(soft dramatic music)
(soft music)
("Bandana")
♪ If all my actions and my gestures go unnoticed ♪
♪ I just want you to know this ♪
♪ For you, is why I wrote this ♪
♪ Shit gon be gloomy just stay focused ♪
♪ You the one that was silent ♪
♪ When they went viral and boasted ♪
♪ Sit here roasted as you reminisced about your homies ♪
♪ Cemetery visits when you're lonely ♪
♪ God ♪
♪ Why you put this type of pressure on me ♪
♪ Ammunition on the dresser ♪
♪ Pray I'm blessed still homie ♪
♪ Let your bandana catch ♪
♪ Your blood, sweat and tears, lil nigga ♪
♪ It's how we live, lil nigga ♪
♪ And we feel, lil nigga ♪
♪ Let your bandana catch ♪
♪ Your blood, sweat and tears, lil nigga ♪
♪ It's how we live, lil nigga ♪
♪ And we feel, lil nigga ♪
♪ Yeah, judge trying to send out to row ♪
♪ Had the sweat on my pistol ♪
♪ Turn over my goal ♪
♪ Taking my fingerprints ♪
♪ Can never tear my soul ♪
♪ In it for inmates ♪
♪ My uncle bought 20 to-go ♪
♪ Penitentiary letters ♪
♪ Eight blocks, submit (indistinct) ♪
♪ Fresh appearance ♪
♪ Get LeBron poster ♪
♪ Mama I'm sorry for stressing you ♪
♪ But this life is hell ♪
♪ Trying to stay outside the volts ♪
♪ But they want me inside the cells ♪
♪ Head count crackers linking chains on my wrists ♪
♪ Transferring headed to State ♪
♪ And I'm on the list ♪
♪ Is this my destiny to live inside the system ♪
♪ Many days are wasted ♪
♪ Time, living inside these rhythms ♪
♪ I cannot surrender myself ♪
♪ When I'm already trapped inside ♪
♪ They trying to extradite me ♪
♪ Set me up to take the ride ♪
♪ Trying to see the peace ♪
♪ Court dates ♪
♪ Pen out lawyers ♪
♪ For my release ♪
♪ Let your bandana catch ♪
♪ Your blood, sweat and tears, lil nigga ♪
♪ It's how we live, lil nigga ♪
♪ And we feel, lil nigga ♪
♪ Let your bandana catch ♪
♪ Your blood, sweat and tears, lil nigga ♪
♪ It's how we live, lil nigga ♪
♪ And we feel, lil nigga ♪
♪ Let your bandana catch ♪
♪ Your blood, sweat and tears, lil nigga ♪
♪ It's how we live, lil nigga ♪
♪ And we feel, lil nigga ♪
♪ Let your bandana catch ♪
♪ Your blood, sweat and tear, lil nigga ♪
♪ It's how we live, lil nigga ♪
♪ And we feel, lil nigga ♪
- [Protestors] Don't shoot!
Hands up!
Don't shoot!
Hands up! Don't shoot!
- Man, I know we're supposed to be wearing these masks,
but I ain't really loving them right now,
I'll tell you that.
- Not while you're in the car, man.
Don't be one of those people, all right.
It's just me and you.
(Thomas sighing)
- I don't know where you been.
(Anthony scoffing)
- I've been at home, unlike you, Jesse Jackson.
- Hold on, bro. Hold on, stop.
Stop right there. Stop right here.
- [Protesters] Hands up! Don't shoot!
Hands up! Don't shoot!
Don't shoot!
(keys rattling) (car doors opening)
(car doors closing)
- So now what?
- I need to be out here, bro.
- Bruh, it's starting to get redundant.
You're literally out here protesting
everyday and nothing has changed.
- Oh, things are changing,
whether you realize it or not.
- If you say so.
(siren blaring)
All right, look,
we're gone.
All right?
Come on man, get in the car.
(car lock beeping)
(car doors opening)
Dude, you gon get us arrested.
("Here in America")
♪ Forever ♪
♪ You know, 'cause I mean ♪
♪ We know for a long time ♪
♪ And there's already ever ♪
♪ And there's like all these things ♪
♪ So, you know ♪
♪ Let me sketch this issue ♪
♪ Of what's of my surroundings ♪
♪ Working hard, even when I'm lounging ♪
♪ See I was raised around prostitutes and crack heads ♪
♪ Me I chose to ♪
- Hey man, that's all I could afford
with this pandemic going on.
(Thomas chuckling) - I told you,
you don't have to do this, man.
I would have been fine with one of those old fashioned
burnt hamburgers of yours and a cold beer.
(Anthony chuckling) - Man, whatever.
Look, you finally got financing for your movie,
so we gotta celebrate.
- It's not in stone yet, man.
Got that pitch meeting in the morning.
- Oh, you gon kill that.
Better knock that out of the park.
- Hey, girl.
- Hey. - Hey.
- We have reservations for tonight.
(Carla laughing) - Reservations?
This is a diner, sweetie.
Where they do that at?
I'll tell you what, okay?
Choose one of these open booths.
These are for our reservation only customer.
(Anthony laughing) - Okay. Thank you.
- You're welcome.
- [Thomas] Let's just sit over here, man.
- Let's go.
- Oh, hey.
You got people at table 13.
(Christine sighing loudly) - Why do I keep getting stuck
with these kinds of customers today?
- What?
- You know, young Blacks with attitudes,
who never tip.
- Jesus, take the wheel!
(Carla sighing)
(soft music)
- So, tell me about this pitch.
- So, (hands clapping)
it's about a well-planned robbery heist.
Perpetrated by three sexy women.
Nobody suspects them, right,
because the first one
is a mother of three.
The second one is married to a prestigious lawyer
and the third,
the mastermind,
she's a bank teller.
(Thomas laughing)
Yeah!
- Yeah! (Anthony chuckling)
That sounds pretty interesting, bro.
Like... Like, Set It Off.
- What? No.
- Yeah. - It's not Set It Off.
- Bro, that's Set It Off.
Three women,
and one's a bank teller?
- Shut up, man.
You don't know what you're talking about.
These women got backstories
that explains why all this happens.
All right? It gets deep, man.
- Like Set It Off, right?
Like, one of them is a lesbian, right?
- You don't know nothing about the business.
I don't even know why I'm talking to you about it.
- Bro, you literally just got this first film.
Like,
you don't know nothing about the business.
- Whatever man.
- Take it easy, bro.
You know I'm just fooling around.
I'm...
(Thomas chuckling)
I suppose you, bro.
- Yeah, thanks.
(Thomas chuckling)
So, how are you planning on
kicking off this community center?
(Anthony sighing) - I was thinking about
trying to pull in some donations,
partner up with some small organizations,
local businesses, you know.
- So, you're not going federal?
- I don't know, maybe a little bit
down the line, but right now,
I'm just trying to keep it
as locally invested as possible.
- Nice.
- Yeah.
Man, just look at her.
Taking her sweet little time.
I'm thirstier than a maf!
(Thomas sighing deeply)
- So, what you got planned
for your future as a activist, bro?
(Anthony sighing) Well,
I was planning on opening up
an outreach center, in the hood.
- Mm. - But, after seeing
what I just saw, bro.
Like, the police literally came down
and interrupted a peaceful protest.
It's got me feeling like I need to be doing more.
- Yeah man, you're only one man, Ant.
You can only do so much.
- You right, but
it only takes one man to start a movement.
Take George Floyd for example.
It might be messed up what happened
and he paid the ultimate price,
but look what it inspired.
The whole nation is being reshaped as we speak.
- [Thomas] Okay. I hear you Dr.
King.
Preach! (Thomas laughing)
- Before the sermon begins,
can I get you guys some water?
- No, I'm gonna have a Arnold Palmer.
- Those are 3,75 and no free refills.
- Okay, and?
- I have to tell you that,
'cause y'all just love to make a fuss about refills.
- Yeah, because we can't afford $3,75, right?
- I'm just letting you know.
- Yes ma'am, he heard you.
- And for you?
- You know what, this what I'm gon do--
- He's gonna have a water with lemon.
- I'll be back to take your orders.
- Chill out, man.
- Nah, bro.
She gon get this word.
- Bro,
would you leave Agatha Christie alone.
We're supposed to be celebrating tonight.
I'm not trying to start the mean man marching thing.
- Man, you know she tripping though.
Look, if you want a Arnie Palmie,
that's your business.
But I'm tired of this, man!
I'm tired of our people being disrespected!
- Dude, can we not start the revolution
over my beverage choice.
- See, that's where it starts.
You let one little thing like this slide,
the next thing you know,
it's a knee on our neck.
(glass thudding)
- I'm ready to order.
What about you, Ant?
- Ah, let me check.
Let's see...
- Y'all look like you need more time.
I'll be back.
- What's her problem?
Bro,
I'm definitely sensing some hostility off of her.
I don't know what we did to her ass,
and like, she acting like we owe her
child support or something.
Nobody did nothing to her Barbara Bush
looking ass.
(Anthony scoffing) - Except be Black.
Look, I'm telling you bro,
next time she come over here with that attitude,
I'm setting it off.
- Relax Malcolm,
it's supposed to be a celebration, man.
I handle it. Hey, hey, hey,
that's mine.
(hand thudding)
- It's mine now.
(Thomas sighing)
(Tawana laughing)
- Right?
Thank you.
Right?
(chair dragging)
(Tawana laughing)
(chair dragging)
- Hello. - Hi.
- Your waitress will be here shortly.
Okay?
- Menus.
- She'll bring them when she comes,
okay?
I'll make sure to let her know.
(chair scraping)
(throat clearing)
- Excuse me. - Yeah?
- Hey, who do we speak to
about getting another waitress?
- Oh, is everything okay?
- Yeah, everything's cool.
Just, my brother and I
wanted to have a celebratory dinner
and she's been giving us a little attitude.
- Oh! I'm sorry about that.
- It's cool.
- I mean, this isn't the first time someone
has said something about her.
So, I'll tell you what,
I'll talk to Todd about that for you.
- That'd be great.
- All right. Have a good day.
- You too.
Yo,
what up?
She's gon talk to somebody.
(throat clearing)
(hand thudding)
(soft upbeat music)
All good?
- All good.
- So, how you plan on kicking off
this community center?
(Anthony sighing) - I was hoping I could
bring in some donations.
Do some partnerships with some...
Like, some small organizations
or some local businesses.
- Yeah.
So, no federal funding?
- Maybe a little bit further down the line.
Right now, I'm just trying to stay
as locally invested as possible.
- Right. Right, right, right.
- You are...
Am I keeping you from something, bro?
- Nah man, I'm good, man. - Or someone?
- Nah.
- Hey look, we don't get second chances.
You already know.
So, you might as well shoot your shot.
- You sure?
- Yeah.
Look, just don't,
like, not like your actual game.
'Cause we know both...
(Anthony mumbling)
- Ha, ha!
Glad you're opening a community center
and not a comedy club.
(Anthony laughing) - I'll be right back, dog.
I got this.
- Hey, um...
Hi.
- Hi.
(Sam laughing) - Breath.
(Thomas laughing) - I'm so sorry.
I just got a little light headed right there.
I got up too fast.
- You okay?
- I am good.
- Okay. - But, can I bother you
for some water?
- Oh, no problem.
I'll be right back.
- There you go. - Thank you.
- You're welcome.
(Thomas slurping) (Thomas swallowing)
Good now?
- Much better. Thank you.
But, can I bother you for something else,
if you don't mind?
- What's that?
- Can I get your number?
- Oh, smooth!
Okay. - Well, you know.
(both laughing)
- So, the whole, "I'm nervous",
"I can't breathe" act?
- Oh no, no. I was absolutely nervous.
I mean, I always get nervous
around a beautiful woman.
- Oh, is that right?
(Sam giggling)
- It is. I can't help it.
But, thank you for the water again.
- You're welcome.
- Um...
But, can I get your number real quick?
- Mm...
I don't know.
I do have my eye on you, though.
- Yeah, I saw that.
- I'd hoped you did.
- So, what's up?
Let me get the number.
(Sam sighing)
- How about this?
How about,
you give me your number
and maybe, sometime later tonight,
I'll text you.
- Okay.
I'm gon look forward to hearing from you
later on then, Samantha.
- You can call me Sam.
- All right, Sam.
Don't play with me girl.
You know. (Sam laughing)
- How'd it go Shaq?
- Oh man,
you might start calling me magic.
- Oh, shit! (Thomas laughing)
- No, but seriously man,
where were we?
Unfortunately, no real change
comes without a price.
- Man, everything comes with a price.
- True.
- I'd like to apologize
for how I came off earlier.
I've been having a stressful night
and it seems it's been affecting my customer service.
- Look, no problem.
It's all good.
No, we're just here to celebrate my brother.
He's a future Oscar winning filmmaker.
(Thomas laughing)
- Well, I won't disturb the celebration any longer.
Y'all ready to order?
- Actually, yes.
I'm gonna have the steak and eggs meal.
- And I'll have the fish and chips.
- Coming right up.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
- Snitching ass.
(Thomas sighing) - You damn real good
at this, bro.
- Hey, you're just now realizing that?
Look, I'm all for the people.
Especially our people.
I can see it now, man.
My community center bringing all this together.
- Yeah, man.
You definitely need to add a healthcare program
that offers low cost insurance.
And some insurance literacy.
When I was at that insurance firm, man!
(Thomas sighing)
Man, it made me sick to my stomach
denying those claims.
Leaving people with these crazy hospital bills.
I had a patient man
that had lupus.
Got left with a $400,000 bill.
- Mm. - Yeah.
That's the kind of bill that make you
wanna kidnap somebody.
- Man, that's crazy!
- [Thomas] Man.
- I bet she was Black too.
- Yeah, she was.
But get this,
the insurer said he was gon cover her procedures,
except they didn't tell her
that she had to reach
this crazy high deductible first
for them just to cover 30% of the bill.
- A damn scam.
(Thomas scoffing) - And it can be.
But that's why you gotta put
that healthcare program here.
Ain't no telling how many people you could help, bro.
- You're right.
I mean, that's a good idea.
I'ma put it there.
I'ma put it on my notes.
- Yeah man.
So, you ever thought about doing,
like, a youth outreach program?
- Oh yeah. That's one of the main reasons
I wanted to do it.
Right, I wanna get the youth
and unteach them everything
that the public school system darn taught them
and teach them what's really important.
- Right. Like investment,
stock,
ownership.
- Yeah. Everything that we learned too late.
- By the time I learned about it,
there was already bad credit.
(Anthony laughing) - Talking about credit, bro,
look, I tried to get a Capital One card.
They sent a dude to my house
to slap the shit out of me.
(both laughing)
- Capital One don't play.
- They do not play. - They do not play
with their money.
But, what you gon do about the single mothers,
the veterans and the ex cons,
trying to get their life back in order?
- I haven't really thought about that, man,
but I don't know,
maybe I could just add,
like, some classes to teach them
on how to do their resumes.
- Yeah.
- Tell them what and what not to do
during job interviews.
- Right. - Stuff like that.
Right. That part.
Showing up to the job interview
with your ass hanging out.
That ain't gon get you the job.
Except, unless you,
you know, are applying
for the prison cheerleader position.
- Facts.
(Anthony laughing)
But check this out though.
- What's that? - Since you helped me
with my ideas,
I wanna help you with one of yours.
- Mm.
This should be interesting.
- I think you should do a movie on single mothers.
- Mm-hm. - No, matter of fact,
just one single mother, right?
- One. - And she got a kid.
- Mm-hm. - They going through
some things. He's sick.
Probably like heart conditions or something.
'Cause you know, women love stuff like that.
- Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah.
Everybody loves stuff like that.
- Okay. So, here's what I was thinking.
Something should happen to her kid.
- Mm-hmm. - All right?
Something should happen to him or her,
that's gonna put them in a hospital for,
like, an extended period of time.
Racking up the hospital bill,
to where she can't pay it.
- Boy, that's John Q.
Anymore ideas?
- [Anthony] Well you know, they say there's no such thing
as an original idea, right?
- Yeah, well I told these investors
that it's about three women robbing a bank,
so, I need to come up
with a whole new storyline.
Damn!
- Nah, you got it, bro.
You got crazy talent, man.
- Yeah, well I got less than 24 hours
to come up with this robbery.
- Did I just hear you say robbery?
- We're talking about a film.
(Christine scoffing) - Okay.
Enjoy your food.
- Nosy ass!
- If she don't get her Sarah Palin ass
back in that kitchen...
(Thomas laughing) - Right.
(Anthony sighing)
Look man, I appreciate that,
but this pitch gotta be perfect tomorrow.
- You got it, bro.
(soft music)
You might as well go hola.
- Nah, man.
I was just flirting with her earlier.
This film about to take over my whole life.
- Whatever bro.
You gotta make time for somebody.
The streets are starting to talk.
- Oh man, whatever.
I'm MOB out here, in these streets.
Just like Pac said.
- Yeah, that's if you already got money.
But your ass is broke.
You should be trying to get laid.
- Look man,
I'm not taking no relationship advice from you.
You always got some baby mama drama.
- And how do you think I got those baby mamas?
- Hilarious. (Anthony laughing)
(cellphone ringing)
- Hello?
Hey, hey.
Hello?
Hey.
(Anthony chuckling)
I can't even hear you.
Okay. Okay,
are you gon let me talk?
Are you gon let me talk?
It's a business call, bro.
Let me take this call outside, real quick.
- Cool. - Yeah.
I'll meet you back.
- Tell your businesses to tell my niece and nephew,
I love them.
(Thomas chucking)
(fryer basket thudding)
- The other side.
(fryer basket thudding)
Pick up, Carla.
(serving basket thudding)
(soft music)
- Oh, uh-uh!
Not this shit again!
- What are you doing?
- Calling the cops.
Those two Black guys at my table
ran off on their bill.
- No way.
They're not the type of guys
that would do that.
- Oh Sam, you're so naive.
- No, they don't strike me as the type.
Maybe they're just in the bathroom.
- Maybe, if you hadn't been making eyes at the one,
you wouldn't be so easily fooled.
- Whatever Karen,
I'm going to get Todd.
- Hello? Hello?
Yes.
Yes, I need to get two cops down here.
I had two Black guys run off on their bill.
Yes.
Yes, thank you.
(telephone receiver thudding)
(water running)
- This place is a dump!
All right.
(throat clearing)
What's up? How you doing?
I'm Thomas.
Oh, Sam!
It's a real pretty name, Sam.
Is that short for Samantha?
(Anthony chuckling)
You know I'm just...
You know, I'm just...
Whatever.
(Anthony chuckling)
(dramatic music)
(Christine gasping) - Oh, I got you thieves, now.
I already called the cops
and they're on their way.
- What are you talking about?
- You gotta stay here until the cops come.
- Lady, there's clearly some misunderstanding.
- Only misunderstanding,
is you thinking that
you can dine and dash on me.
- Look. But look, my brother's right outside.
If we can go get him,
we'll get this all cleared up.
- Your brother left out the front door,
when I went to the back to get your waters.
Thinking you could just leave
without paying your bill.
(Christine scoffing) Well, I caught your ass.
(Thomas sighing) - Wow!
It's still happening, huh?
- This should cover your tip and the bill.
(hand thudding)
- I said, you aren't going anywhere
until the cops come.
- Get out of my way, Karen.
- Y'all better stop calling me Karen,
'cause it ain't my name.
- What is going on?
- I caught him and his brother
trying to dine and dash.
- That's not true.
- Christine, his brother's outside on the phone.
See, he didn't leave.
Just a quick phone call.
Okay, and he told me he was going
to the bathroom before he went.
- Thank you.
And I don't need to be here, for this.
(Christine gasping)
- Hey!
Don't be putting your hands on women, son.
- Stop him!
- Who you calling son, David Duke?
Anybody stopping me from getting through that door
is getting moved.
Hey man!
(dramatic music)
- Hey, let that man go,
he didn't do shit!
- Let him go!
- Put the phone down, now!
(Tawana screaming)
- [Christine] Bobby.
Bobby baby, it's not that serious.
Put the gun down.
- Lock the door.
- What? - Lock the door!
(Bobby breathing heavily)
- All right, it's locked.
(dramatic music)
(cars driving past)
- [Police Radio] All units, be advised.
Possible 2-59, 11-34 Marlon Drive.
Suspect's two number one males,
a possibly 10-30.
So, please proceed with caution.
- That not that far from here.
Let's take stake.
- Hold on, rookie.
We gotta sit back and just chill for a minute.
We gotta sit in the area
and keep the area safe from them protestors.
- The protesters are here,
because they're tired of being harassed
by the crooked cops.
So, let's not prove them right.
Come on man, let's do some real police work.
- Uh...
You know what,
I think you got a point.
37-01 responding to the 10-69.
(traffic bustling)
(police siren blaring) (dramatic music)
Ready on mark of the 10-69
at that location.
We in route.
(police siren blaring) (dramatic music)
(cars driving past)
- Hello? Hey.
Hey.
What?
No... No, I promise.
I promise, I'ma get him.
What?
Come on, now.
Don't do me like that, now.
You know, I always make you and AJ a priority.
I told you, I'm having dinner
with my brother tonight.
Are you serious?
Really?
- [Bobby] Lock the door!
- Hold on.
Let me...
Let me... Let me, um...
(gun firing) Let me call you back.
(dramatic music)
(car doors opening)
- Put your hands in the air, now!
- Wait, wait, wait! Wait a minute.
Wait a minute. - Turn around.
Turn around slowly. - I'm the wrong one.
- Turn around slowly.
- Officer, my brother's in there.
- I don't wanna hear that.
Do exactly what I tell you to do.
Get down on your knees
and put your hands on your head, now!
Hold up!
- Stand up, slowly.
Slowly.
You have any sharp objects or weapons on you?
- No, your officer. I don't.
- So, what's going on?
What you doing here?
- I came here to have dinner with my brother.
I Stepped outside to take a phone call
and I hear shots going off.
And somebody in there waving a gun all around.
- We received reports of a situation,
involving two Black males
and a possible weapon at this location.
Do you know anything about that?
- You hear shots coming from the inside,
but you out here trying to arrest me?
- Shots from who?
(dramatic music)
- 37-01 to dispatch.
We got a possible 10-69
with a number two male,
possibly 10-21 in progress.
- [Dispatch Over Radio] Copy.
Do you have a number
on the possible 10-29?
- How many people do you think are on the inside?
- I don't know, maybe six or seven.
- Possibly, it's six or seven.
- [Dispatch Over Radio] Do you have eyes on the suspect?
- Yes.
- [Dispatch Over Radio] Copy. Be advised
that I sent a negotiator in route.
- Copy.
- Hey, I gotta get back inside.
- No, you don't.
Stay put. - My brother's in there.
- Better yet, get in the car.
- What? - Yes.
- Are you serious?
- Yes.
It's for your own safety.
- When has it ever been safe for a Black man
inside of a police car?
- Just get in the car.
- Yeah but, can you at least
take the cuff off?
- Get in. - Get your ass in the car.
- Can you at least take--
- Get your ass in the car, now.
(car door closing)
- Mother fucker!
- What in the fuck is going on, out here?
(gun firing)
- Shit! - Who the fuck are you?
- I'm Todd, man.
- Well guess what, I'm running this show now.
Nobody move!
Where the hell do you even come from?
- Calm down man. I was in the back.
- Is there anybody else back there?
- No, it's just me.
It's just me. - Are you sure?
Don't you be messing with me now?
- I swear to God, man.
It's just me, man.
- Okay. Look, I'm sorry
I shot at you.
I just...
You scared me that's all.
- Okay.
Okay.
It won't happen again.
- Well, can you at least let down the window,
it's hot as hell in here.
- This is 37-01.
What's the intel on that backup arrival?
- [Dispatch Over Radio] Be advised,
additional units responding.
ETA unknown.
- Copy that.
- All right, everybody get in the booth,
if you ain't already in one!
- Be easy, man!
Just be easy!
- Bobby, we can work this out, can't we?
- Damn man, chill!
(Bobby breathing heavily)
- Bobby, there's still time.
- No, there isn't any time.
Not for me.
Hell's wrong with your eyes, son?
- Got a little pink eye, man.
It's nothing.
- Aw! Hey, hey, hey!
Wait, wait a minute.
(Anthony mumbling)
- Get the fuck in.
I swear, if anybody moves another inch,
I'm gonna blow my fucking head off.
- Whoa, whoa, fell!
What's your name?
- Bobby.
His name's Bobby.
- Who told you to speak?
- You know this guy?
- He comes in a lot.
He's one of our regulars.
- Okay Bobby, no one needs to get hurt here tonight.
- You don't know me. - Not even you.
- You don't know anything about me
or what I'm going through.
- I know that you're human
and that you bleed the same way as I do.
That's gotta mean your life is worth something.
(dramatic music)
- Hey!
Get in the booth.
(dramatic music)
- This is 37-01,
be advised, the 10-21 could be a possible 10-53.
- [Dispatch Over Radio] 37-01, be advised,
there are no ETA on additional units.
- Copy that.
(telephone ringing) - Bobby,
you should answer that.
(telephone ringing)
(dramatic music)
- Who's this?
- My name is Officer Cole
and I'm standing outside the diner.
- What do you want?
- The question is, what do you want?
You have a diner full of hostages
who have family and loved ones
who care about them.
You all deserve to walk out of this alive.
So, my question for you is,
how do you and me make that happen?
Listen, you can't keep this up for long.
More officers are on the way.
That's good.
Think long and hard about your next move.
- You good, bro?
- What were you thinking running in like that?
- I couldn't just leave you in here.
- What if he killed you?
- Then I wanna die fighting.
- It's gon be okay.
- I just can't believe this is happening to me.
- Why not?
Black people have a 70% chance of dying
of violent crimes.
- This has nothing to do with race.
- How is it not?
- You're the reason why we're even here.
Because you assumed that we were dining and dash
without checking.
If we White, would we get the same assumption?
- Yes, I would have.
- Bullshit!
(soft music)
- Seems like everything's about race nowadays.
I mean, even the reason why I'm here,
at this diner.
- What do you mean?
- Well, being a waitress at a local diner
wasn't really my plan.
And it's never were I thought I would end up,
but look at me now.
- I don't think any of us intended to be here.
- No, I mean, after high school,
you know, I had so many dreams.
So many things I wanted to achieve.
I wanted to have my own business.
All of that, you know.
My boyfriend at the time
got accepted into this Ivy League School
on scholarship.
And I was so happy for him. (soft upbeat music)
You know, we made so many plans together
and he even proposed.
Moved in to his apartment, off campus
and everything was perfect, at first.
Then he started hanging out more and more
with his Ivy League friends,
majority White.
Joined the fraternity and I hardly ever saw him.
Then one night he took me to this event,
wanted to introduce me to his friends.
When I met them, I could just see
the judgment in their eyes.
And I saw embarrassment on his face.
- Why was he embarrassed?
'Cause I was just too Black for them.
You know, not everybody can handle
all the melanin,
you know. But anyway,
he started getting more and more new friends,
which meant more and more Becky's.
- Why you gotta call them Becky's?
- Why you gotta interrupt my story?
Can I continue?
Thank you.
Back to what I was saying.
Calvin said I was too Afrocentric
for this career path he wanted to take.
Like, can you believe that? (Carla chuckling)
With his old Ben Carson ass.
Anyway, he said I was always
an angry Black woman.
Like, what does that mean?
(Christine laughing) - I could see what he meant.
You always look angry.
- Nah. You wasn't that angry.
You weren't angry to me at all.
You might've clowned me
about making reservations,
but other than that, you was real cool.
- I hate that term, angry Black woman.
It's like, why can't we be opinionated or strong?
I'll take aggressive.
Powerful.
Nope,
we gotta be angry.
- I know, but the truth is,
I wasn't any of those things.
Like, I was just depressed,
insecure, unhappy.
I gave my life to this Black man,
that I loved. - Mm-hmm.
- And to repay me,
he basically leaves me homeless
and runs off with his ivory princess.
And I was not an angry Black woman.
And it took me so long to realize that
I wasn't the problem.
- So, what'd you do after the breakup?
(Carla sighing) - Well,
I had to move back in with my mom
and her chain smoking ass.
I had to hear her,
"I told you so", speech.
You know, but after that,
I got this waitressing job.
Trying to get money and start up
my credit repair business.
Now unfortunately, with this job,
I have to put up with a lot of bullshit
and racist comments all day.
- Yep.
- That's messed up.
- Yeah.
- What's going on in that head of yours, Bobby?
- I can't get out of this situation,
unless I do something I don't wanna do.
I feel like I don't know
what to do with myself.
- That's not true.
There's always another way.
- This wasn't supposed to happen.
None of this was supposed to happen, at all.
- Okay. So, what's happening now?
What are you gonna do
to make it right?
- I don't know.
I don't know.
- For the record,
I am not racist.
- Yeah. You've been telling yourself that for awhile.
You're in denial.
- Not you too.
- Me too?
It was a White woman who got me arrested.
I was only 19 years old.
That changed my life forever.
Not only did I love my neighborhood,
it was my home.
They started changing things.
Getting new apartments, new condominiums.
We never had a problem with the police.
Ever.
(Todd sighing)
- [Todd] Rebuilt.
- Justification. Of course.
(Chef sighing)
- We were just hanging out, man.
Having a great time,
with me and some guys.
Smoking and drinking.
Two of my guys got a little saucy.
(Chef laughing)
So you know, we just let them shoot the vibe,
you know what I mean?
- Excuse me.
What is shooting the vibes?
- [Others In Diner] Fighting.
- We didn't think about what's gonna happen.
We let them go at it.
It was funny,
watching two drunk guys fight.
(Chef laughing)
- Man Tee, this got to work.
Man, this got to work.
I'm counting on you.
- Listen, if it go like it's supposed to,
we'll be straight.
That's all I know. - That's true.
That's true. - Yeah.
- Man, you know,
that bitch can't help but spy on us, bro.
- She ain't got nothing better to do.
Hey, you like what you see
over here, sweetheart?
- Man.
- Hey!
Hey man, get up off my boy, man!
- Against the car.
- Hey man, you're dead wrong, cops.
- What the fuck did I do, bro?
- Lean against the car.
- You dead wrong!
You're a fake-ass cop!
- They found guns and weed in the car.
The charges were all felonies.
Even though one of my guys
wanted to take all the charges,
The DA said, there's way too much evidence
for one person to have.
- Are you serious?
- I wanted to own my own restaurant.
In my neighborhood, they loved my food.
The nicknamed me Chef.
And now, I can't even get a bank loan
to save my life.
- That was very unfortunate, Chef.
- That's the life of a Black man.
Falsely accused, racially profiled.
No one want to hear no Black man truth.
Now I'm just here, at the diner.
(Chef sighing)
Late night, every night.
I've been lost my dream.
- Well, I'm sure she was probably
just worried for her safety.
I mean, she saw a gun
and some Black guys fighting.
I mean, you guys see that every day,
but for us, that's some scary shit.
- Well, if you're so damn scared,
stay in the house.
I mean, there's danger all over the world.
Or is the danger you're referring to
synonymous with Black skin only.
- See, this is why I don't like having
these kinds of conversations.
'Cause it's always one sided.
- [Carla] How?
- 'Cause you're always on the wrong
side of the issue.
(dramatic music)
- Bobby.
Your name is Bobby, right?
- Maybe.
- I can see you pacing in the inside.
What's going on?
Talk to me.
- I don't wanna hurt anyone.
- You don't have to.
- But I will, if I have to.
I feel like I need to do something.
- Why would you need to hurt anyone, Bobby?
- 'Cause I got a lot of shit to deal with,
that's why.
- Why you talking to this dude,
being nice to him?
This dude ain't nothing but a nut ball.
- Or a guy who's having a bad day.
- Oh, he's having a bad day all right,
his day gon be even worse
when I get my God damn hands on him.
- Okay Bobby, calm down for me.
Okay?
- No, I'm running out of time.
I gotta make a decision soon.
(telephone thudding)
(Bobby sighing)
(Bobby grunting)
(knuckles thudding)
- I don't know how much longer we can do this.
- All right everybody,
calm down.
I'm sure help is on the way.
- I sure hope so.
- You okay?
- Huh?
- You okay?
- Just, all this talk about racial injustice
has me thinking about
an incident I experienced.
- What happened?
- I've been Karen-ed before.
So, I know what you mean, Chef.
Like, I look at me.
I don't look dangerous or threatening.
That doesn't matter, I guess.
- Well, you can't judge a book by its cover.
- Well, that's exactly what happens.
We literally get judged
by the color of our skin, everyday.
- I just didn't realize Black women was
getting racially profiled like that.
- It doesn't happen as often
as it does with Black men.
But it does happen.
- Okay, if you don't mind me asking,
like, what exactly happened?
(Sam sighing)
- I was working the graveyard shift for Carla.
She asked me to switch with her.
I'd never work that shift, but her mom,
she had to pick her up from the hospital.
And I was carrying a lot of cash tips that night.
I just wanted to get home,
take a bath, soak my feet and go to bed.
- I know those feels.
- Yeah.
But, when I got to my apartment,
I was so excited to get the heck up out of here,
I had left my key card here.
So, the office is closed, obviously.
I'm like, all right,
so I'll wait for this White woman to come out.
I rush in.
I get on the elevator.
It wasn't until I was on the elevator
that I realized she followed me back in.
- Wow!
(Sam sighing) - I looked,
I said, "ain't this about a bitch!"
- That's crazy.
Wow!
(Anthony laughing)
- So, I ended up having to get off the elevator
and take the stairs.
- No way!
(Sam humorlessly laughing)
- By the time I got up to my apartment,
settled in.
(door knocking)
- Them boys.
- You know it.
The cops.
They wanted to see proof of ID.
I showed them my ID.
Had to get my key,
that I unlocked my apartment with.
Flipped her off,
slammed the door and went to bed.
- Hmm.
- These racist folk have some nerve.
I would've filed a complaint against her.
- For what?
And waste more of my time?
- That's crazy.
And I remember you telling me that story too, man.
You was hot.
(Sam scoffing)
- You know what?
More than that, I was confused.
Like, did they really think
that I was gon break into an apartment
to take a bath, go to sleep?
Like, what am I, Goldilocks
or some shit?
(all laughing)
- You didn't do anything, okay.
We're just magical and powerful.
And obviously our skin just makes them cower.
- Why you all gotta make us sound beneath you?
- See look, you just missed that whole entire thing.
And you're worrying about the wrong words,
when people still out here killing us
in the street.
- Mm-hmm. - Exactly.
And shall we discuss the stomach oppression?
- Oh yeah. (Anthony loudly scoffing)
Now, you might not like the truth.
- Exactly.
- Yes. It was silly what
that woman did,
but she doesn't represent every White woman.
- Exactly.
That's what we've been trying to tell y'all
for a long time now.
It's not one act of one person
defining the whole race.
- Well, you could say the same about White people.
I mean, I'm just saying,
I'm cautious and skeptical,
because of the things
that I've experienced.
- So, how should we act around White people,
considering what we've experienced?
- On a daily basis?
- Exactly.
Okay, all y'all might not be bad,
but a lot of y'all are.
And it's just hard for us
to tell the difference.
- Well, I don't know about all that.
I don't have all the answers.
- What?
You've been real talkative,
and now you don't have the answers.
- Yeah, she's right.
She don't have all the answers.
So, stop acting like you do.
- Who said I was acting like anything?
(upbeat hiphop music)
- I said stop talking!
(Bobby sighing)
- All right. That's right.
Everybody, let's just take a deep breath, y'all.
- And you, stop telling me what to do.
I told you, I'm running the show now.
Okay?
Hey, how many more times
do I have to keep repeating myself?
I don't wanna hear another word,
especially from you.
- Hey,
maybe it's not about race with him.
What you think?
- Who knows.
He do seem a little off though,
don't he?
Yeah, it has to be something more
than just the color of our skin.
It has to be.
(upbeat hiphop music)
(hands thudding) - I need to take a leak, bro.
- You need to sit your weird butt down.
- Come on, bro.
You gon make me...
In front of my lady?
- Yeah, piss on yourself.
Coming up in here with trailer trash, Miley Cyrus.
- Whoa, who are you calling trash?
I will fuck you up in here.
- Um bitch, you don't wanna get me started.
- No, you don't wanna get me started.
- There's nothing but space
and ass whipping over here.
Please come get some.
- Yo, yo, will y'all chill with all that, man.
Come on, man. - No, no, no, let her go.
If Princess Anna wanna run up,
she can.
Ain't no warm hugs over here, just these hands.
- [Bobby] Hey!
Hey, everybody just needs to sit down
and shut the hell up!
Now!
(soft upbeat hiphop music radio)
- You know what?
I heard everything that you said
about your old boyfriend.
And yeah,
that was fucked up
how he decided to treat you.
But that ain't got shit
to do with me or my lady.
- It has everything to do with you.
Man, you a sellout.
- Bitch, you don't know anything about us.
- Did I ask for your two cents?
- Chauncey and I went to the same elementary school.
We have known each other
through middle and high school.
I have loved this man since I was 13 years old.
And nobody here knows the struggles
we've been through together.
- Struggles?
What do you have to struggle with?
- Well,
we can start with the fact
that both of our parents told us that
as long as we're dating,
we're not welcome in their houses.
We've been on our own,
having each other's backs, since forever.
It's just been us against the world.
- We were basically told not to come back home
if we were still in a relationship
after high school.
But through all that, she stuck by my side.
Hey, every chance to build.
But, now we're here,
celebrating our six year anniversary.
- Right,
so you decided to bring her to this diner
for your anniversary?
I'm sorry, but you gotta do better, sir.
- Carla, let him finish.
- I mean, he can finish.
I'm just saying,
like, even cheesecake factory,
got a value menu.
(Sam sighing) - [Sam] Girl!
- Okay.
- Anyway, this woman got more heart
than anyone I know.
She showed me what love really is.
When it's time to really walk the talk,
she put me before everything.
- So please, don't ever act
like you know us.
'Cause like I said, you know nothing about us, bitch.
- If she calls me bitch one more time,
I'ma lose my--
- We've been solid since day one
and you can hate all you want,
but like I said,
it's just been me and him,
against the world.
- And I'ma marry her one day.
I'm sick and tire
of getting dirty looks from Black women.
When I look at her,
I see a woman that loves me unconditionally,
always has my back.
So, who are you to judge me?
- I feel the same way.
White men and women are always looking at me
funny when they notice that we're a couple.
- Look bro, I get it,
love is love.
It's just a bad look,
with the social crime,
that's all I'm saying.
- And why is that?
She's on the front line
protesting with me every night.
Hell, we'd still be out there,
if they weren't using tear gas
on our asses.
Y'all don't know her
to pass judgment this way.
So what, we're in an interracial relationship.
That's our damn business.
Right? I don't get it.
Why can't people just see us
and say, " damn, there goes another happy couple."?
And keep it pushing.
Like... (Chauncey scoffing)
- You know what bro,
you're right.
None of us here don't really have a place
to keep judging you and your relationship.
(Carla sighing) - I'm sorry.
It's just, when you've been through
terrible things in your past,
you just keep that negativity with you.
It's wrong and we need to do better.
- I get it.
And thanks.
Now, if we could,
you know, all move forward
and put a little more effort in this world,
maybe it wouldn't be such a fucked up place to live.
- Did I hear you say you were cautious
of people of color,
because of past experience?
- Yes, I did.
- What happened?
- It's not something I like to talk about.
- Well, if there's something that can explain
your prejudice ways,
baby, I think we all wanna hear it.
- No, you can speak for yourself on that one.
Honestly, I can care less
about why she's been such an asshole
to me tonight.
- I'm not prejudice or racist.
I'm just cautious and aware
and maybe a little bit traumatized.
- But, only when it's
a Black person, right?
And you don't see an issue with that?
- Yes.
No, look.
All I know is,
my whole perspective on Black people
changed a few years ago,
after a new year's eve party.
I'd just gotten out of a really bad breakup
and I was really, really sad.
And all my friends kept asking me
if I would go out with them
and after a while of them asking,
I just gave in.
So, we were downtown
and actually the night started out really great.
We were drinking and laughing and dancing
and wearing fancy dresses and heels
that looked better than they felt.
(Christine laughing)
Well, after the party,
a gentleman asked if he could walk me to my car.
But, I really didn't want the attentions of another man.
I just...
I was still getting over my ex
and I just wanted to be alone.
(dramatic music)
When I got to my car,
a Black man in a ski mask,
came out of nowhere,
pointing a gun at my face.
He was screaming at me
and all I could think about
was the bullet leaving the gun and killing me.
He took my purse,
my jewelry, my shoes.
(Christine scoffing)
He tried to take my car,
but I set off the alarm and he ran off.
It was the scariest moment of my entire life.
And I just...
I don't think I ever got over it.
- Yeah, that's messed up.
But, you know what,
it's in the past.
Unfortunately,
bad things happen to good people.
I mean, we all have been through our things.
- Yeah.
I've been robbed before
and it was scary as shit.
But, I don't hold it against all Black people.
- I mean, are you sure it was someone
Black who tried to rob you,
or you just assume this shit again?
I'm just saying.
(dramatic upbeat music)
- [Dispatch Over Radio] 37-01, be advised
additional officers are now on route to your location.
- Copy.
(car doors opening)
We'll check the perimeter.
(car door closing) - Without backup?
- We'll be fine. (car door closing)
- That's what I really wanna do.
I wanna create films that shows
disparity in our culture.
I mean, I believe everybody has a story.
I just believe they should
be shared collectively.
What better way to do that than in a film?
- Tell me more about your movie.
- All right. So look,
the log-line is this,
three disenfranchised women,
resort to robbing banks
to make ends meet.
Socioeconomic play on our society.
- Well, I don't think a film about women
robbing banks is gonna help.
- No, it's not about the robbers.
See, I'm trying to get the audience
to see past the robberies
and get to the why of it.
All these women come from various races,
backgrounds, and upbringings.
But, when the chips are down,
they all commit a criminal act together.
See, I want the audience to see and feel
that, that could happen to anyone of us.
- It sound like Set It Off, to me.
- Bruh!
- I mean, I see the similarities,
but I also see the differences.
I like it.
- No. It sounds like Set It Off.
(Chef laughing) - Yeah, my old lady
used to love that movie.
- Are y'all serious, right now?
Come on y'all, it's not Set It Off.
It may be a homage.
Whatever you wanna say,
but it's definitely not Set It Off.
- Listen,
there's nothing wrong with a good reboot.
And there's no original ideas anyway.
- That's exactly what I said.
- Shut up, bro.
- Look, I ain't want you to feel that way.
- Why don't you do what you came here to do, Bob.
You already made up your mind,
why don't you just fucking do it.
But you can't, 'cause you're a coward.
'Cause you can't even do that right, can you?
You can't even fucking kill yourself right.
(Bobby sniffling)
(Bobby breathing shakily)
You fucking coward.
Why, you can't even do anything.
Why can't you?
- Hey, maybe we can sneak out now.
- And set him off?
Are you serious?
You wanna risk that?
- Well, aren't you willing to risk it?
I mean, he's clearly unstable.
Who knows when he's gonna snap.
- Yeah, but he gon kill me
before he kill you.
(Christine sighing) - Fine.
I'll try it myself.
- Ant, Ant,
what the hell you doing?
- I'm going with her.
- [Thomas] Ant!
Ant! - No, no!
(Bobby crying)
(dramatic music)
- Bobby, no!
- Hey man, don't do it, man.
- Bobby, put the gun don't.
- Come on, Bobby. Listen to her, man.
This is not the answer, man.
(telephone ringing)
- Hey, get back in the booth!
- [Thomas] See, see, get your ass in the booth.
I told you.
(telephone ringing)
- Bobby, you gotta answer that phone.
- I don't have to do anything.
- Bobby,
they're gonna keep calling,
unless you answer that phone.
(Bobby breathing heavily) (telephone ringing)
(telephone receiver thudding)
That was a bad move, Bobby.
- Yeah?
Well, maybe this is a bad move too.
I don't care.
Not anymore.
- Listen, Bobby.
Everybody has a story, Bobby.
Come on now, everybody got a story.
Every last one of us got a story, Bobby.
And we all felt better after we told them.
Ain't that right y'all?
Right?
- Yeah.
- You see.
Bobby, what's your story?
Bobby, tell me your story.
(Bobby breathing heavily)
- I don't wanna talk about it.
- Okay.
Okay.
Well, how about I go first.
How about you hear my story first.
Put the gun down.
It all started in 1984.
(soft music)
My mom and my dad moved us to Atlanta, Georgia.
When I was only 12 years old, Bobby.
Neither one of my mom or dad
could adjust to a big city life, like Atlanta.
I was only 12 years old, Bobby,
neither one of my parents
was used to a big city like that.
You know, coming from a small city in Ohio.
So, they partied a lot.
My mom, especially.
Soon she started drinking at home.
She was always drunk.
But one night, after a couple months of being here,
her alcohol addiction took a turn for the worst.
She was driving reckless that night.
A police officer told me and my dad
that she was swerving
and she ran a red light.
A delivery truck driver
was going about 50 miles an hour,
hitting the driver's side door.
Both my mom and my little sister were killed that night.
After that, my dad took a turn for the worst.
I mean, he could just never climb out
of that depression state that he was in, Bobby.
I would be home for hours on end,
and he wouldn't even know that I was there,
because of all the things
that he was just overwhelmed with.
But, I remember this old man
that lived up the street.
Papa Joe is what they called him.
He took me under his wing.
He told me about life
and how to treat people,
no matter what their circumstances were.
Me being a Black kid,
with a White man as a mentor,
kind of gave me a broader view on everything.
How I saw things.
He was kind of like the father
that I felt I never had, you know.
Up until about five years ago, Bobby,
when he passed away,
me and Papa Joe talked everyday.
I mean, he's the reason for...
You know, he's the reason
that I am the way I am right now.
You know, he showed me how to be, man.
And that's what we're trying to do
for you right now.
We're trying to do that for you right now, Bobby.
(soft music)
Okay.
- Mr. Bobby,
can I please go to the restroom right now?
- Yeah, go ahead.
Sorry I made you wait so long.
(all gasping)
- Whoa! - Whoa, whoa, whoa!
What's up, man? - Babe, what are you doing?
- No, no, no baby,
I got this.
I got this. I got this.
I got this. No more struggling for us.
- Whoa!
- You big man, go empty out the register.
- I don't have money.
- Nigga, is you stupid?
(Christine gasping)
There's already one cop out there,
more on the way.
- [Tawana] Babe, you're scaring me.
I don't need the money this way.
- What?
I'm tired of struggling.
I'm tired of working for scraps.
It's our anniversary
and I can't afford to take you
to a decent place to eat.
We're in this shit hole.
- Hey, watch out now.
I take offense to that, man.
Hoo, wait! Whoa, whoa, whoa!
Let's hear a nigga out.
- Look son, I know how you feel, man.
Sometimes, this world can beat up on you
and show you no mercy.
But, you're a young Black king, man.
And this is not how we behave.
- Baby please, don't do this.
I don't need the fancy things or the fancy diners.
I just need you.
You're all I've ever needed.
Baby, give them the gun.
I can't lose you.
(gun thudding)
God!
- Thank you, Jesus.
- I'm ...
I'm sorry y'all.
I wasn't gon hurt nobody.
I never even held a gun before.
- Yeah, we could tell.
The way you were holding it,
like O-Dog, from Menace To Society.
(dramatic music) - See, this is why
you can't trust Black men.
They're always trying to rob someone.
- Christine,
he said he made a mistake.
Have you not ever made a mistake
in your whole life?
- No, Samantha,
I have not made the mistake
of pointing a gun at someone
and asking for money.
- But, you do take money out of your register,
like, every other day.
You don't think anyone sees you,
but I do.
I wonder what Tom would say
about your little mistake?
- You know what,
the Christian thing to do
is forgive and forget.
- That's what I thought.
- [Bobby] Ever since I was young,
I wished for a better life.
(soft music)
My mother,
she wasn't much of a mother at all.
Yeah, she sure had a funny way
of showing us kids she loved us.
Hell, I never even knew what the meaning
of the word love was.
(Bobby sniffling)
I was...
I was lost for a long time.
Lost in my rage.
And then I met Nicole.
(soft music)
She...
She cared for me
in this way that I needed,
but I never knew that I needed it.
It was like nothing
I'd ever experienced before.
She's the love of my life.
(Bobby laughing) Yeah,
I thought I hit the jackpot with her.
You know what I mean?
What more could I ask for?
(Bobby sniffling)
She helped me get my trucking business
up and running.
And
she believed in me, you know.
You know, when I...
Whenever I'd go on long runs,
she'd ride along with me.
We'd have so much fun on the road.
(Bobby chuckling)
It was perfect.
Perfect.
(Bobby sniffling) Money was rolling in.
And I told her...
I told her, she didn't have to work anymore
and I'd take care of her.
That I'd take care of everything.
(Nicole crying) Stop it, stop it.
You look insane.
Honey, stop.
Then, somewhere along the line
she got...
Fuck, take it!
She got hooked on meth.
- Don't touch me.
(dramatic music)
- [Bobby] Yeah, it was devastating
seeing the woman that I loved so much
just get taken over by that poison.
(Bobby crying)
Then things got worse
when I got pulled over by the DOT
on my way to South Carolina.
I mean, I wasn't worried,
'cause my paperwork was good,
but when they did the search,
they found meth
tucked into the passenger side.
So, they arrested me that day for possession.
And everything that I'd ever worked for,
my relationship,
my business, my sanity, gone.
(Bobby crying)
And they took away my CDL license,
so that was the end of my work.
And so, yeah.
So then, I fell behind on child support payments.
(Bobby crying) And my ex,
well, she had the state issue a warrant for my arrest
and I was locked up again.
It was humiliating!
It was like the punishments
would just never stop!
(soft music)
(Bobby humorlessly chuckling)
(Bobby sniffling)
Yeah and then, when I got out the second time,
my ex wouldn't let me see my baby girl at all.
No, no.
She found out about Nicole's addiction
and (Bobby humorlessly chuckling)
she didn't trust me with my own daughter.
So,
today I get this court summons in the mail.
She's suing me for full custody.
I can't catch a break.
So, today I came down here
to have my last meal.
And with that...
With that, I was gonna end my own life.
But, then I saw Christine
getting mistreated by you,
and I knew I just,
I had to step in, you know.
I knew, that was the last chance
I would ever have to do something heroic
before I died.
That's the only reason I stepped in.
And that's the only reason why I'm here now.
(Bobby crying)
(Todd sighing)
(Bobby sniffling)
(soft upbeat music)
- Well, I guess we aren't all so different, huh?
The racial bias that we all possess,
not only affect our lives,
but affects the lives of others.
Bobby, we didn't think you was gon come here
to kill yourself tonight.
- What am I gonna do?
- And there's still time to change
your life around.
(Bobby scoffing)
Don't you see that?
(Bobby sniffling)
Every one of us has some
unfortunate circumstances
that's going on right now.
But, does that mean quit?
Does that mean our faith is set in stone?
No.
Does that mean,
just because what we thought our journey
was about to be,
it got deviated, we quit?
We give up?
Now, hell no, Bobby.
I can't pretend to understand
what your pain is right now
and what you're going through.
But, I can tell you what I have learned, Bobby.
- What's that?
- In life, it's not about what happens to you,
it's how you respond to it.
You gon be all right, Bobby.
All right?
(Bobby crying)
You gon be all right, Bobby.
(soft dramatic music)
- And every story should be heard.
(dramatic music)
(car doors closing)
- Greenwood.
Beale. We're primary.
- Where's the SWAT?
- You're looking at it tonight.
All of our emergency response teams
have already been deployed around the city.
- What about Homeland and FBI?
- You really want the FEDs coming in here,
acting like they own the place?
- No.
- That's how to get these people home
without any loss of life,
without bringing in the FEDs.
- Okay, detectives.
Lead the way. (dramatic music)
- Get the number to this place,
so we can get on the phone
and call this guy.
- Oh, what's his name?
- Bobby.
- All right.
(telephone ringing) (dramatic music)
- Hello?
- [SAIC Greenwood On Phone] Hello.
Am I speaking with Bobby?
- No, this is Todd,
the manager.
- [SAIC Greenwood On Phone] Todd, what's going on in there?
There're a lot of people out here worried.
- AH, no.
- We're just a little shook up, in here.
Little crazy. That's all.
Trying to get things together.
- [SAIC Greenwood On Phone] Okay. I understand that.
Do you know what my job is Todd?
- Well, hopefully it's to get
this thing resolved peacefully.
We just had a guy in here that made a mistake,
that's all.
- [SAIC Greenwood On Phone] Yeah, we can do that.
Can you put Bobby on the phone?
Yeah, I can.
Hold on one second.
Come on, take the gun.
- Whoa, what are you doing?
- Todd! - Are you crazy?
- Yo, listen.
The only way Bobby is gonna get out of here,
is he has to have some negotiating power.
Bobby, you need to talk to this negotiator
so you can get your ass out of here alive.
- Okay.
(dramatic music)
- Hello?
- [SAIC Greenwood On Phone] Hi Bobby.
Let me just say,
no one is here to hurt you.
Can you come out unarmed?
- What about all these people in here?
- [SAIC Greenwood On Phone] Are they alive and safe?
- Yeah. Yeah.
They're all good.
- [SAIC Greenwood On Phone] That's good, Bobby.
That means everyone can walk out of there alive.
(Bobby whimpering)
- I just don't think I can do that.
- [SAIC Greenwood On Phone] Come on, Bobby.
You can do it.
Let's not have the night end in a tragedy,
for anyone, including you.
I know you can do this, Bobby.
Just put the gun down,
come out and we can get you the help you need.
- No.
No, you need to back the hell off,
if you want everybody in here to be safe.
- [SAIC Greenwood On Phone] No, Bobby, we're doing good.
Let's be positive about the situation.
I know you don't really wanna hurt these people.
- There's nothing positive about my life right now.
- [SAIC Greenwood On Phone] Let's change that
before you do.
I can help you,
but only if you're willing to come out.
(soft dramatic music)
- He's suicidal.
- Bobby, is the gun in your hand?
- Okay.
Okay, I'm gonna put it down now.
- Okay. So, do we have
any way of verifying
that the gun is down?
- It's no slot,
it's no eyes inside,
how do you wanna play it?
- Okay, Bobby.
I'm going to need you to come outside
with your hands up,
to make sure everyone is safe.
(soft dramatic music)
No, Bobby.
No one is dying here tonight,
okay.
(soft dramatic music)
- All right,
get the FBI, AIC or the district
on the line right now, though.
We may need them.
- Are you sure about that?
- Oh, you don't have another choice.
(soft dramatic music)
- I don't wanna kill myself anymore,
but I don't wanna die by them.
- Bobby, nobody's dying tonight, okay.
- Just look at them.
Just itching and waiting for a body.
- What are we gonna do now?
- I didn't mean for it to go this far.
I just wanted to end it.
(Bobby sighing) I'm sorry.
- Bobby, it's all good, man.
We talked it out already.
All right?
Now, we all gon get out of here
in one piece.
Okay?
- What do you think they'll do
if we don't come out?
- They'll probably try to gas us out
like they did in Waco.
- They wouldn't do that.
There's too many innocent people in here.
And besides, there's only four of them.
- I'm guessing you don't know the story.
It was innocent kids in Waco,
but they didn't care.
- How about we just all walk out together.
Hand in hand.
(upbeat music)
- Hey, what's going on?
- Hey! - Hey, good to see you guys.
What's up, brother?
How are you? You all right?
- Oh, we good man. - Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Sit down and enjoy.
(upbeat music)
(door opening)
Hey, what's up, Christine?
How are you? You good?
- Yeah, I'm good. - Good to see you.
(door opening)
Hey, what's up, bro?
- What's up, bro.
- What's happening? You all right?
- I'm good, bro. All right.
Walk in like shit don't stink.
- What's on the menu today, bruh?
- All right.
(door opening) Yay, what's up?
- What's going on? - Good to see y'all two.
Man, what's up, brother?
- Good to see you.
- Hey, congrats on the promotion.
- Oh, I appreciate it.
- Yeah.
- I appreciate that, man.
- The sweater cute on you.
(all laughing)
- I have on my Cosby shit.
- Yeah.
- Here we go.
Now, if you love peach cobbler,
you gon love this.
- I don't know, I'm a little nervous.
(Bobby laughing)
- Don't be nervous. Go ahead.
- Mm.
- So, what's been going on everybody?
- Hey. - Hey y'all.
- Hey, what took y'all so long?
- Ah man, this one here,
taking two hours to get dressed.
- Two hours?
I did not.
- No, but it's good to see you, Sam.
You're glowing.
- Am I? Really?
Thank you.
- Speaking of, you two look like
y'all been hanging out a lot lately.
- Mm-hmm.
- I mean, it's crazy,
but ever since that night,
we just kept running into each other.
- Wow! - Yeah.
Then he told me he wanted to know more
about Black culture
and asked if I could educate him.
- Uh-hmm. - Yeah.
When I was sitting in jail,
I had a lot of time to think about a lot
of different stuff.
(Bobby laughing)
Yeah. Well, you know,
I thought about that night
and all of you
and your stories
and my actions.
And you know, I got out and I realized
I've been given a second chance.
At a new life,
at a chance to be a better person.
(Bobby sighing)
I don't know. It took a while,
but I finally convinced Carla to educate me.
- And y'all know, the first place
I had to take him,
trap house museum.
(all laughing)
No, but don't worry.
Then I took him to the civil rights museum.
You know, I had to get it right.
- Thanks for the save.
- Yeah, you know, so...
But, he was feeling that shit though.
Like, me and Bobby,
now we real homies.
- Yeah.
Yeah and she hooked Nicole up
with a rehab center in College Park.
- Word! - Yeah.
We gon scare her straight
till Bobby can get his lady back.
- Mm-hmm.
- That's what's up.
- I've learned more about your culture
in the last couple of months,
than I ever thought was possible.
And I just gotta say,
I am truly sorry for all the bullshit
that you've had to put up with,
then and now.
- And I never thought I'd find somebody
who loved films as much as I do.
(Sam giggling)
- He's gonna cast me in the new film he's writing.
- Oh! The one about the female bank robbers.
- You were listening?
- I might have heard bits and pieces.
- Well now, this is gonna have
a little bit more depth to it,
all right.
Let's just say our night together
truly inspired me.
(upbeat hiphop music)
- What's up everybody.
- Hey, Todd! - Todd!
- What's going on, man?
Good to see you too.
- Glad you could make it, bro.
How's the new location coming?
- Oh, it's going good, man.
As a matter of fact, it's going great.
But I wouldn't miss seeing y'all
for the world.
- Bro! (Thomas laughing)
- Now, tell me what the good news is.
- Well, this morning I got approval
to move forward with my community center.
(all shouting and cheering)
- All right, man!
- All right. - Wow!
- All right, what's up, bro!
- Yeah man,
I just think we killed that whole narrative
on racial bias,
by bringing everybody together.
You know what I mean?
- Yeah. - As a community.
(door opening)
- All right, all right,
everybody put they're mother fucking hands up!
- It's a robbery mother fuckers.
- Oh, shit!
- Y'all picked the wrong diner
to pull this shit.
(upbeat hiphop music)
(soft upbeat hiphop music)
(upbeat hiphop music)