Star (2016–…): Season 2, Episode 8 - A House Divided - full transcript

Okay, so last time
you all saw Star...

Stay away from Simone.

You don't know a damn
thing about that girl.

Ms. Carlotta's not gonna like
that you have custody over me.

- Hi, Dad.
- I've seen the quarterly reports.

- I thought I had a year.
- I want to know Star

- won't get hurt by this.
- Just get the pictures

off her damn phone.

I told you we were done.

You ain't never gonna be
able to leave me, girl.

Hey, doll. It's Arlene.
They know about



those girls you set free.
They're coming for you.

Noah Brooks, you're going to close
the showcase, with Alex in a duet.

Finally, we can stop
with all the stunts.

You don't got to do that fake
relationship with Noah anymore.

I never got a chance to
thank you for earlier.

Is this your way of
convincing me to do the duet?

♪ I like it when you lose it ♪

♪ I like it when you go there ♪

♪ I like the way you use it ♪

♪ I like that you
don't play fair ♪

Thought you was a
church-going woman.

Damn.

We ain't in church.

♪ Stroke is gettin'
deep and faster ♪



♪ You're screamin'
like I'm outta line ♪

♪ Who came to make sweet love?

♪ Not me ♪

♪ Who came to kiss and hug?

♪ Not me... ♪

You miss that pastor
you was messin' with?

Now, why you trying to
get me out the mood?

No, I don't miss his ass.

Life is good.

Yeah. Things are good.

Your girls got what they want.

But do you have what you want?

We'll see.

You know, if they win,
you back on the road.

Back on tour.

I think they gonna be big.

With you managing
them, they will be.

Hurry up and put your shirt on, so I
can get you out of here unnoticed.

Who said I was done?

♪ You love it when I lose it ♪

♪ You love it when I go there. ♪

♪ I bring me ♪

♪ Get mine, 'bout
mine, go hard ♪

♪ Looking for another like me ♪

♪ Boy, stop ♪
♪ I bring me ♪

♪ Whose love is the tightest? ♪
♪ Whose kiss is the nicest? ♪

♪ Me ♪

♪ Whose touch is the rightest? ♪

♪ I bring me ♪

♪ I bring, I bring me. ♪

What you doing,
creeping so early?

What are you even doing up this early?
It's the crack of dawn.

We got a radio promo.
For the competition.

You know I'm not letting anybody
else take that mic, right?

Cott, what is that?

- What?
- What is that?

- Did Elliot hit you?
- No.

Cotton, you better tell me the truth.
You know I've been through this.

I will kill him, so you're gonna have
to explain to me what's going on.

Just... Just sit. Just sit. And be quiet.
It's not what you think.

So I met this dude in jail,

and he just got out
and we go hard.

Oh.

Oh, you kinky little bitch.

Oh, my God. So what is it like?
Is it dangerous?

I mean, it's rough, but it's
nothing I can't handle.

But you got a prison bae.

So now, what about Elliot?

I love Elliot. But Omari...

Spanks you.

- I get it.
- I just can't say no.

I don't need no more details.
Don't tell me nothing else.

- Hard, hard, hard.
- Oka...

The fans are gonna get to
choose who wins this showcase.

So the competition starts
with this radio gig.

Which means, whatever beef y'all
got going on between you two,

you need to dead that right now.

I really didn't know Ayanna
would choose me and Noah

to close the showcase.

And I'm really not upset.

As long as Take Three wins, and
we get Simone out of there.

I don't care.

Well, that means drumming
up a lot of votes, ladies.

Lots of 'em.

Now, any chance you
get to talk, take it.

You need to make these people
who are gonna vote love you.

- All right. -We got it.
- Hey, Star.

I need to talk to you.

I know it's early.

Yeah, too damn early for
you to be here, Brody.

It's all good, Carlotta.

I'll be right there.

What do you want?

I couldn't sleep last
night, all right?

I found out about this Hunter guy.
And what he did to you.

How do you know about that?

You know what, don't even tell
me how you know about it.

Because I've let go of it, you
go ahead and do that, too.

Listen to me.

I came here for you and Simone,

and I'm not going anywhere.

Do you understand? I love you.

Okay. I got it. I got it.

I got to go.

♪ Why you mad? ♪

- ♪ Talk to me nice ♪
- ♪ Talk to me nice ♪

What is Ayanna doing here?

Probably hand-delivering a script
for us for this interview.

Fake ass.

♪ ♪

What?

Simone, I thought you
were taking the bus.

What are you doing
in Ayanna's car?

She got me out of juvie.

I'm living with her now.

What?

She got me out two weeks ago.

And she's looking into
becoming my new foster mother.

Baby, I know we desperate,
but that ain't the way.

I was rotting in there.

Being told when to eat
and when to sleep.

I had girls killing
themselves in front of me.

Simone, we have a plan.

Okay? We win, you get out.

Really? What happens
if we don't win?

What happens to me?

That's the point of the plan, Simone.
We will win.

- We're doing everything that we can.
- You think that I want this?

I mean, she did what
y'all couldn't do.

Everything about this is shady.

I told her to stay
away from you,

and she went behind my back.

Yeah, well, it's done.

Don't we got an interview
to do or something?

This morning, we got some very
special guests in the house.

"Y'all say what's up to the “A."

Happy to be here.
Happy to be here.

So Midtown Sound got that
fire coming out the gate,

showcasing its top
talent, ya dig.

But what they doing is
letting the fans decide

which new artist is
gonna win that prize.

Now, Midtown's streaming
this show live,

and the fans vote on
social media, right?

- That's right.
- Yeah.

And when the fans vote for
Take Three and we win,

that means we get the
album, the tour,

and all that Midtown coin.

- And we'll be priority at the label.
- Yes.

And by the looks at this table,
it's not gonna be that hard.

I think we got it in the bag.

Right, well, that bag is fake.

- My name is Andy.
- And I'm Angel.

- Yeah...
- And if I recall,

you didn't win Atlanta NextFest.

- Take Three did, right?
- Ooh. Ooh, ooh, ooh.

- All right. All right.
- Okay, all right.

All right. Well, I'm seeing
some real live competition

- up in here.
- Oh, no. The competition is very real.

Me and my sister have been
dreaming about making an album

- since we were little girls.
- Keep dreaming.

There's no way we're letting
anybody at this table

- take that away. -That's right.
- And I want everybody

to finally see me. Not my father.
Not my name.

But my talent, my sound.

- And if we win...
- Which you won't, 'cause, uh,

we're here. When we win,
I'm, uh, I'm-a shout out

all the people that hated on me.

You know, all the big time haters out...
out there at Buckhead High.

My pops always called
me a waste of space.

And if I win, he can't
do that anymore, so...

- But you got to win, though.
- Oh, I will.

And you won't, not
while I'm here.

What, Noah Brooks is in the house.
Now listen,

- my money's on you.
- Yeah.

Even though you almost pissed the
ladies off last week with that Becky.

Yeah. Oh, yeah, it's
all good, though.

Ain't nobody for me
but my baby Alex.

How does it feel being in
this showcase with artists

who haven't even
recorded an album?

I mean, I just think it's
cute, you know? It's fun.

Um, you know, I-I want
to inspire the children.

Well, with your girl by your side.
Now, I hear you and Alex

are gonna close that joint out
with a little performance.

Oh, yeah, it's gonna be fire.

- Uh, y'all official, right?
- Oh, yeah.

We-We, you know, we're
definitely official.

- Okay.
- Absolutely.

Super official.

- Okay, well, check this out.
- Thank you.

My man Hurricane Dave
said Midtown sent over

a little surprise.
So, uh, Atlanta,

you are hearing it for
the first time ever.

- It's a Hot 107.9 radio exclusive.
- Yeah!

And this is gonna be, uh,
closing down the showcase.

- Here it is, y'all. “So
Sick.” - "So Sick."

- Yes.
- Wait. You're dropping our song?

Ayanna Floyd told us
to surprise y'all.

Yup. And this is written and
produced by the two love baes.

Noah Brooks and Alexandra Crane.

Alexandra Crane of Take Three.

Who's gonna win the showcase.
Thank you, Atlanta.

- You're welcome.
- Mm-hmm.

What? That got weird,
but thank you all.

Dropping the single right
before the show, smart PR.

This show has to set
Atlanta on fire,

- or my father is going to make changes.
- Like what?

You have any idea what you're
doing to that girl's head?

Oh, God. Could you be
more specific, Carlotta?

You had no right
to take Simone in.

You making moves you
not qualified to make.

That's ironic, since your past

is the reason Simone
is at my house.

You don't know nothing
about my past.

Oh, please, it's public
record at the county courts.

And who puts a painting of Kathy
Griffin on their office wall?

Kathy's a friend. And
I seriously doubt

you know the artist I
commissioned to do it.

It's called taste, Carlotta.
Something you have none of.

You need to learn it if you're
going to manage these artists.

You can start with
your ensembles.

Who has my latte?!

Look, I know how you
feel right now.

What is she trying
to pull with Simone?

Baby, she just gave
her a place to stay.

You're letting whatever
guilt you feel about Mary

and Simone bleed together.
Stop overreacting.

This is my family.

My life.

And she did this behind my back.

You know what?

Don't weigh in on my
family like this.

The sex wasn't that good.

You happy?

It sounded great on the radio.

You want me to be sad about
what happened? I'm not.

This is supposed to
be us right now.

We're supposed to be hearing
our song on the radio

for the first time, but
it's you and Noah.

And he's doing this
for his career,

that's not even
gonna include you.

It's crazy, right?

Ayanna just dropped
the single like that.

- Did you know?
- You ain't never been on the radio,

and you pissed right now.
Are you serious?

Because this is not
supposed to be with you.

- I have a group and Derek and...
- Derek?

- What does this have to do with Derek?
- Everything.

- You kissed me.
- You kissed me back.

Okay, now you're trippin'.

I don't want to do this
duet thing with you.

Nor do I want to be in a
fake relationship, either.

So I heard you on the
show this morning.

Yeah, how are we
supposed to compete?

Noah's set for a comeback.

And the girls won
Atlanta's NextFest,

so we're obviously nobody
in this situation.

We ain't nobodies, okay?
But we are the underdogs.

We just got to be smart.

I mean, Noah... he used
to be the king, right?

But now, he's in there
scrapping with y'all.

You don't think that
messes with his ego?

So, that's what we do.
You mess with his head.

Mess with all their heads.

Okay, well, I'm-a get at
those girls from Take Three.

You know, make them fall in
love with this Latin lover.

Bro, you're barely Spanish.

Don't nobody want that
little dirty chalupa.

- Can we keep going?
- Latino light.

The reality is
your show was hot.

Okay? We just got
to come up with...

I don't know... something
that surprises the viewers.

Okay, well, I've seen the books,

and there is nothing in the budget
for us to do anything extra.

You get the music right...
I'll get the money.

Who the hell do you
think you are?

Your sister had been languishing
in hell for months,

and I gave her a lifeline.

Ayanna... stay away
from my sister.

Don't you dare threaten me.

Go in there and do your job.

Please stop.

- If you hadn't have done this...
- All right.

- Let's see it.
- Okay.

Yo, Noah, come on, man.

Man, shut up.

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

- ♪ Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh ♪
- ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Tell me, girl, do you
know what you want? ♪

♪ Tell me, girl ♪

♪ Do you understand how
rare it is indeed ♪

♪ Just to know who you are? ♪

♪ Oh-oh, tell me, girl,
what's in your heart ♪

♪ I know it's hard, can
you play your part? ♪

♪ Can you take your mind
off the silly things ♪

- ♪ Keep your eye on the ball? ♪
- STAR: ♪ I know ♪

♪ This inconsistent relationship
trip is killing you ♪

♪ It's killing me, too,
believe it or not ♪

- Okay, cut the music.
- ♪ But you ain't gotta... ♪

- Stop the music.
- Why?

Why? Because this is a joke.

You have a showcase in a week,
and you're supposed to be

the baddest on my label.
You have a full

dress rehearsal tomorrow.

Maurice, this is
an embarrassment.

Jahil...

Hey, Brody.

We need to talk.

So what you want, man?

Talk about old times?

No. Arlene Morgan and
her coward-ass son.

What about 'em?

You knew.

Look, man, I had no idea what
Hunter was doing to Star

up until the night that he died.

Star never told nobody.

And as far as Arlene is
concerned, she's dirt.

Tried to set me up to be killed,

so I got no love
lost for that bitch.

Anyway, what do you
care about Star

and her well-being at
this point anyway?

That boy hurt her the same
way you used to hurt Mary.

Hey, I never laid a hand on
Mary, and you know that.

Look, let's cut to
the chase, man.

All right, what's this
got to do with Arlene?

Well, she found me.

Found out I had debts.

Some big ones, in Vegas.

- So that's where you've been.
- She wanted me to get

some info on Star's phone.

Said she'd give me 250 grand.

Don't judge me, Jahil.

I needed the money.

You and me...

we're both cut from the
same cloth, brother.

I need your help.

You want something to drink?

Ayanna.

- Yes, Crane?
- I...

I don't think closing the
showcase is good for me or Noah,

and on top of that,

- it's confusing for Midtown.
- Don't tell me

what's confusing for my company.

I pay you to sing.

- That's all.
- I get it.

I was just thinking, if...

I'm not paying you to think.
You two came up

with the idea of a
relationship and a love song.

I, then, went to
the radio with it.

- Now, you want out.
- Yes. But only because...

You're falling for
him, aren't you?

I thought you were smarter
than that, Crane.

The duet stays.

Show prep ain't no joke.

You want to rehearse?
Just you and me?

Um, mm, no, I-I got to rehearse
my own thing, but thanks.

Ah. Okay. Okay.

Hey.

Why do you want to sing?

Takes away the painful thoughts.

Makes me forget.

What about you?

Me, too.

How about I count us in?

- Okay.
- Yeah.

Let's do it.

- Do you know the steps?
- Kind of.

I know. Me, too,

- but I know this one part, so, okay.
- Okay.

- Want to start from this part?
- That's perfect.

Okay. Five, six, seven, eight.

Boom. Snap.- ♪♪

- Ooh, I'm sorry.
- That's-that's okay.

- Okay. Five.
- All right.

Six, seven, eight.

Boom. And seven...- ♪♪

♪ All my love I'll give to you ♪

♪ She told me that she notice
something different about me ♪

- ♪ And I know you feel... ♪
- ANDY: Hey! Okay.

Mr. Noah Brooks, I see you.
I like that.

Don't try to act
like we cool now.

Noah, what are you
talking about, man?

I'm just showing you some love.

I get it. My bad. I understand.

Your brother just died.

Hey, man, don't speak
on my brother.

- Punk ass.
- What?! What you say?

- What?
- What's up?

- What you thought this was? Yeah.
- What you thought it was?

- Don't let that Harvard fool you, boy.
- Well, you got a good time,

- and boy, you about to get clocked.
- Yeah? Don't forget.

I know you. That's how you
lost your deal the first time.

And to think I was almost about
to feel bad for your ass.

But now, I'm gonna have
to mop your ungrateful,

drunk behind all
over that floor.

Oh, you sound funny right now.

You should go fetch me some water.
You better know your place, boy.

You know what place I'm in?

The same place you are.

You ain't noticed that?

Last year, you had everything.

So I know that that Lucky
thing ain't got you shook.

You're afraid of
the competition.

See, one thing I learned
from working with Ayanna...

I can smell a bitch.

You got balls coming in here.

So you tried to have
me killed, huh?

So...

how's Brody?

I got him in my pocket.

Oh, do ya?

That's funny.

Hmm.

Maybe that's why he's
out trying to sell

pictures of your son beating
the crap out of Star.

See, I figured you should know,

because without the foundation,
you ain't got no money.

You got as much money as I do.

Where is he?

Brody?

He had a little run-in
with my nine millimeter.

I'll tell you what, though.
You pay me,

and I'll give you the phone
with everything on it,

and I'll even take
care of Brody.

I got the goods, Arlene.

Baby, I'm... I'm so sorry.

Come on, please call me back.

I don't know what came over me.
I didn't mean to hurt you.

I miss him, too.

You can have him back for 500 K.

The foundation ain't
gonna miss it.

Meet me tomorrow.

I'll get it.

Now, get the hell out of here.

How you doing, baby?

I'm cool.

Why you ain't tell me?

Because I knew you'd
think what you think.

And what am I thinkin'?

That I'm not thinking
things through.

That I'm doing things out of
desperation just like my mom.

Like Mary, but that
ain't the truth.

You just don't listen
to me, Miss C.

I've been listening.

I don't do nothing but listen.

Really? Then you
must not hear me.

I was dying in there.
I would sign out

and come here, and nobody
would ask me anything.

Nobody knew how messed
up my life was in there.

And then when I lost
Karen, I just...

She meant a lot to you, huh?

Yeah. I think I loved her.

Simone, are you high right now?

I'm not talking about no pot.
What are you on?

Oh, I'm gonna get my answer.

Come on.

Well, I mean, these don't
do the closets any justice.

This is gorgeous.
Whose house is this?

- I-I mean, I love...
- Where's my check?

Look, I already mailed it.

It didn't come.

I want it now.

- Get out of my office.
- Stop playing with me,

- China man. I want my damn money.
- You know what?

- I'm sick of your redneck ass.
- Get off! -Hey, hey.

You want problems? Get...
I'm gonna kill your ass.

Wow, you sure do know how to
take care of a man, don't you?

That house?

That's our house.

- What?
- Those plans are for our house.

Elliot, wait, wait.

No, look, look, look.
I love you.

I want everything for us.
A marriage.

A life. That's why I'm
showing you those plans.

I'm asking what you
think I'm asking.

Why are you doing this to me?

'Cause I give a damn about you.

Oh, so you just happen to
have a pee test lying around?

I'm a ex-convict. I got
discounts on pee tests.

- Yeah, well, you're crazy if you...
- Sit your ass down.

You're crazy if you think that
I'm actually gonna sit...

No, you're crazy if you
think I'm-a let you out

- in these streets with no check-in.
- Okay, fine.

- Well, I'll pee when you leave.
- No, you gonna pee right here,

right now. Go.

Nice.

Simone, we so close
to this showcase.

Learn from your
mother's mistakes.

Think about your future.

- Miss C, I really d...
- Negative.

Stop reliving your
past through us.

'Cause we ain't you.

You know, I like
living at Ayanna's.

So you done playing
social worker now?

'Cause I got my future
to think about.

What's up?

Nothing.

Don't seem like nothing.

Are you nervous about the show?

It's not that.

You do realize if we win this,

I'll be going on tour.

I feel like I'm working hard
just to leave you behind.

You ain't leaving me. I mean,

I've known this was gonna
happen at some point.

♪ Sorry, I'm sorry
a million times ♪

But we'll work it out.

We always do.

♪ I know you mad,
I know you mad ♪

Just promise me one thing.

♪ I got some bad habits... ♪

If this is something that
you don't ever want,

please just show me some
respect and tell me first.

Don't say that.

You don't think I'm gonna
walk again, do you?

- Yes.
- Hey, yo.

We got a fresh new
joint, only on Hot 107.

♪ Over and over and
over I tried... ♪

I don't need you and that boy
singing in our bedroom, either.

♪ Do you think about the
times that we're together? ♪

♪ And she said no, but I
think about the times ♪

♪ We ain't together ♪

- ♪ And I said, oh ♪ -
ALEXANDRA: ♪ I said no ♪

♪ This ain't right ♪

♪ Said your hands
got too much time ♪

♪ Staying up all
hours of the night ♪

- ♪ Checking my page, seeing who
and what I like. ♪ -Cut, cut!

- What?
- These two little ones

can't just be improvising.

- They need instructions.
- You can't just call cut, bitch.

We're in the middle
of performing.

He didn't mean it. He
didn't mean it like that.

Yo.

Hey!

Yo!

Y'all think this is a joke?!

We're a week away from
the one shot we all got,

and y'all up here
trippin' like some fools.

Whenever y'all ready, y'all
let me know, all right?

But you know what,
what do I know?

I'm washed-up, aren't I?

Sucka.

Guys, can we, uh... can
we just go one more time?

No. We need to take five.

Alex, trust me. I know
what Ayanna wants.

If we could just take
it from the top...

I just got a text from my uncle.
He came through with it.

He's got some extra cash
so we can make some noise

- for this performance.
- That's what I'm talking about.

- Did you see Noah?
- Yeah.

- That boy's losing it.
- Yeah, he is.

You're an ass.

Okay. I got the
wardrobe on lock.

We can talk hair and
makeup based on this.

- Oh, word.
- Can you believe that

witch tried to dis
the way I dress?

There ain't nothing wrong
with the way you dress.

I mean, if you
work in the salon.

What's that supposed to mean?

Girl, I'm just saying, you stay
on the girls about stepping

their game up, you got
to do the same thing.

You in the corporate
world now, sister.

What's this?

I got something to bury
that bitch for good.

♪ I love you so ♪

Where'd you get this, Bruce?

Girl, you know I used
to sing background

for Luther Vandross
back in the day.

The streets in the music biz are

just as dirty as the
streets we grew up in.

It was as easy as getting
dirt on Harvey Weinstein.

I'm trying not to sink
to Ayanna's level.

You got enough ammunition to
get Simone back in this house.

And you talking about
you don't want to sink?

Bitch, you better sink.

Sink, bitch. Come on.
♪ Sink, bitch, sink ♪

♪ Sink, bitch, sink,
sink, bitch, sink ♪

- Let's go. All right.
- ♪ Sink, bitch, sink ♪

- ♪ Sink, bitch, sink. ♪ - I
knew you was going there.

I knew you was going there.

♪ How much I love you so ♪

♪ Lately hazy ♪

♪ Girl, I'm goin' round ♪

♪ Want you to see ♪

♪ How much you mean to me ♪

♪ You're the girl who
makes me feel so good ♪

♪ Cutie pie ♪

♪ Nothin' but a cutie pie ♪

$500,000... cash.

Hand over the phone.

Hey. No backup, no
data in the cloud?

It's like it never happened.

♪ You're the girl who
makes me feel so good ♪

Let me ask you
something, Arlene.

How do you sleep at night,
knowing you killed your son?

I mean, after all, you made the
call that sent those murderers

to my apartment, even though
you meant it for me, right?

It's Star's fault
that he's dead.

Star played him. She
never loved him.

All she wanted was his cash.

Yeah, just like you did.
Oh, still do.

But let me tell you something.

If word ever gets out, the truth
about your son and what he is,

this whole phony Hunter Morgan
Foundation, it's finished.

It's over.

You're right. It will be over.

So you got to kill him.

I want Brody dead, Jahil.

That's the new deal.
Now give me the phone.

- Give me the phone.
- Not gonna happen.

What the...

The plan wasn't to
kill the bitch.- -

- Jahil... Jahil!
- Yo, Brody, stop.

Stop!

Hey, man!

Gimme my half.

Noah, wait up. Noah, wait up.

Look, I'm not really in the
mood to be going another round

- with you right now, okay?
- Don't do that.

Stop doing this.

Stop feeling sorry for yourself
and acting like you're washed-up.

Your first album was a classic.

You're gifted.

Nobody else in that
room has that.

You're going through a lot, and
you got a lot of pressure on you.

But you got it, Noah.

You do.

Is that all?

Yeah.

Hey.

I'm sorry.

You were right.

I was overreacting.

I should've stayed out of it.

Yeah, I guess I didn't
give you a choice.

I got something here
that'll ruin Ayanna.

I can get Simone back if
I blackmail her with it.

Are you sure you want to
go there with Ayanna?

No.

I guess, when it comes down to
it, I'm just jealous of her.

Ayanna?

She ain't got nothing on you.

She got my baby girl in a better
place than I could give her.

Carlotta, you're a good woman.

Never forget that.

- What y'all talking about?
- Not you.

- Buh-bye.
- Why's he always laying down?

- He's getting in the zone.
- 'Cause he lazy.

- Get up, boy.
- I've had about enough of your ass.

That's what's up. Yeah, yeah.

- Hey, hey! Hey, hey.
- What's up?

Chill out! I'm getting
tired of you punks.

Chill out.

You know what, it's
time for y'all to know

what's really going
on around here.

If you don't pull this
off, the label'll be sold.

What's that supposed to be,
some type of scare tactic?

Charles Floyd is threatening
to sell the label.

They don't know what they talking about.
If Charles Floyd

was threatening to sell the
label, then Ayanna would know.

- Best believe she ain't letting that...
- Andy, shut up.

She doesn't have a choice.

This comes down to how
this showcase turns out.

Which means it
comes down to you.

It's time to go hard,
or y'all can go home.

Look, I know that we're all here
to shine and get that album,

but if we're supposed
to open up the show

and let them know
that Midtown is here,

then we got to make
sure that song is hot.

We're all survivors. We're all here
because somebody didn't have our back

or didn't believe in us.

So we need this.

You're right.

I still believe this showcase
can be everything for us.

Okay.

So let's turn on the
track and get this.

Opening number, dress
rehearsal, take one.

♪ Tell me, girl, do you
know what you want? ♪

♪ Tell me, girl, do you
understand how rare it is ♪

♪ Indeed just to
know who you are? ♪

♪ Tell me, girl, what's
in your heart? ♪

♪ I know it's hard, can
you play your part? ♪

♪ Can you take your mind
off the silly things ♪

♪ Keep your eye on the ball? ♪

♪ I know this inconsistent ♪

♪ Relationship trip
is killing you ♪

♪ It's killing me, too,
believe it or not ♪

♪ But you ain't got to
worry about nobody ♪

♪ Coming round here,
getting none of this ♪

- ♪ Or taking your spot ♪ - ♪
Do you think about the times ♪

♪ That we're together? ♪

♪ And she said no ♪

♪ But I think about the times ♪

♪ We ain't together ♪

♪ And I said oh ♪

♪ I said no ♪

♪ This ain't right ♪

♪ Said your hands
got too much time ♪

♪ Staying up all
hours of the night ♪

♪ Checking my page ♪

- ♪ Seeing who and what
I like ♪ - ♪ Ooh ♪

♪ On my timeline
seeing who is new ♪

♪ Don't worry about
who follows who ♪

♪ Baby, here's the truth ♪

♪ Yeah, I see a lot of people ♪

♪ But, baby, I want you ♪

♪ I'm trying to love you true ♪

♪ Celebrate who you are ♪

♪ Appreciate you for you ♪

♪ Baby, I want you ♪

♪ We need to let go
of the jealousy ♪

♪ 'Cause turning our
back won't do ♪

♪ Without compromise we lose ♪

♪ Oh, baby, I want you ♪

♪ It's you ♪

♪ I really can't say
enough about you ♪

♪ Yeah, baby, I choose ♪

♪ All I want to do
is be around you ♪

♪ Don't you worry
about the old ♪

♪ 'Cause we're on to the new ♪

♪ Ain't studding them 'cause
I'm thinking about you ♪

♪ Know that nothing can come ♪

♪ Between what we
have and what we do ♪

- ♪ So, for the times that
I'm gone ♪ - ♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Know that this much is true ♪

♪ Baby, it's true ♪

♪ I'm-a see a whole
lot of people ♪

♪ But, baby, I want you ♪

♪ Because I want you,
because I want you ♪

♪ Not 'cause I need you,
I really want you ♪

♪ Baby, oh ♪

♪ Not 'cause I want you ♪

♪ Happy to have you ♪

♪ Not 'cause I need you ♪

♪ Because I want you, babe ♪

♪ Not 'cause I need you,
I really love you ♪

♪ I really want you, babe ♪

♪ And I got to have you ♪

♪ I want to lead you ♪

♪ I kind of need you, babe ♪

♪ I'm happy to have you ♪

♪ I really love you, and
I choose you, baby ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

Good job, guys.

Nice, ladies. Nice, gentlemen.

All right, then. That rehearsal.

- You're gonna love this place.
- I'm excited.

- Hey!
- Best steaks ever.

You said you wasn't gonna
see that fool no more.

Who's this?

- Oh, he don't know?
- This is Omari.

He was just helping me out
when I was on the inside.

Nah, you was calling me
something else last night.

Are you sleeping with him?

And we together, fool.

Omari, stop.

Yeah, you know what to do, baby.

I'm sorry, O,

but I can't be with you.

You can't say no to me, girl.

But I can say no.

Baby, listen, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry. I'm with you, Elliot.

No, I can't keep getting
hurt by you like this.

I've been looking for you.

Why?

I'm sorry.

Okay, I'm really sorry.

I know what it's like letting
somebody in your head,

and I don't want that to
happen to you before the show.

Who said you were in my head?

Okay. From here on out,

I promise to keep things
strictly professional.

Don't kiss me again.

Okay.

Okay.

Okay.

You sounded great today.

Really.

- Thanks.
- So, after you got your album

and you go on tour

and you got all the
money you need,

what are you gonna do?

Hmm.

Get me and Star a huge place.

What about you?

I'll find my mom.

I'm gonna buy a
studio for myself.

What happened to your mom?

Nah, I don't want
to talk about that.

What do you think
about my uncle?

I mean, he's shady as hell,

but he's okay, I guess.

He stole my song.

- I'm... I'm sorry.
- Yeah.

You know, you're the realest
person I've met since I got here.

Uh, I saw you the other day

with those, uh, pills.

I know how to take 'em.

I know what I'm doing.

Just don't get caught up.

I've been there.

You know?

What's going on, Superstar?

♪ Posted at the coffee shop ♪

♪ We would sit and
talk for hours ♪

♪ Never thought in
a million years ♪

♪ Things would change ♪

♪ Tied to my heart ♪

♪ Like a kite to a string ♪

♪ I followed you ♪

♪ Where the wind would blow... ♪

That was Mary's warm-up song.

I would play it for her.

You didn't know that?

I'd ask what happened to your face,
but I'm sure you deserved it.

You know, uh...

you were spot-on about me.

I'm everything you think I am.

What's this?

I came to town because
Arlene Morgan paid me to.

She said she needed
something from you.

I had these people after me...

So I took her up on her offer.

When I realized what
she wanted from me

and what had happened to you,

I stopped.

I just wanted to be
honest with you.

Maybe we could start
over sometime.

And why do you have my phone?

I took it.

'Cause she wanted the pictures.

- Of what Hunter did to me?
- Yeah.

But she didn't get them.

I made sure of that.

I promise you,

she'll never bother you again.

You deserve better
than me, Star.

Better than Hunter.

Do I?

Yes. You do.

So did your mother.

♪ Driving by the park tonight ♪

♪ I was stopping at the light ♪

♪ And it reminded me
of all those days ♪

♪ Posted at the coffee shop ♪

♪ We would sit and
talk for hours ♪

♪ Never thought in a million years ♪
♪ Things would change ♪

♪ Tied to my heart ♪

♪ Like a kite to a string ♪

♪ I followed you ♪

♪ Where the wind would blow ♪

♪ We were something ♪

♪ But you were fronting ♪

♪ Now I'm sitting here wishing I
could get you out of my head ♪

♪ Baby, I tried ♪

♪ But I can't unlove you ♪

♪ You know you got your
hooks in my soul ♪

♪ Feels like I'm dying slowly ♪

♪ Because you ♪

♪ And your love ♪

♪ Will never let me go ♪

♪ I keep turning the page ♪

♪ And I turned out the lights ♪

♪ But I'm back in the
same old place ♪

♪ A thousand and one times ♪

♪ Takes all the
breath out of me ♪

♪ I just can't escape ♪

♪ I can't do this no more ♪

♪ Baby, I tried ♪

- ♪ But I can't unlove
you ♪ - ♪ And I tried ♪

♪ No, no, no ♪

♪ You know you got your
hooks in my soul ♪

- ♪ Feels like I'm dying
slowly ♪ - ♪ Dying ♪

- ♪ All because you
♪ - ♪ Oh, oh ♪

♪ And your love will
never let me go. ♪