Bob Hearts Abishola (2019–…): Season 4, Episode 5 - Kicked Outta the Dele Club - full transcript

Previously on Bob
Hearts Abishola...

How do you break through
to an executive position?

Oh, it's simple.

I had to be willing to
do whatever it takes.

Do whatever it takes, okay.

Morning, boss.

Hi.

Really, Jared?

You told them I
coerced you? You said

to do whatever it takes.

Not to me, to other people.



What are you doing here?

Oh, I just had a free afternoon.

You know, for the
rest of my life.

Are you drunk? Don't worry.

I Ubered.

I may be a sexual predator,

but I am not irresponsible.

Boop.

What are you talking
about?

I was terminated

for having inappropriate
sexual relations

with a "subordinant."

No...

You'll get through this.



Doesn't feel like it. You will.

And I'll be with you
every step of the way.

I love you, Mom.

I love you, too, sweetie.

So, did you use protection

or am I gonna finally
get that grandbaby?

Hello. Hey, honey.

How did things go at
the hospital today?

It was good.

Only two people died.

Your good days and
mine are different.

Dele and I had a fun day.

What kind of fun day?

I took him for a haircut,

then I played Xbox
while he did homework.

I guess I had a fun day.

E kaale, Mum. Kaale.

What's with the hat? Show
your mom your new haircut.

She just got home. I
don't want to bother her.

What did you do?

I got to say, it's pretty fly.

You know, that's the same
look everyone gave me

when I said it at
the barber shop.

Dele. Let me see
this fly haircut.

What is this?

Apparently, they're
called twists.

I don't care what
they are called.

You know better.

Take them out.

I don't want to.

Excuse me?

I like them and I
want to keep them.

I did not ask you
what you liked.

This is my house.
Take them out.

No.

Have you lost your mind?!

All right, let's everybody
chill out for a second.

You, go and chill yourself.

Who do you think
you are talking to?

Okay, you're overreacting.

Two other kids at the
barber shop were getting

the exact same cut.

Did these two other children
have foolish stepfathers?

It's a haircut.

Not a face tattoo.

I can't even look
at you anymore.

Go to your room.

Hang on, let's
just take a minute.

There's no problem so big
that we can't talk about.

Maybe there is. Dele,
go to your room.

Dele's phone, his
mother is speaking.

Damn, you took the boy's phone?

No, he will not be studying
with you tonight, Steven.

Erase this number.

Very smart.

"Studying" could be code

for robbing a liquor store.

I should have dragged
him to the bathroom

and combed out his hair myself.

Instead, you let him win,

and now Dele will never
respect your authority again.

He's just pushing the limits.

And it's gonna
happen more and more.

Especially now that

he knows you have gone soft.

Mm-mmm. I sent him to his room

and I took away all
his video games.

Does he still have a bed? Yes.

Soft.

I think he's been punished
enough for getting a haircut.

Mm-mmm. Dele knows when people
see him with his hair like that,

they will make assumptions.

It'll keep him from
getting into a good school

or getting a decent job.

Eh. That is not entirely true.

He could play a criminal
on CSI.

Are you kidding me?

A hairstyle makes
the boy a criminal?

I did not make the rules.

No, white people did.

But just because
they're the "rules,"

does that mean we
have to play by 'em?

I think so.

You think so?

Soft.

Oh, my God. What?

Everyone on Facebook

found out about me and Jared.

They're calling me
the Toesey Hoesey.

Oh, big deal.

You know what we called
sleeping with a coworker

when I was your age?

What? Sex.

It wasn't even that good.

It's like going to prison
for stealing a Honda Civic.

Shh, shh, shh, shh.

Mama's gonna fix everything.

It's gonna be okay.

Nothing will ever be okay again.

That's the same thing you said
junior year of high school

when you didn't get
cast in Oklahoma!

I practiced so hard.

I know you did, sweetheart.

But that night we ate

an entire pound cake and sang

"People Will Say We're in Love."

And you felt better, didn't you?

I did.

But look at me now.

I'm a total mess. All I see

is my beautiful little girl
with a rat's nest on her head.

That's nice, right? Mm-hmm.

Okay, maybe just let mama sing.

Okay, the router's connected,
the Wi-Fi should be up.

Ah. Hold on. I will
Google a question.

Success.

Brad Pitt is five, 11.

Tunde, it looks as if the
dog is driving the car.

That's
so funny.

Thank you, Bob.

All right, you guys
have a fun night.

Would you like to
stay for dinner?

Or perhaps until Dele
graduates from high school?

You guys hear everything
that goes on in our house?

You live with Abishola's mother.

So, yes.

Here is a picture of you
sleeping on the couch.

I'm not wrong in how I
handled Dele's haircut.

If you're going to insist
on having opinions,

I suggest you buy
an air mattress.

I get that I don't have
the life experience

to deal with raising
a young Black man,

but I do know some stuff
that could be helpful.

What stuff?

Well, off the top of my
head, I know a haircut

is a way of expressing a
person's individuality,

and that should be encouraged.

All right, what's for dinner?

Hey.

I went ahead and
booked us a spot

for the trade show in Chicago.

Wonderful.

Who should we send?

I was thinking Christina.Wait.

Christina does not work here.

I know. I'm gonna throw
her a lifeline.Wait.

You cannot make a decision
like that on your own.

You got a problem with
me helping my daughter?

Oh, no, I love nepotism.

One day, this building will
be filled with Olayiwolas.

Well, then what's the big deal?

According to the company bylaws,

the addition of any
executive salaries

must go through the
board of directors.

You read the
company bylaws? Yes.

It is the MaxDot Magna Carta.

Look,
when you run a business,

you don't always do
everything by the book.

Then why write the book?

Because the lawyers
said we had to.

Let me give you an example.

Let's say you run a factory

and the wiring isn't up to code.

Is our wiring not up to code?

Don't interrupt.

Now, you know the
compliance officer

who's inspecting your factory
is a real big football fan.

Would you spend

half a million dollars
rewiring your factory

or a couple of grand on
Lions season tickets?

Bringing the factory up to code
is a better long-term decision.

It's like you're so
smart it makes you dumb.

Come in.

You got a minute?

I've got a month.

I just want to be
clear about something.

You knew your mom
was gonna go nuclear

when she saw your hair.

I did. And you didn't think

to give me a heads-up?

I was standing there clueless.

I used the word "fly."

She's not mad at
you. She's mad at me.

Did you not see me on
the couch last night?

But I don't care about that.

If I had known, I
could have helped.

How?

I don't know.

Tell her you're quitting
school to join the circus.

She freaks out, I
say, "Just kidding,"

thenyou take your hat off

and suddenly your
hair's not so bad.

That's a terrible plan.

Is it? We'll never know.

I'm just saying,

I got your back if you let me.

It's good to know.

Okay, I hear the front door,
which means your mother's home,

so I'm gonna go.

This conversation
never happened.

I know it feels
strange to be back,

but it'll all work out.

I'll see to it.

Thanks, Mom.

You don't have to thank me.

We were roommates, remember?

I wish I was in there now.

Don't make it weird, honey.

And you wait right here.

I'll be right back.Okay.

Try not to sleep with any
employees while I'm gone.

Mom!

We have to be able to make
a joke about it, Christina.

No we don't.

Bobby, it's good to see
you back in the building.

MaxDot CEO in the house.

Kofo, question for you.

You ever think about
doing your hair up

in those little twists?

Are you trying to get me killed?

Enough of the chitchat.

Yes, Mr. Olayiwola.

We have called the board
together to discuss

the addition of an employee
at the executive level.

You mean my desperate sister.

In order to maintain
objectivity,

I suggest we only refer to
this person as the applicant.

The desperate applicant.

Bobby, can you believe
this guy read the bylaws?

We have bylaws?

All right,

let's do your precious vote.

I'll start with yes.

Boys, raise your
hands. The voting comes

after the discussion stage.

Oh, for crying out loud.

Does anyone have
thoughts on this matter?

I'm just wondering,

Christina's in kind of a
fragile mental state right now.

Is coming back here
really best for her?

Good question. Yes. Hands up.

We cannot legally discuss
a person's mental state

while considering
them for a job.

There you go, Bobby.

You can't talk about
how crazy she is.

I don't know how I
feel about this either.

Oh, shut up.

It's not fair. I've
been working my ass off,

and she gets to bail
on the family company

and come back and
be my boss again?

Boo-hoo. Life ain't fair.

Douglas makes a good point.

This decision could
impact employee morale.

Not to mention her morale.
Maybe she's better off

taking some time to
figure things out.

Oh, go sit in your boat.

Let us try to stay on track.

I would like to say something.
Yes, Kofo, go ahead.

If Christina comes
back and takes my job,

I will sue every
member of this board.

Yeah, it didn't work out.

Smells great, buddy.

Ah-ah.

What are you doing
out of your room?

Uh, that's on me.

I thought Dele making
dinner for the family

would be a nice
way to apologize.

If he wanted to apologize,

he would not be standing
here looking like...

Snoop Doggy.

Go to your room.

I told you.

Come on, dinner's gonna be
ready in, like, five minutes.

Then in five minutes he
will eat in his room.

Don't you think there's a
better way to handle this?

You are right. We
will shave his head.

What? That's crazy.

Is it? Abishola,

do you remember
when you came home

with all those
terrible ear piercings?

Yes, Mummy. And what did I do?

You destroyed my jewelry

and kept me in the house
until all the holes closed up.

And you never did
it again, did you?

Didn't you guys have a rough
patch where you didn't speak?

It was six years.

Well, is that the relationship
you want for you and your son?

Yes, it is. Excuse me,
I'm talking to my wife.

Oluwa mi o!

Bob stood up to Ebun.

I'll make up the couch for him.

I want to talk to you.

I want to talk to you, too.

You've told me how to dress

and how to look my entire life.

I'm 15.

I want to make my own choices.

Are those clippers?

This is how your
granny suggested

I deal with your haircut.

Did... did you like
her suggestion?

I prefer to handle
things differently.

Sit down.

I want to tell you a story.

Does it have a happy ending?

Shh!

When I was your age, I
also defied my mother.

You did?

One night,

I climbed out of
my bedroom window

and went to a nightclub on
the other side of the city.

Granny must have
been really mad.

She never found out.

And you will never tell her.

Yes, Mum.

While I was there,

someone stole my bag
with all my money.

I was so frightened of the
way my mother would react,

I could not call her for help.

Instead, I took a
ride from a stranger

so I could get home
before she woke up.

So, you got away with it.

That is not the point.

I put myself in danger

because I was so
afraid of my mother.

I never want you to
feel that way about me.

Don't worry. I'm
not afraid of you.

Be a little bit afraid.

Yes, Mum.

Here is your phone.

Come and join us for dinner.

Thank you.

I did it.

I won.

Why are all my contacts deleted?

Last piece of business.

I have decided to
send Douglas and Kofo

to the Chicago trade show.

Thank you for your
trust, Mr. Olayiwola.

Yeah, we won't let you down.

Remember, these shows are about

creating relationships. Taking

new clients out to dinner

and winning them over with that

MaxDot hospitality.

That used to mean
cocaine and hookers.

Thanks, Mom. Big help.

They called your
father the Snowman.

Okay, enough.

All right, meeting adjourned.

Just one more piece of business.

Hey, it's the Toesey Hoesey.

Yes, it is. And yes,
I know I messed up.

First, by leaving this company.

Then, by succumbing to
my base animal instincts.

Oh, just say sex.

I can call it whatever I want.

But should one mistake define
a person's entire life?

Or should it serve
as an opportunity

for personal growth?

I believe it was
Jesus of Nazareth

who said,"Let he

who is without sin
cast the first stone."

Tell the truth. I'm looking
pretty good right now.

Christina, what do you want?

What any human being wants:

a chance.

A chance at redemption,

at rebirth.

Kofo, Goodwin, you guys
came to this country

for a chance.

It's the central
promise of this nation.

I pledge allegiance
to the flag...

A-All right, pipe
down, Betsy Ross.

What do you think?

Well, we do need a new janitor.

I move we make
Christina the warehouse janitor.

Oh, I second it!

All in favor?

Aye. Aye. Aye.

No, no, no, no aye! No aye.

Meeting adjourned. Welcome back.

Where's your Jesus
now, sis?

Still can't sing.

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