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00:09:22Hey, baby.
00:09:23Got Joanna all settled in down there, so...
00:09:26Mm-hmm.
00:09:27Yeah.
00:09:28She's good.
00:09:29That's great.
00:09:32Is it?
00:09:34Yes, it is.
00:09:36It's great news.
00:09:37I'm just...
00:09:38Like I said, I just want to apologize,
00:09:39because we never really talked and discussed it.
00:09:41Honey.
00:09:42And she just popped up.
00:09:43It wasn't planned.
00:09:44I know.
00:09:45Yes, it was...
00:09:46It is an unexpected surprise,
00:09:49but she's your daughter,
00:09:51and we're a family now,
00:09:52so we just got to roll with the punches.
00:09:55Right?
00:09:56Yeah.
00:09:57Yeah.
00:09:58Okay.
00:09:59You ready for beds?
00:10:01I'm ready now.
00:10:03Let's go.
00:10:04Since you...
00:10:05I got your message.
00:10:06You know.
00:10:07Hey.
00:10:08Hey.
00:10:09Can I come in?
00:10:10Yeah, come on in.
00:10:11Oh, shoot.
00:10:12I didn't...
00:10:13I didn't know you could paint.
00:10:14Oh, yeah, I do it for fun.
00:10:15Hey.
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00:10:36Hi.
00:10:37Um...
00:10:38I just wanted to tell you
00:10:39that they're...
00:10:40they're about to make lunch.
00:10:42It's...
00:10:43it's gonna be turkey sandwiches, so...
00:10:45Okay, thanks.
00:10:57Is that supposed to be you?
00:10:59Oh.
00:11:00Yeah, this is me.
00:11:02Um, the painting...
00:11:03The painting basically just represents the two women I love the most in my life dying
00:11:09Well, you are you you are talented
00:11:12Appreciate it
00:11:14Apparently I get it from my mother
00:11:20Is this her yeah, that's her
00:11:26Wow, I mean
00:11:28She's she's gorgeous
00:11:30You look just like her
00:11:32You know, do you uh, you miss her a lot?
00:11:36Yeah, I do. I
00:11:39Just get lost in thought a lot of the time thinking about how she feels about certain things
00:11:47Like what
00:11:50Like if she's angry at the drunk driver that killed her I couldn't I
00:11:58Couldn't even imagine something like that happening to my mom
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00:12:08Left right left, right you gonna cut it cut it, right
00:12:14What are you doing you just in time for the party baby just in time lunch is almost ready. Yay
00:12:22Hey mom and Mike can Dante spend the night tonight, I don't see why not you okay with that, babe
00:12:28You know, I don't make the rules. It's your mama house
00:12:32Right, you know that okay. Yeah
00:12:35All I do is make sandwiches see what this tastes hey Whitney
00:12:43What is all this stuff for oh
00:12:45These are samples that I'm prepping for my pitch meeting. I have coming up. What's a pitch meeting?
00:12:51I have a meeting with some execs from Walmart. So if all goes well, they'll start to carry my products in their stores
00:12:58That means worldwide distribution that would be huge for us
00:13:05Wow
00:13:06This is all so cool
00:13:09You're really like an inspiration to a lot of girls like me. I really do
00:13:13Hope that one day I can be somewhat like you. Oh
00:13:16you're so sweet and
00:13:20Beautiful your dad tells me how creative and smart you are. Mm-hmm because I'm always bragging about my baby
00:13:28Mm-hmm
00:13:30You ain't too big for kisses
00:13:34If you work really hard, I'm sure you'll be able to accomplish whatever you want. I
00:13:41Hope you're hungry. Yeah, I'm starving
00:13:45That's not the way
00:13:47You know, I was thinking maybe we could have a girl's day this weekend
00:13:54Go get our nails done or facial or something like that. What do you what do you say? Yeah, that sounds great
00:14:01Let me think about it
00:14:03Okay
00:14:05Don't get this out of your way
00:14:24Oh
00:14:40No, I got it, it's okay
00:14:43What do you what do you want baby? You want a container? Okay, can I do that? Yes. Can you get me container, please?
00:14:47I can't believe this babe. What?
00:14:53I
00:15:00Accidents happen, but the fact that she acted like she didn't even do it. It's a little troubling. I
00:15:06Mean she was probably scared to say something think about it
00:15:11If it was you don't you think you would be a little afraid to put yourself in her shoes?
00:15:16I'm saying she just got here. I guess you're right. I
00:15:19I
00:15:22Mean at least we were able to get most of the ashes I can always get a new urn
00:15:26Please do not tell Joanna that Eric told me he does not want her not to like him
00:15:32I'm not gonna tell trust me. Oh, he is so huge. I
00:15:38Do want to say thank you, you know just for being understanding about Joanna popping up like this
00:15:44She's a good kid, baby. Trust me. Yeah
00:15:48She seems like it
00:15:51Which is what makes me wonder why you didn't take her after her mother died
00:16:00There's a reason why I mean we just
00:16:05You never talked about it
00:16:09Listening oh
00:16:12Wow
00:16:17This is funny, I know I
00:16:21Ain't talking about this to anyone yes
00:16:27Baby you can you can tell me anything I'm here I
00:16:34Mean I told you that
00:16:37She was killed by a drunk driver, but I didn't never go into detail about what happened afterwards
00:16:44It's about five years ago
00:16:47And then after the accident it was
00:16:51No, it was just bad for me
00:16:54It was rough on Joanna to win. I
00:16:59Started drinking to deal with the pain and
00:17:05Drinking heavy so heavy that I would um, I would pass out
00:17:11blackout
00:17:12at hotels
00:17:14for days and
00:17:17I would leave Joanna. She'd be at home by herself
00:17:24Can you imagine that little girl 12 years old all alone
00:17:33No money no food just
00:17:41She's so smart Joe is so smart that girl is a survivor
00:17:47She was walking to the store, you know to get something to eat and I was
00:17:53I don't blacked out for one of my episodes and
00:17:59She got picked up by the cops and
00:18:04Long story short, that's how she ended up with
00:18:08Chantel's mother
00:18:11Oh my god
00:18:13Yeah
00:18:16That little girl and she loved me she loved me so much she wasn't gonna tell on me but
00:18:24They took her and it was for the best because I wasn't out I
00:18:31Wasn't good for her and you know, I wasn't good for anyone, you know at that time so
00:18:43I'm sorry, that sounds
00:18:47Really tough. I'm
00:18:49Sorry, you two both had to deal with that. I am I
00:18:54Just kind of thought like this would be my second chance, you know
00:18:59So I could finally give that little girl the father that she deserves. Mm-hmm
00:19:06You will you are
00:19:09You're an amazing person and you're so good to the boys
00:19:15Yeah, she'll see that it's coming around
00:19:24Thank you, I love you I love you, too
00:19:31Wait, he is just now telling you about this. Oh, maybe he was ashamed, but we're talking about his wife and daughter
00:19:39He should have come clean before he popped the question. I
00:19:42Do not fault him for not telling me. Are you insane?
00:19:46After everything you've been through in your first marriage. I'm just saying I'd be extra cautious. Michael is nothing like James. I
00:19:56Really worried about Joanna, you know, how it was when we lost mom I
00:20:01Would be worried too
00:20:03There's no telling how an incident like that has shaped her mentally and
00:20:07She did break your mom's urn. It was an honest mistake, but she lied about it. She didn't lie. She just
00:20:14She didn't want to tell me because she didn't want to get in trouble
00:20:17Well speaking of trouble has she gotten into any trouble in her past?
00:20:21Michael hasn't mentioned anything. Well, Michael hasn't mentioned a lot of things lately
00:20:26Stop it Rhonda
00:20:29I'm gonna have Terrence do a little bit of digging. It can't hurt. We are not looking into anything
00:20:35Michael has told me everything well new information about your husband and his daughter
00:20:42Baby, sometimes there is more to the story than what we are told. I
00:20:46Can have Terrence just do a little digging into them. It cannot hurt. No
00:20:51Michael is an amazing man with a sweet daughter
00:20:53Nothing more to the story
00:20:54Yeah
00:20:55But don't you find it a little odd that he decided to wait until she popped up before he told you no one expected her
00:21:02to pop up Cass
00:21:04You know what wit you're right
00:21:07You should let it go. We should let it go
00:21:10Let's do what we came here to do
00:21:12Which is toast Whitney
00:21:15Sending her all the good energy and positive vibes for her big pitch tomorrow
00:21:20Cheers there's cheers to you guys. Love you
00:21:37Wakey-wakey sleepy face
00:21:40Mm-hmm. I'm up. I'm up. I'm up. I'm up. Yeah
00:21:49You ready for the big day, oh goodness. Yeah, I'm ready ready. We'll go get ready
00:22:01Okay, baby, I'll get your breakfast ready
00:22:11Okay, ladies film what we got
00:22:19Hi
00:22:21Have a seat
00:22:23Hello everybody. Thank you. This is Lawrence. I presume
00:22:27Mr. Robert Flynn, it is so nice to finally meet you in person. Likewise
00:22:32Really looking forward to this one. Great. Well, let's get started. Wonderful
00:22:36We've taken the liberty to place my business prospectus in front of you there, so please feel free to take a look. Oh
00:22:45Wow, this is nice nice
00:22:52So as you can see my primers all have a very nice golden undertone and you said this is all natural ingredients
00:23:00Oh, absolutely. I
00:23:02Rely heavily on a coconut and aloe vera base
00:23:07According to our researchers. You've done very well for yourself
00:23:10So tell me why change your sell strategy now and get in bed with us
00:23:15It's simple. Mr. Robertson your stores can target young low-income black women and I simply cannot
00:23:24Great answer
00:23:26Wait
00:23:28I'm really sorry, but I think I need to go wash this off
00:23:31Yeah, oh wait, what are you serious?
00:23:35Yeah, I think I'm having some type of reaction. Okay. No me too. I thought I was going crazy, but it doesn't feel okay
00:23:42Okay, one second
00:23:45This up normally doesn't here here it feels like my face is on fire
00:24:00Oh
00:24:24Michael
00:24:28Michael
00:24:30I
00:24:39Was I don't know she was terrible just
00:25:00I
00:25:10Sorry, it's okay
00:25:15Hi, I just I just wanted to tell you that my dad told me what happened I'm so sorry that everything fell through
00:25:24Thank You Joanna
00:25:26Yeah, and there's gonna be other opportunities, yeah for sure
00:25:33So I just wanted to ask if your offer still stands
00:25:37What offer a
00:25:39Girl's day would be good. Oh, yeah. Yes. Uh, why don't yes, let's do it this Saturday
00:25:46That sounds great works for me. Yeah, me too
00:25:51All right, well see you tomorrow good night. Yes. Okay. Good night
00:25:56You
00:26:26You
00:26:49What is this flukes a mine
00:26:56Oh
00:27:19This is exactly what we needed I know right
00:27:27So did my dad ever explain to you why I've been living in Louisiana
00:27:33He brought it up
00:27:36And what did he say?
00:27:40Just that he hit a really rough patch when your mom passed
00:27:45Which is why you went to go stay with your grandmother
00:27:49Yeah, I guess it's the gist of it. I
00:27:52I want you to know that you don't have to worry about anything like that ever happening here
00:27:58your dad's in a really good place and
00:28:02The past is the past for a reason. Oh, thanks. Wait, but I'm not scared. It'll happen again
00:28:10Good I
00:28:14Am so tired
00:28:21I
00:28:26Don't feel very well. Oh, no
00:28:29Can you drive? Yeah, of course. Are you okay with that? Yeah, I have my license
00:28:35Um, oh gosh, let's take this. Are you okay? Yeah
00:28:41This is so strange
00:28:47I've got you. Thank you
00:28:51Yeah, it's okay
00:29:01Watch your step. I see it baby. It's not funny
00:29:07Silly
00:29:09Get I easy. Uh-huh. I told you relax
00:29:14Stop fussing over me. I'm fine. You're fine
00:29:18Yes, Joanna told me you literally almost fell on your face when you came out of the spa, yeah, well
00:29:24Lucky for me. She was there lucky for you
00:29:30You know what I'm not going on my trip what yeah, no, I'm canceling my business trip why
00:29:36What do you mean? Why?
00:29:38Between what happened to you at your meeting and the day you almost passing out. Oh my gosh
00:29:42Clearly, I don't need to leave you right now. I need to be here so I can take care of you
00:29:47Don't be ridiculous, and you've been planning this trip for months
00:29:52Yeah, I have but
00:29:56What am I supposed to do with?
00:29:59Take the trip go to your real estate conference and
00:30:05It'll give Joanna and I some time to spend together and bond
00:30:10Trust me. I'm fine
00:30:13Trust you. Mm-hmm
00:30:17Can you at least go to the doctor? Oh so you can make sure everything is okay, I'm serious, baby
00:30:24I'm fine. I have the boys and Joanna. They'll take care of me if I need them
00:30:32I'm gonna think about it
00:30:35but until then
00:30:37Can you promise me that you will relax and get some rest? I'll think about it
00:30:47I
00:31:18What are you doing minding my own business something you should learn how to do I
00:31:27Know you did something to my mom. What are you talking about?
00:31:33She left and she was totally fine
00:31:37She came back and she fell out
00:31:40Listen here chief, and I'm only gonna tell you this once
00:31:44You need to be careful what you accused me of
00:31:47You don't know me and you don't know me
00:31:51You don't want to get on my bad side. I can be a dream or your worst nightmare
00:31:59I'm watching you. I'm watching you and if you want your mommy to be okay, you didn't see anything tonight
00:32:17I
00:32:47I
00:33:17I
00:33:19I
00:33:21I
00:33:45Yeah, I'll be fine I just need to take some time away from the office
00:33:51You know clear my head a little after everything that happened
00:33:56Did you take care of the lady's medical costs? Oh, yeah for sure. Hold on
00:34:05No where my credit card is
00:34:08Have you guys seen my credit card? Oh
00:34:11No, no
00:34:13Hold on. Let me call you back. Okay, the grapes are here Eric baby. Have you seen my credit card? No, I haven't seen it
00:34:22Joanna have you seen it seen what my credit card your credit card? Why are you asking me?
00:34:29I'm asking you because the last time I remember using it was at the spa when I was with you. No
00:34:35Well, I really don't appreciate your little passive-aggressive
00:34:38Accusation. First of all, I didn't accuse you of anything. I asked you the same question that I asked the boys just cut the shit
00:34:47Excuse me. What did you just say? I said cut the shit
00:34:50Wait, hey
00:34:52You need to watch your mouth in my house little girl. Oh in your house
00:34:57This is what this is all about. Isn't it your house? And I am NOT your little girl. Hey you hey, hey, hey
00:35:04What was all that about? Your wife here is accusing me of stealing her credit card. I didn't accuse her of anything
00:35:11She did baby. She did
00:35:14All right
00:35:17Mean this credit card, huh?
00:35:20Yes, where did you find it you left it on the dresser, I'm not shocked
00:35:26Joanna we need to talk. I'm done with this conversation. You two come with me. I'd like to speak to you
00:35:37You go
00:35:40I
00:35:43Asked her had she seen my car just like I asked the boys. It was a simple question. You need to go check her
00:35:49She's out of line
00:35:51It's not really like you
00:35:53Choose anyone but still come on, baby. Joanna's a teenager
00:35:58She's full of emotion and she just lost her grandmother. So yeah
00:36:03And she's probably on a little teenage period monthly woman thing. Whatever y'all do so
00:36:09Yeah, she probably is crazy right now. You know, I was worse when I was 17
00:36:15There you go
00:36:17I'm gonna talk to her. All right
00:36:20Let's stop fighting my daughter here. I'm trying
00:36:39Oh
00:36:46Hello
00:37:10I
00:37:21Couldn't sleep I know what you're doing. I'm not fine. I saw you smoking weed
00:37:30Listen why don't you come take a seat right next to me?
00:37:39Look you'll be fine. Just sit down
00:37:48Listen buddy, I
00:37:50Feel like we got off on the wrong foot
00:37:53You know, we're brother and sister now
00:37:55We should establish a real bond with each other where we can keep secrets to ourselves
00:38:01What do you say truce you're just trying to be nice to me so I don't snitch on you, huh
00:38:09I
00:38:18What are you doing is it working a little
00:38:27Come on
00:38:29Yes
00:38:35Have you ever had a beer before
00:38:38I'm 12 years old. Why would I have a beer? I started drinking beer when I was 11 here. You should try one
00:38:50You're crazy
00:38:53Look at the view it's nice
00:38:59You
00:39:01Here here's a beer you should try it you'll like it I promise they say real men drink beer
00:39:19It's not that bad I knew you'd say that I knew you'd love it
00:39:26It's not the best
00:39:29I wonder how much you can drink
00:39:45I feel dizzy. Why don't you have another one?
00:39:49Another one. Yeah, I don't feel like I
00:39:55Should have another one. Why not?
00:39:59You're doing so good
00:40:08We'll drink together Cheers
00:40:19So good are you making that face, you know, you like it
00:40:30You know
00:40:33People are always complaining about being an only child
00:40:37It was lonely and they wish they had more kids in the house with them
00:40:41No, I actually didn't mind it
00:40:44Well, actually I enjoyed it. I
00:40:48Got all the toys to myself. I didn't have to deal with any other little boys around me
00:40:55It was great
00:40:57Then my dad decided to play super dad for your family gonna deal with you little rascals
00:41:07That's fine
00:41:12Hello now, I have to take care of this mess
00:41:19Oh
00:41:26It's time for you to die
00:41:43Damn it
00:41:49Oh my god, are you sleepwalking?
00:41:52I don't know, I had a dream
00:41:55Baby, you could have drowned
00:42:00Come on
00:42:11All right guys about to get out of here
00:42:14See y'all in about two weeks, so yeah, peace out. Oh you a tough guy now. Oh, yeah, take care of your mom tough guy
00:42:23safe travels
00:42:25Thank you, bro. Mr. Lawrence. You take care
00:42:29You two take care you watch him. Hi dad
00:42:37You in charge now, right
00:42:40You take care of the house
00:42:43You take care of the house
00:42:46Move a house full of kids. Yeah, you and all your kids lucky me
00:42:53You know, I don't want to leave you right baby go I'll be fine you'll be fine
00:42:59How can you say you're gonna be fine, baby with all this stuff that's been happening to you?
00:43:02I promise it's not gonna happen again. Okay, what if we wasn't here?
00:43:06I'll lock the bedroom door just in case. Okay, don't worry. I can cancel the trip
00:43:12I don't have to go. Don't worry. Okay. Now you're gonna go get out. Oh
00:43:18Kicking me out. Yes
00:43:20You got somebody else coming over here
00:43:23That's for me to know for you to find out
00:43:26Call you. Okay every chance I get out
00:43:31Say travels
00:43:42I
00:43:49Hello, this is Kevin from quick chem labs
00:43:52I'm calling about those makeup samples that you sent us. Yes. Did you find out what happened with my samples? Yes, ma'am. So
00:44:00Most of the samples are perfectly fine. But I don't know some of them have a high concentration of sodium hydroxide
00:44:10Sodium hydroxide
00:44:13Yeah, they're mixed in
00:44:15How would I get into my?
00:44:19Lie is highly toxic. Okay. Thank you. You're welcome
00:44:42I
00:45:12I
00:45:42I
00:45:54Lose something
00:45:57Yeah, I
00:45:59Was looking for a cleaner that I had that might have gotten into my makeup samples
00:46:04Would you happen to know anything about that? No, not a thing
00:46:09But if I were you I would be a little more careful about what I leave flying around
00:46:15I
00:46:39Need to talk to you now
00:46:41I
00:46:43Mike it's not a town and I don't think just spit it out. What is it? I changed my mind
00:46:50Do you want you to ask Terrence to look into Joanna for me if you could please? Yes, of course
00:46:55Of course, but why the sudden change of heart? I don't know. I just I have
00:47:00this funny feeling
00:47:03Before she was so sweet and now I
00:47:06Don't know I thought we were getting along. Okay, so what happened, you know the disaster at work with my products. Yeah
00:47:12I talked to the chemist this morning and he proceeds to tell me that they detected lie in my samples
00:47:19Joanna was the only one near those samples. So I'm I'm going through the garbage trying to see maybe I left something. I don't know and
00:47:27Then she tells me
00:47:29Maybe you shouldn't leave stuff lying around
00:47:32What I don't even think about it at first and the other day I asked her I can't find my credit card
00:47:38I said I'm searching for my credit card. I asked her. Have you seen it? And she flipped out on me
00:47:43I'm like, I don't know. Maybe
00:47:45Maybe I'm going crazy. No. No, you're not going crazy. I told you to watch out for that kid
00:47:54You sure?
00:47:56I'm not overthinking this. I am sure and if anyone is gonna be staying in your home, you need to know everything about them. I
00:48:06Will have Terrence do a quick background check on her and see what he finds
00:48:13Thanks Cass horses
00:48:16I
00:48:20Mean you talking yeah done. You're done. You're garbage, bro. I keep telling you
00:48:28I'm done with the game. I'm done with the game. That's about it raps
00:48:35Hey, bro, where's your uh, where's your uh, your steps is that
00:48:41How probably downstairs why I
00:48:43I
00:48:45Mean okay, bro. So listen, like okay
00:48:48We've been look so we've been texting back and forth, right? Are you acting all funny about it? Yeah, not even blood-related
00:48:55And I'm not gonna lie. She's been on one. Look at this. Uh, look at this picture. She's sitting right here
00:49:00Bro, look at this. Look at that one
00:49:03Stop stop
00:49:06Stop stop. I gotta pee
00:49:10Yeah, what are you telling me that for you, you know the bathroom is right? Oh, yeah, I got it. Yeah. Oh, yeah, I would never
00:49:41Oh
00:49:45Hello, hey beautiful, it's me
00:49:54Hey
00:50:10Hey, your sister is weird, bro
00:50:23Meanwhile might as well see what's inside. Oh my god, you said the jack
00:50:40No
00:50:44Was that a diary
00:50:53Oh my god, I gotta tell Brian about this
00:51:10I
00:51:40Think
00:51:52Hello Whitney, oh
00:51:55I just had the most terrific day. I took the boys to the park and I watched them play basketball
00:52:02How was your day
00:52:05Work as usual
00:52:10I need to take this
00:52:23Yes, you're on speaker it's me and Terrence hey what hey y'all how's it going
00:52:29So I was able to pull some strings on some information about this duck daughter
00:52:32Joanna Lawrence isn't her real name. It's actually Maggie Dylan
00:52:37What?
00:52:39So I started checking out her online presence and I couldn't find anything so I dug a little deeper
00:52:45So apparently Joanna Lawrence been going by this name for years
00:52:50Does she have a juvie record?
00:52:52Just a couple of minor infractions, but nothing alarming
00:52:56What about Michael?
00:53:00So far as clean yeah a real clean liar
00:53:03Okay
00:53:05Okay, thank you guys so much
00:53:08Yes anything for you sis. Just be careful
00:53:12Maybe what you should do is talk to Michael and find out why he's been lying about his daughter's name. I will all right
00:53:20Okay
00:53:21Let me go
00:53:33Hey, baby, I miss you. Why didn't you even tell me that Joanna is not her real name?
00:53:38Wait, what? Yeah, that's right. I know that her name is Maggie Dylan
00:53:42Who told you that Cass asked Terrence to check her out?
00:53:47You had your sister's cop husband do a background check on my daughter. Yeah, that's right. Things are off Michael
00:53:54She changed her name for a reason and you're sitting here looking for her
00:53:57That's right things are off Michael she changed her name for a reason and you're sitting here lying to me and covering what I need
00:54:06answers
00:54:07Calm down. Okay. I'm sorry. Don't tell me to calm down. Okay, you're right
00:54:16Okay, but it wasn't me
00:54:20You gotta understand this is this was around the time when I was getting drunk
00:54:27I started dating this woman
00:54:30Her name was Heather, you know, I thought it was gonna fix things, but it only made it worse
00:54:39Heather was abusing Joanna winning mentally physically
00:54:48And when Joanna told me I didn't even believe her I didn't believe my baby
00:54:55Not until I call Heather myself
00:54:58and
00:54:59That's when they took Joanna away from me
00:55:03Heather went to jail
00:55:06And Joanna went to live with her grandparents
00:55:10And I was all alone again
00:55:17So when Heather got out her grandparents thought that as a safety precaution it would be better if Joanna got a name changed
00:55:25And yeah, I
00:55:27Didn't tell you
00:55:28Because I figured that it wasn't my business to tell you I figured
00:55:34Joanna would tell you whenever she felt comfortable enough with you, but now I
00:55:40Don't even think that's possible
00:55:42Are you saying it's my fault that she doesn't feel comfortable? No, no, no, no, baby. No
00:55:50Listen, okay
00:55:53So Anna's been through a lot
00:55:55All right, and if you're saying that she's acting out
00:55:58She has trust issues and all I'm telling you is that if she's acting out
00:56:07Now I feel like a complete jerk no, no, no, listen, baby, it's not your fault
00:56:16Yeah, you should have told me a lot before we adopted your daughter
00:56:23It means that there's been a series of
00:56:26strange occurrences
00:56:28My mother's urn my presentation the chemist calls and tells me that there's light in my samples. Hi Michael
00:56:34How did something like that get in there Whitney? Whoa, whoa, calm down
00:56:38Listen to yourself. You're not even making sense
00:56:41What reason would Joanna have to do all this to you? I don't know
00:56:45It doesn't mean that she didn't it don't mean that she did either you just said that she could be acting out and triggered
00:56:52I'm not doing this with you
00:56:55Listen to me. I love you. All right, but I love my daughter, too
00:57:03We already got people talking about we got married too quickly
00:57:08But I love you and I need you to have my back
00:57:13We can get through this
00:57:15We can make this work. We are making this work. I just I need you to be honest with me
00:57:22No more keeping secrets
00:57:25No more secrets
00:57:29Okay, I
00:57:32Love you, and I know how important it is for Joanna to have a mother figure I get it and
00:57:40I'll do my best to be that for her
00:57:42Love you too, baby. Thank you
00:58:03Brian Eric, come on. Let's go
00:58:07Hurry
00:58:09Where are you going to the movies?
00:58:12You didn't run it by me first. I
00:58:15Asked my dad. He said it was fine. I took the boys to the park last week and there wasn't an issue
00:58:20Well, I don't think it's a good idea for them to go anywhere with you without your father or me present. Why?
00:58:27What do you think? They're unsafe with me or something? I didn't say that
00:58:31Listen Whitney, I think that's a little bit hypocritical coming from you. Mrs. Almost hurt herself sleepwalking
00:58:39Maybe too much pill-popping you're doing
00:58:42You better watch your slick-ass mouth little girl. Yeah, or what? Are you gonna hit me?
00:58:47Yeah, I wonder what my dad would feel about that
00:58:49No, I'm not gonna hit you
00:58:51But I'm sure your dad would love to hear about this little discussion. So let's just wait until he comes back to have this conversation
00:58:58Maggie
00:58:59What did you just say keep playing with me? It's gonna be trouble for you little girl. Hey, what's going on? Oh
00:59:07Joanna was just telling me that she can't take you to to the movies. So I'm gonna be taking you guys
00:59:11She has other plans. Come on. Wait, what let's get in the car
00:59:16Are you okay? Yeah, I'm fine
00:59:36Hey, hey, can I come in? Yeah
00:59:42So your mom kind of swung left on me this morning, oh
00:59:48I
00:59:49Knew something something happened
00:59:52So I was thinking I'm gonna find a place to stay for the next couple of days while my dad's still out of town I
00:59:58Really don't want to cause any more trouble, especially after what happened with the urn
01:00:02The urn you that was an accident. Yeah, but but still I
01:00:08Really should have just told your mom right away that I dropped it accidentally
01:00:13Joanna you shouldn't have to stay anywhere else, you know
01:00:16so
01:00:18Hell I'll talk to her. I'll get her to chill or something
01:00:23Really?
01:00:24Yeah, yeah
01:00:26Thank you
01:00:28You're welcome. I appreciate it. Of course and
01:00:33And
01:00:36You look you look real pretty by the way
01:00:42Thank you
01:01:02I
01:01:33I
01:01:39Sign
01:01:42You know, you can tell me anything no matter what it is you can tell me and you won't get in trouble, right?
01:01:49Yeah, I know mom
01:01:51Everything's cool
01:01:53Okay, are you all right?
01:01:56You look tired
01:01:57my sweet boy
01:01:59I'm okay
01:02:01Mommy's okay, uh lights out. All right. I love you. Love you, too. Good night
01:02:10Yeah, I'm a risk God I'm like, I mean if you wanted to talk to him you could just said that I mean
01:02:17It was no problem
01:02:19Yeah, mmm son
01:02:22What's it? Yeah, I'm waking you up at 630 whether you get sleep or not. So I suggest you get off that phone
01:02:30Turn these lights out. I know are you okay?
01:02:36Yes, baby, all right
01:02:40Look like you're the one when you sleep. So
01:02:43Posters off the wall. Come on go to bed
01:02:59You
01:03:30Hey
01:03:33Hey
01:03:37What's up
01:03:42Um, I was wondering if you got the chance to talk to your mom yet
01:03:51No, actually I have it not yet. Oh
01:03:56Yeah, oh
01:03:58Yeah, that's okay whenever you get the chance
01:04:05Yeah, I
01:04:12Can I could do it now actually really yeah
01:04:18That would be really great
01:04:20My dad will still be out of town for a couple more days and I really don't want things to be as awkward as they
01:04:24Were tonight at dinner
01:04:26Yeah
01:04:28Thanks BK
01:04:32It's no big problem, it's um, it's cool. Yeah, you're a really good guy, you know
01:04:49We um, it's what families for right
01:04:54I
01:04:56Don't know how it goes
01:04:59Okay
01:05:04Be right back
01:05:15Hey mom, um, I
01:05:19I just really wanted to talk to you about Joanna
01:05:23I
01:05:25Just think you overreacting. I really do like at dinner. We you can hear me, right?
01:05:33Mom
01:05:35Are you sleeping?
01:05:39Mom
01:05:42Mom mom, oh my god
01:05:49Joanna
01:05:54Oh
01:06:18You're sure she's never done anything like this before
01:06:21No
01:06:22No, I mean she suffered from depression before but she's never tried to commit suicide
01:06:27You know
01:06:29Okay, that's all I need
01:06:32officer
01:06:33When can Whitney be released?
01:06:36Typical standard procedure in a case like this is over 72 hours
01:06:42You guys have someone coming to pick you up
01:06:48How's your mom where where is she
01:06:52I'd take it you're Cassandra. I'm their mother's sister. Well, good news. She's fine
01:07:00stable condition
01:07:01But the bad news is we're gonna have to keep her here a few more days just as a precaution
01:07:06Just to take further tests
01:07:08Wait, but she's okay though, right? Yes, I
01:07:12Understand can can we see her actually she would like to only speak to you just for the moment
01:07:18But I want to see my mom you should all be able to see our
01:07:22It's okay. It's all right. It's fine. Just just stay with your brother. Okay, stay with your brother. Do you mind anything you need?
01:07:28Okay
01:07:29Where is she?
01:07:35Cass you have to get me out of here. I didn't do it. You have to believe me
01:07:40Honey, look at you. I don't know what happened. I was
01:07:44In my bathroom taking my medicine and now I'm here what they think you tried to commit suicide I
01:07:57You think Joanna tried to kill you I don't I don't know it doesn't make any sense
01:08:06And my boys, oh my god, my boys are out there and I cannot let them see me like this
01:08:17They're not gonna let me leave
01:08:19So will you please take the boys with you until I can get out of here? Yes, of course
01:08:28Do not let them near my stepdaughter, I don't know if she's
01:08:31Trying to hurt them or you or don't want something don't worry the boys will be fine with us
01:08:37But if you think this little girl is capable of something like this, then she needs to be locked up
01:08:43What does Michael think about all this?
01:08:47I haven't told him yet. I
01:08:53Don't want to worry him until I know for sure
01:08:56I don't want to worry him until I know for sure
01:09:01Okay, well you need to get some rest come here come here
01:09:08It's okay. It's okay. I got you. I got you
01:09:14Thank you
01:09:24Can we see her we just here no
01:09:27No, not right now. No, she needs to rest, but she wants you guys to come home with us until she feels better
01:09:33Okay, I just want to see her. We should be able to see our mom
01:09:37I know buddy and she wants to see you too, but she just needs to rest
01:09:42Alright, and I promise you'll see her soon
01:09:45Until then you guys are gonna come home with me and uncle Terrence, okay?
01:09:50So is this just a family affair or is everybody invited to the sleepover?
01:09:55Oh Joanna, of course, actually, she just mentioned Brian and Eric
01:10:00What are you talking about? That's that's not fair. She's family. Do you mind taking them to the car?
01:10:08You just call me yes
01:10:12I
01:10:19Suppose Joanna
01:10:21You're old enough to take care of yourself at the house while Whitney's in the hospital
01:10:26You're right. I can take care of myself
01:10:30I'll be at home
01:10:42I
01:11:12I
01:11:42I
01:12:12I
01:12:19Good morning, mrs. Lawrence. I hope you were able to get some rest
01:12:23Would you be able to if you were accused of being crazy?
01:12:26Tried to kill yourself
01:12:28Okay. Well about that seeing this state you were in last we spoke. I put a rush on your toxology report
01:12:34And well, I just got the results in this morning
01:12:37And I have to admit I mean they look very troubling
01:12:42to say the least
01:12:44now a
01:12:45woman of your standing I
01:12:48Shouldn't have to remind you mrs. Lawrence that mixing
01:12:52Recreational drugs and antidepressants is a very dangerous game. I don't
01:12:58What are you talking about?
01:13:00Look, everything is right here in black and white mrs. Lawrence. I don't know what you're talking about. I've never done drugs
01:13:07In my life, then how do you explain us finding cocaine diphenhydramine and to supplement in your system?
01:13:14Along with your prescribed medication. I mean that combination is beyond a recipe of disaster
01:13:21And it's very likely that mixing those drugs together. You could have been in an alternate state of mind and then inadvertently
01:13:28Attempted suicide. No
01:13:30No, I'm telling you. I've never
01:13:32Either way mrs
01:13:33Lawrence the police are here and they would like to have a word
01:13:38Miss Lawrence, I want to start by saying you're not under arrest, but your case has been passed on to social services
01:13:45What?
01:13:46No, no, this is no. No, I'm a damn good mother
01:13:52No, I need my phone. Give me my phone. You can call my husband. This is this is this is my stepdaughter's doing
01:14:00Yeah, she said you might say that
01:14:03Oh my god, no, I need you to tell me about an incident that happened a few weeks ago when you were sleepwalking in your backyard
01:14:10What?
01:14:11I'm reporting to you live from Orange County where this afternoon the body of missing teen Dante Owens has been recently discovered in a local
01:14:19Park where he tragically fell from the James Davis Bridge for more on this tune in tonight
01:14:25No, the 10 o'clock news. This is crazy
01:14:32Wait, what?
01:14:34What's crazy what that's the same part that Joanna took us to the other day
01:14:40Then she disappeared for like 15 minutes and then came back
01:14:45No
01:14:49Do you think she did this daunting
01:14:52No
01:14:54No, I mean the last time Dante was seen was that our house
01:15:03I
01:15:05Don't know
01:15:07Him you can't join
01:15:09It's just calm down. Just calm down. All right, there is no need to call anyone right now. Why?
01:15:18I'll see how it's our best friend. Don't play me
01:15:32I
01:15:44Think weird things have been happening since she's been here. It's nothing for me to bring in on for questioning then figure something out
01:15:52You know, I can't do that without her legal parent or guardian present
01:15:56But with Michael out of town he insists in a hospital
01:16:00Oh God Whitney
01:16:03Gotta let her know
01:16:05Babe, can you send me over all the information you have on Joanna? Sure, but it's not much
01:16:14What about her mom
01:16:16I
01:16:31Brought you a change of clothes for when it's time for you to be really I still have 48 hours in here
01:16:35The doctor came in here and he told me that that they found drugs and cocaine and all this stuff in my system
01:16:41I swear, you know, you know, I swear. I know honey. I know I know I need you to listen to me. Okay?
01:16:48They found Dante dead
01:16:50What they found his body this morning at the Hamels Creek beneath the old Jane Davis bridge
01:16:55Oh my god, cops are thinking it was an accidental fall, but I overheard the boys talking
01:17:02Dante was last seen at your house before he went missing. Oh my god, and Joanna
01:17:07She took the boys to the same park. Now Eric said that she disappeared for 15 minutes before she came back
01:17:14What?
01:17:15It's my opinion that she may have killed him
01:17:18No, no
01:17:21Have you told anyone what the cops can't question her until either you get out of here or until Michael gets back
01:17:27Oh my god, Michael
01:17:29No, Michael Michaels never he's never going to agree to that. I
01:17:34Yeah, I think there is something else you need to take a look at what what is it what is this
01:17:40It's Chantel Lawrence's case file
01:17:43Joanna's mother now you said that she was killed by a drunk driver
01:17:47But it says it right here that she was the one that was inebriated
01:17:51She had cocaine to me as a pan. I've been hydromite all in her system, too
01:17:58Why would Michael tell me that she was killed by a drunk driver, I don't know
01:18:03Maybe Michael was too ashamed to admit that his wife was an addict, but let's be real sis
01:18:09Michael has not been honest about anything relating to his past
01:18:13Do you think that Joanna's responsible for her mother's death?
01:18:18At this point. I don't I don't know anything is possible
01:18:23But I don't I don't understand Cass. How did she how could she have given me all of that?
01:18:31Crap and I didn't I
01:18:33Didn't know just think that she did she cook for you. Did she did she make you a protein shake?
01:18:38No, you got a thing of her
01:18:43My my pills
01:18:46She saw me taking them every day. Oh
01:18:51My god, she must have poisoned them or something
01:18:54That has to be it because if she doctored your medicine then her fingerprints are on the bottle and on the capsule
01:19:02If I can just get that over to Terrence
01:19:07Wait
01:19:08Where are you going?
01:19:10To your house to get your pills and while I do that
01:19:14It's time for you to call Michael and tell him what is really going on pass
01:19:17Oh, if if she is as dangerous as we say she is you cannot go over there
01:19:22I am NOT going alone
01:19:24Okay
01:19:41Hey, what's up, baby? I promise you you were not gonna believe this
01:19:52I
01:20:23I
01:20:33You better get out my way little girl, I know what your game is what game I
01:20:39Read your mother's case file
01:20:41I know how she died and I'm willing to bet that once I get these pills to the police
01:20:46They'll see that you've been trying to take my sister out the same way
01:20:52I
01:21:22I
01:21:52I
01:22:22I
01:22:52I
01:23:22Hey when I just got to the house, I see a car worn aside
01:23:52Oh
01:24:15Cass
01:24:16Thank God you answered. Hey, I'm sorry
01:24:19Cass can't come to the phone right now, Joanna
01:24:24Where's where's Cass and play Whitney
01:24:29Come play
01:24:30Joanna, this is not a game right now. What are you doing? You have two choices wit
01:24:37Either you come play no more cops or surprise visitors. Just you
01:24:42Where I go find the boys and play with them instead
01:24:49Oh
01:25:00Okay, bitch, okay
01:25:19I
01:25:44Thank you
01:25:49Oh
01:26:19Oh
01:26:32Was that really that hard with
01:26:35What you're complicating things so much
01:26:37If only you knew how much planning went into this. Maybe you would be a little bit more respectful of my time
01:26:44You're a lot more difficult than my granny. Come on
01:26:49I
01:26:53Killed my granny today
01:27:19I
01:27:30Honestly thought it would be harder
01:27:49You
01:28:01You're probably wondering what I hit you with
01:28:04It's a concentrated dose of tamazopam, which is one of the main ingredients in the little cocktail
01:28:10I replaced some of your pills with I don't know how you caught on to that so quickly. Hey
01:28:15I'm not gonna kill you Terrence your sister though. They're still alive just easier to manage
01:28:23Now we're just waiting for the guests of honor to arrive
01:28:29You know
01:28:30this was supposed to be so easy wit a
01:28:36Simple murder suicide. I was gonna make it look like you took out your family you offed yourself and you set your house on fire
01:28:44Headlines would have read
01:28:46Mentally insane businesswoman goes crazy and murders her family then kills herself, but that's not what happened
01:28:53You know
01:28:54It was supposed to just be a little tragic
01:28:56Blurred in the media maybe trended on social media for a day or two then we would have all been able to move on with
01:29:01our lives
01:29:02But look at the mess you created the cops are involved your brother-in-law your sister
01:29:10My god
01:29:11It was supposed to be
01:29:13so
01:29:15Easy, but you made it so personal you see what you was never
01:29:19Personal you were just a victim
01:29:23circumstance
01:29:32Stop whining
01:29:39Winning we're coming
01:29:43You
01:29:50Now it looks like the guest of honor has arrived I'm saying I just want to make sure
01:29:57Everything is in place. Yeah
01:29:59Well, what's wrong?
01:30:01Don't you trust me? Come on now, baby girl
01:30:05You know daddy trust you
01:30:07It's just that this our biggest job ever
01:30:10We never had a score like this
01:30:13And I need to make sure that you down to do whatever needs to be done
01:30:19By killing kids exactly about killing the damn kids
01:30:25With them out the way and Whitney gone we stand to inherit everything
01:30:31Okay, I need to know if you're ready to win
01:30:37Sacrifices got to be made if you won't win
01:30:39Are you ready to sacrifice?
01:31:09I
01:31:29Told you this was never personal daddy. Dearest have had his eyes set on you for over a year now
01:31:34Usually his targets were little old ladies looking for one last thrill
01:31:38He'd set the op figure out the entire scheme
01:31:42And then the old bags would mysteriously kneel over and we'd get their inheritance or their life insurance or both and we just move on
01:31:51But you you were special
01:31:55The self-made millionaire. Hey, you were easy enough to steal from but also
01:32:00But also you didn't make enough money to the point where people would look at us sideways for killing you
01:32:09That's enough oh, yeah Maggie, that's my real name
01:32:13We had to change it a couple years back because he got his hands a little too dirty
01:32:18He was worried that the police were gonna catch on to all he was doing and start asking him questions
01:32:23So now I'm Joanna, but I actually was Maggie. All right. Yeah back. It's enough
01:32:29No more time for games
01:32:32Where them damn boys are they here?
01:32:34The matter of fact, why are these two even here like I told you on the call there were complications
01:32:42Ain't no complications. The only complication is them boys because if they still alive, that's a problem. Okay
01:32:49see I
01:32:52Know I couldn't trust your ass. I
01:32:55Said I'm gonna put you in charge now. I gotta fix everything. I gotta get all this plastic up. Look at this
01:33:01Don't you just hate it when he talks to us like this?
01:33:04Like he's talking down on us like we're little hands and his farm like my god grow the hell up Maggie
01:33:12Cuz we on time crush now
01:33:14So go ahead and call Brian like I told you
01:33:18Tell him to come home and bring his little badass brother
01:33:22I'll handle the rest of this. I always got a fix everything. What did you even get the gun? Huh?
01:33:29It's right here
01:33:36Good girl, give me the gun
01:33:47The boys weren't the complication daddy dearest
01:33:52What?
01:33:53This file is the hell is that?
01:33:57It's the case file for mom's accident
01:34:01The one you told me she was murdered in
01:34:07Hmm I don't know what you tell my man, but I ain't got time for games. Give me
01:34:12Heather
01:34:14She wasn't just my dad's first girlfriend after my mom died
01:34:19She was his first murder
01:34:22Hey, if nobody got time for this, let's go man. We own the time
01:34:25At least that's what I was told because she was the one that was behind the wheel
01:34:30She was the one who had murdered my mom
01:34:33Which is the only reason why he picked her
01:34:37At least that's what I was told look enough is enough I just give me the gun, baby
01:34:43That's not the truth
01:34:45Is it dad?
01:34:48Because this says that my mom was the one who was under the influence
01:34:54Then my mom
01:34:57Was the one who passed out behind the wheel?
01:35:00My mom is the one who hit Heather
01:35:04Look at him Maggie. I
01:35:06Talk to you about whatever you want to know whenever we get down with this, but right now
01:35:11They found three substances in her system, would you like to see
01:35:20Benadryl cocaine and tamasa pain
01:35:26The three main ingredients to your little cocktail
01:35:31Isn't that right pops
01:35:35Give me a gun, baby
01:35:37Did you kill my mom stop pointing that gun at me
01:35:45Stop pointing that damn gun at me. What was I?
01:35:49Just collateral damage. What if I was in the car when I just died, too
01:36:04I love you, baby girl
01:36:07Daddy would never do nothing to hurt you
01:36:10Now give me that damn
01:36:20Stop playing with me my time is over
01:36:26I
01:36:34Gotta fix your mistakes
01:36:38Lily can't do not right. You didn't even give this girl enough of the damn medicine digits. He's getting up feelings back
01:36:47No, you're right I
01:36:50Didn't give her all of it. I was saving some saving it for what?
01:36:54Because I was saving some for you
01:36:56What?
01:37:06Please do it
01:37:21You
01:37:26I
01:37:56You
01:38:00Hey
01:38:04Sorry, mrs. Lawrence
01:38:07Nobody was found
01:38:09Your husband's missing
01:38:11What about Joanna?
01:38:13She was rushed to a nearby hospital
01:38:16Her condition is critical
01:38:20You have no idea what she is capable of she's contained trust me
01:38:26She isn't going anywhere
01:38:29I'll have a great night
01:38:41You
01:38:56You
01:39:27This is a couple do you have a challenge a woman who's your pity?
01:39:31We can give her a poor man a bowl secretive. I'm a big gun in Galileo
01:39:35Saraswatam from a post-op on for a woman to be through their charge eager for a
01:39:40Diana T Parvati to suffer a ground for a shahabic Jibran Jabbar put a shovel only race
01:39:47Persona number copy done
01:39:49You
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01:40:24Put your monogamy shabu shabu
01:40:27Uno Toma, Josef Tani Raja
01:40:30Monogamy shabu shabu to Anutama
01:40:33Jose
01:40:34Daniel a channel
01:40:36I
01:41:06Want to be
01:41:12Persona number
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01:41:23She might be salty monogamy. I don't say to her. She might be salty monogamy. I don't say to her
01:41:30the back
01:41:36Not so many of them in a shahabic of the death of a she upon boy cutter didn't like I already did monogamy shabu-shabu
01:41:45She might promise who's to