1 00:00:01,151 --> 00:00:02,650 Previously on "Our Kind of People"... 2 00:00:02,652 --> 00:00:05,004 Leah: I know my father has you looking into Angela Vaughn. 3 00:00:05,231 --> 00:00:06,396 I'm running point on her now. 4 00:00:06,398 --> 00:00:08,156 There's a manufacturer's recall on these. 5 00:00:08,217 --> 00:00:09,174 I'm taking them out. 6 00:00:09,401 --> 00:00:10,676 We should just call this a relationship. 7 00:00:10,827 --> 00:00:12,252 I've been wanting to be official for a while. 8 00:00:12,404 --> 00:00:15,088 I'm Nicole Vaughn. I am the face of Eve's Crown. 9 00:00:15,090 --> 00:00:16,740 You were amazing. 10 00:00:16,742 --> 00:00:18,666 You're just so comfortable in your own skin. 11 00:00:18,668 --> 00:00:21,020 Angela: I know we decided that you wouldn't be in her life. 12 00:00:21,022 --> 00:00:22,079 Nate: You made that decision. 13 00:00:22,431 --> 00:00:24,765 Tell me what's going on. I can see it with my own eyes. 14 00:00:24,859 --> 00:00:25,932 I have Parkinson's. 15 00:00:26,101 --> 00:00:27,084 I need some information, and you're the best 16 00:00:27,102 --> 00:00:28,602 financial reporter on television. 17 00:00:28,604 --> 00:00:31,196 But I'm also your ex-wife. Can you just get me the dirt? 18 00:00:31,198 --> 00:00:33,323 Because I'm gonna destroy Teddy Franklin. 19 00:00:35,870 --> 00:00:38,203 So still. 20 00:00:39,615 --> 00:00:40,664 Mm. 21 00:00:42,785 --> 00:00:43,950 Hey. 22 00:00:44,045 --> 00:00:46,879 I had no idea you were so ticklish. 23 00:00:47,030 --> 00:00:48,196 Don't even. 24 00:00:48,215 --> 00:00:50,607 I thought you was a big man. What happened? 25 00:00:50,626 --> 00:00:51,884 What happened? 26 00:00:52,035 --> 00:00:53,552 No. What happened? 27 00:00:53,703 --> 00:00:54,961 Stop. 28 00:00:55,056 --> 00:00:56,055 Okay, okay. 29 00:00:56,282 --> 00:00:58,599 [ Cellphone buzzing ] 30 00:00:59,952 --> 00:01:02,469 Oh. You gotta go for real now. 31 00:01:02,621 --> 00:01:04,137 Piggy and Nikki are gonna wake up any minute. 32 00:01:04,290 --> 00:01:07,307 Come on. I have not told them about us. 33 00:01:07,401 --> 00:01:09,050 And you know all Black aunties 34 00:01:09,070 --> 00:01:11,128 have a sixth sense for creepin'. 35 00:01:11,221 --> 00:01:13,313 She hasn't seen me yet, has she? 36 00:01:13,465 --> 00:01:14,573 Mm, no, but -- 37 00:01:14,724 --> 00:01:17,743 And when are you gonna put that camera downstairs? 38 00:01:17,970 --> 00:01:18,969 I need it back up. 39 00:01:18,987 --> 00:01:21,997 I like the extra sense of security. 40 00:01:23,826 --> 00:01:25,584 I will. 41 00:01:29,832 --> 00:01:31,665 I'm working on it. 42 00:01:31,817 --> 00:01:33,166 Okay. 43 00:01:33,260 --> 00:01:35,669 But in the meantime... 44 00:01:35,763 --> 00:01:36,820 Hmm? 45 00:01:36,839 --> 00:01:38,580 ...I better get going. 46 00:01:38,674 --> 00:01:39,765 Mm-hmm. 47 00:01:40,993 --> 00:01:42,643 Bye. 48 00:01:49,017 --> 00:01:50,692 [ Chuckles ] 49 00:01:55,341 --> 00:01:59,326 [ Indistinct chatter ] 50 00:02:00,696 --> 00:02:02,979 I can't wait to see the expression on Lauren's face. 51 00:02:02,981 --> 00:02:04,014 She's going to love it. 52 00:02:04,032 --> 00:02:06,032 Where is your father? 53 00:02:06,185 --> 00:02:08,201 Dad, come on. She's almost here. 54 00:02:08,354 --> 00:02:11,355 Raymond, you two are spoiling this child rotten. 55 00:02:11,373 --> 00:02:13,206 Oh, like you didn't spoil Raymond. 56 00:02:13,300 --> 00:02:15,041 Come on. It's cotillion week. 57 00:02:15,194 --> 00:02:16,042 Let's have fun. 58 00:02:16,137 --> 00:02:17,469 Hey. How was New York? 59 00:02:17,696 --> 00:02:19,529 -It was good. -Did you at least get her 60 00:02:19,623 --> 00:02:20,530 an investment account? 61 00:02:20,549 --> 00:02:21,381 Of course we did. 62 00:02:21,533 --> 00:02:23,142 Good morning! Good morning! 63 00:02:23,293 --> 00:02:25,644 Oh, you're upstaging me again, Mama Liv. 64 00:02:25,871 --> 00:02:28,147 [ Both laugh ] 65 00:02:28,298 --> 00:02:30,223 Well, we have an early surprise for you. 66 00:02:30,317 --> 00:02:31,650 Oh, I like those. Yes. 67 00:02:31,801 --> 00:02:36,713 Now, before you are officially presented to society. 68 00:02:36,732 --> 00:02:38,973 [ Laughs ] 69 00:02:38,993 --> 00:02:40,066 Oh! Oh! 70 00:02:40,219 --> 00:02:42,719 Oh, shoes are off! 71 00:02:42,812 --> 00:02:44,979 Mommy, she's perfect! 72 00:02:45,073 --> 00:02:47,815 Oh, my gosh. Hello! 73 00:02:47,910 --> 00:02:49,393 My followers have to see this. 74 00:02:49,411 --> 00:02:51,170 "Cotillion week" on three. One, two, three. 75 00:02:51,397 --> 00:02:52,504 -Cotillion week! -Cotillion week! 76 00:02:52,656 --> 00:02:53,821 Have to get my good side, though. 77 00:02:53,916 --> 00:02:56,400 Who invited you to my picture? 78 00:02:56,418 --> 00:02:59,327 [ Camera shutter clicks ] Ooh, champagne. 79 00:02:59,346 --> 00:03:01,829 Thank you. Thank you, son. 80 00:03:01,924 --> 00:03:03,682 To our Lauren. 81 00:03:03,833 --> 00:03:05,333 To Lauren. To my baby girl. 82 00:03:05,352 --> 00:03:06,410 Thank you, Daddy. 83 00:03:06,578 --> 00:03:09,021 I just want this cotillion to be perfect. 84 00:03:09,248 --> 00:03:10,914 I mean, it's my first as Chapter president 85 00:03:10,933 --> 00:03:13,083 and it's Lauren's big day. 86 00:03:13,101 --> 00:03:15,843 I will never forget my cotillion summer. 87 00:03:15,863 --> 00:03:17,270 Remember, Raymond? 88 00:03:17,423 --> 00:03:18,922 "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" had just come out. 89 00:03:18,941 --> 00:03:21,015 I do. I saw you. 90 00:03:21,035 --> 00:03:22,034 You saw me. 91 00:03:22,261 --> 00:03:23,518 Ooh, you know, I almost forgot. 92 00:03:23,612 --> 00:03:26,430 In our family, the debs get their own set of pearls, 93 00:03:26,523 --> 00:03:28,189 but I left them in my office. 94 00:03:28,209 --> 00:03:30,250 I'll be right back. 95 00:03:31,119 --> 00:03:33,119 I have a horse! 96 00:03:33,214 --> 00:03:35,547 Um, pony pictures? 97 00:03:37,092 --> 00:03:40,552 [ Footsteps approaching ] 98 00:03:40,704 --> 00:03:42,537 Yes. 99 00:03:42,890 --> 00:03:45,307 I forgot Lauren's pearls. 100 00:03:46,042 --> 00:03:47,375 Daddy? 101 00:03:47,394 --> 00:03:48,618 What's wrong? 102 00:03:48,712 --> 00:03:51,212 I was on my way to the stable, and I just... 103 00:03:51,232 --> 00:03:54,291 Oh. These damn tremors. 104 00:03:54,384 --> 00:03:56,142 How long are you going to keep it a secret? 105 00:03:56,295 --> 00:03:58,462 I mean, we're family. We can all be here for you. 106 00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:00,239 I have a specialist who is on the forefront 107 00:04:00,390 --> 00:04:02,632 of Parkinson's research flying in from Geneva 108 00:04:02,726 --> 00:04:04,634 to give me access to trial drugs. 109 00:04:04,653 --> 00:04:07,821 Oh, and he says I should reduce stress. 110 00:04:07,915 --> 00:04:09,581 Hmm. 111 00:04:11,234 --> 00:04:14,327 Well, at the very least, the news cycle 112 00:04:14,480 --> 00:04:17,330 isn't talking about your spare daughter. 113 00:04:17,483 --> 00:04:18,757 [ Chuckles ] 114 00:04:18,908 --> 00:04:22,243 Regardless, I want to continue keeping tabs on Angela. 115 00:04:22,263 --> 00:04:25,413 Then you should probably be keeping tabs on Tyrique. 116 00:04:25,432 --> 00:04:27,915 Are you aware that there's no longer a video feed 117 00:04:27,935 --> 00:04:29,083 coming from her shop? 118 00:04:29,103 --> 00:04:30,251 Yeah. And he fed me some line 119 00:04:30,271 --> 00:04:32,104 about a technical glitch with the camera. 120 00:04:32,255 --> 00:04:35,015 [ Chuckles ] You know, even when you were kids, 121 00:04:35,167 --> 00:04:36,182 you had it in for him. 122 00:04:36,335 --> 00:04:39,260 Tyrique is as loyal as the day is long. 123 00:04:39,280 --> 00:04:40,504 I taught him that. 124 00:04:40,522 --> 00:04:42,856 And what if he didn't quite learn the lesson? 125 00:04:42,950 --> 00:04:44,658 Then, God help him. 126 00:04:48,289 --> 00:04:49,437 ♪♪ 127 00:04:49,531 --> 00:04:51,031 ♪ Head high 128 00:04:51,183 --> 00:04:52,849 ♪ Confident 129 00:04:52,868 --> 00:04:54,367 ♪ Strong mind 130 00:04:54,461 --> 00:04:55,777 ♪ Resilient 131 00:04:55,871 --> 00:05:00,782 ♪ You can't break me, I was born to rise ♪ 132 00:05:00,801 --> 00:05:03,860 ♪ Our kind of people 133 00:05:03,953 --> 00:05:07,197 ♪ Ooh, ooh 134 00:05:07,257 --> 00:05:10,291 ♪ Our kind of people 135 00:05:10,385 --> 00:05:13,961 ♪ Ooh, ooh 136 00:05:14,056 --> 00:05:17,649 ♪♪ 137 00:05:19,561 --> 00:05:28,051 ♪♪ 138 00:05:28,070 --> 00:05:30,645 [ Camera shutter clicks ] Woman: Yes, yes! 139 00:05:30,664 --> 00:05:32,146 Work it, baby girl! 140 00:05:32,166 --> 00:05:34,741 She is the perfect new face of Eve's Crown. 141 00:05:34,893 --> 00:05:37,077 Mm-hmm. Beautiful. 142 00:05:37,171 --> 00:05:38,337 You know, the last few days 143 00:05:38,564 --> 00:05:40,580 the toilet seat in the bathroom has been up. 144 00:05:40,732 --> 00:05:41,673 Shh. 145 00:05:41,900 --> 00:05:42,916 [ Laughs ] 146 00:05:43,068 --> 00:05:44,417 Okay, okay. 147 00:05:44,511 --> 00:05:46,252 I'm seeing Tyrique. Mm-hmm. 148 00:05:46,405 --> 00:05:49,239 Well, why you got to be so mysterious about it? 149 00:05:49,257 --> 00:05:50,665 I mean, can we at least get a "hello"? 150 00:05:50,684 --> 00:05:54,077 Because I've never introduced Nikki to anyone I've dated. 151 00:05:54,096 --> 00:05:55,336 And who have you dated? 152 00:05:55,430 --> 00:05:56,855 I mean, you ain't seen anyone with 153 00:05:57,006 --> 00:05:58,190 any regularity since Nate. 154 00:05:58,417 --> 00:06:00,341 You'd keep men at arm's length, too, 155 00:06:00,361 --> 00:06:01,860 if every man in your life let you down. 156 00:06:02,011 --> 00:06:05,513 Mom, my first-choice college application just got released. 157 00:06:05,532 --> 00:06:08,066 That's great, Nikki. What did they say? 158 00:06:08,293 --> 00:06:10,351 They wanna know how many community service hours 159 00:06:10,371 --> 00:06:13,521 I've performed, and if I speak a foreign language... 160 00:06:13,615 --> 00:06:17,601 and what my participation in "The Arts" looks like. 161 00:06:17,619 --> 00:06:19,026 Well, damn, is that all? 162 00:06:19,046 --> 00:06:21,046 I didn't have time to clean a highway 163 00:06:21,197 --> 00:06:22,772 or learn Mandarin after school. 164 00:06:22,866 --> 00:06:23,882 I-I worked. 165 00:06:24,109 --> 00:06:25,217 No. You are going to be this family's 166 00:06:25,368 --> 00:06:26,292 first college grad. 167 00:06:26,445 --> 00:06:27,777 I promise you that. Mm-hmm. 168 00:06:27,796 --> 00:06:31,114 They also recommend an in-person on-campus interview. 169 00:06:31,207 --> 00:06:34,375 That means travel and a hotel. 170 00:06:34,469 --> 00:06:36,210 If I can't compete with the other applicants, 171 00:06:36,230 --> 00:06:39,289 I might as well just not apply. 172 00:06:39,307 --> 00:06:40,123 No. 173 00:06:40,142 --> 00:06:42,308 She's right. It's not fair. 174 00:06:42,403 --> 00:06:44,477 Not that that ever matters in life. 175 00:06:44,630 --> 00:06:48,131 Well, look, I do not take that promise lightly. 176 00:06:48,224 --> 00:06:51,134 She is going to college. 177 00:06:51,153 --> 00:06:52,911 I got to get her in that cotillion. 178 00:06:53,138 --> 00:06:54,487 Angela: Keep hearing the Graceties talk about 179 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:57,807 all the college counselors that'll be at cotillion. 180 00:06:57,826 --> 00:06:59,084 Nikki needs access to them. 181 00:06:59,235 --> 00:07:01,235 I can't just add a new debutante to the roster. 182 00:07:01,329 --> 00:07:03,313 I mean, there are rules and protocols. 183 00:07:03,331 --> 00:07:05,257 [ Scoffs ] That sounds like some B.S. 184 00:07:05,408 --> 00:07:07,241 put in place to keep the common folk out. 185 00:07:07,335 --> 00:07:09,577 Mm. Well, something tells me the common folk 186 00:07:09,596 --> 00:07:12,172 wouldn't just let Nikki show up and jump the line, either. 187 00:07:12,324 --> 00:07:14,749 She can't jump a line she was never allowed into 188 00:07:14,768 --> 00:07:16,268 in the first place. 189 00:07:16,419 --> 00:07:19,663 Look, Leah, Nikki has been busting her butt 190 00:07:19,756 --> 00:07:23,424 with the single-minded dream of getting into Spelman one day. 191 00:07:23,518 --> 00:07:25,444 I mean, I feel like I haven't done my part. 192 00:07:25,595 --> 00:07:26,611 I didn't know. 193 00:07:26,838 --> 00:07:31,007 I was so busy trying to get Eve's Crown going. 194 00:07:31,026 --> 00:07:33,026 Maybe I should've spent that time 195 00:07:33,178 --> 00:07:35,178 looking for ways to expand her horizons, 196 00:07:35,197 --> 00:07:37,030 or send her on trips, or... 197 00:07:37,182 --> 00:07:40,608 Or doing a million other things. 198 00:07:40,627 --> 00:07:42,185 I get it. 199 00:07:42,204 --> 00:07:45,505 I often feel like I'm failing as a mom, too. 200 00:07:47,375 --> 00:07:50,527 I know I'm late with all this, 201 00:07:50,545 --> 00:07:53,863 but I need to set Nikki up for success. 202 00:07:53,957 --> 00:07:55,640 Cotillion will help. 203 00:07:58,220 --> 00:08:01,204 Well, how could I deny my... 204 00:08:01,223 --> 00:08:04,541 niece this opportunity? 205 00:08:04,559 --> 00:08:06,559 But the only way that she could be announced 206 00:08:06,712 --> 00:08:09,212 with the class on Friday at the Claiming Ceremony 207 00:08:09,231 --> 00:08:10,972 is if you make a contribution. 208 00:08:10,991 --> 00:08:13,825 And the minimum standard is $25,000. 209 00:08:13,977 --> 00:08:16,143 And that's not including formal wear, 210 00:08:16,163 --> 00:08:19,647 hair and make-up, shoes and accessories. 211 00:08:19,666 --> 00:08:21,241 Do you need help with that? 212 00:08:21,335 --> 00:08:23,484 No. No. I've got the money. 213 00:08:23,504 --> 00:08:24,561 Wonderful. 214 00:08:24,654 --> 00:08:27,154 So, who can we expect at your table? 215 00:08:27,174 --> 00:08:29,399 My calligrapher needs it for the place cards. 216 00:08:29,492 --> 00:08:33,403 Well, uh, just me and my Aunt Piggy -- two G's. 217 00:08:33,496 --> 00:08:36,406 And a big ol' check for 25 G's. 218 00:08:36,499 --> 00:08:38,558 [ Both laugh ] 219 00:08:40,354 --> 00:08:42,169 Thank you. 220 00:08:42,264 --> 00:08:43,838 Yeah. 221 00:08:43,857 --> 00:08:53,365 ♪♪ 222 00:08:57,353 --> 00:09:01,039 ♪♪ 223 00:09:01,190 --> 00:09:02,615 Ladies, understanding your place settings 224 00:09:02,709 --> 00:09:06,119 is more than just figuring out which fork to use. 225 00:09:06,213 --> 00:09:08,438 Remember, you cannot be kept out of a room 226 00:09:08,531 --> 00:09:10,715 when you are confident that you belong. 227 00:09:10,867 --> 00:09:11,883 Take it from me. 228 00:09:12,035 --> 00:09:13,276 Now, watch closely. 229 00:09:13,295 --> 00:09:15,628 Dinner plate, salad plate, soup bowl. 230 00:09:15,781 --> 00:09:18,965 To your right -- salad fork, fish fork, dinner fork. 231 00:09:19,059 --> 00:09:20,466 [ Laughter ] To your left -- 232 00:09:20,561 --> 00:09:21,542 seafood fork, soup spoon, 233 00:09:21,711 --> 00:09:23,228 salad knife, fish knife, dinner knife. 234 00:09:23,455 --> 00:09:25,972 Directly above, you have your dessert fork and spoon. 235 00:09:26,124 --> 00:09:28,308 Your bread plate is always to the left. 236 00:09:28,460 --> 00:09:29,626 Understood? 237 00:09:29,795 --> 00:09:32,011 When you are as comfortable dining with royalty 238 00:09:32,072 --> 00:09:33,646 as you are at home, no banquet hall, 239 00:09:33,740 --> 00:09:38,076 no matter how imposing, will ever intimidate you. 240 00:09:38,303 --> 00:09:41,638 Alright, let's move on to our glasses. 241 00:09:41,656 --> 00:09:45,566 Okay, fathers, you may escort your daughters. 242 00:09:45,586 --> 00:09:54,575 ♪♪ 243 00:09:54,595 --> 00:10:03,250 ♪♪ 244 00:10:03,345 --> 00:10:05,995 Ah. Gorgeous, everyone. 245 00:10:06,089 --> 00:10:08,756 Ladies, as you continue to dance with your fathers, 246 00:10:08,883 --> 00:10:10,275 just lend me your ear. 247 00:10:10,502 --> 00:10:13,945 Debs, I will need your remarks for the sacred Claiming Ceremony 248 00:10:14,172 --> 00:10:16,764 where you will be officially announced 249 00:10:16,858 --> 00:10:18,575 and claim your future. 250 00:10:24,958 --> 00:10:26,683 Gorgeous. 251 00:10:26,701 --> 00:10:31,871 ♪♪ 252 00:10:31,965 --> 00:10:37,360 ♪♪ 253 00:10:37,495 --> 00:10:38,803 Oh, my God. 254 00:10:39,030 --> 00:10:40,880 May I have this dance? 255 00:10:41,032 --> 00:10:42,715 Mom. 256 00:10:42,809 --> 00:10:44,884 ♪♪ 257 00:10:45,036 --> 00:10:47,294 [ Speaks indistinctly ] 258 00:10:47,314 --> 00:10:49,022 [ Sighs ] 259 00:10:50,466 --> 00:10:52,317 Nice color. 260 00:10:54,896 --> 00:10:57,155 Uh, what's happening here? 261 00:10:57,306 --> 00:10:58,731 I mean, this is supposed to be 262 00:10:58,884 --> 00:11:00,216 the father-daughter rehearsal. 263 00:11:00,235 --> 00:11:02,476 I know, but we don't need a man. 264 00:11:02,570 --> 00:11:04,311 I raised her with my own two hands, 265 00:11:04,331 --> 00:11:06,072 fed her with my own two breasts, 266 00:11:06,224 --> 00:11:07,740 and this weekend, I will dance with her 267 00:11:07,834 --> 00:11:09,242 with my own two feet. 268 00:11:09,336 --> 00:11:12,562 Hmm. Well, you know, as detailed and inspiring as that is, 269 00:11:12,580 --> 00:11:14,822 she's gonna need a male companion. 270 00:11:14,841 --> 00:11:16,007 Mr. Abraham. 271 00:11:16,159 --> 00:11:17,342 Leah, I thought the Graceties society 272 00:11:17,569 --> 00:11:20,161 was supposed to be the pinnacle of female empowerment 273 00:11:20,180 --> 00:11:21,571 and strength and freedom. 274 00:11:21,664 --> 00:11:24,331 I mean, why are we giving the penis so much importance? 275 00:11:24,351 --> 00:11:26,518 Oh, my God, Mom. I'm just saying. 276 00:11:26,669 --> 00:11:27,835 Okay, well... 277 00:11:27,929 --> 00:11:29,003 Uh, Mr. Abraham, 278 00:11:29,097 --> 00:11:30,355 would you do us the honor of dancing 279 00:11:30,582 --> 00:11:33,024 with the beautiful Miss Nicole Vaughan? 280 00:11:34,010 --> 00:11:36,177 Mr. Abraham: M'lady. 281 00:11:36,196 --> 00:11:37,754 Hmm. 282 00:11:37,847 --> 00:11:39,847 Yeah, that's better. 283 00:11:39,941 --> 00:11:46,946 ♪♪ 284 00:11:47,098 --> 00:11:48,856 Hey. 285 00:11:48,875 --> 00:11:50,041 You busy? 286 00:11:50,268 --> 00:11:51,376 That's kind of a lot. 287 00:11:51,603 --> 00:11:53,770 You know what I mean? It was moving. 288 00:11:53,863 --> 00:11:54,879 You think so? Yeah. 289 00:11:55,031 --> 00:11:56,773 Okay, well... 290 00:11:57,533 --> 00:12:01,110 Look, I'm sorry I've been ghosting you. 291 00:12:01,129 --> 00:12:02,703 Thing is, me and Lauren are in 292 00:12:02,723 --> 00:12:04,973 such a good place right now. 293 00:12:06,893 --> 00:12:08,876 Look, I get it. 294 00:12:08,895 --> 00:12:10,954 The kiss was a mistake. 295 00:12:10,972 --> 00:12:12,880 That's okay. 296 00:12:13,625 --> 00:12:16,901 Look, I -- I still want us to be friends. 297 00:12:17,128 --> 00:12:19,145 I really still really like you. 298 00:12:19,297 --> 00:12:20,980 We could just hang out and -- 299 00:12:21,074 --> 00:12:23,800 I don't know -- watch movies. 300 00:12:23,893 --> 00:12:24,984 [ Both laugh ] 301 00:12:25,078 --> 00:12:26,302 You know? 302 00:12:26,321 --> 00:12:28,997 Lauren: Hey, Nikki. Hey. What's up? 303 00:12:30,642 --> 00:12:33,585 So, I know that prep has, like, a gazillion rules, 304 00:12:33,736 --> 00:12:36,755 but, um, you're killing it. 305 00:12:36,906 --> 00:12:37,997 Well, thank -- thank you. 306 00:12:38,316 --> 00:12:41,075 I-I just wanted to impress the Spelman rep 'cause I -- 307 00:12:41,094 --> 00:12:42,260 Ms. Gwendolyn? 308 00:12:42,411 --> 00:12:43,836 Oh, she's been trying to recruit me since, 309 00:12:43,930 --> 00:12:45,246 what, like, the tenth grade? 310 00:12:45,340 --> 00:12:46,823 Yeah. I'll introduce you. 311 00:12:46,916 --> 00:12:48,825 And also, if you need any help with the whole, like, 312 00:12:48,843 --> 00:12:52,178 escort thing, we can find you somebody at the Deb Party. 313 00:12:52,330 --> 00:12:54,680 Boys kind of do what I say on this island. 314 00:12:54,833 --> 00:12:56,608 She's right. 315 00:12:56,759 --> 00:12:59,778 Okay. Um... 316 00:12:59,929 --> 00:13:01,446 We're family. 317 00:13:03,266 --> 00:13:04,431 Uh... 318 00:13:04,451 --> 00:13:06,785 thanks, I guess. 319 00:13:07,012 --> 00:13:09,679 Um, I'm gonna get going. 320 00:13:09,697 --> 00:13:11,539 Talk to you later. 321 00:13:17,022 --> 00:13:18,354 Question. What's up? 322 00:13:18,373 --> 00:13:21,040 How would you feel about us 323 00:13:21,192 --> 00:13:23,426 escorting each other to cotillion? 324 00:13:24,971 --> 00:13:27,030 Oh. Are you serious? 325 00:13:27,123 --> 00:13:28,214 Mm-hmm. 326 00:13:28,366 --> 00:13:29,582 I mean, my mom has been talking about 327 00:13:29,643 --> 00:13:30,975 how this whole experience is about creating 328 00:13:31,127 --> 00:13:33,036 your own destiny, right? 329 00:13:33,054 --> 00:13:35,480 Tay, you're what mine looks like. 330 00:13:36,299 --> 00:13:37,965 Mm, I like that. Yeah? 331 00:13:37,984 --> 00:13:39,559 Let's do it. 332 00:13:39,711 --> 00:13:40,893 Yeah? Yes. 333 00:13:41,046 --> 00:13:42,211 I've been waiting to do this. 334 00:13:42,230 --> 00:13:43,229 Really? Yeah. 335 00:13:43,381 --> 00:13:44,322 I'm not wearing a dress, though. 336 00:13:44,549 --> 00:13:46,140 Okay, so, like, I've actually 337 00:13:46,159 --> 00:13:47,567 already picked out your suit. 338 00:13:47,661 --> 00:13:48,901 Great. 339 00:13:49,054 --> 00:13:50,644 [ Laughing ] 340 00:13:50,664 --> 00:13:52,479 [ Horn blares ] 341 00:13:53,149 --> 00:13:55,316 I need to ask your help with something. 342 00:13:55,335 --> 00:13:58,895 You can ask me for anything. 343 00:13:58,988 --> 00:14:01,155 Nikki needs a partner 344 00:14:01,249 --> 00:14:05,918 for this father-daughter dance at Cotillion. 345 00:14:06,071 --> 00:14:07,995 Relax. It's just a dance. 346 00:14:08,089 --> 00:14:10,014 I'm not asking you to be her daddy. 347 00:14:10,166 --> 00:14:11,975 She has one. 348 00:14:13,595 --> 00:14:15,502 Where is he? 349 00:14:15,597 --> 00:14:17,413 Prison. 350 00:14:17,506 --> 00:14:20,750 We met in college, fell hard. 351 00:14:20,768 --> 00:14:22,101 Had Nikki. 352 00:14:22,195 --> 00:14:25,012 We were so young and so broke. 353 00:14:25,031 --> 00:14:26,439 He made one stupid mistake 354 00:14:26,591 --> 00:14:28,608 trying to boost some electronics, 355 00:14:28,760 --> 00:14:32,945 but his partner ended up murdering the security guard. 356 00:14:33,039 --> 00:14:36,332 And Nate was found guilty of accessory. 357 00:14:38,044 --> 00:14:40,770 And he's been locked up all this time? 358 00:14:40,788 --> 00:14:42,213 Yeah. 359 00:14:42,440 --> 00:14:44,883 I mean, when he was sentenced, it was for life. 360 00:14:45,034 --> 00:14:46,125 I didn't tell Nikki. 361 00:14:46,219 --> 00:14:48,277 I decided it was better to just not know him 362 00:14:48,296 --> 00:14:50,204 than to spend her entire childhood 363 00:14:50,223 --> 00:14:53,540 looking at him through bulletproof glass. 364 00:14:53,560 --> 00:14:57,378 He did not agree with how I handled the situation. 365 00:14:57,397 --> 00:14:58,563 Maybe he had a point. 366 00:14:58,881 --> 00:15:00,957 Maybe I should've told her the truth from the beginning. 367 00:15:00,975 --> 00:15:03,126 Nah. You can't beat yourself up. 368 00:15:03,144 --> 00:15:05,386 You did what you thought was best at the time. 369 00:15:05,480 --> 00:15:08,406 And I'm flattered that you would ask me to do 370 00:15:08,557 --> 00:15:10,617 such a big thing for Nikki. 371 00:15:13,079 --> 00:15:15,562 It's just, um... 372 00:15:15,657 --> 00:15:18,917 Angela, those cameras in Eve's Crown. 373 00:15:19,144 --> 00:15:20,810 They're never going back in. 374 00:15:20,828 --> 00:15:24,464 Teddy asked me to plant them there to spy on you. 375 00:15:28,094 --> 00:15:30,261 Are you serious? 376 00:15:32,933 --> 00:15:34,157 Yeah. 377 00:15:34,250 --> 00:15:37,326 Oh, my God, Tyrique. 378 00:15:37,345 --> 00:15:40,179 Look, Angela -- Wait. Just shut up! 379 00:15:40,331 --> 00:15:43,349 All this time we spent together, 380 00:15:43,443 --> 00:15:45,759 it was just so you could get information... 381 00:15:45,853 --> 00:15:46,778 No. ...for Teddy? 382 00:15:46,929 --> 00:15:48,262 No. 383 00:15:48,356 --> 00:15:50,523 My feelings for you are real. 384 00:15:50,675 --> 00:15:52,116 Look. I have no excuse. 385 00:15:52,268 --> 00:15:54,268 I was blinded by my loyalty to 386 00:15:54,362 --> 00:15:55,602 the man that sent me to college. 387 00:15:55,622 --> 00:15:59,365 He built my business. He raised me like a son. 388 00:15:59,517 --> 00:16:00,366 [ Scoffs ] 389 00:16:00,518 --> 00:16:02,702 Angela, no, I fell for you. Hard. 390 00:16:02,854 --> 00:16:05,237 And the second that I knew that Teddy was wrong about you, 391 00:16:05,389 --> 00:16:06,613 I took them cameras out. 392 00:16:06,708 --> 00:16:08,524 Get out of here. 393 00:16:08,543 --> 00:16:09,283 You can go. 394 00:16:09,377 --> 00:16:11,285 Angela -- Don't touch me. 395 00:16:11,379 --> 00:16:14,697 Don't come here or near my family ever again. 396 00:16:14,716 --> 00:16:16,215 Angela -- Go! 397 00:16:16,367 --> 00:16:24,965 ♪♪ 398 00:16:24,985 --> 00:16:34,283 ♪♪ 399 00:16:39,574 --> 00:16:41,982 ♪ How you gonna do me like that? ♪ 400 00:16:42,002 --> 00:16:44,151 -Mom? -[ Gasps ] 401 00:16:44,212 --> 00:16:45,728 Oh! 402 00:16:45,747 --> 00:16:47,079 Yes! 403 00:16:47,232 --> 00:16:49,323 Ooh, turn around. Turn around. Turn around. 404 00:16:49,342 --> 00:16:50,341 Yes! 405 00:16:50,568 --> 00:16:52,068 I love it. I love it. Do you love it? 406 00:16:52,161 --> 00:16:53,511 ♪ I think I like that more 407 00:16:53,662 --> 00:16:55,496 Okay, okay, okay, okay. Next one, next one. 408 00:16:55,590 --> 00:16:57,515 ♪♪ 409 00:16:57,742 --> 00:16:59,242 ♪ Gimme some, some of that 410 00:16:59,260 --> 00:17:00,518 I don't think I like it. 411 00:17:00,745 --> 00:17:01,911 I like this one. Okay. 412 00:17:02,004 --> 00:17:03,003 ♪ Gimme some, some of that 413 00:17:03,023 --> 00:17:04,022 [ Gasps ] 414 00:17:04,173 --> 00:17:05,339 ♪ Some of this, some of that 415 00:17:05,358 --> 00:17:09,101 Oh, look at my Little Queen! Yasss! 416 00:17:09,921 --> 00:17:11,845 Nikki, oh, my God, you look amazing. 417 00:17:11,939 --> 00:17:13,089 No, no, no, no, no, Mom. 418 00:17:13,182 --> 00:17:14,940 The ring never goes on top of the glove. 419 00:17:15,035 --> 00:17:16,108 Always under. 420 00:17:16,261 --> 00:17:17,276 Who wants to hide their bling? 421 00:17:17,428 --> 00:17:19,111 Well, that's kind of the point. 422 00:17:19,264 --> 00:17:20,687 It's like an unveiling of sorts. 423 00:17:20,707 --> 00:17:22,448 The gloves come off at dinner. 424 00:17:22,600 --> 00:17:24,283 And then you fold them and put them in your lap, 425 00:17:24,435 --> 00:17:26,452 and then the napkin goes on top. 426 00:17:26,604 --> 00:17:29,455 Uh, did I give birth to this flossy little diva? 427 00:17:29,549 --> 00:17:31,774 Okay. Diva? I thought I was a Queen. 428 00:17:31,867 --> 00:17:32,884 [ Laughs ] 429 00:17:33,035 --> 00:17:34,277 Well, this Queen has been doing a lot 430 00:17:34,295 --> 00:17:35,202 of research about cotillions. 431 00:17:35,221 --> 00:17:37,055 And they're actually kind of cool. 432 00:17:37,282 --> 00:17:38,464 Yeah? Yeah. 433 00:17:38,616 --> 00:17:40,058 I don't know. Maybe some of the stuff 434 00:17:40,209 --> 00:17:42,560 I'm learning will be useful one day. 435 00:17:42,711 --> 00:17:44,545 It just kind of sucks that my friends back in 436 00:17:44,564 --> 00:17:47,714 Boston don't have access to this kind of thing. 437 00:17:47,734 --> 00:17:49,716 They deserve it as much as me. 438 00:17:49,811 --> 00:17:50,884 True. 439 00:17:50,978 --> 00:17:53,905 But thank you for fighting for me, Mom. 440 00:17:54,056 --> 00:17:56,991 Baby, always and forever. 441 00:17:57,952 --> 00:17:58,984 Mwah! Thanks, Mom. 442 00:17:59,079 --> 00:18:01,079 So, do you love the dress? 443 00:18:01,230 --> 00:18:03,397 Uh, I -- It's pretty. 444 00:18:03,491 --> 00:18:05,583 I just -- I don't think it's me... 445 00:18:05,734 --> 00:18:06,976 Okay. 446 00:18:06,994 --> 00:18:08,160 But I saw this one dress, 447 00:18:08,313 --> 00:18:11,089 uh, in this vintage shop on Main. 448 00:18:11,240 --> 00:18:13,499 Uh, maybe it's not too expensive? 449 00:18:13,651 --> 00:18:17,002 Ooh. You know, this looks like a vintage Ann Lowe. 450 00:18:17,097 --> 00:18:18,321 She was a Black couturier. 451 00:18:18,414 --> 00:18:19,913 She designed Jacqueline Kennedy's 452 00:18:19,933 --> 00:18:20,914 wedding gown. 453 00:18:20,934 --> 00:18:21,915 Oh, my God. 454 00:18:21,935 --> 00:18:23,417 You got good taste. 455 00:18:23,436 --> 00:18:25,085 It's all right. I don't need it. 456 00:18:25,105 --> 00:18:26,345 No, no, no. 457 00:18:26,439 --> 00:18:28,681 I'm going down there right now to that store. 458 00:18:28,833 --> 00:18:32,735 You just practice your waltz. 459 00:18:35,764 --> 00:18:36,948 [ Gunshot ] 460 00:18:37,175 --> 00:18:38,991 Man: Pull! 461 00:18:40,528 --> 00:18:41,119 [ Gunshot ] 462 00:18:41,270 --> 00:18:44,497 -Wow. -Great shot 463 00:18:47,352 --> 00:18:49,368 This is how you know it's summer. 464 00:18:49,520 --> 00:18:51,854 Suddenly, the Vineyard gets a much darker tan. 465 00:18:51,873 --> 00:18:54,023 Hey, screw you. We live here. 466 00:18:54,116 --> 00:18:55,115 Quincy. 467 00:18:55,135 --> 00:18:56,450 [ Gunshots ] 468 00:18:56,544 --> 00:19:00,212 Are you all aware that this gun club was named 469 00:19:00,365 --> 00:19:02,456 for a former slave? 470 00:19:02,475 --> 00:19:03,716 His name was Scipio. 471 00:19:03,810 --> 00:19:06,385 He was what the white man called the Round Up Boy 472 00:19:06,479 --> 00:19:08,871 because he would round up the dead fowl 473 00:19:08,964 --> 00:19:10,648 after the "massa" went hunting. 474 00:19:10,799 --> 00:19:13,133 See, they wouldn't dare let a slave carry a gun 475 00:19:13,227 --> 00:19:14,152 out of fear of retaliation. 476 00:19:14,303 --> 00:19:15,820 But ol' Scipio was smart. 477 00:19:15,971 --> 00:19:17,638 Pull! 478 00:19:17,973 --> 00:19:19,398 [ Gunshot ] 479 00:19:19,492 --> 00:19:21,975 He'd hide those birds and return at night and sell them. 480 00:19:21,995 --> 00:19:24,387 After a while, he saved up enough money 481 00:19:24,480 --> 00:19:25,905 to put our family on the map. 482 00:19:26,057 --> 00:19:26,980 Olivia: Pull! 483 00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:28,557 [ Gunshot ] 484 00:19:28,651 --> 00:19:31,485 That's why your grandmother named this club after him. 485 00:19:31,579 --> 00:19:32,411 [ Gunshots ] 486 00:19:32,730 --> 00:19:34,897 See, that's why we don't have to worry 487 00:19:34,990 --> 00:19:37,175 about these pasty simpletons 488 00:19:37,402 --> 00:19:40,452 who pay me $2,000 per day to shoot here. 489 00:19:40,513 --> 00:19:44,073 And the next time they come, it'll be $3,000. 490 00:19:44,166 --> 00:19:46,184 See, the best way to win a war 491 00:19:46,335 --> 00:19:48,411 is to never let the enemy know 492 00:19:48,429 --> 00:19:52,097 that they're in one to begin with. 493 00:19:52,192 --> 00:19:54,525 It's your shot, son. 494 00:19:54,677 --> 00:19:58,011 There's one more war we need to talk about. 495 00:19:58,031 --> 00:19:59,680 Teddy's locked me out of Darmon. 496 00:19:59,699 --> 00:20:01,424 I've had enough. 497 00:20:01,517 --> 00:20:04,202 You know, ever since Teddy bailed Darmon out, 498 00:20:04,429 --> 00:20:06,946 I've been waiting for you to suit up for battle. 499 00:20:07,040 --> 00:20:08,948 Quincy: Pull! What's the plan? 500 00:20:09,075 --> 00:20:10,023 [ Gunshot ] 501 00:20:10,117 --> 00:20:12,376 Alex Rivera. 502 00:20:12,603 --> 00:20:14,437 Son, I would think twice 503 00:20:14,530 --> 00:20:17,548 before bringing her back into our lives. 504 00:20:17,700 --> 00:20:21,444 It took our family years to recover from her. 505 00:20:21,462 --> 00:20:24,204 Yeah, I understand, but I'm not asking for permission. 506 00:20:24,224 --> 00:20:26,349 It's already in motion. 507 00:20:30,063 --> 00:20:32,045 Brandi "Cinderella" vibes. 508 00:20:32,065 --> 00:20:35,215 Oh, my gosh. And it fits perfectly. 509 00:20:35,235 --> 00:20:39,144 Mom. Oh, my God. I love it. [ Laughs ] 510 00:20:39,297 --> 00:20:43,741 Now I just have to find a father figure to dance with. 511 00:20:43,892 --> 00:20:46,911 What do you think of me asking Tyrique to be my partner? 512 00:20:47,062 --> 00:20:49,062 I'm not an idiot, Mom. 513 00:20:49,082 --> 00:20:50,915 Aunt Piggy told me about you two. 514 00:20:51,066 --> 00:20:52,975 ♪ Mm, mmm Stop. 515 00:20:52,994 --> 00:20:54,252 [ Laughs ] 516 00:20:54,479 --> 00:20:58,647 No, but, really, we, um -- we broke up. 517 00:20:58,666 --> 00:21:02,001 He did some shady things. And when he came clean -- 518 00:21:02,095 --> 00:21:05,346 You broke up with him for being honest? 519 00:21:06,266 --> 00:21:07,840 Why you looking at me like that? 520 00:21:07,934 --> 00:21:11,160 Respectfully, um... 521 00:21:11,253 --> 00:21:13,345 you need to learn how to forgive. 522 00:21:13,498 --> 00:21:15,255 You've been alone for so long, 523 00:21:15,349 --> 00:21:16,499 that whenever someone comes in the picture 524 00:21:16,517 --> 00:21:20,695 and they're not perfect, you -- you dip. 525 00:21:26,360 --> 00:21:29,787 You're an amazing kid, you know that? 526 00:21:30,014 --> 00:21:31,864 Give him a second chance, okay? 527 00:21:31,958 --> 00:21:33,958 Forgive him. He's cute. 528 00:21:34,185 --> 00:21:35,626 It's the Bluffs. 529 00:21:35,778 --> 00:21:37,019 [ Laughs ] 530 00:21:37,038 --> 00:21:38,629 You look beautiful. 531 00:21:38,781 --> 00:21:45,428 ♪♪ 532 00:21:53,479 --> 00:21:55,054 Working late? 533 00:21:55,206 --> 00:21:59,575 Ah, just poring over the final boards for the cotillion. 534 00:22:00,227 --> 00:22:01,210 You know, I didn't worry this much 535 00:22:01,303 --> 00:22:02,486 when I was planning our wedding. 536 00:22:02,713 --> 00:22:07,283 But I keep thinking about our cotillion, that summer. 537 00:22:08,995 --> 00:22:10,886 You know, the sexiest thing about you 538 00:22:10,905 --> 00:22:12,979 was that brain of yours. 539 00:22:12,999 --> 00:22:15,482 You wanted to take over the world. 540 00:22:15,576 --> 00:22:16,667 [ Chuckles ] 541 00:22:16,894 --> 00:22:17,910 And my father was all, 542 00:22:18,062 --> 00:22:20,838 "Son, you better be good enough." 543 00:22:20,989 --> 00:22:22,823 And you were. 544 00:22:22,842 --> 00:22:24,592 You always have been. 545 00:22:29,164 --> 00:22:32,741 What's Our Legacy LLC? 546 00:22:32,835 --> 00:22:35,019 Some people were mentioning it at the office, 547 00:22:35,170 --> 00:22:37,913 and I hadn't heard of it. 548 00:22:37,932 --> 00:22:41,192 Something that Teddy's working on? 549 00:22:41,419 --> 00:22:45,588 If he is, I don't know anything about it. 550 00:22:45,606 --> 00:22:47,590 No? Mnh-mnh. 551 00:22:47,683 --> 00:22:53,371 But what I do know is that the kids are out partying 552 00:22:53,598 --> 00:22:56,523 and I'm ready to play, Mr. Dupont. 553 00:22:56,617 --> 00:22:57,766 [ Chuckles ] 554 00:22:57,785 --> 00:22:59,502 So, how 'bout... 555 00:23:01,881 --> 00:23:04,340 ...you meet me in the shower... 556 00:23:06,719 --> 00:23:08,719 ...in five? 557 00:23:10,631 --> 00:23:12,631 Make it three. 558 00:23:12,725 --> 00:23:13,799 [ Chuckles ] 559 00:23:13,951 --> 00:23:21,640 ♪♪ 560 00:23:21,734 --> 00:23:22,975 [ Water running ] 561 00:23:23,127 --> 00:23:32,801 ♪♪ 562 00:23:32,820 --> 00:23:42,420 ♪♪ 563 00:23:42,647 --> 00:23:52,179 ♪♪ 564 00:23:53,658 --> 00:23:56,158 The strength of the tremors have picked up this week. 565 00:23:56,177 --> 00:23:59,228 Yeah. This progression seems fast. 566 00:24:01,107 --> 00:24:06,944 I'm prescribing an experimental drug out of Europe. 567 00:24:07,095 --> 00:24:08,446 It should take care of the tremors, 568 00:24:08,597 --> 00:24:11,598 but the dosage must be strictly followed. 569 00:24:11,617 --> 00:24:16,102 Too many of these could have a detrimental effect. 570 00:24:16,122 --> 00:24:20,516 Just one pill every eight hours. 571 00:24:20,534 --> 00:24:26,021 ♪♪ 572 00:24:26,040 --> 00:24:30,951 ♪♪ 573 00:24:31,045 --> 00:24:31,877 [ Indistinct chatter ] 574 00:24:31,971 --> 00:24:33,137 Hey, yo, Q! 575 00:24:33,288 --> 00:24:34,638 Get everybody so we can dip to the next spot. 576 00:24:34,865 --> 00:24:36,957 Alright. We're waiting on Melissa. She's in the bathroom. 577 00:24:36,976 --> 00:24:38,625 Nikki: I can't believe your parents really 578 00:24:38,719 --> 00:24:40,478 rented out this place. 579 00:24:40,629 --> 00:24:43,706 Taylor: Yeah. Parents go a little crazy around cotillion. 580 00:24:43,799 --> 00:24:45,040 Nice. 581 00:24:45,059 --> 00:24:47,133 They all try to show off a little bit, you know? 582 00:24:47,153 --> 00:24:50,045 [ Laughs ] I still can't believe I'm here. 583 00:24:50,064 --> 00:24:52,047 I mean, like, six months ago, 584 00:24:52,066 --> 00:24:53,306 I was just partying in basements. 585 00:24:53,400 --> 00:24:56,977 And now I'm being introduced into society 586 00:24:56,996 --> 00:24:58,403 and whatever y'all do. 587 00:24:58,556 --> 00:25:02,833 [ Chuckles ] Well, I'm glad you're here. 588 00:25:03,060 --> 00:25:04,727 Me too. 589 00:25:04,745 --> 00:25:10,824 ♪♪ 590 00:25:10,843 --> 00:25:16,997 ♪♪ 591 00:25:17,016 --> 00:25:18,423 Alright, let's do this. 592 00:25:18,576 --> 00:25:22,745 ♪♪ 593 00:25:23,748 --> 00:25:26,765 You ain't gonna pull a straight razor out on me, are you? 594 00:25:26,859 --> 00:25:28,751 Thought about it. 595 00:25:28,769 --> 00:25:29,935 But you told the truth. 596 00:25:30,087 --> 00:25:32,238 I know that must've been hard to do. 597 00:25:34,200 --> 00:25:36,016 I want to trust you, Tyrique. I do. 598 00:25:36,035 --> 00:25:38,285 Angela, you can. 599 00:25:39,597 --> 00:25:41,372 Look, I messed up, but you do not have to worry 600 00:25:41,523 --> 00:25:43,707 about me breaking your trust again. 601 00:25:43,934 --> 00:25:45,859 I promise. 602 00:25:45,878 --> 00:25:47,628 Sit down. 603 00:25:52,534 --> 00:25:54,218 [ Sighs ] 604 00:25:54,369 --> 00:25:58,113 I think Teddy supplied crack to Edgartown in the '80s 605 00:25:58,132 --> 00:26:00,132 and let my mother take the fall for it. 606 00:26:00,284 --> 00:26:02,226 I don't know this for sure. 607 00:26:02,377 --> 00:26:05,378 I had no idea when I came to the Bluffs. 608 00:26:05,472 --> 00:26:06,880 I swear. 609 00:26:06,899 --> 00:26:08,899 But I saw video of my mother 610 00:26:09,051 --> 00:26:11,293 in a police interrogation room with Teddy. 611 00:26:11,312 --> 00:26:14,238 He turned the camera off before she could say anything. 612 00:26:14,465 --> 00:26:16,240 And I think it could implicate him. 613 00:26:16,467 --> 00:26:18,242 I need to find out what happened that night 614 00:26:18,393 --> 00:26:19,985 and clear my mother's name. 615 00:26:20,079 --> 00:26:22,079 Does Teddy know you know any of this? 616 00:26:22,306 --> 00:26:23,305 No. 617 00:26:23,398 --> 00:26:25,991 But your father was a security guard. 618 00:26:26,143 --> 00:26:27,159 If Teddy was hiding something, 619 00:26:27,311 --> 00:26:28,586 he would have known about it. 620 00:26:28,737 --> 00:26:32,739 Do you remember anything about him knowing drug dealers? 621 00:26:32,833 --> 00:26:34,166 Anything? 622 00:26:34,318 --> 00:26:35,500 No. 623 00:26:35,744 --> 00:26:38,503 But I used to hear stories about how Teddy's brother Louis 624 00:26:38,656 --> 00:26:40,914 was supposedly murdered by one. 625 00:26:41,008 --> 00:26:43,100 He was a community leader and activist 626 00:26:43,327 --> 00:26:46,161 dedicated to cleaning up the problem in Edgartown. 627 00:26:46,180 --> 00:26:47,346 Word was he and Teddy 628 00:26:47,498 --> 00:26:49,498 wasn't exactly on the same page about it. 629 00:26:49,591 --> 00:26:51,424 How can I find out more about him? 630 00:26:51,518 --> 00:26:54,111 Well, Louis didn't have a wife and kids. 631 00:26:54,338 --> 00:26:56,672 But Teddy keeps his big brother's journals 632 00:26:56,765 --> 00:26:57,948 in his home office. 633 00:26:58,100 --> 00:27:00,192 Guess I gotta get into Teddy's house. 634 00:27:00,344 --> 00:27:03,621 He's hosting a family dinner after the Claiming Ceremony. 635 00:27:03,772 --> 00:27:05,013 It's tradition. 636 00:27:05,032 --> 00:27:06,365 Can you put me as your plus one? 637 00:27:06,517 --> 00:27:09,109 No. Angela, he can't know that we're together. 638 00:27:09,128 --> 00:27:12,020 Not yet. Who knows how he would use that against us? 639 00:27:12,039 --> 00:27:13,631 You're right. 640 00:27:15,450 --> 00:27:17,025 Well, I mean, it's a family dinner. 641 00:27:17,044 --> 00:27:19,211 I'm family, right? 642 00:27:19,363 --> 00:27:21,597 All I have to do is start acting like it. 643 00:27:26,203 --> 00:27:27,552 Lauren: Be out in a minute! 644 00:27:27,647 --> 00:27:30,296 Olivia: How can you treat my son with such disrespect? 645 00:27:30,391 --> 00:27:34,726 You should be helping him get my family's company back. 646 00:27:34,879 --> 00:27:36,044 I'm sorry, Olivia. 647 00:27:36,063 --> 00:27:38,304 But I will not be discussing Darmon with you. 648 00:27:38,324 --> 00:27:41,975 Back in my day, a wife knew her place. 649 00:27:41,994 --> 00:27:44,995 At her husband's side, supporting him. 650 00:27:45,147 --> 00:27:46,738 Well, it's not back in "your day." 651 00:27:46,832 --> 00:27:48,240 And times have changed. 652 00:27:48,392 --> 00:27:50,150 Change is not always progress. 653 00:27:50,244 --> 00:27:54,654 Look at how slavery became Jim Crow and then segregation. 654 00:27:54,748 --> 00:27:55,989 Oh, wow. 655 00:27:56,008 --> 00:27:58,066 Look how lovely. 656 00:27:58,160 --> 00:27:59,343 But remember. 657 00:27:59,494 --> 00:28:02,996 We're introducing young ladies into society. 658 00:28:03,015 --> 00:28:05,832 Not young bosoms. 659 00:28:05,926 --> 00:28:07,500 What do you think about this one? 660 00:28:08,262 --> 00:28:09,853 I was actually hoping to wear something 661 00:28:10,080 --> 00:28:11,263 that complements Taylor's dress. 662 00:28:11,357 --> 00:28:15,417 Why do you need to complement Taylor's dress? 663 00:28:15,510 --> 00:28:17,194 Um... 664 00:28:19,365 --> 00:28:22,607 We were actually hoping that we could escort each other, 665 00:28:22,760 --> 00:28:23,926 if that's okay with you. 666 00:28:23,944 --> 00:28:25,928 Uh...Uh, well -- 667 00:28:25,946 --> 00:28:27,687 You said cotillion was important 668 00:28:27,707 --> 00:28:31,099 because you knew that day that you wanted to marry Daddy. 669 00:28:31,193 --> 00:28:32,209 Your first love. 670 00:28:32,436 --> 00:28:34,953 And all I want is to have that with Taylor. 671 00:28:35,105 --> 00:28:37,047 Both of you taught me that -- that being a debutante 672 00:28:37,199 --> 00:28:39,032 is stepping into your womanhood. 673 00:28:39,051 --> 00:28:41,367 So, if that's true, I'm just asking 674 00:28:41,387 --> 00:28:43,962 that you stand up for the woman that I want to be. 675 00:28:44,114 --> 00:28:45,964 Wait -- Wait a minute. I don't understand. 676 00:28:46,116 --> 00:28:48,133 T-Taylor, your -- your little friend? 677 00:28:48,285 --> 00:28:49,451 She's a girl. 678 00:28:49,562 --> 00:28:54,790 Only young men are permitted to escort the debutantes. 679 00:28:54,883 --> 00:28:56,567 Mama Liv, I'm gay. 680 00:29:00,072 --> 00:29:02,798 G-Gay as in... 681 00:29:02,816 --> 00:29:03,966 happy? 682 00:29:04,059 --> 00:29:07,494 No, Olivia. "Gay" meaning lesbian. 683 00:29:08,897 --> 00:29:10,581 Oh, my gosh. Whoa, whoa. 684 00:29:12,810 --> 00:29:14,159 Are you okay? 685 00:29:14,253 --> 00:29:16,736 You can't allow this. 686 00:29:16,756 --> 00:29:18,981 Yes, I can. 687 00:29:18,999 --> 00:29:20,999 Lauren, you may escort Taylor 688 00:29:21,093 --> 00:29:23,835 to the cotillion with my blessing. 689 00:29:23,988 --> 00:29:25,821 Really? Mm-hmm. 690 00:29:25,914 --> 00:29:28,432 Oh! Thank you. 691 00:29:31,662 --> 00:29:33,437 Oh, yes! 692 00:29:34,589 --> 00:29:39,526 See, Olivia, sometimes change is progress. 693 00:29:42,856 --> 00:29:45,657 [ Telephone ringing ] 694 00:29:54,685 --> 00:29:55,459 [ Knock on door ] 695 00:29:55,686 --> 00:29:57,461 Come in. 696 00:30:03,877 --> 00:30:05,469 Angela. 697 00:30:06,454 --> 00:30:08,597 I'm not sure where to start. 698 00:30:11,310 --> 00:30:13,293 Well, let me make it easy for you. 699 00:30:13,312 --> 00:30:15,203 Um, I hear that you're having a hard time coming up 700 00:30:15,297 --> 00:30:17,314 with Nikki's cotillion fees. 701 00:30:17,541 --> 00:30:21,819 I would be more than happy to sponsor my granddaughter. 702 00:30:21,970 --> 00:30:23,303 No. But thank you. 703 00:30:23,397 --> 00:30:26,381 I actually sold all Mama's designer gowns -- 704 00:30:26,400 --> 00:30:28,659 gifts from you, I'm guessing. 705 00:30:28,810 --> 00:30:31,736 And made enough to pay for all her cotillion fees, 706 00:30:31,889 --> 00:30:33,313 and then some. 707 00:30:33,407 --> 00:30:35,999 Anyway, um, speaking of Mama, 708 00:30:36,226 --> 00:30:39,837 I'm here because I have been thinking about family. 709 00:30:40,064 --> 00:30:41,988 Which for me has always just meant 710 00:30:42,007 --> 00:30:45,158 me, Mama, Piggy, Nikki. 711 00:30:45,177 --> 00:30:48,070 The thing about being small in number is that 712 00:30:48,163 --> 00:30:52,257 when you lose just one person, you really feel it. 713 00:30:52,409 --> 00:30:53,408 Mm. 714 00:30:53,519 --> 00:31:00,582 You may not be the family I expected, but I -- 715 00:31:00,601 --> 00:31:03,176 I think I'd like to try to get to know you. 716 00:31:03,270 --> 00:31:06,922 And maybe you could get to know me a little, too. 717 00:31:06,940 --> 00:31:09,182 Baby steps, of course. 718 00:31:09,276 --> 00:31:11,618 I mean, to be honest, I'm really -- [ Sighs ] 719 00:31:13,947 --> 00:31:15,205 I'm still really angry 720 00:31:15,432 --> 00:31:17,933 about you not being there for me and Mama. 721 00:31:17,951 --> 00:31:19,101 That's understandable. 722 00:31:19,194 --> 00:31:22,296 But I'm willing to try if you are. 723 00:31:24,199 --> 00:31:29,428 Maybe we could start tonight with dinner? 724 00:31:31,298 --> 00:31:34,799 Actually, I'm hosting a family dinner at the compound, 725 00:31:34,952 --> 00:31:38,711 after the Claiming Ceremony. 726 00:31:38,731 --> 00:31:40,546 8:00. 727 00:31:40,566 --> 00:31:42,065 Bring Nikki. 728 00:31:42,175 --> 00:31:45,068 Okay. Well, we'd love to come. 729 00:31:45,295 --> 00:31:47,321 Thank you. You're welcome. 730 00:31:48,574 --> 00:31:51,116 [ Laughs ] Okay. 731 00:32:04,739 --> 00:32:07,299 [ Door opens, closes ] 732 00:32:21,941 --> 00:32:23,565 Very nice. 733 00:32:25,335 --> 00:32:28,111 Sweet smiles. Smile. 734 00:32:28,263 --> 00:32:31,673 Here it is. $25,000. 735 00:32:31,766 --> 00:32:32,857 Ah. 736 00:32:32,952 --> 00:32:34,359 You were cutting it dangerously close. 737 00:32:34,511 --> 00:32:37,362 Oh, well, I guess I must've lost track of time earlier 738 00:32:37,514 --> 00:32:40,106 when I was at our father's office. 739 00:32:40,125 --> 00:32:43,018 I'll see you at the family dinner. 740 00:32:43,036 --> 00:32:47,255 [ Applause ] 741 00:32:50,027 --> 00:32:51,718 Whoo! 742 00:32:53,030 --> 00:32:54,805 Diamond drop earrings, ten o'clock. 743 00:32:55,032 --> 00:32:56,289 That's Gwendolyn, the Spelman rep. 744 00:32:56,383 --> 00:32:57,382 Leah: Good afternoon. 745 00:32:57,534 --> 00:32:59,309 And welcome to our Claiming Ceremony, 746 00:32:59,461 --> 00:33:02,980 where each of our debutante's wishes for the future 747 00:33:03,131 --> 00:33:05,983 are written, placed in the ceremonial fire, 748 00:33:06,210 --> 00:33:08,893 and sent up to the ancestors for their blessing. 749 00:33:08,988 --> 00:33:15,567 ♪♪ 750 00:33:15,661 --> 00:33:21,981 ♪♪ 751 00:33:22,001 --> 00:33:23,834 My name is Mariah Treadwell. 752 00:33:24,061 --> 00:33:26,077 My future is to graduate West Point 753 00:33:26,230 --> 00:33:28,672 with a degree in International Affairs. 754 00:33:28,823 --> 00:33:30,674 I am defining my destiny. 755 00:33:30,901 --> 00:33:32,676 My name is Jackie Grovner. 756 00:33:32,786 --> 00:33:34,069 My name is Adele Williams. 757 00:33:34,087 --> 00:33:35,495 My future is to heal the soul through music. 758 00:33:35,514 --> 00:33:38,682 My name is Taylor Woods, and I'm defining my destiny. 759 00:33:38,909 --> 00:33:40,017 My name is Lauren Dupont. 760 00:33:40,168 --> 00:33:43,169 My future is to graduate Hampton University 761 00:33:43,188 --> 00:33:45,838 and work with Franklin Infinity Outreach. 762 00:33:45,858 --> 00:33:47,691 I am defining my destiny. 763 00:33:51,679 --> 00:33:54,773 My name is Nicole Vaughn. 764 00:33:54,867 --> 00:33:56,575 Um... 765 00:34:00,280 --> 00:34:05,208 And, uh, my future is to be a creative writing major 766 00:34:05,435 --> 00:34:08,378 and a graduate of Spelman College. 767 00:34:08,605 --> 00:34:12,507 I want to -- I want to create novels that change the world. 768 00:34:13,368 --> 00:34:16,303 And I'm defining my destiny. 769 00:34:17,464 --> 00:34:20,615 Um, actually before you light your candle, 770 00:34:20,634 --> 00:34:25,136 I would actually like to say some encouraging words, 771 00:34:25,230 --> 00:34:28,139 uh, in support of my cousin, Nikki Vaughn. 772 00:34:28,233 --> 00:34:30,883 I'm so proud to stand next to someone 773 00:34:30,977 --> 00:34:32,477 who has overcome so much. 774 00:34:32,629 --> 00:34:35,130 Earlier this year, she lost her grandmother, 775 00:34:35,148 --> 00:34:37,649 and she was uprooted from the only home 776 00:34:37,801 --> 00:34:39,451 she's even known. 777 00:34:40,895 --> 00:34:43,471 Starting over is a big deal, 778 00:34:43,490 --> 00:34:45,990 especially for someone who has a criminal record, 779 00:34:46,143 --> 00:34:48,827 but now all of that is in her past. 780 00:34:48,979 --> 00:34:49,828 [ Crowd murmuring ] 781 00:34:49,980 --> 00:34:51,813 And... 782 00:34:51,906 --> 00:34:54,508 I'm just really glad she's here. 783 00:34:58,839 --> 00:35:00,722 Nikki -- I need a minute. 784 00:35:07,439 --> 00:35:09,088 Nikki! 785 00:35:09,108 --> 00:35:10,515 Why, Lauren? Why? 786 00:35:10,667 --> 00:35:13,110 Would would you embarrass me in front of the Spelman rep? 787 00:35:13,337 --> 00:35:14,427 You have a criminal record, too. 788 00:35:14,446 --> 00:35:16,338 My charges got dropped. Yours didn't. 789 00:35:16,431 --> 00:35:20,191 You have a rich family to protect you. 790 00:35:20,285 --> 00:35:24,121 You are a broken, thirsty ass bitch, Lauren. 791 00:35:24,348 --> 00:35:27,290 I watched you kiss my girlfriend. 792 00:35:28,610 --> 00:35:31,378 So stop playing like you're innocent. 793 00:35:36,376 --> 00:35:38,117 Oh -- I'm standing up for us 794 00:35:38,137 --> 00:35:40,862 the way that you've always wanted me to. 795 00:35:40,955 --> 00:35:42,973 I even asked my mom if -- if we could escort each other, 796 00:35:43,124 --> 00:35:44,123 and she said that we could. 797 00:35:44,217 --> 00:35:45,884 I don't want to go with you. 798 00:35:45,978 --> 00:35:47,051 What? 799 00:35:47,204 --> 00:35:49,020 There is something broken in you. 800 00:35:50,390 --> 00:35:55,443 I don't want to be around that -- or you anymore. 801 00:35:57,047 --> 00:36:00,157 ♪ Something has changed 802 00:36:00,308 --> 00:36:05,144 ♪ And I can't figure why, ohh 803 00:36:05,164 --> 00:36:09,574 ♪ Wanna go back to the day 804 00:36:09,668 --> 00:36:13,170 ♪ When loving was easy 805 00:36:16,341 --> 00:36:19,492 Piggy: Give me your glass. You need one more of these. 806 00:36:19,511 --> 00:36:23,071 I tell you, that little witch, making my baby girl cry. 807 00:36:23,089 --> 00:36:24,830 You know, I swear that Lauren Dupont 808 00:36:24,925 --> 00:36:26,165 is one bad-ass seed. 809 00:36:26,185 --> 00:36:28,076 And where you think she get it from? Leah. 810 00:36:28,094 --> 00:36:29,744 [ Both laugh ] 811 00:36:29,837 --> 00:36:32,247 She gets on my last nerve. 812 00:36:32,766 --> 00:36:36,193 I know that you wanted to be at Teddy's dinner tonight. 813 00:36:36,420 --> 00:36:38,361 Yeah. Might've been my only chance to get in his study 814 00:36:38,513 --> 00:36:40,846 and get those journals from his brother Louis. 815 00:36:40,866 --> 00:36:44,016 But my baby girl needs me. 816 00:36:44,110 --> 00:36:46,536 You should go. We -- We both should. 817 00:36:46,763 --> 00:36:47,762 Hey. 818 00:36:47,822 --> 00:36:50,523 Baby girl, you okay? 819 00:36:50,542 --> 00:36:52,784 Yeah. 820 00:36:52,878 --> 00:36:54,436 Nikki, no. 821 00:36:54,529 --> 00:36:56,604 I'm not putting you in the line of fire like that. 822 00:36:56,698 --> 00:36:58,715 I want to go. 823 00:36:58,866 --> 00:36:59,958 I'm done playing nice. 824 00:37:00,093 --> 00:37:01,292 The only way I'm gonna feel better 825 00:37:01,445 --> 00:37:03,795 is if we push back on these people and we clear 826 00:37:03,889 --> 00:37:04,946 Mama Eve's good name. 827 00:37:04,965 --> 00:37:07,140 I want to go, period. 828 00:37:08,209 --> 00:37:10,635 She said it. We're going. 829 00:37:10,729 --> 00:37:11,970 And we're going in hot. 830 00:37:12,064 --> 00:37:13,730 Yeah, what she said! 831 00:37:13,881 --> 00:37:16,233 [ Laughter ] 832 00:37:16,460 --> 00:37:17,525 Bam! 833 00:37:21,406 --> 00:37:22,981 Teddy: Ah. 834 00:37:23,633 --> 00:37:28,161 Angela, Nikki, I am so glad that you could make it. 835 00:37:29,306 --> 00:37:32,064 If I may, I'd like to say a few words. 836 00:37:32,084 --> 00:37:35,752 It gives me great pleasure to see all of my family 837 00:37:35,903 --> 00:37:38,313 together finally, under one roof. 838 00:37:38,331 --> 00:37:40,573 It's taken too many years to get here. 839 00:37:40,592 --> 00:37:44,910 To my daughter Angela and our burgeoning relationship. 840 00:37:44,930 --> 00:37:47,246 And to my granddaughter, Nikki. 841 00:37:47,266 --> 00:37:49,841 I'm looking forward to learning all about you. 842 00:37:49,993 --> 00:37:51,768 [ Laughter ] 843 00:37:51,995 --> 00:37:53,645 To family. 844 00:37:58,610 --> 00:37:59,834 Can I say something? 845 00:37:59,853 --> 00:38:01,185 Of course. 846 00:38:01,280 --> 00:38:05,006 It's true, a lot of you, um, don't really know me. 847 00:38:05,099 --> 00:38:08,118 And for those of you who think you do -- 848 00:38:08,269 --> 00:38:10,453 you don't. Angela: You should stand. 849 00:38:10,605 --> 00:38:12,514 Um... 850 00:38:12,532 --> 00:38:17,109 My life has been a journey of trying to figure out who I am. 851 00:38:17,203 --> 00:38:19,370 And I've made mistakes. 852 00:38:19,464 --> 00:38:22,874 I haven't always been the best version of myself. 853 00:38:23,026 --> 00:38:28,954 You guys saw a shameful example of that earlier this evening. 854 00:38:29,049 --> 00:38:31,624 It's okay, baby. Go on. 855 00:38:31,643 --> 00:38:35,870 Finding a family who actually wants to love and support me... 856 00:38:35,963 --> 00:38:37,963 it makes me think that I can do better. 857 00:38:38,058 --> 00:38:41,376 I-I know I can do better. 858 00:38:41,394 --> 00:38:42,319 [ Yawns ] 859 00:38:42,487 --> 00:38:46,214 Are you -- Are you serious right now? 860 00:38:46,232 --> 00:38:47,882 I don't know. Are you? 861 00:38:47,901 --> 00:38:48,974 Lauren! Yes. 862 00:38:49,069 --> 00:38:51,219 Your insistence on hijacking this week 863 00:38:51,312 --> 00:38:53,054 to serve your worst impulses -- 864 00:38:53,073 --> 00:38:55,573 when we should be lifting each other up -- 865 00:38:55,667 --> 00:38:56,499 it needs to stop now. 866 00:38:56,726 --> 00:38:58,059 Mom, she's -- Don't. 867 00:38:58,078 --> 00:38:59,911 I don't know which makes me feel worse, 868 00:39:00,005 --> 00:39:02,080 seeing you behave with such selfish cruelty 869 00:39:02,174 --> 00:39:04,582 or knowing that I'm the one who made you that way. 870 00:39:04,734 --> 00:39:06,426 If you say so. 871 00:39:08,830 --> 00:39:10,663 You're out of cotillion. 872 00:39:10,682 --> 00:39:12,015 [ Scoffs ] What? 873 00:39:12,166 --> 00:39:13,516 -Leah -- -No. 874 00:39:13,668 --> 00:39:18,104 She's not fit for a family dinner, let alone society. 875 00:39:19,099 --> 00:39:20,523 Lauren, you're excused. 876 00:39:20,750 --> 00:39:21,799 You can't be serious. 877 00:39:21,860 --> 00:39:24,586 Oh, I am very serious. Go to your room. 878 00:39:24,679 --> 00:39:27,197 You heard your mother. 879 00:39:27,941 --> 00:39:30,033 Now, Lauren. 880 00:39:38,268 --> 00:39:39,601 Nikki, I -- I deeply apologize. 881 00:39:39,619 --> 00:39:44,339 You didn't have to -- Um, can I be excused, please? 882 00:39:44,958 --> 00:39:48,093 Nik-- Um, Excuse me. 883 00:40:05,629 --> 00:40:08,738 Nikki. Honey? 884 00:40:08,965 --> 00:40:10,240 [ Gasps ] 885 00:40:10,391 --> 00:40:11,390 Shh! 886 00:40:11,410 --> 00:40:14,411 You. You. 887 00:40:14,562 --> 00:40:15,803 You had me fooled. 888 00:40:15,822 --> 00:40:17,914 I got to keep you on your toes. 889 00:40:18,141 --> 00:40:19,824 Okay. Go back to the table. Okay. 890 00:40:19,918 --> 00:40:21,309 If anybody asks, let them know 891 00:40:21,327 --> 00:40:24,479 I went outside to get some air, calm down, okay? 892 00:40:24,572 --> 00:40:26,131 Okay. 893 00:40:36,993 --> 00:40:38,342 You think it's good? 894 00:40:38,495 --> 00:40:40,395 It's good. 895 00:40:53,693 --> 00:40:54,617 Teddy: Dammit! 896 00:40:54,769 --> 00:40:56,010 Daddy, are you okay? 897 00:40:56,029 --> 00:40:57,579 Sit, Leah. I'm fine. 898 00:41:01,017 --> 00:41:03,626 My mom just -- Excuse me. 899 00:41:08,024 --> 00:41:10,258 Leah: Sorry. 900 00:41:17,534 --> 00:41:19,100 [ Grunts ] 901 00:42:06,432 --> 00:42:07,649 Ah. 902 00:42:14,758 --> 00:42:16,366 [ Door opens, closes ] 903 00:42:16,593 --> 00:42:18,593 What are you doing in here? Teddy can't catch us together. 904 00:42:18,611 --> 00:42:23,122 I think he's in the restroom. We have to move quickly. 905 00:42:30,197 --> 00:42:32,465 You will not beat me. 906 00:42:38,281 --> 00:42:41,449 I'd take more, but we can't risk getting noticed. 907 00:42:41,467 --> 00:42:42,433 Well... 908 00:42:42,894 --> 00:42:46,287 Put them -- 909 00:42:46,306 --> 00:42:47,713 Okay. 910 00:42:47,807 --> 00:42:49,566 Okay. 911 00:43:02,989 --> 00:43:04,155 [ Groans ] 912 00:43:04,307 --> 00:43:06,082 The coast is clear. We better get back. 913 00:43:06,233 --> 00:43:08,976 We don't want them wondering where we are. 914 00:43:08,995 --> 00:43:16,092 ♪♪ 915 00:43:19,914 --> 00:43:29,513 ♪♪ 916 00:43:29,608 --> 00:43:39,357 ♪♪ 917 00:43:39,600 --> 00:43:48,374 ♪♪