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00:00Hey, guys. Look who's here.
00:02Morning, Nicole.
00:04Gentlemen, devices away.
00:08We'll pick this up later. Bye.
00:11I brought breakfast.
00:13Sweet. What did you bring?
00:15Mini quiches, but don't I go to kiss hello first?
00:18Sorry. Good morning, Grandma.
00:20Good morning to you, too. Where's your sister?
00:23Still dead to the world.
00:25I didn't mean to say that like that.
00:27No, it's fine.
00:30It's a figure of speech. I get that.
00:33And as a psychiatrist, I understand that sometimes metaphors can bring up unexpected emotions.
00:39But now what?
00:41My visit this morning isn't about death or the dreaded C word.
00:47What's it about? I mean, besides mini quiches.
00:51The F word.
00:53And F stands for family.
00:56I love their French toast.
01:00Sadly, my waistline doesn't.
01:03Anything appeal?
01:05I think I'll just have coffee this morning.
01:09I don't have much of an appetite.
01:11I'm not surprised.
01:14I mean, with everything your family's going through.
01:19Nicole filled me in on Anita's diagnosis and that you'll all need genetic testing.
01:23It's a lot.
01:24It's a lot.
01:25And Nicole.
01:26Being strong for everybody?
01:28Always.
01:29She'll have to let us be there for her, too.
01:32I've only been trying to convince her of that my whole life.
01:36Well, you both can count on me.
01:38How are you coping?
01:41Daddy's beside himself with concern for mother while being his usual patriarch stoic.
01:47Chelsea and Naomi are obviously stunned and worried for their gran and they may have to get this testing, too.
01:53I didn't ask how the other Dupree's were coping.
01:59I asked about you, Danny.
02:00To be continued...
02:30Of course, I'm happy for you, Mom.
02:39I just can't talk right now.
02:41Because I have the early shift and I'm behind the desk, yes.
02:45I will call you later.
02:47Thank you.
02:51Sorry about that.
02:52My mom just had to call to tell me about a man she met on her cruise.
02:56That's fine.
02:57Well, I know the bigwigs don't like when we take personal calls on duty, so...
03:02No, it's not so bad as long as it doesn't compromise patient care.
03:06Well, that is not what you said a few days ago when you were laying into the student nurses.
03:11Different circumstances.
03:13So if a head honcho comes in and catches me in the act, you're just gonna...
03:17I'll remind them that we are more than just our jobs.
03:20And we nurses deserve the right to live a little, too.
03:23Okay, I'm sorry, but who are you and what have you done with Shanice Johnson, RN?
03:29You, uh, been up all night?
03:34Usually women don't come floating a hair before lunch.
03:38Dress to kill.
03:40I don't kill, son.
03:42Unless it's absolutely necessary.
03:46I'm looking for your boss.
03:49Is he expecting you, Miss...
03:51Thomas.
03:52And he sure as hell better be expecting me since he's the one who called this meeting.
03:57Well, Miss Thomas, I will let him know you're here.
04:01You do that, sport.
04:15Don't mind if I do.
04:18Thank you.
04:23A little early for scotch, isn't it?
04:27Time zones were invented for a reason.
04:34And it's always five o'clock Sunday.
04:39If I were you, I would take the win and move on.
04:41Celebrate me feeling generous this morning.
04:46Whatever you say, boss.
04:47So, tell me about Jan's new cruise booze.
04:55I've been afraid to ask.
04:56Why?
04:58Because my mom goes overboard.
05:01No pun intended when it comes to having crushes on guys.
05:03I mean, she's just, she gets so intense, you know?
05:07Like, smothery intense.
05:09And then she gets her heart broken when the latest man runs for the hills.
05:12Well, maybe this guy will be different.
05:14I'm happy for her that she met somebody.
05:16You know, I guess they don't call it the love boat for nothing.
05:19I gotta call Mona and get the whole story.
05:22Since mom tells her bestie all the juicy details, she leaves out with me.
05:26You were reading?
05:28Skeptical.
05:30It all just seems a little too good to be true.
05:32And why?
05:34Don't tell me you believe in love at first sight.
05:37Just make sure you monitor while she's in the car.
05:39First sight?
05:40No.
05:42But I am a big believer in finding it in unexpected places.
05:47You're here to bring many quiches and give us a lecture on the value of family.
05:53I'm confused.
05:55I certainly didn't intend to lecture.
05:58We know that, don't we, Martin?
06:02Tyrell, why don't you put those in the oven to warm up?
06:06Sure.
06:07And no sampling?
06:10You're having issue with my choice of word?
06:13Just clarifying.
06:15You're not here to discuss the C word.
06:18But with Gren's diagnosis and the implications, two generations down, who could think of anything else?
06:26And it's not like you to distract yourself.
06:28There are plenty of people in this town who would bury their heads in the sand in a crisis.
06:33I am not one of them.
06:35I have always believed in facing facts head on.
06:38You know that about me, Martin.
06:40You're right.
06:41I do.
06:41I walked in and saw three people connected to their devices.
06:45Not a family.
06:46We can't let this diagnosis make us more insular.
06:51Now, more than ever, we need to be engaged with each other.
06:55I stand corrected.
06:57And I'm starting to see your strategy.
07:00Hence, the delicious mini quiches.
07:02A gesture.
07:04Breaking bread together.
07:06A bond.
07:06I love that you worry about me.
07:09And trust me, I know how serious mother's diagnosis is.
07:13But this breakfast gesture wasn't about being sad for your grandmother.
07:18It's about taking the time to see each other.
07:21And show that we care.
07:23How can we help?
07:24By remembering that long before she was the magnificent Anita Dupree reigning over Fairmont
07:33Crest, she was Anita Williams, the scrappy little black girl from the streets of Chi-Town
07:40who sang lead for one of the most popular girl groups of all time.
07:45We need to believe in her.
07:48We need to know that cancer came for a warrior.
07:52And it's about to find out just how tough she is.
07:57Now you see what you made me do?
07:59It wasn't my intention to make you test the limits of your waterproof mascara, darling.
08:04Just looking for some honesty.
08:06Honestly, I am somewhere between composed and cracking.
08:10And now that I've said that out loud, I feel not one bit better proving honesty is overrated.
08:15You don't believe that at all.
08:17It's what you love about your relationship with Andre.
08:20It's not being right.
08:22Can't help it.
08:23I happen to have spectacular judgment in real estate and friends.
08:28And since you and Nicole are the best friends a gal could have,
08:32I'm proving you don't have to put on a fabulous face for me.
08:36Nicole and I are very lucky to have you on our side.
08:39And not for nothing, so is Joey Armstrong.
08:46You brought up his name and it isn't a reprimand.
08:50Usually you're pointing out how he's not right for me.
08:52Which is still true, but so is this.
08:56Joey hit the jackpot with you.
08:59And I just hope he's smart enough to see it.
09:01What's this for?
09:05The hooch.
09:07Your money's no good here.
09:10Unless you're gambling.
09:12These days I'm more into a sure bet.
09:15Is that right?
09:17Hmm.
09:17Indeed.
09:18Since you asked me here,
09:23I'm hoping that that's a sign that you have some good news for me.
09:29Well, unless you're one of those sadistic types who gets awful and giving bad news face to face.
09:37Now, if I have bad news to deliver,
09:43I have people for that.
09:45That way I don't disturb my wah.
09:49Heaven forbid.
09:51Now what the hell is wah?
09:53It's a Japanese concept meaning peace, harmony and balance.
09:58Well read.
09:59And well traveled.
10:01Noted.
10:02He gets around.
10:04So do I.
10:05And I'm here because.
10:11I'm going to partner with you on financing that free clinic of yours.
10:16I knew it.
10:19Don't touch me.
10:20Okay.
10:23Now, if I'm going to do you this solid,
10:26I'm going to want something in return.
10:29I'd be a nervous wreck if I had to stand around waiting for those test results.
10:37Same.
10:38Your great grandmother isn't standing around.
10:42She is getting on with her life, which is the point.
10:45It is exactly what she wants the family to do.
10:47And we're back to the F word.
10:50Exactly.
10:50Family and tradition, which brings me to the important task that I do not want to give short drift.
10:59Namely, the tradition of Dupree women being presented.
11:05To what?
11:07Your grandmother is talking about the cotillion.
11:10Where Samantha will be presented before polite society.
11:14Polite society.
11:15That sounds a little Downton Abbey-ish.
11:19A little, but it is so much more than that.
11:22You and Martin had just started dating when Kat had her debut, so you didn't attend.
11:27I wish I had.
11:28And really, I'm just starting to learn about all the moving parts, but it seems like an impressive event.
11:35Tyrell, I can't wait for you and, of course, Samantha to see what the cotillion experience means to a young black woman on the precipice of her future.
11:44Yeah, that'll be something.
11:47Tyrell, would you please go upstairs and wake up your sister?
11:49Samantha and I have a lot of work to do.
11:53Did Mrs. Lansing rest well?
11:56She did.
11:57The nurse I assigned to her was just in administering her latest round of pain meds.
12:02She's healing nicely, stitches intact.
12:04Excellent.
12:05I'll check on her a little later.
12:08Oh, and, uh, thank you for your advice about Nicole.
12:12You were right as usual.
12:14She was in need of a friend.
12:17You're a very insightful person, Nurse Johnson.
12:20Careful, doctor.
12:22Such high praise might go to my head.
12:24I should pop by Mrs. Lansing's room before the pain meds.
12:30Knock her out.
12:31Thank you.
12:33Oh, dear, thanks.
12:39Do you need a throat lodgeance or something?
12:43Uh, no.
12:44I need you to tell me what's going on between you and Dr. Richardson.
12:48I think maybe you better elaborate so there's no misunderstanding.
12:58Gladly.
12:58Look, I don't think I need to remind you just how expensive an endeavor like this would be for the both of us.
13:07Well, that much is understood, and it's for a worthy cause.
13:13Nevertheless, if I'm going to pony up the kind of money that you're talking about,
13:19I'm going to need a substantial return on my investment.
13:27Oh, I get where this is going.
13:29Do you?
13:30You know, the first man I've encountered who suffers from the Madonna whore complex.
13:38No.
13:39Come again.
13:40See, you want a nice-bred-in-society lady like Vanessa on your arm and out in public.
13:53And yet, you want a freak in the sheets like me.
13:59My Ted TPO was the same way.
14:04And listen, I really wouldn't have minded setting up arrangements like that with you, Joey,
14:09if I hadn't already started something new.
14:14No.
14:16You snooze, you lose, big boy.
14:22Well, I'm starting to see how you managed to sink your talents into Nicole Dupree's husband.
14:29I guess your Ted T didn't stand a chance, did he?
14:34No, he didn't.
14:36In fact, most men don't when it comes to Dana Leslie Thomas.
14:41Good thing I'm not most men.
14:44And I don't need a tug and a tickle.
14:47And what I need is something more substantive.
14:51Such as?
14:52That free clinic of yours being dedicated to the memory of the late Doug McBride.
15:00I don't know whether to be touched or annoyed that you're still finding time to worry about my relationship.
15:11I mean, with everything your family's facing.
15:14If you make me cry again, this friendship is over.
15:17Okay.
15:17Okay.
15:18I will not say anything else that will cause more waterworks.
15:22But at least tell me you're finding comfort in the sculpted arms of that gorgeous young husband of yours.
15:29Andre has been great.
15:31Beyond great.
15:33Caring, encouraging, attentive.
15:36It's like he has this sixth sense for when I need him to be right next to me, holding me tight, and when I need space.
15:43And Bill's been wonderful, too.
15:46Wait.
15:46Of all people, he doesn't need a cameo in this conversation.
15:50He is the girl's father, and he has been great with them.
15:53Very present.
15:54Mm-hmm.
15:56What?
15:56Oh, come on, Dani.
15:57You and I both know Bill Hamilton's happier than a pig and...
16:00How'd you used to say it when our kids were small?
16:03Stress, hormonal, irritable, and tired.
16:05Yes.
16:06That.
16:07Happier than a pig in that when he's able to be your personal Mr. Fix-It.
16:11Okay, so the role comes second nature to him.
16:14He was always the one to pick me up and put me back together.
16:17Which would have been nice if he hadn't always been the one who broke you.
16:21No argument there.
16:22Which begs the question, does your new husband know the OG models back to playing Night in Shining Armor?
16:31Dr. Richardson, Ted, was just totally flirting with you.
16:35Can you lower your voice, please?
16:37Okay, so now you want to be discreet when the gossip is about you.
16:40There is absolutely nothing to gossip about.
16:43Bull.
16:43Excuse me?
16:45You didn't even blink when he was flirting with you.
16:47Actually, it was like you weren't surprised at all.
16:53Hold up.
16:54Are you and Ted?
16:57Don't you have some work to do, a little miss thing with all the ideas?
17:00Actually, I'm all caught up on my work.
17:03No.
17:04Not anymore.
17:12Arnon.
17:13Hey, uh, good to see you.
17:16How are you holding up?
17:18I've had my moments.
17:19I'm just doing what I can to be there for Anita and the family.
17:25Yeah.
17:25I suppose you're doing the same for Martin and Ted.
17:29I am.
17:30I just wish there was more I could do while we're anxiously waiting to get the BRCA gene test results back.
17:36No, we won't have to wait a whole lot longer.
17:39I just pray the family is strong enough.
17:44Come what may.
17:47These quiches were delicious, Nicole.
17:50Ah, it lived.
17:52Ah, you're hilarious, Pop.
17:55Good morning, Sleeping Beauty.
17:57Morning, Dad.
17:59Hi, Grandma.
18:00Your grandmother brought breakfast.
18:02Mmm, I'll get some later.
18:04Oh, no, you don't.
18:07Mmm, Grandma.
18:09Mom.
18:09Up you go.
18:10Early bird catches the worm.
18:12I'm having flashbacks.
18:14Did you ever get to sleep in?
18:15With Nicole Dupree as a mother?
18:17Rarely.
18:18I heard that, Martin.
18:20Why are we talking about worms so early in the morning?
18:24It's an idiom genius, and it's almost noon.
18:27We let you sleep in because your holiday break is almost over, but your grandmother wanted to see you.
18:34That's right.
18:35We have to buckle down on our cotillion planning.
18:41You should have just lied with that.
18:44Our upcoming debut is all anyone can talk about in the cotillion's group chat.
18:51Pretty sure the whole town is watching, and I'm glowing.
18:54I'm not going to lie.
18:55I get total aura.
18:57Excellent.
18:58I knew you would be just as excited as I am once you found out why I was here.
19:03I haven't seen a Deb as pumped as you since your aunt Kat.
19:07I was totally locked in, Grandma, but I feel kind of guilty.
19:16Guilty?
19:17Why?
19:19Because of great-grandma.
19:22Isn't it, I don't know, kind of frivolous to be worried about a cotillion when she could be dying of cancer?
19:29Did I hear this right?
19:35You want to dedicate our new venture, our new community health facility, to your girlfriend's dead husband.
19:45That surprises you?
19:47Hell yeah, it surprises me.
19:49You must really feel guilty about what went down with McBride.
19:58Andre is not concerned about Bill.
20:01He doesn't do jealousy, and I don't give him reason to, which is very refreshing after being married to Bill.
20:08That man had the audacity to police every innocuous exchange I had with any male.
20:14Well, it's usually the cheaters who think everyone else is cheating.
20:18Exactly.
20:19And it was Bill who was being constantly unfaithful.
20:22Glad you haven't forgotten his armor's more rust than shine.
20:26And none of it's charming.
20:27Well, I remember.
20:29Listen, I know how good I have it with Andre, and I do not intend to mess that up.
20:34Good.
20:35Now, I've got to get going.
20:38Tell Joey I said hello.
20:40And what I said before about him being lucky still stands.
20:48I find guilt to be the most useless emotion the gods have saddled us with.
20:54Why?
20:56You let poor, dim-witted Dr. Doug rack up a gambling bet in this very casino.
21:04Well, then he drove himself into a ravine, three sheets to the wind, on booze from your bar.
21:13And then you started getting busy with his widow.
21:19And where'd you hear all that?
21:22No, I have my sources, Joey.
21:25So you're telling me you're not the least bit remorseful?
21:29We all make choices.
21:32Doug made his.
21:32He overestimated his luck, and he underestimated the amount of alcohol he consumed.
21:40Now, it's not like I owe you any explanation.
21:45But my acknowledging him with this gesture has nothing to do with guilt.
21:50It's about honoring the father of Vanessa's children.
21:53You really do care about her, don't you?
21:57She's your kryptonite.
21:59No, I'm no Superman, and Vanessa knows that.
22:03Now that we have a deal or not.
22:07How about a compromise?
22:09What if I name a room in the Leslie Thomas outreach project after the dearly departed Dougie?
22:23I'm sure, finding out that her latest flame has done such a lavish honor,
22:31Miss Vanessa will be won over with major brownie points.
22:39I was just in with the hospital chief of staff.
22:49Oh, Leah.
22:50It's good people.
22:51Yeah.
22:52The lab was backed up, so...
22:54She offered to make a few calls to see if she can get things moving along.
23:01Normally, I wouldn't ask for special treatment.
23:04Well, you didn't ask.
23:05She offered.
23:06Then I hope you would accept.
23:07But I know how proud you Dupreeze can be.
23:11Sometimes it's true.
23:13I know Nicole will be relieved once the test results come back.
23:16She's been putting on a brave face for the kids and the grandkids.
23:21But I know she's not going to breathe easy until she's certain Martin and Chad are in the clear.
23:24It is quite remarkable to see you still showing up for Nicole and the kids.
23:33That will never stop showing up.
23:36Your daughter will always be my family.
23:38Believe me, Samantha.
23:42The last thing your great-grandmother wants is for you to feel bad about enjoying your debutante season.
23:49You really think great-grand wouldn't mind?
23:51Honey, your great-grandmother's family couldn't afford for her to be a debutante or much else when she was growing up in Chicago.
23:58Even if she had been available for it, she was already on the road with her girls group by the age she would have come out.
24:05And then she met your great-grandfather, moved to Fairmont Crest, and he took her to her very first cotillion.
24:13One of his cousins was being presented.
24:18Now, of course, at this point, she was the Anita Williams, former lead singer of the Articulets, current jazz stylist extraordinaire.
24:29She knew all about glamour at this point.
24:31Even still, she said she was so mesmerized by all the sheer, unadulterated black excellence on display at that cotillion.
24:40What do you mean?
24:42She told Annie and me that she saw young black women who didn't have to go off and sell gold records like she did for their shot at upward mobility.
24:51They gained poise, leadership skills, had access to educational and philanthropic opportunities through the debutante program.
24:59So it's less about pageantry and more about a path to power.
25:05Mother swore from that moment on that if she ever had daughters, she would make sure that they had the experience she wasn't afforded, which is why she wanted Danny and me to have our debuts.
25:17Now, of course, Danny didn't because she was off modeling.
25:20So was Chelsea.
25:21But Naomi had her cotillion.
25:24And mom passed that tradition down to Kat.
25:27And now I am passing it down to you.
25:30Give me a break.
25:31Oh, son, have you lost your mind?
25:34Hold on, Martin.
25:36Go on, Tyrell.
25:37It's not just that.
25:42You guys are sitting here talking about debutantes and cotillions when real people could care less about those sort of things.
25:48I'm not real people.
25:51I mean, why are the people ones who don't have house managers or live in pretentious gated communities?
25:57Tyrell.
25:58Seriously, Ty?
26:00Apologize to your grandmother right now.
26:01Calm down, Martin.
26:03And that goes for everyone.
26:05I asked Tyrell for his opinion, and he's giving it.
26:09I don't mean any disrespect, Grandma.
26:12And I know how hard you and the rest of the Dupree's work for everything you have.
26:16It's just, Samantha and I had life way worse than great-grand ever did.
26:23And there was no singing group to save us.
26:26If Pop and Dad hadn't adopted us, those kind of people that debuted at cotillions wouldn't want two kids who have had that drug addict for a mother and an absentee father anywhere near them.
26:40That's why they live behind the gates.
26:41That was fast.
26:48Really, Shanice, you think I'm going to forget that you didn't answer my question?
26:51Which was...
26:53What is going on between you and Dr. Richardson?
26:56I will not be spilling any personal tea while on duty.
27:00Since when?
27:01I may like to indulge in other people's tea, but when it comes to my own, I don't share as much as a teaspoon.
27:07Oh, come on, please.
27:08I am stranded on a deserted, loveless island right now.
27:11At least let me live vicariously through your love life.
27:13Okay, fine.
27:15If you must know, Ted and I met up for New Year's Eve.
27:20New Year's.
27:21New Year's.
27:23Did you guys kiss?
27:26No comment.
27:27Oh, you totally did.
27:28Was it good?
27:30No complaints.
27:31Are you going to go on another date?
27:35It wasn't a date, exactly.
27:37Anyway, things might get tricky because I encouraged him to spend time with his ex.
27:42Now, why on earth would you play matchmaker to Nicole and Ted when you were so obviously into him?
27:48Nurse Ashley, I need you to check the results of some blood work Dr. Ahn ordered.
27:52Okay, just gonna keep making up work for me to do to avoid my questions.
27:57Work is what we get paid to do here.
27:59Yes, ma'am.
28:04Patient name?
28:07There are two.
28:10The name's Dupree.
28:12Nicole and Danielle Dupree.
28:15Dupree.
28:15So, you weren't ignoring my question.
28:22You were respecting HIPAA laws.
28:26What's the test?
28:28It was a multi-hygiene panel for BRCA1 and 2.
28:31Oh, my God.
28:33Yeah.
28:34Here I am, complaining about my love life and Naomi's family's going through something like this.
28:38I feel like a horrible friend.
28:40You had no way of knowing that?
28:41But now you do, so you can be there for your girl.
28:47Here's my ever-busy youngest.
28:50What are you up to?
28:52Agency biz.
28:53It has to be done and keeps my mind off, well, everything.
28:59And how about you?
29:00Did you get a squash game in?
29:01I hear it's a great stress reliever.
29:03Sometimes it is, but no, this was a swimming and infrared sauna kind of afternoon.
29:09What's on your mind, huh?
29:13Besides the obvious.
29:15Vanessa.
29:17She was admonishing me for telling Bill about what's going on.
29:21Oh, Danny.
29:22I know.
29:23You gave me some more advice about leaning on my new husband, not my old one.
29:28What God hath brought together let no man, especially Bill Hamilton, put asunder.
29:35There's a reason they put that in the wedding vows.
29:38Daphne, be serious.
29:40All right, all right.
29:42Bill feels comfortable.
29:44Like an old pair of well-worn shoes.
29:50Meanwhile, Andre is a shiny new pair of those high-end designer heels that you and your mother like.
29:59Luby-tons.
30:00Hamilton is a ratty old pair of sneakers that should have been tossed out decades ago.
30:07And Andre is Louboutin's high-end.
30:12Slip your feelings into him, sweetheart.
30:16Thank you, Danny.
30:18Anytime.
30:20Hello, beautiful.
30:21We celebrating something.
30:26I am expanding my reach in the DMV.
30:30And not only do I have the Dupree's asking me for my help for their high-felice charity events.
30:37Now, I am partnering with Mr. Joey Armstrong on my free clinic.
30:43You might want to rethink their partnership.
30:49Armstrong isn't someone you want to cross.
30:52And neither am I.
30:55The first thing we're going to be changing is that name.
30:58Guess who?
31:02What do I get if I guess right?
31:05I'd tell you, but it might get us arrested in at least six days.
31:17I'll take my chances.
31:18No, I'm sorry, Dad, but I am sick of him speaking for me.
31:28Tyrell, we may have the same origin story, but just because you want to wear it like some tragic martyr's badge of honor doesn't mean that I do.
31:35Grandma, I would be honored to follow in your Naomi and Kat's footsteps.
31:43So maybe I wouldn't have had the chance to become a Deb if we had stayed in foster care.
31:49But I was blessed to be adopted by this family.
31:53And I do have the opportunity, so why shouldn't I take it?
31:58Here, here.
32:00Of course you take her side.
32:01I'm not taking anyone's side.
32:04But unlike you, I'm well-versed in what it means to be a Deb in the life of a young black woman.
32:10You guys keep emphasizing black women.
32:14But didn't bougie black people copy the cotillion culture from Europeans?
32:19It is as if they thought copying white society would give us the respectability we deserve.
32:24How is that working out for us?
32:26You're right, Tyrell.
32:27What you're talking about is called respectability politics.
32:31Yes, that, right there.
32:32Our cotillions do have certain similarities to those of our white counterparts.
32:38But there is one significant difference.
32:41What's that?
32:43Our history.
32:45Our story.
32:47The story of a people held down by hundreds of years of slavery.
32:51By Jim Crow.
32:52By systemic racism.
32:54Having to flee the South during the Great Migration.
32:58Enduring white flight to suburbia, which crippled inner cities.
33:03Even through all of that tragedy, we still managed to triumph.
33:09Our ancestors built schools and communities, raised respectable children, educated themselves, and against seemingly insurmountable odds, achieved in the American dream.
33:24Beautifully said, Nicole.
33:26And I hope you were listening closely, Tyrell.
33:31I was.
33:32Okay, that may be true.
33:34But do we still need cotillions, fraternities, or sororities today?
33:39Don't they just continue classicism?
33:41It's an us versus them.
33:43Haves versus have-nots mentality.
33:45I've never heard you talk like this.
33:48Where is this coming from?
33:49Straight from the mouth of Jessica.
33:55Tyrell's sweetheart, Jessica, was supposed to be a dev this season, but she's barely been to any of the meetings.
34:03You're so obsessed with her that you're living in a headcanon, she wrote.
34:07Spoken like a true elitist in training.
34:09I bet once you move behind the gates, you'll forget about all the people from our old hood.
34:14That is so not true.
34:16Tyrell, I'm curious.
34:18Have you or Jessica done any research into how organizations like the Barrington County Deputant Society,
34:24My Divine Nine sorority, or your pop's fraternity give back to the community?
34:29Not really.
34:31Well, maybe you should.
34:33We also give scholarships to young women who can't afford the fees associated with being a dev,
34:38as well as scholarships to college and a lifetime of networking opportunities.
34:43And I can't believe you, Tyrell.
34:46Jessica has your nose wide open.
34:49I get that, though.
34:51When I met your pop, he had my nose wide open, but being the curious type, I question him.
34:58I push back.
34:59But first you decide that you're interested in UCLA because Jessica's going there.
35:05And now her beliefs are your beliefs.
35:08Have you lost all ability to think for yourself?
35:12Tyrell, you have given me a lot to think about.
35:15Yeah?
35:17Yes.
35:18Specifically how something like a cotillion can feel to someone who wasn't raised around that sort of thing.
35:25Maybe a little closed off.
35:27Even unwelcoming without trying to be.
35:30Right.
35:31That's all I was saying.
35:32And I'm hoping that I have given you a different perspective regarding the legacy and strides of the organizations that the Dupree's a part of.
35:43You've got me thinking, but honestly, I don't think I'll be able to change Jessica's mind.
35:48Well, then maybe you should have her give me a call.
35:51I could find out what's bothering her and maybe I can ease her mind.
35:55You do that for her?
35:56Of course.
35:57It's not a problem.
35:59My generation could learn a lot from yours and vice versa.
36:03That is, if both sides seize the opportunity to listen more than they speak.
36:09You've given me a lot to think about, Daddy.
36:12And I promise I will.
36:15Happy to help.
36:17Especially since there's not much I can help with in life right now.
36:22I better get home to your mother.
36:29Love you.
36:30Love you.
36:30Love you.
36:43Wait, before you make me forget, I have news.
36:49Don't leave me in suspense.
36:50You're looking at Leslie Thomas' new partner, God help us.
36:57Yeah, she is something.
37:00But I'm going to finance her new free clinic with her.
37:05Joey, I am so proud of you.
37:09Not only is it respectable, it will help a lot of people.
37:12I promise you won't regret this.
37:18That sounds an awful lot like a confession.
37:22Well, a confession would imply that I have done something wrong.
37:25But I'm a law-abiding citizen with a squeaky clean record.
37:31Now, being a law-abiding citizen and having a squeaky clean record, there's two separate things entirely.
37:38Then what am I confessing?
37:40Being linked to a known shady individual.
37:42Just make sure Joey's funding your clinic with funds from one of his legit businesses.
37:51If you want to keep that squeaky clean record of yours from being soiled by association.
37:56Well, I don't mind getting a little dirty every now and again.
38:04If it's with the right person.
38:08That's good to know.
38:09Give me a call when you get this.
38:20Okay.
38:22Well, going down.
38:25Oh, I am taking the stairs from here on out, remember?
38:28That will always be practical.
38:31What if there's an emergency?
38:35Maybe you should take a chance.
38:38Maybe you're right.
38:39Maybe you should take a chance.
38:41Bye-bye.
38:51See you then.
38:52Bye.
38:52Bye.
38:53Bye.
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