Queen Sugar

Previously on 'Queen Sugar'...

You want to lead the people, baby, you gotta show that you love the people.

All this, Pops left to me,

and Charley don't even know.

I uprooted my life, my son.

- Get out of the car, now! - What happened that night?

He takes out his gun

and he pulled the trigger, Dad.

I like you, Nova.

When you find something good in this world,

you best hold on.

I want you for the rest of my life.

Will you marry me?

Yes.

When that girl was like, 'No, no, no, no,'

that's when I knew.

What? No way.

- That's when you knew? - I mean, I felt it.

- You knew it or you felt it? - I felt it.

Your boy was running at him like a linebacker,

and then just goes around him.

Man, that ain't real.

And white daddy's acting all smart, that ain't real either.

Girlfriend acting innocent.

I knew. I put them pieces together.

- Yes, I did. Yeah. - Okay, okay.

Considering you haven't seen a movie in over a year,

I will just take pleasure in the fact...

- Cold shot. - ...that I picked one that you liked.

Yeah, you ain't lying.

You always got me watching them weird movies

with them white folks not saying nothing.

Whatever. I love independent films, okay?

I'm all for independence, trust me.

All I'm saying is can I see some black folks or something?

Remember we used to go to Audubon?

- Mm-hmm. - Lay up in the park,

watching ferries float down the river?

You were always wondering where they were going.

You ever miss it?

- What? - I don't know, college life?

Living in the city? All of it?

Do I wish I'd done things differently?

Of course.

I wish I'd finished school.

Hey.

- You asked, Ralph Angel. - I know.

Whatever I wish I'd done differently

has nothing to do with you.

I think about all the shit I've done,

things I told myself to make it make sense in my head,

knowing I was dead wrong.

But once we know, we know.

Once we know, we know.

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Another celebrity couple has decided to call it quits,

as basketball superstar Davis West

and his wife, Charley Bordelon-West, have officially divorced.

They were one of the most powerful couples

in professional sports until their storybook romance

ended in a shocking scandal.

The divorce announcement comes on the heels

of a fascinating 'Gallant' magazine article

detailing the former Mrs. West's new life as a sugar mill owner

in rural Louisiana.

Hey.

All the world knows now.

I feel like I can finally breathe again.

So, what do you say?

You and me tonight?

Gumbo up to your elbows.

And I promise you,

it's so good, it'll make you holler.

You wanna make me holler, huh?

I understand, and I really appreciate the call.

Thank you.

Go on.

It's not gonna open itself.

A front-page story should be celebrated,

and I figured flowers would be too, you know, predictable.

It's beautiful.

Thank you.

- Was that your editor? - Publisher.

He said the piece is an example

of what the paper does best.

It's sobering.

He thought I hit a little too close to home.

Yeah.

'In addition to birth defects,

researchers now believe the Zika virus

causes retinal damage that can lead to blindness.

An outbreak in the city's all but forgotten Ninth Ward

would have a catastrophic effect

on the state's public health system.

Experts believe it's not a question of if, but when.'

I got voicemails from city officials, state legislators...

Not one of them has two nickels to rub together.

Zika is a hurricane by another name.

And believe me, Nova. You connected the dots.

You basically lived on an airplane

these last three weeks.

The research you've shared, your patience...

I'm so grateful, Robert.

I saw in the news that Charley finally divorced Davis.

- Mm. - Should've left his sorry ass

a long time ago.

Well, you know there are some good ones, right?

Not everyone can catch a Hollywood.

You make it sound like I went fishing, girl.

I just wanna know what you used for bait

'cause I need something on my hook.

You know, your hair, it's, uh...

It's falling out a little.

You going through the change, Vi?

I went through that a while ago at a very young age.

It 's, um... you know, it' s probably a little bit of stress.

You might need to get this checked out, girl.

What? It's probably just my wigs.

You know, I need to stop wearing them so much.

Let the hair rest, give it some fresh air, that's all.

Okay.

Don't laugh!

I'm telling you, I always wanted to be a chef

ever since I was a kid.

I'm serious.

I used to think that tall white hat was cool as hell.

- And that jacket? Come on, now. - The jacket?

You know what?

I should pick that up again.

As a hobby.

- You're serious? - I'm serious.

Like you're not enough things right now.

Let's see... professor, irrigation specialist.

- Yeah. - Seed developer, cowboy hat wearer.

- Oh, jokes. - I'm just...

- She thinks she's got jokes. - I mean, you wear a cowboy hat.

This is nice.

- What, being out together? - Yeah.

Being out together.

- Thank you for dinner. - Thank you.

Oh.

- My mother. Two seconds? - Okay.

Hi, Mother.

Okay, right.

Right.

Okay, let me just get home and... and we can make a plan.

What?

In Louisiana?

Yeah. No, no. Yes, I... I understand.

What's up?

My mother.

She's here.

All right, y'all, y'all boys work fast.

Got lunch in 30 minutes, we'll be done with this about 10:00.

So, you go ahead and you grab that. Take that one.

Go take it back there to the back, all right? Okay.

Hey, uh, foreman told me to find you, Mr. Desonier.

Name's Will Roseman. I think I'm joining your team.

Oh, hey. Just call me Hollywood.

You ever driven piles before?

No, I worked on the Columba Driller

as a tool pusher before the bastards at the company

laid me off three months ago.

You know, I used to be a driller

on the Octa Oleum in Vermilion Bay.

- No shit? - Yeah.

It's nice working with somebody

that knows what it's like to be stepped on.

I hear you, brother.

Look here, those guys are unloading the rest of the equipment.

- They could use a couple of hands. - You got it.

Hello, Mother.

You look incredible, as always.

Oh.

And you... look healthy,

which is saying a lot considering all you have been through.

Good for you.

It's not easy to hold yourself together

during tough times.

Charlotte...

listen, I really do wish that I could've gotten

off that boat sooner, but I was Lauren's guest.

And, I don't know, with her husband

having just left her, it really felt like

being there for her was the right thing to do

just as a friend, and...

and, honestly, I think I needed that cruise myself.

I mean, I just needed it to process your father, because...

it, uh...

it hit me harder than I expected.

So, being out there on the water

and on the other side of the world,

that was really a blessing for me.

And that's a long way of saying that I really...

do wish that I... I could've come and checked on you sooner.

And I'm sorry that I didn't, but I was... just wasn't able.

No apology necessary, Mom.

Really, I understand.

Thank you.

Grandma.