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This is child endangerment.

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You said she was in the car for an hour?

3
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No, that's my daughter.

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You step back.

5
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- No, no, no.
- Ma'am, step back.

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Mommy!

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You have the right to remain silent.

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Imani!

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Get away from the car!

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No, no, no, Imani!

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Come on, baby.
It's time to get up.

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- I'm asleep...
- You're asleep.

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That's so crazy because
you are actually talking.

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I'm a ghost. Ghosts don't talk.

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Hmm. Ghosts don't talk.
I did not have that information.

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Hey, Cece,
what do you think is going on?

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Is Imani asleep?

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Hmm. She says no.

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Is Imani a ghost?

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Oh, negative on that as well.

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Oh, yes, Cece?

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Oh, is she?

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Well, Cece says that
you are apparently ticklish!

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Yeah, you're ticklish!

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I've been... Blame Cece!

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I have a master's
in business communication

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and I excel at making offices
run smoothly.

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And I excel at making...

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Offices run efficiently.

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That is much better. Thank you.

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- Good morning, Renee.
- Good morning, Richard.

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Oh, so our 9 a.m., canceled,

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but I just confirmed
with our 11 a.m., 2 p.m.,

34
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and 4 p.m.

35
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- You're amazing.
- Thank you.

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Everything okay?

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Yeah.

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- Great.
- Nope, everything's fine.

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Richard, so I know
that a management position

40
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just opened up.

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And as you know,

42
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I have a master's in business
and communication

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and my passion is making sure
things run smoothly.

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I'm pretty sure
that I would be the perfect fit.

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How did you know about that?

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You mentioned it in
a meeting last week.

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Right. Take a seat.

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Wonderful.

49
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Okay, so I have a lot of ideas, you know.

50
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The company is downsizing.

51
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Okay, great. I can help with
that, so we're streamlining.

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- I can be helpful with that.
- No, no, it's layoffs, Renee.

53
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Not me.

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Richard, I come in early. I stay late.

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- I give everything, not me.
- I know. I know you do.

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I don't deserve this.

57
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Richard, there's nothing you can do?

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- Richard.
- This is out of my hands.

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I will write you
a glowing recommendation.

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I'm sorry.

61
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Hi. Hi, sweetie.

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- Hello.
- 10 plus 4 is 14.

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- I got them all right.
- Oh, I'm so proud of you.

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- Mommy?
- Oh, um, allergies.

65
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Don't worry about it.

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Do you think Daddy
would have liked this drawing?

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Oh, sweetie.

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Your dad is up in heaven right
now high fiving.

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God and all the angels over this.

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He's so proud of you. And so am
I, you're such an artist

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Single mom, huh? That's a tough break.

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Yeah, my husband died,
so, do you mind if I sit?

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Oh, yeah.

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At least you are not one of those women

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chasing child support.

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Yeah, I'm here for the job, so, you know.

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You know, thing is, this job is all about fit.

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Not exactly corporate here, you know?

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Oh, I'm great at getting along
with people.

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Sure, sure.

81
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But it's about more than just skills.

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- It's personality.
- Mm-hmm.

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- Vibe.
- Vibe, right.

84
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No, yeah, definitely.

85
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I have always been told
I have really great vibes.

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Well, uh, I'll give you
a call if anything comes up.

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- Mm, okay. Thank you.
- Yep.

88
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I'll just do this because...

89
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Now I'm going. Thank you.

90
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Are you still looking for a bookkeeper?

91
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Yes. Okay, well, um, I do.

92
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Yes, I do.

93
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Oh, yeah, I would love to meet.

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Your crayons.

95
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We should get you coloring
pencils or something.

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- Renee Johnson?
- Uh, yeah, yeah.

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Uh, hi. That's me. Hello.

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You brought your kid?

99
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Yeah, I thought there
might be a receptionist here

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that could watch her.

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- We don't provide childcare.
- Of course not.

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She's gonna sit really quietly
during the interview.

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- Okay.
- Okay.

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Come on, sweetie.

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Oh, um... Here, pick it up, pick it up.

106
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Pick it up.

107
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Sorry. Sorry about that.

108
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- Um... Okay.
- Miss Johnson?

109
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- Yeah?
- This isn't going to work.

110
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Oh, no, she's gonna sit really quietly.

111
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It's not about noise.
It's about professionalism.

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I didn't have any other option today.

113
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Then perhaps you should reschedule

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when you're better prepared.

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We'll call you to set a time.

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Did I do something wrong?

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No, sweetie. You did everything perfectly.

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- Uh, 10 a.m.?
- 10 a.m. works fine.

119
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Yeah, I can definitely do that.
That would be wonderful.

120
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Okay, we'll see you then.

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Thank you. Thank you so much.

122
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All right. I will see you then.

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Okay.

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Okay, baby. Here.

125
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Do we have to eat this again?

126
00:07:04,758 --> 00:07:06,468
Uh, yeah, baby.

127
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I don't want to eat this anymore.

128
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- I'm sick and tired of it.
- It's just all we have, okay?

129
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Um.

130
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This is it?

131
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I tried.

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I told them about your record,
your years here.

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But, um...

134
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They said no.

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This is Imani's home.
That doesn't mean anything?

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It does to me. If it were up to me.

137
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But it's not. I know.

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Mommy, are we leaving?

139
00:08:02,774 --> 00:08:04,193
Yeah, baby, we have to.

140
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I don't wanna go, Mommy.

141
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I don't wanna go either.

142
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But, hey, no matter where we go,

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we'll always be together, right?

144
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Right? Yeah.

145
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Fill this out. List every expense.

146
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Rent, utilities, groceries, gas.

147
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It'll take three weeks to process.

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Rent, utilities, groceries, gas.

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So, good news.

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I was waiting to tell you,

151
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but you've been approved
for interim assistance.

152
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Oh, this is gonna help so much.

153
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Yeah, it's not a lot, but
it'll help with your groceries.

154
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Oh, you have
no idea how much this means.

155
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- Thank you.
- You're welcome.

156
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And if you need anything,
you just give me a call, okay?

157
00:09:01,583 --> 00:09:02,584
Okay.

158
00:09:06,922 --> 00:09:08,757
- Ma'am?
- Um.

159
00:09:08,840 --> 00:09:11,176
How do I apply for interim assistance?

160
00:09:11,260 --> 00:09:13,929
- Can I have that?
- That's only for specific cases.

161
00:09:14,012 --> 00:09:15,222
Well, what are those cases?

162
00:09:15,305 --> 00:09:17,057
No, it's not available
for everyone,

163
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and it wouldn't apply to your situation.

164
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Okay.

165
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Are you sure?

166
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Because you don't have the forms
on my situation just yet.

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It's only for disabled people.

168
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- She didn't look disabled.
- Just fill out your form.

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Okay.

170
00:10:03,979 --> 00:10:06,481
Oh, I thought I had another day.

171
00:10:06,565 --> 00:10:08,608
Mommy, where'd the lights go?

172
00:10:08,692 --> 00:10:11,987
It's okay, baby. Hold on.
I'm gonna come to you.

173
00:10:15,490 --> 00:10:18,285
Here, follow the sound of my voice.

174
00:10:20,829 --> 00:10:22,247
Shh.

175
00:10:22,331 --> 00:10:23,665
Close your eyes,

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and if you don't,
the mush-mush is gonna get you.

177
00:10:28,837 --> 00:10:30,630
The mush-mush?

178
00:10:30,714 --> 00:10:33,091
No, you don't want the mush-mush
to come get you, right?

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Shh.

180
00:10:39,639 --> 00:10:42,476
Shh.

181
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Shh.

182
00:10:53,779 --> 00:10:55,113
You wanna sleep, right?

183
00:11:07,334 --> 00:11:09,169
I really wish it could have been different.

184
00:11:10,379 --> 00:11:12,839
Me too. Here's the key.

185
00:11:12,923 --> 00:11:15,300
If you need anything...

186
00:11:15,384 --> 00:11:16,468
I'm gonna be fine.

187
00:11:19,096 --> 00:11:20,948
Let me help you.
I'll take this to the car.

188
00:11:20,972 --> 00:11:22,182
That'd be nice. Thank you.

189
00:12:23,368 --> 00:12:24,368
Mom.

190
00:12:32,085 --> 00:12:33,211
Hello.

191
00:12:33,295 --> 00:12:35,046
Need your license
and registration, ma'am.

192
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Yeah, that is that and...

193
00:12:40,218 --> 00:12:41,803
You from around here?

194
00:12:41,887 --> 00:12:43,096
No, I'm just passing through.

195
00:12:43,180 --> 00:12:45,557
I've been on the road a while,
though. So...

196
00:12:48,810 --> 00:12:50,812
Uh...

197
00:12:50,896 --> 00:12:52,647
You headed anywhere in particular?

198
00:12:52,731 --> 00:12:57,611
I'm heading over to family,
but it's a bit of a ways,

199
00:12:57,694 --> 00:13:00,405
and so I just wanted to pull
over for the night.

200
00:13:03,033 --> 00:13:04,159
I can't have you stay here.

201
00:13:04,242 --> 00:13:05,470
- Oh, yeah, of course.
- It's not safe.

202
00:13:05,494 --> 00:13:06,912
- Yeah.
- You can move along.

203
00:13:06,995 --> 00:13:08,580
Okay. Thank you.

204
00:13:08,663 --> 00:13:09,414
Take care of yourself.

205
00:13:09,498 --> 00:13:10,582
Thank you.

206
00:13:15,462 --> 00:13:17,797
Mommy, I'm tired.

207
00:13:21,843 --> 00:13:22,844
Hi.

208
00:13:23,803 --> 00:13:26,264
Uh... Do you have any beds tonight?

209
00:13:26,348 --> 00:13:27,933
We're full. Sorry.

210
00:13:29,726 --> 00:13:32,562
Okay. Um... Look.

211
00:13:32,646 --> 00:13:34,981
Would you mind if we maybe just

212
00:13:35,065 --> 00:13:38,026
just stayed here for the night
in these chairs, please?

213
00:13:38,109 --> 00:13:40,529
We'll be really quiet.
We won't make any noise.

214
00:13:40,612 --> 00:13:41,988
She's already asleep. Please.

215
00:13:42,197 --> 00:13:43,365
I know. I know.

216
00:13:43,448 --> 00:13:44,884
And I know you've been here
a few times,

217
00:13:44,908 --> 00:13:48,620
and I really wish I could help,
but I can't allow that.

218
00:13:48,703 --> 00:13:49,996
Try again in a few days.

219
00:13:52,290 --> 00:13:54,000
- Thank you.
- Mm-hmm.

220
00:13:54,084 --> 00:13:55,084
Good luck.

221
00:14:11,893 --> 00:14:14,020
Let's...
Let's wash under those arms.

222
00:14:14,104 --> 00:14:19,192
Yeah! Okay.

223
00:14:19,276 --> 00:14:21,611
Just...

224
00:14:21,695 --> 00:14:22,529
Okay.

225
00:14:22,612 --> 00:14:23,863
Arms up, please.

226
00:14:23,947 --> 00:14:25,574
Present them. Present the pits.

227
00:14:27,576 --> 00:14:29,202
- You still ticklish?
- Yeah.

228
00:14:29,286 --> 00:14:31,037
I don't know. You sure you're not ticklish?

229
00:14:31,121 --> 00:14:31,913
You sure?

230
00:14:31,997 --> 00:14:32,872
- Yeah.
- Okay.

231
00:14:32,956 --> 00:14:34,874
Other arm, please.

232
00:14:34,958 --> 00:14:37,586
Okay.

233
00:14:37,794 --> 00:14:40,755
Let me get behind your ears.

234
00:14:40,839 --> 00:14:44,050
And... your neck.

235
00:14:44,134 --> 00:14:45,427
Okay. Present the pits.

236
00:14:45,635 --> 00:14:46,803
Let me smell them.

237
00:14:50,098 --> 00:14:52,601
All right. That one's fine.

238
00:14:52,684 --> 00:14:56,771
- Oh! It's still stinky!
- No.

239
00:14:56,855 --> 00:14:58,565
Yes, it's still stinky!

240
00:14:58,648 --> 00:15:01,109
We gotta get... We gotta get all the funk.

241
00:15:01,192 --> 00:15:02,861
Okay.

242
00:15:02,944 --> 00:15:04,195
Let me smell again.

243
00:15:06,239 --> 00:15:07,490
Okay. Better this time.

244
00:15:15,332 --> 00:15:17,626
Let's... Can you put your jacket on?

245
00:15:17,834 --> 00:15:19,210
- Mm-hmm.
- Thank you.

246
00:15:19,461 --> 00:15:21,921
- I can zip it all by myself.
- You can zip it up by yourself?

247
00:15:23,465 --> 00:15:24,633
Let's see.

248
00:15:26,676 --> 00:15:28,219
Good job!

249
00:15:34,017 --> 00:15:36,144
All right, go inside, it's cold, okay?

250
00:15:40,357 --> 00:15:41,358
Okay.

251
00:15:54,079 --> 00:15:55,747
Can I help you with something?

252
00:15:57,666 --> 00:15:59,834
Do you live here?

253
00:15:59,918 --> 00:16:02,295
Um, I don't think I'm
on your property, am I?

254
00:16:03,630 --> 00:16:06,675
Well, you're just
not allowed to park there.

255
00:16:06,758 --> 00:16:08,176
Okay.

256
00:16:08,259 --> 00:16:10,237
I didn't realize you were mayor
of the street. Sorry.

257
00:16:10,261 --> 00:16:13,765
No, but... I am on the HOA.

258
00:16:13,848 --> 00:16:16,101
- Uh, okay.
- You know what?

259
00:16:16,184 --> 00:16:19,688
If you do not move along,
I'm going to call the police.

260
00:16:19,771 --> 00:16:21,648
Okay, honey. That's enough.

261
00:16:28,154 --> 00:16:31,157
- Okay, Imani. Seatbelt.
- Okay.

262
00:16:31,241 --> 00:16:33,993
But... why do we have to go?

263
00:16:34,077 --> 00:16:35,995
Because they don't want us here.

264
00:16:36,079 --> 00:16:37,997
But they're not gonna take you
away, right?

265
00:16:38,081 --> 00:16:39,624
No!

266
00:16:39,708 --> 00:16:42,711
No one's ever gonna take me away
from you.

267
00:16:42,794 --> 00:16:43,962
Don't worry about that.

268
00:17:28,131 --> 00:17:29,924
Mom, I'm scared.

269
00:17:35,263 --> 00:17:37,140
I'm sorry, baby.

270
00:17:37,223 --> 00:17:39,768
It's just for tonight, I promise.

271
00:17:39,851 --> 00:17:41,227
Okay.

272
00:17:47,650 --> 00:17:48,650
All right,

273
00:17:48,735 --> 00:17:50,004
by the time you're out of school,

274
00:17:50,028 --> 00:17:51,130
I should have some interviews
lined up, okay?

275
00:17:51,154 --> 00:17:52,238
You gonna have a good day?

276
00:17:53,364 --> 00:17:54,866
Good luck in your interviews.

277
00:17:54,949 --> 00:17:58,369
Thank you, but if I get the job,
it won't be because of luck.

278
00:17:58,453 --> 00:18:00,371
It'll be because I'm qualified, right?

279
00:18:00,455 --> 00:18:01,775
- Right.
- All right, let's do it.

280
00:18:03,374 --> 00:18:04,584
- Oh.
- Boom.

281
00:18:04,667 --> 00:18:05,667
Love you.

282
00:18:05,710 --> 00:18:07,086
All right. Have a good day.

283
00:18:36,032 --> 00:18:37,116
Your mom's gross.

284
00:18:42,372 --> 00:18:43,873
Hi.

285
00:18:43,957 --> 00:18:46,292
I was told I could talk to you
about financial assistance.

286
00:18:46,376 --> 00:18:47,585
Yeah, how can I help you?

287
00:18:47,669 --> 00:18:50,421
Yeah, I was
actually here a few months ago,

288
00:18:50,505 --> 00:18:53,132
and I filled out all the forms already,

289
00:18:53,216 --> 00:18:55,635
but I lost my apartment not long after.

290
00:18:55,718 --> 00:18:59,848
- Okay, um, what's your name?
- Renee Johnson.

291
00:18:59,931 --> 00:19:01,307
Okay.

292
00:19:01,516 --> 00:19:04,185
It says your application was processed,

293
00:19:04,394 --> 00:19:07,146
but the mail we sent was returned.

294
00:19:07,230 --> 00:19:09,315
I don't really have an address anymore.

295
00:19:09,399 --> 00:19:11,651
I'm living out of my car with my daughter.

296
00:19:11,734 --> 00:19:13,528
I see.

297
00:19:13,611 --> 00:19:15,321
I'm sorry to hear that.

298
00:19:15,405 --> 00:19:17,740
Thank you, but, okay, but now what?

299
00:19:17,824 --> 00:19:19,367
I need some help,

300
00:19:19,450 --> 00:19:22,161
and I'm starting to feel
like I'm getting shut out.

301
00:19:22,245 --> 00:19:24,622
Without a valid address,

302
00:19:24,706 --> 00:19:27,876
the system marks
your case as incomplete.

303
00:19:27,959 --> 00:19:30,336
Okay, I'm disqualified from getting help

304
00:19:30,420 --> 00:19:31,713
because I'm homeless,

305
00:19:31,796 --> 00:19:34,132
but I'm homeless
because I did not get the help.

306
00:19:34,215 --> 00:19:35,425
I know. I know.

307
00:19:35,508 --> 00:19:38,511
It's unfair, but
the system wasn't really built

308
00:19:38,595 --> 00:19:40,847
for situations like this.

309
00:19:40,930 --> 00:19:43,057
Okay, so where
does that leave me, okay?

310
00:19:43,141 --> 00:19:46,436
Because it leaves me in a car
with my child still.

311
00:19:46,519 --> 00:19:47,729
I...

312
00:19:47,812 --> 00:19:51,399
Well, there are
some community organizations.

313
00:19:51,482 --> 00:19:54,277
That might be able to help
with temporary support.

314
00:19:57,572 --> 00:20:03,494
Charities. That's it.
That's all you, just, okay.

315
00:20:03,578 --> 00:20:05,747
I'm sorry. I wish there
was more I could do.

316
00:20:05,955 --> 00:20:08,583
Um, here.

317
00:20:08,666 --> 00:20:11,169
It's not much, but maybe it'll
help with something.

318
00:20:13,254 --> 00:20:14,631
I'm sorry.

319
00:20:26,935 --> 00:20:31,856
Thank you, Curtis.
How is the music business going?

320
00:20:31,940 --> 00:20:33,942
Well, you wanna hear something new?

321
00:20:34,025 --> 00:20:35,294
Yeah, I wanna hear something new.

322
00:20:35,318 --> 00:20:36,587
You wanna kick something real quick?

323
00:20:36,611 --> 00:20:37,695
Back off the top.

324
00:20:37,779 --> 00:20:38,571
Yeah, freestyle something real quick.

325
00:20:38,655 --> 00:20:40,114
Yeah, let me get a beat.

326
00:20:40,198 --> 00:20:43,076
Boy, if you don't get
them headphones off your head,

327
00:20:43,159 --> 00:20:44,428
and you stop bothering Mrs. Johnson.

328
00:20:44,452 --> 00:20:45,745
- Sorry, Dad.
- Please.

329
00:20:45,954 --> 00:20:47,455
- Hey.
- Hey.

330
00:20:47,538 --> 00:20:50,458
Got some extra fries for you
two, just in case you want it.

331
00:20:50,541 --> 00:20:52,961
- Thank you.
- You're welcome. You're welcome.

332
00:20:53,044 --> 00:20:54,420
Hey, listen, I need you to, uh,

333
00:20:54,504 --> 00:20:55,880
when you're done, get in the back.

334
00:20:55,964 --> 00:20:57,816
Get he help wanted sign
and put it up for me, okay?

335
00:20:57,840 --> 00:20:59,320
- Gotcha.
- All right.

336
00:20:59,717 --> 00:21:00,997
- Thank you.
- Thank you.

337
00:21:16,359 --> 00:21:17,610
Hi, Ms. Johnson.

338
00:21:17,819 --> 00:21:20,905
This is David Haskell
from Diamond and DeVoe Realty.

339
00:21:20,989 --> 00:21:22,174
I'd like to set up an interview.

340
00:21:22,198 --> 00:21:23,825
Oh. Uh.

341
00:21:28,830 --> 00:21:33,584
- Hello?
- Hi, this is Renee Johnson.

342
00:21:33,668 --> 00:21:35,479
Didn't expect you
to call back tonight.

343
00:21:35,503 --> 00:21:38,339
Yeah, I'm, I'm very,
very interested in the position,

344
00:21:38,423 --> 00:21:40,800
and I can start immediately.

345
00:21:40,883 --> 00:21:42,152
Let's start with an interview.

346
00:21:42,176 --> 00:21:43,678
Does 2 p.m. tomorrow work?

347
00:21:43,761 --> 00:21:45,847
Yeah, that would be perfect. Thank you.

348
00:21:45,930 --> 00:21:48,250
- Great. See you then.
- All right. Thank you. Bye.

349
00:22:00,737 --> 00:22:01,946
Hello?

350
00:22:09,704 --> 00:22:11,456
This is so disappointing. I cannot believe

351
00:22:11,539 --> 00:22:14,625
that I had to come down here
for your behavior.

352
00:22:14,709 --> 00:22:15,877
I know that you know that.

353
00:22:19,213 --> 00:22:21,841
You know what you said is a bad word.

354
00:22:21,924 --> 00:22:23,134
They were being mean.

355
00:22:23,217 --> 00:22:24,594
Imani, I do not care.

356
00:22:24,677 --> 00:22:26,971
You know better than
to talk to children like that.

357
00:22:27,055 --> 00:22:29,807
They said we were poor
and didn't have a home.

358
00:22:37,148 --> 00:22:38,148
Okay.

359
00:22:39,650 --> 00:22:43,196
Baby, I understand that this is hard. I do.

360
00:22:43,279 --> 00:22:46,240
But we show people
who we are by being better.

361
00:22:47,241 --> 00:22:48,242
Right?

362
00:23:00,213 --> 00:23:01,506
Hi.

363
00:23:02,799 --> 00:23:06,302
Yeah, yeah. I just need two hours.

364
00:23:06,385 --> 00:23:08,745
No, I'm gonna pick her
up right after the interview.

365
00:23:10,098 --> 00:23:12,058
Okay, thank you. Thank you so much.

366
00:23:12,141 --> 00:23:13,601
Was that Ms. Latoya?

367
00:23:13,684 --> 00:23:16,020
Yes, that was Ms. Latoya.
We gotta hustle. Come on.

368
00:23:18,940 --> 00:23:21,484
Careful, though. Okay. Careful.

369
00:23:21,567 --> 00:23:22,568
Okay.

370
00:23:36,999 --> 00:23:39,293
She's not here, is she?

371
00:23:39,377 --> 00:23:42,004
No, she has to be here.
You saw, I just called her.

372
00:23:49,303 --> 00:23:50,656
Hi, you reached Latoya,

373
00:23:50,680 --> 00:23:52,056
leave a message after the tone.

374
00:23:52,306 --> 00:23:55,601
Latoya, come on. I'm out here.
My interview is 30 minutes away.

375
00:23:55,685 --> 00:23:57,687
Come on. Call me back.

376
00:23:57,770 --> 00:23:59,605
Mommy, I'm not sure if she's here.

377
00:24:04,610 --> 00:24:05,736
Come on. Look. Come on.

378
00:24:05,820 --> 00:24:08,197
Go. Go, go, go.

379
00:24:08,281 --> 00:24:09,282
Yeah, this way.

380
00:24:19,959 --> 00:24:21,252
Imani.

381
00:24:21,502 --> 00:24:23,921
Do you think you can be a big
girl and do Mommy a favor?

382
00:24:25,047 --> 00:24:28,426
Uh, sure. What is it?

383
00:24:28,509 --> 00:24:29,969
Yeah, they've assured me

384
00:24:30,052 --> 00:24:33,139
that the wire is gonna be
completed within the next hour.

385
00:24:33,222 --> 00:24:34,974
Yeah, I know they must be anxious,

386
00:24:35,057 --> 00:24:37,226
but the second closing will happen.

387
00:24:45,067 --> 00:24:46,587
I'm sorry to keep you waiting.

388
00:24:47,695 --> 00:24:49,197
Would you like a cup of coffee?

389
00:24:49,280 --> 00:24:50,448
No, thank you.

390
00:24:50,531 --> 00:24:52,700
It's a little late in the afternoon for me.

391
00:24:52,783 --> 00:24:54,410
All right.

392
00:24:54,493 --> 00:24:55,995
Where's her parent?

393
00:24:56,078 --> 00:24:57,514
I can't believe someone left
their daughter in the car.

394
00:24:57,538 --> 00:24:58,706
It's freezing out here.

395
00:24:58,789 --> 00:25:01,459
So, um, what do you
consider to be

396
00:25:01,542 --> 00:25:03,002
your biggest strength?

397
00:25:03,085 --> 00:25:05,004
Mm, mm, mm-hmm.

398
00:25:05,087 --> 00:25:08,841
I'd have to say my ability
to stay calm under pressure.

399
00:25:08,925 --> 00:25:09,925
Really.

400
00:25:09,967 --> 00:25:11,236
I'm gonna call the police.

401
00:25:11,260 --> 00:25:12,905
How do you deal
with difficult clients?

402
00:25:12,929 --> 00:25:15,389
Hmm. I prefer to listen first.

403
00:25:15,473 --> 00:25:17,683
You know, I found, I found in the past

404
00:25:17,767 --> 00:25:19,810
that when people feel heard,

405
00:25:19,894 --> 00:25:21,520
they're more likely to trust you.

406
00:25:21,604 --> 00:25:23,272
Hi. I'm at 4500 Peach Street

407
00:25:23,356 --> 00:25:24,791
and there's a child locked inside a car.

408
00:25:24,815 --> 00:25:26,855
So where do you see yourself
in five years from now?

409
00:25:29,195 --> 00:25:32,865
Hopefully here.
Contributing and growing.

410
00:25:32,949 --> 00:25:35,910
And I want
to build something meaningful.

411
00:25:35,993 --> 00:25:39,330
Not just for myself,
but for any team I'm a part of.

412
00:25:39,413 --> 00:25:41,207
Renee, that is music to my ears.

413
00:25:41,290 --> 00:25:42,667
Mm, mm, mm.

414
00:25:42,875 --> 00:25:45,753
You know, that is the exact
mindset we're looking for here.

415
00:25:47,421 --> 00:25:49,799
- Welcome aboard.
- Mm, mm, mm.

416
00:25:49,882 --> 00:25:50,882
Glad to be here.

417
00:25:50,925 --> 00:25:52,260
That's great.

418
00:25:52,343 --> 00:25:54,720
Well, I will get you aligned
with our admin team,

419
00:25:54,804 --> 00:25:58,224
as well as to get you the new
hire paperwork together for you.

420
00:25:58,307 --> 00:25:59,600
Okay, sure.

421
00:26:24,458 --> 00:26:25,811
Yeah, let's get her in the car.

422
00:26:25,835 --> 00:26:27,920
We'll get her back
to the station. All right?

423
00:26:28,004 --> 00:26:29,273
You did the right thing. Calling us.

424
00:26:29,297 --> 00:26:30,482
I mean, it's child endangerment.

425
00:26:30,506 --> 00:26:32,106
You said she was in the car for an hour?

426
00:26:34,302 --> 00:26:35,761
Oh, Imani. No, no, no, no, no, no.

427
00:26:35,845 --> 00:26:36,947
Ma'am? Ma'am, stay there.

428
00:26:36,971 --> 00:26:38,055
No, Imani.

429
00:26:38,139 --> 00:26:39,056
Hey, ma'am, step back.

430
00:26:39,140 --> 00:26:40,349
Ma'am, sorry. Stay there.

431
00:26:40,433 --> 00:26:41,702
Stay back. Hey, ma'am, stay back.

432
00:26:41,726 --> 00:26:43,728
- I'm really sorry.
- It's no good, ma'am.

433
00:26:43,811 --> 00:26:46,063
Ma'am, you left her in the car
for over an hour?

434
00:26:46,147 --> 00:26:47,147
Mommy!

435
00:26:47,189 --> 00:26:49,775
- Imani! Imani!
- I'm going in!

436
00:26:49,859 --> 00:26:51,169
You have a right to remain silent.

437
00:26:51,193 --> 00:26:52,963
My interview just ran a little bit late, sir.

438
00:26:52,987 --> 00:26:54,280
Ma'am, that's no excuse.

439
00:26:54,363 --> 00:26:55,531
Anything you say can,

440
00:26:55,614 --> 00:26:57,992
and will be against you in a court of law.

441
00:26:58,075 --> 00:26:59,327
All right?

442
00:26:59,535 --> 00:27:01,054
You're making this harder
than it has to be, ma'am.

443
00:27:01,078 --> 00:27:02,347
- No, no, no, this was...
- Mommy!

444
00:27:02,371 --> 00:27:03,289
Ma'am?

445
00:27:03,372 --> 00:27:04,957
- Mommy!
- Ma'am!

446
00:27:05,041 --> 00:27:06,542
Get away from the car.

447
00:27:06,625 --> 00:27:09,503
Hey, don't make this harder
on yourself than it has to be.

448
00:27:09,587 --> 00:27:11,088
You have the right to an attorney.

449
00:27:11,172 --> 00:27:12,482
If you cannot afford an attorney,

450
00:27:12,506 --> 00:27:14,300
one will be provided for you.

451
00:27:14,383 --> 00:27:16,385
- Do you understand?
- Imani!

452
00:27:23,726 --> 00:27:25,144
Excuse me, I have to take this.

453
00:27:27,438 --> 00:27:28,439
Yes.

454
00:27:28,522 --> 00:27:29,982
They're taking Imani away from me.

455
00:27:30,066 --> 00:27:33,611
We're going to fight this,
but they're following protocol.

456
00:27:33,694 --> 00:27:35,613
Is there anyone else Imani could
stay with?

457
00:27:35,696 --> 00:27:38,324
- Family? Close friends?
- No, there's no one.

458
00:27:38,407 --> 00:27:39,450
What about her father?

459
00:27:42,411 --> 00:27:44,830
Her father died. My husband died.

460
00:27:44,914 --> 00:27:47,333
We both grew up in foster care.

461
00:27:47,416 --> 00:27:49,919
We never had a family. I'm all Imani has.

462
00:27:53,089 --> 00:27:54,465
Thank you.

463
00:27:54,548 --> 00:27:58,511
Sorry about that. So, where were we?

464
00:27:58,594 --> 00:28:00,971
A class E misdemeanor doesn't fit.

465
00:28:01,055 --> 00:28:02,640
Renee was trying to build a better life

466
00:28:02,723 --> 00:28:05,351
for her and her child
under impossible conditions.

467
00:28:05,434 --> 00:28:07,353
The charge is reckless endangerment.

468
00:28:07,436 --> 00:28:08,771
She doesn't deny what happened,

469
00:28:08,854 --> 00:28:11,690
but there was no willful intent
to harm her child.

470
00:28:11,774 --> 00:28:13,526
She's asking for leniency.

471
00:28:13,609 --> 00:28:15,653
She's willing to plead no contest

472
00:28:15,736 --> 00:28:16,946
if jail time is off the table.

473
00:28:17,029 --> 00:28:19,573
It is excessive.

474
00:28:19,657 --> 00:28:21,367
Why should I agree to that?

475
00:28:21,450 --> 00:28:22,493
Please.

476
00:28:22,576 --> 00:28:26,330
If I plead guilty, I lose everything.

477
00:28:26,414 --> 00:28:28,454
The system does not make it easy
for people like me.

478
00:28:28,499 --> 00:28:29,583
I grew up in it.

479
00:28:29,667 --> 00:28:32,795
I know exactly what I'm up against.

480
00:28:35,714 --> 00:28:37,074
Sure know how to pick them, Laura.

481
00:28:39,176 --> 00:28:40,970
You'll be on probation
for two years.

482
00:28:41,053 --> 00:28:42,805
Expect regular check-ins.

483
00:28:42,888 --> 00:28:44,390
Okay.

484
00:28:44,473 --> 00:28:46,753
You'll also need to complete
80 hours of parenting courses

485
00:28:46,809 --> 00:28:49,395
and comply with every court order.

486
00:28:49,478 --> 00:28:50,396
Okay.

487
00:28:50,479 --> 00:28:52,231
You also need a home, and a job.

488
00:28:52,314 --> 00:28:55,651
By law, they cannot legally give
you back Imani,

489
00:28:55,734 --> 00:28:58,487
if you're living out of your car.

490
00:28:58,571 --> 00:28:59,697
I understand.

491
00:28:59,780 --> 00:29:02,408
But listen, you can't have any slip-ups.

492
00:29:02,491 --> 00:29:05,536
If you do, she could permanently
be in the system.

493
00:29:05,619 --> 00:29:08,080
- Oh, absolutely.
- Okay.

494
00:29:08,164 --> 00:29:10,499
- I'll see you in a few days.
- Thank you.

495
00:29:59,507 --> 00:30:00,716
Okay.

496
00:30:10,017 --> 00:30:12,603
Excuse me. Sorry. I didn't mean to get...

497
00:30:17,775 --> 00:30:18,775
Please be seated.

498
00:30:22,905 --> 00:30:24,382
Ms. Johnson, this hearing
is to determine

499
00:30:24,406 --> 00:30:26,909
whether your daughter will
remain in state care.

500
00:30:26,992 --> 00:30:28,672
Your parental rights remain
intact for now,

501
00:30:28,744 --> 00:30:31,288
but that all depends on
the steps that you take

502
00:30:31,372 --> 00:30:32,498
moving forward.

503
00:30:32,581 --> 00:30:34,458
- Do you understand?
- I understand, yes.

504
00:30:34,542 --> 00:30:36,502
What's the state's recommendation?

505
00:30:36,585 --> 00:30:38,003
Given the circumstances,

506
00:30:38,087 --> 00:30:41,590
foster care is recommended
to ensure stability.

507
00:30:41,674 --> 00:30:43,676
Counsel,
do you have anything to add?

508
00:30:43,759 --> 00:30:45,970
My client has been doing
everything in her power

509
00:30:46,053 --> 00:30:47,429
to get her life back on track.

510
00:30:47,513 --> 00:30:49,181
Work, housing, stability,

511
00:30:49,265 --> 00:30:52,017
all while fighting uphill every
step of the way.

512
00:30:52,101 --> 00:30:54,478
Ms. Johnson, I'd like to hear from you.

513
00:30:54,562 --> 00:30:55,604
Would you please stand?

514
00:30:58,774 --> 00:31:00,484
Why haven't you found stability yet?

515
00:31:00,568 --> 00:31:02,361
I lost my job,

516
00:31:02,444 --> 00:31:05,406
and then I couldn't get
assistance without an address,

517
00:31:05,489 --> 00:31:08,492
and it's just been kind of impossible.

518
00:31:08,576 --> 00:31:11,036
I understand hardship.

519
00:31:11,120 --> 00:31:13,205
But leaving your daughter alone in a car

520
00:31:13,289 --> 00:31:16,709
for an extended period of time,
that's reckless.

521
00:31:16,792 --> 00:31:19,169
I did everything I could before
it came to that.

522
00:31:19,253 --> 00:31:21,088
I didn't have another choice.

523
00:31:25,050 --> 00:31:27,011
Your love for Imani is clear,
Ms. Johnson,

524
00:31:27,094 --> 00:31:29,221
but what your daughter
needs most is stability,

525
00:31:29,305 --> 00:31:31,145
and that's what this court will
be looking for.

526
00:31:33,267 --> 00:31:37,021
For now, Imani will remain
in temporary foster care.

527
00:31:37,104 --> 00:31:39,064
This is not a punishment, Ms. Johnson.

528
00:31:39,148 --> 00:31:42,568
This is a chance for you
to get back on your feet.

529
00:31:42,651 --> 00:31:44,945
We'll review your progress
at the next hearing.

530
00:31:45,154 --> 00:31:48,240
But parenting classes, check-ins,

531
00:31:48,324 --> 00:31:51,744
a solid plan are mandatory.

532
00:31:51,827 --> 00:31:53,662
Actions matter, Ms. Johnson, not words.

533
00:31:55,247 --> 00:31:57,916
I'll do everything I can to bring her home.

534
00:31:59,376 --> 00:32:00,377
Court's adjourned.

535
00:32:08,344 --> 00:32:09,470
Hi.

536
00:32:09,553 --> 00:32:10,739
I'm just gonna sit over there, okay?

537
00:32:10,763 --> 00:32:11,763
Okay.

538
00:32:12,890 --> 00:32:13,890
Hi.

539
00:32:20,731 --> 00:32:21,982
Mr. Patterson.

540
00:32:22,066 --> 00:32:24,109
- Hi!
- Mommy.

541
00:32:24,193 --> 00:32:27,446
Hi. Hi, come sit, sit, sit, sit, sit.

542
00:32:27,529 --> 00:32:30,324
Oh, my God. Oh, I missed you so much.

543
00:32:30,407 --> 00:32:32,785
- It's been weeks.
- I missed you too, Mommy.

544
00:32:32,993 --> 00:32:34,078
Oh.

545
00:32:36,497 --> 00:32:37,790
How have you been?

546
00:32:37,873 --> 00:32:39,633
What do you wanna eat?
What do you wanna eat?

547
00:32:39,708 --> 00:32:42,002
What's going on up here, girl?

548
00:32:42,086 --> 00:32:44,004
Here you go, Imani.

549
00:32:44,088 --> 00:32:46,173
Jeff's world-famous ice cream.

550
00:32:46,256 --> 00:32:47,859
- Thank you, Curtis.
- I got you, girl.

551
00:32:47,883 --> 00:32:48,883
I want to eat.

552
00:32:50,135 --> 00:32:53,514
Hey, so what is it, what's it like with,

553
00:32:53,597 --> 00:32:55,265
um, with that family?

554
00:32:55,349 --> 00:32:58,936
And Mr. Patterson, is he nice to you?

555
00:32:59,019 --> 00:33:00,019
Mm-hmm.

556
00:33:01,689 --> 00:33:02,981
Has he hurt you?

557
00:33:03,065 --> 00:33:05,567
- No.
- Okay.

558
00:33:05,651 --> 00:33:07,653
- You promise?
- I'm not lying.

559
00:33:07,736 --> 00:33:09,113
Okay, okay.

560
00:33:11,907 --> 00:33:13,677
- Here's the bill.
- Thank you.

561
00:33:13,701 --> 00:33:16,161
- Thank you, Curtis.
- No problem.

562
00:33:16,245 --> 00:33:17,746
- Mommy?
- Yeah?

563
00:33:17,830 --> 00:33:19,832
Can I come home with you?

564
00:33:19,915 --> 00:33:23,043
Um, not this time,

565
00:33:23,127 --> 00:33:26,338
but really, really, really, really soon, okay?

566
00:33:26,422 --> 00:33:27,840
I promise.

567
00:33:27,923 --> 00:33:31,260
Just, um, I'm still working
on a few things, okay?

568
00:33:37,224 --> 00:33:40,394
- Bye, Imani.
- Bye.

569
00:33:40,477 --> 00:33:43,564
No hug. She doesn't hug any.

570
00:33:43,647 --> 00:33:45,023
Thank you.

571
00:33:45,107 --> 00:33:46,984
Um, here's her stuff.

572
00:33:47,067 --> 00:33:49,528
Oh, Imani wanted you to keep
the sketch pad.

573
00:33:51,447 --> 00:33:52,656
Okay. Thank you.

574
00:33:52,740 --> 00:33:56,493
And here is the house line.

575
00:33:56,577 --> 00:33:58,746
Call any time between 6 and 8,

576
00:33:58,829 --> 00:34:02,166
and if you leave a message,
we'll make sure Imani hears it.

577
00:34:02,249 --> 00:34:03,792
Okay.

578
00:34:03,876 --> 00:34:08,881
And we will try to find someone
around us who can do her hair.

579
00:34:08,964 --> 00:34:10,340
I appreciate that. Thank you.

580
00:34:11,967 --> 00:34:13,927
- Okay, I'll be in touch.
- Yes, good to see you.

581
00:34:14,011 --> 00:34:16,013
- Thank you.
- Good night.

582
00:34:16,096 --> 00:34:17,181
Bye!

583
00:34:19,099 --> 00:34:21,685
Did you see all the lint
in that child's hair?

584
00:34:21,769 --> 00:34:23,329
Have they ever had a Black child before?

585
00:34:23,353 --> 00:34:24,688
You place my baby with somebody

586
00:34:24,772 --> 00:34:26,565
that does not know how to do her hair?

587
00:34:26,648 --> 00:34:28,901
That is the least of
your worries right now.

588
00:34:30,486 --> 00:34:31,945
I'm sorry, what does that mean?

589
00:34:32,029 --> 00:34:36,700
Okay. Imani says that she has
nightmares of a big shadow

590
00:34:36,784 --> 00:34:37,910
knocking on glass.

591
00:34:37,993 --> 00:34:40,120
She is afraid to go to the bathroom

592
00:34:40,204 --> 00:34:42,623
or take a shower
unless someone's there.

593
00:34:42,706 --> 00:34:44,583
I tried everything to keep her safe.

594
00:34:44,666 --> 00:34:46,126
I believe you.

595
00:34:46,210 --> 00:34:48,921
But you need to do better.

596
00:34:49,004 --> 00:34:51,381
Look, look at the Pattersons.

597
00:34:51,465 --> 00:34:54,092
Okay, they have been fostering
kids for 10 years.

598
00:34:54,176 --> 00:34:55,385
They opened their hearts

599
00:34:55,469 --> 00:34:57,054
and their home to kids who needed it.

600
00:34:57,137 --> 00:34:58,937
I need to be the one that Imani
is with, okay?

601
00:34:58,972 --> 00:35:00,432
I need to be taking care of her.

602
00:35:00,516 --> 00:35:05,062
Then step up. Find any job, okay?

603
00:35:05,145 --> 00:35:08,065
Even if it means flipping burgers, do it.

604
00:35:08,148 --> 00:35:09,316
You need to show the court

605
00:35:09,399 --> 00:35:11,777
that you are fighting for Imani's future.

606
00:35:15,656 --> 00:35:17,282
Okay.

607
00:35:17,366 --> 00:35:18,367
Thank you for today.

608
00:35:19,409 --> 00:35:21,729
- All right, I'll see you.
- Okay, I'll see you, thank you.

609
00:35:35,717 --> 00:35:36,927
Mm-hmm.

610
00:35:37,010 --> 00:35:39,888
I don't think this is the right fit for you.

611
00:35:39,972 --> 00:35:43,267
Jeff, I flipped so many patties in college.

612
00:35:43,350 --> 00:35:45,644
I can run this place with my eyes closed.

613
00:35:45,727 --> 00:35:46,979
Come on.

614
00:35:47,271 --> 00:35:48,832
Give me five minutes, they'll be
begging me for the recipe

615
00:35:48,856 --> 00:35:50,023
for the secret sauce.

616
00:35:52,860 --> 00:35:55,195
But, uh, why here?

617
00:36:00,200 --> 00:36:02,202
- Can I show you something?
- Yeah.

618
00:36:02,286 --> 00:36:04,079
- Here, uh, follow me.
- Okay.

619
00:36:20,929 --> 00:36:23,098
Everything I own is in that car.

620
00:36:24,892 --> 00:36:28,937
Everything. My entire world.
And I'm in it, too.

621
00:36:31,648 --> 00:36:34,776
Since I got evicted six months ago.

622
00:36:42,743 --> 00:36:46,246
You know, I had, uh... I had plans.

623
00:36:50,584 --> 00:36:52,878
I was gonna have a salon
with my name on the door.

624
00:36:55,172 --> 00:36:58,175
A client list that I built from scratch.

625
00:37:02,638 --> 00:37:04,723
Then my husband got sick,

626
00:37:04,806 --> 00:37:08,810
and I thought, you know,
dreams can wait.

627
00:37:11,647 --> 00:37:13,690
My focus became taking care of him.

628
00:37:16,693 --> 00:37:19,279
And then he died.

629
00:37:19,363 --> 00:37:21,865
And my sole focus became taking
care of Imani,

630
00:37:21,949 --> 00:37:23,575
and now I don't have her either.

631
00:37:27,829 --> 00:37:28,914
And I don't...

632
00:37:31,166 --> 00:37:34,044
I don't even know if
those dreams are still in me.

633
00:37:40,842 --> 00:37:42,427
Look, I...

634
00:37:45,138 --> 00:37:49,059
I want the job because I really,
really wanna do this on my own.

635
00:37:51,353 --> 00:37:54,022
And I really, really thought
that I could, but...

636
00:37:56,274 --> 00:37:57,526
I can't.

637
00:38:02,531 --> 00:38:03,531
I can't.

638
00:38:09,538 --> 00:38:10,580
My wife

639
00:38:12,332 --> 00:38:13,959
had that same fight in her.

640
00:38:19,047 --> 00:38:20,047
And I see it in you.

641
00:38:23,719 --> 00:38:27,431
Renee, you're not alone.

642
00:38:29,725 --> 00:38:31,351
Family isn't just blood.

643
00:38:33,562 --> 00:38:37,065
It's the people that stand
by you when it all falls apart.

644
00:38:40,318 --> 00:38:41,361
You're not alone.

645
00:38:45,741 --> 00:38:46,825
Let's get you started.

646
00:38:48,702 --> 00:38:49,702
Yeah?

647
00:38:50,620 --> 00:38:52,205
- Yeah.
- Thank you, Jeff.

648
00:38:54,207 --> 00:38:55,247
It's gonna be okay.

649
00:39:11,933 --> 00:39:13,977
Yeah, I shuffle a lot of burgers.

650
00:39:14,061 --> 00:39:15,645
Okay, all right.

651
00:39:18,190 --> 00:39:19,775
Okay, so...

652
00:39:19,858 --> 00:39:23,070
What we have here is the Fryer Dunker.

653
00:39:23,153 --> 00:39:26,031
Now, do you know what we dunk
in the Fryer Dunker?

654
00:39:26,114 --> 00:39:27,824
- Fries.
- Bingo.

655
00:39:27,908 --> 00:39:28,909
- Okay.
- Okay.

656
00:39:28,992 --> 00:39:30,202
No tricks here. Just fries.

657
00:39:31,745 --> 00:39:33,038
All right. Real simple.

658
00:39:33,121 --> 00:39:35,165
Now, the regular basket.

659
00:39:35,248 --> 00:39:38,085
And standard, but our Razzle Dazzle.

660
00:39:38,168 --> 00:39:39,211
Mmm.

661
00:39:40,378 --> 00:39:42,214
You toss up in here.

662
00:39:42,297 --> 00:39:44,674
And that is reserved
for our special spice.

663
00:39:44,758 --> 00:39:46,301
Special spice. Razzle Dazzle.

664
00:39:46,384 --> 00:39:48,303
Razzle Dazzle. Special spices.

665
00:39:48,386 --> 00:39:50,680
Now, getting there, we give it a little love.

666
00:39:50,764 --> 00:39:51,848
All right.

667
00:39:51,932 --> 00:39:53,034
Just a little... Just a little loving.

668
00:39:53,058 --> 00:39:54,142
You know, not too crazy.

669
00:39:54,226 --> 00:39:55,685
I make a fry master out of you yet.

670
00:39:55,769 --> 00:39:57,354
All right. Razzle.

671
00:39:57,437 --> 00:39:59,981
- Dad, you got more out front.
- Okay. All right.

672
00:40:00,065 --> 00:40:01,292
You're doing great. I'll be right back.

673
00:40:01,316 --> 00:40:02,585
All right. I'll Razzle Dazzle for you.

674
00:40:02,609 --> 00:40:03,735
Razzle Dazzle.

675
00:40:11,451 --> 00:40:13,578
That just pisses me off.

676
00:40:13,662 --> 00:40:16,790
I see a white girl coming out of
the same courtroom,

677
00:40:16,873 --> 00:40:21,044
same judge, same problem as me,
and she gets handed the world.

678
00:40:22,420 --> 00:40:26,216
Yes. I can understand your frustration.

679
00:40:26,299 --> 00:40:29,594
There are certainly racial
disparities going around

680
00:40:29,678 --> 00:40:31,888
within the juvenile dependency system.

681
00:40:31,972 --> 00:40:36,601
However, again, what are we here for?

682
00:40:36,685 --> 00:40:41,565
We're here to focus on what we can do,

683
00:40:41,648 --> 00:40:44,401
the things that we have power over,

684
00:40:44,484 --> 00:40:46,236
in order to improve our lives,

685
00:40:46,319 --> 00:40:48,071
to become better parents for our kids.

686
00:40:50,073 --> 00:40:53,368
On a lighter note,

687
00:40:53,451 --> 00:40:56,413
I got to see my little Elijah.

688
00:40:56,496 --> 00:40:58,206
- Did you?
- Yeah. The other day.

689
00:40:58,290 --> 00:40:59,833
- Yeah.
- How'd that go?

690
00:40:59,916 --> 00:41:04,379
He's staying with his grandma
right now because of everything.

691
00:41:04,462 --> 00:41:10,177
And I know I messed up, like, bad,

692
00:41:10,260 --> 00:41:14,973
but I am busting my ass
every day to get him back.

693
00:41:15,056 --> 00:41:17,893
Exactly. Right?

694
00:41:17,976 --> 00:41:21,062
And that's why we're all here.

695
00:41:21,146 --> 00:41:24,733
We're not here
to judge each other as mothers.

696
00:41:24,816 --> 00:41:28,528
We're here to be vulnerable,
like you're doing,

697
00:41:28,612 --> 00:41:34,159
to open up so that we can know
where we can support each other,

698
00:41:34,242 --> 00:41:37,871
so that we can become better
parents for our children.

699
00:41:37,954 --> 00:41:40,999
Because we want our kids
to be proud of us, too, right?

700
00:41:41,082 --> 00:41:42,209
We're proud of them.

701
00:41:43,793 --> 00:41:44,794
Hey.

702
00:41:47,172 --> 00:41:48,172
Why are you here?

703
00:41:50,508 --> 00:41:53,178
I actually don't have anything
to say today.

704
00:41:53,261 --> 00:41:56,514
And you don't have to. Okay?

705
00:41:56,598 --> 00:41:59,100
We don't do that here. We all know that.

706
00:41:59,184 --> 00:42:02,854
So, who does want to speak?

707
00:42:18,036 --> 00:42:20,121
- Hey.
- Hey.

708
00:42:23,250 --> 00:42:24,250
First time in there?

709
00:42:25,961 --> 00:42:27,337
Yeah.

710
00:42:27,420 --> 00:42:28,420
It's a lot.

711
00:42:29,756 --> 00:42:31,383
Feels like you're drowning at first.

712
00:42:33,301 --> 00:42:34,970
Yeah, something like that.

713
00:42:37,472 --> 00:42:38,682
You figure it out, though.

714
00:42:40,433 --> 00:42:42,894
No one's coming to save you.

715
00:42:42,978 --> 00:42:46,439
But sometimes somebody will sit
with you while you work it out.

716
00:42:51,069 --> 00:42:52,946
Do you live around here?

717
00:42:53,029 --> 00:42:54,447
No.

718
00:42:54,531 --> 00:42:57,075
I actually have a long way to go.

719
00:42:57,158 --> 00:43:00,453
But, um, the session ran long,
and the buses stopped running.

720
00:43:02,747 --> 00:43:03,747
I'll give you a ride.

721
00:43:07,419 --> 00:43:08,628
Come on. I'm right here.

722
00:43:14,884 --> 00:43:16,761
- Thanks for letting me stay.
- You're welcome.

723
00:43:18,972 --> 00:43:21,016
This is it.

724
00:43:21,099 --> 00:43:25,228
- So, make yourself comfortable.
- Thank you.

725
00:43:32,360 --> 00:43:34,571
I pay 600 bucks to sleep on this couch.

726
00:43:36,156 --> 00:43:37,156
It's lovely.

727
00:43:40,702 --> 00:43:43,288
Oh, is this your little side hustle?

728
00:43:43,371 --> 00:43:45,248
Uh, yeah.

729
00:43:45,332 --> 00:43:49,044
It's, um, it's therapy they can't bill me for.

730
00:43:49,127 --> 00:43:51,254
Mm-hmm. Okay. I hear that.

731
00:43:51,338 --> 00:43:53,631
Oh, Imani would love this sort of thing.

732
00:43:53,715 --> 00:43:56,051
Oh, yeah? She's artsy like that?

733
00:43:56,134 --> 00:43:58,303
Yeah. She gets that from her dad.

734
00:43:59,888 --> 00:44:00,888
And where is he?

735
00:44:02,182 --> 00:44:04,893
He's gone. He passed.

736
00:44:06,978 --> 00:44:08,897
I'm... I'm so sorry.

737
00:44:10,690 --> 00:44:11,816
It's fine.

738
00:44:15,653 --> 00:44:18,448
- Oh. We're hugging.
- Mm-hmm.

739
00:44:18,531 --> 00:44:21,076
- No, I'm...
- Just let it happen.

740
00:44:21,159 --> 00:44:23,995
Okay. I'm fine, though.

741
00:44:24,079 --> 00:44:27,207
- It was a while ago.
- Okay.

742
00:44:27,290 --> 00:44:29,334
Well, there's no refunds on hugs.

743
00:44:29,417 --> 00:44:30,835
- Store policy.
- Mm-hmm.

744
00:44:30,919 --> 00:44:33,254
- My house. You know.
- Very fair.

745
00:44:36,216 --> 00:44:39,094
Oh, I remember these.

746
00:44:39,177 --> 00:44:42,931
I used them in my own side hustle.

747
00:44:43,014 --> 00:44:45,558
I used to braid hair in college.

748
00:44:45,642 --> 00:44:47,310
I had an entire enterprise.

749
00:44:47,394 --> 00:44:49,229
Ran it right out of my dorm room.

750
00:44:49,312 --> 00:44:52,982
- I made good money, too.
- So why'd you stop?

751
00:44:53,066 --> 00:44:56,653
Oh, you know. You know how life does.

752
00:44:56,736 --> 00:44:58,279
I always thought I'd come back to it,

753
00:44:58,363 --> 00:45:00,573
but, you know,
something always comes up.

754
00:45:00,657 --> 00:45:03,410
I just sort of stopped thinking
about it altogether.

755
00:45:03,493 --> 00:45:04,493
Hmm.

756
00:45:07,997 --> 00:45:08,997
Well.

757
00:45:11,793 --> 00:45:13,002
Welcome back.

758
00:45:13,086 --> 00:45:16,005
Okay. You got your first
customer of the night.

759
00:45:16,089 --> 00:45:18,842
Thank you. Go.

760
00:45:18,925 --> 00:45:20,301
- Oh.
- There you go.

761
00:45:20,385 --> 00:45:23,763
- You're annoying. Now I get it.
- Mm-hmm.

762
00:45:23,847 --> 00:45:25,598
- But you love me?
- Do I?

763
00:45:25,682 --> 00:45:26,808
Yeah.

764
00:45:26,891 --> 00:45:28,518
Look, whatever I gotta do to stay here.

765
00:45:28,601 --> 00:45:31,479
Ah! That's not an even exchange.

766
00:45:33,314 --> 00:45:36,359
- Hey. You need anything?
- No, no.

767
00:45:36,443 --> 00:45:37,735
I'm just cleaning up a little.

768
00:45:37,819 --> 00:45:39,237
I'm gonna shower real quick, okay?

769
00:45:39,320 --> 00:45:41,489
Alright, do not mess up that hair.

770
00:45:41,573 --> 00:45:43,700
- I won't.
- All right. You better not.

771
00:46:04,179 --> 00:46:05,388
Hello?

772
00:46:05,472 --> 00:46:09,017
Hi. This is Renee Johnson
calling for Imani.

773
00:46:09,100 --> 00:46:10,727
Ms. Johnson,

774
00:46:10,810 --> 00:46:12,872
you know you're only supposed
to call between 6 and 8 p.m.

775
00:46:12,896 --> 00:46:14,689
Oh, yeah. I'm so sorry about that.

776
00:46:14,772 --> 00:46:16,483
It's just that I got some news,

777
00:46:16,566 --> 00:46:17,886
and it would mean the world to me

778
00:46:17,942 --> 00:46:19,944
if I could share it with Imani.

779
00:46:20,028 --> 00:46:21,028
Please?

780
00:46:22,739 --> 00:46:25,533
Well just this once,
it's almost her bedtime.

781
00:46:25,617 --> 00:46:27,368
- Thank you.
- Hang on.

782
00:46:27,452 --> 00:46:29,329
Imani, it's Mom.

783
00:46:33,166 --> 00:46:34,083
Hello?

784
00:46:34,167 --> 00:46:36,211
- Hi, baby!
- Mommy!

785
00:46:36,294 --> 00:46:37,754
Hi!

786
00:46:37,837 --> 00:46:39,773
I have some really, really
good news to share with you.

787
00:46:39,797 --> 00:46:42,217
Tell me. Tell me.

788
00:46:42,300 --> 00:46:46,137
- Mommy got a job today.
- What do you do?

789
00:46:46,221 --> 00:46:48,848
I'm gonna be working at Jeff's Diner,

790
00:46:48,932 --> 00:46:50,225
that place that you like.

791
00:46:50,308 --> 00:46:52,435
No way. You're making burgers?

792
00:46:52,519 --> 00:46:55,897
- And pancakes, too!
- That's crazy!

793
00:46:58,024 --> 00:47:01,319
How are you doing? What's it like there?

794
00:47:01,402 --> 00:47:06,282
Mr. and Mrs. Patterson are nice.
They are super nice, actually.

795
00:47:06,366 --> 00:47:10,620
Okay. Okay.
What are the other kids like?

796
00:47:10,703 --> 00:47:11,996
It's a lot of kids here,

797
00:47:12,080 --> 00:47:14,832
but I'm really the only one
that looks like me.

798
00:47:14,916 --> 00:47:18,253
Um, yeah.
That can be hard sometimes, huh?

799
00:47:18,336 --> 00:47:21,130
- Yeah, but they're nice.
- Oh, well, that's good.

800
00:47:22,298 --> 00:47:23,984
You know, pretty soon,
I'm gonna be picking you up,

801
00:47:24,008 --> 00:47:25,635
and you're gonna come home with me.

802
00:47:25,718 --> 00:47:27,929
Oh, that's fine, Mommy.
You don't have to.

803
00:47:30,014 --> 00:47:32,559
Hm? What? What does that mean?

804
00:47:32,642 --> 00:47:33,726
I like it here.

805
00:47:35,853 --> 00:47:38,773
Yeah, but you like it better
with Mommy, though, right?

806
00:47:38,856 --> 00:47:40,900
Imani, let's wrap it up, sweetie.

807
00:47:40,984 --> 00:47:42,527
- It's time for bed, okay?
- Okay.

808
00:47:42,610 --> 00:47:45,488
- Sorry, Mommy. I gotta go.
- No, Imani, don't...

809
00:47:45,572 --> 00:47:46,656
Imani?

810
00:47:51,869 --> 00:47:53,509
Ma'am, this is what you ordered.

811
00:47:54,956 --> 00:47:56,249
Excuse me?

812
00:47:56,332 --> 00:47:58,960
I told you I didn't want
the cheese on the burger.

813
00:47:59,043 --> 00:48:01,671
- You see the cheese, right?
- Ma'am, I'm sorry, right?

814
00:48:01,754 --> 00:48:03,172
But if you ate most of the food,

815
00:48:03,256 --> 00:48:04,841
I can't just take it off the bill.

816
00:48:04,924 --> 00:48:06,902
I'm not going to pay
for something I didn't order.

817
00:48:06,926 --> 00:48:08,571
Do you know how many
times you've done this?

818
00:48:08,595 --> 00:48:10,197
- This is ridiculous.
- This is not the first time.

819
00:48:10,221 --> 00:48:11,448
All this food's gone, and you're...

820
00:48:11,472 --> 00:48:14,475
Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay. Check out.

821
00:48:14,559 --> 00:48:15,852
What?

822
00:48:15,935 --> 00:48:19,355
Oh, okay.
Hey, so maybe I can be helpful?

823
00:48:19,439 --> 00:48:20,457
What seems to be the problem?

824
00:48:20,481 --> 00:48:22,984
Yes, this is not what I ordered.

825
00:48:23,067 --> 00:48:24,920
She's lying. Do you know how
many times she's done this?

826
00:48:24,944 --> 00:48:26,654
- Ma'am.
- Curtis, Curtis, Curtis.

827
00:48:26,738 --> 00:48:31,200
So, you do seem to have eaten
most of it, though.

828
00:48:31,284 --> 00:48:33,202
What exactly is the problem?

829
00:48:33,286 --> 00:48:35,038
I mean, this isn't what I ordered.

830
00:48:35,121 --> 00:48:37,498
- It was wrong from the start.
- So why did you eat it?

831
00:48:37,582 --> 00:48:39,042
- It doesn't make sense.
- Excuse me?

832
00:48:39,125 --> 00:48:40,752
There's no more food on the plate.

833
00:48:40,835 --> 00:48:41,979
- There's food on the plate.
- Okay, okay.

834
00:48:42,003 --> 00:48:43,963
- This is your mom.
- So unprofessional.

835
00:48:44,047 --> 00:48:45,566
You're not, because you ate all the food.

836
00:48:45,590 --> 00:48:47,067
Excuse me, don't talk
to my daughter like that.

837
00:48:47,091 --> 00:48:49,177
Okay, I got it, I got it,
I got it, I got it, ma'am.

838
00:48:49,260 --> 00:48:52,096
So, look, you did, in fact,
eat the bulk of it,

839
00:48:52,180 --> 00:48:53,900
so we're not going to take it off the bill.

840
00:48:53,931 --> 00:48:57,602
However, what we'll do
is we will get you a fresh one

841
00:48:57,685 --> 00:48:59,079
since you were saying
it's not what you ordered.

842
00:48:59,103 --> 00:49:00,355
Thank you.

843
00:49:00,438 --> 00:49:01,874
We'll just get you a fresh one.

844
00:49:01,898 --> 00:49:04,692
Curtis, can you make sure it's
made right this time?

845
00:49:04,776 --> 00:49:06,235
- Yes, please.
- I'll make it right.

846
00:49:06,319 --> 00:49:07,654
- Thank you.
- You're welcome.

847
00:49:07,737 --> 00:49:09,155
You're doing a great job, Curtis.

848
00:49:17,622 --> 00:49:18,665
Take care of her.

849
00:49:26,130 --> 00:49:27,441
I'm sorry, Ms. Johnson.

850
00:49:27,465 --> 00:49:28,665
Imani won't come to the phone.

851
00:49:32,470 --> 00:49:35,765
Okay, um, can you just tell her
I called, please?

852
00:49:35,848 --> 00:49:37,433
I will.

853
00:49:37,517 --> 00:49:38,517
Thank you.

854
00:49:42,355 --> 00:49:45,525
- Everything all right?
- Yeah, I'm fine.

855
00:49:45,608 --> 00:49:46,901
Hey, your mom,

856
00:49:47,110 --> 00:49:49,737
she used to keep the bathrooms
open for everybody, huh?

857
00:49:50,947 --> 00:49:54,951
Yeah, she always said family
isn't just blood.

858
00:49:55,034 --> 00:49:56,077
So we show up for her.

859
00:50:00,206 --> 00:50:02,792
You know, when I was a kid, I
stayed with my aunt for a while.

860
00:50:04,669 --> 00:50:05,979
I remember feeling like my parents

861
00:50:06,003 --> 00:50:08,297
didn't want me anymore.

862
00:50:08,381 --> 00:50:10,133
But it wasn't that.

863
00:50:10,216 --> 00:50:13,261
Sometimes people do
what they think is best,

864
00:50:13,344 --> 00:50:14,387
even when it hurts.

865
00:50:16,347 --> 00:50:17,640
Doesn't mean you are not wanted.

866
00:50:19,350 --> 00:50:20,852
Takes a minute to come back together.

867
00:50:25,648 --> 00:50:27,024
What are you listening to?

868
00:50:27,233 --> 00:50:29,944
Oh, something I came up with
the other day.

869
00:50:30,027 --> 00:50:31,027
Oh.

870
00:50:32,029 --> 00:50:34,109
Be careful with them, though,
my mom gave them to me.

871
00:50:35,533 --> 00:50:37,243
I'll be very careful with them.

872
00:50:41,247 --> 00:50:44,333
Oh, a lot of F-bombs.

873
00:50:45,960 --> 00:50:48,004
You know, your music is good,

874
00:50:48,087 --> 00:50:50,673
but you don't have to cuss so much.

875
00:50:50,757 --> 00:50:52,967
You're right. I'll work on it.

876
00:50:53,050 --> 00:50:54,302
Okay.

877
00:50:54,385 --> 00:50:55,678
Something I'll write down.

878
00:50:55,762 --> 00:50:58,556
You know, I actually
write a lot of stuff down.

879
00:50:59,599 --> 00:51:01,142
Helps me get the words out.

880
00:51:09,066 --> 00:51:11,527
Oh, this is really good.

881
00:51:11,611 --> 00:51:13,404
- Not too many cusses.
- No.

882
00:51:14,739 --> 00:51:16,115
You are really talented.

883
00:51:18,242 --> 00:51:20,203
You know, I remember you telling me

884
00:51:20,286 --> 00:51:21,913
never to give up.

885
00:51:21,996 --> 00:51:23,331
I still stand by that.

886
00:51:25,750 --> 00:51:27,168
I hope you never give up either.

887
00:51:30,588 --> 00:51:32,131
Thank you, that means a lot.

888
00:51:33,508 --> 00:51:37,386
I know some days it feels like
nothings ever working, like

889
00:51:37,595 --> 00:51:38,595
we're stuck.

890
00:51:40,056 --> 00:51:41,416
But you remind me to keep pushing.

891
00:51:44,769 --> 00:51:45,769
Good.

892
00:51:45,812 --> 00:51:47,522
Because that's what we do.

893
00:51:47,605 --> 00:51:48,605
We push through.

894
00:51:56,113 --> 00:51:57,865
All right, I got those chitlins coming up.

895
00:51:57,949 --> 00:52:00,076
All right.

896
00:52:00,159 --> 00:52:01,452
Hey, Jeremy.

897
00:52:01,536 --> 00:52:02,870
We need more pie up there.

898
00:52:11,838 --> 00:52:13,118
Thanks for what you did earlier.

899
00:52:15,174 --> 00:52:16,217
No problem.

900
00:52:20,137 --> 00:52:23,349
Jeff, I have an offer for you.

901
00:52:23,432 --> 00:52:25,893
Why don't you let me do all the
day-to-day stuff around here?

902
00:52:25,977 --> 00:52:27,895
You can focus on the kitchen,

903
00:52:27,979 --> 00:52:29,480
and I'll do everything else,

904
00:52:29,564 --> 00:52:33,276
including dealing with the
homeless folks in the bathroom.

905
00:52:33,359 --> 00:52:36,112
- I'm not changing my policy.
- I know that.

906
00:52:36,195 --> 00:52:37,613
I actually love that about you.

907
00:52:38,656 --> 00:52:41,158
Well, I can't pay you any more.

908
00:52:41,242 --> 00:52:45,663
I'm not asking you for any more money.

909
00:52:45,746 --> 00:52:49,584
I'm asking you for responsibility.

910
00:52:49,667 --> 00:52:51,377
I wanna help you
the way you helped me.

911
00:52:56,257 --> 00:52:57,967
Well, I still need you out on the floor.

912
00:52:58,050 --> 00:52:59,760
You still got me out on the floor.

913
00:53:01,762 --> 00:53:02,847
Okay. All right.

914
00:53:02,930 --> 00:53:05,141
Well, let's try it.

915
00:53:05,224 --> 00:53:08,311
Thank you so much, Jeff.

916
00:53:08,394 --> 00:53:09,437
I appreciate it.

917
00:53:12,940 --> 00:53:15,735
Um, I've got a...

918
00:53:15,818 --> 00:53:17,045
I'm going to show you this place,

919
00:53:17,069 --> 00:53:19,488
this old place that we used to stay at.

920
00:53:19,572 --> 00:53:21,991
Little old spot.
The landlord owes me a favor.

921
00:53:22,074 --> 00:53:23,784
Maybe you could check it out?

922
00:53:23,868 --> 00:53:25,870
Yeah, that'd be cool.

923
00:53:25,953 --> 00:53:28,247
Thanks. Thanks again.

924
00:53:37,673 --> 00:53:38,424
Okay, let's go.

925
00:53:38,507 --> 00:53:39,507
All righty.

926
00:53:40,968 --> 00:53:42,887
Oh, there's Mom. Okay.

927
00:53:42,970 --> 00:53:44,305
All right. Here's Dee Dee.

928
00:53:46,849 --> 00:53:48,076
Okay, you take good care of Dee Dee.

929
00:53:48,100 --> 00:53:49,226
Silly Dee Dee.

930
00:53:49,435 --> 00:53:50,478
All right.

931
00:53:55,816 --> 00:53:57,860
Have fun. All right? See you later.

932
00:54:03,407 --> 00:54:05,826
Hi, baby! Hi!

933
00:54:15,294 --> 00:54:18,923
♪ I can't fall asleep

934
00:54:19,006 --> 00:54:22,635
♪ I know it's the way it goes sometimes ♪

935
00:54:22,718 --> 00:54:26,222
♪ I don't wanna eat

936
00:54:26,305 --> 00:54:28,557
♪ I think I've got butterflies ♪

937
00:54:28,641 --> 00:54:30,768
♪ And it's not from my girl ♪

938
00:54:30,851 --> 00:54:32,603
♪ Who's changing my world

939
00:54:32,687 --> 00:54:35,982
♪ Though even though that'd be nice ♪

940
00:54:36,065 --> 00:54:39,902
♪ It's a way that I feel a little unreal ♪

941
00:54:39,986 --> 00:54:43,531
♪ I'm thinking I'll take my time ♪

942
00:54:43,614 --> 00:54:44,657
Do you...

943
00:54:47,159 --> 00:54:51,539
Ugh, it took forever
to get the lint out of this.

944
00:54:51,622 --> 00:54:53,374
Who's this? You didn't introduce me.

945
00:54:53,457 --> 00:54:54,792
This is Dee Dee.

946
00:54:54,875 --> 00:54:57,545
Mr. and Mrs. Patterson gave her to me.

947
00:54:57,628 --> 00:55:00,464
They said it was just to replace Cece.

948
00:55:00,673 --> 00:55:02,591
Why would you replace Cece?

949
00:55:02,675 --> 00:55:05,136
They said I needed a new one.

950
00:55:05,219 --> 00:55:06,262
Okay.

951
00:55:06,345 --> 00:55:09,515
Well, welcome to the family, Dee Dee.

952
00:55:12,685 --> 00:55:14,729
How much longer?

953
00:55:14,812 --> 00:55:18,065
As long as it takes, baby girl.

954
00:55:18,149 --> 00:55:19,316
Oh!

955
00:55:19,400 --> 00:55:20,568
All right now.

956
00:55:20,651 --> 00:55:23,195
It's been 15 minutes, not five hours.

957
00:55:23,279 --> 00:55:25,740
- Feels like forever.
- No, no, no.

958
00:55:25,823 --> 00:55:27,533
Where you going? Right here.

959
00:55:29,160 --> 00:55:32,121
- Ow!
- I didn't even do anything.

960
00:55:32,204 --> 00:55:34,373
I don't want you to do my hair.

961
00:55:37,209 --> 00:55:38,294
Imani!

962
00:55:41,505 --> 00:55:43,299
- Hello!
- Hi.

963
00:55:43,382 --> 00:55:46,260
Where's Imani? There you are.

964
00:55:46,343 --> 00:55:48,929
- Mrs. Patterson!
- Hi!

965
00:55:49,013 --> 00:55:51,307
Did you and Dee Dee have a good day?

966
00:55:51,515 --> 00:55:53,350
Yeah. Okay, hi.

967
00:55:53,434 --> 00:55:55,478
Why don't you wait in the lobby
with Mr. Patterson?

968
00:55:55,561 --> 00:55:56,771
I'll be right there.

969
00:55:56,854 --> 00:55:58,856
- But Imani!
- Oh give Mommy a hug.

970
00:55:58,939 --> 00:56:00,024
Sorry.

971
00:56:00,232 --> 00:56:02,443
- I love you.
- I love you.

972
00:56:02,526 --> 00:56:04,320
Okay, I'll be right there. See you soon.

973
00:56:07,907 --> 00:56:11,202
Here. Maybe you can get these
bows in her hair. I couldn't.

974
00:56:11,285 --> 00:56:13,454
We couldn't find anyone to do her hair.

975
00:56:13,537 --> 00:56:15,247
- I'm sorry.
- Don't worry about it.

976
00:56:15,331 --> 00:56:19,001
I'll just, I'll take care of
it when she's with me.

977
00:56:20,544 --> 00:56:23,506
Bye, Halima. Nice to see you.
I'll be in touch.

978
00:56:23,589 --> 00:56:24,924
Great, thank you.

979
00:56:25,132 --> 00:56:27,412
- Ms. Johnson, have a good day.
- Have a good night. Yeah.

980
00:56:32,932 --> 00:56:34,266
Tough session today.

981
00:56:36,936 --> 00:56:39,980
You don't see it?
Imani won't even call me.

982
00:56:40,064 --> 00:56:41,357
They're definitely telling her

983
00:56:41,440 --> 00:56:42,983
that she's never going to come back.

984
00:56:43,067 --> 00:56:47,488
No, I know it feels that way,
but the system isn't perfect.

985
00:56:47,571 --> 00:56:49,782
- Imani's safe with them.
- She's safe with them.

986
00:56:49,865 --> 00:56:52,827
Look, look. I was in foster care, okay?

987
00:56:52,910 --> 00:56:57,206
I know what it's like. I was there, okay?

988
00:56:57,289 --> 00:56:58,541
I know what it feels like

989
00:56:58,624 --> 00:57:00,102
to think that your parents
are coming for you,

990
00:57:00,126 --> 00:57:03,337
and they never do, and you just
feel abandoned and lost,

991
00:57:03,420 --> 00:57:04,505
all right?

992
00:57:04,588 --> 00:57:06,173
I'm not gonna put Imani through that.

993
00:57:06,257 --> 00:57:07,925
Okay? I'm coming back for her.

994
00:57:08,008 --> 00:57:10,553
You have no idea what it
feels like to hold on to hope

995
00:57:10,636 --> 00:57:12,156
that your mother is gonna come for you

996
00:57:12,221 --> 00:57:14,515
and everything is just falling
apart, and she never comes.

997
00:57:14,598 --> 00:57:16,851
Okay? I know how that feels, me.

998
00:57:16,934 --> 00:57:18,102
I understand.

999
00:57:19,812 --> 00:57:23,566
But I'm just asking you
to approach this strategically.

1000
00:57:23,649 --> 00:57:28,237
Okay? If you push back, you
are gonna jeopardize everything.

1001
00:57:28,320 --> 00:57:30,406
Halima, I'm gonna do whatever it takes,

1002
00:57:30,489 --> 00:57:32,700
but I'm not gonna pretend
that everything is fine

1003
00:57:32,783 --> 00:57:33,784
when it's not, okay?

1004
00:57:33,993 --> 00:57:35,911
I know exactly what I'm up against.

1005
00:57:35,995 --> 00:57:38,539
I'm not going to stop
until I get Imani back.

1006
00:57:38,622 --> 00:57:40,267
In the meantime,
find somebody to do her hair.

1007
00:57:40,291 --> 00:57:41,417
I'm sick of this.

1008
00:57:42,585 --> 00:57:43,794
I'll see what I can do.

1009
00:57:55,973 --> 00:57:58,184
♪ What kind of fool am I?

1010
00:57:58,267 --> 00:58:01,437
♪ When too many times

1011
00:58:01,520 --> 00:58:03,439
♪ You say that it's true

1012
00:58:03,522 --> 00:58:05,524
Are you sure your mother's
gonna go for this?

1013
00:58:05,608 --> 00:58:07,568
Yeah, girl. Don't worry about it.

1014
00:58:07,651 --> 00:58:08,651
I got you.

1015
00:58:10,529 --> 00:58:12,031
- Hey, Lena.
- Mom.

1016
00:58:12,114 --> 00:58:14,825
- What you doing here?
- I brought a friend.

1017
00:58:14,909 --> 00:58:19,914
- I don't need any new stylists.
- Mom... come on, please.

1018
00:58:21,415 --> 00:58:22,499
I don't need...

1019
00:58:24,251 --> 00:58:25,628
Do you have a license?

1020
00:58:25,711 --> 00:58:28,088
I'm actually in between
certifications at the moment.

1021
00:58:28,172 --> 00:58:30,382
Okay, so you don't have a license.

1022
00:58:30,466 --> 00:58:32,635
No.

1023
00:58:32,718 --> 00:58:36,096
Can you take her to get washed?
Thank you.

1024
00:58:36,180 --> 00:58:41,727
Um... How about a 70-30 split?

1025
00:58:41,810 --> 00:58:43,770
How about... I don't
even know if you can do hair.

1026
00:58:46,649 --> 00:58:47,650
Well...

1027
00:58:49,026 --> 00:58:51,445
How about you let me finish
her hair, okay?

1028
00:58:51,528 --> 00:58:52,613
Free of charge.

1029
00:58:52,696 --> 00:58:55,449
But if she loves it, then I'm hired.

1030
00:59:03,374 --> 00:59:04,583
60-40.

1031
00:59:07,002 --> 00:59:08,722
Oh, honey, I'm the one taking all the risk.

1032
00:59:15,386 --> 00:59:17,680
60-40.

1033
00:59:17,763 --> 00:59:18,681
Thank you for the opportunity.

1034
00:59:18,764 --> 00:59:20,015
Mm. Yeah.

1035
00:59:20,099 --> 00:59:22,226
Oh, and you got one shot,
so don't mess it up.

1036
00:59:26,230 --> 00:59:27,230
Really?

1037
00:59:30,651 --> 00:59:31,651
Mm.

1038
00:59:32,736 --> 00:59:35,197
Hi, I'm gonna take over. Okay?

1039
00:59:41,787 --> 00:59:44,081
♪ You don't even know this

1040
00:59:44,164 --> 00:59:46,208
♪ Although I love this

1041
00:59:46,292 --> 00:59:51,338
♪ Baby, there's gotta be
more to us than this ♪

1042
00:59:51,422 --> 00:59:53,340
♪ You don't even know it

1043
00:59:53,424 --> 00:59:55,050
You ain't do my hair like that.

1044
00:59:55,134 --> 00:59:58,721
Well, I didn't need to, really,

1045
00:59:58,804 --> 01:00:00,264
you were impressed with very little.

1046
01:00:04,977 --> 01:00:06,937
You ever think about, like, a cinnamon?

1047
01:00:08,772 --> 01:00:09,815
Hmm.

1048
01:00:11,233 --> 01:00:12,901
- Okay.
- Mm-hmm.

1049
01:00:12,985 --> 01:00:15,487
Okay, my ass. You like it.

1050
01:00:15,571 --> 01:00:16,989
- Nice job.
- Thank you.

1051
01:00:17,072 --> 01:00:18,198
Mm-hmm.

1052
01:00:23,078 --> 01:00:24,806
You know you gotta bring in
some more clients

1053
01:00:24,830 --> 01:00:26,430
to cover what you need to pay me, right?

1054
01:00:26,498 --> 01:00:27,498
Yeah, I could do that.

1055
01:00:28,917 --> 01:00:30,336
Use the internet,

1056
01:00:30,419 --> 01:00:32,022
but do not give them the name
of this establishment

1057
01:00:32,046 --> 01:00:33,380
until you're certified.

1058
01:00:33,464 --> 01:00:34,840
All right?

1059
01:00:34,923 --> 01:00:36,963
Just book them and then give
them the address after.

1060
01:00:38,844 --> 01:00:39,970
And you...

1061
01:00:41,305 --> 01:00:43,766
You won't get enough of
putting me in these situations.

1062
01:00:43,849 --> 01:00:45,059
Hiring your friends.

1063
01:00:46,602 --> 01:00:48,520
Let's hope this one's better than the last.

1064
01:00:48,604 --> 01:00:49,938
She's good, and you know it.

1065
01:00:50,022 --> 01:00:51,833
Mm. What I know is you
need to come up here

1066
01:00:51,857 --> 01:00:52,941
and clean this up for me.

1067
01:00:53,025 --> 01:00:54,860
- Come on.
- I don't work here.

1068
01:00:56,528 --> 01:01:00,407
Uh, you do today while I go take
care of your son.

1069
01:01:00,491 --> 01:01:01,533
Let's go.

1070
01:01:03,660 --> 01:01:04,745
Chop-chop.

1071
01:01:04,828 --> 01:01:05,913
Make it look new-new.

1072
01:01:07,748 --> 01:01:09,500
- Good night.
- Good night.

1073
01:01:26,558 --> 01:01:28,477
Oh, wow. It's bigger than I thought.

1074
01:01:30,396 --> 01:01:31,480
It's a nice place.

1075
01:01:31,563 --> 01:01:33,607
Yeah, I know, this is really...

1076
01:01:33,690 --> 01:01:35,609
How long has it been on the market?

1077
01:01:35,692 --> 01:01:38,028
Oh, just a few weeks.

1078
01:01:38,237 --> 01:01:40,322
Wow. And the bathroom's back there?

1079
01:01:40,406 --> 01:01:41,508
Right there in the hallway.

1080
01:01:41,532 --> 01:01:43,158
Okay. Okay.

1081
01:01:43,242 --> 01:01:46,620
It's $1,500 for the deposit,
same for the rent,

1082
01:01:46,703 --> 01:01:48,288
and $40 for the app fee.

1083
01:01:48,372 --> 01:01:50,332
And you need to make three times
the rent amount.

1084
01:01:52,042 --> 01:01:53,377
Wow.

1085
01:01:53,460 --> 01:01:55,712
Um, it's a beautiful place,
and that's a steal,

1086
01:01:55,796 --> 01:01:58,090
but I don't make three times the rent.

1087
01:02:03,053 --> 01:02:04,972
See, I like Jeff.

1088
01:02:05,055 --> 01:02:06,807
And a friend of Jeff is a friend of mine.

1089
01:02:06,890 --> 01:02:10,185
So I'll take a chance on you,
but app first.

1090
01:02:10,269 --> 01:02:13,856
If everything checks out,
then you can move in next week.

1091
01:02:14,940 --> 01:02:15,940
Thank you.

1092
01:02:17,067 --> 01:02:19,319
Yeah, I'll fill out the application.

1093
01:02:19,403 --> 01:02:20,403
All right.

1094
01:02:25,159 --> 01:02:28,495
Hey, everyone.
How are we this evening?

1095
01:02:28,579 --> 01:02:30,205
Hey, Felicia.

1096
01:02:30,289 --> 01:02:31,206
- You're okay?
- Yeah.

1097
01:02:31,290 --> 01:02:32,666
Well, good.

1098
01:02:32,875 --> 01:02:37,254
I've got something exciting
that we're gonna do together.

1099
01:02:39,256 --> 01:02:44,136
And that is we are going to share

1100
01:02:44,219 --> 01:02:48,182
something we've all learned
recently this week, okay?

1101
01:02:48,265 --> 01:02:49,641
So who's going to go first?

1102
01:02:51,810 --> 01:02:52,810
Oh.

1103
01:02:53,729 --> 01:02:54,855
All right, Renee.

1104
01:02:56,732 --> 01:03:00,235
Um, so this week I learned

1105
01:03:00,319 --> 01:03:04,865
that sometimes there are
no good choices to make,

1106
01:03:04,948 --> 01:03:08,285
but if you make the best when you can

1107
01:03:08,368 --> 01:03:13,499
and you hope for the best,
that's really all you can do.

1108
01:03:13,582 --> 01:03:15,918
And I don't know,

1109
01:03:16,001 --> 01:03:18,281
just knowing that I'm not
the only one going through this,

1110
01:03:22,925 --> 01:03:24,134
that means a lot.

1111
01:03:24,218 --> 01:03:25,260
So...

1112
01:03:31,141 --> 01:03:32,643
We're all just here to try.

1113
01:03:35,145 --> 01:03:37,165
All right, so let's try to throw
this ball around the room,

1114
01:03:37,189 --> 01:03:38,106
right?

1115
01:03:38,190 --> 01:03:39,733
Who's next?

1116
01:03:39,816 --> 01:03:42,611
Well, that felt like
I got my head above the water.

1117
01:03:42,694 --> 01:03:44,988
I'm just glad we're
getting something out of this.

1118
01:03:45,197 --> 01:03:46,448
Yeah.

1119
01:03:46,532 --> 01:03:51,119
Oh, by the way,
I went down to that school.

1120
01:03:51,203 --> 01:03:52,621
Here.

1121
01:03:52,704 --> 01:03:54,581
So.

1122
01:03:54,665 --> 01:03:57,251
My license will not transfer,

1123
01:03:57,334 --> 01:04:00,629
but if I can count my old hours,

1124
01:04:00,712 --> 01:04:03,048
I'm pretty ready to take the exam soon.

1125
01:04:06,635 --> 01:04:08,355
So you got it all figured out, huh?

1126
01:04:10,639 --> 01:04:14,434
Not even close, but it is a step.

1127
01:04:17,729 --> 01:04:22,776
Also, you know, I was thinking,

1128
01:04:22,859 --> 01:04:24,570
if you move back in with your mom,

1129
01:04:24,653 --> 01:04:27,155
it could help you get Elijah back.

1130
01:04:27,239 --> 01:04:29,866
Her and I don't vibe like that, so...

1131
01:04:30,075 --> 01:04:33,453
I hear you, but if it looks good on paper,

1132
01:04:33,537 --> 01:04:36,290
then isn't it worth doing?

1133
01:04:39,042 --> 01:04:40,127
Come on.

1134
01:05:18,332 --> 01:05:19,791
No, no, no, no, no!

1135
01:05:19,875 --> 01:05:21,918
My God, no, no, no, no!

1136
01:05:22,002 --> 01:05:23,795
No, no, no...

1137
01:05:23,879 --> 01:05:26,006
No, no, no, no! God, no!

1138
01:05:29,801 --> 01:05:32,596
Come on. Come on.
Come on. Come on!

1139
01:05:32,679 --> 01:05:33,679
Come on!

1140
01:05:50,947 --> 01:05:52,407
Jeff, somebody broke into my car.

1141
01:05:52,491 --> 01:05:53,885
Oh, my God, are you kidding me?

1142
01:05:53,909 --> 01:05:55,952
No, they took everything.
They took the battery.

1143
01:05:56,036 --> 01:05:57,371
Oh, no.

1144
01:05:57,454 --> 01:05:58,914
They even got Imani's notebook.

1145
01:05:58,997 --> 01:06:00,916
Um, do you need to take
the day off?

1146
01:06:00,999 --> 01:06:03,043
No, no, I'm still coming.
I just need a minute.

1147
01:06:03,126 --> 01:06:05,087
Okay, well, take your time. Be safe.

1148
01:06:05,170 --> 01:06:07,422
- Okay, thank you. Bye.
- Bye.

1149
01:06:34,324 --> 01:06:35,409
Packers?

1150
01:06:35,492 --> 01:06:37,452
I hope that's not true, young man.

1151
01:06:37,536 --> 01:06:39,663
No, I'm just vibing.

1152
01:06:39,746 --> 01:06:40,746
You just vibing?

1153
01:06:42,499 --> 01:06:44,435
You vibing and I asked you
to fill up those napkin holders,

1154
01:06:44,459 --> 01:06:45,585
right?

1155
01:06:45,669 --> 01:06:47,879
You ain' doing that, but you vibing.

1156
01:06:47,963 --> 01:06:49,315
Son, take off those headphones, please.

1157
01:06:49,339 --> 01:06:50,674
Stop listening to that garbage.

1158
01:06:50,757 --> 01:06:54,010
- It's not garbage.
- I said what I said. Garbage.

1159
01:06:55,929 --> 01:06:58,014
You know how many dudes out
there trying to make it?

1160
01:06:58,098 --> 01:07:00,475
For every 50 Cent,
there's a thousand Soulja Boys.

1161
01:07:00,559 --> 01:07:01,935
Soulja Boys rich.

1162
01:07:02,018 --> 01:07:03,538
Why is he
the only one you ever mention?

1163
01:07:03,562 --> 01:07:04,722
That's not the point, Curtis.

1164
01:07:06,857 --> 01:07:08,984
Mom would have supported me.

1165
01:07:09,067 --> 01:07:10,667
Your mom would have
told you to get real.

1166
01:07:10,694 --> 01:07:12,154
No, she'd tell you to move on.

1167
01:07:15,782 --> 01:07:17,542
- What did you say to me?
- Wait, now.

1168
01:07:22,247 --> 01:07:23,623
Wait.

1169
01:07:23,707 --> 01:07:25,351
- What did you say to me?
- You heard me.

1170
01:07:25,375 --> 01:07:26,710
No, like, real talk.

1171
01:07:26,918 --> 01:07:28,730
When's the last time you ever
been to one of my events?

1172
01:07:28,754 --> 01:07:30,022
Well, when you start winning,
I start coming.

1173
01:07:30,046 --> 01:07:32,007
Winning.

1174
01:07:32,090 --> 01:07:33,925
I do win.

1175
01:07:34,009 --> 01:07:35,027
You would know that if you cared.

1176
01:07:35,051 --> 01:07:36,511
Come on, y'all. Calm down.

1177
01:07:36,595 --> 01:07:37,971
You think I wanna be stuck here?

1178
01:07:38,054 --> 01:07:39,306
Missing out on you growing up?

1179
01:07:39,389 --> 01:07:41,558
You are here because you can't let go.

1180
01:07:41,641 --> 01:07:43,035
You better watch your mouth, little boy.

1181
01:07:43,059 --> 01:07:45,353
You're only holding on to this place

1182
01:07:45,437 --> 01:07:47,272
because you can't let go of Mom.

1183
01:07:47,355 --> 01:07:48,398
And you know that.

1184
01:08:11,213 --> 01:08:12,213
Curtis.

1185
01:08:17,427 --> 01:08:18,553
Curtis.

1186
01:08:18,637 --> 01:08:20,847
I'm done, okay? I don't need your help.

1187
01:08:31,483 --> 01:08:32,484
I wish she was here.

1188
01:08:35,362 --> 01:08:38,240
Curtis, have you shown
your writing to your father

1189
01:08:38,323 --> 01:08:39,699
like you did with me?

1190
01:08:39,783 --> 01:08:41,383
He doesn't care to know that part of me.

1191
01:08:42,661 --> 01:08:46,373
You're gonna have to make him
see that part of you, okay?

1192
01:08:46,456 --> 01:08:48,708
- You need to show him.
- What if he doesn't listen?

1193
01:08:51,127 --> 01:08:53,255
I'm right here with you, let's just go try.

1194
01:08:56,508 --> 01:08:57,592
Let's try it.

1195
01:09:09,813 --> 01:09:10,813
Curtis.

1196
01:09:21,825 --> 01:09:22,825
♪ My father

1197
01:09:25,203 --> 01:09:28,331
♪ He weeps as he buries her
in the grave ♪

1198
01:09:30,542 --> 01:09:34,129
♪ How is this man
to complete without his queen? ♪

1199
01:09:34,212 --> 01:09:35,839
♪ He clamors at the night

1200
01:09:35,922 --> 01:09:39,634
♪ Whispers of the heart
rancor with an undying curse ♪

1201
01:09:42,429 --> 01:09:43,763
♪ A wail to the heavens

1202
01:09:46,349 --> 01:09:50,353
♪ The crops may grow, but I will wither ♪

1203
01:09:52,188 --> 01:09:53,857
♪ And I, the forgotten son

1204
01:09:56,776 --> 01:09:57,944
♪ Say let it go

1205
01:10:04,534 --> 01:10:05,534
♪ Let it go

1206
01:10:16,922 --> 01:10:18,006
I'm sorry, Son.

1207
01:10:25,931 --> 01:10:27,557
Oh, what a day.

1208
01:10:27,641 --> 01:10:31,561
I could really go for a private
island and a cocktail right now.

1209
01:10:31,645 --> 01:10:32,687
Okay.

1210
01:10:32,771 --> 01:10:34,648
Private island, but hold the cocktail.

1211
01:10:34,731 --> 01:10:36,232
Hold the co.

1212
01:10:36,316 --> 01:10:37,916
Oh, wait. Do you not drink or something?

1213
01:10:39,444 --> 01:10:41,529
Is not really my thing anymore.

1214
01:10:41,613 --> 01:10:42,822
Anymore?

1215
01:10:42,906 --> 01:10:45,033
What? You abuse the privilege?

1216
01:10:46,868 --> 01:10:48,119
I just don't.

1217
01:10:48,203 --> 01:10:49,412
Oh, wow. Okay.

1218
01:10:49,621 --> 01:10:52,999
So you can pull me into hugs
with no return policy,

1219
01:10:53,083 --> 01:10:55,210
but I can't ask you anything
about your life?

1220
01:10:55,293 --> 01:10:57,379
Look, it doesn't matter. Okay?

1221
01:11:00,131 --> 01:11:03,969
Oh, I... Sorry, I didn't...

1222
01:11:06,179 --> 01:11:09,057
- Do you want to talk about it?
- There's nothing to talk about.

1223
01:11:09,140 --> 01:11:10,141
I lost my kid.

1224
01:11:11,309 --> 01:11:13,687
Yeah, Kelly, so did I.

1225
01:11:13,770 --> 01:11:16,106
You can talk to
me about what happened.

1226
01:11:16,314 --> 01:11:18,274
She almost killed him.

1227
01:11:18,358 --> 01:11:19,442
That's what happened.

1228
01:11:21,319 --> 01:11:23,738
You were drunk,
and you got behind the wheel.

1229
01:11:23,822 --> 01:11:27,575
- I did the right thing.
- You did the right thing.

1230
01:11:27,659 --> 01:11:31,287
You called CPS. They don't just show up.

1231
01:11:31,371 --> 01:11:33,123
They come with cops, Tiana, cops.

1232
01:11:33,206 --> 01:11:34,806
Watch your mouth. I'm your mother first.

1233
01:11:34,833 --> 01:11:37,168
And then you just stood there
while they took away my baby.

1234
01:11:37,252 --> 01:11:38,753
No, I was not just standing there.

1235
01:11:38,837 --> 01:11:40,296
I was cleaning up your mess.

1236
01:11:40,380 --> 01:11:41,381
What a minute.

1237
01:11:41,464 --> 01:11:43,466
You called CPS on your own daughter?

1238
01:11:43,550 --> 01:11:46,720
She was driving drunk
with my grandson in the car.

1239
01:11:46,803 --> 01:11:47,887
I was saving him.

1240
01:11:47,971 --> 01:11:50,557
Saving him from who? From his mom?

1241
01:11:54,811 --> 01:11:56,146
You know what?

1242
01:11:56,229 --> 01:11:57,790
When I get Elijah back,
you'll never see him again.

1243
01:11:57,814 --> 01:11:58,982
I promise you that.

1244
01:12:00,525 --> 01:12:01,735
When?

1245
01:12:01,818 --> 01:12:04,779
You're never getting
him back again, Kelina.

1246
01:12:06,531 --> 01:12:07,615
Ever.

1247
01:12:12,704 --> 01:12:15,915
You know what? Screw you.

1248
01:12:15,999 --> 01:12:17,542
Kelly, I'm sorry.

1249
01:12:17,625 --> 01:12:18,960
That's right.

1250
01:12:19,044 --> 01:12:20,730
Walk out on me like you walked
out on your baby.

1251
01:12:20,754 --> 01:12:22,354
Kelly, I didn't mean for that to happen.

1252
01:12:23,757 --> 01:12:26,134
- Kelly!
- Just mind your damn business!

1253
01:12:39,355 --> 01:12:40,857
- Thank you.
- You're welcome.

1254
01:12:44,611 --> 01:12:46,362
- Thank you, brother.
- My pleasure, bro.

1255
01:12:54,746 --> 01:12:55,830
What is this?

1256
01:12:57,457 --> 01:12:58,541
It's for Imani.

1257
01:13:00,585 --> 01:13:04,672
It's just a place for her
to draw and just be a kid.

1258
01:13:09,552 --> 01:13:11,387
It's really sweet. Thank you.

1259
01:13:13,890 --> 01:13:15,743
Listen, just hurry up
and get some furniture in here

1260
01:13:15,767 --> 01:13:18,120
so it doesn't look like you and
Imani are struggling forever.

1261
01:13:18,144 --> 01:13:21,731
Struggling? What color is my fridge?

1262
01:13:21,815 --> 01:13:24,109
- That's a nice fresh silver.
- Thank you. Thank you.

1263
01:13:24,192 --> 01:13:25,735
- It's not white.
- Okay.

1264
01:13:29,697 --> 01:13:30,697
Here.

1265
01:13:42,043 --> 01:13:43,043
Thank you.

1266
01:13:44,712 --> 01:13:45,713
You're more than welcome.

1267
01:13:54,597 --> 01:13:57,433
Come on, girl.

1268
01:13:57,517 --> 01:13:59,370
Hi, you reached
Kelly. Leave a message.

1269
01:13:59,394 --> 01:14:01,229
Stop blowing up my damn phone.

1270
01:14:01,312 --> 01:14:03,314
Well, pick up your phone, then.

1271
01:14:03,398 --> 01:14:05,042
I should have ignored
your stupid voicemail.

1272
01:14:05,066 --> 01:14:07,306
I'm glad you didn't because
I need you here. I really do.

1273
01:14:09,863 --> 01:14:11,322
I'm not taking back nothing I said.

1274
01:14:11,406 --> 01:14:12,866
I wouldn't expect you to.

1275
01:14:13,074 --> 01:14:14,343
And you're still on my shit list.

1276
01:14:14,367 --> 01:14:16,047
That's fine with me.
That's where I belong.

1277
01:14:20,707 --> 01:14:22,709
I moved back in with my mama.

1278
01:14:22,792 --> 01:14:25,128
Oh, my God. That's great. Good.

1279
01:14:25,211 --> 01:14:28,506
Yeah. It really helped in my case.

1280
01:14:28,715 --> 01:14:29,841
So...

1281
01:14:31,384 --> 01:14:35,680
So my advice you took?
I do give good advice, then?

1282
01:14:35,763 --> 01:14:37,032
Girl, shut up. We gonna be late.

1283
01:14:37,056 --> 01:14:38,516
Okay. Well, let's not be late.

1284
01:14:38,600 --> 01:14:41,019
But also, I do give good advice.

1285
01:14:42,770 --> 01:14:44,689
- You ready?
- Yeah.

1286
01:14:53,281 --> 01:14:56,367
Okay, so

1287
01:14:56,451 --> 01:15:00,330
the last foster family I was placed with

1288
01:15:00,413 --> 01:15:02,874
was this older white couple.

1289
01:15:02,957 --> 01:15:05,877
And there were no other kids,
it was just me.

1290
01:15:05,960 --> 01:15:10,131
So they just let me do whatever.

1291
01:15:10,215 --> 01:15:11,257
Um...

1292
01:15:14,010 --> 01:15:19,265
But the husband was always
watching me,

1293
01:15:20,934 --> 01:15:23,728
always staring a little too long.

1294
01:15:23,811 --> 01:15:29,525
And one night, I found out why.

1295
01:15:34,614 --> 01:15:36,950
I tried to tell someone,

1296
01:15:37,033 --> 01:15:40,245
my caseworker and a few teachers,

1297
01:15:40,328 --> 01:15:43,581
but nobody listened.

1298
01:15:48,670 --> 01:15:52,382
Well, so I packed up what little I had.

1299
01:15:52,465 --> 01:15:56,344
And I left.

1300
01:15:56,427 --> 01:15:58,137
And I've been on my own ever since.

1301
01:16:00,306 --> 01:16:06,020
I learned really, really quickly
to only rely on myself.

1302
01:16:07,313 --> 01:16:10,441
Trust can get you hurt.

1303
01:16:10,525 --> 01:16:12,277
That's what the system taught me.

1304
01:16:16,364 --> 01:16:20,243
And that's exactly what
I believed right up until I'm...

1305
01:16:24,038 --> 01:16:25,456
Right up until I met Cordell.

1306
01:16:28,543 --> 01:16:29,836
He was just like me.

1307
01:16:31,879 --> 01:16:34,424
No family, no support system.

1308
01:16:34,507 --> 01:16:38,303
We were both just invisible.

1309
01:16:40,555 --> 01:16:44,809
And we linked arms

1310
01:16:44,892 --> 01:16:47,812
and we were together.

1311
01:16:47,895 --> 01:16:50,106
We were two little fishes

1312
01:16:50,189 --> 01:16:53,609
just swimming against the tide together.

1313
01:17:01,451 --> 01:17:02,493
And then he died.

1314
01:17:04,829 --> 01:17:05,829
And then he died.

1315
01:17:08,374 --> 01:17:10,251
Right before Imani was born.

1316
01:17:11,544 --> 01:17:13,087
I said to myself, I said,

1317
01:17:13,171 --> 01:17:15,506
"Renee, you did this alone before

1318
01:17:15,590 --> 01:17:17,175
and you can do it alone again".

1319
01:17:22,221 --> 01:17:24,390
That wasn't true, though. It wasn't true.

1320
01:17:24,474 --> 01:17:28,227
I leaned on him more than I even knew.

1321
01:17:28,436 --> 01:17:30,355
And when he was gone, I...

1322
01:17:32,482 --> 01:17:35,068
I was convinced that the only
way I was gonna survive,

1323
01:17:35,276 --> 01:17:37,653
the only way Imani was gonna survive,

1324
01:17:37,737 --> 01:17:40,114
is if I taught her to be just like me

1325
01:17:40,198 --> 01:17:42,075
and only count on herself.

1326
01:17:47,121 --> 01:17:51,042
But now I'm here in this room
with all of you and,

1327
01:17:53,419 --> 01:17:54,754
and I see that.

1328
01:17:56,672 --> 01:17:57,882
I had it all wrong.

1329
01:18:01,594 --> 01:18:06,015
And all of you, so many people,
Kelly, you've all

1330
01:18:06,099 --> 01:18:07,892
you've all shown me something different.

1331
01:18:09,102 --> 01:18:10,353
So...

1332
01:18:13,940 --> 01:18:15,691
Uh, sharing.

1333
01:18:17,819 --> 01:18:20,738
Um, thank you. Thank you.

1334
01:18:22,490 --> 01:18:23,866
No, thank you.

1335
01:18:23,950 --> 01:18:25,243
I'm so proud of you.

1336
01:18:29,997 --> 01:18:32,959
- Oh! Oh, look at the...
- Surprise!

1337
01:18:33,042 --> 01:18:33,876
Hi!

1338
01:18:33,960 --> 01:18:35,920
Hi!

1339
01:18:36,003 --> 01:18:37,422
- Honey.
- Congratulations.

1340
01:18:37,505 --> 01:18:39,298
- Yes.
- Thank you.

1341
01:18:39,382 --> 01:18:41,759
- I'm so proud of you.
- Thank you.

1342
01:18:41,843 --> 01:18:44,804
Now, I normally don't do this,
but thank you.

1343
01:18:46,848 --> 01:18:48,599
Well, what are you thanking me for?

1344
01:18:48,683 --> 01:18:52,311
Just... for showing me
that it's not too late.

1345
01:18:52,395 --> 01:18:55,648
I watched you fight like hell
for Imani, for yourself,

1346
01:18:55,731 --> 01:18:58,401
and made me wanna fight harder
with my mom.

1347
01:19:00,528 --> 01:19:02,822
- I love this. So much.
- I do, too.

1348
01:19:02,905 --> 01:19:04,031
And I kind of love you.

1349
01:19:05,825 --> 01:19:08,286
- Okay, this feels thick.
- Uh-huh.

1350
01:19:08,369 --> 01:19:11,414
Because it is your full pay
for the last couple of months.

1351
01:19:11,497 --> 01:19:12,850
I mean, since you're licensed now,

1352
01:19:12,874 --> 01:19:14,594
I don't have to worry
about a lawsuit, so...

1353
01:19:14,625 --> 01:19:15,710
Tiana.

1354
01:19:15,793 --> 01:19:17,462
- She did not...
- She did.

1355
01:19:19,964 --> 01:19:22,425
You did earn it, though.
And you gave me my baby back.

1356
01:19:22,508 --> 01:19:24,886
So... it's the least I could do.

1357
01:19:24,969 --> 01:19:26,572
All right. Well, let me put it in the bank.

1358
01:19:26,596 --> 01:19:28,031
Put it in the safe place, girl.

1359
01:19:28,055 --> 01:19:29,575
- Put it right in the bag.
- Black mama purse.

1360
01:19:29,599 --> 01:19:30,683
Come on, come on.

1361
01:19:30,766 --> 01:19:32,077
- Hold on. Let's get this.
- Thank you.

1362
01:19:32,101 --> 01:19:33,537
- Let's do it, let's do it.
- Yeah?

1363
01:19:33,561 --> 01:19:35,146
Yeah, thanks.

1364
01:19:35,229 --> 01:19:36,707
It's all good to go.
Three beautiful Black queens.

1365
01:19:36,731 --> 01:19:38,858
One, two, three. Got it.

1366
01:19:38,941 --> 01:19:40,485
Good!

1367
01:19:40,568 --> 01:19:42,612
- You did it, Mrs Johnson.
- Thank you.

1368
01:19:42,695 --> 01:19:44,030
I'm so proud of you.

1369
01:19:44,113 --> 01:19:45,507
Come here, come here, come here.
Thank you so much.

1370
01:19:45,531 --> 01:19:47,301
- Let me take this.
- Oh, yeah.

1371
01:19:47,325 --> 01:19:48,469
Hang it up around here
somewhere.

1372
01:19:48,493 --> 01:19:49,911
Okay, somewhere. Thank you.

1373
01:19:49,994 --> 01:19:52,455
Hi, baby! Hi! Hi, hi, hi!

1374
01:19:52,538 --> 01:19:56,209
- You did good, Mommy.
- Thank you.

1375
01:19:56,292 --> 01:19:58,920
I'm sorry I was mean to you.

1376
01:19:59,003 --> 01:20:00,213
It's okay, Imani.

1377
01:20:00,296 --> 01:20:03,132
You have every right to feel your feelings.

1378
01:20:03,216 --> 01:20:06,469
I wish you could come live
with me and Mrs. Patterson.

1379
01:20:06,552 --> 01:20:09,138
She makes the best pancakes
in the world.

1380
01:20:09,222 --> 01:20:12,141
I'll give you the recipe. Congratulations.

1381
01:20:12,225 --> 01:20:14,977
- Thank you.
- Congratulations.

1382
01:20:15,061 --> 01:20:16,229
Let's go.

1383
01:20:16,312 --> 01:20:17,592
- You deserve it.
- Yes. Come on.

1384
01:20:17,647 --> 01:20:18,689
Thank you.

1385
01:20:33,412 --> 01:20:34,412
You ready?

1386
01:20:35,998 --> 01:20:37,124
I don't know.

1387
01:20:37,208 --> 01:20:39,043
What if they don't give her back to me?

1388
01:20:39,126 --> 01:20:41,170
You've done everything
they asked you to.

1389
01:20:41,254 --> 01:20:42,255
Think positive.

1390
01:20:46,300 --> 01:20:47,802
Positive, positive, positive.

1391
01:20:48,970 --> 01:20:50,012
Positive.

1392
01:20:52,265 --> 01:20:53,742
We've heard from
the state's attorney.

1393
01:20:53,766 --> 01:20:57,395
I've reviewed the report
from Child Protective Services.

1394
01:20:57,478 --> 01:21:00,314
Now, Ms. Johnson, if you wouldn't mind,

1395
01:21:00,398 --> 01:21:02,608
would you please stand?

1396
01:21:02,692 --> 01:21:06,070
I'd like to hear from you in
your own words

1397
01:21:06,153 --> 01:21:08,406
what's changed since
the last time you appeared

1398
01:21:08,489 --> 01:21:09,740
before this court.

1399
01:21:09,824 --> 01:21:11,367
You got this.

1400
01:21:13,160 --> 01:21:17,915
I'm... I'm employed now.

1401
01:21:17,999 --> 01:21:23,462
I've also secured an apartment,
and I can make rent on my own.

1402
01:21:25,756 --> 01:21:31,429
I renewed my cosmetology license
for a second stream of revenue

1403
01:21:31,512 --> 01:21:35,766
just to fall back on
in case of emergencies.

1404
01:21:35,850 --> 01:21:37,893
What you need to know about me

1405
01:21:37,977 --> 01:21:42,273
is that I grew up in the system,

1406
01:21:42,356 --> 01:21:44,900
and it taught me to be distrustful,

1407
01:21:44,984 --> 01:21:46,652
and it made me feel invisible.

1408
01:21:48,404 --> 01:21:51,991
I really, really wanted
to be able to do all of this

1409
01:21:52,074 --> 01:21:53,200
on my own.

1410
01:21:56,203 --> 01:22:02,001
And I thought that asking
for help was a sign of weakness.

1411
01:22:04,211 --> 01:22:06,631
And now I know that it's not.

1412
01:22:07,882 --> 01:22:09,091
It's about survival.

1413
01:22:11,594 --> 01:22:15,556
I learned to lean on the support
of the people around me.

1414
01:22:19,393 --> 01:22:21,646
And that's what I'm doing now
for Imani's sake.

1415
01:22:23,898 --> 01:22:26,192
I am here to fight for my daughter.

1416
01:22:29,862 --> 01:22:32,073
I'm asking you for a chance.

1417
01:22:34,742 --> 01:22:36,911
I'm asking you for the chance

1418
01:22:36,994 --> 01:22:42,458
to give Imani the life of love and stability

1419
01:22:42,541 --> 01:22:43,793
that she deserves.

1420
01:22:48,547 --> 01:22:51,300
Thank you, Ms. Johnson. Please, sit.

1421
01:22:57,765 --> 01:22:59,558
This court exists to protect children.

1422
01:23:01,268 --> 01:23:04,730
And my rulings may not please everyone,

1423
01:23:04,814 --> 01:23:08,442
but they are made with the best
interests of the child in mind.

1424
01:23:08,526 --> 01:23:13,239
Ms. Johnson, your efforts
are to be commended.

1425
01:23:13,322 --> 01:23:16,826
However, I can't ignore your challenges.

1426
01:23:16,909 --> 01:23:21,205
Your new housing and jobs,
while steps forward,

1427
01:23:21,288 --> 01:23:24,375
are just not enough yet
for permanent custody.

1428
01:23:27,128 --> 01:23:28,129
However...

1429
01:23:33,426 --> 01:23:37,930
I am willing to expedite
the reunification process.

1430
01:23:39,682 --> 01:23:41,392
What does that mean?

1431
01:23:41,475 --> 01:23:42,911
It means that Imani goes home
with you today

1432
01:23:42,935 --> 01:23:44,061
under strict conditions.

1433
01:23:47,440 --> 01:23:50,776
- Oh, yeah. Yes, thank you.
- You can't lose your job.

1434
01:23:50,860 --> 01:23:52,695
You've got to pass all inspections.

1435
01:23:52,778 --> 01:23:55,865
One slip and custody
reverts back to the state.

1436
01:23:55,948 --> 01:23:57,825
- Do you understand?
- I understand. Thank you.

1437
01:23:57,908 --> 01:23:58,908
Good.

1438
01:24:04,165 --> 01:24:05,791
You did it. You did it.

1439
01:24:10,421 --> 01:24:12,548
Hi.

1440
01:24:12,631 --> 01:24:16,051
- Hi, sweet girl.
- Can I come home with you now?

1441
01:24:16,135 --> 01:24:19,054
- Absolutely, you can.
- Yeah, yeah.

1442
01:24:19,138 --> 01:24:20,741
Why don't you just follow
me back to the house?

1443
01:24:20,765 --> 01:24:22,725
We'll get her stuff. And get on your way.

1444
01:24:23,976 --> 01:24:26,145
Thank you, I will. Thank you so much.

1445
01:24:26,353 --> 01:24:27,897
I'm so happy for you both.

1446
01:24:27,980 --> 01:24:31,692
- I made this for you.
- What is this?

1447
01:24:31,776 --> 01:24:35,196
What? Imani...

1448
01:24:35,279 --> 01:24:36,279
Is this daddy?

1449
01:24:37,448 --> 01:24:39,074
- And this is us?
- Yes.

1450
01:24:39,158 --> 01:24:41,619
It's so beautiful,
Imani, thank you.

1451
01:24:41,702 --> 01:24:45,080
I know the perfect place
to put it, in our new home.

1452
01:24:47,041 --> 01:24:48,334
You ready?

1453
01:24:48,417 --> 01:24:50,419
What I am ready for?

1454
01:24:50,503 --> 01:24:52,713
Mommy, it's your car!

1455
01:24:52,797 --> 01:24:56,133
I... Are you serious?

1456
01:24:56,217 --> 01:24:58,052
Oh, my God! I...

1457
01:25:00,554 --> 01:25:01,597
You fixed it?

1458
01:25:03,474 --> 01:25:05,810
Reliable wheels for a fresh start.

1459
01:25:05,893 --> 01:25:07,561
And the bow was my idea, so...

1460
01:25:11,106 --> 01:25:14,193
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

1461
01:25:14,276 --> 01:25:15,528
You're welcome.

1462
01:25:15,611 --> 01:25:17,196
You're welcome.

1463
01:25:17,279 --> 01:25:19,657
Um, let's go for a ride, all right?

1464
01:25:19,740 --> 01:25:21,420
- Let's do it.
- Yeah, let's go for a ride.

1465
01:25:21,492 --> 01:25:22,785
You wanna sit in the front?

1466
01:25:22,868 --> 01:25:24,537
- Is there room for...
- Yeah.

1467
01:25:29,250 --> 01:25:30,250
Welcome home.

1468
01:25:31,877 --> 01:25:33,546
Wow.

1469
01:25:33,754 --> 01:25:34,922
Here.

1470
01:25:39,260 --> 01:25:41,095
- What do you think?
- I love it.

1471
01:25:50,604 --> 01:25:53,148
Remember I was telling you about
the perfect place I had

1472
01:25:53,232 --> 01:25:54,275
for this drawing?

1473
01:25:57,194 --> 01:25:58,404
What is this?

1474
01:25:58,487 --> 01:26:00,531
Mr. Jeff put that up for you.

1475
01:26:00,614 --> 01:26:01,866
Isn't that wonderful?

1476
01:26:01,949 --> 01:26:03,158
Now we can draw.

1477
01:26:07,580 --> 01:26:10,624
Okay.

1478
01:26:10,708 --> 01:26:14,420
I see Cece and Dee Dee figured
out their relationship?

1479
01:26:14,503 --> 01:26:15,588
Yep.

1480
01:26:15,671 --> 01:26:17,423
They've been friends from the start.

1481
01:26:17,506 --> 01:26:18,799
Just like us, huh?

1482
01:26:20,634 --> 01:26:24,763
I'm so happy to have you home.

1483
01:26:24,847 --> 01:26:26,390
Me too, Mommy.

1484
01:26:26,473 --> 01:26:27,683
Me too.