01x04 - Family Legacy

[bunniefuu]

♪♪

Hey, nephew.

Woman: This is a prepaid call

from Kevin,

an inmate at the

County Correctional Facility.

Are you okay?

♪♪

Miss E:

The loss of his mother

Maybe that's why he and his wife

are having problems.

But he doesn't speak to his dad

as much either.

What?

I didn't know that.

How's your book going?

I'm giving the perspective

of somebody

who is in active therapy

because I can't figure it out

by myself.

Scratchy is out of jail,

but he didn't call me

to let me know he was released,

I mean, nothing.

Something

must have happened.

When we just lay eyes on

Little Kevin, I'll feel better.

♪♪

Who?

♪♪

Toni:

The situation with Kevin Jr.

seems to be getting worse

by the day.

Me and Aunt Trina

are gonna come see you.

We can figure it all out.

♪♪

♪♪

Man: All right, ladies and

gentlemen, it's almost time.

The living room

is ready to go.

Rolling in five.

♪♪

Thanks, honey.

I think this is it. See,

open this door, huh?

No, you go ahead.No, yougo ahead.

You go ahead. Open the door.You go ahead. No, you go.

-Okay.

-Oh, okay.

Okay.

Von: Thank you, sir.

Sean: This is nice, man.

It's good.It's not bad.

Yeah, yeah.

We are back in the DMV "ur-rea,"

as Traci would say.

And we always know

how to have fun here

because this is home, you know?

But we're here to check on

Little Kevin

because he's still grieving.

Rightfully so,

'cause he just lost his mom.

And he's going through a nasty,

nasty divorce.

So since he likes to withdraw

and not ask for help,

we are planning on having

a dinner

to really rally the family

around him

to show him

that he's not alone.

What's over here?Towanda: I wonder.

Oh, the washer and dryer.Oh, washer and dryer.

Both: Same time. Knock on wood.

You owe me a vodka.

Same time. Knock on wood.

You owe me a

a martinia gin.

No.

I said gin.

You said a martini.

Martini can be mixed

with stuff.

Ah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

When we say things at the same

time, we say, "Same time,

knock on wood, you owe me a"

whatever the case may be.

So if I say, "Same time, knock

on wood,

you owe me a lemon drop,"

and she says, "Same time,

knock on wood,

you owe me a vodka," she wins,

because vodka just by itself

has a you know,

a higher count

than a lemon drop.

It's hard to explain

if you're not us, but we get it.

[Laughs]

Sean: I just have one fear.Okay.

I just don't want to see Von

butt naked

with some tube socks on.

I just can't.

First of all, Von does

not even wear tube socks.

I was about to say.

I can't guarantee you

I won't walk walk

through this b*tch

buck naked at

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.We staying at a hotel, honey.

I'm just saying.I'm gonna book it right now.

As you should.I need some water

Oh, no. We booking it.

And then we can have

the whole place to

Oh, yes.

Yes. You can be naked

with tube socks all you want.

Yes, 'cause we like

walking around our way, too.

Yes.

No, don't nobody want to watch

Von walk

around the corner

butt-a*s naked,

open up the refrigerator.

Don't nobody want to see that.

Talking about "[As Von] You

want some breakfast?"

[Normal voice] Nope.

Mnh-mnh.

Where your ring it?

He lost it.

I didn't lose it.

How'd you lose it?

I didn't lose it.

So that's not what happened.

What happened?You couldn't find it?

That's not what happened.

What happened?

If you can't find it Let him talk.

No. Let Let me tell. Let

me you what really happened.Okay.

So there was some function

she had where I wore it.Mm-hmm.

And I bumped my hand

or something, and it cut me.

So I took it off,

and I can't find it.

Oh, so you lost it.He lost it.

It's It's someplaceSean: Bro.

That's the definition of

"I lost it."

I didn't lose it.

It's someplace in the house.What?

It can't be in the house

if you just said

you took it off

at the event.

I put it off

I put it in my pocket.

-How long ago was that?

-Towanda, it's been a while.

It was

this calendar year.

I You know what?

I'm just gonna find it.

You lost it.

Find it

and shut all y'all up.

Just Just get another ring.

Men's rings aren't expensive.

But if you get another ring,

I get another ring.

Just putting that out there.

So I know

that we all know

that Scratchy

has been going through a lot.

Who's that?Kevin.

I call him Scratchy.Oh, it's a nickname?

She calls him Scratchy.I've been calling him Scratchy

since he was little kid.Never heard that. Okay.

'Cause when

he started talking,

his voice was scratchy.[Scratchy voice]

He used to talk like this.

Mm. Gotcha.So I called him Scratchy.

Yeah. So I'm excited to see

where Little Kevin is.

But maybe we need to do

something fun, too.

Sean: Yeah.Like go go-kart racing

or something like that.

Before we talk about

the hard stuff.

Yes, yes. I booked it, honey.

We got it.

Growing up in Maryland, we used

to go go-karting all the time.

So I thought it'd be fun

to do something

that reminds us of Traci

while we're here.

Let's go check into

our hotel.

That's, like,

seven minutes away.

Yeah. So we don't see tube socks

and and ba*ls.

Mm-hmm. And then, Trina,

well, I'll be back.

Disgusting, Sean.

Disgusting.

Why is

his ba*ls disgusting to you?

[Laughs]

I be riding around

the city with my Range Rover ♪

Girl, I know you looking at

me, baby, say so ♪

Be like suicide

All these girls want me

Shorty looking back

Toni: Hey, Tri.

So you guys in D.C. now?

Trina: Yeah, we gonna spend

some time

with Daddy and Little Mikey,

L-Little K.

Little Kevin.

How is he doing?

You know,

I'm worried about him.

And I know

he's going through a lot.

I don't know

how we can help him.

Definitely worried

about Little Kevin.

And I'm excited about

laying eyes on him.

You know what I mean?

'Cause sometimes when you

talk to someone on the phone,

still don't know

unless you lay

visible eyes

on them sometimes, so

I agree, I agree.

Well, I'm just gonna ask.Mm-hmm.

Do y'all think y'all

maybe should talk to his dad?

Uh, that's a big negative,

soldier.

I meanI can't.

Are Are you

Are you willing to?

Yeah.

I can understand that

no one

really wants to talk to

Little Kevin's father,

because there was a pretty

public rift between our side

of the family and him

right after Traci passed.

We understood from Traci

herself that she didn't

She didn't want a funeral,

and she wanted to stay private

for that part of her passing.

But Traci's husband decided

to have a funeral anyway

and put it on the Internet.

And you never know.

A marriage is a private affair,

so you never know what Traci

and her husband talked about.

Or maybe he needed that

for himself.

So I got to be fair about that.

But I'm just saying

maybe it's worth finding out

more information of

why Little Kevin is estranged

from his father,

so we can help him find peace,

whatever that means,

whatever that is,

for Little Kevin.

I feel some kind of way

about everything that happened,

but I don't know.

I would just like to know.

There is a curiosity there.

We heard Traci.

He chose what he wanted

for himself

personally

over what she wanted.

But we don't know

what goes on in a marriage.

We don't know what him

and Traci talked about.

We don't know. We don't.Girl, yes, I Yes, I do.

Yes, I do, yes, I do.

Okay.

Because I was right there

in the room when she passed.

I was right there

in the room.

There was

no conversation.

There was no talk.

She wasn't even able to.

Toni has always tried to be

the peacekeeper of the family,

and it's probably

because she's the oldest.

But I'm in no way

in the right frame of mind

to meet with Traci's widower.

I think that if that's something

that you guys want to do,

then go ahead.No, it has to be all of us.

Let's agree to disagree,

but agree to discuss it.

♪♪

Right now,

I'm not for it.

But together as a family,

we can talk about it.

Okay,

I'll I'll take that.

Toni Braxton, bless your heart

and all your parts

for trying to make peace

with this man.

But good luck trying to convince

us all, Toni Braxton.

♪♪

Phil:

So, Tay, I have to ask

because obviously

the cameras are here

Why the decision

to return to the show?

Oh

Last time we talked,

y'all were gonna take it

another step.

I got my little plan

I'm working on.

I visited your mother

about who she wanted to control

her image, brand,

and likeness.Mm-hmm.

And that was

one person.

Production wanted Little Kevin

to film with his dad.

♪♪

I'm coming, I'm coming,

I'm coming.

Don't push me.

♪♪

[Siren wailing]

Hey

[Wailing continues]

♪♪

[Whistle blows]

Eee

♪♪

Hi.

Trina: Hi.

Welcome to K1, everyone.Thank you.

You guys are gonna be

on track one.

Sean: All right. Cool.So you guys can come inside.

You're gonna have to take

off your hats.

So do you have a cubbyhole

or something?

Um, I do have

a little bin.

Trina gonna put hers

in my cubbyhole?

Oh, would you like

I mean, y'all are sisters.

It's good to share.

-[Scoffs]

-We share

[Laughs]

Trina: I really want to see

Little Kevin.

And we're going to take

a deeper dive with him

a little later this evening

with the rest of the family.

But for now, we're gonna just

have a little bit of fun

and go on these go-karts.

All right, party people.

Right foot down on the gas.

All the way down.

Whee!

Trina: Did we start yet?

♪♪

Oh [bleep]

♪♪

How'd I get behind Trina?

[Laughs]

Oh, no.

It's It's fast.

It's too fast.

[Laughs]

Towanda: Sean took first place.

Let's just be clear, okay?

My honey, he took My king

took first place.

Of course he did.

Ha ha!

And Von took second place.

And I wasn't far behind.

But Trina

Trini-weeny.

[Laughs]

Mm.

Mnh Mnh-mnh.

Just isn't.

Mnh-mnh.

I mean, she's acting

like her foot

is allergic to the gas pedal.

Uh-oh! Uh-oh! Uh-oh!Oh, my God, Trina.

Mnh-mnh.

Trina is so slow.

This isn't fun.

This is This is not

This isn't fun.

It's a lot of curvy

[Laughing] Oh!

No, no. No, no, no. No.

[Laughs]

I feel like we lapped

about at least three times.

Driving isn't her gift.

Aaaahh![Towanda laughing]

Trina: Let me tell you

something. Slow and steady

usually wins the race.

But they're zooming past me,

and it's getting

it's making me anxious.

Right behind Grandma.

[Laughs] Oh! Oh! Aah!

This is unfun.

♪♪

[Laughing]

Oh, my gosh.

Heeeey!

[Laughs]

I m*rder*d you.

All right, y'all.

I have your medals.

I already know,

I already know.

First place You already know.Don't play with me.

Don't play with me.Second place Von.

-Yes!

-Whoo!

That's fine. Okay.Third place Towanda.

Ahhh!

Yeah!

Trina: Look, I'm okay

with being the slowest driver.

That means that

my insurance rates are lower.

Okay? So if you all

want to go driving all crazy,

and then your insurance

company sees how you all

driving all crazy, I'm

still gonna have my low rates

and y'all rates are

gonna go up.

Towanda: Oh, that was fun.Trina: It was cool.

-Yeah, a good time.

-It was fun.

Uh, can I Can

I say something, y'all?

-Huh?

-Yes.

I want to be addressed

as number-one-place winner

and Lord of All.

That's my new name.

I got another word

for it.

What is that? Okay. Gotcha.Sean.

[Laughter]

Sean, I know you want

You like barbecue.

No, he's got to share.

I want some, too.

Oh, that looks good.

You cooked this, honey?

-I did, just for you.

-Man, that's awesome.

Y'all are acting

like a married couple.

And speaking of which,

are we gonna hear

wedding bells any time soon?

♪♪

Well, I'm just saying,

when "Braxton Family Values"

was on television,

Sean went to go talk to Daddy

about your hand in marriage.

You did?

Yes.

You did that?

Huh?

[Towanda and Trina laugh]

All I know is that when we

last shot

"Braxton Family Values,"

Sean asked my father

for Towanda's hand in marriage.

You know, me and Towanda have

been kicking it for a long time.

So I was coming

to ask you for your blessing.

You really don't want

my blessing,

because if I say no,

you're gonna marry her anyway.

That's all I'm saying.

You don't go to

the cash register

and ask for a burger if

you're not playing on eating it.

Mm!

♪♪

No.Or would you do

the whole grandiose

wedding thing?

No. [Laughs]

People keep asking me,

"What are your feelings

about Sean proposing?"

That's not a question

that you need to ask me.

That's the question

that you need to ask Sean.

Because first of all,

I can't propose myself.

And I'm never, ever, never,

ever, ever,

ever, ever, ever, ever, ever,

ever, never,

ever pushing any man to propose.

That's the worst thing

that you could ever do.

So you went to talk to him

about some [bleep]

you wasn't gonna do?

That's how it sounds

to me.

[Speaking gibberish]

What?

Huh?

I'm sorry. I thought

we were all saying

things

that don't make sense.

[Laughter]

♪♪

♪♪

Yo! Let's go. Five minutes.

She's wrapping up makeup.

Let's get it,

let's get it, let's get it.

-It's time?

-It's time.

Man:

All right, audio speeding.

Man #2: Let's go.

Welcome to another week

of "We Sound Crazy."

Special Special edition.

I got champagne already.

[Laughs] You got it.It's the 100th episode.

I couldn't do

our 100th episode alone.

Tamar Braxton is

in the building.

-Whoo-whoo-whoo-whoo!

-Hey!

Hi, guys.

-Hey, hey.

-Hey!

Tamar: Thanks for having me

on the anniversary.

I was trying to wait

and be cool

Nah, let's not wait.

Let's not wait.

No.

till everybody had theirs.Let's not wait. Let's not wait.

But it's time for a toast.It's time for a toast.

To 100 more.

To 100 more.

-To 100.

Tamar: There he is.

Phil and I have been really good

friends for maybe,

like, five years, and he's been

an intricate part in my career.

So when Phil decided

he was going to do a podcast,

I was one of the people

who showed up for them.

And to 100 milli.Cheers.

Okay, you guys deserve it.Got to go with it.

Wouldn't miss it.

It just felt right to do the

100th episode because, you know,

from the time

that I did the show,

it wasn't very well known,

to one

of the biggest music-related

podcasts that is out right now.

So, Tay, what are you

working on these days?

What are you excited about?

What's What's new?

[Sighs] Um, I am

[Clears throat]

wrapping up my "alblum."

"Alblum."

I get so shy talking

about myself.

I hate talking about myself.

I don't know why becauseShe got She got candles.

She got a whole bunch

of stuff going on.

Candles?

Well, the candle line is is

very near and dear to my heart.

It's called Intentions by TB.Okay.

My spiritual candles became

very close to me

when, you know, I became

aware of my mental journey

Mm.

and I started to set

intentions on what I wanted

my life to look like.

And so these are intentional

candles that you burn.

And there is also a stone.

And it's just to, you know

to remind yourself to pray

over what you want to manifest.

I love that.

I just want to say this.

I've appreciated

how you've been candid

about just your mental health

and everything

that you've gone through.

Yeah.'Cause for me,

like, it helps to kind of put

a lot of the music into context.

We can kind of connect

a certain song to something

that she might have

spoken on previously.Yeah.

So I appreciate you

for that. So, yeah.

Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you.Man: A true artist.

Yeah, man.

Man #2: Yeah.

Well, you know,

the truth about mental health

is that it shouldn't be

a silent thing.

You know? 'Cause when

you're silent

silent about it,

that's when it kills you.

Mm-hmm.

You know?

And, you know, we have to

normalize talking about things

that bother us and talking about

things that no one wants to say.

-Mm-hmm.

-Yeah.

Just not only to save your

life, but someone else's, too.

♪♪

Tamone: I have a question, and

I hope I'm not going too deep.

We've seen the highs,

we've seen the lows,

and you just continue to

just push past through it all.

What keeps you going?

Even when I want to quit,

I don't want to quit.

Man: Mm-hmm.Does that make sense?

-Yes.

-Yes.

If I'm supposed to stop,

then I wouldn't be here.Phil: Right.

Right.

And then it's also my son.

I also want to be

a good example for him.

Mm-hmm.

Not just

from a woman's standpoint,

but from a human being.

If there's nobody else

in the world

that he can look up to, I need

him to be able to look up to me.

-Wow.

-That's good.

And I deserve, you know,

to be proud of myself.

At the end of the day,

I deserve to be happy.

Chuck: 100%.So I can't be happy

about my life if I'm not proud

of myself.

-Yeah.

-Mm.

Phil:

So, Tay, I have to ask

because obviously

the cameras are here.

They're "The Braxtons"

TV show cameras.

Why the decision

to return to the show?

Oh

Y'all are really trying me

today.

[Laughter]

[Sighs]

It's crazy because for me,

being a Braxton is my legacy.

It's my birthright, right?

Um, but not all of the things

that comes along with that

am I proud of.

♪♪

-Hey, Denny.

-Hey, Mom.

I'm finally taking

this modeling thing seriously.

So you want to do modeling?

Why do you wait until you're

in a state of emergency

to call on your family?

As a man, I'm trying

to figure things out myself.

If I come to y'all all the time

when I'm having hardships,

where does that leave me?

Let me just say that that

this ain't about production.

This part of the narrative

was never told.

We didn't leave

our sister.

What he don't want me to do

is really tell the truth.

Oh, no.

Yes!

♪♪

Phil: So, Tay, I have to ask

because obviously

the cameras are here.

They're "The Braxtons"

TV show cameras.

Why the decision

to return to the show?

Oh

Y'all are really trying me

today.

[Laughter]

Um

Well, it became

important to my family.

It was really important

for Traci to tell her story.

I remember

when she was on her deathbed.

She wanted people

to see her journey

and what she was going through.

I told her then

that I would do it.

Then when the rest

of my family signed up,

my mom really came to me humbly

and asked me to do it for her.Chuck: So you were the last

And I just didn't want

any more regrets.

Yeah.You know?

So you So you were

the last one on board?

Yeah.

And as amazing "The Braxtons"

was for everyone

-Mm-hmm.

-Yeah.

for me,

that wasn't my story.

Mm-hmm.

For me,

it was another story.

For me, it was a lot,

and mentally draining.

I was like, "So when is

everybody gonna get

to know the real Tamar?Man: Right, right.

When is that gonna happen?"

I miss the funny moments.

The funny moments

of the the songs.

Yeah.

You know?

So many good songs.

Even Even So many crazy songs.

For me,

that's one of the thingsYeah.

that made me continue to tune

in every week. So, yeah.

Yeah.If we If I could

just have that, that would be

I would love for

the show to get back to that.

Yeah, yeah.You know, because

that that is the true Tamar.

Man: Yeah, yeah.

So what changes

this time then?

Like, how do you How

do you protect your mental,

your soul

this time around?

Well, I protect my mental space

no matter what

no matter what I'm doing.

And so I know that I am highly

and easily triggered,

right, by this show,

by by my sisters,

by what we talk about.

So there is a therapist

on set

Man: On set.

whenever I step on setMm. That's good.

because I can't lose control

and I can't go backwards.

Is that on every set

or is that

Is that, like,

a special demand?

Phil: It's It's

It depends on the show

and depends on

the individuals involved.

But to me, it's necessary.

It's a lot.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.A whole lot.

It's a lot.

Yeah.

Especially when, you know,

you feel that,

you know, the picture

that is being painted

looks nothing like you.Yeah. Mm-hmm.

Man: Yeah, yeah.You know?

It takes a lot for a person

to really feel comfortable

and vulnerable enough

to spill their guts out

in how their past traumas

has prohibited them

from being their best selves.

Well, it's gonna be

better this time.

I'm a I'm a

I'm a glass-half-full person.

It's gonna be better

this time.

Man: Yeah.

Yeah, well,

I'mbetter this time, too.

Yeah, right. You're a pro.Mm

You know, I-I know

when to say when.

And I know the things

that I need in order

for me to even be present

to do it.

Real talk. This has been

Wouldn't Wouldn't have

wanted to share with anyone

but you.

-Yeah.

-Aww. Thank you guys.

Yeah. The 100th is special,

and

Thank you guys for having me.

It's always a pleasure

to come.

We out of here, y'all.

"We Sound Crazy."

See you next week.Peace!

-Peace!

-Peace!

♪♪

[Indistinct conversations]

♪♪

Man: Yeah.

♪♪

♪♪

This is nice.

Where are we sitting, honey?Here or here.

All right.

♪♪

Towanda: Daddy!Hey, Dr. Braxton.

It's been a long time

since we all got together.

Mm-mm!

Kissing all on my woman.

Hey, man.

Hey, Daddy.

Even though we all

have our own paths and journey,

we always come together

whenever someone needs

someone in the family.

And I hope this will help

Little Kevin know

that he can go deeper

when it comes to relying on us,

and to tell us

how we can help him.

Our armada says, "Listen,

we may fight hard,

but we love even harder."

How was the trip up?It was good.

It was quick.

Quick?

Yeah.

Mm-hmm.

Okay.

So, how you been?

You know, I'm still

trying to get

things straight.

What you mean?Last time we talked

Mm-hmmyou said you y'all were

gonna take it another step.

Hmm?

Um, yeah.

Hmm?

Um

Well, I'll be right back.

I'm gonna go use

the restroom.

I'll be right back.

Towanda: I know my daddy

is going to inquire

about him taking

my hand in marriage,

so I'm just gonna go ahead

and excuse myself

and allow Sean to take it

from here.

Um, my primary objective is

to make sure she's happy.

Mm-hmm.We're just in a great place.

And, you know,

I got my little plan

I got

you know, I'm working on.

So, you know,

if something happens,

you'll be the first to know.

I don't want to be the first.

Towanda will be the first.

I'll be the second.

All right,

you'll be the second.

Hey, y'all. Look who we

Look who I found.

Trina: [Singsongy voice]

Look who I have.

-Hey.

-Hey, Trina.

♪♪

I'm so glad you're here.

One thing about the Braxton

family is that we roll deep.

Hi, guys.

-Look at Look at this.

Trina: Hey, Mikey.

-Look at this.

-Hey, Mikey.

I thought it was just

gonna be Daddy.

Little Kevin, and Mikey.

But Little Mikey came,

Little Conrad came,

baby Enzo, Denise.

And it's

so good to see everyone.

♪♪

Trina: I think it's good

that we all get together.

It's been a long time since

we were all together like this.

When was it?

Traci's.

♪♪

Kevin Jr.:

How have you all been since

since my mother's passing?

Um, it's moments of

"Damn, she ain't here"

type of thing, you know?

But for me, I feel her energy.

and I feel her spirit

everywhere.

You You know, your mom

used to call me every day.

Every morning, she

would send me some little quirk

that I'd laughed

in the morning, and, uh

I-I miss that.

♪♪

You okay?

I'm straight.

Yeah.

I'm straight.

I could tell that he's

really, really grieving

still deeply.

And you cannot put a time

stamp on a person's grief

grief and healing.

So, I mean, I can't even

imagine

how he feels right now.

So what can we do for you

as a family?

That's a good question,

Mike.

I feel like I'm at

I'm at a certain point

where, like, I don't know

how that will look for me,

but if I'm reaching out,

it's an emergency.

Okay.

Mm.

Why do you wait until you're

in a state of emergency

to call on your family?

Why can't we be there for you

throughout the whole process?

You know, I'm going through, you

know, all the,

you know, ups and

downs.

And?

"And?"

It's not an "and" thing.

You know, when I'm When I am

going through my ups and downs,

it's like, as a man,

I'm trying to figure things out

myself, too.

So if I come to y'all all the

time when I'm having hardships,

where does that leave me?

♪♪

Let's go. Boom.

Good.

I'm going to the gym

because, b*tch, I'm fat.

If this girl hit me

with this thing, I swear to God,

I'm gonna give you 10

swings. Back it on up.

Your mother gave me

permission to record her,

and I did.

So you recorded

the whole conversation?

Every time.

♪♪

♪♪

Why do you wait until you're

in a state of emergency

to call on your family?

Why can't we be there for you

throughout the whole process?

As a man, I'm trying

to figure things out myself.

So if I come to y'all all the

time when I'm having hardships,

where does that leave me?

♪♪

We don't We don't try

to figure it out for you.

-Right.

-Right.

We just want to let you know

we understand what

you're going through.

We've been there, and we

just want to tell you it's okay.

It's okay to hurt.

It's alarming to think

that every time Kevin Jr.

is contacting a family member

that it's an emergency,

but we want to make

it clear to him

that we're here

for him to lean on

whenever he needs to talk to

us, not just for emergencies.

Towanda: What's been going on?

You want to share?

Mm-hmm. Do you have to go back

to court from what happened

that that

that night or what?

Yeah, I do.Are you serious?

I sure do.

Yeah.

Mnh-mnh.

♪♪

How is your relationship

with your daddy?

I'm feeling that there's a wedge

in between what Traci wanted,

what you wanted to see,

and her wishes.

♪♪

You know, my mom,

in in her will, she put

a lot of things in place

for me to handle

her arrangements.

It was something

that she already put into place

before she even got sick.

The confusion is with my father

because he feel as though maybe

she wasn't in her right mind.

My father feel

like it was an influence

on my mother's condition.

[Voice breaking] The things

that your mom decided

Excuse me.

Towanda: Mm-hmm.

I'm sorry, auntie.No, no, no, no. Don't be sorry

for me.

I-I-I-I-I apologize.

My sadness

right now isn't even for me.

It's for you,because I know

that you're hurting

and I feel your confusion.

But the thing is,

the things that your mom left,

she didn't leave to us.

No.

She left to you, sweetheart.Yeah.

Mr. Braxton: And she made

that very clear.Very clear.

Very clear.She made it extremely clear.

Very clear.

She didn't put us

in charge of anything.

Mnh-mnh.Kevin Jr.: Right.

When it comes to me

and my father,

it's like, the questions

and the positions

that I've been placed into,

it's like, "It's your fault."

♪♪

I'm not I'm not the one

that asked for this.Right.

Well, you know, maybe you

can say, "Hey, Dad,

you know what? That was

between you and Mom."

Trina: Yes.And I say that already.

And then the the the

answer I get was,

"You don't understand

how it is to be a husband."

Well,

you weren't married to your mom.

As As As you said,

she already told you

what she was going to do.Right.

And we know mothers do that

with their kids.

Mothers do that with their

sons, especially.

My sons,

they'll talk to their mother,

and I know she tells them stuff

when it comes to me.

You know? You've had

the experience of your dad

telling you certain things

that you just can't comprehend,

and it confuses you probably,

makes you feel worse.

My thing is,

you can't be mad at Kevin Jr.

for what Traci wanted.

This is what she wanted.

That's a very inconsiderate,

disgusting thing

that you could ever do

to your child,

is to make them feel

guilty about something

that someone else did,

And regardless on

if you agree with it or not,

you just have to respect it.

Kevin Jr.: The only that confuse

me with me and my father

is is,

where do I stand in this life?

And I was talking to him

and I was like,

"Y-You You're sitting there

asking me about yourself.

All right, what about me?"

Trina: Mm.

I'm sad right now.

Mm.

I'm by myself at at at

at this time.

And I'm like, "I miss my mom."

♪♪

We heard Trina had

an interesting day today.

♪♪

Wow.

♪♪

Hey, where is he?

They were FaceTiming

and then he started slurring.

Then she said

the phone blacked out.

♪♪

[Woman vocalizing]

♪♪

What's up, love?

How are you, my love?Tamar: Hi. Hey, hey, hey.

How are you doing?

I'm going to the gym

because, b*tch, I'm fat.

Hello, my love.Hi. I'm Darius.

Hi, Darius. I'm Geri.

Good to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

I'm an L.A. girl.

So that's what we do in L.A.

We work out all the time,

and it's time

to gather all the girls

to the yard.

So, you guys ready?

You ready to get pumped up here?

Yeah.

Awesome-tastic.

So I'm gonna turn

this bell on here.

Each round is three minutes

a pop.

Now, you tell me

if you want a level 10

or you want a level 7.

To start off?

Oh, it's been a minute

for me, baby.

We need to go to level 2.

[Laughs]

Let's go. Boom. Boom.

Yep.

Give me 20.

Give me 10 swings.

If this girl hit me

with this thing, I swear to God,

I'm gonna give you 10 swings.

Back it on up.

[Laughs]

Darius is 21.

You know, he still got Similac

behind his ears, right?

Good, good.

Get on up for me, T.

Get on up for me.

A lot of my g*y friends

that are older,

they go to the gym all the

time.

But those young generation

of friends

You need water?

For what?

they don't go to the gym.

They just eat lemon peppers.

Lemon pepper wings.

Lemon pepper shrimps.

Lemon pepper fries.

♪♪

You [bleep] lying!

Come here.

In the bag.

You are not windmilling

that bag.

Okay.

Oh.

Not with all that mouth.

You don't windmill.

[Laughs]

Come on. Come on.

'Cause I'm about to go, "Whoop!

Bop! Bop!"

Like, I fight old school.

We picks up that bop.

Although I don't fight no more.

That was

back-in-the-day Tay-Tay.

You guys did amazing.

I have another client to go to,

but it was so great meeting

you.Thank you, thank you.

Have an awesome one.

All righty.Oh.

Thank you.You're welcome, my love.

You guys have a good one.

All right. Did you like that?

Yeah.

I'm not calling you.

We having a scruffle,

I'm calling 911 first.

You know, you're

gonna have to get in shape

because this schedule is

ridiculous.

Yeah.

Speaking of schedule

um, I think tom tomorrow

we have the studio at 9:00.

I haven't put out

an album since "Bluebird."

"Bluebird."How long ago was that?

Five years ago?

I'm so nervous about it.

I understand

your nervousness, but you're

so good with your talent.

Oh.

Like, your music has helped me

through a lot of stuff, so

you got to. People are ready.Thank you.

My book, though.

Yeah. The book.

Oh, I'm ready for the book.

Yeah, well

How are those

the sessions going?

Umthey are

Some are therapeutic.

Okay.

Some are very, very hard.

Okay.

Um, because I'm talking

about everything from,

you know,

my relationship with Vince

and why we're not togetherMm-hmm.

and the real reason

why we broke up and the real

the real reason

why I left reality TV

and the real reason

behind everything.

You hold back a lot.

Yeah,

I feel like I have to.

My book is about

self-reflection

and you can't really have

a real self-defining moment

unless you're honest

with yourself.

I have to be comfortable

with not just mytruth,

but thetruth.

And my book is

not just helpful to me,

but helpful to other people to

see "the truth" in their lives.

Hey, listen, I'm gonna start it

as a workout group.

No. For real. 'Cause You gonna do it?

Yeah.

I gotta get a six-pack

and some muscles.

You got get a six-pack.

And I got to un-big

my back.

-What back?

-Thisback.

No back.

All the backs.

♪♪

♪♪

[Rhythmic knock on door]

♪♪

Who's there?

Hey.

Hey. Hey, y'all.

And Little Kevin.

Trina: Today I am meeting

with Little Kevin

and attorney

Antavius Weems.

He has been a family attorney

for a very long time.

Over here?Oh, wherever you want to be,

wherever you want to be,

I'm just gonna

Okay.

Trina: The purpose of visiting

with Attorney Weems' office

is to clarify a few things that

were outlined in Traci's will.

Last time I saw you,

we were here because I came

to take you to the courthouse

Kevin Jr.: Mm-hmmto probate

your mother's will.

There's still some issues

between, I guess,

how my father feels

and how I feel.

Tell me a little bit

about that.

I guess he feels, like, I won't

say blindsided,

but it's not, like It's

not done the right way.

So I think that it's just hard

for him to understand,

like, why did she put

everything in my hands?

So I think that's

the biggest thing that he has.

It kind of hurts me.

I feel like she was

in her right mind.

And, like, do you feel as though

she was okay at that time?

I visited your mother

before she began to decline.

And a lot of people

don't know this,

but your mother gave

me permission to record her.

And I did.

So you recorded

the whole conversation?

Every time.

Maybe she believed

that somebody was going to,

in some way, challenge it.

She knew exactly what

she was doing

about who she wanted to be

her executor

and who she wanted to control

her image, brand, and likeness.

Mm-hmm.And that was one person.

♪♪

Antavius: Your mother,

she was incredibly confident

about who she wanted to be

her executor.

And that was one person.

♪♪

Me.

It was you.

Yeah.

And your mother was

absolutely lucid.

Your mom stood in her kitchen

and cooked me oxtails.

Mmm

The famous oxtails.The famous oxtails.

And the curry chicken.

Antavius visited Traci

on several occasions

when she was,

in fact, in her right mind.

How do I know?

I was there.

And the only caveat

in there was,

she wanted to make sure

that you were ready.

There were certain things

that Traci wanted to keep

between Traci and her attorney,

but Traci was absolutely

in her right mind.

She trusted me so much

with her legacy

that she would put it

in my hands?

This is stuff she

she told me when I was younger.

Really?

Right.

So this is no surprise

to you?

It wasn't a surprise to me.

She was like, "If something

ever happened to me,

I'm putting everything

in your name."

The only thing

that kind of changed for me is

when she said she didn't want

a funeral service or or

viewing.

She did not want a service.

She didn't want her sorority

or any other organization

to do a memorial.

Not because she

didn't love them,

but she said,

"I don't want people

to have to grieve that hard

looking down on me.

The people I love,

I want them to be

able to go celebrate," 'cause,

you know,

your mom was down for a party.

My father, you know,

me being married,

I-I can understand where

where it's kind of a difficulty,

but I got borninto this

family.

You got married

into this family.

I mean,

you have the lineage.

You have the bloodline.Yeah.

And you have grown incredibly

since I've I've seen you.

Right? I did

I didn't even expect this.

Not outwards. It's just

just the the mental.

Yes.

She knew you had it

in you.

She's smiling right now.

She is smiling.

Trina: Attorney Weems

has really armed Kevin

with a lot of knowledge,

clarity, and information

to get some understanding about

why Traci did things the way

she did for Little Kevin.

Any time you can hear

something from someone

who can remove themselves

from a situation

is always a good thing.

I'm putting y'all out.You're kicking us out?

Yep. Okay.Putting out and kicking out

are two different things.Two different things.

You've been put out by

much better.

[Laughs]

Thank you.

All right then.

Yeah

♪♪

Bring them in

through kitchen. Okay?

-Yes, sir.

-Where do you want me?

♪♪

[Doorbell ringing]

Okay! 4-year-old.

Hey.

Hey, Trini-weeny.

Hey, baby girl.

Towanda: The second Trina got

back to the rental,

Sean and I ran over as fast

as we could to hear

how the meeting went

with Antavius.

And I just pray

that there were no surprises.

You want something to drink?Hey, Trini-weeny.

Mm, what do you have?

I do.

-What do you have?

-I have "ber."

And I have vodka-ka.

-With what?

-With limeaid.

I would love that.

That sounds great.Or

And we also have

orange juice,

lemonade, cola.

You can mix us up

a cute little c*ck.

Okay. What What

What are you doing?

You You said yes.I said yes to what,

my darling?

I said, "You want me

to get my own drink?"

And you said yes.Was I talking to them?

I don't know. I thought you told

me to get my own drink.

When did you start

making your own drinks?

I'll wait.

What would you like, then?What?

-To drink.

-To drink.

What do we have?Mnh-mnh.

-[Bleep]

-Wow.

When When the game's going

on,

that means I'm

not gonna get any hugging

and loving

or get with the kissing.

That's just That's just Von.

Sports.

We heard Trina had

an interesting day today.

Very, very, very much so.

So can you fill us in?

What happened?

So in a in a nutshellMm-hmm.

in Trina's opinion, it's

a tug-of-w*r of who's

in control.Power.

It just feels

like his dad blames him

That Traci made the choices

that she made.

It wasn't that our sister was

on her deathbed

and then decided to make

these decisions.No.

She made these decisionsWhen she was

years

before she was even sick.

Yep. Yep.Way before she was even

diagnosed

with having esophageal cancer.

You just mad,

for whatever reason

That she didn't choose you

That she didn't choose youto be that person.

And there's a reason.But how are dare you?

You lived your life.

Let this

Let Let the baby live his.

Oh, and I'm gonna

tell you what Little Kevin said.

Hmm?

And I was so proud of him

for saying this.

He said, "My dad marriedinto

this family,

but I was borninto it."Come on!

Yes, nephew, yes!That is what Little Kevin said.

He said those words.

Yes!

Oh, he got the blood running

through his veins.

Exactly. Exactly.Come on.

In my opinion,

his dad is just a little

jealous that Traci

put him in the will

the way that she put him

in the will.

He was I think he believes

that it should have been him.

That's it.

You know, earlier today,

production wanted

Little Kevin to film

with his dad and our dad.

But I'm not sure what

that was going to

Wait a minute.

Because I'm

I'm gonna be honest

I made it very clear

I'm not trying

to give a platform for his dad

to film in any way,

shape, or form,

Why y'all want him to have

Where Where Oji?

Where Oji at?

Where Oji?! Oji!

Oji: I'm coming,

I'm coming, I'm coming.

Why Why would y'all

want him to be on the show?Listen.

I'm I'm asking. This is a

question. This is for real.

Why would we wantI'll wait. Yep.

'Cause to me, honestly,

this is "The Braxtons."

And what this is about

is is y'all.

So if you guys ain't okay with

it, then it's not gonna happen.

We'll forget it.

Never, never.

By no means do I ever want

that individual

Trina: Mm-hmmto have any type of platform

on our platform ever again.

Mm-hmm.

It won't happen. All right?

Listen.

Don't push me.

♪♪

If I hit the bulls-eye,

I get a grandbaby.

You told my children

to get vasectomies?

If they don't want kids,

yeah.

What you got, homie?Vincent: What are you at?

I'm in the studio.

Vince will always be

an intricate part of my life.

Stop being so nervous.

You got this.

Just put the music out.

You don't know everything.

Woman:

Traci's birthday's coming up.

We should have

a birthday party.

-Happy birthday, Traci!

-Happy birthday!

This part of the narrative

was never told.

Never.