PREVIOUSLY ON "QUEEN SUGAR"...
I SOLD THE MILL FOR 1% EQUITY IN LANDRY ENTERPRISES.
EVERYTHING THOSE PEOPLE PUT YOU THROUGH -- PUT US THROUGH.
-IT'S WHAT DADDY WOULD'VE WANTED. -THEY KILLED HIM.
AND I'M GONNA MAKE THEM PAY.
SO, WHY YOU HERE?
YOU MISS BEING AROUND YOUR PEOPLE THAT MUCH?
I'VE NEVER REALLY BEEN AROUND MY PEOPLE.
All of the articles we discussed,
they're no longer available for your book.
YOU CAN WRITE ABOUT THE BLACK FARMERS
AND THEIR STRUGGLES.
YOU WOULDN'T MIND IF I SPLURGED ON THIS?
NO MORE REMY. NO MORE DARLA.
♪♪
MOMMY! LOOK WHAT I MADE YOU.
OH, MY GOSH. IT'S A COLORING BOOK.
THIS IS AMAZING. YOU MADE THIS FOR ME?
YEAH. THAT'S PICKLE. THE GERBIL FROM MY CLASSROOM.
-SO CUTE. -THAT'S HIM WHEN HE'S SWIMMING.
AND THAT'S PAPA WORKING ON THE FARM.
OH, WE'RE MAKING A BONFIRE ON FRIDAY.
BONFIRE? WHY?
I'M TO SET UP A COMMEMORATION CELEBRATING DADDY'S LIFE.
SO WE WRITE MESSAGES TO PAPA, WE PUT THEM IN THE FIRE,
AND THEN SEND THEM TO HEAVEN.
ARE YOU COMING?
I CAN'T MAKE IT THIS TIME.
BUT I MADE SURE TO GET HERE FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY PARTY.
CAN YOU GO GRAB SOME CRAYONS SO WE CAN COLOR?
-SURE. -THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
LOVE YOU MUCH.
YOU CUT YOUR HAIR.
I NEEDED A CHANGE.
FITS YOU.
THANKS.
SO, HOW LONG ARE YOU HERE FOR?
I'M HERE TO STAY.
♪♪
SO, WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE PARTY?
I DON'T KNOW HOW WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO THIS.
I COULD START BY PICKING HIM UP IN THE MORNING.
I'M TALKING ABOUT...
I DON'T KNOW HOW IT'S SUPPOSED TO WORK.
AS LONG AS BLUE'S IN SAINT JO,
I'M STAYING IN SAINT JO.
I'M GOING TO BE IN MY SON'S LIFE.
I'LL DO WHATEVER I HAVE TO TO MAKE IT WORK.
♪♪
♪ DREAMS NEVER DIE TAKE FLIGHT ♪
♪ AS THE WORLD TURNS KEEP THE COLORS IN THE LINES ♪
♪ TAKE FLIGHT AS THE WORLD ♪
♪ TURNS KEEP THE COLORS IN THE LINES ♪
♪ TAKE FLIGHT DREAMS ♪
♪ NEVER DIE ♪
♪ KEEP THE COLORS IN THE LINES ♪
♪ TAKE FLIGHT ♪
-Hey, Aunt Vi. -HEY, CHARLEY. SO, UM...
HOLD ON.
I MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR PROSPER
TO SEE THE DOCTOR TOMORROW MORNING,
but now I am up to my eyeballs in cherry pies.
I KNOW IF ONE OF US DON'T TAKE THAT MAN, HE AIN'T GOING.
SO I NEED YOU TO STEP IN.
I WOULD...
BUT TOMORROW I'VE GOT A MAINTENANCE GUY
COMING TO UPGRADE THE TURBINE, SO...
CHARLEY, CAN'T SOMEBODY ELSE OVER THERE
AT THAT MILL MEET WITH THE MAINTENANCE GUY?
WELL, WHY CAN'T NOVA DO IT?
BECAUSE NOVA IS SHOPPING
AND PREPARING FOR YOUR DADDY'S COMMEMORATION.
IF YOU TWO WERE TALKING.
If you came down off your high horse, you'd know that.
SO BACK TO PROSPER.
I NEED YOU TO PICK HIM UP BY 10:00.
'cause he has to be at West Side Memorial by 10:30.
All right?
I THANK YOU. AND I LOVE YOU, BABY.
[ CELLPHONE BEEPS ]
[ CELLPHONE CLICKS ]
♪♪
♪ THIS BITTER EARTH ♪
♪ WHAT FRUIT IT BEARS ♪
♪ WHAT GOOD IS LOVE ♪
♪ THAT NO ONE SHARES ♪
♪ AND IF MY LIFE ♪
♪ IS LIKE THE DUST ♪
♪ THAT HIDES ♪
♪ THE GLOW OF A ROSE ♪
♪ WHAT GOOD AM I? ♪
♪ HEAVEN ONLY KNOWS ♪
♪ THIS BITTER EARTH ♪
♪ CAN BE SO COLD ♪
♪ TODAY YOU'RE YOUNG ♪
WE ARE OUT OF PIE BOXES.
NO. THERE'S MORE IN MY TRUCK.
MY KEYS ARE OVER THERE. NEXT TO MY PURSE.
OKAY.
[ CELLPHONE VIBRATES ] HEY, NOVA.
HEY. WHAT YOU DOIN'?
BESIDES STARING AT THAT BEAUTIFUL RING ON YOUR FINGER.
[ LAUGHS ]
GETTING THE BATCH OF CHERRY PIES OUT THE DOOR.
HOW'S IT GOIN'?
You got everything for Friday?
YEP. I WAS JUST SEEING WHAT YOU WERE UP TO.
WHAT YOU NEED, BABY?
I COULD USE SOME AUNT VI WISDOM.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS BOOK IS SUPPOSED TO BE ABOUT.
WELL, NOW THEY GAVE YOU THIS BOOK DEAL
'CAUSE THEY WANT TO KNOW ABOUT YOU.
What's there to figure out?
I KNOW. IT...
IT'S JUST A CASE OF WRITER'S BLOCK.
GIRL, BLACK FOLKS AIN'T GOT NO TIME FOR WRITER'S BLOCK.
TOO MUCH TO SAY AND NOT ENOUGH TIME TO SAY IT.
HERE'S WHAT I KNOW --
YOU'RE THE ONLY WRITER I KNOW FROM SAINT JO.
That means something.
YOU GOT STORIES UP AND DOWN THIS LAND.
OH. GOT TO GO. HEY, MISS EFFIE.
IT'S KNOW IT'S A MESS, BUT IT'LL ALL BE CLEANED IN ABOUT AN HOUR.
IT'S NOT ABOUT THE MESS. YOUR TIME'S UP.
THE WEDNESDAY SUPPER CLUB IS OUT THERE POUTING LIKE PUPPIES.
I HAVE THE KITCHEN FROM 8:00 TO 5:00 ON WEDNESDAYS.
IT'S ON THE CALENDAR.
I GOT ANOTHER TWO BATCHES TO GO.
WELL, THERE MUST BE SOME SORT OF MISUNDERSTANDING.
BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN DOING THEIR SUPPER CLUB
FOR AS LONG AS I'VE BEEN HERE.
GOOD, CHURCH-GOING PEOPLE.
MISS EFFIE, WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT.
IT SEEMS THAT THE CHECKS
I'VE BEEN WRITING THE CHURCH ARE CLEARING JUST FINE.
I'M SURE THE GOOD LORD APPRECIATES THAT.
BUT THEY'LL STILL BE COMING IN ON WEDNESDAYS AT 4:00 P.M.
SO WHATEVER YOU NEED TO DO TO FINISH UP.
"GOOD LORD," MY ASS.
RIGHT. SO, WITH SAM AT 41% AND HIS SISTER FRANCES AT 35%?
YOU BETTER BELIEVE THAT 6% DIVIDE
PUT A RIFT BETWEEN THOSE TWO.
THERE'S A HISTORY OF TENSION ON BOTH SIDES OF THAT FAMILY.
I'VE PULLED INVESTORS AT 8%.
ONE OF THEM MAKES MORE MONEY THAN HE REPORTS,
AND -- SURPRISE, SURPRISE --
ANOTHER HAS A PROPENSITY FOR PROSTITUTES.
OF COURSE THEY DO.
OH, AND FRANCE'S SONS, JACOB AND PAUL,
THEY'RE SPLITTING THEIR 5%.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW THAT ALREADY. I DON'T KNOW.
THOSE BORDREAUX BOYS, THEY KEEP IT CLEAN.
WELL, WHEN IT COMES TO JACOB,
THERE'S NO WAY HE HAS A SPOTLESS RECORD.
I'LL KEEP DIGGING ON MY END. WHAT ELSE YOU GOT ON SAM'S SON?
OOH. COLTON LANDRY. SAM'S ONLY SON WITH 10%.
HE'S THIS HOT-SHOT PATENT LAWYER IN HOUSTON.
IVY LEAGUE. WIFE AND KIDS. GOES TO CHURCH EVERY SUNDAY.
OH, AND HE ALSO HAS A REALLY NICE LADY ON THE SIDE
FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS.
WHAT A PIECE OF WORK.
BUT EVERYTHING ELSE SEEMS TO BE PRETTY LEGIT.
THERE'S GOT TO BE MORE.
THIS FAMILY IS DIRTY. I'VE SEEN IT.
♪♪
FOUR STORIES IN AND HE'S FINALLY ASLEEP.
HE WAS TELLING ME ABOUT HIS AQUARIUM FIELD TRIP...
ASKED IF I COULD CHAPERONE HIM.
I ALREADY TOLD THE TEACHER I'D TAKE HIM.
HE'S GOT PLASTIC UNDER HIS SHEETS.
HE STARTED WETTING THE BED A FEW WEEKS AFTER YOU LEFT.
WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?
HE DIDN'T WANT NOBODY TO KNOW.
HE EMBARRASSED BY IT.
THAT'S SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW.
YEAH.
BUT WE WON'T CELEBRATE HIS BIRTHDAY...
BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED.
PAPA'S AT HIS PARTY LAST YEAR.
BUT I SUGGESTED IF WE DO THIS BONFIRE THING FOR PAPA INSTEAD,
IT'S GOT A SPIRITUAL MEANING TO IT.
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
SAID IT'D HELP MAKE HIS BIRTHDAY FEEL HAPPY AGAIN.
♪♪
I KNOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN...
HARD FOR YOU AND BLUE.
♪♪
I WANT TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT.
I WANT TO FIGURE THIS OUT.
YOU COULD'VE TOLD ME YOU WAS COMING.
I TRIED.
YOU WOULDN'T LISTEN.
♪♪
WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT.
♪♪
[ SNIFFLES ]
♪♪
THEY'RE HERE SOMEWHERE.
I FOUND MY INSURANCE CARD, BUT THE MEDICAL RECORDS...
WE'VE GOT ABOUT A HALF AN HOUR TO GET ON OVER THERE.
I MEAN, CLAIRE HAD THIS SYSTEM.
BUT I NEVER UNDERSTOOD IT.
I MEAN, IT'S GOT TO BE IN HERE SOMEWHERE.
♪♪
MR. PROSPER, YOU PLAY?
[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]
YEAH.
HELL, YOUR DADDY USED TO FIND ME DOWN
ON FRENCHMEN STREET JAMMIN' WITH THE FELLAS.
YEAH. IT'S BEEN A WHILE NOW.
[ CHUCKLES LIGHTLY ]
WELL, ALL RIGHT.
I DON'T MEAN TO RUSH YOU, MR. PROSPER,
BUT I WILL FACE AUNT VI'S WRATH
IF WE DON'T MAKE IT TO THIS APPOINTMENT.
WE REALLY SHOULD GET GOING.
CAN I HAVE JUST A SECOND?
YEAH.
♪♪
YEAH, ERNEST ALWAYS USED TO TALK ABOUT
HOW YOU WERE SO HEADSTRONG
AND NOTHING COULD STAND IN YOUR WAY.
HE USED TO SING YOUR PRAISES TO ANYBODY THAT WOULD LISTEN.
♪♪
I MISS HIM.
ME, TOO.
NOW ALL I GOT IS A CANE AND A BAD BACK.
[ LAUGHS ]
♪♪
MAYBE WE CAN RESCHEDULE FOR TOMORROW.
AND I CAN COME OVER EARLY AND HELP YOU FIND THAT PAPERWORK.
I'M SORRY TO WASTE YOUR TIME.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
MARVIN'S IN THE FREEZER SECTION.
AND I'LL BE RIGHT BEHIND YOU.
I'M TELLING YOU, VI, THERE'S GOT TO BE A BETTER WAY THAN THIS.
OH, WE'RE DOING FINE. GO ON NOW.
YOU NEED A REAL DELIVERY TRUCK.
WELL, I CAN'T BE SPENDING THAT KIND OF MONEY.
YOU AIN'T GOT TO SPEND NOTHIN'.
[ GRUNTS ]
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
MM.
[ WINCES ]
VI, SOME OF THESE PIES LOOKED SMOOSHED.
YOU WANT ME TO TAKE THEM ALL IN?
NO. NO, NO. I'M COMING. LET ME SEE.
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
[ CAR HORNS BLARING ]
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
MY BELLY HURTS.
HOW MANY SLICES DID YOU EAT?
THAT'S WHY.
-MM-HMM. -I'M GOING TO THE BATHROOM.
HOLD UP.
POP, I CAN DO IT MYSELF.
[ CONVERSATIONS CONTINUE ]
WASH YOUR HANDS.
♪♪
-I WANT TO GO ON THE FIELD TRIP. -I ALREADY TOLD YOU.
I TALKED TO HIS TEACHER. WHY CAN'T WE BOTH GO?
'CAUSE I SAID.
I ALREADY TALKED TO MRS. SANTIAGO.
I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO ASK PERMISSION
TO SPEND TIME WITH MY SON.
OUR SON.
I'M STILL HIS MOM.
AND YOU'RE STILL HIS DAD.
THAT HASN'T CHANGED.
EVERYTHING CHANGED.
EVERYTHING CHANGED, DARLA.
♪♪
HEY. WHAT YOU GOT THERE?
OH, WAIT. HOLD ON. LET ME HELP.
-FOOD FOR THE BONFIRE. -ALL RIGHT.
ROSS WANTS TO HAVE SOME FOLKS COME BUILD IT.
WHAT YOU DOIN' HERE?
YOU COULD SAY THE FARM IS MY CLASSROOM.
I GOT SOME STUDENTS COMING OUT.
I'M GONNA TEACH THEM ALL ABOUT FERTILIZATION.
FASCINATING. I'M SURE THAT'LL KEEP THEM AWAKE.
OH-HO! YOU GOT JOKES.
OOH, WAIT A MINUTE.
I'M AS FASCINATING AS PROFESSOR X., OKAY?
MY STUDENTS LOVE ME.
KEEP TELLING YOURSELF THAT.
-WOW. -I KNOW YOU'RE A GREAT TEACHER.
RYDEN TOLD ME SO.
OHH.
IT WASN'T THAT LONG AGO YOUR BROTHER WAS SITTING IN MY CLASS.
NOW LOOK AT HIM. HE ALMOST LOOKS LIKE YOUR DADDY OUT THERE.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATION ]
ALL RIGHT, LADY. I'M GONNA HEAD OVER THERE.
SEE YOU TONIGHT. -ALL RIGHT, NOW.
ALL RIGHT.
[ ENGINE CRANKING ]
♪♪
[ DOORBELL RINGS ]
MICAH, YOUR DAD'S HERE.
Micah: OKAY.
♪♪
WHAT'S UP? WHAT'S THE PLAN?
IT'S A SURPRISE.
OKAY.
ACTUALLY, I'M GONNA GRAB MY PHONE RIGHT QUICK.
BE RIGHT BACK. -OKAY.
HEY, CHARLEY. HOW ARE YOU, DAVIS?
WORK NEVER STOPS FOR YOU, HUH?
NO, IT DOES NOT.
YOU REALLY ADDED A NICE TOUCH TO THE PLACE.
NOTHING'S CHANGED SINCE THE LAST TIME YOU SAW IT.
SO, HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON AT RALPH ANGEL'S PLACE?
MICAH SAID YOU GUYS WERE DOING SOMETHING OVER THERE?
YEAH, GRANDPA'S COMMEMORATION.
OH.
WELL, YOU TWO BETTER GET GOING.
HAVE FUN.
-ALL RIGHT. THANKS. -YEP.
BYE. GOT TO GO.
ALL RIGHT.
♪♪
[ DOOR OPENS ]
♪ BLACK CROW ♪
♪ OH, YEAH ♪
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
♪♪
WHAT'S ALL THIS? WHAT YOU DOIN' IN HERE?
THIS IS ONE OF NOVA'S HEALTHY RECIPES.
OOH, OOH, OOH. NAH, CHECK IT.
MY BUDDY WAS TELLING ME ABOUT THIS WHOLE
DELIVERY TRUCK IN THE JUNKYARD.
HE SAID ALL IT NEEDS
IS A COUPLE HUNDRED DOLLARS TO FIX IT ON UP.
PUT A REFRIGERATOR UNIT IN THERE.
NO MORE SMOOSHED PIES. NO MORE LOST INVENTORY.
I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
AND I APPRECIATE ALL THIS EFFORT.
BUT I WANT TO DO THIS MY WAY AND...
I AIN'T READY TO BUY NO DELIVERY TRUCK.
NAH, BABY. I'M BUYING IT.
OH, NO, NO, NO, NO.
I MEAN FOR YOU TO KEEP YOUR WALLET IN YOUR POCKET.
UH-UH. SEE, I ALREADY GOT A GUY, RIGHT?
HE'S GONNA PUT THE LOGO ON A MAGNET.
SLAP THAT SUCKER ON THE SIDE OF THIS THING,
AND THE WHOLE WORLD WILL KNOW
THAT VI'S PRIZED PIES HAVE ARRIVED.
WELL, I APPRECIATE IT.
BUT I STARTED THIS BUSINESS MYSELF
AND THAT'S THE WAY I WANT TO KEEP IT.
AIN'T NO SHAME IN LETTING LOVED ONES PITCH IN.
IT IS ALL BEAUTIFUL, BABY. IT REALLY IS.
BUT AT THIS POINT IN MY LIFE,
I DON'T WANT TO OWE NOBODY NOTHIN'.
OWE?
[ CHUCKLES ]
♪♪
YOU KNOW JIMMY DALE BOUGHT THIS HOUSE.
AND HE LET ME KNOW IT
EVERY TIME I STEPPED FOOT THROUGH THAT DOOR.
HELD MONEY OVER MY HEAD LIKE HE OWNED ME.
YEAH, BUT ME AND JIMMY DALE ARE LIKE NIGHT AND DAY,
SO DON'T GO THERE.
LOOK, ALL I'M TRYING TO TELL YOU
IS THAT THIS TRUCK IS GONNA DO A WHOLE LOT OF --
OH, I SEE. BABY, I SEE YOU OUT HERE.
YOU'RE DOING SOME GREAT THINGS.
I ALSO SEE THAT YOU NEED TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF.
A PART OF YOU WANTS IT TO SLOW DOWN SOMEWHERE.
OR YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO LET SOMEBODY HELP.
I'VE SEEN ERNEST WORK HIMSELF INTO THE GROUND.
I JUST CAN'T HAVE YOU DO THE SAME THING.
[ MUSIC PLAYING INDISTINCTLY ]
♪♪
PEOPLE LOOK AT THIS LAND
AND THINK "LONG HOURS AND HARD LABOR."
ACTUALLY, FARMING IS A SOUL-ENRICHING PROCESS
THAT CAN BE A VIABLE CAREER OPTION.
I MEAN, THERE ARE 915 MILLION ACRES OF FARMLAND IN THE U.S.
915.
NOW, WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THAT IS OWNED BY BLACK FOLKS?
30%?
TRY .3% -- NOT 3% -- .3%.
AND YOU'RE STANDING ON PART OF THAT .3% RIGHT HERE.
THIS SISTA HERE IS NOVA BORDELON.
HI, GUYS.
HER FATHER, ERNEST BORDELON -- MAY HE REST IN PEACE --
WAS ONE OF THE FINEST FARMERS I'VE EVER KNOWN,
AND HE OWNED THIS FARM.
NOW, NOVA, HER BROTHER RALPH ANGEL,
AND HER SISTER CHARLEY CONTINUE THAT TRADITION.
HOW LONG HAS YOUR FAMILY OWNED THE LAND?
MY DADDY WORKED IT FROM THE TIME HE WAS A KID
TILL LAST YEAR WHEN HE PASSED.
-YOU WORK ON IT? -NO.
MY BROTHER OVER THERE, RALPH ANGEL,
HE RUNS THE FARM NOW.
YOU DIDN'T WANT TO FARM?
FARMING IS MY BROTHER'S CALLING.
I GOT MY OWN THING.
HOW MANY OF YOU WANT TO BE FARMERS?
WOW. MAYBE YOU ARE A GOOD TEACHER.
[ CHUCKLES ]
♪♪
OOH! I'M TELLING YOU.
YOU COULDN'T TOUCH ME ON THIS BACK WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE.
THAT'S PROBABLY 'CAUSE IT'S THE ONLY THING YOU HAD TO PLAY.
AH, HA-HA, HA-HA.
YOU'RE NOT EVEN CLOSE TO MY SCORE.
-YEAH, SO WHAT? -JUST GIVE UP.
SEE?
AHH!
THAT'S JUST A WARM UP. -OH, NOW IT'S JUST A WARM UP.
YEAH. I'M ABOUT TO START PLAYIN'.
[ CELLPHONE VIBRATING ]
LOOK, I'M ABOUT TO GO GRAB SOME SODA. YOU NEED ANYTHING?
UH, NAH. I'M GONNA STAY HERE AND BEAT YOUR SCORE.
[ VIDEO GAME SOUNDS, INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
MY JACKET'S BACK IN THE KITCHEN.
YOU KNOW WHAT? I CAN GET IT. I CAN GET IT.
IT'S ON ONE OF THE CHAIRS.
OKAY.
ARE YOU GOOD TO --
[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]
♪♪
ALL RIGHT, WE'RE HEADING OUT.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY GOODBYE BEFORE GOING TO WASH UP.
LOOK AT THIS.
MAN. IS IT ERNEST'S?
IT WAS THE FAMILY'S.
MY DAD, WE USED TO GO FISHING WHEN I WAS A KID.
NOVA BORDELON, ACTIVIST, JOURNALIST, AND FISHERWOMAN?
RALPH WAS JUST A BABY.
CHARLEY DIDN'T WANT TO GET DIRTY.
SO...IT WAS ME AND DADDY.
I REMEMBER THE LAST TIME WE WENT OUT.
I WAS MAYBE 10.
WE WERE ON OUR WAY TO LAKE VERRET.
WE STOPPED AT THIS PODUNK GAS STATION TO GRAB BAIT.
HE LEFT ME IN THE TRUCK. AND WHEN HE COMES BACK,
DADDY WALKED UP WITH A BUSTED LIP.
HE DIDN'T HAVE TO SAY NOTHIN',
'CAUSE I SAW THREE WHITE MEN WATCHING AS HE LEFT THE STORE.
I STILL REMEMBER THE SMUG LOOK ON THEIR FACES
AND HOW DADDY LOOKED LIKE HE WANTED TO KILL THEM.
HE NEVER SAID NOTHING ABOUT IT THAT DAY. HE JUST...
HE JUST WANTED ME TO FEEL SPECIAL,
LIKE NOTHING EVERY HAPPENED.
I REMEMBER SITTING THERE SO ANGRY.
I STOPPED FISHING AFTER THAT.
♪♪
SORRY ABOUT THAT.
YEAH.
ME, TOO.
♪♪
SO, WHEN YOU GO IN FOR SURGERY,
DO YOU HAVE SOMEONE TO LOOK AFTER YOU?
OH, I'LL CALL MY DAUGHTER.
YOU HAVEN'T TOLD HER YET?
SHE'S BUSY WITH WORK AND THE KID.
BUT I'M GONNA CALL HER.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
DOES SHE KNOW ABOUT YOUR EVICTION?
IT'S NOBODY'S BUSINESS BUT MY OWN.
I'M SORRY. I JUST --
I SAW IT ON YOUR KITCHEN TABLE.
I'VE GOT IT UNDER CONTROL.
I THOUGHT YOU OWNED THE LAND.
[ TELEPHONES RINGING, CONVERSATIONS CONTINUE ]
I'VE BEEN LEASING IT FOR DECADES.
UNTIL I GOT MY LAND LEASE.
SAM AGREED TO LET US STAY IN THE HOUSE FOR ALL THESE YEARS.
I'D APPRECIATE IT IF YOU KEPT THIS TO YOURSELF.
PROSPER DENTON?
♪♪
I GOT YOU IN THE ROOM BACK THERE.
THERE'S A BED.
-THANK YOU. -YOU KNOW THE DRILL.
I'LL KNOCK IN A FEW MINUTES.
YOU WORK HERE?
YEAH. FOR A FEW YEARS NOW.
IS MR. DENTON YOUR FATHER?
NO. FAMILY FRIEND.
IT'S VERY NICE OF YOU TO BRING HIM IN.
PLEASE DON'T THINK THAT I --
YOU DON'T HAVE TO. REALLY.
I DIDN'T WANT YOU TO THINK THAT I DIDN'T WANT TO CALL.
I WAS JUST SOME STRANGER ON THE STREET.
THINGS HAVE JUST BEEN A BIT -- THEY'VE BEEN A LITTLE CRAZY.
IT'S OKAY. REALLY.
I JUST HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO THINK ABOUT ME, YOU KNOW?
YEAH.
WELL, IF THINGS GET LESS CRAZY
AND YOU HAVE TIME TO THINK ABOUT YOU,
THE OFFER STILL STANDS.
IF YOU EVER WANT TO GET A SLICE OF PIE OR A CUP OF COFFEE,
I KNOW A GREAT PLACE.
I MEAN, IT'S AN ALL-NIGHT JOINT.
SO -- I MEAN, SERIOUSLY, THEY'VE GOT THE BEST PIE.
YOU REALLY HAVE YOUR FOOD SPOTS DOWN.
I DO. I DO. SO...
SO ANY TIME.
I WILL CONSIDER THAT.
THANK YOU.
I SHOULD -- I SHOULD GO.
-YEAH. YEAH. -OKAY. OKAY.
OKAY. -I'LL BE HERE.
ALL RIGHT.
♪♪
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
♪♪
YOU GOT YOUR GRANDPA'S COMMEMORATION?
YEP.
YOU KNOW, ERNEST MEANT MORE TO ME THAN MOST ANYBODY REALIZES.
HE CAME TO ALL MY BIG GAMES.
HE WOULD JUST CALL JUST TO SHOOT THE BREEZE SOMETIMES.
OR OFFER ADVICE.
YOU KNOW, JUST ABOUT LIFE, LOVE...
EVERYTHING.
I NEVER EXPERIENCED THAT.
HE TREATED ME MORE LIKE A SON THAN MY OWN FATHER.
DAD, WHAT'S UP?
[ BREATHES DEEPLY ]
YOU HAVE A SISTER, MICAH.
I HAVE A DAUGHTER.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
HER NAME'S TIA.
AND...
HER MOTHER WAS A WOMAN I WAS INVOLVED WITH A WHILE AGO.
SHE PASSED AWAY RECENTLY, AND TIA -- HOW OLD IS SHE?
♪♪
13.
13?
YEP.
DID YOU KNOW ABOUT HER THE WHOLE TIME?
YEP.
LOOK, I'M ASHAMED OF WHAT I DID, MICAH.
OKAY? I'M NOT ASHAMED OF HER.
AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW ABOUT HER.
I WANT YOU TO MEET HER.
DOES MY MOM KNOW?
NOT YET.
COME ON, MAN. MICAH, COME ON.
WE CAN AT LEAST TALK ABOUT IT.
MICAH.
COME ON.
WHY ARE FARMERS WHO ARE LEASING YOUR LAND BEING KICKED OFF?
JOHNSONS. GIBSONS. DONALD HAYES. PROSPER DENTON.
THIS IS ABOUT THE EPA, CHARLEY. THIS ISN'T US.
HAVE A SEAT. -I DON'T WANT TO SIT.
WHY WOULD THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
WANT TO KICK PEOPLE OFF OF YOUR LAND?
THOSE TWO HURRICANES LAST YEAR FLUSHED RUNOFF,
FROM THE WATKINS MILL THAT SHUT DOWN.
ALL THE RUNOFF ONTO OUR FARMLAND.
HUNDREDS OF ACRES.
THE EPA SAID THEY FOUND MERCURY IN THE SOIL.
THEY'RE HAVING US MOVE TENANTS OFF THE FARMLANDS
SO THEY CAN DO MORE TESTING.
WE'RE VICTIMS HERE, TOO. THIS HURTS US FINANCIALLY.
WHY WASN'T I NOTIFIED?
TWO OF THOSE FAMILIES WHO WERE MILLING WITH ME
JUST BROKE THEIR CONTRACTS, BUT WERE TOO PRIDEFUL
TO SAY WHAT WAS REALLY GOING ON.
WE'LL MAKE THAT COST UP.
IT'S NOT ABOUT THE COST, JACOB.
IT'S ABOUT THE PEOPLE. PROSPER DENTON.
OUR FAMILY FRIEND IS ON THAT LIST.
HE'S LIVED IN THAT HOUSE FOR DECADES.
YOUR FAMILY BROKE HIS LAND LEASE,
AND NOW THE MAN IS JUST HANGING ON BY A THREAD.
AND WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE GOOD BY COMPENSATING THE FARMERS.
I DON'T KNOW IF FIVE GRAND IS COMPENSATION
FOR BEING KICKED OUT OF YOUR HOUSE.
[ CELLPHONE RINGING ]
EXCUSE ME.
HEY, NANCY. YEAH, I KNOW. SHE'S HERE.
THANKS.
HAVE A SEAT. PLEASE.
I WANT TO HELP TAKE CARE OF THIS.
CHARLEY, PLEASE.
SIT.
YOU'RE PART OF THIS TOO NOW.
♪♪
ME AND PAPA WOULD WRITE MESSAGES TO GRANDMA CHU IN HEAVEN.
WHAT WAS SHE LIKE?
MADE THE BEST CINNAMON WAFFLES.
SHE WOULD PLAY WITH ME AND MY STUFFED ANIMALS
FOR HOURS IN THIS VERY ROOM,
WHICH USED TO BE MY ROOM.
[ CHUCKLES LIGHTLY ]
HOW'D SHE DIE?
SHE GOT SICK.
LIKE MOMMY?
DIFFERENT KIND OF SICK.
DO YOU MISS HER?
EVERY DAY.
I MISS THEM BOTH.
♪♪
THIS ONE'S GONNA MINE.
I'M TELLING PAPA THANKS.
FOR WHAT?
FOR BRINGING MOMMY HOME.
I MISSED HER EVERY DAY, TOO.
♪♪
[ CHUCKLES LIGHTLY ] YEAH.
WE'D ALWAYS SPEND CHRISTMAS EVE AT THE BONFIRE AT THE LEVEE.
THE WHOLE TOWN WOULD COME OUT TO CELEBRATE.
HE TOLD US KIDS THAT THE FIRE WOULD LIGHT THE WAY
FOR SANTA CLAUS TO COME FIND US,
BRING US PRESENTS.
MAMA SAID FIRE WAS HOW WE TALKED TO OUR ANCESTORS.
CREATE A PATHWAY.
SEND THEM MESSAGES IN THE FLAMES.
WHEN OUR OWN GRANDDADDY DIED,
ERNEST HUGGED ME AND SAID
THAT A BONFIRE WOULD LIGHT HIS WAY TO HEAVEN.
HE ALWAYS KNEW HOW TO MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER.
BLUE, BABY, COME HERE.
SO IT BECAME A TRADITION THAT WE PASSED ON
TO THIS BEAUTIFUL YOUNG MAN.
HIM AND ERNEST WOULD COME OUT HERE EVERY WINTER
AND BUILD A FIRE, SEND MESSAGES TO HEAVEN.
ALL THOSE BEAUTIFUL EMBERS RISING UP.
YOU WANT TO TAKE IT FROM HERE, BLUE?
THIS IS HOW I'M CELEBRATING MY BIRTHDAY...
BY CELEBRATING MY PAPA.
WE MISS YOU, DADDY.
♪♪
WE MISS YOU.
ALL RIGHT, EVERYONE.
YOU CAN PUT YOUR MESSAGES IN NOW.
THEY'LL GO UP TO PAPA.
PUT YOUR MESSAGE IN NOW.
♪ ...GAZING OUT OF THE WINDOW ♪
♪ STARING AT A SON SHE JUST CAN'T TOUCH ♪
GRANDPA, I WISH WE HAD MORE TIME.
♪ IF AT ANY TIME HE'S IN A JAM, SHE'LL BE BY HIS SIDE ♪
Davis: FAMILY MEANS EVERYTHING TO ME.
EVERY NIGHT I COME HOME TO THIS BEAUTIFUL WOMAN,
THIS INCREDIBLE YOUNG MAN.
I'M JUST THANKFUL EACH DAY
THAT GOD BROUGHT THEM INTO MY LIFE, YOU KNOW?
I'M GRATEFUL AND... FAMILY'S EVERYTHING.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ] I JUST WANTED TO SAY GOODNIGHT.
NIGHT, MOM.
DON'T SAY UP TOO LATE.
♪ ALL THESE PRAYERS AIN'T HELPING AT ALL ♪
♪ I MAKE MONEY THE BEST WAY I KNOW HOW ♪
♪ DON'T GO CHASING WATERFALLS ♪ DADDY, OUR STORY WILL LIVE ON.
♪ PLEASE STICK TO THE RIVERS AND THE LAKES THAT YOU'RE USED TO ♪
♪ I KNOW THAT YOU'RE GONNA HAVE IT YOUR WAY OR NOTHING AT ALL ♪
♪ YOUR WAY ♪
Violet: THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS TAKING CARE OF ME.
WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND?
I'M GONNA TAKE YOU UP ON THAT DELIVERY TRUCK.
BUT IT AIN'T EASY FOR ME, BABY.
I GUESS YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO LET ME FIGURE
SOME OF THIS OUT AS WE GO ALONG.
YOU OKAY WITH THAT?
♪♪
Ralph Angel: MOM AND POP. I'LL RAISE HIM IN YOUR NAME.
♪ WE WILL PEACE ♪
♪ IN OUR FINAL RESTING PLACE ♪
♪♪
♪ DON'T GO CHASING WATERFALLS ♪
♪ PLEASE STICK TO THE RIVERS AND THE LAKES THAT YOU'RE USED TO ♪
♪ I KNOW THAT YOU'RE GONNA HAVE IT YOUR WAY ♪
♪ OR NOTHING AT ALL ♪
Charley: DEAR DADDY...
I'LL TAKE CARE OF HIM.
♪♪
♪ DON'T GO ♪
♪♪
♪ DON'T GO CHASING WATERFALLS ♪
♪ PLEASE STICK TO THE RIVERS AND THE LAKES THAT YOU'RE USED TO ♪
♪ DON'T GO ♪
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