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00:00:00 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:00:03 Ladies!
00:00:08 Are there any beautiful ladies in the house?
00:00:15 Let me hear you scream!
00:00:17 [CHEERING]
00:00:22 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:00:26 [CHEERING]
00:00:30 Ooh, baby.
00:00:37 Sweet love on a full moon night.
00:00:41 Love on a full moon night.
00:00:43 I've been waiting for a long time
00:00:50 to make love underneath the moon lights.
00:00:54 We ain't gotta rush a thing tonight.
00:00:57 [CHEERING]
00:01:03 Hey, Jeremiah.
00:01:07 Hey, what's up?
00:01:08 Here are your credentials and info
00:01:09 for the hotel at our next stop.
00:01:11 All right, thanks.
00:01:12 Hey, has Dante heard of my new arrangement?
00:01:14 He's not interested in changing up the show right now.
00:01:16 We've been playing the same set for months.
00:01:18 We've been all over the country with that same set.
00:01:20 That's my point.
00:01:22 Look, the fans aren't complaining.
00:01:24 It's what they expect.
00:01:25 Look, music is supposed to make you feel something.
00:01:29 He needs a new sound.
00:01:30 Him or you?
00:01:32 Look, Jay, you're really talented.
00:01:35 And Dante is lucky to have a guy like you on his team.
00:01:38 But this is the music he wants to make.
00:01:41 If that's not what you want to do anymore,
00:01:43 maybe it's time to move on.
00:01:44 It ain't go where?
00:01:45 My contract's not up for another two years.
00:01:48 I don't know.
00:01:49 But when we get to Pennsylvania, try talking to him again.
00:01:52 Pennsylvania?
00:01:53 Yeah, some small town no one's heard of.
00:01:56 OK, we're not doing the majors?
00:01:58 Take a salesman great in the bigger cities,
00:02:00 so the label has us trying the burps for a few nights.
00:02:02 And Dante went along with that?
00:02:04 He doesn't have a choice.
00:02:05 Unless he throws a tantrum, we'll be there through Christmas.
00:02:08 You know the name of the town?
00:02:10 Uh, Adventures or something?
00:02:12 Adve-- wait.
00:02:14 Adventure?
00:02:16 We're playing Aventure for the holidays?
00:02:18 Yeah, you know it?
00:02:19 It's where I grew up.
00:02:22 Could you drop me at my parents' house instead of the hotel?
00:02:25 Yeah, I'll talk to the driver.
00:02:27 See you in a bit.
00:02:29 Thanks.
00:02:30 [music playing]
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00:02:37 [music playing]
00:02:50 Where's Willow?
00:03:01 Willow?
00:03:03 Willow?
00:03:04 OK.
00:03:05 My daughter, the worship leader.
00:03:09 Oh, she, um--
00:03:12 OK, I'm sure Willow's around here somewhere.
00:03:18 She'd never miss a choir rehearsal, Bishop.
00:03:22 Mm-hmm.
00:03:24 All I know is--
00:03:26 [music playing]
00:03:29 Oh, we're doing that one again.
00:03:32 Hey, Daddy.
00:03:33 That's what she is.
00:03:34 Hey.
00:03:35 [music playing]
00:03:58 [music playing]
00:04:01 Willow, how was your audition?
00:04:03 I think it went OK, but I don't think
00:04:05 they love the fact that I chose a gospel song to audition.
00:04:08 Maybe you should have done your Tony Raxton voice.
00:04:10 Ooh, like--
00:04:11 (SINGING) I would make a green background.
00:04:13 Oh, no, you should have done Beyonce.
00:04:15 Oh, baby, you don't know how much I need this.
00:04:19 I just-- I need something different, you know?
00:04:22 I need some excitement.
00:04:23 What you need is a date.
00:04:25 Is a date going to take my voice further
00:04:27 than the pews of Trinity?
00:04:28 Well, that depends on who it's with.
00:04:30 No, I don't need a date.
00:04:32 What I need is a chance to sing somewhere other than Trinity.
00:04:36 Well, maybe another opportunity will come up.
00:04:39 In Adventura, nothing exciting ever happens here.
00:04:43 Dante?
00:04:44 [music playing]
00:04:47 Do you think he's actually on the bus?
00:04:49 [music playing]
00:04:53 [music playing]
00:04:56 [gasps]
00:04:57 [music playing]
00:05:00 [bus engine]
00:05:03 [music playing]
00:05:06 Home sweet home.
00:05:08 [music playing]
00:05:11 Cute house.
00:05:17 Thanks.
00:05:18 [music playing]
00:05:21 I think that house is missing a gnome.
00:05:23 [laughs]
00:05:24 A bishop and his daughter live there.
00:05:26 Gnomes are new, though.
00:05:29 So how does it feel to be back after all these years?
00:05:32 Like I'm back where I belong.
00:05:37 [music playing]
00:05:40 [door opens]
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00:05:44 [music playing]
00:05:47 [door opens]
00:05:48 [music playing]
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00:06:00 [music playing]
00:06:03 [music playing]
00:06:06 [music playing]
00:06:09 [music playing]
00:06:12 [music playing]
00:06:15 [knocks]
00:06:16 Dan!
00:06:17 Call 911!
00:06:18 Mom, it's me, Jeremiah.
00:06:21 What's going on?
00:06:22 Charlie, you almost gave me heart attack.
00:06:24 Oh, oh my goodness.
00:06:27 What's up, Pop?
00:06:28 What are you doing here?
00:06:30 You ain't been here in years.
00:06:32 I know it's been a minute since I've been back,
00:06:34 but you know, work has been busy.
00:06:37 Busy.
00:06:38 [music playing]
00:06:41 Same old Pop.
00:06:42 Don't mind him.
00:06:44 You're always welcome to come home, sweetie.
00:06:46 In fact, I know someone who's going to be
00:06:48 more than excited to see you.
00:06:50 Who would that be?
00:06:51 Oh, pretty girl that was supposed to be my daughter-in-law
00:06:55 until you screwed it up.
00:06:57 Goes to my church.
00:06:58 Mama, please.
00:06:59 Oh.
00:07:00 Willow does not want to see me.
00:07:01 It's been almost three years since we've seen each other.
00:07:03 Well, if it's not Willow, then who's the lucky lady
00:07:05 who's going to make me a grandmother?
00:07:06 Ma, I--
00:07:07 Oh, don't mama me.
00:07:08 I told you I do not have time for dating
00:07:10 while I'm on the road.
00:07:11 Music is my girlfriend.
00:07:13 I'd like to see the day when music keeps you warm
00:07:15 at night.
00:07:16 Oh my god, can we please?
00:07:18 I won't say nothing else.
00:07:19 Thank you.
00:07:20 You hungry?
00:07:21 I am.
00:07:22 I got a chicken pot pie in the fridge if you want some.
00:07:24 Yes.
00:07:25 OK.
00:07:26 Made it from scratch.
00:07:27 Let's go.
00:07:28 OK, well, let me-- let me get your weapon.
00:07:29 Thank you.
00:07:30 It's so good to have you home.
00:07:32 [music playing]
00:07:35 There you go.
00:07:36 OK, you keep it right there.
00:07:38 And then if you come in around the same time that I come in--
00:07:42 Oh, this shit is starting.
00:07:46 Bro, you like an hour late.
00:07:48 I know.
00:07:49 I ain't in for no lecture.
00:07:51 OK, can we talk about the music?
00:07:54 What about it?
00:07:55 I've sent several new arrangements to you
00:07:57 that I think would take the show to the next level musically.
00:08:00 It's not my sound.
00:08:02 Did you listen to them?
00:08:04 I just know it's not my sound.
00:08:06 Not your-- so what is your sound?
00:08:10 Whatever I say it's going to be.
00:08:12 Don't trip, you work for me, all right?
00:08:14 And that means you pay what I tell you.
00:08:17 OK.
00:08:18 Now let's get back to work.
00:08:20 [music playing]
00:08:23 Did you find anything?
00:08:30 No, not yet.
00:08:31 What is Dante even doing here?
00:08:34 With his entire band and a tour bus.
00:08:38 Willow, a tour bus?
00:08:41 There has to be a performance, or maybe he's--
00:08:43 Found it.
00:08:45 Five nights at the Apache Music Hall.
00:08:49 Oh my god.
00:08:52 This could be it.
00:08:53 This could be your big break.
00:08:55 Look, one of his background singers
00:08:57 is going home to be with her family for the holidays.
00:09:00 Dante's ranting about it on his live.
00:09:02 That's what I'm saying.
00:09:03 Folks need to be professional and work with integrity.
00:09:06 I can't do two-part harmonies without two girls.
00:09:08 So look, if there are any singers in the Pittsburgh
00:09:11 or surrounding areas, meet me at the studio for an audition
00:09:15 as a DT girl.
00:09:16 This is it.
00:09:17 This is your sign from God.
00:09:20 Sign?
00:09:22 What's a sign?
00:09:25 Well, Willow has an audition to be a DT girl.
00:09:30 Grace.
00:09:31 Grace.
00:09:32 I'm so sorry, Willow.
00:09:34 But this is a man of God.
00:09:37 Have a blessed day, everyone.
00:09:39 Grace and peace.
00:09:40 Cuteness.
00:09:46 What's a DT girl?
00:09:48 Um, it's just an audition.
00:09:50 I probably won't even make it in time or even get it.
00:09:54 An audition for what, you still haven't said.
00:09:57 To sing background for Dante.
00:10:01 Is he a gospel singer?
00:10:03 Because as the worship leader of this church--
00:10:05 OK, that again.
00:10:06 Yes, that again.
00:10:08 You made a commitment.
00:10:09 I was nine years old.
00:10:11 So you want to be removed from the worship team?
00:10:14 Because members of the worship team at this church
00:10:17 singing anything other than gospel music
00:10:19 would mean immediate dismissal.
00:10:22 How would that look?
00:10:24 Pastor's daughter singing in nightclub Saturday night
00:10:28 and the pulpit Sunday morning?
00:10:31 Fine, Daddy.
00:10:33 I won't go to the audition.
00:10:36 Good.
00:10:37 I didn't tell you about it.
00:10:45 [music playing]
00:10:48 Hello?
00:10:53 Dante?
00:10:54 Hi, I, uh--
00:10:58 I'm Willow Terry.
00:11:00 I'm just looking for a background singer.
00:11:04 Jeremiah.
00:11:06 Hello, Willow.
00:11:08 Long time.
00:11:11 Not long enough.
00:11:12 So where is he?
00:11:23 Dante is not the type to stick around this late.
00:11:27 You look good.
00:11:29 You look terrible.
00:11:32 Same old Willow.
00:11:34 What's that supposed to mean?
00:11:36 Just that it's really good to see a familiar face.
00:11:40 Well, I wish I could say the same.
00:11:42 [music playing]
00:11:58 [music playing]
00:12:01 [singing]
00:12:04 I couldn't believe it.
00:12:09 He had this stupid smirk on his face.
00:12:12 So what did you say?
00:12:13 I didn't even get to sing for Dante, let alone meet him.
00:12:16 To Jeremiah.
00:12:17 Oh.
00:12:18 There was nothing to say.
00:12:20 Hey, you guys are doing so amazing.
00:12:22 Really good.
00:12:23 You can go ahead and take five.
00:12:25 Yeah.
00:12:26 So you're telling lies in church now.
00:12:28 I like to call it positive reinforcement.
00:12:30 Hm.
00:12:31 And what do you mean there was nothing to say?
00:12:33 You dated that man for five years,
00:12:35 and that same man promised to love you forever
00:12:37 and then broke your heart, Willow.
00:12:39 He didn't break anything.
00:12:40 He was the one itching to get out of Adventura
00:12:43 since we were kids.
00:12:44 And-- and-- we both agreed he was a terrible person,
00:12:48 and I was better off by myself.
00:12:51 Right.
00:12:52 And if I never saw him again, it wouldn't be soon enough.
00:12:55 I just wish I knew how long he'd be here this time.
00:12:58 Well, they changed venues last minute,
00:13:00 and they'll be here through Christmas.
00:13:04 Or so I've heard.
00:13:06 So are you going back to the audition?
00:13:09 No.
00:13:10 No, thanks.
00:13:11 Willow.
00:13:12 Bishop doesn't want me singing secular music,
00:13:14 and now that I know Jeremiah's going to be there,
00:13:16 I do not need the headache.
00:13:18 It can't be that bad.
00:13:19 Jeremiah White and I are like oil and water.
00:13:23 What is it about him that gets you so turned around?
00:13:26 Have you seen him?
00:13:27 Yes.
00:13:28 I have.
00:13:30 And he is beautiful.
00:13:31 Oh, he is the most annoying, most know-it-all,
00:13:34 most my-way-or-the-highway human being
00:13:36 I have ever met in my life.
00:13:39 Girl, have you ever met anyone like that?
00:13:43 You two may have more in common than you think.
00:13:47 Just saying.
00:13:50 Please tell your parents the Jubilee is only a few days away,
00:13:54 and we have rehearsal every day until then.
00:13:57 The dress rehearsal will be the night before,
00:14:00 and you have to be here.
00:14:01 Now, I know it sounds like a lot,
00:14:03 but if you want something,
00:14:04 you can't let anything get in your way.
00:14:06 If you're not here for the dress rehearsal,
00:14:08 you do not minister on Christmas Eve.
00:14:11 Does everyone understand?
00:14:12 Yes, Miss Bruceberry.
00:14:14 Okay, go ahead, get out of here.
00:14:17 [door opens]
00:14:20 Hey, hey.
00:14:21 Hey.
00:14:23 Are you sure you want those kids to sing at the Jubilee?
00:14:27 [laughs]
00:14:28 What are you talking about?
00:14:30 It's a Trinity tradition.
00:14:31 I know, but when we were kids, we could actually sing.
00:14:35 The kids have been singing at the Jubilee for over 30 years.
00:14:38 Don't remind me.
00:14:39 I know, it's the biggest event of the year.
00:14:41 And the one your mother created.
00:14:43 I know, but...
00:14:44 what about if this Christmas Jubilee,
00:14:47 we have the kids mime?
00:14:50 Hear me out.
00:14:52 Do you see the vision?
00:14:54 [laughs]
00:14:55 Yeah.
00:14:57 The Bible says make a joyful noise.
00:14:59 Oh, they might make a noise all right.
00:15:02 [coughs]
00:15:05 Bishop Terry.
00:15:07 Maybe we can move it to Easter,
00:15:09 because that way I could definitely
00:15:11 get them on key by then.
00:15:14 ♪ ♪
00:15:20 Oh, no.
00:15:22 Okay.
00:15:24 I'll be right there.
00:15:26 What happened?
00:15:27 Minister Eddie slipped on ice.
00:15:30 He's in the hospital.
00:15:32 So we don't have a minister of music?
00:15:34 Nope.
00:15:35 Oh, no, that's so terrible.
00:15:36 Is he okay?
00:15:37 I don't know, baby.
00:15:38 I'm gonna find out.
00:15:39 Okay, well, I'm just gonna work on some song changes
00:15:42 and ideas for the Jubilee.
00:15:44 Okay.
00:15:46 I gotta go.
00:15:48 All right.
00:15:50 Hope he's okay.
00:15:51 Me too.
00:15:52 Terrible timing.
00:15:53 It's really a shame.
00:15:55 It's close to the Jubilee.
00:15:57 [laughs]
00:15:58 [door opens]
00:16:02 Jeremiah!
00:16:04 What's up?
00:16:05 Jeremiah.
00:16:06 [laughs]
00:16:08 Long day for you.
00:16:09 Ah, hospital visit.
00:16:11 One of our members hurt himself pretty bad.
00:16:13 Oh, sorry to hear that.
00:16:14 You here to visit your folks?
00:16:16 Yes, sir.
00:16:17 I've got a gig coming up, and I--
00:16:18 You still playing?
00:16:19 Yes, sir.
00:16:20 For the Lord?
00:16:22 Well, I--
00:16:23 I'm just messing.
00:16:25 Your mama says you're traveling the world with a gift.
00:16:28 It's amazing, son.
00:16:30 You make us proud.
00:16:31 Thank you.
00:16:32 Listen, I am around for the next couple of weeks,
00:16:34 so if you need any help with snow or anything,
00:16:37 let me know.
00:16:38 Well, I may not need your help with the snow,
00:16:42 but there is something you could help me with.
00:16:47 Thank you, Grace.
00:16:49 Now, I'm sure all of you have heard
00:16:51 Minister Eddie suffered a nasty fall,
00:16:54 and he may be out for a while.
00:16:56 I thought he just sprained his wrist.
00:16:58 Silence!
00:17:00 There's a new sheriff in town,
00:17:03 a new general on the front lines,
00:17:05 a new queen up in this castle.
00:17:08 Now, there's a lot of work to be done in the next few days
00:17:11 if we're going to be ready for the Jubilee,
00:17:13 and we will be ready.
00:17:16 There will be no talking.
00:17:18 All choreography must be approved by me.
00:17:20 So, Sister Patterson, girl, that little dance that you do,
00:17:23 that little rock, mm-hmm, it's got to go.
00:17:26 You know the one I'm talking about.
00:17:28 Hello, saints.
00:17:29 Praying God from whom all blessings flow.
00:17:32 Bishop.
00:17:33 Great news, everyone.
00:17:35 I found our new interim minister of music
00:17:37 until the Christmas Jubilee.
00:17:39 Oh, Daddy, you don't need to do a speech.
00:17:41 I'm kind of lost.
00:17:42 A true son of this church.
00:17:44 Huh?
00:17:45 Although he hasn't been here for a while,
00:17:47 he's been traveling the world with his gifts.
00:17:49 I give you Mr. Jeremiah White.
00:17:52 [orchestra plays]
00:17:54 [applause]
00:17:56 [laughter]
00:17:59 [applause]
00:18:02 [laughter]
00:18:05 [sighs]
00:18:07 [sighs]
00:18:10 [knock on door]
00:18:11 Hey.
00:18:12 Get out.
00:18:13 I see you haven't changed a bit.
00:18:15 Why do you keep saying that?
00:18:16 Why would I change?
00:18:17 I am amazing.
00:18:19 Yes, you are.
00:18:20 What are you doing here?
00:18:21 Bishop asked me to come.
00:18:22 And you could say no.
00:18:23 I can't tell Bishop no.
00:18:25 He's known me since I was 10.
00:18:26 Fine.
00:18:27 You already have a job, so just go back to it.
00:18:29 Look, if this is about the other night--
00:18:30 We don't talk about that here.
00:18:32 Willow, listen, I--
00:18:33 Why can't you just stay in your lane,
00:18:35 and then you just let me stay in mine?
00:18:37 I am in my lane.
00:18:38 No, you're crash course swerving,
00:18:39 spinning directly into my lane.
00:18:40 You're always--
00:18:41 Hey, young people.
00:18:42 Hey, Daddy.
00:18:43 Bishop, I believe this is a divine connection.
00:18:46 I'm excited to see what God is going to do with this union.
00:18:49 You two have always had an incredible chemistry.
00:18:52 Let's drink together.
00:18:53 Jeremiah?
00:18:54 Yes?
00:18:55 I'm going to tell you, he's going to walk you
00:18:57 through everything we've been doing and done
00:18:59 for the past few years with the Jubilee.
00:19:01 Ain't that right, pumpkin?
00:19:03 Yes.
00:19:04 Yes, I am.
00:19:05 But, um, Daddy, you know, Jeremiah is not a gospel singer.
00:19:09 He's not a singer?
00:19:10 No, he's not.
00:19:11 Well, you know what's written.
00:19:14 When the devil goes to messing, God goes to blessing.
00:19:18 Better praise him.
00:19:19 [laughter]
00:19:20 Don't think that's in the Bible, but OK.
00:19:22 Anyway, I'm going to get out of your way.
00:19:24 The whole church is counting on you
00:19:25 two to pull this thing together.
00:19:27 But I know you won't let me down.
00:19:30 [laughter]
00:19:34 See you later, Bishop.
00:19:36 See you later, Bishop.
00:19:39 Really?
00:19:40 Yeah, really.
00:19:41 Get out of my office.
00:19:42 Why does he do this every year?
00:19:52 Every year, it's the same thing.
00:19:54 Because it's his home, and that's what he chooses to do.
00:19:57 Yeah, but we got to look at it.
00:19:59 It's his expression of holiday cheer,
00:20:01 and it shouldn't affect you so much, you old grinch.
00:20:03 You're only saying that because he's your pastor.
00:20:05 Well, he used to be your pastor, too, and he could be again
00:20:08 if he came down to the church every once in a while.
00:20:11 [sigh]
00:20:12 I'm not doing this, Bridget Delores.
00:20:15 Stop stealing my cookies!
00:20:17 You can eat cookies at church!
00:20:19 [music playing]
00:20:22 Morning, neighbor.
00:20:38 Morning, neighbor.
00:20:41 Could I help you with something?
00:20:43 As a matter of fact, I was hoping you could be neighborly
00:20:47 and not put as many of your ugly, creepy-looking gnomes
00:20:50 out this year.
00:20:51 Neighbor.
00:20:53 Oh, you mean like--
00:20:57 like this gnome?
00:20:59 Yes, just like that one.
00:21:02 No can do, neighbor.
00:21:03 You put out your holiday decorations
00:21:08 before Thanksgiving, and I didn't have a lick to say about it,
00:21:11 now did I?
00:21:12 My decorations are tasteful, not some creatures from beyond.
00:21:16 You wouldn't happen to be afraid of gnomes now,
00:21:19 would you, Stan?
00:21:20 Afraid?
00:21:21 I think they're an eyesore to the neighborhood,
00:21:25 and we can do without them.
00:21:27 They're traditional.
00:21:29 They're ugly.
00:21:30 Isn't it interesting that back in the day,
00:21:33 gnomes were used to protect children and animals from evil?
00:21:39 Are you calling me evil, Bishop?
00:21:43 No.
00:21:44 Just an interesting fact, neighbor.
00:21:48 But my gnomes are staying right where they are,
00:21:52 and there ain't nothing you can do about it.
00:21:54 We'll see about that.
00:21:59 [music]
00:22:03 Hello, everybody.
00:22:17 Um, hello, everyone.
00:22:22 Can I have everyone's attention?
00:22:24 Does anyone have any gum?
00:22:27 If everyone could just--
00:22:30 You know, if everyone--
00:22:33 All right, let's go ahead and get started.
00:22:36 I know I have some somewhere in here.
00:22:38 I know I packed gum.
00:22:40 I thought we could start with joy to the world.
00:22:42 Ooh, I found it.
00:22:44 Willow. Willow.
00:22:46 Yeah.
00:22:47 Can you help me get everyone's attention?
00:22:50 Um, no.
00:22:54 [music]
00:22:57 Okay.
00:22:59 Great.
00:23:01 Thanks.
00:23:03 Ow! What was that for?
00:23:12 You saw how hard he was trying to connect.
00:23:14 Okay, well, maybe they don't want him to be the minister of music.
00:23:16 It's not my fault.
00:23:17 You're just jealous that Bishop made him the minister of music and not you.
00:23:20 No, I am not.
00:23:22 Don't lie in Guy's house.
00:23:24 Fine. My feelings are a little hurt.
00:23:28 Bishop didn't even consider me for the job,
00:23:30 and I have been hinting at it for years.
00:23:32 Willow, you're not the minister of music.
00:23:34 Jeremiah is.
00:23:36 And he could use your help.
00:23:38 You're still a member of this worship team,
00:23:40 and you should want it to be the best that it could be at all times.
00:23:43 And if you help him, maybe he can help you, too.
00:23:48 Isn't there someone he can talk to for you?
00:23:52 Maybe get you an audition?
00:23:55 That's a good idea.
00:23:57 I know.
00:23:58 To play smarter.
00:23:59 Mm-hmm.
00:24:00 That's why you're my girl.
00:24:01 Okay.
00:24:02 That's right.
00:24:03 Okay.
00:24:04 [sigh]
00:24:07 I guess it's not going as well as you hoped.
00:24:10 If you don't learn how to speak up for yourself,
00:24:13 then no one is ever going to listen to you.
00:24:17 I did.
00:24:18 No, you didn't.
00:24:19 You said, "Hello, I'm Jeremiah.
00:24:21 I'd really love if you'd listen to me."
00:24:23 Whatever.
00:24:24 I don't sound like that.
00:24:25 Yeah, you did before puberty.
00:24:28 Look, I'm not saying you have to do it like Eddie.
00:24:31 You definitely don't have to do it like me,
00:24:33 but you have to speak with confidence.
00:24:35 You got to talk like you have something to say.
00:24:38 Why are you helping me now?
00:24:39 Because I need a favor.
00:24:42 Oh, the feeling is mutual, brother.
00:24:44 I'll go in there and help you like Bishop wants me to,
00:24:47 but I need you to talk to Dante
00:24:49 and convince him to let me audition
00:24:50 to be one of his background singers.
00:24:52 Now, don't look at me like that.
00:24:53 You know why I was there the other night.
00:24:55 Okay, I thought we couldn't talk about that here.
00:24:57 You can't.
00:24:59 So do we have a deal?
00:25:03 I can't guarantee that he'll say yes.
00:25:07 I just need you to talk to him.
00:25:09 My voice will do the rest.
00:25:11 Now, come on.
00:25:12 I'll show you how it's done.
00:25:14 Come on.
00:25:16 [sighs]
00:25:20 ♪ Oh, baby ♪
00:25:23 ♪ Make love under the moonlight ♪
00:25:26 ♪ Love under the moonlight ♪
00:25:28 Next!
00:25:29 ♪ Ooh, lady ♪
00:25:32 Sorry, that wasn't the lyric, right?
00:25:34 Next.
00:25:37 You're hired.
00:25:38 No, no, no.
00:25:42 Just...
00:25:44 That's all this town has to offer?
00:25:47 Um...
00:25:49 Yeah, yeah, yeah, I guess, I guess.
00:25:54 [upbeat music]
00:25:57 ♪ ♪
00:26:04 ♪ ♪
00:26:11 Hey.
00:26:19 Hey.
00:26:20 Hey, did you, uh, get to talk to Dante about me?
00:26:23 Uh...
00:26:25 Yeah, yeah, he, um...
00:26:29 He said someone like you wouldn't be a good fit.
00:26:33 Someone like me?
00:26:35 A gospel singer.
00:26:38 Oh.
00:26:39 But it's his loss, really.
00:26:41 I know, I thought my voice would be heard around the world, I guess.
00:26:44 I guess it's not even good enough for outside of Trinity.
00:26:49 I appreciate it, though.
00:26:53 [piano music]
00:26:56 ♪ ♪
00:26:59 ♪ Joy to the world for the Lord, the Lord is come ♪
00:27:04 ♪ Let earth receive her King ♪
00:27:10 ♪ Let every heart prepare Him room ♪
00:27:16 ♪ And heaven and nature sing ♪
00:27:19 ♪ And heaven and nature sing ♪
00:27:21 ♪ Go tell of His glory ♪
00:27:24 ♪ Go shout the new story ♪
00:27:27 ♪ Let heaven and nature ♪
00:27:32 ♪ Joy to the world for the Lord, the Lord is come ♪
00:27:37 All right.
00:27:38 All right, that was good, that was really good.
00:27:40 Um, Willow, you want to try solo on this one?
00:27:43 Sure.
00:27:44 Great.
00:27:46 ♪ He rules the world with truth and grace ♪
00:27:50 ♪ And makes the nations prove ♪
00:27:54 ♪ The glories of His righteousness ♪
00:27:59 ♪ And wonders of His love ♪
00:28:01 ♪ And wonders of His love ♪
00:28:03 ♪ And wonders of His love ♪
00:28:08 Was it flat?
00:28:13 Everybody hang tight, please.
00:28:15 Willow, can I talk to you for a sec?
00:28:17 This feels serious.
00:28:19 No, I mean, no, come on.
00:28:23 It's just, um...
00:28:26 It's just...
00:28:29 How do you want the audience to feel when you perform?
00:28:34 I don't want to perform.
00:28:36 I want to minister.
00:28:39 When I open my mouth, I want people's lives to change.
00:28:42 You know, they come in here with heavy spirits and stressed,
00:28:47 unsure of what to do next.
00:28:50 I just don't think a performance can change that.
00:28:53 You know?
00:28:55 Only the presence of God can.
00:28:57 Okay.
00:28:58 And do you think we're doing that?
00:29:00 With the jubilee, with how you're singing right now?
00:29:04 No.
00:29:05 But I think we could.
00:29:07 If we involved all the creative ministries,
00:29:09 not just the choir.
00:29:11 You know, the step team, the dancers,
00:29:15 the sign language ministry.
00:29:16 Wait, we have all that here?
00:29:18 Yeah.
00:29:19 And I think this could be a great time of year
00:29:21 to get everyone involved.
00:29:22 Okay, so why don't we?
00:29:25 Bishop won't let it happen.
00:29:27 He hates change.
00:29:28 Everything at Trinity has to and will stay the same.
00:29:31 Okay, well, he said that I was free to do whatever I wanted this year,
00:29:34 and I think that is a great idea.
00:29:37 He said that to you?
00:29:39 Mm-hmm.
00:29:40 Yeah, so let's do it.
00:29:45 You know, as long as I've been here,
00:29:50 as long as I have pleaded with him to make some changes,
00:29:55 Bishop has never granted me one inch of what I wanted to do.
00:30:03 I guess it really is your choir now, huh?
00:30:06 You can do whatever you want and sing whatever you want me to.
00:30:11 I see how it is now.
00:30:20 [knocking]
00:30:27 Hi.
00:30:29 What's up, Trey?
00:30:30 Miss T, I want to audition for a solo in the Jubilee.
00:30:33 Well, there are no solos in the children's choir, Trey.
00:30:37 I know, but there should be, and I should do it.
00:30:40 And why you?
00:30:41 Because I can really sing.
00:30:43 Well, let's see what you got.
00:30:47 ♪ Hark the herald angels sing ♪
00:30:51 ♪ Glory to the newborn king ♪
00:30:55 ♪ Peace on earth and mercy mild ♪
00:31:00 ♪ God and sinners reconciled ♪
00:31:06 Who knew you had pipes like that, Trey?
00:31:08 I never got the chance to show you.
00:31:10 But you said last Sunday, if you want something,
00:31:13 don't let anyone or anything stand in your way and go for it.
00:31:17 Hm.
00:31:18 I guess I did say that, huh?
00:31:20 Well, I don't know.
00:31:22 It looks like you just earned yourself a solo, Trey.
00:31:25 Yes!
00:31:26 Thanks, Miss T.
00:31:27 You're the best.
00:31:28 ♪ ♪
00:31:33 That's all wrong.
00:31:35 Y'all not keeping up with me, man.
00:31:37 Let's take it from the top.
00:31:40 [ Drums playing ]
00:31:42 Dante! Mr. Dante, hi.
00:31:44 My name is Willow, Willow Terry,
00:31:46 and I want to be one of your background singers
00:31:49 if you will just give me a chance.
00:31:51 Slow down.
00:31:52 Wait, what?
00:31:53 Well, Jeremiah said you didn't think I'd be a good fit
00:31:56 for the band, but I will not let you down, I promise.
00:31:59 I didn't say that.
00:32:01 Wait, you know her?
00:32:02 Yeah, we grew up together, and I was gonna tell you.
00:32:06 ♪ Ooh, baby ♪
00:32:09 ♪ Sweet love on a full moon night ♪
00:32:13 ♪ Love on a full moon night ♪
00:32:16 ♪ Oh ♪
00:32:19 ♪ I've been waiting for a long time ♪
00:32:23 ♪ To make love underneath the moonlight ♪
00:32:26 ♪ We ain't gotta rush a thing tonight ♪
00:32:30 Ooh! Wow.
00:32:32 What is your name again?
00:32:34 [ Scoffs ] Willow, sir.
00:32:37 Huh. Show's in two days, sweetheart.
00:32:40 Welcome to Dante's world.
00:32:43 ♪♪♪♪♪
00:32:46 Willow! Will-- Willow! Willow! Willow!
00:32:50 You lied to me!
00:32:51 I didn't mean it like that, okay?
00:32:52 I did it to protect you.
00:32:53 Who are you to protect me?
00:32:54 Who are you to take an opportunity from me?
00:32:56 I didn't mean it like that.
00:32:57 Then how did you mean it? Hmm?
00:32:59 You either think I'm good enough to be in the band,
00:33:01 or you don't.
00:33:02 Or what, you think you're the only talented person
00:33:04 from "Adventura"?
00:33:05 Willow, listen--
00:33:06 Look, you may not see my talent,
00:33:09 but Dante does, and I'm gonna sing for him.
00:33:12 You're not the only one with dreams, Jeremiah.
00:33:14 Let me explain.
00:33:15 I don't want to hear it!
00:33:17 It's just like when we were kids.
00:33:18 You-you waltz into my town and my church,
00:33:20 and you take everything like it belongs to you,
00:33:22 and then you just bounce when you've created enough chaos.
00:33:25 Well, look, I said it then, and I mean it now.
00:33:29 You don't belong here.
00:33:31 So you might as well just go back on the road,
00:33:34 and this time, stay gone.
00:33:36 ♪ ♪
00:33:43 [panting]
00:33:46 I've caught you!
00:33:50 What? You're crazy.
00:33:52 Give me back my gnomes, Stan, and all will be forgiven.
00:33:55 You get off my property before I call the police!
00:33:58 Bishop, what's going on?
00:34:00 What's going on?
00:34:01 Your husband's a thief. That's what's going on!
00:34:03 You ain't gonna stand on my porch and call me no thief!
00:34:06 I call it as I see it.
00:34:08 Now stop. Stop.
00:34:09 Pop, Pop, I ain't no thief, and I ain't never been no thief!
00:34:12 Oh, really?
00:34:14 ♪ ♪
00:34:18 Oh, my Lord. Dad.
00:34:20 Pop, Pop, you--
00:34:25 I'm sorry about all of this, Bishop.
00:34:27 Okay, I'll find your gnomes and return them.
00:34:29 So sorry, Bishop.
00:34:31 [sighs]
00:34:34 I can't believe you stole that man's gnomes.
00:34:37 You ought to be ashamed of yourself.
00:34:39 I did no such thing.
00:34:41 You two have got to stop this foolishness.
00:34:44 And what are you looking at?
00:34:50 What's going on with you, Pop?
00:34:52 I didn't steal his gnomes.
00:34:54 I didn't ask that.
00:34:56 [sighs]
00:34:58 [inhales]
00:35:00 Look, I know things have been different between us lately,
00:35:04 but you know you can talk to me, right?
00:35:07 When you don't even bother to visit
00:35:09 because you're so busy on the road?
00:35:11 Pop, we did two tours, back to back.
00:35:14 So that means forget about your old man, right?
00:35:16 The phone works both ways.
00:35:18 Look, son.
00:35:25 I know you've moved on.
00:35:27 You've got your own life and your dreams to go to.
00:35:30 But I just wonder,
00:35:32 have you stopped to think about the people
00:35:34 you're leaving behind?
00:35:36 And I'm not the only one that feels this way.
00:35:39 [whispering]
00:35:48 Hey. You got a sec?
00:35:51 I don't ever have time for people who lie to my face.
00:35:54 Look, Willow, I want to apologize.
00:35:56 Well, that's nice.
00:35:57 No, I mean it.
00:35:59 Look, I know you don't believe it,
00:36:02 but the first time I heard you sing,
00:36:04 I knew you were the best singer I'd ever heard in my life.
00:36:07 You were 10.
00:36:08 And you are still the best singer
00:36:10 I have ever heard in my life.
00:36:12 You'll always be.
00:36:14 Look, I couldn't tell Dante about you,
00:36:19 not because you're not talented enough,
00:36:21 but because I just...
00:36:24 Look, Dante, he's one of...
00:36:27 Life on the road is--
00:36:29 I'm not trying to go on the road with you.
00:36:31 You're not?
00:36:33 No, I just want to sing.
00:36:35 Somewhere outside of Trinity for a change.
00:36:37 Why is that so important to you?
00:36:39 [soft music]
00:36:42 ♪ ♪
00:36:49 [soft music]
00:36:52 ♪ ♪
00:36:55 My mom was happiest when she'd sing.
00:36:58 ♪ ♪
00:37:00 And it wasn't always in my daddy's pulpit.
00:37:03 ♪ ♪
00:37:05 Don't you remember she'd sing everywhere?
00:37:08 ♪ ♪
00:37:10 Even when she got sick.
00:37:12 ♪ ♪
00:37:15 She told me I should, too.
00:37:18 But, uh...
00:37:20 Bishop doesn't want me singing secular music.
00:37:24 He says that's what took her from us.
00:37:28 But I want to find true happiness, too.
00:37:31 ♪ ♪
00:37:33 So I will sing anywhere.
00:37:36 ♪ ♪
00:37:37 Even if that means singing back up for Dante.
00:37:41 I'm sorry I didn't help you get the gig with Dante
00:37:45 and told you that I did.
00:37:47 But now you know your talent was enough to get you there,
00:37:51 and you didn't need a cosign from me.
00:37:55 Well, duh.
00:37:57 I'm the bomb. [laughs]
00:37:59 - You so silly. - You knew that.
00:38:00 Whatever.
00:38:02 [laughs]
00:38:05 Do you accept my apology?
00:38:09 Can I ask you a question?
00:38:11 Sure.
00:38:13 Why did it take you so many years to come back here?
00:38:18 ♪ ♪
00:38:20 Because I asked you to come with me,
00:38:24 and you said no.
00:38:27 And so it was just easier for me to stay away
00:38:30 than to admit I was still in love with you.
00:38:34 ♪ ♪
00:38:36 [sighs]
00:38:38 You didn't need a girlfriend where you were headed.
00:38:41 Yeah, I did.
00:38:44 ♪ ♪
00:38:46 And you still didn't answer my question.
00:38:50 Yeah.
00:38:52 I accept your apology, Jeremiah.
00:38:56 Thank you.
00:38:58 You're welcome.
00:39:00 ♪ ♪
00:39:06 All right, all right, all right.
00:39:09 Looking good, looking good, big D.
00:39:11 Can I get that mic back?
00:39:15 Hey, Willow. You good?
00:39:17 A little nervous.
00:39:19 ♪ ♪
00:39:23 - You sure? - Yeah.
00:39:26 I know y'all see the snow outside,
00:39:29 but, baby, I promise I'm gonna keep you warm tonight.
00:39:34 [cheers and applause]
00:39:37 ♪ Ooh, baby ♪
00:39:41 ♪ Sweet love on a full moon night ♪
00:39:44 ♪ Love on a full moon night ♪
00:39:48 ♪ ♪
00:39:51 ♪ I've been waiting for a long time ♪
00:39:54 ♪ To make love underneath the moonlight ♪
00:39:58 ♪ We ain't gotta rush a thing tonight ♪
00:40:02 ♪ ♪
00:40:04 ♪ I've been waiting for you, baby ♪
00:40:07 ♪ Yeah, I've been waiting for you, baby ♪
00:40:10 I asked for the opportunity just to make a little--
00:40:12 - No, no, no, it doesn't matter. - Where is she?
00:40:14 Where is she? Where is she?
00:40:16 Hey, hey, whoa, whoa, give her a second, okay?
00:40:18 - This is her first-- - I'm really sorry.
00:40:19 You should be.
00:40:20 Dante, listen--
00:40:21 I know I shouldn't have hired some country bumpkin singer wannabe.
00:40:25 You're fired.
00:40:28 Wait, wait, wait, no, wait.
00:40:30 Willow, wh--
00:40:32 [sighs]
00:40:34 [sighs]
00:40:37 Who do you think you're talking to?
00:40:40 What did you say to me?
00:40:42 I said, who do you think you're talking to?
00:40:47 I ain't got time for this drama.
00:40:51 I'm out.
00:40:53 Let's go.
00:40:55 [indistinct chatter]
00:41:01 Sorry, Jeremiah.
00:41:03 Whoa, come here, girl. It's freezing out here.
00:41:16 Well, it's better out here than in there.
00:41:18 Look, it wasn't that bad, okay?
00:41:21 Are you still lying to me?
00:41:23 Okay, you're right. It was that bad.
00:41:27 But we've all had those moments.
00:41:29 I doubt that.
00:41:31 Okay, so one time,
00:41:33 when I was rushing setting up my keyboard stand for a concert,
00:41:36 I guess I didn't secure it right or something,
00:41:38 and the entire thing came crashing down
00:41:40 right in the middle of our set.
00:41:42 - No. - Worse, I broke my amp,
00:41:44 so no one could hear a single thing the entire concert.
00:41:47 It's not a real story.
00:41:51 No, but I thought it might cheer you up.
00:41:56 It kind of did.
00:41:57 There you go. Good.
00:41:59 Just, I never thought I'd get stage fright
00:42:02 if I wasn't singing gospel music.
00:42:05 I am so, so proud of you for at least trying.
00:42:09 You want to get out of here?
00:42:13 And go where?
00:42:14 I know a place that has great music.
00:42:17 And hot cocoa.
00:42:19 Okay.
00:42:20 Come on. Let's go.
00:42:23 # Piano plays
00:42:26 Jay, what is that?
00:42:50 That is not finished.
00:42:52 I've heard it before.
00:42:54 You were playing that at the studio when I came in.
00:42:57 [chuckles]
00:42:58 Oh, it's kind of sad, but it's beautiful.
00:43:02 It can get lonely on the road,
00:43:04 and sometimes I get a little depressed about it.
00:43:08 This song came out of that.
00:43:11 Are there lyrics to go with that melody?
00:43:13 Yeah.
00:43:16 And, uh, will you sing it for me?
00:43:19 No, it's--
00:43:20 Please.
00:43:21 Ugh.
00:43:23 Okay.
00:43:25 [sniffles]
00:43:26 # Piano plays
00:43:29 # This year, the year is gone
00:43:44 # But my pain has grown
00:43:52 # Where do I go from here?
00:44:00 # When the way back home seems unclear
00:44:10 # I'll be there
00:44:18 Something like that.
00:44:20 That was beautiful.
00:44:23 And why is this not out in the world?
00:44:28 'Cause it's missing something.
00:44:31 I'm sure a lot of people could relate to it.
00:44:34 I always miss my mom around this time of year.
00:44:37 I always miss being home around this time of year.
00:44:42 Well, you should finish it and record it.
00:44:46 [chuckles]
00:44:47 Yeah, well, maybe you're right.
00:44:49 [chuckles]
00:44:51 Hmm.
00:44:52 "For I know the plans I have for you," says the Lord.
00:44:56 Plans to prosper you, not to harm you.
00:45:00 Plans to give you hope and a future.
00:45:04 Jeremiah 29-11.
00:45:07 Your favorite scripture.
00:45:09 [chuckles] Yeah.
00:45:11 Hey, about what you said earlier--
00:45:13 Yeah, well, we don't have to go back there.
00:45:15 No, we do.
00:45:16 It's important.
00:45:19 Look, um...
00:45:21 I said I wouldn't leave Adventura with you
00:45:24 because I couldn't leave Bishop
00:45:27 to deal with my mom's death all by himself.
00:45:30 You could have told me that.
00:45:32 Yeah, I know, but I didn't want you to feel guilty
00:45:35 or sorry for me,
00:45:37 or even worse, stay for the wrong reason.
00:45:40 And I know you came back to play at her funeral, and...
00:45:44 ♪ ♪
00:45:47 I just want you to know...
00:45:51 my feelings for you never changed.
00:45:54 ♪ ♪
00:45:59 What was that?
00:46:01 [sighs]
00:46:02 Sometimes when there's freezing temperatures
00:46:04 and high winds, the power goes out.
00:46:06 Don't worry, the generator will kick in.
00:46:08 [snaps fingers]
00:46:09 Okay. [chuckles]
00:46:12 And that is probably my dad.
00:46:15 Come on in, Bishop.
00:46:16 What's your dad doing here?
00:46:18 For the past few years, every time the power goes out,
00:46:20 we come over to your parents.
00:46:22 A couple hours, a couple days, it doesn't matter.
00:46:26 The generator keeps the lights on,
00:46:28 and the fireplace keeps the house and us warm.
00:46:32 Okay, okay.
00:46:35 I told you to get that generator.
00:46:37 I got the generator last March.
00:46:39 It just broke down.
00:46:41 ♪ ♪
00:46:47 Hey, kids.
00:46:49 ♪ ♪
00:46:55 Good morning.
00:46:56 Good morning.
00:46:57 Wait, uh, I have it.
00:47:00 Such a gentleman now.
00:47:02 Of course.
00:47:04 [sighs]
00:47:05 I made coffee for you.
00:47:07 Thanks.
00:47:11 How'd you sleep?
00:47:13 A great.
00:47:14 Great.
00:47:15 Yeah.
00:47:16 How did you sleep?
00:47:17 Also great.
00:47:18 [chuckles]
00:47:19 Great.
00:47:20 Nice.
00:47:21 Sleeping great?
00:47:22 Mm-hmm.
00:47:23 [chuckles]
00:47:25 [door opens]
00:47:28 [clears throat]
00:47:29 Ooh, thank you.
00:47:31 Of course.
00:47:32 Got it.
00:47:33 All right.
00:47:34 [sniffs]
00:47:35 [exhales]
00:47:36 [sniffs]
00:47:37 Mm, smells good.
00:47:38 Just like you.
00:47:42 [exhales]
00:47:45 Cheers.
00:47:46 Cheers.
00:47:47 [clicks tongue]
00:47:48 Cheers.
00:47:49 I didn't steal your nose.
00:47:51 Yes, you did.
00:47:52 It's that.
00:47:53 I don't know what you're talking about.
00:47:55 I think so.
00:47:56 Yes, you do.
00:47:57 It was you.
00:47:58 No, I don't.
00:47:59 I knew it!
00:48:00 Get that trash out of my face.
00:48:01 How can you still deny it?
00:48:03 I have the video proof and the nose.
00:48:05 Anybody could have put those in my closet.
00:48:07 Ah-ha!
00:48:08 How did you know I got this from your closet?
00:48:11 Only the thief would know where he hid the evidence.
00:48:13 I let you stay in my house, and you go snooping around my closet?
00:48:17 Stay in your own house next time.
00:48:19 Okay, pop, listen--
00:48:20 Just admit it.
00:48:21 Fine.
00:48:22 I took it.
00:48:23 Are you thinking what I'm thinking?
00:48:24 Yeah, I know I'm way ahead of you.
00:48:26 Okay, let's do this.
00:48:27 It took you so long to find me.
00:48:29 [laughs]
00:48:33 [gasps]
00:48:34 We're under attack!
00:48:36 [laughs]
00:48:39 [laughs]
00:48:41 [laughs]
00:48:44 [laughs]
00:48:47 [laughs]
00:48:50 [laughs]
00:48:52 Ah, there you are.
00:48:57 I need a favor.
00:48:59 Hello.
00:49:01 Hello. I need a favor.
00:49:03 Okay, what?
00:49:04 I finished the song.
00:49:06 I realized what was missing.
00:49:08 You.
00:49:10 What?
00:49:12 No.
00:49:13 You didn't say who needed to record it.
00:49:15 Obviously, I meant you should record it.
00:49:18 You said it yourself, the world needs to hear it,
00:49:20 and I think the world needs to hear you.
00:49:23 ♪
00:49:30 ♪
00:49:35 Hey, Willow.
00:49:37 Don't forget to breathe.
00:49:39 You got this.
00:49:41 ♪
00:49:46 ♪
00:49:51 ♪
00:49:53 ♪ This year is gone ♪
00:50:00 ♪ But my pain, my pain has grown ♪
00:50:07 ♪
00:50:09 ♪ Where do we go from here, here ♪
00:50:18 ♪ When the way back home seems so unclear, unclear ♪
00:50:28 ♪
00:50:30 ♪
00:50:34 ♪ You said you'd never leave ♪
00:50:39 ♪ You said you'd never leave ♪
00:50:42 ♪ But I feel so alone ♪
00:50:47 Oh, look at that. It's a unicorn.
00:50:49 ♪ You walked away, walked away from me ♪
00:50:59 ♪ And that's what hurts the most ♪
00:51:05 ♪
00:51:15 ♪ And now the winds have changed ♪
00:51:23 ♪ And where, where is the pain ♪
00:51:31 ♪ The pain I felt inside ♪
00:51:41 ♪ Being all alone at Christmas time ♪
00:51:48 ♪ I have to be all alone at Christmas time ♪
00:52:00 ♪
00:52:02 Yahoo!
00:52:04 Oh, my God!
00:52:06 Oh, my God!
00:52:08 Wow, wow. Whoo!
00:52:10 So, what are you gonna do with the demo now that it's done?
00:52:12 I'll send it over to our label.
00:52:14 See if they have any artists they can send it to.
00:52:16 That's exciting.
00:52:18 Yeah. Waiting on Dante to give me permission to pen something meaningful is a complete waste of time.
00:52:24 I haven't felt this creative in a while.
00:52:26 I'm shocked you stayed in this long.
00:52:29 I signed a bad contract.
00:52:31 But Dante wasn't always this guy.
00:52:34 The bigger he got, the bigger his ego got.
00:52:36 He changed. I didn't.
00:52:38 And that's when the issue started.
00:52:40 Are you gonna stay with him?
00:52:42 Feels like I'm starting to make the music that I really want to make.
00:52:45 Don't know how I'll give that up to play the same songs every night again.
00:52:51 Why don't we do a duet for the Jubilee?
00:52:55 I mean, you said I have a beautiful voice, and you're not too bad yourself.
00:53:00 I think we could make some beautiful harmonies.
00:53:02 What would you want to do?
00:53:04 Alone at Christmas time, but together.
00:53:08 That could work.
00:53:10 I know it could work. That's why I said it.
00:53:13 Okay.
00:53:15 Hey, Mom.
00:53:20 Hey.
00:53:21 Oh, thank God y'all are home.
00:53:22 They're moving Minister Eddie out of the hospital, and Brenda needs me to take the kids to see Santa.
00:53:27 And I gotta get these cookies done and taken down to the church.
00:53:30 Well, I'm sure it'll be okay.
00:53:32 Yeah, Mom. We can do it.
00:53:34 Oh, thank you.
00:53:35 We can?
00:53:37 Unless you're scared my cookies are gonna look better than yours.
00:53:40 Didn't you almost burn down our high school by starting a fire in Home Ec?
00:53:44 Only after you gave us food poisoning.
00:53:47 Oh, you're so funny.
00:53:48 Okay.
00:53:49 Okay, what do we need to do?
00:53:50 Just don't burn the cookies.
00:53:51 Uh-huh.
00:53:52 Okay.
00:53:53 I'll help you, Mom.
00:53:54 All right. Let's do it.
00:53:55 Yeah. Let's go.
00:53:57 Here we go. And bow.
00:54:02 How you like me now?
00:54:04 Ooh, I don't.
00:54:06 Hater.
00:54:07 How am I a hater?
00:54:10 You know what that looks like?
00:54:11 What?
00:54:12 One of my dad's gnomes.
00:54:14 I'm so dull with you.
00:54:19 You know, I've always wondered, what made your dad start putting out all those gnomes each year?
00:54:25 Those things are scary at nighttime.
00:54:27 Yeah, they are a little scary, huh?
00:54:28 A lot of scary.
00:54:29 A lot of scary.
00:54:32 Yeah. He started right after my mom passed.
00:54:36 She used to put some out around the house.
00:54:38 You know, just a few.
00:54:41 He definitely has gone overboard, and he knows it, but I don't know.
00:54:46 I guess it helps with his grief.
00:54:48 You know, he needs somewhere to put it.
00:54:50 That makes sense.
00:54:52 You know, I can always tell how badly he's missing her by how many gnomes he puts out that Christmas.
00:54:58 Oh, hey, Pop.
00:55:02 Want a cookie?
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00:56:09 I thought you were finished with all your Christmas wrapping this year.
00:56:11 No. I'm wrapping these for Willow.
00:56:15 She could never get her bows to lie right, so I've taken over.
00:56:22 There. It calms me.
00:56:27 So, how are things going with you two?
00:56:31 Honestly, we've been getting along great.
00:56:35 I mean, we've revamped the show, gotten some of the other ministries involved, which has amplified both of our workloads,
00:56:42 but overall, she's a dream to work with.
00:56:46 I've always liked that girl.
00:56:49 Now you mean you've always liked her more than me.
00:56:52 Oh, hush. Willow is my daughter.
00:56:55 Now, I may not have birthed her, but I love her just the same.
00:56:58 Well, I can definitely see where she gets some of her mean streak from.
00:57:02 Well, she may be prickly around the edges.
00:57:05 Most people are when they have as big a heart as she does.
00:57:09 Speaking of prickly, Pop seems a little more...
00:57:14 What's the word I'm looking for?
00:57:16 I'll accept prickly.
00:57:19 What's going on with him?
00:57:21 I don't know, Jeremiah. What do you think is going on with him?
00:57:25 I don't know. I can't put my finger on it.
00:57:30 He's been so distant since I've been home, and it's like I can't ever do anything right to make him happy.
00:57:37 Have you told him how you feel?
00:57:42 I'll take that as a no.
00:57:45 Now, I would never think that I could speak on behalf of your father.
00:57:49 But if I was a gambling woman, which I am not, because that would be a sin before God,
00:57:55 your father loves you, and he's very proud of the man that you've become.
00:58:03 I think that he wishes that you would have let him be a part of it just a little bit more.
00:58:10 Talk to your father.
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00:58:23 Why would anyone post these?
00:58:29 I don't know what happened.
00:58:31 Someone commented, "Why does her face look like a screw?"
00:58:36 That's just cruel.
00:58:38 Well, I couldn't see out of my eyelashes because they were massive, and my heels were dangerous.
00:58:43 But those legs look good, girl.
00:58:45 They do, huh?
00:58:46 Mr. Jeremiah, that's so sweet.
00:58:49 Hey, you.
00:58:51 Hi.
00:58:52 Hi.
00:58:53 Um, are you ready? Dress rehearsal's about to start.
00:58:56 Yeah, I will be right there.
00:58:58 Okay.
00:59:00 Bye.
00:59:02 He is so fine.
00:59:04 Well, he is kind of cute.
00:59:06 Mm-hmm.
00:59:08 [sighs]
00:59:14 [sighs]
00:59:16 What is this?
00:59:18 Um...
00:59:20 Is that Willow?
00:59:22 Well, sir...
00:59:24 When were these taken?
00:59:26 Um, just, uh...
00:59:29 So this is Dante.
00:59:32 And, Lord, we pray that tomorrow our voices glorify your name. Amen.
00:59:39 Amen. Amen.
00:59:41 Hey, let me just say, you worked your ass to be a part of this.
00:59:44 Church, church, church.
00:59:45 What I meant to say was I am so very proud of each of you and proud to be a part of--
00:59:50 Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay, that's great. But listen, your call time tomorrow is 10 a.m.
00:59:54 Okay? You need to be here on time.
00:59:56 The doors will open at 3, the show starts at 4 on the dot.
00:59:58 We will start without you. So be here. Okay? Have a good night.
01:00:02 Grace and Peace show.
01:00:03 Yeah, Grace and Peace.
01:00:05 Hey, you did it.
01:00:06 You did it.
01:00:07 Yeah, okay.
01:00:08 No, you did good.
01:00:09 The congregation is in for a treat tomorrow.
01:00:12 Daddy, what's wrong?
01:00:15 Close the door, Willow.
01:00:16 Is everything okay?
01:00:22 I saw Grace looking at pictures of you performing at Dante's concert.
01:00:27 Daddy, I can explain.
01:00:29 Can you?
01:00:30 Because I distinctly remember us having a conversation about what would happen if you started singing in nightclubs.
01:00:37 Did we not?
01:00:39 Answer the question, Willow.
01:00:41 I made a mistake.
01:00:43 A mistake.
01:00:44 You gave me your word you wouldn't do it, and you did it anyway.
01:00:49 And I am sorry.
01:00:51 Me too.
01:00:52 Minister Terry, you are relieved of your duties at Trinity Church effective immediately.
01:00:59 Turn in your badge and keys before you leave tonight.
01:01:02 Daddy, that is not fair. I didn't even--
01:01:04 Go do whatever music you want to go do, Willow.
01:01:08 [door opens]
01:01:09 [door closes]
01:01:11 I can talk to him.
01:01:20 He's not going to change his mind.
01:01:22 We have to at least try.
01:01:23 He's too stubborn for that.
01:01:25 Where do you think I get it from?
01:01:26 I did exactly what he asked me not to do.
01:01:29 I deserve to get fired.
01:01:31 Willow, you're a gospel artist.
01:01:34 Performing in that show only confirmed it even more. That is where your heart is.
01:01:38 But I still performed in the show when I told him I wouldn't even audition.
01:01:42 What are you all doing here?
01:01:45 Now's not a good time, Dante.
01:01:46 Whatever. Oh, we got a show tomorrow night in Atlantic City.
01:01:50 On Christmas Eve?
01:01:52 Yup. Buses roll out at 8 a.m.
01:01:54 I'm not leaving this close to Christmas.
01:01:57 Yes, you are. I guess you didn't read your contract.
01:02:03 The Jubilee is tomorrow night.
01:02:05 And the entire church will be there.
01:02:07 I know.
01:02:08 And the show must go on, but the show cannot go on without me and you.
01:02:13 I know.
01:02:14 I just...
01:02:23 I know.
01:02:24 I know, Ma. I know. I know.
01:02:26 Look, I promise I won't stay away that long ever again.
01:02:31 Well, I packed you a small lunch just for the bus today when you get a chance.
01:02:36 You didn't have to do that.
01:02:37 Oh, it's nothing. Just some turkey, macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes, black-eyed peas, collard greens. That's all.
01:02:44 What, no dessert?
01:02:46 I forgot the dessert. I'll be right back.
01:02:50 No, wait, Ma. No, I was just kidding.
01:02:53 [laughs]
01:02:55 Um...
01:03:00 Well, I'll see you around then.
01:03:04 Next time.
01:03:06 Yeah, next time.
01:03:09 Pop, you think, um...
01:03:18 You think we could ever get things back to the way they were between us before I went on the road with... without all this awkwardness?
01:03:27 Hope so.
01:03:29 I don't like feeling like my son is a stranger.
01:03:32 Well, if you would...
01:03:34 I wish I could have been a better son to you.
01:03:43 And I'm sorry that I stayed away for so long and made you feel like we couldn't talk or that I didn't want to talk to you because that wasn't the case.
01:03:53 I just...
01:03:56 Sometimes I feel like you wanted me to fail.
01:04:00 Why would I ever want you to fail?
01:04:02 When I wanted to pursue music full on, you just...
01:04:06 I just wanted you to be proud of me.
01:04:12 That's all.
01:04:13 You don't think I'm proud of you?
01:04:18 Huh?
01:04:20 Open it.
01:04:32 Go on. Open it.
01:04:36 Open it.
01:04:37 Wait.
01:04:51 There's a few more upstairs just like this.
01:04:58 I made one from when you were a baby and...
01:05:01 When the doctors told us that we may never be able to have kids.
01:05:10 From the time your mama told me that she was having my baby boy until they buried me in the ground.
01:05:19 I will always be proud of you.
01:05:24 I'm proud of you.
01:05:25 I've had three pieces of peach cobbler. I hope it's enough.
01:05:36 It's more than enough.
01:05:40 Don't stay gone for so long next time. Okay?
01:05:45 I won't, Pop.
01:05:52 I won't.
01:05:53 I thought we said our goodbyes last night.
01:06:09 Well, I wanted to bring you your Christmas present since you won't be around to open them tomorrow.
01:06:14 But don't, don't open it yet. Just wait until you're at least in Philly or something.
01:06:20 You gotta say the Jubilee willow. Talk to Bishop.
01:06:23 You gotta at least try. Please?
01:06:27 You put in a lot of work for this performance and you...
01:06:31 Ministry.
01:06:34 Don't let it be in vain.
01:06:37 Do it for me.
01:06:41 For you?
01:06:42 I don't know about that, but I might do it for me.
01:06:46 All right.
01:06:47 Thank you for the push.
01:06:50 Of course.
01:06:51 Goodbye, Willow.
01:07:11 Goodbye.
01:07:12 I'm so sorry, Willow. Are you okay?
01:07:32 Grace, I'm fine. Okay?
01:07:33 I panicked. I didn't know what to say. You know I can't lie to a man of God on holy ground.
01:07:37 Grace, we're good. Okay? Just stop.
01:07:39 I will just march up to him right now and... Oh gosh, he's still contemplating my raise.
01:07:44 What do you want me to say?
01:07:45 Grace, just stop. Where's my father?
01:07:48 He's in his office.
01:07:50 Thank you.
01:07:51 Yes, Brenda.
01:07:56 Yes, I agree.
01:08:00 He would never slip on ice again if you all moved to Georgia.
01:08:04 Yeah.
01:08:06 (coughs)
01:08:07 Brenda.
01:08:10 Bre- Brenda. Brenda, I gotta go.
01:08:15 My daughter just walked in.
01:08:17 Hey, Daddy.
01:08:20 Willow?
01:08:21 I know I messed up.
01:08:25 I defied you and went to that audition behind your back.
01:08:30 But I am not a little girl anymore.
01:08:34 And the way that you see me and treat me like I'm some puppet that you can control and dispose of,
01:08:40 it has to stop.
01:08:42 Willow, I-
01:08:43 Daddy, hear me out.
01:08:44 All my life, I have done what you say, when you say, and how you say it.
01:08:49 And I don't make a fuss because I love what I do.
01:08:51 I would sing into a tin can in a parking lot just to make music.
01:08:55 But you're suffocating me.
01:09:01 And yes, I went to the audition because I wanted to know what it would feel like to be free enough
01:09:07 to make my own decisions without having you in the back of my head telling me when and where I can sing.
01:09:13 And do you know what I decided?
01:09:16 That you bothered to ask me?
01:09:18 Is that that's not the kind of music I want to sing.
01:09:25 I want to make music that lifts up Jesus' name, that breaks depression off his people, that gives them hope.
01:09:31 And not because you've chosen that for me.
01:09:35 But because I had a choice and I chose.
01:09:39 You're right.
01:09:46 Say what? Tell me more about that?
01:09:48 You're right.
01:09:54 I will always see you as my little girl.
01:09:57 But you get to make your own decisions.
01:10:02 I'm sorry it's taken me so long to see that.
01:10:07 It's okay.
01:10:10 I forgive you because I know you're old.
01:10:23 Now, about this Jubilee.
01:10:25 Willow, you can have your job back.
01:10:27 No, yeah, I knew that. Of course I knew that. But I'm going to need a favor.
01:10:32 I need to go back to playing the majors, Doc. I'm tired of these small towns.
01:10:40 I couldn't even find a decent restaurant out there.
01:10:42 I hear you loud and clear. I'm working on it. This next show is going to help.
01:10:46 Hope so.
01:10:48 I'm on it.
01:10:49 The penny is in my bank account, right?
01:10:52 Yes.
01:10:53 All right.
01:10:54 When we get off the bus, I'm going to have my car parked on standby.
01:10:57 Don't worry about anything. This next show is going to be great.
01:11:00 I'll have a farmer standing by as soon as I can.
01:11:02 Hey. Hey. I need to get off. I need to go back home.
01:11:15 What?
01:11:17 In case there was any confusion, I just quit.
01:11:19 Are you sure about that?
01:11:21 I'm definitely sure. I've never been more sure about anything in my entire life.
01:11:25 Hey, Peter.
01:11:27 Yeah?
01:11:28 Drop me off at the next town.
01:11:29 Great. No service.
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01:11:40 You look beautiful.
01:11:53 Don't forget to breathe.
01:11:55 Okay.
01:12:06 Merry Christmas to you and your families.
01:12:09 I want to welcome you to Trinity Church's annual Christmas Jubilee.
01:12:17 I want to thank everyone who's had a hand in tonight's production.
01:12:22 What in the world?
01:12:23 Mr. Eddie.
01:12:24 Jeremiah White.
01:12:27 My son worked hard on this. I couldn't miss it.
01:12:30 Grace.
01:12:31 And you promised me cookies if I came to church, so I came to collect.
01:12:36 Thank you, sir.
01:12:37 Contributions and sacrifices to this house of a special individual and to thank her.
01:12:44 I don't always get it right.
01:12:49 And it's come to my attention that I can be too suffocating to those I love.
01:12:57 I hold onto them too tight.
01:13:01 But tonight, I would like you to watch as my daughter, my baby, Willow Denise Terry soars.
01:13:19 Thank you, Daddy.
01:13:27 We put blood, sweat, and tears into this production, and we pray that you are blessed.
01:13:33 That your families are blessed, that your children are blessed, and their children.
01:13:38 Daddy, I could use a little help on this one if you don't mind.
01:13:41 Okay.
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01:15:21 Bishop is in a giving mood tonight. He gave me a 7% salary increase.
01:15:30 Okay, well, praise God.
01:15:32 Won't he do it?
01:15:33 Willow!
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01:15:45 What in the world are you doing here?
01:15:57 I promised a beautiful woman I'd sing a song with her.
01:16:00 You got one more in you?
01:16:02 Let's do it.
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01:20:21 Dear Willow, Jeremiah was kind enough to send us your record and I just wanted to say you blew us away.
01:20:28 God gave you something special in those pipes. You truly have a gift.
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01:20:35 Please have your lawyer look over the attached contract and follow up if you have any questions.
01:20:43 We'd love to get started on recording your gospel album soon.
01:20:49 Merry Christmas.
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01:20:54 Is this what I think it is?
01:20:57 Yes. Willow, they're asking you to be a gospel recording artist on their label.
01:21:04 Mm-hmm.
01:21:06 So, is that a yes?
01:21:11 Uh...
01:21:13 Yes.
01:21:15 Yes.
01:21:18 Yes. Yes. Oh my gosh, yes. Yes. Yes. Y'all heard me. Yes. Yes. Yes.
01:21:23 Willow, you are an official gospel recording artist.
01:21:29 Thank you.
01:21:31 Come here.
01:21:33 You're the best.
01:21:35 I know. Tell me again.
01:21:37 No, no, no. Just one time. Just one time.
01:21:39 Jeremiah, we have so much to celebrate this Christmas.
01:21:45 Willow's making an album and Jeremiah's...
01:21:48 Is unemployed but home. Yes, I am.
01:21:51 Well, it seems my minister of music has relocated to Georgia.
01:21:57 And my daughter is now officially a gospel music recording artist.
01:22:05 So she's unavailable.
01:22:07 But I still need a new one.
01:22:10 The job is yours if you want it, son.
01:22:14 I'd love to. I'd be honored, Bishop.
01:22:17 Yes, of course. Thank you.
01:22:19 Yes. Oh, oh, but there's a new artist who's going to need your help with her music.
01:22:27 So he needs to be able to make music outside of Trinity.
01:22:30 What she said.
01:22:32 That's fair. Seems fair.
01:22:36 Go make whatever music you need to make, son.
01:22:40 Thank you.
01:22:43 It seems like I'll be seeing a lot more of you now, Minister Jeremiah.
01:22:48 No, I'll just still go by Jeremiah, okay?
01:22:51 But it does seem that way.
01:22:54 And maybe we could, I don't know, intentionally start spending some time together.
01:23:01 Maybe we could.
01:23:03 Uh-huh. Yeah. Maybe we could. A movie?
01:23:08 The park?
01:23:11 Yeah, yeah. Ice skating?
01:23:13 Yeah, just nowhere that involves a tourist.
01:23:16 Or a church.
01:23:18 Oh, dear.
01:23:20 Oh, just go ahead and kiss her already, sweetheart.
01:23:24 Good week, please. Please.
01:23:35 Open the presents. It's Christmas.
01:23:38 Let's do it. Open the presents.
01:23:40 Open them up.
01:23:41 Let's do this.
01:23:44 This recording artist.
01:23:46 Oh my god, okay. (laughing)