1 00:00:05,631 --> 00:00:07,415 MAN [over radio]: Wait, wait. You're listening... [laughs] 2 00:00:07,502 --> 00:00:08,982 - WOMAN [over radio]: Okay? - MAN: All right. 3 00:00:09,069 --> 00:00:11,985 - WOMAN: Okay? - MAN: All right. [Clears throa] 4 00:00:12,072 --> 00:00:13,334 - WOMAN: You're listening... - MAN: Listening... 5 00:00:13,421 --> 00:00:15,206 WOMAN [echoing]: ...toRadiolab. 6 00:00:15,293 --> 00:00:16,990 - MAN 2:Radiolab. - WOMAN: From... 7 00:00:17,077 --> 00:00:18,644 - MAN: WNYC. - WOMAN 2 [echoing]: C. 8 00:00:18,687 --> 00:00:19,775 - WOMAN: C? - MAN: Yup. - [woman 2 giggles] 9 00:00:19,862 --> 00:00:21,560 WOMAN: And NPR. 10 00:00:23,388 --> 00:00:24,867 JAD ABUMRAD: I've learned... How would you describe this on? 11 00:00:24,911 --> 00:00:28,915 ROBERT KRULWICH: My sense is that you walk into a wild plac. 12 00:00:28,958 --> 00:00:31,091 Then you hear the wind and the trees, 13 00:00:31,135 --> 00:00:34,573 and you hear these chirps and sounds and calls, 14 00:00:34,616 --> 00:00:37,291 and they're just part of the... they're part of the wild. 15 00:00:37,315 --> 00:00:41,319 They're wildlife, but there's now a group of scientists 16 00:00:41,362 --> 00:00:43,799 - who listen much more closely. - [muffled chatter] 17 00:00:43,886 --> 00:00:46,454 and who are reducing wildlife to wild talk. 18 00:00:46,498 --> 00:00:48,456 - It's-it's, uh... - ABUMRAD: Yeah. 19 00:00:48,500 --> 00:00:50,980 KRULWICH: There are words in there. 20 00:00:51,024 --> 00:00:54,114 ABUMRAD: When you find the words, as the people we will meet do 21 00:00:54,158 --> 00:00:56,899 in these stories, you end up not just understanding 22 00:00:56,943 --> 00:00:59,661 but actually entering that wild space in a very cool way. 23 00:00:59,685 --> 00:01:01,315 - KRULWICH: Right. - ABUMRAD: Yes. 24 00:01:01,339 --> 00:01:02,470 KRULWICH: Or as a dolphin might say... 25 00:01:02,514 --> 00:01:03,471 ABUMRAD: How would a dolphin say it? 26 00:01:03,515 --> 00:01:04,666 KRULWICH: I don't know. 27 00:01:04,690 --> 00:01:06,537 ABUMRAD: Well, then, then you know what? 28 00:01:06,561 --> 00:01:08,259 That is exactly kind of the question of this next segment. 29 00:01:08,302 --> 00:01:10,043 I mean, the dream that a human being 30 00:01:10,130 --> 00:01:11,827 can talk to a dolphin or any animal... 31 00:01:11,914 --> 00:01:13,525 - Sorry? - Your order. 32 00:01:13,568 --> 00:01:15,527 Sir, you can get back in line. 33 00:01:15,614 --> 00:01:17,833 Bae, whatever. 34 00:01:17,920 --> 00:01:19,463 It's all right. You could go, or... 35 00:01:19,487 --> 00:01:21,707 Nah, it's whatever. 36 00:01:21,750 --> 00:01:23,622 Go ahead. 37 00:01:25,754 --> 00:01:27,060 Could I get a large coffee, please? 38 00:01:27,104 --> 00:01:28,690 Mm-hmm. Is that all? 39 00:01:28,714 --> 00:01:31,238 Yeah. Thanks. 40 00:01:35,503 --> 00:01:37,636 [sighs] 41 00:01:41,944 --> 00:01:46,925 ♪ Say what you want, say what you want to say ♪ 42 00:01:46,949 --> 00:01:51,432 ♪ I already know you're mine ♪ 43 00:01:51,476 --> 00:01:55,132 ♪ Take what you want, take a piece of me ♪ 44 00:01:55,175 --> 00:02:02,095 ♪ It seems to ease your mind ♪ 45 00:02:03,096 --> 00:02:05,881 ♪ You don't have to explain. ♪ 46 00:02:26,337 --> 00:02:29,383 [child shouting in the distance] 47 00:02:29,427 --> 00:02:30,950 - [sighs] - [door opens] 48 00:02:30,993 --> 00:02:33,257 Katie, he's here. 49 00:02:33,344 --> 00:02:35,998 - She's coming. - Great. Thanks. 50 00:02:40,089 --> 00:02:42,744 Are you using the, um, 51 00:02:42,788 --> 00:02:45,051 the standing lamp? 52 00:02:45,094 --> 00:02:47,793 The-the shaker beige one in the guest room? 53 00:02:47,836 --> 00:02:49,621 No, not really. 54 00:02:49,664 --> 00:02:52,208 Uh, any chance I could borrow it? 55 00:02:52,232 --> 00:02:54,800 I-I could use a little bit more light in my place, and... 56 00:02:54,843 --> 00:02:58,020 - Hey, Dad. - Hey, kiddo. 57 00:02:58,064 --> 00:03:00,806 All right. I'll-I'll just grab it later? 58 00:03:00,849 --> 00:03:03,722 - Sure, that's fine. - Okay. 59 00:03:03,809 --> 00:03:06,377 All right, let's do it. How you doing? 60 00:03:06,420 --> 00:03:09,162 - KATIE: I'm good. - That's nice. 61 00:03:09,249 --> 00:03:10,859 HOST [over radio]: ...substantially impact racial matters 62 00:03:10,903 --> 00:03:12,948 - in modern day society. - GUEST: Well, yes. 63 00:03:13,035 --> 00:03:14,950 In the case of the Tesla trial, 64 00:03:15,037 --> 00:03:17,605 you have a Black man suing Josh Beckford, 65 00:03:17,692 --> 00:03:20,304 an early investor at Tesla, due to the fact 66 00:03:20,347 --> 00:03:22,151 that his ancestors were enslavd 67 00:03:22,175 --> 00:03:24,458 by relatives of Mr. Beckford's. 68 00:03:24,482 --> 00:03:27,049 That human capital and profit can be directly linked 69 00:03:27,093 --> 00:03:28,810 to the financials of the company, 70 00:03:28,834 --> 00:03:32,098 so I do think there's merit, and he could win the lawsuit. 71 00:03:32,141 --> 00:03:33,815 HOST: Not could win. Did win. 72 00:03:33,839 --> 00:03:35,817 Mr. Mbaye did win the lawsuit, 73 00:03:35,841 --> 00:03:39,255 a scenario that seemed impossible to many beforehand. 74 00:03:39,279 --> 00:03:41,499 And you have to think this decision will have 75 00:03:41,542 --> 00:03:43,631 very far-reaching consequences all around the world... 76 00:03:43,675 --> 00:03:45,111 - Dad? - Especially in America due... 77 00:03:45,198 --> 00:03:46,852 Yeah, sweetie? 78 00:03:46,895 --> 00:03:48,984 Mom sprayed herself with that flower perfume 79 00:03:49,028 --> 00:03:50,551 before you picked me up. 80 00:03:53,859 --> 00:03:55,600 I think she wants you to come home. 81 00:03:57,079 --> 00:03:59,343 Did she say that? 82 00:04:00,648 --> 00:04:03,434 No. I just think so. 83 00:04:07,046 --> 00:04:09,570 Okay. Got it. 84 00:04:12,443 --> 00:04:14,445 [children shouting, laughing] 85 00:04:20,668 --> 00:04:23,212 All right, have a good day at school, sweetie. 86 00:04:23,236 --> 00:04:26,302 [car radio playing] 87 00:04:26,326 --> 00:04:28,067 HOST [over radio]: The Marvin Gaye versus Robin Thicke... 88 00:04:28,110 --> 00:04:29,634 KATIE: Hey, Dad? 89 00:04:29,677 --> 00:04:31,244 Yeah. 90 00:04:31,288 --> 00:04:34,378 Can you stay over at Mom's soon? 91 00:04:35,683 --> 00:04:39,513 You know what? I'll talk to her about it. 92 00:04:39,557 --> 00:04:43,996 [indistinct chatter on radio] 93 00:04:44,039 --> 00:04:47,042 HOST: Don't you think this might actually heighten tensions 94 00:04:47,129 --> 00:04:48,609 between Black and white people? 95 00:04:48,696 --> 00:04:52,700 - It feels divisive... - [phone buzzing] 96 00:04:52,744 --> 00:04:55,399 GUEST: The Tesla investor was the owner 97 00:04:55,442 --> 00:04:56,965 of this Black man's ancestor. 98 00:04:57,009 --> 00:04:58,837 So, also the owner of that man's future. 99 00:04:58,924 --> 00:05:01,492 You're right. It's-it's never gonna be solved easily. 100 00:05:01,535 --> 00:05:03,407 [whistle blowing] 101 00:05:23,296 --> 00:05:25,516 [doors lock, car beeps] 102 00:05:36,178 --> 00:05:37,876 [elevator bell dings] 103 00:05:37,963 --> 00:05:40,942 [scoffs] Can you believe this guy? 104 00:05:40,966 --> 00:05:43,074 Now this Tesla exec owes him a ton of money. 105 00:05:43,098 --> 00:05:46,450 He'll be set for life. 106 00:05:49,627 --> 00:05:51,368 [sighs] 107 00:05:51,411 --> 00:05:53,544 This whole thing is crazy. 108 00:05:56,373 --> 00:05:59,593 Do you even care? It's unfair. 109 00:05:59,637 --> 00:06:02,117 [chuckles softly] Uh, whatever. 110 00:06:02,204 --> 00:06:04,337 I mean, it's not like he's even gonna notice. He's rich. 111 00:06:04,381 --> 00:06:06,557 [elevator bell dings] 112 00:06:09,603 --> 00:06:11,320 We're meeting. 113 00:06:11,344 --> 00:06:13,781 Uh, what for? 114 00:06:21,398 --> 00:06:23,617 Come on in. 115 00:06:23,661 --> 00:06:26,011 All right, I think that's everybody. 116 00:06:26,054 --> 00:06:28,883 As some of you might have heard, 117 00:06:28,927 --> 00:06:32,147 I did get word from the CEO and head executives 118 00:06:32,234 --> 00:06:34,149 that we'll be having some layoffs. 119 00:06:34,236 --> 00:06:35,716 [group murmuring] 120 00:06:35,803 --> 00:06:37,805 GREG: How soon? 121 00:06:37,849 --> 00:06:39,372 We'll get into that later today. 122 00:06:39,416 --> 00:06:41,287 I've been told that HR will... 123 00:06:41,374 --> 00:06:42,419 WOMAN: This is ridiculous! 124 00:06:43,420 --> 00:06:45,726 [woman clears throat] 125 00:06:45,813 --> 00:06:48,860 Now, I know a lot of you will have many questions, 126 00:06:48,903 --> 00:06:51,447 and we want to be sure and answer all of 'em, 127 00:06:51,471 --> 00:06:53,430 but at this point in time, that's all 128 00:06:53,473 --> 00:06:55,519 the information I have. 129 00:06:55,606 --> 00:06:57,608 [group murmuring] 130 00:06:59,827 --> 00:07:01,588 [inhales deeply] 131 00:07:01,612 --> 00:07:03,657 [pen clicking] 132 00:07:10,795 --> 00:07:13,275 PAULA: There's a rumor they're being sued with the same clause 133 00:07:13,319 --> 00:07:15,321 that got the Tesla guy. 134 00:07:15,364 --> 00:07:16,540 This shit's bonkers, right? 135 00:07:18,193 --> 00:07:20,476 Bonkers. 136 00:07:20,500 --> 00:07:22,826 Well, and it's cleared the way for personal litigation now. 137 00:07:22,850 --> 00:07:24,983 They can just look you up and force you to pay. 138 00:07:26,288 --> 00:07:27,986 [laughing]: What? No. 139 00:07:28,029 --> 00:07:30,292 - Really? - Yeah. 140 00:07:30,336 --> 00:07:33,489 It's scary. I'm looking at my family tree right now 141 00:07:33,513 --> 00:07:34,688 to make sure I'm in the clear. 142 00:07:34,732 --> 00:07:36,560 Everybody else is, too. 143 00:07:42,783 --> 00:07:45,066 - [indistinct chatter] - PAULA: Lucky them. 144 00:07:45,090 --> 00:07:48,635 Not a care in the world. 145 00:07:48,659 --> 00:07:50,878 Aren't you worried? 146 00:07:50,922 --> 00:07:55,100 Nah. I don't yell "fire" unless I see flames. 147 00:07:55,143 --> 00:07:56,425 There's no smoke on my end. 148 00:07:56,449 --> 00:07:58,495 [phone buzzing] 149 00:08:01,541 --> 00:08:03,891 PAULA: You gonna check your background? 150 00:08:03,935 --> 00:08:06,111 Nah. I never signed up for that stuff. 151 00:08:06,154 --> 00:08:08,113 PAULA: Oh, you don't have to. 152 00:08:08,156 --> 00:08:09,593 One of your relatives could have signed up. 153 00:08:09,680 --> 00:08:11,595 I can show you how to look. 154 00:08:11,682 --> 00:08:14,162 [laughs] I'm fine. 155 00:08:14,206 --> 00:08:18,732 All... good. 156 00:08:18,776 --> 00:08:20,604 [woman sobbing] 157 00:08:31,136 --> 00:08:33,834 [sobbing continues] 158 00:08:43,365 --> 00:08:45,063 WOMAN [over radio]: Mm, shout-out to his lawyer. 159 00:08:45,150 --> 00:08:47,563 - This is crazy, right? - MAN: It's crazy. 160 00:08:47,587 --> 00:08:49,850 He's got to put his money where his mouth is now. 161 00:08:49,937 --> 00:08:51,567 - [cash register dings] - So what you gonna do 162 00:08:51,591 --> 00:08:53,375 - with your apolo-cheese? - WOMAN: Oh. 163 00:08:53,419 --> 00:08:56,161 MAN: No more apologies, just apolo-cheese. 164 00:08:56,204 --> 00:08:59,033 WOMAN: Apolo-cheese! I like that. 165 00:08:59,077 --> 00:09:03,081 I'm gonna hit the mall and sped some of this apolo-cheese! 166 00:09:03,124 --> 00:09:06,388 MAN: Yeah. Uh, you better get some Nike stock, though, right? 167 00:09:06,432 --> 00:09:09,174 WOMAN: Okay? I'm about to go hire that same lawyer. 168 00:09:09,217 --> 00:09:11,872 I'm sure somebody owes me about $50 million. 169 00:09:11,916 --> 00:09:13,395 - [laughs] - MAN: Mm-hmm, this is se... 170 00:09:13,439 --> 00:09:14,614 [turns off radio] 171 00:09:18,183 --> 00:09:21,752 [sighs] 172 00:09:23,580 --> 00:09:26,017 You got a lot of homework today? 173 00:09:26,060 --> 00:09:28,541 No, not too much. 174 00:09:28,585 --> 00:09:30,587 Well, that's good. 175 00:09:32,197 --> 00:09:34,088 You tired? 176 00:09:34,112 --> 00:09:36,636 No, not really. 177 00:09:41,772 --> 00:09:45,123 I'm thinking spaghetti for dinner tonight. 178 00:09:45,210 --> 00:09:47,125 Huh? Maybe a little of my famous garlic bread? 179 00:09:47,168 --> 00:09:48,822 Are we racist? 180 00:09:48,866 --> 00:09:51,409 What? 181 00:09:51,433 --> 00:09:53,348 A kid at school said we're racist. 182 00:09:53,392 --> 00:09:56,264 [laughs] 183 00:09:56,308 --> 00:10:00,486 That's not true, Katie. That's... 184 00:10:00,573 --> 00:10:03,707 [sighs] 185 00:10:03,750 --> 00:10:08,929 Right now, Black people are just... [sighs] 186 00:10:09,016 --> 00:10:11,802 Don't listen to that kid at school, okay? 187 00:10:11,845 --> 00:10:13,717 You are not racist. 188 00:10:16,110 --> 00:10:18,069 Were we slave owners? 189 00:10:18,112 --> 00:10:20,811 [laughs] 190 00:10:20,898 --> 00:10:23,814 No, we... Do you see any slaves in our backyard? 191 00:10:23,857 --> 00:10:25,859 Mr. Pedro. 192 00:10:25,903 --> 00:10:28,601 Mr. Pe...? No, I pay Mr. Pedro. 193 00:10:29,907 --> 00:10:31,909 You... [sighs] 194 00:10:31,952 --> 00:10:34,302 Listen, that stuff happened a long, long time ago. 195 00:10:34,346 --> 00:10:36,609 All right? We-We're Austro-Hungarian. 196 00:10:36,696 --> 00:10:38,611 We were enslaved during the Byzantine Empire. 197 00:10:38,698 --> 00:10:42,702 Uh, what? Should I fly to Hungary and demand money now? 198 00:10:42,746 --> 00:10:44,182 That would be ridiculous, right? 199 00:10:45,836 --> 00:10:47,968 [laughing]: Right? 200 00:10:51,102 --> 00:10:52,843 [soft rock music playing quietly] 201 00:10:57,499 --> 00:10:59,719 Sweetie, dinner's ready. 202 00:11:04,028 --> 00:11:07,485 Hey. 203 00:11:07,509 --> 00:11:10,053 All right. Let's do it. 204 00:11:10,077 --> 00:11:11,644 Want cheese? 205 00:11:11,688 --> 00:11:13,690 Tell me when to stop. 206 00:11:15,213 --> 00:11:17,084 [chuckles] 207 00:11:17,128 --> 00:11:18,845 Mm-hmm. 208 00:11:18,869 --> 00:11:20,827 [phone buzzing] 209 00:11:23,090 --> 00:11:25,634 Ugh. 210 00:11:25,658 --> 00:11:27,486 Dig in. 211 00:11:40,499 --> 00:11:43,154 [knocking] 212 00:11:43,241 --> 00:11:45,722 ♪ 213 00:11:49,247 --> 00:11:51,292 Eat. 214 00:11:56,254 --> 00:11:57,884 [lock clicks] 215 00:11:57,908 --> 00:12:00,127 Marshall Johnson? 216 00:12:00,171 --> 00:12:01,912 Yes? 217 00:12:01,955 --> 00:12:04,349 You've been served. 218 00:12:09,267 --> 00:12:11,095 - I'm sorry. What is this about? - [phone camera dings] 219 00:12:14,359 --> 00:12:18,015 My name is Sheniqua Johnson of the St. Louis Johnsons. 220 00:12:18,058 --> 00:12:20,713 Your family owned my great-great-grandmother 221 00:12:20,757 --> 00:12:22,410 and father for 12 years. 222 00:12:22,454 --> 00:12:24,064 You owe me money. 223 00:12:25,370 --> 00:12:29,219 Uh... I... [chuckles] 224 00:12:29,243 --> 00:12:31,942 There... there-there must be some kind of mistake. 225 00:12:32,029 --> 00:12:35,225 Uh, you know, can we just talk about this outside? 226 00:12:35,249 --> 00:12:36,729 - Uh-uh. There ain't been no mistake. - Excuse me. 227 00:12:36,816 --> 00:12:38,141 - Ooh, look what we got here. - Excuse me! 228 00:12:38,165 --> 00:12:39,863 - KATIE: Who is it, Dad? - Uh, ma'am? - Now, we got 229 00:12:39,950 --> 00:12:42,169 - one, two, three bedrooms. - Uh... 230 00:12:42,256 --> 00:12:43,605 -Look at this bathroom. -Uh, ma'am, could you... could you 231 00:12:43,649 --> 00:12:45,520 - please get out of my house? - They got that good stuff in here. 232 00:12:45,607 --> 00:12:47,087 - [laughs] Oh. - Excuse me! 233 00:12:47,174 --> 00:12:49,176 You know what? You owe me about $3 million. 234 00:12:49,220 --> 00:12:51,720 Ma'am, hey, hey, hey, hey, stop it! 235 00:12:51,744 --> 00:12:53,528 Get out of my house! 236 00:12:53,615 --> 00:12:55,748 Uh-uh. This is myhouse, 237 00:12:55,835 --> 00:12:57,595 and I'm livestreaming the entire thing. 238 00:12:57,619 --> 00:12:59,883 I want what's owed to me, Marshall. 239 00:12:59,970 --> 00:13:02,320 You know what? 240 00:13:02,363 --> 00:13:04,452 - If you don't get out right now, I'm calling the police. - Hmm. 241 00:13:04,496 --> 00:13:07,238 - I'm calling the police right now! - You know what? 242 00:13:07,281 --> 00:13:09,327 Your family's got blood on its hands. 243 00:13:09,414 --> 00:13:11,633 And don't bother calling the police 244 00:13:11,677 --> 00:13:13,548 because I already been there. 245 00:13:15,855 --> 00:13:19,641 Ooh! Now, Jamal's gonna love this spot. 246 00:13:19,685 --> 00:13:22,166 And don't slam my door! 247 00:13:30,043 --> 00:13:31,088 MARSHALL: Uh-oh. 248 00:13:32,089 --> 00:13:34,047 Maybe... 249 00:13:34,091 --> 00:13:36,963 don't tell your mother about this. 250 00:13:54,241 --> 00:13:56,809 Okay, let's do it. 251 00:13:56,853 --> 00:13:58,811 Here we go. Hold on. W-Wait... 252 00:13:58,855 --> 00:14:00,944 Just wait for me. 253 00:14:01,031 --> 00:14:03,033 Okay. 254 00:14:04,121 --> 00:14:06,384 Okay. All right, come on. 255 00:14:06,471 --> 00:14:08,362 Let's do it. 256 00:14:08,386 --> 00:14:10,431 Let's go. 257 00:14:19,353 --> 00:14:21,486 [phones ringing] 258 00:14:24,837 --> 00:14:27,144 Hey. 259 00:14:27,187 --> 00:14:29,624 - Where's...? - All the Black people? 260 00:14:29,711 --> 00:14:33,454 Besides Willy and Lester, they didn't come in today. 261 00:14:38,068 --> 00:14:41,854 Did... did you get your results back? 262 00:14:41,898 --> 00:14:45,727 69% Ashkenazi Jew, baby. 263 00:14:45,771 --> 00:14:48,078 You're Jew...? Uh, you're Jewish? 264 00:14:48,121 --> 00:14:50,080 The world can finally know. 265 00:14:50,123 --> 00:14:52,125 We were slaves, too. 266 00:14:55,215 --> 00:14:57,739 Austro-Hungarians were slaves as well. 267 00:14:58,740 --> 00:15:01,154 Come on, Marshall. 268 00:15:01,178 --> 00:15:03,006 That was like a million years ago. 269 00:15:05,356 --> 00:15:07,097 [phones ringing] 270 00:15:17,542 --> 00:15:19,283 [toilet flushing] 271 00:15:40,913 --> 00:15:42,915 [indistinct chatter] 272 00:15:44,569 --> 00:15:49,704 [quietly]: Hey, um, the guy, uh, with the shirt, uh...? 273 00:15:51,358 --> 00:15:53,839 - [quietly]: Oh, Tim in Accounting? - He... yeah. 274 00:15:53,882 --> 00:15:58,365 Yeah, the, um, Black family suing him decided 275 00:15:58,452 --> 00:16:00,430 that they just wanted him to acknowledge it, 276 00:16:00,454 --> 00:16:02,021 so he's got to wear that shirt twice a week. 277 00:16:03,153 --> 00:16:06,504 One of them has to be Sunday. 278 00:16:06,591 --> 00:16:08,245 I don't know. Personally, 279 00:16:08,288 --> 00:16:10,160 I-I think he got off kind of easy. 280 00:16:11,465 --> 00:16:13,791 - [mutters] - [feedback squeaks] 281 00:16:13,815 --> 00:16:15,793 SHENIQUA [over megaphone]: Marshall Johnson, 282 00:16:15,817 --> 00:16:17,950 - you owe me money. - No. 283 00:16:18,037 --> 00:16:20,431 - No. - $3 million, and you have to pay up. 284 00:16:20,474 --> 00:16:22,148 What do we want? Compensation. 285 00:16:22,172 --> 00:16:25,871 - No. - When do we want it? Now. 286 00:16:25,914 --> 00:16:28,241 Marshall Johnson's great-great-granddaddy enslaved 287 00:16:28,265 --> 00:16:32,530 my great-great-granddaddy, and he owes me a lifetime of pay! 288 00:16:32,617 --> 00:16:34,227 - No. - [Sheniqua speaking indistinctly] 289 00:16:34,271 --> 00:16:37,511 No, no, no, no. No. No. No. No. 290 00:16:37,535 --> 00:16:39,102 Pay up! 291 00:16:39,189 --> 00:16:41,104 - Marshall Johnson. - [door opens] 292 00:16:41,191 --> 00:16:43,236 - Hey, excuse me. - Paging Marshall Johnson. 293 00:16:43,280 --> 00:16:45,195 - Hey, excuse me. Excuse me. - Marshall. 294 00:16:45,238 --> 00:16:47,042 All right, all right, listen, I work here. 295 00:16:47,066 --> 00:16:48,826 All right? You can't come to my place of work. 296 00:16:48,850 --> 00:16:50,852 Marshall Johnson, you owe me money. 297 00:16:50,896 --> 00:16:52,898 I-I'm not the Tesla guy. 298 00:16:52,941 --> 00:16:54,987 Okay? I don't have that kind of money. 299 00:16:55,074 --> 00:16:56,597 How much money do you make a year? 300 00:16:56,641 --> 00:16:58,251 What? Uh... 301 00:16:58,295 --> 00:17:00,079 - [feedback squeaks] - How much money 302 00:17:00,123 --> 00:17:03,430 do you people in there make a year? 303 00:17:03,517 --> 00:17:05,998 - I bet you it's more than I do. - Could you please... 304 00:17:06,085 --> 00:17:09,871 I'm begging you... could you please just leave me alone? 305 00:17:09,915 --> 00:17:14,876 [chuckles] That's exactly what my great-great-grandmother said. 306 00:17:14,963 --> 00:17:16,922 - [feedback squeaks] - Marshall Johnson's great-great-granddaddy 307 00:17:16,965 --> 00:17:19,055 - was a slave owner. - No, no, no. Not true. 308 00:17:19,098 --> 00:17:22,425 He owned my great-great-granddaddy. 309 00:17:22,449 --> 00:17:24,234 - Not true. - You need to pay up! 310 00:17:24,277 --> 00:17:29,456 $3 million. $3 million. 311 00:17:29,500 --> 00:17:31,782 What do we want? Compensation! 312 00:17:31,806 --> 00:17:34,113 When do we want it? Now! 313 00:17:34,157 --> 00:17:36,681 Marshall Johnson's great-great-granddaddy 314 00:17:36,724 --> 00:17:38,639 enslaved my great-great-granddaddy... 315 00:17:39,945 --> 00:17:44,230 [laughs] Get me a new car, get Sierra a new car. 316 00:17:44,254 --> 00:17:45,690 You gonna get a Cadillac or one of them, uh, 317 00:17:45,733 --> 00:17:47,953 - those Cybertrucks? - [mutters]: I don't know. 318 00:17:47,996 --> 00:17:50,105 You know, Jamal can get a new phone. 319 00:17:50,129 --> 00:17:52,697 Get Tangy and Sierra's mom a new place, 320 00:17:52,740 --> 00:17:54,916 'cause Lord knows I can't be dealing with that anymore. 321 00:17:54,960 --> 00:17:58,050 - Her mama? - [laughing]: You already... 322 00:17:58,137 --> 00:18:00,270 - Hey, Lester? - [laughing] 323 00:18:00,357 --> 00:18:02,272 Could I... could I talk to you for a sec? 324 00:18:05,057 --> 00:18:06,754 - [laughing] - Yeah. What's up? 325 00:18:06,798 --> 00:18:08,756 Hey, man. How you doing? 326 00:18:08,800 --> 00:18:10,062 - Pretty good. - Ain't no such thing 327 00:18:10,106 --> 00:18:12,195 as free labor, Marshall. 328 00:18:12,282 --> 00:18:15,720 Pay up! 329 00:18:15,763 --> 00:18:18,351 Uh... look, 330 00:18:18,375 --> 00:18:21,421 I know this is a crazy time and everything, 331 00:18:21,465 --> 00:18:23,989 and, uh, I-I really don't know what to do. 332 00:18:24,076 --> 00:18:26,774 Uh, no, thanks. Thank you. 333 00:18:26,861 --> 00:18:30,493 Um, I'm just a guy, 334 00:18:30,517 --> 00:18:32,519 you know, trying to get by. 335 00:18:32,563 --> 00:18:38,066 And I feel like this woman is harassing me, you know? 336 00:18:38,090 --> 00:18:39,918 She's kind of ruining my life. 337 00:18:39,961 --> 00:18:42,225 Uh, so... 338 00:18:42,268 --> 00:18:45,880 I-I just don't know what to do. 339 00:18:45,967 --> 00:18:48,318 You honestly want my advice? 340 00:18:48,361 --> 00:18:50,320 Uh, yes. 341 00:18:50,363 --> 00:18:53,105 Look, man, I grew up with Black women. 342 00:18:53,149 --> 00:18:55,107 Right. I figured. 343 00:18:55,194 --> 00:18:57,457 The only thing you can do is say you were wrong 344 00:18:57,544 --> 00:18:59,459 and give her as much money as you can. 345 00:18:59,546 --> 00:19:02,090 She'll probably want to meet with you one-on-one, 346 00:19:02,114 --> 00:19:03,768 cut you down a bit... 347 00:19:03,811 --> 00:19:05,093 I just don't know what to do. 348 00:19:05,117 --> 00:19:07,554 - Hmm. - Honestly, my advice? 349 00:19:07,598 --> 00:19:09,817 You got to fight that shit, man. 350 00:19:09,861 --> 00:19:11,689 Come in as hard as her. 351 00:19:11,732 --> 00:19:12,994 - It's the principle. - [shouting over megaphone] 352 00:19:13,038 --> 00:19:14,755 PAULA: I looked her up on Instagram. 353 00:19:14,779 --> 00:19:16,650 All she's talking about is the fact 354 00:19:16,694 --> 00:19:18,565 - that you owe her a lot of money. - [woman gasps] 355 00:19:18,609 --> 00:19:20,761 100% Nordic?! 356 00:19:20,785 --> 00:19:22,613 How is that even fucking possible? 357 00:19:22,656 --> 00:19:24,702 [Willy laughs] 358 00:19:24,789 --> 00:19:27,400 This concerns all of us, Willy. 359 00:19:27,444 --> 00:19:30,273 No, it don't, Ashley. 360 00:19:30,360 --> 00:19:32,840 [laughing] 361 00:19:32,927 --> 00:19:34,712 WILLY: No, it don't. 362 00:19:34,799 --> 00:19:36,714 [phone buzzes, chimes] 363 00:19:47,725 --> 00:19:49,814 What? 364 00:20:07,223 --> 00:20:09,225 [car door sensor dings] 365 00:20:10,878 --> 00:20:12,880 Uh, I was supposed to pick her up. 366 00:20:12,924 --> 00:20:14,752 What's going on? 367 00:20:16,667 --> 00:20:18,625 Is it true? 368 00:20:18,669 --> 00:20:21,256 Is wh...? 369 00:20:21,280 --> 00:20:24,849 Oh, my God. Was Sheniqua here? 370 00:20:24,892 --> 00:20:26,851 Did, did she talk to you? 371 00:20:26,894 --> 00:20:28,983 - Marshall, I can't believe you. - Okay. 372 00:20:29,070 --> 00:20:31,421 Let's just go inside and discuss this. 373 00:20:31,464 --> 00:20:33,074 Look, you can't come in here. 374 00:20:33,118 --> 00:20:34,859 Seriously, Natalie? 375 00:20:34,902 --> 00:20:37,209 [scoffs, mutters] 376 00:20:37,296 --> 00:20:39,080 Have you checked your background? 377 00:20:39,124 --> 00:20:40,928 This could have easily happened to you. 378 00:20:40,952 --> 00:20:43,433 -I'm Peruvian. This would never happen to me. -Per... 379 00:20:43,476 --> 00:20:45,217 You were white yesterday! 380 00:20:45,261 --> 00:20:48,655 Okay, look, Natalie, 381 00:20:48,699 --> 00:20:52,572 please, can we just... c-can we just go inside 382 00:20:52,616 --> 00:20:55,009 and just sit down and-and just talk about...? 383 00:21:03,496 --> 00:21:07,805 Can I... can I say good night to Katie? 384 00:21:08,806 --> 00:21:12,549 Marshall... 385 00:21:12,592 --> 00:21:14,464 I can't have my finances take a hit. 386 00:21:17,205 --> 00:21:19,251 We have to make the divorce official. 387 00:21:22,472 --> 00:21:24,474 [stammers] 388 00:21:26,258 --> 00:21:27,888 Wait. What? 389 00:21:27,912 --> 00:21:29,653 [door closes] 390 00:21:33,961 --> 00:21:36,660 This is not happening. 391 00:21:42,013 --> 00:21:43,841 [muttering quietly] 392 00:22:00,858 --> 00:22:03,513 ♪ The way you make me, make me, make me feel ♪ 393 00:22:03,556 --> 00:22:05,732 What the...? 394 00:22:05,776 --> 00:22:10,737 ♪ Oh... ♪ 395 00:22:10,781 --> 00:22:13,218 - [Marshall gasps] - There he is! 396 00:22:13,261 --> 00:22:14,654 That's the guy right there. 397 00:22:14,741 --> 00:22:15,916 Oh. 398 00:22:15,960 --> 00:22:18,789 Go get him, Jason! 399 00:22:18,876 --> 00:22:20,443 ♪ End... ♪ 400 00:22:20,530 --> 00:22:22,662 [back-up sensor beeping] 401 00:22:23,881 --> 00:22:26,100 No, no, no, no. 402 00:22:26,187 --> 00:22:28,668 Oh, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit. 403 00:22:28,755 --> 00:22:30,017 ♪ Your touch... ♪ 404 00:22:30,061 --> 00:22:31,541 [tires squeal] 405 00:22:33,804 --> 00:22:35,545 Oh, my God. 406 00:22:36,067 --> 00:22:37,895 Shit, shit, shit, shit, shit. 407 00:22:39,853 --> 00:22:43,030 Oh, fuck. Oh, fuck. Oh. 408 00:22:43,074 --> 00:22:46,904 ♪ That's what I feel when I'm with you. ♪ 409 00:22:46,947 --> 00:22:48,558 [tires squeak] 410 00:22:53,214 --> 00:22:54,888 WOMAN: Well, sir, you know, my time was wasted, too... 411 00:22:54,912 --> 00:22:56,479 [door opening] 412 00:22:58,611 --> 00:23:01,962 [woman continues speaking indistinctly] 413 00:23:05,009 --> 00:23:06,706 [fan rattling] 414 00:23:14,410 --> 00:23:16,412 [TV playing quietly] 415 00:23:22,505 --> 00:23:25,725 We didn't do it, but we can help you get your money. 416 00:23:25,769 --> 00:23:28,206 Don't know if you owe restitution taxes? 417 00:23:28,249 --> 00:23:31,078 We can help you with that. 418 00:23:31,122 --> 00:23:33,167 [commercial music plays] 419 00:23:33,254 --> 00:23:34,081 - [changes channel] - [sighs] 420 00:23:34,125 --> 00:23:35,953 [music playing] 421 00:24:01,195 --> 00:24:03,197 [music continues] 422 00:24:31,530 --> 00:24:33,663 [crying] 423 00:24:51,202 --> 00:24:53,291 [indistinct chatter] 424 00:24:56,686 --> 00:24:58,688 [laughter, chatter] 425 00:25:03,431 --> 00:25:05,259 ♪ The first time ♪ 426 00:25:05,303 --> 00:25:09,176 [sighs heavily] 427 00:25:09,220 --> 00:25:12,678 ♪ Ever I saw your face... ♪ 428 00:25:12,702 --> 00:25:16,116 Hi. Would you like something to drink? 429 00:25:16,140 --> 00:25:20,187 Uh, uh, I'll just have what he's having. 430 00:25:20,274 --> 00:25:21,841 Okay. 431 00:25:25,497 --> 00:25:30,328 ♪ Rose in your eyes... ♪ 432 00:25:30,371 --> 00:25:32,417 [Marshall sighs] 433 00:25:32,504 --> 00:25:34,201 How long are you here for? 434 00:25:34,245 --> 00:25:39,380 Honestly, I am not quite even sure. 435 00:25:39,424 --> 00:25:42,514 Just checked in today. 436 00:25:44,603 --> 00:25:47,519 Yeah, I flew in a few days ago. 437 00:25:47,563 --> 00:25:49,608 Looking for a new place. 438 00:25:51,175 --> 00:25:54,091 They can't find my bag, though, so I look like hell. 439 00:25:54,134 --> 00:25:55,396 [laughs] 440 00:25:58,399 --> 00:26:01,533 Name's Earnest. Friends call me "E." 441 00:26:03,579 --> 00:26:05,755 Marshall. 442 00:26:07,060 --> 00:26:09,889 I have a feeling we're in the same boat, Marshall. 443 00:26:11,195 --> 00:26:13,676 You owe a lot? 444 00:26:16,069 --> 00:26:20,247 This woman... she... 445 00:26:20,291 --> 00:26:22,336 follows me everywhere, 446 00:26:22,380 --> 00:26:25,818 won't leave me alone. 447 00:26:25,862 --> 00:26:28,125 - Thanks. - You're welcome. 448 00:26:28,212 --> 00:26:30,257 ♪ I felt the earth... ♪ 449 00:26:30,301 --> 00:26:34,697 Just... can't believe this is actually happening. 450 00:26:38,744 --> 00:26:40,790 Two days ago, I had a good life, 451 00:26:40,877 --> 00:26:43,793 and now I'm being fucked by some shit that I didn't even do. 452 00:26:43,836 --> 00:26:47,274 I'm losing my wife, my house, 453 00:26:47,361 --> 00:26:49,339 my daughter. 454 00:26:49,363 --> 00:26:51,994 I don't know. 455 00:26:52,018 --> 00:26:53,933 Didn't fucking do anything. 456 00:26:57,633 --> 00:27:02,289 ♪ Ever I kissed ♪ 457 00:27:02,376 --> 00:27:05,728 ♪ Your mouth... ♪ 458 00:27:09,253 --> 00:27:12,038 [quietly]: As I was saying, I don't know. 459 00:27:12,082 --> 00:27:13,605 [Earnest sniffles] 460 00:27:13,649 --> 00:27:16,303 ♪ Move in my hand... ♪ 461 00:27:16,390 --> 00:27:18,436 What? 462 00:27:21,874 --> 00:27:24,529 I don't know. 463 00:27:24,616 --> 00:27:27,682 ♪ Like the trembling heart... ♪ 464 00:27:27,706 --> 00:27:29,684 My grandfather used to tell me 465 00:27:29,708 --> 00:27:33,494 how his father built everything we had from the ground up, 466 00:27:33,538 --> 00:27:37,411 pulled himself up by his own bootstraps, you know? 467 00:27:38,412 --> 00:27:41,720 Turns out, he didn't. 468 00:27:41,764 --> 00:27:45,202 Turns out he had a lot of help. 469 00:27:45,289 --> 00:27:47,900 And a lot of kids. [laughs softly] 470 00:27:47,944 --> 00:27:51,121 ♪ My command... ♪ 471 00:27:51,164 --> 00:27:52,992 Maybe it's only right. 472 00:27:54,864 --> 00:27:58,998 E, we don't deserve this. 473 00:27:59,085 --> 00:28:01,261 Well, what do they deserve? 474 00:28:05,875 --> 00:28:07,920 We were treating slavery 475 00:28:07,964 --> 00:28:12,795 as if it were a mystery buried in the past, 476 00:28:12,882 --> 00:28:16,450 something to investigate if we chose to. 477 00:28:16,537 --> 00:28:20,454 And now that history has a monetary value. 478 00:28:21,760 --> 00:28:26,460 Confession is not absolution. 479 00:28:28,114 --> 00:28:31,117 And in the case of this person... What's her name? 480 00:28:31,161 --> 00:28:32,597 Sheniqua. 481 00:28:32,640 --> 00:28:37,123 To Sheniqua, to them... 482 00:28:37,167 --> 00:28:40,126 slavery is not past. 483 00:28:40,170 --> 00:28:43,695 I mean, it's not a mystery. 484 00:28:43,782 --> 00:28:47,264 It is not an historical curiosity. 485 00:28:47,307 --> 00:28:49,570 It is a cruel, 486 00:28:49,614 --> 00:28:53,096 unavoidable ghost that haunts in a way we can't see. 487 00:28:54,532 --> 00:28:56,882 None of us are perfect. 488 00:29:02,148 --> 00:29:04,934 So now you're what? You're separated from your wife? 489 00:29:04,977 --> 00:29:07,066 She's taking your kid? 490 00:29:07,153 --> 00:29:09,852 Now she has to be raised without a father? 491 00:29:09,939 --> 00:29:12,028 She has to build wealth 492 00:29:12,071 --> 00:29:14,944 and success from the ground up, right? 493 00:29:14,987 --> 00:29:17,598 It's similar to the position we put them in. 494 00:29:17,642 --> 00:29:19,731 ♪ The first time ♪ 495 00:29:19,775 --> 00:29:22,778 But we're gonna be okay. 496 00:29:22,821 --> 00:29:26,714 ♪ Ever I saw... ♪ 497 00:29:26,738 --> 00:29:29,349 Your daughter's gonna be okay. 498 00:29:31,612 --> 00:29:34,398 The curse has been lifted from her. 499 00:29:36,313 --> 00:29:39,161 All of us... 500 00:29:39,185 --> 00:29:44,190 We were running from it, but now we're free. 501 00:29:47,019 --> 00:29:48,455 [taps Marshall's leg] 502 00:29:48,499 --> 00:29:50,327 Excuse me. 503 00:29:50,414 --> 00:29:56,420 ♪ Your face. ♪ 504 00:29:57,421 --> 00:29:59,423 [door opens] 505 00:30:00,946 --> 00:30:02,774 ["It Never Entered My Mind" by Miles Davis playing] 506 00:30:26,276 --> 00:30:28,452 Come on! Come on, babies! Come on! 507 00:30:28,495 --> 00:30:30,454 [laughs] You got it! 508 00:30:30,497 --> 00:30:32,935 [laughs] Yeah! 509 00:30:33,022 --> 00:30:35,372 Ooh, I'm so proud of my babies. 510 00:30:38,505 --> 00:30:40,464 [gunshot] 511 00:30:40,507 --> 00:30:42,248 [quiet gasping] 512 00:30:44,598 --> 00:30:46,992 [screaming] 513 00:30:52,606 --> 00:30:54,889 Holy shit. 514 00:30:54,913 --> 00:30:56,872 There's more where that came from. 515 00:31:29,252 --> 00:31:31,254 ♪ 516 00:31:52,275 --> 00:31:54,277 ♪ 517 00:32:17,996 --> 00:32:19,911 MAN: All right, guys, uh, 518 00:32:19,998 --> 00:32:22,000 I got a decent-sized reservation in the main dining hall, 519 00:32:22,044 --> 00:32:24,046 so I'm gonna need all hands on deck for that, 520 00:32:24,089 --> 00:32:26,415 full hands in, full hands out. You know the routine. 521 00:32:26,439 --> 00:32:29,051 Uh, make sure to push the daily specials, okay? 522 00:32:29,094 --> 00:32:30,922 I don't want to ask about that again. 523 00:32:31,009 --> 00:32:33,770 And if anyone has a portion of their paycheck going 524 00:32:33,794 --> 00:32:36,058 to restitution taxes, stay after. 525 00:32:36,101 --> 00:32:37,929 Everyone else, hit the floor. 526 00:32:43,848 --> 00:32:46,416 Simon, ten percent? 527 00:32:46,459 --> 00:32:48,418 - One second, please. - [writing on paper] 528 00:32:48,461 --> 00:32:50,594 Okay, you're good. Thank you. 529 00:32:50,637 --> 00:32:52,596 - [clears throat] - Hey. 530 00:32:52,639 --> 00:32:54,380 Uh, name of payee? 531 00:32:54,424 --> 00:32:56,382 Uh, Sheniqua Johnson. 532 00:32:56,426 --> 00:32:59,559 - [writing on paper] - Okay. And percentage? 533 00:32:59,603 --> 00:33:03,148 - 15%. - 15%? 534 00:33:03,172 --> 00:33:05,217 Ouch. 535 00:33:06,610 --> 00:33:08,960 Well, at least tips aren't garnished. 536 00:33:09,004 --> 00:33:11,025 [laughs] There's that. 537 00:33:11,049 --> 00:33:13,878 - Uh, you're good. - Cool. Thanks. 538 00:33:13,921 --> 00:33:15,793 And you're doing ten again? 539 00:33:16,837 --> 00:33:18,970 [indistinct chatter] 540 00:33:23,409 --> 00:33:25,194 [sighs] 541 00:33:30,025 --> 00:33:31,417 Basura blanca. 542 00:33:31,461 --> 00:33:32,679 Hey, huevón. 543 00:33:32,766 --> 00:33:34,464 Get to work. 544 00:33:34,507 --> 00:33:37,684 Te vi llegar tarde, pendejo. 545 00:33:37,771 --> 00:33:40,774 Ah! [Laughs] 546 00:33:40,818 --> 00:33:44,474 Okay. Keep talking like that, they're gonna make you a busboy. 547 00:33:44,517 --> 00:33:46,345 ["Les Fleurs" by Minnie Riperton playing] 548 00:33:49,696 --> 00:33:53,004 ♪ Will somebody wear me to the fair? ♪ 549 00:33:53,091 --> 00:33:56,138 ♪ To the morning, sing a lovely flower ♪ 550 00:33:56,181 --> 00:34:00,272 ♪ Will a lady pin me in her hair? ♪ 551 00:34:02,231 --> 00:34:05,645 ♪ Will a child find me by a stream? ♪ 552 00:34:05,669 --> 00:34:08,889 - ♪ In the lovely, in the sunny shower ♪ - ♪ Ooh ♪ 553 00:34:08,933 --> 00:34:13,459 ♪ Kiss my petals, weave me through a dream... ♪ 554 00:34:13,503 --> 00:34:16,419 All right, good evening, ladies and gentlemen. 555 00:34:18,508 --> 00:34:21,337 - All right. - ♪ A flower was born ♪ 556 00:34:21,380 --> 00:34:23,228 - Hey. - ♪ It blooms to spread love and joy ♪ 557 00:34:23,252 --> 00:34:26,820 ♪ Faith and hope to people forlorn ♪ 558 00:34:26,864 --> 00:34:29,084 ♪ Inside every man ♪ 559 00:34:29,127 --> 00:34:31,042 Okay. 560 00:34:31,086 --> 00:34:32,609 ♪ Lives the seed of a flower ♪ 561 00:34:32,652 --> 00:34:34,480 Ooh. 562 00:34:34,524 --> 00:34:36,830 ♪ If he looks within ♪ 563 00:34:36,917 --> 00:34:40,051 ♪ He finds beauty and power ♪ 564 00:34:43,620 --> 00:34:50,627 ♪ Oh... ♪ 565 00:34:52,629 --> 00:34:55,632 ♪ Ring all the bells, sing and tell the people everywhere ♪ 566 00:34:55,719 --> 00:34:58,504 ♪ That the flower has come ♪ 567 00:34:58,591 --> 00:35:01,290 ♪ Light up the sky with your prayers of gladness ♪ 568 00:35:01,377 --> 00:35:04,510 ♪ And rejoice for the darkness is gone ♪ 569 00:35:04,597 --> 00:35:07,489 ♪ Throw off your fears, let your heart beat freely ♪ 570 00:35:07,513 --> 00:35:11,300 ♪ At the sign that a new time is born ♪ 571 00:35:24,443 --> 00:35:27,446 ♪ May mosaydee kaylie lowya roses ♪ 572 00:35:27,533 --> 00:35:30,319 ♪ May mosaydee kaylie lowya roses ♪ 573 00:35:30,406 --> 00:35:34,299 ♪ Say money ain't na na no oh na ♪ 574 00:35:34,323 --> 00:35:36,890 ♪ Mm-hmm, mmm ♪ 575 00:35:36,977 --> 00:35:39,980 ♪ Looking for vayda tay breeze ♪ 576 00:35:40,024 --> 00:35:42,742 ♪ Looking for the vayda tay breeze ♪ 577 00:35:42,766 --> 00:35:47,747 ♪ May mosaydee kaylie lowya roses ♪ 578 00:35:47,771 --> 00:35:48,467 ♪ Mm-hmm. ♪ 579 00:35:49,773 --> 00:35:51,992 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH