Being Mary Jane (2013) s04e14 Episode Script

1 Previously on Being Mary Jane I'm not mad, I'm hurt, I'm on this rollercoaster ride with you, so, when you decide to jump off, I feel the scrapes, too.
I would like to formally welcome "Great Day USA" 's newest correspondent, Dani Hollins.
[clapping.]
NIECY: There was a guy.
His broke ass only wanted help getting his art out there.
You wanted to come to New York and find a sugar daddy who was gonna solve all your problems and take care of you? Maybe it's time to get real with yourself and find that thing that makes you wanna get up in the morning.
You two you're involved, romantically.
I'm taking you off Mary Jane's stories, and that is not all.
Justin, I'm sending you to Kansas.
[buttons beeping.]
Dance with me across the ocean floor - Sail away to heaven's open doors - Step right up, you're the next contestant In this sweet charade Okay.
Let's see what's what.
Wait while I twist your fate On the mating game - Mating game - Amsterdam.
Istanbul.
Berlin.
A typical producer.
Kabul? Who'd you go to Kabul with? - The mating game - - Hold me close - - Enough to drink my rose - That's what I thought.
Okay.
The devil in my pocket turned to gold Sorry to warn you One little look around won't hurt.
You're in a daze Hm.
Sorry not sorry, girl.
Tonight I'll love you But tomorrow go away Step right up You got this right.
- Who's the next contestant - - In this sweet charade - Take a number Wait till I tease you sane On the mating game Huh.
Well you can't fault a brother for being prepared for the Apocalypse.
- Dark.
Okay.
- On the mating game - The mating game - [laughing.]
On the mating game Mating game [vocalizing.]
The mating game [vocalizing.]
- On the mating game - [vocalizing.]
The mating game On the mating game [vocalizing.]
On the mating game Woo, good mornin'.
Hey, mornin'.
Oh what's got you goin' this early and dressed up to boot? Oh, you know that old saying - the early bird gets the worm.
- PATRICK: [chuckles.]
Nobody's gonna help me be successful, - so, I've gotta go get it.
- Mmm Is this about some guy? No, it's not about some guy.
A job? Not just a job, a career.
And what sparked this new attitude? I won't know.
I guess seein' New York, spending time with Auntie.
It just gave me a whole new perspective.
I'm steppin' into my destiny.
[sniffing milk.]
Mmm Well, when you get to destiny, pick up some more half & half 'cause this is bad.
KARA: Hey, girl, guess what? That bullied cub scout that fought back, I told his parents that he deserves to tell his side of the story.
We've got a full-fledged social commentary on our hands now.
- Yes, mama! - Ahhhh! EMMA: [laughs.]
WOMAN: Okay.
DANI: I mean, I'm all about more eyes on me, but why the sudden push.
Well, since Ronda dispelled those nasty rumors, they wanna promote "GDU" as one big, happy family.
DANI: I mean, we all can be related, except for Mary Jane.
She could be our adopted sister from Malawi.
Is your social media comfortable with that? Uh-oh, a closed-door conversation.
Am I being let go? Oh? No.
No.
Oh? Then what did you want to talk to me about? Snooping.
How far is too far? In other words, what did you do? I may have taken a box of keepsakes from Justin's apartment.
In other words, you didn't start with misdemeanor snooping, you went straight to grand larceny.
Yeah, I only looked at, like, an eighth of it.
Perhaps, a third.
- Perhaps.
- And what did you find? Okay, so, he dated this girl named Simone for years, and he saved every one of the birthday cards she sent him.
I didn't peg him as a romantic.
I know, but he also may have slept with his therapist.
There was a letter.
It was cryptic.
Look, I'm not supposed to know any of this.
You took a man's private belongings and now you feel guilty.
We have been together for weeks, and I still feel like I don't know anything about him.
Put the box back and talk to him.
- I will.
- When? After you've looked through everything? - Basically.
- Immediately.
And by the way, Mary Jane, if you don't book my bartender Lorenzo, he won't be available for your house warming.
Right.
Yeah.
I can't do that party.
Why not? You know how "GDU" is trying to sell the whole, oh, they're one big happy family thing? And I thought, oh, great, I can invite my friends from work.
Except now Justin's gone and Kara's not talking to me, and my brother, PJ, is trapped in Dubai somewhere.
I have no buffers.
I can't do it.
It's a work party now.
You can't cancel.
Suck it up, girl.
And it won't kill you to plaster on that fake smile and play hostess with the mostest for one night.
You do it every day at "GDU.
" I sure do.
Watch me work.
TY: [laughs.]
Right, then.
[knocks on door.]
I never expected to see you back here, Niecy.
I know, Claudia.
I was wondering if we could talk.
I don't have much time.
That's okay.
Look, I just came here to apologize.
I screwed up major bad.
Our agreement was that you give me a booth while I was in school working on my license.
Not everybody gets that deal.
I realize that now and I never should have dropped out.
You have the talent, so, I thought I could take a chance on you.
Well, since you feel that way, I was hoping that you would give me my job back.
Look, I even paid to enroll in classes.
I've got the receipt right here.
Honestly, Niecy, I don't feel comfortable taking another chance.
I can't afford to.
NIECY: [sighing.]
Look this is important to me.
When something is truly important, we do the work and we don't make excuses.
It's not an excuse.
You were a single mother.
You know how hard it is.
Yes, I do, and I still found a way to be a mom and go to school.
So, if this is what you want for you and your kids, you'll find a way to do both at some other salon.
Now, if you will excuse me, I have to get ready for my first client.
Protest is telling the truth in public, that we use our bodies and our voices to tell the truth in the street.
Be mindful that we aren't born woke.
It's important to remember that activism, that protest, is not only in the street.
It's not only retweeting a hashtag or wearing a t-shirt, or standing outside, but a movement is many things.
- And as we move forward - [coughs.]
it.
CROWD: [murmuring.]
As we move forward, it's important that we remember that we take the truth with us everywhere to the dinner table, in our schools, in our churches Nah, what we need is a real leader.
MAN: Yeah.
Thank you, Patrick Patterson for the invitation today.
AUDIENCE: [applauding.]
Mr.
DeRay Mckesson, a powerful voice from the Black Lives Matter movement, comin' down here from Baltimore to help mobilize and motivate us and help us speak our truth.
Let's all show him some more gratitude.
AUDIENCE: [cheering, applauding.]
Tying that workout story to chronic back pain that was fresh.
It was Justin's idea, wasn't it? [sighing.]
I suppose that's why he got the senior producer gig all those fresh ideas.
Well, I thought he got the job 'cause Ronda wanted another Black.
I think they knew each other.
- Hm - But, you know Justin's a smart producer.
Yeah.
Isn't his mother White? EMMA: Mmm, I don't know.
Excuse me, Dani? I'm sure that a woman with your elite background doesn't mean to suggest that Justin's intelligence is attributable to his mother being Caucasian, right, 'cause that comment would be incendiary, and flat-out racist.
Well, no, that's not what I meant at all.
I was referring to his blue eyes.
You know, for once, I really wish that I could make a simple observation about a person of color and it not be labeled as racist.
Bullshit! Yeah, I'ma I'ma call it.
I'ma go ahead and call bullshit! And not that his racial background is any of your concern, but both of Justin Talbot's parents are Black.
So, contrary to what your narrow mind might believe, White people do not have a monopoly on unique eye color any more than they do on intelligence, which is a fact that you drive home on a regular basis.
So, the next time you get the urge to exercise "free speech," by unclogging that verbal diarrhea factory you call a mouth and spewing your partisan bullshit all over this studio, do us all a favor and shut the hell up, you ill-mannered, over-privileged, under-educated simpleton! Shut up! The fall-out from this mess is going to cost us viewers, which means lower ratings, which means lower revenue.
So, when I get upstairs, we need to talk to Legal.
[door closes.]
How bad is it? Girl, first tell me are you okay? No.
No.
You know, I never thought I would actually miss the days when racism was administered covertly, you know, 'cause this this president, he has he has encouraged the dim-witted radicals to just walk on over and start shit with me.
And you know what really sucks is when you're branded unreasonable, or "the angry Black woman," or, "oh, gosh, she's so overly sensitive," when you are actually offended when someone is spouting off with their racist opinions.
But we live in a free country where everyone is able to just [sighs.]
speak their truth, right? [sighs.]
By all accounts, you are correct.
And Justin and I just had a frickin' win with Garrett with that last story and now I don't know how to deal with this.
I'll go to Garrett's office to assess right now.
Girl, while I'm there, regain your composure and step out of here like you're the anchor of this show.
Thank you.
Great hearin' you live, brother.
No, it's great to see you.
I've heard so much about the good work you're doin' out here in Atlanta, so, keep it up.
I know there's a lot of work to do.
Black hooders have been talking you up.
I don't know what that means, but I thank you.
Just trying to do my part.
Excuse me for a minute.
What's what's your name, man? Jovan.
It looked like you had an issue with today's speech.
It's still a free country, right? Yeah, if we stay vigilant, it'll stay that way.
But there's a right way and a wrong way - to voice opposition.
- Nah, I get it.
What? You think I'm just some thug you can school about tactics, right? No, I'd actually like to hear what you have to say.
Nah, I would, I would.
How about we go grab a bite to eat and we can talk about it? Get some real food.
- You buyin'? - Yeah, I'm buyin'.
A'ight.
What are we talkin' pizza or burgers? Whatever you prefer.
Niecy, you're good at hair, so just do hair.
But I don't wanna do my friends' weaves in my grandmother's basement.
A chair at a salon would make me legit, get me clientele.
Well, doesn't your mother do hair? Why don't you just ask her? You know, I wanted to see how long it would take her to reach out, if I stopped calling just as an experiment.
And how long has it been? Goin' on three months now.
Damn.
Sorry, girl.
Your mom's starting to act a lot like mine.
I know, it's just so frustrating 'cause I need this job.
Now Claudia's starting to look at me like I'm some screw-up like my dad.
What? She said you were a screw-up? She didn't have to.
She knows about my dad's drug trouble.
Niecy, from where I'm sittin', you're not a screw-up.
You've gotta get that shit out your head.
That's where it is in your head.
- I know.
- You sure? 'Cause it seems like the only person that thinks you're a screw-up is you.
Wait.
Whoa, whoa, wait, wait a minute.
What happened? What? Well, when are you gonna know more? [sighing.]
I can't, honey.
I'm at work right now.
You can use my office, if you need some privacy.
KARA: [sighs.]
Okay.
Hey.
So, I just left Garrett's office.
What do you wanna hear first? Let's start with the good news.
Garrett and I are smoothing things over with HR.
Thank God.
Okay the bad? Garrett's most concerned about a potential PR problem.
We just got out of hot water with the whole Ronda debacle, and an hour after shooting a spot promoting the "GDU" family, you and a new colleague are going at it.
But what happened was within the "GDU" walls, so there's no pictures or video, so People talk.
That, they do.
Ah Okay, well, let's let's just put our heads together and strategize a solution.
I already offered Garrett one and he's down.
Do I even wanna know? Your upcoming house warming party Garrett wants me to get a photographer from "Entertainment Weekly" to be there to promote the "GDU" family thing.
That means everyone would be there, including Dani.
Garrett will be in Silicon Valley meeting with Zuckerberg for Tech Week, but everyone else, yes.
So, it'll be a party full of people that I don't like.
And it's not like they would come anyway, after what happened.
That brings me to the second part of the deal.
Oh, God, there's more.
You're gonna have to apologize, in public, to the entire crew.
You need to convince everybody you're genuinely sorry.
[laughs.]
Who DeRay gets with is his business.
Nah, nah, he's in the front lines, a'ight? He's making it my business.
How we gon' mobilize, like it's okay we got some homo runnin' the show? You really believe that? With the challenges facing Black people today, the stakes are too high, a'ight? If we wanna mobilize the masses, we can't afford to have someone like that lead the cause.
Do you know who's the brainchild behind the March on Washington? - Martin Luther King.
- Wrong, it was Bayard Rustin.
Rustin was one of Dr.
King's closest advisors.
He was also openly gay.
If he was so open, how come I never heard of him? Dr.
King needed to keep that shit under wraps.
But if Dr.
King thought like you and your boys, there wouldn't have even been a march.
See, it'll be a great day when we can convince everyone to support the cause, even if they don't agree with the leader's sexuality.
But that day ain't here yet, so you may not like it, but that's how it is.
Listen, we have an old saying in NA.
- NA? - Narcotics Anonymous.
Take what you like, and leave the rest.
What's that mean? There are tons of people involved with the Black Lives Matter movement, so many others you can identify with.
If you don't like DeRay, find someone else.
You said it yourself there's important work to be done.
So, you're gonna let DeRay stop you from doing it? MARY JANE: A White woman, like Dani, gets to say whatever the hell she wants and get away with it, but the Black woman has to apologize? You're not just any Black woman, you're the co-anchor.
You're a leader, so lead by example.
And Dani makes off-color remarks, but she's harmless.
Girl, you are too young to have ever encountered real racism.
Once you've lived a little, you'll know what I'm talking about.
Please.
Girl, I grew up on the South Side of Chicago, and moved to Boston, which is like traveling back in time to 1842.
I know racism.
But I have a trick to help me bite my tongue.
I don't need any tricks.
Really? 'Cause you could have gotten yourself fired for that clap-back at Dani.
If you don't figure out a way to be civil to this woman, it's your image that suffers, not hers.
Point taken.
[sighs.]
What are your tricks? You know how when someone is dealing with stage fright, they imagine everybody naked? That's how I deal with racism.
You imagine racists in their panties.
No.
I treat racism as a disease of the mind.
When you feel a rant coming on, imagine they're a bag lady on 5th Avenue spewin' all the crazy.
Ignore it and move on.
I might be able to learn something from you yet.
Well, I'm happy to hear that.
Now take what you just learned and apply it to the apology you're gonna give to everybody before tomorrow's show.
Oh [exhaling.]
Geez.
- [cell phone bings.]
- Oh, God, what now? Oh, it's not work related.
I'm going to see Chance the Rapper tonight.
Wow, I didn't even know he was performing.
Yeah, a secret show in Brooklyn.
He dropped a hint about it on Whatagwan.
You're takin' your man.
Nah, just some friends.
Oh, okay.
Well, you know, I've I have never seen him live.
That would be amazing.
Girl, you have no idea.
[typing on cellphone.]
Well, you know, go, go.
Have a good time.
Thanks.
You know what? If you need help with the apology, just give me a call, okay? TY: You still haven't returned his damn thing? MARY JANE: It took me hours to put back everything the way I found it.
I had to match everything, exactly.
I was not taking no chances.
Look.
You took photos of the content.
Look, this ain't my first rodeo.
Obviously.
Wait, but why did it take you so long, if you only looked through a third of it? Okay, maybe it was half.
But you have to see this one thing, please? Please? Please? Okay.
Justin, he was doing this health story, right? And he got the insurance company to pay for a little girl's heart operation, and this little angel, she made him a homemade card to thank him.
Are you not dying? Are you not dying? Okay, fine, I'll put it back, I'll put it back.
Oh! All right, no stress.
Uh, can you help me gather all this stuff up and we'll just organize it later.
We? Yes, the party planner's on her way over right now and I can't have all of this.
Please? Thank you.
Oof, okay.
Is this a pair of stockings? You know what? Just just put it away.
Just put it away.
No, let let me see.
Let me see.
Never speak of this again.
Are you kidding me? This is perfect party banter.
I'm sure everyone will have an opinion.
"I think Justin's a crossdresser.
" "Well, I heard he was a cat burglar.
" "I bet he uses the stockings as a dew rag.
" You just leave Justin's special stockings alone.
Relax.
I'm not even gonna be here.
What do you mean? I get enough of you people during business hours.
I am newly single.
My nights are my own.
No, no, no.
I won't have anyone to talk to.
I mean, Aaliyah's amazing, but she's on the company payroll.
Uh, so am I.
You know what I mean, Ty.
Do you have any idea how hard it is for a 40-year-old woman to make new friends? It's sad and creepy.
Fine.
Count me in.
But between this mess, and the party, you owe us favors for the rest of the year.
I'll take it.
Can you hand me that, uh, crucifix? Hey, everyone.
Sorry.
I'm sorry to interrupt.
Uh, I just wanted to apologize for my unprofessional behavior yesterday.
When faced with the opposing view of a fellow colleague, I handled the situation very poorly, and reacted out of anger.
You know, one of my goals, while sitting at the anchor desk is to make sure that "GDU" feels like a true family operation, where everyone has a voice to speak their truth, and that everyone's point of view is respected, even when others disagree with it.
That being said, the invitation to my home is still open, and I truly hope to see you all there tonight.
Thank you for the apology, Mary Jane.
It was well said, and I have faith that the photographers are going to capture just how truly close we all are.
All right? Let's have a good show, everyone.
Two of my favorite things when someone can admit they're wrong and a good party.
[laughs.]
See ya.
Great.
As soon as I wrap up with work, I'm on my way.
Okay.
Bye.
Hey I know we're in a weird place right now, um, but since my party's a work party, I was sort of hoping that we could put our differences aside and you could come.
Uh, no, I'm sorry, I cannot come, and even if I could, I would not go to your stupid party, okay? Kara, hasn't this gone on long enough? Come on.
No, Mary Jane.
You've got to stop expecting this thing to blow over between us, all right? I meant every single word I said to you.
I am done! - [doorbell rings.]
- Hey, Jovan.
- Hey, what's up? - Hey.
Come on in.
Come on in.
You told me to meet you if I was interested in going to the city council meeting? - Right.
Right.
- You still on? - I am, yeah.
- Is it okay if I tag along? Yeah, yeah, of course.
All right, let me grab my keys.
All right, man.
- NIECY: [clears throat.]
- Oh.
[laughs.]
Hey, uh, I'm Jovan.
- You're Patrick's daughter.
- Yeah, Niecy.
Yeah, me and your dad are about to go to a meeting together.
What kind of drugs are you on? - What? - You said a meeting.
[laughs.]
Nah, nah, not that type of meeting.
No, Patrick, you know, he's been giving speeches and talking at city council meetings and rallies, and answering questions about what Black Lives Matter is doing, you know? He's really out to mobilize the community.
Well, he ain't told me nothing about all that.
He's been helping a lot of people.
Niecy, I'm about to step out for a bit.
Uh, did you and Jovan meet? Yeah, we just met.
Okay, I'll be home a little later.
- Mm-hm.
- PATRICK: Bye.
- Nice meeting you.
- You, too.
- DIRECTOR: We're going with two.
- That's fine.
Hold it there.
- Hey, Emma.
- Huh? A quick question.
Do you know what's going on with Kara? Oh.
No idea.
Something happening with her kids? You know, honestly, if it's not about work, it's not on my radar.
But given her lack of focus, I'm thinking maybe I should have Garrett sign off on the research for this segment.
Did she not approve it? She did, but I heard how she screwed up that Ronda story.
Yeah, that wasn't her fault, Emma.
I just started here.
I'm trying to keep this job.
Your research.
Okay, well, if Kara turned this in, then it has been fully vetted and it's good to go, and if anyone has any questions, they can ask me, personally.
Oof! [buttons beeping.]
COMPUTER VOICE: Operation failed.
Oh, no, no, no, no.
Damn it, what is it? What is it? What is it? - Uh - [buttons beeping.]
COMPUTER VOICE: Operation failed.
No! Shit! Shit! Shit! Shit! Shit! Tell me this brother didn't change the code on me.
Um uh Okay, okay.
Uh Zero, four, one, nine, seven, six.
COMPUTER VOICE: Unlocked.
Oh, thank you.
Okay.
[grunts.]
Hey, Dad.
You got a minute? I've got a question for you.
Sure.
What's goin' on? Um, when I met Jovan, he told me that you've been speaking at City Council meetings and rallies.
Is that true? Yeah, it is.
After I wrote that statement for you a while back, community leaders reached out and asked me to speak.
How come you never invited me? Well, after the tasing, you wanted to put everything behind you.
You made it clear you weren't interested in hearing that statement.
But I did.
I listened.
Yeah, only after we forced you to.
Look to be honest, Niecy, I didn't think you wanted to relive it all again, that's all.
I did feel like that, but this is different.
There's nothing wrong with letting me know about it.
- Okay.
- Okay? - Okay, I will.
- NIECY: [laughs.]
Hey, hey, let's get this party started.
Oh, I'm so glad you could come.
And Justin's box? - Back safely where it belongs.
- Good girl.
Oh, look who else is here.
I told you she's on a strictly business kick with me.
Please.
I'm sure by the end of the night, you two will be braiding each other's hair, and sharing your favorite dig pits.
[laughs.]
Stop it.
And, if not, Kara can't keep giving you the cold shoulder forever, boo.
Oh, let's hope not.
Now, what can I help with? Uh, you know what, you can man the door while I change.
- Gotcha.
- Thank you.
Never been so inside When I give into you Here we go.
Yes.
You like? Don't worry, you are going to rule this party.
You are absolutely right.
Yes.
[inhaling.]
[exhaling.]
I'll be damned! Come, come, come on.
Are you kidding me? This ditzy bitch let her friend come into my home with the equivalent of a racist billboard on her head.
Mary Jane, remember.
She's a crazy bag lady on 5th Avenue.
She's just a crazy bag lady on 5th Avenue.
She's a crazy bag lady on 5th Avenue.
Oh, the photographer's here.
Are you okay, if I leave you alone? Yeah, yeah, no, it's it's time to take the training wheels off.
I promise.
- Hey, Mary Jane.
- Hi, Dani.
Your loft is gorgeous.
You must earn a fortune to be able to afford this.
Well, I do all right, you know, for a diversity hire.
- You really do.
- [fake laugh.]
Okay, I've gotta ask a question.
Mm-hm? So, I was looking over there at that bookshelf, and I saw this award you got in high school.
Your last name is Patterson? Yeah, my stage name is "Mary Jane Paul.
" Right.
Well, my given name is Daniella Hollingsworth, but I like to keep it short and simple, you know, like my idol Glenn Beck.
Well, that makes perfect sense.
So, what's your first name? Is it one of those exotic names that's kinda hard to pronounce? No, it's Pauletta, after my father.
Oh, my God, best story ever.
[laughing.]
[flashbulb pops.]
Wait.
Wait.
Wait.
Wait.
[mixed conversations.]
Why'd you give Dani the finger? Because everything that comes out of her mouth is racist and incendiary.
What happened to your mantra? I tried to picture her as a crazy bag lady on 5th Avenue, but something about those $1000 Louis Vuittons didn't quite go with the vision.
Okay I know that you took a picture of me flipping the bird to my co-worker.
Gonna need you to delete that.
- Not a chance.
- MARY JANE: Excuse me? That picture could be a career-changer for me.
I'm gonna tell you how this is gonna work real plain, real simple.
If you don't delete the photo, I'm gonna whoop What Mary Jane means is you're here to capture the comradery of the "GDU" crew.
We don't feel the image really represents that.
- No.
- What you've got to do Mary Jane.
Go entertain your guests.
I got this.
Hi.
What's it gonna take? Look, I'm freelance.
This picture's my golden ticket.
My firm runs hundreds of accounts in New York City alone.
I personally book those events, and I control all the celebrity access.
You want your golden ticket, you gotta go through me.
We talkin' A-list? Benny Medina is throwing a surprise party for JLo next week.
Tons of A-list celebs.
Thank you.
Who the hell are those guys? Mary Jane, they're my friends.
I invited 'em.
I didn't think that you would mind.
[laughs.]
This is turning into a Deplorable.
Okay, what this party needs right now is music.
I am feelin' that idea.
Okay, what about that one? Nope.
That ain't the one.
This song is one from every brother's ride right now.
Exactly.
White folks haven't discovered that yet.
Girl, gimme your phone.
- Oh, yep, here we go.
- Really? DANI: Oh, my God, y'all, I love this song! [Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz "Get Low" playing.]
Girl, bring those moves right in so everybody can see 'em.
All right.
DANI: Ooh.
[laughing.]
[unintelligible lyrics.]
My turn.
So, do you think that we have satisfied the media, convinced them that we are The Brady Bunch? Ronda would have never subjected herself to this kind of stunt.
Well, I see that you are playing the role of the angry drunk in the family, Aaron.
Come on, Aaron, it's time for shots.
There you go.
- Cheers! - Salut! Get in the shot.
Well, I knew we had to extinguish some fires, but I think it's shaping up all right.
You think so? Yeah.
Definitely time for you to get off the clock, you hear me? I insist.
[laughs.]
If you insist.
I do.
Oh, major throwback.
This was the theme to my 25th birthday party.
Wow.
I don't think I even had my driver's license yet.
Ouch.
Oh, Ty? Ty? Ty? Ty! What are you doing? Makin' America great again when closeted was a completely different time.
I can't - Lookin' for the right time to flash my keys - Then um I'm leavin', please beleivin' Me and the rest of my heathens - Check it, got it locked - At the top of the four seasons Where's Mary Jane? I have no idea.
Everybody, come on, gather around.
I need you to get up on the dance floor - Yeah! - [flashbulb pops.]
'Cuz I feel like bustin' loose And I feel like touchin' you Unh, unh And can't nobody stop the juice Kara? Mary Jane [sobbing.]
It's my dad.
It's okay.
[sobbing.]
This is the end for him.
[sobbing.]
I'm so sorry.
[sobbing.]
You're still here? Oh Somebody had to lock up.
MARY JANE: [quiet laugh.]
[sighs.]
Wow, by the looks of this place, I'd say Operation Make "GDU" the Perfect Family appears to be a success.
Yeah, I'm sorry I ducked out.
Kara's dad is dying and I just went to be with her.
So, I apologize for leaving you here.
No, no, that's sweet.
So, everything turned out okay here? I managed to deal with Dani and my sanity is still intact.
When did you become this wise sage? No, seriously, are you, like, a Buddhist? No, no, I'm not Buddhist.
My mom was bipolar, actually.
She taught me how to have empathy for people who suffer.
So, you can see somebody like Dani and have compassion.
Exactly.
And the truth is, it's more for me than them, 'cause it makes my life so much easier.
Mad props to you, girl, cause [laughing.]
you are wise beyond your years.
Oh, stop.
No, I'm serious.
With people like you leading the way, future generations might actually have some hope.
- Praise, queen.
- You know.
[palm slap.]
Well, I should get going.
You know, hey, Aaliyah, I I hope this doesn't sound weird or anything, but would you wanna hang out some time? I mean, nothing work related or anything, like, not like this, but just, like, pure, unadulterated socializing? - I swear I'm not a creeper.
- [laughs.]
You're being serious right now? Yeah.
Uh, yes, I would totally love to hang out with you.
Cool.
[laughs.]
Oh, no, what are you doing? Care to join me? AALIYAH: [laughs.]
MARY JANE: Would you like to do the honors? Oh, sure.
Oh, wait, but first Nyaaa! - Later, sucka.
- [laughs.]
[palm slap.]
Ahhh If I was gonna tell you how we need to build trust between our neighborhoods and the police, it needed to start right here with me.
When I overcame my drug addiction, I learned to listen and to trust myself.
It wasn't until then that I could listen to others.
Listening and understanding, one person at a time, that's how we build trust between ourselves and our community, between our youth and the police, by really listening to each other.
Yeah, I'll do your color through here.
I think that you'll like it.
Oh, Niecy.
Um, I thought I was clear before.
There's nothing more I can do to help you.
No, you were clear.
But I have a proposition for you now, if you will listen.
Girl, five minutes.
It's been hard for me to face up to the mess that I made of my life.
But I have two kids depending on me now.
Earlier, you said if something is truly important, you do the work and you don't make excuses.
Well, I'm ready to do the work, and I'm done making excuses.
So, if you will please give me a second chance, and give me my booth back.
I don't have any more room, Niecy.
I'm sorry.
All right, well I appreciate the opportunity and thank you for your time, Claudia.
Thank you.
Wait, Niecy.
Okay, how about you be my new shampoo and sweep girl? You can build up hours in the salon, and we'll revisit getting your booth back.
All right.
It's a deal.
It's a deal.
Great.
You can start today.
Okay.
Thank you.
You've got magic over me, babe Ah, ¿cómo estás, Lupe? Muy bien, Miss Mary Jane.
- I made coffee for you.
- Oh.
Before I go, I found this under your couch.
It looked important.
Ah, gracias.
Mm, nope, nope.
I'm not gonna do it.
I'm gonna leave it there with the others.
I will return it when I can.
I'm not gonna look at you.
I'm not gonna look at you.
I'm not gonna do it.
Damn it.
Justin's worth $30 million?!