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[Grace] Previously onGreenleaf...

Goodbye, land. Hello, dream house.

You selling cookies?

I see you inherited our mother's sense of humor.

-[laughs] -My condolences.

I came to see my brother.

-You two were in contact? -Don't worry,

he told me about your deal and how he's supposed to stay

in the dark like some kind of secret

until you say it's cool to come out.

I get it. I won't tell.

Just give me something on Grace

or neither one of us is gonna preach

at this church, understand?

Hey, Noah. It's me, uh, Charity.

What were you thinking, coming by Calvary

and not saying hello?

You still think it's a good idea to holiday in Atlanta?

Mae, it's just one Sunday.

-Isabel just threw me out. -Why?

Charity called the house and left a message.

-So, what are you gonna do? -I'm moving back to Memphis

to get to know my son.

I just thought you'd wanna know.

[hangs up]

[Charity] You know, I'm gonna be very busy...

[Nathan babbles]

...because I'm gonna be preaching

almost every other Sunday.

I'm gonna be helping Pastor Phil run the church.

Are you gonna be Mommy's big boy

and get used to not seeing me as much as you have?

-[knocking on door] -[laughs] Come in.

Huh?

Oh, look who's here, Auntie Grace.

[Nathan shouts]

-Auntie Grace. -You called Noah?

-When? -Few days ago.

What do you mean, "when"?

Yeah, I left a message.

Charity, why would you do that?

-Have I upset you? -Yeah. I'm a l...

You know what, we can talk about this later.

No. Wait, hang on,

because now you've got me worried about you.

[Charity] Maricel?

-[Maricel] Yes, ma'am? -[Charity] Would you be a doll

and take Nathan downstairs and get him started

-on his dinner? -[Maricel] Of course.

I will be right down.

Why would you call him like that?

I'd heard him come and gone and didn't say hello

and I wanted to see how he and Izzy were doing.

Since when do you care?

[Charity] Grace, I've been knowing Noah

almost as long as you have.

And there was a time, maybe you don't remember,

when the talk around here was me and Noah,

-not you and Noah. -When you were five years old.

So, I guess we go back quite a long way.

You know Isabel has a thing about me.

-I know that you know that. -Because you messed

around with him while he was engaged to her?

She's still mad about that?

Yeah, and she didn't know that he'd come

to the church to see me.

Well, Grace, there's no way for me to know that.

If y'all have some secret little--

-Well, there's no secret. -Kinda sounds like there is.

She kicked him out of the house and she asked for a divorce.

He's moving back to Memphis and in with his folks.

You broke up a marriage.

[scoffs]

You know, as someone who learned the hard way

how to take responsibility for my own problems,

I would say that maybe Noah broke up his own marriage.

Or maybe you did.

I don't know.

[door closes]

♪ Amen

♪ All right

♪ Amen ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Well ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ Amen, amen ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

[woman] That is why Jesus says,

"Judge not that ye not be judged;

for with what judgment ye judge,

it shall be measured back to you again."

When you go messing with other people,

even from a distance,

or just silently in your heart,

you are seriously playing with fire

and that is the hottest fire the Devil has got.

-Amen? -[crowd] Amen.

Amen.

[alarm beeping]

Father, I know nobody's ever gotten more chances

to play than I've gotten.

So, I just wanna thank you.

I wanna thank you for reigniting my heart for the homeless

during this very difficult time for so many people in this city.

And I beg you to use me mightily

on their behalf today.

Thank you...

and I praise you.

Amen.

Morning, Mae.

Morning.

Oh, is that Bob Whitmore's new book?

It is.

I've just been skimming it for clues

as to why on Earth he's chosen to set up camp here.

What can I do for you, dear?

-Is it that obvious? -I've raised four children.

I can feel a need stalking me a mile away.

Well...

what I was wondering is, can we take the furniture

when we move?

Move where?

-You just moved here. -I know.

I know, but we've had our eye on this house

and now that we've sold the land,

we have an opportunity.

And we can pay you eventually,

it just would make things a lot easier.

Kerissa, when you and Jacob first moved out

and took up residence in that flimsy parsonage

over at Triumph, you took our furniture then.

-We did, and we were grateful. -Yes,

and then you left it for that Nigerian to sell on eBay.

We had to in order to avoid a civil suit.

-It was part of the agreement. -This is not

-a Sensational Sofas showroom. -I don't think it is, Mae.

And I am sure that the pride you'll take

in choosing your furniture yourself

and paying for it yourself

will be a refreshing change of pace.

It was just a question.

When someone pokes a lion with chair,

it is not a question, it is an entertainment

and I have never very much cared for the circus.

[James] Hi.

Well, what are you two contriving?

Oh, Karine's helping me to upload all my old sermons

-onto a hard drive. -So we can binge-watch them?

-Research for Atlanta. -You're still intent

-on doing that? -Still intent. Still right, yup.

[chuckles]

What are you doing, Bishop?

Oh, I'm helping a friend by filling in one Sunday

at his church in Atlanta.

[Kerissa] Oh.

Well, I never thought

that I could find a way to admire Nero fiddling

while Rome is burning.

But he did stay in town.

Well...

I wouldn't worry about it.

I wanna start with this one here.

I wish I didn't have to work today.

I would sit right here and watch them all.

What a nice thing to say.

You know, I...

I can't tell you how much I miss preaching.

-I'm sure. -[James] Anyways...

Yes, start with this one.

[piano playing]

I'm going to Hell.

Did you send another email to Judy Whitmore? I told you.

I didn't send any emails, but I wish I had.

-I broke up a marriage. -Whose?

Noah's and Isabel's.

How? Don't they live in Denver?

It's too complicated to explain, but I did it.

I couldn't even sleep last night, Carlton.

I'm so scared.

Charity Greenleaf, I don't know what you did,

but Hell is for those folks who don't wanna turn to God.

And it sounds like you already have.

I have, but He's looking at me funny.

And why is that?

Come on, you know.

I haven't fully turned away from the sin

-that got me into this mess. -Right.

So... do it.

Wasn't that easy?

Thank you.

Pastor Greenleaf.

[Grace] Pastor DeMars.

[sighs] The way you say "Pastor"

always has a little bit of goo dripping off it,

as if you're doing me some kind of favor.

-It wasn't my intention. -Isn't it?

-I wouldn't do you any favors. -Your brother wants to present

this homeless program to the deacons.

Yeah, I saw it on the agenda for the board meeting today.

-What about it? -As with nearly

everything else your family promotes,

it duplicates a perfectly good H&H program.

I don't wanna be put in yet one more position to say no

to an idea that should never be raised.

Take it off the agenda.

The homeless problem in Memphis is worse than it has ever been.

And as associate pastor, Jacob has every right

to submit whatever program he wants.

You know I'm on your side, right?

Your brother's too. It won't pass.

I'm just trying to save you both time.

Consider me advised.

-What are you doing here? -[AJ] I need some cash.

Did anyone see you come in here?

Not that I'm aware of. I don't know.

-AJ, this is, uh-- -Weird, me showing up here?

Yeah.

[Grace] Is everything okay?

Yeah, everything's cool.

[AJ] This your mom and dad?

Mm-hmm.

You don't know the time I spent online

just looking at all of these pictures of people I don't know.

They look like good people.

AJ, there's no way for me to say this

without sounding rude, but...

you can't just show up here.

Don't worry, I'm not here to blow up your spot.

It's a beautiful church.

And like I said, I'm low on cash.

Didn't I just give you money?

That was, like, a week ago.

It was three days ago.

Are you gonna give me the money or not?

Ever since I got here, I've done everything you asked.

And it's not like...

you don't have it.

It's all I got on me.

I'll deposit more into your account later

when I have a second, okay?

Thank you.

How's the job search going?

It's going.

-You need me to make some calls? -I'm not a damn charity case.

Sorry to interrupt.

It-- It's not a problem. What's up?

The gentleman I believe is your lawyer

-is in the conference room. -Oh, yeah.

I'll be right there.

Hey, do you know where Karine is?

She's at the house helping Bishop.

Oh, so she took a sick day?

The Bishop no longer works here.

She's helping me.

Got it.

Well, the Lord is good.

All the time.

Who was that?

No one important.

Thanks again.

For everything.

Oh, uh, hey.

Why don't you go out this door?

What's this door here for?

[Grace] It's in case of fire.

[scoffs]

I guess I'm fire.

[phone ringing]

Hey, Nikki. What's up?

Hey, girl, what you doing?

[Zora] Just stuff for Little Saints.

-Little Saints? -Sunday school.

-I'm a teacher. -[Nikki] For real?

Girl, you need to get over here.

[Zora] Where?

To Dante's. We're having a party.

-When? -[Nikki] All day.

Dante just found out he's All-Star.

So, it's gonna be super lit.

I'll text you the addy right now.

Okay. Okay, cool. I'm on my way.

See you when you get here.

That copy is yours and as of this moment,

the Bishop's IRS bill is paid.

No more money troubles.

[scoffs]

You say that so easily

like you don't really know my family.

[chuckles]

No. The worst is behind you.

There is one more thing.

I know, that's all I'm really good for these days.

Grace, I'm always happy to help. What's up?

So, there's this kid in the church, he's in his 20s.

Okay. You want me to talk to him?

No. He's got a record.

Nothing violent, just-- He needs a fresh start.

He is a good kid.

So, what does he need? Legal advice?

Hmm...

a job?

It doesn't have to be anything fancy,

just something to get him started,

you know, back into the stream of things.

He needs a routine.

Sure.

Really?

[scoffs] If you're vouching for him, then yeah.

-[chuckles] -Thank you.

-Thank you. -Just send him by today,

let me meet him, and we'll figure something out.

I really will do something for you one day

to make up for all of this.

You know, actually, every time I have a drink,

I think I know where I'mma find my kidney.

[laughs]

I'd be proud to give you one.

Come here.

-Thank you. -[Aaron] Of course.

Got a second?

Oh, for you, always.

Hey, did you see the young man with the dreads

-who came to see Grace? -[Charity] No.

Find out who he is.

[Charity] Phil, I can't do this anymore.

You've barely done anything.

And that's already too much.

What are you talking about?

When you told me to get something on Grace,

I called Noah's house.

Noah? Her ex? The one who visited?

Yes, and now they're getting divorced.

-So, he and Grace actually are-- -She says they're not.

No one gets a divorce over one phone call.

-It sounds like they are. -Well, either way, I'm done.

Look...

I wanna be AP.

I wanna preach.

And I wanna share my story with the women out there

who need to hear it.

But I don't wanna mess up people's lives to get there.

And the way I'm feeling,

I don't even wanna mess up Gigi's.

-I'm out. -Wait. Just let me be clear.

Uncovering evil isn't evil. It's good.

You're doing the church and God a favor.

I'll do everything I can to support you, Phil,

but I won't snoop.

-Just ask her who he was. -No.

From now on, if a thing doesn't wanna be seen,

I'm not gonna lift up the rock.

I'm not like you.

[knocking on door]

May I approach the throne?

Flattery hot on the heels of disrespect is doubly insipid.

Give the girl the furniture.

She asked you about it when I made my position

on the matter plain?

She told me the two of you spoke, yes.

Oh, am I alive?

Am I a spirit nobody hears? Insubstantial?

Do I speak an ancient language

-that only the dead understands? -Sometimes, it seems like that,

-yes. -I am not giving her

-the furniture. -Oh. Bless them as they leave.

I want my son in my house.

That's not your decision to make.

Don't go to Atlanta.

You mean quid pro quo?

I mean don't go to Atlanta.

In exchange for the furniture?

Yes. If feeding a treat to that impudent labradoodle

is such a satisfying notion, you may have to pay

for the pleasure.

-Don't go. -I've already told Desiree yes.

And I've already told Kerissa no.

You're unbelievable.

In a house full of sleepwalkers, the one person awake

is bound to seem a bit vivid by comparison.

James.

You know how Misty feels about me.

I'm sure Connie feels the same.

The fire of loyalty to the Greenleaf name is dying

and it needs tending.

This is no time to go wandering off to Atlanta.

I'll tell her your answer stands.

[notification chimes]

[Lady Mae] "An offer you can't refuse."

[Aaron] Grace speaks very highly of you.

How do you know her?

Just through church.

-How about you? -We go way back.

[AJ] How far back?

Our families used to vacation together.

And you two were...

[laughs] No.

No, I'm gay.

Cool.

[Aaron] When did you get out?

About a month ago, a little less.

How's it been?

Hard would be my guess.

Yeah, it's, uh...

You can say it, whatever it is.

The whole world seems fake.

Just... all seems...

kinda fake.

Well, Grace is the real deal.

You think so, huh?

You don't?

You mean, 'cause she's, like, a pastor,

she's like a saint?

She's the closest thing I've ever seen in the flesh.

[Aaron] I've seen her literally give strangers

the shoes off her feet.

Complete strangers.

Lucky strangers.

[Aaron] And it's not just being good.

You know, she feels life more than other people do.

The pain of it, the puzzle.

She's special.

Ya know...

Is there a bathroom I can use?

Yeah. Yeah, sure.

It's just right down the hallway.

It'll be on your left.

Thanks.

[hip hop music playing]

Cool place. I mean, it's packed.

[Nikki] Girl, this is nothing. Just wait till later.

[indistinct chatter]

Yo! Look who came through. Wassup?

So, what are you drinking?

Drinking? I don't know.

Hey, you gotta try my special, Dante All-Staunders.

It's Henny with some kind of juice in it

and a cherry, but it's mostly Henny.

How many have you had?

Probably, like, two. He's such a lightweight.

Sister Greenleaf.

Get behind me, Satan.

-Have dinner with me tonight. -No. I told you I'm out.

-You said you weren't like me. -Yeah. I'm not.

Do you really think you know what I'm like?

Have dinner with me tonight.

-I'll think about it. -Charity.

I said I'll think about it.

You're the only person I respect at this church.

And to think that you have the wrong idea about me,

it hurts.

I just...

Just give me chance to explain.

Bob Whitmore just offered me an opportunity to speak

at the National Women's Gathering of Harmony and Hope

next fall in Washington, DC.

-What did you say? -No. Thank you.

I said that my people needed me here.

That I was still feeling quite unsettled

by his intention to integrate Calvary

and that I wanted to maintain a presence.

"Thank you for thinking of me."

-I said what a good person says. -Mae.

James, why are you doing this?

Do you know what it feels like to be unwanted? Undesired?

Ignored? Hmm? No, I don't think you do.

Somehow you've arranged things so that everyone in your life

just crawls up wanting attention.

Stops by wanting permission.

You are never unwanted.

Ever.

Ever.

That's not true.

All I want...

All I want is one more Sunday...

to feel what it's like to exist.

Mavis.

Rochelle Cross.

What do they have to do with anything?

Every time you went to one of them...

whether I knew where you were going or not, James...

I felt unwanted.

And despite the fact that you think

sniffing around for sex is evidence of desire,

it is not the kind of desire I respond to.

I want to be respected and I want to be heard.

I think you mean "obeyed".

If what I say is true, to abide by it is not obedience,

it's wisdom.

You notice...

I haven't once mentioned Lionel...

or how that made me feel.

If it's so important to you, James...

go to Atlanta.

Go.

I understand that Harmony and Hope has programs.

But the poor people of Memphis

are not the poor people of Phoenix.

And you can't have a board room make a program

and say one size fits all.

[Grace] That's right.

Now, if you go on the streets of Memphis though,

and you say, "Real Church",

a program I had for just about a year.

It still means something.

[phone buzzes]

Sorry. Excuse me. That's my daughter.

[clears throat]

So, what we're talking about is not a lot of money here, folks.

All right. Just enough to get the word out

and to get folks in here on Sunday with us.

[phone buzzes]

Uh, I'm sorry. Excuse me.

I need to take this.

-Jacob. -[indistinct chatter]

Zora keeps calling me, something's wrong.

Excuse me, folks, I'm sorry.

Well, I think we've heard enough to vote.

Amen.

-[party sounds in background] -Hey, sweetie, what's going on?

[Zora] Uh, please, just don't get mad.

Where are you?

Just promise me not to get mad, please.

Get over here. Dante's out of control.

[indistinct chatter]

[man] Let that flag burn.

I'm on my way.

[birds chirping]

Congratulations.

The program won on its own merit.

The program is a person they like.

-Well... -Like I said...

-[phone rings] -Congratulations.

[phone rings]

Aaron, hey. How'd it go?

I thought maybe you could tell me.

Why? What happened?

He left in the middle of the meeting

and never came back.

[Dante] You know what time it is?

It's barbecue time.

[cheering]

[all] Let that flag burn!

Let that flag burn!

Let that flag burn!

Let that flag burn!

Let that flag burn!

Let that flag burn!

Let that flag burn!

-[man] Yeah. -[Dante] Hey, yo, Tyke.

[Tyke] Yo, what's up?

[Dante] Let 'em know what's up.

Hey, I don't know about y'all,

but I skipped breakfast this morning.

And I'm ready for some barbecue.

[cheering]

-[Jacob] Dante! -What's up, Brother Greenleaf?

Hey! Somebody get my mans a drink here real quick.

Yeah. For sure you can take that.

Who's ready for some s'mores?

[cheering]

Zora, you stay right there.

-Dante... -Here we go. For three points.

[cheering]

Dante, calm down.

You tryin' to play defense? Okay, I got you.

-No problem. -D-- Dante.

-What are you doing? -What you mean?

I'm making s'mores, man. Chocolate and marshmallows.

The end of racial prejudice. I'm gonna burn this racist flag.

What you doing?

Dante, don't do this. You're gonna lose everything.

-All right? Don't do this. -[man] Come on, man.

Not this shit again.

Hey, guys. Just relax. It's under control.

All right? Nothing's happening. Just give us a minute.

"Nothing's happening" It's happening, fellas.

Stay tuned.

Save it for the off-season

when we're not chasing a championship.

[scoffs] Coming from the end of the bench.

[laughing]

-[grunts] -[crowd booing]

[Jacob] Dante! No, no, no!

Hey. Dante! Hey!

Hey! Stop it! Stop it!

Dante! Are you serious?

Calm down! Hey!

Dante!

♪ Let them burn, let them burn ♪

♪ I'm about to let them burn ♪

[indistinct yelling]

[knocking on door]

Answer your phone.

It's dead.

What happened?

[Phil] Well, after the second time Bob visited my church

back in 2003, he offered me a job.

The job you're doing now?

Regional Conference Minister or whatever?

Yeah, but the job I'm doing now isn't really...

the whole job I do.

[chuckles] So, what do you do?

Are you a hit man?

Can you promise to keep this between us?

Whatever happens?

I never told Grace I was spying.

I know, but this goes beyond Calvary.

This is the real Phil DeMars we're talking about here.

I can't wait to meet him.

I'm Bob Whitmore.

[chuckles]

You're Bob Whitmore how?

Every sermon Bob gives, every book he writes, I write.

I write it all.

Why does he have you do that?

Because I'm good. [chuckles]

Why do you do that? Why would you?

Historically, for the money.

And the chance to share my vision with the world.

Lately, Bob has given me to understand

that once Grace completes this interim year that...

I could maybe take over Calvary.

-He said that? -Well, Bob doesn't say anything.

He's very careful that way.

But he has given me to understand it could be so.

So, why do we have to take Grace down?

-Won't he just remove her? -[Phil] That's what I'm saying,

with Bob there's no guarantees.

And Calvary being the only black church in the H&H family...

it's my only chance.

We're more alike than I thought.

I know.

[Grace] So, you just left...

without saying anything, without going back?

Why would you do that?

I couldn't take it anymore.

-Couldn't take what? -How he thinks you're so good.

How he doesn't know all that I had to go through.

How he...

What?

There's just about nothing you can imagine

that I didn't have to deal with.

A name I didn't get called.

A floor I didn't get thrown down on,

a sky I didn't sleep under,

shit I didn't have to eat, a punch I didn't have to take.

I knew if I stayed there one more second,

I was gonna mess your shit up just to do it.

So, I got out of there.

[whispers] I'm so sorry--

I'm so, so sorry.

Ya know, this ain't working out.

It has to work out. It can. Just trust me.

I don't.

I don't. You know why?

There are guys in jail.

Pure evil.

Those are the ones you can trust.

It's the ones that think they're good

you gotta worry about.

Because they can't even see their own shadow.

And that's you, Grace.

We're done.

What do you mean "we're done"?

[AJ] Just what I said.

I'll figure out some way to pay for rent and...

get a job,

all the things that I'm supposed to.

But you and me, Grace, this...

-forget it. -Sweetheart, don't--

The next person that asks me who I am,

I'm telling 'em.

[Grace] Where you going?

None of your business.

[door closes]

What are you looking for...

when God is looking for you?

Don't you know that God is longing to sit with you...

and talk it all out.

Listen to God...

God misses you.

Woo! Yes.

God. God misses you.

So, so much.

When your life is too hard,

you got to have a talk with God.

Are you listening to me?

When your life is much too hard,

just go have a talk with God.

Yes?

Bishop told me about the furniture.

I wish you had some

so I could take it from you after what you did.

Dividing us up like that.

I expect that kind of behavior from a teenager,

but not a full-grown woman.

And please don't tell me you're here to ask again,

it's furniture.

-Get a credit card, Kerissa. -I'm not asking again.

[sighs] Good.

I just want to say since we'll be moving out soon

and actually I wrote it in a letter,

but I think I need to say it to your face.

Oh, Lord. Here we go.

No one, and...

I do mean no one,

has ever hurt me the way that you've hurt me.

And I don't know how it happened, Mae,

but from the first day that we met,

I only wanted to please you.

And my mother,

she always treated me

like I was her greatest competition, so...

I think I just wanted you to like me.

But you never did.

And it hurt.

So, I just wanted to say,

that no one sees Grace's faults more clearly than I do,

but this mess, this whole mess?

-Which one? -Everything.

From Mac, Faith, Faith walking into that lake...

-I don't-- -...Bishop going to jail,

Harmony and Hope, it's all your fault, Mae.

-No, excuse me. -All yours.

And if you knew that, you would be holed up

in a shack somewhere in sackcloth and ashes

instead of gliding around this house

like a float in the Rose Parade.

You are an old, rusty jalopy

with a corpse in the trunk-- [screams]

[Lady Mae gasps]

You're trash.

You get out of this room.

Did you not hear me?

-I said leave. -Oh, I'm leaving.

And when I leave for good... when I leave for good,

you won't ever see me again.

And I will send Jacob up here with the children

like I would anybody to a grave.

-I said I want you out-- -But I'm not gonna waste

-my time on you anymore. -Not another word!

Because I am done dancing attention to you.

Hey!

Have you two made peace?

Huh?

[chuckles]

We've come to an understanding.

Oh, good. [chuckles]

-Good night, Bishop. -Mm. Good night.

If you are here to attack me in the slightest, don't.

I'm too bored.

I'm not going to Atlanta.

I called Desiree and I told her no.

-I'm not going to say thank you. -No, I am.

You know, God's been trying to get me to slow down,

see myself, see him.

And all this busying myself, all this Atlanta nonsense...

Well... [sighs]

it's just been me running away.

Now, you knew.

And I should've listened.

[sniffles]

[sighs]

What?

What's the matter?

Oh.

We'll get new furniture.

[laughs]

-What? -Oh, God.

-What's so funny? -Um...

Nothing is funny.

Nothing at all.

Oh...

-[James] Oh. -Oh, James.

-Oh. -[sighs]

[sighs]

That board meeting went late.

[clears throat] I left early, actually.

Oh. How come?

Something came up with Dante.

[chuckles] What?

You haven't seen the news?

It's on TV, all over the place, apparently.

No.

Why? What happened, Jacob?

Dante got out of line, way out.

And...

I got fired by the Red Devils.

You're gonna have to wait on that house.

[exhales heavily]

Sorry.

[birds chirping]

Hey, Mama.

[Lady Mae] Hello, Pastor, how goes it?

Oh, you know, same old, same old.

Have you delved into Hebrews?

-Why? -I'm leading Zora through it,

but I have to confess it just mystifies me.

I know that there's secrets inside it.

Mama.

[Lady Mae] Yes, dear.

I need your help with something

and I'm a little mystified myself.

What is it?

My son.