Covey (Mia Isaac/Chipo Chung) holds many memories in her consciousness in the Hulu adaptation of Charmaine Wilkerson’s book “Black Cake,” some easier to relive than others.
A flashback approaching in the show’s latest episode, titled “Birth Mother” and set for release Wednesday, finds Covey’s maid Pearl Thomas (Faith Alabi) presenting her with Covey’s mother’s necklace as a consolation to baking the traditional black cake for a wedding in which Covey wants no part.
“I brought you something from your mother,” Pearl says. “When she left the island, her plan was to come back for you, but she asked me to hold onto this just in case, so you always have a piece of her.”