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These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:05,586 --> 00:00:08,172 VERNON: I gave you at least three opportunities to come back, 2 00:00:08,275 --> 00:00:10,655 but you still couldn't capitalize. 3 00:00:10,758 --> 00:00:12,793 I was just taking it easy on you, Granddad. 4 00:00:12,896 --> 00:00:15,896 That's not what the score sheet said. 5 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:18,379 And it didn't help that my phone kept blowing up. 6 00:00:18,482 --> 00:00:20,793 We're still trying to push this education bill, 7 00:00:20,896 --> 00:00:23,137 but we're losing votes one rep at a time. 8 00:00:23,241 --> 00:00:24,655 If you needed to work, 9 00:00:24,758 --> 00:00:27,551 we didn't have to keep our squash date. 10 00:00:27,655 --> 00:00:28,551 No. 11 00:00:28,655 --> 00:00:30,344 Time with you is important. 12 00:00:30,448 --> 00:00:32,378 And plus, I've been so preoccupied 13 00:00:32,482 --> 00:00:35,206 with putting my family back together, 14 00:00:35,310 --> 00:00:36,793 I needed to blow off some steam. 15 00:00:36,896 --> 00:00:39,068 I'm glad to hear that things 16 00:00:39,172 --> 00:00:41,448 with Smitty and the kids are back on track. 17 00:00:42,379 --> 00:00:45,896 However, it's not just been your squash game that has suffered. 18 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:47,482 What do you mean? 19 00:00:47,586 --> 00:00:49,068 Your political career, Martin. 20 00:00:50,137 --> 00:00:52,068 I'm afraid if you don't get your head 21 00:00:52,172 --> 00:00:54,413 back in the game-- and fast-- 22 00:00:54,517 --> 00:00:56,448 the midterms are gonna whip your butt 23 00:00:56,551 --> 00:00:58,620 worse than I just did on that court. 24 00:01:01,172 --> 00:01:03,482 Every time I look up, you're stuffing your face. 25 00:01:03,586 --> 00:01:05,448 I'm still grounded. 26 00:01:05,551 --> 00:01:08,620 No phone, no laptop, no life. 27 00:01:08,724 --> 00:01:10,517 This is my entertainment. 28 00:01:10,620 --> 00:01:13,517 Well, if you're bored tonight, 29 00:01:13,620 --> 00:01:15,068 you can join Tyrell and me. 30 00:01:15,172 --> 00:01:17,310 My contact for the influencer piece, 31 00:01:17,413 --> 00:01:18,965 they gave me two virtual tickets to that 32 00:01:19,068 --> 00:01:21,655 big gaming stream thing. 33 00:01:21,758 --> 00:01:22,931 Isn't MrBeast in that? 34 00:01:23,033 --> 00:01:24,965 Yeah, and iShowSpeed. 35 00:01:25,068 --> 00:01:27,000 We got Kai Senate... 36 00:01:27,103 --> 00:01:28,827 It's Kai Cenat, Dad. 37 00:01:28,931 --> 00:01:30,551 Okay, maybe I'm not down with the Twitchers, 38 00:01:30,655 --> 00:01:32,793 or whatever you call them, 39 00:01:32,896 --> 00:01:35,413 but I was thinking maybe you could catch me up 40 00:01:35,517 --> 00:01:37,551 and we could get pizza. What do you say? 41 00:01:37,655 --> 00:01:39,275 Sounds cool. 42 00:01:39,378 --> 00:01:42,310 But I planned on rewatching anime. 43 00:01:42,413 --> 00:01:44,827 Can't you do that any time? 44 00:01:44,931 --> 00:01:47,931 He and Jessica are syncing up to stream it together. 45 00:01:48,033 --> 00:01:49,827 They're gonna FaceTime each other 46 00:01:49,931 --> 00:01:51,793 and see each other's reactions. 47 00:01:53,137 --> 00:01:54,689 Eavesdrop much? 48 00:01:54,793 --> 00:01:56,241 You seriously need a hobby. 49 00:01:56,344 --> 00:01:58,000 It's fine. We are gonna have 50 00:01:58,103 --> 00:02:00,827 plenty of family time during Thanksgiving. 51 00:02:00,931 --> 00:02:02,827 [sighs] About that... 52 00:02:04,344 --> 00:02:06,482 I was hoping to see if Jessica could join us 53 00:02:06,586 --> 00:02:07,965 for Thanksgiving. 54 00:02:08,068 --> 00:02:09,310 Well, isn't she gonna want to spend it 55 00:02:09,413 --> 00:02:10,448 with her own family? 56 00:02:10,550 --> 00:02:12,655 That's just it. 57 00:02:12,758 --> 00:02:14,896 Her parents are attending this bougie brunch 58 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:17,448 at Hay-Adams with these corporate types. 59 00:02:17,551 --> 00:02:19,620 Jessica's gonna be the only one under 30. 60 00:02:19,724 --> 00:02:21,172 Okay. 61 00:02:21,275 --> 00:02:23,379 Yeah, let me, um, ask your Pop. 62 00:02:24,793 --> 00:02:26,689 -So that's a no. -Well, it's called 63 00:02:26,793 --> 00:02:29,137 co-parenting for a reason. 64 00:02:29,241 --> 00:02:32,586 Look, we are both happy that you found somebody 65 00:02:32,689 --> 00:02:34,103 that you enjoy spending time with. 66 00:02:34,206 --> 00:02:35,620 Then what's the problem? 67 00:02:35,724 --> 00:02:37,000 You're young. 68 00:02:37,103 --> 00:02:38,517 This relationship is new. 69 00:02:38,620 --> 00:02:40,413 I just want to make sure you're not getting 70 00:02:40,517 --> 00:02:41,930 too serious too quickly. 71 00:02:42,034 --> 00:02:44,586 In other words, Dad's worried that you two 72 00:02:44,689 --> 00:02:47,482 will be sharing more than just cranberry sauce. 73 00:02:47,586 --> 00:02:49,310 Right, Dad? 74 00:02:50,965 --> 00:02:53,551 ♪ ♪ 75 00:03:21,068 --> 00:03:22,517 LAURA [on phone]: How is your speech coming along? 76 00:03:22,620 --> 00:03:24,448 The committee's been asking for a preview. 77 00:03:24,551 --> 00:03:26,379 I have all of my talking points prepared, 78 00:03:26,482 --> 00:03:28,137 but you know me. 79 00:03:28,241 --> 00:03:30,586 Mother always said I was the kind of child 80 00:03:30,689 --> 00:03:33,000 who would redecorate my birthday cake if she let me. 81 00:03:33,103 --> 00:03:36,206 That sounds about right. What are you envisioning? 82 00:03:36,310 --> 00:03:39,655 Oh, it might be a little too... ambitious. 83 00:03:39,758 --> 00:03:41,379 Mm. For a Dupree event? 84 00:03:41,482 --> 00:03:43,137 Ambitious is the baseline. 85 00:03:43,241 --> 00:03:44,482 Okay, then. 86 00:03:44,586 --> 00:03:46,896 I would like to add a QR code 87 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:49,206 that links to mental health services, 88 00:03:49,310 --> 00:03:51,758 hotlines, all of that sort of stuff. 89 00:03:51,862 --> 00:03:53,827 I was gonna ask Samantha and Tyrell to help, 90 00:03:53,930 --> 00:03:55,000 but then I remembered 91 00:03:55,103 --> 00:03:56,241 Samantha is barred from everything tech 92 00:03:56,344 --> 00:03:58,551 and how hard it is to pry Mr. Tyrell away 93 00:03:58,655 --> 00:04:00,620 from his new girlfriend without a crowbar. 94 00:04:00,724 --> 00:04:02,275 You know I'm happy to help. 95 00:04:02,379 --> 00:04:04,655 Oh, I don't want to overload you, Laura. 96 00:04:04,758 --> 00:04:06,827 You are already doing so much to help with WinterFest. 97 00:04:06,931 --> 00:04:08,068 And Thanksgiving's coming up. 98 00:04:08,172 --> 00:04:09,758 You deserve a break, too. 99 00:04:09,862 --> 00:04:11,034 It's not a problem. 100 00:04:11,137 --> 00:04:13,206 -I can do it. -[footsteps approaching] 101 00:04:13,310 --> 00:04:16,793 Oh, speaking of your mother, she just walked in 102 00:04:16,896 --> 00:04:19,067 looking regal as ever. Would you like to say hi? 103 00:04:20,103 --> 00:04:22,344 Actually, I have to go. 104 00:04:22,448 --> 00:04:25,034 Tell Mother I will call her back. 105 00:04:25,137 --> 00:04:26,655 You got a minute? 106 00:04:27,689 --> 00:04:29,827 -Was that my daughter? -Yes, ma'am. 107 00:04:29,931 --> 00:04:32,000 She actually wants me to help her with 108 00:04:32,103 --> 00:04:33,586 some presentation stuff. 109 00:04:33,689 --> 00:04:35,137 She wants to do a slideshow. 110 00:04:35,241 --> 00:04:38,103 And I know we were supposed to tackle these invoices, 111 00:04:38,206 --> 00:04:39,310 but are you okay if 112 00:04:39,413 --> 00:04:40,344 I get started on her presentation first? 113 00:04:40,448 --> 00:04:42,000 Of course. 114 00:04:42,103 --> 00:04:45,586 Nicole's segment sets the tone for the entire evening, 115 00:04:45,689 --> 00:04:47,689 and these bills aren't going anywhere. 116 00:04:47,793 --> 00:04:48,689 [both laugh] 117 00:04:48,793 --> 00:04:50,137 Thanks for being so accommodating. 118 00:04:50,241 --> 00:04:51,689 Oh, no, Laura, thank you. 119 00:04:51,793 --> 00:04:54,586 We are so fortunate you took an interest in WinterFest 120 00:04:54,689 --> 00:04:57,275 and expanded your duties to help us out this year. 121 00:04:57,379 --> 00:04:58,586 It's been fun. 122 00:04:58,689 --> 00:05:00,000 -I better get going. -All right. 123 00:05:01,482 --> 00:05:04,965 Laura, we really do have to stop meeting like this. 124 00:05:05,068 --> 00:05:08,931 People are going to think that I'm stalking you. 125 00:05:16,655 --> 00:05:18,379 -Got a minute? -Barely. 126 00:05:18,482 --> 00:05:21,965 Um, if you have forgotten, and really, how could anyone, 127 00:05:22,068 --> 00:05:23,241 with all the holiday displays 128 00:05:23,344 --> 00:05:25,206 screaming at us from every corner, 129 00:05:25,310 --> 00:05:27,862 Thanksgiving is coming up, and I am swamped 130 00:05:27,965 --> 00:05:30,103 trying to help my mother with WinterFest. 131 00:05:30,206 --> 00:05:32,344 I have always admired how you manage to juggle 132 00:05:32,448 --> 00:05:34,206 your family and philanthropic commitments 133 00:05:34,310 --> 00:05:36,344 with a full patient roster. Mm. 134 00:05:36,448 --> 00:05:39,344 You make magic look routine. 135 00:05:39,448 --> 00:05:41,862 Give Mona and Laura the kudos for that. 136 00:05:41,965 --> 00:05:44,172 If it wasn't for them, I would probably be 137 00:05:44,275 --> 00:05:46,551 prescribing medication to my potted plants 138 00:05:46,655 --> 00:05:48,586 and trying to water my patients. 139 00:05:48,689 --> 00:05:50,689 You don't give yourself enough credit. 140 00:05:50,793 --> 00:05:52,620 You truly are an incredible woman. 141 00:05:52,724 --> 00:05:53,931 Carlton... 142 00:05:54,034 --> 00:05:56,103 Laying it on thick? 143 00:05:56,206 --> 00:05:58,379 Sorry, I can't help myself. 144 00:05:58,482 --> 00:06:00,586 It's fine. 145 00:06:00,689 --> 00:06:02,413 Just don't let it happen again. 146 00:06:04,103 --> 00:06:05,896 I'm assuming you didn't just come by 147 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:07,689 to witness me drowning in paperwork. 148 00:06:07,793 --> 00:06:10,034 You could do me the honor 149 00:06:10,137 --> 00:06:12,827 of letting me escort you to WinterFest. 150 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:16,344 It's okay, sweetie. 151 00:06:16,448 --> 00:06:18,586 Oh, I don't bite. 152 00:06:18,689 --> 00:06:20,896 Not hard, anyway. 153 00:06:24,551 --> 00:06:26,448 Anita! 154 00:06:26,551 --> 00:06:30,137 Ah. You saved me a trip. 155 00:06:30,241 --> 00:06:31,689 [sighs] 156 00:06:31,793 --> 00:06:34,758 I was going to brave a drive to your estate 157 00:06:34,862 --> 00:06:36,620 to deliver these personally. 158 00:06:36,724 --> 00:06:39,310 That was, until I saw Titus out in the parking lot. 159 00:06:39,413 --> 00:06:41,931 Well, don't trouble yourself with social niceties, 160 00:06:42,034 --> 00:06:43,758 like waiting to be invited. 161 00:06:43,862 --> 00:06:45,758 Don't mind if I do. 162 00:06:45,862 --> 00:06:47,379 Here you go. 163 00:06:47,482 --> 00:06:51,310 The WinterFest invites, hand-addressed as promised. 164 00:06:51,413 --> 00:06:53,620 What was that with Laura? 165 00:06:53,724 --> 00:06:56,206 What-- Oh, that. 166 00:06:56,310 --> 00:06:59,896 That was just a friendly greeting between acquaintances. 167 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:03,103 I know a performance when I see one. 168 00:07:03,206 --> 00:07:05,275 You know, to be honest, I just don't know 169 00:07:05,379 --> 00:07:07,310 why that girl jumps out of her skin 170 00:07:07,413 --> 00:07:08,862 every time we cross paths. 171 00:07:08,965 --> 00:07:12,241 Maybe I can chalk it up to those pesky rumors 172 00:07:12,344 --> 00:07:14,413 that I tried to hurt her. 173 00:07:14,517 --> 00:07:17,482 As if I would ever. 174 00:07:19,310 --> 00:07:21,379 I want you to listen to me very carefully, 175 00:07:21,482 --> 00:07:23,379 because I don't repeat myself. 176 00:07:23,482 --> 00:07:25,379 Nicole thinks of Laura as family, 177 00:07:25,482 --> 00:07:28,000 which means she's family to me. 178 00:07:28,103 --> 00:07:30,482 Do not trifle with her again. 179 00:07:30,586 --> 00:07:32,620 Oh, Anita. 180 00:07:32,724 --> 00:07:37,241 The last thing anyone would accuse me of being is... 181 00:07:37,344 --> 00:07:38,758 trifling. 182 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:42,482 TYRELL: Just because Samantha tried 183 00:07:42,586 --> 00:07:43,931 hooking up with Nathan in our living room 184 00:07:44,034 --> 00:07:45,551 doesn't mean I'm that stupid. 185 00:07:45,655 --> 00:07:47,137 Wow, so now I'm stupid? 186 00:07:47,241 --> 00:07:49,827 Your taste in guys is. Nathan is trash. 187 00:07:49,931 --> 00:07:52,655 Can we literally talk about anything else? 188 00:07:52,758 --> 00:07:53,862 Like what? 189 00:07:53,965 --> 00:07:55,758 Your boring political podcasts? 190 00:07:55,862 --> 00:07:58,482 The fairness of my punishment? 191 00:07:58,586 --> 00:07:59,758 TYRELL: How annoying you've been lately? 192 00:07:59,862 --> 00:08:00,896 You're annoying. 193 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:02,620 Okay, what is a topic 194 00:08:02,724 --> 00:08:04,586 that is neutral and has 195 00:08:04,689 --> 00:08:07,241 literally zero drama potential? 196 00:08:07,344 --> 00:08:09,482 Oh, what about colleges? 197 00:08:09,586 --> 00:08:11,379 By the looks of things, 198 00:08:11,482 --> 00:08:13,379 I will be applying when I'm in a nursing home. 199 00:08:13,482 --> 00:08:14,724 How about you, Romeo? 200 00:08:14,827 --> 00:08:17,206 Yeah. How did your conversation with Izaiah go? 201 00:08:17,310 --> 00:08:19,793 Did he give you the inside scoop on Banneker? 202 00:08:19,896 --> 00:08:21,827 I guess so. 203 00:08:21,931 --> 00:08:23,586 Don't sound too enthusiastic. 204 00:08:23,689 --> 00:08:25,000 Don't get me wrong. 205 00:08:25,103 --> 00:08:27,689 Banneker is one of the top HBCUs in the country. 206 00:08:27,793 --> 00:08:29,862 And you've been talking about the robotics program 207 00:08:29,965 --> 00:08:30,931 since freshman year. 208 00:08:31,034 --> 00:08:32,724 They're one of my top picks. 209 00:08:32,827 --> 00:08:34,931 I-I just want to keep my options open. 210 00:08:35,034 --> 00:08:38,034 What other colleges are you thinking about? 211 00:08:38,931 --> 00:08:41,309 I'm seriously considering... 212 00:08:41,413 --> 00:08:42,586 UCLA. 213 00:08:44,310 --> 00:08:46,724 -Tell me how you really feel. -[chuckles] 214 00:08:47,758 --> 00:08:50,310 Sometimes a man needs less comfort 215 00:08:50,413 --> 00:08:52,655 and more clarity. 216 00:08:52,758 --> 00:08:54,310 It's November. 217 00:08:54,413 --> 00:08:58,034 You've got less than a year until re-election, 218 00:08:58,137 --> 00:09:00,862 and that clock is ticking louder 219 00:09:00,965 --> 00:09:02,862 than I think you seem to realize. 220 00:09:02,965 --> 00:09:04,551 I'm well aware. 221 00:09:04,655 --> 00:09:06,827 My team already has a strategy in place. 222 00:09:06,931 --> 00:09:10,689 I'm not questioning your staff's preparation. 223 00:09:10,793 --> 00:09:12,241 I'm questioning yours. 224 00:09:12,344 --> 00:09:14,827 You seem to be going through the motions. 225 00:09:14,931 --> 00:09:16,103 You think I'm going soft. 226 00:09:17,137 --> 00:09:19,172 You were a storm once. 227 00:09:19,275 --> 00:09:20,793 But, lately... 228 00:09:21,931 --> 00:09:25,379 ...you're more like the calm that follows it. 229 00:09:25,482 --> 00:09:28,379 It's funny that you mention storms. 230 00:09:28,482 --> 00:09:30,896 Do you remember the summer of 2005? 231 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:32,103 Do I? 232 00:09:32,206 --> 00:09:34,344 That was a nightmare. 233 00:09:34,448 --> 00:09:37,620 But weren't you too young for that to even register? 234 00:09:37,724 --> 00:09:40,689 Actually, I remember it vividly. 235 00:09:40,793 --> 00:09:43,620 Watching the national news with Mom and Dad 236 00:09:43,724 --> 00:09:45,586 about the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. 237 00:09:45,689 --> 00:09:48,586 Those images haunted me. 238 00:09:48,689 --> 00:09:51,413 Grandmothers stranded on rooftops, 239 00:09:51,517 --> 00:09:54,344 lives floating down the streets where houses were. 240 00:09:54,448 --> 00:09:56,896 But we were here in Fairmont Crest, 241 00:09:57,000 --> 00:10:00,103 with well-manicured lawns and security gates. 242 00:10:00,206 --> 00:10:03,793 And it was only a few states away 243 00:10:03,896 --> 00:10:07,793 where people were suffering and dying. 244 00:10:07,896 --> 00:10:10,620 You came to my study 245 00:10:10,724 --> 00:10:13,482 and asked what were we doing to help. 246 00:10:13,586 --> 00:10:15,241 And you said, "Not enough." 247 00:10:15,344 --> 00:10:17,413 That it'd never be enough. 248 00:10:17,517 --> 00:10:20,586 But we had to continue helping to make it better. 249 00:10:20,689 --> 00:10:22,517 Not much of an answer. 250 00:10:22,620 --> 00:10:24,620 It stuck with me. 251 00:10:24,724 --> 00:10:27,586 Along with something else you gave me that day. 252 00:10:27,689 --> 00:10:29,103 Clarity. 253 00:10:29,206 --> 00:10:33,758 I didn't get into politics just to ride the Dupree name. 254 00:10:33,862 --> 00:10:36,586 I wanted to make sure that the most vulnerable 255 00:10:36,689 --> 00:10:39,931 weren't left behind when the waters rise, 256 00:10:40,034 --> 00:10:42,000 literally and figuratively. 257 00:10:43,172 --> 00:10:47,379 Now, that's the firebrand we need back in this race. 258 00:10:47,482 --> 00:10:50,551 The question is, where'd he go? 259 00:10:56,793 --> 00:10:57,862 I thought I made it clear 260 00:10:57,965 --> 00:10:59,862 that I wasn't ready to date you 261 00:10:59,965 --> 00:11:02,482 or anyone else so soon after my divorce. 262 00:11:02,586 --> 00:11:04,758 This isn't about me not taking no for an answer. 263 00:11:04,862 --> 00:11:06,724 Then what is it about? 264 00:11:06,827 --> 00:11:08,206 Our friendship. 265 00:11:09,344 --> 00:11:10,241 Friendship? 266 00:11:10,344 --> 00:11:13,896 We are still friends, right? 267 00:11:15,103 --> 00:11:17,517 Thank you for addressing the envelopes. 268 00:11:17,620 --> 00:11:19,724 The calligraphy is... 269 00:11:19,827 --> 00:11:20,758 adequate. 270 00:11:20,862 --> 00:11:22,275 Oh, I knew you would love it. 271 00:11:22,379 --> 00:11:25,689 My seventh grade teacher once told me that 272 00:11:25,793 --> 00:11:30,310 my penmanship had extraordinary charisma 273 00:11:30,413 --> 00:11:32,206 with untapped genius. 274 00:11:32,310 --> 00:11:34,103 [chuckles] Guess it runs in the family. 275 00:11:34,206 --> 00:11:36,827 Well, don't let me keep you. 276 00:11:36,931 --> 00:11:38,758 I'm sure you must be extremely busy 277 00:11:38,862 --> 00:11:40,655 with all of your various projects. 278 00:11:40,758 --> 00:11:44,206 No, it actually felt good to be useful again, 279 00:11:44,310 --> 00:11:47,620 especially since I haven't been working. 280 00:11:47,724 --> 00:11:51,413 My schedule's been wide open, thanks to your generosity. 281 00:11:52,482 --> 00:11:53,758 Don't mention it. 282 00:11:53,862 --> 00:11:55,827 Oh, but I must. 283 00:11:55,931 --> 00:11:58,620 That trust that you set up for 284 00:11:58,724 --> 00:12:00,379 my biological mother's heirs? 285 00:12:00,482 --> 00:12:03,448 Oh, that has given me 286 00:12:03,551 --> 00:12:08,275 such improvement in the station of my life. 287 00:12:08,379 --> 00:12:10,310 As well as Eva's. 288 00:12:10,413 --> 00:12:12,344 You have given my daughter 289 00:12:12,448 --> 00:12:14,551 something that I never could-- 290 00:12:14,655 --> 00:12:17,068 financial security. 291 00:12:18,103 --> 00:12:21,137 You know, you really, truly are 292 00:12:21,241 --> 00:12:23,206 like our fairy godmother. 293 00:12:24,275 --> 00:12:25,482 So... 294 00:12:25,586 --> 00:12:29,000 what do you want me to tackle next? 295 00:12:30,172 --> 00:12:32,482 Where is this coming from? 296 00:12:32,586 --> 00:12:34,310 UCLA is a good school, Dad. 297 00:12:34,413 --> 00:12:36,724 Sure, but you've been talking about Banneker 298 00:12:36,827 --> 00:12:38,448 since middle school. 299 00:12:38,551 --> 00:12:40,068 I know you've been looking at other schools, 300 00:12:40,172 --> 00:12:42,068 but Banneker was always the endgame. 301 00:12:42,172 --> 00:12:43,344 Or so I thought. 302 00:12:43,448 --> 00:12:45,241 Banneker's still one of them. 303 00:12:45,344 --> 00:12:47,379 How can it not be? 304 00:12:48,689 --> 00:12:51,068 Growing up, the fam made it sound like it was Wakanda, 305 00:12:51,172 --> 00:12:52,448 just with homework. 306 00:12:52,551 --> 00:12:54,965 All those stories from Grandma Nicole and Grandpa Ted 307 00:12:55,068 --> 00:12:57,551 about how HBCUs were like a second family. 308 00:12:57,655 --> 00:12:59,482 [sighs] In-in California, 309 00:12:59,586 --> 00:13:01,241 Silicon Valley's right there. 310 00:13:01,344 --> 00:13:03,724 I can get connections to tech internships 311 00:13:03,827 --> 00:13:05,551 that would be hard to get here in D.C. 312 00:13:05,655 --> 00:13:07,655 Oh, please. 313 00:13:07,758 --> 00:13:10,413 It's the internships that are pulling you out west, 314 00:13:10,517 --> 00:13:14,103 and not because that's where Jessica's planning to go? 315 00:13:14,206 --> 00:13:16,000 Why are you such a big mouth? 316 00:13:16,103 --> 00:13:17,793 Samantha, sweetheart, 317 00:13:17,896 --> 00:13:19,862 can you please give your brother and I the room? 318 00:13:19,965 --> 00:13:21,448 Sure. 319 00:13:21,551 --> 00:13:24,172 I will just take this 320 00:13:24,275 --> 00:13:27,379 and go continue serving my sentence upstairs. 321 00:13:31,827 --> 00:13:34,482 You pursued your congressional seat 322 00:13:34,586 --> 00:13:36,275 to change the system. 323 00:13:37,275 --> 00:13:40,586 But somewhere along the way, the system changed you. 324 00:13:40,689 --> 00:13:42,931 Now I spend more time 325 00:13:43,034 --> 00:13:45,241 proofreading amendments and subcommittees 326 00:13:45,344 --> 00:13:48,689 than doing anything that touches real people's lives. 327 00:13:48,793 --> 00:13:51,413 Well, the business of change 328 00:13:51,517 --> 00:13:52,965 is a messy one. 329 00:13:53,068 --> 00:13:54,620 After decades, 330 00:13:54,724 --> 00:13:58,275 I can count my true victories on one hand. 331 00:13:58,379 --> 00:14:02,068 And half of those came with compromises 332 00:14:02,172 --> 00:14:04,206 that still keep me up at night. 333 00:14:05,241 --> 00:14:09,448 The machine is designed to grind down the best of us. 334 00:14:09,551 --> 00:14:13,724 To turn idealists into pragmatists, 335 00:14:13,827 --> 00:14:16,206 pragmatists into cynics. 336 00:14:16,310 --> 00:14:17,724 But do you think 337 00:14:17,827 --> 00:14:20,793 John Lewis didn't wake up some mornings 338 00:14:20,896 --> 00:14:23,275 and want to quit? 339 00:14:23,379 --> 00:14:25,758 You think Shirley Chisholm 340 00:14:25,862 --> 00:14:29,137 didn't sit alone and wonder, "Was it worth it?" 341 00:14:29,241 --> 00:14:30,793 And you, for that matter. 342 00:14:31,482 --> 00:14:34,551 But now that I know how the game is played, 343 00:14:34,655 --> 00:14:36,689 my second term would make my first 344 00:14:36,793 --> 00:14:38,000 look like child's play. 345 00:14:38,103 --> 00:14:41,275 We just have to make sure you have a second term. 346 00:14:42,379 --> 00:14:44,896 Our district's been a safe seat for a generation. 347 00:14:45,000 --> 00:14:47,344 No one on the other side can touch me. 348 00:14:48,379 --> 00:14:50,896 Who said the threat could come from the other side? 349 00:14:51,896 --> 00:14:54,551 You think I could face a primary challenge? 350 00:14:55,551 --> 00:14:57,448 I don't think so. 351 00:14:57,551 --> 00:15:00,379 Martin, I know so. 352 00:15:06,931 --> 00:15:08,551 Thank you for your generous offer, Leslie, 353 00:15:08,655 --> 00:15:10,034 but I won't be needing any more help from you. 354 00:15:10,137 --> 00:15:11,724 My daughters have taken the reins, 355 00:15:11,827 --> 00:15:14,344 and Laura has WinterFest well in hand. 356 00:15:14,448 --> 00:15:17,137 My husband has even carved out time to pitch in. 357 00:15:17,241 --> 00:15:19,793 Wow, imagine that. 358 00:15:19,896 --> 00:15:23,379 A man like Senator Dupree, with so much on his plate, 359 00:15:23,482 --> 00:15:26,655 still finds the time to have his wife's back. 360 00:15:26,758 --> 00:15:29,413 Such loyalty is inspiring, 361 00:15:29,517 --> 00:15:33,000 especially with the powerful men these days 362 00:15:33,103 --> 00:15:37,241 who have such wandering attention spans. 363 00:15:37,344 --> 00:15:41,413 Well, WinterFest is as important to Vernon as it is to me. 364 00:15:41,517 --> 00:15:42,931 It's a family affair. 365 00:15:43,034 --> 00:15:46,620 "Affair" being the operative word. 366 00:15:46,724 --> 00:15:47,965 What does that mean? 367 00:15:48,068 --> 00:15:52,034 Oh, I-I meant that I've heard that WinterFest 368 00:15:52,137 --> 00:15:54,689 is quite the affair to experience, 369 00:15:54,793 --> 00:15:59,137 and I am simply honored to have played such a 370 00:15:59,241 --> 00:16:03,103 modest, uh, supporting role 371 00:16:03,206 --> 00:16:04,931 in yet another triumph 372 00:16:05,034 --> 00:16:07,827 for the incomparable Duprees. [chuckles] 373 00:16:07,931 --> 00:16:08,896 [phone buzzing] 374 00:16:09,000 --> 00:16:12,413 Oh, apologies. 375 00:16:12,517 --> 00:16:14,482 Oh, it's the hospital. 376 00:16:14,586 --> 00:16:16,137 Um... 377 00:16:16,241 --> 00:16:17,379 Hello? 378 00:16:18,034 --> 00:16:19,724 Yes, this is she. 379 00:16:21,000 --> 00:16:23,000 Okay, thank you. 380 00:16:23,103 --> 00:16:25,137 Thank you, I-I-I am on the way. 381 00:16:26,344 --> 00:16:29,241 Okay, I hate to cut this short... 382 00:16:29,344 --> 00:16:31,379 What a shame, we were having such a good time. 383 00:16:31,482 --> 00:16:33,551 I know! But... 384 00:16:33,655 --> 00:16:35,862 but the doctor, 385 00:16:35,965 --> 00:16:38,896 he's overseeing the clinical trial for Peaches. 386 00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:40,586 The woman who raised you? 387 00:16:40,689 --> 00:16:42,000 Yes, yes. Um... 388 00:16:42,103 --> 00:16:45,724 He's wanting me to come in for an update. 389 00:16:45,827 --> 00:16:47,655 You know she's in the hospital. 390 00:16:47,758 --> 00:16:49,448 No, I didn't know. 391 00:16:49,551 --> 00:16:51,862 Please tell her I'll hold a good thought. 392 00:16:51,965 --> 00:16:53,655 Thank you, Anita. 393 00:16:53,758 --> 00:16:55,413 Okay. 394 00:16:55,517 --> 00:16:56,931 Well... Uh... 395 00:16:57,034 --> 00:16:58,068 Oh! 396 00:16:58,172 --> 00:17:00,344 I still am going to stop by later 397 00:17:00,448 --> 00:17:02,241 because I do have some ideas 398 00:17:02,344 --> 00:17:03,896 that I want to run by you for WinterFest. 399 00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:05,896 -That won't be necessary... -Oh, no, no, no. I insist, 400 00:17:06,000 --> 00:17:08,792 because I want to be of service. 401 00:17:08,896 --> 00:17:10,000 Toodles. 402 00:17:15,241 --> 00:17:18,310 Of course we are still friends. 403 00:17:18,413 --> 00:17:19,964 Why wouldn't we be? 404 00:17:20,964 --> 00:17:22,619 I know that I came in hot, 405 00:17:22,723 --> 00:17:25,205 rushing things when your heart was still healing. 406 00:17:25,310 --> 00:17:28,241 Timing has never really been my strong suit. 407 00:17:28,344 --> 00:17:31,724 So if that cost me the chance to be with you, 408 00:17:31,827 --> 00:17:33,827 pushing for something more, 409 00:17:33,931 --> 00:17:35,689 I would regret it, 410 00:17:35,793 --> 00:17:36,862 but accept it. 411 00:17:36,965 --> 00:17:38,862 What I won't accept is 412 00:17:38,965 --> 00:17:40,482 knowing that I've wrecked a friendship 413 00:17:40,586 --> 00:17:42,000 that we've built over so many years. 414 00:17:42,103 --> 00:17:44,448 Remember all the good times we had 415 00:17:44,551 --> 00:17:46,482 at those WinterFest after-parties? 416 00:17:46,586 --> 00:17:49,655 [laughing]: Like when you started 417 00:17:49,758 --> 00:17:51,413 that ridiculous line dance? 418 00:17:51,517 --> 00:17:53,034 [both laughing] 419 00:17:53,137 --> 00:17:54,689 And your father jumped in 420 00:17:54,793 --> 00:17:56,689 like he was auditioning for Soul Train. 421 00:17:56,793 --> 00:17:58,793 Poor Anita could barely catch her breath 422 00:17:58,896 --> 00:18:00,310 from laughing watching him cut loose. 423 00:18:00,413 --> 00:18:03,620 And Dani-- Dani trying that viral dance 424 00:18:03,724 --> 00:18:05,344 that Chelsea taught her... 425 00:18:05,448 --> 00:18:07,241 -In six-inch Louboutins. -[laughing] 426 00:18:07,344 --> 00:18:08,586 Oh, that poor caterer! 427 00:18:08,689 --> 00:18:10,965 She nearly took him out with that fan kick. 428 00:18:11,068 --> 00:18:13,068 Hors d'oeuvres went flying! 429 00:18:15,241 --> 00:18:16,931 -Oh... -[laughs] 430 00:18:17,034 --> 00:18:18,724 [sighs] 431 00:18:18,827 --> 00:18:19,965 I missed this. 432 00:18:20,068 --> 00:18:21,448 So have I. 433 00:18:22,448 --> 00:18:25,586 I'm hearing from National Committee insiders 434 00:18:25,689 --> 00:18:30,000 that you're on track to face a serious primary challenger. 435 00:18:31,068 --> 00:18:32,931 How do we know this is not just rumors? 436 00:18:33,034 --> 00:18:37,586 Rumors don't book war rooms or hire pollsters. 437 00:18:37,689 --> 00:18:39,310 This has been brewing for weeks, 438 00:18:39,413 --> 00:18:40,758 maybe longer. 439 00:18:41,793 --> 00:18:44,655 I must have pissed off someone really high this time. 440 00:18:44,758 --> 00:18:46,241 Or... 441 00:18:46,344 --> 00:18:49,310 they were playing chess from the start. 442 00:18:49,413 --> 00:18:52,310 Keep you busy with subcommittees, 443 00:18:52,413 --> 00:18:55,068 let you drown in red tape, 444 00:18:55,172 --> 00:18:57,310 then come election year, 445 00:18:57,413 --> 00:18:59,827 claim you broke all your promises. 446 00:19:00,896 --> 00:19:03,379 But the why doesn't matter now. 447 00:19:03,482 --> 00:19:07,344 No, no, we need to ensure your political career 448 00:19:07,448 --> 00:19:10,000 doesn't crash and burn after the first term. 449 00:19:10,103 --> 00:19:12,827 Yes, my focus has been divided. 450 00:19:12,931 --> 00:19:16,689 Even this education bill is toothless. 451 00:19:16,793 --> 00:19:18,655 [sighs] The truth is, 452 00:19:18,758 --> 00:19:21,551 bureaucracy and minutiae 453 00:19:21,655 --> 00:19:22,896 are weighing me down. 454 00:19:24,517 --> 00:19:27,275 Take a holiday, do some soul-searching. 455 00:19:27,379 --> 00:19:28,482 Mm-hmm. 456 00:19:28,586 --> 00:19:30,793 Figure out the politician you want to be, 457 00:19:30,896 --> 00:19:34,344 then try to tap back into that young congressman 458 00:19:34,448 --> 00:19:35,758 with fire in his belly. 459 00:19:35,862 --> 00:19:37,448 Understood. 460 00:19:37,551 --> 00:19:39,172 Good. 461 00:19:40,862 --> 00:19:43,068 And one more thing. 462 00:19:43,172 --> 00:19:44,482 I'm afraid to ask. 463 00:19:46,137 --> 00:19:48,000 Your first campaign, 464 00:19:48,103 --> 00:19:50,206 you were underestimated. 465 00:19:50,310 --> 00:19:53,068 They won't make that mistake again. 466 00:19:54,172 --> 00:19:55,620 It could get ugly. 467 00:19:56,620 --> 00:19:59,551 You need to make sure your family is ready for it. 468 00:20:00,965 --> 00:20:04,068 Jessica's not the only reason why I'm considering UCLA. 469 00:20:04,172 --> 00:20:06,413 But it's the main reason. 470 00:20:06,517 --> 00:20:08,137 Can we not do this right now? 471 00:20:10,137 --> 00:20:12,965 Well, I haven't even started saying anything yet. 472 00:20:13,068 --> 00:20:15,379 Yeah, but I already know the speech. 473 00:20:15,482 --> 00:20:18,034 Education is the foundation for your future. 474 00:20:18,137 --> 00:20:19,793 Four years that shape the next 40. 475 00:20:19,896 --> 00:20:22,862 Be smart, think long term, 476 00:20:22,965 --> 00:20:24,827 and don't throw it away for a girl. 477 00:20:24,931 --> 00:20:27,827 So maybe the problem isn't me saying it, 478 00:20:27,931 --> 00:20:30,172 maybe it's you knowing that it's true. 479 00:20:31,206 --> 00:20:33,103 But Jessica's not just some girl. 480 00:20:33,206 --> 00:20:34,517 She gets me. 481 00:20:34,620 --> 00:20:35,965 I don't have to be the charity case 482 00:20:36,068 --> 00:20:37,448 or the chess geek. 483 00:20:37,551 --> 00:20:39,103 I don't have to code-switch 484 00:20:39,206 --> 00:20:40,551 or be a different version of myself. 485 00:20:40,655 --> 00:20:42,517 She sees me. 486 00:20:42,620 --> 00:20:44,448 Go on. 487 00:20:44,551 --> 00:20:46,586 We kept trading places in A.P. Physics. 488 00:20:46,689 --> 00:20:49,310 I started helping her, she started helping me, too. 489 00:20:49,413 --> 00:20:52,137 Jessica stayed with me on FaceTime until 3:00 a.m., 490 00:20:52,241 --> 00:20:53,896 quizzing me on formulas. 491 00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:56,310 And when I start overthinking, she'll be like, 492 00:20:56,413 --> 00:20:58,586 "Tyrell, your brain's doing that thing again." 493 00:20:59,758 --> 00:21:01,758 She calms me down. 494 00:21:01,862 --> 00:21:04,517 And she notices me spiraling before I even do. 495 00:21:05,551 --> 00:21:08,275 Well, it sounds like you two have something special. 496 00:21:08,379 --> 00:21:09,931 It is. 497 00:21:10,034 --> 00:21:12,551 Jessica's brilliant and driven, 498 00:21:12,655 --> 00:21:15,241 but still down-to-earth. 499 00:21:15,344 --> 00:21:18,724 But none of that matters if she's attending UCLA 500 00:21:18,827 --> 00:21:21,689 and dumping me for a Cali guy. 501 00:21:25,551 --> 00:21:27,000 You really care about her, don't you? 502 00:21:28,310 --> 00:21:30,172 But I just don't want to lose her. 503 00:21:35,310 --> 00:21:37,068 Thank you for being bold enough to speak your truth 504 00:21:37,172 --> 00:21:38,896 about wanting to preserve our friendship. 505 00:21:39,000 --> 00:21:41,034 I know that couldn't have been easy. 506 00:21:41,137 --> 00:21:42,689 Especially given... 507 00:21:42,793 --> 00:21:44,862 how long you've carried those feelings. 508 00:21:46,206 --> 00:21:48,827 Does that mean you'll attend WinterFest with me? 509 00:21:48,931 --> 00:21:51,137 I promise not to embarrass you with my dancing. 510 00:21:51,241 --> 00:21:52,379 Too much. 511 00:21:52,482 --> 00:21:54,655 You are persistent. 512 00:21:54,758 --> 00:21:57,103 I am a big believer in manifestation. 513 00:21:57,206 --> 00:21:59,137 And right now, I am manifesting you 514 00:21:59,241 --> 00:22:02,379 on my arm at your family's annual soiree. 515 00:22:02,482 --> 00:22:04,344 And after everything you've been through, 516 00:22:04,448 --> 00:22:06,517 you deserve a night where someone is thinking about 517 00:22:06,620 --> 00:22:09,137 your happiness for a change. 518 00:22:09,241 --> 00:22:12,206 Okay, smooth talker. You wore me down. 519 00:22:12,310 --> 00:22:14,758 -Yes! -I will let you 520 00:22:14,862 --> 00:22:17,827 escort me as my friend. 521 00:22:17,931 --> 00:22:19,620 I need that to be clear. 522 00:22:19,724 --> 00:22:22,448 That is more than enough for me. 523 00:22:25,551 --> 00:22:26,758 For now. 524 00:22:26,862 --> 00:22:28,379 [sighs] 525 00:22:28,482 --> 00:22:30,172 You're a whiz at math. 526 00:22:30,275 --> 00:22:31,724 Can you crunch some numbers for me? 527 00:22:31,827 --> 00:22:33,551 All right, hit me. 528 00:22:33,655 --> 00:22:35,137 Okay. 529 00:22:35,241 --> 00:22:37,586 When you and your sister were at the foster home, 530 00:22:37,689 --> 00:22:40,103 what are the odds that you would have ended up here, 531 00:22:40,206 --> 00:22:42,241 in this life? 532 00:22:42,344 --> 00:22:43,620 Pretty slim. 533 00:22:43,724 --> 00:22:46,896 And what are the odds that a Black legislator 534 00:22:47,000 --> 00:22:48,793 from the almighty Dupree family, 535 00:22:48,896 --> 00:22:50,241 with all their secrets, 536 00:22:50,344 --> 00:22:53,275 would fall head over heels for a white reporter 537 00:22:53,379 --> 00:22:55,034 who asks way too many questions? 538 00:22:55,137 --> 00:22:56,724 Even slimmer. 539 00:22:56,827 --> 00:23:00,655 Like Drake-winning-a- Grammy-for-bluegrass-level rare. 540 00:23:00,758 --> 00:23:03,620 Yeah, but it happened. 541 00:23:03,724 --> 00:23:06,655 Not because it was easy, or because it made sense, 542 00:23:06,758 --> 00:23:09,275 but because we chose it. 543 00:23:09,379 --> 00:23:10,931 And we kept choosing it, 544 00:23:11,034 --> 00:23:12,793 even when it was hard. 545 00:23:12,896 --> 00:23:15,482 So what you're saying is, 546 00:23:15,586 --> 00:23:18,344 if Jessica and I are real, 547 00:23:18,448 --> 00:23:22,103 Banneker vs. UCLA won't break us? 548 00:23:22,206 --> 00:23:23,655 Exactly. 549 00:23:24,793 --> 00:23:27,655 If something's real, it doesn't die when it's tested. 550 00:23:28,689 --> 00:23:30,896 And if it doesn't survive, 551 00:23:31,000 --> 00:23:33,206 then maybe it's because it wasn't meant to. 552 00:23:34,241 --> 00:23:36,068 And we have these awesome inventions. 553 00:23:36,172 --> 00:23:39,000 They're called airplanes. 554 00:23:39,103 --> 00:23:40,344 And summer vacation. 555 00:23:41,482 --> 00:23:43,896 Yeah, yeah, I know. 556 00:23:45,655 --> 00:23:47,379 All I'm saying is, 557 00:23:47,482 --> 00:23:49,034 whatever you decide, 558 00:23:49,137 --> 00:23:50,758 if it's Banneker, if it's UCLA, 559 00:23:50,862 --> 00:23:53,344 if it's any one of those schools, 560 00:23:53,448 --> 00:23:55,517 do it for you. 561 00:23:55,620 --> 00:23:57,896 Don't do it for me, don't do it for Jessica, 562 00:23:58,000 --> 00:23:59,137 don't do it for your Pop, 563 00:23:59,241 --> 00:24:02,517 but do it for you, because 564 00:24:02,620 --> 00:24:05,103 you are the one that's gonna have to live with that choice. 565 00:24:06,793 --> 00:24:08,862 Promise? 566 00:24:08,965 --> 00:24:11,103 Yeah. I promise. 567 00:24:11,206 --> 00:24:12,482 Bring it in. 568 00:24:17,068 --> 00:24:18,413 Looks like you two are having a moment. 569 00:24:18,517 --> 00:24:19,862 What'd I miss? 570 00:24:19,965 --> 00:24:21,103 We were just 571 00:24:21,206 --> 00:24:23,068 -talking about... -Jessica. 572 00:24:24,068 --> 00:24:25,931 Yeah, don't you have that binge thing with her? 573 00:24:26,034 --> 00:24:27,655 [phone ringing] 574 00:24:27,758 --> 00:24:28,655 That's her FaceTiming right now. 575 00:24:28,758 --> 00:24:30,137 -Okay. -Later, Dads. 576 00:24:30,241 --> 00:24:31,827 SMITTY: Yeah. 577 00:24:35,034 --> 00:24:37,172 Is everything okay? 578 00:24:37,275 --> 00:24:40,275 Martin, we need to talk. 579 00:24:40,379 --> 00:24:42,310 Hello, my love. 580 00:24:42,413 --> 00:24:43,551 Well, hello, yourself. 581 00:24:43,655 --> 00:24:45,275 How'd the match go with Martin? 582 00:24:45,379 --> 00:24:47,793 I beat the pants off him. 583 00:24:47,896 --> 00:24:50,206 He thought he had me in the third set, 584 00:24:50,310 --> 00:24:51,896 but he forgot, 585 00:24:52,000 --> 00:24:54,620 you know, I've been volleying with colleagues 586 00:24:54,724 --> 00:24:57,655 who are twice as fast and half as humble 587 00:24:57,758 --> 00:24:59,620 since the Clinton administration. 588 00:24:59,724 --> 00:25:03,241 Well, it sounds like your day is going better than mine. 589 00:25:03,344 --> 00:25:05,724 Did you discuss with him what you intended? 590 00:25:05,827 --> 00:25:08,655 I lit a fire under him about the midterms. 591 00:25:08,758 --> 00:25:10,689 He'll get his act together. 592 00:25:10,793 --> 00:25:12,862 Good. 593 00:25:12,965 --> 00:25:15,172 I know we once... 594 00:25:15,275 --> 00:25:17,586 wanted him to walk away from politics altogether, 595 00:25:17,689 --> 00:25:22,379 but now that certain ghosts from his past are laid to rest, 596 00:25:22,482 --> 00:25:24,586 it's time our grandson 597 00:25:24,689 --> 00:25:27,482 stepped fully into the role he was born into. 598 00:25:27,586 --> 00:25:29,000 Amen to that. 599 00:25:29,103 --> 00:25:31,068 Oh, speaking of ghosts, 600 00:25:31,172 --> 00:25:33,517 I feel like I'm being haunted all day. 601 00:25:33,620 --> 00:25:35,344 What's going on? 602 00:25:35,448 --> 00:25:36,965 Oh, nothing I can't handle. 603 00:25:37,068 --> 00:25:38,896 I'll have to call you back. 604 00:25:39,000 --> 00:25:41,172 I'll be counting the minutes until you do. 605 00:25:41,275 --> 00:25:42,793 Bye. 606 00:25:42,896 --> 00:25:45,793 -Mrs. Dupree. -Eva. 607 00:25:45,896 --> 00:25:47,275 You haven't seen my mother, have you? 608 00:25:47,379 --> 00:25:48,551 We're supposed to meet here for lunch. 609 00:25:48,655 --> 00:25:50,172 She just left. 610 00:25:50,275 --> 00:25:51,413 Of course. 611 00:25:51,517 --> 00:25:53,862 And without texting or calling. Typical. 612 00:25:53,965 --> 00:25:56,827 She got a call from the doctor about Peaches. 613 00:25:58,241 --> 00:26:00,931 Well, nothing your mother said suggested an emergency. 614 00:26:01,034 --> 00:26:02,655 [exhales] Thank God. 615 00:26:03,896 --> 00:26:05,310 I hope she didn't wear your nerves too thin 616 00:26:05,413 --> 00:26:06,827 while she was here. 617 00:26:06,931 --> 00:26:09,413 Well, I would be lying if I said otherwise. 618 00:26:10,586 --> 00:26:12,448 But you needn't trouble yourself. 619 00:26:12,551 --> 00:26:15,413 I know exactly how to handle that mother of yours. 620 00:26:20,793 --> 00:26:23,689 We really have to stop meeting like this. 621 00:26:24,724 --> 00:26:26,482 What's the matter, little girl? 622 00:26:26,586 --> 00:26:28,034 Cat got your tongue? 623 00:26:28,137 --> 00:26:30,793 I am not a little girl. 624 00:26:30,896 --> 00:26:32,448 I am a grown-ass woman, 625 00:26:32,551 --> 00:26:34,793 and I'm telling you to get out of my damn way. 626 00:26:40,448 --> 00:26:41,517 No. No, no, no, no. Absolutely not. 627 00:26:41,620 --> 00:26:43,724 -Martin. -There is no version in reality 628 00:26:43,827 --> 00:26:45,655 where we sit back and let Tyrell 629 00:26:45,758 --> 00:26:48,241 chase some girl across the damn country. 630 00:26:48,344 --> 00:26:49,758 Babe, you need to breathe. 631 00:26:49,862 --> 00:26:52,000 The last thing we need is you erupting 632 00:26:52,103 --> 00:26:53,448 when he comes downstairs. 633 00:26:53,551 --> 00:26:56,724 All that'll do is drive him closer to L.A. out of spite. 634 00:26:56,827 --> 00:26:58,896 What is happening with our kids? 635 00:26:59,000 --> 00:27:02,620 I mean, Samantha's out here rebranding herself 636 00:27:02,724 --> 00:27:04,689 as this lovesick groupie, 637 00:27:04,793 --> 00:27:08,482 and now, my steady, grounded, logic-driven son 638 00:27:08,586 --> 00:27:11,000 is about to throw away Banneker for a teen romance 639 00:27:11,103 --> 00:27:13,172 that might not even survive the first semester. 640 00:27:13,275 --> 00:27:15,034 Shh! 641 00:27:15,137 --> 00:27:16,793 He's 17. 642 00:27:16,896 --> 00:27:19,586 He's straddling the line between boy and man. 643 00:27:19,689 --> 00:27:21,000 You remember that age. 644 00:27:21,103 --> 00:27:22,620 Everything is life and death. 645 00:27:22,724 --> 00:27:26,517 This decision will indeed impact his whole life. 646 00:27:26,620 --> 00:27:28,586 But I'm not about to just sit back 647 00:27:28,689 --> 00:27:31,034 and watch him throw it away in pursuit of puppy love. 648 00:27:31,137 --> 00:27:33,172 I'm not saying he should do this. 649 00:27:33,275 --> 00:27:36,482 I'm just saying he could do a heck of a lot worse than UCLA. 650 00:27:36,586 --> 00:27:39,965 No, Banneker leads in their pioneering work 651 00:27:40,068 --> 00:27:42,793 from science data to cybersecurity. 652 00:27:42,896 --> 00:27:44,689 Babe, you are preaching to the converted. 653 00:27:44,793 --> 00:27:46,862 I'm just saying, remember what happened 654 00:27:46,965 --> 00:27:49,482 last time that we tried to take control? 655 00:27:49,586 --> 00:27:52,344 You mean when I met with Tyrell's principal 656 00:27:52,448 --> 00:27:54,931 and created a mess for him at school? 657 00:27:55,034 --> 00:27:57,068 Yeah. I was being nice. 658 00:27:57,172 --> 00:27:58,620 I appreciate that. 659 00:27:58,724 --> 00:28:03,551 As well as being the voice of reason, as always. 660 00:28:04,551 --> 00:28:06,034 What's our play here? 661 00:28:06,137 --> 00:28:08,241 We wait. 662 00:28:08,344 --> 00:28:10,758 We watch, we guide. 663 00:28:10,862 --> 00:28:14,413 And we cross that bridge if and when it happens. 664 00:28:14,517 --> 00:28:17,620 Quite the opposite advice 665 00:28:17,724 --> 00:28:19,551 I received from Granddad. 666 00:28:19,655 --> 00:28:22,103 He basically told me to batten down the hatches. 667 00:28:22,206 --> 00:28:24,965 Your squash game with Vernon was that bad? 668 00:28:25,068 --> 00:28:27,137 Oh, he handed me my ass twice. 669 00:28:27,241 --> 00:28:29,620 Once on the court, and after... 670 00:28:31,310 --> 00:28:33,172 ...he dropped a political bomb on me. 671 00:28:34,172 --> 00:28:36,310 Once again, I'm sorry about my mom. 672 00:28:36,413 --> 00:28:39,068 And not just for today, honestly, for all of it. 673 00:28:45,034 --> 00:28:47,586 I hope you know that I will never forgive myself 674 00:28:47,689 --> 00:28:49,586 for helping Mama go after Nicole. 675 00:28:49,689 --> 00:28:51,827 She didn't deserve any of that. 676 00:28:51,931 --> 00:28:54,310 No, she didn't. 677 00:28:54,413 --> 00:28:55,827 But then, you didn't deserve 678 00:28:55,931 --> 00:28:58,103 to have your head filled with lies, either. 679 00:28:59,137 --> 00:29:00,827 I still had free will. 680 00:29:00,931 --> 00:29:02,931 I could have seen through Mama's toxic narrative 681 00:29:03,034 --> 00:29:04,137 and done my own research. 682 00:29:04,241 --> 00:29:06,689 But you did, eventually. 683 00:29:06,793 --> 00:29:09,931 Once you got to know Nicole and Ted, 684 00:29:10,034 --> 00:29:12,551 you realized that they weren't the villains 685 00:29:12,655 --> 00:29:14,448 in your mother's little soap opera. 686 00:29:14,551 --> 00:29:17,655 As angry as I am at Ted and Leslie 687 00:29:17,758 --> 00:29:19,310 for what they did to my daughter, 688 00:29:19,413 --> 00:29:23,172 I do recognize that you were just 689 00:29:23,275 --> 00:29:25,413 collateral damage in all of this. 690 00:29:25,517 --> 00:29:27,310 I understand you and Ted 691 00:29:27,413 --> 00:29:29,689 have managed to forge a relationship. 692 00:29:29,793 --> 00:29:32,275 I wish I'd had him in my life from day one, 693 00:29:32,379 --> 00:29:34,586 but better late than never. 694 00:29:34,689 --> 00:29:37,517 It's definitely an upgrade from my stepdad, 695 00:29:37,620 --> 00:29:39,103 who treated me like Mama's baggage. 696 00:29:39,206 --> 00:29:40,517 And when he got sick, 697 00:29:40,620 --> 00:29:42,137 it drained us for every cent we had. 698 00:29:42,241 --> 00:29:44,655 I'm thankful for what I had with Alan. 699 00:29:45,827 --> 00:29:48,379 Just makes me appreciate Ted so much more. 700 00:29:49,620 --> 00:29:53,586 The little mouse finally decided to roar. 701 00:29:53,689 --> 00:29:56,689 I'm done being afraid of you. 702 00:29:56,793 --> 00:29:58,724 From the moment you ran me off that road, 703 00:29:58,827 --> 00:30:00,034 my life has been hell. 704 00:30:00,137 --> 00:30:02,620 Living in a prison in my mind, 705 00:30:02,724 --> 00:30:03,896 while you've been walking around scot-free 706 00:30:04,000 --> 00:30:05,241 like nothing happened. 707 00:30:05,344 --> 00:30:06,827 Careful, Lolo. 708 00:30:06,931 --> 00:30:10,724 If you insist on spreading these creative narratives, 709 00:30:10,827 --> 00:30:13,551 I'll have no choice but to file 710 00:30:13,655 --> 00:30:17,241 a suit of defamation that is so devastating, 711 00:30:17,344 --> 00:30:20,896 even your grandchildren will be paying restitution. 712 00:30:21,000 --> 00:30:23,724 I'm not lying. 713 00:30:23,827 --> 00:30:25,551 You tried to kill me. 714 00:30:25,655 --> 00:30:27,724 Not once, but twice. 715 00:30:27,827 --> 00:30:29,965 The police may not have found the evidence, 716 00:30:30,068 --> 00:30:32,275 but we both know the truth. 717 00:30:33,655 --> 00:30:35,689 Make no mistake. 718 00:30:35,793 --> 00:30:37,724 If I wanted you dead, 719 00:30:37,827 --> 00:30:39,896 worms would be feasting 720 00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:43,482 on your rotten flesh as we speak. 721 00:30:44,413 --> 00:30:46,896 I don't leave loose ends. 722 00:30:48,172 --> 00:30:50,586 [laughs] 723 00:30:50,689 --> 00:30:52,241 I'm just kidding. 724 00:30:52,344 --> 00:30:54,620 Oh, you should see your face. 725 00:30:54,724 --> 00:30:55,862 [sighs] 726 00:30:55,965 --> 00:30:59,620 Listen, I know everyone is casting me to be 727 00:30:59,724 --> 00:31:01,862 the big, bad villainess, 728 00:31:01,965 --> 00:31:05,137 but that couldn't be further from the truth. 729 00:31:05,241 --> 00:31:06,931 Okay? 730 00:31:07,034 --> 00:31:10,724 So, how about we make a truce, hmm? 731 00:31:12,758 --> 00:31:14,344 What's going on here? 732 00:31:14,448 --> 00:31:16,103 Your lovely assistant 733 00:31:16,206 --> 00:31:17,896 and I were just comparing notes 734 00:31:18,000 --> 00:31:20,206 about how magical it's been 735 00:31:20,310 --> 00:31:23,034 helping your family with WinterFest. 736 00:31:23,137 --> 00:31:25,310 Weren't we, Laura? 737 00:31:30,551 --> 00:31:31,724 Some chamomile with a little lavender 738 00:31:31,827 --> 00:31:33,862 to help settle your nerves. 739 00:31:33,965 --> 00:31:37,206 I'm so sick of letting that woman get to me. 740 00:31:37,310 --> 00:31:40,068 Every time I think I'm past it, she shows back up, 741 00:31:40,172 --> 00:31:41,862 and I go right back to being terrified. 742 00:31:41,965 --> 00:31:44,275 You should be proud of yourself, Laura. 743 00:31:44,379 --> 00:31:46,931 Standing up to Leslie took a lot of courage. 744 00:31:47,034 --> 00:31:49,034 It took everything I had. 745 00:31:49,137 --> 00:31:51,551 The whole time, my heart was pounding so hard, 746 00:31:51,655 --> 00:31:53,206 I thought it might burst. 747 00:31:53,310 --> 00:31:55,103 Is there anything you can prescribe 748 00:31:55,206 --> 00:31:57,758 that can help me with this anxiety that Leslie causes? 749 00:31:57,862 --> 00:32:00,172 I don't think medication is what you need. 750 00:32:00,275 --> 00:32:03,551 Leslie is banking on keeping you destabilized. 751 00:32:03,655 --> 00:32:06,655 But I can help you develop some coping skills 752 00:32:06,758 --> 00:32:09,206 to recognize her tactics and neutralize them. 753 00:32:09,310 --> 00:32:10,827 Please, anything. 754 00:32:10,931 --> 00:32:13,689 I'll start working on a plan. 755 00:32:13,793 --> 00:32:15,655 In the meantime, I do think there is 756 00:32:15,758 --> 00:32:17,413 something I can prescribe that might help. 757 00:32:17,517 --> 00:32:18,862 What? 758 00:32:20,000 --> 00:32:21,655 A hug. 759 00:32:23,275 --> 00:32:25,275 [sighs] 760 00:32:30,620 --> 00:32:33,310 Oh, what a lovely surprise. 761 00:32:33,413 --> 00:32:35,758 -Is it? -Absolutely. 762 00:32:35,862 --> 00:32:39,482 I have been thinking about you quite a bit lately, Carlton. 763 00:32:39,586 --> 00:32:42,000 Oh. May I call you Carlton? 764 00:32:42,103 --> 00:32:43,344 Depends on why. 765 00:32:43,448 --> 00:32:46,931 Well, I want us to become better acquainted. 766 00:32:47,034 --> 00:32:50,344 After all, we do have so much in common. 767 00:32:50,448 --> 00:32:53,103 And what exactly would that be? 768 00:32:53,206 --> 00:32:55,344 For starters, 769 00:32:55,448 --> 00:32:59,551 our desire to make sure that Ted and Nicole 770 00:32:59,655 --> 00:33:02,586 never find their way back. 771 00:33:02,689 --> 00:33:04,896 You should have seen Granddad's face 772 00:33:05,000 --> 00:33:07,482 when he told me about the primary challenger. 773 00:33:07,586 --> 00:33:10,172 It was like he was preparing me for war. 774 00:33:10,275 --> 00:33:12,689 Yeah, I have some friends who lateraled 775 00:33:12,793 --> 00:33:14,689 from investigative research for newsrooms 776 00:33:14,793 --> 00:33:18,344 to opposition research for campaigns, and, 777 00:33:18,448 --> 00:33:20,310 Martin, they leave no stone unturned. 778 00:33:20,413 --> 00:33:21,931 They dig through everything, 779 00:33:22,034 --> 00:33:24,379 from financials to Facebook likes. 780 00:33:24,482 --> 00:33:26,482 This could get bad. 781 00:33:26,586 --> 00:33:28,034 Are you good with that? 782 00:33:28,137 --> 00:33:30,344 With them dragging our entire lives 783 00:33:30,448 --> 00:33:31,931 out in the spotlight again? 784 00:33:32,034 --> 00:33:35,310 You know, when I married you, 785 00:33:35,413 --> 00:33:37,310 I didn't just marry the man, 786 00:33:37,413 --> 00:33:38,793 I married the mission. 787 00:33:40,034 --> 00:33:42,689 That passion for public service, that is one of the things 788 00:33:42,793 --> 00:33:45,068 that made me fall in love with you in the first place. 789 00:33:46,206 --> 00:33:49,413 It's that passion that I need to find again. 790 00:33:49,517 --> 00:33:50,965 And you will. 791 00:33:51,068 --> 00:33:54,931 But I do need you to give me your word about something. 792 00:33:55,034 --> 00:33:56,551 What? 793 00:33:57,586 --> 00:33:59,586 This family needs to come first. 794 00:34:01,034 --> 00:34:03,448 Before the campaign, before donors. 795 00:34:03,551 --> 00:34:06,896 When Tyrell graduates, you're there. 796 00:34:07,000 --> 00:34:09,034 When Samantha has her cotillion, 797 00:34:09,137 --> 00:34:11,344 you show up. 798 00:34:11,447 --> 00:34:13,585 When you and I have our anniversary, 799 00:34:13,688 --> 00:34:16,103 cameras or no cameras, 800 00:34:16,206 --> 00:34:18,757 you're with me. Okay? 801 00:34:19,757 --> 00:34:21,516 I promise. 802 00:34:21,620 --> 00:34:23,413 Family over politics. 803 00:34:23,516 --> 00:34:24,827 Always. 804 00:34:24,931 --> 00:34:28,241 While I will never condone Leslie's antics, 805 00:34:28,344 --> 00:34:31,413 I can't help but feel a modicum of empathy for her. 806 00:34:31,516 --> 00:34:34,655 I can't imagine what it would've been like to 807 00:34:34,757 --> 00:34:37,931 raise a child without a stable partner. 808 00:34:38,034 --> 00:34:41,447 I thank God for my Vernon every day. 809 00:34:41,551 --> 00:34:43,241 Now, I know no one is perfect, 810 00:34:43,344 --> 00:34:45,000 but... 811 00:34:45,103 --> 00:34:49,137 that husband of mine comes pretty damn close. 812 00:34:49,241 --> 00:34:51,000 [chuckles] 813 00:34:51,103 --> 00:34:54,516 You definitely are one of the lucky ones, Mrs. Dupree. 814 00:34:57,275 --> 00:34:58,758 Sharon? 815 00:34:58,862 --> 00:35:00,172 Yeah. 816 00:35:00,275 --> 00:35:03,689 Looking forward to seeing you again soon. 817 00:35:05,344 --> 00:35:08,758 Our last time together was 818 00:35:08,862 --> 00:35:10,965 one for the record books. 819 00:35:17,137 --> 00:35:18,517 Izaiah. 820 00:35:18,620 --> 00:35:19,896 What can I say? 821 00:35:20,000 --> 00:35:22,620 I'm a fool for love. 822 00:35:22,724 --> 00:35:24,689 Loyalty matters a lot to me, Tomas. 823 00:35:24,793 --> 00:35:27,310 That's why I want to talk about your future at the firm. 824 00:35:27,413 --> 00:35:28,310 Hello there, pretty lady. 825 00:35:28,413 --> 00:35:30,034 You are a cop. 826 00:35:30,137 --> 00:35:32,379 Is that a problem? 827 00:35:32,482 --> 00:35:34,448 You knew that your ex would be here, 828 00:35:34,551 --> 00:35:36,206 and you brought me here anyway? 829 00:35:36,310 --> 00:35:37,793 Why would you do that? 830 00:35:37,896 --> 00:35:39,137 -Where's your fire extinguisher? -Under the sink. 831 00:35:44,413 --> 00:35:47,000 Captioning sponsored by CBS 832 00:35:47,103 --> 00:35:49,206 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org 59671

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