Gary is very much alive.
You asshole!
Why would you lead me to believe that Gary was dead?
Previously on Sistas...
Maybe we should schedule an appointment with Cresha.
There you go.
-What is this? -It's a suspect board.
Let's agree.
Neither one of us gonna talk.
Agreed.
You see, you're my ex. How does that work?
-What are the optics? -Not great.
[doorbell rings]
What's going on here?
Well, Andi, what the hell is Robin doing here?
It's good to see you, too, ladies.
Oh, sorry. It's good to see you, Robin. Yeah.
But why are we seeing you in here?
I feel like I stepped off the elevator
-into the Wayback Machine. -He ain't been gone that long.
-About two or three exes ago. -Okay. All right. Enough!
Enough.
I would love to stay and catch up, but uh,
duty calls back at the firm.
Excuse me, the firm?
I take it this is more than a visit.
Are you back for good or...
Why don't I let Andi tell you why I'm back in town.
-Oh. -Oh, my.
My, my, my. We hugging like that?
Keep your phone turned up.
I might need to reach you in a hurry.
Okay, I will.
Oh... Keep your phone on.
Danni, stop it. Danni, don't.
-It's so warm in here. -I bet your ass is hot.
Not because of that.
I-I just need to turn the AC on.
I don't know about you all, but I am
in desperate need of some coffee.
I have an Ethiopian blend I'd love to try.
Can I put this here?
Okay, there we go.
Do you want some coffee?
-- the coffee, Andi.
We wanna know why we saw Robin Autry
in your apartment like the ghost of negros past?
Mm-hmm, what's going on, Andi?
[music]
Okay, just--
Why don't you tell her?
Andi, sweetie, listen, we know the last few days
-have been very trying, right? -[Karen] Yes.
And we're not here to judge you.
Speak for yourself. I'm judging.
Look, we're just trying to catch up, right?
You abruptly broke up with Jordan the other day
to get back with Gary. I mean--
He got stabbed on your wedding night.
Yeah, and then we walk in to find you hugging, flirting,
-I don't know what that was. -[Karen] I don't know.
Working. Working.
Um, and I know it looks strange.
It looks like you hoeing.
Okay, to hell with how it looks. We your oldest friends, Andi.
We got your back no matter what.
Thank you, Karen.
[Danni] So you might as well start talking
and tell us everything. And I do mean everything.
[music]
♪ My girls hold me down ♪
♪ When them boys mess around ♪
♪ And my love life is a headache ♪
♪ We're going out tonight ♪
♪ Cause I'm lookin' for love ♪
[music]
Matter of fact, go ahead and get comfortable.
-And take these damn shoes off. -Kicking your shoes off?
[Danni] Oh, yeah.
Can someone get mine? I can't reach.
You're not gonna let up on this, are you?
Absolutely not.
Okay, fine. I'll talk.
I-I lied.
Duh.
-Oh, gee. -Come on, now.
[Sabrina] So what did you lie about exactly, Andi?
I am not in love with Gary, and I did not want to marry him.
-Thank God. -Thank God.
It's-it's a relief to know you didn't want to be posted up
with a demon for the rest of your life.
Okay, so if you're not in love with Gary,
then why did you even try to marry him?
-Gary was blackmailing me. -What?
He was what, blackmailing you?
I knew it. When I so kindly offered
to douse him with gasoline, y'all should've let me.
Andi, wait, hold on.
What was he blackmailing you with?
Girl, you already opened the door.
Just walk through it.
There were some pictures or something.
He said that he was gonna ruin Jordan's career.
And if the photos didn't work, he would kill him.
So I had to marry him.
Oh, wow.
Okay.
So you did all of this for Jordan?
Does Jordan know everything you were willing to do for him?
I haven't been able to talk to him.
There's been so much going on, you know?
This is kind of romantic.
-Bitch, what? -What?
I mean, just think about it. I mean, look, Andi is kinda
putting everything on the line, right,
to protect the man she loves.
And now that, that evil dragon Gary has been vanquished,
you guys can whisk off to the fantasy land or something.
to your happily ever after.
Gary is actually still alive and capable of breathing fire.
How is he gonna do that?
He can't keep you and Jordan apart from the ICU.
Well, he technically can't do it, but Robin can.
[Danni] 'Cause you're in love with Robin or--
No. I know how that sounds. No, not because of that.
So then what does Robin have to do with any of this?
Yeah. I mean, if you don't wanna be with--
-I'm confused. -Yeah.
I don't wanna be with Robin. Robin is now representing me.
-What? -Oh.
[Andi] Yeah.
-Robin's representing you? -[Andi] Yes.
I was in my interrogation and he swooped in.
Thank God he did in the nick of time and
he prevented me from telling the agent everything.
Right, 'cause then if not, you would've had a motive
for stabbing Gary on your wedding night.
[Andi] Exactly.
All right, Legally Locced.
You know, if you get tired of rolling pennies at that bank,
I think you can go to law school.
Fatima could help you with the application.
So let me get this straight, um...
-Robin. -Yes.
-Your ex. -Yes.
Is now acting as your criminal defense attorney?
That's correct.
And he don't want you to see Robin--
Sorry, Jordan because what?
-Well, optics. -Optics.
So he explained that I need to essentially play of the role
of this caring and dutiful fiancee,
so that the FBI don't make me an even bigger suspect
than they already have.
Robin thinks that I should play the role
of caring, dutiful fiancee,
which means that I cannot see Jordan for a while at least.
Why are we listening to Robin as if he doesn't have any motive
to slice and dice Gary's ass?
[Andi] Robin doesn't have a motive to harm Gary.
I mean, it's pretty convenient, no?
Him just popping back up in town and in your life
right as Gary got stabbed.
I mean, maybe Robin still holds a grudge
'cause Gary tried to take the little law firm from him.
Of course, he does.
Light-skins are notorious for being vindictive.
That high yellow -- did it and now he's framing you.
Andi, you in danger, girl.
No, no, Danni. Okay, please.
Robin didn't do it. I know he didn't.
I-I think. I know he--
No, Robin didn't do that. He did not stab Gary.
That's crazy.
[Sabrina] Okay.
Maybe he didn't stab Gary,
but how do you know for sure that you can trust him?
I don't really know. I hope that I can.
But then again I trusted Gary and look where that got me.
Yeah, you know, when I saw Gary,
blood coming out of his body,
I-I wasn't scared or sad.
I was relieved.
Does that make me a monster?
-No. -No, it doesn't.
No, not after what he put you through.
You really have to get up close and personal to stab someone
-in the chest. -Yeah.
And whoever did it felt Gary breathing down their neck.
Have you been to the hospital to visit him?
No, I've been so wrapped up in the FBI questioning.
-Well, join the club. -Yep, they got us, too.
[Danni] And Zac and Fatima.
[music]
-You're late. -Boy, bye.
I should report you to H.R. for tardiness and insubordination.
Yeah, go ahead and snitch like the little bitch you are.
You know, we need to do something
about that attitude, too.
Hayden, enjoy your little power trip while it lasts.
What do you mean while it lasts? You know something I don't know?
Hmm, you could fill entire libraries
with the things you don't know.
Said the lowly legal secretary to the brilliant attorney.
You're a tax attorney. Knowing how to itemize
deductions doesn't make you brilliant.
And for the last time, I'm a paralegal.
Nobody's secretary, legal or otherwise.
Right, you prefer illegal activities.
Or is that just your mafia queen cousin?
I cannot wait for Andi to take over as managing partner
because I know the first thing my girl's gonna do
is put you out on your smug ass.
You mean if she comes back.
If she makes managing partner.
Because you know one thing that white folks don't do?
Promote scheming black bitches that try to kill their fiancee.
Andi didn't try to kill nobody.
Hmm, so you admit it then?
She send you to do her dirty work?
Or was it the ex-con that you go down on every night?
I hope I'm not interrupting.
-[Fatima] Robin? -Oh, shit.
I see some things never change. It's good to see you, Fatima.
You, too, Robin.
-Hayden. -Robin.
So, what are you doing here?
I do own the place.
Or at least a sizable percentage of it.
Right, right. I mean, I just thought that you were in London
overseeing the firm's expansion into the United Kingdom.
I was, but with Leeland's passing--
Oh, rest in peace to my white brother.
You know, he was a great man, even better lawyer.
As I was saying, with Leeland's passing,
the firm is without a managing partner,
so I'm here to make sure things keep running smoothly
until we find a suitable person to fill the void.
Oh, so you're going to be filling in the interim
until Andi's ready to take over? Got it.
I'm not at liberty to discuss the firm's succession plans
at this junction.
Yeah, see, she don't know how to stay in her lane.
She ain't even an attorney,
she thinks she running the place.
You know Hayden is right about one thing.
I'm not an attorney yet, but I am enrolled in law school.
That is fantastic. Congratulations, Fatima.
Thank you, Robin.
Well, I certainly hope once you pass the bar,
you'll consider starting your law career as an associate here
at Benson, Jones, and Leeland.
I will definitely keep you all in mind.
Smart woman. Keep your options open.
That's good.
Well, uh, if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna go get settled.
I've been working at the hotel since I got back,
but it's time to make my presence felt.
I've gotta admit, I missed the old place.
-I bet you did. -We miss you, too, boss.
Uh, I need to see you in Andi's office, now.
Oh, okay.
Oh, yeah. Somebody's getting fired.
Shut up, Fatima.
Oh, Hayden. Bye-bye.
Yes!
[music]
Good to have you back, boss.
The place really missed you.
-Take a seat. -Okay.
So, I know what you wanna talk about.
I would like you to cover Andi's caseload.
Wait, what did you say?
Andi has a lot going on right now.
What with her fiancee in the ICU following a brutal stabbing,
not to mention the FBI breathing down her neck.
Well, trouble does seem to follow Andi wherever she goes.
I'm not interested in your commentary
on your colleague's personal life.
Can you handle her caseload and yours or not?
Yeah. Absolutely, I can.
That's not a problem at all. Thank you.
You seem surprised.
Yeah, I am a little bit, honestly, um,
you know, considering...
That you were part of Gary Borders' failed coup
to seize control of Benson, Jones, and Leeland from me?
Yeah, that part.
I'm assuming it's a little late to make amends?
Oh, just a little.
It's all water under the bridge.
Really?
Again, you seem surprised.
I am. Frankly, I am.
I, uh, I don't think I would be as magnanimous in your shoes.
Hmm.
Also, um, you know, I'm a tax attorney.
Andi does divorce law.
Well, let's just say I believe in second chances.
That, and we're short-staffed here.
You're one of many attorneys that I'll be asking things of,
which at first, may seem unorthodox.
Wow.
Um, that's great.
I will hold it down for you, Robin.
-I know you will. -Yeah.
That's why I hand-selected you for this task.
I've been looking at some of your recent cases.
It's impressive.
Thank you. Yeah.
I mean, since you've been perusing my file,
I hope you noticed my billable hours have gone up 25%
since you went back to London.
Yes, and Andi's billable hours have doubled
in that same time frame.
She's also brought us a game-changing client
in Marie Willis.
Right. Yeah. Yeah, yeah.
Andi is prolific in her own way.
You know, when she's not getting herself or the firm
in one scandalous criminal investigation after another.
You needn't concern yourself with the FBI's interest in Andi.
All right, I've got that covered. Is that understood?
-Absolutely. -[Robin] Good.
Oh, and uh, Fatima will be assisting you with the cases.
That is perfect.
Get to work.
Robin, um...
I just wanna say thanks for giving me a second chance.
I won't let you down.
I know you won't.
I don't believe in third chances.
Me either.
[music]
Like Sun Tzu said,
"Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer."
[music]
I'm so sorry I got you all caught up in this.
It's not your fault, Andi.
I mean, it was your ass who got involved
with Gary's Jeepers Creepers' ass.
Okay, what Danni means to say is,
we don't blame you for any of this.
We don't.
-We don't. -No.
Not even the man interrogatin' us in the wee hours
of the morning?
Come on, y'all, I'm sorry. I'm -- cranky.
That messed with my beauty sleep.
I get a full eight hours to pull off this look.
Andi, don't listen to Danni.
You know she a little off in the head.
-It's okay. -[Danni] You're one to talk.
Besides, Andi knows I'm just playing with her.
-I'm just tired. -I'm sorry.
But I'm glad you all are okay.
I wish I could say the same for Jordan and his sister.
I cannot believe I got them wrapped up in all this mess.
I feel awful.
Okay, look, Penelope is a grown woman.
-Right. -Yeah.
Exactly.
And you absolutely warned her about Gary months ago.
Yeah.
She's the one that wanted to stick beside her man.
Yeah, she just--She wanted a father to her child.
That's reasonable.
Look how that turned out for Rosemary and her baby.
That's not--
That's not even the plot of that movie, Danni.
It's not.
Excuse me for being sleep deprived and having a life.
[Sabrina] Okay, so can we refocus here
-on the actual issue? -Oh, yeah.
-Andi. -I'm sorry, girl.
-I'm sorry. -Yeah, we got your back on this.
Anyhow, need-- Where's the coffee at?
I don't know what I would do without you all.
Well, you don't have to worry about that, Andi.
You know we're not gonna abandon you.
-[Karen] Yeah. -Ever.
Especially after you put us through that college class.
-Remember that geology class. -Oh, it was terrible.
-Okay. All right. -It was the professor from hell.
Gosh, I forgot all about that class.
Remember when Andi said it was gonna be an easy A?
That's the one the Feds to get your ass for.
-[Karen] Lock you up. -That's the one.
-Okay, I made a mistake. -[Danni] You think?
I heard a sophomore say that it was a breeze, so I--
-A breeze, she said? -A breeze.
-Do you know I got a C? -A "C"?
[Sabrina] Yeah. My parents wanted to kill me.
-I got a B-- -[Karen] A "B"?
It was my only B in undergrad. I was pissed.
A "B"? I got a "C", too.
Danni, what you get?
I got an A minus.
-How? -Excuse me?
What the hell?
-Excuse me. -[Sabrina] How did you--
A bitch likes rocks.
-Oh. -That's right.
-You like rock-- -[Karen] She don't like rocks.
And --. Mr. Whipple was hung.
Are you serious?
See, I knew it had to be something else.
You was hunchin' Mr. Whipple for a grade?
I earned my grade in more ways that one.
Oh, my gosh.
Eww.
Okay, I'm starting to feel a little bit--
Good 'cause I didn't hunch Mr. Whipple.
Oh, God.
-There was no judgement. -There was a little bit.
Okay, okay. I'm joking.
Well, we always have your back.
Thank you.
-Always will. -[Andi] Thank you.
Even if...
Even if, what?
[music]
Even if you did try to kill Gary.
Yeah.
[music]
What? Wait...
You all think I stabbed Gary?
Wait, no. You can't be serious.
Y'all are not serious. Is this a joke?
I mean, you did say that when you found a man bloody
and dying in your living room that you were--
Relieved, relieved. And that's understandable.
That was your word choice, not ours.
Hey, hey, hey, no judgement.
I am ready to bury or burn any incriminating evidence.
You just say the word.
Say the word.
There is no word. I did not stab Gary!
I am an attorney. I am a lawyer.
Do you remember that?
-So was Ted Bundy, baby. -No, he was not.
Actually, he was a practicing law student
at the time of his murders.
You know everybody gets kind of confused because he represented
-himself on the stand. -[Andi] Thank you.
Oh.
It's the quiet ones. You two--
Okay, I did not stab Gary!
Serial killers documentaries--
-Andi, we're not accusing you. -Are you sure?
We're not, but we're saying, if you did...
-[Danni] Hypothetically. -Hypothetically.
[Danni] You know?
Rammed a cold piece of steel in his beating black heart--
-Only if-- -[Andi] My God.
Hey, who could blame you?
-I wouldn't. -I wouldn't neither.
I used to love this man. Do you remember?
[Karen] Exactly. We remember.
We all remember.
Y'all remember how she used to love Gary?
Yes, you did and look at what he put you through, all that hell!
We get it. We do.
Interesting you say that because Zac put you through hell
and I'm not accusing you of attempted murder.
Okay, but Andi, Zac ain't hooked up in the ICU,
the machines trying to keep him alive...
Gary is.
-Quit pointing your fingers. -You gonna stab me, too.
[Karen] Am I wrong?
Okay, okay, okay. Here it is.
I promise on our friendship
that I am not the reason why that man is in the ICU.
Okay.
-We believe you. -Yeah.
-We believe. -We believe, we believe.
I just want you to know that if you did--
-That's all. -[Danni] If.
-[Andi] I didn't. -Okay.
Okay, good. I'm glad you believe me.
-We do. -Yeah.
And while we're at it, I am not the only person
in this room to have a motive to stab Gary.
What are you talkin' about?
Robin left.
Who else would try to kill Gary?
Yeah.
Any one of you.
[music]
♪ All day All night ♪
♪ I get to the wallet Top of big shot caller ♪
♪ You can holla Dolla ♪
♪ Words on my mama You can follow bottles ♪
♪ Papi, yeah I gets a lot of like walla ♪
♪ Magic Everybody wish they had this ♪
♪ Better than the baddest I eat my rice and cabbage ♪
♪ Don't need no attachments I'm what you imagine ♪
So, when do you want me to have the movers
-come pack up your office? -Excuse me?
Do you know what? Actually, on second thought,
I'm sure Robin just wants you thrown out in those cheap-ass
clothes on your back.
We'll have your personal things sent later
after we make sure you're not trying to make off
with any proprietary information.
You're really having a good time with this, huh?
You have no idea. I just wish my girl,
Andi was here to see you finally get what you deserve.
I mean, come on, Hayden, you had to have known
that teaming up with Gary against Robin
was gonna finally come back to bite you in that little,
poorly-defined ass of yours.
Oh, you're talking about my ass, though, huh?
Well, I would be flattered
if it wasn't so highly inappropriate.
You know, a subordinate should not talk about their supervisor
in that manner.
Supervisor?
Boy, get out of my face with that mess.
Oh, you heard me.
Hayden, what are you talking about?
Oh, I'm surprised that you weren't listening in
on the conversation.
Robin has given me Andi's caseload.
--, now I know you're lying.
Really?
Why don't you go in there and ask him?
And look as dumb as you do right now to my boss?
Yeah. No thanks.
I'm your boss.
Get used to it.
Hayden, ain't no way in hell Robin would give you
Andi's cases after the shit you and Gary pulled on him.
All of that is under the bridge.
See me and Robin, we're just two brothers in a white man's world
filled with trifling black hoes. We're on the same page now.
Mm-mm, I don't believe it.
A man like Robin would never let the shit
that you and Gary did slide. Keep dreamin', Hayden.
Unfortunately for you, my dream is your worst nightmare.
Andi's, too.
Before you know it, I'ma be running the firm.
And you and Andi, well, you're gonna be
in the unemployment line or women's prison.
It don't matter. It's all good for me.
[music]
Andi, pick up, pick up, pick up. Pick up.
Come on, Andi, pick up the phone.
You going somewhere, Fatima?
Uh, hey, I was just gonna step out
and run an errand real quick. I'll be right back.
I'm afraid you're gonna have to run your errands
on your own personal time from now on.
I'm-I'm sorry. Come again?
I understand that in my absence, this place has become a bit
of a revolving door with employees coming
and going during business hours.
Now, that I'm back, that's gonna change.
While you're here on the clock, I need you in your office
working on Benson, Jones, and Leeland business.
Is that clear?
Crystal.
Good. Glad we understand each other.
Get back to work.
[music]
Shit.
[music]
[phone ringing]
Andi, girl, I've been trying to call you.
No, what's up, babe? It's me.
You ain't even check your caller I.D.
I'm sorry, babe.
I thought you were Andi calling me back.
[Zac] What's wrong?
It's nothing. I'm good.
No, you're not. I can hear it in your voice.
[Fatima] It's nothing.
[Zac] Fatima, come on.
Okay, okay. You know me too damn well.
It's-it's Hayden.
Oh, God, this --. What'd he do now?
[Fatima] Same old, same old.
Always plotting and scheming against Andi.
Well, I ain't doing nothing. You want me to swoop through?
-I can-- -[Fatima] Nah, babe. I'm good.
I just need Andi to call me back so I can warn her.
Okay, well, when is she supposed to come back to work?
[Fatima] Your guess is as good as mine.
All this shit with Gary just got her mind someplace else.
[Zac] I mean, that's understandable.
You all right?
As best I can. Shit.
Well, look, listen, listen. Relax, relax, okay?
One thing I know about your girl, Andi, she's smart, okay?
She ain't gonna let no -- get over her for that long.
Not with you watching her back.
Babe, I'm trying to do just that,
but I feel like all this shit with Gary,
I feel like it might jeopardize her managing partner gig.
I thought the partners were all right on now after
that big Marie Willis case?
I mean, they are. They were.
You know how fickle rich folks can be.
Yeah, I do.
Look, we just gotta try to figure out who ended Hayden
before all this drama surrounding Gary
and the suspicion on my girl wrecks her career and mine.
Hmm.
I gotta go, babe. Bye.
[phone ringing]
Thank you.
It's the contract killer.
I can hear you.
Oh, heffa, I know you don't think I did it.
Okay? I am the love and let live type of person.
-The what? -The what?
I think it's live and let die or die and let live?
It's not a James Bond movie.
Besides I just don't have the temperament for it, you know?
I'm just-- I'm very docile.
-Sweet. -Danni, didn't you run that
-man over with your car? -I recall that.
He was an abusive asshole and he had it coming.
Oh, a lot of people would say that Gary had it coming as well.
-Yep. -That's also true.
He was abusive physically, mentally,
not to mention psychologically.
And you admitted that it was triggering for you
to see me go through that. Remember?
That's because you're my girl and you're so tiny.
I would do anything for you, except kill Gary's ass.
Let's get that straight. Except kill Gary's ass.
I don't know what you--
Uh-huh, Danni.
I think you seem to be forgetting
that you definitely tried to burn down the banquet hall.
-Oh, yes. -Remember that part?
I actually do.
Where Andi and Gary had their shotgun-wedding thing.
Yeah, but clearly I didn't.
I like how this got spun onto me.
You're good, girl. What about you, though?
Who are you looking at?
You're the only one of us who's done hard time, you know?
I was--
While you were in there you could've had a little shank
and...
It's called jail, not prison.
It's the same difference.
It is not.
Spoken like a true hardened criminal.
Danni, you know Brina did not try to kill Gary.
Come on, now. Brina could never.
She could never.
Okay. Well, what about you, Miss Pregnancy Hormones times two?
-What? -[Danni] Yes!
I can barely take my own shoes off.
Seriously.
You think I have enough energy to go plunge a knife
in a grown man's chest. Be real, Danni.
-I'll allow it. -Thank you.
-Back to you. -[Sabrina] What?
You're hyped up full of hormones, you know?
Ever since you've been trying to harvest those eggs like
some darn twisted Easter bunny.
Okay, that's a little too far, Danni, just a little.
[Sabrina] Oh, okay.
Why do I feel like I'm being interrogated again
like I was this morning in the police station?
Answer the questions, Hollis.
Did you or did you not stab Gary whatever his name is
hyped up on all that estrogen?
Unlike Karen here, you aren't carrying twins.
Yep.
-Danni. -Say it!
-You stabbed him. -I did not stab Gary!
Danni, you know she didn't stab--
-You're in contempt. -I'm--
-That's not how that works. -Badgering the witness.
She did not-- You know she couldn't of.
-Exactly. -This is Brina.
Be real. Come on.
Besides, the po-po said that my story was too crazy
not to be true.
Oh, yeah. I'm off the hook.
She's more violent than all of us.
-None of us did it. -Not without cause.
None of us did it!
Right?
Right. Of course.
-Of course. -[Andi] We didn't.
We did not.
None of us are crazy enough to put our freedom in jeopardy.
Right, there you go.
Even if it is to rid the earth of that toxic --.
Yeah, exactly.
Gary pissed off half of Atlanta anyway.
[Karen] Mm-hmm.
So, anyone can have a motive.
-Anyone. -That's so true.
[Man on PA] Calling Dr. Howard.
Dr. Fine, Dr. Howard,
please report to the emergency room right away.
[music]
[Man on PA] Please report to ICU.
[music]
[dramatic music]
Maybe there's a lesson in all of this
that we can learn from Gary.
Yeah. Don't do shit to get you gutted.
[laughs]
-We're sorry, Andi. -Yeah, I'm sorry.
Yeah, you know what?
The last thing we wanna do is be insensitive.
You know, we know.
We know that your feelings for Gary is complicated, you know?
[Danni] To say the least.
Remember when I said I felt relief when I saw him?
Mm-hmm.
It didn't really last long.
I know should hate him.
And I know I should want him gone forever.
I mean, hell, I know I should want him dead.
Oh, Andi. I feel a but coming.
Big as mine?
It seems like a lot.
But I just--
I Just can't really see a world without Gary in it.
-Does that make me pathetic? -[Karen] No.
No. No.
It's makes you human.
Yeah.
Complicated, but human.
Look, you can't help who you love
or how long you love them beyond what they deserve.
Lord knows I could testify.
I know this is your crisis, Andi, but I don't know.
I feel...
I feel things I've never experienced before.
This situation,
it's like a man that I know could actually die?
I know. That's the point.
Danni, let her talk. Let her talk.
It's just that I've never really experienced a lot of death
in my personal life.
So, I don't know. It's just hard to take in.
-Yeah. -[Karen] I know.
No, I mean, Gary was a big part of all our lives
'cause he was a big part of Andi's.
-No matter how awful he was. -Yep.
I see what you're doing there. Using past-tense language.
Wishful thinking, maybe Miss Mott?
You still up on that pen? There you go.
Okay, all right. Listen, I know with everything,
and I do mean everything, the secret wife and kids,
the attempted takeover of my job, the cheating on me,
the lying to me, the blackmail, the stalking,
I-I still would never wish death on Gary, or any man.
Yeah, that's 'cause you're not a monster.
He is.
But he wasn't always a monster. I...
I try to pinpoint the moment where he went from
almost Mr. Perfect to something else.
Andi, maybe he was always like that.
Just, you know, couldn't see it 'cause you was in love.
That could definitely be a possibility.
Tony wants me to talk to my therapist about him.
About who? Gary?
No, Shannon Sharp, Sabrina!
Leave her alone.
[Danni] Yes, Gary.
He's worried that I'm bottling up my emotions.
Are you gonna talk to her?
I mean, it's a lot to take in, but--
Please talk to your therapist, Danni.
I would hate for you to have a setback
in your mental health journey
because I'm the one who introduced you to Gary.
I would feel so guilty.
I'll think about it.
I feel like I got bigger fish to fry than Gary.
You know all this is really making me think...
We need to get back to checking in with each other.
'Cause we was all so caught up in our own situations.
Me, the salon, my baby daddy drama...
Baby daddies.
Thank you, Danni, for clarification.
Anytime, baby. Anytime.
Like I was saying, me and everything I had going on
and Brina with her fertility,
Danni with therapy,
and Andi over here trying to get away from crazy ex-stalkers
and what not.
You had a lot going on, but we black women.
We can't let all this struggle and strife
come between us like this.
-Yeah. -It's not right.
[Sabrina] You're right, Karen.
We should definitely be doing this.
-Way more. -Agreed.
I'm glad we did it.
[phone ringing]
Um, ladies, I hate to cut this short, but--
You got shit to do? Yeah, me too.
Yeah, me three. Let me help you.
Oh, thank you. I was just about to ask.
Oh, thank you.
Okay, wait. Group hug.
That was weird.
Give me a minute. Give me a minute.
All right.
-I love, y'all. -I love, y'all.
Everybody better be telling the truth in this bitch.
-Me, too. -We did not do it!
And I gotta teach you the terminology
because you're using it all wrong, friend.
-Sustained. -No, no.
How is that possible? I know there's
pregnancy strength thing.
But that doesn't make sense.
What?
The pregnancy strength. I know that's a thing, Danni--
[Karen] Bye, Andi.
I'm coming with you.
-[Karen] Are you? -Yes.
-I'm going to the hospital. -[Karen] Oh, yeah.
[Sabrina] So what are we gonna do about these cops?
They keep interrogating us.
[music]
Hey, Fatima. Are you okay?
I heard that they questioned you and Zac.
I have so much to tell you.
Andi, look, look, I don't have a lot of time.
I need to tell you about Robin.
[Andi] Oh yes, Robin. I know he's back in town.
Good looking out.
He really saved me in the nick of time.
Andi, no. Robin is not--
[Andi] He has been a big help.
I honestly don't know if I can get through this without him.
Andi, listen, I don't know how much of a help he's actually
trying to be. Robin is really trying--
[Andi] Fatima, I have to go.
Um, can I call you back when we can really catch up?
Wait, Andi, just wait. I just need to tell--
[Andi] Great.
--. Shit. I'm trying to help a sista out.
-And you just-- -Fatima.
Shit.
Hey.
What are you still doing out here?
Um, I was coming looking for you.
You're just the man I was looking for.
I was gonna see if you needed anything.
Oh, great.
Yeah, there is actually a few things you could do for me.
[Fatima] Okay.
For starters you can tell me what that phone call was about.
[music]
Hudson!
Where do you think you're going, Andi?
[music]
Who did you get to do your dirty work, then?
[Andi] Next on Sistas.
I'm surprised he didn't get his ass beat
like a Democratic nominee in the Florida primaries.
I know that you and Andi are more than just work colleagues,
you're friends.
What does that have to do with anything?
I'm also looking out for her.
You should be thinking about
career advancement opportunities.
I am not trying to advance this career.
We definitely can't do nothing till you calm down.
I look like Chilli from TLC.
Roots to Riches is a scam!