Star (2016) s01e10 Episode Script

1 Okay, so this is what happened last time on Star.
Carlotta Brown from Mixed Harmony! - How long has it been? - Too long.
Refute the demons inside this child.
You set me up.
Oh, hell no, Jahil, she can't stay here.
Regardless of what you think, I like your son, and I'm gonna fix whatever it is you messed up in him.
MOSES: If you're lucky, they'll offer you a plea deal with a minimum of five years.
Somebody uploaded a video of you singing with the girls at the rally.
I'm expanding our audience.
I'm adding Eva to the group.
- Hey, hey, hey! - (women shouting) What's it gonna be, Eva or Star? I got to go with Star.
(heart beating steadily) CARLOTTA: God, I think we weathered this mess.
(crowd cheering faintly) But I can't shake the feeling we're one mistake away from everything tumbling over our heads.
He makes me feel so good Good That man of mine Though half of the time he makes me laugh The other half he makes me Cry, cry, cry But every time we make good love All the bad seems to go away And I always give him something he can feel 'Cause I got nothing If I can't make him stay Oh, suga, suga I got the feeling he want He got the love that I need I crave and I know that it's wrong I ask to come back when I leave And he ain't going nowhere Wrong or right, I don't care I just want to keep him there So I give him my suga Suga, suga, suga He don't deserve it, but I give him my suga Suga, suga, suga Suga Understand Stand Me and this man of mine Mine Sometimes he treats me cold as ice But then he sets my body so on - Fire - Fire Fire And every time I try to pull away He kisses me right there in that place - Addicted to his love - Love - I can't get enough - 'Nuff - I won't give him up - No I can handle us, 'cause I got the feeling he want He got the love that I need I crave and I know that it's wrong I ask to come back when I leave And he ain't going nowhere Wrong or right, I don't care I just want to keep him there So I give him my suga, suga Suga, suga He don't deserve it, but I give him my Suga, suga, suga, suga Suga.
- Yes, yes, yes! - (music stops) Alex and Simone, I like what I'm seeing.
Simone, other than you coming in early at that one place, I-I think it's looking really good.
Hell, you keep this up, you might even be one of the final five.
All right, I'm gonna make some phone calls.
Why don't y'all take a minute, come back and take it from the top, all right? You got to be kidding me.
We just danced in a chair.
Go get some water, you'll be all right.
- And I wasn't early.
- Yes, you were.
What about me? What about you? You know you're good.
You don't need me telling you.
So that's how it's gonna be? How's that? Ignoring me.
Dismissing me, acting like I'm not even here, when you're clearly obsessed.
The only reason you shacked up with that ho in the first place I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to call your niece a ho is 'cause I'm with Hunter.
Just admit it already.
For the record, the only one I was obsessed with was your mother, not you.
You? I thought you might be a good ride in the sack, but Hunter said you ain't even that.
Hey, Danny, what's happening? (laughs) I bring me Get mine, 'bout mine, go hard Looking for another like me Boy, stop.
I bring me Whose love is the tightest? Whose kiss is the nicest? Me I bring, I bring, I bring me.
RICKEY SMILEY: Listen for your chance to win tickets to the already-sold out Atlanta NextFest! CARLOTTA: I will see you in about a week - Five of these groups gonna be fighting - for your touch-up.
over a million-dollar record deal! You do not want to miss this.
It's The Rickey Smiley Show.
Can you believe Ms.
Armstrong still want a weave and highlights? I'm just getting her hair to grow back from that other place.
C, how come you didn't tell me somebody got killed? So we holding tea from each other.
(chuckles) Police come around here asking questions, ain't no telling what you gonna say with your big-ass mouth.
And you wearing stolen clothes.
- Uh-uh.
- I can't believe you ain't take the sensor off of there.
Look.
- Uh-huh.
- (laughs) You slippin', Bruce.
I saw it, I had to have it, honey.
I know one thing: we need another receptionist around here.
Since Cotton been gone, it's been crazy.
My book's been all over the place.
I'm doing the best I can as a mother.
Am I blaming you? Cotton is very well aware of the streets, honey.
Yeah, but I don't want her to find out the way I did.
(snorts) Cotton been found out.
I'm so sorry to tell you.
She'll be back home.
I give that bitch a week.
Ain't nobody finna deal with her that long.
(door opens) Oh, here go that little Latin girl that don't do nothing.
EVA: Hello.
I'm here about my pay.
Well, can you clean up tonight? Those girls are rehearsing for that thing.
Yeah.
What happened to your face? Nothing.
What happened? Star.
She got mad I was in the group.
So she made Jahil choose.
He chose her.
He say I'm hot, I'm so fuego Pull up on him in my vehicle He say I'm pretty, I'm pretty You must be from Brazil or must be from Méjico Roll up on him in my Lambo Jump out like (screeches) yeah, bro Excuse me, looking for Jahil Rivera.
JAHIL: You got him.
Van Evans from NextFest.
Um, you got a second? Yeah.
Excuse me.
Hey, y'all, sorry I'm late.
I was trying to finish up the last touches on these jumpers.
Michelle hates it when I sew.
- You like it? - Cotton, Cotton.
- What's up, what's up, baby? Come on.
- What you on? Just a little Molly.
Cotton, you look a damn mess.
But-but I feel good.
High as hell and can still sew your ass off.
Girls, can I talk to you? - What's wrong with you? - Tell 'em.
Uh, I think it's best coming from you.
Jahil, what's going on? Ladies, hi.
I'm Van Evans from Atlanta NextFest.
Hi.
Hi.
I was just explaining to your manager that we don't allow for any last-minute changes.
Wait, what's that s-supposed to mean? I signed y'all up as a, as a as a four-girl group.
- When? - I told you that last week, Star.
I told all of you I was gonna add Eva, to-to add a Latin flavor.
I-I put it in writing with the Atlanta NextFest.
Then you need to unwrite it.
I'm sorry, guys.
Okay? That's why I came by personally.
When Jahil mentioned he wanted it back to a trio, I had to let him know it's over my head.
It's done.
Get back to me with how you want to proceed.
I need to know by the end of day tomorrow.
- Wait, homeboy, come back.
- STAR: So we're about to get dropped from this competition off of a technicality? Are you kidding me? Jahil, I swear to God, if you do not fix this, I will call my father and he will bury you.
We can fix it, all right? - How? - Put her back in.
Hell no.
- What other choice we got? - You are unbelievable.
How are we supposed to do anything good if you're sitting here changing the group dynamic every five minutes? We've been a trio this entire competition.
You heard the man.
Their rules, not mine.
- You know what, I'm really tired - (groaning) of hearing your excuses! - Star Hey! - I'm tired! I'm tired! - You want to forfeit this whole thing?! - (clamoring) 'Cause if you want to do that, that's what we can do! All that hard work right down the drain! - I don't care! - COTTON: Oh, my God! Ugh! Yo! Y'all-y'all is blowing my high! Take me home.
I said I'm high! Take me home! Let's go, Cotton.
You three, decide.
He's right.
We have to add Eva back in, if we want to stay in this.
I'm not asking her back.
If we win this thing, we can write our own ticket.
And get a new manager.
We have come too far to let this slip away.
You know that's not his niece, right, Alex? They're sleeping together.
And the bitch speaks perfect English.
Better than me.
Okay, well, so what, Star? You know what, you dragged me into this dream, and now I want it just as much as you do.
So get up off your ass, let's go talk to Eva, and let's win this competition.
She should still be working.
Let's just get this over with.
Can't even believe I'm doing this.
She's not about to get any input on wardrobe, choreography, songs nothing.
- Okay, all right, just chill.
- This is our group I cannot believe I fell for that niece story.
I wasn't expecting y'all back for another hour.
- How was rehearsal? - Where's Eva? She left a little while ago.
Why? Long story.
Okay, well, dinner's on the stove.
Simone, eat.
Then I'm gonna take you to your recovery meeting.
SIMONE: Okay.
Stop acting like a alley cat, Star.
I don't even know what I did.
Where are you going? To talk Derek out of using his public defender.
I thought you conned your mother into getting him a real lawyer.
Yeah, well, Miss Ruby had other ideas.
Hmm, Miss Ruby always does.
I'm sorry, dude.
All right, well, if Eva's not here, I'm out.
I'll see y'all at rehearsal in the morning.
JAHIL: Hey, no later than 10:00 tomorrow, Star.
We can try convincing her then.
I'm sure you'll spend all night trying to convince her, Uncle Jahil.
(coughs) You're not sleeping with that girl, are you? What? No.
Yeah, okay.
Hey, uh, Lottie, you got a minute? If you got problems with them girls, I'm not gonna intervene.
That's between you and them.
No, it's, uh it's Cotton.
What? I don't know.
She ain't, uh she ain't been acting right.
I'm worried about her.
You don't get to worry about her.
Look, she's a good kid.
But I know she's had some problems with drugs in the-in the past.
I just wanted you to know before whatever she's going through gets out of hand.
That's it.
Cotton is my business, not yours.
Now, get out of here.
Night, Lottie.
(door opens, closes) I don't care if it's a public defender.
If he's gonna go to trial, it's gonna be with a black attorney.
And that's that.
But thank you, baby.
Miss Ruby.
This is your life we're talking about.
- A public defender? Really? - I know, baby.
And I'm grateful Moses got me out, don't get me wrong, but I am not taking your parents' money.
You got that right.
What were you saying about the surveillance footage? Moses only relied on police reports.
He never subpoenaed any of the surveillance cameras in the surrounding area.
Okay, so there could be surveillance footage of the protest before stuff got crazy.
Wouldn't the cops have used that for their own investigation? That's what I plan to find out.
And if they did, the question is: why haven't they shared it? We all know why if there's nothing there pointing in my direction, they'd look stupid.
With that kind of evidence, we could possibly get all charges dropped, - and you could get back to your life.
- (grunts) It's a long shot, but it's a start.
- Keep a low pro till then.
- Yes, sir.
HUNTER: Hey, wait, wait.
Hold on, hold on.
My neck.
STAR: You're too big for this.
Oh.
Oh, I'm sorry.
- Ow! - (laughs) It's not funny.
God! Why are we making out in a car when you have a house? This is not high school.
Well, let's try something a little different.
Okay, we can try something different in a really comfy king-sized bed.
That'd be great.
Well, let's go to the Four Seasons.
Why? I'm a whore now? What? No! Excuse me.
- No, where'd you get that? Hey, hey.
- STAR: What do you think this is? - Hey, where'd you get that from? - Why are we here? Oh, my God, your mother? Really? How am I the teenager and I'm dealing with your mama? I'm just tired of listening to you two arguing all the time.
So grow a pair.
- With you or her? - Both.
I get it, babe.
Y'all are close.
It's Norman Bates creepy, but I get it.
But she needs to learn to stay on her side of the house, just like I stay on mine.
- That's it.
- Okay, so, what? So you want to go back to the house? Okay.
Really? You agree? Would I be here if I didn't? I hate you just as much as you hate me.
Told you guys she was adorable.
Star, you promised.
STAR: And I'm gonna keep my promise.
I just want to break it down for her so she understands that this is the best deal she's ever gonna get.
- May I? - Sure.
So it turns out your sugar daddy over there My uncle.
Right.
When you manipulated your uncle into letting you sing at the protest I saved your ass.
he made us into a foursome for some unknown reason.
So now Atlanta NextFest is expecting a four-girl group.
JAHIL: There was a deadline.
Whoever was listed as part of the group at the time makes up the group going forward.
So you can't perform without me.
Oh, and she's a genius.
Yes.
And you can't get your foot in the door without us.
And yes, you're part of the group.
Can we start rehearsing now, or what? She's willing to play nice if you are.
So can we wrap this ego-fest up, please? We're handing you everything you never worked for on a silver platter you're welcome.
JAHIL: Okay.
So decision made.
We are now a four-girl group.
And we need a new song, like, yesterday.
So do you want to keep beefing or get this money? The choice is yours.
So, you know, given our history, I-I just want to take the time to say I appreciate you seeing me right now, Pumpkin.
So thank you.
You were gonna keep blowing up my phone if I didn't.
What you want? There's something I been working on for a long while now, but I need a producer like you to help me break it down to a four-part harmony, and you got the touch, right, when it comes to girl groups, so Man, you still runnin' the same old game.
- What? - You have not changed.
- Come on, now.
- (music stops) All that mess you pulled with Mary.
And I can't even count how many times you screwed over Carlotta.
Well, I didn't exactly have my head screwed on straight at the time, - you know what I'm saying? - Oh, and you do now? (laughs) Okay.
Look, call it, um, a second chance or whatever.
I figure if I can make it right with Mary's girls, maybe I can redeem myself in their eyes in some way, you know? Now, that's a tall order.
'Cause you were such a dick! But, Jahil, I'll tell you what.
I like those girls.
So let's see what you got.
Now, don't bring me no wack tracks.
I don't got no time for that.
(upbeat pop music playing) A'ight, a'ight.
(music stops) I see somebody got their swagger back.
What, you y-you're gonna do it? I'll do it for Mary and Carlotta.
I got to give you a kiss.
Can I No, you will not put your lips on my lips.
Thank you, Pumpkin.
- Thank you, Pumpkin.
- Ain't nothin' changed.
- You're still the same.
- Hey, you ain't gonna be disappointed.
Yeah, whatever! Look, hey Don't worry, okay? The truth will come out and you will be exonerated.
- I can feel it.
- I hope so.
I'm just ready for my life to get back to normal.
That's it.
I think I can help with that.
- Yeah? - Mm-hmm.
You think? Or you know? (laughs) Derek Jones.
Yvonne Turner with Fox 6 News.
I was hoping I could ask you a few questions about the riot that happened a week ago? I threw a peaceful protest that was just co-opted by some idiots trying to mess something up.
Why don't you go find them and ask them the questions? Get the hell out of here! Okay, Derek, just calm down, okay? Maybe Ms.
Crane has something she'd like to say.
Wha? No.
Nothing about whether or not your father, Roland Crane, plans to go after the cop that roughed you up during a routine traffic stop? - What the hell is she talking about? Yo.
- Nothing.
- What is she talking about? - Nothing.
Let's just go inside, okay? DEREK: What? He's not gonna budge, but if I get her alone (keys clatter) You ain't tell me that's what happened.
That cop ain't had no business putting his hands on you.
Look, you need to focus on getting cleared.
Once your lawyer looks at that footage, it'll all be behind us.
No, no, no, no, no.
I'm sorry, baby, but we can't just put it behind us.
That's not how it works in the real world.
Just promise me you'll let this go.
I can't promise you that.
If I let you in, don't you let me down Never thought you'd be the one I wanna be around Let me hear you say you love me Let me hear you say it loud I been showing more affection Damn, it's crazy how You make me Oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh La, la, la, la, la, la La, la - La, la, la - You make me feel.
(whoops) - That's hot.
- I like the way it's coming together.
- Thank you.
- You know what? Y'all go ahead and take a minute.
JAHIL: Huh? What do you think? - I think you got something.
- You really do? I think you got something.
- They sound hot, though.
- JAHIL: And you're killing it.
I love it.
Can we go to, like, a four-part harmony, - maybe picking out the - Excuse me.
Would you mind if I try the vocal on the bridge? You know that's Star's part.
- (camera clicks) - But I can do it better.
PUMPKIN: (laughs) Man, Jahil, your girl got some big cojones.
- Okay, mama, let's see what you got.
- Awesome.
PUMPKIN: Let's get back to it! Whoo-whoo! So, look, your girl Eva wants to try the bridge.
(laughs) That's my part.
I know that, but I want to hear what she do over it.
That's not a problem, is it? Nah.
It's all good.
Oh, solid.
Great.
Let's go.
Ha, yeah I think a bitch in love You, you, you, you're the only one I want (Eva singing in Spanish) You've got every single part of me, part of me If I let you in, don't you let me down Never thought you'd be the one I wanna be around (singing in Spanish) - I been showing more affection - Hey! Damn, it's crazy how you make me Oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh - (music stops) - Wow.
- Whoo! - Whoo! - JAHIL: What? - Now, that's what I'm talking about! The whole Spanish sauce thing? What I'm gonna do, I'm gonna switch the harmonies on this one part.
Oh, my God.
Thank you! Let me see what y'all sound like all together.
Let's take it from the top.
Nice move.
Just remember that I'm in this for the long haul.
Which means now that you made a move, you better watch your back.
(scoffs) You good? She just don't know who she messing with yet.
I've been way too nice.
(blender whirring) Damn, Michelle? Do you have to have every window open in the morning? Bitch, I gave you a place to lay your head at.
Don't come up in here with all that negative energy.
Girl, you're right.
My bad.
Here you go.
- It's just bright.
- Mm.
(knocking on door) CARLOTTA: Cotton, you in there? Open this door.
- That's your mama? - Tell her I'm asleep.
- No, no, tell her I'm not here.
- I'm not messing with her.
- CARLOTTA: Cotton! - Tell her I'm not here.
I'm not talking to your crazy mom.
- CARLOTTA: Cotton! - Go get her.
- Get her away from my door.
- (knocking continues) Go.
Get out of here.
You back on them drugs.
All right, get your stuff.
Let's go.
Look, I already told you, I'm not coming back.
Stop trying to find excuses to keep coming over here.
I'm fine.
You so fine now you go to work high? Who told you that? Jahil? He ain't got to tell me.
I can just look at you and see you back on it.
You know the best part about not living at your house? I ain't got to listen to nothing you got to say.
All right.
Stay your simple ass here.
(sighs) Ms.
Turner.
What do you want? I got something that could change your career.
I'm listening.
Officer Jay Lassiter.
He's had multiple complaints filed against him over these past three years, but he's still policing the Atlanta streets.
Wait, Lassiter is he the one - who stopped Alexander Crane? - Yes.
And many other people, too, but what I'm trying to say is that it's cops like him that give others a bad name.
A big profile on him would get the people of Atlanta paying a little more attention.
We can get his ass knocked down to desk duty.
All right.
Thanks for the tip; we'll be in touch.
But you know if I go with this story, it-it might come back on you.
Let 'em come.
You know what?! I'm done, yo! - (music stops) - This is never gonna work.
JAHIL: Hey, Star.
What are you doing? Let's go.
Get back in formation.
She got one more time to bump into me.
She's doing it on purpose.
No, I'm doing the best I can.
Really? That's even worse.
'Cause these moves aren't hard; a five-year-old could do them.
JAHIL: All right, everybody, take a break.
Just take a break.
Take as long a break as you want, it's not gonna make a difference this bitch can't dance.
EVA: I don't need a break.
Let's do it again.
Put the damn music on.
Put the damn music on, Jahil.
Oh, shut up.
Okay, then, let's go.
JAHIL: Yeah, that's it.
That's it.
Star.
Get back into formation.
Let's go.
It's the other way.
- Ugh! - Bitch! You know what?! Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! Oh, hey! Hey, hey, hey! That's enough! Hey, that's enough! Take it easy.
- Everyone just settle down.
- My God.
- JAHIL: That's it.
- (laughs) Why are you laughing, Alex? I've never been in a fight before.
(laughter) JAHIL: Now, everybody listen up.
The semifinals are tomorrow, and we're not leaving this room till we get it right, 'cause I ain't going out that way, are you? How about you? You going out like that? We're gonna stay in here all night.
We're gonna fight it out if we have to, but we're gonna get it right.
Let's go.
Stay in your place.
All right, ladies and gentlemen, let's do this! (crowd cheering) Everybody make some noise! All right, y'all, welcome to Atlanta NextFest, where the best musical acts are about to perform on this stage.
Come on, y'all! (urgent chatter) Where's Cotton? - My outfit just came loose.
- Oh, my God.
Why are you looking at me? What am I supposed to do? Find her.
If I don't perform, you don't perform.
I got to fix everything.
I liked when you didn't speak English.
Wow.
Looks like you've been eating a little too good - since you got here, huh? - Come on, come on.
Stop joking and just fix it.
- I'm-a stay here.
- Okay.
Look, man, Cotton's not answering.
She's getting flakier and flakier.
We're gonna have to have some type of intervention or something.
- This is crazy.
- Have you even tried to fix it? What's the matter now? My top came off.
- Don't look at me.
- Then who should I be looking at? Look, we do not have time for this.
We're about to go on now.
Find somebody with a needle and thread, and I'll stitch it up.
- Does anybody got a needle and thread? - Is there a costumer in here? Anyone working got a needle and thread? STAR: You can you bring it over here? SMILEY: Coming to the stage, give it up one time for Glamour! (crowd cheering) (crowd clapping to music) Come here, sister Mama's in the swing She ain't too hip About that new breed, babe I ain't no drag Mama's got a brand-new bag Come here, sister Say, Mama's in the swing Ain't too hip, no, no But I can dig that new breed, babe I ain't no drag Oh, she's got a brand-new bag Come on, let's go.
Yo, guys, are you almost done? Glamour's about to finish, and they were really, really good.
Like, really, really good.
Done.
Oh, I got a chunk of your hair.
I'm just playing.
You're welcome.
The thing's Like a boomerang.
- (music ends) - (crowd cheering) One more time for Glamour! (crowd cheering) Looks like you could use a drink.
(gasps) STAR: You bitches! - Oh, no, wait, wait, wait! - What?! Star, Star, wait, wait.
Why are you holding me back right now?! - Are you serious? - Chill.
Here, clean yourself up.
- Ladies, 30 seconds.
- Okay.
30 seconds to stage.
Are you good? Yep.
Um, should we pray or something? Yeah, let's do it.
Every little bit counts.
Oh, my God, she just damned us to hell.
Quick, pray Simone.
(sighs) Dear Lord, I know that we ain't perfect, but we try our hardest, and that should amount to something.
And I know that we've done some crazy things for music, but it's the only thing that's brought us together.
And I know that if you could make my selfish-ass sister and her monster ego be put on the side for our girl group, then I know that you can perform some sort of miracle for us tonight on that stage.
And, Mama this one's for you.
Amen.
- Amen.
- Amen.
Amen.
SMILEY: I'm about to bring up four girls.
Huh? Y'all ready for Big Trouble? (crowd cheering) We got this.
Anybody ready to get into some trouble tonight? (crowd cheering) Yes! Yes! Give it up and show your love for Big Trouble! (crowd cheering) You make me feel Like I've never been loved before Deseando, got me hoping it's real 'Cause I never had someone like you Nunca tuve alguien como tú Feeling crazy 'cause you know I care, okay And you're the only one to take me there Every second, every hour I'm fighting for air, ah I can't make this feeling disappear I'm starting to trust you, it's scary to know That the loving is strong I gotta use caution Can't tell what's right from wrong 'Cause when you touch me, boy You don't know But there's something different with you, Lord knows You make me feel Like I've never been loved before Deseando, got me hoping It's real 'Cause I never had someone like you Nunca tuve alguien como tú Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa Oh, oh, oh, ah La, la, la, la La, la, la La, la Yeah I think a bitch in love You, you, you You the only one I want I don't know what's gotten into me Got me slurring all up in my speech You got every single part of me, part of me If I let you in, don't you let me down Never thought you'd be the one I wanna be around Ven y dime que me amas No te lo quedes callado I been showing more affection Damn, it's crazy how you make me Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa La, la, la, la, la, la, la La, la, la You make me feel Like I never been loved before Deseando, got me hoping it's real 'Cause I never had someone like you You make me feel.
(music ends, crowd cheering) (whooping) Everybody make some noise! (crowd cheering) Let's give it up for all the great talent up here! Five of these groups are gonna be at Atlanta NextFest.
They're gonna be fighting over a million-dollar record deal! Here we go! All right.
Contestant number one is Destiny! (crowd cheering) WOMAN: Yay, Destiny! MAN: Whoo! All right, girl! Contestant number two Lotta Love! (crowd cheering) Contestant number three is Pink Beatz.
(crowd cheering) Yeah! All right, ladies and gentlemen, number four - Glamour! - (crowd cheering) Ooh, shade shade.
Are you ready for number five? Are you ready for number five? (crowd cheering, shouting) All right, ladies and gentlemen, group number five is Big Trouble! (crowd cheering) - You guys know we're gonna win.
- Oh, my God.
Stop saying that! Who is that? Congratulations, baby.
Thank you.
I still can't believe it.
- I'm so proud of you.
- Thank you.
- DEREK: Hey, y'all.
- Derek.
- Sorry I'm late.
- It's okay.
I couldn't make it from work.
ALEXANDRA: Just glad you made it.
We're in.
- Thanks for being here.
- Of course.
- Mmm, you look yummy.
- (laughs) Come on, let's get out of here.
I got a surprise for you.
Okay, but I think we were gonna celebrate, right? Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'll get you back on time.
- Come on, let's go.
- You say that every time.
Are you good? Can you get a ride home with Alex or Jahil? - Yeah, yeah.
- You sure? Yeah, I got you.
All right, later.
Bye.
See ya.
Yo, Alex? EVA: You hiring that guy, making them believe that we needed to be a foursome that was brilliant.
(laughs) All right, all right.
Watch your step.
- Okay.
- Watch your step.
- Hunter.
- Keep your eyes closed.
Keep your eyes closed.
Okay, there's a stair right here.
- Okay.
- All right, watch it.
Watch it.
- Don't fall.
- Boy, don't kill me.
- Hey, don't cheat, don't cheat.
- I have on heels.
No cheating, no cheating.
One more step, one more step.
(laughs) (laughs): I got you, I got you.
- And yeah.
- Okay.
- All right, all right, ready? - Okay.
- Ready? - Can I open 'em? Baby, this place is amazing.
What do you think? I think it's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.
What is it for? I just bought it.
Really? The whole whole place? I just I just bought us a house.
This is for us? I put it in your name.
(gasping softly) What? What's wrong? (sniffles) Don't you like it? (sighs) I do.
I do.
I love it.
I just (breath quivering) Nobody's ever done anything like this for me before.
Nobody's even been this nice to me.
I don't even know how to act.
(crying softly) I'm sorry.
Star.
You deserve it.
(dog barking in distance) (door slams shut) (quietly): Yo, yo, Star.
Star, where have you been? Jahil and Eva they've been playing us this whole time.
You were right.
What are you talking about? You know this whole foursome thing and having Eva's shady ass added to the group? Yes, I recall.
Yeah, well, it's all a lie.
- I heard them bragging about it.
- Wow.
I hate being right all the time.
So that guy who came to rehearsal wasn't even from NextFest; he was just bogus.
This is low, even for Jahil.
- I - Where are you going? - Yo, I'm gonna go confront their asses.
- No, you're not.
We have the element of surprise on our side.
Okay, but they did make us look like fools.
I understand that.
But they don't know what we know, so we're gonna take this and use it to our advantage.
And you better believe, we're gonna make them regret trying to play us.
My payola was Coca-Cola and baking soda Add that with a little water What's wrong? You've barely said two words since we got in the car.
I'm good.
If anything, I'm just anxious about the attorney.
Henson still hasn't called? Bad sign, right? It's only been a couple days.
That's enough time to be looking at some surveillance footage.
I just hope I didn't mess nothing up.
Mess what up? But what don't kill me Oh, my God, Derek, what did you do? Derek, what happened? I talked to the news reporter.
You decided to make a statement now before you knew you were in the clear? All I did was gave a tip to the reporter on the cop.
- So you go to a news reporter? - Yeah.
If the cops won't do what's right, we'll try them in the media.
I told you to stay away from this! Why would you take that chance? - Because I love you.
- (tires screeching) JAHIL: That was a cop you were trying to pick up.
Come on.
- Let's go.
- I ain't afraid of no cop.
What's going on with you, Cotton, huh? How you gonna show up at the club so high like that, huh? I mean, do you even care about what's going on with those girls anymore, huh? How'd they do? Well, they were moved on, of course.
- I'm their manager.
- Hot damn.
I knew it.
But listen, but you ain't ready.
- You ain't ready for them.
- Yes, I am.
No, 'cause whatever's going on with you has got more to do than what's going on with some dude.
Don't worry.
Hey, why the hell would you bring me here? - This is where Hey, hey, hey.
- No.
This is where you belong.
Your mother she loves you.
No, then she need to act like it and let me do what I need to do.
Well, you're good at what you do.
Yeah, you're right.
Hey, hey, no.
No, Cotton, listen.
I'm talking about your designing stuff, okay? You are a badass.
But you got to stop the hustle.
And thank you for always taking care of me.
Hey, hey, hey, no.
Look, I love who you are as a person, I think you're a beautiful woman, you're very talented, but that's it, that's all, okay? Yeah.
Yeah.
Stop! Get off of him.
That's your son.
COTTON: Mama Mama! You said my daddy was dead.
(gasps) (whispers) Mama, no.
Cotton! Lottie what have you what have you done? Huh? - What have you done? - What have you done?! What have you done?! Cotton! (crying) (quietly): What? What? What? What? What? What? What? (quietly): What? Help me, Jesus.
Help me, Jesus.
What-what what you want me to do now? (shouting): What you want me to do now?! What now?!