01x07 - Payback's a B*tch

[bunniefuu]

Previously on "Bel-Air"...

I see you and Carlton
are boo'd up again.

I think Carlton uses my vulnerability

as a way to get closer to me.

Tiptoeing around his
emotions is exhausting.

You told me that you'd
stay away from her.

If you care about her,
you wouldn't be mad

that I'm out there supporting her

while you're in here
getting all f*cked up.

It's gonna be all right.

So how's it going over in
that big influencer house?

- [BOTTLE CLATTERS]
- [SCREAMS, GROANS]

Oh, my God.

It has been so great.

Why should women have
to set our passions aside

- when we start a family?
- Amen.

You want to know why you
lost that endorsement?

Oh, I already do, 'cause
a so-called friend of mine

decided to enter the race against me.

- We're leaving.
- I'm staying.

Watch him, will you?

While you're at it, someone else.

- Hey, babe, who's your friend?
- Reid Broderick.

I'm already on that too.

Monica is the leading sex-positive

advice counselor on social media.

Kylo, lead creator in the house.

Hilary, if you go a
whole day without posting,

you're gonna lose % of your followers.

Maybe it's time we turn
the heat up in this kitchen.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

Yo, you wanted to see me, Uncle Phil?

Yeah, yeah, real quick before
you head off to practice.

Have a seat.

Uh-oh, what'd I do this time?

Nothing.

Nah, I just want to
talk to you about Lisa.

I could've caught a ride to practice.

I know, but it's been a while
since we had a good talk.

Well, what do you want to talk about?

We haven't spoken much
since the fundraiser,

and I was wondering, how
close are you and Will?

Will's a good friend.

I mean, we got a little vibe going on.

Got a little vibe going on?

- [LAUGHTER]
- Yeah.

Yeah, well, she's a lovely girl,

and she means a lot to this family.

She know anything about Philly?

You ever talk about
why he came out here?

Dad, I'm not gonna be your spy.

I'm not asking you to be.

You got a good heart, Will,

strong conscience and moral code.

And the closer you get to Lisa,

the more you may feel the
pressure to open up to her,

you know, be transparent.

You don't want to put
yourself in a position

where you have to lie to
somebody you care about.

Sometimes it's better to
create a little distance.

You feel me?

Yeah.

What I'm asking

is for you to take a step back
from Will and the Banks family.

Going to their house, social activities,

any interactions until
the election is over.

[SCOFFS]

I know it's not fair.

It's just how it has to be for now.

♪ ♪

Practice starts soon,
and I still gotta change.

I hate that we have to
sneak around like this.

Me too, but what choice do we have?

We both got that talk.

I thought Carlton was gonna
be the one that jammed us up.

Ugh.

Speaking of that, we gotta tell him.

I mean, hiding it from
everybody else is one thing,

but he deserves better.

You're right. I'll tell him.

Okay. Oh, sh*t, I gotta go.

Ooh, girl, you better
get on out of here.

- You better run.
- [LAUGHTER]

- Okay, bye.
- See ya.

Don't be late.

[CHUCKLES]

♪ I was a little girl travelin' around ♪

♪ Baseyard with the rods ♪

♪ Hotel with a dream, travelin' around ♪

♪ Got the whole crew bumpin'
got the whole crew jumpin' ♪

I bet Phanta bucks

that you would not post
that sexy chef video.

I stand corrected, and I bow down.

What? I... no, I filmed it.

I'm not sure about posting it yet.

Well, , likes and
counting says otherwise.

- Oh, yeah.
- Hello, everybody.

Tonight we're gonna be making

my special sweet potato crème brûlée.

Wait, I didn't do this.

Well, then Kylo must've done it.

Mixed together, and it's kind of thick.

And then... oops.

Well, you know what they say:
if you're not doing it messy,

then you're not doing it right.

He can't just take my content

and re-edit it however the f*ck he wants.

Oh, God. This is the money sh*t.

This is some remixed
p*rn-level THOT sh*t.

Okay, first, let's
not shame sex workers.

I...

And second, Kylo
doesn't need permission.

Everything recorded here is
in the cloud and fair game.

Relax, showcasing your
sexuality can be liberating.

Okay, maybe for you,

but Black women are hyper-sexualized,

and that is not my brand.

Look, I don't always
agree with Kylo's methods,

but when Oprah's team
called me for a book deal,

I learned to keep an open mind.

[SIGHS]

So we have to put more of
our money into the campaign?

The donations have slowed down,

so we have to step it up.

Right, L.A.'s an expensive market,

and with Fred in the race,

I need stay on the offensive,
which means more ads.

Is there a limit to how much
we're gonna sink into this?

Okay, now, I wouldn't think
about it as sinking money.

It's more of an investment.

Oh, so, Steven, how much
are you gonna invest in this?

Honey, take the long view.

Me running for DA is just the
beginning of my political career.

I just need some time
to think about all this.

Should I transfer the money back?

Back?

I'm gonna go check my email.

So you're not asking
me, you're telling me?

Well, the money was from my account.

I just... I just assumed
you'd be fine with it.

So it's your account now?

That's not what I mean.

So if I had said no,

would it have even mattered?

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

♪ ♪

That's what I thought.

Babe.

- Damn it.
- My account?

- That's the one you went with?
- [SIGHS]

Right here!

[INDISTINCT YELLING]

- Help, help, help!
- Ball!

- John, get him, man!
- Carlton!

- Open!
- Let's go! Toss!

[WHISTLE BLOWS]

Take five. Grab some water.

Hey!

Hey, Carlton.

Did you forget how to pass?

Look, I'm sorry, dude.
I'm off my game today.

It's not just today, man.
You've sucked all week.

Hey, if you play like that in the game,

we're gonna get knocked
out of the playoffs.

- Get it together, man.
- He's right, Banks.

How about you practice with the
scrimmage team and figure it out?

Okay, Coach.

Looks like lacrosse is still one sport

they can't take away from us.

[LAUGHTER]

Come on. Come on.

[SIGHS]

♪ ♪

Here we go! Get in there!

Let's see some intensity now!

- Let's go!
- Okay.

Eyes up. Eyes up.

♪ ♪

[WHISTLE BLOWS]

[BOTH GRUNTING]

- Hey!
- Go, go!

- John, go.
- Come on.

[GRUNTS]

Got it. Watch the front. Left, left.

- Cut. Anthony, cut.
- Hug tight.

Chris.

Charge left, charge left.

- Yo, ball.
- Come on, get up.

- I'm open.
- Ball, ball, ball.

Come on.

Gotcha.

- You little bitch.
- [GROANS]

♪ ♪

[BONE CRACKS] [GROANS]

- Dude, that was f*cked up.
- f*ck, my wrist. [GROANS]

- Carlton, what the hell, man?
- sh*t.

Damn, Carlton.

All right, guys, let's get him up.

Get him up, help him up.

- Easy, easy.
- [GROANS]

- What's wrong with you?
- [GROANS]

You can't be doing that sh*t.

[GROANS]

♪ ♪

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

Did you hear what Carlton did?

Yo, C.

Hey, man, I heard what
happened at practice.

You a'ight?

The team thinks I broke
Connor's wrist on purpose.

And I guess throwing my stuff
in the shower was retaliation.

He's gonna turn the
whole school against me.

Well, you can keep it a stack with me.

Did you do it on purpose?

Look, he deserved that sh*t.

I'm proud of you, bro. [CHUCKLES]

Look, I'm just tired of
his bullshit, you know?

Mm.

But now it's like everyone hates me.

The looks, the comments, it's like...

It's like me when I first got out here.

Look, man, I'm sorry for the
bullshit I put you through.

Being treated like this... sucks.

It's okay, man. Don't sweat it, a'ight?

But there's a way that
you can get past this.

I had to come out to Bel-Air

and build a whole new
social kingdom from scratch.

Well, "kingdom" feels a little

like an overexaggeration.

Okay, but you know what I'm saying.

You don't need Connor
or any of them, a'ight?

You're Carlton
m*therf*cking Banks, baby.

A'ight? [CHUCKLES]

And I think I know a way
for you to turn this around.

Yeah.

♪ Opp pack, stop that ♪

♪ You ain't never s-s-slide on sh*t ♪

♪ Spin through ya
block, like, right now ♪

♪ n*gga, pipe down 'fore
you get ch-chopped on quick ♪

Yo, T, I swear, bro, no cap, man.

It's gonna be the party of the century,

and you don't want to miss it.

All the girls, all the baddies, bro,

anybody you can think
of, they're gonna be here.

I'm not... bro, I better
see you here, a'ight?

A'ight.

Okay, so I got the basketball team

and the cheerleading squad.

Who you got?

I have the debate
team and the chess club

thanks to Connor.

The virgins.

Not exactly who I expect
to turn out the party,

but we'll make it work.

Look, how many people are we
even inviting to this thing?

All right, we promised my mom

that it would be an
exclusive guest list.

Bro, relax.

I'm not gonna let
them tear up the house.

All right, good.

♪ I pass, I don't wanna hit again ♪

'Cause I don't want to be
grounded for six months, okay?

Six months?

Yeah, that's how much
Hilary got after the party

she threw the summer
before her senior year.

Her and her friends almost
b*rned down the guest house.

Oh, sh*t.

Sounds like Hilary knows
how to throw a party.

Dude, don't f*ck around.

The last thing I need is
for tonight to go sideways

to make the rest of my
life worse than it is.

C, relax, bro.

Yo, every party I threw in
Philly was legendary, a'ight?

And I didn't have a pool
and a hot tub in my backyard.

It's gonna be cool.

- A'ight, shnookums?
- [SIGHS]

- [SULTRY MUSIC]
- Oh, yeah.

Hello, everybody.

Tonight we're gonna be making

my special sweet potato crème brûlée.

I know it's just a dessert,

but I was thinking maybe it's time

we turn the heat up in this kitchen.

So first you're gonna want
to take your potato masher

and you're just gonna
want to take two...

I mean, you did film
yourself wearing lingerie,

- but this...
- This is a nightmare.

♪ ♪

And so Kylo refuses to take it down

even though you told him to?

That's the thing. He ghosted me.

I literally... I keep texting him.

He's not responding.

- How long is Dad gonna be?
- No idea.

He's in meeting after
meeting these days.

Well, maybe I should knock.

You could, but I could tell
you exactly what he's gonna do.

He'll drop everything.

He'll put on his armor and go
to battle for his baby girl.

He'll offer to pay whatever
the financial penalty

necessary to get you
out of that contract.

Good, the sooner, the better.

But is that the best solution?

What do you mean?

Your father has always been your hero,

and he will always come to rescue you.

I know that is a good feeling,

but rescuing yourself,

that's priceless.

Sorry. My call went long.

What's so urgent, honeybee?

Actually, I think I'm good now.

Thanks, Daddy.

She okay?

Yeah, she's just finding her own way.

- Hmm.
- Oh, by the way,

the boys are gonna have
some friends over tonight.

Shouldn't be too much for you to handle.

Wait, where are you gonna be?

San Diego Modern Art
Fair, last-minute decision.

Were you gonna tell me?

Well, you've been so busy,
I figured I'd just do it

and get you on board after the fact.

You know, that's how
we rollin' now, right?

Look, if this is about
the campaign money,

again, I am so sorry.

This isn't about you.

This is me doing something for myself.

And it's a good chance for me
to finally get some exposure.

- And I fully support that.
- Thank you.

I better get on the road.
I'll call you when I'm there.

[UPBEAT MUSIC]

♪ ♪

Geoffrey, I'm gonna need
you to arrange some flowers,

a spa day, or dinner
at Asanebo or something.

There may be a different issue.

That's from the recon you
asked for on Reid Broderick.

Note his itinerary this weekend.

- San Diego Modern Art Fair.
- Mm-hmm.

Viv neglected to mention that part.

Look, I know you have full trust in her,

but Mr. Broderick has
quite the reputation.

He's the one you need to worry about.

[UPBEAT MUSIC]

♪ ♪

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

Exactly, it was one of the best moments.

Where you can, you can't make it up.

Oh, there she is. Excuse me.

- The woman of the hour.
- Ugh.

- You made it.
- Finally, yeah.

- Your suite okay?
- Perfect, thank you so much.

Good, good. Of course.

Listen, I gotta go finish
coordinating a few final details,

but people here are
dying to talk to you.

- [SIGHS]
- Vivian, Vivian.

If you're nervous, let's
just have a drink first,

- all right?
- Mm.

[HIP-HOP MUSIC]

♪ Hey, hey, pop that mm ♪

♪ Pop that hey, pop that ah ♪

Hey, y'all, welcome, welcome, welcome.

Glad y'all could make it.

What you smokin' on? What's that?

[LAUGHS]

Hey, y'all look good.
Hey, I'll see y'all later.

I'll see you later. [LAUGHS]

Damn, man. See, what'd I tell you?

Tonight gonna be dumb lit.

I hope so, but there's
barely anyone here.

Well, it's still early.

Carlton, relax.

I got you, okay?

After we throw the party of the year,

you're gonna reinvent
yourself and show people

you don't need Connor's
nut ass to be the man.

Let's go rep.

All right, yeah. Yo, let's tear it up.

[LAUGHS] Let's tear it up.

Let's tear it up.

What's up, man. How are you?

What's up?

What's up, baby? [CHUCKLES]

Yeah, hey, y'all.

Thank y'all for comin' out tonight.

- Y'all having a good time?
- [PEOPLE CHEERING]

Yeah, there you go. Yeah,
cups to the sky, baby.

Hey, yo, this is my
cousin Carlton Banks.

Some of y'all may know
him, some of y'all may not,

but we gonna get him
lit tonight, a'ight?

This energy,

this vibe,

I forgot how good it feels.

You have created a lot of excitement.

People are even saying that
you'd be a ideal candidate

for the Neeman Artistic Fellowship.

What? [LAUGHS]

- Yes.
- That's a huge...

that's quite an honor.

What?

Oh, that is a huge commitment.

Yeah.

You'd have to go on a lecture tour,

curate a traveling exhibit.

But you'd be great, Vivian.

You'd be great.

Audiences will be throwing
roses at your feet.

[LAUGHS]

Yeah, and her roses are long overdue.

Philip.

Well...

Looks like I'm right on
time to join the party.

♪ Pop another bottle ♪

♪ I ain't hearing no objections ♪

Oh, excuse me, off the furniture.

Thank you.

Uh-uh, upstairs is off-limits.

If y'all want to have sex,
do it in the back of your car.

[CHUCKLES] Hilary Banks.

Look at you cracking the whip.

I don't know if you missed the last

Black people meeting, but
that phrase is problematic.

Right, along with "master bedroom"

and "plantation shutters," boss.

- [LAUGHS]
- Yeah, I got the memo.

What are you even doing here?

Oh, Will wanted me to hop
on the aux for the party,

but, you know, I can stick
around, keep you company.

Yeah, I'd like that.

- A'ight.
- Okay.

So Thirsty Chef, huh?

Ugh, don't even get me started.

Look, you looked fine as hell,

but I don't know... it
just didn't seem like you.

It's not.

Look, I'll tell you everything.

I just need a strong drink first.

Let's get it poppin', then.

And I know that this is an
important weekend for you,

and I'm not gonna get
in the way of that.

Not at all.

And I didn't like the
way we left things.

So I thought that this might be a chance

for us to squeeze in some time away.

But what about all
your campaign meetings?

Canceled them. They can wait.

And the boys and their get-together?

Hilary's in charge, and
she's more than capable.

And Geoffrey is driving
Ashley and her friends

to their class trip in Big Bear.

Any more questions?

[SIGHS]

Damn. Turn around for me, please.

Look at you.

You are wearing this dress.

- Shh.
- God, wow.

What do you say maybe

we could have some quality
time together later?

Ah, Black love.

It's a beautiful thing, isn't it?

Sure is.

From what I've read, you
have quite a track record.

Hmm.

I am a single man who enjoys the company

of a beautiful woman
when I find the time.

But we can't believe
everything we Google, can we?

That's exactly what
we tell our children.

It's interesting that
most of these women

are up-and-coming artists.

Pamela Celestine, Deidre Douglass...

How are their careers doing these days?

My interest in Vivian
is strictly professional.

Her art moves me.

End of story.

Just let me know when you're ready.

The reporter from "ARTNews" is here.

Oh, I am definitely ready.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

♪ ♪

What's up, y'all? How are y'all?

♪ Do you really want me ♪

♪ I'm gonna come and push up on you ♪

- There you are.
- Oh, you made it.

You think I'd miss the
biggest party of the year?

Funny. [LAUGHTER]

Nah, but how did you get out the house?

Did you pop some sleeping
pills in your dad's coffee?

Stop. I told him I was hanging out

with Rachel, which isn't totally a lie.

I'm glad you made it.

Well, I hope me being
here doesn't, you know,

cause trouble with you and your uncle.

Oh, no, they're not even here.

They're gone for the weekend.

Yeah, my uncle, your dad,

they'll never know we were together.

- So we can get lit.
- Well, not quite.

Carlton still doesn't know about us.

I know, and I'ma tell him.

I promise I will.

But the day he's been
having, timing's just off.

- Hmm.
- So...

Damn, I wish I could kiss you right now.

What if somebody sees us?

- Where is Carlton anyway?
- I don't know.

Somewhere probably sober
on the struggle bus.

[LAUGHTER]

Man, I been trying to
get him to have some fun

all night, but every time
I see him, he's alone.

Well, you know this is
really not his crowd.

Yeah, I know.

But I got a little
matchmaker situation going on,

so we'll see.

Okay, wait, right there.

And that, that's my favorite dance move.

Yo, mine too.

Oh, you are so much
cooler than your rep.

Ooh, what's my rep?

Forget I said anything.

No, no, no. Come on, I can take it.

Okay. [CLEARS THROAT]

They say you're kind of a sell-out.

The friends you hang with,
the dr*gs you're into,

I mean, you like lacrosse
and yachting and race cars.

Got it, so because I like what I like,

I'm disqualified from being Black?

Well, it doesn't help

that you don't make an
effort to get down with us.

Look, you've never even
been to a BSU meeting.

That's not cool.

Enjoy the party, Aisha.

Hey, you got a lot of love tonight.

I'm proud of you.

You know, if you were
curious about Reid,

all you had to do was ask.

I have nothing to hide.

Look, I trust you completely. I do.

I know his type.

My instinct's to protect you.

From the big, bad art gallery owner?

All right, Philip, let's talk.

Radical honesty.

Yes, please.

sh**t.

I do enjoy spending time with
Reid, but do you know why?

He just makes me feel so alive.

And it's not the way he looks at me.

It's the way he looks at my art.

Likes it's some rare gift

that I'm depriving the
world of if I don't share it.

And I just love how that makes me feel.

That's all.

Well, for you, sure, but for him?

Is it so hard to accept

that someone might
actually believe in my work?

[SIGHS]

Of course not.

Do you know how many people
over the years have asked me

if I'm ever gonna return to my art?

But not you.

My own husband has never asked.

Oh! Excuse me. Y'all need to go.

Yeah, you heard her.

Y'all ain't finna make
no babies up in here.

- Come on.
- Okay.

[SCOFFS]

Thank you.

- Can you believe that?
- I know, right?

Just making themselves at home.

The nerve.

The audacity.

I mean, this room isn't even sexy.

I know, right? Like, you know, it's cool

and everything, but...

it's just an office, you know?

♪ I know that still
rank, do what I gotta do ♪

♪ ♪

♪ I'ma hustle, I see you get to me ♪

♪ And I make, I'ma hustle ♪

[PHONE BUZZES]

Don't check it, don't
check it, don't check it.

It could be my parents

thinking we b*rned down
the house or something.

[SIGHS]

- Oh, yes, I got his ass.
- Who?

Kylo, he's at this
influencer event in Hollywood,

and I'm gonna go down there and tell him

he needs to take that
Thirsty Chef sh*t down now.

- You ready?
- I stay ready. Come on.

No, no, you made that choice
to set your art aside, not me.

Because I was trying to
be the best mother and wife

while still trying to meet all
my deadlines and it was a lot.

Right, and all I ever did
was try to help you out

by telling you that
if you don't ever want

to work another day or earn
another cent that I got you.

And I appreciated it at the time.

And now what?

Part of me resents you for it.

And here I thought I
was making life easier.

[SIGHS]

Okay, so tell me,

what should I have done
differently back then?

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

♪ ♪

Just told me, "Hold on.

I know how hard you've worked.

I know how you can't
breathe without your art,

and I won't let you quit,

not for me, not for the kids.

So just hold on. I got your back."

I'm listening.

And I know you felt the need
to rush down here and save me.

but, baby, the real rescue
I needed was years ago.

♪ ♪

♪ With the shades on, braids long ♪

♪ This her favorite song,
that's my type, shush ♪

- ♪ No time for nonsense ♪
- [LAUGHS]

Hello. [LAUGHTER]

♪ I tap her on the shoulder,
she turn around slowly ♪

We definitely gotta
go. Yo, be right back.

Yo, yo, where's Aisha?

Don't know, don't care.

Come on. What happened?

This was all a bad
idea, all right, Will?

I didn't move to a new city.
I'm not going to a new school.

No one's just gonna
let me be a new person.

Look... yo, yo, yo, Carlton, wait.

Look, you tried, all right?

And I appreciate it. I
just need to be alone.

Have fun.

Carlton.

♪ This her favorite
song, that's my type ♪

♪ That's my brown-skin ATL ♪

♪ Shawty with the
shades on, braids long ♪

♪ This her favorite song,
that's my type, n*gga ♪

♪ That's my brown-skin ATL ♪

[LAUGHS] This is lit.

- Hey, can I get you a drink?
- Okay.

Yeah, a vodka cran.

There he is right there.

Okay, let me do all the talking.

All right, if sh*t go left,
you know I got your back.

Yeah.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

Hilary Banks, what a pleasant surprise.

Don't do that, Kylo.

I've been blowing your phone up all day,

and I want that post removed now.

Look, I know you're
upset, but it genuinely was

never my intention to be disrespectful.

I was juicing the algorithm,

and honestly, people are
loving the Thirsty Chef.

I don't think she need
that type of love, man.

- This is my friend Jazz.
- 'Sup?

Right.

Have you seen the Hootsuite analytics?

Honestly, those numbers are bananas.

Okay, whatever, Kylo,
but I'm not building

an audience off of gimmicks
and clickbait, okay?

I'm here to elevate the
culture, not drag it.

Okay, I hear that.

Look, I'm a disrupter.

That's how I'm always gonna think.

But if that's not what you wanted,

then I really am sorry.

Hey, I see you, Thirsty Chef.

Love to see a Black woman

being unapologetic about her sexuality.

- We need more of that, sis.
- Okay.

Thank you.

Don't look at me.

I swear to God, I didn't
tell them to say that.

I really didn't.

Come on, people love you
here. I can't help it.

I was talking to some bigwigs
earlier from Victoria's Secret,

and they were asking if I
could make an introduction.

I could do that now,
but it's no pressure.

Man, would you just
take the damn video down?

All right.

Actually, it wouldn't hurt

to hear what they have to say,
but just make it quick, Kylo.

- Okay?
- Yes, ma'am.

And, Jazz, you could
still get us those drinks.

I'll be right back.

Let's go.

I'll just have whatever she's having.

- Come on.
- Okay, coming.

I'm gonna introduce you as the woman

who set the internet on fire.

[HIP-HOP MUSIC]

♪ We're just trying
to survive-vive-vive ♪

♪ Keeping the dream alive ♪

It was sweet of you to throw
this party to build Carlton up.

Except now he feels more
hopeless than he did before.

I just didn't think it'd be this hard.

He's had a hard time finding his people.

That feeling of being the only
Black kid is already tough,

and not having a Black
friend group to escape to

makes it even harder.

That just was not my
experience in Philly.

Black school, Black neighborhood,

Black church, Black everything.

That's not Bel-Air.

Battling every r*cist
comment and microaggression

gets exhausting.

After a while, you
just start letting it go

and pushing it down.

Yup, taking anxiety pills and...

snorting Xanax.

sh*t.

We all deal with it different.

Carlton's not gonna change overnight,

so be patient with him.

I will.

♪ ♪

- ♪ Keeping the dream alive ♪
- ♪ Keeping the dream ♪

♪ Keeping the dream alive ♪

♪ We're just trying
to survive-vive-vive ♪

♪ Trying to survive ♪

♪ Keeping the dream alive ♪

[PHONE CHIMES]

♪ Fate is on our side ♪

♪ Fate is on our side, side, side ♪

♪ So we're keeping the dream ♪

- ♪ Keeping the dream alive ♪
- ♪ Alive ♪

♪ Keeping the dream alive ♪

♪ We're just trying to survive ♪

♪ ♪

So did you actually come up
here to charge your phone,

or you came up here to
be all in my business?

[LAUGHS] Yes and yes.

I've never been up here.

It's nice seeing this
different side of you.

[CHUCKLES]

The highest mathematic
achievement award.

Oh, yeah, yeah, big brain, big brain.

Malcolm Gladwell, Colson Whitehead,

and Audre Lorde.

Now, this is a nice collection.

Yeah, Uncle Phil got these for me.

I'm still trying to
make it through them.

[CHUCKLES]

And that's my mom.

I've been telling her all about you.

- She's beautiful.
- Thanks.

And you wear that a lot.
Did she get that for you?

Yeah, yeah, she says, "Your
crown is waiting for you

as soon as you find
the courage to wear it."

- That's very poetic.
- Yeah.

You know, she just
wants what's best for me.

And she was right, you know?

The world is much bigger
than Philly. [CHUCKLES]

Is that why she sent you to Bel-Air?

Come on, I want to
know all your secrets.

You first.

Okay, I'm an open book.

♪ I hope your flowers bloom ♪

Radical honesty?

I can handle it.

When it came to your art,

no one was a bigger fan than me.

I was by your side at every show...

Proud.

I never seen anything more beautiful

than watching you in your element.

But you were struggling, Viv.

You complained about having
to prove yourself to...

a system that wasn't designed
to accommodate you or your art.

[SOMBER MUSIC]

You woke up tired
before you even started.

I mean, I was getting burnt out.

You were constantly
questioning your work,

comparing yourself to Mickalene and Amy.

"Am I a fraud? Am I as good as them?"

I'm an artist. That's what we do.

Except... you let your
insecurities cr*pple you.

Sure, I opened the escape hatch,

but you jumped right through.

No matter how hard I
tried to convince you,

you could never convince yourself

that you were good enough to keep going.

♪ ♪

♪ Mr. Big Bad Wolf,
go and blow that sh*t ♪

♪ If you got it, then you got it ♪

♪ Gotta show that sh*t ♪

♪ Temper tantrum with the money ♪

Yo.

What's going on, bro?

Hey, Carlton. There you are.

Kick-ass party, dude.

I'm surprised you guys showed.

Like, I thought I was public
enemy number one or something.

Nah.

Guess my invitation
got lost in the mail?

Yo, Connor, what the
f*ck are you doing here?

Shouldn't you be, like, at
home getting high on Vicodin?

Thank you for your concern.

John invited me.

Yo, is that what this is about?

I just wanted you guys
to squash this sh*t.

That's it.

- All right, fine.
- Cool.

But after you apologize
for all the r*cist

and offensive sh*t you've been saying.

And I don't mean just me, all right?

Like, the Asian jokes,
the Mexican jokes,

the h*m* sh*t, like, cut it out.

An apology? You're so f*cking sensitive.

- That's not cool.
- Watch.

[PEOPLE MURMURING]

You know what? You're wack.

And this is a weak-ass party.

Let's take it back to my crib.

No, we're good.

Fine, f*ck you too.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

Who's winning? I got next.

- [LAUGHTER]
- Come on.

That ain't no secret.

Oh, a'ight, then. Well,
tell me something else.

Well, my real name is
not Lisa. It's Beulah.

I was named after my grandmother,

and my middle name is Lisa.

- Beulah?
- Yeah.

- Beulah's your real name?
- Yes, it's my real name.

Damn. Sorry.

I didn't mean it like that.
I didn't mean it like that.

But Beulah? Wow.

- Damn.
- Okay.

My bad. No, it's disrespectful.

But no disrespect to your grandma.

- Apologize.
- I'm sure she's lovely.

Sorry, Grandma Beulah.
My fault. It's a lovely name.

Okay, now you.

Why did you really
come here from Philly?

Well, first, my name is Will.

[CHUCKLES]

And... [CHUCKLES]

I came here from Philly

for a better education,

you know?

Just like I said, it's simple.

- Yeah?
- Yeah.

Because my aunt and uncle,
they presented an opportunity,

and I was just like, "Just
gonna take the chance."

Leaving home, moving across the country,

starting over,

that takes a lot of courage, Will.

It's not that hard. [CHUCKLES]

And you changed both of our lives

when you got on the plane, so...

I'm really glad you took that chance.

- [PHONE BUZZES]
- Mm.

Damn, those chargers do work fast.

You want to go back down to the party?

Or we could stay here.

♪ We're just picking between
the evils of the lethals ♪

♪ And the liars, people tired ♪

♪ And they really need a voice ♪
♪ Nah, like, really ♪

♪ This now more than ever, though ♪

♪ All about force and message, though ♪

♪ Nah, like, really ♪

♪ This that calm, collected flow ♪

♪ Done right, wrong correctional ♪
♪ Nah, like, really ♪

Yeah.

Yeah, okay.

♪ Nah, like, really ♪

♪ If you on top that surface ♪

♪ Drop that lesson, though, preach ♪

♪ Nah, like, really ♪

♪ Really, really, really, really ♪

♪ Really, really, really, really, really ♪

♪ Really, really, really ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Really, really, really, really, really ♪

♪ Really, really, really, really ♪

This...

you okay with this?

'Cause if this is moving too fast...

I'm good.

I trust you, Will.

♪ ♪

♪ Really ♪

♪ ♪

Hey.

What do you say I take you for

a late-night drive down the coast?

Clear our heads?

[SOFT MUSIC]

♪ ♪

I think you should go home.

♪ ♪

I'm gonna rescue myself this time.

♪ ♪

[SOPHIETHEHOMIE'S "FALL"]

♪ ♪

♪ Somewhere ♪

♪ Between you and problems ♪

Hey.

I'm sorry that took so long.

Your ice melted.

Look, they offered me K a post.

Can't put a price on dignity.

[CHUCKLES] Okay, Father.

Jazz, it's just business, okay?

I can't pass up this opportunity.

I mean, my engagement is off the chain.

And then once I bank
all these followers,

I can reach out to them with
my content the way I want to.

No, I get all that.

I just didn't think that
you would sell your soul.

Okay, I wouldn't expect you to get it.

I mean, you've had Instagram
for, like, two minutes.

I understood it enough for you

to drag my ass down here
for me to get your back.

Okay. I'm sorry.

I mean, I can give you gas money.

[CHUCKLES]

Yeah, okay.

Check, please.

Yeah, no problem.

Basil Hayden, neat.

[R&B MUSIC]

♪ ♪

I thought you were in for the night.

So did I.

♪ ♪

Listen, I don't want to be
the source of anyone's strife.

If you need to take
a step back, I get it.

Let's talk about the
Neeman Artistic Fellowship.

[HIP-HOP MUSIC]

♪ Oh, my, love me ♪

[LAUGHS]

Mm.

I wish I could stay here forever.

Look, I don't care about my uncle

or your pops or politics.

You're my girl.

That's just the way it is.

That's just the way it is.

[R&B MUSIC]

♪ f*ck attention, I'ma
give you something ♪

♪ You can't pay me for ♪

♪ Giving you my heart ♪

- Hey, have you seen Will?
- No, sorry.

No, you're good.

Yo, what's up? Have you seen Will?

- No, mm-mm.
- All right, cool.

[PHONE BUZZES]

♪ ♪

[SIREN BLIPS]

- LAPD.
- Oh, sh*t.

We need to speak with
the owner of the house.

Look, yo, everyone calm down.

It's okay, all right?
All right, hey, hi.

Sorry, yeah. I live here.

All right, it's my
house. Look, I'm sorry.

The guy who called you is
just upset with me because...

Don't take another step.

♪ ♪

[MUSIC STOPS ABRUPTLY]

sh*t.

Oh, sh*t. Cops are here.

I gotta get down there.

- I'm coming with you.
- No, if you go down there,

your dad will definitely know you lied.

But I can help.

[SIGHS]

Whose residence is this?

[INDISTINCT POLICE RADIO CHATTER]

- I told you, mine.
- He's telling the truth.

- Who are you?
- I'm Lisa Wilkes.

Fred Wilkes is my father.

You're Chief Wilkes' daughter?

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

Yes, and he wants to speak with you.

♪ ♪

Yes, sir.

♪ ♪

Understood.

All right, party's over.

Everyone get out of here.

Go straight home.

♪ ♪

♪ Nothing, nothing to play ♪

♪ Nothing, nothing, nothing to play ♪

♪ Nothing, nothing, nothing to play ♪

♪ Nothing, nothing, nothing to play ♪

♪ Pull up, I feel like animal ♪

♪ 'Bout to treat me like animal ♪

♪ Round up, acting like animal ♪

♪ Pull up, treat me like animal ♪

♪ I am an animal ♪

♪ Treat me like animal ♪

♪ I am a wild one ♪

♪ I give the devil a run for his money ♪

♪ I k*ll off my own kind ♪

♪ Scarecrow with no mind ♪

♪ Who want to rumble ♪

♪ I pull up and two up, yeah, level ♪

♪ And slaughter your children,
I am nothing to play with ♪

♪ Nothing to play with, ooh-eh-eh ♪

♪ Burn down your village,
your wife and your children ♪

♪ My prisoners under religion ♪

♪ Pullin' myself out of the ashes ♪

♪ Owing nothing to no one ♪

♪ Born and raised in the jungle ♪

♪ I mean nothing to no one ♪

♪ Burn down your village,
your wife and your children ♪

♪ My prisoners under religion ♪

♪ Nothing to play with,
nothing to play with ♪

♪ Ooh-eh-eh ♪

♪ Nothing to play with,
nothing to play with ♪

♪ Ooh-eh-eh ♪

♪ Nothing to play with,
nothing to play with ♪

♪ Ooh-eh-eh ♪

♪ Nothing to play with,
nothing to play with ♪