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WHEW! HEY, BABY!

HEY, BABE!

MY BABY.

WHAT'S THIS, A WATER BILL?

WHAT THE HELL?

$80 WATER -- $80 WATER BILL!

HEY, BABE.

OOH. DID MY MAGAZINE COME?

OOH, THIS IS GREAT, JUST $80.

CURTIS, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

BABE!

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE WATER?

DIDN'T YOU TAKE A SHOWER

YESTERDAY?

YEAH.

AND YOU TAKING ANOTHER ONE

TODAY?

THE BIBLE SAYS CLEANLINESS

IS NEXT TO GODLINESS.

BABY, THE BIBLE DOES NOT

SAY THAT.

WELL, LET ME TELL YOU WHAT

CURTIS SAY.

I SAY, YOU GONNA BE NEXT TO

HOMELESSNESS YOU KEEP RUNNING

MY WATER BILL UP.

NOW, HOW ABOUT THAT ONE?

OH, THIS CAME FOR YOU.

NOW, LET ME LOOK AND SEE HOW

MUCH YOU DONE RAN THE

ELECTRICITY BILL UP.

AAH!

$117!

CURTIS!

[ TALKS INDISTINCTLY ]

CURTIS.

LET THERE BE DARK!

HEY, ANIMAL IS COMING HOME

THIS WEEKEND.

LOOK!

HOW CAN YOU READ THAT

IN THE DARK?

20/20.

LOOK.

OOH, THIS IS GOOD!

NOW HOLD ON, HOLD ON, ELLA.

ELLA, THIS IS IMPORTANT.

CURTIS, THIS IS IMPORTANT.

ANIMAL IS COMING HOME FROM IRAQ.

OH, MAN.

HEY, Y'ALL, REMEMBER WHAT ANIMAL

DID TO THE STATUE IN FRONT

OF MY HIGH SCHOOL?

WHAT STATUE?

EXACTLY.

LOOK, MA.

CAN I HAVE A WELCOME-HOME PARTY

FOR ANIMAL HERE?

WAIT A MINUTE.

YOU BRINGING MORE PEOPLE IN

TO RUN MY BILLS UP HIGHER?

NO!

MM, MM, MM, MM. YES.

THANK YOU.

POPS, JUST A FEW PEOPLE.

ANIMAL, POOKIE, PEANUT.

POOKIE AND PEANUT?

HELL, NO!

WHY DO ALL YOUR FRIENDS GOT

COMIC-BOOK-CHARACTER NAMES

IN THE FIRST PLACE?

CALVIN, OF COURSE, YOU CAN

HAVE YOUR PARTY.

GREAT.

I'LL MAKE SOME PHONE CALLS.

NOT ON THIS PHONE.

I CUT IT OFF.

FINE.

I'LL JUST USE MY CELLPHONE.

YOU AIN'T PAID IT.

IT AIN'T -- THAT AIN'T ON

EITHER.

[ CHUCKLES ]

CALM DOWN, BABY.

CALM DOWN.

ELLA, BABY, BABY, WHY YOU

DON'T LISTEN TO ME?

YOU GOT TO LISTEN TO ME, ELLA.

LISTEN TO ME.

IF YOU DON'T TURN THIS WATER ON,

YOU WILL NOT HAVE ANY DINNER

TONIGHT.

THAT IS SO CRUEL.

I'M GONNA CUT IT ON JUST

FOR A MINUTE.

SO, WHO ARE YOU GONNA PICK?

I HAVEN'T DECIDED YET.

PICK WHO FOR WHAT?

I HAVE TO WRITE A PAPER ON A

ROLE MODEL, AND WHOEVER HAS THE

BEST PAPER GETS TO BE

INTERVIEWED ON THE LOCAL NEWS,

BUT I DON'T KNOW WHO TO PICK.

MALIK, PICK, UM,

BARACK OBAMA.

I HAVE TO PICK SOMEONE

I KNOW.

PICK WHO FOR WHAT?

I'M WRITING -- I'M JUST TIRED

OF Y'ALL ASKING ME THE SAME

QUESTION.

NOW, HOLD ON, HOLD ON,

PARTNER.

HOLD ON.

WHAT -- WHO YOU TALKING TO?

OKAY, YOU NEED TO CHANGE THE

TONE IN YOUR VOICE, THEN.

YOU GETTING TALLER.

THAT DON'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

OKAY.

UH, DAD, ARE YOU HERE?

YEAH.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

I'M SUPPOSED TO WRITE

A PAPER ABOUT MY FAVORITE

ROLE MODEL.

WOW!

HEH.

I AM TOUCHED.

I'M TOUCHED.

I'M SPEECHLESS.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

WAIT A MINUTE, MALIK.

MALIK, YOU CHOSE UNCLE CURTIS

TO BE YOUR ROLE MODEL?

NO, I HAVEN'T PICKED

ANYONE YET.

[ CHUCKLES ]

YEAH, AND IF HE DOES THE

BEST, THEN THEY GET BE

ON THE NEWS.

I GET TO BE ON THE NEWS?

I GET -- LITTLE OLD ME?

I'M GONNA BE ON THE NEWS,

ON THE NEWS, ON THE NEWS?

UNCLE CURTIS, I HAVEN'T

DECIDED WHO I'M GOING

TO PICK YET.

WELL, WHAT YOU WAITING ON,

BOY?

GO ON PICK.

WHAT -- I'M THE FIRE CHIEF.

AND I'M HIS FATHER

OF EVERYTHING.

BUT I RUN INTO BURNING

BUILDINGS.

NO, YOU DON'T.

I RUN INTO BURNING BUILDINGS.

I RUN INTO BURNING BUILDINGS,

TOO.

I'VE BEEN RUNNING INTO BURNING

BUILDINGS OVER 20 YEARS,

SINCE YOU WAS A KID.

AND THAT'S WHEN YOU STOPPED

RUNNING INTO BURNING BUILDINGS,

WHEN I WAS A KID.

NO, I DIDN'T STOP RUNNING

INTO THEM.

I'M RUNNING INTO THEM ALL

THE TIME NOW.

NO, I RUN INTO THE BURNING

BUILDINGS.

YOU STAND OUTSIDE AND WATCH.

NO, YOU RUN IN THERE AND GET

STUCK IN THERE, AND I GOT TO

COME SAVE YOU OUT THE BURNING

BUILDING.

YEAH, WELL, WHAT YOU DO IS

NOT CLASSIFIED AS RUNNING

'CAUSE YOUR BELLY KEEPS YOUR

KNEES FROM GETTING HIGH ENOUGH

TO CALL IT A RUN, SO LET'S JUST

SAY IT'S A SKIP.

OHH!

SO WHAT IS YOU SAYING?

I'M SAYING YOU DO A LOT

OF SKIPPING.

OKAY, ALL RIGHT!

I GOT YOUR SKIPPING.

CURTIS, IT IS UP TO MALIK.

LET HIM DECIDE.

YEAH.

'CAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW.

HE MIGHT JUST EVEN PICK ME.

HA HA HA!

PLEASE, LITTLE GIRL.

WHY WOULD HE PICK YOU?

BECAUSE I'M CUTER THAN YOU.

DUH.

SON.

NEPHEW.

PEANUT, GET OFF

OF JAZMINE'S BIKE.

COME ON, GET IN HERE.

WE GOT TO MAKE THIS LIST.

NOW, THIS PARTY FOR ANIMAL,

I'M TELLING Y'ALL THIS RIGHT

NOW, THIS PARTY HAS GOT TO KICK

SOME BIG, FAT, ROUND --

OH, YO. WATCH YOUR MOUTH.

MY MOM MIGHT HEAR US.

OH, SHE HERE?

COME ON, MAN.

MY BAD.

HEY, CAL, LET ME GET SOME

OF THESE FROOTY HOOPS.

NO, PEANUT, SIT DOWN.

MAN, I LIKE MY CEREAL

AT NIGHTTIME.

PEANUT, WHY YOU BE

DISRESPECTING PEOPLE'S HOUSE,

MAN?

WHY DON'T YOU SIT DOWN?

WANT SOME?

OUR MANS ANIMAL IS COMING BACK

FROM IRAQ, AND HE DESERVES

A BIG PARTY, YOU KNOW WHAT

I'M TALKING ABOUT?

AS MANY TIMES AS HE LOOKED OUT

FOR US, NOW IT'S OUR TURN TO

LOOK OUT FOR HIM, YOU KNOW WHAT

I'M TALKING ABOUT?

HE DID LOOK OUT FOR US, TOO.

I CAN THINK OF A LOT OF TIMES.

REMEMBER THAT TIME WE WAS 15,

HE GOT US IN THE GROWN FOLKS

CLUB?

OH, YEAH, HE GOT US THOSE

FAKE I.D.s, AND HE SNUCK US

INTO THE V.I.P. ROOM.

AND Y'ALL REMEMBER THE THREE

HONEYS THAT HE HAD, AND HE

TALKED THEM -- CONVINCED THEM

INTO JOINING --

JOINING THE YOUTH CHOIR.

OH, THEY WAS PRETTY --

HEY, MISS "P."

HEY.

HEY.

HEY, BOYS, PLEASE DON'T

MIND ME.

I JUST WANT TO GET SOMETHING

TO DRINK.

YEAH, WE WERE JUST TALKING

ABOUT ANIMAL AND WHAT A FINE

YOUNG MAN HE IS.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

I THINK YOU THREE ARE FINE YOUNG

MEN, THROWING HIM

A WELCOME-HOME PARTY.

IF THERE'S ANYTHING I CAN DO,

JUST LET ME KNOW.

NO, WE'RE GOOD.

APPRECIATE YOU.

I KNOW WHAT I CAN DO.

I CAN MAKE THE PUNCH, HUH?

YEAH, YEAH.

I CAN MAKE THE PUNCH?

MAKE THE PUNCH.

I'LL PUT PINEAPPLES IN IT.

PUT SOME BANANAS IN IT, TOO.

GOOD NIGHT, GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

[ WHISTLING ]

OOH! HEY!

HEY, LITTLE BUDDY.

MAN, I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE

HERE.

MM-HMM.

OKAY. LOOK.

LOOK WHAT I FOUND.

LOOK WHAT I FOUND.

I FOUND THIS IN THE GARAGE,

MY SCRAPBOOK.

I'M TRYING TO WRITE A PAPER,

AND I DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO KNOW

ABOUT IT BEFORE I'M FINISHED,

OKAY?

OH, YOU WRITING A PAPER?

YES.

WHAT PAPER YOU WRITING?

I'M WRITING THE PAPER ABOUT

THE ROLE MODEL.

OH, YOU WRITING

ON THE ROLE MODEL?

OH, THAT'S COOL.

THAT'S COOL.

WELL, LOOK, I DON'T WANT THIS TO

INFLUENCE ANYTHING YOU'RE DOING

OR NOTHING LIKE THAT.

DON'T WANT INFLUENCE NOTHING

YOUR DOING, OKAY?

THIS IS JUST SOMETHING I FOUND

IN THE GARAGE,

AND I BROUGHT IT OUT TO READ IT.

THIS IS AN OLD PLAQUE.

IT AIN'T NOTHING.

IT'S AN OLD PLAQUE.

OKAY.

UM, I'LL JUST LEAVE IT

RIGHT HERE, THEN.

I'LL SET THIS STUFF RIGHT HERE

SO YOU CAN -- YOU CAN FINISH

WHATEVER YOU'RE DOING.

THANK YOU.

JUST TRYING TO WRITE THE PAPER.

OKAY.

YOU WRITING THE PAPER?

YES, I'M WRITING A PAPER.

OKAY.

WELL, WRITE YOUR PAPER.

WRITE THE PAPER, THEN.

ACTUALLY, LET ME JUST -- I GOT

TO READ YOU ONE THING.

LET ME READ YOU ONE THING

RIGHT HERE.

KEEP THAT RIGHT THERE.

THIS IS ONE OF THEM -- THIS IS

SOMETHING -- THIS IS MY OLD

SCRAPBOOK.

UH, AND THIS IS ONE OF THE --

THIS SAYS, UH, "ROOKIE

FIREFIGHTER CURTIS PAYNE" --

THAT'S HOW THE HEADLINES READ.

"ROOKIE FIREFIGHTER CURTIS PAYNE

WAS RECOGNIZED FOR HEROISM AND

BRAVERY FOR THE RESCUE

OF A FAMILY OF FOUR."

WAIT A MINUTE.

IT WASN'T FOUR.

IT WAS 10.

THAT'S A TYPO.

IT WAS 10 PEOPLE AND A DOG.

I REMEMBER.

'CAUSE I WENT DOWN -- I WENT

DOWN 10 TIMES, OKAY.

UH, "FROM THEIR BLAH, BLAH,

BLAH, BLAH, BLAH.

FROM THEIR PARTIALLY SUBMERGED

CAR."

PARTIALLY? NO.

IT WASN'T PARTIALLY -- IT WAS A

THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA.

UNCLE CURTIS.

IT TOOK ME -- I USED TWO

OXYGEN TANKS.

I REMEMBER.

UNCLE CURTIS, I'M TRYING

TO WRITE THE PAPER.

WHAT -- WHAT PAPER?

THE PAPER ABOUT THE ROLE

MODEL.

YOU WRITING A PAPER ON THAT?

YEAH.

NOW, THAT'S COOL.

I MUST HAVE MISUNDERSTOOD YOU.

OKAY.

LET ME JUST SET THIS HERE.

JUST SET THIS HERE SO WHILE

YOU'RE WRITING YOU CAN JUST --

IN CASE YOU WANT TO SEE...

SHH.

IT'S THE ENEMY.

SON.

HEY.

MY OLDEST SON.

LOVE YOU, BOY.

LOOK AT THIS THERE.

LOOK WHAT I FOUND!

LOOK WHAT I FOUND!

I FOUND THIS IN THE CLOSET.

MAN, I SAID, "BOY, THIS WOULD BE

SO HELPFUL FOR MY SON."

LOOK AT THIS.

LOOK AT THIS, MAN.

YO, CAL.

YEAH, THIS IS ABOUT TO BE THE

CRAZIEST, COOLEST, NEATEST, UH,

MOST CHILL BACKYARD JOINT THAT

NEVER REALLY JUMPED OFF.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO WATCH

YOUR MOUTH ANYMORE.

MY MOM AND DAD TOOK THE KIDS

TO THE MOVIES.

YOU GOOD.

OH, GOOD, SHORTY.

I THOUGHT I WAS ABOUT TO EXPLODE

UP IN THIS PIECE.

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.

HE JUST SHOWED UP.

OKAY, LOOK, EVERYBODY.

LISTEN UP, LISTEN UP.

ANIMAL'S BEEN AWAY FOR OVER A

YEAR NOW, SO WE GOT TO SHOW HIM

A REALLY GOOD TIME, ALL RIGHT?

ESPECIALLY YOU LADIES.

[ CHUCKLES ]

ALL RIGHT, NOW, HE'S GONNA WALK

IN ANY SECOND NOW, SO BE READY.

COME ON.

SURPRISE!

THERE'S OUR BOY!

YEAH!

ANIMAL, WAIT, WAIT.

WAIT, WAIT.

WHERE YOU GOING, MAN? YO!

LOOK WHO I FOUND.

ANIMAL!

WHAT'S UP, DAWG?

GIVE ME THE MONKEY FACE.

HMM-HMM-HMM.

WELCOME BACK, THE ANIMAL.

WHAT'S GOOD?

GUYS, CALL ME DERRICK NOW.

DERRICK?

WHY WOULD WE CALL YOU THAT?

BECAUSE IT'S MY NAME.

FOR REAL?

SHORTY, I'VE KNOWN YOU

FOR 10 YEARS.

MAN, I AIN'T NEVER KNEW THAT

WAS YOUR REAL NAME.

DERRICK.

POOKIE, MAN, WHAT'S YOUR

REAL NAME?

UH, POOKIE.

ANYWAY, YO, CAL, I THOUGHT

I TOLD YOU IN THE POSTCARD

THAT I DIDN'T WANT A PARTY.

BUT THIS IS WHAT WE DO WHEN

WE GET TOGETHER.

YOU THE PARTY ANIMAL, ANIMAL.

HIT THAT.

[ HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYS ]

OOH, YEAH, CRANK THAT MUSIC.

OH, YEAH!

COME ON THIS WAY!

RIGHT THIS WAY!

THIS A PARTY, Y'ALL!

LADIES, LADIES, LADIES.

ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE YOU

TO OUR VERY OWN WAR HERO.

THIS RIGHT HERE, THIS MY MAN

ANIMAL -- EXCUSE ME -- DERRICK.

HE BACK FROM FIGHTING FOR OUR

COUNTRY IN IRAQ.

HE FOUGHT FOR MY FREEDOM, YOUR

FREEDOM, SO Y'ALL SHOULD JUST

FREAK HIM AND MAKE SURE

THAT HE HAS A GOOD TIME.

YEAH.

WATCH OUT, LADIES.

THE KING ABOUT TO HIT

THE DANCE FLOOR.

HIT THEM, "D." HIT THEM.

HIT THEM.

NO, THANK YOU.

OKAY, YOU KNOW WHAT?

IT'S OKAY.

YOU COME RIGHT BACK.

I NEVER -- YOU KNOW WHAT?

I KNOW WHAT IT IS.

YOU JUST A LITTLE BIT SHY

BECAUSE YOU BEEN OVER THERE

FIGHTING.

YOU DON'T KNOW ALL THE LATEST

MOVES, RIGHT?

YOU WERE IN THE ARMY, DOG.

CRANK THAT SOULJAH BOY.

I KNOW YOU KNOW IT.

NO.

YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT

WE DOING?

WE GONNA JUST BRING YOU UP

TO SPEED RIGHT QUICK.

WE CRANKING THAT TRANSFORMER.

CRANK THAT TRANSFORMER.

CRANK THAT TRANSFORMER.

[ IMITATING GUNFIRE ]

TRANSFORMER.

[ IMITATES GUN COCKING ]

YOU AIN'T GONNA --

COME ON, MAN.

THESE LADIES BEEN WAITING

FOR A DANCE.

COME ON. GET IT.

JUST ONE LITTLE.

[ BARKING ]

LOOK, I'M NOT INTERESTED IN

THE LATEST DANCES OR THESE

LADIES WHO I'VE NEVER EVEN MET.

WAIT A MINUTE.

WAIT A MINUTE.

YOU MEAN TO TELL ME YOU'RE NOT

INTERESTED IN THE LADIES?

I MEAN, WE'LL MAKE YOU

COMFORTABLE.

YOU WANT TO HAVE THEIR MOUTH

COVERED LIKE IRAQ, THAT'S --

WHATEVER YOU NEED.

HOLD UP, MAN.

YOU'RE NOT INTERESTED

IN THE LADIES?

WHAT DID THEY DO TO YOU

OVER THERE, MAN?

YOU AIN'T TRY TO FIGHT THEM OFF

OR NOTHING?

NOTHING, MAN.

I JUST SPENT THE LAST YEAR OF

MY LIFE MANNING A 50-CALIBER

MACHINE GUN ON THE BACK

OF MY HUMVEE.

HEY, WHAT'S A -- HOW YOU HURT

YOUR KNEE WITH A MACHINE GUN

RUNNING A 50-CALIBER RACE?

HEY, THAT'S COOL, THOUGH.

HOWEVER YOU DID IT, MAN,

THAT'S COOL.

NO, NOT COOL.

IT WASN'T SOME DAMN VIDEO GAME.

WE CAN TURN THIS DAMN MUSIC OFF.

[ MUSIC STOPS ]

LOOK.

I'M SORRY, MAN.

BUT I CAN'T JUST COME BACK AND

PICK UP WHERE I LEFT OFF,

ALL RIGHT?

THINGS ARE DIFFERENT NOW.

I JUST WANT A LITTLE PEACE

AND QUIET.

I'M OUT.

HA HA HA!

WHOO!

BOY, THAT LOOK GOOD ON YOU.

BOY, THAT LOOK GOOD ON YOU.

LOOK AT THAT.

HOW DOES IT FEEL?

HOT.

OKAY?

CAN I JUST GO FINISH MY PAPER?

YOU WRITING A PAPER?

THE ROLE-MODEL PAPER.

OH, YOU WRITING A PAPER

ON THAT?

HEY, COME HERE.

COME HERE, MAN.

COME OVER. YOU FORGOT SOMETHING.

YOU AIN'T EVEN PAYING ATTENTION.

LOOK OVER THERE ON THE TABLE.

ARE ALL THESE YOUR MEDALS?

EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM

IS MINE.

I EARNED EACH ONE OF THEM.

HERE.

I WAS GONNA GIVE YOU ONE.

HERE YOU ARE.

I'LL GIVE YOU THIS ONE.

JUST PUT THAT ON RIGHT THERE.

OW!

I FORGOT YOU WERE SENSITIVE.

YOU TRYING TO BRIBE HIM?

I'M NOT BRIBING HIM.

I'M JUST PASSING ON MY LEGACY

TO MY NEPHEW.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, I WAS JUST

ABOUT TO GIVE YOU MY WATCH THAT

I GOT FOR MY 20th ANNIVERSARY

FOR FIREFIGHTING.

IT WAS PRESENTED TO ME,

AND I PRESENT IT TO YOU.

UH, THANKS.

THAT AIN'T NOTHING.

LOOK AT THIS HERE.

BAM!

A CRISP $5 BILL STRAIGHT

FROM THE BANK.

GO AHEAD AND HOLD THAT, SON.

$5?

YOU NEED TO BE ASHAMED

OF YOURSELF.

HOW ABOUT -- HOW ABOUT --

BLAM!

A WRINKLED 10?

THAT AIN'T NOTHING.

LOOK WHAT I GOT RIGHT HERE.

BAM!

THAT IS A NICE, CRISP 20, SON.

WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH THAT?

OKAY, YOU GOING

FOR THE 20, HUH?

THAT'S RIGHT.

YOU WANT TO GO TO THE

GREENERY TREE?

LET'S SEE WHAT YOU GOT.

WE GOING TO THE GREENERY

TREE.

WHAT I GOT.

WHAT I GOT.

BAM! HOW ABOUT 50?

HOW ABOUT -- CAN ANYBODY SAY 50?

OH, YOU PULLED THE HAMILTON

OUT YOUR POCKET.

AND I AIN'T TALKING

ABOUT A RAPPER.

I'M TALKING ABOUT RIGHT HERE.

YEAH, BUT LET ME

SHOW YOU SOMETHING.

LET ME SHOW YOU SOMETHING.

SO, HOW DID THE PARTY GO?

PSH, DERRICK GOT ALL MAD

AND LEFT BEFORE IT EVEN STARTED.

NO.

WHO IS DERRICK?

ANIMAL, MOM.

THAT'S HIS REAL NAME.

REALLY?

OH, BUT I INVITED HIM BACK

OVER THIS AFTERNOON

SO WE COULD TALK.

THAT'S GOOD, BABY.

IF YOU NEED ANYTHING,

LET ME KNOW.

OKAY.

[ DOORBELL RINGS ]

I'LL GET IT.

WATCH HER.

WOW!

IT'S ANIMAL!

HEY, THERE, LITTLE BIT.

HEY, HOW COME SHE GETS

TO CALL YOU ANIMAL?

SHE'S CUTER THAN YOU.

WOW!

YOU HAVE SOME COOL PATCHES ON

YOUR JACKET, ALMOST AS MUCH

AS I HAD WHEN I WAS

IN THE GIRL SCOUTS.

NO KIDDING?

YEAH, BUT I'M ONLY A JUNIOR

GIRL SCOUT.

WELL, I'M ONLY A SERGEANT.

JAZMINE, COME ON AND LET

THE MEN TALK.

HELLO, SERGEANT ANIMAL.

HEY, THERE MRS. "P."

HEY.

OHH, IT'S SO GOOD TO SEE YOU.

HOW DOES SHE GET TO CALL

YOU ANIMAL?

SHE'S CUTER THAN YOU, TOO.

HE'S RIGHT.

OH, YOU'RE LOOKING GOOD.

I BEEN PRAYING FOR YOU.

THANK YOU, MRS. "P."

HEY, MAN, WELL, SIT DOWN.

ALL RIGHT.

OH, MAN, THIS IS

MORE LIKE IT.

IT'S HARD COMING BACK

TO THE SAME OLD, SAME OLD.

YO, SO TELL ME WHAT

IT WAS LIKE.

OKAY.

BUT IF I START CRYING, JUST KICK

ME IN THE TEETH, OKAY?

HEH, DEAL.

[ SIGHS ]

MAN, THERE'S JUST SOME STUFF

YOU CAN'T GET OUT OF YOUR HEAD,

YOU KNOW?

LIKE WHEN I FIRST GOT THERE.

WE WERE ON OUR WAY BACK

FROM THIS PATROL.

AND FROM AROUND THE CORNER

COMES THIS LITTLE KID,

AND HE'S SMILING.

SO I SMILED BACK.

AND FROM NOWHERE, THIS GUY COMES

UP FROM BEHIND THE KID, AND HE'S

POINTING A AK-47 RIGHT AT US.

AND I KNOW THIS MAY SOUND

STUPID, BUT I FROZE.

SO WHAT HAPPENED?

HE KILLED OUR DRIVER,

A KID NAMED ORTIZ.

HE WAS ONLY 19 YEARS OLD.

THAT'S DEEP.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S A SAYING

OVER THERE -- "JUST TAKE WHAT

YOU CAN'T DEAL WITH AND PUT IT

IN A SHOE BOX."

THAT'S AN INTERESTING

SAYING.

HEY, UH...

YOU THINK THERE MIGHT BE ANY

ROOM IN THAT SHOE BOX

FOR MY POPS?

I DON'T KNOW, CAVIAR.

THEY DON'T MAKE THEM THAT BIG,

BRO.

YEAH, HE IS BIG.

HUGE.

HEH. REAL BIG.

SIZE 152 SHOE BOX, HUH?

HE A WHALE.

[ CHUCKLES ]

ALL RIGHT.

I FINISHED IT

ALL RIGHT.

LET'S HEAR IT, LET'S HEAR IT.

HA HA!

ALL RIGHT, HERE IT GOES.

"MY ROLE MODEL.

MY ROLE MODEL IS THE BRAVEST

PERSON I'VE EVER KNOWN."

MM, AND HUMBLE.

"THIS PERSON HAS FACED

STRUGGLES AND OBSTACLES THAT

I HOPE I NEVER HAVE TO FACE."

THAT'S ME, THAT'S ME.

SHUT UP.

"THEY'VE OVERCOME EACH

AND EVERY ONE OF THEM."

THAT'S MY BOY!

"THIS PERSON HAS LOST ALMOST

EVERYTHING THEY HAD, THEIR

HOME, THEIR SELF-ESTEEM.

THEY EVEN GAVE UP ON HOPE.

MM.

"FOR A WHILE, I WAS SO MAD

AT THIS PERSON THAT I THOUGHT I

NEVER WANTED TO SEE THEM AGAIN."

THAT'S YOU, UNCLE CURTIS.

"BUT I NEVER STOPPED HOPING

AND PRAYING THAT THEY WOULD GET

WELL AND COME HOME, AND I NEVER

STOPPED LOVING THEM.

MY ROLE MODEL IS MY MA."

OHH, YES!

THAT WAS GREAT, MALIK.

COME ON, LET'S GO CALL, MOM.

ALL RIGHT.

AW.

GIVE ME THE WATCH BACK.