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[Shirley]If you were wondering,

those guys don't live there.

Don't bother calling the police.

They hardly ever come in time.

At least not in this neighborhood.

But, it wasn't always like this.

This used to be a pretty good neighborhood. It really was!

But, after the plant closed,

well...

some who were lucky enough to get out, got out.

And the rest of us, well, you can see what we have to go through!

It's something different every single night.

If all this crime keeps going on, there will be no one left

to commit crimes too.

What this neighborhood needs is a miracle.

Someone or something to breathe life back into this community.

Someone extraordinary.

Well, thank God for the little things.

At least, they didn't take the cat.

Oh.

[FUNKY MUSIC PLAYING]

[shrieking]

Please don't kill me! I'm an only child!

I'll try to be a man in my life one day.

Please don't kill me! Look, man,

for real, you can take my wallet.

Ain't nothing much but I put all I got in there.

It's your thing. I don't care about it.

You're loud. Satchel?

Calm down.

What? What?

Bishop, is that you?

No.

Bishop, that is you. What you doing here?

Will you shut your mouth, fool?

Why?

How did you know it was me?

It's a mask, it can't hide stupidity.

Man, look...

Better stop sneaking up on people.

You know I've got a nervous condition, you know that.

What are you doing here anyway?

Same thing you've been doing up in here.

Breaking into the church.

I ain't breaking into no church.

What? Can you keep your voice down?

I ain't breaking into no church.

God.

I ain't breaking into no church.

I don't know what this bald-headed man talking about me breaking into church.

So, what are you doing here then, huh?

Look man, I am stealing from an almost abandoned building, okay?

This church, technically, is closed.

Okay? Nobody got here and moved this church into the boulevard, man.

What are you talking about?

Look, there's a cross on the front door, it's a church.

You're stealing from a church, fool!

Then in that case, I'm out.

Where you going, cherry bowl?

You know I can't let you leave.

What is you talking about, Bishop?

You know I gotta be home at a certain time,

and I got a curfew. My mama be tripping.

Everybody know you a snitch, Satch.

Man, you talking about people snitching around here.

That's too loud, the way you speaking. You better calm that down.

You don't know who up in around here, you talk about snitching,

you get killed, boy. "Snitching."

You sound crazy as a matter of fact.

Put your mask on. Put your mask on. Huh?

Hello? Is somebody back there?

[WHISPERS] It's just some old lady.

[SCREAMING]

Run!

[SCREAMING]

Bishop! Bishop, where you at?

[YELLS] Bishop!

[WOMAN SCREAMING LOUDLY]

Satchel D'Paige Robinson!

Do you have any idea what time it is?

What'd I tell you about slamming my door?

[GROANING]

What's the matter?

[WHISPERS] I can't breath, Mama.

Oh, you just out of shape.

Now, come on, tell Mama what's really wrong.

[GASPS]

Nothing, Mama.

I... I'm sorry for slamming your door.

Okay? I'm sorry for coming into your house late.

All right, Mama? Can I please be excused? I'm tired.

Go, boy. Pull your pants up.

Yes, ma'am.

And clean up that nasty room tomorrow.

Yes, ma'am.

Mama?

Where's the TV?

What?

We got robbed! They got us!

Mama, where's Mr. Potterfield?

Not my cat!

Here, Mr. Potterfield!

Mr. Potterfield!

[SIREN WAILING]

And then what happened, ma'am?

I got this.

MAN: I'm handling it just fine.

Not really, no.

You gotta stop undermining me in front of witnesses.

I'm not undermining you.

No, I'm not!

Excuse me, are... Are you two all right?

We're fine.

All right, I'll just...

Fine. You take lead.

Fine. I will.

What happened next, ma'am?

That's all I remember.

It happened so fast!

I just came here

to get Pastor's old Bible.

I felt we should have it with us

at the new church, that's all.

I didn't mean to cause all of it.

Grandma, Grandma, it's okay. It's not your fault.

Ma'am, you were the first person to actually see this guy.

This might be the guy that's been burglarizing all the churches in this community.

Look, please. She says that's all she knows.

That's all she knows.

This guy has to be stopped. He could've hurt her tonight.

I realize it's tragic...

Now, I know what you're gonna say, Pastor, but she's our first real lead.

I need to ask her a few more questions. You mean "We".

Yeah, "We." Didn't I say "We"?

What'd I say?

All right, look here. She's tired.

Couldn't you please just come back tomorrow?

I understand. I...

We just need to ask her a few more questions for the report.

I'm not even sure she wants to prosecute.

Is this true?

Oh, she is gonna prosecute.

Right, Grandma?

I... I just wanna put this all behind me. Grandma.

[STUTTERING] God help see me through this.

Grandma, God brought the detectives here.

Yeah, yeah. Karen. Karen, please.

Um, can I please have a word with you two?

Yeah, just...

We'll be just a second.

Listen, um, we just closed the church.

Matter of fact, we're actually selling the building in a few days.

I'll speak to Miss April.

I'm sure this won't go any further.

She's scared, and we just wanna put the whole thing behind us.

Getting out of dodge, huh, Pastor? Can't say I blame you.

Oh, no. No, no, no.

It's not like that at all.

Hey, I get it.

Titan Realty is buying everyone out around here.

Businesses are selling off left and right, I can't say I blame 'em either.

Mmm-hmm.

MAN: Miss April. Is she okay?

Yeah, yeah, she's fine, she's fine. She's just a little shaken.

I'll, uh... We'll be in touch.

Wait. You're leaving? Did you catch the guy?

I want this guy as bad as anyone. We're doing the best we can.

Well, then catch him then.

Well, if she decides she wants to press charges, you know where to reach me.

Us.

Wait, wait. She's not pressing charges?

What's this guy talking about?

Well, someone's gotta do something.

It's gonna be okay, all right?

I'm scared.

I need a sign, Lord.

I need a sign, Lord, so bad!

"Pastor Shirley, Community Order."

I guess a card would do.

You work fast.

[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING]

[LOUD SNORING]

I know you're in there. I can hear you snoring.

[BANGING CONTINUES]

I can hear you in there. Open up!

[BANGING CONTINUES]

Who's there? What's that? What's that? What's that?

What's that? What's that?

[GASPING] Who is it?

The boss wants his money, Shirley.

I got your money. I got your boss' money.

Okay.

Do you take food stamps? Food stamps?

We take cash.

Not even a Russel Simmons prepaid card?

Look, Shirley, I like you. I always have.

But I will come in there.

No, no, no, no. Don't come in here.

I am not dressed, Vinnie.

Now look, I know what you did to Annie May.

Had her out there in the courtyard butt-naked, two broke arms and a scowl.

You're gonna do me like that, Vinnie.

We done been through too much together.

Just let me put some clothes on. Let me catch my breath and put some clothes on.

Three minutes, Shirls.

Two minutes, forty-five seconds and counting.

Oh, come on. I need at least ten minutes.

I got to do church stuff. Church stuff, Vinnie!

I got to do some church stuff. That means I gotta get on my knees,

I got to pray. Or sometimes, I even like to do, um, praise-dancing!

♪ Oh, what a friend We have in Jesus ♪

Look, Shirley, you won't be the first preacher who's arms I had to break.

Okay. Seven minutes. I'll be out there in seven minutes.

But come on, look, you're gonna have to pray with me now.

Get on your knees. Get on your hands and knees, Vinnie.

Two minutes.

And counting.

[PRAYING SOFTLY]

[WHISPERING] I know they're gonna kill me.

[CELL PHONE VIBRATING]

Pastor Shirley speaking.

Yes, Pastor Shirley. I said it was Pastor Shirley when I answered the phone!

I said "Pastor Shirley." Now what is it and who is this?

Yes, yes, yes... Yes!

I'm on my way. I'm on my way!

Yes, yes, just text me the address.

Mmm-hmm, and we'll handle the details when I get there.

God bless you.

Oh, Lord, you might not always come when I call,

but you're always right on time!

VINNIE: One minute, Shirley.

Lord have mercy.

Shirley.

Somebody said "go."

[DOOR CRASHING]

Shirley, where are you?

[CAR ENGINE STARTING]

[TIRES SCREECHING]

Ah, Shirley.

[CELL PHONE RINGING]

Uh, hey, boss.

Yeah, boss, I think we got a problem.

Did you hear something?

No. I didn't hear anything.

I could've sworn I heard something.

Not a thing, Pastor.

[GROANS]

Jason? What's wrong?

I've been out pounding the pavement, trying to pass out these fliers,

but I'm not getting a good response.

How many have you passed out?

Nine.

Couldn't pass them out if I taped Beyonce tickets to the back of them.

Maybe you should try Adele.

Jason, listen, man, I need you in here.

Making sure that everything's boxed up

instead of being out there doing whatever it is you're doing.

Look, it's called outreach, Uncle Chris.

It's what the church is supposed to be doing,

reaching out to our congregation.

Well, in case you haven't noticed,

the congregation has been long gone.

Matter of fact, they haven't been here in a long time.

Yeah, somebody should do something about that.

What do you think I'm doing?

Let me tell you something.

You have no idea how difficult it's been just to get Titan Realty

to be interested in any property in this area.

Now, we are revitalizing the community.

Yeah, but without the people!

Everyone's being forced out!

What's gonna be left to revitalize?

Jason, things change. We've been over this a million times.

Let it go.

It just feels like the decision is being forced upon us.

Just like the guns were being forced on my grandmother's face?

Or those thugs forcing themselves into peoples' cars and homes?

Karen.

You used to love this place.

I can't imagine this place without you.

I can.

I mean, I can't.

Look, I can't keep living like this here. It's crazy out here.

All right, all right, you two lovebirds give it a rest.

She's not my girlfriend.

Now, listen, in a couple of weeks, this place is gonna be a parking lot.

All right? Now, if you will excuse me,

we have a meeting to attend.

Y'all go. I'll catch up.

I promised Mrs. April that I'd grab my daddy's Bible.

It's in one of the boxes in the office.

All right. Don't take too long.

We have much to discuss.

Jason, son, look, one day the business of Mount Pleasant is gonna be yours.

Now it'd be nice if you got your head out of the clouds

and join the rest of us here on Earth on our march to prosperity.

Karen, it's time to go.

Right behind you, Pastor.

[FUNKY MUSIC PLAYING]

[LOUD EXPLOSION]

Hello! Pastor Shirley's here!

Excuse me.

Jesus, are you home?

Hey. Hey. What's going on?

Hey, who are you?

Who are you, pretending to be Jesus, like, to scare me out of my skin.

Is this Mount Pleasant?

Yeah. How can I help you?

How can you help me? Let me show you.

Which side's up?

Well, it's not this way.

Ah, I've got it. I'm gonna show you.

May I? May I?

I know how to fold my...

Oh!

Now, may I help you?

Is this 1717, Fifth Street?

Oh, no, this is Sixth Street. 1717, Sixth Street.

Yeah, I know that now.

That I got some faulty information.

I had to stop and ask the man at the gas station. He didn't know.

So I asked the lady at the bus stop. She didn't know.

Had to ask the Pakistani at the 7-Eleven. He didn't even know English.

If it wasn't for that refined homeless girl,

and the crack head living out back of the church,

I'd have drove right past this place, again.

And again, and again.

Fine. Now, how may I assist you?

Honey, I think you've got it twisted.

You called me. I'm Pastor Shirley.

How may I assist you?

Wait, you're Pastor Shirley? The Pastor Shirley?

Church.

From the business card, Pastor Shirley?

Well...

You're a pastor?

I'm Pastor Shirley! Pastor with a capital "P" and a "Early".

What's it to you, home boy?

Nothing at all. I just, um...

We barely spoke on the phone yesterday. I didn't think you'd show up.

I just didn't know what to expect, that's all.

John 7:24,

"Judge not by the appearance, but judge by righteous judgment."

So take it all in.

Mmm-hmm, take it all in 'cause I am all here.

And Lordy, looks like I'm right on time.

Good Lord, this place is a mess!

Yeah, well...

Yeah, well, nothing. I can't tell if this is a church or a morgue.

There's no life in here.

And I need to live in a church!

You gotta live over here as a little light... Wait.

You know what you need to do?

SHIRLEY: Wait a minute. Ooh, I feel it over here.

Ooh, the spirit! Ooh!

Let me live. Let me live over here.

Live over here.

May I...

Ooh, child, I'm so sorry.

Yous are a scaredy thing. Here, sit down.

Right here, right here.

Okay. All right.

All right. You all right?

Uh, yeah.

Listen, the church is closed.

Closed? Ooh, ooh, I... I am so sorry.

Yeah, yeah.

Someone's buying the building.

Buying the building? Then why in the hell...

We have to have the whole thing cleared out by next week.

Then why'd you call me?

Really desperate.

Look, this church, this whole neighborhood is all I've ever known.

My father was the pastor here before me.

So when I heard you're a community organizer,

I thought that maybe you could help me, I don't know,

organize the community.

[MUTTERING]

No, at the top I put Pastor Shirley.

'cause as a woman of God, a pastor is

first and foremost what I am, and honey,

I think you are looking at this all wrong.

Wait, I am?

See, to turn a neighborhood around

the church has to be the foundation.

God must be at the center of everything you do.

Yeah, I know that.

Look at that Bible you look so good holding.

Bet it belonged to your daddy, didn't it?

And I bet you he instilled you to do what's right.

Yeah, he did.

Then why... in heaven's name

are you leaving?

Well, it's kind of my uncle's church now.

Him and I don't see things eye to eye, so...

Plus, it's kind of...

Hey, I didn't do nothing.

Excuse me. Do you know this guy?

Will you slow down?

Wait a minute! That's my car parked out front.

See? That's my aunt.

Do I look like I'm old enough to be somebody's aunty?

Uh, see, you didn't let me finish.

That's my aunt's daughter.

Okay? So that make her my cousin.

I... Sweet, sexy, fine cousin off the chain.

Look at that, how she just put her hand on her hip. That's sex appeal.

All of that. Uh!

Is this true?

The very fine, sexy part.

Yeah, he's my cousin. A very distant cousin.

Mmm-hmm, yeah I've been seeing him hanging out

in front of the liquor store every single morning.

And I didn't know that your mom had a sister. In fact...

In fact, he's my cousin on our father's side.

You know my daddy?

[CHUCKLES] I do.

Look, Officers, he's my cousin.

That's why he was fishing around in my car, looking suspicious.

I told him I'd give him a ride home.

And he promised he was gonna go home

and stay in the house for the rest of the evening. Ain't that right, cuz?

Right. Right, see, my mom said I could stay out till the street lights come on.

You know what...

[IMITATES CUTTING THROAT]

Actually, Officers, thank you for everything you do for this community.

Well, just doing my job.

Our job. Our job.

Right.

We've been dealing with a rash of crime lately.

Oh, well, better than a rash on your... oops.

[LAUGHS] You know what I'm saying?

Just a little joke, lady officer, lady officer.

Well, y'all look good doing your job.

Y'all look good together. Y'all like a little Kodak moment.

Cute, cute, cute.

Well, if you need to reach me, here's my card.

All right, I got cards, too.

Yes, I invested in some cards.

Yeah, I definitely did for my massage...

...business stuff.

In here somewhere. Wait a minute. Oops.

No, this is my water bill. Gotta put that back.

Look at that. Stay still. Still gotta use water.

Wait a minute. Here we go. Got 'em, got 'em, got 'em.

One for you, and one for you.

Give my stuff back.

Oh, thank you, thank you.

They're clean, they're clean. Don't worry about it.

Let me put this back, too. Oh, this is me at the Grand Canyon.

But you don't wanna know about that.

So, thank you.

Again, well, you, uh... If you need anything, just let me know.

I will. I will. Bye, Officers.

Thank you.

Look, lady, you didn't have to do that, okay, but I really appreciate it.

And I owe you big time. I do.

Hey, you live around here?

Huh? Who, me?

My...

[SIGHS] Uh...

Nah, nah, I can't do that, Detective. Can't do that, I'm sorry.

You know, y'all get my hood card revoked, you know.

I'm just not getting in no cop car.

No, just can't do that. It's not happening today. No, sirree.

You know what, actually, I got something to do.

I think it would be best if y'all go on and give him a ride home.

You'd love a ride home, wouldn't you, cuz?

[WHIMPERING] No. Uh...

Oh, no, no, look, I'm not getting into no cop car.

Oh, you get your butt in that car.

I just ain't gonna in no cop car.

Oh, you gonna do...

I'd rather they take me to jail.

You turn your life around.

I'm gonna lock you up.

Now I know what your problem is.

You need to find Jesus. I know that you lost him,

he drowned, and lost in a cabinet or something.

But you gonna find him, my little brother 'cause you got issues.

Don't make me take out my lead pipe and knock you upside your head!

Get your butt in that cop car now!

Yes, ma'am!

[GROANS] Okay.

See y'all in the car.

Wait a minute.

Now what do you say to nice officers

who offer to give you a ride home

without putting handcuffs on you first?

Let's go, man.

Thank you, Officers.

Come on!

Got your number. Right here.

Oops.

Are you done yet?

Just saved some souls.

Pastor, why don't you come with me?

That's right. Right behind you, cutie pie.

Wipe your feet!

Satchel, really?

What did I tell you about bringing home company unannounced?

Mama, this ain't company.

I'm Detective Michaels and this is Detective Grace.

What'd he do? What you do?

Nothing!

You did something!

Satchel D'Paige Robinson!

You are in trouble now.

What I tell you about bringing the police to my house?

Listen to me, Ma, I didn't do nothing.

The police don't come to your house for nothing.

You hear me?

Okay, but I didn't do nothing, Mama.

Get in that room and put on your pajamas.

You are so grounded!

[CHUCKLES]

Oh, well, we'll show ourselves out.

Huh?

Y'all just gonna leave me here, huh?

Y'all gonna leave me here all by myself?

My ghetto! Man, y'all supposed to protect and serve.

And right now, I am in danger and I don't feel protected!

But, you about to get served!

Get you butt in that room!

Mama, don't do that, please. I didn't do nothing, for real.

Wait a minute. Give me that. What is that you got?

What, this?

Give me that.

This!

"Pastor Shirley Community Activist.

And masseuse?" Huh.

Well, you make sure you give Pastor Shirley a call after I get through whooping your tail.

'Cause when I'm done, I'm the one gonna need a massage.

I don't need no whooping, Mama!

I'm 25 years old! I'm too grown for this shit.

Boy!

Get out of my living room!

[WAILING LOUDLY]

Right this way. Right this way.

I think I made a big mistake.

What are you doing?

I'm just going to pay you for your time.

Hold up, hold up. Now I did not come here for you.

I came here for a bigger purpose.

Oh, really? What's that?

Well, I don't know yet.

Because you weren't here more than five minutes before your car was broken in to.

Oh, honey, please, that child is harmless.

He's a criminal.

"Criminal"? I've seen stale Twinkies harder than that one.

Really? You can tell just by looking at someone?

Yeah. Mmm, pretty much most times.

Most times? Doesn't sound like a foolproof formula.

Honey, there is no foolproof formula.

Let me tell you what a foolproof formula is, you being in this church.

That means you have the advantage.

That little boy came in here and he asked for help because he needed help.

And as long as I work for God, I will make sure he receives that help.

Okay, you're right. And I admire your passion, really.

But we started this whole process too late.

We are too lost to start fighting.

Child, you know what?

When you called me, I was in the middle

of something really, really serious.

I mean, your call really might have saved my life.

[SIGHS]

You helped me.

Please let me help you.

Okay, fine.

So what is it that you even do?

Okay, that's more like it.

Now, usually, when my clients call,

I pick up the phone and then I say, "Hello, this is Mrs. Shirley Pastor."

No, I usually say "Pastor Shirley", not "Mrs. Shirley."

Then they say, "Ooh, you have a nice voice."

So you don't even know what you do, do you?

No, not really. But I know I am a...

A masseuse?

Yeah, that, too, but something with a "V..."

A vampire?

No, not that. No, no.

No, give me "V, V, V, V"...

Vessel! That's the one! I'm a vessel for the Lord, baby.

Look here, Vessel, I'm extremely late for a meeting.

So can we talk about this some other time?

Where are you staying?

You don't even know where you're staying, do you?

Hey, I heard desperation in your voice.

You the one that called me sounding all crazy.

I just whipped up everything, came right away.

I'm the one sweating.

All right, fine, okay? Listen, there's a hotel about five miles from here.

I'll put you up there for the night and we'll work something out for tomorrow.

No, I don't like hotels. It's too easily accessible.

People might see my car.

I'm thinking more like...

No, I think I want to stay here. This is a safe place to stay.

In here? No, you can't stay here.

Okay? This place is closed, and it's not safe for you.

Child? "Not safe"?

I never thought the day would come when I'd hear a man of God utter those words.

That the house of God was not safe.

I know, but you don't understand.

No, baby, you don't understand my God.

[SIGHS]

All right. You're right. I don't even know what I'm thinking.

There's a bed... I'll bring a bed in here.

There's a refrigerator, fully stocked, a kitchen.

There's a closet. You can hang your stuff up in there. Is that fine, okay?

Yes.

I'll come back tonight and we'll talk about it.

Yes. yes. Go on. Go and fight. Okay? All right.

Fight, fight. You're finally starting to fight!

[CHUCKLES]

Honestly, I don't even know what I'm doing anymore.

It's okay, baby. It's okay.

You're finally fighting.

We'll see.

You go on to your meeting. You handle your business.

Shirley got your back.

All right. Thank you.

We'll fight!

All right, I'll be back in a little bit.

[SIGHS]

[PIANO MUSIC PLAYING]

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

WOMAN: Satchel, get the door.

SATCHEL: Mama, can you get it?

I don't wanna come out there.

Boy, if you don't get that door...

Yes, ma'am.

[DOOR OPENS]

Wow.

I didn't know people in the hood had such nice kitchens.

WOMAN: Well, we do all right.

Uh, no, you may not.

Remember you're grounded. You stand your butt right there.

I also didn't know gangsters believed in dramatic irony.

"Dramatic irony?" What...

You see "gangster"?

We see "Lala Pom."

So you the masseuse everybody been talking about. Are you any good?

Yup, I'm very good.

Ooh, yes. Okay, now let me see.

So, your phone call said you were having pain in your neck and your shoulders.

Right here.

Hmm, the old articulation...

[INHALES] In my experiences...

I'm sorry. What did you say your name was again?

I'm Verleen.

Miss Verleen, in my experiences,

pain in the clavicle cervical humerus

and scapula bones, and their associated ligaments, tendons, and muscles

is usually due to stress.

Are you experiencing any unusual stress in your life?

[ASSAULT RIFLES FIRING]

[PEOPLE SCREAMING]

Boy, get your scary self back up.

[FIRING CONTINUES]

Now what were you saying, baby?

Oh, Lord have mercy.

You ain't scared? You ain't scared, just a little bit scared?

You just gonna keep on packing groceries? That's how you gonna do, huh?

[HELICOPTER HOVERING]

Stress, I said "Stress." Do you have any stress in your life, Miss Verleen?

[ASSAULT RIFLE FIRING]

Well, no more than anybody else around here.

Look, my mama hard.

Don't pump no Kool Aid, Miss Lady.

Aight? She ain't afraid of nothing. Right, Ma?

Oh, no, no, no, no. I don't think so. I don't think that's the truth, is it?

Mm-mmm. Is it, Miss Verleen?

Talk to me. Talk to me now. Talk to Pastor Shirley!

I see it all in your face.

A woman's know when another womans is experiencing pain.

Don't we?

Is he your only child?

No. I had another son, Kimmy.

Had?

He died 16 years ago.

On the front porch.

Oh, my God.

I remember it like it was yesterday.

Broad daylight on a Sunday morning.

They took my baby as we were going to church.

And to answer your question, yeah, I get scared.

I get scared every day.

Every day Satchel steps out that door.

Ma'am, what you think is gonna happen to him out there?

You don't know what it's like for these boys out there.

If they not going to jail, they dying.

I mean, it's hell out there.

"And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire." Revelation.

When you focus on Jesus,

you can walk through that lake of fire with your head held high.

Where was Jesus when they killed my son, huh?

Look, lady, you gonna give my mama a massage?

Boy, shut up.

Jesus is always there.

Now we may not understand why

he does some of the terrible things he does to us in our lives,

but that does not negate or destroy the fact

the truth that Jesus is our lord and savior, the great I Am.

I don't know.

Oh, Lord, the spirit is moving in me.

It's moving in me. I'm sorry. I'm trying to slow it down,

but the spirit is moving in me. I've got something on my heart that I've got to say.

Can you let it live? Can I say it to you, Miss Verleen?

Can I talk to you?

Say what you have to say.

Miss Verleen,

you are a good woman.

You are a God-fearing good woman.

And you are a good mother.

So good, so cautious.

So loving that you forgot

to let go of the son that you have.

Because you were forced to let go of the son that you lost.

But you got to let them go. Let them both go.

You got to let him go. And you gotta let him go now.

Let him go so he can show you how good a mother you are.

Not only to him, but also to Kimmy,

who now lives through him. Boom, Mama! Boom!

Hear me talk to you! Boom! Let them go!

Satchel!

Do you think your mother smothers you?

Answer the question.

Uh...

Do you think I smother you?

Well, I don't care what you think or what anybody thinks.

It's dangerous out there, Pastor Shirley.

And I'm not losing another son to gun violence.

We gotta do what we gotta do to survive.

Whatever it takes, we gotta survive.

Look, Ma, I'm tired of surviving.

I wanna live.

No, Ma!

Satchel D'Paige Robinson, if you don't sit...

Ma!

Look, I love you, okay?

I do.

But enough is enough.

Look at me!

Look!

I look like a big ol' ghetto version ofHoney, I Blew Up the Kids.

How dare you talk to me like that?

Ma...

I'm 25 years old.

I gotta wait on mama to go to sleep to watch Al Pacino.

Huh? I love Al Pacino movies.

Hooah!

Scent of a Woman.

It's a great movie, Ma.

I loved it. I even love The Recruit.

I can't believe you're talking to me like this.

Look, Ma, you did a good job raising me, all right?

I know I might do some good and some bad here,

but at the end of the day it's not your fault.

It's not. Just like when Kimmy died.

It's not your fault!

No one blames you, Ma.

I do. I blame myself every single day.

You shouldn't, Ma.

All right?

You took care of me all my life.

Now let me be the man and take care of you.

So you a man now?

Yes, I am.

I am a man now, Ma.

So can you please ease up on my groundings?

So I can go handle things around here.

You've got to let it go!

Let it go!

I'm gonna get them demons off you!

Let it go! Let it go!

[SHUDDERING]

[SIGHS]

You're the man of the house, son.

You're the man of the house.

I feel like

such a weight has been lifted off me.

Well, my work is done.

You not gonna feel the pain in my mom's neck?

No, it's okay, Satchel. It's okay.

Really, I feel better than I've felt in such a long time.

Then I'll be going.

Look...

If there's anything you ever need,

anything I could do for you,

you let me know, you hear?

Well, now that you mentioned it,

we really could use a strong woman like you over at the church.

Pajama boy over here knows where it is.

[CHUCKLING]

I'll be seeing you.

Thank you, Pastor Shirley.

Bye.

[VERLEEN SIGHS]

Al Pacino, huh?

[CHUCKLES]

You know, I got The Godfather on DVD in my room right now.

You wanna watch it?

Just when I thought I was out, they pulled me back in!

I think I'll take a large, with the works.

Mmm-hmm, everything. Anchovies, too.

And a 20-ounce liter bottle of Diet Coke.

Because I'm on a diet. That's right.

That's 1717, Sixth Street.

Okay, what do you mean "The other side of town"? You right around the corner.

Now, you are the third pizza delivery place that I've called

that claims to deliver but won't deliver.

Oh.

Well, I guess a parent shouldn't have to lose their child over a pizza.

All right, well,

will you at least accept credit cards?

Fine, then I'll come pick it up.

Now I'm gonna need to put 5.75 on my Visa,

I can do 3.92 on my MasterCard.

And then the rest on my American Express.

Oh, and I've got five dollars left on my Target gift card.

He can use that as a tip.

I'll explain it to you when I get there.

[MIMICKING MOCKINGLY]

Soft with the ketchup on the top. Thank you.

Lord, when did Chinese people start making pizza?

And when did pizza delivery man become a suicide mission?

[CELL PHONE RINGING]

Yeah, this is Vinnie.

Hey, boss, I was just going through her room.

You know, trying to find a clue about where she may have gone.

Yeah. Yeah, I can shut up, sir.

Yes, sir, I'm listening.

1717, Fifth Street. But how did you get...

Okay. Yeah, I'm shutting up again, sir.

Yes, boss.

You know, she used this address to order a pizza.

Credit cards.

Got it. I'm on my way.

Shirley, those credit cards are gonna be the death of you.

Girl, what are you doing out there in them streets

in the middle of the night by yourself?

I... I really don't wanna be no trouble.

Trouble? Trouble is what's out there in the middle of them streets

when you're by yourself at night.

Sit yourself down. What, hold on, wait a minute.

Before you take a seat up in this church...

I don't... This ain't my church. So, go on.

Tell me about it. Wait a minute.

I live by baby wipes.

Let me see this. Come on, up here.

Be still, it's okay.

Good Lord!

I really should be going.

Going? Going where?

Hey, you're the girl who helped me find this place, aren't you?

Yeah, you are.

Look, you helped me, let me help you.

Wipe some of this dirt.

Oh, my goodness.

What a pretty baby.

Honey, what on earth are you doing out there living in them streets anyway?

I really should be going.

All right. We'll be going.

I'll take you there. Where we gonna go, to the morgue?

'Cause that's where you're going to end up

if you keep living out there in them streets.

Oh. Dorm room?

Parents house?

You know what, I'm not gonna sit here playing... Boyfriend!

That's what it is.

Boyfriend.

Always a man, isn't it?

I swear.

What did he do, why did you get him there?

I know he did something. They always do, don't they?

Come on. Let mama live vicariously through your...

22? 22? 22.

...22-year-old love saga.

[SIGHS] You're safe. You're safe.

Come on.

Quincy was his name.

Quincy?

He is tall, smart.

And I fell in love with him.

I mean, no, really fell in love with him.

But my father hated him.

Told me if I kept seeing him he'd disown me.

Mmm.

Romeo and Juliet, classic tragedy.

But you kept seeing him despite your father, huh?

Yeah.

[WHIMPERS]

But he didn't love you back.

Not the way a princess deserves to be loved.

He drinks so much.

Oh, sweetie.

He drinks so much.

And then when things didn't go his way

he went and got kicked out of college.

And he drank.

And he hit me.

Honey, honey, honey, no.

[SHUSHING]

And every time I tried to get away, he would find me.

[SHUSHING]

And so I hid in the streets.

I don't know...

I don't know how I could be so stupid.

[SHUSHING] Stupid?

Oh, baby.

There is nothing stupid about you.

Honey, you're about the smartest baby I know.

You got outta there early.

Do you know how many women didn't leave,

didn't get out early, and that are dead?

But not you.

Honey, if you lined up every woman in the world,

including Pastor Shirley,

who never made a mistake loving a man,

that line wouldn't wrap around a cardboard box.

I hear you.

I hear you.

Oh, pretty baby.

Come with me.

Come with me.

Well, I've got a cot

and clean clothes,

and a hot shower with your name on it. How about that?

And I'm on my way to go pick up a pizza. You like pizza, don't you?

Look, we gotta figure out a hotel or something we can put you in because...

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

What is going on? Who are you?

Pastor Shirley, she let me in.

I'm sorry, I can just leave.

Wait, wait, all I asked is "Who are you?"

Hey, you!

I didn't know you were coming back. If I had, I'd have bought more pizza.

Pastor Shirley, what is going on?

It's called "dinner." People do it every night.

I know what is. I'm saying, "Who is this lady?"

I'm Ella.

Look, I... I don't want to be any trouble.

Oh, would you quit talking about being trouble. You're no trouble, honey.

Trouble gonna be trouble is you gonna be in trouble

if you keep giving her trouble.

Me? I didn't... I just got here. What is going on?

This is Ella and she needs our help.

Okay, our help how? What is it that we're gonna do?

Wait, do I know you?

Well, you should.

Child been sleeping out in the back of the church for the past two weeks.

You ought to be ashamed of yourself.

Wait, wait, you're the girl in the window?

[MOCKS]

Uh, you're... You look... You're clean.

I mean, uh... You look like you, but you just...

a lot cleaner.

Thank you. Thank you for noticing my cleanliness.

I think. [CHUCKLES]

So now that she's clean, can we help her?

Uh, yes, yeah, of course. The new church is an outreach program.

And I'm sure we can help her out with some temporary living expenses,

get her into a hotel or a woman's shelter or something.

No, no, no, no. I can't go to a hotel.

And in a shelter, he'll find me.

Shh. It's okay. It's okay.

No, no, it's okay, it's okay.

No, you don't have to. You stay right here with us.

ELLA: I just can't.

[MOUTHING]

Uh, look, well, you guys can't stay here by yourselves.

That's out of the question.

All right, fine, listen, I'll grab some cots out back,

and you guys can stay in the office, just the two of you guys

and I'll stay in the pew or something.

But just for the night, okay? Only for the night

'cause this place won't be around here much longer, so don't get used to it.

You're so negative. We still have time to fight.

Yeah, you're gonna see a fight when my uncle gets here in the morning.

Oh, I can't wait to meet him. I have a good feeling about this.

Don't you have a good feeling about this?

I have a good feeling, don't you? Can you feel it?

Yes, I can feel it.

♪ Still have time to fight We still have time to fight ♪

All right, well, look, it's getting late, so

why don't we break some bread?

Thank you.

Wait... Let's say our prayers first before we eat.

I thought that was the prayer.

Bless us, O Lord for these thy gifts from your bounty.

[SHIRLEY TRUMPETING]

[LOUD SNORING]

[SHIRLEY WHEEZING]

[LOUD SNORING]

Hey, what's going on back here?

Sounds like a freight train.

[SHIRLEY WHEEZING]

Excuse me!

Excuse me!

[WHEEZING AND SNORING]

Excuse me!

[YELLING] I got your money!

I got your money, man. I got your money.

[PANTING LOUDLY]

You're not Vinnie.

[YAWNS] Good morning.

[SIGHS]

I haven't slept this good in years.

Oh, and this blanket. What is this, velvet?

Uh, what are you doing in my church?

And who are you?

Who is she?

Pastor Shirley.

A pastor? Then who is this?

Uh, no, she's not a pastor. She's Ella.

Ella?

I thought she was...

Oh, no, she's Ella and I'm Shirley and I'm the pastor.

I'm Ella.

Hold on a minute. Just hold on.

Now what is going on here?

I'm Pastor Shirley.

Yeah, nice to meet you.

Yeah, uh, they both needed a place to stay last night.

I told them they could stay here.

I called Pastor Shirley because...

I don't know.

Uh... I know what you're thinking.

Oh, do you?

No, I don't think you possibly could know what I'm thinking.

Oh, well, that explains her. What is she doing here?

Well, she had no place to go and she needed our help.

Yeah. You have such a beautiful church here.

And you boyfriend has been so generous to me.

She's not my girlfriend.

Okay. So you're, uh,

you're a pastor, huh?

Well, I never heard of you.

Where do you preach?

Well, wherever I'm needed.

So, uh, are you married?

Nope.

Children?

Where do you stay?

I'm kind of in between places.

I mean, I'm not staying right here, I'm not staying right here.

Yeah, how many books in the New Testament?

Oh, really? We gonna do this?

All right, Pastor, 27.

Yeah.

What did Jesus tell Zacchaeus

was the reason for the coming of the Son of Man?

To seek and to save the lost.

Stop. Hello! Honey, you're gonna have to do better than that.

This is Pastor...

♪ Shirley ♪

The army of Joshua prevailed against the army of Amalek as long as...

Moses kept his arms up. Hell, what?

Hey-hey-hey-hey.

In the Bible...

Who did the sun and the moon stand before?

Hmm. Joshua. Boom, baby, boom!

You want to play this game? 'Cause Mama can play this game.

Oh, bring it, sister. Bring it.

She don't know who she's messing with.

Okay. Okay. Huh.

Brother, what's he... Moses, can I get a what?

When he took that rod and placed it

in the tabernacle, what did it sprout?

Well, you see...

Well, it's round...

Oh, oh, oh. Yeah. Yeah, hello.

Yeah. [LAUGHS] Listen, man... Yeah.

Uh, yeah. Well, look, I really don't have time for your shenanigans.

I have much work to do.

What... Is there a problem?

Buds, blossoms, and almonds, Pastor.

You really didn't know the answer, did you, sir?

Shirley, I am a national recognized pastor.

Now I really don't have time for your childish antics.

What are you looking at?

I'm just waiting for your pants to catch on fire.

That's not funny. That's not...

Yeah, Pastor Shirley, is it?

Well, listen, we really do appreciate your help,

but I'm pretty sure we can take care of it.

So if you would be so kind as to see yourself out.

Well, if you don't mind, I'd like to put some clothes on and pack up all my stuff first.

Please, by all means. Let me help you.

I kind of invited her here.

I kind of wanted to see if she was gonna...

I wouldn't do that if I were you.

[ELECTRIC CRACKLING]

Oh, my God, Pastor!

[EXCLAIMING]

Are you okay?

Pastor, you took a really... Yeah, fine!

I think your shirt's on fire.

Whoa!

Jason,

can I have a word with you outside?

Uh, I'll be one moment.

Jason!

So much to do. I'm rushing and I can't believe it.

The word is Mr. Titan is coming here this morning.

What, this morning?

Did you not listen to a word we spoke last night in the meeting?

He is surveying all of the property that he bought in the neighborhood.

Which means he could be here at any time.

I'm so sorry. I have so much on my mind I totally forgot.

Forgive me.

I want you to get the two of them outta here immediately!

Unc!

Now, if you want your eccentric friend

to help with the new church, well, she's more than welcome.

And we would be happy to help the second guest at the new church.

But this building is closed.

That means we cannot be here!

This is more than a building to me!

It's more than a church!

It's my home.

Always has been. This is the only neighborhood that I've ever known.

So forgive me if it's not easy for you to not be here.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I love it, too.

Get them out of here.

VERLEEN: Hello?

We're looking for Pastor Shirley.

She said we should stop by.

I thought the church was closed.

Jason, get them out of here.

Uh, no, no, we're not closed.

Um, how may we help you?

Well, my son is a good boy.

But sometimes, he's a stupid boy.

But he's a good boy.

Ma. Ma!

I'm a man. Not a little boy, okay? Remember that.

Okay, I got you.

Come on.

Okay, so how may we help you?

Oh, uh, you work here, right?

Yes. Yeah, I work here.

Hey, I got a confession.

Okay.

So what, we gonna do that here or we gonna in the back with the curtains or something?

No, we're... We're not that kind of church.

Oh, okay, so what do we do?

Well, um...

You can start by...

putting your hand here and just confess.

SATCHEL: Oh.

VERLEEN: You the man, son.

You right, you right. I am a man, that's me.

Whoo! Okay, all right. Man, man.

Okay, I'm ready. I'm ready, I'm ready.

Okay, he's listening.

Okay, I crawled outside the other night.

I was gonna rob everything up in here, I was.

But the police came and got me. They came and got me.

Yeah.

but it's very brave of you to come down here and tell us that.

Yeah, I appreciate you saying that, too.

You know, I'm just trying to change everything in my life. Trying to be a better man.

Man! Trying to be a better man.

You know? That's why the other night, I took out the trash.

Without my mama knowing.

I did that.

I did, I did, I did do that.

[WHISPERS] Jason, what are you doing?

Hold up. Now, it seems to me like

this man is coming into this church, looking for your help.

No, I know you're not telling them they're not welcome, Pastor.

SATCHEL: Yeah, my... My mama sick!

Mama got a cough! Do that cough, Mama.

[COUGHS]

[COUGHS LOUDLY]

Oh, y'all crazy. Of course not.

I mean, at Mount Pleasant,

everyone is welcome.

Yes, look. All that matters is that you came down here and told us the truth.

It's okay, really.

All right, uh, one more eensy-teensy little thing.

What's that?

Uh...

I brought myself in here the other night!

You're the thief! You tried to rob my grandma!

Hold up! Okay?

I promise you I got nothing to do with this. At all!

Oh, yeah. If it wasn't you then who was it?

I don't know.

Bishop? Bishop?

Okay, look, Bishop, I didn't tell nobody!

Okay, that you robbed the other lady at the church the other day.

You talk too much, Satch.

I've been watching... Get over here!

I've been watching you.

Yeah, I saw you come in yesterday with a cop.

Yeah, and then you back here again in a day.

But listen...

Everybody have a seat now.

Now!

Move!

Lady...

I'm warning you.

You don't scare me.

SATCHEL: What? He scared me.

I just did a pee-pee on myself.

Satchel!

[FLATULENCE]

[ALL EXCLAIMING]

BISHOP: I said shut up!

I'm warning you.

You keep waiving that gun in the air,

there's gonna be a whole lot of slow singing

and flower bringing up in this church.

Well...

I got the gun.

Hey, look!

You can't kill us all, Bishop!

What you say to me? Sit down!

I'm being a man! Mama?

Ain't I? I take it back, I'm sorry.

Listen.

Okay, okay, all right, everyone stop.

This mess stops right now.

You're not gonna bring that mess out there up in here.

Jason, sit down.

No, I've sat long enough.

I can't believe this.

You are the most...

bravest coward I ever met!

SHIRLEY: Boom!

[ALL EXCLAIMING]

I told you not to bring that mess up in God's house!

Didn't we tell him? Didn't we tell him?

Just calm down, calm down. Everything is under control.

Everything, yes, indeed.

Pastor, just sit down.

Uncle Jerry, call Detective Michaels. Call him.

He's so big. Get his feet.

Just drag him.

What do you think you're doing?

Mad men in other room. Remember?

No. I mean, what do you think you're doing with Jason?

Jason?

I thought he wasn't your boyfriend. He's not.

I was just gonna say that you need to...

Listen, Jason is a really sweet guy and all,

but trust me on this one. I'm not interested in him.

You're not?

But if you are, you better jump up on him quickly

before I come to my senses, okay? [CHUCKLES]

You're joking, right?

Pastor Shirley and Jason were there for me when nobody else was.

And I'm forever grateful to them for that.

Wait. Are you the homeless that was...

And Jason brought you here to... Oh!

Girl, we gotta call the police!

Mad man in the next room.

All right, we should tie him up or something before the police get here.

Oh, honey, please. You don't have to worry about that.

I got that all take... Taken care of.

What don't you keep in that thing? Jesus.

Look, Mom, is you okay?

Never better, son.

You are a hero.

Wait, I am?

What do you mean "I am?"

You did a great job and we couldn't have done it without you.

Y'all couldn't have done this without me?

She's right, man. Thank you, Satchel.

Oh, my God. Did you...

Oh, give me a break.

What in the world is going on in here?

Oh. [CHUCKLES] Mr. Titan.

Hey, uh, I-I-I can explain.

Well, who in the world are these people and what are they doing in my building?

A church, sir. This is a church. Excuse me?

Oh, don't... Don't pay him any attention.

He's just helping me move.

Uh, well, what a surprise.

Yeah, what happened to you?

Oh, oh, just a little electrical glitch.

Oh, but everything is fine now.

You look great. What, are you on a diet?

Save the butkiss, Pastor.

I always like to walk around the property before I'm ready to start a project.

I like to get a feel of the energy of the place.

And what do you plan on doing with the energy of this place?

Well, I intend to give this area something that it desperately needs.

Something that the city has been craving.

Hmm. And what would that be?

A strip mall.

A strip mall?

No, not just any strip mall.

This is gonna be a shopping district

to compete with New York, London, Chicago.

This is gonna be the biggest thing this town has ever seen.

Wait. You mean, like a flea market?

VERLEEN: Hush, Satchel.

I'm just saying.

No one's gonna benefit from this.

Oh, I disagree.

Fact, I'm making Mr. Leeland here a very, very rich man.

In fact, he brokered the deal for these properties. I couldn't have done it without him.

Are you proud of this?

Well, one day you'll understand, son.

You allow your movers to talk to you like that?

Look, this is my father's church!

There's still time.

It's not over!

If something is worth fighting for,

you never give up, baby. You never give up!

Unless a miracle walks through that door, it's over.

[BELL CHIMES]

Ella?

Daddy?

ALL: Daddy?

That'll do.

I thought I lost you!

Where on earth have you been? I've been combing

the entire world, trying to find you, girl!

I'm sorry, Daddy.

I couldn't.

It doesn't even matter.

I'm so glad I found you! And now that I found you

I'm never gonna let you go.

Ella is your daughter?

How do you know Ella?

These people have been so nice to me.

They took me in with no questions asked.

Is that true?

places that, uh...

I was talking to the young man.

Well, yeah, we all kind of help each other out.

It seemed to work best that way around here.

I was ready to give up, Daddy.

And then I met Pastor Shirley.

I don't know what I would've done if this church wasn't here.

You don't?

Then that settles it. The church stays!

Whoo!

I can't tear down this church!

Not with what you've done for my daughter.

Whoa. Whoa, whoa, whoa. [CHUCKLES]

Mr. Titan,

this church is the center of your fabulous shopping center.

Ah, I've moved on.

Besides, I can build the next big shopping center in Montana!

I second that.

[ALL LAUGHING]

But Mr. Titan, we had a deal.

And now we don't.

Mr. Titan, you're making a big mistake.

You'll be hearing from my lawyer.

Oh, that's fine.

You tell your lawyer to call one of my 13 lawyers.

13.

Deuces there, man.

Oh, what a blessing. Thank you so much, sir.

Absolutely.

Uh, excuse me. Is this 1717, Fifth Street?

Shirley?

Shirley, get over here. I don't have time for this.

I really need to talk to you.

Shirley, what's this all about?

Oh! Oh, I didn't know that that was you!

We need to talk, Shirley.

Vinnie...

Look, Shirley, you know I like you,

but I got a job to do. You know that.

Shirley, is this guy bothering you?

Wait, sir, who are you?

Let's just say I'm a friend.

No, look. Just stay out of it, sweetie, it's okay.

Hold it, hold it. I'm already involved in all this.

Trust me, sir, you don't wanna get involved in this.

I'm afraid I'm already involved in this.

Me, too.

What?

I gotta get involved, too? I already done did it.

[GRUNTS]

Oh, man, this place is... I'm much safer on the streets.

You gotta go through me, too.

Look, sir, I'm not sure what's going on, but I'm sure we can work it out

peacefully.

This is touching. Really touching.

So this is how you want it, Shirley?

Look, guys...

Honey, thank you so much.

You know I love you.

And it's because of my love for you

that I'm gonna tell you you guys gotta stay out of this one. All right?

All right, Vinnie. Take me to your leader.

No, you gotta go through me, too.

Ella?

Daddy, she helped me when nobody else would.

What'll it take to get... To get this done away with?

I don't know. She owes my boss a lot of money.

With interest. It's not gonna be easy.

How much?

2,100.

2,100? Dollars?

Seriously?

Um, I would've helped you but my sister didn't put her child on my income tax this year.

Shirley, you know the rules.

Hey, how about I give you $3,000?

Good Lord.

and take care of your trouble for having to come down here.

We good here?

I don't know who you are, but I like how you work.

Any time you need another loan you know where to find me.

Ciao, bella!

[LAUGHING] And give that to your boss.

[ALL CHEERING]

Oh, my babies!

Thank you, Daddy.

Thank you, Daddy.

Sir, I swear, I don't know how but I will repay you.

Just seeing my little girl safe and sound, that's all the repayment I'll ever need.

And as you may understand, my daughter and I,

we got a lot of catching up to do.

You know, this church is a really good place, Mr. Titan.

With really, really good people.

Pastor Shirley, he's moving!

Not anymore he ain't.

Peaceful, huh? Yeah, I see.

Look, this church is gonna be here as along as it wants to be here.

In my opinion.

So, question is,

what are you gonna do about it?

You don't have to worry about that.

We must be going.

Thank you.

Sweetie, thank you.

You come back and visit me, you hear me?

I will.

[SIGHS]

Pastor Shirley, what were you doing being involved in a business with a guy like that?

I met him in a back alley and he wanted to invest.

Seemed pretty legit to me.

Thank you, Satchel.

All right, look, Satchel, help me get this guy up, put him on the pew.

I swear it's about time.

Yeah. We done done all the dirty work so he all yours.

Hit him all up in his face.

That's Bishop Foley. He's been causing a lot of trouble here for a long time.

So, uh, is there anything else more we can do for you?

No, we just caught the big fish.

Things should be a lot calmer here from now on. Come on, get up!

Get up, come on.

I'm gonna be out in a few hours. I'm coming for you, snitch.

Hey, hey, hey, not this time!

I wanna talk to my lawyer.

Let's go.

[BAWLING] Will somebody tell my mother?

Ain't nothing worse than a mama's boy.

Let's go home, son. I'm making your favorite dinner.

Wait. You mean, you gonna make chicken mcnuggets and raviols?

From scratch.

Whoo! Mama, can you please make my chicken mcnuggets in the shape of dinosaurs?

Anything for my favorite hero.

Love you, Mama. You know I do.

Come on, Mama.

Goodnight.

Well, kids, I think that's my cue.

Pastor Shirley, what are you doing?

Honey, Jason,

you are one of God's lights of the world.

An elephant in a room cannot be hidden, neither can a zit on the nose.

Neither do people light a lamp to place it under a bowl, no.

They take that lamp and they put it on a stand

and allow its light to shine for everybody in the room.

Honey, be that light for this community.

These people need this church more than you know.

Pastor Shirley.

Honey, it's time for me to go.

Now you got your church back, bad guy's in jail,

you got the girl.

Look, she's not my girlfriend.

Right?

Come on, you're moving away.

I'm moving to the other side of the city, not Mexico.

But I believe in you.

And I'm dedicated to rebuilding this church with you.

Yeah?

Like I said, you got the girl.

This is for you, nice wedding gift.

You all remember to tell that nice Mr. Titan

that as soon as I'm settled, I'll make sure he gets his money.

Never mind. Matter of fact, I'll write him a letter.

Think he'd like that. People don't write letters anymore.

I know, but where will you go?

Oh, I'll be fine. God always provides.

I feel... [INHALES]

good things about this place for you, baby.

Very good things.

Look, why don't you just stay here?

You can work out of this office here,

I can put a cot in here for you, and anything you want you can just ask for.

I can't stay. It's time for me to move on.

I think you young people can take it from here.

Look, by the way,

what did you borrow that money for anyway from that guy?

I borrowed $100 from those people.

He come up in here, talking about I owe him 2,100.

Please. It was for my community service

massage business. That's how I got those cards.

Got 100 of them. A dollar a piece.

But nobody called except you all.

You were my first clients.

And that's the honest to God truth.

I'm kind of a fraud.

No, you're not a fraud, okay, I still need your help.

Not with the massage part, okay?

'Cause I got a girlfriend for that. But...

This community still needs a lot of work, and I could use your help.

Jason... [CHUCKLES]

Honey, I just told you I was a fraud and you still want me to stay?

Of course! Okay? Please just say yes and stay.

Whatever you want, I'll give it to you.

Come on, capital "P" with a "Early."

Just say yes.

Come on. Jason and I could really use you around here.

Oh, I can't. I just got too much to do.

No, you ain't got that much to do.

All right, just say yes.

Okay, fine. Fine, you pulled my arm.

But you know what? I'm gonna need some new draperies.

I'm thinking pink polky dots.

'Cause these folks gonna be looking in on all my glory,

and I can't have that happening. Are y'all writing this down?

'Cause the words coming out of my mouth are very important.

Right here, I think I need a picture of Jesus.

[MOUTHING] Let's go.

Maybe the Trinity with a couple of angels

standing behind him, maybe a little cherub here and there.

Then in this corner...

Hey! I said I was saying important church...

Hmm.

Thank you, Lord.

[EXHALES]

I swear, I promise. Thank you, Jesus.

VERLEEN: I knew it was gonna be something special about that Pastor Shirley.

And I knew Jason was not gonna let this church down.

Things gonna turn around in this neighborhood, just watch and see.

Mr. Potterfield!

Oh, you just watch and see.

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