01x03 - Stuff

[bunniefuu]

[SHAY] She just handed this
to you? The mystery girl?

- She didn't say anything?
- [EDWARD] No.

Well, I mean, it must mean something.

She wanted you to have
it. It's, like, meaningful.

Maybe it was just random.

Like, maybe she just
had it in her pocket

and decided to, you know, give it to me.

Yeah, and maybe the world is
flat, and maybe there's no God,

and maybe Taylor Swift is, like, mortal.

What's that?

That's everything.

All of our stuff.

[MOVERS CHATTERING]

[SHAY] Can you play piano?

[PIANO PLAYING]

Uh, no. Um, not... not really.

Uh, I... I have to go hydrate.

[AIRPORT ANNOUNCER]
Staff announcement...

[BREATHES DEEPLY]

[AIRPORT ANNOUNCER] Final boarding
call for flight to Los Angeles.

Final boarding call for flight .

sh*t! [GRUNTING, BREATHING HEAVILY]

[GRUNTS]

[GRUNTS, GROANS]

- [SIGHS] Hi. Sorry.
- [FLIGHT ATTENDANT] Hi. Welcome aboard.

Sorry. [CHUCKLES]

- Oh! Hi. What a coincidence.
- Oh, hi. How are you? Yes.

What are you doing
here? This is amazing.

Yeah, had a bit of a
luggage malfunction,

- but found a maintenance person...
- Oh, I hate that. Yeah.

... so duct tape. That's
what that is. [CHUCKLES]

I... I hope...

- I should get back to economy...
- Yeah.

- ... but have a good flight.
- Have a good flight, Lacey.

It-It's... It's Linda.

- Linda! Oh, my God.
- L... Lace... Lacey's the aunt. Yeah.

- [CHUCKLES] It's okay.
- Oh, right.

- No worries. That's... Have a good one.
- Okay. You too.

- Oh, sorry, sorry, sorry. [SIGHS]
- It's okay.

You have to have power. Power. Command.

Hi. Hi, I'm Adriana Washington,
and I'm running for Congress.

No, you're gonna scare them.

I'm Adriana Washington.

You might know me because I was Rose
Washington's granddaughter, and...

nepotism is cool.

f*ck. Okay, hi. [CHUCKLES]

[PLUMBING RUMBLING]

Okay. [BLOWS RASPBERRY]

[CLEARS THROAT] Hi. Hello. Hi.

Hi. I'm Adriana Washington,
and I'm running for Congress.

You sound like somebody d*ed.

Well, somebody did die.
[INHALES DEEPLY] Uh...

Hi. I'm...

[PLUMBING RUMBLING]

God.

[PLUMBING RUMBLING CONTINUES]

What is happening? Oh, my God.

[EXHALES SHARPLY, GRUNTS] What the f*ck?

[SIGHS] The landlady was a
bit rude, but that's okay.

We learn from that.

To stay longer, we would need a
lawyer, which is a waste of money,

since we're going to Ghana as
soon as your passport arrives.

But this is a much better plan.

My cousin's best friend,
Isaac, has an apartment for us.

We can stay there as long as we want

- and eat all the Ghanaian food we want.
- [MAN SPEAKING AKAN]

He has five-star
reviews. Sounds good?

- [CAR HORN HONKS]
- Okay.

[KOJO'S FRIEND SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY]

[KOJO SIGHS] Let's go.

- Okay. Okay.
- [SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY]

[KOJO SPEAKING AKAN]

["IN YOUR OWN TIME" PLAYING]

- [KOJO SPEAKING AKAN]
- [KOJO'S FRIEND SPEAKING AKAN]

[LACEY] When was the last
time you were at the shop?

I don't know. I was little.

I'm guessing seven, eight?

I guess.

[LACEY] Hmm.

Why do I have to go with you?

Because you're not ready
to go to school yet.

What do you mean, "Go to school"?

Well, we can't homeschool you. We work.

It'll be fine. You'll
be in class with Shay.

[MACHINES WHIRRING]

You know, your mom and I would come here

almost every day after school.

- [INHALES SHARPLY]
- Why do you work here?

Well, it's the family business.

[LACEY SIGHS]

My mom didn't work here.

She was a brilliant writer.

She did not need to fabricate metal.

She was gonna win a Pulitzer.

[KNOCKING]

- Good to have you back.
- Aw, Wendell.

- You remember my nephew, Edward?
- Yep.

That's a sh*t deal, Eddie.

I sure am sorry.

He prefers "Edward."

No, it's okay.

- Oh. Okay.
- You ever run a high-capacity lathe?

Seriously?

Are you crazy? He
can't work the machines.

[EDWARD, WENDELL] Why not?

[LACEY] He's .

I taught you the ropes
when you were eight.

When you're older.

Fine. I'll just sit here and do nothing.

[DOOR OPENS]

- Linda. Hi.
- Oh. [CHUCKLES] God. Hi.

Oh. It was a rough flight, huh?

I threw up. [CHUCKLES]

Oh, no.

What are you doing in LA?

Um. [CHUCKLES]

[SIGHS] I'm actually here to see
Gary's parents, who I've never met.

- Ah. Mmm.
- And as I said,

I don't think they actually
know about me or the baby,

but I feel like they deserve to know.

And I didn't wanna tell them
on Zoom, so... [CHUCKLES]

How about you?

My, uh... My husband had business
out here, so I'm just... You know,

I have to tie up a... a few loose ends.

Well, if you wanna get a
coffee or something while...

- Like, while we're both in town.
- Oh, that would be lovely.

- I would love that. Yeah.
- Yeah.

I-I think my schedule is really tight,

but good luck with Gary's
parents, and take care of the baby.

- [LINDA CHUCKLES] Yeah.
- I'll see you later, okay?

- Take care, Linda.
- Bye.

[DOOR OPENS]

[LINDA] I-I wasn't planning
on going to the wedding.

It was a distant cousin,

and my parents were going,
and we're not really speaking.

But, um, I went, and, um, I met
this charming marine biologist

who just talked for hours and
hours about whales. [CHUCKLES]

[STAMMERS] We just... We
fell in love. [CHUCKLES]

[STAMMERS] We have no reason
to doubt what you're saying,

but Gary was...

We were a very close family.

Gary told us everything.
He never mentioned you.

Okay. [CHUCKLES] Um, okay.

Look, I-I know how this might seem.

Um, we're... I'm not... I'm not
looking for anything from you.

I'm not asking for anything.
I'm... Promise I just, um...

I came... came here to tell-tell you...

[SNIFFLES] I flew here to tell you...

I wanted to tell you
face-to-face, um... uh...

[STAMMERS]... that I'm... I'm pregnant.

And I'm having the baby.
[BREATHES SHAKILY]

But I'm not asking for
anything. I promise.

You c... Please, believe me. I don't
need anything. [INHALES SHAKILY]

You're pregnant. You mean, with...

With... With Gary's baby.
Yeah. [BREATHES SHAKILY]

If you're lying to us, that would be

the cruelest thing a
person c... could do.

Oh, my God. I'm... [SNIFFLES]
I'm not... I'm not lying.

- Oh, my God. [BREATHES HEAVILY]
- [PARENT BREATHES HEAVILY]

Here we are.

[REALTOR] Thank you.
[CHUCKLES, INHALES SHARPLY] Okay.

Oh. Shut the front door.

[CHUCKLES] Don't judge
a book by its cover.

This place is a wow.

Oh, and look at the furnishings.

It's like it's already been staged.

Lose the rug and add a few accessories,
then we can sell this place.

[DEE DEE GASPS]

And this r... Oh. Was
your husband a musician?

[SHUTTER CLICKS]

He was not.

Huh.

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

[REALTOR] Oh, I love the bedding.

Is that from Parachute?

I don't have any idea.

[REALTOR] Huh.

It's a perfect match.

I guess.

You guess?

You guess.

Okay, fine. It looks like a match.

A perfect match.

The Museum of the Odd
and Peculiar in Manhattan.

MOP. Mop. Get it?

I-It's where this puppy comes
from. That's, like, its origin.

Yeah, you said that. A lot of times.

Hey, I Sherlock Holmes'd
the sh*t out of this,

and you're seriously not
the least bit impressed?

I think you're, like, obsessed.

Which is a normal
response to what happened.

Mystery Girl found you in ShopRite,

and handed this to you purposefully.

She wants you to go there. It's a clue.

[SIGHS] Uh-huh.

Listen to me.

I've lived my whole life,
and not once has anyone

ever handed me a shrunken head or
anything remotely close to that.

Never. Not once. Nada.

We are in Nyack. Nothing
cool like this ever happens.

We cannot just let this go.

So, what do you wanna do? Hunt her down?

[EXHALES SHARPLY] Text Lacey.

Tell her you and I are going to a
friend's house to play video games

for the rest of the day.

We are?

No. I don't have friends,
and I don't play video games.

We're going to this freak museum
where we're gonna find Mystery Girl.

Oh, no. No, we're not. Definitely not.

Oh, be honest, Edward.

Don't you wanna know
who the mystery girl is?

So let's have an adventure.

["HAVE YOU EVER" PLAYING]

[NO AUDIBLE DIALOGUE]

Good. That's not bad.
I like it. I like that.

All right. You are
doing good. Good colors.

What's that?

- [BECKS] It's a wing. Duh.
- [SIGHS]

[ADRIANA WHISPERING INDISTINCTLY]

- [BECKS] And now, orange. Uh...
- [ADRIANA SIGHS]

- [KOJO] Hold on.
- [ADRIANA] I don't know what to do.

Well... [SIGHS] ... look who it is.

You're still not in Ghana?

[GROANS] No. We are waiting
for Becks's passport.

Six to eight weeks.

Oh, my God. That's great.

Uh... I mean, that's...
that's not... that's not great.

I'm sure you're anxious to get home.
[STAMMERS, INHALES SHARPLY]

You coming to group?

I'm deciding.

And this is a difficult decision?

It is. I have to get , signatures

by the end of the week, and I have .

Signatures for what?

To get on the ballot.

For Congress. [LAUGHS] You are running!

- [LAUGHING]
- I don't know.

But I can't get on the ballot
if I don't get signatures,

so I probably shouldn't go to group.

And, you know, people are horrible.

They are horrible. They come up to you

and they say horrible things to
your face and then they don't sign.

And my grandmother had this, like,

wall of steel around
her that I don't have.

I feel everything. Which is why I'm
probably not cut out for Congress.

Plus, I haven't been getting any sleep,

because my toilet's been
making this otherworldly sound.

It's been freaking me out.

- Okay. Adriana. That's a lot.
- [SIGHS] Yeah.

- Let's take it one item at a time. Okay?
- Okay.

Start with the toilet. Uh,
which sound is it making?

I don't know. Something
between a clug and a jug.

Interesting. Say it.

- Say it?
- Yes. Please.

Well, I don't... I...

- What do you want me to...
- Say the sound.

Uh... It's like a...
[IMITATING CLOGGED TOILET]

Speak up.

[IMITATING CLOGGED TOILET CONTINUES]

[LAUGHS]

Ah. Interesting.

- I know that sound very well.
- Yeah.

- This I can fix. Okay. So, game plan.
- Okay. All right.

- ["BRILLIANT DISGUISE" PLAYING]
- We go to group to fix our souls.

Then we go fix your toilet.
Then we get your signatures.

- Then you become the Congresswoman...
- Oh, my gosh. [CHUCKLES]

... and I cheer you on from Ghana.

- Sounds good?
- Yeah.

- Okay. We are running late. Let's go.
- Sounds good.

- Okay. Um... [CHUCKLES]
- Becks.

- [KOJO] Come get your turtle.
- [SIGHS]

- Hello, Mr. Turtle.
- [KOJO LAUGHS]

How are you? Hi, Becks. [CHUCKLES]

Do you need help?

["BRILLIANT DISGUISE" CONTINUES PLAYING]

[STRUMS GUITAR]

"Your lonely pilgrim."

[GROANS]

[CAR ALARM SOUNDS]

- [CAR ALARM STOPS]
- [DOGS BARKING]

[OCCUPANT] Just leave
the groceries on the door!

Noelle?

[NOELLE] Yeah. Sorry. If you could
just... just leave the groceries...

Noelle? Greene?

Yes. Can I help you?

Yes. Yes, you can.

You can tell me why you
were f*cking my husband.

- Excuse me?
- Charles?

- I'm so sorry, ma'am, I have no idea...
- Charles Christopher Cameron?

Charles Cameron?

Mm-hmm.

Oh... Oh. Charlie.

You must be Deirdre.

It's Dee Dee. And his name
is Charles. Not Charlie.

- Was.
- I... I am so sorry for your loss.

Oh, don't give me your f*cking sympathy.

[OCCUPANT ] Everything all right?

- Oh, Jesus Christ.
- W... what did you just say to my wife?

Your wife?

This is Charlie's wife.

Oh. I... I'm so sorry for your loss.

I-I only met Charlie a few
times, but he was so great.

- Well, I'm just so glad you li...
- [BABY CRYING]

What the f*ck was going on here?

- Excuse me. Sorry, baby.
- [NOELLE] It's okay.

Why don't you take Skye in?

[SHUSHING] It's okay, it's okay.

- Um... [SIGHS] Why don't you come inside...
- [BABY CRYING CONTINUES]

- ... and have a kombucha?
- No, thank you. No, thank you. [CHUCKLES]

Never touch it.

How did you know my husband?

I... I run an LGBTQ youth
center in North Hollywood.

Your husband was one of our
most cherished volunteers.

[DEE DEE] No. Charles was a Republican.

I mean, I had to tell
him a thousand times

not to refer to them as, "the gays."

Like, that doesn't make
any sense. I mean, how?

He did such wonderful work.

He was a wonderful man.

Well, he abandoned his family.

And he lied to us and he destroyed us,

so he wasn't a wonderful man, Noelle.

[STAMMERS] I knew he
had to travel a lot.

Oh. Oh, is that it?
He traveled to see me?

This was home? So he
traveled to see his wife?

Is that how that m*therf*cker put it?

- [DEE DEE SOBS]
- I don't know what to say.

I am so sorry, Deirdre.

You look upset. L-Look, please
come inside, have a kombucha.

With all due respect, just f*cking
shove your kombucha up your ass.

[SOBBING]

["CHANGE" PLAYING]

What are you looking at? [SOBBING]

[SHAY CHUCKLES]

God, this is, like, the coolest
place on the entire planet.

- Did you know about this place?
- [EDWARD] I never heard of it.

You should wear that to school.

[CHUCKLES] I wish.

I'm always trying to
get, like, cooler clothes,

but I'm, like, stuck in this box.

Box?

You know, I'm, like, the
unexpectedly-athletic,

smart, nerdy nerd with an edge.

Been this way since third
grade. I can't shake it.

Seems like a pretty specific box.

A box is a box.

[EDWARD CHUCKLES]

Watch out, I'm coming
for you in your sleep.

[BOTH CHUCKLING]

[SHAY] Come on.

[SHAY] Uh...

[BOTH LAUGHING]

[CHUCKLING]

[TICKET TAKER EXHALES SHARPLY]

I don't recognize her.

Are you sure you've never seen her?

It's important.

Sorry.

Can I give you my number?

Call if you see her, okay? I'm serious.

Okay.

Hey, where are the shrunken heads?

Okay.

- [SIGHS]
- [PHONE BEEPS]

So, uh, how'd you get into Roller
Derby? It seems pretty random.

My dad used to take me ice-skating

when I was little and
I really took to it.

In life, I was, like, always super
awkward and bumping into stuff,

but on skates, I just felt normal.

Yeah, I went skating in Central
Park a few times when I was little.

Didn't work out for me.

There was quite a bit of blood.

[LAUGHS]

[SHAY] Oh! Jackpot! [CHUCKLES]

[SIGHS] So, uh, your dad...
What happened to your dad?

Nothing happened to him.

- Oh. Is it because...
- Because what?

I mean, he doesn't live
with you guys, right?

Okay. Listen, Edward.

My dad's not some d*ck
who abandoned me. Okay?

He's actually a really cool
guy. I mean, you've met my mom.

She's hard to take.
There's, like, a limit.

He just doesn't live with
us. That's all there is to it.

Period. End of story. The
subject's off-limits, okay?

Okay. I-I just...

- I just said!
- Okay.

[SHAY] Maybe you're right.
Maybe it doesn't mean anything.

- Where are you going?
- I'm hungry.

You can't eat there.

- Why not?
- That place isn't good. It's for tourists.

[SHAY] Perfect. Guess
what? I'm a tourist.

[SIGHS] I can't let you eat this food.

- You can't let me?
- No.

So you know someplace better?

I know the best place. Come on.

[SHAY] Lead the way, weirdo.

- [EDWARD] You like falafel?
- [SHAY] What's a falafel?

Okay. Buddy, it's just you and me.

Okay. [GRUNTS] Okay.

[GROANS] I've been wanting
to get a hold of these braids.

- I like when you do my hair.
- Yeah?

It doesn't hurt as much
as when my mommy did it.

[CHUCKLES] I remember when
my grandma used to do my hair,

it would hurt so bad,
I used to punch her.

You did?

Yes, but do not get
any ideas. [CHUCKLES]

My mom d*ed in a plane crash.

Yeah. I'm really sorry.

[BECKS] There was
only one boy who lived.

[ADRIANA] Yeah, I heard that.

I wish it was my mom that lived. [SIGHS]

Yeah. That must be really, really hard.

Did you lose someone in the crash?

I did. But it wasn't my mommy.

So, I don't know what that's like.

[BECKS] Yeah.

[SHAY] Hey.

Hey, what's going on?

This is my building.

Oh.

Hey. I'm... I'm sorry
for asking about your dad.

I'm an idiot. I... [SIGHS]

I... I won't do it again, okay?

Yeah. No big deal.

So, are you still gonna be my friend?

Yeah, dummy, I'm still your friend.

Can we seriously get some food now?
'Cause I'm seriously gonna faint.

Yeah.

Excuse me, are you a registered voter?

- I am.
- [BECKS] Here you go.

- Y'all live in Harlem? I love Harlem.
- [PEDESTRIAN] For years.

- Well, I knew your grandmother.
- [ADRIANA] You did?

I'm so sorry about her.

[ADRIANA] So, you guys just
got here from Miami? Welcome.

This is Harlem. You're
gonna love it here.

I lived five blocks
away. I grew up here.

I can show you all the good places.

I can't take this anymore. We
need safety in our public schools.

- Yeah, isn't that right?
- [PEDESTRIAN] Absolutely.

I want to fight for you guys.
This is my home. I live here.

I went to school right
up the street from here.

- PS , you know what I'm saying? Like...
- [CHUCKLING] Oh.

Hi. I'm Adriana Washington,
I'm running for Congress.

I think we can all agree that we
have experienced so much division

in the past couple of years.

And I want that to change
and I want to fight for you.

That's what my grandmother taught me

and that's exactly what I intend to do.

- [PEDESTRIAN ] Nice.
- Yeah.

But thank you for your signatures.
Have a lovely rest of your day.

Oh, don't forget to vote
in the special election.

So, with that, can I get your signature?

You can sign right here.

But only if you're feeling it.

Hand me that pen.

- Can I get your signature?
- Absolutely.

Wonderful. Here you go.

Thank you. And you. Thank you so much.

[KOJO] Thank you. See you.

- We did it! Good job! Yes! [LAUGHS]
- [BECKS SQUEALS]

[EDWARD SNIFFLES]

[EDWARD CLEARS THROAT]

[FAAKHIR] The best falafel in New York.

Thanks, Faakhir.

[SODA CAN OPENS]

[SHAY] Seriously? We went an
hour out of our way for this?

What are your feelings about radishes?

Gross, obviously.

[SIGHS] Agreed. Okay, wait here.

[FAAKHIR] Eddie, Eddie, Eddie.

Hey, Faakhir. Um, two falafels.
No radishes, extra tahini.

Uh, two black cherry sodas, the cold...

The coldest I've got. I know.

Don't tell me you got yourself
a girlfriend, huh? [CHUCKLES]

Oh, her? She's not my girlfriend.

She's not even, like, a
girl. She's from upstate.

Upstate? [STAMMERS] What
are you doing upstate?

Uh, nothing really.

So, how's your brother? I haven't
seen either of you in weeks.

For a minute, I thought you went
to a different falafel truck,

and then I remembered I'm
the best falafel truck.

Uh... he's good. Yeah. Jordan's good.

He's, um... He's flunking algebra,

so my dad isn't letting him come to
the falafel truck until he passes.

Well... [CHUCKLES]
... good for your dad.

See, that's the problem with parents
now. They don't hold the line.

You've got to hold the line.

Yeah, my dad's really good at that.

My mom, we can get
anything we want from her,

but my dad can be tough.

They have the balance. Perfect parents.

Well, I guess nothing's
perfect. Except maybe these.

Extra tahina, no radishes,
two black cherries.

And tell your brother
to study up. I miss him.

[EXHALES SHARPLY]

[BREATHES HEAVILY, PANTING]

[PANTING CONTINUES]

- [SHAY] Hey, are you okay?
- I have to go.

- What? Why?
- I have to go.

- But we just got here.
- I have to go now!

- [SHAY STAMMERS]
- We never should have come here.

We hope we didn't make a bad
first impression yesterday.

Oh, no. Not at all. Not at all.

I'm... I totally understand.

- I'm sure it was quite odd. [CHUCKLES]
- [PARENT CHUCKLES]

It's all so new.

We're s-still a little
bit raw, I'm afraid.

Of course. No, it's... [CHUCKLES]
Me... Me too. It's okay. [CHUCKLES]

- Linda. [CHUCKLES]
- Mm-hmm?

The three of us are
connected now. Intrinsically.

Yeah. Yeah, I guess so. [CHUCKLES]

Well, we... we wanna be there
for, uh, the child. Your child.

Uh... [STAMMERS]
our grandchild. [CHUCKLES] Uh...

I appreciate that. I... I-I really do.

But I'm, uh... I'm not
asking for anything.

[PARENT SIGHS]

Well, we wanna be a
part of the baby's life.

I... I-I think Gary
would want that as well.

Of cour... No, of course.
And I-I... I want that.

We've thought about this a lot,

and we would like you to
consider living here with us.

Oh, um... I'm... I'm sorry?

We... We wanna support you.

We want our grandchild
to be in our lives.

Right, um... Of course. But...
[STAMMERS] I live in New York.

Well, w-what is
your-your living situation

in New York, uh, for the baby?

Um, well, right now I have roommates.

Um, it's not really set up for the baby,

but I was gonna move in with Gary.

So I'm just sort of figuring that out.

A-And... [STAMMERS] what
do you do for a living?

At the moment, I'm hostessing.

But I'm, um... I'm working
towards getting my BA, so...

- Oh.
- Oh, that's wonderful. [CHUCKLES]

W-We'd love to help support
you finishing your education.

Thank you so much. Really. Um...

Uh, but I just... I
just came to tell you

about your grandchild. That's it.

[CHUCKLES] That's not the only
reason you came here though, is it?

[STAMMERS] If you're
being honest with yourself?

[PARENT ] Honey. [STAMMERS]

[PARENT ] You just said you don't have

the right environment for the child.

You don't have the
money or the resources.

You're not close with your parents.

Not all of that is, um, entirely true.

- That's not... [CHUCKLING] the whole story.
- You said you haven't spoken to them.

They don't even know
about your pregnancy.

I was planning on telling them and...

You're four months pregnant.

The father of your child
d*ed in a plane crash.

You came here before you even
went to see your own parents.

I can't go to my parents, that's true.

But my life is in New
York. I live in New York.

- [PARENT ] We...
- I-I don't even...

I don't really know you...

You can't just think about what's
best for you anymore. [CHUCKLES]

You have to think about
what's best for this child.

[SNIFFLING]

[PHONE BUZZING]

- Hello.
- Oh, hey, um...

Hi, it's-it's Linda.

Hi. How's it going with,
um, your boyfriend's parents?

It was not so good. [CHUCKLES]

Oh, no.

Yeah, I'm just really
f*cking alone. [CHUCKLES]

Anyway, how are you?

I'm fine.

[LINDA] Um, cool. [CHUCKLES]

Um... [SIGHS]... can I... Can I...

Can I please c... Can I come over there?

Yeah. Um, bring a bottle of
Tito's. And I'm low on cran.

[CHUCKLES] Uh, okay. Bye.

[SIGHS]

- [CHEERING]
- [KOJO] Go! Go! Go!

Go, go, go, go, go.

- This food is delicious.
- [COOK] Thank you.

- I like it as well.
- You like it too?

- [KOJO] She says she likes it.
- That's good.

Somebody seems to have
found their appetite.

- You are eating. That's my Becks.
- [ADRIANA] Mm-hmm.

[CROWD MURMURS]

- [BECKS CHEERING]
- [COOK] Becks!

[SPEAKS AKAN]

[KOJO] Becks. Becks. You're
cheering the wrong team.

That's Cameroon, not Ghana.

Sorry, Uncle Kojo.

It's okay. You'll learn. [CHUCKLES]

- [KOJO SPEAKS AKAN]
- It's okay.

[SPEAKS AKAN] Time for bed.

No!

- It's getting late.
- Okay.

[COOK] Hey, Kojo, Kojo.
Kojo, look at the ball.

Oh. Oh.

[CHEERING]

- [SPEAKS AKAN, EXCLAIMS]
- [BAR PATRON] Come on!

Yeah! Yay!

[LAUGHS]

[ADRIANA] Thank you. [CHUCKLES]

[KOJO GRUNTS, SPEAKS AKAN]

- [ADRIANA] Whew! You sleepy?
- [BECKS] We get to camp out.

- [BECKS] No.
- [ADRIANA] No?

[BECKS] Yes.

[KOJO] Okay. Inside, inside,
inside, inside. [CHUCKLES]

This restaurant was five blocks
from my apartment all these years,

- and I had no idea.
- Yes.

I can sniff out good
jollof anywhere. [CHUCKLES]

Oh, I can't believe we almost
got signatures today.

- [SIGHS]
- I owe it all to you guys.

- That's okay.
- I'm not tired yet.

- [EXHALES SHARPLY]
- I wanna stay up with Adriana.

- [SIGHS] Becks.
- I will see you again soon.

I promise, okay? Let's go.

- Yeah. It's open, it's open.
- [ADRIANA] Oh.

[KOJO SIGHS]

[BECKS] Ta-da!

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

Concentration, , no
repeats or hesitation.

I go first, you go second.
Category is sea creatures.

- Eels.
- [STAMMERS] Crocodile.

[ADRIANA] Sweetie, it's ready for you.

- Yes!
- [KOJO] Okay.

[BREATHES HEAVILY]

Ta-da.

This is my room?

Yep. Come on, check it out.

[SIGHS] Listen, just tonight, okay?
Tomorrow we find another place.

Well, stay as long as you want.

Really. This place, it gets
creepy when no one's here.

Can we stay? Please?

- Just tonight. Okay?
- [CHUCKLES]

Okay. Good night, my niece.

[CHUCKLES] Thank you.

Yeah, course. [CLEARS THROAT]

So, uh, good night, Congresswoman.

[CHUCKLES] I... I don't think so.

I do.

Uh, well... Uh, good night. [CHUCKLES]

[CHUCKLES] Good night.

Yeah, they just wanted me
to, like, move in right there.

[DEE DEE] You know,
people can be so entitled.

[CHUCKLES]

Is that funny?

You think I made the right
choice by getting out of there?

Oh, yeah. I mean, you were

this close to being
Rosemary's Baby'd. [CHUCKLES]

- [LINDA CHUCKLES] Mmm.
- [DEE DEE LAUGHS]

- You want another one?
- [LINDA] No, I'm good.

This... I'm nursing the juice.

Um, how are you doing with everything?

You know, when I was growing
up, we moved around a lot.

We didn't have much.

You know, my father couldn't
keep a job. It was like that.

My mother used to call
my father a hothead.

You know, today they
call that emotional abuse.

[INHALES DEEPLY] And so I got
out of my house when I was .

You know, I star... I
went... I was waiting tables

at an IHOP in Paterson,
finishing high school.

And, you know, I thought... I
was looking at cosmetology, maybe.

And then Charles walked
into the IHOP one day.

He was so goofy.

Always smiling. Big old
smile. Big glint in his eye.

After three weeks, we
were living together

at this dump that he had in Denville.

And right away, we
were more than a couple.

We were a team. We were a unit.

He was this ambitious worker
bee, and I was his life force.

I would entertain the bosses

and bond with the wives
and charm the husbands.

And you know,

Charles sh*t up the ladder
like... like a rocket.

- And we got so rich, Linda.
- [CHUCKLES]

I mean, really rich.

And I have loved every
single solitary second of it.

But I think, you know, maybe I loved
it so much that I put blinders on,

because sometimes it didn't seem real.

Now it turns out, maybe
it wasn't, you know.

[DEE DEE SNIFFLES]

- [DEE DEE SIGHS, SNIFFLES]
- [CLEARS THROAT] Are you okay?

Yeah, I'm good. [SNIFFLES]

I'm fine. I'm gonna be fine. I'm fine.

- What is that?
- I don't know. You know, the "Wreck Room."

It's like some depraved
sex club, probably.

[LINDA] No. It's not
a sex club. [CHUCKLES]

Um, it's the... It's one of those
things where you, like, go, um...

like, break a bunch of things.

What? f*cking LA.

They have them in New
York too, actually.

What do you mean "break
a bunch of things"?

You go like knock the sh*t out of
stuff? I don't... I don't understand.

Yeah, pretty much.

That's ridiculous.

[DEE DEE SIPS]

[INHALES DEEPLY, SIGHS]

Hey.

How was video games?

We didn't play video games.

Oh, I thought that
was... What you guys do?

We went to the city.

What city?

Manhattan. We went to Manhattan.

You and Shay? Went to Manhattan?

- With Besa?
- No.

- How did you even...
- We took the bus.

- Okay. So Eddie, that is...
- Edward.

My name is Edward.

Will you please just
call me Edward? [SOBS]

[LACEY SIGHS]

Edward, you cannot go into the
city without telling me. Ever.

[EDWARD INHALES SHARPLY]

Oh. [SIGHS]

[SIGHS]

[LACEY] You just wanna do
it clean, all the way across.

Uh-huh. That's great. Yep. Keep going.

["MORNING IS MENDED" PLAYING]

[LACEY] Clean through.
Mm-hmm. Now pull it back.

[MACHINE WHIRRING]

Now pull that. You can
release it. Pull it off.

It's perfect. All right, you're hired.

Can we do another one?

[LACEY] Yeah.

[MACHINE WHIRRING]

Mm-hmm.