1 00:00:06,615 --> 00:00:08,399 MAN [over radio]: Wait, wait. You're listening... [laughs] 2 00:00:08,486 --> 00:00:09,966 - WOMAN [over radio]: Okay? - MAN: All right. 3 00:00:10,053 --> 00:00:12,969 - WOMAN: Okay? - MAN: All right. [clears throa] 4 00:00:13,056 --> 00:00:14,318 - WOMAN: You're listening... - MAN: Listening... 5 00:00:14,405 --> 00:00:16,190 WOMAN [echoing]: ...to Radiolab. 6 00:00:16,277 --> 00:00:17,974 - MAN 2: Radiolab. - WOMAN: From... 7 00:00:18,061 --> 00:00:19,628 - MAN: WNYC. - WOMAN 2 [echoing]: C. 8 00:00:19,671 --> 00:00:20,759 - WOMAN: C? - MAN: Yup. - [woman 2 giggles] 9 00:00:20,846 --> 00:00:22,544 WOMAN: And NPR. 10 00:00:24,372 --> 00:00:25,851 JAD ABUMRAD: I've learned... How would you describe this on? 11 00:00:25,895 --> 00:00:29,899 ROBERT KRULWICH: My sense is that you walk into a wild plac. 12 00:00:29,942 --> 00:00:32,075 Then you hear the wind and the trees, 13 00:00:32,119 --> 00:00:35,557 and you hear these chirps and sounds and calls, 14 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:38,299 and they're just part of the... they're part of the wild. 15 00:00:38,299 --> 00:00:42,303 They're wildlife, but there's now a group of scientists 16 00:00:42,346 --> 00:00:44,783 - who listen much more closely - [muffled chatter] 17 00:00:44,870 --> 00:00:47,438 and who are reducing wildlife to wild talk. 18 00:00:47,482 --> 00:00:49,440 - It's-it's, uh... - ABUMRAD: Yeah. 19 00:00:49,484 --> 00:00:51,964 KRULWICH: There are words in there. 20 00:00:52,008 --> 00:00:55,098 ABUMRAD: When you find the words, as the people we will meet do 21 00:00:55,142 --> 00:00:57,883 in these stories, you end up not just understanding 22 00:00:57,927 --> 00:01:00,669 but actually entering that wild space in a very cool way. 23 00:01:00,669 --> 00:01:02,323 - KRULWICH: Right. - ABUMRAD: Yes. 24 00:01:02,323 --> 00:01:03,454 KRULWICH: Or as a dolphin might say... 25 00:01:03,498 --> 00:01:04,455 ABUMRAD: How would a dolphin say it? 26 00:01:04,499 --> 00:01:05,674 KRULWICH: I don't know. 27 00:01:05,674 --> 00:01:07,545 ABUMRAD: Well, then, then you know what? 28 00:01:07,545 --> 00:01:09,243 That is exactly kind of the question of this next segment. 29 00:01:09,286 --> 00:01:11,027 I mean, the dream that a human being 30 00:01:11,114 --> 00:01:12,811 can talk to a dolphin or any animal... 31 00:01:12,898 --> 00:01:14,509 - Sorry? - Your order. 32 00:01:14,552 --> 00:01:16,511 Sir, you can get back in line. 33 00:01:16,598 --> 00:01:18,817 Bae, whatever. 34 00:01:18,904 --> 00:01:20,471 It's all right. You could go, or... 35 00:01:20,471 --> 00:01:22,691 Nah, it's whatever. 36 00:01:22,734 --> 00:01:24,606 Go ahead. 37 00:01:26,738 --> 00:01:28,044 Could I get a large coffee, please? 38 00:01:28,088 --> 00:01:29,698 Mm-hmm. Is that all? 39 00:01:29,698 --> 00:01:32,222 Yeah. Thanks. 40 00:01:36,487 --> 00:01:38,620 [sighs] 41 00:01:42,928 --> 00:01:47,933 ♪ Say what you want, say what you want to say ♪ 42 00:01:47,933 --> 00:01:52,416 ♪ I already know you're mine ♪ 43 00:01:52,460 --> 00:01:56,116 ♪ Take what you want, take a piece of me ♪ 44 00:01:56,159 --> 00:02:03,079 ♪ It seems to ease your mind ♪ 45 00:02:04,080 --> 00:02:06,865 ♪ You don't have to explain. ♪ 46 00:02:27,321 --> 00:02:30,367 [child shouting in the distance] 47 00:02:30,411 --> 00:02:31,934 - [sighs] - [door opens] 48 00:02:31,977 --> 00:02:34,241 Katie, he's here. 49 00:02:34,328 --> 00:02:36,982 - She's coming. - Great. Thanks. 50 00:02:41,073 --> 00:02:43,728 Are you using the, um, 51 00:02:43,772 --> 00:02:46,035 the standing lamp? 52 00:02:46,078 --> 00:02:48,777 The-the shaker beige one in the guest room? 53 00:02:48,820 --> 00:02:50,605 No, not really. 54 00:02:50,648 --> 00:02:53,216 Uh, any chance I could borrow it? 55 00:02:53,216 --> 00:02:55,784 I-I could use a little bit more light in my place, and... 56 00:02:55,827 --> 00:02:59,004 - Hey, Dad. - Hey, kiddo. 57 00:02:59,048 --> 00:03:01,790 All right. I'll-I'll just grab it later? 58 00:03:01,833 --> 00:03:04,706 - Sure, that's fine. - Okay. 59 00:03:04,793 --> 00:03:07,361 All right, let's do it. How you doing? 60 00:03:07,404 --> 00:03:10,146 - KATIE: I'm good. - That's nice. 61 00:03:10,233 --> 00:03:11,843 HOST [over radio]: ...substantially impact racial matters 62 00:03:11,887 --> 00:03:13,932 - in modern day society. - GUEST: Well, yes. 63 00:03:14,019 --> 00:03:15,934 In the case of the Tesla trial, 64 00:03:16,021 --> 00:03:18,589 you have a Black man suing Josh Beckford, 65 00:03:18,676 --> 00:03:21,288 an early investor at Tesla, due to the fact 66 00:03:21,331 --> 00:03:23,159 that his ancestors were enslavd 67 00:03:23,159 --> 00:03:25,466 by relatives of Mr. Beckford's. 68 00:03:25,466 --> 00:03:28,033 That human capital and profit can be directly linked 69 00:03:28,077 --> 00:03:29,818 to the financials of the company, 70 00:03:29,818 --> 00:03:33,082 so I do think there's merit, and he could win the lawsuit. 71 00:03:33,125 --> 00:03:34,823 HOST: Not could win. Did win. 72 00:03:34,823 --> 00:03:36,825 Mr. Mbaye did win the lawsuit, 73 00:03:36,825 --> 00:03:40,263 a scenario that seemed impossible to many beforehand. 74 00:03:40,263 --> 00:03:42,483 And you have to think this decision will have 75 00:03:42,526 --> 00:03:44,615 very far-reaching consequences all around the world... 76 00:03:44,659 --> 00:03:46,095 - Dad? - especially in America due... 77 00:03:46,182 --> 00:03:47,836 Yeah, sweetie? 78 00:03:47,879 --> 00:03:49,968 Mom sprayed herself with that flower perfume 79 00:03:50,012 --> 00:03:51,535 before you picked me up. 80 00:03:54,843 --> 00:03:56,584 I think she wants you to come home. 81 00:03:58,063 --> 00:04:00,327 Did she say that? 82 00:04:01,632 --> 00:04:04,418 No. I just think so. 83 00:04:08,030 --> 00:04:10,554 Okay. Got it. 84 00:04:13,427 --> 00:04:15,429 [children shouting, laughing] 85 00:04:21,652 --> 00:04:24,220 All right, have a good day at school, sweetie. 86 00:04:24,220 --> 00:04:27,310 [car radio playing] 87 00:04:27,310 --> 00:04:29,051 HOST [over radio]: The Marvin Gaye versus Robin Thicke... 88 00:04:29,094 --> 00:04:30,618 KATIE: Hey, Dad? 89 00:04:30,661 --> 00:04:32,228 Yeah. 90 00:04:32,272 --> 00:04:35,362 Can you stay over at Mom's soon? 91 00:04:36,667 --> 00:04:40,497 You know what? I'll talk to her about it. 92 00:04:40,541 --> 00:04:44,980 [indistinct chatter on radio] 93 00:04:45,023 --> 00:04:48,026 HOST: Don't you think this might actually heighten tensions 94 00:04:48,113 --> 00:04:49,593 between Black and white people? 95 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:53,684 - It feels divisive... - [phone buzzing] 96 00:04:53,728 --> 00:04:56,383 GUEST: The Tesla investor was the owner 97 00:04:56,426 --> 00:04:57,949 of this Black man's ancestor. 98 00:04:57,993 --> 00:04:59,821 So, also the owner of that man's future. 99 00:04:59,908 --> 00:05:02,476 You're right. It's-it's never gonna be solved easily. 100 00:05:02,519 --> 00:05:04,391 [whistle blowing] 101 00:05:24,280 --> 00:05:26,500 [doors lock, car beeps] 102 00:05:37,162 --> 00:05:38,860 [elevator bell dings] 103 00:05:38,947 --> 00:05:41,950 [scoffs] Can you believe this guy? 104 00:05:41,950 --> 00:05:44,082 Now this Tesla exec owes him a ton of money. 105 00:05:44,082 --> 00:05:47,434 He'll be set for life. 106 00:05:50,611 --> 00:05:52,352 [sighs] 107 00:05:52,395 --> 00:05:54,528 This whole thing is crazy. 108 00:05:57,357 --> 00:06:00,577 Do you even care? It's unfair. 109 00:06:00,621 --> 00:06:03,101 [chuckles softly] Uh, whatever. 110 00:06:03,188 --> 00:06:05,321 I mean, it's not like he's even gonna notice. He's rich. 111 00:06:05,365 --> 00:06:07,541 [elevator bell dings] 112 00:06:10,587 --> 00:06:12,328 We're meeting. 113 00:06:12,328 --> 00:06:14,765 Uh, what for? 114 00:06:22,382 --> 00:06:24,601 Come on in. 115 00:06:24,645 --> 00:06:26,995 All right, I think that's everybody. 116 00:06:27,038 --> 00:06:29,867 As some of you might have heard, 117 00:06:29,911 --> 00:06:33,131 I did get word from the CEO and head executives 118 00:06:33,218 --> 00:06:35,133 that we'll be having some layoffs. 119 00:06:35,220 --> 00:06:36,700 [group murmuring] 120 00:06:36,787 --> 00:06:38,789 GREG: How soon? 121 00:06:38,833 --> 00:06:40,356 We'll get into that later today. 122 00:06:40,400 --> 00:06:42,271 I've been told that HR will... 123 00:06:42,358 --> 00:06:43,403 WOMAN: This is ridiculous! 124 00:06:44,404 --> 00:06:46,710 [woman clears throat] 125 00:06:46,797 --> 00:06:49,844 Now, I know a lot of you will have many questions, 126 00:06:49,887 --> 00:06:52,455 and we want to be sure and answer all of 'em, 127 00:06:52,455 --> 00:06:54,414 but at this point in time, that's all 128 00:06:54,457 --> 00:06:56,503 the information I have. 129 00:06:56,590 --> 00:06:58,592 [group murmuring] 130 00:07:00,811 --> 00:07:02,596 [inhales deeply] 131 00:07:02,596 --> 00:07:04,641 [pen clicking] 132 00:07:11,779 --> 00:07:14,259 PAULA: There's a rumor they're being sued with the same clause 133 00:07:14,303 --> 00:07:16,305 that got the Tesla guy. 134 00:07:16,348 --> 00:07:17,524 This shit's bonkers, right? 135 00:07:19,177 --> 00:07:21,484 Bonkers. 136 00:07:21,484 --> 00:07:23,834 Well, and it's cleared the way for personal litigation now. 137 00:07:23,834 --> 00:07:25,967 They can just look you up and force you to pay. 138 00:07:27,272 --> 00:07:28,970 [laughing]: What? No. 139 00:07:29,013 --> 00:07:31,276 - Really? - Yeah. 140 00:07:31,320 --> 00:07:34,497 It's scary. I'm looking at my family tree right now 141 00:07:34,497 --> 00:07:35,672 to make sure I'm in the clear. 142 00:07:35,716 --> 00:07:37,544 Everybody else is, too. 143 00:07:43,767 --> 00:07:46,074 - [indistinct chatter] - PAULA: Lucky them. 144 00:07:46,074 --> 00:07:49,643 Not a care in the world. 145 00:07:49,643 --> 00:07:51,862 Aren't you worried? 146 00:07:51,906 --> 00:07:56,084 Nah. I don't yell "fire" unless I see flames. 147 00:07:56,127 --> 00:07:57,433 There's no smoke on my end. 148 00:07:57,433 --> 00:07:59,479 [phone buzzing] 149 00:08:02,525 --> 00:08:04,875 PAULA: You gonna check your background? 150 00:08:04,919 --> 00:08:07,095 Nah. I never signed up for that stuff. 151 00:08:07,138 --> 00:08:09,097 PAULA: Oh, you don't have to. 152 00:08:09,140 --> 00:08:10,577 One of your relatives could have signed up. 153 00:08:10,664 --> 00:08:12,579 I can show you how to look. 154 00:08:12,666 --> 00:08:15,146 [laughs] I'm fine. 155 00:08:15,190 --> 00:08:19,716 All... good. 156 00:08:19,760 --> 00:08:21,588 [woman sobbing] 157 00:08:32,120 --> 00:08:34,818 [sobbing continues] 158 00:08:44,349 --> 00:08:46,047 WOMAN [over radio]: Mm, shout-out to his lawyer. 159 00:08:46,134 --> 00:08:48,571 - This is crazy, right? - MAN: It's crazy. 160 00:08:48,571 --> 00:08:50,834 He's got to put his money where his mouth is now. 161 00:08:50,921 --> 00:08:52,575 - [cash register dings] - So what you gonna do 162 00:08:52,575 --> 00:08:54,359 - with your apolo-cheese? - WOMAN: Oh. 163 00:08:54,403 --> 00:08:57,145 MAN: No more apologies, just apolo-cheese. 164 00:08:57,188 --> 00:09:00,017 WOMAN: Apolo-cheese! I like that. 165 00:09:00,061 --> 00:09:04,065 I'm gonna hit the mall and sped some of this apolo-cheese! 166 00:09:04,108 --> 00:09:07,372 MAN: Yeah. Uh, you better get some Nike stock, though, right? 167 00:09:07,416 --> 00:09:10,158 WOMAN: Okay? I'm about to go hire that same lawyer. 168 00:09:10,201 --> 00:09:12,856 I'm sure somebody owes me about $50 million. 169 00:09:12,900 --> 00:09:14,379 - [laughs] - MAN: Mm-hmm, this is se... 170 00:09:14,423 --> 00:09:15,598 [turns off radio] 171 00:09:19,167 --> 00:09:22,736 [sighs] 172 00:09:24,564 --> 00:09:27,001 You got a lot of homework today? 173 00:09:27,044 --> 00:09:29,525 No, not too much. 174 00:09:29,569 --> 00:09:31,571 Well, that's good. 175 00:09:33,181 --> 00:09:35,096 You tired? 176 00:09:35,096 --> 00:09:37,620 No, not really. 177 00:09:42,756 --> 00:09:46,107 I'm thinking spaghetti for dinner tonight. 178 00:09:46,194 --> 00:09:48,109 Huh? Maybe a little of my famous garlic bread? 179 00:09:48,152 --> 00:09:49,806 Are we racist? 180 00:09:49,850 --> 00:09:52,417 What? 181 00:09:52,417 --> 00:09:54,332 A kid at school said we're racist. 182 00:09:54,376 --> 00:09:57,248 [laughs] 183 00:09:57,292 --> 00:10:01,470 That's not true, Katie. That's... 184 00:10:01,557 --> 00:10:04,691 [sighs] 185 00:10:04,734 --> 00:10:09,913 Right now, Black people are just... [sighs] 186 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:12,786 Don't listen to that kid at school, okay? 187 00:10:12,829 --> 00:10:14,701 You are not racist. 188 00:10:17,094 --> 00:10:19,053 Were we slave owners? 189 00:10:19,096 --> 00:10:21,795 [laughs] 190 00:10:21,882 --> 00:10:24,798 No, we... Do you see any slaves in our backyard? 191 00:10:24,841 --> 00:10:26,843 Mr. Pedro. 192 00:10:26,887 --> 00:10:29,585 Mr. Pe...? No, I pay Mr. Pedro. 193 00:10:30,891 --> 00:10:32,893 You... [sighs] 194 00:10:32,936 --> 00:10:35,286 Listen, that stuff happened a long, long time ago. 195 00:10:35,330 --> 00:10:37,593 All right? We-We're Austro-Hungarian. 196 00:10:37,680 --> 00:10:39,595 We were enslaved during the Byzantine Empire. 197 00:10:39,682 --> 00:10:43,686 Uh, what? Should I fly to Hungary and demand money now? 198 00:10:43,730 --> 00:10:45,166 That would be ridiculous, right? 199 00:10:46,820 --> 00:10:48,952 [laughing]: Right? 200 00:10:52,086 --> 00:10:53,827 [soft rock music playing quietly] 201 00:10:58,483 --> 00:11:00,703 Sweetie, dinner's ready. 202 00:11:05,012 --> 00:11:08,493 Hey. 203 00:11:08,493 --> 00:11:11,061 All right. Let's do it. 204 00:11:11,061 --> 00:11:12,628 Want cheese? 205 00:11:12,672 --> 00:11:14,674 Tell me when to stop. 206 00:11:16,197 --> 00:11:18,068 [chuckles] 207 00:11:18,112 --> 00:11:19,853 Mm-hmm. 208 00:11:19,853 --> 00:11:21,811 [phone buzzing] 209 00:11:24,074 --> 00:11:26,642 Ugh. 210 00:11:26,642 --> 00:11:28,470 Dig in. 211 00:11:41,483 --> 00:11:44,138 [knocking] 212 00:11:44,225 --> 00:11:46,706 ♪ 213 00:11:50,231 --> 00:11:52,276 Eat. 214 00:11:57,238 --> 00:11:58,892 [lock clicks] 215 00:11:58,892 --> 00:12:01,111 Marshall Johnson? 216 00:12:01,155 --> 00:12:02,896 Yes? 217 00:12:02,939 --> 00:12:05,333 You've been served. 218 00:12:10,251 --> 00:12:12,079 - I'm sorry. What is this about? - [phone camera dings] 219 00:12:15,343 --> 00:12:18,999 My name is Sheniqua Johnson of the St. Louis Johnsons. 220 00:12:19,042 --> 00:12:21,697 Your family owned my great-great-grandmother 221 00:12:21,741 --> 00:12:23,394 and father for 12 years. 222 00:12:23,438 --> 00:12:25,048 You owe me money. 223 00:12:26,354 --> 00:12:30,227 Uh... I... [chuckles] 224 00:12:30,227 --> 00:12:32,926 There... there-there must be some kind of mistake. 225 00:12:33,013 --> 00:12:36,233 Uh, you know, can we just talk about this outside? 226 00:12:36,233 --> 00:12:37,713 - Uh-uh. There ain't been no mistake. - Excuse me. 227 00:12:37,800 --> 00:12:39,149 - Ooh, look what we got here. - Excuse me! 228 00:12:39,149 --> 00:12:40,847 - KATIE: Who is it, Dad? - Uh, ma'am? - Now, we got 229 00:12:40,934 --> 00:12:43,153 - one, two, three bedrooms. - Uh... 230 00:12:43,240 --> 00:12:44,589 - Look at this bathroom. - Uh, ma'am, could you... could you 231 00:12:44,633 --> 00:12:46,504 - please get out of my house? - They got that good stuff in here. 232 00:12:46,591 --> 00:12:48,071 - [laughs] Oh. - Excuse me! 233 00:12:48,158 --> 00:12:50,160 You know what? You owe me about $3 million. 234 00:12:50,204 --> 00:12:52,728 Ma'am, hey, hey, hey, hey, stop it! 235 00:12:52,728 --> 00:12:54,512 Get out of my house! 236 00:12:54,599 --> 00:12:56,732 Uh-uh. This is my house, 237 00:12:56,819 --> 00:12:58,603 and I'm livestreaming the entire thing. 238 00:12:58,603 --> 00:13:00,867 I want what's owed to me, Marshall. 239 00:13:00,954 --> 00:13:03,304 You know what? 240 00:13:03,347 --> 00:13:05,436 - If you don't get out right now, I'm calling the police. - Hmm. 241 00:13:05,480 --> 00:13:08,222 - I'm calling the police right now! - You know what? 242 00:13:08,265 --> 00:13:10,311 Your family's got blood on its hands. 243 00:13:10,398 --> 00:13:12,617 And don't bother calling the police 244 00:13:12,661 --> 00:13:14,532 because I already been there. 245 00:13:16,839 --> 00:13:20,625 Ooh! Now, Jamal's gonna love this spot. 246 00:13:20,669 --> 00:13:23,150 And don't slam my door! 247 00:13:31,027 --> 00:13:32,072 MARSHALL: Uh-oh. 248 00:13:33,073 --> 00:13:35,031 Maybe... 249 00:13:35,075 --> 00:13:37,947 don't tell your mother about this. 250 00:13:55,225 --> 00:13:57,793 Okay, let's do it. 251 00:13:57,837 --> 00:13:59,795 Here we go. Hold on. W-Wait... 252 00:13:59,839 --> 00:14:01,928 Just wait for me. 253 00:14:02,015 --> 00:14:04,017 Okay. 254 00:14:05,105 --> 00:14:07,368 Okay. All right, come on. 255 00:14:07,455 --> 00:14:09,370 Let's do it. 256 00:14:09,370 --> 00:14:11,415 Let's go. 257 00:14:20,337 --> 00:14:22,470 [phones ringing] 258 00:14:25,821 --> 00:14:28,128 Hey. 259 00:14:28,171 --> 00:14:30,608 - Where's...? - All the Black people? 260 00:14:30,695 --> 00:14:34,438 Besides Willy and Lester, they didn't come in today. 261 00:14:39,052 --> 00:14:42,838 Did... did you get your results back? 262 00:14:42,882 --> 00:14:46,711 69% Ashkenazi Jew, baby. 263 00:14:46,755 --> 00:14:49,062 You're Jew...? Uh, you're Jewish? 264 00:14:49,105 --> 00:14:51,064 The world can finally know. 265 00:14:51,107 --> 00:14:53,109 We were slaves, too. 266 00:14:56,199 --> 00:14:58,723 Austro-Hungarians were slaves as well. 267 00:14:59,724 --> 00:15:02,162 Come on, Marshall. 268 00:15:02,162 --> 00:15:03,990 That was like a million years ago. 269 00:15:06,340 --> 00:15:08,081 [phones ringing] 270 00:15:18,526 --> 00:15:20,267 [toilet flushing] 271 00:15:41,897 --> 00:15:43,899 [indistinct chatter] 272 00:15:45,553 --> 00:15:50,688 [quietly]: Hey, um, the guy, uh, with the shirt, uh...? 273 00:15:52,342 --> 00:15:54,823 - [quietly]: Oh, Tim in Accounting? - He... yeah. 274 00:15:54,866 --> 00:15:59,349 Yeah, the, um, Black family suing him decided 275 00:15:59,436 --> 00:16:01,438 that they just wanted him to acknowledge it, 276 00:16:01,438 --> 00:16:03,005 so he's got to wear that shirt twice a week. 277 00:16:04,137 --> 00:16:07,488 One of them has to be Sunday. 278 00:16:07,575 --> 00:16:09,229 I don't know. Personally, 279 00:16:09,272 --> 00:16:11,144 I-I think he got off kind of easy. 280 00:16:12,449 --> 00:16:14,799 - [mutters] - [feedback squeaks] 281 00:16:14,799 --> 00:16:16,801 SHENIQUA [over megaphone]: Marshall Johnson, 282 00:16:16,801 --> 00:16:18,934 - you owe me money. - No. 283 00:16:19,021 --> 00:16:21,415 - No. - $3 million, and you have to pay up. 284 00:16:21,458 --> 00:16:23,156 What do we want? Compensation. 285 00:16:23,156 --> 00:16:26,855 - No. - When do we want it? Now. 286 00:16:26,898 --> 00:16:29,249 Marshall Johnson's great-great-granddaddy enslaved 287 00:16:29,249 --> 00:16:33,514 my great-great-granddaddy, and he owes me a lifetime of pay! 288 00:16:33,601 --> 00:16:35,211 - No. - [Sheniqua speaking indistinctly] 289 00:16:35,255 --> 00:16:38,519 No, no, no, no. No. No. No. No. 290 00:16:38,519 --> 00:16:40,086 Pay up! 291 00:16:40,173 --> 00:16:42,088 - Marshall Johnson. - [door opens] 292 00:16:42,175 --> 00:16:44,220 - Hey, excuse me. - Paging Marshall Johnson. 293 00:16:44,264 --> 00:16:46,179 - Hey, excuse me. Excuse me. - Marshall. 294 00:16:46,222 --> 00:16:48,050 All right, all right, listen, I work here. 295 00:16:48,050 --> 00:16:49,834 All right? You can't come to my place of work. 296 00:16:49,834 --> 00:16:51,836 Marshall Johnson, you owe me money. 297 00:16:51,880 --> 00:16:53,882 I-I'm not the Tesla guy. 298 00:16:53,925 --> 00:16:55,971 Okay? I don't have that kind of money. 299 00:16:56,058 --> 00:16:57,581 How much money do you make a year? 300 00:16:57,625 --> 00:16:59,235 What? Uh... 301 00:16:59,279 --> 00:17:01,063 - [feedback squeaks] - How much money 302 00:17:01,107 --> 00:17:04,414 do you people in there make a year? 303 00:17:04,501 --> 00:17:06,982 - I bet you it's more than I do. - Could you please-- 304 00:17:07,069 --> 00:17:10,855 I'm begging you-- could you please just leave me alone? 305 00:17:10,899 --> 00:17:15,860 [chuckles] That's exactly what my great-great-grandmother said. 306 00:17:15,947 --> 00:17:17,906 - [feedback squeaks] - Marshall Johnson's great-great-granddaddy 307 00:17:17,949 --> 00:17:20,039 - was a slave owner. - No, no, no. Not true. 308 00:17:20,082 --> 00:17:23,433 He owned my great-great-granddaddy. 309 00:17:23,433 --> 00:17:25,218 - Not true. - You need to pay up! 310 00:17:25,261 --> 00:17:30,440 $3 million. $3 million. 311 00:17:30,484 --> 00:17:32,790 What do we want? Compensation! 312 00:17:32,790 --> 00:17:35,097 When do we want it? Now! 313 00:17:35,141 --> 00:17:37,665 Marshall Johnson's great-great-granddaddy 314 00:17:37,708 --> 00:17:39,623 enslaved my great-great-granddaddy... 315 00:17:40,929 --> 00:17:45,238 [laughs] Get me a new car, get Sierra a new car. 316 00:17:45,238 --> 00:17:46,674 You gonna get a Cadillac or one of them, uh, 317 00:17:46,717 --> 00:17:48,937 - those Cybertrucks? - [mutters]: I don't know. 318 00:17:48,980 --> 00:17:51,113 You know, Jamal can get a new phone. 319 00:17:51,113 --> 00:17:53,681 Get Tangy and Sierra's mom a new place, 320 00:17:53,724 --> 00:17:55,900 'cause Lord knows I can't be dealing with that anymore. 321 00:17:55,944 --> 00:17:59,034 - Her mama? - [laughing]: You already... 322 00:17:59,121 --> 00:18:01,254 - Hey, Lester? - [laughing] 323 00:18:01,341 --> 00:18:03,256 Could I... could I talk to you for a sec? 324 00:18:06,041 --> 00:18:07,738 - [laughing] - Yeah. What's up? 325 00:18:07,782 --> 00:18:09,740 Hey, man. How you doing? 326 00:18:09,784 --> 00:18:11,046 - Pretty good. - Ain't no such thing 327 00:18:11,090 --> 00:18:13,179 as free labor, Marshall. 328 00:18:13,266 --> 00:18:16,704 Pay up! 329 00:18:16,747 --> 00:18:19,359 Uh... look, 330 00:18:19,359 --> 00:18:22,405 I know this is a crazy time and everything, 331 00:18:22,449 --> 00:18:24,973 and, uh, I-I really don't know what to do. 332 00:18:25,060 --> 00:18:27,758 Uh, no, thanks. Thank you. 333 00:18:27,845 --> 00:18:31,501 Um, I'm just a guy, 334 00:18:31,501 --> 00:18:33,503 you know, trying to get by. 335 00:18:33,547 --> 00:18:39,074 And I feel like this woman is harassing me, you know? 336 00:18:39,074 --> 00:18:40,902 She's kind of ruining my life. 337 00:18:40,945 --> 00:18:43,209 Uh, so... 338 00:18:43,252 --> 00:18:46,864 I-I just don't know what to do. 339 00:18:46,951 --> 00:18:49,302 You honestly want my advice? 340 00:18:49,345 --> 00:18:51,304 Uh, yes. 341 00:18:51,347 --> 00:18:54,089 Look, man, I grew up with Black women. 342 00:18:54,133 --> 00:18:56,091 Right. I figured. 343 00:18:56,178 --> 00:18:58,441 The only thing you can do is say you were wrong 344 00:18:58,528 --> 00:19:00,443 and give her as much money as you can. 345 00:19:00,530 --> 00:19:03,098 She'll probably want to meet with you one-on-one, 346 00:19:03,098 --> 00:19:04,752 cut you down a bit... 347 00:19:04,795 --> 00:19:06,101 I just don't know what to do. 348 00:19:06,101 --> 00:19:08,538 - Hmm. - Honestly, my advice? 349 00:19:08,582 --> 00:19:10,801 You got to fight that shit, man. 350 00:19:10,845 --> 00:19:12,673 Come in as hard as her. 351 00:19:12,716 --> 00:19:13,978 - It's the principle. - [shouting over megaphone] 352 00:19:14,022 --> 00:19:15,763 PAULA: I looked her up on Instagram. 353 00:19:15,763 --> 00:19:17,634 All she's talking about is the fact 354 00:19:17,678 --> 00:19:19,549 - that you owe her a lot of money. - [woman gasps] 355 00:19:19,593 --> 00:19:21,769 100% Nordic?! 356 00:19:21,769 --> 00:19:23,597 How is that even fucking possible? 357 00:19:23,640 --> 00:19:25,686 [Willy laughs] 358 00:19:25,773 --> 00:19:28,384 This concerns all of us, Willy. 359 00:19:28,428 --> 00:19:31,257 No, it don't, Ashley. 360 00:19:31,344 --> 00:19:33,824 [laughing] 361 00:19:33,911 --> 00:19:35,696 WILLY: No, it don't. 362 00:19:35,783 --> 00:19:37,698 [phone buzzes, chimes] 363 00:19:48,709 --> 00:19:50,798 What? 364 00:20:08,207 --> 00:20:10,209 [car door sensor dings] 365 00:20:11,862 --> 00:20:13,864 Uh, I was supposed to pick her up. 366 00:20:13,908 --> 00:20:15,736 What's going on? 367 00:20:17,651 --> 00:20:19,609 Is it true? 368 00:20:19,653 --> 00:20:22,264 Is wh...? 369 00:20:22,264 --> 00:20:25,833 Oh, my God. Was Sheniqua here? 370 00:20:25,876 --> 00:20:27,835 Did, did she talk to you? 371 00:20:27,878 --> 00:20:29,967 - Marshall, I can't believe you. - Okay. 372 00:20:30,054 --> 00:20:32,405 Let's just go inside and discuss this. 373 00:20:32,448 --> 00:20:34,058 Look, you can't come in here. 374 00:20:34,102 --> 00:20:35,843 Seriously, Natalie? 375 00:20:35,886 --> 00:20:38,193 [scoffs, mutters] 376 00:20:38,280 --> 00:20:40,064 Have you checked your background? 377 00:20:40,108 --> 00:20:41,936 This could have easily happened to you. 378 00:20:41,936 --> 00:20:44,417 - I'm Peruvian. This would never happen to me. - Per... 379 00:20:44,460 --> 00:20:46,201 You were white yesterday! 380 00:20:46,245 --> 00:20:49,639 Okay, look, Natalie, 381 00:20:49,683 --> 00:20:53,556 please, can we just... c-can we just go inside 382 00:20:53,600 --> 00:20:55,993 and just sit down and-and just talk about...? 383 00:21:04,480 --> 00:21:08,789 Can I... can I say good night to Katie? 384 00:21:09,790 --> 00:21:13,533 Marshall... 385 00:21:13,576 --> 00:21:15,448 I can't have my finances take a hit. 386 00:21:18,189 --> 00:21:20,235 We have to make the divorce official. 387 00:21:23,456 --> 00:21:25,458 [stammers] 388 00:21:27,242 --> 00:21:28,896 Wait. What? 389 00:21:28,896 --> 00:21:30,637 [door closes] 390 00:21:34,945 --> 00:21:37,644 This is not happening. 391 00:21:42,997 --> 00:21:44,825 [muttering quietly] 392 00:22:01,842 --> 00:22:04,497 ♪ The way you make me, make me, make me feel ♪ 393 00:22:04,540 --> 00:22:06,716 What the...? 394 00:22:06,760 --> 00:22:11,721 ♪ Oh... ♪ 395 00:22:11,765 --> 00:22:14,202 - [Marshall gasps] - There he is! 396 00:22:14,245 --> 00:22:15,638 That's the guy right there. 397 00:22:15,725 --> 00:22:16,900 Oh. 398 00:22:16,944 --> 00:22:19,773 Go get him, Jason! 399 00:22:19,860 --> 00:22:21,427 ♪ End... ♪ 400 00:22:21,514 --> 00:22:23,646 [back-up sensor beeping] 401 00:22:24,865 --> 00:22:27,084 No, no, no, no. 402 00:22:27,171 --> 00:22:29,652 Oh, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit. 403 00:22:29,739 --> 00:22:31,001 ♪ Your touch... ♪ 404 00:22:31,045 --> 00:22:32,525 [tires squeal] 405 00:22:34,788 --> 00:22:36,529 Oh, my God. 406 00:22:37,051 --> 00:22:38,879 Shit, shit, shit, shit, shit. 407 00:22:40,837 --> 00:22:44,014 Oh, fuck. Oh, fuck. Oh. 408 00:22:44,058 --> 00:22:47,888 ♪ That's what I feel when I'm with you. ♪ 409 00:22:47,931 --> 00:22:49,542 [tires squeak] 410 00:22:54,198 --> 00:22:55,896 WOMAN: Well, sir, you know, my time was wasted, too... 411 00:22:55,896 --> 00:22:57,463 [door opening] 412 00:22:59,595 --> 00:23:02,946 [woman continues speaking indistinctly] 413 00:23:05,993 --> 00:23:07,690 [fan rattling] 414 00:23:15,394 --> 00:23:17,396 [TV playing quietly] 415 00:23:23,489 --> 00:23:26,709 We didn't do it, but we can help you get your money. 416 00:23:26,753 --> 00:23:29,190 Don't know if you owe restitution taxes? 417 00:23:29,233 --> 00:23:32,062 We can help you with that. 418 00:23:32,106 --> 00:23:34,151 [commercial music plays] 419 00:23:34,238 --> 00:23:35,065 - [changes channel] - [sighs] 420 00:23:35,109 --> 00:23:36,937 [music playing] 421 00:24:02,179 --> 00:24:04,181 [music continues] 422 00:24:32,514 --> 00:24:34,647 [crying] 423 00:24:52,186 --> 00:24:54,275 [indistinct chatter] 424 00:24:57,670 --> 00:24:59,672 [laughter, chatter] 425 00:25:04,415 --> 00:25:06,243 ♪ The first time ♪ 426 00:25:06,287 --> 00:25:10,160 [sighs heavily] 427 00:25:10,204 --> 00:25:13,686 ♪ Ever I saw your face... ♪ 428 00:25:13,686 --> 00:25:17,124 Hi. Would you like something to drink? 429 00:25:17,124 --> 00:25:21,171 Uh, uh, I'll just have what he's having. 430 00:25:21,258 --> 00:25:22,825 Okay. 431 00:25:26,481 --> 00:25:31,312 ♪ Rose in your eyes... ♪ 432 00:25:31,355 --> 00:25:33,401 [Marshall sighs] 433 00:25:33,488 --> 00:25:35,185 How long are you here for? 434 00:25:35,229 --> 00:25:40,364 Honestly, I am not quite even sure. 435 00:25:40,408 --> 00:25:43,498 Just checked in today. 436 00:25:45,587 --> 00:25:48,503 Yeah, I flew in a few days ago. 437 00:25:48,547 --> 00:25:50,592 Looking for a new place. 438 00:25:52,159 --> 00:25:55,075 They can't find my bag, though, so I look like hell. 439 00:25:55,118 --> 00:25:56,380 [laughs] 440 00:25:59,383 --> 00:26:02,517 Name's Earnest. Friends call me "E." 441 00:26:04,563 --> 00:26:06,739 Marshall. 442 00:26:08,044 --> 00:26:10,873 I have a feeling we're in the same boat, Marshall. 443 00:26:12,179 --> 00:26:14,660 You owe a lot? 444 00:26:17,053 --> 00:26:21,231 This woman-- she... 445 00:26:21,275 --> 00:26:23,320 follows me everywhere, 446 00:26:23,364 --> 00:26:26,802 won't leave me alone. 447 00:26:26,846 --> 00:26:29,109 - Thanks. - You're welcome. 448 00:26:29,196 --> 00:26:31,241 ♪ I felt the earth... ♪ 449 00:26:31,285 --> 00:26:35,681 Just... can't believe this is actually happening. 450 00:26:39,728 --> 00:26:41,774 Two days ago, I had a good life, 451 00:26:41,861 --> 00:26:44,777 and now I'm being fucked by some shit that I didn't even do. 452 00:26:44,820 --> 00:26:48,258 I'm losing my wife, my house, 453 00:26:48,345 --> 00:26:50,347 my daughter. 454 00:26:50,347 --> 00:26:53,002 I don't know. 455 00:26:53,002 --> 00:26:54,917 Didn't fucking do anything. 456 00:26:58,617 --> 00:27:03,273 ♪ Ever I kissed ♪ 457 00:27:03,360 --> 00:27:06,712 ♪ Your mouth... ♪ 458 00:27:10,237 --> 00:27:13,022 [quietly]: As I was saying, I don't know. 459 00:27:13,066 --> 00:27:14,589 [Earnest sniffles] 460 00:27:14,633 --> 00:27:17,287 ♪ Move in my hand... ♪ 461 00:27:17,374 --> 00:27:19,420 What? 462 00:27:22,858 --> 00:27:25,513 I don't know. 463 00:27:25,600 --> 00:27:28,690 ♪ Like the trembling heart... ♪ 464 00:27:28,690 --> 00:27:30,692 My grandfather used to tell me 465 00:27:30,692 --> 00:27:34,478 how his father built everything we had from the ground up, 466 00:27:34,522 --> 00:27:38,395 pulled himself up by his own bootstraps, you know? 467 00:27:39,396 --> 00:27:42,704 Turns out, he didn't. 468 00:27:42,748 --> 00:27:46,186 Turns out he had a lot of help. 469 00:27:46,273 --> 00:27:48,884 And a lot of kids. [laughs softly] 470 00:27:48,928 --> 00:27:52,105 ♪ My command... ♪ 471 00:27:52,148 --> 00:27:53,976 Maybe it's only right. 472 00:27:55,848 --> 00:27:59,982 E, we don't deserve this. 473 00:28:00,069 --> 00:28:02,245 Well, what do they deserve? 474 00:28:06,859 --> 00:28:08,904 We were treating slavery 475 00:28:08,948 --> 00:28:13,779 as if it were a mystery buried in the past, 476 00:28:13,866 --> 00:28:17,434 something to investigate if we chose to. 477 00:28:17,521 --> 00:28:21,438 And now that history has a monetary value. 478 00:28:22,744 --> 00:28:27,444 Confession is not absolution. 479 00:28:29,098 --> 00:28:32,101 And in the case of this person... What's her name? 480 00:28:32,145 --> 00:28:33,581 Sheniqua. 481 00:28:33,624 --> 00:28:38,107 To Sheniqua, to them... 482 00:28:38,151 --> 00:28:41,110 slavery is not past. 483 00:28:41,154 --> 00:28:44,679 I mean, it's not a mystery. 484 00:28:44,766 --> 00:28:48,248 It is not an historical curiosity. 485 00:28:48,291 --> 00:28:50,554 It is a cruel, 486 00:28:50,598 --> 00:28:54,080 unavoidable ghost that haunts in a way we can't see. 487 00:28:55,516 --> 00:28:57,866 None of us are perfect. 488 00:29:03,132 --> 00:29:05,918 So now you're what? You're separated from your wife? 489 00:29:05,961 --> 00:29:08,050 She's taking your kid? 490 00:29:08,137 --> 00:29:10,836 Now she has to be raised without a father? 491 00:29:10,923 --> 00:29:13,012 She has to build wealth 492 00:29:13,055 --> 00:29:15,928 and success from the ground up, right? 493 00:29:15,971 --> 00:29:18,582 It's similar to the position we put them in. 494 00:29:18,626 --> 00:29:20,715 ♪ The first time ♪ 495 00:29:20,759 --> 00:29:23,762 But we're gonna be okay. 496 00:29:23,805 --> 00:29:27,722 ♪ Ever I saw... ♪ 497 00:29:27,722 --> 00:29:30,333 Your daughter's gonna be okay. 498 00:29:32,596 --> 00:29:35,382 The curse has been lifted from her. 499 00:29:37,297 --> 00:29:40,169 All of us-- 500 00:29:40,169 --> 00:29:45,174 we were running from it, but now we're free. 501 00:29:48,003 --> 00:29:49,439 [taps Marshall's leg] 502 00:29:49,483 --> 00:29:51,311 Excuse me. 503 00:29:51,398 --> 00:29:57,404 ♪ Your face. ♪ 504 00:29:58,405 --> 00:30:00,407 [door opens] 505 00:30:01,930 --> 00:30:03,758 ["It Never Entered My Mind" by Miles Davis playing] 506 00:30:27,260 --> 00:30:29,436 Come on! Come on, babies! Come on! 507 00:30:29,479 --> 00:30:31,438 [laughs] You got it! 508 00:30:31,481 --> 00:30:33,919 [laughs] Yeah! 509 00:30:34,006 --> 00:30:36,356 Ooh, I'm so proud of my babies. 510 00:30:39,489 --> 00:30:41,448 [gunshot] 511 00:30:41,491 --> 00:30:43,232 [quiet gasping] 512 00:30:45,582 --> 00:30:47,976 [screaming] 513 00:30:53,590 --> 00:30:55,897 Holy shit. 514 00:30:55,897 --> 00:30:57,856 There's more where that came from. 515 00:31:30,236 --> 00:31:32,238 ♪ 516 00:31:53,259 --> 00:31:55,261 ♪ 517 00:32:18,980 --> 00:32:20,895 MAN: All right, guys, uh, 518 00:32:20,982 --> 00:32:22,984 I got a decent-sized reservation in the main dining hall, 519 00:32:23,028 --> 00:32:25,030 so I'm gonna need all hands on deck for that, 520 00:32:25,073 --> 00:32:27,423 full hands in, full hands out. You know the routine. 521 00:32:27,423 --> 00:32:30,035 Uh, make sure to push the daily specials, okay? 522 00:32:30,078 --> 00:32:31,906 I don't want to ask about that again. 523 00:32:31,993 --> 00:32:34,778 And if anyone has a portion of their paycheck going 524 00:32:34,778 --> 00:32:37,042 to restitution taxes, stay after. 525 00:32:37,085 --> 00:32:38,913 Everyone else, hit the floor. 526 00:32:44,832 --> 00:32:47,400 Simon, ten percent? 527 00:32:47,443 --> 00:32:49,402 - One second, please. - [writing on paper] 528 00:32:49,445 --> 00:32:51,578 Okay, you're good. Thank you. 529 00:32:51,621 --> 00:32:53,580 - [clears throat] - Hey. 530 00:32:53,623 --> 00:32:55,364 Uh, name of payee? 531 00:32:55,408 --> 00:32:57,366 Uh, Sheniqua Johnson. 532 00:32:57,410 --> 00:33:00,543 - [writing on paper] - Okay. And percentage? 533 00:33:00,587 --> 00:33:04,156 - 15%. - 15%? 534 00:33:04,156 --> 00:33:06,201 Ouch. 535 00:33:07,594 --> 00:33:09,944 Well, at least tips aren't garnished. 536 00:33:09,988 --> 00:33:12,033 [laughs] There's that. 537 00:33:12,033 --> 00:33:14,862 - Uh, you're good. - Cool. Thanks. 538 00:33:14,905 --> 00:33:16,777 And you're doing ten again? 539 00:33:17,821 --> 00:33:19,954 [indistinct chatter] 540 00:33:24,393 --> 00:33:26,178 [sighs] 541 00:33:31,009 --> 00:33:32,401 Basura blanca. 542 00:33:32,445 --> 00:33:33,663 Hey, huevón. 543 00:33:33,750 --> 00:33:35,448 Get to work. 544 00:33:35,491 --> 00:33:38,668 Te vi llegar tarde, pendejo. 545 00:33:38,755 --> 00:33:41,758 Ah! [laughs] 546 00:33:41,802 --> 00:33:45,458 Okay. Keep talking like that, they're gonna make you a busboy. 547 00:33:45,501 --> 00:33:47,329 ["Les Fleurs" by Minnie Riperton playing] 548 00:33:50,680 --> 00:33:53,988 ♪ Will somebody wear me to the fair? ♪ 549 00:33:54,075 --> 00:33:57,122 ♪ To the morning, sing a lovely flower ♪ 550 00:33:57,165 --> 00:34:01,256 ♪ Will a lady pin me in her hair? ♪ 551 00:34:03,215 --> 00:34:06,653 ♪ Will a child find me by a stream? ♪ 552 00:34:06,653 --> 00:34:09,873 - ♪ In the lovely, in the sunny shower ♪ - ♪ Ooh ♪ 553 00:34:09,917 --> 00:34:14,443 ♪ Kiss my petals, weave me through a dream... ♪ 554 00:34:14,487 --> 00:34:17,403 All right, good evening, ladies and gentlemen. 555 00:34:19,492 --> 00:34:22,321 - All right. - ♪ A flower was born ♪ 556 00:34:22,364 --> 00:34:24,236 - Hey. - ♪ It blooms to spread love and joy ♪ 557 00:34:24,236 --> 00:34:27,804 ♪ Faith and hope to people forlorn ♪ 558 00:34:27,848 --> 00:34:30,068 ♪ Inside every man ♪ 559 00:34:30,111 --> 00:34:32,026 Okay. 560 00:34:32,070 --> 00:34:33,593 ♪ Lives the seed of a flower ♪ 561 00:34:33,636 --> 00:34:35,464 Ooh. 562 00:34:35,508 --> 00:34:37,814 ♪ If he looks within ♪ 563 00:34:37,901 --> 00:34:41,035 ♪ He finds beauty and power ♪ 564 00:34:44,604 --> 00:34:51,611 ♪ Oh... ♪ 565 00:34:53,613 --> 00:34:56,616 ♪ Ring all the bells, sing and tell the people everywhere ♪ 566 00:34:56,703 --> 00:34:59,488 ♪ That the flower has come ♪ 567 00:34:59,575 --> 00:35:02,274 ♪ Light up the sky with your prayers of gladness ♪ 568 00:35:02,361 --> 00:35:05,494 ♪ And rejoice for the darkness is gone ♪ 569 00:35:05,581 --> 00:35:08,497 ♪ Throw off your fears, let your heart beat freely ♪ 570 00:35:08,497 --> 00:35:12,284 ♪ At the sign that a new time is born ♪ 571 00:35:25,427 --> 00:35:28,430 ♪ May mosaydee kaylie lowya roses ♪ 572 00:35:28,517 --> 00:35:31,303 ♪ May mosaydee kaylie lowya roses ♪ 573 00:35:31,390 --> 00:35:35,307 ♪ Say money ain't na na no oh na ♪ 574 00:35:35,307 --> 00:35:37,874 ♪ Mm-hmm, mmm ♪ 575 00:35:37,961 --> 00:35:40,964 ♪ Looking for vayda tay breeze ♪ 576 00:35:41,008 --> 00:35:43,750 ♪ Looking for the vayda tay breeze ♪ 577 00:35:43,750 --> 00:35:48,755 ♪ May mosaydee kaylie lowya roses ♪ 578 00:35:48,755 --> 00:35:49,451 ♪ Mm-hmm. ♪ 579 00:35:50,757 --> 00:35:52,976 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH