Original subtitles

- Previously on "Bigger"...

[laughter]

- I definitely wanna hang out with you.

- Are you sure?

- So you actually have a man held up in your room right now?

Go. - I'm gonna lose my virginity!

- Wash your hands first.

- Why are you so mad?

- Because I'm a friend, and friends speak up.

We don't just sit here and watch this go on.

- Layne, you don't have to pretend anymore.

It's over.

- The doctor, my fiancé-- he left me!

- Ooh, um, all right, good luck.

- I have nothing to say.

- ♪ From across the room ♪

[Matthew Goodman's "Girl You Twist Me Up"]

♪ I feel your presence ♪

♪ All I wanna do ♪

♪ Is go next to you ♪

♪ And I always get a rush ♪

♪ Every time we touch ♪

♪ What else can I do ♪ [engine turns over]

♪ To make it true ♪

♪ And I can't go to waste ♪

♪ Oh, no, no, no ♪ [cow moos]

♪ Another night just can't wait ♪

♪ No ♪

♪ I said another night can't go to waste ♪

♪ I said I've decided ♪

♪ That I liked it, let's do it again ♪

♪ The way you make me feel, you got me twisted ♪

- Oh, I'm good. No.

- [sighs]

- ♪ The way you make me feel, you got me twisted ♪

♪ Girl, you twist me up, me up, me up ♪

♪ And the time keeps on, it keeps on ticking ♪

♪ Will I get to you, fill my addiction ♪

♪ The way you make me feel, you got me twisted ♪

♪ Girl, you twist me up, me up, me up now ♪

♪ I'm lost in front of you ♪

♪ I need directions, tell me where to move ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Some new intentions got me acting new ♪

♪ Yeah ♪ - [vocalizing]

- ♪ Sometimes I wish we never met ♪

- [laughing]

- ♪ Would've saved me so much stress, yeah ♪

♪ Oh, yeah ♪

♪ 'Cause in the night, I can't go to waste ♪

- Ah. [laughs]

[Chingy's "Right Thurr" playing]

- ♪ Oh, oh ♪

- ♪ Do what you do ♪

♪ I like the way you do that right there, right there ♪

- ♪ Swing your hips when you're walking ♪

♪ Let down your hair ♪

- ♪ I love it when you do that right there ♪

- ♪ Right there ♪

- ♪ Make me stir ♪ - ♪ Make me stir ♪

- ♪ I like the way you look in them pants ♪

♪ Your momma a quarter piece ♪

- ♪ I like it when you do that right there ♪

- ♪ Right there ♪

- ♪ Let down your hair ♪

♪ I love it way you do that right there ♪

- ♪ Right there ♪

- ♪ Lick your lips when you're talking ♪

♪ That make me stir ♪ - ♪ Make me stir ♪

- ♪ I like the way you do that right there, right there ♪

- For a span of three years, Robert entered a relationship

with both Mr. and Mrs. Adams

and convinced them both to carry out a host of murders

on his behalf.

The Adams now face life in prison,

while no concrete charges could be filed against Robert.

both: White people.

[hip-hop music]

♪ ♪

- Uh-oh, am I losing you again? [Usher's "My Boo"]

- ♪ There's always that one person ♪

♪ That will always have your heart ♪

♪ You never see it coming ♪

- I got pop chips,

caramel corn, and...

what is this?

- ♪ Ooh, baby ♪

- Yeah, my mood-- it can't be bought with snacks.

- ♪ You will always be my boo ♪

- ♪ I don't know about y'all but I know about us ♪

- Can it be bought with undersized models

in oversized clothes?

- This month or last month's?

- Both.

- Well, if it'll make you happy.

- [sighs]

You know road trips are supposed to be fun, right?

- I got curved by two men in the same night.

I just want to mope in peace.

- Hmm.

Look, I know misery loves company,

but even you can't deny this classic.

- ♪ And you were my baby ♪

- ♪ It started when we were younger ♪

♪ You were mine ♪

♪ My boo ♪

- ♪ Now another brother's taken over ♪

- [laughs]

- ♪ Still in your eyes ♪

- ♪ My boo ♪

- ♪ Even though we used to argue ♪

♪ It's all right ♪

- ♪ My boo ♪

- ♪ We haven't seen each other ♪

- Damn, you must really be caught up.

♪ Boo, be my boo ♪

- [laughs] [phone ringing]

♪ ♪

- You're not gonna answer that?

Look, everybody just wants to make sure that you're cool.

[phone ringing]

[sighs] Hey.

Yeah, she put up a fight, but I got her in the car.

Not showered, but not dead.

The road trip is definitely helping...

- [breathing heavily]

- Hey, Trace, let me call you right back.

- [sniffling]

- So, what can I do?

- Nothing.

- So you want me to just sit here and--

- Yes.

[crying]

- And you want me to just wait--

- Yes! - Okay.

Okay.

- [sniffling]

[sobbing]

- Damn, girl, you over there

giving Viola a run for her money.

- [sobbing loudly]

[gasping]

[sobbing]

- [crunching slowly]

Okay, just eat the damn chips.

- [crunching softly]

- Give me some.

These are good.

Really good.

- [laughs] - Here you go.

Sorry I took them like that.

- [laughs] You can have them back.

- They're great. - I ain't stopping you.

- ♪ Does the moon not know ♪

- Well look at what the cat dragged in.

- Ms. Sheri, how are your girls doing?

- Still pains in my ass, Deon.

[laughter]

- What's so funny?

- Honestly, I--I don't know.

[dishes clattering]

- [groans] Grab any booth.

- Oh...

Good to see you, handsome. - Hey, Ms. Barb.

I told you you're too young for me.

You better stop.

We know your husband collect guns.

- Oh. [laughs]

- But I do see you been working out.

- ♪ I was hoping you won't mind if I ♪

- This place is like "Cheers," but, like,

instead of "Norm!" everybody's like, "Deon!"

- What's "Cheers"?

- ♪ It's never going to last you know ♪

♪ But you weren't even... ♪

- ♪ If you say so ♪

- See the dude on your left?

He spent the last 10 minutes pouring syrup

in each individual pocket of his waffle.

That's a nigga with nowhere to be.

- I don't know. He might be on to something.

- Yeah, diabetes. - [laughs]

- ♪ Would you fly with me? ♪

- I could really get used to this small town life.

- Not me. This is monotonous as fuck.

- You can't see yourself with that?

- A depressed wife and kids with no home training?

No. - A family.

- I can have that in Atlanta.

- The city is such a rat race with all the to-do lists,

schedules,

everybody stressed looking for their next hustle.

Sometimes I wonder what it would be like

to just unplug and be.

- There's no way in hell that you could open up a shop

like Back in Da Day in a Podunk town like this.

I'm so glad that my parents pushed me out of High Point.

If I had to spend the rest of my life in a town like this...

- We'd have, like, three kids and a house by now.

- ♪ I ask for ♪

[soft mellow rock music]

- ♪ I don't know why ♪

- The usual-- meatball sandwich,

sauce on the side.

You and that beautiful fiancée of yours come back soon.

Tell your mom I said hi.

- So you're just gonna keep

letting 'em think that we're engaged?

- Eventually I'll tell 'em that you dumped me for another dude.

Then I get that free "she left yo ass" cake.

[cows mooing]

[sweeping pop music playing] You know what?

I just need a change in my life.

Switch things up.

If you wanna see change, you need to make a change.

Maybe I should get, like, tattoos.

Channel my inner RiRi.

Or maybe I could get butt implants.

Channel that inner Nicki Minaj.

- Uh, we got enough fake fatties in Atlanta.

- Oh, or I could get, like, a bob.

Like, a signature bob like Taraji.

You think I could rock that?

I mean--could that be my signature look, though,

if that's somebody else's signature?

Eh, forget it. Taraji who, right?

[laughs softly]

- I'm gonna pray for you. - You know what?

That is actually not a bad idea.

God is the only man that will not desert me.

Won't he do it.

[phone blips]

- [sighs] I gotta make a quick stop.

- Why'd we take a five mile detour

when you're at half a tank of gas?

- It's for the lawnmower. - Oh.

Is there, like, a bathroom?

- Yeah, it's right there.

- Oh. - Well, damn.

[hip-hop music]

- Get yours, girl.

♪ ♪

- I think I know her.

[mellow hip-hop music]

- ♪ That kick in the face when you're down ♪

♪ So rough ♪

♪ The system is rigged and we know it ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Oh, yeah ♪

- What's the latest on the Shade Room?

- No, it's Greg. Left me on read.

Trying to pretend like he's okay with a clean break.

- Maybe he is. What are you even texting?

- Random letters.

- [scoffs] - So it looks like a mistake.

And then what he'll do is he'll hit me up all like,

"Hey, I got the random letters.

What's that about? Is everything okay?"

And then I'll be like,

"Oh, butt dial, but, what's good?"

- You know that's crazy, right?

- Okay, I'm not proud of it,

but I've been looking at his Instagram,

and he is definitely posting about me.

I used to be his constant, and now it's a damn dead dog?

- He is not sub-gramming you.

If anything, it looks like that dog

is living his best dead life.

- ♪ On me and you ♪ - ♪ Whoa, whoa ♪

- ♪ That's when I drop to my knees ♪

♪ Palms touch, believe ♪

- Hey, what's up, fam?

I just wanted to let you know

that I am going on a road trip with my dog, Deon.

Say hi, Deon.

But my store Back In Da Day is still open

and we got all your vintage needs.

My girl Liberty will hook you up with a discount

if you say Boss Lady sent you!

Bye! [smooches]

[phone blips] - What the fuck was that?

- I gotta let Greg know I'm thriving without him.

- Then stop Insta-stalking him and liking all his shit.

He'll know.

- I think you got me confused with some other thirsty chick.

- ♪ Stronger ♪ - ♪ Little by little ♪

♪ Day by day ♪

- You liked this an hour ago.

I follow the nigga too.

- Okay, that was a mistake double tap

and I couldn't take it back because he would've

saw the notification and it would've made it weird.

- Give me your phone.

♪ ♪

- What are you doing?

- If your eyes is on the road, they can't be on your phone.

You driving.

[hip-hop music]

And why are you still hung up on that corny dude anyway?

You dodged a real bullet.

- Or I dodged a happy life

with the man who truly loves me, but go on.

- Uh, dude is low-key controlling

and he kidnapped me for, like,

a whole damn day on some bullshit.

- [laughs] Bullshit?

Feeding you, taking you shopping,

getting mani-pedis-- sounds like a fun day to me.

And Vince had a great time.

- If someone else is paying,

Vince's ass always has a good time.

♪ ♪

- Oh, it's a sign.

We got--we gotta pull over.

- Uh-uh, no, we not.

Look, if we're late--no!

- Whoops, already happening. It'll be really fast.

- [clicks tongue] What the fuck?

So we're in the middle of nowhere,

and of all the things we could find,

why, this?

- This is just a car.

- But it looks exactly like my Angela.

- This isn't your Karmann Ghia. - I know!

But the exact same car that I used to have?

This is the sign.

- Oh, I can't wait to hear this one.

- If the car I once had came back to me,

then maybe Greg will too.

- It's not a fucking sign! And you don't even want Greg.

- Okay, don't tell me how to feel.

The guy I was ready to marry just left me.

- Right, right.

He left poor, innocent Layne--

except for you're not the victim.

Do I need to remind you

that you was fucking around with another dude?

Then you just strung him along until you--shocker--

couldn't make up your mind on what you wanted.

All you been doing all day with the crying

and the crazy text messages, Instagram stalking,

talking about changing your look?

Stop it! It's time to face the facts.

And I'ma keep it 100 with you.

Stop blaming everything and everyone

for the choices you failed to make.

Own your shit, Layne. And deal with it.

- So, you're saying I'm a shitty person?

- [sighs]

Okay, maybe that was a bit aggressive

and I'm just on edge because we're running late.

- No, you're right.

The common factor here is me.

I'm the problem.

[scoffs]

Four years of undergrad, two years of grad school,

ten years at a soul-sucking corporate job,

and what do I have to show for it?

Debt.

And I'm a shitty entrepreneur,

and I have an even shittier love life.

I haven't had one successful relationship.

I have nothing.

I got in my own way,

and now I don't have a doctor or a big dick.

I don't even have my father's car.

He loved that car.

He entrusted it in me, and what did I do?

I sold it,

because I couldn't fix my shop.

- He wanted you to have it as an investment, right?

And you invested it in your business.

He would be proud of what you created.

- Would he?

I've really fucked up my life.

[grungy rock music]

♪ ♪

[panting]

[music winds down]

- You feel better now?

- Yeah. - Hey!

What the hell are y'all doing in my scrap yard?

- Shit. Oh, shit.

Shit. I got you.

- ♪ Uh, yo, black boy, yo, prep boy ♪

♪ Work a hard ass nigga too ♪

- I thought you said that you feel better.

This does not feel like better.

- I feel great. - [sighs]

You gotta stop beating yourself up.

I know a lot of people that haven't accomplished

half of the shit that you did.

And you have one of the biggest hearts I know.

- ♪ You was only looking down ♪

♪ 'Cause you thought it was annoying ♪

♪ Took a sidestep, so I took it back on you ♪

- And what else?

- And you're smart, and you're beautiful.

- ♪ Homie, nah ♪

- ♪ What are you wait... ♪

- Really?

- And you always look out for your friends, especially me.

And you're an amazing person.

♪ ♪

- Okay.

If I'm so smart and beautiful and amazing,

then what happened freshman year?

- ♪ Since you cannot see ♪

- What?

What are you talking about, sis?

- That.

We were vibing, and you put me in the "sis" zone.

- Where is this coming from? - [scoffs]

Like I'm here to help you get your head right,

and all of a sudden, you wanna bring up

some random stuff from college that I don't remember?

- You don't remember? [scoffs]

Forget it. You drive.

[brakes screeching]

♪ ♪

- ♪ Yo ♪

- ♪ Uh, I've been on a wave for a minute ♪

♪ Lot of people saying I'ma change when they get it ♪

- Fuck!

- ♪ It's a big dream, I don't need a hype man ♪

♪ I gotta ball, anybody ask what's up ♪

♪ Smile just to show 'em and it's not enough, uh ♪

♪ I'm a woman, don't get it confused ♪

♪ And I got the damn marks just to tell me the truth♪

♪ Yo, I got it, I got it on board, uh ♪

♪ Say it loud so you know that you're understood, yo ♪

- Oh, she's driving-- she driving fast.

- ♪ Say it loud so you know that you're understood, yo ♪

[tires screech]

♪ ♪

- What the hell?

- ♪ I'm good, I'm good, I'm good, I'm good ♪

♪ I'm good, I'm good ♪

- I don't know where I'm going and you still have my phone,

so get in the car.

- I'm driving.

- ♪ I really want it, I'm good, I'm good ♪

♪ I'm good, I'm good I'm good, I'm good ♪

♪ I'm good, I'm good ♪

♪ I'm just steady moving at a fast pace ♪

♪ Gotta keep a key made, copy for the valet ♪

♪ I just gotta get it how I live ♪

- ♪ How I live ♪ - ♪ Party up ♪

♪ Everybody's quiet on the ♪

[mellow R&B music]

[man chuckles]

♪ ♪

- I ain't never been late on this damn trip

until I brought your unpunctual ass along.

- Don't act like you weren't giving sermons back there.

And I still have to pee.

♪ ♪

- Nope.

♪ ♪

[music winds down]

Hey, Ma.

- You're late.

- Ah, yeah.

We had some car trouble.

- Mm.

[birds chirping]

It's cold.

- [exhales]

Ma, you remember Layne?

- She your car trouble?

- [laughs]

It's been a long time since graduation,

but it's good to see you, Ms. Lewis.

You have a beautiful home.

- Okay, so what y'all arguing about?

- Which way's your bathroom? Is it on this floor?

- This way. I got you.

[door clicks]

[indistinct chatter]

[lawnmower whirring]

- I see you eye-banging my son.

- What? No.

I was--I was just lost in thought.

You know, Deon and I are just friends.

Mm.

Me and his father was just friends too.

You don't drive eight hours

with a man that's just a friend.

- Oh, with Deon?

Like, no. [laughs]

Never. Absolutely not.

Wow.

I mean, he's a catch.

He's very kind and funny,

and--and very thoughtful.

He remembers that I like things like Toblerones

instead of Hershey's.

You raised a very fine man.

- Oh, I know who I raised.

I'm just wondering what you trying to raise in him.

- Deon is-- is like a brother to me.

- Really, 'cause last I recall,

you didn't come out of my vagina.

- ♪ All I do is think about you ♪

♪ Hoping you're all right ♪

[dreamy pop song]

- There we go.

- ♪ 'Cause you know we never had a ♪

♪ Chance to get it right ♪

- No. No. - Come on. Come on.

Come on, don't be scared. - [shouts indistinctly]

- ♪ We never had a chance, you were taken ♪

♪ With somebody else you know I hated ♪

♪ Life can be so unfair, you know I want you ♪

♪ Don't want nobody else ♪

[alarm beeps] ♪ And I still want you ♪

♪ ♪

♪ If you wanted me to ♪

♪ I'll give you and live for you ♪

- Uh-huh.

I think that's the last thing on your list, Ma.

- Oh, can you help me with the hinge on the front door?

Baby, I blame your uncle.

Every time he's over here, he's flying in and out

to go flirt with Leslie next door.

Wear and tear done fucked up my door.

- I'll take a look at it,

but we need to charge uncle whatever we fix.

- Fix the door, baby.

- That's your brother, not mine.

- [laughs]

- I'm serious. - No, just fix my door.

- That's your brother. - Oh, I know.

[indistinct chatter]

- You good?

- Yeah. I'm good.

- Man, I'm beat. - [laughs]

You should be. You're working really hard.

- [chuckles]

[grunting] Oh, God.

- Ain't no fuckin' in my house.

- [laughs]

What's--really?

- Her house, her rules. Connie don't play that shit.

- [laughs] - [sighs]

- [sighs]

I didn't know you had so much responsibility.

Like, why don't you ever talk about your problems?

- What problems?

You do what you gotta do for family.

- Oh, your mom is really lucky to have you.

And I am too, because if not,

I'd be, like, crying on the floor of my house right now.

Yeah, you still have your Lambda nailed up in here.

When's the last time you talked to your Lambda brothers?

I haven't heard about them since college.

- Exactly. College ended.

Things change.

- Oh.

- You know I only pledged 'cause of my dad, right?

Shit, after he dipped out on me and my moms,

I didn't give two shits about pretending I cared anymore.

- Huh.

That's funny--the things we do to please them.

You know, I, like, gave up on my fashion design dreams

because my mom wanted me to have a stable career.

And my dad, like, tried to encourage me,

but she would just give him so much grief

that, like,

I just let her take the wheel--

make our lives easier.

[sighs] I just--

I really miss the pep talks when I was unsure of myself,

which was all the time.

He's my biggest supporter.

Living up to their expectations is--

- Is exhausting. - Yes.

[sighs]

- Freshman year.

I remember.

I knew what we could've had.

But I had just crossed.

I had all these girls checking for me,

and you were so real.

Thought it would be better to be in your life as a friend

instead of pissing you off

trying to be something I knew I wasn't ready for.

You're not a shitty person.

But I've always thought you were the shit.

[sighs]

[sighs]

I'm glad we met, Ms. Roberts.

[birds chirping]

- [sighs]

- Thank you for the hospitality, Ms. Lewis.

It was great seeing you again.

- Uh-huh.

- Okay, I'ma go wait in the car, yeah.

- You be careful spending so much time with a woman

who's still wearing another man's ring on her finger.

- That? That's a long story.

- Okay.

You just make sure

you don't get distracted and lose that promotion.

- [chuckles] Nah, you know I'm winning them over.

I got this.

And then I'm getting you a handyman.

- And have a stranger in my house?

Please.

You take care of everything just fine.

- Come on. Come on.

- Mm.

- I'll see you later.

- Kay.

Drive safe. - Handyman.

- [chuckles, sighs]

- [sighs] So, where do we go from here?

- We go home.

[dreamy hip-hop music]

- ♪ Broke it off ♪

♪ Now it's gonna take some time ♪

- Next time on "Bigger"...

- You know, does he wanna just be friends?

More than that? What's he thinking?

I noticed you looking at me all different,

like, in college.

- I need to get some section eight runners in here

so I can recoup my investment.

- That's all the things you need to get up to code.

- This list is two pages long.

- Yeah, look, man, you got it lit in here, right,

but I got that new drip I want you to play.

Look, this shit in right here.

- Welcome to Back in Da Day's paint and sit.

[women whooping]

- We'll take the one on the left.

- I'ma need more dark skin than paint.

[mellow hip-hop music]

♪ ♪