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Baby.

Ooh, Curtis, pshew,
not now, baby.

I need some lemonade
or something

to take this aspirin.

What's wrong, baby?
You got a headache?

Yes.

Squinting at that doggone
little TV in there.

That thing is so small,

feeling like I'm watching ants
play football.

Curtis, that TV is not that bad.

Tell that
to my throbbing eyeballs.

[Ella exhaling loudly]

Look here, when are those
crispy crowns

gonna get out
of my living room, Ella?

The Incomparable Crows,
Curtis, please?

Don't talk about the ladies
of my social club like that.

What, "ladies"?
More like cluckling hens.

Cluck, cluck, cluck.

You know, with this heat,
Curtis,

I would say
more like fried hens.

That's a good one.

So, please, the next time
you get it in your mind

to "fix" the thermostat,

please do me a favor and don't.

Why you act
like it was my fault?

Mm, well, let's see.

You touched it

and it became
an ice box in here.

You touched it again

and it became a sauna.

Baby, didn't you say you always
wanted one of those?

No, no, no. Curtis.

Okay, look, I'll go look
at the little thermostat again.

No, no, no, you will do
no such thing.

A repairman is coming.

A repairman?

What a repairman have
that I don't have?

Expertise, Curtis. Okay?

Now, if you wanna help,

go in there, baby,
and undo that door.

-Door stuck again?
-[Ella] Yes, it's stuck again.

I'll get it.

Ella, if I had known this was
gonna be a luau,

I'd worn a swimsuit.

Uh, you will not be
freeing willy in my house.

Curtis. Bye-bye.

Ooh, God.

How are the ladies,
how are the ladies doing?

[scoffs]

They said their hot flashes
are having hot flashes.

Child, Sister Baker has removed
both her crown and her wig.

No!

They're doing fine, Ella.

Just thirsty.

Oh, Lord, I think I may take
a page

out of Sister Baker's book.

Yeah, maybe I need to too.

Just for a little moment.

Oh, my goodness.

Ooh, Lord. Ooh.

I'm doing all right.

Remember, I'm from Miami

where heat is a constant.

-Oh, okay.
-[Ella] Is that right?

Okay, baby, I got it.
Got the door unstuck.

Thank you.

And thank God

'cause your old lady friends
have started taking off layers

and smells like a mothball
convention in there.

[ladies grumbling]

Curtis.

I'll go get the other one.

No, don't go back in there.

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[Janine] Okay, I get it.

I have looked everywhere and I
just can't find the matches,

so since they wear mismatch
socks on purpose anyway,

we're just gonna save them
a little bit of time.

[Reporter] The mayor has
responded

to falling standards
in the school district

and he's calling
for more oversight.

Here's a list
of the schools cited.

Hey, you know, the twins' school
is on that list.

Wait, what the heck?

Their school is at
the top of the charts.

What happened?

Oh, you know, there was
that big mix-up

with the administration.

Yeah, the principal
doing their thing

with the head lunch lady
and the school mascot.

It's a damn shame
what she did to that dog.

That fight was on the top
of the Internet

-for, what, six, six weeks.
-Six weeks.

-Yeah.
-Yeah.

So the twins
haven't mentioned anything

about anything going on
in the school?

No, you know, getting them
to talk about school

is pulling teeth.

Okay. All right.

Hayden, Jayden, come down here.

Have a seat, you two.

So how are things
going on at school?

-Fine.
-Fine.

So, uh,
you haven't heard anything?

No changes? Everything is...

-Fine.
-Fine.

Can you two say
anything other than fine?

-Fine.
-Fine.

Okay, so, uh,
we have heard otherwise.

Yes.

[overlapping jabbering]

Whoa, whoa, whoa!

Whoa, we just saw a news report

that said that your school
was performing poorly.

And we wanted to know
what you've noticed.

Oh, well, I mean,
school is pretty boring.

It's boring?

Yeah, I agree.
We keep having to go over

the same stuff

because the teachers
keep having to stop

and deal with the other kids
acting a fool.

It's not you, right?

Of course not me.

-It's not you.
-No, no, it's not him.

-No.
-Okay.

Yeah, I heard one
of the teachers

say that the new principal
wasn't doing enough

to support the teachers.

A lot of kids
have actually left.

They've left?

Yeah, their parents put them
in a new charter school.

Elite something or other.

Well, babies, why didn't you
say something?

Elite Minds Charter School?

Yeah, they killing the game.

Look, their scores
are off the chart.

Even Oprah tweeted about it.

Dad, our school
has its problems,

but we still love it.

We've been going there
since pre-k.

Yeah, that place
is like our second home.

Graffiti and all.

Not anymore.

-Huh?
-Huh?

Yeah, I just put them
on the list

for the lottery

of the Elite Minds School.

Oh, no, no, wait, um...

I like that.

Yeah, no, no. You two stay here.

Thank you all for coming.

Thank you so much. Enjoyed it.

Ooh-hoo-hoo, ladies.

I just finished
all those dishes.

And I think it's time for us
to have a drink.

I'll go get the wine.
[cackling mischievously]

That was not
what I was talking about.

Have a seat, please.

The bible says

do not get drunk on wine

which leads to debauchery.

Instead, be filled
with the spirit.

Spirit? Okay.

Well, I've got vodka, rum,
and tequila too.

I don't think that's what
the bible meant

when it refers to the spirit.

Right.

Fine!

I guess lemonade
will have to do.

Ella, that lemonade is so good.

You have to give me the recipe.

What's that I taste?

Uh, that's my secret ingredient.

Honey, honey.

-Ah.
-[Ella] Yes.

I have to make that
for Bobby sometime.

I will not get used to you
calling him Bobby

because we refer to him
as Deacon Thornton.

Or as I call him,
Deacon Tall, Dark and Handsome.

Gloria. That's her husband.

She know he tall,
dark, and handsome.

Regina, you have to tell Glo
how you all met.

It is so romantic.

Yeah, it was... Is.

Oh, well, now, I like
a good romance, come on with it.

Well, Bobby was in Miami
for the wedding

of his cousin
and my best friend.

We met there.

They were on the dance floor

and their eyes met
across the dance floor.

He was so handsome and funny!

He had me laugh
all evening long.

We kept in touch
when he went back to Atlanta.

And he would send me
flowers and chocolates,

and surprise me
with candle-light dinners.

Ooh, yes, Lord!

One day, when he came to visit

and was getting ready
to head back,

he told me that he despised

all the tomorrows
that didn't have me in them.

He said, "Regina, I wanna
have you for my todays,

my tomorrows, my forever."

Yeeh! Yes, yes, yes.

That is a romantic story.

[overlapping chatter]

Wait, hold it. Regina.

Whoa, whoa, whoa!

-You okay?
-I don't know.

Sit back, just sit back,
sit back. Curtis!

Sit back. Curtis!

Just fan her, Glo.

Baby, I don't know,
she's fainting.

What's going on?

What, she caught the Holy Ghost?

Curtis, no, she didn't catch
the Holy Ghost.

No, I think she's overheated.

-[Curtis] What, she need the...
-No, no, no.

-Don't, don't, don't...
-[Curtis] Oh, Gina. Damn.

Are you sure you're okay?

Of course she's not okay, Ella.

Which one of y'all clocked her
in the head?

-Us?
-Uh, Glo, please,

don't pay him any mind.

I just got a bit warm,
but I'm okay now.

This was just a hot flash?

Curtis. Thank you.
You can go back now.

Thank you so much.

Oh, you done with me now?
I can go?

I know there better be some more
lemonade left.

-It's some, baby.
-[Curtis] Thank you, baby.

Oh, this is so embarrassing.

-Oh, no, honey.
-[Ella] Hm-hmm. Hm-hmm.

Honey, we're just concerned.

Oh, [scoffs] that?

I'm such a klutz. Really.

I was bending over to get
something out of the cabinet

and banged my head. [laughs]

[Gloria and Ella chuckling
sheepishly]

Of course you did.

Right, right, mm-hmm.

Are you sure everything is okay?

Yes.

The lemonade
and the fan really helped.

She means at home, love.

What?

That, egh...

Yes, of course.

Bobby was fussing over me too.

Of course he was.

Yes, he was.

So, just so you know,

Regina, you really can
always tell me

anything.

Thank you, Ella.

And you too, Glo.

It has been really nice
meeting you.

Okay, you sure you're ready
to drive home now?

Yes, there's really no rush.

I'm fine.
I need to be headed home.

Okay. Um.

Your hat. [chuckles]

I'd appreciate it

if you two would keep
this silly bruise business

between yourselves.

-[Gloria] [mumbles].
-Thanks.

See you next time.

I'll call you.

[Gloria] Get home safe.

Are you...

Are you thinking
what I'm thinking?

That the cabinet
is actually Bobby?

C.J., this is just moving fast.

Yeah, I mean, but it's just
an interview.

They don't have to go.

-We don't?
-Thank goodness.

Hey, hey, hey,
I was talking to your mother.

Why don't you two
give us a moment?

Go sit in the living room.

I'll let you know
when dinner's ready.

Yeah.

I mean, I'm, I'm, my bad.
I'm sorry

'cause, uh, I didn't mean
to jump the gun.

I just was trying
to give us options.

[Janine] Mm-hmm.

Did you read
the thing I sent you?

I did, and it is a shame

that all the resources
and funding

are going to the schools
in the north

and the south
just gets the scraps.

Exactly.

Yeah, but I don't know, C.J.
Maybe the school

is what the community
and the people of the community

make of it.

Maybe we need to get
more involved, you know.

What... Can we really complain
about the state of their school?

Uh-huh.

When was the last time
you went to a PTA meeting?

Look, between work and family...

See. Uh-uh. Exactly.

So it's gonna take
more than us, anyway, you know.

Even if we do go, right,

what, it's, what, 20, 20 parents

out of 500 students?

Something like that, yeah,
you're right.

Yeah. At the charter school,

it's more like-minded parents
there,

give us an opportunity,
you know?

It did look really nice.

-It looked amazing, you know?
-[Janine] Yeah.

How about we get the kids

prepped and ready
for their interview?

Okay.

Fine.

I don't wanna switch schools.
Do you?

And leave all my friends behind?

Okay, my two friends,

but, no, I don't wanna
switch schools.

What do you say we don't put
our best foot forward

into this interview?

I like the way you think, sis.

So at the last
Incomparable Crowns meeting,

we decided to have
a charity event

for the homeless.

And our part
is creating care bags.

Uh, so we have socks,

personal hygiene kits, ponchos,

lotions, everything, all kinds
of different things.

What a great idea.

Most people just give food.

I know.

But now you do know

that I work at the help center
for the church?

I make it a point

to always meet people
where they are.

So whenever a person's in need,

I always listen.

And I'm always there for them

no matter what they need.

Maybe I'll come
volunteer down there.

You know what?
You would always be welcome.

[chuckles]

I'm very grateful to you, Ella.

You know, I left
most my family and friends

behind in Miami

and Bobby gets
pretty possessive of me.

Worries they're a bad influence,

so no visits, no calls.

-Really?
-Yeah.

It's gotten to be pretty lonely
without my family.

I bet it is.

And I know it's not the same,

but you do have
a church family here.

Yeah.

I know you
and everybody at the church

just adores Bobby.

Yeah. [chuckles]

But I'm not blind, Regina.

What do you mean?

Tell me,

tell me what is going on.

[cries]
It's been a nightmare, Ella.

Once he got
this ring on my finger,

Bobby changed.

He went from being
this loving romantic

to being a bully.

I'm sorry.

I am so sorry.

So is he responsible

for this knot on your head?

Yeah.

We got into it
about visiting my mama.

He always says, "Wives,

be subject to your husbands

as to the Lord."

And I try
to be a good wife, Ella,

to be a good Christian woman.

But all he does is punish me

for all the ways I fall short,

all the ways I'm wicked.

Okay, okay, okay,
listen, listen.

The Lord, in no way,

condones this type of behavior.

And abusers will use
whatever tool

they have in their box

to justify their bad decisions.

What am I gonna do?

All my family and friends
told me

I was stupid to marry a man
I barely knew.

How can I face them?

Oh, I tell you what.

However you face them,

you won't face them alone.
I can promise you that.

You got me.

And you got
a whole church family

supporting you.

Nobody's gonna be on my side.

Bobby is a saint at the church.

Regina, right is right.

And wrong is wrong.

You just gonna have
to trust us, baby.

You have to trust us.

All right?

Trust us.

Okay, what is the plan?

I don't, I don't have one.

-Okay.
-This was your idea.

No, but listen.

Would really appreciate for you
to do this part too.

No, we got it, we got.

[Janine] We got it now.

Okay, so here,
you know we gotta be united.

We gotta do this
on a united front.

All right, kids, y'all go ahead

and have a seat in the kitchen.

You know these kids are crafty.

Yes, I do.
Yes, yes, they are cut

from a whole different cloth
than the other two.

-[C.J.] Right.
-So what do you wanna do?

-What's the game plan?
-Listen.

Uh, do we go
with the old-fashioned

shock-awe in discipline

or do we do the new talk it out?

[children] We have no regrets.

[Parents] Shock and awe.

Wait a minute, Mom and Dad.

Don't you wanna know why
we did what we did?

Oh, [both laughing
sarcastically]

we know why you did
what you did.

-Uh-huh.
-You don't wanna switch schools.

But what exactly did we do, Dad?

Other than be honest.

Abort. No,
let's abort this mission.

-No, no...
-We gotta regroup over here.

No, no, no, listen.
Stay united. Stay united.

-I need to hear this.
-It's not a good idea.

I promise you it's not.

-She got the look.
-[C.J.] No, come on.

So you thought
it was a good idea

to tell everyone

about you and your brother's
discipline record

like it was a rap sheet.

And, Jayden,
you thought you should

tell everyone in sight

about how boring school was,

trying to frame
like it was honesty

when, really, it was sabotage.

I mean, you really
just shouldn't try it.

Well, all those things we said
are true.

Yeah, shouldn't they know
what they're getting?

Isn't that fair?

Told you. Abort mission.

No, no, see, they crafty. These
kids, you gotta watch them.

I told you, abort mission.
I told you we shouldn't do this.

Let's get the plan together.
Right.

So, uh... [cellphone ringing]
Oh, hold on.

It's them.

[chuckles] Oh.

-Yeah.
-So much for charter school.

Hello.

Yes. Okay.

[laughing] All right.

They wanna talk to Hayden.

[chuckling] They're gonna
tell you themselves.

Wow, wow, wow,
that is cold-blooded.

That is cold.

Hello.

Yes. He can hear too.

Really?

That actually sounds awesome.

Yeah, the school
was pretty cool.

Okay. Thank you.

Hello.

Yeah.

Uh-huh.

Okay.

Yeah. I'll check the email.
Yeah.

All right.

What was that?

Hayden, Jayden.

They said they were impressed
by our honesty.

And our big hearts.

[Hayden] Yep, they said they
were looking for kids

with integrity
and desire to learn.

They also promised that we'd
never get bored there.

They got in.

And how do you two
feel about that?

-Fine.
-Fine.

Yeah, I guess I could see
all my friends over the weekend.

Fine, my two friends.

You made us lose that round.

-No, no, no.
-Yeah, they finished us.

-No, we...
-Full-on Mortal Kombat.

-We was right in there.
-[Janine] No, we wasn't.

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