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Previously on Beyond Black Beauty...

I'd like to help you. It's not much, but it's a start.

What's Aunty J gonna say when she finds

out Nana's helping you with Stonepoint?

I don't plan on telling her.

Serena's a good kid. But when we

lost my husband, her smile went with him.

I started the fight. It was two against one.

I should have never expected you would be loyal.

I think you should know what your daughter's been up to.

[horse whinnies]

Yeah, let's go, girl.

That's it. If I didn't know better,

I woulda thought y'all been training for months.

I'm just listening to what Beauty wants.

Are you done already?

Ronnie needs the arena.

And I need to not be within a five

mile radius when she gets here.

Man, I love her, but that kid can hold a grudge.

Your words, not mine.

Anyways, thanks for today.

We enjoyed the company.

- [Beauty nickers] - Beauty, come on.

[whinnies]

Let's go, girl. Come on. [clicks tongue] Come on.

[whinnies]

Ugh, not again!

Beauty!

Would you look at that.

[chuckles] That was quite the jump.

She's a show-off, huh, just like you.

Just a couple of women expressing ourselves.

[Janelle] Now, I have to be the bad guy again and tell Jolie no.

I spent the whole night trying to wrap my mind around

why you would go behind my back.

Are you really gonna crush your

daughter's dreams just to spite me?!

[Janelle] I said no for a reason!

It's time for Jolie to accept reality.

If you're gonna keep screaming about me,

can I at least have a chance to defend myself?

Oh, I'll get to you, little girl.

Was I really supposed to say no?

- We... - [phone buzzes]

We made a promise. No more secrets.

And you, asking a 15-year-old girl to lie to her mother?!

What were you thinking?!

I am just trying to make up for lost time with my granddaughter.

I wouldn't have to keep it a secret

if you weren't such a dream-killer.

[phone buzzes]

Just read it already. Clearly, it's important.

What?

It's your father.

He's finally been charged and has 48 hours to turn himself in.

[theme music playing]

Hey, girl.

[phone vibrates and rings]

Did you know?

Know what? What's going on?

Well, maybe next time, don't decline my calls like I'm spam.

[sighs] I'm sorry, I just have a

lot on my plate. My, my dad... I...

Yeah, I'm aware. Turns out he's the

reason my parents have been fighting.

They invested with him.

So, he's been paying for your life with my trust fund.

So, I'll ask again: Did you know?

Of course not.

Norah, hey, whatever's going on

between our parents, that's between them.

You're my best friend.

I should go.

I love you.

Hi, Mrs. Parrish.

Call me Yvonne.

Uh, I'm supposed to get

these signed for Principal Lewis.

Well, what I mean is, thank you.

Um...

I should probably...

She's in the ring, warming up.

But I'm sure you'll have time to muster an apology later.

Until then...

let's get you to work.

[light dramatic theme playing]

[Janelle] How much time are we looking at?

Is that worst case or best case?

Has he spoken to his father yet? I have to call you back, Thom.

Is he going to jail?

First they have to prove that he's guilty.

But he is guilty.

He scammed Norah's parents.

That's my friend.

And your friends, too. Or at least they used to be.

Look, I wish I could tell you

everything's gonna get better soon.

But the truth is, we knew this day was coming.

All you can do right now is just go live your life, Jolie.

I'm just supposed to act like everything's okay?

That's what he would want you to do.

[funky theme playing]

[Serena grunts] What's going on?

They're setting up to train for the rodeo.

Oh. Don't you... rodeo?

They compete as a team every

year. It's kind of a family tradition.

Aren't you family?

All right, fam, we need to dig deep.

We are not letting the Gonzales's take our win.

Girl.

Ready? And go!

Hah!

Uh... I got it!

Bad connection, babe. Let's go again.

- I got it! - Whoa! Whoa!

- [Rashaad] Ester! - [Ester screaming]

- [Rashaad] Ester! - [screaming]

I'm sorry.

Ah! Don't touch it! Don't touch it!

Your leg, let me... Okay, okay.

Just... All right, don't move. Don't move.

I need an ambulance.

[Ester groaning]

Ugh...

Rashaad just texted. Eight weeks on crutches.

He's taking her home to rest.

I'm not one to say I told you so...

- Good. - Except...

It was her first day. It could've

happened to any one of us.

Yeah, her first day, and now Ester's leg is on backwards.

Which means, she's out for the rodeo, which means,

we're down a third leg for our relay team. Which means,

goodbye family tradition. But by all means,

let's give Serena another chance,

since you love handing those out to everyone but your family.

You done?

[clears throat] It's a week until the rodeo.

Plenty of time to find a replacement.

Aren't you ready to get back on the horse?

You love to ride and you love a rodeo.

What about the obvious choice?

Are y'all kidding me? This chick doesn't

walk on water. She can't do what I do.

I could. I just don't want to.

Oh, you could, huh? On what? 'Cause

we know Beauty can't stick that landing.

Meet me in the arena first thing tomorrow.

Beauty and I will show you how it's done.

[funky theme playing]

They're gonna kill each other.

[Doris] How's our girl doing?

Remarkably well, considering one

of her parents is going to jail today.

And the other... well, if she doesn't hate me already...

she will.

Just let her have Stonepoint.

[scoffs] She's gone soft in her old age.

Did I tell you she hugged me?

Same goes for you and Ronnie.

- Okay, here's a question. - Mmm.

What would've happened if 16-year-old

me had spoken to you that way?

[laughs]

If you're waiting for Ronnie to say,

"Thanks, Mom, you raised me right,"

I wouldn't hold your breath.

Speaking from personal experience.

Some things you only understand once you become a mother.

True.

Still, I'm getting a little tired of

having to defend my decision.

Maybe it's time to let that boy come home, then.

Ma'am, it's your rule.

Some things you only understand once you become a grandmother.

[Jolie] Oh...

Loosen up! Get that riding crop outta your butt!

We ride with one hand in Western.

Oh, frustrated, are we, Belgium?

[horse nickers]

Yeah, me, too.

Now, to pass the baton we have to

be able to gallop our horses in sync.

The goal is to gallop to the end

and back without tearing the ribbon.

Easy.

Right.

Ready?

Three, two, one...

I thought we were going on one.

It's "three, two, one, go."

Okay, fine.

[Ronnie] Ready?

Three, two, one, go.

...two, one...

How are we supposed to win like this?

What do you even care? This rodeo means nothing to you.

How would you know?

Your actions speak louder than words.

Oh, so, that's why you ratted me out about Stonepoint.

You're holding a grudge.

Oh, fine. Yeah, sure, gaslight me.

You have a pattern of behavior and I don't trust you.

- That's not fair. - Fair or not, it's the truth.

You and Serena can go and do

what you do best and hurt people.

I'm sorry I hurt you.

And for the record, I think Serena is too.

She deserves a second chance.

And by the way, so do I.

I'm not the same girl I was when I first came here.

This rodeo is important to this family.

Which means, it's important to me.

This is my family, too. And right now...

I need my family.

[horses nicker]

[both] Three, two, one...

[pop music playing]

Will you look at that.

Our girls.

[laughs] Aw, good girl. Good girl. [chuckles]

Does that look mean what I think it does?

Papa turned himself in?

I haven't heard.

So, Stonepoint, then. Can't train there anymore.

Secrets are bad, blah, blah, blah...

That's not... Look, I understand why you did it.

You wanted to hold onto your life.

I know we promised no

more secrets, but the truth is...

I haven't held up my end of the bargain either.

I lied to you.

When you asked me if I knew about your father.

I knew...

The truth is, I didn't ask questions

because I was afraid of the answers.

I really liked my life. And

ignorance allowed me to hold onto it.

It's selfish, but I didn't want us to lose everything.

We did lose everything.

And what about Norah's parents? Did you know about them?

I convinced them to invest.

You-You, you what?!

It was before I knew the deal was bad.

Then, when I learned the truth... I didn't warn them.

My priority was your safety.

I chose to protect my family.

You think you protected me.

You've been lying this whole time to protect yourself.

And the worst part is, you've been

acting like we're in this together.

When in actuality...

you're no better than him.

Hope you're proud of yourself.

["Some of Us Are Brave" by Danielle Ponder]

♪ Peace and love To the ones who give praise ♪

- ♪ Take a bow ♪ - [phone ringing]

♪ As the light hits the face ♪

♪ See me now I'm loud and proud ♪

♪ And to those who fear Leads them to hate... ♪

You gonna bite my head off, too?

♪ What a pity to be locked In that place I know... ♪

I really couldn't have had at least one good parent?

Oh, your mother and I used to argue the exact same way.

Matches and gasoline.

We used to argue about the way we argued. Heh.

That's what happens when you're cut of the same cloth.

I'm nothing like her.

[laughs] Can I show you something?

Yep.

[groans]

Ooh!

This... belonged to your mother.

This is her first all-around national.

And this is one of our family rides.

[sighs] Your mother insisted we do one every week.

Didn't matter who was mad at whom.

We stopped doing them when she left.

I'm just supposed to forgive her?

She doesn't deserve it.

[scoffs] You don't forgive someone because they deserve it.

It's a gift.

That's not...

Oh. The exact same book.

It's been in our family for generations.

Guess Janelle took it with her when she left.

It gives me a kind of peace

knowing she took some "home" with her.

I always thought it belonged to my dad.

That love you have, it runs deep in your blood.

♪ Give her her crown When she walks in the room ♪

♪ We are the first ones ♪

♪ We are light of the sun ♪

I'll save you the trouble. Okay, I quit.

What's this?

Your hours. Yvonne signed it. Guess I'll see you tomorrow.

[scoffs]

Look, you messed up. It's not the end of the world.

Look, I'm just trying to help my mom.

Things haven't exactly been easy for us, and, uh...

I know, Ronnie, that's not an excuse, I just, um...

I want you to know that I'm sorry for how I treated you.

All right. We're good.

[scoffs] We are?

You're not gonna, like, I don't know, renege on that

and then corner me down some alley?

Nah, nah, I won't pull a Serena.

[Serena] Mm.

But get outta here before I change my mind.

[dramatic theme playing]

[Janelle] Jolie?

[Family oohs and ahhs]

- [laughter] - [man] There she is!

Up for a family ride?

Yeah.

[both laugh]

Ready?

Whoo! Oh!

I heard this used to be a tradition.

[light dramatic theme playing]

[chatting, laughing]

[Janelle] Cédric?

Papa?

Papa! [laughing]

Look at you.

I can't believe you're here.

["New Leaf" by Iman Alchemy] ♪

It's a new day, new life, new leaf ♪

♪ All right, all right All right, all right ♪