All language subtitles for Lincoln.Heights.S01E12_English

(male announcer)
� Previously on Lincoln Heights...

And you're still growin'.

You've got all the makings
� of a young black man.

You're a lot like
� your mom's dad.
� Grandpa Bradshaw?

Dad says I look like
� Grandpa Bradshaw.

I don't think
� I look like him.

Rich black people
� aren't down.

I know I'm a proud
� black man,

and nothing you say or do
� can change that.

We eloped because my daddy
� didn't think

you were good enough
� for me.

And then when I got pregnant

and you married me,
� he was forced to accept you.

When the neighborhood went down,
� so did the people

who couldn't afford
� to move away.

Or they resent
� the ones who could.

Like you and your dad.

So why did you leave?

'Cause sometimes
� you gotta move on.

Like it or not.

[children laughing]

[ice cream truck music]

Ice cream truck!

We about ready to stick
� a fork in it? 'Cause I'm hot.

Feels more like summer break
� than spring break.

Least the weather'll be good
� for you for this weekend.

Hey, don't start.

Tay's sweet 16 party.

His coming-of-age party.

I don't get it.

So it's like a Bar Mitzvah,

but with soul music?

Tay's turning 13 this weekend.

He's coming of age.
� What's not to get?

And you're gonna get him
� a hooker?

What the hell's
� wrong with you?

Nothing's wrong with me.

I'm not the one throwing my son
� a cotillion.

You know, sometimes
� you can act real basic, man.

I tell you.

(Lund)
� So why don't we stop
� at the corner

and get a cold one?

[tense music]

(Layla)
� God!

Oh, my God, Freddy!

Oh, my God.

Freddy, oh, my--

Bishop, put the gun down, now!
� Now!

Just take it easy!

Take--just take it easy.

(Lund)
� Nice and slow.

Now keep your hands
� where I can see 'em.

It's not my gun!

Took it off of crazy Freddy
� off of self-defense.

He pulled it on me
� for no reason.

Yeah, I bet.

I'll check it out.

That true, Freddy?

That true?

(Layla)
� I was--I was in the back.

I heard a noise,
� and I came out,

and they were goin' at it.

I don't know nothin'.
� You know what I think?

I think you beat Freddy down
� old-school style.

This was on the counter.

Check it out.

That's a lot of cash.

Yeah, too much cash.

So who's it belong to?

(Eddie)
� Okay, assault,

battery, cash, guns.

Nobody's talkin'.
� It's all one big mystery?

So I guess I gotta take
� everybody in.

Sort this thing out, huh?

[muttering]

Turn around.

Hands on the back
� of your head, let's go.

[tense music]

�� ��

Let's go. This way.

Caught you a big fish
� today, huh?

Oh, just doing my job,
� Franklin.

Come on, son,
� everybody here knows

how much you been wantin'
� to bring that scumbag in.

Just sayin' I hope it's
� for somethin' that sticks.

Hey, Eddie,
� you been to holding yet?

Guys are still
� being processed.

No, I'm talkin'
� about the drunk wack job

that's drivin' everybody nuts.

Loud, won't shut up.

And musta heard somebody
� say your name,

because he keeps demanding
� to talk to you.

What's he wanna talk
� to me for?

'Bout time you got here.

What the hell?
� That's what I'm sayin'.

Don't just stand there.

Do somethin'.

So he's not lying?
� He really is--

Yeah.

I got it.

All right, if you ain't
� gonna get me out of here,

then least you could give me
� a proper greeting.

Hey, Dad.

[raucous snoring]

Jen.

Jen.

Time to wake up.

Jen.

Look, I got some good news
� and some bad news.

I wanted to tell you
� last night.

Went to bed early.
� I was tired.

There was a brawl yesterday
� at the liquor store

we cited for nuisance
� last month.

That's nice, honey.
� When we got there,

guess who came out swingin'?

Who?

The good Reverend
� William Bishop, Jr.,

kickin' the snot
� out of somebody.

I arrested him.

You arrested Bishop?

Yeah.
� That's good news.

Now I got 48 hours
� to pin something on him,

beyond assault
� and battery.

Which means you have to work
� this weekend?

Yeah.
� Eddie.

This coming-of-age celebration
� for Tay was your idea.

But we both agreed
� that we should expose our kids

to the African heritage,
� now, didn't we?

We did.

And I'm all for anything
� that makes Tay

a strong black man, but--

Well, then,
� now we agree.

And just think how happy
� your dad will be

when he finds out
� his lowly cop son-in-law

won't be in his face
� all weekend.

Now, I gotta go nail Bishop.

We're movin' out of here,
� but like my mother said,

you gotta leave things better
� than how you found 'em.

[knock at door]

Mom, Dad, there's an old
� homeless guy

sleeping on the sofa.

This wouldn't be
� the bad news, would it?

My dad was pulled over
� yesterday for a DUI.

When the guys found out
� who he was,

they held him,
� but they didn't arrest him.

That's Grandpa
� on the sofa?

Your father's here?

What's a DUI?

The same weekend
� as my father?

Driving Under the Influence.

Of alcohol, right?
� Yeah.

Can I wake him up?

Yeah, go ahead.

He said he couldn't wait
� to see you.

Just wake me
� when the party's over.

[sighs]

Whoo!
� Hey!

Hi, Grandpa!

I didn't know
� you were coming.

But you know I had to come
� and check on my baby girl.

Now, how you holding up
� after your big ordeal?

I'm fine. I'm--

I'm going
� to counseling now,

so I'm learning to let go
� of my anger and forgive.

If I could get my hands
� on the guys

who nabbed you,
� they'd have to put me in jail

for more than a DUI.

Hey, Grandpa.
� What's that?

Hmm?

Oh, um, just a fancy
� joggin' meter.

Oh, no, come on, Dad.

Tell him the truth.
� What?

That Grandpa has a few drinks
� every now and then?

Uh-huh.

You get stopped by the cops,
� and some judge

tries to run your life,

tellin' you the only place
� you can go

is to and from work.

Huh.

Well, how come
� they let you come here?

(Eddie)
� I pulled some strings.

Got him released
� into my custody

for the next three days.

Old man with a minor
� misdemeanor

is a--a real threat
� to society.

He is when he drives drunk.

Hey, I gotta go.

I'll try to get home early.

And, Dad, no trips down
� to the corner store.

You're under house arrest,
� remember?

I'm not going
� nowhere, son.

Me and my grandson

got a lot
� of catchin' up to do.

Grandpa!

Pookie!

Hey!

Mom and Dad said
� you couldn't make it.

See how much they know?

My God.
� You--you--

You're a grown lady.

You're as pretty
� as your grandmother.

I'm glad Dad named me
� after her.

And you wear it well.

Um...

So tell me, where--
� where do they, uh,

keep the hard stuff
� around here?

(Jen)
� I heard that, Spencer Sutton.

There'll be no drinkin'
� on my watch.

So have some more
� grape juice.

It's good for you.

You hear the news?

You heard from ballistics
� about the gun already.

Whoa, there, Nelly.

Ballistic testing
� takes longer than that.

But the 50 thou
� you brought in yesterday?
� Yeah.

Narcotics unit
� found traces of drugs on it.

See, I knew this was
� a drug deal gone bad.

Anything hard?

Cocaine, but there's not
� enough of it.

But we got
� a chance, right?

Look, you get something more
� than assault on this guy,

he does some real time.

Now, I say do
� what you gotta do,

as long as it takes.

(Lindo)
� No, I don't think so.

After you hooked
� your phony preacher,

another perp in lockup

used his one phone call
� to call a real preacher.

The good Reverend
� Denny Hammond.

Don't tell me that fool's
� backin' this fool.

No, but as long as we keep
� Bishop here,

we risk the fire
� from the folks

who actually think
� he's a good person.

Oh, come on, Lieutenant.

Drug deal gone bad,
� assault.
� Alleged assault.

You gotta prove it wasn't
� self-defense.

Now, as for the drug deal,
� where's the evidence?

Unregistered
� semi-automatic gun,

cash with traces
� of drugs on it?

We need a confession
� or this guy gets kicked

and soon.

[tense music]

�� ��

So, preacher.
� Detective.

Your church is on the other side
� of the Heights.

So?

So what's a God-fearing
� holy man like yourself doing

in a low-down dive like
� Layla's Liquor Store, anyway?

I was going
� to visit a friend.

Stopped by the store
� to pick up a bottle of wine,

a few drinks.

Is that all you buy?

Few drinks?

Didn't have any twenties,

so you gave the guy
� a $100,000 bill

for that good cognac?

He gave you 50 grand

in change back?

I also wanted to pick up
� a few snacks.

What kind of snacks,
� Bishop?

Scooby snacks?

Snacks notwithstanding,
� I told you

it was self-defense.

(Dyson)
� So you were defending yourself.

Yeah, but I didn't pull
� a gun on nobody.

I went to the back room.

I needed to restock
� some shelves.

And that's when I saw it.

Bishop getting busy
� with Layla.

What's that got to do with you?
� You're just the employee.

Everybody says Layla
� is Bishop's woman.

But she's your girlfriend too.

So you got mad
� at Bishop

for banging your girl,
� and you pulled a gun on him.

Look, I said
� I went in there,

I yelled at him,

he got mad at me, he--

And then he--

Bitch-slapped you
� with his Ferragamos?

Come on, man,
� I ain't buyin' nothing

that you're sellin'.

Just tell me whose gun it is.

(Layla)
� I can't tell you
� what I don't know.

Come on.

Freddy's getting slammed
� around your store,

and you expect me
� to believe

you have no idea why?

That's what I said.

I didn't see
� how it started.

I was in the back.

That's interesting.

Because Freddy said
� he was in the back.

Hey.

Somebody get me a fresh cup
� of joe in here.

I can see this
� is gonna take a while.

Hey.

I need a favor.
� Sure.

You ever make up with that
� lady friend of yours

in ballistics?

Janet O'Banion?
� Oh, yeah.

You think you can get her
� to fast-track

the ballistics testing
� on the gun we pulled off Bishop?

Yeah, I'll give her a call.

Better yet,
� why don't you go see her?

Give her some
� of that Kevin Lund vibe

the sistahs love so much.

Okay.

All right, thanks.

Hey, Eddie.

You're not getting too close
� to this, are ya?

Oh, we're cops.

We catch bad guys, right?

Yeah.

Well, that's all I'm doin'.

If I happen to feel
� a lot better

if we catch
� a particular jackass

who's after me
� and my family,

what's wrong with that?

Not a thing.

Cassie and Lizzie.

You have to help
� with the food,

clean the house,

and finish making
� your gifts.

Tay, how's your speech
� coming?

Slow.

All you have to do
� is write a few words

on how you feel
� about this rite of passage.

To where?

All I'm doin' is turning 13.

(Spencer)
� I don't get it, either.

This whole coming-of-age thing.

You know, in every culture
� of the world

there used to be a ritual
� just like this.

Eddie and I think it's a great
� tradition to restore.

Why?

Eddie didn't have
� no coming-of-age deal.

And he turned out fine.

Hell, in my day,

all you had to do
� was kick a sucka's ass

and sleep
� with a big-butt woman,

and you'd be the man.

Spencer, there's more
� to being a man

than sex and violence.

Well, then,
� teach me, darlin'.

So for this event,
� Spencer,

we're not buying presents.

The gifts we give Tay

we will make ourselves

and give from our hearts.

Sounds to me like you're
� a little short on cash.

You sure buyin' this house

didn't strap you?

[doorbell rings]

It's Grandpa Bradshaw!

Hey, everyone!

Hey, girls.

Hey, Daddy.

All right, darlin'.

What took you so long?

Ah, heavy traffic
� on the freeway.

And I certainly wouldn't
� wanna take the side streets

of this neighborhood.

Good to see you,
� young man.

Technically, I'm not a man
� till Sunday.

But you've been a Bradshaw man
� since the day you were born.

(Spencer)
� Sutton.

The boy's name
� is Taylor Sutton.

Hello there, Spencer.

What are you doing here?

Jenny said you couldn't
� make it.

Well, I knew how
� disappointed you'd be.

I wasn't gonna let
� a little thing

like a home detention device
� stop me.

Grandpa Sutton's
� under house arrest.

What?
� Oh, Daddy.

You know, we'll talk
� about that later.

You must be so tired.

Why don't you come in
� and sit down?

How's Mom?

Oh, she sends her love.

She's sorry
� she couldn't cancel

her club luncheon.

Oh, well, typical.

All right, so let's discuss
� sleeping arrangements.

Cassie and Lizzie,
� you guys are gonna double up.

Mom, I don't want her
� in my room.

She'll see what I'm making
� for Tay.

Grandpa can use my bed.

I'll use my sleeping bag.
� Sounds great to me.

We can be roommates.

Uh, you know,

one of you could sleep
� on the sofa bed.

Actually, you know,
� it's so comfortable.

No, no, no, no.

I--my back won't take another
� night on that sofa bed.

Since you were unexpected,
� you take what you get.

This ain't no
� Holiday Inn, man.

And since you showed up last--

Holiday Inn wouldn't even be
� in this neighborhood.

Oh, we could, uh,
� flip a coin.

Excuse me
� just one minute.

I'll be right back.

All right.

Heads or tails?

Man, I'm not gonna use
� your coin.

Ah, I got the coin.

Yeah, you got a penny.

[phone rings]

Hey, baby.
� What's up?

(Jenny)
� My dad just arrived.

And they're starting already.

What?
� Fighting over Tay.

All right, look,
� I'll try to get there soon.

You're lucky you just have
� criminals to deal with.

Hey, what's up?

They're giving us nothin'.

Layla refuses to corroborate
� either story.

It's Freddy's word
� against Bishop's.
� Oh, so that's it?

You're just gonna let 'em
� walk out of here?

Charge him with assault,
� but I doubt the D.A.'s

gonna want to prosecute him.

You look like a man
� with some good news.

So good I get to make fun
� of Tay's party all I want.

That gun we pulled
� off of Bishop?

Janet's just finished
� the database run

on the bullet striations.

We get a match?
� Yeah.

And it's a doozy.

There's a body
� on the gun.

Unsolved murder
� from three weeks ago.

Why doesn't that
� surprise me?

Bullets match those
� pulled out of a woman

named Jessica Cho.

And get this.

The victim also owned
� a liquor store.

Sorry you lost
� the coin flip, Grandpa.

Oh, you win some,
� you lose some.

Shoot, I slept on the ground
� in the jungle

when I was in 'Nam.

So why'd you fight
� Grandpa Bradshaw about it?

Long story, but when you get
� to be a man,

we'll talk about it.

That's Sunday.

So you got a lot
� to learn by then.
� Like what?

Let's start with poker.

Get me the deck of cards
� from my bag.

Have a seat.

Let's see.

There was a time
� when the boys in Vegas

wanted me to be
� a dealer,

I was so good.

But, uh, you know,
� I had other things to do.

(Franklin)
� So let's talk about Jessica Cho.

(Hunter)
� What about her?

Does her name sound
� familiar to you?

Sure.

Sort of a common name.
� Rings a bell.

I'm also sure my client's heard
� of Jessica Rabbit.

Haven't seen her
� around lately.

You gonna accuse me
� of killin' her?

Remembering Jessica Cho's name
� is the least you can do.

Since a bullet from the gun
� that was in your hand

killed her
� three weeks ago.

You mean the gun
� that was allegedly

in his hand
� three weeks ago.

(Eddie)
� I'm tellin' you,
� I can rattle this guy.

(Franklin)
� Yeah? Why?

Because he thinks
� he's smarter than me.

Is he?

Lieutenant,
� I can get to him.

Now, he's arrogant.

Sending in a peon like me
� is a no-brainer, right?

Now, he gets loose--
� maybe a little too loose.

He trips himself up,
� talks a little too much.

[Bishop laughing]

So you finally stopped
� window-shopping, huh?

What makes you think
� I been watching you?

'Cause that's what
� you patrolmen do.

You're good at it.

'Specially when it comes
� to watching me.
� Bishop.

Does he let you talk,

or does he buy
� your pantyhose, too?

Take a break.

It's just me
� and my old friend

Officer Sutton.

Look--
� Leave us.

So.

Jessica Cho.

I'm not changin'
� my story.

Story is you were attacked
� for no reason

on the other side
� of town.

Stop sweatin' me
� about where I go.

This is a free country,
� right?

You're the one stuck drivin'
� the same route every day,

not me.

I got friends all over.

From Woods Place
� to Spruce Street.

Downtown to Rivertown.

Mission Vista and beyond.

I got reach.

I'm the American Dream
� come true.

Amen, brother.

Amen.

[tense music]

�� ��

Did you catch that?

What?

From downtown to Rivertown.

There is no Rivertown
� in Mission Vista.

So we'll pull a list
� of Rivertowns

where a guy like Bishop
� can blend in

and set up shop.

Maybe we'll find
� something there.

All right.

Good job, Sutton.

Jimmy J.

It's me, Eddie Sutton
� from Lincoln Heights.

Hope Detroit P.D.
� is treatin' you well.

Listen, I'm in a jam.

I got 36 hours
� to get some info

on a William Bishop, Jr.

Can you run a local
� background check for me?

Full house.
� Man, this is cool.

You can win a lot of money
� playing poker, can't you?

Poker teaches you
� how to read people,

talk trash,
� and command respect.

Then there's the smart way
� of doing things.

Getting an education.

Brought you these
� from Harvard.

Summer enrichment program.

Never too early
� to start thinking ahead.

Thanks.

You went there,
� didn't you?

And you will too.

Best education he can get
� right now

is learnin' how to handle
� himself in the streets.

Cut.
� Why? He's not staying here.

What, you didn't see

the "For Sale" sign
� out front?

Probably too hung over
� to see straight last night.

Grandpa.

If you liked it here so much,
� why didn't you stay?

Dad always said
� he didn't want to go.

Oh.

I guess that's just
� another question

for when I'm a man, huh?

I'll go get you
� some more grape juice.

[doorbell rings]

Hi, Becky.
� Thanks for saving my life.

Wanda, who invited you?
� I did.

We need three girls
� if we're gonna do

a Destiny's Child routine.

I thought you were gonna
� ask Jessie P.

She can't sing
� as good as me.

And I have
� a karaoke machine.

She won the eighth grade
� talent contest.

Yeah, but Wanda, you got me
� in serious trouble shoplifting.

My sister lost her job.

I'm sorry about that.

Didn't you get my emails?

I said I was sorry.

50 times.

[sighs]

�� So can we be friends ��

The three of us singing
� together will be fierce.

Well, since I'm learning

to let go of my anger
� and forgive,

okay.

(Lizzie)
� Come on.

(Franklin)
� Jessica Cho.

We confirmed today

she was shot
� with the same gun

that Bishop was carrying.

I-I wanna talk to him.

I wanna talk to Bishop.
� Get me Bishop.

She owned a liquor store,
� just like you, Layla.

Did you know that?

You wanna end up like this?

Do you?

I'm not gonna end up
� like her.

You sure about that?

[whimpering]
� I don't feel so good.

I'm wiggin' out
� 'cause you put

those death pictures
� in front of me.

You know that's
� bad luck, right?

Not as bad as being

the person in the photos.

Why don't you tell me
� what's really goin' on?

You on drugs, Freddy?
� No, I'm clean.

I thought you were
� dealing drugs.

Maybe Bishop beat you up
� 'cause you were using his drugs

and screwing his woman.

You owe him money,
� don't you?

Somebody get an ambulance!

Sutton, you look shell-shocked.

You've seen an addict go
� through withdrawal before.

I'm just hoping our best chance
� of getting Bishop

didn't leave here
� on a gurney.

We gotta get it
� out of Layla.

How's school going,
� little Cassie?

All As and Bs.

Oh, that's good.

Got a main squeeze?

Yes, but I don't think
� you'd approve of him.

Why?

Because he's white?

How did you know?

Mind if I join you?

Sorry, but this
� is an A and B conversation.

So you can C
� your way out.

We were just talking
� about my boyfriend, Grandpop.

Come on in.

I'll make you a sandwich.

It was just a good guess.

You know,
� you young people

don't see color
� like we do.

I got no problem.

Black or white.

Rich or poor.

It's Coleman here
� who's got the problem

with stuff like that.

Why would you put that
� on me?

When Eddie was set
� to marry Jen,

you remember the little
� conversation we had

at the Red Rooster
� Supper Club?

All right, I'm off
� to the hairdresser.

Only thing I remember
� about that night

is I had to foot the bill.

You two can continue
� your walk

down memory lane without me
� for a few hours.

Come on, man.

You invited me
� to that little fancy place

so you could flash your little
� gold credit cards

and then demanded I tell Eddie
� to forget about Jen.

Daddy, is that true?

See, he ain't right.

I'm a grown man,
� Coleman Bradshaw.

I can handle you.

Just don't try those little
� scare tactics

on Cassie's little white boy.

Cassie.

You--your boyfriend is white?

Daddy, don't start.

You have a problem
� with that?

Not--not really.

Just--it's not like
� you're gonna marry the guy.

I am so outta here.

Oh, Mom, we need more
� grape juice and lunch meat.

Can you stop by the store?

No, no, no. Look.

I'll go.
� I need some air.

And we can clear the air
� when you're gone.

Would you just please stop?
� Please?

You're actin' worse
� than the kids.

Beverly, the man
� hasn't changed a bit.

Actually, he's even worse.

He's wearing a house arrest
� device for drunk driving.

I mean, what kind of example
� is that for our grandchildren?

[tires squeal, crash]

Damn!

Somebody just
� rear-ended me.

I bet you he doesn't even
� have insurance.

Beverly, I'll call you back.

Unbelievable.

I'm sorry, sir.
� Are you okay?

Yeah, but you did some damage
� to my bumper here.

Don't move, don't scream,
� and nobody gets hurt.

Gimme your watch, your cell,
� and your wallet.

Young man, you don't know
� who you're messin' with.

I'm--I'm a circuit court judge.

Dead judge.

You've got two seconds.

Come on.

Your watch.

Now, look, you stay
� on your knees

until you hear us
� drive off.

Or it'll be more than your
� bumper we mess with.

I've never seen my father
� so angry.

He wants us to move
� immediately.

And your dad kept teasing him
� about getting jacked.

I mean, all night,
� he kept calling him a--

[giggling]

I can't even say the word.

A what?

It just starts
� with a P.

Just tell him to stop.

What, a punk?

Worse.

He is so vulgar.

And yours is rude
� and arrogant.

You should've heard the way

he talked to the guys
� at the precinct last night.

He was scared, Eddie.

A classic case of guys
� who put down cops

until they're in a jam.

Oh, you should've seen him

when I showed up
� on the scene.

Happy to see his son-in-law
� the cop then.

I don't think I can take another
� day with the two of them.

I don't.

All right.

Look, I'll talk
� to my dad, okay?

In the meantime,
� you just hang in there.

All right?

(Franklin)
� Sutton.

Tried to reach you at home
� and let you know.

Can't keep her
� any longer.

Sorry.

Whatever you got to say,
� popo, save it.

You and Freddy were trying
� to get out

from under Bishop,
� weren't you?

I was doing what I try
� to do every day.

Survive any way I can.

We both know you keep
� covering for Bishop.

That somewhere down the line,
� you're gonna end up in jail.

If you're willing
� to testify

about your dealings
� with Bishop,

the police can protect you.

I-Is that how
� you make it through?

Singin' like a canary whenever
� things don't go your way?

Look at Jessica Cho.

Sooner or later,
� when he has no use

for you anymore,

don't you see what's going
� to happen to you?

But what you didn't see
� was what my life was like

before he--

I made my bed.

Thanks for your so-called
� concern.

But I stand by my man.

Which one?

Whichever one's winnin'.

(Spencer)
� Partyyyyy!

'Bout time you came back
� to the Heights, old man!

Spencer!

Hey, hey, how you been?

If I didn't know
� it was you,

I'd think you were Denzel's
� baby brother.

Ahh!
� [laughing]

Hey, y'all know
� my grandson Tay?

We're here to celebrate
� his manhood.

So small fry's about
� to bust a move, huh?

I guess.

Go get your sisters.

I want 'em in on this.

His folks are throwing him

some kinda weird,
� new age ritual on Sunday.

But my grandson deserves
� to have fun.

Hey, Pete.

Play that song you wrote

back when you used
� to be a star.

[laughter]

[bluesy harmonica music]

Whoo!

�� ��

Spencer.

Whoo!
� Ha, ha, ha!

[all cheer]

�� ��

Come on, girl.

I know you got moves.

[laughter]

[hip-hop music]

�� ��

�� I got yo' back ��

�� Like nobody got it ever ��

�� The rough and stormy weather ��

�� I'm down to do ��

�� Whatever I need to ��

�� 'Cause you're my family ��

�� No one could love you down ��

�� Like you love me ��

�� It's always just so
� plain to see ��

[karaoke machine fizzles]

(Lizzie)
� What--

What happened?

This happened once before.

Well, why don't we just
� sing a capella?

As the group's manager,

I think it's not
� to our advantage.

You guys, this is only
� for my family.

I mean, come on.

I can't disappoint
� my little brother.

Why don't you just
� sing solo, Lizzie?

I've never sang solo
� in my entire life.

It's just for your family.

[loud disco music]

�� ��

Who the hell
� are these people?

Oh, ask your father
� about that.

(man)
� Top that!

(Spencer)
� Hit me again.

Bottom's up.

(Eddie)
� A contest?

You two grown men
� are having a drinking contest?

[coughing]
� Hey, son.

We're just havin' some fun.

But don't--oh.

Hiya, Eddie.

Good to see you
� again, Pinky.

Now get out.

Everyone else.

Get out.

Stop what you are doing.

Back away,
� and get out of my house!

But these are my old friends.

Well, you're supposed
� to be spending time

with your grandkids.

Now, don't treat them
� like you did me.

What are you talking
� about, Eddie?

I was always there
� for you.

(Pinky)
� Hey, Spencer.

[sighs]

See my new ride?

Showoff.

Everybody know that Lil' Pinky
� bought him that car.

No-job Lil' Pinky?

How can he afford
� a ride like that?

I don't ask folks questions.

Folks into all kinds of
� money-making schemes these days.

'Specially those fools
� over on Spruce Street.

Spruce Street.

[groans]

Sorry about that.

[sighs]

For our anniversary,
� you better do something

to make me forget
� all about this.

Got it.

Hey, do you and the night watch
� group patrol Spruce Street?

Oh, definitely.

Actually...

that's where we found
� that stash of guns

a few weeks back.

I knew it.

[phone rings]

[sighs]

Hello?

Eddie, it's me.
� I've got news.

What's goin' on?

It's about Freddy.

Somebody shot him.

He's dead.

(Hunter)
� How could my client

have anything to do
� with Freddy's death?

He's been here
� the entire time.

(Lund)
� He's smart, I'll give him that.

If you're gonna have
� somebody whacked,

the best alibi
� in the world is

"I was at the police station
� when it happened."

Now, he didn't pull
� the trigger,

but this fits his M.O.

He covers his tracks
� with blood.

He got to Freddy somehow.

Any luck finding Layla?

She's in the wind.

That doesn't make her
� the shooter.

Oh, I think she did it.

I think she's trying
� to let Bishop know

she's still down
� for him.

Bishop's brokering a sale
� of illegal weapons

in Lincoln Heights.

He said he had friends

from Wood Place
� to Spruce Street.

Point being?

The stash of guns
� the neighborhood watch found

was on Spruce Street.

That's what he was really doing
� on the other side of town.

So you're thinking--

His gun is connected
� to two liquor stores.

The murder of Jessica Cho

and the assault
� on Freddy.

It's no coincidence.

He's using the stores
� to launder money.

That would explain
� the $50,000.

And Freddy's habit would explain
� the beat down.

Hands in the till.

He came up short.

Bishop had to teach
� him a lesson.

The same lesson he taught
� Jessica Cho.

Plus Freddy was sleeping
� with Layla.

Why didn't Bishop kill him
� to begin with?

Layla tried to stop him.
� That's when we showed up.

So he finished the job later.

There's only one problem
� with your theory.

You got no proof.

Look, I appreciate
� your work, Sutton,

but we're out of time.

You gotta let him go.

[Lizzie singing tunelessly]
� �� As long-- ��

�� As lo-- ��

�� As long as I can remember ��

�� As long as I c-- ��

[groans]

(Jenny)
� Tay.

Why aren't you dressed?

All I have to do
� is put on

that gown you and Dad
� bought me.

It's a dashiki, Tay.

Great men like Nelson Mandela
� and Kofi Annan,

they wear them
� at special events.

How's your speech coming?

I'm working on it.

By playing video games?

Okay, it's almost done.

Okay, hurry up, Tay.

You don't have
� a lot of time.

[ominous music]

�� ��

'Scuse you, brother.

You know, I gotta
� give it to you.

You're the tenacious type.

I just hope you know
� when to move on.

You know,
� I'm on to you.

And it's only
� a matter of time.

Question is who runs out
� of it first.

See you around.

Better believe it.

Hey.

You all right?

Yeah.

I got a little
� consolation prize for you.

Just got word.

Slug the coroner pulled
� out of Freddy

came from another
� Glock nine,

just like the one
� Bishop was carrying.

And just like the weapon
� we found on Spruce Street.

I was right.

About Bishop and the guns.

So don't worry, man.

Just gotta keep sittin'
� on this guy.

We'll get him next time.

All due respect, Franklin,

next time ain't soon enough.

He's made my life hard enough
� for me and my family.

[phone rings]

Hey, baby.

Eddie, you need
� to come home

'because Jennifer Sutton,
� she's about to commit murder.

(Jenny)
� I don't care what Sutton Family
� tradition it is.

You had no right.

(Spencer)
� Come on, Jen.
� It'll grow back.

Damn, Dad.

What the hell made you
� shave Tay's head?

Told her it's a family
� tradition.

I shaved yours when you
� were his age, too.

What tradition?

A kid in my class
� had lice.

The whole school had to shave
� their heads.

I hated it.

I like mine.
� I look like Grandpa.

Tay, why don't you
� go downstairs,

work on your speech?

Spencer, you could have
� asked us first.

Listen, Jen,
� I-I'm sorry.

I-I didn't mean any harm.

[doorbell rings]
� Must be the drummer.

You know, maybe we should just
� cancel this whole thing.

No, no, no.
� Come on, Jen.

This is supposed
� to be for Tay.

Now, if he likes his haircut,
� maybe we should, too.

[ceremonial drumming]

Today marks the starting point

for our manchild,
� Taylor Sutton.

He leaves boyhood
� and is starting his odyssey

to becoming the strong,
� mature, capable man

we know he's going
� to be.

Tay.

We're gathered here
� to bless you...

and to guide you.

My gift to you...

Kente cloth.

My gift to you, Tay...

is my granddad's
� gold watch.

My gift to you, Tay...

a mother's pillow
� to rest your head at night.

So Destiny's Child 2
� was supposed to sing to you.

But--

Here it goes.

�� I got yo' back ��

�� Like nobody got it ever ��

�� Through rough
� and stormy weather ��

�� I'm down to do ��

�� Whatever I need to ��

�� 'Cause you're my family ��

�� No one can love you back ��

�� Like you love me ��

�� And it's always just
� so plain to see ��

�� This bond that we share ��

�� As long as I
� can remember ��

�� We've always stuck together ��

�� Even when you get me
� in trouble ��

�� I can't stay mad at you
� very long ��

�� I know that as
� we get older ��

�� We may not see much
� of each other ��

�� But remember what
� Mama told us ��

�� Don't forget your family ��

�� I got your back �� ��

[laughter and applause]

And I got yours.

Here's mine.

[giggling]

[murmurs of amazement]

Cassie.

(Spencer)
� Beautiful.

Oh, that's wonderful.

It's kinda cool.

Well, son,

there anything special
� you wanna say now?

Today is important
� because

I'm supposed to put away
� my childish things

and become a man.

I promise to do that.

(Spencer)
� All right.

That's it?

You were supposed
� to write a speech

about what your day
� meant to you.

I don't know what to say.

Leave the boy alone.
� He's doing the best he can.

Well, he can do better.
� Will you just let it slide?

No, I won't.

You're always wanting

to let something slide.

It's not a slide-by world.

That's what today is about.

Now, Tay is not gonna run away
� from his responsibilities.

Like I did.

Eddie, you think I don't see
� the way you look at me?

Same look you've been
� giving me

ever since we left the Heights
� when you were a boy.

That's not true.
� It is, too.

And you know it.

Tay.

You asked me why
� I left the neighborhood.

Well...

It was good for me here
� when my Cassie was alive.

But after she died...

the way they took her...

I couldn't face it.

So I ran.

And I got used to running.

I admire what your father
� has done.

Movin' here.

Trying to rebuild it.

Eddie, don't be so quick
� to judge people who run.

It might be the only way
� they can stay alive.

How would you feel if...

you lost Jen?

Well, he's not gonna lose her,

because I'm not gonna lose
� my daughter

to a place where you can't
� go to the store

and buy lunchmeat
� without getting jacked.

All right,
� you got jacked.

Is that your new "what I learned
� in the hood" word

for the week?

I'll pay for the move.

Whatever it takes
� to get you out of here.

Daddy, we can't move
� to Santa Barbara.

Ah, baby.

Areas like Lincoln Heights,

they--they deserve
� a chance.

But this...

this lifestyle.

It's got to be wearing
� on you.

Dad.

I know this may come
� as a surprise to you,

but I like it here.

But, baby,
� you're used to the best.

Private schools,
� credit cards,

a new car
� when you were 16.

Okay, believe me
� when I tell you

all that is not what makes me
� happy anymore.

I could set Eddie up
� in his own security firm.

Think how happy
� that would make him.

What's better than a man
� with his own business?

Police work is Eddie's
� business, Dad.

And perhaps
� you haven't noticed

how proud and happy
� he is now.

Jen, he's just a beat cop.

Not a detective.
� Not even a sergeant.

Okay, hold it
� right there, Daddy.

Okay?

Eddie could be anything
� he wanted to be.

He could be a sergeant,
� a detective.

He could even
� be a judge

if he wanted to be.

And probably a better
� judge than you

because it wouldn't be
� about power

and prestige and--

Is that what you think
� of me?

Daddy, I--

You tried to talk Eddie
� out of marrying me.

Jennifer, I just wanted you
� to be happy.

Daddy, look.

I am happy.

I love my husband.

I got three great kids.

I got a job.

I make a difference
� in the world.

That's happiness to me.

That's it.

Just give it a few months.

A few months.
� Please stop.

Jennifer, you will love
� Santa Barbara.

I love you, Daddy.

[faint applause]

Tay made a new toast.

You could've had
� a glass of grape juice.

Tay and I will have our own
� private toast later.

Well, I just wanted
� to say...

I think it took a lot of guts
� for you to say

what you said today.

Yeah, well, it takes a man
� to own up to his mistakes.

Hmm.

That I definitely agree with.

What about the time
� you asked me

to break up Eddie and Jen?

Touché.

I guess,
� all things considered,

my daughter could have done
� a lot worse for herself.

[laughs]

What?

Is that your way of saying
� you were wrong?

I'll take the Fifth
� on that.

A fifth of gin,
� or a fifth of vodka?

[laughs]

I didn't think it
� was gonna work, you know?

What, with our fathers
� being here?

No, this whole
� coming-of-age thing.

But I think having both our
� fathers here

was a gift
� in and of itself.

And I think Tay's
� gonna turn out just fine.

With you as his dad,
� how could he go wrong?

[doorbell rings]

Freeze frame?
� Mm-hmm.

Don't move.

Hey, Lund, what's up?

Bishop's dead.

What?

Your Detroit hookup called

after you left.

William Bishop, Jr.
� checks out to the letter.

Attended seminary,
� graduated top of his class,

pastored a faithful
� congregation.

He was arrested
� and booked one time

demonstrating for the rights
� of the foreign homeless.

There's just one small glitch.

Reverend William Bishop, Jr.

was a white man.

Deceased June 2004.

It's his obit.

If this is
� the real reverend,

then who the hell is Bishop?