Our Kind of People (TV Series)

Twice as Hard, Twice as Good (2021)

Nadine Ellis: Leah Franklin-Dupont

Quotes 

• Leah Franklin-Dupont : It's the incubator program. Franklin Holdings is going to shut down this summer's program, which means that your distribution deal - isn't gonna happen.

  Angela Vaughn : What?

  Teddy Franklin : Ever since the intrepid Alex Rivera exposed my Parkinson's diagnosis, we've taken a hit. The board voted to stabilize by putting all of our assets in the stadium deal. Franklin Holdings cannot invest in anything now.

  Leah Franklin-Dupont : Including Eve's Crown.

  Angela Vaughn : So it's over? Just like that?

  Angela Vaughn : I'm sorry, but our hands are tied.

• Leah Franklin-Dupont : The Graceties support Black businesswomen from within the ranks. So win over the Graceties, and I promise you, you will stay on track to meet your goals. And, yes, you have to go through all the events and you have to get around Olivia. But then you're part of the sisterhood, and I will do whatever I can to help.

• Leah Franklin-Dupont : Okay, so this is my mother's memorabilia from her time as president. You should study everything. There are invitations, fundraising amounts, guest lists. Oh, oh, and these are labeled so you get a sense of who's who of the Black Glitterati.

  Angela Vaughn : Got it. May I?

  Leah Franklin-Dupont : Yeah, of course. Now, Olivia and her cronies are gonna question you on history, etiquette, and past membership. But most importantly, on your commitment.

  Angela Vaughn : I want this, so I'm gonna dive right in.

  Leah Franklin-Dupont : Ah. Giselle Hilgard. Commit that face to memory. She runs a venture capitalist firm out of Boston, and Giselle will be coming to the Welcome Back Low Country Boil. Win her over, and you keep Eve's Crown alive, not only for you, but for Nikki, too.

  Angela Vaughn : I was really just expecting some tips and pointers. This is... Thank you.

  Leah Franklin-Dupont : Well, tips and pointers are for friends. I go deeper for family. Oh, I'm gonna look for the charter membership roster. You mention any of these names to Olivia, and she might just pass out.

• Leah Franklin-Dupont : Well, pledges are your lane, and everything else is mine.

  Olivia Dupont : If we're talking about lanes, Teddy Franklin has jumped the median. By scooping up Jack's Darmon shares, your father has my son in a choke hold. Are you gonna help Raymond, or are you too busy ordering shrimp by the pound?

  Leah Franklin-Dupont : Oh, my man doesn't need my help.

  Olivia Dupont : You know, you may be running a corporation and presiding over the Graceties, but the job you should be working twice as hard at is bolstering your husband's success.

  Leah Franklin-Dupont : Thank you for the pearls of wisdom, and for killing feminism while you're at it. But you know what, I'm really happy that you are here. Please, have a seat. Earlier, you mentioned that our organization has never admitted anyone who wasn't upper class.

• Leah Franklin-Dupont : Earlier, you mentioned that our organization has never admitted anyone who wasn't upper class. But I've been going through Mommy's memorabilia, and I came across a picture.

  Olivia Dupont : Hmm.

  Leah Franklin-Dupont : Of you, Rose, and Eve at a tea for prospective.

  Olivia Dupont : Look at us. Rose believed that Eve could rise in membership with the Graceties and truly build something for herself. But instead, little Eve took the shortcut to success through Teddy's bed.

  Leah Franklin-Dupont : And so that's why you're always so obstinate when it comes to Angela Vaughn?

  Olivia Dupont : I'm sick of her touting her mother's name, putting her up on a pedestal for all to admire when, in reality, Eve Vaughn was trash. And Angela Vaughn is proving to be no better. Her behavior is a disgrace, and the fact that you can't see that, it makes me question your leadership. The dark blue.

• Leah Franklin-Dupont : You know, the responsibilities of the president of this organization run the gamut. Sometimes it's choosing the right place settings for an event. Sometimes it means reprimanding a member who's out of line.

  Olivia Dupont : Well, heavy hangs the head that wears the crown. Who's on the block?

  Leah Franklin-Dupont : Well, I'm issuing a formal warning. To you.

  Olivia Dupont : Me? Leah, you are drunk. Go lie down.

• Leah Franklin-Dupont : I'm sick of your behavior towards Angela. This can't just be about defending my mother's honor, because my mother has never been so cruel.

  Olivia Dupont : You know I was raised to believe a woman's place was behind her husband. Bolstering his success, propping him up. Darmon was the family business I married into, but one I couldn't be part of no matter how many times I asked Vernon. Eventually, I wore him down, and he gave me some money to invest. I chose to back Eve's Crown.

  Leah Franklin-Dupont : So my mother wasn't the only one who was friends with Eve?

  Olivia Dupont : Friends? I trusted Rose, so I put cash on the barrelhead, and then she went and slept with Teddy and got pregnant, and then that arrest, and Vernon scolded my judgment. And he took the money back. And now her daughter's back with the same mouth, flaunting her freedom to have it all, when it was her mother that took mine.

  Leah Franklin-Dupont : That wasn't Angela's fault. Look. You will leave her alone. You've been censured.

  Olivia Dupont : Push me, little girl. I will push back.

  Leah Franklin-Dupont : You're drunk, Olivia. Go lie down.