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(woman whimpering) - Gonna kiss me, touch me huh?

(woman crying out) You gonna play, huh?

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(woman crying out) What you thought this was huh?

What you thought this was?

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(woman grunting) Huh, you thought this was

a love story, huh?

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I can kiss you all right.

(woman grunting)

And you know what else.

(mysterious choral music)

That what you wanted? - No.

- Huh?

Say it.

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(Jacob moaning)

(woman crying out)

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- [Woman] No.

(mysterious choral music)

(woman grunting)

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(panting) I thought you loved me.

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- Excuse me for my nervousness.

Nothing in my grooming has prepared me

to be a public speaker.

There are no Toastmasters in my past.

I am an oddly prototypical scientist,

with little access to labs and technology.

I do share with most chemists an aversion to socialization

outside the sterile and controlled world of my laboratory.

Adding dimension to my apprehension,

there is a distractingly beautiful young lady

sitting in the front row.

What's your name, ma'am?

- Kerry Angel.

- Kerry, is that the name your mother gave you?

- Father.

- What department?

- Preforming arts.

- Kerry Angel of preforming arts is to blame

for any error in this presentation,

or (chuckling) calculation for that matter.

My past plays no small part in this presentation,

for it is a life-long battle for control of the self,

I must confess, that has propelled me to investigate

the chemistry of madness, or rather,

biochemistry of self-control.

In past presentations, I have advanced a thesis that,

while not groundbreaking, I have studied thoroughly.

Now, thanks to the support of the university,

I am prepared to propose a controversial treatment

for the condition that we call rage.

(mysterious music)

(light, upbeat music)

- Damn, Candace, you're lookin' good.

(Candace chuckling)

And you too, Kara.

We are so lucky.

- Um, you're weird, I don't want this one.

Nevermind.

- My apologies, sweetheart, that was a little ungentlemanly

of me, I didn't realize y'all were high-class dames.

- We're so lucky (laughing), that's game though.

- That's the hypothesis.

- That's what we're here to refute.

Show me some game on this spades table.

- Oh, I see you talk a lotta shit, huh?

- I back it up.

- Give me a hug, Simon.

- Hey.

- [Candace] It's good to see you again.

- (chuckling) You too, Candace.

This is my boy, Jay.

- Jacob, what's up?

- [Candace] Candace.

- [Kara] Come give me a hug, Simon Junior.

- I'm sure Simon's told you something about us.

My reputation generally precedes us.

Kara?

- Nice to meet you.

- Wow Simon, it's been so long since I've been here.

You have really decked this place out.

- Well you know, what made you call me anyway?

- Really, I was flipping through GQ and I saw you.

(Simon and Candace laughing)

I got nostalgic, honestly.

- Oh yeah, it was probably Mark Sanchez or somebody.

You know they say we all look alike.

(Candace giggling)

Anyways, that's water under the bridge.

- All forgiven.

- Maybe.

- Maybe?

Okay, and I'm not gonna feel bad

when I put this spankin' on you.

- [Simon] Mm.

- All right, Junior?

Ready to get spanked?

- I'm the daddy, I do the spanking.

* Do you know I got it

* Do you know I got it, got it

* Do you know I got it

* Do you know I got it, got it

* Do you know I got it

* Do you know I got it, got it

* Do you know I got it

- I'll deal.

So uh, Candace, how's business?

- Mm-hmm, big things poppin', little things stoppin'.

- Yeah, I hear that that network systems

is pretty recession-proof.

- I make it happen, you know that.

- Yeah, I know you. (chuckling)

- So Kara, what're you biddin'?

- Give me a second here.

- What is it that you do, Miss Kara?

- I'm a pharmacist.

- Mm.

(Candace giggling)

- I got four.

- [Candace] Two.

- Yeah, you got somethin' in common with my boy over there,

he's a doctor.

- Six?

Are you,

well, I'm not a doctor, what you got?

- And, I got three,

and here I thought a pharmacist was a doctor.

- (chuckling) I meant them kind of pharmaceuticals.

(Candace laughing)

- Oh yeah, I'm better off confused.

- I got seven.

- Mm, I see this is going to be a game.

I thrive on competition.

- So, what do you do?

- I'm a cop.

- [Kara] Oh damn.

- (laughing) Girl, no, he's an investment banker.

(Candace and Simon laughing)

- My boy over here's a chemist.

- Hm, the tax-paying kind, I assume.

- I can use a tax-paying chemist,

if you wanted to make some tax-free money.

- So, you teach at the university?

- He makes drugs.

He's got a drug that will uh, unleash your wild side.

- Hm, and he does it all without ever uttering a word.

Give it up, brother.

- Oh you-- - Hold your card.

- Oh you turned tight, huh?

Go ahead then.

- I do these special exercises, I stay tight.

- Mind and body?

- Mind, body, and soul.

So, what's the name of this drug?

- You're not interested, Candace?

- I think you know me well enough to know

that I would never leash my wild side to begin with.

- I just know that you like drugs.

So, give it up, come on.

(hand tapping)

Dammit, jump for it.

(Candace laughing)

- It's not quite ready for human consumption yet.

- The FDA route, so someone else can make your money.

- He's a scientist, not a chef.

- A mad scientist.

So what do your kids think about that?

- Pow!

He don't have any kids, babe.

- Does he talk?

- No, he plays spades.

(Candace laughing) Set, throw 'em in.

- Obviously. - We win.

That's it ladies, we win again.

One more time and it is over.

- Let's play truth or dare, or something I can win at.

- Candace.

- Jacob, truth or dare?

- I don't wanna play truth or dare.

- Why not, are you scared?

- No, I don't wanna play your game.

- Come on, I'll let you do me, truth or dare?

- I dare you

to kiss both Jacob and Simon

for at least five seconds.

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* I can love you all night

* All of these times

* All of these times

* In my life

* I understand

* All that you're suppose to do

* Nobody ever

- Whoa, whoa, whoa, all right, chill out.

Um, game over.

Hey, you wanna go to check out the palace?

- Sure.

- [Simon] Can y'all two be left alone?

- Please.

- It's cool man, I'm gonna finish up my drink

and I'll be on my way.

It's been real, Kara.

- Don't mind my friend, that's just her crazy way

of showing you that she likes you.

Go slow with him, Candace, danger lurks within.

- You comin'?

Day 12 of the study.

I'm not sure if the violent behaviors I've been exhibiting

is from the drug.

After I take it, I feel a surge of adrenalin.

A surge of adrenalin.

And an overwhelming desire to do something wrong or bad.

How do I know that what I wanna do is bad?

Is it that essential, no?

What is essential, is that I wanna do somethin'

that upsets my own sensibilities.

How do I know that I credit this to the drug?

I know the feeling of anger, of violent desires,

way too well.

I've hit women, hit women,

participated in gang rapes,

fought, stabbed, and shot at other men.

I've injured, and may have killed others

with malice aforethought.

In embarking on such encounters,

I feel the same sensation that I do after taking the drug.

I can hardly stand to look at myself,

evidence that some conscience still remains.

I have not drawn any sure conclusions.

(whirring)

(chuckling)

Man, I must thank you again for introducing me

to Candace and Kara.

(Simon laughing)

Candace in particular.

I mean, you said we'd be running up in some hoes,

and you made your words manifest.

That Candace, that's a wild girl.

(Simon laughing)

She makes dark fantasies vivid.

- Boy, I ain't seen you in a week.

What's been goin' on, man?

Kara says she think Candace is turning you out.

- She ain't all that.

- Yeah, that's probably your problem.

Look, don't get caught up.

All right, what happened to ole girl from your job?

- Kerry.

Slow but sure.

She's good.

She's sweet.

She's a vessel, a chalice of love and affection.

- Yeah, she don't turn you on.

- She's sacred to me.

(Simon scoffing)

- I understand, yeah, I do.

It's just, I probably got some of the same problems.

You know, it's like this, this rage, this anger in you,

or this wild, raw feeling that you, you can't put down.

I understand.

- That gushy shit, that vanilla shit.

That holding hands while you're kissing.

Man that ain't me, that shit just makes me mad.

- So you're the one who put those bruises on Candace.

- Man, we go all the way.

We go so hard, every time.

You don't wanna know, bro.

- I wanna know.

- My brother, you don't wanna know.

And her fantasies, she writes them on my bathroom mirror

in the steam or in lipstick.

She texts me,

anywhere, any time, anybody watching you.

Oh, she's flexible.

Man that pill lets, it lets all that shit free,

all that anger, all that hate,

all that pent up rage, I just dump it all on Candace.

And when I see Kerry, she don't even recognize me.

She don't know I'm that chump from across the quad

who can't make love.

Hell, she don't know who I am.

And she can't let me go.

When I do see Kerry, then I can be Jacob.

I don't have to let that monster Jay out

through my eyes, my hands, or my lips.

Man, I wanna rape the shit outta Kerry.

She's so delicate.

I wanna get her in the corner of a building,

get her to come to my office,

stand between her and the door.

When she smiles at me, walking down the hallway,

that's all I need for me to wanna hurt her.

You think that's her type?

Nah, me neither.

- Look, whatever you do with Candace, you're my boy.

She like it like that, it's your thing, hey,

I just don't wanna see you lose a stable thing

for an unstable thing.

Look, I'm just sayin' this, watch your back with Candace.

Okay, she's got two girls born in the same year

with two different daddies.

She don't like to use condoms.

Don't let that smooth taste fool you.

- I mean, I mean that could be possible.

But I mean, she told me she was on the pill.

- Okay, what, just 'cause she got some money,

a few cars, a few houses here and there,

that don't mean shit, man.

Candace ain't got no damn foundation.

Evidence one, she's fuckin' with your creepy ass.

- Kerry likes me, what the fuck's wrong with her?

- Man, Kerry just probably trying to get next to me.

Come on man, be for real, homey.

- You're an ass.

- Let some sweet girl come up to me, bringin' me lunch,

smilin' all up in my face.

- Man, I know you, soon as I get up off Candace,

you'll be right back up on her.

- (scoffing) No man, Candace is just too damn nasty.

(sighing) All right, look, I just wouldn't make no habit

of it, all right?

Nah, I, nah, Candace would have me undisciplined.

- And that's why bad things happen to good people.

See you can want a Kerry, but you can't do nothin' with her

because she's too good.

And no matter how good you are,

there's still that evil part of you that wants to hurt her,

that wants to see her cry.

That want her to leave but want her to stay anyway

just so you can see how much she really needs you.

(both chuckling)

- Is that what it is?

- That's what it is.

See you separate the two drives, evil and good.

The evil can relegate itself back into the world of evil.

Who can say that what me and Candace is doing is wrong?

- Your faith, your grandmother, my faith,

your mom, God rest her soul.

- Point taken, I'm just saying.

- But here's the fatal flaw with your theory.

If you separate the good from the bad,

some of us are inclined to the good, that's me.

I may be a ho, or whatever women wanna call me,

but I ain't got no woman, I ain't got a good woman waitin',

I'm a grown man, and I don't have any kids.

Okay, and I've been careful to keep it that way

'cause I don't wanna leave my seed with some woman

I can't trust.

I work hard, I pay my bills and my taxes.

I've had no criminal background

since we were what, 14, 15?

How old was it when we started straightening out?

What, 16?

- Yes.

- Exactly, I work out, I eat healthy.

If you separate the good in me from the bad,

I'd be a better man.

I'm inclined to the good.

You on the other hand, you know what,

let's just leave you out of the equation

'cause you're an exception to every rule.

But then there are those

that if you separate the bad from the good,

they're gonna be worse for it, they'll be all bad.

What you gonna do with them?

- You either exterminate them, you weed them out,

stop them from reproducing, or, you treat them.

Or, you let their own evil tendencies destroy them.

- Yeah, like herpes is gonna destroy your ass.

- Herpes ain't never killed anybody.

- Hey man, you are sick.

(Simon laughing)

- Oh shit, I got a date, man.

- With who?

- My bad, it's not a date.

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Month four, day 140 of the study.

I have exacted great tortures on my first victim.

(gentle piano music)

Kerry has become more physical with me,

touching me, holding me, massaging my shoulders.

Even when her knee brushes against my knee, I feel afraid.

I want to break it off with her because she is in danger,

and she is a threat to this experiment.

But I do not want to return to a life of constant darkness,

laboratories, loneliness, and loveless desires.

My father, my father has reemerged back into my life.

I used the antidote with him as a preventative measure.

And though I try to view him through the lens of maturity,

I am deeply disappointed in him, mad at him, hurt by him,

for abandoning my mother and I.

He has asked for forgiveness, and though I do my best

to refrain, he endures what abuse I cannot contain.

He is a better man than he used to be,

but I'm the man that I am

because of the man that he was not.

My father wanted to introduce me to a woman

who works with his recovery group at the church

doing drama projects.

My drug prototype is up for consideration for FDA approval.

I've also arranged a meeting with Candace, she's pregnant.

I do not want her to have this baby,

I cannot allow her to have this baby.

I will need that antidote for my father.

But with Candace, I'll use the accelerant drug.

(static buzzing)

I will need to access all the rage I feel

in order to express my great frustration

(static buzzing)

with her intention to have my child.

(gentle piano music)

- [Mr. James] I'm glad you made it Sister Kerry,

now let me tell you somethin', Sister Leslie always tryin'

to get in front of the church but her head is so big,

I don't understand how she's not off balance.

- [Kerry] The last audition she had the nerve to wear a hat.

- [Mr. James] And she sounds terrible, like a bucket,

hey son, how are you?

- [Jacob] Hey. - Good, good, this is um--

- Oh my gosh, (chuckling) it's a dream come true.

Mr. James, is this your son? - Yeah, this is my boy.

- Hi, Jacob.

- Hey.

- Wait, wait, wait, you two know one another.

- Yeah, oh my gosh, Jacob, your father is so proud of you.

- Oh yeah, could've fooled me.

- Well, I mean, you're the last person to know then,

'cause everybody at the program knows

how proud Mr. J is of his boy.

- Oh yeah, so what'd you tell 'em?

- Not much to tell, just that your mom

did an outstanding job with you

and I had absolutely nothing to do with it.

- And, that uh, you're a famous doctor,

and that you study something

that was a little too complicated

for him to really get from the article.

- I have no clue.

- Well, I mean, I don't blame you.

If it weren't for those science symposiums at the school,

where they fully explain the research, I'd be lost too.

I mean, from the poster it looked like

he had invented X or something.

- [Mr. James] (laughing) Don't say that.

- Look, I'm not 100% sure he didn't.

- (chuckling) You know, I always wondered,

why were you there that night?

- I told you, it looked like you'd invented X.

I mean, that is crazy, right?

I wanted to be able to say to my friends,

"Look, I met the black man--"

- [Kerry And Mr. James] Who invented X.

- Well, X is illegal.

So Dad, you had good things to say about me, huh?

- I always do, Son.

- I appreciate that.

- What I want to know, how,

I mean, how, how you know Sister Kerry here?

- You remember that beautiful woman I told you about?

The one who teaches--

- [Jacob And Mr. James] At the university.

- At that building across from the quad

who is way out of my league, but tolerates me despite it.

- You are such a performer.

- Oh, you're out of his league.

- (laughing) You know what, you and your dad,

you make quite a pair.

Do you sing and act like your dad, Professor James?

- Well I can sing and act, just like--

- [Jacob And Mr. James] Mr. James. (all laughing)

- You know what, like father, like son.

- For better or worse.

- Better son, definitely better.

- Well um, I assume that you gathered us all here

for some kind of announcement.

- Mm, a celebration.

- Oh, you know already.

- You don't watch the news.

- I don't know.

- Where's that waitress?

- Jacob, it's cool okay, it's busy.

Um, I get my news like the bums, from other bums.

- That's the best way to get you some bum news.

- (laughing) Well, they can tell you world, national,

and local news, and, hey, they might even tell you

a little bit you didn't know about yourself.

- Yeah, won't even take a donation.

Well, they will gladly receive one--

- Yes. - But doesn't

require one, right?

- Well, since you don't know,

my drug is finally up for FDA approval.

- Oh my god, already, are you kidding me?

Oh, congratulations, Jacob.

- Thank you.

- Congratulations, I mean, look, I totally disapprove

of the drug and everything that it represents

but I'm still so happy for you,

and I'm so proud of your success.

- Well, thank you, for your excitement and your honesty.

- Mm-hmm, oh, champagne, please.

- Diet Coke for me, please.

- Second best thing.

- Hennessy double, no ice.

- [Waiter] Thank you.

- I mean, Jacob, you know how I feel about liquid lobotomy.

- Yeah, I know, despite the irony

that you drink to most things.

- Oh, there is a big difference between uh,

getting tipsy and acting silly,

and then completely disabling your control

over your animal instinct.

- Okay, hold on now, is that what, is that what this does,

it can, I don't understand any of this okay,

you're gonna have to slow down and,

you know, break it down like you're talking to

an ole fool like me, okay?

- (chuckling) The drug disassociates the superego

from the id.

- Oh, now can you translate that for me in English?

- Two attitudes control who you think you are.

- Who I think I am, me?

- Yeah, anybody.

One attitude makes you feel like you can do no evil,

you should only do good.

- Wait a minute, let me guess, that is the superego.

- The other one, makes you selfish.

That part of you that walked out on me and my mom.

- Jacob, that's heavy, okay.

- So that must also include that part where

I hurt all of my life, Son, hm?

That part where I begged your mother time and time again

to take me back so we can try again.

That must be that part of that superego, right?

- And fucked up again, id, right?

- And this drug, um, what does it do?

It kinda helps you get rid of your desire to do bad

just so you can do what's right?

- See now, that statement right there,

it's a real reflection of your spirit, Mr. James.

And, I mean, in the best-case scenario

that's exactly what would happen, but it would also

free up that bad part of you to fulfill its bad desires.

I mean, that is why the most high crafted us

as humans-- - Wait, wait, wait,

hold on, time out, I'm sorry. - Mm-hmm.

- If, if you can do all that, why not just kill off

the desire to do bad, I mean, kill it all off

so you don't want, you don't wanna do bad anymore,

can't you do that?

- Yeah, Miss Kerry?

- Oh.

- [Mr. James] Sister Kerry.

- Okay, well um, a couple of reasons.

For one, it's fun to do bad things sometimes.

- Fun to do bad things, hm?

- Um, like a little bad, okay?

Not a big bad, like--

- What's a big bad?

- Oh, walking out on your kids, or,

(sighing) I'm sorry, Mr. James, I didn't,

I didn't mean that. - No offense taken.

Cheers, hm?

Excuse me.

Oh, challenge, hm?

All right, choose your weapon.

- Hm, this one.

- Okay, we good?

- Mm.

- Good, see, I don't want you all upset

Miss Lady, all right?

Son and I have had this conversation 100 times. (chuckling)

- Okay well, I mean, I know, everybody thinks I'm so nice

because I volunteer at the church but,

I mean, I do that because I like to help people,

and that church has a lot of resources that I can use.

You know, and maybe I like to help people

for selfish reasons, and wouldn't ridding me of my id

also kill my desire to help others?

- (chuckling) You know, I bet there's just some,

some church lady who is dying to direct the Easter play,

whose job you stole, with your little heathen self.

And she just don't have the heart to speak up.

- [Mr. James] You're pretty heathen though. (laughing)

- Hey, if she exercised her id a bit more,

then she might challenge me.

And, you know, she'd lose.

- Like I'm doin'.

- Because, I'm the shit, okay.

And, you know, that, that gives me my edge.

You know, it's that little bit of hood in me

that won't let me give up without a good, hard fight.

- Praise the lord, Sister Shit.

- You like a good, hard fight, huh, Miss Kerry?

- All right, Jacob, I don't know how to take that.

Don't get caught up.

- Hey, hey, now, hey, hey, you know,

I know Sister Kerry here, I've seen her,

she got some spice, and them old, them old women

down the church come, she don't, she puts it down,

you hear me?

I've seen her eyed.

- Id. - Id, id, her id.

- Uh-huh. - Your id, I've seen your id.

- Look, that makes me who I am,

and I just can't imagine who I'd be without that balance.

Look, I'd sincerely hate to throw salt

on your great achievement.

- Kerry Angel, the all good.

And Jacob James, the all bad.

- So, you're the superego, right?

You're the id, who the ego?

Simon, my man.

- Ah, Mr. James, good to see you, man.

- Good to see you too, son.

- [Simon] Hey, what's goin' on, man?

- What's up, man?

- Well hello, hello, hello.

May I have your hand in marriage?

(Mr. James clearing throat)

Um, I mean uh, may I have your name?

- Well uh, Kerry.

- The woman who works across the quad,

who is way too fine and way too sweet for my boy Jacob here.

- (chuckling) Well, my reputation precedes me.

- Yeah. - It's nice to meet you.

- Pleasure is all mine, I see we're drinking.

Well it's after workish, I guess.

Excuse me.

- Oh, um, I should pass.

(sighing) I've gotta go back to work.

I have to teach an evening class,

so I've gotta go back to the university.

- Yeah, well I agree, you should pass

because you know, you, you've still got to get back to work,

you're still on the clock, right?

- Well now, I'm off the clock, it's lunch.

Actually, if you can get them to put that champagne

in a plastic cup for me, I'll take it to class.

- (laughing) I know that's right.

Yeah, I'll have uh, one of everything for everyone else,

and a Crown and Coke for me. - Thanks.

- So what were y'all talkin' about?

- Well, Kerry here was trashing my discovery.

- Oh, so you're anti liquid lobotomy too.

- Okay, finally, somebody on my team.

- Ah.

- Now what's your beef with it?

- Ah, this boy right here don't have no problem

with doin' the wrong thing.

I mean, I think he takin' the drug already,

at least sniffin' the fumes.

- Really, do tell.

- (laughing) I'm not gonna do my boy like that,

I ain't gonna throw him under the bus like that.

- Uh, don't you have class or something?

- Um, I am the teacher, so class doesn't start

till I get there.

So, spill the tea.

- Yeah, well look, I'm just sayin' this,

all what's gonna happen in the dark

is gonna come out in the light anyway, right?

- Um-hmm.

- I mean, when it comes to that drug,

all you gonna do is let the criminal aspect free.

And we got enough of that in the society as it is.

- [Kerry] Um-hmm.

- Now I got your science and your philosophy and all that,

but I'm a practical man.

In fact, I'm an investment banker.

You can call that second number, that's my cell.

You can call that for personal, private, professional,

whatever you need.

- Thank you.

- Look, I'm just sayin', as I look around the world,

I don't see people havin' a problem doin'

whatever the hell they wanna do.

- Amen to that bro, okay, listen.

I'm no scientist or professor or investment banker, right?

I'm not any of those.

But, I have repeated a few grades

in the school of hard knocks.

- Great, my preacher.

- I really don't see a problem with the medicine,

I don't think it's bad.

Especially if it's gonna be prescribed by doctors

to do good, right?

- Now see, I know you know that prescription drug abuse

is one of the top forms of abuse in the country.

Look, people die from drug overdoses every day.

- See says, while waitin' on her plastic cup.

- It's not the same. (men laughing)

- Besides, the K155 is only lethal

when you mix it with non-prescription opiates.

- Yeah, no, that's good because, you know junkies,

they never mix their drugs. - Yeah, they don't do that.

- Okay, okay, but that's still not a good enough reason

not to use the medicine,

especially if it's gonna help people and make 'em better.

- Ideally.

- Oh, so that's ideal now?

'Cause I was pretty sure you had a darker plan.

- Whoa.

- What you mean? - What's, what's, what's that?

- Uh, what was it, let the bad free?

Let it satiate itself, let it self-destruct, right?

- Oh, mm-mm, see that is scary, you know, seriously,

I just, I don't know how I feel about that.

And it sounds just like somethin' a scientist would say too.

- We'll watch people explode, take notes.

- I'll pass.

- I know, Kerry Angel.

You don't even like to see bad people get hurt.

- No, I wanna see them better.

- And ideally, that's what will happen.

- Ideally. - Ideally.

- (chuckling) Oh, man, I hate to leave.

You know, the free drinks are flowing

and I'm a lone woman in the company

of three of the most eligible bachelors in town.

(Mr. James chuckling)

See, all of the women in the university, they are jealous,

and I have to go to class.

See, a little liquid lobotomy would have me stay,

but then-- - And that's where

the problem would begin.

- Yeah, so, me, myself, and I, we all thank you,

and we'll be off.

It was nice to meet you--

- Simon.

- Simon.

Uh, bye, Mr. James.

- Bye, sweetheart.

- Bye, Jacob.

- See ya.

- Uh oh, by the way, remember you are the new superego,

don't let me down.

Have a good one.

- Don't let me down. - Superego, Mr. James?

- [Mr. James] Mm-hmm.

- Hey, it's opposite day.

- (chuckling) so that would make you the superego.

- [Mr. James] Mm. (chuckling)

- Yeah, so what's up with that Kerry, man?

You ain't tell me she had a fat little ass like that.

She single, or what?

- Brah, the first thing I told you

was that she had a fat ass.

- Uh, I remember, you're right, you did,

that was the first thing you told me.

But what difference does it make for you?

She ain't gonna wanna have shit else to do with you

when she finds out about,

I'm just saying you should hook your boy up.

- She won't find out.

- Oh, she's gonna know on bring your kid to work day.

- There ain't gonna be no bring your kid to work day.

I got the money right here.

- Man, Candace don't want your money.

Candace, she got enough money to buy the abortion clinic.

She wants your baby.

- Whoa, whoa, son, son, you have a baby on the way?

- Man, fuck her.

- I told you not to fool with Candace,

but you ain't wanna listen.

With all your theories and everything,

shit's real now man, what you gonna do?

- She'll be here in a minute.

- Are you takin' that medicine?

You had me bring this sweet young lady here

and you already got somebody in your life?

- Man, I didn't know what woman you was bringin' up in here.

- What the hell difference does that make, Jacob?

- Because some women are women, some women are Kerry,

and some women ain't shit, and that's Candace.

She ain't shit, she ain't gonna be shit,

and she damn straight ain't gonna be the mother

of my first and only child.

- Like I said, you've got two women in your life,

you've got Candace and you've got Kerry.

- I don't have Kerry, yet.

- Does she know that?

- I'm not sleeping with her.

- And she's finer than Candace.

I mean, don't get me wrong, Candace is bad,

she's nice, you know, but that Kerry,

she ain't got no ass like that Kerry, hell no.

- Son, thank you.

Listen, you are sleeping with the woman

you're not in love with, but the woman who care about,

you don't even touch, huh?

- It's opposite day every day when your ego

don't connect your id and your superego.

- (sighing) Like father, like son.

I was just thinkin' you know, hey, because I wasn't around

perhaps you wouldn't end up being just like me.

- Hold on, hold on, hold on, here she comes.

- Hello, Simon.

Hello, Jacob.

Hello.

- Hello.

- Candace.

- Mr. James.

- Is this your father, Jacob?

You look so much alike.

You never told me much about your father before.

- Well don't get attached.

- Huh, wow.

- Candace, you and I are not together.

- And you don't have to disrespect me

in front of your boy and your father.

- They already know.

- You still don't have to disrespect me.

- Don't walk away from me when I'm talkin' to you.

Come back here, here.

What makes you think you deserve my respect?

- Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey son, you are outta line, okay?

Especially if this woman is gonna be

the mother of your child.

- You know already?

Simon.

- Yeah, yeah, I gotta um, hit the um, yeah uh,

I see somebody over there, no I'll be back y'all,

in a few um, yeah.

- That cunt Kara and her big mouth.

I swear I can't have anything

that she don't put in her mouth or let fall out.

- Young lady, come on,

you're gonna have to keep it down, okay?

- Well you don't seem very happy about it.

- Now why would I be happy that some slut

stole my first fuckin' child?

- Hey, hey, I, I'm not gonna tell you again, man.

- You limp dick motherfucker.

I know you're not calling me some slut.

- See what I'm talkin' about?

And you wanna defend that?

- Okay.

- You wanna embarrass me in front of your father?

If all the world knew what kind of sick, sadistic shit

it takes to get the great Dr. Jacob off,

I thought you'd be fucking happy.

- What world do you live in?

- A world where every child is a blessing.

- You told me you were on the pill.

- Well, I was, and then I wasn't.

I slipped up, I missed a day.

I want this baby.

- This is my worst fuckin' nightmare.

- I don't believe you, Jacob.

I know we did not talk about this.

- Oh, we discussed this, and when we discussed it,

you said you were on the pill.

- Well I lied, I wasn't,

and you should've been wearing a condom.

- You know, that's the truest thing that you've said.

And Simon tried to warn me but I didn't listen to him,

'cause I was havin' such a good time

gettin' my nut off in you raw.

(deep, somber music)

- What the fuck is your punk ass gonna do, hit me?

Hit me again?

And then what?

You want everyone up here in the University Club

to know what kind of a beast you really are?

I hope Kerry--

- Keep her name outta your fuckin' mouth.

- I bet if she was pregnant--

- What difference does it make, huh?

You ain't her.

She's a woman and you're a trick.

- Oh.

- A shallow, self-absorbed whore.

She wouldn't let me run up in her any kinda way,

and she damn sure wouldn't be having some man's baby

who ain't her man.

- What is your issue with this?

You can afford this.

- It's not about the money.

I want my child to have a father, not a sperm donor.

Not, not a financier, but a father.

I wanna live in the same house as the mother of my child.

Wake up with them in the morning,

and go to bed with them at night.

I want a wife, not a baby mama.

And I do not want any child with my last name

to be raised by you, for any amount of time.

What's next Candace, huh, send 'em off to,

to boarding school, like your other two girls?

- No. - Huh?

Three different races, nine months apart.

Who you think you are, Josephine Baker, Angelina Jolie?

Where are the daddies?

Oh we all just suppose to kick it together, right?

Like one big happy family.

Or are they just digits in your financial portfolio?

- I'm a great mother.

- No, you're not, you're a coked-out tramp.

- I want this baby, I want it.

- You, you, you, it's not about you, Candace.

- And it's not about you either, it's about this baby.

- With you as a mother, and me as a father,

this baby better off not even bein' born.

- You're gonna regret those words, Jacob James.

(Simon laughing)

- Jacob, are you taking this drug, Son?

(light, relaxed music)

- Mm-hmm.

- Jacob?

You okay?

- Yo, what's up, Kara?

You came with Simon?

- (scoffing) You must not have talked to Simon in awhile.

Simon dumped me.

- Oh, wow, I am so sorry.

You know, he, he do things like that.

Don't recognize a good woman when he meets her.

- (laughing) I don't know if it's about all that.

He said it looked bad for an upstanding guy like him

to be seen with a known drug dealer.

I explained quite rationally that anybody who recognizes me

as a drug dealer is a drug user.

But, he insisted that I was putting him at risk so,

I said our shit wasn't that serious to be life-changing.

Shit, not just for a fuck.

But, he said that's what he was thinking too so,

there you have it.

That was like weeks ago.

(sighing) You look like shit.

- Yeah, I'm, I'm not quite myself right now.

- Is it Candace?

- Part of it.

- I told that girl not to have your baby.

- [Jacob] Uh-huh.

- But, she don't listen to me.

- (groaning) Why is she doin' it?

- She don't wanna kill it.

She wants to keep it, she wants a baby.

She wants to be pregnant.

She wants to be a mommy again, clean slate.

- Selfish.

- Well, technically, she wasn't the only selfish one.

And she won't ever be.

- Guess not.

- [Kara] So.

- All right, okay, calm down.

All right, all right, I will be right there.

Just stay in the waiting room, okay?

Okay, all right, all right, bye.

- What's wrong?

- I gotta go, I gotta get to the hospital.

- (laughing) Did I hurt you?

- Candace had the baby last night.

She called my father and he called my grandmother.

She went down to see the baby.

I don't know what happened.

Candace had my grandmother escorted outta the hospital.

She didn't wanna have anything to do with this.

(sighing) She told me a million times to just walk away.

- It's not your grandma, trust me.

I've been through this with Candace.

It's gonna be like this for awhile.

- What do you mean?

- (sighing) Postpartum, buyer's remorse, court cases.

Custody battles, police.

Candace is drama.

And, the way she interacts with her kids' fathers,

it's not, maybe it's the circumstances

under which she's gotten pregnant,

but she don't really wanna co-parent, that's not her thing.

She don't need the money, but she does need the attention,

and the honor, and you're gonna bow to her

or she's gonna do the best to push your face in the mud.

- I, I don't understand.

- (sighing) To Candace, being a mother

is like being a goddess.

She loves how she looks pregnant.

She loves how she feels.

She loves her breasts, her hips, the clothes, the attention.

It strokes her sense of feminine pride.

But after the baby comes, each day the baby gets older,

it's a day less of her being a brand new mommy.

And she starts to get all panicky and depressed.

If you're not right there,

praising her for bringing in this new life,

you're not where she needs you to be.

- I should've worn a condom.

- (laughing) I told Simon to tell you.

Your grandma is right.

Jacob, take it from someone who knows.

I love Candace but,

you need to sign over your parental rights.

Give up custody and wash your hands of this situation.

Because to Candace, baby daddies are better than husbands.

Husbands can walk away but, baby daddies are vulnerable.

And she gets to flip the script and she enjoys doing it.

- (sighing) Fuck.

(light, relaxed music)

- Well, you've definitely been busy.

- I wanted to be straight with you, Kerry.

- I figured that you'd moved on, I just,

I didn't wanna stop dreaming about you and me.

- I didn't move on.

I started sleeping with someone else but I didn't move on.

- Well, I don't know what you want me to do with that.

- Forgive me.

- What do you have to be forgiven for?

- But hate me first, so that I know that you still love me.

- Don't.

- Inside, I'm all fucked up.

As

my daughter's mother would say.

- Daughter?

Do you have a daughter, should I have known?

- It's complicated.

- Oh, yeah, do you wanna say more about that?

- I, she's three months.

- Three!

(breathing deeply)

So much for straight up.

Why?

(sighing) So, this child's mother was pregnant the,

(sighing) why wouldn't you tell me?

- I'm an asshole.

I'm an asshole, right?

I have a three-month-old daughter,

and I act like I don't even have a fucking kid.

I can't think of a lower lie.

I didn't want it to be this way.

Now it's all out there.

- Why wouldn't you tell me?

- I didn't, I didn't want you,

I didn't want this to come between us.

- Is this why we've never?

- Sex is,

sex is trouble, with me.

Sex is trouble.

I wish we could do what we've been doin' forever.

I love you.

I love you more than any woman I've ever known.

I've made some big mistakes in my life,

and maybe this is the biggest.

- How could you give yourself to someone else

and then say that you love me?

(sighing) Whatever, look, I think we should call it a night.

- Kerry.

- It's a lot, and I,

I just need some time to think

and let it all sink in.

Maybe in the quiet of my thoughts,

I'll find what I need to say.

You need a ride?

- Nah, I'm okay.

I'm right up the street.

- Come on, it's cold.

- All right.

(light R&B music)

- I know one thing, Jacob, you can't walk away.

Your grandmother is wrong, you just can't walk away.

Okay, that's a decision that'll change your life

and your daughter's life forever, for the worse.

- You know, it's good to hear someone say that,

someone I respect, someone who cares for me.

- Why don't you ever, aren't you attracted to me at all?

- Well, yeah, of course, you can't tell?

- Well you've been with all these other women

and you've never even really kissed me.

Once, on our first date, but never again.

(groaning) That's not what I mean.

Whatever, I'm not trying to embarrass myself anymore.

- Kerry, wait, wait.

I am attracted to you.

- Then show me.

What do I have to do?

Do you think I'm too good?

You know, I can be bad.

- Don't do that, Kerry.

- Kiss me.

Kiss me.

- Kerry, look, what I do to those other women,

I don't wanna do that to you.

- Don't you think I'm sexy?

Kiss me.

- I don't wanna hurt you, Kerry.

- You think that this doesn't hurt?

This hurts, okay?

You've been with all these other women

and you say that you love me.

I want what they want.

I'm a woman, a 360 degree woman.

Okay, I don't wanna be your fuckin' buddy.

- Don't act like that.

- I want to be held, I wanna be kissed,

I wanna fall asleep in your bed

and wake up with the smell and the taste of you

just swirling around in my head,

and the strength and the warmth of you

tingling down my spine.

Touch me, touch me, kiss me, please.

- [Jacob] Kerry.

- You kissed me once before.

Did it hurt?

Kiss me.

(static buzzing) (eerie music)

Ow, Jacob, ow Jacob, stop, stop, eh!

(Kerry crying out)

(eerie music)

(Kerry yelling)

- That's what you said

you wanted, huh? - No, no.

- Huh, kiss me, touch me, huh?

(Kerry crying out) You wanna play, huh?

This what you wanted? - No.

- Huh? - No, Jacob, stop!

- I tried to tell you to stop, but you didn't wanna stop,

did you, huh?

You didn't wanna stop, but this is who I am.

(Kerry crying out)

This is who I am.

(Kerry crying out)

What you thought this was, huh?

What you thought this was?

You thought this was some type of romance novel

or something, huh?

(Kerry crying out)

Huh?

You thought this was a love story, hm, huh?

Did I want you Kerry?

I wanted you.

I wanted to push you against the wall,

and to kiss you all over.

And you know what else?

Yeah, I wanted you, I wanted to break your nose,

and wipe the blood all over my face.

Huh, then I wanted to rip your pretty little panties.

(Kerry crying out)

Hm, I wanted to rip your pretty little panties off

and fuck the shit outta you, hm.

- No!

- That what you wanted?

- No.

- Huh?

Say it, say it!

- No!

- Mm.

(Kerry crying out)

Say it's real, huh, say it's real.

Say it!

- It's real.

No.

- [Jacob] This what you wanted, huh?

This is what you wanted. - No.

(Kerry crying out)

- [Jacob] This is what you wanted huh, huh?

- No. - Hm?

(Kerry grunting)

- Off of (crying),

I thought you loved me.

- You know that.

- I thought you loved me.

- I do love you.

(buzzing)

I do.

I do.

Kerry.

(heels clicking)

(Jacob sighing)

- Fuck her, fuck Candace.

This is suppose to be our weekend.

You're gonna let her ruin our Valentine's Day?

Because her Valentine's Day is ruined?

I can't fuckin' believe you.

We made reservations, I bought this dress.

- I have to pick up my daughter.

What else am I suppose to do?

- No, you think you're picking up your daughter.

And once you cancel our plans and go over there,

she's gonna tell you no.

You're gonna get pissed

and she's gonna call the police on you, again.

Get on the phone and tell her that you have plans.

- My daughter.

- I'm your girlfriend.

And this is the millionth time that she's done this.

Any time we have big plans and she catches wind of them,

she ruins 'em with her game playing, and you let her.

- What else am I suppose to do?

- Be a man.

(sighing) You can play at it all night long,

but when it comes down to it, it's all play, Jacob.

You know, if you're not gonna man up

and take control of your life then,

you know what, walk away.

- Here we go again.

- Walk away, walk away from the mom, from the kid,

from all the bullshit all together.

Because if you don't, it's never going to end.

She's always going to use you.

She's always going to abuse you.

She's always gonna have that over you.

What're you gonna do, spend the rest of your life

being at her beck and call?

You didn't ask for this baby, you didn't want this baby.

Walk away, lots of kids grow up without both parents.

- And look how we turned out.

- Speak for yourself.

- [Jacob] You're a fuckin' drug dealer.

- By choice, I could do anything.

- And look what you chose.

- Jacob, we do the same thing, sell drugs.

I don't feel bad about what I do.

There's nothing wrong with me.

My mom left me, and my papa never looked back.

And you know what, I understand.

Yeah, when I was a kid, it hurt, I was confused.

And maybe I made some wrong turns,

but I turned out just fucking fine.

And you know what, when I got older,

I built a relationship with my mom, it's cool.

- And you never missed her?

- Of course I did.

But what I don't miss is watching my parents

try to destroy each other supposedly over me.

If my mom was in the situation that you are in,

I would understand it even better.

- (sighing) Let's reschedule.

- No!

That's the last thing I have to say to you, period.

I told you last time, no more, I wasn't kidding.

I'm tired, I have other options.

I've dealt with plenty of men with kids,

and it's not always like this.

They work out situations with the moms.

Things are amicable, they can have lives.

If I ruin my relationship with some man,

I can live with that.

But I'm not gonna let some chick ruin our relationship.

But I see you are content to.

Well, no, I don't know what you're gonna do about your kid,

but you've got my advice.

She's gonna settle down with someone else,

and before you know it,

your kid is gonna be calling someone else Dad.

You might as well cut your losses

while you still have somethin' to lose.

- Man, if I could say I stole Kerry from you,

I would gladly.

(both laughing)

Yeah, but I know how you feel though.

I mean, you wanna do things with her that you can't,

wish you could, but it's another cat

doin' what you can't do.

(Jacob chuckling) (Simon sighing)

Whoa, uh, who invited her?

- Candace?

- Man, think about this, be strategic

about how you wanna handle this, man.

- You two are thick as thieves.

- What up, Candace?

- All forgiven, huh?

- So you could forgive him and not me?

How are you not going to invite the mother of your child

to the family Father's Day barbecue?

- You're not family.

(Candace sighing)

You're just someone who stole my--

- Oh, please Jacob, that line is getting so old.

And you need to quit being managed,

and you don't wanna start with me, Jacob.

I've already got the nine and the one dialed.

Just one more number left.

- Who the fuck do you think you are?

- I'm the mother of your child.

And do forgive me for imagining

that you would wanna spend some time with

your daughter-- - Then follow through

on the custody agreement.

- On Father's Day.

- You've got to be fuckin' kiddin' me.

- If you love your daughter, why don't you just thank me?

I made you a father, I gave you a beautiful little girl.

- You know what, save it for court.

- Are you serious, Candace?

- Yes, I'm serious.

I'm a mother, I have feelings.

Do you think this is what I had envisioned

when I made that baby with you?

- I oughta break your fuckin' jaw--

- All right then. - Just chill out, man.

Just go, Candace, you weren't invited, why are you here?

- [Candace] I was too invited.

- It's my house, I didn't invite you

so just go. - Why is she here?

- Hey, hey, hey, hey,

okay, relax, come on man, what's goin' on, Son?

Stop talkin' to this young lady like that,

she's the mother of your child.

- Thank you. - Who the fuck are you?

- Wait a minute,

that's the way you talk to your father, boy?

- Father?

Man I don't even know you.

- Uh, just leave, Candace, damn.

- No, I was an invited guest, I deserve to be here.

- [Simon] I didn't invite you. - He's the one acting crazy.

- Hey, hey, hey, no, no, no,

it's okay sweetheart, I'll leave.

- No, Mr. James--

- No, no, thank you for the invitation, son,

but I didn't come here for this shit.

I'm outta here.

- Yeah, you know what, go, go ahead.

Walk away just like you did on me and Mom

for 25 years of my life, walk away, leave, be an example.

You know, if I had a father,

then I wouldn't have to go through all this shit.

- Don't blame Mr. James.

- Oh, you on his side. - No, I'm on your side,

but I'm trying to be real with you right now.

- What the fuck do you know about this, huh?

(Simon stammering) You had a father.

And if it wasn't for your father,

then I wouldn't know what a father was suppose to do.

I got this sorry excuse for a sperm donor here,

in and out of my life. What the fuck can he teach me

about how to deal with my baby mama?

- Now is not the time, man?

- You see, my mother, that was a woman, a real woman.

She was smart, she was good, she was love and peace,

and she struggled her entire life

because you couldn't man up.

And now, I need somebody to teach me,

to show me how to do this.

You know, my grandmother told me to just walk away.

And you what, she was fuckin' right.

- All right, don't say that, Son, okay,

don't say that. - Don't call me son.

- I hurt you, okay, but I'm sorry,

I can't take that-- - You had a father.

- My father wasn't perfect

either, Jacob. - You didn't

have to be perfect!

- You know what, you go ahead,

go ahead and let your grandmother

fill you with all that bullshit, okay.

Telling you you oughta leave your child,

and leave 'em alone, you go ahead.

But if you do that, guess who you gonna be just like,

you gonna be just like me, Jacob.

- You know, you could sit here all day long

and tell me what not to do.

- Well listen to you! - But you can't show me

what to do-- - What do--

- [Jacob] Because you have never done it!

- What do you sound like, Jacob, huh?

Every fuckin' word you're sayin' right now,

all that shit your grandmother put in your head,

don't you think I said that already?

I said that shit, Son, all of it.

The whole time, I'm rationalizin', right,

I'm rationalizing why, why I don't know my son.

Why I don't know what you look like,

how tall you are or,

or what your voice even sounds like on the phone.

I don't even know the man I created.

- And you still don't know me.

- Cool, you wanna call me names?

That's what you wanna do?

You go ahead, call me,

call me all the motherfuckers you're gonna call me,

as long as you become a better motherfucker than me!

'Cause if you listen to your grandmama,

all that shit she's put in your head,

telling you to leave your child alone

just to spite his mother, you're gonna be just like me.

And if anybody knows how important it is

that a child has its father, it's you Son, you.

Your grandmama, see, your grandmama's problem is

she don't wanna acknowledge that I fucked your life up.

See, that gives me too much power.

I, me, that I'm the one who fucked up your life.

She don't wanna give me that kinda power, Son.

Look at you, baby, on the outside you the man.

On the exterior, you got it all together, don't you, Jay?

What's happenin' in here, hm?

It's on the inside.

That's where we see how badly I hurt you.

I fucked you up, Son, I did that to you,

and I am so sorry, I am so sorry,

and I am begging you, please don't do this.

You're better than me.

- I'll leave.

(slow, somber music)

(eerie choral music)

(knocking at door)

(eerie digital music)

(Jacob groaning)

- Damn.

Look, man.

You and me, we're, we're different.

Right, I mean, we always have been, right?

And uh, I don't, I don't know what you're goin' through

or how you're feeling right now, man.

I hear you, man.

(Jacob sighing)

You wanna kill her.

You wanna kill her?

Get your kid, Jacob.

All this, this hurt and this pain,

this anger you're feelin', it ain't bad man,

it ain't wrong, you're suppose to feel that way.

I mean, look at what she's doin' to you,

to your family, to your grandma.

You wanna get her, you wanna kill her?

Kill her in court and get your kid.

Call the police on her when she won't let you see your baby.

Get a lawyer.

What, you embarrassed about the decisions you made,

and who you chose to be her mother?

About, about shit you can't change, decisions you made?

Well you can't change that decision,

but you can change your situation, Jacob.

And everything that you feel you need to change.

'Cause this, this is the,

the biggest, most important fight of your life.

- Man, I didn't even want--

- But you got her.

So now what, huh?

(Jacob sighing)

What, you gonna, you gonna let your, your,

your past determine your future?

Sit here and worry about things,

what coulda, woulda, shoulda?

Or are you gonna use that as wisdom?

You're brilliant, Jacob.

Maybe not so wise, but you're brilliant.

And you don't wanna give up on this.

You won't make it, man.

I love you, Jacob.

You are the brother that, that I never had.

You're the only brother that God gave me.

And I'm not gonna lose you to the past or the future.

You're suppose to be angry.

Okay, it ain't wrong, it's the love that you feel

for your baby girl.

But you gotta figure out how to make that anger

a productive force.

(light, relaxed music)

- So he wants to apologize to us?

- When I saw her here,

I went out to the car and got your gun.

Then I called him and told him to meet us here to apologize.

- He wants to apologize to me too?

- Yeah.

- 12 steps.

* She don't need to prove it

* She'll show me, show me how to change

- Three tequila sunrise.

Thank you.

So,

let's play some truth or dare.

- Okay.

- I dare you to put something in her drink

so that she wilds out once Jacob gets here.

- Put something in her drink?

- Yeah.

- Why?

- (sighing) She needs to learn her place.

He named my baby after her.

- Uh, who was that on?

- She still needs to learn her place.

Are you with me, or are you next?

- I'll give you some of Jacob's shit.

- How do you have Jacob's stuff?

- I don't need child support.

I collect my investment from my relationship

off the front end.

(Candace sighing)

Okay, yo, let me get that nine.

- Uh, no.

- Fine, but you know what, you could get a lot of people

in a lot of trouble bringing that shit in here.

- Here he comes.

Hi.

* Lovin' that it comes

* On the same day

- Thank you.

* Shaking my head

* And shaking off that booty

* Shaking off that booty

* Shaking my head

- Thank you.

- So, when is he, damn, he just walked in.

I hope he didn't see.

- [Candace] Jacob.

- Oh, you're here too.

That's fine, look, I need to say this to the both of you.

- Come on, have a drink with us.

- Are you drunk?

I'm not gonna do this if you're drunk.

And I'm only gonna do it one time.

- Well at least sit, come on.

- I'm gonna go talk to Kerry, I'll be back.

- Oh, shit.

- Did he just walk away from me?

- In your face.

- [Kerry] Stay away from me, Jacob.

- Look, don't, don't make a scene.

- Don't tell me what to do.

- Don't act like that, look, be sweet.

- And fuck you.

- Whoa, whoa.

- Just because I have some refinement about me

don't make me no less hood than you.

- Kerry.

- Keep my name out your raggedy-ass mouth.

You, don't even prance your little ass over here, okay,

stay the fuck outta this.

- You don't even know what he wants.

We're the ones who bought you the drink

that apparently has made you angry.

- Oh, no, I'm not angry, I'm just ready.

- We're adults, we don't wanna fight, let's just talk.

- All a y'all need to back the fuck up right now.

- I'm not scared of you.

- [Jacob] Whoa,

whoa, whoa. - Candace, what the fuck

are you doing?

- Bet you're scared now, aren't you?

- If you shoot me, you'd better kill me.

- Kerry. - I can kill you.

I know right where to put the bullet.

- Look, I just wanted to apologize to you Candace,

and to you, Kara.

- We straight.

- I don't want your apology.

All that you said about me, all that you did.

And, and you're gonna take the bullet for her?

- No, I just want you to put the gun down.

- Hello, yeah, uh, this crazy--

- Hang up the phone. - coked-out white bitch

done pulled a gun-- - Hang up.

- Out on us in the store.

Yeah, y'all better get down here right now.

- Hang up the phone.

- Yeah, put the motherfuckin' gun down.

- Still talkin' shit.

- Yeah, so what you gonna do about it?

Look, I'm not scared of you.

- Candace, give me the fucking gun.

- No, this is my issue.

- You're making this a bigger issue for everyone,

especially for me.

Just let this go.

- I can't.

(tense music)

- You know what, this shit.

(tense music)

- Get off, get off of me.

- [Officer] Freeze, drop the gun.

Everybody touch the bar.

(slow, somber music)

(officer speaking muffled by music)

You have the right to remain silent.

Anything you say can and will be used against you

in a court of law.

- I know this may not mean much,

but I'm sorry for what she's put you through.

(gentle music)

- You just couldn't wait, you just couldn't wait

for me to get out before you brought me up in here.

What, you know the judge?

You bribe him or somethin'?

You are not going to get my baby.

(gavel banging)

- Calm down, Miss O'Donnely, calm down.

There are two guilty parties here,

but only one has made no effort to make amends,

and that would be you.

Now Mr. James was wrong, wrong, dead wrong

for his behavior from the very beginning.

But so were you.

This man has been in anger management classes

for almost two years.

He attends regular AA meetings.

He attends family counseling with his father.

For all the names you call Mr. James,

I have never seen him appear in this courtroom

less formal than suit and tie.

You appear before me today in an orange jumpsuit.

- All I want is my baby.

- You'll be lucky if I allow you to leave this courthouse.

- Where am I gonna go? I'm not gonna run.

- Quiet, I'm talking, you don't talk over me.

Mr. James, what about a support system?

- Two men and a baby, your honor.

I have my father, my grandmother helps out when she can,

and Mrs. O'Donnely.

But largely I know that the weight falls on me.

I've had my daughter now in my custody

for the past few months,

ever since her mother got a boyfriend.

- That's not true.

- When was the last time your daughter

was in your primary care,

for longer than one continuous month?

- I keep her a lot.

- Where is she enrolled in daycare?

- At the university that I work at, your honor.

I drop her off every morning,

and pick her up and take her home every night.

- (sighing) I'm concerned about your violent history,

Mr. James, but then again, look at Mom.

- I understand, Your Honor,

but I am the better custodial parent.

I have truly changed my life to become a better father.

- I can only make a decision

based on the evidence before me,

demonstrating that Mr. James is a more sound custodian

for the child, Porsche Angel James.

Miss O'Donnely, I suggest you follow Mr. James' suit

if you wanna have a relationship with your child.

Repeated drug abuse, repeated clashes with the law,

repeated instances of shoplifting,

when obviously you have the money, the means,

and a support system.

You better clean up your act.

You have a lot of improving to do.

(gavel banging)

Sole custody is awarded to the father, Jacob James.

- This is not the end of this, Jacob.

Your life is gonna be a living hell.

- You uh, hittin' it kinda hard tonight, huh?

You know, sometimes it helps to talk about it.

I've been told on more than one occasion

I got perfect ears, perfect, for listening that is.

(relaxed R&B music)

- Just pour.

- Just trying to help.

Yes sir, coming right up.

* And I wanna make it right

- Figures you'd ignore my call.

I bet you're partying, or celebrating this little victory.

* And I hope you

* I hope you're feeling really good

- That's all right, you're probably surprised

that I made bail so quick since you had my mother's support.

But, just wait, Jacob.

Wait until you see what I have planned.

Bullshit.

She always in court?

* Love you

* Love you

* I love you

* I love you

* I wanna believe

- She's not here.

Fuck them.

(gentle music)

(Candace sighing) (gentle music)

(Candace sniffing)

(sighing)

(relaxed digital music)

(sighing)

(relaxed digital music) (rhythmic thumping)

(coughing) (rhythmic thumping)

Oh.

Oh.

Oh.

Oh.

Oh.

Oh, shit.

Uh!

(Candace gasping loudly)

(Candace gasping lightly)

(light digital music) (rhythmic thumping)

- Happy Father's Day, Jacob.

(rhythmic thumping)

(gentle music)

- So there you have it.

I crossed the line by making myself a subject

in my own experiment.

However, it brought on a much-needed catharsis.

Thank you, I'll answer any questions at the book signing.

Thank you again for your interest and your attention.

(gentle music)

(upbeat piano music)

* Girl you know

* That I got it

* Got it in me

* Got about it

* If you tell me

* You don't like it

* Yeah, you're lyin'

* 'Cause girl you know I

* Girl you know I got it, got it

* Girl you know I got it

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* Girl you know I got

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* Girl you know I got it * Ain't it a shame

* That you're playing games

* Like you don't remember

* Ever sayin' my name

* Then when I take you to the place

* That I already know you miss

* By the way you trip when I hit the stage

* Girl you let me in

* And I'll tell you right now

* When you're with your friends

* Sexting me your wishes now

* If you could handle it

* Then why you back there

* I got it, I got it good, and you

* Yep, yep, yep, got it, got, got it

* It's okay, you ain't the one to blame

* And if I was you

* Girl I would try the same

* The only problem is

* I'm like nobody else

* I don't put you up on a level that only I can help

* Dee-jay won't you play this girl a love song

* 'Cause she miss the way we did it

* Can you turn it on

* Now crank the music up

* And make our party get righteous like last night

* 'Cause you know

* I got it

* Got it in me

* Got about it

* If you tell me

* You don't like it

* Girl, you're lyin'

* 'Cause girl you know I

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* Shorty say she want my body

* Shorty say she need my body

* She don't really need nobody

* But she want my body

* Yo mama, go ahead, you're doin' good

* When you give a nigger slow head

* Gotta nigger feelin' like he's tied down

* When I'm drunk, high than a mo-fo

* Rubbin' my finger all through your hair

* Baby girl, beware

* It's the bomb when a nigger comes

* Shoot it down like a tin can from a gun

* I can't ho

* I'm outta control

* The motherfuckers spoil, baby girl

* I'm about to be slow

* Tryin' to flip it over

* Put the gun in the holster

* Squeeze a nigger like it really move me closer

* Even though we were little older

* Love my freak

* When you wear and you leak

* Feel the heat thumping

* But it don't take nothin' but a little bit

* For a nigger to drive in and shoot a point

* Like I'm Allen Iverson

* Better yet a three, there's more for me

* I had that motherfucker runnin' like an orgy

* A nasty nigger

* Never let a dime piece get past me, nigger

* I work magic, nigger

* Ask me, nigger

* Do the shit straight practice, nigger

* From a scale to one and 10

* Straight past you, nigger

* Red bone, tight cush, straight average, nigger

* I never married, nigger

* See I'm a bad little nigger

* That you don't know about, lady

* Half of my side straight crazy

* But it's all good baby

* 'Cause you know

* That I got it

* Got it in me

* Got about it

* If you tell me

* You don't like it

* Girl, you're lying

* 'Cause girl you know I

* Girl you know I got it, got it

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