All language subtitles for Sistas s08e20 Boss Lady.eng

Either you reinstate me
or I walk.

[Fatima] Previously on Sistas...

All those in favor of
Ms. Barnes'

immediate reinstatement.

Mom!

Is this just like a pregnancy
hormone thing going on?

It's the real thing.

Who the hell is your sister?

Penelope lost everything
because of you.

-You deserve to die, Gary.
-Security!

Can you help me get
my stankin-ass job back?

We're gonna go after how your
airline's holding you up.

Did you and Hayden
try to stab Gary?

You think a little bloody nose
is gonna get me to talk?

Hayden! Hayden! Aah!

[music]

[Fatima] Good morning, boss.

Good morning, Fatima.

-[Fatima] You ready for this?
-I was born ready.

All right. Let's do it.

[clapping]

You all are far too kind.

Uh, please, everyone,
have a seat.

So good to have you back.

[Andi] Thank you, Mr. Benson.

Sit down.

Sit.

What a difference a month makes.

Four short weeks ago,

I was expressing
my value to the firm

and asking Benson, Jones,
and Leeland

to make good on their offer.

And make good you did.

We're just sorry it took
so many turns to get here.

That's okay, Mr. Benson.

I agree. Long overdue.

Well, I am proud to announce
that as of this morning,

my capital contribution
has gone through,

and I am officially
a managing partner

at Benson, Jones & Leeland.

Yes, that's my girl!

Yes!

Now, I have been preparing

for this position
for as long as I can remember.

And although we have
a superb clientele,

I have been mapping out
opportunities for us

to make our clientele
even bigger and better.

I couldn't agree more.

This firm needs a boost

after the misfortunes
we've had lately.

That's okay, Mr. Benson.

I'd like to think
that that's all behind us.

I want to move onward
and upward.

Robin and I have been discussing
a few ways to take the firm

in a better direction.

With your impressive roster
of clients,

along with the new ones
we've tapped,

I'm sure next quarter's numbers
will be excellent.

We have the utmost confidence
in you, Andi.

Thank you, Robin.
Thank you, everyone.

That's enough talking.

Before we get back to work,
I have a few items to discuss.

? My girls hold me down ?

? Them boys mess around ?

? When my love life
is a headache ?

? We going out tonight
'cause I'm looking for love ?

That's all I have for now.

Your faith in me
means the world to me.

And I assure you,
I will not let you down.

We know you won't.

Thank you, Mr. Benson.

I appreciate your faith in me.

It's well earned, I assure you.

Hayden?

Andi, congratulations
on making partner.

I am looking forward
to working together.

Thank you, Hayden.
That means a lot.

-And I can tell you mean it.
-Of course.

Hayden, are you okay?
You look like something's wrong.

Yeah. I'm fine.
Just fine. [clears throat]

You don't look just fine.
I mean, your face is...

It looks like
you're in so much pain.

I'm fine. Thank you.

I just aggravated an old
football injury, that's all.

Oh, well, if you need
a physical therapist,

I have the perfect person.

I am good, Fatima. Thank you.

[Fatima] You sure?
Because I can just call

my cousin and...

I really don't need you to call
your cousin about anything.

-Thank you.
-[Fatima] Mm-hmm.

Robin, it has been such
a pleasure.

My guy. [chuckles]

Tall and handsome, huh?
[chuckles]

All right.
Well, you guys have a good one.

Andi.

Do I even wanna know
what that's about?

What?

I have no idea
what you're talking about.

Oh, it's like that, huh?

Andi.

Uh, mm-mm.
No, no, no, no, no.

Keep it cute.

I come in peace, I promise.

It's okay, Fatima.
We have a meeting coming up.

Can you make sure we have
everything ready?

Yes, sure thing, boss.

And if you need me,
I'll be in my office.

In my office with my bat.

Fatima.

-Sorry about that.
-It's all right.

I know how protective she is.

I've actually learned
quite a bit

about Fatima in my time back.

She can certainly handle
her own.

Yes, she can.

And yours too.

I can't fight you on that.
She's been a great friend.

Well, allow me to be a good
friend and a good colleague

by extending my congratulations

on officially becoming
a managing partner.

I know the firm
is in good hands.

Thank you, Robin.

I also know how hard
you've worked for this.

You deserve it.

Well, thank you
for acknowledging my hard work.

And with that,
the transitional period is over.

Which means there's nothing
holding me here anymore.

Nothing holding you here?

What are you saying?

We've done it.

We've named our
managing partner,

the excellent Andi Barnes.

My work here is done.
I've got to go where I'm needed.

I'm heading back
to the UK branch soon.

[message alert beeps]

What time? Damn.

I've got to move my appointment.

[phone vibrating]
Shit.

Hey, what's up, babe?

Yeah, no, I've got
to call you back.

I'm running late for a meeting.

Yeah, no, I'm going
to call you back.

Yeah, bye.

[music]

You better make sure
you send me those videos.

-Make sure they're private.
-I got you. I got you.

Because those pictures
are worth a thousand words.

I guess so.
That was a crazy night.

No, no, no, no. First of all,

I know it was you, Sabrina.
That was not Latrice.

It was not me.

I was there.

I'm pretty sure it was you,
Sabrina.

Was I really that loud?

They could hear you from space.

I think it was the extra shot
of tequila you gave me.

Guilty as charged.

You know, but it's cool.
It's cool.

Because Betty falling backwards
out of her seat

into the water
during the whole cruise...

Yeah.

It was definitely overshadowing
everybody's tipsy.

Oh, my gosh. Poor Betty.

At least she's a good swimmer.

Yeah. Safe to say that shirt was
see-through, though.

Okay. Bringing back memories.

We don't have to talk
about it anymore.

I'm just saying what we were
both thinking, right?

At least she's the boss's boss,
so she's safe.

-She'll be fine. She'll be fine.
-She's good, right?

But it's really
those executives.

Now I see why they don't want us

to bring cell phones
on this thing

because Phil?

-Phil! Oh, my gosh.
-Phil!

I definitely thought he was

going to get kicked out
of the resort. Okay?

There are
some things I can't see.

-Sabrina.
-Hey, Tony.

You look, uh...

What? You look like
Sabrina the Explorer.

Like you just came back from a
nice little vacation with, uh...

This is my colleague, Damany.

-What's going on, man?
-Damany, Tony.

Damany. Ah, I know the name.

You're the bank publicist

that was eager to give away
your sperm.

I'm sorry. What'd you say to me?

You must have been talking
to Rich lately.

That's okay.

How is he doing?

Maybe you should call him
yourself and ask.

That is, if you still care.

Okay, how about we check
that tone back at the gate

that you work at before I check
it for you, all right?

Hey, man.
I'm just looking out for my boy.

You would do the same thing,
too, if you had any.

Well, I don't know you
or your boy.

It's okay, Damany.

It's okay.

Since you seem to be

in the midst
of me and Rich's business,

why don't you point that little
finger back at yourself?

Because Danni's been suspended
for, what, a month?

Yet you're here in this airport
still making money,

acting like you had nothing
to do with her suspension.

[chuckles] You're like
your friend with this.

You guys are a broken record.

I hear the same thing
over and over and over again.

All I tried to do
was help Danni.

Hmm. Danni didn't need
your help, Tony.

Well, she didn't want

to complete therapy
or the leadership program.

All she had to do was say so.

But instead,
she assaulted a co-worker.

You know that was self-defense.
That was self-defense.

-Wow. Wow.
-[Sabrina] Don't listen to him.

Mm-hmm. Wow what?

There's just no way
I can win here, can I?

But you know what?
I'm done playing the game.

And I have some advice for you,
Danni,

and the little sister circle
of yours.

-Little sister circle?
-You heard me.

Tony, calm down.

I'm calm.

But I will say this.

It's time that you females
start taking accountability

for your own actions
and point the finger

back in your own face for once.

Good luck with this one.

You okay?

Mm-hmm.

What's up, all my
Roots to Riches rich girls?

I need you to buy, buy, buy
and promote, promote, promote.

If you are a true
R to R rich girl

and you love what our products
does for your hair,

show us some love.

Because I have a sales goal
to meet.

And I know my fabulous ladies
will help me get to the coins.

So tell your mama, your aunties,
and your cousins

about our all-natural products

and how each jar
is made with love.

Ain't that right, partner?

Yes, it will make you pretty.

What she means is all you
pretty dolls out there

can add a little razzle
to your dazzle

because it's about to be hot

and I know you're going
to hit those streets.

Don't be caught outside
looking fly from the neck down

with basic girl edges.

Let Roots to Riches
get you all the way together.

Ain't that right, Karen?

Yep, it'll give you a crown.

You know what?
We gonna take a little break

and we'll be right back,
so stay close.

Love ya.

That was good, Pam.
That was good.

[Pam] What's going on,
Miss Moss?

What?

Pam, I'm not good
at all that social media stuff.

-You know that.
-I wrote you a script.

All you had to do was read
the lines

and I was going
to take care of the rest.

I know, but, honestly, Pam,

I think I need to just stay
in the background, you know?

Let you be the brand ambassador.

You can promote
and I can maintain the business,

make sure the flow is going,
all that good stuff.

You just need to loosen up.

I don't think you realize how
much of an asset

your story can be
to our marketing plan.

Hell.

Girl, your story
can boost sales.

What story, Pam?

-Hear me out.
-Okay.

A struggling single mother,

pregnant with twins
and two daddies.

Pam, what the hell is that?
That's your idea?

Yes, girl.

A lot of women can relate
to that.

[sighs] Okay.

Maybe not the two-daddy part,
but the who's-the-daddy part?

Cha-ching.

I am not exploiting my babies
for some cash flow, sales.

No, that's crazy. Pam, go ahead.

You're wild.

I'll just wait until she eat
a snack and I ask her again.

[music]

Yes, this is
Mrs. Marie Willis again .

The champagne
for my morning mimosa is flat

and the orange juice
is not fresh squeezed

as I specifically requested.

No. ASAP will be too late
at this point.

[knocking on door]

You're lucky I don't
have your little hide, girl.

Room service is here.

It's about damn time.

What the hell
are you doing here?

[Hudson] We need to talk.

You know you're not supposed
to come here.

[Hudson] It's urgent.

Well, what are you doing
lingering out in the hallway?

Get the hell in here before
anybody sees us together.

You know we cannot afford
for anyone to see us together

or know we even know
one another,

much less have dealings.

I know, but we have a problem.

You have a problem?

You're always
bringing me problems.

When are you going to bring me
a damn solution?

Look, I thought you talked
to Judge Swinton.

Uh, chill.
People who have to be warned

about touching stoves
usually get burned.

Now, you better back away
from this gorgeous face.

Of course,
I handled it immediately .

As soon as you told me
that Hayden was trying to get

your power
of attorney rescinded,

I put a stop to that.

It looks like you don't have

as much sway over Judge Swinton
as you thought,

or Hayden Moss for that matter,

because Swinton just granted
Hayden's request.

[Zac] Damn.

I can't believe all these people
wanted to kill your stupid ass.

Lucky it wasn't me.

I'd be having this conversation
behind bars right now.

Damn.

It wasn't Hayden.

No, not the way he was crying
like a little bitch

after they pistol whipped
his ass.

Danni?

Danni ain't never need a reason
to unalive somebody.

I ain't even...

Because...

Oh! Woohoohoo!

Oh, I gotta tell Fatima
about this!

I didn't even think about this!

[phone ringing]

Zac, babe, I can't talk
right now.

No, Fatima, listen to me,
just real quick, real quick.

Babe, listen, I have
a new client

I have to meet with in a minute.

Okay, I hear you, but remember,

remember we were talking
about Penelope.

I'll call you later, all right?

[Zac] Fatima, Fatima,
just listen to me.

Zac, baby,
I love you, okay? Bye.

[Zac] If you look at the board-

Hello? Fatima!

Damn, I can't believe
she hung up on me!

Ooh! Ooh! Ooh!

Ooh. Ooh. yeah.

Hey, girl.

-Good morning. Pretty good.
-[Fatima] How are you?

Nervous, huh?

As nervous as my landlady
cashing my rent check.

Listen, you're gonna be fine,
Danni.

Andi's got you.

I just feel like
a middle school principal.

-[Fatima] Girl.
-Going through a divorce.

-Oh, my gosh, you look amazing.
-[Danni] Thank you.

All right, come on.

Let's get back
to the conference room.

Danni.

Tony.

[Fatima] Okay, um, you good?

All right, let's go.

When exactly is soon?

Just need to close
a couple cases,

finish a few tasks
around the firm.

Shouldn't take long.

Sounds like soon is any day now.

Are you gonna miss me?

Can we talk about this later?
My clients have just arrived.

This isn't over, though.

I want an answer to my question.

I wanna know
if you're gonna miss me.

If you don't leave soon,

I'm gonna miss my meeting,
Mr. Autry.

Hi.

Everyone, please, have a seat.

Miss King.

Please excuse me.
I have a matter to attend to.

I'll be in my office
if you need me.

-No problem. Thank you.
-You're welcome.

I hope that everyone's morning
is well.

Good morning, Andi.

And congratulations on becoming
Managing Partner.

Thank you, Dee Dee.
And how is everything

over at Skeel
and Pope Associates?

Things are well. No complaints.

I understand we were
on your short list of interests

not too long ago.

That's all water
under the bridge now.

I'm sure it is.
Benson, Jones and Leeland

weren't gonna let you go
that easy.

And my condolences
regarding Leeland.

-He was one of the good ones.
-Yes, he was.

Shall we get
to the matter at hand?

I must say, I'm a little
surprised to see you taking on

a workplace suit
considering you're not swimming

in the familiar waters
of family law.

[chuckles cynically]

Yes, our workplace
discrimination specialist

is out on maternity leave,

but I've been made aware
of the situation in totality,

and I will be stepping in.

I will be taking care
of the mediation today.

She's also one
of Danni's best friends,

which I do believe
is a conflict of interest.

That's how
we're playing it today?

What? I didn't want to leave
that part out.

Well, this is a mediation.

As such, that has no bearing
on these proceedings.

Thank you.

But we do appreciate you

for putting that out there,
Mr. Royal.

I just want to put
all the cards on the table.

That's what we're calling it?

Okay, why don't we focus
on why we're here?

Which is because my client,
Danniela King,

was wrongfully suspended
without pay

when Hire Airlines failed
to create

a safe, hostility-free,
and inclusive work environment.

Well, that's simply not
the case.

I mean, Danni was suspended
with cause.

She assaulted a fellow employee.

Excuse me.
It's actually Danniela.

You can call me Ms. King
as well.

I assaulted no one.

I just knocked an iced coffee
out of his hand.

-I got myself wet.
-Oh, so you admit it?

You attacked Leonard Crescent.

-Oh, I admit...
-Miss King, refrain.

My client admits no such thing.

That bastard.

I don't even know
what possessed me

to get involved with the likes
of you in the first place.

But, Miss Marie...

You told me that this stabbing
was going to get you

temporary control over
Gary Borders' financial assets

and that you were going
to sell them to me

at fire sale costs in exchange

for which I would get the FBI
off your ass.

Well, I held up my end
of the bargain.

Oh, did you?

Do I have Gary's holdings?

-I do not.
-That's not my fault!

[Marie] Whose fault is it?

I'm just saying if Hayden Moss
hadn't got in the picture,

you would have everything
that Gary holds dear.

Woulda, coulda, shoulda.

But that didn't happen,
now, did it?

You are a deep disappointment.

I am so underestimating the men
that I've been dealing with.

Lesson learned, Miss Marie.

But do we still have a deal
or not?

Who are you?

Well, you still have to help
me get the feds off my back.

I'm up to my neck
in Gary's malfeasance.

Well, you should have thought
about that before you started

dealing with that slithering,
slimy snake.

You owe me for everything
I've done for you!

[giggles] I owe you?

What do I owe you?

Exactly. Not a damn thing.

You can't even handle
the simplest shit

I give you to do.

Please, Miss Marie.
You have to help me.

Oh, that's where
you're wrong, son.

See, I don't have to do anything

except be beautiful, Black,
and die.

And if Big Pharma has its say,

I probably don't
even have to do that.

I can't believe you're
turning me down like this.

You can't do this to me!

I can't? Watch me, white boy.

Now get the hell out
of my suite.

[Sabrina laughs]

Listen, one thing I did not miss
is the traffic.

Hey, tell me about it.
It's Atlanta, right?

You go 30, 45 minutes

just to get 15 minutes
up the street.

Yeah, exactly.

We could have
walked here instead.

Exactly, exactly.

Are you sure you don't want
to talk about what happened

with Tony at the airport?

Because that was completely out
of pocket.

No. I'm good. I'm good.

You know, I just want us to get
past all that negative energy.

We just came back from the sun
and the fun.

I had a tan.

You know, that's what I want
to focus on.

-Right.
-[Sabrina] Yeah.

Hmm.

But thank you for taking me
from the airport

and helping me with my luggage.
That was really sweet.

It's a pleasure.
It's the least I can do.

I really appreciated our time
in Turks and Caicos.

Mm-hmm. Me too.

I had a really great time.

We had a lot of great laughs.

[Damany] We did. We did.

I mean, speaking of laughs,

I'm thinking we should have
more of those.

What do you mean? More of what?

[chuckles] Laughs.

I, um, I really enjoy spending
time with you, Sabrina.

I want you to laugh more.
I want you to smile more.

I want you to have more memories
with me, if you'd want.

You know, things
are a little bit complicated

for me right now.

I'm here.

I mean, all you got to do
is give me a call.

Okay.

Did you want to come in?

What I think would be
a better idea

is to just leave you with this.

And, um, I'll go make sure
my plants aren't dead.

-Right?
-Right.

You give me a call, Sabrina,
yeah?

-Good night.
-You too.

You can play the opera music
to get,

you know, the plants
to come back to life.

-I think they'd like that.
-Yeah.

[Damany] I think
they'd like that.

[music]

Looks like you're ready to go,
huh?

Hell, yeah.
Please get me up out of here.

You know, I, uh, got
some good news for you too.

What is it?

The judge rescinded
Hudson's power of attorney.

-No way.
-[Hayden] Mm-hmm.

How did you pull that off?

Let's just say I found some
information to force his hand.

Okay.

Man, tell me.
Don't hold out on me.

Okay. Okay. Um.

I may or may not have used
the firm's private investigator

to find some incriminating
photos of his grandson

getting spit-roasted
at an Atlanta sex club.

[laughter]

Yes. You... Wow. Wow, wow, wow.

-You're kidding, right?
-I'm not kidding.

-I got you, bro.
-Thank you so much.

-Yes, sir. I got you.
-I really appreciate it.

You, uh, ready to dip?

Oh, yeah, yeah. I'm ready to go.

-Okay. Cool.
-Let's do it.

Uh, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

You, uh, gotta get wheeled out.

That's what they told me.
It's the policy.

Man, I'm fine.
I don't need that wheelchair.

Bro, they told me
that you was gonna try this.

I told them I'd take care of it.

No wheelchair, no discharge.

-It's up to you.
-Fine.

I'll do whatever it takes to get
me up out of this hospital.

-Okay.
-[Gary] Oh, God.

Oh.

All right.

[Hayden] Let's go.

-I got you.
-Thank you.

You know, I gotta tell you
about this nurse.

-Oh, what?
-I think I might be in love.

-Oh, damn. Just like that?
-Yeah.

I see.

Oh, my God, Jordan.

Are you okay?

Jordan, please talk to me.

What do you want me to say?

Has the public defender
been in to see you?

No.

This damn Fulton County system
is despicable.

The officers won't talk to me.
They won't answer my questions.

When am I getting
out of here, P?

Jordan, I'm so sorry.

The D.A. convinced the judge
that you were a flight risk

because of your connection
with the D.N.C.

The judge, he denied bail.

Just leave me here to die.

What? Jordan, no.
Don't talk like that.

Hey, we're gonna get you
out of here.

There's nothing out there
for me anyways.

No politics.

No Andi. No job.

I should have never gone
to that hospital.

I should have just left him
and Andi alone.

Hey, Jordan, I'm here, okay?

This is not your fault.

How did my life turn out
like this, Penelope?

Look at me.

Look at me, Jordan.

We are gonna get you
out of here, okay?

We're gonna clear
all of this up.

And when we do...

Andi and Gary will pay
once and for all.

Hello?

[Fatima]
Zach, what are you doing?

Oh, now you got time
for me, huh?

So let me ask you a question,
young lady.

Where were you when your man
was calling you

to tell you
that he solved the case?

Boy, stop messing with me.

[Zac] I'm just playing,
I'm just playing.

But I did have another theory
about what happened.

Well, I'm not sure
that matters anymore.

Jordan was arrested
for assaulting Gary,

and he's being held
on attempted murder charges.

Is he being held
for assault or attempted murder?

Actually, both.

I'm confused.

[Fatima] Well, I overheard Robin
saying that,

because Jordan went to
the hospital and assaulted Gary,

the police also think he's
the one who tried to kill him.

So I guess...

our crime is already solved,
babe.

Damn.
Thought I cracked the case.

Guess what? The good thing is

we can put all this
behind us, finally.

Old boy tried
to kill Gary ass twice?

Andi must got
that - strung out.

Zac, it's not funny.

[Zac] [chuckling] It is.
It is kind of funny.

Nah, for real, this is
kind of crazy, though.

[Fatima] Right about that.

First his sister got locked up
for it, and now him?

How's Andi taking it?

[Fatima]
Well, you know they broke up.

She was concerned.

You know, this is her first
official day

as managing partner,

so she's been really busy.

Is that why you rushed me
off the phone earlier

when I called you?

I'm sorry about that, babe.

It's been one meeting
after another,

and when you called, I had to go
get Danni from the lobby.

-[Zac] Is Danni good?
-She is.

They are in the conference room
now meeting with the airlines.

Cool, cool.

I know Andi got my girl

because she definitely need
that job.

Well, she's Andi's girl, too.

I know Andi won't let her
get played.

Well, I know that.
About the time Andi get done,

she probably own that airline.

[Fatima] You right about that.

Well, I guess I can start taking
these photos off the board.

Yeah, babe, just throw them away
and throw the whole board away.

Let's just leave all this drama
in the past

and move forward to our future.

Yeah, you right. I got you.

All right, babe.
Look, I gotta go, okay?

-[Zac] All right. Love you. Bye.
-All right, bye.

Damn, I thought I solved
the case.

Something's up with you,
though, buddy.

Something's up with you.

[music]

Hi.

What's up?

How you been?

Obviously not as good as you.

Beautiful tan, though.

Seems like you had fun
at Turks and Caicos.

Yeah, I actually did.

When did you get back?

So, Tony didn't call you
and tell you about our encounter

at the airport this morning?

Yeah, he did. I just wanted to
see if your stories lined up.

Really, Rich?

Since when do I lie to you?

And you knew that when I went
to Turks and Caicos,

it was a business trip
with Damany.

Okay. Was that all it was?

Business?

Well, would it matter
if it wasn't?

Considering you did break up
with me.

I never broke up with you.

Okay. Hmm.
So what do you call it?

You didn't send a text.

You didn't answer
any of my phone calls.

No DMs, smoke signals.
I mean, I don't know.

I thought
that's what you wanted.

I wanted you to ghost me.

After we were making plans
to have a baby together.

You know me well enough, Rich.

Look, all I know
is that you refused to take

my feelings into consideration
when you decided to have a baby

with another man.

And then you turn around and go

on a romantic vacation
with that same exact man.

-Please, make it make sense.
-Hmm.

Well, okay,
if it doesn't make sense to you,

maybe I should
just repeat myself

because you clearly
are forgetting

how emotionally, physically,
and financially expensive

this fertilization
of my eggs has been.

And that's why I made
the choice that I made.

And, again, I'm sorry

for how you feel,
but it was a business trip.

You're being unreasonable.

I'm being...

-I'm being unreasonable?
-Yes.

You know, it's been a...

You know what? Forget it.
I ain't got time for this.

-I'm going.
-Rich, are you really...

Are you shutting down again?

Nope. You know what?
I just had a thought.

Maybe I should focus on my goals
and dreams,

and allow you to do the same.

Is this really how you want
to play it, Rich?

Excuse me, can I help you?

I got a customer. Thank you.

Yeah.

Oh, that is a beautiful dress.

How can I help you?

Oh, okay.

Excuse me, miss. It's on me.

[Marie] That's right.

$500,000 transferred
to all three offshore accounts.

Yes, just below
the flagged amount.

No. No, I got a few plans
in the works.

Okay. Thank you, Jeffrey.

All right. Yeah.

My love to Svetlana
and the kids.

Bye-bye.

Oh, God.

Okay, let's see what else
is on theirs next.

Let me check on this little
pregnant bird of mine.

Okay, now.
Where are you going tonight?

Ooh, this looks real good.

Good job. You know how to do
some hair, sis.

[phone vibrating]

Hello there, Ms. Karen.

[Karen] Hi, Ms. Marie. Hey.
How you doing?

Well, I'm just fine, sweetie.
How are you?

Good, good. Yeah, all good.

Well, I hope so.
You repeated it a few times.

Sorry, yeah.
Um, we all good here.

[Marie]
And how are those babies doing?

Great. Doc said they're growing
fast and strong.

Oh, I hope you are taking care
of yourself

and letting all that
baby daddy stress go.

Well, yes. Um, yes, I am.

I am so far removed
from all that drama.

Well, what about that one fella?
Was it Aaron?

You pursuing that?

Well, as a matter of fact, I am.

We'll see how it goes.

Now, remember what I told you.

Think of those babies first.

If he is willing to be there
for you and all that you need

and for all
that the three of you need,

then you can go for it.

But don't do it out of fear
of being alone.

Yes, I remember.
And I am focused, so...

Wonderful.
Now, let's get to the business.

Now, um, how is that
sales boost initiative going?

Oh, it's going great, yeah.

Me and Pam have been working
on a new marketing strategy

we're real excited about.

[Marie] Have you been able
to run any numbers

so that I can see, uh,
what the changes have been

in the revenue?

Well, no, not just yet, but...

[Marie] Okay. Need I remind you
what is at stake?

You ladies stand to receive
a $150,000 bonus from me

if you can get the sales up.

Yes, I did not forget.

We working real hard on it.

I want you ladies to win.

You deserve
to have your product nationwide.

Stores all across.

It is a very good product.

Well, we'd like
nothing more than that.

We doing our best, so...

Now, Karen,
I am a little concerned mother,

and I don't mind checking
on my pupils,

but let's remember one thing.

Marie is about business first.

And if this doesn't make dollars
and cents,

then I don't want to be a part
of it.

-Did you catch my drift?
-Yes.

Caught. Loud and clear.

I know you ladies want this
for yourselves

as badly as I want it for you,
so let me remind you

that anything worth having
is worth working for.

It doesn't have to happen
unless you make it happen,

and I believe that you ladies
can make it happen.

Yes, we will. I'm on it.

We on it. We won't let you down.

And thank you so much for,
you know, your confidence in us.

Okay, well,
just make it make sense.

And Mrs. Marie will make
the Roots to Riches boat

continue to float.

Okay, will do.
Thank you so much.

[Marie] All right.
Have a good day.

All right, bye, now.

Pam! Bring the camera.
I'm ready for my close-up.

What's these lines
you're saying?

[Pam] I was gonna find
my life coach.

What you mean? Come with me.

Come on, let's practice
a little.

Oh, my God. Okay, okay.

-Okay.
-We're ready.

Roots to Riches...

-Roots to Riches...
-Gives you a crown.

-All the boys will come to...
-Around.

We don't want no boys.
We want kings.

We got crowns.

All the girls
will hold you down.

All the girls
will hold you down. I like that.

You gonna be the flyest girl
all around town.

You gonna be the flyest girl
all around town.

-Work the magic, girl. Ow!
-Okay, I can do this.

You gonna bring the camera?

I sure am. Oh, we ready.

Wait, I need to redo my hair.
Hold on.

Why didn't you say nothing?

Well, let me get Latrice.

-Please do.
-Okay.

I've been looking crazy on here.

Fresh start, baby. Fresh start.
Come on.

-Time to get paid.
-[Karen] Let's go.

I know what it looks like.

Miss King, not another word.

No, please. Let her finish.

I will finish for her.

Now, as I understand it,

Leonard Crescent made

multiple egregious
and slanderous accusations,

leading up
to the alleged incident.

Why is Leonard Crescent
not also suspended?

Alleged? We have witnesses.

Oh. Do those witnesses

have a complete account
of the alleged incident?

They saw her dump the coffee
on him.

Then that would be a no.

Without a complete account,
your witnesses offer no insight.

-That's a pretty bold statement.
-Bold but true.

Now, I ask again.

Why is my client
the only employee suspended?

Why not Higher Airlines
vice president Tony Royal?

Me?

Why would I be suspended?

Oh. Leonard Crescent
only targeted my client

when you pulled some strings
to get my client

into a leadership development
program.

Prior to that,

my client didn't have
any encounters

with Leonard Crescent.

Well, what about
all her other encounters?

I mean, I did some digging
and I...

We're only talking about one
particular alleged incident

with one particular employee.

Everything else is irrelevant.

I've told Danni repeatedly that
I was only trying to help her.

That's enough, Mr. Royal.
Let me handle this.

[Andi] Well, since your client
opened the door,

Mr. Royal, did Miss King
ask for your help?

Go ahead.

No, she didn't ask, but...

And has she shared
any of her ambitions

concerning her career with you?

Well, no, but when I...

[Andi] And what would lead you
to believe that my client

needed, wanted, or desired
your help?

-Nothing.
-[Andi] Mm.

I just wanted to help.

There's that word again,
which implies that you felt

like my client needed your help

or was incapable
of helping herself.

Mr. Royal.

You don't have to answer
any more questions.

You absolutely don't.

So I will address you,
Ms. Delwyn.

Oh, so we're back
on last names now.

This is
a professional mediation.

I'm just being professional.

Why don't we all just take
a breath and reset?

-Mm.
-Hmm?

I'm breathing just fine.
How about you, Miss King?

Yeah.

Well, back
to the matter at hand.

You, Tony Royal, decided
that my client

could not steer her own career

and decided to use your power
to pull some strings

and get her into
a development program

without invitation,

which led Leonard Crescent
to maliciously attacking

and sexually harassing
my client,

leading her to defend herself.

Did I cover everything?

Look, I thought this was
something that Danni,

Miss King,
would be thrilled about.

But I misjudged, and I
have apologized multiple times.

I did not mean any harm

by getting her into
that leadership program.

The leadership program
that she emphatically stated

that she had no desire to be
in when you told her, correct?

When I got her in, she...

So I hope that it's clear
to everyone that my client

is actually the victim here.

Excuse me?

Well, my client
is not only the victim

of one patriarchal
and misogynistic man, but two.

Do you trust me?

Definitely.

[Danni] Next on Sistas...

The Marie Willis Group
is trying

to get their products
in grocery stores

-and department stores.
-Shit, maybe I should invest.

Can you promise me something?

Yeah, yeah, what's up? Anything.

[Jordan] Take care of Penelope
if anything happens to me.

Yeah, yeah, Jordan, wait.
Why do you think...

I feel like myself
in this office.

I do know one thing.

There's no way in hell
I willingly gave

that son of a bitch
my power of attorney.

Should my ears be burning?
Welcome back, boss.

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