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Curtis!

Curtis, oh.

Baby, look at what I found.

[ laughs ]

Ooh.

* da da da

What? Woman, you pregnant?!

What is wrong with you?!

It's so irresponsible, ella.

Ella, come on, you ain't --

I don't even have a job, baby!

What are you doing?!

What we gonna name the baby?

Calvin!

We already have one named

Calvin, and we don't want two.

Baby, look at your little --

Come, come, get, get, get, get.

Look, baby, your baby shoes.

And your little rattle that

Always made my baby smile.

Mom, I don't want to look at

Baby stuff right now.

Okay, calvin, calvin, oh.

Oh, your little blanket.

Oh, curtis, you remember the

Little blanky.

Look, baby.

Ella, I'm trying to remember

What the tv looked like.

Come on, baby, please.

My mother knitted this for

You when I was pregnant.

Calvin, I want you and miranda

To have these things...

Look, mom, I told you not

Now.

...For my grandbaby.

You gonna let him talk to you

Like that?

Well, why didn't you say

Something?

What am I gonna say?

You the one spoiled him.

He talk to you any kind of way.

Uh, uncle curtis, how much

Longer you gonna be here?

Till I die.

And, no, you can't have my train

Set.

Well, we're having play

Practice here.

You're having play practice

Where?

Here in the living room.

Oh, you're doing a play.

Oh, and what, pray tell, is this

Play called?

"Othello."

Oh, hell, no.

Well, curtis, I kind of

Already told them that they

Could.

Well, you can kind of tell

Them that they can't.

Now, look, baby, come on, now.

You disrupting my routine here.

What routine?

You're retired now.

All you do is sit there all day.

You're getting a little too

Big for your britches there,

Homey.

Not as big as you're getting

For yours.

[ laughs ]

Ella, I'm a -- I'm a kill

Him.

No. You really are.

[ laughs ]

Well, uncle curtis, I have

The lead in the play.

This is really important to me.

Well, I'll tell you what.

I'll give you an assignment.

Act like the backyard is the

Living room, and get the hell

Out-eth.

And act like you walking fast.

[ knock on door ]

Who is it?

It's me!

[ sighs ]

Miss ella.

That would be me!

I wasn't expecting to have

Any company today.

Miranda, I'm not company.

Come open this door.

Please, please, please.

Thank you.

Hi, sunshine.

I actually came by to get

Calvin's mail.

[ chuckles ]

Here you go.

And...

I have a surprise for you.

I thought it was very important

That you see these.

I won't be here long.

These are some of calvin's

Little baby things.

[ laughs ]

His little shoes that he took

His first steps in.

His rattle that always made my

Baby smile.

Oh, and, miranda.

My mother knitted this blanket

For him when I was pregnant.

Oh! I love this little blanket.

You -- you like it? You like it?

[ chuckles ]

Okay, you know what?

You guys are gonna have to stop

Dissing my mother's blanket.

She had arthritis, okay?

Miranda, come on.

You want to talk about it?

Why would you ask me if I

Want to talk about something?

Because pregnant women don't

Usually run away or walk away

From baby things.

Miss ella, it's just

Complicated, okay?

It's complicated.

I've been married for 30 years,

And you do know I'm married to

Curtis payne, right?

So, complicated?

I've seen more complications,

Baby, than you can think of.

I've seen it all.

So, what is it?

You just don't understand.

Come on, miranda.

Talk to me, baby.

What is going on?

I just did something I'm

Starting to regret.

Okay.

Is it about the baby?

You know, I think you should

Probably talk to calvin.

What did you do?

Why isn't anyone asking

Calvin what he did?

Why isn't anyone asking him,

"Are you ready to be a father

And a husband that's completely

Committed to your family?"

Okay, let me stop you right

There.

Calvin is not perfect.

I understand that.

I know he's got his flaws.

But the last time I checked,

Miranda, you both have some

Issues.

Right now I don't care about you

Or calvin.

I just want to know what's going

On with my grandbaby?

Miss ella, I--

I really can't talk now, okay?

I just -- please.

I need to be alone.

So I'm gonna go lay down, and if

You don't mind, you can let

Yourself out whenever you're

Ready, all right?

[ doorbell rings ]

Somebody get the door!

Can you get the door?

Ugh.

Oh, we already -- I have a

Relationship with jesus already.

We had a few rough patches, but

We're working it out.

Wait, wait!

I'm here for rehearsal.

[ grunts ]

What?

I'm in the play.

I'm harold williams.

This is my daughter sarah.

Oh. Oh, oh. Sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm chief payne, malik's uncle.

Nice to meet you.

Come on in.

Kids are in the back.

[ chuckles ]

All right, now, sarah, try to

Stay out of mr. Payne's way.

I'm sure he's a very busy man.

Thank you. Thank you.

Would you explain that to my

Family, please?

Sure, if you'll come over and

Explain it to mine.

[ laughs ]

I'd like to, but I've got to --

I've got to get my little boy to

T-ball.

Oh, okay -- t-ball.

That's a fun game.

Yeah.

For sissies.

What was that?

I said for s-s-see ya.

S-s-see ya.

All right.

S-see your son's a sissy!

[ door closes ]

Well, they in the back. Come on.

Malik, banana montana is here!

Come on, come on, come on.

Hey, everybody.

Hey.

All right, everyone.

Let's get this going.

Where's marty?

We can't do the scene without

Iago.

You, big boy, grab a script.

You better go somewhere and

Sit down, miss halle scary.

What you talking about?

Mr. Payne...

Talking to grown folk

Like that.

Mr. Payne...

Whatcha need?

Could you do marty's part?

I mean, we'd be out of your

House a lot faster if you did.

Now, see? That's how you talk

To grown folk, okay?

You lucky I used to be a

Thespian in school.

Page 73 in the script,

Everyone.

All right, sarah, begin.

If it be not for some purpose

Of import, give it me again.

Poor lady.

She shall run mad before she

Shall lack it.

Uncle curtis, that's you.

Me what?

Right here.

Was it right there? Okay.

Oh, this is an entrance.

I need an entrance.

I need an entrance for this.

Uh, okay.

[ grunting ]

But with a little act upon the

Blood.

I did say so, look where

He comes.

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

What are you doing -- having

A seizure?

I'm reading igor. Igor.

It's iago.

Amateurs!

Malik, I can't work like this.

Uncle curtis, come on.

Do it right.

It's shakespeare, not

Frankenstein.

I need to improv.

I got to improv.

Mr. Payne, we're supposed to

Stick to the script.

Stand thee back.

Thou seeketh in the darketh of

The night.

Thou looketh for the great and

Powerful wizard?

To indeed now enter the emerald

City?

Can we go back to the script,

Please?

Look, I'm doing this thing,

All right, tootie?

Calm down.

You'll probably be talking in

Movies, too, giving us a bad

Name.

Sit down somewhere.

Uh, wh-wh--thou should whistle

While thou working.

Huh? Ease it on down thy

Roadeth.

Thou dancer, thou prancer,

Thou donner, thou blitzen,

Thou johnson, thou nixon.

Uncle curtis, come on, stop,

Please.

I got carried away, didn't I?

Uh-huh.

I'm sorry.

The muse took me.

This is good.

I'm really good at this.

Okay, let's take it from the

Top, from my entrance.

No!

Yeah, you, um, you start at

The front door.

Stop when you hit the glass.

Uh, ah!

Thou fair wench, she has

Returneth.

Not now, curtis, please.

Ugh!

Thou hast stuck a dagger in my

Heart.

I shall exit stage lefteth.

Ugh!

How's that?!

Calvin, I just left your

Place.

Mom, why were you over there?

Oh, I went to take your baby

Things to miranda.

Wait. No.

You didn't go take my baby

Things to miranda.

You went over there to be nosy.

Okay, I think you need to

Watch your tone, young fella.

I went over there to take your

Baby things to miranda.

Calvin, where are you going?

I'm talking to you.

And to pick up your stupid mail

Since you cannot find the time

To get over there and talk to

Your wife.

Why is that -- calvin!

Yes?

Why is that girl over there

Talking about she made a

Decision she regrets?

Maybe she regrets getting

Married.

And I'm starting to regret it,

Too.

Calvin, if you walk away from

Me one more time.

I am still your mother.

One more time!

She was not talking about

Getting married.

She was talking about the baby.

What do you mean?

Calvin, she wouldn't even

Look at your little baby things.

She was acting like she didn't

Even want to be pregnant.

Tell me that you two have not

Done something irrational.

Mom, I didn't do anything!

Who are you hollering at?

Huh?

One more time, calvin.

Look, mom, I'm sorry.

I'm going through a lot.

Everybody's blaming me.

She's the one that disappeared

And didn't tell anyone.

You think I'm playing with

You, don't you?

You think I'm playing with you?

Mom. Mom. Mom.

I'm -- I'm sorry.

Huh?

I'm sorry.

Get back over here.

Now, if you cannot reconcile

With your wife, that is one

Thing.

Mom, mom...

But my grandbaby, baby, is

Another thing.

Please, please.

And...Thank you for bringing

The wrong mail.

This is miranda's.

I didn't bring you the wrong

Mail.

She gave me that mail.

Thank you.

This is from the family

Planning clinic.

What do you mean, "Family

Planning clinic?"

This doesn't make any sense.

She told me that she -- she...

She told you that she --

She what?

No, she didn't.

I know she didn't.

Calvin, wait a minute.

Why don't you call her, baby?

Call her from right here!

Calvin, come call her so I can

Hear what you talking about!

Peace and be still.

Oh, that sucked.

Come on, put something in it.

Put something in it.

I can do better than that.

I will so.

What is the matter?

This is my line?

Shh!

I'm sorry. This --

Mr. Payne.

That handkerchief, which I

Loved so and gave thee, thou

Gavest to cassio?

No, by my life and soul.

Send for the man and ask him.

That's me. I'm the man.

I'm sorry. I'm the man.

No!

Send for the man and ask --

Oh, hi, dad.

Hey, sarah.

I'm sorry.

I didn't mean to interrupt.

Hey, harold, you ain't

Interrupt nothing.

You just in time.

We getting to the good part --

My line.

[ laughs ]

Okay.

Uh, you know the story, right?

Uh, a little.

Well, let me catch you up

Do you know.

This is othello. Huh?

He's a general of the army.

He's in charge, a brother

Running things.

Ain't that the way it is?

[ laughs ]

And this is desdemona.

This is your daughter.

She's playing -- and he's been,

You know, going out with

Desdemona.

And these are his boys, who are

Supposed to have his back, but

They don't.

He's playing iago, you know, but

He's not as good as me.

I'm a thessalonian.

Mr. Payne!

What?

Okay, well, get on with it.

I'm ready, I'm ready.

Good story, good story.

Okay.

Sweet soul, take heed,

Take heed of perjury.

Thou is on thy deathbed.

Ay, but not yet to die.

Now lean in and kiss her.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

That seems like a little much.

Dad!

Uh, no one said anything

About any kissing.

Well, nobody care about no

Kiss.

Come on, give it to her.

Let's see the end of the story.

It is an important part of

The play, mr. Williams.

I don't care.

The kiss almost stops othello

From making a tragic mistake.

Young lady, please.

Dad, stop it.

Sarah, we, uh -- we need to

Get home.

But, dad, you saw me kiss

Harrison in a play last year.

That was a different

Situation.

Harrison wasn't -- I mean, he --

Wasn't -- wasn't black?

[ sighs ]

This is better than the play.

Then what were you gonna say?

Son, you're -- you're too

Young to understand.

Oh, well, you can explain to

Me, harold.

It's just that it's

Complicated.

I'm just not comfortable with --

Comfortable with what?

I don't understand.

With me?

Let's go, sarah.

Dad, I can't believe you're

Acting like this.

Sarah.

Apologize to malik.

Sarah...Now.

Miranda?

Look, baby, I know you need your

Time, and I'm not trying to jump

To conclusions, but what is

This?

Where did you get this?

Miranda, why do you have mail

From the family planning clinic?

This is my mail.

Miranda, please, just answer

Me.

Why do you have it?

Because I went down to the

Clinic.

Why?

I wasn't sure if I wanted to

Keep the baby, so I went down

There...

Baby, look at me and tell me

What you did.

This...

It's it's just that this has

All happened so fast.

I loved you so much before this

Happened.

I just felt like I was losing

Control.

I felt like my life was --

Miranda, it was our baby!

It still is our baby!

What?

I'm still pregnant, baby.

So you didn't have an

Abortion?

No, baby.

I didn't have an abortion.

I went down there to talk to

A counselor about adoption.

Listen, I'm so sorry.

I just wanted to hurt you the

Way I hurt.

Okay, so you wanted to hurt

Me that bad.

I just didn't know what I

Wanted.

You know that trust that you

Want so badly from me?

It goes both ways.

Malik, maliketh...Maliketh.

You all right?

Well, no, not really.

I mean, you heard what

Mr. Williams said.

He wasn't comfortable with me.

Pbht.

You know how many white folk

Are uncomfortable with me?

Uncle curtis, I'm serious.

Did you see the way he looked at

Me, like there was something

Wrong with me, like I was dirty.

Malik, don't let that get to

You.

How can you say that?

You don't get it.

Malik, wait.

Wait a minute. Wait a minute.

Yes, I do.

I know that feeling.

I've seen that look a few times.

But --

Look, when I was 15 years

Old, I was eating in a diner,

And this waitress broke the

Plate and threw it in the trash

Because I ate off of it.

See? Nothing's changed since

The civil war.

Well, now, you can't say --

Well, you can't say that.

Things have changed.

Okay?

Sarah was ashamed of her father.

That's change.

And she's gonna grow up, and

She's not gonna think like he

Thinks.

That's change.

Look, you can't let the

Mr. Williamses of the world get

You down.

You may never come back up.

You know what?

You are better without a script.

[ laughs ]

Thank you.

I can't take the credit.

My creator gave it to me.

It's a gift that I have, yeah.

Unlike you. You suck.

Okay, let's go thee, thou young

Sire, and go thee in the kitchen

Forsooth anon and getteth thee

Thou cream of ice.

What?

Ice cream, idiot, ice cream.

Oh, oh.

Ha ha!

You ready, baby?

Yes, curtis, I'm ready.

And action!

Romeo, romeo...

Wherefore art thou, romeo?

Ha ha!

Ha ha!

Baby...

Ha ha!

But soft, what light through

Yonder window breaks?

It is the east.

And ella, she is the sun.

Yay. [ laughs ]

Oh, lord.

Never, never, have I seen

A big, black, burly hunk of love

As I have cast mine eyes on

Thee...

My lord.

My lord?

And I can't keep my hands off of

You.

Curtis, this does not sound like

"Romeo and juliet."

Come...Away anon.