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Sick of this thing.

Oh.

Would you stay?

Woman and her list.

Okay, what we gonna fix first?

The faucet?

No, too wet.

The gutter?

It's too messy.

Oh, paint the walls.

This?!

No, it's too painty.

Let's see.

Oh, I know what I can do.

It's not even on your little

List.

Watch tv.

Ugh.

Mission accomplished.

[chuckles]

Curtis.

Baby.

Baby, what are you doing?

Oh, baby, I'm taking my

Break.

Curtis, you haven't even

Started working yet.

Well, no, baby.

I figured I just get all my

Breaks out the way.

That way, I don't have to worry

About them later on.

Okay, baby. Listen.

I gave you a honey-do list.

That means, honey, you are

Supposed to do something.

Baby, it's my day off, okay?

Curtis...

From what?

Damn!

I can't use that one no more.

No. Don't use that no more.

You can't ever use that again.

No, no, you can't.

There are about 12 things on

Here, baby, that needs to be

Done.

Come on now.

Even the bathroom in the master

Bath needs to be fixed, baby.

Did you jiggle it three

Times?

Oh, does it work for you?

No, I just use the guest

Bathroom.

Curtis, you know what?

I just can't take you.

[ telephone rings ]

Saved by the bell!

Saved by the bell!

You just make me so sick.

Better get it.

Who is it? Hello?

Oh, pastor.

Praise the lord.

Yes, sir.

He ain't getting no more

Money.

Okay, sir.

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

Say what, now?

The help center is flooded?

Oh, then he better build

An ark.

Yes, I understand that. Yes.

Well, sir, anything you need.

So long as he don't need me.

Yes, pastor.

I'm on my way.

Yes. Yes, sir.

Okay, bye-bye.

Curtis.

Ooh, baby, that sound like

An emergency.

Baby, the help center is in

Trouble.

I know.

It sound like an emergency,

And you better get going.

Here's your coat.

Where are we gonna put all

The people, baby?

I don't know, but send them

In two by two.

There's your purse.

Curtis, baby, what about all

The food and the clothes?

Oh, baby, you will figure

Something out.

There's your keys.

Okay.

Curtis, baby, what if we have

To shu dow the help center?

Oh, oh.

If we have to shut it down,

Baby, I --

Well, then you'll just have

To wade in the water, and here's

Your mop.

Curtis.

I know, baby.

That's just how emergencies are.

Oh, okay, baby.

Well, I'm probably gonna be gone

A long time, baby.

You go and do what you got to

Do, baby.

I'll survive without you.

I'll be back, baby.

Okay.

I don't know when, but I'll

Be back.

Okay.

Hopefully not too soon.

[ siren wails ]

[ horn honking ]

[ tires screech ]

[ indistinct conversations ]

[ sighing ] Ahh.

Aah!

What the --

I died and went to hobo hell?!

Okay, I'm dreaming

I'm still dreaming.

Hey, pinch me.

Yow!!

You ain't got to put everything

You got in it!

Goodness gracious.

Okay.

I'm awake, and now I need

A tetanus shot!

I know these people are not in

My kitchen.

There's not a bunch of homeless

People in my kitchen!

Good morning, curtis.

Hi, baby.

Yeah, it would be a good

Morning, ella, if I hadn't woken

To skid row.

This is more bums than I've seen

At your family reunion.

Curtis, okay, just stop it,

Okay?

Now, listen.

We needed a place to serve these

People some breakfast this

Morning, and, baby, it looks

Like the help center is gonna be

Closed for a couple of days.

Oh, ella.

Oh, baby.

Mm, baby...

Days.

Yeah, I know, but they get

You every time, ella.

They get you.

You fall for it every time.

Duh.

These people are homeless, ella.

They're used to not eating.

Curtis.

So what difference does it

Make if they don't eat for a

Couple of days?

So what?!

Curtis! Don't do that now.

Baby, all of the volunteers are

Pitching in, and you...

You told me to do my part.

Ooh, don't you do that.

You did.

I said don't you do that.

You told me.

You don't put that back on me

Like that.

You told me to.

I told you to d you part.

These people are I m part.

This I m part, ella.

Don't.

Ooh!

Get out the way!

Miss ella, can I get eggs

Over easy?

Oh.

You getting them for free.

How much easier do you want

Them, huh?

How much easier can we do?

Curtis.

[ chuckles ]

Coming right up, karl.

Don't do that.

You name them?

You named them?

Did you name each one of them,

Ella?

Curtis, no. Go. Go.

Don't do that.

Go.

I don't believe you.

This is my mug.

And this is my bowl.

Get your hands off my bowl.

And give me --

Give me my --

Spoon.

And give me that in your mouth.

Put it in there!

I'm glad you didn't.

Baby, he had my spoon in his

Mouth.

He had my spoon in his mouth.

Curtis, listen to me.

Not now.

Don't you see I'm busy?

What -- what am I supposed to

Do about breakfast, huh?

What I'm gonna do about

Breakfast?

Get to the back of the

Line, bub.

What? Don't you --

Let me tell you something.

Hey!

Who you pushing?

Hey!

I didn't know calvin jr. Was

Gonna be here today.

Look.

Hello, baby.

Look, baby.

I got an emergency call from the

Day care, so I picked him up.

Oh.

Tracy and her husband got

Into a car accident.

Oh, my goodness.

Are they okay?

I don't know.

I'm going to the hospital.

Look.

I need you to watch calvin jr.

For me.

Oh, okay.

Well, do you want us to come

With you?

No, he needs a nap, and after

That, he'll need his lunch and

His dinner.

Well, baby, how long do you

Think you'll be gone?

I don't know.

I'll call you as soon as I know

Something, baby.

Okay.

You two gonna be all right?

Oh, see.

We'll be just fine -- all three

Of us.

I'm sure it's not that bad.

Okay, well, look.

I need you to feed him the green

Beans for lunch, but make sure

You mash them up and put some

Mac and cheese in the bowl.

Mm-hmm.

If he doesn't eat that, try

The apple sauce without the

Sugar, and wait until after he

Eats to give him the soy milk,

Which is in...

The blue container.

Okay.

Got it?

Yes. Good. We got it.

Maybe I should take him

With me.

Baby, no. He's fine.

Okay, well, look.

I wrote it down on this list.

Everything is here, including

The number to the hospital.

Good.

And poison control.

Oh, so you think I'm gonna

Let him play with the stuff

Under the sink?

Say, "Daddy."

Very funny, smarty-pants.

I also programmed 911 for

Speed dial.

Okay.

Just press star-pound-3.

But, baby, that's --

Don't worry. I got it.

Baby, thank you for doing

This.

Oh, of course.

He's my stepson.

Look, I'll call you when I

Know what's going on.

Okay.

All right.

[ door closes ]

All right, little man.

You dialing 911 already on me?

[ imitating siren ]

This is the atlanta fire

Department.

Will you please evacuate the

Premises immediately?

We have reached the maximum

Capacity for this building and

My patience.

So I would like for everybody

To get the hell ou-u-t!!

Let go. Let go.

Let go.

Let go. Let go.

Have you lost your mind?

Baby!

Yeah, almost, ella.

I'm that close.

I'm that close, ella.

I'm that close.

Baby, how long is the help

Center gonna be closed?

Curtis, I don't know.

Baby, almost everything was

Ruined -- the furniture,

The clothes, even the new tv.

Okay, baby. Look.

I'm on my way down there to

Check up on the cleanup right

Now, okay?

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait,

Wait, baby.

Now, until then, you're just

Gonna have to be patient.

Be patient?

She tells me to be patient.

Be patient?

Yes, baby.

You know what?

Think of it as doing god's work.

Well, if I'm doing god's

Work, what is god doing, ella?

Careful. Now, don't play.

What?

Don't play.

I'm not playing, ella.

Forgive him for he knows not

What he says.

Curtis.

He can't hear you.

He's gone.

Curtis, you don't even

Know him.

He needs to talk to me.

I'll give him the message.

You don't even know him.

Music to my ears.

Rick says he has all the

Toilets flushing like a charm.

That is great!

Good stuff.

Oh, man.

So tell me.

What about everything else on

The list, huh?

Do we have the lights installed?

She got it done?

Check.

Okay, what about the windows

Washed?

Check.

Good, good, good, good.

What about the roof?

Is the roof fixed?

Check.

Oh, good stuff!

Hey.

Oh, what about the gutters?

Ugh. Check.

I know.

That's why I never do them.

Hmm.

Ohh, man!

I must tell you.

I must tell you.

I like your work ethic.

I like your work ethic, kelly.

Karl.

Yeah.

I'm surprised by it, but I like

It.

And I am bushed!

You heard me?

[ laughs ]

I need to sit down.

It's amazing how work can get

To you.

Oh!

Mr. Payne, a couple things

Did get damaged when they took

In the backhoe and started

Digging the new swimming pool.

Wait. Damaged?

But how could you let that

Happen, keenan?

Well, the guy, he didn't see

Mrs. Ella's flower beds, and he

Ran right over them, and...

He ran over ella's

Flower beds?

Yeah.

Don't you scare me like that

Again!

[ laughs ]

I thought it was something

Important.

Oh, my goodness.

My heart dropped.

[ laughs ]

Tell them to carry on.

Tell them to carry on.

[ chuckles ]

Oh, wow.

Blue team, I need an e.T.A.

On that concrete and bricks.

Look. We need to get that new

Driveway in by nightfall, and...

Is it blue team?

Uh, blue team.

Blue team?

Uh, yeah.

Uh, look here.

We need to make sure we take

Care of that e.P.T., and, uh,

Get that b.L.T., heavy on the

Mayo, extra cheese.

Okay.

Oh, and make that a.S.A.P.

[ laughs ]

See that?

Oh, the blue team.

You know, kipper, until today,

I never really respected the

Value of the homeless.

I mean, except for the guy who

Washes my windshield under the

Bridge.

[ chuckles ]

Ella always makes me give him

A quarter, and I do it without

Any -- well, just a little

Fight.

[ laughs ]

Wow.

Surprisingly...

I am glad that you're here, man.

We really appreciate the way

You've opened up your home.

You ain't seen open.

[ laughs ]

Wait till you guys start on the

Second-floor addition.

Have you seen the schedules?

No, not yet.

Yeah, take a look at them.

I just happen to have them here.

We have the stairs here.

This is the bathroom.

Bathroom, bathroom...

Curtis payne.

I think it's backwards.

[ laughs ]

I'm so excited.

Curtis!

Yeah, baby?

What is going on?

Baby, what do you have all of

These people doing?

Ella.

You don't call them

"These people."

These people have names.

[ scoffs ]

Okay?

And they're doing everything!

[ laughs ]

Baby, you saying, "Honey, do,"

And curtis did.

Oh, no, you did not.

Oh, no, you did not, curtis.

No.

Karl. Please, karl, karl.

Could you please move, karl?

Please, karl.

And she quick. She's quick.

Please, karl.

Don't make it worse. Be calm.

Karl...

Miranda?

Miranda?

Green beans, apple sauce.

Oh, hey, baby.

Hey.

Oh, you're home.

Where's junior?

Uh, he's in the back asleep.

Ooh.

We had such a good time today.

We went to the park, and then I

Fed him his dinner and gave him

A bath and, oh, even made up a

Bath song.

Listen. Here it goes.

* the dirt's in trouble

* here comes the bubbles

Baby, baby, it's okay.

You don't like my song?

No, I love it.

[ laughs ]

And I love you.

Oh, I love you, too, baby.

I fed him, and then when he got

Sleepy, I read him a story,

And then...

[ sighs ]

Baby, it just came so naturally

To me.

Yeah.

I think I'm gonna be a good

Mom.

Oh, you're gonna be an

Amazing mother.

Ohh.

Thank you so much for today.

You were great.

I appreciate it.

Of course.

But how's tracy?

Oh, um, the accident was bad.

It was a head-on collision, and

She's in a coma.

[ gasps ]

Oh, my goodness,

That's awful.

Yeah, and her husband didn't

Make it.

Oh!

Oh, my god.

He didn't make it?

Well, baby, I mean, what --

Is there anything we can do?

Well, just pray for now, and

Calvin junior might have to stay

With us longer.

That's fine.

That's -- that's --

I love having him around.

No.

I mean, he might have to come

Live with us.

Oh.

[ crying ]

Oh, I'll get him.

No, no, no. Relax.

Done enough. I'll get him.

Relax.

Karl, can you please round up

Everybody and let them know that

The church vans are on their way

To pick you guys up and take you

Back to the center?

Sure thing, miss ella.

Thank you.

But we're not finished.

Sorry, mr. Payne.

Come on, guys. We're done here.

Let's go. Wrap it up.

Thank you.

Thank you, guys.

See you tomorrow.

Keep your hands where I can

See them.

Curtis!

Baby, we are supposed to help

The homeless.

Now, baby, you have to admit,

It hasn't been working out so

Good.

Come on.

They're still homeless.

How many years it been?

But now the homeless helpin us,

That's working ou great!

Did you see the landscape, huh?

Did you even think to look

At it?

Hey!

Hey, look here.

I need some more bougainvilleas.

Curtis.

More bougainvilleas,

Bougainvilleas, bougainvilleas.

And tulips.

Curtis!

Tulips.

It stops now.

Right now.

Does that include the guys

That's installing your jacuzzi?

Yes!

It includes those people, too!

This is wrong, baby!

How could you do that to me?

All I'm trying to do is do what

The good book say.

Okay?

The good book said that the good

Lord loves a cheerful worker.

Giver, curtis.

The lord loves a cheerful giver.

Oh, then he's talking about

Me 'cause I'm giving them work,

And I must admit, I've never

Been more cheerful!

Thank you, lordy!

Thank you, lordy!

You cannot just force people

To work like this.

My home is not a plantation.

Oh, but it could've been.

If you let them stay and finish

The screened-in porch...

It'd have been lemonade for

Everybody.

Curtis!

I think I got everybody

Rounded up.

Karl, thank you for all of

Your help, and thank everybody.

Curtis, I am gonna deal with you

Later.

I'm not gonna be here.

[ sighs ]

You're in trouble.

Well, uh, you know, mr. Payne,

We really appreciate the chance

To work and make a little money.

I'm sorry.

I didn't even hear you.

I don't understand what

You said.

You're gonna pay us, right?

Oh, no, sir. No.

I wouldn't dare do that.

[ chuckles ]

No.

You said you wanted the chance

To work.

I didn't say I wanted a chance

To pay.

That was like -- no.

I wouldn't do that. No.

So, it's like that, huh?

Yeah.

All right.

I guess you've made yourself

Clear.

No, I didn't make it clear.

The big man made it clear.

[ laughs ]

I'm just a vessel, see?

I'm glad you under--

I didn't write it.

I just live it day to day.

[ chuckles ]

See you around.

Okay.

Uh, well, I don't think so

Unless you want to fix the

Dishwasher now.

I don't know if anybody got to

The dishwasher.

No. We're not fixing

Anything else.

Okay, okay.

Let's go.

Hey, you taking her with you?

Listen.

I need bougain --

Bougainvilleas.

Ugh!

I was looking forward to that

Pool.

Eh...

C'est la vie.

Oh.

Ooh, all that work made me

Tired.

Where my remote?

Remote?

Where the remote?

Where's my tv?!

What's this?

"Thank you, curtis.

Thank you for your donation

To the help center.

P.S. God helps those who help

Themselves, so we helped

Ourselves.

Love, kenyatta"?!

Ooh!

Ella!

Ooh.

I can't believe that.

Ooh, I can't believe you.

Okay, curtis.

Just please stop fussing.

Well, I can't believe you

Made me buy my own tv back.

What good sense does that make?

Curtis, I did not make you

Buy your own tv back.

Baby, you just made a healthy

Donation.

It wasn't healthy.

It made me sick, and the tv is

Not even worth that much.

Baby, you weren't just paying

For the tv.

You were paying those people for

Doing all of this work.

The laborer is worthy of his

Hire.

And their reward shall be

In heaven.

Why can't they wait?

You wait.

No, you wait.

No, you wait.

No yo wait.

Oh, I got you.

Shh!

Hush up.

You hush up that crying.

I know. I know.