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Martin. Martin, baby, the party isn't around here, honey.

We've been driving for two hours, we are lost.

Oh, baby, we're not lost, alright?

- Let me see the map. - Right here.

- Right, whoa, whoa. - I got you.

Okay. Oh damn, they removed the street back.

They ain't moved the street, Martin.

What did you do? What did you do, Martin?

I ain't do nothing. What did I do?

'Keep your hands on steering'

'where I can see them.'

Oh, damn!

'Just the driver, please.'

Good evening. Driver's license and registration, please.

Alright, what's the problem, officer?

Problem is you ran a stop sign back there, sir.

What you did was known as the rolling stop

where you actually did not stop

and in fact rolled right through

the stop sign.

Well, I'm so glad you know the law.

But I ran no stop sign, Colombo.

You're not really gonna give me a ticket, are you?

Hm-hm.

Look, look, look, man.

Why don't you let me treat you to a donut? Alright?

They got a donut stop down the street

they tell me the glaze is kicking.

I don't eat donuts, Mr. Payne.

Sign right here please, sir.

You don't eat donut?

Well, eat Fruit Loops or something.

Your sign there. Thank you, sir.

Alright, you don't wanna get a little

a-a-a Twister donut or anything?

Have a nice evening, Mr. Payne.

Here's your driving license and registration.

You don't give a brother, a warning?

Goodnight, sir.

The brother don't get a warning?

- Shut up, Martin. - No.

He ain't give no brother no warning.

- You could get us arrested. - Be quiet.

- Man! - Martin.

"What you did is called a rolling stop."

"Have a goodnight, Mr. Payne."

They'll come in a glazes.

Just assure that you'll be appearing in court.

Okay, what I tell you this. You know what?

Roll y'all asses out the car.

Yeah, uh, you know, I ain't? Roll out.

Out of this stinking car, smell like feet anyway?

You had your fun, get out.

This no longer has to be your ride. Uh, you know?

Alright, good evening. Close my door.

That's right.

Bye, bye. Baby, bye, bye.

- What? - Yeah.

You can roll with your friends too, okay?

- Are you kicking me? - Yeah, you got that right.

- I gotta think about my ticket. - That is fun, darling. Okay?

Unlock your door. There you go.

- Man, hell. - Yeah, bye, bye.

- You'll be lost by yourself. - Hey, Gina.

Buses come every half an hour. Close the door.

So, he ain't gonna

you know, give me no warning.

One of the brothers, they don't get the warning.

You see what I'm sayin'.

You know, but I ain't being punk

by no cop or nobody

for that matter, for real.

Why, why, why.

Martin.

You're letting this ticket drive you crazy, baby.

Why don't you just pay it and let it go?

Baby, that is the third ticket I got this month.

Gina, my insurance is about to blow up.

Alright, you know what, baby? I see what's going on.

Gina, it's a hustle. That's right.

The cops, the insurance company.

Everybody's hustling everybody, Gina.

Baby, the world is a ghetto.

Excuse me.

- Yo! - Hey!

Are you, uh, Mr. Payne?

That's me.

Tony Angelo, attorney at law.

I will fight for youse.

Um, Martin baby, excuse me. Come here, baby.

- Bring it to the front. - Hm.

No, you didn't hire that lawyer

with a sleazy TV commercial?

- Yes. - What?

Baby, you heard the man. Shh!

He's gonna fight for mes. Shh!

- Hi, Tony. - Hey.

- Oh, my God! What-- - Yeah.

What happened?

- What're you talking about? - Your ears.

What?

What is that, the accident?

What did you get? Dragged?

No, no, man. No-nothing wrong with my ears.

I-I was born this way. I'm not ashamed.

Hey, why should you be, huh? It's not your fault.

Geez!

- What? - Wow!

What? What is, what're you looking at?

Yeah.

Nothing.

Uh..

Memo to myself.

File claim for massive head swelling.

Zizzz! Zizzz!

Shut up, just shut up.

No, you shan't go with my ears.

Look at your head. Hell no.

He said somethin' about your head, no, baby.

Aight. Aight, I'm cool. I'm cool.

Alright, let's get down

to the brass tacks here, Mr. Payne.

Well, you can begin by telling me exactly

where did the accident occur?

Accident? What no accident, man.

Martin only got a ticket.

Yeah!

But you see, after the cop left

Martin here was so traumatized

by being wrongly accused

that he ran smack into a tree.

You get it?

That is better.

Got it, baby. Don't you say, shh! Uh-uh, uh-uh, um.

We gonna act like I was in an accident.

That's right.

- And sue the cops. - Hm-hm.

Ah, and then get crazy paid. Am I right or wrong?

Martin, we're not suing the police department. No.

Girl, would you hush. You heard the man.

We can get paid on your head.

There is nothing wrong with my head, okay?

I'm going back to bed.

- Oh, baby. - Now don't stop me, Martin.

Aw, your head is not big

you just got a lot on your mind.

Man.

Ah, I don't know.

She-she's a good woman, man. Very good woman.

She's good to me, but ever since the concussion

stuff is just spinning with her, man.

Clink, clink, cluck, cluck, cluck.

Spinning, man.

Ah, whatever.

Believe me, believe me. I understand.

But it's frankly, it's better that she left the room.

- Yeah? - Listen.

You got any naked pictures of your girlfriend?

- What? - No, no, no.

No, no, no. See, it's--

Alright, alright.

It's just that I don't trust, you see.

- Yeah, cool. - Yeah.

I got this feeling

here in my gut that tells me

on the witness stand she might turn on you

and if she does

I can back it with a nudie shot ba-bing!

She shuts the yap.

Yo, man. Just handle the ticket.

Alright, is that cool handle the ticket .

- Hey, the ticket's no problem. - Alright.

No, I checked man. The cop's on vacation.

He's not even gonna show.

Without him they got no case.

Capiche?

So, you mean Imma win?

Hey, no cop. No case.

- Excuse, excuse me. - You bet.

Memo to myself.

Martin, since you gonna win, you don't need no damn lawyer.

Tony Angelo, you can raise that down, this way. Yeah.

Alright, Mr. Payne. I'm leaving.

I can see there's no money here anyway.

Boom, boom.

But before I go, let me just offer you

some free advice, if I may.

Between your big ears and your girlfriend's balloon head

don't have any kids, that thing is gonna fly

before it can walk.

Easy.

Why you always gotta go with the violence, man?

Aren't we brothers?

Okay. It's quarter to00.

Where's Martin?

I'll see, uh-uh. See, this is gonna be good, y'all.

- You know? - Ah!

All rise.

The honorable Judge Wheatly presiding

in the case of City of Detroit

versus Martin Payne.

Be seated.

Mr. Payne, how do you plead?

Ah, sister, Judge

Not guilty.

Is the arresting officer present?

- What's up, brother? - Black power.

He's not, Your Honor.

Well then, we have no case and I'll be dismissing.

No, no. No, no, no.

Miss Judge, do not bang your gavel.

I have been wrongly accused

and I will be heard.

Now, the city of Detroit

falsely accused me of running a stop sign.

Now, Miss Judge, I got a record.

It's not that I can't handle it.

But when I see the pain in my mama's eyes..

...I demand..

...an apology.

Yeah, well, you've to demand that from the mayor.

You're free to go, Mr. Payne.

May I bang the gavel now?

- Judge-- - 'Do not bang that gavel.'

I've come to serve justice, Your Honor.

I was away on my vacation in Bermuda.

But my sacred duty

to uphold the law

has called me back.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Well, you're too late. Go on.

- Bang your gavel, Ms. Judge. - No, I won't be banging.

Sister, it's for all the black people around America.

- Bang your gavel. - No.

No, I'm not gonna be banging this.

You're gonna bang this gavel, sister.

You're gonna bang this gavel.

Get your hands off of me.

Man, you're strong, brother.

Man, you're strong.

Ooh! Yay, yay.

What-what happened to the "Black power?"

Hmm! There it is.

Oh, yes, Mr. Payne. We will be having a trial.

What's up?

Mr. Payne, would you begin

your cross examination?

Whoo! Aye, aye.

Um..

Trooper Williams

when you pulled up to my car

explain what you found inside.

You were driving the vehicle and those four people

over there were inside with you.

Which four people?

There are lot of people in the court room.

Those four people right there.

Yeah, there over there?

Right there, sir.

Right here?

- 'That is correct.' - One, two, three, four.

Let me take a look.

So, what you're saying is that

you saw a gang

of black people in a fancy car.

It was Subaru. It wasn't that fancy.

Ah, Trooper Williams.

Are you saying black folks

can't afford expensive cars?

Huh, Boss Hog?

You don't like black people very much, do you, sir?

Well, I happen to like one very much.

- Who? - My wife of 17 years.

- Your wife? - She's sitting right front row.

Right there, stand up, honey

and say hello to Mr. Payne.

She's fine, ain't she?

Well, uh, I guess you done won this round.

Sister, you can always come home.

You can always come home.

No further questions, Your Honor.

Ain't there's a black..

Sister, done took a walk on the wild side.

Ms. Waters.

May I call you Gina?

Alright. You love me, girl?

Yes, Martin. You know I do.

I know..

How your man looking in his suit?

- Ah. - It's nice. It's very nice.

- 'You like it, huh?' - Hm-hm.

So, let me ask you a question.

When you saw me..

...walking down the aisle

looking just as good as I wanna look

in my fine new suit

did you say to yourself, "Damn?

"Why me?

How'd I get with that?"

Yes, I had to pinch myself

to make sure I wasn't dreaming.

- Uh-huh. - Ow!

You ain't dreaming, baby.

Ah! Now don't mock me, okay?

Now, getting to the night in question, baby.

Tell the jury, the people

your man, didn't run no stop sign.

Come on now, sugar, you gonna have to hurry up.

People got places to go.

I'm sorry. I can't, baby.

You see, I was looking down the map, Your Honor

and I really don't remember what happened.

No, baby. Sure you do.

I mean, we're tight, me and you.

Honey, you know like Ashford and Simpson.

It's the "Bonnie and Clyde" thing.

Ike and Tina. Ike and Tina, Gina.

O-ouch!

I swore on the Bible.

I don't remember what happened, okay? I swore.

- I knew you're gonna get-- - What?

- You don't remember, huh? - I said I don't remember.

Well, maybe, I can refresh your memory, huh?

Do you remember now, Gina?

- What? - Do you remember now?

Oh, my God! Where did you get this?

Where did you get this, Martin?

Yeah, I took it while you were asleep.

Huh? Huh? Tony Angelo told me

you gonna change on me, girl.

- You may step down, Ms. Waters. - Girl.

You just step away from me?

Don't you know? You don't ever gonna get your man.

- You don't ever go against-- - Mr. Payne.

- Just don't say nothing to me. - Huh-huh?

- I love you, I love you. - Nothing! Look at this.

I love you.

Where were you on the 15th?

I was with you, Matlock.

That's very funny, Headie Murphy.

Just tell the jury..

...that I did not run that stop sign.

Look, I don't-I don't know what you were doing.

I was looking for a number in my address book.

You have an address book? May I see it?

Yeah, please. We, we are pressed for time, please.

Exhibit A.

Oh!

Let's see what you got here.

Oh!

"Chip, Ernest, Craig

Tito, Germaine."

Gotta lot of brothers up in your book, Tommy.

I mean, don't you know some women, man?

Ha-ha, just shut up, Martin.

There's plenty women's names in there too.

Okay. You're right. Right here. Here's one.

"Claudine, GTD."

What does GTD stand for?

Well, huh

Tommy, I've asked a question.

What does GTD stand for?

I answered your question.

Man!

You're in a court of law.

There are lot of people in here. We can't hear.

Your Honor, you're gonna have to make him speak up.

What does GTD stand for?

Got The Draws! Okay?

Got the draw! Look, draw.

Order! That's enough.

'Order in this court!'

Order in my court! Order!

Don't hang up.

So, he pulled it out of the pocket, yo!

Mr. Payne!

Yeah, he got the draws.

Mr. Payne, do you have

any more witnesses?

Alright, Ms. Judge. Goodness!

Sister, why're you always rushing me?

Baby, if you look on the family tree

I'm sure me and your kid

me, you, Kunta Kinte

Kinsey, George, all of 'em.

Alright?

Now, I could

go with Pam.

but Beady-bees

hates my guts.

Martin's such a jackass.

Sometimes, I really hate him.

I could go with Cole.

But he ain't too bright.

Mr. Payne!

Your witness?

I would like to call..

...Beady-bee

Ms. Pamela James

to the witness stand.

- How you doing? - What're you doing?

Beady-bee, Come on, it's not like that.

It's not like that at all. It's not like that at all.

Everything's gonna be cool. You just roll.

And you just flow with it.

Flow in sugar.

Oh!

Hello, how are you, Ms. Pamela James?

That is some real natural looking hair

you got on there.

Martin, don't get slapped. Okay?

Well, why'd you have to go and slap somebody.

That's why you ain't got no man.

I've got plenty of men, Martin.

Oh, yeah? You got plenty of men? Name one.

- Uh.. - 'Come on, now.'

Isn't it true, Ms. Pamela James, you don't have a man, do you?

You kinda looking, huh? You have a tall man?

Do you have a half a man?

Do you have a man?

No! I don't have a man.

I-I can't find a man to save my life.

Is everybody happy?

Move over, Martin. You gonna pay for this.

Maybe it's the men you hang out with.

'Maybe it's the men you hang out with.'

- Wait, Pam. - You can't handle the truth.

You can't handle the truth.

- Cole Brown. - 'What's up now?'

- How you doing, bro? Oh! Man. - Alright, good.

We playing ball tomorrow?

- Yeah, about- 00, right. -- 00.

- Two o'clock. Boom! - Boom!

Ah, Cole

how long have you known me?

All my life.

Now, please explain to the jury

what happened the night in question.

We was, you know, driving down the street and, uh..

...my man stopped at stop sign, you know?

Then the man, him right there

hemmed us up for no reason.

- You said00 tomorrow, right? - 'About two o'clock.'

Alright, cool. Now, Cole..

Are you sure I came do a complete..

...stop?

Yeah, most definitely because

I observed the speedometer

at, um, at zero.

My friend, you better not say

you pulled up your parking break.

Ah, yeah.

Enough with that alias?

No further questions, Your Honor. My boy!

Mr. Brown, before you step down

I'm holding here four outstanding

parking tickets you might wanna take care of

before they impound your car.

Impound my car?

Mm-hm. That's what they usually do.

'Impound The Pacer?'

Mm-hm!

Oh, what you wanna know, judge?

I'll tell you what you wanna know.

Man! Yeah, yeah, he did it.

Yeah, yeah, he did it. He always doing stuff like that.

He cheated on his taxes last year, he told me..

Hey, bruh, you ain't tell me it's gonna be like this, okay?

They brought me down and they play hard ball.

The went after my babies.

Cole!

- The pacer. - Man!

Mr. Payne, do you have a closing statement?

Yes, Ms. Judge

Your Honor, um..

Ladies and gentlemen

of the jury..

My brother.

Um..

Imma get right to the point.

I think the case should be thrown out

due to the fact that I'm insane.

My mommy said that her doctor..

Mr. Payne, take a seat.

Behind the table, Mr. Payne!

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury..

...you're welcome to retire

to deliberate your verdict.

Your Honor

we voted three hours ago.

Guilty.

Oh, Mr. Payne, Please.

Pay the $150 fine

plus $200 in court costs.

Hold, hold on, hold on, hold on.

$200 in court-court costs?

I ain't got no money, judge.

I ain't got no ends.

Come on, now. Look, you've seen the people I hang out with.

Beady-bee, please.

Show us a shoe.

- One shoe, please. - Next case!

I'm gonna get all of y'all. All of y'all.

You too, lady. Everyone of y'all.

Oh, damn! The brother dragging me again.

Alright. Alright. Hold on, hold on, hold on.

Hold on, please.

Hey!

The day of the Geechee is over.

'Oh, get that man out of here.'

Get him out of my court room.

The day of the Geechee is over.

The day of the Geechee is over.

The day of the Geechee is over.