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[upbeat music]

-Hey.
-Hey.

Seems like every time
I see you, you working.

You becoming a regular bookworm
these days, huh?

Well, this journalism class
ain't no joke.

Well, if anybody can handle it,
my baby can.

Thank you for your vote
of confidence, Dad.

Yeah.

How's things with Jaxon?

I guess I'm about to find out.

How's that?

Well, he volunteered to do

the on-camera research
for our first project.

And you guys trust him
with that?

Well, I guess.

He can't cheat off anybody
with this assignment.

So, he just has to talk

to the residents of
an apartment community.

So, no room for error?

Either he has the videos
of his interviews or he won't.

Okay.

Well, I can't wait
to see how this turns out.

Me too, Dad.

[knocking on door]
[sighs]

-Hey, what's up, Nigel?
-Hey, Jazmine.

-Hey, Megan. Come here.
-Hey, Jazz.

Where's Jaxon?

He said he was running
a little behind,

but was on his way.

Don't tell me he's late.

I think he said one

of his interviewees was going
to be late, so...

-So, it's not his fault?
-I don't think so.

All right, we'll see.

You really don't like Jaxon,
huh?

-Girl, it's a long story.
-I see.

Well, in the meantime,
we can pull together

what we were able to compile.

-Yeah, sounds good.
-Yeah, cool.

So, I spent the week down
at the Board of Supervisors.

What you got?

So, the apartment complex
first opened in 1982.

It was owned by a company
called TQZ and Associates.

They owned several apartment
communities in the '80s.

It was then sold in 1996

to a local developer
who was supposed to renovate.

The apartment had
a pretty steady decline

in those 14 years.

Yeah, I spent the last week
researching court records.

Mm-hmm.

341 court cases involving
Eggbert Apartments.

-All residents suing?
-Not as many as you'd think.

Mainly evictions and litigations
with the county over failures

to get proper permits
and code violations.

Okay.

Well, my work was
on the present case

where the county condemned it.

And the state issued
this 341-page report

about the living conditions
at the building.

-Was it bad?
-Oh, yeah, it was bad.

The state investigation
uncovered 215 violations.

-That's crazy.
-[Jazmine] Mm-hmm.

Unapproved vendors,
exposed electrical wiring,

roach and vermin infestations,
bed bugs.

It was just ridiculous.

-Hey, Dad.
-Hey, there.

Guys, this is my father,
Chief Payne.

-This is Megan, Nigel.
-Hello.

-[Nigel] Hi.
-How you doing?

-Where's Jaxon?
-Great question.

I just got a text.
[message tone ringing]

He's not gonna make it.

Are you serious?

Oh, no.

We need those interviews.

There goes our grade.

I said I didn't want
to work with him.

[birds chirping]

[airplane flying
overhead]

[siren wailing,
horn honking]

[sirens wailing]

[horn honking]

I told Professor Davidson,
good,

that I did not want to work
with this dude.

Calm down, Jazmine.

He almost got me kicked out
of Dr. Hutton's class,

and now this?

Okay.

Well, Megan, did he say why
he couldn't make it?

-He said his car broke down.
-Yeah, right.

Well, he does have
a very old car.

Well, that's not our problem.

Everybody's got issues.

It's fine,
I'll do it myself.

Well, I'm sure you'll
figure it out, baby.

Thanks, Dad.

I'm texting with him now.

-What's he saying?
-It doesn't matter.

Don't waste your time on him.

He said he can send over files
with all the interviews.

You think he actually did them?

I guess we'll see
when he sends the links.

All right.

But I know this dude.

I'm telling y'all,
don't hold your breath.

[music]

[sighs]

-Okay, Floyd.
-Yeah.

Can you sit the hell down?

Okay, you're making me nervous.

I'm sorry, bro-bro.

I just...I'm just anxious, man.

I just don't trust
this Q-Anthony dude.

Well, I don't know why.
He ain't done nothing to you.

Not yet, Curtis.

There's something about when
my Holy Ghost gets riled up.

-Holy Ghost?
-Yes, sir.

Since when have you had
the Holy Ghost?

I've always had the Holy Ghost.

Thank you.

I don't want to be running up
and down the aisles

and hollering like they do
at Ella's Church,

but I have more of a quiet,
private praise.

-Well, is that right?
-Yes, that's right.

[knocking on door]
Oh, it's probably Q-Anthony.

-I'll get it.
-Go on, get that.

-Yeah.
-All right.

-Finish your little book.
-Yeah.

-Floyd.
-What?

-Go get the door.
-I'm gonna get the door.

You gotta open it to get it.

[laughing] Curtis, my man.

-Hey, there he is.
-How you doing, man?

Q-Anthony, I'm doing good,
I'm doing good.

-Floyd.
-What's up?

Look at you, bruh-bruh.

-You done lost some weight?
-You notice?

You know, just trying
to work out this one ab,

you know, kind of on the track.

-I see it, I see it.
-Thank you.

You're an inspiration, huh?

Well, you know, I'm trying
to inspire my business partner

to get out there with me,
you know?

Hold on now.

I can't have both
of y'all being skinny.

Nothing says good barbecue

like having a little meat
on your bones.

Thank you, thank you.

That's what I'm saying.

That's what I've been
telling him, please.

That's why I don't
even mess around with Floyd

and his little workouts.

It's part of the business plan.

-So, it's gonna be a great day?
-Yes, it is.

-Yeah?
-Yes, it is.

-What's happening today?
-What's happening today?

Floyd, today is a day
a partnership is born, huh?

-Yeah.
-Are you two excited?

-Uh-uh.
-I'm excited.

-Yeah?
-Yeah, um...

Well, I'll tell you what,
let's just get down to it.

Let's get down to business.

-So, where's the contract?
-Oh, wow.

You just get right to it, huh?

Well, you said let's get down
to business.

You know what? I did.

-[Floyd] Yes.
-Okay.

So, I had my attorney draw up
a little partnership deal here.

Okay, awesome.

Yeah, there you go.

There it is.

-Standard partnership deal.
-All right.

Damn, this is thick?

That is, it's standard.

Yeah, uh, Curtis,

we're gonna need
an attorney for this.

Wait a minute.

You don't already have
an attorney for Curtis?

Yes, yes, yes,
we have an attorney.

I mean, we have a plethora
of attorneys.

-We do?
-Yes, we do.

Yes.

We have to decide
which one of the attorneys

is suitable for this contract.

Oh, I tell you what.

Just give it to
your contract attorney.

He'll go through it
in no time.

Contract attorney.

-Yes, I was just thinking that.
-All right.

-We on the same page.
-All right, great.

So, Curtis, you have
your people call my people.

And once we strike up a deal,

we can go conquer the world,
baby.

-I like it, sounds good.
-Let's do it.

-Let's do it.
-Let's do it, all right.

-[Curtis] All right.
-Curtis, have a good one.

-Floyd, I'll see you, man.
-All right.

Curtis, you are
a barbecue giant.

-Remember that, huh?
-Yeah.

I'm gonna make sure everybody
knows your name, baby.

-I like that.
-All right.

-I like that.
-Let's go do it.

-Let's go make some business.
-Let's go do it.

Let's go do that!

All right.

[funky music]

-Oh.
-CJ.

-Floyd.
-What's up?

Man, sounded pretty urgent.
What's up?

Yeah, we need an attorney,
you know anyone?

I might know a couple people,
yeah.

What's happening?

We got a contract
we need help with.

Contract? What kind of contract?

We got a chance to go into
business with Q-Anthony Fields.

Oh, that's the guy
you told me about.

-Yes.
-Yeah.

Yeah, so he gave us
this contract, right?

-Okay.
-Yeah, and it reads like a book.

I mean, it's thick.

Now, don't go signing
no long contracts, man.

CJ, I ain't no fool.

And that's why we here,
I need a lawyer to look over.

Okay, well, you know,
I know a few people.

-Let me see what I can do.
-Okay.

Thank you, CJ.

You the man, CJ, now.

Don't go thanking me yet.

Well, I mean, do you know
an attorney or what?

I know a few people, but...

-But what?
-But what?

Lawyers are expensive.

Okay. How expensive, CJ?

Very expensive.

Like $1,500
just to get started.

[gasps] $1,500?

-The devil is a liar.
-A big-ass liar.

You guys killed me, man.
What did you think?

What? I didn't think
of no $1,500.

Mm, and that's
just to get started.

[stuttering]

[laughing]

[sighs heavily]

-Hey, Dad.
-Hey, baby.

-What's wrong?
-Nothing.

Just trying to figure out

how to salvage my grade
without Jaxon.

You really think
he's flaking on you?

Oh, I know he is.

Not only did he not show up,

but he didn't send
the link to the interviews

like he said he would.

[doorbell rings]

Who's that?

[sighs]

-Hi, Mr. Payne.
-Yes.

I'm Caroline Brooks,
Jaxon's grandmother.

Hello, Mr. Payne.

[mellow music]

Oh, come on in.

Thank you.

-Hi, Jazmine.
-Hello.

So how can we help you?

Uh, Jaxon was supposed

to come over earlier today
for a group project.

Yeah, uh, Jazmine's group met
earlier today.

Yes, his car broke down.

And Jaxon was so upset,
he begged me to bring him over.

He wanted to drop off
the work he did.

Um, have a seat.

Can I offer you something
to drink?

-Uh, I'm fine.
-No, thank you, Mr. Payne.

Jazmine, I'm sorry
I didn't make it earlier.

I can't lie,
I was disappointed.

I know.

My last interview was late,
and then when I was leaving,

my car wouldn't start.

But you said you were gonna
send the interviews,

and you didn't, so...

The files were too big.

I put them on
an external hard drive.

Here.

Jaxon worried me so much
to take him

to the office supply store
and then get him over here.

I've never seen him so worried
about anything in his life.

I appreciate you, Grandma.

I'm so happy to meet you,
Chief Payne and Jazmine.

And I thank you, too, for not
giving up on my grandson.

I know he made a big mistake
copying your paper, Jazmine.

Yes, ma'am.

I almost got
in a lot of trouble for that.

It's unacceptable.

I was so mad at Jaxon.

But please, let me tell you,
he made a mistake.

He's not a bad boy.

And he really wants
to make it up to you.

[sighs]

Well, we thank you
for coming by, Mrs. Brooks.

Thank you
for allowing Jaxon

to bring over his part
of the assignment.

He was so upset.

He has this old car that breaks
down every other day.

I can't afford
to get him anything else.

I can barely
keep him in school.

If it wasn't for
his baseball scholarship,

he wouldn't even be
at that school.

Believe me, I understand.

It's a struggle
for my wife and I, too.

And this one here changing
majors every year.

Thanks, Dad.

Sure, no problem.

Well, you'll be in my prayers.

Oh, and you are in ours, too.

-Oh, thank you.
-[CJ] Yeah.

Tell me what you think
of my research, Jazmine.

Your opinion means a lot to me.

Okay.

Thank you for bringing it by.

-It was nice to meet you.
-Nice to meet you, too.

-Sure.
-Thank you.

-Thank you.
-Have a good night.

[sighs]

-[Mrs. Brooks] Thank you.
-Thank you.

Jaxon, good to see you again.

You feel better?

I'll let you know
after I see his work.

Oh, tough crowd.

[upbeat music]

-Oh, all right.
-I can't.

Oh, Curtis, what are you
guys working on?

Oh, baby, we got this big
contract we're reading.

A big contract for what, Curtis?

Q-Anthony Fields. Who else?

Curtis, don't you go
signing no contract,

baby, without reading it.

Ella, didn't we just tell
you we read the contract?

Okay, Curtis. All right.

What do you know
about a contract?

Well, first of all,
it's a bogus contract.

Because, I mean,
the whole thing is written

in a whole 'nother language.

Of course it's written
in a whole 'nother language.

It's called legalese.

-Legal what?
-Legal what?

Legalese, that's lawyer talk.

Meaning you two need
to hire a lawyer.

Baby, do you know how much
a lawyer costs?

Curtis, I'm sure it's a lot.

Yeah, then there you go.

You're looking at the lawyers,
me and Floyd.

Curtis, baby,
don't be ridiculous now.

What, Ella?

Curtis, you and Floyd
running around talking

about you building a business.

[grunting]

I'm a businessman, Ella.

You don't understand business.

Oh, stop, Floyd don't even
sound like that.

Curtis, paying a lawyer
is part of doing business.

You know, CJ said

that it's going to cost
at least $1,500 for us

just to even get started.

I can believe that.

Then you can believe
how crazy you sound.

Curtis, you sound crazy.

Now, you and Floyd need to get

the sense God gave you
and hire a lawyer.

-Ella...
-Period!

I mean it, Curtis.

Baby, Q-Anthony said this
is just a standard contract.

Q-Anthony, Q-Anthony!

Q-Anthony!

For the record, Curtis,
I don't like Q-Anthony.

-Ella...
-Hmm.

Curtis, really.

You and Floyd were doing
just fine without Q-Anthony.

Hmm.

[sighs]

You know what?
Your wife has the anointing.

You should listen
to your wife more often.

Shut the Holy Ghost up.

[upbeat music]

-Hey, Jazzie.
-Hey, Mom.

Hey, what's going on, bookworm?

-Bookworm?
-Yeah.

Every time I see her these days,
she working.

I like it, it's the life
of a college student.

Yeah. Hey, I love it.

So, your father told me Jaxon
came by with his grandmother.

Yes, he did.

And how did he do on his part
of the project?

-Oh.
-Uh-oh.

Now, I can't wait to hear this.

His interviews are
actually amazing.

-Really?
-I know.

-I can't believe it either.
-That good?

Dad, interviewing people is
a lot harder than it looks.

-I've always struggled with it.
-[chuckles]

Yeah, we know, we remember.

You know, you were going
to quit journalism

when you tried to do
your first interviews.

Because I can't get people
to talk.

But Jaxon naturally
has people opening up

and they believe him and trust
him just right off the bat.

So, you think they honestly
talked to him?

Dad, these people
were complete strangers.

And they confided in him.

Professor Davidson always talks
about amazing journalists

like Barbara Walters
and how she was able

to really get people
to open up to her.

Yeah.

Surprisingly, it seems like
Jaxon has that same gift.

Maybe your father was right.

I was right there with you,

I didn't really feel like
Jaxon deserved a second chance.

Hey, we all deserve
a second chance.

And we all have days
when we are not at our best.

Maybe.

-You know what I see, Jazz?
-What?

I see a young man
with a lot of issues.

And all he has is
his grandmother.

Yeah, I mean,
he does have to work

and play baseball
to get through school.

Yeah, and that's a lot,
you know?

So, he cheated off of you

in order to get
to a baseball game,

in order to pay the tuition,

which is what he should not
have done.

Right, but now it seems

like he's trying
to make it up to you.

Well, he did the work.

So, I guess I'm good.

Well, we're going to let you
get back to your work.

Thank you.

But, Jazz...
I'm proud of you.

Because it's not easy

to forgive people
when they let you down.

Thanks.

-She did it all by herself.
-That's my girl.

I didn't even have
to tell her to walk

in there like the gangster
that she could be.

-That's my child.
-I love you, baby.

I love y'all, too.

-And be gangster.
-[chuckles]

I can get crunk
up in here.

[easygoing music]

-Hmm.
-[sighs]

-I got a headache.
-Right.

Probably need
to put these back on.

I'm done with these.

Okay, Floyd, what we gonna do?

Bruh, I'm gonna pay
for the lawyer.

The whole thing?

Yeah, I mean, look.

You're the creative
genius behind this.

And I'm the businessman
of this whole operation.

Yeah, I'm the creative genius.

-I'm gonna chip in, Floyd.
-Okay, cool.

I'm gonna chip in, too. Yeah.

I gotta tell you, Floyd.

-Now I feel good about this.
-Okay.

-I mean, we're businessmen.
-Yeah.

Me, too, Curtis. Me, too.
Yeah, we are.

And hopefully this
Q-Anthony guy can take

our operation
to a whole new level, bruh.

-Yeah, that's right.
-Mm-hmm.

-Yeah, I guess time will tell.
-Right.

Look here.

Let's go ahead and call
the lawyer that C.J. got us.

-Okay?
-Let's do it.

-Businessmen.
-Forever.

-I feel good about this, man.
-I do, too.

Let's do it.

[bass-heavy music]

[knocking on door]

-Jaxon.
-Hey, Jazmine.

Hey, I got your text.

It sounded urgent. Come in.

I was at school early today,
and the grades were posted.

-For the media group?
-Yep.

-What was our grade?
-Um...

A-plus?

We got a A-plus?!

[laughing]

Oh, my God!

[laughing]

Yes!

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