All language subtitles for Star s03e03 A Family Affair.eng

So this is what happened
last time on Star...

- Where you been, man?
- I'm in some trouble.

It ain't even about the money no more.

You're the only loose end to the shoot.

I was talking to the cop.

They said we need to do a rape kit.

- All we need is a hot artist.
- I want one of Lottie's.

I know your contract's
coming up for renegotiation.

We ain't got no business, bro. We done.

ALEX: Bianca, she was
sitting next to me.

I've snuck a few of your joints before.

Helps with my PTSD.

Jayden drew Jahil.

Jahil's murderer is still out there.

I won't let your daddy's
death be in vain.

I've been living in my car
till it broke down, son.

- Who is the baby's daddy?
- Congrats.

CARLOTTA: If Cotton knew what you did,

she'd hate you even more than I do.

Oh, bitch, I've just begun.

I'm in business with Maurice Jetter.

Like I told Maurice, I'm not
doing nothing without Carlotta.

I can link y'all up with my boy, Andy.

Andy?

You better know that school
work like you know them songs.

See, that's what my Grandma
Minnie would say to me

when I would stay up all night singing,

and when Stevie came out with
Songs in the Key of Life,

my mother wore the grooves
out on that record.

This music thing, it's just in my blood.

And you plan to continue that
passion at Gravity Records?

I just spent the last month negotiating

a major deal with Karma nightclub.

My artists will perform there weekly

and we'll livestream it
so the fans can watch.

Now show me a label
making moves like this.

You really are a game changer.

Listen, my grandmother also said,

"Don't let your mouth write a
check that your ass can't cash."

- [CHUCKLES]
- My ass can cash this one.

[CELL PHONE BUZZING]

I got some business to handle.

You mind if we finish this up later?

Of course, I need to
grab some B-roll anyway.

All right. Thanks, guys.

MATEO: Hey, long time.

Interview was supposed to
be about Gravity Media.

Are you still tripping because

I released Take 3's song
without telling you?

No, you see, I'm tripping
because you're trying to make

Gravity Media's deal
with Karma about you.

It bugs you that if it's a hit,

it'll be my victory, not yours.

And if it fails, it's all on you.

What would Grandma say to that?

[NOAH HUMMING]

Come on, man.

I know you are not cooking
that swine in my Guccis.

And you got grease on my contract, man.

Yeah, I read it. How come
you ain't signed it yet?

Pops, you ain't been
here but a month, bro.

That movie deal in your contract,

that's gonna keep you
away from your music.

This is coming from the
man living on my couch.

And this is coming from the boy

who almost jumped off a ledge.

I ain't raise you like that.

And I'm supposed to
listen to your gay ass?

My gay ass could still break
you down like a fraction.

You ain't that grown.

Neither are you, Bobby.

Xander, baby,

you gonna be able to come
to the club opening?

I gotta work.

I want you to see what you
paid for and me in action.

Look, I've had to do so much

to prove myself to my family.

When I open the doors to that club,

they're gonna see who I really am.

No more street hustle. No
more blood on my hands.

- I'm gonna be legit.
- Okay, babe.

- [CELL PHONE RINGING]
- Damn.

- Yo. Sorry.
- [CHUCKLES]

What the hell you mean you
can't find that munchkin?

You better hire somebody who can.

Now, as sexy as that sounded,

that doesn't sound like a
woman going legit to me.

I got just one loose end to tie up,

then I'm Mother Teresa.

Uh-huh.

Whoo!

Whoo, it's hot.

How much y'all think
Carlotta spent on that?

Child, you know this is the
biggest move she done made yet

since Midtown became Gravity Records

with this Karma launch, so
you know it wasn't nothing

for that bitch to call in a favor.

And y'all got rehearsal
today at, uh, noon.

Like, now?

- Noon, girl.
- That's, like, now.

Okay, well, then there
you go. Go get ready.

Simone, Mateo needs you
to stop by his office.

Okay.

Did you get the travel
handled that I asked for?

I just need everything right for Olivia.

Why you so worried about that girl?

Her sister, Bianca,
died in the plane crash

and she reached out to me online.

Oh, no, that's too deep.

Please don't bring that to me.

- I can't.
- SIMONE: Star, your baby daddy's here.

Ooh, girl, Jackson here?

Come on, Star. Y'all gonna
have some cute babies.

I'm gonna go get me a banana.

STAR: What up, Magic Mike?

What up, Cardi B?

- What's up?
- Don't you think

you've been working a
little too hard lately?

You monitoring how much I work?

No, I'm looking out for you.

I promise you, I'm gonna
be here for this baby.

Okay, look, I told you about the baby

'cause I think you deserve to know,

not 'cause I need you,
I got this right now.

Listen, I know you can handle anything

'cause you handled me.

I got you.

Anybody ever told you you're ugly?

- Have they?
- No.

You're kind of ugly.

I never thought about it till right now.

- You look great.
- Mm-hmm.

MATEO: So, as I was saying before,

my vision for Gravity Media...

You don't have the juice. Carlotta does.

Sorry, Mateo.

I seem to remember you

needing me to navigate every
social circle on campus.

You always were charming.

No, mami.

I was always smart.

A poor kid from Cuba scrapped his way up

and became one of the top
student at Duke University.

You all laughed at me at first.

- We didn't laugh.
- Not to my face, but you all did.

I failed my first time out the gate,

but Gravity Media is different,
and you should be writing

about me, not about Carlotta.

Maybe I could see the story differently

if there were something in it for me.

For old times' sake.

NINA: Simone!

Hey, have you seen Mateo?

Oh, I get it, you're still in shock.

Listen, I went to bat for you
because I believe in you.

Of course we're gonna need to
get you an acting coach...

Wait, what are you talking about?

You're starring in the movie with Noah.

You convinced us. Congrats.

Hi!

- Hi.
- This is not happening!

- This is crazy. A G-Wagen?
- Yeah.

And you are so fly, like, stupid fly.

- Thank you.
- Not stupid, but you know what I mean.

Ugh, you probably hate me already.

What? No, no way. I'm
just glad you're here.

Come on. I'll show you Gravity Records.

Girl, I almost freaked the hell
out when I saw that was you

that posted on Bianca's SnapShots page.

And thanks for sending a car.

I really hate flying ever since...

Oh, trust me,

girl, it's okay, I understand.

Alex Crane just called me "girl."

- [SQUEALS] This is the best day of my life.
- [CHUCKLES]

You're much smaller in person.

You're a lot smaller in person.

Um, I've heard that before.

Come on. Let's go.

CARLOTTA: I'm calling it
Gravity Night at Karma.

You go on before the girls,
so you will set the tone.

How you like the space?

It's dope, but I, um,
I've been here before.

CASSIE: Welcome back, Noah.

I told you this club was gonna be fire.

The hell are you doing here?

I own the club. That's right.

You signed a contract to work with me.

I negotiated through
my investor's company.

Where the hell you get an investor from?

And what you mean you've
been here before?

Lottie, everybody knows my
contract is about to be up.

And I tried to sign him.

Maurice and I have a streaming deal.

See, this ain't just a club.

Yeah.

[LAUGHING]: This is...

You have no experience,
you have no track record,

no connections.

Noah's career is not a game, Cassie.

But I got you scared, though, right?

Karma Sound might be small,

but at least you'll get to own
your own music and brand.

Big labels like Gravity Records,

they all about keeping you boxed in.

You must be smoking what you selling.

Gravity Media has done nothing

but give you a future, endorsements,

movie deals, tours, not to mention

a label head that you
can actually trust.

NOAH: Carlotta, the last time

I negotiated, your legal
team pushed back.

All right, I read my contract.
I deserve more.

- Mm-hmm.
- Especially creative control

over my next album.

Noah, I've been down with you
since before you were sober,

way before I was the head of this label.

You know I'm-a look out.

We all know you can't trust
the lookout on a plantation.

Look,

I just need space to
think about all of this.

Do you, baby.

Guess who's coming up in the world.

It's your girl!

You ain't nothing but
a street trick, Cas.

And you ain't gonna win this war.

I promise you that.

But don't you like the name of the club?

Karma is a bitch, sis.

Now you want to pull
out of the Karma deal?

Just so you know, there's another team

trying to poach Noah.

MATEO: Send me Noah's deal
points, I'll keep him happy.

Just make sure tomorrow
night is a success.

Yeah, okay. You're late.

I know, I-I had to stop
by my parents' crib.

I know I can't talk to them,
but I had to see them.

Look, I know this is tough,
but you leaving town

is the only way to keep you
safe, just stay gone this time.

I will.

Carlotta, I'm really
sorry about Jahil...

Don't.

It's not gonna change anything.

You just worry about staying safe.

JAHIL: You haven't let him
off the hook about me.

He feels guilty.

I'm helping him. That's enough.

Besides, I got to deal
with this Cassie mess.

She got somebody bankrolling her.

[SCOFFS]

You know your baby sister
ain't got but one person

who'll give her stacks like that.

The problem is, what is
he gonna want in return?

Exactly. Stupid ass.

You plan to be late every
rehearsal or just some?

This Karma thing is important.
It's streaming live.

Star, I'm here, okay? Damn.

Damn, I was just playing,
but are you okay?

I got the lead in the movie.

You got the lead in the movie?

That's amazing. Why
are you acting weird?

I don't know, it's
just a lot to take in.

Yeah, it's a lot to take in.

Of course it's a lot to take in.

You might be a movie star.

I can't believe they're
gonna fit your big-ass head

onto those screens.

- Shut up, Star.
- I'm just playing. I'm just playing.

- You should be excited.
- Okay, you're right. Okay, damn.

- I'm proud of you.
- Thank you.

But you're not a movie star
yet, so pick up these moves.

- You remember?
- Okay.

- He's kicking.
- The baby?

- [GASPS] Can I feel?
- Mm-hmm.

[GASPS] He's, like, doing the keke.

[BOTH LAUGH]

Wow.

Oh, my God. I can't believe it.

I wish you were at the first ultrasound.

It was cool.

Look, Star, I'm sorry
that I wasn't there.

I don't know what it's like
to be pregnant, and you...

You always act so tough, you know?

You act like you don't need nobody.

I know.

That's on me.

But I'm really gonna try.

I'm really gonna try to give this kid

everything we never had.

A strong mama, a daddy, an auntie.

Maybe even a granddaddy.

I was thinking of looking for Brody.

Even though he messed us up,
it's not about us anymore.

We're grown, but we could give
this little nugget a family.

Yeah, a dysfunctional one.

We have no other option.

- Well, let's find his ass, then.
- [LAUGHS]

By the way, please take
anything you want.

'Cause you gotta come through
drippin' at the Karma opening.

You're so generous.

It's been hard lately. Me
and Bianca were, like,

best friends.

I miss her so much.

My mom cries every night.

I can never talk about it.

I can't really talk about it, either.

Well, I'm no life coach,

but I can listen.

After the hit...

all I could hear was this ringing.

People screaming.

There was a girl next to me, bleeding,

but the EMTs took me first.

Because you're Alex Crane.

The girl sitting next to me was Bianca.

She, um, held my hand before she died.

And she kept telling me it was okay.

And you brought me here for what?

To make yourself feel better?

- No, Olivia, I...
- No, don't touch me!

My sister is dead 'cause of you.

[DOOR SLAMS SHUT]

- [KIDS LAUGHING OUTSIDE]
- That's just the kids, Grandma.

It's okay.

Y'all stop playing in my damn garden!

Grandma, it's okay.

All I can see is his face...
looking at me.

And that gun to my head.

Every time I close my
eyes, I see his face.

I hear his breath.

You remember anything else?

He had a brand.

On his shoulder.

I should have killed his ass.

Oh, my God.

What is you doing?

This ain't even that
type of neighborhood.

[CHUCKLES]

Is that meat on my grill?

This is how you get to
meet your neighbors.

- [CAR ENGINE REVVING]
-
All this money is what I choose

Don't say nothing crazy, all right?

- Mr. Brooks.
- What's up, Mateo?

Heard you were considering your options.

There's only one, brother.
Gravity Media.

I got a new contract for you.

Uh, hold up.

Carlotta said I'd have creative
control over my third album.

We'll talk about that after we get

this music night up and running.

With you as the headliner, of course.

I hope we have a deal.

Enjoy.

He might as well have
given you tap shoes, boy.

No matter how clean you
get, I can still smell

that dirty money just
dripping off your ass.

Carlotta Brown. [CHUCKLES]

Long time.

How's your mama?

Look, I know you're plotting
with my sister again.

That's your coin funding her club.

As fond as I am of your sister...

[CLEARS THROAT]

... those days are dead and gone.

Your jungle fever ass left her

as soon as you pretended
to go legit. Remember?

But now you're messing with my money,

And you can't play me
like you play my sister.

I got my business tied up in that club,

so if I find out that you dirty,

I'm gonna call the cops
on you so fast, boy,

you gonna think I was a white woman.

That's a lie. You ain't a snitch.

I don't pull pistols no more, either,

but I'm sure I could come
up with an alternative.

Hey, Carter, get the lady a drink.

She needs it.

Jayden. Get him. Cotton,
he got my phone.

See, Cotton not a real black mama yet.

Yeah, that's what it mean, Pat.

A real black mama would
have her foot stuck

- up in his ass.
- [MISS BRUCE LAUGHS]

You see my leg twitching?

I'm gonna break my foot
off in that kid ass.

You a damn fool.

Yo, so I put some feelers out for Brody.

The police are gonna call me
if he's in any of the jails.

- Dysfunctional.
- Super white trash. [CHUCKLES]

Auntie Cassie is in the house.

Where's my little apple-headed nephew?

JAY-JAY: Auntie Cassie.

Ooh, happy birthday, Jay-Jay.

Oh, so big of a hug!

I invited Auntie Cassie.

I get it. That's your family.

But she's also helping me with Jahil.

And I know you don't understand,

but I want her in my life, Mama.

Cotton, listen, she...

Jayden!

You better hope this phone works, boy.

- I didn't do nothing.
- Don't lie to me.

- Yes, you did. You know you did.
- Mama...

No, I told you to get that boy.

If he erased one of these
voice mails on here,

I'm gonna have his narrow behind.

That's a start.

What the hell is wrong with you?

What the hell is wrong with you?

I figured out who your investor is.

Xander? Really, Cas?

Don't act like you ain't
hustled with the both of us.

I know if X does something for you,

he gonna want something in return.

He about to drag your dumb
ass from sewer to gutter.

And you need to drag your
ass back to your lane

and stay in it, okay.

Worry about Noah instead
of me and my damn man.

How is that your man when he has a wife?

How was you fornicating with a pastor?

You know what, I almost feel
sorry for your dumb ass.

You just a bottom feeder.

I'm rising to the top, Carlotta,

and I don't need your pity at all.

What you need is some common sense.

- And a reality check.
- And a reality show, bitch.

It's already on. It's called
Catfish, bottom feeder!

Hi.

Thanks for calling.

Um, I figured you'd never
want to talk to me again.

It was a lot to take in.

- I'm sorry.
-
That would keep me honest

-
No one's honest anymore... - Is-Is that you?

That sounds like you.

- That's beautiful.
- After Bianca died,

- I started singing more.
-
I'm ready to be yours

She used to joke that one day I could be

on this big stage somewhere, like you.

Crazy, right?

No. No, that's not crazy.

What if I can make that dream come true?

I know I can't bring Bianca back,

but I could write or
produce a song for you.

You don't have to do that.

But I want to.

Please... let me.

Okay.

- Okay.
- Thank you.

Looks clean as hell, bro.

Funny seeing you here.

It'd be even funnier if
it was a coincidence.

Listen, I know you don't trust me,

but quitting's not in my DNA.

I used to play safety for Tech.

We were down by six one
game, 30 seconds to go.

I pick off the QB, score, and we won.

Another one of your
war stories, Maurice?

I don't ever give up, Noah.

Sign with us, and you can
build your own kingdom.

He's already the king
of Gravity Records.

I heard Mateo came by.

Yeah, he said that we could

talk about creative
control after this album.

I'm-a tell you right now,

- that ain't gonna work.
- I agree.

Nobody knows your taste like I do.

Trust me, I will make
sure your voice is heard.

As a matter of fact, after
this album, I think you need

your own imprint; you need to
be signing your own artists,

creating your own sound, maybe even...

All I hear is a bunch of
"maybes" and "next times."

My maybes and next times come
with a proven track record.

What you got?

I'm riding with you, Carlotta.

[ACOUSTIC GUITAR PLAYING]

Till the wheels fall off.

You're in here reminiscing?

Yeah. [CHUCKLES]

Man, you used to love it
when I sang The Temptations.

- Oh, oh.
- Yeah. You remember

when you caught me listening
to George Michael?

You said, "Boy, let me
show you some real soul."

- Hell yes, I did.
- [LAUGHS]

You did.

- [ACOUSTIC GUITAR PLAYS]
- I, um...

I decided to sign with Gravity Records.

But you, you used to talk about
real freedom as an artist.

Don't lose your soul chasing
no carrot, you hear me?

- Yeah.
- All right.

That's all I'm-a say.

[SCOFFS] No, it ain't.

[BOTH LAUGH]

Hey, man, look, I'm-a get up out
your hair in a minute, man,

all right? I found a
place to stay, so...

All I need to do now is, uh,

figure out how to make some
money. [LAUGHS SOFTLY]

[SIGHS]

And that's where I come in, right?

Hey.

I ain't no freeloader, boy.
I'm-I'm-a pay you back.

You know, how-how much I got
to pay you to leave me again?

Hmm? What you want? $100?

What you need, a G? Take
it all, whatever you want.

Hey, you better show me
some damn respect, boy.

Why? Huh? You left me
like I was nothing.

What, I wasn't good
enough for you back then?

You know what? Get out my house.

MAURICE: All right, you ready?

[SIGHS]

Think I'm gonna stay a little longer.

Yeah.

CARLOTTA: You ain't nothing
but a street trick, Cas.

You just a bottom feeder.

[PIANO PLAYING]

-
And I'm gonna shine -
I'm gonna shine

-
Oh, yeah, I'm shining -
I swear

-
No, it's my time -
It's my time

-
My time, my time -
My time, my time

-
World gonna know me -
My time, my time, my time

-
How it's gonna be -
Spotlight

Hmm.

I can't believe I'm
backstage with Take 3.

- Well, believe it.
- We got to prep y'all mics, too.

- All right.
- Y'all are going on right after Noah.

I got to pee.

MISS BRUCE: Excuse me.

CARLOTTA: So, how we doing
with that contract?

We shook hands on it. It's all good.

We need this night to be perfect.

Every investor is watching.

I don't write checks I can't cash.

Carlotta, I was wondering if we
could finish the interview now.

Sure.

[PHONE VIBRATING]

Detective Batista?

Where?

Okay, I'm on my way.

It's Brody. We got to go.

Star, we can't just leave.

No.

Y'all, we have to perform.

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

Hey, I want to talk.

I got it.

All right.

Hey, look, man.

It's hard enough, you know,
for a black man to feel deep

in this world without, you
know, being seen as weak.

You know, then, try being a gay
black man and see if that,

that load is any easier to carry.

When I left you and your mama,

hey, man, I was fighting
something deep inside, man.

I didn't, I didn't think
about what it was gonna

do to you, man. I-I
didn't think about that.

But, you know... hey, man,
I was wrong for that.

Is that supposed to be
some kind of apology?

I saw your "Dance with
My Father" performance.

Me and Paul watched that on a loop.

So the reason I'm living in
my car is 'cause Paul died.

And, uh, uh, you know,

I didn't have no rights
to our life, so...

I lost him,

then I promised him that I
would come and I'd find you

and I was gonna make it right.

Then I...

That's when you found me on the roof?

Look. Listen to me.

It took me my whole life
to figure out who I was.

But you, boy, you came out

your mama marching to your own beat.

You know what I'm saying? [CHUCKLES]

Hey, I want you to remember:

whatever you do in this
world, whatever you do,

remember, it ain't about
the fame, all right?

It's about the freedom.

All right.

Hey, Pop.

[LAUGHS SOFTLY, SNIFFLES]

How I look?

Man, you look great, son.

You look great.

[CHEERING, APPLAUSE]

[DOOR CLOSES]

- Testing, testing.
- [MICROPHONE FEEDBACK]

What's up, y'all? My name
is Cassie, and I want

to welcome you guys to me and
Maurice Jetter's new spot,

Karma, where the booties are
tight and the songs are right.

Now, some people thought we
couldn't do it, but we're here

and we ain't going nowhere.

Now I want y'all to give it up

for the one and the only sexy
chocolate, Mr. Noah Brooks.

[CHEERING, APPLAUSE]

Has Noah Brooks re-upped his contract?

There were rumors he might leave.

[SCOFFS] And that's all
they were, were rumors.

Nothing can compare to Gravity Records.

Noah knows that.

What's up, what's up, y'all?

I want to thank y'all for
having me here tonight.

I'm-I'm really grateful to be here.

I-I want to switch it up.

Do something special, something
that my-my pops used to rock to.

[CHEERING, APPLAUSE]

["PAPA WAS A ROLLING STONE" PLAYING]

You asked me to check the county jails.

I also checked the John Does.

Looks like an electrocution.

And he also had some
personal effects on him.

These were your father's.

STAR: Brody's ring.

I'm sorry.

[CHEERING]

[SHOUTS]
Wherever he laid his hat

I can't do this.

It's okay.

[CHEERING, APPLAUSE]

What do you mean, they're not here?

I mean, they not here.

I can't say it in Spanish, sweetie.

Look, I'm texting them now, all right?

This is ridiculous.

Where the hell y'all been?

Y'all got my damn blood pressure up.

This damn Mexican harassing me.

- MATEO: I'm Cuban.
- Star, you don't got to be strong, okay?

We don't have to perform
if you don't want to.

What am I gonna do? Stand
around and cry about it?

It's not gonna bring him
back, and it damn sure's

not gonna help my baby.

- SIMONE: Star.
- ALEXANDRA: What?

Wait, Star.

- What the hell is going on?
- SIMONE: Brody's dead.

EMCEE: Everybody, let's give a
round of applause for Take 3!

[CHEERING, APPLAUSE]

["MADONNA" PLAYING]

Brody, where are you? I need
to talk to you right now.

You were trying to protect me?

BRODY: Yeah, I got to go now, baby.

You don't have to leave. I understand.

It's okay.

BRODY: Hey, and don't try
to come after me, okay?

I love you, Star.

I always have.

- Get me out of here.
- Hey, babe, what's wrong?

Come on, I got you.

MAN: Yo, drop the music, man.

NINA: Simone.

- Is your sister okay?
- Yeah, she's fine.

We just got some bad news tonight.

If there's anything that
I can do, please...

You know what I realized tonight?

I was reminded that
life is really short,

and you've been such a good friend to me

and I wanted to be a
good friend back, so...

I wanted to tell you that
Mateo's been all over

that reporter in the office. I'm sorry.

She came on to me.

By the way she looks at me,

I can tell she still thinks...

Why do you still care what her
and her snobby friends think?

They still look at us
like we're on the bottom.

Stop letting them get in your head.

They think I'm gonna fail.

But you're not

because that is not the
man that I married.

That's so crazy about your
homegirl Star and her daddy.

Yeah. Yeah, she, um,
doesn't have much family,

but she's strong like you.

I have something for you.

You shared your memories
of Bianca with me.

I wanted to share one of mine with you.

Thank you.

This is so sweet.

DEREK: Hey.

Derek, um, this is Olivia.

- Hi.
- Hey, Olivia.

You must feel like the
luckiest man on the planet.

Hell yeah, I do.

["BAD BISH" BY TAKE 3 PLAYING]

- Hey.
- Hey.

This was Bianca's jam.

[FADING]:
My grandma and my mama...

NOAH: Carlotta.

I need to talk to you.

- I got my contract.
- Right.

You didn't sign it.

Look, you said that I
could have what I want,

but Mateo's playing the
same old label games.

All right? The cars, the
clothes, the movie deals.

What about my voice?

I want a say in what I do creatively.

I want independence

and I cannot have that
at Gravity Records.

I'm going with Cassie and Maurice.

Noah, wait a minute now.

- Maybe we should...
- Look who the street trick just signed.

You ain't trying to ruin my
life 'cause you hate me.

You're trying to ruin my
life 'cause you hate you.

Child, please, I love myself.

It ain't my fault you can't
be what you want to be.

It ain't my fault that Xander
will never hold you down

the way Jahil had me.

Since we were kids, you
been competing with me.

I ain't competing with your ass no more.

Okay? I'm winning.

And ain't a damn thing you
can do about it, bitch.

[GRUNTING]

Stop, stop!

[CROWD GASPS]

Mama, stop it.

CARLOTTA: Get off of me.

COTTON: Mama, stop it.

Get her ass out of here.

Get off of me. Get... I'm-a kill you.

I'll kill you.

Get that phone out of my face.

Biggest night of my life.

I lost Noah.

Mama, I've been looking
all over for you.

Are you okay?

I don't know.

Mama, this thing between
you and Auntie Cassie

- has gone too far.
- You don't know who she is

and what she capable of.

So tell me.

Mama, what is going on?

We should go.

You know, I ain't seen Solange
like that in a long time,

but that damn Cassie deserved it.

- She doing too much.
- Yeah.

She's, like, way too much.

How you doing?

I know Brody wasn't your father,
but y'all was close enough.

Well, I was looking forward to
having a normal family again,

even if it was dysfunctional.

You got family, Simone.

I mean, look around. I'm your family.

I ain't just a kiki in
a castle, you know.

[BOTH LAUGH]

Lame.

Rusty?

Musty. [LAUGHS]

Man, what... ? [LAUGHS]

When's the last time I seen your ass?

1994? Something like that.

Back when you couldn't ask or tell.

Man, only thing we were doing back then

was running and telling Luther.

Yo, that was Mother, honey.

- He protect us.
- [LAUGHS]

Yo, let me buy you a drink. Come on.

I got to get this one home.

No, I'm-I'm okay. I'm good.

All right, but you
better get home, Simone.

SIMONE: Okay.

Still being people's mama?

What you doing here?

- [LAUGHS]
- Out the blue.

Just fell off the face of the earth.

I told her everything

about Bianca, the plane.

Now, I obviously can't bring
her sister back, but...

I don't know. Maybe I can
get her a record deal.

Baby, are you okay?

Yeah.

Just a lot on my mind.

You good?

Yeah, I'm good.

I need to shower or something.

I'll be back.

Okay.

Baby, will you please just talk to me?

- Star.
- I feel stupid.

I started to believe I could put
this family together for my kid,

- and I can't.
- You can.

You just need to let people in.

Why are you always trying
to tell me what to do?

I know what you need.

All right.

If you know me, what
do I need right now?

You need to laugh.

And I know just how to make you.

[CLEARS THROAT]

["PONY" BY GINUWINE PLAYING]

Why are you playing "Pony"?

Oh, my God.

- Are you gonna dance?
- Uh-huh.

- Just watch, I got you.
-
Gotta be compatible

-
My saddle's waiting - That's how you feel?

-
Come and jump on it - Come here, baby.

I thought you said you couldn't make it.

I just wanted to say how
incredibly proud of you I am.

I knew you could make it happen.

Mwah.

Now, need a little favor.

Anything. What's up?

I need you to run a little
money through the club.

I told you I was going legit.

And you will, just...

after this one little favor.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

What?

MIKE MIKE: See, boss lady?

Told you we would find him.

You're the new guy, huh?

Name Mike Mike.

Nice brand, Mike Mike.

Bankhead Crew all day.

Miss me?

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