[MUSIC PLAYING]
What did you tell Landry to get him to come here?
That I wanted to make amends and apologize,
let bygones be behind us.
[DOOR CLOSES]
BOTH: [LAUGHS]
I did.
[FOOTSTEPS]
PARKER: Violet?
Charlotte?
Fix your faces, ladies.
You're giving yourselves away.
Where is Sam?
This meeting was supposed to be with Sam.
PARKER: Oh no, ma'am, this meeting is with me.
When he suggested that she wanted to meet to apologize,
I smelled a rat.
Looks like I was right.
[LAUGHS] Relax, Parker.
No need for the petty drama.
We're just talking.
Just talking.
PARKER: Ladies, unless you're here to grovel,
in hopes of getting your land back, my father
and I have nothing to talk about.
Unless you're willing to sign over the Borderlon farm
to Landry Enterprises before the end of this week,
my father and I have nothing to talk about.
Right, just like I thought, nothing to talk about.
Actually, we have plenty to talk about.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
Take a look.
[FOOTSTEPS]
PARKER: I'm in no mood for games.
Is this real?
You're damn right it's real.
It's amazing how fast the Louisiana Division
of Historic Preservation will move when
you give it a good reason to.
Seems your daddy's bone excavation theatrics
on my brother's land backfired.
Ultimately, all that happened was the State of Louisiana
had a very good reason to declare our farm
an historical landmark.
PARKER: I can't do anything with a damn
historic landmark on that land.
Oops.
PARKER: You think I'm going to let
you make that farm practically useless to us then you--
Uh, no no, not practically useless.
Totally useless.
Though, the State is happy to pass on the bill
for maintaining the historic location
to Landry Enterprises, unless, of course,
you give the land back to us.
PARKER: Not in your coldest dreams.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
At best, this is a draw.
Really?
Because I feel like we're winning.
PARKER: We still expect the property
transfer to be signed by Ralph Angel and notarized, as agreed.
Good.
I'll see you at week's end.
It's ironic, you know.
The land that your ancestors killed our ancestors for
will become the foundation for a new movement
of Black empowerment in St. Joe.
PARKER: Right.
OK.
Whatever.
Making this an historic landmark
was just the beginning.
Fix your face, baby, and listen to what she's saying.
We are tired, Parker.
All the farms are tired of playing the same game,
year in and year out.
So we are changing the game.
Your family took our farm, so we're going to take the town,
one piece of land at a time.
PARKER: OK.
Who in the world is we?
Oh, you didn't hear.
The St. Josephine Black Farmers Co-op, all 21 Black-owned farms
in the parish, that's we.
They pooled their resources, hired a huge Chicago-based law
firm, made friends at the state capital,
much higher up than yours, and went shopping.
PARKER: Shopping?
I told you I don't have time for these games.
What the hell is going on?
First bid that the co-op is putting in is for a very nice
slice of land that you've been eyeing
over around the outlet mall.
PARKER: What?
[LAUGHS] Oh, girl, please.
You think you're going to waltz in here
with your little so-called Black empowerment plan
and mess up my business?
I hope Ralph Angel likes the idea of going back
to jail because that's exactly where he's
headed if you don't back off.
Ralph Angel ain't going nowhere.
[DOOR CREAKS]
Say what you was brought here to say.
I'm here to tell the truth about what happened,
on how we set up Ralph Angel.
PARKER: We have an understanding, Theo.
Like I said, I'm here to tell the truth.
You and your daddy have done enough damage
to me and these people.
PARKER: You will do no such thing.
I will have you arrested, too.
Do you hear me?
Don't yell at me no more, Parker Campbell.
I'm done.
I know too much.
You don't want to cross me.
I'm done with ya'll using me.
It's all good, brother.
We got it now.
Parker, know when to say when.
We've neutralized your development plans for the farm.
We'll win the outlet mall or bleed you dry trying.
And if you move on my brother, we'll
charge you with entrapment.
It's deal time.
And you know it
[MUSIC PLAYING]
PARKER: Get the farmers to drop their bid
on the land for the mall, and you
can have your little farm back.
We'll talk with Ralph Angel and let you know.
[FOOTSTEPS]
Parker, I'm really glad that you came instead of your father.
This was a lot more fun.
[FOOTSTEPS]
[DOOR OPENS]
[LAUGHS]
[HIGH-FIVE SLAP]