All language subtitles for Nocturnal.Agony.2011.1080p.WEBRip.x264.AAC-[YTS.MX]

I guess
you're wondering,

how did an upper-middle
class housewife

get herself in a
predicament like this?

Well, that's a question I have

asked myself on many occasions.

The great Harlem
Renaissance writer and poet

Langston Hughes once asked
the profound question,

"What happens to
a dream deferred?"

Well, from as far
back as I can remember

I have dreamed of being
a wife and a mother.

You know, a large
beautiful home,

a loving, supportive
husband with

2.1 kids and a dog (laughs).

That was my dream, now
don't get me wrong,

like many of the
girls my age I wanted

to have a successful
career as well.

And for the most
part, I achieved

everything that I ever wanted.

- Mommy, Mommy, Daddy's home!

Hi, baby.

How was school?

It was good?

You finish all your homework?

- Yes.

- Good, come on, so
tell me about school.

Oh, ooo-oo-oo!

Hold that pose, hold it.

Okay, everybody say "cheese."

- Cheese!

Did you finish it all?

Stop it, Mommy, stop!

- Not until you
give me what I need.

- What do you need?

- I am the sugar monster
and I need something sweet.

Okay, go on upstairs so me
and your daddy can talk.

Oh, man.

- So, did you get the deal?

- I did.

- Yes!
- I did.

- No!

- Oh, come on.
- No.

We need new furniture.
- No, no, no, no.

- Meanie.

Yeah, you love it.

That was right on time, baby,

how did you know
that I needed that?

- I have a Master's
degree in Nate-tology.

- Come here.

Nate-tology, I like that.

So, how's my little
man doing in there?

He do any kicking today?

- He's actually
been quiet today.

He usually doesn't
start jumping around

until nighttime,
just like his daddy.

- You know, I'm really
looking forward to this baby.

I mean, don't get me
wrong, me and Niki

we got a special relationship,

I mean like Daddy's little girl.

But, Monday Night Football
and the Final Four.

I mean, I'm like that baby boy.

- Yes, it's just like
having a miniature

copy of yourself in the world.

- Yeah, my mini me.

How do you know that?

- I told you, I have
a degree in Nate-ology

and it's one of the things you
mentioned on our first date.

- What was that?

- Mm-hmm, you said that
one of your dreams was to

someday have a son so
you could teach him

everything you knew and
be there for him the

way your father was never
able to be there for you.

And I thank God that I will be
able to fulfill your dreams.

- I love you.

So, how was your first day
in your new big position?

- Good, I just
think it's going to

take my staff awhile to
get get used to the fact

that there's a new sheriff
in town and she wears

Anne Klein and not
Brooks Brothers.

- Ah, I wouldn't let that
worry me too much, baby.

Once they realize how
smart and well-prepared

you are, they can't
help but to fall

in love with you
just like I did.

- Mmm, thank you,
honey, you are so sweet.

So, you ready for tonight?

Dinner with Anne
and her new friend.

You know, I don't
want to hear it, Nate.

We have been planning
this dinner for weeks.

- I was just gonna say I need
to go take a shower first.

What time does it start?

- Seven, I'm getting
ready to feed Nikki,

the sitter will be here at six.

- Okay, I'll go get ready--

Go!

I knew...

Get thee gone, poof!

Yes, I achieved all of my dreams.

However, that's not
where my story begins,

it actually begins
with my mother.

It was the day of
her big speech at

the Virtuous Women's
annual convention.

And now
without further ado,

I bring you the woman
who has built this

organization from
the ground up and has

become one of the
foremost authorities

on women's ministry
in the nation.

Please, join me in
welcoming the illustrious

President of the
Virtuous Women's Ministry

of America,
Evangelist Lois Helms.

- Good day, fellow
Virtuous Women of America.

To my esteemed pastor,
Reverend Alton,

the distinguished
guests on the roster

and to all those assembled.

- We love you, Lois!

- I love you, too.

Each and every one of you...

see I promised myself I was
not going to get emotional.

But, when you spend
25 years of your life

working with a group
of women who are as

committed and dedicated
as you all are, it's hard.

I'm gonna discuss
today a topic that is

very near and dear to my heart,

reaching young women
in today's society.

And many of you know
I am a proud mother

and grandmother, my daughter
is a college graduate.

- Look as Miss TD
Jakes up there.

- Child, it's a mess, ain't it?

- What is?

Miss Holier Than Thou,

standing up there lying
between her teeth talking

about all that God
has done for her.

I'll tell you it's
a shame before God.

- [Woman with glasses]
But, doesn't the bible say,

"Let the redeemed
of the Lord say so."

My gosh, if God has done
something good for her

why shouldn't she tell
it wherever she goes?

- Sharing can sound a lot like

bragging when you
do it too often.

Child, ain't that the truth?

- Anyway, don't
believe the hype.

Lois is phonier than
a 12 dollar bill.

Oh my goodness,

she's your sister, why
are you saying that?

- Well, for one thing,
she just started that

good for nothing Teddy
Robbins and I bet

you she's sleeping
with him already.

- And you know that how?

- I know Teddy.

- I bet you do.

Does she know about ya'all?

- No, none of her
business and he's not

spending time with
a woman unless she's

giving up something,
you can believe that.

- If she's so
virtuous she wouldn't

even be dating a man like that.

- Now that's a good point.

And now in
the springtime of my

deliverance I am
encouraged and blessed by

the legacy that my
sweet daughter Patty

is destined to leave me,
as a truly virtuous woman.

- I bet.

- Well, what about Patty,
she's doing okay isn't she?

- Well, I'd be doing
good, too, if I had

a husband as fine as Nate.

- Nice and strong!

- If Lois spent half
the time with her

daughter as she spent
running around the

country pretending to
be Miss Super Christian,

she'd be better off
because, uh (chuckles)

quiet as it's kept, all
is not well in paradise.

- Hmm, I heard that.

I tell you what, if
girlfriend, what's her name?

- Patty.

- Patty ever slips
up, you tell your

nephew Nate to
holla at a sister.

I'll take real good care of him.

Girl, you crazy.

Now, that's your sister, Lillie,

why don't you call
her out on it.

- Half sister.

- Excuse me.

- And I don't have
to, 'cause my mama

always said what don't come out

in the wash will come
out in the rinse.

She'll eventually
reap what she sows.

- So, Lillie, how's
your daughter doing?

I haven't seen
her around lately.

- Who, Bay Bay?

- Oh, she's fine, honey,
she just got a new

job and is about to move
into her own apartment.

- That's nice!

But, I am inspired
by the words that the

Lord spoke to the apostle
Paul's thorn-pierced soul.

"My grace is
sufficient for thee."

Thank you all or
listening, I love you.

And God bless you all.

Oh, Lord!

Didn't I tell you to stop
scaring me like that?

You're gonna give
me a heart attack.

- Yeah, well, I just
wanna see if you've

been paying attention
to all the training

that I have been living you,

apparently not
because for the last

15 minutes I've been
up in that little

observatory right
there observing you

and you never, ever did notice.

What did I always tell you?

What did I always say?

I said look this way,
that way, right, left,

60 meters that way you can
notice any suspicious peoples.

- Look, I appreciate your
concern, but if you think

I'm gonna walk
around like some spy

or special agent like you
are, you sadly mistaken.

- Trying to keep you
safe, baby, alright.

- This is all the safety I need.

How'd you like my speech?

- Magnifique, not only that,
you delivered it with the

grace and the precision
of a brilliant orator.

- Oh, stop.

- Yeah, so to properly
celebrate your retirement

I reserved a table for
you and me at B. Smith's

where we can chow on
some nice cuisine,

listen to some smooth jazz
and then afterwards go

to your house and get into a
little somethin'-somethin',

- Uh, stop it now.

- What?

- Didn't we discuss this before?

I told you when we got
together I'm a Christian

woman and I don't engage
in sex before marriage.

- Yeah, yeah.

- Besides, we've
only been seeing

each other for a few months.

- Yeah, it's more like
three and a half months.

Like this is the
second time around,

like 20 years ago
now again, come on.

- I know.

- How long is a brother
suppose to wait?

- Well, look, if you want it,
you better put a ring on it.

- Okay.

- Okay?

- Alright, we'll
talk about it later.

- Alright.

Hey, sis.

- Hey!

- That was a splendid
presentation you gave today.

- Thank you.

- Girl, I'll tell you, you're
gonna really be missed.

- Thank you, I'm gonna
miss you guys, too.

But, like I said in my
speech, there's a season

for everything under the sun.

Now it's time for
me to step aside

and let somebody else take over.

You'll feel alright, trust me.

- I hope so, so what's up next
for Miss Big Time Evangelist?

Movies, book deals, Oprah?

- Actually, I was thinking
about writing a book,

but I think I'm just gonna
relax and enjoy Nikki.

- I heard that, what
happened to your

dreams of retiring to Florida?

I guess this economy finally
brought you back down

to earth with the
rest of us, huh?

Oh, excuse me,
you're serious ain't you?

As a heart
attack, I have been saving

like crazy, I'm almost there.

Barring any unforeseen
circumstances I will

be sitting on the
front porch overlooking

the Atlantic Ocean by
the end of the year.

- Well, you go girl, just
don't forget about your

big sister when you get there.

- Oh, you can visit anytime,
just don't stay too long.

- Look, I'm going
over here to holler

at Geraldine for a minute.

- Okay.
- I'll call you later.

- Alright, thanks.

Oh, where's this girl?

- Hey, kids!

Are you ready to
see some tricks?

Yeah!

- Anne, where's Patty?

- I was gonna ask
you the same thing.

She was supposed
to meet me after

work but she never showed up.

I just assumed she
was here with you.

- Yeah, well she
better get her behind

here because I've
got things to do.

I'm sure
everything's okay, Miss Lois.

She probably hooked up
with one of her girlfriends

from work and just
forgot all about me.

- Nate, it's Mom, I was
wondering if you know where

Patty is, when you
get this message

call me right away, okay, bye.

Baby, can't you see
I'm using the phone,

I thought you were
watching the clown.

I'll call you in a
little bit, okay?

- But I'm hungry.

If you tell me you
are hungry one more time--

Miss Lois, look,
I came here to pick up

Breelyn and Anaya
anyway, so why don't

you let me take Nikki with me.

We'll grab a pizza
and go to the park

or something while
you wait on Patty.

- Would you?

- Sure, Miss Lois.

- Thank you.
- No problem.

- Okay, go on with
Miss Anne, alright?

Come on, girl.

- Where is everybody?

- Lois.

- Yes, Pastor.

- We forgot to give
you something. (laughs)

- Nate, it's Mom again,
I was wondering if

you heard from Patty yet,

call me as soon as you get this.

Oh, man, what is going on?

- Mr. Carter, you have
an emergency phone call.

- Thank you.

Excuse me.

Hello?

- Nate, where have you been?

I've been trying to
reach you all day.

- I've been in meetings
all day, what's wrong?

Patty was supposed to
pick Nikki up this afternoon.

I have not seen her, Anne came,

but she didn't know
where Patty was.

I've been waiting
all day for her.

Do you have any
idea where she is?

- Mom, calm down, my
meeting is almost over,

I'll meet you in the house
in about an hour, okay?

- Okay, okay, I'll be there.

Oh, my goodness,
where is this child?

- Hello, Howard
University Hospital.

Hello, I was
wondering if you have recently

admitted a patient by the
name of Patricia Carter.

- One moment, please.

Sorry, we have no one
here by that name.

- Thank you.

- Thank you very much.
- Thank you, bye.

What's wrong?

- Patty was supposed to
pick Nikki up this afternoon

and she never showed up,
have you heard from her?

- No, not since this morning,
she was supposed to hook up

with Anne and then meet
you at the conference.

- Oh, Lord, I'm starting
to get worried, Nate.

This is so unlike Patty,
she would have called

me by now, something's happened.

- Alright, well, I don't
think you need to panic, Mom.

Have you talked to Anne?

- Yes, she was at the conference

and she hasn't seen
or heard from her.

I have called every friend and
family member I can think of.

I even called all the
hospitals, I would call the

police but I don't think they
do anything until they've

been missing for 36
hours or something, Lord.

- What about, um, Anne's
new friend Franklin?

He's a D.C. cop, right?

Maybe he can help us.

- I'm gonna call Anne.

I wish I could
more, but that's the policy.

Give it another 24
hours, if she doesn't

show up I'll do a full report.

I'll tell you what,
fill out this form.

I'll send out a
department-wide email.

That way all the the
officers will at least

be aware that she
may be missing.

- Thank you.

- Okay, thank you.

- No problem, wish
I could do more.

Lord help me, please.

(melancholy instrumental
music continues)

I love you, Patty.

Where is my baby?

I loathe you, Patty,
why don't you just...

call me, oh, God.

Daddy, what happened?

Don't touch that!

Come here, baby, listen.

We can't touch anything
until the police comes, okay?

Daddy's sorry for yelling
at you baby, okay?

Come here, sweetie.

Hello?

- Ma, hey, can you
hold onto Nikki for me,

somebody broke into the house.

- So, give me full details.

- There's not much to give,

I found it like this
when I got home.

- What time did you get home?

- I got here around one o'clock
and I found it like this.

I immediately called you then

I took Nikki to my
mother-in-law's.

That's not all, come here.

I keep at least
2,500 dollars worth

of cash in here at all
times and it was empty.

- Have you noticed
anything else missing?

- No.

No clothing, no
jewelry, no high end equipment?

- No.

And you've
noticed no forced entry,

no broken glass, no locks that
may have been tampered with?

- No, but I did find
this in the front lawn.

- Let's take that into evidence.

We're gonna do some
more tests on the house.

Perhaps it's gonna
give us a few leads.

- Alright.

- But, in the
meantime, you should

consider changing your locks.

- If I change my locks how's
my wife gonna get in the house?

- I'm just saying,
man, for the safety of

you and your daughter,
if I was you.

I mean, listen, when your
wife gets home she can

always go stay at a relative's
house or a friend's,

until you get there, it's
just a recommendation.

- Fine.

Hello?

- Anne!

Patty!

Look, hold on a second,
let me pull over.

Girl, where are you?

It doesn't
matter, where's Nikki?

- She's with your mother,
now where are you?

- There's no hope for me, Anne.

- Don't talk like that,
now look, tell me where

you are, I'm coming to get you.
- No!

- I just called to
see if I could borrow

some money, you know
I'm good for it.

- Well, how much do you need?

- About $2,500.

- $2,500!

Hey, I don't have that
kind of money on me,

I thought you had some
money in the bank.

What happened to all
that money you had saved?

Patty?

- Look, Anne, don't hassle me,

you gonna give me
the money or what?

- We'll discuss that
when I come and get you,

now tell me where you are.

- How come nobody
cares about where I am

until they don't
know where I am?

Besides, you can't
come where I am.

- Well, why not?

Can you speak?

Is somebody there with you?

Patty, are you
being held hostage?

- Yes, how soon can
you get me the money?

- Okay, tell me
where you are first.

Hello?

Patty, Patty!

Oh, God.

Yes, I need to speak
to Lieutenant Franklin.

So, to what do we
owe this nocturnal honor?

I heard from Patty tonight.

She asked to borrow
$2,500, I think someone

may be holding her hostage.

That's why we
thought it was important

to have this emergency
gathering, time
is of the essence.

Nate, do you know of
anyone that would have been

motivated to do
something like this?

A business partner,
an associate, anybody?

- No, I mean, my business
is pretty cut-throat,

but I can't imagine somebody
doing something like this.

I'm not
shocked, I've seen a a lot

of things my 30
years on the force.

Uh, Franklin,
I don't know if anyone

has mentioned to you,
but I work for the FBI.

Now, although I've
usually handled more
high-profile cases--

No offense,
stay in your lane,

this is a local incident
and MPD have been trained

to handle situations
like this, thank you.

- No problem.

- Nate, I'm gonna
need the names of your

business associates and
most fierce competitors.

* I'm so excited to
celebrate forever

* with the love of my life

* I'm so excited to celebrate

* together as man and wife

* I always hoped and prayed

* God send my way a
man made just for me

* Mmm, fine as can be

* my earthly king

* and then you came my way

* such style and grace

* and I smiled inside, yeah

* I got my Mr. Right

* he's mine, all mine

* I'm so excited...

Hello?

- Hey, Ma.

Hi, baby.

- How are you?

I'm good, did
you change the locks?

- Yes, ma'am, I actually
just finished changing them,

so I'm gonna drop Nikki
off in about an hour, okay?

Okay, how
long will you be gone?

- I don't know, Ma, shouldn't
be more than two days.

Oh, that's no problem.

- Okay, see you
when I get there.

Alright.

- Alright.

I'll be back with
your money in five minutes.

Believe me, I don't
want no drama.

Hold up,
I'll come in with you.

Hey, yo, Patty, look, this
ain't no game, alright?

He gonna pump a gat
in both our heads!

Now, look, you just go in like
you did last time, alright?

You get this money
and we out, alright?

- I told you, I got this.

Go on now, go get it.

What's going on?

- My key won't work.

- What the hell!

- Um, can I use your phone,
I need to make a call.

- Man, what I look like, AT&T?

- You want your money, right?

She good for it,
Youngin, she good for it.

- Thank you.

Oh, God.

Hello?

Patty, where are you?

We've been worried
sick about you!

- I can't talk to you
about that right now,

I'll tell you about it later.

- Oh, you've got a lot
of explaining to do,

where are you, I'm
gonna come get you.

- I'm home, um, I can't get my
key to work, what's going on?

Ma?

- Nate changed the locks.

- [Patty] What, what
do you mean he changed

the locks, this is
my house, what gives

him the right to change
the locks at my house?

- Patty, what do you
expect, you've been gone for

three days and somebody
broke into the house.

- I don't care how
long I've been gone,

this is still my house.

- Look, Patty, why
don't you come over

here and we'll talk about it.

- No, Ma, I need you
to call Nate right now

and tell him to let me in.

- Nate is out of town,
Nikki's here with me

so you don't have no choice.

You just need to
come home and be

with your family, we miss you.

- I know, Ma, if I
don't give these people

their money they gonna kill me.

- Well, how much money
do they need, Pat?

- $3,500.

- Thirty...I thought it
was 25, when did it go up?

Patty?

Okay, Pat, if I get the
money will they let you go?

- Yes.

- Alright, alright, where
do you want me to meet you?

- Um, uh, meet me
at the corner of 6th

and Florida Avenue in an hour.

Patty, I can't
meet you in an hour,

the banks are not
open, I'll get it first

thing in the morning and
I'll meet you at 9:30, okay?

- Okay.

- Patty?

- Got it, my mom's
gonna give it to

me first thing in the morning.

- Yeah, I told you
she was good for it,

I told you she was
good for it, right cuz?

She got this! (laughing)

you hoes must
think this is a game.

Now see, when
we get back around the way

you best be coming
up with my five g's

or else I'm gonna put
this steel to your head.

Five thousand dollars?

No, no, I only owe you $3,500.

Yeah.

- Oh, really, no, see,

you and shorty smoked
that up this morning.

Now you owe me interest,
plus you owe me for

bringing me all the way out
here on game time, you dig?

- Don't worry, I'll
get your money.

I ain't worried,
'cause see if I know one thing,

even if you gotta
get out there on them

streets turnin' tricks,
you gonna get my money.

And every hour you
late, tab goes up.

Drive!

- Where are you?

Ma, do you see the
man hiding in the bushes?

Yeah.

He's gonna walk over
and get the money from you.

- Okay, but I need them to
release you as soon they get it.

It's not
happening that way, Ma.

- What do you mean it's
not happening that way?

They're not gonna let
me go as long as you're here.

Trust me I'll be home in an
hour after they get their money.

- Okay.

- Ya got something for me?

- Now is not a good time, Ted.

- * Put your clothes on, baby

* we're going out
tonight * (laughs)

- You're so sweet, but I can't.

Baby, hey, I
am not hearing this.

I got tickets for The
Phantom of the Opera,

I got dinner
reservations before that,

I got the chefs
waiting, so, baby,

* if you wanna go to heaven
the curtain's at seven. *

- I can't, Ted, I
can't, I'm sorry.

- Lois, baby, sitting
around the house,

I mean, moping, is never,
ever gonna make things better.

- I can't, I have Nikki with me.

So, call
Anne, I'm quite sure

she'll take care
of Nikki for you.

Listen, I'm not gonna
leave this place

'til you say yes, I
want you to say yes,

say yes, come on, you
can say yes, say yes.

Okay,
you make me sick.

Alright.

- Good girl.

- It's been an
unbelievable week.

- Hey, shhh, we'll talk
about it at dinner, okay?

- Okay, why don't you fix
yourself something while

I call Anne and put
myself together, okay?

Good girl.

Hey, baby, you got any of that

bourbon I left
here the other day?

- In the kitchen cabinet
where you left it.

You're the only
one who drinks around here.

This is sweet, thank you.

Thank you for being
so honest, Ted.

I really needed this. (laughs)

- Everything's gonna
be alright, baby.

- You know, I haven't had a
good night's sleep in days.

Worrying about Patty and
afraid that at any moment

I'm gonna get that infamous
call from the police

or the morgue telling me
to come identify a body.

I don't know what to do, Ted.

- Hey, everything's
gonna be alright.

- I took all that
money out and I thought

they were gonna release her.

- Wait, hold on, all that money,

what are you talking
about, for who--

- Patty, she called me
yesterday, she told me to meet

her at the corner of 6th
and Florida and if I brought

$3,500 they would let her go.

- So...

- I went to the bank
and withdrew some of the

money I was saving
for my retirement.

- Who did you give the money to?

- I don't know, some old
hoodlum with a scraggly beard.

- Wait a minute, I mean,
what are you telling me?

You took $3,500 in cash
and you gave it to some

hoodlum with a beard,
you know what that is?

That is insane.

- I don't need your
criticism right now, Ted.

- You're right, this
guy with this beard,

think you would recognize
him again if you saw him?

That's good, 'cause
that will come in

handy with the investigation.

- What are you doing?

- Calling my man, Jack
Wilson, it's about time

we got to the bottom of this.

Jack, yes, Ted, yeah, I'm
fine, man, how you doing?

Okay, good, look, Jack, favor,

working on a very
important case.

Yeah, it's personal.

My man, okay, I'll see you
at the Bureau in the morning?

Terrific, thanks, bye.

We're gonna find out who's
behind this in a few days now,

that I promise you, Jack is
one of the best agents we got.

This is something I should have

took care of a long time ago.

This is situation
is much too big

for Franklin and his MPD boys.

But, I don't know, something's

got me, it's got me puzzled.

I mean why would they ask
for such a small amount?

What kind of hostage takers
would ask for only $3,500?

It doesn't make sense,
unless they're from the hood.

What's the matter?

- That's what I'm afraid of.

- What?

- Patty's past coming
back to haunt us.

- Baby, you don't--

- I don't know what to think,

all I know is that I'm
just tossing and turning

every night contemplating
where I failed as a parent.

- God, you failed no one.

- Well, why is it
happening then?

I don't know, I just
wonder if my decision

to leave her dad has
something to do with this.

- Oh, I can't hear
this one again.

Look, that was many years ago.

Hey, you made the best decisions
you could do at the time.

Listen to me, hey, baby,
stop reliving the past.

Besides, you think
that old factory

worker could ever
have afforded to take

you to a high class, five
star place like this? (laughs)

There's my smile, everything's
gonna be alright, alright?

I love you, baby.

Come in,
it's good to see you guys.

Have a seat.

So?

- Well, I got good
news and bad news.

- Okay, well, give us
the good news first.

We got a positive ID on

one known criminal in the area.

She has a long record of
petty theft, robberies,

drug possession, we should
have no problem locating her.

- Okay, well, that's great news.

What, spit it out, brother.

Well, there's
no easy way to say this.

The results also
indicate that your wife,

more than likely was
with the criminal.

- What?

Franklin, she lives
there, of course

her prints are gonna
be on everything,

my DNA's probably
on everything, too.

No, you don't understand.

These tests that
was taken was taken

exclusively at the crime scene.

The cell phone that you gave me,

your wife and the suspect's
prints were all over it.

- So, what are you
saying, Franklin?

Since there
was no forced entry,

it looks like it
was an inside job.

- You know what,
I'm tired of you

coming up with these theories,
Franklin, what I need

for you to do is solve
this case, let's go, Mom.

- Well, no, no, no, no, Nate,
just sit down, sit down.

Listen, no
disrespect, let me just be

very clear, I'm not saying
that Patty stole anything.

These people probably
forced her to do it.

But, one thing's certain
and two thing's for sure.

Patty and the suspect was
together the day of the crime.

- This is insane.

So, what's the suspects
name, Franklin?

Diane
"Bay Bay' Johnson.

- What?

Diane
"Bay Bay' Johnson,

she's a well-known criminal--

Oh, my
God, oh no, oh no!

What's
wrong, Ma, you okay?

- Oh, Lord, give me strength.

Diane, or Bay Bay, is
Patty's younger cousin.

She's my sister
Lillie's only child.

- I don't feel like
playing this anymore.

You would think
that since Patty was the

oldest she would have
been the leader of

the relationship, but that
was far from the case.

Bay Bay seemed to have a
gravitational pull on Patty.

- What are you doing?

- I don't know
about this, Bay Bay.

- [Bay Bay] Stop being such a

scaredy cat and just drink it.

- I don't--

- [Lois] It didn't take
long for her to graduate.

At first it was just alcohol.

Patty!

What, get up, what is
going on down here?

Then it was marijuana
and before long...

Get up those stairs right now!

- I'm so sorry!

Look at
this, oh my goodness,

look at this, bottles
under this bed!

What are you doing?

Oh, my...

It's not
what it looks like!

- You have a problem, Patty!
- [Patty] No, I don't!

- You are smoking--
- I'm holding it

- for my friends.
- Stop it!

You have a problem
and you are not gonna

disrespect me in my house,
do you understand me?

I'm not
disrespecting you!

- Don't, don't touch me.

She seemed
so angry and bitter,

I thought I was gonna lose her.

- I'm leaving.

- Patty, baby...

So, a couple of
you have already shared

your story, now I want
Lilly to share a little

bit about how you
came to be here today.

- My best friend
brought me here today,

she didn't like that I do drugs.

But, ever since I
was little my mom...

So, how's school?

It's good.

Okay, do
you have any friends?

- Yes, I have friends.

- Okay, do you like to
hang out with your friends?

- Yes, I like to hang
out with my friends,

I'm not a nut case, I
don't just stay at home.

- You know what, let's
try a different approach.

- Great.

- So, Patty, what made
you decide to try alcohol?

- My little cousin Bay Bay.

And then God
answered my prayers

and things started to change.

- Excuse me, could
you repeat that?

- My little cousin Bay Bay.

So, we've talked
about who you are,

what brought you here
today, now let's talk

a little bit about how
we're gonna deal with this.

- Well, um, I guess you
all know how I got here

from my little cousin Bay
Bay and now I'm hanging

out with people that, you
know, focus in school,

are in activities
and I realized,

like, I'm better,
I'm a better me.

We kept her
away from Bay Bay

and we got her back on track.

She graduated from high
school and she got the

scholarship to
Howard University.

And then met you.

I had every intention
of telling you soon.

The time got away and then
after awhile you two were

doing so well I didn't want
to bring you any problems.

Besides, I thought Patty would

have told you by now anyway.

I'm sorry, son, Nate,
please say something.

- [Lois] Oh, God, my baby
is out there somewhere.

Oh, Lord, please
take care of my baby.

When will this
nightmare end, Lord?

Probably not until she's dead.

At least then I'll
know where she is.

- What the hell are
you doing, Sonny,

we don't have all day, man.

- Give me a second, cuz.

What are
you doing, Sonny?

- Man, chill out, man, you're
messing up my swag, man.

This goes out for the homies
that ain't here no more.

- Not today, man.

- Woot-woot, don't
sleep, man, don't sleep.

Play golf, Sonny.

- Man, you done messed
up my tips, man.

Trying to cheer you up, young,

lighten the atmosphere
a little around here.

- The atmosphere don't

need lightening, just
play golf, Sonny.

Are we gonna play
or what, Sonny?

You need to get
out your head, man.

Stop your crying and you
might learn how to do this.

Come on, Nate,
man, you ain't been

yourself today, man, talk to me.

- I don't wanna talk
about it, Sonny.

- That's why were come out
here every week, young,

so we can talk about
it, you can't talk

to me, man, who can you talk to?

- Why would I talk
to you, Sonny?

I'm a married man and
you're in your late 40's

running around here like a
teenager trying to be a player.

How could you possibly
understand what
I'm going through?

- Teenager?

I'm a grown man.

- Whatever, Sonny.

- It's hard out here
for a pimp, man.

- You're sick, you know that?

- Yeah.

Sorry, man,
I didn't mean that.

It's all good, cuz.

Nate, man, for real,
what's going on,

man, you can talk to me.

- I feel like my whole life is

disenegrating right
before my eyes, man

I don't know what to do, Sonny.

I didn't tell you this, but, um,

Patty's been missing, man,

and what's worse
is she's pregnant.

First they said that
it's a possibility that

she was being held
hostage, I get a call

yesterday that says, um...

Hey, man, hey,
it's gonna be alright, man.

Believe me, I'm talking to you.

- I find out yesterday that my

wife was an addict
as a teenager.

- Hey, I'm sorry, man.

- Fifteen years, Sonny.

Fifteen years I've been
married to this woman.

I don't know what's
true anymore, man.

Feel like my whole
life is a farce.

- I'm just not that
very good at this

because it's usually you
that gives the advice.

But, all's I can
think of is what you

told me on so many occasions.

- What's that?

You've got
to trust God, man.

You're the one that always
said that he's faithful

and he's never failed you yet.

No better time to trust in
his faith with us than now.

You feel me, man?

- Yeah, I feel you.

- Come on, man, let's
go play this golf, man.

- Oh my God.

- Grandma, what happened?

- Oh, Pastor, this
is so embarrassing.

- Embarrassed about what,
we need to call the police,

that's what we...

Wait, wait, wait!

It doesn't Sherlock Holmes to
figure out who's behind this.

- You don't think--

- Honey, why don't you go next
door and play with Deborah.

- But, Grandma--

- Look, no buts, Nikki,
everything's gonna
be alright, okay?

Just don't tell anybody the
way that the house look, okay?

Lois, you
don't think Patty would

do something like
this, would you?

- That's why I invited
you here today, Pastor.

It's official, Patty's relapsed.

- Oh, no.

- After all these years.

- Oh, no, no, no, no.

It's my
worse nightmare.

And quite frankly,
Pastor, I don't

think I can go through it again.

Tell me, tell me when
does one stop reaping

from the harvest
of youthful lust?

How long, how loud
does one have to yell

before God hears
her desperate cries?

Oh, no, oh, God, it's gone!

- Gone, what's gone?

- The emergency money
that I keep in that jar,

it's gone, every damn
bit of it is gone!

Patricia Elba Carter I hate you!

Oh, I curse the
day you were born!

Do you hear me! (sobbing)

Yes, Mother, I hear you.

- What is it?

Oh, there's nobody.

- Lois.

- $3,500 wasn't enough for you!

- Lois, stop it.

- You had to come
back and get it all.

- Stop it.

- $3,500 of my retirement money!

- Stop it.

But, you need it more.

- You need to stop.

Well, you can smoke
away your hopes and dreams,

but I'll be damned if you
gonna smoke away mine!

- Mama!

That's enough, whoa-whoa!

You think I'm playing
- [Patty] Sorry, sorry!

with you, you gonna--
- Mom, I'm sorry!

Grandma, what's going on?

Come here, baby.

I don't think I'm
gonna make it, Pastor.

Ah, you will,
you're a strong, black woman,

but I don't think we should
focus on you so much right now.

Patty, she's gotta
be hurtin' pretty

bad to do something
this drastic.

- You think I give a rat's...

Do you think I care how much
Patty's hurtin' right now?

I'm dying here!

- Why you talkin' about dying?

- These should be
my golden years,

I should be on a
beach somewhere,
relaxing by the water.

Instead I'm here dealing
with a crackhead daughter

who's trying to take
every dime I got.

I just turned 60
years old, Pastor.

Look at me, I used
to be an attractive

middle age woman, now I
look like I'm 75 years old.

- You're still very attractive.

- Thank you, Pastor,
but I know better.

I wanna show you something.

And please, Pastor, not a
word about this to anybody.

- Lois, we're gonna have to--

- Please, Pastor, not one word.

- Wussup, baby girl?

She in there?

Don't smoke it all in one place.

- Hello?

Speaking.

Okay, is everything okay?

- Hello?

I was expecting your call.

* Oh, Lord

Surely goodness and mercy

shall follow me all
the days of my life.

And I will dwell in the house
of the Lord forever, amen.

* Here I am, Lord

here I am

* standing in the need

standing
in the need of prayer

* here I am

here I am

* standing in the need

standing
in the need of prayer

here I am

Father, in the name of Jesus,

we come in agreement
with you concerning your

anointed vessels singing
the anointed sound.

We pray, oh, God, that
this anointing, oh, God,

will destroy the yokes in
the lives of men and women,

boys and girls everywhere.

I pray that the Holy Spirit
will hover over this sound

and bring conviction
to the hearts

and the minds of
people, oh, God.

Causing them to realize that
Jesus Christ is the answer,

Jesus Christ is the Lord to
the glory of God, the Father.

Let it go, oh, God,

into the far-reaching
parts of this earth

and allow this sound, oh, Lord,

to be heard to your
glory, in Jesus's name.

See I have
set before thee this day

life and good, and
death and evil.

And, Lord, we choose life.

Yes, Jesus.

- Amen.

Amen, oh, my baby.

- I think she moved!

- Patty?

Patty, baby, can you hear us?

- [Lois] Baby, we're here.

- [Anne] Open your
eyes, can you hear us?

- [Nate] Patty, can you hear us?

- [Anne] Oh, open
your eyes, Patty.

- [Pastor] Glory be
the God! (laughing)

- [Anne] She's awake!

- [Lois] Thank you, Jesus!
- [Pastor] Praise in

his holy name.

- Thank you, Lord!

- [Anne] Oh, thank you, Jesus!

- [Pastor] Glory be the
God, glory be to God.

- [Anne] Love you, God.

- Uh, no, I would
like some of my

Mommy's really
good fried chicken.

- [Lois] Once we get
outta here sometime today.

- Hey, what's up, Ted?

- You see your teddy bear, baby?

- What are you doing here?

You know I'm talking to you,

get the hell out of my room.

- Patty.

- Get out before
I call security.

- [Lois] Patty, what
is wrong with you?

- I'll see you, see
you outside, Lois.

- Patty, what's wrong with you?

- He's a no good child
molester and a rapist.

- [Nate] Whoa, what?

- [Lois] What?

- [Pastor] Patty, that's
a serious accusation.

Now you can't say that unless
you have some kind of proof.

- [Patty] Proof?

I'm all the proof
you need, Pastor.

- [Lois] Oh, God!

- [Patty] I've been trying
to tell everyone this

for years, but no
one would listen.

Mom, when you used to
leave me with Aunt Lillie,

Teddy would sneak into the
room with Bay Bay and me.

(footsteps)

(melancholy instrumental music)

This went on for
years and each time he

would finish with me he
would leave me a gift.

He said it was to
remind me of him.

He said that he
was my teddy bear.

To this day I can't
stand stuffed animals,

especially teddy bears.

(door creaking)

- [Lois] Oh my God.

- [Pastor] Nathan,
where you going?

- [Lois] Oh God.

I gotta get outta here.

- Why you always
running away, Ma, huh?

It is time for you
to stand up and be

the evangelist that
you claim to be.

Let the redeemed of
the Lord say so, Ma!

Let the redeemed
of the Lord say so!

(dramatic instrumental music)

- [Nate] Teddy!

- [Ted] Oh, wait a minute,
what are you gonna do, man?

- Get off me, get off me!

- [Ted] Wait a minute!
- [Nate] Get off me, get off me!

- [Ted] Hold on, man.

Hold up, wait!

- [Nate] Get off me!

- I didn't do nothing, man.

Patty's crazy, you know that!

Your girl's crazy!

- [Woman] She can come by
and see me at some point--

(knock at the door)

Uh, I have to go,
I have a client

coming in, I'll
talk to you later.

Hello, Mrs. Carter,
I'm Dr. Williams,

I'm the Resident Psychiatrist
here at the hospital.

I just wanted to do
a routine check-up

to see how you're coming along.

So, how have things been going?

- Well...

- Have you been able to sleep?

- No.

- Okay, let's try something.

I want you to close your eyes,

lay back and just relax
for a few moments.

That's right, just relax.

Now, what comes to your mind?

* Who am I and
where do I belong? *

- [Young Patty]
Daddy, do you love me?

- Yes, baby, you know your
daddy loves you very, very much.

- [Young Patty] How much?

- [Patty's dad] What's with
all the questions today?

- [Young Patty]
I'm just so happy.

- [Patty's Dad] Well,
happy little girl,

you know your mother
has dinner waiting

for us at the house
so we gotta get

home and I gotta get to work.

But, Ill see ya in the morning.

- [Young Patty] Mm-hmm.

- Alright?

- [Young Patty] You promise?

- Yes, I promise.

- Cross your heart?

- [Patty's dad] Cross my heart.

- [Patty] Two times?

- [Patty's dad] Cross
my heart two times.

- Three times?

- [Patty's dad] Look, sweetie,
we gotta get home before

your mother puts her hands
across both our butts.

- [Patty] I think
all my problems

began the night my Daddy left.

- Daddy loves you.

- [Patty] That was the
last time I saw my daddy.

I thought there was
something wrong with me,

maybe I wasn't pretty
enough, this was the

foundation of all
my hurt and pain.

And then one morning
on my way to work

my life took a sudden,
dramatic turn for the worse.

Patty?

Patty, wussup, cuz! (laughs)

Hey, wussup, cuz, it's
me your cousin Bay Bay.

- Bay Bay?

- [Bay Bay] Yeah!

- Hey, hey.

- [Bay Bay] Look at
you, look at you,

in your little girl outfit.

- Um, how's your mom,
how's Aunt Lillian?

- [Bay Bay] Don't
know, don't care.

She probably off at some
church somewhere talking

about Jesus and love,
she ain't never loved me.

She put me out a long time ago.

That's alright, we get
all the love we need,

ain't that right, baby? (laughs)

You know that's right.

- We a couple.

- You been up on
Trinidad lately, huh?

- No, I've been working a lot.

- I ain't mad at
ya, cuz, go ahead,

make that cheddar. (laughs)

But, hey, look, Red's
and them back, girl.

Just like the old days and
they got that butter, too.

(laughs) Come on
now, you remember.

So, listen, this what you
gonna do, alright, cuz.

You get off work,
you gonna come down

and we gonna light
it up, just like we

used to back up in the days.

- No, I'm good,
I'm good, I'm good.

- [Patty] Okay, I'm good.
- [Bay Bay] Alright.

- You probably right,
you go on ahead

do the right thing, but
you change your mind,

you know where to find me,
holla at your girl, alright?

- Okay.

- [Bay Bay] So, come
on, you're good, cuz.

Give your cousin a
little piece, come on,

break me off a little
something, come on, cuz.

We ain't eaten in days,
girl, I'm so hungry, like...

We're so hungry.

- For real though.

- Ah, you good for it,
cuz, thanks! (laughs)

I realize
now that it was no

coincidence that I
ran into Bay Bay.

All throughout the week
I kept getting these

signs and symbols
of getting high.

It was as if Satan
himself was setting me up.

- [Bay Bay's voice] Red's
and them back, girl,

just like the old days,
like the old days!

And they got that
butter, too, right?

And they got that
butter, too, right?

Gonna light it up,
gonna light it up,

just like we used to
back up in the day.

You know me now, I'm trying to
get at least a 8-ball, right?

Change your mind, you
know where to find me.

- I'm sorry, we
couldn't save the baby.

- [Nate's voice] Monday Night
Football, the Final Four,

that baby boy...

- Oh, God, no, no!

Look, I think you should

come back and see me
for a few more sessions.

I think there's much
we need to talk about.

- Welcome to the NA's
road to recovery.

My name is Tony, I'm a
recovering alcoholic as well.

- Hi, Tony.

- I just wanted to
bring you here today

to talk about the
principle objectives.

The first one being
to admit the problem.

Does anyone have anything
they want to share?

Anyone, anyone at all?

Yes, ma'am.

- Hi, my name is Patty
and some things from

my past came back to haunt me

and I didn't know
how to deal with it,

so, I started doing crack.

I'd done drugs when
I was younger...

(melancholy instrumental music)

- Mommy!

- [Patty] You been
a good girl, yeah?

(doorbell ringing)

- I'm glad you could make it.

- Well, haven't I always
been there for you?

- I have something very
important I need to ask you.

- Well, go ahead.

- [Lois] Now, i want
you to look me in my

eyes when you
answer the question.

Did you molest Patty
when she was a child?

- We just talked about
this on the phone.

- I wanted to talk
to you face to face,

now I'm gonna ask you again.

Did you rape and
molest my daughter?

- No.

Ah, you can't believe
anything that Patty says.

I mean, hey,man, she
was probably high

when she said it,
your daughter's crazy!

- [Lois] All this time I've been

bragging to my
friends that I finally

found somebody I could trust.

It's amazing how
gullible we women are.

I also found out what
you do for the FBI.

You think I was so
shallow that I cared

whether or not you
were a security guard

or some high level
special agent?

I loved you, but now
I want you to leave.

I said get out,
because my daughter may

be a lot of things,
but she is not a liar.

So, you get out of my house

before I call the real police.

I'm sorry, we
couldn't save the baby.

- Oh, God, no, no!

That was the final
straw, I knew then

that Satan had won,
I didn't have the

resolve to fight anymore,
I just wanted to escape.

From then on it was
about escaping reality.

I was so disappointed with
myself I couldn't stand it.

I had to do whatever
it took to stay high.

- [Patty] What!

What?

- Say you good, huh.
you got the money?

- [Patty] Yeah!

- Yeah, I knew you'd
come through, cuz.

Hold up!

Warm in here, let me think.

Yeah!

Come on!

Yeah!

Well, come on, don't just

stand there, help me, girl!

You do that sofa, I'm
gonna do this one.

Come on!

We gotta go, come on let's go!

Why you just standing
there, come on, let's go!

Come on.

- [Patty] But, as always, the
money eventually wears out.

So, when Anne asked
me if I was being

held hostage I just
went along with it.

Yes!

So, that's whats been going on.

- [Dr. Williams] You
know, Mrs. Carter,

I don't believe you
have a drug problem.

I think you're suffering
from bi-polar disorder.

- Bi-polar?

- [Dr. Williams]
Yes, it's a disorder

characterized by
huge mood swings,

from euphoria to
severe depression.

When you're in a
depressive state,

you wanna feel normal again.

So, you self-medicate
by using drugs.

Bi-polar is often caused by
some form of severe trauma,

like the abuse you
experienced as a child.

The good thing
is, it's treatable

with therapy and medication.

Now, this medication
will take about a week

or so to get into your system.

However, shortly
thereafter you should

start to feel your
depression lifting

and your mood stabilizing.

- Thank you. (laughs)

- [Dr. Williams]
I'll make your next

appointment for Friday at 10.

- Okay.

I wish you
were here now, Mama.

Sure could use your advice.

And so he started dancing?

- Yeah.

- YMCA--

- He's a really bad
dancer. (laughs)

- But, he makes you happy.

- He does, yeah.

That's good.

It's a beautiful day.

Yeah, it is.

I'm sorry.

- Patty, you hurt me
more than words can say.

But, yet my love for you is

still here, it's still strong.

The question that I have for

you is, do you love yourself?

- I've asked that
question my entire life.

You know when I was
stretched out on

my back in that hospital,

my dad, my dad came
to me in a vision.

(melancholy instrumental music)

I feel as if God has
given me a second chance.

So, the answer to your
question is I'm learning.

I'm learning to love myself
as I learn to love God.

And from now on I am no
longer living my life

as a victim, but as
the victorious woman

that God has called me to be.

- How in the world
did we get here?

- [Lois] Here you go.

- [Patty] Thank you.

Wait, wait, cheers.

- I'm sorry, Mom, I'm sorry for

all of the hurt
and pain that I've

caused you over the years.

You didn't deserve that.

I have so much I
need to tell you,

I don't know where
to begin though.

But, I ask that you
just hear me out.

- Daddy loves you.

- I think all my problems
began the night my daddy left.

That was the last
time I saw him.

But, what's worse is that
he never said good-bye

and you never mentioned
him from that moment on.

Why, Ma?

How come after all these years

you never talk about my daddy?

- I don't know, I come
from a time and a culture

when you just don't talk
about your problems.

If a man is beating on
you, keep it to yourself.

Cheating on you, you
keep that to yourself.

Mama was abused by
Lillie's father.

She told me you
take your troubles

to the Lord, nobody else.

I'm sorry, baby, I
agonized for years

over the decision to
leave your father,

afraid it might have this
kind of effect on you,

but there was nothing
else I could do.

- What do you mean?

- Well, your father,
though he loved you

very much was not
a good husband.

He had many issues, not the

least of which was alcoholism.

- [Patty's dad]
Remind me I gotta get

somebody to come look
at this door, baby.

Hey, it's six
o'clock, where have you been?

- I know what time it is,
- Where have you been?

- It's six o'clock.
- I told you I was going out.

- No, no, no, you have a family,

you can't be gone all night.
- Why can't I?

You're not single
anymore, - It's late at night,

we have a child.
- you guys are sleeping.

Why can't I enjoy some--

- You don't care about us,

I'm so sick of this!
- [Patty's dad] What do you mean

- You are so not responsible,
- I don't care, baby, look.

you are--
- Calm down, clam down.

- What is this?

Oh my God.

- Look, don't get all
dramatic, sweetheart.

Look, I ran into some friends--

- I've been putting
up with your lies

and your deception
all this time!

Don't touch me!

Look at this, and
there's more, look!

Look, all these
numbers of other women!

- That's not my--

- You don't!

Those are probably

some of Patty's friends--

- Don't you lie on my child!

- I'm not lying on--
- [Lois] I'm tired of your lying

and your deceit, I
am so tired of you!

I am sick and tired of you!

Don't you touch me!

- Sit down!

- Get out!

Get out of my house!

This marriage is
over, it is over!

Oh God! (sobbing)

Believe me, honey,
I never wanted

things to turn out this way.

But, I just couldn't
take the abuse anymore.

Now that you've told
me what Teddy did.

Oh God, I could just die.

It's not
your fault, Ma.

I used to blame
you, Teddy, myself.

But, when I learned
in treatment that

most child abusers
were abused themselves

I understood it a little better.

Not that it hurt any less.

- I can never forgive
Teddy for this.

Well, he's not the only

one who needs forgiveness.

(melancholy instrumental music)

- Oh my God, I
always knew Lillie

was jealous of me, I didn't know

her hatred stemmed so deep.

I'm so sorry, baby.

I should have spent
more time ministering

to your needs rather
than the needs of others.

Can you ever forgive me?

- Of course I can, Ma,

as long as you can forgive me.

- All this time we've
been looking for the

enemy and it has been
right here with us.

Well, they say keep
your friends close,

and your enemies even closer.

But, I say keep my
family closest of all.

I love you.

I love you, too.

When were you gonna
tell us you were sick, Ma?

- Um, I started to
tell you about it

when we had out little talk.

But, you two have
been going though

so much, I didn't
want to burden you.

- Mommy, don't ever
think that your

problems are a burden to us.

We love you, we're a family

and we are in this
together, okay?

- No more secret then, promise.

- Alright, I'm gonna
hold you to that.

You'll like that.

Hey, kids.

- Hey, Aunt Lillie.

But, Ma, we'll be right back.

We're gonna go to the cafeteria

and get something to eat.

- Okay, could
ya'll bring me some

of that vegan stuff you eat?

Hospital food is disgusting.

- Got you covered.

- Okay.

- So, how are you, honey?

- I'm better.

How'd the executive
meeting go the other day?

- Child, Gloria
showed her behind.

She stood in front
of the committee

and said the reason
why she wasn't

voted President was because
we were jealous of her.

Can you believe that?

No, she lost the vote
because she's trifling,

girl is a mess, just the--
- Lillie.

How's Bay Bay?

Before you
even try to think

of a lie, I know she was
behind Patty's relapse.

And I know she got Patty
started on drugs in

the first place, but
what breaks my heart,

is that my own flesh
and blood could allow my

baby girl to be repeatedly
raped and molested.

I could kill you.

But, what I will do is pray,

I'm gonna pray for
you because anybody

who could do something
that evil, you got

to be in more pain than I
can ever inflict on you.

Your daughter left this
at my daughter's house

when she staged a break
in, make sure she gets it.

'Cause I don't ever want to
see the two of you again.

You can take your damn
balloons with you.

- I've got some
good news for you,

your chemo treatment is working.

- Oh, I guess I'm gonna see
my condo after all. (laughs)

Welcome home,
I'm just gonna drop

this off upstairs
and then I'll be

back to get you
something, alright?

Yeah, alright.

- Wussup, Boo, you
know you should have

told your husband when he
was changing all them locks,

don't forget to change
the garage door.

Now, you knew I was
gonna get my money,

didn't you, you knew I
was gonna get it, huh?

- Yeah, yes.

- See, now you owe me
your life plus 30 g's.

So, what you say we
get my money now, huh?

Huh, you with that?

Work that
combination, girl,
don't look at me.

Get the
gun away from him!

Get the gun!

Get up, get up!

- Start saying
your prayers, girl.

Baby, I got him!

That's enough,
Nate, that's enough,

let's go that's enough,
that's enough, that's enough.

This is Officer Davis,

shots fired, send the bull.

Okay now, Mom?

Oh, Lord, yes.

And that's
the first time

I realized how much you love me.

And where did you get all that

superhuman strength, you
surprised me. (laughs)

- I surprised myself,
but I guess I can

do all things through
God, who strengthens me.

- Amen.

- Especially when
it comes to my baby.

What do we say?

- Let the redeemed
of the Lord say so.

Wow, you have
such an amazing story.

I do have one more
question for you however.

- Sure, go right ahead.

- After all your trials
and tribulations,

what would you say
is the one thing

that's the key to your success?

- Truth.

- Truth?

- Jesus says, "You
shall know the truth,

Today I can honestly
say that it wasn't

until I faced the
truth about myself,

my past, that I was really free.

- Mrs. Carter, you are
such an inspiration

to many women, thank
you for your time.

You're welcome.

As I looked out into
the cloudy abyss of my

troubled past, I realized
the thing that I had feared

the most was not
worth fearing at all.

My mother never got her
dream home in Florida,

instead she got a dream
condo with a fantastic view.

And she's still
really close to us.

Sometimes I can't help but think

that this was God's
plan all along.

Today I really understand
the true meaning of the

scripture I heard my
mom quote so many times.