Original subtitles

Previously on "Greenleaf"...

What finally brought you back?

I'm gonna turn myself in.

I want you to join with me

in bringing H&H into the future.

You'd make yourself an ornament

on the arm of this white criminal?

I have already said yes.

Will you marry me?

[CHUCKLES]

Jacob, there is really no easy way to say this.

I have chlamydia.

Get out.

I ain't going nowhere!

I want the board to meet tomorrow,

and I want the vote to go our way.

I'll make sure you get it, Daddy.

JAMES: In the event of a tie among the deacons,

it can be broken by a vote by the highest-ranking member

of the Greenleaf family still employed by the church.

It looks like your parents had Mrs. Davis killed

and basically stole this house from her.

There's not going to be any wedding.

What are you talking about?

I'm going to marry Judee.

Oh, Bob's going to be calling you.

I'll be running H&H with him going forward.

You and James have a lot of personal belongings

in the church.

You might want to get those out.

We're gonna demolish the church in a week.

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Hey, Serena Amarato here

with your Harmony & Hope Sunday best.

We're in Memphis today, just seven days away

from the start of construction on H&H's magnificent cathedral

and world headquarters.

- Who are these people again? - It's H&H.

It's like a new channel they put on their website,

and I guess some of the churches play it before service.

[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]

Like the church is a movie theater.

[CHUCKLES] Anything to get folks in the door, huh?

But for what, more entertainment?

They can get that anywhere else.

[OBJECTS CLATTERING]

Why did you make us come here?

Doesn't that just break your heart?

Gigi, I learned a long time ago,

it's better to be there when something passes away.

If you don't see it happening,

there's always a part of you that thinks it might come back,

whatever it is, and that's the part of you

that keeps you from seeing what God's going to do next.

What?

Now, that makes me sad...

To see a cross handled like that...

Like it wasn't the skeleton key

to the mansion of being itself.

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Maybe you're right, Gigi.

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Maybe this was a mistake.

Let's go.

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♪ Amen ♪

♪ All right ♪

♪ Amen ♪

♪ uh-huh, hmm ♪

♪ ooh-ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Well ♪

♪ oh-ohh, ohh ♪

♪ ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

- ♪ amen, amen ♪ - ♪ oh ♪

♪ yeah ♪

Synced & corrected by -robtor- www.addic7ed.com

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MARICEL: At least let me make you some tea.

This hot water and lemon, it's... it's depressing.

No, Maricel, I am fasting and praying

until my God tells me what to do.

What if it takes 40 days?

Well, look what Jesus did with that 40 days.

He saved the whole human race.

I should be so blessed.

Oh, there she comes.

Little Miss Benedictine Arnold.

Traitor to her whole family.

[SIGHS]

- Good morning. - Whatever.

Oh, Aaron, um...

Here.

Please forgive me.

I'm... I'm fasting. I'm quite weak. I don't...

- Save your strength. - Mm-hmm.

May I get you something?

Uh, no, no, I, uh...

I'm with her. Thank you.

Alright, Aaron, why are you here?

I'm here to see Grace.

Aaron, can I tell you something?

Please don't tell anyone.

But right now,

I don't even want that old church back.

[SCOFFS]

Mae, is this fast making you loopy?

[CHUCKLES]

Listen. After working so hard

and so long to get back that church...

...I finally see

that perhaps it wasn't the proper aim.

You know, your father was blessed

that he didn't live to see what was coming ahead,

and I wouldn't be surprised if you told me

that Harmony & Hope was offering stock

on that S&P 500 or whatever.

Aaron.

How are you, son?

I'm well, Bishop, how are you?

Nice to see you.

Great to see you.

[CHUCKLES]

He's upset with me!

About a misconception.

[FOOTSTEPS DEPART]

Son, just pray for me.

I'll do that.

Ooh.

Oh, no, just... Alleluia.

Mm.

So what's this news?

A.J. Should hear it, too.

So tell me one more time what you think this means, this will?

Never mind what I think it means.

What you should be worried about

is what a jury's gonna think it means

once they see what your parents did

to steal this house and estate

out from up under that helpless old woman.

You know, this revised will is no proof of anything, right?

Mac's name is on there as executor,

and that's good enough for me.

So where'd you get this, your Latin lover, Fernando?

Doesn't matter where I got it from.

Yeah, so you got it from Fernando.

Good to know.

He's passing out wills and chlamydia... great.

And can you please keep your voice down

when it comes to my health?

So if I don't what about this will, you're gonna what?

Just so I know.

If you don't take care of me in this divorce

like no woman in the state of Tennessee

has ever been taken care of, well, find out.

Okay. Alright.

Get your attorney, and you make your proposal.

[DOOR CREAKS]

[DOOR CLOSES]

[SIGHS]

[CELLPHONE RINGING]

Hey, you.

So what's up? When can I see you again?

How's 6:00 tonight?

Okay, cool. Yeah, I'll pick you up.

Uh, actually, no, I'll just... I'll come over

because, you know,

I don't want Zora and Nikki to, you know.

Nikki's still staying there?

Yeah. She's pretty dug in.

Wow. Okay. Uh...

We got to figure that out.

Yeah, please figure that out, okay?

Alright.

I'll see you tonight, baby.

[CHUCKLES] Can't wait.

[CELLPHONE BEEPS]

God is good.

All the time.

So are we cool for this meeting?

Oh, we're cool. I say ice cold.

Because if we're not...

Permission to speak freely?

You're my boss. I need permission.

Permission granted.

My family hates me.

I have no love life.

This job as Associate Pastor,

which you were kind enough to grant me

after you dumped me like a bag of shit in the trash

is literally all I have left on this earth,

so I'd never do anything to endanger it.

Trust me.

Look, it's just this is our first time meeting the staff,

and, you know, the original deacons.

And I just want us to present a united front.

Oh, it will be united.

And it will most definitely be a front.

Give Judee my best.

I know you two will be very happy.

So the case is closed?

That's what Ellis said.

They caught the guy they think did it.

A.J. Is no longer a suspect. Case closed.

Who do they think did it?

This guy. I looked him up.

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Are you sure?

Why? Something the matter?

Who is he?

Just some guy who had basically been

cutting a swath through the county,

robbing pharmacies, selling drugs.

He died last night in a shootout at a store.

Right near here, actually.

And he matches the video surveillance

they took at the pharmacy that A.J...

Where they thought that...

To their satisfaction, yeah.

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As for you,

if that's what you're worried about,

Ellis knows you're recovering,

but now that it's all wrapped up,

he's letting it go.

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Should I call the cops and have them reopen the case?

I thought you two would be relieved.

Thanks for letting me know.

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What's the matter, Grace?

Nothing, I guess. I don't know.

Look, I know this is strange considering,

and the fact the guy they're blaming is dead is heavy.

But he did Rob these other stores.

It's basically a miracle.

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You should be thanking God. We all should.

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I'll talk to him.

Thank you.

Can I keep this?

Sure.

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Aaron. Aaron!

Just the man I wanted to see.

What's going on?

[CHUCKLES]

Think about that?

Yeah, this is Darius Nash.

If Mr. Whitmore would be willing to give me a call back,

I know he's busy.

Yeah, please just have him call me.

Bye.

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Tell me you're not my new editor.

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I'm not your new editor.

Thank God.

It's okay for me to say that now, right?

Now that you're no longer...

[SCOFFS] If you knew what I've been through in the past few months,

you wouldn't make jokes like that.

Well, if you knew what I'd been through

in the past few months,

you wouldn't show up unannounced.

Why, what have you been through?

Getting over you.

[SIGHS]

I need a favor,

and I wasn't sure you would see me if I called first, so...

Well...

You were right to be unsure.

You want to get a little coffee?

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I know what it looks like, right?

But, you know, if you want to see it that way.

Well, based on what I've heard about Mac,

it definitely looks that way.

Yeah, but it's not really proof of anything, is it?

I mean, how could it be?

Well, legally, you're probably right.

But what I would want

if someone tried to use a will like this against me

is the will that this one superseded

so I can see if somebody else was the beneficiary.

If not, no problem.

Alright, thank you.

Anytime.

But I'm going to pray

you and whoever's stepping you with that

come to peace in the meantime.

That's unlikely, but...[CHUCKLES] Thanks.

Prayers are always welcome.

Gotcha.

Alright.

Hey, Siri, call Joyce Meyer.

[CELLPHONE BEEPS]

[RINGING]

WOMAN: Hey, you got me.

Leave a message and I'll call you back.

Alexa, it's Jacob.

Call me.

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[CELLPHONE BEEPS]

PHIL: We found a wonderful place to worship doing construction.

It's about a mile from here.

Is it gonna be wheelchair accessible?

It is, yes.

It's not going to be perfect. I won't lie.

But if the spirit shows up when we do,

I'm not going to complain. Amen?

ALL: Amen.

It's only a year, then we're gonna be back here

better than ever swimming in blessings, and...

And a lot of you are probably wondering

who's gonna be preaching.

Who is gonna be feeding me that word and wisdom

that I hunger for?

And that will be me.

And me and the other three weekends.

It's very much a team effort is the point,

and I've already got a whole series prepared

called the cornerstones of faith.

It's about the forgotten history

of the black women in the church.

So if you've ever felt rejected... huh?

Have you ever felt forgotten

or just stalled on the side of God's superhighway,

you are gonna want to show up every Sunday

for that one.

Every fourth Sunday.

Just make sure you in the building, ladies,

because AAA is on the way.

[LAUGHS] Amen?

So let's get back to packing.

We've got less than a week before the move.

ALL: Amen.

[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]

I see what you're doing.

All I'm doing is ministering

to the sheep in my flock.

When your great white ho shows up

and half the church is white,

she can preach about vanilla, white Jesus, and snow,

but until that day comes, it's me.

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Hey.

Thanks a lot for letting me come by.

[SCOFFS]

Well, I had to, didn't I?

Why's that?

I'm still a Christian.

You coming in or not?

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You've got a kid.

Yeah, look, her naptime is almost over,

so what do you need?

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So what are you gonna do for work?

Mm, I'm not sure,

but right now, what I really want

is help with this, if I can get it.

Drugstore cowboy story?

Yeah.

What do you want to find out about this?

Well, basically who he is.

Why?

[SIGHS]

So I was at Faith's grave yesterday,

and this guy walked up,

said he just wandered onto the property.

I think it's him.

- Seriously? - Yeah.

And according to this, they haven't I.D.'d him yet,

and I just thought

maybe you'd know someone with inside information.

Yeah.

I can reach out to my guy

that covers the D.A.'s office right now.

Thank you.

Hey, Grace, I just want you to know...

It's good to see you.

It's good to see you, too.

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[KNOCK ON DOOR]

Praying.

Can you put Jesus on hold?

I actually need to have a word with you.

Yes. Come in.

What did I do wrong now?

Ooh, is that the mood we're in?

Because maybe this isn't the best time.

For what? Just say it.

This day can't get any worse than what it is.

I didn't put in 25 years

at the school of good, old-fashioned gospel

to serve up pinkberry hymns every Sunday in a gym.

You're quitting?

Honey, I have to.

H&H... unh-unh.

So it did.

It got worse. Wow.

Hey, hey, hey.

We will still see each other socially.

I know. It's not that.

Then why are you crying?

I just wish I could quit, too.

But... But you're finally A.P.

I mean, this is what you have wanted your whole life.

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[BABBLES]

Seems like you guys are doing okay.

Does it?

What do you want, Jacob?

Look, I just wanted to know

if you knew where Mac's old papers ended up.

He had all those boxes.

That's why you called?

Yeah.

You get me fired,

thrown out of my church, and then my next church.

Sorry about that.

If you were really sorry, Jacob,

you wouldn't even think you could show up here

asking for anything.

[GIRL BABBLES]

[SIGHS]

What?

Uh, nothing.

What are you looking for anyway?

I have all these people now who...

Who think I knew what Mac did,

calling me out all the time, asking me things.

I'm like... I was his assistant.

He didn't bring these girls to work.

Look, I'm just looking for some legal stuff

about the house.

Kerissa and I are getting a divorce,

and, uh, I gotta dig everything from the vault,

sort it all out.

She finally got sick of it?

It's, uh...

Something like that.

You idiot.

But... I'm sorry to hear it.

It's not easy with kids.

Hell, I've heard...

- Thank you, sweetie. - Drink it.

Thank you. Mama's thirsty. [SIPS]

[GIGGLES] More?

I'm good. You drink up.

- You married? - Here.

Do you see a ring?

Guess not.

Is, uh... Is she...

Yours?

I wouldn't have kept yours.

Uh-oh.

Well... Thanks anyway.

He kept a storage locker

at that place over on union.

I don't have a key and I've never gone there.

A... it's not my stuff.

B... I'm too scared to see what I'd find.

But you might want to check it out.

Thanks.

What?

The way things ended with us...

It was nothing like I wanted it to be when we met.

I screwed up.

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Maybe it wasn't all up to you.

Either way, I'm sorry.

Yeah. Me, too.

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What you doing over here?

Are you making a big meal for mama?

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Got a sec?

Yeah.

I guess.

Hope mama doesn't hear that.

[SIGHS]

Pretty good at that.

I had a lot of practice.

You're not going back to jail.

Yeah, I know.

Then what's the problem?

God is giving you a way out of this.

- Can you not accept that? - No.

- Why not? - Because it isn't real.

I did it.

We both know I did it,

and when they figure out I did it...

The case is closed.

I went to go see a friend of mine today,

who hooked me up with the D.A.'s office.

No one knows who this kid is who got killed,

but they are solidly convinced that he...

You know.

So, for whatever reason...

It's over.

So, you think maybe we can go out tonight as a family?

You, me, and Sophia?

And do what? Party?

A little. Yeah.

You're free.

And this guy paid the price.

I know.

Look, A.J., I'm just trying to break through to you, okay?

And I know I don't always say the right thing.

But you are free.

I can't pretend I'm not incredibly happy about that.

Okay.

Let's go out.

- Yeah? - Mm-hmm.

Alright, I'll let you know when I talk to Sophia.

- Okay. - It'll be fun.

- It's fun, you hear me? - Mm.

[LAUGHS]

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[CLOTHES RUSTLING]

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[EXHALES SHARPLY]

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Connie never indicated to anybody

that they were planning on tearing down the building

and starting over.

If she had, I never would have voted for

all these H&H pastors on the board.

Now, why did Grace advise me to vote for that?

She was only trying to keep the peace, Clara,

while Mae and I were working behind the scenes.

- Well, it didn't work. - I...

And I'm not going to church in a gym.

Nor should you.

Not that gym, anyway. Not with this leadership.

Now, I know some wonderful white folks,

but these whitmores are not them.

What are we gonna do, Bishop?

We can't let this happen.

We've got to take our church back.

I know what to do.

But first...

Let us talk to God, shall we?

Give him a chance to weigh in?

Heavenly father, we come to you this day with concerns,

concerns that only you can answer.

Let us accept thy will, Lord.

MAN: 1058. This is it.

[BOLT SNAPS]

[DOOR RATTLES]

Wow.

This is what's owed on the contract.

Two years.

I'm gonna need that paid before you pack out.

Uh, yeah, of course.

Um, sign me up for another six months.

You got it.

Mm-hmm. 7:45, for three.

Grace Greenleaf.

No, I'm no longer the Pastor,

but yeah, that's me.

[CELLPHONE LINE BEEPS]

You...

You know, I have a call on the other line.

Can you hold on just one second?

Thank you.

[CELLPHONE BUTTON BEEPS]

Darius? What's going on?

I just did an interview with Bob Whitmore.

You available for a little unattributed confirmation?

Sure. Go.

Yeah, I'd rather do it in person.

Why? What's going on?

Grace, I know why they're here.

Bob. H&H.

I know why they're here.

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[KNOCK ON DOOR]

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- Hey. - Hey, baby.

[SMOOCHES]

What's wrong?

What is she doing here?

You told me to figure it out.

So, that's what we're trying to do.

Are you getting back together?

I... you know, uh...

No. No, we aren't...

We are not getting back together.

We're not.

You don't know that.

Just admit it. You don't.

I know it's not gonna get figured out today.

I know that much.

Can I... can I just please call you

when she leaves?

- Don't. - Sophia, please.

Look, I'm...

I'm hurt.

I'm not mad.

Nothing ends that quickly. It always takes time.

Goodbye.

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[INHALES SHARPLY]

May I?

[SIGHS]

If you're gonna chastise me again for daring

to try and save the church by working with Bob,

please don't, for your own sake.

I might eat you.

[CHUCKLES]

Maricel told me about this fast.

And don't discourage me.

I am waiting for a sign. I need one.

I need you.

Misty and Clara finally see the light about H&H.

- Hmm. - And now are begging me

to lead the charge back into that briar patch.

Oh, don't do it. Don't do it.

Not in a million years would I.

It's over. I see that now.

I saw that cross of ours

tossed in the back of a truck this morning.

That seed has been buried.

But the new plan is ready to grow.

Please.

James, before you go on, I beg you,

I-I can't bear any disappointment.

It's not a master plan.

It's not a grandiose plot.

It's just a day-to-day journey

to take one step at a time, together.

To where?

Another church.

Our church. Together.

Mae...

Ever since I saw what you were able to achieve

on that last day with Lady Mae,

I've been on the run.

The folk think that I had that heart attack

because of Basie,

but that pistol was nothing compared to seeing

what you were able to do in that pulpit,

what I was no longer quite able to do.

But I got that old feeling today, Mae,

when Misty he was looking at me.

These sheep need a Shepherd.

It's not about you and me anymore.

It's about them.

We have to deliver these souls to their redeemer

in their totality,

with all their dignity and pride.

And that is something that Harmony & Hope

will never be able to do.

We need to start a brand-new church.

Well, how do you propose we do this?

Well, the first thing I thought we'd do,

if... if you agree, of course...

...is to go right down, right now, to city hall

and get married,

and... And then eat.

[BOTH LAUGH]

You crazy?

No, at my age, the word is demented.

Now...

How's that for a sign?

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[DOORBELL RINGS]

Sorry to bother you.

No, it's, uh... It's no bother.

[DOOR CLOSES]

[CLEARS THROAT]

I just thought you should have this back.

Go ahead. Take it.

You're gonna need it when you do your magic on Judy.

Do you think I'm happy about this?

Phil, I don't know how you feel about oxygen.

I mean, I assume you like it. You breathe it.

Are you not happy? I don't know. Take the ring.

No. No, no. Keep it.

As what? A consolation prize.

As a reminder that I still love you.

I will always love you, Charity.

Just please, keep the ring.

If you love me, why are you doing this?

Why would you do this?

Oh, baby, no.

Mark's making me do it.

If I don't marry Judy, I don't get the job.

I know it's wrong.

Baby, I worked for over twenty years for this,

and I-I-I don't...

...I don't know how to let that go.

But you know how to let me go?

♪

I guess you do.

♪

[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]

♪

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Where it got strange was whenever I would ask Bob

why he'd leave Phoenix

or why he'd ever move as operations to Memphis,

- he would just get vague. - Mm-hmm.

And we never understood

why Calvary was so important to them, either.

And then Bob, he never answers anything clearly, ever.

So, I did a little digging.

Oh, yeah?

What's the scoop, scoop?

I found out he bought a house in Hunter's hollow

over a year ago,

and according to the neighbors, it was empty the whole time.

Like, to set up residence?

Yep. Let's assume.

He also made a ton of donations

to a lot of local charities.

The way people do when they're forming

an exploratory committee.

Exactly.

So, what? Is he going to run for...

Senate,

and as a republican senate candidate

with a big multiracial church in his back pocket...

Make one hell of a unicorn, basically unbeatable.

[SCOFFS]

What?

I wish I'd known that before I lost my job

and my sister handed the church over to H&H.

Yeah, but if we can prove this was his plan all along...

But it's a good plan.

No one can say that they don't like racial Harmony.

But if this is why he did it,

it's the most cynical thing ever.

Okay, literally tearing down the church next week.

Maybe not.

Look, have a little Faith.

[CELLPHONE CHIMING]

Oh.

Oh, whoa.

What happened?

I just got invited to a wedding.

When was this wedding hatched?

About an hour ago.

Mom wanted to do it alone, but pop wants us all there.

Spoke to a lawyer.

She's writing up a basic template

of what I'm going to need.

We can meet with her tomorrow.

Unless you want to get your own lawyer and...

Nope. A lawyer's fine.

Got me where you want me, Kerissa.

No sense in wasting money on a fight.

Not mine, anyway.

♪

Yeah. I think that's very smart.

♪

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[DOOR OPENS]

Now, you be sure to post this on instacart.

I want everybody in Calvary to see this.

[LAUGHS] It's Instagram, grandpa.

You know what I'm talking about.

Oh, you got my message.

Sorry I'm so late.

There was kind of a lot of traffic

coming from downtown.

It was a nightmare.

Where are you coming from?

- Roberto's. - Mm-hmm.

Do you mind if I just run upstairs

and grab a jacket real quick?

Skank.

Would you stop it?

What is the problem with the two of you?

Nothing. Nothing.

- Come on. Come on. - Okay, okay.

Well, hurry. It closes at 5:00.

And add a skirt to that.

The girl is naked.

Any advice for the happy couple?

What's wrong with mom?

- Let it go, baby. - Let what go?

Look, my advice... Just let it go.

Let it all go. Everything.

Okay. Well, sorry to bother you.

Where's aunt Charity?

Oh, she's on her way.

Hey.

[CHUCKLES]

GIGI: Wow. Hey.

[CHUCKLES] Hey, now.

Thank you.

Gone for an hour,

and suddenly, there's a wedding?

Well, that's the Greenleaf way.

You never know what God'll do.

I guess. Where's Sophia?

She's in the house. She... she should be...

Oh, here she is. Okay.

Hey, baby, where's your brother?

He needs to be here more than anybody.

Can you go get him for me, honey?

I just check for him in his room. He wasn't there.

JAMES: We thought he was with you.

Um... I'll be right back.

Alright.

MAE: Alright. Get in the car, darling.

Come on. Come on. Get in.

I told you we should keep this simple.

Just the two of us.

What this vigil will achieve with his family

is worth a little anxiety.

Just settle down a bit.

Don't tell me to settle down.

I've still not eaten a thing.

We'll get you something, Mae.

Ah.

[CAR DOOR OPENS]

Finally.

I just got to... This is not a joke?

No.

Your mother and I are getting married.

Charity, get in the car.

Well, you really want me to come?

Charity...

Get in the car.

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[CHUCKLES]

Come on, baby. Okay. Okay.

Alright.

JAMES: Ready?

MAE: [SIGHS] Yes

♪

A.J.

A.J.?

Baby, you in there?

[DOOR HANDLE RATTLES]

A.J.

[DOOR HANDLE RATTLES]

A.J.!

Oh, my God!

Honey!

Help! Help!

I need an ambulance!

Somebody get me an ambulance right now!

[SOBBING] A.J., come on, come on!

Why did you do this, A.J.?

♪

Why did you do this?!

Why did you do this?!

Help me! Help me!

Help me!

Help me!

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