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[Jada] Previously on The Chi...

You want to take a few extras to give to your neighbors?

- [gate closes] - Have you seen this girl?

All right, if you... If you hear anything,

call this number, all right?

- I'm Tomas. - Jada.

Maybe you'll let me take you out for a drink.

Look, Sonny closes the place at 10:00 p.m.,

and it's just sitting empty for nine hours.

I did a lot of research and apparently, like,

the after-hour joints is the ones

that's making all the money.

Okay, then let's get this money.

I got a house in Kankakee with a backyard and everything.

I want you to come live with me.

- [chuckles] - Hey, baby. Long time no see.

I see your wife is helping you on the campaign trail.

Mm-hmm.

Why are you running for mayor anyway?

My teacher, she asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up,

and I said I wanted to be just like Harold Washington.

She said, "You from Englewood.

You better find a trade."

[Ronnie] Voice told me it's my destiny to find Kiesha.

Let me help you get closer to God.

If you do, maybe you can hear Him better.

Kev needs your help. I need your help.

I go over there with no good reason,

them niggas will blow my head off.

This is a good reason!

Man, who the fuck is you?

♪ Tense music ♪

[Kevin] I just want to know if you found my sister.

She wasn't there.

There's nowhere else she could be.

I mean, if she ain't there, she got to be...

Dead? Well, maybe she is.

[water dripping]

[water splashing]

[scrubbing]

♪ tense music ♪

♪♪♪

[Omari] I have to make sure you're clean.

[water dripping]

You were...

filthy when I found you.

♪♪♪

Dressed like a slut.

♪♪♪

[shuddering]

But Daddy's gonna keep you clean.

♪ Music intensifies ♪

♪♪♪

- [Jackson] Yes, God. - Thank You, Lord.

- Oh, hallelujah. - Thank you.

Yes, God. Yes, God.

Hallelujah, yes.

♪ Take me to the water ♪

- [applause] - Yes, God, hallelujah.

♪♪♪

♪ Take me to the water ♪

♪♪♪

♪ Take me to the water ♪

♪♪♪

♪ To be

♪ Baptized ♪

♪ None but ♪

♪ The righteous ♪

♪♪♪

♪ None but ♪

♪ The righteous ♪

Do you accept the Lord Jesus, my brother?

I do.

And will you do your best to keep His commandments?

I will.

Then upon the confession of your faith,

in accordance with the Lord's command,

I baptize thee, Ronald Davis,

in the name of the Father, in the name of the Son

and in the name of the Holy Ghost.

♪ Take me to the water ♪

♪♪♪

♪ To be baptized ♪

♪ dramatic hip-hop music ♪

♪♪♪

[sign crackling]

Come on, it's opening time.

Who keeping you up at night, the baby or your lady?

Neither. I'm just working too hard.

Somebody told me they thought they saw you

creeping out of here at 2:00 a.m. last night.

Oh, yeah, I just forgot my keys.

You also forgot to open up the windows

and air out the kitchen.

I got a lot on my mind, okay?

I can't remember every damn thing.

Who do you think you talking to?

You know I don't put up with no disrespect.

Just be more careful.

And turn these damn lights out when you close.

I got enough problems.

I don't need you running up my light bill.

[sighs]

♪ soft jazz music ♪

♪♪♪

[Omari] Here you go.

♪ Tense music ♪

Breakfast of champions.

[chuckles]

♪♪♪

- Be a good girl. - [shudders]

Yeah.

♪♪♪

I want to make sure you eat

before Daddy steps out tonight.

♪♪♪

Camille has moved ahead of you in the polls.

You got to work harder.

Let's just face it... you're never gonna win the North Side.

There's too many white liberals there.

That gay thing is helping her.

Whatever happened to black people being homophobic?

- Mm-mm. No, no, no, no, no. - Mm.

Right there, right there, right there.

Oh, yes, nigga, yes.

Baby, I'm the king of the South Side.

I know, I know.

And he who wins the South Side wins the race,

especially because that's where all the population is,

but you got to inspire niggas to vote.

What? [grumbles]

- [grunting] - [moaning]

Oh!

You got to start using Jake more.

He ain't no fucking accessory.

Bullshit.

[grunting]

- Oh! - Aah!

[both groaning]

- [breathing deeply] - Ohh.

See, that's how you need to be campaigning.

[chuckles]

Fuck you.

You already did that.

[both sigh]

Hey.

Hmm?

You want some pizza?

- [chuckles] Hell, yeah. - Yeah.

[hip-hop music playing softly]

[Latreece] Why he over here looking like Malcolm X?

Why you asking questions? Mind your business.

We had to get in some niggas' faces the other day.

He's just looking out for the 63rd Street Mob.

Oh, yeah, I did hear about that shit.

How you hear about it?

- Well, you know, people talk. - Like who?

Now, you know I'm not finna reveal my sources.

♪♪♪

Treece, girl, get your ass off Grindr.

- You stay looking for trade. - Let me live.

[Imani] You ought to be careful before you find

one of those niggas who hate himself

and try to fuck you up after fucking you.

Girl, please. Trade loves me.

They don't call 'em trade for nothing.

It means they'll trade your life for theirs

the moment they're found out.

I been trying to tell her that.

[Imani] They are out here snatching black girls

left and right, and no one's looking for them.

What do you think is gonna happen if they snatch your ass?

[D'Nero] If somebody take Latreece,

they gonna bring her ass right back.

- [laughs] - [Latreece] Hey, D'Nero.

- Fuck you. - Shit.

- [Imani] What? - Social Services here.

All right, y'all got to go out the back.

Why we got to go to the back? This ain't Jim Crow.

Girl, let me find out you ashamed of us.

No, I just want to make a good impression for this white lady.

White people love me.

[Trig] Hey, man, take your ass out the back.

I ain't playing with you.

Y'all just go, okay? I'll call you later.

[rapid knocking on door]

- [door opens] - [Trig] Hi.

Uh, please come in.

[door closes]

Everything okay?

Yeah, every... everything's good.

- We're good. - Great.

I'm Elizabeth Romero from DCFS.

- Hi. - Here for a site visit.

So nice to meet you.

This will take only a few minutes.

[Imani] Sorry about the mess.

I just wrapped up with a few clients.

And what type of business are you in?

I do hair.

That outlet is a safety hazard.

- [camera shutter clicking] - Oh, okay.

- I can get that fixed. - You're gonna have to.

And what's your relationship to Mr. Taylor?

She's my wife.

Your application didn't say you were married.

I mean, we're not married yet, but she's my wife, basically.

We're planning on getting married.

Well, until then,

let's just say you live with your girlfriend.

Got it.

Do you have a business license to do hair in your home?

I'm working on it.

- What you writing? - I'm taking notes.

I mean, it just feel like you real judgy.

Every time we say something, it's wrong, and you writing.

I'm doing my job.

[footsteps]

Why we got to do this shit anyway?

Excuse me?

Jake is my blood.

I ain't got to prove shit to you.

You seem easily upset, Mr. Taylor.

Do you have trouble managing your anger?

Okay, here we go with the "angry black man" shit.

[Elizabeth] Just because you're his blood

doesn't mean you're capable of taking care of him.

Apply for a business license ASAP.

Amend your application to say you're living with a partner

and fix the outlet.

I'll see you in two weeks.

[door opens, closes]

Do I look different?

Looking a little dusty.

[both chuckle]

Sister Perkins' brother just died.

He was about your size, your height.

Take it to the cleaners.

It'll look just as good as new.

[Jackson] Where'd you say you've been staying these days?

I didn't.

Take this.

It's a shelter, men only.

I got a buddy down there. I'll call in a favor.

Thank you.

I am my brother's keeper.

♪ Now again ♪

♪ Baby, take it in ♪

Looking sharp as a tack.

Sound like my grandma now.

What, you calling me old?

[chuckles] Hell, yeah.

[both laugh]

♪ No, not this time ♪

♪ 'Cause I feel it every time ♪

♪ That I look in your eyes ♪

[laughter]

♪ This time it's magic ♪

I'm telling you, I've seen ghosts up on that shit.

Jemma's on her way.

Yo, why the fuck you invite her?

I thought it was just gonna be us.

- Bro, relax. - Yeah, she's a nice girl.

If I knew she was coming, I would've stayed my ass at home.

That's why I didn't tell you.

I wanted you to come.

[door opens]

♪ I'm not afraid ♪

[sighs]

♪ No ♪

♪ I guess we're clumsy ♪

♪ That's how we fell ♪

Why he got to date a bougie bitch, though?

You know Kevin love a challenge.

And, Jake, when your friends embark on a new relationship,

things are gonna change.

And if Jemma's Kevin's woman,

then we got to embrace her with open arms.

I ain't embracing shit.

Don't it bother you that he invited her to this?

No, I invited someone, too.

- Who? - [Maisha] Who you think?

Oh, my God.

You know I like that scary shit.

♪ Girl, we tripped and fell in love ♪

♪ uneasy music ♪

♪♪♪

[camera whirring]

♪♪♪

[camera whirring]

[bedpan thuds]

♪♪♪

[urine splashing]

[Omari] Come on.

Smile for Daddy.

♪♪♪

[urine splashing]

[sobbing]

♪♪♪

You nervous?

[chuckles] Why would I be nervous?

Meeting the family is a big deal.

Look, I'm a catch.

Plus, I want to try your mama's enchiladas.

You've been talking about them all week.

You won't need that hot sauce I saw in your bag.

[chuckles]

No disrespect, I just... I like to be prepared.

Trust me, you're good.

♪ Latin music ♪

- Hola. - Hi.

Bienvenidos.

- Mamá. - Mi'jo.

- Okay, okay. - Mi rey.

- Okay. ¿Cómo estás? - Bien.

I've heard so many great things about you from Tomas.

Yeah, he's a mama's boy.

- My son, too. - [Magdalena] How old is he?

Damn near 21. [laughs]

Getting on my last nerve.

[chuckles]

Tomas, go check on the enchiladas, eh?

Mamá.

It's okay, it's okay.

We don't need your supervision.

We're grown.

Okay. [chuckles]

- [Magdalena chuckles] - [Rogelio] You must be Jada.

- J-A-D-A? - Yeah.

Uh, okay. [chuckles]

Andale. Let's go get a seat.

[indistinct chatter]

- Beautiful name. - Thank you.

♪♪♪

So nice you're here.

Do you speak Spanish?

- No. - Not even a little?

I took two years of Spanish at Kenwood,

and I still only know "hola" and "adiós."

- [all laugh] - That's cute.

- Mira, hizo el esfuerzo. - Sí, me cae bien.

Es muy sangre liviana.

You want a beer?

Sí. [chuckles]

So how did you and Tomas meet?

Uh, we work together at Living Lives.

Last time I had a work romance, it didn't end well.

Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that.

It worked well for Tomas.

[Rogelio] Yeah, but Irene was an angel on this earth,

and she was a doctor.

Who's Irene?

Tomas' wife.

She was amazing.

You okay, honey?

I didn't know Tomas was married.

Well, he's not anymore.

Irene passed away.

[exhales deeply] Thank God. [chuckles]

Oh, no, no, no. Wait, I'm... I'm sorry.

I meant that I'm glad he's not leading a double life.

Excuse me?

[sighs] So sorry for your loss.

♪ Smooth jazz music ♪

[indistinct chatter, siren wails in the distance]

You need to tell Sonny's grumpy ass the truth.

Mm, too late for that.

So you just gonna keep on lying?

[Emmett] Look, I almost told him this morning.

It feel like he already know.

This is a mess.

Look, we just got to keep the lie alive a little longer,

and then if we stacking up cash,

we can make him an offer he can't refuse.

Like what?

Like offer to pay the rent he falling behind on.

That still don't sound like it's gonna be enough.

Look, you take care of the food.

I'll handle Sonny.

Oh, I like when you take control, Daddy.

Don't start something you can't finish.

[hip-hop music playing]

[Kevin] This why it's been haunted for years.

[Maisha] I heard some old people died in here

during a heat wave, and they still mad about it.

That's why they haunting this bitch.

[Kevin] No, I don't think that's the reason.

Some people say they were seeing shadows moving around

and people moaning and shit.

[Jemma] It could just be people tweaking off Molly.

♪ Suspenseful music ♪

One of Reg's friends got shot right over there.

♪♪♪

Maybe his ghost is still in there.

♪♪♪

[door creaks]

♪♪♪

[Kevin] It's kind of creepy.

♪♪♪

- [lights click] - [gasps] What the...

- [Maisha laughs] - Maisha.

Y'all scary as hell.

Man, Maisha, stop playing.

[Maisha] Chill, Papa.

You know I ain't gonna let nothing happen to you.

[Jemma] We should turn the lights off.

I've been reading up on paranormal activity,

and apparently ghosts are more likely to appear in the dark.

I seen them movies, too.

The movies aren't that accurate.

How you know? You ain't no expert.

I obviously know more than you do.

Shut up.

Yo, don't talk to her like that.

- [Jemma] Thank you. - Really, Kev?

[Papa] Man, don't let me pull out the boxing gloves again.

Look at my baby, always the peacemaker.

- "Baby"? - Don't hate.

[electricity crackles, fades] - [gasps]

- Papa. - Oh, shoot.

♪♪♪

[sirens blare, horns honk]

♪♪♪

[sighs]

[electricity crackles]

♪♪♪

[doorknob rattling]

- [groans] - [hanger clatters]

[sobbing]

♪♪♪

[breathing heavily]

[horns honking, helicopter blades whir]

[Jemma] This is actually kind of cool.

This shit ain't cool.

We need to get out of here.

It was a sin for us to even come here.

God don't want us disturbing the dead.

[skeleton rig thuds]

- [screams] - [Jemma] Run!

- [Kevin] Run! - [Maisha] Move, move, move!

[Jake] Hurry up!

♪♪♪

[helicopter blades whirring, indistinct shouting]

- [seethes] Fuck. - Shh.

You could give a bitch a warning next time.

If I warned you, you wouldn't have let me do it.

Shit hurts.

[siren wailing in the distance]

How you get so good at that?

- My mama a nurse. - I ain't know that.

If you wasn't barking at me all the time, maybe you would.

[scoffs] All right, so how am I supposed to cook in a blackout?

[distant chatter]

[Emmett exhales deeply]

The smoker.

That don't need electricity.

Let's get this money.

[Dom] Okay.

Fuck it, let's get it.

[Latin music playing on stereo]

♪♪♪

[sighs]

♪♪♪

[Iyanla] I am in charge of how I feel.

- Yes, lyanla. - [Iyanla] Repeat after me.

Repeating after you.

[Iyanla] I am opulent.

I am opulent.

[Iyanla] I am enough.

I'm enough.

[Iyanla] I am safe where I am.

I am a little tipsy.

[Iyanla] I love and approve of myself.

I am also worthy of a partner

that don't have a dead wife and a crazy-ass family.

[Iyanla] I know where I am going.

And I know how I will get there.

♪ Gentle music ♪

♪♪♪

[radio announcer] Breaking news update...

We still don't have any information

on the power blackout.

We can only tell you that it is only affecting

the South Side from the Stevenson and below.

It's not affecting downtown and northern areas.

There have been some reports of looting and robberies...

Nice suit, Brother Ronnie.

Hey, how is it out there?

Oh, it's a zoo.

But we ain't gonna let no blackout

keep us from praising God.

That's right, this ain't nothing but the Devil's work.

Oh, I know.

But, you know, this reminds me

of our annual Watch Night service.

It's so powerful praying in the dark,

waiting for the lights to come up.

- [Gloria] Mmm. Yes. - [Jackson] Yeah.

We like to pay homage to our ancestors,

and thank God for President Lincoln

signing that proclamation.

With all due respect,

the proclamation didn't free anyone.

It wasn't till the Confederates surrendered

two years later the slaves were even aware of their freedom.

[exhales sharply]

I guess you learn something new every day.

- Amen. - [chuckles]

- [rhythmic clapping] - ♪ What a fellowship ♪

♪ What a joy divine ♪

♪ Leaning on everlasting arms ♪

Hey, Ronnie, you look like you want to make a joyful noise.

This is my grandma's favorite hymn.

♪ What a peace is mine ♪

Ooh, and she used to catch the Holy Ghost every Sunday...

With her glittery heels on.

[both chuckle]

Like God himself

was sneezing all over her feet.

Yeah, she loves to worship the good Lord in style.

♪ Secure from all alarms ♪

Speaking of my grandma,

I better go check on her, make sure she's all right.

♪ Leaning on the everlasting arms ♪

♪ Oh, how bright the path ♪

♪ Grows from day to day ♪

♪ Leaning on the everlast... ♪

- Go, go, hurry up! - I'm going!

Move, Papa, get out the way!

[siren wailing in the distance]

- You broke it. - Bitch, don't yell at him.

Please don't call me out my name.

- I call it how I see it, boo. - Maisha, relax.

Don't tell me to relax.

Maisha, I really appreciate you defending my honor,

and as a modern-day man, I don't feel threatened

by you sticking up for me, but right now

we need to stop acting like crabs in a barrel

and figure out how the hell we gonna get out of here.

This shit ain't haunted. It's just a blackout.

How you know?

Everybody tweeting about it.

Oh.

[chuckles] Y'all dumb.

Well, um, somebody call an Uber or something.

The closest one is 45 minutes away,

and they upcharging the fuck out of people.

Let's just walk.

We can take King all the way down.

Nigga, is you crazy?

Well, what about St. Lawrence?

Bitch, ain't nobody trying to go out

like Ricky in Boyz n the Hood.

[Jake] Once you pass the 70s, that's Wild Boyz territory,

and I can't go over there.

Um, then let's take Cottage.

I vote we just wait for the Uber.

Don't nobody care about your vote.

I care.

Look, don't be mad

because I was dealt a better hand than you.

Fuck your hand. I got street knowledge.

And that's gonna make me a lot of money one day.

Money isn't everything.

That's just 'cause you got it.

[sighs]

I'm taking St. Lawrence.

I'm not afraid of my own people.

This ain't your people, Troop Beverly Hills.

Kevin, you coming?

[siren wailing in the distance]

- [sighs] - May y'all rest in peace.

- So... - Man, fuck this.

[stammers] We supposed to be brothers!

Grandma? [knocks on door]

Just here to check on you.

Grandma?

Grandma!

Help! Can somebody help me?

What's wrong?

I'm looking for my grandma, Ethel Davis.

I've got 20 beds to look after,

our backup generator is out, and we're understaffed.

When's the last time you saw her?

I just got here.

[scoffs] Where is she?

[alarm blares]

What now?

Where you think you going?

Back to Kankakee.

For what?

[indistinct shouting, siren wailing in the distance]

Why you acting like that?

I don't want to mess up your chance of getting Jake.

W-what are you talking about?

I ain't exactly clean.

Okay, neither am I.

You don't know everything, okay?

I know about the possessions and the petty theft.

All right, we gonna just tell the courts

that we're turning a new leaf

and we ain't the same people we was five years ago.

That ain't all my shit.

[sighs]

Okay, Imani, what the fuck is going on?

[helicopter blades whirring in the distance]

When I was 16 years old, my dad caught me in drag.

He pulled a knife on me and tried to kill me.

[sighs]

All he ever wanted was a son.

Too bad he got a daughter.

♪ Gentle music ♪

What happened?

I tried to run, but he caught me and...

threw me to the ground

and started choking the shit out of me.

He had this crazy look in his eyes,

and I knew right then and there,

it was gonna either be him or me.

And it wasn't gonna be me.

♪♪♪

[sighs]

Why you ain't never tell me about this before?

This ain't the type of shit you tell people.

Did you do a bid?

No, the cops... they saw the bruises on my neck.

They knew it was self-defense,

but I still got a record.

- I got blood on my hands. - [sighs]

♪♪♪

Ain't no social worker gonna let me around no kids.

♪♪♪

- I don't care. - What?

I said I don't give a fuck.

You had a daddy that was trying to kill you,

and you protected yourself.

Thank God you did...

'cause I need you here.

Jake needs you, too.

♪♪♪

I love you.

I love you, too.

Okay.

♪♪♪

Come here.

Come here.

[breathes deeply]

All right, folks, folks, listen up.

We need to get the word out.

All Perry Pizzas locations

will be welcoming anyone during the blackout.

Precinct captains, I need you to organize teams.

Get old-school, go door-to-door.

Drop off pizzas, waters, flashlights,

and everything on the damn South Side of Chicago, okay?

Use your own cars if you got 'em.

Take the delivery trucks if you don't.

Our campaign will show everyone

crisis ain't nothing but an opportunity

for us to come together as a community.

That's what I'm about. All right, let's go.

Let's go, let's do this.

- All right. - [indistinct chatter]

Heroic, compassionate, dependable...

That'll make for a great story.

I trust you'll get me on the front page.

I got you.

[man] I'll be out front, too.

♪ Tense music ♪

♪♪♪

[grunts]

♪♪♪

[grunts]

♪♪♪

[sobbing]

[exhales deeply]

[hip-hop music playing outside]

♪♪♪

[muttering, groaning]

[sobbing]

Help me! Help!

[sobs]

♪ tense music ♪

[yelling]

[screaming, sobbing]

♪♪♪

[sobbing]

♪♪♪

♪ When you was young, you saw life ♪

♪ Through the eyes of love ♪

♪ Life got rough, and you gave it up ♪

♪ But if you're like me and you had enough ♪

♪ It's time to reclaim your power ♪

♪ Everybody got a song inside 'em ♪

♪ Everybody's got a gift... ♪

Thank you. Ten... Here's your plate.

Awesome. Yes.

♪ When you was young, you saw life ♪

♪ Through the eyes of love ♪

- Yo, we out of meat. - What? Shit.

I told you we was running low over an hour ago.

- Oh. Um, all right. - Where you going?

Look, I got to dip into Sonny's chicken stash again.

Are you dumb?

Look, I already got a good lie.

I'm already starting to regret

going into business with your ass.

You know you love me.

Wait, okay, just give me one sec.

♪ Someone told you that money relieves pain ♪

♪ But it wasn't money, it was you that needed to change ♪

Open this door!

Right now!

[indistinct chatter]

Y'all ain't gonna help me?

[knocking continues]

Miss Ethel?

[Curtis] What you doing out here, Miss Ethel?

I need Ronnie to open this door.

I can't find my keys, and "Judge Judy" coming on.

Ah, let me get you home, Miss Ethel, come on.

- This is my home. - You moved, remember?

Just come with me. Come on, please.

I ain't going nowhere with you.

- I don't know you like that. - [siren blares]

- Oh, fuck. - [man] Curfew is in effect.

Come on, Miss Ethel. Come on.

- [man] Please stay inside. - Help!

This boy is trying to kidnap me.

♪ Yeah, unh ♪

♪ Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa ♪

[gunshot]

I hope those were fireworks.

They ain't.

♪ Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa ♪

Motherfuckers out here tweaking.

Go put a foot on his throat.

What the fuck you lookin' at?

[hip-hop music playing on stereo]

- You all right? - No, I'm scared.

It's all right. I got you.

- You're not scared? - No.

♪ Windows open, it's nice out ♪

♪ Cheddar cheese in my pocket ♪

♪♪♪

Did you know her?

No, but I know they found her body by the lake.

At first, they thought it was Kiesha.

- Her poor family. - [distant tires squealing]

At least they know where she at.

[dog barking, snarling]

Do not make a sudden move.

[barking, snarling]

[indistinct shouting in the distance]

Are you okay, Grandma?

Yeah, but I've been fighting him off all night.

He tried to have his way with me.

- Thank you, bro. - I got you, Joe.

You made me miss my judges.

♪ Gentle music ♪

♪♪♪

♪ Ain't nobody does it better ♪

[glass shatters]

♪ upbeat R&B music ♪

♪♪♪

♪ Yeah, moving like a falling feather ♪

When were you gonna tell me about your wife?

I wasn't ready yet.

Your family was more than ready to talk about it.

They compare everybody to her.

How many have there been?

Not that many, believe me.

♪♪♪

I just wish you would've told me

before bringing me over here.

You and I, we're still getting to know each other.

I didn't want to freak you out.

I was pretty freaked out.

I almost had a panic attack in the bathroom.

You got to have thick skin

if you're gonna be around my family.

I see.

Look, not everybody gets the chance

to say good-bye to someone they love

before they have to leave this earth.

I had that opportunity,

and I am grateful for that.

She always told me she wanted me to find love again.

Have you?

♪ Soft jazz music ♪

Let's see how the rest of the day goes.

[chuckles]

♪♪♪

Thank you, Ronnie.

Well, you remember me now.

Of course I remember you, boy.

You're my grandson

that just got home from serving.

I-I just got baptized, Grandma.

Again?

No, I-I'd never been baptized before.

I took you to get baptized when you was a baby.

I never knew that.

I had to.

[siren wailing in the distance]

Your mama was a whore,

and your daddy wasn't shit.

I knew if I got you baptized,

God would always watch over you.

And I was right.

♪ Gentle music ♪

♪♪♪

[sighs contentedly]

That girl still missing?

Yeah.

I'm not worried.

You'll find her.

♪♪♪

♪ Can I be near you? ♪

♪ I need a clear view ♪

♪ Just of this moment ♪

♪ We can adhere to ♪

♪ Don't want to leave you ♪

Thanks for having my back.

You know I got you.

Like, I really appreciate you coming with us.

Me too.

♪♪♪

What, fool?

I want you to be my lady.

What are the requirements?

I'll treat you like the queen you are,

I'll always listen to your problems,

and I promise to always open up the door for you.

And I'll always pray for you, even if we break up.

I like the sound of that.

- What you want from me? - I never thought of that.

Okay, look, I'm glad you worship the ground I walk on,

but we... we got to be equals.

So what do you like?

I love self-help books.

I want to learn how to play tennis,

and I want to be better about reading my bible.

Okay, I'll hold you accountable

when it comes to reading your bible,

and my cousin stole somebody's tennis racket last week.

So, if you want it, you can have it.

Dope.

Okay, I guess we go together.

[both chuckle]

♪ Makio's "Closure" playing ♪

♪♪♪

You want to dance, my lady?

Don't be grinding on me.

I respect you too much for that.

You know I believe in taking things slow.

Okay.

Let's see what kind of moves you got, old man.

♪ Naomi August's "You" playing ♪

♪♪♪

♪ Touch me here, touch me there ♪

♪ Touch me everywhere, don't care ♪

♪ 'Cause I want you ♪

♪ Touch me here, touch me there ♪

♪ Touch me everywhere, don't care ♪

♪ 'Cause I want you ♪

♪ Said I've been a bad girl lately ♪

♪ Thinking about the things I want to do to you ♪

♪ Ooh, I've been a bad girl lately ♪

♪ Thinking about the things I want to do to you ♪

[vocalizing]

♪♪♪

♪ I don't know why you're on my mind ♪

♪ Like, every other day ♪

♪ I try to stay away, but you keep me in chains ♪

♪ Mm, yeah, I know you got to go ♪

[hip-hop music playing on stereo]

[indistinct chatter]

♪♪♪

So y'all the reason that niggas is out.

You know, I do what I can.

- Hi, how are you? - Hey.

- Come here now. - Uh, excuse me.

Okay.

Now, don't be jealous.

Boy, please, do you know who that is?

Nah.

She got a blog called "Sugar Don't Belong on Grits."

That's a lie.

Her name is Sadie.

All she do is go to restaurants,

eat bomb-ass food, and write about it.

Ooh, she gonna write about us?

Not if the food not good.

Then hook her up with a plate.

Uh-uh, I can't give her this.

It's not my best work.

First impressions are lasting.

Do not give her any of this food.

- It ain't that deep. - Yes, it is.

This is my reputation.

I'm not about to be fucking it up for you.

♪♪♪

Emmett, Emmett.

- Just relax. We got this. - Don't.

We got it.

Hey, here you go.

[siren wailing in the distance]

Hey.

How's your night going?

- All right. - Hmm.

We went to an abandoned house when the lights went out.

Suppose to be some fake haunted house,

but we got scared for real.

[chuckles] Yeah, that's how life is sometimes.

Darkness is always right around the corner.

[scoffs] Yeah.

[soulful jazz music playing]

♪♪♪

Is this that dude you always talking about?

If I'm always talking about him,

how you not gonna remember his name?

[laughs]

- My bad. - All right.

Come on.

Use your brain, son.

♪♪♪

Von Freeman.

That's very good.

♪♪♪

He's a Chicago legend.

Yeah, see, listen to that.

Mm.

♪♪♪

[grunts softly]

Can you find it?

[grunts] There it is, there.

- [cell phone chimes, vibrates] - [laughter]

♪♪♪

Can I come?

Yeah, come on.

He... Mike, hey, what's going on?

Caught this motherfucker spray-painting your signs.

[gasping for air]

Let him go, Mike.

Let him go, let him go. Here, take this.

Here.

Young man.

Sorry about that.

What's the problem?

No disrespect,

but you ain't no Harold Washington.

[dog barking in the distance]

I'm sorry.

What did you say?

You ain't no Harold...

♪ Dark music ♪

[grunts]

[groaning]

♪♪♪

[Douda grunting]

[R&B music playing softly]

[pounding on door]

♪ Baby, that was not the plan ♪

♪ If we don't do something soon ♪

♪ We'll end up losing all the love we've made, baby ♪

[pounding on door]

♪ So I... ♪

Yo, w-w-why you sweating?

[breathing heavily]

I ran all the way from Perry's.

Get in, get in, get in.

♪ We won't make it ♪

♪ It's worth it, baby girl, you know it's true ♪

♪ Help me clean this mess ♪

♪ 'Cause we make each other better ♪

[hip-hop music playing]

[indistinct chatter]

♪♪♪

What the fuck is going on here?

Uh...

Uh, the... the... the blackout just killed the freezers,

and I didn't want the chicken to go bad,

and, you know, I ain't want people

getting, like, cow disease and shit.

You think I don't know what you've been doing?

What you talking about?

I was hoping you'd be a man and tell me the truth.

But you ain't no man.

You still a boy

that ain't got a dignified bone in your body.

♪ Somber music ♪

Damn, Sonny, it's like that?

I always thought of you like the son I never had.

I always looked after you like you were mine.

I wanted you to be the man I always knew you could be.

I thought if I stayed on you,

eventually you'd get your shit together.

Guess I was wrong.

You wasn't nothing but a waste of my time.

♪♪♪

What you got to say for yourself?

♪♪♪

Shut this shit down

and get the fuck out my establishment.

♪♪♪

♪ intense music ♪

[grunting]

[shouts]

♪♪♪

[object clatters]

[door opens, footsteps creaking]

[rapid footfalls]

♪ suspenseful music ♪

♪♪♪

[hip-hop music playing distantly]

♪♪♪

[Ronnie] Hey, any idea where the shelter is?

- No. - All right.

♪♪♪

[doorknob rattling]

[sobbing] Oh, oh, my G...

[sobbing]

Oh. Oh, God.

♪ Suspenseful music ♪

No! No!

[struggling, muffled screaming]

Kiesha?

[screaming] Help!

- [screams, sobs] - [shushing]

[Kiesha screams, sobs]

♪ melancholy jazz music ♪

♪♪♪

[typewriter clacking, bell dings]