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[ Distant Chattering ] ** [ Organ ]

[ Clapping ]

[ Man ] I BELIEVE THAT-- THAT GOD CAN-- CAN MAKE ME WHOLE.

[ Crowd Affirming ] I BELIEVE HE CAN DELIVER.

I BELIEVE HE CAN SET ME FREE.

I BELIEVE HE CAN FIX ME.

EVEN ME. EVEN ME.

EVEN ME, IN SPITE OF EVERYTHING I'VE DONE. EVEN ME.

I FEEL HIM DRAWING YOU TO THE ALTAR, AND YOU'RE WRESTLING,

AND YOU'RE SAYING, "WELL, MAYBE I'LL PRAY IN MY SEAT."

NO, NO, NO. YOU GOT TO COME.

JUST LIKE YOU, I DON'T WORRY ABOUT PEOPLE. JUST COME.

COME DOWN OUT OF THAT BALCONY. COME DOWN.

FROM THE BACK ROW TO THE FRONT ROW, GOD WANTS TO TURN YOUR LIFE AROUND.

HE'S COMING.

HE'S COMING.

HE'S ABLE TO DELIVER YOU. COME RIGHT NOW.

THERE'S ROOM AT THE CROSS.

BACKSLIDER! HEY!

I'M TALKING TO YOU. COME ON DOWN.

COME ON. [ Applause ]

COME ON DOWN. COME ON.

YOU NEED THIS WORD. YOU NEED A GOOD ANOINTED CHURCH LIKE THIS...

WHERE YOU CAN GET THE WORD OF GOD AND BE SET FREE AND BE HEALED.

HEALED. HEALED OF YOUR ISSUES AND YOUR ANGERS AND YOUR DILEMMAS.

HEALED. HEALED. HEALED.

HEALED. HEALED.

HEAL ME, LORD. HEAL ME, LORD.

TOUCH ME, LORD.

I WANT TO BE LOOSED.

I WANT TO BE FREE.

I WANT TO GET OVER IT. TOUCH ME, LORD.

* THERE'S ROOM AT THE CROSS FOR YOU *

* ROOM AT THE CROSS *

* ROOM AT THE CROSS *

COME ON DOWN. MY GOD, PEOPLE ARE COMING FROM EVERYWHERE.

SOMEBODY OUGHT TO CLAP THEIR HANDS.

SOMEBODY'S MAMA'S COMING TO THE LORD.

SOMEBODY'S LITTLE GIRL IS COMING TO THE LORD!

[ Cheering, Applause ] SOMEBODY'S DADDY'S COMING TO THE LORD!

SOMEBODY'S SON IS COMING TO THE LORD TODAY! TODAY!

* THERE'S STILL ROOM *

* STILL ROOM *

* OH, LORDY, THERE'S *

- * ROOM AT THE CROSS *** - [ Screams ]

[ All Screaming ]

[ Child Screams ]

[ Girl ] YOU READY? [ Boy ] I'M READY.

[ Girl ] OPEN YOUR EYES.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

PRESENTING ME!

* LITTLE SALLY WALKER *

* SITTING IN HER SAUCER *

* RISE, SALLY, RISE WIPE YOUR WEEPING EYES *

* AND PUT YOUR HANDS ON YOUR HIPS AND LET YOUR BACKBONE SLIP *

* AW, SHAKE IT TO THE EAST *

* AW, SHAKE IT TO THE WEST *

* AW, SHAKE IT TO THE VERY ONE THAT YOU LOVE THE BEST ***

[ Chattering ]

[ Buzzer Buzzes ] [ Metal Clangs ]

[ Man Shouts, Indistinct ] [ Man #2 ] ALL RIGHT.

[ Woman ] YO, YO. KIMMY. HOOK ME UP WITH A SMOKE, GIRL.

[ Kimmy ] WHAT YOU GONNA DO FOR ME? [ Laughs ]

AIN'T NOTHIN' FREE UP IN HERE! [ Woman #2 ] BLACK MAN WALKING.

[ Woman #3 ] HEY! WHAT'D THEY CHARGE YOU WITH, PREACHER MAN?

[ Woman #4 ] BISHOP T.C. JAKES. [ Woman #5 ]T.D. JAKES.

[ Woman #6 ] HEY. WE DON'T GET MUCH COMPANY ON DEATH ROW.

HOW ABOUT SENDING A SISTER OUT WITH A SMILE ON HER FACE? [ Woman Laughing ]

I AIN'T IMPRESSED. HE AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT A MAN.

[ Woman #7 ] PREACHER, CAN YOU PLEASE TELL JESUS ABOUT ME?

[ Woman #8 ] PRAY FOR ME TOO, PREACHER.

PRAY I DON'T GET MY HANDS ROUND THE THROAT OF THE SNITCH THAT DROPPED A DIME ON MY BEHIND.

[ Woman Laughing ] [ Door Closes ]

[ Women Chattering ] HELLO, MICHELLE.

[ Kimmy ] AIN'T NOTHIN' FREE UP IN HERE.

YOU MIND IF I SIT DOWN?

[ Woman ] WHO STOLE MY MAGAZINE?

[ Jakes ] THE WARDEN TOLD ME ABOUT THE HUNGER STRIKE YOU'VE BEEN ON.

[ Laughs ]

NOW THAT'S FUNNY.

I STARTED A FAST.

THAT IS KIND OF FUNNY.

KEY TO BUILDING A STRONG HOUSE IS THE FOUNDATION.

MOST PEOPLE THINK THE BIGGEST THREAT COMES FROM THE OUTSIDE-- THE ELEMENTS.

BUT YOU GOT TO BE REAL CAREFUL ABOUT WHAT YOU PUT ON THE INSIDE.

HOW HAVE THEY BEEN TREATING YOU?

ONE TIME I FINISHED BUILDING MY HOUSE,

AND I LEFT A TUBE OF GLUE INSIDE.

WHEN THE SUN GOT HOT ENOUGH, IT CAUGHT FIRE, AND IT JUST IMPLODED.

ONCE THAT HAPPENS, IT'S AS GOOD AS GONE.

GOT TO BE REAL CAREFUL ABOUT WHAT YOU LEAVE ON THE INSIDE.

CAN YOU GET UP FOR A SECOND?

EXCUSE ME?

IF YOU'RE PLANNING ON SNEEZING, THAT'S THE WRONG END.

CAN YOU HAND ME THEM TISSUES?

YOU REQUESTED TO SEE ME?

I DIDN'T THINK YOU'D REALLY COME. OH?

I SAW YOU ON THE COVER OF TIMEMAGAZINE.

"IS THIS MAN THE NEXT BILLY GRAHAM?" [ Scoffs ]

YOU DON'T EXPECT SOMEBODY LIKE THAT...

TO TAKE A STROLL DOWN DEATH ROW TO PREACH TO THE LIKES OF ME.

TSK. OH, MICHELLE. I DIDN'T COME TO PREACH TO YOU.

I'M HERE BECAUSE I WANT TO REACH YOU.

THEY SAY A MAN'S GRASP SHOULD ALWAYS EXCEED HIS REACH.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.

EVER SINCE THAT NIGHT AT THE REVIVAL, I JUST... KEEP THINKING.

YOU WERE SO CLOSE.

AND I WONDER IF I...

COULD HAVE SAID SOMETHING OR DONE SOMETHING.

YOU'RE HERE JUST TO CLEAR YOUR CONSCIENCE, HUH?

AH-- NO NEED.

YOU KNOW, I MEAN, ALL YOU DO IS COME HERE, GIVE US FALSE HOPE AND LEAVE.

I HEARD ABOUT THEM PRISON MINISTRIES, BUT I NEVER REALLY UNDERSTOOD THE POINT.

[ Michelle ] BUT WHAT REALLY GOT ME WAS YOU GOT THE WARDEN TO AGREE TO MY EARLY PAROLE.

WHEW. NOW THAT'S PULL.

AND YOU DIDN'T KNOW ME FROM ADAM.

I HAVEN'T BEEN TO ANY OF YOUR SERVICES.

ALL BECAUSE YOU KNEW MY MOTHER. [ Scoffs ]

ABOUT THE ONLY THING SHE EVER DID FOR ME.

[ Michelle ] I DIDN'T TELL ANYBODY I WAS GETTING OUT.

[ Chuckles ] HATERS NEVER WANT YOU TO LEAVE THEM BEHIND.

[ Woman ] YOU MUST MAINTAIN STRICT ADHERENCE TO THE RULES OF YOUR PAROLE.

ANY VIOLATIONS THEREOF WILL BE CAUSE FOR FURTHER INCARCERATION.

[ Michelle ] THREE YEARS IS A LONG TIME.

AND I MADE UP MY MIND THAT THE PERSON WALKING OUT OF THERE...

WOULD BE A LOT DIFFERENT THAN THE ONE THEY DRAGGED IN. ...POSSESSION OF FIREARMS.

YOU MAY NOT LEAVE THE STATE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES WHATSOEVER...

WITHOUT THE EXPRESS WRITTEN CONSENT--

[ Michelle ] DON'T GET ME WRONG. IT AIN'T LIKE I DIDN'T APPRECIATE GOING HOME,

BUT IT CAME WITH STRINGS ATTACHED. ...BY YOUR PAROLE OFFICER.

[ Michelle ] EVERYTHING COMES WITH A CATCH.

[ Click ]

YOUR MOTHER SEEMED TO THINK THAT THE CHURCH REVIVAL...

AND OUR REHABILITATION PROGRAM WOULD BE JUST THE THING THAT YOU NEEDED...

TO TURN YOUR LIFE AROUND.

I GUESS EVEN THE WARDEN DIDN'T THINK I'D DO SOMETHING THAT CRAZY, HUH?

THREE DAYS AT THE REVIVAL SURE DID CHANGE MY LIFE.

WHAT WAS YOUR CHILDHOOD LIKE?

BLACK.

- I'M SORRY? - I CALLED MY GRANDMOTHER "MAMA,"

MY MOTHER BY HER FIRST NAME AND HER BOYFRIENDS "UNCLE."

DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION?

[ Young Michelle ] TEDDY BEAR, TEDDY BEAR, TURN AROUND.

TEDDY BEAR, TEDDY BEAR, TOUCH THE GROUND.

MICHELLE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? TWANA'S SUPPOSED TO BE BABYSITTING YOU TONIGHT.

SHE WASN'T HOME. I GOT SCARED WHEN IT GOT DARK.

WELL, SOMEBODY'S GONNA HAVE TO KEEP YOU, 'CAUSE I GOT A DATE-- I MEAN A MEETING TONIGHT.

WITH WHO, MOMMY? WHAT DID YOU CALL ME?

CASSEY. THAT'S RIGHT.

LOOK, YOUR UNCLE REGGIE'S GONNA BE HERE ANY MINUTE, SO PICK UP ALL THESE TOYS.

IS HE MY NEW UNCLE?

WILL YOU STOP ASKING ME A LOT OF DUMB QUESTIONS AND DO WHAT I SAY?

IT'S JUST THAT I GOT LOTS OF UNCLES,

BUT I DON'T GET TO SEE THEM MORE THAN ONCE.

THAT'S BECAUSE YOU'RE SO MESSY AND YOU'RE SO HARDHEADED.

YOU KNOW, YOUR GRANDMA IS GONNA HAVE TO HANDLE THIS...

BECAUSE I CANNOT BE BOTHERED WITH YOU ANYMORE.

SHE SAID TO CALL HER GRAND-MARY BECAUSE SHE'S TOO YOUNG TO BE A GRANDMOTHER.

OH, PLEASE. YOUR GRANDMA BETTER ACT HER AGE.

[ Keys Jingling ]

[ Dialing ]

[ Woman ] HELLO? HEY, MA.

HOW'D YOU LIKE TO KEEP YOUR GRANDDAUGHTER TONIGHT?

MA? MA? [ Dial Tone ]

GOD, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. I THINK SHE HUNG UP IN MY FACE.

[ Phone Rings ]

HELLO, M-- [ Woman ] CASS?

TWANA, WHERE ARE YOU? GIRL, YOU KNOW I HAD A HOT DATE TONIGHT.

YOU SAID-- SHE-- GETTING MY NAILS DONE.

GETTING YOUR NAILS-- LISTEN. GET HERE. REGGIE'S GONNA BE HERE ANY MINUTE.

- MY NAILS ARE STILL WET. - [ Doorbell Rings ]

JUST GET HERE, OKAY? OH, GOD.

OH, MY GOODNESS. HE'S HERE ALREADY. HOW DO I LOOK?

OH, WHY AM I ASKING YOU? JUST GO TO YOUR ROOM. STAY IN YOUR ROOM.

[ Breathing Heavily ]

[ Doorbell Rings ] BREATHE.

BREATHE.

[ Sighs ]

OH.

WOMAN, YOU WANT MY ARM TO FALL OFF?

[ Laughs ] BILLY DEE SAID THAT IN LADY SINGS THE BLUES.OH!

THANK YOU, REGGIE. THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL. COME ON IN.

[ Chuckles ] IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.

YEAH.

LIFE IS SO IRONIC. ONE DAY WE'RE STANDING IN THE UNEMPLOYMENT OFFICE TOGETHER,

AND NOW HERE WE ARE STANDING RIGHT IN MY HOUSE.

THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU SLIP YOUR NUMBER IN MY POCKET.

WELL, I BELIEVE IN GETTING WHAT I WANT.

AND I BELIEVE IN GIVING A WOMAN WHAT SHE WANTS.

OH.

THIS IS MY DAUGHTER, MICHELLE.

NICE TO MEET YOU. NICE TO MEET YOU, MICHELLE.

MICHELLE, GO AND GET MY MAUVE PURSE.

- I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT IS. - WELL, THEN GO LOOK FOR IT.

FIND IT.

FIND IT WHERE? JUST GO AND LOOK FOR IT LIKE I TOLD YOU, OKAY?

OH, MY GOD. SHE'S SUCH A HANDFUL.

EVER SINCE HER FATHER PASSED. I AM THIS CLOSE TO SENDING HER TO STAY WITH MY MOTHER.

WELL, THAT'S WHAT YOU GET FOR HAVING HER SO YOUNG. WHAT WERE YOU, 13?

[ Laughs ] OH, YOU ARE SO SWEET.

WOULD YOU LIKE SOMETHING TO DRINK? NO, THANK YOU.

I DON'T WANT TO SPOIL MY APPETITE. OH.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO ANTOINE'S FOR DINNER.

ANTOINE'S? THAT'S A NICE RESTAURANT. OH, IT AIN'T CHEAP EITHER.

YOU REALLY KNOW HOW TO IMPRESS A WOMAN.

YOU KEEP THIS UP, AND YOU'RE GONNA GET WHAT YOU WANT.

[ Chuckles ]

ONLY THING IS, UM,

MY UNEMPLOYMENT CHECK WON'T START FOR ANOTHER WEEK OR SO.

YOU DON'T MIND FRONTING ME UNTIL THEN, DO YOU?

OH. UM, NO. I'LL PAY.

UM, JUST A WEEK OR SO?

OR SO. OH. WELL.

I CAN PAY FOR DINNER. JUST FOR A WEEK OR SO.

NO DOUBT. OKAY.

[ Chuckles ] [ Smacks ]

OH! Y-- MICHELLE, DID YOU FIND THE PURSE?

- I'M LOOKING. - OH, JUST COME ON.

GIVE THE MAN SOME WATER OR SOMETHING, AND LET ME LOOK FOR IT.

HOW OLD ARE YOU, MICHELLE?

EIGHT. EIGHT?

YOU'RE AWFUL BIG FOR A EIGHT-YEAR-OLD.

YOU KNOW, GIRLS THESE DAYS DEVELOP FASTER THAN THEY DID WHEN I WAS GROWING UP.

I THINK IT'S ALL THE STEROIDS THEY PUT IN THE FOOD THESE DAYS.

YOU KNOW WHAT IT MEANS TO DEVELOP?

NO, SIR.

WELL, WHAT IT MEANS IS THAT ONE DAY...

YOU'RE GONNA FILL OUT LIKE A GROWN WOMAN.

AND IN ABOUT TWO OR THREE YEARS, YOU'RE GONNA BE STACKED UP JUST RIGHT.

THERE'S NOTHING TO BE AFRAID OF.

WHEN THE TIME COMES, YOU'LL BE REAL HAPPY ABOUT IT.

MOMMY. [ Doorbell Rings ]

[ Cassey ] GET THE DOOR, MICHELLE.

HEY, BABY GIRL. YOU READY?

DON'T YOU FORGET YOUR PAJAMAS.

YOU KNOW, YOUR MAMA GONNA PAY TO GET MY--

YOU ALL RIGHT, PRECIOUS?

HOW YOU DOIN'?

WHO ARE YOU?

UNCLE REGGIE.

HOW YOU DOIN'?

[ Twana's Voice ] YOU KNOW, THE FIRST TIME I SAW HIM, I HAD HIM PEGGED.

A DOG WILL ALWAYS AVOID EYE CONTACT WHEN THEY BUSTED.

BUT A SNAKE-- A SNAKE WILL NEVER SHOW WEAKNESS.

NOWADAYS YOU GOT INTERNET PREDATORS COMING INTO YOUR HOUSE,

COMING AFTER YOUR BABIES.

BUT BACK IN THE DAY, THOUGH,

WE HAD THE UNCLE REGGIES.

SNAKES.

[ Man On P.A. ] LAST CALL FOR POMONA, RIVERSIDE AND DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES.

PLEASE HAVE YOUR TICKET READY.

[ Man On P.A. Speaking Spanish ]

[ Phone Dialing ]

[ Line Ringing ]

[ Cassey ] PRAISE THE LORD. YOU'VE REACHED THE JORDAN RESIDENCE.

LEAVE YOUR NAME AND NUMBER. I'LL BE SURE TO GET BACK TO YOU.

REMEMBER, WHEN YOU'RE DOWN TO NOTHING, GOD IS UP TO SOMETHING.

[ Beep ] [ Michelle's Voice ] HEY, CASSEY.

UH, I'M HERE. YOU KNOW.

[ Sighing ]

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. I'LL BE HERE. BYE.

[ Door Slams In Distance ]

YOUR MOTHER TOOK THE DAY OFF SO SHE COULD PICK YOU UP.

WONDER WHY SHE DIDN'T. [ Scoffs ]

COME ON, BISHOP.

[ Scoffs ] EVEN STEVIE WONDER CAN SEE THAT.

DEVIL WOULDN'T LET HER. AH. THE DEVIL.

I THINK PEOPLE GIVE THE DEVIL FAR TOO MUCH CREDIT.

NO. PEOPLE UNDERESTIMATE HIM.

HE AIN'T JUST THAT FIRE-BREATHING GUY WITH THE PITCHFORK.

[ Michelle ] THE DEVIL LIVES IN A RUN-DOWN TWO-STORY WOOD-FRAME BUNGALOW.

FELT LIKE A PRISON BACK THEN.

NO, THAT'S AN EXAGGERATION.

PRISON WAS NEVER QUITE THAT BAD.

WELCOME HOME. HOW YOU KNOW ME?

LITTLE SALLY WALKER. RIGHT?

WHAT'D YOU CALL ME?

TODD? THE ONE AND ONLY.

I, UH-- I CAME BACK TO STAY WITH MY MOM.

YEAH. I HEARD YOU GOT MARRIED AND EVERYTHING.

YEAH. YEAH. ONE DAUGHTER, FIVE YEARS OLD.

YOU MARRIED, UH-- DON'T TELL ME.

KEISHA TAYLOR. [ Clears Throat ] WORD GETS AROUND.

YEAH. YOU KNOW, IN SCHOOL THEY USED TO SAY SHE LOOKED LIKE ME.

YEAH. YEAH, I KNOW.

WELL, YOU LOOK GOOD.

FOR A JANITOR.

I HAD SOME PLUMBING PROBLEMS. EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE I LIKE TO GET MY HANDS DIRTY.

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED. [ Chuckles ]

HOW LONG ARE YOU HOME?

HOME? [ Scoffs ]

THAT AIN'T MY HOME.

THAT'S JUST A PLACE WHERE A PIECE OF ME IS BURIED.

I'M STAYING AT A HALFWAY HOUSE. THERE'S A BED THERE WITH MY NAME ON IT.

ALL I NEED NOW IS A LIFT. HOW ABOUT THAT?

AT YOUR SERVICE.

THIS YOUR RIDE? MM-HMM.

** [ Gospel On Radio ]

THANKS AGAIN FOR THE LIFT.

YOU HAVE TO GO IN?

[ Jakes On Radio ] EVERY 15 SECONDS,

A WOMAN IS BEATEN TO DEATH IN THIS COUNTRY BY SOMEBODY WHO SAYS HE LOVES HER.

ONE IN THREE WOMEN ARE MOLESTED IN THIS COUNTRY...

BETWEEN THE AGES OF FIVE AND 15.

MEANS YOU COULD WALK TO THE CHURCH AND SAY, "ONE, TWO, YOU.

ONE, TWO, YOU."

WHEN I STARTED, IT WAS ABOUT ONE IN FIVE.

NOW IT'S UP TO ONE IN THREE.

[ Man Announcing ] A SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT HERE IN LOS ANGELES WITH THE MAN OF GOD HIMSELF,

INSPIRATIONAL BISHOP T.D. JAKES.

BISHOP JAKES WILL BE CONDUCTING A THREE-DAY REVIVAL...

STARTING ON FRIDAY, SATURDAY--

[ Clicks Off ]

- YOU GOING? - LOOK, I GOTTA GET SOME SHUT-EYE.

THANKS AGAIN FOR THE LIFT.

IT'S MY PLEASURE.

WILL I SEE YOU AGAIN?

MAYBE AT REVIVAL.

- [ Door Closes ] - THANKS FOR THE RIDE.

[ Todd's Voice ] THEY SAY WE NEVER REALLY GET OVER OUR FIRST LOVE.

SEEING HER AT THAT MOMENT...

JUST TOOK ME BACK.

I THOUGHT I WAS OVER MICHELLE.

I GUESS I'VE JUST BEEN TRYING TO GET OVER THE LOVE OF MY FIRST LOVE.

AND WHAT STAYS WITH ME IS HOW GOOD IT FELT...

THE FIRST TIME I FELT IT.

I WONDER IF I CAN EVER GET THAT FEELING AGAIN.

[ Woman ] YEAH. I'M SUPPOSED TO BE STAYING HERE.

I CAN'T LET YOU IN AFTER CURFEW, YO.

MY BUS JUST GOT IN. NOBODY WAS THERE TO PICK ME UP.

I'M MICHELLE JORDAN.

MICHELLE. GIRL, DON'T YOU KNOW NOBODY? IT'S ME, NICOLE.

NIKKI? YEAH. COME ON IN HERE BEFORE DELORES WAKES UP.

SHE'S THE NOSY WITCH IN CHARGE IN HERE. HEY.

HEY. COME ON. [ Mumbles ]

HOW YOU DOIN'? WHAT YOU DOIN' HERE?

OH, I SHOULD BE ASKING YOU THAT. YOU GOT A HUSBAND AND A KID, HUH?

HMM. NOT ANYMORE.

TOOK THEM LAST TIME I WENT TO REHAB.

I HEARD THEY MOVED TO ATLANTA. THAT'S TOO BAD. I'M SORRY.

NO. DON'T BE.

I WAS NO GOOD TO ANY OF THEM.

I JUST NEED SOME TIME TO GET MYSELF TOGETHER.

YOU WILL. ONE DAY AT A TIME, RIGHT?

YEAH, WELL, IT'S HARD, BABY.

HAD TO BORROW MONEY FROM PERVIS TO SEND MY KID SOMETHING FOR HER BIRTHDAY.

PERVIS FROM THE STRIP CLUB? MM-HMM.

[ Groans ] WHO ELSE? DON'T YOU STILL OWE HIM MONEY?

OH, PLEASE. TELL HIM TO BILL ME.

YOU KNOW HE LETS HIS GIRLS SMOKE FOR FREE TILL THEY GET HOOKED.

THEN YOU GOTTA STRIP TO PAY A PIPE DEBT? MM-MMM.

[ Scoffs ] AIN'T THAT HOW YOU LOST YOUR FAMILY?

NO. I LOST MY FAMILY 'CAUSE I LIKE TO SMOKE CRACK.

WELL, EITHER WAY, THERE'S A BULLET WITH HIS NAME ON IT.

YOU BETTER STOP THAT TALK, GIRL, IF YOU DON'T WANT IT TO GET BACK TO MISS RODGERS.

SHE THE ONE FROM THE PAROLE BOARD? MM-HMM. AND SHE DON'T PLAY THAT.

SHE COME UP IN HERE ANYTIME SHE WANT TO,

USUALLY UNANNOUNCED, TRYING TO CATCH SOMEBODY DOING SOMETHING.

THE ONLY THING SHE'S GONNA CATCH ME DOING IS SLEEPING AT REVIVAL.

REVIVAL? REVIVAL.

CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT MESS?

SO ALL YOU'RE GONNA FIND HERE IS COMPLETE COMPLIANCE, MISS RODGERS.

SHH! YOU CRAZY?

[ Woman ] SHUT UP. TRYING TO GET MY BEAUTY SLEEP. COME ON.

YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU OUGHT TO COME WITH ME TO REVIVAL. SOME OF US GOTTA WORK!

[ Laughing ] YOU GOT JOKES. YOU GOT JOKES. [ Chuckles ]

YEAH, W-WAIT A MINUTE. LET ME TELL YOU WHAT HE DID AFTER THAT.

WHEN HE CAME HOME AND SAW HIS SON IN BED WITH THE MAILMAN,

CHILD, HE JUST ABOUT-- [ Bells Jingle ]

[ Chattering ]

GIRL, I GOT TO GO.

OH, MY GOD.

OH, BABY GIRL. COME HERE.

OH, BABY GIRL.

BABY GIRL. LOOK AT YOU.

YOU KNOW, WHEN I HEARD THAT YOU WERE REALLY COMING HOME,

I NEARLY DANCED OUT OF MY WEAVE.

OH, HEY. YOU REMEMBER NICOLE?

MM-HMM. SURE DO.

GIRL, GO HIDE MY PURSE IN THE BACK.

LISTEN. HAVE YOU TALKED TO MY MOTHER?

I CALLED THE HOUSE ALL DAY. SHE HASN'T ANSWERED. COME WITH ME.

HONEY, GO ON BACK THERE AND LET CICI WASH YOU UP, OKAY?

YOU KNOW THAT DUMB-ASS REGGIE'S ON DIALYSIS NOW,

SO SHE GOT TO TAKE HIM UP THERE TO HANDLE HIS BUSINESS.

YOU KNOW, IF IT WAS UP TO ME, HIS KIDNEYS WOULD BE THE SIZE OF CANTALOUPES.

YEAH, WELL, SHE DIDN'T PICK ME UP AT THE BUS STATION LAST NIGHT.

YEAH, I KNOW THAT SHE DIDN'T. THAT'S BECAUSE SHE LEFT ME A NOTE TO COME AND GET YOU,

BUT I GOT IT TOO LATE.

THAT REGGIE-- IT WAS HIS BOWLING NIGHT. MM-HMM.

I SEE SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE, HUH?

YOU KNOW WHAT? I SHOULD'VE SENT THAT FINE TODD TO PICK YOU UP.

GIRL, YOU SHOULD SEE HIM NOW. I HAVE.

GIRL, I SURE HOPE YOU WEREN'T LOOKING LIKE THAT.

YOU MIGHT HAVE SCARED THE POOR BOY AWAY.

TWANA, MY MIND AIN'T EVEN ON NO MAN RIGHT NOW.

I DON'T EVEN REMEMBER WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO BE A WOMAN. OH, GIRL. P-- PLEASE.

DON'T TELL ME SOME BIG BURLY WOMAN DONE TURNED YOU OUT IN THERE.

OH, PLEASE. NOW, YOU'RE A BEAUTIFUL GIRL.

YOU'VE JUST GOT TO STOP LOOKING LIKE YOU JUST FINISHED AN OZEPISODE.

TWANA, THIS IS WHO I AM RIGHT NOW.

ALL RIGHT?

ANYWAY, TODD SAID HE'S GONNA MEET ME AT REVIVAL TONIGHT.

WELL, THE ONLY THING HE'S GONNA FEEL FOR YOU LOOKING LIKE THAT IS SORRY FOR YOU.

NOW LOOK AT THIS. I GOT SOMETHING TO SHOW YOU.

TWANA.

THEY SAID ONE SIZE FITS ALL, BUT I KNOW THAT'S A LIE.

EVERYBODY, COME ON OVER HERE AND SEE WHO'S HERE. [ Whispers ] TWANA. COME ON.

LOOK WHO'S HOME. COME ON. [ Whispers ] TWANA.

MICHELLE, YOU REMEMBER PUMPKIN, DON'T YOU?

SHE IS GONNA HAVE YOUR HAIR SLAMMIN'.

SHE DID MINE. EVERYBODY SAY IT LOOK REAL.

[ Chuckles ] AND, UH, THIS HERE'S PORK CHOP.

I'M SORRY, HONEY. I MEAN POK CHU.

ANYWAY, MANICURE, PEDICURE.

SHE ACT LIKE SHE DON'T SPEAK NO ENGLISH, BUT YOU WATCH TELLING YOUR BUSINESS AROUND HER.

SHE CAN PUT EVERYTHING BUT A FINE MAN ON YOUR NAILS.

NOW, YOU DON'T FORGET THEM CRUSTY TOES, POK CHU.

- AND THIS HERE'S DELICIOUS. - HEY, GIRL.

HIS MAMA NAMED HIM CHUCK. GO FIGURE.

ANYWAY, CAN'T NOBODY DO MAKEUP LIKE THIS CHILD. [ Bells Jingle ]

HEY. HEY, ROSCOE. JUST THE MAN I NEED.

[ Cackles ] THINK IT AIN'T?

* ROSCOE'S A HUSTLER, BABY *

IF YOU AIN'T ON MY A-LIST OF CUSTOMERS, YOU ABOUT TO BE ON MR. BLACKWELL'S LIST.

YEAH, WELL, WHAT YOU GOT FOR ME, BABY? GOT EVERYTHING RIGHT HERE.

THIS IS THAT FAKE GUCCI. KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? STRAIGHT OUT OF DOWNTOWN.

- YOU GOT THAT IN HOT PINK? - OH, COME ON. YOU KNOW I DO.

HOLLER AT YOUR BOY. WHAT Y'ALL NEED?

BABY GIRL, YOU'RE GONNA BE HERE FOR A WHILE.

NOW, YOU ABOUT TO GET MADE UP, UNDER, AROUND AND OVER.

I'M GONNA SEE YOU AT THE REVIVAL, OKAY?

ALL RIGHT, PRECIOUS.

[ Man ] BISHOP T.D. JAKES IS A MAN OF GOD, A PROPHET IN THIS DAY.

HE USES ALL OF THE INFLUENCE THAT GOD HAS GIVEN TO HIM... FOR GOD'S GLORY.

AND WE PRAISE GOD THAT HE IS WITH US ON TODAY.

AND I WANT EVERYBODY IN THIS AUDITORIUM TO STAND ON YOUR FEET...

AND WITH ROUSING APPLAUSE RECEIVE THE MAN OF GOD.

[ Cheering ]

[ Jakes ] WHEN YOU BEGIN TO CLAP YOUR HANDS,

UNDERSTAND THAT WHILE YOU'RE CLAPPING YOUR HANDS IN THE EARTH REALM,

THAT GOD IS CLAPPING HIS HANDS IN THE SPIRIT REALM.

AND I DON'T KNOW WHO I'M PREACHING TO THIS MORNING,

BUT GOD IS GETTING READY TO BRING SOME STUFF TOGETHER...

IN YOUR LIFE.

AND IF YOU'RE READY TO SEE 'EM COME TOGETHER, JUST START CLAPPING YOUR HANDS.

** [ Organ ]HALLELUJAH.

HALLELUJAH. HALLELUJAH.

HALLELUJAH. HALLELUJAH.

WHOA-OA-OA.

OHHH. THANK YOU, LORD.

SOMEBODY THANK THE LORD RIGHT NOW.

SOMEBODY THANK THE LORD RIGHT NOW.

NOW, THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM--

YOU'RE GOING THROUGH A TEST IN YOUR FAMILY LIFE,

AND YOU NEED SOME THINGS TO COME TOGETHER.

THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM--YOU'RE GOING THROUGH A CHALLENGE ON YOUR CAREER,

AND YOU NEED SOME THINGS TO COME TOGETHER.

THERE'S SOME PEOPLE THAT GOT SOME BUSINESS AFFAIRS.

IT'S ALL DISTRAUGHT, AND YOU NEED 'EM TO COME TOGETHER.

AND YOU NEED GOD TO BRING THEM TOGETHER.

THE REASON THAT THE LORD-- YOU HAVE ROOM FOR ONE MORE?

PRAISE THE LORD. FIRST TIME, HUH?

IS IT THAT OBVIOUS? NAH.

SISTER ROLLINS, COULD YOU FIND THIS LADY A SEAT?

I DON'T KNOW WHERE.

WE PUT ANYBODY ELSE IN HERE, AND THE FIRE MARSHAL GONNA BE IN HERE.

I COULD JUST COME BACK TOMORROW. OH, NO, NO.

SOMETIMES THERE IS NO TOMORROW.

PUT HER IN THE USHER SECTION. I COULD JUST SIT IN THE BALCONY.

THAT'S EXACTLY WHERE WE'RE HEADED, CHILD.

[ Jakes ] NUMBER TWO, CAN I PREACH THIS THIS MORNING?

- *** [ Organ ] - NUMBER TWO, THE LORD SENT ME HERE TO TELL YOU,

TAKE YOUR HANDS OFF IT.

TAKE YOUR HANDS OFF OF IT.

DON'T ARGUE. DON'T FIGHT.

LOOK AT YOUR NEIGHBOR AND SAY, "TAKE YOUR HANDS OFF OF IT."

** [ Organ ] WAIT A MINUTE.

ALL OF YOU FOLKS WHO GOT GOOD NEWS, YOU GONNA JUST HAVE TO PUT YOUR PRAISE ON HOLD.

I WANT SOME FOLKS IN THIS ROOM...

WHO HAVEN'T HAD NOTHING ALL YOUR LIFE BUT BAD NEWS AND TROUBLE.

FIRST ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER.

EVERY TIME YOU THINK YOU GOT A BREAKTHROUGH, ALL HELL STARTS BREAKING LOOSE.

DID YOU TAKE A BIBLE?

I DIDN'T TAKE NOTHING. YOU BETTER GET OUT OF MY FACE.

- DID YOU TAKE A BIBLE, MA'AM? - YES, I GOT ONE, BABY. THANK YOU.

[ Jakes ] I DON'T WANT TO GET YOU IN TROUBLE,

SO I BETTER ONLY GIVE THIS TO THE RADICAL CHRISTIANS.

ARE THERE ANY RADICAL CHRISTIANS IN HERE? [ Audience Cheering ]

TO MY RADICAL BROTHERS AND SISTERS,

THE NEXT TIME YOU RUN INTO A PROBLEM--

A DOCTOR'S REPORT, A CREDIT REPORT, [ Indistinct ]

A DILEMMA IN YOUR CIRCUMSTANCE,

SOMEBODY WHO LAUGHS IN YOUR FACE AND TELLS YOU YOU CAN'T GET UP--

INSTEAD OF GETTING ANGRY, GET RIGHT UP IN THEIR FACE...

AND START--

[ All Cheering, Applauding ]

** [ Organ ]

BLESSINGS COME DOWN. I WANT SOMEBODY TO THANK GOD RIGHT NOW...

WHERE YOU ARE.

[ Twana ] YES, JESUS. YES, JESUS.

PRAISE THE LORD.

OH, BABY GIRL. YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL.

WELL, I'M ALMOST FINISHED, BUT I KNOW Y'ALL ARE CITY PEOPLE,

BUT I COME FROM THE COUNTRY.

I COME FROM THE WOODS. I CAME OUT OF THE HILLS.

AND LET ME TELL YOU HOW THE OLD FOLK USED TO HAVE CHURCH.

THEY WEREN'T LIKE THE NEW GENERATION. THE NEW GENERATION JUST COMES,

AND THEY KIND OF WAVE THEIR HAND.

BUT THE OLD CHURCH MOTHERS,

WHEN THEY GOT READY TO PRAISE THE LORD,

THEY WOULD START PRAISING GOD,

AND THEY'D START CLAPPING THEIR HAND LIKE THIS.

[ Applause ]

IN THE HOSPITAL ROOM-- IS THAT DARK GABLE,

BROWN SUGAR OR SWEET MOLASSES?

MMM, MMM, MMM. I SWEAR, GIRL.

IF YOU DON'T JUMP ON THAT, I'M JUST GONNA HAVE TO ROB THE CRADLE.

WHERE DOES CASSEY SIT? WELL, SHE'S WORKING MINISTRY MERCHANDISE TODAY,

SO SHE'LL BE OUT FRONT.

I'M GONNA GO FIND HER.

YOU CAN LET TODD SAVE MY SEAT.

MMM.

[ Applause ]

** [ Organ ]

[ Jakes ] MAYBE YOU CAN'T DO IT IN THE OFFICE.

BUT JUST SAY "EXCUSE ME," GO IN THE BATHROOM,

SHUT YOURSELF IN THE STALL, LOCK THE DOOR,

AND SAY, "LORD, I KNOW YOU'RE ABLE...

"TO BRING ME OUT OF THIS.

"I KNOW YOU'RE ABLE TO DELIVER ME.

"I KNOW YOU'RE ABLE TO HOOK A SISTER UP.

"I KNOW YOU'RE ABLE TO TURN MY LIFE AROUND.

I KNOW YOU'RE ABLE TO SET ME FREE."

[ Jakes Continues, Indistinct ]

YOU KNOW, YOUR DAUGHTER'S IN THERE.

IT'S BECAUSE OF ME SHE'S HERE.

WELL, I COULD SAY "AMEN" FOR SIX OR SEVEN DIFFERENT REASONS.

YOU KNOW, REGGIE DON'T WANT HER AT THE HOUSE.

THE TWO OF THEM ARE LIKE OIL AND WATER.

EVER WONDER WHY? THIS IS NOT THE PLACE.

WELL, WHAT IS THE PLACE? YOU GONNA LET THAT FOOL CONTINUE TO KEEP YOU FROM YOUR CHILD?

REGGIE AIN'T DONE NOTHIN'. I AM JUST TRYING TO KEEP THE PEACE.

MICHELLE AIN'T NO SQUEAKY CLEAN EITHER. SHE'S THE ONE ON PROBATION, NOT REGGIE.

WELL, QUITE AN INJUSTICE IF YOU ASK ME.

YOU KNOW, I LOVE YOU, TWANA, BUT ALL MY BUSINESS AIN'T NONE OF YOURS.

YOU BETTER BE GLAD I'M SAVED.

** [ Organ ]

MICHELLE, YOU, UH--

CLEAN UP PRETTY WELL, HUH?

I COULD SAY THE SAME ABOUT YOU.

WELL, I DON'T THINK I EVER WANT TO LEAVE THIS SEAT.

WELL, THAT'S ONE WAY TO JOIN A CHURCH.

YOU BUSY AFTERWARDS?

BUSY? HARDLY.

I JUST THOUGHT MAYBE WE COULD, UH, GO HAVE A CUP OF COFFEE-- SOMETHIN'?

I COULD DO COFFEE.

I DON'T REALLY DRINK COFFEE, BUT, UH, I'D SIP ON HOT WATER WITH YOU IF YOU'D LET ME.

SOME OF US CAME HERE TO HEAR THE SERMON.

[ Applause ]

I'M SORRY.

...COME DOWN. I WANT SOMEBODY TO THANK GOD RIGHT NOW WHERE YOU ARE.

*** [ Organ ]

[ Cassey ] MICHELLE.

OVER HERE.

HOLD ON. I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

OOH. BABY.

WE GOT A LOT OF REACQUAINTING TO DO.

JUST UNINTERRUPTED MOTHER-DAUGHTER TIME.

CASSEY, WHAT'S WRONG? YOUR FACE IS DIFFERENT.

OH. A LITTLE BELL PALSY. YOU KNOW, JUST STRESS.

CASSEY. BUT I'M FINE. I'M JUST FINE NOW.

[ Horn Honking ]

OH.

SORRY. I GOTTA GO.

UM, MAYBE TOMORROW'LL BE MUCH BETTER.

YOU LOOK--

YOU LOOK GOOD.

SEE YOU TOMORROW.

[ Michelle's Voice ] IT WASN'T THE FIRST TIME SHE CHOSE HIM OVER ME.

AFTER ALL OF THESE YEARS, IT MUST HAVE BEEN REAL DIFFICULT FOR YOUR MOTHER.

DIFFICULT FOR THE BOTH OF YOU.

WHAT IS THIS THING BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR MOTHER ANYWAY?

IT'S LIKE YOU'RE THESE TWO FAMILIAR STRANGERS.

YEAH, WELL, SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN THE DEVIL YOU KNOW AND THE DAUGHTER YOU DON'T.

-DON'T YOU THINK YOUR MOTHER REGRETS THE CHOICES SHE MADE? -SHE MADE HER CHOICES ALL RIGHT.

SHE AIN'T CHANGED TO THIS DAY.

[ Dog Barking In Distance ] [ Reggie Sighs ]

OH. HO, HO, HO, HO. CASSEY, HOLD ON NOW.

OH. BABY, YOU ABOUT TO SMASH MY DAMN BEER.

WHAT? YOU WANT A SIP?

A LITTLE HELP WOULD BE NICE.

WOMAN, PLEASE, PLEASE. I'M THE HEAD OF THE HOUSEHOLD. PLEASE.

HEAD OF THE HOUSEHOLD, MY ASS. YOU AIN'T WORKED IN 10 YEARS. DEPENDENT IS MORE LIKE IT.

YOU KNOW, BACK IN THE DAY, I'D HAVE SMACKED YOU SILLY FOR SAYING SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

THOSE DAYS ARE LONG GONE, NEVER TO COME AGAIN. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WAS THINKING.

NOW I KEEP YOU IN CHECK WITH ALL THIS GOOD LOVIN' I'M GIVING YOU.

YOU AIN'T GONNA GET NO MORE OF THAT EITHER. I'M SICK OF LIVING IN SIN.

OH, HERE WE GO.

HOW MUCH LONGER I GOTTA PUT UP WITH THIS REVIVAL CRAP?

TWO DAYS.

TWO DAYS? THERE AIN'T NO FOOD IN THIS HOUSE.

REGGIE, YOUR DINNER FOR TOMORROW AND THE NEXT DAY ARE IN THE FREEZER.

ALL YOU GOT TO DO IS PUT 'EM IN THE MICROWAVE AND REMEMBER TO TAKE THE LID OFF.

YOU KNOW, WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IS BRING YOUR BEHIND OVER TO THAT CHURCH...

AND GIVE YOUR LIFE TO THE LORD. SHOOT. I'M ALREADY GOING TO HEAVEN.

IT'S THOSE HYPOCRITES DOWN AT THE CHURCH YOU GOTTA BE WORRIED ABOUT.

ALL RIGHT. AT LEAST I'M TRYING TO LIVE RIGHT.

LOVING ME IS LIVING RIGHT.

I DON'T CARE WHAT THEY TELL YOU DOWN AT THAT CHURCH.

REGGIE, WE HAVE BEEN LIVING IN SIN FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS.

THAT'S 'CAUSE MY DIVORCE AIN'T FINAL. THE WOMAN NEVER SIGNED THE PAPERS.

OH, REGGIE, THAT WOMAN'S BEEN MOVED ON! SHE EVEN HAD THREE KIDS FOR THAT BOYFRIEND OF HERS.

YOU'RE JUST HOPING THAT IF SHE DIE, YOU MIGHT GET A LITTLE SOMETHING.

AND WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT? YOU KNOW SOMETHING?

I DON'T BLAME YOU. I BLAME MYSELF.

BUT LET ME TELL YOU. I AM SICK OF THIS. IF YOU DON'T MAKE SOME CHANGES--

AND I MEAN THIS WEEKEND-- YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO MOVE OUT OF HERE.

MOVE OUT?

MOVE OUT WHERE?

OUT OF HERE! ANYWHERE. OUT THERE.

YOU MUST BE OUT YOUR MIND. WHAT, YOU AND GOD JUST GONNA GANGSTER ME LIKE THAT?

AIN'T NOBODY GONNA FORCE YOU TO DO NOTHIN', REGGIE,

BUT THIS IS MORE ABOUT ME THAN IT IS ABOUT YOU.

AND WE NEED GOD TO FORGIVE US.

YOU KNOW SOMETHING, BABY?

PEOPLE DO THE BEST THEY CAN.

AND WE DONE THE BEST WE COULD.

AND WE AIN'T GOT NOTHIN' TO BE ASHAMED OF.

[ Young Michelle ] * I'M GONNA BE A STAR *

* SHINING FROM AFAR *

* I'M GONNA BE A STAR *

* I'M GONNA BE A STAR *

* I'M GONNA BE A STAR *

* SHINING FROM AFAR *

* I'M GONNA BE A STAR *

* I'M GONNA *** [ Keys Jingle On Table ]

*** [ Humming ] MICHELLE.

WHERE YOUR MAMA?

SHE SAID SHE WAS GOING DOWNTOWN TO PAY A BILL. MM-HMM.

BUT SHE'LL BE RIGHT BACK. HMM. THAT'S A CUTE DRESS.

HMM. LET ME SEE THIS DOLL.

AIN'T IT ABOUT TIME FOR YOU TO STOP PLAYING WITH DOLLS?

HOW LONG YOU WANT TO BE A KID, HUH?

HEY, HEY, HEY. WHERE YOU GOIN'? WHERE YOU GOIN'?

WHERE YOU GOIN'? WHERE YOU GOIN'?

MY BABY'S READY TO GO TO BED. [ Laughs ]

OH, IS SHE?

WELL,

EVERYBODY IN THIS HOUSE...

GOTTA KISS UNCLE REGGIE GOOD NIGHT FIRST.

SHE'S NOT ALLOWED. [ Chuckles ]

LET ME SEE. CAN SHE TALK?

LET ME SEE HER. LET ME SEE IT.

MMM. COME HERE.

[ Chuckles ] I THINK YOUR BABY LIKED IT.

SHE'S STILL SMILIN'.

I'M NOT READY TO GO TO BED. I HAVE TO CHANGE OUT OF MY SCHOOL CLOTHES FIRST.

WELL, YOU BETTER GIVE ME A KISS THEN.

COME ON. RIGHT THERE. COME ON. GIVE UNCLE REGGIE A KISS.

MMM. [ Laughs ]

GO AHEAD. YOU BETTER HURRY UP AND GET CHANGED BEFORE YOUR MAMA COME HOME.

[ Chuckles ]

I'M GONNA COME IN AND HELP YOU.

LEAVE ME ALONE! STOP!

YOU'RE ALWAYS TEASING ME. RUNNING AROUND HERE TEASING ME WITH THEM LITTLE TIGHT JEANS ON.

I'M GONNA SEE WHAT YOU GOT. OKAY? COME ON. [ Screams ]

REGGIE, LEAVE ME ALONE. LET GO OF ME!

RUNNING AROUND ACTING LIKE YOU-- LET ME GO! STOP! PLEASE!

MOM! MOM! LEAVE ME ALONE! COME ON.

NO! MOM! STOP!

I'LL SHOW YOU--[ Screaming ]

[ Reggie ] SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP.

[ Michelle ] DON'T DO IT. NO! [ Screams ]

[ Reggie ] SHUT UP. [ Smack ]

STOP SCREAMING FOR YOUR MAMA. SHE CAN'T HELP YOU. COME ON. [ Screaming ]

[ Door Slams In Distance ]

[ Woman On P.A., Indistinct ]

HE DIDN'T JUST TAKE MY INNOCENCE.

HE TOOK MY HOPE.

YOU THINK THAT'S WHAT STARTED YOUR LIFE DOWN THIS DOWNWARD PATH?

JUST LIKE THE DOMINO THEORY, YOU KNOW. CRAP WAS DESTINED TO WIND UP ON MY PLATE.

AIN'T THAT WHY PEOPLE WASH THE DISHES?

EASIER SAID THAN DONE, BISHOP.

OH, MICHELLE. I HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT IT'S NEVER TOO LATE.

IT IS FOR ME.

[ Door Slams In Distance ]

[ Woman ] YOU WANT MORE COFFEE? [ Man ] NO, THANKS.

YOU TRYING TO FINISH THAT OFF BEFORE IT SPOILS?

HMM?

NOTHIN'. JUST A LITTLE GLUTTONY HUMOR.

VERY LITTLE.

I BET YOU CRACK YOUR WIFE UP ALL THE TIME, HUH?

I DON'T HAVE A WIFE.

I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU WERE MARRIED TO KEISHA.

I'M MARRIED. [ Clears Throat ] BUT I DON'T HAVE A WIFE.

TURNS OUT SHE MET THIS, UH, SNOT-NOSED BAGGY-PANTS THUG,

COULDN'T HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 21.

HE'S TAKING HER FOR A RIDE.

LITERALLY, HUH? YEAH. YEAH, I GUESS SO.

ANYWAY, BY THE TIME I FOUND OUT, THEY WERE LONG GONE.

I WAS, UH, BROKE, DEEPLY IN DEBT AND A SINGLE PARENT.

ONLY THING THEY HADN'T GOTTEN TO WAS THE HOUSE I BOUGHT MY MOTHER.

THAT'S MESSED UP. MMM.

HE MUST HAVE BEEN PUTTING SOMETHING ON HER THAT YOU WEREN'T.

THANKS. YOU ALWAYS KNEW JUST WHAT TO SAY.

LOOK, I'VE BEEN IN PRISON. THAT'S WHAT WE THINK ABOUT.

YEAH, THAT PLACE MUST HAVE BEEN SOMETHING ELSE. JAIL?

[ Women Chattering ] [ Todd ] YOU KNOW THE OLD SAYING?

BELIEVE HALF OF WHAT YOU SEE, NONE OF WHAT YOU HEAR.

WHAT? YOU WANT A STORY? YOU WANT TO HEAR ABOUT SOME OF THE STUFF I WENT THROUGH IN THERE?

ALL RIGHT. I'LL ENTERTAIN YOU.

FIRST THERE'S A PRISON GUARD WHOSE JUGULAR I CUT FROM HERE TO HERE.

THEN THERE'S THE TIME I ESCAPED AND HID IN A SEWAGE TANK FOR THREE DAYS...

TILL THEY CAUGHT UP WITH ME.

THAT'S TOO BAD. BET THE FREAK IN YOU WOULD LOVE TO HEAR ABOUT...

THE DIMES WHO TRIED TO RAPE ME MY FIRST DAY THERE, HUH?

TYPICAL SHOWER SCENARIO. MINDING MY OWN BUSINESS, SOMEBODY SNEAKS UP FROM BEHIND,

PUTS A CHOKE HOLD ON ME, ANOTHER GIRL PULLS MY HAIR,

A THIRD COMES AND PULLS MY LEG JUST LIKE I'M PULLING YOURS RIGHT NOW.

I'M SORRY. [ Laughing ] YOU SHOULD SEE YOUR FACE.

NONE OF THAT STUFF HAPPENED.

EXCEPT THE SHOWER STUFF.

YOU WERE THERE, WEREN'T YOU?

I GUESS I HAD THAT COMIN'.

OH, YOU GUESSED?

LOOK, I JUST DID MY TIME AND MINDED MY OWN BUSINESS LIKE SOME PEOPLE CAN'T SEEM TO DO.

HEY, WHAT'S UP, MAMA? LET ME GET A FRIED EGG SANDWICH TO GO.

WHO'S THAT? OLD BOYFRIEND?

WORSE. FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD DRUG MAN.

MICHELLE? MICHELLE.

MICHELLE, WHAT'S UP? IT'S ME, ELI.

OH, NOW YOU GONNA PLAY DUMB LIKE YOU DON'T REMEMBER.

AS MUCH AS I USED TO TIGHTEN YOU UP. DAMN, I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW YOU GOT OUT.

YOU'RE LOOKIN' GOOD, BABY.

HEY. HEY, ELI. YEAH, I REMEMBER YOU.

YEAH. YOU KNOW, I AIN'T GETTIN' CHICKS WET FOR PERVIS NO MORE.

YOU KNOW. A BROTHER COMIN' UP.

SAME RULES APPLY THOUGH. THE FIRST ONE IS ON ME. WHAT YOU NEED?

I AIN'T GETTIN' WET NO MORE. THAT'S WHAT THEY ALL SAY, SWEETHEART.

NO, I'M REALLY FLYIN' STRAIGHT THIS TIME, MAN. YEAH.

THAT'S GOOD TO HEAR.

LOOK, I DIDN'T REALLY APPROVE OF WHAT PERVIS WAS DOIN' TO Y'ALL.

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYIN'? I'M A BUSINESSMAN TOO.

YOU KNOW, MY KIDS GOTTA GET, UH,

BICYCLES AND PlayStations JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE'S.

WELL, YOU KNOW, LEGIT IS ALWAYS AN OPTION. NO, NOT FOR ME. UH-UH.

I AIN'T GETTIN' NO NINE-TO-FIVE. BUT, UH, FROM ME TO YOU,

YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO WITH IT.

YOU CAN FLUSH IT. IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY.

HEY, MAN, UM, DON'T I KNOW YOU FROM SOMEWHERE?

OFFICER BARKER, NARCOTICS DIVISION. NICE TO MEET YOU.

[ Laughs ] THIS NIGGA-- IS THIS NIGGA FOR REAL?

HEY, YOU GOT SOME I.D. ON YOU?

NO. NO, MAN. I WAS-- I WAS AT A POOL PARTY AND, UH--

LOOK, I GOTTA GET UP OUT OF HERE. HEY, MICHELLE. I'LL HOLLER AT YOU, OKAY?

[ Clears Throat ] DON'T FORGET YOUR, UH--

NO. THAT AIN'T MINE, MAN. HUH?

IT'S ALL ON YOU, BRAH. HUH?

[ Eli ] THANK YOU, BABY.

THAT'S ON YOU, BRAH.

[ Door Opens, Closes ] NOT BAD. MM-HMM.

I HAD MY DOUBTS ABOUT YOU, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU MIGHT MAKE IT ON THE INSIDE AFTER ALL.

I WILL TAKE THAT AS A COMPLIMENT.

LISTEN.

I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW. NONE OF THAT MATTERS.

WHAT DOESN'T? THE RECORD. THE DRUGS.

NONE OF IT.

YOU MEAN TO TELL ME THAT SQUEAKY CLEAN...

GEEKY CHURCH BOY TODD BARKER IS WILLING TO OVERLOOK MY FLAWS?

WHOO!

I AM TRULY LUCKY.

THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT, MICHELLE.

[ Clears Throat ]

LOOK, MAYBE I BETTER TAKE YOU HOME.

YEAH, MAYBE YOU BETTER.

I'VE BEEN SAVED SINCE I WAS A LITTLE KID.

OH, WHAT? GOD CAN'T LOVE ME 'CAUSE I LOVE FREE ENTERPRISE?

KICK OUT SOME OF THEM DIRTY POLITICIANS, SOME OF THEM FREAK HORNY PRIESTS,

SOME OF THOSE... LYIN' ENRON EXECS,

THERE'D BE PLENTY OF ROOM IN HEAVEN FOR US STREET CAPITALISTS.

YEAH, MY JOB GOT CASUALTIES. YOU MIGHT LOSE YOUR JOB, YOUR TEETH.

YOU MIGHT DROP A FEW POUNDS.

BUT THAT HURT MICHELLE IS FEELIN',

THAT'S THE WORST KIND.

THAT'S THE HURT THAT GOES ON AND ON AND ON.

DON'T NEVER CHANGE.

*** [ Humming ]

WHOO.

REGGIE.

OH, MAN. SHE GONNA PUT HER STUFF--

REGGIE.

WHAT THE HELL? MICHELLE KNOWS SHE'S SUPPOSED TO PUT--

MICHELLE! REGGIE!

THAT MESSY EXCUSE FOR A MAN.

WHA-- MICHELLE.

MICHELLE.

NOW LOOK AT THIS MESS.

I AM GONNA BEAT ALL THE BLACK OFF OF HER. SHE KNOW I DON'T PLAY THIS.

[ Michelle Sobbing ]MICH--

MICHELLE?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN HERE? AND WHY ARE YOU CRYIN'?

[ Sighs ] YOU GOT YOUR PERIOD.

DIDN'T I TELL YOU YOU'D GET YOUR VISITOR SOMEDAY. DIDN'T I?

IT AIN'T NOTHIN' TO CRY ABOUT. COME ON. GET UP. WE CAN WASH THAT OFF.

COME ON OUT OF THERE.

HE HURT ME, MOM. WHAT?

WHO HURT YOU? WHAT YOU TALKING ABOUT?

HE PUSHED, AND HE HELD ME DOWN.

WHAT YOU SAYIN', GIRL?

HE HURT ME, MOM.

MICHELLE.

I'M SORRY, MAMA. GIRL,

WHO YOU DONE LET IN THIS HOUSE?

THAT LITTLE BADASS BOY FROM DOWN THE STREET? I ALWAYS SEE YOU TALKING TO HIM.

HUH? I TOLD YOU. YOU'RE GETTING TOO FAST FOR YOUR OWN GOOD.

NO. IT WAS REGGIE.

WHAT? [ Mumbles ]

WHAT DID YOU SAY? IT WAS REGGIE.

HOW YOU GONNA LIE LIKE THAT? HUH?

YOU LET THAT LITTLE BOY COME IN HERE AND DO ANYTHING HE WANT TO YOU,

AND THEN IF IT DON'T BE LIKE WHAT YOU BARGAINED FOR, YOU'RE GONNA SAY IT'S REGGIE?

NO, THIS IS YOUR FAULT. YOU HEAR ME? YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE LET THIS HAPPEN.

AND IF YOUR FAST BEHIND KEEPS THIS UP,

I'M GONNA SEND YOU TO LIVE WITH YOUR GRANDMA WITH THE QUICKNESS!

NOW, YOU HEAR ME? NOW YOU GET IN THAT BATHROOM, AND YOU CLEAN YOURSELF UP.

AND I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANOTHER WORD ABOUT THIS. I MEAN NOT ANOTHER WORD!

NOW GO!

YOU GONNA STAY AT TWANA'S TONIGHT.

[ Man ] ALL RIGHT, MAN. [ Woman ] BYE, BABY.

HEY, BLACK STALLION--

I'M GONNA CALL Y'ALL LATER NOW. [ Woman ] COME ON BACK, REGGIE.

HEY, BABY. WHAT'S HAPPENING?

BABY, WHAT YOU DOIN' WITH THAT KNIFE? [ Keys Jingle On Table ]

REGGIE, WHAT DID YOU DO TO MICHELLE?

WHAT DID I DO TO MICHELLE? I DIDN'T DO NOTHIN' TO MICHELLE.

COME ON. WHAT KIND OF LIE IS THAT GIRL TELLING ON ME NOW?

YEAH, REGGIE. WHAT KIND OF LIE IS SHE TELLING NOW?

BABY, ALL I KNOW IS THAT GIRL'S BEEN TRYING TO COME BETWEEN US SINCE THE DAY I MOVED IN HERE,

AND YOU KNOW THAT. DID YOU TOUCH HER?

DID I WHAT? DID YOU TOUCH HER?

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU. HOW CAN YOU ASK ME SOMETHING LIKE THAT?

DON'T YOU THINK YOU'RE WOMAN ENOUGH FOR ME?

I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE'S WOMAN ENOUGH FOR YOU, REGGIE.

I JUST WANT TO KNOW, DID YOU TOUCH MY DAUGHTER?

LOOK, I DON'T LIKE THE WAY YOU'RE LOOKING AT ME.

NOW, I TOLD YOU I DIDN'T TOUCH HER.

I'M NOT GONNA STAND HERE AND HAVE YOU ACCUSE ME OF SOMETHING I KNOW I DIDN'T DO.

NOW, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WENT DOWN. BUT YOU KNOW HOW FAST SHE'S BEEN GETTING.

YOU SAID SO YOURSELF, BABY.

NO TELLIN' HOW MANY BOYFRIENDS SHE'S GOT.

COME ON, BABY.

ALL THE THINGS WE BEEN THROUGH,

BABY, HOW YOU GONNA DO THAT?

HOW CAN YOU BELIEVE HER OVER ME?

HOW CAN YOU DO THAT TO ME?

COME ON, BABY. COME ON NOW.

GIVE ME THIS KNIFE BEFORE YOU HURT SOMEBODY.

FINE.

I'M GONNA PACK MY STUFF.

AND THIS TIME, WHEN I LEAVE, I AIN'T COMIN' BACK.

[ Muttering ]

[ Muttering ]

WAIT. WAIT FOR WHAT?

I'LL HELP YOU. WHATEVER.

SON OF A-- COME ON. STOP IT, CASSEY.

HOW COULD YOU? NOW WAIT A MINUTE. NOW STOP IT NOW. NOW.

STOP IT. COME ON, CASSEY.

STOP THAT! TELL ME.

STOP IT NOW. COME ON, BABY.

BABY, COME ON. NO.

COME ON, BABY. I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY, BABY.

CASSEY, I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY. I'LL LEAVE.

BABY, I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.

I SWEAR TO GOD TO YOU. I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.

NOW, I'M TELLING YOU.

WHEN THE TRUTH COMES OUT, YOU'RE REALLY GONNA BE SORRY, 'CAUSE I'M GONNA BE LONG GONE.

AS GOOD AS I'VE BEEN TO YOU-- I'M THE BEST MAN YOU EVER HAD, CASSEY--

AND YOU'RE GONNA ACCUSE ME.

AND YOU GONNA STAB ME TOO?

NO. I AIN'T GONNA TAKE THAT FROM YOU...

OR THAT LYING CHILD OF YOURS.

[ Muttering ]

[ Sobs ]

WHAT ARE YOU DOIN'? WHAT ARE YOU DOIN'?

YOU SEE? YOU SEE? YOU SEE?

COME HERE. YOU SEE?

THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

COME ON, BABY.

I'M SORRY.

IT'S OKAY.

EXCUSE ME FOR TRYIN' TO KEEP MY FAMILY TOGETHER.

DID I PUT REGGIE OVER MY CHILD? NO.

DID I PUT MY CHILD OVER REGGIE? NO.

DID I PUT MYSELF OVER BOTH OF THEM?

WELL, YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT.

I MEAN, YOU-- YOU ASK ANY WOMAN,

AND THEY'LL TELL YOU HOW HARD IT IS TO KEEP A MAN,

ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE A CHILD.

I MEAN--

LOOK AT ME. WHO ELSE AM I GONNA GET?

YEAH.

THEY SAY SEX IS OVERRATED, BUT-- [ Scoffs ]

BEING ALONE SURE AIN'T.

I DON'T CARE HOW HARD YOU SQUEEZE A PILLOW,

IT AIN'T GONNA SQUEEZE YOU BACK.

I MEAN, IT'S REAL EASY FOR PEOPLE TO TALK,

YOU KNOW, ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN...

AND CRITICIZE ABOUT WHAT I SHOULD HAVE DONE.

BUT, YEAH, I LOVE MY BABY.

BUT THINGS WERE REAL DIFFERENT BACK THEN.

I MEAN, NOWADAYS, IF YOU DISCIPLINE A CHILD, THEY CALL THAT CHILD ABUSE.

IF YOU GO TOO FAR ON A DATE, THEY CALL THAT RAPE. [ Chuckles ]

WHEN I WAS A KID,

YOU WERE TAUGHT TO JUST MOVE ON.

IF THINGS HAPPENED-- IF IT DIDN'T KILL YOU,

THEN YOU GOT THROUGH IT.

IT HAPPENED TO ME.

AND MY MOTHER TOLD ME-- SHE SAID, "BABY,

"IT AIN'T NO SENSE IN YOU HATING YOUR DADDY.

"'CAUSE WE ALL GOT OUR CROSSES TO BEAR...

"AND OUR LITTLE DRESSES...

TO WEAR."

[ Michelle ] I DON'T REMEMBER CRYING ANOTHER TEAR AFTER THAT DAY.

I THINK I KNOW NOW THAT LITTLE GIRLS LIKE ME NEVER GROW UP.

THEY JUST DIE.

NO. NOT ALWAYS.

SOMETIMES THEY HIDE. [ Woman Yelling ]

IT'S A DEFENSE MECHANISM, I GUESS.

I THINK THEY HIDE TO PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM THE WORLD AROUND THEM.

YEAH, WELL, THE WORLD BETTER PROTECT ITSELF FROM ME.

OH, MICHELLE.

YOU'VE DONE MORE HARM TO YOURSELF THAN YOU HAVE ANYBODY ELSE.

I KNOW A D.A. AND A JUDGE THAT WOULD DISAGREE WITH YOU.

MAYBE SO.

EVEN THEY WOULD HAVE TO ADMIT THERE'S SOMETHING PRETTY STRANGE...

ABOUT A MOTHER AND A DAUGHTER WHO DON'T MENTION MOLESTATION IN THE MIDDLE OF A MURDER CASE.

MY MOTHER IS A PIECE OF WORK.

SHE SWEARS SHE AIN'T GOT NO MEMORY OF NOTHIN'.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT? I HALFWAY BELIEVE HER.

SHE'S GOT THIS WHOLE "DON'T LOOK, DON'T TELL" POLICY,

AND IF SHE'S CONVINCED THERE WASN'T NOTHING ILL GOIN' ON...

BETWEEN HER MAN AND HER DAUGHTER, THEN NOTHING HAPPENED AS FAR AS SHE WAS CONCERNED.

SHE JUST KEPT LOOKING THE OTHER WAY.

MICHELLE.

JORDAN.

YOU GOT A VISITOR OUTSIDE ON THE PORCH.

TODD, WHY YOU GOT TO BE SO EARLY?

WELL, WELL, IF IT AIN'T MY LITTLE SHELLY.

PERVIS. HEARD YOU WERE BACK HOME.

MM-HMM. I WAS WONDERING HOW LONG IT'D BE BEFORE YOU SHOWED UP.

JUST BECAUSE YOU PAID YOUR DEBT BACK TO SOCIETY DON'T MEAN YOU PAID YOUR DEBT TO ME.

I WILL. LOOK, I AIN'T EVEN GOT A JOB YET AND YOU'RE SWEATIN' ME?

SURE YOU DO. YOUR OLD JOB IS STILL WAITIN' FOR YOU AT THE CLUB.

BEST BOOKER I EVER HAD.

YOU KNOW, IT MAY NOT LOOK LIKE IT FROM THE OUTSIDE, BUT THAT AIN'T ME NO MORE.

I'M GOING TO CHURCH, OKAY? I'M JUST TRYING TO KEEP MY SANITY.

[ Sniffs ] UNLESS YOU GOT MY $5,000, YOU'LL BE BUTT-NAKED SWINGING ON A POLE TONIGHT.

WELL, YOU CAN'T GET BLOOD FROM A TURNIP.

BUT I CAN FROM A CRACKHEAD.

WHAT, YOU GONNA KILL ME OVER SOME MONEY? I MIGHT. I SHOULD.

RIGHT OUT HERE IN THE OPEN, HUH? YOU REALLY ARE DUMBER THAN YOU LOOK.

[ Scoffs ] WELL, WELL. LOOK AT YOU.

NOW THE OLD MICHELLE I KNEW WOULD'VE BEEN CRYING LIKE A BABY BY NOW.

HMM. WHAT'D THEY TEACH YOU IN THAT PRISON, HUH?

NOTHING COMPARED TO WHAT THEY DID TO ME OUT HERE.

WHAT? OH, YOU SUPPOSED TO BE HARD NOW? HUH?

I'LL SHOW YOU HARD.

IS THIS HOW THEY'VE STARTED TREATING WOMEN SINCE I'VE BEEN GONE?

YOU CRAZY? GIRL, I'LL KILL YOU.

YOU WANNA ACT LIKE A MAN, HUH?

I'M GONNA BEAT YOU DOWN LIKE A MAN.

[ Distorted ] YOU GONNA BE AT MY CLUB TONIGHT.

[ Blow Landing ] YOU GONNA BE AT MY CLUB TONIGHT.

- YOU GONNA BE AT MY CLUB TONIGHT. - [ Blow Landing ]

YOU THINK YOU'LL FIND ANOTHER MAN LIKE ME, HUH?

YOU THINK YOU'LL FIND ANOTHER MAN LIKE ME, HUH? [ Blow Landing ]

AS GOOD AS I'VE BEEN TO YOU? HMM?

AS GOOD AS I'VE BEEN TO YOU? HMM?

[ Blow Landing ]

YOU THINK YOU CAN DO BETTER THAN ME, HMM?

[ Michelle's Voice ] STOP IT NOW. STOP IT!

[ Crying, Distorted ]

DON'T NOBODY WANT YOUR SORRY BEHIND BUT ME.

YOU HEAR ME? YOU BETTER BE IN THAT CLUB AND THAT'S ALL I'M TELLIN' YOU.

[ Body Thuds On Ground ] THAT'S FOR TAKING MY FAMILY.

[ Groaning ]

[ Nicole ] IMAGINE GROWING UP WITH A PERVIS UNDER THE SAME ROOF.

THAT'S WHAT MICHELLE HAD TO GO THROUGH WHEN SHE WAS LIVING WITH REGGIE.

I WAS THE ONLY ONE SHE TOLD ABOUT REGGIE.

THAT'S HOW PAINFUL IT WAS... AND STILL IS.

YOUR OWN STEPDADDY TREATIN' YOU WORSE THAN A DOG.

[ Scoffs ] SHE MUST'VE WENT NUMB,

'CAUSE AS SOON AS SHE COULD GET OUT THE HOUSE, SHE HOOKED UP WITH A FOOL LIKE PERVIS.

ONE BAD SITUATION AFTER ANOTHER.

THAT'S WHAT WE BOTH HAD IN COMMON.

NOW LOOK AT HER. SHE AN EX-CON. SHE AIN'T GOT NO HOME.

SHE AIN'T GOT NO PLACE TO GO. WHAT SHE GOT TO LOOK FORWARD TO?

[ Jakes ] HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE GOT AN ENEMY TO DEAL WITH?

[ Scattered Shouts ] SOMETHING OR SOMEBODY THAT DOESN'T WANT YOU TO BE FREE.

SOME-SOME MEMORY. SOME SMUDGE. SOME GRUDGE.

SOME INJUSTICE. SOME UNRIGHTEOUSNESS THAT KEEPS RINGING YOUR PHONE.

AND ALL OF US HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE RINGING.

YOU CAN'T STOP IT FROM RINGING, BUT YOU CAN STOP ANSWERING THE PHONE.

DO NOT DISTURB ME... [ Scattered Applause ]

ANYMORE. [ Applause Increases ]

[ Continues, Indistinct ]

HOW DO I LOOK?

LIKE YOU PISSED OFF LENNOX LEWIS. IT AIN'T A FASHION SHOW.

OH, YES, IT IS. GET US A SEAT. I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

[ Jakes ] ...MAKES YOU SEE SOMETHING OR HEAR SOMETHING SOMEBODY SAID TO GET YOU BACK.

I'M LOOKING FOR CASSEY JORDAN. IN THE PRAYER ROOM. FOUR ROOMS DOWN.

THANK YOU. IT'S YOUR ENEMY.

CASSEY.

CASSEY.

MICHELLE. OH, BABY, LOOK AT YOUR FACE.

I DON'T WANNA DISCUSS THAT RIGHT NOW.

YOU NEED SOME ICE FOR IT-- JUST LEAVE IT BE, CASSEY.

THE USHER SAID I COULD FIND YOU IN HERE.

I WAS PRAYING FOR SOMEONE.

KICKED THAT HABIT A LONG TIME AGO.

IT GOT YOU HERE. OH, AND HERE I WAS GIVING THE BUS ALL THE CREDIT.

BABY, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

REGGIE DIDN'T WANT YOU IN THE HOUSE. WHAT WAS I GONNA DO?

PICK YOU UP AND TAKE YOU WHERE? HOW 'BOUT TAKING ME IN YOUR ARMS?

THAT WOULD'VE BEEN A FIRST. LOOK, I KNOW I DIDN'T DO EVERYTHING RIGHT.

YOU LET A MAN MOLEST YOUR DAUGHTER!

LOWER YOUR VOICE DOWN IN HERE. WHAT, YOU STILL DON'T WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW?

MICHELLE, DON'T COME IN HERE WITH THOSE OLD LIES IN THE HOUSE OF GOD.

HOW CAN THIS BE THE HOUSE OF GOD WHEN HYPOCRITES LIKE YOU LIVE HERE?

[ Jakes ] SOMETIMES I PASS THE TEST, SOMETIMES I DON'T.

[ Applause, Faint ] [ Door Closes ]

YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE "GET OVER IT" GENERATION.

THEY JUST THINK YOU OUGHTA GET OVER IT.

EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS TO YOU, "GET OVER IT."

THEY FIRE YOU AFTER 20 YEARS OF WORKING FOR THE COMPANY. THEY SAY, "GET OVER IT."

THEY LOCK YOU UP IN JAIL FOR 20 YEARS AND THEN FIND OUT YOU'RE THE WRONG PERSON...

AND SAY, "OOPS, GET OVER IT."

THIS IS THE "GET OVER IT" GENERATION.

SOMEBODY CHEATED ON YOU, HAD AN AFFAIR. YOU'RE UPSET ABOUT IT.

"WHAT YOU UPSET ABOUT?" THEY SAY, "YOU OUGHTA GET OVER IT."

BUT THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT HIT YOU SO HARD THAT YOU CAN'T HEAL.

I WISH I HAD A WITNESS. DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO GO THROUGH SOMETHING...

AND YOU CAN'T GET OVER IT?

SHE HAD COME TO CHURCH,

BOWED OVER AND TWISTED AND IN PAIN...

TRYING TO FIND SOME COMFORT IN HER DESPAIR.

TRYING TO GRASP AHOLD ON WHO IS GOD?

AND HOW DOES HE EFFECT A CHANGE FOR ME...

AMIDST ALL OF THE PEOPLE IN THE ROOM?

DOES GOD EVEN KNOW THAT I'M THERE?

[ Man On P.A., Indistinct ]

WINDOW OR NO WINDOW, BISHOP?

WINDOW. [ Laughs ]

I KNEW YOU'D SAY THAT. [ Chuckles ] LET ME GUESS.

A WINDOW SYMBOLIZES OPPORTUNITY. A WAY TO SEE OUT.

TO GAIN ACCESS. TO CATCH A BREATH OF FRESH AIR.

AM I RIGHT? YEAH.

BUT I GOT A BREATH OF FRESH AIR FOR YOU.

DO YOU KNOW THAT THE WARDEN HAS PETITIONED THE GOVERNMENT...

FOR A TEMPORARY STAY OF YOUR EXECUTION?

AND YOUR LAWYER,

HE THINKS THERE'S A REAL GOOD CHANCE...

WE COULD END UP WITH A BRAND-NEW TRIAL.

I WON'T HOLD MY BREATH, BISHOP.

** [ Rap ] [ Man ] NOW HIT IT. THAT'S GOOD.

HAVE SOME AND PASS IT ON. THAT'S IT, BABY GIRL.

DON'T EVEN THINK IT. YOU BETTER GIVE HIM THAT MONEY.

I'M NEXT. I'M NEXT.

[ Coughing ]

EASE BACK.

[ Eli ] YOU SUPPOSED TO GRAB THAT. YOU SUPPOSED TO GRAB IT.

I PUT IT RIGHT THERE, YOU SUPPOSED TO GRAB IT. [ Chattering ]

[ Jakes On TV ] GOD DON'T SAY ANYTHING.

PLEASE, MAN. LIKE I NEED ANOTHER LITTLE GUILT TRIP ON ME, MAN. COME ON NOW--

BETTER MIND YOUR BUSINESS. MY MAMA SOMEWHERE AT THAT REVIVAL.

MATTER OF FACT, ANYBODY GOT A PROBLEM WITH WHAT'S ON CAN GET OUT.

SOON AS I GET OFF DRUGS, I'M GONNA GIVE MY LIFE TO JESUS.

I DON'T THINK JESUS IS HOLDING HIS BREATH, HOMEY, 'CAUSE YOU DUSTY.

OUTTA EVERYBODY HERE, I'M THE ONLY ONE THAT BELONG, LIL' BIT.

- YOU NEED TO BE HOME WITH YOUR THREE KIDS. - MIND YOUR BUSINESS.

YOU AIN'T NO BETTER, ELI.

WHAT YOU TALKING ABOUT, MAN? YOU NEED TO CALL 1-800-DENTIST AND GET YOUR GRILLE HOOKED UP.

[ Laughter ]

A'IGHT. A'IGHT. MY TEETH MESSED UP.

BUT YOU WAS THE SMARTEST KID ON THE BLOCK. YOU SHOULDA STAYED AT SCHOOL OR SOMETHING.

SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN PEDDLING NO DOPE AND YOU SMOKIN' ON TOP OF THAT?

HOW YOU LIVIN', BRO? [ Man ] SCOOTIE, SHUT UP.

YOU TALK TOO MUCH, MAN.

Y'ALL NEED TO TALK ABOUT MY MONEY. WHO GOT MY MONEY?

PAY THE MAN. YOUR OLD BEHIND'S BEEN SMOKIN' SINCE THE JHERI CURL.

- AND IT CAME, WENT AND ON ITS WAY BACK OUT. - SCOOTIE, SHUT UP.

AIN'T NO COMEDIAN. MOVE-- MOVE OUT MY WAY. GOT MY MONEY?

YOU GOT SOMETHING FOR ME? OH, DUPREE.

DUPREE, COME ON, MAN. I'LL HAVE IT FOR YOU TOMORROW, MAN.

YOU THINK THIS IS A LAYAWAY PLAN, RIGHT? SHUT UP. GET ON UP.

[ Clamoring ]

- EVERYBODY SHUT UP. - COME ON. DON'T DO THIS. COME ON, YOUNG BLOOD.

I DON'T WANNA HEAR THAT. HE'S YOUNG ENOUGH TO BE MY SON.

MAN, DON'T DO THIS. DON'T DO THIS LIKE THIS.

SHUT UP. I WANNA HEAR THIS.

YOU GOT NOTHING TO LOSE. YOU CAN'T FIX THIS YOURSELF. PLEASE DON'T DO THIS, BROTHER.

PLEASE. I'LL GET YOUR MONEY. I'LL GET YOUR MONEY.

I WANT SOMEBODY WHO CAN LOOK AT ALL THE FACTS-- TIRED OF MESSING WITH YOU, MAN.

SCARED. LOOK AT YOU. CRYING. GROWN MAN.

- THINK I'M-A HURT YOU, NIGGA? - [ Man ] COME ON NOW.

- [ Overlapping Talk ] - WE'LL LET GOD DECIDE FOR YOU.

- COME ON, DUPREE. - SHUT UP! WANNA LIVE?

[ All Shouting ] COME ON, MAN.

SEE? SEE? GOD DECIDING FOR YOU.

[ Shouting, Screaming ]

- [ Cries Out ] - YOU CAN RUN, BUT YOU CAN'T HIDE, OLD MAN.

[ Woman Sobbing ] I WANT MY MONEY TOMORROW. CRACKHEAD.

I'M NOT A HOLY ROLLER, BUT I'M GETTIN' READY TO SHAKE. I'M NOT SHAKIN' 'CAUSE I LOST MY MIND--

THE THING I CAN'T UNDERSTAND IS...

WHAT MADE CASSEY STAY IN AN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP FOR ALL OF THOSE YEARS?

THAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO ASK HER ABOUT.

I DID.

YOU EVER HEAR THE STORY ABOUT THE MAN WALKING DOWN THE COUNTRY ROAD...

AND HE SEES HIS NEIGHBOR'S DOG ON THE PORCH?

THE DOG IS MOANING AND SQUIRMING AND GROANING,

AND-AND THE MAN SAYS, "WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOUR DOG?"

THE NEIGHBOR SAYS, "NOTHING. HE'S JUST SITTING ON A NAIL."

AND THE MAN SAYS, "WHY DON'T HE GET UP THEN?"

THE NEIGHBOR SAYS, "I DON'T KNOW. I GUESS HE AIN'T HURTIN' BAD ENOUGH YET."

[ Laughs ]

*** [ Singing, Indistinct ]

[ Screams, Gasps ] [ Chuckling ] HEY, BABY.

REGGIE, STOP PLAYING WITH ME. BABY. BABY.

GO ON AND SIT DOWN. YOU BEEN WORKING TOO HARD THIS MORNING. COME ON NOW.

GO ON NOW. I'M SERIOUS. BABY, I HAVEN'T BEEN APPRECIATIN' YOU LIKE I SHOULD.

REGGIE, I AIN'T GOT NO MONEY. THE CHECK DON'T CLEAR TILL AFTER THE REVIVAL.

I DIDN'T ASK YOU FOR NO MONEY, BABY. I DIDN'T ASK YOU FOR NO MONEY.

- NOW GO ON AND SIT DOWN NOW. - WHAT HAS GOTTEN INTO YOU?

I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE GOD. I DON'T KNOW.

ARE YOU SERIOUS? I MEAN, I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING ELSE.

CASSEY, THERE'S SOME THINGS I WANNA BE HONEST WITH YOU ABOUT.

I BEEN SMOKING DOPE,

AND THERE'VE BEEN A FEW OTHER WOMEN OVER THE YEARS.

BUT I SWEAR TO YOU, NO MORE.

I-I JUST-- JUST NEED A FRESH START.

THAT'S ALL GOD WANTS.

REGGIE, I NEED TO ASK YOU SOMETHING.

AND I DON'T CARE HOW MUCH YOU THINK IT'S GONNA HURT ME. I WANT YOU TO TELL ME THE TRUTH.

[ Quietly ] DID YOU?

DID YOU EVER TOUCH MICHELLE WHEN SHE WAS YOUNGER?

CASSEY. BABY, I'M OLDER NOW.

MY BODY'S FALLIN' APART.

I'M PAYING THE PRICE FOR ALL THE THINGS I DID WHEN I WAS YOUNG.

SOME OF THOSE THINGS I CAN'T TAKE BACK.

BUT THAT, CASSEY,

TAKING SOMETHING THAT SPECIAL FROM A CHILD...

IS SOMETHING I COULD NEVER DO.

[ Relieved Sigh ] THANK YOU, REGGIE. OH.

THANK YOU FOR BEING SO HONEST.

I LOVE YOU, CASSEY.

NOW GO ON BACK IN THERE AND LET ME FINISH WASHING THESE DISHES NOW.

YO. YOU SCARED?

NO. I CAN'T DIE BUT ONCE. SURE.

I'D JUST RATHER IT BE LATER THAN SOONER.

I AIN'T ASHAMED TO SAY, I WANNA SEE MY KID AGAIN, YOU KNOW?

I WANNA SEE MY BABY GIRL GROW UP.

YOU WILL.

LOOK UNDER YOUR PILLOW.

- [ Grunts ] - DID YOU LOOK?

JUST A SEC.

[ Loud Sigh ] I GOT IT.

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO HANDLE IT.

I WAS HOPING YOU DID JUST IN CASE WE RAN INTO TROUBLE.

OR IN CASE TROUBLE RAN INTO US.

I'M SO EXCITED I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO WEAR.

YOU JUST WEAR THAT SMILE OF YOURS, HUH? THAT'S ALL YOU NEED.

[ Soft Moan ] YOU KNOW WHAT I'M LOOKING AT?

I'M LOOKIN' AT TWO DEAD CRACKHEADS. THAT'S FUNNY.

'CAUSE I'M LOOKING AT ONE STUPID PIMP AND TWO LIVE POLICEMEN.

MORNING, OFFICERS. HOW Y'ALL DOING TODAY?

OH, MAN. I THOUGHT YOU WERE GONNA SHOOT HIM IN FRONT OF THE COPS.

MM-MMM. I DID TOO. MAYBE NEXT TIME, HUH?

COME ON. COME ON. LET'S GET YOU HOOKED UP.

[ Bells Jingle ]

SILLY.

BABY GIRL.

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR FACE?

I SLIPPED IN THE SHOWER. THAT'S ALL.

YEAH. WHATEVER. COME ON. SIT DOWN, BABY.

MISS TWANA, I WANT YOU TO DO ME THIS TIME.

GIRL, WE DON'T SELL NO MIRACLES.

HER HUSBAND CALLED. HE'S COMING THE LAST DAY OF REVIVAL, EVEN BRINGING THE KID.

OH, PRAISE GOD. WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY SO?

NOW WE JUST GONNA HAVE TO MAKE AN EXCEPTION NOW, WON'T WE?

I WANNA LOOK LIKE MICHELLE. THE CURLS AND EVERYTHING. HOW MUCH WILL THAT BE?

WE DON'T HAVE THAT MUCH MONEY IN THE WORLD. HEY, POK CHU,

PUT THIS TAPE IN FROM THE SERVICE LAST NIGHT.

THAT PLACE WAS ON FIRE. WHOO! YES, IT WAS.

[ Jakes ] I'VE BEEN THREATENED. I'VE BEEN TERRORIZED.

I'VE BEEN AGGRAVATED. I'VE BEEN ANNOYED. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?

- I'M STILL HERE. - UH-HUH. THAT'S RIGHT.

'CAUSE GOD SAID YOU GOT THE POWER TO CHANGE THE WORLD.

BUT I KNOW I CAN'T DO THAT UNTIL I CHANGE MYSELF.

[ Man ] HALLELUJAH.

NOW I KNOW I LEAVE THAT SERVICE A CHANGED WOMAN.

YEAH, TURN THAT UP, POK CHU. I SAID TURN IT UP NOW.

YOU'RE HOLDING SOMEBODY THAT-THAT SHOULD'VE DIED IN THE STORM,

BUT-BUT SOMEHOW I KNOW,

GOD BROUGHT THEM THROUGH SOMETHING THEY THOUGHT THEY COULDN'T GO THROUGH.

THEY SHOULD'VE BEEN A STATISTIC. THEY SHOULD'VE HAD A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN.

THEY SHOULD'VE THROWN IN THE TOWEL. BUT GOD BROUGHT THEM THROUGH.

[ Twana ] HALLELUJAH.

BABY GIRL, YOU GOT COMPANY.

MICHELLE, CAN WE, UH-- CAN WE GO FOR A WALK?

YOU GONNA BE OKAY?

SHE'S IN GOOD HANDS, AND SO ARE YOU. GET ON OUT OF HERE.

[ Jakes ] SOMEHOW OR OTHER, GOD'S GONNA GET ME THROUGH-- TURN AROUND.

LOOK, I DON'T KNOW HOW ELSE TO SAY THIS OTHER THAN TO SAY IT.

MICHELLE, I'VE NEVER GOTTEN OVER YOU.

I DON'T EVER WANNA GET OVER YOU.

I THINK WE'RE GOOD FRIENDS, TODD.

WHAT I GOTTA SAY TO CONVINCE YOU? OF WHAT?

MY FEELINGS FOR YOU.

LOOK, TODD,

MY MIND'S REALLY SCREWED UP RIGHT ABOUT NOW, YOU KNOW?

I NEED TO FOCUS ON MYSELF FOR A LITTLE WHILE, YOU KNOW?

I CAN RESPECT THAT.

YOU REMEMBER WHEN WE WERE LITTLE?

TO BE HONEST, NO.

- HI. - HI.

- WATCH ME SING MY SONG, DADDY. - OKAY. STAY WITH GRANDMA THOUGH.

NO WAY.

[ Chuckles ] YES WAY. AW.

TIME FLIES. [ Laughs ]

OH, MAN.

* LITTLE SALLY WALKER SITTING IN HER SAUCER *

* RISE, SALLY, RISE WIPE YOUR WEEPING EYES *

* PUT YOUR HANDS ON YOUR HIPS LET YOUR BACKBONE SLIP *

* SHAKE IT TO THE EAST SHAKE IT TO THE WEST * [ Mouthing Words ]

* SHAKE IT TO THE VERY ONE THAT YOU LOVE THE BEST **

IS THAT ME? OH! [ Laughs ]

THAT WAS GREAT. [ Loud Kiss ]

YES, IT WAS. [ Laughing ]

YEAH. WHAT DO YOU THINK?

WELL, I THINK YOU'RE PRETTY TALENTED.

[ Scoffs ] NEVER CONFUSE A TALENT WITH A SKILL.

YOU CAN LEARN A SKILL.

AND YOU CAN BE SKILLED AT A TALENT.

FOR EXAMPLE, ONE OF YOUR TALENTS IS ISOLATION.

I'M IN PRISON.

THIS DIDN'T START WITH YOU BEING IN A PRISON.

BUT, MICHELLE,

WHERE'S THE DOOR?

DOESN'T NEED A DOOR, BISHOP. NOBODY LIVES THERE.

AND THEY NEVER WILL.

EXCUSE ME. I'M LOOKING FOR, UH, MICHELLE JORDAN.

WHO ARE YOU? I'M MARIE RODGERS, HER NEW PAROLE OFFICER.

WELL, I'VE BEEN CALLING IN EVERY DAY LIKE I'M SUPPOSED TO.

I KNOW. I JUST NEED TO CHECK IN ON MY PAROLEES IN PERSON. MAKE SURE THEY'RE OKAY.

I'M FINE, THANK YOU. AND YOU'VE MET YOUR ACTIVITY REQUIREMENT?

ONE OF THE MORE UNUSUAL STIPULATIONS, I MUST ADMIT.

YEAH, THE REVIVAL.

NO, IT'S BEEN PRETTY INCREDIBLE. I THINK IT'S HAVING A GOOD IMPACT ON ME.

MM-HMM. I'LL BET.

EXCUSE ME?

OH, EVERYBODY WHO GETS OUT OF JAIL FINDS JESUS, ALLAH,

OR THE AGNOSTIC EQUIVALENT.

I KNOW EVERY TRICK IN THE BOOK AND A FEW THAT HAVEN'T BEEN PUBLISHED YET.

LET ME CHECK YOUR HOUSE-ARREST BAND.

IT'S NOT THE MOST COMPLIMENTARY ACCESSORY, BUT IT'S A NECESSARY ONE.

NONETHELESS. NOW YOU KNOW THAT AS PART OF YOUR PAROLE...

YOU'RE SUBJECT TO MANDATORY, RANDOM DRUG-TESTING.

I'M CLEAN, MISS RODGERS. YOU HAVE A HISTORY OF DRUG ABUSE.

YOU SERVED TIME FOR DRUG POSSESSION. OKAY.

YOU KNOW THAT ANY DRUGS, PARAPHERNALIA,

OR FIREARMS WILL BE A VIOLATION OF YOUR PAROLE?

LOOK, IT'S LIKE YOU JUST WAITING FOR ME TO MESS UP OR SOMETHING.

LET ME CHECK YOUR BAG.

[ Exhales ]

YOU KNOW, I'M NOT THE SAME MICHELLE THAT I USED TO BE.

AND I DON'T CARE IF YOU BELIEVE ME, AS LONG AS I KNOW.

BISHOP JAKES ASKED US TO BRING SOMETHING TO CHURCH THAT KEPT US BOUND.

THAT'S BEEN BURIED UNDER MY HOUSE FOR OVER 20 YEARS.

WHAT IS THIS?

YOU REMEMBER THE DAY YOU FOUND OUT THAT THE BOGEYMAN WAS MORE REAL THAN YOU THOUGHT?

YOU REMEMBER HOW UGLY THE WORLD WAS?

WHEN A 12-YEAR-OLD HAS HER INNOCENCE TAKEN...

BY HER MOTHER'S BOYFRIEND,

THE WORLD NEVER LOOKS THE SAME AGAIN.

I NEED TO LEAVE THAT AT THE ALTAR TONIGHT...

SO I CAN KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO LOOK AHEAD AND NOT BEHIND ME.

WELL, MICHELLE,

DON'T LET ME HOLD YOU UP.

YOU HAVE A REVIVAL TO GET TO, RIGHT?

DON'T BE LATE.

[ Zipper Zips ]THANK YOU.

TELL ME THIS, WHAT MADE YOU ACT LIKE THAT AT THE REVIVAL THAT NIGHT?

I ONCE HEARD YOU SAY THAT--

THAT GOD'S BANK ACCOUNT WAS LIMITLESS.

AND I THOUGHT SOMEBODY OWED ME FOR EVERY WRONG TURN MY LIFE TOOK.

I THOUGHT SOMEBODY OWED ME...

FOR EVERY DAY OF FREEDOM THAT I LOST BEHIND THESE BARS.

I THOUGHT SOMEBODY OWES ME...

FOR EVERY DAY OF MY CHILDHOOD THAT I LOST.

THIS WOMAN HAD BEEN THROUGH A LONG LIFE OF HELL.

THE BIBLE SAYS HERS HAD GONE ON FOR...

18 YEARS.

EIGHTEEN YEARS OF INJUSTICE AND TRAUMA AND TURMOIL.

EIGHTEEN YEARS OF PAIN WITHOUT VINDICATION.

EIGHTEEN YEARS OF DEALING WITH INFIRMITIES WHILE OTHER PEOPLE WERE HAPPY...

AND GOING ON WITH THEIR LIFE AND MARRYING AND HAVING CHILDREN...

AND HAVING A GOOD TIME AND GOING OFF TO COLLEGE AND BUYING NEW HOMES.

EIGHTEEN YEARS SHE'D BEEN STUCK IN A RUT. HAVE YOU EVER GOTTEN STUCK--

EXCUSE ME. WHAT DOES SHE THINK SHE'S DOING?

EXCUSE ME. EXCUSE ME. [ Women Complaining ]

I'M WITH CAS-- I'M WITH CASSEY JORDAN.

I'M WITH CASSEY JORDAN. WAIT A MINUTE. GO AHEAD. STRAIGHT OVER THERE.

[ Jakes ] EIGHTEEN YEARS OF BEING ALIENATED FROM EVERYBODY.

EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AN AFFLICTION IN YOUR BODY, IN YOUR MIND.

EIGHTEEN YEARS OF LIVING WITH THE MEMORY.

AND SCARRED AND AGONY AND ABUSE.

I WANT YOU TO BOW YOUR HEADS AND CLOSE YOUR EYES.

I BELIEVE THAT THE LORD MEANT FOR YOU TO HEAR THIS MESSAGE.

AND I WANNA GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY-- PARTICULARLY THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW THE LORD.

MAYBE THOSE OF YOU WHO ONCE WERE IN FELLOWSHIP WITH THE LORD.

MM-HMM. YEAH.

MAYBE THOSE OF YOU WHO ONCE WERE IN FELLOWSHIP...

AND YOU DRIFTED AWAY AND YOU'RE SAYING, "I GOT IN A MESS AND MADE SOME MISTAKES...

"AND DID SOME THINGS I WAS ASHAMED OF.

"I DIDN'T EVEN THINK THAT GOD WOULD FORGIVE ME...

"UNTIL I HEARD THE MAN OF GOD PREACHING ABOUT IT.

"I FELT DIRTY AND I DIDN'T THINK I COULD BE CLEAN.

"BUT HE STARTED PREACHING ABOUT GOD'S GRACE AND REDEMPTION.

AND IF HE COULD HEAL THAT WOMAN, MAYBE HE COULD HEAL ME."

MAYBE THERE'S A BROTHER IN THE CHURCH WHO'S DONE SOME TERRIBLE THINGS.

HE'S READY TO MAKE A CHANGE.

I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE THAT HE SAW ME AND THAT HE LOVED ME AND THAT HE WANTED TO CHANGE.

I'M GONNA CALL YOU TO THIS ALTAR.

WHOEVER YOU ARE. WHEREVER YOU CAME FROM.

THERE'S ROOM AT THE CROSS.

[ Jakes Continues, Indistinct ]

MILLIONS HAVE COME.

I BELIEVE THAT GOD CAN MAKE ME WHOLE.

I BELIEVE HE CAN DELIVER ME.

I BELIEVE HE CAN SET ME FREE.

I BELIEVE HE CAN FIX ME.

EVEN ME. EVEN ME.

I FEEL HIM DRAWING YOU TO THE ALTAR AND YOU'RE WRESTLING...

AND YOU'RE SAYING, "WELL, MAYBE I'LL PRAY IN MY SEAT."

NO, NO, NO. YOU GOT TO COME. JUST LIKE YOU, I DON'T WORRY ABOUT PEOPLE, JUST COME.

COME DOWN OUT OF THAT BALCONY. COME DOWN.

FROM THE BACK ROW TO THE FRONT ROW, GOD WANTS TO TURN YOUR LIFE AROUND.

HE'S COMING. HE'S COMING. HE'S ABLE TO DELIVER YOU.

COME RIGHT NOW.

THERE'S ROOM AT THE CROSS.

BACKSLIDER! HEY! I'M TALKING TO YOU.

[ Crying ] COME ON DOWN. COME ON.

COME ON DOWN. COME ON.

YOU NEED THIS WORD. THANK YOU, GOD.

YOU NEED A GOOD ANOINTED CHURCH LIKE THIS WHERE YOU CAN GET THE WORD OF GOD AND BE SET FREE.

AND BE HEALED. HEALED. HEALED OF YOUR ISSUES AND YOUR ANGERS AND YOUR DILEMMAS.

HEALED. HEALED. HEALED. [ Sobbing ]

OH, GOD. HEALED. HEALED.

HEAL ME, LORD. HEAL ME, LORD.

TOUCH ME, LORD.

I WANNA BE LOOSED.

I WANNA BE FREE. I WANNA GET ON WITH IT. TOUCH ME, LORD.

* THERE'S ROOM AT THE CROSS FOR YOU *

* ROOM AT THE CROSS *

* ROOM AT THE CROSS * COME ON DOWN.

MY GOD, PEOPLE ARE COMING FROM EVERYWHERE.

SOMEBODY OUGHT TO CLAP THEIR HANDS.

SOMEBODY'S MAMA'S COMING TO THE LORD.

SOMEBODY'S LITTLE GIRL IS COMING TO THE LORD!

SOMEBODY'S DADDY'S COMING TO THE LORD.

SOMEBODY'S SON IS COMING TO THE LORD TODAY. TODAY!

MICHELLE. HE'S COMING.

MICHELLE. I'M SO SORRY. PLEASE FORGIVE ME.

MICHELLE, PLEASE FORGIVE ME. I'M SO SORRY.

- I FEEL HIM DRAWING YOU TO THE ALTAR. - I'M SO SORRY.

NO!

- [ Screams ] - [ Clamoring ]

[ Clamoring Continues ]

[ Sobbing ] OH, MY GOD.

[ Young Michelle Screaming ]

EVERYTHING, UH, HAPPENED SO FAST.

I MEAN, I NEVER SAW IT COMING.

DON'T GET ME WRONG. I'VE GOT FAULTS... JUST LIKE THE NEXT MAN.

BUT I WAS WORKING ON 'EM.

I JUST NEEDED A LITTLE MORE TIME.

THERE WAS SO MUCH THAT I WANTED TO SAY TO MICHELLE.

AND TO CASSEY. AND TO GOD.

I JUST RAN OUT OF TIME.

I WAS TRYING TO START A NEW LIFE.

I JUST NEEDED A LITTLE MORE TIME.

I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW GOD COULD FORGIVE A MAN LIKE THAT.

I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY I SHOULD FORGIVE A MAN LIKE THAT.

BUT NOW I DO.

YOU CAN NEVER REALLY GET EVEN.

WHAT I DID WAS WRONG.

[ Exhales ] NO MATTER WHAT HE DID TO ME, IT WAS WRONG.

[ Sighs ]

WHEN YOU TALK TO GOD AGAIN,

ASK HIM TO FORGIVE ME.

I KNOW I CAN'T BRING A LIFE BACK.

[ Sniffling ]

TELL MY MOTHER THAT I LOVE HER.

AND THAT I FORGIVE HER.

TELL HER THAT I'VE ALWAYS LOVED HER.

AND I HOPE WE CAN GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER.

'CAUSE NO MATTER WHAT I FELT,

I DIDN'T HAVE THE RIGHT TO TAKE SOMETHING FROM HER.

JUST PRAY FOR ME.

I'VE BEEN PRAYING.

I'VE BEEN PRAYING FOR A LITTLE GIRL.

I'VE BEEN PRAYING THAT SHE WOULDN'T DIE.

I'VE BEEN PRAYING THAT SHE WOULDN'T GIVE UP...

AND THAT SOMEHOW YOU'D GET THROUGH THIS.

I'VE BEEN PRAYING YOU WOULDN'T ALLOW THESE BARS AND THIS CHAOS AND ALL THIS STUFF...

DESTROY YOUR SPIRIT.

BUT NOW I KNOW--

I KNOW SHE'S ALIVE AND WELL.

AND I KNOW IN MY HEART, MICHELLE,

YOU'RE GONNA BE OKAY.

SOMEHOW, YOU'RE GONNA MAKE IT THROUGH THIS. I KNOW IT IN MY HEART.

STAY FREE.

STAY FREE, MICHELLE. YOU HEAR ME?

I'M GONNA BE PRAYING FOR YOU.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU'RE GONNA MAKE IT.

[ Man Shouting, Indistinct ]

[ Gate Buzzes ]

[ Young Michelle ] YOU READY? [ Young Todd ] I'M READY.

OPEN YOUR EYES. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

PRESENTING ME!

* LITTLE SALLY WALKER SITTING IN HER SAUCER *

* RISE, SALLY, RISE WIPE YOUR WEEPING EYES *

* AND PUT YOUR HANDS ON YOUR HIPS AND LET YOUR BACKBONE SLIP *

* AW, SHAKE IT TO THE EAST AW, SHAKE IT TO THE WEST *

* AW, SHAKE IT TO THE VERY ONE THAT YOU LOVE THE BEST **

* HOLINESS, HOLINESS THAT'S WHAT I LONG FOR *

* HOLINESS IS WHAT I NEED *

* HOLINESS, HOLINESS IS WHAT YOU WANT *

* FOR ME FOR ME *

* AND I WANT TO SING * * HOLINESS, HOLINESS IS WHAT I LONG FOR *

* THAT'S WHAT I LONG FOR * * HOLINESS IS WHAT I NEED *

* OH, YEAH * * HOLINESS, HOLINESS IS WHAT YOU WANT FOR ME *

* OH, YEAH *

* RIGHTEOUSNESS, RIGHTEOUSNESS IS WHAT I LONG FOR *

* RIGHTEOUSNESS IS WHAT I NEED *

* THAT'S WHAT I NEED *

* RIGHTEOUSNESS, RIGHTEOUSNESS IS WHAT YOU WANT FOR ME *

* FOR ME *

* SO TAKE MY HEART * * TAKE MY HEART *

* AND MOLD IT *

* AND TAKE MY MIND *

* TRANSFORM IT *

* TAKE MY WILL *

* CONFORM IT *

* TO YOURS * * TO YOURS *

* TO YOURS * * TO YOURS *

* OH, LORD * * OH, YEAH *

* BROKENNESS, BROKENNESS IS WHAT I LONG FOR *

* BROKENNESS IS WHAT I NEED * * WANNA BE BROKEN *

* BROKENNESS, BROKENNESS IS WHAT YOU WANT FOR-- FOR ME *

* FOR ME *

* SO TAKE MY HEART * * TAKE MY HEART *

* AND MOLD IT *

* TAKE MY MIND TRANSFORM IT *

* TAKE MY WILL *

* CONFORM IT * * TO YOURS *

* TO YOURS * * TO YOURS *

* TO YOURS * * TO YOUR LOVE *

* TAKE MY HEART *

* MY HEART * * AND MOLD IT *

* TAKE MY MIND * * MY MIND *

* TRANSFORM MY MIND * * TRANSFORM IT *

* TAKE MY WILL, LORD * * TAKE MY WILL *

* CONFORM MY WILL * * TO YOURS *

* TO YOURS * * TO YOURS *

* TO YOURS * * OH, LORD *

* TAKE MY HEART AND MOLD IT *

* TAKE MY MIND * * TAKE MY MIND *

* TRANSFORM IT *

* TAKE MY WILL *

* CONFORM IT * * TAKE MY WILL, LORD, NOW *

* TO YOURS TO YOURS * * TO YOURS *

* OH, LORD * * OH, LORD *

* OH *

* HOLINESS, HOLINESS IS WHAT I LONG FOR *

* HOLINESS IS WHAT I KNOW I NEED *

* GOTTA BE HOLY * ** [ Man Vocalizing ]

* HOLINESS IS WHAT YOU WANT FOR ME *

* WANNA BE HOLY * * IT'S WHAT YOU WANT FOR ME *

* GONNA BE HOLY *

* IT'S WHAT YOU WANT FOR ME **