[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- Where the hell is Vanessa?
She said she was gonna be here in five minutes.
- This double agent better not be backstabbing us.
- If we're gonna get in there,
we have to go now before the cops get here.
- If? We must.
I'm not going down for B and E.
That's breaking and entering, okay?
I knew I shouldn't have listened to y'all fools at all.
[all screaming]
- Sorry, sorry, I got here as quick as I could.
David's on the line.
Wow, um,
I can't believe that happened.
It's, like, you're not safe anywhere these days.
- Yeah, I know, right? [sighs]
All those years in the city and no break-ins.
I can't believe it happened here of all places.
- But are you sure they're gone?
You know, maybe you should go to a hotel and wait.
You know what? I can make you a reservation.
- No thanks. I'll just wait for the cops.
Wait, now that I think about it,
I should've mentioned I was the state senator.
That'll speed up the process. I'll call you back.
- No, no, no!
Shit. Okay.
It's now or never. Come on, Bree.
- The fuck you say my motherfucking name for?
- It's your phone. You gotta help me find it.
- Girl, I'm not ready to be arrested and get a mug shot.
Are you serious?
This isn't even my good turtleneck.
Oh.
[cell phone ringing] - [sighs]
Hey, uh, what did the police say?
- They'll be right over.
You know, I never set my alarm when I leave here?
That's on me.
I think I'll set it now just in case
until the police come. - [stammers]
You know, David, I really don't think you should go in
until the police arrive, you know?
- Oh, I won't.
I can set it from the app.
[beeping]
There. All set.
- Fuck!
Okay, we have 30 seconds to find your phone
and get out or we'll set off the alarm.
- Then turn the alarm off. - I don't have the password.
- What kind of shitty assistant are you?
- Stop yelling at me.
And focus! We have to find the phone.
- Okay, then call my phone. You have the number.
- Okay.
Where is it? Do you see it?
- No, are you dialing? [cell phone buzzing]
Oh, here it is.
We found it.
- All right, thank God. Come on, we gotta go.
Let's go, let's go. [sirens blaring]
Oh, shit.
- You said we gotta go. Open the door.
- Yep, okay.
[beeps]
- I hate to drag you guys out here for this, but it...
- Low and slow,
like a stewed beef.
- Where are they?
- All the precautions I could. I reached out to my assistant.
I left messages.
- Oh, it's been so long since I've seen white cops
be nice to a Black man. It's so nice.
- Every authority contact I have.
- Oh shit.
- Before it feels like
it was just a bunch of kids who wrecked the place,
but I also...
- I need a drink with no ice.
It gotta be brown and stiff,
just like my husband.
Let's go.
[heavy breathing]
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
- Hurry up! Get in the car.
Move.
Oh, my gosh.
- ♪ Tick, boom ♪
- Drive, bitch.
- If I speed up, we'll call attention to ourselves
and end up in a chase with the police.
Is that what you want, O.J.?
- ♪ Then I resume, you sleep ♪
♪ I go, you got one test, who's better than who? ♪
- I told you it was great.
- Not as great as your view, but I really like it.
He really does hit the mark with everything.
I mean, gotta say,
I'm impressed.
- I'm just glad you have something to focus on
after that stupid break-in.
Gary is a great writer.
Like, it was thoughtful.
For once, an article where the wife isn't a footnote.
It was refreshing.
- I couldn't agree with you more,
and neither could Eve. - Eve?
- From "Essence," the one doing the girl dad piece.
- Oh, my God, that's right.
Megan is so excited. [laughs]
Between the article and the photo shoot,
ladies are gonna fall even harder.
- [laughs] Well, I mean, you know,
that is a thing now.
But--but I only have eyes for you.
- Okay. - Aw, I miss you.
- You too.
I needed a minute to cool off,
but I trust you, David,
and I love you.
- I love you too.
- Now go call Gary.
- [sighs]
I'll most definitely think about maybe calling him.
[upbeat music]
- What are my weaknesses? Okay, good question.
I would say my weakness is that
I'm a perfectionist.
I think everyone should always be their best
no matter what they're faced with--
oh, my God, that is such a terrible answer, actually,
because I feel like everyone's gonna be on some old,
you know, my weakness is really what makes me, you know,
really nice, and that's what the positive thing about me is.
Oh, God, I feel like I'm 22 years old again
trying to pass a drug test, trying to do an internship.
Why am I doing this? This is so crazy.
I'm gonna blow this interview! - Baby.
- Whoo!
- Will you just relax? Okay, you got this.
- Okay. Thank you for lying to my face
so I actually know the truth before I go in,
because I do not got this interview, okay?
- No, no, no. You got it, okay?
You gonna kill this interview.
Do you know only 5% of doctors are Black?
- You know what? You're right.
That's a fact.
Did you know that 2% of doctors are Black and female?
And that is me, and I'm in that percentage.
I'm gonna change the game just being in the room.
- Hey, and they invited you into that room.
- I mean, just being in the room alone.
I'm like a big titty, freckle-faced unicorn.
And you know what? They asked me to do this.
- They asked you. Damn sure did.
- You know what I mean? - Come on.
- I would be a dope chief. They are so lucky they have me.
I just love that shit. I'm gonna talk my shit.
- You know what though? I think we are gonna--ow.
I think we're gonna slow down on the caffeine.
That is hot. - Oh, okay.
- The other thing is, has Ari said anything
about whether or not David liked the article?
I know I keep saying it, but it's just, I feel so bad
because I embarrassed him at the rap battle like that.
By the way, I was spitting. I was like, "Ba, ba, ba."
[beatboxing]
- Oh, that's--that's how you embarrassed him?
Spitting with a pepper shaker?
Listen, baby, um,
I'm sure David hasn't had time to read the article yet
because he is so busy.
- Or maybe he read it, he hates it,
and that's why I haven't heard from him.
- Baby. - Hmm?
- Stop it. - Okay.
- You sound like a teenager waiting for a prom proposal.
- [sighs] - Yes, take that breath.
I read it, and it was good. You know what?
It was better than good. It was amazing.
- Amazing? Come on.
- You did that shit.
And you know I have no problems hurting your feelings,
so if I say it's good, it's good.
- Look at you. You're just cheering me up.
See, this is how I know you are gonna be a perfect chief.
- Aw, that's so sweet. It's not what a chief does.
Okay? This isn't "Grey's Anatomy."
We're not gonna end this interview with, like, Coldplay.
[percussive dance music]
♪ ♪
- You know, I thought about what you said, Curtis.
I am CEO of Ladies First.
And making money does matter.
- Ooh, same page, completely.
Money is the best. Love me some money.
- Yeah, but money isn't everything, Curtis.
I created this company
as a launching pad for female artists
looking for allies.
And who needs that more than women of color
over 40,
like me?
Like Regina?
- Mm.
- That is the mission of Ladies First.
I think we lost sight of that.
Do you remember what I said when I first hired you?
- Before or after you said
my voice is equally annoying as my face?
- [laughs] After.
- Right, you said when women support other women,
you're an unstoppable force. - Exactly.
You know how many talented women I've met over the years?
It's a shame we can't just
collaborate instead of compete.
- Hmm. - It's like...
Oh, my God.
I am a genius.
- What's happening right now? - Oh, yeah.
Okay, okay, okay. I need you to go.
- Okay, like, this is a moment.
- Go ahead, honey. - That's fine.
- Scram. [beeping]
Roshumba?
Call Puffy.
I mean Diddy.
I mean Love.
You know who I'm talking about.
- Mm. [laughs]
- Okay, talk to you in the office?
All right. Hey, hey.
What was that?
You were so good.
Like, the best we've seen all day.
- I mean, you have all of today and tomorrow,
but I dare someone to rock that interview
the a way that I just did. - You were amazing.
- Thank you so much. You know, I, um,
I really appreciate that, and I really appreciate you
for pushing me to do this. - [sighs]
- Seriously, I owe you.
- No. This one's on the house.
- [laughs] Oh.
[Symphani Soto's "Feelings"]
Mm.
- Mm.
Hey. - [laughs]
- If you do get this job,
I'm--I'm looking forward to spending extra time together.
- Yeah. - Yeah.
- Me too. Take care.
- You too.
- ♪ When you speak to me? ♪
♪ Does it make you see things clearly? ♪
♪ Does it make you lie awake ♪
- [sighs] Okay.
[laughs]
- ♪ 'Bout me ♪
♪ When you see me, does it skip a beat? ♪
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
- [sighs]
[sighs] Hey.
Hi.
Um...
So I just wanna start by saying
I am so sorry about the rap battle thing.
- Rap battle.
Yeah, I don't understand what you were hoping to gain.
- I don't know, man.
It's, like, I had some other shit on my mind.
I took that out on you, man.
It was just-- it was stupid, okay?
But the article, the article shows how much I respect you,
your work, your family,
like, the integrity of, like, David Montgomery.
- [laughs] - Why are you laughing at me?
- I'm so sorry-- - Some--I don't...
- Look, ay, ay, man, it's all good.
- [sighs] - It's all good.
Now, I was pissed for sure, but how can I stay mad
at the person who wrote that article about me?
- Thank God, man. I thought it was a wrap.
- Oh, no, no. Far from it, man.
I--look, I love it.
I love it. Ari loves it.
Oh, and Eve loves it.
As a matter of fact,
she wants to set up a meeting for you
with the editor in chief.
- Are you--
Don't play with me, man. Are you serious?
Dude, I am so apprec--
I can't thank you enough, man.
And I just wanna say, I think that I was so self-conscious
about not having any friends at the retreat,
I then alienated the one that I had.
- Oh, you-- ay, I hear you, man.
Truthfully, I don't have a tonne of friends either.
Mostly just colleagues I can grab a beer with while I work.
- Well, I would love to be your friend.
And, like, a real,
not just 'cause our wives are cool kinda way.
Do I sound thirsty? 'Cause I feel kinda thirsty.
- [laughs] That's a little thirst--
But you know, I'll take thirsty.
Ay, I'm down, man. Let's be friends.
- Yes, let's be friends, right? Okay.
- You know, ay, come on. - Oh, are we gonna hug it?
- Yeah, bring this thing in. - Okay, yup, there we go.
- Yeah, boy, yes, sir. - All right, man, thank you.
Whoo, Bree will be glad to know everything is good.
I've been bugging her to bug Ari about it.
- Oh, I know, yeah, yeah. Ari likes to share.
- Ah.
- How are you and Bree?
I know the last time we all hung out at karaoke,
things got a little tense.
- Yeah, got a little tense, didn't it?
Eee. [laughs]
We, uh--you know, David, we finally in a good place.
You know, especially after
I cheated on Bree last year.
- Again, I know.
- Yeah, man, we got over the hump.
- That's good. That's a good thing, man.
I'm happy for you guys. - How are you and Ari?
- Me and Ari? Oh, we're great.
Yeah, you know we're good, man. [laughs]
Like, super good.
I'm--well...
I mean, there was this weird thing
where she actually thought I was cheating on her with--
- Vanessa. Yep, it's my turn.
I know. Yeah, Bree's a sharer.
- [laughs] Okay.
Ay, I got you, you got me.
Hey, I guess wives spilling the tea
is a thing that goes both ways.
- Hey, you think our wives have major tea on each other
that they don't tell us? Like, cheating tea?
- Cheating tea...
Aw, nah.
- Nah, nah.
Infidelity is a male thing.
- Yeah, yeah, mostly.
- You know Bree slept with the nanny?
- Bree slept-- Bree slept with the nanny?
Wait, wait, wait. The nanny?
Didn't you hire the nanny?
- She slept with him before I hired him.
I didn't know. - Oh, well, that's good.
- And then I had to fire him.
- Yeah, good thing she--
well, I guess it's not that good.
- It's not. Let's just move on.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
- Did you see the game the other night?
Shit was dope, right?
Your block-- Man, listen.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- Uh, why are you being so weird?
- We're on the sidewalk in the middle of the day
in public having this conversation.
I don't know. People might see us.
- Girl, I asked you to get some tea
on Maxine's ex for court.
I didn't hire you as a hitman. We're good.
- Oh. - We're good.
- Okay. - So what'd you find?
- Well, lucky for us, Crystal loves social media.
It is both scary and impressive.
By combing through her profiles over the last five years
and all her posts,
I was able to establish a timeline for Brian.
It's already in your email.
- Ooh, you work fast. - Mm-hmm.
Not quite the rosy picture he painted, now is it?
- Oh, my God.
Versace, thank you so much.
This is it.
You have no idea what is gonna--
Okay, she really is extra.
[upbeat music]
- Perfect. A little look at one another.
Perfect. Hold that, hold that.
Awesome. Look at those smiles.
- [laughs] - You all are naturals.
[camera shutter clicking]
- [laughs] - Thank you.
- Oh, that's a great shot.
- Thank you. Take five?
- Yeah.
- Hi. Eve. Such a pleasure to meet you.
- No, the pleasure's ours.
Thank you for featuring us. It's really an honor.
- My mother sends her regards. She is a huge fan of your work,
as am I.
- [laughs] Are you kidding?
We're the fans. Our readers are gonna love you.
- Aw, I sure hope so. - Trust me, this is a great way
to introduce your family to the world.
So when you're ready to announce your run
for the U.S. Senate,
think of the magazine that featured you first.
I have time to include it now
if you want to make it official.
- Oh, no. No announcements today,
but when I'm ready, you'll be the first publication to know.
You have my word.
- Okay. And you, Megan?
Any plans on following in your parents' footsteps?
- Absolutely not.
I respect my parents,
but I have zero interest in law, politics,
or even traditional marriage.
So many women are slaves to misogynistic unions,
and that will not be my narrative.
- Wow, that's an interesting perspective.
- Yes, interesting and off the record.
What Megan meant to say is,
she's more into artistic endeavors.
- And the possibility of marrying a woman
or never marrying period.
From what I've seen,
I'm not impressed.
- Ah, the radical Montgomery unveils herself.
- [laughs]
- Maybe I'll be doing a spread with you one day.
- Hey. - Hey.
Well, one more shot, and then we'll get you guys out of here.
[laughs] - Yeah.
What the hell, Megan? - What?
- If you--
- Are we ready to put those smiles back on?
- [laughs]
[R&B music]
♪ ♪
- About damn time.
Hey, baby.
Barely seen you in the last few days.
Where you been?
- At my cousin Donovan's in Brooklyn.
- Oh, they don't have reception in Brooklyn?
Is that why you didn't return my calls or my texts?
- I just figured it didn't matter what I had to say.
- You know that's not true.
I thought we talked through this.
Baby, why are you being so mean,
cold, distant?
We said some things we didn't mean.
Mostly you, but still.
Let's be adults about this, okay?
- I believe adults treat each other as equals,
especially when they're in a relationship,
but not with you, Hazel.
- That is bullshit.
I always treat you with the utmost respect.
- Except when it comes to our--
'scuse me, your wedding.
- [scoffs] It is my wedding.
I mean, I'm the bride,
and I am paying for it.
- There it is.
I didn't ask for any extravagant wedding, Hazel.
I didn't ask for any of this.
I left my friends and family back home in Jamaica
to be with you.
Just you.
Not your money. I don't need any of this.
- Nigel, I worked really hard for all of this,
and I like nice shit,
so I'm not gonna apologize for it.
- I didn't ask you to,
but honestly,
how is this gonna work if my family, my culture,
the things I care about, is just an afterthought there?
- [laughing] Are you this mad
because I don't want curry goat at the reception?
- Is that what you get from that?
I just wanted to know that I'm more than some prop to you.
Not some boy toy you can just drag around
and show off to your friends.
- Okay, I'm not gonna lie.
You are a pretty plus one,
but you know I care about you.
Stop.
- Show me then.
If everything is about what you want,
what do you need me for?
If this a preview of what our life together will be like,
then my sister was right.
[somber music]
It ain't gonna work.
I'm sorry, Hazel. I want out.
♪ ♪
- Nigel.
[laughs] Stop playing.
[door clicks shut]
Nigel!
[rap music]
- Girl, carry my bag
so I can continue shopping.
- Hey, look, Hazel, um...
Do you think having this wedding
is worth losing your man?
- Damn, um... [laughs]
Bree, it's our first big fight.
He's just being dramatic.
It'll--it'll blow over.
He'll come crawling in a couple of days
after he's realized how foolish he's been.
- You sure about that?
- [laughs] Yeah, I mean,
where else is he gonna go?
- Okay, well, for starters,
I just met a bunch of his cousins
and his sister the other day,
so brother's got options.
- That is so unfair.
- Yes. Life isn't fair.
You think everything's on track,
and then boom!
A grenade comes and just blows shit up.
- Okay, so this outing is not just about me?
- Oh, girl, misery party of two.
I need to eat my feelings.
- I thought this was about me.
- I have a crush on Dr. Reynard.
- What?
Girl, you should've led with that.
So by crush, do you mean that you guys have...
- No, I'm a married woman, Hazel.
Come on, but--but-- ooh!
I did have a sex dream about him.
- Was it good?
- It was amazing,
but that's where it has to stay, okay?
It's gotta be a fantasy.
And I'm just really afraid if I do get this job,
we're gonna have to spend all this time together.
And I'm afraid that fantasy
might become a reality.
- I don't think that there's any harm
in a few lustful thoughts.
Girl, take the damn job
and dodge his ass any time you see him.
- Okay, Hazel, I can't just dodge him when I see his ass.
We're gonna work in a hospital together.
We literally spend every minute together.
We're going to this orthopedic conference together.
It's in a nice hotel with comfy beds
and brown liquor
and a heated pool
where everybody looks like some version of Cardi B.
Ooh, did I mention the comfy beds and the brown liquor?
I think I did. Okay.
- Mm.
I love comfy beds.
That's it.
I think that's where Nigel and I should go.
To your orthopedic thingy.
- How are we friends?
- So we just wrapped our photoshoot.
That's my dad behind me. [laughs]
Dad, say hi.
[scoffs] Really, Dad?
You're just gonna stay mad at me all day
when I'm hardly home?
- How am I supposed to feel when my kid tells a reporter
she doesn't wanna be anything like me?
- Aw, Dad, you know that's not what I meant.
Just because I have a different vision for my life
doesn't mean I don't respect yours.
- Well, that's what it felt like.
And since when are you into girls?
Last I heard, you were dating two guys,
which, if I'm being honest, is still a little weird to me.
I had no idea
about any of your evolving views.
- Because we don't really talk much, Dad.
[somber music]
You're busy.
♪ ♪
- Uh, yeah.
I should--I should be making more time.
You know, look,
I wanna know these things about you, Megan.
Well, some things.
[both laughing]
- Okay, so let's do better, then.
Weekly calls instead of texting.
- Deal. - [sighs]
- And maybe come home more often?
- Increase my allowance, and we have a deal.
- Done. - [laughs]
- You sure you don't want to be a lawyer?
That was some pretty good negotiating.
- No. No, way.
I wouldn't even pass the background check.
[both laughing]
- What? - What?
- ♪ I don't got my priorities straight ♪
♪ Don't know who I'm gonna be today ♪
♪ I'm no victim ♪
♪ But I deal with this on the daily ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Something pullin', I can't get away ♪
♪ Never living outside of my head ♪
- You all right, Dr. Washington?
- Oh, hey. Hi.
Yeah, I'm great. I'm good.
I'm just, um, I'm just sort of preoccupied with this thing
that I have to get to
and definitely take care of and do.
It's just a thing.
- Well, I have another thing. I wanna congratulate you.
Off the record, they wanna offer you
the chief of surgery position.
- What? - Yes.
- Oh, my God, that's amazing.
I got the job?
- I knew you'd be perfect for chief.
- Yeah. Oh, okay.
No. Yes.
That is...
- We can finally work side by side.
- Mm.
That's exciting.
- Your office will be across the hall.
We'll co-chair committees together.
We can even co-lead in more inventive surgeries.
[R&B music]
We'll be inseparable.
- Yeah, that would be nice...
♪ ♪
Except, I'm sorry, I can't accept the position.
[sighs]
- ♪ Truth is ♪
♪ I still love you ♪
♪ Truth is ♪
- Okay, okay.
Just get your man.
Just say--say...
Say you're sorry. You can say you're sorry.
First thing.
[sighs]
- ♪ And I could have anyone else ♪
♪ ♪
- [sighs]
- ♪ Truth is ♪
- Ah.
The beautiful Hazel Rachelle.
- Hi, Donovan. Is Nigel here?
- No. Him gwone.
- Him gwine? Gwan?
- [laughs]
He's gone.
- [laughs] He's--he's gone where?
- He's probably finishing up dinner with my auntie.
- [laughs] Oh, okay.
All right, can you just tell me where that is?
- Then they're heading to JFK.
The flight to Jamaica leave at 9:30.
- ♪ Love is stubborn, it don't leave when you want it to ♪
♪ No, no ♪
♪ Think it might be gone tomorrow ♪
♪ Ain't no joke ♪
♪ Since you I sleep alone and now I roll solo ♪
- ♪ Hell yeah, number one, yeah, I'm still number one ♪
♪ Hell yeah, number one, always be number one ♪
♪ Had you down, took you for my little manger ♪
♪ You won't admit it, you're the fruits of my labor ♪
♪ Hell yeah, number one, yeah, I'm still number one ♪
♪ Hell yeah, number one, always be number one ♪
♪ Don't forget it, yeah, I'm still number one ♪
♪ Hell yeah ♪
- ♪ Whoo! ♪
[animal bleats]