All American (2018) s08e07 Episode Script

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[LAUGHTER]
[CELL PHONE VIBRATING]
AMINA: Auntie Coop, please call me back.
I need you. I don't
know how much longer
[DROPPED CALL SIGNAL]
WOMAN: Everybody grab a glass.
Grab a glass. We brought
out the good stuff for this.
Yes, yes.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Now, ladies, my grandma
used to always say,
when it comes to your
passion, don't chase the check.
Chase the craft.
And then once you master the craft,
it will yield results far beyond
what you could've imagined.
Now, that happened today.
Thanks to every Black
woman in this room,
we just won the JL Lindgren,
Inc. v. Family Home case.
Cheers.
But I want to send a
special thank you to Tamia.
Your passion for tenant
rights played a role
in my push to seal this deal.
And then it closes on the
first day of your internship?
That officially makes
you our good luck charm.
Now, get your phone.
We've gotta document this.
We need a photo.
- Yes, ma'am.
- [CHUCKLES]
[EXCITED CHATTER]
What?!
AUBREY: Tamia, what's taking so long?
[MUFFLED SOUND OF STUDENTS YELLING]
[MUFFLED SOUND OF
AGENTS SAYING COMMANDS]
[MUFFLED SOUND OF RADIO TRANSMISSIONS]
[GLASS PIECES CRUNCHING]
AGENT: We're in position.
AGENT 2: All right,
boys, go time. Let's move.
[SOUND OF WINDOW BREAKING]
[SOUND OF STUDENTS SCREAMING]
[LOUD THUDDING]
[SOUND OF AGENTS SHOUTING,
STUDENTS SCREAMING CONTINUES]
Coop, where you been?
I was I was working.
Um, I can't believe what I'm seeing.
Were you here with them?
KHALIL: Yeah. It was one of
the worst days of my life.
I'm so sorry I couldn't
be here for y'all.
KJ: Coop, you didn't see those agents.
I mean the way that they
perp-walked them out,
they were gonna make
an example out of Amina
- no matter what.
- KHALIL: And Preach
wasn't gonna let them
take her without a fight.
Look, if I could've been
there, I could've been
a voice for them. I mean,
Amina's 16 years old.
She's only a child.
Amina stood on business today, Coop.
You'd been proud of the
way she faced down ICE
for Ms. Perez, for everyone.
She put it all on the line for us.
OK. Well, now we need to
put everything on the line
to find her, get her,
Preach, and Perez released.
KJ: OK, but how? I checked online
to see if their names popped up
in the detainee locator. Nothing yet.
Then we need to call every
ICE Field Office in the county
and see what agents made the arrest.
Let's go.
Wait. Where is everybody else?
After the raid, the school
needed a neutral safe space
for parents to pick up their kids.
KJ: So Jordan set things
up at Layla's Lounge.
He's there with my pops
and a few other Crenshaw teachers.
Wait. How did you and your pops
get caught up in all this anyway?
We saw the livestream.
What livestream?
Macy streamed the whole raid.
It's probably still online.
Hey, um, good call
bringing these kids here.
Yeah. Thanks for coming.
You don't have to stick around, though.
Look, I may not be on
staff at South Crenshaw,
but I'm a still a coach and a father.
As long as there's still kids waiting
to reunite with their parents,
I'm I'm staying to help.
Suit yourself.
I still can't believe they
arrested Preach and Amina.
Me neither, but, uh, lucky for us,
Coop is mobilising a plan.
Well, I want to be a part of that plan.
[SIGHS]
I know we still need
to address what happened
at the press conference,
but with everything that's going on,
can we table that for now?
Focus on these kids and
finding Preach and Amina.
GLEN: Just the man I was looking for.
Hmm.
Now is not a good time, Glen.
We have no comment on us being related,
if that's what you're looking for.
OK. Uh, let me know when you do.
In the meantime, I just
heard that KJ spearheaded
the Beverly walkout in protest
of the raid at South Crenshaw High.
He did. He wanted to
show up for his friends,
and I stand by it.
Friends who also
happen to be his rivals.
With the championship
showcase on the horizon,
I would love to do a piece to
give some texture to this rivalry.
You want an article to write?
I got one for you.
See that tall kid to
the left? That's Mario.
Funny, big personality,
always sees the best in people.
But after seeing that ICE raid,
something broke in him.
He's been crying off
and on for the last hour.
See the girl behind him?
That's Isabella. Yeah,
leader of the debate team,
political aspirations, big talker.
She hasn't said a word
since she's been here.
After today, these kids'
lives will never be the same.
So if you want to tell a story
that goes beyond the rivalry,
how about you tell the story about
what happened to these kids today?
Kids, Glen.
Build your story around them.
They're all the texture you need. God.
AMINA ON VIDEO: Let her go!
PREACH: Hey, that's a 16-year-old girl.
Don't you dare touch her!
Babe, you've been watching that
livestream since you got home.
You have to eat something.
No. I need to find out which agent
snatched up Preach and Amina.
I've been calling the ICE Field Office.
Did you speak to someone
and arrange a case review?
No. I couldn't get hold of a operator,
so I left a few messages.
I mean, what is taking
them so long to hit me back?
It's a busy time of day,
but just so you know,
a friend of mine is
looking in to Preach.
Because he has priors, his name
might pop up before Amina's
How how soon?
I'm not sure yet.
Listen, this is not your fault, Coop.
[SIGHS]
[PRESSES KEY]
AMINA ON VIDEO:
Auntie Coop, please call me back.
I need you. I don't
know how much longer
No, no, no, no, no.
[PRESSES KEY]
You had me scared.
Ain't nothing to be scared about.
Turns out you were right,
about all of it.
There is a way out, even for me.
Just took me throwing
some paper Tyrone's way,
and now we all square.
Told you I'd take care of it. Ha ha!
But I owe you, Coop.
It took you believing in me
for me to believe in myself.
Hey, man, listen, you
don't owe me nothing.
Hey, you know what I'm gonna do now?
No. You tell me.
I'm gonna make a new
life for Maya, start over.
Maybe you can come with us,
start over, too. You
know what I'm saying?
RAY: Hey, Shawn,
this here is for Bonez.
[GUNSHOTS SOUND, SHAWN
GRUNTING OVER PHONE]
Sh No. Shawn!
[ECHOING] Shawn!
Hey, Coop.
Hey. Uh, did you guys
manage to talk to anyone
at the ICE Field Office?
Couldn't get through.
Same.
I did, but they put me on
hold for, like, 30 minutes.
It's a busy time of day.
COOP: Yes, babe, we know.
I mean, the four of us tried to call,
and you're telling me those
odds still ain't good enough
for us to talk to an actual person?
Um, hey,
here. Just have a bite.
I'm not hungry.
Well, we need the best version of you,
so that means you got to fuel up.
I'm gonna go check in with
my friend at the county.
Maybe some in-person pressure
will help us finally get
some answers on Preach.
[KISS]
Um, can you guys give us a moment?
- KHALIL: Yeah.
- LAYLA: Thanks.
[EXTERIOR DOOR SHUTS]
Hey. Is everything OK
with you and Breonna?
Everything that I've tried
for Preach and Amina
has been a bust so far.
I need to find them.
We will, Coop. We're
just getting started.
But I feel like
something else is going on
that's really eating away at you.
I feel helpless.
I feel helpless.
I mean, my baby girl is God knows where,
and there's nothing I can do about it.
And the last time I
felt a hole this deep
was when Shawn was murdered.
I was on the phone. I heard everything.
But still there was nothing I could do.
Nothing.
And now today, Amina and
Preach have disappeared,
and still there's nothing I can do.
I should've been there for them, Layla.
Coop, you are here
for them right now, OK?
And all of us are fully with you 100%.
We're gonna bring
them home, OK? We will.
KJ: Uh, I think we just found
something on Macy's live.
KHALIL: When the raid
hit, one of those agents
knocked Macy's phone out her hand,
but I guess it kept recording.
[STUDENTS SHOUTING ON VIDEO]
AMINA ON VIDEO:
They were coming out! Stop!
AGENT ON VIDEO: Watch it,
Landry. She's the troublemaker.
Who's Landry?
That's gotta be the agent that
snatched up Preach and Amina.
Hey. Have have y'all had any luck
finding this Landry dude?
Nope. And I've checked them all.
Us, too.
Um, wait a minute.
I actually might have a way in.
There is this website.
It's called IcedOUT.
Just texted it to y'all.
It's one of those third-party platforms
where people send recorded videos
of disturbing arrests
in their communities.
Yo, these comments are crazy.
They even have a list of the
agents with the most arrests.
KJ, this is great.
Where'd you find this?
Um [CLEARS THROAT]
Well, Amina used this website
to research the article
that got her suspended.
COOP: Yo, there's a
Dennis Landry on this site,
and he's based in Los Angeles.
KHALIL: There's also an Alex
Landry and a Cole Landry.
KJ: And an Austin Landry.
And a Kyle Landry and 7 more after that.
Finding the right
Landry's gonna take hours.
No. Khalil, can you go to Amina's room
and grab that whiteboard?
I'm on it.
KJ, can you write down all
12 Landrys on that board?
And we're gonna do
some divide and conquer,
so we need to get you your own laptop.
You know you are giving
full Olivia Benson in this moment?
Uh, you're damn right I am.
And to think of it,
you thought my obsession with
"SVU" was a waste of time.
Well, OK. What's next?
What would Detective Benson do?
She'd call for backup.
Ms. Baker. As a former
D.A., she has to have access
to someone that can help
us find the right Landry.
She has to.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
Uh, I'll get it.
Miranda [CHUCKLES]
what's up?
KJ.
I'm guessing Tori told you we broke up.
Yeah, she did and why.
Hi.
So
You have no idea how much I needed that.
How did you know where I was?
Well, I saw the stuff
about the raid online.
And when you weren't at the Bakers',
Tori told me to check here.
You holding up OK?
Keeping busy is definitely helping.
And now you're here, so I'm real solid.
Look, I know the last
time we saw each other,
we argued over Amina,
but I just want to be here for you.
So put me to work, OK?
KJ: OK, so, one of these Landrys
has to be the one that took Amina.
OK, maybe we pull up photos,
see if Khalil recognises any of them.
Or, I mean, you were
there at the end, right?
Do you think you'd recognise him?
I don't know. I mean, I
only caught a glimpse of them
when they were leading her out.
And most of them had gators on.
Well, let's just keep gathering
information on all of them.
We'll narrow it down that way.
Right. Divide and
conquer like Coop said.
MIRANDA: Yeah, you're all too familiar
with divide and conquer, right, KJ?
KHALIL: Miranda, are
you serious right now?
Oh, my God. I'm sorry. Sorry.
You know what? Uh, I'm gonna check
with the students still at the Lounge.
Yo, K KJ, wait, man.
It's all good. You know,
maybe one of them caught
the agents on camera,
and that'll help us find
out who this Landry guy is.
I'll let you know if I find anything.
Hey.
BREONNA: What's going
on? Where's KJ going?
Uh, it's a long story.
I got a name. Oh, you're
back. Did you find Preach?
BREONNA: Yes.
He's being processed at
a facility in Castaic.
- Castaic? Why so far?
- BREONNA: I'm not sure, really.
It could be an overflow
issue. I don't know.
But I acted as his attorney,
so while they wouldn't
let me see him in person,
I was able to speak to him on the phone.
LAYLA: OK, well, is he OK?
He's not thrilled about
being there, of course,
but he'd do it again in
a heartbeat for Amina.
He just wants us focused on
getting her home and safe,
so I told him we were working on it.
Thanks to Ms. Baker and her friend
over at the ICE Field Office,
we may be one step closer.
The agent we're now looking
for is Kane Michael Landry.
OK. Did her friend say
which detention centre
they were headed towards?
He didn't. That's a little weird, right?
BREONNA: Not really.
Some of these agents like
to take their detainees
to counties where judges are
stricter on immigration law.
But that doesn't make any
sense. Amina was born here.
I know that, babe. I'm
just explaining how it goes.
I'm trying to be helpful.
By what, scaring us?
LAYLA: Um, guys, this isn't good.
Kane Michael Landry was
a correctional officer
who resigned 6 months ago.
Looks like there's
rumours of excessive force.
And now he's a federal agent?
He's taking Amina and Ms. Perez
and those students to God knows where.
So basically
Amina's been kidnapped.
LAYLA: We don't know that, Coop.
And we definitely don't want
to put that energy out there.
Then where in the hell
might this Landry guy be taking her?
MIRANDA: We're on his socials.
If this is the right Kane Landry,
it says he stays in Ontario.
MIRANDA: Which is in
San Bernardino County.
My granny lives out there.
OK. So maybe the judge
that Kane is working with
is based in that county.
How do we even know he's
working with a judge?
At this point, we don't.
OK, but this is your
second time mentioning it.
Because in my past experience,
that is how it normally plays out.
There ain't nothing about
this situation that's normal.
Um, can I make a suggestion?
Based off Breonna's theory,
why don't we put together
a list of all the judges in the county
and see if any of them have
a connection to Kane Landry?
How many judges we talking?
Let's find out. Thank you, Layla.
[SIGHS]
[MOUTHS] Sorry.
It's OK.
[CELLPHONE CHIMES AND VIBRATES]
Um, do you mind sticking around
till the last kid gets picked up?
Not at all. You gonna go join Coop?
I am.
KJ.
I thought you'd be at
Amina's with everybody else.
KJ: Uh, yeah. I was, but, um
I came to see if any of the students
had other footage that
we could reference,
but it seems almost
everyone is gone, though.
Yeah.
Which reminds me, has anyone seen
Amina's friend Macy around here today?
Uh, not that I'm aware of.
Something we should be concerned about?
Nah. I was just curious.
You know, her stream has
been super helpful, so
GLEN: Kingston Jeremy, I was
hoping our paths would cross.
The walkout you led with
your Beverly teammates
was an awesome display of allyship.
Thank you. But, um, yeah, I gotta go.
Real quick before you jet.
What prompted such a heroic moment?
Uh [CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
I'm not the hero.
Preach and Amina Simms are
and Macy Caldwell for doing
a live from the trenches.
You know, until everyone that was
wrongfully detained is released,
media coverage should
be on them and only them.
Just one more question.
Glen! That's enough, man.
Cut.
JORDAN: Hey, uh, angry much?
Glen should've read the room.
KJ don't want to be bothered.
Glen is only here because you and Cliff
aired out our family business.
Are we really doing this
now with all that's going on?
I warned you about him repeatedly,
but you decided to
keep your blinders up.
CASSIUS: Oh, my blinders?
JORDAN: Now look where we are.
You say that like I knew we
were both gonna get ambushed.
Do I like how it went down? No.
But let me ask you something, J.
What are you really pissed off about?
The fact that Cliff
leaked our family situation
or the fact that you now
have to share your legacy?
[SCOFFS] Wow.
[SIGHS]
Hey, where's KJ?
Needed an escape?
Things got a little tense
with Coop and Breonna.
So you chose Amina's room?
It's not exactly the biggest house.
Plus, you know, being
in here settles me.
Well, I know another place
that might settle you.
Your fave Hilltop Coffee.
Let's take a break and go.
In the middle of looking for Amina?
We still need to figure out
if that rogue agent
has a judge involved.
I know. But Amina wasn't the
only one impacted by that raid.
You were right there with her.
Yeah. But I'm here and she's not.
I get that. It's just you
haven't stopped since it happened.
And your heart and mind
can only take so much
before it starts to shut down.
I'll be good.
Not at the pace you're going, you won't.
You need to make yourself a priority.
Amina's the priority.
LAYLA: Hey.
Doughnuts, babe? Seriously?
Well, yeah. You said
things here were getting
a little stressful,
and doughnuts have a way
of destressing even
the worst situations.
Mm-hmm. On a cop show maybe.
Where do you think I got the idea?
OK. Where's Cassius?
He is still at the Lounge.
I thought you said
all the, um, students and
faculty were almost gone.
Yeah. He's actually looking for KJ.
What aren't you telling me?
Nothing. Me? Uh
well, we may have kind of, sort of
gotten in a little bit of an argument,
and in the melee, KJ left upset.
An argument about what,
the press conference?
- Maybe.
- Jordan!
OK, A-Amina and Preach first, OK?
And then I promise you I
will listen to the lecture
I rightfully deserve.
How's Coop?
[INHALES AND EXHALES DEEPLY]
[SOUND OF GUNSHOTS]
JORDAN: Hey. Hey. Uh, any progress
on the whole Landry/judge thing?
Uh, no.
I mean, we we narrowed
down the list of judges,
but we still got 40 more names to vet.
Wow. I'm assuming you
guys checked to see
if there's any judges in
Landry's family, right?
JORDAN: Family trees are just
full of surprises these days.
COOP: Oh. What is it?
You Bakers been coming
through for me all day.
I love y'all.
[SIGHS]
BREONNA: You might want
to be careful with that.
Tupperware is not afraid to snap back.
[BREONNA CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
You want to talk about it?
Well, talking hasn't seemed
to do me any good today.
My inside voice is having
a hard time staying inside.
No. You've been very helpful today,
so thank you.
And I'm sure Khalil
appreciates you being here.
About as much as Coop
seems to appreciate you?
[CHUCKLES]
I'm sorry. It's it's not my business.
It's OK.
She's just battling
her fear and her guilt.
I get it. And if unloading
on me makes it easier,
then let the punches fly.
That's very big of you.
Doesn't mean the punches
don't hurt, though.
Yeah. But honestly,
it's been such a long day for all of us,
and the blame really lies squarely
with those overeager agents.
Mm, and Amina.
Look, I'm not saying she
deserves what's happening, OK?
ICE messed up, no doubt.
But I watched that live.
She had a chance to
stand down but didn't.
She chose to play with fire,
and lots of people got burned.
That part's on her.
Um
I said I was sorry, OK?
I meant it.
Why are you really here?
Well, I'm here to
genuinely help find Amina.
How? By shading her?
I wasn't shading her.
And you can care for a person's safety
while questioning why they
put themselves in danger.
Both can be true.
You know what else can be true?
Parking your feelings for Amina
till we at least found her.
Wow.
OK. Am I blunt? Yeah.
I speak my mind. That's who I am.
And, you know,
that's something that you
actually liked about me.
I can't do this right now.
No.
[INHALES AND EXHALES DEEPLY]
You need to focus on finding Amina,
so you stay.
I'll go.
I'm clearly not helping,
and I can't keep being
the one catching strays.
[DOOR OPENS]
Um, so did we find the judge?
Yeah, we think so.
Judge Marsha Dean.
They were tagged together
in a bunch of family photos on socials.
And we've confirmed that some detainees
were transferred from L.A.
to a detention center
in San Bernardino County
in the last few hours.
So how do we get Amina released?
Well, I'm guessing we
wait till her arraignment
and then see if we
can convince this judge
to throw out her arrest.
COOP: But who knows
when she'll be arraigned?
Look, tomorrow's Friday,
and if we don't get
Amina out ASAP, she gonna be
stuck there over the weekend,
and I can't have that.
JORDAN: Yeah, but we can't just show up
to Judge Dean's chambers
and demand she see us, Coop.
We can't, but another judge can.
COOP: That's right.
Someone more experienced
who could appeal to Judge Dean,
you know what I mean, convince her that
releasing Amina is
the right thing to do.
OK. Let's do it. I'll call my mom.
She'll know someone.
BREONNA: Uh, or we try
a different resource.
I mean, but who's connected than Ms. B.?
Oh, you're staring at her,
and I have the perfect judge in mind.
Judge Hawkins, hi.
Hi.
This is Tamia.
Thank you for making the time.
I'm only doing this for Breonna.
She's a good egg, this one.
And you're a very lucky woman, Tamia.
Thank you.
Um, my niece, Amina
Breonna already briefed me.
16, smart, bit of a disrupter.
OK. And she also told you that
she was wrongfully detained
by a group of federal agents.
She obstructed an active investigation.
By the court of law, those agents were
more than justified in their actions.
I mean, they entered a sensitive space,
albeit with a warrant.
They did nothing to deescalate
the chaos they caused.
I mean, does breaching a room
after students say they
coming out sound justifiable?
Ms. Cooper
Amina's arrest wasn't about obstruction.
It was about fragility.
I can excuse the passion
but not the rudeness, Ms. Cooper.
I'm sorry. I just
And if you want me to convince the judge
overseeing this case, I'm
gonna need more to go on.
[SIGHS]
Look, Amina is 16, Judge.
She should be living
out her wildest dreams,
but instead, she is locked
up in a detention center,
hours away from home,
scared for her life.
She can't call her father
because he was arrested as well.
And she has yet to be granted a call
to her legal representation. Why?
Why? Because she spoke
up for the silenced?
Or is it because she is visible
in spaces they want her to be invisible?
I mean, you were arrested
for something similar
back when you were 17,
right, Judge Hawkins?
Breonna briefed me as well.
[EXHALES]
Look, before speaking on Amina's behalf,
do me a favor and take yourself back
to when you were sitting
in that holding cell.
I'll be in touch.
Uh, look, I can't really
talk about that right now.
I gotta get back.
[STUDENT SOBBING]
Macy?
Oh, man. Have you been
here this whole time?
[SNIFFLES]
I, um, I came back to look for my phone,
and and I just couldn't leave.
I never experienced anything
like that in my life, KJ.
And yet you still managed
to do the bravest thing
and livestreamed it all.
Hey, look
your stream, it played a huge part
in helping Coop figure out
where they're holding Amina.
For real?
Yeah.
[SNIFFLES]
Well, uh, when are we pulling up
- to break her out?
- [BOTH CHUCKLE]
I know I'm a baddie and all,
but I can squabble, too.
Right. And I'mma be
right there with you.
What are you doing here anyways?
I came looking for
anything that could help.
But instead, I'm just
I'm reminded of how cold
I was to her this morning.
Low-key, I I kind of forced her
to talk to you, so that's on me.
Look, I know that things are all weird
between y'all right now,
but I need you to promise me something.
When our girl finally gets home,
she's gonna need you.
She's gonna need all of us.
Promise me that you
will be there for her.
I promise.
Till then, how about I show up for you
and walk you home?
Come on.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
Still no word from Judge Hawkins?
No. But you'll be the
first to know, Coop. Trust.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
OK. Unless she makes house calls.
Patience! What?
- Hi.
- Yo!
PATIENCE: Oh.
COOP: Wait. Why are you
why are you not in Landon?
I don't know. I was in
town for my dad's birthday,
and I came here as soon as I heard
about Amina and the raid, so
BREONNA: I should probably
go check on Jordan and Layla
and see what's taking the food so long.
Uh, Amina's still not home yet?
And we still don't know if
she'll be released tonight.
Huh.
Hey, um,
I'm here for you, Coop. Talk to me.
I don't know, man. It's weird.
Because with everything going on today,
Shawn has been on my mind.
I mean, the helplessness
I felt when I lost him,
the guilt.
What guilt?
I was there, Coop.
You don't have nothing
to feel guilty about.
Tyrone killed him.
Yeah, because Shawn wanted out.
And the only reason Shawn
wanted out was because of me.
I was filling his head
with all this nonsense
about having a better life
for him and his daughter.
And what happens instead?
Shawn died.
His daughter had to
grow up without her pops.
His mom is rotting in prison.
He died, and what, I
just move on with my life?
I focused so hard on levelling up
just so I could be unavailable
when my people need me, when
Preach and Amina need me?
Come on. 13 missed calls, Patience.
No. no. No, no, no.
We're not doing this.
We're not doing this, Coop.
I don't know what that spiral was,
but it's b.s., OK, and it ends now.
Fine. You didn't answer your
phone when they needed you,
but you helping them now.
And I guarantee you
the thing that's helping
Amina get through all of this
is her certainty that you won't
stop until you get her out.
How can you be so sure?
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
No one's really perfect,
but we love the people we love anyway.
SINGER: Keep holding on ♪
Like Auntie Coop, now,
when she loves you,
nothing else matters.
And she will literally
do anything in the world
for the ones that she loves.
That's why Auntie Coop's my best friend.
That little girl has her whole life
because of you, Coop.
When the storm's all
around and you can't see ♪
She knows you coming for her.
OK? Don't cry. You good.
Just reach out your hand ♪
You can count on me ♪
When the weight of the
world's getting heavy ♪
I just heard from Judge Hawkins.
And you keep reaching
out for somebody ♪
Keep holding on ♪
Oh oh ♪
Keep holding on ♪
When it feels like you're falling ♪
And you're barely hanging ♪
Keep holding on ♪
Oh oh ♪
Keep holding on ♪
Oh oh ♪
Oh oh ♪
Keep holding on ♪
Food?
Thank you.
Ms. Perez?
She's home with her little girl.
Thank God.
How are you holding up?
I'm fine, Auntie.
Are you sure?
I mean, it's OK if you're not.
Today was was a lot.
It was, but I knew you'd get me out,
just like I know you'll get my dad out.
So what's the plan? And how can I help?
You can help by letting me handle it
and letting me take care of you.
I love you.
I know.
You know, that's what
got me through today.
I know you never leave
the ones you love behind.
What happened, Ms. Ruth?
I didn't want you to throw away
your life for something I did.
I really don't remember
what happened that day.
I just remember wanting
the pain to stop,
knowing it wouldn't as long as
Tyrone was walking around free.
I'm sorry for everything, Ms. Ruth.
You don't deserve none of this.
And neither do you.
You deserve to be a kid.
You deserve to grow up
without the fear of violence,
to live out your wildest dreams.
SINGER: We're clinging
to broken glass ♪
Don't you two worry about me anymore.
Go.
Be free.
Too blind to see what we have ♪
Live for my Shawn.
'Cause we're holding on to the past ♪
Why can't I see ♪
Why can't I see ♪
What's standing in front of me? ♪
Why can't you see ♪
Why can't you see ♪
What's standing in front of me? ♪
Memories haunting there behind us ♪
Getting stuck, we
can't stop looking back ♪
Hey, what's the, uh, latest with Preach?
Uh, the same as it was 6 hours ago.
OK. We need to get him
released before the weekend.
Coop, I understand what's
at stake. I really do.
But I can't wave some magic wand
and what, poof, Preach is released?
He has two strikes,
and he's now being
charged with obstruction.
OK, but that's not a serious
felony, so let's fight it.
And we will. We just need to find him
a proper defence attorney
that can get on this tomorrow.
Tomorrow?
Yes.
Cool. You know what?
If you don't want to help, just say so.
"Don't want to help."
All I've done is help you today,
but you clearly couldn't
see that, though, right,
through all the punches
you were throwing my way.
Punches? My family got taken today!
I'm sorry I wasn't in a
good enough mood for you.
You held space for
everybody but me today.
And I kept my mouth
shut because I understood
that it was your pain talking,
but I will be damned if I let
you make me the bad guy now.
Breonna, I'm not doing this right now.
You're not gonna do what?
Have an adult conversation?
No. Not right now,
not with everything going on.
I need to get Preach some help tonight.
[SCOFFS]
[SIGHS]
Oh. Hey.
Hey.
Uh, it's for you.
[CHUCKLING]
Welcome home.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
Hey.
Hi.
Uh, Layla will be right down.
I'm actually here to see you.
Ah. I had a feeling.
[CHUCKLES]
Um, thank you for calling
me today about about Coop.
Yeah, of course.
She was really struggling.
It seemed like she needed someone,
and you guys have been
through so much together.
You grew up together.
You've been through
so many fires together.
You were there when Amina
first came into her life.
Yeah.
I don't know. I just felt like
a call from you could help.
And surprise, you got a
in-person visit instead.
Yeah. We did, but regardless,
it really helped her,
so I just came to say
thank you for that.
Yeah.
You know, um,
it takes a special kind of woman
to give their partner
exactly what they need,
even when it's hard, so
Mm.
Coop's lucky to have you.
I don't know if she would
agree with that right now,
but thank you.
You know why people hurt the
ones that they love the most?
It's not intentional.
It's just they feel
the safest with them
so safe that they let them
see them at their worst
because they just trust that
the love isn't going anywhere.
That's how much she loves you, Breonna.
[HEAVY SIGH]
Ooh, hey. You're up
late chasing the craft.
Oh, I'm only working this
late if I'm chasing the check.
Hmm. I hear you. Um
did you get a chance to
read the email I sent you?
- About your friend Preach.
- Yeah.
I did. I'm sorry.
We don't do that type
of law at the firm.
Oh. I thought you guys
were all about community.
Well, full disclosure:
our idea of community is the
institutions we negotiate for.
You mean like the high-rise
apartment building you just closed on.
We build the institutions.
You build the people, Tamia.
Me your good luck charm.
You're so much more
than a good luck charm.
The way you love people, it radiates,
like what you did for your niece today.
I mean, I'm always put on for Crenshaw.
I mean, that community
turned a light on for me.
Then what are you
doing pursuing tort law?
Tamia, why did you want to go
into law in the first place?
Times are changing, Professor Hill.
Attorneys who look and
sound like Tamia got next.
She's the disrupter
that this system needs.
So either get on board or get run over.
To be a disruptor.
Then go be one.
Live in your real purpose.
Hey.
Thank you.
Um
is is there anything
else I can get you?
No. I'm fine.
Sorry. I know I haven't said
much since you've been here.
Amina, I don't mind the
silence or the company.
You know, I'm fine, honestly.
Everyone's all worried about me,
but my dad is who we
need to worry about.
We have to figure out a
way to get him released.
And we will.
But Coop is working on that.
But we can worry about
both you and your dad
at the same time.
KJ, like I said, I'm I'm fine.
OK?
Um
[PLACES GLASS ON TABLE]
I need to take a shower.
My cell was cramped and hot,
so yeah. I should.
Yeah. OK. Uh, I'll leave.
No. Stay.
Please.
I don't want to be alone.
I got you. Of course.
Thank you.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
Ah. Excuse me. I'll be piggybacking off
whatever this gentleman is having.
Actually, I'm about to close out, so
Wait. Please just hear me out.
I want to apologise
for how I acted earlier.
It's not that I don't want to
share the Baker legacy with you.
It's just I wish we were
the ones who shared it first.
Agreed.
But what's done is done.
Drowning your sorrows?
Glen, your timing has been
very concerning all day long.
What now?
You haven't heard?
Rumours are circulating
that the Beverly walkout
was a violation of LAUSD policy.
What?
They're talking suspension
for the entire football team,
which means no team to showcase.
Care to comment on that?
SINGER: Ooh ooh ooh ♪
Ooh ooh ooh ♪
I was given no warning ♪
Amina, you OK?
I was given no life ♪
With the break of the morning ♪
I am haunted ♪
Hey, Amina?
By night ♪
[KNOCK KNOCK]
It's darker than you think ♪
Don't look away when I let you in ♪
I'm sorry to say ♪
But I need a friend ♪
Right now, right now,
right now, right now ♪
[SOBBING SOFTLY]
Right now, right now ♪
Right now, right now ♪
I'd been prayin' you'd find me ♪
Please don't ever leave ♪
Greg, move your head.