Queen Sugar (2016) s03e01 Episode Script

1 Last season on Queen Sugar I love this little dream, and I'm going to make it a reality.
My sister's making history today.
First black woman to own a mill in the state of Louisiana.
This place is part of me.
It's home.
- Me and Mama getting married.
- So we'll be together forever? Love always comes first.
You are the first woman that I wanted to know since my wife, Charley.
I think we can safely diagnose your lupus.
Would you consider marrying me? I have been telling y'all the truth.
There was more to the will.
The farm, he left it to just me.
I uprooted my life, my son.
Get out of the car, now! He takes out his gun and he puts the gun in my mouth.
And he pulled the trigger, Dad.
You don't care about getting your work to a larger audience.
That's not how I do things.
Maybe it is how you should do things.
Blue he may not be yours, Ralph Angel.
She said he ain't mine.
That he ain't my son.
Someone's pitching a story about internal issues at Queen Sugar.
But there are no internal issues.
Don't let them white boys get in your head.
We got to take our cane elsewhere.
I want you to mill with Boudreaux.
- They tried to destroy Pop.
- Yes, they have tried.
- So we got to change our game.
- You on some Godfather shit.
Whatever play you're making, you're playing with the devil.
It'll be a slaughter they never come back from.
- St.
Jo Bears! - Whoo! Hey.
Your guidance counselors said that the college recruiters are coming next week Mom, this is like the fourth time in the past 48 hours you've talked to me about college recruiters.
I know.
Micah, you got to keep these locked.
I thought we moved here because it was safe.
Yes, that.
And I just needed to separate life and work a little more.
Oh, Dad said he's coming home in a few days.
Oh.
Is he finishing out the season? Didn't sound like it.
Look at you.
My baby boy.
College-bound.
Well, in a year and a half.
Hmm.
Yeah.
- I'm going to go.
- Okay.
- Love you.
- I love you.
I don't say this lightly, but your article last fall was a stunning feat.
I was we were blown away.
Which is why we had to get you to New York as fast as possible.
We would love the opportunity to bundle your articles in a book of essays chronicling your perspectives on Katrina, the 9th Ward, mass incarceration.
Wow.
We're prepared to offer you a book deal with a six-figure advance.
Ooh.
- What? - Mm-hmm.
That that's, um okay.
And I'd be your editor and point person.
And I'd just love to know a little more about you.
What were you like growing up? I wanted to change the world.
I was this rebellious little rug rat who drove her mom and daddy crazy with statistics and black political literature.
I lifted my fist for my neighbors, my classmates one flier, one petition, one high school rally at a time.
It's where I learned the power of grassroots and community.
Hmm.
Well, we would like to give you that.
And you can leave grassroots behind.
This is much bigger.
We see you this time next year with your New York Times bestseller, a college tour of speaking engagements, op-eds in the Post, articles in Rolling Stone.
We want your voice to go global.
We see you as the next Ta-Nehisi Coates or Roxane Gay or Elizabeth Alexander.
Please, say yes.
Blue! Hey, Blue, you ready for school? Ain't you supposed to be getting ready, Blue? Come on.
Come on.
I told you to get ready about 20 minutes ago.
Come on, Blue.
Really? That's what we doing? Come on, Blue, I ain't got time for this.
I don't want to go.
Oh, but guess what? You're going.
Come on, stand up.
Take your shirt off.
You know the drill.
Come on.
I got you.
You don't got to look so excited.
I don't want a Lunchable.
Mom always made me sandwiches.
Well, I ain't got nothing to make sandwiches with.
See all this stuff I'm stepping on? Put your shoes on.
Come on.
I better not be hearing from Mrs.
Santiago again.
Hearing about you shoving kids.
You keep your hands to yourself, you hear me? Huh? I told you, these shoes were too small.
I want ones like Micah.
Is he going with us to the game? Yeah, he going.
Everybody going.
- Come on.
- What's this? It's nothing, that's what it is.
It's nothing.
Why does it say Mama's name? Because I got to send her some stuff.
All right, hurry up, nosy.
Come on, come on, come on.
Some pep in your step.
Charley Bordelon.
What a pleasure.
Miss Bordelon.
Jacob.
Boys, are we ready to sign a contract for Queen Sugar? Jacob, if you'll excuse us.
Give us the room, son.
I thought we had a deal.
We most certainly do.
But about that final stipulation that your fancy L.
A.
lawyers managed to wiggle in there.
You mean the 1%? Well, hell, Sam, I figure it only fair if I hand over my entire labor of love, that I get a tiny piece of yours.
Let's be clear.
I want you to consider the 1% an act of goodwill.
Having you as the continuing face of Queen Sugar, well, it helps us keep up appearances, if you know what I mean.
And you have so kindly agreed to the locked rates for the black farmers.
The foundation of this community.
Least I could do.
Hmm.
Had you realized the hard work that it takes to run a successful business, we could've saved you a lot of heartache.
Such a blow, to lose the farmers' last harvest.
But now now you get them back.
Who would've guessed you and me would end up here? Partners.
Who would've guessed? Your daddy'd be so proud.
Let's do this! Go, Bears! Where are my European vacationers at? Ooh, I like the new color.
- Hey, hey, hey! - There's my girl.
You bring me gifts, huh? You bring me gifts? - Oh, baby.
- Where are my gifts? I missed you.
No, seriously, where are my gifts? Is this what Italy does to a woman? Oh, this is what jet lag and Nova's medicinal herbs does to a woman.
Vi how are you feeling? Good.
Good! Hollywood's out getting sustenance for the pre-game, and some sort of doohickey so that he can show our vacation photos.
Wait a minute.
What's this happy face for? New York? They offered me a book deal.
Hey! Hold up now.
I'm thinking about it.
Oh, child, please, what's there to think about? I just need to make sure it's what I want to do.
But the best news is, we're about to celebrate a big St.
Jo win.
Hey-ho! Aah! Strut your stuff.
What you got? What you got? Hey, hey.
Miss Italian Lady! - Oh, Lord, I love you.
- I love you.
Rolling Stone? College tours? You need a manager? I just don't want to be the face of anything.
Mm.
I remember one summer, you put that big old picture of Ida B.
Wells on your wall, and you were all like, "I'm going to be just like her someday.
" Maybe this is your someday.
- Oh.
- Aww.
- Turn back around.
- What you doing? Just turn back around, the way you were.
Making good use of that fancy new Christmas present.
- Davis did good.
- Hey.
Don't lead with the fear of what might be.
Lead with the strength of who you are.
Hmm.
I don't know why these pictures ain't pulling up.
Micah, pass the remote control right there.
I'll help you.
Aunt Nova, were you on the basketball team at St.
Jo? Hell, no.
She just went to watch her boyfriends run around.
Because they was fine as hell.
But to answer your question, young man, it's the biggest game in St.
Jo.
And tonight, we're going to kick some Collings' ass, y'all.
Damn right we are.
Oh, check it out, check it out, check it out.
This is the venue we're going to use for the wedding, right? Oh, we're going to do it up right.
Going to be the biggest wedding St.
Jo's ever seen.
Wow.
You know, you should be investing a good chunk of that settlement.
Make that money work for you.
IRAs, real estate, the stock market.
Please, right now I'm going to need you to take several seats.
- I got this, okay? - Okay.
All right.
Sorry.
That is stunning, Hollywood.
You have a theme, right? You guys have to have a theme.
The theme is going to be Venice.
Who's going to be your maid of honor? Nova, you can't ask that.
Because clearly it's going to be me.
I mean, what should I wear, Aunt Vi? Something Italian? Versace, maybe? We have not officially settled on Now, what we're gonna do is we're gonna have a canal, right? We coming in on the gondola.
Y'all going to come in on a horse-drawn carriage.
I have a great wedding planner for you, if you need it.
See, I don't even need all that.
I think you need to make a blue-themed wedding.
Hey, Blue, Blue, take it easy, okay? It's okay.
All right, so why would a blue-themed wedding be so special? Because it's me.
Because it's you.
That's a really good reason.
You sign the contract? I did.
Everything straight? Hmm! Sam Landry, he opened the door to his house and let me come right in.
So now with my 1%, I'm going to make myself just as comfortable as can be.
Open access to all his corporate records, financials.
I'm going to dig up every square inch of dirt, and take down every shareholder on that board.
I'll burn the entire Landry family to the goddamn ground.
And when I own Landry Enterprises, we'll finally bring power to the people, Rah.
Where it belongs.
See, I could dig that.
This is St.
Jo, huh? Classic, huh? Hey, Prosper.
- How's that back of yours? - Oh I got another appointment set up for you in about three weeks.
Yeah, so far so good.
The doctor gave me some good meds.
And I got this thing.
Use it.
Prosper, can I get you anything? I'm taking orders.
Hot dog? Nachos? Did you eat dinner? I'm fine.
I'm fine.
I had a bite before I came.
- Thank you.
- I'll help you with everything.
Yeah.
Thank you.
No, baby, I'm good.
Us girls, we going to do it.
Blue, stay here with me.
Blue.
I'm going to be right back.
Blue.
Come here.
Look here, man.
What's going on with you? I need you to stay with me.
You can't just be running around with all these people in here.
You're going to get lost.
Hold my hand.
That'll be $9.
50, Officer Orson.
Hi.
- What's your name? - Hayes.
Nice to meet you, Hayes.
You guys have somebody in the game? My oldest grandson plays for Collings.
You must be very proud.
We are.
Hi.
I really like your shark shirt.
That's cool.
Thanks.
All right, let's go, Hayes.
- Bye.
- Bye.
You have a nice night, all right? Yeah, you too.
Baby.
Let me help you with that.
Hold this for Blue.
They in the bathroom.
You got my nachos? Calm down.
I got your nachos.
Thank you.
This is great.
Yeah.
Hey, uh, what happened to Keke? I thought she was captain of the She thinks she got the flu.
Oh, no.
Well, tell her if she needs anything Whoo! Go, 14! Come on! St.
Jo! Take your seats.
Take your seats, everybody.
Thank you.
I'm Bob Richmond of WZPZ News, and I'd like to welcome you all to the Collings/St.
Jo Basketball Classic.
So this rivalry has been going on for, like, 70 years.
We got any alumni in the house? Class of '96! - Class of '75.
- Hey! And I'd like to welcome the 2012 Miss Sugar Princess and our very own 2013 Collings homecoming queen, Miss Kacy Fleming, to sing our national anthem.
Looking good! O say, can you see By the dawn's early light What so proudly we hailed At the twilight's Last gleaming? Whose broad stripes And bright stars Through the perilous fight - Who are these kids? - Shh, shh.
O'er the ramparts We watched Sing, Kacy.
Ignore them.
Were so gallantly Streaming And the rockets' red glare You want to disrespect our flag, get off the court.
Go back to where you came from! You stand up right now! Gave proof Through the night Bunch of lowlife thugs, disrespecting America.
- Get them out of here! - Let them go! Let them go! Let them go! Let them go! Let them go! Let them go! Let them go! Let them go! All right, everybody.
Settle.
Settle.
All right.
All right, let's get this game started.
Who's ready for the Collings/ St.
Jo Basketball Classic, huh? Come on, let me hear it.
Come on! All right, come on Ready, set, let's go Whoo! Yes! Yes! Yes! See? Now that's how you whup some Collings ass! Whoo, whoo! Am I right? Prosper, yes, we did.
Here, I got you, Prosper.
- Hey, Mom.
- Yeah.
I'm going to hang out with some friends, - but I'll get a ride home.
- Okay.
Midnight curfew.
And text me.
I want to know where you'll be.
- Micah! - Midnight.
- I love you.
- I love you back.
- Have fun.
- Bye.
Are you going to Barry's? And miss raising a beer to a Collings' slaughter? - I'll be there.
- Come on, baby, let me help you.
Hollywood, I got it.
Thank you, baby.
Wow.
I told you to stop pulling it so much.
Come on, I got it.
I can do it myself.
I said I got it.
Pop, stop.
Fine.
Go ahead.
You got it.
Hey, Ralph Angel.
You need help with that, baby? No, I got it.
So y'all not together no more? Word around here, you and Darla ain't together no more.
What about it, Tamika? Well, I was thinking maybe you needed somebody to help warm the other side of your bed at night.
Good night.
You got my number.
- Hey, what's up? - All right, peace.
Hell of a night, even with all that pre-game nonsense.
- This is dope.
- I thought we were going to have a riot on our hands.
Why young folks got to bring all of this onto the court? There's a time and a place for all that.
Now I know y'all ain't sitting over here with your beers and boudin, talking crap about a bunch of kids disrupting your precious game.
Not to mention bravely taking a knee in front of all those people, racial slurs, drinks being thrown at them trying to speak their truth about brothers being slain in our streets.
- Now, Miss Nova - Hell, I'd be damned if our fallen Louisiana soldiers weren't turning in their graves listening to you two wanting to silence those courageous young voices.
Here you go, baby.
George, Phil, what y'all talking about over here? The importance of young folk.
And the things they got to say.
Ooh, this looks good.
Make that boy pass the ball.
That's not my son.
You got to correct Was Remy there tonight? Yeah.
Yeah, he was there.
Why didn't he Remy! Hey! Hollywood, go get that man.
He's family.
Y'all need to stop avoiding one another.
Okay.
Okay, I got it.
Need a new drink anyway.
I mean, come on.
Five assists? Five games? Come on, that ain't enough.
Gentlemen.
Excuse us.
Aunt Vi wanted you to come and sit with us.
You know you're still a part of this family, and whatever's between you and me, it really shouldn't affect them.
I appreciate that.
I do.
But with respect to Violet, I think I'm going to just I think I'm going to just keep my head down over here.
- Good to see you.
- Yeah! Good to see you.
Scotch on the rocks, please.
I thought you were a bourbon gal.
Shows how little you know.
Congratulations are in order.
I'd toast, but What are you doing here? Supporting the hometown victory.
I go to all the games.
I was a mean forward in my high school days.
Keep the change.
Feels bad having a secret like ours, don't it? Feels a little dirty.
Another time, Jacob.
You're supposed to be in bed, Blue.
I am in bed! No, you ain't.
I heard you.
- Hi.
- Hold on.
Ralph Angel, can we just talk about this for two seconds.
It's your mom.
Hey, baby.
I've missed you.
I already picked out The Secret Pizza Party.
Auntie Vi brought it back from Italy for me.
- She did? - It's really good.
You're going to love it.
I already read it twice.
Twice? Oh, my goodness.
How was the basketball game? Pop wouldn't let me have any candy.
Well, were you being good? Because remember how we talked about listening? When are you coming to get me? I know, baby.
I miss you so much.
I want you to come home.
I'm working a plan.
Ok? I thought that was so funny.
What's gotten into you? Now, why wouldn't you take my hand at the game tonight? Oh, baby.
I know you trying to help me.
And you do.
But I don't need you being all manly and protective, like I'm going to break.
Like you trying to put me on some pedestal or something.
I'm going to always lift you up.
And I'm going to always protect you.
That's what I do.
I know, baby.
But you got to understand that I don't need no pedestal.
I ain't gonna break.
I got wings.
Just like you.
Right? All right? Get down.
Get down, you little Get down! God Sprained my knee.
Shit.
Hey, it's Micah West.
I probably won't listen to it, but you can leave me a message anyways.
You were supposed to be home 30 minutes ago, where are you? I need you to get home right now.
- You call - I'm right here.
Oh, thank God.
Latisha's ride bailed, so Roger took her home first.
We've been over this.
You need to plan your time better.
Okay, well, sometimes life happens, Mom.
I'm going to be late, and you can't freak out.
Excuse me? That's Keke.
You feeling better? That's good.
Yeah? What did Boogie say? No, they walked on the court without saying anything.
It was dope.
That would never happen at Gardini.
Me and who else? Christian? No! Christian would never.
Hey.
You need to start unpacking tomorrow.
Some of this needs to go to your dad's.
Yes, Mom, okay.
Okay.
Don't stay on the phone too late.
I love you.
Mom, can you close the door? Please? Sorry.
Now that you got the whole town talking, what led to Friday night's protest? Well, the thing is, everybody around here got a story.
You know, a loved one, a brother, a sister been beaten, locked up or shot dead.
We're sitting here trying to bring voice to the injustices we breathe every morning when we wake up and walk out that door.
And we may be little, but we're going to be loud.
Yeah.
People was taking videos Friday night.
- Mm-hmm.
- Yeah.
It's blowing up.
Look, look.
50,000 views.
Get that out of her face, man.
Chill.
If those big-time politicians gonna ignore us like they did in Ferguson, pretend we don't exist, we'll go straight to the people.
- Respect, man.
- Appreciate it.
Hey, man, we're getting interviewed by the paper.
- That's dope, man.
- Yeah.
Ralph Angel Bordelon? Yes, ma'am.
Are either of you the mother? She's in D.
C.
These are your results.
I'll give you a minute.
That don't change nothing.
We know.
We got you, Rah.
It's all good.
It don't change nothing.
It don't change nothing.
No It don't change nothing.
That don't change nothing.
Didn't realize you were out here.
Hmm.
Didn't want to disturb you guys in there, working so hard on a Sunday.
Just taking it all in.
Here.
How are you doing, Mr.
Prosper? Oh I didn't want to tell Vi, but the doctor said I I need back surgery.
Oh, wow.
I'm so sorry.
Yeah, I was telling your brother that I'm not going to be much help this season.
And I'm concerned about Ralph Angel taking on 800 acres on his own.
Yeah.
Daddy never was able to farm all the land.
Rah's just trying to prove he can.
But it seems like he's got a good handle on things.
Equipment upgrades, new workers and, you know, Nova and me.
We'll always be here for him.
He's lucky to have the two of you.
We are lucky to have you.
You have been such a blessing to this family.
It's like having a little piece of Daddy in the flesh.
And he's looking down, so proud.
I promise you I am going to take care of this community.
I know.
We know.
We ain't going inside.