05x03 - Late-April 2020

Episode transcripts for the 2016 TV show "Queen Sugar" Aired September 2016 - current.*
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"Queen Sugar" follows the life of two sisters, one a formidable journalist & activist from New Orleans, and the other a modern woman, who, with her teenage son Micah, leaves her upscale apartment in Los Angeles and moves to the heart of Louisiana to claim an inheritance from her recently departed father: an 800-acre sugarcane farm.
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05x03 - Late-April 2020

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Previously on "Queen Sugar"...

Didn't tell me your ex-wife was going to be here.

HAILEY: He's always had a thing for the exotic.

Did you think you were the only one?

She is the only one.

MICAH: I'm almost years old.

I don't need to consult you every time I want to make a decision, like some little boy.

They want us worried about harvest.

We get to choose how we deal with things.

They can't steal our joy unless we let them.

I just been keeping an eye out on that virus stuff.

We here for you.

Whatever you need.

So, I'm giving you a heads-up.

Vi's Pies will have to close for a couple weeks.

REPORTER: In the state of Louisiana,

the grave danger farmhands face

are outbreaks from the coronavirus,

especially during crop season,

where labor shortages thr*aten harvesting

and a farm's viability to survive.

Produce crops such as berries have a short life span.

If a farm doesn't have enough workers to harvest

in that small window of time, they're done for the season.

Other crops such as corn and sugarcane,

which rely heavily on machinery,

sadly are having to see their crops go to waste

due to the closing of the local mills...

A direct effect from COVID- ...

Leaving this Louisiana crop season

and the farming community in jeopardy.

Benny Ben.

What's good with you?

Oh, this COVID thing got us all.

But we gonna make it through.

That's right.

Hey, look, I'll bring you back next season.

That's my word.

Chris?

What's up, brotha?

No, can't start up again.

We gotta wait it out.

The cane looks beautiful right now.

It's so high.

I ain't really seen it like this.

We usually done harvesting by now.

Wait a sec.

For real?

You tested positive?

♪♪ Oh, that's crazy.

Hey, look, I appreciate you.

We gonna be back on the land in no time.

That's right.

Be safe.

You, too, now.

All right.

[ CELLPHONE BEEPS ]

[ BIRD SQUAWKING ]

[ SIGHS ]

♪♪ ♪ Dreams never die ♪

♪ Take flight as the world turns ♪

♪ Dreams never die ♪

♪ Take flight as the world turns ♪

♪ Keep the colors in the lines ♪

♪ Take flight ♪

♪ Dreams never die ♪

♪ Keep the colors in the lines ♪

♪ Keep the colors in the lines ♪

♪ Take flight ♪

[ DEVICE BEEPS, MUSIC PLAYS ]

Good morning.

Mm.

Good morning.

♪♪ You don't mind me sitting here...

♪♪ ...do you?

♪ Too close to you ♪

You can stay as long as you'd like.

♪ Don't... ♪

In fact, I insist.

[ CHUCKLES ]

Once I'm done with my meetings...

and our community check-in...

I'll make sure the rest of your day...

♪♪ ...is busy.

- I like busy.

- Oh, I know you do.

♪ You're in love with a singer ♪

♪ So I sing you to bed ♪

I love being quarantined with you.

Mm.

You know, I feel bad for saying it...

♪ And I start to pretend ♪

...but this time has been pretty terrific.

Just being...

together.

♪ The summer's just begun ♪

It's a privilege, and I'm thankful.

♪ You know we have... ♪

We are definitely privileged.

[ SIGHS ]

People are out there struggling.

But inside here...

with us, it's been...

beautiful...

and intimate.

I'm grateful for you, too.

♪ Too close to you ♪

Intimate like three times a day.

You don't mind, do you?

- No.

- Didn't think so.

♪ Don't leave so soon ♪

♪ Oooh ♪

Did you get the honey butter ham and potato salad ready for Parthena's delivery?

I got it right here.

You should have heard her talking about how much she missed being able to host Easter dinner at her house for her grandkids.

- She sounded so sad.

- Ah.

Well, I'm sure all this goodness you cooked up is gon' hit the spot and cheer her right up.

Mm, you know what?

Put one of these dutch apple cherry pies in her order, too.

[ PAPER CRINKLING ]

You know, baby, all this feels like some kind of test.

What you mean?

M-Maybe this is how we find out what we're made of.

You know, as a people, as a community.

Do we or do we not have each other's back?

- I believe that.

- Mm-hmm.

Between this place closing down and my place never opening up, it's the worst test I ever took.

But we gotta just keep doing our part, keep doing our best.

Yep, at least we can get all this into the bellies of folks who need it instead of my trash can.

Which is where it would've had to go, you know, if it stayed in that freezer much longer.

[ CELLPHONE RINGING ]

Hey, there, Mama.

WILLA MAE: Hey, son.

Hey, there, Ms.

Willa Mae!

- Hey, Vi!

- She said, "Hey, Vi!"

[ LAUGHTER ]

Hey, you get that package I sent you?

Mama, what you mean it's still on the porch?

[ LAUGHS ]

I told you she wasn't gon' open it until days passed.

[ CHUCKLES ]

She said, "You right." H-Hey, tell Willa Mae that I s...

Mama, Vi, look, I'm not gon' keep playing phone operator, now, all right?

Is it okay if I talk to my mama?

[ CHUCKLES ]

Go on.

He's grumpy.

Mama, you know I got all your essentials.

I got you Vitamin E.

I got you Benadryl.

I got all that stuff that you asked for.

You better open it up.

And the fact of the matter is, St.

Jo is just a blip on the state's radar right now.

We couldn't get funding to expand our hospital's ICU before the pandemic.

Can't expect it now.

And now, we're at capacity.

Yeah, we're beyond capacity.

This was just supposed to be two weeks.

Now we're weeks into this.

We got the ER setting up triage tents in the parking lots,

but what happens when they fill up completely, huh?

Where will sick people go then?

And this is why we can't afford people not adhering to the stay-at-home order.

Lives are in the balance.

Not to mention we're still waiting on federal funds for the elderly and unemployed.

Well, according to our COVID- Task Force Report,

the majority of St. Jo's businesses

have either shuttered or are in the process of doing so.

What do you mean, "in the process"?

Non-essentials shouldn't be operating outside of the mandated guidelines... period.

Yeah, and I should be in the Bahamas workin' on my tan,

but that ain't happenin'.

COUNCIL MEMBER # : People take issue

with what's deemed "essential", Charley,

and they aren't gonna let go of something

they've spent their entire lives building without a fight.

Is that why your Aunt Violet's diner

is still open for business, Charley?

The diner is not open for business.

Oh, well, I drove by there the other day,

and it looked like some activity was going on in there.

"Activity." Violet Bordelon is doing more for her community than you have or ever will, Jackson.

Calm down and do your job.

I'm done here.

♪♪ That's what I need.

A nice, hot cup of coffee.

- Who said this was coffee?

- [ LAUGHS ]

[ CHUCKLES ]

Before we kick off our Tru Papers' Good Neighbor Action, I'd like to thank you all for showing up, for putting these care packages together for the people of St.

Jo with such love and respect.

So, if anyone asks for more of anything...

Hand sanitizer, masks, whatever...

We don't understand the word "no".

Just direct them to the Tru Papers helpline, and we'll accommodate.

We are love in action.

All right, let's hit it.

[ LAUGHS ]

♪♪ You ready?

Always.

♪♪ ♪ Oh, heartache ♪

♪ It always seems to find you ♪

I should put it where they can see it.

♪ ...is always knocking at your door ♪

♪ When there's more losses than gains ♪

[ DOORBELL BUZZES ]

♪ Just hoping that the sun will shine again ♪

♪ No, there won't always be rain ♪

♪ They say trouble don't last always ♪

♪ So ♪

♪ Hold on, brother, please hold on ♪

♪ You're under the weight of the struggle ♪

♪ We're only here for a few days ♪

♪ But those days ♪

♪ But those days are full of trouble ♪

It's a good day.

Final stop ahead.

Gotta save the best for last.

♪♪ So, how many "Karens" you have to fight off to get all this?

Ugh, God, I barely got out of that store alive.

The shelves were totally empty, completely wiped out.

It's like we're living the apocalypse.

Look like you made out fine to me.

I mean, I did what I could.

We might have some weird food combinations for meals, but I think we'll be okay for a while.

I sanitize, you put away?

Let's do it.

Where's Blue?

In his room, catching up with school.

Internet been actin' all wonky all day.

- Kickin' him offline.

- Ugh.

It's been happening like that all morning.

Our Internet is so slow.

Yeah, I think everything been moving slow in St. Jo right now.

Wi-Fi been tripping.

It's not like we have the latest fiber optic cables out here, though, in the first place.

I mean, if his classes are gon' be online, shouldn't the school district make sure all they students could access the Internet?

Theoretically?

Yes.

Practically?

A whole other story.

[ SIGHS ]

Spent most of the day checking in on folks.

Trying to explain this COVID thing and how it's...

been messing everything up.

[ SIGHS ]

Are you okay?

[ SIGHS ]

What am I saying?

Of course you're not okay.

Actually, I am.

Weird enough, I...

I just got a calm about everything.

I had to let go of some people.

sh*t is bad, and...

Yeah, I don't know when it's gon' start looking good again, but...

...did what I had to do, and...

feel like I did the right thing.

I mean...

what about getting your crop loan?

Couldn't that help?

Banks ain't givin' loans to no farms right now.

To be honest, I'm happy we ain't harvest.

It would have went to waste like all them other farms throwin' out all they product.

[ SIGHS ]

Next year...

the soil will be three times as rich.

We could recoup everything we didn't make this year, so I'm...

I'm not worried about that.

Feel like the land's gon' take care of us.

Just gotta be patient.

You have a really beautiful outlook on this.

[ CHUCKLES ]

I mean, it ain't come easy.

You seen the ups and downs, but...

hell, this is where we at.

Guess it is what it is, right?

Yeah.

Okay, well, we have the money that you've saved from not prepping for the harvest.

But, um, have you thought about asking Charley for a loan, just to tide us over?

Darla, I'm not asking Charley for anything.

Especially not no loan.

I can't go running to Charley every time somethin' come up.

Look, I need you to trust me.

I've been here before.

We just gotta take our time, but we gon' figure it out together.

All right?

♪♪ [ SIGHS ]

My job is saying we're closed to the public for three weeks, and then we have a meeting online.

Hopefully, they'll tell us when we get to go back, and then, when I have my paycheck from my full-time job, that'll help us, right?

♪♪ It should.

It will.

Like I said, we got this.

Just gotta believe.

The council has been getting reports of businesses flouting the safety protocols.

We are just making care packages for folks who are struggling and can't get in.

You know that.

Are Nova and Calvin still delivering?

As long as it's contactless delivery, it's fine.

I know that, Councilwoman Bordelon.

It's not me.

It's what the State of Louisiana is mandating.

Oh, the same state that stopped accepting applications for the Small Business Relief Fund?

Got people like me out here robbin' Peter to pay Paul, trying to keep our heads above water?

[ SIGHS ]

I am working to help get the backlog cleared, but there's talk of the Health Inspector going around shutting people down.

I don't want you to get caught up in that.

Well, I appreciate that, Charley.

But how long is this gon' go on?

I mean, people are not gonna stay at home forever.

People need people.

Y-You know, to touch and feel each other.

It's supposed to be two weeks.

It's been a lot longer than that.

I know.

Trust me...

I know.

♪♪ How's Micah?

He's coming home tonight.

Finally.

[ INHALES DEEPLY ]

Semester's almost over.

[ SIGHS ]

He stuck it out in his dorm, but I think he finally ran out of food.

[ BOTH LAUGH ]

I'm just glad he's gonna be under my roof.

Yeah, well, good luck.

Mm?

I just remember when Nova came back after being away at school.

Ooh, her and Ernest fought like cats and dogs.

Well, that's...

That's not me and Micah.

Okay.

Well, just remember...

He's grown.

And once you have lived on your own, it's hard to live under somebody else's rules again.

♪♪ REPORTER:

...says once-bustling city streets


have become eerily quiet, while lines outside hospitals...

- [ KNOCK ON DOOR ]



- ...stretch around the block.


Makeshift morgues are being prepared.

- [ DOOR OPENS ]

- The governor says

in three weeks coronavirus...

Hey, Mr. Prosper.

Ah, Nova.

I got some essentials for you, plus a few meals from Aunt Vi and a whole peach and pecan pie.

[ LAUGHS ]

It's good to see you.

I'd give you a hug if I could, but ju...

Uh, just... just leave those things in the kitchen.

I will.

It's good to see you.

Been thinkin' about you.

Yes, I appreciate that.

I'm...

I'm doing fine.

You gettin' out any?

I'm fine.

Well, this care package has masks, hand sanitizer, cleaning products.

If you like, I could put it away for you, make sure everything's where it should be.

Just, uh, leave it on the kitchen counter, - and I'll get to it.

- Mr.

Prosper, you sure you don't need help with anything before I go?

If I need anything, Nova, I'll make it known to ya.

Thank you.

Okay.

- Okay.

- [ DOOR OPENS ]

...in response, tenants are demanding that no one

should have to pay their rent until the pandemic is over.

Analysts say that the pandemic may last anywhere

from six months to a year.

DARLA: If you carry this over to here...

No, but then that makes that not work.

[ SIGHS ]

How about I try...

- dividing this first...

- Mm.

...then carry it over and add the remainder?

Bam!

I got it.

Okay.

Look at Einstein.

Guess my work here is done.

- You got this.

- Don't go.

You can stay and be my...

moral support.

Your "moral support." Pssh, whatever.

- Good morning.

- Good morning.

- Morning, Pops.

- Morning, Blue.

Thought you had that staff meeting online today?

I do, but, uh, I wanted to help him with his math packet first before getting online.

And the Internet's acting up again.

We're having... technical difficulties.

[ CHUCKLES ]

You should probably figure out that meeting.

Them work hours are important.

I know, but, uh...

I-I don't want him to get more behind than he already is.

It's just one lesson.

[ CHUCKLES ]

I'm sure he'll be fine.

You're right.

I know.

[ SIGHS ]

I just...

I can't seem to think clearly these days.

It's...

Come on, Blue.

- Hmm?

- Let's let your mommy use the computer.

Okay.

- See you later, Ma.

- Bye.

Bye.

Come on, Einstein.

Guess it's just you and me.

What we workin' on today?

Trying not to go stir-crazy.

[ CHUCKLES ]

Sounds like a plan.

[ LAUGHS ]

♪♪ And Vi been working so hard at the diner, I figured this would be a good surprise for her.

Now, do I put this bourbon on the chicken skin or in the sauce?

Hollingsworth, what are you doing?

Are you trying to get everybody drunk?

You do not soak the chicken in those spirits.

- Okay.

- Y-Y-You put it in the sauce.

- I hear you, Mama.

- That's right.

What you doing after dinner tonight?

I-I'm supposed to be playing bridge

with my ladies on the computer.

We'll see how that go.

Ohh, that sound like fun.

Y'all gon' have a good time.

Eh, I don't know.

You have to keep your eye on Miss Christine.

You know she like to cheat

even when we get together playing in person.

So I don't know what kind of stuff

she might try to pull while we all virtual.

- [ LAUGHS ] - Yeah, she do be cheating.

[ COUGHING ]

That don't sound good.

[ COUGHING CONTINUES ]

Oh, that ain't nothing.

Everything ain't the 'Rona.

I'm fine.

It just is a little dry in here this time of day.

I just need to turn that humidifier on.

- That's all. - You sure about that?

- I'm fine, son.

- All right.

'Cause you know I will go straight up to Baton Rouge with the quickness.

You better stay at your house and mind your business.

I'm fine.

Okay?


I'm good!

I'm great!


I told you.

Just fine, all right?

Now, what are you making for dessert?

Cut up some fruit or something.

That'd go nice with that chicken.

All right.

No, I'm...

I'm not rockin' with it, man.

It couldn't be me.

It could b...

Anybody who gets a back tat is gonna regret it when they're, like [LAUGHING]

.

I'm s...

Mom, um, I'm just...

I'm just talking to my boys.

I'ma...

Hey, I'ma hit y'all back.

All right.

Hey.

Welcome home.

Thank you.

I'm gonna, um...

clean all this up.

I was just Zoomin' for a philosophy final I got coming up.

I thought I'd come in here and relax for a second.

Yeah, that's fine.

Really.

It's actually wonderful to have you home safe and sound.

In a couple days, we'll get you a test so we can be together and not have to wear these masks.

Yeah, I understand.

And just so you know...

[ SIGHS ]

I'm an adult.

You are an adult.

So it's all good.

"It's all good"?

Yep.

It's all good.

[ LAUGHS ]

Okay, Mom.

Thank you.

So, what do you want for dinner?

Oh.

I was actually gonna go for a drive.

You know, just clear my head.

You know, maybe stop by a friend's place really quick.

Wait.

We talked about this before you came home.

- I know.

I just...

- You agreed not to visit friends, frat brothers, Keke... anyone until the stay-at-home order's lifted.

Yeah, well...

at least the Keke part will be easy.

Oh, no.

What happened?

♪♪ [ LAUGHS ]

She broke up with me for some other guy.

Yeah, she got a whole new boyfriend.

Whoa.

I mean...

I'm shocked.

I'm sorry.

MICAH: Yeah.

I mean, it's for the better.

You know, we... we...

We ran our course.

Just...

different...

paths.

♪♪ Uhhhhh...

but dinner.

I will eat whatever you make.

I'm starving.

I'm very hungry.

So hungry.

Thank you.

♪♪ That's one way to cut down on the grocery bill.

Just grow it yourself.

Well...

I'll have a lot more time to spend on getting this growing.

I've been officially laid off.

You said laid off?

What you mean, laid off?

What happened?

[ SIGHS ]

Apparently, there was an outbreak among the staff that was still working on-site.

Seven people came up positive.

To be safe, they're shutting everything down until further notice.

♪♪ So, what's gon' happen to all them people and their insurance claims?

It'll get backlogged.

♪♪ They paying you still?

For two weeks...

and then I get, um...

furloughed.

What's that mean?

[ SIGHS ]

It means that, um, we're still technically employees and we still get benefits...

but no checks.

♪♪ Seems in good condition.

Kept her up well.

She run well, too.

Brand-new clutch, new tires.

Just got the 'draulics replaced last year.

So, what you think?

What are you askin' for it?

$ , . $ , ?

It's a little steep, ain't it?

Look, man, four-wheel drive, three-speed diesel with a -inch hitch.

I don't think so.

I'll give you $ , for it.

[ LAUGHS ]

sh*t, I ain't giving it away.

Look, man, times is hard, but not that hard.

Hey, I appreciate you stopping by.

You have a good one.

$ , .

$ , cash, and that's as high as it gets.

$ , .

I'll meet you at $ , .

I'm not trying to get over on you.

It's all I got.

♪♪ I hear you.

You got a deal if you got cash.

Okay.

I'll start the paperwork.

♪♪ ♪ While you were sleeping ♪

♪ I made us a new world ♪

♪ While you were laughing ♪

- Come on.

- ♪ I gave up this old world ♪

♪ Why wouldn't I? ♪

♪ While you were dancing, I gave up all future plans ♪

Sorry if I disturbed you.

You're not.

Who are you praying for?

Prosper.

♪ There's nothing like the passing time ♪

Clearing his energy.

Removing some of the loneliness...

the despair I believe he's starting to feel.

♪♪ That visit really got to you.

We thought we'd be home for two weeks.


It's been six.

And he's been locked in alone all that time.

And I walk in, and he's watching what's happening in New York.

Overflowing morgues.

Essential workers exposing themselves and their families because there's not enough damn protective care.

I mean, really?

They're literally asking people to stay at home until they can't breathe anymore.

What is that?

How is he supposed to process that sitting in that house alone?

I'm worried about him, too.

Yeah.

I'm worried for everyone, frankly.

People our age, young people, children.

I mean, everyone is having a whole different set of issues around this.

Yeah.

My kids are having a rough time.

They are?

Yeah, they're restless.

♪♪ No interaction with other kids, having to learn online.

This whole thing is just not easy.

They keep telling me they want things to go back the way they were.

[ SCOFFS ]

Don't we all.

Don't we all.

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪

[ FACETIME RINGING ]

[ SIGHS ]

[ RINGING ]

Hello...

Hello?

Eh, Miss Florence?

Hey, hey.

This is, uh, Hollywood.

This is Willa Mae's son, yeah.

I'm...

Have you talked to my mother lately?

Yeah, I ha...

I haven't been able to get a hold of her all day.

Oh, thank you.

Y...

If you could stop by, that would be perfect.

Yeah.

Yeah, thank you so much.

Thank you.

All right.

All right, all right.

You have a good one, now.

Okay, all right.

Bye-bye.

[ CELLPHONE BEEPS ]

[ INSECTS BUZZING, BIRDS CHIRPING ]

You've been spending a lot of time out here.

Sold one of my tractors today.

Thought it would put a dent in some of these bills, but...

[ SIGHS ]

...it just ain't gon' cut it.

♪♪ Truth is...

...I can't bring in harvest this year.

It's just a fact.

Gotta accept it.

[ CHUCKLES ]

Guess it come with the territory, huh?

[ TAPS RAILING ]

My daddy struggled...

[SIGHS] and I ain't no different.

♪♪ sh*t, the last thing I'ma do is let my pride get in the way of me supporting my family.

I don't want you selling off pieces of your life just to support us.

I don't feel good about that.

[ SIGHS ]

I'm gonna get another job.

♪♪ Well, I am, too.

What?

That's right.

I'm gonna let this harvest return itself back to the land and...

I'ma go ahead and get me a regular job.

Can't control things, Darla.

You can only control how you feel about them.

[ CHUCKLES ]

That's what Mama always used to say.

♪♪ - Wise woman.

- Uh-huh.

Very wise.

[ CHUCKLES ]

Real question is, who's hirin'?

Got about million people out of work right now with this COVID thing.

That's true.

[ SIGHS ]

What about, um...

convalescent and nursing homes?

I read they're short on staff.

But that might be risky.

What ain't risky in , baby?

♪♪ ♪ No Skips, no skips, no skips ♪

[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]

♪ Everyday I just song I make ♪

♪ No rewind or forward with me I'm on play ♪

Hello?

Yeah, this him.

♪ Don't trip ♪

Oh, yeah.

Yeah, yeah.

No.

That's perfect.

: p.m.?

: p...

N-No, that...

Yeah.

Yeah, will do.

All right.

♪♪ [ EXHALES SLOWLY ]

I agree with you.

I'm just...

I never thought of it that way.

You feel me?

Like, I guess I saw it both ways, but that makes more sense.

- [ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

- Come in.

- Hey.

- Hey.

I'm heading out.

You need anything?

I'm good.

I'm just on the phone with my friend.

GIRL:

Oh, my God.

Is that your mom?


I love her so much!

Ooh, can I say hi, please?


[ LAUGHS ]

Yeah, you're on speaker.

- She can hear you.

- For real?

Oh, my goodness!

Uh, hello, Charley!




- I mean, Ms. Bordelon-West.


- Who is that?

- Wait, I mean, Miss Bordelon!

- Hold on.

It's this girl I go to school with.

She look like SZA, and she is obsessed with you.

Please say hi and make her day.

♪♪

- [ CELLPHONE BEEPS ]

- Hey.

Hello.

It's Charley Bordelon.

- How are you?

- Oh, my gosh!

It's your voice!

[ LAUGHS ]

Yep, it's my voice, all right.

Nice to meet you.

Okay, bye-bye.

Bye!

Oh, my God!


She's so nice!

And in all the magazines and stuff

and in the sidelines at the games,

she always looks so damn good.

You always look so damn good.

I'm serious.

Here you go.

I'm looking forward to spending some time with you.

You know, after this is all over.

Some real time.

Yeah, I want that, too.

A lot.

- Oh, yeah?

- Yeah.

[ CHUCKLES ]

Yeah, I'll bet you do.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS IN DISTANCE ]

[ SIGHS ]

RECEPTIONIST: Mr. Bordelon?

Come on back.

[ CLEARS THROAT ]

[ CLEARS THROAT ]

And then, pending a negative COVID- test, you'll be required to finish our mandatory protocols and procedures workshop.

That's if you're hired.

Any questions so far?

No, ma'am.

Mr. Bordelon, y-you're clear that this is a custodial position, right?

Yes, ma'am.

I'm clear.

And I very much appreciate the opportunity.

Do you?

I-I mean, you're a farmer by trade.

Used to being your own boss.

A-And the pay here...

Well, I guess what I'm getting at is that this is a caregiving business.

Our number-one priority is the safety and well-being of our elderly.

I understand.

This isn't a job you take just because your money's gotten funny.

It's unglamorous work, and we hold our residents most sacred.

I'm not looking for just a clock-puncher.

I want someone that wants to be of service to our residents.

I've found that those are our team members that work out the best.

Ms. Thompson...

my father is Ernest Bordelon.

He was a farmer.

He also pushed a broom for a living.

Waxed floors, scrubbed toilets.

Did what he had to do for his family.

But he did it with his head up.

You know, growing up, he taught me to do the same.

Checked his ego at the door.

So, I take pride in making sure folk live in dignity.

I admit... my money is kind of funny.

In fact, it's hilarious.

But being here is a choice, and I know what it takes, and I understand what this is.

As you also said, I am a boss, so I know what a good employee look like.

♪♪ I'm here to solve your problems, Ms. Thompson.

♪♪ Can you start on Monday?

Yes, I can.

[ RINGING ]

[ SIGHS ]

♪♪ [ SIGHS DEEPLY ]

Chamomile, honey, a little bit of lemon.

Stirred with a cinnamon stick.

So, how's Prosper?

I couldn't get a hold of him just now.

Baby, thank you for this.

I know your mama's on your mind.

Yeah.

Her neighbor says she stopped by, checked on her.

Yeah, she was doing okay, just a bit lethargic.

I looked up that symptom.

It wasn't good.

Every time I talk to Mama, she says she's okay, and, Vi, I don't like it.

Well, maybe you should run on up there and see about her.

It'll put your mind at peace to lay eyes on her.

Baby, what about your deliveries?

Well, your mama's more important.

♪♪ Well, maybe I'll...

head out first light, check on Prosper first.

♪♪

- MAN: Time to play...

- WOMAN:

...satellite and radar...


- [ CELLPHONE RINGING, VIBRATING ]

- [ CHANNEL CHANGING ]

REPORTER:

...is New Orleans,
the city with the highest death rate in the country.

Streets usually vibrant with music and tourists

are empty tonight.

Meantime, hospitals are filled

and rapidly running out of supplies.



years after Hurricane Katrina,


residents are hunkered down once again in their homes,

weathering a radically different storm.

REPORTER # :

The FBI reported that Chinese and Asian-Americans


are now experiencing increased hate crimes

due to the coronavirus global outbreak.

This trend also includes minors as alleged perpetrators.

Just this week, police said teens att*cked

a -year-old woman on a New York City bus,

throwing anti-Asian statements against her

and accusing her of causing the coronavirus.

President Tr*mp said that this week and next

will probably be the toughest

in the fight against the coronavirus.

While speaking at the Coronavirus Task Force briefing

on Saturday, Tr*mp...

[ CELLPHONE RINGING, VIBRATING ]



- ...but added that...


- [ CHANNEL CHANGES ]

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATION ]

[ RINGING, VIBRATING CONTINUES ]

[ SIGHS ]

[ RINGING, VIBRATING CONTINUES ]

Hey, Hollywood.

[ LAUGHS ]

Hey, Prosper.

It's not Hollywood.

It's Nova.

Oh. H-Hi, Nova.

Uh, Hollywood just called, and I-I thought he was-s calling...

How are you feeling, Prosper?

And don't say fine.

None of us are fine.

I really want to know how you're doing over there.

I'm a little worried about you.

Yeah, uh...

I-I-I'm sorry I was rude when you came by.

T-That ain't me.

You weren't rude, and there's no need to apologize.

Everybody's going through it.

Yeah.

But also, everyone's different, you know?

Going through it in different ways.

Yeah, I suppose.

♪♪ Well...

♪♪ Can I talk to you about this story I'm working on for Tru Papers?

It's about the new movement to help get the homeless

off the street and into these empty hotels

that are closed due to the virus.

I'd love to get a quote for you from this article.

Get your opinion.

Oh, y...

Uh, s-sure.

Y-Y-Yeah, I-I'd be h-happy to help if I can.

Thanks, Prosper.

[ SEWING MACHINE WHIRRING ]

- [ WHIRRING STOPS ]

- Mmm.

Somebody cleans up well.

Well, you must have forgot...

I make everything look good, baby.

[ BOTH CHUCKLE ]

That you do.

[ WINCES ]

That line-up, though.

Here I go, thinking you was my friend.

I am your friend.

- I-I'm just saying.

- Well, I'm just saying, seeing that a brother can't get to a barber, I think I did a pretty fine job lining myself up.

DARLA: [ CHUCKLES ]

You did.

I'm just kidding.

You look fine.

You look good.

Thank you, I guess.

How you feeling about your first day?

Better than I thought.

Glad to have a check comin' in, you know?

Just counting my blessings.

Mm.

But tell me what you got going on over here.

Don't you worry about what I got going on over here.

This is going to be awesome.

- Let you tell it.

- Mm-hmm.

I'm proud of you.

♪ Got us all plugged in this barren land ♪

I know.

- I'ma see you later?

- Mm-hmm.

Keep it up.

I put your lunch in the cooler.

♪ I promise you that they'll be prancing ♪

- Thank you, baby.

- Mm-hmm.

- Have a good day.

- You, too.

[ WHIRRING RESUMES ]

- [ DOOR CLOSES ]

- ♪ There's something higher ♪ ♪ Something we can't see ♪ ♪ The methane burns and it puts us out with ease ♪ ♪ Gotta find balance ♪ ♪ I can't explain♪ ♪ The rock is so consistent ♪ ♪ With a slight change ♪ ♪ Gotta find balance ♪ ♪ I can't explain ♪ ♪ The rock is so consistent ♪ ♪ With a slight change♪ ♪ Connected or neglected ♪ ♪ I just hope you stay protected ♪ ♪ These are just created obstacles ♪ ♪ We're just stuck between the lines ♪ ♪ And there ain't too much to see ♪ ♪ I just let the music move me ♪ ♪ ...the powers at be ♪ ♪ There's something higher ♪ ♪ Something we can't see ♪ ♪ Gotta find balance ♪
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