Queen Sugar (2016) s05e01 Episode Script

1
Last season on "Queen Sugar"
I read your sister's book.
We're more alike than not.
You threw Darla's past
right up in her face.
NOVA: Darla relapsed.
My past led me to you,
and that led to me
to want to be a better man.
There are all these different
support groups for women at St. Jo's,
and not one for men.
The migrant workers that were
killed during the hurricane
Why didn't you tell me
it cost two men their lives?
I am officially announcing
my candidacy for city council.
Fighting for what's right,
that's what I want to do.
I rescinded my acceptance letter
to Harvard this morning.
How dare you, Micah?
Don't no man have the right
to take advantage of you.
That's rape.
- [SIREN WAILS]
- CHARLEY: The mill's on fire.
Whoever did it, I'm glad for it.
MAN: You're under arrest
for conspiracy to commit arson.
Don't you dare put those things on me.
- Please send my father in.
- What on Earth?
And I will take your land.
It'll never happen.
What I see now is more brave
and beautiful
than I ever seen.
Bright-eyed ♪
To my ancestors on high
Flyin' out the window ♪
I thank you.
Nothin' left to say ♪
for growth,
for grace.
I thank you for this step forward
into redemption.
Started like a summer day ♪
Thank you for the gift
you've given to this family
after generations of strife.
Today will be a win for us all.
With this sacrifice,
I invite your wisdom.
Your love.
Your light.
Into the center of my being.
Should have seen it coming ♪
But you were what I wanted ♪
Wash me clean.
Restore my purpose.
Twilight ♪
Twilight ♪
Flying out the window ♪
Nothing left to say ♪
Out with the old,
in with my new.
Dreams never die ♪
Take flight as the world turns ♪
Dreams never die ♪
Take flight as the world turns ♪
Keep the colors in the lines ♪
Take flight ♪
Dreams never die ♪
Keep the colors in the lines ♪
Keep the colors in the lines ♪
Take flight ♪
[BIRDS CHIRPING]
[PEN DROPS]
[SIGHS]
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
[AS DARTH VADER] "Ralph Angel Bordelon,
- I am your father."
- [CHUCKLES]
Also, breakfast is ready.
You really like that movie, huh?
- [LAUGHS]
- [NORMAL VOICE] Yeah.
Smells like you burnt that toast again.
I-I did not.
I was just saying. Come here.
[SMOOCHES] You're not too big
- for no kisses.
- Bleugh!
- Come on.
- Shall we?
Yeah, we shall.
I'm definitely hungry.
I hope you didn't burnt it.
I already said I did not.
I definitely know you ain't
brushed your teeth, though.
Rise and shine, Mommy.
RALPH ANGEL: Rise and shine.
DARLA: Mm.
Okay.
Breakfast in bed.
The fourth time this week.
You're spoiling me.
[CHUCKLES]
You both are.
I got the toast right this time.
- Taste.
- Okay, let me see.
- Go ahead and taste that.
- [CHUCKLES]
[CRUNCH]
Mmm. Mm-hmm.
- Very good.
- Yes!
Very good.
Somebody gotta get ready for school.
Gotta drop you off
before the family's big day.
Every day's a big day
now that mom lives here.
That's right.
- Bye.
- Bye.
- You know that toast is burnt.
- [LAUGHS]
Why you lying to that boy?
- Come on.
- [COUGHS]
Alright, it's a little charred,
but it's not burnt.
♪♪
I'm happy.
Me too.
Especially today.
HOLLYWOOD: I'm just saying,
baby, it bothers me.
Now, we 20 years into the 21st century,
and I still feel like folks
ain't really partied
like it was 1999.
Mm, maybe you didn't, but I sure did.
But you didn't know me back then.
I was what the old folks
called "too much."
[LAUGHS] I bet you was.
- Ehh.
- No. Unh-unh.
That's too much of
that, uh, coconut flavoring.
Just a touch is good.
Alright, baby. I got it.
Now, how many of
these "soul cakes" we need
by the end of the week?
She's expecting 300 people,
but I don't know.
We ain't never done nothing
like this before.
The Feast of St. Josephine.
You can count on Charley
to think of a new way
to celebrate her new term.
Unh-unh. I'm proud of her.
All this time, and folks
just now realizing
that St. Jo was named
after a Black woman?
Mnh-mnh.
Well, you know
I think everything should be
named after a Black woman.
[CHUCKLES] There, see.
Now you just trying to get some.
I sure am.
I ain't tell you about
my new recipe, have I?
It's a dessert.
I call it
"Hollywood's Afternoon Delight."
Mm. Stop. Go.
[LAUGHTER]
Mmm. And save all that
for your own business.
And, in fact, when is
The Real Spot opening?
- Oh, soon. Soon.
- Mm-hmm.
But you know I ain't gonna
do nothing until it's right.
Mm-hmm.
But in the meantime in-between time
[ R&B MUSIC PLAYS]
- Uh-huh.
- Mnh-mnh.
- [LAUGHS]
- Oh. Uh-huh.
We can't be late for the big day.
Charley is expecting us.
Oh, why?
Let's keep hope alive, baby.
Come on, baby.
Let's do it for Black love.
[SIGHS]
Look, you got folks in St. Jo
They need something to believe in.
Baby, baby,
I ain't gonna even be that long.
Just give me 10 minutes, alright?
I ain't got nothing to prove.
Like hell you don't. 20.
10, 10, and you better not make me late.
Oof.
- Come on, here.
- [CHUCKLES]
After Councilwoman Bordelon's
successful budget maneuver this summer
to delay movement
on the incoming highway,
all eyes in the local area
are focused here
at the St. Josephine courthouse today,
where a closed-door proceeding
will take place.
ANCHORWOMAN: Thank you, Ron.
Reporting live from
[REMOTE CLATTERS]
The CDC is setting
a pilot testing program
for the novel coronavirus
- in five U.S. states.
- [LINE RINGING]
- MICAH: Hey, Mom.
- Micah.
Hey. Hey. I've, uh
I've been calling you.
I know. I know.
I-I'm sorry I didn't make it
over for dinner last night.
Oh. I know you're busy.
Thank you for trying, though.
Yeah, I'm actually, uh, not
gonna make it today, either.
Oh. Yeah, yeah.
I understand, of course.
You are busy.
So busy. You wouldn't believe
it. [CHUCKLES]
It's just, I haven't seen you
in almost two months.
I thought with you being so close
I mean, you might as well
have gone to Harvard.
Micah. We gotta go.
Ma, I gotta go. I gotta go.
I'll call you later, alright?
Good luck with the big day.
- Oh, uh
- [LINE DISCONNECTS]
♪♪
[SIGHS]
WOMAN ON RADIO: There are
currently 58,106 active cases
of coronavirus in China.
MAN ON RADIO: Well, uh,
thank you for that update.
I've got a new tune that will
hopefully lighten the mood.
Check it out.
- Oh yeah, baby.
- Yeah.
Don't like losing ♪
- Hey, baby.
- Here she comes.
Oh, there she goes. [CHUCKLES]
Hi.
- Hey.
- Hey.
- Sugar pie.
- Beautiful.
Thank you, thank you.
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
♪♪
[LAUGHTER]
I like. Thank you.
- Yeah.
- [CHUCKLES]
I can't change your mind ♪
Well?
- Let's do this.
- Mm-hmm.
HOLLYWOOD: Let's do it.
But I can treat you kind ♪
And, baby, can't you see ♪
JUDGE: Frances Boudreaux, would
you like to address the court
before your sentence is handed down?
Yes, I would.
Despite the so-called evidence
presented against me,
I maintain that I am innocent
of the charges
for which I stand accused.
You are not accused, Mrs. Boudreaux.
You have been tried and convicted
of a conspiracy to commit arson
against the Queen Sugar Mill.
The fact that we have allowed you
to receive your sentencing
behind closed doors
is a favor based on your previous
standing in this community.
But you do not get to rewrite,
for the record,
the official court findings.
I am the victim of a circumstantial case
constructed against me
because I refuse to apologize
for being a successful businesswoman.
You'll know what that
feels like one day, Charley.
- All of you will.
- Mrs. Boudreaux,
in the case of The People vs.
Frances Anne Boudreaux,
this court hereby sentences you
to seven years' imprisonment
in the Louisiana State Penitentiary.
[SPECTATORS MURMUR, CLAP]
May God bless you.
[GAVEL BANGS]
- For once, some justice.
- Finally.
Lord, have mercy!
[LAUGHTER, CHEERING]
- Phew!
- That's what I'm talking about.
[SIGHS]
[CHUCKLES]
- Deserved.
- Justice.
[HANDCUFFS CLICK]
- Yes.
- Yeah!
- Yes. [LAUGHS]
- About time.
- Yeah.
- [LAUGHS]
RALPH ANGEL: Let's go.
[LAUGHTER, SPECTATORS JEERING]
VIOLET: Have fun.
♪♪
- Mm, yes.
- Good riddance.
♪♪
[DOOR OPENS]
[DOOR CLOSES]
I'm off to pick up Blue and
you're washing the dishes?
I always wash the dishes. Stop playing.
Hmm. Not since I moved in.
Kidding.
Hey, you going to
Nova's launch party tonight?
I really think you should go.
Support Nova.
Be the bigger person.
[DISH CLACKS SOFTLY]
I'll think about it.
Okay.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
♪♪
[DISH CLATTERS]
♪♪
Mr. Bordelon?
[PAPER CRINKLES]
- What's that?
- Uh, don't know.
Need your signature
to leave it with you, though.
[PAPERS RUSTLE, PEN SCRATCHES]
[PEN CLACKS]
Thank you.
♪♪
[SIGHS]
♪♪
[SIGHS]
[PAPER CRINKLING]
♪♪
Ralph Angel, what's wrong?
♪♪
♪♪
Hey. Thanks for coming.
♪♪
Want me to top that off for you?
Sure. 'Cause when in Rome.
- Or the Bayou St. John
- Stop it.
There's nothing fancy about
launching my Tru Papers site.
It's the opposite of fancy.
It's on the ground.
By us, for us, always.
I'm just saying, we sittin' here sippin'
when I'd rather be smokin'.
Me, too, Rid. Truth be told.
But doing this work means I get to
stay connected to the 9th.
Connected to the 9th
but not living in the 9th.
You done moved on up, as they say.
Not up. Forward.
I'm just moving forward
in my personal life.
You ain't never been too good
at keeping the personal
and the professional separated, Nova.
People can grow.
[CHUCKLES]
[GLASS CLINKS]
To that one.
- Pshh.
- Hold up. Hold up.
CARMELLA: What if you run
into folk you used to roust
when you were a cop?
CALVIN: Well, that's
a problem for cops who,
you know, profile.
I didn't do that.
I never mistreated folks
when I had a badge.
I just tried to
To be one of the good guys?
The proverbial, mythical "good cop?"
You know, being a good cop,
I think, is the best way
to make more good cops.
- So, you down for the cause?
- 100%.
I mean, that is,
if the cause will have me.
NOVA: Carmella, you're not over here
giving my man a hard time, are you?
No, no, no. We're just talking.
It's great, actually.
We, uh, all good in the hood.
- [CHUCKLES AWKWARDLY]
- [CLEARS THROAT]
WOMAN: Oh, that's
her speciality right there.
WOMAN #2: How you been?
Thank you for coming, everyone.
Uh, let's get started.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
[SIGHS]
Um
Tru Papers is a dream
I didn't even know I had
because it was birthed
with a lot of pain.
A lot of healing and truth.
And a ton of mistakes on my part.
But it got us here.
I see Tru Papers as a community forum
and digital advocacy website
that will be unapologetic
and supportive of the cause of justice
whenever and wherever it's needed.
[DOOR OPENS]
Of course, this venture is named
for my mother, Trudy Bordelon.
She was a complicated woman.
But she was also a beacon of truth.
Therefore, the proceeds from my
memoir will serve as a seed fund
so Tru Papers will always be
an independent publication
that tells it like it needs to be told!
- [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
- Alright!
Let's do this!
3 2 1.
[BUTTON CLICKS]
I was born right here in Oklahoma.
I lived and worked here in
this bustling small town
my whole life.
I gave my life to this town,
and for many, many years,
this town gave me life right back.
Then the Beckington Group showed up,
made a lot of promises they didn't keep.
And they left us with this.
WOMAN: Growing up here,
I had a childhood
Thank you for coming.
Didn't know if you were
gonna be able to make it.
We gotta talk.
What's going on? Is everything okay?
- It's starting.
- What's starting?
It's starting. Here. Look.
[PAPER RUSTLES]
[CELLPHONE CHIMES, VIBRATES]
[CELLPHONES CHIMING, VIBRATING]
[GUESTS MURMURING]
[SIGHS]
CHARLEY: Thank you to my fellow
council members for heeding my call.
I called this emergency council
meeting
In the middle of the night.
[CROWD MURMURING]
Let the record show
that despite the fact
that half the Black-owned farms
just received a notice
invoking an eminent domain
seizure of their land,
Councilman Jackson Fontenot
is more concerned about his beauty rest.
Because I warned you, Councilwoman.
That red tape would only hold
Beckington Group off for so long.
You gave the farmers false hope.
At least I'm trying to give
and not just take.
What have you been doing, Jackson?
Oh, wait. I remember.
You've been running around,
telling everyone in St. Jo
that the highway
would actually be good for them.
It would be better for all of us.
Man, you a sell-out, Jackson.
That's what you are.
- Look, I hear you. But listen
- Y'all forgot.
Y'all said we would have enough time
to figure things out, right?
- Mm-hmm. That's right.
- That's right!
Y'all said y'all would put the highway
where it didn't hurt too many folk.
Exactly. Which is why I am trying
Man, I appreciate you trying, Charley.
For real.
But it shouldn't all be on you.
What about all y'all, huh?
CROWD: Yeah!
Evictions just dropped on half the town
like a damn bomb.
What y'all gonna do about it?
All y'all gotta do something.
[CROWD CHATTERING]
♪♪
♪♪
[MATCH STRIKES]
♪♪
[THUNDER RUMBLES]
[RAIN PATTERING]
[MATCHSTICK CLINKS IN SINK]
[MATCHBOX CLACKS]
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
[THUNDER RUMBLES]
[WATER SPLASHES, CUP CLACKS]
You alright?
I'm straight.
[WATER SPLASHES, CUP CLACKS]
Whatever happened
I ain't letting nobody take
what my daddy gave me.
He bled for it.
I'm gonna bleed for it, too,
if I have to.
That's my land.
Period.
And our mother's resting place.
We can't let her peace be disturbed.
Listen, I ain't playing
with these fools, Nova.
Yeah, I'mma figure things out.
We'll figure it out.
"We"?
We.
I love you.
I always have
and always will.
I've grown. Learned.
And I pray that you find it
in yourself one day
to forgive me.
Fully.
I'll try.
♪♪
Thank you.
♪♪
♪♪
You don't have to do this alone.
[SNIFFLES]
♪♪
[BREATHES SHAKILY]
[SNIFFLES]
I'm sure Ms. Bordelon sees herself
as fighting on behalf
of her constituents.
Because I am.
But my clients actually see
her use of bureaucratic red tape
these last few months
as an attempt to defy
the will of the people
while also saving her
family's sugarcane farm.
- You got to be kidding me.
- PARKER: Fact.
The people voted
for the highway to proceed.
They also voted me in to stop it.
Or to work with us to move
this town forward
in as peaceful a way as possible.
We issued the eminent domain notices now
so those affected
will have plenty of time
to make arrangements.
How kind of you. Charley. Oklahoma.
What does Oklahoma have to do
with what's happening in St. Jo?
Everything, Your Honor.
I recently published an exposé
on the Beckington Group's disregard
for the local environment
in a recent project
they completed in Oklahoma.
The town was recently
classified as a cancer alley
Which confirms their pattern
of reckless behavior.
That was one isolated circumstance
out of dozens of projects
that haven't had any problems at all.
According to you.
St. Jo needs more time to complete
an independent
environmental impact report
before any of
the eminent domain evictions
can be carried out.
Your Honor, the people voted,
so therefore
I'm issuing a stay on those notices
until that independent
environmental impact report
can be completed.
Thank you, Judge.
I'm also ordering that
the proposal include
alternate routes for the highway
Routes that don't include
the Bordelon farm
and will impact the least amount
of people losing their land.
Are we clear?
Thank you.
♪♪
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
[TELEPHONE RINGS IN DISTANCE]
Congratulations.
Thank you.
The stay is a win for you.
And coming on the heels
of Frances' conviction and sentencing,
I'd say you're having
a pretty good week.
From one badass Black woman
to another
♪♪
What do you want, Parker?
A respectful conversation. Alone.
You don't get to dismiss me. Ever.
Whatever you got to say,
you can say it right here,
right now.
Fine.
I'm thinking maybe we can find
some areas where we agree.
Hmm. I don't know if there are any areas
in which we agree.
Well, if you change your mind,
I'm happy to meet with you
any time, any place.
Your call.
♪♪
Whoo ♪
It's like your center of emotion ♪
Y'all think this color work here?
[LAUGHTER]
- What's so funny?
- You owe me $10, Ralph Angel.
I ain't got no cash, Mr. Prosper.
We took a bet that you were gonna change
that wall's color again.
- Aw, man.
- Pshh.
Now, we're happy to come by
and help when you call,
but you're the only one that
knows what goes on in your head
when it comes to this place.
Hey, look, it's a man's space, alright?
It's a place where we can
hang out at. Like a clubhouse.
Like the one that Spanky and Alfalfa had
- in "Little Rascals"?
- [LAUGHS]
Oh, you got jokes this morning.
[LAUGHTER]
Good to see you smiling again.
I know you got a whole lot on your mind.
Hey, you know how it go.
They gonna do what they do.
Always have, always will.
Yeah. It ain't over with yet.
Trust me.
This fight just getting started.
Appreciate that, Mr. Prosper.
Well, I better get going.
Darla said Blue making dinner tonight.
- Prosper.
- Yeah, you better get going.
I hear baby Blue prompt
about that meal time.
Yeah, that's right.
- Catch you, Wood.
- Alright.
You got to caulk that
before you paint it.
Prosper, what you doing, man?
Oh, Jesus.
You acting like Ralph Angel over here.
SPORTSCASTER: Curtis Cross dribbles.
Riley passes off defense
as Vernon tries
I'm sorry. The game was starting,
and I-I missed my lunch today.
It's okay.
Still getting used to having
a television in my bedroom.
But it's very "real couple" of us,
eating and watching TV
like an old, married,
but still hella Calvin!
[LAUGHING] You are not eating
on my silk-covered pillow.
- Is something wrong?
- [SCOFFS]
I sleep on that when I don't
have time to wrap my locs.
Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't know
it was still important.
I mean, you You cut your hair
I just didn't know. This
something I need to put on my list?
Yes! You should definitely
add this to the list.
[CLEARS THROAT]
[SCOFFS] Unbelievable.
[CHUCKLES]
God, we thank you for this food.
- Amen.
- Amen.
[CHUCKLES]
I want Pops to say something, too,
because you never say grace.
- You never say grace.
- Plus, I heard you tell Mommy
- that you had a good day today.
- I did.
Got some good news
from your Aunt Charley.
Well, we should be thankful for that
and all the other good stuff, right?
You know what? You right.
Come on. Give me those hands.
[CLEARS THROAT]
I want to thank the Lord
for my amazing home.
I want to thank the Lord
for my amazing son.
I want to thank the Lord for my
♪♪
for all the love in my life,
and, uh
Alright. Let's eat.
- That was a good job, Dad.
- I appreciate that.
Mm! Amen.
♪♪
[CAR ENGINE RUMBLES]
[CAR DOORS OPEN, CLOSE]
I'm glad you called.
I understand you'll be getting
a big insurance check soon.
Plan to rebuild?
Let's walk.
Charley, I think we got off
on the wrong foot.
Because I'm trying to save St. Jo
and you're trying to destroy it?
I'm also trying to save St. Jo.
By taking people's land?
By pushing them into the future.
By breaking our sentimental dependence
on an agrarian-based economy
that was never meant for us.
Your insistence on keeping
St. Jo tied to farming is so
Booker T. Washington of you.
Mm. Hmm.
And you think you are
W.E.B. Dubois himself?
You're the one to lead us into
the new Black reconstruction?
Give me a break.
Progress never promised we'd feel good
about every step along the way.
- Look, sister, we are
- Sister?
We have the same goals.
But two different ways of getting there?
I believe the truth, no matter
how painful, is a gift.
Your sister argued
the same thing in her memoir.
Invoking my sister's words
to camouflage a threat.
That's very clever.
I'm not here to make threats.
I'm just here to sweeten
the deal for the farmers.
The Beckington Group is now prepared
to take eminent domain off the table,
speed things up,
and pay double what the
government will likely offer.
That way, everybody wins.
You have no sense
of how your Wharton School econ theories
play out in the real world, do you?
[SIGHS]
[CLANG]
I brought you here to see the damage
Frances caused on your behalf,
not just to the mill,
but to the pride of ownership
the community had in supporting it.
It wasn't just mine.
It was ours.
We're not taking the deal.
And you speak for all of St. Jo?
♪♪
You sure?
♪♪
[CHUCKLES]
You know this fight has just begun.
I know how to fight.
We'll see.
We shall see.
♪♪
[CHATTERING IN DISTANCE]
[SIGHS]
[PAPER CRINKLES]
Hey. It's time to go.
Already?
Look, bruh, that ain't
the attitude to have.
Not right now. Come on.
I know. It's just
I still have work to do, man.
I thought we were good.
I thought we were done.
It don't matter what you thought, bruh.
Plans change.
This isn't even on
the official schedule.
Oh.
Yeah, "Oh" is right,
but we still gotta bounce.
- You cool?
- Yeah, I'm good.
Are you cool, bro?
Yeah, I'm good.
I'm good. Let's go.
[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]
Hey. [SMOOCHES]
Is that for the feast tomorrow?
It sure is.
It's beautiful.
It's gonna look great up there.
[BOTTLE THUDS]
I promise I won't be
that weird White guy
- when I'm with your family.
- [LAUGHS]
You're not that.
You're great with them,
and I'm gonna be great with your family.
When's your grandfather's party again?
You know what?
We don't have to go to that.
Your grandfather's 85th birthday?
You're the one who said
it was time I meet your family.
It is, and I want you to.
It's just the truth is,
my grandfather's not very nice.
So, you're concerned what he might say
when you show up with your Nubian lover?
- [CHUCKLES]
- Aww. [LAUGHS]
Calvin.
[SIGHS]
[SMOOCHES]
I love that you're considering
my feelings,
but maybe it's time
we rip the bandage off.
We said no more hiding, right?
It's time I meet your family.
You've met mine.
My friends, even.
I know. I just [SIGHS]
I feel I try too hard. You do.
With my friends, anyway.
But at least you're trying.
We just need to give it
more time, and who knows?
Maybe it'll be a little awkward
when I meet your grandfather,
but I know that we'll get through it.
Together.
♪♪
[CHUCKLES]
♪♪
FRATERNITY BROTHER:
Are you ready to become new men?
When we first started,
there were 20 of you
that we thought might have what
it takes to join Nu Zeta Gamma.
ALL: Nu Zeta Gamma!
Now there are only seven of you
who have been found to possess
the scholarship, leadership,
and spirit of service
it takes to reach the precipice
of becoming a new man.
But you're not there yet.
Cross arms together.
You are now connected.
What one does, the others must honor.
Step forward.
Hunh!
Kneel before our sacred insignia.
Stand up.
Look to your right.
Look to your left.
No matter what happens
or what life throws at you,
the man standing next to you
is your new brother.
Relax.
Take off your masks.
Remove your hood.
You have now crossed over.
You are now new men.
You are now
ALL: Nu Zeta Gamma!
- Nu Zeta!
- Gamma!
- Gamma!
- Nu Zeta!
- Hah!
- Hah!
Embrace your fellow man!
[APPLAUSE]
ALL: [CHANTING] Gamma! Gamma!
Gamma Nu!
Gamma! Gamma! Gamma Nu!
Gamma! Gamma! Gamma Nu!
[GREGORY PORTER'S "REVIVAL" PLAYS]
Oh, I long to soar
on the wings like an eagle ♪
But I look down and I'm afraid ♪
But you lift me higher ♪
Out of the fire, out of the flames ♪
I lost the feeling,
but you gave me meaning again ♪
I'm singing revival ♪
Revival ♪
Revival song ♪
Revival ♪
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
Welcome to the first
Feast of St. Josephine!
Every February, at the end
of Black History Month,
we will gather here
to honor the Black woman
for whom our town is named.
[APPLAUSE]
St. Josephine was born enslaved.
But she became
an inspiration and a saint.
So, I honor St. Josephine the woman.
And I thank you for making me
the first Black councilwoman
in the history of her parish!
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
In honoring her today
and all who've come before us,
we now mark this moment with silence.
Now, let's eat, drink, and celebrate!
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
♪♪
You know, I think the last time
this much of St. Jo came out to support
was for Ernest's home-going.
Everybody knows what you've done
in getting the eminent domain
postponed, Charley.
They appreciate you.
I think this is a great reason
for us to come together.
No more sitting around
waiting for things to get good.
I think we all should do
what Charley did
Create a day.
Create your day.
RALPH ANGEL: Create my day.
- Create your day.
- Create your day.
VIOLET: Create your day.
Finally, we'll hear from
our event's primary sponsor,
the Bank of St. Josephine.
[APPLAUSE]
Thank you.
I'm Parker Campbell,
the Beckington Group's
community liaison rep,
and I am honored to have
recently been appointed
to the board of
the Bank of St. Josephine.
[APPLAUSE]
- What the hell?
- Charley, this isn't good.
I want to thank Councilwoman Bordelon
for her efforts in putting on this event
and for always voicing your concerns.
[APPLAUSE]
Thanks to Charley,
we at the Beckington group
have heard you.
We now know the location
of the incoming highway
is untenable for St. Jo.
It tears up too many farms
and too many homes
Including the Bordelon farm
And that's just not what we're about.
So we're making some changes.
[APPLAUSE]
We're happy to announce that the
Beckington group has decided
to propose and push through
a new route for the highway
One that will affect
significantly fewer farms.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
We're proposing the highway now
run from North Main Street
and up through 21st Road.
Thanks again to Councilwoman Bordelon
for her hard work.
[APPLAUSE]
♪♪
Wait. Wait, wait, wait.
21st Road.
Isn't that all in the middle of
St. Jo's Cemetery route?
Charley, is that right?
Ms. Charley, y'all gonna
tear out our cemetery?
- Huh?
- Wait, it's not a done deal.
- It's It's just
- I've got three generations
of family in that cemetery.
And what they gonna do?
Dump them in the streets?
No. No. We haven't even approved this.
Everyone, g-give
Just give her a second.
- Hold up. Hold up.
- HOLLYWOOD: Everybody, please.
Everybody, just give a moment, alright?
- Come on!
- Give her a chance.
[GUESTS MURMURING]
♪♪
[GIZZLE'S "UNSTOPPABLE" PLAYS]
♪♪
♪♪
They countin' us out,
we hammered it out ♪
This time around,
no more playing around ♪
Come and witness the power,
this ain't amateur hour ♪
God damn it.
- and stammering now, look ♪
- [KNOCK ON DOOR]
You woke up the beast, so get ready ♪
We the king of the streets,
we too heavy ♪
♪♪
You okay, baby girl?
♪♪
No.
But I will be.
♪♪
So how you gonna respond to all this?
♪♪
We're unstoppable ♪
I know what I'm not gonna do.
I am not going to lose.
I can't.
I won't.
[BELLS TOLLING]
What a week.
It's nice to just take a little break.
Helps with the stress.
Lot going on, but this is nice.
Blue is so excited
about the festival. [CHUCKLES]
He wants to bring his
new mac and cheese dish.
- I mean, that kid.
- That kid.
He gonna break our heart one day.
Grow up and leave us.
Us?
Just been thinking about
the future a lot.
And is it good? The future?
I'mma make it good.
[BOTH LAUGH]
- Right?
- Right.
- [CHUCKLES]
- You know, um
There's a lot going on.
You shouldn't punish yourself
because times are tough.
[CLAPS HANDS] I'm not
punishing myself, Darla.
I'm pushing myself.
- You know?
- Mm-hmm.
I just feel like it's time I-I
take my life in my own hands.
No matter what.
Oh, my God.
I realize
it never really feels right
unless it's you and me.
You give me strength.
You give me purpose.
Your love is like my superpower.
It helps me create more love.
I just want a chance to do
for you what you do for me.
♪♪
Darla Sutton
Would you give the privilege
of becoming your husband?
And take my last name?
- [SNIFFLES] Yes.
- Yes?
- Yes. [LAUGHS]
- [LAUGHS] Come here.
[LAUGHING, SNIFFLING]
I love you.
♪♪
♪♪
I love you.
♪♪
- We getting married, y'all!
- [LAUGHS]
That's my wife!
That's my wife right here!
That's my wife right here!
♪♪
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