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Ella!

Yes, baby?

Baby, which one, the blue or

The red?

I don't know, baby. The red.

Baby, come on.

You're not even looking.

You got to look at the shirt.

Look at the shirt.

Curtis.

Which one?

Okay, baby, wear the

Blue one.

Wear this one. I like that.

Thank you.

Why are you so snippy?

Don't be snippy today. Come on.

I'm trying to look good for you,

Ella.

Thank you.

How about that?

Good morning.

Good morning.

Been waiting on you.

Sit down, talk to your mama.

About what?

About what?

You know about what.

I want to continue.

Calvin?

Baby, come on.

Are you sure that you guys want

To get a divorce?

It's what miranda wants.

After the retreat, dr. Markham

Recommended that we see a

Mediator, so we're going to

Meet with him today.

Calvin, listen, baby.

Okay, meeting with a mediator,

That's great, but I don't think

You need to make any hasty

Decisions.

Well, I need to look out for

Myself.

No, you need to look out for

That baby that's on the way.

Yeah, well, I got to go.

I'm gonna be late.

Yeah, but you need to look

Out for the baby that's on

The way.

Yes, ma.

Yes.

I'm praying for you, baby.

Both of you!

Ella. Thank you, baby.

Thank you for your prayers.

Okay, I'm gonna disregard

Earlier.

I took my last pill.

Could you please refill it for

Me, okay?

No attitude.

Please don't give me the

Attitude, and just go get a

Refill for me.

Could you do that?

Curtis, I just got this

Refilled.

Well, baby, just get the

Refill, okay?

I don't need the attitude.

Ella, please.

Okay, baby. Sorry.

Come on, babe.

Oh, and, baby, I'm thirsty.

Could you put me on some

Chamomile tea?

Thank you.

Curtis, wait a minute, baby.

Curtis, wait a minute, baby.

You--baby, these are-- baby,

These are my pills.

These are my estrogen pills.

Oh, wait, wait, wait!

Hold the elevator!

Hold the elevator, please!

Thank you.

Uh, 33.

Already pushed.

Well, nothing like starting your

Day off with a visit to the

Divorce mediator, huh?

Not in front of these

Strangers.

Oh. Oh, I'm sorry.

I'm being rude.

Excuse me, excuse me.

Let me introduce everybody.

Everybody, this is my soon-to-be

Ex-wife, miranda

"Now-you-see-her-now-you-don't"

Payne.

Hey, I'm single. How you doing?

Calvin!

What, what?

Am I embarrassing you?

Oh, well, how you think I felt

At the couples retreat when you

Announced to everybody that you

Wanted a divorce?

Calvin, you embarrassed me.

How did I embarrass you?!

Oh-ho!

You forget dr. Markham's

Flip-flop exercise?

"We're having a baby."

Oh, let me demonstrate.

"No, we're not. Yes, we are.

Yes, we are, no, we're not."

How could you?

You pushed me to that point.

You wouldn't talk to me,

Remember?

Ahem!

What?

I thought so.

I am not doing this now.

Anything else you have to say

Can be said to the divorce

Mediator.

So, that's it, huh?

I guess so.

Nothing else to say?

Guess not.

Good.

We're finally on the same page.

Hah. Same page, same

Sentence, same word.

Oh.

Finally, we agree on something.

Huh! Finally!

It'll take an act of god to

Get us back together.

[rumble]

[thud]

Ohh.

What did you do?

What did you do?

Curtis baby, I need to talk

To you about something.

Heh heh.

I need to tell you something.

Heh heh heh.

Curtis, come on, I got to

Tell you something.

I know.

I know what you're gonna say.

What, baby?

You love me as much as I

Love you.

Well, yes, baby, but that's--

Do you love me as much as I

Love you?

Yes, curtis.

[laughter]

Give me some of that.

Not yet, baby. Wait a minute.

Give us some of this.

Curtis.

Give me some of this.

Baby, please,

Listen. Okay, baby, did you take

The entire bottle of pills?

Did you?

I cannot tell a lie.

Yeah, baby, I take them

Every day.

They could be gone.

But I tell you what, I feel

Like a new man.

I'm a new man!

Ha ha ha! Oh, I bet you do.

Just bet you do.

Curtis baby, it looks like

You've been taking my...I don't

Want to say--

Shh. Shh.

Baby, wait.

Shh. Can you hear that?

Can you hear it?

Hear what?

Dust, baby. It's dust.

Dust particles everywhere.

I can't take this.

I can't take it.

I can't even think with this

Place being unclean like this.

I have to clean this whole

House.

I can't even think until I clean

The house, okay?

Cleanliness is next to

Godliness.

Ain't that the good word?

Well, no, it's not in the

Bible, baby, but it's okay.

Baby, so, you're gonna clean the

Whole house?

I have to, ella. I have to!

It's in my bones.

I have to clean!

We must clean the house.

Curtis, we can talk later.

Let me get out of your way.

I'm just gonna sit right here.

The talk can wait.

Oh, my goodness.

Ha ha ha!

Baby, don't forget that there

Are some things in that garage

That you said you wanted to

Clean out 2 months ago.

Okay, baby, I'll get it.

Oh, and your closet.

Uh-huh-huh-huh.

Hey, baby?

Yeah?

Love you so much.

Love you, too.

[ beep ]

Hi. This is edie.

Um, yes, our elevator

Stopped.

Yeah, I know.

So, is anyone gonna fix it?

Boy, I sure hope so.

Okay, well, can you see about

Someone fixing it?

Sure, soon as I finish my

Sandwich.

Don't, don't--

Oh, goodness.

Yeah, wow.

This-- this is just great.

Thanks, miranda.

Oh, so, what, this is my

Fault?

Well, if you wouldn't have

Asked for a divorce, we

Wouldn't be in this situation,

Now, would we?

You didn't give me a choice.

Excuse me?

Did I miss that part of the

Discussion?

Was that before or was it after

You disappeared?

Calvin, please.

You know what?

As a matter of fact, I don't

Remember any discussion.

I just remember you being gone.

[beep]

Hey, guys, how's it going?

Are you gonna get us out of

Here?

You better calm down.

You don't want to use up all

Your air.

Oh, my goodness.

I called lou.

Okay, can lou fix the

Elevator?

No, but he's calling his

Cousin marty.

Can somebody please fix this

Elevator?!

That's why he is calling his

Cousin marty.

Okay, fine, fine, fine!

All right. I'll be back.

Don't go anywhere, okay?

Ha ha ha!

You know what, calvin,

Listen, just lay it on the

Line.

Whatever it is you have for me,

Come on.

Right now, tell me.

Fine.

I don't trust you.

I told you the truth, and you

Just ran off.

You know what, I did not run

Off, calvin.

I just couldn't stay.

Are you crazy?

Did you hear that?

"I didn't run off.

I just couldn't stay."

Calvin, listen, we have to

Just--

No, no, no.

See, I need some alone time

Right now.

I need some space. Please.

Right now?

Can I have some space,

Please?

Sure.

[beep]

Hey, y'all. How's it going?

Are you gonna get us out of

Here?

I thought I'd try something.

Well, no, maybe you

Shouldn't.

This should work. Here we go.

[electricity crackling]

Oh. That didn't sound good.

So, how's it coming?

Best thing to do in these

Situations is remain calm.

Oh!

Wow! It worked!

Is the elevator fixed?

No.

But how about those lights, huh?

How about you fix the

Elevator and get us to the next

Floor?

Oh!

You're going up to the 33rd

Floor?

Things not working out?

What?!

The 33rd floor is where

Marriages go to die.

Um, how about you fix the

Elevator, miss elevator lady?

Oh, you can call me edie.

You want some of my candy

Bar?

No, thank you, baby.

Might as well get one last

Piece of what she's got before

She takes it all.

I'm sorry?

Don't apologize to me.

You should apologize to your

Wife.

For what? You don't even

Know what's going on.

Oh, it's always your fault.

You might as well suck it up

And sing the "Sorry song."

Well-- well, she disappeared

And didn't tell anyone.

Your fault, dude.

Okay, well, she almost got me

Arrested.

Whoa! She did?

Hey, missy, sounds like you need

To sing a verse or two of the

"Sorry song" yourself.

I'm just saying, if you want

Your relationship to work,

You've got to give more than

You take.

Okay, you know what?

What makes you the marriage

Expert, huh?

Well, me and my husband went

To the 33rd floor.

Biggest mistake I ever made.

Hey, unc, I was wondering--

Whoa!

Jazi, what happened?

Uncle curtis wanted to do

My hair.

Great.

Is there time enough to undo it?

C.J., keep it down.

I'm trying to watch the movie.

Hey, unc, the cable went out

At our place.

Is it okay if I watch the game

With you?

A game is on?

You knew the game was on.

What's wrong with you?

Dad, this ain't nothing.

He was watching his stories

Earlier.

What are you watching?

"On the wings of love."

On the women's channel?

Unc, do you see yourself?

Do these jeans make me look

Fat?

They don't make you look fat.

You're fat.

Are you trying to hurt my

Feelings?

I'm sorry. Sorry.

Okay. Okay.

Just one little thing, one

Little thing.

One little thingy here.

Oh, you're doing a great job.

How would you know?

You don't even do hair.

[beep]

Hey, edie.

Hey, guys, I got good news.

Finally!

I talked to lou's cousin.

So, is he on his way?

No, he doesn't have a car.

I got to go get him.

I'll be back in a little while.

Don't go anywhere, okay?

Ha ha ha.

It's just a little elevator

Humor.

Keep your candy.

You're eating for two.

Hmm.

A hotel in macon.

What?

A hotel in macon.

That's where I went.

So, you didn't run away

From me.

I tried.

Baby, all I could think about

Was starting over.

Baby, start over with me.

It's too late for us.

I think I just screwed up.

No, baby, I screwed up.

And I know that I screwed up

Bad.

I'll spend every day of my life

Trying to heal the pain that I

Caused you.

Baby, you came back.

And that's how I know you didn't

Forget.

Forget what?

Forget about how much you

Mean to me, forget about how

Good we were.

I can't just forget.

I can't.

Like-- like the first time

We met.

First time I made you laugh.

The first time I told you I love

You.

Our wedding.

The first time I touched the

Small of your back.

[laughs]

The first time we made love.

[sniffles]

Miranda, I miss you.

I miss your laugh, I miss your

Spirit.

I miss your soul.

I-- baby, I miss your body.

[sniffles]

Baby, I can show you how much I

Miss you.

You just have to let me.

Well, how long has he been

Taking them?

Well, c.J., at least two

Weeks.

Well, baby, I was wondering why

I was running out of my

Prescription so fast.

Are you gonna tell him?

Of course I am.

As soon as he finish frosting

That cake.

Is he baking?

He's frosting now.

What's next?

[screaming]

C.J.! Curtis! Curtis!

What the--

What are you doing up there?

There's a spider!

There's a spider! Get it!

Get down from there.

Not until you get the spider.

Don't kill it.

Just move it out of the way.

Scoot it, shoo it.

Shoo, spider. Shoo, spider!

Baby--

Come on, uncle curtis.

Get down from there.

My pressure going up.

This has gone far enough.

Aunt ella, tell him.

Tell me what?

Baby, I need my medication.

Okay, curtis.

It's so hot in here.

Aunt ella!

Do you hear me saying,

"Okay"?

Okay, curtis, here baby.

Here, here, here.

Baby, my pills, my pills, my

Pills, my pills!

There you have them.

Baby, these aren't my pills.

Give me my pills.

Baby, these are the right

Pills.

These are the wrong pills.

These are my pills.

Baby, you've been taking my

Estrogen pills, okay?

Your what?

My estrogen pills.

You know, the pills that--the

Hormone that makes a lady

A lady.

Aaah! Aaah! Aaah!

Aaah! I what?!

Baby--

I'm turning into a girl?

More like a full-figured

Woman.

Shut the hell up, c.J.

I have feelings, you know.

Okay, baby, just wait a

Minute.

[cries]

Curtis, listen, baby.

I called the doctor, and she

Said that this would only last

In your system a few days.

A few days, ella?!

Just a few.

A few days?!!

I was gonna make meat loaf on

Tuesday, ella.

What am I gonna do now, huh?

What the hell am I saying?

What the hell is wrong with me?

Okay, curtis, I was gonna

Tell you, babe, but you said you

Were gonna clean the house.

And, oh, my god, what a great

Job you've done.

I don't believe this, ella.

You didn't say nothing to me.

You knew this, and you didn't

Say nothing to me?!

And you, too, c.J.?!

How could you betray me?

I didn't know.

I'm so angry.

I'm so freakin' angry,

I could cry.

Oh, baby.

I'm sorry.

I knew something was wrong.

I knew it.

I've been hungry, I've been

Cranky. I've been irritable,

And that just isn't who I am.

Curtis, listen, baby, that

Had nothing to do with these

Pills.

That's it.

I'm a man, ella, and this is

My house!

You heard me?

I'm the king of this castle, you

Heard me?

Yes, sir.

I'm a man, ella!

I know, baby.

Grrr!

[ding]

Ooh, cake's done.

We should have got stuck in

The elevator a long time ago.

Guess it's a good thing we

Didn't take the stairs, huh?

Oh, I think we missed our

Appointment.

I guess we did. Hmm.

[ beep ]

Hey, edie.

Hi, edie.

Hi, guys.

You sound kind of happy.

Yeah, well, uh, we kind of

Worked some things out.

Yeah, a couple times.

Mm-hmm.

Sounds like you're not heading

Up to the 33rd floor.

No. After lou's cousin fixes

The elevator, I think we're

Headed back down to the lobby.

[british accent] Oh,

Elevator's all fixed.

Really? Wait, wait, wait.

Say that again.

What did you just say?

Oh, elevator's all fixed.

You sound familiar.

Oh-ho ho! I know that voice.

Is that dr. Markham?

Ha ha ha! Guilty as charged.

So, this-- this was a setup?

Oh, "Setup" sounds so vulgar.

I called it my "Elevator

Intervention."

How did you do this?

Oh, I own the building,

Darlings, including the 33rd

Floor.

And you don't want to go up

There.

Why us?

Because I didn't want to see

You make a terrible mistake.

And you're obviously meant for

Each other.

Thank you, dr. Markham.

Thank you.

Well, darlings, I must be

Off.

I'm teaching a workshop in the

Hood this evening.

I call it the hip-hop flip-flop.

Bye-bye.

Well, I guess we need to get

Going.

Ah, not so fast.

Huh?

Kind of like this elevator.

Elevator?

Yeah.

Uh, uh, uh, hi.

Ha ha!

You might want to catch the

Next elevator.

Yeah, can--

Baby, he's--

Hey! Hey! Hey!

[laughs]