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- Jeremy.

- Hey, Detective Stokes.

So what brings you on this half of town?

- You lied to me.

- I don't know what you're talking about.

- You know exactly what I'm talking about.

- This might not be a good time...

- You are under arrest.

- To be talking about this.

- Put your hands behind your back.

- Hey, hey, hey, hey.

- In front of my family man. - Let's go.

- Don't grab him like that.

- You have the right to remain silent.

Anything you say could be held against you in a court law.

Hey, back up, back up, back up!

- Don't worry about.

- Dad.

- [Stokes] You have the right to an attorney.

- [Ahmad] What happened.

- [Stokes] In a court of law.

- Hey watch it.

- Take Ahmad in the house. I'm coming back.

- [Linda] Oh he's losing. Watch it!

Babe where are you going?

- [Jeremy] Be back. Just taking a ride.

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(upbeat music)

♪ Been trying to figure it out

♪ So you keep on searching

♪ You've been trying to find the answer through it all

♪ But if you open your eyes

♪ You would see it

♪ That's it's been right in front of you all along

♪ So what you waiting for

♪ You know what you gotta do

♪ You've been here before

♪ What are you afraid to lose

♪ Don't go back just let go

♪ Let it go

- [All Together] Welcome home.

- Aww man.

- Here you go. - Wow.

Y'all too much.

- Got some things for you.

- Just got you a little something.

- It's good to see you. - Thank you.

- I'm gonna let y'all have some family time.

Then we'll see y'all soon.

- All right.

- Let me hold that for you honey.

- Aww thank you baby.

What's up boy? - Hey.

- You still remember that? - Yup.

- Yeah, yeah.

God, let me get a good look at you.

You getting bigger than me.

I missed you. - Missed you too.

- Let me go help your auntie in the kitchen. Excuse me.

- Come on let's eat. - Yeah.

- And the party was so fun. There was so many snacks.

I mean there was, what do you call it? There was this...

- Hey Ahmad, what happened here?

- Oh... - Nothing happened.

Since my research lab is in the basement now, we,

decided it'd be best if I did his transfusions from now on.

How were they about your treatments in there?

Did they feed you okay?

- Well, I made it back to my wife and son.

Yeah.

- Well we can't ask more than that, right?

- [Linda] That's right. - Right.

- All right. Let's eat. Glad to have you back.

- Thank you darling.

- Oh, and Daniel didn't have a birthday party?

He brought me a space kit

and helped me build all the planets for my birthday.

- Oh man, that's nice of him.

You know, speaking of birthday, did you enjoy it?

I'm really sorry I missed that.

- Oh yeah.

Well mommy ordered one of those big jumpy things

and Aunt Ebony made everyone s'mores over the fire.

Uncle Ryan dressed up past the Black Panther.

- And there was a lot of kids

and a lot of late parents.

- [Ebony] In fact, two of the kids stayed behind.

- All right.

So did you make sure

that you thank your mother and your Ebony and Uncle Ryan?

- [Ryan] Absolutely.

You know we teach manners here, right.

- Right. All right.

- So babe, did Ebony tell you that she's having a baby boy?

- What? Sis.

- [Ebony] You are gonna be an uncle.

- I'm so happy for you.

Wow, man. You gonna be a cousin, man.

And Ryan, man, congrats to you as well.

- [Ryan] Thank you.

I just hope to be a great father like you someday.

- Right. Right.

(washing plates)

- You know Linda, I was thinking,

I think Ahmad should lay off the dairy for a while.

He seems to get bloated anytime he has cheese or milk.

- His stomach is fine.

Kids get gas all the time. He'll be all right.

- Okay. It was just a suggestion.

- Thanks.

- Hey. - Hey.

- Got you these for you today as a little welcome home gift.

- You know you remind me of my mom so much.

Oh.

I know.

You know I see myself acting like her too.

Even though I swore I never would.

- Hey, see mama you always said

she was gonna find out one day, man.

Hey look sis, I really want to thank you for

looking after the family while I've been away.

I promise you, as soon as I get myself back

on my feet, I'm gonna break you off of something.

- Oh man. I don't need anything from you,

but just for you to stay off the street, all right.

No more drugs, no more jail.

Ahmad needs his father. - I know.

I beat myself up enough every day I couldn't see him.

All right.

But I promise you, I'm done with the trapping.

No more drugs. No more jail. All right.

- All right.

- Yeah.

(knock on door)

- Hey.

I wasn't sure if you were done with your plate,

so I wrapped it up and I put it in the microwave for you.

Okay. - Thank you.

Sorry about earlier.

I know I was a little sensitive about the dairy comment.

You were right.

- I usually am, but it's okay. (laughing)

No, apology needed.

I'm gonna let y'all get settled.

I know you happy to see your honey?

- And he does. (Ebony laughing)

♪ You so exceptional

♪ I'm not responsible

♪ I never played the game

- You gonna jump in the shower?

- Yep. And I'm going right to sleep.

- Not tonight. - Watch me.

- No you watch.

Hey, um, why you let that dude do Ahmad's blood transfusions

down in the basement too?

It's kind of weird.

- Look, I know it's weird,

but he's been able to monitor the iron that's going

in and out of Ahmad's body, now with these treatments.

Plus we haven't really been visiting the hospital at all.

So it ain't matter.

- I hear you.

Ryan just be doing too much.

Always wanna be seen.

- Oh, he does the most.

But he loves Ahmad

and he is working on this treatment for him.

Especially since he got that study grant.

- Grant for what?

- It's for hematologists

who dedicate their research to finding cures

and treatment for people with blood diseases.

Yeah.

♪ I wanna make it easy

- So probably gonna have

to start getting my treatments again too.

So that might make sense.

But I ain't letting Ryan's cocky ass touch me.

I'm going straight to the hospital.

- Boy bye. ♪ Easy for you

♪ I won't be

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♪ Sometimes I feel you just screw up

- Hey, welcome to Tech.

Can I offer you a 15% discount

on the repair of two devices?

- How much to get one of those built?

- Those for our basic model, which should be good

unless you're a gamer or editor.

No. Okay, so they start off about $2,000.

- You know what I'm all right.

I'm sorry. Is there anything else I could help you with?

You wanna inquire about anything?

No.

Have a good day.

♪ I had a dream about you last night

♪ We getting drunk at the local bar

- All of this stuff should not be in sight

when customers arrive.

Please clean this up.

♪ Would you gimmie a sign or maybe write me a letter

♪ I just wanna get close to feel the heat of your sweater

♪ Though I, why can't you just fall in love

- Who's hungry? - I am.

- Oh, I had leftovers. But thank you.

Hey, I was about to ask you about your interviews.

- Another time sis. Y'all enjoy them.

- Ahmad, come on it's time to take a shower.

- But I'm hungry.

- By the time you get out this shower this food

is gonna be done.

Come on.

- But...

- I'm pretty sure you had a bag of chips already.

- Ahmad, your mother says it's time to take a bath.

Go ahead it's only gonna take you a few minutes.

- When I grow up, I'm only taking one bath a week.

That way I can eat whenever I want to.

- Hey, if you wanna be stink, that's on you. Now let's go.

You stink still. I can smell you from here.

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(Jeremy mumbling)

- You ain't taking me away from...

You're not taking me away.

You're not me away in front of my son.

- Babe.

Babe.

Honey.

Hey, listen, you're at home okay.

(Linda kisses)

You're home.

- [Jeremy] Oh I'm sorry babe. - It's okay.

Look at me. Look at me.

You're home okay.

(Linda kisses)

- Good morning. - Morning.

So what's the game plan?

- What you trying to be funny?

- No, I'm genuinely asking what you have lined up

and wondering how things are going.

- I've barely been out for two weeks Ryan.

- More than enough to have a good game plan.

Nothing definitive, but I don't know at least a good guide.

- And if you've been paying attention,

I've been out every day since I've been

back looking for a job. - That's it?

And looking for a job, that's your plan?

- That's where I'm starting.

Hey look man, when you got a felony on your record,

jobs don't happen as easily.

They expect you to get out there and just

make an honest living for yourself.

But it's damn near impossible when you got a record.

- You know, a job, it's just gonna help you pay the bills.

But a plan that's gonna put you on a path to be successful.

- I don't know what world you living in,

but we take it day to day over here.

- How's that working out for you?

- How's that working out.

Hey man, what's going on boy?

Good morning.

- Hey uncle Ryan. - Hey.

- Can I have some peanut butter toast?

- Oh, no, no, no.

That's gonna drive your iron up remember.

I'm gonna make you some oatmeal.

- Actually, he can have some.

We've been working in the lab to keep his iron down.

- I said no.

Hey Ahmad, why don't you go grab your book bag and stuff

man and I'll get that oatmeal together for you, okay.

- Okay.

- All right.

- He is such a good kid.

- Look man, don't you ever undermine my authority

in front of my son.

- Your son.

I have been taking care of your son

since you thought it was more important

to be out in those streets than being his father.

- You know I appreciate everything you've been doing

for my family, but that's my child

and he always will be.

- Fair enough.

Sounds like you have a plan.

You have two weeks to get outta my house.

Care for a smoothie?

- I'll pass.

♪ I've been dreaming about you

♪ Wish I knew what you were up to

♪ Wish I can hit you up

- I'm gonna tell you right now, you can't reason

with a man that overly needs to feel important.

Tired of working on this job thing too.

I think I'm gonna just figure it out on my own.

- What you gonna do babe?

- Thinking about taking the truck.

Go around the neighborhood and

see who needs they trash dump.

I've been noticing people just got stuff like piled up

in their garage or in the corner.

Nobody wants to load all that

stuff up and take it to the dump.

So I've been thinking about that for a little while.

So I'm gonna drop you off

and hit a few of those neighborhoods by your job.

Thinking of, I can just go house to house

and somebody gonna hit.

And look, Paul lives close over there too.

So I know a few people on his block.

I think I can get a few clients.

- You wanna know what I think?

- Yeah.

- I think that's the dopest idea I've heard all year.

- Word? - Yeah.

- What you want me to do?

- Keep Ryan away from me?

- No, you need to stay away from Paul.

I'm going to get ready.

♪ Truth is I'm a little bit hesitant to hit you up

♪ I get more scared as I then grow up

♪ This ain't a good cup it'll just burn up

♪ I feel you so closer

♪ I'm so serious

- How much to haul all this stuff?

- Just throw me a hundred. New client deal.

- 100 for all that work?

You make more than that working for me.

At least about a stack a day.

- Nah man. It's too risky for me.

- You know you want to.

- You hate struggling.

- Yeah. And I hate even more being away from my son.

It's not worth it.

- Nah, you just gotta be smarter.

- You know what?

Go ahead and get the full load.

Put an extra tip for my boy in there.

So you can put gas in the truck.

100.

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♪ Yeah yeah

♪ Whoa

♪ Yeah

♪ Whoa

♪ Smooth and true is how I move upon the track

♪ Upon the woods I moved into

♪ I put aside the feeling blue

♪ If it feels right and I feel good, that's what I choose

♪ To my delight I pick up light

♪ I'm in the sky jet setting

♪ Don't mind if I do

♪ Or I might just teach you with my leisure

♪ Show the people life ain't always bout moves

♪ No life ain't always bout moves

♪ Yeah

♪ Life ain't always bout moves, yeah

♪ Life ain't always bound

♪ Sitting lonely in my room

♪ Mind racing bound-ward do-do

♪ Underneath there's a simple me and I

♪ I,

♪ Just want to hear the tune

♪ Just one

♪ Who kind is it really

♪ We can pass the motion with us

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- It's always some shit today.

Damn truck went out on me.

- It's running hot. - Yeah.

I thought the cooling was gonna work but it didn't.

I think the engine locked up.

Look I think imma just hit Paul and take my chances yo.

This shit ain't it. - No you're not.

Look, we're gonna figure something out, okay.

But Paul is not an option.

- Right now, really ain't the time to righteous.

- You're being emotion and irrational.

We'll figure something out, I promise.

- Something like what?

You gonna get another minimum wage ass job?

How you think that's supposed to pay the rent?

- Do you know what? Whatever.

- Babe, I'm so...

I'm sorry about earlier, okay.

- Sure you are?

Look, so I ordered some stuff for the daycare.

You know the one we've been talking about?

- Yeah. Yeah.

- So I think all I gotta do now is I'm gonna reach out

to the parents that I babysit for.

I think we'd be good to go.

- That sound good.

So what else you need to get that going like asap?

- What if we do some flyers?

- Yeah, no, that sound good.

We could probably pass 'em out at Ahmad school.

Nah, let's get that going like tonight.

- Like tonight, tonight?

- Yeah.

Yeah.

- Yeah. I think we could do it.

- Yeah.

Yeah.

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♪ I've been dreaming about you

♪ Wish I knew what you up to

♪ Wish I can hit you up

♪ Just to say

- [Linda] Hey, Jarret.

- [Jarret] Hey Linda, right?

- Yeah we spoke about 30 minutes ago.

- Right, yeah.

- Com on in. How are you? - I'm all right.

- Thanks for coming.

Yeah. So it's close to your job, right?

- Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Not far at all.

- Oh, very good. Good, good, good.

Hey don't judge us.

We're not done just yet, but it's coming along.

- It's fine. It's fine.

- So, how many kids you thinking about enrolling?

- Well Linda, my office had received a phone call saying

that you were running an illegal daycare.

I mean it's okay though.

It doesn't look like you really up for business right now.

So you don't have to worry about any fines or anything.

It's okay.

However, you will need to file the proper licensing

and pass an inspection before...

How you doing?

Before we even move forward.

So, but look, between me and you all right.

This place doesn't really look suitable for childcare.

You know they're not going to tell you that.

But just, just a heads up, just looking out for you.

- You just couldn't wait to come over

and on shit on a young couple

trying to make an honest living, could you?

I hope this made your day.

(Jeremy mumbling)

Yeah.

- I'm going.

(door closes)

♪ I need a shot and a chase

♪ My girl need one in the state

♪ My mom need a house with a lake

♪ So I got some money to make

♪ They told me I got what it take

♪ So I gotta take it all back

♪ I told 'em I need my pay

♪ I need my 50 for tax

♪ I don't rely on my patience

♪ Make sure my time isn't wasted

♪ I told 'em all that I've been real

- You strapped?

- Nah. I wanna know shit if I want in

♪ Throw me the K-9

♪ Telling me happy related

♪ Got too much shit on my mind

- Give one to the driver too.

♪ I told my girl that I'm stressed

♪ But imma make it on time

♪ I pray to got for these signs

♪ You know hard that I try

- What you getting me into man?

- You chose this.

You can run a brick and have all the money

you need in two days.

You want to run a brick?

- Nah. It'll be cool.

- Because this ain't one you can fumble on.

- I said it'll be good.

♪ My mom need a house with a lake

- I hope so

♪ They told me I got what it take

♪ So I gotta take it all back

♪ I told 'em I need my pay

♪ I need my 50 for tax

♪ I need a shot and a chase

♪ My girl need one in the state

♪ My mom need a house with a lake

♪ So I got some money to make

♪ They told me I got what it take

♪ So I gotta take it out back

♪ I told 'em I need my pay

♪ I need my 50 for tax

(upbeat music)

- The PEP rally was so fun.

There was this one dude

and he had to remember like 75 handshakes.

He would say "Come here," and then he would.

- I need to talk to you.

- Okay.

- I'm listening. Go ahead.

- Then, when he would do the handshake,

he had to like two seconds to do it.

He was like, go. Go.

He was so cool.

And he remembered all of it.

- He remembered all of it?

- I could never.

(slow dramatic music)

- Hey.

- Look, I'm gonna need you to make a run with me tonight.

- I thought you were done with this?

Jeremy, we have a son now.

- I'm not making a drug run.

All right, I got some guns in the trunk.

I just need you to go with me

so you can keep our eye on the guns in case they search me.

All right.

Ebony can watch Ahmad,

and we'll be back in a few hours.

Look, hey, just this one time.

- You can't just ask your sister for some money?

At least until we get ourselves on our feet.

- Look babe, it's 75K for one run.

All we need is one.

So what's your plan, Linda?

But your job don't make enough

to support this family right now,

and I'm not gonna find some real money

with me having a felony on my record.

Like if we want to be able to provide a good life

for Ahmad without me getting caught up,

all we gotta do is make this run.

It'll give us enough time for me to figure things out.

Look, get yourself together

while I go talk to my sister.

We gonna bounce in 10 minutes.

- Weather ring is breaking down.

Weather ring is breaking down.

- Which ring you talking about, boy?

- Just a song.

- All right. You okay? - Mhmm.

- No doubt.

So I need you to go in the back

and get ready for bed with your mom, okay.

- Okay. - All right. Come on man.

- Love you dad. - Oh, I love you too man.

- Good night. - Night.

- So what's Ryan been up to?

- Working.

But what's up?

Because I feel like you have some real hot stuff

going on right now.

- Nah. Me and Linda, we just gotta make a quick move.

Think you can watch Ahmad for a few hours?

- No, I can't.

Because I feel like you about to do some real stupid

that's gonna put you right back in jail.

- I'm not. Trust me.

Okay, me and Linda, we just gotta make a quick money move

and we'll be back in a few hours to put Ahmad to bed.

Look, I ain't trapping no more.

You ain't gotta worry about that.

- Whatever it is, you have to ask yourself,

is this a life that I wanna expose my family to?

- Look sis, if you don't wanna watch him,

then we'll just take him with us.

- [Ebony] Go ahead.

- Thank you.

And is Linda okay with this?

- Look Ebony, once you to have a child one day

you'll realize that not everybody has the luxury

of direct deposit every two weeks,

or a man that pays for everything.

(slow dramatic music)

(car starts)

Hey, what the fuck.

- [Linda] No, no, no.

(slow dramatic music)

Man, I knew this wasn't gonna work.

- Hey babe. You heard from your brother yet?

- Yeah, both of their phones are going to voicemail.

- I hope everything's okay.

- I don't know. (knock on door)

I don't even wanna speculate at this point.

Yeah, let me get Ahmad fed and situated

and then I'll give you a call back, okay.

(knocks on door)

Ahmad?

- Yes ma'am.

- Get ready baby. It's time to eat.

(knocks on door)

- Where's Jeremy, Ebony?

- Look, Jeremy isn't here.

- I see his truck outside.

- Paul, I have nothing to do

with whatever you have going on.

Now please leave.

- Look, Jeremy has my shit.

He was supposed to be back last night.

Now where is he?

(slow dramatic music)

- Oh, God.

(slow dramatic music)

Oh God.

(Ebony breathing heavily)

- I can take it from here.

But you've been a tremendous help. Thank you.

- Ryan, Ebony, thank you so much for waiting.

- Thank you, doc for saving my wife.

- We're just thankful that Ebony is even still with us.

She lost a lot of blood and she almost didn't make it.

- So when can we try again?

- Well, I would say it's likely

that she won't be able to bear children,

but she will recover in a few weeks.

We just need to keep her blood pressure monitored

and make sure that her bowels do move properly.

Did you have any questions for me?

- None at this time. Thank you doctor.

- If you need anything, just please don't hesitate to ask.

- Thank you doc.

- This is all your brother's fault.

(slow dramatic music)

- He finally went to sleep.

- Did you speak to your sister?

- Look, so this was gonna have to happen from here.

Paul's either gonna want his merchandise or his money,

and I ain't got either one.

So I'm gonna need to sling a few bricks from him.

- Paul came into our home

and hurt your sister while Ahmad was here.

- And he's gonna come back for more than my sister

if I don't give him his money.

Look, hear me out.

All right.

I'm gonna need to make some strategic moves that's

gonna require me to be out of town for a little while.

- I dunno Jeremy.

What's a while?

You already been gone for a while.

- I can't give you a definitive on that.

A few weeks, a couple months.

I gotta do this my way.

All right, when I get back,

we'll just get outta the country and we'll start over fresh.

I have enough money stacked up to last us for a few years.

- Stop picking to seem like this is some type of fantasy.

I knew this was gonna be messy man.

And now you are about to leave me and Ahmad, for what?

Paul to come get us.

You sound real crazy.

- Lemme tell you something.

Paul took life away from my sister in front of my son.

I'm gonna handle Paul.

You don't have to worry about him or any of his crew?

- Handle him how?

- My way.

- Look, now ain't the time to be breaking Linda, okay.

I need you to keep on holding it down until I get back.

And I need you to clear out our spot.

Find a new one, and move everything in there that you can.

Like even the safe, like asap.

I know Paul gonna come looking for me

if I don't find him first.

So I need to make some fast moves,

but I need to know that you can hold it together.

Look, we gonna be good.

Man I got you.

I just need you to keep holding it down like

you've been doing.

(somber music)

I got y'all.

- Are we close yet?

- We're just as close as we were 40 seconds ago.

What's the matter? You hungry?

Here.

Drink some of that.

- Okay. I'm ready now. - You ready?

Come here.

I'm so proud of you. You know that?

- Would dad be waiting for us when we get there?

- Not quite, but we're gonna make it so

that he can find us when he gets back.

- When is he coming back?

- I don't know but he'll come back soon. Come on.

Come on.

Okay.

- Will they be mad at us for putting this here?

- Who's they?

- The people at the park.

- The people at the park don't matter.

Nobody matters.

Okay.

- But, what if we get in trouble?

You don't need anyone's permission to do anything, okay.

This world, the country,

they don't care about little black boys like you

and you don't have to care about them.

Understand?

Good.

Now time to plant the seeds

so that this way we'll be able to find our flowers.

Hey, you wanna do the water?

- Yeah. - Okay.

(pouring water)

Oh, okay. Here put the top on.

Okay, now come on so we could go to Auntie Ebbs.

I can't wait to see what she cooking huh?

- Yes.

- Good morning.

- That's 500 to account for.

- Gwen.

If possible, can you give me some more hours?

Just a few next week.

I really, really need more hours.

- Everyone is asking me right now.

- Gwen, all you do is hire teenagers.

They don't need this money.

I'm over here trying to survive.

I could barely pay my rent.

Gwen, I have a son.

I barely have food at home.

- I see.

Let's revisit the conversation

before I do the schedule next Thursday.

Thanks Gwen.

- Ah, it looks like your mom is here.

- Hi. - Hi.

I just knew you wouldn't be asleep by now.

- I don't know why.

- Thanks for watching him.

- Yeah, of course.

- What you cook?

Ahmad, you made your auntie make orange chicken?

- It was so good mom.

- Ahmad, why don't you go find your uncle for me.

Tell him it's time to eat.

- I can eat his if he doesn't want it.

- Why you gotta be so greedy.

- Yes, ma'am.

- So have you heard from Jeremy?

- No.

He'll be back.

- You know, like I said before, it's not a problem

for you and Ahmad to move here.

That way you can stack your money

and you don't have to worry about running Ahmad

around everywhere by yourself.

- I'm okay.

I truly appreciate it though.

- Think about it.

- He said he is coming in a minute.

Are you still making brownies?

- Good question. I don't know. Do we have time?

- Please.

- Maybe next week, okay.

We have to get home and get to bed.

- Can we just stay here tonight?

- Ahmad, go get your stuff and get ready.

- Yes ma'am. - Thank you.

You like this one better or that one?

Yeah, the big rollie.

I'll be back, okay.

You not paying me no mind.

What's up my boy?

- Hey. - How are you feeling?

- I'm good. Just reading a book.

- Oh, look at you reading. What you reading?

Did you remember to put your homework in your book bag?

- Mhmm.

- What's the capital of Canada?

- Ottawa.

- Ooh, my boy smart man. (knock on door)

All right. (Ahmad laughing)

(knocks on door)

- Good afternoon.

We're looking for Ms. Linda Burrows.

- I'm Linda. How can I help you?

- Ms. Burrows, we've received some concerns

regarding the treatment of your son Ahmad.

And we're gonna have to do an investigation for a few days.

So he is gonna need to come with us.

- Wait, what?

- Where are you getting this information from?

- I'm not authorized to give you that.

- No. And I'm not authorized to let you in my house.

- Ma'am.

What's gonna happen now is we're gonna

take custody of your son.

If you resist or try to fight us,

that will increase the chances

of you losing custody of him in the future.

Do you understand?

Are you going to open the door or are you gonna resist?

- Can y'all get me just one moment please?

(Linda crying)

Ahmad, can you come here for a minute please?

(somber music)

The officer outside and his colleague,

they're gonna take you down to the office, okay.

And they're gonna ask you questions,

but I promise you I'm gonna come get you later, okay.

- Why? What did I do?

- You didn't do anything wrong.

You didn't do anything wrong.

- Can you come with me?

- I wish I could, but I can't.

I am going to come get you. I promise.

Come on, let's go.

(Linda kisses)

- All right.

Come on honey. You gotta come with us.

- Ahmad, you're not in trouble, okay.

We're just gonna go for a short ride up the road. All right.

- Sorry, Ahmad mommy's, sorry okay.

I love you so much. - You have to let go.

- Ma'am you have to let him go.

- Let go now.

- Sorry Ahmad. I'm sorry. - Ma'am please.

Please, ma'am. Ma'am.

- Ahmad. - Ma'am. Ma'am. Ma'am.

(somber dramatic music)

- You call CPS on me and my son?

- I had to do what I felt was right for the child.

- Do you know how hard it is

to look your son in the face

and tell him that people he barely knows

is gonna take him away from me?

Call them back right now

and tell them you made that shit up.

I ain't got shit lose Gwen. - Linda!

- Shit!

(slow dramatic music)

(Linda sobbing)

(phone ringing)

Hey, hey, have you heard from Ahmad yet?

- He just got in bed.

- Oh Linda, I know.

I know it, but just think it could be a lot worse, right.

He could be staying with a family he doesn't know,

and we gotta count our wins too.

- I'm gonna be in here for the next five years

for aggravated assault.

Ahmad is gonna be a senior by the time I get outta here.

I'm gonna miss his entire life.

Hey, if you see my mom, could you tell her I'm in here?

She might be unrecognizable at this point,

but you are the only way I could get to her.

- Don't you worry about that?

I'll be able to make out who she is.

Yeah.

Yeah, I know she has a birthmark on the side of her neck.

- Thanks Ebbs. (Linda sobbing)

I am so sorry.

Please, please send me pictures of Ahmad.

Pictures, report cards, school projects

and have him write me.

- You know in order to avoid foster care,

Ahmad has to be permanently placed with us.

- Promise you going to come see me every week?

- Of course, I will bring him as often

as they will allow me to.

Linda, we're gonna make sure

we find you an excellent lawyer.

- Thank you.

And tell Ryan I said thank you too.

Y'all have definitely been my angels.

- I will.

(Linda sobbing)

(birds chirping)

(doorbell rings)

(slow dramatic music)

- Hey sis.

You look good.

I got Linda's message.

- You got Linda's message?

So Jeremy, you just disappear out of the blue

and that's all you have to say

is that you got her message?

- And I get it.

Had to lay low for a few weeks

but I got everything situated now

and I'm ready to take Ahmad off your hands.

- There's an order to things Jeremy.

We have a hearing later on today to gain permanent custody.

- Oh, hearing.

- No, I'm back now.

So you ain't gotta worry about all that.

You can tell him that his dad is here to claim him

and that should work everything out.

And once I take Ahmad I'm gonna have to dip out with him

for a little bit 'cause I still gotta lay low.

- And take him where?

- Away, off the radar.

- And you think the streets are fit for a child?

You don't think it's a bit much

to completely remove him from everything

that he knows, from his school?

Jeremy, you don't think he's been through enough?

- Look, we already talked about it.

I'm gonna homeschool him. Keep him active.

Teach him how to plant his own food.

It's gonna be better for him in the long run.

- Not one time did you ask me how I was doing

after I lost my baby?

Not one time.

No apology.

You didn't even stop at the hospital.

Come on man, you know better than to be out here,

like mother didn't raise you right,

and now you wanna drag your son into it.

- Look, I get it sis.

I couldn't face you after all that shit.

I was angry. I was embarrassed.

But I should have been there for you.

And that's on me. I'm sorry.

- And as much as you know he could be lurking

around our house, plotting to kill us.

- No, no, you ain't gonna worry about that.

I can assure you.

- So I'm just supposed to be okay with you taking him

while you out here rolling dice with their life?

- Come on sis, you know we gonna be back.

Our lives ain't built like yours.

- You know I'm sick of you

and Linda with the same excuses.

Your life could be

if you quit running back to the streets man.

- [Jeremy] Like I got some type of choice now, huh?

- Oh, you got a choice. You got a choice.

- Sis, please just tell me

where y'all having the hearing later today.

- It ain't the hearing Jeremy.

You are not even thinking about me and Ryan, are you?

Hmm?

It's at the same courthouse where you had yours.

And if you're gonna come, you need to come early

because all of this was so unexpected.

There's no guarantee. - I'll be there.

All right. I just gotta go back to our spot first

and make sure stuff is cleared up,

'cause the people, they sneaky like that.

I'm trying to keep it straight, but I'll be there.

- Okay.

- See you a little bit.

- You keep coddling him. - Oh please.

- That's why he thinks he can just do whatever he wants

and show up when he feels,

and you can't see that you are enabling him.

- Ryan, please.

He just needs a little guidance, okay.

- And there it is.

The same excuse you've been using for the past 10 years.

He didn't have our mommy and daddy.

When are you gonna realize that he is a grown ass man

that needs to figure out his own life

and deal with his own traumas?

It is not your job to fix him.

- Ryan, you don't have any siblings.

And both of your parents are alive and still doing well.

- You got me there, you're right.

I don't have siblings.

But if I did and one of them was the reason

why I lost the one thing that I wanted most in life,

and that one thing that I dreamed

of was literally ripped from my own body

because of their own selfishness.

I can assure you there is no way in heaven

nor hell they could show up at my door

with a handful of excuses and demands.

He took my son, Ebony.

- He was my son too Ryan.

- I'll see you and Ahmad at the meeting.

I need to wrap my head around some things.

- Take as much time as you need.

- You said that you were...

Oh, I'm sorry, this must be him walking up.

- Oh no, that's my husband.

I was speaking to my brother Jeremy.

- Sorry, I'm late.

- Oh, so Ahmad's father is your brother?

- Yes. - I misunderstood.

Okay, just so I'm clear, your desire is

for Ahmad's father, Jeremy, to be able to take custody today

so that you don't have to go through with the adoption.

Are we on the same page about that?

- Mhmm. Yes.

Yes.

- Where is my dad?

- Oh yeah, he hasn't made it yet.

But what we're gonna do is we're just gonna go

through the process as we planned,

and then if he shows up, we'll take it from there.

- [Ryan] Right. Let's do it.

- Okay.

Okay, sign here, here, here and initial here.

You are so strong and brave

to be going through this journey.

Okay. You guys are officially a family.

- Listen, I know that you must be going through

a whirlwind of emotions right now,

but I want you to know that you are loved,

you're safe now, and you are not alone.

Do you understand me?

All right.

- I am so glad that you're my son now.

We love you and I'll do anything to protect you.

You know that right?

- Baby, why don't you go upstairs and get some rest?

It's been a long day.

- Okay. - Come on now.

- Good night. - Good night.

You know, I was thinking after I pick up Ahmad

from school tomorrow, maybe we can stop by and see his mom.

- I don't think that's a good idea.

Ahmad's been through enough.

You know, Ahmad's our son now

and we have to do what's best for him.

- Yeah, but that doesn't mean

we disconnect him from his parents.

I mean that's part of his wellbeing too, right.

Plus I promised Linda that I would take him

- Ebony, no.

His parent's are always thinking about themselves first.

Their actions affect other people,

specifically us and Ahmad.

- So you just want to act like they don't exist?

I mean, Ahmad knows who his parents are and he loves them.

- Did his father love him enough

to show up today of all days?

No.

All that, I got a plan

and don't tell me how to raise my son talk,

and his sorry ass couldn't he be bothered

to show up on the most important day of his son's life?

- Well baby, that's easy for you to say.

I mean, you've never been a victim of the system before.

Honey once your caught in that system

it's hard to get out.

Especially when making

an honest living only gives you scraps.

I mean, he was trying Ryan.

- Baby, he was trying to get a fast come up, okay.

He didn't wanna put in the time

and do the work to build from the ground up.

And you're sitting here defending him like he didn't go do

some business with the guy who hurt you

and caused us to lose our baby.

- What are you, what are you saying?

- The other day, Ahmad asked me if his father

was hurt by the same man that hurt you

and I asked him, I said, "What made you think that?"

You know what he told me?

He said he overheard his parents talking

about doing more business with Paul.

That's his name, right? Paul.

- So that explains why Jeremy wants to leave.

That's why he just left.

- Baby you keep making excuses

and I'm sitting right here with you.

We practically raised Ahmad,

so I do think we have some say in Ahmad's life.

So now it's our time to make the decision

for what's best for us.

And baby, I need you with me.

I need you to stand with me the same way

that I stood with you for the past 20 years.

- And I do. I do.

- Okay. So if you stand with me,

then don't take our son to that jail.

No phone calls, no letters.

It'll confuse Ahmad more and he's been through enough.

And Linda, she can get a public defender

and fight her own battles.

I'm done paying for it.

Jeremy,

wherever the hell he is,

he can fight his own battles too.

I'm sure he has a plan.

The way they've been carrying on,

it'll take them a few years to get themselves together

so they can build a relationship with Ahmad then.

We've worked so hard to be parents

and we both love Ahmad so much.

So trust me, this is what's best for him.

- But what do we tell that baby

when he asks about his parents?

You know he's going to ask about his parents.

- The truth.

You trust me?

(light-hearted music)

(upbeat music)

♪ Oh something

- Happy Mother's Day.

- Oh, wow.

What a surprise. Thank you.

- Open it. Open it. Open it.

- Oh wow.

What do we have here?

- That way when we play, you can use your own controller.

- And you think you're ready for me?

- Mhmm. - Mhmm.

- Here you go. - Okay.

Oh wow. This is a beautiful card.

- [Ahmad] Thank you.

- And a gift card.

Must be my lucky day.

Let's see.

"You are my shero. Love Ahmad."

Oh wow. Look at your drawing.

Looks pretty professional now.

I don't know dad, we might have to do something about that.

- [Ryan] It's nice.

- Might be able to make some money off of you someday.

- Oh, and by the way,

the only reason we got you a gift card is

'cause last time we brought you clothes, you never wore 'em.

- I thought we were supposed to be partners.

How you gonna call me out in front of him?

Oh my, yes.

I see that.

And I can count. Good job. Thank you.

- [Ryan] All of this and you go straight for the money. Wow.

- Well I appreciate that too. Thank you.

- Well we can finish celebrating after the event.

What time do we need to be there?

- Probably about two hours.

- Do we have to be there all day again?

- No, not all day.

So think about this.

What if you didn't have any food

or clothes when you want someone to help you?

- Yeah. - Yes. So that's why we do it.

And I'm gonna drive separately because you two are slow.

But this is wonderful. Thank you. You guys did a good job.

- Thank you.

(metal door clangs)

(officer clears throats)

- Inmate 3926. You are ordered to transfer.

On your feet.

On your feet.

- Where?

- On your feet inmate.

- That's how they treat mothers on Mother's day.

(police radio)

- And then, and then I turn around

and their baby is standing there covered

in pink frosting from head to toe.

I swear that girl hasn't given me a day

of peace since the day she was born.

Oh, I miss those days.

- I don't.

I mean, come on, endless diaper changes, sleepless nights.

Girl, I don't think I got a full night's rest

like the first 14 months with Noah.

- Oh, I can't relate. Bailey slept through the night.

She loves her sleep. Just like who? Her mom.

(all laughing)

- What about with you, Ebony? How was it?

- Oh.

- Oh it's all right.

But he's, he's great. ♪ Baby I cans see your lies

- You know what?

Here's to motherhood and to being of service.

- Yes.

♪ Devils in the skies

♪ I can see right through your eyes

♪ Baby I can see your lies

♪ (la, la, la, la, la)

♪ Here I am trying to stand out in the crowd

(police radio)

- Get up inmate.

- Get your... - Get up!

- Ass up and stop playing.

- I gotta pee.

- You should have went back there.

- I gotta pee man.

- I'll take her in the woods.

- I don't think that's a good idea.

- I wish she would. - Okay.

- Don't be trying any of that.

(birds chirping)

(somber music)

What the hell!

You gone stop this shit. I am tired of you.

(taser shocking) (officer screams)

(intense dramatic music)

(police radio)

(intense dramatic music continues)

- That guy I was telling you about BJ?

Girl, I quit mess messing with him.

Why did he have a chick at my house at two o'clock

in the morning knocking at my door?

Do you know BJ?

I'm like, girl, he here aint he.

She looking at me like she want me.

- Good day ladies.

- Right.

- I'm looking for an Ebony Jones.

- Yes.

Are my husband and son, okay?

- They just pulled up.

- Okay, thank you.

- Could you excuse us?

Thank you.

Now this is in regard to your sister-in-law, Linda.

She's escaped custody.

She's considered extremely dangerous right now.

We believe that she's armed.

So we need to get you to a safe location right now.

As far as I know, we get you home.

We have a security contingency standing by.

But the moment we identify any additional threats,

we will need to move you

to either a safer location, different state.

But in order for us to effectively protect your family,

ma'am, we need to leave like now.

- Okay. Let me just get my things.

(ominous music)

(workers talking)

(ominous music continues)

(crickets chirping)

- Ebony, baby, come watch a movie with me.

Ebony.

Ebony.

- I'm sorry babe.

You know, I think I'm just gonna take a shower

and try to get some rest.

- All right good. I think you need that.

- Ryan, we have security outside of a house right now.

- And do you realize you have your man right

in here with you?

Baby, everything is gonna be fine.

All right.

(Ryan kisses)

(slow dramatic music)

(door creaks open)

(Ryan typing)

(suspenseful music)

(heavy thud)

- Ryan.

Ryan.

Oh my God.

(car alarm)

Get up. Get up. Get up.

Get up. Get up.

Listen, I said I'll explain you later,

but I need you to move quickly, okay.

Call my phone.

Call it. Come on.

- I have no idea where my phone is.

- Look, look, look.

- I might have left it downstairs,

- Okay, okay. One sec.

All our phones are missing.

Listen, I don't know what day it is,

but we need to run to the car as soon as possible.

Come on, come on, come on, come on.

Come on. Come on. Come on.

It's all right.

Go wait for me in the car. I'll meet you there, okay.

- Okay. - Okay.

Go baby. Go. Go.

(suspenseful music)

(Ahmad locks door)

(slow chilling music)

(intense dramatic music)

(loud punches)

(Ebony screams)

Oh God!

(intense dramatic music)

Oh God!

(intense dramatic music)

- You didn't write me.

You didn't even bring Ahmad to come see me.

(loud punch)

Where's Ahmad?

- I don't know.

- Look at me. Look at me.

Where's Ahmad Ebony?

Fuck!

(suspenseful music)

(Ryan breathing heavily)

(Ebony exhaling)

- Oh God.

(suspenseful music)

- Dad.

- Oh, God.

Oh, it's good to see you man.

I thought I'd never see you.

Yeah there's a large chain.

Ahmad can you grab those keys from the water.

Right here. That's it. That's it.

(Ryan breathing heavily)

All right.

(Jeremy walking in pain)

All right, let's pause right here.

I need you to go find some help okay.

- Okay.

Oh baby.

- Oh my God.

(slow dramatic music)

Okay, I'm gonna go get the car.

I need you to come.

Just sit. Be careful. Sit back. Sit back.

Okay, be careful.

- [Jeremy] Okay.

- [Linda] Watch if...

- He's been down here this entire time.

- [Ebony] I didn't know. - You knew.

- I promise you I didn't know.

- You're lying.

You lie.

You mean to tell me you sit upstairs every night

and you don't know it's a man in your basement.

- I didn't know you were this person.

- Like I would do that to my own brother.

- She's lying. - Hey, look at me.

I didn't know. - She's lying.

- I didn't know. - [Ahmad] No.

- Ryan, what are you doing? Put the gun down.

- Ahmad is our son Ebony.

- Ahmad get back. Get back.

- Jeremy go. Jeremy go.

- They are not taking my son anywhere.

The police will be here any minute to take your ass back

to jail where you belong.

- Ryan, put the gun down.

Just put the gun down please.

- But if you choose him over me,

I might not be so loyal in the morning.

- Uncle Ryan. - I'm your father!

Now choose, him or me!

(gunshot) - Ryan!

(intense dramatic music)

No. No. Ryan get up.

Get up baby, get up.

Oh God damn. Get up.

Get up.

Please.

(Ebony screams)

(slow dramatic music)

- We ran outta creamer,

but we have a few packs of sugar left.

So Ebony, I know this is very difficult

and there's a lot to process

and I do wanna represent you to the best of my ability,

but I need you to be completely honest with me

because, well, I'm having a hard time piecing

some things together.

Where is Ahmad?

- Again, I don't know.

- [Detective] You don't know where your son is?

The son that you sign to love and protect?

- Yes, that's correct.

Well, wherever he is, I'm sure he's safe.

- With his fugitive mother, Linda.

Is that what you mean by safe?

- No, what I meant is he's a smart kid

and I'm sure he'll make his way back to us.

- That's what you say.

But you also said that Linda never came to your home.

Because I'm finding it hard to trust anything

that you're telling me right now.

I talked to your neighbors, they said that they saw Linda

and they described her perfectly.

- Are you trying to blame the state's inability

to secure their own prisoners onto me?

I mean, I must have missed that part, but I have

no idea how the person who broke into my house looks.

But when they find them, it will bring me a lot of relief.

- You said that you shot your husband in self-defense.

What exactly were you defending yourself from?

- From him?

- You were protecting yourself from

your husband who you'd been married to for 14 years

and you adopted a child with?

- My husband was holding someone hostage

in our basement for his experiments.

And when I confronted him,

he threatened me with a loaded gun.

- [Detective] You also live in this home, correct?

- Yes.

- So in all the years that you lived in this house,

you never suspected that anything may be

going on in the basement?

- I think you're forgetting that we're dealing with a man

with extensive accolades

where a man's been treating for blood diseases.

What reason would I have to go into his space

that he considers his work lab?

Especially, where there's nothing in there

that pertains to me.

- [Detective] Also, you said that the intruder

was after your husband.

So why would you have to defend yourself against him?

- Can you imagine what it's like

to look your husband in the face after he just assaulted you

and almost to death,

and then for him to tell you that your son is missing?

And at the hands of someone who's clearly insane.

- Thank you Ebony.

(light-hearted music)

- Hello.

Hey.

I told them you would call back soon.

One moment.

It's your auntie Ebbs.

- Happy Mother's Day.

Did you like the gifts we sent you?

- Oh yeah. That's why I'm calling.

I just wanted to thank you for all my wonderful gifts.

Yeah, especially my painting.

- Actually, mom printed out those.

When are you joining us?

- Soon. I promise.

And hey, I want you to finish telling

me about this new thing you wanna try with your hair.

- Okay, I will. Hold on. Here's my dad.

- Hey sis. How you doing?

- Hey Jeremy.

Yeah, I'm hanging in there.

How are you?

- Oh, you know we holding up. We holding up.

- You a hard man to reach.

You ready to talk?

We both have something in common.

Neither one of us want Linda free.

So, when you ready to talk,

it will benefit both of us.

♪ Much sorrow comes from women

♪ Who know not honor and truths

♪ Here I am just trying to be myself

♪ It's a crazy world

♪ Looking to find my place and all they do is

♪ (la, la, la, la, la, la)

♪ Here I am just trying to run the race in a slow pace

♪ All I'm trying to do is run, not win

♪ And all they do is ♪ (la, la, la, la, la, la)

♪ Mirror mirror tell me

♪ What is it about them

♪ Living like it's their game

♪ Come and set it better than me

♪ You'll just end up loosing ♪ (loosing)

♪ We're in the house made of glass

♪ Devils in disguise

♪ I can see right through your eyes

♪ Baby I can see your lies

♪ (la, la, la, la, la, la)

♪ We're in the house

♪ We the uprise

♪ Devil's in disguise

♪ I can see right through your eyes

♪ Baby I can see your lies

♪ (la, la, la, la, la, la)

♪ Here I am trying to stand out in the crowd

♪ Have my own sound

♪ How is it that the fakes ones are always so loud

♪ All they do is ♪ (la, la, la, la, la, la)

♪ Here I am, I'm doing my own thing