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[music playing]

Hey, man, why don't you just wait out here while I

run in, get the folder, and you know,

then we can go visit the office.

Man, move, it's cool.

Come on, man.

It's too soon for you to be in here.

I've gotta face it some time.

Just get the photo and we can go.

You know, everybody at work is asking me

when you coming back to work.

They miss me that much?

Actually, I think they just like using your parking space.

That's cold.

I'm just kidding, man.

We do miss you.

You know, you made the best coffee.

When I tried to make it last week,

it was so bad we had to call hazmat unit.

Wait, wait, wait, wait.

It's not even [inaudible].

But I can't sell my booze, would have got a hell of a shot.

It's crazy, uh, Cal?

Calvin.

This is where you found me?

Yeah.

But look, man, I got the photo, man.

Come on, let's go.

No, not yet.

Come on, man.

This ain't good for you!

CJ, how you know what's good for me?

You ever stare down the barrel of a 9 millimeter?

No.

You remember the gun?

Uh, no, no.

The police said it was probably a nine.

You know, we went over the story a million times.

I wish they had some kind of leads, anything.

You know, it's scary to just know somebody's out there

like that, just-- just free.

Yeah, I know.

That's why I got insurance.

What?

[beeping]

Whoa, you got a gun with the kids in the house?

That's why I got the lock box.

The combination is our wedding anniversary.

You sure you gonna need that?

Hey, this used to be a safe neighborhood.

I'm not taking any chances.

They come back up in here, I'm gonna be ready.

I got a wife and kids I need to protect.

Janine know about that?

No, and she don't need to know.

Hopefully, I never have to use it.

Man, CJ, my life ain't never gonna be the same.

But it will get better.

And it'll be much easier for you to move on once

whoever did this is locked up.

Or taken down.

Let's get out of here.

[theme music]

ELLA: Curtis!

Yes, baby.

ELLA: Curtis!

Goodness, baby, yes.

Oh, yes, yes, yes, yes.

Curtis, which one do you like best?

Curtis, didn't you hear me calling you?

Yeah, I said yes.

OK, which one did you like best?

Whichever one's cheaper.

Curtis, I wanna look nice for the ladies' club brunch

tomorrow. CURTIS: Yeah.

Come on, which one do you like best?

The pink one.

The pink one, baby.

You're not even looking!

Curtis, green, blue?

Well, it's a good thing I'm not looking.

That ugly green thing about to poke my eye out.

Curtis, you gave this hat to me.

Oh, that's cute.

Baby, just pick one.

Hell, I don't care how You looking.

I ain't gonna be there.

Curtis, yes, you will be there.

No, I won't.

You promised me.

I didn't promise you.

You know I lie.

Curtis, I don't wanna hear that.

You promised me three weeks ago that you were

gonna take me to this brunch. - Three weeks ago?

Three weeks ago?

We were sitting right here.

You gonna-- three weeks ago, Ella?

Yes, Curtis.

Ella, I was 12 years old three weeks ago.

Well, baby, come on, how you gonna pull that?

Curtis.

That expired.

That ain't even-- it's spoiled.

Curtis, you know how much this means to me.

You know how much this means to me, joining this club, Curtis.

They have a book club.

Boring.

They have a gardening contest in the spring time.

Bougie.

They meet every Sunday for brunch,

and we're gonna have a good time, Curtis.

Bull--

Curtis!

Wow, they have everything.

Yes, they do.

They have everything.

Then they're not gonna will miss me.

OK, well, Curtis, let me put it another way.

You're real good at putting it another way.

- OK. - Put it another way.

OK, Curtis. Listen to me.

Are you listening.

I like it when you you put it that way.

I took your suit to the cleaners.

And you can wear that suit with me to the brunch

or to your funeral.

I choose the funeral.

I'd rather be in the casket wearing it than to go

with you with them ladies.

Because you always say that that mess gonna work.

What?

I'm supposed to be just scared about dying now?

Funeral?

Go to the [inaudible] with you dead in my best suit.

And I'm supposed to say "oh yeah, I'm gonna go with you,"

right?

Are you going with me?

Yeah.

Thank you.

Just make sure my suit is nice and crisp and popping.

'Cause I'm popping my collar, Ella.

And I'm bringing very woman at that brunch home with me.

So get ready.

[knocking on door]

Who's your favorite nephew?

Your cousin Russell.

He never comes over.

Russell?

I'll bet you Russell ain't never gave you

tickets to the baseball game!

Tickets!

You got tickets, baby!

These are for me?

Let me tell you something, Russell's my favorite,

but boy, you just came all the way from way back here!

You and you landed right there.

I'll give you that.

This Russell.

This you.

You ain't going no further.

Boy, where'd you get these?

Russell gave 'em to you?

No, I ain't get 'em from Russell.

We ain't seen Russell in years.

These for tomorrow?

Yeah, you got plans?

We going to have good time, me and you, me and you.

I love you, chu, chu, chu.

We gonna have a good time.

Woo.

Hell no, I got no plans!

OK, OK, then it's on!

It's on tomorrow!

We going to the game!

We gonna watch our team whup the pinstripes off them

Bronx buns.

That's gonna be a good game.

Gonna be with my nephew!

Yes, sir!

We gonna go to the game!

[coughing]

Curtis, baby, why aren't you dressed?

Oh, I'm sorry, baby. I'm sorry.

Give me just a minute.

Give me just a--

Curtis, are you sick?

Let me put something on.

Just a little bit, baby.

I'm just a little contagious.

OK, baby, let's take your temperature.

Let me take your temperature.

No, baby, I already took it.

I already took it.

It's right here.

Curtis.

Is that my suit?

Yes.

Curtis, it's laying here.

It's ready.

Yeah, baby, I took it.

I'm just too weak to read it.

You can't read it.

I can't see it.

Maybe you can see it.

Oh.

Oh my goodness.

Curtis, you have a fever.

I do?

A very high fever, baby.

I-- I do?

I do, baby?

There is no way you can go to this brunch.

No, Ella!

No, baby.

What about the-- I mean--

Curtis.

The brunch, the books, and the bugs!

Curtis, we'll just have to miss it.

We?

Yes.

No.

No!

- Curtis, there is no way. - No.

There is no way I can go to this brunch.

Ella, yes, you are going to this brunch!

With you here sitting like this, Curtis?

Ella, I can't hear this, baby.

Curtis, I'll call and cancel.

But look at you.

Look at how you good--

Curtis!

Get away from that phone!

Curtis

Don't worry about that phone.

What you talking about, you gonna go?

Girl, you been waiting on this for three weeks!

I know.

You go, then, Ella.

You go now.

Curtis, but you're sick.

Go.

Give me that!

OK, baby, look it.

You look so good.

Curtis.

I'm gonna take a little Tussin and I'm gonna lay down,

and I'm gonna recover.

It'll be fine.

[coughing]

Oh, that's bad.

Curtis, are you sure you don't mind if I go?

I want you to go down, because I'm--

I'm the sacrificial lamb.

I'll suffer. You don't have to suffer.

Thank you, baby.

I'll call, and I'll check up on you.

I don't want you to suffering, baby.

[coughing]

You could catch this.

You better go!

Uh uh.

Don't be sorry, baby.

Don't be sorry!

ELLA: I sure wish could go with me.

I wish I could too.

I wish I could!

[coughing]

Baby!

She gone.

If I would have known that was what you

meant by "meet me for lunch."

You would have came even sooner,

because you know I put that thing on you

like you never had it before.

I like when your team wins.

Batter up.

Mhm.

Keep this up, I might be a fan. Later.

I have to get back to the office.

Now, what kind of person works all week

and then goes back to work on Sundays?

The of A person who likes to keep her boss happy.

Well, the boss right here. The boss is happy.

- Stop. - Boss really happy.

Stop, OK, stop, Boss.

- Boss. - I have to get back to work.

Stop it. - But listen.

What?

If you wanna do a seventh inning stretch,

you know what I mean?

OK.

We'll see.

Can I get a little?

That's what I'm talking about.

Oh, that woman gonna kill me.

I'm so tired.

Oh no, she coming back?

OK.

Seventh inning!

Let's go.

Calvin.

Oh.

Man, I'm glad it's you, Calvin.

Oh, hey.

I saw Janine leave.

I didn't know anybody was still here.

I had a key, so--

What are you doing here, man?

Come on, man.

Why are you torturing yourself?

You know you shouldn't be here.

Ain't nobody thinking about that, Travis.

"Travis?"

CJ.

You know what I meant.

Look, I-- I was just coming by to get

some weights for my therapy.

Miranda says she left them.

Oh, oh.

I thought that, you know, after the other--

I-- I just want the weights. CJ: Yeah.

- I'll go get 'em. - You know what?

- Here in the basement. - I'll go down.

I'll get 'em for you, all right?

Just stay right here, OK?

I'll be right back.

Hey, man, they're-- they're in one of these boxes, huh?

Yeah, in one of the boxes.

[beeping]

CJ: You're sure?

Yeah, it should be down there somewhere.

Hey, man, I didn't see no weights down there nowhere.

You want me to go check in the garage?

Nah, you know what?

I'll just pick some up.

Don't worry about it.

I got things to do.

You sure?

Yeah, I got some things to take care of.

Hey, man.

You know, we're all really worried about you.

Well, don't.

I got this.

All right.

Time to relax.

Hey.

Hey, what's going on, baby?

You're taking another break?

Nope, I am done.

You're done?

All my work is done.

Oh, OK.

And I emptied the dishwasher.

- You did? - Mhm.

That's from the dishwasher?

Mhm.

All those were still dirty, baby.

Uh, that's disgusting.

It's the thought that counts, but I

need you to get those dirty dishes out of my cabinet.

OK.

Baby.

Yes.

Did you happen to see any weights?

Because Calvin came by earlier and was

looking for some weights that Miranda had left.

Yeah, he picked those up months ago from the garage.

That's weird.

He must have forgot.

Well, you know, he has been through a lot.

Yeah, working out with weights is gonna help him out a lot,

because that's how I kept my high school physique.

Baby, you are fine, but you--

you don't have the body you had in high school.

You must be crazy.

Baby, listen.

I look better than I did in high school.

You can't be serious.

I'm a fireman.

You are a fireman, and you are a fine, fine fireman,

and I love your body.

And I think you are sexy.

No, you ain't got to patronize me.

- I'm not patronizing you. - You ain't got to patronize me.

No, let me tell you something.

I am finer than I was in high school.

Yes, you are, baby.

Got I got more muscles now than I had then. 'Cause my game

is tight.

I'm gonna let you know right now.

It's tight?

I got the yearbook to show you.

Do you really wanna do that to yourself?

You feel what I'm saying?

You feel what I'm saying?

Everything got a flex.

I'm gonna show you right now.

Fine, let's do this.

This is gonna be good.

It's gone.

Oh, baby, it was gone when Bobby Brown had a prerogative.

No, it's gone.

The gun is gone.

What gun?

CJ?

Baby, I--

I bought a gun to protect the house.

You did what?

I bought a gun.

You-- you bought a gun. OK?

I mean, it was just to protect the house.

Just to protect the house.

Where is it?

The only person that even knew that it was there--

Calvin.

Yes, I had a wonderful time at the brunch today.

CURTIS: Ella!

Curtis.

No, that's my husband.

OK, next time the brunch can be here, and I'll cook.

CURTIS: Come on, baby.

OK, all right.

Bye-bye.

Curtis, leave me alone, baby.

Aunt Ella, where's Calvin?

Calvin!

He just left. CJ: Calvin!

Left a while ago.

What's going on?

Come on, baby, I'm going downhill again.

I need that backrub, baby.

Curtis, can you wait a minute?

Aunt Ella, we got to find Calvin.

He got a gun.

Who?

Calvin.

We think he's out looking for the man who shot him.

Calvin doesn't even remember who shot him.

He's lying.

He does remember.

I think it's Travis.

Curtis.

It's me, Calvin.

Please, baby, don't be out doing something stupid.

Just call me.

We'll find him.

Has he called?

No, Miranda hasn't heard from him either.

She's on her way here.

Curtis, I can't take this.

I have got to go and search of my son.

No, baby, baby, sit down.

Curtis.

No, look.

I'm going back out.

CJ is still looking in a few spots.

We're gonna find him.

I promise you, baby.

Curtis, what if it's too late.

Don't even talk like that, Ella.

Don't talk like that.

Don't put that out there, OK?

I just don't get it.

This is nothing like Calvin.

What is happening?

What is happening to my son?

CJ, get off me!

Thank God.

I'll call Miranda.

Calvin, are you OK?

Are you all right?

He's fine.

He's lucky.

Because I found him over by Travis's spot with this.

Calvin.

Oh God.

Son, have you lost your mind?

I was handling my business.

You gonna shoot somebody?

You could have lost your life, Calvin.

So?

So?

This is living?

Mom, I'm in pain every second of every day!

I could barely walk!

Every time I close my eyes, I see that punk's face.

I'm not gonna be happy until Travis is dead.

Calvin.

Now, look, I know you angry, man.

Hell, I wanna kill the dude myself!

So let's roll out!

There ain't no rolling out.

You don't roll nowhere.

This ain't "Boyz n the Hood."

You need to just go to the police

and tell them what you know.

Calvin, that-- that is the only way we can

get this man off the streets.

Son, you're not making any sense.

It makes perfect sense to me.

Where was the police when he was pointing

that gun in my face, huh?

Huh?

This is my fight.

Y'all ain't never gonna understand.

But son, you can't do it like this.

I'm not trying to hear that.

Calvin, please.

Please, baby, don't-- don't let him destroy you.

OK.

Calvin, I almost lost you once.

I just cannot bear the thought of losing you.

I just can't.

This is-- this is just crazy.

OK, this is it.

This ends now.

Calvin, you and I are going down to the police station

right now.

Calvin.

Fine, whatever.

I'm going with you.

CJ, get rid of that gun.

I don't want it back in my house.

- Baby, I just-- - Get rid of the gun.

What is happening to my son?

Calvin is really mad at us.

Yeah, he'll bounce back.

He knows that honesty is the best policy.

Y'all all learned that from me.

Whoa, you on TV.

Don't interrupt me when I'm talking to you.

Don't care how grown you get.

You never get too grown.

No, but look.

No, really, you're on TV catching a fly ball.

Oh, shh!

What did you do with that, anyway?

I hid it in the closet.

Why?

Because I told Ella I was sick so I could go to the ballgame.

"Honesty is the best policy," huh?

But it's not the only policy.

There's a few of 'em.

There's a-- there's a bunch of 'em.

Lying is right there with the truth.

It's right there.

Well, you better hope Aunt Ella don't find out.

Hey, CJ.

Hey, Aunt Ella.

[coughing]

Aw, hey, baby.

Hey, baby.

Curtis, with everything that happened today,

I just forgot all about you, baby.

Oh, I know.

How you feeling?

Yeah, try-- trying to eat solid.

Good.

Well, let me tell you about my brunch.

Oh, baby, I just got well.

You don't wanna make sick again, do you?

Oh, Curtis.

I'd love to hear about your brunch, Aunt Ella.

Thank you. Thank you.

She had fresh flowers everywhere,

and her decorations were amazing.

I'm going down slow.

And her husband, William, arranged everything.

He was just a joy.

All day.

Sounds like his name could be "Joy."

I was so impressed with William

that I had to volunteer and help him clear the dishes.

And so I went into the kitchen and he, of course, like a man,

had the game on, the baseball game.

You watched the game?

I watched that game, baby.

I watched Curtis Payne catch a foul ball.

No you didn't!

Curtis, yes, I did.

No, you didn't!

Yes, I did.

Stop that lying, Ella.

You lying!

It wasn't no foul ball.

I didn't catch no foul ball.

It was a homerun.

Get your story straight, Ella.

Curtis, why did you lie?

Because the truth wouldn't set me free, Ella.

That's why.

Baby, I'm sorry.

I know I shouldn't have lied.

No, you should not have.

But I forgive you.

Thank you, baby.

And Curtis, would you please stop heating my thermometer up

with that candle?

160 degrees, baby?

How evil do you really think I am?

[coughing]

ANCHOR [ON TV]: Tonight, police arrested

Travis Ayers in connection with a home

invasion and attempted murder.

Police raided his Atlanta home and recovered

a large number of high-powered semi-automatic weapons.

An investigation has been launched to trace

the source of these weapons.

Thank God, Thank God, Thank God.

Well, I know I'm happy that Travis is finally behind bars.

OK, that's enough of that.

You did the right thing, son.

You all right, Calvin?

[theme music]