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[Chantel] Previously on Haus of Vicious.

[Chantel] Previously on Haus of Vicious.

-Dayna's alive. -Wait, what?

Not dead in some gutter where she should have been.

Don't think I won't fuck you up.

Open this fuckin' door! This is my shit, bitch you--

What the fuck?

What the hell happened? Why were you arrested?

Thank you for bailing me out.

I'm running a goddamn work release program for jail birds.

Kane gambled away all of our liquid cash

and half of our damn assets.

Kane already settled your debt with me.

[music]

Now stay the fuck away from me and my family.

Kane, do not tell me you paid off that bitch's debt.

Okay. What did you want me to do, Mel?

I'm not gonna let them fuck over my family.

-What is all this about, Kane? -I miss you.

Chantel, guess what? I went to your--

I see you're still not watching the company you keep.

Raven.

I'm so stupid.

I had a baby and I gave it up for adoption.

I thought I told you to stay dead, Trevor.

[music]

[gavel banging]

[Judge] Will the defendant please stand?

[music]

In the matter of the state of New York versus

Lawanda Livingston...

[tense music]

[music]

What the fuck you doing?

You've been acting weird as hell ever since--

Yo, would you chill? Wassup?

I got a surprise for you.

Ta-da!

Hey, Son.

Look at you. You're looking good.

You gon' say something to your mama, Nephew?

Nah. You got it.

What I tell you about being disrespectful?

Back up.

Why do you gotta be so hard on him? Damn.

How about you just let me talk to my son alone?

[soft music]

So how you been?

Did you get my letters?

Look, I'm home for good this time.

All I need is a chance.

Yeah, a chance to keep fuckin' up my life.

* Oh, my God, you are so irritating *

* Making me mad

* Getting on my nerves

* Uh, uh

* You are so irritating

Yeah.

That shit right there, man.

* Making me mad

That shit you was talking about?

That shit I was telling you about, man.

Killer, take it easy, man.

* You are so irritating

It's not for kids, man.

* Making me mad Making me mad, mad *

* Making me mad, mad Making me mad *

He doesn't even know what he's doing.

Nigga, whose ride is this?

This is my shit. I mean, I stole it.

[laughing]

This nigga crazy, man.

Take this shit, son.

Let me hit this shit, man.

* Leave me alone Leave me alone *

* Go away

[ominous music]

What the fuck?

Oh, shit!

[gunshots]

Get down. Get down.

[tires squealing]

[dramatic music]

Look. Shit.

[door shuts]

[door shuts]

Where is it?

What the fuck did you do?

[music]

Mel, I ain't got time for this. Where's my shit at?

I gotta get it outta here.

I need to sell it and lay low for a minute.

Lay low, why? And what you tryna sell?

That stash you had? Well, that shit is gone!

What?

Not even an hour ago, the pigs ran up in my spot

and tore the shit up.

And the first place they gonna go is your room.

But your sorry-ass mama had already cleaned you out.

That crackhead bitch.

You the crackhead bitch!

You runnin' around here bragging about how you hit a lick

and murked a nigga up there in the Bronx.

Now them Bronx niggas lookin' for yo' ass.

And your stupid-ass mama not only steals yo' shit,

but she pawns it.

Not even knowin' it had a body on it.

Shit, Kane.

[gavel banging]

In the matter of the State of New York

versus Lawanda Livingston on the charges of murder

in the second degree and strong-armed robbery,

you are hereby sentenced to 25 years

in the New York State Prison.

[gavel bangs]

So long, young lady.

[Chantel] Baby, being a mother is a full-time job

that you never get paid for, never get a thank you,

and the people you work so hard for

don't appreciate shit you do,

but you just gotta keep showing up in ways

your kids will never understand.

Every move you make after having a kid

has to take them into consideration.

But there's no manual.

Ain't no Raising Kids for Dummies book

to help you out.

Honey, most of this shit is trial and error.

And you're just praying that you do your best

to raise a decent individual.

Sometimes you get it right

and sometimes you miss the mark on that one.

You might have to take one for the team to cover up

for your dumbass kids one day.

It's called love.

It's called making sure they get a chance at life.

Round my way, it's called sacrifice.

* Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah *

* It ain't goin' down It's goin' up *

* Gotta keep the Henney in my cup *

* Try me if you wanna press your luck *

* Bitch is up and it's stuck *

* And it's stuck Throw it in the air *

* Watch it fall over you skin

* Italian leather on my toes

* I step on necks to break 'em in *

* Throw it in the air

* Watch it fall over you skin

* Italian leather on my toes

* I step on necks to break 'em in *

* Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah *

* Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Real bitch right here *

* Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah *

* Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

* I don't really even give a fuck *

* It ain't goin' down It's goin'-- *

[gunshot]

[music]

Whoo!

Now that's what the fuck I'm talkin' about!

Oh, shit. Oh, shit.

Listen, bitch, do you know how long I've been waitin'

to put this pussy on that nigga?

It's been three months, three weeks, two days,

and a whole lotta seconds of not being able to stand Kane's ass.

Yet dying to fuck him at the same time.

[laughs]

Shit.

Oh.

A bitch been feening for real, for real.

For real, for real.

Oh, poor Raven.

Let me tell you something about Raven.

Ha.

I knew that bitch was gonna miss me 'cause I be puttin' it

right the fuck down.

Ha, ha, ha.

I be gettin' to business on these bitches.

Now, I'm sorry that she had to walk in on me

and my husband like that. What the fuck, Raven?

You think I'm supposed to wait around for you forever?

Fuck that.

I tried to tell you.

I said, "Raven, this is how I feel."

Had you listened, I might have tried to apologize.

No, instead, you talkin' about...

"I am not about to be your lesbian on call."

Oh, Raven.

I really like Raven.

She be fuckin' up my head, though.

She be all in my thoughts and shit even more than Kane.

Oh.

I miss her smile.

The way she laugh and shit.

Her scent.

I ain't never met a bitch that smells so fucking good.

But then there's Kane.

Oh!

That nigga Kane.

That nigga Kane got my heart, okay?

That nigga Kane got my fuckin' heart.

I'm gonna tell you now, I hate that for me.

Hate that for me.

You know why?

'Cause I'm really that bitch.

[music]

Sometimes I forget.

Then I gotta get my mind right.

I gotta get my mind right.

I thought I told you to stay dead.

Not crawl out of your grave and show up here at my door.

Well, you know me, Carolyn. Never could follow directions.

-Leave. -I'm sorry.

I'm--Look, I shouldn't have said that.

I'm not here to fight. Really.

Trust me.

Can I come inside?

Oh, you've got to be kidding me.

This motherfucker.

Wow.

Man, you came up, Carolyn.

Absolutely not. You will stand.

'Cause you will not be here for long.

Now, what drunken tale are you here to weave now?

That someone stole all your money?

Another poker game gone wrong,

horse race was fixed?

Whatever it is, make it quick.

Um...

I'm not here to trade insults, Carolyn.

The truth is, I'm sick.

Ho!

Well, now that's a new one. You've always been sick.

Truth is, your soul drowned in a bottle

of cheap liquor years ago.

Nobody would know better than you.

I was drowning lying next to you long before I found that bottle.

And yet here you are again.

[Trevor] Well, don't act like I had a choice.

Carolyn, you're the one told me to leave.

I-I wanted to stay here. I wanted to make it right.

I wanted to fight for my family.

Oh, you're a liar.

You a cheat and you always have been.

You a sick-ass, nomadic tramp who couldn't keep his pants on,

stayed scattering bastard seeds, and sowing disasters.

Each one another nail in the coffin you built for yourself .

Now, hold on now, Carolyn, wait a minute.

I'm not done, because it was also your reckless gambling,

unpaid debts, and those death threats that sealed it shut.

You brought danger to our doorstep, to our child's life.

So yes, I told you to disappear, to be as good as dead to us.

It was the only way to keep our child safe.

And you know what?

I've slept like a baby ever since.

Not a single nightmare, except the one I'm standin' in now,

where you come back to haunt me. Now, get out.

I'm not going anywhere this time, Carolyn.

Not this time. I mean it.

I'm-I'm here to stay and to do whatever it is

-that you need for me to do. -Oh, really?

So you've come to the conclusion that I will allow you back

into my life? Into Chantel's life?

Never!

I showed you grace the first time by letting you die

in a car accident, but don't think--

-Oh, come on, Carolyn. -I won't send you back

to that pine box in a more tragic manner.

Like I told you, you get the hell out of my house!

Fine. I'm sorry.

I'm happy that everything's going so well for you.

I really am. And uh, I wish you the best.

Get out of here!

Sick ass.

[knocking on door]

Kane, what are you doing here?

Why the fuck were you looking for my wife

in the middle of the night?

Showing up like you had an attitude that I was there.

Nigga, you don't get to question me.

Don't come up to my door

thinkin' that I'ma answer to you.

Mm-hmm. Okay. And what was that slick shit

you were saying to Chantel,

about you see she's still not watching the company she keeps?

Better yet, why the fuck do you even care?

You need to leave.

Answer my question.

I ain't gotta answer to shit.

Now, who the fuck you think you're talking to?

Tell you what, go home and talk to your wife.

Okay.

I think you've forgotten what it is that I'm capable of.

Unless it's about work, stay the fuck away from my wife.

Nothin' and no one is coming between me and Chantel.

Not even you.

All right, you need to just worry about your son.

Fuck you, Kane!

And fuck Chantel!

Yeah, I bet you'd love that, wouldn't you?

Just remember what I said.

[music]

[door slams shut]

What you doing?

Hey, Chantel.

Uh, girl, runnin' up on me like that.

Guess my loud and clumsy self done ruined my own surprise.

I just wanted to put this on your desk.

Okay. Well, what is it?

Um...

Let me see what you got here.

Aw, this is-- This is very sweet.

I just know how much you love Café Lucy's caramel macchiato.

So, I wanted to give you a little gift and welcome you back

and let you know how much I've missed you.

Oh, thank you for that. I really appreciate it.

And I know I don't tell you often enough,

but you are doing a wonderful job here.

And uh, I can't imagine Haus of Vicious without you.

Mm-mm. I can't imagine not being on this team.

Are you kidding me? Y'all are family.

Oh, I just love you. I really love this.

-Y'all are amazing. -Okay, personal space.

Oh, yes. I'm sorry.

Just a little, a tad. Cute, though.

Um, how about you go on to this morning's meeting?

-That's where I should be. -[Chantel] Yes.

You right. Yes, ma'am.

-You right. Okay. -See ya.

See ya.

Tia, please get me a locksmith.

Thank you.

[music]

Gonna need more than that by the time I'm finished.

All right, y'all, let's get to it.

We've got a lot to discuss this morning.

However, we don't have a lot of time.

We absolutely do not.

All right, everyone, we need to wrap this up.

Jaelyn, how about you take a seat?

Have you forgotten who runs this place?

This meeting is over. Chantel, I need to speak to you.

Have you lost your goddamn mind?

In your office.

Now!

[clears throat]

I'm going to be right back.

Shut the door.

Chantel, what the hell is Dayna doing chained up in a warehouse?

What you mean, what is Dayna doing--

Before you give me all this bullshit,

just know I know the truth. Now, tell me why.

[Chantel] Well, obviously Carolyn strikes again, right?

I mean, this woman just can't shut the fuck up.

This has nothing to do with Carolyn.

This is about you.

And I told you, leave that Dayna bullshit alone.

But no, in the true Chantel fashion, you couldn't let it go.

And the thing is, you got away with it.

The girl was dead. You got away with the shootout.

Well, that wasn't enough. A quarter of a million dollars

-is nothing to walk away from. -Oh, just stop.

This is all bullshit. Fuck that money.

And fuck the girl. Chantel, this is a crime.

We're talking about prison.

I did not sign up to be your cellmate.

You need to offer her some money and you need to let her go.

Let her go?

So, I'm supposed to let this bitch disappear off

into the sunset with more of my fucking money?

-You better hope she does. -I don't better hope shit,

Jaelyn, because I don't answer to you.

Oh, yes the hell you do. In this instance, yes you do.

Fuck that!

Oh, so you're gonna be dramatic?

It doesn't change the fact that we have a Dayna problem.

[phone rings]

What?

[Tia] Ms. Chantel, Essence is here.

Great.

I'll handle it.

[music]

* You should stay very far away *

* Because you know that I'm dangerous *

* Hit the brakes to make your escape *

* Don't think you can call my bluff *

Got something for your ass.

* Got this feelin' that I can't always contain *

* And I'm stuck cleaning up the mess *

* Nothin' left when I'm done with the remains *

* Holding back never was my best *

[knocking on window]

You're trespassing.

* Watch him overflow Three, two, one *

* I'm a maniac

Chantel, tell us your secret.

Well, which one? I have so many.

I bet you do. All right, well, let's start

with the one about how you've made Haus of Vicious

the brand premiere of elevated street style?

Everywhere I look a celebrity is donning one of your pieces.

Well, Haus of Vicious, you know, is all about being fun, pretty,

and fabulous, right? We use exceptional materials.

And, uh, everything is designed and made with love.

That's fabulous. You mentioned design,

so let's talk about this forthcoming line of yours.

It's sleek. It's different.

And with this new addition of plus sizes,

it's also inclusive.

It is no secret that I have an amazing and talented

design team, but this forthcoming line is all me.

You know, in my younger days, I struggled with my weight.

It was hard, difficult to find beautiful pieces,

so I made a vow to change all of that.

So here I am. [laughs]

Designing pieces that celebrate individuality,

empower queens to express themselves through fashion.

That is wonderful, Chantel.

All right, listen, I'm gonna be honest.

I want to get a little bit personal.

Well, at least buy me a drink first.

[laughing]

All right. We've heard some rumors

about your recent separation from your husband.

We just wanna know if you can shed a little light on that.

I mean, is there any reconciliation?

Excuse me.

Or is a divorce in the air?

And if so, how does that affect--

-Excuse me. -Haus of Vicious?

And even that successful line of yours,

that ever successful couples line.

Excuse me.

It-it's actually okay, Jaelyn. I got it.

I am going to answer your little question,

and then after that we're gonna move on.

Nothing about my personal life with Kane affects my business.

And the mere fact that you begged for this interview

says that Haus of Vicious is still fierce and fabulous,

and that my designs are still hot and trending.

And that is all me.

That has nothing to do with Kane.

Okay? So, let's move on.

Absolutely. I just have another question.

No more questions.

Between the reports of your financial difficulties

and rumors about having a decline in your stocks

for you company, and also, the fact that you had to sell

your home 'cause you needed to make ends meet,

-I mean, how-- -We agreed--

[Reporter] Is that affecting you--

Excuse me. We agreed not to talk about

Mr. Livingston or anything pertaining to Ms. Vivian's

personal finances.

-Nevertheless-- -Here we are.

Nothing is affected. Haus of Vicious is my company.

It always has and always will be.

Little girl-- and that's a compliment.

that you get your little camera crew and your microphone

-and get on up out of here. -Chantel, listen.

I did not mean to disrespect you, really, all right?

You are an icon in this fashion industry.

And people all over this entire world,

they are curious about the woman behind the brand.

So I just have one more question.

No more questions. This interview is over.

Is Kane mourning the death of his mistress?

I said--

I'm gonna call security. Security!

You seem really adamant about disrespecting my vibe

and disrespecting my energy, but I don't think you know

that I will fuck you up, okay?

So, I suggest that you leave,

get your little raggedy ass on up outta here,

because if you don't, I'm gonna put hands on you.

And that ain't gonna be about no prayer.

Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you.

[music]

* Who said a man can't rip it on a runway *

* I can make it look easy like a Sunday *

* I've been liftin', so I got my chest out *

* They be lookin' at me Do you wanna come play *

* I'm a laid-back dude, but I party a little bit *

* Making money moves I'm just tryin' to get rich *

* Expectin' the universe tryin' to get big *

* Oh, yeah this swag something moralistic *

Everybody listen up. Listen up.

It's been a long time coming, but my big sis is finally

in L.A. for good. She is free at last.

Let me hear it.

[people applauding]

Yo, DJ, play us something we can celebrate to.

[upbeat music]

* High roller Can't you dig it now *

* I'm driving Pull over *

* No one can stop me now Hey, hey, hey *

* Yeah, full power bulldozer *

* No, y'all can't touch my swagger *

* I'm here to run this town

I'm so glad you're here.

* Yeah, you're playin' with fire *

* I put it all on the line

* Watch your butt get hurt *

* It's my turn

Nephew. Hey, Nephew.

Hey. I got a surprise for you.

-Surprise? -Yeah.

Yeah. Ta-da!

Hey, Son.

Looking good.

Come on, be happy, man.

Yeah, we got that old public pretender.

We got him on ineffective counsel.

Go ahead, boy. Give your mama a hug.

So we can get this party started.

* You know it I'm takin' over *

* Bow down to the crown I'm the king *

* Yeah, nobody can stop me now Nobody can stop you *

Nephew. Kane.

* Yeah, got the power And I'm drivin' *

It's all right, sis.

He'll be back.

Sis.

* Yeah, you're playin' with fire *

Come here, Mike. I'ma cut this cake.

[sighs]

Chantel.

Mother, why would you tell Jaelyn about Dayna?

That's just not important right now.

There's something more pressing that we need to discuss.

Okay, well, it better be important, Mother,

because I am so tired of you fuckin' with me.

I just don't know what to do anymore with you.

[doorbell rings]

Chantel, no. Don't answer that.

-Don't. -What in the world is wrong--

-Chantel, listen to me. -Mother, stop.

-What's wrong with you? -Chantel. Chantel.

I know how to answer the door, Mother.

There goes my baby with her sexy ass.

Here I am, here I am.

Come on over here, lil mama. You did daddy proud.

Oh, yeah?

I went right in that office and I did exactly what you said

-if she walked in. -That's my girl.

Okay, so, what did you hear?

-Now, you doin' too much. -No, I'm doing the dirty work.

-Okay. You want the tea? -I want the tea.

-You want the tea? -I want the tea.

-Here's the tea. -Here's the tea.

Mind yo fuckin' business. Now, get your ass up.

Oh, you're serious? You--Oh, really?

-It's like that? -Yeah.

You know what? Don't ask me to do shit else.

Shit, you gonna do what the fuck I tell you to do.

Whatever.

I ain't that cotton-candy sewing machine motherfucker.

You got me twisted with your hardheaded ass.

Uh-huh, and you get can't enough of it, huh?

Now, can you? And now you wanna kiss her?

-You know that's right. -Now you wanna kiss her.

-You didn't twist shit. -You know what?

-I can't stand you. -Yeah, okay.

[Avery] See you later.

Yeah.

I stood at your grave.

Yeah, because they told me that you were in a car accident

and that your body was too mangled to be shown.

And that it had to be a closed casket.

I cried.

My heart was broke into a million pieces.

And now here you are, sitting in front of me, breathing.

-He was the walking dead. -Carolyn, please.

I thought that what I was doing was the right thing to do.

I had a lot of problems.

I-I had some very dangerous people that were after me.

It didn't seem like there was any other choice.

And you left me!

You abandoned me.

Absolutely. He did.

But I was here for you, your mother.

I saved us from him.

Really, Mother? No. No.

What you did was manipulate me

into living a life based on a lie

that you designed.

The right thing to do, Mother,

would have been to throw him out on the street

and not into a grave.

And definitely not lie to me.

But the easiest thing for you to do

because you're so self-absorbed

and obsessed with being perfect

was that you would rather be a widow

than admit that you married a man

that was fucked up.

You know what, Trevor, ain't you done enough?

-You need to leave. -No, bullshit.

You need to take some accountability for yourself.

You never wanted me in our daughter's life, never.

You insisted-- You insisted that I be dead.

Oh, and you happily jumped in the grave.

What was I gonna do? I listen to you.

-You're my wife. -Oh, isn't that something?

Please. Please! Would you two shut the fuck up?

Shut the fuck up, please.

Y'all two have been doing this my entire life.

Y'all two

are two of the most deceitful motherfuckers

I have ever met.

One is walkin' around playin' dead

and the other lives for playing victim.

Is this what you do to your little girl?

Huh?

I'm traumatized.

[sobbing]

No. No, please.

There is no way that the two of you love me.

You can't possibly love me to put me through this.

The only two people who benefit from this shit right here

is the two of you.

The two of you.

[music]

[phone dings]

[phone ringing]

Hey, beautiful.

I was thinking about you. How was your day?

[sighs] Just one of those days, you know?

Well, how about you let me make it better.

Mm...

I don't know. I'm not sure.

Okay, I get it. All right.

I have a reservation at Sip's Lounge tonight at 7:00.

I have a table for two, so I'm hoping that you will join me.

-Can I let you know? - Okay .

* Ah-ah

* You're gonna get what's comin' to you *

* Ah-ah

* No, you can't outrun the truth *

* Truth

* You can't outrun the You can't outrun the *

* Truth

[phone dings]

[music]

-Chantel-- -My God, Trevor, please,

-I-I can't do this right now. -Hold on, hold on, baby.

-Just let me explain. -Trevor!

Do not call me baby, okay? My name is Chantel.

And I haven't been baby since you left years ago.

All right, all right. I deserve that.

Man, I was in a bad place back then, you know, I just--

I felt like I was bringin' more pain than life.

Are you standing here gaslighting me right now?

All right, all right, all right, look, I fucked up, all right?

I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I mean-- but I had my reasons, right?

I mean, but I was never far away.

I knew everything that was happening,

all your accomplishments. Baby, I'm so proud of you.

Trevor, you don't get to be proud of me.

My life is none of your business.

Oh, come on, Chantel.

I know I don't deserve your understanding, but I need you.

I'm sick.

I need a kidney transplant.

You my only hope.

[laughing]

-Wow. -Can you help me, Chantel?

This-this really is unbelievable.

It really is.

Are you standing here asking for a fucking kidney?

Uh, I know it's not something I'm supposed to do, but--

Fuck you, Trevor and your broke-down-ass kidney.

Stay the fuck away from me!

[music]

I still can't believe how Kane walked out on my party.

I lost years of my life and time behind that boy

only for him to give me his ass to kiss.

What are you lookin' for? A pity party?

What I'm looking for is some understanding.

Some gratitude. Not once did I rat him out.

Congratulations, Lawanda.

The Academy Award goes to mother of the year

for not being a snitch.

So you the reason why he grew up to be some thug

with a bad attitude.

Apparently, I did all that time in vain.

You know, you should have taken the charge,

since you're so upstanding.

Twenty-five years and he look me in my face and disrespects me.

Because you deserved it, Lawanda.

You broke into his room, broke into his closet

and stole shit, shit that had nothing to do with you.

You chose crack and the streets.

That's the real reason you went to prison.

Oh, I can go back.

Bitch, don't try me. I gave you a welcome home party,

but it could very easily be a going home party

if you try me.

You done forgot who I am, lil sis.

[music]

Last I knew you,

you were a trick on crack,

on your knees,

neglecting your son,

who I had to raise.

You come up in here talking about respect.

Now, wait a minute.

When's the last time you came to see me?

Hmm? Moved all the way to California.

Left me in Jersey.

Just like you left your son.

Just like you left me.

[music]

[knock on door]

Chantel, what--

I know this isn't where I'm supposed to be.

Um...

But I didn't have anywhere else to go.

And I really need you, Rae.

-What's wrong? -Everything.

Everything is wrong and nothing is right.

My parents...

lied to me.

My father has been alive this whole time.

I'm just so tired of being in pain, Rae.

Every day, it's something different.

I just can't catch a fuckin' break, you know?

And I feel like I can't breathe.

And I know, I know that I fuck up at every turn.

I just want you to know that I'm so sorry that I fucked up

with you.

Because I miss you, Rae.

And I think about you all the time.

You have always been my peace.

Okay. Hey, hey,

it's gonna be all right. You hear me?

Everything is gonna be okay.

-Are you sure? -C'mere. I've got you.

I've got you.

[Chantel] You ever hear the story about the man and the dog?

Okay, see, this man had a dog.

Sometimes he would feed him

and sometimes he wouldn't.

Sometimes he would walk him

and sometimes he wouldn't.

There were days he wouldn't even pet the dog.

And no matter how poorly he treated the dog,

the dog still stayed around.

Well, one day the man came home

and the dog had gotten off his leash.

Never came back.

So, he got to putting up missing dog flyers

and nobody returned the dog.

Now, the moral to this story is,

the things that love you

only have so much love in them before they get tired, too.

My God,

do thine eyes deceive me?

Look what you've gotten yourself into with all your

lies and whorism.

Did you say something you weren't supposed to say?

Did you make a promise you couldn't keep?

I think you did.

Things would have been so much easier

if you actually gotten killed in the shootout.

So...

Tell me.

How do you propose to get out of this mess now?

Your daughter's an evil bitch.

[laughing]

Now, you tell me something I don't already know.

Sometimes I think I raised her that way.

[laughs]

Speaking of raising, what do you plan to do with that

little situation you have? Oh, wait.

You're supposed to gift my daughter with that.

But you will not.

You gonna take that little bastard baby with you.

I want nothing the derelict dick left behind.

Then let me go.

[dramatic music]

-Thank you. -Yeah, of course.

Thank you.

I'll be right back to check on you two.

-Thank you. -[Nile] Thanks.

You look amazing.

I'm glad you decided to show up.

Thank you. You don't look so bad yourself.

Actually, I'm surprised I'm here.

[Nile] Why is that?

Just everything I have going on,

I don't have time for anything else.

I appreciate you making time to have dinner

and a little conversation with me.

And since we're, you know, both being honest here,

I will say, Jaelyn, I cannot stop thinking about you.

Well, there's definitely something about you.

-Is that a good thing? -[Jaelyn] That's a great thing.

I'm intrigued by you.

I can't even believe I'm saying this.

Well...

Fate works in mysterious ways.

And whether you believe it or not,

us bumping into each other at the other bar and lunch

has to be destiny.

You're sweet.

You're different.

You're different than any woman I've come across in a long time.

And I cannot stop thinking about you.

I wanna know more and more about you.

That's really sweet.

Not as sweet as you.

-Hmm. Behave. -Okay. I'm trying.

I'm trying. I'm trying.

You're just sitting over there

and it's making it very difficult.

Mm-hmm.

-So. -Mm-hmm.

Tell me something about you.

What makes a beautiful woman like you tick?

I don't know. Recently divorced.

I let my son live with his father because of my long hours.

It's gotta be tough.

It is.

Initially I thought I was doing the right thing,

but I miss my son, terribly.

You know, sometimes we make decisions that we think are best

at the time.

Yeah, it just seems like I put everyone before myself.

And now I have all this new responsibility at work,

and it's gonna take more time.

And if it's not one thing, it's the other.

And I'm just... rambling.

Nah, nah, you're sharing. And I appreciate you being

comfortable enough to share with me.

Thank you.

Jaelyn, you are a strong, driven woman,

clearly capable of handling whatever comes at her.

But life has a way of showing us a different path.

And right now, what you need is a reset.

Yeah, if only I can schedule one.

Even Wonder Woman has to take her cape off.

Yeah, but where does she put it?

Let me show you.

[music]

[music]

Would you sit down, Sasha, please?

You are making me nervous.

Well, you just ought to be nervous, Melba.

In the midst of your family business and drama,

do you realize you forgot about my damn birthday?

Sasha, how can I forget your birthday?

It's tomorrow.

-Tomorrow? -[Mel] Yes.

My birthday is today.

Bae...

Listen, I'm-- I'm sorry.

Save that shit. You were sorry when you

messed up our anniversary going to get Kane out of jail.

You were sorry when you missed my daughter's wedding in Jamaica

chasin' after some trans bitch who was suckin' up

-on your nephew. -Whoa, Sasha.

-You're pushin' it. -Like I give a damn.

Anything that matters to me,

you ain't never around for.

And your excuse is that you always sorry.

I've come to the conclusion that you just one sorry-ass bitch.

Okay, look, I know I fucked up, all right?

You know that you are the most important person to me.

-Okay? -Lies.

Kane is number one.

And then it's your sister.

And I'm tired of coming in last.

No more, Melba. This is it.

Come here.

Sasha.

Give these to your family.

Sasha. Sasha. Sa--

Fuck!

Kane.

Kane, wait.

Wait.

-I know you're angry with me. -What do you want, Lawanda?

-I want a chance. -A chance to what?

Tell me you wanna get clean? And then fuck up my life again?

Kane, I made some mistakes, but I was sick.

The drugs, the streets, they had a hold on me.

Yeah, and you chose all of that over me.

I did.

And I can't take that back.

Do you think if I can rewind the time that I'd be an addict,

out there trickin', overdosing. I had dreams, too.

But here we are. All I'm asking for is...

...a chance and forgiveness.

Man, listen.

I don't know if I'm ever gonna be able to forgive you, Lawanda.

I'll wait, Kane.

I'll wait for as long as it takes.

[music]

[Chantel] Dayna.

Dayna.

Where the fuck is this bitch?

[music]

* It ain't goin' down It's goin' up *

* Gotta keep the Henney in my cup *

* Try me if you wanna press your luck *

* Bitch is up And it's stuck *

* And it's stuck Throw it in the air *

* Watch it fall over you skin

* Italian leather on my toes

* I step on necks to break 'em in *

* Throw it in the air

* Watch it fall over your skin

* Italian leather on my toes

* I step on necks to break 'em in *

* Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

* Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah *

* Real bitch right here

* Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah *