Original subtitles

Previously on "The haves And the have nots"...

But I'm major shareholder At the artesian.

Does it look like I give a damn?

What are you doing In this hotel?

I'm into Blackmail now.

You have a really Beautiful smile.

Are you flirting with me? Is that okay?

Told the fbi she did it.

Yeah? I did.

Your mother could reach Out of prison

Just as easily As she reaches in.

Jim: I've been waiting for A call from the bank.

And you, sir.

She said she'll do it, So I'm sure it's done.

Jim: It's almost 2:00.

Benjamin? Nah.

Who's in here now?

Hello, candace.

You people have no respect For privacy.

That's not the greeting I was expecting.

How did you get In here?

My detail Is on the top floor.

They got me in.

What do you want?

A "Congratulations" Would be nice.

I won the ‐‐ I know. You're the president.

I will be In january.

I'm president‐elect now.

Shouldn't you be In washington?

This isn't Your home state.

I wanted to see you.

Charles, I don't want To see you.

And if you don't leave, I will call ‐‐

The room Has been swept.

Your phone has been scrambled Until I leave.

Nothing will work On it.

Is this what's needed To deal with someone like you?

You've been A busy girl.

We got you Out of jail,

And now you're running A ring out of here.

A man falls to his death Because of you ‐‐

One who was after me, Of course.

But you Did us a favor,

And no one Was the wiser.

We have surveillance Of the incident

From the hotel Across the street.

The body in the maxwell case Was inadmissible,

But you wouldn't Give up your brother for it.

Instead, it seems It's been pinned

On a "Jeffery harrington."

Good stuff.

With what we've cleaned up And what you've cleaned up,

You're gonna make A good candidate.

For what?

♪♪♪♪

First lady.

[ chuckles ]

I already told you I have no desire.

I know.

Get your ass Out of here now.

That's not How this works.

You've been chosen.

No. I've chosen you.

Charles.

I can walk Out of here

And right into The arms of a committee.

I'll just give them All this information.

You're cute.

You really think That's how this machine works?

You got a lot To learn.

I don't need To do a damn thing.

Well, what if I was To slap the shit out you?

Would that make you Change your mind?

♪♪♪♪

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Candace: What did you say?

If I slapped you To the floor,

Then you'd love me.

What?

I wouldn't and couldn't ever Do something like that, but...

Then why Would you say that?

♪♪♪♪

Because that's what You're used to.

That's what you like.

♪♪♪♪

You like The foolishness.

You like being abused.

You like Death and destruction.

♪♪♪♪

Here, I come along and offer you A chance at freedom, and...

You insult me.

♪♪♪♪

I don't want it. Why not?

You didn't want it.

Sit down.

I want you to leave.

Not until You hear me out.

♪♪♪♪

Fine.

What?

♪♪♪♪

I told you.

I had opportunities.

I was hooked up With a lot of women,

But all of them were boring And tired and typical.

♪♪♪♪

I want you.

You have the right amount Of danger and unpredictability

I need To keep me interested.

♪♪♪♪

You ‐‐ you want me In your corner?

You want me to stand By your side?

Yeah.

This doesn't Make any sense.

You're The president‐elect,

And you want me.

That just shows me What you think of yourself.

Yeah. Okay.

You have no idea what it's like To be in real power, do you?

Being able to buy Whatever you want

But having to beg For what you need.

Wanting some excitement.

You're that excitement For me.

♪♪♪♪

I'm not a toy.

No, You're not.

You're a beautiful And strong woman

That can hold me down And back me up.

[ scoffs ]

Charles...

I've been watching And studying you,

Even though I wasn't around.

You're angry About your son.

I know.

Don't talk about him.

You're walking around

With your son's ashes In a suitcase.

So you've been through My things, too?

Candace, You haven't even grieved him.

♪♪♪♪

Let me help you.

Let me help you get over... Don't...

...All of this. ...Do that.

I am angry.

♪♪♪♪

I know.

♪♪♪♪

He didn't deserve that.

[ sighs ]

♪♪♪♪

He was innocent.

♪♪♪♪

I know.

♪♪♪♪

My mother says It's, uh...

♪♪♪♪

...It's on me because of The choices that I've made.

♪♪♪♪

Can you believe that?

♪♪♪♪

Yeah.

You believe that?

I believe I'm giving you The opportunity

To get away From this pain.

♪♪♪♪

No.

I'm not accepting that. You have to.

Not until You tell me why.

♪♪♪♪

Because there is something Very wrong with you.

♪♪♪♪

What?

You have The world fooled.

You're here...

Asking me, A former escort,

To be with you.

♪♪♪♪

[ chuckles ] You're the president‐elect.

There's something Very wrong with you,

And I don't trust it.

I don't trust it At all.

♪♪♪♪

There's nothing wrong With me.

You have The upper hand.

You have All my information,

And you Won't tell me yours.

♪♪♪♪

What do you want To know?

Doesn't matter...

Because I have no way To check it.

Candace. No.

You know, all these years, The one thing I've learned...

Being on my own...

Is not to trust something That doesn't feel good.

And this... Does not feel good.

♪♪♪♪

You're hiding something,

And I don't want To be a part of that.

♪♪♪♪

You think so?

I know it in my gut.

♪♪♪♪

So you want me To walk out of here...

♪♪♪♪

...And leave you In all of this?

Yes.

♪♪♪♪

Okay.

There's something I have to say.

I won't be able To contact you soon.

Once I get in the white house, Things change.

Whoever comes and goes Is monitored.

The press corps Will follow me everywhere.

I won't get any privacy Outside of them

Unless it's in The white house.

♪♪♪♪

Good.

That means This will be over for me.

♪♪♪♪

If you want it To be.

I do.

No.

No?

You're gonna change your mind Before I leave here.

♪♪♪♪

Don't count on it.

I'm a betting man.

I came here to get you, And I'm not leaving without you.

♪♪♪♪

[ door opens ]

[ door closes ]

Man: so you didn't let him Pop the guy?

No.

[ scoffs ] I don't know why.

[ indistinct conversations ]

You know, mama rose Is gonna be very upset.

Yeah. She is.

Look, I will talk To grandma rose.

For what? I told you.

You need To answer to her.

Hey, why don't you Get off my back already?

She wants you to come To the restaurant.

Look, I will explain it To her

And everything Will be fine.

Yeah, well, you better Do it quick.

Whatever. No, not "Whatever."

What the hell Are you waiting for?

She's not even there, All right?

She won't be there Till this afternoon!

♪♪♪♪

You're still marked.

♪♪♪♪

Isn't there anything you guys Can do to put a stop to it?

Come on.

You know that's not How this works, okay?

Once mama rose calls it off, It's off.

Till then, It's open ‐‐

Well, who the hell Is this guy after him?

Did you ‐‐ Did you not hear us?

Everybody's looking For the guy.

Everybody's after him.

Hey. What is it with you And this kid?

What is he, a $9 bill, You little fruity?

[ scoffs ]

Don't you ever Say that to me again.

Mitch, relax. Put your finger down, okay?

I changed your diapers when You had a sparkly sippy cup.

You better watch your mouth, All right?

He owes us money.

Yeah, no shit.

Look, get him To get the money to us,

And it'll all be over.

That's what I'm trying to do.

Well, try harder. Like I said, hurry.

♪♪♪♪

Too busy Tweezing his eyebrows.

♪♪♪♪

[ cellphone rings ]

[ cellphone beeps ] Thank you.

What's up, Man?

I need To talk to you.

Okay.

It's still on.

What do you mean? They're still after me?

Yeah. No, mitch.

I gave you that money To give to them. What Are you talking about?

They want The interest.

Come on, man! Yeah.

So, look, I'm waiting For grandma rose.

She's the only one Who can call this off.

All right, well, When are you gonna do that?

Well, I'm waiting for her To get to the restaurant.

Bro. Just lay low, benny.

Man, I can't just Sit around here.

Don't be stupid, Okay?

All right, well, Let me try to get the money.

How the hell Are you gonna do that?

Just ‐‐ Just let me work on it.

Okay. All right.

Well, let me know What you come up with.

I will.

All right, I'll hit you up Right when I talk to her.

All right. All right.

[ cellphone beeps ]

♪♪♪♪

[ sighs ]

Benny?

♪♪♪♪

I'm not signing that.

♪♪♪♪

I'm sorry, can you give us A minute, please?

Thank you.

♪♪♪♪

[ door closes ]

I don't know What you need a minute for.

I ain't signing that.

You are letting candace Get to you again, benjamin.

What if someone's Really after her?

Oh, god, I can't believe this.

Well, what if?

She's lying.

But what if someone's Really after her?

Then she made her bed,

And she's gonna Have to lay in it.

Somebody could be Trying to kill her.

We are giving This money back.

♪♪♪♪

What if ‐‐ What do you mean, "What if?"

You know damn well How she got this,

And you want To keep it?

Mom ‐‐ No, no, no, no.

Listen, benjamin, You and I both know

She lies And lies and lies.

And she's stolen from people And gotten people killed.

She got Her own baby killed!

And you want To keep it?

Now, benjamin, I know ‐‐

I know I have raised you Better than this.

How you gonna tell me

You're gonna stand By her side now for this?

You know what this says to me As your mother?

It says that I failed Both of you.

Oh, mom.

That's what you want me To think?

I failed Both of you?

♪♪♪♪

Benjamin, I saw the pictures.

I saw what she did to that man The first time.

Well, maybe that dude's Into that kind of stuff.

I don't know. Oh, lord, god,

Jesus, Father in heaven.

Please, god, Do not make me

Slap the taste Out of your mouth.

Mama.

She does this to people All the time.

Risking our lives,

Having people coming over there Looking for her.

It's wrong. It's not right.

I am not gonna stand By her side this time.

I'm not gonna do it. Not no way in hell.

But ‐‐ No, "But" nothing!

"But" nothing.

Benjamin, Sign these papers.

No.

When that lady Comes back in here,

Sign these papers.

No.

Benny.

Benjamin!

♪♪♪♪

I'm sorry.

♪♪♪♪

And there's just no way I can just do this on my own?

No. I'm sorry.

♪♪♪♪

Okay.

So that money Is just gonna sit there?

Yes.

Until we can get Both of your signatures.

Okay.

♪♪♪♪

Thank you For your time.

♪♪♪♪

What the hell? You just walk in here?

Yes. Sorry.

This is why I don't want To deal with him.

You see?

Yes. [ clears throat ]

[ sighs ] Who are you?

My name Is adaline mayfield.

You don't know me, But I know you.

I've actually been working On your behalf.

What?

She's the one who's been Cleaning you up.

Okay. So, we have Some open issues here.

I'm sure the president Ran them down to you.

You know what ‐‐ No, no, no.

Don't speak.

We've managed Every crisis brilliantly

To get you To be in this position.

This is Gonna be wonderful.

Nothing is Gonna be wonderful

Because I'm not Going through with it.

Oh, you think you have A choice? Landon, she Thinks she has a choice.

Hilarious.

Are you kidding me?

There's a woman By the name of julia trent.

She's gonna come speak to you About etiquette.

What?! Mm, and then barbara.

I like barbara. Mm.

Barbara, you know, She's a little conservative,

But the body ‐‐ Can I see your body?

Bitch, how much money Do you have?

Oh, she's gonna need A lot of work.

Tell me about it.

I'm sitting right here.

So, as I was saying, Barbara's gonna come make sure

That you're dressed Appropriately, and, uh...

♪♪♪♪

Oh, and this has all Got to go.

Uh, Get out of my closet.

Landon, look.

Hoe clothes, I told you.

Spandex and glitter.

[ stammers ] Um, hello?

I'm ‐‐ Nobody's listening to me.

No, sugar.

And that's the way It's gonna be for a while.

Nobody's gonna be Looking at you

Unless you're doing Something wrong.

You're supposed to make him Look amazing, strong,

And good, And that's it.

We will give her Some initiatives.

Yes, of course, Like most first ladies.

Yes. Here.

Here's some wardrobe For the inauguration.

I think that'd be a good time To unveil you.

It'll take that long to make Sure she passes being vetted.

And that long to let her Lose a couple pounds.

Mm.

Okay.

Anything else?

Um, I'm working on A couple things.

I'll get back To you.

It was a pleasure meeting you, First lady.

Have you ever considered Weight watchers?

I love bread. Mm.

That's gonna be A problem.

Well, I'll see you soon.

Thank you, Adaline.

♪♪♪♪

[ door opens ]

Hi.

You people are insane.

Nope, Not insane.

Politics ‐‐ That's insane.

What is this All about?

We did a poll, And as long as he was running,

The thought of the "Bachelor With the kids who lost his wife"

Was a great story.

Now americans want him To be married.

You have been chosen.

Get the... Out of here.

I'm not marrying him.

Oh, no?

He didn't Make the choice.

Politics did.

What?

Candace, I know none of What you see in this is real,

But now you just need To get in line.

He needs a wife, You are who we chose.

We wanted a nice, Sweet, southern girl,

But he wouldn't have Any of that.

So it's the urban ghetto Ex‐gangster crazy bitch thot.

♪♪♪♪

The woman who's killed, Murdered.

That's what he wants.

You think it sounds crazy To you?

It's even crazier To me.

So here we are,

And I serve at the pleasure Of the president.

♪♪♪♪

Okay, uh, I'm gonna tell you

What I'm gonna Tell him,

And that is I'm not going through with this.

Okay.

I'm not interested In any of this.

Mm‐hmm.

I don't want To be a part of it.

And you can act Like you don't hear me,

But I'm a bitch Who knows how to scream.

Mm‐hmm.

Now you can leave.

Okay.

I'm checking out Of this hotel.

And we will find you At the next one.

Bye, landon.

You're doing this.

This is happening.

♪♪♪♪

Candace.

This is actually gonna be Great for you.

So enjoy it.

♪♪♪♪

[ door opens ]

[ door closes ]

What just happened?

Oy.

[ knock on door ]

Hey.

Hi.

How are you?

♪♪♪♪

Not good.

What's going on?

This money.

Okay, What about the money?

I still have it.

What's the problem?

I can't believe I even have to say this.

It's benny.

He won't sign it over.

What? No.

Well, Why the hell not?

His sister got in his ear And in his head.

His sister.

Candace showed up At the bank.

[ sighs ] Well...

I don't know What to say.

Jim: What did you just say?

I'm talking to hanna. Now I'm talking to hanna.

What did you just say? Where is my damn money?

My son Refuses to sign it over.

What?

And I will Talk to him.

You will talk to him? No, you will sign it over.

It's in a joint account, Remember?

It takes Both of our signatures.

♪♪♪♪

What the hell are you doing With our money, bitch?

You heard me.

Mm.

I'm grown, And you're not gonna talk to me

Any old kind of damn way. Do you understand me, sir?

I will talk to you Any kind of damn way

I want to ‐‐ And I'll be talking to him.

You currently have 8 million of my dollars.

It does not belong to you, Hanna.

You cannot keep it. I know that!

And I want it back.

I know that. Let her talk!

And I will Get it back to you.

That is my son's Entire inheritance,

And I want it back.

What?

Go to your room, Wyatt.

Wait, Hanna has my money?

Did you not hear What I just said?

No, What the hell's going on?

Go to Your damn room now!

Fine. Fine.

This does not Concern you.

♪♪♪♪

Hanna... Jim, watch your tone.

I need To talk to your son.

She said she would.

If you won't do it, I will.

No, you won't.

Don't you dare tell me What I will and won't do.

Let me Tell you something.

Go ahead.

My son...

Is off‐limits.

I will talk To my son ‐‐

Me, not you.

This is Over $8 million

We're talking about here, Hanna.

And this is my son We're talking about.

And she said She would handle it.

Yeah, she said She would handle it,

And how well Is that working so far?

Leave it alone. No!

You won't handle it, I'll handle it.

I'm gonna tell you One more time ‐‐

Don't threaten my son.

Oh, okay, fine. I won't threaten your son.

So how about this? I'll threaten you.

You bring me That damn money.

I want that money now. You understand?

If you hadn't been laying With my daughter,

We wouldn't be In this situation.

I'm sorry, what did you Just say to me?

You heard me.

I was not "Laying" With your daughter.

I was...Her.

For money.

That's what you do With whores!

But this whore should not have Blackmailed this judge.

Well, you put yourself In that situation.

Did I? And from what I understand,

It's not The first time.

From what I understand,

The apple doesn't fall All that far from the tree.

She's good At something.

Get the hell Out of this house.

And from what I understand there,

It's not your house To put me out of.

And she's not Going anywhere.

But you know what, no, I think I better.

No. No.

I really think I better.

I don't know what I was thinking To think I could come back here

And do this job, But I was wrong.

Don't worry, I quit.

Hanna, I ‐‐ Let her go.

Shut your mouth.

I need you. I'm sorry.

Let her go.

Hey!

Before you drive off This property

In my Dead daughter's car ‐‐

James! You shut up.

I'm not through Talking to the maid.

♪♪♪♪

You be damn sure You bring that money back ‐‐

Every last cent Of it ‐‐

Including The 37 cents ‐‐

Or you have No concept

Of what's Going to happen to you.

That's the last time You threaten me or my son.

You are so right,

Because when I really threaten someone,

Hanna, I only have to do it once.

♪♪♪♪

Ass...

Hanna.

Hanna!

Hanna!

I'm so sorry.

Don't you Worry about it.

Hanna, wait. No.

Please. Just a minute. Just listen.

I'm gonna tell you What I'm gonna do.

I'm gonna do my best To go and get him that money,

And then I'm gonna Bring this car back

And I'ma get out Of your house.

No. Hanna, I am not him!

But you are married To that son of a bitch,

And he keeps Threatening my son!

I know! I'm sorry!

But I will talk to him, I promise!

I promise you, katheryn. I promise you.

If something happens to my son, I promise you...

Nothing is going to happen To benny.

Did you hear me?

I promise you ‐‐ I promise, nothing will happen.

Listen, I need to go.

I need to go.

Okay.

Are you sure? Yes!

I can't do it. I can't.

I told you I quit, right? I can't.

I can't. I can't talk to that man.

I can't look him in the face! Okay! Okay! I understand!

As a matter of fact, Unh‐unh.

Here. What are you doing?

Here.

I don't want this car. No!

You take this car, You keep it.

You keep it right now.

No! I want you to have it!

I don't want it! You keep it.

I'll tell you what,

I'ma be out your house At the end of the month.

No!

Hanna!

♪♪♪♪

What are you doing?

Hey! Hey.

What are you doing?

I'm going to Catch the bus.

The bus? Yeah.

What happened?

I'm just ‐‐ Hey, get in.

I need To calm down.

♪♪♪♪

What happened?

I just came from The cryers' house.

Yeah, I was on my way there now.

What's going on? Katheryn's triflin'‐ass husband!

What is it? My daughter!

My damn daughter!

She took Some money from them,

And somehow, It ended up in my account.

I got a joint account With benny.

I tried to give them Their money back,

But benny won't Sign off on it!

Geez. All right. I'm sorry.

Look, I just need

To walk to the bus And calm down.

I know you ain't got time For all of my drama.

I ain't even Got time for all of this drama.

You are not walking. Where's your car?

It's their daughter's car, And I left it over there!

And I'm about to go back To that house

And get out of they house! All right.

You just need to take A deep breath.

No, I don't need To take nothin'.

Hey. Hey.

Breathe.

Breathe. Jim acts like I did this!

This ain't even Nothin' to do with me!

It ain't got Nothin' to do with me!

I didn't do this! Candace did this!

Yeah, okay? But it's okay.

No, It's not okay.

Now, I'm sorry, I don't mean To take this out on you.

I'm sorry, I'm just...

I'm tired of them.

It's okay.

Why don't you let me ‐‐ Come on, let me bring you home?

Yeah, I don't have no home!

Yes, you do. Okay?

She is not Gonna put you out.

But she can!

If that woman ever Gets as mad at me

As he is at me, She can!

I can't count On that!

I don't want to count On nothin' like that!

Okay.

Come on. Mm!

Come on. Let me drive you.

Just give me a minute, Okay?

Just give me A minute.

♪♪♪♪

All right.

♪♪♪♪

I'ma catch the bus.

I want ‐‐ look, if you catch The bus, I will follow you.

A'ight, then. I'ma catch the bus.

I'm out.

♪♪♪♪

[ engine starts ]

♪♪♪♪

Did you Have to do that?

Well, if you think That was something,

You ain't Seen nothin' yet.

You will not Harm her son.

She and her son had better Get me that money.

She said she would.

She's not Going to keep it, jim!

And do you think that's just A wise idea, to piss her off?

I don't care whether or not I pissed her off,

Katheryn, really.

You're an idiot And an asshole.

Do you know that?

I know I want to get That money back,

And I know when someone Is trying to steal from me!

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

♪♪♪♪

[ cellphone keyboard clacking ]

[ cellphone ringing ]

[ cellphone beeps ]

Hello?

Wyatt: hey.

Who's this?

It's wyatt.

Wyatt who?

The man whose $8 million You have.

Oh, yeah.

That wyatt.

How's it going?

Get off my phone.

Hold on, hold on.

Look, I got ‐‐ I got something for you here.

What is it?

Yeah.

I heard you got my money From my dad.

Yeah.

Good for you.

You're not getting it.

Yeah, well, From the sound of it,

You aren't, Either.

Really? No.

Nope.

Your mother was here.

She said your brother Won't sign for it.

Really. Yep.

He wouldn't?

Nope.

[ sighs ] Okay.

♪♪♪♪

All right, I need to go.

No, wait, hold on just a sec. Listen.

What is it?

Look, I don't know How you got it, but...

I'd love for you To get more.

My mother's got more.

Is that right? Yep.

I'm here in the house With all of her accounts

In the office And the credit cards.

And you're telling me This because...?

Because I hate My parents

Just as much As you hate your mother.

Boy, bye.

Wait, hold on just a sec. Don't you want this?

♪♪♪♪

I don't trust Or like you.

Yeah, well, The same goes for me.

Look, I'm pissed they Got it, and I still don't Know how they did it.

Because you're an idiot.

Look, do you want help with this Or not?

I'll think about it. Okay.

All right, well, If you decide to do it ‐‐

[ cellphone beeps ]

♪♪♪♪

Hello?

Hmm.

What a bitch.

[ cellphone beeps ]

[ sighs ]

♪♪♪♪

Well, hello.

Hi.

How are you?

I'm good. What can I get for you?

♪♪♪♪

I need a hot, Steaming cup of coffee.

Coming right up.

♪♪♪♪

Here.

What's this?

Well, That's his velour shirt

In his favorite designer And color.

[ chuckles ]

You really got me doing this, Huh?

Well, you want to make The money, don't you?

Oh, you know I do.

Well, he just moved in With his dad,

So it's gonna be A little difficult.

What do you mean?

I don't know how You're gonna get to him.

I mean, When he was in the condo,

I could have gotten you An apartment there, but...

I don't know.

Don't you worry About that.

I'll get to him.

How?

Same way I got to you.

Oh.

That's right. I forgot.

Yeah. You did get to me.

♪♪♪♪

What's this?

It's your payment.

Your first payment.

[ chuckles ]

You really got confidence In me doing this, huh?

Mm‐hmm. Yes.

I know You can do it.

I know you can.

♪♪♪♪

Agh! What the hell?

Sorry! I'm sorry!

What the...Is wrong with you? I'm sorry! It was an accident.

No, it wasn't. You just ‐‐ I'm sorry.

Listen, you need to go To the hospital.

Don't ‐‐ Don't worry about it.

I'll just ‐‐ You need to go to the hospital!

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What do you mean?

You need to tell them You've been burned

And go To the hospital.

That's where jeffery is.

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[ scoffs ] Damn.

♪♪♪♪

He's there With his dad now,

So go to the hospital And take care of your burn.

♪♪♪♪

I'm really counting on you To do this.

I know you can.

I know You got this.

♪♪♪♪

This coffee's horrible.

Uh, excuse me? Hello?

May I have some vodka, Please?

Thank you.

Not that cheap shit, Either.

♪♪♪♪

[ birds chirping ]

All right. Here you go.

♪♪♪♪

[ groans ]

Okay. You want me to take that?

Yeah.

Go home, now. No, no, no. I‐I can stay.

I ‐‐ I'd really like you To go get that information

So I can contact Erica's family.

I will, dad, okay?

Just, uh...I‐I can stay. I can stay another hour.

Okay, my son.

Yes, your son, Who loves you very much.

Yeah, I love you, too, son.

A‐are you okay?

[ groans ]

My chest is tight.

Sh‐should I get madison?

No, no, It's nothing.

I'm laying around here.

They got me Laying around too much.

I need to get up and ‐‐ No, no, no.

Wait, wait, wait, wait. Okay, well, don't move too much.

I mean, you still have The grafts on your back.

Yes. Yeah, it's too soon. Um...

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Just relax.

Just ‐‐ Keeping your old man calm?

Stay in bed. Yes.

Is ‐‐ is it working?

Yes. Good.

You always bring out The best in me.

Thank you.

[ cellphone ringing ]

Somebody wants to get In touch with you.

Yep.

Who is that?

Nobody.

♪♪♪♪

[ cellphone rings ]

You must have A stalker.

Yeah, I should be so lucky.

♪♪♪♪

[ cellphone rings ]

Good grief!

Turning it off.

All right. Good idea.

Mm.

♪♪♪♪

Um, hi.

Um, he's complaining About his chest.

It's feeling tight. No, I'm ‐‐ I'm fine.

Boo, can you ‐‐ Yeah, I'll have the doctor

Check the ekg We took this morning.

Okay. Thank you. Yeah.

My son is making a fuss Over nothing.

Yeah, well, He loves you very much.

Very much.

So, How was coffee?

Okay, okay.

Dad. It was nice.

Yeah. Nice coffee, nice company.

Dad. Dad.

What? Stop.

You're embarrassing me.

That's what dads do.

I know, But you can stop.

♪♪♪♪

I'm gonna go check With the doctor, okay?

Okay. Thanks.

Oh, um, can I talk to you For a second?

Yeah.

Um, I'll be Right back, okay?

Take your time.

♪♪♪♪

Sorry about earlier.

Um, he's called me 10 times.

[ sighs ] What? Yeah.

What is he saying?

I didn't answer.

Damn.

Can I talk To you candidly?

Yeah. Sure.

I wanted To give you this.

♪♪♪♪

Domestic violence?

Yeah.

Uh, madison...

What? I'm not in a ‐‐

What? I'm ‐‐ I'm a guy.

And?

Well...

It can happen, Jeffery.

Yeah, um...

Listen, jeffery,

I've wanted to become friends With you for a long time,

And now that I find out That we're both gay,

I really want To become your friend.

Why?

Dude, come on.

You were the jock, I was the fat kid.

Now I actually Have a chance,

But I don't think I can With that guy around.

What makes you think You have a chance?

You know You like me.

But I don't think we can do Anything with that guy around.

[ scoffs ]

No, I‐I ‐‐ I can handle him, okay?

No, I don't think you can, Jeffery.

And I don't think You know anything about ‐‐

I know the look on your face When he comes around.

What look?

The look I'm about to see Right now.

Oh, that one.

Boy, you two Are real chummy, huh?

Don't you have Somewhere to be?

Doesn't he have Somewhere to be?

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Mm.

And I said, "Don't you Have somewhere to be?"

No, because your other friend Got me suspended.

Well, You shouldn't be here.

Well, You're all I care about,

So I'm gonna be here For you.

♪♪♪♪

Can you please... Go home?

Oh, y‐you mean to the place You've never seen before?

For a reason.

Okay, You know what?

If you promise me You'll come over,

I'll stop showing up.

"Showing up" ‐‐ You mean following me?

No.

I'm being here For you

Because I care About you.

Yeah?

Well, you can do that By phone.

Actually, I can't Because my phone is ‐‐

[ alarm blaring ]

Hey, madison, W‐what's going on?

The doctor's gonna come out In a second.

Yo, what's going on? What happened?

The doctor's gonna be out In a minute, okay? You got To let them do their job.

Jeffery! Look at me. Hey, dad! Dad!

It's gonna be fine, all right? He's gonna be fine.

Hey!

Woman: we're losing him! Man: defibrillator!

Okay, flat‐‐ he's flatlined! What's going on?

What's going on?!

Next on "The haves And the have nots"...

Damn it, tell me What's going on.

Jeffery, His ekg was irregular.

He was complaining About a pain in his chest.

Yeah, He was in cardiac arrest.

What?! I'm not going through with this.

Here's your dress. Put it on.

You follow me everywhere I go. I want to get out of here.

Jim: You're not going anywhere.

Keep me here And see what happens.

How are you? You look stunning.

Can I have some wine, Please?

The bottle.

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