(gentle music) (sprinkler hisses) - [Woman Voiceover] Stop it, Josh! - [Man Voiceover] Get off me. - Faith can't fix everything. (sprinkler hisses) (banging) (sprinkler hisses) - I'll touch down on the
quarter this Tuesday. When I'm done with Milsaps and Warren, they'll be begging for our representation. Hey, look, we'll convene when I arrive. Oh, and, Shelly, I want them gawking at those PowerPoints like they're staring at the pearly gates themselves. - Another business
trip, I suppose, Oliver? - Financial security comes
not without sacrifice. - And right now we're sacrificing our time to bear a child for financial security. - Well, like I iterated, Faith, we need a halftime in order
for that time to come. - At least one of us does. You know, Grandma Ivy always used to say, we work so much that when
we finally did have a child, it would come out of the womb wearing a business suit, holding a cell phone, brandishing two college degrees. Still can't believe she's gone. - It should come as no incredulity that someone missed his
own grandma's funeral. - I talked to Joshua. I told him about the funeral
and spreading Grandma's ashes. Do you know what he said to me? "Sure thing." As if I was inviting him
to a BBQ or something. - Your brother's a lost cause. (gentle music) - Amen. (gentle music) Oh. (gentle music) Oh. (gentle music) Oh, okay. (gentle music) Father God, we call to you this evening to give thanks for this day. I thank you so much for my
wonderful, wonderful husband, who I love so dearly. I thank you for everything
that you do for us, Father God, over and over again. In your gracious, most
precious name, we pray. Amen. (knocking) (gasping) (knocking) Oliver, Oliver, wake up. (knocking) (knocking) Oh my God.
- Damn. See, if you y'all would have just opened the door sooner, that wouldn't be there. - Joshua! - In the flesh. - Joshua, you know I don't
allow that in my house. - I haven't seen you in over a year, and that's the first thing you say to me? (chuckles) Oliver, you're cooler than the other side of the pillow, huh? See, this is an A and B conversation. Why don't you see yourself
back to your pillow? - Joshua, I don't know
what's more pathetic. The fact that you didn't show up to your grandma's funeral or the fact that you're standing on my doorstep as a severe drunkard! - [Joshua] I'll tell you
what, I'll tell you what. - Oh my gosh. - [Joshua] How about I just sleep here on your holy doorstep. - The hell you will. - Oliver! - [Joshua] I like him, Faith. - Oh God. Joshua, get up, please, come on. Oh my God. Joshua, come on, come on! Goodness, Joshua. Wait right there. Okay, come on. Goodness gracious, Joshua. Okay. - Is this Grandma's room? - Yes, why? - How about I just sleep on the coach? - Joshua, I'm offering you a bed. This is the only room I
have with a bed in it. - A death bed? - Because you are filled
with the devil's poison, I'm gonna let that slide,
but, in the morning, Joshua, we're gonna talk about this, so either you're gonna take this bed or you're gonna hit the road. - All right. (quiet music) - How in the world did he get here? I didn't see a car outside. - [Faith] Probably caught a cab. I don't think Joshua has a car. - I thought he was supposed to be some kind of Internet wiz or something. - I admit, my brother has been known to stretch the truth a bit. Do you know that he told
my Aunt Kim and Uncle Ron that he's like this big businessman who travels the world making big deals? They actually think he's rich. He who hath not sworn deceitfully, he shall receive the
blessings from the Lord. (quiet music) And that's what you'll
always be if you continue to suck down that poison. - Faith, look, I don't know
what to tell you, okay? I'm sorry. I just--
- You know what, no. Come with me. Come on, come on. Let's go in here. Go on and sit down. - So I puke on your doorstep
and you cook me breakfast? You ain't changed a bit, Pastor Donahue. - Joshua, there's so many
things that I want to ask you, so many things that I want to tell you. - Me, too. I'll start. How do you get your
eggs to taste like this? - Everything's a joke to you. So here's a joke for you. What did the big sister
say to the little brother when she found two bottles of
liquid sin in his duffel bag? - Why didn't you bring
three bottles of liquid sin? - I should've known. And, needless to say, they're gone now. And I know you think I'm gonna
sit here and quote the Bible, but that's not how I
correct the incorrect. - Okay, so I went from a
drunkard to an incorrect. All right. - So you remember throwing up? - That's 'cause y'all didn't
open the door in time. Faith, I'm telling you,
if I could've just made it to the bathroom, it would've been fine. - Joshua, I would never turn
my back on my only brother. - Then don't. Listen, Faith. I really appreciate everything you do. (gentle music) - [Oliver] It was an elegant funeral. You should've come, but I guess you had other, more important things to do. What is it exactly that you're doing now? - [Joshua] Stand-up. - [Oliver] Seriously, comedy? So what, you go around, trying to get people to laugh at you? - Yeah, you know, kinda
like how people do you. - No one laughs at me. They may laugh with me,
but no one laughs at me. You wanna know why? Because I'm successful. I drive a nice car, I live in an elegant house, I bring in over $80,000 a year, and I get to sleep with
your sister every night. Now, Joshua, you may be a joke, but you're certainly not funny. See, Joshy, to make it through life, you have to be able to transform yourself to make it through your obstacles. You have to be able to float through the pipes of
obscurity, like water. Oh, I'm sorry, how would you say it? Like water! - To hell with you, man. - [Woman] Robert, what is your problem? - Fuck, babe, what now? - I don't know how many
times I gotta tell you, there ain't no slaves in this house. Now, I have not been married 14 years, 23 days, 2 hours, 58 minutes,
never mind the seconds, to be picking up your funky drawers. You are a grown man. - You know, I'm getting old. I'm starting to forget things, you know. Maybe I'm getting an
early case of Alzheimer's. - Well, I'm gonna give you
an early case of whupping, if you keep this up. - You're just a neat freak. - No, I like order. Cleanliness is next to godliness. And I am right next to godliness. - This is the last of it
from your mama's house? - Yes, right on in the guestroom, please. - Okay.
- Thank you. (birds tweet) - [Faith] What, you're
gonna catch us dinner? - Depends on if they're
biting or not, okay? Look, Faith, I'm sorry
about earlier, okay? - I accept your apology. Now, when you go home and
say your prayers tonight, I want you to apologize to the Lord. (Joshua laugh) You do say your prayers? - Look, all right, to be honest, sis, I can hardly remember
(chuckles) how it goes. Our Father, who fights in
heaven, or something. (chuckles) - That's not funny, Joshua. And so I assume you don't
belong to a church, either. - Last time I been in a
church, I was getting baptized. - That's truly unfortunate. - Yeah. - Have you ever wondered
what it would be like just to let God in? How he would just open up
the floodgates of heaven and the blessings would
just pour right in? Your head would spin. - Yeah, you got my head
spinning right now, Faith. - Joshua, he could help
you find the answers that you've been searching for because they're not at
the bottom of a bottle. - They're in the pages of the Bible. Okay, I get it. - You know what, you're going to come to church with me on Sunday, right after we spread Grandma's ashes. - Naw, Faith, you're going too far, okay? Now, look, why we can't
spread the ashes right now? Why Sunday? - You remember the time
when you called Grandma and she was staying with
Aunt Kim and Uncle Ron? Well, shortly after, her
health declined severely. So she decided she wanted to move in with Oliver and I. Well, as we had started moving her in, the doctor called and told us that she didn't have very much time left. You know, Grandma used to
sit in this very same spot. Every Sunday, she would come out here and just stare out on the
lake, stare at the sky. The Sunday before she died
was the very first Sunday she didn't take her
rightful spot out here. Imprisoned by the bed, the
expression on her face. That once peaceful,
graceful, beautiful woman could hardly even smile anymore. Joshua, I have to head to the church. I would love for you to join me. You sure you don't wanna go? - I'm straight. - [Faith] Okay. (gentle music) - Yes. Man! It's nice, this is nice. Obsession for men. I'm sure enough a man. Everything nice. "Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth." (Joshua sighs) Douche bag's got money. And what do we have here? Ooh, woo, yeah, that's
what I'm talking about. See, he might be a jerk, but that sucker can dress. Oh yeah, I'm feeling this. Oh yeah. Hi, I'm financially secure. Oh, yeah. I'm so financially secure that my financial securities are secure. He gonna have to let
me borrow one of these. For real! And I have a tiny wee-wee. (laughs) Looks like Mr. Perfect's been sinning in the holy house, huh? (Joshua snickers) Oh, man. Premium vodka. (Joshua shouts) Oliver, you'll be drinking
holy water tonight. - Ronald! - I've been all across
the country, all right? I'm telling you, I done been to like every truck stop
and sidewalk in America. Nah. Okay, I got a sister, right? And she's a pastor, and her name is Faith. So, basically, every Sunday,
Faith preaches on faith. Okay, I gotta tell you about my douche bag of a brother-in-law. This dude hates his marriage so much that he hates the in-laws, too. No, for real, for real like that. The other day, him and my
sister got into it, right? And he slaps me! (chuckles) - Hey, little brother. You gonna help me grab a bag or you just gonna make
me carry everything? - Do I have a choice? - Little brother, if
you don't get over here and carry a bag. - I hope y'all bought some juice. - You've been drinking. - Nah, I was thirsty. I don't even like cranberry juice, but that was all y'all had. - You know, it's funny. Oliver only drinks cranberry juice. He only drinks it at home. Excuse me. I forgot to get the juice, dang it. - Faith, we all have our flaws, right? - Joshua, come on. It's not about the notepad, Joshua, it's about what was in it. I was working on a sermon for Sunday about how Grandma instilled faith in me. But, now, since it's floating around somewhere in the lake, guess I'll have to rewrite it, and instead of writing it about how Grandma instilled faith in me, I'm gonna write it on how Grandma instilled faith in us. I should be so angry right
now with you, Joshua, more than God was when he
cast Satan out of heaven. But everything happens for a reason, and I'm gonna pray on it. - You do that. - What I've been diligently working on for the past couple of days is gone now because of you. But God does everything for a reason. The whole time I was writing it, I thought that something was missing. It was you. - Sis. (laughs) - God's working through you, Joshua. - Yeah, but--
- He wants us to write it together. Yeah. - Look, I'm sorry for ruining
your little notepad, Faith, but I-- - It's God's will, Joshua. I know this now. - I'm not a writer, which I know you know. - You write jokes. - Oh, that's different,
that's totally different. I can't write a sermon on faith, Faith. Faith, Faith. (chuckles) That wasn't funny. - Listen. If you help me write this sermon and come to church with me on Sunday and help me spread Grandma's ashes, I'll lend you the money that you need. Yeah. - What money? - Joshua, I know you so well. I know you probably came into town to do one of your little stand-up gigs, didn't have enough money for a hotel, and I was the last place
you wanted to come to, but you decided to call. You probably took the bus. You came to my house,
were gonna stay with me for a few days and wait for the right time to ask me for some money. And, you know, I'm a lender, Joshua. God has truly blessed me to be a lender, but if I do this for you, you're gonna have to do me this favor. Now, instead of fighting it, why don't you tell me how much you need. - Two thousand. - That is a lot of money, little brother. But I assume that after
I write this check, we'll have a deal. - I'm a-pay you back. There's this club in Vegas. Shoot, all I gotta do
is do my thing, right? - And I assume now that
you have this check, you'll honor your promise to me and you'll be here in the morning. - Sure thing. - (chuckles) That's great news, Shelly. I have some business on my side that I have to handle
first, but it'll get done. Let's convene tomorrow. Get back with me with a time, okay? All right. - It seemed so urgent when she called, I had to tell her you were here. - So Aunt Kim and Uncle
Ron are coming over here? - Yes, because, apparently,
Grandma left you a letter that's super important, and it can't wait. - And why would Grandma wanna
leave me a letter, anyway? - Because you're her only grandson. So do Aunt Kim and Uncle Ron know that you do this whole stand-up thing? - No! No, so, if you don't mind, let's just kinda keep that between us. - Ye shall not steal nor deal falsely. - Nor lie, I get it, but I'm not lying, Faith. Maybe you and Ollie could just happen not to be here when they come? - Joshua, what happened
to that other job you had? What was it, construction? - Oh, yeah, me and the boss man had an unfortunate conversation. - Unfortunate conversation. Didn't you have an
unfortunate conversation with your last boss, Joshua? - Yeah, yeah, couldn't
be avoided, I tell you. - Maybe you should start
avoiding your bosses. - Ah, yeah. - Seriously, Joshua,
you should have called that guy I told you about. - You talking about the
short order cooking thing? Nah, I'm too tall for that, Faith. - I did you a favor and
I set that up for you, and you didn't even show up. - Okay, look, the maintenance
thing, I can't do. I don't know how to fix things. The auto mechanic? I don't feel like working
on somebody else car and I ain't got one. And the janitor thing? Faith, I don't even clean my own toilet. That's nasty. - I'm talking about the
dog walker thing, Joshua. The dog walker thing. - And that's self-explanatory. - This smells good. - Hi, baby. - [Oliver] I'm gonna take a quick shower. - [Faith] Okay. - Joshua. - Ollie. - Joshua, grown men
should know how to cook. - Hey, man! Something missing? Wrong, something wrong? - No. Just thought I smelled something burning. - Man, that's funny. You know, I burnt the last thing I cooked. It was goose. - You can do goose, Joshua? - Ooh, can I?
- Wow, Joshua. - I ain't gonna lie. It might not have came out
the way I wanted it to, but, man, it was good. - Impressive. - Nothing like a little goose to get you through your day, you know? I usually like to drink
cranberry juice with my goose. Man, you thirsty? Oh, sniz-ap! I done drank all the cranberry juice. - Josh.
- My bad now. (Faith sighs) - Honey, I think you have
something right here. What is that? - Just water. - Okay. - Water. - Oliver, what's wrong with you? So, Joshua, first thing in the morning, we'll get started working on that sermon. - Sure thing.
- Yeah, okay. - You're writing a sermon with him? - Yes, for Sunday. You're more than welcome
to join, if you like. - I have a meeting in the morning. - Yeah, I bet you do. - What is that supposed to mean? - [Faith] Stop it! This will not happen in my house. - Sorry, honey. Besides, one would understand
about morning meetings if one had a real job. - Now what's that supposed to mean? - That's it! Joshua, give me your hands. Dear Lord, oh.
- I'm gonna get some air, man. - Joshua. (soft music) (Faith cries) Help me, please. Help me. Grandma's dead. (soft music) (suspenseful music) - You're right, sis. You know me all too well. (soft music) Kinda early to be
working in the yard, huh? - You know what they say, the early bird gets the worm. - Well, where I'm from, you know, worms are a bad thing. Yeah, that didn't go over too well. - You must be Faith's brother. I'm Danielle.
- Joshua. - Nice to meet you.
- So Faith told you about me? - Some things.
- Yeah. - Yes. - I mean, it can't be all bad, right? I mean, you're still talking to me. - Hey, listen, can you do me a favor and tell Faith I'll be over later? I was thinking about baking a pie. - Yeah, yeah, sure thing. - You going somewhere? - Huh? - You going somewhere?
- Oh! Nah, nah, I'm here. - All right, then, I
guess I'll see you later. - All right. Yes, you will. (soft music) Damn, she's beautiful. - Babe, you sure about this? - Wouldn't you wanna
know if it was your life? - I don't know. You know, sometimes the truth
is on a need to know basis. You know, kinda like the FBI, the CIA, the NSA, the CDC.
- Ronald, this is serious! Now, I'm tired of the lies
and deceit in this family. It's time to clean it up! Now, God says that there is life and death in the power of the tongue. It's in the Bible. - Why you gotta bring my tongue into this? I'm sorry. - Now we have to tell him. - You know what, it's a good thing. At least we're doing it in person. I remember this one time when my dad called the house to tell my
mom he wasn't coming home, and somebody oughta told him, he shouldn't do that over the phone. (garage door clicks) (quiet music) - Morning! - [Faith] Morning. So what's in the microwave? - Breakfast. - You're making me breakfast? - Well, you made me
breakfast the other day, so, you know. - So, Joshua.
- Yeah. - What's this all about? Why are you being so nice? I gave you money yesterday, and now you want something else? - Danielle. - How do you know Danielle? - I've seen her around, you know. - Where? - Look, Faith, all you need to know is that she's bringing a
pie over here today, okay? - Aw, she doesn't have to do that. - Yeah, so what'd you, you know? You know, what'd you tell her about me? - I told her you were a sure thing. - Funny. - Joshua, you have to
remember, this weekend is for paying respects to
Grandma and writing the sermon. Honor your promise to me, do
what you're supposed to do, and God will take care of the rest. - Why don't you use the computer? - When God wrote the 10
Commandments, Joshua, he used his hand, not a computer. - And you could use your
hands to write on that thing. - Joshua, I know what you're trying to do, but we're going to write this sermon. So, what do you know about faith? - Uh, I don't know, she's
about five-five, five-six, married to a douche bag,
28 years old. (chuckles) - Joshua Mays Henders. - All right, man, I'm just
trying to keep the mood light. - Okay. The world is filled with obstacles. The key is to have a strong foundation anchoring you. When the winds of change emerge, faith. This is what Grandma Ivy taught me. Joshua, come on over here. - Huh? - Come here. - You get fired from your job. Your lights get cut off. Your stomach is growling 'cause you haven't eaten in two days, but, as long as you've got
this anchor called faith, you'll make it through. - Faith isn't easy, Joshua. - Yeah, you got that right. Now look, my whole thing
is if you find yourself in a good situation, it's
'cause you got yourself there, not some magical force. You can't just get on your knees and pray your problems away. - Joshua, God helps those
who help themselves. - There you go quoting
that magical ritual book of yours, man. - I'm quoting the Bible. - That's what you want to call it. - Joshua, have you ever read the Bible? - I read the classifieds,
looking for a job. I read disconnect notices, okay? I read articles about old friends who died in some tragic accident. I read about how 20% of this country is living on the streets. But, no, I never read the Bible. See, people like you and Grandma, people with money, faith is easy to you. Y'all don't have any worries. You'd be more than happy
to show up in church, drop 100, 200, in the collection plate just 'cause you feel like
you're doing the right thing. You say God blessed you
to be a lender, sis. Well, my whole life, I've been a borrower. - I've always called to
check up on you, Joshua, whether you were in Arkansas or Washington or wherever else you may be. Your phone is always off. All those jobs. - Second-hand jobs, okay? Jobs a monkey could do. I know you know people in high places, but you never connect
me with none of those. All this talk about faith, you don't even have faith in me. And neither did she. All that money she had, and I'm out just struggling. - You're out there struggling. She's out here dying, Joshua. How many times did you
call to check up on her? You know what, take a
stroll in the kitchen, take a look at that big
pile of medical bills. (sighs) You think you're the
only one with problems, Joshua? You think my life's perfect? You wanna know the truth, Joshua? You claim you don't believe in praying. You claim you don't read the Bible. But the truth is God believes in you even if you don't believe in yourself. God has faith in you even though you don't have faith in yourself. You know what, let's pray. Well, I'm gonna pray for you. (phone rings) Hello? Okay, okay. I've got to head to the church, Joshua. You wanna come with me? - No, I'm straight. (gentle music) - You guys have gotta remember, now that you're engaged, the devil's gonna try to creep in on you. You're gonna face obstacle after obstacle, but, as long as you keep God first, you'll be okay. Cassie, there's gonna be
things that you desire that Toby might not,
and, Toby, vice versa. - So this means you're set
on performing the ceremony? - Indeed, I will, under the condition that you guys come to marriage counseling. - You know that we will.
- We will. - Good. So where's the honeymoon gonna be? - The Virgin Islands. - Ooh, that's where I had my honeymoon! (chuckling) (phone rings) - Uh oh, excuse me.
- Of course. So, Toby, how's the
photography business going? - Very good.
- Yeah. - Pastor, you do consider us friends? - Yes, why? - Some times friends do things
even though it may cause unwanted pain, right? - What's this about, Toby? - [Toby] It's nothing. Just a lot on my mind. - Honey, that was Sylvia. Sylvia's our wedding planner. She wants us to stop by. - All right, well, thanks for coming. Be blessed, be nice. - Than you so much.
- Thank you, thank you. (gentle music) - I can do this, I can do this. Just do it, just do it. Come on. Fuck. Fuck. Okay. (gentle music) Where is it? Damn. (rattling) Shit. Damn! (gentle music) Okay. (sighs) Hey, Danielle. - Hey, Josh, how you doing? - I'm fine. Just out here getting some air, you know. - I got that pie. Did you tell Faith I was coming over? - Yeah. But she had to go run over to the church. - [Danielle] Oh. - Just me and you, you know? Pie, the apple pie? - From scratch. - Hey, you ever seen American Pie? - No, what's that, a movie? - Yeah. I don't know, I just thought
about it when I saw you. The pie, when I saw the
pie, I thought about it. - Any good? - Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. - What's it about? - It's about some teenagers who like pie, especially warm, fresh, American pie. - Never saw it. You know what else goes good with pie? - No, what?
- A kitchen. (laughs) - Right, yeah. - [Danielle] My hands
over here are burning. - Yeah, just go put it
on the stove right there. Stupid! - So, tell Faith I will
be back in the morning to head to the lake. - Hey, you want something to drink? I mean, you don't have to go
all the way home right now. - I live right across the street. - Yeah, but it's hot, it's hot outside. I mean, juice, soda, will cool you down on the inside, right? - Okay, I'll take some juice. - All right. - [Danielle] Okay. - Sit down. - [Danielle] She was a
good woman, your grandma. - Yeah, yeah, she raised
me and Faith well. - [Danielle] And she could cook, too. Showed me how to make
that pie from scratch. - Really, it smell like
she did a good job. I forgot Faith didn't go to the store yet. Water is all we got. - So you promised me juice or water, get me to sit down, and I get water? Typical man. - No, fam always-- - I'm messing with you, Josh. (chuckles) - Here you go. So tell me about yourself. - Well, I've known Faith and Oliver since they lived here. Gabriel and I-- - Gabriel? - My husband, soon to be ex-husband. We used to come over for
dinner and stuff like that. - So y'all ain't together no more? - No, we're going through a
very sloppy divorce right now. - Oh, I'm sorry. I'm sorry, that's a touchy subject. You don't wanna talk about
that, let's change the subject. What do you do? - I'm a divorce attorney. - Okay, yeah.
- Yeah, seriously. - Did not see that one coming.
- I've been around divorce my whole life, so I decided
to make a living at it. - Okay.
- Yeah. - So you do your own thing. You handle your own divorce? - Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no. We agreed on an attorney for that. - Oh. So how you making? - I'm good. Even Whitney says I'm taking it well. - One of your girls, huh? - My only girl, she's seven. - You have kids? - One kid, Whitney. - You must've adopted Whitney. - No, no, no. Gabriel and I were in high school, prom night, a long story that you probably already heard before. He was in the 12th grade when we found out Whitney was coming. And he was so calm when I told him. I was a mess. I was a big mess. - So you got knocked up your first time? - First time, only guy. - Wow. Huh? - Gabriel's the only guy I've been with. - Been with. (chuckles) All right. - This some good water. You could have at least threw
a tea bag in here, though. Come on. - Sorry.
- She ran out of those, too? - Yeah, I tried, you know? Yeah, she didn't get to the store yet. - It's all right. - Well, well, well, Danielle. I see you've met him. - How have you been, Oliver? - Fine. Maintaining financial
security, paying bills. I imagine that the attorney
business is going well? - I guess you can say I benefit from the divorce rate being higher than the marriage rate, yes. - And how is Gabriel? - As well as he can be. - And how is Whitney? - She's great. She's seven going on 17 and she's putting me to sleep. (chuckles) Never resting. - Speaking of being put to sleep, did Joshua over here tell you
what he does for a living? Stand-up. Our boy here is a comedian. A different city every week. Cheap motel rooms, audiences
with nothing else better to do. How fulfilling it must
be to chuck it all in and go without a steady paycheck. I like this. Two young, willing adults
combining their efforts. You have your thing. You have nothing. (chuckles) It was nice seeing you, Danielle. (briefcase clatters) - [Joshua] So, you like sports? - Faith Morgan Donahue? - Yes.
- George Willmington. I'm with the state. Our records indicate that your taxes for 16-3-92 haven't been paid since. - This can't be right. We have escrow on that. - That was canceled four years
ago by an Oliver Donahue. - That's my husband, he takes
care of all of our finances. - Who I also paid a visit to last month. I've been trying to get
in contact with him since. Frankly, I believe that he's avoiding me. Now, you have til the end of
the year to make the payments. You'll find the amount on
the top of the first page. - $160,000? - [George] If you fail
to do so, your house will be seized by the state. - I just don't understand. - I suppose your husband's
been keeping you in the dark about certain critical affairs? Might I be so bold as to suggest that you have a lengthy
and candid conversation with him expeditiously? You have a nice day. - Oh my God. Oh my God. - No, for real, I'm telling you, Faith has to have everything in order. When she dies, she
gonna be in heaven like, "Jesus, these clouds need to be cut, "and when was the last time somebody "polished the pearly gates?" I'm telling you. Faith is a trip.
- That's her. It's so peaceful out here. I needed this. - Hey, so your daughter
Whitney, where is she? - She's with her dad, who I'm supposed to be
meeting in a little while to iron out some details. - About the divorce, right? - Right. - Well, I just hope
you don't gauge all men by what went on with you and Gabriel. - Not at all. I don't think all men are evil, just the ones I've met. (chuckles) Not you! We just met. - Okay.
- But, I don't know, I guess I gotta get better at spotting what really makes a man a man, you know? Look past the face, the clothes, the cars. - Yeah, I mean, you
know, you need somebody that can make you laugh, right? Somebody that's gonna worship
the ground you walk on. - Gabriel used to do all of those things, but he changed slowly but surely, and, I don't know, I guess
it wasn't all his fault. I don't know. I guess I just hate that
Whitney's going through this. - Well, some things can't be helped, especially if the man
ain't pulling his weight. - I just want someone that's
gonna make the right choice, do the right things
whether he wants to or not. - That's true. - Especially if he's married. - Making the right decisions
in the time of adversity, that's what makes a man. Sometimes, the man makes
the man makes the woman. (gentle music) Well, if it isn't my favorite sister! - Joshua!
- What's up? - I'm all for spreading the love, but what has gotten into you? - Nothing, life is good. - Danielle's been here? - Sis, you gotta taste this pie. I'm telling you, if Mama was still alive, I'd smack her.
- Joshua! Hey! - My bad, sis, I'm just
feeling good right now. For real, I'm starting to believe it. You know what I'm saying, how you say God does everything for a reason? I never agreed with that, but I'm starting to think Danielle is the
proof of believing the truth. - Mm hmm.
- Mm hmm. - Has my husband been here? - You don't smell that stench? - Joshua, I'm serious, has he been here? - He was here earlier, but he left, why? What's that? - Tax documents. Apparently, our property
taxes are way behind. - $160,000? Man, no wonder that dude can afford all them fancy suits and business trips. - And he hasn't been
answering the phone, either. - Sis, that dude ain't no good for you. Look, won't give you kids,
messing with your finances, got your house all out of order. - That's my husband you're
talking about, Joshua. - See, that's the problem. Sometimes faith can blind you. (phone rings) - Hey, Danielle. Oh, that's great news. I'm so happy for you. God is really working on you two. Oh, hey, you know what? I know a great marriage counselor. I'll put you on contact with him. Okay, okay, you, too, be blessed. Bye bye. - That was Danielle, huh? She thinking about marriage? - Actually, she said that her and Gabriel are gonna work it out. - What you mean work it out? - Yeah, they went to the lawyer's office and they went to sign papers and ended up staying together. They talked it out and
yeah, it's wonderful. Great news. - So they're not getting divorced? - Nope, they're gonna start
going to marriage counseling for Whitney's sake. Anyway, I am gonna go take a bath. See ya. (water patters)
(gentle music) (emotional music) Six years I've lived here, Joshua. - Hmm? - I haven't seen so much as
a spider crawling around. So you can imagine my surprise when I'm cleaning Grandma's room and I see a trail of ants
crawling towards her dresser. Now, the only thing that I can think of is that they took a liking
to that sticky residue you had on your towel. Now the ants are one thing, but drinking? Now guns? Maybe I'm in denial, maybe I
just really miss my brother. Whatever it is, there's
just no fixing you. - Or maybe, sis, you need to take a long hard look in the mirror, and, while you're staring at yourself, repeat these words, "faith
can't fix everything." You even gonna ask me why I have a gun? - No. You know what, I want
you out of my house now, not tomorrow, not next
week, I want you out now. I let you into my house, Joshua, and I've told you time and time again-- - About sinning in the holy house? You know what's funny to me, Faith? (Faith sighs) You trample me with your sermons like I'm such a demon in your eyes, right? But you never acknowledge the ways of the man that you share a bed with. Oh, you don't wanna hear that, right? - Not really. - 'Cause it seems like everybody but you can see that you're
clinging on to something that you lost a long time ago. - He is my husband. - That don't make it right. - Get out. And take this nasty thing with you. (Faith sighs) - The streets are cold, Faith. Sidewalks, truck stops, shelters. You know, it helps to have protection when you don't have the comfort of a locked door between
you and them cold streets. Hard to keep yourself unarmed when you ain't got no address. You know the last time
I talked to Grandma, I was in Kansas City. - Right. - Turns out Kansas City police don't take too kindly to bar fights. Yeah, I was getting well acquainted with their penal system. First person I thought
about was old Grandma Ivy. You know, after a bit of
chit chat, she said no. Didn't give a reason,
no explanation, just no. (emotional music) Thought about calling Uncle Ron, Aunt Kim, even you. But after I realized she
didn't tell any of y'all, I decided to just go ahead
and do my two weeks' stretch. She left me there, Faith! You know I ain't no saint, but I ain't deserve to stay there, Faith. Never fails. The women in my life
always seem to let me down just when I need them the most. - [Faith] It's okay, brother, it's okay. - Get off me, Faith. - No, it's okay. - [Joshua] Let me go, Faith. - I'll never let you go again. - Damn it, let me go, Faith! - It's okay. God grant me the serenity
to accept the things that I cannot change,
courage to change the things that I can, and wisdom
to know the difference. Look, God, give me the
courage to not give up on what I think is right, even
though I think it's hopeless. (quiet music) (knocking) Hey. - I'm early. - Oh, no, it's okay, I just
had a really rough night. - [Danielle] This was on your doorstep. - Oh, thank you. Come on in. Do you want some coffee? - No, thank you, I'm all right. - Yeah?
- Yeah, I just had some. Oh, what were you guys doing last night? A little brother-sister bonding time? - Yeah? Yeah, yeah? (Faith panting) - Where'd you get those? - Nigga, that's the best you could do? - Well, at least I know why
you won't give me children. (fleshy thud) - [Danielle] Stop it, Josh! - [Joshua] Get off me! (fleshy thunks)
(grunting) - Faith can't fix everything. - [Danielle] Get off of him! - [Oliver] You've never seen
the inside of a Mercedes. - [Danielle] Get off of him! (Faith panting) (high-pitched drone) (gun bangs) - I can't fix everything! I can't fix the fact that my husband is an adulterer and
won't give me children. I can't fix the fact that
my brother is an alcoholic. All I can do is what I wanna do, and, right now, I'm gonna go to church, and I'm gonna spread
my grandmother's ashes. - Faith! Faith. Faith. - I don't wanna know how
and I don't wanna know why. - It ends now. - You're right. You're right. (Faith crying) - You're a Christian woman, Faith. You have to forgive me. - I have to try. (gentle music) It's okay, everything's okay now. Gone is the thorn in my side. (gentle music) - Hey, Danielle, you
don't have to do this. - It's okay. - There's something I gotta take care of. - Okay, tell you what, I'll see you and Faith at church later? - Thanks. All right. (gentle music) Listen, you know just as well
as I do, he wasn't right. - I realize that it wasn't
about him being right for me or me being right for him. I realize that it's just that we weren't right for each other. - God does everything for a reason, right? - You read the letter. Well, what did it say? - Just what I needed to hear. - Well, why didn't she
bail you out of jail? - Let's just say Grandma did a good job of making the right
decisions and helping me take one step closer to becoming a man. - Oh. - And now how about you help
me cross the finish line? - Oh, Josh. Oh, yes. (gentle music) - Morning.
- Good morning. Oh, well, thank you. - You're welcome. And for this month's rent. - Thanks, wow. - Hey, you know Mr. Spinx over at the comedy club, right? - Yes. - Okay, well, he's just thinking about it, but he might give me a permanent position. - Thank you, Lord! Josh, that's so good! - [Joshua] Yeah, yeah, well. - Wow. - Got something else for you. - What's this? - [Joshua] Open it up. - [Faith] Joshua. - Well? Aren't you supposed to be like, "Joshua, you didn't have to." And I'm like, "I know,
sis, but I wanted to." Look, I got a couple hundred of dollars from the gun and I've been saving up some money from the maintenance gig, so happy birthday, sis. - Joshua, I don't know what to say. - You can start by saying
you'll give me a ride to work. - Sure thing. (laughing) - Sure thing. (gentle music)
