1 00:00:03,337 --> 00:00:06,006 Randall, I don't look at you and see color. 2 00:00:06,040 --> 00:00:08,008 Then you don't see me, Dad. 3 00:00:08,042 --> 00:00:10,478 Mr. Lawrence. Would you and your wife 4 00:00:10,511 --> 00:00:12,513 like to come to the house this weekend for dinner? 5 00:00:13,714 --> 00:00:15,516 Mr. Pearson, I have a daughter. 6 00:00:15,549 --> 00:00:18,352 Six months old. Got full custody, 7 00:00:18,386 --> 00:00:20,588 and my-my parents help out with her sometimes. 8 00:00:20,621 --> 00:00:23,023 She is 14. She is not seeing a boy who puts babies in people. 9 00:00:23,057 --> 00:00:24,958 We are in lockstep. 10 00:00:27,228 --> 00:00:28,996 Deja, you are telling me 11 00:00:29,029 --> 00:00:31,765 that you took a baseball bat to his Mercedes? 12 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:34,568 Oh, my God. 13 00:00:34,602 --> 00:00:36,170 I'm... 14 00:00:36,204 --> 00:00:38,106 I'm s-I'm sorry. I-I would've given you back. 15 00:00:38,139 --> 00:00:40,541 I'm serious. 16 00:00:40,574 --> 00:00:42,743 I mean, I thought they would have, too. 17 00:00:44,545 --> 00:00:46,180 What you doing after school? 18 00:00:46,214 --> 00:00:49,550 Um, I got drill practice until 7:00. 19 00:00:49,583 --> 00:00:50,851 Why? 20 00:00:50,884 --> 00:00:52,420 Want to come with me to Max's? 21 00:00:52,453 --> 00:00:54,054 Who's Max? 22 00:00:54,088 --> 00:00:55,889 Are you for real right now? 23 00:00:55,923 --> 00:00:57,358 You don't know about Max's Steaks? 24 00:00:57,391 --> 00:01:01,061 Oh, my God. Y'all and these cheesesteaks. 25 00:01:01,095 --> 00:01:03,797 I swear, it's only bread and meat. 26 00:01:03,831 --> 00:01:06,066 Deja, how have you been living in Philly for this long 27 00:01:06,100 --> 00:01:07,735 and you've never been to Max's Steaks? 28 00:01:07,768 --> 00:01:11,605 Well, Randall only takes us to touristy places. 29 00:01:11,639 --> 00:01:14,775 So, I've been to the Liberty Bell, 30 00:01:14,808 --> 00:01:16,777 I've been to the Rocky Statue 31 00:01:16,810 --> 00:01:20,614 and the Franklin Institute about three times already. 32 00:01:20,648 --> 00:01:22,250 Come on. That's not Philly. 33 00:01:22,283 --> 00:01:25,986 I mean, it's-it's Philly, but not Philly Philly. 34 00:01:27,688 --> 00:01:30,090 I told you I came here before, right? 35 00:01:30,124 --> 00:01:32,926 With my mom and my grandma, when I was, like, four or five? 36 00:01:32,960 --> 00:01:35,095 Nah. Nah. Where'd you go? 37 00:01:35,129 --> 00:01:38,366 I think we were visiting my uncle. 38 00:01:43,171 --> 00:01:46,340 And all I remember was being in the car and-and... 39 00:01:46,374 --> 00:01:48,108 there were these Christmas lights, 40 00:01:48,142 --> 00:01:49,977 but it was warm out. That was weird. 41 00:01:51,179 --> 00:01:52,813 Oh, and-and the water. 42 00:01:52,846 --> 00:01:55,916 The-the lights were reflecting off the water. 43 00:01:55,949 --> 00:01:58,519 That's-that's about it. 44 00:01:58,552 --> 00:02:00,588 Dang, I hate that. 45 00:02:00,621 --> 00:02:02,089 Hate what? 46 00:02:02,122 --> 00:02:05,493 Not remembering things from when my grandma was alive. 47 00:02:08,796 --> 00:02:10,798 Hey, do you have any tests today? 48 00:02:13,234 --> 00:02:17,205 What if we, uh, what if we skip school? 49 00:02:18,672 --> 00:02:21,709 I'm-I'm serious. I could show you my Philly. 50 00:02:21,742 --> 00:02:24,378 Uh, I-I don't know. I mean, I want to... 51 00:02:24,412 --> 00:02:25,813 Then go with that. 52 00:02:38,592 --> 00:02:40,594 You're really not getting off? 53 00:03:03,951 --> 00:03:06,720 Ladies, cancel your dinner plans. 54 00:03:06,754 --> 00:03:08,656 Councilman Gomez brought tamales to work, 55 00:03:08,689 --> 00:03:12,226 and I may or may not have taken a few too many. 56 00:03:12,260 --> 00:03:14,094 What's wrong? 57 00:03:14,127 --> 00:03:16,096 Principal Herbert called. 58 00:03:16,129 --> 00:03:19,032 Deja and Malik skipped school today. 59 00:03:19,066 --> 00:03:21,034 What? 60 00:03:21,068 --> 00:03:22,903 You're not even supposed to be seeing that boy. 61 00:03:22,936 --> 00:03:25,606 He goes to my school. You want to ban me from school, too? 62 00:03:25,639 --> 00:03:27,441 - Excuse me? - Did she just... 63 00:03:27,475 --> 00:03:30,210 She did. Well, go to your room. 64 00:03:31,645 --> 00:03:33,381 Now. 65 00:03:37,285 --> 00:03:39,287 And you're grounded for... 66 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:41,121 - A decade. - A decade. 67 00:03:41,154 --> 00:03:44,124 I hope your day was worth it. 68 00:03:54,902 --> 00:03:57,204 Philly! 69 00:04:09,750 --> 00:04:11,585 You sure are getting dressed up for this dinner. 70 00:04:11,619 --> 00:04:12,886 I don't think I've ever seen you 71 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:14,622 wear a sports coat on the weekend. 72 00:04:14,655 --> 00:04:17,625 What are you talking about? I always wear a sports coat. 73 00:04:17,658 --> 00:04:19,092 Okay. 74 00:04:21,695 --> 00:04:22,830 What? 75 00:04:22,863 --> 00:04:24,832 Rebecca Pearson, I've known you for 19 years. 76 00:04:24,865 --> 00:04:27,000 Your "okay" is never just "okay." 77 00:04:27,034 --> 00:04:30,604 I just think it's interesting that Kevin's asked us to invite 78 00:04:30,638 --> 00:04:32,072 Ms. Applebaum over for dinner for ages 79 00:04:32,105 --> 00:04:33,607 and we've always said no. 80 00:04:33,641 --> 00:04:35,643 But then, out of the blue, you decide 81 00:04:35,676 --> 00:04:37,311 to invite Randall's teacher over for dinner? 82 00:04:37,345 --> 00:04:39,513 First of all, Ms. Applebaum... 83 00:04:39,547 --> 00:04:42,015 she's not a teacher, all right? She is the school nurse. 84 00:04:42,049 --> 00:04:44,284 And the only reason Kevin wants her over here 85 00:04:44,318 --> 00:04:45,686 is because he has a crush. 86 00:04:45,719 --> 00:04:47,421 - Mm. - I mean, Randall talks 87 00:04:47,455 --> 00:04:50,424 about Mr. Lawrence constantly. 88 00:04:50,458 --> 00:04:53,193 - You're not the least bit curious about him? - Sure. 89 00:04:53,226 --> 00:04:56,029 But I can also wait for parent/ teacher conferences in a month. 90 00:04:56,063 --> 00:04:58,332 - Bec. - Okay. 91 00:04:58,366 --> 00:04:59,800 Okay. 92 00:05:01,134 --> 00:05:02,403 Okay. 93 00:05:04,137 --> 00:05:06,540 Hey, babe, help me out. 94 00:05:06,574 --> 00:05:09,209 In the Mecca by Gwendolyn Brooks 95 00:05:09,242 --> 00:05:12,045 or The Weary Blues by the one and only Mr. Langston Hughes? 96 00:05:12,079 --> 00:05:14,281 You've read both of those. 97 00:05:14,314 --> 00:05:16,183 - Help me with this, please? - Yeah. 98 00:05:19,920 --> 00:05:21,889 Mmm. 99 00:05:21,922 --> 00:05:24,825 You smell good. 100 00:05:24,858 --> 00:05:26,460 Book's not for me, though. 101 00:05:26,494 --> 00:05:28,496 - No? - It's for Randall. 102 00:05:28,529 --> 00:05:32,065 I did a poetry series in class. He really seemed to dig it. 103 00:05:32,099 --> 00:05:34,902 You a troublemaker, Korey. 104 00:05:34,935 --> 00:05:36,904 Or should I say, Korey X? 105 00:05:36,937 --> 00:05:38,506 Wait, what? Me? 106 00:05:38,539 --> 00:05:40,974 Oh, don't go acting all innocent. 107 00:05:41,008 --> 00:05:42,676 Y-You're talking about black consciousness poets 108 00:05:42,710 --> 00:05:44,512 an hour before we go to have dinner 109 00:05:44,545 --> 00:05:46,880 with your only black student and his white parents. 110 00:05:49,182 --> 00:05:51,018 You don't have to be Sherlock Holmes to crack this case. 111 00:05:51,051 --> 00:05:54,354 Look, Mr. Pearson asked me to dinner. I didn't invite myself. 112 00:05:54,388 --> 00:05:56,724 You could've just said, "Sorry, can't." 113 00:05:56,757 --> 00:05:58,526 "I'm taking my incredibly sexy wife 114 00:05:58,559 --> 00:06:00,227 to see Sister Act for the third time." 115 00:06:00,260 --> 00:06:03,196 Trish, it's just dinner, okay? 116 00:06:03,230 --> 00:06:05,232 Okay. 117 00:06:06,767 --> 00:06:09,369 So, when you talked to Malik's mom yesterday... 118 00:06:09,403 --> 00:06:11,338 Uh, V-neck or crew? 119 00:06:11,371 --> 00:06:13,607 Uh, feels like a V-neck kind of night. 120 00:06:13,641 --> 00:06:15,609 Well, what was her vibe? 121 00:06:15,643 --> 00:06:17,911 You get a sense of what kind of people they are? 122 00:06:17,945 --> 00:06:20,380 Rastafarian vegans who love outdoor sports. 123 00:06:20,414 --> 00:06:22,082 - Really? - Nope. 124 00:06:22,115 --> 00:06:24,251 'Cause I just invited them to for dinner. 125 00:06:24,284 --> 00:06:26,454 So we don't even know if they're on board with our plan? 126 00:06:26,487 --> 00:06:28,055 What plan? 127 00:06:28,088 --> 00:06:30,891 Come on, Beth. There's a boat. 128 00:06:30,924 --> 00:06:32,926 You and I are in the boat. 129 00:06:32,960 --> 00:06:36,730 The plan is to get Malik's parents to join us in said boat. 130 00:06:36,764 --> 00:06:39,767 Destination: Splitsville Dejik. 131 00:06:39,800 --> 00:06:41,301 It's Deja and Malik... Dejik. 132 00:06:41,334 --> 00:06:42,603 Oh, please don't give them a ship name. 133 00:06:42,636 --> 00:06:44,204 - Maleja. - Listen, 134 00:06:44,237 --> 00:06:45,873 this is not a recruitment dinner, okay? 135 00:06:45,906 --> 00:06:47,975 This is for us to get to know Malik's parents better. 136 00:06:48,008 --> 00:06:49,977 Feel them out, see if they're good people. 137 00:06:50,010 --> 00:06:51,945 Maybe we won't even have to keep the kids apart. 138 00:06:51,979 --> 00:06:54,314 He's too mature for her and he got her to skip school. 139 00:06:54,347 --> 00:06:56,383 - Deja lied to us. - I know. 140 00:06:56,416 --> 00:06:58,752 But keeping the kids apart didn't work out too well 141 00:06:58,786 --> 00:07:01,655 for Romeo and Juliet's parents, so... 142 00:07:01,689 --> 00:07:03,757 Hey. Look at my feet. 143 00:07:03,791 --> 00:07:05,425 What do you see? 144 00:07:05,459 --> 00:07:07,728 - A couple hundred dollars on the Amex. - Mm-mmm. 145 00:07:07,761 --> 00:07:11,231 Open toe shoes for an open mind. 146 00:07:11,264 --> 00:07:13,967 See, the only way we're gonna get through this 147 00:07:14,001 --> 00:07:15,969 is to have an open mind. 148 00:07:16,003 --> 00:07:17,404 And red wine. 149 00:07:17,437 --> 00:07:19,272 Lots of red wine. 150 00:07:19,306 --> 00:07:21,709 I'm gonna go check on the food. 151 00:07:27,214 --> 00:07:28,816 If she just opened a dance studio 152 00:07:28,849 --> 00:07:30,618 and he's working all kinds of hours, 153 00:07:30,651 --> 00:07:33,487 - who's watching those kids? - They probably have hired help. 154 00:07:33,521 --> 00:07:36,490 - Do they? - I don't know. 155 00:07:36,524 --> 00:07:39,192 They do pretty well for themselves, though. 156 00:07:39,226 --> 00:07:42,596 You know Randall's brother was the Manny? 157 00:07:42,630 --> 00:07:45,165 His brother is Morris Chestnut? 158 00:07:45,198 --> 00:07:47,000 No, the-the white Manny. 159 00:07:47,034 --> 00:07:49,269 His brother is white? 160 00:07:49,302 --> 00:07:51,104 Why aren't you more upset that your son is out here 161 00:07:51,138 --> 00:07:53,306 skipping school and gallivanting with his little fast girlfriend? 162 00:07:53,340 --> 00:07:55,375 Mom. 163 00:07:55,408 --> 00:07:57,077 Deja's not like that. 164 00:07:58,579 --> 00:07:59,847 Okay? It was-it was my idea. 165 00:08:01,314 --> 00:08:02,616 After everything, you still have the nerve 166 00:08:02,650 --> 00:08:04,217 to have these dumb ideas? 167 00:08:04,251 --> 00:08:06,820 Kel, the boy's only missed one day of school in three years. 168 00:08:06,854 --> 00:08:08,455 It ain't the end of the world. 169 00:08:08,488 --> 00:08:10,490 Hmm. 170 00:08:40,087 --> 00:08:42,155 I can't believe we're doing this. 171 00:08:42,189 --> 00:08:44,524 - Well, thanks to you, we are. - Food's almost ready. 172 00:08:44,558 --> 00:08:46,126 Why don't you go upstairs and get your sisters? 173 00:08:48,796 --> 00:08:50,764 Look, I know you're mad at me, 174 00:08:50,798 --> 00:08:52,900 but can you please not take it out on Malik? 175 00:08:52,933 --> 00:08:55,368 I'm not mad at you, I'm disappointed. 176 00:08:55,402 --> 00:08:57,037 All right. Can we not do this now? 177 00:08:59,406 --> 00:09:01,575 Uhp. They're here. 178 00:09:03,744 --> 00:09:06,747 Hey. Open minds. 179 00:09:15,255 --> 00:09:16,256 - Hello. - Hi. - Hi. 180 00:09:16,289 --> 00:09:18,291 - Welcome to our home. Come on. - Thanks. 181 00:09:19,660 --> 00:09:21,128 Thanks. 182 00:09:21,161 --> 00:09:23,096 Hey, kids, everyone. 183 00:09:23,130 --> 00:09:24,397 Hey, Mr. Lawrence. 184 00:09:24,431 --> 00:09:27,134 Hey. Randall, my man. 185 00:09:27,167 --> 00:09:29,569 This is Mrs. Lawrence. 186 00:09:29,603 --> 00:09:31,972 - Hi, nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you. 187 00:09:32,005 --> 00:09:33,974 - Hey. Glad you guys could... - Shh. 188 00:09:34,007 --> 00:09:35,776 Baby's sleeping. 189 00:09:52,425 --> 00:09:54,728 First stop on our Philly tour: 190 00:09:54,762 --> 00:09:56,329 Max's Steaks. 191 00:09:56,363 --> 00:09:58,365 All right. Let's go. 192 00:09:59,432 --> 00:10:01,234 Yo, yo. What's up? 193 00:10:01,268 --> 00:10:02,636 - Hey. - What up? What's up, man? 194 00:10:02,670 --> 00:10:03,937 - Hey, what's up, Leek? - What's up? 195 00:10:03,971 --> 00:10:06,139 - What up, Jamar? - Ain't nothing. 196 00:10:06,173 --> 00:10:08,308 - Uh, this is my friend Deja. - What's up? 197 00:10:08,341 --> 00:10:10,477 - Let me get two Virgils. - Two Virgils. 198 00:10:10,510 --> 00:10:13,313 Deja, everything on this menu is fire, but that Virgil... 199 00:10:13,346 --> 00:10:15,515 that's hands down the best cheesesteak in all of Philly. 200 00:10:15,548 --> 00:10:18,351 Aw, he just putting sauce on it 'cause Chuck the owner 201 00:10:18,385 --> 00:10:20,420 named it after his grandpa. 202 00:10:20,453 --> 00:10:22,455 Yo, let me go put those orders in for y'all. 203 00:10:22,489 --> 00:10:24,591 Your granddad has a cheesesteak named after him? 204 00:10:24,624 --> 00:10:26,593 Yeah. 205 00:10:26,626 --> 00:10:28,762 Yeah, uh, him and Mr. Chuck were real cool. 206 00:10:28,796 --> 00:10:31,364 God. You're lucky. 207 00:10:31,398 --> 00:10:33,366 Why? 208 00:10:33,400 --> 00:10:35,635 You got all these connections. 209 00:10:35,669 --> 00:10:38,305 We literally walked up in here and everybody said hi. 210 00:10:38,338 --> 00:10:40,808 That's so dope. 211 00:10:40,841 --> 00:10:43,543 I've moved around so much. 212 00:10:43,576 --> 00:10:46,747 I was never anywhere long enough to be a regular. 213 00:10:49,649 --> 00:10:51,118 Come with me. 214 00:10:51,151 --> 00:10:53,453 - Just come on. - Hey. Hey, where y'all going? 215 00:10:53,486 --> 00:10:55,823 - I'm about to be done with your food. - Hold on a second. 216 00:10:59,392 --> 00:11:01,661 Yo, yo, yo, everybody. Everybody. 217 00:11:01,695 --> 00:11:04,297 Um, this is my friend Deja. 218 00:11:04,331 --> 00:11:06,700 She's never been to Max's before, but it's not her fault. 219 00:11:06,734 --> 00:11:07,701 Y'all please say hi to her? 220 00:11:07,735 --> 00:11:09,569 - Hey, Deja. - How you doing? 221 00:11:09,602 --> 00:11:11,872 Now you're a regular. 222 00:11:20,113 --> 00:11:22,182 - Hey, Mr. Pearson. - Malik. 223 00:11:22,215 --> 00:11:24,517 Kelly, Darnell. It's nice to meet you guys. 224 00:11:24,551 --> 00:11:27,254 These are our girls, Tess and Annie. 225 00:11:27,287 --> 00:11:28,922 And you know Deja. 226 00:11:28,956 --> 00:11:31,424 Actually, I don't. 227 00:11:31,458 --> 00:11:32,993 You're a beautiful young lady. 228 00:11:33,026 --> 00:11:34,995 Thank you. 229 00:11:35,028 --> 00:11:36,964 It's crazy that you have a baby. 230 00:11:40,934 --> 00:11:42,602 So, dinner isn't quite ready yet, 231 00:11:42,635 --> 00:11:45,538 but we do have wine, lots of wine. 232 00:11:45,572 --> 00:11:47,174 - Anybody care for some wine? - No, thank you. - I don't drink. 233 00:11:47,207 --> 00:11:50,010 All right. Um, Kelly, why don't you and I 234 00:11:50,043 --> 00:11:52,412 - put the pie in the kitchen, all right? - Yep. 235 00:11:52,445 --> 00:11:54,347 Ladies, why don't you help Malik get Janell situated. 236 00:11:54,381 --> 00:11:55,983 Right this way. 237 00:11:59,319 --> 00:12:01,388 Dinner on a weeknight must be a pain. 238 00:12:01,421 --> 00:12:03,623 Sorry about that. Just thought it was important 239 00:12:03,656 --> 00:12:04,892 that we get together and talk through 240 00:12:04,925 --> 00:12:06,026 what to do about the kids sneaking around. 241 00:12:06,059 --> 00:12:07,360 Nah, it's cool. 242 00:12:07,394 --> 00:12:09,062 Plus, it gave me an excuse to come down here. 243 00:12:09,096 --> 00:12:11,098 I used to trick or treat in this neighborhood 244 00:12:11,131 --> 00:12:12,199 - when Malik was a baby. - Really? 245 00:12:12,232 --> 00:12:13,767 Yeah. 246 00:12:13,801 --> 00:12:15,402 I always wondered what the inside of these houses 247 00:12:15,435 --> 00:12:17,104 looked like. 248 00:12:17,137 --> 00:12:19,907 - You must have broke the bank on this one. - No. 249 00:12:19,940 --> 00:12:21,574 Or not. 250 00:12:21,608 --> 00:12:22,876 Good for you, Councilman. 251 00:12:22,910 --> 00:12:24,945 Oh, no, it's just Randall. 252 00:12:24,978 --> 00:12:27,580 You know, Randall is fine. 253 00:12:28,615 --> 00:12:30,050 Hi. 254 00:12:30,083 --> 00:12:33,220 I think Darnell just implied that we're bougie. 255 00:12:33,253 --> 00:12:34,721 - We are kind of bougie. - Yeah, okay. 256 00:12:34,754 --> 00:12:36,289 But I don't want him to think that. 257 00:12:36,323 --> 00:12:37,825 Open-toed shoes, open minds. 258 00:12:37,858 --> 00:12:40,393 I'm not sure how I feel about your mantra. 259 00:12:40,427 --> 00:12:42,129 How about a tour? 260 00:12:44,097 --> 00:12:47,034 Well, this is my room. 261 00:12:48,635 --> 00:12:49,837 Ignore that side of the room. 262 00:12:49,870 --> 00:12:52,005 That's my brother. He's a bit of a slob. 263 00:12:52,039 --> 00:12:54,241 Some of the brightest people are. 264 00:12:54,274 --> 00:12:56,343 I don't think that theory applies here. 265 00:12:56,376 --> 00:12:58,011 - Uh, Randall. - Sorry. 266 00:12:58,045 --> 00:13:00,780 So this must be where the books in the house live. 267 00:13:00,814 --> 00:13:02,682 Yeah. The library sponsored 268 00:13:02,715 --> 00:13:04,117 a summer read-a-thon, and I got so many new books, 269 00:13:04,151 --> 00:13:06,319 my dad had to buy this for me. 270 00:13:06,353 --> 00:13:08,288 Build. 271 00:13:08,321 --> 00:13:10,824 I didn't buy that, I-I built that. 272 00:13:10,858 --> 00:13:13,293 - It's real oak. - Wow. 273 00:13:13,326 --> 00:13:14,862 I was-I was thinking about maple, 274 00:13:14,895 --> 00:13:16,964 but it's less porous. 275 00:13:16,997 --> 00:13:18,798 Makes a huge, huge difference. 276 00:13:18,832 --> 00:13:21,801 Really, you-you could have used birch, uh, pine... 277 00:13:21,835 --> 00:13:24,704 Hey, Jack, you can stop naming types of wood. 278 00:13:24,737 --> 00:13:26,874 Yeah. 279 00:13:26,907 --> 00:13:28,675 It looks sturdy. 280 00:13:28,708 --> 00:13:30,610 - Thanks. - Hey, can we eat already? 281 00:13:30,643 --> 00:13:32,445 - I'm hungry. - Yeah, we're gonna. 282 00:13:32,479 --> 00:13:34,181 And stop fussing with your clothes. 283 00:13:34,214 --> 00:13:37,284 I see what you did there, Randall. 284 00:13:37,317 --> 00:13:39,219 I knew you'd notice. 285 00:13:39,252 --> 00:13:43,756 Mm, but you made one little mistake. 286 00:13:45,325 --> 00:13:46,726 '76. 287 00:13:46,759 --> 00:13:49,662 - Bridge to Terabithia... '77. - Oh. 288 00:13:49,696 --> 00:13:51,164 I'm sorry, am I missing something? 289 00:13:51,198 --> 00:13:52,465 Mm-hmm. 290 00:13:52,499 --> 00:13:55,335 I organize the books in my class by year of publication. 291 00:13:55,368 --> 00:13:57,204 But I should have trademarked my process. 292 00:13:57,237 --> 00:14:00,207 Seems we have a copycat over here. 293 00:14:00,240 --> 00:14:02,709 Holy crap, he's like a grown-up Randall. 294 00:14:02,742 --> 00:14:04,011 - Kevin. - Kev. 295 00:14:04,044 --> 00:14:06,346 What? You don't see it? 296 00:14:06,379 --> 00:14:10,017 - Excuse us a second. - Um... should we eat? 297 00:14:10,050 --> 00:14:11,351 - Definitely. - Yeah? 298 00:14:11,384 --> 00:14:13,053 - Yeah. - Dinner's ready, so we can, um, 299 00:14:13,086 --> 00:14:14,854 - trudge back downstairs. - Great. 300 00:14:27,467 --> 00:14:29,469 Her face is a whole mood. 301 00:14:32,872 --> 00:14:35,675 We got murals like this all over the city. 302 00:14:35,708 --> 00:14:37,244 Kind of hard to believe people 303 00:14:37,277 --> 00:14:39,346 used to call Philly Killadelphia. 304 00:14:39,379 --> 00:14:41,781 It's beautiful. 305 00:14:49,756 --> 00:14:51,591 What? 306 00:14:51,624 --> 00:14:54,227 Um... 307 00:14:54,261 --> 00:14:56,029 well, I was-I was about to say something real cheesy, 308 00:14:56,063 --> 00:14:57,897 like... "No, you're beautiful." 309 00:15:00,833 --> 00:15:03,103 Does that actually work on other girls? 310 00:15:06,073 --> 00:15:07,407 I don't know. 311 00:15:08,608 --> 00:15:10,610 Never really tried it before. 312 00:15:20,487 --> 00:15:22,555 This is it, 313 00:15:22,589 --> 00:15:25,092 the magic garden. 314 00:15:25,125 --> 00:15:27,394 Crazy, right? 315 00:15:27,427 --> 00:15:29,096 Boss ain't 316 00:15:29,129 --> 00:15:31,898 Workin' ya like this 317 00:15:31,931 --> 00:15:35,068 He can't take care of you like this 318 00:15:35,102 --> 00:15:37,637 Now you're lost 319 00:15:37,670 --> 00:15:40,207 Lost in the heat of it all 320 00:15:43,343 --> 00:15:45,845 Girl, you know you're lost 321 00:15:45,878 --> 00:15:48,515 Lost in the thrill of it all 322 00:15:50,617 --> 00:15:53,586 Miami, Amsterdam 323 00:15:53,620 --> 00:15:55,855 Tokyo, Spain, lost 324 00:15:59,692 --> 00:16:01,261 Los Angeles, India... 325 00:16:01,294 --> 00:16:03,530 Are you okay? 326 00:16:03,563 --> 00:16:06,299 Yeah. Yeah, I'm good. 327 00:16:06,333 --> 00:16:08,301 Okay. 328 00:16:08,335 --> 00:16:11,604 Silk shirt, and it's Versace 329 00:16:11,638 --> 00:16:13,973 It's good, right? 330 00:16:14,007 --> 00:16:15,775 - It's, like, real good. - It's good. 331 00:16:17,044 --> 00:16:18,278 Let the tour commence. 332 00:16:18,311 --> 00:16:20,647 Commence the tour! 333 00:16:22,149 --> 00:16:24,951 What is this place? 334 00:16:24,984 --> 00:16:26,219 I used to stay near here with my grandparents 335 00:16:26,253 --> 00:16:27,220 when I was a kid. 336 00:16:27,254 --> 00:16:30,890 This is, um... 337 00:16:30,923 --> 00:16:33,493 just kind of like my backyard. 338 00:16:34,994 --> 00:16:37,697 You know, I take Janell here sometimes. 339 00:16:37,730 --> 00:16:40,733 This might be my favorite spot in the city, actually. 340 00:16:42,269 --> 00:16:44,904 Nah, actually... 341 00:16:44,937 --> 00:16:48,108 this... is my favorite spot. 342 00:16:50,009 --> 00:16:52,279 We could share it if you want. 343 00:16:53,946 --> 00:16:55,348 Thanks. 344 00:17:41,294 --> 00:17:44,431 I... I ca-I can't... I don't want to be here anymore. 345 00:17:44,464 --> 00:17:47,300 Oh, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have... 346 00:17:47,334 --> 00:17:48,968 I'm going now. 347 00:17:49,001 --> 00:17:51,037 That was my... 348 00:18:06,286 --> 00:18:08,488 I think the food is done. 349 00:18:08,521 --> 00:18:11,624 Oh, shoot. Shoot. 350 00:18:13,126 --> 00:18:14,627 Ah... 351 00:18:14,661 --> 00:18:15,662 Let me give you a hand. 352 00:18:26,206 --> 00:18:28,341 Thanks. 353 00:18:28,375 --> 00:18:31,778 We want it baked, not burnt. 354 00:18:31,811 --> 00:18:34,814 That's all right, I kind of like my chicken cremated. 355 00:18:39,152 --> 00:18:42,255 I, uh, I spoke with the kids' principal. 356 00:18:42,289 --> 00:18:44,791 They're only getting one day's detention. 357 00:18:44,824 --> 00:18:46,426 The punishment could have been much worse. 358 00:18:46,459 --> 00:18:48,461 It was my boy's doing. 359 00:18:48,495 --> 00:18:50,930 Guess he thought playing hooky was smooth or something. 360 00:18:50,963 --> 00:18:52,699 The kid's a damn romantic. 361 00:18:52,732 --> 00:18:54,066 He gets it from me, God help him. 362 00:18:55,668 --> 00:18:58,805 But he said he's sorry, and it won't happen again. 363 00:18:58,838 --> 00:19:01,374 And when he says something won't happen again, it won't. 364 00:19:07,514 --> 00:19:10,783 When he says someone's special, she is. 365 00:19:14,654 --> 00:19:17,690 One day you're their biggest idol, 366 00:19:17,724 --> 00:19:19,559 next day, someone else comes along 367 00:19:19,592 --> 00:19:21,561 and becomes their whole world. 368 00:19:25,732 --> 00:19:28,201 It's terrifying. 369 00:19:30,169 --> 00:19:31,404 Yeah. 370 00:19:31,438 --> 00:19:34,641 It's nice, because the girls get their own rooms. 371 00:19:34,674 --> 00:19:36,676 When we have guests, they double up. 372 00:19:38,578 --> 00:19:41,013 Can I ask you something? 373 00:19:41,047 --> 00:19:42,549 How long have you had Deja? 374 00:19:44,451 --> 00:19:46,653 She's lived with us for about two years. 375 00:19:46,686 --> 00:19:49,856 But we officially adopted her about a year ago. 376 00:19:51,691 --> 00:19:53,926 Must be hard raising someone else's child. 377 00:19:55,395 --> 00:19:58,064 No, because she's our daughter. 378 00:19:58,097 --> 00:20:00,933 Of course. Of course. 379 00:20:00,967 --> 00:20:03,102 I just meant... 380 00:20:04,437 --> 00:20:07,340 She had a whole life before she came into your family. 381 00:20:07,374 --> 00:20:08,941 Malik said her mother was a drug addict, 382 00:20:08,975 --> 00:20:10,943 she lived in a car. 383 00:20:10,977 --> 00:20:12,945 That's a lot of baggage. 384 00:20:14,947 --> 00:20:18,385 Yeah, she's been through a lot. 385 00:20:18,418 --> 00:20:21,020 But, uh, so have you, right? 386 00:20:21,053 --> 00:20:23,390 I mean, having to raise your child's child and all. 387 00:20:25,292 --> 00:20:26,326 Dinner's ready. 388 00:20:36,903 --> 00:20:38,237 - Randall? - Yes. 389 00:20:38,271 --> 00:20:41,641 Can I get your help with the chips and the dip in the pantry? 390 00:20:41,674 --> 00:20:44,677 We're not having chips and dip... 391 00:20:49,816 --> 00:20:51,818 You hide wine in the pantry? 392 00:20:51,851 --> 00:20:53,553 I got three kids, okay? Give me a break. 393 00:20:53,586 --> 00:20:54,921 Randal? 394 00:20:54,954 --> 00:20:56,155 Hmm? 395 00:20:56,188 --> 00:20:57,590 This woman's about to make me come out my spirit. 396 00:20:57,624 --> 00:21:00,159 For real? 'Cause Darnell seems like a nice guy. 397 00:21:00,192 --> 00:21:03,162 Oh. I thought we were all about getting people in boats 398 00:21:03,195 --> 00:21:04,564 and going to Dejik Splitsville. 399 00:21:04,597 --> 00:21:06,433 I still am, I was just trying to be 400 00:21:06,466 --> 00:21:08,601 all open-toed shoes and open mind. 401 00:21:08,635 --> 00:21:09,902 I was wrong, okay? 402 00:21:09,936 --> 00:21:11,404 I don't want them in our boat. 403 00:21:11,438 --> 00:21:13,440 Kelly is trying to pin this whole thing on our girl? 404 00:21:14,874 --> 00:21:16,309 This dinner is about to get awkward as hell. 405 00:21:16,343 --> 00:21:18,345 It doesn't have to be... Okay. 406 00:21:21,147 --> 00:21:22,482 Ah. 407 00:21:25,952 --> 00:21:27,454 It's going really good. You know, Mrs. Weber actually 408 00:21:27,487 --> 00:21:28,821 let us pick out the ones we want 409 00:21:28,855 --> 00:21:32,258 - to study for science class. - Hm. Theropods or sauropods? 410 00:21:32,291 --> 00:21:33,926 Theropods, duh. 411 00:21:35,395 --> 00:21:38,097 - This is the most boring dinner in history. - Kevin. 412 00:21:38,130 --> 00:21:39,866 Don't be rude. 413 00:21:39,899 --> 00:21:41,501 What? Ms. Applebaum wouldn't be talking 414 00:21:41,534 --> 00:21:44,971 about dinosaurs at dinner. She's way too cool for that. 415 00:21:45,004 --> 00:21:46,839 You're so obsessed with her. 416 00:21:46,873 --> 00:21:48,274 She's got big boobs. 417 00:21:48,307 --> 00:21:49,342 - Hey, Kevin. - Excuse me. 418 00:21:49,376 --> 00:21:51,478 - Sorry. - No. 419 00:21:51,511 --> 00:21:54,313 It's my fault. 'Cause when Randall and I start talking 420 00:21:54,347 --> 00:21:55,982 prehistoric reptiles... 421 00:21:56,015 --> 00:21:58,117 It gets really crazy. 422 00:21:58,150 --> 00:21:59,952 ...it's hard for us stop. 423 00:21:59,986 --> 00:22:02,655 Didn't know you taught dinosaurs. 424 00:22:07,727 --> 00:22:09,529 - Trish. - Mm? 425 00:22:09,562 --> 00:22:10,730 I have to tell you, 426 00:22:10,763 --> 00:22:12,198 I've been admiring your earrings all night. 427 00:22:12,231 --> 00:22:14,534 - Where did you get those? - Thanks, Rebecca. 428 00:22:14,567 --> 00:22:17,570 I-I actually got them from Taste of Afro-soul. 429 00:22:17,604 --> 00:22:19,138 What's that? 430 00:22:19,171 --> 00:22:22,208 It's-it's a cultural festival. 431 00:22:22,241 --> 00:22:25,011 Yeah, a bunch of black artists, they get together, 432 00:22:25,044 --> 00:22:27,380 - and there's-there's food, there's music, - Yeah. 433 00:22:27,414 --> 00:22:29,682 there's art, jewelry, there's some poetry. 434 00:22:29,716 --> 00:22:31,684 Like the ones you're teaching us in class? 435 00:22:31,718 --> 00:22:34,421 Uh-huh, some, yeah. 436 00:22:34,454 --> 00:22:38,090 Is it new... the, um, the festival? 437 00:22:38,124 --> 00:22:40,860 - Uh... - Yeah. 438 00:22:40,893 --> 00:22:44,196 Yeah, I think it's been around for a few years now. 439 00:22:44,230 --> 00:22:47,467 - They hold it once a month. - Mm. 440 00:22:50,537 --> 00:22:52,905 Hey, if you don't mind, Mr. Lawrence, can I come 441 00:22:52,939 --> 00:22:54,941 with you and Mrs. Lawrence next time you guys go? 442 00:22:54,974 --> 00:22:57,043 Randall, I don't think that you should impose on them. 443 00:22:57,076 --> 00:22:59,946 - That's not fair to just ask. - Oh, no, that would not be an imposition at all. 444 00:22:59,979 --> 00:23:02,882 - Korey. - What? 445 00:23:04,817 --> 00:23:07,520 Hey, you know, bud, we'll, uh, go together as a family. 446 00:23:07,554 --> 00:23:10,557 That way, when Mr. Lawrence, when he has a family, 447 00:23:10,590 --> 00:23:13,993 he can take them to that. 448 00:23:18,465 --> 00:23:20,967 Absolutely. 449 00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:23,636 You know, I-I actually think it'll be good 450 00:23:23,670 --> 00:23:25,638 for you to all go together. 451 00:23:25,672 --> 00:23:27,740 Oh, we will. 452 00:23:27,774 --> 00:23:29,976 - Good. - Good. 453 00:23:31,010 --> 00:23:33,145 This is way better than dinosaurs. 454 00:23:40,820 --> 00:23:42,088 Deja. Hey, hey, hey, hey. Deja, Deja. 455 00:23:42,121 --> 00:23:44,056 Deja, wait, wait, wait, wait. 456 00:23:44,090 --> 00:23:47,393 Look, I-I-I'm sorry, okay? I wasn't trying to do anything. 457 00:23:47,426 --> 00:23:49,762 - I know, I know. - Then what's wrong? 458 00:23:49,796 --> 00:23:51,464 Look... 459 00:23:51,498 --> 00:23:54,634 Malik, I've never liked anybody before. 460 00:23:56,669 --> 00:23:59,405 You give me butterflies. 461 00:23:59,438 --> 00:24:01,808 And... 462 00:24:01,841 --> 00:24:03,275 the way you look at me, 463 00:24:03,309 --> 00:24:04,744 I mean, 464 00:24:04,777 --> 00:24:08,581 I never thought anybody could look at me like that. 465 00:24:08,615 --> 00:24:10,983 And the crazy things you say to me, I mean, 466 00:24:11,017 --> 00:24:12,451 are they for real? 467 00:24:12,485 --> 00:24:14,654 I mean, 468 00:24:14,687 --> 00:24:17,356 the men that my mom dated lied to her. 469 00:24:18,891 --> 00:24:21,928 I only know one man who doesn't lie, 470 00:24:21,961 --> 00:24:24,964 and now... 471 00:24:24,997 --> 00:24:26,699 maybe I know two. 472 00:24:29,068 --> 00:24:31,137 But you've done this before. 473 00:24:31,170 --> 00:24:32,505 You've had girlfriends. 474 00:24:32,539 --> 00:24:35,174 You have a baby. 475 00:24:37,877 --> 00:24:39,679 I don't know if I can trust you. 476 00:24:41,480 --> 00:24:45,017 I-I don't know if every time you tell me I'm beautiful, 477 00:24:45,051 --> 00:24:47,419 you just running game. I don't know. 478 00:24:49,221 --> 00:24:51,691 All I know is I got plans for my life. 479 00:24:53,092 --> 00:24:56,563 Real plans, and this is all too scary. 480 00:24:56,596 --> 00:24:58,197 I never should've skipped school. 481 00:24:58,230 --> 00:25:00,900 Just please take me back. 482 00:25:05,504 --> 00:25:09,041 We'll, uh, we'll be right back with dessert. 483 00:25:09,075 --> 00:25:10,910 Hey, Bec, do you want to get the pie 484 00:25:10,943 --> 00:25:13,345 and I'll get the ice cream and the bowls? 485 00:25:16,015 --> 00:25:17,584 What is going on with you? 486 00:25:17,617 --> 00:25:19,285 What? 487 00:25:20,853 --> 00:25:22,789 - Jack. - What? 488 00:25:24,056 --> 00:25:27,727 If you're competing with Korey for your son, 489 00:25:27,760 --> 00:25:29,395 you're gonna win. 490 00:25:31,197 --> 00:25:34,200 I mean, that man in there, he could be, uh, Albert Einstein 491 00:25:34,233 --> 00:25:36,736 and you would still win. 492 00:25:36,769 --> 00:25:39,038 'Cause our son is always gonna choose you. 493 00:25:39,071 --> 00:25:41,674 Always. 494 00:25:41,708 --> 00:25:42,942 But if you do that... 495 00:25:42,975 --> 00:25:45,712 if you make him choose... 496 00:25:45,745 --> 00:25:48,881 then Randall's gonna miss out on something really special. 497 00:25:48,915 --> 00:25:50,850 Something... 498 00:25:50,883 --> 00:25:53,586 something he really needs. 499 00:25:53,620 --> 00:25:55,655 And then where would that leave him? 500 00:26:02,629 --> 00:26:05,932 Who's up for some pie? 501 00:26:13,105 --> 00:26:14,974 I'm sorry, would you mind 502 00:26:15,007 --> 00:26:17,043 if we said a quick grace? 503 00:26:17,076 --> 00:26:19,245 - Mom, is that really necessary? - No, it's fine. 504 00:26:19,278 --> 00:26:20,546 We usually say grace ourselves. 505 00:26:20,579 --> 00:26:22,615 We never say grace. 506 00:26:22,649 --> 00:26:25,317 We haven't even been to church since your campaign. 507 00:26:25,351 --> 00:26:27,419 No, that's only 'cause, you know, 508 00:26:27,453 --> 00:26:29,588 Sundays can be, uh... 509 00:26:29,622 --> 00:26:31,791 Different families have different traditions. 510 00:26:31,824 --> 00:26:33,726 Some people say grace and go to church, 511 00:26:33,760 --> 00:26:35,962 and some people know that God knows what's in their hearts. 512 00:26:37,429 --> 00:26:39,131 All right. Uh, Kelly, 513 00:26:39,165 --> 00:26:40,499 you want to do the honors? 514 00:26:42,534 --> 00:26:45,805 Heavenly Father, we thank you for this food. 515 00:26:45,838 --> 00:26:47,573 May it nourish our bodies. 516 00:26:47,606 --> 00:26:50,142 And, Lord, though we may not all 517 00:26:50,176 --> 00:26:51,644 worship you consistently, 518 00:26:51,678 --> 00:26:54,080 we thank you for blessing us anyway. 519 00:26:54,113 --> 00:26:55,481 Amen. 520 00:26:55,514 --> 00:26:57,616 Amen. Amen. 521 00:26:57,650 --> 00:27:00,953 Thank you for that, um... Let's-let's dig in. 522 00:27:02,989 --> 00:27:05,324 Can you pass the chicken, please? 523 00:27:05,357 --> 00:27:07,326 So, Darnell, how's business? 524 00:27:07,359 --> 00:27:09,328 Got a body shop, right? 525 00:27:09,361 --> 00:27:11,497 Yeah, yeah, we do repairs and custom work. 526 00:27:11,530 --> 00:27:14,200 Business is, uh, pretty good. Appreciate you asking. 527 00:27:14,233 --> 00:27:16,435 Well, if there's ever anything I can do for you 528 00:27:16,468 --> 00:27:18,738 as your Friendly Neighborhood Councilman, you let me know. 529 00:27:23,009 --> 00:27:25,311 What? 530 00:27:25,344 --> 00:27:27,313 You didn't vote for me, did you? 531 00:27:27,346 --> 00:27:28,715 What, you're a Sol Brown man? 532 00:27:28,748 --> 00:27:31,217 Oh, no, no, no. I just, uh, 533 00:27:31,250 --> 00:27:32,719 I just don't mess with politics. 534 00:27:32,752 --> 00:27:34,353 I'll take care of mines 535 00:27:34,386 --> 00:27:36,288 and whatever I could do to bless the block, I do. 536 00:27:36,322 --> 00:27:38,324 That's about it. 537 00:27:39,892 --> 00:27:43,362 She's probably hungry. Get the bottle. 538 00:27:43,395 --> 00:27:46,398 Come on, come on. 539 00:27:48,234 --> 00:27:50,803 Good girl. It's okay. 540 00:27:50,837 --> 00:27:52,004 Can I help with her? 541 00:27:52,038 --> 00:27:53,740 Uh, I don't think that's a good idea, baby. 542 00:27:53,773 --> 00:27:54,974 No, it's fine, it's fine. 543 00:27:55,007 --> 00:27:57,376 She, uh, she likes making new friends. 544 00:27:57,409 --> 00:27:58,978 It's okay, it's okay. Come on. 545 00:27:59,011 --> 00:28:03,382 - It's okay, it's okay. - Hi. Oh, I want one. 546 00:28:03,415 --> 00:28:05,251 No, you don't, not till you're 50. 547 00:28:06,685 --> 00:28:08,821 Since Janelle is your daughter and Deja's your girlfriend, 548 00:28:08,855 --> 00:28:10,757 that kind of makes Deja her stepmom. 549 00:28:10,790 --> 00:28:12,024 - Oh, my God, Annie. - No, 550 00:28:12,058 --> 00:28:14,693 - certainly does not. - Not anybody's stepmom. 551 00:28:14,727 --> 00:28:17,864 Okay, um, I-I think that a-a walk 552 00:28:17,897 --> 00:28:20,266 will calm her down. I'll just, I'll be back. 553 00:28:20,299 --> 00:28:23,102 - I'll go with him. - No. You know what, girls, upstairs. 554 00:28:23,135 --> 00:28:25,604 - But why? Dinner isn't over yet. - Yes, it is. 555 00:28:25,637 --> 00:28:28,574 - What about Malik? - Upstairs, now, please. 556 00:28:28,607 --> 00:28:29,776 Come on. 557 00:28:39,285 --> 00:28:41,553 All right. 558 00:28:41,587 --> 00:28:43,722 I think it's time for some real talk. 559 00:28:51,730 --> 00:28:54,400 I'll go first. I don't think that Malik and Deja 560 00:28:54,433 --> 00:28:56,302 - should be dating. - We can agree on that. 561 00:28:56,335 --> 00:28:58,137 They're just kids. 562 00:28:58,170 --> 00:29:00,039 If it's about the school, you know, 563 00:29:00,072 --> 00:29:01,974 kids skip school sometimes, right? Didn't you? 564 00:29:03,609 --> 00:29:06,578 No. Uh, but that's only because Hanes Academy 565 00:29:06,612 --> 00:29:08,247 had a very strict attendance policy. 566 00:29:08,280 --> 00:29:11,483 Every school does. And that's not the point. 567 00:29:11,517 --> 00:29:12,819 What is the point? 568 00:29:13,853 --> 00:29:14,921 Do I have to be the one to announce 569 00:29:14,954 --> 00:29:16,155 the elephant in the room here? 570 00:29:16,188 --> 00:29:18,090 I'm sorry, I didn't know there was an elephant. 571 00:29:18,124 --> 00:29:19,291 Please announce it. 572 00:29:19,325 --> 00:29:21,727 Your son has a daughter. 573 00:29:21,760 --> 00:29:23,595 Okay, but you knew that when you let Deja 574 00:29:23,629 --> 00:29:25,231 go to the movies with him last week. 575 00:29:25,264 --> 00:29:27,433 - What movies? - Deja didn't go to any movies last week. 576 00:29:27,466 --> 00:29:29,668 Yes, she did. She... Malik told me. 577 00:29:29,701 --> 00:29:31,770 She went to the movies with him and his friends. 578 00:29:31,804 --> 00:29:34,841 Are you kidding me? So she's sneaking around now? 579 00:29:34,874 --> 00:29:36,843 Mm. Not surprised. 580 00:29:36,876 --> 00:29:39,145 Okay, you know what, you tried it with me earlier, Kelly. 581 00:29:39,178 --> 00:29:40,813 I'm-a need you to not make it a habit. 582 00:29:40,847 --> 00:29:43,449 Your problem is not with me, okay? 583 00:29:43,482 --> 00:29:44,851 Your problem is upstairs. 584 00:29:44,884 --> 00:29:48,254 No, our problem is that Malik is too experienced for Deja. 585 00:29:48,287 --> 00:29:50,289 She never lied to us before she met your son. 586 00:29:50,322 --> 00:29:53,092 And my son never cut school before he met your daughter. 587 00:29:53,125 --> 00:29:54,526 All right, so can we all just agree 588 00:29:54,560 --> 00:29:56,128 that the two of them are not good together 589 00:29:56,162 --> 00:29:57,864 and leave it at that? 590 00:29:57,897 --> 00:30:00,632 I don't think anyone here wants an unplanned pregnancy. 591 00:30:00,666 --> 00:30:02,969 Oh, plea... Malik is not having sex with Deja. 592 00:30:03,002 --> 00:30:05,204 And you know that how, hmm? Because he told you? 593 00:30:05,237 --> 00:30:07,606 Did he tell you that about Janelle's mother, too? 594 00:30:07,639 --> 00:30:09,141 Hey, Beth. 595 00:30:09,175 --> 00:30:12,511 Come on. 596 00:30:12,544 --> 00:30:16,182 All right. Look, obviously, you're not 597 00:30:16,215 --> 00:30:17,783 catching us at our best... 598 00:30:17,816 --> 00:30:19,385 - Mm. - ...but Deja came 599 00:30:19,418 --> 00:30:22,621 from a tough situation, and we brought her out of it. 600 00:30:22,654 --> 00:30:25,457 And, frankly, we're a little concerned that her spending time 601 00:30:25,491 --> 00:30:27,493 with your son will take her right back there. 602 00:30:29,428 --> 00:30:30,829 Where's that? 603 00:30:33,065 --> 00:30:34,233 Nothing. 604 00:30:34,266 --> 00:30:35,534 - Forget it. - Uh-uh. No. 605 00:30:35,567 --> 00:30:37,569 - You were saying something. Finish up. - Yeah. 606 00:30:37,603 --> 00:30:39,571 I mean... 607 00:30:39,605 --> 00:30:42,208 Our son's gonna drag her right back where? 608 00:30:42,241 --> 00:30:43,809 The hood? 609 00:30:43,842 --> 00:30:45,544 That's not what I was trying to say, all right. 610 00:30:49,381 --> 00:30:50,917 What are you doing? 611 00:30:50,950 --> 00:30:54,020 I saw you eyeballing my tats earlier. 612 00:30:54,053 --> 00:30:56,655 These ain't decorations, bro. 613 00:30:56,688 --> 00:30:59,425 I earned each and every one of these living that life for real. 614 00:30:59,458 --> 00:31:01,460 But that's all behind me now. 615 00:31:02,528 --> 00:31:04,997 Look, you can choose to see me 616 00:31:05,031 --> 00:31:06,565 and only see my mistakes, 617 00:31:06,598 --> 00:31:08,267 or you can choose to see something different. 618 00:31:08,300 --> 00:31:11,537 Just like you can choose to see our son 619 00:31:11,570 --> 00:31:14,440 as a kid from North Philly, teenage father. 620 00:31:16,142 --> 00:31:19,745 Or you could choose to see a straight-A student, 621 00:31:19,778 --> 00:31:22,781 a sweet boy that loves to make his mother and daughter smile. 622 00:31:24,550 --> 00:31:27,586 But what you not gonna do is write him off. 623 00:31:27,619 --> 00:31:29,621 I ain't having that. 624 00:31:32,591 --> 00:31:35,294 I'm sorry. 625 00:31:38,464 --> 00:31:42,134 Randall, Beth, I'm-I'm sorry I lied. 626 00:31:42,168 --> 00:31:44,770 I'm sorry for skipping school yesterday. 627 00:31:44,803 --> 00:31:47,806 I'm-I'm sorry I disappointed you. 628 00:31:50,809 --> 00:31:52,211 Mr. and Mrs. Hodges, 629 00:31:52,244 --> 00:31:54,580 I'm sorry for skipping school with Malik, 630 00:31:54,613 --> 00:31:57,916 but I am not sorry for liking your son. 631 00:32:00,186 --> 00:32:01,820 And I'm not sorry for yesterday, 632 00:32:01,853 --> 00:32:04,156 because that was the best day of my life. 633 00:32:07,659 --> 00:32:09,161 - Hey, wait-wait-wait-wait-wait. - Malik. 634 00:32:09,195 --> 00:32:10,662 No, just, just hear me out, okay? 635 00:32:14,000 --> 00:32:15,634 Deja, I don't have game. 636 00:32:16,868 --> 00:32:18,304 I don't. 637 00:32:18,337 --> 00:32:20,839 Janelle's mom was my first girlfriend. 638 00:32:20,872 --> 00:32:22,474 I still don't why she liked me. 639 00:32:22,508 --> 00:32:24,276 I mean, we got football players at our school, 640 00:32:24,310 --> 00:32:26,678 I'm, like, this big. 641 00:32:29,481 --> 00:32:31,650 But I get how you see me. 642 00:32:34,987 --> 00:32:36,688 A lot of people see me like that. 643 00:32:40,026 --> 00:32:41,693 I remember when I first told my parents 644 00:32:41,727 --> 00:32:43,729 I got Jennifer pregnant. 645 00:32:47,233 --> 00:32:49,568 The look on my dad's face. 646 00:32:56,542 --> 00:32:59,145 You know how long my parents been together? 647 00:33:02,514 --> 00:33:04,350 22 years. 648 00:33:07,153 --> 00:33:09,355 My grandparents were together for 60. 649 00:33:09,388 --> 00:33:13,059 Hell, I bet my ancestors in Africa were even booed up. 650 00:33:15,094 --> 00:33:17,063 And I let them all down. 651 00:33:19,198 --> 00:33:20,732 I like you, Deja. 652 00:33:23,735 --> 00:33:25,071 That's the truth. 653 00:33:28,740 --> 00:33:31,377 And when I tell you you're beautiful, 654 00:33:31,410 --> 00:33:32,911 that's the truth, too. 655 00:33:37,116 --> 00:33:40,652 Look, if you really want to go back to school, that's okay. 656 00:33:40,686 --> 00:33:41,987 I understand. 657 00:33:42,020 --> 00:33:44,022 But, uh... 658 00:33:46,292 --> 00:33:49,228 I-I did have one more place I wanted to show you. 659 00:33:59,238 --> 00:34:01,873 Show me. 660 00:34:13,219 --> 00:34:14,553 Thank you for coming over. 661 00:34:16,922 --> 00:34:18,724 Thank you. 662 00:34:21,460 --> 00:34:22,561 Okay. 663 00:34:23,595 --> 00:34:25,397 Okay. 664 00:34:30,502 --> 00:34:31,570 Okay. 665 00:34:34,072 --> 00:34:35,307 Korey. 666 00:34:37,976 --> 00:34:40,112 Can I have a word? 667 00:34:42,148 --> 00:34:43,582 I'll wait for you in the car. 668 00:34:47,753 --> 00:34:50,021 Hey. Um... 669 00:34:51,857 --> 00:34:54,126 Tonight was, um... 670 00:34:55,427 --> 00:34:58,164 Look, Jack, we don't have to tiptoe around it. 671 00:34:58,197 --> 00:34:59,431 Tonight was awkward. 672 00:35:00,866 --> 00:35:02,634 It wasn't my finest. 673 00:35:03,669 --> 00:35:05,103 Yeah, mine either. 674 00:35:06,138 --> 00:35:08,707 Ever since Randall met you... 675 00:35:13,145 --> 00:35:15,914 All right. If I'm being honest, 676 00:35:15,947 --> 00:35:20,051 ever since Randall could talk, he would ask me questions. 677 00:35:22,120 --> 00:35:25,657 "Why is everybody staring at us, Dad?" 678 00:35:25,691 --> 00:35:28,427 "Wh-why don't we have any black neighbors?" 679 00:35:28,460 --> 00:35:30,629 He-he would ask questions, 680 00:35:30,662 --> 00:35:33,098 and I always had an answer for him. 681 00:35:33,131 --> 00:35:36,101 I-I don't know how good the answers were, 682 00:35:36,134 --> 00:35:39,271 but I had them. 683 00:35:39,305 --> 00:35:44,042 And lately, his questions have gotten... 684 00:35:44,075 --> 00:35:46,011 very complicated. 685 00:35:47,979 --> 00:35:50,182 And I feel like I'm letting him down. 686 00:35:53,352 --> 00:35:56,188 That kid is my whole world. 687 00:35:58,857 --> 00:36:01,627 And I... 688 00:36:01,660 --> 00:36:03,562 I'm out of my depth here. 689 00:36:07,266 --> 00:36:10,469 You know, I only applied to Hanes 690 00:36:10,502 --> 00:36:12,304 'cause it's the best, 691 00:36:12,338 --> 00:36:15,874 and I wanted to teach at the best. 692 00:36:15,907 --> 00:36:18,176 But I knew I'd be the only one there. 693 00:36:19,378 --> 00:36:21,079 So... 694 00:36:21,112 --> 00:36:23,582 I guess when I met Randall... 695 00:36:24,750 --> 00:36:25,884 ...I understood him. 696 00:36:26,918 --> 00:36:29,321 And then when I saw that he was searching, 697 00:36:29,355 --> 00:36:32,224 I just, I felt like I could help him with all that. 698 00:36:32,258 --> 00:36:34,760 - Well, you can. - No. 699 00:36:36,027 --> 00:36:39,265 I get him from 8:00 to 3:00, five days a week. 700 00:36:39,298 --> 00:36:43,369 I mean, if I'm lucky, one day, he'll remember me 701 00:36:43,402 --> 00:36:47,273 as someone who was vaguely important to him once. 702 00:36:49,275 --> 00:36:50,709 But you're his father. 703 00:36:50,742 --> 00:36:54,012 Yeah, you're gonna be a grandfather to his children. 704 00:36:54,045 --> 00:36:55,547 You're gonna be with him forever. 705 00:36:55,581 --> 00:36:58,684 Korey, I-I can't teach my son how to be black. 706 00:37:01,920 --> 00:37:03,622 Oh, no. 707 00:37:03,655 --> 00:37:05,391 No, don't, don't do that. 708 00:37:05,424 --> 00:37:06,925 Okay? 709 00:37:06,958 --> 00:37:09,995 'Cause you-you, you can't do that. 710 00:37:11,630 --> 00:37:15,301 All right, hold on, one, one second. Just hold on. 711 00:37:18,604 --> 00:37:20,238 One second. 712 00:37:28,280 --> 00:37:32,551 This... is The Weary Blues. 713 00:37:32,584 --> 00:37:37,255 By one of the baddest scribes ever to live, Langston Hughes. 714 00:37:37,289 --> 00:37:39,425 I was gonna give this to Randall, 715 00:37:39,458 --> 00:37:42,127 but my wife told me to leave it in the car. 716 00:37:43,161 --> 00:37:46,465 Randall is... he's really into his work. 717 00:37:55,140 --> 00:37:58,944 - Thanks. - Yeah. Well, um... 718 00:37:58,977 --> 00:38:01,413 I'll see you at the parent-teacher meeting. 719 00:38:01,447 --> 00:38:02,714 - See you there. - Yeah. 720 00:38:34,346 --> 00:38:35,381 Hey. 721 00:38:36,415 --> 00:38:38,283 Hi. 722 00:38:38,316 --> 00:38:42,120 So... Mr. Lawrence. 723 00:38:42,153 --> 00:38:45,391 He's a pretty cool guy. I can see why you like him. 724 00:38:45,424 --> 00:38:47,659 He's okay. 725 00:38:47,693 --> 00:38:51,029 No, he's, um... 726 00:38:51,062 --> 00:38:52,664 he's pretty cool. 727 00:38:53,699 --> 00:38:57,202 Yeah, he, he, he gave me this. 728 00:38:57,235 --> 00:39:00,071 He said that you liked it a lot. I'm planning on reading it, too. 729 00:39:00,105 --> 00:39:03,975 - You are? - Mm-hm. 730 00:39:04,009 --> 00:39:05,811 This is a book of poetry, Dad. 731 00:39:05,844 --> 00:39:07,379 What, I like poetry. 732 00:39:07,413 --> 00:39:09,415 Sure you do. 733 00:39:09,448 --> 00:39:12,384 Okay, I'll take that back, then. 734 00:39:19,024 --> 00:39:22,093 You're grounded for a week for lying to us. 735 00:39:23,128 --> 00:39:26,598 It cannot happen again. 736 00:39:29,134 --> 00:39:32,871 Randall and I talked, and we agreed 737 00:39:32,904 --> 00:39:34,239 that you can see Malik. 738 00:39:35,273 --> 00:39:39,044 - Seriously? - But supervised. 739 00:39:39,077 --> 00:39:42,247 All right? Either in this house when Beth and I are home, 740 00:39:42,280 --> 00:39:44,983 or at Malik's house, when his parents are home. 741 00:39:46,918 --> 00:39:50,622 We didn't really get to know Malik tonight... 742 00:39:52,323 --> 00:39:55,393 ...but we'd like to. 743 00:39:55,427 --> 00:39:57,295 Mind telling us about him? 744 00:40:00,999 --> 00:40:04,970 - Can I look now? - Hold on, just wait a second. 745 00:40:05,003 --> 00:40:06,572 Well, he's obsessed with cheesesteaks. 746 00:40:08,339 --> 00:40:11,543 He's very confident. Not cocky. 747 00:40:11,577 --> 00:40:13,111 And... 748 00:40:13,144 --> 00:40:15,481 he's the type of guy that walks into a room 749 00:40:15,514 --> 00:40:18,416 - and everyone notices. - Now. 750 00:40:25,757 --> 00:40:26,925 G.G., it's sticky. 751 00:40:26,958 --> 00:40:30,161 Yeah. 752 00:40:30,195 --> 00:40:32,130 And you're getting it everywhere, baby girl. 753 00:40:32,163 --> 00:40:35,233 - Dayje? - Yeah, Mama? 754 00:40:35,266 --> 00:40:36,468 Look outside, tater-tot. 755 00:40:36,502 --> 00:40:38,604 You see the lights? 756 00:40:38,637 --> 00:40:40,105 They're pretty, right? 757 00:40:40,138 --> 00:40:42,508 Mm-hmm. 758 00:40:46,144 --> 00:40:48,947 The thing about Malik is, 759 00:40:48,980 --> 00:40:52,751 he makes me feel like myself. 760 00:40:52,784 --> 00:40:55,521 Like I have a piece of home. 761 00:40:57,556 --> 00:40:59,725 Oh, damn, did I mess up again? 762 00:41:03,461 --> 00:41:05,531 No, you didn't mess up at all. 763 00:41:19,310 --> 00:41:21,479 You know, I actually memorized my favorite one. 764 00:41:22,480 --> 00:41:24,415 You did? 765 00:41:26,918 --> 00:41:28,554 Can I hear it? 766 00:41:34,926 --> 00:41:37,996 "I, Too." 767 00:41:38,029 --> 00:41:39,965 "I, too, sing America. 768 00:41:39,998 --> 00:41:41,700 "I am the darker brother. 769 00:41:41,733 --> 00:41:44,469 "They send me to eat in the kitchen, 770 00:41:44,502 --> 00:41:46,204 "when company comes. 771 00:41:46,237 --> 00:41:50,676 "But I laugh, and I eat well, and I grow strong. 772 00:41:50,709 --> 00:41:54,345 "Tomorrow, I'll be at the table. 773 00:41:54,379 --> 00:41:56,982 "When company comes, nobody'll dare say to me, 774 00:41:57,015 --> 00:41:58,216 "'eat in the kitchen,' then. 775 00:41:58,249 --> 00:42:02,153 "Besides, they'll see how beautiful we are, and... 776 00:42:02,187 --> 00:42:04,756 "be ashamed. 777 00:42:07,058 --> 00:42:11,229 I, too, am America." 778 00:42:14,733 --> 00:42:17,268 We could read that together. 779 00:42:17,302 --> 00:42:18,670 If you want. 780 00:42:18,704 --> 00:42:21,640 I would like that very much.