1 00:00:05,599 --> 00:00:08,007 - Previously on "Bel-Air." 2 00:00:08,008 --> 00:00:09,008 - Coach Mac, Stapleton University, 3 00:00:09,009 --> 00:00:10,444 down in Orange County. 4 00:00:10,445 --> 00:00:11,358 - It's a full ride scholarship you're offering? 5 00:00:11,359 --> 00:00:12,968 - Yes, ma'am. 6 00:00:12,969 --> 00:00:14,274 - I heard the business program out here is pretty solid. 7 00:00:14,275 --> 00:00:15,666 - You are on scholarship. 8 00:00:15,667 --> 00:00:17,016 Basketball is the major. 9 00:00:17,017 --> 00:00:18,713 - You're not just going to Princeton for you. 10 00:00:18,714 --> 00:00:21,498 You're going for all the Black kids who never got the chance. 11 00:00:21,499 --> 00:00:23,935 - This kind of feels like four more years of Bel-Air Academy. 12 00:00:23,936 --> 00:00:25,154 - The last thing I want to do is 13 00:00:25,155 --> 00:00:26,634 look back and wonder, what if? 14 00:00:26,635 --> 00:00:27,765 - You know, I can't imagine living 15 00:00:27,766 --> 00:00:29,593 life with that kind of regret. 16 00:00:29,594 --> 00:00:31,421 - I need to wrap this shit up with Dominique. 17 00:00:31,422 --> 00:00:32,727 - This is the last of it. 18 00:00:32,728 --> 00:00:34,424 Forget you ever met the Banks family. 19 00:00:34,425 --> 00:00:36,122 - What's your title over there again? 20 00:00:36,123 --> 00:00:37,297 House Negro? 21 00:00:37,298 --> 00:00:38,950 - With this baby coming, my family, 22 00:00:38,951 --> 00:00:40,300 I'll protect them at all costs. 23 00:00:40,301 --> 00:00:41,997 - Well, do you think your role in their family 24 00:00:41,998 --> 00:00:44,043 will ever be the same after what you put them through? 25 00:00:44,044 --> 00:00:46,567 - I've been seeing Jazz. - That's your business. 26 00:00:46,568 --> 00:00:47,916 - I'm not here to judge you either. 27 00:00:47,917 --> 00:00:49,570 - Charlie's was flagged. 28 00:00:49,571 --> 00:00:51,224 - Me and the boys are about to take Lucille for a spin. 29 00:00:51,225 --> 00:00:52,790 You down? - I'm about to call it a night. 30 00:00:52,791 --> 00:00:54,836 - OK, another time then. - Yeah. 31 00:00:54,837 --> 00:00:56,751 - Tell me more about this future. 32 00:00:56,752 --> 00:00:58,927 - Oh, God! Something's wrong! 33 00:00:58,928 --> 00:01:00,147 [gasps] 34 00:01:01,597 --> 00:01:04,019 - Sit up. Let me get your coffee. 35 00:01:04,020 --> 00:01:05,064 Here you go. - OK. 36 00:01:05,065 --> 00:01:06,674 - Let me get this up. - OK. 37 00:01:06,675 --> 00:01:08,893 - There, you want- - OK, I think that'll do it. 38 00:01:08,894 --> 00:01:10,678 - I just want to make sure you're comfortable. 39 00:01:10,679 --> 00:01:13,246 - Warm blanket, fresh out the dryer. 40 00:01:13,247 --> 00:01:15,944 - Added some electrolytes for you, Aunt Viv. 41 00:01:15,945 --> 00:01:18,077 - And I'm on call, so just ring this bell if you need anything. 42 00:01:18,078 --> 00:01:20,818 - Y'all, this is so sweet, but I'm feeling so much better. 43 00:01:20,819 --> 00:01:23,082 You don't need to fuss over me. I'm pregnant. 44 00:01:23,083 --> 00:01:25,084 I am not an invalid. 45 00:01:25,085 --> 00:01:26,650 - Good thing I'm here, because I can see 46 00:01:26,651 --> 00:01:28,087 you already acting difficult. 47 00:01:28,088 --> 00:01:29,871 - Oh, my baby's here! 48 00:01:29,872 --> 00:01:31,307 What's up? - Hey. 49 00:01:31,308 --> 00:01:33,266 What up, cuz? - Hey, Will. 50 00:01:33,267 --> 00:01:34,963 What's up, guys? 51 00:01:34,964 --> 00:01:36,617 Dad called me, and I hopped on the first flight I could get. 52 00:01:36,618 --> 00:01:38,619 - Yes. Mwah. 53 00:01:38,620 --> 00:01:40,099 I figured having her here would cheer you up. 54 00:01:40,100 --> 00:01:41,578 - Oh. - [laughs] 55 00:01:41,579 --> 00:01:43,102 - Oh, it sure does. 56 00:01:43,103 --> 00:01:45,060 Aw, I love you. - [giggles] 57 00:01:45,061 --> 00:01:46,496 - I love the hair. 58 00:01:46,497 --> 00:01:49,369 - Yeah, and this Afro boho Erykah Badu look, wow! 59 00:01:49,370 --> 00:01:52,285 [laughs] - Yeah, Costa Rica was a vibe- 60 00:01:52,286 --> 00:01:53,677 life-changing. 61 00:01:53,678 --> 00:01:55,462 - Oh, well, sit down and tell us all about it. 62 00:01:55,463 --> 00:01:58,508 - OK. So... 63 00:01:58,509 --> 00:02:01,424 - ? Yeah, it's like deja vu ? 64 00:02:01,425 --> 00:02:04,514 ? I see it all the time ? 65 00:02:04,515 --> 00:02:06,517 ? Yeah ? 66 00:02:10,148 --> 00:02:13,306 - How's my sis doing? - She's better. 67 00:02:13,307 --> 00:02:15,656 She's back from the hospital and resting now. 68 00:02:15,657 --> 00:02:16,961 - Oh, that's great. 69 00:02:16,962 --> 00:02:18,441 I was praying hard. 70 00:02:18,442 --> 00:02:21,488 - Yeah. - And how are you? 71 00:02:21,489 --> 00:02:23,054 You know, I've been bragging to all my friends. 72 00:02:23,055 --> 00:02:25,753 My son is going to Stapleton on a full ride. 73 00:02:25,754 --> 00:02:29,104 - [chuckling] Yeah. 74 00:02:29,105 --> 00:02:30,366 [inhales deeply] 75 00:02:30,367 --> 00:02:32,673 - What's wrong? 76 00:02:32,674 --> 00:02:34,415 - [sighs] 77 00:02:37,113 --> 00:02:38,679 I just- [sighs] 78 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:42,378 I just don't know if Stapleton is right for me. 79 00:02:42,379 --> 00:02:43,988 I know basketball is gonna pay for school, 80 00:02:43,989 --> 00:02:46,817 and I love the game, but- - But what? 81 00:02:46,818 --> 00:02:48,776 - But I want to study business too. 82 00:02:48,777 --> 00:02:51,213 And Coach made it very clear that that's not his focus. 83 00:02:51,214 --> 00:02:55,304 So it just doesn't feel right. 84 00:02:55,305 --> 00:02:59,134 - Baby, I love that you got dreams. 85 00:02:59,135 --> 00:03:00,657 You know, I raised you to have them, 86 00:03:00,658 --> 00:03:02,920 and I know you're gonna run the world. 87 00:03:02,921 --> 00:03:06,359 But you don't have to be a CEO at 18. 88 00:03:06,360 --> 00:03:07,882 - I know. I just- 89 00:03:07,883 --> 00:03:09,144 I need a little bit more time to make something shake. 90 00:03:09,145 --> 00:03:10,276 That's it. - Shake? 91 00:03:10,277 --> 00:03:11,886 What- what does that even mean? 92 00:03:11,887 --> 00:03:13,322 - [sighs] 93 00:03:13,323 --> 00:03:14,671 - You know, you've already made big life decisions 94 00:03:14,672 --> 00:03:16,064 that I wasn't a part of, 95 00:03:16,065 --> 00:03:18,284 like quitting basketball last summer. 96 00:03:18,285 --> 00:03:19,546 But I'm still your mother, and I have a say so 97 00:03:19,547 --> 00:03:20,938 in your future too. - Mom. 98 00:03:20,939 --> 00:03:22,157 - You know, and you... - Ma. 99 00:03:22,158 --> 00:03:23,898 - Want to turn down a great school 100 00:03:23,899 --> 00:03:26,292 that wants you 'cause it doesn't feel right? 101 00:03:26,293 --> 00:03:27,815 - This is why I didn't want to say anything. 102 00:03:27,816 --> 00:03:29,251 - Yeah, well, you did. 103 00:03:29,252 --> 00:03:30,948 And I'm gonna tell you my two cents. 104 00:03:30,949 --> 00:03:32,733 You don't have any other acceptances 105 00:03:32,734 --> 00:03:34,343 that you're excited about. 106 00:03:34,344 --> 00:03:35,692 So you're gonna let these people pay for your education. 107 00:03:35,693 --> 00:03:37,390 And what you not gonna do... - Look, just- 108 00:03:37,391 --> 00:03:39,043 - Is block the blessing right in front of you. 109 00:03:39,044 --> 00:03:40,219 - Mom. - I'm done. 110 00:03:40,220 --> 00:03:42,046 [phone beeps] 111 00:03:42,047 --> 00:03:45,312 - Mom? [sighs] 112 00:03:45,344 --> 00:03:50,446 - Shooting rubber bands across the classroom, Will? 113 00:03:50,447 --> 00:03:53,623 You could have put that little girl's eye out. 114 00:03:53,624 --> 00:03:56,322 What is going on with you? 115 00:03:56,323 --> 00:03:57,801 - Nothing. 116 00:03:57,802 --> 00:04:01,631 - Your teacher doesn't think so. 117 00:04:01,632 --> 00:04:03,590 Best grade in the class. 118 00:04:03,591 --> 00:04:06,636 [soft dramatic music] 119 00:04:06,637 --> 00:04:09,248 - I finish before everybody else. 120 00:04:09,249 --> 00:04:10,988 What am I supposed to do? 121 00:04:10,989 --> 00:04:13,382 Sit, stare at the wall? 122 00:04:13,383 --> 00:04:15,863 - So your teacher was right. 123 00:04:15,864 --> 00:04:17,821 You're not being challenged enough. 124 00:04:17,822 --> 00:04:19,910 - [sighs] 125 00:04:19,911 --> 00:04:26,266 ? ? 126 00:04:28,268 --> 00:04:29,746 - Everything OK with Viv? 127 00:04:29,747 --> 00:04:32,227 - Yeah, I hope so. 128 00:04:32,228 --> 00:04:33,533 But all the stress she's been going through 129 00:04:33,534 --> 00:04:36,405 because of this doesn't help. 130 00:04:36,406 --> 00:04:38,712 [sighs] Found a specialist. 131 00:04:38,713 --> 00:04:41,105 He's supposed to be the best. 132 00:04:41,106 --> 00:04:46,285 But, uh, that's not why you're here. 133 00:04:46,286 --> 00:04:48,722 Jazz. 134 00:04:48,723 --> 00:04:51,246 - That tip from Pamela was spot-on. 135 00:04:51,247 --> 00:04:53,683 The feds questioned him, and the shop's financial records 136 00:04:53,684 --> 00:04:56,991 were seized, which means you should expect a knock 137 00:04:56,992 --> 00:04:58,862 at your door very soon. 138 00:04:58,863 --> 00:05:01,517 - Oh, I'm not gonna wait. 139 00:05:01,518 --> 00:05:03,303 I'm going in. 140 00:05:04,913 --> 00:05:07,915 I mean, might as well get ahead of it, right? 141 00:05:07,916 --> 00:05:10,874 All I did was buy struggling businesses, 142 00:05:10,875 --> 00:05:13,442 make improvements, diversify my portfolio. 143 00:05:13,443 --> 00:05:15,488 - Exactly. 144 00:05:15,489 --> 00:05:18,491 You're a businessman, not a criminal. 145 00:05:18,492 --> 00:05:20,928 We're at the end. 146 00:05:20,929 --> 00:05:25,716 Stay the course, Phil, and everything will turn out fine. 147 00:05:28,850 --> 00:05:31,374 - Anything else I need to know? 148 00:05:40,601 --> 00:05:42,777 - I think we covered everything. 149 00:05:45,867 --> 00:05:49,173 - [sighs] 150 00:05:49,174 --> 00:05:51,132 - Man, my mom wouldn't hear nothing 151 00:05:51,133 --> 00:05:52,307 about turning down Stapleton. 152 00:05:52,308 --> 00:05:53,787 [chuckles] She went off. 153 00:05:53,788 --> 00:05:55,223 - See, that's exactly why I don't want 154 00:05:55,224 --> 00:05:57,094 to tell anyone that I'm reconsidering Princeton! 155 00:05:57,095 --> 00:06:00,489 - OK, look, y'all need to chill. 156 00:06:00,490 --> 00:06:03,187 Listen, in Costa Rica, they have this phrase, 157 00:06:03,188 --> 00:06:05,625 pura vida. They say it all the time. 158 00:06:05,626 --> 00:06:07,975 At first, I thought it was like, it's a vibe, 159 00:06:07,976 --> 00:06:09,933 or like, whatever happens, happens, you know? 160 00:06:09,934 --> 00:06:12,675 - Oh, like c'est la vie. - Oh, or hakuna matata. 161 00:06:12,676 --> 00:06:15,591 - Yeah, but it's deeper than that. 162 00:06:15,592 --> 00:06:18,594 It means to live with your whole spirit 163 00:06:18,595 --> 00:06:20,379 and to not be led by fear. 164 00:06:20,380 --> 00:06:21,815 - Damn. 165 00:06:21,816 --> 00:06:22,990 Costa Rica really got you out here 166 00:06:22,991 --> 00:06:24,295 on your shaman journey, huh? 167 00:06:24,296 --> 00:06:27,081 - Oh, it was fantastic. 168 00:06:27,082 --> 00:06:30,432 I mean, I walked barefoot through the Rio Celeste River. 169 00:06:30,433 --> 00:06:33,392 I swam in waterfalls. 170 00:06:33,393 --> 00:06:37,091 And I just allowed myself to feel. 171 00:06:37,092 --> 00:06:41,008 - And all of this helped you get past your grief? 172 00:06:41,009 --> 00:06:42,836 - No. 173 00:06:42,837 --> 00:06:45,621 But it taught me that grief doesn't have to disappear 174 00:06:45,622 --> 00:06:47,928 to make room for joy. 175 00:06:47,929 --> 00:06:50,278 They can live together side by side. 176 00:06:50,279 --> 00:06:51,714 ? ? 177 00:06:51,715 --> 00:06:54,413 It's still hard, 178 00:06:54,414 --> 00:06:59,679 but I'm glad I took the risk to leave. 179 00:06:59,680 --> 00:07:03,465 Do the thing that scares you while you still can. 180 00:07:03,466 --> 00:07:06,773 ? ? 181 00:07:06,774 --> 00:07:08,470 - I get it. 182 00:07:08,471 --> 00:07:10,516 Coach Mac wants to keep his job, 183 00:07:10,517 --> 00:07:11,952 so he has to win games to do that. 184 00:07:11,953 --> 00:07:13,432 I completely understand that. 185 00:07:13,433 --> 00:07:14,824 But shouldn't I be going to college to- 186 00:07:14,825 --> 00:07:17,566 to build my future, not his, you know? 187 00:07:17,567 --> 00:07:19,916 And I know-I know I should be grateful for the opportunity. 188 00:07:19,917 --> 00:07:21,875 And I am. I promise that I am. 189 00:07:21,876 --> 00:07:24,181 But it's like, why do I have to let go of one thing 190 00:07:24,182 --> 00:07:25,792 to get the other thing? 191 00:07:25,793 --> 00:07:27,968 Why can't I just have both things at the same time? 192 00:07:27,969 --> 00:07:30,100 I mean, saying it out loud sounds ridiculous, but- 193 00:07:30,101 --> 00:07:31,362 - Not at all. 194 00:07:31,363 --> 00:07:34,453 I agree with everything you just said. 195 00:07:34,454 --> 00:07:37,891 - You do? - Yeah. 196 00:07:37,892 --> 00:07:40,284 It's your future, Will. 197 00:07:40,285 --> 00:07:41,634 You deserve to make it look like what 198 00:07:41,635 --> 00:07:42,896 you want for yourself. 199 00:07:42,897 --> 00:07:44,898 - [sighs] Man. 200 00:07:44,899 --> 00:07:47,466 I wish my mom felt the same way. 201 00:07:47,467 --> 00:07:50,033 - Well, I get why she's worried. 202 00:07:50,034 --> 00:07:52,471 I mean, you're way past the application deadlines. 203 00:07:52,472 --> 00:07:56,475 And decisions are due in the next few days. 204 00:07:56,476 --> 00:07:58,389 Time isn't on your side, nephew. 205 00:07:58,390 --> 00:08:00,609 - Yeah, I know, but you told me no isn't final. 206 00:08:00,610 --> 00:08:03,090 It's just the beginning of a conversation. 207 00:08:03,091 --> 00:08:04,395 - Yeah, you're right. 208 00:08:04,396 --> 00:08:06,006 Persistence is key. 209 00:08:06,007 --> 00:08:07,790 You know, most people give up at no. 210 00:08:07,791 --> 00:08:09,923 [together] Winners stay and negotiate. 211 00:08:09,924 --> 00:08:12,187 - [chuckles] 212 00:08:15,146 --> 00:08:18,671 This is the school I wanna go to. 213 00:08:18,672 --> 00:08:20,499 - You know, getting into this school, 214 00:08:20,500 --> 00:08:22,675 it's gonna take more than grades and highlight reels. 215 00:08:22,676 --> 00:08:24,503 - Yeah, I know. 216 00:08:24,504 --> 00:08:26,026 - But you're surrounded by a community 217 00:08:26,027 --> 00:08:29,072 who wants to see you succeed. 218 00:08:29,073 --> 00:08:31,814 Your network is your net worth. - Mm. 219 00:08:31,815 --> 00:08:33,163 - Mm. 220 00:08:33,164 --> 00:08:34,688 Lean into that. 221 00:08:36,167 --> 00:08:38,734 - Thanks, Uncle Phil. - Of course. 222 00:08:38,735 --> 00:08:43,347 ? ? 223 00:08:43,348 --> 00:08:45,611 Go get 'em. - Yes, sir. 224 00:08:45,612 --> 00:08:52,967 ? ? 225 00:08:55,317 --> 00:08:59,102 - You got this, son. I believe in you. 226 00:08:59,103 --> 00:09:02,715 Oh, don't forget to carry the three. 227 00:09:02,716 --> 00:09:05,456 - I'm just no good at math! - Hey. 228 00:09:05,457 --> 00:09:08,851 You can do anything you set your mind to. 229 00:09:08,852 --> 00:09:10,897 All right, you wanna get into Bel-Air Academy 230 00:09:10,898 --> 00:09:13,769 like your sister, you're gonna have to pass the entrance exam. 231 00:09:13,770 --> 00:09:16,685 Math is a big part. 232 00:09:16,686 --> 00:09:18,644 - [sighs] Don't worry. 233 00:09:18,645 --> 00:09:19,645 I'll get it, Dad. 234 00:09:19,646 --> 00:09:22,256 - [chuckles] I know, son. 235 00:09:22,257 --> 00:09:24,824 And even when you're in Philly for spring break with your mom, 236 00:09:24,825 --> 00:09:28,305 take your worksheets. Keep practicing, OK? 237 00:09:28,306 --> 00:09:30,873 I'm counting on you. 238 00:09:30,874 --> 00:09:33,267 - [sighs] 239 00:09:33,268 --> 00:09:40,580 ? ? 240 00:09:51,329 --> 00:09:54,288 - Hey. You good? 241 00:09:54,289 --> 00:09:56,769 - Uh, yeah. Hey. What's up? 242 00:09:56,770 --> 00:09:58,988 - Listen, um, I'm gonna need you 243 00:09:58,989 --> 00:10:02,426 to step up and help out more, especially looking out for Mom. 244 00:10:02,427 --> 00:10:04,515 Whatever she needs, make it happen. 245 00:10:04,516 --> 00:10:05,908 - Yeah, of course. 246 00:10:05,909 --> 00:10:10,609 - And, uh, I wanna give you the key to my safe. 247 00:10:10,610 --> 00:10:13,524 Account info, important papers, cash- 248 00:10:13,525 --> 00:10:14,874 it's all in there. 249 00:10:14,875 --> 00:10:16,745 - Is there something going on? 250 00:10:16,746 --> 00:10:18,704 - Just taking precautions, that's all. 251 00:10:18,705 --> 00:10:21,620 - All right, yeah. Sure. Fine. 252 00:10:21,621 --> 00:10:23,273 Whatever you need, I'm here to help. 253 00:10:23,274 --> 00:10:24,884 - Good. 254 00:10:24,885 --> 00:10:26,276 I'm counting on you. 255 00:10:26,277 --> 00:10:31,978 ? ? 256 00:10:31,979 --> 00:10:34,807 - [sighs] 257 00:10:34,808 --> 00:10:41,552 ? ? 258 00:10:41,553 --> 00:10:44,904 - I do wish the timing was better. 259 00:10:44,905 --> 00:10:47,254 But Hilary's here now. 260 00:10:47,255 --> 00:10:50,606 And Carlton's on point to help with whatever you need. 261 00:10:53,653 --> 00:10:56,829 - You're talking like you're not coming back, Phil. 262 00:10:56,830 --> 00:10:58,874 - It'll be fine. 263 00:10:58,875 --> 00:11:04,706 Remember, it's all part of the plan, OK? 264 00:11:04,707 --> 00:11:08,014 ? ? 265 00:11:08,015 --> 00:11:10,843 [sighs] 266 00:11:10,844 --> 00:11:18,199 ? ? 267 00:11:36,870 --> 00:11:40,176 [door clicks] 268 00:11:40,177 --> 00:11:44,355 ? ? 269 00:11:48,024 --> 00:11:51,361 - My guess would be round ligament pain. 270 00:11:51,362 --> 00:11:53,668 It causes a sharp feeling in the lower belly 271 00:11:53,669 --> 00:11:55,496 as the uterus expands. 272 00:11:55,497 --> 00:11:58,586 It's uncomfortable, but it's not harmful. 273 00:11:58,587 --> 00:12:02,329 - OK, but passing out, that's not harmless. 274 00:12:02,330 --> 00:12:04,592 There's got to be another test. 275 00:12:04,593 --> 00:12:06,507 - Testing for every possibility, 276 00:12:06,508 --> 00:12:08,378 it's stressful on patients. 277 00:12:08,379 --> 00:12:10,076 No need to go fishing for problems 278 00:12:10,077 --> 00:12:11,642 that just aren't there. 279 00:12:11,643 --> 00:12:12,818 - But what about my hands and feet? 280 00:12:12,819 --> 00:12:14,254 They're really itchy. 281 00:12:14,255 --> 00:12:15,995 - Mm-hmm, and it's only getting worse. 282 00:12:15,996 --> 00:12:18,737 There's got to be cause for concern, right? 283 00:12:18,738 --> 00:12:20,477 - Tell you what. 284 00:12:20,478 --> 00:12:23,916 Why don't I prescribe you a mild hydrocortisone cream? 285 00:12:23,917 --> 00:12:26,222 You're in the home stretch now. 286 00:12:26,223 --> 00:12:30,750 Just make sure you're resting, drinking plenty of fluids, OK? 287 00:12:36,668 --> 00:12:39,670 - Rest, fluids, and lotion? 288 00:12:39,671 --> 00:12:41,760 Thank you, big fancy doctor. - [sighs] 289 00:12:41,761 --> 00:12:43,152 I mean, I don't know. 290 00:12:43,153 --> 00:12:47,635 Maybe it was just a scare, a signal to slow down. 291 00:12:47,636 --> 00:12:50,638 - Mom, no! You know your body. 292 00:12:50,639 --> 00:12:53,032 Don't let anybody make you doubt that. 293 00:12:53,033 --> 00:12:56,035 [soft dramatic music] 294 00:12:56,036 --> 00:12:58,080 [sighs] 295 00:12:58,081 --> 00:12:59,822 ? ? 296 00:13:01,389 --> 00:13:03,782 - It started with the car wash. 297 00:13:03,783 --> 00:13:06,872 People paying singles, fives, tens. 298 00:13:06,873 --> 00:13:09,570 It was easy to pad the numbers. 299 00:13:09,571 --> 00:13:11,441 Then I got the laundromat- 300 00:13:11,442 --> 00:13:15,706 coin machines, vending, cash-heavy. 301 00:13:15,707 --> 00:13:17,883 Then I got the two parking lots. 302 00:13:17,884 --> 00:13:19,928 I printed fake receipts, 303 00:13:19,929 --> 00:13:21,364 claimed it was packed every night, 304 00:13:21,365 --> 00:13:24,193 even when it was half-empty. 305 00:13:24,194 --> 00:13:27,588 The dispensary was the last piece. 306 00:13:27,589 --> 00:13:29,764 I couldn't even fake expenses fast enough to cover 307 00:13:29,765 --> 00:13:31,985 all the cash coming in. 308 00:13:36,685 --> 00:13:38,164 - What else? 309 00:13:38,165 --> 00:13:40,514 - The business owners thought I was saving them- 310 00:13:40,515 --> 00:13:44,083 cash infusions, better bookkeeping. 311 00:13:44,084 --> 00:13:46,825 They didn't know I was using them to wash money. 312 00:13:46,826 --> 00:13:48,348 So if you're looking to hang this around their necks, 313 00:13:48,349 --> 00:13:51,046 please, don't. 314 00:13:51,047 --> 00:13:53,744 - Why are you copping to all this now, 315 00:13:53,745 --> 00:13:58,227 turning yourself in? Why not run? 316 00:13:58,228 --> 00:14:00,578 - Because it was always meant to end this way. 317 00:14:02,276 --> 00:14:06,192 And because I don't run. 318 00:14:06,193 --> 00:14:08,324 - ? Do what I should thing ? 319 00:14:08,325 --> 00:14:09,891 ? Do it, do it, baby, ? 320 00:14:09,892 --> 00:14:11,458 ? Do what I could thing ? 321 00:14:11,459 --> 00:14:13,895 ? I ain't never rep a set, baby, tsk, tsk ? 322 00:14:13,896 --> 00:14:15,201 ? Ain't do no wrong ? 323 00:14:15,202 --> 00:14:16,376 ? I could clean up good for you ? 324 00:14:16,377 --> 00:14:17,899 ? Oh, I know ? 325 00:14:17,900 --> 00:14:19,858 - Hey, Mr. Briggs. How are you? 326 00:14:19,859 --> 00:14:22,469 It's Will Smith, your favorite pit pig from the country club. 327 00:14:22,470 --> 00:14:23,905 [sighs] 328 00:14:23,906 --> 00:14:25,820 - ? Don't at me ? 329 00:14:25,821 --> 00:14:27,778 - Yo, Quentin, it's Will Smith, 330 00:14:27,779 --> 00:14:29,389 your young, gifted, and Black superstar. 331 00:14:29,390 --> 00:14:30,825 What's up, man? How you doing? 332 00:14:30,826 --> 00:14:32,827 [sighs] 333 00:14:32,828 --> 00:14:35,786 Hey, congrats again on winning that council seat, Yolonda. 334 00:14:35,787 --> 00:14:38,050 Did I read that you started your career working 335 00:14:38,051 --> 00:14:40,269 for a collegiate think tank? [grumbles] 336 00:14:40,270 --> 00:14:43,707 - ? She a bad lil mama, she a diva ? 337 00:14:43,708 --> 00:14:44,883 ? No matter what happens ? 338 00:14:44,884 --> 00:14:46,580 - I love the Hail Mary attitude, 339 00:14:46,581 --> 00:14:48,190 but what you're asking- 340 00:14:48,191 --> 00:14:50,062 - Look, Doc, all I'm looking for is an intro. 341 00:14:50,063 --> 00:14:51,498 That's it. 342 00:14:51,499 --> 00:14:53,761 - You don't take no for an answer, do you? 343 00:14:53,762 --> 00:14:56,982 - [sighs] Right now, I can't afford to. 344 00:14:56,983 --> 00:14:58,592 - All right, let me see what I can do. 345 00:14:58,593 --> 00:15:01,247 ? It don't matter, I know you never moved on ? 346 00:15:01,248 --> 00:15:03,510 - I-I know. It's a big swing. 347 00:15:03,511 --> 00:15:05,555 But if all these other pieces fall into place, 348 00:15:05,556 --> 00:15:08,210 I gotta know I can still get a financial aid package. 349 00:15:08,211 --> 00:15:11,126 Yes, I'll take a maybe. Yes. 350 00:15:11,127 --> 00:15:13,650 Thank you, Ms. Bassin. Yeah, I'll talk to you soon. 351 00:15:13,651 --> 00:15:15,652 - ? I ain't never rep a set, baby ? 352 00:15:15,653 --> 00:15:17,132 - Trent! 353 00:15:17,133 --> 00:15:20,266 Uh, sorry, Mr. Cunningham, it's, uh, Will Smith, 354 00:15:20,267 --> 00:15:21,702 just leaving you another message. 355 00:15:21,703 --> 00:15:24,139 It's kind of time-sensitive. I sent you an email. 356 00:15:24,140 --> 00:15:26,837 You know what? I'll just text you. 357 00:15:26,838 --> 00:15:28,361 - ? Do what I should thing ? 358 00:15:28,362 --> 00:15:30,145 ? Hell, hell nah ? 359 00:15:30,146 --> 00:15:31,712 ? Do what I could thing ? 360 00:15:31,713 --> 00:15:33,279 ? Yeah, hell, hell yeah ? 361 00:15:33,280 --> 00:15:34,672 - [sighs] 362 00:15:40,156 --> 00:15:43,811 - Along with your confession, 363 00:15:43,812 --> 00:15:45,117 we have enough evidence to charge you 364 00:15:45,118 --> 00:15:46,857 with money laundering, conspiracy 365 00:15:46,858 --> 00:15:49,599 to commit money laundering, and fraud. 366 00:15:49,600 --> 00:15:52,908 You're looking at 20 years minimum. 367 00:15:53,778 --> 00:15:55,301 - OK. 368 00:15:55,302 --> 00:15:56,955 - OK. 369 00:15:56,956 --> 00:15:58,913 Awfully calm for a man who's about to lose 370 00:15:58,914 --> 00:16:00,741 everything he's built. 371 00:16:00,742 --> 00:16:02,743 - Because you don't want me. 372 00:16:02,744 --> 00:16:04,614 You want the head of an international crime 373 00:16:04,615 --> 00:16:06,965 syndicate who's expanded operations 374 00:16:06,966 --> 00:16:08,444 in Southern California. 375 00:16:08,445 --> 00:16:09,924 [tense music] 376 00:16:09,925 --> 00:16:12,231 That must be my associate. 377 00:16:12,232 --> 00:16:14,146 He can help clear all this up. 378 00:16:14,147 --> 00:16:16,975 [dramatic music] 379 00:16:16,976 --> 00:16:18,977 ? ? 380 00:16:18,978 --> 00:16:20,021 - Fred? 381 00:16:20,022 --> 00:16:22,154 - Jerome. 382 00:16:22,155 --> 00:16:24,330 Sorry to keep you waiting, Phil. 383 00:16:24,331 --> 00:16:26,201 - Why don't we call the DA? 384 00:16:26,202 --> 00:16:31,251 ? ? 385 00:16:34,036 --> 00:16:37,517 - It's giving murder board. - [chuckles] 386 00:16:37,518 --> 00:16:39,519 Yeah, I took Unc's advice to rally my village. 387 00:16:39,520 --> 00:16:40,781 Get this, a'ight? 388 00:16:40,782 --> 00:16:42,652 Doc used to get his hair cut 389 00:16:42,653 --> 00:16:44,132 by the assistant coach's barber. 390 00:16:44,133 --> 00:16:45,351 Crazy, right? 391 00:16:45,352 --> 00:16:47,005 And then I got Ms. Bassin sweet-talking 392 00:16:47,006 --> 00:16:49,311 one of her grad school homies in financial aid. 393 00:16:49,312 --> 00:16:50,878 I think they used to smash, but that's none of my business. 394 00:16:50,879 --> 00:16:52,619 - Painfully TMI. - [chuckles] 395 00:16:52,620 --> 00:16:54,055 Quentin Harrison? 396 00:16:54,056 --> 00:16:55,361 Turns out his golf buddies write donation checks 397 00:16:55,362 --> 00:16:58,190 the size of small countries to this college. 398 00:16:58,191 --> 00:17:00,366 Big donors can make big requests. 399 00:17:00,367 --> 00:17:02,369 And the biggest of them all- 400 00:17:03,631 --> 00:17:05,762 - Stop. - Mm-hmm. 401 00:17:05,763 --> 00:17:08,243 Except Trent's not answering my calls right now. 402 00:17:08,244 --> 00:17:09,984 He's the only shot I have to get this late application 403 00:17:09,985 --> 00:17:11,725 to the admissions committee. 404 00:17:11,726 --> 00:17:13,640 - To be fair, the last time we saw Drew's dad, 405 00:17:13,641 --> 00:17:15,511 we were in handcuffs. 406 00:17:15,512 --> 00:17:18,819 Not exactly glowing ambassadors of the Blackccess brand. 407 00:17:18,820 --> 00:17:22,040 - [sighs] Thanks for the optimism, cuz. 408 00:17:22,041 --> 00:17:24,303 - Well, I mean, you keep doing what you're doing. 409 00:17:24,304 --> 00:17:28,394 I'm just saying, I'm screwed, is all. 410 00:17:28,395 --> 00:17:30,004 - What's up, man? 411 00:17:30,005 --> 00:17:31,484 Did you talk to Uncle Phil about Princeton? 412 00:17:31,485 --> 00:17:33,138 - No, I haven't told him yet. 413 00:17:33,139 --> 00:17:35,488 He just seems under a lot of stress with my mom's condition. 414 00:17:35,489 --> 00:17:37,142 It's just really bad timing. 415 00:17:37,143 --> 00:17:39,318 - Dude, stop playing, all right? 416 00:17:39,319 --> 00:17:41,059 Do the shit that scares us, right? 417 00:17:41,060 --> 00:17:43,365 If Uncle Phil helped me, why wouldn't he listen to you? 418 00:17:43,366 --> 00:17:46,499 - That's different. He expects more from me! 419 00:17:46,500 --> 00:17:49,632 [soft dramatic music] 420 00:17:49,633 --> 00:17:51,808 - [chuckles] 421 00:17:51,809 --> 00:17:53,288 All right, dude. 422 00:17:53,289 --> 00:17:55,116 It's your future. 423 00:17:55,117 --> 00:17:57,901 You have a gang of acceptances to choose from. 424 00:17:57,902 --> 00:18:02,819 But, hey, punk out if you want. 425 00:18:02,820 --> 00:18:04,995 - [sighs] 426 00:18:04,996 --> 00:18:07,737 ? ? 427 00:18:07,738 --> 00:18:10,784 [ball thudding] 428 00:18:10,785 --> 00:18:13,003 - Hey, C. It's the last day to hang out. 429 00:18:13,004 --> 00:18:15,093 What's taking you so long? 430 00:18:15,094 --> 00:18:17,095 - I promised my dad I'd study. 431 00:18:17,096 --> 00:18:19,445 - Let me see. 432 00:18:19,446 --> 00:18:23,797 This one is 360,604 divided by 4. 433 00:18:23,798 --> 00:18:28,758 So... 434 00:18:28,759 --> 00:18:31,545 90,151. 435 00:18:33,112 --> 00:18:35,504 - How'd you get so good at math? 436 00:18:35,505 --> 00:18:37,289 - My mom's out there talking to Aunt Viv 437 00:18:37,290 --> 00:18:39,378 about me taking some big tests to get 438 00:18:39,379 --> 00:18:40,945 to some big school in LA. 439 00:18:43,296 --> 00:18:46,298 - Bel-Air Academy? - Yep. 440 00:18:46,299 --> 00:18:48,778 - Well, you'd hate it. 441 00:18:48,779 --> 00:18:51,085 Everyone's super rich and stuck up. 442 00:18:51,086 --> 00:18:53,043 And I just don't want you to feel bad 443 00:18:53,044 --> 00:18:54,697 'cause you wouldn't fit in. 444 00:18:54,698 --> 00:18:56,482 ? ? 445 00:18:56,483 --> 00:18:59,659 Just keeping it real. 446 00:18:59,660 --> 00:19:02,314 - Please, I'm not sweating that bougie school. 447 00:19:02,315 --> 00:19:09,800 ? ? 448 00:19:09,801 --> 00:19:12,585 - Months ago, I was approached by an associate 449 00:19:12,586 --> 00:19:14,282 of a London-based crime syndicate 450 00:19:14,283 --> 00:19:16,241 to launder money stateside. 451 00:19:16,242 --> 00:19:17,894 I refused. 452 00:19:17,895 --> 00:19:20,593 The answer is no. 453 00:19:20,594 --> 00:19:22,464 Just tell him I said so. 454 00:19:22,465 --> 00:19:26,338 ? ? 455 00:19:26,339 --> 00:19:28,166 I reported it to Fred immediately. 456 00:19:28,167 --> 00:19:31,734 ? ? 457 00:19:31,735 --> 00:19:35,738 Yo, Fred, we need to talk. This is urgent. 458 00:19:35,739 --> 00:19:37,479 I couldn't go to the feds because 459 00:19:37,480 --> 00:19:40,178 I feared for my family's safety. 460 00:19:40,179 --> 00:19:42,180 My nephew had already been kidnapped, 461 00:19:42,181 --> 00:19:44,486 so Fred and I, we came up with a plan. 462 00:19:44,487 --> 00:19:46,532 - You'll need to collect incriminating evidence- 463 00:19:46,533 --> 00:19:48,969 bank statements, written plans. 464 00:19:48,970 --> 00:19:51,667 And record all your interactions. 465 00:19:51,668 --> 00:19:54,192 - Phil, this is Dominique Bridges. 466 00:19:54,193 --> 00:19:56,063 - I've heard a lot about you. 467 00:19:56,064 --> 00:19:57,543 Did Geoffrey ever tell you about me? 468 00:19:57,544 --> 00:20:00,502 Did he ever mention he had a sister? 469 00:20:00,503 --> 00:20:02,374 - But Dominique had eyes everywhere. 470 00:20:02,375 --> 00:20:06,204 I couldn't just walk into the Fed Building. 471 00:20:06,205 --> 00:20:08,728 She'd assume I'd flipped. 472 00:20:08,729 --> 00:20:11,252 But if the feds forced me to come in, 473 00:20:11,253 --> 00:20:14,908 that's a completely different optics. 474 00:20:14,909 --> 00:20:16,823 - So you wanted us to catch you? 475 00:20:16,824 --> 00:20:18,912 - Yes. 476 00:20:18,913 --> 00:20:22,132 I suggested high-risk cash businesses 477 00:20:22,133 --> 00:20:23,960 with dispensaries at the top of the list. 478 00:20:23,961 --> 00:20:25,875 - I became an investor in Charlie's Vinyl, 479 00:20:25,876 --> 00:20:28,051 which recently acquired a license. 480 00:20:28,052 --> 00:20:30,010 I knew that the DCC would be monitoring 481 00:20:30,011 --> 00:20:31,881 the accounts closely. 482 00:20:31,882 --> 00:20:33,318 - We'd like to talk to you about your business ties 483 00:20:33,319 --> 00:20:35,015 to Philip Banks. 484 00:20:35,016 --> 00:20:37,104 - And there'd be no legal ramifications for the owner 485 00:20:37,105 --> 00:20:40,673 as long as I kept him in the dark. 486 00:20:40,674 --> 00:20:42,544 - Are you vouching for this? 487 00:20:42,545 --> 00:20:45,417 On the record? - Every word. 488 00:20:45,418 --> 00:20:47,070 [phone rumbles] 489 00:20:47,071 --> 00:20:49,204 - [sighs] 490 00:20:51,098 --> 00:20:55,775 Looks like your intel on the syndicate's movement 491 00:20:55,776 --> 00:21:00,301 in LA checks out. 492 00:21:00,302 --> 00:21:02,260 - So you can take it from here. 493 00:21:02,261 --> 00:21:04,262 - You're not off the hook yet. 494 00:21:04,263 --> 00:21:06,002 ? ? 495 00:21:06,003 --> 00:21:09,745 - He's been transparent about everything. 496 00:21:09,746 --> 00:21:11,312 What more do you need? 497 00:21:11,313 --> 00:21:14,576 - For an airtight conviction, a lot. 498 00:21:14,577 --> 00:21:17,231 And I'm gonna need an official informant, 499 00:21:17,232 --> 00:21:21,540 more information on everyone in the organization... 500 00:21:21,541 --> 00:21:26,371 including the guy who makes the deposits. 501 00:21:26,372 --> 00:21:29,199 [dramatic music] 502 00:21:29,200 --> 00:21:33,292 ? ? 503 00:21:38,427 --> 00:21:39,949 - Oh. 504 00:21:39,950 --> 00:21:42,038 Thank God you're back. 505 00:21:42,039 --> 00:21:45,651 - I'm so happy to be home. 506 00:21:45,652 --> 00:21:48,697 And what about you, hmm? 507 00:21:48,698 --> 00:21:50,177 I heard the doctor wasn't much help. 508 00:21:50,178 --> 00:21:54,703 - Yeah, rest and relaxation, I guess. 509 00:21:54,704 --> 00:21:56,401 So what did the feds say? 510 00:21:56,402 --> 00:21:58,141 - I need you to take care of yourself. 511 00:21:58,142 --> 00:22:01,188 - Phil, please. 512 00:22:01,189 --> 00:22:03,190 - [sighs] 513 00:22:03,191 --> 00:22:05,148 I gave them everything I had. 514 00:22:05,149 --> 00:22:08,108 - But? - They want more. 515 00:22:08,109 --> 00:22:11,111 Dominique's full confession. 516 00:22:11,112 --> 00:22:15,724 And... 517 00:22:15,725 --> 00:22:19,162 they want Geoffrey. 518 00:22:19,163 --> 00:22:21,556 - [sighs] 519 00:22:21,557 --> 00:22:23,384 I know that's not what you wanted. 520 00:22:23,385 --> 00:22:25,168 - It was always my plan to loop him in, 521 00:22:25,169 --> 00:22:28,782 but I'm not sure where his head's at these days. 522 00:22:30,827 --> 00:22:33,220 - Then maybe you better find out. 523 00:22:33,221 --> 00:22:36,223 [hip-hop music] 524 00:22:36,224 --> 00:22:37,877 - ? Yeah ? 525 00:22:37,878 --> 00:22:39,574 ? You cannot stop me ? - Hey, hey! 526 00:22:39,575 --> 00:22:40,836 - He's got a good game. 527 00:22:40,837 --> 00:22:43,491 I can definitely see him on the team. 528 00:22:43,492 --> 00:22:45,885 - And he got that dawg in him. 529 00:22:45,886 --> 00:22:47,669 You can't teach that. 530 00:22:47,670 --> 00:22:49,845 - But preferred walk-on slots are coveted, man. 531 00:22:49,846 --> 00:22:51,630 And we got other cats we're looking at. 532 00:22:51,631 --> 00:22:53,240 - Come on, come on, come on! 533 00:22:53,241 --> 00:22:55,373 - He wants a program that values brains and basketball. 534 00:22:55,374 --> 00:22:56,852 He's got both. 535 00:22:56,853 --> 00:22:58,245 - I thought I heard that he had an offer from Stapleton. 536 00:22:58,246 --> 00:22:59,594 What happened with that? 537 00:22:59,595 --> 00:23:01,248 - Just wasn't sure it was the right fit for me. 538 00:23:01,249 --> 00:23:03,382 [panting] 539 00:23:03,803 --> 00:23:07,210 - Look, you get a chance to be a big fish 540 00:23:07,211 --> 00:23:09,517 in a small pond there. You can be the star player. 541 00:23:09,518 --> 00:23:11,258 Here with us, you fighting for maybe 542 00:23:11,259 --> 00:23:13,129 the eighth, ninth spot. 543 00:23:13,130 --> 00:23:15,088 - Look, I don't have a problem earning my minutes. 544 00:23:15,089 --> 00:23:16,959 I've studied your team. 545 00:23:16,960 --> 00:23:18,613 You've got great shooters, but you need a player that's 546 00:23:18,614 --> 00:23:21,050 gonna get in early, leave late, and challenge your starters 547 00:23:21,051 --> 00:23:23,879 to be better in practice, and that's who I am. 548 00:23:23,880 --> 00:23:25,446 - OK, I like that. 549 00:23:25,447 --> 00:23:27,448 But every guy on my roster fought 550 00:23:27,449 --> 00:23:29,276 to be here, both academically and athletically. 551 00:23:29,277 --> 00:23:30,886 - Mm-hmm. 552 00:23:30,887 --> 00:23:32,627 - You haven't even submitted your admissions app. 553 00:23:32,628 --> 00:23:35,325 - I'm working on it. - Look, he's got a plan. 554 00:23:35,326 --> 00:23:38,067 He just needs a real look. 555 00:23:38,068 --> 00:23:40,200 - [sighs] 556 00:23:40,201 --> 00:23:42,028 - All right, look, I can't promise you a roster spot 557 00:23:42,029 --> 00:23:46,598 without you being admitted, but if admissions clears you, 558 00:23:46,599 --> 00:23:49,644 come holla at me. 559 00:23:49,645 --> 00:23:51,298 - My man. 560 00:23:51,299 --> 00:23:54,083 Appreciate you. - See you later, Doc. 561 00:23:54,084 --> 00:23:56,042 - Ha, ha. - There you go. 562 00:23:56,043 --> 00:23:56,912 - Yes, sir. 563 00:23:56,913 --> 00:24:00,133 ? ? 564 00:24:00,134 --> 00:24:03,267 [indistinct chatter] 565 00:24:05,182 --> 00:24:06,879 - You like that? - Yeah. 566 00:24:06,880 --> 00:24:08,097 - Thank you. - [chuckles] 567 00:24:08,098 --> 00:24:09,490 - Eli. 568 00:24:09,491 --> 00:24:12,406 We have a dress code for a reason. 569 00:24:12,407 --> 00:24:15,975 - Um, I'm wearing the Bel-Air Academy uniform. 570 00:24:15,976 --> 00:24:19,065 - Skirts are not an approved uniform for boys. 571 00:24:19,066 --> 00:24:22,111 You know that. - And my pronouns are he/they. 572 00:24:22,112 --> 00:24:23,678 You know that. 573 00:24:23,679 --> 00:24:26,899 - I'm not here to debate, but I am responsible 574 00:24:26,900 --> 00:24:29,597 for enforcing policy. 575 00:24:29,598 --> 00:24:32,818 - Then the policy is the problem, not Eli. 576 00:24:32,819 --> 00:24:35,298 They're not changing. 577 00:24:35,299 --> 00:24:37,213 - She's right. 578 00:24:37,214 --> 00:24:38,477 I'm not. 579 00:24:42,481 --> 00:24:44,612 - Then you leave me no choice. 580 00:24:44,613 --> 00:24:47,397 You'll have to serve detention for the infraction. 581 00:24:47,398 --> 00:24:48,834 - [scoffs] Are you serious? 582 00:24:48,835 --> 00:24:49,922 That's stupid! 583 00:24:49,923 --> 00:24:50,836 Who are they bothering? 584 00:24:50,837 --> 00:24:52,707 - Ash, it's- it's fine. 585 00:24:52,708 --> 00:24:55,275 I'll take the detention. 586 00:24:55,276 --> 00:24:58,060 [tense music] 587 00:24:58,061 --> 00:25:01,455 ? ? 588 00:25:01,456 --> 00:25:03,979 [laughter] 589 00:25:03,980 --> 00:25:10,159 ? ? 590 00:25:10,160 --> 00:25:12,554 - Hey, Mom. Brought you some fruit. 591 00:25:14,687 --> 00:25:17,471 Oh, wow. 592 00:25:17,472 --> 00:25:21,083 You know, I think she looks a little too classy. 593 00:25:21,084 --> 00:25:22,955 Not like the she-demon you described from college. 594 00:25:22,956 --> 00:25:24,565 - Oh. [laughs]. 595 00:25:24,566 --> 00:25:28,090 Well, you know, I could add some horns and a pitchfork. 596 00:25:28,091 --> 00:25:31,529 [laughter] 597 00:25:31,530 --> 00:25:34,967 Oh, Regina wanted me to do a big unveiling to the press 598 00:25:34,968 --> 00:25:38,013 in DC, but the doctors don't think 599 00:25:38,014 --> 00:25:40,929 it's safe for me to fly, so... - Good. 600 00:25:40,930 --> 00:25:42,976 You should take it easy. 601 00:25:45,761 --> 00:25:50,025 - You know, when I was your age, 602 00:25:50,026 --> 00:25:53,725 I dreamed of studying art in college. 603 00:25:53,726 --> 00:25:57,859 But telling my parents scared me half to death. 604 00:25:57,860 --> 00:26:03,386 And, you know, I almost let that fear talk me out of it. 605 00:26:03,387 --> 00:26:04,736 - [sighs] 606 00:26:04,737 --> 00:26:06,825 - But I sent in my portfolio to Howard 607 00:26:06,826 --> 00:26:09,392 the last night that it was due. 608 00:26:09,393 --> 00:26:12,004 - Wow, that is really inspiring, Mom. 609 00:26:12,005 --> 00:26:15,834 - I mean, this is testimony now, but back then, 610 00:26:15,835 --> 00:26:19,751 when I was sitting in that moment, 611 00:26:19,752 --> 00:26:23,625 all alone, it was scary. 612 00:26:26,715 --> 00:26:29,325 - How'd you know about Princeton? 613 00:26:29,326 --> 00:26:31,590 - Motherly intuition. 614 00:26:34,593 --> 00:26:37,333 Also, Hilary let it slip. - [laughs] 615 00:26:37,334 --> 00:26:39,292 - I mean, she might be enlightened, 616 00:26:39,293 --> 00:26:41,686 but she can't keep a secret. 617 00:26:41,687 --> 00:26:44,950 If the path you're walking doesn't feel right, 618 00:26:44,951 --> 00:26:49,607 you owe it to yourself to follow one that does. 619 00:26:49,608 --> 00:26:52,566 - [sighs deeply] 620 00:26:52,567 --> 00:26:54,612 Dad is gonna be so mad. 621 00:26:54,613 --> 00:26:58,311 - Mm, he'll get over it. 622 00:26:58,312 --> 00:27:03,317 Your next steps are yours to determine, not his. 623 00:27:05,972 --> 00:27:08,061 - Thanks, Mom. 624 00:27:10,890 --> 00:27:12,804 - I can't believe he didn't pass. 625 00:27:12,805 --> 00:27:14,544 - He studied his little heart out. 626 00:27:14,545 --> 00:27:16,503 - Maybe he just needs a tutor. 627 00:27:16,504 --> 00:27:19,375 - I know Carlton is bright, but maybe there's a better fit 628 00:27:19,376 --> 00:27:21,464 that isn't Bel-Air Academy. 629 00:27:21,465 --> 00:27:22,901 - No, he deserves the best. 630 00:27:22,902 --> 00:27:24,554 I'm not counting my son out because 631 00:27:24,555 --> 00:27:26,514 he can't do long division. 632 00:27:28,472 --> 00:27:30,169 - Mmm. 633 00:27:30,170 --> 00:27:31,692 The kitchen hasn't smelled this good since you left. 634 00:27:31,693 --> 00:27:33,128 - [chuckles] 635 00:27:33,129 --> 00:27:34,913 - This was at the front door for you. 636 00:27:34,914 --> 00:27:36,654 - [gasps] Yes! 637 00:27:36,655 --> 00:27:39,004 Prime came through in the clutch. 638 00:27:39,005 --> 00:27:40,440 Girl, these are my spices- 639 00:27:40,441 --> 00:27:43,182 ginger, turmeric, a little dandelion root, 640 00:27:43,183 --> 00:27:45,227 oh, for my broth. 641 00:27:45,228 --> 00:27:47,403 - New recipe? - Yeah. 642 00:27:47,404 --> 00:27:49,579 I'm making this anti-inflammatory soup for Mom. 643 00:27:49,580 --> 00:27:52,670 - Sounds comforting. 644 00:27:52,671 --> 00:27:55,499 I could use some of that right now. 645 00:27:58,589 --> 00:28:00,895 - I got your text. 646 00:28:00,896 --> 00:28:03,898 I'm sorry about Eli. 647 00:28:03,899 --> 00:28:05,595 - Thanks. 648 00:28:05,596 --> 00:28:08,773 It just feels like something every day. 649 00:28:08,774 --> 00:28:11,297 - Well, you know, sometimes it helps 650 00:28:11,298 --> 00:28:12,864 to feel a little less alone. 651 00:28:12,865 --> 00:28:14,996 I was gonna go live on IG, do a little update. 652 00:28:14,997 --> 00:28:17,172 You wanna join me? - Me? With you? 653 00:28:17,173 --> 00:28:19,435 I mean, I'm not even ready- - And we're live! 654 00:28:19,436 --> 00:28:21,786 Guess who's back from Costa Rica? 655 00:28:21,787 --> 00:28:23,788 And I'm here with my little sis, Ash. 656 00:28:23,789 --> 00:28:25,267 I know y'all been asking. 657 00:28:25,268 --> 00:28:27,356 So we're gonna do a little update. 658 00:28:27,357 --> 00:28:28,401 - Hey, y'all. 659 00:28:28,402 --> 00:28:31,012 - [chuckles] OK, so Costa Rica. 660 00:28:31,013 --> 00:28:35,800 I needed a place to go and really let the grief hit. 661 00:28:35,801 --> 00:28:37,410 I just wanted to feel without somebody telling me 662 00:28:37,411 --> 00:28:38,977 to make it inspiring. 663 00:28:38,978 --> 00:28:42,284 It was exactly what I needed. 664 00:28:42,285 --> 00:28:44,243 - Yes, she is inspiring. 665 00:28:44,244 --> 00:28:46,767 And I'm so glad she's back to check on her mom. 666 00:28:46,768 --> 00:28:49,422 - Yes, our mom is pregnant, y'all. 667 00:28:49,423 --> 00:28:50,597 And she had a scare. 668 00:28:50,598 --> 00:28:52,425 So she was complaining of itchy hands 669 00:28:52,426 --> 00:28:55,471 and feet, nausea, insomnia. 670 00:28:55,472 --> 00:28:58,387 This bigwig doctor came over, and he was no help. 671 00:28:58,388 --> 00:28:59,693 You know, so many of us are walking 672 00:28:59,694 --> 00:29:02,261 around misdiagnosed and ignored, 673 00:29:02,262 --> 00:29:05,307 especially Black women. - I know that's right. 674 00:29:05,308 --> 00:29:07,483 - If it could happen to Serena, it could happen to anybody. 675 00:29:07,484 --> 00:29:10,965 That's what I'm saying. - Whoa. 676 00:29:10,966 --> 00:29:13,751 Someone had the same symptoms as Mom. 677 00:29:13,752 --> 00:29:15,187 - Oh, wow. 678 00:29:15,188 --> 00:29:16,971 Y'all are amazing. Yes. 679 00:29:16,972 --> 00:29:18,625 Thank you. Tell us more. 680 00:29:18,626 --> 00:29:20,236 Tell us everything. 681 00:29:25,981 --> 00:29:27,590 - 48 out of 50. 682 00:29:27,591 --> 00:29:29,941 Baby, you killed that entrance exam! 683 00:29:29,942 --> 00:29:32,682 Mm, mm, mm. Come on. 684 00:29:32,683 --> 00:29:35,033 Why aren't you celebrating? 685 00:29:35,034 --> 00:29:36,949 - I don't want to leave Philly, Ma. 686 00:29:38,602 --> 00:29:40,386 Who gonna show Tray how to hoop? 687 00:29:40,387 --> 00:29:42,649 - Tray's gonna be just fine. 688 00:29:42,650 --> 00:29:45,391 [soft dramatic music] 689 00:29:45,392 --> 00:29:47,610 - I don't want to go where I won't fit in. 690 00:29:47,611 --> 00:29:49,482 ? ? 691 00:29:49,483 --> 00:29:51,789 - Wait. Who said that? 692 00:29:51,790 --> 00:29:54,530 ? ? 693 00:29:54,531 --> 00:29:57,925 - [sighs] 694 00:29:57,926 --> 00:30:01,320 Honey, you fit in wherever you go. 695 00:30:01,321 --> 00:30:04,976 And your crown is waiting for you as soon 696 00:30:04,977 --> 00:30:08,370 as you find the courage to wear it. 697 00:30:08,371 --> 00:30:13,506 ? ? 698 00:30:13,507 --> 00:30:15,247 We'll figure it out. 699 00:30:15,248 --> 00:30:16,726 OK? 700 00:30:16,727 --> 00:30:19,817 - [exhales deeply] 701 00:30:19,818 --> 00:30:22,995 [indistinct chatter] 702 00:30:24,823 --> 00:30:26,736 - Mr. Cunningham. 703 00:30:26,737 --> 00:30:28,303 - What are you doing here, Will? 704 00:30:28,304 --> 00:30:29,739 - Ah, Drew told me that you had a trustee meeting today, 705 00:30:29,740 --> 00:30:31,002 so I thought I'd catch you since you're 706 00:30:31,003 --> 00:30:32,090 not answering my calls. 707 00:30:32,091 --> 00:30:33,526 - And there's a reason for that. 708 00:30:33,527 --> 00:30:35,180 - Mr. Cunningham, I just need to get my app in 709 00:30:35,181 --> 00:30:36,834 to the admissions committee. That's it. 710 00:30:36,835 --> 00:30:39,184 - Yeah, I heard all ten of your messages. 711 00:30:39,185 --> 00:30:42,056 Look, I helped you once, and it ended up 712 00:30:42,057 --> 00:30:44,754 with you getting arrested. 713 00:30:44,755 --> 00:30:46,191 The answer is no. 714 00:30:46,192 --> 00:30:47,845 - Mr. Cunningham, I already talked to the coaches. 715 00:30:47,846 --> 00:30:49,411 Just- 716 00:30:49,412 --> 00:30:52,110 - It seems to me like you could just hear him out. 717 00:30:52,111 --> 00:30:54,068 - [sighs] - That's OK, Ms. Frankie. 718 00:30:54,069 --> 00:30:56,766 - And I know I'm just a lady with keys and a mop, 719 00:30:56,767 --> 00:30:59,595 but I've been cleaning these halls for 20 years, 720 00:30:59,596 --> 00:31:02,468 every student passing me by like I'm invisible. 721 00:31:02,469 --> 00:31:05,645 But Will says hello, 722 00:31:05,646 --> 00:31:09,431 asks me how I'm doing, how my husband's doing. 723 00:31:09,432 --> 00:31:13,305 Now, a lot of these kids have inherited open doors, 724 00:31:13,306 --> 00:31:17,352 but this one has had to learn how to pick the lock. 725 00:31:17,353 --> 00:31:19,398 So what's it gonna be? 726 00:31:19,399 --> 00:31:22,444 You wanna be a part of his story, 727 00:31:22,445 --> 00:31:26,535 a reason he's made it, 728 00:31:26,536 --> 00:31:29,322 or just another hurdle he has to jump over? 729 00:31:31,019 --> 00:31:33,064 - [exhales] 730 00:31:33,065 --> 00:31:35,196 You got five minutes. - All right. 731 00:31:35,197 --> 00:31:37,720 - Walk with me to my car. - Yes, sir. 732 00:31:37,721 --> 00:31:40,288 [bright music] 733 00:31:40,289 --> 00:31:41,899 - [chuckles] 734 00:31:41,900 --> 00:31:44,945 ? ? 735 00:31:44,946 --> 00:31:47,905 - [sighs] 736 00:31:47,906 --> 00:31:50,516 I'm just so grateful to all those women 737 00:31:50,517 --> 00:31:51,865 who shared their experiences. 738 00:31:51,866 --> 00:31:53,475 I mean, I would have never known 739 00:31:53,476 --> 00:31:55,869 to ask for a liver panel test. 740 00:31:55,870 --> 00:31:57,349 - So what did the doc say? 741 00:31:57,350 --> 00:31:59,220 - I have cholestasis. 742 00:31:59,221 --> 00:32:02,310 The pregnancy hormone slowed down my liver function, 743 00:32:02,311 --> 00:32:04,617 which caused all the itching. 744 00:32:04,618 --> 00:32:06,184 Crazy. 745 00:32:06,185 --> 00:32:08,708 - What's crazy is that this world-famous 746 00:32:08,709 --> 00:32:09,927 specialist dropped the ball. 747 00:32:09,928 --> 00:32:12,407 - But we caught it early enough. 748 00:32:12,408 --> 00:32:16,585 So with diet changes and monitoring, 749 00:32:16,586 --> 00:32:18,458 I'll be back to my old self again. 750 00:32:21,069 --> 00:32:23,245 - [exhales] 751 00:32:25,595 --> 00:32:28,641 - And how are you? 752 00:32:28,642 --> 00:32:33,385 I mean, all this worry with me and my doctors, 753 00:32:33,386 --> 00:32:37,302 is this because of what happened with LaMarcus? 754 00:32:37,303 --> 00:32:39,260 Mm. 755 00:32:39,261 --> 00:32:44,874 - I mean, doctors and their misinformation is triggering. 756 00:32:44,875 --> 00:32:47,921 And the thought of having to lose someone else that I love- 757 00:32:47,922 --> 00:32:52,404 - But because of you, me and this baby, 758 00:32:52,405 --> 00:32:55,320 we aren't going anywhere. 759 00:32:55,321 --> 00:32:56,799 - Yeah. 760 00:32:56,800 --> 00:32:58,671 You know, this has actually made some things 761 00:32:58,672 --> 00:33:01,195 really clear to me. - Yeah? 762 00:33:01,196 --> 00:33:03,241 - So when I was in Costa Rica, 763 00:33:03,242 --> 00:33:05,156 I bonded with these local women, 764 00:33:05,157 --> 00:33:08,072 and they make ancestral healing foods. 765 00:33:08,073 --> 00:33:09,856 I wanna share that. 766 00:33:09,857 --> 00:33:12,337 - [gasps, sighs] 767 00:33:12,338 --> 00:33:13,860 I love that for you, Hilary. 768 00:33:13,861 --> 00:33:15,340 - [chuckles] 769 00:33:15,341 --> 00:33:17,037 - And as long as I can get more of that soup, honey, 770 00:33:17,038 --> 00:33:18,560 I support it. 771 00:33:18,561 --> 00:33:20,736 - Mom, I got a whole menu planned for your recovery. 772 00:33:20,737 --> 00:33:23,174 You about to eat so good. - Oh, bring it on! 773 00:33:23,175 --> 00:33:24,566 Come on. 774 00:33:24,567 --> 00:33:26,091 [laughter] 775 00:33:26,092 --> 00:33:29,354 - It's been a minute since we sparred, huh? 776 00:33:29,355 --> 00:33:31,009 - Yeah. 777 00:33:34,099 --> 00:33:37,405 - So how did it go with the feds? 778 00:33:37,406 --> 00:33:38,841 - I stayed cool, like we discussed. 779 00:33:38,842 --> 00:33:40,278 - Good. 780 00:33:40,279 --> 00:33:43,933 As far as Dominique is concerned, we're done. 781 00:33:43,934 --> 00:33:45,196 - Oh, yeah? 782 00:33:45,197 --> 00:33:46,371 Just like that? 783 00:33:46,372 --> 00:33:48,503 - That was the deal. 784 00:33:48,504 --> 00:33:51,332 [soft dramatic music] 785 00:33:51,333 --> 00:33:57,904 ? ? 786 00:33:57,905 --> 00:34:01,038 - Why'd you lie? Huh? 787 00:34:01,039 --> 00:34:02,561 When I called to take you for a ride with the boys, 788 00:34:02,562 --> 00:34:04,389 you said you were tired. 789 00:34:04,390 --> 00:34:06,086 You were with her. 790 00:34:06,087 --> 00:34:09,568 [both grunting] 791 00:34:09,569 --> 00:34:11,048 - Were you gonna tell me you flipped? 792 00:34:11,049 --> 00:34:12,962 It wasn't too hard to figure out. 793 00:34:12,963 --> 00:34:14,921 You're lucky it was me and not Dominique. 794 00:34:14,922 --> 00:34:17,619 [both grunting] 795 00:34:17,620 --> 00:34:20,535 ? ? 796 00:34:20,536 --> 00:34:21,928 - I had no choice. 797 00:34:21,929 --> 00:34:23,277 - Dominique was right. 798 00:34:23,278 --> 00:34:25,237 You were gonna throw me to the wolves. 799 00:34:26,281 --> 00:34:28,066 - [grunts] 800 00:34:29,632 --> 00:34:31,808 And you believe that shit? 801 00:34:40,687 --> 00:34:43,167 - She promised me my family back. 802 00:34:43,168 --> 00:34:45,299 You made a deal to protect yours. 803 00:34:45,300 --> 00:34:47,214 Can these people you seem to trust so much 804 00:34:47,215 --> 00:34:48,563 promise me the same? 805 00:34:48,564 --> 00:34:50,348 - All I can do is try. 806 00:34:50,349 --> 00:34:52,480 That's a promise. - [scoffs] 807 00:34:52,481 --> 00:34:53,916 I can't gamble on a try, Phil. 808 00:34:53,917 --> 00:34:56,658 - But you can gamble on her? - [sighs] 809 00:34:56,659 --> 00:34:59,429 - What happens when she tells you to jump and you don't? 810 00:35:00,750 --> 00:35:02,708 Look, the only way I can protect you 811 00:35:02,709 --> 00:35:05,885 is if you give her up. 812 00:35:05,886 --> 00:35:07,452 Trust me, man, you don't want to be on the other side 813 00:35:07,453 --> 00:35:09,584 of this when it goes down. 814 00:35:09,585 --> 00:35:13,501 ? ? 815 00:35:13,502 --> 00:35:16,461 [dramatic music] 816 00:35:16,462 --> 00:35:18,986 [sighs] 817 00:35:25,035 --> 00:35:27,864 - [sighs] 818 00:35:38,571 --> 00:35:41,008 Ashley, what are you doing here? 819 00:35:42,575 --> 00:35:44,489 - Dress code violation. 820 00:35:44,490 --> 00:35:46,143 [laughter] 821 00:35:46,144 --> 00:35:48,406 - Went a little crazy in the art room? 822 00:35:48,407 --> 00:35:49,885 You look ridiculous. 823 00:35:49,886 --> 00:35:51,322 - [chuckles] 824 00:35:51,323 --> 00:35:54,412 [soft dramatic music] 825 00:35:54,413 --> 00:35:58,416 Sometimes it helps to feel a little less alone. 826 00:35:58,417 --> 00:36:00,766 - [chuckles] 827 00:36:00,767 --> 00:36:03,812 - So I know you couldn't go to DC 828 00:36:03,813 --> 00:36:05,727 for the unveiling of that portrait, 829 00:36:05,728 --> 00:36:10,167 so I brought your sorority sister to you! 830 00:36:10,168 --> 00:36:14,345 - Regina Baxter is here? 831 00:36:14,346 --> 00:36:17,696 In my house? - She's in the family room. 832 00:36:17,697 --> 00:36:19,001 What did I miss? 833 00:36:19,002 --> 00:36:21,569 - Oh, my God. - What? 834 00:36:21,570 --> 00:36:24,355 - [sighs] - What? 835 00:36:24,356 --> 00:36:26,532 - [sighs] 836 00:36:31,276 --> 00:36:34,757 Hey, Regina! 837 00:36:37,673 --> 00:36:41,023 - I think you mean Big Sister, 838 00:36:41,024 --> 00:36:45,464 all-powerful, all-knowing Regina. 839 00:36:47,770 --> 00:36:49,728 I'm kidding. - Oh. 840 00:36:49,729 --> 00:36:52,948 [laughter] 841 00:36:52,949 --> 00:36:56,474 - You look so cute all knocked up. 842 00:36:56,475 --> 00:36:58,084 And you have a little boo-boo in there. 843 00:36:58,085 --> 00:36:59,738 - Oh. [laughs] 844 00:36:59,739 --> 00:37:02,828 Oh, come on. Come here. Yeah. 845 00:37:02,829 --> 00:37:06,135 [exhales] Ooh. 846 00:37:06,136 --> 00:37:09,313 - Well, got Trent on board. 847 00:37:09,314 --> 00:37:10,792 My app is in front of the admissions committee 848 00:37:10,793 --> 00:37:13,273 as we speak! [laughs] 849 00:37:13,274 --> 00:37:15,884 [sighs] - [sighs] 850 00:37:15,885 --> 00:37:17,756 - Man. 851 00:37:17,757 --> 00:37:20,237 - Now, that is no surprise. 852 00:37:20,238 --> 00:37:23,109 Sinking the buzzer-beaters is kind of your whole thing. 853 00:37:23,110 --> 00:37:24,893 - Right? 854 00:37:24,894 --> 00:37:27,332 [both chuckle] 855 00:37:34,513 --> 00:37:38,080 - Listen. 856 00:37:38,081 --> 00:37:41,823 What I said earlier about my dad expecting more 857 00:37:41,824 --> 00:37:43,912 from me than you... 858 00:37:43,913 --> 00:37:45,175 - Mm. 859 00:37:47,395 --> 00:37:51,050 - The truth is... 860 00:37:51,051 --> 00:37:53,357 I think I've always been afraid 861 00:37:53,358 --> 00:37:59,798 that he will see something in you that I just don't have. 862 00:37:59,799 --> 00:38:02,018 - Nah. 863 00:38:06,936 --> 00:38:10,679 Took us both a while to realize it wasn't a competition. 864 00:38:12,028 --> 00:38:14,769 - You've been inspiring me since day one, Will. 865 00:38:14,770 --> 00:38:16,815 - [chuckles] Damn. 866 00:38:16,816 --> 00:38:19,426 ? ? 867 00:38:19,427 --> 00:38:22,429 OK. [laughs] 868 00:38:22,430 --> 00:38:23,822 Well, how about this? 869 00:38:23,823 --> 00:38:25,954 How about you inspire your ass on downstairs? 870 00:38:25,955 --> 00:38:27,216 'Cause Uncle Phil is in his office. 871 00:38:27,217 --> 00:38:29,306 [chuckles] 872 00:38:29,307 --> 00:38:32,613 ? ? 873 00:38:32,614 --> 00:38:34,834 - Mm. 874 00:38:36,401 --> 00:38:38,010 Yeah. 875 00:38:38,011 --> 00:38:41,753 - Welcome to Bel-Air Academy, Mr. Banks. 876 00:38:41,754 --> 00:38:43,798 Thank you for the donation. 877 00:38:43,799 --> 00:38:46,454 It was beyond generous. - Oh. 878 00:38:48,717 --> 00:38:50,239 - Sky's the limit. 879 00:38:50,240 --> 00:38:52,068 Pick a university. 880 00:38:57,857 --> 00:39:00,163 - Princeton. - Ha, ha. 881 00:39:01,948 --> 00:39:05,820 You know, Michelle Obama graduated from there. 882 00:39:05,821 --> 00:39:09,084 Great choice, son. 883 00:39:09,085 --> 00:39:11,696 [sighs] How you feeling? 884 00:39:11,697 --> 00:39:14,525 Yeah. 885 00:39:14,526 --> 00:39:16,483 [sighs] 886 00:39:16,484 --> 00:39:19,181 You belong here. 887 00:39:19,182 --> 00:39:21,140 Go show 'em. 888 00:39:21,141 --> 00:39:24,143 [Sanders Bohlke's "Screaming Underwater"] 889 00:39:24,144 --> 00:39:28,016 - ? I'm screaming underwater ? 890 00:39:28,017 --> 00:39:30,671 ? ? 891 00:39:30,672 --> 00:39:33,370 ? What you know I ? 892 00:39:33,371 --> 00:39:39,376 ? Can't give you ? 893 00:39:39,377 --> 00:39:41,378 ? ? 894 00:39:41,379 --> 00:39:44,032 - And if anyone so much as breathed 895 00:39:44,033 --> 00:39:45,860 an injustice in my direction, 896 00:39:45,861 --> 00:39:48,385 you and Mom would march up into that school 897 00:39:48,386 --> 00:39:51,562 demanding a meeting. 898 00:39:51,563 --> 00:39:54,042 - Well, your teachers hated to see us coming. 899 00:39:54,043 --> 00:39:55,130 - [chuckles] 900 00:39:55,131 --> 00:39:58,786 - I guess we were on high alert. 901 00:39:58,787 --> 00:40:02,703 We knew what putting a little Black boy 902 00:40:02,704 --> 00:40:05,619 in that space could look like. 903 00:40:05,620 --> 00:40:09,101 - But you put me there anyway. 904 00:40:09,102 --> 00:40:13,235 - Yeah, maybe it wasn't the right choice for you. 905 00:40:13,236 --> 00:40:15,281 I was just looking for excellence. 906 00:40:15,282 --> 00:40:17,502 - And on paper, I was. 907 00:40:19,634 --> 00:40:25,900 Captain of the lacrosse team, class president. 908 00:40:25,901 --> 00:40:30,688 I got really good at making people feel comfortable, 909 00:40:30,689 --> 00:40:33,299 even though I wasn't. 910 00:40:33,300 --> 00:40:34,605 [sighs] 911 00:40:34,606 --> 00:40:38,043 I let way too many white boys say the N-word. 912 00:40:38,044 --> 00:40:39,393 - Hmm. 913 00:40:41,439 --> 00:40:45,398 [sighs deeply] 914 00:40:45,399 --> 00:40:47,880 I know it wasn't easy... 915 00:40:50,796 --> 00:40:54,189 The anxiety, 916 00:40:54,190 --> 00:40:57,976 panic attacks, 917 00:40:57,977 --> 00:40:59,586 the drugs. 918 00:40:59,587 --> 00:41:05,157 ? ? 919 00:41:05,158 --> 00:41:06,593 - I could keep pushing. 920 00:41:06,594 --> 00:41:08,290 You know, I- 921 00:41:08,291 --> 00:41:12,425 I could just swallow it. 922 00:41:12,426 --> 00:41:15,776 But it's just the thought of bracing myself 923 00:41:15,777 --> 00:41:16,995 for more of the same. 924 00:41:16,996 --> 00:41:20,302 - Which is why 925 00:41:20,303 --> 00:41:24,176 you want to turn down Princeton. 926 00:41:24,177 --> 00:41:26,657 You know, I get it. 927 00:41:26,658 --> 00:41:29,355 Harvard was hell. - Really? 928 00:41:29,356 --> 00:41:31,357 - Mm-hmm. 929 00:41:31,358 --> 00:41:34,795 Everybody had money, connections, 930 00:41:34,796 --> 00:41:38,451 names on buildings. 931 00:41:38,452 --> 00:41:41,715 I felt out of place. 932 00:41:41,716 --> 00:41:44,501 You know, I used to retype my essays three times 933 00:41:44,502 --> 00:41:47,112 because one mistake would give them a reason 934 00:41:47,113 --> 00:41:49,897 to say I wasn't a Harvard man. 935 00:41:49,898 --> 00:41:53,422 - You felt like an imposter too. 936 00:41:53,423 --> 00:41:57,122 - I didn't walk across that stage feeling proud. 937 00:41:57,123 --> 00:42:01,257 I walked across it wondering if I fooled everybody. 938 00:42:06,480 --> 00:42:10,222 And when you were born, I never wanted you 939 00:42:10,223 --> 00:42:12,964 to feel that there was a room that you 940 00:42:12,965 --> 00:42:15,707 didn't deserve to walk in. 941 00:42:17,665 --> 00:42:21,103 And so I pushed... 942 00:42:24,237 --> 00:42:26,282 Maybe a little too hard. 943 00:42:26,332 --> 00:42:31,504 - I know how much you wanted me to go to Princeton, Dad. 944 00:42:31,505 --> 00:42:34,202 - No. No. 945 00:42:34,203 --> 00:42:37,032 Princeton was never the goal. 946 00:42:38,599 --> 00:42:43,648 The goal was freedom, choice. 947 00:42:45,040 --> 00:42:47,302 And if saying no to Princeton 948 00:42:47,303 --> 00:42:49,043 is you choosing your own path... 949 00:42:49,044 --> 00:42:52,481 ? ? 950 00:42:52,482 --> 00:42:56,181 Then I know I did something right. 951 00:42:56,182 --> 00:42:58,139 - Thank you, Dad. 952 00:42:58,140 --> 00:43:04,537 ? ? 953 00:43:04,538 --> 00:43:06,713 - I can't even imagine my mom pledging. 954 00:43:06,714 --> 00:43:09,281 - Oh, you should have seen your mama online. 955 00:43:09,282 --> 00:43:11,457 Always talking back. - Oh, here we go. 956 00:43:11,458 --> 00:43:12,676 - Always had something to say. 957 00:43:12,677 --> 00:43:13,851 - No, that's not true. 958 00:43:13,852 --> 00:43:15,679 - Disrespect. - Come on. 959 00:43:15,680 --> 00:43:16,897 You're saying too much. 960 00:43:16,898 --> 00:43:18,683 - Excuse me? 961 00:43:21,686 --> 00:43:24,339 Pledge Vivian, you're late! 962 00:43:24,340 --> 00:43:26,603 - Oh, no, I'm not! - Oh, yes, you are! 963 00:43:26,604 --> 00:43:27,734 - Oh! 964 00:43:27,735 --> 00:43:28,866 [together] I'm getting the last word! 965 00:43:28,867 --> 00:43:31,085 Oh, no, you're not! Oh, yes, I am! 966 00:43:31,086 --> 00:43:32,086 Damn! 967 00:43:32,087 --> 00:43:33,610 [laughter] 968 00:43:33,611 --> 00:43:37,309 - See? You bring it out of me. 969 00:43:37,310 --> 00:43:39,659 - I think it's time. - [gasps] 970 00:43:39,660 --> 00:43:44,446 - I am so excited to see this painting. 971 00:43:44,447 --> 00:43:46,100 - OK. - Can we unveil it now? 972 00:43:46,101 --> 00:43:47,145 - [sighs] Let's do it. 973 00:43:47,146 --> 00:43:48,450 - OK. 974 00:43:48,451 --> 00:43:50,932 - [exhales] 975 00:43:54,022 --> 00:43:57,068 - I now present Delta Pi Gamma's 976 00:43:57,069 --> 00:44:01,551 31st National President, Regina Baxter! 977 00:44:05,643 --> 00:44:07,688 - Hmm. 978 00:44:10,778 --> 00:44:13,824 I don't do teeth. I don't do that. 979 00:44:13,825 --> 00:44:16,827 - Well, I went with a warmer palette 980 00:44:16,828 --> 00:44:19,220 to show off your softer side. 981 00:44:19,221 --> 00:44:20,874 - I don't have a softer side. 982 00:44:20,875 --> 00:44:22,223 - That's why I had to paint one. 983 00:44:22,224 --> 00:44:26,184 - [laughs] OK. 984 00:44:26,185 --> 00:44:30,579 Clearly, my mom sees something different in you, 985 00:44:30,580 --> 00:44:31,930 something deep. 986 00:44:34,759 --> 00:44:37,543 - No, that's just how I was raised. 987 00:44:37,544 --> 00:44:42,026 My mama said, baby, this world tries 988 00:44:42,027 --> 00:44:45,420 to bend Black women until we break, 989 00:44:45,421 --> 00:44:48,859 and you gotta bend it right back. 990 00:44:48,860 --> 00:44:52,210 - Teaching us strength before they teach us rest. 991 00:44:52,211 --> 00:44:53,559 - Amen. 992 00:44:53,560 --> 00:44:56,388 - Well, I mean, she did a great job- 993 00:44:56,389 --> 00:45:00,566 congresswoman, sorority prez, hello? 994 00:45:00,567 --> 00:45:02,655 - Yeah. 995 00:45:02,656 --> 00:45:05,702 She was dealing with her own mess. 996 00:45:05,703 --> 00:45:09,444 God, I inherited so much of it. 997 00:45:09,445 --> 00:45:13,666 - You know, we tried prepping our kids for the real world, 998 00:45:13,667 --> 00:45:18,715 but sometimes our love feels more like pressure, 999 00:45:18,716 --> 00:45:21,152 and we don't even know it. 1000 00:45:21,153 --> 00:45:26,767 - I spent so much time trying to be unshakable... 1001 00:45:29,814 --> 00:45:32,467 I forgot to be human. 1002 00:45:32,468 --> 00:45:34,382 I'm sorry. 1003 00:45:34,383 --> 00:45:36,429 - No, I'm sorry. 1004 00:45:38,344 --> 00:45:44,175 Maybe it's a reminder to lean into your soft side. 1005 00:45:44,176 --> 00:45:46,743 - You know what I'ma call this? 1006 00:45:46,744 --> 00:45:49,789 "Let That Shit Go." 1007 00:45:49,790 --> 00:45:52,661 - Oh. I receive that. 1008 00:45:52,662 --> 00:45:54,968 Let that shit go. - I like that. 1009 00:45:54,969 --> 00:45:56,796 OK, girls, how about pictures? - Oh, OK. 1010 00:45:56,797 --> 00:45:58,276 - Yes! - All right. 1011 00:45:58,277 --> 00:46:01,192 Say "sisterhood" on three. One, two, three... 1012 00:46:01,193 --> 00:46:03,977 [together] Sisterhood! 1013 00:46:03,978 --> 00:46:05,413 - So cute. 1014 00:46:05,414 --> 00:46:07,067 - ? You are not your pain ? 1015 00:46:07,068 --> 00:46:08,329 ? I know that it's hard, but you gonna be good ? 1016 00:46:08,330 --> 00:46:10,201 ? God promised me when I pray ? 1017 00:46:10,202 --> 00:46:11,855 ? One of a kind that you are ? 1018 00:46:11,856 --> 00:46:13,682 ? You really deserve everything that you hope ? 1019 00:46:13,683 --> 00:46:15,380 ? All of the things you see in your dreams ? 1020 00:46:15,381 --> 00:46:17,295 ? Despite what it seems, step out of the boat ? 1021 00:46:17,296 --> 00:46:19,210 ? Been learning to cope with all of your pain ? 1022 00:46:19,211 --> 00:46:20,689 ? But really I'm praying that you let it go ? 1023 00:46:20,690 --> 00:46:22,387 ? A lot of the times, you doubt yourself ? 1024 00:46:22,388 --> 00:46:23,867 - Dad? 1025 00:46:23,868 --> 00:46:25,390 I know where I'm gonna go. 1026 00:46:25,391 --> 00:46:27,522 - ? You are a star ? 1027 00:46:27,523 --> 00:46:29,176 ? Don't let your scars define you ? 1028 00:46:29,177 --> 00:46:31,091 ? You're free to be who you are ? 1029 00:46:31,092 --> 00:46:35,182 ? I've been praying, praying, praying for you ? 1030 00:46:35,183 --> 00:46:37,315 ? Praying for you ? 1031 00:46:37,316 --> 00:46:38,925 - I got in, Ma. 1032 00:46:38,926 --> 00:46:40,840 Yeah, I finally know where I'm going. 1033 00:46:40,841 --> 00:46:42,538 - Where? 1034 00:46:43,801 --> 00:46:46,325 - I'm coming home. 1035 00:46:48,283 --> 00:46:51,111 [bright chill beat] 1036 00:46:51,112 --> 00:46:58,424 ? ? 1037 00:46:58,474 --> 00:47:03,024 Repair and Synchronization by Easy Subtitles Synchronizer 1.0.0.0