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(radio plays in the background)

- [Lerrez] I hear a saying,

that we are all born into this world with a clean slate,

and our experience and environment mold us into

the individuals that we become.

I'm not saying that this is true,

I'm merely stating a theory.

But in my case, I'm almost certain

it's a fact. ♪ To be strong ♪

♪ But no matter what ♪

♪ You must keep holding on ♪

♪ Holding on ♪

♪ Well life is a lesson I sure were to test is ♪

♪ Is Momma gone I'm all alone ♪

♪ And life is a blessing but I'm stuck stressing ♪

♪ Working while I'm going broke ♪

♪ You got your handout ♪

♪ Cop's on crack got his back ♪

♪ You got your handout ♪

♪ You got your hand out two car seats in the back ♪

♪ You got your handout you got your handout ♪

♪ And every time I turn around my phone be ringing ♪

♪ The favorites they singing winging ♪

♪ Rearrange 'cause for me it's like a weekend ♪

♪ Fam on the streets man you know I gotta take 'em in ♪

♪ In and you know it's hard to hold it in in ♪

♪ But the rent is due I gotta sin sin ♪

♪ MIC's keep crying and relationships dying ♪

♪ I'm wondering why and ♪

♪ Why me though ♪

♪ Man this life for me though ♪

♪ Yeah fuck it ♪

♪ I gotta take it ♪

♪ I gotta do it on my own I can't escape it. ♪

♪ Man my mother gonna see was a murder ♪

♪ Now I'm the mother and brother's year is stirred up ♪

♪ Little bro serving 30 years and got kids too ♪

♪ Now my niece my third daughter ♪

♪ What I am to do ♪

♪ Sometimes life is hard in this ♪

(bed creaking)

(woman moaning)

(bed creaking)

(door creaking)

- Get the hell outta here.

- [Earl] Lerrez, get your ass down here.

(soft jazz music)

(Joe sucks teeth)

(soft jazz music)

- I'm hungry.

(soft jazz music)

(cash shuffling)

(alarm blaring)

- Go ahead and get you something to eat, Lerrez.

Rez, you need to hurry up, you hear me?

(door clicks)

(sighs) Damn.

Hell Earl, all I ask you to do is one damn thing.

Damn.

(sighs) You sorry motherfucker.

- The hell is you talking about?

- Rez.

She came in the room.

Rez came into the room. (laughs)

- Rez hard-headed as shit.

She gonna do the fuck she wanna do anyway.

Don't be bothering me with that bullshit.

- This nigga.

(soft jazz music)

- What are you doing?

- I'm going to the store, get off me.

- You have to be more careful.

There's a lot of crazies roaming around in the world.

Go on, get out of here.

(television sounds)

- When will Earl come with our shit?

- I don't know.

The fuck (indistinct) buy it for?

- I don't know.

(television sounds)

- Hi Kia. - Hi Lerrez.

- Hi Michele. - Hey sweetie.

- Now go upstairs, honey.

- [Lerrez] My only real friend was my half-sister Kia.

We had the same dad, but different moms.

Kia's mom used to come over.

And damn, my mom couldn't stand that bitch.

- Good morning Lerrez.

So, how was your weekend?

- It was fun.

Kia spent the night, and we stayed up late talking.

- About what? Boys?

- Hi Lerrez.

(giggling)

(bell rings)

- All right class, take your seats.

We are going to go over math first.

(upbeat music)

- [Lerrez] The first time I got a glimpse of what I wanted

to be was when I met my fifth grade teacher, Ms. Corp.

Most kids at that age can't wait to get home from school.

I was the opposite.

(hair spray hissing)

I couldn't sleep at night from being so excited

to get back to her class in the morning.

And for whatever reason, she felt the same way towards me.

- Like it? - I love it.

- [Lerrez] She would come get me on the weekends,

- You look like a princess. - And we would do things

regular mothers and daughters do.

Being with her I felt, I don't know, normal.

And one day my only hope went and got married,

and just as fast as she suddenly came into my life,

she began to fade out.

I'm not sure what I thought was gonna happen between us,

but it was a reality check, - Ms. Corp!

- [Lerrez] and things for me

were about to go from bad to crazy.

- Black, what up Black? - What's up, baby?

- [Earl] (laughs) Good to see you, man.

- [Black] Right.

- [Earl] You're like the retro drug dealer.

You done brought crack back.

- Listen (indistinct) baby.

- [Earl] Ah, Black brought that crack back.

- Sing it.

♪ Black brought that crack back. ♪

- Can I get a little? - Hey, hey man.

- I'm sorry, man.

- Don't get shot at here tonight.

- I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

Black, I'm just so happy to see you, man.

- Right.

- You know somebody up they said man,

which would you rather have, like heroin or crack?

I said man, whatever you can get your

mothafuckin' hands on, bruh.

- [Black] He said both, right? (Earl laughs)

You a crazy motherfucker, man.

- How we looking man?

- Yeah yo, I got you man, got you.

- All right, my fault, my fault, Black.

Man, where you been Black, I miss you man.

- Listen man, you ever want to go somewhere

where it's quiet, just time to think.

- Uh-huh.

- [Black] Go where the homeless people at man.

- Tent City? - Yeah, Tent City.

Trust me.

- All right now we'll hit click it.

- Look bro. (Earl laughs)

(sighs) You crazy man, get your ass outta here, man.

- Thank you. - No problem, man.

Damn, I ain't see you there, Lerrez.

- I've learned that - Here baby girl, I'm sorry.

- [Lerrez] the most influential thing in life,

especially as a child is the company you keep.

- Man, get yourself something to eat.

- [Lerrez] As for me, - Thank you Black.

- [Lerrez] my father was emotionally absent.

So I gravitated to those men who seem to take care of me.

Because in my world, no one seemed to take care of anyone,

not even themselves.

- Yo, pass it.

- Ah baby, I'm sorry baby, there you go.

(Earl laughs)

(television noise)

(door knocking)

Yo! - Hey Jim.

- [Jim] Oh, what's happening baby?

Yo what's happening, man?

Is your, um (sucks teeth) your old lady around?

- I need $20, Jim.

- [Reporter] The crackdown on laboratory experiments

on animals is expected to become law today.

(Jim stutters) - No, no, no.

Not Jackie's $20.

I need $20, I'm running out of shit around here, Jim.

- You know man, this is some bullshit.

You know, every time I turn around,

it's 20 here, 10, five, you know?

I mean, what the hell is wrong with you, dude?

I mean, this is a bunch of bullsh-.

(knife clicks) - Jim.

Sit the fuck down.

- [Reporter] With a small amount of cocaine,

marijuana, and hashish.

Police say the ring was centered,

- [Jim] Yo.

How you going to talk to me like that, huh?

You talk to me like I'm a half a fag or something.

- I like you Jim, I really, really like you.

- [Jim] Yeah, and I like you too.

But you know, you bringing out a blade and everything.

- But I need $20.

- [Reporter] Charges ranging from smuggling to possession,

with the purposes of trafficking.

- [Jim] All right, look.

I spot you the 20, okay?

- [Reporter] Many homes in the metro area

are knee deep in flood waters...

- Thank you, Jim.

Have at it.

- [Reporter] Reported at least 200 acts (indistinct)

(stairs creaking)

- [Earl] Come on baby, let's go get something to eat.

(intense music)

(Lerrez screams)

- Come on baby,

don't cry baby.

- [Lerrez] Mommy, daddy, help me.

No, please stop, you're hurting me.

No, stop.

Stop, stop, please stop.

Stop! (intense music)

- Now remember, this is our little secret.

Your mommy and daddy would get into a whole lot of trouble

if anybody found out about this.

You wouldn't want them to go to jail now, would you?

(Lerrez sobbing)

(dogs barking)

- Lerrez!

Lerrez, look, you're late for school.

And I think you had a bad dream last night.

- It wasn't a dream, it was a nightmare.

And it was real.

How could you do that?

Answer me.

I hate you.

- It was just a dream

And if you tell anybody they gonna take you away.

And if they do, it's gonna be a lot worse than anything.

So just say, just say it Jack.

Just say it.

I mean it Lerrez, just say it.

- It was just a dream.

- You keep saying it, get your ass up.

(bell rings)

- [Lerrez] I tried to block out the weight

and I fooled most people, but I couldn't fool. Ms.Corp.

- Lerrez, can you come here please?

Lerrez you're an A student,

do you wanna tell me what's going on?

(sad music)

Are you okay?

Lerrez, you okay?

- Hello, I am so sorry that I kept you waiting.

- It's okay. - I'm Dr. Johnson.

- Hi.

- The exam shows that she has vaginal bruising

from a forced entry

and unfortunately she's been sodomized as well.

- What? - Yes, I'm very sorry.

And due to the nature of her injuries and the circumstances

we had to contact the police department

as well as social services.

- Are you serious? - I'm so sorry.

I'm very sorry.

- You want me?

(Ms. Corp sobs) - It's going to be okay.

- Can I see her? - Yes you can.

- Now remember, I know this is gonna be hard,

but over time I want you to learn to forgive others,

Like God forgives us.

I love you, Lerrez. - I love you too Ms. Corp.

(calm music)

(hiphop music)

- [Lerrez] By the time I turned 16,

the damage my environment had done to me was core deep.

But when you add guys to the mix, shit gets really tricky.

- Hey shorty, what you need?

Nigga what?

- Nigga, I'm sure you in the passenger seat.

As matter of fact,

get the fuck out and walk back to the block.

Look, take this ride with me.

- Alex you know I can't go far from here.

- She aint gonna know, let's go.

Just around the block, I wanna show you over.

- Oh my god, all right.

- [Lerrez] As time went on,

Alex got deeper into the streets and I fell deep in love.

He started out selling drugs,

but then they led to robberies.

Since we were inseparable,

I was always down for the ride.

(tires screeching)

(intense music)

After Alex got locked up, I decided to visit my old hood.

(hip hop music)

- [Trevor] Girl, what's up with you?

- What's up? - Girl you thick as hell.

- Trevor, shut up.

- [Trevor] Girl why you acting like that?

Don't work off.

- Come on young buck. - Here you go.

Damn, Lerrez, what's up with you?

How you been? - I'm good.

- What you doing around here?

- Just chilling around the hood.

- Yeah, you want something?

- You do really?

- I'm gonna have to cook a little bit.

- I need a hotdog.

- One hot dog, get a plate.

What's up with you, man.

Where you been at?

- I've been around.

- Trap house miss you like crazy, man.

- It feels good to be back.

- Right. - How you been?

- You know me out here getting this money.

It's what I do. - I know.

- Believe that.

So what your mom and dad though?

- Are you serious?

I don't want to talk about them.

- You're right, man.

I apologize all about their situation, man.

- Have you seen Kia?

- Man, last time I heard, man,

she moved away with a grandma, nobody seen her since.

Everybody moving away, hood aint the same man.

Crazy out here.

- [Lerrez] I went to Black's house that night

and we had sex for the first time.

Then I fell asleep and almost missed curfew.

But you know, I came looking for that ass the next day.

- What happened?

- Oh, they killed him.

- Killed who? Black?

- No, Trevor. - God.

- [Lerrez] Trevor was Black's best friend.

His death made me realize

how quick things can change within a day.

(car honking)

- Hey Lerrez, what's up with you?

- Black, I'm sorry.

- Remember the other day when you had that problem,

you want to talk about, it's the same shit right here.

Sorry, man.

- You don't have to apologize.

I'm okay, I'm good.

(indistinct)

What's wrong with you?

- What do you mean what's wrong with me?

- Your mind seem like it's not here,

what's wrong with you?

- Listen man, I know who killed Trevor.

- What?

- I saw him run down the street,

shoot him and run away like a bitch.

Man, my man aint dying in vain.

Matter of fact, fuck that,

I'm gonna go after this nigga right now.

- I'm coming with you.

- Say no more, get your shit.

- I need to go to my house first.

- Come on.

- Hello niggas. - What's popping man?

- Yo, you know what the fuck to do, right?

- I got this. - All right, come on.

Let's go.

- Hey y'all, got the weed?

- Holy shit, right here.

What's up shorty?

- How old are you?

- Why?

You gotta be a certain age to buy weed?

- Oh I see, one of them chicks with a slick ass mouth.

- Now see chicks with a slick ass mouths all talk,

I'm all action.

(laughing)

- That right? - Yeah.

Look, I got $10, so I need four for 10.

- Four for 10, come on shorty, nothing around here free.

- And I understand that.

It's like, I know what I want, right?

So why don't you tell me what you want,

And maybe we can work something out.

- Damn, shorty gangster.

- Girl where you from?

I ain't never see you around before.

- I'm from the area, my cousins parked around the corner.

We can go to her house, smoke some weed,

whatever else happens happens.

- Sound about right.

All right we out of here.

- Let's go.

- I'll be right back.

(indistinct chatter)

Oh, hold up.

- [Lerrez] Damn, I started to get nervous.

Black was about to kill somebody in broad daylight.

- Yo, slow down, why you walking so fast?

- [Lerrez] What the hell did I get myself into?

- What's up, where your peoples at?

- What's up now motherfucker?

- Oh shit.

(gunshot bangs)

- [Lerrez] There are certain acts in life

that redirect your path instantly.

After that Black vanished and my well dried up.

Good thing for me, my Alex was home.

And we was back at it again.

- What took you so long?

- Here they come yo...

(gunshots banging)

Thank you so much, appreciate it.

- You want gum? - How much is it?

- $1.99. - Okay.

- [Alex] Don't fucking move.

- [Lerrez] I was a black girl lost and I had no idea.

- [Alex] Give me your fucking money.

- Don't shoot, anything you want.

Anything you want, anything you want.

You want money? - Get in the register,

right now.

- Whatever you want. - Let go, let go.

- What the hell are you doing?

- Get the fuck down. (gunshot banging)

- [Lerrez] Well, that didn't go according to plan.

Alex killed the clerk and got seven years juvi life.

I took a pleading and got a probation.

I felt bad, but look, hey, that's part of the game.

I was addicted to fast money

and the rush I got from stick ups.

I needed a new partner in cash, yeah.

Cash was filling all the ways in my life.

Only problem was, he was Alex's boy.

♪ Introduce you to the night life ♪

- What's up man?

Why you got me out here in front of this abandoned building?

What's up with that?

- First of all, calm down, my foster mommy tripping.

I ain't supposed to be in the car with boys,

especially drug dealers.

So you got what I need or what?

I gotta go.

- Yeah, I got that for you.

Yo, check this out though, man.

This shit is sweet.

- It's good.

- Yo, what the hell is going on?

What the fuck is going on?

(gunshots banging)

- You ready?

- Yeah.

(low hiphop music)

- I shot last year, but this year.

- You think everything okay?

(indistinct) Back the back, huh?

This lady thick as hell.

- What, you think I'm thick?

Buy me a drink.

- Let's go, let's go.

- You gonna get me a drink? - Definitely.

(hiphop music)

- [Lerrez] This was easily the worst mistake of my life.

I made it out the bar that night,

but eventually they found the gun.

They linked cash to Antonio's murder,

but somehow my name got tossed up in the mix.

I was about 18 months into my two-year bed

for accessory to armed robbery,

when I got my first visit.

- Hey. - Hi.

- How you doing? - I'm doing good.

How are you? - I'm good.

You look beautiful. - Thank you.

- Lerrez, this is Patricia Crawford,

our grandmother. - Our grandmother?

- She's been looking for us.

- Yes, Lerrez, I haven't seen you since you were a baby.

And I lost contact with your father

when he started doing that stuff,

but that's behind us and I'm here now.

And when you get out of here, you're coming to live with me.

- With us. - Yes with us, Amen.

- Thank you guys so much and I really appreciate you guys.

Thank you so much.

- Take care of yourself. - You too.

- We love you baby.

- [Lerrez] The night before I was released, I had a dream.

Seemed more like a nightmare.

It wasn't the first time either.

It was actually a reoccurring dream

I had been having since Cs was killed.

- Don't shoot, I didn't kill Trevor, man.

I got a son. (gunshot bangs)

- Sleeping with the ghosts, that's what they call it

when a murder victim comes back to haunt you.

- Claudia. - Hey.

- Hey girl.

This is my sister Lerrez,

Lerrez this is Claudia.

- Hey Lerrez. - What's up, Tina.

This is Lerrez, Lerrez this is Tina.

- Nice to meet you.

- Welcome home sis.

- All right, so who's winning? - Clearly me.

- That's about the days though.

- Oh please, come on.

What's up Vegas. - What's going on, Kia?

How you been? - I'm good, how are you?

- Looking good.

Vegas is my sister Lerrez.

Lerrez this is Vegas. - Nice to meet.

- Pleasure. - And that's Tina and Claudia.

- [Vegas] How are you guys doing?

- So where your crew at?

You all ready to get that ass beat?

- I don't know, are you ready?

You guys don't look too ready.

- Who's that? - Who? Vegas?

Really?

All right, so I'm up? - Yes, ma'am.

- Hello? - How are you doing?

- I'm doing good. - It's a pleasure.

- I think you kind of cute.

- You all right yourself sweetheart, huh?

- Okay.

So you got a girl? - No, not yet, I'm looking.

- [Lerrez] Tina was the craziest bitch alive,

she was down for whatever.

Yeah, she was loyal, but to a degree.

I grew to love her and Claudia both like sisters.

(guitar music)

♪ Never wanted to be anyone else but me ♪

♪ Never wanted to look like the girls on the magazine ♪

♪ 'Cause I know I'm beautiful ♪

- I'm excited for you to see it.

- I know, hurry up.

- So I see I can be your hair stylist.

- Okay let me be the judge girl.

- This is cute. - Let me see.

- Okay, calm down, wait, wait, wait, wait.

All right.

- Oh it's all straight.

- I know your hair got so long.

- It's cute, it looks good, okay.

- I love it straight, it's cute.

- Okay sister, I see you got skills.

- I learned something in Juvi, you know.

- What else you learn in Juvi?

Cute.

(both giggle)

♪ I may not be perfect but for certain ♪

♪ I am worth it yes I am ♪

♪ So beautiful ♪

- Oh I'm gonna miss you.

- Love you.

- See you later, I love you too.

Come on, don't try to act all brand new on me.

- Take her too. - I wanna take you,

but I cant.

I'll see you guys on spring break, yes?

- Yes, we'll be there. - Bye bye.

- Bye boo. - Love you guys.

- Love you boo, don't forget about us.

- [Lerrez] My circle of sisters started

to slowly break apart.

Claudia moved to Atlanta to attend college.

I decided to put my skills to use,

so I started working out of hair salon.

Tina was still wild,

living life like it was one big ass party.

And as for Vegas, oh Vegas,

he was the love of my life.

We were inseparable.

As for my sister Kia,

well, she thought she hit the jackpot when she hooked up

with one of the biggest drug dealers in town.

(water flowing)

I've dealt with my share of pain in my life

and I've handled it my own way.

But there are some things that you can not let go

and it changes you for the worst.

- [Girls] Cheers.

(bright pop music)

- Welcome to Club Nitro,

we have a special guest for you in the house tonight.

Please put your hands together and welcome to the stage

all the way from New Jersey Lady C.

(clapping)

- (clears throat) Sorry.

Thank you.

Excuse me.

I like to thank or dedicate my song

to two of my very best friends

that are actually sitting right there.

They're looking so shocked right now.

Okay, I hope you like it.

- How are you doing, my name is Tommy.

- Nice to meet you, I'm Lerrez, this my sister Kia.

- Hi. - Hey Kia,

How you doing? - Good how are you?

- Girl, what are you drinking?

- Vodka. - Vodka straight up, huh?

- Straight up.

- You don't play now, do you?

- If you're gonna do it,

might as well do it right?

- I know, that's right.

- Hold on, (shushing) my girl wants to sing.

(slow music)

♪ We never expected much from me ♪

♪ And you all have said what I could not be ♪

♪ Just knew that you could never like what you see ♪

♪ How could you just lie to me ♪

♪ I almost believed every word ♪

♪ Until I finally had the nerve ♪

♪ To say I'm not your ugly duckling ♪

♪ I'm more than beautiful ♪

♪ My inner woman will always keep shining through ♪

♪ I'll never let you stop me ♪

♪ I'll hold my head up high ♪

♪ I know what's ugly 'cause I learnt to fly ♪

(slow music)

(clapping)

- Thank you. - Yes.

- You're just so great girl.

- You know who that was, you were talking to right?

- Who? Tommy?

- Who Tommy, check you out.

No, it's Tommy Guns,

he's only the most amazing producer

for all the hottest rappers.

Yeah.

- So I guess we going to the studio tomorrow, huh?

- We definitely going to the studio tomorrow,

but now I've got to pee.

- Girl, come on, let's go.

I'm tired.

Oh, God.

(hip hop music)

♪ Motherfucker ♪

♪ You always think I'm playing ♪

♪ Why ♪

♪ You don't know me homie ♪

♪ They don't know me at all ♪

♪ You don't know me homie ♪

♪ They don't know me at all ♪

♪ Just another day just another dollar ♪

♪ Just another day just another ♪

- I was hoping you weren't gonna stand me up.

- What's up? - How are y'all doing?

- I'm good. - All right

- How are you? - I'm good.

Why don't y'all ladies have a seat.

Let me get back to work on my man, Doyles real quick.

- Thanks.

- Hey, Doyles that was good.

But let's take it from the top, all right.

♪ You don't know me homie ♪

♪ They don't know me at all ♪

♪ You don't know me homie ♪

♪ They don't know me at all ♪

♪ Just another day just another dollar ♪

- [Lerrez] Tommy was the first guy I ever liked,

who wasn't in the streets.

He was a real professional and that was a turn on.

(door knocks)

- What? - Well, hello to you too.

- So you now finally decided to holla at your girl

after leaving me to go to the ATL?

Girl.

- So is that sarcasm or jealousy I detect?

- Both, bitch.

- But you know you could have came, right?

- Whatever you bitches know I have no money.

- So it was our fault you broke?

- I'm saying you wanna get me a job?

You hiring?

You know someone that's hiring?

- Nope.

Wait one second, one second.

Hold on.

- Who this?

- [Tommy] You always answer the phone so nice, huh?

It's me, Tommy.

- Tommy, I'm sorry.

I didn't recognize the number, how are you?

- [Tommy] Yeah, this is my manager's phone.

I'm in New York, I left my charger at home.

I gotta buy a new one.

- You're in New York? - Yeah, I want you to come up.

- I mean, I don't know anything about New York is so big.

I'm gonna get lost.

- [Tommy] I'm staying right across the street

from Penn station.

- I mean, I understand that,

but I don't wanna travel alone either.

- [Tommy] I'll take care of the expenses,

Bring a friend, you already know the weekends on me.

- Hold on.

Girl you wanna go to New York?

You don't have to pay for nothing, it's free.

- Hell yeah, free trip to New York,

bitch I'm about to bag right now.

- All right. Cool.

My girl, Tina is going to come with us.

(hiphop music) (indistinct chatter)

You know where Tommy Guns is?

- He'll be right back.

- Can I hit that?

- Yeah, come here girl?

- Excuse me, girl, you don't even know him.

- I don't need to know him,

I know what weed smells like.

- Lerrez Crawford, hey.

- Thought you forgot about me.

- Girl, you know I couldn't forget about you.

- Tommy, this is my home girl, Tina.

Tina this is Tommy.

- Hey how are you doing.

- Well hey Tommy.

- A handshake.

- Hey. - How are you doing?

Hey, let me impress you real quick.

Okay, watch me work.

(intense hiphop music)

You are drunk. - So?

- So let me call you a cab

and I'll get back with you after the session is over.

- Okay.

(calm music)

- Baby,

read this when you get home.

I want you to think about something.

- What's this?

- Just read it when you get home.

Okay, I want you to think about it.

- Okay.

All right.

All right girl come on.

- Can I get my hug now, Tommy?

- Bitch don't fucking play with me.

- What? - Let's go.

- [Lerrez] I thought about Tommy the entire ride home,

after reading his letter I made up my mind.

I was definitely going to take him up on his offer

and move to Atlanta with him.

- Well, what are you plans next week?

Maybe we can grab lunch in.

- Yeah, I don't have anything.

I would really like to just start over and...

- Yeah, I would like that.

- So we can go where you wanna go.

- Okay.

- I just want to be there for you.

- Lerrez. - Lerrez,

oh my God, you're beautiful.

- Michelle? - Yeah.

- Oh my God, look at you, you look good.

- I just left your mom in Clinton,

she'll be back next month.

Jackie looks good, drug-free, we all are.

Earl leaves for the halfway house next week.

- I'm happy for them, I wish them both the best.

Congrats to you too, you look really good.

Look gorgeous. - Thanks.

- Well, it was good seeing you.

I have to go to bathroom, okay.

Excuse me.

- [Tommy] You better stop calling me

when I'm sitting thinking about you, girl.

- Hey. - You okay?

- No, I'm fine.

I'm much better now that I hear your voice.

I miss you. - I missed you too, beautiful.

- Father, I thank you for this food we're about to receive

for the nourishment of our bodies for Christ's sake.

And I thank you for bringing us together again

as a family to break bread once more.

I asked that you go with my granddaughter

on her new journey in her life.

Please be her strength and keep your loving arms around her.

These are all things I ask in the name of Jesus.

Amen. - [All] Amen.

- Give me that. (indistinct dining chatter)

- Here take this bread.

- Thank you.

- You got a long journey, so you need to eat well

- And you know I don't cook.

- About that, (dining table chatter)

- Hold on, hold on.

Hold on, hold on.

Hello, I'm sorry.

Hey baby, what's up? - Hey Tommy.

- Are you close?

Okay, I'll see you when you get here.

I love you too.

- Is he on his way?

- Yes he is, he's actually close.

I'm so excited.

- Let's get this table cleaned up.

- I got it guys, I got it.

- Get up and take that plate in there girl.

- She's got it, she's got it.

- I'm not ready for you to go.

(knocks door)

- Oh look. - That's your goo.

- She aint about to get the door in this house.

- Mind your business.

- She aint even live here.

- Oh my goodness.

You lucky I like you, shit.

Acting like I want something.

Hey, come right in.

It aint your man.

- Hey baby. - Daddy?

Kia, hey sweetheart, how are you doing.

Oh so good to see you.

- Good to see you too.

- Earl, oh my goodness Earl.

- Lerrez baby, can I talk to you for a minute?

- Get off of me.

- I wasn't a baby that night you let that monster

come in my room and rape me, now was I?

- What?

What she talking?

- I was 10 years old.

- What she talking about?

What is talk...

Who?

Who?

- Don't act like you don't know.

I'm talking about Jim.

The man who used to let her trick with

so that you could stay high.

- Jackie you better tell me,

shut up and tell me you didn't let that happen.

- I, and I'm sorry.

- Fuck sorry.

The prosecutor, that's why you took the deal so first.

- Let me explain.

Baby, wait, I'm sorry.

- How dare you come to my home,

after what you've done to my granddaughter?

Do you know what you put her through?

Standing looking pitiful.

No, no, no, no tears, they mean nothing to me.

Do you realize what you have done to her?

Do you? - I'm sorry.

- Do you know what you have done?

I want you out of my house.

- No, no.

Earl baby.

- Lerrez, I'm so sorry.

I should have been and I'm so sorry.

I would have never let nothing like that happen to you.

I swear.

- But you're always sorry.

You're a sorry excuse for a father.

- I've changed, I've changed.

- My whole life I had to put up with the fact

that I had crack heads for parents,

not to mention the fact that she had men

in and out of her room.

When I needed you.

The one time I needed you to be there for me,

- I'm so sorry. - You weren't there.

But you was never there.

- Just give me one chance, I swear to god.

Just tell me what I need to do to make it right.

Just tell me, I swear to God.

Just tell me.

- Back the fuck off.

Back off.

I'm done.

- You sure you wanna leave this behind?

- Yes, there's nothing left for me here.

- You sure? - Yeah.

I need a new beginning anyway.

♪ I'm gonna break away ♪

♪ Who said I had to stay ♪

- [Lerrez] The ride to the airport was silent for most part.

I was deep in thought.

♪ So I gotta keep my life moving on ♪

♪ No one's gonna change ♪

I look back at the city that raised me

and it was finally behind me.

♪ I won't stop 'cause I gotta make a change today ♪

♪ Just believe in yourself everyday ♪

Thanks to Tommy, I started working as a makeup artist

as soon as I got to Atlanta,

it was a great start for my new career.

And I owed it all to the man I love.

- Mom, I swear to God.

I will never let nothing like that happen to Lerrez,

Jackie and I, we're done.

I don't want to be around her anymore.

(Earl sobs)

Mom I've changed, I really have changed,

but I don't know how to fix it with Lerrez.

- Son, I love you.

Of course you can stay here.

We're family, we'll work this out

but Earl, I need you to forgive yourself first.

Once you forgive yourself, everything else will work out

and as for Lerrez, she'll come around.

- Thanks mom.

I swear I've changed mom, I really have.

- I believe that, I see that.

I know you've changed, just stay strong son.

And if you need to stay here, that's what it's gonna take.

We're gonna get through this together.

I love you son.

- Thank you, I love you too mom.

- Good morning. - Good morning.

- Package for Mrs. Lerrez Crawford.

- That's me.

- Sign here, please. - Thank you.

- Have a good one. - You too.

Bye, bye.

Oh my God, this is from Ms. Corp.

- [Ms.Corp] My dear, Lerrez, I hope that you're well,

my family is good and I'm still happily married.

My daughter is eight now, my the time does fly.

I take her to Sunday school every week

and it always reminds me of the times that we shared.

I saw this Bible in a bookstore the other day

and well, it's yours now.

I hope to see you again one day.

Love always, Ms Corp.

- Ms. Corp, how could you be so good to me

after what I did to you?

I spent the week with Ms. Corp

because her husband was out of town on business.

She went to sleep early, so I kinda sorta borrowed her car.

Shit I needed some weed.

I went over to the spot that I used to go to with Black

by the projects.

And when I looked up, there Jim was, as clear as day.

Still up to no good.

Wow, the nerve of his raggedy motherfucker.

After what he did to me,

I didn't think I would see his face again.

The chic he picked up looked like a crack hoe,

so I knew he wouldn't be long.

I didn't know what I was gonna do,

damn sure didn't have a plan.

Then I decided I wanted to look him in his eyes

one last time.

Hey Jim, do you remember me?

- Lerrez, is that you?

- Yes it is.

- You just as gorgeous as when you was a little girl.

- [Ms.Corp] But over time,

I want you to learn to forgive others.

- I'm sorry, Ms. Corp I can't.

- What?

- Do you remember our little secret?

Well this is my little secret.

(gunshots banging)

(calm music)

I'll always love you Ms. Corp.

(hiphop music)

I thought I will bring my baby take out to the studio,

but then when I saw Black, my heart skipped a beat.

- Hold on Black, I'll be right back.

(hiphop music)

Hey babe. - Hey.

Do you wanna go out for lunch?

- I thought you were bringing in take out.

- Yeah, I changed my mind, I wanna go out.

- Well let me go tell Black, I'll be right back.

- All right, cool.

I'm gonna step outside okay, I wanna get some air.

- You okay? - I'm fine.

- Baby, are you okay? - I'm fine.

- Listen, baby, I'm just checking on you, all right.

- Are you deaf?

I said I'm fine.

- Okay, I'm not gonna ask you again.

Especially if you're gonna act like a spoiled little bitch.

- You hungry?

- I see you're over your little attitude, huh?

- Yes, I'm sorry.

Is just that Kia's boyfriend is treating her like crap

and I really don't like him.

- So he treats her like crap and you take it out on me.

Makes sense, makes a lot of sense.

- Babe, I cooked for you.

I'm sorry, don't be like that.

(heavy breathing)

- Girl what you watching?

- Nothing.

(slow romantic music)

♪ Baby baby ♪

♪ Would you mind if I ♪

♪ If I told you just what I feeling right now ♪

♪ Oh your love is like being in paradise ♪

♪ And I want you to know ♪

♪ Every time you touch me I feel the fire ♪

♪ But I I wanna burn ♪

♪ 'Cause it hurts so good baby ♪

♪ Oh goodnight ♪

♪ Baby you're my shining star ♪

(slow romantic music)

(heavy breathing)

- Damn girl. Oh shit.

- Still mad at me?

- No baby, I can't be mad at that.

(phone ringing)

Yo.

- [Black] What's good, nigga?

What you asleep?

- Man, it's quarter to eight.

- [Black] Man, you'll get enough sleep when you're dead.

We got more work to do.

Meet me at the studio, at one.

- All right.

- Who was that baby?

- That was Black.

We got to finish the track from yesterday.

It was coming out crazy though.

- He raps? - No,

he's a CEO of Sleepy Eye Entertainment,

he's already saying A Money is coming out next week

to shoot the music video for it.

I'm just in a studio with them right now,

mixing down the record.

But I booked you to do the makeup for the shoot next week.

- All right.

- So what you got going on later today?

- Nothing, Claudia is supposed to be coming over.

That's about it. - For what?

Smoked some weed? - Shut up. No.

- Well, how about the two of y'all

meet me at our favorite food spot later on for dinner?

You know the one?

Right? - I do.

Good, give me a kiss.

- Have a good day.

- Yo, Smurf.

- What's up? - Yo what's good?

How you been? - Good.

Yeah, this is my girl Rez from Jersey.

- What's up, how are you doing beautiful?

- So what's up, you got 24s?

- Yeah, you know, I got you covered for sure.

So look next time y'all need something right,

be sure to holla at a nigga.

No doubt.

- Bye smurf.

- Nice to meet you.

- Grandma. - Baby.

- You are so wonderful, thank you.

- Baby, and that's not the only surprise for you.

I wanted your whole family here,

I was gonna wait till after we edit but,

Lerrez Crawford, will you marry me?

- Yes. (ladies cheering)

- Oh my god. - Oh my goodness.

(ladies screaming)

- [Lerrez] Ms. Corp was right, everybody needs forgiveness.

After all I've done, who am I to judge?

But my mom, that's a different story.

She is dead to me.

(phone ringing)

- Rez? - Hello?

- Hey baby.

Thank you so much for calling.

- You have no idea what you put me through.

- Rez, I just wanna say, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry for everything.

Your childhood, and your...

Rez, I had a lot of time to think about this,

and I'm not the same guy, I'm not.

But I take full responsibility for everything, I do.

And I'm sorry, I really am.

- It's been a long emotional roller coaster for me.

I didn't think I would be able to forgive you,

but I do, I forgive you.

And I love you.

I accept your apology.

I'm so happy to see that you got yourself together.

- Thank you Rez, I just wanna say I'm sorry.

And I love you.

- I love you too, and I miss you too.

Do you think you can give me away at my wedding?

- Yeah, I would love to walk you down that aisle.

Yes, I would be honored.

- Do me a favor and keep this a secret, okay.

Don't tell Kia or grandma, I want it to be a surprise.

- Yup, yup, okay.

No, I promise.

I won't tell anybody.

- Thank you so much, I really appreciate it.

- Rez, thank you baby girl.

I love you so much. - And I love you too.

Bye. - All right.

- Yeah, girl, but I do appreciate you coming by.

Thank you so much, you're awesome.

- Anytime. - Hey what's up?

- There's someone I wanna introduce you to.

- Okay.

- A Money, this is my fiance, Lerrez.

- Nice to meet you. - Hey, nice to meet you.

- Babe, you okay? - Yes. I'm sorry.

I just feel that my heart skipped a beat, but I'm fine.

Nice to meet you A Money.

- You staying for the video shoot?

- No I got to go to the-

- Listen, stick around, I insist.

- Okay, all right.

- I'm gonna go get changed.

- Bae, I'm gonna check you out a little later, all right.

- All right.

- Okay, what was that about?

- What?

- Bitch, don't what me, you know what I'm talking about?

- That was Alex, he's my ex boyfriend from Tracy.

- Shut up.

Woo, it's a small world.

But you do have good taste though girl, 'cause he is fine.

He is. - Claudia, this is serious.

- What?

Oh you think he'll tell Tommy.

Oh girl, you know what?

It don't even matter, it don't.

Everybody has a past.

So what used to go with him?

Okay, wait a minute.

Now, is it just me or is there more to this

than you just used to go with him?

- Yeah, but what if it happened when I was only 16.

All right, this is what happened.

- [Alex] Don't fucking move,

give me your fucking money.

- Don't shoot, anything you want.

Anything you want, anything you want.

You want money? - Get in the register,

right now.

- Whatever you want. - Let go, let go.

- What the hell are you doing?

- Get on the ground, get the fuck down.

(gunshot bangs)

(siren wailing)

- I mean, I do feel bad about snitching on him,

but at the end of the day,

he was the one who was caught with the gun.

There was no sense of us both going down.

Besides a real nigga's going to take the charge

and say I have nothing to do with it.

- Y'all was on Bonny and Clyde shit,

and then you snitched.

What happened to him?

- He went to prison for seven years.

- Seven years (giggles).

Okay, bitch, he gonna kill you.

You know he from Camden, right?

- I don't know what his plan is,

but there is a reason he wanted me to be at the shoot.

- Is this the first time you seen him since he got out?

Okay.

He needs Tommy, Tommy does not need him.

This is his business, he won't mess that up.

- I really hope you're right.

I just wish I had someone

who could make sure he understood that.

- I got you. - Thank you.

- But you gonna owe me for this one.

- Who you trying to to.

Okay, I got you. - I can't.

- Hello? - Listen,

I'm Lerrez's friend Claudia.

Now she's with Tommy now and she just wants to make sure

the past stays there.

- I can do that,

there's a few stipulations though.

Why don't you tell Lerrez, meet me downtown.

We have a few drinks,

then we discuss what we need to discuss,

then maybe I'll keep my little secret between us.

- Maybe, huh?

I got it.

(knocks door)

- It's 25,000, there's another 25 coming.

Take it or leave it.

- You know it's gonna take more than 50 grand.

Right? - Get off of me.

- Who the fuck you gonna tell?

You aint supposed to be here anyway.

Get the fuck over there.

- Get the fuck off of me.

Move, Alex, what is wrong with you?

Get the fuck off, Alex stop.

What the fuck is you?

Alex get the fuck off of me.

Move.

- I will sniff the shit off of you, stop playing.

- Alex, get off.

(heavy breathing)

(slow music)

- [Lerrez] The rape took me back to my childhood.

(muffled screaming)

- Hello, baby.

Don't fight with me.

- [Lerrez] At this point I stopped fighting,

I felt the same way about Alex that I felt about Jim.

And I knew one day I would kill Alex, just like I did Jim.

- Now remember, this is our little secret.

- That was amazing. - Yeah?

- Mm-hmm.

- You know this doesn't have to be a one time thing, right?

Tommy leave out of town all the time and so do I.

- Why you never wrote me?

- I was young and running wild,

What did you expect?

I'll have no excuses.

- So you love this nigga Tommy or what?

- I like the dough.

- You like the dough. - I do, I do, I do.

Listen one other thing,

can you not tell Black about this.

He and Tommy got up riled up relationship,

I don't wanna mess that up, you know?

- Yeah I got you. - Thank you.

Let me get dressed.

(hiphop music)

♪ I'm down for whatever ♪

♪ Whatever it is ♪

♪ Stuck in my platter ♪

♪ That's how you skip it ♪

♪ And I'll be going anywhere they know who I be ♪

♪ And they love me everywhere they know I'm a G ♪

- How was the shoot?

- Yo, that shoot was crazy, man.

- What that bro?

What you grinning for man?

- Yo you know Tommy chick?

- Mm-mm.

- I used to smash that back in the day.

- Say word. - Word.

- We went in this little mission,

things didn't go how it was supposed to.

Remember that case I caught?

- Right.

- That little bit snitched on me, man.

- Hold on, she from the city?

- Yeah, her name Lerrez.

- Lerrez from Centerville?

She's short, dark skin, thick behind.

- Yeah, you know her?

- Do I.

Dang, Lerrez came over here to fuck up this time, bro.

- She came up.

She just paid me 25,000 to keep a little secret too,

and I got another 25 coming.

- If that's the case, I've got a million dollar secret, bro.

I don't think Tommy know who his girl is bro.

Listen, next time you go see her,

I'm gonna be with you.

- You try to fuck my shit my all the way up,

Come on, man, you crazy.

- Nigga, you ain't listening bro.

I said I got a million dollar fucking secret.

- She know who you are though?

- No.

- Yeah, she say you and Tommy

got this real good thing going on

and she don't wanna mess this shit up.

She told me not to tell you.

- How she know you in my label though?

- I don't know.

- I haven't even met her bro,

we about to get paid on everything.

- How are you? - Good.

- I see shit ain't never changed.

My my my, look what the fucking cat drug in here.

What's up with you Lerrez?

- What's up?

- You fucking tell me.

Heard you giving out a lot of money to keep secrets

and Black, got a big secret.

- What are you talking about?

- What am talking about?

You know what I'm talking about, you remember Cs.

- What's up where your peoples at?

- Yo what's up now motherfucker?

- Oh shit. (gunshot banging)

- Let's go, lets go.

I cannot believe you doing this.

- Doing what? - You shot him not me.

- That's because your little bitch ass froze up.

Did you forget the gun was on safety?

He was going to kill both of us asshole

or do you not remember that?

Here is another 25,000, that's all I got.

- That only 50,000 total, the down payment.

You still owe us 950,000 more.

- A million dollars?

Where the hell you think

I'm gonna get a million dollars from?

No fuck you, I'm gonna tell Tommy myself.

- Listen, Tommy should be least of your worries.

Last time I fucking checked,

there no statute of limitation on fucking murder.

So get me my fucking money.

- It's gonna take some time.

- But how do I know that if I give you guys the money,

the blackmail gonna stop.

- You got my word.

- Your word.

That's supposed to mean something to me.

I gave this nigga my word and look what he do.

Run back to your ass.

Fucking flunky.

- Chill the fuck out, nigga.

Lerrez man, listen, man.

He was always cool, I ain't got no beef with you.

I just want my fucking money, that's it.

- All right.

(plane engine roaring)

- Okay, bitch, what is so important

that you can tell me on the phone?

I mean, I'm not complaining (indistinct)

damn bitch, you okay?

- I'm good.

Tina, I really need you for this one.

- I hope you got some weed or some shit,

like you done fucked up my head with this shit.

I mean, I knew you have some skeletons,

but shit, damn bitch.

What the fuck, you're crazy.

You crazy as hell.

Hell no, hell no.

- Who's this?

- [Smurf] Yo it's Smurf.

What's good with you mama?

All right babe be safe.

- So you're just gonna leave?

You're not gonna smoke it with me.

- No doubt, just waiting for an invitation.

- Well,

you just got one.

- Let me get this straight.

There's two niggas from Jersey they think

you got a connect on 50 pounds of sour diesel, huh?

- Yeah, two sets a piece and I want 20 for my troubles.

- And I get to keep the other remaining dollars?

- Exactly.

- Shit, that sound like a come up.

What's gonna happen when you get back to Jersey.

- Well, I was hoping that id have somebody to take me out.

- Yeah, that I can arrange that.

(door knocks)

- Yo why we had to come on all the way down here.

Where the fuck is Lerrez at?

- Lerrez, asked me you scary ass nigga.

The money is in the bed.

- Yo, my watch my back, bro.

- I got you.

- [Lerrez] I read once that revenge is a dish,

best served cold.

I was never too sure about that,

but what I do know is that karma is a bitch

and that she's unbiased to the victim at hand.

I just hoped that she had mercy on me.

(gunshots banging)

- [Reporter] Camden, New Jersey based rapper,

Alex A Money Walker was found murdered

in this west Atlanta motel room,

along with Davis Smurf Anderson,

who's known to be a notorious gang member.

A woman who has been identified as Tina Owens

from New Jersey was found alive,

but remains in critical condition.

What we do know thus far is that police are searching for

Darryl Black Friar, for questioning,

and have named him a person of interest.

Friar who is CEO of Sleepy Eye entertainment,

the record label, popular rapper A money is signed to

was believed to have been in the room

at the time of the murders.

We will bring you updates as the story unfolds.

(church bell dings)

(calm music)

- Oh my God, is it normal to be this nervous?

I'm so nervous.

- I know.

- How does it feel to be marrying the man of your dreams?

- Absolutely amazing.

Oh gosh. - I'm so proud of you.

- Thank you so much. - I am too.

- Thank you.

I can't believe it, in less than an hour,

I'm gonna be a married woman.

And tomorrow I leave for an amazing honeymoon

to South Africa.

- Yes. - What?

Oh God is good.

- He is.

- You look gorgeous, - Thank you so much.

- And I love you. - I love you too.

Okay lets do this.

You ready? - Yes.

Oh my God.

- Enjoy your wedding day, baby girl.

Stop worrying about things you can't control.

- I'll stop worrying when they find Black,

I can't live one more day like this.

- I've looked everywhere, Black is in the wind.

You haven't looked hard enough.

♪ Something that she does ♪

♪ That gets me so excited ♪

♪ And it keeps me wanting more and more ♪

♪ And I don't know how she made me feel this way ♪

♪ But I know its something I've been looking for ♪

♪ 'Cause every time she walked away ♪

♪ I feel like I loose a part of me ♪

- Let us pray,

Eternal father,

the creator and the preserver of all mankind,

the giver of all spiritual grace,

the author of the everlasting life.

And bless this union in the name of-

- [Lerrez] Life is about decisions,

learning and forgiveness.

People can change, but at the same time,

we are all creatures of habit.

They say resentment will cause a heavy heart,

and since I forgave my dad,

I was able to release some of the pain

I carried since childhood.

But my dad, he felt like he owed me.

And I used that to my advantage.

I told him everything,

he was the only person I felt I could trust.

- You may kiss your bride. - Funny how things change.

(clapping)

- If you ever wanna go to somewhere that's quiet,

time to think, go where homeless people at.

- [Lerrez] He knew what needed to be done.

And he was prepared to do it.

(intense music)

- Where to? - Tent city.

- [Driver] Miss can I help you with another gift.

- Who's this from?

- [Driver] I'm not sure,

the man just wanted me to make sure that you got that.

- Okay, thank you.

- Hey.

I love you girl.

(water running) (indistinct TV chatter)

- [Black] Dear Lerrez, by the time you read this,

you will be married and entitled to half the assets

that Tommy has worked so hard to acquire.

That's good for you because now

you can pay me the 800 grand you owe me.

And you can add another 200 grand,

for trying to have me killed.

I will give you instructions on when

and how to give you my money.

Just remember I am always watching

and at any given time I can ruin your life.

So let's keep this our little secret.

- [Reporter] An identified man was found murdered

in Tent City this afternoon,

police say Tent City people were in the area

at the time of the stabbing.

But most of the potential witnesses were homeless

and refuse to cooperate.

More on this story tonight at 11.

(phone buzzing)

- You okay baby? - I am now.

(calm music)

- Fuck y'all.

("World so cold")