Original subtitles

Previously on Saints and Sinners,

My company UpSurge, was prepared to put Cypress to work.

but you rejected that deal.

Next question.

Kendrick, what the hell are you doing here?

I need your help.

I'm doing my own investigation on our grandmother.

Fess up, old man.

Paige got run over by a car last night.

And I know you was behind it!

This is an online petition to recall you as mayor.

What do you expect me to do?

What I raised you to do!

You're a monster. Don't even deny it.

I know Tamara's baby is still alive.

You made me believe that her baby died

and that I was responsible.

Oh let me be clear, dear.

You are responsible

for everything.

Everything I've done has been to protect you.

To clean up your mess.

[Speaking softly] I've lost a baby.

I know how that feels. And I will not

be a part of stealing another woman's child.

Oh you have no choice.

When you assaulted her and called me,

you made me a part of it.

Now you don't get to walk away just because you don't like the fallout.

I'm going to the police!

Oh I wouldn't do that.

You want to tell them that you delivered

and stole a woman's baby?

I didn't do that.

[Scoffs]

You're a doctor, Christie.

Even without your license, you're more than capable.

I think it won't be difficult to convince the

police after they see your name

on all of Tamara's delivery paperwork.

[Papers crinkling]

Trust and believe,

every necessary document

has your name on it.

I'm nothing if not thorough.

You set me up.

Your own granddaughter?!

This,

well it's insurance.

Keep your mouth shut.

And your nose clean, and no one will have to know your role

in all of this.

I would hate for your mother to have to come and visit you in prison.

Hmm?

[Sighs]

Rex, what the hell are you doing in my house?

We need to talk, Ella.

You keep dodging this conversation.

Well you have my number.

I sure do.

What do you want?

You need to learn to cover your tracks.

What tracks?

Stop it, Ella.

I know you were behind the hit and run.

[Scoffs]

Why would I want to hurt Paige?

Paige wasn't the target.

[Grumbles]

Rex,

that was meant for Jabari.

Yeah, I know.

See, you would've been better off if Jabari had gotten hit.

I tried to make it better.

I organized a blood drive.

You can't make this better, Ella.

All you can do is tie up loose ends.

I don't even know who the driver and the caller were.

It was anonymous.

I'm looking into that.

Well we gotta find out before Jabari does.

We, Ella?

Why else would you be here if you didn't want to help me?

See you keep counting on that, don't you?

Your list of favors is getting long.

One of these days,

I'm gonna come collect on one of my own.

I'll let myself out.

[Theme music]

♪ Go on, lift your hands, give God the praise.

♪ I fell so hard

♪ Lost my faith in God

♪ I couldn't even pray

♪ So I say

♪ We're just sinners

♪ Saved by grace

‐ Christie, where is my baby? ‐ Tamara, stop!

Miles, you need to get your wife.

What, you need to...

What you calling him for?

‐ Stop. Tamara, stop ‐ Huh?

Why? Where is my baby?

‐ Enough. Let's go. ‐ I don't have your baby.

[Dramatic Music]

[Phone Beeps]

[Voicemail] You've reached Bethany.

Leave a message and I'll get back to you.

[Dramatic Music]

[Phone Ringing]

[Miles] Hello?

Christie?

‐ Miles... ‐ [Miles] What's going on?

I'm sorry.

[Miles] Christie?

It's too late.

‐ [Miles] Too late? ‐ Tamara was right.

[Miles] Tamara what? Where are you?

I'm sorry Miles. I gotta go.

[Miles] Christie? Christie, wait!

I gotta go.

[Miles] Christie, don't hang up. Christie?

Hello?

‐ [Christie] I can't... ‐ [Miles] Christie!

Hello, Christie?

Christie! Christie!

[Gasps]

[Ominous Music]

[Shaky Breath]

[Leona] I would hate for your mother to have to come and visit you in prison.

[Sniffles]

Look, we can set up a meeting. Let's just say Thursday.

Is that good with you?

All right. Sounds like a plan, man. Wha...

Let me call you back.

If you're not here to seal the deal, then you're wasting my time.

You got good news for me?

Well that depends on how you feel about my proposal.

We've already discussed the terms.

Oh damn, Jabari. You were ready to sign there right on the dotted line.

What changed?

My wife.

How's she doing?

She's recovering.

She's gonna be okay.

I'm glad to hear that.

But what does your wife have to do with our deal and the sale of the church?

Everything man, okay. Look,

those people, they were there for her. For...

for us when we needed them the most.

You can't buy that kind of loyalty.

But you can sell it.

Look, look... Here's the deal. Okay, you get

all the land surrounding Greater Hope as promised,

but the church remains.

Not interested.

Look, listen. This is going to be great for your company, Malik.

Alright? You can turn Greater Hope into a charitable wing of UpSurge.

The campus can still exist on church grounds

just as long as Greater Hope remains.

Why is this church so important to you?

[Sighs]

Look, man. Like I said, okay? Loyalty.

Family.

Look, those people were there for me and I was ready to bulldoze that joint.

Now imagine how they'll be there for you and UpSurge if you partner with them.

Not to mention the positive press.

I don't need positive press. I can pay for that.

Now, family and loyalty...

that's something less easily attained.

[Sighs]

So what do you think?

Like can you, can you work with these terms?

Look man, I don't need a charitable wing.

But I think we can figure out something that'll be mutually beneficial for all of us.

Alright?

[Sigh]

[Groans]

Kendrick,

the sooner you talk to me, the sooner we can get you some medical attention.

I don't have anything to say.

You had a lot to say the night of the revival.

You confessed to being involved in a drive‐by shooting.

Did you murder E. J. Johnson?

Jabari, Jabari! [Gunshots]

[Tires Peel Out]

[Car Accelerating]

E! E!

No, no, no! E, E!

Come on E, no, no...

E, E, come on. Wake up brah, wake up brah!

H‐help! Somebody get some help!

Were you the shooter?

[Sighs]

Maybe E. J. wasn't the intended target.

You shot at me and you missed, so clearly you're not a great shot.

I didn't try to shoot you.

What were you doing at Leona Byrd's house with a gun?

You wouldn't believe me.

Does this have anything to do with Deborah Chase's murder?

We found your phone at her grave.

You found my phone there because the bitch buried me alive with that girl.

You want to know why I had a gun on her?

Because I wanted some damn answers.

And I was about to get 'em when you showed up.

What answers?

Why she allegedly buried you alive?

I know you've been visiting Gloria Stewart at the Cypress Psychiatric Facility. Why?

I needed some information from her.

On?

Leona is her conservator.

She's been keeping that lady in there since the 70's.

Something about a fire.

And claiming that Byrd took her baby.

I was hoping I could get some answers from her, but she never talked.

[Dramatic Music]

If this is what I think it is...

We're looking at a decades long conspiracy.

Do you have any evidence

linking Gloria to Leona Byrd? Anything connecting the two.

Yeah, I have some files.

But I don't know where they at now.

And even if I did, I wouldn't share 'em with you.

For all I know, you working for Leona.

She probably paying you off right now.

Is there anyone who can corroborate your story? A witness?

Rowena.

Rowena Allen.

Leona's maid.

Miss Allen is dead.

[Ominous Music]

She took her own life.

No.

No!

Leona did this.

Leona killed her!

Kendrick, calm down.

You don't give a damn!

You gonna let that bitch get away with it, ain't you?

Let's talk about this.

I'm done talking to you.

I want a lawyer!

[Birds Chirping]

[Hard knocking]

Christie, open the door. I know you're in there, your car is out front.

Christie! Ugh!

Christie! Christie!

[Grunting]

Christie, Christie!

Christie, Christie.

Miles...

How many of these did you take, Christie?

Miles, the baby.

I know baby. Listen, I know. We gonna get you some help. We gonna get you some...

Tamara's baby is still alive.

Huh?

Christie, Christie! Wake up. Christie, Christie!

Christie, what are you saying?

I'm sorry, Miles.

‐ Christie, Christie, wake up Christie! ‐ Tamara was right.

It was my fault. I attacked her.

Tamara was right, Chris, my baby's alive?

[Christie mumbling]

Christie, where's the baby?

Christie, come on baby! Don't, don't go on me. Wake up, baby!

[Mumbling]

Baby hold, Christie! Christie!

I'm sorry, the baby is...

Aah, dammit!

Okay, okay, alright. Ah, come on. Come on.

Ugh!

I can't believe things are finally falling into place.

All these years, I've not only been struggling to conceive,

but I've been struggling to find a partner as well.

And who would have thought that I would find them both in this tiny town of Cypress?

Sometimes the timing of things just works out.

Congratulations.

We need some help over here! We need some help.

‐ [Wilhelmina] What happened? ‐ [Bethany] Oh my God. Christie!

‐ [Miles] I don't know what happened. We need some Help. ‐ [Bethany] Is she okay?

‐ [Wilhelmina] Get me a gurney. Hurry! ‐ [Miles] I think she OD'd.

[Bethany] OD'd? Christie doesn't do drugs.

‐ [Wilhelmina] Come on, move, move, move! ‐ [Miles] Lo, look, listen.

Look she had these pills and a bottle of vodka was beside her when I found her.

‐ All right. Get her to the E. R.‐ ‐ Let me just make sure

she's okay.

‐ ...and get these pills to the doctor. ‐ [Bethany] I'm going with her!

Is, is she gonna be all right?

I don't know. It depends on how many of those pills she took.

She could be in real danger but Mr. Calloway,

you did the right thing. You got her here.

I need her to survive.

Before she passed out,

she confessed that mine and Tamara's baby is

still alive. So I need her to survive.

She told me that before she passed out, okay?

Ah, are you sure?

‐ Yes, I'm sure. ‐ I, I, I mean a Christie was clearly under the influence

when she came in. And she's been dealing with her own trauma‐

No, no. Ah I, I sure. I'm sure. It's, it's...

she's my only lead in me finding my child, okay?

Tam, Tamara's not crazy either. I need to get her out of psych ward now.

Okay, Mr. Calloway.

‐ Right now! ‐ I'll help you.

‐ Let's go. Go! ‐ Okay, all right.

Go, let's go. Come on. Hurry.

You'll just have to tear this church down with me in it!

And me too.

You young men come in here and you think you can just roll over us!

‐ Mm hm. ‐ You'll just try it.

Everyone, please calm down. We can handle this

if we just listen to each other.

Jabari owns this church.

Can we just hear him out, please?

These young men ain't showing no respect.

Mother Harris, please.

You ain't gonna have none of my muffins. I'll bet you that.

Look, I know that we all care about the church, right?

And we all care about Cypress, okay.

Bringing UpSurge to Cypress will create thousands of jobs.

And bring a whole lot of money to the city.

And to you.

It'll be good for Greater Hope also.

Mr. Malik Thompson and I, right,

we've come to an agreement that'll be beneficial for all of us.

UpSurge has agreed to purchase property on

our behalf to build a new Greater Hope.

No listen, listen. UpSurge is going to pay for the new building,

is gonna pay for all the moving expenses,

and,

we can grow our church family like Pastor Johnson always intended.

You can't speak for my husband.

This isn't just a building. This is my family's church.

A symbol of good in Cypress.

I understand that, but, the church is not the building.

It's the people, right?

Oh, what do you know about it? You're an outsider.

My mother and father built this church. They grew the membership.

There's nothing in Cypress that you can't trace back to these doors.

I... can handle this.

Respectfully Mayor Johnson, this isn't up to you.

You see, you signed over your half of the church.

And the only green light UpSurge needed was Jabari's.

And he's giving it.

It's a done deal.

Well I'm not done fighting.

Well you'll be fighting against yourself.

Now Mayor Johnson, you can join us. Or, you can try to fight us.

But I promise to you, you'll be the one being left behind.

Well we'll see about that.

[Malik sighs]

Looks like I caught you at a bad time.

What's the problem now?

On paper, there's no problem for the city.

The UpSurge deal has officially closed.

And jobs are headed to Cypress.

All right. So?

So, unfortunately your position against the deal was made quite clear.

And the petition for your recall has already been submitted.

This is a copy of the online petition.

The city council is now confirming the signatures.

So you're saying if these signatures are legitimate,

I could be kicked out of office?

If this petition is deemed valid, the city council will

fast‐track the recall election.

Dudley would become the next mayor by default.

Oh no. That's outrageous.

I was elected by the people of Cypress, and I fully supported UpSurge coming to the city.

Well I understand that. And I support you!

Well your support is not going to help me keep my job!

Well don't fight your allies, Lady Ella.

This petition is garbage. This city, this government,

your council is all corrupt.

Now you trying to play me?

Well I am not one to be played!

You tell your fellow council members that if they even think

about trying to remove me from office,

there will be hell to pay.

[Phone vibrating]

Mayor Johnson.

That's a trick I learned.

I can teach you too.

You're the new girl.

Yeah. But hopefully I'm just passing through.

I hope so too.

You gotta get outa here so you can get your baby back.

[Dramatic Music]

Excuse me?

I heard you.

Screaming about your baby.

How they stole it.

The same thing happened to me.

I'm Gloria.

Ah I'm, I'm Tamara. You have a baby?

They took him from me.

Doped me up.

Told me he was dead. That he came out that way, but I...

I knew it wasn't true.

[Tearing Up] I heard him cry.

I knew my baby wasn't dead.

But they,

they made me believe. They, they

‐ they, they, they wanted me to believe that... ‐ Who's they?

Gloria, who's they? Who is they? Your doctors, who?

Lady Byrd.

[Ominous Music]

Lady Byrd at Greater Hope.

[Catching her breath]

And her nurses.

They took my baby.

[Leona] We'll have to deliver the baby right here.

[Christie] But there's so much blood.

[Leona] We'll do our best to save her and the baby.

[Tamara Sobbing]

[Leona] If you can only save one...

save the mother, and we'll dispose of the baby.

[Tamara Sobbing]

I'm sorry that happened to you.

Don't worry about me.

My baby's alive.

Here. Here.

You give this back to me

when you get your baby back.

Thank you.

[Whispering] Gloria, can you do something for me?

You want me to teach you how to hide the pills?

Maybe later, but can you,

can, can you make a distraction?

‐ Mm hm. Say no more. ‐Hmm.

[Hysterical] They stole my baby!

They stole my baby! They stole my baby!

They stole my baby!

They stole my baby! They stole my baby!

[Screaming]

[Muffled cries] They stole my baby. Stole my baby. They stole my baby.

[Mumbling]

[Dialing]

Yes I need, I need to speak with Detective St. Charles.

[Knocking]

Detective St. Charles, this is, this is Tamara Austin.

I'm in this, the Cypress psych ward.

I found somebody in here who can rob, corroborate my story, all right?

All right. I need you to come here.

Christie Johnson took my baby. She can help us nail‐

[Hushed] Please, you gotta come get me out.

You gotta come get me, okay?

[Breathing heavily]

[Ominous Music]

[Nurse] Mr. Morris, Mr. Morris!

[Ominous Music]

[Heartbeat]

[No Audible Dialogue]

[Somber Music]

[Screams]

Paige!

[Pool Balls Clacking] Hey, watch that hand. Gotta be gentle...

Watch where you're going, bitch!

‐ Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, ‐ Get outa my way!

‐ Whoa, whoa ‐ Get outa my way! ‐ Yo, yo,

‐ Fall back, fall back, fall back, fall back. ‐ Move!

It's all good. It's, it's all good.

You gotta calm down, man. Be good in here.

All right?

Come on, let's go out and talk.

Come on. It's good.

You can't do it that way, man. You got to calm down, man.

You got to calm down, all right?

Calm down, man.

Look I ain't have nowhere else to go.

What are you talkin' about? What, what happened?

It's Paige.

[Somber Music]

I'm sorry, bro.

Listen to me.

You can't go out on them streets looking for blood.

You got a little girl to think about.

And she needs you, Jabari.

And that's your blood.

Yours and Paige's. You understand me?

And I'm sorry man, she, she was a good woman. She held you down.

Always man.

‐ I know. I know. ‐ She deserved better.

[Jabari Choking Up] ‐ I know. I know.

Now, you go out there half‐cocked...

you gon' get your ass killed.

And you know Paige wouldn't want that.

That's why you gotta do better, man.

You gotta stand up for her.

And you gotta stand up for Jada.

But I,

‐ I don't know how, man. ‐ It's gonna be alright.

[Sobbing] ‐ Come on, now.

It's all right. It's all right.

[Sniffles] ‐ No matter what we go through,

I never wanted us to be like this.

You understand, my man? We family.

You can always come to me. You understand?

You're gonna get better every day.

Better every day.

It's all right.

[Sighs]

[Dramatic Music Building]

[Tamara's voice] Detective St. Charles, this is, this is Tamara Austin. I'm in this,

the Cypress psych ward. I found somebody in here who can rob, corroborate my story, all right?

All right. I need you to come here. Christie Johnson took my baby.

She can help us now. Please, you gotta come get me out.

You gotta come get me...

[Monitors Beeping]

[Ella] Christie!

Who the hell are you?

I'm a friend. Bethany Hall.

‐ Friend? ‐ Yeah.

A friend who helped her O. D. on drugs?

Oh I didn't have anything to do with that.

I had no idea Christie was taking any drugs or medication.

[Catches Breath]

So how do you know my daughter?

Like I said, we're friends.

Yeah well honey, you looked very friendly.

I don't think it's my place to label anything for Christie.

Yeah well labels rarely tell the whole story anyway.

[Sighs] Oh Christie,

I know that she was struggling...

after loosing her baby, but this?

Oh...

Baby, OD'ing?

When she wakes up, I'm hoping she'll be able to give us a

better sense about what's going on.

Yeah, me too.

[Gasps]

Oh, baby.

I don't even know her anymore.

[Melancholy Music]

What's taking so long? Where is my wife?

I'm sorry for the delay. There are procedures that need

to be followed for discharge.

Tamara is ready for you.

She's wrapping up her exit interview now.

Come with me.

Tam.

Tam?

[Ominous Music]

Uhh!

Tam...

Tam.

[Birds Chirping]

[Monitors Beeping]

Hey, hey.

Oh.

Welcome back.

[Sighs in Relief]

You scared the hell out of me.

I'm sorry.

Why didn't you call me?

I did.

You didn't answer.

I'm sorry.

I had an important meeting with Wilhelmina.

I've been hiding some things from you.

Things I was a part of...

that could destroy me... [Ominous Music]

and my family.

What?

Bethany, I could go to jail.

No.

What happened?

Whatever it is, we can figure it out.

I don't think we can.

[Sighs]

It's worse than anyone can imagine.

[Tamara Screaming]

[Tamara sobbing]

[Moaning]

[Yelps]

[Leona] What in God's name have you done?

I can't believe you would be so careless and stupid!

We have to get her to a hospital.

Well it's too late for that.

We'll... we'll just need to deliver the baby right here.

But there's so much blood.

We'll do our best to save her and the baby.

Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God!

Listen! You need to pull yourself together

if you expect to walk away from this!

[Christie Sobbing]

Listen to me. Listen!

I will take care of everything.

Hand me a gown.

Take off that dress.

Take it off! It's got blood all over it.

[Tamara Grumbling]

Now... [Zipper]

I want you

to go home

and speak of nothing.

Do you hear me?

Do you hear me?!

[Whispering] I'll go.

[Dramatic Music]

I didn't mean for things to get so out of control.

I regret it!

I regret everything!

[Crying] I regret everything!

But now it's,

but now it's just about making things right.

How are you gonna do that?

By finding the baby.

What?

Tamara's baby is still alive.

My grandmother just let me think

it was dead.

She took that baby.

And she adopted it out.

Someone has Tamara's child.

[Breathes deeply] I can't. I can't do this.

Do what?

Christie I love you but, I, I can't.

[Sighs]

‐ Wait, wait, wait! ‐ So I'm sorry.

I thought you said we could figure this out.

‐ I gotta go. I'm sorry. ‐ But Bethany, wait!

‐ I'm sorry. ‐ Bethany!

[Breathing deeply]

[Sighs]

[Soft Jazz Playing]

Rex, what is all this?

This, this is your destiny, Ella.

Look, I don't have time for these games. I got...

people targeting me from all sides.

Did you find the, the name of the driver and the caller or not?

You'll get what you want

when I get what I want.

And what I want

is for us to have a nice dinner together.

Now have a seat, please.

[Sighs]

Rex...

[Sighs]

I'm about to lose everything.

I'm being recalled as mayor.

Christie just overdosed.

And I lost the church.

‐ Oh God. I just need... ‐ Relief, Ella.

Yeah.

That's what you need.

Something like that.

Hmm.

But you know something, Ella.

What you need

[Pouring]

is to really embrace who you are.

And what is that supposed to mean?

Your darkness matches mine.

Oh, no Rex. No.

I'm nothing like you.

You're a criminal. [Rex laughing]

Ella May,

Paige is dead.

Look at you.

You were almost convincing.

You put that hit on Jabari

without even blinking.

You don't care about that girl.

What you're worried about is not getting caught.

No, that's not true.

I didn't want

to hurt her.

No, what you want is what you wanted.

No matter the consequences.

[Ella exhales] Just relax.

Your church is gone.

You're about to be booted from office.

And everything that you worked so hard for,

all the things that you thought would make you happy,

are about to disappear.

But you know what?

I can give you what you really want.

What you really crave.

And what is that?

Power.

The power to take what you want, Ella.

With no rules.

No laws. No obligations.

Just take it.

You can take it all, Ella.

No, Rex. No, no. No.

No, that's your world.

Not mine.

But you see, Ella,

it could be our world.

We're so much more alike than you know.

But you will.

Trust me, Ella.

You will.

[Breathing Shakily]

Can I help you?

I'm Detective St. Charles.

I'm here to see one of your patients.

Tamara Austin.

Oh, detective,

I'm sorry you had to come all this way, but,

I think there's been some confusion.

Miss Austin's been checked out.

[Ominous Music]

[St. Charles] There must have been a mix‐up. ‐ Yeah.

[Dramatic Music]

[Dramatic Chord]

Just sign right there.

What're you jokers doing?

Who gave y'all permission to run y'all business out of my spot?

You mean my spot?

‐ What you talkin' 'bout? ‐ Take him!

‐ Get the hell off of me! ‐ Sorry, Rex.

Consider this a hostile takeover.

You sorry‐ass bitch!

Easy Rex, come on, no hard feelings.

Just changing with the times.

It's a new day in Cypress. Gotta keep up.

You represent me!

You understand?

There's no way in hell

that that transaction is legal.

Actually, you gave me full power of attorney

after Levi and Jabari scammed you out of the church.

I can sell anything you own.

And he did, son!

I'm runnin' things now!

You tryin' to make a big play young buck? Huh?!

You better be ready to kill me to take it all the way!

Ain't nobody afraid of you!

You washed up! You weak! You ain't got nothin' left.

I'm running things now.

I'm comin' for yo ass.

Get him out of here.

Comin' for your ass.

You're a dead man, Carter.

You're a dead man, Carter!

[Gasps]

[Ominous Music]

Hello?

Hello?

[Grunts]

Hello?!

Anybody here?

Help me!

Help me get out of here! Help‐ hello?!

Hello?!

Somebody!

[Panting]

Help me get out of here!

[Dramatic Music]

[Narrator] On the next Saints and Sinners.

Come Monday, all these walls come down.

You get the hell out of my church!

Did you forget?

I own this building now.

‐ Miles? Miles?! ‐ Tam?

Get me out, please!

The police filed for a warrant to search here.

Paige was a ride or die solider. One of a kind.

He's not gonna get away with this.

You killed my wife!

This whole city reeks of rot because of that family!

If we stay united, no one can hurt us.

No one can take us down! [Congregation] Amen!

Cuff her.