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Mr. Payne, we're invested
in all of our students.

We strongly believe in meeting
the young people where they are.

But that said,
we're also committed

to pushing them
to be their best,

both academically
and personally.

And you're unhappy
with Junior's progress?

I think "unhappy"
is a bit strong.

Okay, so what's the word?

I'm definitely concerned.

Okay, and what are
your biggest concerns?

Thank you. Uh, his temper.

You have to understand,
all kids need correction.

Some get it immediately,

conform, apologize,
show remorse,

and then there's
others that buck it.

Mm, and you think
Junior is one of those kids?

Absolutely.

Yeah, I know that.

But would you say
that's a bad thing?

Well, it is at a school

that's committed to pushing
all students to be their best,

academically and personally,
yes.

Okay, I get that.
But wouldn't you agree

that some of the most successful
people in the world,

they're known
for bucking authority?

Well, yeah, I can't argue
with you there.

I was one of them.

Okay, so you understand.

[sighs] Yeah, listen,
this visit is just a check-in.

And it's a chance for me

to communicate
the school's concerns.

Okay, well, I don't want anybody
concerned about my children.

Understandable.

Mr. Payne, when you enrolled him
and Christian into the academy,

you knew that it would be
a challenging curriculum?

Yes, yes, ma'am, I did.
That's why we wanted them there.

Exactly. And it's also why
we're on a three-year wait list,

a wait list which, frankly,
your family averted

because of the relationship

with our board member,
Tim Slomkowski,

who works with
Mr. and Mrs. Walker,

your parents, Laura.

Yes, and we are grateful

for the blessing that you
have afforded us.

My parents told me all about it,
and we're grateful

for what you've given to us.

Yes, we are grateful.
Thank you.

Okay.

So we're committed to pushing
Calvin to be his best.

But it needs to be
a partnership.

Absolutely.
You have our full support.

Yes. We have been working
with Calvin Jr. a lot.

And now Calvin has
primary custody of him,

and we are committed

to helping him through
his anger issues, truly.

I'm glad.
I think you have a lovely son.

I do.

Where we need to see marked
improvement is his behavior,

because he's often disrespectful

to his teachers
and his classmates.

Yeah, well, Mrs. Morgan,
I hate to hear that.

I do, but I can assure you
that we're good people,

and we demand the same
from our kids.

Oh, I don't doubt that,
Mr. Payne.

There's no judgment here.

Do you have any suggestions
for us?

Uh, I mean, surely other parents
have gone through this, right?

Yeah,
I always suggest counseling.

Argh?

I'm sorry.
Uh, counseling?

Well, yes, counseling.

I think that it can help you
and your son get to the bottom,

you know, the root of his anger.

Well, in my family,
we usually just go to church,

and usually God got us.

Mrs. Morgan, we will consider
all options.

That.

-Thank you.
-[Laura] Yeah.

I do these visits
whenever we have a student

on academic
or disciplinary probation.

Wait, I'm sorry.
Is Junior on probation?

Oh, you didn't see the email,
Mr. Payne?

Yes, your son is on disciplinary
and academic probation.

Oh, my gosh.

-He's on both.
-He's on both.

Okay, well,
do people usually get on both?

Mm, almost never.

Damn.

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[birds chirping]

[airplane flying
overhead]

[siren wailing,
horn honking]

[sirens wailing]

[helicopter blades
whirring]

Wow.

Well, we are very sorry
to hear this, Mrs. Morgan.

Look, look, it's not the end
of the world.

Calvin and Christian are
still enrolled at the academy.

And how is Christian doing?

Christian is excelling.

He seems to have meshed really
well with our school community.

We're very pleased.

Well, that's great, but I want
both of my sons to excel.

Of course. And, Mr. Payne,
I believe that they will.

I like to stay positive.

You know, if we see
marked improvement,

we will be thrilled

to invite Calvin back
to the academy next term.

Okay, so there's still time
to turn this around.

Yes, of course.

And I think if we're
all willing to do the work,

I believe Calvin Jr.
will be very successful with us.

Okay, well, we will assure you
that there will be a change.

Thank you.
Now, I'm off to a board meeting.

Okay. Um, one last question.

Does Junior know
that he's on probation?

Uh, no, he does not.

We usually leave
that information

for the parents
to deliver if they choose.

Ooh. [chuckles]

Mrs. Morgan.

Uh, Junior, what do you say?

Hello, Mrs. Morgan.

Calvin. Christian.

Ms. Walker, Mr. Payne.

Ms. Morgan! Hi.

Hi. You guys enjoy your evening,
okay?

-Thank you.
-You too. Thank you.

[Mrs. Morgan] Thanks, guys.

I'll get the door.

[Junior] What was she doing
here, Dad?

Am I in trouble?

So, what?
Do we play into her crazy

and call it
"The Bad Neighbor Barbecue"?

And then people can come over
and they can have good barbecue

and see we're not that bad.

But see, what that does is

that makes Mrs. Wellington's
campaign backfire

-the way Unc said it would.
-Right.

Trust me, all this is going
to backfire on that witch.

I don't think we should double
down on her description of us.

I mean, we're not bad neighbors.

Yeah. You know what?
I agree with Malik.

I want to start by correcting
the false narrative.

Well, there you go, Glo.

Just call it
"The Good Neighbors Barbecue."

Oh, you know what, Uncle Curtis?
I like that.

With a nice little subheading
underneath it.

Yeah.
"The Good Neighbors Barbecue,

an afternoon with our wonderful
HOA president, Ms. Glo."

-Thanks.
-It's got a nice ring to it.

It does. I like that.
I like that.

Now, you said
"wonderful HOA president"?

Yes, sir.

Yeah. I thought we said
we weren't

gonna put lies on the posters.

Uncle Curtis.

'Cause either we gonna do lies
or we not gonna do lies.

-[Jazmine] Chill.
-You know what? You know what?

The only lie is "good barbecue."

You know all that meat
is killing people, right?

Okay. Okay, now.
Let's not get started, you two.

No, no.
This grizzly bear over here

always starts with me first!

Now I'm a bear. Now I'm a bear.

-Listen, time out. Excuse me.
-[Glo] Stop-- Yes, you are.

-Didn't you-- Hey.
-Sorry.

Y'all agreed on a truce to get
through this election, right?

-I thought we had.
-[Janine] We did.

I don't remember that.

You said it. [imitates Curtis]
I'ma be nice.

That's exactly how you said it.

She does not sound like that.

That's howyousaid it.

You.

Actually, she does.
[indistinct].

Okay, you know what?
I will get the flyer designed.

Yeah, and I'll plaster them
on everybody's doorstep

the way she plastered
her whack flyers on ours.

And I'll do an email blast
on the flyer, like, twice a day.

Okay, okay,
and I'll prep some kind of gift

or swag bags to give
to everyone who comes by.

-See, now we thinking.
-[Malik] Exactly.

I guess I better get to cooking.

You're going to need
some help with that, Unc?

-Yes, sir. A lot of prep.
-[C.J.] Okay.

Well, seems like we got
a great plan, everybody.

Yes. You know what?

Thank you.

I feel like I'm part
of the family.

Yeah, see, there you go.
Your feelings are way off.

That's right.
You always off. She off.

[indistinct chatter]

No, I can't go today.

Uh, no, I need to be here
for when my stepsons arrive.

Yeah.

But I don't know,
maybe next weekend.

Oh, speak of the angel.

Listen, though, I got to go.

I'll talk to you later.
Okay, bye.

-Hey, sweetie.
-Hey, Momma Laura.

-How you doing?
-I'm not good.

Oh, my goodness.
Why are you not good?

-Where's your brother?
-I don't know.

What do you mean you don't know?
How don't you know?

My mom tried to reach Dad,
but she couldn't reach him.

Oh, your dad is at
a seminar today.

-Uh, where's your mom?
-She's in the lobby.

She said she wanted
to talk to you.

She wants to talk
to me about Junior?

Yes, ma'am.

Go get your mom.

-Yes, ma'am.
-[Laura] Okay.

Calvin.

Calvin, listen.

I need you to...

I need you to call me, okay?
Love you.

Hey, Miranda.

Hey, are you sure you're okay
with this?

Yes, I'm okay. Just come on in.

Um, Christian said you wanted
to talk to me about Junior?

Yeah, there was a problem

when I picked them up
from school today.

A problem?
Is everything okay with Junior?

He's okay, yeah. Um, Christian,
baby, do me a favor.

Can you go in your room
for a moment

so I can talk to Miss Laura?

-Yes, ma'am.
-Okay, baby. No, it's okay.

So what's going on?

Okay, so when I got
to the school,

they had tried to call Calvin.
They could not reach him.

And then they called Tracey,
and Tracey had to come up

to the school
and pick up Junior early.

I just don't want Calvin
to be alarmed.

Yeah. Well, I get it.

And I appreciate you
letting me know. Thank you.

So why isn't Calvin answering
the phone?

Well, he has a big presentation
today for a seminar.

And so he said his phone

is going to be off
for a few hours.

-I see.
-[Laura] Yeah.

Um, so what's going on, Miranda?

Junior got suspended
from school.

-Suspended? Oh, no.
-[Miranda] Suspended.

And when I got to the school,

Miss Morgan and all the parents
were talking about it.

And they were really upset.

Oh, my gosh.

I mean, I just,
I cannot believe this.

He's already on academic
and disciplinary probation.

I know. Calvin told me.

Gosh. Oh, so, ah, what happened?
Like, what did he do this time?

Well, there was a nasty fight.

A fight?

Do you mind if I sit?

Oh, no, please, have a seat.

[Miranda sighs] A fight?

Yes.

And, um, I saw the other boy,

and his lip was busted up
pretty bad.

Whoa.

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[sighs]
I am so disappointed in Junior.

[sighs] Yeah, I am too.

I just, he's been doing so good,
I thought.

No, no, he has been doing
really well.

I've seen
a really big difference

since he's been living
with Calvin full-time.

Yeah.

And I just want
to say thank you.

Thank you for allowing me
to come up today

because I really didn't want

to have this conversation
through Christian.

No.
Thank you for letting me know.

Can I get you something
to drink, Miranda?

Oh, no, no, no. I'm fine.

-I'm fine.
-You sure?

-I'm sure.
-Okay.

Um, Miranda, can we talk?

Sure.

Calvin said that you wanted
to speak with me.

I just, Laura, I just want
to bury the hatchet.

Miranda, I am sorry.

This has been such a tough time
dealing with you

and Calvin's family
and this whole thing.

I mean, I get it.

At this point, everyone
is feeling some kind of way.

But at the end of the day,

if we're going
to co-parent these boys,

the line of communication
has to stay open.

I don't disagree.

But you just don't want me
in your house.

It is my house now, Miranda.

Laura, listen. I never mean
to disrespect you in your house.

Oh, Miranda, you have
popped up unannounced

on several occasions,
all hours of the day.

I mean, that sometimes can feel

like it's
a little disrespectful.

I've popped up because
my child was here and needed me.

Or the other person who lives
in this house needed something.

I can say that a lot of
my issues happened with Calvin.

But I also need you to consider
me when you pop up over here.

Okay, listen, Laura.

I don't want any problems, Okay?

But what I do need is
a responsible example from us

for these two boys to see.

I can appreciate that.

And I can agree with that.

And I can agree that when I come
to pick up or drop the boys off,

I'll wait in the car.
Not a problem.

No, Miranda,
I appreciate you saying that,

but you don't have to do that.

You should be able
to come up here

and speak with me at any time,

especially if it's about
the boys

or even if it's about Calvin.

You should be able to do that.

And, Laura, that's all I ask.

-And you have my number. Okay.
-[Miranda] I do.

Calvin, the school
has been trying to reach you.

I know.
I just hung up with Mrs. Morgan.

-Oh.
-Good.

So you know that Tracey
picked up Junior earlier.

Yes, I-- I called Tracey.

I'm picking Junior up when she's
finished talking to him.

Well, perfect.
Then my work here is done.

Uh, you two...

Oh, don't look so perplexed.
We talked.

Everything good?

Everything's fine, Calvin.

I just need to grab Christian.

Christian! Come on, baby.
It's time to go.

Hey, Dad.

Hey, Son. I love you, man.

I love you too, Dad.

Bye, sweetie.

-Bye, Momma Laura.
-You be good.

Hey, Miranda.

Thank you for being such
an amazing mother to Christian.

I do my best.

Thank you for being
such a great dad.

-Come on, baby.
-Bye, Miranda.

-[Miranda] Bye.
-Take care.

You Okay?

Laura, I don't know what
I'm going to do with Junior.

We'll figure it out.

[warm music]

I vow to run
a positive campaign.

We are about positivity
over here.

All right? You enjoy.

Oh, here are some plates.

Feel-good food
for feel-good vibes.

[Glo] Yes.

Oh, Mr. and Mrs. Jackson,
meet my beautiful wife, Ella.

Hello, Mr. and Miss Jackson.

Thank you all for coming.
I'm Ella Payne.

-Eat up.
-Eat up.

[women laughing]

Y'all come back now, you hear?

[women laughing]

So how's it going, you two?

Oh, better than I could
have expected.

Girl, we have had
a steady stream of visitors.

-Well, look at that.
-[Glo] Mm-hmm!

So, good things can happen

when you two stop fighting
and work together.

-Huh?
-I guess.

Don't push it, Glo.

Baby, can you bring me some
more to-go trays, please?

-Right away, Sauce Boss.
-Thank you.

Ooh, I thought you were changing
that name.

Oh, no, ma'am.

Curtis, don't you change
that name.

I love "Sauce Boss."

Miss Glo, Uncle Curtis, this
is Miss Olivia and Charlotte.

They live right around
the corner.

-[Glo] Hi, Olivia.
-Hello.

I'm Glo. This is Chief Payne.

Oh, yes, you used to be
the fire chief.

Yes, ma'am.

We have lived around the corner
from you

for about five years now.

My daughter, Charlotte,
and my grandchildren

also live with me.

Well, it's nice to meet you,
Charlotte.

You like barbecue?

I love barbecue.

And for free barbecue,
you got our vote, Miss Glo.

My uncle Curtis is famous
for his barbecue.

It's good.

Listen, I have a bag here.

It has a little gift
and some information about me.

I really appreciate you
coming by.

Oh, and we appreciate you
having us.

-[Glo] Thank you.
-Thank you.

-Thank you.
-Don't forget your barbecue.

Don't forget your barbecue.

It's finger-licking good.

-Yeah, it is.
-[laughter]

Aunt Ella told me to bring this
out to you, Unc.

-Oh. Thank you, CJ. Thank you.
-Yeah.

Jazmine, maybe you might want
to give me some more sauce.

-I got you, Sauce Boss.
-Thank you.

Excuse me, Daddy.

So, how's it going?

Ah, it's the best thing
we ever could have done.

I'm hearing good things.
I'm proud of you two.

Well, I believe you always beat
negativity by being positive.

Yeah, that too.
But at the end of the day,

you cannot run a campaign
on a lie. Okay?

Now, we are good people,
and that's the truth.

-Mm-hmm.
-And that will stand

no matter how much they try
to smear our name.

Amen to that.

Welcome. Welcome.

Hi, I'm Glo, and this is Curtis,
the Sauce Boss.

Hey, baby.

Hey, Mom.

What's wrong, Calvin?

-Calvin Jr.
-I know.

Miranda told me.

He got into another fight today?

Yeah, and his school principal
had already came by

and told me and Laura

he's on academic
and disciplinary probation.

Wait, so what does that mean?

It means if he doesn't get
his act together,

he's out of that school.

Okay.

All right, well, Calvin,
what are you doing about it?

You name it, I'm doing it.

I help him with his homework.
I took away his video games.

I'm making him go
to sleep early.

I'm talking to him
as much as I can.

Those are the things I will
tell you to do, babe.

So, you're doing right.
You're doing well.

Yeah. Well, his principal thinks
he needs counseling.

Okay. Well, what do you think?

You and Dad never sent me
to counseling?

-I don't know.
-Who cares about that?

If they say he needs counseling,
Calvin, that's okay.

You are his daddy.

And, ultimately,
you know what's best for him.

Mom, I feel like I've done
everything I can do.

Well, keep doing it, Calvin.

Don't you give up on that boy.

-No.
-[Ella] Okay.

Okay.

Now, out of your list
that you gave,

you were missing one thing.
[scoffs lightly]

What's that?

Sometimes, Calvin,
we just got to pray.

Yes, ma'am.

Hey, babe, uh,
Miranda's on her way up.

-She has to tell us something.
-Oh, okay.

-Well, I hope everything's okay.
-Yeah, me too.

[knocking on door]

Sorry.

-Hey, Miranda, come in.
-Hey.

-Hey, Miranda.
-Hey, guys.

Just thank you guys
for letting me come up.

And I just really felt
that I needed to talk

to the two of you in person.

Christian's at your mom's house,
Calvin.

-Okay.
-Okay. What's going on, Miranda?

Okay, so I pressed Christian

about what really happened
with Junior.

Junior didn't just beat
that kid up.

Ah, see, I knew it.

I didn't believe it
for one second.

-Yeah. It didn't seem like him.
-[Laura] Mm-hmm.

So, Christian was being bullied,

and Junior was just protecting
his brother.

-Bullied? Oh.
-[Miranda] Mm-hmm.

So Christian was being bullied.

He didn't want to tell us.

He told Junior,
and Junior handled it.

Wow.

I wish he would have
told me that.

I wish he would
have told us too,

but he was afraid that Christian
was going to get in trouble.

Calvin, Junior already thinks
that you think he's bad.

And he just took the fall for it
because he didn't want Christian

to be cast in a bad light.

Wow.

Dear God, I hope you hear
my prayer.

I know it's been a minute.

In Jesus' name, amen.

Hey, Dad.

Hey, Junior.

What are you doing out here
in the dark?

I was just thinking
of how great my son is.

Come here. Give me a hug.

Hey. Are you okay, Dad?

Yeah.

-Yeah, I love you, Son.
-I love you too.

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