Have you seen the paper? Hmm?
uneasy music
We lost the bid.
-So the fuck what? -If you wanna protect
your community from someone,
it should be him.
[Lynae] I got more important shit to worry about
than my homework.
Like what?
Like where I'm gonna live.
Thank you.
[Emmett] You got a new nigga, don't you?
You don't know my life.
-Who is he? -We work together.
All right, I knew it. I knew it.
At least he got a job.
[Nina] Think I made a mistake.
[Jada] What?
I cheated on Dre.
Have you told her?
[sighs]
[door thuds closed]
Now, what the fuck are you doin'?
[Marcus wheezing]
[Trig] Come on. The fuck you on, bro?
Fuck--
Jake. Jake, it's not what it look like, bro.
Look, Jake--Jake!
[Jemma] What's wrong?
[Jake] Nothin'.
[Douda] Trig.
Let that motherfucker die.
[siren whooping]
quiet, uneasy music
[indistinct chatter]
[police radio chatter]
[Trig] Thanks for comin', man.
[Shaad] I told you I always had your back.
Hey, man, don't that muh'fucker work for the mayor?
[Trig] He also happens to be the father
of the girl Jake stole from Kev.
[Shaad hisses]
Man, this shit too much.
[siren whooping]
jazzy blues playing
You need to either forgive me or move on.
But I'm not down for this limbo shit.
I can't take it anymore.
How the hell you gonna be the one that cheated
but yet you gonna give me a ultimatum?
I just wanna get us back to where we were.
Well, that's not gonna happen.
We're never gonna be what we were.
Shit is different now.
I'll do whatever I have to do to get us back.
I'm good.
soft, tense music
[sighs]
[blades whooshing softly]
Hey, you.
[distant sirens wailing]
[phone buzzes]
Fuck!
light percussive music
-What's wrong? -[Lynae] I gotta go home.
Can I at least walk you out?
[Lynae] I can find the door.
-What you lookin' for? -[Lynae] My other shoe!
Shit.
-Will you let me walk you out? -No!
I'm not like your last girl. I don't need no hand holdin'.
Last night was amazing.
We ain't do nothin'.
I like it when we can enjoy each other
and not have to do anything.
Oh, I gotta go.
[Jake] Already?
If my dad wakes up and I'm not home, he's gonna kill me.
heavy music
Ain't no way I'ma get you back in time before he wake up.
You might as well just stay with me,
and we can have breakfast and shit.
Fine.
[sighs]
You okay?
[exhales] Yeah.
[humming]
Lynae?
Oh...hey.
[Dre] Don't "Oh, hey," me!
What the hell are you doin' here?
It's my fault.
You wanna explain this, Kev?
Um...
we were--we were just-- ha.
-You know... -What?
W-what were y'all just doin', Kev?
Ooh, you lucky that you ran into me and not your mother.
You're my mom too.
[laughs] Kev, don't try to sweet talk me.
-I'm not! - Kevin.
I love you, but right now,
I need you to head upstairs and go to your room
-while I handle this. -But Dre--
I'll deal wit' you later.
[Dre] Go.
[footsteps depart]
What are you doin' here?
I needed somewhere to stay.
Somethin' happen at home?
Yeah, I heard about that shootin'.
[Lynae] It was only a matter of time.
[sighs] So where's your brother?
-I don't know. -Well, is he comin' home?
Not unless he wanna go to jail.
[sighs] Well, what's goin' on with Cherry?
We got into it, and she said
she don't want me to live there no more.
I got kicked out when I was your age too.
-[exhales] -So what'd you do?
I had to find a family somewhere else.
Is that what I'm gonna have to do?
Maybe.
Come on.
low jazzy music
[Dre sighs]
You better keep your fuckin' voice down
When you speak to me, I'm equally harsh
I'll have the common decency to piece you apart
I know you taste defeat
-Hey, Imani. -[Imani] Hey, babe.
[Trig] Shaad got somethin' he wanna say.
[Shaad] I just wanted to say, uh...
I just wanted to say thank you for...
throwin' my surprise welcome home party.
Meant a lot.
[Imani] You're welcome.
[low announcer on TV in background]
That's it?
What else am I supposed to say?
[Imani] I didn't hear a word of apology
come outta your mouth.
Damn! You can't meet a nigga halfway?
No, I can't.
I mean...what else am I supposed to do?
You need to educate yourself.
And stop lookin' down on people.
Aw, shit, I done time before, so I can't look down on nobody.
So, you know.
You thought you was better than me.
I'm sorry.
Damn it, I'm sorry! I mean, we straight now?
[Imani] No.
But it's a start.
[Tiff] We need to get labels printed for the new strain.
Okay. I'ma send it to you now.
-[Dante] What's up, T? -All right, bye.
-You hungry? -I don't know if I want pizza
-this early. -Ah, suit yourself.
Put that thing right there. Look at that.
It do smell good.
Look, either you join me or watch me.
It's your choice. Ah! Ha ha.
A'ight, get one.
You ain't got no napkins?
[Dante] We don't need no napkin, girl.
We in the hood. Hold up, hold up--ah.
Oh, shit.
That's some good-ass pizza.
What would you think if I left Emmett?
Why would you do that?
To be wit' your ass.
We act like a couple anyway.
No, we don't.
We act like fuck buddies who don't hate each other.
I like what we got.
And what's that?
I'm yo' nigga.
What?
Yeah, I'm the nigga you call when yo' nigga's trippin'.
I'm the nigga you call when your girl get locked up
over some bullshit and you need money in a pinch.
I'm the nigga who you call
when your son barber cancel on him
and he need a haircut real quick.
I'm yo' nigga, Tiff.
Not yo' husband.
Oh.
[Dante] That make sense?
Mm. Yeah.
-[Imani] Hey, y'all. -[Jake and Jemma] Hey.
-You look cute. -Thank you.
What y'all lookin' all like that for?
Like what?
Uh, look--lookin' all guilty and shit.
-[Shaad laughs] -[Imani] Y'all behaved
y'all self last night?
He was a perfect gentleman.
-[Imani] Good. -[Jemma giggles]
He better be.
-Y'all hungry? -[Jake] Always.
[Imani] Awesome, I just made some scrambled eggs.
-So where y'all go? -Yeah, we went to
-a hotel downtown. -Wasn't there, like, a party
-or something down there? -[Jemma] Shh! Shh.
[anchor] ...is in critical condition.
He was admitted early this morning
with multiple wounds to the head.
[news report continues indistinctly]
heavy music
-[sobs] - There is speculation
that this may have something to do
with Mayor Perry's decision to defund the police.
But right now, there are more questions than answers.
[Trig] I can take you to the hospital.
No. I got it.
dark music
[indistinct chatter]
tense music
[press secretary] Ladies and gentlemen, Mayor Perry.
[indistinct chatter]
[Douda] Good afternoon.
Everybody said that it couldn't be done,
but I did it anyway.
At the time, they called it arrogant.
You know what I call it?
Leadership.
[reporter] Do you have a comment on Marcus St. John?
All I can say is that I, um,
I pray for his speedy recovery.
[reporter] Do you have any idea who's responsible?
Well, right now, we don't have all the facts,
and we're, um, we're looking into it.
You know, this is an historic day
for the city of Chicago,
and I think what Marcus would want
is for all of us to collectively
celebrate in this achievement.
And who better to do that with than Ms.--
Ms. Tracy Roxboro? Tracy.
-[camera lenses snapping] -[Douda chuckles]
Thank you, Mayor Perry.
I am excited to announce that with this landmark legislation,
we will be able to fully fund community protection efforts.
Like the signs that decorate lawns throughout the city say:
We are what we need.
My hope is to one day completely abolish the police,
and reallocating a portion of their resources
is a great way to start.
The people of Chicago don't need policing.
They need protection from the police.
Today is a new beginning.
Thank you.
[reporters shouting]
I'm in
Over my head
Drownin' with you
Whassup?
[Tiff] Hey.
You just blame me
Or I'll
Blame you
Just cast the first stone
If you're completely true...
Tiff, I'm sick of this shit.
Who you wanna be with?
Me or Dante?
I can't do this wit' you right now, Emmett.
You ain't got no choice.
I don't know.
[small exhale]
[chuckles bitterly]
Fine.
I'm movin' out.
Are you serious?
Yeah.
I'm sick of this shit.
If you want Dante, you can have his ass.
Just cast the first stone
If you're completely
True
I know I will
I'm still
Still all about you...
[Douda] Ain't there no elevator?
[Tracy] We gon' have to get you a lift or something.
[cheers and applause]
-Yeah! -Whoo!
[Douda laughs]
[Douda] Thank you.
-Yeah! -[Douda] Okay, thank you.
No, listen, I just wanna thank you
for all of your hard work.
[Tracy] Honestly, we could not have done this
without each and every one of you,
and thanks to Mayor Perry.
No, a-and-and the great work that you've all been doing.
[sighs] We finally got the funding we need
to expand throughout the city, y'all.
[cheers and applause]
To celebrate, we are throwin' a block party,
so tell all your friends to come out,
get some free food,
but let's also get them to sign up for volunteering.
We want everybody to have a good time,
but it's about getting them involved.
And great work, honestly. Great work!
[Tracy] We did it, y'all.
[cheers and applause]
[spectator] Chi Town!
-[spectator] Yes! -[applause falls off]
You better pray that motherfucker dies.
Actually, I'm prayin' that he lives.
quiet bluesy music
vocalizing
Streets got no name
Nights with no day
Yeah
We're just silhouettes
Time after time
[elevator bell dings]
[sighs]
Hey. He gon' make it?
[Jake] They don't know.
[Trig] Hey, Jemma.
Look, we, um--
[Trig] Hey.
-[Jemma sniffles] - Hey, hey, hey.
-You okay? -I'm scared.
Look, everything's gonna be all right.
What if it's not?
Look, your...father's stronger than you think.
He's all I have.
[whispers] Come on.
somber music
Hey. Whassup?
I can look out for myself.
Yeah, I used to think the same thing.
[Lynae] We ain't the same.
No, we're not. I'm older than you.
-A lot older. -Yeah, and I still look good.
[chuckles] Come here.
Look, when I was your age...
...I lost both of my parents in a car accident,
and I had to go and stay with my grandparents,
and they were real old-school, real old-fashioned.
They didn't like the way I talked,
they didn't like the way I dressed.
They thought I was an embarrassment.
And one day, they just decided
they didn't want nothin' to do with me.
[indistinct background chatter]
So what you do?
Started lookin' out for myself.
Where'd you stay at?
My friends' couches. [small laugh]
Shit, sometimes I slept on the street.
It's why I do what I do now.
It's why I can't just walk by a homeless person
without lookin' 'em in the eye
and acknowledgin' their presence.
'Cause it could be any one of us.
-You survived; so can I. -Yeah, but I don't want you
to just survive.
I want you to live.
Would you consider movin' in with me and my family?
Don't you already have a full house?
Yeah, but it would only be temporary.
I appreciate you takin' the time
to talk to me and everything, but I'll figure it out.
It's not your job to figure it out.
It's not yours either.
Will you at least think about it?
Cool. Mm.
We gotta find out who did this.
Don't worry about that right now.
My dad has cameras all over that house.
One of them had to catch somethin'.
[bluesy music playing]
I shoulda pulled a card first, but I feel so confident.
[Trig] Oh, is--that's how you feel?
Well, good, I like that.
I like your confidence, 'cause my confidence right here
looks like [singsong] sevens!
-Yo bitch ass. -Mm-hmm.
-Man, you know what? -[Trig chuckling]
That nigga Meldrick-- he still owe me money, man.
Man, that's a old debt.
I don't give a fuck how old that shit is.
Nigga, I'm broker than what I should be
'cause this nigga's still got my money in his pocket.
[sucks teeth] Tch! Bring his goofy ass in here.
He wanna get pulled over in one of the cars that we stole.
Then go fuck around and try to pull me in that shit too man.
It's a good thing I was a minor.
That was the only reason why they let me go.
Nigga, you been doin' dirty as long as I known you.
Shit.
You eat what you kill.
Yeah, well...
I'm tired of havin' to kill just so I can eat.
Aren't we all?
[scoffs]
Where that punk-ass nigga Meldrick at anyway?
He's gone.
[laughs] What you mean, he gone?
What, he locked up in the pen or some shit?
Um...no, he...
a car hit him and kept goin'.
Fuckin' ambulance took too long.
He died before they got to the hospital.
You for real?
I...I thought somebody woulda told you.
somber music
Shit.
[clears throat]
[utensil clatters]
You a'ight?
Yeah, man.
[sighs]
Grew up with that nigga, man.
Yeah.
I know.
[laughs]
I mean, there was one time, summertime.
We was kids.
There was this, uh...
this ice cream truck
we was chasin' down a block.
I ain't had no money.
I was finna rob that muh'fucker.
But then Meldrick, he stopped me, he--
He like, "Man..."
"...don't rob the ice cream man."
"I got you."
He did, too.
He bought everybody on the block somethin'.
He got us whatever we wanted.
I remember he, uh...
...he pulled out this big-ass wad of cash,
know what I'm sayin'?
I knew that shit was drug money.
I ain't care, though.
That's the first time anybody ever did anything for me...
...without wantin' somethin' in return.
Nigga looked out for me, though.
You know what I'm sayin'?
[softly] Yeah.
I don't know, you know.
If he was here...
...I'd tell him how much I love him.
I will miss that stupid-ass laugh he had.
-[laughing] -You remember that?
He was goofy as fuck, wasn't he?
[Trig] Yeah, he was.
[Shaad] My nigga, though.
[Trig] He in heaven now.
Yeah, he is, ain't he?
God rest his soul.
-Amen. -Hey, I'ma tell you,
like this too--you ain't finna take advantage of me
-'cause I'm emotional, nigga. -[laughing]
When I'm emotional, I play even better.
I was hopin' the tears'd blur your vision
-so you couldn't see that-- -Shut up, bitch.
[motor humming]
[phone ringing]
Hey, cut it off. My doctor.
[loudly] Cut off the vacuum. It's my doctor.
-Oh. -[motor winds down]
Hello?
Mm-hmm.
Yes.
O-okay.
soft dramatic music
Okay. Thank you.
Well, what'd he say?
He said that my last test results look really good
and that if things stay like this,
I could avoid another round of chemo.
Ha!
[laughing] For real?
For real?
-Whoa! -Yes, yes, yes.
-Mmm. -Mm.
I ain't felt this good in a long time.
[Jada] Me too, me too.
We gotta celebrate this shit.
We gotta celebrate. We gotta celebrate this shit.
What? What're you-- who you callin'?
Everybody.
[Jada laughs] So silly.
Uh, yo!
Yeah, I told you the alkaline dye work.
[Jake] Hold up!
quiet, uneasy music
Hold up.
What?
Let me tell you something 'fore you look at that.
[exhales]
When I came back to get my bag...
The house wasn't empty.
I saw your dad layin' on the floor bleedin', and...
Douda was there and Trig was tryin' to help him.
How are you just now tellin' me this?
I'm the one that told Trig to save your daddy life.
-Why wouldn't you tell me? -I ain't know what to do.
You coulda told me the truth!
Tellin' you the truth wasn't gonna change shit.
I at least woulda know he was hurt.
I at least coulda checked up on him.
Look, I'm sorry, just...
just don't tell nobody, a'ight?
Are you serious?
Look, if you tell somebody,
then my brother gonna go to jail.
And if he do, I don't know what's gonna happen to me.
If it wasn't for your brother,
my dad wouldn't be fightin' for his life right now.
No, if it wasn't for my brother,
your daddy'd be dead.
[upbeat music over speakers]
Thinkin' about you a lot.
You stay thinkin' about me.
-Thinkin' about me too? -Yeah, like a brother.
I'm not your brother.
If I move in wit' your family, you will be.
What?
Dre asked me to come stay with y'all.
-She did? -Yep.
Ah.
That make you like my live-in girlfriend or somethin'?
Hell no, I like my freedom too much for that.
Wow, so you just gonna live with me and see other people.
I don't know if I wanna live with y'all yet.
Well, I don't know if I wanna live wit' you either.
It ain't up to you, boo.
[Christian] Yesterday, my roommate asked me
if you were my girlfriend.
What'd you say?
I said I don't know.
And I didn't like that feeling.
So I decided to do something about it.
I hand-picked you these flowers...
...and I wrote you this note.
[small laugh] Do you have a pen?
Mm. Mm-hmm.
[laughs]
Thank you.
[laughs] For what?
For makin' me feel good again.
Oh, corny boys tend to have that effect.
Shut up. [laughs]
Tunk, nigga!
-[laughs] -[door closes]
Hold on, bro, that's some bullshit.
-You can't hold the spread. -Hey, man, it's my spread.
I can do whatever I want to with that bitch.
No, bruh, see, that's why I don't even wanna
play with your ass, man. You always cheatin' and shit.
What?
I told Jemma.
[Trig] You told Jemma what?
Oh, this nigga snitchin'?
[Jake] Man, they got cameras!
-She was gonna find out anyway. -Hold up, hold up, hold up.
Everybody calm down. Calm down.
-Sit down, bro. -I ain't no motherfuckin' dog.
Man, sit your ass down!
[sighs] Look, you did the right thing.
Let me tell you somethin', man.
If the police find out what you did,
your ass is goin' straight to the pen.
And that's the last thing this family needs--
another motherfucker gettin' locked up.
I'm glad you told Jemma the truth--I am.
I also told her you the reason her dad's still alive.
Oh, nigga, you don't get no brownie points for that!
And I told her not to tell!
-That don't mean shit! -Hey, man, shut the fuck up.
[Jake] Look, I'm sorry.
[Shaad] Yeah, you should be.
I just don't want nothin' bad to happen to you.
Look, bro, I'm old news, okay?
You're the future of this family.
I just need you to be better than me.
And by any means, be better
than that motherfucker over there, please?
Can you do that?
-[laughs] Yeah. -[Shaad] Hold on.
Niggas over there talkin' shit?
[Trig] Yeah, fool. Fucking crazy.
[sighs]
So what happens now?
[Trig] Um...
we just gotta lay low for a bit.
[Shaad scoffs] Yeah.
Real low.
low tense music
[distant sirens wailing]
What?
Are you soulless or just numb?
[utensil clatters]
-Look-- -And don't try to charm me
right now-- I'm not in the mood.
Are you the reason Marcus is in the hospital right now?
[Douda] Absolutely not.
He is a trusted colleague.
I respect him and what he brings to the table.
Tracy...
if we're gonna do this,
you're gonna have to believe in me.
-I'm sorry, I just-- -Apology accepted.
[laughs]
You know, niggas are always gonna have somethin' to say.
But the second you buy into it
is the second I can't trust you.
Of course you can trust me.
I believe in you.
I think I'm fallin' in love with you.
[Douda] Hmm?
I said I think I'm fallin' in love with you.
[Douda] Oh.
What do you mean, "think"?
[both laugh]
I know I am.
[knocking on door]
[Jemma] Hey.
[Jake] Hey.
You gonna invite me in?
You gonna call the police on my brother?
That's what I came here to talk about.
[Trig] Hey, who at the door?
[Trig] What's up?
I have the footage of what happened to my father,
but I can't bring myself to watch it.
[train rumbling by]
Who else has seen it?
[Jemma] No one.
But I know we got it, 'cause there's a camera
pointing at the spot
where his blood is still seeping into the floor.
You here to blackmail me?
I came here to free you.
What?
[sighs]
You don't have to worry
about anyone else seein' this footage.
The hospital called this morning
and they said my dad's gonna live.
And I know that's in large part because of you.
I'm grateful that you made sure he survived.
I don't know who I would be if he wasn't here.
[Trig] You hear that, Jake?
Yeah.
[Trig] We need to be here to help guide y'all.
[scoffs]
I know what it's like not to have that.
It's why I think I was lost for so long.
Hey, um... [grunts]
Jemma...
look, I'm...
...I'm sorry for what happened to your father.
Really, and I am, uh...
I'm glad he's still here.
Me too.
[Trig sighs]
Thank you.
[Jemma] Thank you.
[Jake] Where you goin'?
To the hospital.
I can come wit' you.
Yeah, he can go.
tense percussive music
[whispers] Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck.
-Come on, motherfucker. -[drive beeps]
tense music continues
[keyboard keys clicking]
-[Marcus] You keep my daughter's name
outta your mouth, you hear me--ooh--
[Marcus grunting]
[Trig] We need to talk, playboy.
[Douda] Who the fuck you think you talkin' to?
-She got you on tape, nigga. -Who?
Marcus's daughter.
-Well, I'll talk to her. -Already did that.
Is that right?
Mm-hmm.
She's forgiven me for your sins.
She still got the footage?
No. I do.
Oh. Okay.
So now you the big man on campus, huh?
You think you Batman or some motherfuckin' body, huh?
[laughs]
-[clattering] -[thunk]
How much you want for it?
You should know me better than that.
Nigga!
What do you want?
I want you to leave and never come back.
tense dramatic music
[laughs] Okay.
[glass clanks]
And where am I supposed to go?
I don't care where you go.
Just get the fuck outta here.
You're not the type a leadership we need.
Okay, well, I might not be perfect, but I'm all you got.
Not anymore.
You know I got the power to lock you up...
pull Imani's permit,
make sure Shaad or Sharaad or whatever the fuck his name is
violates his parole and get Jake kicked outta school
with a single phone call.
Motherfucker, I can snap my finger,
and your whole fuckin' family...
[whispers] ...disappear.
Get the fuck out of here.
[laughs]
Wow.
[inhales]
You must be scared.
Well, check this out.
You can either leave quietly,
or I'ma make sure this footage is all over the news
first thing tomorrow mornin'.
Got it?
Oh, and tell Tracy I said what's up.
quiet bluesy melody
[machines beeping]
I have nothin' left
To lose
Nothing left to lose
Everything turns to dust
I'm living like a shadow
I'm livin' like a shadow
I have nothin' left to lose
Everything turns to dust
I hide my soul
In the darkness
I guard my heart
Like a jewel
Don't fall in love
Glasses no longer rose
Don't fall in love
Grass is no greener now
[Jada] Gin.
-[door creaks open] -[Emmett] Come on, Ma.
[laughing] I got you.
[Jada] This is not funny. Where are we going?
[Emmett] No, I know, I got you.
Couple steps. Just a couple. Like, two more.
I don't wanna take no more steps.
-Two more, two more steps. -[Jada] Are you sure--
-I gotcha.
All right, right-- right here, right here.
[all] Surprise!
[applause]
[Emmett] We just wanted to give you your flowers
and celebrate you while you're here.
We don't know what we would do without you.
-And by we, you mean you. -[Emmett] Come on.
-[laughter] -[Jada] Come here.
-[Emmett] I love you. -Oh, I love you too.
[Emmett] I'm grateful you're okay.
[Jada] Mmm. Me too.
[Emmett sighs]
[Jada sighs] I love you all so much.
Thank you, thank you.
Well, I, for one, am grateful for you
puttin' up with me and my earpiece
-all these years. -[laughter]
I'm just glad the beeper's gone.
Talkin' about? Still hangin' on to that.
-Oh. -It might make a comeback.
-It won't, Darnell! -[Tiff] No!
-It won't. -You never know.
[Emmett] Come on, y'all, let's celebrate.
-Yay! -Party!
-You want a drink? -How you feelin'?
mellow music
[Tracy] I can't believe you lied to me.
I'm a politician. What do you expect?
I expected more from you.
Why does everybody expect me to be perfect?
Huh?
I'm doin' the best I can, and it never is enough.
[Tracy] Yeah, well, I thought you loved me.
Tracy, listen--
I think you're a warrior.
I've never met anyone as strong as you.
And I also wanted to shine a light on someone
that our community often ignores.
I'm not one of your constituents.
You ain't gotta try to convince me of anything.
Baby, listen to me. Tracy, I just want you to know
that when I was with you, it's the first time in my life
that I ever felt like I was at peace.
Me too.
But you still need to leave.
For what?
I ain't scared of Trig.
But you should be.
He ain't playin'. He will release that footage.
And all the good you've done'll just be forgotten.
When your name comes up, all people are gonna think about
is crime and corruption.
Is that what you want?
After all I put you through, you still worried
about my legacy.
This ain't about protecting your legacy.
It's about protecting mine.
If that tape gets out, all your dirt
is gonna spill over on my name and my organization.
If you get caught, I don't need the IRS
sniffin' around my paperwork.
-[purse unzipping] -I understand.
Good.
Hey, I just want you to know
I never meant to hurt you.
But you did.
Bye.
Tracy--Tracy--
Tracy!
I-I'm gonna miss you.
I'm sure you will.
funky music
[object clatters on floor]
So you must be the young prince
that's sweepin' my girl off her feet.
First of all, you married.
That don't change our past, though.
You must be Emmett.
The one and only.
[Christian] I like him.
Oh, you ain't got no choice, bro--I'm 'bout to be
your new best friend. You smoke?
[Christian] Uh, every now and then.
-[Emmett] Really, nigga? -Yeah, weed makes me sleepy.
Aw, come on, man, you just ain't had the right strain yet.
It's cool--look, I got some shit at my crib.
Look, I can give you a discount--
Why you always hustlin'?
What? Money make the world go round.
That's what this capitalist society would have you believe.
Nigga, what?
Money isn't everything.
Where you get this [laughing] hippie from, Kiesha?
You from the North Side?
No! I can't afford to live up there.
-Yeah, leave him alone. -[Emmett laughs]
You want something to drink?
-Yeah, I'll take some water. -I'll take a fruit punch.
All right, you can get that yourself.
[Kiesha laughs]
-"You can get that yourself." -Stop.
He's kinda weird.
I know, but he treats me like a queen.
Well, you deserve that.
Just gotta feel him out a little more, that's all.
I been feelin' him out.
Oh, so you don't need me no more.
I didn't say that.
I'ma always have your back.
I know.
Just know. [laughs]
[clears throat]
Pardon me.
Hey, uh, wanna go somewhere and talk?
Sure.
[sighs and hisses]
[Dre] Look, um...
you remember the girl that I told you about?
The one who was livin' with her older brother?
I think so. Why?
[Dre sighs]
Look, I know we ain't good yet,
but this girl can't wait for us to figure our shit out.
With your blessin'...
I want her to move in with us.
[Nina scoffs] Dre...
the last thing we need in that house
is another mouth to feed.
We can barely keep up with the two kids we've already got.
And now we got a new grandbaby.
How we gonna talk about helpin' the community,
and we can't even take in one of our own?
'Cause it's not our problem.
She's not anybody's problem.
She's a girl who doesn't have anybody lookin' out for her.
Look, I used to be that little girl.
And the fact that I'm still here is a miracle.
I don't wanna see her slip through the cracks.
How long does she need to stay with us?
Till I find a foster family I can trust.
[light laugh] You don't trust anyone.
[Dre] I'm thorough because I care.
[Nina] That's what I love about you.
You treat everybody like they're family.
Look... [sighs]
if our marriage is not intact,
these kids are gonna grow up off balance.
I know.
Look, I'm down to do the work if you are.
I am.
Don't leave me lonely
Want me to read your mind
You tell me you love me
Wishing I could press rewind
Maybe that would help me
I feel all alone
I can fight this all on my own
They don't even know
Tell me that you love me
But you don't
Say you gonna always be...
Why you lookin' at me like that?
'Cause I made a decision.
What's it gonna be?
I'll close it up.
Your legs or our marriage?
Nigga, you ain't funny.
[both chuckle]
Come here.
Thank you.
You welcome.
I love you.
[Tiff] I know.
You better say that shit back.
[laughing] I love you too.
[Emmett chuckles]
This open marriage shit a trip.
Yeah, it is.
I learned a lot about myself, though.
Like what?
Like how connected we are.
How much our family means to me.
So you never gonna cheat again?
I'm gonna make sure I never violate your trust.
That's kinda vague.
[clicks tongue] How is that vague?
I need you to say the words.
That I'm never gonna cheat again?
Yes.
Are you gonna say it?
Look, never is a scary word.
Yeah, it is.
And we both human.
Yeah, we are.
Why don't we just agree to do our best?
[exhales]
Bet.
[small laugh]
Bet.
Wishing we could press rewind
Maybe that would help me
I feel all alone
I can fight this all on my own
They don't even know
[breathing hard]
[rustling]
[Roselyn] One of these days, I won't be here to save you.
Yes, you will.
So where are we goin'?
Far away from here.
You know, something be going down in this neighborhood.
[Shaad] Exactly.
So most of these people you knew?
Oh, yeah, most of 'em I went to school with,
played football,
some of them through-- -Like this part of you, right?
Yeah, a few of 'em, shit.
You need to watch where the fuck you goin'.
Bitch, do you wanna get fucked up?
-[Bakari] I know you a nigga. -[Shaad] What?!
Nigga, you the one that's gonna be getting fucked up.
-I will knock you the fuck out. -[Bakari] Yeah?
Yeah, motherfuckah.
[mutters] Yo' ass.
-Hey, we got a problem, G? -Man, what the fuck?
I ain't lettin' you up off this wall
-till you apologize. -Nigga, fuck you.
Man, shorty...
don't make me violate my parole.
-Fuckin' apologize. -I don't want
-that nigga apology. -You heard her.
Fuck it then!
Apologize, nigga!
[Bakari] A'ight! Sorry. Damn.
Get your young ass home.
A'ight. [sniffs]
[scoffs] So that's yo' bitch.
No, nigga, that's my family.
What the fuck? Nigga, what you lookin' at?
[Imani] Bitch ass.
You a'ight?
I'm good.
But I can stick up for myself.
I know, but you know,
just got that new lace front and shit.
Know how expensive that can be.
I don't want you to fuck that up.
True.
Thank you.
[Jada] I wanna thank you all for comin' out
to celebrate me today.
I can't tell you how much it means to me.
I wanna give a special shout-out
to the women in this community.
Because of y'all, I never felt like I was alone.
-[friend] Love you, Jada. -So thank you.
And I can't forget the three men who've been there
through all of this.
Darnell, my high school sweetheart,
father of my child,
someone I couldn't stand for a long time.
[laughter]
Now one of my closest friends.
Thank you.
I wanna thank my son.
Thank you for being so strong during all of this
and bein' there and taking care of me.
Even when I asked you not to.
[sighs]
Last but not least, Suede.
I love you.
Thank you for making me feel so loved.
I didn't realize how much I needed that.
Uh, can we please turn up the music?
[laughter and applause]
I had a dream
Kickin' that ball to the net for the team
Goals turn green, winner's the theme
I see part of Jada, I just wanna scream
Yeah, yeah, my family is shy, we chill at the lake
I post by the bay
Got that grill on (it's nice)
Gold on me
[Rob] Whassup, Weed Girl?
Are you gonna keep callin' me that?
That's how I got you saved on my phone.
[Tiff laughs]
But for real, since we added your edibles to the menu,
business been boomin'.
I ain't surprised.
We gonna make a killin'.
Yeah. I'm glad this worked out.
Me too.
Just don't hover too much. I know what I'm doin'.
Oh, I'm sure.
But I...I do like to be very...
hands on.
Just don't get too handsy.
I know how to play my position.
I'm sure you do.
[door thuds open]
[Kevin] Come on. I'll show you around.
[Nina] Keep all the doors open.
[Dre] Babe, we said that we would trust 'em.
Where y'all want me to sleep?
[Dre] Uh, well, the couch here opens up to a bed, so.
-[Lynae] Cool. -Why can't she just stay
-in my room with me? -[Nina] Ha. You know why.
Kev, don't push it.
'Kay, I was just tryin' to be nice.
I don't even like him like that.
-[laughter] -What?
[Dre] Lynae, go unpack your stuff.
Anyways, I cleared out a drawer for you.
I'm gonna need more than that. I got a lotta shit.
-Oh. -We don't curse in this house.
-Yeah, we do. -Adults do.
Kids don't.
[Lynae] My bad.
Uh, thanks again for your hospitality.
-It means a lot. -[Dre] It's all good.
We got you.
mellow R&B
My oh my oh me, I can't get enough
Why oh why can't we make it all 'bout us
-[elevator bell dings] - Just feel like
I can just do it and not win no more
Why oh why can't we
Make it all 'bout us
The Staple Singers' "I'll Take You There" plays]
Oh oh
[Papa] Wow, I love my city.
I know a place
[Papa] And I'm proud to be from Chicago.
Ain't nobody cryin'
And I think when people think about my city...
Ain't nobody worried
[Papa] ...they often think about the bad things.
Ain't no smilin' faces
Mm-mm, no no
Lyin' to the races
[Papa] But the truth is, there's a lotta good here.
We love each other.
Come on come on
Somebody help me now
[Papa] Man, this city has never let me down.
Help me, y'all
I'll take you there
[Papa] The city of Chicago can never be destroyed.
I'll take you there, oh
Mm
I'll take you there
[Papa] The people of Chicago can never be broken.
Mercy I'll take you there
[Papa] We always rise above the obstacles
placed in front of us,
because we are what we need.
Let me take you there
I'll take you there
Play it, baby
Play your play your piano now...
[Papa] Thank you, as always,
for listenin' to Papa's Pulpit.
This platform has really become
a sanctuary for me.
Come on now
I hope it's been a safe space for you too.
Look at it now
So let's keep this conversation goin'
because even though we've come a long way,
we still got a long way to go.
So let's get there together.
Until next time,
I love y'all, and I'll see you around.
Easy now, help me out
Come on, little lady
All right
vocalizing
Sock it sock it
I, oh I
I know a place y'all
I'll take you there
Ain't nobody cryin'
I'll take you there, all right
Ain't nobody worried
I'll take you there
No smilin' faces
I'll take you there, uh-huh
Lyin' to the races
I'll take you there oh no
Oh
I'll take you there
Oh oh oh
I'll take you there
Mercy now
I'll take you there, I'm callin'
Callin', callin' for mercy
I'll take you there
Mercy, mercy
I'll take you there
Let me
I'll take you there
Oh oh
I'll take you there
Oh oh-ho
Ah, oh I'll take you there
Just take me by my hand
Let me I'll take you there
Let me let me let me lead
Lead away, oh I'll take you...