01x09 - Romans 12:21

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The path that you chose for me,

but to where, to what?

I'm trapped, and

I'll never be free.

A man is dead.

Reverend Thomas paid

your pilot to take a dive.

It was really a suicide mission.

My grandson, missing.

Was any of this

part of your plan?

You made your choice, and

you will let me make mine.

It's called an ab*rtion.

The Lord and I

may not forgive you!

Are you tricking me?

Are you testing me?

Because I will do

whatever it is I have to do.

Mommy's gotta take

care of some business.

I gotta make one more move.

It's all been

leading up to this.

You're a liability.

No, I'm the witness!

- Call 911!

- The baby's coming.

Speak to me, Lord.

Go on, now. Speak to me.

I said speak!

A child is lost.

No.

Not lost.

Taken.

34 hours ago, our baby

boy Jesús was kidnapped

by a man called Hagamond Sheen.

Now while the police

and the FBI search

for this criminal,

I want to assure him

that the strength of my

family's faith will prevail

and bring Jesús back to us.

Our hearts are shattered.

My friends, we need a miracle.

Thank you for the tip.

This is all my fault.

I went off with a man, and

I left Jesús alone.

The only judgment

that matters is God's,

and he forgives.

It's what he does. Trust me.

How are you not mad at me?

Hey, look, no one is

gonna punish you any more

than you are punishing yourself.

And frankly, we do not have

time to indulge that right now.

God loves me, God loves

you, and your phone is ringing.

Save Jesús, this is Rachel.

I took things too far. I

pushed the wrong people.

First time I put

on a pair of gloves

at Primo Manolito's gym,

do you remember

what you told me?

You said if you're

still standing,

you're still fighting.

- And he's out there, Ma.

- I wish I could believe that.

What was all that talk

about being a guerrero?

Now if you give

up, I've got nothing.

Please.

Please don't take my hope.

These pitiable

people don't realize

that with your

glory as my shield,

they can never touch me.

That thy will shall be done,

and thy faith in me

And thy faith in me rewarded.

Thank you, my savior.

Hey, it's me.

You need to come

over after the fight.

I have some really big

news about your dad

and what happened, okay?

See you soon.

He never said what it was?

The big news about Eugene?

- No.

- Eugene's death

Luke's m*rder, Becky's

attack, now Jesús?

Hagamond Sheen is

connected to all of it.

When I was at Luke's,

he showed me something.

He was putting

together a crime board.

Hagamond, the 18:20,

the Reverend, Eugene,

me, you, Margaret,

we were all on it.

He believed that my

father was m*rder*d.

He told me the same thing.

If I had been there,

he'd still be alive.

No, he wouldn't.

You'd both be dead.

I don't know where I belong.

Where can I go?

There's no safe place for me.

There are people who

need you right now.

Like it or not,

since Eugene died,

there are more

folks in your life.

Some you've touched,

some that have touched you.

Be there for them.

I'll dig in,

see what the police

found at Luke's.

I can't help but wonder

if I had given birth

while that man was still there,

that'd be my baby

that was taken.

The Lord kept her safe.

I have to believe it's 'cause

he wants us to work things out.

Be the family we're

supposed to be.

But you and I are not

meant to be together.

You need to see that.

A child's missing.

You should go help.

I love you, Beck.

Were you hurt?

No. I'm fine.

Okay.

I really appreciate

you bailing me out.

Seriously, I do.

There's something

I need to tell you,

about me.

- Um

- Mark Conley.

Jason's brother.

The police, they

told me everything.

You should've let me rot.

I couldn't do that

to my son's brother.

You knew him better than anyone.

There's a part of him

that lives inside you.

Share him with me.

I lost my child,

but I found you.

What was I thinking,

giving you the

key to the room

I didn't protect you.

It was supposed to be me.

Self-flagellation is

not a good look on you.

He wasn't surprised to see me.

He was looking for me.

The whole world's gone to hell,

and you act like

it's just another day.

All my selfish concerns,

my wants, my fears

They don't matter anymore.

She is everything.

So I guess it's a good thing

that I'm out of

the picture then?

Does she have a name?

I'm not ready to tell her

who she's supposed to be yet.

A name is the first thing

that defines a person.

It defines them forever

without their consent.

I want her to be free as

long as she possibly can.

That's sweet.

You taught me how

lovely it is to be free.

- And how dangerous.

- I want to be there for you.

Let me.

You have a savior complex,

just like everybody else.

No, what we had felt special.

Being with you

that's the wrong place for me.

And Eric?

I don't want to talk

about your brother.

You know, I know what it's like

to grow up without

a father in your life.

Don't put her through that.

I'm not saying go back to Eric.

Just make room for him.

You should go home.

I don't have a home. Never did.

Just different walls

and different roofs.

I feel sad for you, Ginger.

I always have.

Back at you, girl.

Ruling it a robbery.

Fifth one this

month in the area.

Have your folks removed anything

from the apartment?

Just the body.

Everything else is as it was.

Anything comes up, you call me.

Margaret, I'm here

for you and your family.

I'm ready to go on the

air whenever you want.

- Please leave.

- I know you're upset.

But, Margaret, you need me.

Need you?

Our baby may be

dead because of you.

Jesús isn't dead.

Hagamond would

never harm that child.

He's a zealot he believes

he's the witness

from Revelations

sent by God to put

Christ back on the throne,

and as insane as it sounds,

he believes that Jesús

is our savior returned.

Why are you so sure about

a madman's intentions?

This is not me, Margaret,

it's the 18:20.

You're fired.

You can't fire me.

You need me.

I leave, my ministry follows.

I forsake any that follow you.

You're canceled, Preacher.

Well, hell's bells.

You came back.

You don't know me.

You used to worship here.

When I was a child.

We used to worship here too.

Ain't this the laugh.

Rich man, poor man,

both of us wind up back

here looking like ten miles

of manure-strewn road.

God's funny like that, ain't he?

She cast me out like

yesterday's garbage.

Who am I without my ministry?

You're a man who rose

from poverty to abundance

and inspired millions in Christ.

Remember where we came from.

Our parents, if you

could even call them that,

their drunkenness,

the hand-me-downs,

days without a meal.

Our faith and your talent,

that's what lifted

us up from despair.

Don't blame me.

Don't blame me for

what he did to you.

It's gonna take me some time

before I can fully

trust you again.

But you're my family, Paul.

Without Eugene Monreaux,

where would we be?

God always has a plan.

Eugene finding us in that

double wide was part of it.

Margaret firing you now,

that's a part of the plan too.

Good things are coming for you.

The baby is a sign of that.

Yeah, I'd like to

believe that, but

You have to stay

strong in your faith.

Your flock will follow

you, and together,

we are going to build a

new and stronger covenant.

Hagamond, I'm told

you're a true believer.

A man of God.

And I know that sometimes,

we all can twist the

meaning of God's words,

turn them into our own

needs and convictions.

Yes.

Truth be known,

I, too, have been

guilty of that myself.

We're all human,

with all of the flaws that

come with our condition.

But our baby boy,

he's not your savior.

He's but a child,

and God will tell you

to return this child to us.

Yes, thank you

so much for the tip.

We'll pass that along.

Okay, well, bless you.

I can tell that you're

uncomfortable.

They're all staring at me, Rose.

They know what I've done.

I have to go.

If you're looking

to forgive yourself,

you're not gonna

be able to do that

unless you know that you

did everything you could

to fix the situation.

Save Jesús, this is Rose.

- Eric, please talk to me.

- I can't.

- I'm so sorry for what happened.

- Rachel, forget it.

- I'm sorry for what we did.

- Rachel, just forget it.

I need you

I need you to look

me in the eyes.

And tell me that

I'm not a bad person.

Rachel, you're an angel.

You're the only good

person I've ever known.

Thank you so much.

I will pass that on.

And have a blessed day.

How was the wake?

It was a wake.

It was terrible. How are you?

I mean, I'm just doing my

part like everybody else.

No, I mean, how are you

feeling after New York?

Well, I'm feeling guilty,

I'm feeling sad, anxious,

but all of that is about Jesús.

So, yeah, I am feeling

a lot of things today,

but I don't think any of them

have anything to

do with New York.

You sure?

Answer your phone.

Will you please write legibly?

Well, thank you. We

appreciate your prayers.

You saw Jesús in Cancún?

Two weeks ago.

That's not him, but

thank you for calling.

Thank you so much.

Hey.

Does anyone want some coffee?

- No, thank you.

- I'm good.

I'm gonna get some coffee.

If you could just

answer on the first ring.

How are you doing?

I just got back from New York.

I just got out of jail.

I can't believe you

beat up that jackass

to defend my honor.

I mean, he had it

coming, and thank you.

But please don't do

anything like that again.

I reacted badly, I know that.

Um, but there's something else.

When the cops came for me,

I told them who I really am.

You told them

you're Mark Conley?

The lie had just gotten so

big, it was k*lling me inside.

I mean, the consequences

of keeping it going,

I-I couldn't anymore.

So what happened in New York?

Save Jesús, this is Rose.

Heavenly Father,

I'm humbled in my faith

in the knowledge

that if you are for me,

who could be against me?

This is but a test

of my resolve.

Like the prophets before me,

I will rise to the greater glory

that you have destined for me,

for my sister and the baby

And for my ministry.

I can feel it, Lord.

You need help.

Let me help you.

That's what you

said the day we met,

and then you gave me the book.

You taught me how

to read it correctly

in order to find

its deepest truth,

and I did.

You misunderstood me.

No, you misunderstood.

You're up in here praying

about God's plan for you,

but what your soft

mind can't fathom

is that God's plan for you,

Reverend, was to birth me.

Come on, now.

Hagamond, I am a simple

man, and so are you.

No, I am bringing

prophecy to fruition.

You're not the

witness, Hagamond.

You're not the witness.

You're my greatest sin.

You played your part well, Paul.

Time to go home.

Heavenly Father,

forgive me, for I have

To all of the people

looking for my son,

thank you.

I'm just a kid from

New York, you know,

and, um, what you're doing

Hagamond Sheen, my name

is Yolanda Rivera Candalaria.

Jesús is my grandson.

You're looking at

a broken woman.

My heart and my spirit

are broken by you.

And I should hate you,

but something in me tells me

I should try to understand you.

You need to tell me what

happened in Colorado.

You're not pregnant

anymore, are you?

No, I'm not.

How are you feeling about that?

Like I hated going

through it without you.

Please, I'm begging you.

If you have a drop of decency,

please find it, and please

Please bring Jesús

home to us, please.

Bring him back to us, please.

Please.

The leads keep coming up empty.

The FBI says that

after this many hours,

that there's little

No, we keep going.

We never give up.

Eric, I need you.

We need everyone.

You too, Ginger.

No, you don't want me.

All of this, all

that's happened,

I'm poison.

Don't you ever say

anything like that

about yourself ever again.

With Becky and Luke. It

was supposed to be me.

He was looking for me.

If that is true, then you

being here, right now,

that proves God

wants you here with us.

- Now, where's Rose?

- I'm right here, Mama.

Rose, I need all of

my children with me.

I keep waiting for a miracle.

Now it's time to make one.

You know, I remember once

sitting in that pew over there,

knowing that there

wasn't gonna be

any food on the

table afterwards,

and praying for

some kind of miracle

to fill our stomachs.

And church lets out,

and we go to our car,

and guess what we find?

A car full of groceries.

Like manna from heaven.

That miracle, that

was my mother.

She did that.

Your mother was

a bona fide angel.

Always there for everybody.

You know that car out front?

Yeah, what about it?

- Reckon we could hotwire it?

- No need to.

It's my car.

I mean, she runs like

a three-legged dog,

but she gets you where you go.

No more hiding.

Let's pray.

Dear Lord, our Father,

hear us united in our cause

to bring an innocent

home to safety.

A man who, through his pain,

trespassed on our family.

Show this sinner, Lord,

the power that is yours.

Soften his heart so that he

may see the error of his ways.

Preach.

Fill our hearts with

your spirit, Lord.

Praise the Lord!

- Hallelujah!

- Praise the Lord!

Hear us, Lord.

We pray not just

for our lost child,

but for all lost

children the world over.

Children who have been taken.

Children without a home.

Show them your love.

Bring them peace.

Bring them home.

Bring them to a place

where they are nurtured,

dignified, and sanctified!

Amen!

Amen.

Hallelujah.

One way to Vegas.

Before, when you woke me up,

you were praying about

God's plan for your life.

Think you found it?

You forget how to talk or what?

Howard!

It's okay.

I think maybe we've

found our purpose.

That said, I think we

ought to ease out of here.

I'm ready, my Lord.

Let's celebrate!

Making these miracles,

well, it's exhausting.

I think that we

could all use a rest.

And frankly, I need to

change these clothes.

Thank you from the

bottom of our hearts.

God bless you all!

And we're out!

What?

She says thank you

for being such a badass.

None of this would've happened

if I'd been there like

I was supposed to.

- Stop saying that.

- No, you fought for my baby.

And you put

yourself in the ring.

And I will never forget that.

Not ever.

We should count our blessings.

As Margaret says,

the Lord certainly works

in mysterious ways.

Yeah, he brought my baby back.

And now you own 16%

of the Sunshine Network.

Wait, what?

I made a deal with Don

Bouchard after the fight.

I took his shares,

and now they're yours.

That's why you thought

this was all your fault.

The things you do for your kids.

I splurged on the good stuff.

Well, not every day

a psychopath's k*lled

and a missing child is saved.

And you gained 10

million new subscribers.

I think maybe you

need a vacation.

Yeah, I may go on one

of those rich people trips.

How do you think I'd look

on a private island in Belize?

- Lost.

- Rich, lost, and happy.

That's my new mantra.

- Cheers.

- Cheers.

You were amazing out there.

Well, we all came

together in God's will.

You could've left, Ginger.

You chose to be

a part of this family,

and you will forever

have a home here with us.

Thank you.

Let's go out to the

camp this weekend.

Spend some time,

get to know each other.

Like we should've

from the beginning.

I'd like that.

We'll leave in half an hour.

Okay.

I need to talk to you alone.

Mama, I've

I've done a horrible thing.

You know, something

Something unforgiveable.

Well, whatever you've done, son,

Franklin, he can fix it.

God forgives,

and this family is

blessed in his eyes.

So, I'm gonna

tell you this thing,

even though it means

I might lose you.

Colorado.

My brother

well, your brother

He told me, when

he first woke up

The first thing he

saw was Eugene.

He saw Daddy?

And I've never

really had much faith.

I mean, not really.

But when he told me

that he saw Eugene

I believed him.

And then when he said he

wanted to see him again

Right then, I knew

what that meant.

Jason asked me to

help him move on.

So I did.

He was ready.

I helped my brother die.

Mark.

What would God say about that?

I mean, I would

never speak for God,

but, speaking for myself,

I think that you are generous,

and loving and wonderful.

You're kind.

The world is a

scary place, isn't it?

Yeah.

It really is.

That reporter, Luke,

he was trying to ruin everything

you and I have been

working so hard to fix.

He had us up on his

wall, like criminals.

And I tried to explain to

him youyou did not deserve

to be up there with

Daddy and all of his sins.

You didn't, but he

would not listen.

I was just trying to

take your picture down,

and Luke got in the way.

Then he grabbed me,

and so, you know, I shoved him,

then he fell back, and there was

there was this

crack, and a whimper,

and there was blood.

- There was so much blood, Ma.

- I'm sorry.

And I ran like a coward.

I left a man to die.

I left a man to die alone, Mama.

Just tell me what to do.

I don't know what to do.

Eric, you listen

to me carefully.

Right now, your job

is to be with Becky

and your newborn baby girl.

Now, you stop crying.

Stand up straight.

No son of mine is a k*ller,

and no grandchild of

mine will grow up fatherless.

Yeah, but, Mama

I will fix this.

Go home.

Your voice is really beautiful.

You sing, and, I don't know,

it's like I hear the

sound of grace.

I'm such a sinner.

You want to see my list?

So you cheated on

Becky with Rachel.

You made a mistake.

You don't know anything.

I know scripture,

and there isn't a sin

that can't be atoned.

Think about King David.

Cheating on his

wife with Bathsheba.

That man k*lled people.

And yet, not only

is he forgiven,

but he is favored by God,

because his good deeds

outweighed his transgressions.

Yeah. Yeah, I'm not King David.

No, but you are a decent man,

who wants to do the right thing,

like be a father to his kid.

Becky wants

nothing to do with me.

Can't blame her.

I didn't know our dad.

I only knew the

version I saw on TV.

Kind, funny,

probably always

smelled like vanilla.

But since I got to New Orleans,

people keep telling me

about all the awful

things Eugene did,

things that the Eugene in my

head wouldn't ever have done.

But he did. He did.

You need to go home.

You gotta be exhausted.

Luke's legacy.

Where did you get all these?

Eric. Stupid.

Has he told anyone else?

No.

Good.

As long as he keeps his

head down and his mouth shut,

it should all blow over,

but none of this can be here.

You leave it be.

You've taken care of enough.

This is the hardest

day of your life.

I got this.

You want to know the

hardest day of my life?

That was December

2nd of last year.

The day Eugene died.

He was wearing

his usual cream suit

with a fresh white

pocket square.

We rode home from the studio.

We were listening to Patsy

Cline's "I Fall to Pieces."

It's vivid in my

mind, photographic.

They say trauma does that.

How God has tested you.

It is a miracle that

you're still sane.

But, December 1st.

Now, that's what I'm

having trouble with.

The day $15 million

was transferred

into the bank account

of Eugene's pilot.

Tell me something, Franklin.

Why would Eugene pay a dead man

the day before he dies?

I remember a

different day, Margaret.

Your debutante ball.

We were supposed to meet

for a picnic down by the river,

but you never showed.

Franklin? Where are you?

You were dancing with Eugene

while I was choking

on my own blood

Franklin!

Courtesy of your fine

husband and his friends.

He is the father of my children.

He is the father

of many children.

How he treated you with

all those other women.

Damn it, Margaret!

Everything that I have ever

done was in your best interest!

I have always done

my best for you!

Really?

Then why didn't you name me CEO?

You and Eric weren't ready.

I know this business

better than anyone,

how it was built, how

it sustain, and yes,

I know where the

bodies are buried.

Now, why was I passed over?

You're not blood, Franklin.

Well, there it is.

Trust me, I knows I's the help.

I am the only man

that's ever loved you,

but if you try to take

me down for Eugene,

I will take your son with me.

- You get out.

- Yessum.

- Hey.

- Hey.

Intense day?

That it was.

Do you really think

Hagamond k*lled Luke?

That not your theory anymore?

It's just the knock on

the door is bugging me.

Hagamond Sheen

was a professional.

When he grabbed me,

it was quick and silent.

So why, with Luke

You're gonna make

yourself crazy with all that.

Sometimes the simplest

answer is the answer.

Yeah, but the simple

answer doesn't make sense.

Do you know where Margaret is?

I was supposed to meet

her, go with her to the camp.

And, I don't know,

I'm actually looking forward

to being in that house with her.

Do you believe that?

Margaret won't be

up for that after all.

But I'm supposed

to wait for her.

You'll waste your

life waiting for her, kid.

You're family now.

We're millionaires now.

What the hell are we

doing in this dump?

Thanks for driving us.

Yeah, it's the least I could do.

- Hey, there.

- My God.

I totally forgot

you got out today.

There was a lot

going on. It's okay.

I got a ride. An old

friend surprised me.

An old friend?

What's that smell?

- I'm cooking.

- You cooked?

For three?

Hello, Ginger.

I hate to ask for more, God

You've already given so much,

but I need another sign.

I need you to show me

that a mother's way is right.

Rose!

Rosie, is everything all right?

Yeah, I couldn't be better.

I'm getting married.