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[twinkling music]

[twinkling music]

Previously on Beyond Black Beauty.

This is Baltimore?

You're gonna like it. I promise.

Welcome home, sis.

[Yvonne] There's always an adjustment period.

Even for horses.

Beauty. Black Beauty.

So you're the horse whisperer

everyone's talking about, huh?

I'm Alvin.

Jolie.

[Jolie] My card declined.

I wanna come home.

[Ronnie] $900 ticket to Belgium.

Really?

In case you haven't noticed, I don't belong here.

Ronnie. No.

I am the bad guy? She called us ghetto,

and her father's a criminal, and so is she.

What are you talking about?

He made some bad decisions.

[horse whinnies]

Easy. Easy, girl. It's okay. It's okay, Beauty.

- See? - [nickers]

Don't worry, girl, we'll ease our way into the bridle.

- See? - [Beauty nickers]

[clears throat]

I know you're angry with me, but you can't avoid me forever.

Baltimore is our new home.

This is all we have.

And the best thing that I can

give to you right now is a routine.

So, while I go look for a job, you're going to school today.

See you, Beauty.

- [door opens, closes] - [cell phone chimes]

[theme music playing]

[sighs]

Hey, I just wanted--

Don't talk to me. Don't look at me. Don't know me.

You're on your own.

[cell phone rings]

Thank God, someone normal.

Jolie, come on, show and tell.

It's giving me Save the Last Dance vibes.

Just twirl in the hallway, steal everyone's heart.

The new girl never fits in. I wanna come home.

Which is why I need your help.

Traumatic, but naturally I'm in.

You got my text, right? I need to get to the bottom of this.

I know my father didn't steal from his clients,

and since I'm not there and he won't call me back,

can you find out what's going on?

Consider me the Betty to your Jughead.

[school bell rings]

[sighs] I gotta go.

Bon courage. Love you.

Mean it.

[kisses] Bye-bye.

[hip hop music playing]

New girl. Go on, it's not that bad.

[metal detector beeps]

[hip hop music playing]

Forgot I had these.

[school bell rings]

Okay, Beauty, let's get you settled.

Okay, girl, it's all right.

- [Beauty squeals] - [Yvonne grunts]

Are you okay?

Yeah, my ego will be fine.

It█s just a little defensive aggression.

It's not her fault.

She's not responding to human or horse.

Yeah, but I got her for you.

I know, and I love you for it.

But sometimes it's just not a good fit.

Look, I've gotta run. I've got job interviews lined up.

Damn! Already?

I plan to repay the money Jolie stole.

You know that's not necessary.

Look, I love you for your commitment.

But you got the kids who love it here to think about.

You really wanna risk one of them getting hurt by Beauty?

[hip hop music playing]

Her father did what?

Chill. You don't know her like that.

Neither do you.

Yo, Jolie, come through. I've got a seat over here for you.

Uh, it costs money to sit with us.

Nine hundred dollars, to be specific.

What was that for?

[scoffs]

[Serena] See you after school.

[school bell rings]

[cell phone buzzes, beeps]

- What'd you find out? - Well...

What?

I went to your father's office

to see if I could find him there,

but maintenance was removing his name from the building.

What does this mean? That he quit?

I asked around. They say he's fired for damage control.

Damage control?

Relax. Maybe your mom knows.

No. I need to find out for myself.

Well, I'll see what else I can find.

Yo, my hand's empty.

And you've heard what happens when you're late.

Look, man, I got a hundred. I got a hundred right now.

- I just need time to get the-- - What's going on?

Yo, this doesn't concern you.

Yeah, you better move on before I make you.

Hey, move it along.

Happily, Officer.

[hip hop music playing]

Yeah, keep running.

Tax just went up.

I can't take this anymore. Say something.

I don't trust you.

Okay, I deserve that.

But you don't get it. I'm--

And I'm not trying to. The world's bigger than you, Jolie.

I got ish going on too.

You're right, and I'm sorry.

Look, just stay clear of her.

I pay Serena to leave me alone, and I'm not the only one.

You don't wanna owe her either.

I don't get it. You come off as tough,

but you're handing money over to her?

Look, I don't need you going home

and talking about how traumatic your first day was.

Do me a favor and keep it to yourself.

I won't say anything.

Promise.

Von, the horse needs to go.

I know that now. I'll make some calls tonight.

What horse?

[Lil' Man] Beauty. She bit me.

- [Ronnie] Bit you? - What? Why?

She wasn't responding to Mom,

so I thought I'd try and feed her.

But I spooked her.

I've been trying to tell them it was my fault.

Lil' Man, no one blames you.

Beauty can't be trained.

A few days and you give up on her?

Maybe she just needs someone who understands her.

Jo, I know you and Beauty have had some ex--

I don't think she's been given

a fair shot... with the right person.

I'll train her.

You've never trained a horse like this.

But I'm the only person she's connected with.

I can do it.

I'm sorry. It's just not safe.

Beauty has to go.

I know you don't trust easily. We're kind of the same that way.

Maybe...

Maybe we can trust each other.

See?

It's okay, girl. It's okay.

See? See?

Nothing to be scared of, ma douce.

[chuckles]

[cell phone buzzes, beeps]

[cell phone beeps, line rings]

[cell phone beeps]

The house is sold? What's going on?

I don't know.

I went to ask my parents, but

they were arguing about your dad.

Something's definitely off.

I'll...

I'll figure it out.

Love you.

Mean it.

[cell phone chimes]

Sorry, Beauty.

Okay.

- [nickers] - [sighs]

[grunts]

[chuckles]

[chuckles]

What's got you smiling this early?

My husband.

Khalil hides these notes when

he's on the road for long stretches.

Look, this one says, "Keep warm until I'm home.

Love you, baby."

Ugh. I am so disgusted and so jealous at the same time.

Okay, suit. I see we're leaning in today.

How's it going on the interview front?

That bad, huh?

I mean, no one will hire me.

That 20-year gap in my law degree is doing me no favors.

Why didn't you just keep practicing?

I meant to, but then I had

a baby, a husband, and then a home.

And then, all of a sudden, it's 20 years later.

You know who you should reach out to?

Ester.

- Cousin Ester? - Mm-hmm.

Party-all-the-time Esther? I don't think--

Elle, she's changed.

None of us are who we were 20 years ago.

Or keep doing it your way.

But family helps family.

As infuriating as it can be, it wouldn't hurt to visit Ester

and just see for yourself.

[church bell ringing]

So how's it feel to be back?

Familiar.

Awkward.

[both chuckle]

I was just expecting everyone to be the same, but...

Including me?

Yeah, been walking the sober path one day at a time.

The ranch helped me.

So did this place.

We all need a safe haven, especially during the dark days.

Yeah.

Funny you should say that.

The job search has been tough.

Hey, you can come work here.

Pride has no place here.

You can start with general duties, go from there.

Yeah?

Of course.

- Oh, thank you. Thank you. - [chuckles] Of course.

- [Ester] Hey. - [Janelle] Rashaad.

Janelle, what are you--

Hey.

- Hey, baby. - Hey.

Mm. [chuckles]

Oh, you're together?

Yeah, four years now. You didn't know?

Of course, yeah. [laughs]

But you know what? I, uh, I should go start work.

- Okay. - Yeah.

- You okay? - I'm fine. I'm fine.

We got it. We got it. It's okay.

Okay.

[hip hop music playing]

Hey, what if, what if we skip school today?

[Jolie chuckles]

Well, you're always going on about

how I'm not in Belgium anymore.

So, where's the real action?

Just stop me. These are addicting.

Best Cajun fries in Charm City, man.

[indistinct chatter]

[Ronnie] Welcome to Nomad Field.

This is the best of the best, ride of freedom.

It changes location, so it's

everywhere and belongs to everyone.

See if you can hang, Belgium.

[hip hop music playing]

Is that Alvin?

[Ronnie] Yeah.

Thought he was all football.

Bull rides too.

So you both skipped school today.

Ronnie, you breaking bad or did you

come to check out the competition, huh?

- Competition? - [Ronnie sighs]

[Jolie] Who's that?

Isabel Gonzalez, the bane of my existence.

Barrel races at the rodeo, wins every time.

Okay, not every time.

I love you, kid, but you're delusional.

Parrish! What's good?

You gonna let loose and race me

or run away like you normally do?

Ooh, a challenge.

You should do it.

She knows the rodeo's around the

corner. She's trying to sabotage me.

I'm not biting.

She's in. We all are.

You've lost your mind. No way I'm--

- [hip hop music playing] - [cheering and applause]

[cheering and applause]

[cheering and applause]

[cheering and applause]

So you've got some cowgirl in you, huh?

You really held your own out there, new girl.

Thanks, Alvin.

But, you know, I'm a pro.

I just need to get back in the saddle and back to work.

You know, if you wanna train, you should talk to Isabel.

Her family's ranch does both Western and English.

Mm.

Ah, okay, I see you're more uptown than downtown.

I'm an Olympian in training. I need the best.

Bet, and good luck with that.

I guess I'll be seeing more of you than, Jolie.

[sighs]

Hey.

I, um, actually had fun today.

You know, Baltimore might be all right.

[chuckles] Girl, bye.

I'm sorry about the money.

I will pay you back.

Lemond! Bro, hey!

- [Lemond] You good? - [Ronnie] Yeah, I'm cool.

So this is Belgium Jolie.

Good to meet you, cuz.

Cuz?

I've never heard of you.

She's not housebroken.

It's all good.

Welcome to the family drama.

Guess you got competition in your blood, huh?

I'm gonna go talk to my mom.

Catch you later?

- Sure. - Okay.

Hey, um, don't mention that we saw Lemond, okay?

Family drama?

My mom doesn't like the company he keeps.

Strict rules on the ranch, no gang life.

But he's still my big brother, so...

This can stay between us, huh?

For someone who hates me so much,

you want me to keep a lot of your secrets.

It's safe with me.

[door opens]

[sniffles]

Hey, you.

What are you doing here?

I didn't wanna believe he could do something so terrible

and leave us without even a goodbye or an explanation.

I know how close you are to your father, and I just...

I wanted to protect you from it.

I didn't need protecting. I needed the truth.

I'm ready to hear it.

You sure?

He committed fraud.

Look, your father, he's a good man.

He just made a bad business decision.

He started taking money from one client to pay another.

And no matter what, it just... it wasn't enough.

So, I'm guessing we're here because we don't have any money.

We had to sell everything, including Clémentine,

just to help pay everyone back.

I know that broke your heart.

And I'm sorry for it.

Life is weird.

One minute you're on top of the world,

and the next your father is a criminal.

Did you know?

No.

When I found out, we agreed that

the best plan was to bring you here.

Keep you far away as possible from what's to come.

It's unforgivable.

I know, but he loves you.

Sure.

So, how was school at my alma mater?

Okay.

Mm-hmm.

And you, you work here now?

Yeah. [chuckles]

I mean, it's not so bad.

My, uh, my boss, he's a big deal.

[both chuckle]

Promise no more secrets?

Okay, baby.

Come here.

No more secrets.

[Beauty squeals]

Beauty!

- Yvonne, please! - [Beauty squeals]

I don't have a choice. She'll

live a good life at another ranch.

- [Beauty squeals] - [ranch hand] Hey!

[Janelle] Jolie, don't! It's dangerous, Jolie!

- Whoa, whoa. - [Beauty nickers]

I'm sorry. I know I've been distracted, but I'm here now.

- Hey! Whoa. - [Beauty nickers]

That's good, Beauty. Thank you for trusting me.

I know, you're worried, but Beauty's harmless.

She belongs here, with us.

[cell phone chimes]

You did so well, ma douce.

Yeah. So good.

[Jolie] You know, when it pours after a long drought,

the world looks a little greener.

The flowers bloom, the trees grow,

and there's a small glimmer of hope for humanity.

I'm nowhere near a flower.

But today was a good day.

This new life might just be okay.

[soft music playing]

I think they call that acceptance.

But first, time to face the old reality and tell him...

[Cédric] Jolie, ma bichette.

...he's dead to me.

[sighs]

[soft music playing]

[Jolie] This season on Beyond Black Beauty.

Stonepointe has trained dozens of equestrians

who have all made it to the Olympics.

Maybe I'll be one of them.

You are impressive for 15.

But Beauty...

Isn't a champion, Jolie.

[Jolie] Okay, we have to up our game or we get left behind.

I want Beauty to know she can trust me.

[Rashaad] If you can make Beauty feel like you're her safe space,

she just might surprise you.

At the rodeo, Alvin and I kissed.

[Jolie] You like Isabel, but don't wanna admit it.

Relax, Parrish, it's not like it's a date or anything.

You disappeared.

To shield you.

You're a coward.

[Serena] Daddy's not here.

- What's the matter with you?! - [grunts]

You should've been better, Papa!

[Janelle] Now, as we adjust to our new normal,

we'll find the beauty around us.

[man] We will not let anyone steal our joy,

our pride, our respect.