Beyond the Vows (2018) - full transcript

(light music)

(light dramatic music)

(phone ringing)

(beeping)

- Just take care of her.

She's probably
hungry or something.

Okay, bye.

- Mommy duties call?

- Yeah, well how can
I help you, ma'am?

- I'm here to try on my dress.

- Oh, okay, all right.



- Are you new here?

- Yeah, sorry, my name's Alexis.

Today makes a week.

- I love that necklace.

- Oh, thank you.

We actually have some
more in the front

if you wanna see them.

- No, better not.
- Are you sure?

- I don't wanna crush my budget.

- Okay, well what's
your last name?

- Burbanks

- Burbanks.
- Karen Burbanks.

- Okay, um, your dress is
actually in the dressing room.

If you need anything,
let me know.



- All right, thank you.

- Oh, baby, look at you.

- I just, I love,
love this dress.

- Yes, I um, yeah, what
about all that skin?

You know, all in
your mid-drifting.

You know, all this
right here, baby.

I, I, you don't think
that's too much?

- I'm trying to look
sexy for my husband.

- Baby, you've already
got his attention.

You don't have to try so hard.

It's better to be conservative.

- Okay

You're probably right.
- Yes.

- Whew, Lord, it is
hot out there, honey.

- Thanks for coming.
- Girl, okay, I guess.

It's hot out there
girl, I need a drink.

(Delissa clearing throat)

Hey, sister Delissa.

- Afternoon.

- All right, Karen,
I'm here for you.

So, what else do you
need me to do girl?

Let me see, okay this
dress, all right.

Mid-drift showin'.

You know we can lose--

- Can I get you guys anything?
- All of this.

- [Alexis] A drink?

- Yes, please.
- No thank you.

- I'll get it in a minute, yeah.

- Oh, sure.

- Okay, but I'm
digging it though.

I'm likin' it.
- I love this.

- It's cute.

You know, we can
make it shorter.

- And here I thought it
was mother daughters day.

- It's my day.

Please don't ruin it.

- Okay, baby.

- Okay, well has
she settled down?

Okay, well I don't even
get off until 7:00.

So, I'll be there
as soon as I can.

- I think somebody needs a man.

- And I think you need the man.

- Did you?

- You know the one upstairs
and not the two in your bed.

- Did you bring the
thank you cards?

- I did.

Here you go, here
you go, friend.

Take that out, that that out.

- Oh no, no, this is all wrong.

You got the dates mixed up

and the pastor's name
is spelled wrong.

- [Dottie] Oh, I'm sorry.

- Baby, let me see.

Give it to me.

You know what, I
can easily fix this.

I'm a good fixer.

If you want
something done right,

you gotta give it to your mama.

- Thank you so much, mom.

Hurry, they close at 5:00.

- You got it, baby.

(scoffs)

- You look good.

- Oh you know, mom,
I would do that

if I had a place of my own.

Okay, bye.

Bye.

(Alexis groans)

- You know your mama thinks that

I'm the devil's
daughter herself?

- What time is it, I have to go.

I have to meet Don
in a few minutes.

- Okay, look, wait, wait,
wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

Before you go.

Are you sure about all this?

- Yeah, why are you
asking me that again?

Whatever you're
trying to say, don't.

(Dottie sighs)

- Can I get that drink?

- [Alexis] I'm coming.

- Oh, no thank you.

Let's go.

(knocking on door)

- [Pastor Holland] Come in.

Hey, how are you doing?

- Hey.

- [Pastor Holland] Good,
good to see you guys.

Have a seat.

All right, so, how
are you guys doing?

- Great.

Never better.

- Last time we met
we talked about

emotional intimacy
and temptation.

- Yeah, yeah, that's right.

I was saying I don't
take a second look.

I try to avoid places and people

that make temptation
easier for me, you know?

And especially when
I'm feeling alone.

- [Pastor Holland] This feeling,

does it make you vulnerable?

- Yes.

It's the lack of intimacy.

- [Pastor Holland]
Can you explain?

- Okay, Karen's job, it's
stressful and I understand that,

so I try not to bother
her, but, Pastor,

a brother get lonely and this
whole silent treatment thing.

- Silent?

- Uh, verbally,
physically, mentally.

I feel like she's ignoring me.

- I'm sorry.

I guess I need to
work on being more

invested after an
exhausting day.

- There are other
ways to communicate

in between those stages.

I mean, you could
send a text message.

You know, you could
leave a love note,

leave a sweet voicemail.

You know, things like that.

Staying connected is key.

You know, emotional affairs
exist when one spouse

isn't emotionally
available or present.

- I guess I see my problem.

I can admit I do vent to other
women about our problems.

- But why?

They can't solve our problem.

- Well now, remember Don,
that a prolonged casual

conversation, it can
produce feelings.

- I think it depends on the man.

Since some men read into
conversations the wrong way.

- How important is
intimacy for you?

- Very important.

Don and I used to
talk for hours.

I loved our connection.

- My conversation
with another women

is not that same
connection, Karen.

- I'm just asking you
to keep it professional

so you don't build a connection.

- Sweetheart, that's exactly
what I've been doing.

(Karen sighing)

- At least, at least
give me comfort

in knowing that
you've set boundaries.

- You know, scripture
says to abstain

from the very
appearance of evil.

I mean that tugging in your
spirit, I mean that's a warning.

- But he wouldn't have
to run if he's delivered

from lust or whatever
he's struggling with.

- I'm not struggling anymore.

I'm good, baby, I promise.

I'm good.

- Look.

It's not too late to wait
before we take that next step.

Are you ready?

- Yes, we're ready.

We love each other.

- [Pastor Holland] Karen?

- Yeah, yes, we do
love each other.

And nothing will
come between us.

Nothing.

- Let's do this.

- [Preacher] God can give
you a way of detecting faith

not only in God,
through confidence.

- [Karen] You are still
stunning even now.

- [Preacher] Now, why is
faith so important to you?

Because faith has no limit.

- I see you still have

your nails painted.
- There is nothing that

faith cannot absolve.
- It's a great color on you.

I went to the
doctors yesterday and

- [Man] Let's look
at faith for a moment

as a servant.
- I still...

- [Man] Well let's
go on over there.

Let's go over with me now,
- Think.

- [Man] Where are we right now?

- The procedure
is too expensive.

- [Preacher] All
right, let's go over to

Luke chapter 17 please.

Luke chapter 17.

Folks, we can have you walking

so high in the spiritual realm.

Do you hear what I'm saying?
- But that's okay.

I'll keep praying until
something happens.

- Get a big toe in
there and just whew.

That's right.

Get on in there, wade around.

Let it come up waist level.

Come on, now.

(Don sighing)

- Karen.

Man.

(phone buzzing)

- [Delissa] Karen honey?

Hey, baby.

- Hey, mama.

- [Delissa] I was
thinking about you.

Brought you a little something.

(Delissa giggling)

- Mama, you are so good to me.

- All right, okay.

All right, sweetheart.

Tell me what's going on.

- It's happening again.

- [Delissa] What's
happening, baby?

- The triggers.

- Ah.

You can always tell
in the bedroom.

- Ma, why did you stay?

(Delissa sighs)

- Um, I stayed because
I loved your father.

I loved your father
very, very much.

I mean he was good to me,
he was even better to you.

He was a good man.

He had his faults, but you know.

- Daddy is the reason
I'm a caregiver.

- Look baby.

Regarding you and Don.

Now you two made a commitment
before God and before friends

and family and you swore
that he was the one.

You gotta make a decision, baby.

What does that say about you?

- It says I'm confused.

I just don't wanna
pay for his mistakes.

- The two of you are a team.
(light dramatic music)

You and Don are united.

Which makes his
mistakes your mistakes.

And his fight is your fight.

Which means if you want
it, you gotta fight for it.

Now baby, you have
to make a decision.

You have to stop being
so confusing, okay?

Well, mama has to go.

The queen has a date with B16.

(Delissa chuckling)

- Who?

- B16, Bingo, baby.

Bam.

(Delissa laughing)

Mama got it, mama got it.

The queen baby, the queen.

Talk to you later, honey.

- Thanks, mom.

Thanks for the ice cream.
- You're welcome, baby.

- Yes, so they should be at

the title company
in the morning.

They have everything.

Everything for closing is done.

Right, we have all
of their money.

Everything's been
transferred to escrow.

- Hey.
- Hey.

- This has been in
my car for decades.

- Aw.

Thank you.

I wonder what it is.

- I don't know.

Connie coming over?

- No, she's meeting up
with her ex at his house.

- How did you two meet anyway?

- She's Ms. Garcia's sitter.

- There you go again,
trying to save the world.

- Thanks so much.

Guess who just sold a house
that your husband couldn't sell?

- Congratulations.

Don't leave me hanging.

- Oh, a gift.

Sounds light.

It's probably lingerie.

- It's a present to Karen.

- She ain't into this.

- Why would you say that?

- Oh girl, please.

Look miss conservative here.

Uh, she ain't getting
down with no lingerie.

- Thanks a lot, friend.

Well, I can't stay.

I have to get to work, okay?

Don't forget to drop off
these boxes to the church.

- [Dottie] I'm gonna
remember, I got it, I got it.

- Yeah, I'm going with you.

(present rattling)

(Dottie hissing)

(light music)

♪ I'm the star that you
see in every child's eyes ♪

♪ I'm whatever one needs to
bloom the flowers of life ♪

♪ I can bring
cultures together ♪

♪ And spread
rainbows worldwide ♪

♪ I'm love ♪

♪ I am love ♪

♪ Cleanse the sweet
flames of light ♪

♪ I am love ♪

♪ Emotion keeps
the arms around ♪

♪ I am love ♪

♪ Who lights the, lights
the flames of light ♪

♪ I am love ♪

♪ Don't you see
that this is mine ♪

- That's weird.

- What?

- Did you take a shower
before you came home?

- What are you
talking about, Karen?

- That's not the
cologne I bought.

- So you accusing me?

This was from you.

- I'm sorry.

(Don sighs)

(thudding)

- Where all this
coming from, Karen?

- Gosh, I can't ask a question
without you being offensive.

- No, you can ask me anything.

It's just the way
that you asking.

You're not trying to pick
with me tonight, are you?

- [Karen] If I was,
would I be wearing this?

- Okay, all right, time
out, time out, time out.

Let's just communicate
like two grown adults.

We said we'd meet each
other halfway, right?

Right?

- Okay.

Dottie insinuated that
I was a boring wife.

- [Don] What?

- Boring.

Can you believe that?

(Don sighs)

Oh, so you agree with her?

- No, that's not what I said.

- Great.

- I just didn't know that Dottie

had that much power
in our bedroom.

That's all.

- Well you know,
I just don't know

how to speak your love language.

I mean, you were
with other women.

I feel like I have
to compete with them,

just so you won't be vulnerable.

- And Dottie has the answer?

You don't need to be
those other women.

Karen, they were just fantasies.

You are everything to me.

Hey.

If you wanna know how to please
me, you just have to ask.

- Okay.

(Karen sighs)

Do I fulfill your fantasy?

- Yes.

Yes.

And would you please keep Dottie

out of our personal business?

She's bitter, babe.

- I don't think
she means any harm.

- Look, I can't tell you
who to socialize with,

and I'm not going to,

but I will you that
her negative energy,

it just ain't helping us.

- She said--

- Don't, don't, don't.

Don't even say it, babe.

Look just take my hand.

Babe, take my hand.

(light music)

Father, I just wanna thank
you right now for my wife.

Thank you for everything
that you're doing for us

and everything that
you're gonna do.

We come before you
tonight asking you

to forgive us our thoughts.

We just ask that you
lead us and guide us

into all truth
and understanding.

So we don't lean to
our own, Father God,

but we lean on you and we
rest easy on your word.

We walk by faith
and not by sight.

Father I ask that you just
cover us right now with

your precious blood so
we can guard our hearts.

So we can guard our marriage.

In Jesus name, Amen.

- Amen.

Did you rush the prayer?

- Well maybe just a little.

But it was for a
good reason though.

Now come on to bed.

(knocking on door)

Good morning.
- Morning.

- You need to cover up.

- You need not be looking.

- You coming around your
friends house dressed all--

- Boy bye, go sell a
house or something.

(Don sighs)

Hey girl.

I just seen your husband.

- [Karen] Good morning.

Are you good this morning?

- I'm good.

That was your overkill
Christian friend last night.

She got on my nerves.

- Do you get along with anybody?

- Yeah.

Most people just oversensitive.

How y'all doing?

- Why do I get the
feeling you're asking me

for all the wrong reasons?

- Look, you know what I believe.

Once a cheater,
always a cheater.

- Okay, so when you
make jabs like that,

it makes it real difficult
to remain your friend.

- Well look, just
because you forgave him,

that don't mean I have to.

- Okay, so it's gonna
take you some time.

But your attitude
is not helping.

- You know, I was talking
to this girl I know, Julie,

you know about your
situation 'cause y'all

kinda goin' through
the same thing.

- Wait, you're telling strangers
about my personal life.

- But she don't even know you.

- Exactly, now she does.

- I just can't sit
back and watch him

make a fool outta you.

- Well stop watching
and start praying.

- Well, I'm just
trying to help you.

- No, Dottie, you're
trying to be right.

(Dottie sighing)

- Well, when he hurts
you again, call me.

Have a blessed day.

- I'll be there around 10:00.

She gets on my nerves, man.

- You and your mother.

Stop playing Troy's stuff.

- Look, don't take
your frustrations out

on me 'cause you
mad at your mama.

- Hold on girl, let me
call him real quick.

- [Laurie] You know you
playing with fire, right?

- No, be quiet, (hushes).

- [Don] You reached Don, go
ahead and leave your message.

- He never answers the phone.

Girl, when I saw
Donnie at the boutique

the other day I
almost passed out.

- Look at you, calling
somebody else's

husband by their nickname.

- Girl, we could've
worked it out.

Okay, he was already
separated from his wife.

- [Laurie] And why
was he separated?

- I don't know.

- Did you ask him?

Oh, let me guess.

You're completely
different, right?

- I guess so.

- Then why isn't
he here with you?

- Look, I didn't know
he was married, okay?

He didn't have a ring on.

- So wait, let me
get this straight.

Before you slept with him,

y'all didn't have
the conversation?

- Uh, duh.

I mean, you don't usually have
dialog when it's a hookup.

- Alexis, he took
advantage of you.

- No, he did not.

- [Laurie] Yes, he did.

- Look, I only need one more
night with Donnie, okay?

He'll come around.

He just hasn't experienced
the best parts of me.

- Look, you gave
up enough already.

The man is married.

He wasn't even there for
you when you had your baby.

- He didn't know he was
the father, remember?

- Do you know who the father is?

Well somebody needs to pay.

- [Alexis] For what?

- 'Cause you need some help.

Do you still got the
receipt to the boutique?

- Hi, you must be Carl.

- [Carl] Hi, how are you?

- Um, I'm Ms. Garcia's
caregiver, Karen.

It's nice to meet you.

- Nice to meet you.

- We've been looking for
her family for a long time.

- I came as soon as I could.

How is she?

- She's blessed
and highly favored.

- Blessed and highly favored?

Forgive me, but it doesn't
look that way to me.

- I know what it looks like,
but we speak what we wanna see.

- Christian?

Hm, figures.

They were inseparable.

It was love in its
rightest forms.

- I'm so sorry.

- Thank you.

- [Karen] So where were you?

- I was in London.

I was in a bad place.

- You seem pretty stable to me.

- I look stable to you?

You know nothing about me.

- I know that you left
her to fend for herself.

- I send her cards.

But when I didn't
hear back from her,

I thought she was dead.

- I would think you
would come sooner

if you thought she was dead.

- I came back for you, mom.

I got us a house.

Oh and that granddaughter
you always wanted.

You're gonna meet Maria.

Ma, it's me.

Mom?

Mama?

I got married now.

And I came back to get you.

- [Karen] She can hear you.

- Mom.

Mom, I miss you.

Your prayers, your
prayers finally worked.

She squeezed my hand.

She squeezed my hand.

So, how long have you
been taking care of her?

- Uh, for a little
over two years now.

She also has a
nursing assistant.

Will you be staying?

- Yes.

(light dramatic music)

(papers crinkling)

- Good morning.

- Good morning.

- You are looking beautiful.

- Thank you.

You know I called
you and your phone

went straight to voicemail.

- Bae, I must have feel asleep.

I'm sorry.

- How do you fall asleep and
your wife is not inside yet?

(plates clanking)

- Karen, I was exhausted.

You know I've been putting
in a lot of hours trying

to sell these houses,
but I promise you,

it won't happen anymore, okay?

- Yeah, okay.
- Okay.

- So apparently, Carl,

- [Don] Yeah.

- He's been away getting clean.

- [Don] Oh.

- And he wants to take her home.

- Oh no.

- Yeah.
- Bae, I'm so sorry.

- [Karen] So what about
you and the house downtown?

- No, nothing yet.

I do think Dottie's gonna
take over the sale though.

But I am working on something,

so we can get the
procedure done.

- It's such a shame, you
and Dottie used to get along

so well and worked
really good together.

(change rattling)

(change clanking)

Thank you.

So, do you know what today is?

- It's the playoffs.

That's what it is,
the playoffs, yeah.

(phone buzzing)

That your office?

- Speaking of that, I
have to get to work, bae.

- Okay.
- But I will see

you in an hour.

It smells really good in here.

I love you.

- Yeah, ditto.

(phone ringing)

- Dr. Johnson's Medical Clinic,

this is Kelly, how
may I help you?

One moment please, can you hold?

Good morning.

- Good morning.

- [Kelly] Can I
get you to sign in?

- Hey listen, I'm running
a little bit late for work.

So, how long you
think this gonna take?

- I'm not really sure.

Can I get you to sign in though?

- Yeah, pen?
- Yeah, sure.

- [Don] I'm here for
a paternity test.

- [Kelly] Okay and your name?

- [Don] Don Burbanks.

- Okay great, thank you.

- You know what, Alexis,
you got a lot of nerve

calling me up here.

Why in the world did you wait
so long to tell me about this?

- Because I didn't
know it was yours.

Plus, I had two
other guys tested

and they were not her father.

- Hold on, hold on.

You were sleeping with
me and two other guys?

What kinda man do you
think I am, woman?

- The selfish type.

What kinda woman
do you think I am?

- What if I had
brought something home
to my wife, Alexis?

- That's your problem.

You're the one in violation.

You're the one that's married.

I'm not.

- Okay.

Once I prove I'm not
this baby's father.

- Mm hm.
- I'm gonna come pick

up my wife's
necklace and we done.

I'm done, it's over.

- She ain't gonna
appreciate it anyway.

And it's gonna take more than
a necklace to heal that pain.

- Yeah, we gonna see about that.

- [Kelly] Don Burbanks.

- [Nurse] Hey.

I'm gonna run a mouth
swab on you today.

(nurse blowing)

All right, for this mouth swab

I'm gonna need you to open wide.

Can you open for me please?

Wide.

Thank you, sir.

All right.

You'll get your test
results in the mail.

♪ Look over your shoulders ♪

♪ I'm never too far ♪

♪ I'll come to
wherever you are ♪

♪ I'll carry your burdens ♪

♪ I'll carry your heart ♪

♪ I'll come to
wherever you are ♪

♪ 'Cause I will
be your shelter ♪

♪ I will be your shelter ♪

♪ I will be your shelter
through the storm ♪

Happy anniversary baby.

- [Karen] I thought you forgot.

- No you didn't.

- I did.

I was about to be mad too.

- Shall we?

(glasses clinking)

The girl from the boutique,
she told me you liked it.

So I got it for you.

- I love it.

- Do you really?

- I miss this part about you.

You remember our first date?

- Yes.

- When you just bought a
car and you were so excited.

- Yeah and I pulled up and
smelled like aftershave.

(Karen giggling)

And I was all ready
to go and Miss Delissa

called everyone in
the neighborhood

and they couldn't go
because I had no seats--

- You didn't have any backseats.

- No backseats, yeah.

(Don chuckling)

She ruined that day for
me, you know she did.

That was one of the best
moments of my life, Karen.

- Okay.

If you knew it was wrong,
why didn't you just end it?

- Bae, it's our anniversary.

Okay.

It was never my intention
to cheat on you, baby.

I didn't know how to end it.

- So coming home to me
wasn't enough to end it?

- When you decided to
finally take me back,

the affair, the lust,
the emotional ties,

they all just died and
I was being immature.

I ended it because I love you.

I stopped praying, I was
just, I was so insecure.

Bae, we're never gonna
go back to that place.

It wasn't worth it.

(dog barking)

I just wanna enjoy this
moment with you right now.

Please.
- Okay.

- Okay.
- Okay.

- [Don] Happy anniversary.

- Happy anniversary.

(glasses clinking)

Dottie, I'm trying so hard not
to be suspicious right now.

- What's wrong with you?

I thought it was
your anniversary?

- It is, but someone
keeps calling my house

and then just hanging up.

- Like calling and
holding the phone?

Or as soon as you
pick up they hang up?

- What difference does it make?

- If they call and just
listen to who answers,

they were not expecting
you to pick up.

(dramatic music)

- Maybe I'll just get
the, the number changed.

- No, wait a minute.

Let's just say it's a woman.

Now, if she calls and
just holds the phone,

she definitely wants
you to know she exists.

- Why am I entertaining this?

- One ring sounds
like a side chick.

Holding the phone,
that's a baby mama.

(Karen scoffs)

- Don doesn't have any babies.

- Once the side chick
gets pregnant, the
whole game changes.

- What game?

- When side chicks get pregnant,

they demand the same
treatment as the wife.

(Dottie sighs)

Girl, embrace yourself
'cause this might get ugly.

- You know, Don isn't who
you think he is anymore.

- [Dottie] It sounds like she's
in love with your husband.

- That's impossible,
it's my husband.

- She's definitely
breaking all the rules,

I can tell you that.

- [Karen] What rules?

- Girl.

One, a side piece can
not expect a relationship

to be any more
than just a hookup.

- What?

- Number two.

She cannot text
or call him ever.

He will contact her
when he is available.

Number three.

Don't ever ask questions.

Girl don't be stupid.

(Dottie sighs)

Number four.

Never, ever, ever look
forward to seeing him

on holidays and
birthdays, sit down.

And number five.

They must be very
discreet because

if the wife ever finds
out, the queen, the boss,

oh he will disown her
like it never happened.

If you really wanna know
if he cheatin', girl,

check his pay stubs or pop up
as his job, smell his clothes,

check his colognes,
any of 'em missing?

And look, don't
forget his phone.

Check all his accounts, okay?

His bank account, his Twitter,
his Facebook, his Instagram.

- I can't, I can't do that.

I can't search his, that's
invading his privacy, Dottie.

- What privacy?

Y'all are married.

Girl go home and
handle your business.

(Dottie scoffs)

- Hi Ms. Garcia.

Hey Paul.

Ms. Garcia, I am so
glad to be here today.

Oh, what is going
on with your hair?

(dramatic music)

Where's your?

Ms. Garcia, why isn't,
why isn't this in?

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

Ms. Garcia.

Okay.

(Karen panting)

Oh, my God.

Come on.

Breathe.

Carl?

- [Carl] What's going
on, is she fine?

- Carl, call 911.
- What's going on?

What?

- Call 911.

Come on.

Breathe, Ms. Garcia,
come on, breathe.

Come on, breathe.

Don't be stubborn, breathe.
- Hello, yeah.

What's is the address, Karen?
- Come on, Ms. Garcia.

- Karen, what is the address?

- [Karen] 2018 Evergreen.

- Two zero, two zero what?

- [Karen] 2018 Evergreen.

- 2018 Evergreen.
- Come on, come on Ms. Garcia.

- 2018 Evergreen.

- Breathe.
- Mom.

Yes.
- Come on Ms. Garcia.

Can you go outside and wait
for the ambulance, please?

- No, I'm not going anywhere.

I'm not going anywhere.

- [Karen] Carl, please.

Come on.

- [Carl] Karen, if
this is so serious,

why is she not in the hospital?

- It was your mother's wishes.

Carl, go!

Come on.

Come on, Ms. Garcia.

(door slamming)

I won't give up on you, come on.

Come on.

Come on.

Come on, I need you Ms. Garcia.

(Karen crying)
Please.

Please don't die
on me, Ms. Garcia.

- They're coming, they're coming

don't let her die.

Please don't let her die.

- I'm sorry.
- Please.

- Oh, God.
- Mom.

Mom.

Karen.
- Please don't die.

I need you.

(Carl sighing)

I'm so sorry.

I'm so sorry.

Oh, Ms. Garcia.

(somber music)

(Karen panting)

Come on, Ms. Garcia.

Stay with me.

I need you, come on.
- Karen.

- Come on, come on.

- Ah, for the smoothest
grooviest jazz,

keep your ears into
the west coast.

Cool 98.1 FM, catch
the vibe, be cool.

(jazz music)

- God can give you a way
- You reached Don, go ahead

and leave your message.
- of detecting faith.

Glory to God through confidence.

(audience cheering)

(knocking on door)

(door creaking)

- Well I do have nosy neighbors.

Do you wanna conduct this
matter on the inside or?

- Yeah.

So I'm here.

Where's she at?

- Do you want
something to drink?

- No.
- Eat?

- No.

- Okay, relax.
- Relax?

Okay.

So uh, do you have the results?

- No, not yet.

- Then what?

Nevermind.

Is this your place?

- My roommates.

- Okay so, Alexis,
you knew I was coming.

- Look, she's not here,
she's at my mother's.

She's keeping her tonight.

What part of not here
don't you understand?

She's not here, look.

- What am I doing here then?

- Look, you remember
this picture that we took

at my cousin's birthday party?

- Alexis, I don't have
time for this, okay?

I'm gonna just dip out.

- Wait, just wait.

Look, I'm not gonna beg you.

You know you still want me.

- You know what.
- Are you really gonna

pass all of this up?

- This was a mistake.

Okay, I shoulda went
with my first mind.

I gotta go.

Hey, come on now.

- [Alexis] I thought
you were working late.

- [Troy] I got off early.

Huh.

- [Don] Roommate, huh?

- No, this is actually my place.

- Okay, um.

Yeah, this used to be
one of my properties.

How you doing, man?

- [Troy] Fine.

- Alexis asked me to stop by.

- Actually, I told you
to stop by tomorrow.

- Tomorrow?

- You must be Donnie.

Is it Donnie?
- It's Don, actually.

- Don, ah.

- But uh, yeah man.

Trust me, anything she
told you, it ain't true.

Not all of it.

- I love your daughter.

I mean, I take care of her
as if she was one of our own.

- Uh, okay.

My daughter?

You think she might
be yours though?

- Oh, no.

I mean, no, no, no.

She's a sweet kid.

- All right, listen.

I'm not trying to
come between whatever

you got going on with
your daughter, okay?

Y'all relationship is
y'all relationship.

I'm just trying to tell
you, if she is mine,

if she's my daughter,
if she's my daughter,

I want her to know who I am.

- I respect that.

- [Don] Cool.

- I respect that.

Uh, I think it's
time for you to go.

- Roommate, huh?

You're playing a dangerous game.

You gonna get somebody hurt.

I'll let myself out.

(Dottie sighing)

You've reached Don, go ahead
- You realize that your

thoughts are so powerful.
- And leave a message.

- [Preacher] Till they
draw stuff to you.

Philippians 4:8, look he
says, manage your mind.

He says, let's, here's what
I want you to think on.

He says think on what
to other things are.

(phone buzzing)

- Hey.

- [Preacher] Now the
children of the--

- Ms. Garcia passed away today.

- Oh, my God.

Karen, I'm so sorry.

- [Preacher] Haven't
passed yet, the power.

- I've told you not to get
too close to your patients.

- I know, but this,

she was different.

- How's her son?

- Yeah, he's just,
he's devastated.

- [Preacher] Jesus had
power before Jesus came.

- I feel really bad.
- Where's my food?

I come home around
the same time.

- What happened, why is Kevin
yelling in the background?

- It's okay.

You've been through
enough tonight.

- Oh, my God, listen to him.

He's so angry.

- [Preacher] That's why the
church is so powerful now.

- Is he hitting you?

- What, why would you say that?

(Cora sighing)

I don't think I
love him anymore.

- Who said that?
- You can't just.

You can't just fall out
of love with somebody.

Cora?
- You gotta resist sin.

- No, I'm here.

Um, see he's settled down now.

Everything is,
everything is okay.

- Self is more important.
- I'll give you your space.

but if you need me,
- Resist the devil.

- please call me.
- Push the devil to the cliff.

- Hey um, would you mind not
telling anyone about this?

- [Preacher] Devil to resist.

- You're secret safe with me.
- You are now forgiven.

- I'm praying for you.

- I'll see you guys tomorrow.

- [Kevin] Now where
is my alcohol?

Did you hide it again?

- [Preacher] That's enough!

Today!

(door slamming)

(muffled preacher speaking)

- What's up, Bae?
- God goes so far for you.

- I called you three times.
- If you'll just let him

think through you.

He said your thoughts
have not been my thoughts.

- I don't know what's going
on, but you better fix it.

- So, till death come.
- Okay, all right, I will.

- [Preacher] And
we're gonna allow God

to think through our mind.

- [Don] Just gonna freshen up.

(muffled preacher talking)

(light music)

- [Karen] I just, I knew
she was gonna make it.

- Girl, I'm here for you.

You know that, right?

Anything you need.

- Takes a strong woman
to step into your shoes.

We know how much
she meant to you.

- Well, it comes
with the territory.

- I need a job and a man.

- For what?

- I need money.

I got bills.

I need love.

- God bless the child
whose got her own.

Well look, when you and
Bud first separated,

that's when you shoulda
got your stuff together.

- She's right.

I mean, some couples do
better after separation.

- Oh, back up now.

I have seen couples, you
know, living like they single,

shacking up, making
public appearances.

- It's still adultery
in God's eyes.

You can't approve
what God disapproves.

- You remember when you
and Don first separated

and you call yourself
trying to get revenge and...

No, okay, not the right time.

- I haven't been able to
find a good saved man.

I must be cursed.

- That's the problem.

He should find you.

- Mm hm.
- Me?

- Why go looking for trouble?

- Oh it's no trouble.

I'm gonna cater to
my next husband.

- Cater?

All right, y'all let
Beyonce brainwash

y'all a little too much.

- What's wrong with that?
- What's wrong with that?

- Please, honey.

Dottie is not cooking,
cleaning, ironing,

and turning over at 4:00
in the morning for nobody.

- Dottie.

You can't be married and keep
your single ways, Dottie.

We're supposed to make
our husbands better.

- At what expense?

They should be
making us better too.

- Oh I'll pay the cost.

It doesn't feel
good being alone.

- Well you might as well be.

If you building him up
to bring yourself down.

Look ladies, we are not the
weaker vessels, they are.

Although y'all all lookin'
pretty weak right about now.

- [Karen] And how'd you come
up with that conclusion?

- This one's divorced.

This one's separated and
you are yet holding on.

Listen, I don't need to
change my last name to prove

to the world that
I'm spoken for, okay?

Friends with benefits
work good with me.

- You seem a little too
intelligent to stoop so low.

- You're low may not be my low.

And look, married
men are simple.

All they need is a little
convo, sports and good sex.

Like I said, if you
don't entertain your man,

somebody else will.

- And it's not your
responsibility to entertain

them thottie, oh I mean, Dottie.

- [Dottie] Okay, calm down.

That was the old Dottie.

I mean, I'm saved
now, I'm just sayin'.

- Oh, when it benefits you.

- If only I--

- Okay, no ma'am, nah.

Alexis, Alexis, we need drinks.

You over here, you're
just, you're bringing down.

You're bringing me
all the way down.

- Here you go, ladies.
- Thank you, thank you.

- Yeah, I'll take one.
- Here you go, drink this.

- Thank you.

- All right ladies,
y'all don't want none?

- No.

- Well let's toast.

Toast to all the women who
got their stuff together.

And listen, once he stop tapping
you at 4:00 in the morning,

just know he tapping
another woman--

- [Don] Hey ladies,
Cora, Ms. Connie.

- I hear you didn't
sell that house.

- No, you know what, I
didn't sell the house,

but I did sell the one
you was trying to sell.

- All right, well that's my cue.

Karen, if you need me, you
know where to call me, girl.

Thanks for everything.

(muffled talking)

- Good luck on the next one.

- Shut up.

- [Don] How you feeling?

- Much better now
that you're here.

- [Alexis] I'm
having a blessed day.

Welcome to Baccalis.
- Thank you.

- Um we actually
have a special today.

Chicken Alfredo
over a creamy sauce.

Would you like to try it?

- I'm gonna just have a water.

- A water.
- Just a water, yeah.

- Okay.
- Same.

- All right.

Donnie, right?

- Don, this is the
lady from the boutique.

- [Don] Hey, how you doing?

- Great.

Yeah, you know, I was
actually mentioning

to your wife earlier that you
know, I have to work two jobs,

you know, to provide
for my daughter.

- Sure, I'm sorry
to hear about that.

- You know, we actually have
some more of the necklaces too.

You should stop by.

- No, no, no, no you shouldn't
because I found a place

that's closer to the
house, so thank you again.

- Okay.
- We're good.

- Dessert for you, Karen?

- Um, no, I'm fine, thank you.

- Okay, I'll take those menus.

Thank you.

Oh, you know, you have a
nose just like my daughter.

Hm.

- Why are you so nervous?

What you?
- Figgity?

- What you talking about?

Is it hot in here?

- You know, I wish I could
be a fly on the wall,

just to see how you
are without me around.

- What are you talking about?

I'm not nervous at
all, I'm just hot.

- Is that your second look rule?

Why is it so hard for you to
not look at another woman?

- As many times as I have to
tell you, I will tell you.

You are more than
enough for me, baby.

Okay, I'm satisfied with you.

Look, I'm just gonna go
to the bathroom real quick

and I'll be right back, okay?

- Oh, it's such a small world.

Never know who you're
gonna run into.

- Hey, hey.
- You know, we actually.

- [Don] What's going on?

- I'll be back with your orders.

- Yeah, do that, do that.

Thank you.

Look, I'm not feeling good.

My stomach is hurting.

Is it all right if we
just get outta here?

- You sure?

- Yeah, I'm sure.

And you know, Karen,
you just can't keep

accusing me all the time.

Just 'cause you think
I'm doing something

doesn't mean I'm
doing something.

I'm gonna wait for you outside.

- Don.
- I'm gonna wait

for you outside.

(light dramatic music)
What?

- [Pastor Holland] I
think Karen is healing

emotionally from the affair

but it seems its just
gonna take more time.

- Its like my past
done caught up with me,

its haunting me now.

I mean I finally got my
life together you know,

just like we talked about.

I'm doing everything right
but this thing here just

came out of the blue.

I took a DNA test and I'm still

waiting on the results.

- Is Karen aware of this?

- You know what,
Pastor, okay look,

this is not just my fault.

(Don groaning)

(Don sighing)

- Whose else fault
could it be, Don?

Let's not forget the
pattern you follow, Don.

I mean, once again you
made yourself vulnerable

by going to her house.

- [Don] She threatened
to tell Karen.

Pastor what was I gonna do?

- What were you thinking?

- [Don] I just wanted
her to tell me the truth.

- [Pastor Holland] I
pray that God continue

to show you mercy.

You cannot allow your
wife to live another lie.

You just can't.

- I'm just waiting
for the right time.

- There is no right
time for this news, Don.

(Don sighing)

(phone buzzing)
Is that her?

- Yeah, that's
that home wrecker.

- No, Don, you
wrecked your own home.

Well, answer the phone
and let me speak to her.

- All right.

Hello?

- [Pastor Holland] Hi there,
this is Pastor Holland.

- [Karen] Good morning, Carol.

- Good morning.

- [Karen] You read the book?

- [Carol] Yeah, I
read it two days.

It was awesome.

- [Karen] I'm glad
you enjoyed it.

- [Carol] Let me know when
you come up with another one.

- I will.

What do you have for me today?

You have my chart?

- Yes I do.

- All right, thank you.

- You're welcome.

- All right, keep squeezing.

(baby crying)

So tell me, what
do you like to do?

- I like to watch TV.

- You like to watch TV?

I'm just gonna give you a poke.

It's not gonna hurt, okay?

What is your favorite TV show?

- I don't know.

- You don't know?

Good job, Ava.

I have a story that my
last patient left behind.

Do you wanna read it?

- What's it called?

- Cindy's Miracle.

(phone ringing)

(humming)

- [Donyell] Are you singing?

- No, I'm just praying.

Do you pray?

- I used to, but
I'm too old now.

- [Karen] Too old?

Here you go.

- Thank you.
- You're welcome.

I'm gonna let you
get some rest, okay?

I'll be here if you need me.

- Look, I'm gonna cut
right to the chase, okay?

The way you're approaching
this matter is very disturbing.

- I ain't trying to
disrespect no one,

but Donnie is not
who he says he is.

- Donnie?

- Brother, Deacon Donnie
is the father of my child.

- [Pastor Holland] If
you don't mind id prefer

you'd call him Don.

- Okay.

But that's what I
used to call him.

- All things will be done in
decency and in order, okay?

I wanna help if I can.

- I've tried to
communicate with Don.

Without telling his wife
because she's so sweet.

But he doesn't
wanna listen to me.

- Well, Alexis, I mean
maybe it's the way

you're communicating with him.

- Look, you just
don't understand.

- To be frank with
you, I don't understand

how this happened in my church.

- Pastor there is a lot of
sin happening in this church.

That's why I'm not a
member here anymore.

God, look I'm
running out of time.

(horns honking)

- Hey, what are you
doing over there?

What's wrong?

- You know how much I love you.

- [Karen] Yes.

I love you too.

- [Don] My goal is
to unright my wrongs.

I promise you I'm
a different man.

- What's wrong?

Why are you saying this?

- [Don] I messed up.

- Tell me you
didn't cheat again.

- No, no, I'm done with that.

- Okay, then what is it?

I can handle it.

(light dramatic music)

(Don crying)

What's this?

(paper crinkling)

99.9%?

I thought you were satisfied?

- [Don] I am, Karen, I am.

- [Karen] What else do
you want from me, Don?

- [Don] We were separated.

I thought I'd lost you forever.

- How old is she?

How old?

- Five.

Five years old.

- Oh, my God.

- No, Karen, just
wait for a sec.

Karen, you changed me.

No other woman could
have done that.

- No, Don, no
other would've, no,

no other woman would have
stayed around as long as I did.

Open that.

- Yeah, this is
exactly what we need.

Let's just pray.
- Read Ruth 1:16.

Read it.

You can't even find it, huh?

'Cause those are our
vows you couldn't keep.

You failed me.

You obviously failed God
and now you failed us.

I'm leaving you.

- Karen, Karen!

(jazz music)

Why!

- Double word.
(Dottie laughing)

- Hey girl.

- You didn't tell.
- Hey.

- You didn't tell me you
have company when I called.

- Don't worry
about it, you okay.

- Your turn.
- Oh, good.

Hm, sit down, look.

I already got you ready.

- No, water.

- No, I just wanna
make a toast--

- Water, Dottie, no.

- Just one toast.

- I'm so, whatever, okay.

(Dottie clearing throat)

- I'd like to make a
toast to the awakening

of my dear sweet friend, Karen.

She has finally seen the light.

She free y'all, she single.

Come on, drink up.

Everybody drink up, come on.

Yeah, it just burn a
little bit at first.

♪ I am love ♪

- Just gaggle it
down, there you go.

Yes

Yes.

♪ Keeps me up at night ♪

- Okay, now tell
me what happened.

Did y'all, y'all had a fight?

Did you let him have it?

- We just talked and.

- See this your problem.

You've been doing
too much talking.

If it was me, what I woulda.

- Don has a child.

- Say what?

I knew it.

It's somebody from
the break room, huh?

- I told him I
didn't wanna know.

- What!

Well I do.

♪ If you believe in me ♪

♪ I can liberate the world ♪

- He's just finding this out.

- Don't tell me you
fell for that, Karen.

Look a man knows when
he has fathered a child.

Trust me.

- I feel so stupid.

(Dottie sighs)

♪ It keeps me up at night ♪

- You are, but it's okay.

It's okay.

I'm with you.

- Dottie, you got
some more drinks?

- No!

And you done had enough.

Don't need your
blood on my hands.

Hold on.

Look, I'll be right back.

- Do not leave me.

- [Dottie] All right,
all right, I'm back.

- Hey, I didn't know you
were on a dating website.

- Oh girl, (humming), look.

That's you, I made them for you.

- Oh?

- Look at all your hits girl.

♪ Bloom the flowers of life ♪

- Did you forget
I'm a married woman?

- Uh, no.

But apparently your husband did.

Okay, how about this.

♪ I am love ♪

- Don's car.

- Mm hm.

I took it while I was out at
my property the other day.

♪ I am love ♪

- You know what, I bet
this is where she lives.

♪ I am love ♪

♪ Lights the, lights
the flames of light ♪

♪ I am love ♪
- Can you take me here?

♪ This is why ♪
(humming)

- Not like this, girl.

You all weak and things.

You gotta get yourself together.

Look, you young, single
and free like me.

Come on, we gotta
get you together.

Come on, come on, come.

Get up, come on, get up.

Gonna have some
fun with my friend.

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ I knew a tight from
a gallon of weight ♪

♪ She went from rockin'
K-Swiss to Stilettos everyday ♪

♪ I had 10 bows at the
time, windows in my mind ♪

♪ Open up, so she shine
down in my heart ♪

♪ She was sharp, but she
knew how to play the part ♪

♪ Starting pulling on my strings
like she played the harp ♪

♪ With her fingertips
matching the shoes ♪

♪ All of her jewels,
custom made ♪

♪ Yeah look, it's brand new ♪

♪ I did not get confused
by her shiny exterior ♪

♪ Nor did my lack of
bling make me inferior ♪

♪ Took one look
at her posterior ♪

♪ And I begin to fantasize
about her interior ♪

♪ My voice getting softer
as I remember her ♪

♪ Like hey, what's your name
and where did you came from ♪

♪ You right, just the
scoop the same-- ♪

- Good evening, Ms. Delissa.

- Your husband called to
tell me that you left him.

- I sure did.

And did he tell you why?

- Well, he did tell
me why and Karen,

the two of you were
separated at the time, right?

♪ Don't stop that
arrow right there ♪

- Yes, but I was faithful.

- It's all right,
don't worry about it.

Ms. Delissa, Karen is here
simply reclaiming her time.

- Look child, a dress
and makeup can't hide

her level of pain and sorrow.

Thank God she didn't
do anything stupid.

♪ Shot you down,
down, down, down ♪

- I mean I...

♪ Don't tell her
how I business ♪

(Delissa sighs)

(Delissa chuckling)

So, this is what you do
when you're not serving

in the Lord's house, huh?

- Well, I'm always serving,

but there's a time and
a place for everything.

And I mean, these
are just my friends.

- Your friends, huh?

Well how about we
just look and see?

(muffled rap music)

Excuse me.
- Mom.

- Excuse me, attention please.
- Mom, sit down.

- Hold on, no,
no, I got it baby.

I got it.

Would anyone like to join
me in a moment of prayer?

Perhaps a Bible discussion?

How about that
John 3:16, anybody?

- Sit down.

- What, anybody?

What y'all, any,
that's what I thought.

- [Dottie] Where y'all goin'?

What are you doing?

- Clearly more than you.

Dottie you are supposed
to be her friend.

You are supposed to be
covering her in prayer.

- I am covering her
in food and shelter.

- I'm not homeless, Dottie.

I just need a place to stay.

- You have been saved too
long, don't you think?

To be so, I don't
know, carnal minded.

- Judge not, Ms. Delissa.

Judge not.
- Judge not.

I'm not dear, I mean
I think all of this,

I think it pretty
much says it all.

♪ She went ahead while my
seat just places I feel good ♪

(Delissa sighing)

- Dottie.

♪ Girls are my freak,
just slow down ♪

- Just, just take care
of my daughter, please.

♪ Ain't used to this ♪
- Okay?

All right, Bingo is calling
so, it's time for me to go.

Uh, I gotta go, baby.

♪ Stays open like a 7-Eleven ♪

♪ Even though I can't afford
to pay my student loans ♪

♪ I sit around thinkin' bout
you writin' stupid poems ♪

- You, you do look good.

♪ I love all this love ♪

- Don't take
anymore tips though.

♪ Yeah, I don't know
where he's lookin' ♪

♪ Yeah, and I've
been feelin' good ♪

- See, I told you.

(light dramatic music)

(Karen gasping)

- A baby mama?

Oh, God.

What about my baby?

Why isn't my baby here with me?

(Karen crying)

The fruit of my womb is blessed.

Then why am I barren?

A good Christian.

I don't drink, I don't smoke.

I pray and I fast.

I'm married, hello, hello?

Hello!

Where is the favor I brought
into this marriage, huh?

- [Preacher] Satan has no
longer power over a believer.

(crowd cheering)

- Why are you doing this to me?

Why are you punishing me?

God.

I know sinners who have
done far more than this.

- [Preacher] I can't
get the devil to resist

if I'm holding you
in unforgiveness.

(crowd cheering)

- God, I'm so mad at you.

I am so mad at you.

(Karen crying)

Help me, Lord, help me!

(Karen sobbing)

Please, help me.

- [Preacher] Receive
it by faith and then

think on them things.

Yeah, think on it, think on it.

- I trust you.

I trust you, I trust you.

I trust you.

I trust you.

I trust you.

- You didn't have
to park over there.

I told you there was a
parking spot right there.

You don't listen to me.

- What do you want me to do?

I know, I know.
- You always got something

to say when I'm trying
to tell you something.

(door slamming)
(muffled talking)

I told you that
girl was trouble.

- [Mr. Thicket] Son, when
are you going to learn?

- Why y'all turn the light on?

I didn't do nothing this time.

(phone buzzing)

- Hello?

Hello?

Guess they must have
had the wrong number.

- That's her, mom.
- Who?

- Her.

- [Mr. Thicket] You got
her calling the house?

- Now I know you of all
people should understand

what I'm going
through right now.

Karen she,

she don't wanna fight
for our marriage no more.

- But is this the battle
you wanna keep fighting?

- It ain't battle.

The fight over.

- Look, you're tearing this
girl's heart into pieces.

- You don't have any
children with her.

Just let it be.

- [Mr. Thicket] Honey.

- Why are you so against Karen?

What did she do to you, mama?

- It's his life.

- I told him to marry Pam.

She's pretty, smart.

- I didn't love Pam.

I love Karen.

- Look, you have got to
learn to control your mouth.

- [Mrs. Thicket]
I'll see you later.

I love you, son.

- I love you too, mama.

- Son, just get
yourself together.

And if you can't,
just let her go.

(Kevin groaning)

- Hi, I'm Karen.

- [Kevin] Kevin, I'm
with maintenance.

- Oh.

- I'll be finished in a minute.

The pipe was clogged up.

(water dripping)

You know, I've heard
a lot about you.

- If Dottie said
anything about me,

Probably 99% of it
is overexaggerated.

(both chuckling)

- I hear you're going
through a divorce.

I've been divorced for
over five years myself.

- Do you have any kids?

- [Kevin] Huh?

- Kids?

- No, no, well.

I mean not yet.

But I would like to have
maybe two or three one day.

Hey, I happen to own a
restaurant that serves

the best barbecue in
the state, hands down.

You wanna meet up later?

- Oh, okay.

Thank you, but I'm
working tonight, so.

- Oh, yeah I understand.

But I live just upstairs
in apartment 10.

So, if you change your mind
or wanna catch up later--

- I'm not trying to be
rude but, I'm really okay.

I'm not interested.

- Okay.

Wow.

He's a lucky man and you're
a very beautiful woman.

Loyal too, I see.

- [Karen] Well thank you.

I'm still married, you know.

Just going through
some problems.

- Hey.

I see you met our
maintenance guy.

And you know Kevin owns a--

- Yeah, a restaurant.

It was nice to meet you.

- You too.

She's not into me.

(Dottie sighing)

(door slamming)

- [Dottie] Get dressed.

- Where we going?

- Don't ask no questions,
just get dressed.

I'll wait for you in the car.

- Where are we, are you gonna
tell me whose house this is?

- [Dottie] Don't worry
about it, come on.

(knocking on door)

- Welcome.

- Sit down.

(lighter clicking)

- First time out of your
comfort zone, I see.

I like to tell my clients
that I pull from my intuition,

and I do this to give
insight to troubled souls.

- Before we go any further.

She wanna know if
you believe in God.

The Father, God.

- You don't know and
you got me sitting here?

Have you even been here before?

- Girl, no.

I'm not opening myself
up to all this foolery.

- There's a lot
of emotional pain,

but it doesn't have to be.

(change clanking)

I feel that you would
do anything to turn back

the hands of time, but
it would do no good.

It would happen the same way
as it did the first time.

Some things are
just meant to be,

but some things are provoked.

- So where do I stand?

- When your life unfolds,
you'll understand that

the calamities that were
allowed into your life,

did not come to destroy you.

- [Karen] Oh really?

- There's coming a time when
your faith will be tested,

and you're going to need to
make a very difficult decision.

- I'm so lost right now.

(Karen hushes)
- Dottie.

- Your friend says you should
mind your own business.

Only be careful
not to so discord

or disrupt your friend's energy.

Tread lightly.

- What do you mean?

- Would you like for me to
be of assistance to you too?

- No.

- No, girl, just give me
a little bit more change.

- [Karen] Dottie, that's enough.

We're done here.

Thank you.

- I'll see you real soon.

♪ Hear my voice oh God ♪

♪ Preserve my love
from the enemies ♪

♪ Hide me from the wicked ♪

♪ Cover me ♪

- What are you doing?

I thought you were still asleep.

- I am cleansing your home.

Now your free spirit
really scares me sometimes.

- Oh, you find anything?

Karen!

- What?

What, what happened?

- I just, I'm gonna
bring the maintenance

guy back his thingies.

- I know what
you're trying to do.

- Oh, what?

You're just, you're not the
least bit interested in Kevin?

- No, Dottie, no.

- Well, okay, well.

I'll be right back.

- So this is what
you were hiding.

Oh, Dottie.

(phone buzzing)

Hello?

Oh, well that's today?

Yes, yes.

Okay, I'm on my way.

Thank you.

- I'm certainly gonna
miss your mother.

She was such a wonderful woman.

- [Carl] I know,
I'll miss her too.

- Yes, so much.

(knocking on door)

- Hi.
- Hey.

Welcome.

- Just take a seat.

I'll be right back.

- Hi.
- How are you?

- I'm hanging in there.

How are you?

- One day at a time.

I miss her.

- I miss her too.

I finally got her paperwork
and property in order.

I just wish I
could've come sooner.

- You came when she needed you.

She didn't die alone.

- I think she was
waiting for me.

- You're probably right.

- From now on, I'm gonna
live my life differently.

I mean you never know.

Today you're here,
tomorrow you're gone.

- When are you leaving?

- Today.

Connie's gonna bring
me to the airport,

but it was a
pleasure knowing you.

- [Sloan] Hello, everyone.

Should I get started?

- Please, carry on.
- Okay.

- We're here today
to read the last will

and testament of Ms. Garcia.

I'm Attorney Sloan.

Before she passed away
and she became mute,

she insisted that she include
you, Miss Karen, in the will.

So, should I continue?

- Please, carry on.

- Okay, Ms. Garcia left
these final words for you.

Sweet Karen, before
I became mute,

I have seen your tears
and heard your prayers.

When you thought I was
sleeping, I was listening.

Singing to me in the
middle of the night helped

my fears of transitioning.

In some strange way,
you understood me.

You took care of my fragile
body, you made me comfortable.

There are plenty
of things I regret.

One of them was not
giving my husband a child,

but you allowed me to
somehow feel like a parent.

Being a mother is priceless.

It's the greatest gift you
could ever give to your husband.

I want you to experience
the magic that I did not.

So I have left you $100,000.

I want you to find your
way in life and be happy.

I want you and Don to win.

You two were made
for each other.

Now how do I know?

I just know it.

Goodbye my precious daughter.

- Don.
- Hey.

- It's Pastor Holland over here.

Praise the Lord, brother.

How you doing?

- [Don] Blessed and
highly blessed, Pastor.

- Good, good.

Hey listen, I need
to meet with you

and your immediate family.

- Okay, uh--
- Now.

- [Don] Yeah okay,
is everything okay?

- It will be.

Okay, God bless.

(Don sighing)

- Okay.

You look amazing.

- Thank you.

I thought I'd just use my key.

- It is still our home, so.

I tried calling and
texting for weeks.

Baby, I've been
missing you like crazy.

- Don, I--

- Look, no, I know you
hate what I've done to us.

You probably even
hate me, but I still,

I still love you, Karen.

- Did you, did you
make spaghetti?

- I was just trying to
impress you, but I guess not.

- Did you burn it?

(Karen laughing)

- It's funny, huh.

I'm so nervous and I just,
I've been missing you so--

- One more second, I know
that this weather will go.

Got me all bent
out of shape and--

- This is Texas, you know?
- Why didn't you

wear your jacket?

- Oh it's fine, it's fine.
(knocking on door)

- Hold that thought.

- You could still
coulda worn it,

you know people gonna come--

- Hey mama.
- Hey baby, how you doin'?

How's my baby?

Oh smells like you done
burnt the spaghetti.

So, you're back home?

- [Mr. Thicket]
Hello, young lady.

Good to see you.

- Hi, Mr. Thicket, how are you?

- [Mr. Thicket]
You need any help?

- No, daddy, we good.

Y'all go ahead and have a seat.

We got it.

Let me get it.

(knocking on door)

- Hey, how is everybody?

- [Don] Good, good.

- [Delissa] Hi.

- Let's go ahead and join hands.

Okay.

Heavenly Father, we come
before you to thank you, Lord,

for your presence
that's amongst us today.

Lord may the words from our
mouths and the meditation

in our hearts be pleasing
and acceptable to you today.

In Jesus name we pray.

Amen.

- [All] Amen.

- Amen.

All right, so as you know
we're here to come together

and show support
to Karen and Don.

- Yes and it's a
sin and a shame.

- Well, why don't we start
off with you Delissa.

- I really like Don.

I mean, after all
he is my son-in-law.

But the fact is he
ruined this marriage.

- No, I didn't.

- I think y'all
should have waited

before y'all got back together.

- Now that I do agree with.

- You see, Don, was
not ready for marriage.

He was too busy sowing his oats.

- Well your daughter wasn't
so well put together either.

If I might add.

Every time I looked around,

Don was over at
our house sleeping.

- And did he tell you why?

Did he tell you that he had all
kind of women in their home?

- Why are bringing up
the past right now?

Yes, I had my problems, but
we were working through it.

- Oh, let's see.

You stop working, you had a
child born out of adultery

and you came back home as
if you did nothing wrong.

- The boy got lonely.

- And very careless.

You know terminal diseases
still exist you know.

- Your daughter got lonely too.

She ain't no saint.

- Mom, no.

It's not the time.

- No, she's not.

But she is loyal to your son.

- Oh you don't know?

You don't know that your
daughter had an abortion?

- My daughter would never
do anything like that.

- Oh yeah, she call herself
trying to play catch back.

She ain't a saint.

Are you pleased with
the way she turned out?

- I'm very pleased
with my daughter.

- That's why I think
my son deserves better.

- Well you know the
old saying that,

if you want better,
you gotta do better.

- I agree, but can we
just stick to the--

- I gave you my daughter.

God bless her father in heaven.

I trusted you, Don.

I trusted that you would
do the right thing.

If my daughter wasn't
good enough for you,

then you should've
waited until she was.

You know your
cheating ways they,

they caused her
to be so insecure.

They made her feel
worthless as a wife.

- Well if she had known her
worth before she got married,

she wouldn't feel that way.

- Trust and believe
she knows her worth.

That's exactly why she thought
she could help your son.

- My son has a weakness.

- A weakness?

A man committing
adultery, he ain't weak.

He's selfish,
immature and greedy.

- It wasn't like he could
come home and confess

that weakness to his
wife, now could he?

- Well if he had, then perhaps
he could've been delivered.

You do know that two
is better than one?

- She knows that woman
meant nothing to me.

- Oh, well I'll be darned.

- All that other
stuff doesn't matter.

Don is better man because of
this young lady right here.

- Thank you, Mr. Thicket.

- The bottom line
is that you two need

to work out your
problems together.

- Look at you guys.

You sound like
you're hurting worse

than this couple right here.

We're here to help support
this innocent child.

I'm afraid there's
not much time.

- What's the rush, Pastor?

- I'm not trying to
rush the process, Don.

- Maybe it's God's
way of giving Karen

a child since she can't
have one of her own.

- Now, Mrs. Thicket,
God was not involved

in the act of this
adultery here.

Okay?

But know this, that
whatever went wrong here,

God can make it right.

Your daughter has
a serious disease.

- What, what are you saying?

- I'm saying that if she
doesn't get the help that

she needs right now,
she could be in trouble.

Now, Don and Karen, I
suggest you go ahead and make

an appointment with the
doctor so that you can learn

about this disease
and how you can help.

There's just one
thing left to do.

- What now?

- She doesn't have any money.

We're her only hope.

I'll take a collection from
the church as soon as I can.

- Okay, thank you, Pastor.
- You bet.

- Baby.

- Karen, just be happy you're
getting a step-daughter.

Listen.

- No, you listen.

I understand I'm not your
ideal daughter-in-law,

but have you ever
wondered why your son

fights so hard
for this marriage?

- I guess because
he feels obligated?

- No.
(light dramatic music)

It's because I'm good
to him and he knows it.

I've waited a long time for
you to approve our marriage.

For you to at least...

For you to at least
thank me for cleaning up

the mess you left behind.

Now I know that's
not gonna happen.

Now I know who taught
him how to love.

(door slamming)

(Don sighs)

- Hey.

Did we just talk all night?

- Yeah.

Yeah we did.

- Just like old times.

- Just like old times.

(Don sighs)

- I, I got my best friend back.

Karen, you are my soulmate.

(phone buzzing)

- You can answer it.

- No, it can wait.

You are the most important
thing to me right now.

I miss you so much, Karen.

I love you.

(phone buzzing)

- You can answer it, it's okay.

I trust you.

- Okay.

I'm gonna go get some
breakfast, you want some?

- Okay.
- All right.

- Give me a smile.

(Alexis sighing)

Do you know that you
mean everything to me?

(somber music)

You know, I'm not proud of
everything that I've done.

I just need you
to hold on, baby.

Please.

Who gave you this?

- My nurse.

She says that Jesus loves me.

She taught me how to pray.

She says God is real.

- Mm hm.

Yeah, she's right.

It is, baby.

It is.

- Cora?

Are you almost here?

Okay.

Okay, bye.

(door slamming)

- What's wrong?

- Don left with his new family.

Can you believe that?

- With his new family?

Well, why didn't
you go with him?

- What was I supposed to do?

I just told him to go ahead.

- So you sent your husband
away, vulnerable again?

(Cora sighs)

Do you know where he is?

If you're gonna fight like this,

we're gonna lose this battle.

- I don't know if I have
what it takes to compete.

- Who are you competing
with, his child?

Karen.

(Cora sighs)
What makes you so insecure?

You are his wife.

You are his family.

- It's, it's just
the not knowing.

I just--

- Let me tell you
how you should feel.

You should feel angry, hurt,
frustrated and even confused,

but you have got to get
outta your feelings.

So, why are you freaking out?

You did come back home
with a plan, right?

(light dramatic music)

If you're gonna stand
by your man, then stand.

But if you can't...

Your work here is done.

- This is just not
gonna go away is it?

- I'm afraid not.

This is what you
walked back into.

- Only believe.

So the little girl believed.

What's wrong?

- Am I gonna die?

- No.

- [Carol] Hey, can you put
this form in the chart?

- Um.

How is she doing?

- Not so good.

Prayer helps.

Keep praying.

(dramatic music)

(clipboard thudding)

(Karen crying)

- Honey.

Can you wake up
for me, sweetheart?

Just for one second.

Honey is your, is your mom,

is your mom's name Alexis?

Is her name Alexis?

Does your mom work
at a boutique?

(light dramatic music)

(Karen crying)

- [Carol] Are you okay?

(banging on door)

- I need to talk to you.

(lighter clicking)

- I can sense that it
is all unfolding now.

- I need you to repeat
exactly what you said

the last time I was here.

- Honey, I speak
to so many people.

I don't quite remember.

(change clanking)

- Do you remember now?

- Oh yes, the skeptic friend.

- I'm so confused.

- What are you--
- I could be

a part of a miracle or I can
help support my own miracle.

- What were you
instructed to do?

You keep losing battles
because you both lack oneness.

You know the truth.

Stop following what
is in your heart

and do what's right
in your spirit.

Only be courageous.

Tend to your faith.

- But I don't know what to do.

- [Simone] You know the truth.

(dramatic music)

(Troy laughing)

- Hey Alexis.

Hey Alexis.

Have you been in my collection?

- No.

- I don't need them
parts around here.

- No, he know I've
been out here, girl.

I've been out here
for two hours.

- Okay, this way.

What, what, come
on, what's wrong?

Come on, man, it's
just like old times.

Just you and me, you know?

We got this, we got this.

Look, look, look, I'll
make a deal with you.

If Don is innocent, I'll,

I'll apologize and I
won't interfere again.

But look, if he's not,
you need to promise me

you gonna leave him.

- Don is innocent,
I just know it.

- Well let's see.

- I can't.
- Come on, come.

(knocking on door)

(swanky music)

- Is Alexis home?

- [Troy] Alexis.

- What are you two doing here?

- I think it's time for us
to reintroduce ourselves.

You knew who I
was all this time.

- No ma'am.

I didn't know who you were until

I saw you at the restaurant.

- That's a lie.

You knew who they
were at church.

You knew this was his wife.

- Listen, things got
out of hand, okay?

That's why I left church
after I got pregnant.

- Oh.

I guess some folks really
do get around then, huh?

- You don't know me.

- Right, mm hm.

Just another baby
mama victim I guess.

- Karen's the victim, not me.

- Listen, we're all victims.

We were all ignorant and what
the devil meant for evil,

God is gonna get the glory.

- Look, Don came by here
the other night to get

the DNA results and
judging by his actions,

I guess he really did change.

- I know and I'm quite sure he
behaved like my saved husband

and not like the man
you knew from the past.

- I was there that night.

Ain't nothing happened.

- See?

- Let's just clear the air.

As a mother, I can't imagine
how difficult it was for you to

keep your precious daughter a
secret after all these years.

- I just didn't know
who the father was.

- What?

Look you need to not be walking
around telling people that.

- As a single woman,
Alexis, I was so desperate.

I settled for anybody
who paid attention to me.

I get it, but as a
wife, as a woman of God,

I'm a good woman, a solid woman.

I'm not here to judge you,
but I'm not going anywhere.

- Yeah, that's right
because they're in love.

That's her husband, she's his
wife, and you know Mark 10

and nine says where therefore
what God has joined together.

I'm just trying to give her.

- My intentions were
not to hurt you.

- Yeah well, your
good intentions

made for some bad decisions.

- Alexis, I would
really appreciate it

if you don't discredit
me to Donyell.

Let's just handle
this like adults.

- Wait, what'd you say?

No one's ever called her
by her first name before.

Thank you.

I mean that.

She adores you.

- You're welcome.

One more thing.

I wanna tell my husband
that you and I are okay.

- [Alexis] I am okay.

(jazz music)

(humming)

- And Troy, come get
your stuff out my house.

- I don't know what the
heck she's talking about.

- You guys are making this
out to be a bigger deal.

It's really just, I don't
know, some type of virus.

- [Delissa] Where's Don at?

- He's with Donyell.

I told him I'll meet 'em later.

- Dottie and I are working
on our relationship.

Look, we both love you.

So, we decided to grow up.

- Wait, what?

What is this?

- I'm just saying, I may
have seen the light and I've

decided to be a better friend
instead of a bitter one.

- Anyway, honey, I know you're
not gonna agree with this but

you've been sick for weeks
and I just thought that maybe?

- Mom, I'm not pregnant.

Maybe, maybe Don's
mom was right.

- Baby, I'm not
bashing what you did,

but you did give the money
away to have my grandchild.

- Please, pretty, pretty
please take the test.

If you're not pregnant,
we'll just pretend

like none of this ever happened.

- Okay, okay.

But if I take it, will
you guys leave me alone?

- We promise.

- Okay.

(Cora sighs)

(Delissa giggling)

(Dottie whistling)

- How long does it usually take?

- [Dottie] Like two minutes.

- Two minutes.
- So I've read.

- Uh huh.

Baby you okay in there?

(toilet flushing)
- Yeah.

I'm not pregnant.

I've told you I
was not pregnant.

- I'm sorry.

You had all the
symptoms and I just.

- Don't ever do
that to me again.

- Oh, Lord.

- Oh, my God.

God, hold up, hold on.
- What?

- Hold on, hold on, hold on.

Uh, that is, that's two lines.

- Wait, let me see.

- That's two lines.

- I only saw one line.

- Oh, baby, no.

No, it's two lines, Karen.
- That's impossible.

- Sweet Jesus, no
more saving pennies.

(all giggling)

- Oh, my gosh.

- I'm pregnant?
- Yes.

- [Delissa] This is so exciting.

- Lean not to your
own understanding,

you shall reap if you faint not.

Ah.

- Oh, my God, I
have to call Don.

(Karen sighs)

Hey Don, um, I'm not trying
to complicate things.

- [Don] Is everything okay?

- Yes, everything's fine.

No, no, no, no,
no, it's not that.

- Hey.
- Yeah?

- Yes, hey um, Don, I'm
gonna need you to jump

in the car and get
over here right now.

- Right now?
- Yes, right now.

- Okay.
- Okay, bye.

(all giggling)
(all cheering)

Oh, my God, this is so exciting.

- Oh, my gosh.

- What?
- Oh, my God.

My life has unfolded.

I must have made
the right decision.

She was right.

Oh, my God.
- Who was right?

- She was right.

Oh, my gosh.

- Where are you going?

- Um...

Tell Don to meet me
at Mother Simone's.

- Who, who is Mother Simone?

Where is she going
in her pajamas?

- That's your child.

- [Karen] You were right.

- Hey there.

- Pastor Holland.

- Finally your
life has unfolded.

- I wasn't aware that
you two knew each other.

- Um, but I thought she was?

- [Pastor Holland] A gifted
young lady is who she is.

Called and appointed.

- No disrespect, Pastor,

but my friend brought me
here to get a reading.

- You make her sound like she's

some sort of psychic
or something.

Mother Simone is a prophet.

Loves the Lord
with all her heart.

- I'm sorry, but why
do you take money?

- Oh, I was actually here to
bring Mother Simone groceries.

Mother Simone is blind.

She can't see.

This is how she
supports herself.

- I didn't say I healed
the physical body.

I heal troubled souls.

Congratulations.

- Hey, what's going on?

- Hey.

Um.
- Karen, are you okay?

Talk to me.

- I'm pregnant.

(Don panting)

- We're pregnant?

(Karen giggling)
(Don gasping)

- [Karen] I'm pregnant.

- Wait, wait, wait, wait.

What about the surgery?

- I don't know um, I mean
I've been sick all week--

(Karen giggling)

- I love you.

- I love you.

- [Don] I love you so much.

- We won't lose this one, okay?

We can't lose this one.

We can't lose this one.

- God has shown favor
upon this couple.

Hallelujah.

Let's bless this little miracle.

(upbeat jazz music)