All language subtitles for A Piece of the Action (1977) ¦ Sheryl Lee Ralph’s First Film! (1080p_30fps_AV1-128kbit_AAC).inglés

I need that black tree TV. I need that

black tree TV. I need that black tree

TV. Black tree.

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Heat. Heat.

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Heat. Heat.

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Heat. Heat.

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Heat. Heat.

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W hey

w hey

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Wonder you

makes a dream come true.

>> Baby, say what you will.

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But I'm here for the kill.

La

and I'm ready to deal.

So you want to triple.

>> Well, baby, check out my

butterfly

to the sky.

Delicious man in attraction.

Your sh a piece of action.

Got the news fire. Got the news fire.

Delicious.

Delicious.

Delicious. Peaceful.

Delicious. Delicious. Delicious.

Delicious.

Delicious. Delicious.

Sweet.

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I need to understand myself.

>> I'll take a new

Back

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Numbers, girls, cigarette book and

secured loans 78,283.

>> How's the pharmacy business doing?

>> Higher and higher. South Chicago.

Terrific.

>> Good. Okay, let's go.

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Now check.

They're hot as baby sis.

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Can I get you something before I leave,

Mr. Bruno?

>> No, thank you, Miss Fler.

>> You, Mr. Louie?

>> Oh, thank you, Lucy. Just leave some

coffee on the stove.

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It's a raid. It can fuzz all over the

place. What? Lock the doors.

Yeah.

>> What the hell's going on?

>> I've been trying to reach you. There's

going to be a bust. Burn the books. Some

of the money for the last 6 months is

marked.

>> Books.

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Move. Move.

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Mrs. Foster,

you could do me a big favor. this case.

I almost forgot. Uh I I I need to have

it taken to my cousin, the floor, you

know, Mr. Richie.

>> Sure, Mr. Bruno. No trouble at all. Uh

>> it's right by the bus stop. I appreciate

it.

>> And here's a little something for you. I

don't want to keep you.

>> See you tomorrow, Mr. Bruno.

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They're gone.

>> They call it off.

Called it off.

Lieutenant Sher,

>> what the hell is going on?

>> What are you calling me here for?

>> What do you mean? I just talked to you a

minute ago.

>> You talked to me? No.

>> What is this? You told me there was

going to be a bust. This place was

swarming with cops a couple of minutes

ago and now there's nobody here. You

better find out what the hell is going

on. I think I've been hit.

>> I can't do that.

>> Do it

now.

>> Hold on.

Hey, Josh.

>> Uh, you guys, uh, hit any place this

afternoon?

>> No. What?

>> I hear there was a big bus. Who got

busted? I heard it was Bruno.

Yeah, but not from our guys, right? No,

not that.

Oh, there's no bust from here. You've

been conned.

Look, I got to go. Try not to call me

here.

We've been screwed.

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I've been trying to reach you. This is

going to be a bust. Burn the books.

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is bleeding

pieces.

>> What a king, baby. 475,000

to the dollars.

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>> Right on.

Baby

B,

snap it up or you'll miss your plane.

>> I'm coming. I'm coming.

>> Jesus. Thank you.

>> For you anytime. You in New York, Manny.

I'll buy you. It's your home.

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>> You're beautiful, baby.

You're the only one that Bruno's got a

make on, so be careful.

>> I'm long gone. The only one I'll miss is

my grandson, and he won't lack for a

thing. I'm retiring in style thanks to

you.

>> If I were you, I wouldn't go to the

Caribbean or Africa. Those are the first

places they look and they will look.

>> Don't worry cuz where I'm going.

>> Don't tell me be. I don't want to know.

>> Thanks, man.

>> Goodbye.

>> Adios, amigos.

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[Laughter]

Do it.

Thank you.

This was

heat.

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Heat. Heat.

Hey,

hey, hey.

Heat. Heat. N.

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All right. All right. Quiet. Quiet men

and ladies

>> of the 33rd.

>> Drunken people. Settle down. Now, here's

to Joshua Burke retiring today.

>> Here he is.

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>> Now, time flies. 25 years working with a

man, depending on him, buming his

cigarettes, borrowing his money. You

think you know a guy? Turns out he had

me listed as a dependent.

Smart guy. All right, here's to Josh

Burke. Hey,

>> thanks everybody. Man, I'm going to miss

this place. But I'll probably uh run it

to you guys. I'll stumble in here a few

times just out of out of habit. But

before I go, I want to confess

something. Shorter still owes me $4.

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>> Come on.

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Heat. Heat.

Heat. Heat.

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Heat. Heat.

Oh my goodness. I tell you, we get some

air conditioning in this place.

>> Thank you. Yeah, we get some air

conditioning in this place, you may have

fun.

be back in a minute.

>> Where did you get this?

>> Oh, a gentleman. He's at the bar.

>> Oh, who? Who? What? Where?

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>> No.

>> He must have gone. He's not here now.

What's wrong?

>> Nothing.

I want to talk to you about a 12story

leap with $90,000 from the Consumer

Credit Company and also the bank

messenger who lost $25,000.

I expect you tomorrow, 6:00 p.m. at the

Drake Hotel, sweet 11300. Be there. It's

important to you.

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Honey, please. What's in it?

>> You'll find out.

>> I can't wait. It's killing me.

>> That's what you get for going through my

pockets.

>> I was hanging up your jacket. I I

couldn't miss it. What's in here belongs

to a 29year-old woman and you won't be

there for another 72 hours. So there

>> give me a hint.

>> What do you need?

>> I got all I need and I'm looking at him.

>> All right, I'll wait if you insist.

I'll tell you what I don't want though,

and that's another party. Don't plan no

surprises. I don't like surprises.

>> Messenger just delivered it. Mr. Derell

said he should come up right away.

>> Thank you. Thank you.

I want to talk to you about a staged

bust, a Mr. Bruno, and $475,000

in a shopping bag. I expect you

tomorrow, 6:00 p.m. at the Drake Hotel,

sweet suite 11300. Be there. It's

important to you.

This is

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You want to see me?

>> Well, who are you?

>> I don't like games. What do you want?

>> Well, hold it. You asked me to come

here. I'm here because you sent me that

letter. You sent me a letter.

I don't even know you.

>> Well, I'm getting the hell out of here.

>> Hello,

>> Anderson. Who is this?

>> I see you got my note.

>> I got your note. Now what do you want?

>> I want you to come to lunch tomorrow at

1:30th of Aison.

>> What is this? I don't have time for this

crap.

>> You don't come, you got nothing but

time.

>> I'll think it over.

>> Yeah, but while you think about it, let

me talk to your friend there.

Yeah,

>> Manny

be at lunch tomorrow 1:30. The boys on.

>> Who's this?

>> Never mind.

>> What's this about?

>> I got your butt nailed.

I know people who would pay money for

the guy crazy big Bruno. They like to

run a dumb dumb bullet up his nose.

Now, I'd rather not put him in touch

with you or the old lady or the Puerto

Ricans, but I could. So, that is why you

will be at lunch tomorrow at 1:30 at the

Wisan, and that is where you'll find out

what this is all about.

Now, put David on the extension. I want

to talk to both of you.

>> What?

Uhhuh.

Gentlemen, I want to be fair and relieve

your minds. Neither of you knows what my

business with the other one is.

Therefore, you are safe from each other.

This is confidential. I will keep it

that way. Trust me. Oh, yeah. Uh,

Anderson, I reserve the suite in your

names. You better pay for it on the way

out. And Dell, lunch tomorrow is on you.

Beyond time, fellas.

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Do you know her?

>> No. I thought you did.

>> Well, she better have one hell of a deep

voice.

>> Good afternoon. I'm Leela French. Which

one of you gentlemen is David Anderson?

>> I am

>> very pleased to meet you, Leela French.

And you must be Mr. Derel.

>> Uh, Emanuel Derel.

>> Pleased to meet you.

>> Well, I must say this is the most

interesting offer we've had in a long,

long time. I'm dying to discuss it. I'm

so curious.

>> Oh, yes, we must discuss it. We have to.

Needless to say, gentlemen, your note

really made my day.

>> What was in it

>> in your note?

>> Oh, we agreed in principle, you know,

but his secretary and

>> Manny has never read it. And I was just

wondering if you would let us or let him

read it.

>> Oh, by all means.

>> Oh, let me read it, may I? I love it.

It's inspiring. It's It's more like a

poem.

>> Well, old Dave always was better with

words. How did he put it to us?

>> He put it beautifully.

>> I'm sure he did.

>> Here's the beautiful part. We will

dedicate 8 hours a day, 5 days a week

for 6 weeks to your community

improvement center free of charge.

If at the end of 6 weeks, our work has

been helpful and the center finds we

have indeed been helpful in realizing

the aims of the center's project. How

modest.

>> Oh, well, go on. Then we pledge to

continue that contribution free of

charge for an additional period of time.

5 years in the case of Mr. Anderson and

four years 6 months in the case of Mr.

Durell.

>> Oh yeah, he put it beautifully. How'd he

come up on them figures? Statute of

limitation.

>> I beg your pardon, gentlemen.

>> He said there's got to be some

limitations.

>> Oh, you're so modest. It's unbelievable.

>> Yes, it is unbelievable.

>> This part is so touching. Listen. If at

the end of six weeks we have not made a

real contribution, we shall have to

withdraw and offer our services to a

state or federal institution.

>> You write a hell of a letter.

>> Isn't it thrilling?

We try so hard to get people to donate

two hours a day, a week, a weekend,

anything. And then two successful men of

your money and stature come along and

decide to devote 8 hours a day, 5 days a

week. There's so much to do. I'm dying

to show you the center.

>> I'm dying to.

>> It means you can't wait.

>> Oh, don't worry. It's going to work. If

you're that interested, we will make it

work. We are not going to let you go off

and give your services to some state or

federal institution. The state's loss is

our gain.

>> Oh, that's the way we feel about it,

too.

States loss.

>> That's sweet.

>> Anderson.

>> Yes, sir.

>> Telephone call for you, sir.

>> Thank you.

>> Madam, would you like a cocktail?

>> Uh, a dry sherry, please.

>> Hello.

>> Now you understand.

>> I just heard your proposal.

>> You want to work for the community

improvement center of the state

penitentiary.

>> You're crazy. You're nuts. You're nuts

if you think I'm kidding.

>> It's the best deal you ever had. 5 years

there of 15 in Joliet. Think about it.

You got 5 seconds. Four 3 2 1. Deal.

>> Deal.

>> Give me Dell.

>> Your partner.

>> Hello.

>> I want to know what your decision is.

>> I can't give it to you right now.

>> Now?

I would like to discuss it

>> with who? Bruno. Deal.

>> Deal.

>> You will work hard. You will be watched

and graded. You will be a success. It'll

take hard work and money.

>> We got to finance this, too.

>> Use your ahead.

>> You're smart. I know you're too smart to

skip. Happy days.

>> Just trying to declare the decks.

>> You be ready to start tomorrow?

>> Oh, yes. I think I think we have to.

>> Will 9:00 be all right?

>> 9:00 in the morning.

>> Well, we do open at 7:30 for daycare.

>> 7:30?

>> No, 9:00 be fine.

>> Fine.

>> Yeah.

>> Good. Then I'll show you everything

tomorrow morning. Now, I must tell you,

our job preparedness program is where we

need immediate help. We've been assigned

30 years by the juvenile court. They're

not volunteers, mind you. They are

assigned. It's ironic, isn't it?

>> Ironic.

Anyway, that program ends in 3 weeks and

we have not found one job or prepared

one kid for taking and holding a job.

Oh, thank you.

>> How do you prepare your paso moose?

>> Fresh salmon.

>> We got to find him and quick.

>> Because I cannot get up at 9:00 for the

next 5 years. It will kill me. There's

got to be some connection between him

and that center. That's where we start.

>> That's where we start.

Then placed into a mold with aspic and

chew.

>> I'll take it.

>> What are you having?

>> Mousse.

>> Poison moose.

>> Cheers.

>> Cheers. To the center.

>> Uh,

I think I'll have the chilins

>> fries or graton.

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Thanks, bro.

Morning, Miss Nelson.

>> Morning, Miss French.

>> How you doing, Mr. Hwitt?

>> Hi, Miss French.

>> You got to find 30 jobs for 30 kids who

don't know how to do nothing.

>> That's about it.

>> They want to work.

>> Well, yes and no. Welcome back to the

center James.

>> Hi.

>> Morning, Mr. Theodore.

>> Morning, Miss Gr.

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reputation

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of reputation.

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Are you afraid that some

All right. All right. All right. Hey,

quiet. Quiet.

>> Denise, don't do that. Please. How do

you expect to get a job?

>> I don't want no damn job.

>> Miss Thomas, don't play that.

>> Don't start no stuff now, girl.

>> Yeah, girl. You know you ain't supposed

to be saying damn. Sounds too much like

shi

>> Rosco. All right then. I don't want no

raggedy ass dog.

>> I ass get you doodoo face.

>> Denise, that language isn't necessary.

>> Yeah, Denise, you're trashy, Miss

Garbage Mouth.

>> I got your garbage mouth and your mama,

too.

>> Oh, I know you going to fight behind

that.

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>> Now, Denise, go on back to your place.

>> Go on,

Sheila.

You be the applicant.

>> Hey, titty sucker for Sheila. Sorry,

Miss Thomas. I'm sorry. I was just

fooling. I do it.

>> Good morning. What can I do for you?

>> I came to see about a job from Sheila.

H Sheila Tracy Moran.

>> Well, what do you do, Sheila?

>> I do everything.

Oh, I see. Well, well, do you?

>> Yes, I do.

>> Can you?

>> Mhm. I sure can.

>> Well, how about a little night work? You

think you can handle that?

>> That's when I do my best work.

>> Let me turn off these lights so I can

check out your references.

>> Stop it. Stop it.

>> That's disgraceful.

Why can't you, for once, try to help

yourselves?

Go on back to your seat.

>> Miss Thomas. Miss Thomas. Miss Thomas.

>> Harry. Harry. You be the applicant.

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>> Still stay.

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>> 30 jobs

for them.

>> Mhm.

Well, I guess one of us will have to get

the jobs and one of us will have to

train the kids.

>> How much time do we have?

>> This program's over in 3 weeks.

>> Three weeks. Three weeks. Okay, champ.

Call it.

>> Heads.

>> Tails.

>> I get the kids.

>> You get the kids.

>> Thank you.

>> Hi, Miss

Prince. twice.

>> Well, go on, Miss French. Would you

stay?

>> Oh, I know Miss French don't play that

stuff.

>> Please. Miss French has brought us some

visitors. The least you can do is be

polite. Really?

>> It's all right, Miss Thomas. This is

Miss Sarah Thomas, our youth counselor.

Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like you to

meet Mr. Anderson and Mr. Derell. These

two very fine gentlemen have graciously

volunteered their time to work at the

center, and they will be working with

you.

>> No stuff. It's nice, you know.

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>> Hey, you're a male role model. Bushies.

They're with the CIA, I bet.

>> Nice threads, baby. Where'd you cop your

good?

>> You mean who his booster is, man?

>> These are my threads and my booster.

>> Okay, big time. Don't call the law on

me. I was just admiring your bad butt,

you know.

>> Get back to your seats.

Now, Mr. Derell will be working directly

with you.

>> Oh, that's good. He's ours and he's

fine, too.

>> Mr. Anderson will be working with the

companies we hope will employ you when

this program is over in 3 weeks. So, now

let's all get acquainted. Okay.

>> Miss French, if they going to torture

us, I'm leaving.

>> Gerald, does the thought of being a

success really frighten you so much?

Now I'm going back to my office with Mr.

Anderson. Miss Thomas, would you please

give Mr. Derell a little orientation?

>> Orientation.

Orientation.

We've been adding what you just saw for

6 hours, Thursdays and Fridays for 2

months and I don't know. It's not

working.

>> Well,

>> are there any rules and regulations we

have to

>> Oh, no. Anything you can come up with to

get them to seriously try. They don't

know how to ask for jobs and they feel

they're going to be rejected. So, they

protect themselves with flippency and

hostility. I don't know. Sometimes it's

so difficult.

>> Why don't you take a break?

>> I could use some coffee, but I better

stay. I've been waiting until lunch.

>> You take your coffee. I'll be all right.

I'll be all right.

>> Okay.

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Who wants to tell me about the program?

I mean, what's been going on and how's

it been going?

>> Isn't there anybody who wants to tell me

about the program?

Who wants to tell me about the program?

What do you want to know?

>> Tell me about the program.

>> Program ain't [ __ ]

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Who's going to tell me about the

program?

Man, is you crazy?

>> Lesson number one, you don't get

something for nothing. You pay dues. You

got my 20.

>> Anthony got a 20.

>> Anony's going to pay dues.

[Laughter]

Hey Rosco, you ought to charge him for a

shoe shine on his right foot.

>> All gifts and donations are funds we

raise outside the city budget. They go

to fund the child care center, the

children's theater which introduces the

children to their afroamerican cultural

heritage, the family development program

which has adult classes in reading,

family hygiene, and family budgeting.

And of course, the Golden Age Club,

which is for our senior citizens.

>> Uhhuh. When gifts are listed as

anonymous, who is anonymous?

>> Oh, only the board knows that.

>> The board.

>> Six marvelous people.

>> Men, women?

>> Both.

>> Uh-huh.

>> Hey, tonight is board night. I'd love to

show you off. Can you go? I'd love to

meet him. Love to hear the voices.

>> Date.

>> Yeah, date.

>> Okay.

>> And so, ladies and gentlemen of the

board, meet our philanthropist, our

godsend, Mr. David Anderson, president

of the Anderson Management Corporation.

I'm Hannah Champion. My husband is Dr.

Howard Champion.

>> Alberta Ballot. My husband and I have

served here since the center opened in

1968, and I think you're a fine young

man.

>> Thank you.

Naomi Chamberlain.

>> I own property, not slums. And I think I

ought to warn a good-looking young man

like you. I'm a widow.

>> Behave yourself.

>> Malcolm Pomeroy. Pomeroy Dry Cleaners.

Tell me, Mr. Anderson, just what does

your management corporation manage?

>> Money. I move it around. I take it from

here, put it there, wherever the

interest rates happen to be the highest.

Reverend Clara Hurst, Carmemell

Independent Baptist Church.

Congratulations, Mr. Anderson. To give

us so much of your time, your business

must be very successful and very well

organized.

>> Has to be. Keeps me out of trouble.

>> Oh,

Carl Randolph Ballot. That's my wife

over there. She's not a widow

and you're not the one the you are not

the ones uh to be thanking me. See, it

is I who've been made to feel that this

is something that I must do.

So, I want to thank all of you for the

time that I've been given. It's uh it's

just a thrill to be here with people and

know who is here when they are here.

Time and time again I've seen old and

young stepping side by side and neither

one knowing where they're going or from

whence they cometh.

You see

H.

>> I get it, hun.

>> Yes.

>> Yes. Yes. He doesn't recognize us. You

are living with our daughter in sin.

>> Yes. Aha. Oh ho ho ho. She never even

showed him a picture of us. See?

>> No, no, no, no, no, no.

>> I'm Emma McClean and this is my husband,

the Reverend Daniel McClean of the

Kingdom Apostilic Church, Sanctified of

Atlanta. And I'm Sanctified and this is

my sister and

>> I'm thirsty.

name's never born.

>> Won't you come in? I just

>> I uh I It's sure it's a pleasure to to

see you. I uh I've heard heard so much

about you.

It's It's just that we weren't expecting

you.

>> That's the whole idea.

>> Well, Nikki is certainly going to be

surprised.

>> I'm sure she is.

>> Nikki, honey.

>> Yes, baby.

Mama,

daddy.

>> And I'm Nelly. Surprise, surprise.

>> Manny, look who's here.

>> Yes, I see.

>> Mama.

Daddy.

>> Nelly.

>> It's so good to see you.

>> Happy birthday, sugar.

>> Thanks, Daddy. Uh, I thought you were

going to uh call later this evening. Um,

but not in person. Hey Manny,

>> how are things at home?

>> Fine, sugar. All your sisters about

grown now.

>> And they're waiting for you to show them

the proper example.

>> And Nelly, uh, Atlanta, uh, uh, has it

changed much? Um, how did you all get

here? Did fly, drive? Uh,

>> yes, Atlanta has changed. No, we didn't

fly. Yes, we drove

>> all this way. Just for my birthday

>> and other things.

>> Relax, Emma.

>> I am relaxed.

>> Well, I ain't. I'm thirsty. Uh, do you

have something cold?

>> Yes. What would you like?

>> Scotch on the rocks.

>> So, Manny, as you no doubt have noticed,

I have a lot on my mind.

>> Yes, I can see that.

Well, I I got a lot on my mind, too,

mother dear.

Uh, but you go first.

>> All right,

>> mother. Please. It has to be said,

child.

>> No, it doesn't. You've said it before,

and I've told Manny. He knows how you

feel. So why don't we just all sit down

and get acquainted?

>> We are already acquainted. We are a

family.

>> Manny is family, too, mama. He's part of

my family.

>> The Bible says, "Let them marry." First

Corinthians. If you don't care about

your father and me, at least think about

your sisters.

>> Emma, please. Nikki and the boy are

happy

and they're together and the boy ain't

whooping on her and she ain't poisoning

his food or trying to work groups on

him. That's more than you can say for a

lot of the married folks that we do

know.

>> Well, you do look good, Nikki.

>> Oh, thanks, Daddy. Manny's good to me.

>> Well, y'all just keep on being good to

one another. Now, will somebody be good

to me? I need another drink.

>> Oh, I'm so happy to see you.

>> See, Emma sanctified. I'm Martin.

>> Nikki, tell me you in the stock market.

How's business?

>> Well, right now they got me by the

bonds.

>> Uh, I mean, they get me to buy bonds.

>> Yeah.

Heat. Heat.

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Now keep these in mind. They are the

three points your prospective employers

will be asking themselves. One, can you

do the work? Two, are you dependable?

And three, can you get along with

others? Now,

>> Barbara, what are you reading?

>> Iceberg Swim, will you pay attention,

please?

Your mind tends to wonder, Barbara. Now,

class, your personal appearance is your

first introduction to your employer.

Barbara, will you put away that nail

file?

>> Wait, there's your introduction. I mean,

that's some personal appearance.

>> Hey, I want his job now. Whatever he do,

that's what I want to do.

>> You know what he do? Sweet Manny Mack,

boss player, take an application. Uhoh.

Get down time, y'all. Stable masters

here.

>> Cass, your personal appearance that

includes alertness and concentration.

Denise, you be the applicant. And

Barbara, you conduct the interview.

[Applause]

Thank you. Thank you.

>> Morning. My name is Denise Orville.

>> What's your name?

>> I told you.

>> Why do you want to work here? What's

your address, your age, your mama's

name, your sexual preferences?

>> Stop it. Barbara, how do you expect to

get anything if you cannot keep your

mind on it for one minute? You have the

attention span of a 5-year-old.

Time. Damn it. What? Time out. Bad

mouthing me about my attention span.

I've been paying attention. That's

what's wrong. I paid enough attention to

peep your game, Ms. Thomas. So don't

give me all that [ __ ]

You're shucking. I ain't never going to

get no damn job. Not with people like

you around. I beg your pardon.

>> You ain't deaf.

>> I said if we all get jobs, it'll blow

your game. Yeah, game. All you middle

class bushy ass [ __ ] I know where you

coming from. All of y'all got the jobs

and you making your money off of us.

>> Right on.

>> Administering to your lesser brethren

and sisters.

All us po deprived ghetto chilling [ __ ]

>> now. What you high tone [ __ ] make for

this jive ass number you running down on

us. Huh? 15,000

and Mr. Derell 15 20,000. Well, if it

wasn't for [ __ ] like us, y'all

wouldn't make [ __ ]

>> Where y'all live? Huh? Not around here.

I bet you that. Am I right or wrong?

>> So don't blow smoke up my ass about no

freaking job.

>> My mama didn't raise no fools.

>> That's right.

>> Now I got enough attention span to know

what's happening. What's happening is I

can recognize a poverty pimp when I see

one. Hello.

>> What's happening is bourgeoa [ __ ]

>> Barbara,

you're not going to get me on some kind

of middle class guilt.

I went to school, Barbara.

I put in my time and I paid my dues. I

went to school, Barbara. It was hard

work and I worked hard.

>> My ass bleeds for you.

So now you work hard on your game of

underprivileged [ __ ] Can you do the

work? Are you dependable? Can you get

along well with others? [ __ ] Can you do

the work now? You put your attention

span to that when you take your 15,000

and your tight ass self back to your

first negro in my block neighborhood.

and your electric vibrator.

>> Now, what you need is a man.

>> Yes.

>> Or somebody, whatever gets you through

the night.

>> That's a terrible thing to say to me.

Even to imply such untruths,

it's so unfair.

Oh, you mean like talking about

somebody's attention span?

>> Right on.

[Music]

I didn't start that. I was minding my

own business, playing her game. She had

no call talking about how dumb we are.

Hey, Barbara just got mad and went for

that middle class sore spot.

>> She's right,

>> Sarah. There's nothing wrong with being

middle class. Nothing. The point is what

you're doing.

>> But that's what I do. You know,

>> I do make my living from their misery.

Seems to me you're in there working for

a better life for them. Barbara

included.

>> I give her credit. Barbara's bright.

John is sharp. But most of these kids,

the tragedy is the school system has

done a rotten job. It hasn't taught the

children, especially ghetto children,

how to think through a problem, how to

figure out what the problem is, and how

to pick the right tools to solve it.

Because life is a series of problems.

But I think the street is teaching them

how to solve problems. I mean,

not about a job maybe, but about

hustling to survive, you know? Um, well,

myself, I know about that. But these

kids don't know jobs or hustling. That's

why they're here.

Anyway, street hustling is not an

action. It's a reaction.

It's accepting secondass status.

But still the whole question of finding

jobs for them, it's too late. They

should have been gotten to, given proper

direction when they were three, four, or

five. And here they are at 17, 18, and

here we are with a few thousand dollar

trying to clean up the damage, the mess

the schools have spent millions to make.

>> Maybe you're right.

Maybe it is too little, too late.

>> But then it must be some other

a a different kind of approach.

Mr. Derell, they need so much.

I'm a woman. I mean, I'm not a very

strong woman. And you're a man and

you're black and successful.

Well, you could whatever you could come

up with.

I try to please

>> Sarah,

you're good people.

>> All right.

Anybody seen Mr. Derell?

Anybody see Mr. Dell?

>> What about Miss Thomas? They out keeping

in practice walking on water.

>> Yeah, that's funny. Now, where did they

go?

>> Miss Thomas went oneonone with Barb and

got her ass wasted. She split and Mr.

Derell went after her.

>> And your ass is next.

[Applause]

>> Hey, I've been looking for you.

>> Ah, Mr. Theodore. How are you today?

>> Fine, Mr. R. And you gentlemen?

>> Very well, thank you. Very well.

I went to the meeting. Nothing.

>> Beautiful. Where do we go now?

>> Oh, we have to check all the records.

Find out the names of the alternate

board members, the former board members,

the consultants, and the advisers. His

name's got to be in there somewhere.

>> Are you going to get those records?

>> You mean how are we going to get them?

We are going to hit the safe in Miss

French's office.

>> The safe?

>> That's right. But don't worry about it.

It's A105 Ipsswitch. Cake box.

I see. You see what? You see what?

Nothing. Just I see.

Well, when are we going to hit the same?

>> Tonight.

Heat. Heat.

[Music]

Heat. Heat.

[Music]

It's going to take a couple of days to

run these names down. Sooner the better.

I don't know if I could survive 6 weeks

with those teenage gorillas.

>> 6 days with them gorillas is enough to

curl your naps.

[Music]

Who do you guys think you are? Earl

Fender, somebody run up down fire

escapes. How much did you get up there?

I said, how much did you get up there? I

want to decide on our cut.

[Music]

I think they're trying to bug us. Looks

like it.

>> Can you fight?

>> We'll know in a minute.

[Music]

[ __ ]

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

Heat.

[Music]

[Applause]

What good is this?

>> None of us were close enough to see

their faces.

>> These are the best con artists in the

city.

>> Well, the bum you're looking for is

murder. That was a class job he did on

me. Use your head shorter. Would you hit

me in this town if you cops had a sheet

on him? He's clean.

>> We went through this eight months ago.

>> I keep trying.

What about the old woman, Mrs. Foster?

>> She's right in front of your eyes.

>> Yeah. Present address, Copenhagen,

Denmark. Real name B. Quitman.

Card sharp. Con artist. In 20 years, six

arrests and no convictions.

Smart. Yeah,

smart

daughter. Mrs. Cleo Strong, married Jake

Strong, bus driver for the CTA

residence, Maywood, Illinois. One son,

Daryl, eight. His grandmother's

favorite.

She thinks he pees. Ginger ale.

>> Yeah,

you do nice work.

>> We aim to please.

[Laughter]

Mr. Derell, what is happening? These

kids are only supposed to be here on

Thursdays and Fridays.

>> I know.

>> Yeah, but it's Monday and they're all

here. And they said you were going to

put them to work and pay him salaries.

>> Yes, I did.

>> Oh, but you know they're not ready for

that. And salaries. And the kids are the

responsibility of the center.

>> Let me try.

>> But on your own.

Okay. All right.

Okay.

>> The job is you work for me. Any

objections?

>> I don't know, man. What you do? I mean,

I'm too nervous to steal.

>> You're going to work here preparing

yourselves to get and hold a job.

>> We can do this. That'll be enough.

>> $100 a week, 4 hours a day, 5 days a

week.

>> Hello.

[Applause]

It's my money and I'm going to work your

behinds to a frazzle. There will be no

whining, no bitching, and no shucking or

you're fired. Now, anybody wants out,

now is the time.

Hey Dell, you did say you was going to

give us half an invance.

[Applause]

[Music]

>> You got it.

>> What the hell is this

>> half? It's called incentive. incentive.

>> You get the other half at the end of the

week.

[Laughter]

on the floor, man.

>> Anybody don't want it.

[Applause]

Let me tell you something.

You all are a bunch of lazy, shiftless,

no good bums.

>> Hey,

you're the most useless bunch of misfits

I have ever seen.

somewhere else.

>> And those who ain't lazy are dumb.

>> Here you are in the Benjamin Banaka

Community Improvement Center and you

can't even spell it or tell me who

Benjamin Banaka was.

>> He don't pay rent

>> because you don't know nothing

>> and you don't want to know

>> nothing. You wear your ignorance like a

badge of honor and you call that being

cool. Well, that's called masturbation.

That's right. It may make you feel good,

but it does not produce life. It is time

you all start pulling your own weight.

It is time you start being responsible

for your own existence. It is time you

had a say in how you live or how you die

instead of doing everything in your

power to fail because it's easier.

>> Hey Derell, lighten up. Damn.

>> Yeah, you ain't got to come on us like

that. Now listen,

>> for reasons of my own, I got a stake in

you all doing something and you all not

failing. So I am going to keep these

size 12 up your behinds until you get

into a position, not only where you can

get a job, but keep it. We're going to

cut out every excuse you ever use to

fail.

>> Hey Derell, that's cold.

>> Life is cold.

>> And what you get out of being so good,

uh, sugar daddy,

>> I got a soft heart, sweetie baby.

Now,

if you have the slightest interest in

not going to your graves, a total

nothing, we are going to play the

interview game on a professional basis.

John,

you be the boss. Adrien, go get the job.

All right, move it. Move it. You're on

salary.

Good morning. Where's your smile?

>> I ain't no Tom.

>> You got to be a Tom to smile. What do

you got against the boss?

>> Forget the damn boss.

>> Adrian, that is so smart. That is smart.

You walk out, but he's got a job and you

haven't. But you showed him, right?

Look, you go to get a job because you've

got to feed yourself or your family and

walk with pride because you are doing

it. No welfare, no unemployment, no rich

relatives, no church charities. Your own

ass is on the line. Now you want to be a

man, a woman. Feed your family.

All right, Adrian, go back to your

chair.

Willie,

come for the job.

>> Good morning.

>> Morning.

>> I'm Willie Mangum. I'd um

I came to see about a job.

>> Well, Mangum, why do you want to work

for me?

Well, because

actually I'd just like to work anywhere.

Uh, I need the job. I just want to work.

>> You need the job. Then why did you leave

your last job?

>> I haven't worked before. Uh, but um

>> but uh what?

>> But my mother

I'm old enough to be working now. My

father is a well, he's not there.

And I have a little brother. Well,

there's four of us.

And my little brother Timothy.

Well, he's not right.

I know that. I mean,

he's kind of slow. And um the kids laugh

at him sometimes,

but it's not Timmy's fault. I mean,

because he just likes everybody, but but

they laugh at him sometimes.

And mama tries but um she lost that

little piece of job she had cutbacks and

and everything and uh the welfare sins

some but it's

see

Timothy can't be by itself. Um he's like

a little baby and I watch him

some. Mama says I have to be a man now.

But

sometimes I get scared

because

it's hard sometimes

and she don't force me or nothing.

If I'm going to be a man and I got to

get me a job and help out or move

or something.

So,

I got in this program

to get me a job, you know, to help out

my family. And so mama can watch Timmy.

He almost hurt himself a couple of

times,

but he's really sweet and and kind of a

happy kid, you know.

And if I'm going to be a man,

I got to get me a job

because of Timmy

and Mama.

You know, Mangum. Um,

people laugh sometimes,

but they probably all like Timothy as

much as you do.

It's just their way, you know.

You You really want a job, don't you?

Yes, I want the job.

Well, are you sure you could do the

work? I'll learn it. I think you will.

You're all right, man. You have to have

a chance.

Willie,

go out to the coffee machine and bring

me a container of black coffee.

Anybody else?

Barbara

Good morning.

>> Good morning.

>> I'm Barbara Hanley and I'd like a job.

And I'm not going to smile cuz I don't

feel like it.

>> You're not feeling well, Barbara?

>> I don't feel like it cuz I'm

I'm mad.

Why are you mad, Bob?

>> I don't know.

>> Why do you want to work here?

>> Let somebody else go. I'm not ready for

this.

Okay.

Bye-bye.

>> Good morning.

>> Good morning. My name is Percy Watkins

and I would like a job.

>> Well, what makes you want a job here,

Percy? Well, sir, I would like to have

me a job so I could buy me some grass.

>> Easy, son. Easy.

>> Going to spill my first date, kid.

>> I did so enjoy your visit. Thanks for a

happy birthday.

>> A sugar, you take care of yourself and

you come home and see us.

>> I will bonage and have a safe trip.

There's something I want you to

remember. I love Nikki. If you got good

eyes, boy, we can see you love the girl.

>> And I can see that you're happy, sugar.

>> You're gentle with her. I'll grant you

that.

>> I know what's bothering you, and I

respect you for it. It's just that Well,

anyway, one day maybe Nikki and I

Well, you see,

[Music]

maybe we'll get married.

probably. I mean

I mean otherwise uh how it would look to

our sisters when they come to visit and

all.

>> Oh Lord,

you see this is all the family I've got

right here right now.

So I guess I got to do what's right for

the family.

>> You all right, boy? Come on, Emma.

Daniel, let's go. It's a long dry trip.

Come on.

>> What's happening?

>> Hey,

>> last night I had an idea.

>> Good morning, gentlemen.

>> Hi, Mr. Theo.

>> Good morning, Mr.

last night. I had an idea.

>> Is it possible that he could have a deep

voice on the telephone?

>> You never know these days.

>> I'm going to need your permission to

escalate my ultimate weapon. Look, I

don't go for violence, man.

>> I'm not talking about violence. I'm

talking about sex appeal. I'm going use

it on Miss French.

>> Come on, man. Be serious.

>> I am serious.

I'm serious.

She's got eyes for me now. All I have to

do is take her out. One thing leads to

another and at the end of a week,

anything I ask her about anybody, she

will tell me. She will smack her mama if

I tell her to. Now,

>> you were the one she's going to smack. I

take it then that you didn't turn up

anything on those names.

>> No, but his name's got to be on that

list somewhere. Now, you give me

permission to work on Miss French, and I

will uncover that dude, and we will get

away clean. Now, just be cool. Let me

work on her. Poor baby.

>> Don't be so modest, David. Two mail room

jobs, firm and committed. That is great.

>> We still have 28 more to go.

>> Hey, you get them. I know you will. I

have confidence in you.

>> Thank you.

>> We're off to lunch. Marcia, you're so

fresh. Of course, there are problems I

had intended to discuss with you. I

mean, for instance, the board members,

the contributors, the sponsors. I know

nothing about the backgrounds of the

contributors and the sponsors. See, the

big corporations want to know the names.

>> Sure. Let's meet. I'll give you what I

can.

>> Well, good. Then I'll pick you up at

7:30. That'll give you a chance to get

dressed. And then after dinner at the

grotto, David,

>> we can go to the disco in Oldtown.

>> Now, wait a minute. I thought you meant

meeting in my office.

>> What? With all that hustle and tension

going in there, I got to get to meet my

boss. That's you.

>> There's not much to know. I was born

about four blocks from here and 5' 7, 5

lb overweight, and divorced. How's that?

>> Divorced? Oh, well, some turkey messed

over you.

>> No, it was friendly. He wanted to fly

airplanes and I wanted to do this. He

still writes from overseas.

>> You still carrying the torch, huh?

>> This is a business meeting, isn't it,

Mr.

>> Well, I didn't know anything about you

before. Now I feel I know you well

enough to ask you out for dinner for

business. You're persistent and you talk

fast. I hope the work goes as quickly.

>> Well, I work fast also.

>> Yes, I've noticed. I keep my business

life and my social life separate. I have

to.

>> Well, would it help any if I said that I

was a teenager looking for a job?

>> No,

>> it would.

>> You're here at the quantum theory.

>> Physics wasn't my best subject.

>> It's not physics. It's a disco tech.

>> A disco tech?

>> Yes. A disco tech. You know, like you do

the funky chicken, the funky rhinoceros.

And

>> I know. I know. I know you do. You think

I'm an old Spinster dedicating her life

to good works and no fun at all? Is that

what you think?

>> I didn't say that you was old.

>> Well, you're wrong.

>> You are old.

>> No, the other.

>> I'm sorry. I was wrong. So, we go to

dinner tonight and we told you to the

quam theory.

>> No.

>> What is it that you have against me? I'm

rich. I'm suave.

>> I don't I have a clean neighbor. I'm

fullblooded. How about if I'm a veteran?

David Anderson, you're impossible.

>> You just have to get to know me.

[Music]

>> Maybe I better.

[Music]

[Music]

[Applause]

Hey, I'm going to go damp my hair. I can

feel it tightening. Excuse me,

>> please.

>> David Anderson.

>> Huh? You haven't danced with me all

night.

>> Now, if you don't dance with me, I'mma

holler a rape.

>> Is that a request?

>> What? The rape or the dance?

>> Don't make no never mind to me.

>> Oh, don't make no never mind to me

neither.

>> Well, now look out now.

[Music]

>> Cooji coochie.

Get your smoochy smoochy smooch.

[Applause]

[Music]

[Applause]

>> What a lovely evening. Want to

>> do it again?

somebody.

>> Mhm.

>> Is it serious?

>> Kind of serious.

>> Well, that's a fence I won't try to

climb. I hope that you're happy. I hope

that he's miserable, but I hope you're

happy.

>> Thanks, David. You're a very nice man.

>> Well,

if he ever hurts you though, I will

personally come in and beat him to death

with one of Manny's teenage gorillas.

>> I'll keep you posted.

[Music]

Now let's talk about common courtesy.

You know what courtesy is? Respect.

That's all. Respect for other people.

And that comes from respect for

yourself. You give respect so other

people will give you respect. Then if

they don't, hey, it's on them. Just How

many of you here play basketball?

>> All right. All right. That's my game.

>> Show that.

>> Yeah. Show the dumb line to Pearl. Now

you see me. Now you know.

>> Okay. She the way your sneaker smell.

>> Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay.

Now someone feeds you a pass, you score.

You say, "Hey, nice pass." Now that is a

common courtesy. Come and no big deal.

Please and thank you are common

courtesies. Common. No big deal. Nothing

taken away from it. But now let's

discuss the psychology of common

courtesy.

>> Psychology.

Woo.

[Applause]

>> The psychology of courtesy is to

encourage someone to give you that pass.

Set that pick so that you can take your

best shot.

>> Getting people to help you get over.

>> Courtesy is to give and go.

>> Give and get.

>> I ain't playing with Denise. She's a

ball hole. A job is like a ball team.

You don't have to like everybody you

play with, but you play with them

because the only way you'll get your

piece of the action, your championship

ring, is is for everybody to get one.

>> That's what winning is. Getting your

piece of the action.

Now, we're going to go downtown into the

field to practice common courtesy.

[Applause]

[Music]

Go to the corner. Make a right turn.

It's about two blocks down.

[Music]

>> Hey.

>> Yes.

>> Hey. Uh, Cory is I'm looking for the

Mcnal Association Associates.

>> They're upstairs. Is she delivering

something?

>> No, I'm looking for a job.

>> 18th floor.

>> Hey, you got a light?

>> No, I don't.

>> Good morning.

>> Good morning. What can I do for you?

>> I'm going to inquire about a job. I'd

like your help, sir.

>> Sure. What do you need, kid?

>> Could you direct me to the offices of

McN Associates, please?

>> Yeah, sure. They're in 1805.

>> Thank you. Oh, excuse me, sir. Do you

have a light?

>> Yeah, sure. Here you go.

>> Thanks for getting

>> No mention. Oh, good luck with the job.

>> Thank you.

[Music]

Okay, now here's the play. You give

courtesy and kindness and you get them

back. Now, Barbara, it's your turn. You

pick out anybody and get the directions.

>> Get the directions to the Garfield Hayes

Monument.

>> What? Damn, Barbara. The damn Garwood

Hayes monument. Don't you know nothing?

Lord have mercy. Jesus, help my people.

I never heard of the place.

>> There is no such place. There is no such

monument. But go and ask, get the

information anyway. Squeeze it out. Get

it out. But get it with kindness. Huh?

And courtesy.

>> Okay. All right. Now,

now you ready?

>> Yeah.

>> Okay. Let's go.

>> Go.

[Applause]

Excuse me, sir. Could you help me,

please?

>> What' you want, kid?

>> I think I'm lost. I have to find the

Garfield Hayes monument.

>> Hey, you guys know where the monument

is?

>> No, boss.

>> Boss, it's a quarter of

>> Oh, see, they're waiting for me. My

mother, my father, and my little

brother. Oh, but I don't want to keep

you, sir.

>> Boss, we better go. We better go. Oh,

take your time. The little girl is lost

here.

>> Oh, I don't want to take your time, sir.

>> It's all right. It's all right, kid.

Now, let me see. Garfield Monument.

Monument.

>> I've been there a lot of times. It's a

big place, huh?

>> Yeah, pretty big.

>> Played there when I was a kid. Used to

feed the pigeons.

You see down there? See that policeman

down there?

>> Uh-huh.

>> Tell you what, you go ask the cop. He'll

tell you what it is.

>> Thank you very much.

Have a nice day now.

>> That's okay, little girl. Be careful

now. Sweet kid.

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

[Applause]

>> All right. All right. Okay. Okay. Now

we're heading back to the center. Let's

go. Let's go. Back to the center.

>> What'd you find out? Nice lady.

>> Yeah, but what'd you find out for you

and me?

>> You look Hey, man. There's a chump

already in the picture.

>> The names?

>> I know the turkeyy's name.

>> Talking about the names from the safe,

man.

>> I figure if I get tickets for the

ballet, I'll be able to impress her with

my class.

>> Dave, it's been a bad day.

>> I'm working on it.

Have you talked to Florence about the

childcare center?

>> Yes, I have. But I think we need more

participation from the parents, you

know, because we

Morning.

>> Morning.

>> Morning.

>> Morning.

>> Excuse me.

>> Morning.

>> Morning.

>> Yes.

>> Everything all right?

>> Yeah.

>> Good.

I changed my mind

>> about what?

>> I'm going to climb in that fence.

>> Oh,

>> that's right. He's no more entitled to

you than I am. I mean, who does he think

he is anyway? I mean, who who who is he?

>> Roger Lawrence.

>> Roger Lawrence.

Roger Lawrence. Leela Lawrence. I mean,

what kind of name is that? I mean, you

are you kidding me?

>> Huh? No,

>> you're not.

>> No.

>> Well, well, what does he do?

>> He's the regional sales director. Feral

products.

>> Well, where is he?

>> He's out of town. He's in DC.

>> Uh-huh. In Washington DC. He's taking

care of business in Washington DC. Well,

I'm taking care of business right here.

You know why?

>> Meaning that I've changed my mind. It

means that I'm going to be shooting at

you. It means that you are in a world of

trouble. And I'm going to tell you

something else. I'm getting four tickets

to the dance company of Harlem. You are

going with me. Manny's going and Nikki's

going. Now, why? Because I'm from

Tennessee. And when I get my Tennessee

up, I will kick over a mountain, kill a

buffalo with this little finger. No

violence to yourself, of course, my

dear. But I'm going across the hall. I'm

going to get the 21 other job for the

little lady and gentlemen gorillas

across the hall. But at 7:30 p.m., I'm

coming by your place and I'm picking you

up. And 7:30 means 7:30. IC CP time. You

understand?

>> Thank you.

>> Lovely day, Miss Darren. Don't you

think?

>> Uh-huh. Bright and shiny. Mr. Anderson,

>> you better believe it.

[Music]

Heat.

Heat.

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

What else I'm doing?

[Music]

I tell you

[Music]

Well, here we are

>> again.

>> May I show you to your dough?

>> This is my dough.

>> No, I mean your other dough.

church people.

What's wrong with you? Are they lonely?

They just ride up and down in this

building. You know the people. It's your

building.

Are these statues so

Good night.

[Applause]

Hey, come on. Get in line. Get in line.

Get in line. If you want to get paid,

please get in line. You do want to get

paid, don't you? So shut up.

[Music]

[Applause]

Guess it

>> comes

on money.

Thank you.

>> Mr. Dell, I don't really understand how

you can do this or what it is you're

really doing, but I think I like it. And

they tell me Mr. Anderson is doing so

well with finding jobs, too.

>> Keep praying, Sarah. We still got a

house breakdown, and time's running out.

>> I'll be burning incense night and day.

>> Few candles wouldn't hurt.

>> Yes, Mr. Telman. Thank you very much.

You will not regret it. You call me

Thursday. Thank you, sir. Bye-bye.

>> Save me from committees.

>> Job 17, 18, and 19.

>> You are working miracles.

>> I am a captain of industry, and I'm

going to go straight um straight to the

top. And when I get there, I'm taking

you away from here.

>> Thanks, Captain. But no thanks. This is

my thing. You know, even when I went

away to college, it was just so I could

come back here because of a truly

beautiful woman. That one right there.

Who?

>> Martha Burke. She started at the center.

She had the job I have now. You know

that kid Barbara that Manny has so much

trouble with.

>> Yeah.

>> Well, that was me. Always mad and never

knowing why until I met Mrs. Burke. She

turned my whole life around.

She got mad every time she saw a kid's

life being wasted. The center was her

passion. She's dead now, but not really.

>> Uh the Who's this gentleman with her?

>> That's Mr. Burke. And that's the

Hamiltons,

>> Mr. Burke.

>> Is he connected with the center in any

way?

>> No, it was her baby. You know him?

>> I've seen him before.

>> Well, you might have if you had any

trouble with the law.

>> Oh, really?

>> Uh

oh. Why?

>> Because that's Detective Joshua Burke.

Just retired, I think.

>> Oh, really?

>> Hi, Dave. Come on in, honey.

>> You know a cat named Joshua Burke.

Detective Joshua Burke just retired from

the force. His wife, Martha Burke, died

about 3 years ago. Now, here's the

bombshell. Martha Burke was coordinator

of the center.

Our Yes. Our center. She started it. Her

baby, her pet. Now, four years ago, she

took sick. The woman who took over her

job was the woman she had trained.

>> Leela. Leela French.

>> Yes. I think Joshua Burke is our man.

Let's check him out. I took down his

number.

Hello.

Hello. Hello. Who is this? Hello.

>> Got him.

>> Got him.

Now I want him picked apart from the day

he was born. We will find out something.

Anything that will get him off of us. I

want him by the short hairs. Give me a

couple of days and you've got them on a

platter. Short hairs and all. Yeah.

>> Excuse me. Could you tell me where I

could find Miss French?

>> Right in here, miss.

>> City funded. That's right. See, but the

advantage that we offer is that our kids

are pre-screened in the program.

>> Someone to see you, Miss French. Mrs.

Quitman.

>> Yes. So, they're already familiar with

your employee requirements

>> and they want to work.

>> How you do? I'm be Quitman. I'm looking

for Emanuel Derell. He's an old friend.

>> Oh, Manny Derell's working out in the

field today. Would you like to leave a

message?

>> Oh, dear. I'm in from Copenhagen just

for the day.

>> Uh, I'm going down to the Nash

Corporation. Hello. My name is Dave

Anderson and I work with Manny. I think

I got a bite on jobs 20 and 21 for the

little gorillas.

>> All right.

>> I'm so disappointed. Well, I'm sure

he'll be back by the end of the day.

>> Well, maybe I can get back later. It was

nice meeting you.

>> Nice meeting you.

>> $150.

[Music]

Heat.

Heat.

[Music]

So,

>> yes, he works there. He'll be back

later.

>> That's nice.

>> What about my grandson?

>> Trust me, Grandma. I trusted you. Right.

Go.

[Music]

[Music]

Second car on the left.

[Music]

Hun, call Nikki, will you, and tell her

to come meet you at your house. All

right.

>> Lamp can call job number 22.

>> Great. Now, just call Nikki, will you?

All right.

>> Okay. What's up?

>> Nothing. Uh, just do what I tell you.

>> Okay, sure.

name Mrs. B. Quitman mean anything to

you?

>> Yeah.

>> She came in and asked for you. Just

left. Got into a limo with five hood

types. Two of them sitting in your car

right now.

>> Where's B? Just drove off in the limo

with the other three. Uh they looking

for you?

>> Yeah. Uh, is it serious,

>> Barry?

>> That's what I thought. I don't want you

to get mad, but I had Leela call Nikki.

Come over to her place.

>> That was good. Thanks. Be

She gave her right name. She must be

trying to tell me something.

>> Well, what are you going to do?

>> I'm going to stay away from my car for

one thing,

until I find out what's going on. And

there's only one man who can tell me.

Detective Joshua Loganberg.

>> Right. I don't want you in on this,

Dave. It's my problem.

>> Detective Joshua Logenberg happens to be

my problem also.

>> Dave, I'm trying to keep you out of

this, but you can't.

[Music]

Detective Joshua Burke, I believe.

>> Can I help you?

>> You damn well better.

Come in.

[Music]

And they drove off with me. The other

two are sitting in my car now.

>> Can you use the phone? I want to check

on the women.

>> Listen, uh, I have to tell you, if a

neighbor told you I was a policeman,

it's not quite true. I retired a month

ago.

>> Damn it, Burke. This is no time for

games. Look, you've had us jumping on

that string for weeks now. Genley. Mr.

Derell. Is it? Even if I knew what you

were talking about. What could I do?

>> Nikki's not there. Leela's been calling

ever since we left. No answer.

>> Listen. Uh, I'll nose around and see

what I can come up with.

>> I'll be Leela French's apartment. You

remember her? Your wife's replacement.

Fairmont Avenue. It's listed.

>> Yeah.

Miss Mlan, there's a lady waiting for

you. Me?

>> Yes.

[Music]

Mickey,

Mickey,

Mickey,

Mickey.

[Music]

>> I want my money.

>> All $475,000.

You got Nikki.

>> Nikki

>> and the old lady and you. You've got 18

hours.

>> Listen, I'll call you at that place

where you work.

[Music]

You don't have to be circumspect, Mr.

Burke. They've told me everything.

>> Yes, everything. What you've done isn't

very nice, Mr. Burke.

>> I did it for her.

>> No. Martha Burke never used people to

get what she wanted.

Bruno called.

He's got my woman.

>> He wants his money

and he wants you dead. What you going to

do?

>> I want my woman free.

I've only got half the money. I'll find

the rest someplace, but I'm not going to

walk in there and give him his money and

my life without some kind of a chance.

I'm not going to walk in there naked.

Now, you have got to get me an edge.

Burke, you owe me

for my woman.

>> What are you asking me?

Look,

Bruno has got to have some kind of a

weak link.

Now, you're a cop.

>> Was a cop,

>> but you still know how to get to things.

Hey, if I'm going down, Bruno is going

down.

>> I don't know. I don't know.

Even if I came up with some ideas,

you're probably going to need a hell of

a good safe man. And that could get you

killed even before you met Bruno.

Burke for my woman.

Wait here. I'll call you back.

Josh, you're looking good.

>> Ty, I got to talk to you.

>> Well, what is it? Ty,

I'm going to lay it on you.

>> What's the matter of you in trouble?

>> Ty, uh, I need some information. You got

to give it to me. You got to

>> Hey, you want help? You got it. What do

you need?

[Music]

I don't know what the hell you're

talking about.

>> I I know nothing. I

t

>> We're old friends, right?

>> I know about the gambling and I know

about the loans from Bruno.

>> And you don't pay that money back ever.

You pay him his way. I know that.

When did you I always knew. Here's you,

Ty. 19 years. You got six years till you

retire. I wish you well, Ty.

Got a short memory. Soon as I hear what

you got to tell me, I forget where I

came from.

I better then than you.

Oh, Jesus.

Let's have a cup of coffee.

[Music]

Yeah.

>> Yeah.

>> What?

You serious?

Okay,

we got to hit two places. one you will

not believe. Let's go.

[Music]

Hi. Hi.

This one's been taken care of. We just

cleaned it up. Okay.

[Music]

Let's go.

[Music]

Hallelujah.

[Music]

Amen.

[Music]

Heat.

[Music]

Heat. Heat.

[Music]

Hello.

Hello. Please.

I could have opened the gate for you.

[Applause]

Mr. Derell, your class is ready. It's

almost a quarter after.

>> Sarah, would you take the class? We're

in the middle of an emergency. Oh,

certainly. I I'm sorry. Certainly.

>> Yeah.

>> You got my property?

>> Yeah.

>> We make the exchange underneath

Lakeshore Drive and Walker. 2:00.

>> I'll be there.

>> Sure you will.

>> It's on. Heat.

[Music]

Heat.

Let me go with you.

>> No. If they see you, they won't deal.

Just take care.

>> Where's my woman?

>> Let me see the money.

Where is she?

>> Okay.

Should be coming out of that warehouse

right over there.

Get in, con man.

[Music]

Where's Manny?

No, I'm not going anywhere. I want

[Music]

So, Long time. Long time.

You're a smart boy.

>> I got you, boy.

>> What' you say?

>> I said I'm not a boy. Look, I came here

to give you this. It's 2/3 of the money.

I'm short of thirds. You want to count

it?

Money isn't everything. You see, you're

an embarrassment to me. Like a boil.

You interfere with a normal flow of

things, boy.

>> Man, we'll see about that.

You're smart. I give you credit for

that. But now you're in trouble. See,

you shouldn't deal in other people's

money.

>> You should take your own advice, Bruno.

>> Mr. Bruno,

>> that was other people's money. Money you

took from poor people.

>> You preaching to me, con man, I don't

steal that money. People give it to me.

I provide a service. Dope is a service.

Gambling, [ __ ] 12-year-old junkies

are informed consumers. You got a lot of

spunk, boy. A lot of spunk.

>> You are not dealing with a boy, titty

sucker.

>> That's how you talk.

>> Okay.

So I touched you and I touched you.

Good. All right. I owe you. But you owe

people. You owe a lot of people in my

neighborhood. So in a matter of touching

other people's money, we're even

right.

Can I have a boss?

>> No. Let him talk.

It's his last testament.

Now I want to walk out of here owing you

nothing equal. So why don't you count

the money?

>> I want to talk a deal.

>> Deal.

[Laughter]

>> You believe that?

>> He wants to talk a deal. Durel,

only deal you're going to talk, it's

what kind of box you want to be buried

in.

Don't talk to me about deals, boy.

Get him out of here. You know what to

do. What to do.

>> That's going to be the death of you,

Bruno.

>> This that

>> that money. You don't understand. This

is nothing. It's twothirds of nothing.

>> It's pride

principle.

You don't understand that. Smart boy.

You shouldn't get in places where you

are a lightweight.

Smart. Smart. You're stupid.

You think this is big money. This is

nothing. This is crap. This is

What is this? That is a copy of your

ownership of Corel Management Limited.

The Internal Revenue Service might be

interested in your imports and exports.

That might be the details of your

cigarette business. Do you know that's a

federal offense? Interstate hijacking.

The stamps on the packs are federal

stamps.

>> Where did you get this?

>> From where you kept them in a safe at

St. Ambrose Monastery. Oh, that that

that was good thinking, Bruno. Those

nice monks, they don't know nothing. You

give them a contribution and they let

you store things there where the cops

can't come in. Nice thinking.

Oh, check that one out. I mean, that's

important. That is the deal between you

and Foster that got the Turk killed in

Delaware.

Now, I know you're not connected, Bruno,

and the syndicate would just as soon

have you out of the way.

And that piece of paper will put your

behind deep in the marsh. And you,

Louie, you, Star. And you, but

especially him.

>> I'm going to blow him away, boss. You

hit my safe. I hit two safes.

And I'm sure you've noticed that those

those papers are copies. I've got 25

sets

around town.

You boys want to talk a deal with a

lightweight? Huh?

I want to walk out of here and go back

to my life. You hear me? Back to my

woman.

Well,

[Music]

25 copies

>> around town.

>> So, anything happens to you happens to

us.

>> That's right.

>> So,

you walk out clean. We're human. That's

it.

>> And you stop dealing dope in South

Chicago.

>> Deal.

Where's B?

>> The old lady back and go hang.

>> How'd you find him? I've got friends

everywhere.

Remember that boy,

man.

[Music]

Hey,

what happens if you drop dead of a heart

attack or something?

[Music]

Manny.

Manny.

Oh, baby. Are you all right? They didn't

hurt you, did they? They didn't tell you

whatever. They did.

>> Oh, I'm so

[Music]

>> Well, what happened?

>> It's a standoff for now.

You know, this center gets a too much

excitement for me. I'm going to have to

go get on his job. Is there any money in

this line of work, sir?

>> I guess we going to have to find out.

>> I don't care if you share crowd, baby. I

can work.

>> Well, now what you going to do for me?

>> Well, first we're going to get you a

high school diploma.

>> Just a minute now. We still got this

little problem of uh

>> Miss

Fresh, that's horrible. Please go miss.

[Music]

I told him to stop bothering me. I told

him I did. Didn't I Didn't I tell him? I

told him.

[Applause]

These commencement exercises of the

class of 77 which we had to give

ourselves a dedic. dedicated to Benjamin

Banaker, free man, irrigation farmer,

weather predictor, author of an almanac,

builder of the first Americanmade clock,

and chief surveyor of the city of

Washington DC, our nation's capital.

Our

opening pageant presented by Barbara

Hanley and Percy Watkins exhibited a

tableau in Pantomime. You understand?

>> Oh, shut up, Gerald. See, man, I told

you not to let Gerald do it. He always

got to be a star.

>> Quiet, y'all. Go ahead, Gerald.

>> That's all. I just asked our guests to

please excuse my colleagues and let your

patience overcome the nausea and disgust

at the ignorance which is indeed the

curse of our people.

>> Oh no.

>> Get back in line.

>> Uh the next section of our program is

awards. Uh Willie,

the recipient of the class gift award is

Miss French.

Oh, thank you.

>> This gift was commissioned by the entire

class of 77. The artist is Timmy Mangum,

my little brother.

Miss Thomas, it is my honor to present

you with this,

the key to the lot

and this

the collected works of Stevie Wonder.

[Music]

[Music]

Will you two cut that out?

>> Now for Mr. Der and Mr. Anderson, the

joint incentive award.

Now, we heard y'all call us the

gorillas. That's cool. Now, you could

take this award and spin it on the 23

rookie gorillas you got coming in next

week.

>> Rookie gorillas. Rookie gorillas.

>> 23 and they're volunteers.

>> No. Uh-uh.

>> I meant to tell you, but you know, all

this excitement and everything.

>> No, you didn't.

>> No. No. No.

>> It's honest work.

>> No. Uh, no. No, no, no, no.

No

[Music]

wonder you

[Music]

>> makes a dream come true.

>> Baby, say what you will.

[Music]

But I'm here for the king.

La

[Music]

and I'm ready to be.

So you want to trip up.

Baby

[Music]

to the sky

is my attraction.

A piece of shing

[Music]

fire

delicious

[Music]

peaceful

delicious

finish.

I need to understand myself.

I can't tell you whatever's there.

If you will any time

I

delicious

delicious

delicious

delicious

delicious

Baby, I could

[Applause]

[Music]

not afraid of being

baby cuz you know you got it made

[Music]

by loveie.

See you crying a big truckie.

>> Got it hot in the pot.

Drop it on. Drop it on the top.

Stand on the fire. Stand fire. Smack the

boot.

Smack the booty.

Let me do it for you. Let me do it for

you. Smank the fire. for one discovering

you.

My dreams come true.