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[video game noises]

What's up?

Hey, look here.

Go to the garage and get me some more package tape.

Would you please? - All right, yeah.

While you're out there, get me some bubble wrap.

Ooh.

When you come back, I'm going to put

that tattoo on your face.

I promise.

Sure.

Ooh, Deshawn, could you please get me more boxes?

Yes, ma'am.

Thank you.

Oh, now you can hear.

Not

So fast.

What is that?

Where did you get it from?

And why do you have it?

Oh it's a PFP.

In English. Come here.

In English, please.

I don't speak teenager.

It's a video game.

My friend Tommy got a new one for his birthday,

so he gave me his old one.

Aw, come here.

That is so nice of him, and you can have this back as soon

as you finish helping us pack.

Yes, ma'am.

How do you turn this thing off?

How do you-- how do you do turn this thing off?

Baby, what's wrong?

What are you doing?

What?

P-- it's a P--

Women and

Technology.

You just push this right here.

Bring it on!

Oh, he got me!

[laughing] Dang, it's crazy right there.

Hold on.

Curtis, I thought you were going to turn it off, babe.

Wait, baby, I'm going to kill the dragon.

Hold on.

Oh, that sucker ate me.

Wait a minute. Wait.

Let me start it over.

[doorbell ringing]

Well, I guess I'll get it.

I guess I'll just go on and get the door.

Yeah, OK.

Does a Deshawn live here?

Yes, he does, and you are?

I'm Tommy Brooks's father.

Curtis.

I'm here to get the video game that Deshawn stole from him.

Oh!

Doggone it, this thing right here.

Wait a minute!

Wait a minute. Hold on!

Hold on!

Mr. Brooks, did you say that Deshawn

stole your son's video game?

Yes, and I'm here to get it back.

Well, Deshawn said that your son gave him that game.

My son wouldn't lie.

[laughing] Well, all kids lie.

Here you guys go.

Can I have the game back now?

Is that him, Tommy?

TOMMY: Yes, dad, that's him.

Then Deshawn said if I told anyone he'd beat up my friends,

too.

I see you didn't listen.

Deshawn.

Tommy told me Deshawn has been bullying him for months.

What?

Mr. Brooks, we are so sorry for what Deshawn

has done to your son, sir.

I am, too.

Tommy's a good kid.

He never hit anyone a day in his life.

[laughing] That's obvious.

Curtis.

Look, Mr. Brooks.

Kids fight.

OK?

I mean, that's a part of growing up, you know?

Is stealing part of growing up, too?

Uh, yeah.

Curtis!

Look, baby, I'm not saying what Deshawn did was right.

But what are you going to do?

Oh, I'm going to handle Deshawn, trust me.

Oh, this will never happen again.

Will it?

No, ma'am.

Come on, son.

Oh, and Deshawn is going to make this right right

now by giving Tommy an apology.

I'm sorry for what I did to your eye

and for taking your PFP.

It's all right.

Let's go, boy.

Hey, Tommy.

You almost forgot your PFP.

Thanks, man.

This ain't over.

Oh.

Buenas nores, senora ...

Floyd, thank you so much for coming on such short notice.

Calvin and CJ are at work, and Uncle

Curtis is being Uncle Curtis.

OK.

Well, I would have come sooner, but you know,

I had to put my caramelized pig feet in my crock pot.

What's the problem?

OK.

Miranda accidentally got a comb lodged in the garbage disposal.

[laughing] I have that problem all the time, girl.

I know exactly what you mean.

Any time that girl washes a dish,

a plate, a glass, something is going to be broken.

For real?

Yes.

And then she wakes up early in the morning,

takes 45 minute showers before I even have

a chance to get ready for work.

Wow.

Yeah.

You know what else she does?

I'm sure you're going to tell me.

[laughing] She pops her gum.

Pop, pop, pop, pop.

No, I don't.

[popping gum]

Miranda.

I was just telling Floyd about the comb that decided to take

a swim in the garbage disposal.

Oh!

You mean the comb that was in the cup

on the side of the sink?

That comb?

Yeah, that comb.

Oh, OK.

The comb I was sanitizing because someone's husband

decided to scratch their back with it.

That's nasty.

Miranda, all I'm saying is can you

be a little bit more careful when you're handling my things?

That's all.

Just a little more careful.

Oh, and if by careful you mean picking up after you

every moment of the day and organizing your DVDs

in alphabetical order.

Or do you mean how you want me to organize the closet

by fabric color and designer?

Now, see, that takes talent right there.

Girl, you know you know your color.

Now what's wrong with that?

I mean, there's absolutely nothing wrong with it.

Thank you.

If you're a raging psychopath.

A psychopath?

Ladies, let's not resort to name calling, all right?

No.

Is it too much to ask of my guest--

Oh, guest?

I thought we were family.

My guest.

That things be put the same way they were before she got here?

Oh, the twins got a sweater?

No, this was mine.

Depends on how good her memory is.

Because I know mine is shot.

They say drugs stay in your system for seven years.

I am so sorry.

I didn't mean nothing by that.

And do you know, Janine?

Do you know what you always do?

What?

I'll be trying to say something,

and you continuously--

When do I do that?

Right. I'm trying to say--

You are so exaggerating right now.

There's another examp--

Oh, fine, fine, take the floor.

It's all yours. - OK.

WIll you just let me finish what I'm saying?

If you talked faster, I couldn't do it.

OK.

Floyd, please tell Janine that she

is absolutely preposterous.

Floyd, tell Miranda that she is being ridiculous.

You are absodutely ristoposterous.

Thank you, Floyd.

And you are completely ridiculuckerous.

OK, wait.

Whose side are you on?

I'm on Miranda-Janine side.

Look here.

Let me help you all out.

Here, take my card.

There you go.

Mediator?

Yep.

And I also do business cards.

Over-organizer.

Sweater-shrinker.

Now, show me what you usually do in a fight.

Hey!

You got to let me put my boots up.

You ...

Shadow box, OK?

So quick to punch.

Show me what you do when you fight, shadow boxing.

Deshawn.

Say something else, son.

Say something.

Say something else.

OK.

Hold on.

Hold on. - What?

Say something else. - I know.

He's gone.

OK, Kimbo?

OK.

Wait a minute now.

Look, mind control, OK?

Not lose your mind.

You got to have mind control.

All the great fighters mastered it.

Jack Johnson, Rocky Marciano, Della Reese.

Who?

You ain't seen that movie?

Show me what you got.

Deshawn.

I know you are not out here fight--

Curtis!

Isn't he supposed to be on punishment?

What is this?

Baby, I'm re-channeling his anger.

That's all.

He gives a boy a black eye, and you give him boxing gloves?

Really?

Yeah, but this is the sweet science, OK?

This is a man thing.

It's a sweet science.

Same thing I showed Malik.

How did that work out?

He got the girl.

Hello!

He's in college.

You heard?

Ha, ha. Come on.

Ugh, ugh.

[doorbell ringing]

- I'll get it. - Right here.

Right here.

ELLA: I'll go get it!

Ow, ow, ouch!

Coming!

I said coming!

- Where is he? - Mr. Brooks.

Where is he?

Mr. Brooks!

Excuse me.

You said you'd take care of it.

Now I'm going to the police.

Now where is he?

What the hell is going on?

It's your fault. It's your fault!

Wait a minute.

You just could not leave him alone.

I don't know what you're talking about.

My son!

"I'm tired of Deshawn and the others messing with me.

I can't take it anymore."

My son tried to kill himself!

How is he, baby?

He's OK, baby.

He's OK.

He took quite a few pills, though,

and they rushed him to the hospital.

But he's home now, with his parents.

Oh, goodness.

[sighing]

I mean, what is going on these days?

When kids used to get beat up, they would fight back, not

attempt suicide.

Tommy is OK.

He's at home with his parents, baby.

I didn't mean for this to happen.

Have a seat.

This is what I've been trying to tell you, Deshawn.

This is what I've been telling you.

There are consequences to your actions, son.

Do I have to go back to the group home?

You know--

Listen, Curtis, Curtis.

Deshawn, we love you.

I love you, baby.

But I am sick and tired of your behavior.

I'm sick of it.

Here we go.

Your behavior does not fit here in the type of home

that we have created for ourselves.

And before I let you come in here

and run all around like you're crazy, like you lost your mind,

you're going to go somewhere.

And the group home may just be the least of your worries.

You act like you want to go back to the juvenile hall.

Is that it?

I don't want to go back to juvie.

OK.

Well, you're going to have to clean up your act, baby,

if you're going to stay here.

OK, I'm not going to mess with him anymore.

Let me tell you something.

You're not going to mess with nobody no more.

You're not going mess with him or anybody else, baby.

These people have-- people have feelings.

And there are things that you can

do and say that will affect people for the rest

of their lives, Deshawn.

You should know that.

I know.

People said a lot of mean things to me in my life.

OK.

Then see?

Huh.

You should know better, Deshawn,

because you know how it feels.

Ooh!

Deshawn, this is it.

This is it, and this is me talking, not him.

This is it.

[doorbell ringing]

Miranda, could you get that?

No, no, I'm a guest, so I don't do doors.

Don't do doors, huh?

No.

Well.

No?

Buenas noches, senora cheesecake.

Floyd, what are you doing?

Look, I couldn't stand to see the two of you

just self-destruct like this, so I

came over here to help you out.

I haven't seen this much fighting

since Destiny's Child broke up.

Why are you dressed like that?

I have two rules.

The first rule is never question the mediator.

Mediator?

Yes.

And what's the second rule?

Don't break rule number one.

[laughing] Now, look, for your first exercise,

I want you to take these two buckets here,

and I want you to think of the meanest thing

that you can say about the other person.

Cool.

I'm in.

OK, anxious.

All right.

Now, what you're going to do is you're going to take a ball

after what they've said, right, and you're going to try

to toss it into the other box.

And by the end, we'll know just how much

honesty the other one can take.

OK, Janine, we're going to start with you.

Oh, I go first?

Yes, please.

[sighing] Miranda.

I think you know nothing about cooking, cleaning, children,

and you should probably get back to work sooner than later.

Oh, that felt good.

Ha.

Wow, you went straight for the jugular, didn't you, sister?

[laughing]

Sorry.

Score!

This is good, though.

Miranda, your turn.

I may have a long way to go in terms of being a housewife--

the cooking, the cleaning, and all of that.

Long way.

However, at least I'm not a paranoid schizophrenic.

Yo!

She called you a paranoid schizophrenic!

No idea what you're about to get yourself into, OK?

Bye, bye.

All right, let's not--

Hit me with another ball, Miranda.

OK, OK. Thank you.

All right.

And thank you.

All right.

For our next exercise, we're going to try something

a little less homicidal, OK?

We're going to try something to re-establish the trust.

Now, I want you both to think of something

about the other person that you're secretly jealous of.

Let's see.

OK.

So, Janine, sometimes I am jealous of your height.

Me, too.

She's like a real tall, giant, pretty llama.

I'm just saying, you know, I have to wear high heels just

to get into the cabinets.

So I wish I was a little taller sometimes.

That's crazy.

That's crazy.

You know, I-- sometimes I wish I was a little bit short.

- Really? - Yeah, yeah.

I like to wear those cute little--

the cute shoes only come in smaller sizes.

Girl.

And I want to wear the--

But they hurt your feet.

Really?

Your flats are always so adorable.

I only wear those because if I wear the heels

I'll be taller than my husband. - Are you serious?

I'm so serious.

Oh, my goodness.

This is so beautiful.

Group hug.

Oh, my work here is done.

This is beautiful.

How's Tommy?

Why don't you ask him yourself?

Tommy!

How you doing, son?

I'm OK.

Good.

The therapist at the help center

thought it might be helpful if we have

an open dialogue about all the events that

led up to Tommy's incident.

OK.

So come on, have a seat, Tommy.

Sit down.

And, Deshawn, you can go first, baby.

You can just tell us why you bullied

Tommy in the first place.

Everybody likes him.

He gets the new video games.

He's smart.

He wears nice clothes.

He has everything.

And I feel like a nothing.

So I felt like if I started taking from him,

he'd feel like nothing, too.

But you are something, Deshawn.

No, I'm not.

I have no friends.

OK?

No one likes me at school.

I tried to be your friend, but you just beat me up.

You beat me up every day.

You want to know how that feels?

I'm sorry.

And every night I had nightmares about you.

I just took the pills because I wanted it all to end.

I'm sorry.

I think that's enough for now.

Come on, son.

I sure hope this helps.

Well, it does.

It does.

I won't get the police involved.

Thanks.

Mr. Brooks has agreed not to press

charges, since I told him that you were already in therapy.

You're in therapy, too?

Yeah.

It's all right.

Gives you a chance to talk about your problems.

I start mine tomorrow.

Good luck.

You, too.

Come on, son.

Um, Mr. Brooks.

I'm really sorry about this whole thing.

Really.

Thank you.

Thank you.

I think this was a wake-up call for all of us.

Tommy, I'm glad you're OK.

Thanks.

All right.

Come on.

Tommy, wait.

[sighing] I know what I did was wrong.

No one deserves to be treated like that.

I just want you all to know that I'm very sorry.

Thanks.

Maybe we can hang out some time?

Maybe.

See you at school, Tommy.

Let's go now.

[sighing]

OK?

[sighing] I'm sorry that I've been causing

so many problems for you.

Ms. Ella, Mr. C, I promise I'll start doing better.

Hi.

I'm Bobby J, and I play the character of Deshawn

on this season's House of Payne.

Every day, thousands of school children are being bullied.

Bullies are relentless.

The harassment is causing kids to feel unsafe and drop out

of school, and in the worst cases,

some children are literally being bullied to death.

What these bullies are doing is unacceptable,

and we can't keep ignoring this problem anymore.

We have to help those who can't help themselves.

If you can, let them know what they're doing is not OK.

You never know whose life you may be saving.

Save a life.

Stop a bully.