Our Kind of People (2021) s01e12 Episode Script

1
Previously on "Our Kind of People"
You and Angela have
something going, right?
I might've messed that up.
She's got her ex hanging around.
- I love you.
- Aww, I'll catch you soon, okay?
I got to break up with her.
Mommy?
Rose was my dearest friend.
LEAH: When you told me to
torpedo her Graceties membership,
you destroyed us becoming real sisters.
ANGELA: Piggy turned herself
in for murdering Darius Bates.
Leave Oak Bluffs, and I will help Piggy
and set up seed money for Eve's Crown.
Darius?
Teddy gave it to him to hide
the night that your mother was arrested.
Get ready, Teddy, 'cause
I'm coming for you.
PIGGY: Alright, no peeking.
Now sit your precious
booty all the way down.
Alright.
- Open!
- What is this?
This is my new line Nikki's Halo.
Named after the most precious,
beautiful, sweetest angel in my life.
- [LAUGHS] Mom!
- I know we're shutting down the store
and moving out of the Bluffs,
but I wanted to remind you
of everything you've
accomplished this summer
Mm-hmm how far you've come.
I am so proud of you.
Thank you, Mom, but but you know
all of these doors opened
because of you.
Like, I Look at me.
I'm a debutante, and I'm in love, and
- Ohh.
- [LAUGHTER]
And my life changed
because you had the courage
to come here and start all of this.
Yeah, you say that sitting in
the middle of my closed shop.
Oh, hush.
You had a big summer, too.
Look, you opened Eve's Crown.
You did right by your mama.
You didn't get the deal
that you wanted, but
Ange, you got so much more.
[LAUGHS]
- I'm gonna go post all of these.
- You do that.
[SIGHS]
I am proud, but I just
can't stop thinking
about what was stolen from Mama.
I know that gun Darius gave you
has something to do with her.
I think if I could just talk to Leah
Angela, I know we want to get Teddy,
but I feel bad enough that you agreed
to leave town on account of me.
You need that seed money
that Teddy promised you
so you can take Eve's
Crown to the next level.
If your father finds out
we are still poking around
in his secrets, he'll renege,
and, baby, you will just
walk away with nothing.
I ain't worried about him, okay?
Mama is watching over me. I know that.
Now, listen, Nikki
has one Deb event left
at the Grand Illumination Ball,
which means I have two days
to clear Mama's name.
And then we'll leave
the island for good.
Our kind of people
Ooh, ooh
Trying to see the good in you
Brought out the bad in me
Always giving the
benefit of the doubt
Put my energy in a drought
- [CLEARS THROAT]
- Is that really asking too much?
Wow. Well, there was a time
when the sight of me in a towel
would at least get a "Hey, now."
Still reading the note
that your mother left you?
She was this Graceties chapter's
most revered president.
What have I done as president?
I voted against my sister
to keep some secret for Daddy
that he won't even tell me about.
It was shady.
Angela once told me
that we were two sides
of the same coin.
I just never suspected
that I was the side
that was facing down towards the gutter.
No, hey, stop, stop.
You're being too hard on yourself.
You remember what we
used to tell the twins
when they were babies?
They would drop a snack on the
floor and they just sat there
and they would cry and
cry and cry and cry.
- Pick it up and "kiss it up to God."
- That's right.
If you pick up your mistake fast
enough, you hold it up to the sky,
all the bad will be undone.
Mm.
Sweetheart, everything can be fixed.
I'll have those plans for
you by the end of the week.
- Excellent.
- I'm really looking forward to that.
Ah. How's Leah faring this morning?
Grieving.
Feeling guilty for helping you
run her sister out of town
The same sister that was
supporting her at the funeral.
Do not fret.
Angela and I have made a
deal that benefits both of us.
As for Leah, we're holding a
press conference this morning
which is bound to lift her spirits.
Franklin Holdings is announcing
that we are back in the black.
Congratulations, Teddy.
Thank you.
We're also announcing
that Franklin Holdings
has permanently acquired Darmon Foods.
You senile now, too, Teddy?
Clear enough to know it's a
bad day to be Raymond Dupont.
I've recently hired
a private investigator
to look into Jack's "accidental" death.
Now, he informed me that Jack was seen
giving the key card to his room
The room where he was found dead
To Leah.
You put my daughter in the position
where she was seeking comfort
outside of her marriage,
which is further proof that
you are undeserving of her
and unfit to step in as patriarch.
Right, I-I see, because the man
who cheated on his wife and
had an illegitimate child,
who he's also running out of town
- That man, he's fit.
- Mm-hmm.
I haven't, as of yet,
spoken to the police,
as you had the case closed so quickly,
but my PI also told me
that a few members saw you
enter Jack's room the day of his death.
Now, I'm sure the police would
find that very interesting.
And despite any previous misconceptions,
I am taking back Mr. Harmon's shares.
So, as I said, bad day
to be Raymond Dupont.
NIKKI: I can't believe
the Ball is in two days.
I've been meaning to
say thank you to you guys
for holding me down
since my grandmother
well, passed.
I wouldn't have been anywhere else.
Losing my grandma was
one of the toughest things
I've ever been through,
but having Mama Eve up in heaven
is like having a guardian angel.
Like, she guided us here to the Bluffs,
and now I have Nate and Taylor.
And I-I didn't know how
dope it was to have cousins.
Whatever Grandma Rose is planning
up there, I'm sure it's incredible.
I like that. Thank you.
Well, since I only have a couple
more days of beach living left,
I'm gonna go do that
quicksand thing with my toes.
[LAUGHS] Okay.
I can't keep acting
like everything is cool.
I know, but it's just
I don't think that
this is the right time
to tell her that we're back together.
She deserves to have a
good end to the summer.
Taylor!
Come here!
Right. Come on.
[LAUGHTER]
Thanks for coming over and
for coming to the funeral.
I wanted to be there for you,
- and I was hoping we could talk.
- Yeah, of course,
but first, I have a surprise for you.
Thank you, everyone, for making the time
for this emergency
meeting of the Graceties.
What is this?
[SIGHS]
The other day, I made
an error in judgment
when I cast a down vote for
Angela Vaughn's membership.
This summer, Angela has brought
a fresh perspective to our group.
I mean, from the very
beginning, she showed her value
when she saved our fashion show.
I mean, many of our alumni are
very impressed with her tenacity.
You called us all together for this?
According to the bylaws,
the only way to revisit a down vote
is if the senior member of the chapter
grants an exception.
I am the senior member of the chapter.
Which is why you are here
so that we can discuss
- Madame President
- No, no, no, no.
Come on, come on.
You keep spitting in the
face of well-worn tradition
Allowing girls to escort
girls to the Cotillion.
And now you're trying to
shoehorn your candidate
into the club to suit your own whims.
This isn't about whims.
It's about what's right.
Alright, a few of us have been talking,
and we realize that you are
understandably emotional.
But we also realize
that it is clearly
affecting your leadership.
If you don't think that
you can uphold the rules
of this chapter as its president,
then perhaps you'd like to take a seat
and hand over the biggest
event of the summer
to someone we can trust.
Those rules are
antiquated and you know it.
Your mother believed in those rules,
and I am not going to dance
on my friend Rose's
grave and change them now.
Keep my mother's name out of your mouth.
- Olivia, try me!
- No, she she is
She is a spiteful old bitch.
This is your grief talking, okay?
I've been there. I've lived it.
You can throw this Ball in your sleep,
and I'll help you.
But right now, just chill
and do what you do best.
For those of you who are in doubt,
let me make this very clear
I will not be "taking a seat."
I'm the president of this chapter,
and this Grand Illumination Ball's
gonna be the best one ever
For my mother, for her legacy.
So dress to impress, ladies,
because the bar just got real high.
Meeting adjourned.
Well, I don't understand
Why does Angela still need
to leave town?
You said it was Angela
digging that could hurt Mommy.
Well, Mommy's gone.
As patriarch of this family, do
me a favor and just let it go.
Angela was there for you
through your heart attack.
She has been there for me more
times than she needed to be.
And, you know, just to let her walk away
without saying anything is shameful
and the opposite of a patriarch.
- Mr. Franklin.
- Mr. Franklin!
Hello, hello, everyone.
[REPORTERS SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY]
Thank you all for joining us today
for the opening of the
Louis Franklin Stadium.
And I would like to
give a special shout-out
to a family who became one of Franklin's
highest-performing acquisitions
at the stadium's concession stand
by featuring an all-beef hot dog
with mustard and sweet
relish and sauerkraut
The "Dupont Dog."
[CHUCKLES]
Dupont Dog. [CHUCKLES WEAKLY]
I don't think so.
Aside from hot dogs, the
Louis Franklin Stadium
will be offering American
luxury, affordability,
and the best damn team
that this country has ever seen.
So, King James, watch
out for your throne,
'cause we're coming for your crown.
- [TV SHUTS OFF]
- Shut up.
He thinks he's so untouchable
just 'cause he has money and power.
I asked you over here
'cause I need your help,
and I think I have something on Teddy.
Darius gave that to Piggy.
We think it has something
to do with the night
my mother was arrested.
I think it's connected to Teddy.
Now, I know your dad worked for him.
Is it possible that he bought it?
Could there be paperwork in his stuff?
I know it's hard going
through those things, but
No, no. I wanna help you.
I'll I'll get to looking ASAP.
Thank you.
So, I hear you're moving back to Boston?
I've been trying to
figure out how to tell you.
- ANGELA, I'm
- PIGGY: Sorry to interrupt,
but you need to see this, Ange.
I've been doing research on the web
for newspaper clippings
from '84 and found out
that Teddy's brother Louis was killed
the same night as the
Grand Illumination Ball.
Shot in the head.
The case was never solved,
and apparently, he was very vocal
about the drug problem in Edgartown
and was working to clean up the area.
I remember Teddy saying
that when he died,
they weren't on good terms.
Well, my dad collected
rents for the apartments
he owned over there.
Some of them were known crack houses.
It would have been easy for Teddy
to plant that stash on Eve.
Well, you better be damn sure
if you're gonna put
Teddy Franklin on blast.
He could take it out on Angela.
I would never put Angela
in danger like that.
Oh, trust me, I know.
And that is exactly why we're
leaving here tomorrow night.
- I'll see what I can find.
- ANGELA: Thank you.
NIKKI: I was thinking
you could come to Boston
for winter break.
You know, we could go ice skating
and we could watch Debbie Allen's
"Hot Chocolate Nutcracker."
Yeah.
Nikki, can we talk?
We're breaking up?
We're breaking up.
Why?
It's
the end of summer, and
you're going back to Boston.
Taylor, I W-We can
We can do long-distance.
I wanna make this work.
I love you.
You don't love me?
You can't even say it.
So, what? I-I was just something to
make your summer more interesting?
- You were bored, or something?
- No, Nikki, it's not like that.
- You just wanted something to play with?
- No.
Then what is it like?
What is it like, Taylor?
- We were frien
- Tell me what it's like!
Are you serious?
As if falling off a yacht
and telling the police
your girlfriend pushed you
wasn't excitement enough.
I hate you. I wish I
I wish I never met you. [SNIFFLES]
NATE: So, what kind of garlic
bread? I mean, how do you make it?
You say you like
You want garlic bread
like you got a problem
with the toast I make.
Yeah, because it's toast. I'm
talking about the garlic
- You okay?
- No.
Taylor broke up with me.
Oh.
I told her I loved her and
I wanted to fight for us
'cause she's, like, the first person
I've ever really loved.
I feel really stupid.
NATE: I would have done
the same thing, baby girl.
You have to really fight
for your first love.
Can we just not go to the
Grand Illumination Ball?
It's not like you got
inducted to the Graceties.
I just really feel like
I can't see her again.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. But you know what?
I know it may not feel
like this right now, but
you're gonna love again.
You're gonna feel the butterflies again.
You think so?
I know so.
You know, Mother used to say
that if, uh, you take a noodle,
close your eyes, throw it
over your back onto the wall,
whatever shape it makes is
the first initial of your next.
Yeah, and your other grandmother
also got married five
times before she died,
- so she would know.
- [LAUGHS]
- Five is a lot of times.
- [LAUGHTER]
But, like Okay, I don't know
if Mom told you, but I'm bi,
so I probably need two noodles.
Like, so, it goes over
the shoulder like that?
And the other one goes
like Oh, it goes like that.
- Whaaaat?
- [CHUCKLES]
Oh, ho, ho.
- Your daughter just
- You shall know
Ahh! Ahh!
Nate! [LAUGHTER]
Stop it right now!
Wait, wait, wait, wait!
Okay, okay, okay, okay.
- I'm just kidding. Here we go.
- Hey, no!
[LAUGHTER]
I'm so happy to see you smiling.
Honey, you don't know
how life is gonna end up.
I had no idea that he would
ever come back into our lives,
but love is powerful
and it never dies.
It just changes form, like energy.
Like Mama Eve.
Like Mama Eve.
Funny how you acting brand new
I still feel a way
Why you filmin' me while I'm workin'?
NATE: Babe, this is
your first hairpiece.
I'm trying to capture history.
- Say something.
- You remember that day?
- What?
- I was so proud of you.
Ready?
Oh, my gosh.
Hi, I'm Angie, and
my hair company, Eve's Crown,
is about to be the bomb empire, okay?
You heard it here first.
[LAUGHS] That's it!
Yep. You rolled around
with that camcorder,
- trying to be the next Spike.
- Alright, turn it off.
- You and all that smacking.
- Stop playing!
[BEEPS]
What is this?
Uh Look at you.
So, is this why you made my favorite
[GASPS] Stop.
This is that cheap wine we
used to drink back in the day.
What is this?
This was the night I
had planned 17 years ago
for my first love.
Then my screw-up made
us have to hit pause
on something that was amazing.
But tonight
I want us to hit play.
So you're not really losing anything
by leaving here, Angela.
You're walking into a
plan that we've always had.
I want us to have a second chance.
But not just us Let's
give Nikki a family.
Nate, w-what?
[LAUGHS] What?
[GATE LATCH CLICKS]
[SIGHS]
Brother, do you mind?
Actually, I do.
But, Angela, I have some news that
might help clear your mother's name.
Do your thing.
Um I didn't answer him.
He's just, you know, offering a life
that Nikki would love
and thrive in, and
I'm sorry. I shouldn't even
be talking to you like that.
I'm just so used to confiding in you.
You've been there for me.
You taught me to float,
and that's the only reason I've been
able to make it through all this.
Angela, I want you to be happy
Whatever that looks like for you.
But part of that is finding the truth
about Teddy and your mother.
Look, you you were right.
My pops purchased that gun for Teddy.
I used my contacts at
the police department,
and I was able to get
Louis' autopsy report.
Now, the bullet that killed
Louis matches Teddy's gun.
So Teddy may have actually
killed his own brother?
Maybe Mama Eve was a a witness.
Maybe that's why he was
trying to shut her up.
Well, it says here, Louis'
estimated time of death
was between 10:00 and 11:30,
when the Illumination Ball
would have been in full swing.
Now, all we need to do is find out
if Teddy ever was missing from the Ball.
You know what? I got a pile of
Of Graceties photos from Leah.
I can put together a
visual timeline, you know?
- I can
- We're close to finding answers.
Now, you haven't, but if you asked me
if you should stand down
and run away with him
or stay here and fight for answers
my opinion is biased, but
I vote for you to stay.
[GATE LATCH CLICKS]
Roll it, roll it,
roll it up one time
Why your lovin'
always gets me high?
[SIGHS]
I'm so confused
Why do you do this
to me every time?
I really hate that Nikki got hurt.
- Was she okay?
- Exposing feelings that I try to hide
I mean, she's upset.
And I get it.
She was like collateral damage
when we were getting our stuff together.
[SIGHS] I don't know. I hate it.
Yeah. Me, too.
But I'm also happy we
figured our stuff out.
Out of respect for her, I'm
gonna wait till she's gone, but
when she is, I'm gonna tell
the world that we're together.
Let's take off these handcuffs
[CHUCKLES] You know I'd like that.
Look what you do
Ooh.
I like this, too.
I got it to remember the summer.
I may have gotten you one to match.
What? [CHUCKLES]
Oh. [CHUCKLES]
Okay.
Someone's been boosting
stuff from my room,
and I know exactly who it is.
[DOOR OPENS]
You know
I had it in my head that you two
were hooking up behind my back.
But I said, "No.
Quincy wouldn't disrespect me."
Then I have to hear
the truth from Lauren?
You, young lady, are
leaving this house A.S.A.P.
Ms. Jackie, you can't do that.
- I love Sloane.
- [SCOFFS]
Grandma, please.
Lauren also told me that several
items have gone missing from her room.
Your time in this house is done.
I am sick of your
sister projecting on me
when she's the thief up in here.
She stole Taylor from Nikki.
They've been hooking up behind
your cousin's back for weeks now.
Mm.
Angela, I love this idea
of blowing up the pictures
- of the past Illumination Balls.
- Right?
I mean, because this
needs to be spectacular.
- Yep, for Rose.
- [CHUCKLES]
Why don't we pull
all the photos of Teddy and Rose?
It could be like a tribute to your moms.
Oh, wow, you know what?
Actually, there's a
picture of them in front
- of the Boston House.
- You know what?
I'll take the coffee in my office.
Angela, despite the fact
that I've asked you to leave,
I loved knowing you and Nikki,
and I thought I should
come and say goodbye
And say I'm sorry
about what happened
between me and your mother.
Okay, now, I know I
know you don't understand
- He's just trying to protect his family.
- Listen to me.
- He killed his brother Louis.
- What?
No, my uncle was shot by a drug dealer.
That was Teddy's story.
The case was never solved.
My father loved my Uncle Louis.
He's naming the stadium
after him, for God's sakes.
[SCOFFS] This is why y'all need
a Grand Illumination Ball
'cause you don't see anything.
I have the gun.
Teddy was protecting himself, not Rose.
He hid behind your mother's mental break
to prevent anyone from
poking into the past.
I have been looking for evidence
that he left the Ball that night.
Now, whatever he did had to
do with Louis and Mama Eve.
Okay, just stop talking.
If you're right
I lose both of my parents in a week.
I've already lost both of mine.
And we are never gonna get past this.
You will always choose Teddy,
and I will always choose my mother.
As long as that's the case, then
I don't see how we can be sisters.
And I brought it all to
Leah. She won't see it.
She can't? She don't
want to? I don't know.
She's Her whole
existence is wrapped up
in being Teddy Franklin's
daughter his heir.
Well, she doesn't know
herself like you do.
- [SCOFFS]
- That's one of the things I love about you.
You know, I-I bought this
beach a couple of years ago
because I wanted to build a house on it,
but I couldn't get the plans right.
There was always something missing.
Angela, I can't be in
the same room with you
without wanting to hold you.
[CHUCKLES]
When you look at me, my chest
gets tight and I can't breathe.
[CHUCKLES]
Look, I know that you just got Nate
back in your life, and
that's a good thing.
You You have a
history and a daughter,
and I don't wanna get
in between that, but
Nate is your past.
I'm your present and your future.
- [LAUGHS] What?
- Move your intuition, girl, you love
Angela, I now know what was
missing from those plans.
Ohhhhhhh
A cabinet for rosewater and honey,
a pool for floating, a room for Nikki,
but most importantly
Real men don't come from
right around the corner
you.
Now, you already have an Eve's Crown,
but how about an Angela's Crown?
- [GASPS]
- A home right here on this beach.
Please, allow me to build that for you.
I j
[SIGHS, INHALES DEEPLY]
I just need a moment to think.
I know. I'm throwing a
lot at you right now, so
Real men don't come from
right around the corner
I will see you at the Ball.
You've got decisions
- Alright
- I want it all
Gimme, gimme all you got
- Baby, I want it all
- Remember our first party this summer?
We had to squeeze in
on Josephine's invite.
And now we are walking
in the front door.
Look how far you've come, baby.
[LAUGHTER] Mm.
[DOOR CLOSES]
- Hey, Nikki, I-I
- Can I go first?
Um, I said some messed-up things,
and I'm sorry.
I didn't wanna lose
you, I-I still don't,
but someone told me that
love doesn't just disappear.
It's powerful, so it just changes form.
So, maybe we can just be friends.
QUINCY: You had no right
to tell Jackie anything.
LAUREN: Oh, my gosh. I feel like
you're looking for an apology,
but I'm not sorry.
Sloane is a gold-digger,
and you're a mark.
Are you serious?! Do you
hear yourself right now?!
Hey, hey! Lower your voices.
Sloane doesn't belong here.
She's a parasite and a liar.
You would know about being a liar!
You've been hooking up with
Taylor behind Nikki's back
for, what, weeks now?
Nikki, I didn't mean
for you to hear that.
You could've told me.
LAUREN: I asked her to lie to you.
Nikki, I was really just
trying to protect you.
Lies don't help, Lauren.
Can't you see that?
No, 'cause the The
great Franklin-Duponts,
you just can't help yourselves, can you?
You're all so cruel.
You just have cruelty
running in your blood,
and I wish I didn't have any of it
running in my veins.
Maybe she's right.
Maybe it's in our blood.
Now they're lying to each other? I mean,
- why does this keep happening?
- Okay, Leah, I need you to listen to me
and finally hear me, okay?
This is your father's influence.
Despite what we teach,
our kids have learned
to play chess and deal in the gray.
He drills it into them like
he's drilled it into you.
This might cost a lot, but
you're right.
This dysfunction has to stop.
The only way to beat my father
is to take away the
thing he values most
His legacy.
I just hope it's not too late to
kiss our whole family up to God.
Hello.
I would like to welcome everyone
to the event that ends our summer
Our Grand Illumination Ball.
[APPLAUSE]
My mother loved the
Grand Illumination Ball
for all that it represented.
As the longtime Gracetie
chapter president,
Rose was the light that
guided this group of women
on their path.
So in honor of Rose,
the group would like to present a gift
from the night that
she was first inducted
into the Graceties in 1984,
to her husband
Teddy Franklin.
[CHUCKLES]
[APPLAUSE]
Well
You can't hide from the truth.
Not anymore, Daddy.
I'm sorry. This is very emotional.
If you would just give us a minute.
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
No, no. Get that away from me.
- [BOX THUDS]
- Daddy, I need answers,
so you're gonna tell
me exactly what happened
the night of the Grand
Illumination Ball in 1984.
ANGELA: You know what?
Let me help you out.
On that night, Teddy and Rose showed up
at the house of Darius Bates.
Used to cover up his dirty work.
Teddy asked him to
hide a gun that night
That gun right there.
According to Darius, Rose was
mumbling something about my mother.
- I
- TYRIQUE: And don't lie, Teddy.
That gun carries the same type of bullet
that killed your brother Louis.
RAYMOND: And at the time of his death
The night of the Ball
Your brother Louis
was very unhappy with your
business dealings in Edgartown.
LAUREN: Granddaddy,
what are they saying?
Granddaddy?
I loved Eve very deeply.
We were gonna meet at the dock
that night and run away together.
But before she could get
there, Louis showed up,
and we argued about my
new business dealings.
And while we were at
each other's throats,
I hadn't noticed
that Rose followed me.
She was
manic.
Angry.
She wanted to shoot me, and
she pulled the trigger, and Louis
[VOICE BREAKING] jumped in front
His life for mine.
Rose was never the
same, and neither was I.
Ever since, I have felt nothing but
guilt and shame.
[SOBBING] I am so sorry.
Angela, I was not there for your mother.
I did what I could,
but I didn't set her up.
My biggest mistake in life
[EXHALES SHARPLY]
was that I loved the right
woman at the wrong time.
I chose Eve,
and Rose paid the price for my choice.
So I stayed to help Rose and you
And I let go of my life with Eve.
Who set up my mother?
I don't know
how those drugs got into her possession.
I
It's always been a mystery to me.
LEAH: Why were you and Louis fighting?
Because I know you signed
a big real estate deal
that summer in Edgartown
that put "The Teddy
Franklin" on the map.
That deal was dirty, wasn't it?
Were you undervaluing the properties
of poor Black folks like you are now?
Daddy, is that what he
confronted you about?
- Leah
- All summer,
you've gone through great lengths
to secure your legacy by
setting me up for the fall.
That ends tonight.
Daddy, your behavior
then and now is abysmal.
And I am who I am, but your arrogance
is setting a bad example for the kids.
I mean, I see how it affects them.
So I want you out of this house
and Franklin Holdings tonight.
You know, in the old days,
the dancing began at 8:30 sharp.
Back then, we cared about punctuality.
But under Leah's direction,
we are firmly on CP Time.
You know, I doubt that
we will even get through
the inductee ceremony in time
for the "Talented Tenth" photo
at 10:00 P.M. sharp.
It's [SCOFFS] always been
a time-honored tradition
for the Graceties
You know, Mama Eve always taught me
that everyone has the
potential to succeed
if only given the opportunity.
I mean, this "Talented Tenth"
business is kind of outdated,
and it's divisive.
You know whose idea it was to
blow up all these old pictures?
Mine. [SIGHS]
And do you know what I
learned while doing it?
You missed the "Talented
Tenth" photo in 1984.
What happened that night, Olivia?
Uh, Ruby, would you mind?
Were you just not talented enough?
Or were you busy doing something else
Like putting crack in my mother's bag
before she drove off to meet Teddy?
She was arrested at 10:15
driving down to the docks.
Teddy didn't set her up.
I was looking at the wrong
person the whole time.
You know what, Angela?
Since you're leaving town and all
- why don't we get this settled?
- Please.
Yes.
I planted the drugs.
Your mother was a
conniving, gold-digging,
social-climbing home
wrecker who crushed
Crushed my best friend
and destroyed my one chance at business.
- Satisfied?
- You have no idea.
'Cause I finally have
justice for my mother.
Justice?
You have no proof.
Actually, I have every word.
[SCREEN SHATTERS]
- Oops.
- [LAUGHS]
It's in the cloud, bitch.
You best start thinking
about what you're gonna do
to help me finish
what my mother started.
I remember me, staring at myself
LEAH: Welcome to the 2021 induction
of the Alpha Chapter of the Graceties.
Ladies, please approach.
I remember you, you who I used to be
You still look the same,
but you don't hurt like me
Look at my reflection,
somewhere my affection
Disappeared, isn't
here, nothing left to say
Memories they fading, but
I'm the one who makes them
So I keep the love
close enough to say
What if this life
Like I said at the
beginning of the summer,
many are called but few are chosen.
We just can't stop living,
scared of what we'll see
And you've all been
chosen to light the path
of our community through service.
As the President of the Graceties,
Oak Bluffs Alpha Chapter,
I am proud and would like to welcome you
into our sacred sisterhood
and conclude this year's class.
[APPLAUSE]
I remember me
It don't matter where I go
Welcome to the sisterhood, sis.
Now you know
I remember me
I remember me
PIGGY: She did it, Eve.
She fought tooth and
nail for what was right.
Start to cry, do or die
I remember me
I remember me
QUINCY: I don't care
what Ms. Jackie says.
This place and this
family can be hard,
and you're the best thing
that's happened to me all summer.
So we're gonna fight Ms.
Jackie to make her let you stay.
We may not have to fight too hard, Q.
I'm pregnant.
How did you get Olivia
to change her mind?
[CHUCKLES]
Turns out
she was the one who set up my mother.
Mm-hmm. I got my answers.
And I want to say I'm sorry
if clearing my mother's name
cost who your mother was to you.
I'm not sorry.
Now that I know the truth,
I finally understand what she must
have been going through all those years.
I mean,
my mother's gone,
but I've never felt so close to her.
Mm-hmm.
Olivia didn't get off so easy.
Oh, she didn't. [CHUCKLES]
Eve's Crown finally has distribution
At least, the funds for it
- thanks to a new backer.
- What?
Silent, with no power.
[LAUGHS] Wow.
Well, you know, Olivia's always wanted
to be a businesswoman.
Oh, well, lucky for her,
I am not in the business
of tearing other women down.
Actually, I'm in the business
of building up our sisters.
Because that is what being
a Gracetie means to me.
Yeah, I actually said that to you.
I know you said it, bitch.
That's why I said it to you!
[BOTH LAUGH]
So, does all this mean that
you're staying in Oak Bluffs?
Nate proposed,
wants me to leave with him tonight.
Whoa.
And Tyrique proposed, too.
Well, damn.
[LAUGHS]
Well, where are these rings?
- W-What did you say?
- I
I have to talk to both
of them in person
And let them know what's on my heart.
I'm gonna have to walk
away from one of them.
I know you feel as low as
a snake's belly right now
and you deserve it.
Patricia, have you come
to throw salt on the wound?
Actually, I came to say
thank you, for loving my sister
even if it was flawed.
And your love for her
perhaps made you want to help me.
Even if it was twisted,
making me think that I killed Darius.
But it scared me straight.
Got me clean.
Made me stay clean.
So, what can I say?
You
saved my life, Teddy Franklin.
[LAUGHS] Oh, Lord, looky, looky.
Those words didn't make me choke.
See, people can change.
You need to change, Teddy Slick.
Well, Leah wants me out of the house.
I think that's a pretty sizable change.
Well, if I know you like I think I do,
you ain't gonna just slither away.
Come on, now. Man up.
You got nine lives, Teddy.
Well
here's to nine more.
VALET: Mr. Franklin?
Your car is ready. Mm.
[DOOR CLOSES]
Oh, hey, Nik.
We're gonna miss the last ferry.
- Where's your mom?
- I don't know.
She said she went to
tell Tyrique something.
[SIGHS]
[EXHALES SLOWLY]
Thanks for letting me down in person.
What are you talking about?
I'm saying yes, silly.
You are? Then why are you crying?
It's just a lot.
But I'm happy.
And I'm excited.
And I'm yours.
[CHUCKLES] I am
I've been in this
office so many times
Mm-hmm but it just feels different.
- Different?
- Mm-hmm.
Okay, well, I have a
few different things
I'd like to try on this desk.
Ooh, well, I've got a position
I'm pretty sure you're gonna love.
As the new Chairman of
Franklin Holdings and Darmon,
effectively immediately.
- Nah.
- [LAUGHS]
But all this was supposed to be yours.
I mean, I was always doing it for Daddy.
I never chose it for myself.
[SIGHS] I don't know.
You know, I just want
to help grow something.
So, I'm going into business
with Angela at Eve's Crown.
I think it's our turn
to build a different kind
of family business from the ground up
while you focus on developing
a new basketball team
that will play at the Dupont Stadium.
- The Dupont Stadium.
- Mm-hmm.
- I like the sound of that.
- [BOTH LAUGH]
This calls for a toast.
I will be back with the champagne
and a real Dupont Dog.
[CHUCKLES]
[SIGHS]
MAN: Teddy Franklin?
[GASPING]