04x05 - Unwanted

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CHARITY: You know,
I'm gonna be very busy...

[BABBLES]

...because I'm gonna be
preaching

almost every other Sunday.

I'm gonna be helping Pastor Phil
run the church.

[GASPS]
Are you gonna be
Mommy's big boy

and get used to not seeing me
as much as you have?

[KNOCK ON DOOR]
[LAUGHING] Come in.

Huh? Hi!

Oh, look who's here,
Auntie Grace.

[SQUEALS]

Auntie Grace. You called Noah?

When? A few days ago.

What do you mean, "when"?

Uh, yeah, I left a message.

Charity, why would you do that?

Have I upset you?

Yeah. I'm a l...

You know what,
we can talk about this later.

No. Wait, hang on,

because now you've got me
worried about you.

Maricel?

MARICEL: Yes, ma'am?
Would you be a doll

and take Nathan downstairs
and get him started

on his dinner? Of course.

I will be right down.

MARICEL: Hey!

Why would you call him
like that?

I'd heard him come and gone
and didn't say hello,

and I wanted to see
how he and Izzy were doing.

Since when do you care?

Grace, I've been knowing Noah

almost as long as you have.

And there was a time,
maybe you don't remember,

when the talk around here
was me and Noah,

not you and Noah.
When you were 5 years old.

So I guess we go back
quite a long way.

You know Isabel
has a thing about me.

I know that you know that.
Because you messed

around with him
while he was engaged to her?

She's still mad about that?

[SIGHS]

Yeah, and she didn't know
that he'd come

to the church to see me.

Well, Grace, there's no way
for me to know that.

If y'all have
some secret little...

Well, there's no secret.
Kinda sounds like there is.

She kicked him out of the house,
and she asked for a divorce.

He's moving back to Memphis
and in with his folks.

You broke up a marriage.

[SCOFFS]

You know, as someone
who learned the hard way

how to take responsibility
for my own problems,

I would say that maybe Noah
broke up his own marriage.

Or maybe you did.

I don't know.

[DOOR CLOSES]

♪ Amen ♪

♪ All right ♪

♪ Amen ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Well ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ Amen, amen ♪

[WOMAN VOCALIZING]

WOMAN [ON TV]:
That is why Jesus says:

"Judge not
that ye not be judged,

for with what judgment ye judge,

it shall be measured back
to you again."

When you go messing
with other people,

even from a distance,

or just silently in your heart,

you are seriously
playing with fire,

and that is the hottest fire
the Devil has got.

Amen? AUDIENCE: Amen.

Amen.

[ALARM BEEPING]

[♪♪♪]

Father, I know nobody's
ever gotten more chances

to play than I've gotten.

So I just wanna thank you.

I wanna thank you for reigniting
my heart for the homeless

during this very difficult time
for so many people in this city.

And I beg you to use me mightily

on their behalf today.

Thank you...

and I praise you.

Amen.

Morning, Mae.

Morning.

Oh, is that Bob Whitmore's
new book?

It is.

I've just been skimming it
for clues

as to why on Earth
he's chosen to set up camp here.

What can I do for you, dear?

Is it that obvious?
I've raised four children.

I can feel a need
stalking me a mile away.

Well...

what I was wondering is,
can we take the furniture

when we move?

Move where?

You just moved here. I know.

I know, but we've had
our eye on this house,

and now that
we've sold the land,

we have an opportunity.

And we can pay you eventually,

it just would make things
a lot easier.

Kerissa, when you and Jacob
first moved out

and took up residence
in that flimsy parsonage

over at Triumph,
you took our furniture then.

We did, and we were grateful.

Yes, and then you left it for
that Nigerian to sell on eBay.

We had to
in order to avoid a civil suit.

It was part of the agreement.

This is not
a Sensational Sofas showroom.

I don't think it is, Mae.

And I am sure
that the pride you'll take

in choosing
your furniture yourself

and paying for it yourself

will be a refreshing
change of pace.

It was just a question.

When someone pokes
a lion with chair,

it is not a question,
it is an entertainment,

and I have never very much cared
for the circus.

JAMES: Hi.

Well, what are you two
contriving?

Oh, Karine is helping me
to upload all my old sermons

onto a hard drive.
So we can binge-watch them?

Research for Atlanta.

You're still intent
on doing that?

Still intent. Still right, yup.

[CHUCKLES]

What are you doing, Bishop?

Oh, I'm helping a friend
by filling in one Sunday

at his church in Atlanta.

Oh.

Well, I never thought

that I could find a way
to admire Nero fiddling

while Rome is burning.

But he did stay in town.

Well...

I wouldn't worry about it.

I wanna start
with this one here.

I wish I didn't have
to work today.

I would sit right here
and watch them all.

What a nice thing to say.

You know, I...

I can't tell you
how much I miss preaching.

I'm sure. Anyways...

Yes, start with this one.
That was a good one.

[PIANO PLAYING]

I'm going to hell.

Did you send another e-mail
to Judee Whitmore? I told you.

I didn't send any e-mails,
but I wish I had.

I broke up a marriage. Whose?

Noah's and Isabel's.

How? Don't they live in Denver?

It's too complicated
to explain, but I did it.

I couldn't even sleep
last night, Carlton.

I'm so scared.

Charity Greenleaf,
I don't know what you did,

but hell is for those folks
who don't wanna turn to God.

And it sounds like
you already have.

I have, but He's looking
at me funny.

And why is that?

Come on, you know.

[SIGHS]

I haven't fully turned away
from the sin

that got me into this mess.

Right.

So... do it.

Wasn't that easy?

[♪♪♪]

[PEOPLE CHATTERING INDISTINCTLY]
Thank you.

Pastor Greenleaf.

Pastor DeMars.

[SIGHS] The way you say "pastor"

always has a little bit of goo
dripping off it,

as if you're doing me
some kind of favor.

It wasn't my intention.
Isn't it?

I wouldn't do you any favors.

Your brother wants to present

this homeless program
to the deacons.

I saw it on the agenda
for the board meeting.

What about it? As with nearly

everything else
your family promotes,

it duplicates a perfectly
good H&H program.

I don't wanna be put in yet
one more position to say no

to an idea that
should never be raised.

Take it off the agenda.

The homeless problem in Memphis
is worse than it has ever been.

And as Associate Pastor,
Jacob has every right

to submit whatever program
he wants.

You know
I'm on your side, right?

Your brother's too.
It won't pass.

I'm just trying
to save you both time.

Consider me advised.

[DOOR OPENS]

What are you doing here?
I need some cash.

Did anyone see you come in here?

Not that I'm aware of.
I don't know.

A.J., this is, uh...

Weird, me showing up here?

Yeah.

Is everything okay?

Yeah, everything's cool.

This your mom and dad?

Mm-hmm.

You don't know the time
I spent online

just looking at all of these
pictures of people I don't know.

They look like good people.

A.J., there's no way
for me to say this

without sounding rude, but...

you can't just show up here.

Don't worry, I'm not here
to blow up your spot.

It's a beautiful church.

And like I said,
I'm low on cash.

Didn't I just give you money?

That was, like, a week ago.

It was three days ago.

Are you gonna give me
the money or not?

Ever since I got here,
I've done everything you asked.

And it's not like...

you don't have it.

It's all I got on me.

I'll deposit more
into your account later

when I have a second, okay?

Thank you.

How's the job search going?

It's going.

You need me to make some calls?

I'm not a damn charity case.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

Sorry to interrupt.

It... It's not a problem.
What's up?

The gentleman I believe
is your lawyer

is in the conference room.
Oh, yeah.

I'll be right there.

Hey, do you know
where Karine is?

She's at the house
helping Bishop.

Oh, so she took a sick day?

The Bishop no longer works here.

She's helping me.

Got it.

Well, the Lord is good.

All the time.

Who was that?

[SIGHS]

No one important.

Thanks again.

For everything.

Oh, uh, hey.

Why don't you go out this door?

What's this door here for?

It's in case of fire.

[SCOFFS]

I guess I'm fire.

[♪♪♪]

[SIGHS]

[PHONE RINGING]

Hey, Nikki. What's up?

Hey, girl, what you doing?

ZORA:
Just stuff for Little Saints.

Little Saints? Sunday school.

I'm a teacher. NIKKI: For real?

Girl, you need to get over here.

ZORA: Where?

To Dante's.
We're having a party.

When? NIKKI: All day.

Dante just found out
he's All-Star.

So it's gonna be super lit.

I'll text you
the addy right now.

Okay. Okay, cool. I'm on my way.

See you when you get here.

[MUSIC PLAYING OVER PHONE]

That copy is yours
and as of this moment,

the Bishop's IRS bill is paid.

No more money troubles.

[CHUCKLES]

You say that so easily,

like you don't
really know my family.

[CHUCKLES]

No. The worst is behind you.

There is one more thing.

I know, that's all I'm really
good for these days.

Grace, I'm always happy to help.
What's up?

So there's this kid
in the church, he's in his 20s.

Okay. You want me
to talk to him?

No. He's got a record.

Nothing violent, just...
He needs a fresh start.

He is a good kid.

So, what does he need?
Legal advice?

Mmm...

A job?

Doesn't have to be
anything fancy,

just something
to get him started,

you know, back into
the stream of things.

He needs a routine.

Sure.

Really?

[SCOFFS]
If you're vouching for him,
then yeah.

[CHUCKLES] Thank you.

Thank you.
Just send him by today,

let me meet him,
and we'll figure something out.

I really will do something
for you one day

to make up for all of this.

You know, actually,
every time I have a drink,

I think I know where
I'mma find my kidney.

[BOTH LAUGH]

I'd be proud to give you one.

Come here.

Thank you. Of course.

Got a second?

Oh, for you, always.

Hey, did you see the young man
with the dreads

who came to see Grace? No.

Find out who he is.

Phil, I can't do this anymore.

You've barely done anything.

And that's already too much.

What are you talking about?

When you told me
to get something on Grace,

I called Noah's house.

Noah? Her ex?
The one who visited?

Yes, and now
they're getting divorced.

So he and Grace actually are...
She says they're not.

No one gets a divorce
over one phone call.

It sounds like they are.
Well, either way, I'm done.

Look...

I wanna be AP.

I wanna preach.

And I wanna share my story
with the women out there

who need to hear it.

But I don't wanna mess up
people's lives to get there.

And the way I'm feeling...

I don't even
wanna mess up Gigi's.

I'm out.
Wait. Just let me be clear.

Uncovering evil isn't evil.
It's good.

You're doing the church
and God a favor.

I'll do everything I can
to support you, Phil...

but I won't snoop.

Just ask her who he was. No.

From now on, if a thing
doesn't wanna be seen,

I'm not gonna lift up the rock.

I'm not like you.

[♪♪♪]

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

May I approach the throne?

Flattery hot on the heels
of disrespect is doubly insipid.

Give the girl the furniture.

She asked you about it
when I made my position

on the matter plain?

She told me
the two of you spoke, yes.

Oh, am I alive?

Am I a spirit nobody hears?
Insubstantial?

Do I speak an ancient language
that only the dead understands?

Sometimes, it seems
like that, yes.

I am not giving her
the furniture.

Oh. Bless them as they leave.

I want my son in my house.

That's not your decision
to make.

Don't go to Atlanta.

You mean quid pro quo?

I mean don't go to Atlanta.

In exchange for the furniture?

Yes. If feeding a treat
to that impudent labradoodle

is such a satisfying notion,
you may have to pay

for the pleasure.

Don't go.

I've already told Desiree yes.

And I've already told
Kerissa no.

You're unbelievable.

In a house full of sleepwalkers,
the one person awake

is bound to seem a bit vivid
by comparison.

James.

You know how Misty feels
about me.

I'm sure Connie feels the same.

The fire of loyalty
to the Greenleaf name is dying,

and it needs tending.

[♪♪♪]

This is no time to go
wandering off to Atlanta.

I'll tell her
your answer stands.

[LAPTOP CHIMES]

"An offer you can't refuse."

AARON:
Grace speaks
very highly of you.

How do you know her?

Just through church.

How about you? We go way back.

How far back?

Our families used
to vacation together.

And you two were...

[LAUGHS] No.

No, I'm gay.

Cool.

When did you get out?

Uh, about a month ago,
a little less.

How's it been?

Hard would be my guess.

Yeah, it's, uh...

You can say it, whatever it is.

The whole world seems fake.

It just... all seems...

kinda fake.

Well, Grace is the real deal.

You think so, huh?

You don't?

You mean,
'cause she's, like, a pastor,

she's like a saint?

She's the closest thing
I've ever seen in the flesh.

I've seen her literally
give strangers

the shoes off her feet.

Complete strangers.

Lucky strangers.

And it's not just being good.

You know, she feels life
more than other people do.

The pain of it, the puzzle.

She's special.

[♪♪♪]

Ya know...

Is there a bathroom I can use?

Yeah. Yeah, sure.

It's just right down
the hallway.

It'll be on your left.

Thanks.

[HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING]

Cool place. I mean, it's packed.

NIKKI:
Girl, this is nothing.
Just wait till later.

[PEOPLE CHATTERING INDISTINCTLY]

Yo! Look who came through.
Wassup?

So, what are you drinking?

Drinking? I don't know.

Hey, you gotta try my special,
Dante All-Staunders.

It's Henny with
some kind of juice in it

and a cherry,
but it's mostly Henny.

How many have you had?

Probably, like, two.
He's such a lightweight.

Sister Greenleaf.

Get behind me, Satan.

Have dinner with me tonight.
No. I told you I'm out.

You said you weren't like me.
Yeah. I'm not.

Do you really think
you know what I'm like?

Have dinner with me tonight.

I'll think about it. Charity.

I said, I'll think about it.

You're the only person
I respect at this church.

And to think that you have
the wrong idea about me,

it hurts.

I just...

Just give me chance to explain.

[♪♪♪]

Bob Whitmore just offered me
an opportunity to speak

at the National Women's
Gathering of Harmony and Hope

next fall in Washington, D.C.

What did you say?

No. Thank you.

I said that my people
needed me here.

That I was still feeling
quite unsettled

by his intention
to integrate Calvary

and that I wanted
to maintain a presence.

"Thank you for thinking of me."

I said what a good person says.
Oh, Mae.

[SCOFFS]

James, why are you doing this?

Do you know what it feels like
to be unwanted? Undesired?

Ignored? Hmm?
No, I don't think you do.

Somehow you've arranged things
so that everyone in your life

just crawls up
wanting attention.

Stops by, wanting permission.

You are never unwanted.

Ever.

Ever.

That's not true.

All I want...

[INHALES DEEPLY]

All I want is one more Sunday...

to feel what it's like to exist.

Mavis.

Rochelle Cross.

What do they have to do
with anything?

Every time you went
to one of them...

whether I knew where you were
going or not, James...

I felt unwanted.

And despite the fact
that you think

sniffing around for sex
is evidence of desire,

it is not the kind of desire
I respond to.

I want to be respected,
and I want to be heard.

I think you mean "obeyed".

If what I say is true,
to abide by it is not obedience,

it's wisdom.

You notice...

I haven't once
mentioned Lionel...

or how that made me feel.

[♪♪♪]

If it's so important to you,
James...

go to Atlanta.

Go.

I understand that
Harmony and Hope has programs.

But the poor people of Memphis

are not the poor people
of Phoenix.

And you can't have a board room
make a program

and say one size fits all.
GRACE: That's right.

JACOB:
If you go on the streets
of Memphis, though,

and you say, "Real Church",

a program I had
for just about a year,

it still means something.

[CELL PHONE BUZZING]

Sorry. Excuse me.
That's my daughter.

[CHUCKLES, THEN CLEARS THROAT]

What we're talking about is
not a lot of money here, folks.

All right. Just enough
to get the word out

and to get folks in here
on Sunday with us.

[BUZZING]

Uh, I'm sorry. Excuse me.

I need to take this.

Jacob. It's not the time.

Zora keeps calling me,
something's wrong.

Excuse me, folks, I'm sorry.

[CHUCKLES]
Well, I think
we've heard enough to vote.

Amen?

Hey, sweetie, what's going on?

ZORA [ON PHONE]:
Uh, please,
just don't get mad.

[PEOPLE CHATTERING,
MUSIC PLAYING]

Where are you?

Just promise me
not to get mad, please.

Just get over here.
Dante's out of control.

MAN 1: Light it up! Light it up!

MAN 2: Let that flag burn.

I'm on my way.

MAN 1: Light it up, light it up!

Congratulations.

The program won
on its own merit.

The program is
a person they like.

Well... Like I said...

[PHONE RINGING] Congratulations.

Aaron, hey. How'd it go?

I thought maybe
you could tell me.

Why? What happened?

He left in the middle
of the meeting

and never came back.

DANTE: You know what time it is?

It's barbecue time.

[ALL CHEERING]

DANTE: Let that flag burn!

ALL [CHANTING]:
Let that flag burn!

Let that flag burn!

Let that flag burn!

Let that flag burn!

Let that flag burn!

Let that flag burn!

MAN: Yeah. DANTE: Hey, yo, Tyke.

TYKE: Yo, what's up?

DANTE: Let 'em know what's up.

Hey, I don't know about y'all,

but I skipped breakfast
this morning.

MAN: Okay.
And I'm ready for some barbecue.

[ALL CHEERING]

JACOB: Dante!
What's up, Brother Greenleaf?

Hey! Somebody get my mans
a drink here real quick.

Yeah. For sure
you can take that.

Who's ready for some s'mores?

[ALL CHEERING]

Zora, you stay right there.

Dante...
Here we go. For three points.

[ALL CHEERING]

Dante, calm down.

Oh, you tryin' to play defense?
Okay, I got you.

No problem. D... Dante.

What are you doing?
What you mean?

I'm making s'mores, man.
Chocolate and marshmallows.

The end of racial prejudice.
I'm gonna burn this r*cist flag.

CROWD: Yeah! What you doing?

Dante, don't do this.
You're gonna lose everything.

All right? Don't do this.
MAN: Come on, man.

Not this sh*t again.

Hey, guys. Just relax.
It's under control.

Nothing's happening.
Give us a minute.

DANTE:
"Nothing's happening"
It's happening.

Stay tuned.

Save it for the off-season,

when we're not chasing
a championship.

[SCOFFS]
Coming from the end
of the bench.

[ALL LAUGHING]

[LAUGHS]

[GRUNTS] [CROWD BOOING]

JACOB: Dante! No, no, no!

Hey. Dante! Hey!

Hey! Stop it! Stop it!

Dante! Are you serious?

Calm down! Hey!

Dante!

[ALL YELLING INDISTINCTLY]

JACOB: Stop! Dante!

♪ ...let it burn ♪

Answer your phone.

It's dead.

What happened?

PHIL:
Well, after the second time
Bob visited my church

back in 2003,
he offered me a job.

The job you're doing now?

Regional Conference Minister
or whatever?

Yeah, but the job
I'm doing now isn't really...

the whole job I do.

[CHUCKLES] So, what do you do?

Are you a hit man?

Can you promise
to keep this between us?

Whatever happens?

I never told Grace I was spying.

I know, but this goes
beyond Calvary.

This is the real Phil DeMars
we're talking about here.

I can't wait to meet him.

[PIANO PLAYING SOFTLY]

I'm Bob Whitmore.

[CHUCKLES]

You're Bob Whitmore how?

Every sermon Bob gives,
every book he writes, I write.

I write it all.

Why does he have you do that?

Because I'm good.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

Why do you do that?
Why would you?

Historically, for the money.

And the chance to share
my vision with the world.

Lately, Bob has given me
to understand

that once Grace completes
this interim year that...

I could maybe take over Calvary.

He said that?
Well, Bob doesn't say anything.

He's very careful that way.

But... he has given me
to understand it could be so.

So why do we have
to take Grace down?

Won't he just remove her?
That's what I'm saying,

with Bob, there's no guarantees.

And Calvary being the only black
church in the H&H family...

it's my only chance.

We're more alike than I thought.

I know.

So you just left...

without saying anything,
without going back?

Why would you do that?

I couldn't take it anymore.

Couldn't take what?

How he thinks you're so good.

How he doesn't know
all that I had to go through.

How he...

What?

There's just about nothing
you can imagine

that I didn't have to deal with.

A name I didn't get called.

A floor I didn't get
thrown down on,

a sky I didn't sleep under,

sh*t I didn't have to eat,
a punch I didn't have to take.

I knew if I stayed there
one more second,

I was gonna mess your sh*t up
just to do it.

So I got out of there.

[WHISPERS] I'm so sorry...

I'm so, so sorry.

Ya know, this ain't working out.

[NORMALLY]
It has to work out.
It can. Just trust me.

I don't.

I don't. You know why?

There are guys in jail.

Pure evil.

Those are the ones
you can trust.

It's the ones
that think they're good

you gotta worry about.

'Cause they can't even see
their own shadow.

And that's you, Grace.

[♪♪♪]

We're done.

What do you mean, "We're done"?

Just what I said.

I'll figure out some way
to pay for rent and...

get a job,

all the things
that I'm supposed to.

But you and me, Grace, this...

forget it. Sweetheart, don't...

The next person
that asks me who I am,

I'm telling 'em.

Where you going?

None of your business.

[DOOR CLOSES]

What are you looking for...

when God is looking for you?

Don't you know that God
is longing to sit with you...

and talk it all out.

Listen to God...

God misses you.

Woo! Yes.

God... God misses you.

So, so much.

When your life is too hard,

you got to have a talk with God.

Are you listening to me?

When your life is much too hard,

just go have a talk with God.

[♪♪♪]

Yes?

Bishop told me
about the furniture.

I wish you had some

so I could take it from you
after what you did.

Dividing us up like that.

I expect that kind of behavior
from a teenager,

but not a full-grown woman.

And please don't tell me
you're here to ask again,

It's furniture.

Get a credit card, Kerissa.
I'm not asking again.

[SIGHS] Good.

I just want to say,
since we'll be moving out soon...

And actually I wrote it
in a letter,

but I think I need to say it
to your face.

[SIGHING] Oh, Lord. Here we go.

No one, and...

I do mean no one,

has ever hurt me
the way that you've hurt me.

And I don't know
how it happened, Mae,

but from the first day
that we met,

I only wanted to please you.

And my mother,

she always treated me

like I was her greatest
competition, so...

I think I just wanted you
to like me.

But you never did.

And it hurt.

So I just wanted to say

that no one sees Grace's faults
more clearly than I do,

but this mess, this whole mess?

Which one? Everything.

From Mac, Faith,
Faith walking into that lake...

I don't...
...Bishop going to jail,

Harmony and Hope,
it's all your fault, Mae.

No, excuse me. All yours.

And if you knew that,
you would be holed up

in a shack somewhere
in sackcloth and ashes

instead of gliding
around this house

like a float in the Rose Parade.

You are an old, rusty jalopy

with a corpse in the trunk...

[YELLS]

[MAE GASPS]

You're trash.

You get out of this room.

Did you not hear me?

I said, leave. Oh, I'm leaving.

And when I leave for good...
When I leave for good,

you won't ever see me again.

I will send Jacob here
with the children

like I would anybody to a grave.

I said, I want you out...
But I'm not gonna waste

my time on you anymore.
Not another word!

Because I am done
dancing attention to you.

[DOOR OPENS]

[SOBS]

Hey!

Have you two made peace?

Huh?

[CHUCKLES]

We've come to an understanding.

Oh, good.

[CHUCKLES] Good night, Bishop.

Mm. Good night.

If you are here to att*ck me
in the slightest, don't.

I'm too bored.

I'm not going to Atlanta.

I called Desiree,
and I... I told her no.

I'm not going to say thank you.
No, I am.

You know, God's been trying
to get me to slow down,

see myself, see him.

And all this busying myself,
all this Atlanta nonsense...

Well...

[SIGHS]

It's just been me running away.

Now, you knew.

[CHUCKLES]

And I should've listened.

[SNIFFLES]

[SIGHS]

What?

What's the matter?

Oh.

[SOFTLY]
We'll get new furniture.

[CHUCKLES]

[LAUGHS]

[♪♪♪]

What? Oh, God.

What's so funny? Um...

Nothing is funny.

Nothing at all.

Oh...

Oh. [LAUGHING] Oh, James.

Oh. [SIGHS]

[♪♪♪]

[SCOFFS]

[SIGHS]

That board meeting went late.

[CLEARS THROAT]
I left early, actually.

Oh. How come?

Something came up with Dante.

[CHUCKLES] What?

You haven't seen the news?

It's on TV, all over
the place, apparently.

No.

Why? What happened, Jacob?

Dante got out of line, way out.

And...

[SUCKS TEETH]

I got fired by the Red Devils.

[♪♪♪]

You're gonna have to wait
on that house.

[EXHALES HEAVILY]

Sorry.

[EXHALES SHAKILY]

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

Hey, Mama.

Hello, Pastor, how goes it?

Oh, you know,
same old, same old.

Hmm.

Have you delved into Hebrews?

Why?
I'm leading Zora through it,

but I have to confess
it just mystifies me.

I know that
there's secrets inside it.

Mama.

Yes, dear.

I need your help with something

and I'm a little mystified
myself.

What is it?

[♪♪♪]

My son.