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(Cassie) Previously on Lincoln Heights...

Donelle!

I didn't want to hurt Donelle

I wanted to help him.

If it's absolution you're after,

you've come to the wrong person.

Guess you might wanna mop that up.

Was that Charles' shirt?

All fixed.

Are you breaking up with me?

Yes.

We'll do everything we can to catch his killer.

The streets, the gangs,

that's what killed my Ramon.

Where's the church money, the $500?

Gone. What do you mean, gone?

I know you didn't spend it on booze.

I'm Ruben.

[tires screeching]

Dr. Mario'll be right in to see you.

(Spencer) Figuring on killing the son of a bitch

who murdered my wife.

[hip-hop music]

♪ ♪

[children playing outside]

[reflective piano music]

♪ ♪

(Jenn) Dad? Dad, dinner's almost ready.

Are you joining us?

No, not tonight. Thanks, though.

Mom, I'm not hungry. Do I have to--

Yes, you do.

Should I set a place for grandpa?

Go ahead and leave it. He might change his mind.

Really? Then I think I've lost my appetite.

Give him a break. He said he was sorry.

He's been acting even weirder than usual lately.

Let's try to cut him some slack.

He's going through a difficult time right now.

He's not the only one.

I have to do a talent show

to replace the money grandpa stole.

Lost.

Oh, yeah. How's that going?

Not good. We only have two acts so far.

One is Deacon Samuels playing the pump organ,

and the other is Tay dancing.

(Tay) Oh. I'm about to set it off, y'all.

Yikes. That's...Scary.

(Lizzie) Right. Um, actually, I was hoping

that you'd ask Luc if I could do it at revolution.

Look, I-I don't think that's gonna work.

Why not? It's fun, it's for a good cause.

Come on, just ask him.

Lizzie, look, what you're doing is a good idea,

but Luc is busy, the Rev is booked.

Plus, I need to finish my new portrait series.

Now is not a good time.

Forget it. It's just a fundraiser to help people.

Guess I shouldn't expect you to care.

Okay, am I gonna have to put away the sharp objects,

or can we get through dinner as the loving, happy family

I know we all are.

[doorbell rings]

Oh, what now?

Eat. I'll get it.

Hi. I'm sorry to disturb you.

You're officer Sutton's wife, right?

Mrs. Muñoz. We met at the cemetery.

Yes. At my son Ramon's funeral.

Oh, please come in.

My husband's not home right now.

Can I help you?

Look, I never would have bothered you like this,

but efren, my baby boy,

he didn't come home all day.

And I've just been so worried since Ramon was killed.

He's just not the same.

Have you contacted the police?

They say he hasn't been gone long enough.

My friend Elena, she said you have a neighborhood group.

Could you please help me?

We haven't met in a while,

but I could make some calls and see who's around.

We'll go look for him tonight.

That would help so much. Thank you.

Okay.

Sophia, does he have any regular hangout spots?

He doesn't hang out.

Let's head over to the park.

I see kids over there all the time.

There's the arcade on Clearview.

(Lund) This is our third night of overtime this week, right?

Stop counting. Makes it easier.

Next time you wanna volunteer us

for one of your do-gooder projects,

do me some good, and don't.

Hang in there, partner.

Lindo says we're getting more patrols next week.

'sides, you can buy something pretty with the ot.

[chuckles]

(Lund) Isn't that...

Jenn.

Hey, Jenn. Hey.

I didn't know the watch group was back on.

I was gonna call you,

but everything was happening so fast.

Mrs. Muñoz's son efren is missing.

Okay, but you know how I feel

about you walking in this neighborhood at night--

Especially right now.

Eddie, she just buried her son. I know.

But it's late.

Now, let me do this part.

I won't stop until we track him down.

I promised her we'd find him.

Okay.

[all murmuring at once]

That was great.

[woman over dispatch] All units on alert.

Use fitting description of missing boy Efren Munoz

last seen near the corner of 80th and Lynwood.

Any available units please respond.

[phone ringing]

(Jenn) If you see him,

please call this number.

[cell phone rings]

Eddie.

We found him, Jenn.

He's dead.

Oh, God.

He was tagging over Shiloh graffiti.

(Jenn) His mom's with me. I'll talk to you later.

[electro-pop]

♪ The city never sleeps ♪

♪ You've got to live to your own beat ♪

♪ So easy come and easy go ♪

♪ But it's home ♪

♪ ♪

[R&B music]

Look, we can split the ticket sales 70-30.

I'll be publicity,

and you'll be giving back to the community.

That's totally hot, Luc. You know you need to say yes.

Look, I'm sorry. I can't do that.

I can't take any profits from a charity show.

I'll just take my cut Off the coffee bar. Deal?

Deal.

Sorry I'm late.

Has it been busy?

No worries. I've got your back.

I didn't know your little sis had such a head for business.

Hey, Lizzie.

So what's Luc talking about?

It's official-- The Rev is hosting

a talent show fundraiser to benefit the harvest dinner.

Yep. And you're gonna design the posters that hype the event.

Oh, I hadn't planned on it.

I'll do anything-- Spread the word,

run the lights, maybe sing a little something?

Cool. Look, whatever you need, they'll hook you up.

I GOT A MIXER AT 4:00.

I'll give you guys a hand when I get back, all right?

Cool. All right.

Look, Lizzie, I know you're excited about this.

But what you just did was not cool!

You went to Luc anyway? I told you no for a reason.

And what was that again?

Oh, no, no. I-I know.

Doing good for others in Cassie's world

is a sin, right?

Wrong. But I didn't think I had to worry

about my sister going behind my back.

And I think I had to go over my sister's head to get her help.

Uh, excuse me, sir.

You don't belong back here. What are you doing?

Uh, nothing. I'm Spencer Sutton,

Jenn's father-in-law.

Yeah, nice to meet you,

but this area's just for staff.

I didn't mean to overstep my boundaries.

Actually, I was looking for Ruben.

My grandson's always goin' on about him.

He is pretty popular around here.

There you are.

I thought I asked you to wait in the exam room.

I was bored in there.

This lovely lady was just telling me about Ruben.

Where is he, anyway?

I want a shot at the man

who's teaching Tay all those slick chess moves.

He'll be here later.

I think he's running an errand for his mom.

Oh, my God.

That's the mother of the boy Eddie found this morning.

I'll see you at home, all right? All right.

Are you Jennifer Sutton?

Yes. Sophia, I'm so sorry.

I know how hard this must be.

We had to identify efren at the morgue this morning,

and she's been like this ever since.

There's nobody else to watch her,

and I have to go to work.

Oh, I understand. She can stay here with me.

That's fine. Thank you.

Sophia, let me get you something to drink.

Come sit down over here.

It's okay, it's okay.

I'm gonna get you some kind of drink, okay?

I know you.

Do you?

You're Ty'ree's mother. Your son is a Shiloh.

He tormented my efren.

He's dead now, thanks to your son.

Ty'ree's in jail, and he didn't kill your son.

Your son is a monster!

Sophia, come-- Look here, sweetie.

You got one more second, and I'm gonna jump all over you.

Jenn, is everything okay?

Yes. Please escort Mrs. Marks to exam room three.

I'll stay here with Mrs. muñoz.

Okay. Right this way, please.

Come on.

Here, take this.

I'm gonna prescribe something to help you relax, okay?

You can rest in my office.

Is there someone you want me to call?

No.

There's no one.

I'm alone now.

Thanks for the ride.

Dad said next time I got a detention,

he'd make me walk home.

Sure. It's no big deal.

[cell phone rings]

Sweet!

Barb, that weird chick in math class?

She is at the Rev,

and she says that they're having a talent show on Saturday.

What a perfect chance to win friends and influence people.

You think?

Oh, yeah. [snickers]

it's time for the heights to see what Sage is all about.

We should perform together.

A duet, maybe, or, you know,

you could saw me in half.

Ah. I'll pass.

And you know I don't go to revolution anymore.

Okay, come on. That's just lame.

Cassie's with Luc.

Everybody knows that she's been

pulling extra shifts for weeks now,

so get over her.

And the "mopey ex" is not your best look.

Thank you so much for this, Jenn.

I wasn't ready to go back to an empty house yet.

You shouldn't have to. You're welcome here anytime.

You know, cooking takes my mind off things.

I make efren lunch for school this morning.

I just forgot.

Sorry about your son.

Thank you.

What sweet girls you are.

So how often do you see Ruben anyway?

He's busy. I'm busy.

I just go by the clinic,

and if he's there, we hang out.

You been to his house?

No. Why?

Just wondering, you know,

since you two are such good friends

you might know where he lives.

I think Ruben lives with his mom over on 17th and elm.

Yeah.

(Lizzie) What's taking dad so long?

I thought he wasn't working late tonight.

(Jenn) He's not. He'll be home soon.

So how's the talent show coming?

Excellent.

But it's cutting into my painting time, mom.

I know the talent show is important to you, Lizzie,

but so is finishing my series.

Sam Henry already called to see if I'd be ready on time.

You know, I would ask you to pass the bread sticks,

but I wouldn't want to put you out.

Hmm. No problem.

Should I pass it to you behind your back?

Girls. Give peace a chance.

Besides, it's not as bad as when she traded

your cheerleader Barbie for a box of red vines.

Hey, gang. Hi, dad.

Hey, dad.

(Tay) Hey, dad.

Nice to see you, Mrs. muñoz.

Officer Sutton,

you have a beautiful family.

And your wife has been so kind.

She always goes the extra mile.

Sophia visited me at the clinic today,

and I thought it'd be nice to have her over for dinner.

My condolences again.

So you kids staying out of trouble?

You gonna fill your old man in on what's happening?

I'm dancing in the talent show.

And 25 people have signed up already.

That sounds great.

Cassie, what are you doing?

I don't know. I might be a judge.

Well, thank you all for having me,

but it's getting late, and I should get going.

But I'll bring dessert next time.

Sophia, at least let me give you a ride home.

Thank you, Jenn.

(Eddie) Jenn.

I can take her home.

Oh, thanks, but I think I should.

I promise I won't be long.

That poor woman's been through so much,

it's impressive she's able to function at all.

Seems like you two are getting pretty friendly.

Just helping out a mother in need.

You don't have a problem with that, do you?

Efren was killed because he was tagging over gang graffiti.

Her oldest son was taken down in a drive-by.

I'm just trying to keep you safe.

We gave up safe when we moved here, Eddie.

Now it's about trying to make a difference where we can.

Jenn, you can't fix every broken wing.

Neither can you. But you haven't stopped trying.

[phone ringing, doorbell buzzing]

Sophia?

Sophia, it's Jenn.

I've been calling all morning.

Are you all right?

Sophia?

Come on, come on.

It's Jenn, Sophia. Come on.

Did you take these? Can you hear me?

How many-- How many did you take?

Not many.

It's okay. It's gonna be okay.

[sobbing]

You'll be fine. You'll be fine.

(Sage) The land of great heights already had a princess,

but she was a bit dull.

When a fair maiden flew in,

she said, "this place needs some sugar and spice,

someone who knows naughty Is more fun than nice."

the fair maiden tried to warn the loser princess,

"spend more time with the prince.

Have a little fun."

but the loser princess said, "I'm too complex for fun.

"I'm an artist. I paint rainbows and kittens.

And my boyfriend Chad--" oops.

I mean, my ex-boyfriend Chad--

Next audition, please. Show's over, Sage.

Come on. Who's up next?

(Lizzie) Where's the singing Dutch girl?

Sage, is that thing supposed to be me?

Get over yourself, Cassie. It's not always about you.

Then what's the "c" stand for then?

Bitch.

Look, that's enough.

Come on, Cass, let's go.

[kid singing in background]

look, don't let her get to you with that, okay?

She won't make the show with that.

I'm just tired of her messing with me.

How 'bout I mess with you instead?

Hold on to that for me, all right?

Look, I gotta get back to the auditions.

You gonna be okay?

Okay.

We need to take her down.

I heard her signing up to do salsa,

and if she does that, she might have a shot--

Uh-uh. Sage is not gonna win the Lincoln heights talent show.

She needs to salsa her butt back to Sausalito.

Well, what are you waiting for?

[Brazilian music]

Cassie?

Look, I just wanted to say sorry.

I was so excited about this fundraiser

that I got a little crazy.

Let's not be mad anymore?

I'm down for that.

Is that for the show?

Yep. How does this look?

I thought you were gonna be a judge.

You used to hate performing in public.

I still do.

But I can't let Sage win this thing.

Lizzie, look--

Cassie, we're trying to raise money

to help people in need.

And you only wanna be in the show to stick it to Sage?

That's not the only reason.

[door closes]

Tay, come in here.

You were supposed to be home--

Your husband's home early.

Lindo rotated shifts.

Aren't you the lucky woman tonight?

Yeah. Eddie, that's great.

What's wrong?

Is it Sophia?

There's no way you could have known--

Tay should have been home two hours ago.

I called his cell phone five times--he's not picking up.

Don't worry. He'll be home in a few.

He'll bust through here trying to sell some weak excuse

he hopes we'll buy.

[hip-hop music]

So you're gonna move backwards with your feet,

right, left, right-- Like this.

♪ ♪

Okay.

♪ ♪

Like that?

Yeah, but now put some flavor on it.

All right.

[chuckling] That's it, that's it.

All right, now Usher better watch out.

I'm a natural, huh?

Mm-hmm. The ladies are gonna love you, man.

You just gotta remember to relax.

You don't have to put too much on it.

Okay.

There you go. There you go.

[both laughing]

Thanks, Ruben. Good looking out.

Show me something else.

Yeah? Mm-hmm.

Okay, always remember, you gotta keep the groove.

The ladies like that, right?

So make sure you keep that groove in there.

♪ ♪

Okay? Okay.

There it is.

♪ ♪

Ow. Ow!

Dang it.

Baby.

Be careful, all right?

Just try to relax.

Relax.

Eddie, I won't relax until I know where our son is.

Look, he's probably a the rec center

doing pull-ups with his pals.

I'll make a quick run.

I used to forget about time when I hung out there.

[door opens]

Hey, everybody.

Sorry I'm late. Thank God!

Boy, you got some explaining to do.

Where were you?

(Ruben) My bad, Eddie.

I thought Tay called you.

I shoulda made sure I spoke to you.

No, it's my fault. My cell died.

Ruben and I were at the clinic

working on my dance routine.

Hey, peop...le.

What's all the commotion?

This...

Hi, Tay. Ruben.

Hey, Spencer.

Hey, grandpa. Wanna see what Ruben taught me?

Oh, maybe later.

You forget our chess rematch?

Dad, Tay's used up all his play time for tonight.

It's time for homework and chores.

Hey, Ruben, why don't you take me on?

I hear you got skills.

Okay, sure.

You from around here?

Yes and no.

I was born in the Heights,

but I moved down south for high school.

You?

Lincoln Heights for life.

I raised my family here.

My wife died here. I'm sure I'll die here too.

You sound like a loyal brother.

Very.

When someone hurts the people I love,

I don't forget it.

Better be careful. Your queen's unprotected.

You don't want to lose her.

Aw, you don't have to worry about me.

I always protect my queen.

This is gonna be hot.

It's like Dwayne Wade versus Steve Nash.

Tay, go get us some lemonade, please.

But I wanna watch.

Tay.

You always like this when you play?

Check.

No.

Well, don't beat yourself up about it.

I couldn't protect my queen

when it mattered the most.

I'm sorry. It must have been rough.

(Tay) Ruben.

Mom wants to know if you can stay for dinner.

She made spaghetti.

Oh, sorry, man, I can't.

Why not? Her spaghetti is the bomb.

I've gotta get home, man.

Please tell your mom

I said thanks anyway. Okay.

Don't worry.

[whispering] We'll pick this up later.

I'll talk to you later. All right.

How's Sophia doing? Any word?

She's sedated.

Her cousin's with her tonight, but...

Then she's gotta get through tomorrow.

What are you working on?

A list of all the mothers in the neighborhood

who've lost someone to violence.

That's gonna be quite a list.

What are you gonna do with it?

I'm thinking about getting together a group of women--

Jenn, I admire what you're trying to do.

But if I can't get these gang kids to cooperate,

do you really think you'll be able

to get their mothers to sit down and talk?

That's what women do, Eddie.

I know it's possible.

I'm thinking about inviting

Donelle Williams' mother Sandra.

Now, hold on a minute, Jenn.

I tried to reach out to her, and you know how that ended.

Things could have changed.

Baby, some people need more time--

Time is not gonna help, Jenn.

Donelle is dead.

Now, please, just let it go.

Uh, listen up, everyone.

Please make sure you clear your props

after you perform.

No loose boas or wayward batons.

Um...Yeah. Places in five.

Lizzie.

Thanks for making me emcee.

I think I found my true calling.

But, um, what are you gonna do?

Oh, I just threw something together.

A monologue from the color purple.

Hey, Charles, it's me.

Um, listen, I left something at home

that I really need for the show tonight.

We're starting tech right now,

but I was wondering,

could you go back to my place and pick it up for me?

(Lulu) Cassie.

You know I'm helping out with sound tonight, right?

Yeah.

Look what I found.

The music for Sage's performance.

How 'bout we take out a little insurance policy,

make sure that Sage

can't steal the show, hmm?

Let's switch it out.

I'll play this rap CD instead of salsa.

Lulu, you are such a bad girl.

I love that about you!

Thank you.

Can I help you?

Hi.

I'm Jennifer. Jennifer Sutton.

I came by to invite you to join

a mother's support group that--

Jennifer Sutton.

You and your husband are quite a team.

Your husband kills my boy.

Now you're here to help me about it?

Ms. Williams, your son's death affected my family too.

Eddie's still devastated about Donelle.

I'm here because I care about the women in this community

who have lost loved ones.

Mrs. Jennifer Sutton,

you have nothing to offer me.

Grandpa, where are you going?

Just somewhere. I'm busy.

Busy doing what?

Never mind, Tay.

(Tay) I know I saw it, dad.

It was in his belt.

He was trying to hide it.

He pulled his jacket down real quick.

Tay, are you sure? I'm sure.

And I found this.

Dad, I think he might be trying to go after Ruben.

What?

He was asking a lot of questions

about him last night.

He's acting kind of weird.

Thanks for telling me.

Stay here in case he comes back, okay?

All right.

Hey, you!

What a nice surprise.

Is, uh, Ruben around?

No, he's off today. Why?

Has dad been by here?

No. Eddie, what's going on?

Dad's run off again. I've been trying to reach him.

He might have got some crazy ideas in his head about Ruben.

What kind of crazy ideas?

I'm not exactly sure,

but I think he's got his gun on him.

What? Oh, my God.

Is there something I can do?

If you can get me his address, I'll take it from there.

Okay.

Sage told me she was dancing.

This supposed to be her partner?

I think it's some kind of prop for her act.

So you two are tight now, huh?

Uh...We're friends.

Weren't you and Cassie an item just a few weeks back?

We broke up.

So what's the deal?

Got some kind of a twisted fetish

for cops' daughters?

No. Sage is cool. We're just hanging out.

Let's keep it that way. Sage has got enough problems.

Mr. Lund, I'm a good guy.

You don't need to worry about me hurting your daughter.

It's not her I'm worried about.

Sage eats good guys for breakfast.

We just have to find a way

to keep the gangs from taking our kids.

I can't bury another grandchild.

(Allison) Last week,

some shilohs tried to recruit my boy to run drugs.

Only nine years old.

I think we need to get a petition going.

We need to talk to the mayor--

Ladies, ladies, ladies! Hi.

Before we deal with the gang problem,

we need to deal with ourselves.

I came to this idea because of Sophia.

We almost lost her.

I wanna prevent something like that

from happening again.

That's why we're here-- To support each other.

Hold on a second.

I didn't sign up for no self-help group.

(Jenn) I know.

But I think it might be helpful

if we took a moment to talk about our feelings.

Jenn, I understand what you're trying to do,

but we don't have time for this.

Our kids are dying.

All your kids are above ground. What do you know about our pain?

But it doesn't stop me from caring.

(Octavia) Listen, I'm caring for three grandkids

and two of my own.

You want me to stop and tell you how I feel?

And some of the pain we have comes from you.

My grandson's in jail because of the police.

[overlapping agreement]

(Sandra) You all shouldn't turn away from this.

Mrs. Sutton's husband Eddie

shot my son during an armed robbery.

[all murmuring at once]

I've spent almost two years

trying to get past that.

There are nights I still want to bring a blanket

to Donelle's grave 'cause I know he gets cold at night.

I wish I could crawl into that hole with him.

When Jennifer Sutton came to my house,

I sent her away.

But it didn't matter how angry I was.

My son is still gone.

Anger has eaten a hole inside of me.

Maybe what could fill it back up

is here in this room.

Mrs. Williams, thank you for coming.

(Allison) I remember your son.

Our boys went to the same middle school.

I saw him gettin' in with the wrong crowd.

I wish I would have had him come over to my house

after school-- Maybe it would have helped.

[murmuring]

(Jenn) My husband's mother

was killed when he was 13,

but he had people--

(Elena) Wait--office Sutton's mother was killed?

What happened?

She was shot in a drive-by.

Oh...

But I'm not lookin' for street cred.

The point is, the family next door took him in.

Mrs. Taylor was like a second mother to Eddie.

Made a huge difference.

(Mrs. Weyburn) Look, I can take kids

to the rec center after school

at least three days a week.

I'm home on the weekends.

I'm out in the neighborhood.

I can keep an eye on 'em.

You know what else? We could start a phone tree.

Oh, that's a good idea. It's a start.

We've got to.

We have to start somewhere.

[keys jangle]

[floor creaking]

I waited over 20 years for this,

but killing you right now--

It might almost be worth the wait.

Listen, man, I don't know what your beef is,

but if you put down that piece, maybe we can talk about it.

Oh, you know what my beef is.

Y-you want a drink or something?

No, I don't want a drink.

Confess.

Admit that you were in the car,

that you pulled that trigger.

Dad! What are you doing?

Thank God. Maybe you can talk some sense--

Shut up!

Here he is, son.

I'll never forget that face.

He murdered your mother.

Now, officer Sutton, you know me.

I work with your wife. I'm friends with your son.

I don't really know you, Ruben. I don't know anything about you.

I grew up in the heights. What more do you need to know?

Were you in a gang?

Everybody around here was.

But I got out. When?

Summer of '83, maybe. I can't remember that--

You're not gonna admit it?

You're too much of a coward!

Dad, back off!

Now, I'm not through.

I am! I've waited long enough to--

(Eddie) Here.

Oh, you're a real Mother Teresa, huh?

Shoot him, Eddie. Forget about me.

Shoot him now!

I don't wanna hurt anybody.

So please...

Just go.

(woman) Ruben, baby? Can you bring me some water?

You got company?

Just a second, mama.

Now, she needs her injection.

She's a diabetic, okay?

You got company?

Eddie, this is our chance.

You said you wanted to find the man

who killed your mother.

Dad, we have no evidence, no weapons, no confession.

All we have is your guts. That's not enough.

Don't give me That cop B.S.!

You were only 13 years old.

You never saw his face.

He drove right past me.

He did it, Eddie.

The only way we're gonna get justice now

is if we take it.

Dad, enough!

I'm not letting you go to jail over this.

[silence]

Oh, damn it!

Still think it's just my gut?

I sent him away just like I did last time.

So don't bother lookin' for him,

'cause you're not gonna find him.

♪ Ooh, ooh ooh ooh ♪

♪ Sometimes you don't say ♪

♪ But I know you feel the same ♪

♪ 'cause we stick together ♪

♪ No matter the weather ♪

♪ And that's all that matters ♪

♪ We'll stay this way ♪

♪ We're your family ♪ ♪

[whooping]

You did a good job.

Lulu!

Wow! Now, that's what I call singing!

Lulu, that was amazing!

(Johnny) All right, ladies and gentlemen,

let's make some noise for Tay Sutton.

[hip-hop music]

♪ Aw, yeah ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Dy, come on ♪

♪ I was at the mall for some back to school ♪

♪ Tryin' to cop me a couple pairs of shoes ♪

♪ And then I looked to my left ♪

♪ And I lost my breath 'cause this girl was so fresh ♪

Oh, my God!

He's actually good.

I know. When did that happen?

♪ And I wanted to holla but she was with her mama ♪

♪ Felt like a catch-22 ♪

♪ I should have stepped to her ♪

♪ I should have stepped To her... ♪

Ladies and gents, give it up

for revolution's very own Cassie Sutton.

[Brazilian percussion]

♪ ♪

[squeals]

Ah!

Ow!

Cassie, are you okay?

Are you okay?

Let go.

[applause]

(Johnny) All right, our next number is muy caliente.

Let's hear it, everybody, Sage Lund.

Cassie, you sure you're okay?

Yeah.

My elbow hurts,

but it's mainly my ego that's bruised.

[Latin music]

All systems are go. I can make the switch anytime.

I'll play the rap music and she'll look like a fool.

♪ ♪

Wait. Lulu, I don't wanna do it.

After that cheap stunt she pulled?

Well, that's just it.

What happened to me up there was embarrassing,

and it felt awful.

I don't want to do that to anybody else.

♪ ♪

And now, revolution, give it up

for the most beautiful girl in the world,

your favorite and mine,

miss Lizzie Sutton.

[cheering]

Um...I was going to do a monologue,

but someone special inspired me

to try something original.

I may not have a rhyme,

but there's always a reason to speak on this chick,

no matter the season.

I know a girl with mad style and grace.

One smile from her can light up any dark place.

If I've got good news or been hurt by someone,

her room is always the first place I run.

I revolve around her.

In my world, she's the sun.

She's like a mosaic with all its layers and hues.

She can get lost for hours in her grays and her blues.

She can paint you her dreams using colors so bright...

Then listen to secrets

in the darkest of night.

I look up to this...

She.

It's who I'd like to be.

You can try to defeat her, but she'll always stand tall.

She's a Sutton girl.

We're the best, after all.

Thank you.

[cheers and applause]

That was beautiful.

Here. I made this for you.

Cassie, it looks great. Thanks.

I think I just found a new piece for my portrait series.

All right, ladies and gentlemen,

just when he thought he was safe,

we have a late entry into the competition.

Please welcome Charles antoni.

This song goes out to a very special girl.

[soft guitar]

[Jonathan clay's after all]

♪ It was no accident ♪

♪ Maybe heaven sent ♪

♪ And everything worked out just like he planned ♪

♪ ♪

♪ It's not my place ♪

♪ To mess with fate ♪

♪ You can't control what isn't in your hands ♪

♪ And after all, I don't regret a thing ♪

♪ I want to thank you ♪

♪ For showin' me this life ♪

♪ And after all, I don't regret ♪

♪ A thing ♪

♪ 'cause I know you ♪

♪ And I know you'll ♪

♪ I know you'll be all right ♪

♪ All right ♪

♪ You'll be all right ♪

♪ All right ♪ ♪

[applause]

It's been a tight race this evening, folks.

But the scores have been tallied.

And the winner of tonight's competition is...

Lulu Paloma!

Yeah!

Wow, wow, thank you! Thank you guys so much!

I would like to thank Luc...

What was that all about?

...My mom, my family, Cassie,

the judges...

That was me saying I'm sorry.

I saw what you did to Cassie tonight.

That was not cool.

Yeah, I know.

It was mean. And I'm sorry.

I just wanted you to notice me,

and I was desperate.

What do I have to do for you to dedicate a song to me?

He was right there!

All I had to do was pull the trigger!

And you just had to be the boy scout!

And keep you from serving a life sentence.

But I'm the bad guy!

No, you're just a chump

who let the bad guy get away.

Go upstairs, dad.

Yeah, well, you don't have to ask me twice.

I still can't believe it.

Ruben.

I trusted him. I left him alone with Tay.

There's nothing we can do. We don't have any hard evidence.

Innocent people don't run, Eddie.

Your dad's not doing well.

I think we need to reconsider what we talked about.

He needs help.

I know a good place--

Jenn, please.

Do we have to talk about this now?

(Spencer) Aah!

Aah!

Dad!

Dad!

Dad!

[sobbing] Oh...Son...

Please, God, leave me alone.

Just leave me alone.

[whispering] It's okay. It's okay.

Man, the girls was all over me tonight.

(Lizzie) Can you believe we raised almost a thousand dollars?

Yes. I'm proud of you, sis.

[giggling]

Hey. Hey.

I'm so sorry we couldn't make it tonight,

but...

I got some bad news about your grandpa.

You were right.

It is a nice place.

Got 24-hour watch...

It was hard leaving him.

I know.

But you did the right thing.

How was that meeting?

Was I right about you staying out of other folks' backyards?

You'll be happy to know that it was a success.

We agreed to meet twice a month.

Really? Mm-hmm.

Congratulations. That's great.

Something else happened you may be happy about.

Hmm.

Donelle's mother came.

She looked into my eyes,

she took my hand.

I think she's better, Eddie.

How do you get better after that?

[giggling]

[giggling]

This is the most exciting moment of my life.

(Lizzie) Yeah, sure.

Mama, it's me.

No, no, no, I'm fine.

Remember to take your shots, okay?

I'll never be far from you.

I promise.