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Man, that was good.

Thanks for the lunch, aunt ella.

Yeah, mom, that chili was

Banging.

Thank you.

Pops is gonna be sorry

He missed this.

Where is uncle curtis anyway?

I don't know.

He left out early this morning,

Did not tell me where he was

Going.

I thought you guys may have

Known.

No. Mnh-mnh.

He didn't say anything.

Well, listen, I'll call him

Later.

Don't tell bart I made chili

Because the last time, he

Cleaned me out.

And that chili cleaned him

Out, too.

[ laughter ]

Biological warfare got

Nothing on him.

Wait a minute, calvin.

You're watching the news now?

Oh, nah. Nah.

This girl I'm trying to get with

Works for homeland security.

So you know me.

I've been studying up.

You're silly.

You are silly.

Oh, c.J., I meant to tell you,

I-I spoke with janine the other

Day.

So?

C.J., I just wanted you to

Know that she's still in rehab,

And she's doing much better.

Aunt ella, we went through

This already.

If you choose to hang out with

My ex-wife and keep in touch

With her, that's on you, but me

And the kids have moved on.

C.J.!

Grr!

[ laughter ]

No. No.

Uncle curtis, man, you look

Like a walking advertisement for

"Cats" -- a stumbling

Advertisement.

Shut up. You're a hater.

I'm not advertising "Cats."

This is my panther.

These are panther clothes.

I got to look the part.

[ laughs ]

Oh, so you joined the black

Panthers.

Has the revolution begun?

Power to the people.

Okay, son, it's good to know

You studying your black history

In school.

Oh, no.

This -- this young lady I'm

Trying to get with, she works

For the naacp.

You're an idiot.

No, this goes with my black,

Chromed-out, fully-loaded

Panther motorcycle.

Vroom, vroom!

Baby, baby!

[ laughs ]

Come on. Come on.

Come on. Come on. Come on.

Ooh. Ooh. Ooh!

Ooh, that's nice.

That's nice.

Hoo!

Curtis, have you lost your

Mind?

Pops, you rolling like this?

Hold on.

Let me take this for a spin.

No, hold on. Don't you --

I don't want --

I don't want you spinning.

I don't want you talking.

I don't want you breathing on

My bike.

You heard me?

Oh.

This thing must have cost a

Grip.

It did, and I think I'm worth

A grip.

No. You're losing a grip on

Reality if you think you're

Gonna keep this bike.

Baby, I got a little piece of

Reality for you.

The bike stays.

Curtis.

That's my cue.

I got to go pick up nicole.

Yeah, I'm right behind you.

I'm late for work.

You can it from your hand and

Put it...

Don't touch the bike!

Got their hands all over my

Bike, baby.

Curtis.

Yeah?

Move.

What?

We cannot afford this bike.

Yeah, we can, baby.

What are you talking about?

That's what we got a 401(k)

Plan.

Oh, hey! What?

Okay, curtis, wait a minute.

You were not supposed to use

That money.

That is our retirement money.

Everybody who contributes to

The retirement money, raise your

Hand.

Okay. Huh!

Everyone who wants their funeral

Today, leave your hand up.

Oh, come on, ella!

Come on, baby!

Who says we gonna even live long

Enough to get that retirement

Money?

You are so selfish.

I'm not selfish.

I got you something.

I got you something.

I something for you -- a nice

Coffee mug.

It came with the motorcycle.

Mm-hmm.

[ laughs ]

If I wasn't a christian,

Curtis, I'd tell you where you

Can put that mug.

Why don't you go on and say

It, ella?

Now, ella! Go on and say it.

God know what you're thinking

Anyway.

That's what they said in, uh,

Uh, uh, uh, one of them books.

Uncle curtis, whose

Motorcycle is that parked

Outside?

The player in the house.

[ laughs ]

That's nice.

Hey, yo, son, you're getting

Mad props for that one right

There, son.

Real talk.

Who the hell are you?

This is my friend kyle.

He's from new york.

He just moved in with his auntie

Down the street.

You know I'm representing

That nyc, baby.

The boogie down.

Is he jamaican?

The boogie what?

I'm from the bronx, man,

The boogie down, son.

Okay, you got one more time

To call me "Son," son!

Man, you know, I wish I was

From new york.

You know, man, y'all -- y'all

Know the latest slang and

Everything.

You get to ride the subway.

You know, your gear is always

Tight, you know?

They don't even sell that in our

Mall yet.

They don't, man.

I mean, I feel you, though,

Dawg-- real talk.

I mean, we do get everything,

Pretty much -- everything.

Yeah, apparently get

Everything but pants that fit.

Now, look, I don't get to show

My drawers in my house.

You don't get to show your

Drawers in my house, so pull

Your pants up.

Look, I ain't mean no

Disrespect, son.

He said it. He said it.

I'm-a pour this hot coffee --

I mean sir! I mean sir!

Sir! Sir! Sir!

When did you and your auntie

Move to the neighborhood?

My auntie, she had already

Lived down here, but I moved

Down with my mom, who went into

Rehab.

Your mom's in rehab?

Yes, sir.

Oh, okay.

Well, that makes sense.

Malik, you and boogie boy do

Have something in common.

How is that?

Both of your mamas got the

Same hobby.

[imitates flame igniting]

[imitating holding in smoke]

I'm gonna run outside.

I'll see y'all in a minute.

I'm gonna get

Some extra cash.

Fellas, what's going on?

Both: it's a'ight.

Oh, uh, hi, ms. Jaimeson.

Hi.

This is my friend kyle.

He's from the boogie down.

Nice to meet you.

Yo, what it do, ma?

Oh, it -- it do all right.

Hey, daddy, can I go with you

Because these two, they bore me.

Is that all right with you?

No, I don't mind.

I'd love for her to come.

Come on.

I'm riding shotgun!

That I mind.

Yo, son, man, I'm whupping

Your behind.

Please, man.

I'm beating you so bad, you

Might as well just call me your

Daddy, son.

That's game, baby.

Ella! Ella! Whoo!

What is it, curtis?

Hey, baby, whoo!

What's wrong?

Hey!

Kitty is smooth and fast, you

Heard me?

Wait a minute.

You named her "Kitty"?

Yeah!

That's 'cause kitty is my baby.

[ laughs ]

Baby, that thing's so fast, it

Reminds me of you before you got

Saved.

Ooh!

It went from zero to 60 in

6 seconds.

Ooh!

Like you did on our wedding

Night.

Oh, forget you.

[ laughs ]

Curtis, don't come in here

Talking about that stupid bike,

And please stop bragging about

How fast it is in front of these

Boys.

They don't care about it.

Malik, hey, baby, y'all cut

That off and go on outside.

Yo, auntie, yo, I mean, ain't

Nothing popping off outside,

Son.

Hey, yo, true that, son.

Oh, son.

You best to go outside, son,

Before auntie drop you.

Okay.

True that?

True that.

True that, dawg.

What you looking at?

What you looking at, son?

And pull your pants up!

Hey, baby, for a truce, I'm

Taking you for a ride.

Vroom, vroom.

Curtis, curtis...

I ain't -- curtis!

What?

I ain't gonna ever gonna ride

On that bike with you.

Come on.

Ella, come on, baby.

I'm telling you, once you ride

On it, you get to know kitty,

You get to know her, you're

Gonna love her.

Curtis, I'm serious.

That bike has to go back.

It's too expensive.

It's too dangerous, and you

Look too foolish.

You just hating on me, ella.

[ laughs ]

Hey, the guys at the fire

Station, they agree with me.

They think I should keep it.

Oh, the guys at the fire

Station...

Yup.

...They agree with you?

They say you should keep it.

Do they cook for you, curtis?

Do they wash your laundry,

Curtis?

Do they clean up after you,

Curtis?

The bike has to go back.

All right.

I'm -- I'm -- I'm-a think about

It.

But I'm gonna be riding while

I'm thinking.

[ laughs ]

Let me go holler at kitty real

Quick.

Ooh! Ooh!

Somebody stole my kitty!

[ laughs ]

That's what you get.

Aah! Kitty!

Kitty! Aah!

This is a bad dream!

Maybe she went to the bathroom.

Baby, somebody stole kitty!

Say something!

Something!

All right?

Curtis, it serves you right.

Buying the bike was wrong.

God don't like ugly.

Well, you being real ugly

Right now, ella.

Well, come on. Come on.

We got to say a prayer.

Okay.

Dear god, I know -- I know my

Error of my ways, and I'm gonna

Change if you bring kitty back.

Okay, baby, you can't con

God.

You sure?

Okay 'cause he's smart.

Boy, you can't do that with him.

Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you, god.

* the devil thought he had me *

* I better run *

Quit playing, ella!

I got to call the police.

Curt -- oh!

Help me.

What's the number to 911?

911.

Yeah. Okay.

I can't even think straight.

Poor kitty, she's probably

Scared.

Some stranger putting his hands

All on her, getting prints all

On her.

Hello!

[ sobbing ] Emergency, yeah, I

Need to report a kidnapping.

Yeah, I'll hold.

Okay. Okay.

Uh, her name is kitty payne.

That's two "T"S.

Payne -- p-a-y-n-e.

Curtis, hang that phone up.

Now, you know either calvin got

That bike or your guys are

Playing a trick on you.

Calvin. That's right.

That's right.

N-n-n-never mind.

Calvin been eyeing kitty ever

Since he -- he got that bike.

He got my bike.

I'm going down to the station.

You right, baby.

You right.

[telephone rings]

You right.

Curtis?

Hello.

What?

They did what?!

Are they all right?

Okay. I'll be right down.

I'll be right -- I'll be right

There.

What? What happened, curtis?

Malik and kyle just got in

An accident with my motorcycle.

I'm going down to the hospital

To meet c.J.

Curtis.

Nicole's coming with jazmine.

She'll be back.

Oh, my god.

Don't worry, ms. Ella.

Malik and kyle are gonna be

Fine.

I'm praying that they are.

Ooh! Ooh!

I saw this movie once where

A guy crashed his motorcycle

Into a tree.

Blood was everywhere.

He didn't have no helmet, and he

Was laying on the ground,

Just -- just --

Calvin, please. Please.

That's enough.

Yeah, cousin calvin, take it

From me.

Learn to be seen and not heard.

Hey, oh! Come in, baby.

I'm sorry.

Oh, thank god you're okay.

Malik, don't ever do anything

This stupid again.

You could have killed yourself

Or somebody else.

Auntie ella, I'm so sorry.

So am I.

I-I-I'm tracie. Hi.

I'm kyle's aunt.

And I just wanted to say we are

So sorry about everything that's

Happened.

And we -- say sorry, kyle.

Yeah, mr. And mrs. Payne,

Please don't be too mad at

Malik.

Taking the bike was all my idea.

It doesn't matter.

Malik, you know better.

I'm glad you're okay, big

Dawg.

Yeah, me, too, big head.

[ clears throat ]

Oh, tracie, this is nicole.

She's the assistant principal at

My kids' school.

The assistant princip -- I'm

Nicole.

I'm -- I'm his girlfriend.

Nice to meet you.

You, too.

Wait for me in the car.

Hurry up.

I'm so sorry about everything.

It seems like ever since kyle's

Mom turned to drugs, he's been

Kind of acting out.

Um, yeah.

I know what you mean.

And, mr. Payne, I just wanted

To thank you so much for not

Pressing charges.

Oh, but, believe me, he will be

Punished, and he's gonna pay you

Back every cent, even if it

Takes him 50 years.

We can discuss it later.

Well, it was nice to meet

You, nicole.

Mm-hmm. Yeah.

Okay...Um, bye.

Bye.

Good-bye.

Bye, tracie.

Well, take a good look,

Malik, 'cause next time you see

Your boogie buddy, you'll

Probably be cellmates.

Curtis.

Okay, you two, go to bed.

Good night.

What?

So, c.J., how are we gonna

Handle this situation?

I don't know.

I'm trying to think of a really

Severe punishment.

Y'all hear?

Did you hear what he said?

Ella, that's what I'm talking

About!

He's trying to think of a really

Severe punishment.

Curtis, he is malik's father.

Let him handle it.

His form of discipline ain't

Been working, ella.

His -- what, what --alternative

Discipline, it ain't worked for

Jazmine, and it's not working

For malik.

I can handle my son.

You darn gone skippy, you

Gonna handle it.

Curtis.

'cause if you don't handle

It, I will.

You all heard me?

Curtis, this wouldn't have

Even happened if you had not

Bought that bike in the first

Place.

Aunt ella, I really don't

Know what to do about malik.

Okay. Well, c.J., maybe like

Kyle, malik is just acting out

Because of his mom's drug

Addiction.

Oh, ella, please.

That boy should be over that by

Now.

Curtis, there is no time

Frame for you to be over your

Mama being addicted to drugs.

Maybe malik just needs to

Go to counseling.

Maybe malik needs to go to

Jail.

Oh, no.

You don't want him mixed up in

The criminal-justice system, do

You?

Nothing else seems to work,

Baby -- "Alternative

Discipline."

Well, he's not going to jail.

[doorbell rings]

Get that, baby.

Think again.

Hey, good afternoon.

Does malik payne live here?

Can I help you?

Well, yes, we have a warrant

For his arrest.

Well, uh, what?

I'm his father.

What - what is this about?

Malik's been charged with

Grand theft auto and reckless

Endangerment.

By who?

Uh, mr. Curtis payne.

Curtis, I don't believe this.

Uncle curtis, tell me this is

A joke.

Do you see me laughing?

Malik!

You need to go with that nice

Officer over there.

M-malik's going to jail?

No.

Sir, is there somebody else I

Can talk to?

It's out of my hands.

You can take care of it

Down at the precinct.

Dad, please don't let them

Take me to jail.

I don't want to go. Please!

Don't -- don't worry, son.

Don't worry. Don't worry.

Just go with the nice officer,

Okay?

I'm-a be right behind you, okay?

I'll be right behind you.

Uncle curtis, I said I was

Sorry.

Curtis, you've made your

Point.

You don't have to do this.

Ella, he should've thought

About that before he stole the

Motorcycle.

Uncle curtis, you done some

Mean things in your life, but

This is too much!

Jazmine, go to your room till I

Get back.

Everything is going to be all

Right, okay?

I'll be there in a second,

Baby.

Hold on, c.J.

I'm-a come with you.

Let's go, son.

I said I was sorry.

Pops, you wrong.

First you buy that stupid

Motorcycle.

And then you have my nephew

Brought up on charges?

What kind of man are you,

Curtis?

Ella, please, baby.

Now, come on.

Something got to be done about

That boy, and you know they

Ain't gonna do nothing but give

Him a slap on the wrist.

And, look, we need to do

Something now.

If we don't do it now, he's

Gonna end up in jail or dead.

You know what?

Get out.

Get out.

All right. All right.

I'm-a leave. I'm-a go.

I'm-a go because you need a

Minute to calm down.

But I guarantee you, when you

Calm down, you gonna see my

Point.

Curtis, I want you to get out

And never come back.

[ scoffs ]

[ imitates curtis' scoff ]

I bet you call --

Get out!

[ sobbing softly ]

Okay.