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- OH!
- LET'S GO!

TONIGHT, ON
"BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES"...

WE HAVE THIS REALLY, REALLY,
REALLY IMPORTANT SHOW.

THIS SHOW IS
VERY IMPORTANT.

WE'RE HERE--
LET'S GET IT DONE.

LET'S DO IT.

WE LOOK LIKE
BACKGROUND SINGERS.

I'M SCARED...
I'M SCARED.

I'M LEAVING
AT MIDNIGHT.

DO YOU FEEL LIKE
YOU'RE READY?

I WOULD BOO US.

BOO!

EVERY GROUP YOU'VE
BEEN IN FAILED

BECAUSE OF THAT
ATTITUDE OF YOURS!

Y'ALL IS WHACK!

I'M SUPPOSED TO GET
ON STAGE LIKE THIS?

THAT IS NOT APPROPRIATE.

HERE TO JOIN US,
THE BRAXTONS.

I'M NERVOUS.

WE ARE THE BRAXTONS
AND YOU'LL SEE

THAT WE ARE NOT LIKE
AN ORDINARY FAMILY

TONI TRACI TOWANDA
TRINA TAMAR AND MISS E

WILL TEACH YOU
A THING OR TWO

ON BRAXTON
FAMILY VALUES

YOU GUYS, I'M SO
GLAD YOU MADE IT.

- HEY, OF COURSE.
- YER!

HEY.

OUR NETWORK, WE TV,
ASKED US TO PERFORM LIVE

AT A LUNCHEON FOR WOMEN
EXECUTIVES IN NEW YORK CITY.

TONI IS STILL RECUPERATING
FROM HER SURGERY,

SO SHE COULDN'T DO IT.

SO, WE WERE MORE THAN
THRILLED TO DO IT.

AND, NOW, MY NERVES
ARE ON PROBATION

BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE A FEW
DAYS TO PULL IT TOGETHER.

I HAVE BEEN
STRESSING OUT,

TRYING NOT TO HAVE
AN ANXIETY ATTACK

ABOUT THIS SHOW
THAT'S COMING UP.

THIS SHOW IS VERY IMPORTANT.
- OF COURSE.

THIS SHOW IS
A HUGE DEAL.

I MEAN, THIS IS OUR
TIME TO SHOW EVERYBODY

WE ARE NOT JUST
BACKGROUND SINGERS.

LIKE, WE ARE SINGERS
IN OUR RIGHT, FOR REAL.

SO, WHAT ARE
WE GONNA SING?

- SOMETHIN' FAST.
- I AIN'T SINGIN' DOO-WOP

AND, YOU KNOW,
DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO.

NO-- THAT AIN'T
THE BUSINESS.

AND I'M NOT BEING
THE FOUR TOPS.

I'M WAY TOO CUTE
AND YOUNG FOR THAT.

- BUT, I HAVE AN IDEA.
- WHAT?

LET'S DO
"THE BOSS."

THAT'S A
FAST SONG.

"THE BOSS" WAS A REALLY,
REALLY, REALLY BIG SONG

FOR DIANA ROSS IN THE '70s,
BUT THEN WE COVERED IT

FOR THE BRAXTONS
ALBUM IN THE '90s,

AND IT WAS A HUGE
HIT FOR US, TOO.

"THE BOSS" IS THE PERFECT SONG
TO SING FOR THIS AUDIENCE.

I MEAN, WE'RE BASICALLY
GONNA BE SINGING IN FRONT OF

WOMEN IN BUSINESS.

BUT, IT'S BEEN A GOOD
TEN-THIRTEEN YEARS

SINCE WE'VE
PERFORMED "THE BOSS."

I WANNA DO "THE BOSS."
- RIGHT.

OKAY, I'M JUST GONNA
GO AHEAD AND SAY IT.

I'M SCARED-I'M SCARED.
- TELL ME WHY.

WELL, BECAUSE
IT'S BEEN SO LONG.

I'M A
LITTLE NERVOUS

BECAUSE WE HAVE TO
TALK ABOUT CHOREOGRAPHY,

KNOWING THE WORDS,
REMEMBERING THE WORDS,

FIGURING OUT WARDROBE,

AND WE ONLY HAVE A
FEW DAYS TO DO IT.

ARE WE GONNA STILL DO
THE OLD CHOREOGRAPHY?

I MEAN, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO
UPDATE IT, BECAUSE IF NOT,

IT'S GONNA BE SUPER-DUPER
DATED, AND THAT'S NOT HOT.

THAT'S NOT CUTE.

CHILD, BYE.
- BYE-BYE.

THAT'S MY
BIGGEST-BIGGEST CONCERN,

BECAUSE HOW DO WE GET
THE SONG DOWN PACKED?

HOW DO WE GET, YOU KNOW,
OUR FACIAL EXPRESSIONS

AND HOW WE'RE GONNA BUST IT,
POP IT, MOVE IT, AND STUFF?

AND THEN, ON TOP OF
THAT, GET OUTFITS?

TAMAR IS
EXTREMELY UPTIGHT

BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T
PERFORMED TOGETHER

IN A VERY, VERY LONG TIME,
ESPECIALLY ALL FOUR OF US,

AND WE DON'T HAVE
TOO MUCH TIME.

LET'S
FIGURE IT OUT.

I'M JUST SAYING--
WE'RE HERE.

LET'S GET IT DONE--
LET'S DO IT.

LET'S DO IT--
LET'S DO IT.

LET'S DO IT.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY TIME
TO WASTE TO GET READY

FOR THIS GIG
IN NEW YORK.

SO, OUR VOCAL COACH, TERRANCE,
HE'S GONNA COME OVER

AND HELP US GET
READY TO SING.

HI, DARLING.
- OH, MY GOD, LOOK IT.

- MUAH.
- MUAH.

- LOOK AT YOU.
- HI!

YES, LOOK AT HER.
- ONE, TWO, SEVEN, EIGHT.

TERRANCE HAS BEEN AROUND THE
FAMILY FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

SO, IN A SENSE, HE'S
LIKE A BROTHER TO US.

WHAT'S HAPPENING--
WHAT ARE WE DOIN'?

WELL, WE HAVE THIS REALLY,
REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT SHOW,

AND WE HAVE BEEN
OUT OF PRACTICE.

- COLLECTIVELY, YOU HAVE.
- YES.

WHICH IS IMPORTANT
'CAUSE, COLLECTIVELY,

WE GOT TO
BE IN STAGE.

IT'S--
YOU HAVE TO-- RIGHT.

THAT'S THE POINT.

COLLECTIVELY,
YOU HAVE TO WORK.

I'M REALLY EXCITED BECAUSE
USUALLY WHEN TERRANCE COMES,

WE JUST, LIKE, WHIP
RIGHT BACK INTO SHAPE.

- OH!
- LET'S GO!

- YES!
- LET'S WORK.

- I'M READY.
- NOT THE BRAXTONS.

I NEED TO VOCALIZE YOU
FOR A MINUTE TO SEE

WHAT'S HAPPENING IN YOUR--
YOU DON'T WANNA VOCALIZE.

YOU JUST WANNA GO
OUT ON STAGE RAW.

YOU DON'T CARE.

LET THE CAME COME AND JUST--
LET THE CAT COME OUT

IN MY THROAT?
- A CAT, YEAH.

AIN'T NO CAT IN
THIS THROAT, BOO.

I AM THE ONLY CAT.
- WELL, COME ON-- LET'S SEE.

LET ME SEE.

EVERYBODY ON "AH."

AH-AH-AH-AH-AH.

HOLD IT.

HOLD IT.

AND UP, AH.

AH-AH-AH-AH-AH-AH.

JUST RELAX.

RELAX YOUR SHOULDERS.

- OKAY.
- COME HERE.

TRACI IS JUST NOT
REALLY 100% PREPARED,

AND SHE REALLY NEEDS TO
COME OUT OF HER MOUSY SHELL.

AH-AH-AH-AH-AH.

- AGAIN.
- AH-AH-AH-AH-AH.

HOLD.

LET'S GO...

HOLD UP!

HOLD UP!

- HOLD IT.
- WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS.

- I UNDERSTAND.
- WE HAVE DONE THIS.

- THIS IS, LIKE, ELEMENTARY.
- BUT YOU-BUT YOU--

BUT, THEN, YOU
DON'T WANT--

THEN, YOU DON'T
WANT PERFECT THEN.

- I MEAN, INTERMEDIATE LEVEL.
- YOU THINK YOU DO.

YOU'RE LIVING
IN A FANTASY.

SHE DOESN'T LIVE
IN A FANTASY.

SHE LIVES
IN A REALITY.

YOU'RE LIVING IN
A FANTASY, DEAR.

PERFECTION IS WORK.

EXCUSE ME, BUT WE
DO NOT HAVE THE LUXURY

OF TAKING UP ALL THIS TIME WITH
TRACI DOING ALL THESE SCALES

AND STUFF.

LIKE, TERRANCE IS
DOING WAY TOO MUCH.

WE NEED TO STOP THIS
FOOLERY AND, YOU KNOW,

GET TO WHAT WE
NEED TO BE DOIN'.

AND IF TRACI NEEDS TO BE
DOING ALL THESE SCALES,

SHE NEED TO HOP HER ASS
TO THE BACK OF THAT LINE

AND LET THE REST OF US, WHO
CAN REALLY DO THIS ,

DO IT.

Y'ALL, I'M GONNA BE
REALLY HONEST WITH YOU.

I'M BEING VERY SERIOUS.
- PLEASE DO.

Y'ALL REALLY HAVE
TO REMOVE SOME--

I MEAN, TENSION IS GOOD.
- THE ENERGY IS WRONG.

INCLUDING YOU.

YES, BUT MY
ENERGY IS BAD

BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE
THROWING THINGS TOGETHER.

YEAH, BUT THE POINT
IS TO DROP ALL THAT

AND GET THE JOB DONE.
- RIGHT-- I AGREE.

BE--
YOU KNOW WHAT?

I'M GONNA
TELL YOU WHY.

BECAUSE, OTHERWISE, YOU'LL
NEVER MOVE FORWARD.

I AGREE.

I DON'T CARE WHO YOU OR
WHO YOU'RE MARRIED TO.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY,
LIKE, "WHO YOU'RE MARRIED,"

LIKE, WHAT
DOES THAT MEAN?

IT'S-IT'S-IT'S
YOUR ATTITUDE.

LIKE, I THINK
I'M THE

BECAUSE VINCE IS MY HUSBAND?
NO-- YOU ARE TALENTED.

IT HAS NOTHING TO DO--
- I THINK I'M BETTER THAN

EVERYBODY ELSE 'CAUSE
VINCE IS MY HUSBAND?

IT'S YOUR-YOUR
TALENT IS NOT WHAT--

LIKE, THAT IS DEFINITELY
NOT-- DON'T DO THAT.

ATTITUDE-ATTITUDE.

YOU BETTER
GET YOUR LIFE.

I KNOW HE DID NOT
TRY ME LIKE THAT.

THIS IS NOT ABOUT WHO GOT ME
HERE, WHO I'M MARRIED TO.

WHAT?

LIKE, SHE CAN SING, AND
THAT'S WHY YOU'RE HERE.

OH-- DID I SAY
THAT, TERRANCE?

YES, SHE DID.

AN ADEQUATE PRACTICE IS
REQUIRED FOR A PERFORMANCE.

THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO
WITH MY PERSONAL LIFE.

THAT'S EVERYTHING TO DO
WITH MY PROFESSIONALISM.

I DON'T THINK YOU'RE LI--
YOU'RE REALLY LISTENING

TO WHAT I'M
SAYING TO YOU.

I'M JUST SAYING-- THE TALENT
IN THIS ROOM IS MAGNANIMOUS.

THAT'S-THAT'S
NOT THE POINT.

BUT, YOU-YOU KNOW, THERE ARE
THINGS THAT CAN HOLD YOU BACK.

ALL THAT NEGATIVE ENERGY
IS LIKE PUTTING A CHAIN.

IT'S LIKE BEING
A SLAVE, HONEY.

WE DO WHATEVER IS NECESSARY TO
CREATE A POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT

SO THAT WE CAN ALL MOVE
FORWARD IN OUR BEST EFFORT

TO SING THE SONG-- THE
SONG IT IS, AND GET TO IT.

WE HAVE TO NAIL THIS BECAUSE
WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME.

SO, WE'RE GOING TO THE STUDIO
TO REHEARSE WITH MICHAEL,

WHO'S A GREAT
CHOREOGRAPHER.

HE'S, LIKE, THE HEAD
DANCER FOR LADY GAGA.

AND I KNOW HE'S
JAMMING ON THE MONEY.

ONE, TWO, THREE,
CROSS, BOSS.

- LORD HAVE MERCY.
- OUR HANDS UP OR DOWN?

- UP.
- OH!

THAT CAME
SO FAST.

AND YOU CAN USE
THIS FOR YOUR ARM.

IT'S BEEN A WHILE--
WE'RE VERY RUSTY.

WHEN WE FIRST STARTED
WORKING WITH MICHAEL,

IT WAS JUST
SO FUNNY TO ME

BECAUSE I WAS LIKE
WE'RE NOT READY,

AND I'M SCARED, AND WE'RE
GONNA EMBARRASS OURSELVES.

SO, I'M JUST LIKE,
"OKAY, MICHAEL.

"KICK IT INTO HIGH GEAR, NOW,
BECAUSE THE SHOW'S IN,

"LIKE, YOU
KNOW, 72 HOURS.

"LET'S BUST IT."

THE SHOW IS IN THREE DAYS.
- OKAY.

SO, IF YOU GIRLS
WANT-- HOW ABOUT THIS?

WE'RE NOT GONNA
REMEMBER THAT.

CAN WE SHOW YOU OUR
OLD CHOREOGRAPHY?

BOOM.

WE LOOK LIKE
BACKGROUND SINGERS.

WE PRETTY MUCH
SUCK, RIGHT NOW.

I'M JUST
REALLY SCARED

BECAUSE TRACI IS
LOOKING LIKE ERRR.

TAMAR, OH, SHE WAS
JUST AS NERVOUS AS I AM,

AND I KNOW SHE'S TRYING TO
MAKE EVERYTHING PERFECT,

JUST LIKE ME.

I WAS AN
EX-CLASSICAL DANCER.

YES, ME.

I USED TO DO BALLET,
TAP, MODELING, ALL THAT.

FIVE, SIX, SEVEN,
EIGHT, YES.

I'M STILL THINKING
ABOUT MY STEPS.

I HAVEN'T GOTTEN IN THE
MIRROR, KNOWING MY STEPS.

YOU KNOW, SHE'S
GONNA DO THAT.

SHE'S GONNA
DO THAT.

AND I'M GONNA FACE,
AND FACE, AND FACE.

I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE
SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT MORE

SIMPLISTIC FOR
REMEMBRANCE SAKE.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF WE
SHOULD DO THIS SONG.

IT'S A LOT.

I THINK IT'LL BRING
FUN TO THE LUNCHEON.

- IT'S CORPORATE OR IS--
- YEAH.

- YEAH.
- THEY NEED SOME FUN.

OKAY, ONE MORE TIME, 'CAUSE
I CAN'T DO IT AFTER THAT.

MY BACK HURTS.

LAST TIME, 'CAUSE I'M
LEAVING AT MIDNIGHT.

HELLO, MR. BOMB
CALLED TOWANDA.

- WHAT?
- I'M TAKING THE REDEYE.

I HAVE TO
GO HOME.

WHAT YOU TALKIN'
ABOUT, WILLIS?

TALKIN' ABOUT YOU'RE
LEAVING TONIGHT?

LIKE, WE DON'T HAVE
TOMORROW TO PRACTICE?

- NO.
- LET ME-LET ME-LET ME--

I CAN'T MISS
MY CHILD'S

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.
- THAT'S REAL CUTE.

I CANNOT MISS HIS
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.

- I FEEL YOU.
- AND IT'S NOT REAL CUTE.

IT'S WHAT IT IS.
- YEAH, BUT GUESS WHAT.

BECAUSE WHEN IT COMES TO MY
CHILDREN, THEY COME FIRST.

IT'S MY SON'S FIRST DAY OF
SCHOOL, AND WHEN I REALIZED

THAT IT WAS GONNA BE A
CONFLICT OF HAVING REHEARSAL

AND THEN GOING
TO SEE MY SON,

I DECIDED TO SKIP
OUT OF REHEARSAL.

AND I DIDN'T WANNA TELL TAMAR
BECAUSE I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE

HEARING HER MOUTH, AND
I KNEW SHE WAS GONNA MAKE

A BIG DEAL OF IT.
- AIN'T YOUR HUSBAND HOME?

SO--
I'M GONNA BE HOME.

EXACTLY.

I'M GONNA BE THERE, TOO, FOR
MY CHILD'S FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.

LOOK, I AIN'T GONNA
BE THERE ON WEDNESDAY.

YOU CAN COUNT ME OUT.
- WELL, OH, WELL.

PEACE IN THE
MIDDLE EAST, Y'ALL.

ALL I KNOW IS, I AIN'T GONNA
MAKE NO FOOL OUT OF MYSELF

BECAUSE WE
AIN'T READY.

THAT'S NOT HAPPENING.

TOWANDA'S
LEAVING TONIGHT.

WE DON'T
HAVE CLOTHES.

WE HAVEN'T HAD A
DRESS REHEARSAL.

TOWANDA, DO YOU HONESTLY
FEEL LIKE YOU'RE READY

FOR THIS PERFORMANCE?

I WILL BE READY,
AND I AM READY.

OKAY, TRINA, DO YOU--
NO, I'M TALKING ABOUT.

THAT-THAT'S WHAT
I'M TALKING ABOUT.

BUT, THAT'S WHAT
I'M TALKING ABOUT.

- WHY?
- TAKE IT DOWN A BIT.

TAKE IT
DOWN A HAIR.

I'M ALL THE WAY-
I'M ALL THE WAY--

- JUST TAKE IT DOWN A HAIR.
- I'M ALL THE WAY DOWN.

SHE'S AS DOWN AS
SHE'S GONNA GET.

OKAY, ME, TOO.

AND I'M ASKING
YOU A QUESTION.

WELL, ME, TOO...
ME, TOO.

DO YOU FEEL LIKE
YOU'RE READY?

I THINK WE DEFINITELY
NEED SOME WORKERIZATION.

I WOULD BOO US.

I'D BE LIKE, "BOO--
THEY ARE WHACK."

TAMAR, LET ME TELL
YOU SOMETHIN'.

"THEY NEED TO GO
SIT BACK DOWN."

LET ME SAY SOMETHIN'--
YOU ARE NOT THE BOSS OF ME.

I DON'T THINK I'M
THE BOSS OF YOU.

SURE, YOU DO--
SURE, YOU DO.

I BELIEVE THAT TAMAR HAS
TANTRUMS WHEN SHE WORKS WITH US

BECAUSE SHE CAN GET AWAY
WITH IT, AND SHE'S THE BABY,

AND SHE WANTS
TO HAVE HER WAY.

AND, RIGHT NOW, WE
ARE DRAWING THE LINE.

I AM SETTING
BOUNDARIES TO SAY,

"NO, WE'RE NOT GONNA
DEAL WITH THIS ANYMORE."

WHEN IT COMES TO
ME MAKING A CHOICE,

MY CHOICE ARE MY CHILDREN--
THAT'S MY CHOICE.

RIGHT--
YOU KNOW WHAT?

GUESS WHAT.
- THAT'S MY CHOICE.

THIS SHOW PUT MO-- PUT FOOD
AND MONEY IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD.

- BUT GUESS WHAT.
- I'M JUST SAYING.

BUT, I'VE MISSED
SEVERAL MOMENTS BEFORE,

AND I'M NOT MISSING
THIS PARTICULAR MOMENT.

IF YOU HAD CHILDREN,
YOU WOULD UNDERSTAND.

I DON'T NEED TO HAVE
KIDS TO UNDERSTAND.

YES, YOU DO--
SURE, YOU DO.

I DON'T NEED TO HAVE
KIDS TO UNDERSTAND.

SURE, YOU DO.

LIKE, WHAT ARE
YOU TALKING ABOUT?

SURE, YOU DO.

I UNDERSTAND BEING
A PROFESSIONAL!

NO, YOU
DON'T, TAMAR.

LISTEN-- IT'S ABOUT
BEING A MOTHER.

COMING UP, NO
"BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES"...

EVERY GROUP YOU'VE
BEEN IN FAILED

BECAUSE OF THAT
ATTITUDE OF YOURS!

Y'ALL IS WHACK!

I THINK DOING A BRAXTON
FAMILY RECORD ALBUM

WILL BE DISASTROUS.

WHEN IT COMES TO
ME MAKING A CHOICE,

MY CHOICE ARE
MY CHILDREN.

THAT'S MY CHOICE.
- RIGHT.

YOU KNOW WHAT--
GUESS WHAT?

THAT'S MY CHOICE.

THIS SHOW PUT MO-- PUT FOOD
AND MONEY IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD.

- BUT GUESS WHAT.
- I'M JUST SAYING.

BUT, I'VE MISSED
SEVERAL MOMENTS BEFORE,

AND I'M NOT MISSING
THIS PARTICULAR MOMENT.

TOWANDA BUSTS OUT,
"I HAVE TO GO HOME

"TO TAKE BRAXTON TO HIS
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL."

AND, YOU KNOW, TOWANDA
LEAVING WAS JUST SELFISH

ALL THE WAY AROUND
BECAUSE WE REALLY NEEDED

TO MAKE THIS PERFORMANCE
REALLY, REALLY GREAT.

IF YOU HAD CHILDREN,
YOU WOULD UNDERSTAND.

I DON'T NEED TO HAVE
KIDS TO UNDERSTAND.

YES, YOU DO--
SURE, YOU DO.

I DON'T NEED TO HAVE
KIDS TO UNDERSTAND.

SURE, YOU DO.

LIKE, WHAT ARE
YOU TALKING ABOUT?

SURE, YOU DO.

I UNDERSTAND BEING A
PROFESSIONAL, ABOUT PROVIDING!

NO, YOU
DON'T, TAMAR.

LISTEN-- IT'S ABOUT
BEING A MOTHER.

THAT'S MY CHILD.
- AND IT'S ABOUT--

I'M NOT LEAVING
MY CHILD

FOR HIS FIRST
DAY OF SCHOOL!

SHE JUST STARTED
POPPING OFF AT ME.

LIKE, I THINK SHE WAS
REALLY MAD THAT SHE GOT TO

WEAR THE PANTS, THE DRAWERS,
THE SHOES, THE SOCKS,

THE SHIRTS, THE BOWTIE,
AND SOMETIMES THE BRA

IN HER RELATIONSHIP.

SO, YOU KNOW,
THAT'S NOT MY FAULT.

FOR HIS FIRST
DAY OF SCHOOL.

LISTEN-- I COMPLETELY
GET WHAT'S GOING ON.

I, TAMAR, I WISH
THERE WAS MORE TIME,

AND I WISH THAT I COULD
MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER,

AND I KNOW YOU HAVE
SOMEWHERE TO BE TOMORROW,

SHE SHOULDN'T HAVE
BOOKED THE DATE.

I KNEW THE
DATE OF THE SHOW.

I PLANNED ON BEING
HERE FOR THE REHEARSALS,

FLYING TO NEW YORK
FOR THE PERFORMANCE,

AND BEING THEIR FOR MY KIDS
FOR THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.

EVERYBODY KNOWS, MY
WHOLE FAMILY KNOWS,

THAT WHEN IT COMES TO CRUNCH
TIME, I DON'T BREAK.

WHO BOOKED IT?
- WAIT-WAIT-WAIT-WAIT-WAIT!

- WHO BOOKED IT?
- YOU SAID, "OKAY."

I WAS RIGHT THERE.
- WHO BOOKED IT?

WHO BOOKED IT?
- DID YOU SAY, "OKAY?"

TAMAR, WHO
BOOKED IT?

YOU SAID, "YES,
I'LL BE THERE."

AS A PROFESSIONAL PERSON,
I AGREE 579% WITH TAMAR.

WHEN THE
DAY CAME,

YOU SHOULD'VE LOOKED
AT YOUR CALENDAR.

"OH, HELL, MY SON'S
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.

"I'M NOT GONNA BE
ABLE TO DO THE SHOW."

I DID-I DID--
I DID SAY IT.

WELL, WHAT MADE YOU--
WH-WHY SAY, "YES?"

- I DID SAY IT!
- WHY SAY, "YES?"

BUT, AS A PARENT, I AGREE
THAT SAME 579% WITH TOWANDA.

SO, WHAT DO YOU DO--
HOW DO YOU CHOOSE?

YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES,
IN THIS BUSINESS,

YOU HAVE TO
MAKE SACRIFICES.

TOWANDA, I'M
A MOTHER.

I GET IT, AND I UNDERSTAND
THAT YOUR LOYALTIES

LIE WITH YOUR
CHILDREN FIRST.

BUT, IF YOU COULD POSTPONE
YOUR FLIGHT TONIGHT FOR A--

MAYBE A EARLY AFTERNOON,
SO WE CAN HAVE ANOTHER

CHOREOGRAPHY LESSON AND TRY
TO GET IT IN OUR BODIES.

THAT WAY, YOU ARE
THERE FOR YOUR BABY,

AND WE CAN GET OUR
CHOREOGRAPHY TOGETHER.

OKAY, LET ME JUST TELL
YOU WHERE I AM WITH IT,

RIGHT NOW.

LIKE, YOU KNOW HOW
HORRIBLE THE EXPERIENCE

BEING IN THE
BRAXTONS WAS FOR ME?

OR, HOW HORRIBLE
IT WAS FOR US, TOO!

LET ME TELL YOU.

WHEN ME, TAMAR, AND TRINA
WAS IN THE GROUP THE BRAXTONS,

IT WAS VERY, VERY DIFFICULT
TO WORK WITH TAMAR

BECAUSE SHE
ALWAYS ACTED OUT.

SHE HAD A ATTITUDE-- SHE WAS
PISSED OFF ALL THE TIME.

THAT'S THE REASON WHY NOBODY
WANTS TO WORK WITH HER.

DON'T JUST TRY PINPOINT IT
AND SAY IT WAS JUST YOU

BEING HORRIBLE IN
A GROUP, TAMAR.

EVERY GROUP YOU'VE
BEEN IN FAILED

BECAUSE OF THAT
ATTITUDE OF YOURS.

- Y'ALL IS WHACK.
- LET'S JUST KEEP IT REAL.

I THINK IT'S JUST LOWDOWN TO
THE GROUND THAT TOWANDA SAID

THAT EVERYTHING I
DO IS A FAILURE.

THAT'S LIKE ME SAYING HER
HUSBAND'S TRYING TO BE

THE BLACK DR. PHIL, AND SHE'S
TRYING TO BE THE BLACK ROBIN.

YOU KNOW, I MEAN,
ISN'T THAT EPIC FAIL?

HMM.

SEND TAMAR A POSTCARD, BOO,
'CAUSE SHE WON'T BE ATTENDING.

I CHANGED MY PLANS
SO THAT I CAN BE HERE

IN THE MORNING TO
REHEARSE FOR A FEW HOURS.

I REALLY WANNA BE THERE FOR
MY KIDS AND MY SISTERS, TOO.

I JUST THINK IT'S REALLY
CUTE HOW EVERYBODY

IS JUST GOING ON, ACTING
LIKE IT'S, YOU KNOW,

EVERYTHING IS
HUNKY-DORY, AND IT'S NOT.

THE NIGHT BEFORE, TOWANDA
JUST TOTALLY GOT BUCKED

AND CRONK AND
ALL THAT STUFF.

AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN I HURT
SOMEBODY'S FEELINGS,

I ALWAYS COME TO PEOPLE AND
APOLOGIZE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW,

I DON'T WANNA KEEP THAT, YOU
KNOW, BAD FEELING LINGERING.

THIS IS NOT
ABOUT PERSONAL.

THIS IS ABOUT WORK.
- REMEMBER-- NO.

BUT, IN ORDER TO WORK-IN
ORDER TO WORK YOU HAVE TO BE

IN A COMFORTABLE
ENVIRONMENT.

THIS IS ABOUT BEING IN YOUR
BUBBLE AND BEING PROFESSIONAL.

WELL, TAMAR--
- AND SHE'S NOT.

TAMAR, I'M NOT-I'M NOT
IN THAT BUBBLE, RIGHT NOW.

I WANNA WORK.

YEAH, BECAUSE IT WASN'T YOU
LAST NIGHT BEING ATTACKED.

IT WAS ME.
- I'M SORRY YOU FELT THAT WAY.

OH.

CLEARLY, THINGS ARE NO BETTER
THAN THEY WERE YESTERDAY,

AND I'M HAVING FLASHBACKS
FROM TEN YEARS AGO

WHEN WE WERE
WITH THE BRAXTONS,

AND IT WAS A MESS THEN,
AND IT'S A MESS, NOW.

I'M GONNA NEED AN APOLOGY,
BEFORE WE GO FURTHER.

TOWANDA, COULD YOU
FIND IT IN YOUR HEART?

I APOLOGIZED LAST NIGHT--
I'M NOT DOING IT, AGAIN.

- DID THAT HAPPEN?
- NO.

- I'M NOT GONNA GROVEL.
- WAIT-WAIT.

I AIN'T GONNA
DO ALL THAT.

AIN'T NOBODY IS GONNA WALK
AROUND HERE TREATING ME

ANY KIND OF WAY, HOW
THEY WANNA TREAT ME.

THAT'S NOT COOL.

I GOTTA WATCH
EVERYTHING I DO

BECAUSE I'M HURTING
SOMEBODY'S FEELINGS,

AND NOBODY GIVE A
HOT DIGGITY DAMN PANCAKE

ABOUT MINE--
THAT'S IT.

Y'ALL DON'T NEED ME, BOO--
SHE'S GONE.

NO-- I DON'T NEED
THIS BULL .

RESPECT THAT'S DUE TO
A DAMN DOG.

IT SURE IS.

LET ME FIND OUT.

TAMAR'S CAR WAS
STILL OUTSIDE.

I THINK SHE JUST WANTED
SOMEBODY TO SHOW THAT

THEY CARED ABOUT HOW SHE
FELT AND HER FEELINGS.

HEY, CAN I COME IN?

NO, I'M JUST SAYING
TALK TO ME-TALK TO ME.

TAMAR WAS SO UPSET OVER THE
ARGUMENT SHE AND TOWANDA

WERE HAVING THAT I
DECIDED TO CALL VINCE,

SO MAYBE HE CAN GIVE
ME A LITTLE BIT OF HELP.

HEY, VIN.

THIS IS A
TRAIN WRECK.

SHE'S STILL HURT
ABOUT LAST NIGHT.

YEAH-- SHE'S IN HURT
FEELINGS, RIGHT NOW.

AND I-I'M NOT-I'M
NOT MAD AT HER,

BUT THE SHOW
MUST GO ON.

THE SHOW
MUST GO ON.

VINCE GOT ON THE PHONE
WITH ME AND CONVINCED ME

HOW I NEEDED TO GO BACK IN
AND PUT EVERYTHING BEHIND ME

WITH TOWANDA BECAUSE
THIS SHOW IN NEW YORK

IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT,
AND I WOULD REGRET IT,

IF I DIDN'T
DO IT.

YOU KNOW, I REALLY DID
APPRECIATE TRINA COMING OUT

TO THE CAR.

I REALLY WISH SHE
WOULD'VE SPOKE UP FOR ME

IN FRONT OF
EVERYBODY.

LIKE, NOBODY SEEMS
TO WANNA DO THAT.

ME WANTING TO HAVE A GREAT
SHOW IS NOT ME POPPING OFF.

IT'S JUST ME WANTING
TO HAVE A GREAT SHOW

BECAUSE I'M NOT
LOOKING LIKE NO FOOL.

YOU MAD AT
ME STILL?

I JUST WANNA TELL YOU I'M
SORRY FOR TALKING OUT

THE SIDE OF MY NECK AND
FOR HURTING YOUR FEELINGS.

TOWANDA SHOULD'VE
APOLOGIZED TO ME.

AND YOU
KNOW WHAT?

EVERY TIME SHE SEES
ME FOR THE NEXT YEAR,

SHE NEEDS TO
APOLOGIZE TO ME

BECAUSE SHE WAS
COMPLETELY OUT OF LINE.

I'M SORRY--
WE'RE SISTERS.

I LOVE YOU.

I HAVE TO SAY-- I
REALLY FELT THAT ONE.

- YOU DID?
- NO.

IT'S TRUE--
I DID.

TAMAR, COME ON--
RIGHT HERE.

TO ME, THAT WAS
PRETTY MAJOR, LIKE--

NO-NO--
IT WAS MAJOR.

THAT'S WHY I'M JUST COMING
TO YOU, AND I'M SAYING,

TAMAR, I CAN BE THE
BIGGER PERSON AND SAY,

TAMAR, I
APOLOGIZE DEEPLY.

I WAS ALL IN MY FEELINGS-
ALL IN MY FEELINGS,

AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE
LASHED OUT AT YOU

THE WAY THAT I
LASHED OUT AT YOU,

AND IT WAS INAPPROPRIATE,
AND I APOLOGIZE DEEPLY.

- I ACCEPT YOUR APOLOGY.
- OKAY-- GIVE ME A HUG, PLEASE.

I APOLOGIZED TO TAMAR NOT
BECAUSE SHE WAS RIGHT.

I APOLOGIZED TO TAMAR
BECAUSE I'M A PROFESSIONAL,

AND I KNEW THAT WE NEEDED
TO GET THE WORK DONE,

AND IN ORDER TO GET THE WORK
DONE, I HAD TO APOLOGIZE.

I'M GLAD THAT, RIGHT
NOW, WE CAN DISSIPATE IT.

WE CAN MOVE ON AND
TRY TO GET IT RIGHT.

LET'S GET IT RIGHT--
LET'S GET IT RIGHT.

ONCE WE GOT TO
REHEARSING SOME MORE,

OUR MOVES STARTED
TO LOOK GOOD.

WE'RE HAVING
FUN, NOW-- YES!

GOOD.

OH, YEAH, AND HAVE
A SAFE FLIGHT.

- THANK YOU.
- GROUP HUG.

WHILE I'M HOME,

I'M DEFINITELY GONNA REHEARSE
MY VOCALS AND MY CHOREOGRAPHY.

I REALLY DON'T NEED TO
BECAUSE EVERYBODY KNOWS

I KNOW MY STUFF.

COMING UP, ON
"BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES"...

YOU NEED A
LOT OF WORK.

LET ME HEAR YOUR
PITCH, TRINA.

LA-AH-AH...

YEAH!

FORGOT THE CHOREO--
I DON'T KNOW IT.

- WHAT?
- I DON'T KNOW IT.

- YOU DON'T THE STEPS?
- NO.

WE-- I JUST LEARNED
IT YESTERDAY.

- HI!
- TONI BRAXTON.

YOU'RE SO SILLY.

THE DIVA OF ALL
DIVAS, DARLING.

TERRANCE HAS BEEN
HELPING MY SISTERS PREPARE

FOR THE NEW YORK SHOW, AND
SINCE I'VE BEEN RECOVERING

FROM SURGERY, I'M
KINDA OUT OF THE LOOP,

AND I'D LOVE TO
CATCH UP WITH TERRANCE

BECAUSE HE'S IN OUR FAMILY
FOR A BAZILLION YEARS.

WE GO
WAY BACK.

YOUR PIANO
NEEDS TUNING.

I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M IN
THE HOUSE OF TONI BRAXTON,

ONE OF THE FOREMOST OF VOCAL
ARTISTS OF THE UNIVERSE,

AND YOUR PIANO
NEEDS WORK.

- YEP, IT DOES.
- TONI?

I KNOW--
IT'S REALLY BAD.

MY SISTERS' SHOW IS
IN JUST A FEW DAYS,

AND I'VE BEEN WONDERING
WHETHER OR NOT THEY'RE READY.

AND I DON'T WANNA
ADD TO THEIR STRESS.

I DON'T WANNA DO THAT BY POKING
MY NOSE INTO THE PROCESS.

TERRANCE IS THE BEST
PERSON TO BE THERE.

HE DOESN'T
SUGARCOAT ANYTHING.

SO, THEY NEED TOUGH
LOVE, RIGHT NOW.

WHAT'S GOING ON WITH
THE GIRLS' STUFF?

UH, DO YOU WANT ME TO GIVE
YOU A LINE BY LINE ITEM?

- LINE BY LINE.
- UH...

'CAUSE THEY HAVE
THAT SHOW TO DO.

WE GOT SOME OBSTACLES, AND
SOME MOUNTAINS, AND HILLS,

AND-- TO CLIMB, AND
RIVERS TO CROSS.

I CAN TAKE IT--
JUST TELL ME.

WHAT HAPPENED?

TELL ME.
- IT'S JUST BICKERING.

TAMAR IS SO DOWN ON
THE REST OF THE GIRLS.

SHE'S JUST ALWAYS SO
QUICK TO CRITICIZE.

WHAT WERE THEY
BICKERING ABOUT?

- PITCH.
- OH.

PITCH.

YOU KNOW, AND TRACI HAS A
LITTLE ISSUE WITH PITCH.

A LITTLE BIT IS BECAUSE
SHE HASN'T BEEN SINGING

AS MUCH AS THE OTHER GIRLS.
- RIGHT.

SHE HASN'T BEEN
PRACTICING ENOUGH.

AND THE MORE SHE
SINGS, SHE WILL.

I AGREE-- SO,
TAMAR GOT FRUSTRATED?

UGH... AND THEN,
I HAD TO READ HER.

I AM NOT SURPRISED AT WHAT
TERRANCE IS TELLING ME.

THIS IS THE THING THAT
FRUSTRATES ME MOST

ABOUT MY SISTERS.

THEY HAVE SO MUCH TALENT,
BUT THEY START BICKERING,

AND THE WHOLE TALENT
THING GETS LOST,

ESPECIALLY
WITH TAMAR.

YOU KNOW, THIS IS--
GONNA BE HONEST.

THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS
THAT I DON'T WANT TO DO

THE ALBUM
WITH THEM.

I THINK DOING A BRAXTON
FAMILY RECORD ALBUM

WILL BE DISASTROUS.

THE ALBUM WILL BE GOOD.

WHEN WE PUT IT
OUT, IT'LL BE GOOD.

BUT, WORKING AT
MAKING IT HAPPEN,

PROMOTING IT WILL
BE CHALLENGING

BECAUSE TAMAR STILL WANTS TO
BE THE LEADER OF THE GROUP.

I AGREE.

BUT, SHE HAS TO ACCEPT,
WHEN SHE'S IN A GROUP,

IT'S A GROUP, AND SHE'S
ONE-FOURTH OR ONE-FIFTH.

RIGHT... BUT,
SHE'S AN ADULT, NOW.

SHE'S NOT 17.
- RIGHT.

SO, WHAT USED TO
BE CUTE ISN'T CUTE.

WELL, HAVE
YOU TOLD HER?

I'M GONNA TELL HER, BUT I
THINK YOU SHOULD TELL HER,

SINCE YOU
SPOILED HER.

UH, WHY IS IT MY FAULT THAT
TAMAR IS THE WAY SHE IS?

SHE WAS
THE BABY.

SHE WAS LIKE YOUR BABY, SORT
OF, BEFORE YOU HAD BABIES.

TELL THE TRUTH.

YOU KNOW, TERRANCE
IS RIGHT IN ONE WAY.

SINCE I'M TEN YEARS OLDER
THAN TAMAR, YOU KNOW,

I WAS KIND OF A SECOND MOM TO
HER WHEN WE WERE GROWING UP,

AND I'D TRY TO GUIDE HER
ALONG, BUT I WON'T TAKE

ALL THE CREDIT
OR THE BLAME.

HER SPIRIT, HER STUBBORNNESS,
HER IN YOUR FACE ATTITUDE,

THAT'S 100% TAMAR.

SO, THE GIRLS, ARE THEY READY
FOR THE SHOW IN NEW YORK?

THEY'RE NOT READY.

I WANT THEM TO
WORK MUCH HARDER.

I WANT THEM TO GET IN
THERE AND COMMIT TO IT

AND GET
IT DONE.

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO
TO GET 'EM TO SOAR?

I'M GONNA
CRACK THE WHIP.

OKAY--
THERE YOU GO.

THAT'S AN IDEA.
- IT'S THAT SIMPLE.

THANK YOU--
THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AFTER THE MESS WITH TOWANDA
TRYING TO SET ME UP

WITH A TODDLER, I AGREED
TO GO OUT WITH DOC.

HE'S MY AGE ANYWAY, AND
WE HAVE FUN TOGETHER.

SO, HOW WAS
YOUR DAY TODAY?

VERY GOOD DAY.

I THINK, RIGHT NOW
IS THE ICING ON THE CAKE

TO A BEAUTIFUL DAY.

- OOH, THANK YOU.
- MMM-HMM.

THAT--
YOU MEAN ME, RIGHT?

- ABSOLUTELY.
- YOU KNOW WHAT TO SAY, BOY.

YEAH-- WHO ELSE COULD
I BE TALKING ABOUT?

YOUR MAMA
RAISED YOU WELL.

- SHE DID.
- WHAT CAN I SAY?

SHE DID.
SHE DID.

FOR A WHILE, I WAS
A LITTLE LEERY OF MEN

BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS
THAT I HAD WITH MY EX-HUSBAND,

BUT DOC HAS BEEN EXTREMELY
PATIENT WITH ME,

AND HE
UNDERSTANDS ME.

A FRIEND OF MINE SAID THAT
YOU HAD A CRUSH ON ME,

EVEN WHEN I WENT TO
YOUR CHURCH ONE TIME.

I NEVER WILL
FORGET THAT DAY.

YOU WERE SITTING UP FRONT
JUST-JUST BEAUTIFUL.

MMM-HMM.

COULDN'T FIGURE OUT HOW
TO GET YOUR ATTENTION.

BUT, THEN, LOOK
WHAT HAPPENED.

YOU GOT
IT, NOW.

SO, WE'VE BEEN HAVING SOME
EXCELLENT MOMENTS TOGETHER,

RIGHT?
- YEAH.

SUPPOSE I WANTED TO TAKE
IT A LITTLE BIT FARTHER.

I WASN'T
EXPECTING THAT--

THAT HE WANTED TO TAKE IT
JUST A LITTLE BIT FURTHER.

I MEAN, WHAT
DOES HE MEAN?

I REALLY LOOK FORWARD
TO BEING IN YOUR COMPANY,

AGAIN, ON
ANOTHER OCCASION.

THEN, MAYBE
ANOTHER OCCASION.

WOW.

IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU WANT
ALL OF MY TIME, HUH?

I THINK THAT WOULD
BE A NICE THING.

- HMM.
- THINK ABOUT IT.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO
ANSWER TONIGHT.

JUST FOOD
FOR THOUGHT.

DOC IS VERY DIFFERENT
FROM MY EX-HUSBAND.

HE'S FUNNY--
HE'S CHARMING.

HE'S SWEET-- HE'S JUST
A PERFECT GENTLEMAN.

I THINK HE'S WEARING
ME DOWN A BIT.

WHAT YOU TRYIN' TO DO--
SWEEP ME OFF MY FEET?

- MMM-HMM.
- WELL, IT WORKED.

- IT WORKED?
- MMM-HMM.

OH, LORD--
HEY, TERRANCE.

- HI, TAMAR.
- OH, TERRANCE IS HERE?

DON'T BE SO HAPPY TO SEE ME.
I'M NOT-I'M NOT.

DON'T BE SO
HAPPY TO SEE ME.

I AIN'T.

TERRANCE IS HERE
FOR OUR LAST SESSION,

BEFORE WE HAVE TO
PERFORM FOR THIS LUNCHEON.

WE REALLY NEED
REHEARSAL REAL BAD.

LIKE, WE SOUND A HIGH
MESS, AT THIS POINT.

ONE, TWO, THREE--
WHERE IS TOWANDA?

IS SHE IN MAKEUP--
IS SHE DOING HAIR?

NO-- SHE WENT TO
SEE ABOUT HER BABY.

SHE HAS FLOWN
THE COOP.

BRAXTON'S FIRST DAY OF
SCHOOL IS TOMORROW.

SHE COULD'VE GOT THERE IN
TIME TO WALK HIM IN THE DOOR.

AND GET BACK ON A PLANE
AND COME BACK OUT HERE.

AND GET BACK ON
THE PLANE-- RIGHT.

TOWANDA IS MISSING OUR
LAST VOCAL REHEARSAL.

LIKE, I COULD'VE WENT
TO A WEDDING WITH VINCE

IN MALIBU TODAY,

BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT
YOU GOTTA PUT YOUR WORK

BEFORE OTHER THINGS, AND
I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND

WHY MY SISTERS KEEP THINKING
I'M TRIPPIN' ABOUT THAT.

HERE WE GO.

LET ME HEAR YOUR
PITCH, TRINA.

EEEEE

YOU NEED TO SHUT IT DOWN.
- LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHIN'.

THEY TYRANT WOULD NOT ALLOW
ME TO HAVE VOCAL REST.

- WHO?
- THE TYRANT.

LOOK, LET ME TELL
YOU SOMETHIN'.

WE HAVE HAD TEN
YEARS OF VOCAL REST.

UH-UH.

IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH
HER, PUT ME ON THE PHONE.

TAMAR HAS BEEN
WORKING TRACI AND I

NON-STOP SINCE
TOWANDA LEFT.

I'M NOT SINGING AT FULL
VOICE AND LOSING MY VOICE.

I'M NOT DOING THAT BECAUSE
OF TAMAR THE TYRANT-- NO.

DO YOU WANT ME
TO DROP OUT?

- DON'T SING-- DON'T SING.
- THANK YOU.

SHE'S NOT SINGING,
RIGHT NOW.

THANK YOU, TERRANCE.

SHE'S NOT SINGING
THAT, RIGHT NOW.

YEAH, BUT I CAN--

SO, TRINA DOESN'T
HAVE TO SING,

AND TERRANCE IS
GONNA PICK ON ME.

SHE KNOWS
HER NOTES.

SHE CAN HIT THEM
WITH NO PROBLEMS.

BOOM.

TRACI, THAT
WAS NOTE.

WELL, SHE'S SINGING
THE RIGHT NOTE,

JUST THE WRONG
KEY, BABY.

OOH--
OH-OH-OH!

- OH, MY GOD!
- DON'T TOUCH HIM!

DON'T TOUCH HIM!
- WHAT-WHAT-WHAT-WHAT?

WHAT-WHAT-WHAT-WHAT?

THEY'RE ABOUT TO MAKE ME
WANNA DRINK A LITTLE SUGAR

AND REPEAT.

MY SEXY LITTLE TEDDY BEAR
LOOKED CUTE AS HELL.

I MEAN, JEANS AND
SWEATS, THAT'S COOL,

BUT HE BE LOOKIN'
RIGHT SOMETIMES.

TAMAR, YOUR HUSBAND
IS GONNA BE THERE.

COME BACK--
WE HAVE WORK TO DO.

YOU GOTTA PUT YOUR WORK
BEFORE OTHER THINGS.

I NEED MY
VOCAL LESSON.

I AM A PROFESSIONAL,
UNLIKE SOME PEOPLE.

I'M HAPPIER.

OKAY, COULD WE DO,
LIKE, A MOVE OR SOMETHING

SO YOU CAN SEE
OUR BREATH?

I REALLY
WANNA SEE IT.

TAMAR HAS TO REHEARSE OVER
AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

IF SHE WOULD'VE REHEARSED
MORE INSTEAD OF SCREAMING

AT TOWANDA, WE'D BE
DONE, RIGHT NOW.

- ONE, TWO.
- I'M JUST GONNA TELL YA.

I'M JUST GONNA BE
HONEST-- I DON'T KNOW IT.

- YOU DON'T KNOW THE STEPS?
- NO, WE--

I JUST LEARNED IT YESTERDAY.
- HERE WE GO.

ONE.

HOLD ON.

SEE-- I'M DOING
SOMETHING WRONG.

DA--
WHAT IS IT?

SEE, YOU-YOU'RE SUPPOSED
TO BE MOVING DIFFERENT.

NO, BUT I-I'D STILL LIKE TO
KNOW WHAT THE CHOREOGRAPHY IS.

OKAY.

- CAN I-CAN I TALK IT?
- SHOW HER.

SO RIGHT.

I'M TEACHING
TAMAR WHAT TO DO?

PAYBACK IS A BITCH.

BUT, I'M NOT GONNA TREAT HER
LIKE SHE DID ME THE LAST TIME.

I'M MORE COMPASSIONATE.

SEVEN, EIGHT,
AND NO-NO-NO.

GO BACK.

- TAMAR, I MEAN--
- YEAH, BUT, TRACI, IF THIS--

IF YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'RE
PLAYING HOPSCOTCH,

THAT AIN'T THE MOVES.

I COULD TURN EMOTION--
DIP.

SWING-- UMPH.

RIGHT--
YOU'RE RIGHT.

YOU NEED A LOT OF WORK.

I'M SURE Y'ALL BE GIVING--
- WELL, YOU HAVE TO TALK

TO YOUR STUDENTS,
HONEY, ABOUT LEAVING.

I CAN UNDERSTAND.

SHE WANTS TO WALK HER SON INTO
THE SCHOOL FOR KINDERGARTEN.

AND I WANNA GO WITH MY
HUSBAND TO THIS WEDDING

IN MALIBU--
IT'S GONNA BE FABULOUS.

I'M JUST SAYIN'.

BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S
NOTHING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT.

GOOD-- YOU'RE GROWING.

WE ARE ABSOLUTELY
NOT READY TO PERFORM.

LIKE, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHY
I'M GETTIN' ON THIS PLANE,

'CAUSE NOBODY IS
SERIOUS EXCEPT FOR ME.

COMING UP, ON "BRAXTON
FAMILY VALUES"...

WE CAN'T LOOK CRAZY...
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

I'M SUPPOSED TO GET ON
STAGE LIKE THIS-- REALLY?

WE AIN'T GOT NO CLOTHES--
THIS IS IT.

THAT LOOKS LIKE THE
STUFF YOU GET IN A BOX

IN PARTY CITY AT HALLOWEEN.
- WHAT DO WE DO?

I FEEL LIKE I'M GONNA
HAVE A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN.

I THINK THAT IT'S TIME
FOR THE PIANO TO BE TUNED.

UH-HUH-- AND I THINK
IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO GO!

BYE, BOO.

WHY DO YOU ALWAYS HAVE
TO PUT ME OUT-PUT ME OUT?

- BYE, BOO-- OKAY.
- THIS IS OFFENSIVE.

I DON'T APPRECIATE THIS.
- NO-- COME ON, BOO.

JUST COME OUTSIDE--
I WANNA SHOW YOU SOMETHIN'.

COME ON-- I WANNA
SHOW YOU SOMETHIN'.

IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT--
I FORGOT YESTERDAY.

- OH, WHAT'D YOU DO?
- WHAT WAS I THINKING?

OH, WHAT'D YOU DO--
WHAT?

I LOVE YOU--
WHAT DID YOU GET?

WELL, LET
ME SHOW YOU.

LOOK-- IT'S RIGHT HERE.
- WHAT IS IT?

WHAT?
- RIGHT-RIGHT OVER THERE.

- WHAT-WHAT IS IT?
- TAMAR IS CRAZY.

IT'S THE DOOR--
BYE!

HEY, GIRLS.

- WELL, LOOK AT YOU.
- HI.

- HI.
- HOW ARE YA?

- YOU LOOK GOOD.
- THANKS.

SO, WE FINALLY MAKE IT TO
NEW YORK, AND IT'S 10:30

THE NIGHT BEFORE THE SHOW,
AND TOWANDA JUST GOT IN

AFTER BEING WITH
HER SON IN ATLANTA.

WE DECIDE WE'RE GONNA HAVE
A COUPLE OF COCKTAILS,

A COUPLE OF DRINKS, SO WE
CAN FIGURE OUT WHERE WE ARE,

RIGHT NOW.

I THINK I WANT A MOJITO
TO GO ALONG WITH MY OUTFIT.

ABSOLUTELY.

I'M FINE WITH
MY TEA FOR RIGHT NOW.

THANK YOU.
- AND YOU'RE GOOD?

OKAY, GREAT-- THANK YOU.
- I'M NOT GONNA DRINK MINE.

IT JUST GOES ALONG
WITH MY OUTFIT.

OH, IT'S JUST A
LITTLE EASTER SUNDAY,

BUT IT'S COOL.

AND YOU'RE A LITTLE SOLID
GOLD, BUT WE AIN'T EVEN

TALKIN' ABOUT YOU
GOING TO THE CLUB

AND COMING TO THE RESTAURANT--
AND THAT'S OKAY.

- I'M ALL BOOM.
- EXACTLY.

TAMAR STILL HAS HER
PANTIES IN A BUNCH.

SHE'S STILL BEEN
REALLY, REALLY FURIOUS

ABOUT TOWANDA LEAVING AND
HAD TO BE WITH HER SON,

BUT WE HAD TO ASK HOW THE
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL WAS.

WITH ALL THIS DRAMA,
I HOPE IT WAS GOOD.

HE WAS A
LITTLE NERVOUS.

HE WAS SQUEEZING MY
HAND A LITTLE BIT.

- GOT A LITTLE TEARY-EYED?
- I DID.

I HAD, LIKE, SEPARATION
ANXIETY WHEN I SAW HIM

GO INTO THE CLASSROOM.
- OH!

- HE'S GROWING UP.
- OH!

I KINDA SLIPPED
OUT THE DOOR.

I THINK IT'S GREAT
TO TAKE YOUR KIDS

TO THEIR FIRST
DAY OF SCHOOL.

HOWEVER, IF YOU'RE GONNA WEAR
THE PANTS IN YOUR RELATIONSHIP,

AND YOUR HUSBAND IS
GONNA WEAR THE APRON,

THEN THAT'S THE ROLE THAT
YOU HAVE DECIDED TO PLAY.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T
TOTALLY UNDERSTAND.

WE'RE LEAVING RIGHT SMACK IN
THE MIDDLE OF TH-THIS ONLY TIME

THAT WE HAVE FOR THIS
VERY IMPORTANT SHOW.

OKAY, TAMAR.

I HAVE GONE TO SEE MY CHILD
FOR HIS FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL,

AND I'M BACK--
AND I KNOW MY MOVES.

YOU ARE NOT THE ONLY
PERSON IN THIS FAMILY

WHO IS A
PERFECTIONIST.

DID YOU GET A CHANCE TO
PRACTICE ANY OF THE MOVES

AT ALL WHILE YOU WERE GONE?
- OF COURSE.

TRINA, YOU KNOW
I'M A SURE THING.

THAT'S GREAT, AND I'M GLAD
THAT YOU REHEARSED BY YOURSELF

WHILE YOU WERE THERE,
BUT WE'RE NOT PREPARED.

WE HAVEN'T HAD THAT MUCH
TIME FOR REHEARSAL.

OKAY, TAMAR.

YOUR ANXIETY IS NOT MAKING
ANYTHING ANY BETTER.

IN ORDER FOR EVERYBODY
ELSE TO STAY CALM,

WE NEED YOU STAY CALM...
JUST A LITTLE BIT.

I'M TRYING
TO STAY CALM.

AND I KNOW IT NEEDS
TO BE PERFECT.

I KNOW IT NEEDS
TO BE RIGHT.

I KNOW THERE'S HANGING
IN THE BALANCE.

I DON'T LIKE LEANING
ON THE FACT THAT IT ALWAYS

WORKS OUT
AT THE END.

I DON'T WANT IT TO ALWAYS
WORK OUT AT THE END.

I WANT IT TO WORK
OUT BEFORE THE END.

- RIGHT.
- WE CAN'T LOOK CRAZY.

YOU KNOW
WHAT I MEAN?

HOW DO WE KNOW OUR NEXT GIG
OR OUR-OUR NEXT BIG OPPORTUNITY

IS NOT SITTING
IN THE AUDIENCE?

I AM FRUSTRATED.

LIKE, IF WE CAN'T
PULL THIS OFF,

WE ARE FOREVER
GONNA BE KNOWN

AS TONI BRAXTON'S, LIKE,
DO-WOP-POP-POP SISTERS,

AND I AM DONE
WITH ALL OF THAT.

LIKE, WE HAVE, LIKE, WHAT,
LESS THAN 12 HOURS

'TIL THE SHOW.

LIKE, I-I JUST
HAVE THIS FEELING

THAT IT'S
NOT GONNA WORK.

TRACI, THIS NOT
WORK FOR YOU AT ALL?

CAN YOU TRY ON ONE OF THOSE
SHIRTS AND SEE IF THEY--

WE'RE GONNA LOOK LIKE THE
WAITERS, BUT, YOU KNOW, I--

I CALLED A STYLIST
SOMEONE RECOMMENDED,

AND SHE RUSHED
OVER SOME CLOTHES.

AND, OF COURSE, TAMAR
HATED THE CLOTHES.

I-I FEEL LIKE I'M GONNA
HAVE A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN.

LET'S
TRY NOT TO.

TOWANDA SAID SHE WOULD
TAKE CARE OF THE WARDROBE.

I KNEW THIS
WOULD HAPPEN.

THERE'S NO WARDROBE, AND
WE'RE ABOUT TO LOOK A HOT MESS.

CAN YOU TRY EITHER ON?
- MMM-HMM.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE
GONNA LOOK LIKE ON YOU.

CUTE.

SO, THE ORIGINAL THEME FOR A
WARDROBE WAS FOR US TO WEAR,

LIKE, TUXEDO OUTFITS WITH
TAILS, AND I MADE SURE

I SENT PICTURES TO
EACH ONE OF MY SISTERS.

TAMAR SIGNED OFF ON IT,
AND AS SOON AS WE GOT IT,

SHE JUST RIPPED
IT APART.

WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT WE
HAVE, WHICH IS NOTHING.

- EXCUSE ME.
- WHAT?

WHAT AM I DOING?

I'M JUST-I'M
JUST TELLING YOU.

AS IF IT'S NOT
ENOUGH PRESSURE,

VINCE FLIES IN TO
COME SEE THE SHOW.

I'M JUST NOT IN GOOD
SHAPE, RIGHT NOW.

I'M A MESS.

- WHAT AM I DOING?
- WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

- YEAH.
- OH, OKAY-- NEVER MIND.

YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
- NO, I DON'T.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M--
- YES, YOU DO.

I REALLY-- I WISH I
KNEW WHAT I WAS DOING.

WHY-WHY IS-
WHY IS YOUR TONE-

WHY IS YOUR TONE THAT WAY?
- BECAUSE I'M STRESSED OUT.

OKAY, BUT, SEE, THAT'S
NOT NECESSARY, THOUGH.

BECAUSE THE LAST THING
I WANT AT 10-- 10:30,

BEFORE WE HAVE
TO GO ON AT 12,

IS WHAT THE
TO PUT ON.

I'M SORRY--
WHAT TO PUT ON.

SEE, THAT'S WHY-THAT'S
WHY I'M SAYING YOU'RE OVER--

YOU'RE OVER THE TOP.

BECAUSE-BECAUSE I'M PISSED
OFF BECAUSE EVERYBODY THOUGHT

I WAS HAVING A
TEMPER TANTRUM.

OKAY, BUT, TAMAR,
YOU ARE, RIGHT NOW.

- NO, I WAS NOT.
- YES, YOU ARE.

HAVE A GOOD DAY.

BECAUSE THIS WAS THE
WHOLE REASON BEHIND WHY

I WANTED TO HAVE A-A
ACCURATE FITTING.

RATHER THAN BEING
SUPPORTIVE, LIKE,

VINCE STARTED TELLING ME,
LIKE, "DON'T BE DOING THAT."

PSH-PSH--
"DON'T SAY THAT.

"DON'T DO THIS.

"DON'T DO--" LIKE, I'M NOT
SUPPOSED TO BE POPPING OFF

ABOUT THIS
PAPER MACHE AND FELT

THAT TOWANDA BOUGHT
FOR US TO WEAR.

I'M NOT GONNA BE ALL ROSY
ABOUT THE SITUATION.

LIKE, I AM
POPPING OFF.

THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS
THAT IS OUT OF YOUR CONTROL.

SO, YOU GOTTA LEAVE IT IN-IN-
IN ONLY ONE PERSON'S HANDS.

- OKAY, AND THEN?
- TRUST.

OH, OKAY.

WELL, LET ME TRUST HE'S
GONNA BRING ME A BAG

FROM SAKS OR SOMEBODY
AND A COUPLE BOUTIQUES,

SO I CAN PICK ME AN
OUTFIT-- HOW ABOUT THAT?

THAT AIN'T HAPPENIN'-- LET'S
TALK ABOUT TRUST AND REALITY.

FACTS, TRUST AND FACTS,
WE AIN'T GOT NO CLOTHES.

THIS IS IT.

THAT LOOKS LIKE THE
STUFF YOU GET IN A BOX

IN PARTY CITY,
I MEAN, AT HALLOWEEN.

THIS DOES LOOK LIKE
A LITTLE COSTUMEY.

I AIN'T WEARING THAT.

DO I LOOK LIKE
THE "WIZARD OF OZ?"

NO, SHE DOESN'T--
I'M NOT DOING THAT.

THESE OUTFTIS
ARE AN ATROCITY.

BUT, YOU KNOW,
UNFORTUNATELY,

THE OUTFITS CAME LATE.

WHAT DO WE DO?
- HOW ARE WE GONNA BE FINE?

WHAT-- I'M SUPPOSED TO
GET ON STAGE LIKE THIS?

- REALLY?
- IT'S JUST CRUNCH TIME.

WE SHOULDN'T BE
HERE, RIGHT NOW.

MMM-HMM--
THAT'S TRUE.

IT'S AN HOUR BEFORE SHOWTIME,
AND TAMAR STRESSING US OUT

IS NOT HELPING
ANYBODY, RIGHT NOW.

I MEAN--

DO YOU LIKE ANY
OF THESE THREE?

NO-- I'M NOT WEARING
NO TUTU ON NOBODY.

THAT LOOK LIKE YOU GOT
A TRAY OF CHAMPAGNE.

YEAH,
THAT-THAT'S TRUE.

I MEAN, I'D RATHER
GET UP THERE LOOKING LIKE

A GOSPEL GROUP
THAN GOING UP THERE

LOOKING LIKE
THE WAITERS.

LOOKING LIKE-- AND
SOMEBODY MISTAKING US.

"OH, I'M SORRY, MA'AM--
YOU CAN'T BE IN THIS AREA."

AT THE TONE,
THE TIME WILL BE--

OH, 11 O'CLOCK, HOW
WONDERFUL, A GOOD, SOLID HOUR.

TOWANDA, CAN YOU
COME IN HERE?

WE NEED TO
SEE YOUR OUTFIT!

I MEAN--

NOBODY ELSE WAS
WORRIED ABOUT NOTHIN',

EXCEPT FOR ME.

WE DIDN'T HAVE NO CLOTHES,
AND EVERYBODY WAS SKIDADDLING.

DEE-DEE-DEE-DEE-
DEE-DEE-DEE-DEE-DEE.

AND I'M OVER HERE
WORRYING ABOUT

WHAT THE
WE'RE WEARING!

THIS WILL NEVER HAPPEN
TO ME, AGAIN, EVER.

THIS WILL NEVER HAPPEN
TO ME, AGAIN, EVER.

NEVER HAPPEN
TO ME, AGAIN.

COMING UP, ON
"BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES"...

I'M NERVOUS.

WE CERTAINLY NEED
ALL THE HELP.

WE ARE REHEARSING
IN THE HALLWAY.

IF WE COULD PULL THIS OFF,
IT WOULD DEFINITELY BE

A MINOR MIRACLE.

HERE TO JOIN US,
THE BRAXTONS.

WHOO!

BETTER.

SO, IT WAS 20 MINUTES
BEFORE SHOWTIME.

AND, SOMETIMES, YOU
HAVE TO MAKE THE BEST

OF WHAT YOU HAVE.

SO, WE JUST PULLED THINGS
FROM WHAT WE BROUGHT WITH US

TO MAKE IT WORK,
AND IT WORKED.

THE BOTTOM LINE IS, AS
LONG AS WE SOUND GOOD,

AND AS LONG AS WE KNOCK 'EM
DEAD, THAT'S WHAT MATTERS.

I'M NERVOUS.

ONE, TWO, THREE.

- TAP.
- OOH, YES.

AH!

- ANYBODY WANNA PRAY?
- I'M GONNA ASK YOU TO PRAY.

NO, IT'S NOT--
YOU CAN NEVER PRAY ENOUGH.

LORD, WE THANK
YOU FOR THIS DAY.

WE ASK YOU TO BLESS
THIS PERFORMANCE.

WE ASK YOU TO BLESS
THE PEOPLE HERE.

WE ASK YOU TO BLESS
EVERYBODY'S VOICE,

EVERYBODY'S MOVES.

WE JUST ASK FOR
A GREAT SHOW.

IN YOUR NAME, WE PRAY.
- AMEN.

PRAY, FAST,
ALL YOU WANT, VINCENT,

'CAUSE WE CERTAINLY
NEED ALL THE HELP.

WE ARE REHEARSING
IN THE HALLWAY.

THAT'S WHERE WE'RE
AT, RIGHT NOW.

I KNOW.

THE SHOW WAS
ABOUT TO START,

AND WE ARE ALL
NERVOUS AS HELL.

IF WE COULD
PULL THIS OFF,

IT WOULD DEFINITELY
BE A MINOR MIRACLE.

SO, HERE TO JOIN US, FROM
OUR HIT SHOW, THE BRAXTONS.

COME ON, LADIES.

TRACI, TAMAR, TRINA,
AND TOWANDA BRAXTON.

WHOO!

HELLO.

WE JUST WANNA DEDICATE
THIS PERFORMANCE TO ALL

OUR FABULOUS BOSS LADIES
IN THE AUDIENCE.

WHOO!

WE GET ON STAGE,
AND I'M LIKE,

"OKAY, I THINK THIS IS
GONNA BE GOOD."

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

WE FINALLY GOT
OVER THE SHOW.

WAS IT PERFECT?

NO-- IT
WASN'T PERFECT.

HOWEVER, WE GOT THROUGH IT,
AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT IT.

IT CAN ONLY GET
BETTER FROM HERE.

- MIKEY!
- HEY-- GROUP HUG.

OH, MY GOSH, EVERYBODY!

AND I'LL TELL YOU-- IT
WAS OVER BEFORE IT STARTED

'CAUSE WE HAD
SO MUCH FUN.

IT FELT LIKE OLD TIMES.

IT CAME TOGETHER.

Y'ALL MADE LEMONADE,
AND THEY DRANK,

AND THEY ENJOYED.
- IT WAS COOL.

NO, WE TURNED COUTURE
OUT OF H & M, BABY.

- RIGHT.
- HA!

I TOLD YA... Y'ALL BROUGHT
THE COCKTAIL TO THIS LUNCHEON.

TELL ME ABOUT NEW YORK.

I WANNA HEAR
EVERYTHING IN DETAIL.

I'D RATHER NOT TELL
MY GIRLS, RIGHT NOW,

THAT DOC AND I ARE
SEEING EACH OTHER, AGAIN,

BECAUSE I DON'T WANT
THEM IN MY BUSINESS.

I PREFER TO TALK ABOUT
THEIR PERFORMANCE

WHEN THEY WERE
IN NEW YORK.

I WISH I COULD'VE
BEEN THERE.

- NO, YOU--
- NO-NO.

WHY NOT?

'CAUSE WE WERE DOING
OUR ARGUING AT FIRST.

EVERYBODY WAS
MAD AT ME.

YOU KNOW, SAME
OL'-SAME OL'.

WHAT?

NOW, JUST GO AHEAD AND ASK
AND SAY, "WHAT'D YOU DO?"

- WHAT HAPPENED?
- WE GOT LUCKY.

WE DID NOT PERFORM
TOGETHER IN 15 YEARS.

THANK GOD, AT THE
END OF THE DAY--

- IT CAME TOGETHER.
- IT CAME TOGETHER.

TRACI, YOU DIDN'T HAVE TOO
MUCH OF A PROBLEM, DID YOU?

I DID, AT FIRST.

WELL, THANK YOU
FOR YOUR HONESTY.

- THANK GOD!
- THANK GOD FOR JESUS!

KNOWING IS
HALF THE BATTLE.

I WAS FRUSTRATED,
AT FIRST.

BUT, AT THE END, ON THE STAGE,
OH, I WAS LOOKIN' STRAIGHT.

- WHAT?
- YOU WERE ROCKIN' IT, TRACI.

OH, GOOD GOD ALMIGHTY,
'CAUSE THIS HERE IS GROWTH.

LIKE TAMAR SAID,
I WAS SNATCHED.

- IT ENDED UP BEING GOOD.
- UH-HUH-UH-HUH.

WE PULLED IT
ALL TOGETHER.

I WAS SO HAPPY TO
HEAR ABOUT THE GIRLS, UM,

SINGING TOGETHER
IN THEIR PERFORMANCE.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
HEARING THEM SING MORE.

SO, WHAT ABOUT THE
BRAXTON FAMILY ALBUM?

I DON'T KNOW, MOMMY.

I THINK, CREATIVELY, WE
HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENCES.

WE WOULD REALLY
HAVE TO REALLY SIT

AND THINK AND
TALK ABOUT IT.

IN THE MEANWHILE,
I'LL BE PRAYING ABOUT

THE BRAXTON'S ALBUM--
HOW ABOUT THAT?

I DON'T EVEN
WANT TO TALK ABOUT

THE BRAXTON FAMILY'S
ALBUM, RIGHT NOW.

I HATE TO BURST
MOMMY'S BUBBLE,

BUT IF THE NEW YORK
PERFORMANCE TAUGHT US ANYTHING,

IT'S THAT WE HAVE
A LOT OF ISSUES TO ADDRESS,

BEFORE WE'RE EVEN ABLE TO GO
BACK INTO THE STUDIO, AGAIN.

SO, IF ANYBODY WOULD CALL
YOU GUYS TO PERFORM, AGAIN,

YOU'LL BE READY, HUH?
- NO.

WITH PRACTICE.

I'M NOT JUMPING UP,
"OKAY, LET'S DO THIS!

"WE GOT A SHOW
IN THREE DAYS."

"SO, LET'S GET ON TO PRACTICE,
AND WE GOT TO FIGURE OUT

"THE CLOTHES
AND ALL THAT."

'CAUSE IT'S SO STRESSFUL--
IT'S TOO MUCH.

- WE WERE ILL-PREPARED.
- ILL-PREPARED?

TRINA, JUST BECAUSE YOU WENT
TO COLLEGE DOES NOT MEAN

YOU CAN MAKE UP YOUR
OWN WORDS AND STUFF,

IF YOU THINK
THAT IT'S LIKE--

ILL-PREPARED,
IT'S NOT A BIG WORD.

WE WERE NOT PREPARED.

THAT'S WHAT I SAID--
WE WERE ILL-PREPARED.

WE WERE, I MEAN, YOU KNOW,
WE WERE ILL-PREPARED.

GIRL, GET YOUR LIFE.
- I HAVE IT.

I'M LIVIN', BUT,
I'M JUST SAYIN'.

WE WERE ILL-PREPARED.

THAT'S NOT EVEN
A YUCKY THING TO SAY.