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Calvin, come on, wake up, baby.

Wake up, wake up, wake up.

How long has it been?

It's been over two hours.

Leave him alone, OK?

Leave the boy alone.

Leave him alone!

Oh, be quiet.

You are gonna wake him up.

Ain't that what you want?

Now look, if he ain't asleep, he pretending to be asleep,

so y'all leave him alone.

My goodness.

Well, I am so sorry.

Are we disturbing you while we're trying

to care for your injured son?

Who?

Calvin.

Calvin, your injured son, remember?

Don't worry about it.

I can cut it up.

Uh-uh, baby.

He is laying over here, practically

unconscious, and you--

No, I am not sleeping.

The TV is too loud.

Curtis, Curtis, you're too loud.

Is that not what you wanted?

My goodness.

At least he cares for his father, unlike some people.

Now, baby, do you need anything?

Is there anything I can do?

Just name it.

Yeah, let me get a blanket.

It's a little nippy.

If you don't mind.

Mr. Payne, I was not talking to you.

I was talking to Calvin.

OK, sweetheart, listen, are you hungry?

Would you like me to make a nice, home-cooked meal?

BOTH: No, not really.

Would you like me to make you some

of my chicken and dumplings?

BOTH: Oh, that sounds right.

Oh, really?

Baby.

Baby, where the breakfast at?

Didn't I order steak and eggs, woman?

Curtis, we are trying to take care of Calvin's needs.

Is that all right, baby?

Look, eggs, scrambled soft with cheese,

and some onions sprinkled in them, green onions, not

the white onions, green onions.

ELLA: OK.

Red onion's OK, but green onions.

OK, baby.

Go ahead and do that, baby.

Make them soft 'cause I'm hungry, I'm hungry.

As a matter of fact, I want my breakfast in bed with my son.

I want my breakfast with my son.

Ow! Ow!

Ow! - Curtis!

What are you doing?

I'm gonna eat breakfast with my son.

What y'all trippin' out for? Y'all need to leave him alone.

- Ow! - Curtis!

Mr. Payne!

I'm about to have my breakfast here

'cause y'all wearing me out.

Y'all doing too much.

I'm gonna sit here with my son.

Calvin, I'm so sorry.

Watch out.

OK, you good with that?

Oh, this bed is comfy.

This is comfy.

No wonder you stayed in a coma.

Oh, Lord.

This bed-- baby, go get the remote for us.

This is-- what's this?

One of them Superpedics?

This is pretty good.

Anybody told you that?

Mr. Payne, will you stop it?

What?

Ah!

[thud]

[theme music]

We are trying to get Calvin back up on his feet.

And as far as I can see, your feet are fine.

The cafeteria is right down the hall.

She just push me out the bed.

Curtis Payne.

You push me out the bed again, and I'mma find

somewhere to put my feet.

Curtis, if that foot moves towards her--

look at me-- you're not gonna get it back.

I'm not scared of you.

What?

I choose to say no to violence.

Thank you.

Y'all too much.

- Miranda. - Yes.

When did the doctor say that Calvin

would be up and moving around?

He said that we can get him up and moving this morning.

So are you ready, baby?

I don't know, baby.

I'm still really sore. - See?

Leave the boy alone. He's sore.

Leave him alone. - Is that bad?

Is that OK? Is that-- what should we do?

No, no, no. It's normal, baby.

He's still recovering, so I'm sure that's normal.

Ma, can't we just do this tomorrow?

No, no.

No, no, no, baby, we need to do this today,

because the sooner you're up and walking,

the sooner you can get back to normal.

Come on.

Oh, so I'm not normal now?

You ain't never been normal.

Not since CJ put you in that dryer when you was seven

and put it on fluff cycle.

[chuckle]

Pop, I thought that was you.

It was you, Curtis.

You is such a little snitch.

And look, stop living in the past, Ella, OK?

And you the one that said we couldn't

afford a merry-go-round.

Mr. Payne.

CURTIS: What?

You put him in the dryer?

Yes.

Look, we didn't have no more diapers, there wasn't no towels

clean, and she talking 'bout you gotta dry him off 'cause he

pissed on hisself again.

ELLA: Curtis.

Your husband just pissed on hisself all the time.

They called him "Pissy."

That was his nickname--

Pissy, Pissy, Pissy.

Seven years old, pissed on hisself.

OK, OK, OK, enough, enough.

The teacher called him "Pissy."

Everybody called him "Pissy."

Shut the hell up, Ms. Pissy.

Baby, do you need And getting up?

No, baby, I really don't think I'm up for it.

I'm still really in a lot of pain.

Leave him alone!

Baby, just come on.

The sooner you get walking, the sooner you get out of here, OK?

Please?

The sooner you get out of here, the sooner we can cut

down on some hospital bills.

That's it.

It's time for you to get out that bed.

Come on now, Pissy.

Why is he laying-- why Pissy still in the bed, Ella?

He's still in bed, three weeks.

Come on, son, you got to move.

- No. - Curtis.

Mr. Payne. Mr. Payne.

Wait, wait. Be gentle.

- Be gentle, Mr. Payne. - I know, I know.

Put your head up. - Ow!

Wait a minute, he cannot do that.

[shouting]

Curtis, I want you to put him back him in his bed.

[shouting]

Curtis!

Mr. Payne, will you stop it?

What?

What's up, baby?

What you want me to do?

I want you to put him down, Curtis.

Put him down, Mr. Payne!

[shouting]

Curtis!

[scream]

[thud]

I told you he was in a little pain.

No, it's OK.

I'm not in a little pain anymore.

See?

I'm in a lot of pain.

[crying]

Can you wiggle your toes?

I could before my pops tried to help me.

What? What?

Wiggle them toes, wiggle them toes.

Curtis!

Man, he can get on up.

I mean, I know--

baby, how many times I gotta apologize, OK?

Once would be a good start.

I never apologized?

No.

I'm sorry, son.

Come on, give me a hug.

ALL: No!

It's cool, Pops.

I'll be fine.

OK.

Calvin, you're recovering nicely.

Anything I can do for you right now?

Yeah, the pain medication only dulls it.

You got anything to kill it?

To kill the Payne?

Strong enough to counteract your father?

No.

[fake laughing]

We'll get you something.

Dr. Baldwin, can we please speak with you in the hallway?

Sure.

I'm just gonna sit out.

I ain't got nothing to ask him.

Calvin, we'll be right back.

Let's switch Mr. Payne from Hydrocodone to Oxycodone.

Can't even wiggle.

OK.

So how long has he gotta be in the hospital?

If you keep helping him, probably the rest of his life.

[fake laughing]

Keep talking.

Seriously, sir, can Calvin go home soon?

Oh, he needs more tests.

I'd like to keep him here through the rest of the week.

Even though he's recovering, his internal injuries

are quite severe.

He needs round-the-clock care.

Round-the-clock care.

Well, actually, we kind of prefer round-the-house care.

It's a little cheaper.

Anything else I can do for you?

Um, yeah.

Since Calvin's out the woods now, he's doing real good,

thank you.

Yeah, we was wondering, can we get some premium channels

in the room?

Is that a yes?

Is it a no?

Can you just be serious, please?

Baby, I'm just asking for some [inaudible]..

I ain't ask for nothing dirty.

Unless it come with the package.

What the hell is all this stuff?

What is this?

You got to get organized, baby.

Come on now.

Where's the contracts at?

What the hell is this?

She got checks-- What the hell you got checks from '84?

What you got checks from '84 for?

What the hell we gonna do with that?

Find these contracts.

Come on, baby.

Makes no sense.

[cell phone ringing]

Where the hell's the cell phone?

Where the hell's the phone?

[beep]

Hello?

Yeah.

Mr. Blacklass.

OK.

Yeah, I know, traffic's bad.

Well, look here, I'm here waiting

for you 'cause I gotta discuss this with you in person.

Oh, OK.

Nah, I'll be right here.

All r--

[thud]

Who the hell moved the couch?

I moved the couch.

Miss Hello?

No, no, I wasn't talking to you.

I was talking to somebody moved my couch.

Look, I'll be here waiting on you, OK?

All right.

And hurry your Blacklass up.

Now where did--

OK.

Gotta find these contracts.

Gotta find these contracts.

Gotta find these--

[inaudible]

OK, I'm forgetting something.

What the hell am I forgetting?

What am I forgetting?

Your son's in the hospital?

No, I already been over to see--

how long you been standing there?

A while.

I seen all of it.

What hell are you doing here?

Listening to you talk to yourself.

I'm not talking to myself.

I'm talking to all my friends here,

all these papers, ghosts from '78, '74.

Your auntie is a hoarder.

She's a hoarder.

Got all these doggone papers, and ain't nothing organized.

I can't find nothing.

I need these contracts, CJ.

I need the contracts for the house.

Can't do nothing without them.

This what you looking for?

What is?

In this box right here that says "Contracts."

Yeah, that's it, that's it.

You want something to drink, Unc?

No, no, no.

Man, I cannot believe that you actually gonna sell this house.

Yeah, believe it.

Look at this here--

CJ, 13 years old.

Hadn't sprouted yet.

[chuckle]

Hey, remember Aunt Jonesy used to always

rest her chin on my head?

Those were her breasts.

It was kind of hard.

You was a little freak.

Hey, look at this--

Calvin at nine years old.

Yeah.

That's when he broke his collar.

That's why them knots is crooked.

[exhale]

I really hate seeing him hurt, CJ.

I hate it.

Yeah.

I know-- I know this is kind of hard on you.

Here we go.

I wish I could trade places with him.

I would.

Yeah.

[cell phone ringing]

Where the phone?

Where the phone?

Where the phone?

Oh, it's right here.

It's right here in front of you.

You can't see the phone right there in front of you?

You didn't see the phone.

Hello.

Yeah.

Look-- what?

You lose the address or what?

What the hell you mean you not coming?

Man, we're here waiting on you.

OK, OK, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

Look, I need to buy the house back, OK?

No, my son's in the hospital.

What he say?

What he say?

He said he's not gonna sell the house.

Hey, OK, well, let me just explain it to you.

My son got shot.

Let me talk to him, Unc. Let me talk to him.

--explaining something to him.

Mr. Blacklass, yeah, this is CJ Payne.

Uh-huh, yeah.

Well, listen, my cousin Calvin is in the hospital,

and so that means that my Uncle Curtis is gonna have to make

some different arrangements.

Tell him I got the check right here.

I got the check here somewhere.

Yeah, he's gonna need a lot of rehab, yeah.

What you say?

Wow.

You serious?

What he say? What he say?

Oh.

Oh.

Oh, OK. That's right.

What he say? Give it here.

What he say?

Hello?

Hello?

[beep] Blacklass.

What he say?

He said, uh, kiss his Blacklass.

Yes, I totally understand that.

I knew it already, I was just trying.

OK, thank you.

Bye bye.

Hey, baby.

Hi.

What you doing out here?

Curtis, I was just talking to the insurance company,

and you were right.

There's nothing that they can do for Calvin.

Oh, yeah.

I know.

So how's he doing?

He's fine.

Baby, Miranda just talked to the billing department,

and they are going to discharge Calvin today because we could

not come up with the money.

So I told them that you were going out,

and you were gonna sell the house,

or you were gonna buy the house back,

or whatever the process is that you're gonna do, babe,

but they are not listening.

They're not budging.

Hey.

- Hey. - What's he in there doing?

Sleep? - Yeah, he's better, baby.

Much better?

Much better, yes.

You are being so strong, little lady.

So, so, so strong.

Ms. Ella, I don't feel strong.

Now they're saying that these hospital bills may double.

OK, listen, you just need a break.

Come over here, have a seat.

And don't worry about it.

We're gonna get that money.

We're gonna come up with the money, right, Curtis?

We got the money, right?

Baby, no, we don't have the money.

[sigh]

Mr. Blacklass said to kiss his Blacklass.

Totally unreasonable.

I couldn't reason with him.

Well, Curtis, what are we gonna do?

Baby, I don't-- we'll just have to find another way,

that's all.

Curtis, what are you talking about?

There ain't another way. - No, no.

Ms. Ella, Ms. Ella, Ms. Ella, don't worry,

everything's gonna be OK.

Mr. Blacklass can be difficult to deal with--

[mutter]

But I think I've got an idea.

OK, where are you going, Miranda?

I'm about to go find another way.

Come on, Mr. Payne, let's go.

Going back to the strip club?

Gonna get back on that pole?

Don't you get in trouble.

Easy, easy, easy.

Now that should help with the pain, baby.

How you doing, Calvin?

The same.

He just took the pain medicine,

so he just needs to rest now.

Unfortunately, he won't be able to do that here.

What? Why not?

What's going on?

Nobody told you?

Administrative services just informed us that--

That-- that you're moving to a bigger room, baby.

Yep, so just relax right here, please.

And let me speak with you, Dr. Baldwin, in the hall.

Sure.

Dr. Baldwin, Calvin doesn't know that he's

being discharged today.

Well, it's happening, so there's

no use in hiding it from him.

OK, my husband is actually out right now trying to find

the money to pay the bills.

Can we at least stay until tomorrow?

I think the hospital's waited as long as they're going to.

OK, so you guys are just gonna kick him out?

What if-- what if something happens to him?

What if we cannot care for him at home?

Look, I'm sure he'll be fine.

Let me ask you something.

What if that were your child?

Would you just discharge him before he was ready?

That's what I thought.

That's what I thought.

Look, it's out of my hands, all right?

He's gotta go.

But I don't need a wheelchair.

Calvin, it's hospital policy.

And it's just to help you get around, baby.

Careful.

Oh, I'm in your way.

Sorry.

So why can't I stay here?

Because you're going to a better place.

- Am I dying? - No!

No!

No, you're being discharged.

Thank you, sir.

Thank you.

Well, Calvin, there is a problem.

See, sweetheart, we can't afford all the bills that--

Oh, Ella, baby.

It's all right. He can stay.

ELLA: No, we--

He can stay.

Me and Miranda worked it out.

Curtis, what are you talking about?

You and Miranda worked what out?

Well, I gave Mr. Blacklass a call,

and I reminded him of his code violations and the permits

that he did not file when we were working together,

and also reminded him that I still

know a few people at the city administrator's office, so--

[pop] --he saw things our way.

Yeah.

Baby, you should've seen her.

She did her thing.

ELLA: You can stay, you can stay.

My daughter-in-law the hustler.

This is great.

Yes, darling.

Let's get him back in the bed.

No, he not going back in the bed.

But you said--

Yeah, he could, but he going back home.

We got the money to pay for the bills

that we've already accumulated.

We ain't gonna accumulate no more bills.

No, Uncle Curtis, we gotta get him in the bed.

Curtis.

No, no, excu--

excuse me, thou who did not mortgage thy house,

he going back home.

No.

Yes.

We're gonna put him in the bed.

Look, here.

I got a wheelchair.

You don't need the wheelchair.

That's a extra charge.

Are you serious?

Curtis, wait a minute.

We can at least roll him out in the wheelchair.

Yeah.

Baby, if you go out that door with this wheelchair,

it cost another $7,000.

Oh, you need to get up.

Thank you.

Wait a minute.

You ain't gotta worry. I got you.

No, no, no.

Curtis!

[shouting]

[screaming]

Get his medicine.

Get his medicine.

Get his meds.

[shouting]

Go get it.

Go get it.

Hey, wait.

Baby, it's OK.

It's all right.

It's OK, baby.

Hey!

Move that bed!

Move the bed!

Hey, baby.

Hello, Curtis Payne.

Living room.

Desk items.

How's he doing?

Is Calvin all right?

Oh, Curtis, he's fine.

He's resting.

He's fussy, and he is very sore from being drug out

of the hospital by his father.

Pssh.

Well, he's home.

ELLA: Yes, he is.

Where I want him to be.

Thank God he's home.

Phew.

Well, looks like we didn't have to say

goodbye to those memories after all.

Mm-hmm.

I remember when we first moved in this place, Curtis.

We did not have dishes.

The first.

We did not have furniture, a broom.

We didn't even have a bed.

We didn't have nothing except CJ eating every piece of food

we did have.

[laugh]

And we had each other.

And we still got that.

Always, baby.

Always and forever.

I love you, Curtis.

Hm.

I really do.

Bet you I love you more.

You should.

[theme music]