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[music playing]

Good morning, babe.

Hey, baby.

Whatcha making?

My famous turkey and cheese sandwich.

Oh, can you make one for me?

Sure, gotcha.

Well, be sure to cut the crust off, 'cause you know

I like mine with the crust off.

Yeah.

Oh, and-- and-- and put a lot of turkey on it,

'cause, you know, you-- don't be stingy with the turkey.

I won't be stingy with the turkey.

CJ: All right.

You know I like mine like that.

And then put some cheese on it, 'cause you know I like cheese.

I wanna put the provolone-- - The provolone.

Yeah.

OK.

And don't put too much mayonnaise on there,

'cause girl, you're heavy with the mayonnaise.

OK, why don't you just make it yourself?

Well, you're so much better at it.

Morning.

Good morning, family.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Oh, baby, did you get a chance to look over any of the,

um-- the resumes for the new PR position?

Yup, and didn't like any of the candidates.

OK, well, neither did I, all right?

But we-- we're-- we're swamped at the office.

So we need to hire somebody ASAP.

You guys have a opening for the PR position?

Yup, and we can't seem to find anybody.

Well, I know somebody who would

be great for that position.

Really?

Yeah, yeah.

He's-- he's handsome, he's smart,

and he has a beautiful smile.

Oh, that's great, because we're going to be

interviewing more people today.

Oh, what time?

Noon.

Noon.

OK, so I'll-- I'll take a early lunch break

and I'll meet you at noon.

Yeah!

You?

Yeah.

You?

Hello, I have a marketing degree.

Oh, that's right.

So why didn't you apply for the job?

Well, I didn't know about it.

Right, my bad, my bad.

Well, now you do.

OK, well-- well, thanks a lot guys.

Uh, just-- just know that I'm not expecting

any special consideration.

Good.

Even though I--

I am-- I am blood.

And I am struggling to support my family

after this horrible fire.

We know.

And I'm going through a messy custody battle with Tracy.

OK.

And I'm busting my butt at the market.

All right, we get it, we get it.

Just show up to the interview, OK?

Here you go, baby.

OK, this-- this really means a lot, guys.

Uh, Janine?

Do you-- do you think you could make me a sandwich too?

Sure.

Well-- well, be light on the mayo.

You're a little heavy handed on the mayo.

She sure is.

In fact, baby, can you, uh, take some of this mayo off of this

here?

Oh, she got you too?

Bon appetit.

Babe?

Can you-- can you scoop some of this mayo off of this sandwich

right here? - No.

- Uh, Janine? - No.

What about the--

No.

You're not gonna eat this?

No, go ahead.

Knock yourself out.

Mm-mm.

There's not too much mayo on this.

- There's not? - Mm-mm.

Wait.

I'm getting a sandwich.

I-- can I just get another bite?

[theme music]

[siren]

[tires screeching]

[music playing]

OK, Calvin.

I want you to go in there and take that job, all right?

OK.

Now, good luck, all right?

You're gonna need it. - Thanks.

I'm gonna-- I'm gonna flash my pearly whites,

and that job is mine.

Be professional.

Professional.

Don't act like family.

OK.

All right.

[knocks on door]

Be professional.

All right.

Hello, Calvin.

OK.

Aw, come on, girl.

Give me some love.

Wait, wait! Calvin!

Calvin!

Calvin, this is-- this is Roland.

He is the head of our PR department.

Hey.

- Hello, Calvin. - How are you doing?

Heard a lot of great things about you.

So, do you have any PR work experience?

Yes, yes.

OK.

Can you tell me about your current position?

OK, well, I'm at May Hughes Market.

And I'm in charge of marketing the produce in the market.

[chuckles]

I'm not sure if I exactly know what you mean.

OK.

Well, uh-- do you like kiwi displays?

I'm not sure if I'm following you.

Just tell him the truth.

OK.

Well, the truth is, I have a degree in marketing.

But ever since I got out of college,

it's been kind of hard to find a position in my field.

Oh, there's no shame in that.

It's a tough economy.

You get it.

Janine, he gets it.

Gets it.

He's cool.

And when I was in college, I had an internship for a Fortune

500 company, and they liked me.

But you do know this is an entry-level position, right?

I mean, that will mean you will have a lot of grunt work

you have to do.

Oh, don't let the suit fool you.

I gets down and dirty.

Ha, ha!

See, I will run errands.

I will mop the floor.

And I can make you a lovely display with kumquats.

I'll-- I'll pass on the fruit.

But you've got the job.

You've got to be kidding me. You've got to be kidding me.

You gave me the job? Janine, he gave the job!

I got the job!

Got the job!

I got the job!

You got the job! Yeah!

[laughs]

Oh, uh, we need to be more professional.

[music playing]

Hey, baby.

Trash or treasure?

Orange gators, baby?

Heh, definitely trash.

No, no, no.

Hold on, hold on, hold on.

No, no, no, ma.

Hold it.

I might-- I might need those?

For what, Floyd?

The player's ball that's coming to town.

I got an orange suit that these would w right with.

You've got a ruffled shirt?

Yes, but you can't have it.

Fine, take 'em, take 'em.

Such a blessing.

Yo, what is this, man?

[grunts]

Paws off!

This is mine.

I mean, I know that.

But where did you buy it?

I didn't buy it.

I painted it.

For real?

It's like a professional did it, dude.

Really?

Yeah.

Well, you know, back in the day, I wanted to be an artist.

Really?

Yeah.

I didn't know that.

There's a whole lot of things you

don't know about me, Flizzioyd.

Oh, really?

A minute?

Like what?

Dude.

Like, I have a five-octave vocal range.

Really?

[sings hoarsely] Ah.

Ah.

Ah.

Ah!

[cat meows]

--to the cat?

I still got it.

And did you know Bobby Seale used to babysit me?

Wait, the Black Panther Bobby Seale?

Yes.

The revolution, my brother--

- --will not be televised. - The revolution.

Mm! [chuckles]

And, Floyd, Curtis used to be the star

of his high school art class.

You know, I almost went to school for it.

Really?

Yeah, yeah.

But my father said, be more practical.

He said, there is no future in art!

Fire!

Now, fire burns forever.

[laughs]

So, I gave up the dream--

and picked up the hose.

You know, Curtis, man, you could-- you could

always start painting again.

What, and give up my hose?

Curtis, you've already given up the hose.

You've retired from the fire department

You did what your daddy said to do.

Oh.

CASSI: [laughs]

So now, baby, why don't you just let your artistic fire burn?

I was good, wasn't I?

Baby, you You great.

I mean, there's no telling what could have happened

if I'd have stuck with it.

I mean, you could have been the next Romeo Bordo.

Romare Bearden?

Yeah, her.

Or the next "Cur-teese Pan-yay."

Calvin's been here three weeks and he keeps screwing up.

OK, calm down.

What's going on now?

When are the elementary schools supposed

to tour the Phipps Firehouse?

- Tomorrow. - Right.

JANINE: Right.

Calvin sent out a press release saying today.

Oh, no. No, no, no.

I'm so sorry.

I'm-- I'm calling him now.

Now I've got to go over there, and turn on the charm,

and convince six media outlets to come back tomorrow

so they can actually report on the story.

OK, it's going straight to voicemail.

Yeah, of course.

OK.

Uh, listen.

I'm gonna IM CJ right now.

I am so sorry, Roland.

I'm so sorry.

It's not your fault, Janine.

You didn't ask me to hire Calvin.

CJ did.

OK, but he really thought he was gonna do a good job.

Well, you know, he thought wrong.

Now I gotta go fix it.

OK, well, on the bright side, at least

we know that you are really good at turning on the charm, right?

You're right.

I am good.

OK.

Go get 'em.

[SARCASTICALLY] Your cousin's doing a bang-up job.

Glad we hired him.

What's that about?

Calvin strikes again.

What now?

Calvin sent the media to the Phipps Fire Station

today instead of tomorrow.

He keeps making these little mistakes.

His work is so sloppy.

It's like he just doesn't have time for the details.

I thought he'd get better with time.

Me too.

But baby, it's been three weeks.

Maybe he's just not cut out for PR.

I mean, just because you get a degree in something

doesn't mean you'll be good at it when you get on the job.

But he really needs the job.

I know.

I know that.

But I have to question his abilities.

I mean, baby, he never follows up with clients.

He's always on his cell phone.

And anytime I'm looking for him, he's checking

himself out in the mirror.

Oh.

You'd think he'd be grateful, but, uh, he seems

to be taking this for granted.

He's supposed to be making our job easier.

But really, baby, he's making it harder.

It seems pretty clear, doesn't it?

I hate to say it, but yeah.

I gotta fire Calvin.

[music playing]

So, now, did they say that they were gonna fire you?

For real?

Well, CJ seemed pretty sure about it.

You know what?

I cannot believe that.

You have only been on the job for, what?

Like, a month?

They cannot expect you to do everything perfectly.

Well, they're not totally off.

Well, what do you mean?

Well, this has been a difficult adjustment period.

OK, you know what? That doesn't even matter.

You know, this is family.

And they can't sit here and offer you the world,

and then stab you in the back the moment

the world gets bumpy.

I mean, Janine should know that better than anybody.

Come on, baby.

Miranda, don't.

No, you need this job.

We cannot support our family on your grocery store salary.

I know, but look.

I'm making ends meet.

It's coming slow, but--

OK, no.

There are no buts.

I am gonna give them a piece of my mind when they come home.

No, Miranda, don't say anything.

You'll make it worse.

OK, you know what?

Fine.

I won't say anything.

I'll be silent

Good.

Thank you. - We'll just have to do it.

Yeah. I mean, it won't take much.

Hi, guys.

Wow, something smells great.

What's for dinner?

Traitors.

Taters and chicken.

- Yum. - Come

- I'm gonna wash. - Uh-uh.

Come, come, come.

Have a seat.

Sit.

Sit.

You too, CJ.

Sit.

OK!

What's going on?

Oh, nothing much.

Calvin, sit down.

Oh, oh, oh!

I really just wanna wash my hands.

Oh, got all that dirt from burying the bodies

under your fingernails?

Is that what that is?

What?

Nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing.

Absolutely don't worry about it.

That is for you, you, and you.

OK, everybody stand up.

But you just--

Stand up.

We're gonna say grace.

[clears throat]

Watch where you-- you want to stand that way?

OK.

Guys, hold hands and bow our heads.

Dear Lord--

OK, you know what?

Today, I'm gonna say grace, OK?

Oh, Heavenly Father, thank you so much for the gift of family.

For honesty, and loyalty, and the jobs

that put clothes on our back, and food in our stomachs,

and light in our eyes.

Oh!

Yes, baby. Yes.

Yes, baby! - Yes.

Yes, Lord.

Yes.

Ah!

And we are so grateful that, although we--

our lives almost perished in the fire

and we lost everything that we owned,

we have these great cousins who understand that, you know,

Calvin is doing the best that he can in the midst

of this bitter custody battle--

I am.

--and his low, low, low self-esteem.

Huh?

We are so thankful and grateful for the job

that Calvin has in the PR department that is gonna allow

this family to climb out of the pit of despair

that we have been living in.

Ah, in Your name we pray.

Amen.

Amen.

Amen.

Amen.

Whew, amen!

Let's eat.

Come on, man!

Your-- your public is waiting!

Ladies and gentlemen, Curtis Payne.

[applause]

Read the whole paper!

Uh, read the paper!

Bonjour, mademoiselles and monsieurs.

I now present an international artiste!

"AR-tist."

"Curtees Pan-yay."

[applause]

Is that me?

[applause]

[giggles]

[FRENCH ACCENT] Thank you all for coming.

The muse has inspired me to paint this series.

And here is the first movement.

I call it "Burning Intensity."

Voila!

[applause]

CASSI: Ooh!

Good.

CURTIS: OK, OK.

And now for part two--

part deux.

I call this one "Burned Serenity."

[weak applause]

Curtis, that one looks like that one.

My bad.

It's upside down.

Oh.

Oh!

Ah!

OK.

[applause]

You see, to the naked eye, it may look normal.

But to the trained eye, you can see the humanity--

Yes.

--as the flames dance with the power of the wind.

Yes.

Yes, um, you captured the humanity in that one.

Yes.

[applause]

Gracias!

And now for the final movement.

Word This is part deux, part uno.

This one is called "The Burned Ubiquity."

It's sideways.

[applause]

It's a steal at $3,000, you heard me?

Wait. No, no.

Wait, y'all.

Don't-- wait.

Don't-- don't leave yet.

Where are y'all-- where are you going?

I-- I got more rice pudding coming.

Sister Rosina, come on now!

Those deadbeats don't know art!

Curtis, baby.

Now, $3,000, that may be a little expensive for them.

Yeah, Uncle.

The paintings are nice, but we are in a recession.

[FRENCH ACCENT] What?

So what am I supposed to do?

You want me to slash the prices because they

don't understand genius?

I'd rather slash my wrists!

I don't even want to live in a world like this!

Curtis!

[music playing]

Good morning.

Good morning, good morning, good morning.

You're already here.

Yeah, I've been here for two hours.

Uh, Janine?

I got your coffee.

Two sugars, no cream.

Uh, we, uh, really need to talk to you.

[clears throat]

OK.

But really quick, I already confirmed

seven camera crews for the Phipps

Fire Station school tours.

And I met with Roland at 6:00 AM this morning to make

sure everything was in place.

Really?

And I got the fire chief's interview.

And you can check out the coverage

and streaming video on the web.

How did you do that?

Well, I called in a few favors, did a little begging.

And I promised them the inside scoop

on the new fire commissioner's elderly home program.

We don't have one of those.

I know, but I think it would be the perfect idea

for the sick and shut-in citizens

who still need our attention.

It is really a good idea.

And I've already typed up a proposal.

That one's for you.

And I gave one to your assistant.

And I also created a web page with links

that can be activated as soon as I get your approval.

Uh, listen, Cuz.

See, I, uh, made a decision to, uh, fire you today.

Oh god!

Oh god!

Oh god, I can't breathe.

Really?

No, I-- I-- I love this job.

Yeah, um, but, uh, you know, you seem

like you made a new turn today.

And you got here and-- and did all of this

without anyone telling you.

So, uh, you made me rethink my decision.

[exhales]

Yeah?

to get my priorities straight, and-- and-- and to focus.

But I'm really excited about doing a good job here.

And I want to make both of you look good, like you do.

You look good. You look good.

Yeah? You look good.

- It's good, thanks. - All right?

It's good.

OK.

And, uh, CJ?

I-- I want everybody to know that I didn't just get this job

because I'm your cousin.

- Right. - Yeah.

OK.

And I want people to know that I'm

really passionate about marketing

and I am a team player.

I'm on your team.

- We appreciate that. - OK?

Yeah, you're good.

All right.

Uh, so, do I still have my job?

Yes.

Yes!

I got my job.

OK, listen.

I cannot stay quiet any longer, OK?

Uh--

Uh-uh shh, shh! Baby, I got you.

I got you! - Listen to me.

It will be the worst mistake of your entire life

if you fire Calvin.

We're not firing him.

Oh, you're not?

No.

This morning, he made significant progress.

Oh!

Whew.

I am so happy that you guys came to your senses,

'cause I thought I was gonna have to set it off up in here.

Good job, baby!

Mwah!

OK, so let me talk about his raise.

Uh, yeah, we're gonna go.

- Huh? - Bye bye!

Bye bye!

Goodbye.

I'm telling you--

[FRENCH ACCENT] You're God made.

Have I told you how beautiful you are?

Have I told you that lately?

Don't make me move.

Shh!

Voila!

[sobs]

God.

Just the fact that God has entrusted me

with this gift to paint something so beautiful.

Baby--

I'm not worthy.

Voila!

Ooh!

I shall call this one "My True Love."

Curtis, you had me sit here all

this time so you could paint some beer and a flat-screen TV?

Jealousy will get you nowhere!

Hey, where are you going with my model?

CASSI: I'm throwing it down the "toi-lette!"