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I can't wait to get to this kickboxing class.

I just hope they don't pan me with some big brother who got something to prove.

Oh, no, dog, kickboxing's not about size. It's all about technique.

Well, we both know we've got a lot of tag in me. That's right, that's right.

Kick, turn.

Oh, hey, man, hey, focus.

These dudes are about to catch a beatdown. Jab,

jab, side.

Good technique on that dive, guys.

Bet you'll be on time tomorrow.

Like you got to do what's right for you.

interviewed some people, I would have fired.

Well, Sybil Stewart looks pretty good.

That woman doesn't need a job. She needs Jesus.

Oh, there we go again.

Lord, just give me somebody I can work with.

Hi, I'm Todd Banks. I'm here to interview for the design assistant

Well, come on in, Todd Banks.

I'm Tamara Campbell.

I hope she can work with him.

Hi, Todd.

I'm Lisa Landry. Hi.

Get you on a resume.

Oh,

you graduated from the Detroit Design Institute.

Which means fresh ideas and no bad habits.

But I see here that you haven't interned anywhere. That's because he's been

developing his craft.

Todd, I need somebody who has done this before. Somebody who can work with

patterns. Somebody who can work with a serger.

It looks like you don't have enough work.

Excuse us, Todd.

Lisa, I think Todd's your guy.

I think you want Todd to be your guy.

Look, I'm just saying, give a brother a break.

Tamara, he doesn't have any work experience.

Neither would Tia and I when we graduate.

And you know the Design Institute is good.

That is true.

Oh, come on, Lisa, give back.

Can you start work tomorrow morning at 9 a .m.? Make it 10 and I'm your man.

10 it is.

10 will be fine.

Okay, see you tomorrow. See you tomorrow.

Why are you smiling?

Just happy to see your brother get a break.

I heard this class was Babe Central, so I'm just here to get my ticket.

Excuse me.

Hey, would you come over here and help me demonstrate the importance of

Delighted. See that? She wants it.

Hi, Chuck McGrath.

Hi!

You okay?

Class, what you just saw was an example of a lack of attention and poor balance.

What you really saw?

Well, the loudmouth jock at Jack.

Oh, darn, I missed it. Could you show us again?

Sure.

Tia, you're up.

Okay.

Come on now. Okay, okay. Now I'm ready. So, you know, you just bring it on,

little ninja.

You page him and you tell him to call you at your mama's house.

Todd, where have you been?

Getting this package at the post office like you told me.

You had to wait in line for two hours?

Oh, heck no. I went to Starbucks and had a muffin until I saw the line go down.

I tried to call, but the phone was busy.

That's because all your girlfriends have been calling here. Now, don't give out

this phone number. This is a business, not the dating game.

Oh, I spoke too soon.

We just stopped by to see if you needed anything.

Oh, Todd.

I forgot you were starting work today.

Tamara, remember?

Oh, um, this is my Mr. Tia.

Hi.

We're twins.

Oh, and this is our friend Tia.

It's French.

Hi, ladies.

Bye, ladies. You can wipe off the drool on your way out the door.

No but nothing now. It's getting crowded. it in here and i'm expecting a

model any minute good will hunting that's what i forgot you forgot to call

modeling agency where am i gonna find a male model with a 30 inch wing wish i

could help but mine's 31 oh close enough but i'm not a model yes and i'm not a

patient woman you created this problem i'll slip those on i want to check that

in

You girls want something?

Mm -hmm, a little more AC, because this is about to get hot up in here, okay?

It's about to get empty up in here. Now, you girls, you girls, run along now.

Now! Man, why do you get to have all the fun?

You think so?

Yeah, I mean, all you need is a badge, a gun, and a bigger flashlight.

You better watch out, little lady. You haven't made it to your car yet.

Well, I'm really happy that the school has this escort service.

Pardon me, officer?

At your service.

I'm trying to find my car. Can you tell me where section K -4 is?

That's no problem, man.

You just want to go right over this elevator.

Take a left, right, and... Ooh!

Give me that bag!

I forgot.

You seem to do a lot of that.

Well, where are the patterns that I asked you to cut out?

Oh, I didn't forget.

I just didn't do them.

I was afraid I might make a mistake.

Let's just get started.

And I want to remind you about that textile show tomorrow night at the

It's vital that you be there.

Oh, sorry, Lisa, I can't. One of my buddies called with free passes to Rock

Bowl.

I wouldn't want career advancement to get in the way of your bowling average,

why don't I just give you two weeks' pay and we call it even?

You firing me?

Todd, you're not ready for this job, and I am not ready to do time for murder.

You firing me?

Let me put this in words that you can understand.

Good job hunting.

Hey, guys, check out this picture in the daily.

Now, you can't tell that's Tyreek laying face down in the parking garage, can

you?

No, but you can clearly see his name.

Is this a picture of us?

And the headline.

Caught on tape, security stumbles as Cohen captures criminal.

There's an episode for America's dumbest criminals.

Tyreek is going to be so embarrassed.

Poor Tyreek.

What's up, y 'all?

It's not up.

All of the above.

Quit frying, okay?

Now, look, I've seen the paper, and I'm not tripping.

And do y 'all want to get something to eat? Because it's my treat.

Great.

Do you want to join us, Mom?

No, thanks.

I'm a senior.

I already know the mystery behind the meat.

Well, hey, Tyree, you don't have to twist, Mom.

What?

I mean...

And can y 'all believe Lisa fired Todd after only two days? I don't know. I

guess when push came to shove, he couldn't do it. Oh, when push came to

Now, what is that supposed to mean?

Nothing. Just that he fell down on the job.

He didn't fall.

He was pushed.

Wait a minute. Are we talking about Todd?

You know what? Just drop it, okay?

You need to count to ten, man.

Hey, what's up, family?

Is anybody related to him?

Hey, what do you call a security escort with a flashlight?

I don't know, man.

What do you call them?

You don't. You call Tia.

Oh, you got jokes, man? Yeah. Well, what about this one? What do you call a jerk

with a big mouth? Huh?

Now, you got jokes. Now, why don't you laugh now, man? Chill out, man. I'm just

kidding, man. Reed, you're head of line.

I get it. I get it. You defend yourself, and you're some kind of hero. I do, and

I'm way out of line here.

Man, all y 'all whack, man. I'm out.

And I tried calling him, emailing him.

Nothing.

Yeah, don't sweat it. It'll blow over.

But, Tamira, I embarrassed Tyreek in front of the whole university.

I should have never flipped that guy.

You know, girls, I know you're all grown up now and you don't really need my

advice, but can I just hear a thought from you? You know, woman to woman.

Yeah.

Are you crazy?

You did nothing wrong, honey. You just defended yourself.

I'll bet you nobody will mess with my baby again. I know that's right.

Yeah, well, tell Tyreek because he's the one who's tripping.

Well, he's got to trip. He's a man.

Girls, let me school you on the male ego.

No matter how tough a man may be on the outside, on the inside, he's just as

fragile as this egg.

And just as messy.

Oh, Mom, if Tyreek's feelings are hurt, then why won't he just tell me?

Because he's a man!

He can fall off a cliff, get run over by a Mack truck, slam his bump in the car

door, and still get up saying, Hey, it's all good.

Well, that's whack.

Well, whack?

Sometimes it's the way of the world.

Oh, well, hello there.

What can I do for you?

Are you Lisa Landry?

Guilty.

Save it for the judge.

What is it, ma 'am? Huh?

I can't believe it.

Todd is suing me.

For firing him?

For sexual harassment.

You called for an escort, ma 'am?

Wow. This is a surprise.

A surprise?

Well, you were so upset the last time I saw you, you were ready to bite off

somebody's ear.

Girl, you're funny.

So you're not still mad? No. No, I'm not mad. I'm not mad at you, and I'm not

even mad at Chuck.

But even if I was, all right, I wouldn't let my feelings get in the way of doing

my job.

I don't know if I could be that mature.

That's the difference between men and women.

You guys get so emotional.

Men like to let it out and just let it go.

So if you fell off a cliff, got ran over by a Mack truck, slammed your thumb in

the car door, you would just jump back up?

Yeah, because it's all good.

I'm George Dixon, the arbiter.

By agreeing to this arbitration, both parties waive their rights to a jury

trial, and my decision will be binding.

Is that understood?

Yes, Mr. Dixon.

It's clear over here, Mr. Dixon.

Ms. Landry, you'll be representing yourself?

Yes, sir. The truth is my counsel, and the truth shall set me free. Mom, beat

yourself.

Mr. Dixon, I'm being represented by my father, T .C. Banks.

He had to run to his daddy. I got this in advance.

Good to see you, T .C. I truly admired your work on that Supreme Court appeal.

Your bag's got a big hole in it.

Mr. Banks, as the plaintiff, you will begin.

Thank you.

Mr. Dixon, this is clearly a case about the flagrant abuse of power.

My son, fresh out of college, was the victim of this frustrated middle -aged

employer who took advantage of his youth and naivete.

age you want to show me your driver's license the people rest continue mr

todd now i know this is going to be difficult for you son but please tell

excuse me mr dixon what happened well it all started after i spent

hours at the post office for miss land

Morning, Miss Landry. I brought you the mail.

What took you so long? I stopped by Starbucks to get you a muffin. It's

cranberry. Oh, my favorite.

I'm going to have to reward you for this.

Sit down in that package.

Slower. You know how I like it.

Honey, I'm sorry. Oh, baby, there's not a sorry bone on your body.

My sentiments, exactly.

Here, slip these on.

But, Ms. Landry, these are way too small, and I'm not a model. And I'm not

patient woman. Now put them on. It's showtime.

But did you not require my son to squeeze into those trunks against his

objection? No, he didn't have to squeeze it. And did your daughters line up for

the peep show?

No, I kicked them out. Aha, so you could have him alter yourself.

No, that is not what happened at all.

All right, Miss Landry, let's hear your side of the story. That's right, Mama,

speak the truth. You can trust Lisa. She never lies.

Go ahead.

Out of the goodness of my heart, I gave his old worthless son a break.

This is what he gave me in return.

It happened to you at the post office.

It did.

There was a line, so I boned out to Starbucks and hooked up with some of my

That's good.

Friends are so... Friends are so important.

By the by, did you happen to pick up my package?

Oh, yeah.

You're lucky it fit in my pocket. It almost got left.

Everyone should be as prompt as you are, Todd.

That model's over an hour late.

Good Will Smith.

Brother forgot to make that call.

Now, this presents a real problem for me.

Not that you should feel guilty.

Oh, I don't.

That's so healthy.

Oh, but where am I going to find a male model on such short notice?

Well, the honeys do tell me my body's banging.

Would you mind?

Bet. As long as you put a little something -something in Brother's check.

Mommy, our homework is done, and we thought we'd start dinner, if that was

right with you.

Oh, my goodness, a man.

If it's too hot for you, sir, I can turn a baby.

Come on, ladies.

Let's get this party started.

This is the workplace, not the phone, Monty.

I'm going to have to ask you to leave. There's nothing to see in here.

I don't think my mother will ever... let me come over here again.

Neither will mine.

And that's exactly how it happened. So help me.

Well, that's how it happened.

Yes, but you have conveniently omitted one crucial element, Miss Landry.

I don't know what you mean. Oh, you know what I mean.

You fired my son because he refused to accompany you to a hotel room.

Didn't you tell us you were trying to get your groove back?

That was a textile show at the Marriott.

I'd be interested in that old broke -down Tyson wannabe.

Oh, the verbal abuse continues, Mr. Dixon. I saw you verbal abuse. All

all right, all right.

I've heard enough.

Mr. Dixon, if I'm guilty of any kind of crime, it's giving a job to somebody who

wasn't ready for it. Oh, finally an admission of guilt.

In my opinion, you're both guilty.

You have bad judgment. The wisdom of Solomon.

And you have bad acting.

Sexual harassment is a... serious charge that could destroy someone's

reputation. It should not be used for retribution for losing one's job.

Preach on.

And as for you, Ms. Landry, as an employer, it is vital that you not put

yourself or your employees in a compromising situation.

Yes, sir.

All right.

This case has no merit.

Dismissed. Way to go, Dad.

Yeah, well, don't think you're staying at home without pan ripped. All right,

Mommy, you won!

Uh, Ms. Landry.

One other thing?

See you outside.

Oh, thank you.

I believe these are yours.

Oh, thank you, sir.

But, you know, I'm still a little fuzzy on the issue of sexual harassment.

All right.

Let's say you were my boss and you were attracted to me.

Oh. Oh, I believe you.

It would not be a good idea for you to ask me out on a date.

Oh.

Well, what if I weren't your boss and I was attracted to you and I asked you out

on a date? Now, what would that be?

My pleasure.

I was hoping you'd say it.

Okay.

Come on, Tyreek. Flip me.

No way.

You're my partner. You have to flip me. Tia, no. All right, you might get hurt

and end up mad at me.

Tyreek, I won't.

I promise.

Now, would you please...

Not here, Ginger, no.

No.

No! No, you page him and you tell him to call it a...