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LINDA?

LINDA!

I KNOW YOU HEAR ME CALLING YOU.

LINDA!

I KNOW YOUR ASS HEARS ME CALLING YOU UP THERE!

YES, MAMA.

YOU MIGHT AS WELL COME ON AND GET UP

'CAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO WORK TODAY.

I DON'T FEEL LIKE GOING TO WORK.

WELL, I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE BEING PREGNANT AND HAVING YOU,

BUT I DID.

FINE, MAMA. FINE.

LET'S GO.

YOU AIN'T GOING NOWHERE LOOKING LIKE THAT!

YOU FORCING ME TO GO TO WORK, I'M WEARING THIS.

YOU REALLY ARE CRAZY.

I'M YOUR CHILD.

AND WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?

CRAZY BEGETS CRAZY.

YOU BETTER WATCH HOW YOU TALK TO ME,

OR ELSE YOU'LL BE BEGETTING YOUR TEETH UP OFF THAT FLOOR.

NOW, COME ON HERE. YOU'RE GOING TO WORK.

GO ON, MAMA.

ASK ME.

ASK YOU WHAT?

I KNOW WHAT THIS IS REALLY ALL ABOUT.

THIS IS ABOUT YOU GETTING YOUR ASS UP, GOING TO WORK.

NO, IT'S NOT.

YOU WANT TO KNOW IF WILL CALLED ME.

NO, I DON'T! YES, YOU DO.

NO, I DO NOT! YES, YOU DO.

DID HE CALL?

WHY?

'CAUSE I KNOW HE AIN'T CALLED.

HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?

'CAUSE BABY, THAT MAN DONE TOOK YOUR MONEY,

AND HE'S GONE, BABY.

JUST ACCEPT IT ‐‐ HE'S GONE.

[ Sobbing ] MAMA.

WELL, DON'T START THE DAMN WHINING.

THAT'S LIKE NAILS ON A CHALKBOARD,

AND YOU KNOW I HATE THAT THERE.

NOW DO IT AGAIN, HEAR?

I'M NOT WHINING.

MAMA, I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHY.

WELL, YOU'LL NEVER FIND OUT

STAYING COOPED UP IN THIS HERE HOUSE.

NOW GET UP. COME ON. GO TO WORK.

YOU'LL FEEL BETTER ONCE YOU GET THERE.

I TOLD YOU, IF I'M GOING, THIS IS WHAT I'M WEARING.

OH, OKAY.

YOU SURE? YEAH.

OKAY. WELL, LET'S GET THE STUFF IN THERE.

I'M DRIVING MY OWN CAR.

YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT YOU'RE DRIVING YOUR OWN CAR,

LOOKING LIKE THAT THERE.

YOU AIN'T GETTING IN MY CAR, SCARING PEOPLE ON THE HIGHWAY,

MAKE THEM RA‐‐ MAKE THEM CRASH INTO EVERYTHING.

MAMA. WHAT?

GO NOW.

I CAN'T WAIT TILL I MOVE OUT OF THIS HOUSE.

WELL, YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE NEVER PUT YOUR TRUST ‐‐

DON'T YOU!

I'M SORRY.

I KNOW YOU FEEL SO BAD.

I KNOW YOU FEEL SO BAD RIGHT NOW.

BUT COME ON.

LET'S GO.

YOU'RE SO INSENSITIVE.

I KNOW.

BUT YOU FEEL SO BAD.

YOU FEEL REAL BAD RIGHT NOW.

LET'S GO. GET TO STEPPING.

BROKE MY DOGGONE HIP.

THERE YOU GO, BABE.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YEAH.

LOOK WHO'S ORDERING FOOD.

WELL, HE MAYBE AIN'T HAVE ENOUGH TO ORDER NO FOOD, FLOYD.

THEN, WHY WOULD YOU COME TO A DINER?

LEAVE THAT MAN ALONE.

HE'S HERE EVERY DAY, HATTIE.

YOU RECKON HE'S CASING THE JOINT?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT FOR.

WE AIN'T GOT NOTHING TO STEAL.

WELL, I GUESS YOU'RE RIGHT THERE.

WELL, YOU KNOW AND I KNOW, WE AIN'T A DAMN THING.

MAYBE HE'S HERE FOR ME.

FOR WHAT?

MAYBE HE'S HERE TO WATCH ME.

WATCH YOU DO WHAT?

MAYBE HE'S INTO ME, FLOYD.

INTO YOU HOW?

REALLY?!

[ LAUGHS ]

GIRL, YOU ALMOST KILLED ME.

[ LAUGHS ]

I LAUGHED SO HARD I ALMOST CHOKED.

INTO YOU?

STOP PLAYING, HATTIE.

I ALMOST THREW UP.

[ LAUGHS ]

FLOYD, LOOK AT ME.

NO, NO, NO.

CORRECTION ‐‐ YOU LOOK AT YOU.

[ LAUGHS ] GEEZ!

YOU KNOW I'M SEXY, FLOYD.

STOP PLAYING.

YOU PLAY TOO MUCH.

YOU'RE GOING TOO FAR WITH THIS NOW.

COME ON, GIRL! YOU'RE KILLING ME! [ LAUGHS ]

YEAH., I WOULD LOVE TO. THE PLEASURE WOULD BE ALL MINE.

THAT MAN DON'T WANT YOU, HATTIE.

LOOK AT HIM, FLOYD,

SITTING THERE ALL SEXY WITH THAT BALD HEAD...

AND THEM DOE‐LOOKING EYES.

THAT MAN IS HALF YOUR AGE, HATTIE.

AGE AIN'T NOTHING BUT A NUMBER!

WELL, YOUR [Imitates Hattie] "NUMBER"

[Normal voice] IS 666.

LEAVE THAT MAN ALONE.

LEAVE WHO ALONE?

YOUR GRANDMA SEEMS TO THINK

THAT THIS CUSTOMER OVER HERE WANTS HER.

STOP IT.

[ LAUGHS ]

REALLY? [ COUGHS ]

[ LAUGHS ]

I RECOVERED.

SEE?

SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME, MAN.

I DON'T SEE A DAMN THING FUNNY ABOUT IT.

A LOT OF MEN ARE ACTUALLY INTO OLDER WOMEN.

OLDER WOMEN, YES, NOT WOMEN OLD ENOUGH

TO BE YOUR GREAT, GREAT, GREAT, GREAT, GREAT, GREAT,

CH‐CH‐CH, GREAT, GREAT, GREAT, CARRY THE 9 ‐‐

SAM, UM, DIDN'T YOU TAP THAT?

LIKE AN OLD, DECREPIT KEG.

A LOT OF DENTS IN IT, TOO.

I, UH, I WAS DRUNK.

BUT YOU WERE PLEASED.

WHY DO I COME HERE?!

FOR THE SEX.

[ GROANS ]

[ INHALES SHARPLY ] FOR THE SEX.

[ SIGHS ]

I JUST LOST MY APPETITE.

HEY, UNCLE FLOYD, MAMA HATTIE.

Floyd: HEY, MAN. Hattie: HEY.

[ SIGHS ]

WHAT'S ON THE MENU?

SALMON.

HOW DID I GET DOWNSTREAM?

[ SIGHS ]

Y'ALL EVER COOK BREAKFAST?

NO. [ CHUCKLES ] NO.

HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY. DON'T ASK THEM THAT.

WE NEED THE MONEY.

THEY AREN'T PAYING NO MONEY!

YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT THAT.

WHY ARE YOU SO NICE TO THEM?

'CAUSE SAM PAYS WITH SWEAT EQUITY.

[ GAGS ] I THINK I'M GONNA BE SICK.

I ALREADY AM.

STOP IT, PLEASE. WHERE'S MY MOTHER?

I DON'T KNOW. SHE SHOULD BE HERE BY NOW.

WE LEFT AROUND THE SAME TIME.

WELL, HOW IS SHE DOING?

BAT THEM IN. MM.

WHAT?

SHE'S DOING OKAY.

HOW DID YOU GET THAT FROM THAT?

OLD‐PEOPLE SPEAK.

IT'S A LANGUAGE.

WELL, I HOPE SHE'S OKAY.

YEAH, SHE'LL BE FINE.

I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT GUY STOLE HER MONEY.

I KNOW.

SOME MEN CAN BE SO COOL ‐‐ CRUEL.

WHY ARE YOU SMILING, PEA‐BRAIN?

[ Strained ] I'M SORRY.

Floyd: YOU KNOW WHAT?

YOU NEED TO GO AHEAD AND JUST ASK HER.

ASK WHAT?

GO AHEAD, BOY.

GO AHEAD, BOY, WHAT?

SHHHHHH.

YOU'RE HEAD REALLY IS IN THE CLOUDS, ISN'T IT?

ASK WHAT?

DID SHE HEAR FROM THE MAN THAT TOOK HER MONEY?

I WASN'T GONNA ASK THAT.

YES, YOU WERE. NO, I WASN'T.

YES, YOU WERE. NO, I WASN'T.

YES, YOU WERE. DID HE CALL?

NO, HE AIN'T CALLED,

AND SHE AIN'T TOO HAPPY ABOUT IT, NEITHER.

DAMN!

WHAT IS WRONG WITH HER?

WHAT IS SHE WEARING?

SADNESS.

WRAPPED IN PITY.

WITH A SIDE OF DIRT!

ARE THOSE CHURCH SHOES?

[ SIGHS ]

NOT THE CHURCH SHOES.

SHE'S GOT ON HER CHURCH SHOES.

DID SHE WALK HERE NOW?

[ CHUCKLES ]

OH, MAMA.

OH, MY GOD.

YOU GUYS, WE NEED TO TALK TO HER.

ALREADY DID THAT.

OKAY, WELL, THAT BONNET IS NOT ON IT.

WE NEED TO TRY AGAIN.

YEAH. YEAH, THIS IS BAD.

UH, HI, LINDA.

TAKE YOUR ORDER?

YEAH, SURE.

MORE COFFEE, RIGHT?

IT'S ON THE WAY.

WELL, ACTUALLY, I ORDERED FOOD.

OH.

THAT'S GOOD.

GOOD.

Linda: [ SOBBING ]

MAYBE WE SHOULD PUT HER BACK IN WATER.

SHE SOUNDS LIKE A BABY SEAL.

WAS IT SOMETHING I SAID?

SHE'S PROBABLY CRYING ABOUT YOUR TIP.

I HAVEN'T LEFT HER A TIP YET.

TA‐DA!

SHE IS SO UPSET.

WOULDN'T YOU BE IF SOMEONE STOLE YOUR LIFE SAVINGS?

YES, I WOULD.

WHAT YOU LOOKING AT ME LIKE THAT FOR?

'CAUSE YOU DID.

YOU THE ONE THAT INVESTED YOUR MONEY.

AND I AIN'T SEEN A PENNY OF MY INVESTMENT YET.

AND IF YOU KEEP LOOKING AT ME LIKE THAT, YOU NEVER WILL.

I FEEL SO BAD FOR HER.

ME, TOO. ME, TOO.

YOU ALL FEEL BAD FOR HER?

YES.

WELL, MAYBE Y'ALL CAN HELP HER OUT.

HOW?

GIVE HER BACK THAT $3,000 THAT MAN TOOK FROM HER.

DID YOU JUST SAY THAT?

I DID.

WHY WOULD WE DO THAT?

[ CHUCKLES ]

WE DIDN'T TAKE IT.

AS A RANDOM ACT OF KINDNESS.

[ CHUCKLES ]

"A RANDOM ACT OF KINDNESS"?

KINDNESS, SCHMINDNESS ‐‐ WHATEVER.

[ CHUCKLES ]

I‐I'M SORRY, MS. HATTIE,

BUT I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY.

AND I LIVE WITH SAM,

AND I HAVE TO COVER HIM MOST MONTHS.

ALL MONTHS.

DON'T LOOK AT ME. I WORK HERE.

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

WHAT ABOUT ME?

NOW, HATTIE, YOU KNOW YOU CAN GIVE THAT GIRL THAT $3,000.

I WORK TOO HARD FOR MY DAMN MONEY!

AND WE DON'T?

HELL, NO.

YOU ALL KNOW WHAT I HAD TO DO TO COME UP.

AND I AIN'T JUST TALKING ABOUT

THE LITTLE MONEY I GOT TODAY, NEITHER.

I'M TALKING ABOUT THE ORIGIN OF WHERE IT COME FROM.

GRANDMA, WE KNOW ABOUT THE CIRCUS.

I AIN'T TALKING ABOUT NO DAMN CIRCUS.

OH...STOP HER RIGHT NOW.

THANK YOU. [ SCOFFS ]

SOMEONE REALLY NEEDS TO GO TALK TO HER.

I ALREADY TRIED.

I'LL GO. SHE'S MY MOTHER.

YEAH.

YOUR MAMA.

HEY, MAMA.

HEY, BABY.

ARE YOU OKAY?

NO, BUT I WILL BE.

WHY ARE YOU HERE?

'CAUSE YOUR GRANDMOTHER WON'T LET ME OFF WORK.

JUST 'CAUSE SOMEBODY BREAK YOUR HEART

DON'T MEAN YOUR WORLD GOT TO STOP SPINNING.

I KNOW THAT, MAMA.

WELL, GOOD. OKAY.

I DON'T WANT THE WORLD TO STOP.

I JUST WANT TO GET OFF FOR A WHILE.

IS SHE TALKING ABOUT GOING TO OUTER SPACE?

HEY, YOU KNOW DAMN WELL

THEY DON'T MAKE SPACE HELMETS THAT BIG.

WELL, I MEAN, IN THE CARTOONS.

WELL, WHAT DO YOU MEAN, MAMA?

I'LL BE FINE, BABY.

I JUST ‐‐ EVERYTHING'S GOING A LITTLE TOO FAST RIGHT NOW.

THAT'S ALL.

OKAY, MS. LINDA,

WELL, LET US KNOW IF WE CAN DO ANYTHING TO HELP.

THANKS, DREW.

OH COURSE.

YOU SHOULD GO HOME.

YOUR GRANDMOTHER WON'T LET ME.

LOOK, MAMA HATTIE,

YOU KNOW SHE SHOULDN'T BE HERE LIKE THIS.

I MEAN, LOOK AT HER.

HAVE YOU EVER HAD YOUR HEART BROKEN?

NO.

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN DECEIVED BY A MAN?

DON'T ANSWER THAT.

TWICE.

NO.

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN LOVE?

NO. NOT REALLY.

THEN YOU COULDN'T POSSIBLY UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS I'M DOING.

YOUR MOTHER NEEDS TO BE HERE AT WORK.

SOMETIMES, WORK IS THE ONLY THING

THAT HELPS YOU GET THROUGH THE DAY.

IT HELPS YOU KEEP YOUR MIND OFF THE HURT

AND YOUR MEMORY OFF THE PAIN.

I GUESS THAT MAKES SENSE.

YES, IT DOES.

SHOCKING.

I WAS GONNA SAY THE SAME THING!

SHOCKING.

SHE'LL BE FINE.

JUST LET HER WORK.

SHE'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

BUT SHE'S CRYING LIKE EVERY FIVE MINUTES.

AND THAT'LL END, TOO.

ONCE SHE GETS PAST THE TEARS,

THAT'LL HELP HER HAVE THICK SKIN.

PRETTY SURE SHE DOESN'T WANT HER SKIN TO GET ANY THICKER.

I JUST SHOOK HER HAND. I CAN TELL.

SAM, YOU SAY ONE MORE THING ABOUT MY MAMA...

SHE'S HUGE!

...AND I'M ‐‐ I'M WARNING YOU.

HUMAN ‐‐ SHE'S ONLY HUMAN.

I'M SORRY.

Y'ALL LET HER WORK.

SHE'LL BE FINE. JUST LET YOUR MOTHER WORK.

I'LL TALK TO HER LATER.

[ SIGHS ]

NOW GO ON, ORDER YOUR BREAKFAST.

OKAY. AND NO CUSSING HER OUT.

DANNY.

AND NO HITTING HER, EITHER.

DANNY.

AND NO DOING ‐‐

DANNY!

IF YOU DON'T GET THE HELL OUT OF MY FACE,

I'M GONNA DO ALL THOSE THINGS TO YOU.

CAN I WATCH?

I'LL HAVE THE "OLD EGGS."

WELL, THAT WAS LAST CUSTOMER, THERE.

YEAH, YEAH.

YOU KNOW, TODAY WAS A PRETTY GOOD DAY.

YEAH, IT WAS.

YEAH, THE DAY WAS A GOOD DAY FOR SOME OF US.

FLOYD, GO ON BACK THERE AND CLEAN UP.

LET ME TALK TO MY BABY.

ALL RIGHT.

LOOK HERE, I'LL MAKE SURE I LEAVE YOUR RAZOR OUT FOR YOU

'CAUSE I SEE YOUR SHADOW COMING BACK.

AND I'LL MAKE SURE I'LL LEAVE YOU SOME SENSE, HERE.

LOVE YOU.

YEAH, I LOVE YOU, TOO.

BABY.

YES, MAMA?

HOW WAS YOUR DAY?

IT WAS OKAY.

NOW, AREN'T YOU GLAD I MADE YOU GET UP AND COME TO WORK?

YES, I GUESS.

THANK YOU.

YEAH.

NO.

YOU SAY THAT TO ME.

OH, RIGHT.

THANK YOU, MAMA.

FOR WHAT?

WHAT DID I DO?

MAMA.

BABY, COME ON.

GO OVER THERE, AND SIT DOWN.

LET ME TALK TO YOU.

YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU AND EVERYTHING,

AND I KNOW THAT MAN BROKE YOUR HEART.

BUT, BABY,

I KNOW YOU MIGHT NOT BE HAPPY

ABOUT THE WAY LIFE AND EVERYTHING

IS PANNING OUT FOR YOU.

BUT, BABY, I KNOW I DIDN'T EVEN GIVE YOU ALL THE TOOLS

THAT YOU NEEDED AS A CHILD.

BUT THAT'S WHY I'M RECALLING WHAT I DID GIVE YOU NOW.

BABY, I DIDN'T RAISE YOU TO HAVE NO THIN SKIN.

I RAISED YOU TO BE TOUGH,

AND YOU AIN'T NEVER TOOK NO CRAP OFF OF NOBODY.

AND YOU'RE NOT ABOUT TO START NOW.

DO YOU HEAR ME?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, MAMA?

THAT MEANS YOU FITTIN' TO GET UP, LAZARUS,

AND YOU'RE GOING TO GET THAT BASTARD.

HOW?

OBVIOUSLY HE'S A CAREER CRIMINAL.

YOU GO DOWN THERE, AND YOU PRESS CHARGES.

AND THEY'LL GET HIM.

OKAY. I THINK I'M GONNA DO THAT, MAMA.

AND IF YOU DON'T...

BABY, DO IT FOR SOME OTHER WOMAN

SO THAT SHE WON'T BE MISSING THE SAME THING YOU'RE MISSING.

[ SIGHS ] HEY, MAMA, I'M GONNA ‐‐

I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND CALL THE POLICE.

I'M PROUD OF YOU, BABY.

YOU KNOW, I MAY NOT GET MY MONEY BACK, BUT...

NO, THEM $3,000 ARE GONE.

JUST LIKE THE EDGE THAT'S AROUND YOUR HAIRLINE.

MAMA, MY HAIRLINE IS FULL.

I MIGHT BE TALKING ABOUT MY OWN, THEN.

YEAH, YOU ARE.

YEAH.

YOU'RE NOT ABOUT TO TAKE THIS LAYING DOWN.

DO YOU HEAR ME?

YOU'RE GONNA GET UP, AND YOU'RE GONNA FIGHT...

[ SIGHS ]

...'CAUSE WHEN YOU FIGHT,

BABY, IT HELPS YOU RELEASE AND GET OVER IT.

WHAT IF I DON'T WANT TO FIGHT, MAMA?

YOU'RE CRAZY AS HELL.

BUDDHA'S DONE TAUGHT YOU HOW TO FIGHT?

[ CHUCKLES ]

[ SIGHS ] YOU'RE RIGHT, MAMA.

I'LL TAKE HIM TO COURT.

YEAH, YOU DO THAT.

[ CHUCKLES ]

YEAH.

WILL.

GIRL, DON'T CALL THAT MAN'S NAME AROUND HERE.

WILL.

I SAID DON'T CALL THAT BASTARD'S NAME AROUND HERE!

MAMA, WILL IS HERE.

WHAT THE HELL?

WELL, LORD,

I GUESS IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO COME COLLECT

ON THESE LEFTOVERS.