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And then Greg said, baby, change the channel. I said, they cut off the cable.

That is the channel.

Well, at least you have a TV. I am sick to death of watching my neighbor messing

around with her new boyfriend.

Wait a minute. My mother is your neighbor, and she does not have a

You better ask your mom about Earl.

Oh, can I tell her to get some drapes?

Oh, oh, oh, look at the time. It's almost 8 .30.

I have to go pick up Jabari.

Oh, uh, yeah, I gotta go too. She's my ride.

Well, I mean, I know we gotta go, but I just wanted to say thank you.

Yeah, you're welcome. Okay, goodbye, Lynn. Come on. No, no, no, no. Hey, hey.

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.

I just wanted to say thank you for not taking sides.

It means a lot to me that just because Joan and I aren't friends anymore, you

two haven't abandoned me.

Tony, we're not friends with you just because of Joan.

I really need to hear that.

Bye -bye.

This was fun, right?

Yeah, yeah, yeah, whatever.

Go on now.

Okay, bye.

Okay, here we go.

Hey, guys.

Sorry I'm late.

Would you come on? We are so hungry.

Can you put our names on the list while we're in the bathroom? Yeah. Okay, I'll

be right back.

Okay.

That was so close. We are never double booking again.

What are you two still doing here?

You first.

I think I left my magazine.

Oh, well, we just wanted a sip of water, but never quenched, so bye.

Okay, what do we do now?

doing tonight for Halloween?

Staying in with the lights off so I don't have to pass out candy I don't

What about you and the bellhop?

Well, it's Vasco's first Halloween date, so he's real excited about trick -or

-treating for free M &M's.

That's why I need the wig.

He's going as Fabio.

No, Lynn, you gotta give him the full L .A. Halloween experience.

Ooh, I know. Why don't the four of us go over to West Hollywood for the parade?

You know those gay boys go all...

I could go as Melanie Griffith.

Oh, I'm sorry, Tony. I can't.

I'm going to Joan's party.

I mean, I don't want to, but I'm bringing the eye.

Why didn't you say so?

I was just trying to give you and the immigrant a memorable Halloween.

Hey, baby.

What's cracking?

Well,

Tony, gotta run. Thanks for the wig. So do you want to hook up after Joan's

party? Don't treat me like sloppy seconds. Go to Joan's party. Have fun.

hook up some other night. Okay. But I promise, next holiday is all yours.

Thanksgiving? No, Veterans Day. You know, Joan would kill me if I missed

Thanksgiving.

Have fun.

Thanks.

So, Joan's having her annual Halloween party, huh?

That's got to be rough.

Please, there won't be any fun without Tony Childs. I know. There never is.

with that Tony child.

Hey, come on. We'll start our own little Halloween tradition, huh?

I know. We'll carve a pumpkin.

Why don't you go out and get us one, and I will start dinner.

Oh, Greg.

You're the only treat I need.

You hurry back with that pumpkin, baby, and I'll be your trick.

It's your turn. No, hell no. Okay, you don't ask a black woman to a party, then

ask her to get her fro wet.

Ah, you're right.

But you are the first one to be it when we play Ghost in the Graveyard.

It's fun.

I'll be back.

Okay, I think I just got a peek into what it's like for a black kid to grow

in a white neighborhood.

What do you mean? Ghost in the Graveyard is kind of fun.

I rest my case.

Miss Tony.

It's weird her not being here. It doesn't feel like a party without her.

miss Tony Childs, too. I do, you know? But, Lynn, we have got to be here for

Joan. You know how she is on the holidays? I mean, if we weren't here,

crazy.

Okay. I found shower caps. Bob and Frapple is back on.

Okay. Crazier.

I noticed something funny about this party.

Yeah, William.

I miss Tony, too.

Bump Tony.

I'm the only man up in this crib.

You know what that makes you all?

My bitches?

What? I'm a pimp. I'm in character.

William. Don't talk back to me, Hope. I'm still in character. I'm still in

character.

Are you guys having fun?

Did you know that Sweet Willie D is the only man here?

No, he's not.

There's a lot of men on their way here.

I'm sure. I mean, I invited a few men.

Okay, guys, the fact is, men were Tony's contribution to the party. You brought

the chips, you brought the ice, she brought the men.

If Tony's not here, the men aren't here. Hey, it's not too late to call her up

and tell her to bring down 30 or 40 men.

Tony's not invited, okay? We need to move on and embrace what we do have.

Chips, ice, and women.

Don't you mean chips, ice, and bitches?

Payback's a bitch, isn't it, Tony?

You want to hurt me, Tony?

You want to hurt me?

You can't hurt me anymore, Tony.

I loved you for exactly who you were, and you belittled me for what I didn't

have. I gave you honesty, and you cheated on me.

I gave you my heart, and you tried to give me an STD.

I thought that was your sister.

You are so full of yourself, Tony.

What, did you honestly think I would run back to you and forgive you like a

fool? Who's a fool now, Tony?

Get out.

I'm gone.

Happy Halloween.

Yeah, I'm a supermodel sandwich.

All right, ladies, that's right. Get the sandwich.

Wrap me up like a corn dog.

Oh, hell, my girl ain't here. There's room for one more booty. Come on, bring

here, girl.

Back it up now.

Watch yourself.

Beep.

Beep.

Beep.

Maya, I think I'm drunk.

Why?

Because I'm seriously thinking about backing my thing up into Williams.

Quick, girl, you need some air.

And so do I.

Because he had me a condom.

Hey,

hey, hey, watch your hands, ladies.

We're going to put up with that for another ten minutes.

Tony.

Hey.

You okay?

Apparently not, girl. Look at her.

Looks like she's making late night deliveries for Ralph.

problems right now.

Stop touching my ass.

Joan, hey, we have a little situation on the front porch.

Tony's here.

What the hell is he doing here? Don't start.

Come on.

What are you doing here?

Joan.

God, Greg.

With another woman.

In her living room.

He set her up for revenge.

I know we're not supposed to be talking right now, and I know we're not friends

anymore, but I didn't know where else to go.

Jen, at least let her come in and pull herself together.

I think it would be better if she just went back to your place.

Jen, Jen.

Dan.

I thought the Grinch stole Christmas, not Halloween.

Come

in.

Hey, pal.

Got a second?

Sure, buddy.

What's up?

Well, it's just a little something.

I don't want you to take this the wrong way, because you know I trust your

judgment.

I think you were a little tough on Tony last night.

Is that so?

Okay, now, Joan, don't get all sassy on me.

Look, William, I cut Tony out of my life like you all told me to.

What are you saying?

Now you want me to put her back in? I'm just saying you don't stomp on someone

when they're down.

That's cold.

That's cruel.

That's like spitting on a kid because he's six foot in the fifth grade and

high -water pants and has a sensitive stomach.

It's not about you. What the hell are you talking about? I'm talking about a

little boy they used to call Baby Huey.

Damn those teachers.

William, that is the last time I sent a man in to do a woman's job.

Good, because you women are schizo.

You know what the problem is with you and Tony, don't you?

Suppressed sexual desire.

William. Hear me out.

Real friends don't get all obsessed over each other.

Real friends don't go to therapy over each other. Real friends pat each other

the back and move on.

You two want each other, so oil it up and take it to the mat.

I'm going.

You lesbians killed me.

Larissa, hold on. The bias.

This is one of my VIP customers.

Oh, thank you, Taz.

So the sin tube is cute.

Oopsie -daisy.

Got another card?

You better swipe it again. That's a gold card, honey.

Darling, I've swiped the gold off.

Try my ATM.

Put it on my SkyMiles. Write it up as a prescription and put it on my Kaiser

card.

Look.

I have other cards.

My Petco card.

I don't have a pet tab.

I know there's some credit on that, baby.

This, this, this, and this.

So work some magic and make it happen.

Tell me you got new sweaters in. I got one in every color, just like you taught

me, Taz.

Seven jeans?

I've been looking for those.

Colonnade Realty. Hi.

Do you know Tony Childs?

Fired?

Whatever. Can somebody just come?

Hello?

Greg? Greg Sparks? Hi. I'm calling about Tony Childs.

Hi, do you know Tony Child?

Hello?

Oh.

Dr. Clay Spencer?

Hi, I'm calling about Tony Child.

Oh, hello!

I look good, don't I, Taz?

Tell me I look good. I look good, don't I?

Yes, honey, you look good. Hold on to that sister, because you don't have a

friend in this world.

You know what else I don't have?

Collect Tony Childs? Honey, she pulled a girl, interrupted, and collapsed over

there. Go, Beth, give 9 -1 -1.

Oh, my God.

Tony.

Tony, honey, it's us.

Tony, sweetie, it's Maya.

Tony, don't make me slap you.

Tony, get your ass up and let's go. We're taking you home.

I'm going home to Fresno.

Fresno? You always said being in Fresno was like being in hell.

Better hell than here.

There's nothing left for me here.

No man, no job, no money, no best friend.

I'm just gonna go on home, let Mama fatten me up, and help Daddy work the

Before you hitch up the mule, you might want to listen to me, okay?

You don't need Fresno, Tony. You need to start owning your responsibility in all

of this. Yeah, Tony, Joan didn't make you lose Greg. You did. And Joan didn't

make you lose Joan. You did.

What about my job?

What about my money? That was my fault, too?

Who the hell do you think sent those chickens loose to come home and roost?

All I've got chickens and bread, love.

Oh, hell, we lost her again. No, no, no, no, we didn't, Lynn.

She's just running game, acting all lost in space.

Game over, Tony.

And I'm not playing. Lynn, let's go.

I won't want to lose you, too.

Then come on.

We fall down, but we get up.

We fall down, but we get up. We fall down, but we get up. We fall

down, but we get up.

We fall down, but we get up.

The church is called St.

John.

I am sorry I hurt you.

I'm sorry I blamed you for Greg for everything. I did it. I made all the

mistakes. I know that.

I will never, ever have a friend who means as much to me as you.

I know I don't deserve you, but I need you.

And I pray that... You'll give me the opportunity to make this right.

Tony, I know that took a lot for you to say.

Thank you.

I just can't go there with you again.

Proverbs 24, 16, that a just man, a just man falls seven

times but rises back up again.

So the question is, what makes him just?

We in the church would consider him to be wicked if he falls seven times. One

time we can understand.

Twice maybe, but seven times?

So what makes him just?

from the Bible standpoint is that he has enough sense to realize that he can get

back up again and not just get back up, but get back in line.

So no matter where you've fallen from, no matter what you've done, and no

how many times you've done it, it's not too late.

He is so much in love with you that his mercy endures and his mercy is

everlasting.

So he's just waiting for you to come and confess to him with a sincere heart and

say, Lord, have mercy.

Forgive me.

And just that quickly, you're forgiven.

Just that quickly, you're healed.

Now, no, no condemnation. No condemnation.

Don't remember your past sins because he's forgotten.

And if he's forgotten them, you can forgive and forget too.

Because it's not too late to give and not forget.

You can

get

back up again. Get back up again.

The arms open wide.

Run to his arms.

Run to his arms. Oh, say does that star -