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Previously
on "Our Kind of People"...
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I think Teddy supplied crack
to Edgartown
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and let my mother
take the fall for it.
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Teddy keeps journals
in his home office.
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Angela, he can't know
that we're together.
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I just want this cotillion
to be perfect.
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Nikki: I'm being
introduced into society.
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I just have to find
a father figure to dance with.
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Nate: Nikki needs a father.
After 17 years.
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Lauren: Starting over
is a big deal,
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especially for someone
who has a criminal record.
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Why, Lauren?
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I watched you
kiss my girlfriend.
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I don't want to be around
you anymore.
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You're out of cotillion.
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I'm gonna destroy
Teddy Franklin.
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What's the plan?
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Raymond:
Alex Rivera.
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I would think twice
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before bringing her
back into our lives.
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Teddy: The strength of
the tremors have picked up.
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Leah: How long are you going
to keep it a secret?
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Tyrique:
We better get back.
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We don't want them
wondering where we are.
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Dr. Keller, it was no more
than a dizzy spell.
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Dr. Keller: Which could have
been much worse.
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If you keep ignoring
my medical advice,
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I'll have to
discontinue --
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Do that,
and my endowment
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to your institute in Geneva
will discontinue.
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Understood?
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Good morning.
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[ Sighs ]
Good morning.
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Please,
sit down.
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I, uh...
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I called you here
this morning
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because when
I excused myself
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from dinner
the other evening...
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I saw you
and Angela...
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slip out
of my office.
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♪♪
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Is that why
the cameras have gone dark
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at Eve's Crown?
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Are you involved
with her?
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I'm sorry,
Teddy.
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I-I couldn't
keep spying on her.
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Mm-hmm.
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This is a knot
of my own design.
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My demands
on those closest to me can
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take a toll,
like --
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He was doing his job.
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Your father was a bodyguard,
not a bill collector.
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I sent him to Edgartown
to collect rent
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because I knew he would
treat people with dignity,
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and he lost
his life.
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I know the story.
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Someone high out of their mind
shot him on the front step
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for serving
an eviction notice.
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I sent you
to spy on Angela
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because I trusted you.
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Trust means
a great deal to me,
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especially if you're seeing
my daughter.
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[ Laughs ]
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You know,
if she has trust in you,
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one day,
she will come
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and place
her trust in me.
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[ Scoffs ]
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Spying on Angela isn't a way
to gain her trust
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or get to know her.
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You've been absent
her whole life.
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You're right,
my boy.
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I'm going to give
Angela and Nikki
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a cotillion week
to remember.
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[ Chuckles ]
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♪♪
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♪ Head high ♪
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♪ Confident ♪
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♪ Strong mind ♪
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♪ Resilient ♪
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♪ You can't break me,
I was born to rise ♪
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♪ Our kind of people ♪
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♪ Ooh, ooh ♪
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♪ Our kind of people ♪
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♪ Ooh, ooh ♪
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♪♪
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♪♪
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It's the same deal
every time I go home.
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They make up
a whole list of --
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Okay, ladies, we have less than
48 hours to cotillion,
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and this is gonna be
the best cotillion yet.
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..."I have two Emmys
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and the highest-rated
news show on the air,"
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and my father sill
made me clean the fish.
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[ Laughter ]
Manicure be damned.
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Alex.
What brings you to Oak Bluffs?
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[ Sighs ]
Well, I haven't taken a break
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since
the Obama administration.
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So I decided to summer here
with friends,
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Graceties
from the Manhattan chapter.
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Well, you all are so lucky
to have found a rental,
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you know,
this late in the season.
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And just in time
for the Oak Bluffs Cotillion.
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Come to
think of it,
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last time I saw you
was at your cotillion.
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Well,
that was ages ago.
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Another lifetime.
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For those of you
who are unaware,
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Alex was married
to Raymond for...
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wait, did you guys make it
to 12 months?
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[ Chuckles ]
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Thank you
for the warm welcome.
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I know my presence
as a celebrity
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can be
a little daunting.
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You know what's
even more daunting?
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Trying to find last-minute glam
for the cotillion.
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20% off
for all Graceties
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and prospectives
at Eve's Crown.
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Where everybody gets treated
like a celebrity.
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♪♪
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Homegirl trying to start
some mess.
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Hmm.
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Thanks, but I can
clean my own house.
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Alright, Graceties,
I'm officially
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calling our meeting
to order.
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Shall we?
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♪♪
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Hey.
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Got you 911 text.
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What's happened?
Alex Rivera.
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She's in Oak Bluffs.
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Really?
Mm.
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Hmm.
She say what she's doing here?
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I don't know.
She's probably trying to glow up
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from that raggedy
Manhattan Graceties chapter.
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You know, I think
she's still salty
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that you chose a true marriage
instead of a mistake.
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I just hope that
that's the last we see of her
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because my plate
is already full
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with everything having to do
with the cotillion as it is.
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No, listen, she's probably
just trying to sip some rosé
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and floss
like the rest of the guests.
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Mm.
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I'm sure it's nothing.
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I hope you're right.
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[ Sighs ]
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♪ Drop top coupe,
throw the whip in gear ♪
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♪ Took a bag full of cash
like a souvenir, uh ♪
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♪ 211 and we outta here ♪
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♪ Put the pedal on the floor,
got the jakes in the... ♪
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You know, I thought
being the face of Eve's Crown
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would be a lot more glamor
and a lot less,
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"Hi,
welcome to Eve's Crown."
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You know, if these women
filled the food bank
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the way they're filling up
on free champagne,
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we would solve
world hunger.
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I feel like there
are 10 times more
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Black people on this island
than when we first got here.
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Including
Miss Alex Rivera.
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Well, now, you know that
I've been ear-hustling
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these broads
all morning,
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and apparently, when Raymond
and Alex were together,
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she wasn't
one of them.
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But now she is.
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Sort of.
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Yeah, it seems like
they only really count you in
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if you're born in.
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And what does that say
about you and Nikki?
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[ Chuckles ]
Is that why you're letting Teddy
stand in as the father
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for the
Father-Daughter dance?
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Teddy offered.
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I thought it would be
a great opportunity for Nikki
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to get to know him.
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I can read it
all over your face.
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How do you really feel
about your daddy
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taking her
to cotillion?
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Alright.
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I'm still trying to play
the nice daughter
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to find out
what happened to Mama,
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but I don't trust him.
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I just can't help
but feeling like
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he doesn't do anything
without an agenda.
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I may even
have some dirt
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on what he was up to
back in the day.
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Tyrique and I got his brother
Louis Franklin's journals
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from 1983 and 1984.
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You and Tyrique have been
working on this together?
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Mm-hmm.
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Ange, you are
in dangerous territory.
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I know.
For both of us.
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But I don't
have a choice.
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I have to find out
what Teddy was up to
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when my mama
was arrested,
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figure out
the connection between him
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and those drugs that were
being run in Edgartown.
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That's how
I'll clear her name.
Mom?
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Um,
I know it's busy,
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but I got a text
from Taylor.
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Something about cotillion.
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Can I go?
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Yeah,
you can go.
[ Chuckles ] Okay.
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Okay, Taylor, so we're at
the beach, clearly.
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Yes, but no peeking.
You're gonna love it.
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Oh, my --
It feels nice.
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Step over here.
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Give me your hands.
Take a big step.
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There you go.
Okay.
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Alright.
You ready?
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Okay.
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Oh -- What --
What is all this?
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Nicole Vaughn,
will you allow me the honor
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of escorting you
to the Oak Bluffs Cotillion?
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[ Chuckles ]
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You want to be my escort
to cotillion?
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Yes.
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Oh. Okay.
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Um...
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Well,
I would be honored.
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Okay, so, there's
one more surprise.
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The other debs thought
what Lauren did to you
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at the Claiming Ceremony
was foul,
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so we took a vote.
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Alright.
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Oh, my God.
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Taylor!
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♪♪
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"Most Congenial".
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Most Congenial reads
the "Letter to Fathers", right?
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[ Sniffles ]
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I know your dad
wasn't really around,
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and if you want to,
you don't have to.
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Oh, no, no.
I -- The debs chose me.
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Of -- Of course
I want to.
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Um...
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"If it feels nice,
roll the dice."
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That's what Mama Eve
used to say.
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So, uh...
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I guess
I'm reading a speech.
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And you're gonna give
a bomb speech.
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[ Laughs ]
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♪♪
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Teddy: Ah!
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Hi.
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Your shop is coming
along nicely.
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A-As your mentor,
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I could offer
some advice about marketing,
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but looks like
you have that covered.
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[ Chuckles ]
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I'm guessing you're here
for Nikki?
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Mm.
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I just want to make sure
that you standing with her
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for cotillion
isn't some game to you.
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My motives towards
my granddaughter
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are well-intentioned.
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I want to get to know her,
as I do you.
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I'm here bearing gifts.
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You can't buy
her affection.
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Mm.
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It's tradition.
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The father gives
the debutante daughter pearls.
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These pearls belonged
to my mother,
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00:09:42,398 --> 00:09:43,731
given to her
by my father.
262
00:09:43,733 --> 00:09:46,585
I would like to include Nikki
in that lineage.
263
00:09:46,587 --> 00:09:48,661
♪♪
264
00:09:48,663 --> 00:09:50,905
As for you,
my gift --
265
00:09:50,907 --> 00:09:52,665
No,
I don't need your trinkets.
266
00:09:52,667 --> 00:09:54,426
Thank you.
No.
267
00:09:54,428 --> 00:09:55,576
It's a gesture.
268
00:09:55,578 --> 00:09:57,578
Something I'd like
to help you with.
269
00:09:57,580 --> 00:10:01,099
I received a letter
from a Nate Robinson.
270
00:10:01,101 --> 00:10:03,827
The media attention
and gossip
271
00:10:03,829 --> 00:10:06,162
compelled him
to reach out to me.
272
00:10:06,164 --> 00:10:09,590
He said that he was hurt
because he was not able
273
00:10:09,592 --> 00:10:11,258
to protect his daughter
from all of that.
274
00:10:11,260 --> 00:10:12,944
Here.
You can read it for yourself.
275
00:10:12,946 --> 00:10:15,004
It's --
It's all in there.
276
00:10:15,006 --> 00:10:16,764
And when
he explained
277
00:10:16,766 --> 00:10:19,100
the particulars
of his case,
278
00:10:19,102 --> 00:10:21,511
he's been passed over
for parole twice.
279
00:10:21,513 --> 00:10:22,879
Did you know that?
280
00:10:22,881 --> 00:10:27,867
And yet,
even behind bars,
281
00:10:27,869 --> 00:10:30,186
in a system
that failed him,
282
00:10:30,188 --> 00:10:34,357
Nate's heart and mind
are with you and Nikki.
283
00:10:34,359 --> 00:10:37,377
I'm compelled to answer
his cries for assistance.
284
00:10:37,379 --> 00:10:39,028
He asked you for help?
Mm-hmm.
285
00:10:39,030 --> 00:10:40,380
And I'm sure
I can do something.
286
00:10:40,382 --> 00:10:44,367
I mean, I've raised funds
for the Innocence Project.
287
00:10:44,369 --> 00:10:46,293
I'm connected to
the state's Attorney General.
288
00:10:46,295 --> 00:10:48,888
And this is the relationship
I want us to have --
289
00:10:48,890 --> 00:10:50,707
supporting one another.
290
00:10:50,709 --> 00:10:54,560
Us...
against the world.
291
00:10:54,562 --> 00:10:57,230
So, you're saying you could
get him out?
292
00:10:57,232 --> 00:10:59,232
Hmm.
293
00:10:59,234 --> 00:11:02,385
I-I mean,
I need time.
294
00:11:02,387 --> 00:11:03,811
Uh,
Nikki doesn't --
295
00:11:03,813 --> 00:11:05,163
I need
to prepare her first.
296
00:11:05,165 --> 00:11:08,241
It's not gonna
happen overnight, Angela.
297
00:11:08,243 --> 00:11:09,984
Um,
legal briefs,
298
00:11:09,986 --> 00:11:12,562
proper investigation,
hearings --
299
00:11:12,564 --> 00:11:13,897
it could take months.
300
00:11:13,899 --> 00:11:15,415
I need
to think about this.
301
00:11:15,417 --> 00:11:18,325
I'll wait until
you make a decision.
302
00:11:18,327 --> 00:11:21,921
I can't give you back
the years lost between us,
303
00:11:21,923 --> 00:11:24,057
but perhaps
I can give Nikki
304
00:11:24,059 --> 00:11:26,092
a few years
with her father.
305
00:11:26,094 --> 00:11:28,669
As for you...
306
00:11:28,671 --> 00:11:34,341
I'm very happy
with you and Tyrique.
307
00:11:34,343 --> 00:11:37,587
♪♪
308
00:11:37,589 --> 00:11:38,697
He's a good man.
309
00:11:38,699 --> 00:11:43,118
♪♪
310
00:11:46,932 --> 00:11:53,712
♪ Baby, I remember when
loving was easy ♪
311
00:11:53,714 --> 00:11:56,030
♪♪
312
00:11:56,032 --> 00:11:57,607
Oh, no.
313
00:11:57,609 --> 00:11:59,384
You are not just
gonna lay around.
314
00:11:59,386 --> 00:12:01,611
And your room is a mess,
by the way.
315
00:12:01,613 --> 00:12:02,795
Mom.
316
00:12:02,797 --> 00:12:05,448
I don't
want those open.
317
00:12:05,450 --> 00:12:07,708
There will be
other Taylors.
318
00:12:07,710 --> 00:12:09,227
There's only one you.
319
00:12:09,229 --> 00:12:12,213
And I wish you would
value yourself a bit more.
320
00:12:12,215 --> 00:12:14,140
Now, get up.
A Dupont is never late.
321
00:12:14,142 --> 00:12:15,549
Late for what?
322
00:12:15,551 --> 00:12:16,717
Work. What?
323
00:12:16,719 --> 00:12:17,961
You're the one
who decided
324
00:12:17,963 --> 00:12:19,145
to get yourself
kicked out of cotillion.
325
00:12:19,147 --> 00:12:20,797
Now you get to spend
the rest of the summer
326
00:12:20,799 --> 00:12:23,057
deciding what you want to do
with the rest of your life.
327
00:12:23,059 --> 00:12:25,726
Now, get up.
Come on, Lauren.
328
00:12:25,728 --> 00:12:27,637
You got 15 minutes.
329
00:12:27,639 --> 00:12:29,973
♪♪
330
00:12:29,975 --> 00:12:32,992
Hey.
331
00:12:32,994 --> 00:12:36,162
You told Teddy
about us?
332
00:12:36,164 --> 00:12:38,164
He already knew.
333
00:12:38,166 --> 00:12:40,166
He saw us
leaving his office together,
334
00:12:40,168 --> 00:12:43,152
but I don't think he knows
we took those journals.
335
00:12:43,154 --> 00:12:46,097
Well, I skimmed them,
and I didn't see anything
336
00:12:46,099 --> 00:12:48,674
about my mom
or about Teddy dealing drugs,
337
00:12:48,676 --> 00:12:51,828
but I did see something
in this one about a Calvin.
338
00:12:51,830 --> 00:12:53,997
That's your dad,
right?
339
00:12:53,999 --> 00:12:55,832
Why would my dad be
in Louis' journals?
340
00:12:55,834 --> 00:12:58,017
He only
worked for Teddy.
341
00:12:58,019 --> 00:12:59,185
What's wrong?
342
00:12:59,279 --> 00:13:01,671
You seem like you got
something else on your mind.
343
00:13:01,673 --> 00:13:04,674
[ Sighs ]
344
00:13:04,676 --> 00:13:06,359
It's Nikki's father.
345
00:13:06,361 --> 00:13:07,952
Nate.
346
00:13:07,954 --> 00:13:10,530
Teddy offered to get him
out of prison.
347
00:13:10,532 --> 00:13:11,772
Just like that.
348
00:13:11,774 --> 00:13:14,459
Like he was deciding
what to order for dinner.
349
00:13:14,461 --> 00:13:15,627
Is that a bad thing?
350
00:13:15,629 --> 00:13:17,703
Tyrique,
I've thought a lot
351
00:13:17,705 --> 00:13:19,205
about Nate getting out
352
00:13:19,207 --> 00:13:21,448
so Nikki could have
a relationship with him,
353
00:13:21,450 --> 00:13:24,803
but just now,
all of a sudden
354
00:13:24,805 --> 00:13:26,971
because I'm a Franklin,
355
00:13:26,973 --> 00:13:29,048
his freedom is
a phone call away?
356
00:13:29,050 --> 00:13:31,810
It just feels like --
not cheating,
357
00:13:31,812 --> 00:13:33,144
but, like, what about
358
00:13:33,146 --> 00:13:35,480
all the other Black men
in prison wrongfully,
359
00:13:35,482 --> 00:13:38,558
unfair sentences,
who don't have a Teddy Franklin?
360
00:13:38,560 --> 00:13:39,725
Teddy took me in
361
00:13:39,727 --> 00:13:41,561
and changed
the course of my life.
362
00:13:41,563 --> 00:13:43,470
For a while,
he made my father's death
363
00:13:43,472 --> 00:13:44,972
feel like
hitting the lottery,
364
00:13:44,974 --> 00:13:46,716
and I-I struggled
with that.
365
00:13:46,718 --> 00:13:47,992
But then
I-I realized
366
00:13:47,994 --> 00:13:50,219
Teddy was trying
to do right by me.
367
00:13:50,221 --> 00:13:52,388
I think he's trying to do
the same for you and Nikki.
368
00:13:52,390 --> 00:13:54,223
Take the access
he has.
369
00:13:54,225 --> 00:13:57,393
Then find a way
to pay it forward.
370
00:13:57,395 --> 00:13:58,652
♪♪
371
00:13:58,654 --> 00:14:01,172
Why are you
so amazing?
372
00:14:01,174 --> 00:14:04,676
Campaigning for your woman's
baby daddy.
373
00:14:04,678 --> 00:14:08,921
Have you thought about what's
gonna happen when he gets out?
374
00:14:08,923 --> 00:14:10,923
You have
nothing to worry about.
375
00:14:10,925 --> 00:14:13,593
I'm right
where I want to be.
376
00:14:13,595 --> 00:14:20,692
♪♪
377
00:14:21,920 --> 00:14:24,988
Um, can you give me a moment,
please?
378
00:14:32,430 --> 00:14:33,930
Daddy,
we need to talk.
379
00:14:33,932 --> 00:14:35,431
Can you give us the room,
please?
380
00:14:35,433 --> 00:14:36,523
Thanks.
381
00:14:36,525 --> 00:14:37,858
Will you be able
to present
382
00:14:37,860 --> 00:14:39,193
the "Letter to Daughters"
tomorrow?
383
00:14:39,195 --> 00:14:41,379
I'm -- I'm just concerned
about your condition,
384
00:14:41,381 --> 00:14:43,106
and after the fall --
I'm fine.
385
00:14:43,108 --> 00:14:45,274
Besides, we have greater things
to worry about.
386
00:14:45,276 --> 00:14:47,126
You were right
about Tyrique.
Mm.
387
00:14:47,128 --> 00:14:48,961
So he did
cut the camera.
388
00:14:48,963 --> 00:14:50,221
And he's seeing Angela.
389
00:14:50,223 --> 00:14:52,539
He lied to me, which is
a ship that I have to right,
390
00:14:52,541 --> 00:14:54,893
as well as my relationship
with Angela,
391
00:14:54,895 --> 00:14:56,394
which is why
I'm going to help
392
00:14:56,396 --> 00:14:58,897
Nikki's father
get out of prison.
393
00:14:58,899 --> 00:15:00,306
♪♪
394
00:15:00,308 --> 00:15:01,474
Prison?
395
00:15:01,476 --> 00:15:02,400
Her ex wrote me,
396
00:15:02,402 --> 00:15:05,570
and now
I have an opportunity
397
00:15:05,572 --> 00:15:08,131
that I'm going to use
to my advantage.
398
00:15:08,133 --> 00:15:10,057
To break up
Angela and Tyrique?
399
00:15:10,059 --> 00:15:11,558
Mm-hmm.
400
00:15:11,560 --> 00:15:13,394
Daddy,
come on.
401
00:15:13,396 --> 00:15:15,562
These are people we're
talking about, not chess pieces.
402
00:15:15,564 --> 00:15:16,897
I'm helping!
403
00:15:16,899 --> 00:15:18,399
And when
it all works out,
404
00:15:18,401 --> 00:15:19,976
I'll be
the kindly patron,
405
00:15:19,978 --> 00:15:21,811
the Vaughns
will be reunited,
406
00:15:21,813 --> 00:15:22,903
I will
get my soldier back,
407
00:15:22,905 --> 00:15:25,164
Franklin Holdings
will receive great PR,
408
00:15:25,166 --> 00:15:28,651
and the stadium deal
could use a fresh coat
409
00:15:28,653 --> 00:15:29,986
of "Innocence Project" paint
410
00:15:29,988 --> 00:15:33,339
to cover up the scuffs
we've accumulated along the way.
411
00:15:33,341 --> 00:15:34,265
Hmm.
412
00:15:34,267 --> 00:15:35,825
Well, you might want
to double coat
413
00:15:35,827 --> 00:15:38,828
the scuffs before Raymond's ex
comes knocking.
414
00:15:38,830 --> 00:15:40,179
She's summering
in the Bluffs,
415
00:15:40,181 --> 00:15:42,014
and she will keep her ear
close to the ground.
416
00:15:42,016 --> 00:15:43,015
[ Sighs ]
417
00:15:43,017 --> 00:15:44,591
The last thing
I need right now
418
00:15:44,593 --> 00:15:46,945
is Alex to take notes
during cotillion.
419
00:15:46,947 --> 00:15:48,595
I mean, Olivia already wants
my head on a platter
420
00:15:48,597 --> 00:15:51,857
after Lauren's stunt
at the Claiming Ceremony.
421
00:15:51,859 --> 00:15:53,192
The cotillion
has to be perfect.
422
00:15:53,194 --> 00:15:55,861
Then we give Alex
nothing to report.
423
00:15:55,863 --> 00:15:58,957
I know how much
this weekend means to you.
424
00:15:58,959 --> 00:16:01,626
We're always talking
about my legacy.
425
00:16:01,628 --> 00:16:04,020
The cotillion could be
the beginning of yours.
426
00:16:04,022 --> 00:16:06,522
And it
has always been
427
00:16:06,524 --> 00:16:11,861
me and you...
against the world.
428
00:16:11,863 --> 00:16:15,098
Me and you,
against the world.
429
00:16:15,867 --> 00:16:17,366
[ Sighs ]
[ Laughs ]
430
00:16:17,368 --> 00:16:19,460
Mm.
431
00:16:19,462 --> 00:16:20,979
Take care of yourself,
Daddy.
432
00:16:20,981 --> 00:16:22,463
I will.
433
00:16:22,465 --> 00:16:24,557
Okay.
434
00:16:24,559 --> 00:16:27,226
Jimmy!
435
00:16:27,228 --> 00:16:28,561
Mm.
436
00:16:28,563 --> 00:16:31,230
Vacation's always better
with bubbles.
437
00:16:31,232 --> 00:16:32,639
Care for a glass?
438
00:16:32,641 --> 00:16:33,807
Oh, relax.
439
00:16:33,809 --> 00:16:35,551
My housemates
have gone into town.
440
00:16:35,553 --> 00:16:36,494
No one will see you.
441
00:16:36,496 --> 00:16:38,830
Yet you show up, uninvited,
at my house,
442
00:16:38,832 --> 00:16:39,998
and let everyone
on the island
443
00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:42,649
see that you're here
for the entire summer?
444
00:16:42,651 --> 00:16:44,227
♪♪
445
00:16:44,229 --> 00:16:45,986
You asked me to look into
Teddy Franklin.
446
00:16:45,988 --> 00:16:47,396
I can do that best
right here,
447
00:16:47,398 --> 00:16:48,673
where he lives
and breathes.
448
00:16:48,675 --> 00:16:51,658
But I need you to do that
without stirring up the past.
449
00:16:51,660 --> 00:16:55,162
♪♪
450
00:16:55,164 --> 00:16:58,758
So, Leah doesn't know
you married your rebound?
451
00:16:58,760 --> 00:17:01,019
♪♪
452
00:17:01,021 --> 00:17:03,095
It may have
started that way,
453
00:17:03,097 --> 00:17:05,523
but Leah and I
are very much in love.
454
00:17:05,525 --> 00:17:07,641
Just do your job
and keep my wife out of it.
455
00:17:07,643 --> 00:17:08,934
Clear?
456
00:17:08,936 --> 00:17:10,603
Crystal.
457
00:17:10,605 --> 00:17:15,992
♪♪
458
00:17:20,098 --> 00:17:26,602
♪♪
459
00:17:26,604 --> 00:17:27,937
[ Both laugh ]
460
00:17:27,939 --> 00:17:29,939
How about that?
461
00:17:29,941 --> 00:17:31,031
You're a natural.
462
00:17:31,033 --> 00:17:32,958
You take lessons
when you were younger?
463
00:17:32,960 --> 00:17:34,052
No.
464
00:17:34,054 --> 00:17:35,961
Um, actually,
Mama Eve taught me.
465
00:17:35,963 --> 00:17:38,389
Yeah, she was
a really good dancer.
466
00:17:38,391 --> 00:17:39,706
She was.
467
00:17:39,708 --> 00:17:43,061
I hope my escorting you
would have made her happy.
468
00:17:44,956 --> 00:17:46,956
We have much work to do
to get acquainted.
469
00:17:46,958 --> 00:17:50,960
Um,
if there is anything --
470
00:17:50,962 --> 00:17:57,483
um, advice,
an answer, an ear --
471
00:17:57,485 --> 00:17:59,652
I'm here.
472
00:17:59,654 --> 00:18:02,896
Thanks.
473
00:18:02,898 --> 00:18:06,584
Actually, um...
I have to read
474
00:18:06,586 --> 00:18:09,478
"A Letter to Fathers"
at the cotillion,
475
00:18:09,480 --> 00:18:12,573
and...
that's just something
476
00:18:12,575 --> 00:18:14,741
I don't really know
anything about.
477
00:18:14,743 --> 00:18:15,835
I actually looked up
478
00:18:15,837 --> 00:18:18,487
a few of your TED Talks
for pointers.
479
00:18:18,489 --> 00:18:19,822
[ Laughs ]
480
00:18:19,824 --> 00:18:22,916
Well, um,
to combat my nerves,
481
00:18:22,918 --> 00:18:24,994
I carry
an antique coin
482
00:18:24,996 --> 00:18:27,163
given to me
by my great-grandfather,
483
00:18:27,165 --> 00:18:29,665
who stood
next to Frederick Douglass
484
00:18:29,667 --> 00:18:31,758
to talk about freedom.
485
00:18:31,760 --> 00:18:33,444
It reminds me
that I come from
486
00:18:33,446 --> 00:18:37,173
a very long line
of brilliant orators.
487
00:18:37,175 --> 00:18:38,765
And so do you.
488
00:18:38,767 --> 00:18:40,176
Thank you.
489
00:18:40,178 --> 00:18:42,787
You're welcome.
490
00:18:42,789 --> 00:18:45,623
So, I will
see you tomorrow?
491
00:18:45,625 --> 00:18:47,683
Wouldn't miss it.
492
00:18:47,685 --> 00:18:49,460
♪♪
493
00:18:49,462 --> 00:18:52,296
Oh! [ Chuckles ]
494
00:18:52,298 --> 00:18:54,966
Bye.
Bye.
495
00:18:54,968 --> 00:18:59,637
♪♪
496
00:18:59,639 --> 00:19:01,030
Hi.
497
00:19:01,032 --> 00:19:04,124
Um, Nikki, I wanted
to apologize to you
498
00:19:04,126 --> 00:19:07,036
for what I did to you
at the Claiming Ceremony.
499
00:19:07,038 --> 00:19:08,721
Sorry.
500
00:19:08,723 --> 00:19:11,965
Actually, I owe you
an apology, too, Lauren.
501
00:19:11,967 --> 00:19:13,985
I didn't mean to hurt you
with Taylor.
502
00:19:13,987 --> 00:19:15,135
I-It's cool.
503
00:19:15,137 --> 00:19:16,970
I mean, she gave me
a ton of chances,
504
00:19:16,972 --> 00:19:18,305
and I just
ruined them all,
505
00:19:18,307 --> 00:19:19,565
and then
I took it out on you,
506
00:19:19,567 --> 00:19:20,992
and now I'm making up for it
because my mother
507
00:19:20,994 --> 00:19:22,827
is making you work
all summer, so...
508
00:19:22,829 --> 00:19:24,720
Don't chip a nail,
princess.
509
00:19:24,722 --> 00:19:27,890
Well, I'd rather break a nail
than be broken, so...
510
00:19:27,892 --> 00:19:30,668
Have fun
at the cotillion.
511
00:19:30,670 --> 00:19:32,745
I really do
mean that.
512
00:19:32,747 --> 00:19:36,899
♪♪
513
00:19:36,901 --> 00:19:38,992
♪ Ooh ♪
514
00:19:38,994 --> 00:19:40,403
[ Sighs ]
515
00:19:40,405 --> 00:19:41,995
♪ Ooh ♪
516
00:19:41,997 --> 00:19:43,756
Angela: Y'all do not play
about cotillion.
517
00:19:43,758 --> 00:19:45,424
Uh, no,
we do not.
518
00:19:45,426 --> 00:19:48,427
Well, this is
a perfect color match.
519
00:19:48,429 --> 00:19:49,929
I've got the clippings
right here.
520
00:19:49,931 --> 00:19:52,190
Pop it in, extra volume,
you're good.
521
00:19:52,192 --> 00:19:54,600
Okay.
For volume.
522
00:19:54,602 --> 00:19:56,919
Uh, 20% off,
right?
523
00:19:56,921 --> 00:19:58,863
Well, how do you think
I stay wealthy?
524
00:19:58,865 --> 00:19:59,864
Okay.
525
00:19:59,866 --> 00:20:01,699
Just taking notes.
526
00:20:01,701 --> 00:20:03,426
♪♪
527
00:20:03,428 --> 00:20:05,928
I hope you don't mind,
but my father told me
528
00:20:05,930 --> 00:20:08,873
about Nikki's father,
and I'm sorry that you both
529
00:20:08,875 --> 00:20:11,600
had to go through
something so difficult.
530
00:20:11,602 --> 00:20:14,937
But I assure you,
if anyone can help,
531
00:20:14,939 --> 00:20:16,530
Teddy Franklin can.
532
00:20:16,532 --> 00:20:19,775
Listen, please do not
say anything to Nikki.
533
00:20:19,777 --> 00:20:21,201
She knows
nothing about this.
534
00:20:21,203 --> 00:20:22,553
I do not --
Trust me.
535
00:20:22,555 --> 00:20:25,281
I know things with an ex
can be tricky,
536
00:20:25,283 --> 00:20:27,450
and I wouldn't
hurt Nikki.
Good.
537
00:20:27,452 --> 00:20:30,286
'Cause I wouldn't want to have
to take out my Boston on you.
538
00:20:30,288 --> 00:20:31,787
Oh.
Yeah, please don't do that,
539
00:20:31,789 --> 00:20:33,046
because something
tells me
540
00:20:33,048 --> 00:20:35,733
that your Boston
would likely --
541
00:20:35,735 --> 00:20:37,993
likely beat
my bougie ass.
542
00:20:37,995 --> 00:20:39,052
Up and down
the street.
543
00:20:39,054 --> 00:20:41,054
Okay?
[ Both laugh ]
544
00:20:41,056 --> 00:20:42,389
Woman: Thank you.
Thank you.
545
00:20:42,391 --> 00:20:45,726
Honestly, I feel guilty
accepting Teddy's help.
546
00:20:45,728 --> 00:20:48,821
It's like
he's doing too much.
547
00:20:48,823 --> 00:20:50,155
He made
this speech about
548
00:20:50,157 --> 00:20:52,065
it being us
against the world,
549
00:20:52,067 --> 00:20:53,584
and it's like,
man...
550
00:20:53,586 --> 00:20:56,161
Wait -- Wait, he --
he said that to you?
551
00:20:56,163 --> 00:20:58,664
I know he's trying to make up
for lost time,
552
00:20:58,666 --> 00:20:59,815
but it's too much.
553
00:20:59,817 --> 00:21:01,817
It's too soon.
Yeah.
554
00:21:01,819 --> 00:21:03,928
Well,
America's justice system
555
00:21:03,930 --> 00:21:05,838
has never favored
Black people,
556
00:21:05,840 --> 00:21:07,506
whether we're wealthy
or poor.
557
00:21:07,508 --> 00:21:11,269
So, helping Nate is a move
toward solidarity.
558
00:21:11,271 --> 00:21:12,828
[ Cellphone rings ]
For all of us.
559
00:21:12,830 --> 00:21:14,997
Oh. Uh. Oh.
I have to take this.
560
00:21:14,999 --> 00:21:16,165
Oh, yeah, well,
I've gotta go.
561
00:21:16,167 --> 00:21:18,609
I've got some seating charts
to review.
562
00:21:18,611 --> 00:21:20,260
Thank you for this.
Yeah.
563
00:21:20,262 --> 00:21:23,614
This is a pre-paid collect call
from an inmate at...
564
00:21:23,616 --> 00:21:25,190
Angela: Hi.
565
00:21:25,192 --> 00:21:27,176
I-I'm sorry to be calling you
like this, but --
566
00:21:27,178 --> 00:21:28,527
Teddy showed me
your letter.
567
00:21:28,529 --> 00:21:30,863
Says your case
is up for review.
568
00:21:30,865 --> 00:21:32,456
That's --
That's not why I did it.
569
00:21:32,458 --> 00:21:34,792
I-I wanted to make sure
Nikki was protected.
570
00:21:34,794 --> 00:21:36,443
But if
he's gonna help --
571
00:21:36,445 --> 00:21:39,371
He says all I have to do
is say the word and it's done.
572
00:21:39,373 --> 00:21:40,539
So,
what's the word, Gee?
573
00:21:40,541 --> 00:21:42,115
The word is
I got to think about
574
00:21:42,117 --> 00:21:44,360
how all of this
will affect Nikki.
575
00:21:44,362 --> 00:21:45,361
[ Sighs ]
576
00:21:45,363 --> 00:21:47,530
I don't want it
to seem like
577
00:21:47,532 --> 00:21:49,698
I'm trying to keep you
in prison,
578
00:21:49,700 --> 00:21:51,309
but I feel like
579
00:21:51,311 --> 00:21:54,203
Teddy's trying
to buy my love.
580
00:21:54,205 --> 00:21:57,039
If writing your father
gets me out of here,
581
00:21:57,041 --> 00:22:00,376
to meet my daughter
and get back what I lost,
582
00:22:00,378 --> 00:22:02,394
I-I'll take
that chance.
583
00:22:02,396 --> 00:22:04,229
That man
is your father.
584
00:22:04,231 --> 00:22:05,489
He wants
another shot,
585
00:22:05,491 --> 00:22:07,307
and you hold
his fate in your hands.
586
00:22:07,309 --> 00:22:10,386
When you gonna let
Teddy Franklin out of jail?
587
00:22:10,388 --> 00:22:20,396
♪♪
588
00:22:20,398 --> 00:22:22,064
♪♪
589
00:22:22,066 --> 00:22:25,593
Oh, not too hot,
please.
590
00:22:27,496 --> 00:22:28,737
Ow!
591
00:22:28,739 --> 00:22:30,997
I said
not too hot.
592
00:22:30,999 --> 00:22:31,998
♪♪
593
00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:34,593
You violated our agreement,
Alex.
594
00:22:34,595 --> 00:22:35,761
How did you
get in here?
595
00:22:35,763 --> 00:22:37,930
Money grants access,
dear.
596
00:22:37,932 --> 00:22:41,083
Isn't that why
you've worked so hard,
597
00:22:41,085 --> 00:22:43,919
to go
from fisherman's daughter
598
00:22:43,921 --> 00:22:46,589
to
financial news anchor?
599
00:22:46,591 --> 00:22:49,367
The deal was
I couldn't reach out to Raymond.
600
00:22:49,369 --> 00:22:51,702
I didn't.
He reached out to me.
601
00:22:51,704 --> 00:22:53,596
I told you once --
602
00:22:53,598 --> 00:22:57,433
stay away
from my family.
603
00:22:57,435 --> 00:22:59,025
I don't like
repeating myself.
604
00:22:59,027 --> 00:23:00,544
I'm not
scared of you anymore.
605
00:23:00,546 --> 00:23:03,530
That's because I'm not
trying to scare you.
606
00:23:03,532 --> 00:23:05,624
Yet.
607
00:23:05,626 --> 00:23:09,870
You know, this spa
has very nice showers.
608
00:23:09,872 --> 00:23:11,947
You should try one.
609
00:23:11,949 --> 00:23:14,558
Smelling a little fishy
in here.
610
00:23:14,560 --> 00:23:16,301
[ Gasps ]
611
00:23:16,303 --> 00:23:24,652
♪♪
612
00:23:30,726 --> 00:23:33,244
You were good to me once.
613
00:23:36,249 --> 00:23:38,082
Uh,
what's this is hear
614
00:23:38,084 --> 00:23:40,993
that you're
starting a charity?
615
00:23:40,995 --> 00:23:43,996
Nikki just didn't have
the same advantages as I do,
616
00:23:43,998 --> 00:23:45,572
and I kinda used that
to hurt her.
617
00:23:45,574 --> 00:23:48,759
I just want to be better,
you know?
618
00:23:48,761 --> 00:23:50,243
I mean,
something more than
619
00:23:50,245 --> 00:23:54,339
running office errands
at Franklin Holdings.
620
00:23:54,341 --> 00:23:55,599
Don't be mad.
621
00:23:55,601 --> 00:23:58,677
I'm not.
Now, come on.
622
00:23:58,679 --> 00:24:00,104
Tell me about this.
Okay.
623
00:24:00,106 --> 00:24:02,181
So, it's called
"Lauren's Closet".
624
00:24:02,183 --> 00:24:03,348
Mm-hmm.
625
00:24:03,501 --> 00:24:05,091
And I am donating my wardrobe
to young women
626
00:24:05,093 --> 00:24:07,060
who need professional clothing
that can't afford it.
627
00:24:07,062 --> 00:24:08,595
Mom, it's actually
really taken off.
628
00:24:08,597 --> 00:24:10,931
Like, all of my followers
have gotten involved.
629
00:24:10,933 --> 00:24:13,993
[ Chuckles ] Wow.
That's impressive.
630
00:24:16,180 --> 00:24:18,414
I hope you're not
giving that one away.
631
00:24:21,352 --> 00:24:24,295
I don't really know
what to do with it.
632
00:24:24,297 --> 00:24:26,130
Well, I think maybe you
should just wear it.
633
00:24:26,132 --> 00:24:29,041
You've clearly
risen above your mistakes,
634
00:24:29,043 --> 00:24:31,026
which is what I told
the Graceties
635
00:24:31,028 --> 00:24:33,545
when I went
to plead your case.
636
00:24:33,547 --> 00:24:35,698
Seriously?
Mm-hmm.
637
00:24:35,700 --> 00:24:37,049
Oh!
[ Laughs ]
638
00:24:37,051 --> 00:24:39,626
Welcome back
to cotillion, baby.
639
00:24:39,628 --> 00:24:40,794
Thank you,
Mommy.
640
00:24:40,796 --> 00:24:42,371
Mm-hmm.
641
00:24:42,373 --> 00:24:46,817
♪♪
642
00:24:46,819 --> 00:24:48,152
[ Laughs ]
Excuse me, everyone.
643
00:24:48,154 --> 00:24:49,561
May I have your attention?
644
00:24:49,714 --> 00:24:52,973
I just wanted to thank you all
for coming to celebrate
645
00:24:52,975 --> 00:24:55,493
my first cotillion
as president.
646
00:24:55,495 --> 00:24:58,329
[ Chuckles ]
To the first of many.
647
00:24:59,390 --> 00:25:06,170
♪♪
648
00:25:06,172 --> 00:25:07,654
Mm.
649
00:25:07,656 --> 00:25:11,658
Angela, Patricia,
you both look exquisite.
650
00:25:11,660 --> 00:25:12,918
Thank you.
Thank you.
651
00:25:12,920 --> 00:25:14,903
I'm moving you
to the family table.
652
00:25:14,905 --> 00:25:16,162
Oh.
Here.
653
00:25:16,164 --> 00:25:17,256
New table cards.
654
00:25:17,258 --> 00:25:19,591
Well, enjoy cotillion,
Miss...
655
00:25:19,593 --> 00:25:21,685
Aunt Piggy,
Aunt Angela.
656
00:25:21,687 --> 00:25:24,355
Thank you,
Quincy.
657
00:25:24,357 --> 00:25:25,931
[ Chuckles ]
658
00:25:25,933 --> 00:25:28,083
Oh.
Table One.
659
00:25:28,085 --> 00:25:30,528
So, the Franklins get
the best seats in the house.
660
00:25:30,530 --> 00:25:31,695
Yes.
661
00:25:31,697 --> 00:25:34,273
And everyone
will be watching.
662
00:25:34,275 --> 00:25:36,867
♪♪
663
00:25:36,869 --> 00:25:38,761
You know,
I think I could use
664
00:25:38,763 --> 00:25:40,704
a glass
of bubbly myself.
665
00:25:40,706 --> 00:25:42,281
Could you
grab one for me?
666
00:25:42,283 --> 00:25:44,357
I'll get you.
[ Chuckles ]
667
00:25:44,359 --> 00:25:46,377
And just
what are you up to
668
00:25:46,379 --> 00:25:48,620
with all this
Nate business?
669
00:25:48,622 --> 00:25:50,864
I don't trust you
670
00:25:50,866 --> 00:25:53,033
as far
as I can throw you.
671
00:25:53,035 --> 00:25:54,126
[ Chuckles ]
672
00:25:54,128 --> 00:25:55,719
Well,
instead of focusing on me,
673
00:25:55,721 --> 00:25:57,037
worry about yourself.
674
00:25:57,039 --> 00:25:59,131
You know, I was surprised
to see you here.
675
00:25:59,133 --> 00:26:02,709
I'm sure someone
on this old staff
676
00:26:02,711 --> 00:26:03,894
will recognize you
677
00:26:03,896 --> 00:26:06,046
from back in
the old days.
678
00:26:06,048 --> 00:26:08,140
Loyalty keeps them
from spilling my secrets.
679
00:26:08,142 --> 00:26:10,626
What keeps them
from spilling yours?
680
00:26:10,628 --> 00:26:12,570
♪♪
681
00:26:12,572 --> 00:26:14,071
I'm sorry.
I better go.
682
00:26:14,073 --> 00:26:16,632
I have a very special deb
to escort.
683
00:26:16,634 --> 00:26:17,966
[ Chuckles ]
684
00:26:17,968 --> 00:26:20,393
Well,
he's trying, I guess.
685
00:26:20,395 --> 00:26:22,471
♪♪
686
00:26:22,473 --> 00:26:23,581
You okay?
687
00:26:23,583 --> 00:26:25,732
You know what?
688
00:26:25,734 --> 00:26:28,143
I just knew that I would be able
to push through tonight,
689
00:26:28,145 --> 00:26:30,979
but I'm having another one
of my terrible headaches,
690
00:26:30,981 --> 00:26:32,497
and I don't want
to ruin it for Nikki.
691
00:26:32,499 --> 00:26:35,075
So, can you please
tell baby girl
692
00:26:35,077 --> 00:26:36,409
that I am so sorry,
693
00:26:36,411 --> 00:26:39,671
and you make sure that you take
lots of videos, okay?
694
00:26:39,673 --> 00:26:42,658
Alright, sorry, I'm out
of this Mickey flick.
695
00:26:42,660 --> 00:26:44,435
Feel better.
696
00:26:44,437 --> 00:26:53,502
♪♪
697
00:26:53,504 --> 00:26:54,594
♪♪
698
00:26:54,596 --> 00:26:56,763
Honey, you should
head over to cotillion.
699
00:26:56,765 --> 00:26:59,265
♪♪
700
00:26:59,267 --> 00:27:02,027
This cocktail hour
is for friends and family.
701
00:27:02,029 --> 00:27:04,437
I must have overlooked
inviting you.
702
00:27:04,439 --> 00:27:06,031
I heard some Graceties
chattering,
703
00:27:06,033 --> 00:27:07,850
and I thought
it was open to all.
704
00:27:07,852 --> 00:27:09,960
Though you should have seen
the glare I got from Olivia
705
00:27:09,962 --> 00:27:11,854
as I signed
the guest book.
706
00:27:11,856 --> 00:27:13,464
She's not a fan.
707
00:27:13,466 --> 00:27:14,706
Oh?
708
00:27:14,708 --> 00:27:16,783
Why would you
say that?
709
00:27:16,785 --> 00:27:19,044
She's had a grudge
against me,
710
00:27:19,046 --> 00:27:20,620
ever since...
711
00:27:20,622 --> 00:27:22,806
I'm sure you know the way
I broke Raymond's heart
712
00:27:22,808 --> 00:27:24,290
didn't sit well
with her.
713
00:27:24,292 --> 00:27:26,459
Leaving a "Dear John"
letter was...
714
00:27:26,461 --> 00:27:29,462
what was
the word she used?
715
00:27:29,464 --> 00:27:31,482
"Corriente".
716
00:27:31,484 --> 00:27:33,633
A "Dear John" letter...
717
00:27:33,635 --> 00:27:37,971
would definitely
rub Olivia the wrong way.
718
00:27:37,973 --> 00:27:40,732
Excuse me.
I have guests to attend to.
719
00:27:40,734 --> 00:27:46,738
♪♪
720
00:27:46,740 --> 00:27:48,481
Olivia:
Ladies and gentlemen,
721
00:27:48,483 --> 00:27:51,560
our debutantes
and their escorts.
722
00:27:51,562 --> 00:27:56,423
[ Applause ]
723
00:28:04,258 --> 00:28:13,673
♪♪
724
00:28:13,675 --> 00:28:15,250
♪♪
725
00:28:15,252 --> 00:28:16,860
[ Hip-hop music plays ]
Alright, alright, listen up.
726
00:28:16,862 --> 00:28:19,588
You're always telling us to
be the change we want to see.
727
00:28:19,590 --> 00:28:21,089
Well, this is it.
728
00:28:21,091 --> 00:28:22,849
♪♪
729
00:28:22,851 --> 00:28:25,018
[ Applause ]
730
00:28:25,020 --> 00:28:28,706
♪♪
731
00:28:28,708 --> 00:28:32,525
[ Cheers and applause ]
732
00:28:32,527 --> 00:28:38,698
♪♪
733
00:28:38,700 --> 00:28:41,218
[ Cheers and applause ]
734
00:28:41,220 --> 00:28:50,561
♪♪
735
00:28:50,563 --> 00:28:59,052
♪♪
736
00:28:59,054 --> 00:29:00,796
[ Clears throat ]
737
00:29:00,798 --> 00:29:04,299
Sorry.
738
00:29:04,301 --> 00:29:07,469
[ Indistinct shouting ]
739
00:29:07,471 --> 00:29:10,581
♪♪
740
00:29:10,583 --> 00:29:14,734
Man: Hey, debs and gents 2021
in the building.
741
00:29:14,736 --> 00:29:17,045
[ Cheers and applause ]
742
00:29:19,817 --> 00:29:23,502
Well,
that was quite unexpected.
743
00:29:23,504 --> 00:29:25,262
[ Laughs ]
744
00:29:25,264 --> 00:29:28,081
Now,
ladies and gentlemen,
745
00:29:28,083 --> 00:29:31,493
as your outgoing
chapter president,
746
00:29:31,495 --> 00:29:36,681
it is my pleasure to deliver
this evening's opening remarks.
747
00:29:36,683 --> 00:29:41,094
I'd like to start by saying
this has always been
748
00:29:41,096 --> 00:29:43,781
my favorite event of the year.
749
00:29:43,783 --> 00:29:47,692
It's the time when
the families of Oak Bluffs
750
00:29:47,694 --> 00:29:49,620
come together in celebration
751
00:29:49,622 --> 00:29:53,015
of the next generation
of stellar young ladies.
752
00:29:53,017 --> 00:29:55,017
Alex dumped you?
753
00:29:55,019 --> 00:29:57,628
Our entire marriage,
I thought you chose me
754
00:29:57,630 --> 00:29:58,962
because you loved me.
755
00:29:58,964 --> 00:30:01,540
And now I found out
I'm the consolation prize?
756
00:30:01,542 --> 00:30:04,192
Why would she say that to me
except to hurt me?
757
00:30:04,194 --> 00:30:05,193
I'm with
the right woman, Leah.
758
00:30:05,195 --> 00:30:08,305
It doesn't matter
how we got here.
759
00:30:08,307 --> 00:30:09,473
♪♪
760
00:30:09,475 --> 00:30:11,533
It matters to me.
761
00:30:11,535 --> 00:30:13,626
I want her gone.
762
00:30:13,628 --> 00:30:14,719
Now.
763
00:30:14,872 --> 00:30:17,463
And if I have to do it,
it won't be pretty.
764
00:30:17,465 --> 00:30:26,657
♪♪
765
00:30:30,721 --> 00:30:33,831
[ Crickets chirping ]
766
00:30:33,833 --> 00:30:38,727
"Calvin Chapman was found
in his car, shot in the head.
767
00:30:38,729 --> 00:30:40,745
What has Teddy done?"
768
00:30:40,747 --> 00:30:42,064
I know the story.
769
00:30:42,066 --> 00:30:43,489
Someone high out of their mind
shot him
770
00:30:43,491 --> 00:30:46,326
on their front step
for serving an eviction notice.
771
00:30:46,328 --> 00:30:53,925
♪♪
772
00:30:53,927 --> 00:30:56,353
[ Cellphone clicks ]
773
00:30:56,355 --> 00:30:59,097
[ Ringing ]
774
00:30:59,099 --> 00:31:02,192
At the tone,
please record your message.
775
00:31:02,194 --> 00:31:04,027
Angela, call me back.
776
00:31:04,029 --> 00:31:07,089
I think Teddy's been lying
about how my father died.
777
00:31:07,091 --> 00:31:08,699
♪♪
778
00:31:08,701 --> 00:31:12,427
Olivia:
You are our blessings.
779
00:31:12,429 --> 00:31:14,262
[ Applause ]
780
00:31:14,264 --> 00:31:16,948
Champagne, please.
781
00:31:16,950 --> 00:31:19,359
Uh,
he'll have a water.
782
00:31:19,361 --> 00:31:20,452
[ Scoffs ]
783
00:31:20,454 --> 00:31:22,045
You ready for
"Letter to Daughters"?
784
00:31:22,047 --> 00:31:24,606
Mm-hmm.
Steady as a rock.
785
00:31:24,608 --> 00:31:25,941
[ Both laugh ]
786
00:31:25,943 --> 00:31:28,610
Olivia:
...Leah Franklin-Dupont.
787
00:31:28,612 --> 00:31:30,462
Oh.
788
00:31:30,464 --> 00:31:32,464
There's your cue
to introduce me.
789
00:31:32,466 --> 00:31:35,434
[ Applause ]
790
00:31:46,405 --> 00:31:48,797
Good evening, everyone,
and thank you, Olivia,
791
00:31:48,799 --> 00:31:53,076
for your decades of service
and amazing leadership.
792
00:31:53,078 --> 00:31:55,303
On the night
of my debutante ball,
793
00:31:55,305 --> 00:31:58,231
my father delivered
the "Letter to Daughters".
794
00:31:58,233 --> 00:32:02,811
20 years later, to once again
bless us with his wisdom,
795
00:32:02,813 --> 00:32:05,071
my father, Mr. Teddy Franklin.
796
00:32:05,073 --> 00:32:08,258
[ Applause ]
797
00:32:15,417 --> 00:32:17,417
Thank you.
798
00:32:17,419 --> 00:32:27,427
♪♪
799
00:32:27,429 --> 00:32:33,599
♪♪
800
00:32:33,601 --> 00:32:38,513
With daughters, a father's role
comes with added responsibility.
801
00:32:38,515 --> 00:32:43,243
You are the one she comes to
in fear, in confidence,
802
00:32:43,245 --> 00:32:48,948
for advice,
to lean on at all times.
803
00:32:48,950 --> 00:32:54,137
But fathers sometimes
fall short.
804
00:32:54,139 --> 00:32:59,459
Angela Vaughn, my daughter,
you deserved better.
805
00:32:59,461 --> 00:33:05,557
I thought grand gestures could
sweep away years of inaction.
806
00:33:05,559 --> 00:33:10,395
I hope an apology gives us
a real start.
807
00:33:10,397 --> 00:33:13,381
Angela...
808
00:33:13,383 --> 00:33:16,017
I'm sorry.
809
00:33:16,019 --> 00:33:21,164
And now, our most
"Most Congenial" debutante
810
00:33:21,166 --> 00:33:25,818
will deliver
"Letters to Fathers".
811
00:33:25,820 --> 00:33:27,896
Nicole Vaughn.
812
00:33:27,898 --> 00:33:29,731
My granddaughter.
813
00:33:29,733 --> 00:33:31,591
[ Applause ]
814
00:33:36,015 --> 00:33:37,830
It's alright.
815
00:33:37,832 --> 00:33:41,852
♪♪
816
00:33:41,854 --> 00:33:44,596
Speak from the heart.
817
00:33:44,598 --> 00:33:51,603
♪♪
818
00:33:51,605 --> 00:33:54,364
[ Sighs ]
819
00:33:54,366 --> 00:33:57,425
I don't know what it's like
to have a father's love,
820
00:33:57,427 --> 00:34:01,429
but I was blessed to have
three amazing women in my life
821
00:34:01,431 --> 00:34:04,857
who made sure I had
everything I needed.
822
00:34:04,859 --> 00:34:09,880
Though all the fathers out there
deserve their thanks,
823
00:34:09,882 --> 00:34:11,773
my "Letter to Fathers"
824
00:34:11,775 --> 00:34:16,035
will send some love to all
the amazing mothers out there.
825
00:34:16,037 --> 00:34:17,370
Like mine.
826
00:34:17,372 --> 00:34:26,730
♪♪
827
00:34:26,732 --> 00:34:36,740
♪♪
828
00:34:36,742 --> 00:34:46,658
♪♪
829
00:34:46,660 --> 00:34:50,087
♪♪
830
00:34:50,089 --> 00:34:52,905
That bracelet
and that coin --
831
00:34:52,907 --> 00:34:55,425
they're both
family heirlooms.
832
00:34:55,427 --> 00:34:58,169
And I'm still not sure
I should have accepted them.
833
00:34:58,171 --> 00:35:00,913
Mm.
Be grateful.
834
00:35:00,915 --> 00:35:03,325
He's not always giving.
835
00:35:03,327 --> 00:35:05,009
♪♪
836
00:35:05,011 --> 00:35:06,419
Mademoiselle.
837
00:35:06,421 --> 00:35:08,179
Thank you.
838
00:35:08,181 --> 00:35:09,347
May I share a dance
839
00:35:09,349 --> 00:35:11,499
with another one
of my girls?
840
00:35:11,501 --> 00:35:13,351
Leah.
841
00:35:13,353 --> 00:35:22,694
♪♪
842
00:35:22,696 --> 00:35:23,862
♪♪
843
00:35:23,864 --> 00:35:26,623
You used
your entire speech
844
00:35:26,625 --> 00:35:28,366
to apologize
to Angela?
845
00:35:28,368 --> 00:35:31,386
I want
to win her trust.
846
00:35:31,388 --> 00:35:33,855
Public acknowledgement
of my missteps
847
00:35:33,857 --> 00:35:36,541
could help with that.
848
00:35:36,543 --> 00:35:38,877
What about my
public acknowledgement, Daddy?
849
00:35:38,879 --> 00:35:42,530
I mean,
the hoops I've jumped through
850
00:35:42,532 --> 00:35:45,124
covering for you.
851
00:35:45,126 --> 00:35:47,978
Lying to my husband
for you.
852
00:35:47,980 --> 00:35:49,462
Keeping your diagnosis
a secret.
853
00:35:49,464 --> 00:35:52,798
I mean, I'm the one
who supports and protects
854
00:35:52,800 --> 00:35:56,319
the great
Teddy Franklin.
855
00:35:56,321 --> 00:35:57,803
Not her.
856
00:35:57,805 --> 00:36:00,732
[ Voice breaking ] And then
I don't even get a mention
857
00:36:00,734 --> 00:36:02,734
in the
"Letter to Daughters"?
858
00:36:02,736 --> 00:36:05,495
If you want to spend the time
you have left with Angela,
859
00:36:05,497 --> 00:36:06,997
go ahead.
860
00:36:06,999 --> 00:36:09,148
I guess we'll just
share our last moment
861
00:36:09,150 --> 00:36:10,725
at your funeral.
862
00:36:10,727 --> 00:36:12,560
No.
863
00:36:12,562 --> 00:36:19,659
♪♪
864
00:36:19,661 --> 00:36:21,661
[ Cellphone clicks ]
865
00:36:21,663 --> 00:36:23,663
Teddy Franklin.
866
00:36:23,665 --> 00:36:33,673
♪♪
867
00:36:33,675 --> 00:36:37,027
♪♪
868
00:36:37,029 --> 00:36:40,422
[ Buzzer ]
869
00:36:40,424 --> 00:36:44,092
[ Chatter ]
870
00:36:44,094 --> 00:36:46,928
Robinson.
Let's go.
871
00:36:46,930 --> 00:36:48,354
Crack D-42!
872
00:36:48,356 --> 00:36:50,098
[ Buzzer, cell door opens ]
873
00:36:50,100 --> 00:36:56,546
♪♪
874
00:36:56,548 --> 00:36:59,123
♪ Ain't got time
for no comments ♪
875
00:36:59,125 --> 00:37:01,051
♪ Only adding' paper
to the money clip ♪
876
00:37:01,053 --> 00:37:04,128
♪ Stack it up to the ceiling ♪
877
00:37:04,130 --> 00:37:07,224
♪ So I don't feel a thing
when I'm spendin' it ♪
878
00:37:07,226 --> 00:37:08,374
♪♪
879
00:37:08,376 --> 00:37:10,452
I saw
what you did for Nikki.
880
00:37:10,454 --> 00:37:11,711
Oh.
Thank you.
881
00:37:11,713 --> 00:37:12,878
You're welcome.
882
00:37:12,880 --> 00:37:14,639
And I have
good news for you.
883
00:37:14,641 --> 00:37:16,641
Nate is
gonna be released.
884
00:37:16,643 --> 00:37:17,883
Released?
Mm-hmm.
885
00:37:17,885 --> 00:37:19,218
I spoke with
a few of my contacts.
886
00:37:19,220 --> 00:37:22,388
Turns out Nate is
part of a database of cases
887
00:37:22,390 --> 00:37:23,481
that were under review
888
00:37:23,483 --> 00:37:25,909
after all of these
social-justice uprisings
889
00:37:25,911 --> 00:37:29,061
and is eligible
for immediate release
890
00:37:29,063 --> 00:37:30,580
due to
gross negligence.
891
00:37:30,582 --> 00:37:32,690
He is on his way
to the island now.
892
00:37:32,692 --> 00:37:34,066
You know,
this is my life.
893
00:37:34,068 --> 00:37:35,643
This is
my daughter's life.
894
00:37:35,645 --> 00:37:38,237
You don't get to just
make decisions that affect us.
895
00:37:38,239 --> 00:37:40,982
You know, I have offered you
everything I could think of
896
00:37:40,984 --> 00:37:42,834
to earn your trust,
including an apology.
897
00:37:42,836 --> 00:37:45,762
I should be able to do this
for you as a father.
898
00:37:45,764 --> 00:37:47,322
♪♪
899
00:37:47,324 --> 00:37:51,676
One apology doesn't erase
years of abandonment.
900
00:37:51,678 --> 00:37:53,419
Neither does
a family bracelet
901
00:37:53,421 --> 00:37:55,438
or a letter
or your connections.
902
00:37:55,440 --> 00:37:57,107
You were never
a father to me.
903
00:37:57,109 --> 00:38:00,018
Stop trying
to be one now.
904
00:38:00,020 --> 00:38:02,279
♪♪
905
00:38:06,192 --> 00:38:09,027
He was so smug,
so proud of himself.
906
00:38:09,029 --> 00:38:10,862
Like, son,
you don't know my life.
907
00:38:10,864 --> 00:38:12,238
He doesn't know
what this means
908
00:38:12,240 --> 00:38:13,531
for me,
for Nikki.
909
00:38:13,533 --> 00:38:14,940
And what about Nate,
who's just gonna be
910
00:38:14,942 --> 00:38:16,275
dropped into
this new world.
911
00:38:16,277 --> 00:38:17,852
I mean,
the audacity.
912
00:38:17,854 --> 00:38:19,129
You want
a piece of this cake?
913
00:38:19,131 --> 00:38:20,613
'Cause it's good.
914
00:38:20,615 --> 00:38:22,114
Why are you
so calm?
915
00:38:22,116 --> 00:38:23,949
You trust Teddy Franklin
less than I do.
916
00:38:23,951 --> 00:38:25,302
You don't got
nothing to say?
917
00:38:25,304 --> 00:38:27,721
You don't want to hear
what I got to say.
918
00:38:34,204 --> 00:38:35,628
I want to hear
what you got to say.
919
00:38:35,630 --> 00:38:37,705
No, you want to see
some furniture moving
920
00:38:37,707 --> 00:38:40,025
up in
this Mickey flick.
921
00:38:41,969 --> 00:38:43,969
Alright, fine.
You want the real-real?
922
00:38:43,971 --> 00:38:46,047
This ain't about Teddy.
923
00:38:46,049 --> 00:38:47,382
You just mad because
you're gonna have to
924
00:38:47,384 --> 00:38:49,826
step in some mess
that you made.
925
00:38:49,828 --> 00:38:51,069
You been lying
to baby girl
926
00:38:51,071 --> 00:38:53,270
about her father
for 17 years,
927
00:38:53,272 --> 00:38:54,998
and it stops tonight.
928
00:38:55,000 --> 00:38:57,241
You gonna
tell her the truth.
929
00:38:57,243 --> 00:38:58,743
Now!
930
00:38:58,745 --> 00:39:00,395
Threw away
my damn cake.
931
00:39:00,397 --> 00:39:03,656
It's a good dadgum
thing I thought to
get me a second slice.
932
00:39:03,658 --> 00:39:08,252
♪♪
933
00:39:08,254 --> 00:39:09,587
Oh!
934
00:39:09,589 --> 00:39:11,089
There you are.
Ha!
935
00:39:11,091 --> 00:39:13,850
I noticed you were not in
attendance tonight with Angela.
936
00:39:13,852 --> 00:39:16,019
How did
my father die?
937
00:39:16,021 --> 00:39:18,930
The story you've told me
all these years isn't true.
938
00:39:18,932 --> 00:39:21,841
Perhaps I misremembered.
939
00:39:21,843 --> 00:39:25,052
It was
a painful loss.
940
00:39:26,031 --> 00:39:28,031
I spent my whole life
believing your lie.
941
00:39:28,033 --> 00:39:29,591
Are you accusing me
of something?
942
00:39:29,593 --> 00:39:31,350
Why the story,
when he was found in his car?
943
00:39:31,352 --> 00:39:33,853
Because that's where
he shot himself in the head.
944
00:39:33,855 --> 00:39:35,187
[ Breathing heavily ]
945
00:39:35,189 --> 00:39:39,117
Your father
committed suicide.
946
00:39:39,119 --> 00:39:41,119
Your mother and I
made up that story
947
00:39:41,121 --> 00:39:43,121
for the
insurance company.
948
00:39:43,123 --> 00:39:44,714
We told them that
Calvin had been working
949
00:39:44,716 --> 00:39:46,198
at the time
of his death
950
00:39:46,200 --> 00:39:50,294
so that you and your mother
would be provided for!
951
00:39:50,296 --> 00:39:52,797
That would not
have happened
952
00:39:52,799 --> 00:39:55,875
if his death
had been reported as...
953
00:39:55,877 --> 00:39:57,227
self-inflicted.
954
00:39:57,229 --> 00:39:59,470
I hate to tell it to you
this way, son --
955
00:39:59,472 --> 00:40:00,805
I'm not your son.
956
00:40:00,807 --> 00:40:02,306
Teddy? Hey.
957
00:40:02,308 --> 00:40:05,460
Hey.
Hey, can I get some help?
958
00:40:05,462 --> 00:40:06,736
Somebody?!
959
00:40:06,738 --> 00:40:08,738
Teddy.
I heard yelling.
960
00:40:08,740 --> 00:40:10,407
I was supposed to meet
Mr. Franklin.
961
00:40:10,409 --> 00:40:13,151
How can I help you,
brother?
Help me
get him to the hospital.
962
00:40:13,153 --> 00:40:15,578
Call 911.
Tell them we're on the way.
963
00:40:15,580 --> 00:40:17,305
Hey.
964
00:40:17,307 --> 00:40:18,564
Teddy.
965
00:40:18,566 --> 00:40:20,308
Teddy.
966
00:40:20,310 --> 00:40:22,067
I talked to him last week.
I want that exclusive.
967
00:40:22,069 --> 00:40:23,753
So you need
to follow --
As much as I want
968
00:40:23,755 --> 00:40:26,330
Teddy to pay for what he's done,
my marriage comes first.
969
00:40:26,332 --> 00:40:28,758
You have to leave.
Let's go for a little ride.
970
00:40:28,760 --> 00:40:30,485
[ Scoffs ]
Driver.
971
00:40:30,487 --> 00:40:32,670
I never would have answered
your call if I'd known
972
00:40:32,672 --> 00:40:34,764
I'd be chased out of town
by a Dupont again.
973
00:40:34,766 --> 00:40:36,266
What do you mean
"again"?
974
00:40:38,103 --> 00:40:41,512
20 years ago, I wasn't
your mother's vision
975
00:40:41,514 --> 00:40:43,773
of the perfect woman
for her perfect son.
976
00:40:43,775 --> 00:40:45,166
Leah was.
977
00:40:45,168 --> 00:40:47,110
Olivia and Teddy made sure
that their little prince
978
00:40:47,112 --> 00:40:48,853
and princess
could get married
979
00:40:48,855 --> 00:40:52,190
and create the dynasty
that they both dreamed of.
980
00:40:52,192 --> 00:40:55,176
Your mother wrote me a check
to get out of town.
981
00:40:55,178 --> 00:40:57,845
You took money to walk away
from our marriage?
982
00:40:57,847 --> 00:40:59,622
♪♪
983
00:40:59,624 --> 00:41:00,957
[ Sighs ]
984
00:41:00,959 --> 00:41:02,850
Olivia and Teddy threatened
985
00:41:02,852 --> 00:41:05,520
to have my parents deported,
Raymond.
986
00:41:05,522 --> 00:41:07,371
I had no choice.
987
00:41:07,373 --> 00:41:17,140
♪♪
988
00:41:17,142 --> 00:41:19,642
It's a lot of money.
989
00:41:19,644 --> 00:41:21,460
I never cashed it.
990
00:41:21,462 --> 00:41:24,797
I keep it as a reminder
that everything I have,
991
00:41:24,799 --> 00:41:26,708
I earned myself.
992
00:41:26,710 --> 00:41:28,710
I didn't know.
993
00:41:28,712 --> 00:41:32,655
♪♪
994
00:41:32,657 --> 00:41:35,325
[ Cellphone vibrating ]
995
00:41:35,327 --> 00:41:36,718
Leah.
996
00:41:36,720 --> 00:41:38,052
Okay, okay, okay.
997
00:41:38,054 --> 00:41:41,572
Calm down.
Calm down, babe.
998
00:41:41,574 --> 00:41:43,725
I'm on my way.
999
00:41:43,727 --> 00:41:44,892
Is everything okay?
1000
00:41:44,894 --> 00:41:47,486
Teddy had
a heart attack.
1001
00:41:47,488 --> 00:41:49,230
Take me
to Oak Bluffs Hospital.
1002
00:41:49,232 --> 00:41:50,565
Man:
Yes, sir.
1003
00:41:50,567 --> 00:41:52,825
[ Laughs ]
1004
00:41:52,827 --> 00:41:54,435
I'm too hyped
to go to sleep.
1005
00:41:54,437 --> 00:41:56,495
I've never had
an experience like this,
1006
00:41:56,497 --> 00:42:00,908
and I-I don't want tonight
to end.
1007
00:42:00,910 --> 00:42:04,312
Nikki, honey,
can you sit down?
1008
00:42:12,013 --> 00:42:15,014
[ Sighs ]
I don't know how to start.
1009
00:42:15,016 --> 00:42:16,348
I gotta
tell you something.
1010
00:42:16,350 --> 00:42:18,760
Angie.
Piggy, not now.
1011
00:42:18,762 --> 00:42:20,686
Tyrique is
on the phone.
1012
00:42:20,688 --> 00:42:22,664
It's Teddy.
1013
00:42:24,543 --> 00:42:26,284
Well, can you at least
give us an estimation
1014
00:42:26,286 --> 00:42:28,286
about how long
he's gonna be in surgery?
1015
00:42:28,288 --> 00:42:32,698
Woman: Ma'am,
I don't have any information.
1016
00:42:32,700 --> 00:42:33,883
Hey.
Hey.
1017
00:42:33,885 --> 00:42:35,610
What happened?
He had a heart attack?
1018
00:42:35,612 --> 00:42:37,202
They said it's a good thing
we brought him in.
1019
00:42:37,204 --> 00:42:40,298
An ambulance wouldn't have
made it in time.
1020
00:42:40,300 --> 00:42:41,373
"We"?
1021
00:42:41,375 --> 00:42:42,950
Nikki:
Mom, who's that man?
1022
00:42:42,952 --> 00:42:45,395
Do you know him?
1023
00:42:45,397 --> 00:42:48,398
♪♪
1024
00:42:48,400 --> 00:42:50,733
Nikki, I...
1025
00:42:50,735 --> 00:42:52,384
I've been
trying to tell you
1026
00:42:52,386 --> 00:42:55,146
any other way
than this.
1027
00:42:55,148 --> 00:42:57,315
Tell me what?
1028
00:42:57,317 --> 00:42:59,725
That man
is Nate Robinson.
1029
00:42:59,727 --> 00:43:01,060
♪♪
1030
00:43:01,062 --> 00:43:02,561
Your father.
1031
00:43:02,563 --> 00:43:12,255
♪♪
1032
00:43:12,257 --> 00:43:16,676
♪♪
1033
00:43:19,339 --> 00:43:49,125
♪♪