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TRAY: Hey, Ma.

♪♪

Ma, where's that little
green bag I left in here?

It had my, uh... school supplies in it.

I flushed your school
supplies down the toilet.

- What?
- And the $12,000 that was in there,

I donated to the church.

No, no, no, no, Ma,
you don't understand.

I have to answer for that, Ma.

You told me that you
were selling sneakers!

Listen, I knew you'd be
trippin' if I told you the truth.

Look, Ma, there ain't no jobs out there

payin' no real money, Ma.
I'm doin' what I gotta do.

Even after what happened to your father?

Look, I don't use, I sell.

Get out of my house.

There's your stuff.

Get out of my house!

TRAY: There's nothing
stronger than a mother's love

except a mother's disappointment.

And that's the cold, hard truth,

even for an OG.

♪ The Last O.G. 2x08 ♪
Mama Said Knock You Out

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FELONY: Y'all look like
some 3rd graders, man.

- Just get a Hallmark.
- Hey, hey, don't do that.

I love making my Mother's Day cards.

It says it comes from the heart.

No, it says, "I'm broke".

I just enjoy crafting.

Can you pass me the scissors
that make the squiggle?

You mean the edging scissors?

Women like it when you work with
your hands to bring them joy.

- Stop making Mother's Day sound so sexy.
- ALEJANDRO: What?

This for my baby mama,
who has big titties,

just like my mama.

You know what? I envy you guys, man.

Why, Tray? Your mom flat-chested?

Damn it, Alejandro, no!

It's been almost 30 years
since my mother threw me out.

Damn, that's a long time, man.

- Long-ass time.
- Tell me about it.

I disappointed her so much, man,

she wouldn't return
none of my phone calls

or my cards that I wrote her from jail.

I mean, nothing. Nothing.

But, well, I'm sayin',
you a changed man now.

You know, dude's doing so much better.

[CHUCKLES] You might be right, you know?

Maybe if she saw me now,
turned my life around

and trying to get my food-truck
business up off the ground,

maybe she won't be
so disappointed in me.

She might even be proud of me.

You need to go see her.

I don't even know where
she lives anymore, man.

FELONY: What about your pops?

My pops died when I was a kid.

He was real important to me, too.

But one thing my father always said,

"You know where you can
always find your mother...

- in our old church".
- Hmm.

She'd never miss a Sunday.

Now that sounds like a plan.

Yeah, she can't yell at you in church.

Yo-ho-ho-ho-ho!

You must not know Roberta Barker.

WOMAN: ♪ What a blessedness ♪

♪ What a joy divine ♪

♪ Leaning ♪

♪ On the everlasting arms ♪

- ♪ Oh, I'm leaning ♪
- Ma, it's me, Tray.

♪ Yes, I'm leanin' here ♪

♪ I'm safe and secure from all alarms ♪

♪ Oh, yeah, I'm leaning, yeah ♪

♪ Yeah, I'm leaning, yeah ♪

♪ Leaning ♪

♪ On the everlasting arms ♪

Yes, Lord!

[APPLAUSE]

- Amen.
- Amen.

PASTOR: And I want to
wish every mother in here

a happy and blessed Mother's Day.

We certainly have enjoyed hearing

the lovely stories and testimonies

from some of you about your mothers.

Now, we want to move on to
the next part of service.

Turn with me...

Pastor, is it too late for
me to be a part of this?

Ex... Excuse me, sir?

My name is Tray Barker.

[PARISHIONERS MURMUR, GASP]

And I would like to share my testimony.

Brother Barker.

Come on down.

[APPLAUSE]

This is more than a testimony.

This is a moment to ask for forgiveness.

I remember coming here as a kid.

Stealing my first kiss right
over there in the corner.

From Terolyn Bigelow,
during choir practice.

I mean, that girl had talent,
and she could sing, too.

[LAUGHTER]

Man, let me tell you somethin'.

my head was in the streets.

Slingin' crack was my thing.

I did business everywhere.

I'm ashamed to say, sometimes
even on church grounds.

MAN: All right.

Nice to see you, Willie.
You lookin' good.

It's Deacon Harris now, Tray.

Deacon Harris has a sweeter ring

than "Slick Stick" Willie.

[LIGHT LAUGHTER]

You know, I did a long time in prison.

It's where I learned to cook.

It's why you see me out here
trying to get my food truck

up and running, you know?

And anybody in the congregation,
you get 20% of any entrée.

MAN: Yes!

But that's not why I'm here.

I've thought long and hard

about the hurt and
pain I caused you, Ma.

Sorry for all the years of pain...

and disappointment.

I'm here to ask for your forgiveness.

[APPLAUSE]

Hell no!

[PARISHIONERS MURMUR, GASP]

[CHURCH BELL TOLLS]

All right.

Well, here we are.

Roberta, I-I see an opportunity
here for forgiveness.

You have a real-life
prodigal son coming home.

Seems more like a broke son
comin' home to ask for money.

You heard him.

Yeah, using the pulpit
to promote his food truck?

Doing business in the house of the Lord?

I'm not here to ask for money.

Those shoes beg to differ.

I understand, son.

You know. Why pay more
when you can pay less?

[LAUGHS]

So, you want me to forget

that he chose to sell
crack over his family, huh?

You're the one that threw me out!

You threw yourself out when
you brought drugs into my house.

That was 30 years ago.

When are you gonna stop
being mad at me, Ma?

I didn't know there was
a time limit on my anger.

Pastor, how long should I be mad?

Now, mind you,

my husband didn't go
to Vietnam a junkie,

but he came back one,

which led him to getting AIDS.

And I had to stand there
and helplessly watch him die!

And my son, he chose to sell drugs,

the very thing that killed his father.

How many years of
anger does that buy me?

Mommy, I just want to start over.

[VOICE BREAKING] It's not that simple.

Sister Barker, let's keep it 100.

If I didn't give everybody
in this church a do-over,

this place would be empty, you included.

You know, I don't have
anything else to say.

Okay, fine.

I just thought maybe that you might
want to meet your grandkids.

I got grandkids?

Why didn't you say that to begin with?

This brother got some explaining to do.

Mommy. Mommy, look.

It's twins.

♪♪

That's Amira and that's Shahzad.

What do you know?

One of each.

[LAUGHS]

[LAUGHS]

Oh.

Now, this don't have nothin'
to do with you and me.

But if... if you can arrange...

for me to meet my grandchildren,

I'll be there.

Amira and Shahzad Barker.

- I like the sound of that.
- All right.

Well, actually, it's Birkeland.

Oh, a different daddy?

Ooh. Didn't see that one coming.

♪♪

Man, it felt so good to see
my mother after all these years.

It made me realize what I missed out on.

I want to get that back.

That's beautiful, Cuz.

So, was she happy to see you, too?

At first, she was colder
than day-old Chinese food,

but when I told her she had grandkids,

the polar ice caps around
her heart started to melt.

That's like if Tyler
Perry made "Frozen,"

she would be the villain.

Bobby, none of that
talk around Shay, okay?

Your job is to help me convince her

to let her kids see they grandmother.

What mother wouldn't want her kids

to see their sweet,
long-lost grandmother?

Why would I expose my
happy, well-adjusted kids

to a woman you said ruined your life?

Well, she didn't ruin my life, Shay.

I ruined my life. I was out there.

I was young and dumb
and trying to get some.

She kicked you out
when you was 17, Tray.

Back in the days, that's the way
moms handled business.

You said her nickname was "Skillet,"

'cause when she beat
you, she had a heavy hand.

[LAUGHS] Oh, man.

Auntie Roberta, she had a heavy hand.

Whew! She used to break the
toilet handles when she'd flush.

You know what I'm talkin' about?

Oh, man, it was...

I'm gonna... Yeah,
I'm gonna go in there.

BOBBY: I'm gonna go in there.

[WHISTLES]

Please, Shannon, this
is important to me.

Amira and Shahzad are the greatest
thing to ever happen to me,

that I ever been a part of.

Now, I know you and Josh raised them,

but they got some of me in them, too.

If you let my mom see them
and she start to love them,

and I know she gonna love them,

then maybe she'll learn
to love me again, too.

Hey, babe, I mean, you could
at least meet her, right?

That seems fair.

Just meet her?

Okay.

I'll meet her, and I'll make a decision.

But if she's anything like the way
you guys painted her to be,

I don't want her around
my children at all.

Deal!

Thank you so much.

I'll make all the arrangements,

and then I'll let you guys know, okay?

Until then, I want you two to have
a blessed rest of the day, okay?

See you then.

Tray, you forgettin' something.

Oh, you got a nice hairdo.

Uh, no. Take your flunky with you.

- Bobby!
- Y'all want an omelet?

Come on! Let's go!

Okay.

Um, I noticed you were
missing a few things, so I...

- Bobby, come on!
- I'm comin', I'm comin', I'm comin'.

Let's go. Let's go.

- Come on.
- I do okay?

Yes, you did great.

Let's go, champ.

Shannon, I appreciate you are
very protective of your children.

But you don't have anything
to worry about with me.

I don't smoke, I don't drink,

I own my own duplex

in a very safe area off Myrtle Avenue.

It's right across from Kum Kau Chicken.

- Oh. Hey, babe, you love that place.
- It's a'ight.

Amira and Shahzad will
be in really good hands.

Why don't we just set up some time

for me to spend the afternoon with them?

I was thinking about next week,

- like Wednesday or Thursday. Or Fr...
- You know what?

I really appreciate
your enthusiasm, Roberta.

Honestly, I do.

But my kids, they have been
through a lot over the last year,

and I don't want to
rush them into anything.

We're still trying to figure out

how Tray fits into their lives.

And... how can I say this?

I don't want another
variable in the equation.

I'm hungry. What... Tray,
what are you gonna have?

Why don't you order for me?

I mean, since you're paying for it.

Well, I think it would help the children

to meet their grandmother Roberta.

Let them get acquainted
with another member

of the Barker side of the family.

- You know what, Roberta? No disrespect.
- Mm-hmm.

I know that it's important
to you to meet my kids,

but it's up to me to decide
if I think they're ready.

JOSH: There's so...
so much on this menu.

Club chicken sandwich looks good.

- I'm not doing bread right now.
- What is wrong with bread?

Baby girl...

I've been on this planet a long time.

- Mm-hmm.
- And if there's one thing I know,

it's how to raise children.

And I'm certain of one thing...

children need their grandmother.

Oh, my throat is so parched.

Anybody need any water?

Hey, could we get some
more agua over here?

You put Tray out when
he was 17 years old,

and my twins, they're not
that much younger than that.

And you did no more mothering
after you put him out.

So, to me, it seems that
we have the same amount

of mothering experience,

so your whole, "I've been
doing this a long time" routine

isn't cutting it with me, honey.

[LAUGHS] Mommy, she didn't mean it.

It's not as bad as she's
making it sound like.

You know what I mean?

She's not judging you.
She ain't judging you.

That's not even Shay.
She ain't even like that.

Her mother was a crackhead,
for crying out loud, yo.

She understands that all
mothers aren't perfect.

Oh. Shannon?

Did your mother get to spend time
with your kids before she passed?

Of course.

So, a crackhead, dope-fiend junkie...

- Oh, God, no.
- ... got to spend time with your kids,

yet I'm the one who's not good enough?

Huh?

- Josh...
- Yep, I saw that...

- ... it's time to go.
- Yeah.

SHAY: Tray, your mother
hasn't changed one bit.

I am not subjecting
my kids to the Skillet.

Skillet?

I meant Skillet in a beautiful way, Ma,

like black and beautiful.

Can't recommend the
eggs benedict enough.

- The hollandaise sauce...
- Josh!

[DOORBELL RINGS]

We're just sitting
down for dinner, Tray.

- What is it?
- I don't think you're being fair, Shay.

You need to give this
thing a second chance.

Even Frazier forgave Ali.

It's not your decision to make, Tray.

Maybe we should let the children decide.

AMIRA: Decide what?

Y'all want to meet my mother?

Of course I want to meet her!

- Me too.
- You son of a bitch.

- Why you bringing the kids into this?
- It's about the kids.

My mother is the only
grandparent they got left.

No, you knew what they would say.

It's like you went ahead and said,

"Hey, I wanted to take
y'all to Disneyland,

but your mama wouldn't let me".

I mean, I'd rather meet my grandmother

instead of going to Disneyland.

That's 'cause you can't ride the rides.

Now, look what you done
started. Tray, just leave.

JOSH: Hey, whoa, Shannon, Shannon,

I think you're overreacting.

I suggest you stand down.

No, I mean, if the kids want
to meet their grandmother,

- I don't see the harm in that.
- Josh.

Sorry, kids.

I tried.

Bye, Tray.

[DOOR OPENS, SLAMS SHUT]

♪♪

- [DOORBELL RINGS]
- Hm.

Hi, Roberta.

Is this...?

This is Shahzad and Amira.

- Hello.
- Hi.

Your grandchildren.

Did Shannon change her mind?

Not really, no.

She doesn't know we're here,

but the kids kept getting caught
in the middle of everything,

and I thought they deserved a chance

to at least meet their grandmother.

You're a brave man, Josh.

Sometimes.

Uh, can we come in?

- Oh, I'm sorry. Come. Come in.
- Come on, guys.

Wow.

Look at you.

You look just like I did at your age.

And you are the spitting
image of your father.

- Mm-hmm.
- Poor thing.

I hope you're smart.

Um, yeah.

Okay.

Well, you gonna get the both
of us in a lot of trouble.

JOSH: Hey, you let me worry about that.

Just sorry I didn't
give you more notice.

Oh, please. Are you kidding?

I've been preparing for this

ever since Tray told me about them.

You were that excited to meet us?

Oh, girl, you have no idea.

I have everything here

from Easter outfits to savings bonds.

I think I went overboard just a little.

That depends.

What kind of interest rate did you get?

- Shahzad.
- I mean, thank you.

All right, well, I'll be back
in a couple hours to get them, then.

You're a good man, Josh Birkeland.

Not the goofball I
first thought you were.

Thanks.

All right, well, you guys have fun.

- Bye, guys.
- Bye, Dad.

Okay, first things first.

Have you two been baptized?

- No.
- Okay.

Well, we gonna take care
of that when he goes.

I'm joking, Josh. Get outta here.

JOSH: I knew you were joking.

Took a big risk, my man.
I appreciate it.

But Shay gonna kill your ass, though.

Well, you know what? I
did this for all of us.

That's right. That's what you tell Shay.

And you don't be scared.

I'm not scared.

I mean, I... I just don't
think it's gonna be easy.

Well, I get that, but
this is what you do.

You puff your chest out. Puff it out.

- What are you talking about?
- Your chest, bring it out!

- You stand like a man.
- All right.

Stand like a man.
Broaden your shoulders.

- Am I not? I feel like I am.
- All right, and you don't hold back.

No. And you tell her this.

"I know you upset,

but I'm putting my foot
down on this one, okay?

I did the right thing for the kids".

Say that.

Listen, Shay, I know you're upset,

but I'm putting my
foot down on this one.

I did the right thing,
and I did it for the kids.

You did what?

Listen, Shay, I know
you're upset, but I...

You what?

I... I'm sorry?

First off, man, the kids deserve
to meet they grandmother.

- I know.
- Okay?

Okay, you can't punish them
for what happened years ago.

- Right.
- Can't change nothin' back there.

Okay, havin' they grandmother
is a plus in them kids' life.

Yeah, that's... I mean,
that's true, you know?

A few days ago, they
didn't know she existed,

and they were fine.

- Yeah, that's true.
- Admit it, Shay...

keeping the kids from they grandmother

is just another way of punishing
Tray for what he did to you.

Yeah, I guess if you...

if you really wanted to punish Tray,

you would ask for back child support,

so maybe that's not what this is about.

That's... I didn't think of that.

Bottom line is,

what's the worst that could happen

by letting Roberta have a
relationship with the kids?

Yeah, I guess I didn't
think of that, either.

But you know what I just realized?

All these examples that you gave

for getting to know them and leaving,

her being a bad moral influence,

her making promises
and not keeping them,

those are all things your mother did.

You don't know shit.

Maybe this isn't as much about
Tray and Roberta as it seems.

Maybe...

Maybe you're still dealing
with some anger at Ruth.

♪♪

We're going to go get the kids.

♪♪

Oh, I had such a good
time with both of you.

- Mwah!
- We did, too.

Oh, wait! Wait, wait! Wait. Wait.

Oh, you don't have to do that.

Listen, just remember that
our birthday is in June.

It's a deal.

What? What'd you stop her for?

I saw a couple hundreds in there.

- AMIRA: Stop being so greedy, Shahzad.
- Josh, thank you.

I can't believe you asked her

if there's a history of diabetes

on her side of the family.

Look, I've been wearing glasses

since I was 2 years old.

I don't want any more genetic surprises.

What about that stuff she said about

Tray being good at math
when he was a kid?

- I know!
- How crazy is that?

She even has the old
report cards to prove it.

- His middle name is Leviticus!
- Leviticus.

[LAUGHS]

And don't forget she said she'd make us

- her collard greens next time.
- Yeah.

Did she say what she puts in her greens?

- No.
- She told me her foot.

Don't you use that, Mom?

- What's that mean?
- SHAY: You put your soul in it.

♪♪

PASTOR: Love is patient.

It is kind.

So, open your Bibles
to 1 Corinthians 13:4.

You'll see it says, "Love is patient.

Love is kind.

It does not envy.

It does not boast.

It is not proud".

ALL: "And now we three
remain... faith, hope, and love.

But of the greatest of these is love".

PASTOR: Amen.

ALL: Amen.

♪♪

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