04x04 - The Girl From Chicago

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[JADA] Previously on The Chi

[DOCTOR] This cancer is more

aggressive than we thought.

She'll need someone to drive her

- to and from her first chemo treatment.

- I can do that.

Thanks for keeping this from Nina.

Well, I'ma have to tell her

something at some point.

You know she got a third eye.

You wanna try Molly?

[NINA] I know you going through a lot.

[KEVIN] I'm not going to therapy.

That does not mean you need

to start self-medicating.

[OCTAVIA] I want to be honest with you.

My husband and I are getting a divorce.

I've just wanted a child

for a very long time.

I appreciate you coming by,

but it's important

that my child be raised

in a two-parent household.

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The police officer said

you posed a thr*at.

Why do you think that they

felt threatened by you?

[JAKE] They see all of us as threats.

You know why we say, "f*ck the police"?

'Cause that's how we feel.

[IMANI] One of Nuck's girls

came into my shop today.

Do her hair.

[IMANI] She wanted me to help her.

[TRIG] The f*ck you want me to do?

[IMANI] I want you to tell

Nuck to leave her alone.

Can't tell that n*gga what to do.

He don't work for me.

You know, I'm b*at. I'm gonna

head home, have a nightcap,

and call it a day.

Can I join you?

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[ROSELYN] I guess my invitation

got lost in the mail.

I like to watch.

- [TIFF] Dante. Yeah.

- [EMMETT] Is you f*ckin' that n*gga?

I want us to have an open marriage.

So you want me to f*ck other people?

[TIFF] I just want you

to be honest about it.

And I'll be honest with you.

So we both f*cking other people?

Lucky Daye's "Karma" playing ♪

I got me a new girl ♪

Call herself Karma ♪

[MOANING]

Told her if I ever got the chance to ♪

I'd come and meet her mama ♪

Boy, you about to make me

Not yet. Not yet.

The curves on her body ♪

Got me burnin' through rubbers ♪

Wait, wait, wait, wait.

So good, we go zero to 60 ♪

I leave and she miss me ♪

Now she wanna kiss me, whoa ♪

Know I better slow down,

I'm going too fast ♪

Keep on playing with her trigger ♪

She might sh**t back ♪

She was cool with them

shoes and a new bag ♪

Now she wanna keep me

to herself, won't do that ♪

Karma, Karma, Karma ♪

She won't stop coming around ♪

Karma, Karma, Karma ♪

She won't stop coming around ♪

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[PERSON] Yo, where you at?

You good?

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[ROSELYN] Congratulations.

[TRACY] Excuse me?

You just f*cked the mayor of Chicago.

Well, what do I win?

It depends. What do you want?

[CHUCKLES]

You don't even know, do you?

You've been so busy

trying to busy yourself,

you just tripped and

fell into the lion's den.

I just wanna go home.

I can't let you do that.

I'm not trying to kidnap you.

The building is surrounded

by protesters.

Apparently, blue lives do matter.

[PROTESTERS SHOUTING]

f*ck.

Welcome to politics.

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What am I supposed to do now?

Well, the chef is still here.

Why don't you have a seat

and have breakfast?

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[NINA] Dr. Kwame,

Kevin has lost his mind.

[DR. KWAME] Okay. Can

you be more specific?

[NINA] He's got a drinking problem.

- No, I don't.

- [DRE] Yeah, and that sh*t

seems to run in they family, so

[NINA] It runs in yours too, Dre.

[DR. KWAME] Kevin, do you think

you have a drinking problem?

[KEVIN] Hell nah.

[DRE] Of course he doesn't.

He doesn't know the difference.

[DR. KWAME] Kevin, do

you feel the need to drink

when you're angry or upset?

[KEVIN] No.

[DRE] Look, we all know

he's been through a lot,

but we've been right there with him.

Now, between Kiesha trying to find

a family for the baby and

me and Nina not being on

the best of the terms

Let's not get into our sh*t.

We just wanna keep our family together.

I'm tired.

I can't hold his hand anymore.

- I just need a break.

- Me too.

[DR. KWAME] Can you

elaborate on that, Kevin?

I just feel like they're

all over me, you know?

And why do you think that is, Kev?

[DR. KWAME] Nina, is there

something you'd like to say?

We've been on him.

But that's because I almost

lost my daughter last year.

That's something you don't forget.

I damn near have a panic att*ck

whenever they leave the house.

When I'm at work, I

can barely concentrate.

[DRE] It's all right. It's all right.

I'm all over him

because I don't wanna

get that dreaded call.

What call?

That one of y'all laying dead

in a ditch somewhere.

Kevin, let's say your parents

did give you more freedom.

How would you react?

I'd be-I'd be happy.

[DR. KWAME] Well, can you

be trusted to come home

at a decent hour, get

your schoolwork done

without them having to bug you about it?

- She asked you a question.

- [KEVIN] I'm thinking about it.

Yeah. They can trust me.

Nina, you don't seem too convinced.

Because we've heard all that before.

- See, she doesn't believe in me.

- [NINA] Boy

Let's just all start with a fresh slate.

[DRE] Right.

Kev.

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Kevin

we believe in you.

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We do.

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This is the situation

that Jake has put me in.

[DOUDA] I understand that.

I totally get what

you're saying, Fields.

That makes a lot of sense too.

Let me, um let me tell you something.

Sorry I got you in trouble.

I'm just glad you told the truth.

Yeah, but I ain't have to do

it on your show, though.

I want my show to be real,

not just some dumb sh*t

I do for extra credit.

Why you always try to make people mad?

'Cause if people don't get

mad, they'll never change.

[CHUCKLES]

I guess you're right.

I know I'm right.

[DOOR CLICKS OPEN]

All right, we have a verdict.

Jake, you do not have to

apologize for what you said.

You have the freedom to say it.

And to be honest, if I were you,

I would have said the same sh*t.

For once, justice is served.

Not so fast.

- I knew it.

- [FIELDS] I'm calling a moratorium

- on BAMN and all BAMN-related activities.

- Why?

Because the guest on your

show incited v*olence.

- No, I didn't!

- All right, hey, let's-let's calm down.

A violent act was committed

against an innocent Black boy,

and because he talked

about it on my show,

you wanna call a moratorium?

This is bullshit.

Hey, watch your mouth, young lady.

[FIELDS] We're pulling your show.

- For how long?

- Until all this calms down.

Oh, so when racism is over,

then I get to get my show back?

That's f*cked up.

Okay, both of y'all need to be thankful

that you're not getting

kicked out of school.

f*ck this school.

Okay, don't even think about it.

[CHUCKLES]

[FIELDS] Whatever happened to a

good old-fashioned ass-whupping?

It stopped working.

Or we let white folks

convince us it was wrong.

It's better for us to show them

the power of their words.

Well,

look what happens when you do that.

I know.

They start thinking for themselves.

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[CAR HORN HONKS]

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[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

[DISTANT SIREN WAILING]

[HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING OVER STEREO]

Yeah, just sit and run your mouth ♪

While I'm flippin', runnin' round ♪

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Hurry your ass up, a'ight?

All right.

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[LIVELY MUSIC PLAYING OVER SPEAKERS]

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Don't worry.

I already pulled some stuff for you.

- You ain't gotta rush.

- He be watching the clock.

I got you.

All right, I can sneak out tonight.

Meet me at the corner of

69th and Cottage at 8:30.

Okay, use this if you need to call me.

Do you have a place to stay?

- No. Not yet.

- What the f*ck?

My girl who I was gonna stay with

said her man ain't want

another bitch at the house.

It's okay. We'll figure it out.

Just get your sh*t and get out of here.

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[CASH REGISTER BEEPING]

[KNOCK AT DOOR]

- [TROY] Hello.

- [NINA] Come on in.

[TROY] Should we take off our shoes?

Oh, no, no. You good.

This is a nice place.

Thank you. We just moved in.

[NINA] There's been a lot

of changes this year.

[TRISH] Well, change can

be a good thing, right?

Sometimes.

Well, where do we start?

Why don't you tell us about your family?

[TRISH] And these are

our adopted angels.

This is Taylor, this is Simone,

and that's Joshua.

And don't worry, he's not injured.

He just has a lazy eye.

[NINA LAUGHS] Adorable.

Do y'all constantly remind

y'all's children they're adopted?

[TROY] Oh, no, but we

do like to be truthful.

They know they were born

in another woman's belly,

but they were born in our hearts.

- Y'all can't have kids?

- Kiesha.

[TROY] No, we can't.

He has a low sperm count,

and I had ovarian cancer.

- I'm sorry.

- I'm so sorry.

But we are grateful to

all the women out there

who nurtured our babies to life.

And now we get to hold their

hand the rest of the way.

And we would just love to add

another angel to our team,

and we think that child

might be in your belly.

Plus, they've all been

begging for another sibling.

How many kids y'all plan on adopting?

W-we hope yours will be our last.

Okay, I think you answered

all my questions.

Yeah, me too.

Well, thank you for inviting

us into your lovely home.

[NINA] We appreciate

you making the trip.

[TRISH] I know this won't be

an easy decision to make,

so take your time.

Thanks.

But it's obvious you're good

at making godly decisions.

What?

Well, you already chose

to make the godly decision

by not k*lling your baby.

That decision ain't have

nothing to do with God.

[TROY] Everything has to do with God.

- Says who?

- [TRISH] God.

We don't just read

the Bible in our house.

We live by it too.

[TROY] And so do all our little angels.

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Okay.

Thank you again for making the trip.

Well, have a great rest of your day.

[NINA] You do the same.

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- [JEMMA] Let's do a walkout.

- [JAKE] When?

[JEMMA] Tomorrow. Third period.

[KEVIN] That's when

everyone's in homeroom.

I know.

I'm down for the cause.

Whatever you need, I got you.

- [JEMMA] Thank you, D.

- How you supposed

to get everyone to

just walk out of class?

[JEMMA] Our Instagram.

I'll just DM everyone.

Wow, so you want proof

that this was your idea?

Look, everyone in BAMN is trustworthy.

- Yeah.

- Mm-hmm.

Y'all are crazy.

Kev, just 'cause you scared

don't mean everybody else can't do it.

Look, I just got my freedom.

n*gga, why you sound

like a runaway sl*ve?

[JEMMA] Technically, we all

live on a big plantation,

but that's another conversation

for a different day.

Look, my parents promised

they'd get off my back

if I just, you know,

stayed out of trouble.

But this is good trouble, Kevin.

They would be proud.

[KEVIN] Yeah, I know, I just

I just don't wanna lose their trust.

[JAKE] Man, I'm tired of behaving.

I'm tired of trying to

be a good little n*gro.

I don't owe this school nothing.

Jake, these rich kids gonna be a'ight.

We don't got no trust fund.

What you trying to say, Kevin?

I'm saying that your

daddy gots the money

to bail you out of jail

if somebody calls the cops.

- Ain't nobody calling the cops.

- [KEVIN] Wow.

Spoken like the spoiled

little Black girl you are.

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[TRAIN SQUEALING]

[TIFF] Mm-mm, see,

that's why I'm religious

but I do not go to church.

I can't with some of them people.

They wanna be Jesus so bad.

[KIESHA] Yeah, that's why I'm like,

"I can't leave my baby with y'all".

I want my baby to be free.

[SCOFFS]

I don't know how EJ gonna turn out.

We need more church in his life

'cause his parents is a mess.

- [BOTH LAUGH]

- Y'all not that bad.

Would you give your baby to us?

- Mm-mm. No.

- See?

And I can't even be mad at you, girl.

We crazy.

But we do love our babies, though.

Where is EJ?

[LAUGHS]

He either at my mama or Emmett's mama.

[LAUGHS]

That's why you don't

need to be no mom yet.

This sh*t is hard, girl. Me

and Emmett barely making it.

Y'all okay?

[TIFF] We a'ight.

Trying something a little different.

Like what?

Get out of my business.

[KIESHA] Bitch, we used

to share that n*gga, okay?

- [BOTH LAUGH]

- Shut up.

Just spill the tea.

[TIFF] Hold on. Hold on.

What y'all over here talking about?

None of your business.

If you talking about it in my

restaurant, it is my business.

Boy, shut up. And we

need to talk anyway.

- Kiesha, give me two seconds.

- [KIESHA] Okay.

- Gonna need more than that.

- Come on.

Coming over here with a attitude.

[EMMETT] Don't push me

in front of my customers.

Wrong with you?

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So you really just gonna

f*ck Donna and not tell me?

I ain't even know you knew Donna!

I told you that's the

bitch from my old job

who was always spreading

rumors about me.

I can't keep up with

all the b*tches you hate.

Wait a minute.

We open now. I can f*ck whoever I want.

Not b*tches that used to

work at Seaway with me.

How you even know we f*cked?

[SIGHS]

'Cause I can smell

her cheap-ass perfume

all up on my couch.

And don't be bringing

b*tches to our house

where we raise our son.

The f*ck is wrong with you?

You got too many rules.

I wouldn't have to if you

showed some respect.

Oh, and you Miss Respectful?

Yeah, 'cause I ain't out here

f*cking a bunch of n*gg*s.

Nah, just one.

He must got something you like

because you keep going

back for seconds and thirds.

So, what, you want me to diversify?

I want you to stop playing

house with that n*gga.

[SCOFFS]

A'ight, we-we definitely need

to set some ground rules.

Like what?

Our boundaries, who's off-limits,

who we can and can't

f*ck more than once.

Nobody.

[SCOFFS] Look, I don't

have time for this.

We'll talk later.

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[DISTANT SIREN WAILING]

[TOUCH TONES BEEPING]

- [LINE TRILLING]

- Pick up. Pick up.

Pick up. Pick up. Pick up. Pick up.

[BREATHES HEAVILY] Pick up.

[VOICE MAIL] I'm sorry,

but the person you've called

has a voice mail box that

has not been set up yet.

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[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

I really appreciate your support.

Means a lot.

Of course. I got you.

[KEVIN] Hey. Y'all need help?

Nah, we got it.

I thought you were trying

to stay out of trouble.

Look, I ain't trying to be no punk.

I just can't be on the front

lines with y'all right now.

So your freedom is more

important than the revolution?

This is not really a revolution.

It's our revolution.

How am I supposed to help the revolution

if my freedom gets taken away?

[SCHOOL BELL RINGS]

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Is Octavia Matthews in?

[RECEPTIONIST] Octavia,

you have a visitor.

Uh-huh. Okay.

She's just finishing up a meeting.

- You can have a seat.

- Okay.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

Can I ask you a quick question?

Mm-hmm.

How long have you been

working for Octavia?

I mean, is she a good

boss? Do you like her?

What's your name?

Kiesha.

Ah, yes.

She mentioned me?

She's a very private person.

I've worked for her for seven years

and still don't know much about her.

But I do know she greets me

with a smile every morning.

She never forgets a birthday.

And when my mother passed,

she helped pay for the funeral

because my dad had just lost his job.

- [PHONE RINGS]

- Oh.

Okay. She's ready for you.

Come with me.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

You need anything? Water, coffee?

[KIESHA] I'm good. Thanks.

She'll be with you shortly.

Just make yourself at home.

- [DOOR CLICKS SHUT]

- [OCTAVIA] Kiesha.

What a lovely surprise.

What brings you here?

I wanted to ask you

a few more questions.

Absolutely. Whatever you need.

Did you design all this?

It's it's beautiful.

I did.

So this is how it started?

Mm-hmm.

Well, how'd you get

it to look like this?

Well, with a vision and a lot of help.

How'd you see all of it?

That's my job.

To see a pile of rubble and

make something beautiful.

What do you see when you look at me?

There's a big difference

between a young woman

and a pile of rubble.

My specialty is buildings, not people.

Well, if I was a building

what kind would I be?

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You'd be strong and sturdy.

Survive fires and hurricanes.

You'd be too strong

to ever be destroyed.

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[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

[TEACHER] Hello, guys.

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Okay, everyone.

If you're not studying, you should be.

Jake and Jemma, you

have not been excused.

Please take your seats.

Jake and Jemma,

you do not have permission

to leave my classroom.

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Where is everybody? I

sent out a g*ng of DMs.

They said the revolution

would not be televised.

Shut up, Dakota.

[DAKOTA] Don't get mad at me.

I'm the only one that didn't flake.

- What happened?

- Kevin scared everyone.

[CLEARS THROAT] Why

aren't y'all in class?

Um, we wanna talk to Principal Fields.

Well, he's not here.

Yeah, right.

And who do you think you're talking to?

May I ask where he is?

[SIGHS]

Look, not that it's

any of your business.

He left early for a dentist appointment.

He's not even here?

[CLERK] Go learn something.

So what now?

- f*ck it, I got an idea.

- What?

Grab your stuff.

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[FIRE ALARM BLARING]

[DAKOTA] Run!

I'll stay behind and

be the white shield.

[SINGERS VOCALIZING]

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So what are we supposed

to do now, go home?

No, you can't go home,

'cause then your parents

are gonna know you did something wrong.

You supposed to stay out

till it's time to go home.

But that's hours from now.

Let's hit the L. Let's

see what we get into.

A'ight.

- You like fish sandwiches?

- I ain't never had one.

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Are you gonna come out?

Why are you doing all this?

'Cause I want to.

[TRACY CHUCKLES]

Is this for the crowd or

for your viewing pleasure?

- Both.

- Hmm.

Still don't know why I'm introducing you

and not your wife.

Well, you know, my wife

saying nice things

about me don't mean sh*t.

But a, um, community leader blessing me,

that means something else.

Oh, so you're using me?

Come on, now. We using each other.

And how am I using you?

You wanna be heard, right? Hmm?

Yeah.

Well, I'm giving you

a very big microphone.

[LAUGHS]

I wanna be seen too.

I'm looking right at you.

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How many times you gonna

deny your queen, Kev?

How am I denying her?

You always putting

your needs before hers.

I always put her needs before mine.

And the one time I need to

do something for myself

she ghosts me.

Y'all two should come on

my show and work it out.

Hell nah, bro.

If people watch y'all heal,

they'll wanna heal themselves.

It's a two-for-one.

Think I care about other people healing?

- You know what your problem is?

- What?

- You selfish.

- No, I'm not.

You won't help Jemma.

You won't help Jake.

You won't help me. You

won't even help yourself.

All right, fine.

I'll do your stupid show. Happy?

Look at you, growing already.

Shut up, Papa.

So much pent-up anger.

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[KIESHA] Thank you for taking

the time to meet with me.

[OCTAVIA] Of course.

You hungry?

[CHUCKLES] Always.

[GROANS]

- You okay?

- I don't know.

Okay, okay.

Look, I'm gonna take you

to the nearest hospital,

and I want you to call

your mother, okay?

- Come on.

- Okay.

It's okay. It's all right.

- [EMMETT] Okay, so

- [TIFF] So what?

[EMMETT] what's the

rules? Like, what is it?

[TIFF] No b*tches in our house.

[EMMETT] Cool.

[TIFF] Or our car.

[EMMETT] Hold up. Hold up, now.

[SCOFFS]

This technically my car.

- [TIFF SCOFFS]

- [EMMETT] But cool.

I want all these hos to know you married

before y'all get in the bed.

- I object.

- Go ahead.

A lot of these women ain't down

for f*cking a married man.

Protect Black women is

real in these streets.

- Then f*ck a white bitch.

- I don't like white girls.

Find somebody that's free-spirited.

- [SCOFFS]

- And I don't wanna hear about

who you f*cking in the streets,

so you better keep

that sh*t away from me.

Is it my turn yet?

- Go ahead.

- No more Dante.

I object.

Go ahead.

You the reason we doing this

in the first place, Emmett.

So you don't get to tell me

who I can and can't f*ck.

But you call tell me who I can f*ck.

I'm giving you limitations.

He's my limitation.

He was here before litigation, Emmett.

He's off-limits.

[SCOFFS]

What does litigation mean?

Anything that existed

before this conversation

doesn't count, okay?

I'm serious. Stop f*cking that n*gga.

- No.

- Overruled.

That doesn't make any sense.

Make it make sense, then.

You want me out here

catching d*ck from a bunch

of different n*gg*s?

That's what you telling me?

No, that's that's

definitely not what

Then what are you saying?

I don't know.

So you gonna stop giving

me sh*t about Dante?

I guess so.

All right, cool.

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Would you mind if ♪

Dante.

We talked a little while ♪

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Would you mind if,

mind if, mind if, mind ♪

If I asked you to stay ♪

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Oh, would you mind ♪

Would you mind, would you mind ♪

If I asked you ♪

To lay with me ♪

Oh, to stay ♪

Next to me for ♪

I'm gonna give y'all

some time to join up

'cause I don't want y'all

in the comments looking lost

once it starts getting good.

Now, Kevin is trying to get

back in his lady's good graces.

He needs to take accountability.

He needs to apologize

and mean it and figure out

how to show up for his woman

in a meaningful way.

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Uh uh

Um [CHUCKLES]

Jemma, I'm sorry for

not doing the walkout.

- Don't be a snitch.

- Oh.

Sorry you felt unsupported today.

- Own your stuff, brother.

- Yeah.

I should have stood by you,

should have put all my fears to the side

and showed up for you even though

I didn't agree with your method.

- No, don't insult her.

- Oh.

Love, love how you

stand up for everybody.

Perfect, wrap it up.

Oh, uh, I love you.

And I hope you call me back. Please

All right, all right.

Now you're starting to sound desperate.

Um, that concludes another

episode of Papa's Pulpit.

Uh, shout-out to all my fans.

Appreciate your support. God

bless you, and good night.

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Guess I am desperate.

It's gonna be okay, Kev.

Is it?

Yeah. Black love always wins.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

- [TRIG] Hey, bae

- I'm not here for you.

Okay, listen, I'm gonna need

you guys to make sure

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

- Tracy?

- [TRACY] Yes, ma'am.

How you gonna be a community activist

but you ain't protecting

everybody in the community?

[TRACY] Who are you?

You know who I am.

Oh, you Trig's girl. That's right.

Oh, I'm more than that.

I am so sorry. I did

not mean it like that.

How can I help you?

I'm trying to help those girls

in that f*cking trap house,

and I feel like I'm doing it by myself.

I've been trying to get that

trap house raided for years.

Just 'cause it's not in the papers

don't mean it ain't happening.

Well, you need to do more.

Talk to me.

Right there, bae. What's going on?

What the f*ck are you doing?

I was supposed to meet

Trinity last night,

and she never showed up.

- That's why you was out late?

- Yeah.

Trig, how can we help?

- I'll go talk to Nuck.

- Is that gonna be enough?

Well, we gonna need a warrant

if we wanna clear it out.

That's gonna be hard to do;

ain't none of those women

in there being held against their will.

You've been to that f*cking house.

You know that sh*t ain't true.

Come on, listen, let me

go holler at Nuck

and see if I can handle

this sh*t quietly.

You need to hurry up, 'cause

if you don't handle it quietly,

I'ma handle it loud as f*ck!

apprehensive music ♪

Hey, how you gonna protect the block

if your own house ain't in order?

♪♪

Okay, uh

it's just Braxton-Hicks.

I figured.

[KIESHA] So I'm all good.

Uh, not exactly.

What does that mean?

Well, the mother's blood

pressure is too high.

The mother has a name.

Sorry. I've got a lot of patients.

So what I have to do to get it down?

I think we need to induce labor.

- Today?

- Are you serious?

There could be tons of reasons

for the high blood pressure.

Why are we jumping the g*n?

Just to prevent further complications

or possible brain damage,

I think we should induce.

- Brain damage?

- [OCTAVIA] Wait a second.

Let's not make any rash decisions.

[DR. HINES] Well, I don't

think it's up to you.

Just give us a minute.

tense music ♪

♪♪

I'll give you two some time.

Just breathe.

Everything's gonna be all right.

♪♪

Man, how I'ma tell Kev to be

honest about his whereabouts

and I can't even be honest about my own?

He's a child. We grown.

Well, at some point,

you gonna have to let me

tell Nina something; she's

starting to act crazy.

You can't tell her before I tell Emmett.

J, what is taking so long?

[SIGHS]

'Cause he ain't ready to

stand on his own two yet.

I know if anything happened,

he wouldn't be able to handle it.

You're not giving him enough credit.

I know my child.

Fine. I'll wait.

But please, can you just

tell him something soon?

I wanna tell him tomorrow.

Don't be afraid to lean on your new boo.

- He's not my boo.

- Stop lying.

I'm not trying to rush into anything.

Girl, we too grown

to be taking our time.

[CHUCKLES]

- I know that's right.

- [CHUCKLES]

[PHONE RINGS]

See? Nina.

[SMOOTH MUSIC PLAYING OVER SPEAKERS]

- [LAUGHS]

- So? What you think?

- That I've been missing out.

- [BOTH CHUCKLE]

You got a

there. Uh-oh. Uh.

What is it?

I got it. Just trust me.

Close your eyes.

It's just a eyelash.

Now I gotta make a wish.

Hmm?

Watch.

[LAUGHS] What'd you wish for?

I can't tell you.

I think I can guess.

Were you right?

I thought you wished for

more than just a kiss.

Get your mind out the gutter.

Nah! It's not even like that.

I thought you wished

that you was my girl.

ethereal music ♪

Yo ♪

I'm runnin' plays ♪

Plays ♪

I'm runnin' plays ♪

♪♪

I'm runnin' ♪

I'm runnin' plays ♪

[HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING OVER STEREO]

♪♪

[NUCK] How you coming?

Everything smooth?

[BIKER] Yeah, I'm good.

Here you go.

♪♪

Where Trinity at?

Why you asking?

You know why.

I do.

You need to tell your bitch

to mind her own f*cking business.

Chill.

He ain't on the crumb.

Bitch, don't forget

I ain't scared to die.

Don't make me ask you that sh*t again.

[DISTANT DOG BARKING]

soft music ♪

♪♪

[LINE BEEPS]

You better have a good reason

for your phone being off, Dre.

This is my fifth message.

I'm at the hospital with Kiesha.

They wanna induce labor.

Look, call me back.

♪♪

[OCTAVIA] Just relax.

Everything's gonna be just fine.

But I do think you should

get a second opinion.

And what if I don't have time for that?

I just get nervous when

doctors don't explore

all the possibilities.

What he's suggesting is what's gonna

get you out of here the quickest.

You know better than the doctor?

Absolutely not.

But I've lost enough

babies to know doctors

don't have all the answers.

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to trigger you.

I just want what's best

for Kiesha and the baby.

Well, if inducing the baby

right now is the best thing,

then let's just do it.

What did you eat today?

Corned beef on rye,

a salad with a Mistic.

Let's get you a glass of water.

We'll have the doctor check you

in a couple minutes, okay?

♪♪

Let's just wait and see

what the doctor says, okay?

♪♪

[CHUCKLES] Why you always

knockin' when I knock?

Look, bro, now ain't the time.

Where my mama at?

She's resting.

All that d*ck you been giving her?

That's why she always tired these days?

Look, she wanna talk to you.

[EMMETT SCOFFS]

Come on, EJ. Go in there and play.

Y'all say y'all getting married,

I'm walking out that

door, and y'all ain't gonna

never see me again.

Where she at?

[EJ BABBLES]

Huh? She in there?

Ma!

[SCOFFS] You pregnant?

She's not pregnant.

Then what the f*ck is going on?

Emmett Emmett

I have cancer.

solemn music ♪

♪♪

[JADA GROANS]

♪♪

It appears your blood

pressure is back to normal.

Well, look at that.

I'm glad it was temporary.

You're the one.

sentimental music ♪

What?

Everyone keeps telling

me to listen to my gut.

My gut keeps telling me it's you.

♪♪

Thank you.

You're a blessing.

You are too.

Sometimes I'd just ♪

Rather stay at home and chill ♪

Sometimes I wish ♪

I ain't never catch feels ♪

Just wanna roll and

smoke 'em up, no crime ♪

Roll it, roll it,

roll it up one time ♪

Why your lovin' always gets me high ♪

I'm so confused ♪

- Why do you do this to me ♪

- [PHONE RINGING]

Every time ♪

Exposing feelings that I ♪

[JEMMA] It's Kevin.

[JAKE GROANS]

I'm in too deep ♪

So it's too late ♪

So what do we do now?

For us to turn back now ♪

I don't know.

What you mean you don't know? We kissed.

You kissed me.

So? You kissed me back.

So?

We got these feelings ♪

That we never show ♪

[JAKE] Where is you going?

Your goofy ass live this way.

[PHONE RINGING]

[LINE TRILLING]

And give in to us ♪

Look what you do ♪

Why do you do this to me ♪

Every time ♪

Exposing feelings ♪

[NINA] I'm just glad she was there.

Ugh.

Just a bit late.

Oh, if this is your idea of an apology,

you gotta do better than this.

What you mean, baby? What happened?

- She almost d*ed.

- What?

[KIESHA] No, I didn't. I had

Braxton-Hicks. I'm fine.

Damn, bae, you can't

be scaring me like that.

- [KIESHA] Chill, Mom.

- Where were you?

Baby, you know I have

to turn my phone off

when I'm doing my sessions.

You gotta check in, Dre.

Babe, just chill, okay?

I'm sorry. It won't happen again.

Giveon's "Heartbreak

Anniversary" playing ♪

♪♪

[DRE] Who those for?

Y'all.

- I guess therapy is working.

- [DRE] I guess so.

[KIESHA] You ain't get me nothing.

I'll put 'em in some water.

Mm-mm-mm ♪

Still got your things here ♪

And they stare at me like souvenirs ♪

Don't wanna let you out my head ♪

♪♪

Just like the day that I met you ♪

The day I thought forever ♪

Said that you love me,

but that'll last for never ♪

It's cold outside like

when you walked out my life ♪

Why you walk out my life ♪

I ♪

Get like this every time ♪

On these days that

feel like you and me ♪

Heartbreak anniversary ♪

'Cause I ♪

Remember every time ♪

On these days that

feel like you and me ♪

Heartbreak anniversary ♪

Do you ever think of me ♪

Ooh-ooh-ooh ♪

What's wrong?

♪♪

Why you always know

when something wrong?

'Cause we connected. What's wrong?

I'm buildin' my hopes up ♪

Like presents unopened till this day ♪

I still see the messages ♪

What's wrong?

Mm-mm-mm ♪

- I'm foolishly patient ♪

- Foolishly patient ♪

Can't get past the

taste of your lips ♪

Taste of your lips ♪

Don't wanna let you ♪

Out my head ♪

[PHONE BUZZING]

The day I thought forever ♪

Said that you love me ♪

But that'll last for never ♪

It's cold outside like

when you walked out my life ♪

Why you walk out my life ♪

I ♪

Get like this every time ♪

On these days that

feel like you and me ♪

- Heartbreak anniversary ♪

-

'Cause I ♪

Remember every time ♪

On these days that

feel like you and me ♪

Heartbreak anniversary ♪

Do you ever think of me ♪

Oh-oh-oh ♪

Of me ♪

'Cause I think of you ♪

Think of you ♪

♪♪

[TRIG SIGHS]

Did you give that to her?

Yeah.

Nuck had it.

Where is she?

[SIGHS]

They found her body over on Bishop.

somber music ♪

♪♪

Look, I

[SOBBING]

[TRIG] Look, Imani.

Imani, Imani, listen.

♪♪

[DOOR SLAMS]

[SIGHS]

♪♪

Trying to shake these demons ♪

Out my head ♪

Trying to shake these demons ♪

Out my head ♪

Oh, please be patient with me ♪

Standin' by the riverside ♪

I ain't been baptized yet ♪

Trying to shake these demons ♪

Out my head ♪

Ah ♪

♪♪

Trying to shake these demons ♪

Out my head ♪

Oh, please be patient with me ♪