01x01 - The Righteous Gemstones

Episode transcripts for the TV show "The Righteous Gemstones". Aired: August 18, 2019 –; present.*
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01x01 - The Righteous Gemstones

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I baptize you in Jesus's name.

I baptize you in the name of...

I baptize you in the
name of Jesus Christ.

Welcome, friend. I baptize you
in the name of Jesus Christ.

- God bless. God bless. Next.
- I baptize you In Jesus's name.

See? There you go.

Everybody in your line keeps
getting water up their nose.

You're dipping them back too far.

How about you do it your way,
and I'll do it mine?

How about you do it right?
How about that, huh?

- Okay.
- Watch this. Get over here.

I baptize you in the
name of Jesus Christ.

Smooth movements. Do you get that?

- You see how that works? Yeah.
- Oh, really?

- "Smooth movements"?
- Nobody's coughing.

No water's coming out of nobody's nose.
Did you just splash me?

- No. I don't know who splash...
- You splashing me?

- I don't know who splashed you.
- Do it again...

- See what I do.
- It wasn't...

Y'all stop that. Stop that guffing
and keep these lines moving.

- Tell him. He's the one splashing people.
- I'm not splashing nobody.

Long Wei, we got a bogey over here.

Please tell him no photographs during
the ceremony. I'll leave right now...

- if they're not gonna follow orders.
- You can take my picture.

- What the hell was that?
- I think somebody turned on the waves.

Damn it. Tell them to turn it off.

- Long Wei! How do you say "Shut it down"?
- Guan.

- Wan!
- Wan!

- Oh, jeez.
- Wan!

- Wan!
- Wan!

No!

Here they come.

Thank you, young lady.

Ni hao, Daddy.

That means "hello" in Chinese.

I studied so much even though I
wasn't allowed to go with y'all.

That's wonderful, baby doll.

Welcome back. How was China?

Hell of a long ride.

5,000 people baptized.
Sounds like a success to me.

Yeah.

How was China for you boys?

I wouldn't know, 'cause
I was stuck here, being a secretary.

Oh, here we go.

I'm a Gemstone, too, Jesse.
I wanna do things too.

Why does Daddy always overlook me, huh?

Come on, don't get your
panties in a bunch, sis.

Flying around on private planes,
being leaders... That's men's business.

I could do it.
I'm more of a man than Kelvin is.

Well, I ain't gonna
argue with you there.

Don't turn this around on me.
I got to go to China. She didn't.

I'm definitely more of a man than her.

- Kelvin, eat my ass.
- Yeah, right.

That'd be incest,
and that is disgusting. Bye.

Welcome home, Dr. Gemstone.

My great apostle returns.

- How did it go, baby?
- How you think it went?

Daddy put me in charge,

and I Ace of Based
that mission straight to the Lord.

I knew you would.

My king.

- Welcome home, friend.
- Oh!

Keefe, you scared the
bullcrud out of me.

I'm sorry, man.
I'd like to keep your ballcrud in you.

- Yeah, no. I know.
- How was the Land of the Rising Sun?

Well, Land of the Rising Sun is Japan.
That would've been awesome.

We were in China,
and it sucked big-time.

Jesse was just, like, riding me
the whole time, fully up my butt.

- Like, telling me what to do.
- Oh.

Not letting me do me.

- 'Cause when I do me...
- Yeah.

- Good things happen.
- Yeah.

- I've got great methods.
- I know. Your methods rule.

I appreciate that.
Pound that out, my man.

Give me compliments.

- Keefe, that's what's up.
- Yeah.

- So what's good, man?
- No issues here.

I slept in your room one night
but then felt odd,

so I slept the rest of the time
here on the couch with no top sheet.

Hey, man, you do not need
to feel odd sleeping in my bed.

I told you you could.

- You're doing me a favor.
- I was aware I had your permission.

I don't know.
The energy in there is just unsettling.

It's lonely.

But, uh, the maids
changed the bedding anyways.

And I put all your mail over
there on the kitchen counter.

- There's a lot of it.
- Good looking out, Keefe.

- Hey.
- Home-run friendship.

I'm just very appreciative.

I know not everybody wanted me here.

No, okay?
That is bullarkey, my friend.

Your past as a Satan
worshipper was washed away

when you accepted Jesus Christ,
Our Savior, into your life.

Everyone knows that.

You are a success story to this family.

- Nice.
- Gosh darn right, it's nice.

I'm gonna head back to my place.
I'm pretty bushed.

- Gonna go soak in the tub.
- What? No, man. Come on.

Let's stay up late,
play some video games,

smash some Pixy Stix.

That sounds good.

But I really need a soak.

I haven't been to my place
in a while, and...

I like to turn it up real hot.

- Right on. That's what's up. Okay.
- Okay.

Yeah.

All right, well, it's been a while.

- All right.
- Bro, hug it out. There we go.

So happy you're home.

- Yeah. All right.
- All right.

Night night.

Night night also to you.

Night night.

f*gg*t.

- Excuse me?
- Kissing me in my bed.

- I'm tucking you in.
- You woke me up.

Don't use bad words.
I got friends that are h*m*.

- I bet you do.
- Keep being fresh.

See if some of your stuff
don't go on time-out.

- I don't care.
- Oh, you will care, buddy,

when you can't use any of your devices.

Starting tomorrow,
you're doubling up on Bible studies.

- I don't even believe in God.
- Yeah, you do.

Well, when I turn 18,

I'ma move to LA,

and I'm never gonna talk
to any of you ever again.

Just like Gideon.

Don't you ever say his
name in my house again.

Don't act surprised. You know the rules.

That's not how I wanted to spend

my first moments home from the mission.
It really wasn't.

Thank you, Krista.

Could've used you on this
mission, my love.

What time does she get here?

All of Pontius's
devices are on time-out.

I'm talking Xboxes, tablets,

iPhones, the everything.
He ain't gonna be playing with nothing.

- For how long?
- I don't know. A week?

- Two weeks? Three weeks?
- I support you.

I just don't understand why
he behaves the way he does with me.

I'm nothing but nice to him.
I been trying all this time.

...to shut up.

Running his damn mouth.

- I totally understand.
- Mm-hmm.

It's hard. I know.

But you know he just
misses you know who.

Eh.

Yeah, I bet he does.
Well, guess what?

That ain't my problem.

- That's on him.
- I hear you.

He's just feeling big feelings.

It's okay.

If he doesn't get his behavior right,
we're gonna send him to a damn camp.

I'll send him to South America.
You f*ckin' watch.

Okay.

Oh! I think I'm in love.

- Oh!
- Ooh.

- Oh!
- It's a treat.

Oh, dear God.

Ooh! Lord.

Oh, Lord. Oh, Lord. Yes.

Oh, there we go, huh?

Oh, thank you.

f*ck.

f*ck.

Oh, sh*t.

You okay, baby?

Yeah. I'm okay.

- Okay.
- Very good.

Oh, God.

sh*t. sh*t.

f*ck, f*ck, f*ck, f*ck, f*ck.

Son of a bitch!

Baby?

Baby.

Baby Jesus loves us.

Where are you going?

Uh, I realized that I
forgot something at church.

I'ma run back real quick.
I'll be right back, all right?

- Okay.
- I'm good.

- You're good. Love you.
- Love you too.

I know I shouldn't feel self-conscious
about my nose, but I am.

I just wanna look as handsome
as I can for our special day.

Aw.

Live up to the Gemstone standards.

We don't have standards.

I mean, we do.

We have a lot of 'em.

And they're real high.

But you were fine already.

Oh, God. Somebody's coming.

sh*t. Should I hide?

I know your daddy's rules about
cohabitation before marriage. I'm hiding.

You can come out. It's just Jesse.

Where's he going?

Hopefully off a f*cking cliff
with his whole family in the car.

Yeah, I hope he dies too, baby.

- BJ!
- What?

I was just going along
with what you said.

No, I can say it. You can't say it.

Oh, Jesus. f*ck.

Oh, God, I'm so stupid.

Okay. What the f*ck is this?

Hey, Mr. Party Boy.

I don't know what kind of game you
fellas are playing, but I don't like it.

Oh, we're not playing a
game, Mr. Party Boy.

Stop calling me "party boy."
I'm not a party boy.

Well, from the looks of that video,
you are the king of party boys.

You and your friends,

a few prostitutas.

I am sure the congregation, the media,

your family would love to
see you enjoying yourself.

Who are you?

I'm the devil, son.

You think messing with a man
of the Lord is easy pickings?

You don't think I'll fight back?

One million dollars.

Sunday, 10:00 p.m.
Here!

Or the video gets leaked.

You're making a big mistake, pal.
I refuse to be blackmailed!

Well, you kinda are.

I mean, that's pretty
much exactly what this is,

party boy.

f*ck!

Together, Eli and Aimee-Leigh
built a Christian empire

including their flagship campus,

Gemstone Salvation Center,
covering over...

Brother pastors?

How many do you pack in here on Sundays?

Honestly, I can't even count.

I mean, I can, but you get it.

Ah, brother pastors...

soon-to-be neighbors in Locust Grove,
thanks for paying us a visit.

Nice to meet you, Reverend.
John Wesley Seasons.

Thank you for taking the time for
seeing a few Podunk preachers like us.

Oh, come on, big flock, little flock,
we all work for the same boss.

And we all punch the same clock.

- Every day. Amen.
- Amen.

Daddy, uh, I'm sorry.

Uh, just before we get too
deep into this conversation...

I didn't know if...
If you needed both of us.

What?

I just have a lot of important issues
to take care of for the Lord today.

And I didn't know if maybe I
could get to doing that now

and maybe you two guys
just take this meeting

- with the Podunk ministers.
- Jesse,

these men traveled here to visit us.

We're gonna give them the
face time they deserve.

Brother pastors, we all
have churches in Locust Grove.

I lead a congregation of 1,800.

Gabe here has got
1,000 at New Pentecost.

Stephen from Highway Assemblies
is holding strong at 1,200,

and Jeremiah's working hard.

His new ministry's up to
700 in just two years.

Good for you, Brother Jeremiah.

We're small-town, humble folks,

so that operation you're building there...
That prayer center...

We're concerned that
it'd be a disruption.

- "Disruption"?
- Well, to be honest with you,

we're scared you're gonna run
us out of our own hometown.

I see.

And I understand where
you're coming from.

I'm a small-town boy myself.
Don't let the big-city clothes fool you.

See, brothers?
I told you he'd understand.

Oh, and, uh, you know,
Sheffield's only about an hour away.

Maybe that's a good alternative?
It's only got one church.

Hmm.

One church...

Seems like a town filled
with nonbelievers.

But Locust Grove has four churches...
your churches.

And you're right.
They are modest-sized ministries.

If we were to come in,
scoop up one of your churches,

maybe that ain't worth our time.

But if we were to scoop
up all four churches,

now you're talking.

Between the four of you,
you got decent numbers.

I don't follow.

Are you saying you're intentionally
coming for our flock?

Did we have anything else to
discuss today, brother pastors?

So we're good?

- Ah.
- Great.

I gotta boogie. Thanks for coming out.

- Wonderful to meet you.
- Okay. Follow me.

I'll show you the way out.

Martin!

Hey, can I have a word
with you for a moment?

I'm busy now. Can we talk later?

Oh, come on.
You ain't unloading ice cream.

This is gift shop merch.

This sh*t ain't gonna melt.
Come on. Give me a moment.

- Pause the work.
- Go on.

Okay? I love y'all, but just disperse.

Come on, guys. Hustle. Hustle it.
There you go. God bless.

God bless. Go on.
Get the f*ck outta here.

Martin,

a, uh, wonderful
opportunity has arisen, uh,

that I think could be highly
beneficial for the church...

- Something I'd like to spearhead.
- Oh. Mission work?

Yeah, yeah. Kind of.
Yeah, pretty much so.

Uh, I'd really like a chance
to get the ball rolling, like, ASAP,

so I was hoping to get some,
uh, funds transferred to me.

- J... just go and get them op...
- How much do you require?

Look at you.
I know what you're thinking.

No, it ain't for gamblin'.

No, it's actually for
a pretty good deal.

But I wanna keep it a surprise,

so don't tell Daddy,
don't tell nobody...

- How much, Jesse?
- Not a lot. Like, a million bucks.

Uh, if I could get it now,
or at the latest, on Sunday...

Then we could really maximize

- the opportunities that the...
- You...

are a very silly man, Jesse.

I can't give you a million dollars
without your daddy knowing.

- Course you can.
- Mm.

- Daddy trusts you and your judgments.
- I can't do it, Jesse.

- Yeah, you can.
- Jesse.

Martin, please.

Listen to what God wants.
Are you listening?

I... listen to your daddy.

- Damn it all to hell, Martin.
- Please, no cursing.

Martin, that is not
what the Lord told me.

- A million dollars.
- Yeah, the Lord said,

"Go to Martin and get a million dollars.

Hi, Mommy.

Meow, Mommy.

- All right.
- Meow, meow, Mommy.

Oh, no.

Get Lucien or one of the others
to fetch that out of there.

I come here every day.

I can feel your mama's presence here.
It puts me at ease.

And I've been thinking
about this China trip.

Jesse?

You had the reins on this one.
Thoughts?

Uh, I thought that, uh,
Mother's dream was finally realized.

Her vision to minister to
the people of the Far East,

uh, you know, accomplished.

5,000 people baptized in a...
In a beautiful ceremony.

It was a shitshow.

Now, I'm not gonna say that
in front of the church,

but it... That was an embarrassment.

Don't laugh, Judy.

I... I wasn't laughing at that,
Daddy. I was just...

I was recalling some funny vids I
just saw of animals acting like fools.

That's why I was laughing. So...

I've heard you've had
some company at your home.

Who?

Your little boyfriend and you
have been shacking up.

Daddy, he's my fiancé, all right?
He's not just my boyfriend.

And BJ will be a Gemstone soon enough.

He ain't even a believer.

- Wha... yes, he is, Jesse.
- No, he's not.

Amber showed me some
posts he made on Facebook.

Guess what, Daddy?
They're proabortion. So there's that.

- No, Daddy, they weren't.
- Yeah, they were.

BJ does not like k*lling babies.
He likes little babies.

No, I saw those posts, too, Daddy.

- No, you didn't, Kelvin.
- Yeah, I did.

- Very proabortion.
- No, it was not, Daddy.

And you know what?
They won't give him a chance.

- That's what's happening.
- Why would we?

He's a dud. He's a snooze.

Yeah, you bring home a boring-ass
white boy to the family.

- Good job.
- No, no.

- He's a interesting-ass white boy.
- This family is lost.

Your mama...

kept everybody getting along...
Kept everybody on track.

She was the magic.

And now she's gone.

And the magic is gone too.

It's gonna be okay, Daddy.

Yeah, Daddy, we...
we still got lots of magic.

Plenty of magic, Daddy.

I gotta tell y'all something, Daddy.

There's a video...

With... with some stuff on it.

- Uh...
- What stuff on a video?

It... it's just, like,
a... it's... it's a...

There's a video.

- Like what? Like a YouTubes?
- No, Kelvin, not like a YouTubes,

you dummy.

Golly, Jesse.
What's it, a motion picture?

No, not a motion picture!
It's like... It's just, like, a...

It's whatever.
Just forget it, all right?

Go on, boy.

What's got you upset?

Nah, it's...

it's just a video I saw of Mama
just doing some nice stuff for us,

being cool.

I just miss Mom. That's all, Daddy.

I miss Mama.

I miss your mama too.

- What was she doing in the video?
- Shut up.

Yo. Hey.
Jesse.

You were not crying about Mama.

- Mm-mm.
- I know your sad cries.

It has way more moaning.
That was a fearful cry.

Kelvin, I know you see me as the firstborn,
strongest in the family,

- but the truth is, I got emotions too.
- I don't look at you that way.

- Yeah, you do.
- I don't.

No, of course you do.

I do not.

Look, the stuff that Dad said back there
really affected me, you know?

Gemstones need to stick together, man.

And lately, you and I, well,
we've been bickering a lot.

- We can do better.
- Yeah, well, I will admit that...

you have been prancin'
upon my nerves a lot lately.

- Prancin' upon your nerves?
- Yeah.

What the hell does that even mean?

You're doing the moonwalk
on my nerves, man.

- Oh, give me a break.
- You're dancing upon 'em.

Give me a break.
I don't know how I'm doing that

when you're the one
getting on my damn nerves.

- Oh, I'm getting on your nerves?
- Yeah, all the damn time.

You're the one that's always
constantly in my business,

telling me what I should
and should not do.

- I'm trying to guide you, son.
- You know what? Fine. Okay. I agree.

We should all make more of
an effort, not just me.

All of us. For Mama.

Agreed.

You know, I hate to cash
in on this so quickly,

but dark forces are at work, Kelvin.

Evil forces that wish
to destroy our family.

Evil forces?

I have so much fun
doing things for others.

- You do.
- Yeah, of course I do.

And I enjoy it because I don't expect
to get nothing in return.

Mm, well...

- You get stuff in return.
- No, Victoria. That's not true.

- Well, you have a pretty nice house.
- What? This old thing?

You fly on private jets.

Well, the jets belong
to the church, not us.

But I see you.

The devil just jumped right in you there
for a second, didn't he?

Made you challenge me.

Hold on.

It's okay.
He's gone now.

I can tell you're back to normal.
Just don't let that happen again.

- Ding-dong.
- Oh!

There's my man.
And he brought his brother

with them big, black boots on.
Take them boots off, Kelvin.

Everyone else has their shoes on.

I'm not having a tile floor with big,
black skid marks.

- Get 'em off.
- Just do it. Take 'em off.

We're gonna work on the, uh, China
outreach presentation for Sunday.

- Those other fellas show up?
- Yes.

I told them to wait for
you in the theater room.

- You're my number one.
- I know I am, baby.

God, I have hitched my wagon to a...
Force for good.

Ain't I lucky, ladies?

- Yes.
- Lucky.

Okay. Yeah.

Just none of y'all come down
to the theater room, all right?

- Secrets?
- No. No secrets.

Surprises.

Don't come downstairs.

Okay.

Looks like your boots will scuff too.

You know Chad, Gregory, Levi, Matthew.

Mm-hmm. Yeah.
Hey, guys. 'Sup, Levi?

Nobody's really interested
in a saying a "'sup."

Why don't you go on and take a seat
on the couch there, Kelvin.

Why's everyone wearing their shoes?

She didn't make you take your shoes off?

Stop talking about the shoes.
The shoes don't matter.

I brought you here because
I'm gonna share something with you

that's highly personal.
You can't tell nobody about this, okay?

I understand you.

It just does this on its own.

Oh!

Oh.

Oh!

- Oh!
- Oh, dear God.

Let me help.

What is this?

Sh... shut up, Kelvin.
It's what I'm showing you.

Oh, Lord. Yes.
Oh, Lord.

Oh! Whose is that?

- Mine.
- Oh, there we go, huh?

Chad's.

What... what are you guys even doing?

What's it look like we're doing, Kelvin?
We're f*cking partying.

The Prayer Power Convention. Atlanta.

- Oh, Jesse, what in God's name?
- I know, Kelvin!

Don't be pompous about it, all right?
Don't take glee in it.

I'm being blackmailed.
Somebody sent me this video.

They said they're gonna
leak the whole damn thing

unless I pay them a
million dollars by Sunday.

A million bucks.

My wife is gonna leave me.

I won't be allowed to adopt.

Yeah, we're all gonna be screwed, okay?

That's why this tape ain't gonna come out.
Gregory, look at me.

We're gonna be okay.
We're gonna get through this, okay?

- We're gonna have to pay these fellas.
- Okay, well,

good luck getting a million bucks
without Daddy finding out.

Well, that's what you're here for.
You gonna take out 500K.

I'm gonna take out the other 500K.
That way, it'll be easier for us to hide.

- Hide?
- Yeah.

You're the baby of the family.
Dad don't care if you spend money.

Yes, he does.
Remember when I tried to get that Fiat

just 'cause I wanted something small
to toot around in, get groceries,

and what have you?
He said, "Absolutely not."

Kelvin, I am being blackmailed.

This is a very serious
situation, all right?

I mean, lives are at stake here...
Personal reputations.

Well, maybe you all
should've thought about that

before you were hanging out
with your dongs out and doing cocaine.

You are such a puss.

- I'm not a puss.
- Yeah, you are.

If anything, I'm the opposite of that.

- No.
- Bigger than Chad's.

Everybody in this family
might play patty-cake

with you, buddy, but I ain't going to.

You're a shitty minister,
and you're an even shittier brother.

- You take that back.
- No, I will not.

You really think I'm a shitty minister?

I think you're the f*cking worst.

Well, good luck when Daddy finds out.

- You ain't gonna help?
- Nope.

All right, well,
if you ain't gonna help, that's on you.

But you better not tell.

Don't tell, m*therf*cker!

Please stop crying, Chad.
It's making me feel odd in here.

Hi. I'm Jesse Gemstone.

I'm Kelvin Gemstone.

And I'm Eli Gemstone.

Stop the hate, and celebrate
what the Lord has given us.

Come worship with my family
and celebrate our Lord.

You gonna answer that or
just let it piss me off?

Excuse me.

Hey, Leon, could we slow
the teleprompter down?

...one last chance to give this up.
Do you hear me?

Do you know how this works, man?
You must be confused.

I hope you have our million
all bundled and ready to go.

I'm already putting sh*t on layaway.
Tonight. 10:00 p.m.

- Why are you doing this? Why, damn it?
- Maybe you deserve it.

sh*t! sh*t!
f*ck! God damn it!

God! sh*t! f*ck!

sh*t!

Hi. I'm Jesse Gemstone.

I'm Kelvin Gemstone.

And I'm Eli Gemstone.

How many of you in here
have ever been to China?

Raise your hands.

Not many.
I understand.

Their world is very different...

The food, the clothes they like,

the smells they have. I...

didn't care for it much, myself.

But it was a dream of my wife

to witness to the people of China
because she knew

- that, despite our many differences...
- Get out of here.

The one thing that is not different

- is their love for Jesus.
- Amen.

It's the same love we have.

Boys,
come on out here

and let's share with our friends, here,
our Chinese Oriental experience...

- I don't care.
- we share...

China!
The land of discovery.

I can't think of the last
time I had as much fun

as I did spreading the
gospel with my daddy

and dear brother in Chengdu.
What a hoot.

Or, as they say in Mandarin...

Now it is our honor
to share that experience with you

through the power of a 4K photo montage.

And we put music to it.
Roll it!

- Look at them.
- Wow.

Look at them.

Bless their heart.

Oh, your mama would've loved that.

Jesse,

would you like to tell our friends
in here the experience you had?

Uh, yes, Daddy. Uh,
the most amazing experience

was just looking into
the eyes of those people.

The Chinese folks?

Yes, Kelvin,
of course the Chinese folks.

Who else would I be talking about?

How many Chinese souls did we save?

Five, Daddy. 5,000, Daddy.

- 5,000 souls.
- 5,000.

5,000.

If you've ever wondered
why tithing is important,

right there up on that screen is why.

♪ And we're walking together ♪

♪ Feel the glory of ♪

♪ Feel the glory of the Lord ♪

♪ Singing songs of salvation ♪

♪ It's the story of ♪

♪ It's the story of our Lord ♪

♪ From the desert to the mountains ♪

♪ Feel His light shine on you ♪

♪ When we all come together ♪

♪ That's the glory of ♪

♪ That's the glory of His love ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪

Eli.

I heard you come here
every Sunday after church.

For years.

What do you need from me today,
brother pastor?

You closed on that
property in Locust Grove.

I'm surprised we couldn't have, uh,

worked something out.

Look, if you wanna speak
with the Gemstones,

you need to, uh, schedule an appointment
through my sister.

Or on our website.

I'm talking to your daddy, boys.

Johnny Seasons thinks he's a big sh*t.

Look at him.

Well, go on, big sh*t.
You got everybody's attention.

What do you got to say to me?

Make it good.
I got church lunch waiting.

You got no business in Locust Grove.
No reason.

No reason but greed.

People there are served.

It ain't right, and you ain't building
that temple for the Lord.

You're building it for yourselves.

You're afraid we're gonna come to town

and take your congregation.

Did you ever think,
if your followers come with us,

maybe they weren't your
followers to begin with?

You should be ashamed of yourself.

Well...

I ain't.

Praise be to He.

Good day, brother pastor.

The Gemstones are a disgrace,

an absolute disgrace to all ministries.

Con men. Baboons.

Hypocrite.

It wouldn't be Sunday if I didn't
have a belly full of meat and rolls.

- Ain't that right, Eli?
- That's right, Brother Martin.

I can put down some meat and rolls,
you've seen me.

Oh, yeah. We both can.

I never eat meat anymore.

Why you look different?

- What? Excuse me?
- Your face. Why does it look different?

- It does.
- No.

Yeah, like your nose is,
like, shiny or something.


Jesse, don't make him feel
self-conscious about his face, okay?

I think I know what's going on.

I think you got yourself a nose job.
Did you get some plastic surgery, buddy?

I exfoliated last night,
so it's probably still

- open pores.
- That's not exfoliation.

- No.
- He exfoliated.

- I watched him do it.
- Did you get a face-lift?

Okay. Yeah, real funny.
How about I make some jokes about Amber?

Try it. Go for it.

She's a smoke show.
Nothing to make fun of.

She could make fun of your kids.
Y'all ain't bulletproof.

- Make fun of our kids?
- Yep.

- You mean your nephews?
- Yep.

Behind your backs and also
in front of you right now.

Whatever. At least we have kids.

- That's right.
- Yeah.

Not as many as you used to have.
Gideon ran away.

You gonna rot in hell
for making light of that.

- No, I won't.
- Kelvin, apologize right now.

- That's not nice.
- You're right. Sorry, Dad.

I'm sorry.

Daddy, what about what
they were saying about BJ's face?

They need to be sorry for that.

Oh, I love how you've gotta fight
your boyfriend's battles for him.

You know what? I know I'm new here,
but I'm just gonna say it.

Y'all treat Judy like a child.

That's why Judy and I are
moving off the compound.

Oh, okay. I don't know if we need to...

Judy.

What's he talking about?

We just want to do what's right
for our family. For our future.

We've been looking at a
penthouse in the city.

- A penthouse in the city?
- I don't sound like that.

BJ, buddy, you better learn your place.

News flash: this family
is so regressive.

Always keeping women in the shadows,

not contributing or
being a part of anything.

You know what I think, BJ...
sorry, baby, can I talk?

Go on, baby.

I think you better mind your
manners at church lunch.

Everyone here is trying
to have a good time,

and you are stepping way out of line.

Sorry I spoke.

- Should be.
- No.

- Uh-uh. Do not be sorry.
- I'm not... then I'm not sorry.

- Yeah.
- You gonna let this wisp

of a man talk you into
betraying your family?

- Wisp?
- Jesse, sitting over there

talking about "betraying families,"
that's hilarious.

All right, Kelvin,
I've had about enough, all right?

Say one more effing word,
I swear to God, say one more thing.

- Sit down, the both of you.
- No, how about,

you stand here and tell your family
what kind of man you really are.

- Huh, Jesse?
- How about you just go on

and suck your Satanic
boyfriend Keefe off.

- How about that?
- Piece of sh*t!

God!

Baby, no...

My nose!

- My nose!
- Jesse, you assh*le!

- I did not mean to do that.
- My nose!

- Enough.
- Jesse!

Enough!

Hey!

It's as*ault, Daddy!
Someone should press a charge!

I hope the devil fucks you dry!

- Get over here.
- Why... why come?

Don't ask why come, just get over here
right now, Kelvin Gemstone.

Now go sit down, the both of you.

You all ought to be glad
your mama still ain't around.

The way you treat each
other would break her heart.

Maybe Johnny Seasons was right.

Maybe this family has
become an abomination.

Daddy, slap me too.
I'm a Gemstone too so slap my face.

Daddy's good and pissed off now
so way to escalate the conflict.

Well, don't start sh*t next time.

With everything I got going on,
you can't be the bigger man?

Looks like I am the bigger man.

- You wish.
- Don't wish. I know. I just saw.

Not that you care, but I finally
figured out who the blackmailer is.

Seems pretty obvious.
Not really sure how I missed it.

Who?

Johnny Seasons.

Are you kidding me?

No, I'm not kidding. Makes perfect sense.
We're trying to move in on his territory

- so he's trying to take us out.
- Well, why would he ask for money?

Why wouldn't he just blackmail
you to not open up the church?

Hm?

Well, I don't know,
maybe 'cause that's too obvious.

You didn't even think of that.

No. No. That's not what he's doing.
It's him, all right? I know it is.

If he thinks he can f*ck with me,

f*cking talk to daddy
the way that he did,

then he's got another thing coming.

You are legit crazy.
You are losing your mah-rbles.

Maybe I'm crazy for
defending my damn family.

You know if this tape comes out,
you know what's gonna happen?

- Amber's gonna leave me.
- Rightfully so.

I can guarantee you

that Daddy's gonna boot
me out of this church.

I'm gonna lose everything, Kelvin.

That ain't happening.

Check this out.

- What is that?
- It's a Kubotan.

Self-defense keychain stick.

Use this to overpower a human being.

Jam it in at pressure point,
pop and lock, break a finger.

Where'd you get that?

- At a truck stop.
- Are you gonna use that on him?

Probably. Maybe.
I'm just spitballin' right now.

Don't box me in. I got you one too.

- I don't want one.
- Yeah, well I got you one.

- Oh, why'd you give me the pink one?
- For no particular reason.

He don't know we know.
That gives us a slight advantage, okay?

The drop off is tonight at 10:00 p.m.

He ain't expecting to see me till then.
We're gonna ambush him at his house.

Get him while his guard is down,

overpower him, and get him
to give us that damn tape.

Jesse, you're talking
about breaking the law.

And with a w*apon? That's like a...
higher charge. I don't want it.

Not with these,
they're not a higher charge.

I mean, if it's a g*n, yeah.
You bring a g*n, you're going down.

Kubotans? Kubotans are legal.

This is as*ault we're talking about,
and as*ault is illegal.

Come on, man.

Remember when we were kids and
we wanted to be Double Dragons?

- Yeah.
- We got our black belts together.

Used to wear the same kind of clothes,
cut our hair the same way.

We said we were gonna
grow up and fight crime.

We used to have each other's back.

We were friends. What happened to us?

I guess we grew up

and realized being karate brothers

from a video game is a
childish dream to have.

Kelvin?

You really don't care if
this cocaine sex party tape

destroys the Gemstones once and for all?

Maybe it's time for the
Gemstones to be done.

The thing with this game?

Early versions included a boss bad guy
known as Dark Diablo,

a classic devil king sort of villain.

When Dark Diablo would enter the level,
he would make a series of roars.

To most, it sounded
like garbled noise sounds,

but to the keen ear,
he was clearly saying,

"I'm the Devil. You're mine.

Be a part of my kingdom."

Yeah, it's messed up.

Tons of kids were exposed to that game.

Parents' groups and churches
were, like, furious.

So they took Dark Diablo out.

Now it's just like a shark bad guy,

with like a shark top
and muscle man bottom.

He's got, like, muscly, regular legs,

you know, not shark fins.

And he doesn't say anything Satanic.
He just tries to bite you.

It's a much better version.

Yeah.

Sounds better.

I gotta get it reset now.

Yeah, you probably should.
It looks gross.

I'm sorry, baby.
You should make Jesse pay for that.

Yeah, I'd love to. How?

You know what, there's no way
that he would ever do that.

So you should just use your own money.

- Who the f*ck is that?
- What? That's the doorbell.

- Baby, that's the doorbell.
- What are you doing? Hide.

Yeah... okay. Fine. Okay.
Where should I hide?

Oh, God-hide, BJ!

- Okay, fine.
- Shh!

Judy!

- Judy!
- Kelvin!

What the living f*ck, man?
You can't just roll up in my foyer.

I can and I just did.
We need to talk.

I don't have time right now.
I'm busy putting on creams.

Is anybody here?

No. Nobody's here.

Oh, really?
'Cause there's BJ right there.

That's not BJ. That's my artworks.

Oh, you got a sculpture
of BJ on all fours, looking scared?

Yeah, I bought that. It's a sculpture.

And I got a good price on it
'cause the d*ck is weird.

- Huh.
- Why you being so damn nosy?

It's about Jesse.

I think he's about to do
something very stupid.

Oh, well, duh.
One plus one is two.

No, this is stupider than
normal, though.

- Big time stupid.
- Okay, what?

- Thank you.
- You're welcome, sweetie.

"Behold, I have given you authority
"to tread on serpents and scorpions

"and over all the power of the enemy,
and nothing shall hurt you."

Luke 10:19.

Let's go.

Oh, sh*t.

Shh. Guys.
f*cking get over here.

He's in there.
Let's knock this guy's ass out.

Hello?

Who's there?

Okay. You're gonna do it.

Go.

f*cking go, Chad.
Get the f*ck in there.

Go! Get in the car! Go! Go, go, go!

You wanna mess with me?

Don't leave me!

You wanna see what I'm packing?

He's a f*cking idiot.
Of course it's not Johnny Seasons.

Yeah, well, if it ain't him,
Jesse still has to pay up.

Sorry.

- sh*t, it's Jesse.
- Answer it.

I know.

- Hey, Jesse.
- Oh, f*ck, man. f*ck!

- Johnny Seasons sh*t Chad.
- What?

- Is Chad dead?
- Who's Chad?

Chad, you still with us, buddy?

- Oh, God!
- He says he's fine.

He's obviously not fine, Matthew.

- Did he k*ll somebody?
- Shh... no.

Whose voice is that? Is that Judy?

- No, it's not Judy.
- I need to talk to him.

- No, stop...
- C'mon! Stop!

Who the f*ck did you tell?
Did you tell Judy?

Did you tell Judy? You son of a bitch!

Hi. You have really f*cked
yourself this time, haven't you?

- What he tell you?
- Oh, he told me a lot.

Look at you, Mr. Firstborn.
Oh, thought you'd be king.

Oh, brother, it is almost so sad.

I think we need to get him
to the hospital, Jesse!

Then f*cking go, dude!

What the hell is everyone looking at me
like I gotta do everything?

Get the f*ck out of here!
sh*t, Judy! sh*t!

I'm supposed to make the drop at 10:00.

This is the downfall of the Gemstones.

Everything that Mama
and Daddy built is done.

Okay. Then pay 'em Jesse.

I don't have the money, Judy.
Daddy limits my spending!

I may have some.

Have some what?

Okay, line it up.

Okay, good.

Heads up. It's a lot, dude.

Holy sh*t. What the f*ck?

You know how Mama used to say to me,
"Judy, you're worth it.

You're special, Judy.
"You know stuff.

You know how to figure things out."

Well, I f*cking do.

I guess Mama was great
at giving good advice.

God damn it. Son of a...

God bless you, air vent.

Get in.

I love you guys.

All right. Y'all stay in the car.

- Don't you think we should come with you?
- Shh. No. I'll handle them alone.

Stay here.

Good luck.

Who's in the car?

Nobodies.

My brother and sister.

Tell them to get the f*ck out.

f*ck.

God damn it.

He's... he's actually saying
he wants you guys to come out.

Duh. I told you.

Man.

Hi.

Assholes.

Walk slowly to the rear of the van,
and place the bags on the ground.

I don't really feel
comfortable doing that.

I don't know who y'all got back there

so I'm just gonna put
the bags right down here.

No, bring them to where I told you.

Why is he dressed as the devil?

- Kelvin, shut up.
- Shut up, Kelvin.

What is this?

- Thumb drive.
- Thumb drive?

The video is kept on that.

Oh, the video's on here?

I was imagining we were
gonna get like a VHS

or a cassette tape or something.

- How do we know there isn't another copy?
- Well, you don't.

Maybe we just bleed the Gemstones dry.

And use you like our own
g*dd*mn ATM machine, huh?

Jesse.

Go, get in the car!

Who do you work for?
Who do you serve?

sh*t, sh*t, sh*t, sh*t.

God damn! f*ck!

Ah! sh*t!

Ah!

Go, go, go!

Go, go, go!

Go!

Oh, my God!

- Holy sh*t!
- Oh, my God!

- Oh, f*ck!
- Oh, sh*t!

- I hit him, I hit him.
- Oh, f*ck.

I think I hit him.

Over under now. Over under.

- Oh.
- God damn it.

Oh, God. Oh, my God.

- Oh, my God.
- Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

- Are you going back to help him?
- No.

Oh! Oh!

♪ Praise the Lord ♪

♪ His righteousness at hand ♪

♪ Lord, Lord, Lord ♪

♪ Take us to that promised land ♪

♪ Holy w*r ♪

♪ The battle has begun ♪

♪ So praise the Lord ♪

♪ His righteous love has come ♪

Ladies and gentlemen,
it is my honor to present

Eli and Aimee-Leigh Gemstone.

I love you.

- Oh, I love you. Hallelujah! Eli.
- I feel the love in this room.

Oh, take a look at this crowd, Eli.

I do believe it is the
best-looking bunch of friends

we've spent time with yet!
Yes!

Mm, I don't want to offend anybody,

but she married me so you know
her taste is in question.

- Oh, stop it right now.
- Ow!

Stop it right now. Now, friends,

who here is ready to make real change
in their lives today?

Amen!

Who's ready to surf
that God-given feeling?

Praise His name.

- Praise His name.
- Hallelujah!

Raise your hands for the Lord.
Yes! Yes!

Who is ready to make change,

receive the Holy Spirit,
and change their lives

in such a way they will lead
it for the Lord forever?

We have a winner.

Okay, Eli?

Let's get started.
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