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Either you reinstate me or I walk.

[Fatima] Previously on Sistas...

All those in favor of Ms. Barnes'

immediate reinstatement.

Mom!

Is this just like a pregnancy hormone thing going on?

It's the real thing.

Who the hell is your sister?

Penelope lost everything because of you.

-You deserve to die, Gary. -Security!

Can you help me get my stankin-ass job back?

We're gonna go after how your airline's holding you up.

Did you and Hayden try to stab Gary?

You think a little bloody nose is gonna get me to talk?

Hayden! Hayden! Aah!

[music]

[Fatima] Good morning, boss.

Good morning, Fatima.

-[Fatima] You ready for this? -I was born ready.

All right. Let's do it.

[clapping]

You all are far too kind.

Uh, please, everyone, have a seat.

So good to have you back.

[Andi] Thank you, Mr. Benson.

Sit down.

Sit.

What a difference a month makes.

Four short weeks ago,

I was expressing my value to the firm

and asking Benson, Jones, and Leeland

to make good on their offer.

And make good you did.

We're just sorry it took so many turns to get here.

That's okay, Mr. Benson.

I agree. Long overdue.

Well, I am proud to announce that as of this morning,

my capital contribution has gone through,

and I am officially a managing partner

at Benson, Jones & Leeland.

Yes, that's my girl!

Yes!

Now, I have been preparing

for this position for as long as I can remember.

And although we have a superb clientele,

I have been mapping out opportunities for us

to make our clientele even bigger and better.

I couldn't agree more.

This firm needs a boost

after the misfortunes we've had lately.

That's okay, Mr. Benson.

I'd like to think that that's all behind us.

I want to move onward and upward.

Robin and I have been discussing a few ways to take the firm

in a better direction.

With your impressive roster of clients,

along with the new ones we've tapped,

I'm sure next quarter's numbers will be excellent.

We have the utmost confidence in you, Andi.

Thank you, Robin. Thank you, everyone.

That's enough talking.

Before we get back to work, I have a few items to discuss.

? My girls hold me down ?

? Them boys mess around ?

? When my love life is a headache ?

? We going out tonight 'cause I'm looking for love ?

That's all I have for now.

Your faith in me means the world to me.

And I assure you, I will not let you down.

We know you won't.

Thank you, Mr. Benson.

I appreciate your faith in me.

It's well earned, I assure you.

Hayden?

Andi, congratulations on making partner.

I am looking forward to working together.

Thank you, Hayden. That means a lot.

-And I can tell you mean it. -Of course.

Hayden, are you okay? You look like something's wrong.

Yeah. I'm fine. Just fine. [clears throat]

You don't look just fine. I mean, your face is...

It looks like you're in so much pain.

I'm fine. Thank you.

I just aggravated an old football injury, that's all.

Oh, well, if you need a physical therapist,

I have the perfect person.

I am good, Fatima. Thank you.

[Fatima] You sure? Because I can just call

my cousin and...

I really don't need you to call your cousin about anything.

-Thank you. -[Fatima] Mm-hmm.

Robin, it has been such a pleasure.

My guy. [chuckles]

Tall and handsome, huh? [chuckles]

All right. Well, you guys have a good one.

Andi.

Do I even wanna know what that's about?

What?

I have no idea what you're talking about.

Oh, it's like that, huh?

Andi.

Uh, mm-mm. No, no, no, no, no.

Keep it cute.

I come in peace, I promise.

It's okay, Fatima. We have a meeting coming up.

Can you make sure we have everything ready?

Yes, sure thing, boss.

And if you need me, I'll be in my office.

In my office with my bat.

Fatima.

-Sorry about that. -It's all right.

I know how protective she is.

I've actually learned quite a bit

about Fatima in my time back.

She can certainly handle her own.

Yes, she can.

And yours too.

I can't fight you on that. She's been a great friend.

Well, allow me to be a good friend and a good colleague

by extending my congratulations

on officially becoming a managing partner.

I know the firm is in good hands.

Thank you, Robin.

I also know how hard you've worked for this.

You deserve it.

Well, thank you for acknowledging my hard work.

And with that, the transitional period is over.

Which means there's nothing holding me here anymore.

Nothing holding you here?

What are you saying?

We've done it.

We've named our managing partner,

the excellent Andi Barnes.

My work here is done. I've got to go where I'm needed.

I'm heading back to the UK branch soon.

[message alert beeps]

What time? Damn.

I've got to move my appointment.

[phone vibrating] Shit.

Hey, what's up, babe?

Yeah, no, I've got to call you back.

I'm running late for a meeting.

Yeah, no, I'm going to call you back.

Yeah, bye.

[music]

You better make sure you send me those videos.

-Make sure they're private. -I got you. I got you.

Because those pictures are worth a thousand words.

I guess so. That was a crazy night.

No, no, no, no. First of all,

I know it was you, Sabrina. That was not Latrice.

It was not me.

I was there.

I'm pretty sure it was you, Sabrina.

Was I really that loud?

They could hear you from space.

I think it was the extra shot of tequila you gave me.

Guilty as charged.

You know, but it's cool. It's cool.

Because Betty falling backwards out of her seat

into the water during the whole cruise...

Yeah.

It was definitely overshadowing everybody's tipsy.

Oh, my gosh. Poor Betty.

At least she's a good swimmer.

Yeah. Safe to say that shirt was see-through, though.

Okay. Bringing back memories.

We don't have to talk about it anymore.

I'm just saying what we were both thinking, right?

At least she's the boss's boss, so she's safe.

-She'll be fine. She'll be fine. -She's good, right?

But it's really those executives.

Now I see why they don't want us

to bring cell phones on this thing

because Phil?

-Phil! Oh, my gosh. -Phil!

I definitely thought he was

going to get kicked out of the resort. Okay?

There are some things I can't see.

-Sabrina. -Hey, Tony.

You look, uh...

What? You look like Sabrina the Explorer.

Like you just came back from a nice little vacation with, uh...

This is my colleague, Damany.

-What's going on, man? -Damany, Tony.

Damany. Ah, I know the name.

You're the bank publicist

that was eager to give away your sperm.

I'm sorry. What'd you say to me?

You must have been talking to Rich lately.

That's okay.

How is he doing?

Maybe you should call him yourself and ask.

That is, if you still care.

Okay, how about we check that tone back at the gate

that you work at before I check it for you, all right?

Hey, man. I'm just looking out for my boy.

You would do the same thing, too, if you had any.

Well, I don't know you or your boy.

It's okay, Damany.

It's okay.

Since you seem to be

in the midst of me and Rich's business,

why don't you point that little finger back at yourself?

Because Danni's been suspended for, what, a month?

Yet you're here in this airport still making money,

acting like you had nothing to do with her suspension.

[chuckles] You're like your friend with this.

You guys are a broken record.

I hear the same thing over and over and over again.

All I tried to do was help Danni.

Hmm. Danni didn't need your help, Tony.

Well, she didn't want

to complete therapy or the leadership program.

All she had to do was say so.

But instead, she assaulted a co-worker.

You know that was self-defense. That was self-defense.

-Wow. Wow. -[Sabrina] Don't listen to him.

Mm-hmm. Wow what?

There's just no way I can win here, can I?

But you know what? I'm done playing the game.

And I have some advice for you, Danni,

and the little sister circle of yours.

-Little sister circle? -You heard me.

Tony, calm down.

I'm calm.

But I will say this.

It's time that you females start taking accountability

for your own actions and point the finger

back in your own face for once.

Good luck with this one.

You okay?

Mm-hmm.

What's up, all my Roots to Riches rich girls?

I need you to buy, buy, buy and promote, promote, promote.

If you are a true R to R rich girl

and you love what our products does for your hair,

show us some love.

Because I have a sales goal to meet.

And I know my fabulous ladies will help me get to the coins.

So tell your mama, your aunties, and your cousins

about our all-natural products

and how each jar is made with love.

Ain't that right, partner?

Yes, it will make you pretty.

What she means is all you pretty dolls out there

can add a little razzle to your dazzle

because it's about to be hot

and I know you're going to hit those streets.

Don't be caught outside looking fly from the neck down

with basic girl edges.

Let Roots to Riches get you all the way together.

Ain't that right, Karen?

Yep, it'll give you a crown.

You know what? We gonna take a little break

and we'll be right back, so stay close.

Love ya.

That was good, Pam. That was good.

[Pam] What's going on, Miss Moss?

What?

Pam, I'm not good at all that social media stuff.

-You know that. -I wrote you a script.

All you had to do was read the lines

and I was going to take care of the rest.

I know, but, honestly, Pam,

I think I need to just stay in the background, you know?

Let you be the brand ambassador.

You can promote and I can maintain the business,

make sure the flow is going, all that good stuff.

You just need to loosen up.

I don't think you realize how much of an asset

your story can be to our marketing plan.

Hell.

Girl, your story can boost sales.

What story, Pam?

-Hear me out. -Okay.

A struggling single mother,

pregnant with twins and two daddies.

Pam, what the hell is that? That's your idea?

Yes, girl.

A lot of women can relate to that.

[sighs] Okay.

Maybe not the two-daddy part, but the who's-the-daddy part?

Cha-ching.

I am not exploiting my babies for some cash flow, sales.

No, that's crazy. Pam, go ahead.

You're wild.

I'll just wait until she eat a snack and I ask her again.

[music]

Yes, this is Mrs. Marie Willis again .

The champagne for my morning mimosa is flat

and the orange juice is not fresh squeezed

as I specifically requested.

No. ASAP will be too late at this point.

[knocking on door]

You're lucky I don't have your little hide, girl.

Room service is here.

It's about damn time.

What the hell are you doing here?

[Hudson] We need to talk.

You know you're not supposed to come here.

[Hudson] It's urgent.

Well, what are you doing lingering out in the hallway?

Get the hell in here before anybody sees us together.

You know we cannot afford for anyone to see us together

or know we even know one another,

much less have dealings.

I know, but we have a problem.

You have a problem?

You're always bringing me problems.

When are you going to bring me a damn solution?

Look, I thought you talked to Judge Swinton.

Uh, chill. People who have to be warned

about touching stoves usually get burned.

Now, you better back away from this gorgeous face.

Of course, I handled it immediately .

As soon as you told me that Hayden was trying to get

your power of attorney rescinded,

I put a stop to that.

It looks like you don't have

as much sway over Judge Swinton as you thought,

or Hayden Moss for that matter,

because Swinton just granted Hayden's request.

[Zac] Damn.

I can't believe all these people wanted to kill your stupid ass.

Lucky it wasn't me.

I'd be having this conversation behind bars right now.

Damn.

It wasn't Hayden.

No, not the way he was crying like a little bitch

after they pistol whipped his ass.

Danni?

Danni ain't never need a reason to unalive somebody.

I ain't even...

Because...

Oh! Woohoohoo!

Oh, I gotta tell Fatima about this!

I didn't even think about this!

[phone ringing]

Zac, babe, I can't talk right now.

No, Fatima, listen to me, just real quick, real quick.

Babe, listen, I have a new client

I have to meet with in a minute.

Okay, I hear you, but remember,

remember we were talking about Penelope.

I'll call you later, all right?

[Zac] Fatima, Fatima, just listen to me.

Zac, baby, I love you, okay? Bye.

[Zac] If you look at the board-

Hello? Fatima!

Damn, I can't believe she hung up on me!

Ooh! Ooh! Ooh!

Ooh. Ooh. yeah.

Hey, girl.

-Good morning. Pretty good. -[Fatima] How are you?

Nervous, huh?

As nervous as my landlady cashing my rent check.

Listen, you're gonna be fine, Danni.

Andi's got you.

I just feel like a middle school principal.

-[Fatima] Girl. -Going through a divorce.

-Oh, my gosh, you look amazing. -[Danni] Thank you.

All right, come on.

Let's get back to the conference room.

Danni.

Tony.

[Fatima] Okay, um, you good?

All right, let's go.

When exactly is soon?

Just need to close a couple cases,

finish a few tasks around the firm.

Shouldn't take long.

Sounds like soon is any day now.

Are you gonna miss me?

Can we talk about this later? My clients have just arrived.

This isn't over, though.

I want an answer to my question.

I wanna know if you're gonna miss me.

If you don't leave soon,

I'm gonna miss my meeting, Mr. Autry.

Hi.

Everyone, please, have a seat.

Miss King.

Please excuse me. I have a matter to attend to.

I'll be in my office if you need me.

-No problem. Thank you. -You're welcome.

I hope that everyone's morning is well.

Good morning, Andi.

And congratulations on becoming Managing Partner.

Thank you, Dee Dee. And how is everything

over at Skeel and Pope Associates?

Things are well. No complaints.

I understand we were on your short list of interests

not too long ago.

That's all water under the bridge now.

I'm sure it is. Benson, Jones and Leeland

weren't gonna let you go that easy.

And my condolences regarding Leeland.

-He was one of the good ones. -Yes, he was.

Shall we get to the matter at hand?

I must say, I'm a little surprised to see you taking on

a workplace suit considering you're not swimming

in the familiar waters of family law.

[chuckles cynically]

Yes, our workplace discrimination specialist

is out on maternity leave,

but I've been made aware of the situation in totality,

and I will be stepping in.

I will be taking care of the mediation today.

She's also one of Danni's best friends,

which I do believe is a conflict of interest.

That's how we're playing it today?

What? I didn't want to leave that part out.

Well, this is a mediation.

As such, that has no bearing on these proceedings.

Thank you.

But we do appreciate you

for putting that out there, Mr. Royal.

I just want to put all the cards on the table.

That's what we're calling it?

Okay, why don't we focus on why we're here?

Which is because my client, Danniela King,

was wrongfully suspended without pay

when Hire Airlines failed to create

a safe, hostility-free, and inclusive work environment.

Well, that's simply not the case.

I mean, Danni was suspended with cause.

She assaulted a fellow employee.

Excuse me. It's actually Danniela.

You can call me Ms. King as well.

I assaulted no one.

I just knocked an iced coffee out of his hand.

-I got myself wet. -Oh, so you admit it?

You attacked Leonard Crescent.

-Oh, I admit... -Miss King, refrain.

My client admits no such thing.

That bastard.

I don't even know what possessed me

to get involved with the likes of you in the first place.

But, Miss Marie...

You told me that this stabbing was going to get you

temporary control over Gary Borders' financial assets

and that you were going to sell them to me

at fire sale costs in exchange

for which I would get the FBI off your ass.

Well, I held up my end of the bargain.

Oh, did you?

Do I have Gary's holdings?

-I do not. -That's not my fault!

[Marie] Whose fault is it?

I'm just saying if Hayden Moss hadn't got in the picture,

you would have everything that Gary holds dear.

Woulda, coulda, shoulda.

But that didn't happen, now, did it?

You are a deep disappointment.

I am so underestimating the men that I've been dealing with.

Lesson learned, Miss Marie.

But do we still have a deal or not?

Who are you?

Well, you still have to help me get the feds off my back.

I'm up to my neck in Gary's malfeasance.

Well, you should have thought about that before you started

dealing with that slithering, slimy snake.

You owe me for everything I've done for you!

[giggles] I owe you?

What do I owe you?

Exactly. Not a damn thing.

You can't even handle the simplest shit

I give you to do.

Please, Miss Marie. You have to help me.

Oh, that's where you're wrong, son.

See, I don't have to do anything

except be beautiful, Black, and die.

And if Big Pharma has its say,

I probably don't even have to do that.

I can't believe you're turning me down like this.

You can't do this to me!

I can't? Watch me, white boy.

Now get the hell out of my suite.

[Sabrina laughs]

Listen, one thing I did not miss is the traffic.

Hey, tell me about it. It's Atlanta, right?

You go 30, 45 minutes

just to get 15 minutes up the street.

Yeah, exactly.

We could have walked here instead.

Exactly, exactly.

Are you sure you don't want to talk about what happened

with Tony at the airport?

Because that was completely out of pocket.

No. I'm good. I'm good.

You know, I just want us to get past all that negative energy.

We just came back from the sun and the fun.

I had a tan.

You know, that's what I want to focus on.

-Right. -[Sabrina] Yeah.

Hmm.

But thank you for taking me from the airport

and helping me with my luggage. That was really sweet.

It's a pleasure. It's the least I can do.

I really appreciated our time in Turks and Caicos.

Mm-hmm. Me too.

I had a really great time.

We had a lot of great laughs.

[Damany] We did. We did.

I mean, speaking of laughs,

I'm thinking we should have more of those.

What do you mean? More of what?

[chuckles] Laughs.

I, um, I really enjoy spending time with you, Sabrina.

I want you to laugh more. I want you to smile more.

I want you to have more memories with me, if you'd want.

You know, things are a little bit complicated

for me right now.

I'm here.

I mean, all you got to do is give me a call.

Okay.

Did you want to come in?

What I think would be a better idea

is to just leave you with this.

And, um, I'll go make sure my plants aren't dead.

-Right? -Right.

You give me a call, Sabrina, yeah?

-Good night. -You too.

You can play the opera music to get,

you know, the plants to come back to life.

-I think they'd like that. -Yeah.

[Damany] I think they'd like that.

[music]

Looks like you're ready to go, huh?

Hell, yeah. Please get me up out of here.

You know, I, uh, got some good news for you too.

What is it?

The judge rescinded Hudson's power of attorney.

-No way. -[Hayden] Mm-hmm.

How did you pull that off?

Let's just say I found some information to force his hand.

Okay.

Man, tell me. Don't hold out on me.

Okay. Okay. Um.

I may or may not have used the firm's private investigator

to find some incriminating photos of his grandson

getting spit-roasted at an Atlanta sex club.

[laughter]

Yes. You... Wow. Wow, wow, wow.

-You're kidding, right? -I'm not kidding.

-I got you, bro. -Thank you so much.

-Yes, sir. I got you. -I really appreciate it.

You, uh, ready to dip?

Oh, yeah, yeah. I'm ready to go.

-Okay. Cool. -Let's do it.

Uh, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

You, uh, gotta get wheeled out.

That's what they told me. It's the policy.

Man, I'm fine. I don't need that wheelchair.

Bro, they told me that you was gonna try this.

I told them I'd take care of it.

No wheelchair, no discharge.

-It's up to you. -Fine.

I'll do whatever it takes to get me up out of this hospital.

-Okay. -[Gary] Oh, God.

Oh.

All right.

[Hayden] Let's go.

-I got you. -Thank you.

You know, I gotta tell you about this nurse.

-Oh, what? -I think I might be in love.

-Oh, damn. Just like that? -Yeah.

I see.

Oh, my God, Jordan.

Are you okay?

Jordan, please talk to me.

What do you want me to say?

Has the public defender been in to see you?

No.

This damn Fulton County system is despicable.

The officers won't talk to me. They won't answer my questions.

When am I getting out of here, P?

Jordan, I'm so sorry.

The D.A. convinced the judge that you were a flight risk

because of your connection with the D.N.C.

The judge, he denied bail.

Just leave me here to die.

What? Jordan, no. Don't talk like that.

Hey, we're gonna get you out of here.

There's nothing out there for me anyways.

No politics.

No Andi. No job.

I should have never gone to that hospital.

I should have just left him and Andi alone.

Hey, Jordan, I'm here, okay?

This is not your fault.

How did my life turn out like this, Penelope?

Look at me.

Look at me, Jordan.

We are gonna get you out of here, okay?

We're gonna clear all of this up.

And when we do...

Andi and Gary will pay once and for all.

Hello?

[Fatima] Zach, what are you doing?

Oh, now you got time for me, huh?

So let me ask you a question, young lady.

Where were you when your man was calling you

to tell you that he solved the case?

Boy, stop messing with me.

[Zac] I'm just playing, I'm just playing.

But I did have another theory about what happened.

Well, I'm not sure that matters anymore.

Jordan was arrested for assaulting Gary,

and he's being held on attempted murder charges.

Is he being held for assault or attempted murder?

Actually, both.

I'm confused.

[Fatima] Well, I overheard Robin saying that,

because Jordan went to the hospital and assaulted Gary,

the police also think he's the one who tried to kill him.

So I guess...

our crime is already solved, babe.

Damn. Thought I cracked the case.

Guess what? The good thing is

we can put all this behind us, finally.

Old boy tried to kill Gary ass twice?

Andi must got that - strung out.

Zac, it's not funny.

[Zac] [chuckling] It is. It is kind of funny.

Nah, for real, this is kind of crazy, though.

[Fatima] Right about that.

First his sister got locked up for it, and now him?

How's Andi taking it?

[Fatima] Well, you know they broke up.

She was concerned.

You know, this is her first official day

as managing partner,

so she's been really busy.

Is that why you rushed me off the phone earlier

when I called you?

I'm sorry about that, babe.

It's been one meeting after another,

and when you called, I had to go get Danni from the lobby.

-[Zac] Is Danni good? -She is.

They are in the conference room now meeting with the airlines.

Cool, cool.

I know Andi got my girl

because she definitely need that job.

Well, she's Andi's girl, too.

I know Andi won't let her get played.

Well, I know that. About the time Andi get done,

she probably own that airline.

[Fatima] You right about that.

Well, I guess I can start taking these photos off the board.

Yeah, babe, just throw them away and throw the whole board away.

Let's just leave all this drama in the past

and move forward to our future.

Yeah, you right. I got you.

All right, babe. Look, I gotta go, okay?

-[Zac] All right. Love you. Bye. -All right, bye.

Damn, I thought I solved the case.

Something's up with you, though, buddy.

Something's up with you.

[music]

Hi.

What's up?

How you been?

Obviously not as good as you.

Beautiful tan, though.

Seems like you had fun at Turks and Caicos.

Yeah, I actually did.

When did you get back?

So, Tony didn't call you and tell you about our encounter

at the airport this morning?

Yeah, he did. I just wanted to see if your stories lined up.

Really, Rich?

Since when do I lie to you?

And you knew that when I went to Turks and Caicos,

it was a business trip with Damany.

Okay. Was that all it was?

Business?

Well, would it matter if it wasn't?

Considering you did break up with me.

I never broke up with you.

Okay. Hmm. So what do you call it?

You didn't send a text.

You didn't answer any of my phone calls.

No DMs, smoke signals. I mean, I don't know.

I thought that's what you wanted.

I wanted you to ghost me.

After we were making plans to have a baby together.

You know me well enough, Rich.

Look, all I know is that you refused to take

my feelings into consideration when you decided to have a baby

with another man.

And then you turn around and go

on a romantic vacation with that same exact man.

-Please, make it make sense. -Hmm.

Well, okay, if it doesn't make sense to you,

maybe I should just repeat myself

because you clearly are forgetting

how emotionally, physically, and financially expensive

this fertilization of my eggs has been.

And that's why I made the choice that I made.

And, again, I'm sorry

for how you feel, but it was a business trip.

You're being unreasonable.

I'm being...

-I'm being unreasonable? -Yes.

You know, it's been a...

You know what? Forget it. I ain't got time for this.

-I'm going. -Rich, are you really...

Are you shutting down again?

Nope. You know what? I just had a thought.

Maybe I should focus on my goals and dreams,

and allow you to do the same.

Is this really how you want to play it, Rich?

Excuse me, can I help you?

I got a customer. Thank you.

Yeah.

Oh, that is a beautiful dress.

How can I help you?

Oh, okay.

Excuse me, miss. It's on me.

[Marie] That's right.

$500,000 transferred to all three offshore accounts.

Yes, just below the flagged amount.

No. No, I got a few plans in the works.

Okay. Thank you, Jeffrey.

All right. Yeah.

My love to Svetlana and the kids.

Bye-bye.

Oh, God.

Okay, let's see what else is on theirs next.

Let me check on this little pregnant bird of mine.

Okay, now. Where are you going tonight?

Ooh, this looks real good.

Good job. You know how to do some hair, sis.

[phone vibrating]

Hello there, Ms. Karen.

[Karen] Hi, Ms. Marie. Hey. How you doing?

Well, I'm just fine, sweetie. How are you?

Good, good. Yeah, all good.

Well, I hope so. You repeated it a few times.

Sorry, yeah. Um, we all good here.

[Marie] And how are those babies doing?

Great. Doc said they're growing fast and strong.

Oh, I hope you are taking care of yourself

and letting all that baby daddy stress go.

Well, yes. Um, yes, I am.

I am so far removed from all that drama.

Well, what about that one fella? Was it Aaron?

You pursuing that?

Well, as a matter of fact, I am.

We'll see how it goes.

Now, remember what I told you.

Think of those babies first.

If he is willing to be there for you and all that you need

and for all that the three of you need,

then you can go for it.

But don't do it out of fear of being alone.

Yes, I remember. And I am focused, so...

Wonderful. Now, let's get to the business.

Now, um, how is that sales boost initiative going?

Oh, it's going great, yeah.

Me and Pam have been working on a new marketing strategy

we're real excited about.

[Marie] Have you been able to run any numbers

so that I can see, uh, what the changes have been

in the revenue?

Well, no, not just yet, but...

[Marie] Okay. Need I remind you what is at stake?

You ladies stand to receive a $150,000 bonus from me

if you can get the sales up.

Yes, I did not forget.

We working real hard on it.

I want you ladies to win.

You deserve to have your product nationwide.

Stores all across.

It is a very good product.

Well, we'd like nothing more than that.

We doing our best, so...

Now, Karen, I am a little concerned mother,

and I don't mind checking on my pupils,

but let's remember one thing.

Marie is about business first.

And if this doesn't make dollars and cents,

then I don't want to be a part of it.

-Did you catch my drift? -Yes.

Caught. Loud and clear.

I know you ladies want this for yourselves

as badly as I want it for you, so let me remind you

that anything worth having is worth working for.

It doesn't have to happen unless you make it happen,

and I believe that you ladies can make it happen.

Yes, we will. I'm on it.

We on it. We won't let you down.

And thank you so much for, you know, your confidence in us.

Okay, well, just make it make sense.

And Mrs. Marie will make the Roots to Riches boat

continue to float.

Okay, will do. Thank you so much.

[Marie] All right. Have a good day.

All right, bye, now.

Pam! Bring the camera. I'm ready for my close-up.

What's these lines you're saying?

[Pam] I was gonna find my life coach.

What you mean? Come with me.

Come on, let's practice a little.

Oh, my God. Okay, okay.

-Okay. -We're ready.

Roots to Riches...

-Roots to Riches... -Gives you a crown.

-All the boys will come to... -Around.

We don't want no boys. We want kings.

We got crowns.

All the girls will hold you down.

All the girls will hold you down. I like that.

You gonna be the flyest girl all around town.

You gonna be the flyest girl all around town.

-Work the magic, girl. Ow! -Okay, I can do this.

You gonna bring the camera?

I sure am. Oh, we ready.

Wait, I need to redo my hair. Hold on.

Why didn't you say nothing?

Well, let me get Latrice.

-Please do. -Okay.

I've been looking crazy on here.

Fresh start, baby. Fresh start. Come on.

-Time to get paid. -[Karen] Let's go.

I know what it looks like.

Miss King, not another word.

No, please. Let her finish.

I will finish for her.

Now, as I understand it,

Leonard Crescent made

multiple egregious and slanderous accusations,

leading up to the alleged incident.

Why is Leonard Crescent not also suspended?

Alleged? We have witnesses.

Oh. Do those witnesses

have a complete account of the alleged incident?

They saw her dump the coffee on him.

Then that would be a no.

Without a complete account, your witnesses offer no insight.

-That's a pretty bold statement. -Bold but true.

Now, I ask again.

Why is my client the only employee suspended?

Why not Higher Airlines vice president Tony Royal?

Me?

Why would I be suspended?

Oh. Leonard Crescent only targeted my client

when you pulled some strings to get my client

into a leadership development program.

Prior to that,

my client didn't have any encounters

with Leonard Crescent.

Well, what about all her other encounters?

I mean, I did some digging and I...

We're only talking about one particular alleged incident

with one particular employee.

Everything else is irrelevant.

I've told Danni repeatedly that I was only trying to help her.

That's enough, Mr. Royal. Let me handle this.

[Andi] Well, since your client opened the door,

Mr. Royal, did Miss King ask for your help?

Go ahead.

No, she didn't ask, but...

And has she shared any of her ambitions

concerning her career with you?

Well, no, but when I...

[Andi] And what would lead you to believe that my client

needed, wanted, or desired your help?

-Nothing. -[Andi] Mm.

I just wanted to help.

There's that word again, which implies that you felt

like my client needed your help

or was incapable of helping herself.

Mr. Royal.

You don't have to answer any more questions.

You absolutely don't.

So I will address you, Ms. Delwyn.

Oh, so we're back on last names now.

This is a professional mediation.

I'm just being professional.

Why don't we all just take a breath and reset?

-Mm. -Hmm?

I'm breathing just fine. How about you, Miss King?

Yeah.

Well, back to the matter at hand.

You, Tony Royal, decided that my client

could not steer her own career

and decided to use your power to pull some strings

and get her into a development program

without invitation,

which led Leonard Crescent to maliciously attacking

and sexually harassing my client,

leading her to defend herself.

Did I cover everything?

Look, I thought this was something that Danni,

Miss King, would be thrilled about.

But I misjudged, and I have apologized multiple times.

I did not mean any harm

by getting her into that leadership program.

The leadership program that she emphatically stated

that she had no desire to be in when you told her, correct?

When I got her in, she...

So I hope that it's clear to everyone that my client

is actually the victim here.

Excuse me?

Well, my client is not only the victim

of one patriarchal and misogynistic man, but two.

Do you trust me?

Definitely.

[Danni] Next on Sistas...

The Marie Willis Group is trying

to get their products in grocery stores

-and department stores. -Shit, maybe I should invest.

Can you promise me something?

Yeah, yeah, what's up? Anything.

[Jordan] Take care of Penelope if anything happens to me.

Yeah, yeah, Jordan, wait. Why do you think...

I feel like myself in this office.

I do know one thing.

There's no way in hell I willingly gave

that son of a bitch my power of attorney.

Should my ears be burning? Welcome back, boss.

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