All language subtitles for Ambitions.S01E01.Friends.and.Lovers.720p.HDTV.x264-CRiMSON_

[ 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]

♪♪

♪♪

[ LAUGHING ]

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

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 ]

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

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.

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

[ 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 ]
♪♪