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[Victor]
Previously on The Chi...
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Emmett, I think
something's wrong.
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[Ronnie crying]
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I gotta track down
his father's DNA
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to see if he passed
a genetic disease to my son.
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I thought
you killed your abductor.
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I did.
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[yelling]
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That's why I need your help.
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I can make some calls.
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I gave you 30 grand
to spy on your brother.
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Not to be here to become
a fucking failed rapper.
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[Britney]
I got some info for you.
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He's writing a book about
his life on the streets.
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[Douda] Is he using names?
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[Britney] I told him
not to confess to nothing.
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I wanna buy a laptop.
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So you can write your book?
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- What?
- Motherfucker.
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You get your allowance
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when I fucking decide
to give it to you.
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♪ tense music ♪
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Get the fuck out of here.
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♪
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[Zay] "This will look good
on you in your casket."
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I'm accepting
your dad's job offer.
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He wants me
to be his assistant.
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[Ezekiel]
Welcome home, my child.
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I want you to speak
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to the youth congregation
tonight.
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I don't have anything prepared.
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When you're up there,
the words will come to you.
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- [Papa] Is that what you do?
- [Ezekiel] Oh, yeah.
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I'm the Jay-Z of pastors.
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I don't write anything down.
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I just ask God to guide me,
and he provides.
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God always provides.
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I finally got the funding
to offer you a real job.
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I got a job.
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[Victor] Doing what?
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I'm the new head of security
for Alicia.
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Bro, you've seen
what she did to her own son.
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Her own son, bro.
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What you think
she gonna do to you?
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[FBI agent]
Councilman Victor Taylor,
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you are under arrest
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for the murder
of Quentin Dickinson.
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♪ dramatic music ♪
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♪
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♪ suspenseful jazz music ♪
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♪
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[gavel bangs]
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[Judge Bradley] The defendant,
Mr. Victor Taylor,
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has posted federal bond
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but will remain
under house arrest
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until his next hearing.
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[gavel bangs]
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[indistinct chatter]
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How was I able
to post bond so quick?
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Jake came upon some cash.
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That much? How?
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Your guess is as good as mine.
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I also had to put up
your house for collateral.
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[exhales] Damn.
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I'm sorry, it was the only way.
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I understand.
You do what you got to do.
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Thank you.
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Thank me
when you're free for good.
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[door clicks]
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Sorry.
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He seems fine now,
but he wouldn't stop crying.
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[doctor] Don't be sorry.
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How are you holding up?
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Not sleeping much.
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I just wanna make sure
my baby is okay.
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Any updates on his condition?
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Yes.
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After running
several blood tests,
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Ronnie has been diagnosed
with sickle cell disease.
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♪ somber music ♪
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♪
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[voice echoing]
This disease is tough,
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but I will guide you
through the treatment options.
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Isn't sickle cell
a death sentence?
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Are you saying
my baby is gonna die?
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[doctor] No. Not at all.
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Ronnie will live
a long, full life.
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He'll just require extra care.
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Because there's a higher risk
of infection for kids
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with sickle cell, we wanna do
a full genetic screening
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of both parents.
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I just wanna be thorough
and make sure
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nothing is being overlooked.
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[Ronnie fussing]
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You have to have
the father's DNA?
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Sickle cell is hereditary.
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So yes.
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[Ronnie fussing]
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♪ light jazz music ♪
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♪
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[Bianca] Happy birthday.
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[Douda scoffs]
Yeah, I'm, um--
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I'm not really in
a celebratory kind of mood.
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Baby, why not?
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'Cause I'm--
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I'm stressed.
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Okay. About?
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About a lot of things.
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I wanna be alone.
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Please.
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♪ dramatic jazz music ♪
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♪
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[electronic beep]
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♪ steady music ♪
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[vocalizing]
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♪
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[exhales]
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Please abide by the electronic
monitoring requirements
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until I get this thing
thrown out.
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I hope you know
what you're doing.
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Hey, it's all I know how to do.
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[singer] ♪ That chain you had
on me don't work no more ♪
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♪ Like it used to ♪
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♪ I used to get by the fire ♪
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[Shaad] My, my, my,
how the tables have turned.
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[laughs]
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[Jake] How you feeling, bro?
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Better now.
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So what happens next?
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I'm on house arrest
till further notice.
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[Shaad] Damn.
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Hey, where'd you get
the money to make bond?
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Somebody dropped a bag off
at my door.
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So you just took
someone's random money
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without asking questions?
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Nigga, ain't you out?
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Bro, let me tell you
something, bro.
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[Shaad]
Hey, hey, hey. Whoa, whoa.
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The point is,
is that you outside, okay?
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Well, I mean, not outside,
outside, but you know.
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Come on, man.
Let's get out of here, bro.
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[laughter]
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[singer] ♪ Yeah ♪
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♪ 'Cause see,
that thing hit different ♪
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♪ When you got something
better to compare it to ♪
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♪ Don't it, though? ♪
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[bell rings]
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♪ 'Cause see,
that thing hit different ♪
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♪ When you got something
better to compare it to ♪
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[bell rings]
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[Roselyn] Who are you?
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Uh...
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I'm Damien, Emmett's brother.
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I didn't even know
Emmett had a brother.
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- Half-brother.
- [Damien] Nigga.
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You need to let that shit go.
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Can I help you?
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You need to fix this place up.
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Who gon' pay for it?
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Money's not a issue.
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Look, I don't want no more
of y'all's money.
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It comes with too much baggage.
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What happened?
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This place was booming
a few months ago.
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People are scared.
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I'll have a design team come in
and draw up some ideas.
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No, we good with the design
we have now.
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[Roselyn] It lacks class.
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What? We want folks
to feel comfortable.
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The way to drive traffic is
to start offering up free food.
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Like, kids eat free on Fridays.
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- Whose kids?
- Or free tacos on Tuesdays.
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We don't even serve tacos.
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[Roselyn]
Free food draws crowds.
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And who's gonna cook
all that free food?
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Mm.
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Aren't you a sight
for sore eyes?
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♪
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You're Dom, right?
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Yep.
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She's the one that helped us
expand our menu.
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Oh.
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We need a bigger kitchen.
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- [Emmett scoffs]
- Who you telling?
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[Emmett] That ain't for you
to worry about.
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- And more cooks.
- I told you that.
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Whose side are you on?
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[Roselyn] Who are you?
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That's Jamal.
Victor made me hire him.
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- I ain't no charity case.
- [phone ringing]
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You're the one
who caught the case
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but got off
on some technicality.
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I also handed my life
over to God.
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Oh, and now you get
to wash dishes.
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Amen.
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Yeah, 'cause nobody else
wanted to do it.
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Excuse me, I gotta take this.
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And what about you?
What's your name?
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That's my cousin Serena.
She's deaf.
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She can't hear you.
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[gasps]
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I'm--I'm sorry,
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I didn't mean to scare you.
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[vocalizing]
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I don't understand
sign language.
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[laughs]
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She said,
maybe if you stop mumbling,
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then she can read your lips.
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I promise I'll speak
more clearly next time.
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She said maybe you should
learn sign language.
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Maybe you should teach me.
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She said, "Sure."
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♪
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[Papa]
I wanna thank Jake for coming,
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and I hope to have you
back again real soon.
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[Jake]
I ain't doing this again.
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[Papa] That makes this episode
even more special
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because it's one of a kind.
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Until next time,
stay in prayer, congregation,
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and I love y'all.
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You making any money
doing this?
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What you mean?
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People shouldn't get
valuable content for free.
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I want my content
to be for everyone,
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even those
that can't afford it.
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Well, your audience
is your congregation,
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and every congregation
should ensure
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their leader has
whatever they need.
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Making people
pay for my podcast
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just don't feel like me.
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My dad said
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the word of God should be
available to everyone.
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Do you like being broke?
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I mean, I'm used to it.
[chuckles]
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You think
that's what God wants?
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I don't know.
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You have a right to prosper
from your podcast.
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To not do that is...
disrespectful to God.
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[Papa]
I don't wanna disrespect God.
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[chuckles]
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I know you don't.
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Start paying yourself
so you can pay him.
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♪ pensive jazz music ♪
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♪
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I'm gonna go stay
with my mother for a while.
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So what does that mean for us?
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We're just taking
a little break.
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For now.
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♪
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It's a good start.
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[Bakari]
What you mean, good start?
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Exactly what I said.
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You're a baby writer,
so you've got a lot to learn.
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But we'll get there.
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So you didn't like it.
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I didn't say that.
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I said it was a good start.
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But we got work to do.
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- How much work?
- [Gardner] A lot.
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Uh-uh. Look at me.
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00:12:22,825 --> 00:12:23,826
Chin up.
267
00:12:25,911 --> 00:12:27,580
This is every writer's journey.
268
00:12:27,580 --> 00:12:30,416
No writer is good
when they start out.
269
00:12:30,416 --> 00:12:32,752
But the good news is,
270
00:12:32,752 --> 00:12:35,588
you have a voice.
271
00:12:35,588 --> 00:12:38,883
You just need
to fine-tune it a little bit.
272
00:12:40,634 --> 00:12:42,052
Hmm?
273
00:12:55,316 --> 00:12:57,401
This is for you.
274
00:13:13,334 --> 00:13:16,128
You--you got me a laptop?
275
00:13:16,128 --> 00:13:18,130
Best partner you'll ever have.
276
00:13:18,130 --> 00:13:22,301
Always listens to you
and remembers what you say.
277
00:13:22,301 --> 00:13:25,137
Protect it with your life.
278
00:13:25,137 --> 00:13:26,472
I will.
279
00:13:28,516 --> 00:13:29,517
Thank you.
280
00:13:31,477 --> 00:13:33,562
Listen,
281
00:13:33,562 --> 00:13:36,649
writing can be
a very lonely profession.
282
00:13:36,649 --> 00:13:38,484
And a thankless one too.
283
00:13:38,484 --> 00:13:41,153
But if you really
wanna do this,
284
00:13:41,153 --> 00:13:44,323
now's the time
to commit to this journey.
285
00:13:44,323 --> 00:13:47,117
- Oh, I'm committed.
- [Gardner chuckles]
286
00:13:47,117 --> 00:13:48,369
I see.
287
00:13:48,369 --> 00:13:52,331
♪
288
00:13:53,874 --> 00:13:54,959
[Fatima] Here you go.
289
00:13:59,421 --> 00:14:02,174
I really appreciate this.
290
00:14:06,762 --> 00:14:10,015
Oh, I can't take
no more surprises.
291
00:14:12,309 --> 00:14:14,019
I know what you mean.
292
00:14:18,232 --> 00:14:20,109
Are you okay?
293
00:14:22,695 --> 00:14:26,574
Me and Victor are
taking a break.
294
00:14:29,243 --> 00:14:30,703
I'm sorry.
295
00:14:32,746 --> 00:14:34,832
It's okay.
296
00:14:34,832 --> 00:14:37,042
I think
this will be good for us.
297
00:14:37,042 --> 00:14:42,047
♪
298
00:14:51,640 --> 00:14:53,434
[Emmett]
These are extra receipts.
299
00:14:53,434 --> 00:14:56,604
[calculator clacking]
300
00:14:56,604 --> 00:14:59,565
Hey, your numbers
ain't adding up.
301
00:14:59,565 --> 00:15:01,609
Well, my investor handles
most of the accounting.
302
00:15:01,609 --> 00:15:04,069
Y'all got a lot of revenue.
303
00:15:04,069 --> 00:15:07,948
Hey, you sure this doesn't
include your Harlem location?
304
00:15:07,948 --> 00:15:10,701
No, but apparently that
location doing numbers too.
305
00:15:10,701 --> 00:15:12,703
I mean, yeah, but if it was
popping like that,
306
00:15:12,703 --> 00:15:14,622
we'd hear about it.
307
00:15:14,622 --> 00:15:17,333
Yeah, I was thinking
the same thing.
308
00:15:17,333 --> 00:15:19,168
Hey, you not asking
enough questions.
309
00:15:19,168 --> 00:15:20,544
I ain't turning down
no free money.
310
00:15:20,544 --> 00:15:23,672
Ain't no such thing.
311
00:15:23,672 --> 00:15:27,426
Look, I know
Douda's your investor.
312
00:15:27,426 --> 00:15:30,387
- Why does it matter?
- Why does it matter?
313
00:15:30,387 --> 00:15:31,764
Getting into business
with somebody
314
00:15:31,764 --> 00:15:33,265
is like marrying them.
315
00:15:33,265 --> 00:15:34,683
Well, I'm divorced.
316
00:15:34,683 --> 00:15:36,852
[Damien] Yeah, clearly.
317
00:15:36,852 --> 00:15:38,604
I asked you for your help.
Now you're making fun of me?
318
00:15:38,604 --> 00:15:41,607
I'm just confused as to how
you could even be so dumb.
319
00:15:41,607 --> 00:15:44,443
Nigga, I had to figure
all this shit out on my own.
320
00:15:47,321 --> 00:15:50,032
Fuck.
321
00:15:50,032 --> 00:15:53,452
Look...
322
00:15:53,452 --> 00:15:58,082
I can't help you
unless you're honest with me.
323
00:15:58,082 --> 00:16:01,085
If you got money coming in
that can't be accounted for,
324
00:16:01,085 --> 00:16:04,129
the suits is gonna
come knocking.
325
00:16:04,129 --> 00:16:07,424
Just do what you gotta do
to make it make sense.
326
00:16:07,424 --> 00:16:09,051
[Damien] All right,
just give me a few days.
327
00:16:09,051 --> 00:16:13,180
But even still,
it's gonna be a temporary fix.
328
00:16:13,180 --> 00:16:15,140
How do I fix it for good?
329
00:16:16,767 --> 00:16:18,352
You got two options.
330
00:16:18,352 --> 00:16:21,563
You either cut ties
with Douda or...
331
00:16:21,563 --> 00:16:22,856
you kill his ass.
332
00:16:22,856 --> 00:16:24,149
I already tried
the second option.
333
00:16:24,149 --> 00:16:25,651
Then let me talk to him.
334
00:16:25,651 --> 00:16:27,903
He'll kill you.
335
00:16:27,903 --> 00:16:30,280
If we don't get
these books right,
336
00:16:30,280 --> 00:16:33,993
your only other option
is gonna be prison.
337
00:16:33,993 --> 00:16:36,996
[Victor] Look, I appreciate you
giving Jake the money,
338
00:16:36,996 --> 00:16:39,248
but I don't want him involved
in none of your shit.
339
00:16:39,248 --> 00:16:41,000
[Douda] Hey.
340
00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:43,168
♪ tense music ♪
341
00:16:43,168 --> 00:16:44,670
Don't bite the hand
that freed you.
342
00:16:44,670 --> 00:16:49,675
♪
343
00:16:49,675 --> 00:16:51,927
You kept quiet, right?
344
00:16:51,927 --> 00:16:53,470
[sighs]
345
00:16:53,470 --> 00:16:55,180
Good.
346
00:16:58,559 --> 00:17:01,311
They found Q's DNA in the car.
347
00:17:05,357 --> 00:17:07,693
That don't mean shit.
348
00:17:07,693 --> 00:17:10,612
As long as you keep
your mouth shut,
349
00:17:10,612 --> 00:17:12,364
everything will be fine.
350
00:17:14,742 --> 00:17:16,285
It better be.
351
00:17:16,285 --> 00:17:21,206
♪
352
00:17:25,335 --> 00:17:28,047
♪ soft jazz music ♪
353
00:17:28,047 --> 00:17:29,173
[Maisha] Good.
354
00:17:29,173 --> 00:17:31,508
♪
355
00:17:31,508 --> 00:17:32,801
Mm-hmm.
356
00:17:32,801 --> 00:17:35,971
Yes. Yes.
Beautiful Black family.
357
00:17:35,971 --> 00:17:38,223
Yes.
358
00:17:38,223 --> 00:17:39,808
Marcus and Tierra,
can I get a little bit
359
00:17:39,808 --> 00:17:41,226
of a moment between you two?
360
00:17:41,226 --> 00:17:43,062
Oh, of course.
361
00:17:43,062 --> 00:17:45,647
[singer] ♪ Who wouldn't want
a love like this? ♪
362
00:17:45,647 --> 00:17:47,983
♪ Fall asleep together ♪
363
00:17:47,983 --> 00:17:50,235
♪ Wake up in heaven ♪
364
00:17:50,235 --> 00:17:53,906
♪ Who wouldn't want
a love like this? ♪
365
00:17:53,906 --> 00:17:58,368
♪ Beautiful madness,
never imagined ♪
366
00:17:58,368 --> 00:18:01,080
[Ezekiel] I lost my father
when I was young too.
367
00:18:01,080 --> 00:18:02,790
That's when I started hustling.
368
00:18:02,790 --> 00:18:04,333
You used to hustle?
369
00:18:04,333 --> 00:18:05,626
Just 'cause I'm a pastor
370
00:18:05,626 --> 00:18:07,044
doesn't mean
I don't have a past.
371
00:18:07,044 --> 00:18:09,797
When I was your age,
I used to run these streets.
372
00:18:11,340 --> 00:18:12,716
How'd you make it out?
373
00:18:18,430 --> 00:18:20,265
God sent me a sign.
374
00:18:28,232 --> 00:18:32,111
I was starving,
hadn't eaten for days.
375
00:18:32,111 --> 00:18:34,988
I prayed to God if he helped me
get something to eat,
376
00:18:34,988 --> 00:18:38,242
I'd serve him
the rest of my life.
377
00:18:38,242 --> 00:18:40,119
Next thing I know,
378
00:18:40,119 --> 00:18:43,580
I see a crisp $100 bill
379
00:18:43,580 --> 00:18:48,210
on the street, just like that.
380
00:18:48,210 --> 00:18:52,297
Got me some food
and a new silk shirt.
381
00:18:52,297 --> 00:18:54,591
But I thought you were
only praying for food.
382
00:18:54,591 --> 00:18:58,387
Yeah, but God showed me
I was thinking too small.
383
00:18:58,387 --> 00:19:00,597
I shouldn't just pray
for what I need.
384
00:19:00,597 --> 00:19:03,308
I should also pray
for what I want.
385
00:19:03,308 --> 00:19:05,394
I deserve more than a meal.
386
00:19:05,394 --> 00:19:07,646
I deserve to look good too.
387
00:19:07,646 --> 00:19:08,897
And I've been
eating like a king
388
00:19:08,897 --> 00:19:11,275
and dressing like one
ever since.
389
00:19:11,275 --> 00:19:12,943
Wow.
390
00:19:12,943 --> 00:19:16,446
After that, I saw a man
preaching on the street.
391
00:19:16,446 --> 00:19:20,242
He had strangers stopping
to listen to him.
392
00:19:20,242 --> 00:19:22,578
They were in the palm
of his hand.
393
00:19:22,578 --> 00:19:25,414
And when he asked them
to give...
394
00:19:25,414 --> 00:19:29,293
they gave him
all the money they had.
395
00:19:29,293 --> 00:19:32,254
It was like a miracle
happening right before my eyes.
396
00:19:32,254 --> 00:19:35,924
I asked if he could teach me,
and he did.
397
00:19:35,924 --> 00:19:38,760
He brought me into his church,
and I started to learn from him
398
00:19:38,760 --> 00:19:41,930
just like you learning from me.
399
00:19:41,930 --> 00:19:43,640
So you didn't go to school
for preaching?
400
00:19:43,640 --> 00:19:45,434
No.
401
00:19:45,434 --> 00:19:47,394
I learned the old-school way.
402
00:19:52,065 --> 00:19:55,485
I'm glad you're in my flock,
young man.
403
00:19:55,485 --> 00:19:56,862
Me too.
404
00:19:58,572 --> 00:20:00,324
[doctor] We scanned
the DNA sample you provided
405
00:20:00,324 --> 00:20:01,867
for Ronnie's father.
406
00:20:01,867 --> 00:20:03,535
It's not a match.
407
00:20:03,535 --> 00:20:06,496
♪ suspenseful music ♪
408
00:20:06,496 --> 00:20:08,207
♪
409
00:20:08,207 --> 00:20:09,708
What?
410
00:20:09,708 --> 00:20:11,710
In order for a child
to have sickle cell,
411
00:20:11,710 --> 00:20:14,838
both parents
have to be a carrier.
412
00:20:14,838 --> 00:20:18,383
You have the gene,
but this person doesn't.
413
00:20:18,383 --> 00:20:23,430
♪
414
00:20:23,639 --> 00:20:27,392
[singer] ♪ Problems
of the world all the same ♪
415
00:20:27,392 --> 00:20:28,894
♪ People politickin' ♪
416
00:20:28,894 --> 00:20:30,354
[Douda]
Oh, we taking all y'all shit.
417
00:20:30,354 --> 00:20:32,231
What? What?
418
00:20:32,231 --> 00:20:33,273
Ain't none.
419
00:20:33,273 --> 00:20:34,733
Give me that.
420
00:20:34,733 --> 00:20:35,901
[Douda] Touch my money,
and I'll blow
421
00:20:35,901 --> 00:20:37,277
your fucking head off.
422
00:20:37,277 --> 00:20:40,572
♪
423
00:20:40,572 --> 00:20:41,573
Nah, I'm just kidding.
424
00:20:41,573 --> 00:20:44,243
[laughter]
425
00:20:44,243 --> 00:20:45,577
[Nuck] All right,
y'all niggas chill out, man.
426
00:20:45,577 --> 00:20:47,913
Settle down.
427
00:20:47,913 --> 00:20:49,957
Let's raise our glasses.
428
00:20:49,957 --> 00:20:51,833
Yeah.
429
00:20:51,833 --> 00:20:54,795
To the man that runs the shop
430
00:20:54,795 --> 00:20:56,797
and keep money
in our fucking pockets.
431
00:20:56,797 --> 00:20:57,965
- [laughs]
- [all] Yeah.
432
00:20:57,965 --> 00:21:00,425
And a foot on our neck.
433
00:21:00,425 --> 00:21:01,593
What did you say?
434
00:21:01,593 --> 00:21:03,679
[Zay] Oh, shit.
435
00:21:03,679 --> 00:21:07,349
I said, happy birthday.
436
00:21:07,349 --> 00:21:08,600
[Douda] I didn't hear you.
Say it again.
437
00:21:08,600 --> 00:21:10,060
What you saying?
438
00:21:10,060 --> 00:21:11,270
[Bakari] Happy birthday.
439
00:21:11,270 --> 00:21:13,272
[laptop shatters]
440
00:21:16,608 --> 00:21:20,070
That's what the fuck
I thought you said.
441
00:21:20,070 --> 00:21:21,613
You know,
good luck on your book.
442
00:21:21,613 --> 00:21:24,408
♪
443
00:21:24,408 --> 00:21:26,118
[singer] ♪ Little boy was
stabbed to death ♪
444
00:21:26,118 --> 00:21:29,413
♪ As he tried to run away,
yeah ♪
445
00:21:29,413 --> 00:21:32,916
♪ 75 eating out
the garbage can ♪
446
00:21:32,916 --> 00:21:35,836
[RandB music playing]
447
00:21:35,836 --> 00:21:38,672
♪
448
00:21:38,672 --> 00:21:39,923
[Isis] How are you doing?
449
00:21:42,175 --> 00:21:43,802
I'm fine.
450
00:21:43,802 --> 00:21:46,263
Girl, I know you're lying.
I can see it on your face.
451
00:21:46,263 --> 00:21:47,973
[sighs]
452
00:21:47,973 --> 00:21:49,808
[Aerin] What's going on?
453
00:21:49,808 --> 00:21:54,730
♪
454
00:21:56,356 --> 00:21:59,234
[Fatima sobs]
455
00:22:00,444 --> 00:22:01,737
[Alonzo] I talked to the DA.
456
00:22:03,322 --> 00:22:04,823
They wanna cut a deal.
457
00:22:06,867 --> 00:22:08,994
It's a great offer.
458
00:22:08,994 --> 00:22:10,829
You still get to continue
your career as a councilman,
459
00:22:10,829 --> 00:22:12,164
and you'll have protection.
460
00:22:14,166 --> 00:22:15,834
They want Douda.
461
00:22:15,834 --> 00:22:17,419
That's the offer on the table.
462
00:22:19,880 --> 00:22:21,340
I ain't snitching.
463
00:22:21,340 --> 00:22:24,343
♪ tense music ♪
464
00:22:24,343 --> 00:22:28,555
♪
465
00:22:28,555 --> 00:22:30,349
Then you're going to jail.
466
00:22:30,349 --> 00:22:35,354
♪
467
00:22:43,779 --> 00:22:45,489
Who are you again?
468
00:22:45,489 --> 00:22:47,199
I'm Emmett's brother.
469
00:22:47,199 --> 00:22:49,326
And why are you here?
470
00:22:49,326 --> 00:22:53,080
Uh, because he asked me
to take a look at his books,
471
00:22:53,080 --> 00:22:55,374
and the numbers are off.
472
00:22:56,917 --> 00:22:58,251
I'll handle it.
473
00:23:01,838 --> 00:23:04,341
I can set you up
with some digital options.
474
00:23:04,341 --> 00:23:06,551
It's my specialty.
475
00:23:06,551 --> 00:23:10,055
Consider peer-to-peer platforms
like Venmo and CashApp,
476
00:23:10,055 --> 00:23:11,890
and you can
seamlessly integrate them
477
00:23:11,890 --> 00:23:13,392
into Smokey's legitimate
point of sale system.
478
00:23:13,392 --> 00:23:15,394
You know what, I'm, um--
479
00:23:15,394 --> 00:23:16,686
I'm more of an old-school cat.
480
00:23:16,686 --> 00:23:18,438
Hiding money
is a dangerous job.
481
00:23:22,359 --> 00:23:23,902
Okay, come to me.
Come here.
482
00:23:23,902 --> 00:23:25,404
Come walk with me.
483
00:23:27,906 --> 00:23:29,908
You make the books make sense,
484
00:23:29,908 --> 00:23:32,911
and I'll handle the rest.
485
00:23:34,454 --> 00:23:35,664
That's fine.
486
00:23:37,165 --> 00:23:38,625
I just don't want my brother
going to jail.
487
00:23:38,625 --> 00:23:41,044
If he does, I'll bail him out.
488
00:23:41,044 --> 00:23:43,880
Well, it's not always
that simple with the IRS.
489
00:23:45,340 --> 00:23:47,759
Welcome to another episode
of Papa's Pulpit.
490
00:23:47,759 --> 00:23:49,928
Now, before we get started
on today's topic
491
00:23:49,928 --> 00:23:52,556
of generational wealth,
God moved me to introduce
492
00:23:52,556 --> 00:23:54,599
my new
monthly subscription plan.
493
00:23:54,599 --> 00:23:57,102
Now, I know
what you all are thinking.
494
00:23:57,102 --> 00:23:59,813
"Why I gotta pay for content
that was once free?"
495
00:23:59,813 --> 00:24:01,356
But I hope y'all understand
496
00:24:01,356 --> 00:24:03,608
that investing five dollars
a month into me
497
00:24:03,608 --> 00:24:06,027
allows me to keep providing
high quality podcasts
498
00:24:06,027 --> 00:24:07,821
for y'all,
and it's only a fraction
499
00:24:07,821 --> 00:24:09,406
of what God will
pour back into your lives.
500
00:24:09,406 --> 00:24:11,074
Amen?
501
00:24:11,074 --> 00:24:14,202
If y'all bless me,
you'll be blessed in return.
502
00:24:16,663 --> 00:24:19,583
♪ dramatic music ♪
503
00:24:19,583 --> 00:24:24,504
♪
504
00:24:26,089 --> 00:24:28,341
Stay away from my client
and my family.
505
00:24:31,011 --> 00:24:33,138
Nigga, who the fuck are you?
506
00:24:33,138 --> 00:24:34,431
Alicia's my ex-wife.
507
00:24:34,431 --> 00:24:36,808
Robert is my son.
508
00:24:36,808 --> 00:24:38,643
Oh. Okay, well, you know what?
509
00:24:38,643 --> 00:24:40,312
You should advise
the both of them
510
00:24:40,312 --> 00:24:41,771
to stay the fuck out of my way.
511
00:24:41,771 --> 00:24:43,482
They don't take orders from me.
512
00:24:44,858 --> 00:24:46,109
Okay.
513
00:24:46,109 --> 00:24:47,527
So you're not the man
of your house?
514
00:24:47,527 --> 00:24:49,738
[chuckles]
515
00:24:51,490 --> 00:24:54,159
I don't live there anymore.
516
00:24:54,159 --> 00:24:55,952
And you're still wanting
to protect them.
517
00:24:58,538 --> 00:25:00,373
That's what a man does.
518
00:25:00,373 --> 00:25:01,833
He protects his family,
519
00:25:01,833 --> 00:25:04,085
even if they don't live
in the same house.
520
00:25:04,085 --> 00:25:05,212
All right.
521
00:25:05,212 --> 00:25:07,422
Well, good luck
protecting them.
522
00:25:07,422 --> 00:25:09,216
[chuckles]
523
00:25:09,216 --> 00:25:11,968
As many enemies as you got,
524
00:25:11,968 --> 00:25:14,679
you need to make sure
someone is protecting you.
525
00:25:14,679 --> 00:25:19,017
♪
526
00:25:19,017 --> 00:25:21,436
[chuckles]
527
00:25:25,023 --> 00:25:26,691
Maisha said
these should be good
528
00:25:26,691 --> 00:25:30,320
to send out by mid-November,
just in time for the holidays.
529
00:25:30,320 --> 00:25:32,197
[singer]
♪ Someone with no doubt ♪
530
00:25:32,197 --> 00:25:35,659
♪ One who knows
what love's about ♪
531
00:25:35,659 --> 00:25:38,370
I thought
those were just for us.
532
00:25:38,370 --> 00:25:41,706
Some are, but one of them
will be our Christmas card.
533
00:25:41,706 --> 00:25:43,458
I didn't agree to that.
534
00:25:45,669 --> 00:25:47,462
Excuse me?
535
00:25:47,462 --> 00:25:52,259
I'm just saying
that's a big commitment.
536
00:25:52,259 --> 00:25:53,760
I practically live here,
537
00:25:53,760 --> 00:25:55,554
and I have bonded
with your daughter.
538
00:25:55,554 --> 00:25:57,722
Sending out a holiday card
is too much?
539
00:25:57,722 --> 00:25:59,224
I'm not trying
to start an argument.
540
00:25:59,224 --> 00:26:01,643
Are you embarrassed by me?
Am I a secret?
541
00:26:01,643 --> 00:26:03,562
Come on.
542
00:26:03,562 --> 00:26:05,397
I thought you wanted this.
543
00:26:05,397 --> 00:26:08,024
I do. I'm not embarrassed.
544
00:26:08,024 --> 00:26:11,528
It's just--feels like that's
something married people do.
545
00:26:11,528 --> 00:26:13,071
I didn't ask you for marriage,
546
00:26:13,071 --> 00:26:15,240
but I do wanna feel like
I'm in a real relationship.
547
00:26:15,240 --> 00:26:17,784
- We are.
- It doesn't feel like it.
548
00:26:17,784 --> 00:26:19,160
Then what does it
feel like to you?
549
00:26:19,160 --> 00:26:21,663
Like I am playing house.
550
00:26:21,663 --> 00:26:23,081
And I'm not a doll.
551
00:26:23,081 --> 00:26:26,084
♪ pensive jazz music ♪
552
00:26:26,084 --> 00:26:28,920
♪
553
00:26:28,920 --> 00:26:30,255
[sighs]
554
00:26:38,054 --> 00:26:40,056
[Shaad] You check that, baby.
555
00:26:40,056 --> 00:26:42,350
- That was cold.
- I checked.
556
00:26:42,350 --> 00:26:44,436
No, I'm--you just
gotta reinforce.
557
00:26:44,436 --> 00:26:45,770
You know what I'm doing.
558
00:26:45,770 --> 00:26:48,440
- [doorbell rings]
- Mm.
559
00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:50,108
[clears throat]
560
00:26:50,108 --> 00:26:53,737
[RandB music playing]
561
00:26:53,737 --> 00:26:55,280
Oh, hey.
562
00:26:55,280 --> 00:26:56,573
Nice to meet you.
563
00:26:58,825 --> 00:27:00,243
Is that my leather jacket?
564
00:27:02,704 --> 00:27:04,914
You're not here
to wear it anymore.
565
00:27:06,458 --> 00:27:08,877
You wanna join us for a drink?
566
00:27:08,877 --> 00:27:09,919
No.
567
00:27:11,671 --> 00:27:13,757
If you hear from Robert,
568
00:27:13,757 --> 00:27:15,592
let him know
I'd like to see him.
569
00:27:15,592 --> 00:27:17,677
[Alicia] And what about me?
570
00:27:17,677 --> 00:27:19,804
Do you wanna see me too?
571
00:27:21,473 --> 00:27:23,975
I have to work.
572
00:27:23,975 --> 00:27:26,269
Some things never change.
573
00:27:26,269 --> 00:27:28,647
You're right.
574
00:27:28,647 --> 00:27:32,651
You are just as beautiful
as the day I laid eyes on you.
575
00:27:39,532 --> 00:27:41,159
Nice jacket, bro.
576
00:27:42,452 --> 00:27:46,331
[door opens and closes]
577
00:27:46,831 --> 00:27:48,291
You know what?
578
00:27:48,291 --> 00:27:49,334
I don't appreciate you
trying to turn me
579
00:27:49,334 --> 00:27:50,418
into your ex-husband.
580
00:27:50,418 --> 00:27:52,337
You can never be him.
581
00:27:52,337 --> 00:27:53,963
I don't wanna be him!
582
00:27:53,963 --> 00:27:55,799
The jacket just makes you
look the part.
583
00:27:55,799 --> 00:27:59,094
You gotta learn
to act the part.
584
00:27:59,094 --> 00:28:01,054
This ain't no fucking movie.
585
00:28:01,054 --> 00:28:05,308
Everybody plays a role
in the game of life, baby.
586
00:28:05,308 --> 00:28:07,811
You think
I'm fucking playing with you?
587
00:28:07,811 --> 00:28:09,938
If you wanna be my bitch,
you can be,
588
00:28:09,938 --> 00:28:12,440
but I'm not
in the market for that.
589
00:28:12,440 --> 00:28:13,733
Bitch?
590
00:28:13,733 --> 00:28:15,652
[gasps]
591
00:28:15,652 --> 00:28:18,196
Ah, that's more like it.
592
00:28:18,196 --> 00:28:19,989
I'm my own man.
593
00:28:21,950 --> 00:28:23,159
Harder.
594
00:28:25,120 --> 00:28:27,747
You like this shit, huh?
595
00:28:27,747 --> 00:28:29,374
Yeah.
596
00:28:29,374 --> 00:28:32,335
♪ sultry music ♪
597
00:28:32,335 --> 00:28:36,423
♪
598
00:28:38,758 --> 00:28:40,552
If your abductor isn't
the father,
599
00:28:40,552 --> 00:28:43,722
then who could it be?
600
00:28:43,722 --> 00:28:45,390
Who you think?
601
00:28:49,269 --> 00:28:52,063
Nah, fuck that.
602
00:28:52,063 --> 00:28:53,898
I wasn't with anyone else.
603
00:28:53,898 --> 00:28:56,484
Can we just keep this
between us?
604
00:28:56,484 --> 00:28:58,987
- I can't do that.
- Why not?
605
00:28:58,987 --> 00:29:01,239
Niggas got kids walking around
they don't know nothing about.
606
00:29:01,239 --> 00:29:02,907
Well, he deserves to know.
607
00:29:02,907 --> 00:29:04,909
I'm not doing this.
608
00:29:04,909 --> 00:29:06,202
You don't have a choice.
609
00:29:06,202 --> 00:29:08,204
Yes, I do.
610
00:29:08,204 --> 00:29:11,166
♪ pensive jazz music ♪
611
00:29:11,166 --> 00:29:16,129
♪
612
00:29:16,129 --> 00:29:18,089
[sighs]
613
00:29:23,762 --> 00:29:26,931
I think you're Ronnie's father.
614
00:29:26,931 --> 00:29:28,516
We still want a paternity test.
615
00:29:28,516 --> 00:29:30,101
I don't need one.
616
00:29:30,101 --> 00:29:31,603
If she say he's mine,
he's mine.
617
00:29:31,603 --> 00:29:32,979
I need one.
618
00:29:35,607 --> 00:29:38,610
Hey, Kiesha, what do you need?
619
00:29:41,446 --> 00:29:43,156
We just wanna be sure.
620
00:29:46,743 --> 00:29:48,787
All right.
621
00:29:48,787 --> 00:29:51,790
♪ upbeat hip-hop music ♪
622
00:29:51,790 --> 00:29:53,958
♪
623
00:29:53,958 --> 00:29:55,877
[rapper]
♪ Where the cash at, cash at ♪
624
00:29:55,877 --> 00:29:57,295
♪ I need to blow it ♪
625
00:29:57,295 --> 00:29:58,797
♪ I need my cash back,
cash back ♪
626
00:29:58,797 --> 00:30:00,298
♪ I gotta show it ♪
627
00:30:00,298 --> 00:30:01,883
♪ I tell him,
run another check ♪
628
00:30:01,883 --> 00:30:03,301
♪ Check, check ♪
629
00:30:03,301 --> 00:30:05,094
♪ I tell him,
run another check ♪
630
00:30:05,094 --> 00:30:06,471
♪ Body like Yellowstone ♪
631
00:30:06,471 --> 00:30:08,389
♪ Looking like a cat ♪
632
00:30:08,389 --> 00:30:11,643
♪ Cooking like a chemist,
got my feelings in the lab ♪
633
00:30:11,643 --> 00:30:13,269
♪ I tell him,
run another check ♪
634
00:30:13,269 --> 00:30:14,646
♪ Another check ♪
635
00:30:14,646 --> 00:30:16,523
♪ I tell him,
run another check ♪
636
00:30:16,523 --> 00:30:19,526
♪ The drip ain't free,
so I gotta spend it ♪
637
00:30:19,526 --> 00:30:22,654
♪ All my chains real,
it's no pretendin' ♪
638
00:30:22,654 --> 00:30:24,322
[Jake] You good?
639
00:30:24,322 --> 00:30:25,824
[rapper] ♪ Another check ♪
640
00:30:25,824 --> 00:30:27,951
♪ I tell him,
run another check ♪
641
00:30:27,951 --> 00:30:30,954
♪ Where the cash at,
I need to blow it ♪
642
00:30:30,954 --> 00:30:32,956
[Bakari]
Douda knows I'm writing a book.
643
00:30:35,208 --> 00:30:37,335
You writing a book?
644
00:30:37,335 --> 00:30:39,671
Yeah.
645
00:30:39,671 --> 00:30:42,298
Who else know?
646
00:30:42,298 --> 00:30:44,259
Just Lynae and my teacher.
647
00:30:45,760 --> 00:30:47,220
And that's it?
648
00:30:51,432 --> 00:30:52,767
My sister.
649
00:30:57,105 --> 00:30:58,690
I ain't gonna lie, bro,
650
00:30:58,690 --> 00:31:00,567
your sister do seem
a little shady.
651
00:31:00,567 --> 00:31:01,860
Don't make this about you.
652
00:31:01,860 --> 00:31:04,112
Man, look,
I ain't even on that.
653
00:31:04,112 --> 00:31:07,323
All I'm saying is, you know her
better than I do, bro.
654
00:31:07,323 --> 00:31:08,783
[sighs]
655
00:31:13,705 --> 00:31:15,206
Come on, let's dance.
656
00:31:15,206 --> 00:31:16,374
I'm not in the mood.
657
00:31:16,374 --> 00:31:19,043
[Lynae] Come on, man.
658
00:31:19,043 --> 00:31:21,880
[rapper] ♪ I tell him,
run another check ♪
659
00:31:21,880 --> 00:31:24,007
♪ I tell him,
run another check ♪
660
00:31:24,007 --> 00:31:26,759
You wanna come over tonight?
661
00:31:26,759 --> 00:31:29,053
[Bakari] I don't know
about all that, man.
662
00:31:29,053 --> 00:31:31,389
You can sleep
in my bed this time.
663
00:31:31,389 --> 00:31:36,352
♪
664
00:31:39,272 --> 00:31:41,941
[Victor] Welcome, everybody.
665
00:31:41,941 --> 00:31:45,737
Thank you for joining me
for another men's circle.
666
00:31:45,737 --> 00:31:48,072
As you can see,
I'm pretty limited
667
00:31:48,072 --> 00:31:52,076
to where I can go,
so I really appreciate y'all
668
00:31:52,076 --> 00:31:54,078
for coming to my house
to participate.
669
00:31:54,078 --> 00:31:57,916
Oh, man, come on.
You know we got you.
670
00:31:57,916 --> 00:31:59,292
So who wanna go first?
671
00:32:03,963 --> 00:32:05,590
All right, I'll go.
672
00:32:05,590 --> 00:32:08,509
Me and my lady got
into a little disagreement
673
00:32:08,509 --> 00:32:10,845
on whether or not to send
our holiday photos out
674
00:32:10,845 --> 00:32:12,055
to friends and family.
675
00:32:12,055 --> 00:32:14,182
[Darnell laughs]
676
00:32:14,182 --> 00:32:15,725
Well, holiday cards, that's--
677
00:32:15,725 --> 00:32:17,268
that means y'all serious.
678
00:32:17,268 --> 00:32:19,187
Yeah, which is why
I didn't wanna do it.
679
00:32:19,187 --> 00:32:22,440
Well, do you love her?
680
00:32:22,440 --> 00:32:24,359
I think so.
681
00:32:24,359 --> 00:32:25,944
You don't sound too sure.
682
00:32:25,944 --> 00:32:29,572
Hey, no woman feels
as good as freedom.
683
00:32:29,572 --> 00:32:32,992
- [Shaad] Mm. That's real.
- [Rob] Damn.
684
00:32:32,992 --> 00:32:34,452
I mean, why can't we just
hang the pictures up
685
00:32:34,452 --> 00:32:35,954
- in our living room?
- You could.
686
00:32:35,954 --> 00:32:37,455
Man, you know
she ain't gonna want that.
687
00:32:37,455 --> 00:32:38,915
Women like to be claimed.
688
00:32:38,915 --> 00:32:40,625
Trust me.
689
00:32:40,625 --> 00:32:42,168
I didn't think
about it like that.
690
00:32:42,168 --> 00:32:44,420
Guess I'm just not used
to being in a relationship.
691
00:32:44,420 --> 00:32:45,588
Then you need
to let her know that.
692
00:32:45,588 --> 00:32:46,965
[Rob] Yeah.
693
00:32:46,965 --> 00:32:48,341
Well, I'm going
through some things
694
00:32:48,341 --> 00:32:49,676
in my relationship as well.
695
00:32:49,676 --> 00:32:52,095
Wait, you and Kiesha a'ight?
696
00:32:52,095 --> 00:32:54,263
Uh...
697
00:32:54,263 --> 00:32:56,432
there's a chance Nuck
might be Ronnie's father.
698
00:32:56,432 --> 00:32:58,142
- Ah, hell no.
- [Shaad] What?
699
00:32:58,142 --> 00:32:59,644
Man, that's impossible.
700
00:32:59,644 --> 00:33:01,145
Nah, it's not.
701
00:33:01,145 --> 00:33:02,563
I thought it was the dude
that kidnapped her.
702
00:33:05,525 --> 00:33:07,235
Ronnie has sickle cell.
703
00:33:07,235 --> 00:33:09,153
Shit.
704
00:33:09,153 --> 00:33:11,280
I'm sorry to hear that.
705
00:33:11,280 --> 00:33:13,074
It's genetic, and the guy
that abducted Kiesha
706
00:33:13,074 --> 00:33:14,450
doesn't carry it, so...
707
00:33:14,450 --> 00:33:15,994
Hey, this sound
like this need to be
708
00:33:15,994 --> 00:33:17,328
more like a family meeting.
709
00:33:17,328 --> 00:33:18,579
No, it doesn't.
710
00:33:18,579 --> 00:33:20,164
Well, he better take
a paternity test.
711
00:33:20,164 --> 00:33:21,916
- He is.
- And what if he the daddy?
712
00:33:21,916 --> 00:33:25,211
Darnell,
let's give Emmett a moment.
713
00:33:29,048 --> 00:33:30,508
Guess I gotta
deal with his ass.
714
00:33:36,889 --> 00:33:38,683
Rob.
715
00:33:38,683 --> 00:33:40,643
I know it's your
first time attending.
716
00:33:40,643 --> 00:33:42,770
Anything you wanna discuss?
717
00:33:45,023 --> 00:33:48,026
Yeah, um...
718
00:33:48,026 --> 00:33:50,653
thinking about
reconnecting with my father.
719
00:33:52,071 --> 00:33:53,823
That's great.
720
00:33:53,823 --> 00:33:55,825
God knows I'm grateful to him.
721
00:33:55,825 --> 00:33:58,244
Yeah.
He was always a good lawyer.
722
00:33:58,244 --> 00:34:01,414
Just... not so much at the part
723
00:34:01,414 --> 00:34:03,082
when it came
to being my father.
724
00:34:03,082 --> 00:34:05,710
I know all about giving
your dad second chances, man.
725
00:34:05,710 --> 00:34:08,046
It's annoying at first,
726
00:34:08,046 --> 00:34:10,590
but it gets better over time.
727
00:34:12,717 --> 00:34:14,052
I think we can all agree
728
00:34:14,052 --> 00:34:16,012
that everybody deserves
second chances.
729
00:34:16,012 --> 00:34:17,972
- Amen.
- [Shaad] Hell yeah. Shit.
730
00:34:17,972 --> 00:34:19,724
What about you, Vic?
How you holding up?
731
00:34:21,851 --> 00:34:24,479
I've been going
through some things.
732
00:34:24,479 --> 00:34:26,022
Fatima's taking space.
733
00:34:26,022 --> 00:34:28,357
Oh, man.
734
00:34:28,357 --> 00:34:30,985
I'm sorry, bro.
735
00:34:30,985 --> 00:34:34,906
And the only way for me to be
free is to give up Douda.
736
00:34:34,906 --> 00:34:36,741
I think you should do it.
737
00:34:36,741 --> 00:34:39,118
Man, if I wouldn't have missed,
738
00:34:39,118 --> 00:34:41,370
you wouldn't even be worried
about snitching on Douda.
739
00:34:41,370 --> 00:34:44,540
If you didn't miss,
you'd be dead right now.
740
00:34:44,540 --> 00:34:46,084
Snitching on him
could get you killed too.
741
00:34:46,084 --> 00:34:47,376
I know.
742
00:34:47,376 --> 00:34:49,295
If somebody don't
take his ass out,
743
00:34:49,295 --> 00:34:51,589
he gonna kill us all
one by one.
744
00:34:51,589 --> 00:34:54,467
♪ apprehensive music ♪
745
00:34:54,467 --> 00:34:59,472
♪
746
00:35:17,824 --> 00:35:19,951
[gunshot]
747
00:35:19,951 --> 00:35:22,954
♪ tense music ♪
748
00:35:22,954 --> 00:35:27,959
♪
749
00:35:34,507 --> 00:35:37,468
[phone buzzing]
750
00:35:47,019 --> 00:35:48,604
I want more money off the top.
751
00:35:51,190 --> 00:35:52,650
I thought you were
a man of God.
752
00:35:52,650 --> 00:35:54,485
I am.
753
00:35:54,485 --> 00:35:57,155
[Douda] Then why are you
trying to rob me blind?
754
00:35:57,155 --> 00:35:59,323
You put my life
and my church at risk.
755
00:36:03,578 --> 00:36:05,621
You knew that going in.
756
00:36:05,621 --> 00:36:08,374
Well, now the price
is going up.
757
00:36:08,374 --> 00:36:09,792
[chuckles]
758
00:36:11,294 --> 00:36:13,004
You know what?
759
00:36:13,004 --> 00:36:14,547
I can just take my money
elsewhere.
760
00:36:16,549 --> 00:36:17,800
I'm your only option.
761
00:36:17,800 --> 00:36:19,135
Says who?
762
00:36:21,220 --> 00:36:22,680
Says me.
763
00:36:27,393 --> 00:36:29,187
[chuckles]
764
00:36:32,523 --> 00:36:33,691
[Douda] Yeah.
765
00:36:33,691 --> 00:36:37,320
♪
766
00:36:37,320 --> 00:36:38,946
[Ezekiel] Hey.
767
00:36:38,946 --> 00:36:40,531
[grunting]
768
00:36:42,241 --> 00:36:44,702
[screams]
769
00:36:48,372 --> 00:36:49,957
A deal is a deal.
770
00:36:51,417 --> 00:36:54,212
Do you understand?
771
00:36:54,212 --> 00:36:55,546
Understand.
772
00:36:56,756 --> 00:36:58,841
[yelps]
773
00:37:00,259 --> 00:37:01,552
Praise God.
774
00:37:03,387 --> 00:37:05,765
[chuckles]
775
00:37:05,765 --> 00:37:08,684
♪ Sensual music ♪
776
00:37:08,684 --> 00:37:13,689
♪
777
00:37:17,068 --> 00:37:19,820
I keep thinking about it.
778
00:37:19,820 --> 00:37:21,697
What?
779
00:37:21,697 --> 00:37:24,200
You being with Tatiana.
780
00:37:28,454 --> 00:37:30,414
Look...
781
00:37:30,414 --> 00:37:33,668
when I'm with you,
I'm with you.
782
00:37:33,668 --> 00:37:35,753
When I'm with Tatiana,
I'm with her.
783
00:37:39,298 --> 00:37:43,010
Let's just not bring up
other people right now.
784
00:37:43,010 --> 00:37:45,554
You the one that brought it up.
785
00:37:45,554 --> 00:37:47,431
It's really not weird for you?
786
00:37:50,935 --> 00:37:51,936
No.
787
00:37:57,149 --> 00:38:00,111
♪ soft music ♪
788
00:38:00,111 --> 00:38:04,991
♪
789
00:38:10,621 --> 00:38:11,956
Are you okay?
790
00:38:19,422 --> 00:38:20,798
Yeah.
791
00:38:23,634 --> 00:38:25,469
I guess I don't have a choice.
792
00:38:31,309 --> 00:38:33,894
[singer]
♪ I'm wholeheartedly yours ♪
793
00:38:33,894 --> 00:38:36,731
♪ My love ♪
794
00:38:36,731 --> 00:38:39,775
♪ You're the beat in my soul ♪
795
00:38:39,775 --> 00:38:42,987
♪ You're all I'm thinking of ♪
796
00:38:42,987 --> 00:38:45,781
♪ When I'm with you,
I'm soaring ♪
797
00:38:45,781 --> 00:38:48,784
♪ High above the clouds ♪
798
00:38:48,784 --> 00:38:51,412
♪ In your love, I've found ♪
799
00:38:51,412 --> 00:38:55,291
♪ My paradise so profound ♪
800
00:38:55,291 --> 00:38:57,668
♪ In a world so cold ♪
801
00:38:57,668 --> 00:39:00,004
♪ You my sanctuary ♪
802
00:39:00,004 --> 00:39:01,339
[Roselyn] You want a ride?
803
00:39:03,299 --> 00:39:05,551
I don't bite.
804
00:39:05,551 --> 00:39:07,678
Unless you ask me to.
805
00:39:09,221 --> 00:39:11,474
Come on, get in.
806
00:39:11,474 --> 00:39:12,892
Come on.
807
00:39:12,892 --> 00:39:14,977
[singer] ♪ With you, I'm home ♪
808
00:39:14,977 --> 00:39:17,438
♪ In your arms,
I've found my place ♪
809
00:39:17,438 --> 00:39:20,775
♪ I'm wholeheartedly yours,
my love ♪
810
00:39:20,775 --> 00:39:23,027
[engine revs]
811
00:39:23,027 --> 00:39:25,029
♪ You're the beat in my soul ♪
812
00:39:25,029 --> 00:39:27,740
It's nice to have an extra set
of hands around here.
813
00:39:27,740 --> 00:39:30,409
[Jamal] I'm happy to help.
814
00:39:30,409 --> 00:39:33,537
What you getting into after?
815
00:39:33,537 --> 00:39:36,248
Back to the halfway house.
816
00:39:36,248 --> 00:39:39,293
They don't play
about that curfew.
817
00:39:39,293 --> 00:39:40,669
Yeah.
818
00:39:40,669 --> 00:39:42,838
Need a ride?
819
00:39:42,838 --> 00:39:45,007
I'd love one.
820
00:39:45,007 --> 00:39:49,929
♪
821
00:39:56,727 --> 00:39:58,479
[knock at door]
822
00:40:00,940 --> 00:40:03,859
LaPorshe,
what are you doing here?
823
00:40:03,859 --> 00:40:05,277
[LaPorshe chuckles]
824
00:40:07,279 --> 00:40:09,698
Mm. I missed you.
825
00:40:09,698 --> 00:40:12,076
You can't just be showing up
to my house like this.
826
00:40:12,076 --> 00:40:13,786
I have a family.
827
00:40:13,786 --> 00:40:16,414
I know you and Dre
ain't together no more.
828
00:40:16,414 --> 00:40:17,957
How you know that?
829
00:40:17,957 --> 00:40:22,044
'Cause you deleted all her
pictures on your IG page.
830
00:40:22,044 --> 00:40:24,130
So you be spying on me?
831
00:40:24,130 --> 00:40:27,967
- We all do it.
- [scoffs]
832
00:40:27,967 --> 00:40:29,093
You can't stay.
833
00:40:29,093 --> 00:40:31,262
I wasn't expecting to.
834
00:40:31,262 --> 00:40:33,722
I just wanted you to know
when you get ready
835
00:40:33,722 --> 00:40:36,434
to start dating again,
I'm around.
836
00:40:36,434 --> 00:40:37,893
[chuckles]
837
00:40:37,893 --> 00:40:40,271
That's good to know.
838
00:40:40,271 --> 00:40:41,355
[sighs]
839
00:40:43,315 --> 00:40:44,525
[LaPorshe] My bad.
840
00:40:44,525 --> 00:40:46,360
I'm old-school.
841
00:40:46,360 --> 00:40:48,696
Next time, text first.
842
00:40:48,696 --> 00:40:51,657
♪ soft music ♪
843
00:40:51,657 --> 00:40:56,829
♪
844
00:40:57,204 --> 00:40:59,123
Ronnie, this is your dad.
845
00:40:59,123 --> 00:41:01,292
Oh, Dad?
846
00:41:01,292 --> 00:41:02,460
Yes.
847
00:41:04,170 --> 00:41:05,212
Hey.
848
00:41:07,506 --> 00:41:09,425
[laughs]
849
00:41:09,425 --> 00:41:10,801
Hey.
850
00:41:10,801 --> 00:41:13,095
Look. Look.
851
00:41:13,095 --> 00:41:15,264
[Ronnie babbling]
852
00:41:15,264 --> 00:41:16,849
[Nuck] I got you something too.
853
00:41:16,849 --> 00:41:19,602
[Ronnie babbles]
854
00:41:19,602 --> 00:41:21,645
[Nuck] You wanna do a flip?
855
00:41:21,645 --> 00:41:23,147
[Ronnie] Do it over here.
856
00:41:23,147 --> 00:41:25,274
- Yeah.
- [Ronnie] Do it over here.
857
00:41:25,274 --> 00:41:27,943
- Yeah?
- [Ronnie] Like, way over here.
858
00:41:27,943 --> 00:41:29,987
[Nuck] You wanna drive
the truck right here?
859
00:41:29,987 --> 00:41:31,280
[Ronnie babbling]
860
00:41:31,280 --> 00:41:33,324
[Nuck]
You wanna go right there?
861
00:41:33,324 --> 00:41:38,287
♪