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Hi, I'm Charles S. Dutton.

Tonight, we're doing something on "Roc" that hasn't been done

on a situation comedy in a lot of years.

Tonight's episode is coming to you live

from Raleigh Studios in Hollywood.

'First take, two minutes.'

Enjoy the show. Hi, mom.

♪ Them that's got shall have ♪

♪ Them that's not shall lose ♪

♪ So the Bible says ♪

♪ And it still is news ♪

♪ Mama may have ♪

♪ Papa may have ♪

♪ But God bless the child ♪

♪ That's got his own ♪

♪ That's got his own ♪ Them that's got shall get ♪

♪ Them that's not shall lose ♪ God bless the child ♪

♪ Them that's got shall get ♪

♪ Got his own ♪ Them that's not shall lose ♪

Damn! Judy, you were right. Okay.

I should've gone with the rest of the game.

What'd he do now? 25 points?

Nine assists, MVPs?

I should've believed in magic, huh?

Hey, hey, okay, okay, alright, I can break even

on that other thing, right? Judy? Yeah. Oh, man!

Okay, okay. Yeah, babe. Yeah, babe.

Ah, man, that's the last time I'm bettin'

my money on skeet shooting.

Man, I lost my shirt today.

Oh, I can't believe this. This is terrible.

- What's that, Roc? - Leon died.

Oh, man! Good thing I didn't bet on him.

Joey, please! A man has died.

Okay, Roc. I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

Leon died. I understand, it's important to you.

- So who the hell is Leon? - You remember Leon.

The guy from work I threw the retirement party for.

You remember nobody showed up.

You came with a beautiful woman you met at Charlaine's.

Beaut.. Oh, yeah, okay. I remember that now.

Yeah, I often think about that night.

- Yeah, it was a disaster. - No, not for me.

Okay, I'll admit, Leon wasn't the easiest guy

in the world to like, you know, but

sometime life deals a man a bad hand.

He has to play it out the best he can.

Roc, that's it! I'll play poker tonight--

- Come on, Joey, stop kiddin'. - Roc!

- You gotta think of the living. - Yeah, I know.

But he's entitled to a little respect.

Oh, you're right, son, you can't judge a man

until you walked a mile in his shoes.

- Who are we talking about? - Leon Bennett, pop.

- Oh, that old son of a snake... - Pop, he died!

Oh!

Poor Leon.

He had so much to look forward to.

Hey, Paul, hey, Paul, how are you doing, buddy?

Hey, sweetheart. How you doin', baby?

Roc, I've got a terrific headache.

Oh, damn! That answers my second question.

Roc, I gotta get some sleep.

I haven't slept in three days.

That's it! No more working double shift.

But I'm prepared for this though.

Doctor Scott at the hospital

prescribed some sleeping pills for me.

Eleanor, you don't wanna take sleeping pills.

Roc, if I don't get some sleep soon

I'll never get rid of this headache.

- Joey, water, quick! - Got it, Roc.

- Eleanor... - Huh?

You remember my co-worker, Leon Bennett?

- Yeah. - He died.

Oh, Roc. Well, he was gettin' on in years, wasn't he?

No, he was younger than pop.

Oh, thanks for pointing that out, son.

Okay, here you go, sis. Pleasant dreams.

Eleanor, what's that you're taking?

Sleeping pills, daddy.

Oh, I don't know if sleeping pills is such a good idea.

Let me tell you a story about when I was a porter.

Now, I was on the Baltimore to Detroit run...

Or were we going to Chicago?

Eleanor, if you listen to this you won't need sleeping pills.

- Just my point. - Thanks, Joey.

Alright, I gotta go upstairs and get dressed

if I'm gonna go to Leon's funeral.

I think that's a decent thing to do, Roc.

Besides, if you don't go there probably won't be anybody there.

Yeah, son. Uh, maybe you better take a eulogy.

Uh, and take a shovel, too.

Hey, hey, hey, can you guys come here for a minute, please?

Joey, I don't have time. I gotta get to the funeral.

Roc, trust me, there will be seats. Come here. Come here.

'What the..'

- Hey, hey, hey! - Let me go!

- Wait a minute. - Joey, who's that woman?

Roc, I saw her at the back window here

she was going through our trash, okay?

So I brought her in, turns out

She's been living out in this back alley.

- Oh, that's soft. - Well, what the hell...

You bring her in here for?

I'm not lookin' for no handout.

- I want nothin' from you. - I'm not gonna...

...give you a handout!

But you do look like you could use a meal.

I don't need nothin'. Why'd you bring me in here?

Listen, I'm sorry for caring, lady.

But you look cold, you look hungry.

I thought it was a decent thing to do.

It's about time. We've been out there for three weeks.

Three weeks!

Well, how about some food?

Listen, lady, if he's offering you something

you ought to take it 'cause it doesn't happen that often.

Kinda like Halley's Comet.

I'm not hungry.

Well, in case you get hungry.

It's okay.

So you all gonna stand there and watch me eat this?

Make sure you get your merit badge.

Nice place you got here.

Kinda reminds me of our old house.

Oh! Huh. Your house looked like this, huh?

Before we remodeled.

My husband, my husband got laid off a couple of years ago

he's been looking for work ever since.

You know how tough things are in this damp?

Before we knew it. our savings was gone

employment ran out and we was on the street.

Here, let me help you with your coat.

Well, that's awful.

I can't think of a more terrible situation for you to be in.

I can.

- You're pregnant? - I am?

Oh, God! I am!

Helps to have a sense of humor when you're on the street.

Besides it's not gonna last long

Donald out lookin' for work right now.

Baby not coming for a month and a half

by then Donald said he gonna have a job.

Then we gonna get medical insurance again.

Hmm. Obviously she missed Bush's State Of The Union address.

You know, people like her wouldn't be in a situation

'if we had our priorities straight.'

We spend billions of dollars to go to Mars

and we don't spend a dime on homeless

and hungry people right here.

Yeah, I know, pop, but what's the answer?

Well, send Bush to Mars.

Uh, who's the alternative?

Uh, how about Jerry Brown?

Jerry Brown. He's from Mars.

Feel better now?

Go on with your little, stupid political debate.

- I'm outta here. - Hey, hey, where are you going?

- Where you going? - None of your business!

My husband will be work...

- Hey, hey, hey. - What's wrong? What's wrong?

- What's wrong? - Oh! Nothing.

Nothing. I must've eat too fast.

Got a cramp. Ooh!

- Okay. It's okay. Come on. - It's okay. It's alright.

What'd you put in that damn sandwich?

Hey, I know cramps. You know, I had 'em every day.

I think you're having contractions.

No, please, no! This can't happen now.

Well, look, honey, I don't think you got anything

to say about it, I'll call an ambulance.

Yeah, get an ambulance. I'll get some water.

Alright some ice. I'll get some ice.

- Sweetheart... - Uh, yeah, yeah, yeah, listen.

Uh, I got I got a pregnant lady here and yeah, she's in labor

and we need an ambulance. Huh?

How far apart are the contractions?

Well, the first one happened over here.

The second one happened here.

I'd say about three feet.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Uh, yeah, yeah, we say about-about three feet.

Hey, hey, hey, punk who you callin' stupid?

As my brother said... Hey, look, look here.

I tell you what you do, you get an ambulance

864 1/2 Essex Street, alright? Now!

Good. How long will it be, Joey?

Uh, she said, it'd be here as soon as possible.

- ...think I gonna make it. - It's okay, it's okay.

Please, I gotta go find Donald.

No! What do you mean? I don't even know you people.

Leave me alone, I gotta go find...

- Look, sit down-- - You're not gonna go anywhere.

Look, I'll call, I'll call, I'll call Eleanor. She's a nurse.

Alright, Eleanor can deliver a baby in her sleep.

Yeah, here's her chance to prove it.

Stay tuned for more live "Roc."

Thank you very much, thank you. Yes, yes, 864 1/2.

Eleanor, Eleanor. Alright, look.

I got the girl upstairs resting in our bed.

- What do I do now? - Get a pillow.

Okay, okay, I got a pillow. What do I do with it?

- Uh-huh. - 'Eleanor!'

You gotta get up! You gotta get up!

Roc, I saw an emergency situation like this on TV.

- Really, what happens? - See, Lassie pulled everybody--

Shut up, Joey!

'Drink some of this coffee now. Come on, Eleanor.'

Hey, Roc, I'm dropping off the blender I fixed.

Oh, boy, Wiz, am I glad to see you.

Gee, Roc, if I knew you needed it the blender

that bad I'd have fixed it sooner.

Wiz, there's a girl upstairs who's about to have a baby!

- A baby? - 'Oh!'

Oh! Alright, I'm coming, I'm coming. Come on, Wiz.

Listen, Roc, I don't know nothin' about birthing no baby.

Alright, look, look. You can fix anything. Come on, Wiz.

Come on, Eleanor. Walk around a little bit.

Come on, sis. Come on, sis.

Alright, work with us now, sis.

We got a lady in labor that needs you, okay?

Okay, just give me five more minutes.

Five more minutes, let me sleep.

No, no, no, come on now.

This reminds me of a story.

Hey, pop, we're trying to keep her awake.

- Not put her to sleep. - Yeah, you're right, son.

Hey, sis, now this is an emergency situation now, okay?

What do we need to deliver a baby?

Aww, a little baby.

Yeah, okay, sis. What do we need?

Oh.. Sit.. Let me talk to Eleanor the nurse.

- Nurse! - Okay, we got her, pop.

What do we need to deliver a baby?

Baby? Give me some clean towels.

Some scissors, some alcohol, some string...

Some blue pumps I saw at Macy's.

- Okay, we lost her. - Pop, let's put her back.

- Okay. - Come on, Eleanor.

- Sit right down here. - Okay, alright.

Good, I'll get everything up to the blue pumps.

Alright, I'll take a slim and a narrow half, sir.

- Okay. - I'll get you some more coffee.

'Oh, man, what happened to Wiz?'

He saw one contraction and down he went.

Oh, pop, you better get a cold towel.

Coffee and one cold towel coming up.

So, uh, how you handling it, Roc?

Oh, Joey, it's birth. You know, it's a part of nature.

- It's a beautiful thing. - Yeah.

- You just turn away, don't you? - Damn right!

You got any luck waking up Eleanor?

Well, we had her for a minute. but we lost her.

She said we needed some clean towels, some alcohol

some scissors and some string.

- Here's some more coffee. - Oh, thank you, pop.

- How is she doing upstairs? - Okay, I guess, pop.

But she's getting real close.

Eleanor, come on, you gotta help me. Please.

The baby's gonna be here any minute.

Now, walk it off, Eleanor. Walk it off!

Okay, these shoes are comfortable. I'll take these.

Yeah, no, Eleanor. About the pregnant woman, Eleanor.

Pregnant woman? Oh, God.

Tell her to breathe in through her nose.

Breathe out through her... mouth.

- Yeah. - Hold on to her legs and push.

- Okay, I got it. - Whoa, okay.

I hope that's the ambulance.

- Oh, yeah. - Alright.

Hey, man, I don't want anything. I'm just looking for my wife.

Somebody said she came in here.

She's about ye high, about ye wide.

Good. You must be Donald. Good.

She's upstairs and she's in labor!

What? The baby's not due yet.

- She's due any minute. - That's great, that's great.

Uh, look, I picked up a... Don't worry.

I picked up a book on natural child birth.

- Good, you got it with you? - Man, I'm on the street.

I got everything with me.

- By the way who are you? - 'Ah!'

Oh, look, I'll tell you on the way up.

You want to come along.

Hey, hey, hey, Wiz, Wiz, come on, buddy.

- Come on, buddy, wake up-- - Oh, Juanita, you spitfire--

Hey, hey, hey! Hey, hey, hey, Wiz!

It's me. It's me, it's Joey.

Oh, yeah, man. Uh, how's she doing, man?

- She's still in labor, Wiz. - No, I meant the blender.

- Uh, have you fired it up yet? - Okay, go back to sleep.

- Wiz, alright? - Oh!

Whoa! What happened?

He took one look at his wife in labor and he fainted.

Look, will you guys wake somebody up?

She's getting close.

Ow-w-w!

Well, uh, I-I think I better be going, Joey.

Hey, hey, hey, Wiz, don't you wanna stay

and see the miracle of child birth?

Yeah, I'd like to but I remembered

I left something turned on in my house.

- What's that? - Juanita.

Hey, Wiz, Wiz. Wiz, come here.

Wiz got...

Okay, okay, everything is fine.

We've got everything under control.

- Oh, my God. - Wh-what's the problem?

No, nothing, everything, everything's fine.

How do you know? You a doctor?

- No, I'm a garbageman. - Oh!

Okay, you-you have to breathe in and blow out.

- Where's Donald? - He's downstairs.

I need him. I need him.

Get his butt up here!

Look, look, you don't need Donald. I'm here.

Look we're in this thing together, okay?

I'll be Donald. Talk to me like you talk to hi--

You no-good, bucket-head, son of a bitch!

- Hey... - Oh, you got me into this.

Now you get me out! Oh. Oh, this hurts like hell.

Okay, I know, I know, I can imagine how you feel.

Shut up!

Well, Eleanor says you have to grab your legs and push.

'Good, good. That's it.'

Yes, good, push. There-there you go. Bear it down.

Okay, push, push.

Okay, Roc, we can handle this from here.

Why don't you wait downstairs, baby?

Am I glad to see you. Are you alright?

No, I'm a little sleepy. But I think I can handle this.

Okay, good. Thank God. Okay, Linda, you're gonna be okay.

- Go to hell. - I will, girl. You take care.

- It's gonna be alright. - Oh, drop dead.

I will, baby. Just push.

Come on, come on.

Good girl. Yeah.

Come on, son. You're about to be a father.

You gotta get your strength back.

Yeah, me a father.

What am I gonna do?

Well, I'll tell you what you gonna do.

You gonna be with your wife while she going through this.

And you're gonna tell her that everything's gonna be okay.

I can't tell her that. What am I gonna say?

Gee, honey, let's go out into the alley

and decorate that nursery.

Hey, baby, let's get that cardboard box for junior--

Hey, hey, hey, hey.

Now, my father didn't mean it like that, okay?

Yeah, yeah, I know.

Hey, everybody, the paramedics got here

just in the nick of time.

You are going to be a daddy!

Yeah, we were just talking about that.

Yeah, well, what are you waiting for? Get on up there!

I can't go up there.

Why not?

I can't go up there and look at another mouth I can't feed.

Hey, that's your wife up there having your child.

Hey, look, this might be a blessed event

for y'all, alright?

But I'm scared.

Okay.

Okay, you're scared.

No offense...

...but maybe you should've thought of that

before you got into this situation.

Oh, yeah. Yeah.

You can talk.

You got a house, you got a job

you got people who care about you.

We don't have that!

The chips fell your way. They didn't fall my way.

What do y'all think? What do you...

What do you think, you think, I like being out there begging?

Okay, I'm...

...just gonna go upstairs and, um...

...I'm gonna go be with my family.

Can you believe this guy, pop?

Oh, well, listen, son.

You gotta understand where he's coming from.

And besides once he gets up there and shares

the experience with her, he'll be okay.

Yeah, I guess you're right, pop.

Oh, of course, I am.

So, how you doing, son?

Oh, pop, it was the scariest

and the most wonderful thing I've ever been through.

Yeah, buddy, you really got into it.

Oh, yeah, Joey, hey!

I mean, this morning I was so depressed about Leon's passing

and then a woman comes on our doorstep

and I help deliver a baby into this world.

I mean, it's just unbelievable!

Hey, hey, hey, was it a boy or girl?

Yeah.

Well, I ain't worked that out yet.

Um, I'm sorry.

There was nothing that could've been done.

Linda's gonna be fine.

They gave her a mild sedative

and they're gonna take her to the hospital now.

- Can I talk to her? - Oh, sure, sure.

Fellas, you want to step outside for just a moment?

Baby.

Donald.

Donald, did you see him?

Yeah.

- Oh, he's so beautiful. - Are you alright?

What about you, are you okay?

Why is he so quiet?

Shh! What about you?

'Everything's gonna be alright.'

I'm here to take care of you, baby.

Everything's gonna be just fine.

Everything...

I'm gonna get a job.

I'm going out tomorrow, I'm not gonna

come back until I have a job.

I'm not comin' back until I have a job.

He's dead.

Everything's gonna be alright. Everything's gonna be alright.

I'm gonna get a job, we gonna have

all the kids we want, we can have

all the kids we want.

'Everything's gonna be alright. I'm gonna get a job.'

'I'm determined. I'm gonna take care of us.'

"Roc" will return in a moment.

Why?

Why, Eleanor, huh?

Why?

Look, Roc, the baby was stillborn.

There was nothing anybody could've done.

Pregnant mothers need care.

Livin' on the street...

...who knows how she was taking care of herself?

And the truth is, Roc...

...that little baby never even had a chance.

That's just what I mean, Eleanor.

Why didn't that baby have a chance, huh?

Where is this kinder and gentler nation, huh?

Where is it?

Why, why do we allow this, huh?

Why do we allow people to live...

...in doorways and alleys?

I guess 'cause not enough people care, Roc.

Yeah, son, everybody else is worried about getting by.

Yeah, listen, Roc, uh...

...I understand how you feel. I mean, this hurts but, uh...

I got to believe we did everything we could, Roc.

No we didn't, Joey.

We didn't do nothin.'

All we did was let...

...a baby die in our house.

- Oh, now, son. - Now, it's not your fault.

Okay, Eleanor, it's not my fault!

It's never anybody's fault!

Well, I guess, that's what we

tell ourselves so we can accept it.

- I don't wanna accept it, pop! - Okay.

Roc, don't get angry, okay?

A thing like this had to happen in my house

before I got angry at all

so don't you go tellin' me not to get angry.

Roc, listen.

Now you did more than anybody could expect.

There is nothing more you can do.

Oh, yes, there is.

What, Roc?

What?

I can go...

...and pay my respects...

...to Leon.

Ladies and gentlemen, our cast.

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Keep on walking on ♪

♪ Oh Lord ♪

♪ Oh yeah yeah yeah ♪

♪ Yeah yeah ♪

♪ Well well well ♪

♪ Oh God almighty ♪

♪ Oh Lord ♪

♪ Oh whoa ♪

♪ Keep on walking on ♪

♪ Oh yeah ♪