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Previously on
American Soul

I've been pricing
recording studios.

We could press a single
if we pool our cash.

Who the hell
is Ilsa DeJarnette?

She's nobody, Red.
It's just business.

If I have to choose today,
I choose dance.

You want to relive
the pain of Germany?

At least I was alive
and it meant something.

-I thought I was under arrest.
-Not today.

Thanks again
for all your help, JT.

Give Mama her medicine.

Give me what I need, baby.

Give Mama her medicine.

If you walk out that door,
you are choosing

Soul Train over this family.

We'll talk about this later.

I want to buy Soul Train.

♪ I can prove it but only if
♪ our hearts are willing ♪♪

♪ Now get on board
C the friendship train ♪o.

♪ Everybody, shake a hand,
shake a hand ♪

♪ Yes, I'm talking about
the friendship train ♪

♪ Get on board, shake a hand ♪

♪ Make a friend, la, na, na. ♪

Yes, yes, yes. Harmony is key.

And if you would like
to hear more

from the glorious Gladys Knight,

all you have to do
is stay right here.

My name is Tyrone Taylor,

and we'll be right back on
The Soul Show,

Big whoop. Dick Clark's
doing another dance show.s.

We need to focus on season two.

-And what makes you think we'll
get a second season, Brooks?
-Oh, come on.

You can't be casual
with my money. That is theft,

-plain and simple.
-Casual?

I have never been a nine-to-five
man for you, Don, so please,

talk to me like the guy
that gets it done anytime

and every time you call.

put money behind

the black dance show
by the upstart Chicago Negro,

or Do-No-Wrong Dick Clark.

Now, you're the numbers man,

-which way would you go?
-I hear you, Don,

I do, but you're wrong on this.

All this is
is a little competition.

And I got no problem
with Dick wanting competition,

but this, this is war.

Maybe I should take it back.

My mama used to say
it's the sinning sort of woman

-that wears a red dress.
-It's beautiful, Mama.

You gonna shine
at Uncle Pete's party.

I will, won't I? Let's keep it.

Simone!

Hey, girl, how you doing?

-You looking good.
-And who do we have here?

Mama, this is Ms. Tucker,

-JT's mom.
-You seen Jeffrey?

He was supposed to give me
my medicine.

I ain't feeling too good.

-Uh...
-Uh, let's go
to the car, sweetie.

-Ma. But...
-Let's go.

What, you too good
to talk to me?

That uppity little bitch wasn't
too good to be in my place,

-all up on my boy, now, was she?
-Rest assured, Ms. Tucker,

Simone won't be
bothering you again.

-Let's go. Let's go.
-Mama.

♪ Hey, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ All right ♪

♪ Oh... ♪

♪ Right here, right here ♪

♪ Right now, right now... ♪

What is this?

-Must be Simone's.
-Uh-huh.

It was on the left, and you said

everything that's on the left
is yours, so...

Kendall Clarke,
digging John Denver?

Shut up.

♪ Country roads ♪

♪ Take me home ♪

♪ To the place ♪

♪ I belong ♪

♪ West Virginia ♪

♪ Mountain mama ♪

♪ Take me home ♪

♪ Country roads. ♪

Where you been
hiding that voice?

You're the only singer here.

I'm dancing my way to the top.

Don't bring the whole
collection.

My place is a closet and
I'm squeezing you in as it is.

You know it's not too late
to change your mind.

I really think your mom
would like that.

Got a lot of packing here.
Thanks.

Just looking out
for your mom, Kendall.

She wants you to stay.

I don't know what they teach
in the Army,

but my father taught me that
a man always stands by his word.

And if you really cared
about my mom,

I wouldn't be
the only one leaving.

Clarke residence.

This is Rhythm Road Records,

-calling for Encore.
-Wait, what?

We have a half price discount
and we were wondering

if you were interested
in recording.

Say that again?

You know this don't have
to be a problem, Don.

You think I ain't had hustlers
try to muscle in on me?

A little wire snip here,
splash of gas there,

next thing you know,
the competition's up in smoke.

I appreciate the offer,
but think I'm gonna choose

mind over muscle on this one.

All right.

Conrad Johnson? If that's
the mind we counting on,

-you in a whole heap of trouble.
-Just because you don't like

-his politics...
-I don't like anybody think
they got the right to speak

-for everybody.
-Wake up the chef,

have him cook up
a couple of T-bones,

'cause me and my boy
might be here for a while.

Conrad, what's up, brother?

Evelyn?

It's good to see you, Tessa.
You look incredible.

Thanks. It's good to see at
least one other person over 20.

I think my shoes are older
than half the girls in here.

What can I say?
It's a young girl's game.

Which one's yours?

A lot of the dancers
bring their instructors.

-Nobody minds, as long as...
-I'm not here with...

I'm auditioning for the troupe.

That's terrific.

I mean, Danilova's back
on stage in New York

and she's what, 60-ish?

So, you're here with a student?

Not exactly.

Good afternoon, dancers.

My name is Evelyn Douglas,

I'm the codirector
of Dance Zeitgeist,

and I will be conducting
your auditions today.

Here you go.

When you ready for a real drink,
just let me know.

Well, this turned out
to be a productive trip.

I get to reconnect with an old
friend and make a new enemy.

You got to excuse Gerald.
He holds tight to certain ideas.

Which idea is that?

I got here on Martin's coattails
or I'm some black messiah

sent to save our people?

You always had thicker skin
than me. I don't know

-how you've managed it
all these years.
-You remember

that street preacher in Chicago?

Used to camp out
on 47th with a megaphone?

Preached the same message
over and over?

"Woe unto you when all men
shall speak well of you."

Everybody thinks
you're doing right,

you're definitely doing
something wrong, Don.

-You know what it took
to get here, CJ?
-There's no point

-in chasing David when you need
to go after Goliath.
-I've had enough

scripture for today, man,
just say what you're saying.

Dick can only do
what the network allows.

They're the real power here.

Now, we plant a protest on their
doorstep, the game changes.

A peace march is not getting me
a second season, CJ.

We put our people
out there, Don,

telling the world
what they stole from us,

public perception turns.

They start losing sponsors,
Dick's done.

How do we make it happen?

Well, every successful protest
has three things:

men, moxie and money.

How much money we talking?

Enough to win.

♪ ♪

Five, six, seven, eight.

As you can imagine,
we hold a high bar

of expectation for our dancers.

My bar's a little higher
than most.

Tour jeté,
and don't be boring about it.

♪ Hey ♪

♪ Funky ♪

♪ Yeah, whoo ♪

♪ Do it, yeah, baby ♪

♪ Congo, Congo, baby ♪

♪ Yeah, whoo ♪

♪ Whoo, yeah, uh ♪

♪ Do it, do it, baby, C-O-N ♪

♪ G-O, baby, whoo ♪

♪ Say it again, Congo... ♪

I'm sorry, did you think
we were done talking?

We're not talking,
you're yelling.

The boy buys drugs
for his mother.

That makes him
a criminal and a fool...

You are not being fair, Mama.

I will not let him drag you
into everything

your father and I fought
so hard to keep you out of.

You and Jeffrey are over.

I'm so tired of everyone
treating me like a child.

-You need to lower your voice...
-And I am not
going to San Diego.

-You can go by yourself.
-That's perfect,

'cause the only place you're
going is church and school.

-You are grounded.
-What about Soul Train?

What about Soul Train?

I hate you.

I'll go with you.

I'd be happy
to keep you company.

Help drive, if you need.

No, Nate,
you don't have to do that.

I'd be honored.

I'd like that very much.

All right. Let's not get
too pleased with ourselves.

Tomorrow, you will each perform
for our advisory board.

- And if you think I...
- Axel, come back here.

-Baby... Oh.
-My apologies, everyone.

Your timing's perfect.

Finalists,
allow me to introduce you

to our creative director,
Prescott Mayer,

a brilliant dancer
and an even better husband.

We'll get out of your way.

Oh, hang on.
I'm just about to demonstrate

the audition piece.

I'll only perform this once,
so I suggest

you pay attention.

Arch, one, two, point, three,

land, four, hinge, five, six,

seven, turn, eight,

down, one, two,

three, four,

over, five, open,
six, close, seven,

arch, eight. And one...

-Tessa, wait...
-For what?

For Evelyn to steal
something more

than my routine and my fiancé?

I think we've done
this dance before.

Two, three, four, five,

six, down, seven, finish, eight.

You know, normally we don't
do business outside of the bank,

but my manager says
you're a special case.

This can't be all of it.

Oh, that's everything
from your personal account, sir.

I oversaw the withdrawal myself.

I could've taken funds
from Mrs. Cornelius's account,

but that would require
written approval...

My wife opened her own account?

-Well, she, um...
-Is this Negro out his mind?

Thanks for coming.

This will work just fine.

This is a show that's
for black people,

by black people.

We need these types of shows.

A few "We Shall Overcomes"
Thisaround the building?gs?

Not now, Gerald.

All these so-called
civic leaders

only show up
when the cameras do.

It's us "day in, day out"
brothers,

we're the ones
who get things done.

First, Conrad is a friend,
and second,

he knows exactly
what he's doing.

Give me one hour, Don. One hour.

I will make all this Soul Show
bullshit go away.

Did you forget that you are
a silent partner here, Gerald?

All right, Mr. Majority.

Do your thing then.

Getting real tired of looking
over my shoulder, Reg.

Been boys for too long
to be beefing.

Nah. See, I trust my boys.

I didn't tell the cops nothing.
I got your back, man.

This little guy

stopped in a wall above my head.

Wasn't my time.
Keep him for luck.

Ain't too big on luck.

Far as I can tell,
a man's got to make his own.

Got a job.

Big risk, big reward.

Say you got my back,

then you in.

There's a lot of talk
in these streets, JT,

and most of it says
you a snitch.

And what do you say?

Ain't my call.

Either you prove your worth,

or you ain't got none.

All right, man.

♪ ♪

Guess I don't have to ask
how the audition went.

But I will. What happened?

Evelyn and Prescott
run the touring company.

-Germany Evelyn and Prescott?
-The very same.

I made the first cut,
but I walked out.

So that's it? No tour?

Looks that way. Do we seriously
have no mustard?

How about we go on a tour?

You know, we just pick
some places out on the map,

get on a plane and take off.

So you're willing to do
six cities a week for a year,

-This has nothing
to do with you.
b-It never does, Tess.

I put you first, willingly,

but you can't...

If you're not gonna
let me into that place

that you have locked up,

then what are we doing?

Recording studio called.

Offered two hours, half price.

So we gonna need that cash,
if you still got it.

It's all there, man.

Look, whatever Reggie wants to
get you into, you got to say no.

But it's got everything to do
It's gotwith my sister.with

Look, you get hurt,
Simone gets hurt,

and she's had
enough pain already.

It seems the suits
are "in a meeting" still,

but they'll get back to us.
Look, truth?

I don't think this is
doing a damn thing, CJ.

You're in a different kind
of fight now.

You need to take a chance
on a different kind of strategy.

Stay the course, brother.

The win's on the way.

You've reached
the Cornelius home.

Club 100 Proof.
Talk to me.

All right, here's the deal.
No fires, no fatalities,

just shake this shit up.

My man, I'm all over it.

Is that a new song?

-It's a work in progress.
-Oh, aren't we all.

Well, I sure hope that we

get to hear it
before Dick Clark does.

You are a man
with many gifts, Don.

Subtlety ain't one of them.

The network isn't keeping two

black dance shows
on the air, Gladys.

I need artists,

our artists,
to stand behind the show

made by and for our people.

I need you to use your voice
in a different way.

If you really believe
in a future

where our people
decide our destiny,

then maybe two men

with the powers
to make that happen

can find a compromise,

for all our sakes.

-♪ True love ♪
-Right this way.

♪ Is what I feel for you ♪

♪ True love ♪

♪ I need you so bad ♪

♪ True love ♪

♪ Come on, now, baby... ♪

Mr. Cornelius!

-Hold up, okay?
-Okay, no problem.

♪ True love... ♪

Mr. Cornelius.

Tyrone Taylor.

I'm a big fan of yours.

You paved the way
for all of us here.

Paved? Hell, I say I built
the whole damn building.

If there's anything
that I can do to help...

Take me to your master.

Molly shall lead the way.

♪ I always thought
you looked so good... ♪

Hey, Tess.

I was hoping we could talk.

-I heard you got married.
-I did.

And congrats to you and Evelyn,
you make a striking couple.

I can't believe you kept this.
It took hours to find

the courage to give it to you.

Nothing more chancy
than giving a new girlfriend

a birthday gift
you made yourself.

Well, you don't have to like
the artist to love the art.

I mean, I broke my body
for all the toys and trappings,

but I see this
and can't help thinking

how the happiest days were when

we didn't have two
Deutsche Marks to rub together.

It wasn't all bad, was it?

Why are you here, Prescott?

You think we can
ever get past it?

Catching my best friend
shagging my fiancé?

-Not so easy to erase.
-We were young.

I'm not that man anymore.

After the way I hurt you,
I knew I couldn't be.

How old is Axel?

He seems like a precious
little boy.

He's four.

So that means she was pregnant
when we were together.

Patrick, this is Prescott.

Mm-hmm, I know who he is.

I'm just wondering what
you're doing in my house?

I shall correct that posthaste.

I spoke to the advisory board,
and they have agreed

to hold a spot for you
at callbacks tomorrow.

Uh, good to meet you,
Mr. Lorraine.

Patrick, it was nothing.

We fight, I walk out
and that's what I come home to?

Tessa, you want me
in your corner,

you might want
to make a little room.

'Cause it feels full already.

♪ Very superstitious... ♪

Thank you, sweetheart.

Sorry to keep you waiting, Don.

But you know
how it is on tape days.

Promised my wife I'd cut back
on the jelly beans,

but a man's got to have
one vice, right?

How much to make
this ungodly appropriation

of my show and my culture
go away?

Say I name a number.

Where would you get
the money to pay?

How I'll pay
is not your problem.

Let's be real, Don.

You can't buy back
what you stole from me.

Or did you forget
that Bandstand came first?

♪ When you believe in things ♪

♪ That you don't understand... ♪

Sorry, Don, showtime.

You're welcome to stay
for the taping, if you like.

♪ Yeh, yeh... ♪

You should've taken
the deal, Don.

Funny,

'cause I was just about to tell
you the same thing, Dick.

♪ Rid me of the problem ♪

♪ Do all that you can. ♪

Look, the network has been
in that same meeting

-since we started this mess.
-Stay the course, Don.

I got an inside man who says
they're ready to talk.

Here's the truth
that must be told!

We won't let them
steal our Soul!

Here's the truth
that must be told!

We won't let them
steal our Soul!

Hey. You know
how many union brothers

depend on that show
you're trying to shut down?

-Well, we're just making sure...
-You're not gonna
steal the bread

out of our damn mouths!

Hey, hey.

-I got it.
-All right.

-Who are these guys?
-I don't know.

Hey, sir. Come on this way.

The fight doesn't matter anyhow.

They're here because of me.

You ready to talk?

♪ ♪

You know, in some places,
red's a good luck color.

Let's hope this is one of them.

There's a lot of history
in these walls.

Ooh, wee! Is that my baby sis?

This is Nate Barker.

He served with Joe.

Pleasure to meet you, Pete.

Likewise, likewise.
Uh, where's my Simone?

Now, she promised she was gonna
sing a song for Uncle Pete.

You know teenagers.
Busy with life.

-Yeah.
-So, where you headed off to?

Uh, me and the wife, we're gonna
go a little bit of here,

a little bit of there,
a bit of everywhere.

I got a good price
for the place,

minus my sister's investment,
of course.

I couldn't have done anything
without her.

Look around. The new owner's
gonna strip everything down

to the baseboards.

You see something you want,
grab it.

-I'm gonna get y'all
some drinks.
-Okay.

Say, man...

-Hey! What you doing?
-I was just watching her.

-Get out. Get out!
-All right.

Mama, you can't just let
anybody in here with Aiya.

-What if somebody hurt her?
-If you was here

like you were supposed to be,
I wouldn't need no one to help.

Now make me another hit.

♪ ♪

♪ Mama was a roller coaster ♪

♪ Papa was a rolling stone ♪

♪ Treated me like a soldier ♪

♪ Had to grow up
big and strong ♪

♪ Alone, on my own. ♪

Your brother's had some real
blues royalty come through here.

Oh, you don't know the half.

He made moonshine
with Muddy Waters,

and I can't even tell you
the stuff he got into

with B.B. King.

I didn't know you sang, Brianne.

Um, I don't.

Not anymore.

Are you and Sergeant Clarke's
initials on here somewhere?

I can't believe I did that.

Must have cut it on the glass.

Let me see if you got
any stuck in there.

You know, in the Army, some of
the worst things I've seen done

didn't have a thing
to do with war.

It was a place you could let
all the stuff in you go

without people stopping you.

As much as I loved that man--
and I loved that man--

I look at the girl
in that picture,

and all I see
are the dreams I lost.

Music is the breath in me.

I walk around here
and I remember how long

I've been holding my breath.

I can't say I've ever loved
anything like that.

Guess I'm just wondering
how anybody can

lose a dream.

I mean, they're yours.

They're inside you, aren't they?

You know, if you want to head
back early, that's fine with me.

No.

I got one more thing
I need to do.

You and Prescott have
a good talk yesterday?

It was brief.

Can I ask you something?

You wanting to join the troupe,
is that about moving forward

or are you holding
onto the past?

Our life in Germany--
the Evelyn that lived it--

was broken and hurt,
and hurt people because of it.

Even the ones she loved most.

Now I see Prescott and Axel
a few hours a week if I'm lucky.

I wake up in hotels,
can't remember

-my body screams...
-Am I supposed to feel sorry
for you, Evelyn?

Why don't you take the knife
out of my back first,

then apologize.

I'm just saying,
if you were here for what was,

maybe what you are is enough.

He was supposed to be here.

How we gonna learn parts
in an hour?

What if he doesn't show at all?

He'll make it. Be cool.

Since when are you on Team JT?

I'm on the same team as you.
Team Encore.

Man, the vocals
on that last one, whew!

Lionel, man, you took that one
to the bone, brother.

Well, let's hope the world
loves the Commodores

as much as you do.

Excuse me.

Y'all sounded out of sight.
Kendall Clarke.

-This is my sister Simone.
-Hi.

We're about to
cut a record, too.

Well, good luck, brother.
It's all warmed up in there.

We're still waiting
on one person.

Can we get a little
extra time?

What you do with your time
is your business.

But the clock's ticking,
and when it stops, it stops.

He'll be here.

All right.

-Thank you, Kim.
-Mm-hmm.

So this doctor gonna
give me pills,

no questions asked?

I took care of everything, Mama.

Mr. Tucker.

-How you doing?
-Good. Good, good, good.

This is my mom, Andrea.

-Andrea.
-Like I said,

she's in a lot of pain.

I understand.

If you wouldn't mind
coming with me, Andrea.

We just have a few papers
for you to sign.

Right this way.

-This way.
-You gonna set me up good, Doc?

We're gonna take care of you.

What are you doing? Get off me.

-What's going on?
-Everything's gonna be fine.

What are you doing?
Get off of me.

-Everything's gonna be fine.
-Get off of me. No!

-Easy, easy. You're fine, ma'am.
-Jeffrey, what's going on?

Jeffrey, you can't
just leave me.

- Jeffrey, please!
- I'-Ms. Tucker, please.

Please help me, Jeffrey.

You can't just leave me,
I'm your mama.

-Ma'am.
-Jeffrey, don't leave me!

Don't leave me, no.

No, please. Help!

No, Jeffrey!
Jeffrey, no!

Jeffrey! Jeffrey!
Help, Jeffrey!

No, please. No!

Thank you.
We'll be in touch.

Why don't we take ten minutes
All to review our notes,ne

Excuse me, I believe
anI'm still on the list.

My apologies.

This is Tessa Lorraine,
our final performer.

-Please cue the music.
-Actually, I'd like to
perform something different.

It's a piece I created
in Germany,

but it's taken
a different direction.

I'm sorry, dancers perform
the same piece.

Levels the playing field.

Ms. Lorraine choreographed
the audition piece,

so, unless she performs
a different routine,

the field is overwhelmingly
tilted in her favor.

- Very well, then.
- When you're ready.

♪ Hey, fellas... ♪

Sorry, can we start again?

I just missed the cue.

♪ Do you guys know... ♪

♪ Hey, fellas ♪

♪ I'm talking to you,
you and you, too ♪

♪ But let me
tell you something ♪

♪ The sisters are not going
for that no more ♪

♪ So from now on,
we gonna use what we got ♪

♪ To get what we want ♪

♪ So, you'd better think ♪

♪ Think ♪

♪ There was a time
when we hadn't met ♪

♪ That's the thing
I never will forget ♪

♪ Now, baby,
I got a life to live ♪

♪ And a whole lot of loving
that a woman could give ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ But before I give it up,
I gotta think ♪

♪ Think ♪

♪ What the future holds for me ♪

♪ Go ahead and see ♪

♪ I don't need no heartache ♪

♪ I can't stand no misery ♪

♪ Let me think ♪

♪ Think. ♪

You left this on the sink.

I thought it was your
good luck thing.

I thought so,
but then I remembered

I hadn't worn it
since Germany.

Since the day I met you.

I'd lost dance.

I'd lost my best friend.

I'd lost the man I thought
I would spend my life with.

When I found them together,

I was on my way home to tell
Prescott that I was pregnant.

But I didn't.

I had an abortion.

And I never told a soul.

That first night with you,

I-I remember thinking,

me and you...

we're enough...
if we never have a family,

if I never dance again.

We are enough.

Aren't we?

♪ I just want to celebrate... ♪

May I have your
attention, please?

May I have your attention,
please?

Your attention, please.

Everybody gather 'round.

Now, I know we had
a hard fight.

- Right?
- Yes, we did. Yes, we did.

We received more donations
for our community coalitions

than any other event
in our history.

And since nothing is
sweeter than victory,

and y'all know I like victory...

That's right.

Dig in!

♪ ♪

♪ I just want to celebrate ♪

♪ Another day of livin' ♪

♪ Another day of... ♪

Pleasure doing business.

So he's not really a union man?

Who, Tommy? No.
He trying to be a stuntman,

or some shit like that.

Civil rights is a fight, Don.

What you think
they did at Selma?

We switched the players,
but it's the same damn game.

My future's not a game, Gerald.
You got to warn me before

-you take risks like that.
-Oh, don't give me that shit.

It ain't like you didn't know,
you just chose not to.

-What if someone
would have died, Gerald?
-They didn't.

What if the press
would have found out, man?

They won't. The only thing
on the front page is

Soul Train, season two.

It was reckless,
and you know it.

I can't take chances
like that with my life.

You want to run
with the big boys, Don?

You got to be a big boy.

You've reached
the Cornelius home.

-Leave a message at the beep.

Hey, Red.

Look, I know you're upset.

And you've got
every right to be.

But we've got two great boys
and a lot of good years

worth fighting for.

Not too long ago,
you were counting down the days

to our anniversary getaway.

And I hope you still are.

I hope you're thinking about
our getaway by the Falls,

and dancing until they
turn out the lights,

like we did before.

I'll be there, Red.

And I hope you will, too.

I love you.

♪ I just want to... ♪

♪ I just want to celebrate ♪

♪ Said I just want
to celebrate ♪

♪ Celebrate ♪

♪ I just want to celebrate ♪

♪ I want to celebrate. ♪

Give it up for
Miss Pearl Madigan.

What are you after, Pete?

$500 and I'll be out your hair.

Yo, so, this fool has money

-to eat but not to pay me?
-Chill, Reggie.

I'll get you the money back!

Ever think
about leaving this place?

Now we can go anywhere we want.
Berlin, France, New York.

I don't have a liquor license,
I don't have a club.

Who's paying your ass off
to shut us down?

Your daddy's not doing so well.

Doc thinks it's old-timer's.

I know that Carter may not be
the best father in the world,

but he's yours, and that's more
than I've ever had.