01x10 - 1 Corinthians 3:13

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Blessed is the one

who reads aloud

the words of this prophecy.

Eugene was in the

middle of all of this.

For the time is near.

As you all know,

in just under four short months,

we're launching Sunny Club.

A great sign appeared.

A woman cloaked in the sun

with the moon under her feet

and a crown of twelve

stars on her head.

She was pregnant.

And the dragon stood

before thee as she gave birth.

Howard!

But her child was

caught up to God.

I'm ready, my Lord.

And the woman fled

into the wilderness.

We're millionaires now.

But as for the murderers

I left a man to die alone.

- Fornicators.

- I wanna be there for you.

Sorcerers.

Forgive me, for I have s

Idolaters

If you take me down for Eugene,

I will take your son with me.

And all the liars

I helped my brother die.

Their place shall be in the lake

that burns with fire.

Let the unrighteous

I'm getting married.

Continue to be unrighteous.

And the holy

continue to be holy.

Welcome home, son.

- Behold.

- Hello, Ginger.

I am coming soon.

Revelation 22:12.

In your name I pray, amen.

Margaret?

What are you doing in here?

I guess I'm kinda sad.

I'm the cook's daughter.

I'll never have what those

girls downstairs have.

Come with me.

This was my dress

when I first came out.

Wow.

Why should rich

girls have all the fun?

Three, two, one!

And Sunny Club is live!

My goodness.

At this very moment,

products that you

can feel good about

are on their way to you.

We couldn't have

gotten here without you.

Let's take a moment

to remember those who

are no longer with us.

Our reverend, Paul.

He was a truly honorable man.

And of course,

our dear Eugene.

May he be looking

down on us from Heaven.

Be proud of what God has done.

What God has done.

We should be happy for her.

Sunny Club. Network.

Greed.

That's all just

part of my past life.

Beware of practicing your

righteousness before men,

to be noticed by them.

Otherwise, you have no

reward with your father.

Antonio and Jason

were up there with her.

You should have been too.

It's Mark now.

Somehow, boys

who couldn't even

calculate a percentage

of Monroe Unlimited

a few months ago

ended up with ownership stakes.

Money ruins people.

I'm happy to be rid of it.

Well, if that's the case,

there's 25 years of unpaid

child support I could use.

Um, give us a second, Daddy.

Take it easy on him.

Eugene provided

for Eric and Rose.

Now Antonio and Mark

own half his company.

What did you get?

I thought you loved him.

All the years I was drunk.

He chose to come home to us.

And we're gonna

keep him with us.

At least for another

couple of days.

I still don't understand why

you're protecting

Margaret and Rose.

I care about them.

Those line the foyer.

And I want one every five feet.

Hey, you two. You

save that for later.

She's still getting

used to the idea

that we're not actually related.

Now you go upstairs and

you make yourself gorgeous.

I have things under control.

I really appreciate how cool

you've been about everything.

Well, to be honest, I'm

still getting used to the idea

of my daughter marrying a fraud.

But we can't afford another

scandal, can we, sweetie?

And my experience with liars

is that you'll never

get to know the worst.

Besides, my Rosy loves you.

And I love her.

You stay in line,

or I will haul you off to

jail at a moment's notice.

Nothing is going to ruin my

daughter's perfect wedding day.

Not even her groom.

I've played three

rounds of golf this week,

and I'm going down to

Grand Isle in the morning

to look at a house.

You on a beach?

Five acres of beach.

I've never seen you out

of a suit and tie before.

You're a workaholic.

Well, not anymore.

Launching Sunny Club

has set me up

for four or five lifetimes.

I'm just gonna sit

back and cash checks.

What happened to

you and Margaret?

I always planned

to retire early.

Why? Has she said

anything about me?

Lord, y'all had sex?

Margaret and I crossed

some lines with each other

that should not

have been crossed.

Well

the most powerful

Christian woman in America

is getting calls from every

lobbyist in Washington.

Wall Street vultures are

wooing her to go public.

She needs you.

That woman doesn't need anybody.

As our new board of directors

you'll have important

responsibilities.

Antonio, I would like you

to oversee Praise-Per-View.

And Mark, you're going

to run the fraud division

because, well, it

takes one to know one.

Did Franklin okay this

new board of yours?

Franklin has moved on.

When? Why?

Boys, would you excuse us?

We need Franklin, okay?

'Cause Antonia and

whatever the hell his name is,

they don't know the first

thing about our business.

Antonio can be managed,

and soon Mark will be too.

I knew you were taking

this marriage too well.

If Rose marries Mark,

his 31% is still in the family.

Honestly, I never

thought about it like that.

"I never thought

about it like that."

Is there anything you can't

turn to your advantage?

I've done my due

diligence on Mark.

I'm protecting Rose

just like I protected you.

Come on, Momma!

Do you think I like any of this?

I don't know what the

hell you think anymore.

I had to swaddle her.

She's gonna claw her

eyes out with those tiny nails.

Come here.

You'll feel better when

you get some sleep.

Sh-shh.

When I close my

eyes, it's all I see.

My brother's body.

All that blood.

What kind of animal

leaves a man to die like that?

- Eric!

- Sh-sh-sh.

How's the service coming?

You can finally use

your Liberty degree.

You're truly crazy to do this.

Eric, don't spoil this.

Just because your marriage

is understandably

going down the toilet.

And I actually have

momma's blessing.

Momma's only going

along with this charade

to keep Veronica's

shares in the family.

She taught us right from wrong

but only when it's convenient.

Wait. Where are you going?

Don't be a little b*tch, Eric!

I gave Margaret her moment.

Now I think it's time for me

to reconnect with my family.

I mean, beyond

you and your mother.

I understand.

Excuse me. I've gotta take this.

It's Rose.

Hey, where are you?

It's a pysch ward in here.

I need someone sane.

I'm just dealing with

your wedding present.

Wedding?

Um, I'll see you

later. I gotta go.

Wedding?

Okay.

Rose is getting married

to Mark

today.

Why didn't you tell me?

'Cause if you show up,

everyone will remember it

as the day that Eugene

Monreaux rose from the dead,

not the day that Rose

Monreaux married

I should be walking

her down the aisle.

Remember what you

said about attention.

I can't carry this

around with me.

The burden's too much.

My parents raised me right.

They did.

Follow God's laws,

you'll be rewarded.

Break God's laws,

you will be punished.

What if you break God's laws,

and you are still rewarded?

Right? What if you

get richer and richer

and richer and richer?

Then nothing matters.

Right? Nothing matters.

I can't live in a world

where God is a joke.

Sign the confession,

and He won't be.

I'll be right back.

Jeez.

We were going to pick you up,

but thanks for saving us a trip.

So, bro, you're

finally settling down?

- Yeah.

- How does it feel?

It's like my goofy

mind is finally sane.

I recommend it.

You must've been drowning

in chicks after that fight.

Nah, there's somebody I like.

Piece of advice, we're

men of means now.

I mean, I'm lucky. I met

Rose before I was rich,

but there's a lot of

gold diggers out there.

- Hey, Sparkles.

- Hi!

What up?

So I saw you guys on TV.

You both looked

very, very handsome.

Yeah, Margaret

dragged us up there.

- Where were you?

- It was for shareholders only.

Here you go.

To Ginger, who

always had our backs.

And still does.

Can you imagine if we just took

that first deal and went home?

We wouldn't be here

if it weren't for you.

Let's be honest.

If it weren't for the

women in your lives,

Veronica, Yopi,

you two would still be broke.

So here's to the women

who made it possible.

Cheers.

I want to give her

some of my shares.

She's really smart.

She should be on the board, too.

Sweetie, you don't have to

feel guilty about being wealthy.

There's gonna be people

coming into your life now,

and, well, they just don't

have the best intentions.

Ginger has always had

my best interests at heart.

And so have I.

The board will stay

exactly how it is.

Time for rehearsal, everyone!

Do we really have

to practice this?

I've been walking up and

down these steps my whole life.

Not in heels with nerves.

It can be challenging.

You trust me.

Mark, you stand right here.

And Maid of Honor,

you're gonna be here.

And here and I

guess I'll be Eric

since, well, he's

nowhere to be found.

I will never forget the night

that I descended that staircase

to dance with your daddy.

It was the night of

my debutante ball.

Eugene, he was

waiting down below,

and he stretched

out his hand to me

with a look that said I was

the only woman in the world.

A few months later, I became

Mrs. Eugene Monreaux.

Cut the strings.

So you married

Eugene a few months

after your debutante ball?

- How old was he?

- Well, I don't know.

23, 24.

It was a different time.

And I was proud to be chosen.

Where do we go from here?

Heaven, I hope.

I mean where are you

going to live, Eugene?

And are you

planning to take back

your place at the network?

I am free of earthly

possessions.

You may want to

burden Ginger with them.

I am trying to guide

my child into the light,

and all you can

talk about is money?

I don't want her to

make my mistake.

You can't waltz in

here after 25 years

and expect her

to think like you.

You're right.

Wait.

Ginger said not to leave.

I need to do right

by my daughters.

This whole time,

you've been a cop.

FBI, actually.

Well, well, if you're alive,

then you got nothing on me.

Except a written confession.

Attempted m*rder.

Fleeing the scene of a crime.

That's entrapment.

You planned this.

Just because you weren't

successful at committing

a crime doesn't mean

there was no crime.

A wire?

- You're crazy.

- You know, a hunch tells me

that when you looked

at my crime board,

you zeroed in on the

people that you knew.

Reverend, his pals, family

My brother-in-law's dead.

My uncles are out

of the business.

Those were the

devils that you knew.

The devils you don't know,

they're far more dangerous.

The 1820 isn't finished.

Over the years, they've

grown increasingly international.

And in light of your mother's

new position of influence,

they're gonna

make a play for her.

We need to know what they want.

You can do what you want to me,

but I'm not spying on my family.

You got 24 hours

to think it over.

Why don't you take a

hard look at your family

and ask yourself,

"Are they worth that

little girl growing up

without her daddy?"

You still hide your keys

under that fake rock.

- Are you a ghost?

- No.

But I need you to

make me alive again.

Thanks for fixing

Margaret up with that dress.

She'll remember this

night for the rest of her life.

She is so lovely.

Mr. Eugene is past marrying age.

He needs a girl who adores him,

who will treat him

like the prince he is,

a woman of faith.

Proverbs 31, "A wife of

noble character who can find

she's worth far

more than rubies."

We all want what's best

for our children, don't we?

- Amen to that.

- Ellie!

Monique! Franklin!

Sit. Sit down.

Who else knows about you?

Just Ginger.

And Tina.

Look, I don't know what

you're expecting, Gene.

But you're not just

gonna stroll back home.

Life's moved on,

people have changed,

Sunny Club launched beyond

our wildest dreams without you.

But I need you to

prepare Margaret.

For the shock?

Or for you to try to take

control of the company?

My soul is clean. I've

given up worldly things.

But there is other

business I need done.

I fear it might upset her.

Why come to me?

Because you're the one

I could always count on.

Well, my goodness.

Who taught you to set a table?

No judgments. I grew

up eating off sporks.

Did you play those

violins for Antonio,

guilting him about

his good fortune?

His good fortune is in

large part thanks to me.

I offered you a stake

in our company, a job.

You walked away.

The boys walked away, too.

And yet somehow

they're on the board

making major decisions

they're unqualified to make.

They have the only

qualifications that matter.

- Testicles?

- Ears.

They listen to me.

- But you never have.

- I have listened.

In the last week, I could've

blown up Sunny Club

any time I wanted.

I didn't, because I

care about this family.

Is this another one of

those petulant bluffs?

I assure you it isn't.

You should just be grateful

that you still have a seat

at our dinner table, Ginger.

Because you will never

have a seat on our board.

Get in, old man.

- Luke?

- Shh.

Southern women are

groomed for marriage.

It's like this whole

fairytale thing.

And this is not how any

of it is supposed to go.

And I am fine with it.

Well, except for the part

about getting married

on a plantation,

I'd say you're doing

a pretty good job

of breaking southern tradition.

It's a camp.

Honey, it's a plantation.

I think the only thing

that I am really sad about

is that Daddy isn't here.

Jason saw him.

Jason, our actual brother,

not the one I'm marrying.

He told Mark that when

he was unconscious,

Daddy came to him,

and

ever since Mark told me that,

I've been praying that Daddy's

spirit would visit me, too.

Prayer is powerful.

Rose

Hey, Franklin.

Your father came to see

me. You knew he was alive.

- I did.

- Ask him if he's coming.

We'll discuss the stupidity

of you not telling me later.

I understand.

Let me talk to him.

Hey, Franklin, I know

that you and Momma did it.

I was in the house that night.

You guys were totally loud.

I'm fine with it.

Now, I love you.

I love you, too, kid.

Will you please come?

I can't do that.

But you have a

beautiful day, Rose.

Beautiful.

Not easy to stay

dead in New Orleans.

When you said you

wanted to testify,

I took you

literally, as in court.

Powerful people you

can help put away.

I will do my part.

Now, it's dangerous.

But we're prepared to

offer you witness protection.

New location, new identity.

Fresh start. Isn't that

what you wanted?

Reverend did me a favor when

he took my plane out of the sky.

Made me see my higher purpose.

I won't need

protection. I have God.

Where you going, Eugene?

I have a wedding to get to.

We take ourwe take our vows.

We take our wedding

we take our wedding

We take our wedding

vows from Corinthians.

Chapter 13. "Love is patient.

Love is kind."

Yeah, right.

"It is not rude. It is

not easily angered.

Keeps no record of wrongs."

Rachel, hey.

Hey, can I talk to you?

Hey, I'm so sorry

about Reverend Paul.

Your wife must be devastated.

- Hey!

- I didn't know you'd be here.

She was moping around the hotel.

I brought her as my date.

- What's up, buddy?

- Hey.

Why don't you two

cuties get us some drinks?

- Yeah.

- Sure.

If you love her

you'll let her move on.

That's the dress you were gonna

wear to my wedding with Brett.

We may be rich, but I'm thrifty.

And besides, it's stunning.

No! I don't want you to wear it.

Fine.

I will wear something else.

Momma, look at me.

I know what happened

between you and Franklin,

and I am okay with it.

And for what it's worth,

if you were to move on

everyone would understand.

Sweetie, can I wear one of

your designs to the wedding?

No questions asked?

No questions asked.

Love is in the air.

Did you see Antonio

talking to Rachel?

Wowie, that's an interesting

choice for Mother of the Bride.

Well, as a parent,

you learn the

meaning of sacrifice.

Please try to be

festive for your sister.

Becky asked me for a divorce.

Cheated on me.

That's what we

do in this family,

cheat on each other.

I know how

hurtful that is, I do.

You raised us

to live such a charmed life.

Without any regrets.

But now, I can't

help but find myself

repeating over and

over and over again

If I had known then

what I know now.

You go splash some

cold water on your face,

and you do your sister proud.

Okay, Mom.

Hey, Sleepy-head.

It's about to start.

I had the craziest dream.

I ran away from all this.

Look, I have a

house guest right now,

but he'll be leaving soon.

You can come stay with me.

It was you?

Out of all the

people in the world

it's you.

Eric.

Eric.

You don't understand.

It's more complicated than that.

Complicated?

We're our father's children.

Eric.

Sweetie, you're

the Maid of Honor.

You best take your place.

Rose?

Come in.

My baby girl.

Well

You are a vision.

I

I hope I'm not

breaking your heart.

Momma

We had to vet Mark

for the business,

and I was gonna

keep this to myself.

No, whatever's in that

thing, I am marrying Mark.

I love him.

I just don't want you

to be me, Sweetie.

I know how much you love him.

But I want you to

go into this marriage

with both eyes.

I'm so sorry, Eric.

My wife is sleeping

with my sister,

and my brother is

hitting on my girlfriend.

I think I'm the sorry one.

Everyone, please go home!

- Ro?

- Pretend that you never knew me.

Rouh

You k*lled him twice, Mark.

You were high

and crashed the car.

I mean, you put him in

a coma in the first place.

I didn't lie.

I told you everything

from the heart.

I just didn't use the words.

You said it was euthanasia.

It was. I

I mean, this is manslaughter.

It was before the euthanasia.

The truth is simple, Mark.

You want the simple truth?

Me and your brother, we

sold weed on the streets.

We lived crazy, and

things happened.

And the crash was

one of those things.

And if you want to hear about it

I really don't.

You're right. I don't, either.

It's just so not my world.

Yeah, I knew that.

And that's why I went home.

Then I let you

drag me back here.

I trusted you with my life.

I'm glad that I did.

'Cause I love you, Rose.

Real love.

Stop it.

I mean, don't Christians

have redemptions?

We could just get

out of here, you know?

We'll get married at city

hall or wherever you want.

I justl know this can work.

I need to think

about my life, Mark.

I can wait.

Don't.

I did not see that coming.

I thought they were in love.

Love doesn't mean anything.

Just ask Rachel.

Where is she?

She went home with my mom.

You gonna do her?

I think I will.

Hey, can you guys

stop being little b*tches?

You can both go to hell.

Jank-a*s rainbow girl.

Stop it.

Hey, you know your

mother's a wh*re?

You want to go?

- You want to go?

- Yeah, let's go.

- Stop it.

- And the fact

What, you sat

there the other night

trying to make

me all feel better

about cheating on my wife?

You should've pleased

your wife a little bit better.

I said I'm sorry.

If either of us hurt

you, it was by accident.

Accidents? Accidents.

Nah, you are the accidents.

You and you,

you're the accident.

You're the accident.

You're all the accidents.

Eric, chill, or you're

gonna regret this tomorrow.

I'm gonna regret this.

I'm gonna regret this.

Antonio said I'm

gonna regret this.

- Yeah, you are.

- Okay!

- I'm gonna regret something.

- Okay.

What am I gonna regret,

buddy? Am I gonna regret this?

Hey! Cut it out.

What, regret this? You

came here to destroy me,

so destroy me. Come on, man.

Brother, you don't

want to do this.

Brother?

Hey, cut it out, man!

What is your problem?

No, no, no, no.

Stop, stop, stop,

stop, stop, stop.

- Guys, stop it.

- What's up, homie?

What's up? What's up?

Stop it! Antonio!

Stop it! Hey!

- Just stop it!

- What's good, homie?

- Just k*ll me!

- What's good?

Antonio!

- k*ll me.

- No.

- k*ll me.

- Stop it.

k*ll me!

Son, stop!

Your brother's blood cries

out to me form the ground.

Now stop.

What are you doing here?

See to your brother.

My God.

Hey. Hey.

Hey, get up.

Maybe I didn't

make myself clear.

You have no business here.

I didn't come here for you.

I had to do something

you won't like,

or even understand at first.

But I did it to

protect the business.

I don't need your protection.

I don't need anyone's.

Total chaos is coming.

Margaret

Eugene is

Rose?

Rose!

Margaret.

Eugene.

Eugene and three of

his friends jumped him.

Left my son in a

pool of his own blood.

Eugene wouldn't.

Eugene would.

And I want justice!

Whatno need to

make a fuss, Monique.

Eugene will never go

to jail. You know that.

If we keep this between us,

I'll see to it that Franklin

won't ever have to

work in this house.

Think about it.

I have to get back to the party.

This is your opportunity.

Can't do better than that.

You want me to throw

away my son's dignity?

For an opportunity?

Yes. And hope they

thank us for it later.

Where the hell have you been?

God sent me on

a spiritual quest,

a crooked path that led me home.

And there were no phones

on this crooked path?

I was guided by your mother

and my mother and

Franklin's mother and

then I resurrected

my son in Colorado,

if only briefly.

You must be exhausted.

Dying would've been easier

than what I've been through.

What you've been through?

Really?

You let your wife and

children think you were dead,

while everything we held

sacred turned out to be a lie.

You're shameless.

You should be crawling to me

like a two-legged

dog in a ditch.

Being rich makes

you filthy, Margaret,

and I was very, very rich.

And you're even richer

now, Eugene, thanks to me.

I have given up material things.

Says the man in

white tie and tails.

I'm dressed for a wedding

out of respect for the bride.

Why would he do that to us?

He's sick.

It's all just so sick.

I mean, why would he show up?

Just out of the blue like this?

This family is nuts. I don't

even know what to say.

I begged him to

wait one more day.

Just one more,

and let it be about

you and Mark.

What do you mean you begged him?

You knew my father was alive?

How long? How long you know?

Not long at all. I was just

My God. I am his daughter!

I had a right to know!

I'm his daughter, too.

You all had decades with

him. I just wanted a little time.

We all would've wanted that.

- Shut up.

- He was my father.

He was just your sperm donor.

We're done.

Was any of it ever love?

Of course, it was.

You were my jewel, but we

We were a love built

on blood and treasure.

If you don't want our business,

then why are you here?

I made amends to my sons.

I opened Eric's eyes,

and I saved him from

a life of corruption.

I saved Antonio's son from

the clutches of a madman.

I breathed life into Jason.

But I have failed my girls.

Now, I wanted to walk

Rose down the aisle,

but I'm too late.

I tried to make a

new life for Ginger.

A life she thought she

wanted, but she is more like you

than either of you

are willing to admit.

And I realized there

was only one thing

that would satisfy her.

My ownership stake

in Monreaux Unlimited.

No, I didn't ask him, Margaret.

I swear.

But it is what you

wanted, darling,

more than anything.

And so now you will have to

seek salvation on your own.

It's your turn to

be tested by God.

You're insane.

No, I am clear.

God saved me so

that I may do right

by all six of my children.

Six?

Eugene?

You came back for us.

I was just a child.

My child has led me home.

You are a monster.

No.

I am just a humble sinner.

A humble sinner born again.

Never set foot in

this house again.

Y'all can have the business,

but this house is mine.

It is the precious cornerstone

of a sure foundation

for my child,

for a new life.

Get out of this house.

Everyone, out! Now!

The sins of the father

will not be the sins of the son.

My father's returned,

and I need to protect

my mother at any cost.

I'm your guy.

Wire me up.

Rot in hell.

How am I gonna explain this?

You let the old south burn.

So something new can rise.