --> 00:09:32,920 - [chuckles] You need me to help you with your 203 00:09:32,963 --> 00:09:34,312 anti-gentrification campaign, 204 00:09:34,356 --> 00:09:36,227 you need me to get Pops to the doctor. 205 00:09:36,271 --> 00:09:37,968 What else do you need me to help with, Rondell? 206 00:09:38,012 --> 00:09:39,579 Fix global warming? 207 00:09:39,622 --> 00:09:40,971 - Don't get smart, Negro. 208 00:09:41,015 --> 00:09:43,147 - [laughs] Okay. 209 00:09:44,758 --> 00:09:46,455 - [phone ringing] 210 00:09:49,719 --> 00:09:51,025 - Hey. 211 00:09:51,068 --> 00:09:53,244 - Hey, Pop, you feeling alright? 212 00:09:53,288 --> 00:09:54,768 Rondell's worried about you. 213 00:09:54,811 --> 00:09:57,597 - Ugh, don't tell me Rondell's over there bothering you. 214 00:09:57,640 --> 00:09:59,163 - Yep, looking at her right now. - [scoffs] 215 00:09:59,207 --> 00:10:00,425 - Put me on speaker. 216 00:10:04,125 --> 00:10:06,040 - Hi, Daddy. - SENIOR: Listen, um, 217 00:10:06,083 --> 00:10:08,390 I wasn't trying to cause you kids to worry, 218 00:10:08,433 --> 00:10:10,653 I mean, y'all lost your Mama, and there's no need for you 219 00:10:10,697 --> 00:10:13,090 to be worried about losing me, too. 220 00:10:13,134 --> 00:10:15,615 So, um, to ease your mind, I'm making the appointment 221 00:10:15,658 --> 00:10:17,747 as soon as I hang up. 222 00:10:17,791 --> 00:10:19,270 - [whispers] Lies. - SENIOR: Alright? 223 00:10:19,314 --> 00:10:22,056 - Mm-hmm. Thank you, Daddy. - SENIOR: Bye. 224 00:10:22,099 --> 00:10:24,449 - You--you know he ain't gon' make that appointment, right? 225 00:10:24,493 --> 00:10:28,018 - But he said he's fine. - And I'm telling you he's not. 226 00:10:28,062 --> 00:10:30,412 You know, hey, don't believe me, then. 227 00:10:30,455 --> 00:10:33,720 Ooh, Lord, give me the strength to deal with these men. 228 00:10:33,763 --> 00:10:35,156 Ooh. Jesus. 229 00:10:35,199 --> 00:10:38,681 - ♪ 230 00:10:38,725 --> 00:10:42,772 - BELLA AND RODERICK: [moaning] 231 00:10:42,816 --> 00:10:48,735 - ♪ 232 00:10:53,261 --> 00:10:55,742 - [groans] Oh, careful, careful, careful. 233 00:10:55,785 --> 00:10:57,178 Ribs haven't healed yet. 234 00:10:59,702 --> 00:11:02,096 - I guess sexual healing wasn't such a good idea after all. 235 00:11:02,139 --> 00:11:05,708 - [laughs] Oh. 236 00:11:05,752 --> 00:11:07,275 It's the thought that counts. 237 00:11:10,844 --> 00:11:13,368 - I should've heard from him by now. 238 00:11:13,411 --> 00:11:17,241 - Don't stress. I'll pay Lancaster a visit. 239 00:11:17,285 --> 00:11:19,722 - You're still recovering. - It's all good. 240 00:11:19,766 --> 00:11:20,767 I can handle it. 241 00:11:23,204 --> 00:11:24,684 - How many copies of the video 242 00:11:24,727 --> 00:11:27,121 did you make before you deleted it off your computer? 243 00:11:27,164 --> 00:11:29,950 - Downloaded onto three different flash drives. 244 00:11:29,993 --> 00:11:32,039 - And they're in a safe place? 245 00:11:32,082 --> 00:11:33,693 Remember how far he went to get the dirt 246 00:11:33,736 --> 00:11:35,346 I had on him last time. 247 00:11:37,218 --> 00:11:38,741 - RODERICK: You worry too much. 248 00:11:38,785 --> 00:11:40,787 - [knocking at door] 249 00:11:40,830 --> 00:11:42,440 - That might be him. 250 00:11:44,138 --> 00:11:46,357 - [groans] 251 00:11:52,668 --> 00:11:55,584 - May I help you? - Sure hope so. 252 00:11:55,627 --> 00:11:57,891 Damian Collins with the US Attorney's office. 253 00:11:57,934 --> 00:12:00,545 I'm looking for Roderick Johnson. 254 00:12:00,589 --> 00:12:05,159 If he isn't here, he should be. 255 00:12:05,202 --> 00:12:06,421 - Um... 256 00:12:08,336 --> 00:12:09,641 - I'm here. 257 00:12:09,685 --> 00:12:13,689 - ♪ 258 00:12:21,088 --> 00:12:23,612 - JUDGE: Everything alright, son? 259 00:12:23,655 --> 00:12:26,223 You look like you could use an antacid. 260 00:12:26,267 --> 00:12:28,399 - I'm good, Judge Waites, thanks for asking. 261 00:12:28,443 --> 00:12:30,967 How are you? How's Judge Millsap? 262 00:12:31,011 --> 00:12:34,275 - How would I know? 263 00:12:34,318 --> 00:12:37,757 - Your Honor, if ever there was a precedent 264 00:12:37,800 --> 00:12:39,497 for granting summary judgement, 265 00:12:39,541 --> 00:12:42,718 Naomi Sinclair et al vs. Purifoy Pharmaceuticals 266 00:12:42,762 --> 00:12:44,154 is the case. 267 00:12:44,198 --> 00:12:45,895 - Save it for the courtroom, Mrs. Lancaster, 268 00:12:45,939 --> 00:12:48,463 this is just a pre-trial conference. 269 00:12:48,506 --> 00:12:49,899 And both your arguments have holes 270 00:12:49,943 --> 00:12:51,988 I could drive an Escalade through. 271 00:12:52,032 --> 00:12:53,947 - Then clearly you have not read my argument thoroughly-- 272 00:12:53,990 --> 00:12:55,209 - Judge Waites, Purifoy Pharmaceuticals-- 273 00:12:55,252 --> 00:12:56,993 - A painstaking number of experts-- 274 00:12:57,037 --> 00:13:01,171 - [talking at once] 275 00:13:01,215 --> 00:13:03,478 - Enough! 276 00:13:03,521 --> 00:13:05,697 Now, you two are going to sit across the table 277 00:13:05,741 --> 00:13:08,918 and do your damnedest to settle this thing. 278 00:13:08,962 --> 00:13:10,702 Now go. 279 00:13:10,746 --> 00:13:16,708 - ♪ 280 00:13:26,196 --> 00:13:29,199 - [sighs] - KAREN: Hmm, is that right? 281 00:13:29,243 --> 00:13:31,680 - AMARA: What's going on? - Come in, Amara, 282 00:13:31,723 --> 00:13:33,334 we're just getting started. 283 00:13:33,377 --> 00:13:36,598 Damian convinced Mr. Johnson to join us. 284 00:13:36,641 --> 00:13:39,340 - We knew you wanted to talk to him, so we chose your office. 285 00:13:39,383 --> 00:13:41,864 We were just about to ask Roderick here 286 00:13:41,908 --> 00:13:44,780 how he got that beautiful bruise on his face. 287 00:13:44,824 --> 00:13:47,435 - Sleep-walking. I tripped. 288 00:13:47,478 --> 00:13:49,611 - Mr. Johnson. 289 00:13:49,654 --> 00:13:53,528 Assistant United States Attorney Amara Hughes. 290 00:13:53,571 --> 00:13:56,618 - You're the one who called. - AMARA: Correct. 291 00:13:56,661 --> 00:14:00,535 That was some show you put on your broadcast a while back. 292 00:14:00,578 --> 00:14:02,189 - As I was telling your friends here, 293 00:14:02,232 --> 00:14:03,886 Mayor Lancaster promised I'd be the face 294 00:14:03,930 --> 00:14:05,888 of a new Visit Atlanta campaign. 295 00:14:05,932 --> 00:14:08,108 I hired a publicist, was in talks to set up 296 00:14:08,151 --> 00:14:10,066 my own sports-themed talk show, 297 00:14:10,110 --> 00:14:12,808 and he backed out, no explanation. 298 00:14:12,852 --> 00:14:15,767 I was that guy's biggest fan, and he treated me like shit. 299 00:14:15,811 --> 00:14:17,160 I went off. 300 00:14:17,204 --> 00:14:20,729 - Your story's tight and well-rehearsed. 301 00:14:20,772 --> 00:14:23,427 - It's the truth. 302 00:14:23,471 --> 00:14:26,909 - Well, since embarrassing the mayor on television 303 00:14:26,953 --> 00:14:29,781 isn't a federal offense, you're free to go. 304 00:14:32,654 --> 00:14:35,918 But if you think of anything else you'd like to share 305 00:14:35,962 --> 00:14:37,920 about your dealings with the mayor, 306 00:14:37,964 --> 00:14:41,315 feel free to give me a call. 307 00:14:41,358 --> 00:14:43,491 - KAREN: Thank you again for coming in, Mr. Johnson. 308 00:14:43,534 --> 00:14:44,840 - RODERICK: No problem. 309 00:14:46,494 --> 00:14:48,452 Whatever you're all looking at Mayor Douchebag for, 310 00:14:48,496 --> 00:14:50,280 I hope you get him. 311 00:14:50,324 --> 00:14:52,021 Atlanta does deserve better. 312 00:14:55,982 --> 00:14:57,679 - Notice how Roderick was holding his ribs 313 00:14:57,722 --> 00:14:59,072 like he'd been punched pretty hard? 314 00:14:59,115 --> 00:15:01,117 - Mm-hmm. - And that bruise on his face 315 00:15:01,161 --> 00:15:04,512 wasn't from a fall, he knows more than he's saying. 316 00:15:04,555 --> 00:15:06,818 - Of course he does. 317 00:15:06,862 --> 00:15:12,128 But he is my witness, and it is my case. 318 00:15:12,172 --> 00:15:13,913 May I talk to you in private? - KAREN: Yeah. 319 00:15:13,956 --> 00:15:15,131 - I'll wait outside. 320 00:15:19,396 --> 00:15:22,269 - Again, Karen? I thought I made my position clear. 321 00:15:22,312 --> 00:15:25,011 - You work for me, Amara, not the other way around. 322 00:15:25,054 --> 00:15:26,882 I don't need your permission to do anything. 323 00:15:26,926 --> 00:15:28,884 I'm getting pressure from upstairs, 324 00:15:28,928 --> 00:15:31,147 I need the kind of heat you and Damian generated 325 00:15:31,191 --> 00:15:33,019 in Birmingham. - And I can bring that to you 326 00:15:33,062 --> 00:15:35,108 on my own, I've already found another witness 327 00:15:35,151 --> 00:15:36,848 that may point to Mayor Lancaster. 328 00:15:36,892 --> 00:15:40,852 - Fine. Follow it. Take Damian with you. 329 00:15:42,463 --> 00:15:43,812 [sighs] 330 00:15:47,424 --> 00:15:48,948 - Ready to roll? 331 00:15:58,914 --> 00:16:01,221 - [bell dings] 332 00:16:01,264 --> 00:16:02,700 - Back from shopping already? 333 00:16:02,744 --> 00:16:04,833 - Can't pay for nothing without my credit cards, 334 00:16:04,876 --> 00:16:06,052 gotta go grab 'em. 335 00:16:12,406 --> 00:16:17,193 - SENIOR: [groaning] 336 00:16:17,237 --> 00:16:18,499 - Daddy? 337 00:16:20,457 --> 00:16:21,893 Daddy what's wrong? 338 00:16:21,937 --> 00:16:25,506 Daddy--Oh! You--oh, hell no! 339 00:16:25,549 --> 00:16:28,248 Daddy, what?! 340 00:16:28,291 --> 00:16:30,598 - Can a man get some privacy in his own damn room?! 341 00:16:30,641 --> 00:16:32,034 - I wa--ah! 342 00:16:34,210 --> 00:16:35,342 Hmm... 343 00:16:37,953 --> 00:16:39,389 Ugh. Okay. 344 00:16:39,433 --> 00:16:41,826 - LUELENE: Senior! Senior! 345 00:16:41,870 --> 00:16:45,265 Rondell! Rondell, help! 346 00:16:45,308 --> 00:16:46,918 Your daddy, something's wrong! - RONDELL: What? 347 00:16:46,962 --> 00:16:47,876 Something's wrong? 348 00:16:49,486 --> 00:16:50,357 Daddy. Daddy! 349 00:16:58,452 --> 00:17:00,106 - Was he wearing a wire? 350 00:17:01,150 --> 00:17:02,238 Thank you. 351 00:17:06,068 --> 00:17:07,374 Roderick Johnson. 352 00:17:07,417 --> 00:17:11,334 Oh, what happened, brother? That looks terrible. 353 00:17:11,378 --> 00:17:13,423 - [scoffs] Don't test me, Lancaster, 354 00:17:13,467 --> 00:17:15,121 you know what I can do. 355 00:17:15,164 --> 00:17:16,905 - Oh, yeah, that cute little blackmail thing 356 00:17:16,948 --> 00:17:18,950 you and Bella are doing? 357 00:17:18,994 --> 00:17:21,605 You know you're an even bigger joke than I originally thought. 358 00:17:21,649 --> 00:17:24,913 - And I'm about to be laughing all the way to the bank. 359 00:17:24,956 --> 00:17:27,089 I'm here to make sure you pay up. 360 00:17:27,133 --> 00:17:30,049 - I will, as soon as you hand over those flash drives. 361 00:17:30,092 --> 00:17:32,007 - You must think I'm stupid. - Hmm. 362 00:17:32,051 --> 00:17:34,096 - You get the drives when I get the cash. 363 00:17:34,140 --> 00:17:35,619 - How do I know you didn't make 364 00:17:35,663 --> 00:17:37,230 more copies than you're admitting to? 365 00:17:37,273 --> 00:17:39,667 - I guess you have to pray I'm more honest than you are. 366 00:17:39,710 --> 00:17:43,323 - See, your brilliant plan is failing already. 367 00:17:43,366 --> 00:17:46,413 I don't trust you, you don't trust me. 368 00:17:46,456 --> 00:17:47,762 We're at a stalemate. 369 00:17:47,805 --> 00:17:49,329 - That's where you're wrong. 370 00:17:49,372 --> 00:17:50,982 Bella will be our go-between. 371 00:17:51,026 --> 00:17:52,593 - [chuckles] I trust her even less. 372 00:17:52,636 --> 00:17:53,985 - Tough shit. 373 00:17:54,029 --> 00:17:56,336 You give her the cash, I give her the drives, 374 00:17:56,379 --> 00:17:59,121 she makes the swap, in that order. 375 00:17:59,165 --> 00:18:01,732 Now, if you don't like it, we go with plan B. 376 00:18:01,776 --> 00:18:04,605 Leaking the videos, get your sorry ass impeached. 377 00:18:07,869 --> 00:18:11,394 - You do that, it would be mutually assured destruction. 378 00:18:11,438 --> 00:18:13,135 I promise you that. 379 00:18:13,179 --> 00:18:16,399 - Fine by me, I got nothing to lose. 380 00:18:16,443 --> 00:18:21,143 - You sure about that? - My video, my terms. 381 00:18:21,187 --> 00:18:24,277 Cough up the cash or else... brother. 382 00:18:37,072 --> 00:18:38,508 - [door closes] 383 00:18:38,552 --> 00:18:40,684 - [sirens wailing] - HERSCHEL: Are you guys 384 00:18:40,728 --> 00:18:43,252 looking for anything in particular? 385 00:18:43,296 --> 00:18:45,646 - Your office takes on average four weeks to approve 386 00:18:45,689 --> 00:18:47,735 of a single commercial property. 387 00:18:47,778 --> 00:18:49,563 Safe to say that a plaza or marketplace 388 00:18:49,606 --> 00:18:52,174 would take considerably longer? 389 00:18:52,218 --> 00:18:55,743 - Oh, yeah, more buildings, more permits, more time. 390 00:18:55,786 --> 00:18:57,179 - Simple math. - Yeah. 391 00:18:57,223 --> 00:18:58,789 - So, how does English Rose get its permit 392 00:18:58,833 --> 00:19:00,704 in under two weeks? 393 00:19:00,748 --> 00:19:03,533 - Oh, well, it, uh--must have their ducks in a row. 394 00:19:03,577 --> 00:19:04,491 It's quicker when they do. 395 00:19:04,534 --> 00:19:05,883 - Paperwork's in order? 396 00:19:05,927 --> 00:19:07,624 That's really how we're gonna play this? 397 00:19:07,668 --> 00:19:10,018 - These mixed communities were also approved quickly. 398 00:19:10,061 --> 00:19:12,412 Who's the developer? 399 00:19:12,455 --> 00:19:15,545 - Hmm, Greg Peters. - Yeah. 400 00:19:15,589 --> 00:19:17,634 - And your signature approved them all. 401 00:19:17,678 --> 00:19:20,985 - Well, I give building permits to a lot of developers. 402 00:19:21,029 --> 00:19:23,684 That's my job-- - Cut the shit, Herschel. 403 00:19:23,727 --> 00:19:25,338 Peters paid you off, admit it. 404 00:19:25,381 --> 00:19:28,428 - He paid his permit fees. That's all I know. 405 00:19:28,471 --> 00:19:29,907 I don't know what else you're implying. 406 00:19:29,951 --> 00:19:31,561 - We're talking about you taking money 407 00:19:31,605 --> 00:19:33,041 to expedite his permits. 408 00:19:33,084 --> 00:19:36,349 - We're talking about prison, Herschel, you want that? 409 00:19:36,392 --> 00:19:39,221 Is there anything else you wanna tell us about your dealings 410 00:19:39,265 --> 00:19:41,180 with Greg Peters Construction? 411 00:19:41,223 --> 00:19:43,965 - This is your last best chance to stay out of trouble. 412 00:19:44,008 --> 00:19:45,227 Take it. 413 00:19:45,271 --> 00:19:48,665 - Listen, I've said all I'm going to say. 414 00:19:48,709 --> 00:19:51,015 Now, if you'll excuse me, 415 00:19:51,059 --> 00:19:56,020 I've got my completely legal and honest job to get back to. 416 00:19:56,064 --> 00:19:59,067 - Here's my contact info. 417 00:19:59,110 --> 00:20:01,678 - If you're smart, you'll use it. 418 00:20:05,465 --> 00:20:07,162 - You scared us half to death. - No. 419 00:20:07,206 --> 00:20:08,685 - Me and Rondell thought the worst 420 00:20:08,729 --> 00:20:10,339 watching them carry you out here on that stretcher. 421 00:20:10,383 --> 00:20:12,428 - No, ain't nobody dying. 422 00:20:12,472 --> 00:20:16,432 Doctors said I had what you call a TIA. 423 00:20:16,476 --> 00:20:19,087 All you need to know about it is the T stands for Temporary. 424 00:20:19,130 --> 00:20:20,915 It ain't coming back. 425 00:20:20,958 --> 00:20:23,613 - You had a mini-stroke, Evan Senior. 426 00:20:23,657 --> 00:20:26,355 And that ain't nothing to play with. 427 00:20:26,399 --> 00:20:28,836 I know they gave you some pressure medicine. 428 00:20:28,879 --> 00:20:31,099 - Here been that pressure medicine. 429 00:20:31,142 --> 00:20:32,622 He ain't been taking it. 430 00:20:32,666 --> 00:20:35,234 - You ain't been taking your medicine?! 431 00:20:35,277 --> 00:20:37,323 - That stuff ain't good for my stuff. 432 00:20:37,366 --> 00:20:40,500 - And you think I want you dropping dead on top of me? 433 00:20:40,543 --> 00:20:41,892 - [sighs] 434 00:20:45,505 --> 00:20:48,377 - SENIOR: Come on, don't be like that. 435 00:20:48,421 --> 00:20:51,162 - Until you start back taking those pills, 436 00:20:51,206 --> 00:20:54,470 you ain't getting none of this. 437 00:20:54,514 --> 00:20:56,298 And don't make me wait too long. 438 00:20:58,126 --> 00:20:59,432 - SENIOR: [sighs] - LUELENE: Good night, Rondell. 439 00:20:59,475 --> 00:21:01,347 - Good night, Luelene. 440 00:21:01,390 --> 00:21:03,566 - You see what you did? - Daddy! 441 00:21:05,351 --> 00:21:06,265 Look. 442 00:21:08,223 --> 00:21:11,748 I understand that you're lonely. 443 00:21:11,792 --> 00:21:14,229 You old, but you ain't cold. 444 00:21:15,883 --> 00:21:18,407 Look, if the blood pressure medicine you're supposed to be 445 00:21:18,451 --> 00:21:21,062 taking is causing... side effects, then-- 446 00:21:21,105 --> 00:21:25,240 - Look--Lord have mercy. I can't believe 447 00:21:25,284 --> 00:21:28,635 I'm having this conversation with my own daughter. 448 00:21:28,678 --> 00:21:30,376 - Well, don't talk to me. 449 00:21:30,419 --> 00:21:34,205 Talk to Evan, or talk to big Charlie. 450 00:21:34,249 --> 00:21:36,817 Hell, talk to the man on the moon, 451 00:21:36,860 --> 00:21:38,427 if his ass can convince you 452 00:21:38,471 --> 00:21:41,169 to take this medicine that they gave you. 453 00:21:44,390 --> 00:21:48,263 The doctor said this one will regulate your pressure, 454 00:21:48,307 --> 00:21:51,745 and, you know, without messing with your... 455 00:21:51,788 --> 00:21:53,050 love life. 456 00:21:57,141 --> 00:21:59,535 You're the only daddy I got. 457 00:22:02,625 --> 00:22:05,062 And I ain't trying to lose you. 458 00:22:08,849 --> 00:22:11,634 You know what? Just take your medicine. 459 00:22:11,678 --> 00:22:12,809 - Rondell. 460 00:22:14,898 --> 00:22:17,771 [sighs] Listen, pudding. 461 00:22:17,814 --> 00:22:22,166 You ain't losing me any time soon. 462 00:22:22,210 --> 00:22:23,733 I promise. 463 00:22:27,520 --> 00:22:30,000 [chuckles] I love you. 464 00:22:30,044 --> 00:22:31,350 - I love you, Daddy. 465 00:22:34,570 --> 00:22:36,703 - [door opens] 466 00:22:36,746 --> 00:22:39,532 - Hey. - Hey. 467 00:22:39,575 --> 00:22:42,709 - I am glad you are at home, 468 00:22:42,752 --> 00:22:46,930 and not out with the woman who tried to kill me. 469 00:22:46,974 --> 00:22:49,933 - What? Yeah. Right. 470 00:22:49,977 --> 00:22:51,500 - Your dad didn't wanna tell you, 471 00:22:51,544 --> 00:22:53,894 but you should know. 472 00:22:53,937 --> 00:22:55,461 I was drugged. 473 00:22:55,504 --> 00:22:57,985 Someone put a narcotic in my drink at the Summit. 474 00:23:00,422 --> 00:23:03,817 I'm certain it was Lori Purifoy. 475 00:23:03,860 --> 00:23:06,123 - Seriously? Mom. 476 00:23:06,167 --> 00:23:08,952 That room was full of people who hate you. 477 00:23:08,996 --> 00:23:10,867 It's not enough that you slapped Lori, 478 00:23:10,911 --> 00:23:13,217 now you're accusing her of poisoning you. 479 00:23:13,261 --> 00:23:15,698 - If you'd only heard the vulgar filth that came out of her mouth 480 00:23:15,742 --> 00:23:18,571 about you... that's why I slapped her. 481 00:23:18,614 --> 00:23:22,139 - What'd she say? - I won't deign to repeat it. 482 00:23:22,183 --> 00:23:23,706 - Okay, even if she said something awful, 483 00:23:23,750 --> 00:23:25,578 that doesn't mean Lori would do this. 484 00:23:25,621 --> 00:23:27,101 Lori's not a malicious person. 485 00:23:27,144 --> 00:23:30,931 - Please, it's in her DNA. 486 00:23:30,974 --> 00:23:34,151 I have the memory of my dead sister to remind me 487 00:23:34,195 --> 00:23:37,067 just how lethal the Purifoys can be. 488 00:23:37,111 --> 00:23:38,982 Maybe you can forget that they killed your aunt, 489 00:23:39,026 --> 00:23:42,072 but I never will. - Mom, please stop. 490 00:23:42,116 --> 00:23:43,857 - What's going to stop 491 00:23:43,900 --> 00:23:46,816 is this thing you have with that girl. 492 00:23:46,860 --> 00:23:50,385 I will not lose anyone else I hold dear to the Purifoys. 493 00:23:50,429 --> 00:23:54,041 It ends now, do I make myself clear? 494 00:23:54,084 --> 00:23:56,347 - It was all a lie, wasn't it? 495 00:23:56,391 --> 00:23:58,349 - Excuse me? - All that talk about 496 00:23:58,393 --> 00:23:59,960 you accepting me for who I am, 497 00:24:00,003 --> 00:24:02,092 you never had any intention to do so, did you? 498 00:24:02,136 --> 00:24:03,180 - Carly. - Oh, my god, 499 00:24:03,224 --> 00:24:04,965 I am such an idiot. 500 00:24:05,008 --> 00:24:07,054 You can't accept me for my career choice, 501 00:24:07,097 --> 00:24:08,925 of course you can't accept who I choose to love. 502 00:24:08,969 --> 00:24:11,275 - Watch your tone, I'm still your mother. 503 00:24:11,319 --> 00:24:15,976 - Yes, you are. And I will always love you, Mom. 504 00:24:16,019 --> 00:24:18,239 But I love her, too. 505 00:24:18,282 --> 00:24:21,111 And I won't give her up, not even for you. 506 00:24:31,992 --> 00:24:38,259 - [indistinct chatter] - [phone ringing] 507 00:24:38,302 --> 00:24:40,435 - Stephanie Lancaster here for Titus Hughes. 508 00:24:40,479 --> 00:24:42,655 - Okay. - Thank you. 509 00:24:42,698 --> 00:24:45,788 - Hi. Mrs. Lancaster is here to see you? 510 00:24:45,832 --> 00:24:47,224 - Here for me? 511 00:24:49,183 --> 00:24:52,534 - I warned my daughter you weren't worth her tears. 512 00:24:52,578 --> 00:24:55,885 It took you less than 24 hours to prove me right. 513 00:24:55,929 --> 00:24:58,845 - You're lucky I chose not to press charges. 514 00:24:58,888 --> 00:25:02,283 Keep testing me, and I might change my mind. 515 00:25:02,326 --> 00:25:05,329 - [chuckles] You'll do no such thing. 516 00:25:05,373 --> 00:25:08,419 If you did, you'd be exposed. 517 00:25:08,463 --> 00:25:10,683 - This should be good. For what? 518 00:25:12,598 --> 00:25:15,949 - Attempted murder, of course. - You hit me. 519 00:25:15,992 --> 00:25:17,385 I never laid a hand on you. 520 00:25:17,428 --> 00:25:18,560 - Hey, what's going on here? 521 00:25:18,604 --> 00:25:20,954 - Just discussing the Purifoy princess 522 00:25:20,997 --> 00:25:24,000 slipping a deadly narcotic into my drink 523 00:25:24,044 --> 00:25:26,786 at Marilyn Barnes' cocktail party. 524 00:25:26,829 --> 00:25:29,049 - What? 525 00:25:29,092 --> 00:25:33,009 - That's an insane accusation, even coming from you. 526 00:25:33,053 --> 00:25:36,578 - Hmm, I don't blame you for the need to scratch 527 00:25:36,622 --> 00:25:39,320 your homicidal itch. 528 00:25:39,363 --> 00:25:41,409 It's obviously hereditary. 529 00:25:41,452 --> 00:25:44,107 Your father makes a drug that kills thousands. 530 00:25:44,151 --> 00:25:47,154 - Steph, do you know how unstable you sound right now? 531 00:25:47,197 --> 00:25:50,157 - She tries to kill me with an opioid overdose 532 00:25:50,200 --> 00:25:51,767 and I sound unstable? 533 00:25:51,811 --> 00:25:54,640 I've got the toxicology report to back up my claim. 534 00:25:54,683 --> 00:25:58,818 - I want her out of my family's building... now. 535 00:25:58,861 --> 00:26:01,385 - Eh--given the circumstances, I think that might be 536 00:26:01,429 --> 00:26:03,170 the best course of action. 537 00:26:03,213 --> 00:26:05,259 - I completely rearranged my schedule to be here today 538 00:26:05,302 --> 00:26:06,608 at the settlement conference. 539 00:26:06,652 --> 00:26:08,305 It'll be weeks before I can reschedule. 540 00:26:08,349 --> 00:26:10,612 - I'm good with that. You should go. 541 00:26:10,656 --> 00:26:11,961 You're too hot right now. 542 00:26:12,005 --> 00:26:16,139 - [laughs] You haven't seen me hot yet, Titus. 543 00:26:17,750 --> 00:26:19,186 But you will. 544 00:26:23,494 --> 00:26:24,887 - [sighs] 545 00:26:24,931 --> 00:26:26,628 - Herschel Cooper basically rubber stamps permits 546 00:26:26,672 --> 00:26:28,499 at Daphne Manning's direction. 547 00:26:28,543 --> 00:26:31,067 - I bet Daphne's getting paid every time one of those permits 548 00:26:31,111 --> 00:26:32,634 gets awarded. 549 00:26:32,678 --> 00:26:35,463 If Herschel turns... we got her. 550 00:26:35,506 --> 00:26:37,683 - Great work, guys. 551 00:26:37,726 --> 00:26:40,250 At this rate, we'll nail Lancaster by midterms. 552 00:26:40,294 --> 00:26:43,340 - Okay, wait, I know we wanna get the mayor, 553 00:26:43,384 --> 00:26:46,474 but we have to build a bullet-proof case, 554 00:26:46,517 --> 00:26:48,258 and that means we need to go slow. 555 00:26:48,302 --> 00:26:50,870 - We sure do. 556 00:26:50,913 --> 00:26:53,612 - You're not protecting your friend Stephanie, are you? 557 00:26:53,655 --> 00:26:55,701 - Karen, don't be ridiculous. 558 00:26:55,744 --> 00:26:58,138 I just feel like if we're gonna make the big score, 559 00:26:58,181 --> 00:26:59,966 then we can't be in a hurry. 560 00:27:00,009 --> 00:27:03,665 Daphne Manning is gonna give us Lancaster and Peters. 561 00:27:03,709 --> 00:27:05,493 She just doesn't know it yet. 562 00:27:05,536 --> 00:27:09,453 - Ugh, I've got a meeting. I'll catch you both later. 563 00:27:09,497 --> 00:27:10,629 Great job. 564 00:27:13,719 --> 00:27:18,680 - Ah. Feels good working together again. 565 00:27:18,724 --> 00:27:21,509 [chuckles] Feels like we're winning. 566 00:27:21,552 --> 00:27:23,903 - We're not working together, Damian. 567 00:27:23,946 --> 00:27:26,209 Is that why you popped up back in my life? 568 00:27:26,253 --> 00:27:28,647 Were you on a losing streak back in Birmingham? 569 00:27:28,690 --> 00:27:32,302 - No, just missed the best partner I've ever had. 570 00:27:32,346 --> 00:27:34,957 No, I mean professionally, Amara. 571 00:27:35,001 --> 00:27:38,265 Listen, I'm serious. 572 00:27:38,308 --> 00:27:40,093 I'm good, and I know that. 573 00:27:40,136 --> 00:27:41,660 But working with you makes me better. 574 00:27:44,967 --> 00:27:47,230 - You were the rock star when we got partnered. 575 00:27:47,274 --> 00:27:48,884 I was just trying to keep up. 576 00:27:48,928 --> 00:27:51,147 - We were good because of you, not me. 577 00:27:51,191 --> 00:27:53,193 You're the only one that didn't know that. 578 00:27:53,236 --> 00:27:58,154 - [phone buzzing] 579 00:27:58,198 --> 00:28:00,113 - You gonna get that? 580 00:28:00,156 --> 00:28:03,246 Let the hubby know that we're working a case? 581 00:28:03,290 --> 00:28:04,770 - [phone buzzing] 582 00:28:08,556 --> 00:28:09,949 - Hello, my love. 583 00:28:12,255 --> 00:28:14,431 [laughs] 584 00:28:14,475 --> 00:28:16,607 Really? That's what you called to tell me? 585 00:28:18,044 --> 00:28:19,567 - [whispers] Later. - [whispers] Get out. 586 00:28:20,568 --> 00:28:22,701 Yeah. [laughs] 587 00:28:22,744 --> 00:28:25,051 - I'll be home soon. Love you, too. 588 00:28:26,356 --> 00:28:28,576 What can I do for you? 589 00:28:28,619 --> 00:28:31,448 - Go ahead, I know you've been dying to ask. 590 00:28:33,581 --> 00:28:36,758 - I reviewed our marketing and accounting expenditures, 591 00:28:36,802 --> 00:28:38,325 checked whether Purifoy reps have targeted 592 00:28:38,368 --> 00:28:40,457 specific doctors' offices, 593 00:28:40,501 --> 00:28:41,981 I've even done background checks on some 594 00:28:42,024 --> 00:28:45,593 of the consultants we hire. - And you found? 595 00:28:45,636 --> 00:28:47,987 - No sign that Purifoy targets African-American 596 00:28:48,030 --> 00:28:49,553 or poor urban communities. 597 00:28:49,597 --> 00:28:52,774 - Or any other marginalized group, because we don't. 598 00:28:52,818 --> 00:28:54,384 I know where this comes from. 599 00:28:54,428 --> 00:28:55,995 You've been talking to Arden. 600 00:28:56,038 --> 00:28:58,345 - Does that concern you? - He's our chief pharmacologist 601 00:28:58,388 --> 00:29:00,173 who knows everything about Limodol. 602 00:29:00,216 --> 00:29:03,089 It would concern me if you didn't talk to Arden. 603 00:29:03,132 --> 00:29:05,091 It's the other question I thought you were gonna ask. 604 00:29:05,134 --> 00:29:07,049 - Which is? - Did I spike Stephanie's drink 605 00:29:07,093 --> 00:29:09,225 at the cocktail party? 606 00:29:09,269 --> 00:29:13,229 - [sighs] I know Stephanie can be over the top. 607 00:29:13,273 --> 00:29:15,884 But this time she absolutely believed what she was saying. 608 00:29:17,930 --> 00:29:20,541 - Just how well do you know her? 609 00:29:20,584 --> 00:29:25,372 And don't try to sell me that opposing counsel crap. 610 00:29:25,415 --> 00:29:27,504 - She went to Spelman, I went to Morehouse, 611 00:29:27,548 --> 00:29:29,463 our paths crossed. 612 00:29:29,506 --> 00:29:32,205 - Mm-hmm. Sure. 613 00:29:32,248 --> 00:29:35,077 Well, our paths crossed at the cocktail party 614 00:29:35,121 --> 00:29:37,297 and I definitely owe her one, 615 00:29:37,340 --> 00:29:40,953 but spiking a drink just isn't my style. 616 00:29:40,996 --> 00:29:42,868 - Glad to hear it. 617 00:29:42,911 --> 00:29:45,218 Now, if you don't mind, I have a motion to type up, 618 00:29:45,261 --> 00:29:47,873 and I'd like to get home to my wife before dinner. 619 00:29:47,916 --> 00:29:50,179 - How sweet. 620 00:29:50,223 --> 00:29:55,663 Titus and Amara Hughes, the all-American couple. Hmm. 621 00:30:01,712 --> 00:30:05,760 - ♪ 622 00:30:05,804 --> 00:30:06,935 - RODERICK: How's it going, baby? 623 00:30:06,979 --> 00:30:08,850 - BELLA: Better than expected. 624 00:30:08,894 --> 00:30:10,634 Guess whose goons stopped by? 625 00:30:12,288 --> 00:30:16,249 - So, we're good? - We're better than good. 626 00:30:16,292 --> 00:30:17,728 We're rich! 627 00:30:17,772 --> 00:30:19,643 - BOTH: [laughing] 628 00:30:19,687 --> 00:30:22,298 - Ooh. - BELLA: Oh, careful. 629 00:30:22,342 --> 00:30:24,431 - Where is it? - In my bedroom in the safe. 630 00:30:24,474 --> 00:30:26,737 Couldn't have that kind of money just lying around. 631 00:30:26,781 --> 00:30:28,739 - I wanna see it. - Let me get those drives. 632 00:30:28,783 --> 00:30:30,785 I have to get them over to Evan. 633 00:30:30,829 --> 00:30:32,526 - What's the rush? You're rolling in dough. 634 00:30:32,569 --> 00:30:34,310 - He's already mad enough as it is, 635 00:30:34,354 --> 00:30:35,964 I don't wanna make it any worse. 636 00:30:36,008 --> 00:30:37,618 - Bella, can't you see? 637 00:30:37,661 --> 00:30:39,794 After this, we won't have to worry about that mobster mayor 638 00:30:39,838 --> 00:30:41,230 ever again. 639 00:30:41,274 --> 00:30:44,103 - Which is why I wanna get it over with. 640 00:30:44,146 --> 00:30:46,105 So we can live the life we've always dreamed of 641 00:30:46,148 --> 00:30:47,584 and finally be happy. 642 00:30:54,548 --> 00:30:56,855 Is this all of 'em? - Yeah. 643 00:30:56,898 --> 00:30:58,595 Thought about making another copy for insurance 644 00:30:58,639 --> 00:31:00,728 but I didn't wanna put you and Joaquin at risk. 645 00:31:01,903 --> 00:31:03,905 Now, show me the money. 646 00:31:06,429 --> 00:31:09,171 - There is no money, you piece of shit. 647 00:31:11,173 --> 00:31:12,914 You really thought the mayor of Atlanta would get bested 648 00:31:12,958 --> 00:31:16,439 by some second-rate has-been athlete? 649 00:31:16,483 --> 00:31:18,311 How many hits to the head did you take? 650 00:31:23,577 --> 00:31:25,971 - I'm so sorry, Roderick. - You might wanna leave now, 651 00:31:26,014 --> 00:31:27,755 while you can still do so on your own. 652 00:31:31,672 --> 00:31:32,760 One more thing. 653 00:31:34,414 --> 00:31:36,155 Don't ever come back. 654 00:31:45,860 --> 00:31:48,036 - [crying] 655 00:31:48,080 --> 00:31:50,691 - Do to these what I just did to Roderick: destroy 'em. 656 00:31:50,734 --> 00:31:52,562 - MAN: Done. 657 00:31:52,606 --> 00:31:55,348 - [laughs] 658 00:31:55,391 --> 00:31:56,566 Wasn't that fun? 659 00:32:10,319 --> 00:32:16,238 - ♪ 660 00:32:20,373 --> 00:32:22,766 - Don't waste your time feeling bad for Roderick. 661 00:32:22,810 --> 00:32:24,377 You did what had to be done. 662 00:32:24,420 --> 00:32:27,119 Think about what you'll be getting out of all this. 663 00:32:27,162 --> 00:32:28,772 - You promised me the airport concession, 664 00:32:28,816 --> 00:32:30,122 I still don't have it. 665 00:32:30,165 --> 00:32:31,950 - You will. - When? 666 00:32:31,993 --> 00:32:33,734 - In exchange for those drives I've set you up 667 00:32:33,777 --> 00:32:35,170 with Valentina De Santos, 668 00:32:35,214 --> 00:32:38,304 CEO and chairperson of Corazon Textiles. 669 00:32:38,347 --> 00:32:40,654 They make luxury materials for the biggest 670 00:32:40,697 --> 00:32:42,264 fashion houses in the world. 671 00:32:42,308 --> 00:32:45,137 - [laughs] Oh, my god. 672 00:32:45,180 --> 00:32:48,096 Valentina De Santos is one of my idols. 673 00:32:48,140 --> 00:32:50,011 I just read in "Women's Wear Daily" how she wants 674 00:32:50,055 --> 00:32:52,492 to expand into creating fashion in house 675 00:32:52,535 --> 00:32:54,929 instead of just supplying textiles. 676 00:32:54,973 --> 00:32:56,452 - You're going to lead them. 677 00:32:56,496 --> 00:32:57,932 - Me? - I've convinced Valentina 678 00:32:57,976 --> 00:32:59,934 you could be the face of their expansion. 679 00:32:59,978 --> 00:33:03,024 You now have a contract you can't put a price on. 680 00:33:03,068 --> 00:33:04,852 Could Johnson have made that happen for you? 681 00:33:06,593 --> 00:33:09,726 You'll be working with Valentina herself. 682 00:33:09,770 --> 00:33:12,033 Now, Corazon is a major player. 683 00:33:12,077 --> 00:33:13,817 Partnering with them? That's the way to go 684 00:33:13,861 --> 00:33:16,168 if you want a Bella Tru boutique at Hartsfield-Jackson. 685 00:33:19,910 --> 00:33:21,912 Sure you don't want me to get one of my guys 686 00:33:21,956 --> 00:33:23,436 to come over here and watch your place? 687 00:33:23,479 --> 00:33:26,134 - No, no, it's okay. Roderick won't be back. 688 00:33:33,881 --> 00:33:36,710 - Despite everything... 689 00:33:36,753 --> 00:33:39,365 I've always believed in you, Bella. 690 00:33:44,718 --> 00:33:46,024 - [door opening] 691 00:33:47,851 --> 00:33:48,896 [door closing] 692 00:33:52,204 --> 00:33:55,120 - ♪ Why wait for tomorrow 693 00:33:55,163 --> 00:33:58,906 ♪ What you can do today, today, today, today ♪ 694 00:33:58,949 --> 00:34:00,255 - What are you doing here? 695 00:34:00,299 --> 00:34:02,518 - Told your assistant we were friends. 696 00:34:02,562 --> 00:34:04,825 Hope that's still the case after this conversation. 697 00:34:06,261 --> 00:34:09,308 Did you drug my mother? 698 00:34:09,351 --> 00:34:12,267 - If you even have to ask, you don't know me at all. 699 00:34:12,311 --> 00:34:14,487 - I need to hear you say that you didn't do it. 700 00:34:14,530 --> 00:34:17,925 - I didn't do it. There. Are you happy? 701 00:34:20,058 --> 00:34:22,495 You don't believe me. Great. 702 00:34:22,538 --> 00:34:25,976 - Mom said-- - To hell with your mom. 703 00:34:26,020 --> 00:34:27,891 First she slaps me and now she's spreading lies 704 00:34:27,935 --> 00:34:29,197 about me poisoning her?! 705 00:34:29,241 --> 00:34:31,112 - She told me you said something nasty about me, 706 00:34:31,156 --> 00:34:32,809 that's why she slapped you. 707 00:34:34,463 --> 00:34:36,987 What did you say, Lori? 708 00:34:37,031 --> 00:34:40,904 - All I said was that she's just pissed off 709 00:34:40,948 --> 00:34:43,603 I've given you more orgasms in a few weeks 710 00:34:43,646 --> 00:34:44,995 than your old man managed 711 00:34:45,039 --> 00:34:47,128 to get her off their entire marriage. 712 00:34:50,784 --> 00:34:54,004 - BOTH: [laughing] 713 00:34:54,048 --> 00:34:55,615 - I cannot believe you said that, 714 00:34:55,658 --> 00:34:57,312 I bet her head almost exploded. 715 00:34:57,356 --> 00:34:58,835 - If she had been wearing pearls, 716 00:34:58,879 --> 00:35:01,316 she definitely would've clutched them right off her neck. 717 00:35:04,406 --> 00:35:09,846 Look, I'm sorry for going there with your mom. 718 00:35:09,890 --> 00:35:13,111 And yeah, it pissed me off that she slapped me, 719 00:35:13,154 --> 00:35:16,418 but I would never drug her. 720 00:35:16,462 --> 00:35:18,899 Or anyone for that matter. 721 00:35:20,161 --> 00:35:21,293 - I believe you. 722 00:35:23,773 --> 00:35:27,908 Now, about those orgasms you gave me? 723 00:35:29,562 --> 00:35:32,260 - Yeah? - Let's go back to your place 724 00:35:32,304 --> 00:35:34,784 and see if I can return the favor. 725 00:35:37,787 --> 00:35:41,313 - ♪ It wasn't you 726 00:35:41,356 --> 00:35:44,577 ♪ It wasn't me 727 00:35:44,620 --> 00:35:46,144 ♪ No one to blame 728 00:35:46,187 --> 00:35:48,276 - [chuckles] Looking sharp, Pop. Looking sharp. 729 00:35:48,320 --> 00:35:52,106 - Where do you think you get it from? [laughing] 730 00:35:52,150 --> 00:35:55,675 - So... Ms. Luelene, huh? 731 00:35:55,718 --> 00:35:57,677 - Ah, your big-mouth sister, I tell you, 732 00:35:57,720 --> 00:35:59,374 she can't hold water in a rainstorm. 733 00:35:59,418 --> 00:36:00,984 - EVAN: [chuckles] She never could. 734 00:36:01,028 --> 00:36:03,204 But you know what I thought when I heard about you two? 735 00:36:03,248 --> 00:36:05,163 - What? - That's my daddy. 736 00:36:05,206 --> 00:36:10,385 - [laughing] 737 00:36:10,429 --> 00:36:12,605 - Now, about that blood pressure medicine. 738 00:36:12,648 --> 00:36:16,043 - Alright, now, I've already been lectured and scolded 739 00:36:16,086 --> 00:36:18,350 by one of my children on this subject. 740 00:36:18,393 --> 00:36:20,221 I don't need to hear it from the other one. 741 00:36:20,265 --> 00:36:22,136 - Then handle your business, Pop. 742 00:36:22,180 --> 00:36:24,225 I heard you have a new medicine that won't mess you up. 743 00:36:24,269 --> 00:36:26,271 - It's already handled. 744 00:36:26,314 --> 00:36:27,446 I took 'em, dammit. 745 00:36:29,099 --> 00:36:31,667 Tonight's gonna be the test. - Hmm? 746 00:36:31,711 --> 00:36:33,974 - At least I'm hoping. [laughing] 747 00:36:34,017 --> 00:36:37,020 - Papa bear. 748 00:36:37,064 --> 00:36:41,286 - But hey, thanks for worrying about your old man. 749 00:36:41,329 --> 00:36:46,116 - You're all we got. - SENIOR: Yeah, yeah. Love you. 750 00:36:46,160 --> 00:36:48,815 - Hey, Evan Junior. - Ms. Luelene. 751 00:36:50,120 --> 00:36:51,687 You are looking lovely this evening. 752 00:36:51,731 --> 00:36:55,256 - LUELENE: Thank you, baby. - Uh, Lue, we better be going 753 00:36:55,300 --> 00:36:57,824 if we wanna get to the aquarium in time to see the show. 754 00:36:57,867 --> 00:37:00,653 - Mm, I love the Georgia Aquarium. 755 00:37:00,696 --> 00:37:03,177 Evan Junior, did you know that beluga whales 756 00:37:03,221 --> 00:37:06,485 are born gray but later turn white? 757 00:37:06,528 --> 00:37:09,357 - Wow, I did not know that, Ms. Luelene. 758 00:37:09,401 --> 00:37:11,533 - Well, you need to watch the Discovery Channel, 759 00:37:11,577 --> 00:37:13,274 you'll learn all kinds of stuff. 760 00:37:13,318 --> 00:37:15,276 - Yes, ma'am. - [chuckles] We better be going. 761 00:37:15,320 --> 00:37:17,452 [laughing] 762 00:37:19,759 --> 00:37:21,500 - [bell dings] - Bye, Daddy, y'all have fun. 763 00:37:21,543 --> 00:37:23,241 - SENIOR: Bye, baby. - You saw that wink? 764 00:37:23,284 --> 00:37:25,591 - Yeah, now your ass shows up at the last minute. 765 00:37:25,634 --> 00:37:27,245 - What? - I did all the heavy lifting! 766 00:37:27,288 --> 00:37:28,985 - [crickets chirping] 767 00:37:30,770 --> 00:37:33,251 - AMARA: [sighs] 768 00:37:33,294 --> 00:37:35,035 - I'm still having trouble believing we landed Judge Waites 769 00:37:35,078 --> 00:37:36,428 for the class action. 770 00:37:38,299 --> 00:37:40,214 - Well, honey, you know, sometimes you get the judge 771 00:37:40,258 --> 00:37:41,476 that you want. 772 00:37:41,520 --> 00:37:43,913 It happens, Titus, just count your blessings. 773 00:37:43,957 --> 00:37:45,437 - Yeah, I guess. 774 00:37:49,441 --> 00:37:51,225 - The settlement conference with Stephanie was today, 775 00:37:51,269 --> 00:37:53,793 wasn't it? 776 00:37:53,836 --> 00:37:57,100 - You mean Hurricane Stephanie? - Uh-oh. 777 00:37:57,144 --> 00:38:00,103 - Yeah, she comes in claiming Lori tried to kill her 778 00:38:00,147 --> 00:38:02,497 by spiking her drink with a narcotic. 779 00:38:02,541 --> 00:38:03,933 And apparently she slapped Lori. 780 00:38:03,977 --> 00:38:05,065 - Today? 781 00:38:05,108 --> 00:38:07,720 - No, at the Summit. - Oh, my god. 782 00:38:07,763 --> 00:38:09,809 - Stephanie was dead serious, too. 783 00:38:09,852 --> 00:38:12,333 Needless to say, we rescheduled the conference. 784 00:38:19,514 --> 00:38:23,736 - I have something to tell you and you're not gonna like it. 785 00:38:23,779 --> 00:38:27,435 - Oh, boy. Figures. It's been that kind of day. 786 00:38:27,479 --> 00:38:28,784 Give it to me. 787 00:38:33,528 --> 00:38:37,097 - It's about Damian. - [sighs] 788 00:38:37,140 --> 00:38:42,407 - We've been working together. - Define "working together." 789 00:38:42,450 --> 00:38:44,583 - Karen forced me to take him with me to interview 790 00:38:44,626 --> 00:38:46,541 a permit supervisor. 791 00:38:46,585 --> 00:38:50,763 I mean--I tried to push back, I really did, but-- 792 00:38:50,806 --> 00:38:53,374 - So now he's got Karen thinking he's Mr. Dependable. 793 00:38:55,333 --> 00:38:58,292 - Kinda looks that way, yeah. - [sighs] 794 00:39:04,516 --> 00:39:05,734 Okay. 795 00:39:07,127 --> 00:39:08,607 - That's it? 796 00:39:08,650 --> 00:39:10,435 - You're telling me the truth, right? 797 00:39:10,478 --> 00:39:12,001 - Yeah, of course I am. 798 00:39:13,960 --> 00:39:18,443 - I'll be honest, Amara. I kinda love you for that. 799 00:39:18,486 --> 00:39:20,401 Yeah, I'm concerned, but at the same time, 800 00:39:20,445 --> 00:39:23,099 it had to be difficult for you to tell me. 801 00:39:23,143 --> 00:39:25,711 I trust you. And I love you. 802 00:39:31,194 --> 00:39:32,935 - And I love you... 803 00:39:32,979 --> 00:39:35,895 so, so, so--[kisses]--so much. 804 00:39:35,938 --> 00:39:38,158 And I really don't wanna finish this report 805 00:39:38,201 --> 00:39:39,507 that's due in the morning. 806 00:39:39,551 --> 00:39:41,596 - But you have to, it's okay. 807 00:39:45,644 --> 00:39:46,906 - [sighs] 808 00:39:49,996 --> 00:39:51,389 - [computer beeps] 809 00:40:21,897 --> 00:40:23,464 - [exhales] 810 00:40:23,508 --> 00:40:29,427 - ♪ 811 00:40:43,441 --> 00:40:44,746 - [computer beeps] 812 00:40:46,705 --> 00:40:52,624 - ♪ 813 00:41:02,329 --> 00:41:08,291 ♪ 814 00:41:17,562 --> 00:41:23,481 ♪ 815 00:41:32,098 --> 00:41:34,013 - [shutter clicks] 816 00:41:34,056 --> 00:41:39,975 - ♪ 817 00:41:47,940 --> 00:41:51,073 ♪♪ 818 00:41:52,597 --> 00:41:54,207 - STEPHANIE: Next time, on "Ambitions" -- 819 00:41:54,250 --> 00:41:56,339 - Forget everything you heard and saw. 820 00:41:56,383 --> 00:41:57,906 - Don't you dare threaten me. 821 00:41:57,950 --> 00:42:00,561 - You two know each other? - Sure do, don't we, Kent? 822 00:42:00,605 --> 00:42:02,171 - I oversee all provisional partnerships. 823 00:42:02,215 --> 00:42:03,433 - Provisional? 824 00:42:03,477 --> 00:42:05,566 - Be a man for once. - I'm more of a man 825 00:42:05,610 --> 00:42:06,567 than you'll ever be. 826 00:42:06,611 --> 00:42:08,047 What? - Sir, you Titus Hughes? 827 00:42:08,090 --> 00:42:09,396 - Do it! - [groans] 828 00:42:09,439 --> 00:42:11,093 - AMARA: Titus! - TITUS: What are you doing?! 829 00:42:11,137 --> 00:42:12,878 We're well past a good defense being a good offense 830 00:42:12,921 --> 00:42:14,357 where this guy's concerned, Amara. 831 00:42:14,401 --> 00:42:16,403 - Oh, and Stephanie? - Yes, Mother? 832 00:42:16,446 --> 00:42:18,710 - If you're going to play with fire, 833 00:42:18,753 --> 00:42:22,322 make damn sure you're the one controlling the flames. 834 00:42:22,365 --> 00:42:25,934 - ♪ 835 00:42:29,459 --> 00:42:31,331 - ♪ 836 00:42:33,507 --> 00:42:35,204 - ♪ 837 00:42:35,248 --> 00:42:36,510 - [ding]