Queen Sugar (2016–…): Season 3, Episode 10 - Here Beside the River - full transcript

Previously, on "Queen Sugar"...

I can't take Blue away from
the only family he's ever known.

- We're his family too.
- I'm asking

- for 70/30 split for custody.
- You're out your mind.

The New Yorker,
they want to publish

the chapter on your dad's
depression.

Sam has run this family's legacy
into the ground.

I need him out.

You can help me do that.

Please don't hate me.

Remy and I, we kissed.



Oh, no, no, we need
to put that out right now.

Go, go, go!

My mama was my north star.

Free. Fierce.

A warrior.

My mama was...

the ground
beneath my feet.

But the day
the sickness came,

the trees shook
and the ground swayed.

And at 19, I let out a cry
in this earthquake of sorrow.

She was my everything.

Grief and confusion wedged into
every corner of my universe.

Where her bright light
once charted my way,

everything went dark.



But an hour from New Orleans

on the other side
of Lake Pontchartrain,

deep in the stalks
of the cane fields,

my sweet daddy's tears
quenched the earth.

I never knew that
that the land,

and my mama's grave
beneath it,

were more than
he could bear.

My daddy was the land.

And we were generations
of earth.

From the nooses
withered in the trees

to the blood-drenched
ground.

Daddy would spend a lifetime

fertilizing the earth
to grow a new.

He fought hard.

Every farming grant denied.

Every deed contested.

Every plantation owner
come a-knockin',

trying to take
what was ours.

He always stood tall

and strong in those
mud-caked boots.

But the day
her sickness came,

he slowly started
bleeding out.

The stars, her star
that once lit his sky,

went dark.

So he walked the furrows
with a gun

in the worn corduroy jacket

he used to warmed me with
on chilly nights.

He walked for hours

in a forest of cane,

and buried in a casket
of sorrow.

Unable to see her star.

Holding that gun,
fingers curled...

among generations
that walked before,

grieving, bleeding...

I never knew the depth
of his pain.

But as the whispers of our
ancestors lifted from the ground

and carried him
in the breeze,

his fingers uncurled
and he loosened his grip,

guiding him to the break
in the field.

And at the edge of the land
he found... us.

Waiting.

Arms opened.

Thank you.

♪ Dreams never die ♪

♪ Take flight
As the world turns ♪

♪ Dreams never die ♪

♪ Take flight
As the world turns ♪

♪ Keep the colors
In the lines ♪

♪ Take flight ♪

♪ Dreams never die ♪

♪ Keep the colors In the lines ♪
*QUEEN SUGAR*
Season 03 Episode 10

♪ Keep the colors In the lines, take flight ♪
Episode Title: "Here Beside the River"

Investigations
are still underway.

As of yet there are
no suspects,

and the owner
of the plantation says

there have been
no direct threats.

I can't believe this.

So disrespectful.

What do you mean?

I mean, I get it.

I've seen lots of people
disrespecting over there, but...

but that's still history,
you know?

If they wanted
to make a statement,

they should have just
burned down the big house.

Oh, we're still studying for
my physics test

- after school.
- Yes. Yes, we are.

- You keep ditching our study sessions.
- I know, I'm sorry.

I see my girls.

Okay.

- Have a good day.
- You too.

I'm not stupid.
I didn't tell them nothing.

Gave them the exact alibi
everybody else gave.

- Are you sure?
- Yes.

Cops were at his house
last night.

- Whose house?
- Ant's.

- Are you serious, bro?
- Yeah.

But they don't got nothing.
It's just because of the game.

People are talking.

It's all over the news,
the Internet.

It's going to be okay.

You find it or not?
It's my pop's.

Oh, it was just probably
in someone's bag.

- We'll find it.
- Man, I hope so.

Going to need it.

I know Jarrett's being
all thorough and everything.

But, Lord,
some of these.

Ain't nobody going to put a pie
shop in the middle of nowhere.

Look...

Baby, are you all right?

I think I just slept
on my neck wrong last night.

- Oh. I got me some aspirin.
- No, I'm good. I'm good.

I'm about to just take this out
to the truck and move on out.

All right now.
Love you.

I love you too.

Whatever you've got,

I can assure you
my wife already knows.

That's not why I asked you here,
Colton.

You might have my cousin
wrapped around your finger,

but let me be clear:
there's a big difference

between a Boudreaux
and a Landry.

You got five minutes.
What do you want?

Your shares in
Landry Enterprises.

All 10%.

I'll double
what you've paid her.

Keep your mistress.

No, I'm here because of
a company called Pillary Reach.

Now, you've been
rolling around in the mud

with your frat brothers.

Washing everyone's
dirty money

through your little
shell company.

It's a "good ole boy" cliché.

But Daddy will not be happy
when he finds out.

I'll give you half.

Now, 5% is a lot.

Money laundering
is a federal crime, Colton.

And not only will you
go to prison,

but the painstaking
FBI searches

and all the investigations

into your daddy's
companies and finances,

everything you've ever
been a part of...

he'll regret ever
giving you a dime.

I want it all.

All 10%.

I'm not here to barter.

You can take your daddy down,
or I can take you down.

Your choice.

Finish your homework.

Are you Ralph Angel Bordelon?

What's this about?

My name is Lorena Campos,

This is Nina Williams
and Officer Charbonneau.

We're from the Department
of Child and Family Services.

Can we talk inside?

Y'all can't just be rolling up
on people like that.

Sir, if we could please
just step inside.

It won't take long.

Come on.

I am educated.

I'm bringing a career
to the table

Why am I wrong
if I require a brother to

match my effort
as prerequisite to marriage?

I'm glad you came out

I have to see him again
to know it's real.

I know you don't take this
Nuri.

But this is
what love looks like

And what did you have
for breakfast this morning?

Eggs, toast and milk.

We was in a rush
this morning.

Kitchen usually
would be clean.

I want to make sure
you finish reading through.

- Who made breakfast?
- Pop made it.

Did Pop take you
to school too?

Yes.

Do you wake your pop up,
or does he wake you up?

For school,
he wakes me up.

On the weekend,
I wake him up.

I see. Have you ever not
been able to wake your pop up?

No.

Okay.

I just got to say,

watching you
living this dream,

standing up for yourself,

all you Bordelons
are just so strong.

I read that essay about
your brother this morning.

That niece of yours
is a damn good writer.

That she is,

but what you mean
you read about Ernest?

I printed it out after
my sister found it online,

and she asked me
if these Bordelons

was related
to Miss Violet.

You know, and I was just glad
to read some good in the world

instead of that awful fire.

- You hear about that?
- I did.

New Yorker.
That's big, ain't it?

It sure is.

Let's talk
about your record.

My record got nothing to do
with my ability to be a dad.

My interest is in your record
as it pertains

to the welfare
of your child.

Nothing wrong with
the welfare of my child.

He fine.
Scraped his arm at school.

And that's it.

I need you to pay
attention here, please.

It's kind of hard when she
in there interrogating my kid.

This is standard
procedure.

- Who called you, huh?
- I want to know.

We can't disclose
that information.

Look, I'm a good dad, okay?

I work my ass off
taking care of that boy.

I provide for my son,
make sure he eat.

Always safe, happy.

I ain't do nothing wrong,
all right?

I ain't do nothing wrong,
you understand?

And, yeah, I want to know,

who the hell said
I ain't a good dad, huh?

Why don't you sit down.

Let us do our jobs
and we'll be on our way.

Prosper?

I'm in here.

Here. Take my hand.

Are you okay?

- I just need a little help.
- Okay. Okay.

Here, let's...
let's get you up.

Let's get you sitting.

Okay.

Gently.

Didn't mean for you
to leave work.

That's fine.

What happened?

I was just getting ready
to take a shower,

and... something slipped.

You're lucky you had
your phone on you.

You think you can stand?

Okay. Okay.

Okay. Okay, no.

Let's sit down.
Let's sit down.

Okay.

I think we got
to get you checked out.

Just sit here for me, okay?

Okay.

- Good morning.
- Good morning.

So you have to just
put your name there,

and the company,
and the date and floor.

- Thank you.
- Have a good day.

Hello?

So you think I'm an unfit daddy,
huh?

What are you
talking about?

You tell me.
I just had a cop

and two ladies
from Child Services up here.

They say somebody
filed a complaint.

- What?
- Wanna tell me what's going on?

I thought we was
going to work it out.

All that talk
about mediation.

- And this is what you're going to do?
- I don't know anything about this,

I swear.

I would never make
a phone call like that.

Yeah, well, someone did.

Who you been
talking to, huh?

No, I haven't talked
to anybody.

I got to go.

You lie.

Simons don't know a damn
thing about creative writing.

All he said was not to swear.

Freedom of expression, okay?

Not gonna censor my thoughts.
What is this, 1984?

- It's school.
- Just rewrite it.

I got eyes on him.
He's in the east hallway.

- You Anthony Coleman?
- Yeah.

- Coach...
- Oh, hey. get off!

- Hey. Stop!
- What did I do?

He has a right to know
what this about.

Back up, young lady.

Anthony Coleman, you're under
arrest for arson, trespassing

and destruction of property.

Man, these hurt.
KJ, call my mom.

I'm calling her now, man.

You got a right
to remain silent.

Anything you say can and will
be used against you...

You've got a right
to an Attorey.

If you can't afford one...

Ads --->

I want to change the world

One Flyer, one Rally
at a time.

Got me questioning
whether I can do this

Am I ood that boy?

I'm not about to let plain
get in the way of my future

I've got wings.
I ain't gonaa break.

I feel like I belong.
I need this.

Sam Landry just made
a big mistake.

You need to wake up.
It's all a lie.

They can't see me coming.
I know what I'm doing.