Andrea Barnes, this is Ethan Kerr.
[Sabrina] Previously on Sistas...
Which one of your little hood rat friends
you trying to get him together with?
Me!
Let's consider it an addendum
-to your report. -I don't know how I missed it.
I don't know how you missed it either.
I want to talk to you about your dream baby shower.
You know, one without drama.
What if we hired a nanny?
I ain't mad at that.
You know, she real cagey with her phone.
You think she's playing you?
[woman screaming on cell phone]
What are you doing here?
Your secretary wasn't there, so I just walked in.
No, no, I mean, what are you doing here in Atlanta?
I thought you were in Germany.
Well, I'm being reassigned.
I requested something in the States
and they allowed me a little leave
to see the kids until I get my orders.
[chuckling nervously]
Danni.
Oh, I'm sorry.
Uh, Danni, Tiffany. Tiffany, this is Danni.
Actually, it's Major Hamilton.
-[Tony] Oh. -[Tiffany giggling]
Um, you said "wife"
and I'm just a little confused with the terminology.
Why did she say wife? Why did you say wife?
Oh, no, this is my ex-wife. Ex.
Wait. Did you say "Major"?
What? [laughing] Oh, my God.
Congratulations! You know your pops would be so proud of you?
Well, come on, Major Hamilton! Oh, my God!
Wow. I'm so happy for you.
-I'm... -[Tony] Congratulations.
No, I know. I know, I know.
Oh, Daddy Dukes would have shed a tear.
-[Tony] Yeah. -For once.
-[Tiffany chuckling] -[Tony] Wow.
Yeah, Major, um, I just wanted to say
that Breana and Junior are wonderful kids,
so, great, good job.
You've met my kids already?
It... Yeah, um, I got into a meeting with overseas execs.
It kind of was last-minute.
So Danni stepped in,
and she looked after the kids.
-Mm-hmm, yep. -[Tony] They love her.
Danni Poppins.
-You like that, right? -[Tony] Yeah.
So where are they now?
Well, you know, I do have to work,
so they're with my mom.
Uh-huh. Yeah. Looks like it.
-[clearing throat] -Well, maybe I'll call my mom,
tell her that you're here
and that you want to come by and see them.
Uh, yeah. You tell her that I'm gonna pick her up
some of her favorite banana pudding donuts
-on the way. -Oh. [laughing]
You know, she would love that, right?
-Yes! -[Tony] Yeah.
[both laughing]
Speaking of love,
um, Tony, I would love to see you tonight.
Were we still planning on...
Oh. Shit.
I promised the kids that I would take them to the movies.
Oh, I mean, yeah.
I could take them.
I could use some nachos and a slushy.
-The red kind! -The red kind!
[both laughing loudly]
[Tony] You have not changed at all.
Yeah. So, yeah, all right.
Well, don't... I got it.
I'll do it. It's cool.
Right, well, Major.
[mumbling insultingly] ...your fake ass....
What did you say?
Nothing. Nothing. I just think you got a lot of class.
It takes a lot of class to pull off
that washed-out brand of fatigues.
It's good. It's good.
[Tiffany] You look good too.
[music]
-[Andi] Hey, girl. -Girl, where are you?
You are missing all the fun.
I had to run an errand. Um, what's going on?
Girl, Hayden is running through the office, pissed.
Oh, my God, karma is so beautiful. I love it!
Yeah, I can certainly use a win, but, to be honest,
this case is still not looking up for us.
I have to find something on Mr. Willis.
Andi, we just gotta keep digging. Okay, sis?
[sighing] But, look, soon enough,
it's gonna be Benson, Jones, and Barnes.
I like the sound of that.
[Fatima] Mm-hmm, but you need to hurry up
because you know Ms. Marie will be here
before her scheduled time.
Okay, yeah, um, I'll be there soon.
I will come right after I'm done here.
All right, girl. Let me get back to the show.
[suspenseful music]
[Andi] Agent Watt?
♪ My girls hold me down ♪
♪ When them boys mess around ♪
♪ When my love life is a headache ♪
♪ We going out tonight 'cause I'm looking for love ♪
[suspenseful music]
What's going on? Why, why are we meeting here?
-Get inside. -No!
-What is happening? -[Agent Watt shushing]
Keep your voice down.
What's happening?
Now, with the ongoing investigation
against Mr. Borders, we needed to make sure
that our key witness was kept safe.
Who's your key witness?
Hello, Andi.
Penelope?
What? [clicking tongue]
[knocking on door] Come in.
Come on, girl, why is your door unlocked?
Uh...
Did I get the right address?
Why is Pam the first one here?
This ain't gonna work for me, sis.
Okay, Pam. Welcome. Make yourself comfortable.
I'm already comfortable, Sabrina.
[Sabrina moaning]
Well, these look very... How can I say this?
Sweet Sabrina.
Very value store chic.
Oh, and, uh-uh, we ain't doing no homemade cakes.
What's wrong...
Let me handle the cakes.
I have a fabulous idea for Karen and her little munchkins.
[cellphone ringing]
Excuse me.
Hey, Danni.
Where are you?
[Danni] Girl, I'm on the table, getting my na-na waxed.
I'm sorry, what are you doing?
[Danni] [screaming] Damn!
Danni, Hello?
[Danni] Ma'am, Tony's ex is in town
and I gotta keep my shit tight, okay?
You should've seen
Major Hamilton and Tony kee-keeing.
Danni, did you forget how you're supposed to be here,
helping me with Karen's baby shower?
[Pam] Hmm.
[Danni] Girl, you got this. Plus, Karen's ass is
still acting like she mad at me and shit.
Just get one big-ass cake, some balloons, and...
-Ah! Son of a bitch! -Danni... Danni.
[Danni] Girl, I got to go.
Is anything still down there?
Hello...
-Okay. -[indistinct]
Girl, the caucasity of you leaving this door unlocked
baffles me every time I've arrived.
But I'm not here to plan a damn thing.
I'm here for the comments and the drinks.
Cute outfit, niece.
Well, Danni just said that she's not gonna make it.
These girls...
Wait, let me get this straight.
This is a planning party by Karen's friends
who are baby showering and only one friend is here?
Um, excuse me, [popping] "two."
And you.
[Maurice] No friend of mine, and, dear, um,
you'll never be a part of the Fab Four.
See, this is not, uh, Destiny's Child.
[Pam] To know me is to love me, honey,
but not today.
I don't need them.
I can pull this off all by myself.
Get some little T-shirts and some little bartenders.
Little bartenders?
Girl, Karen got 30 baby daddies and 12 kids.
We need a full ball.
Maurice, we on the same vibrations, bitch.
That's right.
[Pam] Mm, that's why we dressed alike.
[Sabrina] [indistinct]
-Girl put that damn thing away. -[Sabrina laughing]
[Maurice] She love to blow.
Like old blowfish.
♪ Giving 'em the queen vibe, queen vibe ♪
♪ Gotta act like you know ♪
♪ Giving 'em the queen vibe, queen vibe ♪
Penelope, we've been looking for you.
You know, your brother hired someone. He...
We thought Gary had done something to you.
He did.
He killed my baby.
Oh, my God.
After, um, after I went to him
about Kimberly Potter,
he, he lost it.
He was, he was so angry
and he, [swallowing painfully] he pushed me.
And I was bleeding so much, Andi.
And I begged him. I begged him to help me.
But he didn't, and I managed to slip out
when he asked me to go get some damn towels
to clean his precious office floor.
[sniffling]
I'm so sorry.
Penelope, I... I'll call your brother.
He'll know what to do.
No, we cannot compromise Penelope.
We need her alive and hidden
until we have everything we need to nail this son of a bitch.
I want him dead.
I want him to bleed the way that I was bleeding.
Andi, he took something from me
that I could never forgive him for.
I know.
And we are gonna get him.
We are going to get Gary, I promise.
But, okay, if I go to Jordan's house
and then you can call me on the phone,
and he could just at least hear your voice.
He needs to hear from you.
[Watt] We cannot risk this.
With your testimony and Penelope as our key witness,
we just can't chance it.
[Penelope] I love my brother, Andi.
And I know you do too.
But Agent Watt is right.
We need to just get this over with
and make sure that Gary pays for what he did to me.
And you, and Kimberly, and every woman that he has...
Penelope, I know, but...
I don't think I can keep this from Jordan.
Just act like nothing has happened.
Okay? Promise me that you won't say anything.
And promise me that you will hold my brother down.
Okay.
[Penelope] I know he's broken up about me.
He needs you.
Yeah, I'll hold him down.
Okay.
But, Penelope, he's not gonna stop looking for you.
Okay. Just for a little while, okay?
-Okay. -[Penelope crying]
Okay.
[suspenseful music]
[booming hip-hop music]
[indistinct rapping]
Heyo, Aaron.
Nope. No, I'm not here for this.
[Zac] Look, look, I'm not,
I'm not coming with no bullshit.
I know we was both on our Karen stuff,
but can we just squash all this
and, like, just be cool?
I don't have anything against you, Zac.
But you do have a short fuse, brother.
Okay? And you're a father now, right, so...
Ain't you a father too?
And ain't your ex-wife kill herself?
What is wrong with you?
Why you keep bringing
my ex-wife's suicide into everything?
Okay.
That's fair. My fault.
All I'm saying is be careful how you judge people.
-Seriously? You're saying that? -[Zac] Yeah.
Yeah. I done been through a lot, I know.
My father was... And my mother was a mother--, so...
I know I got issues.
Well, we may have more in common than you think, brother.
Look, I'm just thinking,
how about we just put our differences aside,
try to squash everything,
so we can co-parent and be cool
for the kids?
Of course.
That's all I've been wanting to do.
-[Zac] Yeah? -Yeah.
All right, so we cool?
[Aaron] We cool, man.
Yeah. Appreciate you. Appreciate you.
-I appreciate you. -I just got one thing, though.
How did we both get Karen pregnant
at the same time, like...
Like, that...
I'm glad somebody said it, dude. This is wild.
I was just researching it.
Like, it's a 1 in 400 chance of something like that happening.
This is crazy.
I never even heard of this happening, ever,
until a couple of days ago.
Honestly, this has to be divinely orchestrated 'cause...
Yeah.
[Aaron] But it would be you and I, right,
to be the ones to get the same woman pregnant.
At the same damn time.
Like, it's crazy, right? Like, who would've...
Who would've thought that?
Don't know what to make of it, man.
We cool, man?
We cool, Zac.
-We cool, bro. -We cool, bro.
I ain't gonna hold you no more, man,
I ain't takin' any more of your time.
Just make sure you hit that treadmill.
See that dad bod coming in, you know what I'm saying?
Come on, man. I thought we just getting on the same speed.
Don't act like I ain't got it.
Us on the same... No, we not on the same...
We on the same treadmill.
I'm on, like, the 25-year-old speed.
I still run. You look like the type that walks. Yeah.
[Aaron] [chuckling] Are you serious?
Uh-huh. My kid probably gonna come out first
because he always following me. Enjoy your workout.
-We cool, though. -Yeah, we cool, Zac.
[Zac] Yeah!
I appreciate you.
[music]
Okay, so we got the guest list.
And I think we'll just call this an intimate baby shower
for close friends.
Mm, how embarrassing.
Don't worry, though. It's gonna be lit.
-I got this. -[Maurice grimacing]
It's a shower, a baby shower.
Girl, it's more like a sprinkle or a drip.
-[Sabrina scoffing] -[Maurice imitating drops]
Maurice, how would you like to be an ambassador
for my hair product line, Roots to Riches?
[Maurice] Roots to what?
Oh, you don't know?
No.
-What you got, ho? -Look at your girl.
I didn't know you had it like that.
[chuckling]
Yes.
I'm popping in these streets.
[patting leg] Ambassador.
Sound royal to me. I like that.
[whispering] Ambassador.
So you down?
Let's see what happens.
[Pam] All right, well, I love me some of you, bitch.
I'm gonna call you.
And we should hang out.
I'm a fun time, baby.
I can tell.
[Pam] I just followed you.
[Maurice] Okay.
Now, bitch, how you liked all my pictures that fast?
I'm an influencer, honey.
That's what we do.
[indistinct]
Follow back.
I know. Is it a Birkin or...
Okay, my besties.
Bye, Sabrina, girl.
-Bye, Pam. -[Pam] Bye, boo.
[both air kissing]
So lovely meeting you, Maurice.
The pleasure is mine.
[Pam] Until we meet again.
I hate her -- guts. Who is the bitch?
Really? Oh, come on.
I mean, she's too much.
Too much? Says you?
Maurice, come on. You know how you are.
Well, you can't have two people that's too much
because that's much-much.
These girls didn't even show up today.
I have half the mind to tell them how I think.
Ooh, tell them, bitch. I love this new Sabrina.
And when I say tell them, I mean tell them.
Wear it out, Bri!
Keeping it in has just been really killing me lately.
Mmm.
I'm gonna let them know how I feel.
That's it.
-[Maurice] Get their ass. -That's right.
They trifling and lowdown.
Okay, Maurice, I think you gotta go, anyway.
Not "You gotta go, anyway,"
'cause that's giving "My man's coming. You gotta go."
Mm-hmm. My man's coming. You gotta go.
-Ooh. -[Sabrina] Bye.
I don't like this old ragged-ass house anyway.
And what you gotta do when people don't want you around
-is you get your shit. -[Sabrina] Mm-hmm.
Yeah, you get all your shit.
And you go home.
Raggedy heifer.
And it stink in here!
Got mothballs or some shit.
[Sabrina] You never think you go too far?
Yeah, eat a --!
[music]
Pam, where have you been?
My bad, girl, I forgot I had a business meeting.
Okay, you know what? I've been telling you about this.
You need to get your stuff in order, okay?
You have to be here when you tell me you gonna be here.
I found an ambassador.
Turns out, I needed an influencer
for Roots to Riches to help push the sales.
Mm-hmm, and how are those sales going?
Not bad.
"Not bad" doesn't sound good, Pam, okay?
I'm not sure about all this social media stuff
you keep doing.
I got it. I just need to think it through.
Mm, okay.
Well, how was it?
[Pam] Hmm?
Your date with Trey. How was it?
Oh. Girl, that man is so fine.
Mm, what did y'all talk about?
We talked about business.
We talked about food.
And after a few drinks,
I may have had a twerking session.
I'm sure you did.
Well, I'm happy for you.
You sure?
Yes. I got my hands full.
All right, let's see.
-What's up, Pam? Hey. -Hey, Trey.
-What's up, Karen? -Oh, hey, Trey.
Uh, Pam, I was making my run and I thought of you.
Do you have a second?
You was thinking of little old me?
I was. Can I rap with you for a little?
Yeah. I know I was a little lit last night,
but how lit was I?
You was lit-lit.
Well, I cannot be held responsible
for the things I do
after Don and Julio have entered the party.
No, you was off the chain.
But you mentioned Roots to Riches and your worries.
And, you know, I was thinking...
You was thinking of little old me?
How could anyone not think of you?
Go on.
Well, my barber gave me this oil.
No, uh-uh, I don't want nothing from no competitors.
No. No, he gave me a sample.
Right, and when I tell you my braids was fresh for a week,
I immediately went and got three more bottles.
Look, I think you need to give out samples.
Let other folk talk about you.
Hmm.
Well, I have an ambassador.
And if I give out samples,
Roots to Riches can go from beauty stores
to billboards.
I can even put my face on a billboard
You know, serve a little Black girl magic.
Okay.
-Thank you. -No problem.
Um, Pam.
Pam!
Oh, I'll go answer the phone.
Yeah, go do something.
That girl's crazy. You are all set, girl.
♪ You push the limit, ain't going slow ♪
♪ [indistinct] ♪
♪ You push the limit, ain't going slow ♪
♪ [indistinct] ♪
What you smirking about, Fatima?
Oh, nothing.
Besides the fact that I didn't have to
do the ass-kicking myself this time.
-Mm. -[Fatima] Mm-hmm.
See, there's no point in going back and forth
with a paralegal.
But I will tell you this.
By the end of this situation,
I'm gonna have Marie eating out of the palm of my hands.
[Fatima] Oh, really?
Is that right?
Marie. [chuckling nervously]
Well, when I get through with this law firm,
the only thing you'll be eating
is the shit you served up
at my husband's arbitration today.
Where is Ms. Barnes?
I'm right here. Here, I'm here. I'm here.
Here, move.
I hired you both
to handle my case with the utmost of professionalism,
but you both disappointed me.
How is it that at the very first arbitration
in front of my ex-husband and his attorneys,
I'm painted as the Boogey Woman,
with staff that they clearly paid to discredit me?
Throwing my Georg Jensen at the wall?
Why would I destroy my good china
on incompetent employees?
I am a classy woman and I fight with the good mind
that the Lord gave me,
not these precious hands that were meant
for Hope diamonds.
Ms. Marie, I understand your frustration.
And I can promise you we worked tirelessly
to make sure we had an ironclad case.
That's how we avoided the, uh, crypto embarrassment.
We just weren't aware that there would be a surprise witness.
Well, as co-council,
you really should've had a legal assistant
looking out for surprise witnesses.
As co-council, you were supposed to make a list of assets.
[whispering] You -- up.
You both -- up!
Now, your job is to get your shit together
so that I keep what's mine.
I don't care if my husband bought a pair of drawers
at the dollar store.
I wanna know every dime he spent of my money.
I don't want any more excuses. I want results.
You're right. It will not happen again.
You damn right it won't.
Because Mr. Benson and Mr. Jones
would not be happy if I took my good money
to another law firm, now, would they?
I have a reputation.
And I'm not going to risk it
for inapt fools such as yourself
on a case which should've been resolved right now.
I'm on my way to my hotel
and I wanna hear some good news.
See, I knew you was up to something.
Yeah, I am: win this case.
Finally, we have something in common.
Andi, don't leave me out of anything else.
Okay?
See, you need to stop worrying about your little boyfriend
and put your head in the game.
Then, Hayden, um, where has your head been? Hm?
Shut up, Fatima.
Ain't you got an email to send or something?
Don't you have somebody's ass to kiss?
-That's funny. -[Fatima] Mm.
[laughing] I love it here.
Michael's more of an adult than he is.
How is Michael?
Andi, he's doing so good.
I just love watching him develop.
Me and Zac are trying to get our schedules together,
so we're hiring a nanny.
-Oh, good. -[Fatima] Mm-hmm. Yeah.
I know this motherhood thing is tough,
but you got this.
I mean, technically, you mother me at work.
-[high-pitched] Yeah. -Yeah.
[Fatima] Speaking of, how's everything going
with the baby shower planning?
Oh, shoot, I was supposed to meet with Sabrina.
Oh, I hope she's not mad at me.
Andi, I'm sure she'll be fine.
Sabrina is so sweet.
-I'm gonna call her. -Okay.
Well, you do that.
I gotta head out, boss lady.
I've gotta pick out a lady with a face for radio
to be our nanny, okay?
-So. Yeah. -A face for radio?
-Oh. Ugly. -[Fatima] Not cute.
-[Fatima] Mm-hmm. Ugly. -Ugly.
-Hey, Brina. -[Sabrina] Hi, Andi.
Um, I am so sorry about today. I...
[Sabrina] Mm-hmm. Where were you?
I called you and you sent me straight to voicemail.
I had to run an errand today.
And then I was so late for a meeting
today at the office. Uh, I'm so sorry.
Mm-hmm, girl, I understand.
I know you're busy. We all are.
You have a lot going on.
But I'd appreciate it if you called me back.
I know. I'm sorry.
[Sabrina] Andi, I love you and Danni,
but we need to show up for Karen.
Wait. I mean, I apologized.
We all have a life. I mean, why are you so upset about this?
I don't know. Could be these damn hormone shots.
I'm also just tired of not speaking up for myself
when I need to.
[Andi] Well, I'm proud of your newfound voice,
but I, I have a lot on my plate...
Oh, I gotta go. I'll call you later.
[sensual R&B music]
[inhaling intensely] Damn, Sabrina.
You do it for me.
You do it for me too.
What do we have here?
It's nothing. Forget about it.
Why are you stopping?
[Rich] Eh, it's nothing. I was just, um,
I was just wondering, have you stopped
taking your birth control?
Excuse me?
Look, baby, I'm sorry.
I just, I just gotta be sure.
I know you been on this baby journey,
and I know you might, it might slip your mind
or something, I don't know.
Okay.
I see everybody's on this try Sabrina kick thing.
Oh, my gosh. Listen, Rich.
I do not need you for what I am certain I want, you know?
This is happening with or without your permission,
but I'm not going to do this with you.
Look. Hey, hey. I didn't...
I didn't mean to offend you, okay?
-Yeah. -I was just asking, baby.
Hmm, you weren't just asking, but it's fine, though.
How about you just leave?
Sabrina, like, don't be this way, okay?
I said I'm sorry.
Like, can we move forward...
Rich, I heard you. I heard your position.
Now I'm just not in the mood anymore, okay?
Respectfully, can you just go?
You being serious right now?
Sabrina, I'm just...
[music]
Damn it, Rich. --.
♪ You and I are gonna last, are gonna last ♪
[screaming]
Oh. Hey. [chuckling] Damn.
I was hoping to catch you.
[Maurice] What the hell is going on in here?
[Grayson] How was Sabrina's?
Did you bake my oxtail?
I mean, yeah.
No, no, no.
Oxtails are not to be baked.
They're to be slow-roasted in a Crock-Pot
with garlic and butters and little onions.
To fall off the bone into my water-filled mouth.
Damn, that was sexy.
Oh, um, by the way, I hope you don't mind,
but I reorganized the closet in your room.
I have a little bit of OCD, so...
Maurice... Maurice.
Keep it together, bitch.
Well, what's the problem?
My closet ... is organized chaos.
And I know where everything is.
[scoffing]
Well, slow your roll, Maurice.
You coming off ungrateful right now.
I'm an ambassador now!
What does that even mean?
It means that I need my space.
I didn't mean it like that.
No, you did.
Uh, it's cool, though. Um, enjoy your dinner.
Grayson, I didn't mean it like...
[music]
What the --?
[music]
[door knocking]
Can I come in?
Mr. Moss.
[door shutting]
Marie.
I just wanted to personally come by
and apologize for that little mishap.
Usually, I am on top of these things
and I assure you
nothing like this will ever happen again.
I expect nothing less.
I am gonna get you everything and then some.
-[Marie] Mm-hmm. -Your ex,
not gonna see us coming.
[chuckling]
Have you ever been married, Mr. Moss?
Once, but for, like, two seconds.
Well, marriage is like this game
where the rules are constantly changing.
And if you don't adapt, you lose.
It's frustrating and exhausting,
and it can feel like an endless cycle
of compromise and sacrifice.
And I am done sacrificing and I am done with him.
[Hayden] Hmm.
Overstood.
I am hoping that I can help you break the cycle.
Mmm.
Well, when people make mistakes,
they should pay for them somehow, shouldn't they?
I mean, how do you suggest that I handle your mishap, sir?
What are you willing to do to make it up to me?
[Hayden chuckling]
I think I can figure something out.
[chuckling]
[Marie moaning lightly]
[Hayden chuckling]
[cellphone ringing]
Hey.
[Karen] Hey, I'm just checking in,
seeing how the planning is going.
Well, it couldn't be better.
Um, you're gonna love what we came up with.
Okay, well, Pam is still helping, right?
Please don't let her turn my baby shower
into a hookah bar.
[Sabrina] Karen, don't you worry your pregnant self.
We have it all under control, okay?
Well, thank you.
You're the most motherly one out of all of us.
Of course, I got your back.
I'm just gonna call you later. Is that okay?
Okay, I'll talk to you later. Thank you.
[music]
Wow, your references all look really good.
Wow. Impressive. Do you see this?
So is that a wool suit?
You have no experience.
But I think you can definitely handle the job.
What do you think, Zac?
[indistinct mumbling]
[Fatima] Yeah, I like that.
Your probation officer told you to come here.
[Fatima groaning]
I'm not judging. I got tattoos too,
but I would've stayed away from the knife on the neck.
I wouldn't, no.
[Woman] My kids are big now, but they used to like it
when I made my homemade meatloaf and mashed potatoes.
The ones that you peel?
Oh, there's no other way.
Yeah, I know Michael is a very special little boy.
And I want to give him all the attention he needs.
But Ms. Rose is strict on that bedtime.
I like schedules.
Do you all use the Calendar app?
Yeah, we do.
[Rose] I find it useful to know
when something important is coming up on it.
[Fatima] Yes, I love the Calendar app.
[Fatima squeaking]
[Zac] I think this is it.
-You're hired. -You're hired.
[giggling]
[Fatima squeaking] Finally.
[music]
Looks like you could use this.
Thank you.
But, actually, I'm gonna go for something a little stronger.
[Ethan] Oh, sir, you probably shouldn't be drinking.
Nonsense, kid.
I know you grew up in the military,
so you should be able to handle your liquor.
Well, you are up on the polls,
so, uh, I guess it's cause for a little celebration.
Honestly couldn't care less.
I just need something to make my mind stop thinking.
[dramatic stinger]
[music]
I need three shots of the strongest thing
you have back here.
That means the entire bottle.
Girl, what did you do now?
Now why does it have to be me?
Fine.
Grayson was in my home house when I got home.
Baking oxtail and rearranging my shit.
Who bakes oxtail?
I was pissed.
So you telling me the man cooked and then cleaned your apartment,
and you were pissed?
Well, when you put it like that...
Listen.
I'm trying to protect myself.
The last -- I left in my house took all my shit.
Sounds like Grayson is paying a price
for someone else's issues.
You need to shut the -- up.
You think I'm making some kind of excuse?
[clearing throat] I'm saying you're projecting, Maurice.
Hey, but, I mean, let a man come to my place
and then cook and clean,
I'd be walking around with nothing at all, Maurice!
Jesus.
Que really messed me up, didn't he?
[sighing]
Maurice, I, I think you need
to really take in what happened to you.
I mean, you, you moved on as if none of that ever happened.
So what do you want me to say?
"Hey, Grayson, I'm afraid to commit
because of my bitch-ass ex"?
[sighing]
I think you need to tell yourself that first.
It's gonna be all right.
[Maurice sighing]
[music]
Thank you.
-That was fun. -Yeah, it was.
Thanks for taking me out.
I'm just glad we could go.
Yeah.
So, um, Tiffany's gonna keep the kids all night at my mom's.
At your mom's?
Yeah. What's the issue here?
Why does she still stay at your mom's?
That's just...
What's the issue here, Danni?
The issue here is that she blows back into town
and y'all are just real cool.
Like, y'all are buddy-buddy, like, stay with the moms.
Bring donuts.
Look, baby, baby.
She's the mother of my kids.
-We're always gonna be cool. -That's fine.
But, look, we can work out.
And, you know, we promised we'd stay friends
for the sake of the kids.
Cool. Friends, that...
You.. This is more than being cool friends.
Like, she's staying at your mom's house.
She's like... She's acting like someone
who's trying to get back in the family.
Like, how do you not see that?
[chuckling lightly] Come here.
What, baby? You know you cute when you get jealous.
I'm not being jealous. You...
Look, your nose start flaring. You get all animated.
You know what? This isn't cute.
Like, you're just dismissing everything I'm saying.
Baby, I'm not, but, listen, she my college sweetheart.
That's all she is to me.
And that's all she ever will be.
-Look at me. Look at me. -[Danni sighing]
You're the one that I want, Danni.
[sentimental R&B music]
Okay. All right.
All right. It's cool.
I wanna show you just how much I want you.
♪ Thinking I'm a [indistinct] like a maniac ♪
♪ Thinking what we had it got me stressing ♪
♪ Asking God why I had to learn this lesson ♪
Yeah. [chuckling]
♪ Yeah, I was ready to ride with you ♪
♪ All of the signs it was a matter of time ♪
♪ Silly girl You know you could do better ♪
♪ Yeah You know you could do better ♪
So, what made you wanna
throw your hand in our little city council bid?
I believe in your love for the community.
You show care. You have good standards.
I see how much you give back.
We could use someone who has that integrity.
Hmm.
I appreciate that.
You know, it's tough, but,
somehow, I don't know how I do it.
It helps having a great woman next to my side.
You seeing someone, Ethan?
No, sir. Women are too much work.
[chuckling] My focus is this career,
making sure you take office.
Yeah, yeah, you know, I said that
the first time around as well, but I don't know.
Andi is, she's special.
[cellphone ringing]
[chuckles] Summoned her.
[chuckling]
Hello, sugarplum.
[Andi] "Sugarplum"?
You've never called me that before.
[chuckling] I may have had a few to drink.
Jordan, I know you're coping,
but be careful. Okay, baby?
[Jordan] Yeah, of course. I know, I know.
I'm a big boy.
But thank you for caring.
[Andi] Well, I was just checking in.
Today was really crazy. I'm sorry I haven't called.
[Jordan] No, you don't have to call and clock in.
I'm just grateful I get to hear your voice.
Hmm, well, tipsy Jordan is a sappy Jordan.
[Jordan laughing nasally] "Sappy"?
Well, I mean, I was the first to say "I love you."
Um...
[Jordan] It's cool. It's cool.
Well, I think I'm gonna head to bed early.
This Marie case has had me up all hours
and there's only so many coffees a girl can take.
Dream of me.
[Andi] Will do.
Here's to you.
Thanks for the support.
Appreciate it.
Ethan.
[suspenseful music]
Ethan.
Yes, sir?
Uh, can you grab me some water or something?
I, I think I might've had a little too much to drink.
[Ethan] Maybe you should just lay down for a little while.
Yeah. I think...
Think maybe I...
[Andi] Next on Sistas...
I think I drank too much last night.
You think?
What's the update with you and Grayson?
Girl, we barely hanging on.
Maurice, is that our boy? Shit.
You wanna know more about me?
I wouldn't mind a little deep dive.
She's been in there for 20 minutes.
-[Andi] Really? -[Fatima] Mm-hmm.
Maybe we should just put things on hold.
Put what on hold?
What time did you leave last night?
Around 9:00, I think.
Gary!
[music]