All language subtitles for Being Mary Jane s04e19 Feeling Seen.eg

MARY JANE: Previously,
on "Being Mary Jane"...

- Have you seen this?
- Seen what?

Justin's ex-girlfriend, apparently.

- This is Simone?
- AALIYAH & KARA: Uh-huh.

AALIYAH: And the
general consensus is that

he got a serious upgrade in you.

At least they're complimenting you.

Yeah, at the expense of the woman

that was the love of Justin's life.

PATRICK: Why didn't you tell me?

PAUL: This was your mother's
secret to tell, not mine.

All those years I struggled with drugs,

you didn't think to tell
me it was in my blood

at such a hard time?

MARY JANE: There's rumors
just flying all around

that Garrett is considering
EPing Orlando's new sports show.

If this works, and Garrett leaves "GDU,"

I wanna be considered for his job.

And I know Justin will, too.

But the good news is

I will have absolutely no say
in who replaces Garrett, so...

Whatever happens after that...

Is on you and Justin.

? Darker than the ocean ?

? Deeper than the sea ?

Now was that worth flying all
the way back from Paris for?

I'd say so. Yeah.

- And you haven't checked your phone.
- Once.

It's a total reboot, right?

- Mm-hm.
- Path. New path.

So, you're not secretly filming this?

I'm serious.

I've learned a lot
since you've been gone.

I'm almost a new woman.

Don't change too much.

I liked what I had before.

[KISSING]

? Kiss me ?

? We're on fire, babe ?

? Love me ?

? Take me to outer space ?

? Kiss me ?

KARA: Look at these stats.

Bleak, huh?

I mean, wake up, White America.

Black women hold the key
to your future, right?

Mary Jane?

Yes?

Honey, this nighttime special
could change things for you.

Yes, and for you as well, yes.

Yeah, it gives me a better
shot at Garrett's job.

Hey, look at me.

You haven't heard one word I've said.

I'm sorry, girl, I... [SIGHS]

I've just learned so much about myself

since Justin's been gone
and I was really excited

to just try everything out
on him once he got back.

But I don't... I don't think he's ready.

He came back early from Paris for you.

He sent you flowers, honey.

What more do you want?

He doesn't look me in
the eye when we make love.

Never?

He looks at me, but it's not...

You know when you...
you hit that sweet spot

and you feel like
you're really connecting.

You just wanna look your man in the eye

- so you can really feel it?
- Mmhm.

Yeah, well, he looks away.

Like this is me...

and this is him.

Sex is complicated.

But that man cares about you, Mary Jane.

Even I can see that.

Caring is very nice.

But we both know that
it takes a lot more

than that to go the distance.

An AIDS Gala? Really?

You know that's not my brand.

Every other correspondent

would kill to get that assignment.

Well, I'm not every other correspondent.

Okay, Dani, let's see
what we've got here.

Oh, the Oklahoma legislators
spent four times as many hours

debating their bathroom bill
as they did their school budget.

Their spending per student

is one of the lowest in the country.

My mom and dad still live in Ponca City.

I'm not touching that.

Okay, how about this one?

Possible musicians'
strike looming on Broadway.

That's a good one.

Don't they make, like, a
thousand dollars a night?

What do they have to strike about?

Dani, you're being really unreasonable.

All these pitches are great story
ideas for a new correspondent.

Right now, I get to do
the stories that I want,

so, how am I being unreasonable?

Everybody wants to do stories
they're passionate about, honey.

But you've gotta pay your dues.

I have paid my dues.

Do you see how many followers I have?

Getting someone to click on your face

is not equal journalist experience.

You're right. Clicks are way better.

Thanks for pointing that out.

Hey, I, uh, forgot to mention earlier...

Yeah, the travel segment
got pushed. I already heard.

No, that's not it.

I was actually gonna warn you

that Tiffany may try and contact you.

- Tiffany?
- Simone's sister.

Oh, she has it out for
us because of the way

her sister was talked
about on social media.

She was a bit rattled by that,

but that's not why she's
trying to reach out to you.

Tiffany and her husband are like family.

So, why is she trying to contact me?

She's trying to get you on her side.

I think Ty would agree
that I need more words.

She's trying to stop me from donating

the rest of Simone's money.

- Donating? To charity?
- Yeah.

- All of it?
- All $30 million.

TY: [GROANS, THUDS]

?

Good morning.

Oh, Niecy Patterson up for
work at the crack of dawn.

NIECY: [LAUGHS]

Yeah, Claudia wants me
to open up the salon,

so, I've gotta drop the
kids off early at Amika's.

Mm, she gonna answer the door this time?

NIECY: [LAUGHS] I know, right?

I had a conversation
with her about that.

You know, she's trying,

with those car seat requests
coming in at all hours.

You're really got something going, huh?

Yeah, I mean, I saw a need
and did something about it.

Well, that takes vision.

I'm proud of you and how
hard you've been working.

- Keep it up.
- I will.

Oh, good morning.

Anybody for some eggs?

I'm fryin'.

No, I'm good. I'll just...

grab something on the road.

I'm good, too, Grandpa.

I'll catch you next time.

Thank you.

All right.

You still givin' Grandpa
the cold shoulder?

You still callin' him that?

What else am I supposed to call him?

You really need to work this out.

It is uncomfortable
being around you two.

Oh, you're the one
handin' out advice now?

Yes, I am.

You're mad because that old, drunk guy

didn't get a chance to raise you?

Not only did Grandpa take you in,

he took in your children
and grandchildren,

and called them his own.

That does not deserve
the silent treatment.

You really need to get over yourself.

?

- JUSTIN: I got you.
- MARY JANE: Easy. Easy.

I told you I'm fine.

I took a spin class this
morning and skipped breakfast.

MARY JANE: Not smart.

If it's all the same,
I'm gonna have a medic

- take a look at you, okay?
- TY: Thank you.

But, girl, if you let that
man give away $30 million...

Oh, I do not intend to.

But if he does, can you convince him

to disperse just one-tenth
of one-percent of the number?

I mean...

[MIXED CONVERSATIONS]

KARA: Hey.

That bitch, Dani, turned down

every single one of my story ideas.

These millennials sure don't feel like

they have to work to get ahead.

They feel like everything
should be handed to them.

You know what?

If I would have known
that she was gonna be

this hard to deal with,

I would have never told Garrett
I'd frickin' babysit her.

Wait, wait, wait, wait.

Who's that sitting in Garrett's chair?

Pete Binswanger. You ever heard of him?

No. No. I thought I knew

every senior producer in the business.

What? Is he from CNN? MSNBC?

Apparently, he just stepped away

from running the
amusement park division.

What? That's Garrett's fill-in,

the rollercoaster king?

Are you freakin' kidding me?

MARY JANE: Just another
symptom of all the whitewashing

that's going on at every level.

Oh, my goodness.

Execs tend to go for an
out-of-the-box choice.

Typically, a risk-taking,
hyper-confident White male.

Before doubling profits in theme parks,

he ran a few local affiliates.

He has no national news experience.

Sounds like an election
I seem to recall.

Well, listen, this guy Pete's
gonna get Garrett's job,

if one of us doesn't
do something real quick.

I have an idea, but it's gonna
take all of us working together.

?

Okay...

- Kara?
- Mmhm?

You've been struggling with Dani, right?

Uh, yeah, but suddenly now she doesn't

seem like that big of a deal.

Well, maybe we can turn
our two problems into one.

Dani and Pete?

We feed Dani a story
she simply cannot refuse.

Then we convince Pete to
take Dani under his wing.

Once she self-destructs,
maybe she takes them both out.

A story she can't refuse?
Does that even exist?

I think I have an idea
that just might work.

Okay, but I am not gonna
use any Justin-style

dirty tricks to get this done.

I don't traffic in dirty tricks.

Really? What do you call it, then?

- Being effective.
- Effective?

Guys, focus.

Mary Jane wouldn't
be in the anchor chair

if it wasn't for me.

Oh, you mean the anchor
chair that was promised to her

when I got her hired?

She would've waited years
for her shot, waitin' on you.

So, instead, you
rocked the boat so hard,

that you almost tipped
the damn thing over.

You made some moves, yourself,

like gettin' Garrett promoted
while I was outta town.

Obviously, this isn't gonna work.

Mary Jane...

Well, I've got a show to do,

and you guys might as
well say hello to Pete,

because he's gonna be our new boss.

KARA: [SIGHS]

- ?
- _

Look, one thing we can
agree on is that we...

We can't agree on anything.

So, how are we gonna do this?

Look, talking is obviously
gonna get us in trouble.

So, we're gonna just write...

it down.

Oh, my God...

?

?

- Kara, what are you doing?
- Shhh. Shhh. Shhh.

?

[UNINTELLIGIBLE RAP LYRICS]

?

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

- What's up?
- Hey, Javon.

You live here?

What is this place?

Cheap.

That's what it is.

?

? Feel the calm before the storm ?

[TIRES SQUEALING]

? I'll be leavin' in the mornin' ?

[CELL PHONE BUZZING]

Hey, Claudia, did you add an appointment

and you need me to come back?

CLAUDIA: No, sweetie,
I'm calling because

your friend Amika was supposed
to drop off a car seat,

but never showed up and now my
friend Shawna is high and dry.

I'm sorry. I'm sure there's a
perfectly logical explanation.

You need to understand if you're gonna

promote something, you'd
better make sure it's legit.

There are too many screw-ups out here,

and you can get a bad
reputation real quick.

Don't expect me to refer
you to anybody else.

Okay. Bye.

[SIGHING]

[POUNDING ON DOOR]

Hey, Niecy.

WOMEN ON TV: [ARGUING OVER EACH OTHER]

Come on in. Come on.

Who are you and how do you know my name?

Oh, my name is Lloyd. I
live, like, two doors down.

Amika gives me a couple of bucks

to step in from time to
time whenever she's busy.

She told me you was comin' through.

She ain't here?

I mean, nah, but don't worry.

The kids, they're just
in the back playin'.

Everything's good.

Wait a minute, so this
isn't the first time

that you've taken care of my kids?

- Oh, nah, it's not.
- AMIKA: Niecy!

Hey, I want you to meet Cedric.

Can I please talk to you for a minute?

I know you don't have two strange men

that I don't know around my kids.

Okay, it's not like that.

Lloyd's studying for
his childcare license.

Lloyd could be a prince.

But he wasn't part of our deal.

And Claudia says you were
supposed to take a car seat

to some lady named
Shawna and never showed?

And now my boss is telling
me to get my shit together.

Cedric got off work early
and he wanted to hang.

- Girl, I'm done.
- What do you mean?

I'm done helping you.

I'll watch Marquis this
weekend like I said I would,

but after that, it's over.

I can't leave my kids with you anymore.

Come on, baby, let's go.

Say bye to Marquis.

Bye, Marquis.

Hey, bye, little man.

?

- All right?
- Yeah. Yeah.

Yo, Jovan.

You know him?

I'm here for the meeting.

Is there a problem? Jovan?

He's welcome to be here for
Black Lives Matter, right?

Yeah, man.

It's cool.

?

PETE: I'm glad you two suggested this.

- Salute!
- [GLASSES CLINK]

We use a portable brain scanner...

KARA: Mm-hm.

...to measure which pleasure centers

light up at the height of the ride.

That is beyond amazing.

We hit the same group of neurons

that measure sexual pleasure,

and then we tweak the ride
and prolong the feeling.

KARA & PETE: [LAUGHING]

You know, Pete, look, I know
you don't have a lot of time.

So, we thought it'd be beneficial

to let you hear how the show's going.

Oh, that's okay, no sweat.

I've already got the gist.

- Okay.
- KARA: Okay, yeah.

- JUSTIN: Good.
- Yeah, very good.

Um, and Aaron and Mary Jane
really are starting to click.

Yeah, earlier in the season,

we had to readjust
her image a little bit.

Because of Ronda's abrupt exit.

JUSTIN: But Ronda's mostly a memory now.

And Mary Jane's audience
numbers are way up.

That's great.

KARA: The team is really meshing nicely.

PETE: Nice.

You've stepped into a good situation.

- Fantastic.
- [GLASSES CLINK]

JUSTIN: Well, with...
with one exception.

We've had a little bit of a problem

getting Dani to sign on
to certain story ideas.

Sign on? What is this, nursery school?

You guys are news producers.

Stories are assigned. Period.

It's mostly Kara that's
having a tough time.

Actually, I think everyone
finds her a bit challenging.

PETE: With Dani's online footprint,

she should be front and center.

Oh, agreed, and I've got
a great story idea for her

that I've been dying to
pitch... about Marci Livingston.

- You've heard this pitch?
- I have.

Tailor-made for Dani.

Marci blogs about renovating
old homes in middle America.

Yep, that's right.

She is a red-blooded woman
making America great again.

And you like this idea?

I do, but since Kara's
having a tough time

connecting with Dani, I was
gonna suggest that I pitch it.

Thank you for that offer, Justin,

but I think I can handle
it, thank you very much.

You just mentioned how
challenging Dani can be...

Whoa, whoa, guys, guys.

This story...this story isn't the best.

I'm sure I could do much better.

Maybe if we rework it a little?

No, no, no, no, no. Leave it to me.

I'm gonna come up with
something Dani's gonna love.

Just watch.

Listen, great chattin' with you two.

- KARA: Yeah.
- PETE: See ya.

JUSTIN: [SIGHS]

?

Hey, um, if you still need a ride,

I'm, uh, I'ma be
waitin' in the car, okay?

Nah, I'm... I'm good, man.

?

Jovan.

JOVAN: Damn!

[SIREN WAILING]

AARON: That is what's been
churning most in the demos.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

They tried showing me all these surveys

and demographic breakdowns
and whatnot upstairs.

Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.

You know what it comes down to, hm?

Nakedness.

It's the morning, for Christ sake.

What percentage of the
audience is watching us

with no clothes on?

We need to make them
feel comfortable enough

to take their clothes
off in front of us.

Well, heck, I started
my blog in my pajamas.

I know all about that.

Maybe we should have a "GDU" pajama day.

All on-air talent appears in sleepwear.

Oooh, we can get a department
store to sponsor it.

Somebody write that down.

I did actually read somewhere that, uh,

sleep is the new sex.

"Sleep is the new sex"!

I freakin' love that!

That's a perfect segment
for you, Mary Jane.

Let's get rollin' on that for next week.

Fantastic!

Oh, my God, you guys... [LAUGHING]

are so lucky to have me,

because a great story
came to me last night,

and I think, personally,
that it would be perfect

for Dani to do in the
08:12 slot tomorrow.

I'm all ears.

It's a story about a
successful young woman

who fixes up old homes in rural areas,

trying to bring relevance
and beauty to middle America.

It sounds interesting.

It's perfect.

A red-blooded woman
making America great again.

I love that idea.

I am so glad that someone
is finally recognizing

the real people of America.

- PETE: Oh...
- DANI: Yes!

PETE: Boom!

?

- Pete?
- Yo?

Hey. Thanks so much for that story.

You really seem to get me.

Mmm! Mmm! Mmm!

[CHUCKLING]

See?

Bottom line.

Every job is just a sales job.

It's easy. It's easy. [BANGS DOOR FRAME]

Nice job, team.

Let's just hope it works.

?

- [PHONE RINGING]
- Yeah, it's me.

[TAPPING DESK]

Listen, you were right about Tiffany.

She just contacted me.

Did you respond?

Not yet, but I was thinking

maybe we could invite her
out for drinks or something.

So you can pump her for more
information about Simone?

No.

I would like to get to know
some of your peeps, though.

Yeah, but she's just
gonna try and convince me

to keep the money, that's all.

Is that such a bad thing?

I thought you wanted to
put the past behind us?

- I do.
- That's what this is.

Look, my last night in Paris,

I decided a few things about Simone.

Not just the whole social media fiasco,

the whole relationship.

I realized I just want to lock
the whole thing up in a box

and forget it ever happened.

Okay.

So, let's just leave that
subject where it is, okay?

?

- Marci. Hi.
- Hi.

Welcome to the show.

I heard that you're from north Texas.

I'm from northern Oklahoma.

You ever heard of Gainesville, Texas?

Sure have.

I did a blog post there one time.

- Dani Hollins.
- Hi.

You know, your city
has one of the biggest

airline seat factories in the world.

Mm-hm.

Talk about good old American ingenuity.

We export to every part of the globe.

Don't tell us the
American industry is dead.

BOTH: [LAUGHING]

You got any questions about the segment?

Uh, no. I just hope I don't make a fool

outta myself out there. [LAUGHS]

You've recorded segments
for your blog, right?

Oh, hundreds.

It's really no different.

Just be yourself and just know that

I will be right there with
you the whole time, okay?

Okay. [LAUGHS]

I've worked hard to
bring back these small,

plain towns by buying empty houses,

restoring them to an
honesty country beauty,

and then stacking them
full of young families

to bring in a sense of community.

Ask her about the employees
that work on these houses.

DANI: Where do you find
the people with the talent

for this kind of restoration?

You know, it is not easy to find

the right people in these small towns.

Oh, I know how it is.

The young'uns always move away.

The ones with ambition, anyways.

And poverty and addiction
take a real toll on the rest.

In the beginning it was tough, because
I could not find reliable crews.

How'd you overcome that?

I prayed on it.

And I found an untapped
pool of great talent.

How did you entice them to come to that

itty-bitty Texas town of yours?

Uh, you know, it
was... it was not tough,

uh, given where they're comin' from.

I hire refugees and they are
grateful to be in this country.

Refugees? You mean, like,
from the Middle East?

KARA: Go in on Dani.

Yes, immigrants from
war-torn countries like Syria

are often the only people I can find

that are willing to
do certain tough jobs.

I'm assuming that we're not
talking about Christians here.

You employ Muslims?

MARCI: And I don't only employ them.

With the help of donations
from all over the world,

most of the families who rent my houses

are newly-arrived refugees
and most are Muslim.

Aren't you worried about
the terrorist threat?

These people aren't terrorists.

They're families like ours
who are looking to build

a better future for their children.

And look at these neighborhoods.

You know, we had tons of vacant stores.

Could not lure new businesses here.

But now our town
center's thriving again.

It just seems like such a risk.

Well, would it have been better

to let my little town die?

Mothers with children are in
search for a place to call home,

and we have a town in search of people.

Why wouldn't we put the two together?

It's the Christian thing to do.

Well...

being a good Christian, myself,

I have to say that with the
right provisions in place,

- it does seem to make sense.
- MARCI: Mmhm.

Did we just get her
to throw down against

the Muslim ban on national television?

KARA: Mm-hm.

- Are you that good?
- I am.

- You are.
- [PALM SLAP]

Yes, you are.

? Don't mess me 'round ?

? 'Round 'round ?

Oh, hey. Great job with Marci.

Yeah, it looked like
you two were really...

connecting.

You know, next time,
I would appreciate it,

if you warned me ahead of time

that my interview
subject is harboring ISIS.

Oh, my gosh, Pete didn't
prep you for Marci?

Everything was in the research file.

MARY JANE: You did read the file, right?

Not every word, no.

Oh...well...

maybe he wanted you to be surprised.

Yeah.

I've been online since I was 11.

I think I can tell
when I'm bein' trolled.

? Keep runnin' away for good ?

? You'll be runnin' away like a tragedy ?

? Keep runnin' away for good ?

PETE: Let me call you
right back. What's up?

DANI: Don't play your games with me.

I know exactly what's goin' on.

- PETE: ISIS?
- You set me up.

What are you talking? It's crazy.

I handed you a job.

? Don't mess me 'round ?

? Don't mess me 'round ?

? Oh don't mess me 'round ?

? Don't mess me 'round ?

? Oh, don't mess me 'round ?

Well, I never thought I'd say this.

But here's to Dani.

- MARY JANE: Oh.
- JUSTIN: Ah, to Dani.

[GLASSES CLINKING]

JUSTIN: Pete never saw it comin'.

- MARY JANE: Mm.
- KARA: Mm-hm.

I wish I could have
been a fly on the wall

- when she confronted Sawyer.
- KARA: [LAUGHING]

You know what?

Here's to Mary Jane.

- This was your idea.
- [GLASSES CLINK]

But we never could have done it,

if we didn't all pull together.

Well, I will say this.
It worked this time.

MARY JANE: Pete is out.

Yeah, we had a plan and we executed it.

Still...

I'm still surprised that
Dani had enough pull.

You know, it didn't hurt that Aaron also

thought Pete was an ass,

and shared his feelings with Sawyer.

- Yes.
- And maybe I might have...

had a little something
to do with it as well.

Really?

I made my own calls upstairs...

after Dani yelled herself hoarse.

Mm-hm.

I am co-anchor, after all.

KARA: So, what did you say?

I said that whoever is
Garrett's replacement

should have real experience,

and that the best candidates
are already working here.

KARA: Oh.

But whoever he picks,
look, I'm Switzerland.

I'm totally neutral.

? Bankroll fresh ?

? Yeah yeah ?

? Fresh ?

You still gon' give me a ride?

Why wouldn't I?

Come on. Are you comin' or not?

[DOOR CREAKS, SLAMS]

Javon, you know everything I said

about havin' your
back still stands, man.

I don't feel any differently about you.

I just don't get how
you're so cool about it.

How else am I gonna be?

Look, I don't know, a'ight?

I'm not cool with it, myself.

Not really.

I mean, you could have told me

before I found out the way I did, but...

[LAUGHS] ...that's okay.

How long have you known?

I guess...

I've always liked men.

But I never wanted to be that way.

I took a lot of shit for it.

- From who?
- Everybody.

My dad, especially.

That's why you're on your own?

Yeah.

Not everybody has a family like you.

[SCOFFS] My family ain't perfect either.

They accepted you, right?

Isn't that what you said?

The good...

and the bad.

Now there's nothin' bad
about you, all right?

You've got a lot to offer the world.

Remember that.

Yeah.

Come on, let's go.

?

MAN: Hey, man!

? Somethin' turned right up in mystery ?

KARA: [LAUGHING]

Right?

Yeah, it didn't take long to do this.

KARA: This was nice,
you guys, I have to say.

[GLASSES CLINKING]

MARY JANE: I could get used to this...

the three of us hangin' out.

Yeah, well, on that note,

I am going to go before
you start trying to

have us hold hands and sing "Kumbaya".

You guys have a great night

and I'll see you tomorrow, okay?

MARY JANE: Get home safe.

JUSTIN: Goodnight.

Yeah, look, it is
getting kind of late, so,

we should get going.

You know how I... I said that, um...

Tiffany contacted me?

I kinda did respond to her request.

Her request for what?

WOMAN: Justin! [LAUGHING]

- Hey, Tiffany.
- Hey. Oh...

- Hi. I...
- Hey!

- Hi.
- TIFFANY: [LAUGHING]

You are even prettier in person.

MARY JANE: Oh, it's
so great to meet you.

TIFFANY: [LAUGHING]

And don't be mad at her
for springing this on you.

I pestered her. She had no choice.

- I don't doubt that.
- MARY JANE: [LAUGHS]

I'm clearly being out-matched here.

We had to stop him from giving away

all of Simone's money the first time.

We compromised with half.

Simone gave me the money
to do whatever I wanted.

Okay, has Mary Jane seen
that farmhouse upstate?

It is still on the market.

What farmhouse?

Justin always dreamed of

finding an idyllic place upstate,

but he still won't part
with Simone's money.

It's not like that.

Me, on the other hand,

I'm using the money to improve my life.

This is our house on Martha's Vineyard,

where we vacation twice
a year with the kids.

Oh, gosh, you have a beautiful family.

Thank you.

We love Martha's Vineyard,
but it's not that convenient.

Getting upstate should be easier.

Not everyone has summers
off like you do, Tiffany.

Well, I'm having fun and
I wish you would, too.

You know that's what she wanted.

I guess I'm just not
that fun guy, you know?

Excuse me.

TIFFANY: [CLEARS THROAT]

Have you got a menu?

It is so good to meet somebody
that Justin's involved with.

It's great meeting you, too.

I am finding this very illuminating.

Oh... [LAUGHING]

I do wish I would have
been able to meet Simone.

She seemed very impressive.

Ah, how we love to turn
the dead into saints.

Simone did a lot for others,

but she wasn't perfect.

If she were still alive,

she'd be on her second divorce.

- But Justin...
- My sister was complicated.

I didn't expect you to be so honest.

I've known Justin since high school.

I'm worried he's stuck.

He says he's moved on.

How? By giving away my sister's money?

To me, that says he's
more hung up than ever.

I wish Justin could make
peace with Simone's death.

Simone did so much and had no regrets.

I wish he could say the same.

?

Justin.

I'm not talking about
this money anymore.

I've made the decision.

MARY JANE: You know how I say sometimes

I go looking for the thing

that's gonna end the relationship?

I think I've found it.

- Yeah?
- Yeah.

- You.
- Me?

You are gonna sabotage
this relationship.

You already are...

which is weird because
that's normally my thing.

How am I sabotaging anything?

By sharing with you my
decision to donate the money,

by being transparent?

Mary Jane, I'm trying
to put the past away,

so that we can work.

Except the past isn't in the past.

It's in this room.

I assure you that isn't the case.

Prove it. Buy the farmhouse.

That makes no sense.

We...we don't have any time to go there.

Okay, then, buy
something closer to work.

If that's too much,

buy a freakin' ice cream cone, anything.

What is that gonna prove?

It proves that you've finally moved on.

But you can't...

because then it would feel
like you were cheating,

somehow.

Look, I get it.

Simone, she was brilliant
and a saint and...

Simone was no saint.

She was loved far and wide.

She was weak.

Yeah, it was stage four cancer.

But there were treatments, okay?

She could have fought,

she could have lived
a little bit longer.

She could have found a cure.

She refused treatment?

She didn't want to fight.

This woman that lived
larger than life, she was...

In the end, she was just a coward.

She begged me.

She...she...she kept...

begging me.

She begged you for what?

She wanted me to help
her put an end to it.

I refused.

She kept at it.

She just...

kept at it and, um...

I, uh...

I...I gave her what she wanted.

You, uh...

I, uh...

cranked up her pain meds.

Who was gonna know?

?

Listen...

?

Do you think that Tiffany

would still be encouraging
me to spend this money,

if she knew the truth?

I'm so sorry.

How do I undo that?

How do I fix it?

You can't. You can't.

Okay? You can't. You can't.

I mean...

It's okay. It's okay.

She was ready,

she was suffering,

and you did the most loving
thing someone could do.

You gave her peace.

And it's okay.

?

?

?

[MIXED CONVERSATIONS]

- Hey, what's up?
- KARA: [HEAVY SIGH]

I've got some bad news
about our prime time special.

We lost Michelle Obama as a guest.

Okay, uh... [SIGHING]

Let's regroup.

Uh, we're still after Beyonc�, right?

Well, we lost Michelle Obama

because Oprah found
out about our special

and she kicked into high gear

and decided to do her own interview

and prime time special
all about Black women.

She picked our pocket.

And, by the way, it was Pete.

- Pete?
- Uh-huh.

I spoke to an executive
I know over at Harpo,

and he told me that Pete traded

all the inside information

on our special for a cushy job

at that new streaming service.

He knew a good thing when he saw it.

Shit.

We all came together
to take out Pete and...

He got the final word.

[SIGHING]

PATRICK: Why are you
makin' the kids' lunches?

Amika not available again?

I enrolled the kids into daycare.

- Daycare?
- NIECY: Mm-hm.

They start in the morning.

Our childcare agreement
was great in theory.

But it came down to me
depending on somebody

what wasn't in it, so,
I've gotta fend for myself.

Mm-hm, you can't help anyone

who doesn't wanna help themselves.

[LAUGHS] That used to be me.

You know, I was thinking
that one man or another

could solve all my problems,

and then I thought I found the answer

in sisterhood empowerment,

but now I guess I've
gotta do it all on my own.

Well, it's called growing up.

We all have to do it.

Yeah. You, too.

? Alright, cool ?

? Yo ?

? Ray Blizzy on the mic ?

? This one's for my men and my women ?

? Uh uh-huh, uh-huh yeah ?

? People will always act genuine ?

? When you don't see it comin' ?

? You better open your eyes ?

? Did you know someone

? Who swears you're the one ?

? On his mother's life ?

A tough business we're in, isn't it?

[HEAVY SIGH] That's right.

We'll survive.

I'm gonna help you do
20 nightly specials.

Thanks.

? Yeah they want your... ?

? Honey ?

? From the Queen Bee ?

? They want your... ?

? Honey ?

? From the Queen Bee ?

Hey! Have you seen what
Dani's supporters are tweeting?

- Oh.
- Yeah.

_

? The second verse is dedicated to the men ?

? Some just want that thing ?

- Yikes!
- Mm-hm.

They really hated her
interview with Marci.

She showed some understanding
and they ate her for lunch.

? You're havin' a baby by somebody lazy ?

? Takin' a piece of your pie ?

? You better be payin'
attention to this lesson ?

? You better be wise ?

? With the honey ?

[MIXED CONVERSATIONS]

Hey.

I wanted to, uh...

apologize for my
behavior the other night.

No need.

You know, I'm just over
the moon about Mary Jane.

She's the real deal, isn't she?

She is.

You're gonna marry her.

Will you ever stop
trying to marry me off?

I just want you to be happy.

Do you love her?

It's all very new.

But I do.

Would you still love her
if she wasn't the anchor?

Like what if she wanted
to quit her job tomorrow?

I love her, not what she does.

Okay, but what about her success?

Simone worried about that with you.

Simone was much more
ambitious than I was.

Maybe, but I think you're the one

still trying to prove something.

[QUIET LAUGH]

- Are you sure it's okay?
- Yeh, it's fine.

You can put your bag
down in the family room.

Is everything okay?

A pipe burst in Javon's building.

The mattress was soaked.

I told him he could
stay here for the night,

if that's okay with you.

Yeah, but doesn't he have any family?

He's not welcome there.

Hmmm...

You know, um...

I've been meaning to say, uh...um...

I'm sorry for how I've been lately.

You know, it's hard to
see you in pain, son.

But I was gonna wait till
you were ready to talk.

Yeah.

You know, they say you
can't choose your family.

But you...

you actually did choose me.

You made a big sacrifice.

That's the kind of man you are.

I never regretted a second of it.

[QUIET LAUGH]

Even though I gave you
plenty of reasons to.

It's okay.

That's called family.

?

PATRICK: [HEAVY SIGH]

?

Thank you for coming.

JUSTIN: I know how much
this special meant to you.

I should warn you that Ty and Aaliyah

are coming over any minute.

We're gonna drown our sorrows together.

It's okay. I only need a minute.

You sure you don't wanna stay for

a girls and gay game night?

I think I'm good.

I wanted you to know that

I decided not to give away my money.

Your money? Not Simone's?

No, it's my money. It's all mine.

And we're gonna decide what
to do with it, together.

- Are you sure?
- I am.

[KISSES]

AALIYAH: An anteater? A...a...a walrus?

- You know what? It's slimy.
- A...a...a snake?

- It turns into a butterfly.
- A...a moth?

- It has a bunch of legs.
- Uh...

- And it likes leaves.
- A rabbit?

Oh, God...

Does a rabbit turn into a butterfly?

It's what a butterfly is
before it becomes a butterfly.

- A larvae?
- It has a shield.

- Uh...uh...
- It bursts out of its cocoon,

and then it becomes a butterfly.

- A baby butterfly?
- MARY JANE: Oh, Lord...

- [BUZZER RINGS]
- A caterpillar.

- Oh, man!
- Girl, you suck.

Here, give me the phone. Come sit down.

- [PHONE MUSICAL TONE]
- Oh! Hey, it's ringing.

- Who is it?
- It's Garrett.

No, no, no. No, no, no.

No, no, I don't wanna talk to him.

- Not now.
- Oh, okay.

Well, you do it. I ain't gonna.

[WHISPERING] You have to talk to him.

This is Mary Jane Paul.

GARRETT: Hey, Mary Jane. [INAUDIBLE]

Yeah, yeah, hold on just a second.

GARRETT: [CONTINUES, INAUDIBLE]

TY: Callin' this late,
it's gotta be important.

MARY JANE: Okay. Thanks, Garrett.

TY: Hey, are you okay?

AALIYAH: What did Garrett want?

MARY JANE: Nothing.

TY: Your boss called
you at 10:00 o'clock

on a school night for nothing?

Am I gonna walk into
a shit storm tomorrow?

Don't lie to your publicist.

He feels bad about
me losing the special.

As he should.

MARY JANE: So, he did something for me.

Which was?

He convinced the brass

to give me a vote on his replacement.

Wait.

So you have to choose
between Kara and Justin?

Either my best friend or my boyfriend

is gonna end up hating me.

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