02x02 - Strange Bedfellows

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My brother, Jacob Greenleaf...

Previously on "Greenleaf"...

The plan was to move Triumph over here,

but right here is the new pastor

of Triumph Two,

- Jacob Greenleaf.
- [Cheers and applause]

Oh, people love to see
the high brought low,

even if based on nothing but hearsay.

This Friday feature about churchgoers

in the D.A.'s office...
some are saying they're

slowing the investigation down.

Written by this Darius Nash?

What an insidious way this man has.

- You're hired.
- There's something that you

should know before
you pull that trigger.

Full disclosure... I'm gay.

That's no problem.

Daddy, I need your help.

You know I never could deny you.

What do you need?

- You.
- What are you doing?

Stay the hell out of
my business, you hear me?

I was trying to help.

I told you he was not the problem.

Kevin, I have no idea what is
going on with the two of you.

Charity, I've been doing some research.

Charity: About what?

What I've been struggling with.

You are what you are.

You can't change that.

Mae: [Groans]

We were up with that baby all night?

You know he's still
struggling with that rash,

but he'll be fine.

We had a long
and wonderful conversation.

Jacob scheduled the movers.

Oh, that's a shame.

I was looking forward
to watching him carry

all that furniture
we bought him across town,

piece by ill-gotten piece.

When are you gonna tell him
who Basie Skanks really is?

If you tell him, he'll stay, James.

I'm not even sure it's true.

James: As I recall,
Darrell had two daughters,

and that was it.

Do you remember any boys in that family?

No.

But men have been known

to let their seed fly on the wind,

desiring for fields not their own.

I'll talk to him about it.

Oh, thank you.

But I won't beg him to stay.

Far be it from me to ask you
to scuff your pride

in the name of something

as small and worthless as love.

- Come here.
- What?

- Mm.
- What?

Oh.

[Baby crying]

Mm, baby.

What?

Hey!

Where's that boy's father?

[Siren wailing]

♪♪

It doesn't have to be a novel.

Just try one sentence.

"Hello, Isaiah."

Doesn't even have to have a verb.

And what if he doesn't text back?

Come on, sliding into the D.M.S
is a critical component

in st century dating.

You've been staring at his instagram

for days now.

No, wait, give it back!

"Hey, Isaiah. It's your girl, Sophia.

Was wondering about
your relationship situation."

Stop!

I just don't want to seem desperate.

But you are.

I'm kidding, I'm kidding.

You know, Isaiah rehearses
every Saturday at Triumph.

We could go.

That wouldn't be weird?

It would.

How long you been here?

- Oh, I couldn't sleep.
- [Laughs]

Go get ready for school.

Do you want to be bae goals or not?

Closed mouths don't get fed.

Hey, she's gonna miss me.
You know, when I'm gone?

I'm not arguing with you.

Isaiah Hambrick?

Eavesdropping's a sin, you know.

[Laughs]

Why didn't you come down?

Because I wasn't
in the mood for another one

of my father's paranoid

"Basie Skanks is out
to get me" speeches.

There you go.

That being said, I need to talk to Basie

about that foolishness
he pulled last week.

He should've told us
he was giving me that church.

Definitely not making
my life any easier.

Wait a minute, pastor.

There you go.

Yeah?

Yeah.

Okay.

Can't wait to get out of here.

Tasha's finally showing me
the parsonage this afternoon,

so we could be out of here
as soon as next week.

Mwah.

Pastor Greenleaf.

Bishop's ring cleared, scoop.

Story's over. No comment.

I'm not here for the paper.

That's a nice try.

I thought you might want to go
on a post-scandal date.

Yeah, to celebrate.

You know, whoever told you
you were funny

did the world a great disservice.

- I'm serious.
- [Laughs]

Look, I'll be off the clock.

Is that really possible?

I give you my word as a christian.

Oh, Mr. Nash, I'm flattered.

No.

Okay.

If you change your mind.

And it's Darius.

- Good morning, pastor.
- Morning, Darlene.

♪♪

Have we heard back yet from
that girl at Hallelujah . ?

The one who finds you
so terribly transformative?

I have, actually.

Oh. And?

She's having me come in next week

to do an interview with Mike O.

Well, be sure to give him my best.

Outside of the Lord, Mae, I assure you,

you will be my main theme.

You rang, mama?

What is that thing?

It's mama's way of saying "come,"

in lieu of a dog whistle or a chain.

It bestows a certain
poetry upon something

which might otherwise
be merely mechanical.

And it saves me from listening

to that interminable
voice message on her phone.

What can I do for you, mama?

We want you to fire Carlton.

Because Betty Wilcox has
an issue with gay marriage? No.

No, this is about
more than Betty Wilcox.

Over half the deacon board
haven't even pledged yet.

And his brazenness causes concern

for many of our other members.

Says who? Betty Wilcox?

Says half the deacon board.

Then they should go somewhere else.

Well, that's the problem... they will.

Are you okay with this?

I can't lose half the deacon board

over a choir director.

Wasn't he fired from another church?

- Two churches.
- And he sued them.

And he lost.

I won't do it.

Gigi...

Who's gonna direct the choirs, huh?

I will not debate this with you.

You are the associate pastor.

Now, are you going to fire him,
or do I have to do it?

I'll take care of it.

And do it soon, please.

Betty's leaving town for New Orleans

to see that granddaughter
that you baptized,

and I don't want her leaving here

without writing us a check.

♪ Amen ♪

♪ All right ♪

♪ Amen ♪

♪ Uh-huh, hmm ♪

♪ Ooh-ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Well ♪

♪ Oh-ohh, ohh ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Amen, amen ♪
♪ oh ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ he knows the road
that you need to take ♪

♪ It's so easy to complain ♪

♪ Addicted to the pain ♪

♪ You give your heart,
they push it away ♪

♪ Oh, Jesus knows just how you feel ♪

♪ Just let him take the wheel ♪

♪ The love you need, he already gave ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ Do you want to be happy ♪

What'd you think?

Sold.

Thank you.

What's good, Pastor Greenleaf?

Oh, yeah, so, just real quick...

No, for you, I got nothing but time.

I met with the G.C., all right?

They're gonna start digging
the foundation this week.

I'm also putting together a packet of

potential worship team hires
for you to take a look at.

Boy, you f*ring on all
cylinders, aren't you, pastor?

I'm trying to, yeah.

- Yeah.
- I try to.

Um, also wanted to say...

- Hmm?
- ...In the future...

speak your heart. Bring it on.

If you, uh... if you plan
on giving me big news

like you did last week...

Oh, I remember the look on your face.

You were like Moses
on the mountaintop up there.

- "What?"
- [Laughs]

Yeah, so, just, uh...

just kind of give me
a heads up from now on.

Well, if god had given me prior notice,

I certainly would've given it to you.

So, you're gonna tell me

you didn't have any plans to do that?

What do you mean?

The Lord just gave it
to me to do, brother,

right then and there, and I did it.

I'm just finding that
a little hard to believe.

Pastor Greenleaf.

Yeah?

You languished in the shadow
of your father

like some anemic little weed.

In the space of three short months,

I have given you a church,
a place to live if you wanted,

and access to your own soul
the way god made it to be

before your Daddy grabbed ahold of it

and started stomping it flat
with his contempt.

I've given you everything
you ever wanted.

And I appreciate everything you've done.

Mm-hmm.

Then don't accuse me of lying.

I'm your brother.

Got to trust me.

Okay.

Sorry.

Okay, then.

Boy, what I wouldn't
give to have a cigarette

sometimes on a day like this.

God says, "No, can't have that."

I want you to go out to southwind

this afternoon, door to door.

Spread the word about Triumph Two.

I think most of the black folks
out there already go to Calvary.

I know.

So, how happy would they be to see you?

What a blessing.

♪♪

♪ Mm ♪

♪ Hold me close ♪

♪ Me close ♪

♪ And heal me ♪

♪ Heal me ♪

♪ Heal me ♪

♪ With your light ♪

♪ You hold me close ♪

♪ And heal me ♪

♪ Heal me ♪

♪ With your light ♪

Wow. [Laughs]

That's all I meant.

I love that.

- And with all the parts...
- that's what I'm saying.

Any time you can get voices to weave in

and out like that,
pressing against each other,

sailing away, coming back home again...

that just puts a person
smack in the heart of god.

That's how I see it, anyway.

Did I say something wrong?

No!

No, that was beautiful.

Hey.

Sorry to interrupt.

No. Uh, that's my sister, Grace.

Jabari is producing my album.

- Oh, nice to meet you.
- Likewise.

Uh, you got a second?

Yeah.

♪♪

So, who will direct the choir?

I guess mama assumes you. Or Wanda.

Wanda's not a choir director,
and I just had a baby.

I need more help now, not less.
This is so dumb!

And immoral. No small thing.

Well, no, I understand

why people like Betty think
what they think,

but it's not very loving.

But can't you just talk to Daddy?

One little "but, Daddy" from Gigi

usually fixes something like this.

Daddy was sitting right there
when mama asked me to fire him.

He's in.

And I actually think
you are the only person

who can stop this from happening.

Okay. I'll talk to her.

I'm sorry to lay this on you.

No, don't be.

It's just one more thing.

I'll handle it.

Thank you.

- Gigi.
- Yeah?

Thanks for including me.

Of course.

I have Jeremiah, Earl,

J. Anthony, and Rebecca at the P.F.

What about Lionel?

Well, he hasn't gotten
back to me about preaching,

let alone lodging.

I'll call him myself.

I don't feel good about begging the man.

Let it be.

He just lost Patrice, didn't he?

Well, she didn't take his phone

with her to the grave or his manners.

[Cellphone rings]

Is that Lionel?

It's Mac.

Now, that's three times, now.

[Sighs]

What do you want, Mac?

You know, I couldn't care less.

And listen, don't make me
change this number.

Just don't call me again.

- [Cellphone beeps]
- What'd he want?

Daddy's dying today.

But that's according to him, you know,

and I never know anymore
whether he's making some excuse

just to keep in contact
with me or do... you know?

Are you sure you don't
want to go visit the man

and get things settled?

He kept you out of jail,

and that's settled enough for me.

[Knock on door]

Praise the Lord!

How you doing?
I'm pastor Jacob Greenleaf.

Can I have a minute to talk
to you about Triumph church?

Gymnasium, pilates, everything, man.

And the bag and the mug
are yours to keep.

What you doing here?

Just, uh, telling people
about Triumph Two.

About the church that's
going up down the street?

Yes, ma'am. That's the one.

Does bishop know you're here recruiting?

Oh, I'm not recruiting.

I'm, uh, just letting folks know
there's an option.

I'm giving out mugs.

I don't need a mug.

They're recyclable.

I don't care if it came
from the winding cloth

that they wrapped My Lord in
when he d*ed.

I'm with Calvary.

And you ought to be ashamed of yourself!

The Lord is speaking to you
in all things,

so in all things,

respond as if you're responding to god.

.

I think that's a good tweet for today.

Mm-hmm.

Hey, mama. Got a minute?

Yes, come on in.

- Hey!
- Hey.

You know, I told Corin

to stay on top of me
about this tweeting thing,

and it is really paying off.

Oh, how many followers do you have?

, and counting.

Yeah.

So, now I want you to ice
that cake with some hashtags...

hashtag obedience, hashtag kindness.

- Mm-hmm.
- Already did it, all right?

Oh, you see?

Wow.

Praise god we had the wisdom
to hire that girl.

Especially these days.

Mama, are you okay?

Yes, I'm okay, baby.

Grace told me the deacons
are trying to push Carlton out.

Nobody said any sort of thing.

We are just trying to firm up
our financial base...

cut costs where we can.

So, it has nothing to do
with Carlton being gay?

It is purely a financial decision.

Well, then, can we cut something else?

Well, I don't know. Let's see.

Oh, now, what about this music producer,

this Jabari?

Now, I think I saw a check
going out for $ , .

But it's less than he usually charges.

But it's more than we usually spend.

Kevin produced your last album.

Why don't you just let Kevie do it?

No, Kevin's not really a producer.

What is going on between you two?

Your father is losing patience

with all this loose jell-o
kind of thing,

and I can't say that I blame him.

Mama, I gave Carlton my word
that this wouldn't happen.

Just don't make a liar
out of me, please.

This is not a discussion.

And I apologize for anything

that led you to believe that it was.

Okay.

[Cellphone chimes]

Hey, "shawty," can I get them
trigonometry notes, or not?

[Gasps]

Lord have mercy.

Isaiah just invited me to his rehearsal.

Let me see. Let me see.

What do I do?

I know they say there's no
such thing as dumb questions,

but, girl.

Will you come with me?

No.

I'm kidding. You know I got you.

I got you, I got you!

We know that if our earthly house

of this tabernacle were to be absolved,

we have a building of god

not made with hands,

eternal in the universe.

Amen.

James?

Yes, Henry, it's me.

I did what Mae said.

I know you did, and thank you.

Henry...

Did Darrell James have a son?

I remember the two little girls,
but I don't remember a boy.

Mac?

I was just leaving.

You'll be in my prayers, Henry.

- James...
- don't speak to me.

The Lord says I have to forgive you,

and one day I may.

But I will never forget.

I will leave you to deal
with your father

until you have to deal with ours.

♪♪

I don't want to die.

[Sighs]

I know.

I know.

It's gonna be okay.

It's gonna be okay.

It's gonna just like
when you threw me in Coro Lake.

It's gonna be cold,

it's gonna be scary,

and then...

[Voice breaking] You're gonna swim.

You gonna swim all the way
across to Jesus...

All the way home to the Lord.

You're gonna swim.

- Brother Kevin.
- Darlene.

How's Lita?

- As well as can be expected.
- Good, good.

Listen, I've been meaning
to give this to you.

It's a gift card for the baby
from both of us.

- Thank you.
- You two must be tickled pink.

I saw him roll by earlier. So cute.

Yeah, we're feeling pretty blessed.

And that rash is clearing up

just like I told charity it would.

What rash is that?

The one that's been keeping him up.

Oh, uh, that rash.

Yeah, he's doing a lot better now.

Well, thank you for this,

and I probably should get back to work.

All right. Well, congratulations again.

Thank you.

All righty. Here we are.

Nice.

Thank you.

You're gonna love it.

Come on. I got to show you.

Come on!

So, I actually used to sell real estate

before I joined Basie and the ministry.

And I can tell you that
for this neighborhood,

this is a very attractive property.

I can imagine it's
a little like, "What?"

You know, but Basie and I shared
a great five years here.

And I know that once
you and Jacob move in

and make it your own that
you're gonna love it

just like we did.

And I can help you
decorate, too, if you want.

I did stage all the houses
when I was a realtor,

so I've got a certified eye.

That'd be great.

- Good. Come on in!
- [Keypad beeps]

- Hey.
- Hey!

So, what'd mama say?

What do you think?

No, and it's not up for discussion.

- So, what are we gonna do?
- There's nothing we can do.

That's not true.

We can both march back up in her office.

Gigi, I'm not about to do that.

Charity, you promised him.

If you want to make this
another one of your crusades,

then go ahead, but I can't.

- Honey, why?
- Because I don't want to.

I'm sorry.

♪♪

[Dialing]

[Cellphone rings]

It's Nash.

Hey. It's Grace Greenleaf.

Okay.

This is happening an hour
before I expected it to.

I don't want to go on a date.

Fine.

Slow day at church?

Actually, I want to get together
and talk about something else,

if that's okay.

Is that okay?

As long as I pick the place.

Done.

[Receiver clicks]

When I look back now
at the way I behaved,

I feel like I'm looking at
a whole different person.

I think you are. That's the thing.

Real transformation is the goal,

and you achieved that.

Congrats.

♪♪

♪ Got to have you ♪

♪ Oh, Lord ♪

♪ Got to have you ♪

♪ Oh, Lord ♪

♪ Oh, Lord ♪

♪ Got to have you ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

[Cheers and applause]

What's up, ladies?

Hey. I'm Sophia.

Thanks for coming out.

You're pastor Greenleaf's daughter.

He's sort of my Dad, yes.

We love your music.

She loves your music.

I think it's okay to mildly great.

- Zora, right?
- Yep.

Cool. I asked around about you.

Hope that's okay.

It's perfectly fine.

I'm sort of a public figure.
I'm used to it, right?

[Giggles]

How do you like Triumph?

It's cool.

The hook in that last song,
um, would that work?

Hmm.

I mean, it worked. It worked.

Cool.

Kevin, how's it going with your wife?

Any chance I'm gonna
see her at a meeting

one of these nights?

I don't know.

She still got me staying in a hotel

after Nathan was born.

And today, I found out he had a rash

and she didn't even tell me about it.

I don't know what to do.

Look, Kevin,
I know from experience, brother,

you probably feel like
you're the whole problem.

- To say the least.
- But you're not,

'cause you're coming to these meetings.

If your wife isn't ready to do that,

well, that's her prerogative.

This might be a situation

where you need to step up and lead.

Be the man.

It may be what she's hoping you'll do.

♪ Hey, you ♪

[Laughs]

Is it okay?

I mean, no, it's great, it's good.

Good.

I didn't even know this place was here.

Yeah, it's an insider thing.

- Oh, but they let you in.
- Yeah.

I'm sorry it's so loud.

I didn't know there'd be music tonight.

Yeah, I don't believe you.

Well, I... I thought
we could have some fun, too.

I mean, we can go
somewhere else if you...

no, no, this is good.

We can talk later.

♪ Seeing everything I want ♪

♪ I'm gonna crawl on your floor ♪

You want to dance?

♪ Let's crawl, yeah ♪

- No.
- Oh, come on.

Nobody here goes to church.

- I don't know.
- I'm telling you.

Come on, come on. Ah, yes, yes.

♪ Ooh, yeah ♪

♪ Come on ♪

♪ Come on ♪

♪ Come on, come on, crawl ♪

Come on, come on!

♪ Hey, come on, crawl, baby ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ Get down on your hands and knees ♪

♪ Come on, crawl, crawl, crawl, baby ♪

♪ Just like the spider
on the wall, ooh ♪

- [Laughing]
- [Laptop playing indistinctly]

James?

Wait a minute.

James?

Wha...

[sighs]

Good evening, dear.

Have you spoken to Jacob yet?

[Sighs]

You said you were gonna do it.

And... and I haven't,

'cause I have the rather
hopeless feeling that...

that he'll see
you actually want him leave.

To put a fine point on it, yes.

Why are you so hard on him?

All he's ever done is try to please you.

Ohh.

- May I be frank with you, Mae?
- I wish you would.

Ever since Gigi started preaching,

you have forced that boy into my
field of vision out of nothing,

I believe, except jealousy
of your own daughter.

- Jealousy?
- Ascribing to him a call

and a variety of talents

he never showed any evidence of having.

Oh, and Gigi does?

She did.

Until we broke her spirit

and she ran off and left us.

Oh, please.

I'm sorry if I've misdirected my anger

about all this to him,

but he seems to have drank
the Kool-Aid you brewed.

And between the two of you,
I'm about to lose my mind.

Let him go.

Jacob deserves to know
the truth about Basie

before he's subject to his authority.

Or do you not even love
your son enough to do that?

♪♪

[Man speaking on tv]

Hey.

From Darlene.

You couldn't give me this tomorrow?

Why didn't you tell me
about Nathan's rash?

Well, it wasn't a big deal.

He's my son, too.

I know he's your son.

I didn't think you'd freak out about it.

I'm not freaking out. I'm just saying

for the past three months,
I'm trying to make things right,

and it feels like
I'm still being punished.

[Sighs] You're not the only
one who feels punished.

But I'm the only one that's trying.

You should've told me about the rash.

You're right.

I'm sorry.

[Baby crying]

No, no.

Let me. I got him.

Okay.

My brother used to always give me

so much heat about my two left feet.

Well, there was no
evidence of them tonight.

When we were growing up,
my parents only let us

listen to secular music
on Saturday night.

But Jacob had this boom box in his room,

so we would have dance wars...
me, him, charity, and faith.

- Who'd win?
- Jacob.

It was his boom box,

and he always picked everybody's songs.

That doesn't sound fair to me.

Yeah.

Not much is, is it?

What did you want to talk about?

Nothing.

Didn't sound like that earlier.

Off the record?

Promise.

My parents are making me
fire our choir director.

- Why are they letting him go?
- Because he's gay,

and some folks at the church
have a problem with it.

And I guess he was fired
from a couple of churches

before that for the same reason.

Kind of makes you wonder
why he keeps trying, doesn't it?

No, I get that.

You know, there's something
you get in church

that you don't get anywhere else.

You said you're a christian?

I am.

Do you go to church?

No.

[Laughs] I didn't think so.

But I do know what you're saying. I do.

I mean, I miss some things.

Mm-hmm.

And then, there's some things
I do not miss at all.

Mm.

So, what are you gonna do?

Oh, I'm gonna do it.

If I don't do it,
somebody else will do it.

And I'd rather it come from me.

[Cellphone chimes]

[Sighs]

I got to go. I'm sorry.
It's my daughter.

Thank you for everything.

Oh, it's my pleasure.

♪♪

Am I gonna see you again?

Well, I hope so.

You were driving the Corolla.

That was what, our third date?

The night I met your family.

- I remember.
- The bishop was giving me

some mini-sermon about godly restraint.

[Both laugh]

And lady Mae wanted
my entire family genealogy.

Oh, especially after she saw that car.

[Laughs]

Do you remember how I broke down

right when we were trying to leave?

Oh, right at the front gate.

And me and Jacob were under the hood

trying to get it to start again,

and you sitting in the front seat

with your legs crossed like a princess.

Well, there was nothing else I could do.

[Both laugh]

Our little man's gonna get tired
of hearing those stories.

Maybe you should stay the night.

You can wake up with him.

You sure?

Yeah.

I'd like that.

Okay.

James: Jacob?

Yes, sir.

You eating standing up like a horse?

There's another half there on the plate.

I could throw some Texas Pete
on there, the way you like it.

Oh, it's too late for that Texas Pete,

at least for this old man.

How's the new job working out?

It's great. Things are going well.

Why?

I know you're not gonna believe
what I've got to say.

Wait, yeah, pop...

you're not gonna let me finish?

Please, just don't.

I don't want to hear any more
about your conspiracy theories

about you and Basie Skanks.

My life's not about you, pop.

It's about me.

Your mother doesn't want you to leave.

I know. And what do you want?

When do you give a damn
about what I think?

You don't want me there,
you don't want me here.

What do you want?

What am I supposed to do?

Basie Skanks might not be perfect.

He might be boo boo the fool.

At least he's not a false prophet.

♪♪

Bishop find you?

Yeah, he found me.

What happened?

I've done everything he's asked...

loyal, worked hard, put my time in,

worshipped the ground
that man walked on.

All he ever had to do was just...

was just say, "good job, son."

I mean, hey, maybe,

"I couldn't have done it without you."

Jacob: Instead, what I get?

"Gigi would have done it better.
You're not called.

I wasn't quite feeling
the word today, Jacob."

[Scoffs]

He doesn't respect me.

He doesn't respect me
as an ordained pastor,

as his son, as a man.

I respect you.

I know you don't like that place,

but we're getting out of here.

- Good morning, lady Mae.
- Good morning.

- You wanted to see me?
- Yes, um, sit over there.

Thank you.

Carlton, let me start by saying

what a wonderful addition

your ministry of music
has been here at Calvary.

- Thank you.
- And I want you to know

that if you ever need
a personal reference from me...

oh, that's what this is.

I'm afraid so.

I'm sure you know that we've been

going through some financial issues

that we couldn't have
foreseen last year.

And so we've had to look hard for cuts.

And unfortunately, the music ministry

is one of those areas.

That is unfortunate.

And since you were the last
person hired in the department,

well, you know the rest.

I do, actually.

Quite well.

May I ask you a question?

Of course.

Do you think gay marriage is wrong?

Because you knew I was gay
when charity hired me,

so all this has got to be about
Reggie and I getting married.

I believe what the Bible says
about marriage

and sexual immorality.

But what about what it says about love,

or not sitting in the seat
of the scornful,

or being in judgement?

Listen.

Because I believe what the Bible says

doesn't mean I don't love you.

It doesn't mean that I am
sitting in judgement of you.

This is purely a financial decision.

[Scoffs]

For the record,

I don't believe you.

But I love you,

and I will pray
for the broken part in you

that has to believe that there
is a broken part in me.

Thank you.

[Cellphone chimes]

_

You're here.

Mama, I'm gonna fire him today.

I just did.

Your father's dallying
I have to be patient with.

Yours? No.

Life's too short.

[Crows cawing]

[Tools clinking]

[Chuckles] Really?

Carlton: You know you not
cooking that chicken this time.

Hey, Reggie.

Pastor.

That's a nice car.

What can we do for you, pastor?

Can we talk?

Whatever you have to say,

you can say in front of him.

Look, I'm just sick about this.

Yeah, well, how do you think we feel?

- Hey, baby...
- no, shorty...

it's all right.

We knew we were taking
a risk getting married.

Been in the church my whole life.

I know my people.

They love you all week, as long
as they can shove you back

in that closet come Sunday morning.

Don't worry. I'm not gonna sue.

But will you keep coming to church?

[Scoffs]

The only way to work on
the church is to be in it.

Call you later, mama.

Don't leave like this.

I hear you.

This is a mistake.

He's still your father.

- Gigi.
- Bro.

It's like in the hood,

but not the... not the hood-hood.

I guess my school commute
will be shorter or something.

FaceTime me so I can see it.

Okay.

Come on, kids. Let's go.

See you, sweetie.

Charity: I love this little...
oh, you smell so good.

[Laughs]

♪♪

[Engine starts]

I got Betty Wilcox's pledge check.

Congratulations.

♪♪

♪♪

- What's going on?
- Off the record?

Off the record.

Are you gonna tell her the truth?

About what?

Why we made her wait so long
to visit her grandson.

Basie: God has placed his
Goliath in our path, David.

Have you got the stones?

Son, you're being used.

Grace: One of my uncle's victims
tried to k*ller herself.

Zora: Why isn't he in jail?

The fact that he's out there free...

Weighs on me.