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Alright, all done, Ms. Leah.

Mm, thank you, Lindor.

So, just like a businessman will tell you,

the best way to solve a problem is to prevent the problem

before it starts.

I wish Brown's mommy and daddy had lived by the same motto.

Efe, Efe, not now.

I want us to take this seriously.

I'm serious.

Prevent the problem.

By the time trouble starts, it's often too late.

Hence, my point.

Brown is now here and we're stuck with him.

Nurse Leah, this is wisdom, my lady.

I only wish that some of the folks in my courtroom

could've understood such simple facts.

Thank you, Judge Junie.

The same principle applies to your health.

Preventive medicine is about preventing diseases

and other health problems before they develop.

Ah, thank you for setting up

this health fair for us, Nurse Leah.

It is a blessing.

In my country, healthcare's not so readily available.

It's not always readily available here either.

Church service was more drama

than any of the Chitlin Circuit theater I did.

Well, I didn't know if we were, I didn't know

if we was at church or doing a reality show.

I thought they was gonna start fightin'

I am so sorry, Ms. Anastasia.

I'm just, I'm just embarrassed.

I cannot believe this.

Hey Lindor, baby, how you doing?

Hey Ms. Cora. What happened in church?

The pastor's wife told the whole congregation

that her husband, the pastor, had been sowing his wild oats

with two women among the congregation.

Sowing oats?

What is that?

You, you don't get it?

The pastor was a rolling stone.

- Mr. Brown. - What's a rolling stone?

- He was doing love, boy. - Oh.

You young people.

The pastor's a playa.

It's not funny, sweetheart. That's not funny.

My bad, I'm sorry.

Oh yes, Lindor, when you finish all that mopping,

can you go outside and grab all that mail

that's stuffed in that mailbox, please?

Yes, ma'am.

Far be it for me to judge but your pastor's just ridiculous.

I mean, I'm not above having a side piece,

but I would never stoop to his level.

I mean, I had my husband and my boyfriend, but that's it.

Anything more would be just disrespectful.

I'm so disappointed. I can not believe Pastor.

And I enjoy his sermons so.

And now we gotta go find a new church home.

Well, if he's a good pastor, why leave?

Me and Cora don't play all of that foolishness.

We don't do all of that.

And besides, this is grown folk talk.

That's right.

Cora, I am so sorry you're pastor disappointed you.

Um, I'm gonna go check out Leah's health fair.

This is absolutely fabulous, Leah.

Oh, Marilyn would be so proud of us.

God rest her soul.

Yes, ma'am.

She inspired this.

We have to take care of our bodies.

Hey Judge Junie, I got some mail for you.

For me? I haven't given anyone this address.

Didn't you write your son?

Oh, yes.

Yes, yes, uh, he must have written back, I'll take it.

This is the best day of my life.

I'm so happy for you, Reginald.

Life is so good.

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♪ No matter what you do, I love you ♪

♪ No matter where you go, I'm behind you for sure ♪

♪ Always remember

♪ Blood ain't never water

♪ We'll make it if we stay together ♪

Alright, you ready for your flu shot?

No.

Anybody ever be ready for a shot?

Okay, I just need you to calm down.

This is alcohol. Alright. Okay.

Can you be still? Be still. Okay, good job.

Wait!

Oh, good job, Mr. Brown.

Moving along here.

Where you go? Don't disappear.

I'm just getting the needle ready.

Okay, make sure you give me the right stuff.

Don't give me nothing to be growing extra hairs

and legs and stuff.

- Are you relaxed? - I-I'm relaxed.

- Relax your arm. - Okay.

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait!

You need to breathe, relax, so we can get this done.

Well, you ain't got to rush me, acting like a--

- Man, stop acting like a baby. - Wait, what?

This is A and B. Why don't you see your way out?

All up in here in our ice cream and know what flavor it is.

Oh, what's the flavor, scaredy cats?

Ain't nobody no scaredy cat.

Okay, will you two cut it out? Cut it out.

Okay, I'm gonna ask you this question.

- Uh-huh. Alright. - You better answer.

You promise to tell the truth, the whole truth, and

nothing but the truth? - Yes.

- Do you know what you doing? - Yes. I'm a nurse, Mr. Brown.

Just 'cause you a nurse, that don't mean you know

what you doin'.

You know if you get a bubble in that thing you can kill me.

- You won't die. Trust me. - You sure?

- Look at Cora. What she doin'? - Cora, what--aagghh!

See, that wasn't so bad.

- Aagghh! - Mr. Brown.

What'd you do, stab me?

- You tricked me. - I did not trick you.

You did trick me.

You did great. See, now you gonna be better prepared

for the bug that's out there.

I heard it was pretty bad this year.

You a lying nurse.

Woo, look at you two. Where you off to?

We're headed to get Reginald an outfit.

What's the occasion?

Well, after 10 years of not speaking,

I'm having dinner with my son.

Wow.

Have fun. - Mmhmm.

- Okay. - Ain't no okay.

Naw, I ain't upset.

I can't feel my legs.

Oh, Mr. Brown, go get a snack out the kitchen.

You need to give Efe one in the butt.

You're next, Efe.

How was the concert, Son?

It was incredible, Dad.

They brought out Drake and Travis Scott.

Straight up.

How was Migos?

Lit. Momma!

Hey Mom, did you send my blue jacket to the cleaners?

Uh, no.

Um, I-I gotta go.

I got a chemistry lab today. - Okay.

You're not gonna finish your breakfast?

Uh, I'm full. Thanks Mom. Bye, Dad.

W-well, h-have a good day!

You, you not gonna wait on your sister?

Mom, I can't find it anywhere.

Oh, oh, did you check your closet?

It's not there.

Are you sure you didn't put it down somewhere?

Check the hall closet.

Hey, good morning. Something smells good.

I was just making breakfast for the kids.

Oh, you made breakfast?

Yeah, you want something?

Oh no, I don't want anything. Oatmeal too runny, mm-mm.

- Hey. - Yes, you made breakfast.

That's alright. - I did. You, you feeling okay?

I'm, you know, I'm feeling--

I'm a little upset about what's going on down at the church.

It's got my nerves bad. - I heard about the way

they was carrying on down there yesterday.

Yeah, I mean it's awful. Terrible.

Yeah, that's too bad. I know you really

liked that pastor, too. - Yes.

I don't know no other pastor that can preach like him.

That man can really preach. I hate that.

- That's a shame, Cora. - Yes, it is.

- I mean, a shame. - It is.

Now, the whole city is talking about us.

It's just heartbreaking.

Just for the whole body of Christ.

Mm, that's just a shame.

Alright, now you do this one.

What are the reactants?

Heck if I know!

Stop playing, get serious.

Um, hydrogen...

and what's that, chlorine?

Good. But how much of each?

Man, I don't know. A little? Hey!

Okay.

Uh, two parts hydrogen

and two parts chlorine.

Right. Those are the reactants.

So, what is the product?

Uh, HCL--

- Hydrogen chloride. - Good.

What's going on, Lindor? - What's up, Mr. Washington?

What's up, Philip, you ready?

- Almost. - Oh, y'all going downtown.

Look, make sure you have him back in two hours.

- What are you guys doing? - Chemistry homework.

- Who do you have? - Mr. Quinn.

Oh, bro, he's the worst.

Young people make sure your--

Reactants are in the formula.

Hey, man, you did a good job out in the yard today.

- Thanks. - Yeah, keep up the good work.

Hey, you know where Judge Junie's headed?

He's looking like new money out there.

Oh, yeah, um, he's actually going

to meet with his son today.

He hasn't seen him in, like, ten years or something.

- Wow, good for him. - Yeah.

You are such a disease!

Well, hello to you, too.

You're dishonest and you're a thief.

Dang girl, what I do?

- What's going on? - Dad, look at this.

Oh.

Yeah, I'm just gonna study, uh, alone.

Pump your brakes. You're not going nowhere.

All this time I've been looking for my jacket,

and look at this picture I just saw online.

Philip took my jacket to the Migos concert

without my permission. - Wait, I made it online?

Philip, why did you do that?

I'm not gonna lie, Dad.

The jacket just went really well with my outfit.

Yeah, give me my

jacket, Philip.

I-I wish I could, but I lost it.

You lost my jacket?

Hey look, I didn't mean to. I'm sorry.

What did I tell you about losing things?

And how do you lose a jacket that you're wearing?

Alright, look, it's not my fault.

So, I'm at the concert, right?

And then they start playing "Walk It Talk It".

And I'm feeling it, right?

Right, right, right.

And then, and then, I'm getting a little hot.

So, I take the jacket off.

Then, they start playing "Bad and Bougie".

Now, I'm really in the zone.

Okay, okay and the next thing you know, the jacket's gone.

Dad, you have to do something.

So, why didn't you say something?

I was gonna go online to replace it.

But look at this, it's one of a kind.

Special edition. Who, who woulda knew?

Only one is in the world and she got it.

How? Look, look, I'm sorry.

I will never forgive you for this.

You guys let him get away with everything.

Come on, Sandra, wait a minute.

A little dramatic.

It's a danim jacket, a denim jacket.

Wow.

Right? I mean, and you wanna date that.

I think you should make

up with your sister. It'll make it a lot easier on me.

Eh, look, I know my sister.

She's just gonna be mad for the rest of the century.

Good luck.

Alright, man, well, just hurry up.

We gotta go downtown. - Alright.

Hey Judge Junie.

You looking sharp in that outfit, man.

Too bad I can't take it back.

I heard you were meeting up with your son, right?

You heard wrong.

- Is everything okay? - He stood me up.

What, he didn't come?

No, my son hates me.

- ♪ - Don't say that Judge.

I'm sure your son doesn't hate you.

- Oh, he does. - Why do say that?

When I divorced his mother...

- You divorced him too. - No, I was always present.

Were you like my dad, mean and strict?

I was a firm disciplinarian, yes, but nothing Draconian.

I'm sorry, what?

You young people oughta read something sometimes.

I didn't go overboard.

Uh, like I heard your dad did.

Okay, so then what happened?

- College happened. - College?

He got so radical and down for the cause

and we would argue.

At first, I thought it was healthy debate.

But it became more bitter and resentful.

What were you guys arguing about?

He didn't like the judicial system.

And his dad was part of the judicial system.

Huh, my dad too.

He's a, he's a sheriff.

Yeah, he likes to dance, too, I heard.

Yeah, word gets around pretty fast around here.

I don't want to bore you. I'm sure you've got

some place to be. - You're not, you're not

boring me at all. I'm just waiting on Philip

to go downtown. - Hmm.

Plus I like talking to old people.

But no, I meant I really I think, um,

more young guys like us need wisdom from your generation.

- Yeah. - So, your son didn't like the

fact that you were a judge?

Well, he did not.

But I, on the other hand,

was proud that I got criminals off the street.

I-I took pride in helping make our streets safer.

Safer? What, you didn't lock up a

bunch of our brothers did you? - I did.

I-I locked up anyone who committed a crime

and I was very proud of that.

The system throws us black men away

like our lives don't matter and you were part of that?

Oh, no, you are starting to sound just like my son.

But Judge, it's the truth.

Alright, black men in the judicial system--

Should make sure they stay away from there

if they really believed their lives mattered.

Speaking of, Philip and I are on our way to a peaceful vigil.

You are just like my son.

Uh, you ready?

Um, my dad said I gotta be back in two hours.

Goodnight, gentlemen. Please, stay safe out there.

Yeah, goodnight, Judge.

I'll be praying for you and your son to patch things up.

Oh, that prayer has gone unanswered for over ten years.

Sorry.

Knock, knock, knock.

Come in.

I found these clothes in the laundry.

Oh, thank you. I was just about to

go grab them. - Well, I figured since

I was down there, I'd just save you a trip.

Bless yo' heart 'cause you know

those stairs can take you out.

You telling me.

I heard your pastor made a public apology today.

Yeah, I heard, but I ain't thinking about that man.

Mom.

Uh, honey, you see Ms. Cora and I talking?

Sorry, Ms. Cora. Mom, I need my own room.

I-I-I know you're father and I have talked about it.

Uh, y'all are too old to be staying in the room together.

Mom, please. I can't stay in there with him.

Well, what happened?

He stole my jacket and then lost it.

Well, your dad told me.

I'm never talking to him again.

Now, wait a minute, now, hold on.

He is your brother.

You can't just stop talking to him forever.

He's not my brother anymore.

- Well, did he apologize? - Yes, but he should've

never touched my stuff without asking me.

Well, you have a point there.

That's true, but he's your brother.

And sometimes family members

do things that we don't like

but family is all we have.

Mmhmm, Cora's right.

That's your only brother and you know how he is.

And that's not the point.

He can't keep taking my stuff without asking me.

It's unforgivable.

Oh, that girl has to, she gotta calm down.

She's just, she just have to.

- She will. - Well, you know what?

You gotta learn to forgive people when they apologize.

Does that go for your pastor too, Cora?

There you are.

By all the bacon in the refrigerator,

I see you're back to eating meat.

I just can't leave it alone. I can't let that bacon go.

I-I been praying.

- About what? - Bacon.

You've been praying about bacon?

I been praying, I been praying

that I can get all the nutrients that I need from bacon.

Bacon, bacon, bacon.

So, all the, what the wellness, the health fair,

everything about eating healthy, it doesn't mean anything to you?

I just can't give up the pig. The pig is my friend.

Yeah? Go, sit down.

- What, what you-- - Sit down, my friend.

Well, you ain't got to be so aggressive.

You just, y'all--why y'all tone is always sit down?

Like you like Arnold

Schwarzenegger. - Shh.

- Sit down now! - Try this.

What is that?

Try it now.

- Mmm. - Mmm.

- That's Jambalaya. - Yes.

Yeah, I recognize that. That's good Jambalaya.

I like Jambalaya. - And me too.

- You made this? - Yes.

See, I told you, pig.

That makes stuff taste better, the pig.

No meat.

You a lie. That's sausage.

I liked Ms. Leah's talk about preventive health.

We have to keep eating healthy.

We only have one body, yo.

Well, meat does my body good.

Look at this meat body.

Huh, damn.

You should never eat meat in this life or the next.

Mom, Dad. Mom.

Mr. Brown, where, where is my dad?

In the back somewhere. What?

What's wrong?

The, the police are chasing us man.

- For what? - W-w-w-we were

at a peaceful protest and when we were

leaving, the cops just started following us.

- What's wrong? - Dad, Dad, the police

were following us.

They were following, for what?

- Everything okay? - No.

- Dad, I'm scared. - Calm, calm down, Son.

It's okay, alright. I'm not gonna let nothing

happen to you alright. - What's wrong?

The police followed Lindor and Philip home.

He's a little shaken up. - Baby, are you okay?

So, wha-wha-what were y'all doing?

We were at a candlelight vigil

and when we were leaving

the police just started following us.

Well, if you weren't doing anything,

you have nothing to worry about.

- What planet do you live on? - Mars.

How you know? You don't even know what--

Jeremy, it's the police.

I see 'em baby. Just calm down alright.

Open the door.

Officers.

We're looking for Lindor Luckett.

We need you to come with us, son.

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We need you to come with us, son.

I ain't your son. Don't call me your son, bruh.

Just be quiet. Calm down, baby, calm down.

Don't make it worse. Don't make it worse.

Listen, Officer, my name is Jeremy Washington

and I live here. Now, Lindor, he works for us.

What is this about?

We have reason to believe he was involved in a brutal

assault today. - Assault, when?

This afternoon.

You must have the wrong person

because this young man has been here all afternoon.

- Yes. - Right.

Put your hands behind your back.

Back up. Back up.

Back up. Back up.

Put your hands behind your back, sir.

Don't resist, Lindor. Don't resist.

I didn't even do nothing, bruh.

I didn't do nothing.

I didn't do nothing.

Come on, Jeremy. - I'm tired, I'm tired of this.

Baby, stop. Okay, we can get him.

- You don't have to do this. - You don't have to

treat him like this. -I didn't do

nothing, bruh. -Don't resist, baby.

- I didn't do nothing, man. -Be quiet.

- Come on, bruh. -No man,

this ain't right.

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