Beauty

This is my last chance to be normal.

You're not normal.

I know that but...

The world don't know that yet.

I don't want to share you with the world.

What you thinking about?

The future.

What's the future gonna be?

Freedom.

Oh, y'all in here kissing again, huh?

Shut up, Abe.

I told you to stop climbing through my window,

'cause if Mommy catch you, I'mma get a beating.

You're the only one she ain't gonna beat.

Mommy slapped the shit out of me last week.

Oh, yeah.

It's 'cause you told her to go to hell. You deserved it.

She tells your father to go to hell all the time.

She's grown. She can do that.

Beauty's grown too.

As long as we live in this house, we children.

And children must honor...

...thy mother and thy father.

It's in the Bible. You gotta do it.

If we did everything the Bible say, we'd live in a pretty messed-up world.

Bible is kinda fucked-up.

Hey, Beauty, your voice.

Mmm, I'll be fine.

Switch with me.

Why you always want what I got?

'Cause my nerves are bad.

What?

I don't know why, you don't do shit.

She ain't never had a hard day's work in her life.

Mm-mm-mm.

Mommy makes me practice for six hours a day,

and she yells at me the whole time.

That's work.

That ain't shit.

Both of y'all can shut the fuck up.

You know you love us.

Right now, I don't.

Beauty! Abel!

Get your asses down here right now! Your father's home!

Shit.

Jas, you could come.

- She ain't call my name. - Don't worry. I'll protect you.

You always say that,

and when she starts giving me the evil eye, you don't do shit.

Don't be messin' up my bag, boy.

Yo!

Just bring it in.

What was y'all doing up there?

Nothing.

Mm-hmm.

Go in there and say hello to your daddy.

There she is.

- Hey, Daddy. - Ah!

- Hey. - How was your trip?

Mmm, productive.

Look at you.

You look wonderful.

Oh, hey, son.

Hey, Pop.

You smell like reefer, boy.

Why you let him smoke that cigar in the house?

It's his house.

Look, I don't care if you do it. Just don't bring it around your sister.

Okay.

You singing in church or something?

Jesus all right with me.

What's going on? Tell me.

- You all right, Mama? - Hey.

No, I got it!

I was just trying to help.

I don't need your help.

I got something for you.

Look at that. Do you like it?

- It's beautiful. - Mmm.

Take it out. Let me put it on you. You just pull that.

Yeah, okay. Hold on.

This you must always wear

in honor of God's love for you.

Turn around. Let me put this on you.

This will affirm your faith, keep you safe,

and always keep you understanding...

...that God loves you as His own.

Let me see.

Oh, beautiful, radiant,

shining.

Always wear this. It'll protect you, keep you safe.

Always wear this. Always... It'll protect you.

Always wear this.

Mm-hmm.

How come you didn't bring me nothing?

'Cause you don't deserve nothing.

What you laughing at?

You, nigga.

So,

Mama made your favorite.

Hot dogs?

- I thought you liked... - Get them bags upstairs, boy.

You lucky Beauty was here. I was about to drop your ass.

Shut your dumb ass up.

Nigga, you wasn't about to do shit. Beauty just saved your life.

I'm sick of his ass always trying to punk me.

He just mad 'cause he ain't cute like y'all.

Ain't my fault he got a ugly daddy.

Do not say that about your brother.

You're never going to convince me

that in order to live, I gotta eat something dead.

You ain't gonna convince me. It's not gonna happen.

I heard you shut the place down last night.

Wanted to see if you got what it takes.

I guess I do.

I could've told you that.

Still can't hold a candle to me, though.

I know that's right, Mama.

Nobody can hold a candle to you.

You can.

If the student is not as good as the teacher,

then the teacher's not doing a good job.

Well, you have done a wonderful job teaching her, honey.

She still got some work to do.

Says who?

Says me.

I think she ready for the big time.

Of course you do.

Don't speak at my table unless I ask you a question.

- I don't need permission to speak. - When you're in my house, you do.

- Then I'll leave. - Yeah! Get the fuck out!

Beauty, let her go. Don't need this devil worshipper in my home.

- I don't worship no devil. - You don't worship God.

Neither do you.

Daddy, please.

Can we all just calm down?

We are having a family discussion,

and last time I checked, you aren't part of this family.

- Maybe one day I will be. - What you gonna do?

Marry one of her brothers?

I wouldn't touch that thing with a ten-foot pole.

- Cain, stop it. - Come on, Jas.

Let's run away and get married and never come back.

You think marriage is a joke? Huh?

Do you?

"For this reason, a man leaves his mother and father

and unites with his wife to become one."

Not two but one flesh.

"That that God brings together,

let no man sever."

Amen.

Is that what you believe?

That you're one flesh with your wife?

That you only have eyes for her?

Cain, would you take my plate, please, son?

We're having dinner.

Oh, well, your husband asked me to come by around six.

It's 5:45.

Yeah, I'm done with that.

Is that her again?

Mm-hmm.

- Why you leave her on the doorstep? - I don't want her up in my damn house.

Let's hear the woman out.

I don't need to hear her out to know she full of shit.

Then I'mma talk to her myself.

You can't make a decision like that without me!

I'mma ask the woman in if that's all right with you.

Thank you.

My pleasure.

Well,

she's got it.

Got the guts of Aretha,

and... beauty of Lena,

soul of Billie, the...

Voice, my voice.

Yes, she does. You taught her well.

Let the woman talk.

The torch has to be passed to someone,

and I believe that someone is your daughter.

That's the same thing she said to me ten years ago.

And I was telling the truth.

It's just that I think you were ahead of your time.

And Beauty's not?

No. Beauty is right on schedule.

It's easy.

A blind man could tell you she's going places.

It takes somebody who knows what to do...

I can shape that to make something out of that...

I can bring people to the table...

...so that everyone in America is gonna want a piece of her.

And she can make you a whole lot of money, can't she?

We can agree to work together on this.

I can promise you you're never gonna have to work again for the rest of your life.

And if everybody gets a piece,

won't be nothing left.

- This is about Beauty. - I know that.

And I want what's best for her.

You want what's best for your bank account.

Don't make me smack you in front of this white woman.

Should I step out?