-[singer vocalizing] -[upbeat music playing]
[singer] ♪ I said, "Five in the morning" ♪
♪ I wake up to fight For my earnings ♪
♪ The fear in my mind is a warning ♪
♪ Praying to the one You rely in ♪
♪ I've been wandering All day ♪
♪ I try to be fine but I can't be ♪
♪ The noise in my mind Wouldn't leave me ♪
♪ I try to get by But I'm burning ♪
♪ And behind my mind It runs ♪
♪ All these thoughts Have troubled me ♪
♪ Fighting to give up My pain ♪
♪ Fighting to be on my lane ♪
♪ My mind running To the other side ♪
♪ when it's time To live my life ♪
♪ Then it tries To take me out ♪
♪ Tell you what I need Right here ♪
♪ I really need, I really need time now ♪
♪ I really need, I need a free mind now ♪
♪ I really need, I really need time now ♪
♪ Oh, yeah ♪
♪ To set me free ♪
♪ Now I need To find release ♪
♪ Set me to the open sky ♪
♪ Now I need to free My mind, yeah ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
[theme music playing]
[singer] ♪ You show me How deep love can be ♪
♪ This is my prayer ♪
♪ I cherish the day ♪
This is good, Daddy.
[Ellis] Thank you, baby girl.
You like yours?
It's okay.
Okay? Okay. All right.
-Give it to me. -No.
[laughter]
[sighs] Homework?
I did it.
Well, may I see it, please?
[sighs]
[sucks teeth]
This is good, Ev.
-Thanks. -[Ellis] Yeah.
Some moms are trying to get it banned.
To Kill A Mockingbird?
Black moms or white moms?
Both.
Oh.
[inhales deeply] You see,
all the stuff we've been talking about in this book,
folks don't want to talk about.
Social justice. Racism.
Can't fix nothing if we don't talk about it.
I'm kind of embarrassed to tell my class
I like the book.
Oh, come on now. Don't do that. Don't do that.
It's a dope book, Ev.
It's okay to love it.
And you stand up in front of that class
and you talk about it, all right?
All right?
Give me some. Give me some.
-Good job. -Hmm, good morning.
-[Bree] Good morning. -Hey.
[Anastasia] You guys ready to go? [smooches]
Yeah.
-Yes, good morning. -[Ellis] Good morning.
Ooh.
-Oh, thank you. -[Ellis] Mmm-hmm.
Mmm-hmm.
What you got in the bag, though?
My lunch.
Nice, healthy.
-Thank you. -[Ellis] You're welcome.
Hey, Ev.
Remember, don't be afraid to go left, all right?
And hold your follow through on your threes.
-I know, Dad. -[Ellis] Yeah, I know you know.
But let's see it on the court.
-"I know that." -Love you, baby.
Love you.
Love you, baby.
-Love you. -[Anastasia] See you later.
-Bye, baby. -Bye.
See you. Have a good day. See you.
[Ellis] All right. We're right behind you.
[Anastasia] All right.
So you all set?
[Bree] Yes.
Come here.
All right, let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go.
Not gonna be late.
[Sunday] This artichokes are gonna be beautiful
for dinner tonight.
Sunday, can I get you to taste this?
Yes.
Hmm. That's good.
Just add another sprig of thyme
and a quarter teaspoon of syrup.
Perfect.
You ready for your trip?
[sighs] I am. I am.
Just I hate leaving you when it's this busy.
Look, it's always gonna be busy.
-That's a good sign. -Mmm-hmm.
You, you gotta put eyes on your dad.
Yeah, yeah, you're right.
It'll be... It'll be easier once I get him here, you know.
Mmm-hmm.
First, we need to fix that old bathroom
and get the house ready to...
Hold on, hold on, hold on.
Reset. Okay.
So, vinegar, seasoning, oil.
In that order always, right?
Mustard doesn't mix on top of oil.
Right? You get it? No, it's good.
-Next one's gonna be perfect. -Okay.
[Sunday] Okay, everybody.
I'm leaving you in the expert hands of Chef Mindu.
Okay?
I already know I have the best kitchen in ATL.
You're all rock stars. [chuckles]
-All right, love you. -[Mindu] Love you.
-Bye. -Bye.
Thank you. Thank you.
-Hey. -Huh?
[chuckles]
Thank you.
You need me to pick you back up?
-Yeah, if you can. -Yeah.
I'll text you my flight information.
All right.
[singer] ♪ Now I'm asking what for... ♪
There you go.
-Thank you. -Hey.
Yeah.
[singer] ♪ But the only thing I'm trying to catch is ♪
♪ Feelings for you ♪
♪ I got the feelings For you ♪
Daddy!
So...
what happened to the bathroom?
There was nothing wrong with that bathroom.
Your mother picked out every last fixture in there
with love and care.
God rest her soul.
[Sunday] That was 30 years ago.
Where's the plumber?
Why would he leave it like this?
Uncle MV threw him out.
[MV chuckles]
But daddy, come on. We had a plan, remember?
You know, fix up the house, so we can get a good price?
I thought you wanted to come to Atlanta,
so we can spend more time together.
We can spend time together right here.
I can't leave the restaurant whenever I want.
We... We've been over all this.
Well, come when you can.
I'm doing just fine.
Lynette takes very good care of me.
[chuckles]
I thought you're supposed to be helping me with the plan.
-He changed his mind. -He doesn't remember.
Oh, here you go.
Can't an old man have a senior moment now and then
without you thinking that something's wrong?
Where are you going?
Well, apparently, if I want something done,
I have to do it myself.
Let me know if I can help.
Let me stop. I can't help.
I'm rooting for you, though.
Thanks.
Oh, the plumber did say it's a broken drum trap.
-Oh, really? -[Lynette] Mmm-hmm.
It's broken.
And she's off.
[Nolan] Sorry miss, but ain't none of that plumbing.
[Sunday] So you're saying you have no faith in me?
[Nolan] I'm just saying I have my doubts!
[laughter]
Oh.
[Nolan] Let me see what we got here.
[Sunday] Mmm-hmm.
-I got the goods. -[Nolan] Hmm, so you say.
[laughter]
[Ellis] Sunday?
[dramatic music plays]
[chuckles]
Can you please talk to her?
She thinks she's gonna fix a drum trap from the internet.
[laughter]
[Ellis] So, what are you doing in town?
Oh, just here for a few days
visiting my father.
-The judge. -[Sunday] Mmm-hmm.
Please tell him I said hello.
I will.
I can't believe it.
Yeah, yeah, me too.
So, you know, catch me up.
What you been up to these last...
Was it 25 years?
Twenty-five years.
Yeah, well, I... I've been in Atlanta.
Mmm-hmm.
I'm a chef. Yeah, I have a restaurant.
-Your own a restaurant? -[Sunday] Mmm-hmm.
[laughs] That's incredible.
-Congratulations. -Thank you.
And what about you?
What have you been up to?
Me? I'm a plumber.
Yeah, I own my own business.
I, uh...
Yeah, I do mostly new construction.
Hmm, that's... that's great.
That sounds...
-That sounds good. Mmm-hmm. -Yeah.
Crazy running into you here.
Probably the last person you were expecting to see.
Probably the last person you wanted to see.
No. I mean...
No, it's all good. It's fine.
You sure?
-Mmm-hmm. -[Ellis] Okay.
You look... You look great, by the way.
Thanks.
You too.
[laughs]
I have two daughters. They...
They keep us young.
Two daughters? Wow.
That's awesome.
Can you sign this please, Ms. D.I.Y?
-[laughs] -[chuckles] Yes.
My pleasure.
Thank you. Okay. Well, I guess I should get going.
So good to see you.
Yeah, it's good to see you, too.
[Sunday] Mmm-hmm.
[Nolan] Good luck, you'll need it.
-Thank you. -[Nolan chuckles]
-Bye. -Bye.
[dramatic music plays]
Women nowadays,
think they can do it all.
I'm blaming Ophrey.
Girl, guess who I ran into at the plumbing store.
Girl, you know I'm too nosey to guess.
Just tell me.
Who?
Ellis Moran.
What?
Did you smack him or kiss him?
-Neither. -Did you wanna kiss him?
-[sighs] You are crazy. -[chuckles]
-Do you still hate him? -I never hated him.
Oh, you can rewrite history all you want.
You hated his ass, okay?
I was there.
Well, it doesn't matter.
He's married.
And is he still fine?
-Yes. [laughs] -Oh, I knew it.
Fine like that, it doesn't just up and fade away.
-[sighs] -Yup.
Tell me more.
-They have two daughters. -Huh.
And he's a plumber.
Hmm, that's a good steady job.
Yeah.
How did it feel?
-What? -Seeing him.
After all these years?
Your first love.
-Mmm-hmm. -Your first kiss.
[chuckles] Mmm-hmm.
-Your first nasty. -[laughs]
Uh-huh.
-Felt nothing. -Mmm-hmm.
-It was fine. -[Lynette] Okay.
I bet you felt little good seeing him again.
You're this big, famous chef and he's a plumber.
I'm not even famous.
And I don't know, it seems like
he's having a good life, so I'm glad.
Hmm, okay. That's what we're doing now.
We're going high. Mmm-hmm.
You're lucky I wasn't there with you.
-[laughs] -Mmm-hmm.
It felt fine, yeah, right.
[singer] ♪ When it's over now ♪
♪ Don't we miss The good times ♪
♪ Honey they'll be new times ♪
♪ We can take A new life now ♪
♪ Keep blowing on And don't stop ♪
♪ It's blowing all out ♪
[vocalizing]
♪ Anything ♪
♪ Keep blowing on And don't stop ♪
Ah!
[groans]
[singer] ♪ Away, away ♪
♪ Away, away, away ♪
[Sunday] Thanks so much for coming.
[Ellis] No problem. My pleasure.
[thudding]
It's a much bigger job than I thought.
Yeah.
I brought you some water.
-Oh, thank you. -Uh-hmm.
So did you learn this from your grandfather?
Yeah, yeah.
He taught me everything I know.
But then, I went to trade school.
This is what's going on with your pipes.
Oh.
Yeah.
[sighs]
Let me show you something.
Okay. So you take this here.
Start here.
[singer] ♪ Needed some Ricolas ♪
♪ Stepped in CVS ♪
♪ Saw you in the corner ♪
♪ I was looking a mess ♪
♪ You didn't notice ♪
♪ Jason was instigatin' ♪
♪ I wanna bring you closer ♪
♪ Tired of waitin' ♪
Okay.
Just gotta pick up some copper pipe,
a few more things, and then,
I'll come back and close up that hole.
Thank you. You're a godsend.
What's the damage?
What? Come on, Sunday.
It's my honor to help you and the judge.
Uh-uh. Absolutely not.
Uh-uh. No.
I'm a business owner just like you
and I pay people for their services.
People. [chuckles]
Well, I'm not people, Sunday.
Look, if I can find everything I need,
I'll come back tomorrow and finish up.
All right?
Okay.
All right.
I guess...
I guess I should be going.
Hey.
How about I pay you in snowballs?
Well, that's an offer I can't refuse.
[laughs] Great.
Let me go tell Daddy.
Okay.
[Sunday] Can I get a large tiger's blood, please?
Thank you.
Uh-uh. No, no, no. I got this.
Remember? Payment for services rendered?
My bad. Okay.
Yeah. Yeah. Let me get this two.
[Brother Fingers] Ellis.
Ellis, Ellis, Ellis.
-[laughs] -Fingers?
Oh, gosh, you look good.
Look at you.
Oh, I am good. [laughs]
Brother Fingers, a pleasure...
[clears throat]
Are my eyes deceiving me?
-Is this Sunday? -Uh-hmm.
Finest girl in McDonough 35, Sunday.
-[Sunday laughs] -Ellis' Sunday?
Still fine as the day is long.
You remember me?
Come on now. How can I forget
the best drum major to ever drum major, huh?
-You remember? -Uh-hmm.
That means a lot.
This, the original King and Queen.
OG Homecoming King and Queen.
New Orleans' royalty.
Look at 'em.
Black don't crack, not even a lil' bit.
You still playing drums?
Oh, mama, I play 68 instruments.
-Okay. -Harp,
kalimba, balafon, guitar,
petite grand, baby grand,
bass drum, talking drum, and the forks.
And ooh, I play a mean forks.
Yes, sir.
This is the most talented brother I know.
All right.
Be safe, brother. All right?
Be safe.
Good to see you, Brother Fingers.
[laughs]
One snowball drummer style.
[laughs]
Yeah. I hope all that...
King and Queen talk didn't make you feel,
you know...
uncomfortable.
Oh, it's not my favorite topic.
-Understandably so. -Uh-hmm.
You know, I regret not going to homecoming.
Back then, I wasn't bold enough to show my face
knowing the whole school knew you cheated on me.
But now I realize,
you should have been the one embarrassed.
I was.
Not embarrassed enough to skip homecoming.
The real reason
I stopped by today
is to apologize.
[sighs]
You know, I thought we're gonna get married and...
[scoffs] live happily ever after.
I lost my best friend.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry I lied.
I'm sorry I cheated.
And if I could do it all over again, I would.
I forgave you a long time ago.
Plus, you know, the way the girls
were throwing their panties at you,
I'm surprised we lasted three years.
-Uh-hmm. -So you were feeling yourself.
I thought about looking you up.
Yeah?
I looked you up.
Yeah. I couldn't find you anywhere.
I...I...I was hoping you weren't
in a witness protection program or something.
Who's not on the internet?
Me.
Clearly.
You know, I did once,
uh, freshman year.
I...
I drove to see you.
I stopped by your dorm at Clark.
Uh-hmm. I know.
I saw you.
Your...Your... Your roommate said that
you went to Howard to visit your friends.
Yeah, that's what I told her to say.
What? [chuckles softly]
Why?
You know how Fingers called me "Ellis' girl?"
Everybody saw me like that.
Even me.
But at school, I...I was my own person
and I really liked that.
I guess I was afraid that if I went downstairs that day
and took one look at you,
I would go right back to being Ellis' Sunday
and I didn't want that anymore.
Anyway, you're a big basketball star.
I thought you had lots of women.
None of them were you.
[dramatic music playing]
It's been a while since I hung out in New Orleans.
It's been a while since I hung out anywhere.
I didn't know I needed this.
-Work keep you pretty busy? -Uh-hmm.
I usually just come down and check on Daddy
-and then, head back home. -Oh.
-I thought this was home? -Uh-uh.
Atlanta's home.
Oh, no.
And I love everything about it.
[laughs] What?
-Uh-hmm. -Oh, come on now.
Atlanta ain't got nothin' on New Orleans.
Um, we're the home of the lemon pepper wings.
Okay.
And we have Falcons.
-Oh, no, you didn't. -I did.
Look, it's one thing to leave town,
but to forsake the Saints
-for them dirty birds? -[laughs]
-[passerby] Who that? -Who that?
We got Stacey Abrams.
All right. Okay. I'mma bow down on that one.
-You got me on that one. -There you go.
But y'all even got no water.
Anywhere, you...you... you ain't got no beaches,
but maybe, maybe one lake.
-[laughs] -[chuckles]
You ain't got these vibes.
That's for sure.
You definitely don't have this.
[upbeat music playing]
Whoo, that boy nice with it.
Hmm.
What happened to you with basketball?
You know...
long story short,
I was balling.
And I had a scout from every team in the league
coming to my games.
They said that I'd be top 10 in the draft guaranteed
but my senior year, I got injured.
And I tried to play through it
but the pain was unbearable.
Yeah. And I did rehab but my game was never the same.
I'm sorry.
[inhales deeply]
Yeah.
Needless to say, I didn't get signed.
But I had an offer to play semipro overseas,
so I took it.
But I was miserable.
And I was homesick.
My heart wasn't into it.
But, uh...
when I came home,
I was hooked on the painkillers,
alcohol...
just about anything
to get my mind off what my life had become.
How did you kick it?
[laughs]
I met Anastasia.
Your wife?
Oh, my soon to be ex-wife.
[sighs] To be honest,
she loved me back to life.
And we got married, pregnant,
and when I saw how much he believed in me to be a dad,
I knew I had to win the fight.
But it wasn't easy.
I mean, honestly...
[sighs] you know, I think back sometimes,
I don't know how I made it.
I don't. [inhales deeply]
But I know one thing, I couldn't have done it without her.
I don't know, I guess...
I guess we all come into each other's lives
when we're supposed to,
for however long and for whatever reason.
You believe that?
Yeah, I do.
So why is she your ex or soon to be ex?
-Oh. -Hmm.
Hmm. [chuckles]
[exhales]
She wanted to sing.
[sighs]
So it was my turn to lift her up,
to encourage her,
to do what she was born to do.
So I told her I would her down at home.
And she went on this, you know, this...
small indie tour, and...
she comes home and she tells me that...
she fell in love with her road manager.
So she cheated on you?
Yeah.
I know. Karma.
You said it.
Well, how are you doing now?
That's a good question.
Yeah.
We're in a good place.
-You don't want, do you? -Uh-uh. Uh-uh.
Go ahead.
So...
are you dating?
No. You?
Some.
What do you mean, "no?" Like, not at all?
No. I...I...I mean, yes.
Not at all.
When...When Anastasia and I first got separated,
yeah, I hooked up with a lot of women.
I just... It made me feel worse, so...
I decided to take some time to heal and...
focused on my business and my girls.
So that's where I am.
What about you?
You're successful and beautiful.
Why aren't you married?
I guess I haven't met anyone
I couldn't live without.
Hmm. I'm not gonna argue with that.
[chuckles]
Some people do.
Not me.
So are you...
ready to go home or do you want more?
What you got?
[upbeat music playing]
[man] Woo!
Aw. Woo!
Yeah.
Come on.
[laughter]
I had a really good time tonight.
Yeah.
Well, I enjoyed myself, too.
I hope it's not another 25 years
before I bump into you again.
[chuckles softly]
Where's my father's car?
Wait, he doesn't... he doesn't drive anymore.
Oh, my God. God.
Daddy?
I checked out back. He's not here.
[dramatic music playing]
No. I...I...I don't know what he's wearing.
No, no. No, no tattoos,
no identifiable scars.
Thanks. Okay.
Thank you. Bye.
[telephone rings]
Hello?
Yeah. Hold on. It's Lynette.
Hey, 'Nette.
No. His cell phone is here.
Has this happened before?
-Not that I know of either. -Let's go. We'll find him.
Okay. Look, we're gonna go look for him.
So can you just come back here
and...and be here in case he comes home?
[sighs] Okay. Thank you.
-I love you. Bye. -All right. I'll drive.
[dramatic music playing]
It's hard to know where to look. He...
He barely leaves the house anymore.
We'll find him.
Even if we have to drive up and through this city
till the sun comes up, we will find him.
His barber shop?
I don't know.
I'm...I'm just...
I'm just pulling out of thin air.
Wait, wait, wait. Slow down. Slow down.
That's it. That's his car right there.
-Like, right here? -Yeah.
Daddy?
Daddy.
What are you doing out here? Where were you going?
Going to the cemetery.
All this talk about moving,
who knows when you'll take me.
I just wanted a chance to say goodbye to Ms. Vonney.
I...I guess I got turned around.
Daddy, I...I wouldn't take you to Atlanta
without saying goodbye to mama.
I don't wanna go.
Okay. Well,
we can talk about it later. Let's...let's go.
We're not gonna talk about it later
and I'm not going anywhere with you.
You know...
judge...
Sunday and I were talking earlier about...
how we all come into each other's lives
when we're supposed to.
The whole time, I just kept thinking of you.
[dramatic music playing]
See, there was a day.
It's a while back.
It was my worst day.
The best I could do was...
sit in front of the store with the fellas.
And you drove up,
and you looked at me and nodded,
and you walked into the store.
And I...
[inhales deeply]
well, I was embarrassed.
And when you came out,
you had a sandwich and some water
and you told me to get in the car
and go for a ride with you. I did.
You pulled down the visor
and you told me to look at myself.
And you told me...
that I was a good man.
When I told you that I had a baby on the way,
you said that I wasn't living for myself anymore.
But you thought that I would be a good dad.
I sat in the car for the longest time
and stared at myself...
because I realized that...
I want my daughter to love me...
the way Sunday loves you.
But for that to happen, I...
I knew I had to be a better man.
So I thank you for that.
Thank you.
You know, I...I...I always wanted
to drive that Jag of yours.
Would you mind if I... I gave you a ride home?
Yeah. Okay.
Come on, daddy.
[MV groans]
Let me help you.
Okay. I keep my flowers, too.
Real nice, aren't they, Sunday?
Uh-hmm.
This is Vonney's favorite,
-especially the yellow ones. -Yeah.
She loved them.
Come on, daddy. We got you.
-He's okay. -Hmm.
He knows this city like the back of his hand.
Getting lost,
doesn't make sense.
And he never talks to me like that.
I guess the thought of moving away isn't easy.
I know.
But I have to do it.
I feel like...
I feel like there's something wrong with daddy.
I can't leave him here.
I'm sorry.
[sighs]
When did you say you were moving him?
I'm not sure.
It's not as easy as I thought it was gonna be.
Yeah.
Thank you...
for everything, for today.
I...I know you have to get going.
It's been a long day.
I appreciate you, everything.
Okay.
You know what I love about New Orleans?
What?
We're survivors.
Yeah.
Come here.
[singer] ♪ I'mma tell you This one time ♪
♪ Boy, I want you To be mine ♪
♪ Can I come see you now? ♪
♪ Can I lay with you Outside? ♪
♪ Can I touch your lips With mine ♪
♪ 'Cause I need you now? ♪
♪ I don't wanna leave, I just wanna be here ♪
♪ By your side ♪
You call me anytime for anything.
Okay?
[singer] ♪ No, I don't feel The ground ♪
Okay.
[singer] ♪ But I'm feeling right ♪
♪ I tell you What it's all about ♪
♪ It's making me feel This way ♪
-♪ It's kind of like woo ♪ -[singers] ♪ Woo ♪
[singer] ♪ Da ♪
♪ Da ♪
♪ Oh, you make me feel And believe, baby♪
♪ Da, da, da ♪
-♪ Da-da-da-da-da-da-da ♪ -[singers] ♪ Whoa, feel like ♪
[singer] ♪ Oh, no ♪
♪ Nothing like What we lock eyes ♪
♪ I look away From time to time ♪
♪ All I see is you Right now ♪
♪ I just wanna lay With you all night ♪
♪ Feel your body Next to mine ♪
♪ Boy, I need you now ♪
♪ Don't wanna leave, I just wanna be here ♪
♪ By your side ♪
♪ You make me feel And believe ♪
♪ That we live and die ♪
♪ 'Cause I don't feel The ground ♪
♪ No, I don't feel The ground ♪
♪ But I'm feeling right ♪
♪ I tell you What it's all about ♪
♪ 'Cause you make me feel This way ♪
♪ And it's kind of like, oh ♪
♪ Da ♪
[soft music playing]