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[pleasant music]

[rapid typing]

How many words you type a minute?

Cause I type like 500. Watch.

Well, I see y'all still on them computers.

I don't know why it's any business of yours, Vinny.

And what you got against computers anyway?

Oh, I ain't got nothin' against computers.

I just think old people like yourself

should tread on them cautiously.

Some weeks ago, your dumb ass was running around here,

talking about we was being invaded by aliens.

Vinny may be right, Mr. Brown.

You may need to cut back your computer use.

That was ridiculous.

I still don't know how you mistook me for an alien.

[chuckles]

Have you seen you in the mornings?

Don't insult me, Brown.

-You're ugly and shaped funny. -[Vinny laughs]

-What? I never! -[Vinny] She's right.

And you never will.

She's right, Brown.

I thought the police was gonna come and get your dumb ass.

You run around, "Oh, Cora, Cora! Aliens is coming!"

All I'm saying is y'all need to stay off the Internet.

Well, I like the Internet.

It helps me keep up with family and friends.

And I even talked to one of my classmates

on here the other day. [door shuts]

What y'all did...

-Hey, Philip, what's up? -[Anastasia] Oh, hey, Philip.

Hey, Philip, come here. I want to show you something.

-I'm on the social media thing. -Mm-hmm.

And these keep popping up. What's that mean?

Oh, it means somebody messaged you that's not your friend.

Oh, really? Well, how I get it?

It just keep popping.

Yeah, all right. Let me see. Um...

Okay.

-There you go. -Oh, there's a lot of them.

-Yeah? -Yeah. That's, what--

Yeah, yeah, they're hidden messages.

Um. Oh, okay, I see you, Mr. Brown.

You're somewhat popular.

Oh, really?

All them people trying to talk to me?

Hold on. And most of them are women.

Okay, I see you, playa', playa'!

Let me see that. Brown is popular with the ladies?

-Yeah. -Just as I thought.

-Them women is old as sin. -You foul.

I'm not old. Look at this one.

This one right here ain't old. And she's not ugly.

-Shirleen. -Yeah.

That's an old name. Old-ass name.

I mean, she don't look old. But click on it.

See what she said, Mr. Brown.

-Right here? Just click that? -Yeah. Yeah.

There it go.

-Oh, she left a long message. -[Vinny] Wow.

I hate when people leave long messages like this.

-Just read it. -Okay, it say, uh,

"Mr. Leroy Brown, my name is Shirleen Jones.

"I took my mother's last name.

I was nervous when I came on here to talk to you."

She was nervous when she came to talk to me.

She must have a big crush on me.

"I've been trying to find you my entire life.

"There is no easy way to say this, Leroy Brown.

I am... your daughter"?

Ooh.

"I was born in '75.

"I've always asked my mother about who my father was.

"As a teenager, she explained to me

"that my father didn't know I existed.

"This broke my heart.

So as an adult, I made it my life mission to find you."

[Vinny] What?

"And here you are, Leroy Brown.

-You are my daddy." -Oh.

"I'm leaving my phone number.

"Please contact me as soon as you can.

Meeting you is all I ever wanted."

-Shirleen Jones? A daughter? -Wow.

? No matter what you do, I love you ?

? No matter where you go, I'm behind you for sure ?

? Always remember blood ain't never water ?

? We'll make it if we stay together ?

[pleasant music]

What the what?

Yeah, looks like you have another daughter, Mr. Brown.

A daughter?

[chuckles] Brown, you is a rolling stone.

I'm not no rolling stone.

So you're telling me there's no way this could be your daughter?

No. I mean, not that I think of.

I mean, 'cause I, I, I would remember....

Oh, New Orleans, that time--

See, that look right there shows me you remember the incident.

You could have fathered a child.

I don't know-- [gasps] Oh, that time.

There you go.

You just thought of a second incident.

Oh, I can't forget when I was a hotel gypsy.

There you go. A third incident.

Oh-- Ooh!

This time. That's four times, man.

Come on. That could be your child.

You think this could be your daughter, Mr. Brown?

I don't think. I don't--

I'm, I'm not, I don't know.

You don't sound so sure. Is there a picture of this girl?

Right here. Let me click on this.

Like, click it right here?

-Yeah. -Click that right there.

And it pops. There it go.

-[all] Oh. -[Brown] Uh-oh.

Uh-oh.

Brown, she does look like you, man, come on, huh?

Mr. Brown, I have to say the resemblance is uncanny.

[Philip] And you got the same big old head, man.

Look just like you.

How could you have a daughter and not know?

Oh, Anastasia, that's easy to do.

Yeah, you ain't never lie. I rem--

[Brown] What you saying?

Your little ass better not be

bringing no kids up in here, Philip.

Philip, you didn't!

Oh, no, no. I don't have any kids, okay?

I dodged that bullet.

-What you mean, you dodged what? -Excuse me?

Come on, guys. It's not about me.

-Remember Mr. Brown? Shirleen? -[Vinny] Oh, man.

I mean, who knows?

I'm pretty sure I have a few crumb snatchers

running around in Miami,

New Orleans, and especially Vegas.

I'm pretty sure there's a few crumb snatchers out there.

-That's ridiculous. -Yeah. Okay, shh.

I do not want Cora to know nothing about this.

You don't want Cora to find out about what?

Nothing.

What? Mr. Brown, you might as well tell me.

I'm going to find out.

Cora, I mean, my business is my business,

and your business is your business.

And, Cora, I don't be in your personal stuff.

Mr. Vinny?

Vinny, you better not say nothin'.

-[Cora] What is he hiding? -[Brown] Shut your mouth.

Okay, Ms. Cora.

Mr. Duff Brown has been keeping

a secret from you for over 40 years.

You, you been keeping a secret for over 40 years?

[stammers] Cora, I didn't mean to!

What you mean you didn't mean to?

Ms. Anastasia, come on, tell me what's going on.

Well, Cora, I don't like getting involved in family affairs.

And this is definitely a family affair.

Oh, so you don't like getting involved in family affairs now?

Okay. Philip, Philip, whoa, whoa, whoa,

where you going?

Come on, tell me. Tell me what's going on.

No, no, no, this is a flag on the play.

Mr. Brown, you gotta tell her.

I can't tell Ms. Cora a untruth.

That's right, so tell me.

-Mr. Brown? -Okay, Cora!

-I got a confession to make. -What?

Cora, I've been out there in them streets lying,

cussing, smoking, and drinking and lusting, Cora.

You've been lusting?

Cora, I was lusting in them cheap motels

and brothels, Cora.

Oh, my God, Mr. Brown. You had a past.

Cora, I had a deep and dark past.

Deep and dark?

[Brown] Deep and dark past, Cora.

Well, you know what?

Okay, I know it's been deep, but, hey, and dark,

but can somebody tell me what's going on?

Okay. Cora, here we go.

You may not be the only child.

-I may not be the only child. -[Brown] Right.

Cora, you got a sister.

What you mean I got a sister?!

Hey, honey.

-Morning, Dad. You look nice. -[Jeremy chuckles]

[Sandra] I'm making breakfast for Mom.

I know this pregnancy has been hard on her.

-Look at you helping out. -Of course.

-Good morning. -There he is.

[Sandra] Hey, Judge Junie.

How was your walk earlier with Miss Anastasia?

It was glorious. Anastasia and I do have

a wonderful time on our walks.

Hey, you look nice, Jeremy.

I was just saying that. Today's a big day.

Yeah, the trial's today.

For the guys that carjacked him. I'm really nervous.

Don't be nervous, baby. Everything's going to be okay.

Got to be honest, though. It's been tough.

I'm so sorry you have to go through that, Jeremy.

It's ridiculous.

Wait, are you going to the trial by yourself?

Yeah, your mom wanted to come with me,

but the doctor has her on bedrest,

and I know you and your brother want to come,

but I'm not having that.

Why not?

We want to be there to support you.

No. Nah, these type of people want revenge, okay?

I don't want the goons in the courtroom

or the family members connecting you and your brother with me.

Yeah, I agree. These characters can be bad news.

Well, you have to be careful, too, Dad.

Nah, nah. I'll be all right.

I just hope that doesn't get too emotional in the courtroom.

Well, prepare yourself, Jeremy.

I've been a judge for many years,

and I can tell you that the courtroom is a place of drama.

People's lives irreparably change.

Tempers flare.

Yeah, see, that's what has my stomach in knots.

[Reginald] Mm-hmm.

I'm so worried about these kids, man.

I hope that the judge doesn't go too hard on them.

You don't? I hope he's very hard on them.

Oh, no, sir.

I hope for the complete opposite.

Well, I have to agree with Judge Junie.

I think they should go to jail for a long time.

You really want the judge to go easy on them, Jeremy?

It's crazy, right?

They carjack me and I'm worried about them.

Mm.

I just can't imagine being judged

by my stupidity at 13 years old.

Well, then they shouldn't have done it.

I mean, I knew not to carjack people when I was 13.

Yeah, well, young people do dumb things, Sandra.

And now they're at the mercy of the court,

and I don't trust our court system for nothing.

Jeremy, I'm so disappointed to hear your take on this.

And I'm disappointed in how the court treats us.

Well, the court system is the best we've got.

What's the alternative?

Without our courts, our lives would be in total turmoil.

It'd be like the wild, wild west out here.

So, Judge Junie, you're okay

with thousands and thousands of moms,

dads, and sons rotting away in the American prison system?

That sounds like a better alternative to you?

[sighs]

Yep.

Her name's Shirleen.

Her name is Shirleen? How y'all find out this?

[Philip] She reached out to Mr. Brown online.

She reached out to him online? What? Let me see that.

Well, Cora, she said she'd been

trying to find her daddy her whole life.

Well, how...

First of all, how do you know that this is real, Mr. Brown?

Well, Cora, it's New Orleans, 1975.

Your daddy ain't always been saved,

sanctified, and, hey, filled.

Mr. Brown, so you think this lady is your daughter?

Cora, yeah, look at her.

Well, I'll be.

Now, look, she, she does favor you, Mr. Brown.

Wow.

So I may have a sister running around out there?

-Yeah. -How?

Well, Cora, you don't know how?

When people lay down and they do love--

Mr. Brown, I know about doing love.

I know that part.

Well, I ain't tell you about Mrs. Jones.

-Mrs. Jones? -Yeah.

Me and Mrs. Jones got a thing going on.

Cora, Mrs. Jones.

-Okay. I got it, Mr. Brown. -Mrs. Jones.

-Mrs. Jones. -Mrs. Jones.

Mrs. Jones.

[pleasant music]

Mr. Brown, are you sure

that Shirleen lady is your daughter?

Well, Cora, it's all coming to the light.

Your daddy had a dark and checkered past

and I'm shamed, Cora.

You know, the Bible says,

what's done in the dark will come to the light.

And, boop, I'm in the light.

It appears to be.

Yeah, but you should try to check it out, Mr. Brown.

Well, how I'ma do that?

I don't know. I get it was a long time ago,

but you should at least try to trace your steps.

Okay, trace my steps.

Okay, picture it.

It was New Orleans in the '70s.

-Mm-hmm. -And Shirleen was conceived

right off of Basin Street in a little motel

-called The Tower. -Right.

Where you pay by the hour.

[Vinny] [chuckles] He's right.

Basin Street wasn't nothin' nice in the '70s.

It was nasty for real, Brown.

I can't believe you, Mr. Brown.

Cora, oh, your...

your pure image of your daddy is gone, ain't it?

No, no.

-Tell me it ain't gone, Cora. -No, it's not.

-Tell me it ain't gone, Cora. -It's not gone.

-Tell me it ain't gone. -It ain't gone.

-Okay, it's not gone. -Okay, Mr. Brown,

I'm not trying to judge you.

I just want to make sure this Shirleen lady

is who she says she is.

Yeah, I agree with Ms. Cora.

I mean, you should check it out. It's the Internet.

-Right. -Well, what y'all want me to do?

Go on that show where they tell you if you're the daddy?

Oh, yeah, yeah, that'd be a good idea, Brown.

You should go onMaury,Brown. Go on that show, man.

Well, no, 'cause I don't want

the world to hear my indescribings.

"Indiscretions," Mr. Brown.

Yes. Cora, they'll have me on there...

Cora, give me the card like they're doing.

Okay.

Look at the card and say, "You are the father."

No! No!

[continues screaming in high-pitched voice]

No!

No!

[sobs dramatically]

What am I gonna do with two more kids?

What am I gonna do with two more kids?

-Cora. -What is wrong with you?

I don't want them to see your daddy's dark past.

Mr. Brown, don't go on TV

and put your business all out there, okay?

Okay.

And you stop that foolishness with him,

running around like you're a cameraman.

-Who get mad at the cameraman? -Because you almost ran me over.

That's my bad.

But anyway, Mr. Brown, you know what?

Look, Philip, can you please just send me the link to this?

Uh, yes, ma'am.

[Cora] And Mr. Brown, don't respond to her, okay?

-Until I do some digging first. -[Brown] Okay.

[Cora] Y'all just hollering.

Y'all got going this type of mileage.

What? You right.

My life gonna change forever.

Maybe I am a rolling stone.

And a fool.

What the hell is a rolling stone?

You sound just like my son, Brandon.

He was always resentful of me being a judge.

Really, Judge Junie? That sucks.

Yeah, well, it got worse when he was in college.

He got involved in causes.

So, can you answer the question, Judge?

Sure. My answer is no.

I am not okay with the amount

of our people who are exceedingly incarcerated.

Oh, so you see my point.

Well, there is another point, Jeremy.

[Jeremy] Oh, yeah, what's that?

[Reginald] The point of the victim.

I've spent years protecting countless mothers

who've lost sons, sons to brutal murder.

I've protected women who were raped, abused, brutalized.

We have to protect the innocent, law-abiding citizens, Jeremy.

Hey, look, you guys have both made great points.

Hopefully, you can just agree to disagree and see both sides.

Oh, sure we can.

I've told everybody I see both sides.

-I just... -But you shouldn't be.

You'vedone nothing wrong.

You are a hard-working man.

Nobody should be able to come along and take a car

that you've worked hard to pay for.

You're right.

So there.

But what made them act this way at such a young age?

See, I see them as victims, too.

-[Reginald] Mm. -Who are their parents?

Well, that's the point, young scholar.

Maybe we should hold the parents accountable.

Okay, all done.

All right, I'll take it in to your mom.

All right.

I'm off to school.

Good luck today, Dad.

-Love you. -Love you, too.

Breakfast in bed, courtesy of your daughter.

Oh! Sandra!

Aw.

I can't believe this. She has class this morning.

Yep, she made it on her way out.

Oh, my goodness, I literally have

the best family in the world.

Yeah, you know we don't play about you.

You on bed rest, and

you and that baby are our only concern.

Well, you know I hate y'all making this fuss over me.

Ain't no fuss, baby.

Ooh, Jeremy, come here. Oh, come here.

Come, come, come. Feel this.

-Right there. -Oh.

[chuckles] Oh, this baby is kicking up a storm.

Wow, does it hurt?

You ask me that every time.

No, it doesn't hurt.

I just feel it.

I mean, it does add to me

not being able to get comfortable, but...

Well, the doctor said you can do light walks around here, right?

-Does that help? -Mm-hmm, a little.

I think I just, I need to keep my mind focused.

Well, we can give you

some paperwork so you can help out around here.

Uh, I want you to know that Brown and Cora

have piled me up with paperwork.

I have bills, accounting ledgers.

I think that's gonna keep me busy.

That's great. You can help us, too.

You know, we always get behind with the reports.

Mm-hmm. So you ready for today?

I'm as ready as I'm gonna be.

[Leah] Mm-hmm. Positive thoughts, baby.

I know, but it's just not a positive situation, baby.

You know, in trials like this, it's sad for everybody.

Yeah, what you dreading the most?

[scoffs] I'm dreading seeing that lady

that wrote me the letter.

I'm dreading seeing the parents

of kids that are about to go to prison.

Yeah, that's tough.

Did you, uh, write your victim impact statement?

-I did. -Can I hear it?

Sure.

Okay.

"Dear members of the court, I have been asked to write

"a victim impact statement.

"I was told to detail how this has affected me.

"It has been made clear to me

"by the DA's office that my feelings are taken

"into account when deciding sentencing.

"I hate to disappoint, but I am not in agreement

"with trying a 13-year-old as an adult for this crime.

"Yes, that day was a scary day for my family and I.

"It is unfortunate. I was concerned for my safety,

"and I now am concerned for the well-being of Darrell and Troy.

"What brought them to this point?

"I wish there was a way for the court to focus on a solution

"to this epidemic of juvenile delinquency

"in African-American communities.

"I am not convinced that locking these kids away

"for over a decade will make them

"productive citizens in our community.

"I know the court wants to punish.

"I have been praying

"for a sentence that will help rehabilitate.

Jeremy Washington."

Good job, baby.

Good job.

[upbeat music]

So do you think you're going to agree to see her, Brown?

Well, she is my daughter.

Ifshe's your daughter.

What do you mean, "if"? You see the picture.

I know, I know, but it's the picture that's bugging me.

I mean, she looks just like you, Brown.

You can't deny that.

Right, yeah, look at her face and everything.

Yeah, I know, I know.

Look, all I'm saying is it could be AI-generated.

AI? What is AI?

Is that Allen Iverson or something?

-AI. What is that? -Artificial intelligence.

Are we still supposed to know?

-We don't know that. -Okay.

All right, you guys can't be serious, right?

I get it, you're old, but you've got to get a grip.

Get a grip?

Just 'cause we don't know what AI means,

you're telling us to get a grip.

You don't even know "rolling stone".

Okay, okay, look, I don't want to fight.

All I'm saying is the photo could be manufactured online.

You think so?

Okay, well, they manufacture, what they do?

-I just told you, AI. -Well, you didn't explain to us.

Mr. Brown, Mr. Brown, you didn't reach out

to that Shirleen lady, did you?

Well, we was trying to figure out how to type up

a response right now.

-Mr. Brown, I asked you not to. -She told you not to do that.

Well, Cora, that's my daughter. I got to do something.

She's not your daughter.

-What? She's not? -What?

No, all I can say is L-L-K, Mr. Brown.

L-L-K, more initials. What is that?

BBL?

No, no, Mr. Brown, look, earlier I went and called

the police department and I spoke to someone.

This is Officer Sinclair and he's going to explain

-to you guys what's going on. -Okay.

[Sinclair] There's a very popular scam

that's being played on the elderly.

It's called the LLK scam, or long lost kid scam.

They're scamming the elderly

into thinking they have an illegitimate kid.

They use AI-generated photos to convince them they have a kid

and eventually people send them money.

-[Cora] Wow. -Shut up!

That, uh, Shirleen profile, it's fake, Mr. Brown.

You don't have an illegitimate daughter.

Or if you do, Shirleen's not her.

-Shut up. -Yeah, you just have me.

-[high-pitched] Shut up. -[high-pitched] You shut up.

Can I have one? [high-pitched] Shut up.

[Brown] Golly, everybody shut up.

-Shut up. -Oh, shut up.

Thank you so much.

I told you that though. I just said that.

-[Brown] Shut up. -Have a great day.

You shut up.

[pensive music]

Ooh, hey.

Hey, babe.

Oh, baby, you don't look good. What happened?

They were found guilty.

Did they do the sentencing?

18 years in an adult prison.

18 years, Jeremy?

I swear, baby, when I saw that woman weep,

I felt like my soul left my body.

Baby, come here. Come here.

-[sighs] It's not right. -I'm so sorry.

-I'm so sorry, baby. -It's not right, baby.

[melancholy music]

I'm so sorry, baby.

It's okay. It's going to be okay.

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