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Can’t nobody tell me shit about my penthouse.

- You mean my penthouse? - Previously on Sistas.

It could breach the...

...the water line.

Sabrina, you the light of this group.

And it’s been mighty dark since your accident.

You got jokes.

I gotta definitely find out who I’m getting into bed with.

- Figuratively speaking. - Danni, tell me what happened.

Were you sexually assaulted?

She is definitely struggling right now.

- Did she tell you what happened? - She shared some things.

We are gonna call the police, okay?

No, Andi.

- What for? - Because you were raped!

Actually...

- I wasn’t raped. - Danni...

Okay, but this is just as bad.

Danni, come on.

I’m serious. I fought him off.

I cracked him in the head with my fryin’ pan.

That’s why I’m bruised.

So that’s how you ended up with all those bruises?

Yes.

I fought him, so...

Danni, who did this?

- Why? Why does it matter? - Danni, you know why.

It was just some guy from the grocery store.

The gro... The grocery store? I am going to call the police.

I’m not talkin’ to police, Andi.

Danni, we cannot let him get away with almost raping you.

I just want to forget the whole thing happened.

No, Danni. No.

Look, you need to report his ass, okay?

He can’t get away with just forcin’ himself

on people like that.

Fatima’s right.

We cannot let him get away with it.

- Yeah. - No.

Andi, I said I don’t wanna do it.

I don’t wanna talk about this anymore.

Y’all can just leave.

Now what, huh? What was that look?

- What, Danni? - That look.

We do not believe you’re being honest about what happened.

Everyone just leave me alone.

We won’t leave you alone because we care about you, Danni!

Danni, we’re not tryin’ to upset you.

It’s too late for that.

Look, we just want you to know that we’re here for you, okay?

It’s obvious you’re goin’ through something.

I don’t wanna talk about it.

Okay? I’m fine. I’m good.

Danni, you don’t mean that.

Yes, I do. And what is this?

What are you tryin’ to be. Sabrina?

- Danni... - ’Cause you’re not.

You know what?

What, Fatima? What?

Ain’t nobody tryin’ to be Sabrina.

I don’t know. You’re actin’ like it.

Okay, I know what this is, Danni, okay?

You’re lashin’ out because you want us to leave.

So you can go back in the bathroom

and do whatever the hell this is alone?

-’Tima... - -No,

she needs to hear this.

Danni, you have friends

that love you and care for you, okay?

And we want you to know that you’re not in this alone.

Fatima’s right. We love you.

So you can throw jabs and lash out all you want.

But your friends are right here, Danni.

Okay.

All right, I got it. Y’all can go.

Danni, just talk to us.

Hey. I didn’t mean to scare anybody.

How’d you get in my house?

I grabbed a spare key.

I was only trying to help.

You’ve done enough!

- Danni... - You called everybody.

You’ve called Cretia. You’ve called Fatima.

You’ve called Andi.

Who are you gon’ call next? You can’t call Sabrina.

Danni, stop it.

Danni, you really need to talk to him, okay?

It’s obvious that he cares about you,

regardless of what happened before.

Well, despite everything, I do.

- Whatever. - Danni...

Maybe you should tell him what almost happened that night.

He already knows that something’s goin’ on.

You may as well.

Okay, fine! You all wanna know what happened?

The other night, I was almost raped.

Almost...

Danni, I...

And... I fought him off, all right?

I cracked his head open with my fryin’ pan.

That’s why I’m jumpy.

That’s why I’m a little slower than usual.

That’s why I’m bruised.

Now that everybody’s up to date,

I would love for every one of you fine, caring,

well-intentioned people to get the hell out

of my house so I can lay on that new bedding that Tony gifted me.

Is that all right?

’Cause y’all could be focusin’ on the woman

in a coma right now who’s fightin’ for her life.

Danni...

Oh, no. No, no. It’s fine.

Look, Danni, we can’t help Sabrina right now,

but we can help you.

Okay. Everybody good?

We’re all caught up, can you all please go home?

Just go home, leave me alone!

♪ All my girls hold me down ♪

♪ When them boys mess around ♪

♪ When my love life is a headache ♪

♪ We goin’ out tonight ♪

♪ ’Cause I’m lookin’ for love ♪

Look, Danni.

I’m gonna get out of here, all right?

You know I’m here for you, girl.

You don’t have to do this alone.

I just don’t want you feelin’

violated by us not respectin’ your wishes.

See? See! Fatima gets it.

’Tima always gets it. Thank you!

Andi, you comin’?

I love you, girl.

- You call me, okay? - Yeah.

No. I’m serious, Danni.

I will.

Thanks for callin’ us, Tony.

Yeah.

Tony, that means you, too.

Tony... leave!

Look, Danni...

I don’t care how much you fuss and cuss.

I’m not goin’ anywhere until I know that you’re good.

I’m good, Tony. I promise.

If you were good,

you wouldn’t have come to the door with a knife.

Are you afraid he might come back to try again?

Tony, I don’t know.

For my own peace of mind...

and so maybe you can rest better,

let me stay on the sofa tonight, okay?

That way I can be here, just in case.

Okay, Tony.

And, um, I can put on some noise canceling headphones so

that you can enjoy some late night TV, maybe some reruns,

without having to worry about disturbing me.

You enjoy, okay?

Okay. I’m gonna be right here, okay?

Okay.

Horrible...

Do you even try? What’s up, baby?

- Hey. - Who callin’ this?

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. What’s up?

Just hold me, Zac.

- Just hold me. - God! Hey! Sit down, sit down.

Come on, come on. Come sit down.

Zac, it’s Danni.

What happened to Danni?

I don’t know. I don’t know.

What... Okay, well, just talk about it; come on, like...

I mean, all I know is that she was attacked.

What?

Yeah, she said that some guy tried to rape her,

but she fought him off.

Are you serious right now?

Zac, I don’t think she’s tellin’ the truth, though.

Okay.

What do you not think she’s telling the truth about?

About actually fighting him

off before he actually raped her?

Damn, Danni.

I mean, we, as women,

we got so much shit that we have no control over.

Who we let inside of us should not be one of those things.

She did say she stopped him

before it happened, though, right?

Zac, she said she did, but...

I think Danni was raped and she doesn’t wanna face it.

Who’s the dude?

Zac, she said it was some random guy,

but I think it’s somebody we either know or know of.

I could see it. Danni was just...

She was so defensive and angry,

and she was talkin’ crazy to everybody.

- I’m sorry, babe. - I just...

I don’t know. I’m fine. It’s just... It’s Danni.

I don’t know what to do, how to help her.

Shit!

Just be there.

I’m tryin’, Zac. I’m trying.

Hey, hey, I see you always tryin’.

Hey, let it out.

Ever since I know you, you just let it out.

You don’t always gotta be tough.

So why did it, Zac? This has happened to her before.

I don’t know how to help her.

It’s gonna be alright. It’s gonna be alright.

- Okay? - Yeah.

Go upstairs. Let’s get you some rest.

I know you’re tired.

- Hey, come on, come on. - It’s just so much.

Come on. Come on.

- What you doin’ up so early? - Good morning.

I’m getting ready for the thing that I go

to every day called a job.

That’s what’s up.

You know the thing that you should

be up early searching for?

Yeah, I got a couple spots I’ma check out tomorrow.

- Don’t worry. - I’m not.

That’s a nice fit.

You like it?

It’d look better on me, though.

Girl, in your dreams.

I’m just sayin’. I could fill it out better.

I’m the original. You wish.

Good luck on your job search.

Oh, and Cheyenne...

don’t go back to bed.

I’m not.

I’m serious. Early bird gets the worm.

Yes, mother.

Good morning, Maurice.

It is morning, but I don’t know how good it is.

Uh... What are... What are you doing?

You need one of these, I can tell.

Please remove... Thank you. I... I’m okay.

You’re not okay. And it’s okay not to be okay.

You’re right. I’m not.

Did you see Sabrina? How... How is she doing?

I went to the hospital today and...

it was heartbreakin’.

Oh, Sabrina.

This feels too familiar.

It wasn’t long ago that you were sittin’ on this side of the bed,

lookin’ after me, takin’ care of me.

Baby, we gotta stop meeting like this.

Girl... I gotta catch you up.

Uh... Pam... Her stupid ass is at it again.

She took a sledgehammer to the wall in the salon.

She’s there with tubes everywhere--

- Oh, my God. - And machines beepin’.

She’s bandaged and she’s casted up.

I just... I couldn’t stomach it.

That is horrible!

She... she’s... she is gonna make it through this.

She’s... she’s strong and she’s a fighter.

Yes, yes. She is gonna come outta this.

Well...

I mean...

Paige, don’t do that.

Don’t.

Sabrina has too much life to live.

You’re right, you’re right. She is going to beat this.

Yes... Thank you.

- I need... I need positivity-- - Yeah.

- Right now. - You’re right.

- You’re absolutely right. - Uh, I need positivity.

Yeah, you’re right. She’s gonna be okay.

Thank you.

- Oh, Miss India. - Good morning!

Mornin’.

What brings you here?

Well, while Sabrina’s recovering,

at least for the foreseeable future,

I will be handling her job responsibilities.

Oh... Oh!

Until we find someone long term.

Long term?

You won’t need that because Sabrina is comin’ back.

- Yeah. - Not for a while.

And this branch can’t manage itself.

- I hate that hooker. - Shh. Quiet.

All I said was "I like rice cookers."

Yes, he does, loves ’em.

Cookin’ Rice Maurice...

- Hey. Are you okay? - Yeah. You just look cold.

I just wanted to... I’m good.

It’s okay. Um... How are you feelin’?

- I’m okay. - You sleep okay?

It was alright.

Come here, Danni.

I want you to sit with me for a minute.

Please...

I’m sorry that that happened to you.

I’m so sorry that I didn’t protect you.

It’s not your fault.

I still feel responsible.

Please don’t make this about you, Tony.

No, I’m talkin’ about us.

Oh.

Look, I know I did some pretty stupid things

that drove a wedge between us.

I wasn’t the best girlfriend either.

But it was your frustrations with me that led you

to be receptive to someone else.

That was a mistake.

It doesn’t matter what problems we were having.

It doesn’t give me the right to cheat.

I’m sorry.

No, I get that.

But you did say some terrible shit to me.

Yeah, I know.

I deserved ’em, though.

No. No, Danni. You didn’t deserve it.

All right, I...

My feelings got hurt and my...

ego got bruised to see old dude here with you like that.

That’ll never happen again.

That I can promise you.

I never should have said those things to you,

not here or at the hospital.

And I’m sorry.

Thank you.

You sure you’re okay,

after everything you just went through?

Doin’ the best I can.

You should go to the police and report this guy, Danni.

I’m not going to the police.

Okay.

If it makes it any easier, I’ll go with you.

No, ’cause I’m not goin’.

Danni, you gotta report this guy.

- You can’t... - You want somthin’ to eat?

You hungry?

We can have some breakfast.

I got some...

ranch and apple juice.

Look, Danni, if you’re hungry,

let’s just go out to eat, all right?

You know, Tony, you don’t have to do any of this.

- Do what? - All of it. Any of it. Just...

- You can go home. I’m okay. - Look, Danni...

I’m here. I wannna be here.

Look, come on. Get dressed, all right?

I’ll take you to that... that pancake spot you like.

You love that spot.

Come on.

I still got some... some stuff over here, yeah?

- Barnes, mornin’. - Good morning, Mr. Benson.

Hayden.

Do you have a moment to confer?

- Well... - We’re actually

in the middle of a meeting.

Which I would not have interrupted

if it weren’t important, so...

Of course. Have a seat.

- Thank you, Mr. Benson. - I guess I should leave.

No. This actually may involve you.

What’s this about, Miss Barnes?

I wanted to inquire if anything strange or out

of the ordinary happened to you this weekend?

- No. - No.

My weekend was pretty uneventful.

Why do you ask?

Well, this weekend, at a cookout at a friend’s house,

I received an unexpected surprise.

What kinda surprise?

After receiving a malicious text, my car was blown up.

- What? Are you all right? - I’m fine, thank you.

- And your friends? - They’re fine as well.

- But my car is totaled. - Damn. That was a nice car.

So it seems like you pissed somebody off,

which is kinda her forte.

Not someone, Hayden, Doctor Cruise.

What are you talkin’ about?

Are you saying that Brett Cruise had something to do with that?

Absolutely.

This was definitely a warning sign for me to back off.

- What proof do you have? - Well, my car was blown up.

How do you know that the threatening text

and the explosion were regarding Doctor Cruise?

Yeah, I think you need some proof.

It could be a disgruntled spouse of a former client.

Was Brett Cruise’s name mentioned specifically?

Mr. Benson, no, but-

Then I would be very careful throwing around

allegations like that.

I understand what you’re saying,

but I believe that this was a clear attempt to instill fear

and intimidate me.

Okay, but there’s a growing list of people

that really don’t like you,

so there’s no way

to know if they’re really connected to Cruise.

There is no one that I have represented or gone against

that would blow up my car, Hayden.

Be for real.

I understand what you’re saying, Miss Barnes,

but I would advise

that you’re gonna need something more than theories.

Mr. Benson, it was Doctor Cruise.

You have to trust me on this one.

Be that as it may, until you have some concrete evidence,

I would advise you not to discuss this with anyone else.

Okay, but, Mr. Benson,

there were other people who interacted

with Doctor Cruise who were threatened as well.

In fact, I received another threatening text with the threat

of arson to my penthouse.

- What?! - Yes.

Ooh, it’s a long way up to get caught.

Hayden, you can go ahead and excuse yourself now.

Yes, please.

Yes, sir, Mr. Benson.

Did you call the police?

- Yes. - That’s good.

- Have something on record? - Absolutely, yes.

Do you really feel like your life is in danger?

I don’t know, but I am not going to give up on this case.

He inflicted so much pain on those women.

Tread carefully for now.

I’m gonna check with my connections at the bureau,

find out if there’s any chatter.

Thank you.

It’s unfortunate that doing the right thing

can sometimes put a target on your back.

I agree.

In the meantime, keep these allegations between us,

don’t want to bring a defamation case to the firm.

I understand, but, Mr. Benson, remember,

Doctor Cruise threatened you

as well when he was getting escorted out of the law firm.

I’ve known Brett for a long time,

and I definitely saw a side of him that I didn’t like.

And seeing those women and hearing their stories,

I was reminded of what privilege looks like.

Keep your head on a swivel, Miss Barnes.

I will. You do the same.

If that’s all for now,

could you ask Hayden to come back in so we can finish up?

Of course.

How can I help you?

So I hear the goof troupe had some trouble this weekend.

Who the hell is the goof troupe?

Andi and her crew.

And I’m assuming you were there, too,

since y’all act like you attached at the hip.

Hayden, I don’t have time for this.

I’m just sayin’,

so many shots gettin’ fired at Andi,

it’s only a matter of time ’fore you catch a stray.

Well, I can handle myself, and so can Andi.

You sure?

’Cause it feels like you always comin’ to her rescue.

Hayden, why don’t you just say what you’re trying to say?

Yes, Hayden.

What exactly are you tryin’ to say?

What I was tryin’

to say is it feels like you always gettin’ into

some kinda trouble.

Mm. Is that right?

I mean, it’s always something with you.

Well, if I’m facing opposition for defending women

who were mishandled by your client, then so be it.

This time.

But other times,

it’s your personal stuff that gets in the way of business.

Right... Says the person who was personally acquainted

with a client’s hot box.

- What? - You heard me.

Wait, wait, wait. Wasn’t she-- Robin?

And now I’m your boss.

You know, the walls have ears, Hayden.

And eyes.

Well, I disavow any knowledge of a client’s hot box,

as you put it.

Be that as it may,

please stop harassing Fatima and get back to the conference room.

Benson is awaiting your return.

Well, you should have lead with that.

And for the record, I never touched Robin.

Okay.

Ooh, I cannot stand his sneaky ass.

Me either, but Benson seems to love him, so...

He the only one.

So, did you tell Benson about what happened?

Yes, I did.

He’s gonna reach out to his connects at the FBI

and see if there’s any chatter.

Okay. I mean, was he surprised? ’Cause I know Cruise is his boy.

Right.

I was shocked, actually,

’cause he was genuinely concerned for me,

more so than himself.

And that’s after I told him

that he also kicked Dr. Cruise out and was threatened by him.

- Right. - Remember?

- Right, yes. - Mm-hmm.

Oh, um, I wanted to say thank you so much for being there

for Danni last night.

Yeah. Um...

Andi, I feel like there’s somethin’ she’s not tellin’ us.

Oh, there’s definitely somethin’ she’s not tellin’ us.

- Yeah. - I, um, I have to get

back to some briefs that I didn’t get a chance

to finish over the weekend.

Do you wanna grab lunch later?

Oh, dang it.

I should’ve brought some leftovers from the cookout.

- Yeah, lunch sounds good. - Okay, I’ll buzz you later.

Okay.

Hello?

Hey.

Yeah, this is... this is Zachary Taylor.

Yeah.

No, no, no. No, I... It’s...

It’s business... Yeah.

Um, one question: Do you... Do you know who won the bid?

M. Truitt Enterprises.

Okay. No, no, no, no, no. No. it’s all good. No.

Thank you for the opportunity.

Appreciate you.

-, man.

-, man.

-!

Okay... "Stylist wanted."

Too far.

Booths be too high.

Okay...

Tsk, damn. Don’t do white people.

♪ Oh, I don’t need nobody, I could do it on my own ♪

♪ I don’t need nobody, I can do it on my own ♪

♪ I don’t need nobody, I can do it on my, my, on my ♪

♪ I can do it on my, do it on my ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Y’all know what this is ♪

- Pam, what happened? - What you talkin’ about?

The big pipe that was busted out of the wall...

Was it a dream or somethin’? What happened to the big hole?

I got it fixed right after you left.

Pamela, you mean to tell me

that we wasted money getting this area ready for nails

and now it’s back the same?

You asked me to consult with you

and Danni before makin’ any big decisions.

Hey, Pam... There is a big decision!

Well, what else do you suggest the girl do with a big old pipe?

- I’m not-- with you today. - Okay.

I called Karen

and she said the management company had the blueprints.

Pam, do you understand

that this is money down the drain for nothing?

It wasn’t for nothing.

I learned that that wall is where the pipe is.

- I’m done wit’ your ass. - What you doin’ here, anyway?

Well, I wanted to get away for the bank for a while,

so I took an extended break.

Hard to be there without Sabrina being there.

I can understand that.

Guess I oughta get back now, since you doin’ your thing.

She gonna start lookin’ for me anyway, Miss India.

Don’t get in trouble.

Trouble? Girl,-- them people. I’m so tired of that place.

Maurice...

You don’t need to break nothing else.

That you need to worry about.

- I’m not. - Uh-huh.

- Bye - Bye, Maurice.

- Zac, what’s up, baby? - What’s up, boy?

Business as usual, man. So what’s good?

How’s everything with you

and Fatima after all that craziness yesterday?

It’s been quiet.

- That’s good. - Yeah.

How ’bout you, though? You went to go see Sabrina?

Yeah, man. I’ma...

Once I close up here, I’ma go check it out before,

uh, you know, visitation shut down.

It’s really hard seeing her like that.

I can imagine.

All right, so what’s up, man? You going to the gym?

You want me to hook you up with that pre-workout?

No, bro, I, um, I had a pre-workout at home.

- Okay. - Just not really

in the mood right now.

Hold up. Hold up, Zac!

Not in the mood to go to the gym?

I ain’t tell nobody, but I put a bid in to buy the gym.

Yeah. My man! That’s what’s up.

I didn’t get it.

Sorry to hear that.

You already know there’s gonna

be other investment opportunities.

I know, bro.

But I really wanted this one, yo.

Like, I’m always in the gym, and I can see all the changes

I was gonna make to make it better.

Instead, I lost to M. Truitt Enterprises, bro.

- Wait, wait. Say that again. - Say what?

- Like, the business. - M. Truitt Enterprises.

Damn. Now everything makes sense.

What makes sense?

The other day, this lady came in here.

She was talkin’ about doin’ some, like,

cross-promotional thing with Rich Fuel

if she was successful in this business acquisition.

- That’s crazy - Think it was the same person?

Yeah. Um...

Yeah, her name was Madison, Madison Truitt.

It’s gotta be the same person.

Yeah, man. Look, honestly, I had no idea.

She came in here.

She wouldn’t tell me what business it was

because she didn’t wanna jinx it.

Well, that shit worked, ’cause she got it, and I didn’t.

You know, she cool people, though.

So she might be cool to connect

with on another business endeavor.

- Maybe. - That’s cool, man.

You know what I’ma do?

I ain’t gonna let this get me down.

I’ma go surprise my baby at work.

- Break the bad news. - Delay ain’t denial, baby.

Yeah, that’s why I come by here.

Yo, you got a lotta stuff goin’ on in that bald head of yours.

Hey, okay, enough with the bald jokes, all right?

- I’ll see you, bro. - All right, lil G.

Everything okay?

Yeah, I just...

Why are you still here? Like...

I don’t know. What... What do you mean?

We made it through the night.

He didn’t come back. So you can... You can go.

Don’t you have other things to do?

Yeah, I just...

I just don’t think, you know,

time of day kinda matters in this thing.

And I just wanna be here.

I just feel like you have other things

to do besides babysit me, Tony.

Look, I just... I just wanna make sure that you’re okay.

After everything you saw, that’s...

The two things have nothin’ to do with each other.

Nothin’ justifies a man tryin’ to force hisself on you,

No matter what, all right?

No means no.

He didn’t get that memo.

Who was this guy, Danni?

Why, Tony?

I didn’t think there was a "we" anymore.

Next on Sistas ...

I’m pretty sure Miss Hollins overlooked a lot

because of your close personal relationship.

It seems that you are out for blood.

Hopefully when I get back, your little hoodrat

boo thing won’t be here.

I got your little hoodrat boo thing.

These, of course, are for you.

Wow.

I was just at the hospital visitin’ a friend.

- Are you sure you’re good? - It’s complicated.

You gotta back up. What is wrong with you?

It is not what it looks like.