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♪ Work your thing
out, out, out ♪

♪ work your thing
out, out, out ♪

♪ work your thing
out, out, out ♪

♪ work your thing out, out ♪

♪ there's so many girls
I hear you been running ♪

♪ from the beautiful queen
that you could be becoming ♪

♪ they'll never be happy ♪

♪ 'cause they're not happy
with themselves ♪

♪ work what you got ♪

♪ don't worry 'bout
who's saying what ♪

- ♪ work what you got ♪
- -♪ work what you got ♪

♪ working hard
working all night ♪

come on, just put it on, dion.

You gotta help me, marcus.

Mom! Dion won't put
on his sweater.

Help me.

Marcus,
if you need me, come here.

I can't be everywhere at once.

Honey, can you hold still
just this minute,
while I finish this?

Marcus, I know
you want your room back.

It's been a hard five months,
I completely get it.

Six months and five days.

Six months.

Dion, you have to
wear a sweater, baby.

Okay? You know

what would happen
if I showed up at the va
on Sunday

and your mama sees that
I let you catch a cold?

- Do you know
what she would do to me?
- Mmm-mmm.

Maia! Let's go.

♪ I'm talking 'bout things
that I know ♪

♪ yeah, work what you got ♪

come on, you guys.

Let's go.

Did angie see the affidavit?

Good morning, ms. Connelly.

Oh, good morning, ms...

- Are you getting
your steps in?
- I'm trying.

- You gotta get those steps in.
- I know, bye.

- Did she sign it?
- Um, not yet.

Tell her that we cannot get
that restraining order filed
until it's signed.

- the world is real.
- Mmm. The world is real,
got it.

And if anyone calls
about a new case,

any new case,

- I'm too busy.
- Oh, apropos of that,
you've got

demetria barnes
coming in at 2:00.

Demetria barnes, who is she?

Uh, just some woman
who called, wanting
an informational interview.

Want me to cancel?

Yeah, do. I've got lunch
with tamara today

and the last thing I wanna do

is come back across town
just to have someone
looking at me like

I've disappointed them somehow.

I get enough of that at home.

Really funny.

No problem, I'll cancel.

Actually don't. That's rude.

She's arranged her day.

Well, I can totally reschedule.

No, I'll do it. Thanks. Bye.

Oh, thank you.

- For what?
- Buckle me in.

Oh, you're welcome.

- Okay.
- Can I please call my dad?

Uh-huh.

♪ Oh, work what you got ♪

♪ it's okay
show yourself some love ♪

♪ work what you got ♪

- are you psyched to be going home?
- -yeah.

I drew mama
a picture of you, too.

I can't wait to see my picture.

No jefferson park after dark.

Daddy, I got a joke to tell you.

Oh, you know I love your jokes.

Dion, let me talk
to that brother of mine
for a second.

Does christine need me to do
anything to help her get ready
for dion?

Should I check in with her?

No. She's all set.

You sure about that?

Yeah, d. She's all over it.

Guess who texted me.

Leah davis.

Hey, if she's looking for me...

I dunno what she's looking for.

She checks in every year
about this time.

It's probably about
the alumni fund.
I'm not gonna respond.

Yeah. Don't.

That girl is seven different
kinds of crazy.

- Mmm...
- -I wanna tell my joke.

Sorry, baby.

Tell your joke.

Knock, knock.

Who's there?

I'm dinking.

♪ Work what you got ♪

- good morning, again.
- Hey.

- Oh, thank you.
- Mmm-hmm.

So,

we finally got that check
on the haynes settlement.

- Want me to go ahead
and dismiss that case?
- Yes, thank you.

Nona benson
called with another
pregnancy discrimination case.

-She wants to know if you'll...
-no, no, no new cases.
I can't do it.

Okay, and leah davis
is in your office.

Oh, I hope
it's okay I let her in.
She said that

she dated nate once
and that she lived with you
and tamara.

She did. She did date...

Nate off and on and she
did live with me and tam
for like a year.

But she was a freshman,
we were seniors.

- Oh.
- I dunno
what she's doing here.

I'm sorry.

- I... I don't know.
- Okay.

Hey, leah, what's up, girl?

Hey.

When harper said you were here,

I was like, "oh, is it
alumni fund time already?"

I can't do it this year.

No, it's not about
the alumni fund.

Good, because this is not
the year I'm gonna be giving.

Not after last year,
know what I'm saying?

- You're still hanging
with tamara?
- Yeah.

Uh, look, leah, I've got
a zoom meeting

in about seven
and a half minutes,

so if you wanna tell me
what's going on?

Yeah, I... I'm just kinda

in over my head.

How so?

I dunno, d. I...

I tried to do
the right thing at work

and got myself into a mess
of trouble.

I need your help.

Okay, just
start from the beginning.

Uh...

I was working as an assistant
to the ceo at this company
over in gastonia.

- Mmm-hmm.
- Um...

Osborne tactical.

We make equipment
for the military.

I should say "they."

they fired me.

Is this about
a wrongful termination?

- Totally.
- Mmm.

All I did was ask my boss
a few questions
about gary shea.

He was this software engineer
who got fired
a few months earlier.

Hmm.

Gary had been trying to get
a sit-down with fred.

Fred was my boss. He's the ceo.

Um, it... He was saying there
was a... A major problem
with the c15,

- this radio that he had
designed... Whatever.
- Um, I'm...

I'm gonna stop you right there.

I am not the right lawyer
for this case.

Well, I thought
this was what you do.

You right wrongs.

It's part of what I do, yes.
But I am...

I'm not taking this case.

But, d, you're all I've got.

They're watching me.

Who's watching you?

Osborne.

It's not only that,

things are getting really bad.

I'm getting evicted,

and I'm behind
all my car payments.

But you just got fired.

2020 was tough.

You said so yourself.

I'll let you know tomorrow
about the case, leah.

And we'll get your answer
filed in the meantime.

My answer to what?

Uh, that's what
the form's called,

we file to make sure
your landlord
can't evict you today.

I can't pay you.

- I... I really don't have...
- I know, it's all good.

Thank you, d, so much.

- Bye.
- -bye.

I thought you said no new cases.

I'm not taking that case.

Just for fun, though,
have mace look into
a guy named gary shea,

see why osborne tactical
let him go.

And see why
they let leah go, too.

Sure.

Connolly law office.

Yes, ms. Barnes,
she has you in her schedule

for, um, 2:00 p.M. Today.

Sure.

Yeah, I can, uh, look up
the bus schedule for you.

Just gimme a second
and I'll pull it up.

Her performance is Friday, gordon.
You can't miss it.

I thought it was
a public practice session
before state.

It is and she's your daughter.

- I'm having dinner with my editor.
- Change it.

He's just in from new york
for one night.

I'm asking him
for an advance, d.

Okay.

- You have to tell maia.
- D.

Fine.

I'll see what I can do.

And I haven't gotten
your child support
this month yet, have I?

Well, if I could take
this dinner, I'd probably be
able to pay it.

Gordon, it's $200.

I'll see what I can do.

How about you stop
seeing what you can do

and start doing what you should.

Welcome, ma'am.

You are not taking that case.

I said I'm not taking the case.

Yeah, but that's you
getting ready to say you will.

I know you.

D, what do you think
the chances are that girl
getting her ass fired

had anything to do
with injustice?

- It could have.
- Leah davis?

That girl is a magnet
for trouble.

She's like one of those people
that calls you from
the side of the road

with a flat tire
and her spare is flat, too.

Talking about life's not fair.
You gotta fill up
that spare, girl.

Life is fair, you just lazy.

You are so bad.

And that is
the skankiest move ever.

Playing like
she's erin brockovich

when you know she went to work
one too many days

with vodka breath,
walking funny.

What do they make anyway?

At osborne?

Radios for the military.

What could go wrong
with a radio anyway?

You can't get the top 40?

And for you.

- Thank you.
- Moving on.

Mmm.

How's casey?

Oh, he's taking me to dc
next month.

Some big conference
on reparations.

- Mmm.
- The deputy mayor
finally gets a trip.

This is y'alls first trip
away, right?

Except for that weekend
at nags head early on.

But this is our first
public appearance, yeah.

Things are moving right along.

And how could you even
consider taking that case

when you know she stole
your boots back in college?

I'm not taking the case.

That girl stole your boots,
wore them every day,

telling us all
that they were hers

when the box still had
your damn name on it.

Gimme her number right now.

I don't have it on me.

You started this whole story
with her texting, I know
you have her number.

Give it here. Give it.

Is this how you are at lockley?

Effective. Uh, yeah.

They've got enough
old white men playing

"after you, alphonse."
they hired tamara roberts
to get it done.

Promise you won't take her case.

I promise I won't take the case.

I'm putting quotes on "case."

I caught that.

Mmm-hmm. Moving on.

Is it just the one office?

Excuse me?

Uh, it's ms. Connolly's office,

the conference room
and that's it?

Uh, no, there's a copy room
around the corner
and a bathroom.

No, okay, what's that?
Back there?

Dr. Baptiste?

- Mmm.
- She's a therapist.

Oh, okay.

Is ms. Connolly tardy often?

Mmm, ask her.

Hey.

- Here's the davis answer.
- Oh, thank you.

- You must be ms. Barnes.
- I am.

I am demetria magic barnes.

Recently of georgetown
university law center,
and it is an honor

to meet you, ms. Connolly.

I am so sorry I'm late.

Are you? I didn't notice.

Oh, stop.

Would you mind
if we took a walk?

Uh, sure.

Let's do it.

Okay, for starters, uh,

just basically, like,
what advice do you have

for a young black woman
seeking to make her way
in the legal profession?

Um, don't have kids.

That was mostly a joke.

I'd say if you're doing it
for the money,
do it for the money.

And if you're doing it
for the people,
do it for the people.

- For me, it's all
and only about the people.
- Mmm, I know.

Why'd you say it like that?

You're why I went to law school.

- I've never heard
this one before.
- It's true.

It was about six years ago.

I had just graduated
from howard
with a double major

in spanish
and african-american studies

'cause my mother's people
are from cuba.

So you speak spanish?

Okay, very nice.

- Very nice.
- Thank you.

And I was thinking I'd teach
spanish, but then
I saw you on tv.

You were suing the city
on behalf of some girl...

- I forget her name.
- Jane doe.

Right, that's why
I don't remember her name.

And...

She had been wrongly committed
to a mental hospital

for driving a nice car,
basically.

The officers who stopped her
didn't believe a young black
woman could own a bmw.

That's correct.

The way you talked about law,

on the steps of the courthouse
after you lost that case,

which I do not know
how that happened.

But the way you talked about
law as the first inheritance

of every man, woman and child

and how without
equal justice, there can
never be understanding...

That is why
I applied to georgetown.

Well, ms. Barnes, whether that
is true or whether you just
looked that up online,

I'm impressed.

Then go on and hire me.

I am available.

- If I could, I might.
- Mmm.

But as you said
back there in espanol,

I do run a very small operation.

And I do not have enough work
to support an associate.

Not one with the student loans
I assume you're carrying.

- Yeah.
- I'm sorry.

That's your final answer?

'cause with all
the summa cum laudes
I've collected,

I am pretty much
the golden goose.

I'm sure
that is absolutely true.

- There's one thing
you should know, though.
- What is that, ms. Barnes?

That answer your assistant
handed you,
that's the old template.

The state passed a bill
last week, it's in the
civil code, section 1951.9.

Long story short,
they will hand that back
to you if you file it.

Mmm. That was for free.

Ah, there you are.

Best of luck on your job search.

I appreciate you.

She is a real piece of work.

She knew all about your case.

- Did she know it was me?
- No.

But apparently it made
quite the impression on her.

So...

There. Oh, I almost forgot.

Yeah, she said there was
a new template
for the answer online.

Check it out.

What new template?

You can't even call it
a violin at this point.

It's more like a neck banjo.

Those strings are so loose.

It doesn't sound that bad.

'cause I'm working so hard,

and even then,
when I start to do my vibrato

on that resolving d,

it sounds like grandma's
bowel movement.

You're crazy.

I dunno what to do.

We got this thing on Friday,
then state. I can't
play this thing at state.

Well, maybe my uncle ted
can fix you up
with something better?

I can't afford anything better.

Well, he could give you a deal.

A little friends
and family discount.

It's worth a shot anyway.

I dunno.

Maybe.

We'll see.

Mace, I'm pulling up
to leah's, so what
you got for me?

From everything I can find,

gary shea was a beloved
employee at osborne
and chose early retirement

with a hefty gold parachute.

So, he wasn't fired
like leah said?

Not according to hr.

As for leah,

they told me they let her go
for the same reason
she told you.

Lateness and insubordination.

And I ran a background check,
just for the hell of it.

Never a bad idea.

Turns out she was involved
in a domestic dispute at
the home of fred osborne,

ceo of the company,
little over a month ago.

About what?

Report didn't say.

But a neighbor I spoke to

said leah and the wife
really went at it.

Over what? Over fred?

That's what
the neighbor thought.

- Hey, girl, come on in.
- Hey.

So, uh, look, leah.

As I suspected, I'm not gonna
be able to take the case.

I'm just too busy.

This is the answer
to contest the eviction.

It's got a couple other
lawyers' names in there
for you to contact.

That's all I can do.

That's okay, girl.
Osborne hr called.

- They did?
- Yeah.

They said if I sign
this little thing and let 'em
take my phone and my laptop,

they'll pay me out.

Why do they need your phone
and your laptop?

Who cares. Girl, they'll give
me a year's salary.

I'll get new ones.

What do they want you to sign?

Um, just this
little thing here.
They messengered it over.

Here.

This says they want
the passwords to your email
and social media accounts?

And they want you to authorize
them to audit
all of those accounts.

- You can't sign this.
- But I have to,
to get the money.

That's what it says right here.

I will open new accounts.

Did they say why they suddenly
decided to call and offer
all this?

I assume it's 'cause they knew
I've been to see you.

They were scared.

They knew you came to my office?

Yeah. They said I didn't have
to bother you with looking
over the letter,

it was just a standard hr thing.

How... How did they know
that you came to see me,
though? I don't understand.

Delilah, I told you, girl,
they're watching.

But that's not the point.

The point is you scared 'em.

You're good.

So, these are all the emails

- from gary to fred
that you saved?
- Yeah.

Can I ask you
a personal question?

I guess, yeah.

Were you romantically involved
with fred?

Like, having an affair?

What would make you
ask me something like that?

There's a police report
that says

that you showed up
at his house drunk.

That was the night of the day
that fred fired me.

Okay, I got a little lit.

I went over there, it just
wasn't one of my best moments.

Girl, he is 55 and white.

You know he ain't putting it
down like that.

Um, what are frequency
hopping radios?

Uh, it's, it's like a radio

that constantly
changes channels,

um, so that people
can't hack into it

or listen when you talk.

And gary thought
these radios
were faulty somehow?

Mmm, not faulty. Dangerous.

Dangerous how?

I don't know.

Leah,

if I paid your rent this month,

would you hold off
on signing that thing?

Uh-uh. It says I have
to sign by the end
of the day.

Today. Or no deal.

They will wait until tomorrow.
Trust me.

Well, sure.

Can I have gary shea's number?

Yeah, I'll get it for you.

Oh, now, this is
a heck of a deal.

This is a rovetta, from 1898.

It's got this nicely figured
opio on the back.

- Yeah, that's beautiful.
- Oh, listen to it.

Most of the violins
of this period were like
nails on a chalkboard.

Try this one.

I don't wanna break it.

Maia.

Florence told me how you play.

Mmm-hmm?

- Mmm.
- Maia.

It's so much better.

How much is it?

Well, that's not the cheapest.

Well, couldn't she just rent it?

That one, no.
It's on a consignment.

So she can borrow it?

Well, what if something
did happen to it, honey?

Miss virginia would just
be out her violin?

She'd have to buy it.

Who's miss virginia?

The woman who owns it.

She used to be
in the national symphony
in dc.

- The national?
- Mmm-hmm.

You're kidding!

How much is it?

- $10,000?
- It's worth a lot
more than that.

Uh-uh. Hands first.

Hey, where have you been?

Jefferson park?

And what did I just
say this morning?

Okay, I won't do it again.

Maia, that one that you have
cost us, what, 1,200?

Yeah, and that's how it sounds.

Okay, I can do maybe three.

Can I just ask dad?

-You can ask, but...
-Thank you.
Can I be excused?

Yeah, take your plate.
God bless.

Mr. Shea,
it's delilah connolly
calling again.

If you could call me back,
I'd really appreciate it.

Thanks.

No phones at the table.

Oh. Yeah. Sorry, baby.

My bad.

♪ So remove your bags
let me call you a cab ♪

♪ standing in the front yard
telling me ♪

♪ how I'm such a fool
talking about ♪

♪ how I'll never, ever find
a man like you ♪

♪ you got me twisted ♪

♪ you must not know 'bout me ♪

♪ you must not know 'bout me ♪

♪ I could have
another you in a minute ♪

♪ matter fact he'll be here
in a minute, baby ♪

♪ you must not know 'bout me ♪

♪ you must not know 'bout me ♪

oh, okay.

♪ I can have another you
by tomorrow ♪

♪ so don't you ever
for a second get to thinking ♪

♪ you're irreplaceable ♪

come here.

Oh.

I just want you to be safe.

Dion, where you going?

Is everything okay up here?

Yeah, I guess.

Is something the matter?

Do you think marcus
will let me take that
home Sunday?

Yeah, I'm pretty sure
he would, yeah.

He said no.

- Well, I will talk to him.
- Okay?

Something else the matter?

Do you think mom and dad
can just stay here with us?

But your mom is ready
to take you home.

Come on, baby.

I bet she's got
everything set up

super special for you.

I don't know.

Oh, dion.

You've got so much going on
for such a little boy,
don't you?

God must really think
you're something

to give you so much going on.

He must think you're amazing.

Hello! Are you
the nanny candidate?

No, I'm delilah connolly.

The one who's been calling gary.

Yeah.

Congratulations on the baby.

- Who is it, cind?
- That lawyer who's
been calling.

I'm sorry, I just
wanna understand
more about...

I can't talk to you.

Mr. Shea, I just
wanna understand
what you thought

was dangerous about the c15...

I just said
I can't talk about it.

Mr. Shea...

If you think that a flaw
in something you designed

could cause problems
for soldiers in the field,

you can't just take the money...

- He couldn't take
the money! He...
- cindy, I will handle it.

Go.

My wife has had
three miscarriages.

We finally got pregnant
with a surrogate.

The baby's coming home tomorrow.

My folks are here.

- I'm sorry...
- If you're sorry,

go away.

- But I want...
- I can't be caught
talking about this.

They're watching me.

Go away.

Leah?

Don't sign that paperwork.

Call me.

♪ Life is just a game ♪

♪ rejoice ♪

♪ ain't nowhere the same ♪

♪ no rush ♪

♪ jumping inside a... ♪

go on.

With love, uh, and respect,

all caps on "respect,"

auntie tam.

How much do I wanna spend? Um...

Enough to make sure
every other kid
playing tonight feels unloved.

Tamara?

Win jr. Would
like to see you in his office
when you get a minute.

About what?

It's come to our attention
that osborne tactical

is considering parting ways
with rudy miller.

Osborne? The defense contractor?

Yeah. You're familiar with them?

No, no, not really.
I just heard
about them recently.

I've told fred osborne, the ceo,

to expect a call from you, okay?

Do we know why they're in play?

Fred just said they're about
to face some challenges

that rudy isn't aggressive
enough to defuse.

You don't want the opportunity?

Of... Of course I do.
I was just...

Because whoever makes
this go away

makes partner in a way
that my father can't
possibly question.

I'll give fred osborne a call.

Thanks.

I think it sounds wonderful.

That violin sounds fine, right?

Sounds better than ever, right?

I don't know
what the problem is.

- You made it.
- Yeah.

You didn't want me to.

- Hey.
- It's okay.

Was she one of his conquests?

Not that he ever told me about.

Mmm. Sure looks like she was.

- Ugh. Girl, here he comes.
- -hey!

That was great.

Yeah. How did it go
with the editor?

Oh, yeah. We decided to, uh,

meet up this afternoon.

S... So why were you late?

Ah! I wasn't late.

- Uh...
- -dad!

Hey! There she is!

How did it sound?

I saw you played
the heck out of it!

I'm so proud of you.

Thank you for coming!

I still can't believe
you got this for me!

Oh, anything for my baby girl.

Hey you! Come here.

Oh, my god! You were so amazing.

Ten thousand dollars?

I paid five today,
and the guy in the shop said

he spoke to someone,
miss virginia.

She said she's willing
to wait for the other half.

Don't worry.
I'll take care of the rest.

- Thank you so much!
- Aw!

Anything for you, baby girl.

$200?

Did you say $200?

Then he can spend
$5,000 on a violin.

He's never gonna change, d.

- Mmm.
- That man, that man
has the heart of...

Mmm.

I'm sorry, I just gotta say it.

- The father
of your children...
- Mmm-hmm!

- Has the heart
of a common criminal!
- Oh!

No, you wouldn't!

Stop!

A sociopath!

- Oh! $200!
- Oh, my god!

It's just sad. It's just so sad.

Mmm. So sad!

So, um, what do you
have with leah davis?

Why?

I have a meeting

with, um, fred osborne, Monday.

Tam, is this a coincidence?

'cause osborne knows
that I met with leah davis.

All I know is

there's a partnership
on the table.

What is your point?

D, we've made it 20 years

without going up
against each other
in court.

Let's not do it now.
Not over this!

Let's get you a case

that pays you some real money.

- Oh, my god...
- And maybe you can
go on like that

- that crazy walking trip...
- Crazy?

In Italy that
you always talk about.

- That's not crazy.
- D.

Leah davis is gonna drain
your tank for nothing.

And you know it.

Please. For me.

For both of us.

Let it go.

Hello?

Mr. Shea?

Yeah. I was wondering
if we could talk.

- Go ahead.
- -Not now.

Could you meet me
Sunday at 5:00?

In romare bearden park?

Is this because of that
white land rover I saw
parked outside your house?

- Yeah.
- Yeah, I can
make that happen.

I'm not a bad person,
miss connolly.

I just... I got a family.

I understand.

I'll see you then.

Mom is gonna like this picture.

I'm jealous! I want one.

I'll make you one, too.

Well, okay then.

Mace, thanks
for calling me back.

Just got your message.

What's up?

Uh, I'm here with dion.

He's going back
with his mom today.

Oh! Yeah! Yeah,
you're gonna miss him.

Oh, I am gonna miss him.

But I'm gonna
visit him all the time.

I'm just saying, that he's here.

So I'm gonna be
kind of circumspect.

Understood. Hit me.

Uh, I went to visit gary shea

at the address
I texted you last night,

and there was a land rover
parked near the house

with a guy in it,

an interested-looking guy.

Would you mind seeing
if he's still there?

Gary shea kind of thinks
he's always there?

I'll head over when I'm done.

If I see him,
I'll get back to you
with the plates.

Thanks, mace. Bye.

Bye.

Are you really

gonna visit me
once I'm back home?

Dion, what's the thing about me?

You always tell the truth

and do what you say
you're gonna do.

- So am I gonna visit you?
- Yeah.

Why do you ask
these questions you already
know the answer to?

This ain't court.

Dion!

My man!

Come here, man!

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait!

Come on this side. There you go.

- I'll pick you up.
- You ready?

You're ready.

Is mama here?

Uh, no, she's not here yet.

Uh, let me show you

- these trucks.
- Trucks!

Yeah!

We have lots of them
in the other room.

Have you ever used
a radio like this?

Everybody did.

But I don't remember
ever hearing about
anything being wrong.

Okay. Thanks anyway.

So, why is christine so late?

She's not late.
She's not coming.

She says she needs more time.

To do what?

First, it was a week
she needed when
you shipped out.

Then it was two.
It's been six months!

I know.

- I'm calling her.
- D, don't!

Why not?

She begged me
not to sign up
for that second tour.

And then I come back like this?

This is not what
she signed up for.

Life is never what
anyone signs up for.

You know why?
'cause there ain't
no sign-up sheet.

You just man up,
you woman up
and you do what it takes.

So when did she say
she was gonna
take him now?

When is she gonna be ready
to be a mother?

She doesn't know.

So when are you
gonna be discharged?
Seven weeks?

Six.

Well, she better know soonly.

Hey, mace. What's going on?

- I'm out here
in ballantyne.
- Yeah?

- No land rover?
- Nope. But there
is an ambulance.

Leah maybe onto something, d.

Why? What happened?

Gary shea's dead.