Saints & Sinners (2016–…): Season 2, Episode 8 - Revival - full transcript

Previously on
Saints and Sinners:

I found all these shards
of glass around the body.

This is the best lead
we've had in weeks.

You gon' sign those documents,
or I'm gonna go after everybody
that you love.

Until you beg me to stop.

- Accept my apology.
- Levi!

You're fired.

I'm the Mayor.
You're a criminal.

But what if I wasn't
Rex the criminal?

You better find a way to make
this right, or I will bury you.

I also deserve to be-



I don't give a damn what
you think you deserve!

I really thought
you were the one.

Are you sure this is
the right thing to do?

Yes. Total disclosure is
the only language these
vultures understand.

And they understand I'm only
making a statement, I'm not
answering any questions, right?

Yes. Lead with your
victories in office so far,

By the time you mention
Kendrick, they'll already
be on your side.

- Where is he?
- He's tucked away in your
office.

Bring Kendrick over to
the press area, please.

And Christie?

She hasn't arrived yet.

A stunning twist int
he grand jury corruption case

of Cypress Mayor Ella Johnson.

The grand jury chose not
to indict. But instead



charges are being filed
against the prosecuting
attorney in the case,

Rebecca Jordan.

Jordan has been linked
with the purchase of
verdicts by defendants

in a myriad of cases that
she presided over during her

tenure at the county
prosecutors office.

In addition to the charge,

of illegal trafficking
of stolen guns.

Ma'am, I think you
in the wrong spot.

No, I'm not.

Hello mom.

You think that's funny?

Why you always wound
so tightly?

And what you doin'
down here, slummin'?

What's wrong? Your high society
friends about to turn on you?

Your ignorance is painful.

Don't you see how much
this is going to hurt Ella?

Hurt her or hurt you?

That's the point, isn't it?

Keepin' your perfect persona.

- Up on the hill.
- My husband and I

came here with nothin'.

Just the shirts on our backs,
and we built this community.

We never had to pick up
a gun to make our way.

You wanna act like you
all high and mighty.

You got more devil in
you than anybody I know.

It's too late Leona.

This family id gonna happen
whether you like it or not.

I want that boy away from
Ella and out of this town!

Rest assured, brighter
days are ahead.

And with the appointment of
our new county prosecutor

Nicholas McGrail,
we will weed out

- the bad seeds in the
police department.
- Ella.

wants a second chance at family.

- Just as much as I do.
- Family...

My!

You still love her, don't you?

And when we make the effort to
introduce change, then things
will be better for all of us.

Well I'd like to start
with that change today.

I introduce you to my son,

Mr. Kendrick Murphy.

Seems like Ella
wants him around.

- Yeah?
- Yeah.

Well what do you think
is going to happen

when she finds out what he did?

Christie?

I can't even believe you would
show your face around here.

Look what happened with you
and Tamara was not my fault.

Then who's fault was it?

It was both our faults!

We knew what we were doin'.

But that's not even what's
important right now.

It's not important that
I was humiliated in front of

all of my friends and
family because of you

and your crazy-ass wife?

And she made me lose my baby.

Our baby.

And I know and I'm sorry.

But you're not the
only one dealing with
loss here, Christie.

Know what, just, just
stay away from me, Miles.

Every time you show
up in my life,

things get screwed up.

I think it was the two of us
who were doing the screwing.

You know what your problem
is? You want it all.

You wanna screw me

and go home to her.

That's not an option, okay?

She won't even speak to me.

She moved in with her friend
Josie after we lost our baby.

Look I know it would take some
time to get through a loss
like this Christie,

but I care about you.

You ain't never cared about
nobody in your life, Miles!

But I do know what you
do care about. Yeah.

I know what you
care about Miles.

- Like this? You like it like...
- We are in church, what-

this girl?

- Christie, stop.
- Yeah, girl.

What is wrong with you?

Everything Miles!

Everything.

I didn't think you
was gonna come.

Well, been doin' a lot of things
these days people don't expect.

Come in.

Wow.

EJ probly turnin' in his
grave knowin' his sister did
you dirty like that, man.

Maybe if he was alive, things
would've been different.

Or he would've got dragged
down with the rest of 'em.

You see our new Mayor on
the news talkin' about the
son she had with Rex?

Secrets never stop with
that family, do they?

- Yeah, they never learn.
- Yeah.

So what's up? Why am I here?

Look, Rex blew up all my plans

and he took out my money man.

The only person I know who
gets numbers like he did

is you.

Wait, so you want
me to work for you?

Nah.

I want you to be my partner.

Okay Noah, what's so important?

I couldn't put that conversation
with the jeweler out of my head.

It was something he said.

What're you talking about, Noah?

Here it is.

That's the EJ files.

Look, I'd like to stick to the
Debra case right now.

You don't understand.

The jeweler said that

the emerald stone

from the Debra case was the
eye of a piece of jewelry
shaped like a bird.

You got somethin'?

I knew I had seen
that design before.

It was logged in with
his personal items
the night he died.

You know what this means.

If we can confirm that
emerald is missing

we might be on our way to
solving both these cases.

Two birds with one stone.

What?

- It's not here.
- What do you mean? Where is it?

The Johnson's have it.

Detective? A moment
in my office.

- If it can just wait a second-
- It cannot.

But we have a major lead
in the Debra Chase murder.

It involves Evan Johnson Jr.

- We have a clear path to-
- This way, agents.

What's going on Lieutenant?

Detective Joy Alvarez, please
turn over your firearm.

Detective Alvarez,

you are under arrest

for the robbery of
guns from the Cypress

Police Department's evidence
locker and gun trafficking.

- You understand me, detective?
- Yeah.

Lieutenant.

So, what do you think?

It's like I said,

this PayDay Loan business
is small margin.

You need to open three or four
more of these for the profit
to be worth my time.

You need to focus
on real estate.

These are all the deeds Jabari
and Rex have been holding

collateral for all these years.

Yeah. And some of those fools
even died or just never paid up,

so those properties are
sitting vacant in the 'hood.

And Rex wouldn't cash 'em in

or make moves on 'em.
He would just use the deeds

to squeeze the next
of kin for more cash.

- Like Pastor Johnson?
- Exactly.

I didn't know y'all were all
up to some shady stuff.

Hey man, I, I told you it
gets grimy on this side.

Hey, um,

you know if you
not ready for this,

we still family.

Nah. I'm good.

I'm starting to realize
what they say is true.

Nice guys never win.

And I wanna win.

Cool.

Okay, so, where do we start?

We start...

with this one.

Holy hell.

Hello.

Can I help you?

Yes I'm detective Noah St.
Charles with the Cypress
Police department.

I'm here to see Mayor Johnson.

Regarding?

It's a police matter

involving an investigation at
Greater Hope Baptist Church.

Well I'm Ella's mother,

and my husband
founded Greater Hope.

Mrs. Leona Byrd.

It's a pleasure.

So I'm as good a resource
as any to speak on the
affairs of the church.

Please, come in.

Interesting choice of words.

So, what is it I can help
you with, detective?

I'm investigating the
discovery of a body found on

the grounds of the church
a couple of months ago.

Have you any leads on a suspect?

Well...

that's exactly why
I'm here ma'am.

I hate to bring up
a painful subject,

it involves your grandson.

My grandson?

Yes ma'am. Some new evidence
has developed that may be
relevant to the body found.

What kind of evidence?

Well,

it is documented
in EJ's case file

that he was wearing a piece
of jewelry. A pendant,

shaped like a bird, the
night he passed away.

Are you familiar with it?

Yes, my husband
Daniel started the

tradition of the bird jewelry.

Tradition?

The gentlemen received a pendant
on their 16th birthday, and

the ladies received a broach

passed down on
their wedding day.

Do you know where
EJ's necklace it?

This sounds like a conversation
our family attorney should be
present for.

That's not necessary.

- Just let me make the identifi-
- Excuse me.

But it sounds to me like
it's very necessary.

Do-do-do-do...

Do-do-do-do-do-do-

Try G Sharp.

Sorry, I was... I was
just practicing while I was
waiting for my dad.

Well we're about to close
up for the day, you might
want to give him a call.

Nah, I'm cool. He'll, he'll
pick me up late anyway.

- I'll get out of here
though.
- Nah, nah, it's okay.

try G Sharp.

Do-do-do-do-do,
do-do-do-do...

Do-do-do-do-do, do-do-do-do...

- Yeah. That really helps.
- Yeah.

Man, thanks. Are, are
you from this church?

I used to be. Just here
helping with the revival.

Miles Calloway.

- My name's Cole.
- Cole, how long you
been playin' music, man?

Since I was little.

How old are you, young buck?

Fifteen.

You think you want to play
music as a profession?

Yeah, if I'm good enough.

Alright well I might be able
to give you a few tips.

For a small fee.

Wait, what do you mean?

Well, I'm looking for a lead
singer for the revival.

- You interested?
- Yeah I'm interested!

Okay well, let me see
what you workin' with.

- Alright.
- Yeah?

Alright. I like that.

Will you please spend the
rest of your life with me?

Go ahead, ask her
who's baby it is.

- Get it outa here.
- Is what it is. What?

Get it outa here,
get it outa here!

- What're you talkin' about?
- Get it out of here.

- Get that, that!
- What, what, what?

Get it, get that out of here.

- What're you talkin' about?
- Get it outa here!

Get what outa here?

- What the hell is
wrong with you?
- Get it out of here!

- Talkin' about?
- Get it out of-

Get it,
get it out of here!

- Hey!
- Get out!

- Girl!
- Get it out of here!

Lost your damn mind out here.

Stay off that pill, girl.

Get it out of here...

Get it out... get it...

That was fun.

You know,

- I almost forgot
about this.
- What?

Another one?

This is too much.

Go ahead, try it on.

Man.

Thank you so much, mom.

You're welcome.

Ella.

May I have a word with you?

In private?

Look, why don't you go and

try these on too?

- Okay, I, I'll be
back to get the rest.
- Okay.

What is it, mother?

While you were out
galavanting with that boy,

the police where here.

Asking questions
about Debra Chase.

What'd you tell them?

I told them nothing.

But they aren't going
to stop asking.

Then we'd better get
our stories straight.

It's one hundred percent legit.

I got some insider information
from the Mayor's office.

All my properties are gonna be
rezoned commercial once

this new development pops
up, tripling their value.

I just want to get out. Today.

So if you're ready to close,
I can meet you now.

Great. Great, I'll see you soon.

Young Levi.

Lemme holler at
you for a second.

Rex I don't have time for this.

Then you need to make time.

Now I understand you
got the inside scoop.

Maybe it's time you and I do
a little business together.

I have some business,
just not with you.

See that's
where you're wrong.

Nothin' happens in this town
that doesn't include me.

I'm not about to play this
game with you, Rex.

I'm outa here.

I'm sellin' my houses today,
I'm goin' back to New York
with my daughter.

You sellin' your houses to who?

Some outsiders that
don't know Cypress?

Gon' come in here with corporate
stores, change the landscape?

Nah, I don't think
so young blood.

You gonna do business with me
instead, you understand?

You don't scare me, Rex.

I ain't tryin' to scare you,
young blood.

I'm just tryin' to tell
you what time it is.

I don't want any
trouble with you, Rex.

I just want to handle
my business, okay?

I need this money so I
can start my new life.

Money, I
got money Levi.

Let me take a look
at the paperwork.

Aight, well the comps look good.

- This the offer
he makin' you?
- Yup.

All the information's right
there, it's pretty cut and dry.

This how this gon' be.

You are doin' business
with me instead.

- And I'm gon' give
you 50,000 less.
- What?

Now either you sell
me those houses,

or I'm gon' tax you
like I did the Pastor.

And you don't want
that Levi, trust me.

Where do I sign?

How'd it go?

Deal is done. Rex Fisher
is now the

proud owner of three
overpriced shacks.

And...

thanks to the miracle
of carbon paper,

he also signed
over this property.

Got him.

We are officially

in business, partner.

Where
were you the night of
November 28th, 1998?

That was the night
my son was killed.

Yes.

We have an account of you
whereabouts from the time of

your son's murder until
the next morning.

But no one seems to have a
record of where you were prior.

I was taking care
of church business.

- Did you attend the
basketball game?
- No.

So you never saw Debra at all?

No I did not.

Alright. That's great, I'll talk
to you on Sunday.

Alright, bye-bye.

Debra...

are you okay?

Like you care!

Well of, of course I care
sweetie. What happened to you?

Your daughter is what happened
to me. Where is Evan?!

Wait a minute, what business do
you have with my husband?

You're all so stupid!

- What are you talking about?
- He doesn't want your...

- old ass anymore!
- Wha-what are you talkin'
about?

- He wants me! He doesn't want-
- No, no...

Shut up!

What church business
where you taking care of?

I was getting the new
hymn books. The old ones
were falling apart.

Evan would never want you!

You shut up!

He's leaving you.

- Everybody's gonna know
you nasty bitch!
- No!

You are not gonna destroy your
family after all I've done!

You're never-

Debra! Get up.

Debra, get up!

Debra no, no, Debra!

Workin' so late on
a Saturday night.

Can anyone corroborate that?

She was with me.

It was my idea.

All the commotion for that
silly game meant certain
duties were being neglected.

I have no doubt, Mrs. Byrd.

Unfortunately,

I can't just take
your word for it.

You don't have to. Stacia.

As you can see, the pickup
date for the hymns.

Doesn't the church
normally employ people to
do this sort of thing?

Of course Lieutenant, but,

Sister Thomas wasn't on her
job, so I had to step in.

Is this everything
you did that night?

It's what I do, Lieutenant.

I clean up other
people's messes.

Mama, mama, mama!

My God!

- It was an accident!
- My God Ella, what
have you done now?

It was a accident!

She told me that she was
sleeping with Evan

and I just lost it mama,
I think she's dead!

Mama, mama, we
gotta call the police!

Are you crazy?!

Do you want to go to jail?

Listen to me!

Calm down!

I want you...

- to get out of here. Okay?
- Mama...

- But what about you?
- I'll be fine.

- But what about you?
- Ella, go.

God...

Make sure you go somewhere
where people see you.

You need an alibi.

Thank you.

Something's not right.

Well everything
checked out, Noah.

Everything always seems to
check out with these people.

Amen! Amen, amen.

Amen! Are you feelin'
the Spirit?

I said, are you in the spirit?

Amen, amen, amen!

Tonight, we're gonna
talk about an oldie

but goodie.

How many people in the
congregation know about Moses?

- Say amen.
- Amen.

See, Moses was a faithful
servant to the Lord.

So much so that God
trusted him to lead

the lock to the promised land.

Amen! And to teach them

the ten commandments. Now,

being a good Christian

you are familiar with
these commandments.

Or at least you're
supposed to be.

Amen. But have you
really heard them?

"You shall have no
other gods before me."

Now see, many of us grab our
cell phones as soon as we
wake up in the morning.

And forget to praise the Lord.

You take his name in
vain with your OMG's

and your 1, 2, 3's, and then you
come up in here on Sunday

like it ain't no thang?

See you didn't know I used
to be in the streets?

But see now I'm in the streets
in the name of the Lord.

Amen.

We go about our daily
lives, and we forget

what Moses taught us.

"Thou shalt honor thy mother
and father." Amen.

"Thou shall not
commit adultery."

"Thou shall not bear
false witness."

"Thou shall not murder."

Amen.

All of these are part
of the covenant

of the Lord.

But some of us have gone astray.

Tonight is very special
because we have souls

that need to be anointed with
our love and our acceptance.

Amen! Amen.

"All of their sins will
be washed away

an they will be anointed
in these holy waters

and rise a fresh soul

ready to march to freedom."

Won't you come?

Give 'em a round of applause.

Amen, amen.

Congratulations.

Congratulations, sister.

It's okay Cole,
there's still time.

Your dad probably just
got caught up at work.

Yeah... I guess.

Hey, even if your dad
doesn't show up,

all these people
are here for you.

These people don't even know me.

I'll be here for you.

No you won't.

You're gone after this.

I mean, you said it
yourself, you're just
here for the revival.

You got this, man.

You know there was a time you
had everything I wanted.

Marriage...

A home, a husband.

And I envied you.

Look at me!

- Christie, just wait-
- Shut up!

Lord have mercy on his soul

and forgive him for his sins.

You know Levi

he was my first love.

He was my first everything.

And I was

finally gonna have my big day.

And make all my
dreams come true.

But that didn't happen, did it?

No, instead I lost everything.

My job, my man, my baby.

and most of that was
because of you.

And now I, I have nothing.

Nothing.

In the name of the Father, the
Son, and the Holy Ghost.

You know, but the
good news is...

I have nothing more to lose.

Get off!

Please don't hurt my baby, no...

This is a monumental time
in so many people's life.

- Amen.
- Amen, amen.

Yes brother? Stand.

I'm so blessed.

Because I finally feel I have
a family who, who loves me.

Amen.

It just shows that God

he answers all prayers.

But in order for me to
receive God's full grace...

I must make a full commitment
to God as my savior.

Jesus knows my soul.

and is asking me to bare
my burden down today.

I made a mistake.

When I was young

I was confused.

I thought the only
way to survive

was to take another man down.

That mentality

caused me to make
some stupid decisions.

Things that I can't change.

On November 28th

1998...

I was involved in a
drive-by shooting...

that resulted in the death
of an innocent young man.

Jabari, Jabari!

Mom! Mom...

- Mom, mom, mom...
- Just tell me, tell me, just
tell me...

Tell me it's not true, please.
Tell me it's not true.

I wanted to tell you when I
found out who you were.

I wanted to tell you
that I'm sorry.

Why? Why did you kill him?

That was my baby!

That was your brother!

Mom, that bullet was
not meant for him.

If I could bring him back, if I
could do anything I would.

Please mom, I just
need your forgiveness.

No, I'm sorry Kendrick,
I can't give you that now.

Why? I repented for my sins!

Because every time
I look at you...

all I'm gonna see is his face!

But please mom, I was jut trying
to do the right thing for you,

I'm sorry, I never
meant to hurt you!

- You broke my heart!
- What?

I don't think I can be
around you right now.

Mom, please! You can't do
this, I desperately need
your forgiveness.

Forgive you? Forgive you?!

- You are not my son!
- No ma, no!

Pastor Greene,
that was amazing.

- Yeah.
- I think I found that
spark you been talkin' about.

- Yeah, that's great Miles.
- So listen,

I was thinkin', you know,
even though

I'll be in and out on the road
doing shows, I can still help
with the youth.

There's still a lot of talent
here at Greater Hope.

What you think?

I think that's something
that we could consider.

Miles, sit down.

We have some other business
we need to conduct.

Levi, I did as you asked.

I assembled the board.

Now say what you have to say.

Well, as you all know, I've...

recently gotten involved in
the real estate business.

Renovating and
flipping properties.

Yeah. So?

This is my new business partner,

my cousin Jabari Morris.

He and I just acquired
another cash cow.

This one.

See, I spent a lot of time

making things right
for this church.

And it's high time Greater
Hope returned the favor.

You can't do this, Levi!

It's already done.

You see, Pastor was in
debt. A lot of debt.

And he paid that debt off
by offering up this church

in the form of a
quick-claim deed.

Which we filed this morning.

Making us the
legal land holders.

So...

there's gonna be a few
changes around here.

You find anything new on
the Debra Chase case?

Avi finished his analysis and
dropped it off yesterday.

I was slowly going through it.

This chemical in the
report, phosphorous, it's

found in plant fertilizer.

What are you getting at?

She was buried
under grass, right?

Thanks.

What you got there?

An anonymous tip
on my cold case.

Debra Chase?

Evan Johnson Jr.

What?

Looks like the revival
at Greater Hope was
full of revelations.

The son of a...

What are you still
doing around here?

I don't have nowhere else to go.

My mom hates me.

Mom?

Mom?!

You were never a
part of this family!

That is why I gave you away!

Why did you reject me?
I was just a baby!

From the moment you were
born I knew you would
turn out to be nothing.

And look at you.

You are following the
blueprint of every

busted, low-down
fool I ever met!

I'm nothin' because of you!

- You took something from me
that I can never get back!
- No!

I gave you somethin'
you never deserved!

You...

ruined everything I
worked so hard for!

And I'll never go
back to that life!

Hey.

You okay?

Did you know?

No I didn't.

Kendrick and I really
never got that close.

That's what I was tryin' to fix.

I spent...

my whole life wondering

if I did the right thing.

You can't keep letting the
past torture you, Ella.

I thought that losing

a child would be the most

unbearable thing I'd ever
have to go through.

- I know.
- But this?

- This is...
- Ella...

I know you're in a
lot of pain right now

but that boy was just a kid. He
didn't know what he was doin'.

Listen, I think we
can be a family-

No, Rex.

No.

I don't think I can ever
forgive that boy for

killing my son.

That boy is your son, Ella.

Our son.

Now I know you haven't gone
through life all these years
without making any mistakes.

That boy deserves
a second chance.

We both do.

Rex, we've already
been through this.

- We are two
different people now.
- No we're not, Ella.

I love you, Ella.

I love you.

And I always will.

Hello?

Hello?!

Somebody help me!