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PREVIOUSLY ON "LOVE THY NEIGHBOR"...

OH, I LIKE THIS PLACE.

IT'S GONNA GO FAST, SO ‐‐ I'LL TAKE IT.

BUT WE HAVE A LITTLE PROBLEM. WHAT'S THAT?

I WAS GONNA PULL YOUR CREDIT,

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

HOW MUCH DO YOU HAVE? $3,000.

CAN YOU WRITE ME A CHECK? I DON'T HAVE A CHECKBOOK.

I'LL WRITE YOU THE CHECK,

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

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

I'LL GIVE YOU THE KEYS.

HERE'S YOUR CHECK.

YOU GAVE THAT MAN MONEY?

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

THIS IS MY NEW PLACE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? I CAME TO PICK UP MY KEY.

IT WAS SOLD TO THE CHANG‐LIU FAMILY.

WHAT?

WAIT, WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?

I'M SAYING THAT THIS ISN'T YOUR APARTMENT.

BUT WE WROTE A CHECK FOR $3,000.

SOMEBODY GONNA GIVE HER AN APARTMENT,

OR ELSE I'M ABOUT TO WRITE A CHECK YOUR ASS CAN'T CASH!

I'LL CALL THE POLICE.

YOU DO THAT. LINDA, START FROM THE BEGINNING.

I CAME HERE AND SAW THIS PLACE.

WHEN?

YESTERDAY, EARLY IN THE MORNING.

OKAY, GO ON.

AND A WOMAN NAMED CAROL

SAID SHE WAS THE LEASING MANAGER.

OKAY, SO DO YOU KNOW THIS CAROL?

I ALREADY SAID I DIDN'T.

MISTER, I ADVISE YOU NOT TO GET SMART RIGHT NOW!

GRANDMA, GIVE THE MAN A BREAK.

YEAH, I'M‐A GIVE HIM A BREAK.

I'M‐A BREAK HIS DAMN LEG.

TALKIN' AT ME OUT OF BOTH SIDES OF HIS NECK

LIKE I WEAR A TRAINING BRA.

SHE'S VIOLENT.

YOU HAVE NO IDEA.

YOU BETTER ASK SOMEBODY ABOUT ME.

[ Sighs ] YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS ALL NEED TO LEAVE.

I AIN'T GOING NOWHERE TILL I FIND OUT

WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND HERE.

FINE.

N‐NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, SIR. PLEASE. LOOK.

WE JUST NEED TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS.

THERE'S OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING GOING ON HERE.

NO, FLOYD! DON'T BEG HIM!

CALL THE PO‐PO!

HATTIE, YOU KNOW YOU GOT WARRANTS.

AND I'M ABOUT TO GET ANOTHER!

WELL, LINDA, GO ON.

TELL US WHAT HAPPENED.

SHE WANTED $5,000.

ALL I HAD WAS $3,000, AND I DIDN'T HAVE CHECKS,

AND SO WILL WROTE A CHECK,

AND I GAVE HIM THE $3,000 BACK YESTERDAY.

YOU GAVE WILL YOUR MONEY?

YES! HE WROTE THE CHECK.

MOM!

WHAT?!

I TELL YOU WHAT!

SOMEBODY DONE MADE A FOOL OUT OF YOU!

♪♪♪♪♪♪

WHAT?

BABY, I'M TELLING YOU,

THAT MAN RAN A GAME ON YOU.

NO, HE DIDN'T.

MAMA, HE WROTE THE CHECK.

I'VE SEEN THIS KIND OF THING BEFORE.

IT'S SO EASY TO CONFUSE THE ELDERLY.

SAM, WILL YOU DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND SHUT UP?!

NO. NO, NO, IT'S TRUE.

MY GRANDMOTHER GAVE HER ENTIRE LIFE'S SAVINGS

TO A GUY WITH A BROWN PAPER BAG FULL OF NEWSPAPERS.

BUT HE TOLD HER ‐‐ HE TOLD HER IT WAS MONEY!

AND HE SAID HE WANTED HER TO HOLD IT,

BUT HE NEEDED HER MONEY TO GO WITH IT

SO HE COULD PROTECT ALL OF IT.

[ MOUTHS WORD ]

YOU DID THAT TO YOUR GRANDMOTHER, DIDN'T YOU?

SPRAY TANS DON'T PAY FOR THEMSELVES.

WILL WOULD NOT DO THIS TO ME.

OKAY, WELL, THEN LET ME ASK YOU SOME QUESTIONS.

WHAT?

ALL RIGHT. HOW'D YOU FIND OUT ABOUT THIS PLACE?

FROM WILL. YOU SEE THERE?

SO HOW DO YOU KNOW THE LANDLORD?

I DON'T. WILL KNEW HER.

YOU SEE THERE?

WELL, HOW MUCH DID THEY TELL YOU WAS THE RENT?

$1,100.

FOR THIS PLACE?!

AW, HELL NO!

YUP, THIS PLACE SOLD FOR $400,000.

I KNOW. WE WERE GETTING A GREAT DEAL

BECAUSE HE KNEW HER.

AIN'T THAT MUCH DEAL IN THE WALL.

MAMA, YOU'RE WRONG.

NO, I'M NOT.

UNCLE FLOYD?

I'M SORRY. AS MUCH AS I HATE TO,

I AGREE WITH YOUR MAMA ON THIS ONE.

SO YOU ALL THINK I'VE BEEN DUPED?

YEAH!

OH, MISS LINDA,

"DUPED" IS‐IS SUCH A HARSH WORD.

I MEAN, IT'S MORE LIKE...

YOU GOT SWINDLED! [ Laughs ]

YOU BEEN PLAYED FOR A FOOL, GIRL!

YOU KNOW YOU MESSED UP, RIGHT?

MAMA, I'M SO SORRY.

THERE IS NO WAY.

BABY,

YOU'RE NOT LISTENING TO US.

Y'ALL GIVE ME A MINUTE TO TALK TO MY BABY.

Y'ALL HEARD THE MAN.

FLOYD, I AIN'T IN THE MOOD FOR YOUR FOOLISHNESS TODAY.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, I'M SORRY, BRUH.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA TALK IN HERE?

YES!

YOU CAN'T.

MAN, GIVE US A COUPLE MINUTES. NOW I'M ASKING YOU NICELY.

I HAVE GOT TO GET THIS PLACE READY FOR THE NEW OWNERS.

I SAID, GIVE ME A COUPLE MINUTES, PLEASE!

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

JEEZ, TAKE ALL THE TIME YOU WANT.

MAMA, NOW I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT.

WILL WOULD NOT DO THIS TO ME.

ARE YOU SURE, BABY?

YES.

LINDA...

MAMA, HE IS KIND AND GENTLE

AND HE TELLS ME THE TRUTH.

AND HE DONE MADE A FOOL OUT OF YOU.

YOU ARE WRONG.

BABY, I KNOW IT HURTS.

NO, IT DOESN'T HURT, MAMA, BECAUSE HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.

BABY, I'M TELLING YOU WHAT I KNOW.

THIS MAN AIN'T NO GOOD.

HE DONE USED YOU, BABY.

HE USED YOU TO TAKE YOUR MONEY.

I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT.

WHY NOT?

BECAUSE I CAN'T LET THAT IN.

LINDA ‐‐ I CAN'T.

LINDA ‐‐ MAMA, I CAN'T.

I CAN'T HAVE ANOTHER BROKEN HEART.

I CAN'T.

LINDA ‐‐ NO! NO, MAMA.

SOMETHING ELSE IS WRONG. OKAY, OKAY.

MAMA, I'M GONNA GET IN TOUCH WITH HIM

AND STRAIGHTEN IT ALL OUT.

OKAY, BABY, WELL...

LET'S JUST ‐‐ LET'S ‐‐ LET'S GO BY HIS JOB.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE HE WORKS.

OKAY, WELL, WHAT DOES HE DO FOR A LIVING?

HE'S AN ENGINEER.

OKAY, WHAT COMPANY?

I DON'T KNOW.

LINDA...

I KNOW IT SOUNDS CRAZY.

OKAY, THEN LET'S JUST ‐‐ LET'S GO BY HIS HOUSE.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE HE LIVES.

WHAT?!

NO.

WELL, WHAT KIND OF CAR DO HE DRIVE?

A NICE ONE?

[ SCOFFS ]

NO, MA'AM.

THIS IS ALL JUST A BIG MISUNDERSTANDING.

I'M GONNA CALL HIM.

WELL, IF YOU HAD THE PHONE NUMBER,

YOU SHOULD HAVE DIALED THAT IN THE FIRST PLACE!

WELL, I WILL. I'M‐A CALL HIM NOW.

[ DIALING ]

MAMA, I'M SO SORRY.

Female voice: The number you have reached

is not in service at this time,

and there is no new number. WHAT'S WRONG?

I GOTTA DIAL IT AGAIN.

[ DIALING ]

[ Sighs ] MOM...

WHAT? WHAT'S GOING ON?

...not in service at this time, and there is no new number.

THE NUMBER'S DISCONNECTED.

DAMN!

SOMETHING MUST BE WRONG WITH HIS PHONE.

I'M GONNA DIAL IT AGAIN.

GIRL, YOU CAN DIAL THAT NUMBER A MILLION TIMES.

HE DONE GOT YOUR ASS.

YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT. I KNOW.

I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS.

WELL, LOOK, THEY'RE RIGHT BEHIND US IN THE CAR,

SO WHEN THEY GET HERE, JUST BE SENSITIVE.

HEY...I WILL.

OH, PLEASE. YOU COULDN'T BE SENSITIVE

IF YOU WERE DIPPED IN A POOL FULL OF ESTROGEN.

I...WOULD LOVE THAT.

PERV.

WOULD YOU TWO JUST STOP IT, PLEASE?

THIS IS MY MOTHER.

I'M SORRY, DANNY. I'M SORRY, TOO.

JUST... I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE THIS.

DO YOU REALLY THINK THAT WILL GUY STOLE HER MONEY?

YES.

I KNEW I DIDN'T LIKE HIM. [ CLATTER ]

MAN...IF IT ISN'T ONE THING, IT'S ANOTHER.

THIS IS AWFUL.

I KNOW.

WHY ARE YOU SMILING?

IT'S SUCH A GOOD SCHEME!

I CAN'T BELIEVE I DIDN'T THINK OF IT!

SAM, I'M GONNA STRANGLE YOU!

N‐NO! NO.

NO, THIS IS GOOD, BUT SAVE THAT FOR WILL.

YOU KNOW, I GOTTA TELL YOU GUYS,

I KNOW HOW THIS FEELS ‐‐

TO HAVE A MAN STEAL YOUR MONEY.

TO, YOU KNOW, HAVE A GUY SAY,

"WAIT HERE IN THE CAR.

I'M JUST GONNA RUN TO THE BACK," AND ‐‐

AND THEN HE LEAVES OUT THE BACK DOOR,

AND YOU NEVER SEE HIM AGAIN, BECAUSE HE'S GONE.

AND THEN YOU GO TO YOUR APARTMENT,

AND EVERYTHING'S GONE!

YOUR TV...

DREW!

YOUR STOVE... DREW!

YOUR IRON!

DREW!

YOUR HAIR DRYER!

THAT MOTHER ‐‐

DREW!

I MEAN, WHAT DID HE NEED WITH THE HAIR DRYER?

HE WAS BALD!

ENOUGH. JUST STOP IT.

MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHY WAS I DATING A BALD GUY?

[ CHUCKLES ]

OH...UM...MY BAD.

YEAH.

I KNEW IT!

I KNEW DOGGONE WELL THAT MAN WASN'T NO GOOD.

AND BEING ALL NICE TO HIM.

I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT.

WELL, BELIEVE IT.

IT'S SO UNLIKE HIM.

HOW MUCH DID YOU REALLY KNOW ABOUT HIM?

I ALREADY BEEN THROUGH THAT WITH HER, FLOYD.

I WAS TALKING TO HIM FOR ABOUT A MONTH.

WELL ‐‐ AND HOLD ON.

I MEAN... [ Sighs ] WAIT A MINUTE.

NOW, FORGIVE ME FOR HAVING SOME DOUBTS,

BUT YOU ALL ARE THE ONES WHO TOLD ME

HE WAS A REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER WITHOUT HAVING ALL THE FACTS.

AND NOW YOU'RE TELLING ME HE'S A CON ARTIST.

MAMA ‐‐

DANNY, DON'T.

WAIT A MINUTE.

I'M SURE THAT THIS IS ALL JUST A MISUNDERSTANDING, OKAY?

MISS LINDA, GO ON AND CALL HIM.

WELL, THAT'S A BRIGHT IDEA.

SHE'S ALREADY DONE THAT. THE NUMBER IS DISCONNECTED.

WELL, I HAVE AN IDEA OF WHO HE IS,

AND THIS IS NOT LIKE HIM.

WELL, IN THAT IDEA,

DID YOU THINK...THIEF?!

THIS IS NOT FUNNY.

IT IS...

KIND OF.

[ Sighs ] I SAVED THAT MONEY FOR SIX MONTHS,

AND HE KNEW THAT.

HE KNEW HOW HARD THAT WAS FOR ME.

HE COULDN'T HAVE DONE THIS.

IT'S ALL A BIG MISUNDERSTANDING.

MAMA, THIS IS PRETTY EVIDENT.

WELL, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

WELL, LINDA, BELIEVE IT.

I CAN'T.

WHY NOT?

BECAUSE, MAMA, IF I BELIEVE THIS,

THEN I WILL GIVE UP ON PEOPLE.

I WILL.

AND I CAN'T DO THAT.

LORD HAVE MERCY.

MAMA! M‐MAMA HATTIE!

AH, IT'S THE SAME THING I WAS SCREAMING ALL NIGHT ONCE.

[ Mutters ] MAMA HATTIE!

WHAT THE HELL YOU CALLING MY NAME LIKE THAT FOR?

IS MY MAMA STILL UP THERE?

WHERE THE HELL YOU THINK SHE AT, SHE FLEW AWAY?

OH, BABY, PEOPLE JUST DON'T UP AND FLY AWAY!

ACTUALLY, I WAS WITH A BLOW‐UP DOLL ONCE,

AND I‐I BIT IT, AND IT DID FLY AWAY.

STACY.

SAM, SOME OF THAT, YOU NEED TO KEEP TO YOUR...SELF.

OL' IGNORANT BA‐‐ Floyd: AHH!

STUPID MOTHER ‐‐

DUMB SON OF ‐‐ UMM!

WHO ARE YOU, MY MOM AND DAD?

NO, I'M YOUR MO‐‐ [ Swallows ]

YOU'RE MY GRANDMOTHER ‐‐ [ Swallows ]

SO THAT MAKES YOU A GRANDMOTHER ‐‐

YEAH, SHE UP THERE AND SHE WON'T COME DOWN, NEITHER.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU GUYS, BUT I ACTUALLY FEEL REALLY BAD

ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING TO MISS LINDA.

YEAH, ME, TOO. WANNA GET SOME ICE CREAM?

FROYO. I'M LACTOSE INTOLERANT.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA. THANKS FOR CARING.

YOU'RE WELCOME. YOU'RE WELCOME.

YOU KNOW, I HOPE Y'ALL BOTH GET HIT BY THE ICE CREAM TRUCK.

THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

AND ANOTHER THING, LET ME TELL Y'ALL SOMETHING.

IF Y'ALL DON'T GET OUT OF HERE...

[ Lowered voice ] AND BRING ME BACK AN ALMOND CRUNCH...

WITH VANILLA APPLE BUTTER.

WELL, I'M VANILLA APPLE BUTTER.

AND I'M YOUR ALMOND CRUNCH, BABE.

COME ON, GIRL. ALL RIGHT.

OKAY... [ Laughs ]

UNCLE FLOYD! WHAT?

OUT!

JUST TRYING TO HELP.

WELL, HELP ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT DAMN DOOR!

YOU TAKE THAT HELMET OF HAIR OFF IN THE HOUSE.

[ Laughs ] THAT'S FUNNY, FLOYD!

THANK YOU, BABY!

[ Laughs ] THAT TICKLED ME, IT DID.

WOW. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS.

WELL, BELIEVE IT.

SOME PEOPLE CAN BE SO CRUEL AND WRONG.

WHY'S MY MOTHER HAVE TO KEEP GOING THROUGH

THESE KINDS OF THINGS?

I WASN'T TALKING ABOUT YOUR MAMA.

I WAS TALKING ABOUT FLOYD'S ASS.

YEAH, BUT WHAT ABOUT MY MOTHER?

[ Sighs ] BABY, YOUR MOTHER

NEEDS TO LEARN HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT MEN.

YEAH, BUT SHE WANTS TO.

SHE DOES.

BUT, BABY, YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND,

WHEN YOU KEEP ALLOWING THAT TYPE OF PERSON

IN YOUR LIFE,

IT'S NOT THE MAN,

IT'S YOU.

YOU ATTRACT THAT.

WELL, I WISH SHE WOULD STOP.

SHE WILL, BABY, BUT IT TAKES TIME.

LORD KNOWS, I WENT THROUGH A WHOLE LOT OF MENSES

BEFORE I FOUND A GOOD ONE.

IT'S "MEN."

THAT'S WHAT I SAID.

NO, YOU SAID "MENSES."

MEANING MORE THAN ONE.

"MEN" IS ALREADY PLURAL.

SO IS "MENSES."

I HAD 'EM ALL.

GRANDMA, UH...

WHAT? DO YOU WANT TO LISTEN

TO THIS BLACK HISTORY MOMENT OR NOT?

WELL...NOT REALLY.

SIT BACK.

YOU AIN'T GOT NO DAMN CHOICE.

WAIT, DID YOU JUST SAY YOU HAD A GOOD MAN?

YEAH! HIS NAME WAS RILEY.

HE WAS A GOOD MAN.

WELL, WHAT MADE HIM GOOD?

'CAUSE HE HAD BENEFITS.

AND THEN THERE WAS JAMES.

WELL, WHAT MADE HIM GOOD?

HE HAD DENTAL INSURANCE.

THEN THERE WAS DEUCE.

WELL, WHAT MADE HIM GOOD?

NOT A DAMN THING.

BABY, ALL I'M TRYING TO SAY ‐‐

ALL YOU'RE TRYING TO SAY IS YOU HAD A LOT OF MENSES.

NOW YOU GET IT.

PLURAL!

BUT LISTEN TO ME, BABY.

SOMETIMES GOD ALLOWS US TO GO THROUGH THINGS

TO HELP US

TO GET ON THE RIGHT TRACK

FOR THE RIGHT THING,

SO THAT YOU'LL RECOGNIZE IT ONCE IT COMES ALONG.

YOU HEAR ME?

THAT WAS DEEP.

I KNOW.

I'M SURPRISED.

WHY?

IT CAME FROM YOU.

WHAT THE HELL YOU TRYING TO SAY?

[ Laughs ] I'M JUST KIDDING.

WELL, K‐I‐D‐D‐IN' WILL GET YOU K‐I‐L‐L‐ED.

WHAT?

KIDDIN' WILL GET YOU KILLED!

OH. BUT ‐‐

BUT DID HE HAVE TO TAKE HER MONEY, THOUGH?

DAMN!

YOU HAD TO BRING IT BACK TO MY ME‐MEMORIES.

I DON'T KNOW, BUT I SURE HATE IT.

SHE GOT TO GET THE HELL UP OUT OF HERE.

WOULD YOU STOP IT?

I'M FOR REAL!

I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE WHAT SHE'S GOING THROUGH.

WELL, I SURE CAN IMAGINE WHAT HE'S GOING THROUGH ‐‐

WHAT?

HER MONEY.

OH, BABY, YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU'RE RIGHT.

YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO IMAGINE IT,

BECAUSE YOU WAS RAISED BY GOOD, WHOLESOME PEOPLE.

TAUGHT YOU THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RIGHT AND WRONG,

GOOD AND BAD.

YOU WERE TAUGHT THE VALUES OF BEING A GOOD PERSON.

AND WHO ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT TAUGHT ME THIS?

ME!

MAMA HATTIE, YOU BEAT ME!

YOU DAMN RIGHT!

I TORE THAT ASS UP!

BUT IT WORKED, THOUGH, DIDN'T IT?

DIDN'T IT WORK? [ MUTTERS ]

DIDN'T IT WORK?

YEAH, BUT, YOU KNOW, IN TODAY'S SOCIETY,

THAT WOULD BE CALLED ABUSE.

WELL, I DID THAT A LONG TIME AGO.

AND AIN'T NO USE IN CHANGING IT NOW.

YOU KNOW, YOU TURNED OUT TO BE A GOOD,

WHOLESOME, BOFESSIONAL...

RESPECTABLE BOY.

GRANDMA, WHAT'S A "BOFESSIONAL"?

IT'S A PROFESSIONAL WITH A "B."

THAT MEAN A "BETTER THAN PROFESSIONAL."

YOU GOT ME?

YEAH. [ Laughs ] [ LAUGHS ]

YEAH.

GRANDMA, DID YOU GO TO SCHOOL?

YEAH, I DID.

I WENT TO MORTICIAN SCHOOL.

YOU WANT TO DIE?

NO, I LIKE LIVING.

RIGHT.

SO THEN I WAS RIGHT.

WELL, I NEED TO CHEER UP MY MAMA.

NO, UNH‐UNH, BABY.

JUST LEAVE HER BE.

JUST LET HER SIT THERE AND LICK HER WOUNDS FOR A WHILE.

AFTER IT'S ALL OVER, SHE'LL BE JUST FINE.

YOU THINK SO?

I KNOW SO.

[ SIGHS ]

[ Voice breaking ] YOU KNOW, I KIND OF FEEL...

I KIND OF FEEL LIKE IT'S MY FAULT.

OOH!

OOH! WHOA.

OOH... OOH.

OOH.

[ SNIFFLES ]

HOW?

'CAUSE I KEPT HER SHELTERED UP TOO LONG.

I KNOW I COULD HAVE GIVEN HER A LITTLE BIT MORE TOUGH LOVE.

YEAH...

WAIT, WHAT?

I COULD HAVE BEEN JUST A LITTLE BIT HARDER ON HER.

GRANDMA, IF YOU'D HAVE BEEN ANY HARDER ON MY MAMA,

SHE WOULD BE DEAD. [ PATS KNEE ]

ABOUT LIKE YOU'RE ABOUT TO BE IF YOU KEEP TALKING.

[ SIGHS ]

WELL...I'M SERIOUS. YOU‐‐YOU WERE TOUGH.

WELL, I HAD TO BE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

YEAH, I GUESS YOU'RE RIGHT.

I KNOW I'M RIGHT.

SO WHAT DO WE DO NOW?

GO FIND THAT BASTARD WILL

AND BUST HIS HEAD TO THE WHITE MEAT.

THAT'S SO VIOLENT!

WELL, YOU KNOW THAT'S MY MIDDLE NAME ‐‐

HATTIE MAE SO VIOLENT LOVE.