03x12 - Tipping Point

[bunniefuu]

[Officer Johnson]
You're under arrest for

the m*rder of Jeremiah Matthews.

[Zac] Previously onZatima.

[Angela] There's a video.

Of what?

Zac beating Jeremiah.

You're tellin' me Jeremiah
actually died?

I have put up with
so much of your sh*t,

I can't do this anymore.

f*ck!

Girl, you okay?

What, what are you doin'?

I'm goin' to work.

Fatima...

What?

Isn't Zac still in jail?

What you want me to do?

Look, he chose to do this.

Zac did not consider me
or this baby.

I get what you're sayin'.

[Fatima] I'll call you later,
okay?

Fatima...

[Angela] You work at
a law office.

I mean, you can talk to
some attorneys...

Look, Zac gotta figure this
out himself.

Just go home.
I'll handle this.

[Fatima] Alright.

[knocking on door]

[Preston] Yeah.

Come on in.

-you later, girl.
-Okay.

And there's nothin' I can do.

I just sent it to you.

Hey, do you think that he can
get me in?

She, and yes.

If you wanna go down there,
she can get you in.

-Hey, thank you.
-[Fatima] Yeah.

So, anything?

She said there's a lawyer that
can get me in to see him.

Yeah, I know that,
but I wanna help.

is to let me handle this alone.

Well...

Honestly, I don't know if
there's anything we can do.

[serious music]

Okay, man...

What do you mean?

Look, what don't you
understand?

I know, we all did, but it's,
it's more than that.

Yeah, yeah, it is.
It's deeper.

So, what do you think?

[Bryce] All the money stress
I caused.

You know?
He just...

[Preston] Bryce...

This is not your fault.

Okay, yeah.

If you wanna stand here and
blame yourself,

then by all means, go ahead.

This isn't your fault.

[serious music]

I just feel really bad.

Hey.
Let's go.

wailing]

♪ But we still work it ♪

♪ 'Cause we still worth it

♪ Yeah

[upbeat music]

[serious music]

[Fatima] Um, how are you doin',
Dr. Reid?

I'm good, Fatima.

Good, um...

Do, do you have a second?

[Dr. Reid] Yes, I do.

Um...

I am sure this is about Zac?

[Fatima] Exactly.

[Dr. Reid] I did.

Um...

For what?

[Fatima] His brother, Jeremiah.

Zac...

What?!

[Fatima] Yeah, it's just...

I am, I am so sorry.

it's...

What exactly happened?

and he beat him to death.

I just...

I don't know.

I tried to talk to him
beforehand.

[Fatima] So did I.

I'm just, I'm just numb
at this point, Doc.

Zac is literally just throwin'
it all away.

I understand how you feel.

[Fatima] You do?

Yes.

Are you even able to take
all this in?

No, I'm not.

[Dr. Reid] Hey, look,
I know it just happened,

but just take a moment and try
and process.

I'm tryin', Doc,
but I'm so damn angry.

And for good reason.

[Fatima] What am I supposed to
do?

Look, if you wanna talk later,

I can always come over
after I'm done.

Okay...

I'm gonna be at work until,
like, seven.

I've really got a lotta work
I've gotta get done.

Okay, well, just call me, then.
Uh, we'll talk in person.

[Fatima] Okay.

Again, I'm sorry, Fatima.

It's not your fault.

I know, just still, I'm sorry
for the entire situation.

Thank you.

Alright, talk later.

[Fatima] Okay, alright.

Goodbye.

Bye.

[serious music]

For God's sake...

[serious music]

sh*t, Angela.
Gotta meet Angela, okay.

[serious music]

[laidback music]
[police sirens wailing]

[laidback music]

So?

They're gonna let me see him.

[Bryce] Will they let me in?

What, and get him charged for
double m*rder?

If you walked in that room
right now,

it's gonna be like jumpin' in
a hornets' nest.

He'll be knocked everywhere.

Okay, um, well, just make sure
to tell him that we were...

I'm not here to tell him
anything, okay?

I'm just here to listen.

Okay, that's, that's good,
you're right.

[Man On Intercom] Preston,
they're ready for you.

Hey, well look, I've gotta go
get processed.

Soon as I'm outta here,
I'll let you know.

-Okay?
-Okay.

[tense music]

[Bryce] Angela?

Hey, what's up?
I'm at lunch.

This thing with Zac.

[Angela] Yeah.

I'm at the police station
right now,

they just let Preston in
to see him.

Really?
Okay, great.

Hey, uh...

Can I come by and
talk to you later?

Yeah, sure.

[Bryce] You sure?

Bryce, I just said sure.

Okay?
I'll see you later.

[Bryce] Okay, uh, thank you.

Bye.

Who's that?

Nobody.

What were we talkin' about?

You said he k*lled him.

[Angela] Right, yeah.

Damn, and the n*gga's in jail?

In jail as we speak.

Oh no, this sh*t is gettin'
crazy.

I know, right?

Hm...

Belinda?

What?

Why are you smiling?

I'm not.

[Angela] A man is dead.

Okay.

I mean, he was probably gonna
get k*lled anyway,

look how that n*gga was livin'.

Wow.

What...?

Belinda, did you tell Zac
where Jeremiah was?

Yeah, I did.

Belinda, you told him?!

What?
I mean...

What is wrong with you?!

That n*gga shouldn't have stole
my money!

So, you're glad that he's dead?
Is that what you're tellin' me?

Gosh, he was in the streets.
I mean, it was gon' happen.

-It was, look at, I don't know!
-Wow.

-What, Angela, it's the truth.
-No.

No, why am I even friends with
you?

What are you talkin' about?

You know, I'm startin' to see
you how Fatima does.

Angela, don't do that.

No, you like all this drama,
this bullshit.

And you don't?

No, not when a man's life
is at stake.

Okay, Angela, I'm sorry.

Sorry?
Belinda...

-Okay, damn.
-[Angela] You know what?

I need to get back to work.

You always tryin' to leave,
like...

[Belinda] No, you need to get
back to work, too.

Okay!

Hey.

[Belinda] Hey...

Hey.

Go on outta here, Belinda.

Fatima, I just wanna tell you
I'm really sorry about...

[Angela] Mm, yeah...

What you and Zac are goin'
through.

Mm-mm, B.
She don't wanna hear it.

-[Belinda] Okay.
-Just go.

-Okay, alright!
-[Angela] She's not in the mood.

-Alright!
-[Angela] Get, girl!

Okay!

[tense music]

Hey...

Hey.

How are you feelin'?

Honestly, I don't even know.

[Angela] Yeah, I know you
probably don't know how to feel.

I really don't.

Well, has Zac tried to call you
yet?

I don't know, I'm not answerin'
my phone today, I...

Fatima.

Don't look at me like that,
Angela.

I'm not, girl,
I just feel bad for you.

Well, I don't need that, either.

Right, no, what you need is
some food.

No, you know what, no,
I really gotta get it to go,

because I have to get back to
the office.

Okay, um, that's fine.
Yeah.

Belinda?

Why was she here?

You know Belinda.

Just always messy.

Angela, I do not know when
you're gonna learn.

Yeah, I actually already see
that comin'.

She's not our friend.

I know, you don't have to say
it.

Alright, well, if you're smart,

-you'd just leave it alone.
-I know, Belin...

-Wow.
-[Angela] I need to leave

Belinda alone, I know.

-I know.
-[indistinct].

-No, I wasn't.
-Today is not the day.

I was sayin' I was gonna leave
Belinda alone.

-[Fatima] Yeah.
-Fatima, yeah.

Well, if you were smart,
you'd do that.

Yeah.

[laidback music]

Hey.

[laidback music]

[door slamming]

Look, I only agreed to talk to
you for one reason.

Whatever you need.

I need you to go to Bryce
and get all of my money.

Done.

I need you to give it all to
Fatima.

Make sure she got everything
she need.

I got you.

Good.

Zac, I was thinkin'...

[tense music]

Maybe...

we should try to save some of
that for your defense?

Nah.

I did that sh*t, so it is what
it is, I gotta live with it.

[Zac clearing throat]

[somber music]

Damn, man.

Yeah.

Everybody told me not to,
but I did it anyway, so...

I'm no better.

[somber music]

I get it.
Look...

I'm not here to judge.

Well, good, 'cause I don't need
no judgement.

She already did that.

What did she say?

[somber music]

She asked me if it was worth it.

[somber music]

And?

I told her it was.

[somber music]

I know you don't mean that.

I...

Zac, look at this.

You knowthis wasn't worth it.

Dude, I ain't know no other way.

I really didn't, and...

Look...

We're men, and, and part of
bein' men, unfortunately,

is we're gonna mess up.

We just gotta own that sh*t
when we're wrong.

So, you really think I was
wrong?

Yes!
Look at...

Bro, I ain't know no other way.

What else was I supposed to do?

Look, I get it, I get it.

You know, I ain't mean to k*ll
him, but...

[Preston] I know you didn't.
But...

This sh*t rarely turns out how
we planned it.

[Zac] I know.

And now she won't even talk to
me.

She's just upset.

She's been upset.

This is different.

[serious music]

In what way?

Bro...

She's dealt with more sh*t from
me

that I've ever dealt with from
her.

It seems like the straw that
broke the camel back, like...

Oh, man...

Even if it ain't...

I ain't never gettin' outta
here.

That sh*t is on video, so...

[serious music]

It is.

[Zac] Yeah.

My f*ck' brother, man.
Why won't he just stop?

It's family, man.
Who knows?

[serious music]

Even in death, he still got me
where he want me.

Hey, look, Zac, you,
you know me.

If there was anything that
I could say

or I could do, trust me,
you know that I would.

[serious music]

You can.

Then name it.

[serious music]

Can you just, just go to her,
and I'll call you?

[Preston] Of course.

She won't answer my phone calls.

Like, just go and wait for me,
and I'll call, I promise.

It's no problem, Zac.
I can do that.

You know I got your back.

I know.

Just need her to know that
I'm sorry.

I'mma head there now, alright?

[serious music]

Hey, look, we gon' get through
this, okay?

-Yeah.
-I told you I got you.

I know.

I know.
Go ahead, go ahead.

Okay.

[serious music]

Yo...

I appreciate you, bro.

I got you.

[serious music]

[ominous music]

[knocking on door]

[door opening]

[door closing]

They not there.

What are you,
the doorbell camera?

No, but they ain't there.

Okay!

Hm.

You wanna know where they went?

No, 'cause that's none of
my business,

and it's none of yours.

Hm, so you must wanna wait,
then.

-What?
-[Deja] Yeah,

and you gon' be waitin'
a real long time.

You finished, you done?

Do you know where Zac is?

No, I don't.

[Deja] He's in jail.

-Jail?
-[Deja] Yeah.

And that b*tch is goin', too.

Wait a minute, what is happenin'
over here?

He k*lled his brother.

-What are you talkin' about?
-Yeah, he k*lled him.

Nah, I was there.
He's not dead.

What are you talkin' about?

No, babe.
He's definitely dead.

Yeah.

Damn, Zac...

Wait, you didn't know?

Oh, I can tell you didn't know.

-sh*t...
-Hey, where you goin'?!

To mind my Black-a*s business.

Go in the house, Deja.

[serious music]

I knew that sh*t
was gon' go bad.

I knew it.

That's crazy, man.

Oh, hey, Connie callin' you.

It's about time.

I been callin' her all day.

Hey, what's up, Connie?

So, what's goin' on with
Jeremiah and Zac?

[Tony] Yeah, this is crazy.

He's really in jail for m*rder?

Yeah, you didn't see my text?

[Connie] Nah.

Yeah, our boy's dead.

But I'm at Zac's house right
now,

I came here to talk to him.

Oh, nah, they got him in
the middle of the night.

sh*t.

I came here 'cause he wasn't
answerin' the phone.

[Tony] Yeah, this is all
some bullshit.

I don't understand,
I'm confused.

Well, what you confused about?

Yo, let me call you back.
Alright?

Alright, don't forget, hit me.

What the f*ck?

-Hm...
-What she say?

That she's confused about it
all,

and she's at Zac's right now.

Yeah, sh*t, man.

Nobody thought it would go down
like that.

Mm, you didn't think it would go
down like that?

You got your a*s whooped like
that before.

You really still on this,
old man?

Come on, Tyrone.

All I'm sayin' is this:
you two need to be careful.

Well, why do we need to be
careful?

'Cause y'all might be lookin' at
a charge, too.

What are you talkin' about?

Did you not just see the video
of him whoopin' our a*s?

Yeah, but it kinda looked like
y'all was helpin' him.

Well, we weren't.

I know, that's why I said looked
like y'all might be

facin' a charge.

What are you talkin' about,
old man?

I'm talkin' about how
he whooped your a*s!

You know what?

Okay, okay, that's enough.

Ain't nobody got time for you.

I can't take him no more.

-You want one?
-[indistinct] that a*s now, huh?

You need one.

You can't handle the truth!

[laidback music]

It won't start.

Oh, girl, I could've told you
that.

What year is this m*therf*cker?

It's a '95, it be rollin'.

[Deja] Mm.

You know what?
You can give me a jump?

Oh, girl, no.

So, then, how 'bout this?

You go in the house and mind
your f*ck' business?

Girl, look, though, you act like
Fatima, huh?

Y'all best buds now, huh?

Not at all.

But you can go in the house
if you not gonna help.

I can't help you.
Well, I can help you, but my...

My country boyfriend can.
Hey, Preston!

Hello, Deja.

Can you please help her?

Look, I don't know if you got
the right cables for this year,

but just help her out.

Okay?
He gon' help you out.

'95's is cool.
Don't do that.

[Deja] Mm-hm.

Hey, can you give my car a jump?

[door closing]

Hi, I'm Preston.

I'm sorry.
I'm Connie.

You a friend?

[Connie] Zac's.

Yeah, well, I just saw him.

You seen him?

[Preston] Yeah, he's, uh...

[Connie] In jail.

Yeah.

Can't believe this is real.

Yeah, me, too.

I'm just so confused right now.
I just...

I understand.
Well, hey, well, look.

I've got cables right around
the corner.

If you want...

If you could, I'm, I really
gotta get outta here.

This should only take
a few minutes.

-[Connie] Aight.
-Trust me, I got you.

[Connie] Okay.

Thank you.

[somber music]

[Fatima] Hey.

What are you doin' here?

I came here to check on Zac.

He's not here.

She told me.

So, you know he's in jail?

[Connie] I know.

Look, Connie, I, I don't have
time for this, okay?

-Fatima!
-[Fatima] Preston,

it has been a long day.

I know, I understand,
but it's Zac.

[somber music]

I don't wanna talk to him.
I can't do this.

Hey, look, I'm sure you heard
that.

But sorry, man.

She just, she doesn't wanna talk
right now.

[Zac] Yeah, okay.

Let me talk to him.

[Zac] Who is that?

Connie.

[Zac] Yeah, put her on.

Alright.

[emotional music]

Hey.

Hey.

[Connie] You alright?

Yeah, I'll be aight.

Zac, man, what happened?
How did it get to this?

You already know.

-[Connie] I just know that...
-Yo, listen,

I need you to do me a favor.

Aight, go ahead.

[emotional music]

So, my mother needs to be
buried.

Aight?
Fatima not gonna wanna do it.

So, I'm gonna need you to handle
that for me.

Yeah, I can handle it for you.

[Zac] She's not talkin' to me.

Just go get the information from
her.

Preston gon' take care of
the payment.

[Connie] I got you.

-[Zac] You got all that?
-But what about, how did...?

Listen, I just, I don't wanna
talk about nothin' else.

Can you just do me that favor,
please?

-Okay, it's done.
-[Zac] Aight.

Look, I gotta go.

Just go talk to her.

[Connie] Yeah.

Where is she?

[Connie] She's in the house.

But you know she don't even like
me like that, so...

[Zac] Do me a favor, just go
talk to her for me.

I'll try.

[Zac] Thanks.

Yo, I'm really sorry that you
in there

and dealin' with this.

-Bye.
-[Connie] Bye.

[somber music]

Hey, look, I completely forgot
about the cables

when Zac called.

I'll go get those now,
shouldn't take no time.

-I'll get you outta here.
-Aight.

Connie, I cannot right now.

Fatima, I need to talk to you.

[Fatima] Connie...

Look, Zac just asked me to take
over the funeral.

What, does he not think I'm not
gonna bury his mom?

-What?
-[Connie] Well, he does,

he just knows you've got
a lotta things

goin' on right now.

Alright, fine, I will send you
the number to the funeral home.

But the guy is a f*ck' crook.

They all are.

Look, we've already paid
most of the money.

Just let me know how much it is,
and I'll write you a check.

No, no, you don't have to do
that, Preston got it.

Oh, well, great.
Is that all?

[serious music]

You just gon' give up like that?

Connie, please.

I'm serious.
How many times?

What?

How many times have you been in
this place with him?

[Fatima] Connie...

What are you talking about?

Okay. Women, right?

We do things, we deal with
a lotta sh*t,

and it just be one thing
one time,

and it breaks us.

You someplace thinkin'
it's all good,

and it's not.

Yeah.

Only another woman could
know that.

Exactly.

It's like we hit a wall, and...

I don't wanna do this anymore.

No, Fatima, you and Zac
got more to do.

No, he just threw it all away.

Well, did you tell him
he threw it all away?

Did you lay it out for him?

I don't even wanna do that.

It's not for him, it's for you.

[serious music]

Look, well, whoever it's for,
I'm not doin' it.

Okay?
So...

If there's anything else,
if you could just handle that,

I'd really appreciate it.

Aight, I got you.

Alright, thanks.

[Connie] Fatima.

Yo, can you take a ride
with me real quick?

Connie, what?

Just, just real quick.
Something's not adding up to me.

Look, Connie, it has been
a long day,

and I have to talk to someone
tonight.

[Connie] Okay, I'll get you
back, I promise.

Connie, where are you goin'?

Please, Fatima, don't ask me
no questions.

Come on.
Please.

Alright, but I'm comin'
right back.

Alright!
I'll drive.

Girl, no.

I'll drive.
Let me know where we goin'.

'Cause my car got
some rust on it?

[Fatima] Uh, because it
breaks down.

Let's go.

[calm music]

[laidback music]

Connie, why are we here?

'Cause I'm confused about
somethin'.

What is it?

Hold up.

[intriguing music]

[heart monitor beeping]

Look.

[heart monitor beeping]

What the hell?!

[heart monitor beeping]
[intriguing music]

[music]

[upbeat music]

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