ALEXANDRA ALL ALYSE_EADY ANDY AYANNA BRODY CARLOTTA COTTON CROWD DEE DEREK ELLIOT FAN_GIRL_1 FAN_GIRL_2 FAN_GIRL_3 JAHIL KAREN MAN MAURICE MEEKA MISS_BRUCE NICK NOAH PA SIMONE STAR WOMAN ALEXANDRA Okay, so last time you all saw Star. KAREN Dee, chill. DEE Bitch. SIMONE Somebody come quick, please! CARLOTTA I thought I was never gonna see you again. JAHIL Double crossed the devil's wife. I came to squash our beef. MISS BRUCE You juggling too much. Let me handle the salon. CARLOTTA Are you up to it? MISS BRUCE I heard you on the phone with Elliot. COTTON He offered me a job. MISS BRUCE So, he done got you locked up and then gonna offer you a job? COTTON So, do I get my own parking spot? ALEXANDRA It's not just one thing this lady doesn't like about us. She has a whole list. AYANNA Your group released property without my written consent. As a result, you're parked. CARLOTTA Whatever we got to deal with with Ayanna and Midtown, we gonna do it together. ANDY Carlotta Brown's here to see you. CARLOTTA I did my homework on you. AYANNA Do I need to call security? CARLOTTA I am security. If you take your head out of your ass, you'll see that I'm security for you, too. DEREK ALEXANDRA I'm not hurting you, am I? DEREK No, baby. ALEXANDRA Are you sure? DEREK It's-it's perfect. Just- Let's finish before Grandma get up. ALEXANDRA Okay. DEREK ALEXANDRA Oh, okay. Your lines are clear. DEREK Thank you. ALEXANDRA You're welcome. DEREK Nice ice. Is that new? ALEXANDRA No, my mom got this for me a while ago. KAREN They said the doors are supposed to be open since Dee killed herself. SIMONE Hey, look. I'm sorry about what happened, and I know that she was your friend. KAREN Huh? You trying to bond with me or something? Just 'cause Dee is dead? I don't need your sympathy, all right? I'm good. STAR Cot, please open the door. I gotta pee. Come on, I've been waiting so long. COTTON When did you start waking up so early? STAR Since I had to start grinding to get this album spot. You gonna let me in or not? COTTON Come on, you'll get it. I miss you. STAR Miss you more. Careful touching your hair. You still got stuff on your hand. COTTON STAR I'm not getting in that shower for two weeks. Ew. MISS BRUCE Oh, good, the nail station. Put that over here for me, baby. We gonna have to knock one of these walls out 'cause this ain't gonna work. CARLOTTA We ain't knocking down no walls in this house. This ain't no HGTV makeover. Dyes and cuts, yes. A little paint? Maybe. Knocking down walls? I don't think so. MISS BRUCE Would you let me reclaim my time, so we can get some coins flowing through here? CARLOTTA You about to reclaim your spot on the unemployment line, is what you about to do. MISS BRUCE Oh, my gosh. CARLOTTA Look at you. MISS BRUCE We got to put you on some work boots and a flannel, girl, and butch it up around there. CARLOTTA Bruce, why you always throwing shade? MISS BRUCE I ain't throwing shade. I'll throw a palm tree at her ass if it knocks some sense into her. You know girls getting killed for that these days. CARLOTTA She can pass, and she can handle herself. Ain't nothing wrong with working a straight job in a crooked world. COTTON You would know about crooked. You and my crooked daddy wrote the book. I'm surprised the girls even took you back with your lying ass. JAHIL Hey. Stop disrespecting your mother. You're lucky she didn't knock you out. COTTON Hey, get out of my way, Jahil. JAHIL Hey, hold up a second. Can I talk to you? COTTON I'm late for work. JAHIL Yeah, listen, I heard about that new gig with Elliot. You sure that's the way you want to go? COTTON It's legit. I'm legit for once. Do you have a better option, Dad? JAHIL Look, I know you're hurt. Okay, Cotton? Listen. COTTON Listen to what? How you couldn't trust me? JAHIL I had to disappear, all right? Look, we were trying to protect you. I had to disappear until this whole thing just blew over. COTTON But now you gonna blow back, and we're supposed to be one big happy family? JAHIL Look, I'm just trying to put the pieces back together, Cotton. That's it. Okay? I know I messed up, I know that. But you're the most important piece. COTTON Listen, I don't need you to put me back together, and I know your shady ass. So, whatever gray cloud you're under, it's still following you. JAHIL Hey. Hey. Hey, come on. COTTON Thanks for the car. ANDY Good morning, everybody. Good morning, everybody. ALL Good morning. ALEXANDRA Hey, sorry. I was helping Derek. AYANNA All right, you are all in competition to be the artist who puts Midtown Sound on the map. Good Day Atlanta will be here doing an in-house segment covering me and my new label, and two artists will be a part of that. You will all be singing today, performing at various venues. Those performances will determine who is highlighted on GDA. STAR What is this? "Ayanna's Got Talent"? ALEXANDRA More like, “Ayanna's Got Ego.” CARLOTTA Yo, just chill. We got this. AYANNA Noah, you will be a part of that segment. We will use Good Day Atlanta to announce your new contract. ANDY Mass Effect, surprise, you're performing at The Loft. Seena Melody, you're performing at Haven. Kellan Dana, you're performing at Mixology. NOAH Looks like she already wants your boy front and center. Where do you want me? STAR From what I hear, you wouldn't know what to do once you got there. AYANNA Big Trouble, you're performing at Atlanta Underground. SIMONE Uh. We're performing at a mall? STAR The hell would you have us perform at a mall for? It's a waste of everybody's time. SIMONE I mean, we won Atlanta NextFest, didn't we? AYANNA Until you have a sound, you don't know what you are. ALEXANDRA I have an idea. Don't put us with cheap-ass producers, and maybe we'd find our sound. AYANNA I put you with a producer who can help you find a sound. He remixed "Suga." You'll be singing it today. Carlotta, is there a problem here? CARLOTTA No. We'll do the gig. ANDY So, we know what we doing. Everybody, let's get money. CARLOTTA Relax, y'all, I know how to play this trick here. ALEXANDRA A remix at a mall is bull. CARLOTTA A mall is what we got to prove who we are. Understand something. This woman is gonna make you work three times harder than any artist on this label. SIMONE But why? I don't understand that. CARLOTTA First of all, she inherited you, she didn't get to choose you. But on top of that, you're three strong women, and that threatens her, puts you on her level. So, just slay the gig, and we'll be able to go for whatever the hell we want after that. I'll deal with Ayanna. ALEXANDRA She took one of our best songs and ruined it. I'm not singing this. SIMONE Oh, so we're just gonna tell Miss Carlotta we're gonna bag the track and blow our opportunity? ALEXANDRA This entire process has been us jumping through hoops. We should just bounce from Midtown, honestly. I'm done. Let the contract expire. STAR Slow down, Rihanna. Maybe that's an option for you, but me and Simone need this. Yeah, the track is wack and the venue sucks, but if we leave Midtown with nothing to show for it, we're gonna be bouncing around to different labels looking burnt. ALEXANDRA So, take a risk. Go indie. STAR Says the girl with the platinum parachute in her Chanel backpack. ALEXANDRA Have you not seen my life lately? I might as well be you. STAR What is that supposed to mean? 'Cause from here you still look pretty blingy to me. ALEXANDRA You know exactly what it means. Don't get it twisted. STAR I don't have any jewelry on me. Do you, Simone? ALEXANDRA Do not get this twisted. STAR Calling it like I see it. ALEXANDRA You don't see a damn thing unless you're in the center of it. SIMONE Guys, can we all just take a breath? JAHIL Some things never change. And people wonder why girl groups never work out. STAR Talk about fake news. I knew you weren't dead in my bones. ALEXANDRA Carlotta confirmed it. STAR What do you want? JAHIL Nothing. Just checking in on you. You know, now that you're at the label that we all worked so hard to get you signed to. STAR You know you weren't in the picture when we got signed here. Jahil, you weren't even in the frame. JAHIL And you wouldn't even have gotten signed unless I had put you on in the first place. Right? So, you want to focus on what was? Or do you want to deal with what is? Because let's start with Alex. She's right on point right now. That "Suga" remix, it's not you. You need a better producer. STAR Oh, here he goes. JAHIL So, let me produce it. Come on, like I did for Mixed Harmony, let me do it. ALEXANDRA Damn, you haven't even been here for a second, and you're already trying. STAR You were a half-ass manager, Jahil. What? You want to try your hand now at being a half-ass producer? JAHIL Look, I've been working on a lot of music while I've been away, and I got decades of experience under my belt in this game, and you know it. STAR So, you're serious? JAHIL Yes, I am. STAR You think this is about to be some kind of shakedown? That's not how this is gonna go, Jahil. We've been at this label working our asses off to turn this hustle into something real. You are actual deadweight. You're not pulling us down this time. Go sell drugs or girls or whatever it is you do. ANDY Miss Brown. You're not allowed on the executive floor without security anymore. CARLOTTA Excuse me? ANDY Um, unfortunately, Ayanna has asked that all your communications go through your new A&R exec, Maurice Jetter. CARLOTTA Is this about the other night? ANDY Obviously. CARLOTTA Well, you let me in. ANDY Well, you came in and put your feet on the lady's desk and fixed a drink. Didn't nobody ask you to do all that. CARLOTTA You said make myself comfortable. You know what? I'm tired of being disrespected at this label. MAURICE What's the matter? CARLOTTA This kid here is telling me that I need my new A&R guy to hold my hand at this label. MAURICE I'll handle this. Come with me. CARLOTTA No, I don't need to be handled. I just need to see whoever this A&R guy is. MAURICE I'll take care of you here. Just this way. CARLOTTA This is ridiculous. And of course he's not here, right? Look, let me tell you right now. This is not the way you do business. I don't know what it is you do around here, but take note of this very moment and do the exact damn opposite. What is it you do around here anyway? MAURICE I'm your A&R guy, Maurice Jetter. You needed to vent. You've been handling this album all wrong. Ambushing the last president, storming into Ayanna's office. CARLOTTA I didn't storm in her office. We had drinks. MAURICE No one hangs artists over balconies anymore or jumps on tables during meetings. CARLOTTA Well, maybe they should. At least deals got done. MAURICE Maybe that's how cats rocked it in the Mixed Harmony days, but this is different times. CARLOTTA What you know about Mixed Harmony? MAURICE I have dope taste in music. CARLOTTA Well, good, then you should know that my girls are the dopest. MAURICE I'm on their side. CARLOTTA Yeah, and at 300, you got another artist in here. 400, you got another group. Can you even focus? MAURICE Look, I asked to work with your artists because I see their potential. Now, our job is to make sure they're ready for this album. Don't question my focus. CARLOTTA Then we need producer approval. MAURICE You tripping. CARLOTTA Look, we both know, when artists don't have producer approval, it's a bad look all around. Prince. Beyoncé. Miley Cyrus. Stevie. Marvin. MAURICE Carlotta. CARLOTTA Look, they all took control of their careers. They didn't let nobody call their shots. MAURICE Okay. Okay, if they kill this gig at the Underground, then I can make that ask. Fair? CARLOTTA I mean, not completely fair 'cause the record is wack, but my girls still gonna kill it anyway. So, fair. MAURICE ELLIOT PVC. It's not rocket science. Ship it here, so I can cut it. You didn't have to get so dressed up. COTTON I didn't know what to wear. NICK Hey, mommy! Show me that brown sugar love. Why don't you let me see what's going on under that dress so I can sleep good tonight. COTTON If you saw what was going on under this skirt, you'll sleep good every night. NICK How about a preview? ELLIOT Hey, hey! You talk to my employee like that again, you're fired. NICK Chinese ass. ELLIOT You know, better yet, grab your tools and leave. You're fired. Go! COTTON Elliot. ELLIOT I'm here to help you. COTTON Don't. Could you show me where the office is? CROWD STAR This is our stage? SIMONE At least we're close to the sticky buns place. CARLOTTA I'm gonna go check the sound and make sure at least that's right. ALEXANDRA This is not happening to me. This is not happening. This. STAR Yo, this is happening. Come on, let's rehearse these harmonies. ALEXANDRA This is Derek's medical insurance. I got to take it. STAR Can you do it when we're done rehearsing? Damn, that girl's making all the wrong choices. SIMONE Maybe she doesn't have any choices. FAN GIRL 1 Noah, quick one for the girls. NOAH Course. FAN GIRL 2 They're gonna go crazy. FAN GIRL 1 We're always gonna ride for you. We love you. NOAH Thank you. Check me out on Good Day Atlanta tomorrow, all right? FAN GIRL 1 Okay. NOAH Thank you. STAR You here to see how it gets down? NOAH I'm just here to get my sneakers cleaned. STAR Oh, okay. You just happen to choose the same mall Ayanna has us performing in? But you know, if we kill this, she'll put us on GDA with you, right? And we will show your ass up, so you should be a little shook. NOAH Shook? Three chicks harmonizing in a food court? Come on, baby. FAN GIRL 3 Oh, my God, look, there's Noah. STAR Okay. NOAH But stay tuned. Let me show you what putting it down looks like. What's up, baby? How you doing? STAR This is what desperation looks like. You know you came to see me blow, and you will. Oops. NOAH ALEXANDRA Yes, we already filled out all the paperwork to see what coverage he's eligible for. No, this is not a pre-existing condition. How the hell is being paralyzed a pre-existing condition? No, I don't want to be transferred over again. I've been trying to get this answered for the past three days. H. STAR Dude, you need to get your head on straight. ALEXANDRA Damn it! STAR Okay. CARLOTTA Damn, man. Would you stop popping up on me? Stalker move. JAHIL So, I stopped in on the girls earlier to say what's up, and they were at each other's throat. Then they turned it on me. CARLOTTA Stop dropping in on them. It's my show now. Stay away from them. JAHIL Are you serious right now? We're good. They're all you. ALEXANDRA you Atlanta! Good night! AYANNA When I said I wanted you to smash this performance, I did not mean my $10,000 speakers. Is there some kind of mental deficiency I should know about with you, Alex? ALEXANDRA No, no. I'm great. In fact, since you're the one that had us. AYANNA Sit your non-talented ass down! CARLOTTA Alex! Just sh shut up. Listen, don't let this one performance define us. SIMONE Um, excuse me, Miss Ayanna. Do you know what it's like to be singing your heart out, and people are just stuffing their face with gross food? Uh, it's. AYANNA It's your job to make them forget about stuffing their face with food, make them forget about everything. If you can't own a food court audience, how the hell are you going to own a stadium? STAR I don't know. Give us that album spot and maybe you'll find out. AYANNA You have got balls on you the size of Texas. STAR I don't really find that offensive. Balls are awesome. WOMAN Oh, my God. What is she doing? Look at her. Oh, my God. She's crazy. AYANNA This makes Midtown look bad. CARLOTTA Okay, I know you pissed off, Ayanna, but do you see that? 200,000 views. Forget about what happened. We should be riding this moment. AYANNA Okay. Let's. You'll perform on Good Day Atlanta with Noah. ALEXANDRA Are you serious? AYANNA Yeah. Looks like you girls are failing upwards. CARLOTTA Let's hit it. STAR Gladly. SIMONE JAHIL That's garbage. Failed. It could be a failed prayer maybe? Found it, found it. I found it. I found it! MAN Shut up. JAHIL No, you shut up. ALEXANDRA We know the original version of “Suga” works. SIMONE Yeah, and we know that the crowd will respond to it. STAR Yeah, but we also know that Noah's not gonna do anything new, so we might as well. SIMONE Oh, Alex, we should start rehearsing that song you've been working on. STAR That's true. We should. That song is dope, and it's new. We can't do "Suga," it just blew up in our faces. Like, it literally blew up in our faces. ALEXANDRA Look, it's not even close to ready, okay? SIMONE Alex, it's really good. ALEXANDRA It's not there. STAR We can get it there. ALEXANDRA I'm too damn fried right now to think of another song. Stop pushing me. We stick with what we know. STAR Really? NOAH Mmm. Uh-huh. STAR So, you're just gonna do all your old songs again? NOAH Not old, classic. Unlike that Island remix you guys tried. STAR We didn't like it, either. NOAH Mm-hmm. STAR But I guess that's what you have to do, remind people why they liked you. NOAH Correction, loved. STAR That's still past tense. NOAH At least I ain't got to pull no stunts to get my shine on. STAR No, that's true. You do well enough with scandal. NOAH Y'all are wrecking equipment. I'm surprised you're still here. STAR You're gonna be even more surprised when you see us tomorrow at Good Day. Ooh! You didn't know. Nobody told you? We're performing on Good Day Atlanta, too. NOAH Y'all performing after me is not a good look. I mean, there's not gonna be no hype left. STAR The way I see it, you're setting us up to knock them out. You're the fluffer. We're the finisher. JAHIL Hey, now. What's up, all you pretty ladies in the house. What's going on now? MISS BRUCE What you want? JAHIL Changing lives, my brother, changing lives. Don't you worry about it. Check this out. Ladies, I was up all night last night working on a new track for you, and I'm telling you right now, it is it is hype. SIMONE I mean, not today, Jahil. JAHIL No, no. No, no. I got that. Not today, not tomorrow- I- Look, I know it's not gonna change how I let you all down before. I know that. But look, I ain't begging. Okay, I ain't begging here. Okay. You know why? 'Cause I got the goods for real. Let me play it for you. I'm just. I'm looking for an opportunity, okay? CARLOTTA Get your ass outside. JAHIL Hey, Lot. Hey. Lot, I know this sounds crazy, all right, but I got what they need. All right, I know them. CARLOTTA Sounds crazy? Look at you. Pinned to the ceiling. JAHIL It's caffeine, all right. I'm not doing coke. CARLOTTA Please. I told you not to push up on them, didn't I? JAHIL Listen. Will you just take a listen. I want you to hear this. CARLOTTA Yo, this is so, this is so typical of you, Jahil. JAHIL I was up all night, and I want you to hear this. It's so good. What? CARLOTTA Blowing something up and then coming back through like there's no debris left behind. You got to live with the choices you made five months ago. JAHIL What? The choice I made? Hold on a second. W-Wasn't that you? Wasn't that you who helped me to fade out? CARLOTTA That was to keep Cotton and them girls safe. And now look at you. You go behind my back to them, huh? JAHIL Wow, okay, so it was to keep the girls safe, right? Wow. No, pardon me. You know, I thought it was also to help keep me safe, but don't worry about it. CARLOTTA It was. And we did it. But I can't have you getting in those girls' head. They got a performance on Good Day Atlanta, and I need them focused. You can't just get back in with the group like nothing ever happened. So, if you want to drop a track on them or even a single note, you got to come through me. JAHIL Hey, you can wear that hat if you want to. I'm drowning here. But I ain't gonna give up, 'cause you know what? 'Cause I know when I got lightning, and you know it, too. And you know what? I got me a track, and it's a great track. I just need a shot here, Lottie. CARLOTTA Yeah, you do. Just not with my girls. STAR Alyse Eady. Star Davis. ALYSE EADY Hi. STAR Hi. This is Big Trouble. We're the act performing after Noah. ALYSE EADY Oh, I thought there was only one act performing today. PA We actually have to get her into touch-ups. I'm sorry. AYANNA Hey, girls. Put these on. STAR Why? AYANNA You're too shiny for backup singers. STAR Backup singers for who? AYANNA Oh, you didn't actually think you would be rewarded for your behavior? Oh, you did. You're performing right after Noah's interview. He'll sing "Pull Up." I think you all know it. ALEXANDRA You're out of your damn mind. AYANNA I'm very much in it. My label, my rules apply. CARLOTTA Come on, Ayanna. Backup singers? Really? They not no “ooh and ah” girls. AYANNA They are today, and they'll go wherever I choose. They work for me. WOMAN Everybody, places! MAN Stand by, sound. ALYSE EADY So, Noah, back in the ATL. NOAH Well, you know, I never really left. I got too much love for my city. ALYSE EADY It's been a pretty tough year for you, though. That highly publicized assault case last year with your former label exec. I mean. NOAH Yeah, well, that-that label wasn't a good fit for me. That's why I came over to Midtown Sound. It's more of a home than any label I ever been at. And I'm not here to talk about a case that's been closed. I'm here to sing. ALYSE EADY We're waiting for it. We're gonna hear from Noah Brooks after the break. PA All right. Places, places. Everybody, places in. We'll be back in 90 seconds, okay? SIMONE He's our competition, and here we are trying to make him look better. ALEXANDRA I knew it. We shouldn't have signed with this label. This is a waste of our time. SIMONE Okay, I know that face. What are you thinking? STAR What if it's not a waste of our time? We already got on the dresses. ALEXANDRA Let's do this. SIMONE Do what? STAR Hijack this bitch. SIMONE Oh, you don't have to ask me twice. NOAH Wait, are y'all singing background for me? Wait, I thought y'all were gonna show me up? STAR Nah, this all you, bruh. ALYSE EADY Okay, here he is performing his former number one hit, "Pull Up," Noah Brooks! CARLOTTA This is not the way to introduce these girls as artists on this label. Can you back me up here? Wow. Really? NOAH Make sure y'all keep up, yeah? CARLOTTA My girls ain't nobody's backup. ALEXANDRA Yo, that was a crazy idea and totally worth it. SIMONE Yay! NOAH Yo, let me holler at you. STAR Yeah, say what you got to say. SIMONE Y'all can figure it out on your own. NOAH Look, I've been in this game long enough to know that that's the weak-ass move you pull when your music is trash and you're thirsty for attention. STAR You mean us saving you from having to perform that dry-ass song one more time? You're welcome. NOAH You think I'm playing with you. This ain't no game. This is my career, my life. Now, I don't know who got you twisted, but I want you to hear me right now, I am not the one. ELLIOT You know, you're doing a great job. COTTON Really? ELLIOT How about I thank you by taking you out to dinner tonight? COTTON I don't know, Elliot. ELLIOT It's okay, it's fine. I just thought, you know. COTTON Not right now? ELLIOT Okay. Not right now's a good answer. Means you're already thinking about the future. I got to go walk the site, but, uh, you good here? JAHIL Top shelf bourbon, one rock, please. Oh, I'm sorry. Am I bothering you? AYANNA Yeah, sort of. JAHIL Cool. My bad. Won't happen again. AYANNA What are you listening to? JAHIL Huh? AYANNA What are you listening to? JAHIL Oh, nothing, just, uh you know, a magnificent track. AYANNA Let me hear. JAHIL You want to hear it? AYANNA Yes, I'd like to hear it. JAHIL Really? AYANNA Mm. It's good. JAHIL Yeah, you like it? AYANNA I do. JAHIL Good. AYANNA Who's the producer? JAHIL He's smart, imaginative and quick. AYANNA Hopefully he's not too quick. JAHIL Hmm. Oh, no, he times it just right. Yeah, why don't you, uh why don't you call him sometime. Find out. AYANNA You didn't just randomly wander in here tonight, did you? JAHIL I don't know, did I? AYANNA Uh, no, you didn't. You know exactly who I am and what I do. JAHIL Better yet, I know exactly what you need. AYANNA Oh, you do. JAHIL Make that call. COTTON We're not accepting applications right now. The receptionist job has already been filled. MEEKA You don't look like no secretary to me. COTTON And you don't look like your raggedy ass belongs in here, so what do you want? MEEKA I'm Meeka. COTTON Omari's sister? MEEKA He wanted me to check in on you. COTTON You can tell him I'm fine. MEEKA You can tell him yourself. He's getting out early. He wanted me to give this to you. And that ain't my resume. MISS BRUCE What's up? You here for the barber position? MAURICE No. Is-is Carlotta around? CARLOTTA I ain't got nothing to say to you. MAURICE That's cool. What if I'm here as a paying customer? CARLOTTA We closed. MAURICE Peace offering. CARLOTTA I'm not drinking today. MISS BRUCE Oh, I am. You know we need the coin. CARLOTTA Your edges are jacked up. MAURICE Very. You you want to line me up? CARLOTTA I thought that just maybe you were different. But you just you just a punk on the payroll kissing Ayanna's ass. MAURICE Well, I got you and the girls a producer approval. Y'all are beasts. CARLOTTA Go away, Bruce. So, what's your plan? MAURICE I got a few things. STAR Alex, pick up the phone. It's important. Carlotta wants to talk to us. Call me back. ALEXANDRA Derek. Okay. All right. We'll do one. Okay. One, two, three. Okay. Okay. Hey. STAR Hey. ALEXANDRA Sorry I missed your call. Was just working on some stuff in the house. What's up? STAR Carlotta just wanted to talk to us. But you good? ALEXANDRA Yeah. I'm great. STAR You sure? ALEXANDRA One hundred. What? STAR I was knocking, and I I saw you in there. With Derek. Alex, I knew it was hard, but I did not know it looked like that. And you been doing that every day. I mean, I told you so. ALEXANDRA "I told you so"? STAR You know what I'm saying. I'm saying that I'm sorry you're going through this. ALEXANDRA I'm 19, playing nurse to my man. STAR Sexy nurse. ALEXANDRA STAR At least he's paralyzed and can't beat your ass. ALEXANDRA I'm serious. STAR So am I. That's a plus. ALEXANDRA I'm just so sick of everything being out of my hands. Our future. Me and Derek's. STAR But you know what? Either way, you know what you've got? Come here. Come here. ALEXANDRA Oh, God. No. This is not gonna help at all. What are you? STAR You got these two you got these two beautiful boobs to rest your head on. ALEXANDRA Ah. No. STAR Your weary head on. ALEXANDRA I don't need this at all. STAR Oh, everybody does. ALEXANDRA SIMONE So, are we celebrating, or are we mourning? CARLOTTA They're giving us control of the producer situation. SIMONE Are you serious? ALL STAR ALEXANDRA Yes. CARLOTTA From now on, nobody's dictating our music but us. You have producer approval. STAR As we should. Finally! SIMONE God. CARLOTTA So now you get to decide who and what you really about. Okay? So am I mourning or celebrating? I'm celebrating, baby. STAR Yeah! ALEXANDRA Okay. Okay. CARLOTTA Oh, that's my joint. I'm all ready. ALEXANDRA SIMONE That's a lot of money. CARLOTTA CARLOTTA Hey! CARLOTTA What? STAR Carlotta. I can't believe I tried to fire you. ALEXANDRA CARLOTTA Oh, it's all right, baby. You gave me something to prove. But don't doubt my skills. SIMONE Alex should do it. Write and produce. Nobody knows us better than her. CARLOTTA This is true. This is true. ALEXANDRA I accept. STAR Wait, wait, wait. Did I tell y'all? ALEXANDRA What? STAR I caught Cotton masturbating this morning. SIMONE Oh. ALEXANDRA Ew. SIMONE Could someone take me back to jail? ALL STAR Come back! ALEXANDRA Yo. SIMONE Hey! ALEXANDRA By the time we ended that hook, he was dead by that point. STAR He really was. SIMONE Three chicks who pulled up to Atlanta trying to get in. ALEXANDRA And we pulled up. STAR Hey! ALEXANDRA See you guys tomorrow. STAR Bye, girl. ALEXANDRA Bye. KAREN Look, I didn't ask for a room change. They just stuck me here. SIMONE We having a party in here? Last thing I need is for my roomie to be OD'ing on some pills. How many did you take? KAREN None. SIMONE Okay. KAREN Dee was gonna wait for me. We were gonna take them together. We were supposed to kill ourselves together. I didn't make it. SIMONE But you did make it. And you're not alone. KAREN NOAH What's up, Stunt? STAR I like that nickname. Maybe you're right. Maybe I do pull stunts for attention. NOAH STAR But it seems to be working. NOAH Game recognize game. STAR See you around, old man. DEREK You seem happy. ALEXANDRA I am. And lately it's been pretty difficult to see that, but even with all the noise, one thing I know is that I love you very much. DEREK I love you, too. ALEXANDRA Should we should we stop? I know you can't. DEREK Come here. DEREK Come closer. ALEXANDRA I am closer. DEREK No. Come closer. CARLOTTA You get her back on time? STAR 1000 p.m. on the dot. CARLOTTA Oh, good. BRODY Hey, Carlotta. CARLOTTA What the hell are you doing here, Brody? BRODY I thought I'd come say hello to my daughter. Hey, Star.