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[dramatic music]
[distant sirens wailing]
[dramatic music]
This is Marsha Sanders.
Today is February 19th, 1990.
I'm here with my client.
Okay. State your name.
My name is Leon Banning.
I'm 10 years old.
Why don't we start with why you're here?
[Young Leon] I don't know. Why am I here?
[dramatic music]
You're here because both of your parents
have passed away.
You witnessed both of their passing.
Can you tell me about that?
[Young Leon] Well...
[dramatic music]
Um.
My stepfather, he, um
had a heart attack while he was
beating me.
[dramatic music]
[belt whipping]
[Harold] Why do you make me do this to you?
Why?
I hate you!
You're not even mine.
[belt whipping]
[Young Leon sobbing]
[gasping]
Call 911.
Please... [gasping]
Son.
You said it yourself. I'm not your son.
[ominous music]
[breathes deeply]
I thought you were different,
but you're just like everybody else.
I'm sorry I had to do this.
This way you can't hurt anybody else anymore.
Aw, Teco,
Teco buddy, it's okay.
It's okay, bud.
It's okay.
Shh. You're gonna be all right.
It's okay. It's okay.
Shh. It's okay.
You're a good boy.
You ate... you ate your supper, right?
So, uh
in about 30 seconds, you should fall out, okay?
Shh. Just breathe.
Just breathe, okay? Look at me. Look at me.
Just breathe. Hang in there. Okay.
[shushing] It's okay.
It's okay, okay?
Good boy.
Okay.
Fuck.
Okay.
20, 19, 18, there we go.
Let it go. There we go.
There we go.
Miss my family.
I'm gonna miss you guys.
Why is this happening to me?
[sobbing]
It's okay.
[song playing over speaker] -Okay.
Okay.
[classic music]
[singer] ♪ All my life ♪
♪ I've been waiting on a time like this ♪
♪ When the rain goes away ♪
♪ The sun comes out that shines down on me ♪
♪ To be happy ♪
♪ A smile for you ♪
♪ A smile for me ♪
♪ We can be happy ♪
♪ A happy you, a happy me ♪
♪ We can be happy ♪
[singers] ♪ Oh, oh, happy ♪
♪ Oh, oh, happy ♪
[fire flickers]
[ominous music]
[alarm beeping]
[car engine revving]
[Detective Bronson] So you were, uh...
Just going to the grocery store.
Going to the store.
It was my turn to cook.
I'm sorry.
I went upstairs.
I checked up on Tina
to ask her what she wanted from the store
because she's, um
when it comes to her food, she's really specific.
[ominous music]
[Kennedy] And she told me
she didn't want anything specific,
but just to hurry home because she was hungry.
[crying]
Can you tell me what happened next?
[Kennedy] Yeah.
So I came downstairs to check up on, um, Beverly.
She was resting in her favorite chair.
[breathes deeply]
And I kissed her.
I didn't know it was gonna be my last time.
[sobbing]
Mr. Hawkins, we can continue this later.
No, no, no. No, no, no.
[breathes deeply]
Um, I went to the store.
Her favorite is salmon and veggies.
[crying] That's her favorite.
So I, uh,
so I got the salmon and I got the veggies.
Oh, um, I have the receipt in my pocket.
I bought the salmon and veggies.
[sobbing]
I wasn't even gone an hour.
When I came back, I saw it.
Mr. Hawkins,
would you like to cool off a little bit?
Let me get you some water. Would you like some water?
- Thank you. - Let me get you some water.
- I'm sorry for your loss. - [Kennedy] Thank you.
[sobbing]
[telephone ringing]
So what do you think?
Electrical fire.
- No signs of any foul play. - Uh-hmm.
There's no way this guy did it.
I mean, you should see him.
He's a mess.
If he did it, he deserves an Oscar
for that acting job he's putting on.
The alibi adds up.
Grocery store has him on surveillance.
Well, what do we do now?
We find the bastard who did this.
[dramatic music]
[tense music]
[Timothy] You know what? This is why it won't work.
I try my best and all you do is complain.
Tim, you have two daughters.
All I ask is that you spend some time with them.
I work, okay?
And if I didn't do that,
I wouldn't be able to provide this house,
the food, the clothes on your back!
[Asia] Look, I don't need you to throw that in my face.
[scoffs] I can take care of myself if need be.
- [Timothy] Oh, yeah. - I don't need you for that.
Oh, yeah. That's right.
Well, everyone ain't got daddy's money though, Asia.
Some of us have to actually get up off our asses and work!
You're funny. What is that supposed to mean?
It means, since we got married,
all you do is sit around and complain about your life.
But you ain't doing nothing to change it.
[laughs] All I do is sit around?
All I do is sit around?
I had a life before you!
You are the one who wanted me to be a housewife
and take care of your kids.
And now it's a problem?
Everything's a problem, Asia. [Scoffs]
And that's why I'm leaving you.
[dramatic music]
I can't do this anymore.
I'm worn out from this marriage.
Who the hell is she?
There you go. Assuming again.
[Asia] Look, I'm not an idiot.
I know when I'm being replaced. Who is she?
You don't know her.
Does it matter?
- And I didn't cheat. - Oh.
Do you think I believe that?
It doesn't matter what you believe.
Because I
she just makes me feel special.
[Asia] She makes you feel special?
Am I not good enough?
According to you, I'm the one who's not good enough.
Goodbye, Asia.
[dramatic music]
[car engine revving]
[Sasha] Mom, can you cook something else tonight?
You literally only cook Spanish food
and we're not even Spanish.
Okay. Well, when you can pay the bills and buy the food,
you can choose to cook whatever you want.
Other than that, we're having Spanish food tonight.
Plus your sister loves it.
[Sasha] Melanie's not even here to love it.
She's in college.
[Asia] Yeah, well, she'll be back for spring break soon.
So can you make what she likes when she gets here?
What about what I like?
Okay, okay, Sasha. What would you like?
Um, I like hamburgers...
- [Asia] Hmm. - And spaghetti.
See? Your taste buds is all over the place.
Me and Melanie, we got the same taste buds.
You, you get your non-taste buds from your daddy.
I miss Dad.
So sorry to hear that.
I do not.
[Darnell] Um, please pardon the interruption.
Um, I think I overheard little mama
complaining about the flavor of food.
If that's the case, might I suggest one of these?
So sweet, so flavorful.
That should take care of the issue.
[Asia] I'm sorry, sir, nobody complains
about the flavor of my food.
- Thank you. - She did.
[Asia chuckles]
I'm sorry, what's your name, young lady?
Sasha.
Okay, Sasha.
Um, why don't you convince your mother to listen to me
and have food with flavor as opposed to,
you know, the flavorless stuff that you were
- complaining about? - Uh-uh. Wait.
Y'all not both getting on me about my cooking.
Now, you, you do this all the time.
You, sir, you don't even know me.
You're trying.
No, I don't know you yet.
- [Asia] Oh. - Darnell Simpson.
Good to keep it real.
- Good grip there. - [Asia] [chuckles] Okay.
- Asia. - Hmm.
Asia Dixon.
Asia Dixon. Asia and Sasha Dixon.
All right.
Hmm, my last name is Jones.
[Darnell] Oh, Jones? Well, excuse me, Ms. Jones.
Yeah, that's her daddy's last name.
They still cool. That's a long story.
- [Darnell] Right. - Yeah.
I'm hoping it's not too long
to share with me a little bit later.
[Asia laughs]
Later? [Laughs] You're...
So what are we doing here?
Are you gonna listen to me, a fairly, well-known cook
or are you gonna keep doing what you have always been doing
- that Sasha hates? - Oh. [Laughs]
A very known chef? A very known cook?
Wow. Where? Who?
- Everyone who's had it. - [Asia] Oh, okay.
- But you haven't... - [Asia] Nope.
- Had it. - [Asia] Uh-uh.
So you're new here, huh?
- I am. We just moved here. - Nice.
Oh, right. Right. I heard her
say that she missed her dad.
Yeah. Yeah. That's why we moved.
- Oh. Oh. Both of you? - [Asia] Yeah.
You left him? All right.
No. Nope. He left us,
you know, with someone younger, hotter,
spicier, I don't know.
[laughs] Whatever.
Younger and hotter?
[Asia] Younger and hotter is what he said.
I don't mean to be creepy, but I find that hard to believe.
You are one of the most beautiful women
I have ever seen in my life.
I don't mean to be creepy, but...
[laughs] Okay, Mr. Player Player.
[laughs] I sure hope there's no wife
or no children that you have in your back pocket
while you're all up on me like that.
[Darnell] [chuckles] No, no, no. I don't have either.
- Oh. - Um, like you,
I moved here a while back.
My, uh, my wife passed on a while,
about a couple of years ago, so...
- Oh. - [Darnell] Yeah.
Oh, no.
[Darnell] Yeah, car accident.
Time and unforeseen occurrences affect us all.
Yeah. I actually believe that also.
Oh, yeah, I just gotta keep, uh, keep moving forward.
[Asia] Yup. Sure do.
Well, Mr. Darnell, it was a pleasure meeting you.
Pleasure is all mine.
Uh, will I see you again?
[Asia laughs]
Maybe.
- You better stop. - Take care.
[laughs] Oh, cute.
- [Sasha] Yeah, Mom. - [Asia] Oh, thank God.
[Sasha] I don't trust him.
[singer] ♪ I'm feeling, oh, slip away ♪
[upbeat music]
[singer] ♪ What? ♪
♪ Uh-huh ♪
♪ Leave the past now ♪
♪ Huh, leave the past now ♪
[laughter]
What a vibe. What a vibe.
- Yes, sir. - What's here tonight.
- [Asia laughs] - [sighs]
I still can't believe
I wasn't invited to the ceremony.
Oh, please stop it. We eloped, okay?
No one was invited, silly.
[laughs]
Well, you got my number and I got a car.
I could have drove to wherever y'all got eloped.
Baby boy, listen. We woke up,
we went to the courthouse,
and then, we got married.
That simple, okay?
[both laughing]
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Whatever. Yeah.
Wow. Look, I'm really happy for you, sis. For real.
I mean, we all know that
the first one wasn't what any of us expected. So...
Yeah, well, everything happens for a reason, right?
That's true. That is.
[Asia] Ooh, yes, God. And ooh, baby,
and this is my reason right here.
- Uh-oh. - [Asia] Hey.
Hi. Oh, hello, beautiful.
- [Brett laughs] - [Asia] Hi.
All right.
- Brother Brett. - Yes, yes.
What's happening? You enjoying the party?
Most definitely. I was about to ask the same about you.
Oh, man, I'm just trying to keep your sister happy.
- [Brett laughs] - It's a full-time job.
Hey, you're doing a good job at it, too, bro.
I mean, I'm happy for the both of y'all.
For real.
- Congrats again, man. - I appreciate it. Thanks.
Thanks. I'm glad you can make it.
Yeah, yeah.
Well, like I was telling your wife here...
Don't you start.
- No, listen. - You better stop.
- Uh-oh. What's happening here? - Don't do that.
I'm still salty I didn't get the invite.
But I get it. I get it. I get it.
Hey, I told her she could have a plus one. I don't know
I'm playing. I'm playing. I'm playing.
- Oh. For real? - [Darnell] For real. For real.
- Hey, I'mma hold you to that. - [Darnell] Hold me to it.
Look, I'mma go get me another drink.
- Please, do. - I'mma let y'all do your thing.
- I'll see you out there. - [Brett] Good luck, brother.
[Darnell] My man.[Asia laughs]
- He's cool. - Yeah.
He's, like, one of my favorite people in the world.
- He's great. - Oh, for real?
- Uh-hmm. - Not over me, though, right?
[Asia] Oh, what? Nobody's over you.
Nobody's over me.
[Asia] Hey, this is gonna be a big daddy.
The party can now start.
I'm here! [Screaming]
Oh, my God!
I'm so glad you're here. So good to see you.
Melanie, it's good to see you!
- I know. - I'm so glad you could make it.
I know. I was able to go on break early
and I didn't wanna miss your wedding party, Mom.
Oh, yes, yes. And I'm... look.
- Oh, my gosh. Darnell. - [Darnell] Look at that look.
Or wait. Should I say "Dad"?
Uh-oh. I'll take it.
Bring it in. Bring it in.
Good to see you, young lady. Likewise.
It's so nice to finally meet you in person
- and not over FaceTime. - [Darnell] I know, right?
I'm so excited.
And your approval means a lot to me, you know.
You supporting this relationship is important to us, so...
- Yes. - Are you kidding?
Uh, my mom is so happy.
She hasn't been happy in years.
- [Darnell] Oh. - You make her happy
and well, that makes me happy.
Okay. I guess we're all happy then.
- Happy. - [Melanie] Exactly.
Woo. Who is this guy?
Oh, my gosh. Uh, this is my boyfriend, Brad.
Nice to meet you guys.
Okay. Brad, Darnell.
Hey, man, look at me.
[Harold] Give me your hand.
You see this, boy?
When you shake a man's hand, you look him right in the eyes.
That shows respect,
but it also shows no fear.
You don't fear any man but God, do you hear me?
Look me in the eyes, you little sissy!
[sobs] I hate you! I wish you weren't my dad!
Too bad you don't get to pick your family!
But when you get older, you can.
[Young Leon panting]
Maybe then you'll have a better life!
[ominous music]
When you shake hands with a man, you look them in the eye.
It shows respect.
- I'll keep that in mind. - Please do.
Oh, Dad, uh, you don't have to be so hard on him.
I like him so you're gonna like him too.
Okay. If the daughter likes you, then I like you.
- Cool? - Cool.
[chuckles] Hey. Let's party, y'all.
- [Melanie] Let's go! Let's go. - [Asia] Party.
- [Darnell] I'll take that. - [Asia] Thank you, babe.
[chuckles]
[suspenseful music]
[ominous music]
[water trickling]
[Asia] Hmm. Good morning, baby.
Hey, what a beautiful morning it is...
- It is. - My queen.
- [laughs] - Yes, yes, yes.
What do we owe this beautiful breakfast to, hmm?
I just want everything to be just right.
Oh. You know, you don't have to do all of this.
- She already loves you. - I know she loves me
and I love her, and I love Sasha,
and most importantly,
- I love you. - [Asia] Mm.
- I love you too. - You do?
I do.
It's just, you know, I never had a family before
so I want everything to be perfect.
Well, you know everything's not going to always be perfect.
I know. I know.
But I would like to think what we have is perfect.
Oh, we do. You and me, the kids.
- [chuckles] - Yeah.
- All right. - Okay. What are we eating?
What are we having breakfast?
Okay. We got turkey bacon over here.
We got some scrambled eggs with cheese.
- Yum. - Uh, of course,
freshly squeezed orange juice.
[Asia] Ooh, my favorite.
[Darnell] And I was watching
I don't know what show it was, but...
- So... - it gave me the
- no pancakes? - Oh.
Do you think I would forget my favorite person's
favorite breakfast meal?
Pancakes. Ba-da.
- Ahh. - For you. Special.
- [Sasha] Uh-hmm. - Thanks, Darnell.
You know, you don't always have to call me Darnell.
Uh, I know. I just, um
I'm not trying to be offensive or anything,
but I have a dad.
It's just a little weird. Maybe one day.
Absolutely right. No pressure.
And maybe someday.
You're absolutely right.
You are correct.
- Well, Dad... - [Darnell] Oh.
You don't gotta worry about her because you got me.
There she is.
All right. Good morning.
How'd y'all sleep?
- Like a baby. - [Darnell] Uh-hmm.
Thanks for letting Brad stay over.
No hanky-panky while I'm around.
Yeah. I know.
[laughs] -Where is he, by the way?
Uh, he's asleep.
He's a late sleeper, I'm the early riser.
Just like me. We wake with the sun.
Uh-hmm. We do because you like to wake me.
And I need my beauty rest.
Oh. Is that why she's so fine?
- [Sasha groans] - Beauty rest?
- Oh, stop. - That's the secret?
- Stop. - Beauty rest.
- I'll have to remember that. - Uh-hmm.
- You guys are too cute. - [Darnell] Sorry.
Sorry. Look.
Um, let me just say something real quick.
This is the first time
I've ever spent a morning with a family.
I didn't grow up with any of this,
so I am going to do whatever I can
to be the best husband and father
sorry, stepfather.
The best husband and stepfather that I can.
- How about that? - Great.
Well, I'm starving. I'm eating.
- Okay. Sit your behind down. - Yes. Let's time to eat, baby.
[singer] ♪ I'll take a walk ♪
♪ On a rainy day ♪
♪ You know I'll sail across the ocean ♪
♪ Just to see you, baby ♪
♪ You know you make it hard to breathe ♪
♪ When you're with me, baby ♪
♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
Okay. There we go.
[singer] ♪ You know I'll sail across the ocean ♪
♪ Just to see you, baby ♪
♪ I ain't trying to waste my time... ♪
Three, four, five.
[singer] ♪ Oh, oh ♪
♪ Oh, oh ♪
[laughter]
[Darnell] What was your first impression of me when we met?
Oh. Uh, I
to be completely honest, I was really scared.
A little scared? [Laughs]
- Yeah. - You handled it well, man.
Thank you, thank you,
- thank you. - You handled it well.
I wanna make a good impression, sir.
[Darnell] Yeah, you did. You did.
And, uh, she's into you.
- [laughs] Yeah. - She's really into you.
- Cool. - Yeah.
Do you like to eat pussy?
Sorry? Huh? What was that?
I said, have you seen our little cat, Pussy?
- Oh. Uh... - You're not allergic, are you?
No, no. I'm not allergic to any...
Okay. Good, good, good. All right.
I actually did, I saw the cat near the pool.
It was, um...
She was outside the pool though, right?
- Yeah. - Okay.
- Yeah, yeah. Not in the pool. - Okay.
If she was in the pool, I would have saved it.
- You would... okay, good. - Of course.
[Darnell] Good answer.[Laughter]
[Detective Bronson] His name is Leon Banning.
47 years old, wanted in three different states
for three different murders.
Also known as Kennedy Hawkins,
which is who murdered Beverly and her two kids.
The same guy that we let go.
Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico.
Three different families all murdered in the same way.
Poison. Made it look like an electrical fire.
But the autopsies all show poison.
Dead before the fires even started.
Okay, blah, blah, blah.
It's a lot of information on this killer dude.
It's like a movie. All right?
I mean, where can we find him?
Where is he so we can lock him up where he belongs?
Who are you?
Uh, I'm Detective John Simmons.
Rookie, probably the smartest person in this room.
No offense to anybody else.
That arrogance will get you nowhere in this department.
Sorry, Pops.
And where has your humbleness gotten you?
With triple homicides,
women and children dead by the guy you let go?
[scoffs] Sorry for my forwardness,
but, uh, you guys are going about this the wrong way.
Okay, rookie.
So what do you suggest?
I mean, it's all in the patterns, right?
Right? He goes after widowed women and children
so we know what he likes.
We just don't know why.
Well, if you weren't so cocky,
you would know that we already understand the why.
All right, yeah, school me, moms.
Uh, excuse me, little boy. I'm no one's mother.
Well, I mean, you look like what, early 40s?
I mean, at least auntie.
Isn't it your school night?
Shouldn't you be in bed?
Don't you wanna tuck me in?
You know what, fight me, punk.
All right. You two knock it off and focus.
Andrews is right.
We know that Leon's real father died in a gang shooting
when Leon was only four years old,
right in front of him.
Okay. So he watched his dad die?
- [Detective Andrews] Uh-hmm. - Yes.
- [John] All right. - And he would've survived,
but Leon was too young to dial 911.
That's something he's had to live with.
[John] Mm.
[Detective Andrews] A couple of years on their own,
bouncing around from homeless shelters
to family members before Leon's mother
met his stepfather Harold James.
You're my son now, Leon.
I'll make sure you never have to worry about anything again.
- Okay? - [Young Leon] Okay, Harold.
Call me Dad.
Okay, Dad.
So how do we know all of this?
Well, it's all on Leon's report that the LAPD gave us.
He told all of this to his therapist,
Marsha Sanders, when he was in foster care.
He was 10.
Okay. So that's where we start.
- What do you mean? - With the Marsha lady.
I mean, he had to visit her lately, right?
That's a good idea.
Andrews, why don't you take Simmons
and see what you can find.
I'm not going anywhere with this boy scout.
Uh, look, Ma, I'll be home before sundown.
[Detective Bronson] Enough, rookie.
Don't push it.
Sorry, Pops.
[Marsha] Leon was a quiet child.
When he came to me, he was only a boy.
A boy who had witnessed his father murdered,
and he murdered his own stepfather.
He had already seen so much even before becoming a pre-teen.
So he trusts you?
I mean, um, has he come to visit you lately?
As a matter of fact, uh, not a visit, but a call.
He told me he was finally happy
and that he had found the perfect family.
Yeah. That was three families ago.
What do you mean?
Every time he would meet someone new,
he made sure to call and tell me that he was happy
and that he found the perfect family.
You see, Leon suffers from extreme trauma
caused by his stepfather,
which caused him to resort to substance abuse
at a very early age.
Yeah. Which led to schizophrenia,
bipolar disorder, triggering states of psychosis.
A lot of times he would have these episodes
where he would see himself doing something violent,
but it was all in his head.
- Hallucinations? - Yes.
And as you probably know,
hallucinations are false perceptions
where you sense an object, a person, or event
even though it's not there or hasn't even happened.
It seems very real to you.
Sometimes, you may know you're in a hallucination.
[Detective Andrews] Uh-hmm.
Other times, you may be sure it's for real.
For Leon, he couldn't differentiate
if they were real or in his head.
- The reasons for the murders. - [Marsha] Exactly.
And the worst part is, he didn't even know
what he had done afterwards.
It was like he was totally oblivious.
That would explain his performance
in the interrogation room.
Like he had no idea what he'd done.
Because he didn't.
Wow. This... and this is all from his stepfather's abuse?
Yes.
There would be times when he would sit in my chair
and just repeat...
Too bad you don't get to pick your family!
But when you get older you can.
Maybe then you'll have a better life.
All he ever wanted was the perfect family.
The one he never had.
And when the family he created
didn't turn out to be what he wanted,
well, then he get rid of them.
Now, I know it's really sad
for the families he's done this to,
but Leon is troubled.
He doesn't need to be locked away in some jail.
He needs help.
So then, he,
so then, he'd call you when he's happy?
Yes. He also called every time he wasn't.
I've always tried to talk him out of it,
but it just never seemed to work out.
Once his mind was set,
there was nothing you can do about it.
So why don't you ever call the authorities?
He's very smart. Clever guy.
He never tells me where he is.
Calls from a blocked number.
Stays on the phone for less than a minute.
Always just calls to tell me he's moving on
and then hangs up.
So if he reaches out to you again,
you give us a call,
keep him on the phone as long as you can.
All right? You're a shrink. You talk to people for a living.
Okay.
[water trickling]
[Melanie] I'm gonna miss you.
I know. I'm gonna miss you too.
Are you sure you can't stay a little longer?
I would but, you know, I have a family too.
I, uh, I promised my mother
I'd spend a few of my days off with her.
You know, since my dad passed, she gets lonely.
No. I totally understand. I get it.
Uh, what do you think about your stepdad?
He seems a little weird to me.
Really? No. He's amazing.
I think he just gets a little overprotective over his girls.
- That's all. - Oh, yeah.
- That's what it is. - I get it.
Coming into a family of all girls must be tough.
Yeah. Well, uh, my real dad's an asshole.
He left us for his secretary and they don't even get along.
I had to watch my mom cry for months because of him.
But Darnell makes her really happy, so I like him.
That's a good point.
Happy wife, happy life, right?
Well, you remember that when we get married.
I will.
All right. Love you, babe.
I'll, uh, I'll call you when I get there.
You better. Love you too.
[tense music]
Oh, you scared me.
I'm sorry. I came out
to get something from the car.
Looked like I was spying on you.
- He, uh, he seems nice. - Yeah, he is.
- I really like him. - Yeah, yeah.
You two are really cute together.
- Thanks. - Your mother and I
were just talking about how, uh,
how great it has been to have you around.
It stinks that you gotta go.
I know. I've been having a blast with you guys.
- Really? - And, uh, just seeing you
and her so happy is just amazing.
Everything seems so perfect.
Right? Yeah.
Like a perfect family.
Yeah.
You should try to do something before you leave.
Oh, no. Uh, I'm actually terrible at planning anything,
so I think I'll leave that to you.
- Okay. I got you. - All right.
- I got you. - Night, Pops.
Goodnight.
[ominous music]
[water trickling]
[Sasha] Life is so unfair.
Why'd this have to happen to me?
Sweetheart, don't worry about it.
Every women goes with this, okay?
Why did it have to be me?
Because you are a young woman.
That's why.
Mom, I'm not a young woman.
I'm only 14.[Laughs]
- Hey, stop. - [Sasha] Barely a teenager.
- I'm sorry. - Uh-oh.
What war zone did I just walk into?
- Go away, Darnell! - Okay.
- Stop. - What happened? What happened?
Sasha started her period.
- Shut up, Mel! - You're such a
I bet you better not say that word.
I bet I'll beat your ass today.
You ain't that grown.
I hate all of you! [Sobbing]
[Asia] Girl.
Whoo.
- Can I try? - [Asia] Yeah. Please.
- Stop laughing at your sister. - [Melanie] I'm sorry.
No. But you know how serious that is.
- She's just... - That's not nice.
- You went through it. - I didn't do all that.
Yes, you did, baby. You were worse.
[Sasha sobbing]
[tense music]
You ever speak to your mother like that again
and I will end you.
[coughing]
You will not ruin my perfect family.
I just thought I'd check up on you,
make sure you were okay.
If you ever need to talk, I'm here.
But, wait.
[sobs]
- Thank you. - You're welcome.
[singer] ♪ Shine down on me ♪
♪ To be happy... ♪ -Yes.
[singer] ♪ A smile for you, a smile for me... ♪
- [humming] - Morning, Pops.
And what a good morning it... oh, no.
I forgot you're leaving today.
- I'm bummed. - I'll be back soon though.
- [knocking on door] - Right.
- Oh. - Oh, that's Brad.
Man, he's punctual. I like that.
- Yeah. [Chuckles] - Let me get the door.
Oh.
- [Melanie] Dad. - That ain't, Brad.
- Can I help you? - [Melanie] Dad?
Hey, Mel. I'm here to see your mom.
What? Dad who left you and your mama dad?
[Timothy] Look man, I don't know you.
And I don't want no problems, okay?
I'm just here to see my wife.
First off, it's ex-wife,
and I don't think she's expecting you.
Hey, man, like I said I don't want no trouble.
I hear you.
Just get off the property
and we won't have any trouble.
- Dad. - [Timothy] Huh?
- Not you. - Melanie, don't be like that.
I never did anything to you or Sasha, okay?
I'm gonna stop you right there.
Please leave or I will force you.
Okay.
Please tell your mother I stopped by.
Asshole.
[Darnell] Okay.
[water trickling]
What did he want?
I don't know.
He didn't really say much.
I admit I wasn't too friendly.
Well, I'm glad you weren't. If I was you,
I woulda punched him right in his neck.
I tried to be respectful, but he really
he really took me there.
How does he even know where we live?
This house is not even in my name.
I called him.
- You did what? - Uh, I'm sorry.
I called him when I first started to... you know?
And Darnell, I like you and I really appreciate
what you did last night.
And I know we're building whatever,
but it was before that.
And I'm sorry, but you're just not my dad.
Sasha, that's not nice.
It's okay.
She's right and I'm not.
And, um, and I need to stop pretending to be.
I need to run to the store.
- Darnell, please. - Just let me be, Beverly!
Who's Beverly?
Asia, I'm sorry.
We'll talk when I get back from the store.
[Asia] I'll deal with you a little later.
[Melanie] Mom, I can stay if you need me to.
Look. Don't worry about it, baby.
You can go back to school.
I can deal with Darnell and this one
when I get back.
- Well, where are you going? - I'm gonna go get my husband.
- Watch your sister for me. - What?
Mom, I don't need to be watched.
I'm 14.
- Tim. - Asia.
Look, you can't just come back into my life
like nothing has happened!
I made a mistake, Asia. People make mistakes.
No. You didn't make a mistake.
You left me for another woman.
That was a choice.
And I'm sorry. It was the one choice I wish I never made.
Well, you made it.
And it's too late for that now.
I'm married and he loves me
and he takes good care of our kids.
Apparently not good enough
or our daughter wouldn't have reached out.
Sasha loves her dad and I love that.
But she misses you. I don't.
Asia, I know you're married now,
but do you really love him?
He cares about me.
And he loves me.
That's not what I said.
I said, do you love him?
- Hey! - It's not what it looks like.
[screaming]
[grunting]
[Asia] Stop!
Darnell! Darnell!
Darnell, stop. Stop it. You're gonna kill him.
[screams]
No! Stop it!
Stop.
[officer] Give me that [indistinct]
Timothy had no business being there in the first place.
And Timothy is your ex-husband?
What do you think?
And why were they fighting?
Darnell walked in on him trying to kiss me.
They fought.
End of story.
[scoffs]
From the looks of your ex, Timothy,
who got taken off in an ambulance,
it didn't look like much of a fight to me.
More like an attack.
So, your neighbor said you attacked the guy.
My neighbor? What neighbor?
I don't think that's important, Mr. Simpson.
Um, okay. I didn't attack anybody.
All right? This dude forced himself on my wife
and I tried to get him off of her
and we started fighting.
And he just ended up in the hospital?
No, he... we were fighting,
he came at me and I was defending myself.
I didn't mean to hurt him, all right?
I just... I was trying to protect Asia.
You do realize that if he presses charges,
Mr. Simpson, we're not gonna allow you to leave.
You will be processed and you will spend time in jail.
Uh, so let me get this straight,
this dude is in my house,
on my property, assaulting me,
and I'm the one that could possibly go to jail?
For real?
Wow.
Did you hit your wife, Mr. Simpson?
Yes, it was an accident.
Look, I tried to break them up,
but I got caught in the crossfire
between two men fighting.
I can't say it was the smartest thing breaking up a fight.
[laughs] Ya think?
Are you pressing charges?
Of course not.
And I'd like it if you let my husband go.
Oh, no. We can't do that.
We will be keeping him until we can properly
question Mr. Timothy Jones.
What do you... what do you mean?
Why can't you question him like you're doing us?
Timothy was severely beaten.
He has three broken ribs and a concussion.
Now I don't think he's in a proper position
to answer our questions right now.
Look, I know you don't wanna press charges,
but Timothy's injuries are serious.
This was not a little squabble, Mrs. Simpson.
[bangs table]
See?
That temper is why you're here in the first place.
What would you do, huh?
What would you do if your wife was being groped
by her ex-husband?
What would you do?
Now she was being groped.
That's not the story she's telling.
Not at all.
Has Mr. Simpson ever done anything like this before?
No.
Actually, he's the calmest,
most understanding man I've ever met.
This is out of character for him.
But given the circumstances,
I can see why he would be so upset.
Why would you say that?
Well, I didn't kiss my ex,
but I didn't exactly stop him either.
Oh. Well, you got caught cheating.
He lashed out and attacked Mr. Jones.
Now you're putting words in my mouth.
I didn't say all that.
Look, I've given all I got.
Can I go now?
Yes, you can.
But we will be keeping your husband.
Can I at least see him?
We'll see if we can arrange that.
You stay put.
Getting some paperwork done.
Shame on you.
Too bad you don't get to pick your family.
Too bad you don't get to pick your own family.
[indistinct whispering]
[indistinct radio chatter]
Too bad you can't pick your family.
But when you get older, you can. Maybe you'll have a better life.
[indistinct whispering]
- Hi. - Hey.
Can we talk?
You should've thought about talking
before you were kissing your ex-husband.
Darnell, don't do that.
I did not kiss him, he kissed me.
Come on, what are we in, third grade?
You know, it doesn't even matter.
It doesn't even matter.
- They're holding you. - I know.
You can't let them.
I can't be here. You know how I am.
- I can't. - I know, I know, I know.
I mean, it could be much worse.
No, no, no, no, I know, I know.
I know.
Will I see you at home later?
Yeah. Sure.
- Okay. - Asia.
Yeah?
I'm sorry for
look, I just saw red and I couldn't help myself. I...
Listen, you don't... you don't have to explain.
Too bad you can't choose your family.
When you get older
I'm sorry for causing any trouble.
I didn't mean to. I just miss you.
It's okay, Sash.
I know I screwed up with your mother,
but I promise, we're gonna put our family back together again.
We just have to get rid of your mother's husband.
That guy is crazy.
Actually, Darnell is a pretty cool guy.
He's just not my dad, you know.
Oh, I know.
What do you know about him anyway?
Um, I don't know much about him
other than he loves my mom and my mom loves him too.
Your mother's confused and it's all my fault
that you have to deal with the guy.
If I had done things better, we'd still be a family.
Yeah.
Anyway, past is the past.
[sighs] We need to focus on the future.
Listen, uh, why don't, uh,
you and me hang out today?
I'll come pick you up this afternoon
and, uh, we can have father-daughter time,
just you and me like it used to be.
I would like that.
Me too.
Well, I love you, little one.
Love you too, Dad.
[phone beeps]
[sighs]
Shit. You scared me.
[Darnell] [laughs] I'm sorry.
I hate it when that happens.
Sorry.
Who was that on the phone?
Oh, um, a friend.
We're gonna go to the movies later.
Oh, sounds like fun.
Did you run it by your mom and me?
I asked my mom.
Uh, no offense, I don't need to ask you.
You're not my father.
I know I'm not your father,
but I am your mother's husband
and that means I'm the man of the house.
And that means you better respect me.
The next time you wanna do something,
run it by your mother and me,
or you won't be doing anything at all.
You understand me?
Yeah, sure.
You already have one strike.
Two more and you're out.
Ah![Groans]
[Darnell chuckles]
Got you.
Make sure you're home by dinner
and tell your pops I said hi.
[eerie music]
[Timothy sighs]
[faucet opens]
[suspenseful music]
[exhales sharply]
- [suspenseful music] - [birds chirping]
[choking]
It's okay, it's okay.
It's okay.
[shushing] Hey.
Shut up.
[eerie music]
[airplane engine whirring]
[Darnell] Can you hear me in there, Timmy?
"Yes."
I'm so sorry,
but this is what happens
when you get in the way of my perfect family.
You gots to go.
[neck snaps]
[phone keyboard clacking]
[phone chimes]
[knocks on wall]
- [Darnell] Hey. - Hi.
- Can we talk? - Yeah.
[sighs] I'm sorry.
I let my anger get the best of me
and, uh, I just couldn't see straight.
Yeah. I mean, I never should've let Timothy come
that close to me in the first place.
[breathes heavily]
Do you still have feelings for him?
Honestly, Darnell,
I'll always.
Love just doesn't die like that.
But that's my past.
And
I love you, and
that's why I chose to marry you.
[sighs]
I understand.
Okay. Uh, I thought you were the one,
but I guess I was wrong.
What is that supposed to mean?
Well, you just said you still had feelings for Timothy.
I mean, maybe we rushed into this.
I don't know how I can trust you.
What do you mean?
Of course you can trust me.
But how do I know?
How do I know that you're not gonna hurt me
like everybody else?
You mean like Beverly?
- Huh? - Yeah.
You called me Beverly before everything happened.
Who is Beverly?
I don't wanna talk about her.
Well, I think I deserve to know the truth about her.
Who is Beverly?
You're right.
Beverly is
was my ex-wife.
We met and, uh, everything was perfect.
We started dating.
She was everything I ever thought I could want.
- [indistinct chatter] - [jazz music]
[woman] Excuse me.
Dry scotch, please.
Ooh, dry scotch.
Ooh.
That's a strong choice.
Yeah, well, if you knew the day I had,
you'd be wondering why it wasn't a double.
Hmm, talk about bad days,
I bet yours doesn't even compare to mine.
- Try me. - What's that?
You tell me about your day, I'll tell you about mine,
and whoever had it worse buys the next round of drinks.
[woman giggles]
- Deal. - Deal.
[glasses clink]
You go first.
So we got married.
And it wasn't until after that that she told me she had kids.
And that's when things started to get weird.
This is something you're supposed to talk about
on our first date, not after we're married.
I already told you.
Jeff lived in Europe.
He took the kids in the divorce
and, uh, he made me sign a document
that I would never come after them.
There was no reason to tell you.
I was never supposed to see them again.
I know, but they're here now, aren't they?
They're here right now.
How was I supposed to know that when he died,
he left me with the kids?
Look, okay, okay.
We're gonna get through this.
Uh, it's something we have to get through.
We're gonna get through this.
We're gonna get through this together.
Okay? All right. Come here.
- Are you sure, baby? - Yeah,
we're gonna get through this together.
Look, I love you.
- [Beverly] I love you too. - I love you.
We're gonna get through this, okay?
- Okay. - Okay.
Kids, come out.
Tina, Teco, meet Kennedy, your stepfather.
Hi.[Kennedy chuckles]
Hello.
Hey.
It's okay. Shh.
You're gonna be all right.
You're a good boy.
You ate... you ate your supper, right?
So, uh, in about 30 seconds,
you should fall out, okay?
Okay, there. Here we go.
Let it go. There we go, there we go.
She ended up cheating on me with my best friend.
And, uh, I was crushed.
[Asia] I'm so sorry to hear that.
What happened after?
I thought you were different.
I divorced her.
Well, and I, uh,
haven't heard from her since.
Well, that's why you were so triggered by what you saw.
Sorry.
Asia,
I love you so much.
If you think you're still in love with Timothy,
please just tell me.
I would rather end it now
- than move forward in a lie. - [Asia] No, no.
I just... I can't... I can't take pain like that anymore.
Look, Darnell, I can't tell you what's gonna happen
in the future.
All I know is that I love you and I choose you.
I choose us.
Thank you.
But that's not good enough.
[singer] ♪ All my life ♪
♪ Been waiting on a time like this ♪
♪ There's a rainbow away ♪
[siren wailing in distance]
Hmm.
[door beeps]
Hmm.
So Darnell,
are you gonna give her another chance?
What are you thinking?
I don't know.
She is such a nice lady.
Things are going so great,
but... [sighs]
That little girl Sasha,
she just will not get on board.
If there's a way I could get rid of her,
this thing... this thing could work.
[Leon] [groans] Listen to both of you.
Y'all sound like two sissies.
"Oh, she's such a nice lady. I don't know." Ugh.
She cheated on you, homie.
We don't forgive that.
She's done.
You know what to do.
Yeah, but I'm not like you, Leon.
I don't wanna hurt anyone.
Come on, will you man up?
Sometimes we gotta do what we gotta do.
Get ready.
You already killed Timothy.
No, no, no, no, no, no.
You killed Timothy.
I didn't have nothing to do with that.
Come on, man.
Do you guys want my advice?
No.
Now, Kennedy, I'm proud of you.
You did what needed to be done.
Now tell him to unbunch his panties
and get to business.
Come on.
Listen.
That's not nice, okay?
I've done everything I was supposed to.
I've done everything the right way.
I just don't wanna hurt anybody.
When is this gonna be over?
When we find the perfect family,
then we can be happy.
Until then, we do what we need to do
to find the perfect family.
Just like Harold said.
Too bad you don't get to pick your own family.
But when you're older, you can.
Maybe then you can have a better life.
I know, I know.
You remind us all the time.
[Leon] Well, I'm glad you remember.
Now get dressed.
Do what you gotta do before they find us.
[Kennedy] Sorry, Darnell.
That's just the way it has to be.
I know, I know. I understand.
[Brett] And then he just left?
[Asia] Yeah.
Like, no text, no call, no nothing.
Like, he just disappeared.
I mean, you did technically tell him
that you were still in love with your ex.
Shut up, Brett.[Laughter]
You're just starting too much.
Look, I'm for real though.
Think about it.
I mean, men, we got emotions too.
First Sasha, bring him back into y'all lives,
and then the man disrespectfully enters your home.
He kisses you.
And look, if I was Darnell,
I'd have killed both of y'all for real.
[Asia] Men. You're so right.
Oh, my God. But what do I do now?
[Brett] Look, um, do you love him?
[sighs]
Who, Darnell?
Yeah, silly.
[singer] ♪ Ooh ♪
I do.
[singer] ♪ It'll be all right ♪
He's a good man.
[Brett] But?
But I'm still in love with Timothy.
You see,
this is exactly why you need to be honest with yourself
- and be honest with Darnell. - I know.
[Brett] Look, don't go stringing this man along
if you're not ready to commit.
It's not fair, Asia.
I know, right?
Look, how about I'm already married?
What I'm supposed to do now?
Okay. Divorce him.
Look, trust me, you'll be a lot happier.
[singer] ♪ I don't love again ♪
♪ Oh, no ♪ -Okay.
Yeah. But come on. Timothy was horrible.
He left me for a whole nother woman.
What if it doesn't work?
Okay.
[suspenseful music]
[phone rings]
This is Marsha.
Hi, Marsha.
It's me.
- Leon? - [Leon] Don't hang up.
Don't hang up.
How you doing?
I think I should be asking you that question.
Ah, well, you know why I'm calling you.
Come on, Marsha.
Leon, wait,
what if things could be different this time?
[phone rings]
[indistinct chatter]
Whoa, we got him. We got him.
We got him.
Andrews, we got him.
[Marsha] It doesn't always have to end in blood, Leon.
No, it does.
That's how it ended with Dad,
because he died,
I could live if
if he were to have lived, then I would die.
That's why I'm here today,
to find the perfect family.
I'm trying to find the perfect family.
You still there, Marsha?
Okay.
[sighs]
There's so many horrible people out there.
It's... how many families am I gonna have to go through
before I find the perfect one?
I've tried to explain this to you
throughout all these years, Leon.
No one is perfect.
You know,
maybe this isn't about you being with Timothy,
but more about you healing before you go
and jump into another relationship,
trying to forget about your last one.
Yeah.
[singer] ♪ Aren't you [indistinct] that you had me ♪
I'm gonna talk to Darnell.
[singer] ♪ Ooh ♪
If you can reach him.
[laughing] All right.
All right, all right. For real, sis.
Seriously, talk to him.
Be honest.
I mean, he a good dude.
He deserved that, at least.
[Leon] I'm tired, Marsha.
And honestly,
seriously, I don't wanna do this anymore.
I just wanted to be happy.
And I thought finding my perfect family
would make me happy, but
I'm still not happy.
I guess it's just not in the cards for me.
Happiness is not perfection, Leon.
Happiness is within the choices we make.
[Leon] No choices.
No choices.
I didn't get to make choices.
I didn't get to choose to be born.
I didn't get to choose my parents or my dad.
And I didn't get to choose to be abused.
So can we trace it?
Almost got it, 10 more seconds.
I gotta do this.
I gotta do this, Marsha,
because I know you're not gonna agree,
but I gotta do it 'cause it's
I gotta do this 'cause it's my purpose.
People that do what Asia did don't deserve to live.
You can't go on just hurting people for no reason.
It's selfish. It's selfish.
Calm down, Leon.
It's gonna be okay.
[Leon] I'm not gonna calm down.
She was selfish.
- Damn. - What? Wait, what?
He's in a motel in Cedar Creek.
That's an hour and a half away.
Looks like we got a road trip.
Thank you, Marsha.
You were the only
the only one I could trust.
And I'll always be there for you whenever you need me.
Like now, you need help.
Let me help you.
No. [Shushing]
It's okay, Marsha.
Mm-mm.
You can't help me.
You can't help me, Marsha.
Bye.
[tense music]
[beeps]
You did great, Ms. Sanders.
Andrews and Simmons are on their way to get him now.
Thank you.
What's gonna happen to him?
This is a very dangerous man, Ms. Sanders.
We have to expect the worst.
Hey, Mom and Uncle Brett.
- Hey, baby. - Hey, hey. What's up?
Have you heard from my dad?
[Asia] No.
I don't hear from your dad, ever.
Well, it's just weird
because we made plans to hang out today.
Well, I'm not surprised your father never keeps
his promises, baby girl.
Yeah, but this was different.
We made plans.
Dad never makes plans.
Well, maybe he just forgot.
Well, no, he said he was on his way.
He just stopped answering his phone.
Do y'all want me to call him?
[Sasha] I've tried a million times.
I've called. I've texted.
I even told Mel to call him and nothing.
He just ghosted us.
Baby girl, your daddy is dealing with a lot right now.
He might have had good intentions,
but the truth is your daddy is selfish.
Okay?
And he probably just made other plans
and just didn't have the heart to tell you.
Hmm. Whatever.
[Asia] Whatever?
[Brett] Ooh.
- Sasha is feisty. - [Asia] I told you.
And she has my mouth.
[laughter]
You got your hands full.
And, dude, I mean,
she caused all of this in the first place.
Like, that man coming to my house, like, is she serious?
Was she thinking?
I mean, she's a teenager.
She definitely wasn't thinking.
- [Asia] It wasn't... - So for real.
- Wow. - Oh, my God.
You want some more wine?
Actually, I'm cool.
I have a early appointment
that I cannot cancel tomorrow.
So, um, yeah, I can't cancel tomorrow, so...
Okay. Well, you know, my ex-husband
and my husband is missing,
so you're the only person I got to talk to.
[laughter]
Will you call me when you get home?
- I will. Bring it on me, sis. - Okay.
Everything's gonna be all right, sis.
- I promise. - [Asia] Okay.
- I love you, bro. - [Brett] I love you too, sis.
- See ya. Bye-bye. - Okay. Bye.
Hey, man.
I didn't mean to scare you.
All good, man.
Um, she
she's just been tripping all day since you left.
Um, you wanna talk to her.
She need you, man.
Will do.
Hey.
[door closes]
So, uh,
I've been thinking about things.
Yeah?
Me too.
Okay. Well, you first.
No, you go first.
Okay. Um, so before I met you,
my life was a wreck,
but after I met you,
my life started getting a lot better and I just
I just don't wanna
I don't wanna give that up.
Me either.
I love you a lot
and you're so good with the girls.
I don't want that to go away either.
But...
But what?
But I think we rushed into this marriage.
I really, really love you.
I do,
but I still have feelings for Timothy,
and I have a lot of emotions that I need to work through
in order for me to love you the way that you deserve.
So what do you say?
I'm saying I think we need to take a break.
So you want a divorce?
No. No, I don't want a divorce.
I think we need to take a break.
You know what, Asia?
[clears throat]
It's the most honest
that anyone's ever been with me.
So I can appreciate that.
But know what?
- What? - Why don't we have
one last farewell family dinner?
- Yeah. - Yeah, yeah, yeah.
- Uh-hmm. Okay. - I'll throw down
for old time's sake and, uh, you know,
have the whole family there, Mel, Sasha.
And we can
just try to celebrate
what we had.
Have a good time.
Yeah, that's cool, but are you sure?
Yeah. We'll have a time that we will never forget.
- You're not mad at me? - No, no, no.
No, no, it's all good.
I mean, like you said,
nothing's perfect, right?
[engine revving]
How could I help you, guys?
I'm Detective John Simmons.
I'm Detective Andrews.
Nice to meet you. How can I help you?
Is there a Darnell Simpson staying here?
Simpson? Yes, there is actually.
Did you see anything strange?
[Marty] Nothing too terribly strange.
He came in about three or four hours ago,
paid all cash for his room,
and went in there for a while, came back out.
He hasn't even checked out yet.
We need access to that room, sir.
I can't... oh, man. I cannot give you access
to that room apparent
it's against our policy.
If you guys bring me a warrant, I can let you in.
Look, I appreciate that you take your job
so seriously, but I can arrest you
and you can spend your time in a cell
or you can let us in that room,
you get back to your lovely minimum-wage job
that you care so much about.
All right. Look, room service cleaned his room earlier,
and they found this.
I thought you said he didn't check out.
[suspenseful music]
I don't know if this guy's getting sloppy
or he wants us to find him.
He's way too smart. There's gotta be a reason
why he left it behind.
Plus, we don't know who this woman is.
It could take days to find her.
Let's start now. I want facial recognition
- on it right now. - Let's go.
[engine starts]
[birds chirping]
[suspenseful music]
There you go.
That time of the year again, huh?
Well, the cheese traps,
they're just not doing their thing.
I'm so embarrassed having a rat problem.
I promise you, I'm clean.
It's the area.
- We all got 'em. - [Darnell] Hmm.
Around this time of year, it gets worse.
- Really? - [Heather] I don't have time
to take care of them myself,
so I just call my brother, Gus.
- Yeah. - He's an exterminator.
[gasps] I can give you his number
- if you want. - Oh, no, thank you.
I'm kind of a, uh, do-it-yourself type of guy.
I'm not mad at that. Would you like a receipt?
- No, I'm good. - All right.
- Thank you. - [Heather] Well, I hope
- it works out for you. - Appreciate that.
[Heather] Uh-hmm.
[water trickling]
- [knocks on door] - Hey.
- Hey, hey, hey. - [Melanie] Surprise!
[Darnell] Uh-oh. Uh-oh.
- What's going on here? - [Melanie] Hey,
I wanted to bring Brad with me.
I thought we said it would just be family.
Brad's family.
- Okay. - Yeah.
- All right, come on in. - [Brad] All right.
[Darnell] There's more than enough to go around.
- [Brad] Thank you. - [Darnell] Wait till you see
what I prepared for y'all.
[Melanie] Oh, wow.
[Darnell] It is to die for.
It smells amazing.
[Darnell] Wait till you taste it.
- Where's Mom? - Oh, Sasha and she,
they went to the, uh, the grocery store
to get some last-minute ingredients.
- [Melanie] Oh. - They'll be back.
- Have a seat, y'all. - [Brad] All right.
Uh, actually I'm gonna go to the restroom really quick.
- Okay. - I'll be back.
[singer] ♪ Left your picture on the... ♪
Okay. Big Brad.
Sorry, I'm really sorry, Mr. Simpson.
I don't mean to impose.
I just thought, you know,
it would be okay if I joined.
Yeah, you did... you did mean to impose.
I mean, you invited yourself, but it's all good.
We got plenty of food here. Actually, can you help me
with the wood for the fire, please?
- Yeah. Oh, sure. - All right, cool.
Let's use those muscles. Follow me, young man.
- Sorry. - [Darnell] Come on now.
[Brad] Yup.
[Darnell] I appreciate this, sir.
[Brad] Oh, of course. I mean...
- [Darnell] Tweaked my back... - [Brad] Yeah.
Doing all this shopping.
Just maybe... it's right over there
by the shed, just two or three.
- Okay. - Two or three slices.
Got it.
- Right by the shed. - [Brad] Oh.
- Can you get one more? - [Brad] Yup.
[Darnell] Yeah, grab a couple extra.
- [Brad] Yeah. - [Darnell] There we go.
- [Brad] Five. - Thank you. Hey.
I never liked you anyway.
[grunts]
All righty.
[grunting]
Okay.
[body thuds]
[Darnell] There we go.
Okay.
Okay. Here we go.
[humming]
Oh, delicious.
Delicious.
Delicious. Hey.
Hey.
Where's Brad?
Yeah, it was strange.
I... he ran outta here. He was in a rush.
Some family emergency with his mother.
I guess he said he would call you back. Yeah.
- Um... - Uh, okay.
Well, that would make sense
if his mother was still alive.
Oh.
Um, huh.
I don't know why he would
why he would lie to me.
All I know is he ran outta here.
He was in a rush. Yeah.
Quick, fast.
Okay.
That's not really like Brad
to just leave and not say anything.
[Darnell] Yeah. Well, you were in the bathroom,
so he said, uh, he couldn't wait.
- That's weird. - Yeah, that is weird.
[Asia] Darnell, we're back.
Hey, just in time.
I wouldn't break. I'll call his phone.
All right.
All right. Have a seat.
Darnell, I sure hope this tastes as good as it looks.
[laughs] I'm sure it does.
Ooh, this reminds me of when we first met.
[Asia laughs] -You remember, babe? Uh
- [Asia] I do. I do. - Little mama
was making fun of your cooking.
She was.[Laughter]
You remember that, Sasha?
Um, yeah.
Whatever. Can I go to my room now?
[tense music]
No! Sit your ass down.
This is family dinner.
Sit down so we can be like a family.
I'm sick of your goddamn attitude,
you little asshole.
I don't know who you think you're talking to.
You ain't my daddy.
Oh, yeah, sure. Uh, I guess your mom can...
- Yeah. - Call you
when dinner's ready.
[sighs]
Hmm. Okay.
Darnell, you have really outdone yourself.
This looks amazing.
I can't believe you did all of this.
Oh, it was nothing. It was nothing.
I just thought it was important
to have one last meal
before, uh, before I left.
What do you mean before you left?
Oh, your mother didn't tell you?
- No. What's going on, Mom? - [Darnell] Do you... do you wanna?
Tell me what?
Darnell and I decided
that we're gonna take a break.
- [Darnell] Yeah. - [Asia] You know what?
Just given all the things
that has transpired between us,
like, we just thought it would be the best
for all of us.
Oh, my gosh. That's so sad. Why didn't you tell me?
We didn't wanna include you guys in all of our drama, right?
- Yes. Yes. - Uh-hmm.
Well said.
Uh, but no, it's all good.
I'm just grateful to have this one last
family farewell dinner, so...
Wow. Um, I don't really know what to say.
Uh, well, Dad[laughs]
[Melanie] you're always good in my book.
Well, I appreciate that, sweetheart.
Okay. Let's stop all of this sappy stuff.
It's time to eat. Yes. What do we got?
- Okay. We got lamb chops. - Ooh, it smells so good.
That's Mel's favorite.
I know you love the, uh, crab mac and cheese.
- That's for you. - Uh-hmm.
And even though Sasha hates me,
I prepared some beef for her.
- Yeah. - Aww. You didn't have
to do all of this.
Actually I did.
[keyboard clacking]
- Okay. We got a match. - Uh-hmm. Uh-hmm.
[John] Her name is Asia Dixon. Her registered address
is 5526 Porter Street.
- How far is that from here? - It's 20 minutes.
- All right. Let's go. - You guys need anything?
No, we're good. Thank you.
[tense music]
[sighs]
[phone rings]
[Timothy] Hey, you've reached The Tim man.
Leave a message.[Phone beeps]
Dad, where are you? I've been calling and texting
for the past day.
Are you okay? Call me back.
[phone beeps]
[phone ringing]
Hey, Sash, what's up?
Hey, Uncle Brett.
Can you please do me a favor?
Depends on the favor.
Could you drop by his house and check on him?
I just wanna make sure he's okay.
Uh, you know what?
Uh, you might have the perfect timing
because I'm, like, about five minutes from there.
Thank you.
You got it, kid.[Phone beeps]
[engine revs]
Okay.
Dinner is ready.
Sasha, time for dinner.
There she is.
[car door closes]
[tense music]
[door creaking]
[Brett] Yo, Tim?
Yo, Tim, it's me, bro.
Yo, Tim.
[tense music]
Yo, Tim!
Tim, Tim!
I have prepared
three very special dishes
for my three special ladies.
Oh, thank you so much, Darnell.
Thanks, Dad.
Thank you.
[laughs]
[car horn honks]
[John] They're still turned on.
At least it's not as bad though.
[Detective Andrews] Or worse.
- Can I help you? - Hi, I'm Detective Andrews
and this is Detective Simmons.
We're looking for Asia Dixon. Does she live here?
No, she moved a few months ago.
Do you have a phone number or a forwarding address?
- No, I'm sorry. - Okay.
Thank you, ma'am.
Well, that was a dead end.
Yeah, we got the name, wrong address. Damn.
Well, we can head back to the station and keep looking.
We're close.[Phone ringing]
John.
- Really? Oh. On the way. - What happened?
Apparently, uh, the ex-husband of our Asia Dixon
was found dead.
Get this, her brother found him.
Bingo. We got him.
Before we eat, can I... can I just say
- something real quick? - Sure, babe.
Yeah.
Okay. I've had an amazing time
with you three.
Um.
You might not know this, but I've never had
a real family of my own.
So for the past years, I've been trying to create
my own perfect version of a family.
But through Asia and y'all,
she's taught me that sometimes things don't happen,
uh, the way they're supposed to, and that's okay.
You can still have love and family,
and even if it's not perfect.
- So thank you. - [Asia] Oh.
- All right. Let's eat. - Let's eat.
- [phone ringing] - [gasps]
- Hey, Brett. - [Brett] Hey, Asia.
- Um, Tim is dead. - What?
[Brett] Yeah. Sasha told me to come check on him, so I did.
I... look, I found him with a broken neck.
No.
- Asia, what's going on? - [Asia] No.
- Mom, what's wrong. - Yeah.
It's your father.
What?
What? What's wrong with Dad? Is he okay?
No, he's gone.
What are you talking about?
No.
- What are you talking about? - He's gone.
What do you mean?
- No, Mom. - [Sasha] No, not Dad.
Hold, wait. Let's just... okay.
Let's just eat. Can we eat?
I told you. You should have killed them all.
Shut up, Leon. I got this.
Okay. Don't say I didn't warn you.
Darnell, who is Leon?
Shut up, Asia!
I hate how you're always questioning me.
You cheated on me.
Did you think you could get away with that?
- [Asia] What? - Did you think you could
get away with cheating on me?
[Sasha sobs]
Darnell, stop it. You're scaring me.
Who's Darnell? Who's Darnell?
- Forget it. - Huh?
This is so confusing.
It's so confusing.
You, pretty boy.
Dumbass. [Laughs]
[groans] -Darnell. I don't really know
- what's going on. - [Darnell] My head hurts.
- Okay. - Is this some kind of joke?
It's not... it's not a joke.
This is not a joke.
You're scaring us.
Look, I tried.
I tried to be the perfect husband.
I tried to be the perfect father,
but your slutty mother
had to go and kiss her ex-husband
[sobs] I want Dad.
So I had to take care of him.
You killed our father?
Yes, I killed your father.
I did. And I killed
I'm sorry, but I killed your little boyfriend too.
- No! No, no! - Yes.
They were in the wrong place
at the wrong time.
You know what happens to people
who get in the way, right?
They die.
[yells]
[grunts]
- Oh. - [Melanie] Mom!
Melanie, call the police.
Brett Dixon?
Yeah.
- [John] Your... - How can I help you?
Your sister's Asia Dixon, correct?
- Yeah. Why? - She's in trouble.
We need you to take us to her now.
Wait, what do you mean she's in trouble?
She's with a man who killed several people
and we don't want her to be next.
I mean, we can give you more explanation
or you can go save your sister.
- Your choice. - Look, I need to know
- what's going on. - Just got a 911 call
from a 1907 Bruce Street,
female reported a crazy man trying to kill her mother.
That's Asia's house.
See, I tried to tell you.
[Detective Andrews] Let's go.
- [grunting] - I'm gonna kill you.
Melanie.
Mel, come on. Come on out.
I don't even wanna do this. I mean, you're my favorite.
Listen, you are my favorite daughter
of everybody
'cause, uh, at least you treated me
like a father.
A real father.
And I appreciated that.
Not like Sasha.
[groans]
Such a bitch. She wouldn't come around.
I tried.
I tried, but I had to, uh...
[screams]
[grunting]
- [yells] - [thuds]
[grunting]
Oh.
Jesus Christ.
Uh-uh. Uh-uh.
[grunting] No! No! No!
Stop, Mel, stop. Stop.
- [gunshot] - [Melanie coughing]
[groans]
Oh, no.
[Asia] Baby.
- Mom. - [Asia] Baby.
You're okay. It's okay.
It's okay.[Sobbing]
- Mom. - [Asia] You're okay.
[siren wailing]
We're looking for a suspect. He's on foot.
He's not in the house, apparently.
- [officer] [indistinct] - Yes.
We have to go. Let's go. Let's handle this.
[indistinct radio chatter]
Hey, I'm Detective, uh, John Simmons.
This is Detective Andrews.
So you say you shot him?
Yes.
And are you sure he's dead?
I don't... I don't know.
It was a lot of blood and I assumed that he...
You assumed he was dead,
but you didn't check to see?
No. I got my girls
and I got the hell out of there.
I'm sorry if my initial reaction wasn't to check on the man
that I shot to make sure he was dead.
All right. Uh, it's all good.
It's just we checked the entire house
and we didn't find him.
What does that mean?
That means we're gonna do everything in our power
to find this monster before he hurts anyone else.
[indistinct radio chatter]
[sirens wailing]
Hmm. Dad, this food is good.
[Jovan] [laughs] Thanks, buddy.
It's all right. Pizza would've been better.
Hey, be nice to your father.
Stepfather.
He's not my dad.
I'm so sorry, Jovan.
You know, teenage boys.
The food is perfect.
[tense music]
It's okay, Linda.
There's no such thing as perfect.
Eat up.
[Linda] Hmm. This is good.
[upbeat music]
[singer] ♪ All my life ♪
♪ Been waiting on a time like this ♪
♪ When the rain goes away ♪
♪ The sun comes out ♪
♪ It shines down on me ♪
♪ To be happy ♪
♪ A smile for you ♪
♪ A smile for me ♪
♪ We can be happy ♪
♪ A happy you ♪
♪ A happy me ♪
♪ We can be happy ♪
[singers] ♪ Oh, oh, happy ♪
♪ Oh, oh, happy ♪
[singer] ♪ All my life ♪
♪ Been waiting on a time like this ♪
♪ When the rain goes away ♪
♪ The sun comes out ♪
♪ Shines down on me ♪
♪ To be happy ♪
♪ A smile for you ♪
♪ A smile for me ♪
♪ We can be happy ♪
♪ A happy you ♪
♪ A happy me ♪
♪ We can be happy ♪
[singers] ♪ Oh, oh, happy ♪
♪ Oh, oh, happy ♪