All language subtitles for Our Kind of People s01e12 Kiss It Up to God.eng

Previously on
"Our Kind of People"...

You and Angela
have something going, right?

I might've
messed that up.

She's got her ex
hanging around.

I love you.
Aww, I'll catch you soon, okay?

I got to break up
with her.

Mommy?

Rose
was my dearest friend.

Leah:
When you told me to torpedo her Graceties membership,

you destroyed us becoming
real sisters.

Angela: Piggy turned herself in
for murdering Darius Bates.

Leave Oak Bluffs,
and I will help Piggy

and set up seed money
for Eve's Crown.

Darius?

Teddy gave it
to him to hide

the night that
your mother was arrested.

Get ready, Teddy,
'cause I'm coming for you.

**

Piggy:
Alright, no peeking.

Now sit your precious booty
all the way down.

Alright.

Open!
What is this?

This is my new line --
Nikki's Halo.

Named after
the most precious,

beautiful, sweetest angel
in my life.

[ Laughs ] Mom!
I know we're shutting down the store

and moving out of the Bluffs,
but I wanted to remind you

of everything you've
accomplished this summer...

Mm-hmm.
...how far you've come.

I am so proud of you.

Thank you, Mom,
but -- but you know

all of these doors opened
because of you.

Like, I -- Look at me.

I'm a debutante,
and I'm in love, and...

Ohh.
[ Laughter ]

And my life changed
because you had the courage

to come here
and start all of this.

Yeah, you say that sitting
in the middle of my closed shop.

Oh, hush.

You had a big summer,
too.

Look,
you opened Eve's Crown.

You did right
by your mama.

You didn't get the deal
that you wanted,

but, Ange,
you got so much more.

[ Laughs ]

I'm gonna go
post all of these.

You do that.

[ Sighs ]

I am proud, but I just
can't stop thinking

about what was stolen
from Mama.

I know that gun
Darius gave you

has something to do
with her.

I think if I could
just talk to Leah --

Angela,
I know we want to get Teddy,

but I feel bad enough
that you agreed

to leave town
on account of me.

You need that seed money
that Teddy promised you

so you can take Eve's Crown
to the next level.

If your father finds out
we are still poking around

in his secrets,
he'll renege,

and, baby, you will just
walk away with nothing.

I ain't worried
about him, okay?

Mama is watching over me.
I know that.

Now, listen,
Nikki has one Deb event left

at the Grand Illumination Ball,
which means I have two days

to clear Mama's name.

And then we'll leave the island
for good.

* Our kind of people

* Ooh, ooh

**

* Trying to see
the good in you *

* Brought out the bad in me

* Always giving the benefit
of the doubt *

* Put my energy in a drought

[ Clears throat ]
* Is that really asking too much? *

Wow. Well, there was a time
when the sight of me in a towel

would at least get
a "Hey, now."

Still reading the note
that your mother left you?

She was this
Graceties chapter's

most revered president.

What have I done
as president?

I voted against my sister
to keep some secret for Daddy

that he won't even
tell me about.

It was shady.

Angela once told me
that we were two sides

of the same coin.

I just never suspected
that I was the side

that was facing down
towards the gutter.

No, hey, stop, stop.

You're being too hard
on yourself.

You remember what we used
to tell the twins

when they were babies?

They would drop a snack on the
floor and they just sat there

and they would cry and cry
and cry and cry.

Pick it up and
"kiss it up to God." That's right.

If you pick up your
mistake fast enough, you hold it up to the sky,

all the bad
will be undone.

Mm.

Sweetheart,
everything can be fixed.

**

I'll have those plans for you
by the end of the week.

Excellent.

I'm really looking forward
to that.

Ah. How's Leah faring
this morning?

Grieving.

Feeling guilty for helping you
run her sister out of town --

the same sister that was
supporting her at the funeral.

Do not fret.

Angela and I have made a deal
that benefits both of us.

As for Leah, we're holding
a press conference this morning

which is bound
to lift her spirits.

Franklin Holdings is announcing
that we are back in the black.

Congratulations, Teddy.

Thank you.

We're also announcing
that Franklin Holdings

has permanently acquired
Darmon Foods.

You senile now, too,
Teddy?

Clear enough to know it's a bad
day to be Raymond Dupont.

I've recently hired
a private investigator

to look into Jack's
"accidental" death.

Now, he informed me
that Jack was seen

giving the key card
to his room --

the room where
he was found dead --

to Leah.

You put my daughter
in the position

where she was seeking comfort
outside of her marriage,

which is further proof
that you are undeserving of her

and unfit to step in
as patriarch.

Right, I-I see,
because the man

who cheated on his wife
and had an illegitimate child,

who he's also running
out of town --

that man, he's fit.
Mm-hmm.

I haven't, as of yet,
spoken to the police,

as you had the case closed
so quickly,

but my PI also told me
that a few members saw you

enter Jack's room
the day of his death.

Now, I'm sure the police would
find that very interesting.

And despite any
previous misconceptions,

I am taking back
Mr. Harmon's shares.

So, as I said, bad day
to be Raymond Dupont.

**

Nikki: I can't believe
the Ball is in two days.

I've been meaning to say
thank you to you guys

for holding me down
since my grandmother...

well, passed.

I wouldn't have been
anywhere else.

Losing my grandma
was one of the toughest things

I've ever been through,

but having Mama Eve
up in heaven

is like having
a guardian angel.

Like, she guided us here
to the Bluffs,

and now I have
Nate and Taylor.

And I-I didn't know
how dope it was to have cousins.

Whatever Grandma Rose
is planning up there,

I'm sure it's incredible.

I like that.
Thank you.

Well, since I only have a couple
more days of beach living left,

I'm gonna go do that
quicksand thing with my toes.

[ Laughs ] Okay.

I can't keep acting
like everything is cool.

I know,
but it's just --

I don't think that
this is the right time

to tell her that
we're back together.

She deserves to have
a good end to the summer.

Taylor!

Come here!

Right.
Come on.

**

[ Laughter ]

**

Thanks for coming over
and for coming to the funeral.

I wanted to be there
for you,

and I was hoping
we could talk.

Yeah, of course,

but first,
I have a surprise for you.

Thank you, everyone,
for making the time

for this emergency meeting
of the Graceties.

What is this?
[ Sighs ]

The other day,
I made an error in judgment

when I cast a down vote
for Angela Vaughn's membership.

This summer,
Angela has brought

a fresh perspective
to our group.

I mean, from the very beginning,
she showed her value

when she saved
our fashion show.

I mean, many of our alumni

are very impressed
with her tenacity.

You called us all together
for this?

According to the bylaws,

the only way to revisit
a down vote

is if the senior member
of the chapter

grants an exception.

I am the senior member
of the chapter.

Which is why you are here
so that we can discuss --

Madame President...
No, no, no, no. Come on, come on.

...you keep spitting in the face
of well-worn tradition --

allowing girls to escort girls
to the Cotillion.

And now you're trying
to shoehorn your candidate

into the club
to suit your own whims.

This isn't about whims.
It's about what's right.

Alright, a few of us
have been talking,

and we realize that you are
understandably emotional.

But we also realize

that it is clearly affecting
your leadership.

If you don't think that
you can uphold the rules

of this chapter
as its president,

then perhaps you'd like
to take a seat

and hand over the biggest
event of the summer

to someone
we can trust.

Those rules are antiquated
and you know it.

Your mother believed
in those rules,

and I am not
going to dance

on my friend Rose's grave
and change them now.

Keep my mother's name
out of your mouth.

Olivia, try me!

No, she -- she is --
she is a spiteful old bitch.

This is your
grief talking, okay?

I've been there.
I've lived it.

You can throw this Ball
in your sleep,

and I'll help you.

But right now, just chill
and do what you do best.

**

For those of you
who are in doubt,

let me make this
very clear --

I will not be
"taking a seat."

I'm the president
of this chapter,

and this Grand Illumination
Ball's

gonna be the best one ever --

for my mother,
for her legacy.

So dress to impress,
ladies,

because the bar
just got real high.

Meeting adjourned.

**

Well, I don't understand --
why does Angela still need

to leave town?

You said it was Angela digging
that could hurt Mommy.

Well, Mommy's gone.

As patriarch of this family,

do me a favor
and just let it go.

Angela was there for you
through your heart attack.

She has been there for me more
times than she needed to be.

And, you know,
just to let her walk away

without saying anything
is shameful...

and the opposite
of a patriarch.

- Mr. Franklin.
- Mr. Franklin!

Hello, hello, everyone.

[ Reporters
shouting indistinctly ]

Thank you all
for joining us today

for the opening
of the Louis Franklin Stadium.

And I would like to give
a special shout-out

to a family who became
one of Franklin's

highest-performing
acquisitions

at the stadium's
concession stand

by featuring
an all-beef hot dog

with mustard and sweet relish
and sauerkraut --

the "Dupont Dog."

[ Chuckles ]

Dupont Dog.
[ Chuckles weakly ]

I don't think so.

Aside from hot dogs,
the Louis Franklin Stadium

will be offering
American luxury, affordability,

and the best damn team

that this country
has ever seen.

So, King James,
watch out for your throne,

'cause we're coming
for your crown.

[ TV shuts off ]
Shut up.

He thinks he's
so untouchable

just 'cause he has money
and power.

I asked you over here

'cause I need your help,

and I think I have
something on Teddy.

Darius gave that
to Piggy.

We think it has something
to do with the night

my mother was arrested.

I think it's connected
to Teddy.

Now, I know your dad
worked for him.

Is it possible
that he bought it?

Could there be paperwork
in his stuff?

I know it's hard going
through those things, but --

No, no.
I wanna help you.

I'll -- I'll get
to looking ASAP.

Thank you.

So, I hear you're moving
back to Boston?

I've been trying
to figure out how to tell you.

Angela, I'm --
Piggy: Sorry to interrupt,

but you need
to see this, Ange.

I've been doing
research on the web

for newspaper clippings
from '84 and found out

that Teddy's brother Louis
was killed

the same night
as the Grand Illumination Ball.

Shot in the head.

The case was never solved,

and apparently,
he was very vocal

about the drug problem
in Edgartown

and was working
to clean up the area.

I remember Teddy saying
that when he died,

they weren't on good terms.

Well, my dad collected rents
for the apartments

he owned over there.

Some of them were
known crack houses.

It would have been easy
for Teddy

to plant that stash
on Eve.

Well, you better be
damn sure

if you're gonna put
Teddy Franklin on blast.

He could take it out
on Angela.

I would never put Angela
in danger like that.

Oh, trust me, I know.

And that is exactly why we're
leaving here tomorrow night.

**

I'll see what I can find.
Angela: Thank you.

**

Nikki: I was thinking
you could come to Boston

for winter break.

You know, we could
go ice skating

and we could watch
Debbie Allen's

"Hot Chocolate Nutcracker."

Yeah.

Nikki, can we talk?

We're breaking up?

We're breaking up.

Why?

It's...the end of summer,

and you're going
back to Boston.

Taylor, I -- W-We can --
We can do long-distance.

I wanna make this work.

I love you.

You don't love me?

You can't even say it.

So, what?
I-I was just something

to make your summer
more interesting?

You were bored,
or something? No, Nikki,

You just wanted something
to play with?

No.
Then what is it like? What is it like, Taylor?

We were frien--
Tell me what it's like!

Are you serious?

As if falling off a yacht
and telling the police

your girlfriend pushed you
wasn't excitement enough.

I hate you.
I wish I --

I wish I never met you.
[ Sniffles ]

**

Nate:
So, what kind of garlic bread? I mean, how do you make it?

You say you like --
you want garlic bread

like you got a problem
with the toast I make.

Yeah, because it's toast.
I'm talking about the garlic --

You okay?

No.

Taylor broke up with me.

Oh.

I told her I loved her
and I wanted to fight for us

'cause she's, like,
the first person

I've ever really loved.

I feel really stupid.

Nate: I would have done
the same thing, baby girl.

You have to really fight
for your first love.

Can we just not go to
the Grand Illumination Ball?

It's not like you got inducted
to the Graceties.

I just really feel like
I can't see her again.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.
But you know what?

I know it may not
feel like this right now,

but...you're gonna
love again.

You're gonna feel
the butterflies again.

You think so?

I know so.

You know, Mother used to say
that if, uh, you take a noodle,

close your eyes, throw it over
your back onto the wall,

whatever shape it makes is the
first initial of your next.

Yeah, and your
other grandmother

also got married five times
before she died,

so she would know.
[ Laughs ]

Five is a lot of times.
[ Laughter ]

But, like --
Okay, I don't know

if Mom told you,
but I'm bi,

so I probably need
two noodles.

Like, so, it goes over
the shoulder like that?

And the other one goes like --
Oh, it goes like that.

Whaaaat?
[ Chuckles ]

Oh, ho, ho.

Your daughter just...

Ahh!
Ahh!

Nate!
[ Laughter ]

Stop it right now!

Wait, wait, wait, wait!
Okay, okay, okay, okay.

I'm just kidding.
Here we go. Hey, no!

[ Laughter ]

I'm so happy
to see you smiling.

Honey, you don't know
how life is gonna end up.

I had no idea that he would ever
come back into our lives,

but love is powerful...

and it never dies.

It just changes form,
like energy.

Like Mama Eve.

Like Mama Eve.

* Funny how you acting
brand new *

* I still feel a way

Why you filmin' me
while I'm workin'?

Nate: Babe, this is your first
hairpiece.

I'm trying
to capture history.

Say something.
You remember that day?

What?
I was so proud of you.

Ready?

Oh, my gosh.

Hi, I'm Angie,
and my hair company,

Eve's Crown, is about to be
the bomb empire, okay?

You heard it here first.

[ Laughs ] That's it!

Yep. You rolled around
with that camcorder,

trying to be the next Spike.
Alright, turn it off.

You and all that smacking.
Stop playing!

[ Beeps ]

What is this?

Uh -- Look at you.

So, is this why you made
my favorite --

[ Gasps ] Stop.

This is that cheap wine we used
to drink back in the day.

What is this?

This was the night
I had planned 17 years ago

for my first love.

Then my screw-up made us
have to hit pause

on something
that was amazing.

But tonight...

I want us to hit play.

So you're not really
losing anything

by leaving here,
Angela.

You're walking into a plan
that we've always had.

I want us to have
a second chance.

But not just us --
let's give Nikki a family.

Nate, w-what?

[ Laughs ] What?

[ Gate latch clicks ]

[ Sighs ]

**

Brother, do you mind?

Actually, I do.

But, Angela,
I have some news

that might help
clear your mother's name.

Do your thing.

Um...
I didn't answer him.

He's just, you know,
offering a life

that Nikki would love
and thrive in, and...

I'm sorry. I shouldn't even be
talking to you like that.

I'm just so used
to confiding in you.

You've been there for me.

You taught me to float,

and that's the only reason
I've been able

to make it through
all this.

Angela,
I want you to be happy --

whatever that looks like
for you.

But part of that
is finding the truth

about Teddy
and your mother.

Look, you --
you were right.

My pops purchased
that gun for Teddy.

I used my contacts
at the police department,

and I was able to get
Louis' autopsy report.

Now, the bullet that killed
Louis matches Teddy's gun.

So...Teddy may have actually
killed his own brother?

Maybe Mama Eve was a --
a witness.

Maybe that's why he was
trying to shut her up.

Well, it says here,
Louis' estimated time of death

was between
10:00 and 11:30,

when the Illumination Ball
would have been in full swing.

Now, all we need to do
is find out

if Teddy ever was missing
from the Ball.

You know what?
I got a pile of --

of Graceties photos
from Leah.

I can put together
a visual timeline, you know?

I can --
We're close to finding answers.

Now, you haven't,
but if you asked me

if you should stand down
and run away with him

or stay here and fight
for answers...

...my opinion is biased,
but I vote for you to stay.

**

[ Gate latch clicks ]

* Roll it, roll it,
roll it up one time *

* Why your lovin'
always gets me high? *

[ Sighs ]

* I'm so confused

* Why do you do this to me
every time? *

I really hate
that Nikki got hurt.

Was she okay?

* Exposing feelings
that I try to hide *

I mean, she's upset.

And I get it.

She was like
collateral damage

when we were getting
our stuff together.

[ Sighs ] I don't know.
I hate it.

Yeah. Me, too.

But I'm also happy
we figured our stuff out.

Out of respect for her,
I'm gonna wait till she's gone,

but...when she is,

I'm gonna tell the world
that we're together.

* Let's take off
these handcuffs *

[ Chuckles ]
You know I'd like that.

* Look what you do

Ooh.

I like this, too.

I got it
to remember the summer.

I may have gotten you
one to match.

What? [ Chuckles ]

**

Oh.
[ Chuckles ]

Okay.

**

Someone's been boosting
stuff from my room,

and I know exactly
who it is.

[ Door opens ]

You know...
I had it in my head

that you two were hooking up
behind my back.

But I said, "No.

Quincy wouldn't
disrespect me."

Then I have to hear
the truth from Lauren?

You, young lady,
are leaving this house A.S.A.P.

Ms. Jackie,
you can't do that.

I love Sloane.
[ Scoffs ]

Grandma, please.

Lauren also told me
that several items

have gone missing
from her room.

Your time in this house
is done.

I am sick of your sister
projecting on me

when she's the thief
up in here.

She stole Taylor
from Nikki.

They've been hooking up
behind your cousin's back for weeks now.

**

Mm.

Angela, I love this idea
of blowing up the pictures

of the past
Illumination Balls. Right?

I mean, because this needs
to be spectacular.

Yep, for Rose.
[ Chuckles ]

Why don't we pull

all the photos
of Teddy and Rose?

It could be like
a tribute to your moms.

Oh, wow, you know what?

Actually, there's a picture
of them in front

of the Boston House.
You know what?

I'll take the coffee
in my office.

Angela, despite the fact
that I've asked you to leave,

I loved knowing you
and Nikki,

and I thought I should come
and say goodbye --

and say I'm sorry...

about what happened
between me and your mother.

**

Okay, now, I know --
I know you don't understand...

He's just trying
to protect his family.

Listen to me.

He killed
his brother Louis.

What?

No, my uncle was shot
by a drug dealer.

That was Teddy's story.
The case was never solved.

My father loved
my Uncle Louis.

He's naming the stadium
after him, for God's sakes.

[ Scoffs ]
This is why y'all need

a Grand Illumination Ball --

'cause you don't
see anything.

I have the gun.

Teddy was protecting himself,
not Rose.

He hid behind
your mother's mental break

to prevent anyone
from poking into the past.

I have been
looking for evidence

that he left the Ball
that night.

Now, whatever he did had to do
with Louis and Mama Eve.

Okay,
just stop talking.

If you're right...

I lose both of my parents
in a week.

I've already lost
both of mine.

And we are never gonna
get past this.

You will always
choose Teddy,

and I will always
choose my mother.

As long
as that's the case,

then I don't see
how we can be sisters.

**

And I brought it all to Leah.
She won't see it.

She can't? She don't want to?
I don't know.

She's -- Her whole existence
is wrapped up

in being Teddy Franklin's
daughter -- his heir.

Well, she doesn't
know herself like you do.

[ Scoffs ]
That's one of the things I love about you.

You know, I-I bought this beach
a couple of years ago

because I wanted
to build a house on it,

but I couldn't
get the plans right.

There was always
something missing.

Angela, I can't be
in the same room with you

without wanting
to hold you.

[ Chuckles ]
When you look at me,

my chest gets tight
and I can't breathe.

[ Chuckles ]

Look, I know that
you just got Nate

back in your life,
and that's a good thing.

You -- You have a history
and a daughter,

and I don't wanna get
in between that, but...

Nate is your past.

I'm your present
and your future.

[ Laughs ] What?
* Move your intuition, girl, you love *

Angela, I now know what was
missing from those plans.

* Ohhhhhhh

A cabinet for rosewater
and honey,

a pool for floating,
a room for Nikki,

but most importantly...

* Real men don't come
from right around the corner *

...you.

Now, you already have
an Eve's Crown,

but how about
an Angela's Crown?

[ Gasps ]
A home right here on this beach.

Please, allow me
to build that for you.

**

I j--

[ Sighs,
inhales deeply ]

I just need a moment
to think.

I know. I'm throwing
a lot at you right now, so...

* Real men don't come
from right around the corner *

...I will see you
at the Ball.

**

* You've got decisions

**

**

* Alright
* I want it all

* Gimme, gimme all you got

* Baby, I want it all

Remember our first party
this summer?

We had to squeeze in
on Josephine's invite.

And now we are walking in
the front door.

Look how far
you've come, baby.

[ Laughter ]
Mm.

[ Door closes ]

Hey, Nikki, I-I --
Can I go first?

Um, I said some
messed-up things,

and I'm sorry.

I didn't wanna lose you,
I-I still don't,

but someone told me that
love doesn't just disappear.

It's powerful,
so it just changes form.

So, maybe we can
just be friends.

Quincy: You had no right
to tell Jackie anything. Lauren: Oh, my gosh.

I feel like you're looking
for an apology,

but I'm not sorry.

Sloane is a gold-digger,
and you're a mark.

Are you serious?!
Do you hear yourself right now?!

Hey, hey!
Lower your voices.

Sloane doesn't belong here.
She's a parasite and a liar.

You would know about
being a liar!

You've been hooking up
with Taylor behind Nikki's back

for, what, weeks now?

Nikki, I didn't mean
for you to hear that.

You could've told me.

Lauren: I asked her
to lie to you.

Nikki, I was really just
trying to protect you.

Lies don't help, Lauren.

Can't you see that?

No, 'cause the --
the great Franklin-Duponts,

you just can't help yourselves,
can you?

You're all so cruel.

You just have cruelty
running in your blood,

and I wish
I didn't have any of it

running in my veins.

**

Maybe she's right.

Maybe it's in our blood.

**

Now they're lying
to each other?

I mean, why does this
keep happening?

Okay, Leah, I need you
to listen to me

and finally hear me,
okay?

This is your
father's influence.

Despite what we teach,
our kids have learned

to play chess
and deal in the gray.

He drills it into them
like he's drilled it into you.

This might
cost a lot, but...

you're right.

This dysfunction
has to stop.

The only way
to beat my father

is to take away the thing
he values most --

his legacy.

I just hope
it's not too late

to kiss our whole family
up to God.

**

**

Hello.

I would like
to welcome everyone

to the event
that ends our summer --

our Grand Illumination Ball.

[ Applause ]

My mother loved
the Grand Illumination Ball

for all that it represented.

As the longtime Gracetie
chapter president,

Rose was the light
that guided this group of women

on their path.

So in honor of Rose, the group
would like to present a gift

from the night
that she was first inducted

into the Graceties in 1984,

to her husband...

Teddy Franklin.

[ Chuckles ]

[ Applause ]

Well...

You can't hide
from the truth.

Not anymore, Daddy.

**

I'm sorry.
This is very emotional.

If you would just
give us a minute.

**

[ Breathing heavily ]

**

No, no. Get that
away from me.

[ Box thuds ]
Daddy, I need answers,

so you're gonna tell me
exactly what happened

the night of the
Grand Illumination Ball in 1984.

Angela: You know what?
Let me help you out.

On that night,
Teddy and Rose showed up

at the house
of Darius Bates.

Used to cover up
his dirty work.

Teddy asked him
to hide a gun that night --

that gun right there.

According to Darius,
Rose was mumbling something

about my mother.

I --
Tyrique: And don't lie, Teddy.

That gun carries
the same type of bullet

that killed your brother
Louis.

Raymond: And at the time
of his death --

the night of the Ball --
your brother Louis

was very unhappy with your
business dealings in Edgartown.

Lauren: Granddaddy,
what are they saying?

Granddaddy?

I loved Eve...
very deeply.

We were gonna meet at
the dock that night and run away together.

But before she could get there,
Louis showed up,

and we argued
about my new business dealings.

And while we were
at each other's throats,

I hadn't noticed
that Rose followed me.

She was...

manic.

Angry.

She wanted to shoot me,
and she pulled the trigger,

and Louis [voice breaking]
jumped in front...

**

His life for mine.

**

Rose was never the same,
and neither was I.

Ever since, I have felt nothing
but guilt and shame.

[ Sobbing ] I am so sorry.

**

Angela, I was not there
for your mother.

I did what I could,
but I didn't set her up.

My biggest mistake
in life...

[ Exhales sharply ]

...was that I loved the right
woman at the wrong time.

I chose Eve,

and Rose paid the price
for my choice.

**

So I stayed --
to help Rose and you --

and I let go
of my life with Eve.

**

Who set up my mother?

I don't know...

how those drugs
got into her possession.

I...

It's always been
a mystery to me.

Leah: Why were you
and Louis fighting?

Because I know you signed
a big real estate deal

that summer in Edgartown

that put "The Teddy Franklin"
on the map.

That deal was dirty,
wasn't it?

Were you undervaluing
the properties

of poor Black folks
like you are now?

Daddy, is that what
he confronted you about?

Leah --
All summer, you've gone through great lengths

to secure your legacy
by setting me up for the fall.

That ends tonight.

Daddy, your behavior
then and now is abysmal.

And I am who I am,
but your arrogance

is setting a bad example
for the kids.

I mean, I see
how it affects them.

So I want you out of this house
and Franklin Holdings tonight.

**

**

You know,
in the old days,

the dancing began
at 8:30 sharp.

Back then, we cared
about punctuality.

But under
Leah's direction,

we are firmly
on CP Time.

You know, I doubt that
we will even get through

the inductee ceremony in time
for the "Talented Tenth" photo

at 10:00 P.M. sharp.

It's [scoffs] always been
a time-honored tradition

for the Graceties --

You know, Mama Eve
always taught me

that everyone has
the potential to succeed

if only given
the opportunity.

I mean, this "Talented Tenth"
business is kind of outdated,

and it's divisive.

You know whose idea it was to
blow up all these old pictures?

Mine.
[ Sighs ]

And do you know
what I learned while doing it?

You missed the "Talented Tenth"
photo in 1984.

What happened that night,
Olivia?

Uh, Ruby,
would you mind?

Were you just not
talented enough?

Or were you busy
doing something else --

like putting crack
in my mother's bag

before she drove off
to meet Teddy?

She was arrested at 10:15
driving down to the docks.

Teddy
didn't set her up.

I was looking at the wrong
person the whole time.

You know what, Angela?

Since you're
leaving town and all...

why don't we
get this settled?

Please.

Yes.

I planted the drugs.

Your mother was
a conniving, gold-digging,

social-climbing
home wrecker who crushed --

crushed -- my best friend

and destroyed my one chance
at business.

Satisfied?

You have no idea.

'Cause I finally have justice
for my mother.

Justice?

You have no proof.

Actually,
I have every word.

**

[ Screen shatters ]

Oops.
[ Laughs ]

It's in the cloud,
bitch.

You best start thinking about
what you're gonna do

to help me finish
what my mother started.

* I remember me,
staring at myself *

Leah:
Welcome to the 2021 induction

of the Alpha Chapter
of the Graceties.

Ladies, please approach.

* I remember you,
you who I used to be *

* You still look the same,
but you don't hurt like me *

* Look at my reflection,
somewhere my affection *

* Disappeared, isn't here,
nothing left to say *

* Memories they fading,
but I'm the one who makes them *

* So I keep the love
close enough to say *

* What if this life

Like I said
at the beginning of the summer,

many are called
but few are chosen.

* We just can't stop living,
scared of what we'll see *

And you've all been chosen
to light the path

of our community
through service.

As the President
of the Graceties,

Oak Bluffs Alpha Chapter,

I am proud and would like
to welcome you

into our sacred sisterhood

and conclude
this year's class.

[ Applause ]

* I remember me

* It don't matter where I go

Welcome to the
sisterhood, sis.

* Now you know

* I remember me

* I remember me

Piggy: She did it, Eve.

She fought tooth and nail
for what was right.

* Start to cry, do or die

* I remember me

* I remember me

Quincy: I don't care
what Ms. Jackie says.

This place and this family
can be...hard,

and you're
the best thing

that's happened to me
all summer.

So we're gonna fight Ms. Jackie
to make her let you stay.

We may not have
to fight too hard, Q.

I'm pregnant.

**

How did you get Olivia
to change her mind?

[ Chuckles ]

**

Turns out...

she was the one
who set up my mother.

Mm-hmm.
I got my answers.

And I want to say I'm sorry
if clearing my mother's name

cost who your mother was
to you.

I'm not sorry.

Now that I know the truth,
I finally understand

what she must have been
going through all those years.

I mean,
my mother's gone,

but...I've never felt
so close to her.

Mm-hmm.

Olivia didn't get off
so easy.

Oh, she didn't.
[ Chuckles ]

Eve's Crown
finally has distribution --

at least, the funds for it --
thanks to a new backer. What?

Silent, with no power.

[ Laughs ] Wow.

Well, you know,
Olivia's always wanted

to be a businesswoman.

Oh, well, lucky for her,
I am not in the business

of tearing
other women down.

Actually, I'm in the business
of building up our sisters.

Because that is what being
a Gracetie means to me.

Yeah, I actually
said that to you.

I know you said it, bitch.
That's why I said it to you!

[ Both laugh ]

So, does all this mean that
you're staying in Oak Bluffs?

Nate proposed,

wants me to leave
with him tonight.

Whoa.

And Tyrique proposed,
too.

Well, damn.

[ Laughs ]

Well,
where are these rings?

W-What did you say?
I...

I have to talk to both
of them -- in person --

and let them know
what's on my heart.

I'm gonna have to walk away
from one of them.

**

I know you feel as low
as a snake's belly right now...

and you deserve it.

Patricia, have you come
to throw salt on the wound?

Actually,
I came to say...

...thank you,
for loving my sister

even if it was flawed.

And your love for her

perhaps made you
want to help me.

Even if it was twisted,

making me think
that I killed Darius.

But it scared me straight.

Got me clean.

Made me stay clean.

So, what can I say?

You...

saved my life,
Teddy Franklin.

[ Laughs ] Oh, Lord,
looky, looky.

Those words didn't
make me choke.

See, people can change.

You need to change,
Teddy Slick.

Well, Leah wants me
out of the house.

I think that's
a pretty sizable change.

Well, if I know you
like I think I do,

you ain't gonna
just slither away.

Come on, now.
Man up.

You got nine lives,
Teddy.

Well...

here's to nine more.

**

Valet: Mr. Franklin?

Your car is ready.
Mm.

**

[ Door closes ]

**

Oh, hey, Nik.

We're gonna miss
the last ferry.

Where's your mom?
I don't know.

She said she went
to tell Tyrique something.

**

[ Sighs ]

[ Exhales slowly ]

Thanks for letting me down
in person.

What are you
talking about?

I'm saying yes, silly.

You are?

Then why are you crying?

It's just a lot.

But I'm happy.

And I'm excited.

And I'm yours.

**

[ Chuckles ] I am --

I've been in this office
so many times...

Mm-hmm.
...but it just feels different.

Different?
Mm-hmm.

Okay, well, I have
a few different things

I'd like to try
on this desk.

Ooh, well,
I've got a position

I'm pretty sure
you're gonna love.

**

As the new Chairman
of Franklin Holdings and Darmon,

effectively immediately.

Nah.
[ Laughs ]

But all this was
supposed to be yours.

I mean, I was always
doing it for Daddy.

I never chose it
for myself.

[ Sighs ] I don't know.

You know, I just want
to help grow something.

So, I'm going into business
with Angela at Eve's Crown.

I think it's our turn
to build a different kind

of family business
from the ground up...

while you focus on developing
a new basketball team

that will play
at the Dupont Stadium.

The Dupont Stadium.

Mm-hmm.

I like the sound of that.
[ Both laugh ]

This calls for a toast.

I will be back
with the champagne...

...and a real Dupont Dog.

[ Chuckles ]

**

[ Sighs ]

**

Man: Teddy Franklin?

[ Gasping ]

**

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