"Director:" "All right, let's clear here." "Here we go." "Five, four, three, two..." "Man:" "It's "America this morning."" "I'm Jay, this is my girl, candy." "And, of course, everybody knows" "I'm an animal lover." "Yes,weknowthat,Jay." "That's because you're an animal." "Well,you'reexactlyright." "But, actually, I heard about this town in Florida where they're having a dog marathon." "You'rekidding." "No, I'm not kidding." "Allright,so that's26.2" "Miles of loud, dog barking and dog fighting, and who exactly is gonna clean up the poop after this is all said and done?" "Certainly not me. [ Laughs ]" "But, listen, it's for charity, though." "It's a good thing." "Oh,really?" "What charity would that be, the dumb ideas foundation?" "Folks, my girl candy, I mean, she's a cat-lover." "She's a hater, okay?" "Oh,I 'ma hater,am I?" "Yes, you are." "Allright,well,viewers, we'd love to hear what you think about this brilliant idea." "So, please, e-mail us, tweet us, and we will weigh in this subject at the end of the show." "Coming up next, we have a brilliant wholistic doctor who says that he has proof that a rare mushroom can cure cancer." "We'll be right back." "Director:" "And we're clear." "Cansomeonepleaseexplainto me why this is freezing?" "!" "Jay?" "Yes?" "Aftereightyearsofworking together, why would you refer to me as a cat-person, when you know I can't stand animals of any kind?" "It was for the segment, okay?" "You gonna be okay?" "Well, I just think it's a big deal to falsely represent someone." "Here we go." "You know what?" "In the future, would you please just refrain from referring to me as a dog-person or a cat-person..." "or even a goldfish-person, because that's not who I am." "Allright,whatever." "Are you gonna get over it, though?" "Yes, I'm fine." "Where's my coffee?" "!" "Can somebody get her some coffee, please?" "Thank you." "That's right there oh, boy." "Director:" "Allright,folks, here we go." "We're back in five, four, three, two..." "Itdoesn'tmakeany sense." "Welcome back to "America this morning."" "Our next guest..." "We'veconfirmedforThursday, candy." "Now, Friday is the governor's ball... we've not rsvped for that, so are we a "go,"" "what are we doing?" "Okay,waitaminute, it's this Friday?" "Yes." "We need to cancel." "I have other plans." "You want to cancel the governor's ball." "Yes, we need to cancel." "Tell him I came down with something." "Eventhoughyouwerejust  on the air looking perfectly healthy?" "Tell him it happened after the show." "Got it." "Also, one more thing." "Yes?" "Yesterday,I sawsomecrumbs on my desk." "I don't know if they were muffin crumbs or something like that, but are you trying to ruin my career?" "Candy,I didn'tmeantobring pastries around." "Wehavetalkedaboutthis  several times." "I'm on a very strict diet for the next 90 days." "Iknowthat." "Which means that I can't be around any sweets of any kind because even the smell of sweets is total mayhem for me." "And I don't want to be in chat rooms and on social media where people are talking about how I've just become this big fat cow, and they put a picture of me in the tabloids next to" "shamu!" "Candy,itwon'thappenagain." "That's a relief." "Bounce." "Bye, thank you." "Muffin crumbs?" "Really?" "Don't you think you're overreacting just a bit, candy?" "Louis, as a manager, you of all people know how vicious, sometimes, fans can be." "Butthat'syoureighth assistant this year." "Well,whatis yourpoint about that?" "IguessIhavenopoint ." "These just came in from that f.A.N. Guy again." "That's the third time this month." "[ Sighs ] "Anyone can sing in the sun, but not many people know how to dance in the rain."" "That's corny." "Aw,that'sverysweet." "This guy always says the coolest things." "Well, he just might be a stalker." "Oh, relax." "I'm sure it's harmless." "I'm gonna put this with my collection." "Oh, candy, the reporter from woman now magazine is on set ready for her interview." "Louis,really?" "How many of these things do I have to do in a week?" "The book's not gonna sell itself, candy." "Just give 'em 15 minutes, at least." "Roger that." "Gina, get out." "Ugh!" "I need to get my head straight before this interview. [ Sighs ]" "You need to get a lot more than that straight, candy." "You've won numerous awards and honors for hosting one of." "America's favorite talk shows." "You have endorsement deals, thousands of fans, and now a new book." "Is there anything that candy meyers can't do?" "Um..." "You know, it's funny, I..." "I don't think of myself as very special." "I just..." "I'm blessed enough to have the lord give me these beautiful assignments, and I'm crazy enough to say yes." "But one might wager, candy, with your busy life and being a woman of a certain age..." "That maybe you've chosen to sacrifice certain things, like marriage and a family." "You know, I think it's interesting, Nadia, that you would equate a marriage and family as happiness." "And I'm sure that there are millions of women around the world who would beg to differ." "Unfortunately, I don't have the time to argue this point because I have to re-shoot this promo." "But know I didn't mean to offend you." "Oh, no, I know." "Thank you so much for your time." "Really, take care." "Good seeing you." "Thank you." "You want to tell me what's wrong?" "You haven't said a word since the interview earlier." "I ever tell you I'm adopted?" "No." "No, I would have remembered something like that." "[ Sighs ]" "I was eight years old when my parents... the meyers... told me." "Do you know what it was like to be eight years old and find out that your family doesn't really belong to you?" "Ican'timaginethat,no." "Well, I suddenly felt like, I don't know, a hamster that you bring home from the pet store." "You know, you're part of the family, but you're not really part of the family." "They love you, candy." "I mean, you and I both know that." "Yes,I knowthat,Louis, but that doesn't change how I feel." "You know, and when that reporter today stated so graciously that" "I didn't have a family of my own, I just started thinking, you know, if I do end up having children of my own, what am I gonna tell them?" "I don't know anything." "I don't know about their grandparents, I don't know about their ancestry, their history, my medical background." "I know nothing." "Yourgrandparentsareyour folks, Evelyn and errol meyers." "Yeah,Louis." "And when my imaginary kids turn eight years old, I'll just tell them that that was a lie, too." "Never mind." "I'll be back." "Louis:" "Three red onions, as requested." "Candy:" "Oh, great!" "Perfect." "You need me to chop 'em up?" "No,butcanyou shredthat  gouda for me, please?" "Whynot?" "You want me to milk the cow, too, while I'm at it?" "Let me wash my hands." "I figured you'd be done with this already." "Yeah, well, my family shows up for the first time ever on time, and I'm nowhere near done." "Yeah, I see." "Wow!" "What a treat!" "Louis, it's so good to see you." "Hi,Gladys." "How are you?" "Excellent." "And yourself?" "Blessedasever." "Came to see if my eldest needed any help?" "No, thank you, mom." "I've got it." "Mm-hmm." "I see." "I guess you do... with Louis here." "Isn't this your day off?" "Don't you need a break from my daughter's running you around you around everywhere?" "Oh, no, no, no, no." "Correction, he's the one who's always running me around..." "book tours and interviews and assignments." "I'mjustdroppingbytomake sure everything's okay." "Mmm." "Checking in, huh?" "Off the clock?" "Mom." "For no money." "Mom!" "Areyousweetonmycandy ," "Louis?" "Mom!" "Stop!" "You're always reading into stuff!" "Louis and I have a perfectly wonderful working relationship." "He is my business manager, that is it." "Well,something'sgoingon." "I mean, Robbie never checked in on his day off." "That's because Robbie was an idiot, which is why I fired him." "Don't say that." "He's family." "Not my family." "Come again?" "Nothing." "Louis,sinceyou'rehere, why don't you stay for lunch and join us?" "Sure." "No, no, no, mom!" "I have something really important I need to discuss." "It's a family issue." "That'sokay,Mrs.meyers." "I got a few errands to run anyway." "You need anything else?" "No,thiswasawesome." "Thank you." "Appreciate it." "All right." "Good to see you." "You have a good day." "Takecare." "Okay." "What?" "I think you hurt his feelings." "Oh, please!" "Mom, he gets paid enough to get over it." "Candace Ann meyers!" "You're so bourgeois." "I wonder where I got it from." "[ Laughs ] Oh, my God!" "All:" "Amen." "Praise Jesus." "Pass the butter, please." "Oh." "Here you are, daddy." "Thanks,candygirl." "More sweet tea, please." "Okay,comingrightup." "Uh-uh." "That's enough for her." "All right, well, does anybody want anything while I'm up?" "You want some hot sauce or I have peppers in the fridge." "Or, John, you want anything?" "No,I 'mfantastic." "Why are you waitressing, candy?" "Yeah, stop worrying about us and just eat." "I just want to make sure everybody's okay." "We're okay." "Sit." "And where is all of this nervous energy coming from, huh?" "Wait." "Are you seeing someone?" "What's his name?" "I'mnotseeinganyone," "Charmaine." "Oh." "Then when are you gonna start?" "Idon'tknow!" "Do not snap at your sister, she's just concerned about you, as are we all." "I am fine." "And when I start seeing the right someone, you all will be the first five people to know." "IthinkLouisisperfect for you, honey." "I wish you would listen to me." "Mommy, I said the same thing!" "Hehasloveand adoring... can we please... can we please stop talking about my love life?" "I have... and he has a job!" "Ihavesomething..." "I have something that I want to talk to you guys about anyway." "Hmm?" "What's on your mind, baby girl?" "I..." "I think it's time that I find..." "Them." "Who's she looking for?" "Mom..." "I didn't mean to make you upset." "I'm not upset, Candace." "Clearly." "You have everything going for you." "A great life, a fabulous career." "Money, fame." "Why now?" "I don't know." "I just feel like it's time." "At35yearsold ?" "Oh, I'm sorry." "I didn't realize there was a statute of limitations for me to find my real... we are your real family..." "from day one!" "Yeah, and then a miracle happened." "We never treated you differently when Charmaine was born, and you know that." "Idoknowthat,mom,  but I am different." "And I just... you know, I want to know who I belong to." "Youbelongto me ." "To us." "Mom, I'm sorry." "Please don't cry." "So we don't have the same blood line." "Who cares?" "You're still my big sister." "I will be, char, thank you." "Andit'sobvioustome whoever your real parents are, they don't care about you." "Charmaine!" "Mom, I'm sorry." "Look, they had enough time to find her." "I mean, duh!" "All they had to do was turn on the TV, and there she was in plain sight." "It's obvious they chose to stay away." "You don't get it." "They could never love you the way we do." "Candace?" "Coming, daddy." "Clearly, you gave this a lot of thought before you told us." "Yes, sir." "Yeah, well..." "You're a grown woman." "Who am I to stop you?" "Daddy..." "None of this changes how I feel about you and mom." "Uh-huh." "I sure hope so." "Because I couldn't bear to lose you." "You won't." "Well..." "We'll do anything we can for you, candy yam." "Thank you, dad." "You're the best." "[ Chuckles ] You, too." "Gina:" "Candy, did you get my text that the signing was scheduled to start 30 minutes ago?" "I did." "I ignored it." "Okay, not a problem." "Well, there's a huge crowd out there, which is good, even if you're late." "Do you need anything before you start?" "Yes, privacy... immediately." "Thank you." "Got it." "Any calls?" "Nocallsfromthe agency." "[ Sighs ] I don't understand, Louis." "I mean, okay, there's no father listed on my birth certificate, but they found my mother three weeks ago." "So why hasn't she contacted me?" "Well,maybeshe'sscared, candy." "It's been over 30 years." "Well, I'm not waiting another 30 years." "I hired a private investigator." "Hopefully, he'll speed up the results." "AndI 'mjustnowhearing about this?" "I'msorry,Ididn'trealize" "I needed to clear it with you, Louis." "Well, as your manager, no, but as your friend, I'd like to be kept in the loop." "Hey,candy,they'rereally, really asking very nicely that we start the book signing right now." "Fine." "On with the show, right?" "Here you are." "Thank you!" "You're welcome." "Evening, miss meyers." "Goodevening." "Are you um, f.A.N.?" "No, no." "My brother Freddie is... was." "He had a heart attack and passed away a couple days ago." "Oh, no, I'm..." "I'm sorry to hear that." "His..." "His cards and his flowers, they always made my day." "Yeah,well,he wouldhave..." "He would have like that." "Please,giveyourfamilymy condolences." "Well, you see..." "That's just the thing." "You are my family." "Uh, just ask the..." "Detective you sent." "What?" "Who are you?" "I'm abner Thomas Nelson." "My brother was" "Frederick Andrew Nelson." "And..." "He was your father, candy." "No,I 'm..." "I'm sorry, that..." "That can't be." "Well, I'm sorry it had to come to you like this." "Freddie was so looking forward to meeting you." "Excuse me." "Um... [ Clears throat ]" "Freddie's funeral is in a couple of days out in Manning." "My number's there." "He would surely love it if..." "If she could attend." "So you're not even gonna consider it?" "He's your biological father, candy." "This is your last chance to see him above ground." "All right." "You'll regret it if you don't." "I can't go." "Not by myself." "Whosaysyouhaveto?" "And as a friend, deal?" "Well..." "This is it." "You ready?" "Man:" "Yes." "Brother Freddie..." "Was a good man." "Woman:" "Yes,he was." "He..." "Oh, my!" "[ Woman gasps ] [ Whispering ] I think that's" "Candace meyers." "[Peoplegasping]" "[ Shutter clicks ] BrotherFreddie..." "Was a very hard-working man, who served the lord with joy in his heart." "He loved his family." "And didn't have an enemy in the world." "Would help anyone in need at any time." "And he continued to..." "Woman:" "I justwanttopaymy respects." "He was a friend of mine." "Move out of my way!" "Abner:" "Oh,no !" "Oh, my lord." "Woman:" "I can'tbelievethis." "My sweet Freddie." "Somebodycomegether ." "[ Sighs ]" "Man:" "Excuse... ex..." "put that back!" "Abner:" "Let her have I let my brother have some peace for once." "Woman:" "What?" "!" "Mm-mmm!" "Mm-mmm!" "You just might get it." "You don't want to mess with me." "Crazy dingbat!" "What kind of germ is that?" "!" "Man:" "All right, all right!" "Everybody, everybody, settle down." "Look, this is a home-going service, not "tmz." Abner,who'sthatcrazy woman?" "Your mother." "Man:" "Now..." "Abner:" "Hey!" "[ Chuckles ]" "Come on in." "Ah." "Really good to..." "To see you, miss meyers." "Oh, abner, please call me candy." "I think we can dispense with the formalities." "Don't you?" "Well,candy,letmeintroduce you to some of your kinfolk." "This here is cousin jessie, cousin Sam." "Cousin Jamie, and Melissa." "Hi." "Nice to meet you." "Oh, and come on in here." "I want you to meet a couple of fine boys." "This is..." "Trevor and Andrew." "Candy, these..." "These are your brothers." "I have brothers?" "Oh." "It's very nice to meet you." "Hi,Trevor." "Hi." "You better give me a hug, girl." "Mmm!" "[ Chuckles ] Welcome to the family." "Thank you.  [ Clears throat ]" "Don't I get an introduction?" "Um,thisis Trevorand ." "Andrew's mother... delores." "Ah,it'sapleasuremeeting you, Mrs. Nelson." "Well,don'tforget..." "I was married to Freddie." "And I was faithful for every bit of 37 years." "How old are you?" "Abner:" "Careful, delores." "I'm35,ma 'am." "[ Scoffs ]  Excuse me." "Hi, Mrs. Nelson." "I'm Louis... candy's manager." "I'm so sorry for your loss." "Listen, we came a long way to be here today." "I hear Southern women know how to cook." "Quite frankly, we're starved." "Any chance we can get a bite to eat?" "Suzie mae?" "Go to the kitchen and get a hot plate for these people." "Hold up." "But bring me a cold glass of ice water." "I'm gonna need it." "Thank you." "Beautiful house." "Yes, it's nice." "Mm-hmm." "And that's daddy after he got his high school diploma eight years ago." "He did regret having to drop out, but he did have a family to look after." "But that didn't stop him from starting his own plumbing business." "That's his store right there." "And his ice cream parlor." "Andhehadadelivery service." "That's the one I'm in charge of right there." "Oh." "And she don't care nothing about that." "Well, I was just trying to show her that daddy was a go-getter." "AndI 'mtellingyoushe don 't care nothing about that." "Look,hewasn'tnoslouch." "Well, your mama made a complete fool out of herself today." "Abner:" "That's enough, delores." "This child ain't come here to be insulted by you." "Sheain'tno kintome, abner." "Well, she's kin to me." "And I ain't gonna let you treat her like some mangy dog done wandered in off the street!" "Mmm." "More like a mutt if you ask me." "Delores!" "Mama, please!" "Thishereis ourfamily's house." "And ain't nobody asked me how I felt about her being here." "Okay,maybeIshouldgo." "Blowing in here like she's some big movie star." "Honey, we don't need your favors, okay?" "That wasn't my intention." "Mm-hmm." "You're probably on the stuff, too." "Delores, stop it!" "Delores:" "Mm-hmm." "Most big-time stars are." "That'snottrue." "Well, that wouldn't surprise me none." "'Cause the apple don't fall far from the tree." "What is she talking about?" "Nothing." "She ain't talking about nothing." "Nothing?" "!" "Youcallone year in the loony bin nothing?" "And judging by that performance she put on today, she needs to go back in there." "Mama!" "Okay,gentlemen,if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna leave now." "Louis?" "Thank you for your hospitality." "Delores:" "I can'tsayitwas a pleasure." "Trevor:" "Candy!" "Come on, baby." "Come on here to me." "Abner:" "God don't like ugly, delores." "Mm-hmm." "Y'all done forgot I buried my husband today." "Candy,youshouldfriendme so I can send you all the family pictures." "Oh, you thought it was because I wanted to brag to everybody about you being my sister and all, but I wasn't even thinking that until just now." "And I'm sorry..." "It's okay, Trevor, really." "don'tworryaboutmymama ." "You're always welcome in Manning." "Thank you, Andrew." "Lookafteroursister,Louis." "Will do, man." "Thanks for having us." "I'll drive you all to the hotel." "Okay." "Thank you, everyone." "Nice meeting you all." "Abner?" "Mmm?" "How long have you all known about me?" "A few years now." "No one came to see me?" "Yeah,Freddie'swishes." "He said it wasn't his call to make." "Well, didn't he want to see me?" "[ Chuckles ] He saw you all the time." "Watched your show every morning." "And if you were somewhere close, he'd go out to see you." "Of course, you know about the notes and flowers and things." "Yeah,whichIwon 'tget  anymore.  [ Sighs ]" "He loved you, candy." "He just wasn't..." "Wasn't sure you wanted to hear it." "Why would he think that?" "Becauseofwhathappenedwith  him and your mama years ago." "Right." "He was married to delores when they had their affair." "Well, no, no, no, it's deeper than that." "Much deeper." "Okay,sotellme." "My flight doesn't leave till tomorrow morning." "Well, maybe you ought to talk to your mama." "Her name is Mary Jordan." "We all call her Mary Jo." "You might as well, candy." "We're here." "Okay." "Where does she live?" "About an hour outside of town... far away from everything and everyone." "[ Sighs ]" "[ Door alarm chiming ]" "All right." "Let's head on up." "[ Dog barking ]" "[ Barking continues ]" "Mary Jo, call off the dog!" "You got company!" "Easy, boy." "We come in peace." "[ Continues barking ]" "Be careful, abner." "Littlemama'sboy!" "He can't get... [ Barking ]" "Shoot!" "Mary Jo, I've had it!" "Abner, it's okay." "Let's go." "No, no." "I drove an hour to get out here." "You're gonna open up the door!" "You're just a stubborn old mule!" "Abner?" "Really..." "If she doesn't want to see me, I don't want to force her to." "All right, all right." "We'll head on back." "And I ain't scare of your dog, neither!" "This is precisely why I'm not a dog-person." "Yeah." "[ Door alarm chiming ]" "Oh." "[ Sighs ] Candy..." "Uh, Freddie wanted you to have this." "Thank you, abner, for everything." "Well, I better be getting back." "Louis." "Fine meeting you." "Likewise, abner." "Take care of yourself, man." "Now, don't you be a stranger." "We family now." "[ Sighs ] Open the box, dummy." "[ Sobs softly ]" "She sounds like a real pill." "Yeah." "And then she accused me of being on drugs." "What?" "!" "Me, yeah." "That's why you should have come to us before going out there on your own." "IhadLouiswithme." "That's not the same thing." "I'm your mother." "And I would have straightened all this out." "Really?" "How, mom?" "Well, first of all, I would have popped that delores woman in the mouth for talking to you like that." "Mm-hmm." "Andthenthatotherwoman, the birth mother, Mary Jane." "MaryJo." "Whatever, she couldn't even open the door." "Well..." "I'm glad you've gotten this out of your system, and I hope that you realize that you really do have the best life." "You have the life that God intended for you to have." "[ Knife clangs on board ]" "So we're done with this, right?" "Candace?" "Mom,I havequestions, and Mary Jo is the only one who can answer them." "Well, what if you don't like what she says, what then?" "Honey, you have all the answers." "Use wisdom, and let it go." "Smells good." "Gonnatastegood,too ." "[ Laughs ]" "So I can cover Cleveland and Cincinnati on Tuesday, fly back for work on Wednesday." "Wednesday afternoon, I'm at heads in Chicago doing an in-store visit, the sister station, come back home Thursday." "I'll stay local after the show, do a couple press junkets with radio, and then Friday afternoon, I'm gonna head to." "D.C. for the breast cancer auction, and I'll be there" "Saturday to leave for new y..." "What?" "What's the problem?" "Why are you looking at me like that?" "Youhatedoinginterviews." "Now you're trying to do a hundred in five days." "Well, Louis, you said that the book isn't gonna sell itself, so..." "Ijustdon'tthinkit's a good idea that you jam-pack your schedule so tight, candy." "Well, fortunately, I don't make decisions based on what you think, Gina." "I like this." "Let's... this is too bright." "Hold on a second." "Let me see something." "This is a size six." "I'm a size four." "Okay, you know, you've kind of gained a little over the past week." "Okay, that's not true!" "Candy." "You know what?" "It's all right." "I mean, it's not like a size six is fatal." "I mean, there are lots of women out there that wear a size sixes... you know what?" "Well, that's great for them!" "But I am a size four, and if you don't know the difference between a four and a six, then perhaps you shouldn't be a stylist." "Okay,I 'llgrabyouafour ." "All right, everyone, I need a moment with candy." "Please!" "Why did you do that?" "'Cause,apparently,you've lost your mind." "YouandIbothknow inthis business, a size six is a fatality, okay?" "I might as well just be one "the biggest loser."" "But you're overreacting, candy." "Really?" "!" "Because I'm saying what it is I want and how I want it?" "Oh,I see." "You're angry about your birth mother." "Things didn't go well with her, so you're trying to take it out on everyone else?" "That'snottrue." "Listen, candy..." "I know you're disappointed, but you can't control how people feel." "Thank you, Dr. Phil." "I spoke to abner again." "He said you haven't been returning any of his calls." "Youknowwhat,Louis,ifyou want to remain my manager, then it's probably a good idea for you not to bring up those people or that place to me again." "Soyou'rethreateningtofire  me, too?" "Where are you going?" "Where are you going?" "!" "To get some air..." "If that's okay, boss." "Francisca, Elijah!" "We got two minutes." "You weren't tripping." "Well,I don'tlikeanimals." "You know that." "Whileyouguysweregone , of course, our last segment where we had the spider monkey from Argentina...  right." "Cute little animals." "She's tripping." "Cute?" "Cute?" "Hold on, how many cautionary tales do we need about people having their faced ripped off by wild animals?" "It's a wild animal." "Thespidermonkeyisasbig as my hand." "Ourlastguestshowedushow to make some of our favorite dishes with alternatives in a more health way." "Now, okay, Jay..." "I'm sorry, your last guest was your next door neighbor." "No, really, seriously, we have to start putting real chefs on instead of people that are your friends." "Our next guest has created a new fitness craze that's taking the nation by storm." "It combines soccer and samba." "What do you think about this, Jay?" "Um..." "I actually don't know what samba is.  [ Both laugh ]" "Mm-hmm." "Yeah, no." "I can..." "I can just catch the red-eye again on the way back." "That's fine." "No big deal." "Okay, well, I'll see you" "Thursday." "Looking forward to it." "You take care." "Bye-bye." "Candy, I can get you an energy drink to make it through the day, if you want." "Um..." "Yeah, that would be great, Gina." "Thank you." "Oh, has..." "Has Louis called?" "He should be here by now." "No,butIcan get him onthe phone for you." "Okay." "[ Knock on door ]  Hey, candy." "Five-minute warning." "Thank you." "Candy?" "Candy?" "!" "[ Crunching ]" "Hey, hey, hey!" "Slow down." "You're gonna have to eat some real food today, you know." "No, I don't." "[Mockingly]" No,Idon't."" "I made a huge mistake today." "Whichwas?" "I watched the news." "Apparently the whole world knows that I fainted." "I can only imagine what the" "Twitter thugs are saying." "Onlythatyouo.D.Edonsome diet pills, but that... sed to tl you that." "Sorry." "Well,didtheyplugthebook,  at least?" "No." "Oh, come on, candy." "It's gonna be okay." "Oh, no, char." "I just..." "I've never felt so lost." "And it has nothing to do with you and mom and dad." "It's just..." "I feel like I'm losing it." "You know, like I just feel so out of place." "Will you pray for me?" "Yeah." "Heavenly father, we ask for your help to guide" "Candace today, for you to give her the insight and direction on what she should do." "We know that your desire for her is for her to prosper and be in health." "Touch her body, her mind, her soul." "Restore to her your peace." "That surpasses all understanding." "Thank you for it now, and in Jesus'... in Jesus' name, amen." "Is that soup homemade?" "Yeah." "Yeah, our cousin Campbell made it." "You are such a bad liar." "You're supposed to make homemade soup." "I'm sick." "I forgot the chicken." "Hi." "Hi." "How are you feeling?" "Ifeelgood." "A brownie?" "From my favorite place?" "How did you know?" "BecauseI knowyou,candy... better than you think." "I need to know what you want to do about the rest of the book tour." "Oh." "You know, I'm so rude." "I didn't even offer you anything to drink." "You want some lemonade or ice tea or... no, candy." "What do you want to do?" "You're just like Charmaine." "She's checked on me like umpteen times since this whole thing happened, so..." "Candy, what do you want to do?" "I don't want to go, Louis." "What happens if we cancel everything?" "Simple." "You lose a ton of money on book sales, piss off a few dozen venders, and disappoint a whole lot of fans who want to see you." "Why are you acting like this?" "Isn'tthishowyou wantme to be... all business?" "No." "Then let's stop playing games, candy." "I care about you." "I care about your health, your wellbeing." "But you got unfinished business in Manning." "And unless you get to the bottom of it, you're gonna fall apart, along with everything you've built in your career." "Louis, I'm..." "Scared." "I know, but..." "God is with you on this." "And so am I. Okay?" "Okay." "Good." "Maybe you should call your mom or sister to go with you." "Well..." "I um..." "Prefer to travel with friends." "Louis..." "I can't do this without you." "Don't make me beg." "Okay." "[ Abner chuckles ] Oh,thankyou." "Mmm!" "Oh, my gosh!" "Dinner was delicious." "Mm-hmm." "And who made that amazing pecan pie?" "Right here." "Y'all heard that?" "She loves my pie." "Mmm." "[ Chuckles ] Sothinkyou'rereadytosee miss Mary Jo tomorrow?" "Idon'tknow,Andrew, but I hope so." "We'regonnagiveita week  and see what happens." "Andwhataboutthatdog?" "Well, I have a steak and a bb gun." "[ Abner chuckles ] I'mgonnatrythe steak first." "Okay, okay." "We thought we'd never see you again, candy." "And then we heard you fainted on the news." "Yeah, everything's fine." "You know, it's just a lot happened in a month." "I found out I have two brothers, a sister-in-law, new nieces and nephews." "And one amazing Uncle." "Mm-hmm." "Y'all want me to drive you out there?" "No, you don't have to do that, abner." "We... we rented a car this time." "I remember the way, so..." "All right." "Well, let me know if you need anything." "Yes, sir." "Will do." "Don't worry, abner." "I'm not afraid of Mary Jo." "Youmighthavetouse that bb gun on her, too." "[Laughter]" "Goodness." "Hello." "Do you remember me?" "[ Dog barks in distance ]" "Heel, granite." "Come on, boy." "Come on." "Let's go." "Good boy." "Sit down." "MaryJo,pleasetalktome ." "[ Starts engine ]" "You weren't expecting her to come easy, remember?" "Didyouseehow  she looked at me?" "Like I'm an intruder." "Well, she won't feel that way too much longer, 'cause we're not giving up." "Come on." "Let's get something to eat." "Just a teaspoon." "And I mean a teaspoon..." "Of white wine." "You'rekidding." "Oh, I never would have guessed." "Iknow!" "It's my secret weapon." "Now, if you tell anybody about it, I will hunt you and beat you senseless." "You understand?" "I do." "Okay, any questions?" "No." "[ Chuckles ]" "Mary Jo?" "!" "You in there?" "Go away!" "And stay off my property!" "We need to talk." "Iain'tinterested." "Just go back to your fancy hotel!" "How do you know I'm staying at a fancy hotel?" "You got money, don't you?" "Don't take a genius to figure that out." "Mary Jo, I just want to talk to you, and I'm not leaving until we do." "Thenyoubetterget a campfire going out there, 'cause I ain't opening the door!" "You know what, abner is right!" "You're just a stubborn mule!" "No,no,no ." "[ Sighs ] [ Knocks lightly ]" "You hard of hearing, child?" "!" "What are you afraid of?" "I know you heard me." "I'm scared, too, Mary Jo, but I'm here." "All right." "This is the..." "The best pecan pie I've ever had in the whole wide world." "So I'm gonna come back tomorrow and collect my dish." "Maybe some good food will help you reconsider." "[ Sighs ]" "We made some progress today." "At least she spoke." "Well, you'll..." "You'll wear her down eventually." "Ugh." "She's just so..." "Bull-headed and stubborn." "Yeah,tellme aboutit." "What is that supposed to mean?" "Well, candy, let's just say I can see the family resemblance." "I am not stubborn, Louis." "I am meticulous." "I am tenacious." "Well,therestoftheworld  calls that stubborn." "And you're too bossy." "All right, why don't you just throw in "overbearing," while you're at it?" "Andextremelysarcastic." "Well, I didn't realize I was making everyone so miserable." "The pout." "My personal favorite." "You know, can you please stop?" "I do have feelings." "Allright,allright,I'll  stop." "Well, if I'm so awful, then..." "Why don't you just leave, quit?" "Well... 'Cause I like you." "I like your heart." "I mean, when it's in the right place." "Yeah,well,Ibet you didn't count on all this family drama." "Imean,whatfamilydoesn't have drama?" "Really?" "Okay, well, I'm all ears." "MyparentsdivorcedwhenI was 12." "My older sister died of breast cancer." "My younger sister is in the military." "Oldest brother is incarcerated." "My middle brother is happily married in Florida, and then there's me..." "no wife, no kids, no rap sheet." "[ Chuckles ] Ididn'tknowany ofthat ." "Louis, when did your older sister die?" "Last year." "Why didn't you tell me?" "I mean, you didn't have to grieve alone." "Youwerebusywithyour book , so I didn't want to distract you." "What was her name?" "Yvette." "Yvette." "Yvette." "[ Bird cawing ]" "She's gone." "Then we'll wait." "[ Sighs ] Hey." "At least she ate the pie." "Oh." "I think.  [ Chuckles ]" "Well, somebody ate it." "It's so peaceful out here." "Yeah." "It's like the place that time forgot, you know?" "Not a strip mall or Starbucks in sight." "No cameras or microphones." "You know, it's like there's no expectations or demands." "I can just..." "Be free." "Sorry." "Just slipped out." "Don't be." "Since we're just sitting here, let's go look around." "No." "Come on." "Yeah!" "Really?" "Oh, this girl's gonna get me killed." "Come on!" "Wait, wait!" "[ Gasps ] Oh!" "Isn't this amazing?" "!" "A swing?" "Yeah." "I guess." "Uh, Louis?" "Feel free to push me at any time." "Yes, boss." "[ Both chuckle ]" "That's good?" "Yeah." "A little higher, please." "Allright." "You asked for it.  [ Laughs ]" "This is so fun." "Yeah." "You needed some of that." "What?" "It's true. [ Chuckles ]" "You know, you're right." "I guess..." "I don't really let myself have this kind of fun, you know?" "Not since I was a kid." "Missthosedays,you know?" "It's like when my father used to take us camping when we were little." "We really had some good times together." "Where'syourdadnow ?" "He's..." "He's with yvette." "Sorry." "That's okay, candy." "People die." "People we love very much." "That's why this is such a blessing." "You know, you get a second chance with Mary Jo." "And as long as she's alive, there's hope." "We been out here a while." "You think she might be back?" "I don't know." "Let's go see." "Okay.  [ Grunts ]" "If I can get out." "Um..." "I'll race you." "Nah,I don'twantto." "I don't want you to choke to death, you know?" "Choke on what?" "My dust!" "Hold on, let me tie my shoe." "Oh,please." "Ready, set, go!" "Wait,wait,wait,wait!" "Come on, come on." "Aagh!" "Candy!" "You okay?" "Ugh." "Is that..." "[ Laughs ] Oh, it stinks." "Here, let me help you up." "Getoffme ,okay?" "I don't need your help." "Okay,MaryJo ." "I'm not that woman." "Yousureaboutthat?" "Wait, wait!" "Wait, wait, wait, wait!" "No, get off me!" "Get off me!" "I'm sorry." "Get off me!" "I hate you." "Calmdown,calmdown." "I'm sorry." "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that.  [ Sobbing ]" "Why did you say that about that woman?" "I'm sorry.  [ Sobbing ]" "Let it out." "I'm sorry, I'm..." "I'm sorry I hit you." "That's okay." "I'm a big boy." "I can take it." "I think she's back." "[ Sniffles ]" "Louis, let's just go back." "Okay, I don't want to stand out here all day begging her to open the door." "And, plus, I stink really badly." "Yeah,youdo ." "That just might work to your advantage." "Hold on one second." "Whereareyougoing?" "Come on, I just want to get in the car." "Aagh!" "Come on, Louis, stop it!" "Oh, quit whining." "Whaty 'alldoing?" "!" "This is private property!" "I'msorry,ma 'am." "Candy fell in some poop, and, well, she stinks really bad." "Mmm." "This is good." "What is it?" "Rabbit stew." "Mmm, I like it." "What's wrong?" "I don't eat bunnies." "[Chuckles]" "Well, you do now." "Here, I'll take it." "What?" "I'm hungry." "Thanks for dinner, Mary Jo." "Welcome." "Hey,listen,Ineedtomakea  few calls." "I think I'm gonna wait in the car." "I..." "I like your cookie jars." "Um..." "I saw the greenhouse in the back." "So what kind of vegetables do you grow?" "Okay." "I'll just..." "Help you clean up." "I got it." "I can take it." "No, no, I can..." "wouldyoupleasejustletme." "Please!" "[ Dish shatters ]" "I'm sorry." "I didn't mean for it to break." "Ow!" "Shoot!" "Now look what you done made me do." "I'm sorry." "Okay, let's... this has to go in the water." "Put it in the water." "Okay, just..." "Why did you come back, after the funeral, I mean, after everything?" "I came back for me." "This is for me." "I mean, I have to get some peroxide and put it on there." "It's pretty deep." "Here, put the pressure like that." "Here you go." "Okay, I know it hurts." "[ Thunder rumbles ]" "How'd it go?" "Canyoudropmeoffhere tomorrow, alone?" "Sure." "Good." "[ Starts engine ]" "Hello?" "Oh." "Hey, granite. [ Whistles ]" "You remember me?" "Mary Jo?" "!" "Mary Jo?" "Seriously, you're gonna pull this stunt again?" "Mary Jo!" "I hadn't finished dressing yet!" "Come help me with these crates out back." "[ Slams door ] Goodmorningto you,too ." "You can start with them." "Wow." "This is amazing." "You do all this yourself?" "Uh-huh. 24 years." "Well, let's get loading." "I don't want to be late on my runs." "So what is all this?" "Isellfruitsand vegetables wholesale to the smaller grocers, the little ones." "Jam, preserves, pickle peppers, too." "Oh, so you're an entrepreneur." "Well, if that mean I own my own business, yes, ma'am." "Well, let's get moving!" "Come on, now!" "Time is money!" "[ Thunder rumbles ]" "Lift from your knees, not your back." "You want me to call triple-a or something?" "Triple-who?" "Nah." "Be fine." "Just the coolant leaking again." "[ Thunder rumbles ] Youknow,Ican driveifthat cut on your hand is hurting." "Oh,lord,I'velivedthrough more than this little scratch." "I'll be fine." "Well, you cut yourself pretty deep." "You might want to have a doctor look at it." "Nope." "Had my fill of doctors." "You ain't never seen a woman check her oil before?" "Watch and learn." "Yeah." "You see, this right here, that's for your steering fluid." "Check it, you know, every six months or so." "But your oil, you check that every three weeks, and you keep it full, 'cause it..." "why'dyougivemeaway ?" "You just gonna ask me out of nowhere like that?" "Yeah." "Mary Jo, I need to know." "It wasn't meant for me to keep." "Wasn't meant for you to keep?" "!" "I was your..." "Child, your flesh and blood!" "Okay, so explain to me what were the mitigating circumstances that warranted you surrendering custody of me?" "Oh, this your fancy way of asking me if I gave you up for no good reason?" "Yeah,didyou?" "I don't want to talk about it." "Well, you know what?" "That's just too bad, because we're stuck out here in the middle of nowhere, stuck in a truck together." "So you're just gonna have to get over it." "Yourmannersis terrible!" "Said the pot to the kettle." "That'swhat'swrongwithyour  generation... disrespectful." "In my day, children was to be seen, and not heard." "Well,youmightwanttotake a good look, Mary Jo, because I'm not a child anymore." "You..." "You don't know I been through." "You just a spoiled little rich girl!" "Really?" "And you are a nasty old broad." "Youdon'ttalktomelike that, 'cause I'm your..." "you'remywhat?" "!" "My mother?" "You're nothing but a stranger, who happens to share my DNA." "Well..." "I don't ride with no strangers!" "Oh, okay." "So, what?" "You're just gonna leave me out here in the middle of nowhere?" "You know what, Mary Jo?" "This getting-rid-of-me business is getting kind of old!" "Bye!" "[ Sobbing ] [ Starts engine ]" "Bye!" "Louis?" "Yeah, she left me here in the middle of nowhere." "Yeah." "You know what, I'm done!" "I want to go home." "Hey." "You faced your fears, and you came out here." "I'm proud of you." "[ Ringtone chiming ]" "Hey, abner." "What?" "No, she doesn't know." "Mary Jo had a stroke." "Where's her hospital?" "Okay, we're on the way." "Woman,overp.A.:" "Dr. florez, dial 118, please." "Dr. florez, please dial 118." "[ Curtain rod scraping ]  Hmm." "[ Monitor beeping ]" "I like what you've done with the place." "It's the entrepreneur suite." "MaryJo." "Beside, you're family, this time." "Abner." "He knows people who work at the hospital, so..." "Well,thatfigures." "One busybody upper manager is nosy." "Yeah, well..." "We should probably be thankful for him, because if it weren't for him..." "I wouldn't be here." "Well,whydidyou come?" "You don't like me." "True." "But that doesn't change who you are." "Family." "So now we kin again?" "Yeah, but don't push it." "Yeah,wefamilyall right." "You asked me a question, and I think you deserve an answer." "You was born in this hospital." "When they brought you to me, girl..." "You were something." "And you was beautiful." "And you was mine." "I was a 16-year-old dumb girl." "My big mama was dead." "And they brought me these papers to sign, I thought it was so the state could help me take care of you... welfare aid." "Butitwasthe papers that released custody of me." "I couldn't read the words right." "Freddie couldn't help." "Why?" "Why?" "[ Curtain rod scrapes ] Excuseme,missmeyers, but visiting hours are over." "And miss Jordan here really needs to get her rest." "Well,wejustneedfive more  minutes." "I'm sorry." "Doctor's orders." "Okay,well,I'mgonnastay in town a few more days." "I'll see you when you get out." "Can I see your arm, miss Jordan?" "Miss Jordan?" "Your arm?" "I'm sorry." "[ Cell phone rings ]" "[ Rings ]" "[ Rings ]" "Hey, mom." "What's up?" "What's up?" "That's all you have to say to me after two weeks?" "Where are you, Candace?" "I'm still in Manning." "Why?" "I mean, you all talked it out, didn't you?" "Why are you still there?" "Idon'tknow." "Whatdoyoumean you don't know?" "Your life is here in Atlanta with your family." "Mary Jo's family, too, and..." "She needs me." "Mom?" "Yes?" "I love you." "And nothing is gonna change that." "I just..." "I need to stay here a little bit longer, and then I'll come home, okay?" "Okay." "Allright,well,telldaddy" "I love him, too." "And I'll talk to you both soon." "Bye." "What is that?" "Palak paneer." "Palak?" "It's Indian food." "I don't eat no Indian food!" "Mmm!" "Well, you do now.  [ Laughs ]" "Oh!" "Your daddy didn't like no funny food, neither." "He was a strong meat and potatoes man." "Whoo." "You know, Mary Jo, why does everybody keep talking about" "Freddie like he's some sort of hero?" "He was a married man who cheated on his wife... no!" "Who seduced a young, uneducated girl, and then he left her when she was pregnant." "No, no, it wasn't nothing like that." "All that stuff happened later on." "I met Freddie when I was 14 years old and he was 16." "When I laid eyes on him, I loved him." "And somehow I always knew that that man was gonna be my husband, and he knew, too." "Candace, it was Freddie who wanted to wait until we was old enough to get married." "But when the waiting got hard, I started pushing him away." "And, well, that delores Jameson, that little fast heifer, she always had the hots for my Freddie." "So she invited him to a party, and since I'd been fighting him so hard, he went along." "And..." "She got him pissy drunk and seduced him." "And four months later, they had a shotgun wedding 'cause they found out she was pregnant." "And her daddy, Deacon Jameson, wasn't having no bastards in his family." "Okay,sothenwhat?" "So now he's married, and he starts double dipping, coming to see you and then..." "no,no,he wasnot thatkind  of man." "No!" "We stayed away from each other." "He came to the house 'cause the found out that big mama was dying." "And he knew I didn't have nobody." "And so that's when..." "Oh!" "Oh, it was the most beautiful night of my life." "I finally had my Freddie." "And then when we found out we was having you, we was so happy." "And we was gonna run away together." "We had a plan and everything." "Sowhathappened?" "I mean, why didn't you guys just leave?" "We was gonna do it." "He drove up to the house with all his stuff, and I hopped in, ready to go." "And he just couldn't do it." "We sat in that car for three hours, crying." "That man broke my heart that day." "But that's what I'm trying to tell you." "Your daddy was an honorable man." "Being the God-fearing man that he was, he was ashamed that he cheated on delores, and he decided that he wanted to be right by her and stay." "We knew we could never be together, but we never stopped loving each other." "See?" "He gave me this..." "And he put the same thing on the back of his watch." "What does it mean?" ""With every beat of my heart."" "You were borne out of love." "So much love." "See, if you grab it just right, you get that string right off." "Oh." "Okay." "Can't I just snap 'em?" "Try." "Okay, I'll try." "Hey, Mary Jo?" "Hmm?" "Didyoualwayshavetrouble reading?" "Like..." "Where the letters get confused sometimes?" "No." "They get confused all the time." "You know, I think you have dyslexia." "Now, what is that?" "Make it plain now." "You know I don't speak no Greek." "No,it'sjust...okay,some  people, when they read, they get confused." "No matter how many words they know, the letters seem like they're in the wrong place." "Exactlyso." "That's exactly so." "Mary Jo, you're not dumb." "You're just undiagnosed." "Well, how you know so much about it?" "'Cause I have it, too." "And I found out it's hereditary." "From..." "Oh!" "Mmm, mmm, mmm." "All right, it's my turn." "Where your friend?" "Who?" "Louis?" "Mm-hmm." "Hewenthomelastweek ." "Did you see him off?" "Now,whywouldIdo that ?" "He flies all the time." "Mmm." "You love him?" "What kind of question is that?" "The kind of question you ain't answered yet." "Do you love him?" "No." "Maybe." "I don't know." "No." "No, I don't." "Listen..." "True love comes only once in a lifetime, and I don't want to see you lose your season." "[ Granite barking ]" "[ No audio ]" "[ Buzzing ]" "Hey, candy." "It's... it's me again." "I'm just..." "Just checking on you." "Yeah." "Um..." "Give me a call when you get a chance." "Hope everything's all right." "All right, bye." "[ Chimes ]" "From your knees, not your back." "Oh,mygosh!" "Can you please stop nagging me, Mary Jo." "You sound like my mother." "Now, I know for sure it's time for you to go." "So, what?" "You're sick of me already?" "No. [ Spray bottle hissing ]" "But it is time for you to start living your own life." "And it ain't here selling peach jam with me." "[ Chuckles ] Ilikeit herewithyou." "And I like that you like it." "You gotta stop hiding, Candace." "I'mnothiding!" "I'm resting." "Yes,you'rehiding, just like I did when big mama." "It's just when I'm home, you know, it's like everybody wants something from me, you know?" "For the morning show and my publisher and..." "My business partners and..." "I just..." "I just want to be happy, okay?" "I just want to be left alone." "Look at me." "You see what happens when you're left alone?" "You just become a cuckoo old woman." "Only friend in the world is a dog." "Well, at least he's a cute dog." "Go home." "It's time." "[ Sighs ] Louis." "[ Sighs ]" "Hey." "I don't know where you are, but it's me again." "Can you please call me when you get this?" "Bye." "You're not gonna say hello?" "Notwhenyou're five hours late." "Where were you?" "Out." "Out?" "Out doing what?" "Why?" "So you were too busy to return my phone call?" "I was worried about you, Louis." "You didn't return any of my calls when you were in Manning." "I was bonding with my birth mother." "So, what, you just forgot about me?" "No, okay." "No, I didn't forget about you, all right?" "That's not fair." "I called you, I saw the pictures, and I called you over to eat so we could, to..." "towhat,candy?" "Huh, to what?" "Never mind." "Forget it." "Exactly." "Fine, I'll..." "I'll just go home." "Bye." "Bye." "You know what, candy, you are so stubborn, and you're never gonna change." "That's why I quit." "I don't want to be your manager anymore." "Fine, I don't want you to be... well, everyone, this is the end of my first week back to work, and I just want to thank all of you for your cards, your letters, your e-mails, your tweets to me and my family." "I really appreciate it." "And I also want to extend my sincerest gratitude to the best co-anchor in the world..." "Mr. Jay grant." "You have worked with me for over eight years, and you have never said one negative word about me, and I really appreciate that." "I love you, Jay." "Well, I love you, too, candy." "You know, I actually love your book, too." "Oh." "No, no, real talk." "George, is this it right here?" "Good. "Having my chocolate cake"" "and eating it, too," this was an incredible read." "I mean, it really, really was." "Oh." "Well done, candy." "Thankyou,darling." "Well, everyone, that's our show for today." "Now, you will be back next week, right?" "Oh, yeah, you're not getting rid of me, Jay." "Oh, I hope not, 'cause I can't work by myself." "I need my ace boon." "I need my ride or die chick." "You know what I'm saying?" "I need my Michelle Obama." "I need my dwyane wade." "I need my Beyonce, all right?" "Are you ready, b?" "Surfboard." "Right." "Okay,allright,listen," "Jay, say goodbye to the nice people of America." "Goodbye to the nice people of America." "See you later." "Take care." "See you next week." "Thatwasnice." "Director:" "And we're clear." "Great show, everybody." "Great week." "That's a wrap." "That's a wrap." "Thank you." "You're welcome." "[ Music playing ]" "Woman:" "Who gives this woman away to marry this man?" "Me." "And..." "Her mothers." "AndherbelovedUncle on behalf of her deceased father." "[ Chuckles ] [ Music continues ]" "♪ [ Music continues ]"