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♪♪

-To the Whitfields. -To the Whitfields!

-I need someone who's gonna take this company

into the future. -Should I wait up?

-I'll be back before you know it. Promise.

-Your daddy had a bit of a scare.

-A scare? -He had a heart attack.

-I've decided to appoint an acting C.E.O.

And I want Aiden to step into that spot.

-Dad, no -- -Just for now.

-But it was supposed to be me to take over the company.

Think I'mma be making some major moves real soon.

-It's clear that some kind of fraud is going on.

-He wrote me a check like I was a prostitute.

-Exactly. I really need to -- Oh, sh--

[ Tires screech, car crashes ]

[ Monitor beeping ]

♪♪

♪♪

-[ Sobbing ]

♪♪

♪♪

Oh, God.

God, please, hear me.

♪♪

Bring my husband back to me.

♪♪

♪♪

[ Thunder rumbling]

[ Sobs ]

-Have you eaten anything?

Bernice -- she -- she had our chef

prepare a few meals for you.

-Thank you, but you didn't have to.

-It's the least we could do.

-So, is there any update?

How is he?

-He's had an MRI, which confirmed...

[Sighs, clears throat]

...he had a severe concussion.

The concussion led to swelling in the brain.

That's why they have to keep him in a coma.

Some other internal injuries are moderate and healing.

So is the broken collarbone.

His odds of -- of a full recovery

are still 50/50 at this moment.

But he's strong.

I know he is.

And I know he's --

I know he's gonna pull through.

-Of course he is.

We'll be praying day and night.

-You can go and, uh, sit with him.

He can have up to five family members visit him for an hour.

I'll sit out here and wait.

-Thank you.

Thank you.

Mm. Thank you.

[Sighs]

[Sniffles]

-You know, I think it's the smell.

-What?

-The reason I hate hospitals.

Yeah, it's definitely the smell.

It's like they sterilized all the sickness and decay

and just covered it with bleach.

-Thank you for that very specific

and very unnecessary explanation.

[ Sighs, sniffles ]

-Look, I-I don't know what to say

at times like this.

I'm sorry.

-It's okay.

-You know what's crazy?

Even though Aiden was younger than me,

I always looked up to him.

Sometimes I think he's the only one that really understands me.

-He loves you.

He really does.

And I get it. It's --

It's hard for me to see him like this, too.

I should, um --

I should go find some coffee while you guys are still here.

[Sniffles]

I've been on the hunt since this morning.

-I can walk with you. -You don't have to.

Really.

-Okay.

-If you're gonna come with,

you might as well help me carry this stuff.

[ Siren wailing ]

-How's Aiden doing?

Has he shown any improvement?

-It's static...

which is why I wanted to meet with you.

I've been looking through the records of Whitfield Properties

and Grow Atlanta, and I noticed

that the Summer Hill Land Trust being our latest endeavor.

-Yes, well, Aiden worked hard on those deals.

-Hmm. -He wanted to bring housing

and resources to communities of color.

-See, that's the thing. That's not happening.

-Excuse me? -Well, with Aiden,

unfortunately, in the state that he's in,

I feel there's no need to move forward.

-Well, it may be a bit difficult at the onset,

because Aiden was so involved, of course --

-It is no longer in the interest of Whitfield Corporation

to move forward with this trust.

Tell me something, Jacob --

how much profit do we stand to make if we sell our shares?

-Sell? -Hmm.

-That defeats the whole purpose of the trust

and all the work that we started.

-My assistant will be sending over the details to your office.

-Does your father know about this?

The Summer Hill Land Trust was never about one person.

It's always been about the community.

-My father entrusted the business to me indefinitely.

Bottom line, your contract expires in 12 days,

and you don't have the proper zoning authority.

Seems to me I'm doing everyone here a favor.

-Amir, look --

-I have controlling stakes in this company now,

and I said we're selling.

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-[ Sobbing ]

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

♪ Blood, got damn, wait a m'fkn minute ♪

♪ If I ever fall off, I'll be back on in a minute ♪

♪ Shocker, Percy no limits ♪

-Yeah. We gonna get you together, bro.

♪ I'm more than a tenant CEO -Yep.

There we go. You gonna be good as new, bro.

-♪ When I flip it, it stir when I stir it ♪

-What the hell? -What?

-♪ From burnings to learnings, from loses to earnings ♪

♪ From dirt --

-Are you crazy? -What are you talking about?

Oh, shit. I'm not doing it right, am I?

Look, I saw you do it, and I thought I had it down.

I'm sorry.

-No, that's...great.

Perfect. -So, what is it?

-I'm -- I'm talking about the music.

Must we be the ghetto black people

playing gangsta rap in the ICU? -Please.

You know these white people listen to the same shit.

-[ Laughing ] Shut up.

I didn't know you were coming today.

-Yeah.

I had a couple free hours.

Couldn't think of a better way to spend them but be here.

-Mm.

-And besides, after I get bro together,

you and I gonna visit that gin rummy match.

-Oh. -Alright?

Yeah, I lost too much money. I'm whooping ass tonight.

-You know what?

Since I spent all my money in the vending machine,

and with your skills, I think I'm good.

-Oh, really? -Mm-hmm.

-Really? Okay. -Right. Oh, we gonna see.

-Oh. Oh, so you brought cards? -Mm-hmm.

-Okay. Okay.

Must we be the only ghetto people in the hospital?

-I don't talk like that. -I don't talk like that.

-We gonna see. We gonna see who's mocking who.

-Okay. Okay. Alright. -Come on. Get this ass-whooping.

Pull that chair up. -Alright.

Where you at now? -I'm right here.

-I'm back in the game. -I'm right here.

-Alright. We'll see. This all you?

-It's all you. -What?

-I threw down. -Okay.

-Where you at? Where you at with it?

-♪ See, I don't wanna be a player no more ♪

♪ No more, no more, no more

♪ But can't stop backpedaling

♪ And if I go with you

♪ I think I might be settling, settling ♪

♪ Let's take it from the top, from the top ♪

♪ Say I'm keeping secrets

[ Cellphone rings ]

-Yo, what up, sis? You alright?

-Yeah. Yeah, I'm fine.

Um, hey, listen, I was, um, I was wondering, uh,

since I know that you haven't had a home-cooked meal

in, what, forever, um, if you wanted to come hang out.

I'm making flank steak.

-Oh, hell, yeah. I'm there.

-Oh. O-Okay... Speedy Gonzalez.

[ Chuckles ]

Um, but look, it's not Howell's,

so don't be too disappointed.

-Only thing I got over here is Corn Flakes.

It's better than anything I could cook.

-Okay, cool. -I'll see you tonight.

-Bye.

-[ Sighs ]

-Girl, are you on crack?

-I -- Look -- No.

Hands down Jodeci.

Any day of the week. -What?!

-Any day of the week. -You can't be serious.

Get out of here. No.

-Okay, listen, if we talking album for album, hit for hit --

-No. No.

-...Boyz II Men is not touching Jodeci.

I'm sorry. No. No.

-First of all, Boyz II Men had way more hits than Jodeci,

and if you talking about harmonization,

please, it's no contest.

-Harmonization? -Yes. Harmonization.

-Spell it. First of all, K-Ci --

-What about him? What about him? -You heard of him?

He is the only person that sounds like he could smoke

a whole pack of Newport shorts and can still...

-[ Laughing ] -...and still...[ Laughs ]

...and still hit every note, period.

♪ Oh, yeah, ooh

That's skill. ♪ Oh, yeah

You heard that?

-I'll give you that, but your ass is crazy.

You right, though. I'll top you off.

-Whoa. Whoa.

Two glasses is usually my limit.

I am definitely sleeping in tomorrow.

-Oh, I'm sorry.

What time is the church picnic, Sister Whitfield?

-Boy, whatever.

Shut up.

Church picnic.

-Mm.

Given everything that's going on,

I bet you could use some R&R.

-Yeah.

[ Sighs ]

The nights are the hardest.

Being here alone is...

...different.

You know? I mean, it's not like Aiden and I

spent every waking moment together.

We didn't, you know?

We enjoyed our work, you know?

It's --

But it's the --

it's the moments that we shared when the days died down

that I really looked forward to,

and, um...

...I don't have that now.

I'm afraid I will... never have it again.

I'm sorry. [ Sniffles ]

[ Sighs ]

♪♪

-Look, everything is gonna be okay, alright?

He's gonna pull through this.

And whatever you need, I'm here for you, alright?

-Thank you. -Hmm.

Like I told you in the hospital,

I said Aiden was the only one who really understands me.

Hmm.

I think you understand me, too.

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♪♪

-Uh...

Whoa. Hey.

Amir, what --

what are you doing?

-It's okay.

It's okay.

-Wait. Amir.

-It's alright. -No, it's not.

Amir, stop, please. -It's alright.

-Please stop. Please stop. Please stop.

Amir, please stop.

No, please stop.

Amir, no, wait. Please. -It's alright.

-Stop. Please.

-It's alright. -Please, no.

Don't. Don't.

Please, no!

-[ Grunts ]

♪♪

[ Grunting ]

[ Breathing heavily ]

-[ Crying ]

[ Sniffles ]

[ Belt buckle jingles ]

-I knew my brother shouldn't have married your ass.

♪♪

[ Cellphone ringing ]

-Your call has been forwarded

to an automatic voice-message system.

[ Telephone ringing ]

At the tone, please record your message.

[ Knocking on door ]

-Trish! Are you home?

Trish, it's Bernice!

[ Knocking continues ]

[ Knocking continues ]

[ Feet shuffling ]

-Oh, God.

-Oh, my God. Are you okay? What --

-I'm fine. -Fine?

-What are you doing here, Bernice?

-Fine?

I have been calling you for the past 24 hours.

Your phone is going to voicemail.

I've texted, I've e-mailed. I didn't know what to do.

If I coulda sent a Batsignal, I would have.

-Well, now you've seen me, okay?

I'm okay. I'm just --

I'm not feeling well, so if that's all,

I'm just gonna go back and lay down.

-No. No, that's not all.

-Come on in, Bernice.

[ Sighs ]

God, Bernice, what do you want?

I can count on one hand how many times you've been to this house

since Aiden and I got married.

And now you wanna pop up interrogating me?

-Trish, he's awake.

-What? -Aiden is awake.

He woke up yesterday, and he's asking for you.

♪♪

♪♪

Trish, can you please tell me what's going on?

-Um, I'm fine. Nothing's wrong.

-Girl.

-I-I just -- I had an episode.

Okay?

I was a little depressed, and now I'm coming out of it.

I promise. I'm -- I'm --

That's all. -Okay.

I'll take your word for it.

-Do -- Do you know who's in there?

In -- In Aiden's room?

-I'm assuming everyone.

Why?

-Can -- Can you walk in first?

-Sure. -I'll be right in.

I just need a few seconds.

Um, I promise, I'm coming right in.

-Okay.

Trish is in the ladies' room.

[ Door closes ]

♪♪

-God...

I can't do this.

I can't do this alone.

I -- I need you to carry me through this.

I give it all to you.

I give it all to you.

Just please.

Please restore me.

God, I need you.

I need you to cover me.

I need you to --

I need you to guide me.

♪♪

-Question -- if you restored a ship,

and you replaced each of its wooden parts,

is it still the same old ship?

♪♪

If you replaced the broken and decayed planks with new planks,

stronger, once it's restored, is it a new ship,

or the same old ship?

-Uh, I-I don't know if I... know how to answer that.

-God is restoring you.

Everything will be anew.

What's old and broken's gonna be fresh with new life.

You will be anew.

You don't ever have to be afraid again.

I promise you that.

[ Thunder rumbling ]

Can we do one together?

♪♪

♪♪

-Your swelling has gone down considerably

over the past few days, and given the circumstances,

I'd say it's nothing short of a miracle,

and you seem to have suffered minimal cognitive damage,

which in itself is remarkable.

-So, when can I go home?

-We'd like to get a few more tests back,

but probably in a few days.

-Okay.

-I'll let you get back to your family.

-Praise be to God.

I knew you would beat this.

-Where's Amir?

-He's been out of the country the last few days.

Said something about a last-minute trip.

Is everything okay?

-Now is not the time or the place,

but we do need to talk.

[ Door opens, closes ]

Trish. -[ Laughing ]

-Is that my shirt? -Yes.

You're back, baby. You're back.

I missed you so much. -Oh.

Baby, I'm never leaving you ever again.

-You better not.

♪♪

-♪ Up the steps to a room made just for me and you ♪

-Wait.

-♪ 2 lonely hearts in a world

♪ They said's for fools

-I think I can do this on my own.

You know that, right?

-One. Two.

-Okay. Yeah, okay.

-♪ But a work of art

-You got it? -Yeah, babe.

-♪ Is all I'm seeing in my view ♪

-Okay. I love you. -Alright.

I love you, too, babe.

Welcome home.

♪ On stars to never fall

-Hey, babe!

-♪ It's magical

-Yeah?

-Hey.

I think I'm gonna work from home from now on.

Lisa would have to come here, too.

Just for a while.

[ Sighs ]

Maybe for a long while.

-Yeah. You know I love Lisa.

Work from home as long as you like.

Chicken or fish?

-Um...takeout?

-You don't like my cooking anymore?

-[ Laughs ] Oh!

Of course I do.

It's just that I want you sitting here with me

so I can hold you, talk to you.

I don't want you worrying about dinner.

-Okay. Um, I'll go put the food up.

-Okay. -Okay.

-Alright. Done with this.

-[ Chuckles nervously ]

-Babe.

-[ Gasps ]

-What's wrong?

Did I do something?

-No.

No. Don't -- Don't ever say that.

No, you didn't do anything.

-Well, what was that?

-I've just been...

depressed lately.

I mean, the accident and everything.

It'll pass, I promise.

-I want to talk to about something.

It's about Amir.

♪♪

[ Knock on door ]

-I'll get it.

Hey. -Hi.

-Hey, girl. Come on in.

-Thank you. -Sure.

-[ Sighs ] How is he?

-Uh, he's okay.

-Oh, my goodness.

Look at you. Glad to have you back.

-It's good to be back. What's all of this?

-Um, the project I was working on from Jackie

turned out to be a lot more complicated than we thought.

-Mm. -Sounds top secret.

I'll give you two some time.

-Thanks, babe. -Yeah. Sure.

-So, catch me up.

How bad is it?

-Well, on a scale of 1 to 10?

3,000.

Now, as far as the land trust,

barely a month after your accident,

Amir flew in investors to buy out the contract.

Thankfully, I was able to find out

when he tried to strong-arm Jacob into cooperating.

So, got a friend down at City Hall

that was able to pull some strings,

and they were able to extend the terms.

But it's basically been deadlocked

for the last three months.

-A friend?

-I used to date one of the Mayor's aides, okay?

Now, mind your business.

-Alright.

Well, I guess it's not too bad, considering the fact

that my brother tried to steal a contract from behind my back.

-Well, it gets worse.

Much worse.

You wanna hold onto your walker for this.

Christina Berry was not an isolated incident.

There's a whole list of women that were either fired

or let go, and then paid a lump sum

from one of Whitfield's subsidiary LLC's.

All of which were overseas accounts.

Now, last count, we identified 17 women.

-17?

-15 we were able to track down, and of that,

only four were willing to sign a sworn affidavit.

Everybody else signed Whitfield NDAs.

-Amir harassed 17 women?

-Well, that's the thing.

The timeline spans over 20 years.

Three of the women used to work here in the '90s,

and the rest of them worked here within the last seven years,

so that means...

♪♪

-Oh.

It was him.

My dad did this, too.

-Listen, I know this is your family,

but we have got to report this, Aiden.

-Show me everything.

♪♪

[ Sighs ]

It's all right here.

17 women.

-Babe, it's not your fault.

-[ Sighs ]

Thank you. I just...

-[ Sighs ]

-It's still hard for me to believe

that they were capable of all this.

That it was embedded into the culture of Whitfield.

Babe, it happened on my watch.

-Babe, you only went back to Whitfield two years ago.

There's no way you would've known.

-Yeah, but I should have.

I should have, babe.

And now I'm wondering, did I just not want to see

because it was my brother, my father?

[ Sighs, scoffs ]

-Truth?

-Yeah. Truth.

-If I don't tell you this now

[sighs] I don't think I ever will.

-You don't ever have to be afraid again.

I promise you that.

♪♪

-[ Exhales slowly ]

When you were in the hospital,

Amir...

...started to visit regularly.

And...

we developed a friendship, surprisingly.

I thought I-I saw a different side of him,

a side that wasn't guarded and abrasive.

And truth --

I was lonely and... -Oh.

-...grateful for the companionship.

So, one night, I, um,

I thought it might be fun to just hang out

and eat someplace other than the hospital.

So, I-I invited him over for dinner.

And...

it was nice.

At first.

-No, no, no, no. No, no, no, babe.

Listen to me.

[ Sighs deeply ]

♪♪

Whatever you're about to tell me,

I just want you to know...

...that I'm gonna love you.

I'm gonna love you, babe.

♪♪

I promise.

♪♪

-We had a few glasses of wine.

♪♪

I was --

Babe, I was all over the place.

Emotional...

laughing, crying,

light-headed.

♪♪

I never thought...

-No, no. It's okay, babe.

-I never thought in a million years

that he would have did what he did.

-What'd he do?

-He started kissing me on my neck.

-[ Inhales sharply ]

[ No audio ]

♪♪

[ Pounding on door ]

-Mr. Whitfield.

I'm so glad to see you've recovered.

-Thanks. -Your father's in the kitchen.

Can I get you anything?

-No. I won't be here long.

-Yes, sir.

-[ Sighs ]

-Dad? -Son.

You're looking better every day.

-You're working again.

-Ahh. Easing into it.

We both know that completion is not Amir's strong suit.

And since he decided to jet off for however long,

I need to make sure that this ship stays afloat.

-Yeah, I bet you do.

You took care of your company

better than you did your own family.

-Beg your pardon?

-You should be begging me for a lot more after what you did.

-Where is this coming from?

Is this an effect of the accident? CTE?

-Oh, you wish that's what it was.

Yeah, I know you for exactly who you are now, old man.

You're everything that I never wanna be.

You're the reason everything that Amir's done --

every...evil,

manipulative thing,

is because...

you done it first.

You ran away from being a present father.

He runs away from everything!

You treat women as though you can use them

and abuse them and dispose of them.

He violates and he assaults them, all because of you.

-That's -- That's not true.

-Every bit of it is true!

You cover for your indiscretions,

and now you're covering for his.

You both belong in jail.

-Aiden. Son. Please.

Listen, this is -- this is a misunderstanding.

I can explain this.

-How can you explain away rape?!

-Rape?!

-You fucking bastard!

Amir raped Trish! -No.

-On your watch! -No.

-Yo, you aided and abetted this fucked-up behavior for years!

You raised and empowered a monster!

[ Sobbing ]

-[ Muttering ] -Oh, no, no, no.

-It's all -- -Don't talk to me!

We are no longer blood.

And I promise you,

I'mma make it my life's purpose to destroy you both.

Get your will in order.

You don't have long.

-Aiden, what's goin' on? -Get the fuck out of here.

This family business.

-[ Panting ]

-So, now you have two sons running wild,

threatening to ruin my children's legacy?

I won't have it --

not after what you put me through.

Whitfield will belong to my children.

Now, fix this.

[ Door slams ]

-[ Panting ]

-I think this business deal

will be beneficial for both parties involved.

-♪ Sorry I broke your heart -Who is it?

-It's Khyree. He mentioned your dad.

-♪ I know I tore us apart

-Excuse me, gentlemen.

-♪ You know my heart was dark

♪ Don't let it change who we are ♪

-What's up, Khy? What's going on with Dad?

-How long do you plan on running from me?

-Aiden?

Yo! Look, man, I'm so sorry

I couldn't be there when you woke up.

-Trish told me what you did.

-What? What are you talkin' about?

-♪ I know I tore us apart

-Look, man, it was her, alright? I didn't want to tell you,

'cause that was your wife and everything,

but, you know, I guess she gets down that way.

-You're so full of shit, you scum-ass nigger.

I believe every word that she said.

Now, you listen to me clearly, and next time I see you,

you're either gonna be in jail or be dead.

[ Call ends ]

-♪ Always knew this would be hard ♪

♪ We could've went far -You good?

Amir?

You good?

-Yeah. Yeah, I'm good.

Uh, gentlemen...

where were we?

To a beautiful partnership.

-♪ You know that my heart was dark, yeah ♪

♪ Don't let it change who we are ♪

♪ Sorry I broke your heart

-So, what's gonna happen is we're gonna

send the paperwork over next month.

-♪ I know I tore us apart

♪ And you know that my heart was dark, yeah ♪

♪ Don't let it change who we are ♪

♪ Hey, yo, yo, yo

♪ Suicidal thoughts running through my head ♪

♪ Saw your text, left it on read ♪

♪ Say look in my eyes, all she seen was red ♪

♪ Told her come alive, I can tell she's dead ♪

-In breaking news, the formidable Whitfield empire

looks like it may be on the brink of crumbling down.

A group that made millions upstate and is known

for their philanthropy and community preservation

has recently come under increased scrutiny

after a whistleblower revealed multiple accusations

of sexual harassment and assault

that comes straight from the top.

The two accused are Conroy Whitfield,

the C.E.O. and founder of Whitfield Corp.,

and his son Amir Whitfield.

Both of the accused have vehemently denied the charges.

We'll keep you posted as the story develops.

♪ Wanna talk about me but don't hold me down ♪

♪ Wanna talk about me but don't hold me down ♪

♪ Wanna bring it up and want to bring me down ♪

♪ Wanna bring it up and want to bring me down ♪

♪ Wanna talk about me but don't hold me down ♪

♪ Wanna talk about me but don't hold me down ♪

♪ Wanna talk about me but don't hold me down ♪

♪♪

[ Dial tone ]

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[ Dial tone ]

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[ Pounding on door ]

[ Pounding continues ]

-Hi, Dad.

You miss me?

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