Genius (2017) s04e05 Episode Script

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CORETTA: Previously on Genius.
MALCOLM X: If you're not, you're busy,
I'd love to see you again.
This is all moving so fast.
It's moving in the direction
we both wanted.
KING JR.: Coretta, you
have everything I've ever
wanted in a wife.
CORETTA: Women are the
backbone of every movement.
MALCOLM X: What keeps you busy?
SHABAZZ: I love to help you people.
Make my hands useful.
Guess, I got it from my mother.
At some point at least.
COLLINS: Your job is
to support Malcolm,
not to focus on yourself.
CORETTA: My role as a
wife has been an adjustment.
Martin has transformed
into quite the celebrity.
There isn't a second that
I'm not thinking of a way
to protect him.
Where are they taking them?
OFFICER: Time to go.
- MAN: Go home, boy.
- OFFICER: Come on.
♪
SANDERS: I don't know
where else to turn.
I don't know what to do with her.
But y'all are good people.
Church people.
Betty's already helping
in the shoe shop.
MALLOY: It's okay, Mrs. Burkes.
We would be proud to take Betty in.
SANDERS: Thank you.
That girl ♪
That girl ♪
That girl ♪
That girl ♪♪
MALLOY: This room isn't cheery yet.
But some pretty curtains.
Yellow maybe?
That will brighten it right up.
BETTY: Yes, ma'am. Thank you.
Mama said know your worth ♪
And don't you forget ♪
That you've been that girl ♪
That girl ♪
♪
MALLOY: You don't ever
have to thank me, child.
It is a blessing to have you here.
I've got a nice roast going,
we'll have a fine meal.
And then we will talk
about all the things we will
do to your room.
You get settled in.
And I'll get supper ready.
That girl ♪
That girl ♪
That girl ♪
That girl ♪
Mama said put me first ♪
You've been a queen
baby since your birth ♪
♪
SCOTT: Breakfast is ready.
CORETTA: Mama, have
you ever thought about
your purpose in life?
That girl, that girl ♪♪
SCOTT: You have nothing
to worry about, baby.
God has plans for you.
And if God's plan
isn't clear, I have ideas.
First, to get you out of
Alabama and into a good college.
With an education,
you don't have to depend on anyone.
I want you to be more
than a wife and mother.
And that is no small feat, baby girl.
Being a wife and a mother is hard,
but I want to you to
experience all of life.
I missed so much.
And Coretta, the world is
not going to make it easy
to go beyond what it
thinks you should be.
You'll have to be strong.
No matter what you face.
Now get your narrow
behind to the table.
Put on my shades, ♪
Strut when I walk they
know I'm here to stay ♪
Not worried, do your worst ♪
Mama said put me first, ♪
You've been a queen baby
since your birth ♪
Mama said know your worth, ♪
And don't you forget
that you've been that girl ♪
That girl ♪
That girl ♪
That girl ♪
That girl ♪
Shooby-doo da-da-da-da-da, ♪
Whoa oh oh oh ♪
Shooby-doo da-da-da-da-da, ♪
Whoa oh oh oh ♪
Mama said put me first, ♪
You've been a
queen baby since your birth ♪
Mama said know your worth, ♪
And don't you forget
that you've been that girl ♪
(STEAM WHISTLE)
CORETTA: I can't remember
the last time it was just us.
KING JR.: Hmm.
CORETTA: You know, you
didn't tell me about it.
- KING JR.: It being?
- CORETTA: Jail.
KING JR.: Well, picture a
dank, dark, coffin-like cell.
Alone, frightened, sits the
Reverend Martin Luther King,
the nation's most
honorable leader of men.
CORETTA: You need to stop
quoting that Times article.
KING JR.: There's nothing to tell.
I was bored.
Nothing to read but
dirty words on the wall.
CORETTA: You're all set for the
sit-in arrest hearing today?
KING JR.: Yeah. It should be quick.
(THUNDER)
CORETTA: Anything on the election?
KING JR.: Kennedy's making gains.
CORETTA: Uh-hmm, he's a dark horse,
and he does have good
people working for him.
Ooh, Claire Wofford
called the other day.
And she said that Harris
is heading up the
civil rights division of the campaign.
KING JR.: Hopefully, Harris
would educate Senator Kennedy.
His grasp on justice is little slick.
Nixon is a Quaker.
But he gets the spiritual
aspects of the movement.
Least, that's what
Daddy King is saying.
(PHONE RINGING)
CORETTA: Hello? Hello?
- KING JR.: Who was it?
- CORETTA: Well, just clicks.
Probably some wires crossed.
KING JR.: Uh-hmm.
CORETTA: Call the phone company,
put that on the to-do list.
Let's get an early dinner after court.
Just thinking about making
dinner is making my back ache.
KING JR.: I'll go get the kids.
(THUNDER)
JUDGE MITCHELL: Dr. King,
by participating in the
Rich's Department Store sit-in.
You have violated the
terms of your probation for
your traffic violation issued in May.
Therefore, I am sentencing
you to four months of hard labor
in the Reidsville State Penitentiary.
That sentence is to begin immediately.
You are hereby remanded to the state.
(GAVEL KNOCK)
(OVERLAPPING CHATTER)
KING JR.: It's all right.
Corrie? Corrie, listen to me.
I need you to hold up, okay?
All right?
(WHIMPERING)
SISTER GRACE: Ladies, if I may begin.
Turn your books to page 42.
BETTY X: Excuse me, Sister Grace.
What's going on? Am I late?
SISTER GRACE: No, Sister.
BETTY X: Then why has class started?
SISTER GRACE: Sister Betty,
I'm gonna be teaching
the class from now on.
If you have questions,
perhaps you should
speak with Brother Minister.
BETTY X: Thank you, Sister.
SISTER GRACE: Betty, wait.
I'm sorry you weren't informed.
I know you and Malcolm
have been having,
marriage is complicated.
It dips. And if you ever need to talk.
BETTY X: Grace, you're kind.
Everything's fine.
With all that going on today,
I got mixed up.
That's all.
Please forgive me for
interrupting your class.
BETTY X: Uh, excuse me,
may I have a moment with
the Brother Minister?
Why is Grace teaching my class?
And why didn't you tell
me about it before we got
to the temple?
MALCOLM X: I have a million
things on my mind, Betty.
I forgot.
But as for your class, you
will no longer be teaching it.
I would like you home
with baby Attallah.
BETTY X: But I like teaching.
It, it gives me purpose.
It connects me to the
women and to the temple.
MALCOLM X: Your purpose
is to be my wife and
stay at home, taking care of my child.
BETTY X: Our child.
Look, can we, can we talk about this?
MALCOLM X: Get your things.
BETTY X: Fine.
We can talk about it later.
MALCOLM X: I'll take you home.
KING SR.: Hey, y'all know
Mr. Morris Abram?
- MAN: Yeah.
- MAN 2: Oh, yes.
KING SR.: Morris is gonna be
heading up Martin's case now.
And like I said, I want
everyone in the congregation,
everyone in the congregation
making calls to the state
congressman and the city council.
We need to raise awareness of
Martin's situation, you hear?
CORETTA: You know, I can
make some calls as well.
Martin and I were just talking
about our friend Harris Wofford,
who works over at
Senator Kennedy's campaign.
KING SR.: The Catholic candidate?
YOKI: Mommy, it's so loud.
When is Daddy coming home?
CORETTA: Baby, daddy's gone
on a trip and he'll be back
in a few days.
And then he will take you to the zoo.
Oh, baby. I miss Daddy too.
Oh, listen, I'm going to
finish helping Grandpa and
then I'm going to come
and tuck you in the bed
in a minute, okay?
All right.
Go ahead, mommy will be
in and tuck you in a minute.
KING SR.: Why don't you
go on and get her to bed?
You should be off your feet anyway.
And don't worry, we got
everything here under control.
You know, you are not the only
one who has something to offer.
Morris, why don't you tell us
what you got planned for my son?
♪
♪
(ALARM BELL)
♪
♪
(BLENDER MOTOR)
MALCOLM X: No, thank you.
BETTY X: You need
something on your stomach.
MALCOLM X: Coffee is fine.
BETTY X: Please drink.
(SPLATTER AND THUD)
Malcolm?
Malcolm.
My class?
MALCOLM X: I thought
we talked about this.
BETTY X: You talked about it.
But Malcolm, everything's been
moving very fast these past few
years and teaching is the
one thing that grounds me.
MALCOLM X: Betty, the
Honorable Elijah Muhammad
teaches that a good wife and a
righteous home is the structure
that the Black man and the
nation build their power around.
BETTY X: I understand the teachings.
MALCOLM X: The Messenger has
found the right program that if
handled by intelligent
persons can be used correctly.
BETTY X: I'm not ignorant.
MALCOLM X: I'm not saying you are,
but I intend for us
to be an example of the
Honorable Elijah Muhammad's words.
BETTY X: So you just
expect me to go along with
what you're asking?
MALCOLM X: I'm not asking
you to drink hemlock, Betty.
I'm asking you to stay home
and look after my child.
Keep a proper home.
BETTY X: I keep a
fine home despite its
dilapidated condition.
I mean, we haven't even fixed the,
the pipes that burst.
MALCOLM X: Betty
I am the head of this family and
there's nothing more to say.
BETTY X: You're right, Malcolm.
I think we are done
talking about this.
(SINK PIPE THUDS)
MALCOLM X: I'm going
to be home late, so.
You and Attallah have
dinner without me, okay?
♪
♪
BETTY X: Come on.
♪
CORETTA: Abram's called this morning.
Martin's fine.
ALBERTA: Thank you, dear.
CORETTA: Still in county lock up.
The writ has been
filed and he should be out
today or tomorrow.
ALBERTA: Oh, amen.
That judge. The gall.
That man with no justice
if she sat on his lap.
JUANITA: How are you doing?
CORETTA: Here is a draft for
the voters' clinic program.
JUANITA: Corrie, you know
I'm here if you need anything.
CORETTA: Juanita, thank you.
But we know how this works.
Leaders of social movements
are unjustly jailed.
Gandhi, Rosa.
Yesterday was just a mix
of hormones and shock.
I'm fine.
(PHONE RINGING)
Excuse me.
Hello?
(CLICKS AND STATIC)
We keep getting these
crossed-wire calls.
As if I need another
thing to deal with.
ALBERTA: We just have to hold on.
Put our faith in God.
CORETTA: Amen.
ALBERTA: Well, what
else are we gonna do?
Run away to Old Mexico?
(LAUGHTER)
JUANITA: Well, I'd go to Paris.
CORETTA: It's the Bahamas for me.
MALLOY: Oh, my goodness.
I am so thrilled that you
have come to see your tired,
old mother.
But I am curious as to why.
BETTY X: Oh, I just,
I wanted to see you and for
you to see your grand-baby.
Excuse me.
MALLOY: This is your grandmother.
BETTY X: Ma Dear, I, I don't eat pork.
MALLOY: Since when?
BETTY X: It's against my religion.
MALLOY: I'm sure you can
make an exception this one time.
BETTY X: I'll just have extra carrots.
MALLOY: Very well.
Shame. It was a very nice cut.
Well, shall we pray?
You do still pray, don't you?
BETTY X: Yes, Ma Dear.
I, I still pray.
MALLOY: Dear Lord, we thank
you for the food we're about to
receive and I thank you
for bringing Betty and my
beautiful grandchild home.
Amen.
BETTY X: Amen.
MALLOY: Well,
I saw your people on, on TV.
I must say, Malcolm is very
charismatic and photogenic.
BETTY X: Yes.
The program was
successful in getting the
Honorable Elijah Muhammad's word out.
MALLOY: Was it?
From what I saw, it didn't
sound very welcoming.
There was so much anger.
I mean, don't get me wrong,
it's justified, but is it productive?
Take Booker T. Washington.
Or The Housewives League.
That, that, that sort of
put-your-head-down-and,
and, and-get-to-work spirit.
Good Reverend Dr. King.
Seems like a more sensible approach.
There's no need to be so much hate.
BETTY X: We don't hate anybody.
MALLOY: That wasn't the
impression on the news program.
And it's the only
information I have because
you don't speak about it.
BETTY X: You never ask.
MALLOY: Well, I'm asking.
What is so appealing
about your Nation?
BETTY X: Uh, I feel respected,
uh, honored and, and protected even.
And that is what the Nation is about.
The Honorable Elijah Muhammad
teaches that we should love
ourselves and our people
enough to support each other.
That dignity and
respect are ours by right
and that as intelligent people,
we should be obliged to defend that.
MALLOY: You make it
sound very uplifting.
(PHONE RINGING)
Excuse me.
BETTY X: If it's Malcolm,
tell him I've gone to bed.
(PHONE RINGING)
MALLOY: Malloy residence.
Yes, Ms. Peck.
SISTER JEAN: Haven't
seen you here before.
BETTY X: Oh, this isn't
my regular Temple.
SISTER JEAN: Hmm. A pilgrim.
Welcome.
BETTY X: I thought I'd pop in.
Temple usually grounds me.
- SISTER JEAN: Not anymore?
- BETTY X: I've been struggling.
I agree with the
teachings but sometimes,
all the rules on how
we're supposed to live and
who we're supposed to be.
SISTER JEAN: Well, that's
because you have to make the
world work for you, dear.
If the rules aren't made to help you,
put them down and make your own.
It's a delicate dance
'cause this world been trying
to take a sister out.
Hold fast to Him and He'll
guide a straight path.
SISTER: I mean girl,
he is a communist.
How does that make us look?
Our Minister hugged up on
Castro all in the papers.
SISTER 2: You're not wrong,
that Brother Malcolm does seem
to like to have his picture taken.
SHABAZZ: I think any attention
is good for the Nation.
It gets the message out.
Let folks know there are
alternative ways for us.
SISTER: Hmm.
Still, he was all over
the TV acting like he was
running the Nation.
SISTER JEAN: "Do not concern
yourself with things about
which you have no knowledge.
Verily, your hearing,
sight, and heart,
all of them could be
called to account."
TEACHER: Goodness. Sister Betty.
Is Brother Malcolm here as well?
BETTY X: Uh, I'm not
on an official visit.
I'm just seeing family.
Um, sadly, Brother Malcolm
couldn't join me but he'd be
thrilled to know how much he
is admired here in Detroit.
TEACHER: Oh, would you please
come say hello to our Minister?
It would make his day.
BETTY X: Of course.
Quante miserie conobbi, aiutai ♪
Sempre con fe' sincera
la mia preghiera ♪
♪
(PHONE RINGING)
CORETTA: Hello?
Yes, this is Mrs. King.
Is Yoki okay?
Yes. I'll be there shortly. Thank you.
Diedi Fiori ♪♪
CORETTA: I don't understand.
PRINCIPAL: Oh, Yoki
hit Mrs. Quinn's son.
- QUINN: Bob.
- PRINCIPAL: She hit Bob.
- CORETTA: Is he all right?
- PRINCIPAL: Yes.
QUINN: He looks like
he has a black eye.
Now, with all of your Movement's
talk about non-violence,
Mrs. King, I'm shocked.
Truly shocked.
PRINCIPAL: Oh, Mrs. Quinn,
please remember that Bob
did instigate the situation.
He's been teasing Yoki
about Dr. King being in jail.
CORETTA: I see.
QUINN: My son spoke the truth.
Your husband is in jail.
And that doesn't
warrant being attacked.
CORETTA: I agree.
Violence is never the answer.
PRINCIPAL: Um, I think we
can agree that both children
were in the wrong.
I hope we can work out a
reasonable solution so that
this doesn't happen again.
CORETTA: Of course.
MALLOY: Are you making a call?
BETTY X: I'm just, I'm just
checking to see if it's working.
MALLOY: Why did I agree to do this?
Come help?
The Housewives League
and the NAACP are hosting
a fundraiser tea and
fashion show next week.
Too bad you won't be here to attend.
BETTY X: I left Malcolm.
MALLOY: So, you will
be able to attend?
BETTY X: I don't know.
Uh, I don't know what I'm doing.
And I know I couldn't stay.
Four years ago, I was
supposed to be a nurse,
and now I don't recognize
my life or my place in it.
MALLOY: Slow down, Betty.
BETTY X: Malcolm took
away my class and he won't
talk about it.
I don't know how to
make him understand,
and he hasn't even called to
see if Attallah and I are okay.
This is the man that I have to
spend the rest of my life with.
MALLOY: Betty, I don't understand.
BETTY X: I don't know
how to be a wife!
The first time we
were alone together was
on our wedding night,
and now we have a child?
And then, there's all the
politics of the Nation.
MALLOY: Betty, I don't know
what you want me to
tell you now.
BETTY X: I want you to
tell me how to do this.
How do I make this all work?
MALLOY: You didn't consult
me when you made the decision
to convert to a new religion.
Or to marry a man that I barely knew.
You turned your back on
everything we taught you,
and now that it's falling apart,
maybe if you had become a
nurse and married a doctor.
BETTY X: You stopped paying
my nursing school tuition.
MALLOY: And, and, and
stayed in the church
and had a life I could understand.
Maybe then I could advise you.
But I honestly don't know
what to tell you, Betty.
Find the good and praise it.
Perhaps you can start there.
BETTY X: Um, excuse me.
I feel a headache coming on.
I'm gonna take a walk.
♪
(KNOCK)
♪
SANDERS: Come on in.
CORETTA: Now, straight
to your room, young lady.
When your daddy gets home,
we are going to have a
long and serious talk.
- YOKI: Yes, ma'am.
- CORETTA: All right.
(KNOCK)
What happened?
KING SR.: Martin's all right.
They moved him.
Reidsville.
And I know that sounds bad.
We don't think he's been mixed
in with general population.
We're using all the channels
to get him out, Coretta.
Che ne ridean piu belli ♪
Nell'ora del dolor ♪
Perche, perche, Signor? ♪
Ah, ah ♪
Ah ♪♪
(DEEP INHALE)
KING SR.: Coretta? Coretta?
CORETTA: Excuse me, I
need to make a phone call.
KING SR.: And who are you calling?
CORETTA: Our friend Harris.
KING SR.: Coretta,
you are making a mistake.
I have contacted Nixon's people.
And if they hear that you
called Kennedy's camp,
they might not help Martin.
And Nixon is gonna be
the next president and
we need him.
CORETTA: Daddy, please. I understand.
But I know exactly what I'm doing.
Hello, Harris?
It's Coretta.
Martin's in trouble
and we need your help.
BETTY X: Why did you leave me?
SANDERS: I resented you.
I had made a life for myself.
New husband, new children,
far away from Georgia,
from your father.
Every time I looked at you,
I felt like that lost,
trapped 16-year-old girl who
had thrown everything away.
BETTY X: You were
supposed to take care of me.
SANDERS: I know, I know.
I couldn't love you the
way I was supposed to.
And I was not good to you
and I prayed on it hard.
Then you ran to the Malloys
when they agreed to take you.
It was like a weight being lifted.
And I know how that sounds,
how it looks,
abandoning your child,
but I couldn't live.
All that hurt and anger.
I deserved better.
So did you.
CORETTA: Senator Kennedy,
how may I help you?
KENNEDY: That's my line.
Uh, Harris here was telling
me about Dr. King and
I was calling to see
how you were doing.
KENNEDY (OVER PHONE):
Jacquline is also pregnant and
I can only imagine how
tough this would be on her.
Is there anything I can do to help?
CORETTA: Thank you, Senator,
for your thoughtfulness.
If you could take a look
into Martin's situation,
I would really appreciate it.
COLLINS: I'd appreciate it
if you change your tone.
MALCOLM X: I'd appreciate
if you stayed out
of my marriage.
I don't understand your concern,
especially since you
don't like my wife.
COLLINS: It doesn't
matter if I like her.
She's good for you.
Tongues are wagging
about her little trip and
your status is growing,
which puts a target on your back.
This rupture doesn't
look good, Malcolm.
So, I will repeat.
Have you talked to Betty?
MALCOLM X: She hasn't called
and I haven't had the time.
You know the pressure I'm under.
COLLINS: I do, but you
have to put family first.
Who do you think is being
served by this unflinching
devotion to the Nation and the
Honorable Elijah Muhammad?
Hmm? Certainly not your people.
First, it was Reginald,
then it was Evelyn,
now with Betty is the latest victim?
MALCOLM X: Enough, Ella Mae.
COLLINS: Listen, the
Honorable Elijah Muhammad
is not who you think.
MALCOLM X: Enough!
Please.
(SCOFFS)
COLLINS: Malcolm, you have vision,
but you don't see.
MALCOLM X: Sister, if
you are having doubts about
the Nation and the
Honorable Elijah Muhammad,
then perhaps you should step away.
COLLINS: Are you suspending me,
Brother Minister?
MALCOLM X: I think
it's best if you leave.
COLLINS: Very well.
Open your eyes, Malcolm,
and go see your wife.
(THUD)
MALLOY: Oh, sorry.
I didn't mean to disturb you.
BETTY X: It's fine.
MALLOY: How was your walk?
BETTY X: Good. I, um, I saw my mother.
MALLOY: Oh. How is Ollie Mae?
BETTY X: She's well. It was, uh
MALLOY: It's been all quiet here.
No calls.
Betty
I am glad that
you came home to see me.
Whatever is going on with you,
I am glad for that.
BETTY X: Are you ever going
to stop being angry with me?
MALLOY: Your pops and I
had so many plans for you.
He was so excited to
walk you down the aisle.
But children grow,
make their own way.
You'll see.
No matter what they become,
one does want them to be happy.
Speaking of, I have some
lovely lamb chops that I got
at a butcher on Brush Street
where the Muslim ladies go.
I was wondering if you'd like to cook.
- BETTY X: Sure.
- MALLOY: Good.
- BETTY X: Ma dear?
- MALLOY: Yes?
BETTY X: Thank you.
MALLOY: You don't ever
need to thank me, child.
I love you.
And I didn't feel like
cooking tonight, anyway.
♪
On and on, like the ocean's roar ♪
As the endless waves hit the shore ♪
Your kisses have stopped ♪
They'll never be topped ♪
My love lingers on ♪
Time they say heals a broken heart ♪
But for me, there just is no cure ♪
For deep in my soul,
you know you're my goal ♪
My love lingers on ♪
Since you went away, ♪
My heart,
all it can say is was I right? ♪
Was I wrong? ♪
Right or wrong, it's true
no matter what you do, ♪
I will always love you ♪
Somewhere deep in eternity, ♪
(KNOCK)
There you'll be
just waiting for me ♪
Though this ends my song ♪
And all else is gone, ♪
My love still lingers on ♪♪
MALCOLM X: The
Honorable Elijah Muhammad
teaches that a wife
BETTY X: Malcolm, please stop.
I am not the Honorable
Elijah Muhammad's wife.
I am your wife.
What do you want?
MALCOLM X: I don't
know how to be married.
BETTY X: Hmm. Me either.
MALCOLM X: But I'm here.
BETTY X: And I'm with you.
Always.
Since neither of us knows
what it is we're doing,
we have to figure this out together.
It's Betty and Malcolm.
Not Betty, Malcolm,
and the Honorable Elijah Muhammad.
And
- MALCOLM X: There's more?
- BETTY X: Indeed there is.
My class.
Malcolm, you can't
do that to me again.
You can't tell me what to do.
I am a whole person.
And the choices in my
life cannot be small.
And you can't make them for me.
I need time to figure out
the kind of Muslim, wife,
and mother I wanna be.
I won't have it any other way.
MALCOLM X: I just want
you home with our baby.
I don't trust anybody else.
BETTY X: I understand, Malcolm.
I will take care of it.
I will always protect our children.
MALCOLM X: Child.
BETTY X: We're not gonna have more?
MALCOLM X: I imagine
attempts will be made.
I'm gonna try, Betty.
BETTY X: I will too. I'm sorry I left.
MALCOLM X: No, you're not.
BETTY X: I'm glad you came to find me.
MALCOLM X: If you leave again,
I'm not gonna come.
BETTY X: Yes, you will.
MALCOLM X: Besides,
anything else you want?
BETTY X: I wanna dance.
MALCOLM X: Professionally?
BETTY X: Oh, stop it. Don't be silly.
I mean, I wanna dance with you.
Here.
Now.
MALCOLM X: Here?
Okay.
♪
BETTY X: Are you gonna
offer me your hand?
MALCOLM X: Girl, if you don't
get up here and dance with me.
Love you ♪
(LOVE YOU) ♪
And I really love you so ♪
Need you ♪
(LOVE YOU) ♪
And I'll never let you go ♪
Honey ♪
(LOVE YOU) ♪
My love for you will never die ♪
Woo-ooh ♪
♪
KING JR.: Hey!
(LAUGHTER)
Come here. Oh, Yoki-dokey.
I want you to hold my hand ♪
Tell me ♪
(LOVE YOU) ♪
That I'm your lover man ♪
Kiss me, baby ♪
(LOVE YOU) ♪
And make me know how much ♪♪
(OVERLAPPING CHATTER)
KING SR.: If Senator Kennedy
has the courage to wipe
the tears from my
daughter-in-law's eyes,
then I have the courage
to vote for him.
Catholic or not.
(OVERLAPPING CHATTER).
Ooh, oh ♪♪
COLLINS: I'm glad you came back.
BETTY X: Are you?
Ella Mae, you are something else.
Everyone knows.
COLLINS: Today, we make it official.
I'm suspended for 90 days.
I opted not to have a big ceremony.
BETTY X: I'm sorry.
COLLINS: Are you?
BETTY X: I am, for Malcolm.
He loves you.
And I know, in your own way,
you love him too.
COLLINS: Take care of him.
BETTY X: I intend to.
I've been thinking a lot
about the story of Hajar.
How she was lost in the desert.
Alone. Confused.
Her and her child dying of thirst.
I imagine her fear.
How could she make
a way out of no way?
I imagine her faith
that kept her searching.
Looking for a place of
refuge between the hills of
Safa and Marwah.
I am with her as she
clings to her love of Allah,
her child, her family.
CORETTA: This is
quite a spread, Martin.
I'm surprised you had
the energy to cook.
KING JR.: Well, they didn't feed me.
They also didn't tell me
where I was going in
the middle of the night
when they moved me.
We drove for hours and
they didn't say a word.
They had me in the back
with the police dogs.
CORETTA: I don't know
why they just can't treat
people with dignity.
KING JR.: Hmm.
I was tempted to ask the
dog where I was going.
CORETTA: Martin, stop.
(LAUGHS)
KING JR.: I was scared, Corrie.
CORETTA: I was scared, too.
ANCHOR (OVER RADIO):
With several key states
still in play, the Presidential
race is too close to call,
but it looks like the Democrats
will retain control of Congress.
South Carolina's Strom Thurmond
projected to keep his seat,
along with incumbents.
(RADIO STOPS)
CORETTA: What's all this?
KING JR.: Well, the box is for
you and the ice cream is for me.
CORETTA: What did
Daddy King have to say?
KING JR.: Hmm.
That he thinks he's
getting Kennedy elected.
CORETTA: Huh?
KING JR.: I told him
it's too soon to know if his
endorsement did anything.
But we both know who the real
kingmaker in this family is.
CORETTA: "No Comment Nixon
versus The Candidate
with a Heart, Senator Kennedy."
Jack is getting a whole lot
of mileage out of one
little phone call.
KING JR.: Corrie.
CORETTA: Hmm?
KING JR.: That phone call
probably changed the course of
the election, of history.
CORETTA: Well, all right,
I was just trying to get my
husband out of prison.
KING JR.: Hmm.
You know, we have so
much to be thankful for.
Dear God, thank you
for this blessing that you
bestowed upon us.
And thank you, God,
for this precious love.
ANCHOR (OVER RADIO):
Here in the mainland,
here are the results
- MALCOLM X: Hey, Brown Sugar.
- BETTY X: Hmm?
ANCHOR (OVER RADIO): That
Kennedy's lead continues to grow
in Illinois and Michigan
MALCOLM X: Turn that radio
off and come dance with me.
KING JR.: We ask you
for peace and for guidance.
We ask you to watch over us.
To protect us as we
fulfill your purpose.
Please align our hearts with
yours and our will with yours.
MALCOLM X (OVER SPEAKER):
Watch them big ol' feet.
SHABAZZ (OVER SPEAKER):
You like my big ol' feet.
MALCOLM X (OVER SPEAKER):
I better since they be
walking all over me.
KING JR.: We ask you for
strength and faith as you guide
us on this path.
KING JR. (OVER SPEAKER):
And thank you, God,
for our children, our new baby.
And thank you, God,
for giving them a wonderful mother.
And thank you, God, from,
from the bottom of my
heart for bringing such
a blessed and strong,
capable woman into my life.
Amen.
I know you'll be there ♪
I can count on you ♪
You're my Superma ♪
All that you sacrifice ♪
You can't do no wrong in my eyes ♪
I guess I'm blind ♪
Oh-oh-oh ♪
Darling, you give protection ♪
You're my sweetener in
my coffee in the morning ♪
Darling, you're my protector ♪
I'll follow wherever, ♪
Where-ev, ever where you go ♪♪