- Previously on "A House Divided."
- Fuck you.
- Your husband already did.
I will be going back to Paris
and I will be having and raising my baby out there.
Finally found somewhere I feel like I belong.
And you will stay the fuck away from us.
- These people don't care about nothing,
nothing but a dollar.
We need to solidify our future.
- She'll get you what you deserve.
What we deserve.
- How sick is this family, Auntie?
It's ridiculous, I'm telling you!
- Things are about to change around here.
- Cameron, be careful.
- Send me the address.
- When he's done with you,
he'll just put you back on the shelf.
- What do you think a federal judge
would think about this law enforcement porn?
- And now, "A House Divided."
- So, that was just a status hearing.
The judge just wants to know what's going on.
I'm still very confident we will get the charges dropped.
We just have to go through the process.
- And my name was on the docket for today, huh?
- Yes, public information.
But who checks these things?
- I gotta go.
I'll call you.
- Okay.
Keep your nose clean.
We're almost at the finish line.
- Stay on point.
- Get in, get in!
You got three seconds before they don't miss a beat.
Get in!
- Damn!
- Get in!
- Two sugars.
Ice cold, just like you like it.
- You remembered.
- Well, I used to make 'em for you when you were a kid.
- Come bearing gifts.
What do you want?
- I just wanna check on my niece.
I know it's been hard.
- You didn't come get me.
Why not, Auntie?
You can't imagine how hard.
Or maybe you can.
Did you hope I would rot in there?
Or be declared insane?
You don't like me, do you?
Let alone love me.
You couldn't.
Why?
So you could use my name to steal my family fortune?
- I'm just here for you kids.
My sister's children.
To help however I can, that's all.
- The way you help, Auntie,
is to stay the hell outta my way.
Since to our family I've obviously
had a lot of time to think and I realized it's my time.
My time to step up and take charge.
Now we're doing things in a whole new way around here,
and I'm taking the lead, steering the ship.
Just like my mom would've wanted.
So either you jump ship or get onboard.
- Well, I'm not here to be in your way.
I'm here to help.
- Oh, help, that's...
Ooh, help me?
Me?
'Cause we see where that landed me.
Cam Junior?
Oh, my daddy?
Well, you can stop that, he ain't going.
Or are you here to help yourself and Auntie Alexis
to our family's riches?
Do tell, Auntie darling.
- Truth be told, young blood,
I got a few gray hairs if you look closely.
And one thing they taught me, when you playin' the game,
if you're not two steps ahead, you're behind.
Now you think about that.
- Shit, shit.
- What are you doing?
- I gotta get outta here, I cannot stay here.
You...
They might be tracking me.
- Look, it's not safe out there.
- Gee, thanks for the revelation.
Get the fuck out of my sight.
Get off me!
- I know you don't trust me, but you gotta believe me.
- Believe you?
- Yes. - Bitch, I trusted you.
- I will tell you everything,
but right now your life is in danger and I can protect you.
- You had your chance.
- Sex tape!
That's how you got out, ain't it?
- What did you say?
- I gave your lawyer Jupiter the sex tape.
That's how you got free.
Sit down.
I said sit down!
- You like my Rice Krispies, huh?
100% gluten free, all vegan.
My son, he just has so many allergies, so...
- It's okay.
- You know, it's really hard matching the taste of sugar.
It's just...
You know, sugar's kinda like eating death.
- I'm not here to talk about that.
What's the mission?
- That.
That's the mission.
- That's her?
- I used to run this trail with her.
- Miss Sanders, your guests have arrived.
- Jack!
Or should I say Jacques?
Oh.
Look at you, I am so glad you reached out.
- I heard you were discharged.
So I wanted to come by and check on you.
Not as a patient, but as a friend.
- Well, that is very sweet of you,
but you know you really didn't have to do that.
- I know, but I wanted to.
- I think I need to apologize to you.
The way I behaved.
I'm so embarrassed, there was the baby.
I've never experienced pain like that.
You did this!
I don't know, I...
I guess I just lost it.
- Calm down!
- I need you to know that is not who I am.
- I know.
The neurosurgeon said that there
would most likely be hallucinations.
You know, I've seen it a lot.
It was a monumental amount of stress on your brain,
so don't beat yourself up, okay?
- I...
This.
This is who I am.
I'm a photographer.
I took these pictures in the Bagatelle in Paris, France.
- You said it was the most beautiful
rose garden in the world.
- I told you that?
- We talked about lots of things.
Mostly about Paris and how beautiful it is.
You said you would show me.
- So some of that...
Some of that was real?
- Yeah, but we were here and we still are.
Together.
- I...
I do remember you sitting by my bedside
sometimes even after the shift was over.
I remember you being there for me when nobody else was.
The only one.
You helped me make it through.
You did that for me.
- I was just watching your perseverance
and your resilience.
You're a strong woman, Stephanie.
It was my honor.
- Your drinks, Miss Sanders.
- So now it's time for me to get to know you.
Is that okay?
- I would love that.
I think our time together is just beginning.
- Carissa,
don't go out there.
- You can drop dead for all I care.
- It's not safe out here and you know it.
- Safe?
I'm supposed to feel safe here with you?
You betrayed me.
- And you're gonna have to give me another chance.
- I don't care what your reasoning is,
I really don't, all right?
All that talk about trust and loyalty and accountability,
all that was some bullshit.
You just wanted to fuck.
- You know that's not true.
- It is though.
Okay, why?
That's what I thought.
- Your husband is why.
He paid me to protect you, but he also paid me to set you up
'cause he thought you would tell his secrets.
He gave me all the money upfront and I spent it,
so what was I supposed to do?
- Damn.
Damn, I really wish you had more for me than that.
A fucking payment.
That's all it took for you to ruin my life?
Who the fuck are you?
What kinda man are you?
- A son.
I reconciled with my birth mother
and I found out she had pancreatic cancer.
So I did what I had to do, whatever I had to do,
to help her.
It turns out that wasn't enough.
I lost her three days ago.
- Shit happens.
I lost my mother to an overdose.
I don't trust you.
- You're gonna have to trust me.
Trust my skills.
So I can protect you.
- And the bureau?
- I got a sex tape out, so I'm pretty much fired.
I'll take the couch.
- Excuse me, another lemonade please.
- Yeah, and let me get an apple martini on the rocks.
Thanks.
- Thank you for coming.
- Last time you saw me it was "Fuck me, trifling,"
so what do you wanna meet about?
- I was angry, and rightfully so.
But look, I'm not here to talk about your morals
or right or wrong.
I just wanna focus on what's best for the baby.
- I'm gonna do what I need to do for my baby.
- Look, I do not wanna be at each other's throat
when the baby gets here.
I wanna give him the opportunity to know his dad.
I don't want him having any crazy ass issues
and ending up on "Dr. Phil."
- I would never turn my back on my child.
Anything else you wanna talk about?
So I can finish my drink and leave?
- Let's just figure out how we can co-parent and be civil.
Raymond, this is not easy for me,
trust me, after everything.
But I'm putting myself aside and focusing on the baby.
It's about the baby.
- I can be civil.
- 'Cause this baby is coming.
- Yes, he is.
My man, both of them.
- Thank you.
- If you call or text me, let it be about the baby
and we're good.
- Cool, sit down.
Sit down.
- What's this?
- You know I'm a certain type of woman,
but I also have needs.
I'm just not ready for no unfamiliar dick.
So you can have your cake and eat it too for now.
It's a key to the roof.
I'm gonna get some fresh air.
Why don't you join me?
- You got this.
Don't worry, you've been putting in the work.
All you gotta do is show up and show out.
- This might be my last shot to get looked
at by a pro team.
I gotta smoke this workout, yo.
Plus, with my family moving out...
Yo, you know Cam hasn't been to one of my workouts?
That's not like him.
He's never missed one before.
- You just gotta focus on you.
Come on, this is Italy.
They should be begging you to play overseas.
They ain't even paying you 100 grand.
- True.
- You got this.
You just gotta play ball and get to the lead.
- Yeah.
You know it's just a stepping stone.
One small step back before the major come up.
- Well, look, you perform out here
and I'll perform for you later.
Okay?
- Deal.
I'm about to go crazy on the court.
- All right.
- Stop playing with me.
- You got this.
- Nah, we got this.
- You ready to do this, Sanders?
Let's see what you've got, bud.
- Okay, yeah, I'll do that.
I'm just gonna rearrange them and send you some pictures.
Just let me know what you think 'cause I'm stressed.
Okay, thank you.
Bye.
- Hey, what's up, babe?
- Hey.
I'm so glad you're here because...
- What you got?
- Babe, what do you think about this baby's breath?
Like, is it too traditional?
I don't know, I'm rethinking everything
about the flower arrangements.
I just, I know I want our wedding to be cutting edge.
- Listen, I think you are overthinking it, babe.
Okay?
This should just be our day.
Relax, all right?
- Fine, I'll try.
I'm just, I can't, I can't do a tacky wedding.
I won't.
- We won't, babe.
Ain't nothing about us tacky.
Look at us.
- I guess you're right.
Hey, wait, what happened to the meeting with Eileen?
Baby mama drama?
I know she had to beg for you to come back to her.
- No, there's no amount of begging that would
take me away from you.
She's the past.
You're my present and my future.
- Speaking of the future, I think I finally came up
with a plan to secure our future, our baby's future,
but I gotta run it by you first, of course.
- I'm all ears.
Spill. - Okay.
- You take the bed, I'll take the couch.
- I'm not staying here.
- Carissa, for one more night.
I gotta do some recon in the morning.
Find out why they was waiting for you,
and to keep you alive.
They must've seen the court dockets.
That's how they knew.
But the Nigerians are hunting you.
- Don't you think I know that?
I can take care of myself, I've been doing
it my entire life, okay?
I'm good. - Well you don't
have to do that, that's why I'm here.
And this is not you, it's us.
We're in this together.
- Why?
- Carissa, why am I going over this with you?
My back was against the wall!
- Why?
- Because you touched me.
You touched me in a way that I've never been touched before.
I watched you give and give to your family,
friends, everybody.
Even when they wasn't giving to you
and they didn't appreciate it
you still gave anyway.
That's why.
- Story of my life.
- You deserve a new chapter.
Now, listen to me.
Let me tell you the only thing that connects you
to this is your husband and Sammy.
When you gave Cutter the money,
that's what made it official.
- That's how you got me. - That's how we got you.
All right?
But if Triva Baker talks, you're done.
- Sammy.
- Forget Sammy. - I got him killed.
- Forget Sammy right now.
I know that was your cousin, but he was a grown man,
he made his decision and it was not your fault.
I'm trained for this.
Let me do this.
Your husband gave me the money and the drive,
all in crypto.
We can take this, me and you, and disappear.
- That sounds like a fantasy.
- Don't you think you deserve a happy ending?
- I'll take the couch.
- Suit yourself.
And I can get on this in the morning.
But whatever you do, don't leave this apartment.
Look at me.
Don't leave this apartment.
All right?
- Yeah.
fence creaking]
- Hey.
Oh!
- Who the fuck are you, pal?
- Hey, I don't want no problems, man.
I just was looking for a friend of mine, Brittany.
Said I could find her here.
- Who told you that?
- Does it matter?
Is she here?
- Nah, she ain't here, nigga.
- Okay, well I still need to talk to her.
- I just told you she ain't here.
Now get the fuck outta here.
- Okay, oh.
Violent, huh?
Um, well uh, can you tell her I'm looking for her?
- I'm not gonna ask you again.
- I'll come back then.
And I'll keep coming back till I talk to her.
I'll be back, though.
Nice place.
- It's so crazy.
No cable, no internet.
I forgot how life was before we had those things.
- Yeah, back when life was life.
You forget the experience of those moments again.
- Yeah.
Just feels good to just slow down a second.
First time that I can connect with my thoughts.
I just miss my Summer, you know?
- Oh, you'll see Summer soon again, you will.
You guys are gonna be fine.
You'll be okay.
- Will we be okay?
- What do you mean?
- Look, this has been an amazing ride.
It's been exciting and I get closer to you every day.
But I need more assurance.
I, I just wanna make sure that Summer and I are okay
at the end, you know?
It's just so much uncertainty.
- Do you trust me?
- Yeah.
I do trust you.
I wouldn't be in the middle of nowhere with you if I didn't.
But I need certainty.
- Tell me.
- Babe, I need assurance.
Summer and I, we want 25% interest of
the profits of the casino.
I just wanna make sure we're straight for life.
- Oh, so you wanna box me in.
- What makes you think I wanna box you in?
You are a man of your word, aren't you, Cameron?
I'm just saying if something happens,
we need to have this on paper.
- You know, when I first saw you,
you were like a young gazelle.
Fast, free.
I thought if I would have seen her first,
Pamela would have been in second place.
I mean, not only were you beautiful,
with an ass that can open any checkbook,
you were fearless, strong.
- I remember that day.
- I fought the desire, but you were a forbidden fruit,
that temptation dangling before me.
I would close my eyes and I would savor
the flavor or your smell as you walked by.
Oh, I, I knew it was wrong,
but I was swept away by your mystery.
I was smitten.
Pamela, she was sweet.
But you were dangerous.
- I don't wanna talk about Pamela.
Past is forgiven.
Our future is unfolding, this is about you and me.
- You've taken care of me in my darkest hour.
I will take care of you and Summer.
- I'll go into town tomorrow and make some calls.
- I'll sign whatever you want.
- Thank you, Cam.
Thank you.
- Young man, no smoking in the house of the Lord.
- Stop.
Oof, so much respect for the house of the Lord.
I wonder what the Lord thinks about your little side hustle.
- Jesus did not come for the righteous,
and so if we're keeping track of sins,
I think you'd be more worried about that than me.
- I think you missed a spot, Rev.
- You missed the memo.
You think this is the nineties or something, huh?
You motherfuckers are doing way too much.
Too many bodies.
Do you know the feds have drone cameras?
- Do they? - NSA wiretaps.
DNA, forensics?
You're fucking tripping.
You cannot get away with a crime like that.
- I ain't did nothing.
- You need to call off your little pitbull
before we all get put down in here.
And let me tell you something,
you little Insta thot Jezebel,
I am not going down for you.
- Um...
You get your money on time, right?
Yeah?
So, how about you worry about that.
- Don't you tell me what I need to worry about.
The Lord said in the book of Jeremiah
"You have observed correctly.
That means that I am watching.
I am watching to make sure that my threats are carried out."
- Is that a threat?
- I'm watching.
- Come on.
- Nuh uh, young man.
I wouldn't do that.
- Oh, sad.
Come on, are you okay?
I've got a meeting, okay?
How the hell did you get past my security?
- I know all the back trails to get around security.
Plus the gate code.
Remember I worked here?
- We about to handle that right here and now.
Yes, Ben, please send a security detail to the ranch.
I've got one of the DOAs on the premises.
- Yeah. - Uh uh, don't you
come near me.
- I'm not here to fight.
I don't need much of your time.
- Well you're spooking the horses.
So what do you want?
- What you did was wrong.
The way you treated me.
- The way I treated you?
Man, what about the way you treated me?
Or the way you treated my cousins?
Shit, my whole damn family.
- I didn't deserve all that.
I was following your lead.
Trying to please my employer.
- Your employer?
Man, I've been hitting that off since we was kids.
Did you ever love me?
Or did your love die when our baby died?
Was I your employer then?
- Obviously when you fired me
and kicked me off the property.
But none of that matters now.
- My dead baby doesn't matter?
None of it matters?
Who are you?
May I help you?
- Stephanie Sanders? - Yes.
- You've been served.
- You're suing me for sexual harassment?
And suing my father too, I see.
How could you play me?
- You didn't have to make me do all of those things
and treat me like a victim just to keep my job.
You were wrong.
- Come on.
- You piece of shit!
You are the scum beneath the barrels of hell!
I hate you!
You coulda had it all and you settled
for this piece of shit!
You peasant!
I've got a million fucking lawyers on speed dial,
I will crush you, Raymond!
I will crush you!
I'll crush you.
- Good job,
you finally went over me.
Let's see it again.
- Here's a little snack.
- Can I trust you for real?
'Cause if this is the same shit as last time
you can just tell me now, I can go back to jail.
I can't do this again.
- Carissa, I'm making a list.
I'm gonna make sure you never have to go
back to jail again.
Can I trust you?
All right.
Come here.
- Next time on "A House Divided."
- I knew you were hiding something from me.
What is it!
- I'm afraid I have some bad news.
- It's six o'clock in the morning, for Christ's sake.
- My sister, Alexis, she trusts you.
Don't disappoint.
- I don't know anything.
- How did you know I'd be at the courthouse?
- Any judge in their right mind
will rule in his favor.
- Mr. Sanders, where is he?
- What I need to know is that I can trust you.