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[ SIGHS ]

[ R&B PLAYS ] ♪ UNH ♪

♪ UNH ♪

MMM.

♪ ANH ♪

[ GASP ]

♪ IT'S DARK OUTSIDE ♪

AHH.

♪ I'M FEELIN' RIGHT ♪

♪ WITH YOU-OU-OU ♪

♪♪

AHH.

♪ OH, YOU-OU-OU ♪

[ LAUGHING ]

♪ AND DON'T TURN OFF THE LIGHTS (LIGHTS, LIGHTS) ♪

♪ CAN WE TRY SOMETHIN' NEW-EW-EW? ♪

♪♪

♪ OH, NEW-EW-EW, OH OH ♪

♪ YOU, BABE ♪

♪ YOU'VE SEEN A SIDE OF ME ♪

♪ FLOWIN' IN THE SHEETS ♪

♪ FURY IN BETWEEN ♪

♪ ME ♪ DON'T STOP.

I LOVE YOUR HANDS ON ME.

♪ SO WE CAN SKIP TO WORK-PLAY ♪

♪ YEAH ♪

♪ LEAVE THE LIGHTS ON ♪

♪ LEAVE THE, LEAVE THE LIGHTS ON ♪

♪ LEAVE THE LIGHTS ON ♪

♪ LEAVE THE, LEAVE THE LIGHTS O-O-O-O-O-ON ♪

TITUS, WHAT?

"I LOVE YOUR HANDS ON ME"?

WHERE HAVE I HEARD THAT BEFORE?

♪ LIGHT ON, SWITCHIN' EVERY LIGHT ON ♪

YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT

THAT, WHEN WE MOVED HERE,

THINGS WOULD BE DIFFERENT.

I THOUGHT THAT THIS WOULD BE

A FRESH START FOR OUR MARRIAGE.

-[INDISTINCT] -TITUS!

WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME, AMARA?

I WANT YOU TO STOP PUNISHING ME.

BABY.

I WANT YOU TO TOUCH ME.

I LOVE YOU, BABE.

MORE THAN LIFE ITSELF.

NOW, I KNOW I MADE ONE MISTAKE,

BUT I'VE TOLD YOU A THOUSAND TIMES

HE MEANT NOTHING TO ME. [gasp]

WHO MEANT NOTHING?

HUH? -GET OFF.

YOU CAN'T EVEN SAY HIS NAME, CAN YOU?

IT'S DAMIAN COLLINS!

IN CASE YOU FORGOT.

BECAUSE I NEVER WILL.

[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS ]

♪♪

[ CRYING ]

♪♪

♪♪

TRACY?

TRACY!

TRACY, WAKE UP. MOTHER'S WAITING.

TRACY, WOULD YOU STOP PLAYING?

♪♪

TRACY!

♪♪

TRACY?

TRACY, HONEY, WAKE UP.

TRACY, WAKE UP.

HONEY! OH, MY GOD. PLEASE, WAKE UP.

WAKE -- EVAN, CALL 911!

HONEY, WAKE UP. TRACY, PLEASE WAKE UP, WAKE UP.

[crying, smooch] PLEASE.

YOU WERE DOING SO WELL. -IT'S NO USE, STEPHANIE.

SHE'S DEAD.

TRACY, WAKE UP. WAKE UP!

AND YOU'RE NEXT.

[ COCKS GUN ]

[ GASPING ]

EVAN. EVAN, NO.

PLEASE.

AAAAAAAH! [ GUNSHOT ]

[ HYPERVENTILATING ]

♪♪

[ BIRDS CHIRPING OUTDOORS ]

[ SUSPENSEFUL CHORD STRIKES ]

♪♪

-- Captions by VITAC -- www.vitac.com

CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

♪♪

[ SUSPENSEFUL CHORD STRIKES ]

♪♪

♪♪

MORNING.

YOU SLEEP OKAY LAST NIGHT?

PERFECTLY FINE. WHY DO YOU ASK?

YOU WERE A BIT RESTLESS.

I WAS WORRIED CONSTANCE MIGHT'VE SECRETLY

REPLACED OUR SHEETS WITH LOWER THREAD COUNTS.

[ LAUGHTER ]

I APPRECIATE YOUR CONCERN, DARLING,

BUT I CAN ASSURE YOU I'M PERFECTLY REFRESHED.

GOOD MORNING, PRINCESS.

MORNING, DAD.

SHE'S OUT OF BED BEFORE THE EVENING NEWS.

WILL WONDERS NEVER CEASE?

OH, CUT HER SOME SLACK, STEPHANIE.

SPELMAN'S ON BREAK.

THE CHILD CAN SLEEP IN A FEW MORE DAYS.

I COULDN'T WAIT TO GET OUT ON BREAKS WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE.

I WOULD RUSH RIGHT HOME

TO WORK FOR YOUR GRANDFATHER AT HIS FIRM.

I HAD SOMETHING THAT WAS KNOWN BACK THEN

AS SELF-DETERMINATION.

YOU SHOULD GOOGLE IT SOMETIME.

WHAT'S GOOGLE?

[ LAUGHS ]

NOT THAT YOU ASKED, MOM, BUT,

I WAS UP LATE LEARNING MY LINES.

-MM. -YOU'RE IN ANOTHER PLAY, SWEETHEART?

YOU GUYS NEVER LISTEN

WHEN I TELL YOU ABOUT MY LIFE.

I TOLD YOU I GOT THE ROLE OF LADY IN BLUE

IN "FOR COLORED GIRLS."

OH. THAT'S RIGHT. YOU KNOW WHAT?

I'M GONNA CALL YOUR BROTHER TODAY.

MAYBE TREY CAN COME TO YOUR OPENING.

OH, PERFECT.

CARLY, YOU KNOW THAT YOUR FATHER AND I

SUPPORT YOU IN EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO, BUT,

AT SOME POINT, YOU MIGHT WANNA CONSIDER

A MORE PRACTICAL MAJOR THAN THEATER STUDIES.

YOU MEAN LIKE PRE-LAW,

SO I CAN FOLLOW IN YOUR FOOTSTEPS.

AND YOUR FATHER'S AND YOUR GRANDFATHER'S.

AND MY GREAT-GRANDFATHER SAMUEL PERKINS.

I KNOW, MOM. I'VE HEARD THE PITCH

A THOUSAND TIMES.

SWEETHEART, HOW ARE THINGS GOING WITH YOU AND KHALIL?

-KHALIL IS -- -I THINK IT'S WONDERFUL

THAT YOU'RE SEEING MARVIN AND MARILYN BARNES'S SON.

IT LOOKED LIKE YOU TWO WERE GETTING PRETTY CLOSE.

IT'S REALLY NOT THAT SERIOUS, DAD.

WELL, HE JUST SEEMS LIKE A GOOD MATCH FOR YOU.

I'VE BEEN TRYING TO CONVINCE MARVIN

TO MOVE HIS MANUFACTURING PLANTS

FROM CHINA TO ATLANTA. IT WOULD BE A HUGE BOOST

FOR THE CITY'S ECONOMY.

I'LL CALL MARILYN.

IMMA LEAVE YOU TWO AT IT.

THINGS ARE CRAZY AT CITY HALL.

ABANDONING ME TO THE TASK OF CHARTING

OUR DAUGHTER'S COURSE, PER USUAL, I SEE.

WELL, YOU RUN EVERYONE'S LIVES SO WELL, BABE.

MM.

BYE.

[ NEW EDITION'S "IF IT ISN'T LOVE" PLAYS ]

♪♪

H-H-HEY-EY-EY! -♪ I DON'T LOVE HER ♪

-WHOO-OO-WHEE! -♪ I TRY TO TELL MYSELF ♪

-KEISHA, GIRL, TURN THAT UP! -♪ BUT YOU CAN SEE IT

♪ IN MY EYES ♪ -OH, YEAH!

-WHOO, THAT USED TO BE MY JAM! -OHH!

-WHOO!

-♪ SO DON'T DENY ♪ -Y'ALL KNOW HE WAS SINGIN'

ABOUT ME, RIGHT? -♪ I CAN'T FOOL NO ONE ELSE ♪

-MNH! -♪ THE TRUTH IS IN THE TEARS I CRY ♪

IF I'D HAVE KNOWN THERE WAS A PARTY,

I'D HAVE WORN MY DANCIN' SHOES.

-♪ IF IT ISN'T LOVE ♪ -MM-HMM.

WHAT THE HELL YOU WANT, PETERS?

YOU KNOW, YOU ARE ONE HOSTILE LADY, RONDELL.

MISS LANCASTER.

Y'ALL DON'T KNOW ME LIKE THAT.

FINE, MS. LANCASTER.

YOU KNOW WHY I'M HERE.

I ALREADY TOLD YOU I'M NOT SELLIN'.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA HAVE A CHOICE MUCH LONGER.

ENGLISH ROSE DEVELOPMENT'S GONNA HAPPEN

WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT, RONDELL.

YOU COULD SELL TO ME NOW AND GET A GOOD DEAL

OR I CAN WAIT TILL THE CITY SNATCHES UP THE ENTIRE BLOCK

BY ENFORCING THE EMINENT DOMAIN ORDER.

I CAN READ, PETERS, THAT A COURT ORDER SAID I GOT TWO MONTHS

TO GET ENOUGH SIGNATURES FOR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.

YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.

IT MEANS MORE TIME TO STOP YOUR SMUG ASS

FROM GUTTIN' THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

FOR THE LIFE OF ME, I'LL NEVER UNDERSTAND

WHY YOU'RE FIGHTIN' THIS HARD.

IS THIS DIVE EVEN UP TO CODE?

I'D HATE

FOR IT TO CATCH ON FIRE.

BET YOUR POOR, OLD MAN WOULD HAVE

A HARD TIME MAKIN' IT OUT ALIVE.

[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS ]

I SUGGEST YOU TURN YOUR PASTY SELF AROUND

AND LEAVE MY RESTAURANT, WHILE YOU STILL CAN.

♪♪

OH, AND, UH, PETERS.

HMM?

IF YOU EVER DECIDE TO THREATEN ME OR MY FAMILY AGAIN,

I WILL STICK THIS BLADE SO FAR UP YOUR ASS,

YOU WILL NEED A COLONOSCOPY TO FIND IT.

DO YOU HEAR ME?

♪♪

ONE THING ABOUT MAKIN' THREATS, RONDELL?

YOU HAVE TO BE PREPARED TO FOLLOW THROUGH.

♪♪

NOW, YOU BE CAREFUL OUT THERE.

ATLANTA

CAN BE A ROUGH CITY AFTER DARK.

♪♪

[ BELL CHIMES ]

CHEAP-ASS SUIT.

[ KNOCKS LIGHTLY ]

HEY.

HEY.

IS THAT A NEW CASE?

FBI'S CONVINCED SEVERAL HIGHER-UPS

IN THE MAYOR'S CABINET ARE ON THE TAKE.

[laughing] WE'RE TALKING ALLEGATIONS OF PATRONAGE,

MONEY LAUNDERING, EMBEZZLEMENT, YOU NAME IT.

YOU THINK MAYOR LANCASTER'S IN ON IT?

THAT'S WHAT I NEED YOU TO FIND OUT.

[sigh] I DON'T KNOW, KAREN.

I-I WENT TO COLLEGE WITH THE GUY'S WIFE.

EVEN BETTER.

WE CAN USE YOUR HISTORY WITH STEPHANIE LANCASTER

TO OUR ADVANTAGE.

I WANNA CAST A WIDE NET ON THIS ONE,

TAKE DOWN AS MANY CROOKED BUREAUCRATS AS POSSIBLE.

AND I DON'T NEED TO TELL YOU

WHAT A CASE LIKE THIS WOULD DO FOR YOUR CAREER.

NO.

AND MINE.

LOOK, AMARA, I PULLED A LOT OF STRINGS

TO GET YOU TRANSFERRED IN FROM BIRMINGHAM.

I KNOW, KAREN, AND,

I APPRECIATE THAT, BUT --

"BUT" NOTHING.

SHOW ME HOW MUCH YOU APPRECIATE IT

BY TAKIN' THE DAMN CASE.

I'M SORRY, KAREN. I'M JUST --

I'M NOT THE RIGHT WOMAN FOR THE JOB.

♪♪

[ SIGH ]

Man: SIGNATURE'S ALL WE NEED.

GOT IT. THANK YOU.

[ LAUGHTER ]

NICE.

HI, MOTHER. I DIDN'T KNOW

YOU WERE STOPPING BY THE OFFICE TODAY.

WELL, YOUR FATHER WAS GRACIOUS ENOUGH

TO LET ME USE ONE OF THE CONFERENCE ROOMS

FOR SOME LAST-MINUTE GALA PLANNING.

-MM. -THIS YEAR

PROMISES TO BE OUR GRANDEST EVENING YET.

[ LAUGHTER ]

MWAH!

OOH, YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY,

SWEETHEART.

MMM!

MMM!

YOU TWO PLAY NICE. -YEAH.

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

SO...

HOW ARE THINGS COMING

WITH THE PURIFOY CLASS ACTION?

JUST RUNNING DOWN THE LAST OF THE PLAINTIFFS,

THEN WE CAN FILE.

GOOD.

I PUT ONE FOOT UP PURIFOY'S ASS

25 YEARS AGO.

IT'S TIME FOR THE OTHER ONE.

YOU KNOW, DADDY, YOU'D HAVE A LOT MORE TIME

TO HELP MOTHER WITH THE FOUNDATION

IF YOU CUT BACK ON YOUR WORKLOAD AT THE FIRM.

HERE IT COMES.

OH, I'M SERIOUS, DADDY.

YOU'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT RETIRING FOR YEARS.

WHY NOT NOW? THE FIRM'S DOING WELL

AND I CAN TAKE OVER THE DAY-TO-DAY MANAGEMENT.

YEAH.

YOU CAN'T EVEN KEEP THAT BOTTOM FEEDER

OF A HUSBAND OF YOURS IN LINE,

AND YOU WANT ME TO TRUST YOU WITH MY ENTIRE LAW FIRM?

THE ONLY REASON I'M STILL MARRIED TO THAT BOTTOM FEEDER

IS BECAUSE YOU TALKED ME OUT OF DIVORCING HIM.

OH, SO IT'S MY FAULT?

YOU SAID THAT HAVING A SON-IN-LAW

IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WOULD BE GOOD FOR BUSINESS,

THAT THE CARLISLES WOULD RUN THE CITY.

ALL I HAD TO DO WAS PLAY MY PART AS A DUTIFUL FIRST LADY.

WELL, I DID WHAT YOU ASKED.

EVAN'S MAYOR AND, NOW, I WANT MORE THAN --

THAN PHOTO OPS AND -- AND RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONIES.

IT'S TIME YOU HANDED CARLISLE-PERKINS OVER TO ME.

YOU LACK CERTAIN SKILLS.

OHHH.

AND BY "SKILLS,"

DO YOU MEAN A PENIS AND A PAIR OF TESTICLES,

SO I CAN STRUT AROUND THE LOCKER ROOM

SHARING SECRETS WITH THE GOOD OL' BOYS?

SEE? THAT'S EXACTLY WHY YOU'RE NOT READY.

YOU ARE A BRILLIANT ATTORNEY, STEPHANIE,

BUT YOU'VE GOT A LOT TO LEARN.

AND IT'S A GOOD THING I PLAN

TO STICK AROUND TO TEACH YOU.

DAMN IT, DADDY.

I COULD TAKE THIS FIRM GLOBAL, IF YOU WOULD JUST STEP ASIDE

AND LET ME RUN THINGS MY WAY.

OH.

IS THAT WHY YOU'VE BEEN WINING

AND DINING THE SENIOR PARTNERS

BEHIND MY BACK, SWEETHEART?

HMM?

PLANNING A LITTLE COUP, ARE WE?

STEPHANIE, THERE IS NOTHING THAT HAPPENS IN MY FIRM

OR MY TOWN THAT I DON'T KNOW ABOUT,

AND DON'T YOU EVER FORGET THAT.

NOW, YOU HAVE ONE JOB RIGHT NOW, OKAY?

GET THAT UNGRATEFUL HUSBAND OF YOURS TO PLAY BALL.

STOP SCHMOOZING AND SCHEMING,

TRYING TO PULL SOME POWER PLAY.

I GET A WHIFF OF ANY MORE OF YOUR BACKROOM MANEUVERS,

AND YOU ARE OUT ON YOUR ASS,

DAUGHTER OR NOT.

♪♪

♪♪

WE'LL JUST SEE ABOUT THAT, DADDY.

I THINK THIS ALL LOOKS GOOD, TITUS.

APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

♪♪

YEAH.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT ON THE COURSE.

-OKAY. -BYE.

TITUS.

THAT MEETING COULDN'T HAVE GONE ANY BETTER.

YOU HAD THE BOARD EATIN' RIGHT OUTTA YOUR HANDS.

WELL, THEY SEEM LIKE A GOOD GROUP, MR. PURIFOY.

NOW, I HOPE WE'VE IMPRESSED ON YOU

HOW IMPORTANT IT IS

THAT WE STOP THIS CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT.

-YES, SIR. -STEPHEN CARLISLE'S BEEN

OUT TO DESTROY MY BUSINESS FOR DECADES.

NOW, HIS BITCH OF A DAUGHTER'S

TAKEN UP THAT CHARGE.

YOU KNOW, THEY ACT LIKE WE'RE

DOPE DEALERS PEDDLIN' SMACK.

PURIFOY PHARMACEUTICALS

MANUFACTURES AN FDA-APPROVED

PAIN MEDICATION, FOR GOD'S SAKES.

WE MAKE LIMODOL TO HELP PEOPLE,

NOT HURT 'EM.

DON'T WORRY, SIR. I PLAN TO MOUNT

A VIGOROUS DEFENSE.

[sigh] YOU KNOW, I GOT A GOOD MIND

TO SKIP THAT SELF-SERVIN' CARLISLE EGO FEST

OF A GALA THIS YEAR.

MR. PURIFOY, IT'LL BE A PR NIGHTMARE

IF YOU DON'T MAKE AN APPEARANCE

WITH THIS LAWSUIT LOOMING.

I THINK YOU AND YOUR FAMILY SHOULD GO.

DONATE SOME MONEY.

SHOW THE PEOPLE OF ATLANTA THAT THE PURIFOYS

ARE HEARTBROKEN OVER THIS OPIOID EPIDEMIC.

[ CHUCKLE ]

SEE, I KNEW I MADE THE RIGHT DECISION

WHEN I LURED YOU AWAY FROM SOLO PRACTICE

AND INTO THE BIG LEAGUES.

I MEAN, NOTHIN' AGAINST BIRMINGHAM, BUT,

YOU BELONG IN A MAJOR CITY, LIKE ATLANTA.

YOUNG BROTHER LIKE YOU

IS GONNA GO FAR IN A CITY LIKE THIS.

HMM. A YOUNG BROTHER?

DAMN STRAIGHT! ESPECIALLY WITH MY BACKIN'.

I MEAN, IT'S NO SECRET THAT ATLANTA'S A --

IT'S A BLACK CITY, TITUS.

I MEAN, AN OLD CRACKER LIKE ME CAN ONLY REACH

A CERTAIN LEVEL OF PROMINENCE,

EVEN WITH ALL MY MONEY.

BUT YOU AND ME TOGETHER?

[ LAUGHING ]

WE GONNA BE UNSTOPPABLE.

IN FACT,

I WANT YOU AND YOUR WIFE AT MY TABLE.

OF COURSE, SIR.

WELL, I'D BETTER GET READY FOR MY NEXT MEETING.

YOU DO THAT.

YOU WATCH OUT FOR HER.

SHE'S AS WICKED AS A RATTLESNAKE.

♪♪

-HI, STEPHANIE. -HI. HOW ARE YOU? HI.

-GOOD MORNING. -HI. GOOD MORNING.

-GOOD MORNING. -HI.

HI. GOOD MORNING. -GOOD MORNING.

I HOPE THE PURIFOYS SENT SOMEONE COMPETENT.

YOU TELL ME.

TITUS HUGHES.

GOOD MORNING, COUNSELOR.

[ R&B PLAYS ]

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

ADMIRING THE VIEW.

I SEEM TO RECALL YOU BEING EASILY DISTRACTED

BY OTHER VIEWS.

HOW IS AMARA?

SHE'S WELL.

THANK YOU FOR ASKING.

LOOKS LIKE SHE'S TAKING GOOD CARE OF YOU.

CAN I TAKE THAT AS A COMPLIMENT?

MORE OF AN OBSERVATION, BUT YOU CAN TAKE IT HOWEVER YOU LIKE.

YOU ALWAYS SAID YOU'D RUN THIS PLACE ONE DAY.

AND YOU ALWAYS SAID YOU'D DEDICATE YOUR LIFE

TO FIGHTING FOR THE LESS FORTUNATE.

NOW, HERE YOU ARE, IN MY CONFERENCE ROOM,

ALL SET TO DEFEND A SOULLESS CORPORATION.

WHAT CAN I SAY? PEOPLE CHANGE.

NOT ALL PEOPLE.

YOU LOOK GOOD, STEPHANIE.

MM.

YOU DO UNDERSTAND THAT FLATTERY

WON'T MAKE ME GO ANY EASIER ON YOU IN COURT.

[ LAUGHS ]

WELL, BEFORE WE GO ALL JOHN GRISHAM

ON ONE ANOTHER,

YOU THINK AN OLD FRIEND CAN GET A HUG?

TITUS, YOU AND I WERE A LOT OF THINGS TO ONE ANOTHER:

LOVERS, COMPETITORS,

ENEMIES.

♪♪

BUT NEVER QUITE FRIENDS.

I GUESS THAT WAS THE PROBLEM, HUH?

YOU TELL ME.

♪♪

I MUST ADMIT THERE'S STILL SOMETHING ABOUT YOU

AFTER ALL THESE YEARS.

♪♪

HOWEVER,

I WANNA BE CLEAR.

I PLAN TO DISMANTLE

PURIFOY PHARMACEUTICALS

BRICK...BY...BRICK.

GIVE ME YOUR BEST, STEPHANIE CARLISLE.

IT'S LANCASTER NOW.

AND IT'S MY WORST THAT SHOULD CONCERN YOU.

[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC CLIMBS ]

♪♪

[ SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE ]

[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS ]

♪♪

♪♪

ALL RIGHT, HOLD ON. I'LL BE BACK, GUYS.

♪♪

[ LAUGHS ]

WHAT WAS SO URGENT YOU HAD TO SEE ME TODAY, LANCASTER?

HEARD ABOUT THE VISITS YOU'VE BEEN PAYIN' MY SISTER.

I WANT YOU TO STOP.

THING ABOUT FAMILY?

THEY CAN EITHER PROPEL US TO GREATNESS

OR THEY CAN BE OUR ACHILLES' HEEL.

SPARE ME THE GREEK PHILOSOPHY, PETERS.

LEAVE RONDELL OUT OF THIS. -I'M NOT SURE YOU COMPREHEND

WHAT'S AT STAKE HERE.

I NEED THAT ENTIRE BLOCK AND THE BANKS

TO MAKE THIS DEVELOPMENT WORK

AND YOU NEED ME TO REMAIN IN YOUR CORNER

IF YOU EVER WANNA MAKE YOUR DREAM OF BECOMING

THE FIRST BLACK GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA A REALITY.

RELAX, PETERS.

THERE'S NO REASON WE CAN'T ALL GET WHAT WE WANT.

HERE'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YOU AND ME,

LANCASTER: YOU'RE A PATIENT MAN.

I'M NOT. -I'LL HANDLE MY SISTER.

I KNOW ONE OF US BETTER.

[ HORN BLARING, PASSING BY ]

SEE YOU AT YOUR FAMILY'S GALA.

YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I

LOVE GIVIN' BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.

♪♪

[ SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE ]

♪♪

Stephanie: YOU UNDERSTAND I MUST LOOK PERFECT.

TRUST ME, STEPHANIE.

YOU ARE GOING TO BE

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN IN THE ROOM.

MAYOR LANCASTER WON'T BE ABLE

TO TAKE HIS EYES OFF OF YOU.

[ UPBEAT R&B PLAYS ]

DID I SAY SOMETHING WRONG?

THIS ISN'T ABOUT HIM, BELLA.

IT'S ABOUT HONORING THE MEMORY OF MY SISTER.

BESIDES, WHEN YOU'VE BEEN MARRIED

AS LONG AS EVAN AND I HAVE,

YOU DON'T EXPECT TO BE NOTICED.

WHAT ABOUT YOUR LOVE LIFE?

WHO ARE YOU BRINGING TO THE GALA?

I'M TAKING RODERICK.

AH, THINGS ARE GETTING SERIOUS.

WELL, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT ALL THAT, BUT,

HE DEFINITELY COMES IN HANDY.

A HANDYMAN, HUH?

AND HE'S GOOD WITH MORE THAN JUST HIS HANDS.

[ LAUGHTER ]

ENJOY IT.

RELATIONSHIPS HAVE A WAY

OF BECOMING COMPLICATED VERY QUICKLY.

ONE SECOND, YOU'RE HAVING THE BEST SEX OF YOUR LIFE

AND THE NEXT,

YOU WANNA KILL 'IM.

[ LAUGHTER ] HAVE AS MUCH FUN AS YOU CAN

WHILE YOU'RE YOUNG, BEAUTIFUL, AND FREE.

I INTEND TO DO JUST THAT.

[ CLINK ] [ LAUGHING ]

[ BIRD SQUAWKS ]

AND, OF COURSE, PURIFOY'S LAST GENERAL COUNSEL

LET A TON OF WORK PILE UP,

ONCE HE FOUND OUT HUNTER WAS ABOUT TO CAN HIM.

MM. SOUNDS LIKE FUN FOR YOU.

YEAH, YOU KNOW, TRIAL BY FIRE.

I SPOKE TO DEJA.

-OH, YEAH? -YEAH.

SHE'S STILL SALTY WITH US

FOR ENROLLING HER IN EXCALIBUR.

HMM. WELL, MAYBE WE MADE A MISTAKE.

KID WANTS TO BE HERE WITH US,

NOT AT SOME STUFFY BOARDING SCHOOL.

I KNOW, TITUS, BUT, EXCALIBUR IS ONE

OF THE BEST PRIVATE ACADEMIES IN THE COUNTRY.

I MEAN, WHAT THEY'RE DOING

WITH STEM EDUCATION IS CUTTING-EDGE.

YOU KNOW, WE AGREED THAT THIS IS WHAT'S

BEST FOR DEJA, RIGHT NOW.

I KNOW. BUT THERE ARE PERFECTLY GOOD SCHOOLS

HERE IN ATLANTA.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T LIKE BEING

AWAY FROM HER, EITHER.

YOU KNOW, MAYBE, ONCE WE GET SETTLED

AND GET OUR OWN SHIT WORKED OUT,

THEN WE CAN REVISIT THIS CONVERSATION.

BUT IN THE MEANTIME, THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE

ABOUT US ACCLIMATING AND RECONNECTING.

CAN WE, UM --

CAN WE SKIP THE GALA TONIGHT, STAY IN?

YOU KNOW WE CAN'T DO THAT.

HUNTER PERSONALLY ASKED ME TO ATTEND.

WELL, AREN'T YOU IN THE LEAST BIT ANXIOUS

ABOUT BEING IN THE SAME ROOM WITH STEPHANIE?

I MEAN, WE HAVEN'T DONE THAT SINCE --

SINCE YOU AND ME GOT TOGETHER, YEAH.

I WAS GONNA SAY SINCE COLLEGE,

BUT, YEAH, THAT, TOO.

IT'S A WORK THING.

IT'LL BE FINE.

MM, YOU'RE PROBABLY RIGHT. I MEAN,

WE HAVEN'T SEEN HER IN FOREVER.

YEAH. FOREVER.

SO LET'S JUST NOT WORRY ABOUT IT.

TITUS.

YOU HAVEN'T EVEN FINISHED YOUR LUNCH.

I GOTTA RUN.

[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS ]

♪♪

♪♪

[ SIGHING ]

AHHH.

[ CHUCKLE ]

MMM. -CAN I HELP YOU WITH THAT?

♪♪

WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG?

GOT HERE AS SOON AS I COULD.

MM.

♪ TAKE CARE OF ME ♪

♪ TALK ALL DAY, THEN, AT NIGHT, FALL IN DEEP ♪

♪♪

♪ STIMULATE ME ♪

♪ I WANT YOU MENTAL- AND PHYSICALLY ♪

♪♪

♪ I BELONG TO ♪

♪ (YOU-OU-OU-OU-OU-OU) ♪

♪ (YOU-OU-OU- OU-OU-OU) ♪

♪ (YOU-OU-OU-OU-OU-OU) ♪

♪ I BELONG TO ♪

♪ YOU-OU-OU-OU-OU-OU ♪

♪ YOU-OU-OU- OU-OU-OU ♪

♪ YOU-OU-OU-OU-OU-OU ♪

♪ (YOU-OU-OU- OU-OU-OU) ♪

♪ GRAB HOLD OF ME ♪

♪♪

[ LAUGHS ]

♪ BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY ♪

♪ AND I'M LOOKIN' SPIFFY ♪

♪ PLUS I GOT THE HOMEYS ERRYWHERE ♪

♪ YOU KNOW THEY WITH ME ♪

♪ 'BOUT TO GET IT POPPING ♪

♪ NO, IT AIN'T NO STOPPING ♪

[ FLASHBULB EXPLODES ] ♪ GIRL, YOU BETTER WAIT ♪

♪ TILL YOU INSIDE THE CLUB TO POP IT ♪

♪ RED LINES EVERYWHERE ♪

[ FLASHBULB EXPLODES ] -ALRIGHT. -♪ RED LINES EVERYWHERE ♪

♪ PUSH IT TO THE LIMIT ♪

[ FLASHBULB EXPLODES ] ♪ WITH THESE BRIGHT LIGHTS ♪

♪ I DON'T CARE ♪

[ FLASHBULB EXPLODES ] NOW APPROACHING

ARE THE MAYOR, EVAN LANCASTER;

AND THE ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL STEPHANIE CARLISLE LANCASTER.

-THANK YOU. -OH, NICOLE,

TONIGHT, I'M JUST EVAN,

PROUD HUSBAND SUPPORTING HIS BEAUTIFUL WIFE.

STEPHANIE, EVERY YEAR,

YOUR FAMILY'S FOUNDATION CHOOSES A CAUSE.

THIS YEAR, YOU'VE CHOSEN THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC.

THAT'S RIGHT, NICOLE.

UM, MY YOUNGEST SISTER, TRACY,

DIED A YEAR AGO FROM AN OVERDOSE.

MY FAMILY, LIKE SO MANY OTHERS IN ATLANTA,

AND THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY,

HAVE BEEN DEVASTATED BY THIS CRISIS, SO,

TONIGHT'S FOR THEM.

I COULDN'T THINK OF A MORE WORTHY CAUSE.

NOW, BEFORE I LET YOU GO, YOU LOOK STUNNING.

-THANK YOU. -WHO ARE YOU WEARING?

I AM WEARING A BELLA TRUE ORIGINAL.

[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING ] SPEAKING OF

THE RISIN' FASHIONISTA, -HEY.

HERE SHE IS, BELLA TRUE; AND HER MAN,

FORMER ATLANTA FALCONS RUNNIN' BACK RODERICK DAWSON.

-GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN, NICOLE. -HOW'S IT GOING, NICOLE?

GOOD TO SEE YOU GUYS.

AND YOU LOOK SENSATIONAL, FIRST LADY.

THANK YOU.

BUT WE CAN THANK BELLA.

SHE'S A TRUE MIRACLE WORKER.

YOU GIVE ME WAY TOO MUCH CREDIT.

[ LAUGHTER ] SWEETHEART,

WE SHOULD GET INSIDE. -OH, OF COURSE, DARLING.

WELL, HERE'S HOPING THAT WE ALL HAVE A NIGHT TO REMEMBER.

Both: YES. [ LAUGHS ]

[ BAND PLAYING SULTRY JAZZ ]

♪♪

♪♪

WOW, THIS IS NICE.

YEAH.

♪♪

BABY, RELAX.

IT'S ALL GOOD.

YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL.

THANK YOU.

IS, UH -- IS THAT THEM?

OH, YEAH.

GIRD YOUR LOINS.

[ LAUGHS ]

[ LAUGHS ]

♪♪

GOOD EVENING, HUNTER.

TITUS, MY MAN. GLAD YOU MADE IT.

THANK YOU.

WOW! AND THIS MUST BE

THE WHIP-SMART AMARA I'VE HEARD SO MUCH ABOUT.

IT'S A PLEASURE TO MEET YOU, MR. PURIFOY.

[laughs] MR. PURIFOY WAS MY DADDY.

PLEASE, CALL ME HUNTER.

♪♪

HUNTER IT IS.

SWEETHEART, AREN'T YOU GOING TO INTRODUCE US?

BUT OF COURSE, DEAR.

TITUS AND AMARA HUGHES, I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET

MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE, JUNIPER.

THIS IS MY DAUGHTER LORI.

-HI. SO NICE TO MEET YOU. -NICE TO MEET YOU.

TITUS, LORI WORKS WITH US AT PURIFOY.

SHE OVERSEES OUR PR DEPARTMENT,

SO YOU'LL BE SEEING A LOT OF EACH OTHER.

YOU'RE BEHIND THE COMPANY'S LATEST MARKETING CAMPAIGN.

I AM.

ISN'T IT FANTASTIC?

♪♪

EXCUSE ME, DADDY. I'M GONNA STEP OUT FOR A MOMENT.

IT WAS VERY NICE MEETING YOU BOTH.

-YOU, TOO. -NO PROBLEM, ANGEL.

-AMARA, -HM?

HUNTER TELLS ME YOU WORK

FOR THE U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.

I WAS ACTUALLY IN THE NORTHERN DISTRICT

OF BIRMINGHAM FOR SEVEN YEARS

AND THEN I TRANSFERRED TO ATLANTA ONCE, UM,

TITUS ACCEPTED THE POSITION AT PURIFOY.

ARE YOU FROM ALABAMA ORIGINALLY?

NO, ACTUALLY, BORN AND RAISED IN HOUSTON.

YEAH, SOUTH SIDE.

I THINK IT'S ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL

HOW YOU'VE MANAGED TO PULL YOURSELF UP

BY THE BOOTSTRAPS.

THIS COUNTRY NEEDS MORE OF THAT

TO BRING IT BACK TO GREATNESS.

I'M SURE YOUR FOLKS BACK IN TEXAS ARE PROUD.

EXTREMELY.

IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME, I'M GONNA

SHUFFLE OFF TO THE BAR.

TAKE YOUR TIME.

WE'LL GET BETTER ACQUAINTED WITH TITUS, HERE.

OH. YEAH.

[ LAUGHING ]

LOOK WHO'S MOONLIGHTIN'.

OH, I GUESS THEY JUST LET ANYBODY

UP IN THE DUCKSWORTH HOTEL, HUH?

WHAT DO WE GOT HERE?

[ SLAP ] GET YOUR HANDS OFF!

♪♪

UGH!

COULD USE A LITTLE MORE SAUCE.

GET THE HELL AWAY FROM MY STAND

BEFORE I FORGET MY HOME TRAININ'.

EVERYTHING OKAY, SIS?

NOTHIN' I CAN'T HANDLE.

MAYOR LANCASTER, HOW'S IT GOIN'?

YOU ENJOYING YOUR EVENING?

ALWAYS ENJOY SEEIN' MY TWO FAVORITE LANCASTERS.

WE SHOULD HANG OUT MORE.

KISS THE CRACK OF MY BLACK ASS, PETERS.

THAT COULD BE ARRANGED.

HMM.

NOTHIN' LIKE FAMILY.

MAN, AM I GONNA MISS HAVIN' HER AROUND.

♪♪

WHAT THE HELL IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?

♪♪

[ BAND PLAYING ROMANTIC JAZZ ]

♪♪

WELL!

THE GOLDEN LANCASTER PRINCESS HERSELF.

FINALLY, WE MEET.

YOU'RE THE LAST PERSON I EXPECTED TO SEE

AT ONE OF MY FAMILY'S EVENTS.

YEAH, WELL, THAT MAKES TWO OF US.

LET ME GUESS.

YOUR PARENTS THOUGHT ATTENDING A FUNDRAISER

FIGHTING ATLANTA'S OPIOID CRISIS

WOULD MAKE THEM LOOK LESS GUILTY?

WOW.

IF I DIDN'T KNOW ANY BETTER, I'D SAY

IT WAS YOUR MOM STANDING HERE

RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME.

MY MOTHER IS DOING HER JOB

BY GOING AFTER PURIFOY PHARMACEUTICALS.

YOUR FAMILY'S JOB IS TO SIT AROUND

FIGURING OUT HOW TO MAKE A PROFIT

OFF UNSUBSTANTIATED LAWSUITS,

WHILE MY FAMILY PRODUCES SAFE

AND EFFECTIVE MEDICATIONS

THAT HELP PEOPLE WHO ARE SUFFERING.

SPOKEN LIKE A TRUE PURIFOY.

AND JUST WHAT WOULD YOU KNOW ABOUT TRUTH?

EXCUSE ME?

COME ON.

TELL ME.

HAVE YOU COME OUT TO MOMMY AND DADDY YET?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

GIVE THAT BACK!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

NOW, YOU HAVE MY NUMBER.

FOR WHEN YOU WANNA HAVE A DEEPER CONVERSATION

ABOUT LIVING ONE'S TRUTH.

♪♪

[ SULTRY R&B PLAYS ]

♪♪

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.

♪♪

OH, MY GOODNESS. THIS IS SO DELICIOUS.

IT REMINDS ME OF MY BIG MAMA'S FOOD

BACK IN TEXAS. -MM-HMM. THAT MEANS

YOUR BIG MAMA KNOW HOW TO THROW DOWN IN THAT KITCHEN.

MM! WELL, YOU ALREADY KNOW.

[ LAUGHTER ]

-HI. AMARA HUGHES. -HI.

OH. RONDELL LANCASTER. NICE TO MEET YOU.

NICE TO MEET -- WAIT A MINUTE.

LANCASTER?

ANY RELATION TO THE MAYOR?

CHILD, YEAH, HE'S MY BROTHER.

OHH!

SO, IF EVAN IS YOUR BROTHER,

THAT WOULD MAKE STEPHANIE...

-A PAIN IN MY ASS, OKAY? -[LAUGHS]

WELL, WELL, WELL.

[ BAND PLAYING ROMANTIC JAZZ ]

IF IT ISN'T AMARA HUGHES.

[ BAND PLAYING ROMANTIC JAZZ ]

YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL.

[ LAUGHS ]

IT'S BEEN A MINUTE, SOROR.

SOROR?

I PLEDGED AMARA TO MY SORORITY AT SPELMAN.

BIG SIS TAUGHT LITTLE SIS

EVERYTHING SHE KNOWS.

RIGHT, AMARA?

WE SHARED PRACTICALLY EVERYTHING.

WE HAD SOME GOOD TIMES.

AND SOME BAD ONES, AS I RECALL.

I SEE YOU MET MY NOSY SISTER-IN-LAW.

WHO YOU CALLIN' NOSY?

AND, NOW, THE REUNION

IS. COMPLETE.

HEY, STEPH.

TITUS HUGHES.

IT SEEMS LIKE ONLY YESTERDAY

I LAST SAW YOU. [gasp]

OH, WAIT.

IT WAS YESTERDAY.

YOU SAW EACH OTHER YESTERDAY?

GIRL, RELAX.

I MEANT I SAW

THE ATLANTA BUSINESS CHRONICLE ARTICLE

ON PURIFOY'S LATEST HIRE YESTERDAY.

IT LOOKS LIKE YOUR HUSBAND AND I

WILL BE FACING OFF IN COURT.

THIS A PRIVATE PARTY, OR WHAT?

[ LAUGHS ]

DARLING, LET ME INTRODUCE YOU

TO TWO DEAR, OLD FRIENDS FROM COLLEGE:

TITUS AND AMARA HUGHES.

TITUS, AMARA, MEET MY HUSBAND,

MAYOR EVAN LANCASTER.

MR. MAYOR.

-AMARA. -NICE TO MEET YOU, EVAN.

I PREFER "MAYOR LANCASTER."

TITUS HUGHES, AS IN OLD COLLEGE BOYFRIEND?

IT WAS ANOTHER LIFETIME, SWEETHEART.

WELL, OLD BOYFRIEND, I'M THE NEW HUSBAND.

WELCOME TO MY CITY.

♪♪

-AMARA. -HMM.

-DARLING. -[GASP]

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[ LAUGHING ]

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♪♪

MOTHER, IT'S TIME.

Emcee: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE WOMAN OF THE HOUR...

-GO. -MRS. IRENE PERKINS CARLISLE.

[ APPLAUSE ]

I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR MAKING TONIGHT

OUR MOST SUCCESSFUL GALA, EVER.

WE HAVE RAISED JUST OVER $500,000 TONIGHT

[ APPLAUSE ] TOWARD BATTLING

OPIOID ADDICTION IN THE CITY.

I KNOW BOTH MY FATHER AND OUR BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER TRACY

ARE SMILING DOWN.

OUR SON ADRIAN AND OUR DAUGHTER SAMANTHA

COULDN'T BE HERE THIS EVENING, BUT, I AM PROUD

TO HAVE MY HUSBAND, STEPHEN;

OUR BRILLIANT DAUGHTER STEPHANIE;

OUR SON-IN-LAW MAYOR EVAN LANCASTER;

AND OUR BEAUTIFUL GRANDDAUGHTER CARLY HERE

TO COMMEMORATE THE OCCASION.

SO, PLEASE, ENJOY THE REST OF TONIGHT'S FESTIVITIES

AND WE WILL SEE YOU NEXT YEAR.

THAT'S IT. I JUST CAN'T TAKE ANYMORE.

IF I MAY JUST ADD ONE FINAL THOUGHT.

PLEASE, DO.

[ GUESTS MURMURING ]

IRENE CARLISLE, YOU ARE A PILLAR OF STRENGTH,

AN INSPIRATION.

I HUMBLY ASK YOU

TO ACCEPT THIS DONATION, IRENE,

SO THAT, TOGETHER, WE CAN STOP THIS ADDICTION

THAT HAS OUR LOVED ONES IN THIS...

HORRIBLE BONDAGE,

DESTROYING FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES.

WITH THIS CHECK,

THE PURIFOY FAMILY

MATCHES THE $500,000 RAISED TONIGHT.

AND THAT BRINGS THE AMOUNT RAISED

BY THE SAMUEL PERKINS FOUNDATION THIS EVENING,

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

TO $1 MILLION.

I'M GONNA SHOW THIS SON OF A BITCH

JUST WHERE HE CAN CASH HIS CHECK.

[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS ] [ APPLAUSE ]

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♪♪

♪♪

GOOD NIGHT.

MM-HMM.

GOOD NIGHT, SWEETIE. SEE YOU AT HOME.

GOOD NIGHT, DADDY. -SEE YOU AT THE OFFICE.

MAYOR.

MAYOR, FIRST LADY LANCASTER,

THANK YOU AND YOUR FAMILY FOR SUCH A GREAT EVENING.

YOU'RE WELCOME, RODERICK. I HOPE BOTH OF YOU HAD FUN.

WE DID, AND FOR SUCH A WORTHY CAUSE. [chuckle]

YOU READY TO GET OUTTA HERE?

-ABSOLUTELY. -YEAH?

♪♪

Woman: OH, HI!

AHEM. MR. MAYOR, STEPHANIE.

LEAVING SO SOON?

AFRAID SO. IT WAS A LOVELY EVENT.

THANK YOU.

WAS PURIFOY'S DONATION YOUR IDEA?

ACTUALLY, IT WAS, YEAH.

AND WHAT ABOUT DOING IT

WHEN IT WOULD COMPLETELY UPSTAGE MY MOTHER?

OF COURSE NOT. I HOPED HE WOULD SIMPLY

MAIL A CHECK TO THE FOUNDATION.

COME ON, STEPH. YOU KNOW TITUS

WOULD NEVER SUGGEST SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

I ONCE THOUGHT I KNEW WHAT TITUS WAS CAPABLE OF.

OBVIOUSLY, I WAS WRONG.

YOU CAN TELL YOUR CLIENT IT WON'T WORK.

A HALF A MILLION DOLLARS WON'T EVEN COVER

THE INTEREST PAYMENTS ON THE JUDGMENT

I'M GOING TO WIN AGAINST THE PURIFOYS.

MM. [smooching] I'M SORRY.

AM I THE ONLY ONE THAT GETS TURNED ON

WHEN MY BABY TALKS THAT LEGALESE?

[ LAUGHING ]

I THINK IT'S TIME WE CALL IT A NIGHT.

YEAH, NIGHT-NIGHT.

COME ON, BABY.

♪♪

[ CRICKETS CHIRPING ]

I'M TIRED OF TALKIN' ABOUT THIS!

I TOLD YOU WE'RE OPPOSING COUNSELS.

WE'RE GONNA SEE ONE ANOTHER. IT WASN'T A BIG DEAL!

SO, IF IT WASN'T A BIG DEAL, THEN WHY DID YOU LIE

ABOUT WHEN THE FIRST TIME IT WAS YOU SAW HER?!

I DIDN'T LIE. I JUST DIDN'T TELL YOU ABOUT IT!

[ CRYING ]

[ MELANCHOLY TUNE PLAYS ]

♪♪

I NEVER SHOULD'VE TOLD YOU I WAS PREGNANT.

-AMARA. -NO!

TITUS, THAT IS THE REASON THAT YOU MARRIED ME.

AND, WHEN I LOST THE BABY, YOU SHOULDA JUST...

GONE BACK TO STEPHANIE. -I DIDN'T WANT STEPHANIE!

I WANTED YOU!

WHAT A BETTER WAY TO GET BACK AT ME FOR DAMIAN

THAN FOR YOU TO TAKE UP WITH STEPHANIE AGAIN?

SEE, THAT'S YOUR PROBLEM, AMARA.

YOU KEEP PROJECTING YOUR BULLSHIT ON ME.

♪♪

I'M NOT THE ONE WHO CHEATED.

♪♪

♪♪

[ SNIFFLE ] [ Ring ]

[ Ring ]

HELLO.

YEAH, KAREN.

HI, IT'S AMARA.

I-I KNOW IT'S LATE. I'M SORRY.

I JUST, UM --

I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THE CASE AND I CHANGED MY MIND.

I'M THE PERFECT WOMAN FOR THE JOB.

♪♪

[ JANGLING ]

I'D SAY THE EVENING WENT WELL, WOULDN'T YOU?

THE SHOW'S OVER, EVAN. NO NEED TO MAKE SMALL TALK.

UGH! -FORGIVE ME FOR THINKING

WE COULD BE CIVIL, FOR A CHANGE.

I GUESS YOU'RE SAVIN' YOUR SWEET SIDE

FOR TITUS HUGHES.

IT HAD TO HURT

WHEN HE DISMISSED YOU FOR YOUR HOMEGIRL

BACK IN COLLEGE?

DID YOU CONVINCE THAT IDIOT SISTER OF YOURS

TO SELL THE RESTAURANT?

DON'T TALK ABOUT RONDELL.

GREG PETERS IS ONE OF MY FATHER'S

MOST IMPORTANT CLIENTS AND HE'S GROWING ANTSY.

I CAN'T HAVE THAT.

DADDY'S LITTLE PRINCESS.

ALWAYS SO EAGER TO DO HIS BIDDING. [scoff]

HAVE YOU EVER CONSIDERED THAT YOUR REAL PROBLEM WITH MEN

IS THAT YOU'RE SO DAMN IN LOVE WITH YOUR FATHER?

[ SLAP ] [ LAUGHING ]

THERE'S THE BITCH WE ALL KNOW AND LOVE.

THE ENGLISH ROSE DEVELOPMENT

IS GOING TO MAKE US ALL A LOTTA MONEY.

AND I WON'T LET RONDELL'S HOOD RAT ASS MESS THAT UP.

SO EITHER YOU CONVINCE HER TO SELL

OR I'M GONNA HAVE TO STEP IN.

OH! -WHAT

ARE YOU GONNA DO, STEPHANIE?

WAIT, DON'T ANSWER THAT.

BECAUSE I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU'LL DO.

YOU'LL THREATEN.

YOU'LL POUT.

YOU'LL RAGE.

THEN YOU'LL GO TO DADDY LIKE THE INCOMPETENT,

LITTLE NOTHING THAT YOU ARE.

♪♪

YOU KNOW, IT'S NO WONDER

HE WON'T HAND OVER THE FIRM TO YOU.

YOU ARE SO PATHETIC AND PREDICTABLE.

YOU KNOW, MAYBE IF YOU WEREN'T ALWAYS

KISSING UP TO STEPHEN,

YOU'D HAVE NOTICED THAT YOUR KID SISTER

WAS TURNING INTO A JUNKIE BEFORE IT WAS TOO LATE.

♪♪

[ COCKS GUN ]

[ GASPING ]

WHAT AM I GONNA DO NOW, EVAN?

PUT THE GUN DOWN, STEPH.

I'M PREDICTABLE, RIGHT?

WHAT'S PREDICTABLE, PATHETIC STEPHANIE

GOING TO DO WITH THIS. LOADED. GUN?

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO KILL THE MAYOR OF ATLANTA.

OH, YOU'VE PUT A LOT OF STOCK IN THAT TITLE.

♪♪

I'LL TELL YOU THIS MUCH, HUSBAND.

IF I EVER DECIDE TO KILL YOU,

THEY'D NEVER BE ABLE TO TRACE IT BACK TO ME.

THAT IS, OF COURSE, IF THEY CAN FIND ENOUGH

OF YOUR REMAINS TO EVEN IDENTIFY YOU.

NOW, IF YOU EVER

SPEAK TO ME THE WAY THAT YOU JUST DID...

♪♪

IT'LL BE THE LAST WORDS YOU UTTER.

♪♪

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[ SINISTER CHORD STRIKES ]

[ BANGING ON DOOR ]

I'M SORRY. WE'RE CLOSED!

[ BELL CHIMES ] I KNOW THEY SEE THAT SIGN.

WHAT ARE YOU DOIN'?

[ BREATHES HEAVILY ]

WHAT DO YOU WANT?!

[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS ]

[ GLASS SHATTERS ]

[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC CLIMBS ]

♪♪

♪♪

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

♪♪

-[LAUGHING] -YOU ENJOYED YOURSELF,

FLIRTING WITH THAT PUNK IN FRONT OF ME

ALL NIGHT, DIDN'T YOU?

RODERICK AND I ARE BOTH SINGLE,

RED-BLOODED HUMAN BEINGS.

WHY SHOULDN'T WE ENJOY EACH OTHER'S COMPANY?

YOU'RE MY WOMAN.

[ R&B PLAYS ]

AND DON'T YOU FORGET IT.

♪ OOH OOH OOH ♪

♪ OOH OOH OOH ♪ UNH.

♪ OOH OOH OOH OOH OOH OOH ♪

♪ (OOH) WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO? ♪

♪ OOH OOH OOH ♪

♪ OOH OOH OOH ♪

♪ OOH OOH OOH OOH OOH OOH ♪

♪ WHAT AM I GONNA DO WITH YOU? ♪

♪ OOH OOH OOH ♪

♪ OOH OOH OOH ♪

♪ OOH OOH OOH OOH OOH OOH ♪

UNH.

♪ (OOH) ♪

♪ WHAT AM I GONNA DO WITH YOU? ♪

NEXT TIME, ON "AMBITIONS"...

THAT MAN WILL BRING YOU NOTHING BUT MISERY.

EVAN LOVES ME.

AND, ONE DAY SOON, HE'S GOING TO PROVE IT.

STEPHANIE IS NOT A FACTOR.

I'M WAITING FOR SOMEONE.

YOU WENT TOO FAR, OLD MAN.

YOU GONNA GET THIS WARNIN' ONE TIME.

AMARA HUGHES.

IS A NAUGHTY, NAUGHTY GIRL.

HYPOCRITICAL, LYING LITTLE SLUT.

WE CAME TO ATLANTA TO MAKE A NEW START.

AAH! THERE YOU ARE.

YOU REALLY WANT THE DIRT ON LANCASTER?

♪♪

[ SHIMMERING TUNE PLAYS ]

♪♪

[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC CLIMBS ]

[ CHIME ] ♪♪