02x09 - Yet Do I Marvel

[bunniefuu]

CHARLEY: Previously on 'Queen Sugar'...

You want to lead the people, baby, you
gotta show that you love the people.

All this, Pops left to me,

and Charley don't even know.

I uprooted my life, my son.

- Get out of the car, now!
- DAVIS: What happened that night?

MICAH: He takes out his g*n

and he pulled the trigger, Dad.

I like you, Nova.

When you find something
good in this world,

you best hold on.

I want you for the rest of my life.

Will you marry me?

Yes.

[BELL TOLLING]

RALPH ANGEL: When that girl
was like, 'No, no, no, no,'

that's when I knew.

DARLA: What? No way.

- That's when you knew?
- I mean, I felt it.

- You knew it or you felt it?
- I felt it.

Your boy was running at
him like a linebacker,

and then just goes around him.

Man, that ain't real.

And white daddy's acting all
smart, that ain't real either.

Girlfriend acting innocent.

I knew. I put them pieces together.

- Yes, I did. Yeah.
- Okay, okay.

Considering you haven't seen
a movie in over a year,

I will just take pleasure in the fact...

- Cold sh*t.
- ...that I picked one that you liked.

Yeah, you ain't lying.

You always got me watching
them weird movies

with them white folks
not saying nothing.

Whatever. I love
independent films, okay?

I'm all for independence, trust me.

All I'm saying is can I see
some black folks or something?

[LAUGHS]

Remember we used to go to Audubon?

- Mm-hmm.
- Lay up in the park,

watching ferries float down the river?

You were always wondering
where they were going.

[SIGHS] You ever miss it?

- What?
- I don't know, college life?

Living in the city? All of it?

Do I wish I'd done things differently?

Of course.

I wish I'd finished school.

- [SIGHS]
- Hey.

- You asked, Ralph Angel.
- I know.

Whatever I wish I'd done differently

has nothing to do with you.

I think about all the sh*t I've done,

things I told myself to make
it make sense in my head,

knowing I was dead wrong.

But once we know, we know.

Once we know, we know.

♪ Every moment

♪ You're all mine. ♪

[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]

♪ 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. ♪

[PHONE CHIMES]

_

Another celebrity couple
has decided to call it quits,

as basketball superstar Davis West

and his wife, Charley Bordelon-West,
have officially divorced.

They were one of the most
powerful couples

in professional sports
until their storybook romance

ended in a shocking scandal.

The divorce announcement
comes on the heels

of a fascinating
'Gallant' magazine article

detailing the former Mrs. West's
new life as a sugar mill owner

- in rural Louisiana.
- [PHONE CHIMES]

- [SCOFFING]
- [KNOCKING ON DOOR]

Hey.

All the world knows now.

I feel like I can finally breathe again.

So, what do you say?

You and me tonight?

Gumbo up to your elbows.

And I promise you,

it's so good, it'll make you holler.

You wanna make me holler, huh?

[CHUCKLES]

I understand, and I really
appreciate the call.

Thank you.

[SIGHS]

Go on.

It's not gonna open itself.

A front-page story should be celebrated,

and I figured flowers would be
too, you know, predictable.

It's beautiful.

Thank you. [GIGGLES]

- Was that your editor?
- Publisher.

He said the piece is an example

of what the paper does best.

[EXHALES] It's sobering.

He thought I hit
a little too close to home.

Yeah.

'In addition to birth defects,

researchers now believe the Zika virus

causes retinal damage
that can lead to blindness.

An outbreak in the city's
all but forgotten Ninth Ward

would have a catastrophic effect

on the state's public health system.

Experts believe it's not
a question of if, but when.'

I got voicemails from city
officials, state legislators...

Not one of them has two
nickels to rub together.

Zika is a hurricane by another name.

And believe me, Nova.
You connected the dots.

You basically lived on an airplane

these last three weeks.

The research you've
shared, your patience...

I'm so grateful, Robert.

♪ Ah...

[MUSIC PLAYING]

I saw in the news that Charley
finally divorced Davis.

- Mm.
- Should've left his sorry ass

a long time ago.

Well, you know there are
some good ones, right?

Not everyone can catch a Hollywood.

[BOTH LAUGHING]

You make it sound like
I went fishing, girl.

I just wanna know what you used for bait

'cause I need something on my hook.

[LAUGHING]

You know, your hair, it's, uh...

It's falling out a little.

You going through the change, Vi?

I went through that a while
ago at a very young age.

It 's, um... you know, it' s
probably a little bit of stress.

You might need to get this
checked out, girl.

What? It's probably just my wigs.

You know, I need to stop
wearing them so much.

Let the hair rest, give it
some fresh air, that's all.

Okay.

- [BOTH LAUGHING]
- Don't laugh!

I'm telling you, I always
wanted to be a chef

ever since I was a kid.

[CHUCKLES] I'm serious.

I used to think that tall
white hat was cool as hell.

- And that jacket? Come on, now.
- The jacket?

[LAUGHS] You know what?

- I should pick that up again.
- [SIGHS]

As a hobby.

- You're serious?
- I'm serious.

Like you're not enough things right now.

Let's see... professor,
irrigation specialist.

- Yeah.
- Seed developer, cowboy hat wearer.

- Oh, jokes.
- I'm just...

- She thinks she's got jokes.
- I mean, you wear a cowboy hat.

[BOTH LAUGHING]

This is nice.

- What, being out together?
- Yeah.

Being out together.

- [MUSIC PLAYING]
- [CHATTER]

- Thank you for dinner.
- Thank you.

- [PHONE RINGING]
- Oh.

- My mother. Two seconds?
- Okay.

Hi, Mother.

Okay, right.

Right.

Okay, let me just get home
and... and we can make a plan.

What?

In Louisiana?

Yeah. No, no. Yes, I... I understand.

What's up?

My mother.

She's here.

HOLLYWOOD: All right, y'all,
y'all boys work fast.

Got lunch in minutes, we'll
be done with this about : .

So, you go ahead and you grab that.
Take that one.

Go take it back there to
the back, all right? Okay.

[CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY]

Hey, uh, foreman told me
to find you, Mr. Desonier.

Name's Will Roseman.
I think I'm joining your team.

Oh, hey. Just call me Hollywood.

You ever driven piles before?

No, I worked on the Columba Driller

as a tool pusher before
the bastards at the company

laid me off three months ago.

You know, I used to be a driller

on the Octa Oleum in Vermilion Bay.

- No sh*t?
- Yeah.

It's nice working with somebody

that knows what it's like
to be stepped on.

I hear you, brother.

Look here, those guys are unloading
the rest of the equipment.

- They could use a couple of hands.
- You got it.

- [MUSIC PLAYING]
- [CHATTER]

CHARLEY: Hello, Mother.

You look incredible, as always.

Oh. [LAUGHS]

And you... look healthy,

which is saying a lot considering
all you have been through.

Good for you.

It's not easy to hold yourself together

during tough times.

[SIGHS]

Charlotte...

listen, I really do wish
that I could've gotten

off that boat sooner,
but I was Lauren's guest.

And, I don't know, with her husband

having just left her,
it really felt like

being there for her
was the right thing to do

just as a friend, and...

and, honestly, I think I
needed that cruise myself.

I mean, I just needed it to
process your father, because...

it, uh...

it hit me harder than I expected.

So, being out there on the water

and on the other side of the world,

that was really a blessing for me.

And that's a long way of
saying that I really...

do wish that I... I could've
come and checked on you sooner.

And I'm sorry that I didn't,
but I was... just wasn't able.

No apology necessary, Mom.

Really, I understand.

Thank you.

MICAH: Grandma.

Micah?

Oh, honey. Oh!

Gosh. Tsk.

Oh, look how much you've grown.

- MICAH: Yeah.
- Oh, my gosh, I've missed you.

MICAH: Yeah, I missed you, too.

CHANTAL: Zika, Nova?

You've been writing
about criminal justice

and mass incarceration,
but now all of a sudden

you're an expert in this disease?

I've done enough research
to know it's naive

to ignore the fact
that the economic havoc

in our community doesn't just
keep black people behind bars.

It also puts the most vulnerable of us

at the greatest risk
of contracting this virus.

No, you don't get it.

People are coming in,
and they're scared.

They don't know where to turn.

I understand, they're concerned.

'They're concerned'?
Nova, they are freaking out!

You know what?

I feel like this is just
about being provocative.

Like you're trying to scare white folk

into some kind of action.

Hey, there. Everything okay?

NOVA: Robert, this is Chantal.

She's with the Health Collective.

- Ah, pleasure to meet you.
- I know who you are.

The number of Zika cases
in New Orleans is negligible.

Not one from local transmission.

And you think there won't be?

I'm trying to understand what it is

you believe in these days, Nova.

[SCOFFS]

ROBERT: What you're doing...
the second-guessing,

it's not helpful.

Maybe I should've
dialed back the rhetoric.

It's not how I work.

Is this about my role?

Look, I'd be lying if I said that

I wasn't a little worried
that my judgment

might be clouded by your intensity.

Fair enough.

But don't doubt your integrity

for a minute.

Because I don't doubt mine.

All I want to do is quell this...

this fear that's taking hold.

You once told me that
you wanted to save lives.

Okay, that's what this is about.

Don't lose sight of that.

- WILL: So, you were a driller, huh?
- HOLLYWOOD: Yep.

- Man, that's damn near management.
- [LAUGHS]

Working my way up, I guess.

Being away from my girls, that
was the hardest part for me.

I do miss that check, though.

Yeah, when those oil prices fell,

bottom just went out.

- Nobody was safe.
- Company doesn't want

to give up profits, so
people be damned, you know?

I'm just hoping for something permanent

before my benefits run out...

MAN: Mr. Royle, this
is Hollywood Desonier,

the man who got us back on
track these last three weeks.

Hey, I can't take all the credit.

The whole team makes it happen.

Well, thanks for the whole team.

We're gonna miss
our tee time here, John.

You, uh, boys keep up the good work.

Right this way, gentlemen.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[GASPS] That's a beautiful picture.

- It's my family tree.
- Oh, yeah?

[SIGHS] What's going on, y'all?

[DOOR CLOSES]

- I wanna do some sky.
- Sure thing.

- Pop, when was Papa born?
- [CHUCKLES]

Here, I got you.

- .
- And I'm gonna need pictures, too.

- I got plenty of Daddy.
- What about Grandma Tru?

We'll find some.

Mommy, this is your branch.

I want pictures of your mommy and daddy.

Of course you do.

BLUE: And what were their names?

Quincy and Darlene.

And when did they get married?

Let's see, um... , I think.

Blue, we have something to tell you.

Guess what.

Me and Mama are getting married.

So, you'll be together forever?

- Forever.
- And ever, and ever, and ever.

BOTH: And ever, and ever,
and ever, and ever.

- [LAUGHS] And ever.
- Right.

Ever, ever, ever!

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[VOCALIZING]

- ♪ Come to your river
- ♪ Wash my soul

- ♪ I will come to your river ♪
- ♪ Wash my soul

♪ I will come to your river ♪

♪ Wash my soul again

♪ Carry away my dead leaves ♪

- ♪ Let me baptize my soul...
♪ - [WATCH BEEPS]

You redecorating?

Chantal's arranging a Q&A
for folks scared about Zika.

I'm gonna help out,

connect with the community
in a tangible way.

And you sure she doesn't
have some agenda?

[DOORBELL RINGS]

Blue! I haven't seen you in a minute.

- What you been up to?
- I have a school project.

- I'm making a family tree.
- RALPH ANGEL: That's what brings us by.

Blue wanted to find out if you
got any pictures of Mama.

- This is my brother, Ralph Angel.
- What's up, man?

- Nice to meet you.
- His son, Blue.

This is Robert. He just stopped
by while he was out for a run.

- Nice to meet you guys.
- Nice to meet you, man.

- I'll catch you later?
- Yeah.

She has big hair.

[CHUCKLES] That's called a natural.

She looks like you, Auntie Nova.

♪ Carry away my old leaves ♪

♪ Let me baptize my soul... ♪

[SIGHS] She does, don't she?

♪ Sink my pains and complains ♪

♪ Let the river take them ♪

♪ River drown them...

I appreciate this, Nova.

Of course.

Oh, and, Auntie Nova,

Mama and Pop are getting married.

Talk about burying the lede.

Is it true?

He ain't lying.

[CHUCKLES] Got a big mouth, though.

But it's true.

I'm happy for you, Rah.

- And Darla, too.
- Appreciate that, sis.

[LAUGHS]

RALPH ANGEL: Big mouth.

I mean, I had considered mauve,

but I just feel like gray was
a better compliment, and...

Well, it's, uh, a bit
industrial, isn't it?

- [SIGHS]
- So?

Lofts are in.

Well, I just mean it doesn't feel
homey, that's all I'm saying.

And remember, you are
competing with Davis now.

I am not competing with Davis.

Yes, you are, honey.

Even if you don't think you are.

And which house do you think that Micah

will be more comfortable in?

Micah likes it here.

So do I.

This place, uh, connects him...

well, both of us to our history.

Sugarcane was a big part of that.

Your hair is so beautiful.

I didn't think you'd like it.

I do.

But there are just so many
changes, and all at once.

Your hair and your clothes
and the way you live.

Every step of this has been my choice.

Choice or reaction?

- I understand divorce.
- Mom... I'm happy.

Well, if you're determined to stay here,

then at least let me whip
these barracks into shape.

And you need a new rug immediately.

Food storage clearly labelled.

Your surfaces are all spotless.

You even got the meat
thermometers calibrated.

You really turned this place around.

It's what I do.

Now, I'm gonna send you home some pies.

- Oh, well, thank you, ma'am.
- [LAUGHS]

All I need is your signature
here, here, here,

and then just initials
on the second page.

Okay, I gotcha.

- You all right?
- I'm fine, baby.

Um, show me where to sign again, please?

Good work today, gentlemen.

Hey, Hollywood, you never did say

why they laid you off from your rig.

Well, they didn't.

I broke the contract with the company.

Decided I'd rather spend my time

closer to home with my lady, Violet.

Must be nice.

Thought I'd catch y'all
before you were gone.

Turns out we're gonna have more work

than we know what
to do with for a while,

so I'm authorized to make formal offers

for you men to stay on permanently.

Hell, yeah.

Hollywood, we sure would like for you

to keep running your crew.

What do you say?

Why don't you give me a little
time to think on that, okay?

- [KEYBOARD CLACKING]
- What are you working on?

I'm writing a paper on the Dred Scott v.
Sandford case.

Oh. .

'A n*gro whose ancestors were imported

into this country and sold as slaves,

whether enslaved or free,

could not be an American citizen.'

- You wanna write it for me?
- No, I do not. [LAUGHS]

I'm proud of you, man.

- Yep.
- Yeah, I am.

[KEYBOARD CLACKING]

Micah, listen, um...

I've been wanting to talk
to you about that night.

- [SIGHS] Dad, please.
- Micah, listen, listen.

Hey, we have to tell your mother.

- No.
- Yes.

- We don't.
- Yes, we do.

Micah, we can't keep it from her, man.

- Come on.
- She doesn't want to hear about it.

All she wants to hear about
is the good things...

the 'A' on the paper, not...

Micah, you gotta give your mother

a little more credit than that, okay?

- She stands by her family.
- Is that why she left you?

She left everything.

She brought me down here, like...

Yeah, but look, man,

divorce is hard on everybody.

And your mother, she, um...

she did stand by me.

But what I put her through
was beyond difficult,

and... [CLEARS THROAT]

I'm not sure another woman
would've stood by me

the way she did, so.

Listen,

being a parent is not
just about the good stuff.

It's also about the harder stuff.

And that is something
your mother understands.

LORNA: How many people
do you employ here?

CHARLEY: About .

Wow, well, I like the sound of that.

But, honestly, is this really

the best use for your degree?

CHARLEY: Well, I'm running a business,

exactly what an MBA is for.

Yes, but you were so happy
doing what you were doing,

negotiating his million-dollar
contracts, his endorsement deals.

That seemed like a much better fit

than boilers, cranes, vacuum pans.

I'm not married to Davis anymore,

if you haven't noticed.

But please, any professional athlete

would be lucky to have
you as their manager.

Mom.

I'm the first black woman
to own a mill in this state.

That's not small-scale.

My question is will you
be satisfied with this?

REMY: Let's just make sure
this thing's chopped up,

because if it gets locked down,
we're gonna be in trouble.

[COUGHS]

Lorna Prescott, meet Remy Newell.

Remy, this is my mother.

A pleasure to meet you, Ms. Prescott.

You raised one hell of a daughter here.

Well, tell me, Mr. Newell,

what is it that you do here?

Well, I've, uh, engineered the seed cane

that is the basis for the
current Bordelon crop

and I help out around here
as the community liaison

between Charley and the
Black Farmers Collective.

So, you are the one

who is helping Charley
expand her business.

[LAUGHS] Well, he's the
reason I have any business.

Well, Mr. Newell,
that is extreme high praise

coming from my daughter.

So, I need to get to know you better.

Okay.

[CHATTER]

NOVA: I hoped for a larger turnout.

Well, it ain't hard for
fear to turn into distrust.

I've been in the community, Chantal.

When a lot of other people
moved on, I stayed.

I've been here.

[BOY COUGHING]

NOVA: And now I'll...
I'll take questions.

[PEOPLE MURMURING]

Yes, ma'am?

Are there any cases down here?

There are about cases
confirmed in New Orleans today.

That's all?

Ms. Nova, why did you write

in the paper that our neighborhood

is a breeding ground for Zika?

You're right, it's not a lot.

First, I wrote that
because I believe it.

Second, the conditions here
make it a real possibility.

WOMAN: It's possible I'll hit
the lottery later on today,

but that don't mean I should go off

telling folks it's gonna happen.

[CROWD MURMURING]

I mean, she blows into town

months after I had to bury my father...

her ex-husband... and... and now,

she just wants instant access

into everything going on in my life.

Well, I'm sure she means well.

Well, then she should've been here,

but she sends flowers.

She writes the most beautiful postcards

from all of the exotic places she visits

- and... and...
- Sounds kind of nice.

No, she's good on the page,

less so in person.

[PHONE RINGS]

[SIGHS]

Hey, Davis.

Okay.

I'll... I'll be right there.

Have you been feeling
achy at all, Miles?

No, sir.

WOMAN: Well, I thought I heard something

about the Zika messing with the eyes.

Yes, it can cause conjunctivitis.

That's, uh, pink eye.

- WOMAN: Oh.
- Okay.

Look straight ahead. Coming in close.

All right, other side, straight ahead.

- Looks normal.
- [LAUGHS]

I mean, you know, he wants to go out
and play, but after that article,

there's all this standing water
outside of my apartment.

I mean, I'm just a nervous wreck.

I understand why that
article made you worry,

but the good news for Miles is

there's no reason to believe...

head up... that these are anything more

than normal mosquito bites.

Okay, good.

And Zika's preventable,

so let Miles go outside and play.

Just make sure he has on repellent.

- Okay.
- All right?

You guys are good to go.

- Thanks again.
- You are most welcome.

Oh, oh, here we go.

- [BOTH IMITATING expl*si*n]
- [LAUGHS]

Thank you. Come on, now.

[BLOWS]

- Can you fix it?
- Yeah.

- [AIR HISSING]
- [DOOR OPENS]

- RALPH ANGEL: What up, y'all?
- VIOLET: Oh, I know

- you're here for something.
- [DOOR CLOSES]

Don't be like that, Aunt Vi.

- Yeah, I suspect...
- What up, Wood?

...there's some babysitting
always coming up.

Y'all know how much we love baby Blue...

- [HOLLYWOOD CHUCKLES]
- ...but I just can't...

It's... not why we came.

We getting married.

- [LAUGHS] Ah, congratulations, man!
- [GRUNTS]

- [GRUNTS]
- I appreciate that, Wood.

Yes. God knows we need
some good news around here, so.

- DARLA: Thank you, Hollywood.
- Mwah!

Aunt Vi...

Marriage is forever, y'all.

Aunt Vi, we grown.

I've been working hard running the farm,

about to bring in the first harvest.

I've been sober for two years.

I know.

- And we are very proud of you.
- [CHUCKLES]

[LAUGHS]

But that's just it, y'all been so good

at taking baby steps,

you sure you want
to go all in right now?

Sometimes you gotta
just bet on yourself.

- I know that's right.
- [CHUCKLES]

I'm happy. [LAUGHS]

- Oh, congratulations.
- Thank you.

[LAUGHS]

And I can't wait
to meet your folks, Darla.

I just, you know, wanted to make sure

you were sure, save you any hardships.

I get it.

Whatever comes our way,
we'll face it together.

- That's good, baby.
- That's right, that's right.

- Oh, that's good.
- You're getting married, boy.

[ALL LAUGHING]

We have to do something.

- Davis, you hear me?
- Mom.

We have to call our attorney now.

- I don't want all of that.
- Micah, we have to fight.

Mom, I really want
to put this behind me.

Davis, tell him. We have the
resources, we have the contacts.

- Charley, you heard Micah.
- Why are you both okay with this?

Charley, it's not okay!

It's not okay.

All right? Nobody's saying that.

I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry.

Micah.

[CRYING]

HOLLYWOOD: Yeah, so I told Vi

that we would just come here
and pick her up from here.

And we'll just figure it out after that.

But it don't look like nobody here.

- BLUE: Surprise!
- ALL: Surprise!

- [MUSIC PLAYING]
- [ALL CHEERING]

NOVA: You can blame Aunt Vi.

She got us all to come. Congratulations.

Thank you.

- [GRUNTS]
- CHARLEY: Were y'all surprised?

Of course. Thank you so much.

Oh, stop, stop. I'm happy for you.

- Had to celebrate you.
- I'm happy you're here.

- Did you do a good 'surprise'?
- BLUE: Mm-hmm.

- Congrats.
- I appreciate it.

[PHONE BUZZING]

- NOVA: Hey, you.
- Did they know?

We Bordelons know
how to make a surprise.

[CHUCKLES] Well, I've got one for you.

Remember Timothy North?

The, um, philanthropist from Atlanta?

Well, he wants to pitch in
to help fight Zika

in the Lower Ninth.

Seven figures.

That's a big win.

I wish I were there
to raise a glass to you.

I wish you were here, too.

Talk soon.

♪ I finally got a clue... ♪

- Yeah, yeah, yeah...
- [ALL CHATTERING]

Cheers. Congratulations.

- Mm!
- Ah.

This is what I wanna know.

- Huh?
- [COUGHS]

What's up with
that bachelor party, bruh?

- Bruh.
- Bruh.

I already been thinking, right?

It's gonna take about a weekend.

[LAUGHS] Ain't it
supposed to be one night?

Oh, hell, no. No, you ain't
going out like that.

All right, first night,
this what we're gonna do,

we're gonna go to the Quarter, get
a little something nice to eat.

I know a couple nice spots.

Then we gonna head on out to Kenner,

go to that riverboat casino,

sh**t some craps, play some cards.

After that, we're gonna
hit the after-hours.

Hold on, Wood. That's the first night?

What happened to the traditional
visit to the... you know?

Let the man see
a little something shake.

Remy, Hollywood, do not even
think about taking my brother

out to that strip club
at the parish line.

We was talking about bowling.

♪ Oh, come on, come on... ♪

- Y'all...
- I gotta get going.

♪ Play it, Joe, yeah... ♪

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- Hey, now.
- Hi.

[SIGHS]

Ms. Lorna doesn't seem
like one to miss a party.

Mm.

Yeah, I'd say you're right.

But for the record...

my mother and my Aunt Vi don't mix.

- Mm.
- They're like, um...

- Oil and vinegar?
- [CHUCKLES]

More like ammonia and bleach.

Ooh!

My mom agreed not to come back here

a long time ago.

I'm not even gonna ask.

[CHUCKLES]

You okay, chère?

Do I look like there's
anything wrong with me?

Look, I'm just asking.

So, I got some news.

Job at the scaffolding company,

it's supposed to be
for three or so weeks.

Well, they wanna give me
my own crew full time.

Well, if that don't take the cake.

I ain't surprised.

They see the value in you.

- You want this, right?
- Yeah.

It'll help me take better care of you,

so I guess I'm glad about it.

Well, then I'm glad
right along with you.

- You sure you're okay?
- Man, I am fine!

Thank you for planning this.

Well, good news deserves a party.

There's been... so much going on.

You're right about that.

But family is family, and now we yours.

Thank you, Ms. Vi.

Aunt Vi, baby.

Aunt Vi.

I'm happy for Rah.

Me, too.

Aunt Vi wants us to sit down

with Ralph Angel...

figure out what to do about the farm.

[SIGHS]

Sis, I'm not thrilled
about it either, but...

What's eating you?

Something happened to Micah.

Come.

♪ From the back of your hand ♪

♪ Good omen woman

♪ Easy to see

♪ Good omen woman
and I'm all you'll need... ♪

Mom? Dad?

I called because...

I want you to know
that I'm getting married

to my son's father, and...

I've been clean for two years.

[SNIFFLES]

I want you to know that I'm good.

And Blue, he's, um... he's six.

And he's so precious.

He's filled with goodness.

Nothing but goodness.

I, um... I just wanted to tell you that.

[SNIFFLES]

And I miss you.

And I love you.

♪ You don't need no fire
when I'm by your side ♪

♪ We're gonna burn like bourbon ♪

♪ Slowly breathe like wine ♪

♪ Rather walk away

♪ Let those sleeping dogs lie... ♪

[CHATTER]

[CLINKING]

RALPH ANGEL: What's going on, y'all?

I just want to say Darla and I, uh...

appreciate y'all being here,

for all the love and support
y'all been giving us.

We've been through ups and downs,

but we here now.

We love y'all.

Thank you.

That's all... that's all I got.

[LAUGHTER, APPLAUSE]

CHARLEY: This is my fault.

But how could you know
that this was going to happen?

But that's just it.

I should've known.

I spent summers here
and know how people think.

And I didn't prepare him
for living in the South.

I just... I thought...

I don't know what I thought.

He's smart.

He'll figure it out.
He'll, uh... he'll make it work.

I didn't protect him.

- Not like how you protected me.
- [SIGHS]

Isn't that what you told me when you
sent me off to boarding school?

You were protecting me.

I sent you away to school

because you were a black
woman in a white world,

and you needed the best education
and the best pedigree.

It wasn't enough.

And that is why I sent you
to spend your summers here.

So that you would know
where you came from

and have that identity.

But then I had to go home.

And I felt the opposite at home.

Like I had to manage my blackness,

like... like there was no room for it.

Like it was something I put
on a few weeks of the year.

I know... I know
you don't understand that.

Why?

Because you can't.

You can't understand that.

Because I'm white?

Is that what you're trying to say?

Well, I did the best
that I could by you,

and that is what any mother
does for their child.

And that is what
you have done for Micah.

And he is strong...

- [SNIFFLES]
- ...just like you.

[CRYING]

[SIGHS] Oh, honey.

- I am...
- [BOTH CRYING]

I'm here for you now.

[SHUSHING]

♪ Bound

♪ Farewell, I'm bound ♪

♪ To leave you, bound ♪

♪ Farewell, I'm bound ♪

♪ To leave you waiting ♪

♪ By the front door.


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