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Previously on Single Ladies. We are all responsible for bringing Atlanta the

fashion show glamour. Indulgence is launching their new jewelry line and we

doing the promotional photoshoot. We need something that's going to generate

buzz. Showstopper. A showstopper.

This is what it looks like. When you get cut.

I hate you.

I hate you more.

You wanted proof that Malcolm Franks is dirty. Here you go. Monthly payments to

Eden Gems for the purchase of Anchorstone.

Eden Gems doesn't exist.

I feel like there's a storm coming.

Oh,

yes.

Remember,

Alex, the manager spent all year kissing my ass with the chance to run point on

Glam Walk. I chose you.

Hope you're worth it.

Hey, April.

Felicia. Always so good to see you.

You. Are you aware of the atrocity that you've committed?

Anne Hathaway already wore the dress you pulled for me, and with her stink on

it, what?

Who's next?

Julianne Hough?

Felicia, I am so sorry. The designer promised me an exclusive on the dress.

Last chance.

Find me something that'll blow my mind and that isn't coming soon to an ass

you. Of course.

Felicia.

Don't worry. I'll find you something perfect, fantastic.

And by the time we're done, we'll have Hathaway crawling behind you begging for

scraps. Finally, a voice of reason. Thank you, Omar.

Okay, so how's it going?

Well, I must have my ears in bulimic waves and temperamental musicians, but I

think we're going to be ready.

How about you? Who knows? Too busy ducking Felicia's projectile phones.

about it.

So, what's up with Mr. Quickie on the desk?

Do we love him or hate him this week? Well, David's in L .A. He's meeting a

client that we're trying to steal from Adam Factory.

But he hasn't texted me once.

But that's a good thing.

I need the mental break.

Yeah, and some recovery time.

Oh, please do text me.

I gotta go. Good luck with that, girl.

All right, ladies, if you wouldn't mind hanging out back here, my partner

Terrence will be here shortly to check in with everyone.

Yeah, okay.

All right.

Hey.

Oh, hey, there you are.

What's up? You ladies are looking lovely. Hi, Terrence.

Hey, bad news.

We're still down a model. What happened?

Athena, Athena, whichever one named the warrior princess, passed out. Apparently

the idiot been doing some type of cleanse.

Right. a cleanse.

Look, but don't worry. I called my friend. She used to do some modeling

the day. She's going to come over and jump right in.

Oh, a friend?

Terrence, we need a professional glam walker. The sickest show ever.

Hey, what's up, babe? Hey, baby. How you doing?

Hey, thanks for coming over and helping us out. You kidding?

Wouldn't miss it.

Raquel, this is my girl Erica.

Erica, this is my business partner, Raquel.

We're launching Cut Together.

Your girl?

Hi. Great to meet you.

Terrence has been showing me the specs of the line. You two are killing it.

Thank you. I'm so glad you like it.

You sure

you want to dig into this?

Oh, absolutely.

You've been dealing with Malcolm Franks long enough to know he's not going to go

down easily.

That doesn't mean he's not going to go down.

Did you review the ledgers I sent you?

I did.

It looks like your instincts about Malcolm were right. This Eden gem?

Straight up bogus. Told you. So you'll open an investigation, right? I can't.

Not without tying this directly to Malcolm. You're an assistant district

attorney. You can always open an investigation.

On the basis of what?

Look, find me the face behind the shell company, get them to roll on Malcolm,

then maybe we can talk.

So, are we going to keep pretending we haven't known each other for years?

Don't kid yourself, Naomi.

You were really easy to forget.

So, now you're willing to crawl out of the shadows and meet me face to face.

Finally got your attention with that little search, huh?

Unbutton the blouse.

So you do remember me.

Don't worry.

I'm not wearing a water.

You think all this is what?

Honey?

You've gone too far this time, Naomi.

Now, you know exactly what could happen if someone looks too closely at the

company book. I know what could happen to you. Both of us, Naomi, all right?

Let's not get it twisted here to both of us. So I know for a fact that you would

never risk exposing yourself like that, so you are bluffing. And you're

underestimating me.

I'm not the doe -eyed little assistant who used to do all your bidding.

Give me a break.

Naomi, you were never just the doe -eyed little assistant and you damn well know

it.

But what I do see is that somehow you've become the option who latched on to my

father. I learned from the best, Malcolm.

And if I need to, I can recall every single time you gave me money to buy

diamonds in excruciating detail.

Okay.

Okay.

So you're that desperate.

You're that desperate for a piece of my father's company, yeah? Well, let's chop

this up for a minute, Naomi. I mean, your hands are just as dirty as mine.

So if I go down, you go down.

The way I see it is that when all the finger -pointing starts, all the DA will

care about is catching the big fish he can.

You're Moby Dick.

You should have played nice when you had the chance, Malcolm.

Now I'm all out of nice.

Naomi, apparently you've forgotten who you're playing with.

Hideous? A joke?

Why?

Have you seen this dress?

Edgy, with just a hint of, I'm better than you. I've seen body bags with more

style. What's wrong with me?

I thought I saw something special in you, but clearly it was mirage. This is

event. I have to be the fiercest thing on the carpet.

Do you understand?

Look that.

It is the dress that's going to be trending on the red carpet at

Glam Walk. It will be yours, alone, and original.

can make this?

That? Sure.

Piece of cake.

Finally something I don't despise.

What are you wasting time for? You're a commissioned designer.

Get to work.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Hey, y 'all.

Hey, what's up, Keith?

Hi. Thanks for coming.

Hey.

Thank you.

With everything that you and Malcolm have going on, I would have totally

understood if you couldn't make it.

And miss my girl's big debut.

I love Malcolm, but glam walk?

Don't mean a thing unless you have that blank.

Now, bring on the jewels and the skinny bitches.

Please maintain a three -feet model safety zone.

All right, now, Taryn, I see what y 'all working with.

Who knew you had that kind of talent?

I did. Okay,

you ready for the big reveal? Absolutely.

Yes.

Ladies and gentlemen, this signature piece in the cut line of elegant faux

jewels. Oh, my.

We did it. We did it. Thank you.

See, that's just death to me right there.

You two are meant to be together.

Hey,

someone tweeted this.

Wow. I know.

I'm so far behind. Felicia's gonna decapitate me.

Omar, it's amazing.

I mean, I can already tell it's gonna be gorgeous.

I hope so.

I will not look good in a body cap.

Oh, darling, you're gonna do just fine.

Wow.

We are missing a bunch of stuff.

Oh, hon, you gotta move half the pillows to the other side so it balances out.

No, I'll just do myself.

Okay.

This is supposed to be a dressing room. It looks more like a hazmat tent.

Felicia. Hi.

You're early.

Um, we're just doing the finishing touches. On what?

You need to start before you can finish. I don't see lavender candles.

There's no albino python.

Yeah, I know. We're just... You know, we're doing the final detail. We?

You're not supposed to be touching anything in this room. That's not your

That's his.

And you obviously aren't doing your job, and yet you still stand on two legs.

Odd.

You know what you need to do.

Uh, yeah.

Yeah, no, I'm already helping, and I think we can get... No, no.

Fire him.

Alicia,

don't you think that's a little harsh?

I mean, I know he's green, but he's...

Trying really, really hard. Oh, that's cute.

Well, there's a bagel shop down on 14th Street that loves kids that try hard. I

need someone that can do the job. Fire him now, I just think.

Um, I think we're, uh... You can go.

Thank you.

Wasn't so hard, was it?

One day you'll love the feeling. In the meantime, you need to finish up the

room, or you can join him at the bagel shop just in time for the morning rush.

Eden Gems?

Yeah, that is Eden Gems.

Who wants to know?

I might be in the market for some gems.

I hear you can hook me up.

Yeah, well, that depends.

What you need?

What you got?

So this is the same Eden Gems that supplies Frank's jewels?

Yeah. You supply a world -renowned international jeweler with stores in

Dubai.

So what do you really do in this little shop, anyway?

Business, all right?

As in none of your business?

Yeah, I just want to talk.

I mean, if it's about money, it ain't. You know what?

I suggest you be on your way, all right, my man? Look, man, I don't know what

you got going on back there, but I think we'd both prefer to keep it to

ourselves. Mm -hmm.

What? Come on! Or I can give this picture to my friend, the assistant

attorney, and tell her that you're the ringleader of this little operation.

Wonder what your friends back there would say about that.

Look, all I know is that Frank Sewell owns this place, all right?

But I ain't got nothing to do with it.

I swear.

Great.

Yeah. If you just bring it over to the venue, we'll meet you there.

Thank you.

This is real love because Keisha Green does not do delivery.

Okay, ladies, come and get veggie platter.

Get it while it's cold.

Anyone. Anyone?

Thanks, girl. Yeah.

So, the whole models don't eat thing is true.

Yeah, it's true, but it isn't true for me. I'm just waiting on my order to get

here. Oh, you ordered.

Yep.

Hey,

yo, E, where you want this?

I want it right here, right now.

You want some?

Oh, nothing.

Okay, all right.

Both so sure are, uh, chummy.

Yeah.

Terrence brought her in last minute. I guess, um, you can say she's doing us a

favor. Oh, you can say she's doing a lot of things. You can say she's doing too

much, and you can say... Keisha.

Okay. Mm -hmm.

All right.

that you were able to jump in at the last minute and help us out.

It's all good. Anything for parents.

When he calls, I come.

I'm sure you do.

You guys are close, huh? Oh, yeah. We're friends.

You know, buddies.

So you're not his... What? Girlfriend?

Please. I miss Tuesday.

Sometimes Thursday and Friday.

Oh, I love parents, but he's more like family.

Like a play cousin that gives you a reach around.

Exactly. See, you get it.

I've seen the way Terrence looks at you.

Are you his Saturday?

No, honey, not at all. We just work together.

Too bad, because you're missing out.

He does this thing with his tongue. He starts at the top. Oh, you must be

chilly. We should put this on.

Seriously, though, the first time you laid that move on me, I thought my

were going to explode. Okay, I got to go.

375, 375, 376, 370.

April? 300. Yeah?

Damn.

I need a clone.

Omar's been sucked into Planet Felicia. I've got models to dress. Investors are

calling me.

What is all this?

I'm the contract writer. I have to count out the right number of chocolates and

marble. Oh.

Okay, well, don't you have any content?

Yeah, I did.

And Felicia made me fire him.

Girl, so far, running point on Glam Rock is so not the opportunity I thought it

was going to be. I mean, there is only so much Felicia one person can take.

Okay, babe. Yes. Look at it like this.

Felicia's a savvy, powerful businesswoman who only seeks out the

chose you, no one else.

She trusts you. Oh, great.

She trusts me with chocolates and marbles. Yes. April, this is your dream

It's not going to be easy, but it's going to be worth it. I know. You're

It's just sometimes this dream feels a little more like a nightmare.

This is Future's room. He told us to meet him here.

Yes.

Thank you so much for coming in. I really needed that. I just, I feel calm

How many of those did you eat?

How many?

It's fine.

Bitch ate a marble.

I'm pretty sure.

Not atrocious.

In fact, it's pretty damn impressive.

Really?

I think I'm ready for my red carpet.

I look surprised.

Oh, no. I'm just happy.

For you.

Well, you're pretty talented.

We should do this more often.

Should we?

Yes.

You should be my personal designer and stylist.

I want to make sure you have all the proper resources and budget to design

stunning originals like this one.

Oh, my God.

Wait a minute. Wait. Are you serious?

Okay. You're serious.

I'm sorry.

I've got to call Raquel.

I've got to change my schedule to allow for some consulting and... You're cute.

You know I don't, Shia.

If you want to work for me, of course you'll have to leave indulgence.

Of course.

You got about... Ten minutes, buddy. You know, I got somewhere to be tonight.

Eaton Jims. I found someone who's willing to talk.

Who? Some kid they got running point on some shady storefront, covering for

something. Drugs, gambling, prostitution, you take your pick. The

Eaton Jims is our link to Malcolm Franks. And this kid, he'll testify?

He's already throwing Malcolm's name around.

Now, he knows I'm on to him. So, Gina, look, you got to bring this kid in. You

know, offer him a deal or something before he changes his mind or

This year's Glam Walk also features the launch of a new jewelry line, Cut,

created by Raquel Lancaster, owner of the Tony Buckhead boutique Indulgence,

Atlanta's very own rising star, Terrence Franks.

Terrence Franks is the younger brother of embattled Franks Jewels CEO Malcolm

Franks, who's seen his company's fortunes threatened after accusations of

financial impropriety.

What are you still doing in here?

We have to get ready.

I'm not going to go.

You go ahead, though. Have fun.

You have to come.

Parents is... Parents is what?

He's going to launch some janky, ghetto, fabulous line that I'm supposed to be

impressed with, no thanks.

I was going to say he's your brother.

Damn.

Malcolm, what is it?

Nothing.

I just, um... Tell me.

I feel like the walls are closing in on me.

I don't accept that.

You're going to be fine.

Keisha, I don't know that.

Not anymore.

I know it.

And I know the man I fell in love with would never second guess himself like

this. Right, but it's not that simple.

Yes, it is.

Babe, you're lying.

And you're not going to miss one single step over this mess.

I won't allow it. Keisha, listen.

Now, get your fine ass in there, put it in the suit, and come on.

Let me hear you, ATL 2014.

Glam Walk is here. Y 'all ready for some hot new looks? And you ready to hear

some young, fresh new sounds?

You are going to destroy.

I usually do.

Baby, what is this?

Uh, water. I got it out of the cooler. Ice cold water?

Yeah. Is that a problem?

I don't care about flowers, chocolate. You know before my shows, when I

I cannot drink ice cold water. It messes with my vocals.

You should know this by now. You're supposed to be helping me out.

Are you stupid?

I'm sorry?

It's not rhetorical. I'm actually asking.

But there's something in your little fairy brain that makes it difficult to

grasp even the simplest concepts. Like you don't give freezing water to a

performer before they go on stage. You know what, Felicia?

You need to chill the hell out.

I mean, from the day you met me, from the second that you laid eyes on me, you

have made my life a living hell. And you know what?

I'm sick of it.

Watch it, Aubrey. My name is April.

April. And I...

I'm doing the best that I can, man. I have been since I came to work for you,

but I can't get every little thing right. And newsflash, nobody can.

And do you want to know why? Because unlike you, the rest of us are actually

human.

Wow.

Girl.

I can't believe.

Are you okay?

No.

No, no, I'm not okay.

Why did I take Raquel's advice?

I mean, I get sacrificing things for your career, but this?

This is beyond. And you know what?

I'm sick of it. And you know, for what it's worth, I'm sure she's like this

everybody. She has been as long as I've known her, so it's not just you. I don't

care, Keish. There is no reason to treat people like that. This is not

Guantanamo. This is supposed to be entertainment.

All righty then. I'm glad I could help.

Anytime.

Ladies and gentlemen, Price Management and Glam Walk is proud to introduce this

evening's future performer, artist, and executive of Freebans Entertainment.

Future.

Yo, what up, XTL? Get ready, we're about to turn up.

See ya.

How's it looking?

Like everything we imagined.

I keep potential fans with me too.

And we ain't never going back to what we used to do. I was so loud to you, but I

had to tell the truth.

I'm just being honest.

All of my draws, I'm just saying.

My gambits ain't got flaws, I'm just saying.

These little fights, I'm just saying.

We can ball all night, I'm just saying.

You don't need no struggle.

You ready to rock this house?

I'm so ready.

I'm ready, too.

Then you better get out there, darling.

I came out to die, son.

I keep a bag of bags with me too. And we ain't never going back to what we used

to do.

I was going to lie to you, but I had to tell the truth.

I'm just being honest.

So you're Cut's secret weapon, huh?

Am I?

Then I guess the secret's out.

Grant Matthews, with the senior causing, I had to come and meet the brains

behind the brand.

Well, it all makes sense.

Consider me.

Look.

Thank you, but I can't take all the credit.

We're behind Cut, actually.

Grant, is it? Yeah.

Right. This is my business partner, Terrence Franks.

What's up, man? Good to meet you.

I'm usually more of a private equity man, but I must say, Cut definitely has

interest piqued.

You should be proud.

We are.

I've been looking for some passion projects to invest in.

We should talk.

I'd love to hear more about your plans for Cut.

I'm going to teach you, Terrence.

Good to meet you, man.

Congrats again.

Appreciate it.

Thank you.

What? No, what he wants to cut up.

Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for my girl, Raquel Lancaster, and my man,

Terrence Frank.

Raquel, you have a moment?

I've been talking to a few of my colleagues, and they'd love to

and say hello.

Come on, baby. Let's grab a drink.

Come on, okay?

Why not?

Come on, it'll be fine.

Sure.

I'm free.

Let's go.

Alicia, if you called me in here to fire me, just save your energy because I

can't do this anymore. I can't work like this anymore. If I can't do this job my

way, then I shouldn't do it at all.

You done?

I guess so.

Good.

Sit down. Stop talking.

At my first management gig, there were only two women in the office.

Me and the cleaning lady.

Would you like to know what they gave me as a welcome gift?

Penis cookies.

And you didn't do anything about that?

Of course I did.

I bit right through those bad boys and kept on crunching.

Wow. What was I supposed to do?

Complain? Sue them?

if I wanted my name dragged through the mud as some girl who was scared to play

with the big boys.

I ignored the petty battle and I won the war.

Yeah, but at what cost?

If you want to succeed in this business, there's always a cost.

Why do you think I got the new Birkin bag a month before everyone else did?

It's about power. It says, yes, bitch, I do breathe better air.

Don't forget that.

Always watch your back.

Always watch everyone around you.

You've signed 6 .5 clients since you've been working for me.

Oh, yes, I do know about the deal you made to score Epic.

Like I said, I'm always watching.

And I like what I see.

You do? You have something.

I'm not quite sure what it is yet, but it's something.

Compliment?

It's a perk.

You have no idea.

Look, I'm not here to compliment you.

You're dealing with world -class talent and world -class ego, starting with

mine.

So you need to woman up, stop whining, and take your knocks just like I did.

When I met you, you were booking small acts in small clubs.

The PM artists booked the O2 Arena.

Literally, a different ballpark.

I know, but there are no buts, Annabelle.

And we're back.

This is the job.

You either stay here, learn from the best and get better, or find someone

play nice.

Okay.

This is Matt.

Hey, sir.

What's up, Amir? He'd like a word. He who?

You know who. Deacon.

Let's talk about some old business.

And your new business.

You know what?

I'm good.

Me and Deacon have had enough work.

Glam Walk was a raging success. I mean, the models were gorgeous. Felicia

reigned supreme.

You, my dear, have earned it.

How you feeling?

I'm exhausted.

You?

A little freaked out.

Really? Why?

Felicia asked me to be her personal designer and stylist.

Oh, my God, babe. That's amazing.

But how did that... I mean...

Exactly. Oh.

But look, I don't have to take it. You've got so much going on with the

Don't be ridiculous, Omar.

You have to take it. I mean, you know what kind of opportunity this is. It's

once in a lifetime.

I wouldn't let you say no.

But I don't want to leave you hanging.

Don't worry about me.

I'm a big girl. I'll be fine.

I'm so proud of you, babe.

It's about time someone else got to experience your brilliance.

Thank you.

So I'm just going to say this out loud.

What happens if you disappoint Medusa? I mean, do you turn to stone or do you

die instantly?

I remember.

It's definitely not good.

Whoa.

You went off on Felicia?

Oh, I would have paid any price to see that.

April was so on fire. Girl, I'm just mad that I didn't get it on video. But

after all of that, can you believe I'm staying?

Yeah, sure can.

Girl, say whatever you want, okay? You like being there. You love going toe -to

-toe with Felicia. I guess I do, but I am determined to be in her world on my

terms. Well, good luck with that one.

Okay.

Things got a little interesting for me last night as well.

I kind of... Kind of what?

I kissed Terrence.

You what?

Girl, you kissed your business partner?

No. Raquel, flashing yellow light. Trust me. No, honey.

I know.

I know.

Let's not make a big deal out of it, okay? It's been so hectic that Terrence

I have barely seen each other since it happened.

Hey, hey, Terrence.

What's up, Keisha?

April.

Look at that.

I'm late. Keisha, you ready to go?

I don't have nowhere to be.

Come on, Keisha.

Let them celebrate their victory.

Let's celebrate.

Bye. We are leaving.

Hey. Hey, look, I can't stay long.

Okay. Listen, about last night.

Wasn't everything great? I mean, after all the hard work... You know what I

mean.

Look, what happened just didn't happen.

Oh.

Yeah.

Yeah, right. I mean, totally, totally. I agree. I mean, we need to keep it about

business, like you said.

Yeah. I mean, we don't want it to get messy.

No, we don't. So, you know, I was just coming to make sure that we were cool.

So, we cool?

Yeah.

Yeah, parents, we're cool.

Okay, cool. Well, I'm ready.

Keep your business.

I gotta go. I'm gonna catch you later.

Okay. Good show last night.

Yeah.

Good show.

Hey, what's going on?

Are you okay?

Not really. What happened?

As it turns out, nothing.

Next,

on Single Ladies.

I'm starting to see what Keisha saw in you.

Love a woman that knows her way around the ropes.

Oh, yeah? Well, I'm all about going to the top, baby.

Well, you know, you might have paid your debt, Donnie, but you still owe me.

Your brother is still knee -deep in shady. I'm going to land Sergio and beat

to your own game.

So you on a date?

The DA is investigating you for participating in the stolen gym ring.

charge. I like that.