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- Andre wants full custody. - Full custody?

And he wants a condo in LA?

I think I want to try to go to therapy.

I might be able to strike a balance between

being more aggressive for my property

and still protect my children.

A divorce is war.

There's an opportunity that I wanna talk to you about.

Gonna have to sit down face-to-face.

So I gotta wait to find out?

Why would you do stuff like that to me?

You know, I'm trying to do a pop-up location for Bar Chix.

My financial advisor was saying

that I should wait two or three years.

Oh, no.

I know I need to be smart about my money,

but I also feel I need to be bold

and confident about Bar Chix.

Your daughters wanted to propose

a family vacation.

We want all of us to come

with you and Mommy.

I wanna spend some more time with y'all.

Well is your wife gonna let you go?

He might have to bring his wife.

I just got a hot flash just thinking about

Mommy and Daddy's wife being in the same room together.

Mm-mmm.

♪ We are the Braxtons and you'll see ♪

♪ We are not like an ordinary family ♪

♪ Toni, Traci, Towanda, Trina, Tamar, and Miss E ♪

♪ Will teach you a thing or two ♪

♪ On "Braxton Family Values." ♪

Took me--I never been to this place before.

- I'm not usually a cake person. -Neither have I.

- But I really wanted to try it. - Ooh!

Ooh, it's really super-cute in here.

Hi, welcome to Georgetown.

- Hello. - Hi.

I'm so glad that I'm finally back from LA

because the Bar Chix pop-up is only four days away

and I still have a lotta work to do.

And all of my sisters are coming to town for the pop-up.

So I'm excited to have some alone time with Mommy

before they all arrive.

Do you have anything that's cheesecake flavored?

Yes, ma'am, we have two. We have strawberry cheesecake

- and red velvet swirl chees-- - Oh, my God.

Ooh, the strawberry sounds like a plan to me.

I'll have a cup of coffee.

Do you have ceramic mugs or, like, to-go muggies?

- Yes, ma'am. - Yeah, I'll have

my own mug, please.

To buy and take with me, blah, blah, blah.

- You want one as well, Mom? - Yeah.

We're, like, real real neat freaks.

So do me a favor? Can you not put your hand,

like, on or inside of my cup?

- Gotcha. - And just make sure it's rinsed.

- Yeah. - Please. Thank you so much.

I've become even more of a neat freak

in owning a bar, as everything

has to be just so.

But I mean, there's nothing wrong with being clean.

Wouldn't you rather have a clean woman

than a dirty woman?

That way you know everything's clean.

That's all I'm saying.

- What's going on, girl? - You know,

sometimes I don't know if I'm winding my head

- or scratching my butt. - You know why?

'Cause you have so much going on.

You're trying to deal with the business,

you're trying to deal with the pop-up.

- It's a lot. - Yeah.

This Bar Chix pop-up has me really stressed.

And I need this event to go off without a hitch

so I can really figure out if a second Bar Chix location

is in my future.

It's a lot of pressure

because it's costing me a lot of money,

and my reputation as a restauranteur is at stake.

I'm proud of you.

I have to be honest, I'm super-nervous.

But I think being nervous is a good thing

because if you're too cocky about a situation,

then-then you're susceptible to making many more mistakes.

- Yeah. - So cautious is good.

And then especially after the blowup...

And these are black and blue sliders.

Love them cheese sliders when it's vegetarian.

You know, why this chicken have so many feathers on it?

Say everything you need to say.

I don't feel like that's anything bad.

I'm not (bleep) on nobody.

Tamar, you know exactly what you're saying--

- Trina, grow up. - I'm not the one who needs to grow up.

You grow up.

Thank God everything is fine now.

Thank you, Lord.

You know, I decided especially because of that,

I think it's better for me to just go ahead

and do it by myself and not include the girls.

I just want them to be there and enjoy themselves.

And just do it on my own.

Nothing wrong with having your sisters come in

and eat and sit back and enjoy what you're doing.

- That's a wonderful thing. - Yeah.

I've invited all my sisters to Atlanta this week

to attend my pop-up.

However, I'm gonna be so busy this week

getting things prepared, that I probably

won't even see them until the big day.

But it's all just as well,

because I think we get along much better

when I don't consult them on my business endeavors.

So I wanted to ask you about something.

- Okay. - Have to be honest,

I had a conversation with Daddy about it too.

We had dinner with Daddy last week,

and Toni volunteered to ask Mommy

if she would be all right with Daddy to bring

his current wife, Miss Wanda, along on our trip.

I'm in support of whoever wants to tell Mommy.

- It's just not me. - I'll do it. I'll do it.

No, we'll ask Mommy. Not tell her anything.

We're gonna ask Mommy how would she feel

about the possibility of us being a blended family

while on holiday.

I'm gonna leave that awkward conversation to Toni

since she volunteered.

But first, I think it's important

that I invite Mommy on the trip

since she hasn't even heard about it yet.

The girls and I were thinking about

taking another trip with you and Daddy.

We feel like we need healing right now.

Especially given all that's happened.

He thinks that it's a really good idea

'cause we need to spend some time together.

Right.

The first time Braxton and the kids and I

have gone on vacation was Braxton driving the Winnebago.

Welcome to the Braxton family vacation!

Wait a minute. We riding in a Winnebago?

- We read' to go? - Uh, no.

I really did not want to go.

No TV allowed, no radio allowed

because this is family time.

Who lives like this?

It's like old times.

Dad's driving, my mom's up front.

I mean, they're not speaking to each other.

How long have we been riding?

This thing is far away.

The Winnebago experience wasn't good for me.

Matter of fact, I was miserable.

But they want to go on vacation

and so I'm willing to make a sacrifice.

That's fine. Let's take a vacation.

I want you guys to get together and be sisters.

- Me too. - And friends, you know?

That's all I care about.

I'm glad Mommy is cool with Daddy coming along on the trip,

but I am not gonna ask Mommy about Daddy's wife coming.

I did my part, now it's up to Toni

to handle hers.

I don't want any part of that conversation.

- I gotta go, baby. - I'm taking my coffee with me.

Me too. Love you much.

You not gonna kiss me or nothing?

Ooh, Lord. You know I'mma kiss you.

You know, I haven't been kissing anybody

- so my lips are clean. - Thank God for Jesus.

- Hey. - Hey.

- What's going on? - Hey.

I'm in Atlanta for Trina Bar Chix pop-up.

Cliff meets me here because

of some mysterious business opportunity he has for me.

I'm dying to know what it is

and why he had me come all the way to Georgia

to tell me.

- How was LA? - Great.

- Was it? - It was.

That's good, though. I'm glad LA was a success.

Well, you know, my phone conversation to you

- about the business idea... - Yeah.

These guys came to me and I think it's just so awesome.

Um, you will be endorsing a liquor brand.

We want you to be an ambassador

and help brand the liquor and become a spokesperson.

- What kinda liquor is it? - It's a whiskey.

Um...

I love whiskey, but my biggest concern

about being the spokesperson for this whiskey line

is that it might not be a good look for me in my career.

Well, then can we test the liquor at least?

Well, we're going to visit their company.

- We gonna visit the distill-- - There's a distillery?

- We gonna visit it. - Is it here in Georgia?

- Yeah. - So can I bring a big cup?

Oh, Jesus.

I need to taste it first

and I need to see the distillery

and see the process because I wanna be behind a product

that I can brag about, and not a product

that I won't be able to drink myself.

If it's good, it's good. If it ain't, it ain't.

I just want you to understand

the business opportunity at hand.

This is a right-now situation

for us to do business with a reputable company.

For us to coincide the album with it.

You go on in the clubs

promoting the liquor, promoting the album.

I believe that this is a great opportunity for you.

- I wouldn't have pursued this... - Right.

If I knew for sure that it wasn't positive for you.

I think this will help you

because you got Trina who has her liquor line

and she has her restaurant.

Of course you got Toni that can support it,

Tamar that can support it, Towanda that can support it.

You know, all the sisters'll be in place.

All of my sisters have projects going on.

I mean, if I'm gonna be a big girl

and try to do, you know, be an entrepreneur

and have other businesses, I have to think about it.

I know you. I already know you

and that's why-that's why I took on this deal.

That's why I entertained it. Because of you.

When the public sees Traci Braxton,

I want them to think, "Oh, that girl can sing

and, you know, she's an entrepreneur."

So I'm going to check out the distillery

and learn more about this brand.

It could be fun.

If this blows up,

our future is in our hands.

Okay.

- Come on in, right this way. - Thanks, doc.

I filed for divorce from Andre about six weeks ago.

And today I'm going to therapy

because I think it will help me figure out

how to navigate this divorce

and hopefully gain insight on sparing my kids.

Put yourself at ease. I'm here for you.

- Okay. - Okay?

I have never been one to really express

the way that I'm feeling at all whatsoever.

So this is even a growing process for me

to open up to the doctor.

Today's an intake session.

Just wanna get to know you a little bit better.

So let me get into a little bit about your backstory.

Just tell me a little bit about your past,

where you grew up, what it was like for you growing up.

My parents were both ministers.

Um, we were very, very close-knit.

Extremely close-knit, and then my parents got a divorce.

They were married for 38 years and then got a divorce.

I was right out high school, I do believe,

when it started happening.

At the time, Mommy and Daddy's relationship

was so "perfect" in our eyes.

You know, they were the pillar of the community.

And when that happened, I think we were all devastated

and it affected us in a different way.

So tell me about how you and Andre met.

I met him...

I met him at a club.

- Okay. - Here in Atlanta.

We were friends for a couple of years.

And then, you know, we just started dating.

I didn't think that we would ever get married.

- Hmm. - And then one day

he just said, "Let's just go to the courthouse."

And we went to the courthouse and got married.

At the time, I really felt

that Andre and I were just gonna date

and never get married.

Honestly, I never thought that I would ever get married

because of what happened between Mommy and Daddy,

because I was scarred.

That affected me in believing that there's never

gonna be a perfect marriage.

So I just got married to Andre.

So tell me what the current situation,

current status is of your relationship.

Um, I filed for divorce.

Complete divorce, and I'm sure

that this is what I want now.

Okay. All right.

So the main thing that I'd be able to help you all with

is communicating more effectively with each other.

And there's gonna be some give-and-take

and compromise on both your parts

because you're gonna at least know ho--

Have to know how to do that

as you co-parent with each other.

And as you go through this process,

you might have some disagreements about...

- uh, custody and all-- - That's the main...

- That's the main issue? - He wants full custody,

and I'm not willing to give him full custody.

He cannot take my children away from me.

That's like ripping my spirit, my soul right out of me.

- No. - Yeah. Yeah. Okay.

The prime directive is

what's in the best interest of the kids.

That's the prime directive when you're going through this.

You get to the point where you just start battling

and just trying to stick it to the other person just because

or to keep the kids away from the other person just because,

'cause you're mad, that gets nasty.

So...

what I recommend is having your husband join us.

Bringing him in here and talking about it might help.

I doubt Andre would be open

to joining me in therapy.

Andre is really angry right now.

Um... okay.

I'mma try to get Andre in here to talk.

Okay. You're willing to do that?

Mm-hmm.

You know, I-I...

I guess I really need to be prepared for a fight.

The cops came to your sister house.

The police?

She said, "Did Trina go to jail?"

I'm worried because she may be in trouble.

- Hello! Hi. - man: Hello, hello.

- I'm Skip Mason. - Traci.

I'm at Lazy Guy Distillery with Cliff and Towanda.

I'm looking forward to learning more

about this brand ambassador opportunity today.

I would've brought Trina because

as a bar owner, this is right up her alley.

But Trina's probably working her butt off

trying to do this pop-up.

I want to give you a little background

on the history of blacks in the West.

When I was growing up as a little boy,

I never knew of any black cowboy.

I grew up watching TV and movies

and so I became very intrigued about learning

about the history of blacks in the West.

The Buffalo soldiers, the cavalry.

I remember an African-American man

by the name of Bass Reeves

who was the first black US Marshall out of Texas.

Arrested over 3,000 felons.

And so black cowboys, it's about unsung heroes

of blacks in the West.

I found it interesting.

And with this history,

it's a brand that I can brag about.

I think it's a wonderful opportunity

to take that rich history of blacks in the West,

and to share the history with a new generation

of people who don't know very much about it.

I'm liking the idea of this brand ambassador

more and more, and I know the pressure

is going to be on me now.

It's freaking me out a little bit.

But I mean, I have to be a professional.

-We gotta sample this one. -Yes, we do.

Here, sample this one.

Oh, that is so good.

I'm not sure

if this spokeswoman gig is such a good idea for Traci.

Okay? She have to be around alcohol all the time

and this ain't good for nobody.

They communion cups. I normally take two during church--

You steal from God, Traci?

- You not 'sposed to take two. - I'm not stealing from God,

God said, "Come as you are.

Right, and you came as a thief...

because you only supposed to get one.

Towanda, you not being a good participator.

My name is Towanda, I can't drink brown right now

unless I'm at home.

I would be stuffed in a barrel, Traci.

I can't.

I'm meeting with Andre tonight

so I need a clear head.

And I can't get all liquored up, you know...

And plus, this is Traci's thing.

I'm here to support Traci.

Taste it.

- Ready? - Mm-hmm.

You make me so sick right now.

- Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. -That's good.

- I like that. - Amazing.

I wasn't too sure about this brand ambassador for Traci.

But seeing the way she handled this tasting,

I am just so impressed.

She was still a little wacky because, you know,

that's-that's Traci but she held it all together.

Traci, you should be a brand ambassador.

It's gonna be a good idea.

- Okay. Yes. - I think so.

- It's gonna be a good idea. - I like it, though.

- I think that's awesome. - Yes.

It is a great opportunity.

-So, Vince... -What up?

I'm making us a celebratory cocktail.

Why?

I think it's time to play the record for my mama.

I'm ready to hear what she gotta say about it,

you know what I mean?

So before I fly to Atlanta

to enjoy some delicious food at Trina's pop-up shop,

Vince and I are gonna enjoy some of my delicious,

famous margaritas, honey,

because I just recorded the most amazing track

for my next album

and it's a special song that I wrote.

And it's real real close to home.

So you nervous about playing it for your mother?

I'm very nervous about playing it.

- Why? - Because I ain't ever been

in a situation where I wrote a song about my mama

and my daddy and their situation.

But music is supposed to be inspired by something like...

"Oh, I'm sorry, Mama.

"Your divorce inspired me.

I'm sorry, Daddy, you cheatin' on my mama inspired me."

Like wait a minute, what happened?

I'm super nervous to play the song for my mom

because it's gonna bring up a lot of old feelings about

infidelity because she ain't never wanna talk about it.

But the only way to heal is to talk about it and move on.

So when you gonna play the song for her?

I can play the song for Mommy and the girls

probably in Atlanta for Trina's pop-up.

- What do you think? - I think the sooner the better.

- You know what I think? - What?

I think after this drink you're gonna have

to go lay down somewhere

'cause there's a lot of alcohol in here

and you ain't no Braxton. you ain't got our kind of liver.

You know what I mean?

- Cheers for y'all liver. - Cheers to my liver.

And my mama not pulsating me.

My therapist suggested for me

to bring Andre to counseling.

But I doubt Andre will be open to joining me in therapy.

I need to give Andre a call.

I hope he's willing to talk.

Hey.

Oh, nothing. I was just calling

because I was sitting here thinking

that maybe we should, um,

meet and talk about some things.

Even though Andre and I live in the same house,

we haven't been talking much since I saw my attorney.

We have both been avoiding any conversations

that are difficult.

And I think it's time we put our feelings aside

and start a mature conversation

to help settle this custody battle

because I am not willing to let this divorce impact the way

that my parents' divorce impacted me.

I mean, I don't know what we can say at this point.

You've already made your case

by filing for this divorce.

So I just don't understand

the point of having a conversation.

The point is is for us to amicably handle the situation

and talk and hear each other.

And I just think that sometimes, you know...

We--I'm owning what I'm owning,

and I'm owning the fact that there are times

where we're having a conversation

and I'm not really hearing you.

I-I just think that we just need to sit

and talk about some stuff.

I don't know, it just sounds like a set-up to me.

What do you mean, a set-up?

Usually with a situation

like that, there's more to it.

I don't know what your alternative motive is.

Andre is already salty.

So I'm not sure how this conversation is gonna go.

Why would you say that? Seriously?

That is terrible for you to say.

He's doing any and everything--

- Nope. - Just to get at me.

I'm not gonna do joint custody.

I want the kids.

I'm glad we're in a public place.

Right now I'm just getting a little pissed off and upset.

I just don't understand

the point of having a conversation.

I don't know, it just sounds like a set-up to me.

I--Hey, what do you mean, a set-up?

Usually with a situation

like that, there's more to it.

I don't know what your alternative motive is.

Okay, I've never had any ulterior motive.

I've always been up front and honest about--

Especially when it comes to that type of stuff.

Okay, but you gotta understand.

I mean, this whole thing is, uh...

Is-is pretty devastating.

And I've never felt like your husband.

I know that Andre is hurting.

And I know that he's angry

and I know I'm responsible for some of that.

But we need to learn to be respectful of each other.

And at this point, we can't get there ourselves.

It's important for me for us to move forward

in a positive way.

- I just wanna make sure-- - There's nothing positive about divorce.

- I didn't say-I didn't-- - So I don't see how

we're gonna be moving forward in a positive way

while we're getting a divorce.

Because it doesn't have to be anger.

I need Andre to meet me, and I think it's best

to do this where we won't run into the risk

of the kids overhearing the conversation.

All I'm asking is just be willing

to come and meet with me just to see, you know,

what I have to say or what we need to talk about.

All right, all right.

I'm really hesitant about it.

I just don't see any point, but okay.

- Thank you. - Bye.

- This is huge. -Isn't it cute?

- Oh, this is so cute. - Look at this chair.

- I don't like the chair. - I love the chair.

Like in the glam room, it's dope.

Oh, glam room is dope. I thought you meant living room.

- Girl, come on now. - I know, I just--

What's next? The black leather couch?

So since we're both in Atlanta anyway

for Trina's pop-up, Toni is coming with me

as I look for furniture for my second home.

Now I haven't found the perfect house yet,

but it gives us a chance to actually start planning

the trip we all talked about over dinner

with Daddy last week.

This would be cute in the glam room.

I like pretty much everything in here.

- There's great pieces. - They have great pieces.

So how do people be a blended family?

How do we have our parents together on holidays?

Which I'm here for.

It's like... when is when?

Well, Daddy's gonna want to bring his wife.

- She can't come. - No, she can't come.

Everybody ain't invited to the party.

Sometimes there ain't a plus-one.

I understand that, but he's gonna try that

'cause it's probably causing problems in his home.

Like, you know what I mean?

"I can't--I'm your wife.

Why can't I be a part of your family?"

- I mean, she is Daddy's wife. - That's not your family.

- But she's not Ma's mother. - That's not my family, though.

She's not my family.

I know I told my sisters I would talk to Mommy

and see how she feels about possibly

taking a trip with my father and his current wife.

But after being honest with myself,

I decided I would never, ever put my mom through that.

And I know my dad's gonna be disappointed.

We just don't want him to bring his wife.

But I know that this is better for all of us involved.

When I really thought about it, when we had

that conversation with "Maybe, you know,

we need to be blended families and stuff."

- Yeah. - I said, "Well, maybe"...

But adding the ex-wife that we thought

we talked about before, that's not gonna be an option.

As a woman, I thought about that.

Like, she can't do that. I couldn't do it.

If my divorce was because of infidelity

and another woman was involved?

Nah. I don't want that chick around.

Toni is right, you know what I mean?

You don't ask your mama can your daddy's wife

come on the trip. Like, get yo--

Like, Toni ain't stupid. She Toni Braxton,

"Living Legend" for a reason. She ain't no dumbass.

- Oh, that's cute. - Isn't that cute?

Let's see how much that is.

These things...

This a cute furniture store.

Yes. It's so cute. Like, if I had a daughter

and she just graduated from college,

I would, like, decorate her place like this.

Have you seen Trina yet?

You know, did you talk to her?

I haven't heard from her since we been here in Atlanta.

Come sit yo ass down 'cause my feet hurt a little bit.

How we gonna be sitting in the store?

Girl, we supposed to be shopping.

People gonna look at us like we crazy.

I gotta tell Toni something important

because I'm super afraid one of my sisters

could be in trouble.

So, um, I was getting my hair done

- and I heard some news. - Okay, what? Tell me.

I can't tell you 'cause then you

gonna tell everybody I know.

It was so juicy.

Tell me! Tell me! Tell me!

- You know what the real deal is. - That's not true.

Tell the mother(bleep) to stop calling me.

What's-what's wrong? Are you hurt?

If someone hurt my sister Trina,

there will be hell to pay.

T-T-T-T-TC!

What up, Tay?

- Hi. - Good to see you.

I'm at the studio.

I'm almost done recording the most amazing album.

Guess what?

Logey, you look so fresh today.

You know, I saw you on the internet, right?

I did. In school. So let me ask you a question.

Who you was holding hands with?

Why you was holding Stella's hands for?

She ain't try to do nothin' else?

She try to get a kiss or something?

Not yet?

Let me tell you something. She try to kiss you,

this is what you do-- you go

That's right.

You don't kiss girls, you kiss Mommy, right?

- Yeah. - Mommy only.

Let me show you what to do. Come on.

That's what you do.

That's what you do.

Okay, what? Tell me. doned

I can't tell you 'cause then you

gonna tell everybody I know.

It was so juicy.

Tell me! Tell me! Tell me!

- Tell me! What? - Oh, my God, this

The saliva takin' over.

- Tell me! What happened? - Oh, girl, it's T for Jesus.

- What happened? - Okay, if I bump this titty,

- Toni, you better not-- - I promise I'm not gonna say--

I never tell anything. I told one time!

Put your right hand up. Put your right hand up.

- Right here. - Okay, I got--

Do you solemnly swear Wait, why am I doing it?

I'm not about to say anything.

Wait a minute. Put your hand up.

No, I'm not about to tell nothing.

- Put your hand up. - Why, I--

Say, "I'm Toni Braxton. 'Living Legend.'"

My name is Toni Braxton.

"Living Legend."

- My name is Toni Braxton. - "Living Legend."

- My name is Toni Braxton. - Could be another Toni Braxton.

Toni Braxton, "Living Legend."

Toni The Braxton.

"Living Legend."

Toni Braxton, "Living Legend."

- And... - And...

- The information... - The information...

- That I receive... - That I receive...

From my beautiful...

From my beautiful.

From my loudmouth, youngest...

- Baby sister. - Amazing sister.

Sister, Tamar Braxton.

- Did not tell me... - Did not tell me...

- Anything... - Anything...

- That pertains... - That pertains...

- To Trina. - To Trina.

- And... and... -

- And... - Her jailbird.

Her jailbird?

- Girl... - Her jailbird?

- Gabe's in jail? - I promise.

This is really under-- how it happened.

I'm getting my hair done.

And you know how people bump T at the hair place, right?

- Right, right. - I had heard they said that,

"Did you hear about"...

- No lie. - What? What? Who?

- Just the hand to the man. - Who's the boyfriend? Gabe?

"Black Nasty."

Wait a minute, hold up. Jacent?

Girl, they said the po-po had came for him.

The police? Where, at the bar?

At Trina's house?

- Federal? - The cops came

to your sister house.

- White collars. - Is his name really Jacent?

Who knows?

I'm starting to get concerned about Trina.

We haven't heard from her since I've been here in Atlanta.

And I thought I would've by now

because she's working on her pop-up store.

But she's doing it alone.

But now I'm worried because I think now

she may be in trouble.

I'm really sad for her. Like, "for real" for real.

Towanda know everything.

Trina can't handle stuff like that.

She's not built that way.

Hello?

Now...

why you ain't tell me about Jacent?

That he got arrested? Girl, yeah, he got arrested.

I knew he was shady.

Something's wrong.

I told Toni Towanda know everything.

I-I found out at the hair salon.

- Wow... - I'm serious.

This some real (bleep). I'm not lyin', makin' this up.

- I'm serious. - I told y'all he wasn't (bleep).

- I told y'all. - Okay.

You don't like him?

Listen, she was just supposed to hang out with him

and, you know, getting her over her ex-husband.

- Not... all that. - Why you don't like him for?

'Cause I think he's a liar.

- A who? - Liar.

Well, don't they all lie?

No, it's a different type of liar.

He's like "The Talented Mr. Ripley."

They came to her house.

Real question is how is Trina?

- No she's not. - Please meet us.

Please meet us. Please meet us.

'Cause I got to know. I got to know.

I gotta look you in your face.

- I just feel for Trina. - I want Traci to come,

but I don't want Trina to think we're talking

about her behind her back.

Although we are-- Although I'm not talking

behind her back 'cause I found out differently.

- You know what I'm saying? - It's an intervention

- how to help her 'cause I-- -Intervention? Why?

So you gonna do a Trina-vention?

I feel terrible for Trina right now.

With the pop-up stuff happening,

she must be completely stressed enough.

But with all this drama on top of it with Jacent,

I think she's probably losing her mind.

And I don't care what Towanda says,

we just need to try and get ahold of Trina

and just meet her and make sure she's okay.

I'm busy tonight.

I'm meeting up with Andre, but I'll see

if Trina can meet tomorrow.

But let me get something clear first.

When we go, who's paying?

Well, Toni live in style now. She got all her (bleep).

Her boyfriend--Yeah, her boyfriend signed...

Go this way. Go that way.

You right, you right. Toni can pay this time.

She can pay all the time.

You know, all this shade...

My therapist wants me to meet with Andre and I

to help us talk through the custody issue in our divorce.

So I asked Andre to meet me here away from home

because I don't think it's healthy

to have this discussion in front of our children.

Plus, I'm not sure how he's gonna react

when I ask him to come to counseling with me.

So I'm glad we're in a public place.

- Hey, Carter. - Hey, what's going on?

Nothin'.

Can I sit down?

Please, have a seat.

I don't know, you might have it reserved

- for somebody else. - Why would I have it

reserved for somebody else? Like, seriously?

Some (bleep) might show up.

For real? Why would you say that?

Seriously?

So what's up?

That is terrible for you to say.

After all this time, in my mind,

I don't think it's time to get divorced.

But in her mind it is.

I don't know the real reason why we're getting a divorce.

So I'm still fickled and puzzled

right now as I'm speaking.

I know you don't feel like talking.

Nah, 'cause it's gonna be the same old (bleep).

What-what do you wanna talk about?

I talked to my lawyer Antavius--

Yeah, and?

He told me that you wanted an LA property

and the Maryland property.

Yes. I do.

And I want the kids.

- Now, we can do joint custody. - I'm not doing joi--

I believe that joint custody would be better.

I'm not gonna do joint custody.

- Those are my kids too. - I know they your kids too.

I just don't think that it should be full cust--

Who was home to raise the kids

while you were out there working?

I've been there since day one.

I gave up my career for them.

All right? And I know that you're doing

what you're doing to support them financially,

but I was there emotionally.

I was there, first ballet, first football practice--

I was there for that too.

No, you flew in at the last minute.

So, but I was there.

That's the whole point, is that I was there.

So during the times that you have to get up

in the middle of the night and fly to LA for your family--

- What you mean for my family? - Whenever you have--

- The kids are my family. - No, whenever you have

family emergencies, you get up

in the middle of the night and you just leave town.

I wanna have full custody

because I'm gonna be there most of the time.

Towanda's not there most of the time.

Also, I did it out of anger.

I'm gonna say that, yeah. I was angry.

A little spite. So yeah, I'm gonna take her

to her threshold to see how much

she's gonna fight for her kids, as well.

She didn't seem to fight for them

while we were in the marriage,

so maybe she'll fight for 'em while we're not.

While we're going through a divorce process.

You give us second thought.

We don't become first thoughts to you,

we're second thoughts.

You can sit there and shake your head all you want to,

but you know what the real deal is.

You know what the true issue is--

- That's not true. - It is true.

Okay, when the kids are asking me "Where Mommy is?

"Mommy's gone, Mommy's not here,

Mommy's never here," how am I supposed

to answer those questions?

"Mommy ain't here for this" and "Mommy ain't here for that."

Or, "Why Mommy always gotta jump on a plane for her family

but she's not thinking about us?"

How am I supposed to answer those questions?

- You tell me how I'm suppo-- - What do you mean,

not thinking about them?

Andre making that statement about how

I didn't fight for our children while we were married.

I mean, it's absurd. He's hurt.

He's doing any and everything just to get at me.

Listen, when he goes low, I go high.

That's all I could say.

What do you mean not thi-- Are you serious?

- Not thinking about the kids? - I want full--

I want full custody of the kids.

- That's the bottom line. - That's not--No.

After all that I've done--

What about all the stuff that I've done?

I-I-I've given you credit on that.

Oh, and I've given you credit on the things that you've done.

The kids deserve a little more attention right about now.

There's not a day that goes by that I don't talk to my kids--

But FaceTime and talking to 'em on the phone is

- different from being there-- - When it comes to them, I will figure it out.

When they got a scraped knee and a broken elbow

or broken arm, do you think they're getting

- the attention they need? - I absolutely give my--

You really believe that?

Right now I'm just getting a little pissed off and upset.

And that's not why I invited you here

to have this conversation.

See, this is why Andre and I

never talk about our problems, okay?

Because whenever we do,

it always ends up in an argument.

A deep, heated argument.

And obviously we need a professional

to teach us how to communicate more effectively

'cause I don't want to put my kids in the middle

like my parents put us in the middle.

But the way this conversation is going,

I'm even more hesitant to bring up the idea

of a counselor.

I have to try, though.

I, um, I went and talked to somebody.

I talked to a counselor.

And I really think that it's important

for both of us to go talk to the counselor.

I really do. I really do.

- I don't need therapy. - It's not about therapy.

- I don't need no therapy. - It's--Oh, my God.

All I need is my kids.

- I don't need therapy... - You're not hearing me--

We're not here listening to each other.

And tell your attorney don't call me no more.

I'm just saying, why can't we talk

to somebody, though?

Tell the mother(bleep) to stop calling me.

Talk about it, Trina.

I didn't do anything.

I'm not gonna let nobody screw you over.

So you have to vindicate yourself.

Even though I have a lot of crap going on

with the divorce and Andre,

we're all focused on what's going on with Trina.

And I invited her to come here to meet with us

and she's on her way here.

And while I talked to her briefly,

I know she's safe.

And as her sisters, we need to check on her

and, you know, just be here for her if she needs us.

We are sitting at our favorite place in Atlanta

to find out what's really going on with Trina

because the only thing that we've heard

is what we heard on the streets.

So now we ain't calling it a "Tamar-vention,"

it's a "Trina-vention,"

which is past due.

Late.

I'm really worried about Trina.

And I don't know why she hasn't mentioned

the Jacent rumors to us directly.

But this is something she's gonna have

to tell us about, she's gonna have to talk now.

Usually when we all get together,

we're talking and laughing.

But today, the mood is pretty tense.

Bottom line is, if someone hurt my sister Trina

there will be hell to pay.

- Hey, Trina. - Hey, La-trine.

Hi! Oui, oui!

Oui, oui, monsieur.

I'm glad all of us sisters

are getting together for lunch today

because there is a pretty big bomb I need to drop

and nothing goes better with bad news

than Mexican food and margaritas.

I just hope they're not gonna be too upset with me.

Ooh, thank you. It looks so scrumptious.

Hey, guys, there's something I have to tell you.

Well, guys, I'm not doing the pop-up.

Okay, forget a pop-up shop.

I'm more concerned about

Trina's other news, this new news.

Y'all know I was fully invested.

Especially when my money's involved,

you know I don't play with my money.

But it just... It's not the right time

and it has to be done right.

The pop-up situation wasn't right.

Can't happen.

Sometimes when you don't talk about stuff,

it's almost like you got something to do

with the shenanigans.

So you about to rectify and clear your name

because if somebody's in trouble,

you don't know what the hell they throwing around in jail.

Clear your name!

Why is it suddenly quiet? What's happening?

I can't do this.

You know, if we're gonna discuss something

we're gonna be discussing, you know, the fact

that Trina's boyfriend got picked up by the cops.

We need to get into that.

- No, I'm just saying. - Why don't you say something?

- What happened? -Trina, so what happened?

- Are you hurt? - Not even a little bit.

- So what happened? - I just-I just don't think

- that this is the forum-- - It's the forum.

It's not. It's not.

Now, I know we done been through some rough times

as sisters over the past few weeks,

but Trina needs to understand

that the only people who can help her

are in this room right now.

She needs to stop being afraid

and tell us what's really going on.

I don't want you lookin' crazy in the streets.

- I didn't do anything. - I don't understand...

what-what-what's wrong? Why are you so hesitant to--

You should talk about it, Trina.

- Before people start talking... - People are so quick to think

and judgmental, so you have to vindicate yourself

and trust your sisters so we can have your back.

Because I couldn't-- I couldn't have your back

when homegirl mention it to me.

You wanna know why? 'Cause I didn't know

nothing about it.

I didn't know.

At some point, you have to start

trusting your sisters.

I'm trying super hard not to be defensive

but I don't understand why I have to open up

about everything in my life,

when Towanda really doesn't want to talk about her divorce,

Toni never wants to discuss her relationship with Birdman,

Tamar didn't tell anyone about her fertility issues

or her mess with her husband,

and Traci's always keeping her feelings bottled up.

Golly jeepers.

Who told you?

My hairdresser told me.

She said, "Is your sister okay?

Did she go to jail?"

She said, "Did she go to jail?"

Yeah.

I'm not lying.

You know Atlanta is this small.

You don't want people thinking

you had anything to do with this ridiculous frog.

I'm not gonna let nobody screw you over,

make you look like you a damn criminal when you are not.

You're a hardworking, African-American citizen.

Educated one. No, I'm just saying.

Now Trina done said a few weeks ago

that she feel like she don't know us

because we all don't talk like we used to.

Now none of us want to feel that way.

But if we're going to change,

we need to reach out and communicate.

And that's the only way

that everything's gonna come together.

So...

Jacent came over to my house

to get some of his things.

There was a knock at the door. Bang-bang-bang-bang-bang.

Go upstairs. I went to the door,

and he's in handcuffs.

-He's in what? - Handcuffs.

What?