Ambitions (2019–…): Season 1, Episode 5 - Killing Me Softly - full transcript
Titus and Amara are surprised by a blast from their past who blows into town; Stephanie comes up with a diabolical plan to retain the firm's most prized client; Rondell's relationship takes...
PREVIOUSLY ON "AMBITIONS"...
SHE CHEATED ON TITUS?
HOOKED UP WITH A CO-WORKER --
ANOTHER FED, BY THE NAME OF...
DAMIAN COLLINS,
IN CASE YOU FORGOT.
'CAUSE I NEVER WILL.
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
I NEED YOU
BACK IN AMARA'S WORLD.
WHAT IF I'M
NOT INTERESTED?
I WILL BLOW UP YOUR WORLD.
THELMA'S PLACE
IS HERE TO STAY.
MY INVESTORS
ARE GETTING NERVOUS.
I HAVE RESOURCES.
I LIKE YOUR STYLE.
HOW ABOUT I MAKE SURE
YOUR MASSAGE HAS A HAPPY ENDING?
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'D DO
IF I SAW YOU TWO TOGETHER AGAIN.
I THINK THE PHRASE YOU USED
WAS "SLAM DUNK."
AM I RIGHT OR WRONG?
AND IT'S STILL A SLAM DUNK.
WE JUST NEED A LITTLE MORE TIME.
THAT'S ALL.
YOU ASKED TO SEE ME?
YEAH. COME ON IN.
NOW I CAN TELL YOU BOTH
HOW UNHAPPY I AM
THAT YOU HAVEN'T DELIVERED
THELMA'S PLACE.
AS OF THIS MOMENT,
CARLISLE-PERKINS
WILL NOT BE REPRESENTING ME
ON ANY OF MY FUTURE PROJECTS.
DON'T HOLD ME ACCOUNTABLE
FOR PROMISES MY DAUGHTER MADE
WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE.
YOU BOTH TOLD ME MAYOR LANCASTER
WAS GONNA HELP US.
YOU DANGLED HIM LIKE HE WAS
YOUR LITTLE PUPPET, REMEMBER?
GREG, COVINGTON LAKESIDE --
WHO KEPT YOUR NAME
FROM BEING ASSOCIATED WITH
ANY OF THOSE CASUALTIES, HMM?
ONLY CARLISLE-PERKINS COULD'VE
PROTECTED YOU LIKE THAT.
THAT'S ENOUGH.
NOW, I NEED THELMA'S PLACE.
IF RONDELL LANCASTER
GETS THE SIGNATURE SHE NEEDS
FOR AN INJUNCTION,
AND MY INVESTORS WALK...
♪♪
...I'M TAKING IT OUT
ON BOTH YOUR ASSES.
♪♪
GREG.
Greg:
DONE TALKING TO YOU.
WHAT IS IT GONNA TAKE
TO GET YOU BACK?
A MIRACLE.
WHAT KIND?
LADY, YOU CAN'T DELIVER
A RUN-DOWN, GHETTO GREASY SPOON.
HOW THE HELL YOU GONNA
WORK A MIRACLE?
TRY ME.
FIGURE OUT A WAY TO HELP ME
DOUBLE MY INCOME.
THAT'D BE A START.
GREG --
ASKED AND ANSWERED.
ISN'T THAT HOW
YOU LAWYERS PUT IT?
[ ELEVATOR BELL DINGS ]
♪♪
[ SIGHS ]
THOUGHT YOU COULD
USE A BREAK.
OH, MY GOD!
HOW DID YOU GET UP HERE?
OH, I HAVE MY WAYS.
SERIOUSLY. NO ONE CALLED ME
TO LET YOU IN.
THAT'S 'CAUSE
I WENT OVER YOUR HEAD.
KAREN.
MICRO-ROASTED BRAZILIAN,
TWO SWEETNESS.
SEE, THIS IS WHY I MARRIED YOU.
MM-HMM.
BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT I NEED
BEFORE I DO.
'CAUSE, BABY,
I'M GOOD LIKE THAT.
MM.
HI.
[ LAUGHS ]
HEY.
[ CHUCKLES ]
SO, PURIFOY LET YOU OUT
OF THE PETRI DISH.
HOW'D YOU MANAGE THAT?
WELL, I INSISTED ON TRYING A NEW
KIND OF LONG-TERM PAIN RELIEVER
CALLED VISITING MY WIFE.
WELL, BE SURE
TO THANK HUNTER FOR ME.
I WILL.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
HEY!
I SEE SURPRISE NUMBER ONE
MADE HIS WAY TO YOUR OFFICE.
THANK YOU.
HEY, KAREN.
THANKS AGAIN
FOR LETTING ME IN.
OH, NO WORRIES.
SO, ARE YOU READY
FOR SURPRISE NUMBER TWO?
YEAH.
MEET OUR NEWEST
ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEY.
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DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
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TITUS HUGHES.
BEEN A WHILE.
♪♪
IT'S GREAT
TO SEE YOU, AMARA.
I GOT A CALL FROM DAMIAN'S BOSS
AT BIRMINGHAM D.O.J.
THEY HAD
A CRACKERJACK PROSECUTOR
WHO HAD PUT IN
FOR A TRANSFER.
SINCE YOU'D WORKED OUT
SO WELL HERE,
I HAD TO JUMP AT THE CHANCE
TO BRING DAMIAN ONBOARD.
ONBOARD?
MM-HMM.
HE'LL BE IN THIS OFFICE?
ATLANTA, YES.
UNFORTUNATELY,
I DON'T HAVE THE BUDGET.
BUT THE NARCOTICS DIVISION DOES,
SO THAT'S WHERE HE'S HEADED.
SO WE'LL HAVE TO PUT THE
HUGHES-COLLINS REUNION ON HOLD,
AT LEAST FOR NOW.
HOW'S ATLANTA WORKING OUT
FOR YOU, TITUS?
HEAR YOU MADE
A BIG CHANGE,
TO GENERAL COUNSEL
FOR PURIFOY PHARMACEUTICALS.
WELL, CHANGE WAS THE POINT.
THERE WAS A SITUATION
IN BIRMINGHAM
MAKING MY LIFE
A LIVING HELL.
SO GETTING THE JOB AT PURIFOY
AND MOVING TO ATLANTA
KEPT ME FROM DOING
SOMETHING I'D REGRET.
I'M SURE YOU CAN RELATE.
WELL, I'VE GOT
TO STEAL DAMIAN AWAY
AND INTRODUCE HIM
TO HIS NEW COLLEAGUES.
GOOD LUCK WITH
THAT SITUATION, TITUS.
♪♪
GUESS I'LL BE
SEEING YOU AROUND.
♪♪
AMARA.
TITUS, BABY, I SWEAR I'M GONNA
GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS.
WHATEVER.
DID HE REALLY SAY
DOUBLE HIS INCOME?
HE WAS TALKING ABOUT
HIS ENTIRE PORTFOLIO.
WE HAVE HELPED
THAT SON OF A BITCH
ACQUIRE HALF OF ATLANTA'S
DEVELOPMENT AREAS,
AND IT'S STILL NOT ENOUGH.
WHAT DO WE HAVE TO OFFER HIM
THAT HE DOESN'T ALREADY HAVE?
THE ONLY THING THAT COMES TO
MIND IS THE AIRPORT CONCESSION.
EVAN WILL NEVER LET PETERS
GET HIS HANDS ON THAT.
NOT WITHOUT
SOMETHING TO TRADE.
WHICH WE DON'T HAVE.
LET ME MAKE
ONE THING CLEAR.
YOUR UNDERHANDED ATTEMPTS
TO STEAL OUR FIRM'S
BIGGEST CLIENT FROM ME
HAS PUT YOUR FUTURE HERE
IN VERY SERIOUS DOUBT.
♪♪
I HAD TO STEP IN.
HE WAS FURIOUS
HE COULDN'T REACH YOU.
IF YOU HADN'T KEPT ME OUT OF
THE ENGLISH ROSE NEGOTIATIONS,
WE WOULDN'T BE
IN THIS SITUATION.
WE WOULDN'T BE
IN THIS SITUATION
IF YOU HAD FOLLOWED
MY DIRECTIONS.
I TOLD YOU REPEATEDLY,
EVAN WAS THE WAY TO GO.
SENIOR'S A LEAF
IN THE WIND.
I SHOULD BE INVOLVED IN
EVERYTHING THAT GOES ON HERE.
♪♪
EVERYTHING.
STEPHANIE, BRING PETERS
BACK INTO THE FOLD.
OR YOU ARE FINISHED HERE.
NOW, I KNOW I'VE THREATENED YOU
BEFORE, SWEETHEART,
BUT THIS IS ONE PROMISE
I SWEAR I'LL MAKE GOOD ON.
[ CHUCKLES ]
♪♪
[ SIGHS ]
♪♪
WELL, IF YOU LIKE THELMA'S,
JOIN NAG.
LOOK, YOU CAN SIGN
THIS PETITION
AND GET INVOLVED
IN SAVING YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
FIVE, SEVEN.
THERE YOU GO.
YOU CAN JUST
SIGN RIGHT THERE.
AND SIGN.
NO, THANK YOU.
HOO-HOO-HOO.
WHEN THESE NEGROS
LIVIN' THAT BOXED-UP LIFE
IN WOODRUFF PARK,
MAYBE THEY'LL WAKE UP THEN.
LOOK, I KNOW
YOU FRUSTRATED, RONDELL.
YOU GOT TO CHANNEL
THAT FIRE.
NOW, ALL MOVEMENTS START
WITH THE ONE PERSON
LEADING THE CHARGE.
YOUR PASSION WILL DRAW
THE PEOPLE IN LIKE IT DID ME.
HMM? COME HERE.
YEAH.
THERE. GOT IT.
THANK YOU.
[ DOOR BELLS JINGLE ]
♪♪
Evan: I CAME BY TO TREAT MY GUY
TO SOME THELMA'S
AND SAY HI
TO DADDY AND...
MM. WHAT'S THIS?
UH, 100% NONE
OF YOUR BUSINESS?
MAYOR LANCASTER, IT'S GOOD
TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
YOU COULDN'T GET TO ME, SO
YOU'RE GOING THROUGH MY SISTER?
YOU KNOW, I'M NOT GONNA
DIGNIFY THAT WITH AN ANSWER.
OH. WELL, WHAT ARE YOU
WILLING TO DIGNIFY
NOW THAT WE'RE
FACE-TO-FACE?
ALRIGHT, THAT'S ENOUGH
TESTOSTERONE UP IN HERE.
NOW, Y'ALL SCARING
MY CUSTOMERS.
THANK YOU.
YOU KNOW,
MY ONLY INTENTION...
WHEW.
...IS TO HELP YOU
REACH YOUR GOALS.
UNLIKE SOME OF US.
I'LL SEE YOU LATER.
THAT'S A NICE SUIT.
IT IS.
UGH! BROTHER.
THAT PUNK TALKS ABOUT ME IN
THE PRESS EVERY CHANCE HE GETS,
AND YOU'RE LETTING HIM
COZY UP TO YOU?
I NEEDED HELP
WITH MY PETITION.
AND YOU WERE TOO BUSY FORGETTING
WHERE YOU CAME FROM, SO...
OKAY, SO WHAT'S YOUR EXCUSE
FOR AMARA HUGHES?
STEPHANIE'S TOLD ME
SHE'S BEEN OVER HERE.
WHY YOU SO SHOOK BY KENT
AND AMARA, ANYWAY?
EVAN, YOU IN THEM FAT CATS'
POCKET LIKE THEY SAY?
THIS IS POLITICAL CHESS.
AND THEY'RE MAKING YOU
THEIR PAWN.
EVAN, YOUR HEAD HAS ALWAYS
BEEN AS BIG AS THE SUN,
BUT THAT DON'T MEAN
WE ALL REVOLVE AROUND IT.
IT IS POSSIBLE KENT AND AMARA
BEFRIENDING ME
IS ABOUT ME, AND NOT YOU.
LISTEN TO ME.
KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN.
I SUSPECT IT WON'T BE LONG
BEFORE YOU SEE
WHO THESE NEW FRIENDS
OF YOURS REALLY ARE.
AND TELL DADDY I STOPPED BY.
I JUST LOST MY APPETITE.
OH, COME ON.
[ DOOR BELLS JINGLE ]
Isabel: OKAY, SO, JUST TO BE
CLEAR, IT'S A SEPARATE ACCOUNT,
AND MY NAME IS THE ONLY NAME
THAT WILL BE LISTED.
RIGHT.
JUST ME.
ISABEL TRUJILLO.
RIGHT.
OKAY. THANK YOU.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
OKAY. BYE-BYE.
♪♪
♪♪
HEY.
♪♪
WHAT HAPPENED?
I WAS ROBBED.
I CAME HOME,
AND EVERYTHING WAS GONE.
♪♪
YOU'RE AN EVEN BETTER LIAR
THAN I THOUGHT.
WHAT?
I SAW HIM, BELLA --
LANCASTER, COMING OUT
THE OTHER DAY AFTER I LEFT.
THAT'S RIGHT.
YOU'RE SLEEPING WITH HIM.
AND LET ME GUESS --
HE'S YOUR ROBBER.
IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK.
YOU HAD THAT BASTARD IN HERE
WHILE YOU SCREWED ME.
WHAT KIND OF FREAKY, WEIRDO SHIT
ARE YOU AND THAT GUY INTO?
HE MADE ME DO IT.
IT'S -- IT'S HIM.
IT'S ALL HIM!
HE'S SICK, RODERICK.
YOU TOLD ME THAT JOAQUIN'S
FATHER WAS SOME MALE MODEL
THAT YOU HAD
A ONE-NIGHT STAND WITH.
THAT ANOTHER LIE?
NO.
HE'S LANCASTER'S KID,
AIN'T HE?
NO! I TOLD YOU THE TRUTH
ABOUT JOAQUIN'S DAD.
I STARTED UP WITH EVAN
A YEAR AGO.
[ Voice breaking ] HE FINANCED
BELLA TRU, THIS LOFT...
ALL OF IT.
[ CRYING ]
HE PROMISED TO HELP ME
BECOME A MAJOR FASHION DESIGNER.
I WAS STUPID
AND STAR-STRUCK.
I TOLD HIM
HOW I FELT ABOUT YOU.
HE -- HE BECAME FURIOUS.
THAT'S WHY HE MADE ME
HAVE SEX WITH YOU
WHILE HE WATCHED
FROM THE OTHER ROOM.
I KNOW --
I KNOW IT SOUNDS CRAZY,
BUT HE GETS OFF
ON THAT SORT OF THING.
UGH.
THAT'S WHY HE TOOK ALL MY STUFF,
TO PUNISH ME!
HE WANTS ME TO KNOW
THAT I'M HIS POSSESSION,
AND HE CAN DO
WHATEVER HE WANTS TO ME.
♪♪
I'M MAD AS HELL WITH YOU
RIGHT NOW, BUT...
NO WOMAN DESERVES TO BE TREATED
THE WAY HE TREATS YOU.
♪♪
I NEED TO EXPOSE
THIS BASTARD.
AND I KNOW EXACTLY
HOW TO DO IT.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?
RODERICK, WAIT!
YEAH, THE BIRMINGHAM
METH BUST --
THAT'S ME AND HUGHES.
[ CHUCKLES ]
GOOD TIMES.
SEE YOU LATER.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS
IN DISTANCE ]
YOU CAN'T BE HERE.
I AM FINALLY GETTING MY LIFE
BACK ON TRACK.
I MADE IT CLEAR THAT WHAT
HAPPENED BETWEEN US IS OVER.
CHILL OUT, AMARA.
I'M NOT HERE FOR YOU.
I'M JUST SUPPOSED TO BELIEVE
THAT YOUR BEING ASSIGNED
TO THE ATLANTA OFFICE
IS, WHAT, JUST A COINCIDENCE?
I WRAPPED MY CASES IN BIRMINGHAM
AND NEEDED A CHANGE.
THERE WAS AN OPENING
IN ATLANTA, AND I TOOK IT.
WAS I HOPING TO SEE YOU
FOR OLD TIME'S SAKE?
SURE.
YOU MEANT A LOT TO ME.
BUT I ACCEPT
THAT WHAT WE HAD IS OVER.
THEN GO HOME.
I UNDERSTAND THINGS ARE A LITTLE
MORE COMPLICATED FOR YOU,
BUT IT'S A BUMP
WE'LL GET PAST.
THE SMOKE WILL SETTLE,
AND YOU'LL SEE.
I MEAN YOU NO HARM.
YOU'LL EVEN BE GLAD
I SHOWED UP.
I FOUND MYSELF IN A BIND.
AND THEN I REMEMBERED
AN INCIDENT
INVOLVING AN OLD FRIEND --
MY LINE SISTER,
WHO'D MARRIED WELL.
WHILE HER HUSBAND WAS OUT
RAKING IN HIS MILLIONS,
MY FRIEND ENTERTAINED HERSELF
BY PARTYING WITH CELEBRITIES --
ROCKERS, MOSTLY --
AND INDULGING
IN RECREATIONAL DRUG USE.
NOTHING SERIOUS.
A GOOD TIME WAS HAD BY ALL.
UNTIL...
A FAMOUS MUSICIAN
BECAME HER LOVER.
AND THEN, SADLY,
DROWNED IN HER POOL.
MM. FORTUNATELY,
INSTEAD OF CALLING
THE POLICE,
MY FRIEND CALLED ME,
AND I CLEANED THINGS UP.
AND HER MISSTEP
WAS NEVER REVEALED.
THE SCANDAL THAT COULD
HAVE BEEN, NEVER WAS.
STEPHANIE, THAT WAS A HORRIBLE
THING THAT HAPPENED.
I WRESTLE WITH THAT AND HOW
I BEHAVED EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE.
BUT WHY ARE YOU
BRINGING THIS UP NOW?
I NEED YOU TO USE EVERY OUNCE OF
INFLUENCE YOU HAVE WITH MARVIN
TO GET HIM TO BRING
BETA NU ELECTRIC
AND ALL OF ITS MANUFACTURING
PLANTS TO ATLANTA.
FRIENDS DON'T DO THIS
TO EACH OTHER.
CAN YOU AFFORD
FOR THAT HORRENDOUS STORY
TO SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY?
IT WILL, IF YOU DON'T
GIVE ME WHAT I WANT.
YOU'LL BE DESTROYED,
MARILYN.
STEPHANIE, MARVIN AND I
ARE IN A GOOD PLACE.
MM-HMM.
I NEVER CHEATED AGAIN.
I DON'T PARTY
LIKE THAT ANYMORE.
WE HAVE A WONDERFUL LIFE.
AND NONE OF THAT
HAS TO CHANGE.
I CAN'T GIVE YOU
WHAT YOU WANT.
NO ONE TELLS MARVIN
HOW TO RUN HIS COMPANY.
THEN SOMEONE
WILL TELL MARVIN
HOW MANY TIMES
YOU WERE BENT OVER
AT THE SOUND OF A SEXY RIFF
OUT A STRATOCASTER GUITAR.
HOW MANY TIMES WAS THAT,
MARILYN?
YOU'D BE TELLING
ON YOURSELF.
YOU'RE THE ONE WHO MOVED THE
BODY FROM MY HOUSE TO HIS POOL.
WHICH IS A MISDEMEANOR.
YOU SCREWED HIM,
WHICH IS A SCANDAL
EVERYONE WILL LOVE
READING ABOUT.
♪♪
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?
ASK HIM QUESTIONS.
♪♪
SUPPLY ME WITH THE
CRITICAL INFORMATION I NEED,
AND I WILL PASS IT ALONG
TO EVAN.
HE'LL MOVE THE PLANTS
TO ATLANTA.
AND THEN YOUR SECRETS
WILL REMAIN SAFE WITH ME.
♪♪
OOH, MARILYN.
YOU LOOK PARCHED.
♪♪
MORE TEA?
THIS WAY.
♪♪
Man:
YEAH, I'LL BE RIGHT DOWN.
♪♪
THANK YOU.
♪♪
♪♪
READING WHAT
YOU E-MAILED ME.
I'M NOT SURE I GET IT.
WHICH IS WHY
YOU CALLED ME IN TO EXPLAIN.
IT'S YOUR MIRACLE.
MM.
KEEP EXPLAINING.
I DON'T SEE IT.
WHAT AM I GONNA DO
WITH AN AIRPORT CONCESSION?
DOUBLE YOUR INCOME.
WITH A RETAIL STORE.
IN AN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
SERVING OVER 100 MILLION
CONSUMERS A YEAR,
AND THAT'S
JUST FOR STARTERS.
I'M A BUILDER,
NOT A MERCHANT.
YOUR PORTFOLIO SAYS
YOU OWN A BAR.
THE MONEY FROM THAT BAR AIN'T
COMING FROM SERVING DRINKS.
♪♪
I'M GOING TO STOP YOU
BEFORE YOU TELL ME
SOMETHING I CAN'T HEAR.
I WILL MERGE YOUR BAR
INTO OUR RESTAURANT GROUP
THAT WE REPRESENT.
YOU'LL HAVE A FRANCHISE AT THE
BUSIEST AIRPORT IN THE WORLD.
AND WHATEVER YOUR BAR EARNS NOW,
HOWEVER YOU'RE DOING IT --
THOSE EARNINGS
WILL EXPAND EXPONENTIALLY.
♪♪
UNLESS I'M WRONG,
THE CITY'S GONNA
HAVE TO APPROVE THIS.
DON'T UNDERESTIMATE
THE INFLUENCE MY HUSBAND HAS
IN MATTERS SUCH AS THESE.
YOUR HUSBAND.
GONNA CLEAR THE WAY FOR ME TO
HAVE AN AIRPORT CONCESSION, HUH?
HE WILL.
SHOW ME THE PROOF.
♪♪
WHEN I DO,
WE'RE BACK IN BUSINESS?
I'D BE AN IDIOT TO SAY NO.
WELCOME BACK.
[ CHUCKLES ]
[ GASPS ]
THIS IS THE CARLISLES'
LAST SHOT.
DON'T WASTE IT.
MM.
[ CHUCKLES ]
[ SIGHS ]
♪♪
♪♪
I-I'M SORRY.
I HAVE COLD HANDS.
BAD CIRCULATION
RUNS IN THE FAMILY.
[ CHUCKLES ]
NO, COLD HANDS
ARE NOT THE PROBLEM.
♪♪
WHAT'S UP?
TALK TO ME.
I LIKE
BEING WITH YOU, LORI.
BUT IT SEEMS LIKE
ALL WE DO IS HAVE SEX.
OKAY, WELL, I CAN'T HELP IT
THAT YOU'RE SUPER HOT
AND I JUST CAN'T
GET ENOUGH OF YOU.
LOOK, I KNOW I TOOK
YOUR GAY-GINITY, OKAY?
BUT YOU'RE A FAST LEARNER.
I MEAN, YOU EVEN TAUGHT ME
A FEW THINGS.
IS THAT YOUR THING --
MAKING A PLAY AGAINST YOUNG,
IMPRESSIONABLE GIRLS
AND TURNING THEM OUT?
WHOA.
WHERE IS THIS
COMING FROM?
IT'S A SIMPLE OBSERVATION.
♪♪
WE DON'T GO ANYWHERE
OR DO ANYTHING
UNLESS IT INVOLVES
TEARING OUR CLOTHES OFF.
YOU'RE NOT BEING FAIR.
WE JUST CAN'T BE GALLIVANTING
ACROSS THE CITY.
♪♪
LOOK.
♪♪
IF IT GETS OUT ABOUT US,
I MEAN, THE PRESS
IS GONNA HAVE A FIELD DAY.
SO THIS IS IT.
THIS IS WHAT WE'RE DOING.
AND FOR NOW,
THIS IS GONNA
HAVE TO BE ENOUGH.
OKAY?
LOOK, I REALLY LIKE YOU,
CARLY.
OKAY? AND IT'S NOT JUST
THE SEX FOR ME.
PLEASE BELIEVE ME.
♪♪
COME TO MY MONOLOGUE
SLAM TOMORROW.
DID YOU NOT HEAR
ANYTHING I JUST SAID?
I GET IT.
I DO.
BUT WHERE I'M PERFORMING,
IT'S SUPER BOHEMIAN,
SUPER OFF THE BEATEN PATH.
NO ONE WILL HAVE ANY IDEA
WHO WE ARE.
WE HAVE
A GOOD THING GOING.
LET'S NOT
OVER-COMPLICATE IT.
DON'T.
♪♪
COME ON.
DON'T BE MAD.
♪♪
THIS MAY BE ENOUGH FOR YOU,
BUT IT'S NOT ENOUGH FOR ME.
I NEED SOMETHING MORE.
I DESERVE MORE.
♪♪
[ DOOR OPENS ]
[ DOOR SHUTS ]
EVAN.
HEY. I DIDN'T THINK
YOU WERE HOME.
I'M IN THE LIVING ROOM
WITH A GUEST,
BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE
YOU DIDN'T LEAVE
BEFORE I SPOKE WITH YOU.
WELL, CAN IT WAIT
TILL TOMORROW?
NO, EVAN, I'M IN COURT
IN THE MORNING.
IT'S IMPORTANT.
ALRIGHT, SO TALK NOW.
I PROMISED THE AIRPORT
CONCESSION TO GREG PETERS.
EITHER YOU'RE LYING OR YOU'VE
LOST YOUR GODDAMN MIND.
YOU HAVEN'T HEARD
THE REST.
THERE IS NOTHING
YOU CAN SAY
TO MAKE ME GIVE THE CONCESSION
TO GREG PETERS.
I'M AMAZED YOU WOULD
EVEN CONSIDER IT.
YOUR FATHER. HE PUT YOU
UP TO THIS, DIDN'T HE?
MNH-MNH.
THIS IS A MOVE
SOLELY ORCHESTRATED
BY STEPHANIE LANCASTER.
[ SIGHS ]
WHAT IF I COULD GUARANTEE
MARVIN MOVES HIS BETA NU
MANUFACTURING PLANTS TO ATLANTA?
♪♪
HOW?
MARILYN'S ON OUR TEAM NOW,
AND SHE'S GOING TO FEED
EVERYTHING MARVIN THINKS
TO US.
HOW DID YOU
PULL THAT OFF?
MARVIN'S PLANTS --
2,600 EMPLOYEES,
HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS ANNUALLY
IN REVENUE FOR ATLANTA.
UNEMPLOYMENT GOES DOWN.
FUNDING FOR STATE
HEALTHCARE GOES UP.
THAT'S WHAT YOU GET IF PETERS
GETS THE AIRPORT CONCESSION.
DEAL OR NOT?
WELL, I'M GONNA HAVE TO SEE
ALL THIS COME TOGETHER.
AND YOU WILL.
MM.
NOW, IF YOU'RE NOT IN
SUCH A DIRE RUSH,
WOULD YOU PLEASE
JUST SAY HELLO
TO A GUEST WHO I'VE SO RUDELY
ABANDONED IN THE LIVING ROOM?
WELL, IT'S GONNA BE
"HI AND BYE," BUT OKAY.
[ CRYING ]
OH, BELLA.
YOU'RE STILL CRYING.
I NEVER WOULD'VE
KEPT YOU WAITING
AFTER THE TRAGEDY
YOU JUST SUFFERED.
IT WAS JUST CRITICAL
THAT I SPEAK WITH EVAN.
IT'S OKAY.
I SHOULD REALLY GO.
NO. NOT UNTIL
WE TAKE CARE OF THIS.
HER APARTMENT
HAS BEEN RANSACKED.
BY THIEVES.
IN BUCKHEAD.
CAN YOU IMAGINE?
OH, YOU MUST
BE TRAUMATIZED.
THE BASTARD
TOOK EVERYTHING --
FURNITURE, PATTERNS,
RACKS OF CLOTHES READY FOR SALE.
AND THE DRESS THAT YOU WANTED
FOR THE SUMMIT.
WELL, YOU HAVE TIME
TO REMAKE IT, DON'T YOU?
I COULD BORROW
A SEWING MACHINE.
IT'S TIGHT AT MY MOM'S
WITH ME AND JOAQUIN THERE,
BUT I SUPPOSE
I COULD FIGURE IT OUT.
WE WILL GET YOU A MACHINE.
AND YOU AND JOAQUIN WILL MOVE
INTO OUR GUEST COTTAGE
TILL YOU'RE BACK
ON YOUR FEET.
I'D HATE TO IMPOSE.
THE COTTAGE ISN'T --
I KNOW.
IT NEEDS TO BE PREPARED.
BUT WE'LL ARRANGE TO HAVE
EVERYTHING YOU NEED BROUGHT IN
AND READY FOR YOU
FIRST THING TOMORROW.
IN THE MEANTIME,
I DON'T WANT YOU MAKING
THAT LONG DRIVE TO THE BANKS
WHEN YOU'RE TIRED AND UPSET.
WE'LL HAVE SOMEONE
DRIVE HER.
OH, WOULDN'T YOU PREFER
TO SPEND THE NIGHT
IN ONE OF OUR GUEST ROOMS?
THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL.
[ CHUCKLES ]
Announcer: [ On TV ] ON THE
FLOOR FOR THE BOILERMAKERS,
ALONG WITH THE SENIOR,
TERONE JOHNSON.
SIMPSON CREATES SPACE,
MISSES WITH THE LEFT HAND.
[ CROWD CHEERING ]
LaQUINTON ROSS FINISHES
WITH THE FINGER ROLL!
Announcer #2: LaQUINTON ROSS,
FROM LENZELLE SMITH!
TIME-OUT, PURDUE.
HEY, BABY.
Announcer: PURDUE FORCED
TO CALL A TIME-OUT
[Volume decreases]
AS THE BUCKEYES ARE GETTING...
YOU GOT ANSWERS FOR ME?
TITUS, I DON'T KNOW
WHY HE'S HERE.
SO HE JUST
SHOWED UP, THEN.
OUT OF NOWHERE.
JUST LIKE IN BIRMINGHAM.
THAT'S CONVENIENT.
I'M TELLING YOU THE TRUTH.
HIS ASS WOULDN'T MOVE
ACROSS STATES TO BE NEAR YOU
WITHOUT A REASON, AMARA.
THAT COCKY LOOK ON HIS FACE,
LIKE HE KNOWS SOMETHING,
LIKE HE'S HOPEFUL.
TITUS.
YOU'RE OVERREACTING.
HIS EYES WERE DEAD SET ON
THAT PLANT IN YOUR OFFICE, TOO.
WAS THAT ONE OF HIS
SPECIAL GIFTS TO YOU?
YOU JUST COULDN'T FORCE YOURSELF
TO GET RID OF IT?
PLANT?
KAREN GOT ME THAT
AS A PRESENT.
YEAH.
I MADE IT PERFECTLY CLEAR
TO DAMIAN
THAT HE'S NOT WELCOME
IN OUR LIVES.
WELL, I DON'T THINK
HE BELIEVES THAT.
I DON'T CARE WHAT HE BELIEVES.
IT'S ABOUT WHAT I KNOW.
AND LISTEN TO ME --
I'M NOT GONNA LET HIM
GET BETWEEN US EVER AGAIN.
TRUST ME.
EVERY SINGLE DAY OF HIM BEING
IN ATLANTA PUTS US IN JEOPARDY.
TRUST THAT.
♪♪
I'M GOING FOR A DRIVE.
♪♪
IF YOU NEED ANYTHING,
JUST RING FOR CONSTANCE.
I CAN'T THANK
YOU BOTH ENOUGH.
ARE YOU SURE ABOUT
THE GUESTHOUSE, STEPHANIE?
MM.
IT COULD TAKE WEEKS
FOR THE INSURANCE COMPANY
TO REPLACE MY THINGS.
OH, LEAVE THAT TO ME.
I'LL MAKE SURE
RECOVERING YOUR STOLEN PROPERTY
IS A PRIORITY FOR ATLANTA P.D.
GOOD NIGHT, BELLA.
GOOD NIGHT, STEPHANIE,
MR. MAYOR.
MM-HMM.
♪♪
[ SIGHS ]
♪♪
ANYTHING YOU CAN DO
TO FIND HER BELONGINGS QUICKLY
WOULD BE
GREATLY APPRECIATED.
COUNT ON IT.
[ AMARA HUMMING ]
[ WATER RUNNING ]
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
[ WATER SHUTS OFF ]
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
[ HUMMING ]
TITUS?
♪♪
TITUS, YOU HERE, BABE?
♪♪
[ HUMMING ]
♪♪
[ WATER RUNNING ]
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
THAT'S FINE WITH ME.
HEY, UH, CONGRESSMAN RICHARDS,
MAY I CALL YOU BACK?
THANK YOU. BYE.
HEY, YOU.
LOOK, ACCORDING TO THE WEBSITE,
WE FALLING SHORT ON SIGNATURES.
WELL, BUT YOU SEEM UPSET
ABOUT MORE THAN SIGNATURES.
HAVE YOU JUST BEEN
SNIFFING AROUND ME
TO TRY AND DIG UP
DIRT ON EVAN?
WHAT?
[ Laughing ] COME ON.
DON'T ACT BRAND-NEW, KENT.
DID YOUR BROTHER PULL
A NUMBER ON YOU TODAY?
DON'T MAKE THIS ABOUT EVAN.
I'M THE ONE
ASKING THE QUESTIONS.
[ SIGHS ]
OKAY, UM...
I-I WOULD BE LYING IF I SAID,
WHEN I FIRST APPROACHED YOU,
THAT I DIDN'T HAVE
ULTERIOR MOTIVES.
TRIFLIN' ASS. I KNEW IT!
NO, NO.
RONDELL, THAT WAS AT FIRST.
IT WASN'T LONG AT ALL BEFORE
YOU WERE THE ONLY LANCASTER
THAT I WAS INTERESTED IN.
WHY SHOULD I BELIEVE YOU?
HUH?
A LIE AIN'T NOTHING
FOR A POLITICIAN TO TELL.
WELL, MAYBE THAT'S TRUE
FOR EVAN,
BUT I'VE BEEN
STRAIGHT-UP WITH YOU.
YOU REALLY WANT TO GO THERE
ABOUT EVAN RIGHT NOW?
HEY, LOOK. LOOK.
YOUR BROTHER AND I,
WE'RE ON OPPOSITE SIDES
OF SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
AFFECTING THIS CITY.
BUT I'M PERFECTLY CAPABLE
OF SEPARATING MY WORK LIFE
FROM MY PERSONAL LIFE,
AND MY PERSONAL LIFE
[SIGHS]
HAS BEEN ALL ABOUT YOU
SINCE THE DAY WE MET.
YOU TALK A GOOD GAME,
HAMILTON.
BUT MY DADDY ALWAYS SAYS
ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER.
IF YOU WANT ME FOR ME,
I NEED YOU TO PROVE IT.
AND JUST HOW AM I
SUPPOSED TO DO THAT?
I DON'T KNOW.
I MEAN, YOU --
YOU A SMART BROTHER.
ALL THESE FANCY DIPLOMAS
AND DEGREES AND WHATNOT.
FIGURE IT OUT.
DON'T.
♪♪
Roderick: [ On TV ] FINALLY,
SOUTH ATLANTA DEFEATED
MARSHALL HIGH 3-2
WHEN MARSHALL'S GOALIE
KNOCKED THE WINNING GOAL
INTO HIS OWN NET.
SORRY, MARSHALL, BUT WHAT A
BONEHEADED WAY TO LOSE A GAME.
SPEAKING OF BONEHEADS,
DID ANYBODY SEE MAYOR LANCASTER
LEERING AT THIS REPORTER
DURING AN INTERVIEW
JUST OUTSIDE HIS OFFICE?
SOMEONE MIGHT WANT
TO TELL THIS GUY
TO COVER UP
HOW LECHEROUS HE IS,
AT LEAST WHEN
THE CAMERAS ARE ROLLING.
HE'S A BULLY AND A COWARD.
ELECTING HIM MAYOR --
THAT MAKES US THE BONEHEADS.
THE PEOPLE OF ATLANTA
DESERVE BETTER.
THAT'S IT
FROM DIRTY BIRDS CORNER.
BACK TO YOU, FRED.
Fred: THANKS, RODERICK.
TODAY IN ATLANTA,
A MULTI-CAR PILEUP
BLOCKED TRAFFIC
ON THE CONNECTOR FROM...
[ WHISTLING ]
♪♪
QUITE THE SHOW, ROD.
MAYOR LANCASTER.
WHAT HAPPENED TO
"BULLY AND COWARD"?
DON'T TELL ME
YOU'RE GOING SOFT.
RELAX.
JUST CAME TO TALK.
I HATE TO SEE
MY CONSTITUENTS UNHAPPY.
THOUGHT I'D COME ADDRESS
YOUR CONCERNS IN PERSON.
SO...
WHAT ELSE YOU WANT
TO GET OFF YOUR CHEST?
YOU SHOULD GO TO JAIL
FOR WHAT YOU DID TO BELLA.
HMM.
WHAT DID I DO?
WHAT DID YOU SEE ME DO?
NOTHING.
[ ALL GRUNTING ]
♪♪
Evan: YOU REALLY THINK
YOU CAN GET AWAY
WITH TALKING SHIT ABOUT ME
ON YOUR SHOW?
BITCH.
I'M THE MAYOR OF ATLANTA.
BREAK HIM.
[ RODERICK GROANING ]
CRY LIKE A LITTLE GIRL,
RODERICK.
YOU NEED YOUR BODYGUARDS!
NOW, THAT'S ENOUGH
TALKING OUT OF YOU.
YOU KNOW, I'M NOT A FAN
OF YOUR SHOW.
[ LAUGHS ]
I FIND IT DRY, UNINSPIRING,
AND FRANKLY, NOT VERY GOOD.
THE PEOPLE OF ATLANTA,
THEY DESERVE BETTER.
♪♪
ONE MORE THING.
NEVER FORGET --
THIS IS MY CITY.
BITCH ASS!
[ GROANING ]
♪♪
[ SIGHS ]
♪♪
A GIRL ONCE ASKED THE QUESTION,
"WHAT'S IN A NAME?"
HER NAME VERSUS HIS NAME.
YOUR NAME VERSUS MY NAME.
YOUR TONGUE VERSUS MY LIPS.
THEIR WAR VERSUS
OUR FORBIDDEN KISS.
BITTER FEUDS VERSUS SWEET ROSES.
A NEW DESIRE THAT EXPOSES.
DO I RISK IT ALL
AND DENY MY NAME?
WILL SHE DO THE SAME?
OR IS THIS ALL A GAME?
THE QUESTION.
[ FEEDBACK ]
YOU'RE HERE!
LOOK.
I WANT YOU TO KNOW
I'M NOT ASHAMED OF YOU
OR OF US.
YOU WERE AMAZING UP THERE.
[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]
AWW, SO SWEET.
YOUNG LOVE.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
YOU HAPPY NOW?
I AM.
I GOT TO SAY,
NAKED ON YOUR ORGANIC
COTTON SHEETS --
THAT'S WHERE I BELONG.
YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN
ANYWHERE NEAR MY HOUSE.
STEPHANIE'S SMART.
IF SHE PICKED UP ON --
SHE DIDN'T.
YOU TAKE
TOO MANY RISKS, BELLA.
I THOUGHT CLEANING YOU OUT
WOULD'VE TAUGHT YOU A LESSON.
INSTEAD, I TAUGHT YOU.
YEAH, WELL, THAT LESSON'S
FINALLY LEARNED.
FROM HERE ON OUT,
WE'RE STRICTLY BUSINESS.
I'LL BE AN INVESTOR IN
BELLA TRU, BUT US, THAT'S DONE.
OKAY.
MM-HMM.
I'LL BE IN TOUCH
TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS
ON HOW AND WHEN
I SEE MY SON.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SEEING
JOAQUIN IS A GOOD IDEA.
OH, DON'T PULL THIS CRAP
WITH ME, BELLA.
I DON'T WANT HIM GROWING UP
CONFUSED ABOUT
WHO HIS FATHER IS.
YOU SAID WE'RE BREAKING UP
FOR GOOD,
SO THERE'S NO REASON
FOR YOU TO SEE JOAQUIN AT ALL.
I CAN STILL BE IN HIS LIFE
WITHOUT GETTING INTO ALL THAT.
ARE YOU GONNA TAKE HIM
TO BALL GAMES
LIKE YOU DID
WITH TREY AND CARLY?
TO THE COUNTRY FAIR?
HOW ABOUT JUST TAKING HIM OUT
DURING THE DAY
IN FRONT OF PEOPLE
TO GET AN ICE CREAM CONE?
♪♪
YOU SURE ABOUT THIS?
ARE YOU?
♪♪
[ DOOR OPENS ]
[ DOOR SHUTS ]
[ SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE ]
WE REALLY HAVE TO STOP
MEETING LIKE THIS.
MM. I SEE IT WASN'T
YOUR WITTY REPARTEE
THAT DID IT FOR AMARA.
HAVE YOU MADE CONTACT?
SAW HER MY FIRST DAY
AT THE OFFICE.
TITUS, TOO.
OH.
BROUGHT COFFEE.
WAS KIND OF SWEET, IF YOU'RE
INTO THAT SORT OF THING.
TITUS MUST HAVE BEEN FURIOUS
TO SEE YOU
ANYWHERE NEAR AMARA.
YOU SURE ARE
ENJOYING THIS.
PLAYING GAMES WITH THE LIVES
OF INNOCENT PEOPLE TURN YOU ON?
THAT WOMAN IS ANYTHING
BUT INNOCENT.
THEN AGAIN, I DON'T
HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS
THE MOST AMOUNT OF TIME
I'VE SPENT ALONE IN A CAR
WITH A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN
IN QUITE A WHILE.
WATCH YOURSELF.
IT'S APPARENT THAT YOU HAVEN'T
HAD A PROPER SCREW IN A WHILE.
MIGHT LOOSEN YOU UP A BIT.
MM.
NO PUN INTENDED.
VULGARITY AND GALLOWS HUMOR
MIGHT HELP YOU SECURE A TRYST
WITH ILL-BRED BEAST WOMEN
LIKE AMARA HUGHES,
BUT BE ASSURED, DAMIAN,
YOU'LL HAVE NO LUCK HERE.
YOU CAN'T BLAME A GUY
FOR TRYING.
JUST STICK TO THE PLAN.
BLOW UP
THE HUGHES' MARRIAGE,
AND THEN YOU CAN GO BACK
TO WHERE YOU CAME FROM.
NOW GET THE HELL
OUT OF MY CAR.
[ CAR DOOR SHUTS ]
[ ENGINE STARTS ]
[ DOOR BELLS JINGLE ]
♪♪
MISS RONDELL LANCASTER,
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU.
♪♪
[ CHUCKLES ]
WHAT THE...
BOY.
OKAY.
[ CHUCKLES ]
BOY, STOP PLAYING.
I AIN'T GOT TIME
FOR THIS.
THE DINNER RUSH WILL BE HERE
ANY MINUTE.
TONIGHT, YOU'RE CLOSED.
I BOUGHT
THE RESTAURANT OUT.
SETTLED THE BILL
WITH INEZ.
WHAT?
♪♪
[ SIGHS ]
♪♪
[ SIGHS ]
♪♪
♪♪
SMOTHERED PORK CHOPS,
MASHED POTATOES,
MAC AND CHEESE --
YOUR FAVORITE.
OKAY, HOW DID YOU KNOW?
I JUST FIGURED IT OUT.
I CAN'T --
I REALLY DO APPRECIATE
ALL THIS EFFORT AND EVERYTHING.
I DO, BUT, UH, WE NEED
TO DISCUSS OUR PLAN
FOR GETTING
THOSE SIGNATURES.
I MEAN, WE --
WE DOWN TO FIVE WEEKS.
WE'LL BE FINE.
NOW, WILL YOU ALLOW SOMEONE
TO TAKE CARE OF YOU?
I --
JUST FOR ONE NIGHT.
PLEASE.
WE'LL DEVISE A PLAN.
TRUST ME.
BUT I WANT TONIGHT
TO BE ALL ABOUT YOU.
PLEASE.
♪♪
O-OKAY, FINE.
F-FINE.
BUT, I MEAN, DON'T GET
ALL CARRIED AWAY WITH ALL THIS.
YOU KNOW, I AIN'T TRYING TO BE
IN NO HARLEQUIN
ROMANCE NOVEL, OKAY?
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
YES, MA'AM.
OOH!
YOU -- ALRIGHT.
OH, NOW LET'S SEE
HOW GOOD YOU REALLY ARE.
[ LUTHER VANDROSS' "IF THIS
WORLD WERE MINE" PLAYING ]
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
MM.
MM! HEY!
♪ IF THIS WORLD WERE MINE ♪
OH, YOU LIKE IT?
THIS IS MY SONG RIGHT HERE.
[ LAUGHS ]
♪ I WOULD PLACE AT YOUR FEET ♪
OH!
♪ ALL THAT I OWN ♪
BUT YOU KNEW THAT,
DIDN'T YOU?
I DID MY HOMEWORK.
JUST GOT TO MAKE SURE
I GOT IT RIGHT.
♪ IF THIS WORLD WERE MINE ♪
♪ I'D GIVE YOU THE FLOWERS ♪
THANK YOU.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
AND I HOPE YOU'RE HUNGRY,
BECAUSE THERE IS DESSERT.
♪ YOUR LOVE BESIDE ME ♪
MM.
♪ THAT WOULD BE ALL I NEED ♪
WELL, IF YOU DON'T MIND,
MR. KENT...
♪♪
THIS GIRL WOULD LIKE
TO START WITH DESSERT.
♪ I'D GIVE YOU ANYTHING ♪
♪♪
DID SOMEONE ORDER
A MIRACLE?
WHAT'S THIS SUPPOSED TO BE,
AN I.O.U.?
BETTER. IT'S A
PRE-QUALIFICATION LETTER
FROM THE CITY OF ATLANTA'S
PROCUREMENT OFFICE.
CONGRATULATIONS, GREG.
I'M GOING TO GET YOU
THAT CONCESSION.
YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN DOING
A LITTLE RESEARCH OF MY OWN.
YOU WERE RIGHT ABOUT
THESE CONCESSIONS.
WHO KNEW THEY WERE
SUCH GOLD MINES?
I KNEW.
WHICH IS WHY
I SHOULD'VE BEEN
HANDLING YOUR AFFAIRS
FROM THE START.
YEAH, I THINK
YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT THAT.
SO, I TAKE IT THIS MEANS
YOU'LL BE STAYING ON
WITH CARLISLE-PERKINS?
AS LONG AS I WORK
DIRECTLY WITH YOU.
I WOULDN'T HAVE IT
ANY OTHER WAY.
[ GASPING ]
♪♪
YOU KNOW, THIS IS
THE SECOND TIME
A MEMBER OF YOUR FAMILY
HAS HELD A KNIFE ON ME.
♪♪
♪ WALK IN HERE AND MAKE 'EM
DO A DOUBLE TAKE ♪
♪ HIGH HEELS, TIGHT DRESS,
I'M-A TROUBLE-MAKE ♪
[ MOANS ]
♪ I'M-A TROUBLE-MAKE ♪
[ FABRIC RIPS ]
♪ DOLLED UP, I GOT A MILLION
DOLLARS ON MY WRIST ♪
♪ MAKIN' HEADS TURN,
I'M MAKIN' NECKS TWIST ♪
[ MOANING ]
♪ I'M MAKIN' NECKS TWIST ♪
♪♪
♪ I GOT MONEY NOW AND THEY CAN'T
KEEP THEIR EYES OFF ME ♪
♪ AIN'T IT FUNNY
HOW THEY NEVER HAD THE TIME ♪
NEXT TIME ON "AMBITIONS"...
YOU REALLY THINK THIS IS
OUR GOLDEN TICKET?
I WANT THE CONCESSION
GUARANTEED IN WRITING.
I CAN'T PROMISE YOU A HIGHLY
COMPETITIVE CITY CONTRACT.
DO YOU THINK YOU CAN BLACKMAIL
ME AND GET AWAY WITH IT?
I PREFER "ENCOURAGED."
STAY THE HELL AWAY
FROM MY DAUGHTER.
Evan:
YOU FORGET WHAT HAPPENED
THE LAST TIME YOU TRIED
TO BLACKMAIL ME?
I WAS ALONE THEN.
I'M NOT ANYMORE.
GO BACK TO BIRMINGHAM,
AND WE CAN BOTH DO OUR JOBS.
I'M GONNA STOP Y'ALL
FROM TAKING THE BANKS.
NO MATTER WHAT.
SHE CHEATED ON TITUS?
HOOKED UP WITH A CO-WORKER --
ANOTHER FED, BY THE NAME OF...
DAMIAN COLLINS,
IN CASE YOU FORGOT.
'CAUSE I NEVER WILL.
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
I NEED YOU
BACK IN AMARA'S WORLD.
WHAT IF I'M
NOT INTERESTED?
I WILL BLOW UP YOUR WORLD.
THELMA'S PLACE
IS HERE TO STAY.
MY INVESTORS
ARE GETTING NERVOUS.
I HAVE RESOURCES.
I LIKE YOUR STYLE.
HOW ABOUT I MAKE SURE
YOUR MASSAGE HAS A HAPPY ENDING?
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'D DO
IF I SAW YOU TWO TOGETHER AGAIN.
I THINK THE PHRASE YOU USED
WAS "SLAM DUNK."
AM I RIGHT OR WRONG?
AND IT'S STILL A SLAM DUNK.
WE JUST NEED A LITTLE MORE TIME.
THAT'S ALL.
YOU ASKED TO SEE ME?
YEAH. COME ON IN.
NOW I CAN TELL YOU BOTH
HOW UNHAPPY I AM
THAT YOU HAVEN'T DELIVERED
THELMA'S PLACE.
AS OF THIS MOMENT,
CARLISLE-PERKINS
WILL NOT BE REPRESENTING ME
ON ANY OF MY FUTURE PROJECTS.
DON'T HOLD ME ACCOUNTABLE
FOR PROMISES MY DAUGHTER MADE
WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE.
YOU BOTH TOLD ME MAYOR LANCASTER
WAS GONNA HELP US.
YOU DANGLED HIM LIKE HE WAS
YOUR LITTLE PUPPET, REMEMBER?
GREG, COVINGTON LAKESIDE --
WHO KEPT YOUR NAME
FROM BEING ASSOCIATED WITH
ANY OF THOSE CASUALTIES, HMM?
ONLY CARLISLE-PERKINS COULD'VE
PROTECTED YOU LIKE THAT.
THAT'S ENOUGH.
NOW, I NEED THELMA'S PLACE.
IF RONDELL LANCASTER
GETS THE SIGNATURE SHE NEEDS
FOR AN INJUNCTION,
AND MY INVESTORS WALK...
♪♪
...I'M TAKING IT OUT
ON BOTH YOUR ASSES.
♪♪
GREG.
Greg:
DONE TALKING TO YOU.
WHAT IS IT GONNA TAKE
TO GET YOU BACK?
A MIRACLE.
WHAT KIND?
LADY, YOU CAN'T DELIVER
A RUN-DOWN, GHETTO GREASY SPOON.
HOW THE HELL YOU GONNA
WORK A MIRACLE?
TRY ME.
FIGURE OUT A WAY TO HELP ME
DOUBLE MY INCOME.
THAT'D BE A START.
GREG --
ASKED AND ANSWERED.
ISN'T THAT HOW
YOU LAWYERS PUT IT?
[ ELEVATOR BELL DINGS ]
♪♪
[ SIGHS ]
THOUGHT YOU COULD
USE A BREAK.
OH, MY GOD!
HOW DID YOU GET UP HERE?
OH, I HAVE MY WAYS.
SERIOUSLY. NO ONE CALLED ME
TO LET YOU IN.
THAT'S 'CAUSE
I WENT OVER YOUR HEAD.
KAREN.
MICRO-ROASTED BRAZILIAN,
TWO SWEETNESS.
SEE, THIS IS WHY I MARRIED YOU.
MM-HMM.
BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT I NEED
BEFORE I DO.
'CAUSE, BABY,
I'M GOOD LIKE THAT.
MM.
HI.
[ LAUGHS ]
HEY.
[ CHUCKLES ]
SO, PURIFOY LET YOU OUT
OF THE PETRI DISH.
HOW'D YOU MANAGE THAT?
WELL, I INSISTED ON TRYING A NEW
KIND OF LONG-TERM PAIN RELIEVER
CALLED VISITING MY WIFE.
WELL, BE SURE
TO THANK HUNTER FOR ME.
I WILL.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
HEY!
I SEE SURPRISE NUMBER ONE
MADE HIS WAY TO YOUR OFFICE.
THANK YOU.
HEY, KAREN.
THANKS AGAIN
FOR LETTING ME IN.
OH, NO WORRIES.
SO, ARE YOU READY
FOR SURPRISE NUMBER TWO?
YEAH.
MEET OUR NEWEST
ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEY.
♪♪
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
♪♪
♪♪
TITUS HUGHES.
BEEN A WHILE.
♪♪
IT'S GREAT
TO SEE YOU, AMARA.
I GOT A CALL FROM DAMIAN'S BOSS
AT BIRMINGHAM D.O.J.
THEY HAD
A CRACKERJACK PROSECUTOR
WHO HAD PUT IN
FOR A TRANSFER.
SINCE YOU'D WORKED OUT
SO WELL HERE,
I HAD TO JUMP AT THE CHANCE
TO BRING DAMIAN ONBOARD.
ONBOARD?
MM-HMM.
HE'LL BE IN THIS OFFICE?
ATLANTA, YES.
UNFORTUNATELY,
I DON'T HAVE THE BUDGET.
BUT THE NARCOTICS DIVISION DOES,
SO THAT'S WHERE HE'S HEADED.
SO WE'LL HAVE TO PUT THE
HUGHES-COLLINS REUNION ON HOLD,
AT LEAST FOR NOW.
HOW'S ATLANTA WORKING OUT
FOR YOU, TITUS?
HEAR YOU MADE
A BIG CHANGE,
TO GENERAL COUNSEL
FOR PURIFOY PHARMACEUTICALS.
WELL, CHANGE WAS THE POINT.
THERE WAS A SITUATION
IN BIRMINGHAM
MAKING MY LIFE
A LIVING HELL.
SO GETTING THE JOB AT PURIFOY
AND MOVING TO ATLANTA
KEPT ME FROM DOING
SOMETHING I'D REGRET.
I'M SURE YOU CAN RELATE.
WELL, I'VE GOT
TO STEAL DAMIAN AWAY
AND INTRODUCE HIM
TO HIS NEW COLLEAGUES.
GOOD LUCK WITH
THAT SITUATION, TITUS.
♪♪
GUESS I'LL BE
SEEING YOU AROUND.
♪♪
AMARA.
TITUS, BABY, I SWEAR I'M GONNA
GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS.
WHATEVER.
DID HE REALLY SAY
DOUBLE HIS INCOME?
HE WAS TALKING ABOUT
HIS ENTIRE PORTFOLIO.
WE HAVE HELPED
THAT SON OF A BITCH
ACQUIRE HALF OF ATLANTA'S
DEVELOPMENT AREAS,
AND IT'S STILL NOT ENOUGH.
WHAT DO WE HAVE TO OFFER HIM
THAT HE DOESN'T ALREADY HAVE?
THE ONLY THING THAT COMES TO
MIND IS THE AIRPORT CONCESSION.
EVAN WILL NEVER LET PETERS
GET HIS HANDS ON THAT.
NOT WITHOUT
SOMETHING TO TRADE.
WHICH WE DON'T HAVE.
LET ME MAKE
ONE THING CLEAR.
YOUR UNDERHANDED ATTEMPTS
TO STEAL OUR FIRM'S
BIGGEST CLIENT FROM ME
HAS PUT YOUR FUTURE HERE
IN VERY SERIOUS DOUBT.
♪♪
I HAD TO STEP IN.
HE WAS FURIOUS
HE COULDN'T REACH YOU.
IF YOU HADN'T KEPT ME OUT OF
THE ENGLISH ROSE NEGOTIATIONS,
WE WOULDN'T BE
IN THIS SITUATION.
WE WOULDN'T BE
IN THIS SITUATION
IF YOU HAD FOLLOWED
MY DIRECTIONS.
I TOLD YOU REPEATEDLY,
EVAN WAS THE WAY TO GO.
SENIOR'S A LEAF
IN THE WIND.
I SHOULD BE INVOLVED IN
EVERYTHING THAT GOES ON HERE.
♪♪
EVERYTHING.
STEPHANIE, BRING PETERS
BACK INTO THE FOLD.
OR YOU ARE FINISHED HERE.
NOW, I KNOW I'VE THREATENED YOU
BEFORE, SWEETHEART,
BUT THIS IS ONE PROMISE
I SWEAR I'LL MAKE GOOD ON.
[ CHUCKLES ]
♪♪
[ SIGHS ]
♪♪
WELL, IF YOU LIKE THELMA'S,
JOIN NAG.
LOOK, YOU CAN SIGN
THIS PETITION
AND GET INVOLVED
IN SAVING YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
FIVE, SEVEN.
THERE YOU GO.
YOU CAN JUST
SIGN RIGHT THERE.
AND SIGN.
NO, THANK YOU.
HOO-HOO-HOO.
WHEN THESE NEGROS
LIVIN' THAT BOXED-UP LIFE
IN WOODRUFF PARK,
MAYBE THEY'LL WAKE UP THEN.
LOOK, I KNOW
YOU FRUSTRATED, RONDELL.
YOU GOT TO CHANNEL
THAT FIRE.
NOW, ALL MOVEMENTS START
WITH THE ONE PERSON
LEADING THE CHARGE.
YOUR PASSION WILL DRAW
THE PEOPLE IN LIKE IT DID ME.
HMM? COME HERE.
YEAH.
THERE. GOT IT.
THANK YOU.
[ DOOR BELLS JINGLE ]
♪♪
Evan: I CAME BY TO TREAT MY GUY
TO SOME THELMA'S
AND SAY HI
TO DADDY AND...
MM. WHAT'S THIS?
UH, 100% NONE
OF YOUR BUSINESS?
MAYOR LANCASTER, IT'S GOOD
TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
YOU COULDN'T GET TO ME, SO
YOU'RE GOING THROUGH MY SISTER?
YOU KNOW, I'M NOT GONNA
DIGNIFY THAT WITH AN ANSWER.
OH. WELL, WHAT ARE YOU
WILLING TO DIGNIFY
NOW THAT WE'RE
FACE-TO-FACE?
ALRIGHT, THAT'S ENOUGH
TESTOSTERONE UP IN HERE.
NOW, Y'ALL SCARING
MY CUSTOMERS.
THANK YOU.
YOU KNOW,
MY ONLY INTENTION...
WHEW.
...IS TO HELP YOU
REACH YOUR GOALS.
UNLIKE SOME OF US.
I'LL SEE YOU LATER.
THAT'S A NICE SUIT.
IT IS.
UGH! BROTHER.
THAT PUNK TALKS ABOUT ME IN
THE PRESS EVERY CHANCE HE GETS,
AND YOU'RE LETTING HIM
COZY UP TO YOU?
I NEEDED HELP
WITH MY PETITION.
AND YOU WERE TOO BUSY FORGETTING
WHERE YOU CAME FROM, SO...
OKAY, SO WHAT'S YOUR EXCUSE
FOR AMARA HUGHES?
STEPHANIE'S TOLD ME
SHE'S BEEN OVER HERE.
WHY YOU SO SHOOK BY KENT
AND AMARA, ANYWAY?
EVAN, YOU IN THEM FAT CATS'
POCKET LIKE THEY SAY?
THIS IS POLITICAL CHESS.
AND THEY'RE MAKING YOU
THEIR PAWN.
EVAN, YOUR HEAD HAS ALWAYS
BEEN AS BIG AS THE SUN,
BUT THAT DON'T MEAN
WE ALL REVOLVE AROUND IT.
IT IS POSSIBLE KENT AND AMARA
BEFRIENDING ME
IS ABOUT ME, AND NOT YOU.
LISTEN TO ME.
KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN.
I SUSPECT IT WON'T BE LONG
BEFORE YOU SEE
WHO THESE NEW FRIENDS
OF YOURS REALLY ARE.
AND TELL DADDY I STOPPED BY.
I JUST LOST MY APPETITE.
OH, COME ON.
[ DOOR BELLS JINGLE ]
Isabel: OKAY, SO, JUST TO BE
CLEAR, IT'S A SEPARATE ACCOUNT,
AND MY NAME IS THE ONLY NAME
THAT WILL BE LISTED.
RIGHT.
JUST ME.
ISABEL TRUJILLO.
RIGHT.
OKAY. THANK YOU.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
OKAY. BYE-BYE.
♪♪
♪♪
HEY.
♪♪
WHAT HAPPENED?
I WAS ROBBED.
I CAME HOME,
AND EVERYTHING WAS GONE.
♪♪
YOU'RE AN EVEN BETTER LIAR
THAN I THOUGHT.
WHAT?
I SAW HIM, BELLA --
LANCASTER, COMING OUT
THE OTHER DAY AFTER I LEFT.
THAT'S RIGHT.
YOU'RE SLEEPING WITH HIM.
AND LET ME GUESS --
HE'S YOUR ROBBER.
IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK.
YOU HAD THAT BASTARD IN HERE
WHILE YOU SCREWED ME.
WHAT KIND OF FREAKY, WEIRDO SHIT
ARE YOU AND THAT GUY INTO?
HE MADE ME DO IT.
IT'S -- IT'S HIM.
IT'S ALL HIM!
HE'S SICK, RODERICK.
YOU TOLD ME THAT JOAQUIN'S
FATHER WAS SOME MALE MODEL
THAT YOU HAD
A ONE-NIGHT STAND WITH.
THAT ANOTHER LIE?
NO.
HE'S LANCASTER'S KID,
AIN'T HE?
NO! I TOLD YOU THE TRUTH
ABOUT JOAQUIN'S DAD.
I STARTED UP WITH EVAN
A YEAR AGO.
[ Voice breaking ] HE FINANCED
BELLA TRU, THIS LOFT...
ALL OF IT.
[ CRYING ]
HE PROMISED TO HELP ME
BECOME A MAJOR FASHION DESIGNER.
I WAS STUPID
AND STAR-STRUCK.
I TOLD HIM
HOW I FELT ABOUT YOU.
HE -- HE BECAME FURIOUS.
THAT'S WHY HE MADE ME
HAVE SEX WITH YOU
WHILE HE WATCHED
FROM THE OTHER ROOM.
I KNOW --
I KNOW IT SOUNDS CRAZY,
BUT HE GETS OFF
ON THAT SORT OF THING.
UGH.
THAT'S WHY HE TOOK ALL MY STUFF,
TO PUNISH ME!
HE WANTS ME TO KNOW
THAT I'M HIS POSSESSION,
AND HE CAN DO
WHATEVER HE WANTS TO ME.
♪♪
I'M MAD AS HELL WITH YOU
RIGHT NOW, BUT...
NO WOMAN DESERVES TO BE TREATED
THE WAY HE TREATS YOU.
♪♪
I NEED TO EXPOSE
THIS BASTARD.
AND I KNOW EXACTLY
HOW TO DO IT.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?
RODERICK, WAIT!
YEAH, THE BIRMINGHAM
METH BUST --
THAT'S ME AND HUGHES.
[ CHUCKLES ]
GOOD TIMES.
SEE YOU LATER.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS
IN DISTANCE ]
YOU CAN'T BE HERE.
I AM FINALLY GETTING MY LIFE
BACK ON TRACK.
I MADE IT CLEAR THAT WHAT
HAPPENED BETWEEN US IS OVER.
CHILL OUT, AMARA.
I'M NOT HERE FOR YOU.
I'M JUST SUPPOSED TO BELIEVE
THAT YOUR BEING ASSIGNED
TO THE ATLANTA OFFICE
IS, WHAT, JUST A COINCIDENCE?
I WRAPPED MY CASES IN BIRMINGHAM
AND NEEDED A CHANGE.
THERE WAS AN OPENING
IN ATLANTA, AND I TOOK IT.
WAS I HOPING TO SEE YOU
FOR OLD TIME'S SAKE?
SURE.
YOU MEANT A LOT TO ME.
BUT I ACCEPT
THAT WHAT WE HAD IS OVER.
THEN GO HOME.
I UNDERSTAND THINGS ARE A LITTLE
MORE COMPLICATED FOR YOU,
BUT IT'S A BUMP
WE'LL GET PAST.
THE SMOKE WILL SETTLE,
AND YOU'LL SEE.
I MEAN YOU NO HARM.
YOU'LL EVEN BE GLAD
I SHOWED UP.
I FOUND MYSELF IN A BIND.
AND THEN I REMEMBERED
AN INCIDENT
INVOLVING AN OLD FRIEND --
MY LINE SISTER,
WHO'D MARRIED WELL.
WHILE HER HUSBAND WAS OUT
RAKING IN HIS MILLIONS,
MY FRIEND ENTERTAINED HERSELF
BY PARTYING WITH CELEBRITIES --
ROCKERS, MOSTLY --
AND INDULGING
IN RECREATIONAL DRUG USE.
NOTHING SERIOUS.
A GOOD TIME WAS HAD BY ALL.
UNTIL...
A FAMOUS MUSICIAN
BECAME HER LOVER.
AND THEN, SADLY,
DROWNED IN HER POOL.
MM. FORTUNATELY,
INSTEAD OF CALLING
THE POLICE,
MY FRIEND CALLED ME,
AND I CLEANED THINGS UP.
AND HER MISSTEP
WAS NEVER REVEALED.
THE SCANDAL THAT COULD
HAVE BEEN, NEVER WAS.
STEPHANIE, THAT WAS A HORRIBLE
THING THAT HAPPENED.
I WRESTLE WITH THAT AND HOW
I BEHAVED EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE.
BUT WHY ARE YOU
BRINGING THIS UP NOW?
I NEED YOU TO USE EVERY OUNCE OF
INFLUENCE YOU HAVE WITH MARVIN
TO GET HIM TO BRING
BETA NU ELECTRIC
AND ALL OF ITS MANUFACTURING
PLANTS TO ATLANTA.
FRIENDS DON'T DO THIS
TO EACH OTHER.
CAN YOU AFFORD
FOR THAT HORRENDOUS STORY
TO SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY?
IT WILL, IF YOU DON'T
GIVE ME WHAT I WANT.
YOU'LL BE DESTROYED,
MARILYN.
STEPHANIE, MARVIN AND I
ARE IN A GOOD PLACE.
MM-HMM.
I NEVER CHEATED AGAIN.
I DON'T PARTY
LIKE THAT ANYMORE.
WE HAVE A WONDERFUL LIFE.
AND NONE OF THAT
HAS TO CHANGE.
I CAN'T GIVE YOU
WHAT YOU WANT.
NO ONE TELLS MARVIN
HOW TO RUN HIS COMPANY.
THEN SOMEONE
WILL TELL MARVIN
HOW MANY TIMES
YOU WERE BENT OVER
AT THE SOUND OF A SEXY RIFF
OUT A STRATOCASTER GUITAR.
HOW MANY TIMES WAS THAT,
MARILYN?
YOU'D BE TELLING
ON YOURSELF.
YOU'RE THE ONE WHO MOVED THE
BODY FROM MY HOUSE TO HIS POOL.
WHICH IS A MISDEMEANOR.
YOU SCREWED HIM,
WHICH IS A SCANDAL
EVERYONE WILL LOVE
READING ABOUT.
♪♪
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?
ASK HIM QUESTIONS.
♪♪
SUPPLY ME WITH THE
CRITICAL INFORMATION I NEED,
AND I WILL PASS IT ALONG
TO EVAN.
HE'LL MOVE THE PLANTS
TO ATLANTA.
AND THEN YOUR SECRETS
WILL REMAIN SAFE WITH ME.
♪♪
OOH, MARILYN.
YOU LOOK PARCHED.
♪♪
MORE TEA?
THIS WAY.
♪♪
Man:
YEAH, I'LL BE RIGHT DOWN.
♪♪
THANK YOU.
♪♪
♪♪
READING WHAT
YOU E-MAILED ME.
I'M NOT SURE I GET IT.
WHICH IS WHY
YOU CALLED ME IN TO EXPLAIN.
IT'S YOUR MIRACLE.
MM.
KEEP EXPLAINING.
I DON'T SEE IT.
WHAT AM I GONNA DO
WITH AN AIRPORT CONCESSION?
DOUBLE YOUR INCOME.
WITH A RETAIL STORE.
IN AN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
SERVING OVER 100 MILLION
CONSUMERS A YEAR,
AND THAT'S
JUST FOR STARTERS.
I'M A BUILDER,
NOT A MERCHANT.
YOUR PORTFOLIO SAYS
YOU OWN A BAR.
THE MONEY FROM THAT BAR AIN'T
COMING FROM SERVING DRINKS.
♪♪
I'M GOING TO STOP YOU
BEFORE YOU TELL ME
SOMETHING I CAN'T HEAR.
I WILL MERGE YOUR BAR
INTO OUR RESTAURANT GROUP
THAT WE REPRESENT.
YOU'LL HAVE A FRANCHISE AT THE
BUSIEST AIRPORT IN THE WORLD.
AND WHATEVER YOUR BAR EARNS NOW,
HOWEVER YOU'RE DOING IT --
THOSE EARNINGS
WILL EXPAND EXPONENTIALLY.
♪♪
UNLESS I'M WRONG,
THE CITY'S GONNA
HAVE TO APPROVE THIS.
DON'T UNDERESTIMATE
THE INFLUENCE MY HUSBAND HAS
IN MATTERS SUCH AS THESE.
YOUR HUSBAND.
GONNA CLEAR THE WAY FOR ME TO
HAVE AN AIRPORT CONCESSION, HUH?
HE WILL.
SHOW ME THE PROOF.
♪♪
WHEN I DO,
WE'RE BACK IN BUSINESS?
I'D BE AN IDIOT TO SAY NO.
WELCOME BACK.
[ CHUCKLES ]
[ GASPS ]
THIS IS THE CARLISLES'
LAST SHOT.
DON'T WASTE IT.
MM.
[ CHUCKLES ]
[ SIGHS ]
♪♪
♪♪
I-I'M SORRY.
I HAVE COLD HANDS.
BAD CIRCULATION
RUNS IN THE FAMILY.
[ CHUCKLES ]
NO, COLD HANDS
ARE NOT THE PROBLEM.
♪♪
WHAT'S UP?
TALK TO ME.
I LIKE
BEING WITH YOU, LORI.
BUT IT SEEMS LIKE
ALL WE DO IS HAVE SEX.
OKAY, WELL, I CAN'T HELP IT
THAT YOU'RE SUPER HOT
AND I JUST CAN'T
GET ENOUGH OF YOU.
LOOK, I KNOW I TOOK
YOUR GAY-GINITY, OKAY?
BUT YOU'RE A FAST LEARNER.
I MEAN, YOU EVEN TAUGHT ME
A FEW THINGS.
IS THAT YOUR THING --
MAKING A PLAY AGAINST YOUNG,
IMPRESSIONABLE GIRLS
AND TURNING THEM OUT?
WHOA.
WHERE IS THIS
COMING FROM?
IT'S A SIMPLE OBSERVATION.
♪♪
WE DON'T GO ANYWHERE
OR DO ANYTHING
UNLESS IT INVOLVES
TEARING OUR CLOTHES OFF.
YOU'RE NOT BEING FAIR.
WE JUST CAN'T BE GALLIVANTING
ACROSS THE CITY.
♪♪
LOOK.
♪♪
IF IT GETS OUT ABOUT US,
I MEAN, THE PRESS
IS GONNA HAVE A FIELD DAY.
SO THIS IS IT.
THIS IS WHAT WE'RE DOING.
AND FOR NOW,
THIS IS GONNA
HAVE TO BE ENOUGH.
OKAY?
LOOK, I REALLY LIKE YOU,
CARLY.
OKAY? AND IT'S NOT JUST
THE SEX FOR ME.
PLEASE BELIEVE ME.
♪♪
COME TO MY MONOLOGUE
SLAM TOMORROW.
DID YOU NOT HEAR
ANYTHING I JUST SAID?
I GET IT.
I DO.
BUT WHERE I'M PERFORMING,
IT'S SUPER BOHEMIAN,
SUPER OFF THE BEATEN PATH.
NO ONE WILL HAVE ANY IDEA
WHO WE ARE.
WE HAVE
A GOOD THING GOING.
LET'S NOT
OVER-COMPLICATE IT.
DON'T.
♪♪
COME ON.
DON'T BE MAD.
♪♪
THIS MAY BE ENOUGH FOR YOU,
BUT IT'S NOT ENOUGH FOR ME.
I NEED SOMETHING MORE.
I DESERVE MORE.
♪♪
[ DOOR OPENS ]
[ DOOR SHUTS ]
EVAN.
HEY. I DIDN'T THINK
YOU WERE HOME.
I'M IN THE LIVING ROOM
WITH A GUEST,
BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE
YOU DIDN'T LEAVE
BEFORE I SPOKE WITH YOU.
WELL, CAN IT WAIT
TILL TOMORROW?
NO, EVAN, I'M IN COURT
IN THE MORNING.
IT'S IMPORTANT.
ALRIGHT, SO TALK NOW.
I PROMISED THE AIRPORT
CONCESSION TO GREG PETERS.
EITHER YOU'RE LYING OR YOU'VE
LOST YOUR GODDAMN MIND.
YOU HAVEN'T HEARD
THE REST.
THERE IS NOTHING
YOU CAN SAY
TO MAKE ME GIVE THE CONCESSION
TO GREG PETERS.
I'M AMAZED YOU WOULD
EVEN CONSIDER IT.
YOUR FATHER. HE PUT YOU
UP TO THIS, DIDN'T HE?
MNH-MNH.
THIS IS A MOVE
SOLELY ORCHESTRATED
BY STEPHANIE LANCASTER.
[ SIGHS ]
WHAT IF I COULD GUARANTEE
MARVIN MOVES HIS BETA NU
MANUFACTURING PLANTS TO ATLANTA?
♪♪
HOW?
MARILYN'S ON OUR TEAM NOW,
AND SHE'S GOING TO FEED
EVERYTHING MARVIN THINKS
TO US.
HOW DID YOU
PULL THAT OFF?
MARVIN'S PLANTS --
2,600 EMPLOYEES,
HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS ANNUALLY
IN REVENUE FOR ATLANTA.
UNEMPLOYMENT GOES DOWN.
FUNDING FOR STATE
HEALTHCARE GOES UP.
THAT'S WHAT YOU GET IF PETERS
GETS THE AIRPORT CONCESSION.
DEAL OR NOT?
WELL, I'M GONNA HAVE TO SEE
ALL THIS COME TOGETHER.
AND YOU WILL.
MM.
NOW, IF YOU'RE NOT IN
SUCH A DIRE RUSH,
WOULD YOU PLEASE
JUST SAY HELLO
TO A GUEST WHO I'VE SO RUDELY
ABANDONED IN THE LIVING ROOM?
WELL, IT'S GONNA BE
"HI AND BYE," BUT OKAY.
[ CRYING ]
OH, BELLA.
YOU'RE STILL CRYING.
I NEVER WOULD'VE
KEPT YOU WAITING
AFTER THE TRAGEDY
YOU JUST SUFFERED.
IT WAS JUST CRITICAL
THAT I SPEAK WITH EVAN.
IT'S OKAY.
I SHOULD REALLY GO.
NO. NOT UNTIL
WE TAKE CARE OF THIS.
HER APARTMENT
HAS BEEN RANSACKED.
BY THIEVES.
IN BUCKHEAD.
CAN YOU IMAGINE?
OH, YOU MUST
BE TRAUMATIZED.
THE BASTARD
TOOK EVERYTHING --
FURNITURE, PATTERNS,
RACKS OF CLOTHES READY FOR SALE.
AND THE DRESS THAT YOU WANTED
FOR THE SUMMIT.
WELL, YOU HAVE TIME
TO REMAKE IT, DON'T YOU?
I COULD BORROW
A SEWING MACHINE.
IT'S TIGHT AT MY MOM'S
WITH ME AND JOAQUIN THERE,
BUT I SUPPOSE
I COULD FIGURE IT OUT.
WE WILL GET YOU A MACHINE.
AND YOU AND JOAQUIN WILL MOVE
INTO OUR GUEST COTTAGE
TILL YOU'RE BACK
ON YOUR FEET.
I'D HATE TO IMPOSE.
THE COTTAGE ISN'T --
I KNOW.
IT NEEDS TO BE PREPARED.
BUT WE'LL ARRANGE TO HAVE
EVERYTHING YOU NEED BROUGHT IN
AND READY FOR YOU
FIRST THING TOMORROW.
IN THE MEANTIME,
I DON'T WANT YOU MAKING
THAT LONG DRIVE TO THE BANKS
WHEN YOU'RE TIRED AND UPSET.
WE'LL HAVE SOMEONE
DRIVE HER.
OH, WOULDN'T YOU PREFER
TO SPEND THE NIGHT
IN ONE OF OUR GUEST ROOMS?
THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL.
[ CHUCKLES ]
Announcer: [ On TV ] ON THE
FLOOR FOR THE BOILERMAKERS,
ALONG WITH THE SENIOR,
TERONE JOHNSON.
SIMPSON CREATES SPACE,
MISSES WITH THE LEFT HAND.
[ CROWD CHEERING ]
LaQUINTON ROSS FINISHES
WITH THE FINGER ROLL!
Announcer #2: LaQUINTON ROSS,
FROM LENZELLE SMITH!
TIME-OUT, PURDUE.
HEY, BABY.
Announcer: PURDUE FORCED
TO CALL A TIME-OUT
[Volume decreases]
AS THE BUCKEYES ARE GETTING...
YOU GOT ANSWERS FOR ME?
TITUS, I DON'T KNOW
WHY HE'S HERE.
SO HE JUST
SHOWED UP, THEN.
OUT OF NOWHERE.
JUST LIKE IN BIRMINGHAM.
THAT'S CONVENIENT.
I'M TELLING YOU THE TRUTH.
HIS ASS WOULDN'T MOVE
ACROSS STATES TO BE NEAR YOU
WITHOUT A REASON, AMARA.
THAT COCKY LOOK ON HIS FACE,
LIKE HE KNOWS SOMETHING,
LIKE HE'S HOPEFUL.
TITUS.
YOU'RE OVERREACTING.
HIS EYES WERE DEAD SET ON
THAT PLANT IN YOUR OFFICE, TOO.
WAS THAT ONE OF HIS
SPECIAL GIFTS TO YOU?
YOU JUST COULDN'T FORCE YOURSELF
TO GET RID OF IT?
PLANT?
KAREN GOT ME THAT
AS A PRESENT.
YEAH.
I MADE IT PERFECTLY CLEAR
TO DAMIAN
THAT HE'S NOT WELCOME
IN OUR LIVES.
WELL, I DON'T THINK
HE BELIEVES THAT.
I DON'T CARE WHAT HE BELIEVES.
IT'S ABOUT WHAT I KNOW.
AND LISTEN TO ME --
I'M NOT GONNA LET HIM
GET BETWEEN US EVER AGAIN.
TRUST ME.
EVERY SINGLE DAY OF HIM BEING
IN ATLANTA PUTS US IN JEOPARDY.
TRUST THAT.
♪♪
I'M GOING FOR A DRIVE.
♪♪
IF YOU NEED ANYTHING,
JUST RING FOR CONSTANCE.
I CAN'T THANK
YOU BOTH ENOUGH.
ARE YOU SURE ABOUT
THE GUESTHOUSE, STEPHANIE?
MM.
IT COULD TAKE WEEKS
FOR THE INSURANCE COMPANY
TO REPLACE MY THINGS.
OH, LEAVE THAT TO ME.
I'LL MAKE SURE
RECOVERING YOUR STOLEN PROPERTY
IS A PRIORITY FOR ATLANTA P.D.
GOOD NIGHT, BELLA.
GOOD NIGHT, STEPHANIE,
MR. MAYOR.
MM-HMM.
♪♪
[ SIGHS ]
♪♪
ANYTHING YOU CAN DO
TO FIND HER BELONGINGS QUICKLY
WOULD BE
GREATLY APPRECIATED.
COUNT ON IT.
[ AMARA HUMMING ]
[ WATER RUNNING ]
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♪♪
[ WATER SHUTS OFF ]
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
[ HUMMING ]
TITUS?
♪♪
TITUS, YOU HERE, BABE?
♪♪
[ HUMMING ]
♪♪
[ WATER RUNNING ]
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
THAT'S FINE WITH ME.
HEY, UH, CONGRESSMAN RICHARDS,
MAY I CALL YOU BACK?
THANK YOU. BYE.
HEY, YOU.
LOOK, ACCORDING TO THE WEBSITE,
WE FALLING SHORT ON SIGNATURES.
WELL, BUT YOU SEEM UPSET
ABOUT MORE THAN SIGNATURES.
HAVE YOU JUST BEEN
SNIFFING AROUND ME
TO TRY AND DIG UP
DIRT ON EVAN?
WHAT?
[ Laughing ] COME ON.
DON'T ACT BRAND-NEW, KENT.
DID YOUR BROTHER PULL
A NUMBER ON YOU TODAY?
DON'T MAKE THIS ABOUT EVAN.
I'M THE ONE
ASKING THE QUESTIONS.
[ SIGHS ]
OKAY, UM...
I-I WOULD BE LYING IF I SAID,
WHEN I FIRST APPROACHED YOU,
THAT I DIDN'T HAVE
ULTERIOR MOTIVES.
TRIFLIN' ASS. I KNEW IT!
NO, NO.
RONDELL, THAT WAS AT FIRST.
IT WASN'T LONG AT ALL BEFORE
YOU WERE THE ONLY LANCASTER
THAT I WAS INTERESTED IN.
WHY SHOULD I BELIEVE YOU?
HUH?
A LIE AIN'T NOTHING
FOR A POLITICIAN TO TELL.
WELL, MAYBE THAT'S TRUE
FOR EVAN,
BUT I'VE BEEN
STRAIGHT-UP WITH YOU.
YOU REALLY WANT TO GO THERE
ABOUT EVAN RIGHT NOW?
HEY, LOOK. LOOK.
YOUR BROTHER AND I,
WE'RE ON OPPOSITE SIDES
OF SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
AFFECTING THIS CITY.
BUT I'M PERFECTLY CAPABLE
OF SEPARATING MY WORK LIFE
FROM MY PERSONAL LIFE,
AND MY PERSONAL LIFE
[SIGHS]
HAS BEEN ALL ABOUT YOU
SINCE THE DAY WE MET.
YOU TALK A GOOD GAME,
HAMILTON.
BUT MY DADDY ALWAYS SAYS
ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER.
IF YOU WANT ME FOR ME,
I NEED YOU TO PROVE IT.
AND JUST HOW AM I
SUPPOSED TO DO THAT?
I DON'T KNOW.
I MEAN, YOU --
YOU A SMART BROTHER.
ALL THESE FANCY DIPLOMAS
AND DEGREES AND WHATNOT.
FIGURE IT OUT.
DON'T.
♪♪
Roderick: [ On TV ] FINALLY,
SOUTH ATLANTA DEFEATED
MARSHALL HIGH 3-2
WHEN MARSHALL'S GOALIE
KNOCKED THE WINNING GOAL
INTO HIS OWN NET.
SORRY, MARSHALL, BUT WHAT A
BONEHEADED WAY TO LOSE A GAME.
SPEAKING OF BONEHEADS,
DID ANYBODY SEE MAYOR LANCASTER
LEERING AT THIS REPORTER
DURING AN INTERVIEW
JUST OUTSIDE HIS OFFICE?
SOMEONE MIGHT WANT
TO TELL THIS GUY
TO COVER UP
HOW LECHEROUS HE IS,
AT LEAST WHEN
THE CAMERAS ARE ROLLING.
HE'S A BULLY AND A COWARD.
ELECTING HIM MAYOR --
THAT MAKES US THE BONEHEADS.
THE PEOPLE OF ATLANTA
DESERVE BETTER.
THAT'S IT
FROM DIRTY BIRDS CORNER.
BACK TO YOU, FRED.
Fred: THANKS, RODERICK.
TODAY IN ATLANTA,
A MULTI-CAR PILEUP
BLOCKED TRAFFIC
ON THE CONNECTOR FROM...
[ WHISTLING ]
♪♪
QUITE THE SHOW, ROD.
MAYOR LANCASTER.
WHAT HAPPENED TO
"BULLY AND COWARD"?
DON'T TELL ME
YOU'RE GOING SOFT.
RELAX.
JUST CAME TO TALK.
I HATE TO SEE
MY CONSTITUENTS UNHAPPY.
THOUGHT I'D COME ADDRESS
YOUR CONCERNS IN PERSON.
SO...
WHAT ELSE YOU WANT
TO GET OFF YOUR CHEST?
YOU SHOULD GO TO JAIL
FOR WHAT YOU DID TO BELLA.
HMM.
WHAT DID I DO?
WHAT DID YOU SEE ME DO?
NOTHING.
[ ALL GRUNTING ]
♪♪
Evan: YOU REALLY THINK
YOU CAN GET AWAY
WITH TALKING SHIT ABOUT ME
ON YOUR SHOW?
BITCH.
I'M THE MAYOR OF ATLANTA.
BREAK HIM.
[ RODERICK GROANING ]
CRY LIKE A LITTLE GIRL,
RODERICK.
YOU NEED YOUR BODYGUARDS!
NOW, THAT'S ENOUGH
TALKING OUT OF YOU.
YOU KNOW, I'M NOT A FAN
OF YOUR SHOW.
[ LAUGHS ]
I FIND IT DRY, UNINSPIRING,
AND FRANKLY, NOT VERY GOOD.
THE PEOPLE OF ATLANTA,
THEY DESERVE BETTER.
♪♪
ONE MORE THING.
NEVER FORGET --
THIS IS MY CITY.
BITCH ASS!
[ GROANING ]
♪♪
[ SIGHS ]
♪♪
A GIRL ONCE ASKED THE QUESTION,
"WHAT'S IN A NAME?"
HER NAME VERSUS HIS NAME.
YOUR NAME VERSUS MY NAME.
YOUR TONGUE VERSUS MY LIPS.
THEIR WAR VERSUS
OUR FORBIDDEN KISS.
BITTER FEUDS VERSUS SWEET ROSES.
A NEW DESIRE THAT EXPOSES.
DO I RISK IT ALL
AND DENY MY NAME?
WILL SHE DO THE SAME?
OR IS THIS ALL A GAME?
THE QUESTION.
[ FEEDBACK ]
YOU'RE HERE!
LOOK.
I WANT YOU TO KNOW
I'M NOT ASHAMED OF YOU
OR OF US.
YOU WERE AMAZING UP THERE.
[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]
AWW, SO SWEET.
YOUNG LOVE.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
YOU HAPPY NOW?
I AM.
I GOT TO SAY,
NAKED ON YOUR ORGANIC
COTTON SHEETS --
THAT'S WHERE I BELONG.
YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN
ANYWHERE NEAR MY HOUSE.
STEPHANIE'S SMART.
IF SHE PICKED UP ON --
SHE DIDN'T.
YOU TAKE
TOO MANY RISKS, BELLA.
I THOUGHT CLEANING YOU OUT
WOULD'VE TAUGHT YOU A LESSON.
INSTEAD, I TAUGHT YOU.
YEAH, WELL, THAT LESSON'S
FINALLY LEARNED.
FROM HERE ON OUT,
WE'RE STRICTLY BUSINESS.
I'LL BE AN INVESTOR IN
BELLA TRU, BUT US, THAT'S DONE.
OKAY.
MM-HMM.
I'LL BE IN TOUCH
TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS
ON HOW AND WHEN
I SEE MY SON.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SEEING
JOAQUIN IS A GOOD IDEA.
OH, DON'T PULL THIS CRAP
WITH ME, BELLA.
I DON'T WANT HIM GROWING UP
CONFUSED ABOUT
WHO HIS FATHER IS.
YOU SAID WE'RE BREAKING UP
FOR GOOD,
SO THERE'S NO REASON
FOR YOU TO SEE JOAQUIN AT ALL.
I CAN STILL BE IN HIS LIFE
WITHOUT GETTING INTO ALL THAT.
ARE YOU GONNA TAKE HIM
TO BALL GAMES
LIKE YOU DID
WITH TREY AND CARLY?
TO THE COUNTRY FAIR?
HOW ABOUT JUST TAKING HIM OUT
DURING THE DAY
IN FRONT OF PEOPLE
TO GET AN ICE CREAM CONE?
♪♪
YOU SURE ABOUT THIS?
ARE YOU?
♪♪
[ DOOR OPENS ]
[ DOOR SHUTS ]
[ SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE ]
WE REALLY HAVE TO STOP
MEETING LIKE THIS.
MM. I SEE IT WASN'T
YOUR WITTY REPARTEE
THAT DID IT FOR AMARA.
HAVE YOU MADE CONTACT?
SAW HER MY FIRST DAY
AT THE OFFICE.
TITUS, TOO.
OH.
BROUGHT COFFEE.
WAS KIND OF SWEET, IF YOU'RE
INTO THAT SORT OF THING.
TITUS MUST HAVE BEEN FURIOUS
TO SEE YOU
ANYWHERE NEAR AMARA.
YOU SURE ARE
ENJOYING THIS.
PLAYING GAMES WITH THE LIVES
OF INNOCENT PEOPLE TURN YOU ON?
THAT WOMAN IS ANYTHING
BUT INNOCENT.
THEN AGAIN, I DON'T
HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS
THE MOST AMOUNT OF TIME
I'VE SPENT ALONE IN A CAR
WITH A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN
IN QUITE A WHILE.
WATCH YOURSELF.
IT'S APPARENT THAT YOU HAVEN'T
HAD A PROPER SCREW IN A WHILE.
MIGHT LOOSEN YOU UP A BIT.
MM.
NO PUN INTENDED.
VULGARITY AND GALLOWS HUMOR
MIGHT HELP YOU SECURE A TRYST
WITH ILL-BRED BEAST WOMEN
LIKE AMARA HUGHES,
BUT BE ASSURED, DAMIAN,
YOU'LL HAVE NO LUCK HERE.
YOU CAN'T BLAME A GUY
FOR TRYING.
JUST STICK TO THE PLAN.
BLOW UP
THE HUGHES' MARRIAGE,
AND THEN YOU CAN GO BACK
TO WHERE YOU CAME FROM.
NOW GET THE HELL
OUT OF MY CAR.
[ CAR DOOR SHUTS ]
[ ENGINE STARTS ]
[ DOOR BELLS JINGLE ]
♪♪
MISS RONDELL LANCASTER,
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU.
♪♪
[ CHUCKLES ]
WHAT THE...
BOY.
OKAY.
[ CHUCKLES ]
BOY, STOP PLAYING.
I AIN'T GOT TIME
FOR THIS.
THE DINNER RUSH WILL BE HERE
ANY MINUTE.
TONIGHT, YOU'RE CLOSED.
I BOUGHT
THE RESTAURANT OUT.
SETTLED THE BILL
WITH INEZ.
WHAT?
♪♪
[ SIGHS ]
♪♪
[ SIGHS ]
♪♪
♪♪
SMOTHERED PORK CHOPS,
MASHED POTATOES,
MAC AND CHEESE --
YOUR FAVORITE.
OKAY, HOW DID YOU KNOW?
I JUST FIGURED IT OUT.
I CAN'T --
I REALLY DO APPRECIATE
ALL THIS EFFORT AND EVERYTHING.
I DO, BUT, UH, WE NEED
TO DISCUSS OUR PLAN
FOR GETTING
THOSE SIGNATURES.
I MEAN, WE --
WE DOWN TO FIVE WEEKS.
WE'LL BE FINE.
NOW, WILL YOU ALLOW SOMEONE
TO TAKE CARE OF YOU?
I --
JUST FOR ONE NIGHT.
PLEASE.
WE'LL DEVISE A PLAN.
TRUST ME.
BUT I WANT TONIGHT
TO BE ALL ABOUT YOU.
PLEASE.
♪♪
O-OKAY, FINE.
F-FINE.
BUT, I MEAN, DON'T GET
ALL CARRIED AWAY WITH ALL THIS.
YOU KNOW, I AIN'T TRYING TO BE
IN NO HARLEQUIN
ROMANCE NOVEL, OKAY?
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
YES, MA'AM.
OOH!
YOU -- ALRIGHT.
OH, NOW LET'S SEE
HOW GOOD YOU REALLY ARE.
[ LUTHER VANDROSS' "IF THIS
WORLD WERE MINE" PLAYING ]
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
MM.
MM! HEY!
♪ IF THIS WORLD WERE MINE ♪
OH, YOU LIKE IT?
THIS IS MY SONG RIGHT HERE.
[ LAUGHS ]
♪ I WOULD PLACE AT YOUR FEET ♪
OH!
♪ ALL THAT I OWN ♪
BUT YOU KNEW THAT,
DIDN'T YOU?
I DID MY HOMEWORK.
JUST GOT TO MAKE SURE
I GOT IT RIGHT.
♪ IF THIS WORLD WERE MINE ♪
♪ I'D GIVE YOU THE FLOWERS ♪
THANK YOU.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
AND I HOPE YOU'RE HUNGRY,
BECAUSE THERE IS DESSERT.
♪ YOUR LOVE BESIDE ME ♪
MM.
♪ THAT WOULD BE ALL I NEED ♪
WELL, IF YOU DON'T MIND,
MR. KENT...
♪♪
THIS GIRL WOULD LIKE
TO START WITH DESSERT.
♪ I'D GIVE YOU ANYTHING ♪
♪♪
DID SOMEONE ORDER
A MIRACLE?
WHAT'S THIS SUPPOSED TO BE,
AN I.O.U.?
BETTER. IT'S A
PRE-QUALIFICATION LETTER
FROM THE CITY OF ATLANTA'S
PROCUREMENT OFFICE.
CONGRATULATIONS, GREG.
I'M GOING TO GET YOU
THAT CONCESSION.
YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN DOING
A LITTLE RESEARCH OF MY OWN.
YOU WERE RIGHT ABOUT
THESE CONCESSIONS.
WHO KNEW THEY WERE
SUCH GOLD MINES?
I KNEW.
WHICH IS WHY
I SHOULD'VE BEEN
HANDLING YOUR AFFAIRS
FROM THE START.
YEAH, I THINK
YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT THAT.
SO, I TAKE IT THIS MEANS
YOU'LL BE STAYING ON
WITH CARLISLE-PERKINS?
AS LONG AS I WORK
DIRECTLY WITH YOU.
I WOULDN'T HAVE IT
ANY OTHER WAY.
[ GASPING ]
♪♪
YOU KNOW, THIS IS
THE SECOND TIME
A MEMBER OF YOUR FAMILY
HAS HELD A KNIFE ON ME.
♪♪
♪ WALK IN HERE AND MAKE 'EM
DO A DOUBLE TAKE ♪
♪ HIGH HEELS, TIGHT DRESS,
I'M-A TROUBLE-MAKE ♪
[ MOANS ]
♪ I'M-A TROUBLE-MAKE ♪
[ FABRIC RIPS ]
♪ DOLLED UP, I GOT A MILLION
DOLLARS ON MY WRIST ♪
♪ MAKIN' HEADS TURN,
I'M MAKIN' NECKS TWIST ♪
[ MOANING ]
♪ I'M MAKIN' NECKS TWIST ♪
♪♪
♪ I GOT MONEY NOW AND THEY CAN'T
KEEP THEIR EYES OFF ME ♪
♪ AIN'T IT FUNNY
HOW THEY NEVER HAD THE TIME ♪
NEXT TIME ON "AMBITIONS"...
YOU REALLY THINK THIS IS
OUR GOLDEN TICKET?
I WANT THE CONCESSION
GUARANTEED IN WRITING.
I CAN'T PROMISE YOU A HIGHLY
COMPETITIVE CITY CONTRACT.
DO YOU THINK YOU CAN BLACKMAIL
ME AND GET AWAY WITH IT?
I PREFER "ENCOURAGED."
STAY THE HELL AWAY
FROM MY DAUGHTER.
Evan:
YOU FORGET WHAT HAPPENED
THE LAST TIME YOU TRIED
TO BLACKMAIL ME?
I WAS ALONE THEN.
I'M NOT ANYMORE.
GO BACK TO BIRMINGHAM,
AND WE CAN BOTH DO OUR JOBS.
I'M GONNA STOP Y'ALL
FROM TAKING THE BANKS.
NO MATTER WHAT.