Original subtitles

MS. ELLA, I DON'T KNOW WHAT

TO DO. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT HE

STAYED OUT ALL NIGHT LONG, MS.

ELLA. WHAT--WHAT DO--YOU KNOW,

I KNOW HE WAS WITH THAT GIRL.

THAT MERCEDES. BUT HOW DO I

KNOW, MS. ELLA? TELL ME.

MIRANDA--MIRANDA, JUST CALM

DOWN, BABY. NOW, LISTEN. I HAVE

BETTER THAN THIS.

BUT LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT A

MAN, OKAY?

IF HE COMES IN HERE WITH

FLOWERS, THEN HE'S JUST A

LITTLE GUILTY.

HE DIDN'T DO MUCH.

BUT IF HE COMES IN HERE WITH

SOMETHING MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE,

YOU NEED A LAWYER.

[ CHUCKLING ]

[ SIGHS ]

YOU WILL BE OKAY, MIRANDA.

OKAY?

I GOT TO GO TO WORK.

CURTIS?!

COME ON, BABY.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

I GOT TO GO TO WORK.

NO, I'M SERIOUS.

'CAUSE YOU SAID YOU WEREN'T

GOING TO GO TO WORK TODAY,

ELLA.

I CHANGED MY MIND.

I'M SICK OF THIS, ELLA.

I'M TELLING YOU, I'M SICK OF

THIS.

YOU'VE BEEN COMING IN LATE,

BABY, AND LEAVING EARLY.

COMING HOME LATE AND LEAVING

EARLY -- SOMETHING GOT TO GIVE!

I DID GIVE, BABY.

I GAVE UP MY HOUSE.

HMM?

WHY DO YOU GOT TO KEEP

BRINGING THAT UP?

'CAUSE I'M NOT THERE.

'CAUSE I'M NOT AT MY HOUSE.

WELL, HELLO, AND WHERE HAVE

YOU BEEN ALL NIGHT?

COME ON, CURTIS, PLEASE?

I WANT TO STAY.

CURTIS!

BUT I WANT TO SEE THIS.

COME ON, YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE

ME LATE.

[ SCOFFS ]

WHY DO YOU SMELL LIKE

ENCHILADAS?

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

LOOK, MIRANDA, I JUST HAD TO

...GO.

YOU HAVE BEEN GONE ALL NIGHT

LONG.

DO YOU HAVE ANY CLUE HOW

WORRIED I'VE BEEN?

LOOK, WHATEVER.

LOOK, AFTER THAT FIGHT, I JUST

HAD TO CLEAR MY MIND.

WHERE WERE YOU, CALVIN, AND

WHO WERE YOU WITH, ALL NIGHT?

MIRANDA, DO YOU TRUST ME?

I REALLY WANT TO, BUT YOU'RE

MAKING IT REALLY HARD.

LOOK, AFTER THAT FIGHT, I

JUST NEEDED TO THINK.

I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

WHAT YOU DO IS YOU STAY.

YOU DON'T LEAVE.

MARRIED COUPLES FIGHT, CALVIN.

BUT WE CAN GET THROUGH THIS.

IT'S OKAY.

DON'T YOU NEED TO GET READY FOR

WORK?

NO, I'M NOT GOING TODAY.

LOOK, I'D RATHER SPEND THE DAY

WITH YOU.

BECAUSE AFTER THAT FIGHT, WE

STILL GOT A LOT TO TALK ABOUT.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

WE DO HAVE A LOT TO TALK ABOUT.

SO WHY DON'T YOU GO GET

CLEANED UP, TAKE A SHOWER?

I HAVE A COUPLE ERRANDS TO

RUN.

THEN I'LL MEET YOU AT THE

BARBER SHOP IN ABOUT AN HOUR.

OKAY?

YEAH.

OH.

I BOUGHT THIS FOR YOU.

MIRANDA? HEY.

UM...HOW ARE YOU? WHAT'S UP?

I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR

YOU.

SURE.

WERE YOU WITH MY HUSBAND LAST

NIGHT?

EXCUSE ME?

OH, YOU HEARD WHAT I SAID.

ANSWER THE QUESTION.

I CAN TELL YOU ONE THING

ABOUT YOUR HUSBAND.

OH, YOU'RE GOING TO STAND

HERE AND TELL ME SOMETHING

ABOUT MY HUSBAND?

WHAT MIGHT THAT BE?

THAT HE LOVES YOU, VERY

MUCH.

[ SCOFFS ]

AND I THINK YOU NEED TO BE

MORE SUPPORTIVE, AS A WIFE

SHOULD BE.

YOU'RE GOING TO STAND HERE

AND TELL ME SOMETHING ABOUT MY

HUSBAND?

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT BEING A

WIFE?

ARE YOU MARRIED?

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN MARRIED?

YOU KNOW WHAT?

CALVIN WAS RIGHT.

YOU DON'T LISTEN.

AND I HAVE TO GO TO WORK, SO

EXCUSE ME.

HAVE A GREAT DAY.

HEY.

HEY!

IF IT AIN'T MR. "I'M TOO GOOD

FOR YOU ALL NOW, NOW THAT I GOT

MY CORPORATE JOB."

YEAH, MAN, WHERE YOU BEEN?

MIRANDA GOT YOU ON PUNISHMENT

AGAIN?

NO.

ACTUALLY, ME AND MY BEAUTIFUL

WIFE ARE ABOUT TO GO TO LUNCH.

SHE'S OUT WINDOW SHOPPING.

WELL, THEN, WHY DO YOU LOOK

SO SAD?

YOU OKAY?

YOU GOT TO HOLD TO SOME BAD

SAV, DIDN'T YOU?

NO, EVERYTHING'S FINE.

[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]

UH, CAN YOU PLEASE ANSWER

YOUR PHONE?

THAT'S REALLY ANNOYING.

I CAN'T STAND TO SEE A GROWN

MAN WITH A RINGTONE.

HELLO?

I-I KNOW I'M NOT AT WORK.

SORRY, I SHOULD HAVE OFFERED

YOU A CUP OF COFFEE.

OKAY, JUST -- JUST SLIDE IT IN

MY MAILBOX.

I'LL BE THERE TOMORROW.

OKAY. BYE.

HEY! HEY, YOU!

HI.

WHEN -- WHEN DID YOU GET HERE?

OH, JUST NOW.

THE STORE DIDN'T HAVE MY SHIRT,

SO I CAME HERE.

WHO WERE YOU TALKING TO ON THE

PHONE?

OH. UH...

THAT WAS A -- A TELEMARKETER.

WELL, WHY DID YOU TELL THEM

YOU'D BE THERE TOMORROW?

SO THEY CAN CALL ME TOMORROW

AND I WON'T ANSWER THE PHONE.

[ CHUCKLES ]

NOW, BABY, YOU KNOW THAT

DOES NOT MAKE ANY SENSE.

BUT ANYWAY, LISTEN.

THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE SHIRT,

BUT THEY GAVE ME THIS CATALOG

SO THAT I COULD ORDER IT.

SO CAN I USE YOUR PHONE REAL

QUICK SO I CAN CALL THEM?

MY PHONE?

YES.

UH...THE BATTERY'S DEAD.

BUT, CALVIN, YOU WERE JUST

ON YOUR PHONE.

IT -- IT JUST DIED.

[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]

ISN'T THAT YOUR PHONE?

UH, YEAH.

SEE, IT ONLY HAD ENOUGH JUICE

FOR -- FOR -- FOR ONE CALL.

GO TO HELL.

SEE? IT'S DEAD.

[ LAUGHS ] IT'S DEAD.

LET'S GO DO LUNCH.

OKAY.

BYE, YOU ALL.

BYE, MIRANDA.

THAT WAS LOWDOWN.

I DO WHAT I DO.

THAT WAS LOWDOWN.

IT WAS LOWDOWN WHAT HE DID.

THAT'S MY GIRL.

SOMETHING AIN'T RIGHT.

MM-HMM.

SOMETHING IS NOT FUNNY IN

THE LAND OF BEES AND HONEY.

I THINK YOU MEAN "BEES AND

POLLEN."

BECAUSE HONEY IS WHAT BEES MAKE.

NO, IDIOT!

HE'S CHEATING.

AND SHE DOESN'T KNOW.

[ CHUCKLES ]

WHY DO YOU GUYS THINK THE

WORST OF CALVIN?

I MEAN, HE JUST WALKS IN

LOOKING LIKE HE LOST HIS PUPPY.

UH-HUH.

AND HE HAS A SECRET

CONVERSATION.

UH-HUH.

AND HE'S A LITTLE JUMPY WHEN

HIS WIFE WALKS IN.

THAT DOESN'T MEAN SOMETHING'S

GOING ON.

IT DOESN'T.

SON, WHEN A MAN DOESN'T LET

HIS WOMAN USE HIS CELLPHONE,

HE'S CHEATING.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

HEY! COME ON IN!

HEY.

AREN'T YOU SUPPOSED TO BE AT

WORK?

YEAH, I...I CLOSED THE

BOUTIQUE FOR LUNCH, AND I HAD

TO GET OUT OF THERE AND CLEAR

MY HEAD.

YOU GOT SOME TIME FOR SOME

GIRL TALK?

OH, SURE.

JUST A MINUTE.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

COME ON, GIRL.

THANK YOU.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

CURTIS MADE ME SO MAD THIS

MORNING.

MORE THAN USUAL?

YES, MORE THAN USUAL.

HE -- HE'S SO UPSET ABOUT THIS

JOB AND ME WORKING.

AND THEN HE SAYS, "YOU'RE NOT

AT HOME ANYMORE."

AND -- UGH.

WELL...

IT'S NOT ENOUGH, IS IT?

WELL, GIRL TALK IS BETTER WITH

BEER.

CONTINUE.

MAMA, PLEASE, YOU'RE NOT

HELPING.

WELL, YOU KNOW, MAYBE YOU

COULD JUST GET YOUR HOURS

ADJUSTED.

I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT,

ROSIE.

I-I WANT TO DO THIS.

I WANT TO WORK.

AND SO I SHOULD HAVE THE

SUPPORT OF MY HUSBAND.

OH, MEN.

YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T LIVE WITH

THEM, AND WE CANNOT SLEEP WITH

THEIR BROTHER WITHOUT CAUSING

SOME BIG ARGUMENT.

MAMA, POR FAVOR.

I'M JUST SAYING -- I'M JUST

TALKING.

PERO, NO HABLES TANTO.

OKAY.

WELL, I JUST -- I JUST REALLY

WANT CURTIS TO BE UNDERSTANDING.

THAT'S IT.

LIKE PAUL.

ROSIE, NO.

I LOVE MY HUSBAND, OKAY?

AND I JUST REMEMBER WHEN CURTIS

WAS SENSITIVE AND ROMANTIC, AND

I MISS THAT.

I CAN'T HELP THINKING WHAT

IT WOULD BE LIKE IF CURTIS WAS

MORE LIKE PAUL.

I MEAN, WHAT -- WHAT HE COULD

GIVE YOU.

OH, YES.

ALL NIGHT LONG.

OH. OKAY, MAMA.

LISTEN, I JUST WANT CURTIS TO

LISTEN TO ME, AND I WANT HIM TO

RESPECT WHAT I HAVE TO SAY.

WELL, ELLA, HAVE YOU TOLD

CURTIS HOW YOU FEEL?

YES, I HAVE TOLD CURTIS HOW

I FEEL.

BUT HE SAYS, "ELLA, YOU'RE

JUST OVERSENSITIVE."

AH, I GOT SOMETHING FOR THAT!

I JUST THINK THAT YOU NEED TO

SORT ALL THIS THING OUT, YOU

KNOW?

YOU HAVE -- YOUR FEELINGS ARE

MIXED UP RIGHT NOW.

NO, THEY'RE NOT.

I WANT TO WORK.

WELL, TELL HIM THAT.

I DID, ROSIE.

YES, WELL, YOU KNOW, I THINK

YOU SHOULD ALWAYS GO FOR THE

KNEES.

THAT'S SOLUTION NUMBER ONE.

OKAY.

I THINK I'D LIKE TO BE JUST A

LITTLE MORE SUBTLE THAN THAT.

OH, REALLY?

GOOD.

THEN YOU WOULD LOVE THIS.

YOU HAVE TO WEAR A PAIR OF BOOTY

FOOTIES AND MAKE HIM WORK FOR

IT.

OKAY, MAMA?

ENOUGH.

ROSIE, THANK YOU.

MAMA, THANK YOU -- I THINK.

UM...I'M JUST GOING TO GO

BACK -- GO BACK TO WORK.

ALL RIGHT, ELLA.

WELL, YOU CALL ME LATER.

I HAVE THEM HERE IF YOU WANT

THEM LATER.

I WILL CALL YOU LATER, AND

I'D LIKE TO TALK LATER, WITHOUT

YOUR MAMA.

THANKS.

QUITAME EL BRUTO, DIOS MIO.

I DON'T SPEAK SPANISH.

THINGS ARE UP IN THE HO--

WE HAVE HAD TWO PAYNES IN THE

HOUSE TODAY.

WHAT DO I OWE THIS ILLUSTRIOUS

PLEASURE?

HEY, FLOYZOID.

I CAN'T STAND THE PAIN.

"CAN'T STAND THE PAIN"!

[ LAUGHS ]

NO PAIN, NO GAIN?

"NO PAIN, NO GAIN"!

I'M ROLLING, I'M ROLLING, I'M

ROLLING.

I'M BEING A PAIN?

"HE'S BEING A PAIN"!

COME ON, MAN.

IT'S MY BEST STUFF.

WHAT'S UP, MAN?

IT'S VERY FUNNY.

HA HA.

MR. C., COME ON.

WHERE'S YOUR SNAPPY COMEBACK?

COME ON.

I'M JUST NOT UP TO IT, KIKI.

I'M HAVING WIFEY PROBLEMS.

OH.

NOT UP TO IT?

IS THE LADDER NOT MAKING IT TO

THE SECOND FLOOR, MR. C.?

MY LADDER IS JUST FINE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

IT'S ELLA!

ELLA, MAN, ELLA!

SHE'S AT THAT JOB LATE.

SHE'S SPENDING TOO MUCH TIME AT

WORK!

WE

WELL, YOU SHOULD BE HAPPY

THAT YOUR LADY WANTS TO GO TO

WORK, RIGHT?

I GUESS SO.

AND SHE WON'T BE HITTING YOU

UP FOR ANY MONEY ANYMORE,

RIGHT?

THAT'S TRUE.

[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]

HELLO?

HEY -- HEY, BABE. HEY, BABE.

YEAH.

ELL-- BABY, NO! BABY, NO!

BUT YOU WAS WORKING LATE --

YOU WAS WORKING LATE LAST NIGHT.

AND THE NIGHT BEFORE THAT AND

THE NIGHT BEFORE THAT.

COME ON, ELLA. COME ON, NOW.

BABY, THAT MEAN I GOT TO COOK

MY FOOD AGAIN?

I GOT TO WASH THE CLOTHES, I

GOT TO DO THE LAUNDRY.

I GOT STAINS IN MY CLOTHES.

I CAN'T EVEN GET THE STAINS

OUT!

I'M NOT TRYING TO HEAR THAT.

YOU DOGGONE RIGHT WE GOING TO

TALK TONIGHT WHEN YOU GET HOME.

OKAY.

BABY, I L-- HELLO?

E-ELLA, HELLO?

A BAD CONNECTION HERE.

HEY, LET'S PLAY A GAME OF

CHECKERS, MAN, COME ON.

[ GRUNTS ]

I'LL TALK TO YOU ALL LATER ON!

I CAN'T DO IT!

CURTIS! CURTIS!

I HAVE NEVER SEEN HIM LIKE THIS

BEFORE.

YOU KNOW...

SOMETHING'S FUNNY GOING ON WITH

THE BEES AND HONEY.

NO, IT'D BE THE BEES AND THE

POLLEN, BECAUSE THE HONEY --

SHUT UP! NO!

NO SHE' CHEATING.

AN H DON'T KNOW.

[ SCOFFS ]

YOU GUYS THINK SHE'S CHEATING,

JUST BECAUSE SHE'S STAYING OUT

LATE?

NOT COOKING?

NOT CLEANING?

THAT DOESN'T MEAN SHE'S

CHEATING.

LOOK, WHEN A WOMAN DOESN'T

COME HOME TO COOK AND CLEAN,

AND YOU SITTING BY THE PHONE ALL

DAY AND SHE HASN'T CALLED YOU,

SHE CHEATING.

NOT IF THEY GOT A NANNY.

[ SIREN WAILING ]

HEY.

OOH, YOU WANT -- YOU --

YOU WANT TO WATCH THIS MOVIE

WITH ME?

OKAY.

ELLA, COME TO BED.

CURTIS, I WANT TO GO TO BED,

OKAY, BABY?

BUT I JUST NEED TO COMPLETE

THIS WORK FOR THE BOUTIQUE AND

MAKE THIS DEPOSIT.

OKAY?

I'LL BE HOME AFTER I MAKE THIS

DEPOSIT.

BE HOME FROM WHERE?

I'LL BE BACK.

ELLA, I'M SICK OF THIS JOB,

BABY.

I'M SICK OF THIS JOB, OKAY?

WHAT ABOUT ME?

IT'S TIME YOU THOUGHT ABOUT ME,

OKAY?

OKAY.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

OH, BABY, RELAX.

I'LL GET IT.

ALL RIGHT.

MERCEDES, WHAT ARE YOU

DOING HERE?

I'M SO SORRY I'M HERE,

MIRANDA.

I HAVE TO TALK TO CALVIN.

LISTEN, DIEGO'S ON HIS WAY

OVER HERE, I THINK.

AND HE WAS JUST REALLY UPSET.

WHOA, WHOA -- WHAT IS DIEGO

ON HIS WAY OVER HERE FOR?

[ THUD ON DOOR ]

YOU NEED TO STAY AWAY FROM MY

SISTER.

DIEGO, I TOLD YOU I WOULD

HANDLE THIS.

I SAW YOU, PUNK!

HE KISSED HER!

WHAT? WHAT?

YOU WHAT?

LOOK, BABY, IT'S -- IT'S NOT

WHAT YOU THINK.

YOU WERE KISSING HER, BUT

IT'S NOT WHAT I THINK?

LOOK, BABY, IT --

DON'T TOUCH ME!

ARE YOU SERIOUS?!

CALVIN, WHAT'S GOING ON?

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT'S GOING

ON.

YEAH, YOUR SON OVER HERE HAS

BEEN SLEEPING AROUND WITH MY

SISTER.

WE'RE NOT SLEEPING AROUND.

I WOULDN'T DO THAT!

HE'S MARRIED!

AND I WOULDN'T DO IT, EITHER.

NOTHING'S GOING ON BETWEEN US.

AND I THOUGHT YOU WERE MY

BOY, HUH?

WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT, HUH?

WAS THIS JUST AN ACT?

WAS -- WAS THAT -- THIS WAS JUST

AN ACT, RIGHT?

SO YOU CAN GET WITH HER, THIS

WHOLE TIME?

LOOK, DIEGO, I AIN'T GOT TIME

FOR THIS.

I GOT TO DEAL WITH --

YOU MAKE TIME FOR THIS!

YOU MAKE TIME FOR THIS!!

STOP IT, DIEGO.

YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE I TRUSTED

EVER SINCE I GOT BACK FROM THE

ARMY, MAN!

YOU, AND THAT'S IT!

DAMN!

LOOK, DIEGO, I --

NO, YOU LOOK, ALL RIGHT?

I'M WARNING YOU!

YOU STAY THE HELL AWAY FROM

HER!

I WON'T HIT YOU BECAUSE I'LL

RESPECT YOUR HOUSE!

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HIT ME.

GET OUT. LET'S GO. LET'S GO.

LET'S GO!

DON'T YELL AT ME, DIEGO!

YOU'RE A PUNK.

I'M STANDING RIGHT HERE.

YOU'RE A PUNK!

THAT DAMN SHIRT -- WHAT HE GOING

TO DO WITH THAT SHIRT ON?

CURTIS!

I GOT TO GO CHECK ON MIRANDA.

HEY, CALVIN?

WHAT?

YOU MIGHT NOT WANT TO CHECK

ON HER RIGHT NOW.

CALVIN!

YOU KNOW WHAT?

I'M -- I'M GOING TO GO MAKE THIS

DEPOSIT, BABY.

I GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE.

NO.

YOU'RE NOT MAKING A DEPOSIT.

AIN'T GOING TO BE NO DEPOSITS

TONIGHT -- THAT'S IT.

THAT'S IT. THAT'S IT, BABY.

I'M SO TIRED OF THIS JOB, ELLA.

I'M SO SICK OF THIS.

I'VE BEEN PATIENT ABOUT THIS.

I'VE BEEN LETTING IT SLIDE.

THAT'S IT, I'M PUTTING MY FOOT

DOWN, BABY!

THAT'S IT!

NOW, IT'S ME OR THE DEPOSITS!

CHOOSE YE THIS DAY.

MOVE, CURTIS.

I'M GOING TO MAKE THIS DEPOSIT.

I'M SICK OF THIS.

I GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE.

YOUR SON GOING CRAZY, YOU GONE

CRAZY.

CUR--

I'LL BE BACK.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO COME BACK.

DON'T COME BACK.

[ DIALING ]

I'LL MAKE SURE YOU COME BACK.

HELLO? IS THIS THE BOUTIQUE?

WHATEVER THE HELL THE NAME OF

IT IS.

LOOK, THIS IS CURTIS PAYNE,

ELLA PAYNE'S HUSBAND.

ELLA QUITS.

AS OF TONIGHT, SHE'S THROUGH.

I GOT YOU.

YOU BETTER WALK BEFORE I DROP

YOU.

COME ON, SIT DOWN, SIT DOWN.

DAMN, MAN, WHAT HAPPENED?

YOU GUYS LOOK WORSE THAN YOU

DID YESTERDAY.

MIRANDA LEFT.

OOH, PAY ME MY MONEY!

PAY IT!

WAIT, WAIT.

YOU GUYS BET ON ME?

NO, NO, WE DIDN'T BE O YOU.

WE BE AGAINS YOU.

WHOO-HOO!

THAT IS SO COLD.

YEAH, WHAT KIND OF FRIENDS

ARE YOU?

HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY.

I DIDN'T BET ON YOU.

REST ASSUREDLY THAT I CHERISH

OUR FRIENDSHIP A WHOLE LOT MORE

THAN THAT.

THEY WOULDN'T LET YOU BET,

HUH?

NOT A PENNY.

SO WHAT HAPPENED, CALVIN?

MAN, MIRANDA THINKS THERE'S

SOMETHING GOING ON BETWEEN ME

AND MERCEDES.

OOH, I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT!

I DON'T BELIEVE YOU GUYS!

WELL, IS THERE ANYTHING

GOING ON?

NO, NOTHING HAPPENED, I

PROMISE.

WELL, WE DID KISS ONCE OR TWICE,

BUT THAT'S IT.

CALVIN!

DON'T CALL ME.

DON'T BOTHER COMING HOME BECAUSE

I CHANGED THE LOCKS.

BYE.

BYE.

WHAT THE HELL?

THIS IS YOUR STUFF!

MM-HMM.

DON'T CALL ME, DON'T BOTHER

ME.

AND I THINK THIS WILL BE GOOD

FOR YOU TO STAY AWAY FROM HOME

FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

HELLO. GOODBYE.

BYE, ELLA.

BYE.

WAIT, BABY, CAN WE TALK?

CAN WE TALK?

YES!

PAY UP.

ALWAYS BET ON THE WOMEN.

[ CRYING ]

I SEE WHY YOU ALL BY

YOURSELF.