All language subtitles for Bel-Air.S01E10.WEBRip.x264-ION10

- Previously on "Bel-Air"...

- Mrs. Banks.

- We want to offer you
the fellowship.

- You'll be great, Vivian.

Audiences will be
throwing roses at your feet.

- And her roses
are long overdue.

- Philip!

- I haven't told
my parents yet,

but I told Kylo to fuck off
and I quit the house.

- Mm.
- I'm staying

at this bungalow
at this five-star hotel.

Maybe we could go there
and order room service.

- [laughs] Yeah.

- Will is almost a man.

I might tell him
about his father.

- He might hate us.

- Yo, what up, G?
- A comprehensive report

on your father.

- Is he alive?
- Very much so.

- I don't want to know him,
because the truth is

you've been
more of a father to me

than any man ever has.

- Sadly, I can't
trust you anymore.

You're fired.

- So let's just say...

- You had a family emergency.

- Right.

- Tell me this isn't you, Will.

[tense music]

Why would you lie?

- Fred Wilkes knows
about Will's arrest

and the strings you pulled
to get him out of trouble.

- When I launched my campaign,

I did so with my family
by my side.

Today, I'm withdrawing
from the race

to be the next
district attorney.

[crowd murmuring]

* *

[Robert Glasper's "Shine"]

[indistinct chatter]

- * I can feel
the love in here *

* *

* My inner space
got constellations *

* *

* And all those
inner conversations *

* *

* They help me to shine *

* Shine *

* *

- Hey, I know him.

- Yeah.
Yeah, your aunt really captured

some of your
best qualities here.

Courage. Resilience.

And your ability
to adapt and shine.

- You see all of that
in this painting?

- I do.

Most importantly,
I see all that in you.

* *

- Well, I mean,
that's all thanks to you.

And Aunt Viv.

Seriously.

You know, growing up
without a dad was hard.

But you stepped up
and gave me a second chance.

You saved my life.

I never talked to you
about everything that happened

since, you know,
you stepped back.

But I just wanted to say
that I'm sorry.

You know, if I--

- Hey. Hey.

It's all right, Will.

What was meant to be
was meant to be.

- You mean
I didn't ruin everything?

- No.

[laughs softly]

Helping you is a decision
I'll never regret.

* *

- Thanks, Uncle Phil.

- Hey. Come on, now.

- [chuckles]

[both snap]

- [chuckles]

- Look at her.

It's crazy
what us West Philly kids can do

when you give us
an opportunity, huh?

- So beautiful.

- Excuse me.
- Hi.

- Oh, my goodness!
Hi, Denise!

Isn't this just like old times?

- Oh, this is better. [laughs]

You know, even back then,

we all knew that you were
destined for something great.

- It's just that,
I don't know,

I just feel a little guilty.

I mean, usually
this fellowship goes

to young, emerging
artists of color,

not someone living
in a mansion.

- You are reemerging, Vivian.
You deserve this.

- I know.

I just want to use my platform
to discover new talent.

- So, um, is that fine man

with the light eyes
gonna be helping out?

- Reid?
- Mm-hmm.

And where is he at?

- Yeah, well,
he swung through earlier,

but he didn't stay long.

He thought it was best
for the focus

to be on me and Phil tonight.

Makes a lot of sense,

after all the drama
in San Diego.

- Oh.

Well, Reid finds
new artists, doesn't he?

- Excuse me.
- Oh!

- [chuckles]

I wanted to come
give you congratulations.

- So good to see you again.

Denise, this is my friend
Hebru Brantley.

- Such an honor.
- It's nice to meet you too.

I gotta say,
I am so proud, Viv.

- Amen.
Can we get a cheers for Viv?

- To Vivian.

[glasses clink]

- Girl, this party, or whatever
you want to call it, is fire.

I mean, I knew you had money,

but I didn't realize you ran
with such a bomb-ass crowd.

- Oh, so it's giving.
- Oh, sis. It's giving.

- Okay.
- [chuckles]

So much of what I do pulls
inspo from this crowd, yo.

And if you think about it,
what we do is art.

And you should
embrace that shit.

Especially if you want to,

you know, break free from
that whole Kylo entanglement.

- Girl, ain't nobody entangled
with that white boy.

I'm trapped, okay?

But look, let's not talk about
that situation too much.

I haven't told
anybody about it.

- Ooh, haven't told anybody
about what?

- My love life, Mom.
Boundaries, please.

- Oh...[chuckles]

- Evening, ladies.

- Oh, hey, Jazz.
How you doing?

- How you doing?
Good. How are you?

- Excuse me. Mrs. Banks?

Can we grab you
for some photographs, please?

- Oh. I'll talk to y'all later.
Bye.

- Bye.

- So what's up?

Y'all enjoying this
little soiree thing going on?

- Not soiree.
What, you think you fancy?

- Hey, do not underestimate
a brother

from Compton, all right?
- Okay.

Oh, sorry, this
is my cousin's friend Jazz.

Jazz, Ivy. Ivy, Jazz.

- Ivy. Nice to meet you.

You're not gonna
poison me, are you?

- [chuckles]
I don't know, maybe.

* *

[indistinct chatter]

- Jealous?

- What? Oh. Nah.

Nah. Absolutely not.

You know, I don't really
get the crown, though.

What do you think it means?

- That someone should have
watched the throne

a little closer.

- Maybe a little.

- Phil?
- Mm.

Hey. Reverend Lamonte. Henry.

- Yamacraw.
- Yo.

You know, I thought I felt

some alpha energy
step into the event.

- You know
we wouldn't miss it, frat.

- Been going to art exhibits
for a few years now.

Wife says
I'm becoming "cultured."

- Cultured, huh?
- Speaking of,

now that you're
out of the DA race,

what's next for you, Yamacraw?

Back to private practice?

- You know, I don't know yet.

But right now, the plan is to
spend more time with my family.

- May the Lord answer
your prayers.

- Oh, he already has, Reverend.

- Yeah.

- Good to see you, gentlemen.
- All right.

- Enjoy the night.
- All right, brother.

- All right.
Aw, give me some.

- Oh. There it is.
- Aw, yeah.

[mellow music playing]

* *

- Hey. Want me to ask them

if they can make you a Philly
cheesesteak or something?

- No, thanks.

I'm here for your aunt
and not you, okay?

- Look, Lisa,
can we...just start over?

- There's nothing
to restart, Will.

You lied to me.

And I gave you a chance

to tell me everything
without any judgment.

And you looked me in my eyes,
and you lied to me.

And then we slept together.

- Lisa, I had no other choice.

Look, what my uncle did for me

could have got him
in a lot of trouble.

And it still can.

What was I supposed to do?

- You just don't get it.

- Lisa. Lisa.

* *

- She still mad, huh?

- Look, I'm trying
to apologize to her, man,

but it's just...

- Maybe "sorry"
ain't the magic word.

Ever just try to tell her
how you feel?

- Mm-mm.

- Bro,
then just tell her anyway.

If you get curved,
you get curved.

I get curved all the time.

But at least you know
you gave it a shot.

Oh, they got scallops?
I ain't never had a scallop.

* *

- [sighs]

- Listen, I gotta say my piece,

and then I won't
bother you anymore.

- Why can't you just accept
the fact that this is over?

- Because I love you.

I love you.

That's why.

And I can't let you walk away
without knowing that.

- You're just saying that
to try and get me back.

- I'm not. I promise.

Lisa, you have my heart.

I have never felt
this way before

about anyone in my life.

And if you can't forgive me,

then I just gotta
live with that.

But I had to let you know
how much you mean to me.

- We can't do this now.
We're here.

But...

you should know that I...

We'll talk tomorrow.
- Lisa.

[Easy McCoy's "Déjà Vu"]

* *

all: * Oh, yeah *

* Oh, oh, oh, oh, yeah *

* Oh, yeah *

* Oh, oh *

- * Want you to come hold me *

* I know the fever that's
inside me's there to stay *

- Hey, real talk?
- Hmm?

- I'm really glad you left
the influencer house.

- Yeah, but don't get used
to this hotel, okay?

When my parents see
this credit card bill,

I'm gonna have
some explaining to do.

But this is nice.

- I'm trying to keep
whatever this is going

for as long as possible.

[phone chimes]

- * Want you to come hold me *

* Feelin' like a fiend *

* And don't want anyone
to know *

- Yes! I am a genius.
I'm a genius.

Okay, so Ivy's post
at my mom's gala

got her followed
by Edward Enninful

and Aurora James.

- Oh, that's--that's great!

Uh...

am I supposed to know
who the fuck those people are?

- Basically,
the level of clout they are on,

Ivy hasn't even
tapped into that yet.

This is big.

- Hey, and you got her there.

Just like you got my record
store up to 5,000 followers.

- Aww.

I love how proud you are
of such a small number.

- Okay, you can keep the jokes,
but I mean, the truth is,

you know how to strategize,
Hil,

and I just feel like
that's worth way more than

just posing
for some pics, you know?

- But I look good
in those pictures, though.

Period.

- Oh, I know you look good
in those pictures.

But I'm just saying, I want you
to just stop thinking of Ivy

as some lifeline

and start thinking
about her as a partner.

[phone buzzes]

- Oh, my God, it's Will.

Sorry, cuz.

[chuckles]

[phone buzzing]

- Oh, shit.
Hey, this is Will too.

Uh...

Yo. Will, what up?

- Yo, Jazz, can you
put Hilary on the phone?

- Uh, I don't know
what you talking about.

Why would I be with Hilary?

- What?

- Bro, come on.
I seen y'all at the reception.

You ain't fooling me.
Come on, put her on.

- Well, he knows, so...

- Will, I swear to you,
if you say anything--

- Listen, Hil, I won't.

Listen, okay, I really,
really need your help, okay?

Lisa said that she'd
give me one last chance

to talk to her today,

and I just need your advice
on how not to miss my shot.

- Okay. Yes. Of course.

What's going on, cuz?

[Bran Movay's "Mango Sweet"]

- * I know I should have *

* Been more upfront, girl *

* Don't hold no grudge *

[knock at door]

- Come in.

- Morning, son.

I just wanted to see
what you had planned

for the rest of the day.

- I was just gonna go work out

and then maybe go
sneaker shopping after.

Why, what's up?

- Well, I know it's been
a while since we spent

some quality time together,

and, well,
I heard a couple F1 teams

are in town training
for Grand Prix West.

- Wait, like, we're gonna go
watch time trials?

- Better.
I called in a couple favors

and arranged for each of us
to get some time on the track.

- [laughs] Holy shit!

Dad, wait, that's--
that's amazing!

Wow!
Does Will know about it yet?

- Well, I thought it could be
just me and you, Carlton.

You know? I mean,
unless you want him there.

- No. I mean, yeah.

But he doesn't really like
racing that much anyway.

- Then it's settled.

We can leave
when you get back from the gym.

- Great.
- All right.

It'll be fun.

- Yo, C.
- Yo.

- Let me fix you up
some cheese eggs, man.

- No, thanks. I am all good.

Trying to eat healthy.

Which is impossible, because
we have no food in the house.

Yo, what gives?

- Just another side effect
of not having Geoffrey around.

- All right. Well, good thing
he's coming back soon.

- Doubt it.
- What are you talking about?

I thought he went on vacation.

- Vacation?

No--no, Uncle Phil told me
he had a family emergency.

- See?
This is why I checked his room.

And guess what.
All of his stuff is gone.

- But Geoffrey wouldn't leave
without saying anything.

- I'm not so sure about that.

- Do you know something?

- You remember when I told you
that I had an opportunity

to find out about my father,
but I chose not to?

- Yeah.
- Right.

Well, Geoffrey
found out that info,

and Uncle Phil
was not happy about it.

- So you think Dad
fired Geoffrey?

- Okay, no. Stop. No.

What could Geoffrey
possibly have found

that would cause him to leave?

- I don't know.
I don't know.

I didn't read the info before
I gave it to Uncle Phil, so...

[Navé Monjo's "Electric"]

- * Yeah, yeah, yeah *

- Vivian?

I wasn't expecting
to see you today.

To what do I owe the pleasure?

- Well, for obvious reasons,

we haven't spoken much
since San Diego.

And you're a big part of why
I was awarded the fellowship,

and I just wanted to let you
know how much I appreciate it.

- * Baby, you light up
my world like... *

- Helping artists such
as yourself share their gift

with the world
is what makes me happiest.

- Which is why I would like

to work with you
to help other artists of color

to get the same opportunity
I have.

I mean, you have an amazing
network, great expertise.

I mean, clearly you have
an eye for talent.

- * I just wanna show you off,
I do, girl *

* *

- I'm honored, Vivian. Truly.

But how does your husband
feel about that?

- Phil and I have moved past
all of his initial objections

to me working with you.

- * Baby, put your back
into it *

* It's electric, oh *

- So anyway, what do you think?

* *

- * It's electric *

[soft music]

[line ringing]

- Hey, it's Lisa.

Leave a message,

and I'll get right
back to you.

[beeps]

- Lisa, um, it's me.

I was calling
because I was hoping

that we could continue
last night's conversation.

You know, I'm on my way
to basketball practice,

but, uh, call me back.

Please.

[phone chimes]

[message swoops]

[sighs]

[engine revving]

- Carlton!

Let's go, son.
The racetrack awaits.

- Be right down.

[doorbell rings]

- Lou.

[tense music]

* *

- How you been, Phil?

- What the hell
are you doing here?

- I heard my son asked for me.

- After the British guy
filled me in on...

How bad my son
wanted to see me,

I hopped on the next plane.

Figured I might be able
to do some good, you know?

- We both know you could have
done that three years ago,

when you got out of prison.

- Huh.

No ex-con wants to look
his boy in the eyes,

especially when my room
at the halfway house

was worse than my prison cell.

And I couldn't find
a job for months, so...

- I don't doubt your life's
been hard, Lou.

But you put your selfish pride
ahead of your own son.

- Hmm.

Now, why am I not surprised

that you would see it
that way, Phil?

Rich folk always say the rest
of us are being prideful

whenever us common folk insist
on holding on to our dignity.

- [chuckles]

There he is.
That's the Lou I remember.

Can't believe it took you
this long

to throw my money in my face.

- Oh, come on.

Don't act like money
don't matter, Phil.

I've been out for three years,
and I'm still scraping by.

You know I had to ask my pastor
to pay for my plane ticket?

And I've been working hard,
Phil.

Too damn hard.

And I ain't got nothing
to show for it.

And then your man Jeremy--
- Geoffrey.

- Whatever his damn name is,

he shows up, and he tells me

my son needs me.

And he says you're against it.

- What, you're surprised?

Hmm?

- I ain't the same man
you used to know, Phil.

I wouldn't be here if I was.

* *

- Well, Will lives in my house,
under my care,

so I'll talk to Vivian about
it, and I'll let you know.

- What the hell am I supposed
to do till then?

- Well, you've waited 13 years.

I think you can wait
a little longer.

I'll be in touch.

- All right.

- I mean, why would he
just show up like this?

- 'Cause he wants something
from us, Viv.

It's all a game.

- I mean, did he ask
for anything,

other than to see Will?

- No. But think about it.

I mean, he could have
reached out to Will

over the past three years,
but instead he decides

to finally show up

when Will's staying
in a Bel-Air mansion.

- I don't know, Phil.

- Well, you remember
why he went to prison

in the first place.

- People change.

Isn't that the reason
why you ran for DA,

to give people a second chance
who made a mistake?

And, I mean, he's always
maintained his innocence.

- Yeah, well, I was his lawyer,
and trust me, he wasn't.

[aroomfullofmirrors' "Woah"]

* *

- * Woah, I'm Gipetto
with the rap *

* Watch me pedal
to the metal *

* Put the metal to his back *

* Why you meddle
with a mental *

* Mani-Animaniac *

* Like, I don't settle *

* Watch it, set, go,
ready, set, go *

* Take his head off his back *

* Die die die die *

* Die side by side *

* Fry fry fry fry *

* Hi hi hi hi *

* Yeah, buddy, black mass *

* Black skully, black mat *

* Black rat, rat throwin' it *

* Run forward, run for it *

* Stop runnin',
start somethin' *

* I'm coming, duck, nigga *

* Good riddance,
duck huntin' *

- Hey, Will.

- Hey, Mighty Mouse.
Aren't you supposed to be

zipping around a track
at like 200 miles an hour?

- Yeah, um, we had to postpone.
Something came up.

Look, I have to tell you
something.

I'm gonna need you to sit down
so I can tell you what it is.

I'm not even sure
if I should tell you.

- Bro, whatever it is,
just lay it on me, a'ight?

- While you were away,

your dad came by the house.

[tense music]

- What?
What are you talking about?

My dad was here? Today?

- Yeah. And he talked to my dad
for, like, a while,

and then he just left.

- What--what--what did he want?

What did he say?
- I don't know.

But my dad doesn't even know
that I know.

In fact, he lied about why we
had to postpone the racetrack.

He said it was
a business emergency.

- So how do you know
it's my pops?

* *

Hold up. Hold up.
Hold up. Hold up.

No, I told Uncle Phil
I didn't want to read that.

Bro, I don't want
to read that, a'ight?

I just want to--[sighs]

I want to close the door
on this whole situation,

so just...

- I know.

That wish
isn't gonna come true.

Your dad's here, and mine
isn't giving straight answers,

and this folder has all
the answers you need.

* *

- Prison.

- Look, I think the best thing
that we can do is offer Lou

a chance to come back out here,

only after we've had the chance

to make sure that Will
can handle meeting him.

- How do we decide
if he's even ready, Phil?

And who's to say it's even
our right to decide?

- It's our right because
he's under our roof,

and he's part
of our family now.

- Okay, I get that,
but we should call Vy

and see what she thinks, right?

Will.

- I figured you two
were talking about me.

And my pops?

Don't bother
trying to cover up.

I know he was here.

So you all really
weren't gonna tell me.

- We were just discussing...
- Yeah.

- What the next steps
should be.

And now that you know, I mean,

do you want
to meet with your father?

- Well, that depends.
What does he want with me?

What? What is with you two?

Why can't y'all just answer
a simple-ass question?

- It's complicated. Okay?

Listen.

To be blunt, your father's
saying all the right things,

but Lou's not trustworthy.

Now, listen--listen.
- Not trustworthy.

- He's a con man
who was convicted

of robbing an old man
he said owed him money.

- And you were his lawyer.

Right?

Yeah. I read the report.

- Report?

- I asked Geoffrey
to look into my father,

and Uncle Phil wasn't too happy
about it, were you, Unc?

- Is that why Geoffrey left?

- The decision to part ways
was mutual.

- Not on my part.

Listen, we'll pick this up
later, okay?

What else did you learn
from this Geoffrey report?

- That my pops
had it rough from the jump.

His daddy was a gangster
who got killed in jail.

His mom died when he was 15.
He dropped out of school at 19.

He got arrested
for stealing a car,

so he already had a prior

when he was facing
the assault charges.

He didn't have a second chance
like I did.

- That's a sympathetic view
of your father, Will.

- And he doesn't
deserve sympathy?

Is that what you're saying?

You know,
reading that report...

I realized that I've been wrong
about him my whole life,

because everyone told me
he walked out on me.

Like he had a choice.

But the truth
is he got arrested,

and my mom just cut him off.

- You see...

That's where it gets
complicated, Will.

Your father is volatile
and unpredictable,

and we didn't want you
in contact with someone

who would manipulate you
or disrupt your life.

I'm sorry, Will.

That's why we were
determined to keep you

from reaching out to him.

And that's why I didn't
want you to track down somebody

who could have reached out
to you all these years

when he was in prison,
but didn't.

[soft music]

And I didn't want him
to hurt you

any more than he already had.

* *

- And he showed up here today.

- Yeah.

- The decision to see him
or not is still yours to make.

What do you want to do?

* *

[line ringing]

[phone buzzing]

- Hey, baby.
What's up?

- My dad is here.

- What? How?

- I--I mean, it's my fault,
actually, I--

I didn't know he would come,
but I'm the reason he's here.

- Oh, God. Oh, my God.

Okay, what--
what did he say, Will?

- Nothing.
I haven't talked to him yet.

I wanted to talk to you first.

Why didn't you tell me
he was in prison?

- Um...

Because we--we thought it was

what was best
at the time, Will.

You were four years old.

Baby, how do you think

you would have handled
hearing that?

- [sighs]

But I'm not four anymore.

Why did you all think
it was okay

to lie to me
these past 13 years?

[sighs] Mom...

- I'm sorry if you feel like
we made the wrong decision,

but you need to know

that we made that
terrible choice out of love.

I love you so much, baby.

I'm sorry you had
to find out this way.

[somber music]

* *

- I want to talk to him.

[Amber Mark's "Bubbles"]

- There it is.

- * I'll buy, I'll spend *

* My nights, my friends *

* I'm going out
just to get over *

- Good? Okay.

- * The days I spent
caught up... *

- What do you think?

- Girl, you look amazing.
I mean, you look gorgeous.

- Thanks.

But if I wanted my ass kissed,
I would have asked one of them.

[both laugh]

What's up?

- Nothing's up.

It's just,
the picture relies a lot

on your dress and your body,
but where's the reference?

Where's the story?
Where's the drama?

How are you more than just
some thot playing dress-up?

I mean, I only say this
because it's hard

to get your audience to see you
in a different light.

Trust me.
I learned the hard way.

- Okay, well, don't stop now.

- Okay.

Well, the dress is hiding
your shoes, which are killer.

So give me some movement.
Give me a twirl.

Give me Michelle Obama
"Elle" cover 2018.

- * No stress,
no you in my head *

- I like that idea.
We'll give it a try.

- Cool.

- I wish someone on my team
had ideas like that.

- Well, you know, I could be
the person on your team.

- I thought you had
your own thing, though.

- Oh, no, I do. I do.

But when I saw the boost

that you and I
both got from one event,

I realized we can do
a lot more together than alone.

- I don't know, Hilary.

After a while,

just going to upscale events
is gonna get played out.

- Which is why I think

you should buy Kylo
out of my influencer house.

- Uh-huh.
- Just think about it.

We clear out Kylo,

and we rebrand
as this female-forward space.

You, me, Fanta, Monica.

- Right,
because if I buy the house,

then I buy your contract,

and then you
no longer owe Kylo.

- Consider it an investment in
the brand and the partnership.

I mean, we could do books,
jewelry, podcasts.

- I like it. I do.

- Okay. Great.

- Okay.

Let me chop it up
with my accountant.

But I think we need
to start planning

to take over that house.

- Okay.
- Yep.

And I'm gonna work
on my Michelle Obama twirl.

- Okay. You work on that.
Go get it.

- Okay, what's next?

- [quietly] Yes!

- * Yeah, yeah, yeah *

- Uh, Phil will bring Will down
in a moment.

Can I get you anything
to drink?

- Yeah, some water.
Thanks.

- Lou, I know we haven't
always seen eye-to-eye, but...

- Yeah, you always thought
your sister could do better.

- Let's not go there.

I just want to talk
about Will right now.

- Okay. I'm listening.

Thank you.

- Look, I don't know if you
changed for the better or not.

But while you're with Will,

I need you to act like you
are Father of the Year.

I need you to tell him
that you thought about him

every single day,
and bringing him into the world

was the best thing
you ever did in your life.

And if you fail
to make that boy happy,

I swear
I'll kick your Black ass

out of my house myself,
you feel me?

- That's cute.

Yeah. I got you.

I see you still got
that West Philly in you.

- Don't you forget it.

- Sup, Will?

- Yo, Uncle Phil, Aunt Viv,
can you--

can you let me and him talk
for a second?

- Will, I don't think
that's a good idea.

- Well, that's how I want it,
Uncle Phil.

- Let them have their privacy.
- All right. All right.

- We'll be in your uncle's
office, okay?

- 13 years since
I've seen or heard from you.

What you got to say
for yourself?

- [sighs]

- How come you never reached
out to me from prison?

- 'Cause I didn't want you

to see me locked up
in a damn cage, okay?

That would have been bad
for us both.

And I didn't want that.

- Fuck what you wanted.

What about what I needed?

Man, you don't know how bad
that shit fucked up my head.

Sometimes imagining you
with another family and happy.

Other times imagining you dead.

Shit, you probably would have
been better off that way.

- I know you're angry.

I know you're angry.

But you can't tell me
I didn't think about you

every moment I was locked up
in that cell--

- Come on, come on.
That's bullshit.

- You know, my daddy was locked
up when I was a little boy.

Seeing him all them years
behind that glass,

it changed me.

Seeing the man I idolized
become so broken.

So cold.

Like a shell of himself.

Every time I went to visit,
it got worse.

For us both.

When it was my turn
to do my time...

I made the choice I made

'cause I didn't want that
for you.

You deserved better.

Still do.

- * She's on my mind *

[bell dings]

* She's on my mind *

* Won't you come down,
oh, Starchild *

[Elujay's "Starchild"]

* *

- Man, this might sound crazy,
but I think I remember

you taking me to a Sixers game
when I was like three or four.

- Ha!
- Did that happen?

- Yeah! [laughs]

Yeah, that happened.
[both laughing]

Yo, I had scalped floor seats.

One of my partners,
he worked security,

so he got us in the locker room
for a second.

- Yo, that's right, 'cause
we had snuck in that joint.

- Yeah, and then your little
ass started wandering off

while I was trying
to get Iverson's autograph.

Yo!

Man, I was like, "Yo, your mom
is gonna kill me."

- Oh, yeah, she'd have been
on your ass.

- Yeah, it didn't matter.

Still jumped on my back
as soon as we got home,

'cause we came in late.

- Mm.
- Yeah.

I never could win
with that woman.

- So, um, what happened
between you two?

- I mean, we was good
for a while,

and then, um...

and then Viv and Phil
started getting rich.

Well, Phil started
getting rich.

And then all the sudden,

I wasn't bringing in
enough money.

- Mm, Mom said you was always

trying to find an angle,
scheming and shit.

- Yeah. Mm-hmm.

Yeah, she would
put it all on me.

Right? You know,
'cause she never does no wrong.

Truth is, she's the one

that put the pressure
on me to hustle.

- Mm.

So it was her idea to rob

and beat that old man
half to death.

- Nigga. She pushed me.

On my back, 24/7,
365 on my back, bro.

And then her ungrateful ass
never appreciated anything--

- Yo, watch your mouth
talking about my mom.

- You want to know
the truth, boy?

- What's up?
- Being with your mama

was the worst mistake
I ever made in my life.

- You better chill the fuck out
talking about my mom like that.

- Boy, you better back up.

Take that bass out your voice.

- What's up, man?
I ain't scared of your bum ass.

- Hey, hey, hey, hey!
Hey, hey, hey, hey!

- You don't know me!
You don't know me!

- You don't know me, bitch!
- Hey, back up.

Don't you touch him, Lou!

- I didn't come here
to be disrespected.

- You ain't earn no respect!

- Nigga, you the one that came
looking for me, remember?

- And if I hadn't,
would you have showed up?

That's right.
I didn't think so.

- I was trying
to get on my feet.

- [scoffs]
Here he go, still lying.

- You being unfair now, son.

- Don't you ever fucking
call me "son" in your life!

You ain't earn that shit!

You think you can
walk up in here

and make all those years
of lies disappear?

You crazy?

- That's why I'm trying
to start over

and rebuild
what we had, you know?

- By trying to place the blame
on my mom for what you did?

Nah, I got a better idea.

How about you take
your fucking bum ass

and get the fuck
up out of here?

I don't ever want
to see you again.

You go find a ditch
and you fucking lay in it.

'Cause I don't need you.

Bitch-ass nigga.

- Lou, he's just a boy.

Listen, if you care about him
and you want to fix things,

you just--I don't know,

you just gotta give him
a little time.

- I came here to make things
right for that boy!

But he made his choice.

Now he's gonna be the one
that has to live

with the consequences, not me.

- [sighs]

- Uh, Lou's gone.

- Good.

- Hey, do you want
to talk about this?

- Talking ain't done
no good today, man.

- Will? Yo, Will.

Will, stop!
Where are you going?

Stop. Will!

Hey. Listen, man.
Just hold up a second.

Don't leave, man.

- I'm not staying here
another night.

- Will. Will, please.

maybe you should just
sleep on it

before you make
a rash decision.

- You sleep on it
before you put

all this bullshit in motion?

- Listen, I know you're hurt
and confused,

but I promise you
we can fix this as a family.

- We are not a family!
- Will.

- You abandoned me and my moms,
just like my pops.

Ten years, ain't had one visit.

And you call that family?

And you stood right there,
right there, and you told me

you would give me
every opportunity

to create the future I want.

- And I meant that.
- No, you didn't.

You lied, and you clipped
my wings from the start.

You let me think
my dad abandoned me.

And now I can't trust
none of y'all.

- Hey. Hey. Will. Will.
Please, man, don't go.

- Carlton. Carlton.

- Please, wait.
- Carlton. Carlton.

- You don't--
you don't have to leave.

- Look, Carlton, man,

Ashley, Hilary...

I love you all.

But I gotta do
what's right for me.

- Will.
- Will.

Will!

- Yeah, I understand, but if

you could make this happen
as soon as possible,

we'd appreciate it.

- What do they say?

- They say that if Geoffrey's
the only one

who set up the car GPS,

then he's the only one
who can track it.

- It's our car.
- I know.

- Okay, have you been able
to get in touch with Geoffrey?

It's been three hours.

- Unless we report
Will as missing,

we're stuck at the moment.

- Dad.
- Hmm?

- How come Geoffrey
isn't returning our calls?

- I have no idea.

Hopefully,
we'll hear back soon.

- Where are you going?

- I'm going to find Will.

[phone buzzing]

- It's Vy.
- You should answer it.

Maybe she's heard something.

- Dad. We know about Geoffrey.

- Hey, Vy.

- What happened with Lou?
Is he still there?

- No. He left.

- Okay, then what happened?
I heard from Will.

I keep calling and texting.
He won't answer.

- That's because it didn't go
so well between Lou and Will.

- How bad?
- Very bad.

That boy ran out of here
with tears in his eyes.

We're trying to find him now.

- Find him now?

What you mean, he left, and you
just--you just let him go?

I should have known
this was gonna happen.

I should have told that boy
the truth myself.

Because I'm the one
who made that choice

to keep Lou
out of Will's life.

And I could have
been there for him.

If I had been there for him,

this never would have happened.

- We're going to find him, Vy.

- What have I done, Viv?

[sobs]
What have I done?

[sobbing]

* *

[knocking on door]

[pounding]

- Hey.

- What are you doing here,
Carlton?

- Hey. I need you
to help me find Will.

He's gone missing.

- Missing.
- Yeah.

He left a few hours ago,
and no one knows where he is.

- He stood me up today,
Carlton.

After he told me he loved me,
he stood me up.

- His dad showed up
at the house today.

- Oh, my God.

- Yeah.

And it was bad, Lisa.
It was so bad.

It's like everything
that he was afraid of

about his father is true.

But it's somehow worse,

'cause my parents have been
lying to him this whole time.

I think it was all too much
for him to take,

and so he ran away,

and--and I don't know
if he's gonna come back,

so you have to help me
find him, Lis.

He never turned his back on me.

And I needed that.

And I need that now.

So please, Lis,
help them find him.

Please.

[sniffles]

* *

[engine rumbling]

- Your whole family is worried
about you, Will.

Even Carlton.

What the fuck
are you doing up here, man?

- They lied.

Man...

Man, I spent
my whole life wondering

why I ain't have a dad.

Just 'cause they lied.

- They thought they was
looking out--

- That's bullshit!

My dad said he was looking out
for me by not being in my life.

My mom said she was looking out
for me by sending me out here.

[sighs]

It's like nobody wants me.

[sighs]

- There is a house
full of people

in Bel-Air
that want you around, man.

All you gotta do
is get in your car and go back.

I promise, everything
will work itself out.

- No. It's done.

It's over.

You told me that the city
would try to make me forget

who I am and where I come from.

And you were right.

[sighs]

- Remembering
where you come from

doesn't mean you can't change
your life for the better, Will.

The key to happiness
is staying true

to who you are
no matter where you are.

And I ain't saying
it's gonna be easy.

But it's possible.

Now, this whole moment
right now, man,

it's all you, Will.

[Meek Mill's
"Dreams and Nightmares"]

* *

You got all these possibilities
and choices

right in front of you.

But your mom ain't here.

Your aunt not here.
Your uncle not here.

* *

So you gotta make a choice.

Where do you want to go?

- * Ain't this what
they've been waiting for? *

* *

* You ready? *

* Uh, uh *

* I used to pray
for times like this *

* To rhyme like this *

* So I had to grind
like that *

* To shine like this *

* In a matter of time
I spent *

* On some locked up shit *

* In the back
of the paddy wagon *

* Cuffs locked on wrists *

* See my dreams unfold,
nightmares come true *

* It was time
to marry the game *

* And I said "Yeah, I do" *

* If you want it,
you gotta see it *

* With a clear-eyed view *

* Got shorty,
she trying to bless me *

* Like I said "Achoo" *

* Like a nigga sneezed,
nigga please *

* Before
them triggers squeeze *

* I'm getting cream *

* Never let them hoes
get in between *

* Of what we started *

* Lil' nigga
but I'm lionhearted *

* They love me
when I was stuck *

* And they hated
when I departed *

* I go and get it regardless *

* Draw it like I'm an artist *

* No crawling,
went straight to walking *

* With foreigns in my garage *

* Got foreign
bitches menagin' *

* Fuckin', suckin',
and swallowin' *

* Anything for a dollar *

* They tell me get 'em,
I got 'em *

* I did it
without an album *

* I did shit with Mariah *

* Lil' nigga I'm on fire *

* Icy as a hockey rink *

* Philly nigga, I'm Flyer *

* When I bought
the Rolls Royce *

* They thought it was leased *

* Then I bought
that new Ferrari *

* Hater rest in peace *

* Hater rest in peace *

* Rest in peace
to the parking lot *

* Phantom so big, can't even *

* Fit in the parking spot *

* You ain't talkin
'bout my niggas *

* Then what you
talkin' about? *

* Gangsters move
in silence... *