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SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

[ SIGHS ] OH, I LIKE THIS PLACE.

[ CHUCKLES ] REALLY NICE, RIGHT?

YES. YEAH.

AND IT'S CLOSE TO SCHOOLS.

DO YOU TWO HAVE CHILDREN?

OH, NO! NO, NO, NO, NO. NO, NO, NO.

WE'RE JUST FRIENDS.

[ LAUGHS ]

"JUST FRIENDS." OKAY.

DID I SAY SOMETHING WRONG?

NO. NO.

WE JUST HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THIS "JUST FRIENDS" THING.

UH‐OH.

NO, NO. NO, NO.

[ CHUCKLES ] SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE PLACE, BABE?

I THINK, "WOW!"

[ CHUCKLES ]

I DIDN'T THINK I'D BE ABLE TO GET ANYTHING THIS NICE.

YES, IT IS, BUT IT'S GONNA GO FAST, SO ‐‐

I'LL TAKE IT, SO...

[ CHUCKLES ] I'LL TAKE IT.

THAT'S GREAT! [ GIGGLES ]

BUT WE HAVE A LITTLE PROBLEM.

WHAT'S THAT?

YOU HAVE NO RENTAL HISTORY,

AND I WAS GONNA PULL YOUR CREDIT,

BUT YOU CAN'T PULL WHAT AIN'T THERE.

UM...I WAS MARRIED FOR A LONG TIME,

AND MY HUSBAND TOOK CARE OF ALL THOSE THINGS.

REALLY? MM‐HMM.

I UNDERSTAND.

[ BOTH CHUCKLE ]

BUT WE CAN'T TAKE THAT KIND OF RISK HERE.

[ CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY ]

H‐HOW ABOUT, UH, SHE GIVES YOU THE FIRST MONTH'S RENT

AND THE LAST MONTH'S RENT?

THAT'S STANDARD. OKAY.

I'LL NEED AT LEAST FOUR MONTHS' RENT TO GET MY BOSS' APPROVAL.

WAIT, I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY SAVED.

WELL, HOW MUCH DO YOU HAVE?

I ONLY HAVE $3,000.

CAN'T YOU GET THE OTHER $2,000?

FROM WHERE?

I HAD A HARD ENOUGH TIME GETTING THAT.

YOU KNOW WHERE I WORK.

HOW ABOUT A FAMILY MEMBER, A LOVED ONE?

THE ONLY ONE THAT LOVES ME ENOUGH

TO GIVE ME THAT KIND OF MONEY IS JESUS.

AND I DON'T KNOW IS HIS TURNAROUND TIME IS THIS QUICK.

[ Singsong voice ] THIS PLACE WON'T LAST LONG.

THAT'S TOO BAD.

UH, COME ON, PLEASE.

OKAY, LISTEN, I WILL NEED FOUR MONTHS' RENT.

SO YOU CAN GIVE ME THE FIRST AND LAST MONTHS',

AND I'LL HOLD THE PLACE.

AND WHEN YOU BRING ME THE OTHER $2,000,

I'LL GIVE YOU THE KEYS.

IS THAT OKAY?

YES, THANK YOU!

OKAY!

GIMME THE MONEY.

WELL, I DON'T HAVE IT HERE.

LADY, YOU'RE MAKING IT HARD TO HELP YOU.

I'M SORRY?

CAN YOU WRITE ME A CHECK?

OH, I HAVE IT IN CASH.

OOH, CASH IS GOOD!

BUT I DON'T HAVE A CHECKBOOK.

WILL, I CAN'T DO THIS.

CAROL, LOOK, I‐I'LL WRITE YOU THE CHECK,

AND, BABE, YOU CAN GIVE ME THE MONEY BACK LATER.

[ Sweetly ] YOU'D DO THAT FOR ME?

YES.

WOW, GIRL, YOU GOT A GOOD MAN.

I WISH I COULD FIND A MAN TO DO THAT FOR ME.

UH, FRIEND ‐‐ I GOT A REAL GOOD FRIEND.

[ BOTH CHUCKLE ]

MUST BE A FRIEND WITH BENEFITS, WRITING CHECKS LIKE THAT.

UH...WELL, MY FIRST APARTMENT.

[ Chuckling ] YEAH, UH...

[ Chuckling ] SO NICE.

VERY NICE. YEAH, VERY NICE.

[ SIGHS ] YAY.

WHERE'S THE CHECK? SHOW ME THE MONEY.

HERE'S YOUR CHECK.

THANK YOU.

NOW GET ME THAT MONEY AS SOON AS YOU CAN,

AND I'LL GIVE YOU THE KEYS.

OKAY, BUT CAN I BRING MY MAMA BY TO SEE THE PLACE?

UH...UH, SURE.

UM...THE PAINTERS WILL BE HERE ALL DAY TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.

YOU CAN COME BY THEN.

ALL RIGHT. THANKS.

[ DOOR OPENS ]

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

WOW, WILL. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

AND I'LL GIVE YOU THE MONEY BACK AS SOON AS I GET HOME.

NO PROBLEM.

MY FIRST APARTMENT.

[ CHUCKLES ] YEAH.

SO, UM, CAN WE TALK ABOUT THIS "JUST FRIENDS" THING?

SURE.

SO, WE'VE BEEN DATING FOR ABOUT A MONTH.

YEAH.

AND YOU WON'T COMMIT.

WILL.

LOOK, YOU REALLY KNOW I'M CRAZY ABOUT YOU, LINDA, ALL RIGHT?

I JUST WANT TO SPEND ALL MY TIME WITH YOU.

I WANT TO BE REALLY CLOSE TO YOU, ALL RIGHT?

WILL.

[ Chuckling ] ALL RIGHT.

I KNOW YOU DON'T WANT TO COMMIT.

NO, I AM READY.

AND I REALLY, REALLY LIKE YOU, TOO.

BUT I HAVE TO TAKE THINGS SLOW.

I TOLD YOU MY HEART HAS BEEN THROUGH THE WRINGER.

I UNDERSTAND THAT.

DO YOU?

OF COURSE.

GOOD.

THEN WE JUST KEEP THINGS ON "SIMMER."

[ CHUCKLES ]

THANK YOU FOR UNDERSTANDING.

ALL RIGHT. I KNOW THAT THIS IS A LOT FOR YOU.

IT'S ALL NEW, AND YOU'RE GETTING YOUR OWN PLACE,

AND YOU JUST STARTED DATING, BUT...

SO, DO YOU THINK YOU CAN GET THE OTHER MONEY?

I'LL TRY.

WHAT ABOUT YOUR MOTHER?

WHAT?

ASK HATTIE MAE FOR MONEY? YEAH.

MAN, PLEASE, YOU TRYING TO GET ME KILLED.

WHAT? SHE DOESN'T HAVE IT?

NO, SHE HAS IT. THAT'S THE PROBLEM.

SHE WILL KILL TO KEEP IT.

REALLY?

YEAH, AND SHE GONNA CUSS ME OUT.

WELL, SHE DOES WANT YOU OUT OF THE HOUSE.

YEAH, I KNOW, AND MAYBE THAT'LL GET HER TO GIVE IT TO ME.

[ SIGHS ] I'LL...

I'LL...

WHAT?

I'LL ASK HER...

FROM A DISTANCE.

MAYBE I'LL CALL HER.

NO, I'LL TEXT HER.

I'M GONNA WRITE HER A LETTER.

GOOD.

BUT IF YOU DON'T NEVER, NEVER, EVER SEE ME AGAIN,

PROMISE ME YOU'LL TELL THE WHOLE WORLD SHE DID IT.

SHE NOT THAT CRAZY.

LINDA, YOU'RE LATE.

I'M OFF, UNCLE FLOYD.

WELL, YEAH, YOU ARE.

WELL, WHERE YOU BEEN?

I HAVE GREAT NEWS.

WELL, GOOD. [ GIGGLES ]

USE SOME OF THAT GREAT NEWS AND ALL THAT GREAT‐NEWS ENERGY

TO HELP SOME OF THESE CUSTOMERS.

I TOLD YOU I'M OFF.

OH, YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.

[ HUMMING ]

WHAT...

WHAT ARE YOU DANCING AND PRANCING AROUND HERE FOR?

I'M JUST SO HAPPY.

MM, YOU'VE BEEN OUT WITH THAT BOY, HAVEN'T YOU?

YEAH.

WELL, THAT AIN'T NO GREAT NEWS.

UNCLE FLOYD.

[ Mockingly ] WHAT?

I FOUND AN APARTMENT.

[ SQUEALS ] Hattie: NO, YOU DIDN'T!

HOW DID SHE HEAR ALL THE WAY BACK THERE?

DOG HEARING.

YEAH, AND THIS ROTTWEILER ABOUT TO TEAR OFF INTO YOUR ASS.

LINDA.

OOH!

YOU SAID YOU GOT YOUR APARTMENT?

YES, MAMA, IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

THANK YOU! THANK YOU, SIR! THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

SO, THAT MEANS YOU'RE MOVING.

THAT'S THE PLAN.

YES, SIR! OH!

YES, SIR! [ BABBLING ]

THANK YOU!

OOH! THAT'S AN UNKNOWN TONGUE.

LOOK AT HER. I KNOW.

BUT IT'S JUST ONE THING ‐‐

SATAN, I BIND YOU RIGHT NOW!

I BIND YOU! YOU DEFEATED!

MM. HERE IT COMES.

BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ANY CREDIT, THEY'RE ASKING FOR MORE...

MORE MONEY.

THAT DAMN BEELZEBUB!

ALL RIGHT, WELL, NO, NO.

THAT'S OKAY. THAT'S STANDARD.

WELL, CAN YOU LOAN ME SOME MONEY?

I BIND THAT SAME DEMON!

JUMP BACK ON HER!

UNCLE FLOYD, CAN YOU LOAN ME ‐‐ CAN YOU LOAN ME SOME MONEY?

DEVIL, STOP IT!

YOU AIN'T HEAR ME?!

UNCLE FLOYD.

YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH HER!

Y'ALL AND I AIN'T BUDDIES!

UNCLE FLOYD, YOU HEAR ME.

GIRL, YOU KNOW I AIN'T GOT NO MONEY!

YEAH, YOU RIGHT.

I DON'T KNOW WHY I EVEN ASKED YOU.

MAMA.

DEVIL.

DON'T EVEN TUNE YOUR LIPS UP TO ASK ME FOR NARY A QUARTER!

ALL THEM YEARS OF HARD LABOR AND SACRIFICES I MADE FOR YOU,

YOU'D BETTER NOT ASK ME FOR NARY A DAMN DOLLAR!

[ LAUGHS ]

WHAT'S SO FUNNY?

NOW, YOU KNOW ASKING YOUR MAMA FOR MONEY

IS LIKE TRYING TO TAKE SOME MONEY

OUT OF THE HANDS OF A CRACKHEAD.

YEAH, YOU RIGHT.

MAYBE I SHOULD JUST ASK DANNY.

OR MAYBE YOU SHOULD ASK WILL.

I CAN'T ASK HIM.

WHY NOT? HE YOUR MAN, AIN'T HE?

HE'S NOT MY MAN.

WELL, YOU SPEND SO MUCH TIME WITH HIM

YOU ACT LIKE IT'S YOUR MAN.

HE'S MY FRIEND.

WITH BENEFITS.

HMM.

MAMA, YOU KNOW I'M CELIBATE.

THAT'S WHY HE AIN'T GONNA GIVE YOU NARY A QUARTER, EITHER.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

MAMA, I AM NOT A WHORE.

I DONE TOLD YOU DON'T DO THAT.

DON'T YOU OBSCENE TO ME.

FOR ALL THE EX‐WHORES, I'M OFFENDED.

YOU ACT LIKE IT'S A BAD THING.

YOU KNOW WHAT? I‐I'M NOT DOING THIS.

JUST FORGET I EVEN ASKED.

ALREADY DID.

[ DOOR OPENS ]

NOW, WHORE ‐‐ MM.

SORRY. HATTIE.

SAME THING.

ANYWAY...

YOU COULD'VE HELPED THAT GIRL. YOU KNOW THAT.

ALREADY DID.

HOW?

BY NOT BUSTING HER IN HER DAMN FACE

WHEN SHE ASKED ME FOR THAT MONEY!

HOW THE HELL SHE THINK I GOT IT?!

THAT'S HOW ALL THE WHORES IN THE WORLD GET THEIR MONEY!

SHE MAKE SO DAMN MAD WHEN SHE GO AND OFFEND ME!

YOU HEARD HER OFFEND ME AND MY FRIENDS.

MAKE ME SICK.

SO DAMN PISSED OFF WITH HER!

SHE HAD SO MUCH POTENTIAL!

SHE WAS ALMOST THERE!

JUST LIKE SHE ALWAYS DO, SHE JUST DROPPED THE BALL!

SHE BETTER GET OUT THERE

AND START TRICKIN' HER OWN DAMN SELF.

OKAY, SO, OF COURSE, I GO ON MY DATE,

AND THEN AT THE END, I GET THE BILL,

AND HE DOESN'T HAVE HIS WALLET ‐‐

CONVENIENT FOR HIM, RIGHT?

MM‐HMM. MM‐HMM. THAT'S MY MOVE.

I INVENTED IT.

IT'S THE SAMINATOR ‐‐

"HERE I GOT ‐‐ [GASPS] NO, I DON'T GOT THIS."

[ SIGHS ]

DREW, YOU NEED TO STOP GOING OUT WITH THESE LOSERS.

AW, WHAT OTHER CHOICE DOES SHE HAVE?

OHH. WHAT'S THE POINT IN ALL THIS?

I'M JUST GONNA BECOME A NUN.

THAT'S 'CAUSE YOU AIN'T GETTING "NONE."

DREW, LOOK, YOU JUST NEED TO WAIT

FOR THE RIGHT OPPORTUNITY TO COME KNOCK.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

OOH! COULD THIS BE GOOD FORTUNE?

IMPOSSIBLE! BECAUSE DANNY'S SITTING RIGHT HERE.

[ SIGHS ] DROP IT, DREW.

AAH! OH, GOD! IT'S BAD FORTUNE!

VERY BAD FORTUNE!

WELL, WHO IS IT?

IT'S YOUR MOM.

DON'T OPEN IT.

SAM, MOVE.

NO! DANNY, PLEASE!

YOU KNOW SHE NEVER LEAVES!

[ SIGHS ]

JUST MOVE, SAM.

NO! NO! YOU'RE GONNA MOVE!

AAH!

HI, MOM.

HEY, BABY.

DREW. SAM.

HI. STOPPING BY UNANNOUNCED...AGAIN?

I NEED TO TALK WITH MY SON.

OH, OKAY, WELL, I'LL HEAD HOME.

YEAH, AND I'LL GO TO BED.

[ Chuckling ] ACTUALLY ‐‐ ACTUALLY, YOU COULD COME BACK.

COME BACK HERE, YOU GUYS.

MAYBE YOU CAN HELP. [ CHUCKLES ]

OKAY.

MOM, WHAT'S GOING ON?

UH, UH, YOU'RE GONNA REGRET THIS.

STOP IT, SAM.

GO ON, MS. LINDA.

BABY, CAN I BORROW SOME MONEY?

I TOLD YOU.

[ SIGHS ]

YEAH, SURE, MOM. HOW MUCH DO YOU NEED?

DANNY, YOU KNOW I'M SO PROUD OF YOU,

AND I WOULD NEVER, EVER, EVER, EVER ASK YOU FOR ANYTHING.

YOU'RE MAKING AN "ASK" OUT OF YOURSELF, 'CAUSE YOU JUST ASKED.

GIVE IT A REST, SAM. THIS IS SO SWEET. [ CHUCKLES ]

YEAH, IT'S OKAY, MOM.

HOW MUCH DO YOU NEED? $5? $10? $20? $40?

TWO...

THOUSAND DOLLARS.

DAMN!

DANNY!

I'M SORRY.

I THINK GRANDMA'S IN ME OR SOMETHING.

Sam: SHE'S IN ME, TOO.

IT'S FINE. I'LL SAY IT. IT'S SUPER‐FUN.

DAMN!

[ CHUCKLES ]

UH, MOM, UH, I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY.

AND IF YOU'RE ASKING ME, NEITHER DO I.

SAM, DO YOU ‐‐ NO.

WELL, DON'T LOOK AT ME. THAT GUY CLEANED ME OUT.

UM, I KNOW, BUT I HAD TO ASK.

WHAT'S GOING ON? WHAT DO YOU NEED THE MONEY FOR?

[ Singsong voice ] SHE'S ON THAT STUFF.

I FOUND AN APARTMENT, BABY,

AND BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ANY CREDIT,

THEY'RE ASKING FOR MORE MONEY.

OH, WOW. I'M SORRY.

WELL, MAYBE THEY CAN PUT IT IN MY NAME.

DO YOU HAVE CREDIT?

[ Laughing ] NO!

YES, I DO. I HAVE THAT CREDIT CARD.

THAT'S PREPAID, FOO‐FOO. THAT DON'T COUNT.

THE LANDLORD WOULDN'T GO FOR IT.

[ SIGHS ]

HMM. WELL, DID YOU ASK GRANDMA?

[ BOTH LAUGH ]

WHAT A RIOT, HUH?

THAT'S GREAT.

THEY SHOULD GO ON TOUR TOGETHER.

OH, YEAH. I HEARD MYSELF AFTER I SAID IT.

MM.

[ SIGHS ] DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

I'LL FIGURE SOMETHING OUT. ENJOY YOUR NIGHT.

OKAY, WELL, BYE, MOM. LOVE YOU.

OH, UH, MS. LINDA, MAYBE YOU CAN ASK YOUR NEW MAN.

[ LAUGHS ]

NO, SHE CAN'T.

AND WHY NOT, MAMA'S BOY?

'CAUSE MAMA'S CELIBATE.

MEN DON'T WRITE THOSE KIND OF CHECKS

UNLESS THEY'RE "RIDING" SOME "CHICKS."

I JUST THOUGHT OF IT.

OHH.

I'LL TALK TO YOU LATER, BABY.

UGH.

OH! [ Laughing ] $2,000! YEAH. YEAH, RIGHT.

AH! DO YOU KNOW WHAT I COULD DO WITH $2,000?

DO YOU KNOW WHO I COULD DO WITH $2,000?

JUST FIGURED IT OUT.

AAH!

OH! MAMA!

HERE. LOOKY HERE.

HERE GO THIS HERE MONEY,

BUT YOU PAYING ME BACK WITH 78% INTEREST.

78%?

YEAH!

YOU WANT IT, OR NOT?

MAMA, THAT'S A LOAN SHARK.

YOU DAMN RIGHT.

BUT...THESE ARE ALL ONES.

SO WHAT YOU TRYING TO SAY?

I USED TO MAKE IT RAIN, SLEET, AND SNOW.

THEY USED TO CALL ME "THE WEATHER LADY."

OOH. ONE, TWO. OH.

YOU DON'T KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THAT RIGHT THERE.

MA...

[ SNIFFS ]

WHY DOES IT SMELL LIKE CINNAMON?

THAT'S LILAC.

THAT'S MY SECRET POTION.

WELL, I DON'T NEED IT ANYMORE.

YOU SURE? YEAH.

YOU GOT TO GET THE HELL UP OUT OF HERE NOW, LINDA!

WILL GAVE IT TO ME. HE'S SO SWEET.

I GAVE HIM THE $3,000 BACK, AND HE PUT IN THE OTHER $2,000.

YOU GAVE THAT MAN MONEY?!

YES.

LINDA!

WHAT?

YOU AIN'T GOT NO BUSINESS GIVING THAT MAN NO MONEY!

HE COULD RUN A GAME ON YOU!

MAMA, HE WROTE THE CHECK, SO I GAVE HIM THE $3,000 BACK.

I DON'T LIKE IT.

[ SIGHS ] YOU NEED TO RELAX. JUST COME ON.

I'M GONNA CALL DANNY AND EVERYBODY

AND TAKE Y'ALL OVER TO SEE MY NEW APARTMENT.

LINDA! WAIT A MINUTE HERE.

DON'T PULL ME OUT THE DOOR. LET ME PUT UP MY SAVINGS.

LET'S RIDE.

I'M DRIVING.

I DON'T LIKE THE WAY YOU DRIVE.

WELL, THIS IS MY NEW PLACE.

WOW. AIN'T THIS NICE?

AIN'T THIS NICE?

YEP.

THAT'S NICE.

I'M SO PROUD OF YOU. MM!

THIS REALLY IS GREAT.

NOW YOU HAVE SOMEWHERE TO GO WITHOUT COMING TO OUR PLACE.

SAM.

MOM, WE DON'T MIND THAT YOU COME TO SEE US.

THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU SAID BEFORE. YOU WAS LIKE ‐‐

SHUT THE HELL UP, DREW!

[ COUGHS ]

MM.

[ Voice breaking ] AND I'M JUST SO HAPPY I COULD CRY.

MAMA, ARE YOU PROUD OF ME?

[ SOBS ]

I'M JUST SO HAPPY YOU GETTING OUT MY HOUSE.

THANK YOU! THANK YOU, SIR!

THANK YOU!

HEY. LOOK AT HER.

[ SNIFFS ] EXCUSE ME.

WHO ARE YOU?

HI, I'M LINDA, AND YOU ARE?

I'M MR. WILLIAMS, THE MANAGER.

OH, DID THEY SEND YOU TO BRING MY KEY?

WHAT?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

THIS IS MY NEW APARTMENT. I CAME TO PICK UP MY KEY.

LADY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

THIS IS MY PLACE, AND IT IS NOT FOR RENT.

WHAT?

YEAH, THIS IS A SOLD UNIT.

WE SOLD TO THE CHANG LOU FAMILY,

AND, UH, YOU DON'T LOOK CHINESE TO ME.

ARE YOU SURE?

YEAH. YOU'RE BLACK.

TECHNICALLY, I'M NOT.

I WASN'T TALKING ABOUT THE CHANG LOUS.

I'M TALKING ABOUT THE APARTMENT, MAN!

LOOK, I WAS HERE WHEN THEY BOUGHT THE PLACE.

WAIT. I'M SO CONFUSED.

WELL, LOOK, FIRST OF ALL, WHO SHOWED YOU THIS PLACE, LINDA?

A WOMAN NAMED CAROL.

I DON'T KNOW NO CAROL AROUND HERE.

WHAT?

WAIT. WHAT'S GOING ON?

I DON'T KNOW.

I TELL YOU WHAT'S GOING ON.

HATTIE DON'T.

SOMEBODY DONE DROPPED THE DAMN PIGEON.

WHAT?

YOU BEEN FLIMFLAMMED.

MS. HATTIE, WHAT'S FLIMFLAM?

HOODWINKED! BAMBOOZLED!

ARE THOSE THE NAMES OF YOUR OLD STRIPPER FRIENDS?

MAMA, WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?

I'M SAYING, LINDA, SOMEBODY DONE TOOK YOUR DAMN MONEY!

DAMN!