Original subtitles

- Ladies and gentlemen, Lillian Frank.

- Been waitin' long?

- Yeah too long baby.

♪ I give you love

♪ Even though you cheat and lie

♪ I can't give you up

♪ Everyday I try and try

♪ I wait around

♪ Even though you rarely call

♪ I cry and cry

♪ Hollow as the teardrops fall

♪ Through it all

♪ I can't turn you loose

♪ Oh

♪ I reach for you

Uh oh, drunk again.

- Come on sugar, help your mama out.

Everybody, that is my daughter over there.

She's gonna be a really big star one day.

Come on sugar, come on baby, don't be shy.

Come on.

You guys are in for a real treat,

'cause this little girl can sing.

- Ain't that right John T?

- Yeah!

- Alright.

Come on y'all give her a hand.

Come on, come on give it up.

That's my sweet pea.

Go on baby.

Anybody ever hand you a mic, you sing.

Go on.

Just pretend it's you and me.

From the bridge.

One, two, three.

♪ Oh

♪ See my heart isn't home

♪ And inside I'm so, so cold

♪ Going out, out of my mind

♪ Gonna turn you lose

♪ When I sing this song

♪ Loose

♪ Turn you loose

♪ Loose

♪ Turn you loose

♪ Turn, turn, turn

♪ Turn you loose

- Told you she could sing didn't I?

Give the lady a hand, come on, come on, come on.

Now you remember what mama told you right?

- Mm hmm.

- What are you doing here Lil?

- Look I got fired.

I can't even feed her.

- I told you never to come by here.

- She is your child too.

Billie!

- Alright get those two men inside.

- I love you.

Come on.

I'm gonna have to say goodbye to you baby.

I don't know how I'm gonna do that.

Give me your hand.

- I don't wanna go Mom.

- I know baby.

But I will come and get you as soon as possible, I promise.

Okay?

I love you Billie.

They're taking you away just 'til I get better.

I don't have a choice.

I'm sorry.

♪ She was kind of fragile

♪ And she had a lot to grapple with

♪ But basically she kept it all inside

- I think you'll feel at home here.

Welcome to Eagle Brook.

Billie come on over here for me for a minute.

- Look Louise, there's a new girl.

- So.

- You stay here, I'll be back in a moment.

- You Puerto Rican?

- I'm mixed.

- This one here's Puerto Rican.

- I'm Latin.

- I'm Louise, this is Roxanne.

What's your cat's name?

- Whisper.

- Can I pet it?

- Yeah sure.

- So cute.

♪ Dear god it's all so tragic

♪ And I never have the chance to feel the

♪ Closure that I ultimately need

♪ Once I had love and it was a gas

♪ Soon turned out had a heart of glass

- You shouldn't have worn leopard tonight.

- Whatever it's leopard night.

- I mean these feathers.

- How y'all doin'?

- Good

- Fine.

- I was watching you all out there,

you all look pretty good.

- Well you know we try, we try.

- Thanks.

- You all sing?

- Yeah.

- Little bit.

- Dance.

- I do choreography.

She does.

- Some of the choreography.

- Wardrobe.

- Everything.

- We might have to tone your look down a little bit, but,

you all wanna be in a group?

- Like a singing group?

- Yeah, a little dancing in the background.

- That's good.

- I'm cool with that.

- That's good baby.

- Yes, yes.

When you wanna start?

- You know what, right now we're actually doing

our own thing, so, thank you but, we're a little bit busy.

- You got Timothy Walker in your face girl,

I don't get it.

- I know it's crazy.

Most people would be dying to get some respect from

somebody like Timothy Walker, okay?

- Yes, yes.

- Right and you.

- The wrong bitch, the wrong bitch.

- You know what, you really wanna

sing backup for that freak?

- Hell yeah.

- I'm sure she can really sing.

- I didn't say all that, she can't sing, okay.

- You have an amazing gift and you gotta use it.

Your moms gave you this gift.

- What?

- Why would you bring up my Mom?

There you go doing that.

- I'm sorry okay, I'm sorry.

We need the money and you know we need the money.

- Hey, hey, hey, hey, please Billie.

Please.

All we gotta do is stand in the background and go oh, oh,

or however it go and get paid.

- Come on Billie you gotta do this.

- Please, please, please.

- You know you gotta do this.

- Please, please, please.

- Okay, okay.

♪ I've been waiting on someone to come into my life

♪ Who would bring me joy and give me pleasure

♪ I have taken chances on romances once or twice

♪ And I found it in my heart that it's you I treasure

♪ You and only you if you feel the way I do

♪ You and only you give me pleasure

♪ You and only you can do the freaky things you do

♪ And I'm so into you and that's forever and ever

♪All my life, my love, spent waiting

- Hey Billie.

Hey can you repeat that verse that Sylk just did?

Yeah just for the backup.

- Okay.

- Turn Sylk way down, bring Billie all the way up.

♪ You and only you can make me feel the way I do

♪ You and only you can make it better

♪ You and only you can do the freaky things you do

♪ And I'm so into you and that's forever and ever

♪ All my life my loves been waiting for you

♪ For you

♪ All my life my hearts been waiting

- Yeah!

Woo!

- You man, hey loco.

Here's a single Sylk's gonna be performing tonight man.

- Who's this?

- Sylk man, you know her.

Timmy's girlfriend.

- This is Sylk?

Boy this don't sound like Sylk.

She must have been putting some hours in

with a vocal coach man.

- Fresh right?

Fresh.

- Let's hear it for Sylk.

♪ I've been waiting for some one to come into my life

♪ Who would bring me joy and give me pleasure

♪ I have taken chances on romances once or twice

♪ And I found it in my heart that I treasure

♪ You and only you can make me feel the way I do

♪ You and only you can make it better

♪ You and only you can do the freaky things you do

♪ And I'm so into you and that's forever and ever

♪ All my life my loves been waiting for you

♪ For you

♪All my life my hearts been waiting too

- Take over, I'll be right back.

♪ All my life, all my life

Woohoo, ah man, that was great.

- Thanks

Did you really like it?

- Sylk I had no idea you could blow like that.

- I had no idea you were so interested

in how good I could blow.

- Can we get outta here?

- Please.

- Thanks.

- Hold it girls, can I take a photo of the four of you?

- Oh yeah.

- Oh you don't need them.

They don't matter, they're just backup.

♪ And I'm so into you and that's forever and ever

♪ All my live my loves been waiting for you

♪ For you

♪ All my life

- Hey, you in the hat.

Can I talk to you for a second?

Excuse me ladies but I gotta talk to her.

That was you singing right?

Oh man I knew it, I knew it wasn't Sylk.

He's been ghosting you.

- What do you mean ghosting me.

- Using your voice for Sylk's.

- Yeah but you know what, I'm having a good time, so.

- Hell no, hell, you can't let him do that.

You have got a beautiful voice,

you can't let Timothy use the best of you.

- Well what makes you think that's the best of me?

- There's, there's more?

There's better.

Well I want some of that.

Hey what's your name?

- Billie.

- I'm Dice, like lucky seven.

- I know who you are.

- Oh yeah?

- Yeah.

I've heard a lot about you, Dice.

- Well listen, don't believe everything you hear.

- Okay.

- Come with me I wanna show you something.

- Well where are we going?

- I'm not gonna bite you, come on.

People in the house say yeah.

Alright everybody you know what time it is.

Now the beats are coming at you and when the microphone

comes, don't be scared, aight.

I want you to do something special.

You can freestyle, you can sing,

hell you can make love to the DJ if that's your thing.

So come on and let's get it on.

Feel the groove, here we go, come on, come on, come on.

♪ Yo come on

♪ To the beat y'all

♪ I go on and on and on and on

♪ The beat don't stop 'til the break of dawn

♪ I dip, I dop, what's social lop

♪ Come on girl let's rock them thighs.

- A'ight, aight, aight, next, next, next.

Oh come on.

- Hey yo, yo, yo man, show me some love, show me some love.

♪ Like Eliot Ness I rhyme the best

♪ I code with the S off Superman's chest

♪ Yes, yes, y'all

♪ Beat, beat, y'all

♪ You don't quit 'cause I'm one of a kind

♪ 'Bout to rock your mind

♪ Don't get to close to my fine behind

♪ Unless you're my man, 'cause then you can

♪ 'Cause me and my man got the master plan

- Uh, uh, uh, uh.

Give me the best of you.

♪ Oh feelin' oh

♪ And I really get in the beat

♪ You make it fun

♪ That's what it was

♪ Oh letting it in

♪ Oh

- Woo!

Let me tell you somethin'.

I meet singers all the time

but I ain't ever met anybody like you.

You, you really got something special.

- Is this just how you like try

and soup girls up to get what you want?

- I don't soup girls up.

- Really?

- Really.

- Look I know you're a fly DJ and everything really,

and I should be honored that you wanna work with me.

But, I mean, I'm just not into the games.

- I'm not playing games, I'm serious.

Alright look, what's the biggest dream you ever had?

- I don't know.

- How 'bout playing Madison Square Garden?

- Yeah right.

- If you want that, and we work real hard, we can get it.

I wanna produce you.

- What about Timothy?

I mean I just, I don't need any problems with him.

- Don't worry about Timothy,

I'm gonna take care of everything.

So what do you think?

We got a deal?

- Yeah.

- You're not gonna regret this, I'm telling you.

Listen I gotta go back inside.

How can I reach you?

- You're Lucky Seven right?

You'll figure it out.

- The Dice man.

- Hey T.

- What's happening?

- Can I talk to you?

- So what's happening daddy?

- I'm good.

Listen um, I want Billie and the girls.

- Yeah man I can't do that.

You know how much that's gonna cost me?

Talking about redoing the album covers, the clothes,

and rehearsals, and studio, and all that.

- Nobody's looking at the backup singers T.

- Naw, Naw, I can't do it.

- I think you can do it.

- Really?

- Uh huh.

If you want your artists heard in this club again, you can.

- You serious about this?

Okay.

Then you're gonna have to reimburse daddy.

- How much?

- 100,000.

- You must be smokin' dust T.

- Yeah it's really expensive too.

- 100 large?

- Yes.

It's like that now.

♪ I'm trying not to lose my head

♪ It's like a jungle sometimes it makes me wonder

♪ How I keep from going under

- What do you think?

- I like it.

♪ Let you take me out

♪ I knew what you were all about

♪ But when I did

♪ I wasn't trying to lead you on

♪ Now you bring me home

♪ And tell me girl that's not enough for you

♪ I'm sorry baby

♪ I didn't mean to turn you on

♪ Duh duh duh duh duh baby

♪ Oh I didn't

♪ I didn't mean to turn you on

♪ Oh I didn't mean to turn you on

♪ Duh duh duh duh duh duh duh duh

♪ Duh duh duh duh duh

♪ Oh I didn't mean to turn you on

♪ I did didn't, I did didn't baby

♪ I didn't mean to turn you on

♪ No I didn't baby

♪ Woah

- Yo Dice man.

- Yo Marty what's up?

- Excellent good to see you man.

Great show.

- Thank you, how are you doing?

- Excellent.

Are you signed yet Billie?

- Signed like a record contract thing?

No.

- I mean Gary here would love to bring you on his new label,

Tough Ride.

He just signed Chili D.

- Well we're kinda considering a lot of

different things at the moment.

You know, we're keeping our options open.

- Sure man okay, that's great.

Keep your option open, that's important.

- Nice shirt man.

- Thank you.

Listen, anything you need, you just let me know.

Okay?

- See you later Marty.

- Take care, good to see you.

Nice meeting you.

- Yeah, you too.

See ya.

- What are you doing?

That guy wanted to sign us.

Are you crazy?

- Tough Ride?

- Whatever.

I mean it's a label, it's a deal.

- Yeah it's a good label.

You know, all you need is like to strap on some

leather chaps, have a couple of horses with you,

run around with a whip going yahoo.

You know, that's great, but.

- Whatever, I mean come on.

I mean it's a record company.

- Listen, EMI, CMZ, Warner Brothers.

They're the labels that I'm talking about.

- Okay, but.

- You deserve the best Billie, that's what you're gonna get.

- I hope you're right.

- You gotta trust me.

Hey what's going on.

- Hi.

Guy Richardson from CMZ is here.

CMZ is hitting hard in the dance charts,

you need to go over and give him a shot.

- Do me a favor.

A'ight?

♪ You're in my system and I got you baby

♪ Baby oh

♪ You're in my system

♪ Oh

- Call me.

♪ Let you take me out

♪ I knew what you were all about

- Come on.

♪ But when I did

♪ I didn't mean to turn you on

Mr. Richardson.

I'm Dice.

- I know who you are man.

This is Jack Bridges, head ofA&R.

- Hey Jack.

- How you doin' Dice?

- Good.

Uh this is my latest track.

- Oh yeah.

- This is the singer, Billie Frank.

- Hi.

- Well hello.

- Jack Bridges.

- Hi.

- Hey.

- Who else did you give this to man?

- Oh it's getting heard.

- Alright look then, stop in tomorrow afternoon alright?

I'll make sure everybody at the label

hears it in the morning, alright?

- No sweat.

- That's quite a voice you got.

- Thanks.

Bye bye.

- Bye bye.

- See ya.

- Okay now remember these guys, they're just the body,

we're the soul, alright.

They need us.

- They need you.

- No, they need us, we go together.

Don't forget that.

- Billie, Dice, glad you guys are here.

Listen I played the demo for the team this morning,

everybody flipped.

Come on, they're all dying to meet you.

This is Tom, he's in charge of record promotions.

- Hi.

- Hey Tom.

- Jane our image consultant.

And Dice, I believe you already know Bennett.

- Hey boss.

- This is all courtesy of Mr. Richardson.

He couldn't be here today, he's in LA.

But he is so thrilled that you're gonna

join the family Billie.

I think you'll be happy here.

Alright, here's to you Dice, Billie,

my friends, this is just the beginning.

- He's here.

- Okay I gotta go.

- No, no, no, no.

I'm not finished yet, okay?

I do your makeup.

I do this great dramatic, first date eye.

- It's not a date.

- Yeah right.

- It is a date.

Smile, smile.

Just don't do anything I wouldn't do.

- Well that leaves nothing.

- Exactly.

So don't you be getting all freaky on the first date.

- It's not a date, alright.

- Yes it is a date.

- I gotta get going.

- It's a date.

Date, date, date, we all know that.

- Courtesy of CMZ.

Woo, we're on our way baby.

Oh, you look beautiful.

- Thanks.

- This is for you.

Watch your step.

- Just one moment, please.

- Hey Mikey.

- Come on.

- How you keepin'?

- I'm good how are you.

- Good thanks.

- How's business?

- Business is good, business is good.

Chef's prepared something just the way you like it.

And, bottle of your favorite.

- Beautiful.

- Enjoy.

Good seeing you.

- Alright Mikey, thanks.

- Can I ask you a question?

- Uh huh.

- Why'd you get me a rose?

- I just thought it'd be something nice.

It's a rose, what?

- No, it's just that, you know, it's a single red rose,

and you pick me up in a limo, and you got all that

cologne on, so I just, I was just wondering.

- Wondering what?

- Is this a date?

- No, this, this is not a date.

If, if this was a date, then you would know about it.

- Oh.

Okay.

- Here.

- Thank you.

What's this?

- Oh this is escargot.

Snails, it's like a French delicacy.

- So somebody went all the way to France for this?

Okay.

- I like hanging out with you Billie.

To us.

- To us.

I gotta pick something up.

Do you wanna come up for a minute?

- Uh, no.

- Why not?

- Because I know you just wanna

get me up in your house.

- Come on stop being so paranoid.

- I'm not being paranoid.

- Just come up for five minutes, that's all.

Five minutes.

- Three.

- There we go.

- Mm hmm.

- What do ya think?

- Very nice.

- After you.

- Is this you?

- Yep.

- So cute.

- Ah thanks.

- What happened?

- You're funny.

Yeah.

- You play?

- Yeah I think it's, you know, really important

as a producer to be able to play.

Like one of my favorites, Quincy, Quincy Jones,

Oscar awards, Grammy awards, he started as a musician.

- What's this like a xylophone like in kindergarten?

- Similar to the xylophone but a little different.

This is actually called a marimba

and it's one of my favorite instruments.

Would you move down a little please?

Thank you.

I like it a lot.

♪ Who would have believed

♪ That you and me

♪ Would fall

♪ And land together

- You know, I don't do this.

- Yeah, I can tell.

I'm just joking.

- Thanks, jerk.

- Look what I wanted to say is that, you're different.

- You don't have to say that because

we just slept together you know.

- That is, that's so romantic.

Really, really beautiful.

- I just have a little bit of trouble, you know,

trusting people, you know.

- I understand that.

♪ I found myself reborn

♪ On the day I met you

♪ And if we move closer

♪ Then love will take over

♪ And lead the way

- Naw, there's too much going on.

Loose all the superfluous shit.

There you go.

Now you sing this as you would sing this, aight.

- Mm hmm.

- Forget all of that.

- Okay.

- Okay good.

- Yo, yo, yo, yo, what's up New York?

We got the Dice man, aka, Lucky Seven, with a young lady

who gonna be makin' much, much noise.

Remember the name, Billie Frank.

Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo.

Check it out.

- Hey turn it up.

Turn it up.

- Can you believe this?

Where are you going?

What are you doing?

Wait.

What are you doing?

What are you doing?

- Her song's on the radio man.

- What are you doing?

Give me a dime.

Hurry up, the songs gonna be over.

- Pull over.

- Can I use this phone really quick,

just for a second please?

- Come on man, let her use the phone.

- Hey Mom I'll call you back.

- She's on the radio.

Hear her voice.

- That's her?

Can I get her autograph or something.

- I ain't got a pen baby.

- Roxy put the radio on right now.

92.3, I'm on the radio!

- Yeah, this is it Billie.

You're on the radio right now baby.

- Billie!

- Oh we can hear you baby, you sound so good.

- I'm on the street I'm gonna call you back okay?

We'll call you back in five minutes.

- Call you back.

♪ Oh my sugar daddy

♪ K I S S I N G

♪ Uh huh uh huh baby

- Cut!

Cut!

No, no, no.

Ladies.

This is not working.

The glitter can't over power the artist.

Okay.

Could we clean this up?

Okay we ask ourselves, is she white?

Is she black?

We don't know.

She's exotic.

I want to see more of her breasts.

- Flamenco, shaky, shaky shake.

Shake your chi chi.

- No.

- Just shake your chi chi.

- No.

- These dancers a joke please.

Some strippers, at least.

- You shake that.

- When you shake it, shake it.

Come on, shake it.

Look, you can't even shake.

- We gotta lose her friends, the two girls.

- Ah Roxy and Louise?

Those are her dancers.

- Not when the director wants other dancers.

He's got his own vision.

- His own vision.

- Look this is a major director Dice, alright.

- I'm just tryin' to be a professional.

- I ain't doing this shit.

- There's a producer over there and he likes me.

- What?

I can't believe this.

Where are they?

- They're home, they're cool.

Look, I promise they'll be on the next one.

- Well I gotta go talk to somebody because this is not cool.

- Alright, time for the unveiling.

Oh, you are the only one who could pull this off.

- So show me, the, the.

Yes that's it.

- Can I have this please, thank you.

Can you please go find that director

and say something to him?

Because I'm really not happy.

Okay.

Kurt.

- It's very futuristic.

- Flames don't walk, they flicker.

- Are you sure about this outfit,

because I don't really know.

- Yes.

I have to do my job okay?

Sex sells, she's hot,

and that's how you sell records my friend.

What I'm saying, it's not like fire,

it doesn't walk, flicker more.

Or like, have you seen fish swim?

In a school, tell them, go to them and move your hands.

- Hello, Billie Frank, it is such a pleasure to meet you.

I'm Kelly, the label just hired me to be your publicist.

- Nice to meet you.

- And this is Peter my assistant.

- Nice to meet you Billie.

- We are so excited to get started.

This is, and this must be the infamous Dice, hello.

- How are you?

- I'm Kelly the new publicist.

This is Peter.

- Nice, how are you.

- Now we've got a full day planned for you tomorrow,

so let's get into the itinerary.

Noon we have a photoshoot.

I don't like to do photo's anytime before noon,

because we want you to look fresh.

Then at three we have an interview with Music Beat Magazine.

- Mm hip cool.

- Mm, it was a real coup.

And then after that some radio interviews, 5:30, six.

I don't wanna do anything after six because you know,

you have this drive time, goodbye record sales.

- Thank you very much for your visit.

Lady and guy you have to get out now.

- Okay, well we're right there.

I've got 5,000 calls to make, but it's so great to meet you.

Great to meet you too.

- You look so good.

- You look fantastic, have a good shoot.

- Okay guys have fun.

Love that eye shadow.

What is that pewter?

Fantastic, bye.

- Bye.

♪ I got myself a lover

- That's right burn my friends, burn, come on.

Guys the flames are licking up her body now.

♪ Oh my sugar daddy, takes me for a ride

And around her breasts, come on.

Now shake her in five, come on.

Alright nice.

Nice.

- Hold it, cut.

- Cut.

Who called cut?

- I called cut, I called cut.

Can you not see these guys are all over her.

- Could somebody get this guy off the set please.

- Listen to me, listen.

Have you not got eyes in your head?

She's not comfortable.

- Get rid of this guy.

- Take your hands off me.

Don't ever touch me.

- You're over reacting man.

Take the loss on this one.

- Billie, come on.

- You sure?

- I'm sure, come on.

Now I'm over reacting.

- You're making a big mistake man.

- I still think we should go back.

- What are you talking about?

- I mean I don't think we shoulda walked out like that.

- Look they gotta know they gotta treat you right.

- Dice it's only my first video, you know.

I don't wanna get a bad reputation.

- Alright, I'll call Richardson, I'll straighten things out.

- Thanks.

Look I'm sorry about the video okay?

- It's okay.

- No it's not.

I just can't believe they disrespected us like that.

- I can.

I hated it, the whole thing was whack.

It was whack.

- No you guys were good.

It's not that.

It's just that the label makes these decisions.

You're like my family.

I don't wanna lose that.

- Me neither.

What?

- I'm just sayin' maybe you could put me in a music video

every now and then so I could showcase my sensuality.

- Alright Roxy.

Look you guys wanna go shopping?

- Oh yeah.

♪ I can't feel myself

♪ I don't want nobody else to ever love me

♪ You are my shinin' star, my guiding light

- Uh huh.

Yeah look, don't give me your crap.

Hey Billie, hi.

I'll call you later.

Billie.

- Hi.

- Hello darling.

Look I need you to sign off on these photos.

- Okay.

Hi.

- Magazine deadline is today.

- Okay.

That's cool.

- These were all we could salvage from that video shoot.

But I think we've got something here.

- This is nice.

- I wanna take you away from this

street urchin, sassy, sexy, slutty thing.

What do you call this?

- What?

- What are you wearing?

- It's a shirt that I tied.

- Why?

Never mind, I don't wanna know.

I'm gonna get you out of those jeans, I hate jeans,

and into something a lot classier.

Something much more fabu.

Maybe haute couture.

Oh I can't wait.

- That's good.

- She looks amazing.

- Yeah, if you like titsy the porn star.

- Porn star?

- Look I'm just saying that you know

this is, this is not right.

So we gotta redo the shoot and we gotta, you know,

lose the um, the, the, the.

- Darling, don't get your panties in a bunch, okay?

No, we have been hired by the label

to conceptualize Billie's new look, alright.

Don't worry, she's in the hands of professionals now.

- I'm going for a smoke.

- Beautiful.

- Do you like that?

- Yeah.

- Oh wait, no, no, no, no, no.

- You don't look like a man on top of the world.

In fact you look a little worried bro.

- I'm aight.

- Well just remember, whatever it is,

it could always be worse, you know.

- What you doing here T?

- Laying down this track with Sylk.

- Boy you're determined to make that girl famous.

- Yeah well come on in here daddy,

let me show you what your money's buying me.

- What you doing bro?

These broads can't sing.

- Yeah well was that bitch worth 100,000?

- Why she gotta be a bitch?

- I need my money.

- Are you hungry?

- Naw.

- You got food in your crib?

- Always.

- Well when you run out, come see me,

'cause this was a bullshit deal and you know it.

- So it's like that now, huh?

- Yeah, it's like that.

- Yeah I see you soon.

- Don't look.

- Oh, okay.

- Ready?

- Yeah I'm ready.

- Okay.

Go straight.

- Okay.

I'm getting scared.

- Don't be scared.

Go.

- You know there's poles.

- You're not gonna walk into anywhere.

Go left, right here.

No, no, no.

Right here.

- Right.

- Okay and sit.

- Oh.

- Open your eyes.

- Oh man.

- You like it?

- Do I like it?

I can't believe that, this is one of my favorite,

this is beautiful man.

- Isn't it cool.

Look it has all different sounds.

Strings, horns all that.

- Nobody's bought me anything before.

Thank you.

- What are you thinking?

- Nothin'.

- Come on, what are you thinkin'?

- Do you come along with this DX7?

- What?

- I mean like, you know, half your clothes are here anyway

and space really isn't a problem, and I just think it.

- Is that you're romantic way of like, asking me to move in?

- I'm just saying that, that, you know, maybe we should,

I think it would be nice to spend a little more time

together and we get on and we're very open with each other

and like I say, most of your things are here anyway.

- I said okay.

- You said okay?

- Yeah.

- Okay.

Hey.

What's wrong?

- I found a box of my mom's things.

This was hers.

She always wore this.

I don't think I ever saw her without this on.

I never told anybody this before, but um,

I've had this reoccurring dream since she gave me up.

It's kinda embarrassing but.

- Tell me about it.

- Well I'm on this huge TV show, right?

- Mm hmm.

- And I'm singing this song that me and my mom used to sing

together, and she's watching, and she realizes that it's me,

and that I made it and it's like a part of her made it

you know, 'cause she's in me.

And she's got this look on her face.

- Like she's proud.

- Yeah.

But it's more.

It's like she wishes she never gave me up.

- I'm sure she does.

She probably thinks about it everyday.

- Yeah.

So do I.

- Come here.

♪ All your love

♪ Come to

♪ Going to learn

♪ Reflections of your love have come to whither

♪ I thought I'd done my best to memorize

♪ A picture fades of you and I together

♪ I haven't come to terms with how we said goodbye

♪ Did you really care

♪ Care at all for me

♪ Did you really care

♪ Did you care at all for me

♪ If I'm not quite good enough

♪ Somehow undeserving of

♪ A mother's love

♪ You could've had the decency

♪ To give me up

♪ Before you gave me life

♪ Oh don't you even care

♪ Care at all for me

♪ Oh, oh

♪ Reflections of your love have to come to wither

♪ I thought I'd done my best to memorize

- Alright, let's see.

Okay.

We have a record here of your mother Lillian Frank.

- Uh huh.

- Moving from a Jackson Heights address 10 years ago.

- Okay.

- Hmm, afraid our records are incomplete after that.

- Incomplete?

- We have no current information on her.

- Well what do you mean?

I thought you were supposed to keep track of people?

- It's an imperfect system Miss Frank.

Records are destroyed, people disappear.

Look, um, I have all your information and um,

I'll keep digging around, see if we can't locate her.

Miss Frank, are you okay?

- Yeah.

Thank you.

- Sure.

- How are you doing?

- Hi.

- Nice to see you Billie.

- Good to see you.

- Dice.

- Billie.

- Good to see you?

- Yeah we just thought we'd stop by

and see how the new stuff's coming.

- That's cool.

We got some great new songs.

- Yeah.

- Listen uh, we don't wanna pressure you but we gotta

get the album out while the single is still hot.

- We finally got knocked out of the top spot.

- 10 weeks, you know, number one, that's not a bad run.

- Yeah, that's pretty good.

- A lot of great producers out there now.

- What are you saying?

- I'm saying there are a lot of great producers out there.

- I uh, I think we need to find a way to get

a dance song out there that'll cross over to the pop charts.

- Listen, all you need is a hot dance duet

with somebody big, I guarantee you'll cross over.

I guarantee it.

You got anything we can hear right now.

- Sure, why not.

- We're working on it, it's not done.

So how was the meeting?

- Not good.

- Why?

- They didn't like one song.

- That's impossible.

What did they say?

- They said that they wanted you to cross over

and that everything sounds exactly the same.

- Everything doesn't sound the same.

What about the song I wrote?

- Oh that was, they didn't dig the woe is me type thing,

and you know this is the 80's and everybody wants to dance.

- Woe is me.

What the hell is that?

- I dunno.

They also want you to work with other producers.

- Well I'm not gonna work with anybody else.

- Baby you got no choice.

Look, you sing your ass off on this album, it's gonna go

platinum, and we call the shots on the next one.

Okay?

- Well what about you?

- I'm cool.

I've been writing some things anyway and this'll just

give me, you know, a little more time.

- And they want us there now?

That's great.

Oh my god, B it's confirmed,

they want you to do the USA Music Awards.

- Oh my god, can you believe this?

I mean it's huge.

- It's great.

- Great, it's fantabulous.

And they want you right away at rehearsal.

- They want me, they want me now?

- Yes.

Driver, take us to Broadway and 52nd.

- Okay, can, can you call Dice for me and ask him

to meet us wherever it is.

- Oh sure honey, I'll call him later.

Listen we gotta figure out what you're gonna wear

for the actual event, 'cause it's gonna be fantastic.

Gino wants you to wear that red sequin thing

with the fringe pants, but I dunno.

I'd rather that thing with the things.

- The pink thing with the boa.

- Yes.

- The pink thing with the boa.

- One, two, eh, eh.

Hold on, hold on.

Richie you gotta get on the same page.

- Why don't you come show me what you're talking about.

- Alright, it's very simple.

Thank you.

Chico, less scratching.

One, two, three, eh.

- We appreciate you coming on such short notice.

- Oh thanks.

Good to be here.

- Now you're gonna make your entrance

from this side of the stage.

- Uh huh.

- You're on right after this number.

Now I'll be back to give you your cue.

- Okay.

- You need anything?

You alright?

- No I'm good thanks.

- Good, okay.

♪ It's the hardest thing to know

♪ That I will never love again

♪ Like we did then

♪ Oh no

♪ Never again

♪ And to never know just what we

♪ Could have been

- Billie.

Billie, Billie before I forget, Dice called and he says

that he can't make it, but he'll see you

at home later tonight.

- Did he say why?

- Oh yeah.

Something about a meeting or maybe he's out beating

somebody to a pulp or whatever he does for fun.

Just kidding.

- Billie you're on, you're on, go, go.

- Break a leg.

♪ Let you take me out

♪ I knew what you were all about

♪ But when I did

♪ I wasn't trying to lead you on

- And I must say this has been one of the

finest shows in recent memory.

The big winner tonight, of course, Lionel Richie.

He picks up best song, best male pop artist.

Our congratulations going out to Lionel tonight.

A lot of the stars are starting to file out now,

heading for the big after party going on later.

Oh, there's Billie Frank.

Let's see if we can get a quick word with her.

- Billie can we get you alone?

- Hey Billie can we grab a couple words?

- Roxy, Billie on TV, come here.

- So what'd you think of the show tonight?

- I thought it was great.

I mean I'm really just happy to be here, you know.

- Well you know rumor has it that, uh.

- Hey we gotta go, thanks.

- Places to go, people to see.

That, of course, was Billie Frank.

- Getting on the TV now.

- Yeah.

Okay what about this for the party?

- Uh, Roxy you look like a disco ball.

- But I like the gold.

It goes with the hoops.

- It's too much, okay, please.

- Louise it's a party.

- Go change.

- Party's are.

- Hurry up, hurry up, hurry up.

- But it matches.

- Nope.

- At the Capital Club,

apparently the hottest ticket in town.

- Yes.

- Okay and this is better.

This is definitely better.

- We have to go.

Hurry up, come on.

- Fine I'll lose the scarf, 'cause I look better without

it anyway it shows more of what I got

and that's what I want to show.

- Fine, skirt fine.

- Okay let's go, I've been waiting.

- Hey, did you guys watch it?

- Oh it was so good.

- Good, good, good, come over here.

- Billie, Billie, I'm Jim Damion.

I'm a movie producer and a huge fan.

I'd love to put you into a movie.

- Wow thank you.

Um, this is Dice, he's my producer and my boyfriend.

- It's great to meet you Jim, you know 'cause like

one of my biggest dreams is to score for movies.

- Oh maybe someday you will dude.

As I was saying, have you thought about acting?

- Um, not really.

- She'd be great in the movies.

- Excuse me, excuse me.

Uh Billie, there's someone here who is dying to meet you.

- Okay.

- Come on.

- So is it going okay?

- Everything's going great.

- You sure?

- I think you're gonna love this surprise.

- Yeah?

- Yeah.

- Oh, I'm a, I'm a big fan.

- You're a big fan?

- Yes.

- Of mine?

- Yes.

- You gotta be kidding.

I'm a big fan of yours, please.

- Thank you.

- You, I mean, you were incredible tonight.

- Thank you, thank you.

You, oh my god, your voice, it's incredible.

- Thank you.

- Have you written any of your own stuff?

- Yeah, but I mean, no one's ever heard any of it.

- Oh, well, maybe we should get together, do something.

- I'd love that.

- Think so?

- Yeah.

- Hey I'm Dice.

- Hey what's up man, how you doing?

I like your stuff too.

- Oh thank you.

- Yeah.

Maybe um, maybe we can all do something.

- Yeah, we should do that.

- Actually I'm kinda busy at the moment,

I'm doing something with Quincy.

- Oh really?

What are y'all working on?

- It's the early stages, you know I don't really like

to talk about it, you know how that is.

- Yeah, okay well, good luck with that.

And um, you're a very lucky man.

- I know I am.

We gotta go.

- Well um, nice meeting you.

- Nice meeting you.

- And hope to see you soon.

- Dice why did you just do that?

- Get your girls and go to the car now.

- What?

- Get the girls and go to the car.

Don't make me make a scene Billie.

You oh, what an incredible voice.

Oh, maybe we could write something together.

- He didn't mean it like that okay, so stop it.

- Stop it.

Oh Billie you should be pleased.

You know the artist, wow, he wants to write a song with you.

He's beautiful, pretty guy.

Do you think that he'd want to actually write

a song with you if you were um, you know properly dressed.

- What is that supposed to mean?

- What it means is look at everything here,

everything is hanging out.

Where did you get this from anyway?

- I got this from you.

- Why don't you just leave her alone, okay?

- Hey mouth, did I ask you?

- You just mad because you don't produce her no more.

Get over it.

- Louise don't say that.

- Hey Louise, you know what, I produce just something

a little more than a body pop, fat ass.

- Dice.

- Fat ass?

Who you callin' fat ass?

- You got plenty of ass.

- No, no, no, you do not talk to her like that.

- I've told you once, don't mouth off again roach bag.

- Dice, shut up.

- Okay, you know what, let's just get out of here.

- Calm down you guys.

- Excuse me, could you pull over?

- Look, he doesn't know what he's saying.

He's drunk, okay?

You're drunk.

Apologize.

- You defending me?

What's the matter with you?

I do mean everything.

- Look you're drunk.

He's drunk.

- Could you pull over?

- Yeah pull over.

- Guys please.

- You comin' Billie?

- Fine.

- Billie I'm sorry.

- What's happening to you?

None of this would've happened if you didn't believe in me.

I don't care about this without you.

You know I love you, right?

- Don't be saying nothing to me.

Shoo.

- Yeah, you behave tonight.

- You don't know who I am, go on.

♪ I give you love

♪ Even though you cheat and lie

♪ I can't give you up

♪ Dear god it's all so tragic

♪ And I never had the chance to feel the

♪ Closure that I ultimately need

- Hey.

You know we're doing Late Night Live tonight, right?

Have you decided what you're gonna wear

to the after party yet?

- I don't remember being invited to no after party.

- Where's Dice?

- I was wondering that myself.

- How did you get in here?

- Cute kid.

You ever wondered uh,

how he got to have all this nice stuff?

- What do you want?

- Well Dice and me, we had a deal.

He was supposed to give me 100,000 for the rights

to your contract.

And as of yet, I haven't received a penny of my money.

- I don't know anything about that.

Maybe you should talk to the label?

- I didn't make no deal with the label,

I made a deal with your boyfriend.

Now I don't wanna hurt you, but I will.

Tell Dice I stopped by.

- You sounded terrible on the phone.

What's going on, are you okay?

- No I'm not okay.

- Billie what's wrong?

What's wrong?

- Timothy was here today.

- In our house.

- Yes in our house.

- What'd he say.

- He said you have a deal with him.

That you owe him money.

What is going on with you?

- What else did he say?

- I'm not gonna tell you, 'cause you're gonna freak out,

and you're gonna make everything worse, like usual.

- Billie you're gonna tell me exactly what I'm asking you.

You tell me exactly what he said.

- Stop screaming at me.

- Okay I'm asking you calmly.

What did he say?

- He said if you don't pay him his money he's gonna hurt me.

- He's gonna hurt you?

- Yes.

- That's what he said in our home.

- Yes.

That's what he said.

- Okay.

Okay.

- Where are you going?

♪ Don't push me, 'cause I'm close to the edge

♪ I'm trying not lose my head

- Hey don't move.

Stay right there.

- Okay you're dressing room's just right over here.

If you want a coffee, right behind that black.

If you need to speak to me, pick up the phone and hit pound.

Alright I'll pick you up halfway through the third act.

- Just like we rehearsed.

- Just like we rehearsed it.

- Yeah I need some honey for my throat.

- We got it.

- Okay good.

- You have the honey, you have the lemon, you have the tea.

- Yeah.

- You take care.

- Okay.

- You're gonna do great.

- Okay, can you call Dice for me please, just one more time.

- Already called Peter,

I'm gonna call him and see what's going on.

- Okay thanks.

Yeah.

- Billie?

- Mm hmm.

- There's a phone call for you on line one.

- Okay, thank you.

Hello.

Where are you?

What?

- There they are.

- Dice, Billie, Channel Nine News.

Will you talk to Channel Nine?

- Dice talk to us.

- I'm standing in front of the 11th precinct where

moments ago, Julian Dice Black was released from custody.

He was accompanied by singing sensation Billie Frank.

Apparently earlier tonight, Ms. Frank left

Late Night Live moments before she was to perform

as this week's musical guest.

It appears Ms. Frank's partner was detained

outside the Soho offices of music producer Timothy Walker.

Walker was badly beaten and had to be hospitalized.

We'll have more on this as details surface.

I'm Karen Diana.

- I'm sorry about that Billie,

I'll make it up to you I promise.

- It's a little late for that.

- They'll get over it, yeah.

- They'll get over it?

You know what, I'm over it.

- What are you saying Billie?

- I'm saying that I'm not gonna sit around

and let you ruin everything that I'm working for.

- Everything that you're working for.

- Yes.

- Hold on, since when has it been about you?

This is about us.

- Oh that's right.

Was it about us when you made your deal with Timothy?

Was that us?

'Cause I don't recall it being us.

- I was trying to protect you.

- Oh good job Dice, good job.

- You know what, if it wasn't for me you would be

waiting tables at Larry One Note's.

- Well maybe I would.

But then I guess you wouldn't have anybody

to bail your ass out anymore.

- So what do you want me to do?

You want me to get down on my hands

and knees and thank you for everything Billie?

Because you know what, at the end of the day it is,

at the end of the day it is all about you right?

Your entourage, your videos, your crew.

- You know what, that's total bullshit.

- No your whole thing, the super star always comes first.

- Look don't blame me for your failure.

- My failure?

Do you really think, do you really think inside your mind

that because you swing your ass around on stage

and you hit a couple of high notes here and there

that you are some colossal success?

Your mother would've been proud.

- Billie.

Billie I put everything on the line for you.

- Yeah including me.

I gotta say goodbye to you.

- Billie please.

- I don't know how I'm gonna do that.

- Who is it?

- It's Billie.

Hi.

- Long time no see.

- I left Dice.

- Well come on in.

Hallelujah.

- It's about time you got rid of that guy.

- Can you tell me what's going on?

Because I'm really not in the mood for this today.

- Oh I think you'll be in the mood for this.

- I'm gonna kill you.

- Come on, don't be shy.

- Hey.

- Hi.

- See now, I told you we'd see each other again.

- Rafael's got a great idea for the duet.

- What did you do?

- So uh, wanna make some music?

- What are you kidding me?

- Great.

I'll leave you two alone.

- Bye Jack.

- Come here, come here, come here.

Come around.

- I can't believe this.

- Have a seat.

- Wait a minute, was this your idea?

Because I really didn't believe it

when you said you wanted to work together.

- Are you kidding me, of course, of course.

I couldn't wait to get you in here.

- I'm like nervous, I'm sorry.

- Don't be, don't be.

Now listen, it's real simple and I have a melody

but if you hear something fall in.

It's like.

Good, good, good.

- Oh cue, okay.

- Uh, a chorus is like um.

♪ It's just the way I want you baby

♪ Oh so bad

♪ It's just the feelin' that comes over me

♪ I had a crush on you

♪ Painstakingly I

♪ Would conceal the truth

♪ You probably always knew

♪ Baby I was so into you

♪ Now I wonder why

- Mm hmm.

- This sounds good.

- This is fresh.

This is fresh.

- Came out good, right?

- You know I'm gonna, I'm gonna tell the label

to leak this radio stations this week.

- You would do that.

- Yup.

- Feel it, feel it.

Billie Frank jammin' with Rafael.

Yo this girl is blowing up faster than her good name.

Her new single is number one with a bullet.

Her new album is number one with a racket.

And yesterday home girl just sold out

Madison Square Garden in 20 minutes.

Talk about hot man, you don't understand,

can't even describe just how hot she is.

Keep lovin' fresh comin' in.

You know why?

I want the phone lines screamin'.

Screamin'.

- Hi this is Dice.

Please leave a message after the beep

and I'll call you back as soon as I can.

♪ Never too far away

♪ I won't let time erase

♪ Still belongs to us

Again, full out.

And one, two, and, three, four, kick it, five, six.

Kick, come on, catch up.

Buh, Buh, Buh, Buh, boo, boo, boo, one and turn.

Sharp turn.

Hip, hip.

Billie coming in at one, here we go.

Good.

Five, six, seven, eight.

And one, two, three, four, five, six.

- That was her first song.

- Are you okay?

- Yeah I'm fine.

If I could hear myself I'd be, I can't hear myself.

I'm not doing this shit.

- Let her be by herself.

- Okay, okay.

- Hey Dice.

- Billie, Billie, Billie, Billie, Billie, Billie.

- The crowd's going crazy out there.

Where is she?

- I dunno.

- Has anyone heard anything yet?

- I don't know what to say Jack.

I'm sure she's on her way.

- Maybe she's with Dice.

- No, we keep calling but nobody's answering.

- I'll get it, maybe this is her.

Hello?

Oh my god.

Peter turn on the TV quick, channel nine.

Thank you.

- What's the latest Tanya?

- Julian Dice Black, the New York City DJ who discovered

music sensation Billie Frank, was found dead

in lower Manhattan earlier this evening.

Dice, as he was known in music circles,

was the victim of a gunshot wound to the chest.

Police are ruling his death a homicide

and at present no suspects have been apprehended.

I'm Tanya Kim for NYC News.

- Let's hope she wasn't with him.

- Oh Billie I'm so sorry.

- Billie, Billie, Billie, Billie, Billie.

Billie, Billie, Billie, Billie, Billie, Billie.

- Everybody out there, don't ever take anybody for granted.

'Cause you never know when you might lose 'em.

And you may never get a chance to

tell 'em how you really feel.

♪ You're with me

♪ 'Til the bitter end

♪ What we had transcends

♪ This experience

♪ To painful to

♪ Talk about

♪ So I hold it in

♪ 'Til my heart can mend

♪And be brave enough to love again

♪ A place in time still belongs to us

♪ Stay preserved in my mind

♪ In the memories there is solace

♪ Oh never too far away

♪ I won't let time erase

♪ One bit of yesterday

♪ 'Cause I have learned that

♪ Nobody can take your place

♪ Though it can never be

♪ I keep you close to me

♪ And I remember a place in time still belongs to us

♪ Stays preserved in my mind

♪ In the memories there is solace

♪ Oh never too far away

♪ I won't let time erase

♪ One bit of yesterday

♪ 'Cause I have learned that

♪ Nobody can take your place

♪ And though it can never be

♪ I'll think of you and me

♪ Always remember

♪ Love

♪ You're never too far

Congratulations Billie.

Madison Square Garden.

I can't tell you how proud I am of you.

I was so happy to know you came by today.

I just hope you've missed me as much as I've missed you.

I've got some good news for you.

Social services called and they found your mother.

She's living in this small down in Maryland.

Turns out she's been clean and sober for quite some time.

It's gonna be so great to be there when you finally see her.

Hope to see you after the show.

Love, Dice.

♪ She was kind of fragile

♪ And she had a lot to grapple with

♪ But basically she kept it all inside

♪ Never thought that I would hear them say

♪ Trust in him and throw it all away

♪ Yeah I'm feeling kind of fragile

♪ And I've got a lot to handle

♪ But I guess I've gotta keep it all inside

♪ You're never too far

♪ Who would've believed

♪ That you and me would fall

♪ And land together

♪ And who could've foreseen

♪ In you I'd find the place I belonged forever

♪ And if I move closer

♪ Then love will take over

♪ And lead the way

♪ I'd given up hope

♪ Losin' the faith that love could be mine to treasure

♪ And now nothings the same

♪ I found myself reborn on the day I met you

♪ And if we move closer

♪ Then love will take over

♪ And lead the way

♪ Suddenly you are lying here with me

♪ And the truth I used to hold have changed

♪ And if I move closer

♪ And let it take over

♪ Then love

♪ Will lead

♪ The way

♪ Pay attention

♪ Let's all form a line and focus

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

♪ Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha

♪ We can do it in the mix

♪ I'll even raise the privacy shade

♪ If we do it in the six

♪ Everything his and hers

♪ I know you like sippin' K movin' 'til your vision blurs

♪ Exquisite furs, this preferred

♪ You even got a set of keys to the Spiz in Jers

♪ Get your man that ain't promise

♪ I'm the kid

♪ That'll make sure you keep that tan from St. Thomas

♪ It's no trouble at all

♪ So you can imagine after I go double this fall

♪ Most this player can do is retire

♪ I know Gucci's newest attire

♪ And shoes required

♪ I don't care who was your priors

♪ Any man saying he don't want you is a liar

♪ All they can do is admire

♪ F-A-B-O-L-O-U-S I do this Mariah

♪ Last night a DJ saved my life

♪ Come on, ha ha

♪ Last night a DJ saved my life yeah

♪ 'Cause I was sitting there bored to death

♪ And in just one breath

♪ He said you gotta get up, you gotta get on

♪ You gotta get down girl

♪ Just bounce around

♪ Just shake that, and bounce around

♪ You know you drive me crazy baby

♪ MC Wilma

♪ Turning to another man

♪ Talk to him, talk to him Wilma

♪ Called you on the phone

♪ No one's home

♪ Just shake and bounce around, come on

♪ Baby why you leave me all alone

♪ Just bounce around

♪ Just shake that and bounce around

♪ And if it wasn't for the music

♪ I don't know what I'd do

♪ What cha' gonna do talk to me and let me see it baby

♪ Come talk to me, ha, come talk to me

♪ Last night a DJ saved my life

♪ Ha, shake that and bounce around

♪ Last night a DJ saved my life from a broken heart

♪ One time now

♪ Last night a DJ saved my life

♪ Yeah, where we going now, come touch me girl

♪ Last night a DJ saved my life with a song

♪ Here we go now, come on

♪ Shake that thing and come give it to me come on

♪ Shake that thing and come give it to me

♪ Come on, put your hands where my eyes can see

♪ Come on, shake that thing and come give it to me, come on

♪ You know I hopped into my car

♪ Didn't get very far, no

♪ Because I had you on my mind

♪ Why be so unkind

♪ Yeah, yeah talk to me my, Wilma where you at,

♪ Come talk to me come on

♪ You've got your women all around

♪ All around this town, boy

♪ Ha ha, yeah just shake and bounce around