All language subtitles for The.Last.Days.of.Ptolemy.Grey.S01E03.720p.WEB.x265-MiNX

Pity. Pity, get up.

Come on now, sleepyhead.

Come on now, boy. We
ain't got all night.

Coydog?

Of course it's me. Now
be quiet. Let's go.

What you doin' here?

- Gettin' you. That's what I'm doin' here.
- No. No, no, no.

My mind ain't supposed to be
back here no more. I'm cured.

You stop talkin' that
foolishness and let's go.

No, Coydog.

My mind ain't like this no more.

I took the devil's poison,

and now I remember the past
instead of it remembering me.

So you remember it all?

Yeah.

Then what was it I
tasked you to do?

Come on.

Why won't you just tell me
what it is I don't recollect?

Well, don't you think
I would if I could?

Why can't you?

'Cause this ain't my dream.

Here we is.

That's Delia's Cathouse.

Why we had to go the long
way around to get here?

We went the long way around to come
up on the back so nobody see us.

Why we hidin'?

What's up there by Delia's?

- The old iron trough?
- Show me.

Here it is, Coydog. Here it is.

Shut up, boy.

We don't want nobody to hear us.

You remember where
the pig head at?

On this end, over here.

And which way Mr. Pig lookin'?

Southeast.

Let's go.

This way.

You know what this is?

Yeah. It's the old, stone dry
well the slaves used to make.

You know Clive Miller?

He that mean, old white man.

His kinfolk owned slaves back in the
day and did terrible things to 'em.

And after the emancipation, he
run that sharecropping business.

A nigga work for him be in debt
the rest of his natural-born life.

Got mad at my daddy one time.

We never seen my daddy again.

His family been squeezing the blood out
of Black folks for hundreds of years.

Since before the revolution.

They made all men equal, except
for if they had Black skin.

They took all the freedom, love and hope
out of every Black soul they touched,

and they made it all into a black heart
that Clive Miller keep to hisself.

It's really a heart?

Well, that's what I calls it.

It's treasure, Pity.

It's treasure made off the
suffering of Black folks.

And Clive Miller gloated on it.

He gloated 'cause the only thing make
him feel good is the pain he put on us.

One night last year, when he was
drunk on some moonshine I sold to him,

he told me about his treasure.

So last night,

I sold him some corn liquor.

And when he wasn't looking,
I poured some laudanum in it.

And when he passed out, I searched
his house till I found that treasure,

that black heart
he holdin' on to.

And I did all that for you.

For me?

See, Clive gonna know I took
his treasure, so I gotta run.

And, Pity…

It's you who gonna have
to take what I stole

and use it to help our people.

Is it down in this
well right here?

At the bottom of this here well,
there's one reddish cobblestone.

Now, I hid the black heart behind the
stone two rocks above the red one.

You understand?

Yeah, but you gonna go
away forever right now?

Right after I go by my place.

Can I come wit' you?

No, little brother.

Could be dangerous.

But you said Mr. Miller
was drunk asleep.

Yeah.

I gave him a full
dram of laudanum.

So I'm coming?

Let's go.

Nobody there.

Maybe not.

Then why you going
if you so scared?

Well, my mama's
Bible down there.

That's all I got left of her.

I could go get it for you.
He ain't looking for me.

No, no. You just a child.

And I done already put
enough on your shoulders.

No.

That's my Bible down there.

And I'ma go get it.

Get him!

- I got him.
- Well, look who it is.

- Not so strong now, huh?
- Easy now.

We need to talk to him first.

- Please, help. Help. Who would help?
- There you go.

Settle him down! Get his arms.

Boy gained some weight.

Come on, get him over
there. Get that barrel.

- No, please, no. No.
- Uncle.

Uncle.

Uncle, wake up.

Where am I?

You're in your bed.

Well, how...

How long I been asleep?

Couple days.

- Couple d...
- You been...

You been in and out. Mostly out.

How you feel now?

Like I was dead

and been drug across
hot coals back to life.

Yeah.

You were screaming and
yelling in your dreams.

Didn't feel like no
dream. Felt real.

Coydog always after me
about what I ain't doin'.

And I ain't understand.

I'm starting to get it now.

It's about the black heart.

What's... What's a black heart?

This treasure Coydog stole.

He told me what I
need to do with it.

He even told me where it was.

But now I…

I don't know what I did
with it or where it's at.

Here, just take some water.

I called the doctor.

Just now?

When your fever spiked and then
again when you started screamin'.

What'd he have to say?

The nurse said to rub
you down with alcohol.

Doctor said to bring
you in when you wake up,

which is some bullshit.

Easy now.

No. You know, you don't
get to say that to me.

You scared the shit out of me. I
didn't know if you was gonna wake up.

If I'd known this was gonna happen,
I would've never let you do it.

I'm the one said yes, not you.

I guess I'll make the call.

Get your own self dressed.

Mona Lisa, Mona Lisa.

Men have named you.

Is it just because Your
sad and mystic smile.

Is it only 'cause you're lonely.

Men have blamed you.

Is in your eyes.

Where you find that suit?

- You like?
- Yeah.

Clean-shaven, too.
Not too bad, Pitypapa.

Yeah, it don't fit
like it used to.

I done shrunk a
little bit, but...

Damn. Smells good in here.

The gas was just turned
off on the stove.

I got down there and
turned it on again.

You better than
having a handyman.

I feel like I ain't et
in a month of Sundays.

My daddy used to say that.

Where is your daddy?

Dead.

- Your mama?
- Her too.

You told me that
before, didn't you?

I seen my first dead body
when I was six years old.

My little girlfriend, Maude Petit,
burnt up in a tar paper shack.

My mama had to hold me back to keep
me from runnin' in there and save her.

You remember that now?

Yeah, but I don't remember
like I remember remembering.

And not everything.

It's like the things I can't
recollect is behind this closed door.

And I can hear my memories, but
I can't see 'em or touch 'em.

You know like Coydog's treasure

and Reggie.

I know he told me some things,
but I can't quite hear 'em right.

So, I think when I do, I'll be
able to figure some stuff out.

Like what?

Like, you know,
why he got killed

and maybe even who killed him.

Car will be here in 20 minutes.

Be ready.

What the hell just happened?

There ain't no fish in here.

Mr. Grey.

You look very sharp.
How you feeling?

- Never better. And that's fact.
- Good. Good.

Miss Barnet.

How's your memory?

I'm still a little foggy,
but I know what time it is.

And I'm stronger. Lot
more stable on my feet.

Well, that's very good news.

Less than 10% of our patients
experience a physical improvement.

Well, that make me one of
the lucky ones, don't it?

Yes, yes. Please, this way.

Come on.

What's the matter?

So you just gonna sit there
nodding your heads, smiling,

like he wasn't burning with fever and
sweating like a pig, crying for help?

Look, his intense response
to the first shot did...

It took us by surprise.

But that... That is just
the nature of this beast.

It was still messed
up. He could have died.

I assure you that Mr. Grey's
life was never in danger.

- Yeah, why should we believe that?
- Look, these are merely side effects.

Night terrors, delirium,
they're not uncommon,

and they will abate
in a few days.

So what about his fevers?

His fever will return from
time to time. Mostly at night.

It'll need to be
monitored and managed.

The fever I can handle.

What gets me is what's
going on in my mind.

It's a whole lifetime just
spinning around in there,

but not everything.

Especially not the time
when I was afflicted.

And you said I would
remember it all.

Well, we're only
halfway there, Mr. Grey.

You'll need the last injection
before all blockages are cleared.

That's when all
of it comes back?

Yes, more than you
can ever imagine.

So then he'll be,
like, safe and sound?

For the duration
of the trial, yes.

- Absolutely.
- Wait. Back up.

For the duration? I thought
you said this was a cure.

Thanks to people like Mr. Grey,

we will ultimately move the human
race, the entire species, forward.

Millions of people that suffer
from his disease will have a cure.

What about him? What's gonna happen
to him after your "duration"?

On average, peak effect
lasts around four weeks.

- Four weeks.
- Sometimes six. Maybe seven.

And that's when the party's
over, and I go back to normal?

Actually, we have found, depending
on the intensity of treatment,

in some cases it can…

Accelerate the cognitive deterioration
that was already taking place.

Meaning my mind's gonna be
worse than it was before?

Out of the 157
trials we've logged,

not one patient has
reacted the same.

And no one as strong as
you has ever been tested.

That ain't exactly a
ringing endorsement.

- What if we walk out this bitch right now?
- I wouldn't advise it.

That's a pretty valid
question though.

What if I was to leave
out here right now?

If you did that,

you would experience some mental and
physical reckoning not unlike withdrawal.

And at your age, that
would not be a pretty road.

I sat with my mama
through withdrawal twice.

- I could get him through it. Come on.
- If you do that, his mind will still fade.

- He gonna be back to normal. Come on.
- If you can call it that.

Bird.

Fuck that. You don't need them.
You don't need any of this.

Bird. Bird. Listen.

I know your heart is
in the right place.

But I got to finish this.

She means well.

But you… have lied.

Mr. Grey, I would do
anything to achieve a cure.

But I think that you
already knew that.

So…

You got something
I need to sign?

Can I get you anything?

No, thank you, ma'am.

Here, baby.

Let me get that for you.

Looking good.

Bless you.

How much I owe?

Don't you worry about that.

All right. It's okay.

- Would you like me to read it to you?
- I can read, Satan.

Says here you want
ownership of my body.

That's the basic agreement, yes.

But not my soul.

- I have no use for a soul, Mr. Grey.
- Good.

'Cause I'm gonna need mine.

How come it don't bother
you when I call you Satan?

There's a lot of money
behind this research.

Individual trusts, big pharma,
plenty of wealth and privilege.

I assume that you're just
calling it like you see it.

Also says here I get
$5,000 just for signing.

Yes, I could probably
bump that up.

No, no, no, Beezel, no.

I'm sure your money bought
plenty of Black souls and bodies.

But I ain't selling.

Me and you, we just
trading favors.

And I need this here
contract to say that.

- If it makes you feel better.
- And that ain't all.

Now you say when I get
this here next shot,

that's gonna bring
all my memories back?

Yes.

Well, that's when I sign.

Mr. Grey, I'm sorry, but
it doesn't work like that.

I need a signed release before
I give you the last dose.

Listen here.

I got a lot of things to do,

and I need my memory to do it.

All of it.

Give me that…

This body is yours.

I won't make it today.

I woke up feeling pretty tore down,
so I'll catch you ladies next time.

Miss Barnet, Mr. Grey needs you.

What you doing? Get
off. Okay. Let me go.

No! No, stop it.
Leave me alone! Get...

- Help! Help!
- Please. Calm down, calm down.

Get the fuck off of me.

Can you get the fuck off of me?

Goddamn.

What is it?

Stay with me through this?

Mr. Grey, I'm gonna
lean you back now, okay?

Here we go.

Okay.

Here we go. All right.

Tell me something, Satan.

Yeah, what's that?

You enjoy your work?

Brace yourself, Mr. Grey.

Think I'm gonna sit out
here for a while in the sun.

You welcome to join
me if you want.

Yeah, and that's all right
because she's used to waiting.

What you doing?

I'm about to text Billy.

For what?

I got to go to Niecie's house
to get the rest of my stuff.

You still mad, huh?

You think I made a mistake.

What you care
about what I think?

What you think is
very important to me.

Them people don't
give a shit about you.

Yeah, I know.

Then why you ain't listen to me?

I could've got you out of there. Why you
let them people fuck with you like that?

You remember when you
first met me at the repast?

What'd I smell like?

What if you had told me
to go in Niecie's room,

look in the top drawer of her
bureau and bring you the red socks?

You think I would have
remembered any of that?

No, but somebody could give you a bath,
and I could get them socks for myself, so…

Yeah, that's right.

Yeah, Reggie took care
of me. Now you doing it.

So let's flip this.

Flip what?

What if it's you who
smelled like body waste?

You who can't remember
from one word to the next.

You who got the mind of a
child in a grown woman's body.

What would you do?

And don't say you'd
jump out a window,

'cause you can't even remember
how to open the damn thing up.

And that's how this thing is.

You don't know whether to hate
your condition or to hate yourself.

You felt all that?

Yeah. All the time.

- Here come that woman again.
- Huh?

That's W-R-I-N-G.

I can't believe this the second time you
come over trying to give me this money.

The first time you were
asleep, so I had to come back.

Well, you know, sun go down, my
eyes get heavy. I was in the bed.

I'm a country boy.

I'm used to goin' to bed
when the sun go down.

When the sun rise, I
get up and get at it.

You sound like my father.

He said, "Early to bed, early to rise.
You can get more done during the day."

That's right. Sure enough is.

And you honest 'cause I be...

Tell the truth, I ain't even
remember loaning you this money.

Well, I gave you my word.

You see this money here?

I didn't even know I had
loaned her this money,

but Shirley went out of her way to
pay me back. Ain't that somethin'?

Real nice, Miss Wring.

Just trying to return
Mr. Grey's kindness.

And you had this pretty
ring at the bank.

I remember that.
It was a treasure.

My father gave it to
my mother 60 years ago.

You got it with you?

Uh-huh.

I know I shouldn't
carry it around, but…

Ever since I
remembered that ring,

I said, "I hope I
run into her again,"

'cause I found
this in my pockets.

Robyn, come here.

All right. I'm coming.

- Look at this.
- I'm coming.

See this here?

This is craftsmanship.
This here's a work of art.

Wow. It's really beautiful.

A beautiful ring for
a beautiful woman.

- Well, I got to go shopping, so…
- Here. Take this.

Okay.

And here.

It was a pleasure
meeting you, Miss Wring.

- Nice girl, your niece.
- No, no, no.

That's my great-niece's
best friend's child.

Her folks is dead.

And she come to stay with me
till she get herself together.

Ptolemy Grey to
the rescue again.

No, no, no. If anything,
she's saving me.

I don't know what I'd
do without that girl.

You seem different than you
were that day at the bank.

Yeah, new medication. I'm
firing on all cylinders now.

I hope I didn't embarrass myself
when I met you at the bank.

You? I'm the one
should apologize.

Asking a stranger for money?

Lucky I met someone
as kind as you.

No, no, no, no. I ain't
as nice as you think.

You need to stop.

If you... I ain't
saying I'm bad.

It's just that, you know, I
never stood up to be counted.

I always kinda blended in with the
crowd and went along with the program.

You stood up for me.

Hey. Hey, girl.

What you want?

Your name's Robyn, right?

If you knew my name was Robyn,
why you calling me "girl"?

I'm Roger. Roger Dawes.

I work at Reggie's sometimes
when he does carpentry work.

Helped with his aunt
Niecie's kitchen cabinets.

Yeah, okay.

Hey, you used to live down in Bankhead
'fore staying with Niecie, right?

Uh-huh.

Yeah, I haven't seen my
man Reggie since that job.

What's he up to these days?

- Dead.
- I'm sorry?

Reggie died. Somebody shot him.

What... Da... What happened?

Just told you he got shot.

Damn. Dead?

I gotta go.

Well, how's his uncle doing?

The one whose name
starts with the silent P?

- Why?
- I know him and Reggie was close.

Reggie was looking after him.

Well, I do that now.

I met him a few times.

Told some really good stories
about back down in Mississippi.

That's where all
my people's from.

I'd like to drop by.
Offer my sympathies.

Yeah, well, Mr. Grey
ain't really in a place

for folks to be coming by
without him knowing first.

I understand.

I can give you a ride.
Car's right there.

- It's just a couple blocks.
- I could walk with you.

Let me get your bags.

We can walk if you wanna walk.

- How you doing?
- Fine.

I mean, if I had to choose a song to
send to space in the Golden Record,

it would be Stevie Wonder.

To be clear, '70s Stevie Wonder.

Not the "I Just Called
to Say I Love You" stuff.

What? You don't
like Stevie Wonder?

No. It's just... Did you just
mention the Golden Record?

Yeah.

Just not something that typically
comes up in conversation.

With the people I
talk to, anyway.

Well, I saw the
spaceman on your boot.

Well, it's a Martian, actually.

So…

- Thank you.
- Yeah.

Don't forget to call me for a good
time I can come by and see Mr. Grey.

I won't.

- Okay, then.
- Okay, then.

Go on. I'll call you.

- Okay.
- For Mr. Grey.

For Mr. Grey. All right.

Go on!

I'd better be going.

Already? You just got here.

My friend Alta's home
from the hospital.

I just want to check in on her.

Shirley Wring to the rescue.

I'ma call you in
a couple of days.

I hope so.

You going already, Miss Wring?

Yeah, she running out on me.

No, I'm not. I just want
to check in on a friend.

Well, I hope to
see you again soon.

I hope so.

- If your uncle wants me to.
- Quit.

Bye.

Billy's gonna help me get the rest
of my stuff from Aunt Niecie's house.

I won't be too long. You
need anything before I go?

Uh-uh, go ahead. I'll take
care of all this here.

I'm gonna heat up my coffee,
think about Shirley Wring.

Well, don't strain yourself.

Get on out of here, dirty girl.

Let's get down to business.

Boy, he's feisty.

Behave now, boy.

Coy, don't leave me. Come on.

Look like he don't wanna talk.

Man, what you got in
here, little sister?

Just the stuff I was able to grab before
they evicted me from my mama house.

Got behind on your rent, huh?

Yeah, I couldn't even pay for her
funeral. That's the one that fucked me up

'cause the city had to do it,

- and I don't want nothing from the city.
- Hey!

- Here we go.
- What is y'all doing?

Look, I knocked on the
door, but you ain't answer.

So I used my key to get
the rest of my stuff.

Hey, best step back, man.

This is my house you're
taking that out of.

But I ain't stealing
nothing from you. It's mine.

Yeah, well, I'ma go check.

And if anything come up missing,
don't think I ain't gonna find you.

You ain't gotta find me. I'm
staying at Uncle Grey house.

What you gonna do about it?

- You his keeper now?
- Yep.

Bitch, that ain't
even your real uncle.

- Hey, what you saying, man?
- Leave him alone. He ain't even worth it.

He only about this big.

Wussy.

It ain't even fair, Billy. You
gonna crush him like a bug.

Stay away from the crib!

He gonna get them brains
knocked out his head.

He better watch it.

Come on. He ain't worth it.

Hi.

- What's up, Mr. Grey?
- Hey.

What you doing?

Trying to see how many folk I remember
from when I was a boy down in Mississippi.

I'm up to 227.

You knew a lot of people, huh?

Most of these are my kinfolk.

I figure I can probably fill
out about six more of these.

What it feel like remembering
all that after so long?

Like I'm standing on the
tallest mountain in the world

and laying down in my
grave at the same time.

Well, would you like to come on
back down to Earth and go with us?

- Where to?
- To the diner to thank Billy.

You buying him lunch.

Lucky me.

I remember Uncle Thorne told a joke,
grabbed his chest, keeled over.

Dead as a doornail.

I remember, my mama wore a white
dress she dyed black to the funeral.

What's this medicine
called, man?

I mean, I have an auntie can't
remember her husband's face.

Well, it ain't got no
name or nothing yet.

But I'll tell you, it
is the devil's brew,

and you got to be willing to
sell your soul if you take it.

Remember, the devil
come knocking,

you better answer, or
he'll burn your house down.

You deep, uncle.

Where'd you all find
this devil doctor?

You know that note you
found stuck to the TV?

- Reggie made the appointment.
- Right before he died.

Don't let me disturb you.

Sorry, ma'am. I
didn't order more.

Name is Sonia. And I could look at
you and tell you got a good appetite.

It's on the house.

Look at you, blushing.

- Blushing and you're Black.
- Stop, man.

I mean, I was gonna say that...

I know getting you better
was always on Reggie's mind.

What else was on Reggie's mind?

Wife and kids. He
really loved them.

Wasn't worried about
nobody trying to kill him?

Wasn't nothin' goin' on, Uncle.

He ain't die by accident.

Robyn's right, sir.

I mean, Reggie was a
good man. The best.

It's just one of those
bad things that happened.

For no good reason.

It's messed up, but that's
just how it is sometimes.

When you was at work,

Billy Freres come with her and
loaded everything in his car.

See, she probably moved
in with Uncle Grey

so she could get her hands
on his retirement checks.

I have a hard time believing

that a good girl like her
would do something like that.

A good girl that sleep with
a knife under her pillow?

Come on.

How much you say Pitypapa
get from the city?

Three checks, almost $300.

And he's so crazy, he
just throw it away.

People in his neighborhood talking
about he got a whole box full of money

somewhere in all that mess.

You really think
he that far gone?

You've seen him, Mama.

When he talk, you can
hardly understand him.

And he see people
that ain't there.

Robyn said she was gonna stay with him?
Not just help him out like I asked.

She was gonna live right there
with him in that foul apartment?

That what she say.

I'm tellin' you, Mama.
She after his money.

You need to get the city to look
into this, know what I'm saying?

Like, maybe it's time to put him in
a facility or something, you know?

For his own good.

All they gotta do
is see how he living

and they gonna pull him
out of there in a minute.

Trust me.

I drove a ice truck, worked as a
janitor down at the post office.

Had a bunch of other jobs.

I come to Georgia 'cause my sister,
June, said her children need family near.

Now, on June's
side of the street,

there was the Joneses,

the Pettys, George
and Marion White,

and… Bunny Rogers.

Bunny? That's a woman?

No, no, no, Lord.
Bunny Rogers was a man.

- Bunny Rogers killed Tommy Bottoms…
- What?

…did not do a minute,
did not stand trial.

Wow.

I can see it all so clear now.

I can see everything
except that one thing…

Where I put Coydog's treasure.

Don't worry. It'll come.

And until then, you can think sweet
thoughts about your new girlfriend.

Shirley's nice.

But she ain't the kind
of girl you dream on.

Now, Sensia…

I ain't never been happier
anyplace than I was with Sensia.

You should lay down now, Uncle.

Sensia the most beautiful
woman I ever beheld.

That's it. Nice thoughts.

Sensia worth giving
up my life for.

Sleep tight.

I'll be right back.

Hey. Was that you I saw running?

My uncle Coydog...

What kind of name is Coydog?

Well, he's not really my uncle,
that's just what I called him.

But Coydog was his
name, 'cause, well,

that's the only name I ever
heard anybody ever call him.

Well?

What does your not-uncle Coydog
have to do with you running?

Coydog said,

"There will come a time in every Black
man's life when he's gonna have to run.

So, if you don't practice,

when that time comes, you may not be
able to reach the required speed."

Sounds like a smart man.

He was.

What you reading?

Love story?

Well, it's about two men
that don't know each other

who wanna kill people.

Different people.

But they know if they did it
theyself they would get in trouble.

So they swap. You know, victims.

Well, I don't like
murder stories.

Too much blood and
violence for me.

It don't matter what you read,
just as long as you read something.

- Coydog... Coydog…
- Uh-huh.

…always said,

"The best thing a Black man can do is
know how to read and think for himself."

I think I would have
liked your uncle.

He sure enough would
have liked you.

And why you say that?

I'm Sensia. Sensia Howard.

Ptolemy Grey.

A lot of folk think
that's an African name,

but really it's Greek.

You got family from there?

My mama loved history.

So, when Alexander the
Great conquered Egypt,

300 years before Jesus was born,

the governors became
kings... or pharaohs.

And three of 'em
was named Ptolemy.

One of them was
Cleopatra's daddy.

So, not only was he Greek,
he was the king of Egypt.

Tell me something, Ptolemy…

You ever read out loud at
night to your girlfriend?

Sensia.

Yeah?

They're getting ready
to have that barbecue.

I'm not hungry, Ezra.

This here is Mr. Ptolemy Grey.
Named after a Greek king of Egypt.

- King, huh?
- It's just a name.

Well, look, we got to get going.

Why don't you come
on with us, Mr. Grey?

He's not invited.

Well, then, maybe I'll just
sit here and talk for a while

and be up in a little bit.

I said, come on.

Ezra, stop!

Ain't got to be grabbing
on the lady like that.

Man, you best mind your
motherfucking business, nigga.

Ezra! You don't wanna be
fighting on no Sunday.

Come on.

Come on.

A'ight.

What you doin' here again?

I already told you,

my aunt Alberta taught me
never to let a man mistreat me.

But then I couldn't be with no
other man for at least three days,

lest I be called a trollop.

Ezra grabbed on me on Sunday,

and this here is
Wednesday night.

If you had a free day,

rent paid and some money in
the bank, what would you do?

This here.

If you were alone?

Oh, that.

Get up before the sun. Take
the bus down to Lake Allatoona.

Take off my shoes and socks.

Walk down to the shoreline
and watch the sun come up.

That all?

Then I'd go over to the High Museum
and surround myself with beauty.

So, all you'd spend on
your day off is bus fare?

I'd probably buy me a
sandwich and a drink.

Then, later on, treat
myself to a book.

That's why I'm here.

I need to be with
a man like you.

A man to make every
day a surprise.

That's about all I can offer.

My ma and Alberta
also taught me,

"You can't have everything.

You gotta accept that and
settle on what you need."

And what is it you
need, Sensia Howard?

I used to think I wanted a man
who could buy me fancy dresses,

nice clothes.

I got the clothes.

But they fit like
ropes and chains.

Now, I want a man who can read
to me from some book every night.

So, I guess I gotta
settle on you.

I got anything to
say about that?

Of course you do.

As long as you say yes.

Nigga, you better
say your prayers.

- Ezra. Ezra, now, you know we...
- Get the fuck out the way.

- Man, I don't want no trouble.
- Motherfucker, I'm gonna kill you!

No!

- Fuck!
- Ezra!

See if you still want
him after I get through.

Ezra, I'm warning you,
don't hit him again!

Or what?

I warned you never
to lay a hand on me.

I am not running to him.

I left you.

You gonna pull a gun out on me?

You gonna shoot me? For this
piece of trash-ass nigga here?

It's over, Ezra.
I'm done with you.

Well, fuck it, then.

Bitch!

God! Shit! Goddamn!

Sensia, come on now,
baby. Please, now.

Please, baby. Please.

Sensia.

Get off.

Why'd you stop me? He
was gonna kill you!

Lookee here.

I don't mind starting this
here thing with a little blood.

But I ain't about stepping over
no dead bodies to get there.

Here.

You keep it.

Come on. Let's get you to bed.

I could use some sleep.

And when you wake up,

you need to dig up that
treasure and put it to work.

Bird! Bird, get up.

What the hell?

I remember it was right...
It was right there.

Uh-huh. Uh-huh.

- What is?
- The black heart.

What?

I put it down in the floor

when I fixed it after
Sensia shot a hole in it.

- Sure did.
- You all right?

I know it was right...
Right down here somewhere.

Uncle!

- What you doing?
- It's right here.

Come on. Let me help.

- Come on, then.
- All right. But don't swing that.

- Cut across that way.
- All right.

There you go. Pull.

Okay. Ain't nothing
gonna get in the way now.

We 'bout to find it.

Well, what are we about to find?

The future, Bird.

The future.