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[twinkling music]

[twinkling music]

[Jolie] Previously on Beyond Black Beauty...

- Alvin! - Dad?

If he knew how much you loved bull-riding,

wouldn't he invest in your dreams?

He's got dreams of his own.

[Alvin groans]

It's just some leftover pain from the rodeo.

[Ronnie] Will you go on a ride with me?

Like a date?

He brought a gun onto the ranch.

Lemond messed up.

Maybe it's time for him to come home.

The group of Stonepoint benefactors

have chosen to support you.

You should be grateful that we've

shown a special interest in your ranch.

You can take your people and your horses and your money

and get the hell off my land.

Good luck getting to Belgium.

Watch me.

[metal clanging]

Yeah, that's Thrasher. Only the

best cowboys in the world ride him.

Or at least try to.

Put on your cape, Superman. [giggles]

No matter what, I'm proud of you.

- Yeah? - Of course. Who wouldn't be?

[bull snorting]

[bull moos]

[Alvin exhales]

[Coach Shipp] What is wrong with you?!

You never listen! I am sick of this!

You were never happy, I'm

done with this! You're on your own!

I should have never listened to you! Ever!

[gate bangs]

Okay.

[epic music playing]

[bull mooing]

Woo!

[Alvin] Yes! Yeah!

You stayed on for the whole eight seconds!

How do you feel?

Like I have everything I ever wanted.

I love you.

I...

[theme music playing]

[pop music playing]

["Original" by Edy Blue playing]

♪ I am an original individual That's what I am ♪

♪ I'll do the impossible Ain't no obstacle ♪

♪ That's who I am ♪

- ♪ Steppin up to the plate ♪ - Boom!

- ♪ I am an original individual ♪ - So, it's Pride tomorrow.

I was gonna ask you if you wanted to come.

Um...

Pride? I've always wanted to go.

Oh, how you know about Pride?

Duh, school. It sounds fun.

It is. I'm a part of the city's "Ride with Pride."

My family and I, we ride our horses in the parade every year.

[Lemond] Hey, I know that club.

Our Great Uncle Willi was one of the founding members.

OG artist. Man, he used to press me to add to this mural.

I'm not sure why he stopped coming around.

Well, we should all go to Pride. You know, honor Uncle Willi.

Yeah, man, I'm down.

Uh, it's a little last minute.

♪ Step up to the plate And watch me bend ♪

♪ I don't break, I don't break ♪

♪ I am the original individual That's who I am. ♪

Oh! Look at this. Oh, the website is workin', y'all!

I just got a message from a potential donor, Ana.

She wants to come by tomorrow to tour the ranch.

Ma'am, that doesn't mean that she's gonna donate money.

Remove your head from the clouds.

Have some faith.

I'm gonna be my niece's fairy godmother.

[chuckles]

[upbeat music playing]

I thought we were going out.

Yeah, sorry, I didn't get a chance to go home and change.

Can we swing by mine so I can take a quick shower?

Maybe you can wait in the car.

Don't want me meeting your parents, huh, Alvert?

My dad's been smoking brisket all

day, he'll talk your ear off about it.

I'm doin' this out of love...

Don't worry, you can say it in your own time.

- All right? - [car door closes]

[Officer Barker] What are you doing?

We're just hanging out.

Why don't you turn around, I want to talk to you.

What for?

We got a call. Plaid shirt, dark jeans backpack.

That describes half the people in the neighborhood.

Yeah. I'd like you to put the backpack on

the ground, take two steps away. Okay?

I do not consent to a search.

Who do you run with?

I don't... I don't run with anybody.

[Jolie] What are you doing?!

I do not consent to a search.

Calm down.

[Jolie] I can't believe this!

On the ground! Now!

Alvin?

Do not move!

Okay, come on. Get him up.

- Let's go. - Come on.

Let's go.

Watch your head.

Alvin Shipp. S-h-i-p-p.

The person I spoke to said you

don't have a record of his arrest.

Do not put me on hold again!

Oh, come on!

Hello? Mr. and Mrs. Shipp?

Hello?

[men chatting, laughing]

Imagine my shock when I realized that we picked up Coach's kid.

[Coach Shipp] I take full responsibility.

You see, I told my son to

surrender the gun at the station.

It's registered to me. So, I should've done it myself.

Yeah, I knew there was an explanation.

Hey, I appreciate you looking out for him, Barker.

He's a good kid. [chuckles]

Oh, you gonna introduce us, son?

Uh, yeah. Mom, Dad, this is, uh...

This is Jolie.

Good to finally meet you, Jolie.

So, tell me, y'all like brisket?

Now, I been up since 3 A.M. smoking it, so...

What do y'all say? You stay for dinner?

Well, you don't have to ask me twice.

This is starting to feel like old times.

This man here, he is not just a legendary football coach,

no-no-no, this man is a pit master.

[laughs] All because of my better

half and her secret sauce. [chuckles]

Hey, when you find the one, you make sure you hang onto her.

Come on, let's go eat.

So, when do we get to see this masterpiece?

Uh, mañana. Do me a favor and don't peek.

Remember back when you gave

him hell for coloring on the walls?

The way he'd deny it with the crayon still in his hand.

Will you be finished before the parade tomorrow?

[Yvonne] Ooh, parade?

Isabel invited us all to ride in Pride tomorrow. Want to come?

Love to. Right, family?

- Mm-hmm. - Wouldn't miss it, son.

Nana? Pop-Pop?

Not this year, little man.

Well, I'll be there.

What? I don't have to be attached to my husband's hip.

I'm an independent woman.

Besides, he can fend for himself for a few hours.

[all chuckle]

Don't worry, Pop-Pop, I'll stay and keep you company.

Thank you, sweetie.

Your loss.

Hey, Alvin, be a gentleman and drive her home.

[chuckles] Good night. [chuckles]

So...

Hey, that's not the kind of date I had in mind.

I'm still shaking. You're lucky your

father's so well connected like that.

It could've gone worse.

Yeah.

That story about the gun. Was it true?

You know you can talk to me, right?

About anything.

Yeah, some of it's true.

It was my dad's gun.

And I was trying to get rid of it.

Not because he told me to.

I took it.

Why?

To protect my mom.

From what?

He doesn't know how to control his anger.

You'd think if I can ride a bull, I can stand up to him?

Make him stop hurting her.

Those bruises you said were from the rodeo.

Were they from him?

Between football and bull-riding,

I'm always black and blue.

You were afraid he was gonna use that gun.

You need to tell someone, Alvin.

No.

Look, this is my fault. I upset him.

He didn't want me riding bulls and I didn't listen.

Look, you don't know him like I do.

What you saw in there wasn't an act.

He does love us.

- But that doesn't... - No, Jolie, but nothing.

Look, you don't tell anybody about this, not even Ronnie.

Do you understand what I'm saying to you?

It will rip my family apart.

Promise me.

I promise.

[Yvonne] And these are our stables.

Oh! Here she is...

Jolie, this is Ana Shields. She's here for the tour.

Right, the tour.

I was actually hoping I could meet... Beauty, was it?

Hi.

It really is you.

My Jackie.

Jackie? Who's Jackie?

I'm sorry, let me start over. My family

owns a horse-breeding ranch in Virginia.

That's where Beauty was born.

Except we used to call her Jackie

I guess there's no denying it's her.

She usually doesn't warm up to people this quickly.

She was my only friend during a

time when I was struggling to fit in.

I get that feeling.

The article mentioned that you rescued her from slaughter.

It's taken some time and a lot of patience,

but she's in a great place.

You're welcome to come back and visit Beauty, anytime.

I would love that.

I think Beauty would too.

Yeah.

Hey, Jo.

We're almost ready.

Alvin on his way?

[sighs]

Jo.

No.

I... I think he's in trouble.

[crying] The cop threw him on the ground.

It turns out the gun belonged to his dad.

And he was just... He was just trying to protect his mom.

And he made me promise not to tell anyone.

Oh, honey. You did the right thing.

They just seem like such a loving family.

I guess you just never know

what's going on behind closed doors.

I'm sure there's love there.

Domestic violence survivors are

often reluctant to report the abuse.

Most of the time they're very protective.

And scared. I mean, who knows how long this has been going on.

I mean, what do we do?

We have to call the authorities.

No way.

You should have seen how quickly those cops believed Mr. Shipp.

We could contact Child Protective Services.

No.

It's anonymous.

They'll send two caseworkers to the home for an interview.

And hopefully, some truth will come out.

Are we sure we want to do this? You can't un-make that call.

If things are this volatile, and there's a gun involved?

Maybe him opening up to you means he's ready to talk.

I'm scared.

Oh, honey. It's gonna be okay. It's gonna be okay.

How come you never talk about Uncle Willi?

He was the first person in our family to come out.

No one knew how to talk about it.

That was a different time. I was a different me.

So, I guess you never got a

chance to ride with him at Pride, then.

My brother's no longer here. I never got to apologize.

Going to Pride would make me feel like an imposter.

So, now you know why I'm not there. Why aren't you?

I've always been honest about who I am. I

like kind people, guy, girl, or otherwise,

but that doesn't stop some people

from trying to put you in a box, you know.

I've never been in a

relationship, especially with a girl,

so, am I queer enough to go to Pride? I just...

I just feel like I'd constantly have

to keep justifying my presence.

Uh, it's exhausting. It's easier to stay home.

Easier, sure, but...

you've gotta try or you're gonna miss out.

Trust me, regrets... are no fun.

Hmm.

I'm willing to try if you are.

[chuckles]

[crowd cheering]

["So Good" by Omar Apollo playing]

♪ Know you got a thing to do instead But it's running away ♪

♪ Away ♪

♪ Hold you to my heart and to my chest ♪

Ronnie! Pop-Pop!

Oh, my gosh! Sorry we're late!

So, we've changed our minds about parades?

Ugh, I've had my walls up. Maybe you've noticed.

Yeah, I know that you go at

your own pace. Even if it's a snail.

Doesn't mean it didn't hurt when you called me a friend.

Well, I've never been into labels,

but I wanted to share this moment with my girlfriend.

[chuckles] Wait, is that you asking me?

Well, will you be my girlfriend?

♪ When did you turn so sensitive? ♪

♪ And I want you all Baby, please ♪

♪ Why would you go and turn it down? ♪

♪ Yeah, everything you want Is everything I need ♪

♪ So why you walk away? This love is like a dream ♪

♪ But baby, turn around You had me from the start ♪

♪ I'm losing all control So go and break my heart ♪

[sighs]

I was reluctant at first.

[easy pop music]

But I guess some change is good.

Mm. Some change is good.

[sighs]

Uhh...

I-I'm...

sorry, Ma.

For what I put you through.

I know I can't come home, but...

I love you.

I love you.

[sighs]

We gotta start slow.

- Dinners for now, okay? - Yeah.

[gushes]

[sighs]

I couldn't have imagined this a few weeks ago.

It just makes you wonder what's on the horizon.

[gushes]

I'm gonna take the bar.

Hearing Alvin's story...

He has a long, challenging road ahead.

Maybe less so if more people using the law

would use it to advocate for those like him.

[gushes]

- [phone buzzes] - Oh.

What is it?

Ana?

She wants to help Beauty and Jolie get to Belgium.

Help?

Cash. All expenses paid.

[sighs] Didn't we just go through this with Stonepoint?

People are not that generous. What does she want?

Beauty.

We've been best friends for ten years.

I mean, I knew his dad had a temper.

I never realized how bad it really was.

[Alvin] Jolie?

Jolie!

Alvin...

Look, I'm not stupid.

I know you're the reason CPS showed up at my house.

What were we supposed to do? We care about you.

You weren't supposed to do anything

because you weren't supposed to know!

Look, go. I need to talk to Jolie alone.

I know you feel betrayed...

Being betrayed will do that to you.

I wasn't trying to hurt you.

I was scared. You needed help.

I told you what I needed and you didn't listen to me!

I told you what I needed and you didn't listen!

[crying]

I don't think I can see you anymore.

Are you breaking up with me?

You and I... we're just from two different worlds.

You don't understand, and you never will understand.

Alvin, please! I need you.

I need you.

[crying] I need you.

I love you.

I love you.

[both crying]

I'm here. I'm here, okay?

Please, Alvin...