All language subtitles for 227 s02e12 A Matter of Choice

There's no place like home.

With your family around you, you're
never alone.

When you know that you love, you don't
need to roam.

Cause there's no place like home.

Times are changing every day.

We won't get by with no flame away.

No, no. Pulling together, we'll make it
right.

With help from our friends, I know we
can fly. But there's no place like home.

With your family around you, you're
never alone.

When you know that you love, you don't
need to roam.

I mean, no place, child.

What's wrong with your mom?

It's called 60's Flashback.

This happens whenever she decides
there's not enough room in here, she

get rid of stuff.

Let's do the twist.

Come on, Brandon.

Hey, come on, Cal. I'll take this one
out.

Is that Brandon?

And go like this.

Ooh, it rolled it.

No, it's the twist.

And don't say you weren't born yet.

Mother taught me to dance like this.

She taught me to walk like this.

And the rest is history.

Cut it out, friend.

Oh, Mary, I'm surprised you're not even
breathing hard.

That's because my heart stopped.

Hey, this is Mom's old photo album.

These pictures must have been taken way
back in the 60s.

What do you mean, Kevin?

He means their prayer story.

Did you want something?

Uh, Mary, do you happen to have that
magazine that tells about the 50 richest

people in America?

No, they forgot to mention my name, so I
canceled my subscription.

Oh, this is serious. I met a man last
night who told me he just missed being

the top 50 by that much.

And you believed him? I always believe
men.

Then I check him out.

His name is, um, Charles Winfield.
Supposed to be a big -time realtor.

He sold some property they must have
worked on.

Oh, he got signs all over the place. Oh,
good. I want to go work for him. Or

marry him. Whichever comes first.

On your way out. Would you get that?

Hi, Rose. Hi, Sandra.

Yo, Sandra.

Mary, I've been getting a lot of
complaints about the noise coming from

apartment. It was me. If you're having a
party, I want to be invited.

Well, I got to go. You know, Charles
says that I have the perfect personality

for real estate. He invited me to his
office to show me his listings. You

that's what it's about. People helping
people.

So what's up with Sandra?

What else? She met another man.

You know, if there's another life, I
want to come back as Sandra.

Well, at least for a day.

Yeah, but I don't know what I'm going to
do with all this stuff.

I wish I had another room.

Me too.

Then I could charge you more rent.

Who's this girl with your dad?

Wait a minute.

Let me see.

Oh, that's me.

Boy, you used to be cute.

Used to be?

I mean, you really held up well.

Oh, I remember this one.

My feet were killing me from marching.

Oh, were you in a parade?

No, the march on Washington in 63.

I was there.

I'll never forget Martin Luther King
speaking.

Seems like the whole neighborhood was at
our house watching it on television.

It seems like we were always involved in
one cause or another.

Nowadays, it seems like kids are only
interested in themselves.

That's not true, Mom. We care.

Calvin and I watched the entire Live A
concert.

Whoa!

Hey, everybody.

Hi, honey.

How was your day?

I don't want to talk about it. Oh, that
bad?

You remember a couple months ago I told
you I put in a bid to build a shopping

center? It fell through.

Well, actually, I'll let Marvin tell
you.

We're in the money.

Think of money.

This man is standing here. He did it all
today.

You got it! Here's more. He signed a
contract.

Congratulations, Lester. Thank you.
Yeah, bring Marvin back. I want to see

balloon bit.

This is the break you've been waiting
for. Yeah, my company is finally going

be put on the map.

Oh, I'm so proud of you.

Daddy, does this mean I can get my new
stereo?

Hey, we can get the kitchen fixed up.
Damn, kitchen? Sure, we're going to get

house. Daddy!

I saved the best for last.

This is my favorite room in the
entire...

That's what you said about the bathroom,
the bedroom, the kitchen, and the

garage.

Can I help it if it's the perfect house?

Oh, I'm so glad Mr. Winfield said I
could show you this place. I just love

favors for rich people.

And I suppose your commission has
nothing to do with it. Mary, I'm not

I can't get a commission.

But there are certain fringe benefits.

Like a little something under the table.

Colonel and the gentleman would retire
for brandy and cigars while the women

stayed in the drawing room.

Hey, baby, you ever wonder what the
women did in the drawing room? Probably

brandy and cigars.

As you can see, this is a solid, well
-built home, built by master craftsmen.

That's the built -in burglar law.

That woman should be selling used cars.
Come on, baby. Hey, not so fast, Mary.

Oh, Mary, Mary, Mary.

Now, you're not looking at the charm in
this room. A real fireplace and a mantle

for your little homie knick -knacks?

Well, I have always wanted a mantle.

You notice how only one end fell?

Oh, my!

I just caught a little glimpse of
heaven. Have you seen the view from this

window? Come here.

Well, at least the windows are clean.

Yeah.

And no glass to worry about.

Well, the colonel likes his homing
pigeons to fly in at night.

Well, glass or no glass is still a great
view.

Yeah, and at least it has a real
fireplace.

You know, I could really put this place
in shape.

The colonel says if you sign right now,
he'll even throw in the pen.

Is he going to throw in a bucket of
chicken, too?

I'm telling you, you better act fast.
Lots of people are waiting for this

Sandra, you've been in real estate 45
minutes. You don't have anyone else

waiting for this house. So if we decide
we're interested, what is the asking

price? $700 ,000.

Are you crazy?

How about $100 ,000?

We'll talk about it. Come on, baby.

Well, you can talk all you want, but the
colonel said that that price...

in some drapes.

It's just not gonna be the same here
without you. Yeah, we sure gonna miss

all. We're not moving to California.
We're only gonna be a half an hour away.

Yeah, but who am I gonna sit on the
stoop with?

Well, Pearl can have my crate.

Well, who's gonna lean out the window?

See, you're upsetting everything.

Oh, come on, you guys. We're gonna be
visiting each other all the time.

Hey. Hi, babe.

Rose, Pearl, say hello to Jim Manning.
Hi, Jim.

Hi, ladies.

Hey, Lester told me you're going to be
helping him with the shopping center.

Yeah, it's a tremendous opportunity,
Mary. I'm just glad you needed a number

man. Yeah.

Well, we'll be seeing y 'all later. Come
on, Pearl.

Rose, have you got my waffle iron? No,
Mary's got that. I have your knife

sharpener. Well, give it back, because
I've been shot in my knives on a rock.

I just showed Jim the house.

Yeah, and I bet he hinted like mad for
you to help him fix it up. He sure did.

You know, I haven't done that kind of
work since my company went bankrupt a

couple months ago.

Well, you're still a hell of a
construction man, and you don't have any

now. This shopping center is just the
beginning. You got that right, buddy.

They're going to be after us to build
shopping centers all over this country.

Well, I want you to name one of them
after me, so I won't have to return the

shopping cart.

Nesta. Hey, Sergeant.

Sandra, I'd like you to meet my new
assistant, Jim Manning. Hi.

Hi, Sandra.

Oh, here's my card in case you ever want
to buy a house. Oh.

A big house.

Oh, hey, Sandra. Oh, Mary, Lessa, I came
to warn you. A young couple is looking

at your house. Now, he doesn't like it,
but she keeps cuddling up to him, biting

him on his neck. She starts blowing in
his ear, your house is gone.

How'd you like to take it off the market
permanently?

Oh, honey, do you...

Watch the honey, honey.

You really think we should? Of course we
should.

Baby, as soon as I sign that contract on
Friday, Sondra is getting herself a

deposit.

Oh, Lester, you won't be sorry. I know I
won't be. I can feel my friend's

benefits now.

And just because you've been so nice,
I'm going to do something to cheer up

Mary. Like what? I'm going to go on a
long vacation.

Thank you, Lord.

Congratulations, you two. That's going
to be a wonderful home.

Which reminds me, that's where I'd
better be heading.

See you, Mary. Okay.

Hey, Lester, I'll talk to you tomorrow.

Okay. Hey, look, thanks again, man, for
the job. Hey, we're in this together.

All right.

Oh, honey, our own house.

Doesn't it feel great to be on top of
the world? Yeah.

I'm so proud of you.

Ah, look at the lovebirds.

Guess what?

We're getting the house. Our own house.
I don't believe it.

But what about Calvin?

We can't afford him.

But I'll get you a puppy.

Daddy, I'm used to seeing Calvin every
day.

I mean, we've practically grown up
together.

Calvin can come over any time he wants.

Think what you think.

I didn't say it could come in.

Daddy.

Oh, Mom, I want you to know that Calvin
Tiffany and I are helping with the

letter -writing campaign for testing
investments in South Africa.

So, you see, we do care.

Well, I think that's wonderful.

And you know what? I think it's great
that you're doing it on your own time.

I do, too, Brand.

Anything we can do about a product is
important. I'm proud of you, sugar.

Oh, Daddy, look.

These are the companies that we want to
boycott.

Security Atlantic Bank?

What's the matter?

Security Atlantic Bank is the company
we're building this shopping center for.

This contract is the big break I've been
waiting for. My company is finally on

the move, and I should run into
something like this.

Oh, honey, we can wait a little longer
for our house.

Breaks like this don't come along that
often. How can I just throw it away?

At this hour?

a little strange you and Lester being
this active in the middle of the night.

Everything is fine, Sandra. What are you
doing coming in at this hour?

I'm not coming in. I'm going out.

Going out?

Mm -hmm. With Jack. He's a milkman.

He's taking me on his run.

You're going out with a milkman? He gets
lonesome driving alone.

Well, they say you never outgrow your
need for milk.

Men.

Sandra, since you're here, I think you
should know we're having second thoughts

about that house. Oh, of course you are.
It's called buyer's remorse. You do

something, then you're sorry for it.

Not that it's ever happened to me.

I'm trying to tell you that we're not
sure. Of course you're not sure. The

needs some creativity.

That's why I'm going to bring you an
interior decorator. Not the one who did

your apartment.

No, something much more simple, like
your taste.

Well, I guess I got to go.

Don't want the milk to kettle.

What's going on? I thought I heard
voices.

Oh, nothing, honey. Go back to bed.

No, she should hear this.

Brenda, we may not be taking that house.

Of course not. You can't work for that
bank. I understand that.

Well, it isn't all that simple.

Yes, it is.

Hi, honey. Hi, babe.

How was your day? Oh, good.

Real good. How about you? Oh, terrific.

Worst day of my life.

Mine, too. I feel like I've gone from
the World Series to the Little Leagues.

Yeah, and I never knew before just how
tiny this apartment is.

Well, at least the door's open and
closed.

I asked Jim to come over.

It's going to be tough telling him you
can't hire him.

Mary, this is business. There's only one
way to handle these things.

Fast and direct.

Hope you don't mind I brought my family
along.

We're on our way shopping. Oh, no, no,
no. Come in here.

Hey, Lester. Hey, Jim.

Hi.

This is my wife, Melinda. This is my
children, Louise, Nancy, Bill, Gail, and

David.

Sit,

sit. Thank you.

Mrs. Jenkins, I can't...

Tell you what a pleasure it is to have
Jim working for your husband.

Your Lester's a wonderful man.

Try and remember that, please.

So, um, what'd you want to talk to me
about, Lester?

Uh, Jim, I didn't know you had such a
large family.

Yeah, a lot of mouths to feed. I got two
more, but they're out working as

babysitters tonight.

Two more?

Yeah.

And, uh, so you're all going shopping?

It's been a while.

But we're going to make up for all lost
time.

Yeah, well, this really isn't the best
time of year to go shopping.

No, no, I always wait till the Fourth of
July sale. But that's months away.

Who's worried about sales?

We're building shopping centers.

So, um, what do you want to talk to me
about, Lester?

Uh, Mary, why don't you and Melinda take
the kids in the kitchen and fix them

something? They may have to take turns.

Just kidding, Melinda.

Come on, you guys. Come on.

Have a seat, Jim. Oh, yeah, sure, Les.

Jim, it looks like Mary and I may not be
getting that house.

Oh, you're kidding. Why not?

Well, it's big.

Too big.

Sometimes small is better.

Even in business, small is better.

Well, Jim, let me just get it out. The
bank that we're building the shopping

center for is heavily invested in South
Africa.

Yeah?

Maybe you didn't hear what I said. Well,
of course I heard what you said, but

what's that got to do with us? We're not
building a shopping center in South

Africa. No, but if we take this job...
What do you mean, if?

Come on, man, you know what's happening
in South Africa.

Of course I do, and I feel sorry for
those people.

But us building a shopping center in
Washington isn't going to affect their

lives one way or the other.

But every protest helps.

It puts pressure on that government.
That's why IBM and GE pulled out.

Lester, since when are you IBM or GE?

Look, those guys have the money to pull
out. They can afford to be idealistic.

It's not about the money.

Tell that to my family.

Look, Lester, if you want to do
something righteous, Take some of that

that you'll earn from building the
shopping center and donate it to Bishop

You want us to work for people that
support a racist government?

If you were president of Security
Atlantic Bank, I would say yes, pull

your pulling out isn't going to do a
damn thing to end apartheid. It's just

going to make things harder on us.

Dad, do you want a great drink?

No, son. Go get your mother. We're
leaving.

Mom!

Mom and Daddy will buy one for each of
you.

Well, this was very nice.

And thanks so much for the drinks. Oh,
you're welcome, Melinda. And please come

again. We will.

Come on, kids. Let's go.

Come on.

Take your sister's hand.

All right.

Thanks for making us rich.

Lester, please.

Just... Think about this before you make
a final decision.

Okay.

Well, I take it Jim doesn't share your
opinion.

No, and I'm not sure what my opinion is
anymore.

He made some very good points.

What do you mean?

I mean, maybe I could get more done if I
was working from the inside. If I

became important to the bank, I might be
able to influence them.

What do you think?

I think you have to go with what you
feel.

Well, I wish I was as clear on this as
Brenda is.

Oh, honey, Brenda's only 15. She doesn't
have the responsibilities you have.

You know, that could be a great house.

It could be a wonderful house.

It'd be a shame to lose it, especially
if turning it down won't change

Let's go take another look at that house
tomorrow.

Yeah, with any luck, we'll hate it.

Oh, it's so big back there, you could
plant a garden.

Oh, yes, and still have room to land at
747.

And build a guest house for Aunt Pearl.

Wait till you see the upstairs.

There's a master bedroom, a study, and
three bathrooms.

We plan to put in wall -to -wall
carpeting.

Of course, we may not take the house.
Right, honey?

I think you can show them the upstairs.

Oh, come on, ladies.

Today, the tour is free.

How you doing?

Oh, just fine. Look, the agency sent me
over to fix up a few of these switches.

I won't be long.

Take your time. If you see anything else
that needs fixing, feel free.

You looking to play us over?

Yeah, yeah, we can sit in it.

Could be a nice place once you got it
fixed up.

It's got a real nice feel to it.

Yeah, yeah, it does.

And it's good to see a brother buying
it. Know what I mean?

I know exactly what you mean.

Just think, 20 years ago, the only thing
we could buy in this neighborhood was a

bad tag.

Well, I'm not surprised.

Shoot.

They wouldn't even show a black person a
house then.

Now, here you are.

I'll tell you, it wasn't easy getting
here.

Well, you can say that again.

But seeing you move in here makes me
feel that all the struggling we did was

worth it.

Go in the kitchen and take care of those
footsies, and I'm gone.

All right.

Take it easy.

Well, well, they love me up there. And
you know the closet down the hall? I was

thinking that maybe... What's the
matter?

Mary, I'm sorry, but I can't get you
this house.

And I may give Jim some work, but it
won't be on that shopping center.

You're not taking the job.

The same things we marched for in the
60s.

are the same things black people are
fighting for in South Africa.

Turning down this job may not mean a
damn thing to anybody else, but it sure

means something to me.

It means something to me, too.

And you know something?

I'm really proud of you.

Just do me one favor. What's that? Let
me tell Sandra.