[car approaching]
[Steve] Okay, let's go see what we got.
-[Steve] Hi. -Hi. Welcome.
-[Mandy] Hi. -[Steve] It's like a fairy tale.
It's beautiful, right?
-Come in. I've got some details for you. -[Steve] Look at this. Wow.
[Mandy] Oh, it's gorgeous.
[Paula] Mind the steps there.
-[Mandy] Oh. -[Steve] Thank you.
-[Paula] Get the door? -[Steve] Sure.
[Paula] Thank you. Follow me.
-So… -[Steve] This is nice.
Like I said, this house is over 150 years old.
-[Mandy] Oh, wow. -[Steve] Wow.
All the original features are here.
That is a working open fireplace.
-[Mandy] Yeah! -It's beautiful.
[Paula] Take a look around. Take your time.
I'll just be in the kitchen.
-This place is gorgeous. -Look at this.
What's the catch?
[laughing] Why are they trying to get rid of this place?
[Paula] Uh, you know, they're actually going through
a bit of a separation at the moment.
-So, yeah. -[Steve] Oh, no.
Things aren't working out as planned, so you're just gonna get a move on that.
-[Mandy] Right. -[Steve] That's a shame.
[Paula] Here's the kitchen,
and there's some nice seating area by the window for breakfast.
[Steve] The island, is it staying?
[Paula] This is not an island. This will be going.
Again, it's throughout, we have the original features.
-[Steve] I love it. -[Mandy] I love this.
And through here, we've got a slightly smaller room.
You can get a single bed in here.
But to be honest, I think it's more suitable for a nursery.
-[Mandy laughing] Oh, Steve, a nursery! -[Steve] Okay.
[Mandy] This could totally be a nursery.
We could put a cot there and our rocking chair there.
[Paula] And you've got this beautiful arch.
You can actually use this as a measuring gauge
-to see how tall the children are getting. -[Mandy laughing]
[Steve] I like that as a feature. That's nice.
[cell phone alarm ringing]
[exhales deeply]
[electric toothbrush whirring]
You good?
Yeah. I guess.
Do you have any plans to go away this winter?
No.
So my lawyers have looked over everything, they're happy.
Are yours?
Why are you talking to me like this?
Like we on The People's Court or something.
I just came here to get the papers signed.
So we really getting divorced 'cause we cheated on each other?
It just doesn't make sense to me.
I mean, Jesse Jackson,
Mr. Keep Hope Alive himself,
-has a kid with another woman. -Stop with the jokes!
I came to pick up my shit and get the fuck out of here,
so sign the fucking papers.
You know what this is?
This is marriage.
Right here.
It's a fucking fight.
[Alicia sighs]
Either you stay or you go.
I'm going!
I'm trying to get the fuck out of here!
And you know what's so fucking funny,
is that if your book had gone well like you thought it would have,
I would not have even been able to get through to you.
You would've been in Manhattan somewhere, knee-deep in pussy.
I'd be talking to your fucking assistant.
"Knee-deep in pussy"? Who am I, Barry White?
Fuck's sake!
[softly] Fuck.
Okay. All right. Stop.
Okay. Alicia, please!
Just give me five minutes.
That's all I'm asking.
God damn it, we done been through so much.
-All I want is five minutes. -Okay.
And if you give me that, I'll leave you alone.
I'll sign the papers. I'll let you go.
Just give me five minutes, please.
-You wanna talk? -Yes.
Okay, let's talk.
In this relationship, I gave you everything.
I gave you everything I could.
I put you… before me.
And you know what you never asked me?
You never asked me, "Alicia, what do you want out of this?"
"What do you want out of us?"
And when I told you what I wanted,
I had to drag you kicking and screaming.
I am not in service to you.
I belong to me.
I am not a prop in your success.
I am not your support in failure.
So we can go over and over this again and again,
round and round in circles…
but it's none of my business anymore.
It's not.
I'm done.
I am fucking exhausted.
So please sign the fucking papers now.
Sign it.
[sighs deeply]
[door opens and closes]
[footsteps receding]
[car engine starts]
[car departs]
[sighs]
So you really gotta sell?
You can't rent it out for a few months or something?
Nah.
There's too many memories here, man.
I gotta let it go.
[Dev sighs]
Sorry. I know it was your dream.
I don't even know if this… was my dream anymore.
It kinda all got… lost, you know?
You doing okay with all the… divorce stuff?
I don't think anybody could do okay with divorce stuff.
-[both chuckle softly] -Like, sucks, you know?
It's like the ultimate failure in life.
Um, I don't know if it's the ultimate failure in life.
[laughs] It feels like it. Straight up.
I feel like a… I don't know…
It's a failure right now, but in the long term it's a success.
A failure would be staying with some fool
you're not supposed to be with for 20 years.
That's a… That's a failure.
That's true. That's true.
Look, it's not a failure.
You're two people who are in different moments.
You wanted different things. You know?
Could you imagine if you had a baby right now?
What would you do? Like, smoke weed with the baby?
-I hope not. -[chuckles]
Should I stop smoking weed and have a baby?
Those aren't the only two options in life. You can do other stuff.
It's not like "smoke weed and eat candy or raise children," you know.
-Right. -You're both just in different moments,
and people split up 'cause of that all the damn time.
Yeah.
[sighs deeply]
Thank you, man.
I appreciate you being here…
especially after, you know…
I kind of got all caught up
in meeting all these famous people and shit.
And now, I'm here in a half-empty house,
and the… [snorts] the only person I'm with is you.
[chuckles]
You've always been there for me, man.
I appreciate you.
Appreciate you, too.
-You really went full Hammer. -[chuckling]
-Sold the chains, selling the house. -I know.
Shit.
-Now you gotta do the gospel album. -I do.
-We got to pray just to make it today. -Come on.
-We gotta do Behind the Music. -[both laughing]
The Retrospective.
I gotta find all those friends I gave loans to.
-[laughing] -You know, say, "Hey, man."
What? You were giving out loans?
I didn't get a loan. I could've used a loan.
I didn't know you were living with your parents.
-You could've helped me with my hair. -I could've got you hair plugs.
It's looking good, man. I think she was wrong.
Your hair is thickening up, bro. It's…
[laughing]
-You look good to me. -[exclaims softly]
[Denise taping box]
[cell phone vibrating]
-Hey, Mom. -[Catherine] Hey.
Now's not the best time.
I'm… I'm dealing with a lot right now.
Well, so am I.
I had to clear out the last of Mama's stuff today.
[sighs]
I'm sorry. I should have came by to help y'all do that.
It's okay. Me and your aunt Joyce took care of it.
How are you?
I'm all right.
Just packing up the house.
Trying to get out of here.
I know I'm always telling you to be strong.
Now, read your Bible.
I don't know why. I don't own a Bible.
-You want me to buy you one? -No, I don't.
Well, you can talk to me.
I'm here to listen.
Just feel like I messed everything up.
I worked so hard to get here, and now I'm all alone.
I just feel so far away from everybody.
-You always got me. -[scoffs]
Well, if all you got is your mama, that's not the best sign.
Shit. Sometimes a mama is all you need.
True.
You know, I know you wanna take over the world,
but I don't want you to leave everybody behind while you do it.
Do you know last year, I had to talk to your assistant
just so I could send your ass a birthday gift?
I'm sorry. I was traveling.
I know you're in the valley right now.
But just remember, after every dark night,
there's a brighter day.
This too shall pass.
Okay, Pastor.
And when it does, you'll be better for it.
You'll be stronger and wiser.
Without a test, you can't have a testimony.
[sighs deeply]
I love you, baby.
I love you, too, Ma.
[door closes]
[operatic song playing]