Cheryl starts interviewing members of the public, asking them if they have heard of the Watermelon Woman. She interviews her mother who does not remember the name, but recognises a photograph of her. She tells Cheryl that she used to hear the Watermelon Woman singing in clubs in Philadelphia. Tamara's mother tells Cheryl to get in contact with Lee Edwards, a man who has done a lot of research into Black films. Cheryl and Tamara go to see Lee, and he tells them about 1920s and 30s Black culture in Philadelphia. He explains to them that in those days, Black women usually played domestic servants.