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I think it's a great idea.

I don't think we should do it.

Yes, we should.

No, we shouldn't.

Yes, we should.

Let's ask someone who can give us an intelligent assessment.

Thank you.

What I was saying was--

Dad, thank God that you're here.

What's going on?

Do you think that we should--

No grandkids yet, no matching tattoos, and don't even think

about getting nothing pierced.

But--

I mean nothing.

You two aren't doing naked pilates again, are you?

It was naked yoga.

Man, college sure has changed.

And I was simple trying to convince Malik

that we should get involved in a student demonstration.

Power to the people

You're not helping.

At all.

So Dad, what do you think we should do?

Well, I think that if you feel strongly

about something, that you should stand up for what you believe.

Yeah, but what about staying out of trouble

and respecting authority, like you and mom taught me?

Well, we also taught you about our history.

Now, we got freedom and rights because people

sat in and marched.

If you don't stand up for something--

Then you'll fall for anything.

- Absolutely. - See?

Brains run in your family.

Yeah, sometimes you gotta catch a brick to your head

for what you believe in.

That happened to you?

Yeah.

Man, she had a good arm.

Calvin, you hear that?

What?

Uncle Curtis is calling you.

Man.

Did you think I was gonna fall for that?

You know what, Dad?

I'm gonna do it.

The revolution will not be televised.

It will be streamed over the web.

Justice for the people, the man be damned.

Preach on.

Well, hold on, Malik.

You two don't do anything crazy.

We won't.

It's a peaceful protest.

All right.

Well, respect other people's property.

And you can't just do whatever you want and take

things that aren't yours.

Don't worry.

We won't do that.

All right.

- Bye, Mr. Payne. - Y'all be careful.

Drive safe.

Assalam alaykum.

They took my food.

I'm gonna televise your revolution.

Malik!

Malik!

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Sure, no problem.

Anything the family needs.

Yeah.

All right.

Thanks for calling. OK.

Bye-bye.

What is the absolute best thing that could happen right now?

Um, You could finish cleaning the kitchen,

and I could go watch TV.

Not gonna happen.

But soon you might not have to clean your own house anymore.

Why?

Because your man might be upgrading the crib.

And your whip.

I'm getting a new car?

I'm getting a new car!

I'm gonna sit here, OK.

OK.

That was the DA's office.

Uh-huh.

Remember that old investigation,

the arson attack?

Right.

Well, they finally got closure.

And I'm the point person for media interviews.

CJ, that's amazing!

You know what this means?

I'm getting a new car!

This could be the beginning of bigger and better things.

Wait, baby.

Can I have a SUV with third row seating?

"Fire commissioner helps family get

closure over an arson attack."

Suddenly, I'm city councilman for a few years.

Then we need to start thinking about the M word.

Mansion!

Mayor!

Mansion?

Mayor?

Mayor of-- of Atlanta?

No, the Lollipop Guild.

Of course Atlanta.

I mean, I could do it.

After that, I could serve on boards, corporations.

Uh-huh.

And then open up my own consulting firm.

It's possible.

I can see it.

You know what I see?

What?

I see you in a red Jag with the top down,

pulling up to one of your three garages.

Yes, baby.

Keep talking.

Housekeeper.

Uh-huh

Chef.

OK, now, see, wait, wait.

What?

What would you like to do right now.

Girl.

Boy.

I wanna--

Mhm?

Work on these media interviews.

Work?

Yeah, man.

I got to get busy.

This thing is gonna take a lot of work.

Gotta get on this laptop.

You're very busy.

OK.

We should post flyers all over the campus.

Yeah, and churches.

Yeah, temples, mosques.

All the religious leaders should be willing to help.

Um, excuse me, sir.

You are going to need religious help if you

take her up those stairs.

Oh, hey, Mom.

I didn't see you there.

Uh-huh.

I did, but I didn't speak because I

don't think you like me.

And you think I'm weird.

That's not true, Autumn.

I like you.

Yeah, it's Summer.

That too.

Mom, I have one of the biggest civil rights giants from

the '60s coming to the protest.

Wow, you're getting really involved in this, aren't you?

Involved?

He's leading the demonstration next weekend.

I love a man who's a radical.

Hi, baby.

I just wish we could get more people to come.

We should call the news.

Ah, that's not enough.

Maybe you should send out a press release to the

local and national news media?

Hm, that's a great idea.

That's just a long way of saying "call the news."

Then after we get media attention,

I want to start a grassroots effort.

OK.

OK, we can tweet everyone we know.

Something else.

Well, you know, son, social networking and social media

outlets are the best way of reaching

people at a grassroots level.

That's perfect.

It's what I do.

You're amazing.

Thank you, baby.

What, and so am I. Hello!

Well, can I hear your introduction?

Sure, you're gonna love it.

OK.

I helped him with it.

Oh, did you now?

Oh, yeah, I did.

Peace, peace, peace is the atomic bomb

that drops explosions of love on a barren land lost

to capitalism and coffee beans.

Amen, brother.

Today, we try this rocky road, hoping to find the crumbs

that our forefathers and foremothers left,

which will lead us to the gingerbread house of hope.

Yes, give us free!

The ginger-- OK.

Of hope.

You should just call that speech "I Have a Nightmare."

OK, what's wrong with it?

What's wrong?

You need to open strong.

Open strong.

Organize your speaking points.

Keep it simple.

Lose the crumbs.

Excuse me.

Son, something like "today, we stand beneath a giant."

Yeah, yeah, and he's gonna squash the man

like a section 8 cockroach!

OK, what's your name?

Autumn, Spring--

Summer!

Jimi Hendrix.

Summer.

Summer, why don't you go to the basement, start on the signs.

I will help Malik with his speech.

Sure.

JANINE: All right.

I'd love to.

OK, thank you.

I do.

I like her.

Hey, no flowers on the signs. - Oh, no.

I won't.

No cockroaches.

Man!

Erase everything she said.

OK?

Sit here.

I'm gonna grab my laptop.

One of our best drum majors for justice

has come to pass the baton, and we will gladly march

to the beat of his rhythm.

I'm so proud of you.

Oh, my baby is a grown man.

You want some cookies and milk?

Oh, can you find my crazy straw?

Yes, you got it.

All right, I'm gonna go check on Summer and the signs.

Hey, check back here every five

minutes, so I can make sure you two have your clothes on.

What can't you do in five minutes?

You're right, you're right.

Make it every three minutes.

Well, hello, Mr. Fire Commission Soon to Be Mayor.

After this move, he might be governor.

What?

What do you mean?

Well, I guess if I do go into politics,

this will be good training.

What's going on?

We met with the victim's family

after the press conference.

Wow, so what happened?

Well, they wanted me to be a civilian witness

for the Jamal Davis execution.

So what do you think?

Simple but strong, justice for Jamal.

You aren't protesting the Jamal Davis execution, are you?

I still think it needs a flower.

This is the protest that you're involved with?

Can you believe this?

You couldn't pick anything easier to protest?

Like war?

No, no, no.

He's not involved with it.

He's leading it.

I love a man who's--

Listen, is not the time for all of that, soul child.

Let's go down to the basement, and we can find some flowers.

Wait, now, I thought you didn't want any flowers.

What I want is to escape the tsunami

happening in my kitchen.

Calvin.

Hey, you too.

Go, go, go, go.

Can you believe they're doing this to an innocent man?

I know all about that, Malik.

I worked the investigation that got him convicted.

What?

When?

It was a part of my job 12 years ago.

They asked.

I took the lead.

Well, great.

You could use your position to get him a stay of execution.

I can't do that, Malik.

Come on, don't sell yourself short, old man.

Come on, you know the mayor.

The mayor can call up the governor.

The governor can call up the president.

Malik, I'll be one of the witnesses at the execution.

What?

Why would you do that?

That's ridiculous.

- Watch our tone. - What?

So you're gonna let this happen?

Are you gonna be there?

Malik, the man set fire to a nursery.

No one survived.

Now, you couldn't even begin to understand

that until you have kids.

It was a mistaken identity.

You don't know that!

You don't know that, because apparently

the fire commissioner who put him

away doesn't know the facts!

Slow your role, son.

I'm not gonna tell you this again.

Now, the facts are that the evidence proved his guilt.

The jury convicted him, and the judge sentenced him.

The system did its job.

End of story!

The system has almost executed over 130 innocent people

over the last 40 years!

So now you're a statistician?

No, these are the facts.

And did you know that 42% of people that's on death row

are black?

So what does that mean to you?

Son, calm down before you say something that you--

You know what, Dad?

You are the one who told me that we

got our rights and freedom from people who sat in and marched.

Seems like you're just another politician!

That's your last one.

Now, get this sign out of my house!

And when you go back to school, I don't want

you a part of that protest.

Dad, I'm a grown man.

Oh. Sort of.

Now, you know what happened the last time

you wanted to play grown up?

Yeah, you put me out on the front porch.

But that's not gonna happen again.

Oh really?

Yes, because I'm gonna leave on my own.

Summer!

- But I thought we were gonna-- - Shh!

Woman, come on.

Hurry up.

OK, just-- is he coming?

Just-- just hurry up.

OK, let me know when he's close.

OK, I will.

He-- he's close.

Yes.

Yeah, I'll be there tonight.

Yeah, OK.

No, fine.

Thanks.

Is everything all right?

Yeah, perfect.

Never better.

Do we looked suspicious?

Look, baby, I took the liberty of preparing a statement,

just in case you need to--

you know.

What is this?

That?

Well, I was-- I was playing a game.

No, no, no, no.

I mean this Jamal Davis article.

Oh, I didn't see that.

Who's Jamal Davis?

I don't know.

It just got deleted.

Well, baby, I knew you would be

rushing out to your next meeting,

so I got you a lunch ready.

All your favorites.

See?

Baby.

Yeah?

This is a Jamal Davis article in my lunch.

I didn't know that was in there.

Really?

Yeah.

My sandwich is wrapped in a Jamal Davis article.

Not you too, Janine.

Have OK, but baby, I've been doing some research.

Did you know that four out of the nine witnesses

recanted their testimonies?

He confessed.

Everybody seems not to remember that tiny detail.

OK, but that was after 12 hours of being interrogated.

Yeah, maybe-- maybe you could go down

and ask some more questions.

The people will listen to you.

I was there.

Not you, not Malik, not the media.

I saw the bodies.

I worked on the investigation.

Now, I can't ask questions now.

Well, don't go.

Ah.

The family asked me to be there.

Now, how would it look if I just didn't show up?

Just consider it, baby, OK?

This thing is all over the news.

I'm not changing my mind.

Hey, that's Malik's school.

They're arresting students.

Where's the volume.

Oh my God, baby. We gotta go get him.

He might get arrested. - No.

What?

No, I told him not to get involved.

Now he wants to pretend to be a man.

JANINE: But.

- Let him see how it feels. - Baby.

Let him go to jail.

No, but--

Give me my lunch.

CROWD [ON TV]: Let Jamal go.

Don't cast stones.

Let Jamal go.

Don't cast stones.

Let Jamal go.

Have a good day.

You suck at lying!

Don't cast stones.

Let's Jamal go.

Don't cast stones.

Let Jamal go.

Don't cast stones.

Let Jamal go.

Don't cast stones.

Let Jamal go.

Shh.

You know the man needs to be washed

of his stench of iniquity and--

and chicken.

Who's with me?

Yeah!

Let's go on a hunger strike.

Yeah, but the execution is tonight.

Well, then, let's eat!

[cheering]

Don't cast stones.

Let Jamal go.

Don't cast stones.

Let Jamal go.

Listen up, people, it's about to get real in here!

[cheering]

Now, look, the campus police is outside with the local police

and the National Guards.

They said that they wanted us out of the student center.

What's our response?

No!

Don't cast stones.

Let Jamal go.

Don't cast stones.

Let Jamal go.

Don't cast stones.

We're not scared of their tasers,

attack dogs, and pepper spray.

[police siren]

Come on, y'all.

Don't cast stones.

Let Jamal go.

Don't cast stones.

Let Jamal go.

Get off!

Don't touch her!

Hey, what?

Hey, man.

This is a peaceful protest.

Don't tase me, man!

You see?

You see this is what happens when the chicken and the man

come into the peaceful protests.

And they jump in and they're tasing people,

and you know what I'm gonna do?

I'm gona call his mama.

NEWS REPORTER [ON TV]: At 11.58 Eastern Standard Time,

Jamal Davis was executed by lethal injection.

Protesters and mourners are holding candlelight vigils

across the country.

We gather here today, standing in the gap,

for our lost brother, Jamal Davis,

and for the political prisoner and love of my life,

Malik Payne, my future baby daddy.

Malik boombaya.

Malik boomba-- too much?

OK.

We hold this vigil for an innocent man who lost his life.

These 12 candles represents the 12

years he was held in bondage.

We'll never forget you, brother Jamal, nor your struggle.

Yes, he would have been brought in with the students

at the protest.

Yes.

Yes, ma'am, Malik Payne.

OK.

They've got him.

All right, thank you so much.

Bye-bye.

CJ and I'll go down and get him as soon as--

Hey, baby, I found Malik.

They're holding him at the--

are you OK?

Hey, man, you all right?

NEWS REPORTER [ON TV]: Now reporting

from the Jamal Davis execution.

Members of the media who witnessed the execution

say Davis maintained his innocence until the very end.

I don't never wanna see or hear anything like that again.

Someone find the number to the lawyer that we met.

Baby, what's wrong?

Nothing.

Take some time and go get my son out of jail.

So what was it like?

You don't wanna know.

Why not?

'Cause I wish I didn't know.

I wish-- I wish I hadn't gone.

I wish I had done something different.

So what, you think he was innocent?

I don't know.

Hello, Mr. Mayor.

Yeah, sorry for calling you so late.

I'd just like to know if I could have a minute of your time

tomorrow.

Yeah, I'd like to set up a memorial fund.

It's-- it's for Jamal Davis' family.

Yeah.

Thank you.

Son, thanks for sticking to your beliefs.

You raised me right.

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