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Yeah, talk to me.

Yeah, Brown.

I need you to meet at at 12.

Should I call for backup?

No, no backup.

This is a personal matter.

Sarge, you okay?

Yeah, yeah.

Just get over here.

Hurry up.

We got to go.

What's up, man?

Sarge in trouble.

Brown, whats going on?

Sarge is in a jam on Ledbet on route 12.

What's he doing in the hood?

Working undercover.

We need to call for backup?

No, no.

He said no backup.

Let's go.

Hey, Ms. Carter.

Its Nicole.

I got some good news for you.

Meet me first thing in the morning at the agency.

* I'm a bad girl

* You want to get down with

* I'm the kind of girl

* You don't want to mess with

* What you know about

* What you know about

What the hell happened to you?

Some broad lured me in here and she robbed me.

A woman?

* You want to get down with

* I'm the kind of girl

* You don't want to mess with

* What you know about this

* What you know about this

Did you see what she was wearing?

* About this

* Stay with me

* Get it bossy

* Gotta be

Hold on.

No, no.

No report.

Understand, this stays between us.

Okay?

Sarge, there's a woman running around there--

Look, I said no report.

Now you two get your asses out there and find her

and keep your mouths shut.

Yes, sir.

You in you drawers and you got rope all--

I said go find her.

Go.

Let's go.

* A superstar thing

* a super fly thing

* I'm on a girl thing

* Yes I'm all about me

* You don't know me

* You don't know me

* You don't know much about me baby

* A superstar thing

* I'm super fly

* I hold it down

* Yes I'm all about me

Um, excuse me, hello.

I'm here to see Nicole.

Just have a seat, she'll be with you in a minute.

Okay, thank you.

Okay.

Got it.

You lost your job?

Yes ma'am, I did, about two months ago.

So you don't have any income right now?

No I don't, not right now, no.

The unemployment office is around the corner

and McDonald's is always hiring.

McDonald's?

With all due respect, I'm already struggling

with this child support thing.

I aint flipping no damn burgers.

That aint even me.

Well you got two choices.

You can flip burgers or you can take a six month vacation

down to the county.

They'd kind of give you a little time

to think about some things.

Pick one.

Where you all say the unemployment office at again?

- Right down there. - Around the corner.

To your right.

Thank you, Mr. Rough.

- Hey. - Hey.

Got any sugar?

Yeah there should be some over there.

What are you doing up here?

Is that all you have to say?

What are you talking about?

Have you tracked down Mr. Carter?

I found him.

What are we doing up here?

Trying to work.

Oh hey, I didn't know you were up here.

Listen, Mrs. Carter is downstairs.

She wants to talk to you.

Oh, tell her I'll be right there.

Okay.

She doesn't have to worry about him being late anymore.

How can you be so sure?

Nicole?

Nicole!

Good morning.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Hello, Ms. Carter.

I got your message.

Fantastic.

Come with me.

Helping Hands Agency, this is Stacy speaking.

If you'll let me take care of this one second.

Thank you, pumpkin.

This is for you.

I can't believe you got him to pay something.

I was having difficulty even serving papers.

You know how the police all stick together.

Yeah well you won't have to worry about that

too much anymore.

Just stop by the office on the 5th of each month

to collect payment.

I just wonder what made him pay.

Damn baby, you look cut.

Can I go freshen up?

Just don't make me wait too long.

Do you want me?

Well I am here to give you whatever you want.

Come here.

Do you want to see what's inside my panties?

Oh yeah.

Well you see, I'm a naughty girl

and I like to do things naughty.

So what I want you to do is

put your hands behind your back.

Okay.

I am a bad, bad,

bad, bad girl.

No.

And you know what I want you to do?

I want you to take my panties off

with your teeth.

What the hells wrong with you?

Shut the hell up.

My ex-wife put you up to this?

Shut up.

If she did that bitch won't see a dime of my money.

Didn't I tell you to shut up?

Great, aggravated robbery.

Lady, you're gonna do 20 years--

Sergeant Carter.

Well if it aint the damn police.

Lady, you know--

A dirty cop and a deadbeat ass dad.

All this cash and you don't pay a damn dime

of child support.

You're not gonna get away with this.

Oh won't I?

Look here, that won't look good too good

on the Dallas morning news, now would it?

So what I want you to do is

I want you to give me a real big smile.

How bout that?

Say cheese.

He kept on skipping court dates

and telling my lawyer that it was interfering

with his duties and then he had the nerve

to even say that we had already made arrangements.

Trust me, he and I have made arrangements.

Thank you.

So so much.

I don't even know how to repay you.

Just your 10 percent will do.

Thank you so much for your help.

You have a wonderful day.

Oh yeah.

Cedric.

Its okay.

Calm down.

Haman is doing what he's doing for the baby.

Cedric, you didn't have to do that.

Your son has everything that he needs.

Yeah, yeah, I know but how big is now?

He's getting very big.

He eats and sleeps all day.

Can I see him?

Look, Cedric, I don't know if that's a good idea.

I just want to hold him.

- Cedric-- - Please.

Cedric, you know that if she caught you here

she would have you arrested.

I still have a right to see my son, don't I?

Yeah.

Yeah you do.

Yeah.

Let me see.

Just wait right here, okay?

Okay.

Miles?

Come on in.

I thought I'd stop by and drop these off.

Its mines?

Yes.

Its yours.

You've been awarded 100 acres.

100 acres.

Then when the mayor wins a second term,

she's gonna sign the funding bill

for my restoration project.

And you, my friend, are going to be a very rich man.

Can you imagine?

Miles Dunkins, a rich man.

Oh I owe you, my friend, owe you big.

Oh and one more thing.

Yeah?

My accountant will be in touch.

You have a good day.

Good day indeed.

Look who's here.

Look.

So little.

Can I hold him?

oh come on, come on, come on.

Its okay. This baby looks more

like you everyday.

So cute.

You know, my mom would love to see him.

Do you think you could bring him over

by my momma's house?

Cedric you know,

I mean you know that that would mean everything to me

but with my mom.

Yeah.

Okay, well.

I mean, thank you

for giving me a beautiful son.

All right, bye guy.

Bye, Ced.

Miles, we have a problem.

Hey Joey, what's up?

Hey, doll.

Kinda waiting for this phone call.

How you been?

Oh hey, look.

I need your help.

Sure.

Yeah I'm trying to track down this guy,

having a little trouble with it

and that's where I need your help.

Yeah just, just send me as much pedigree as you can

and I'll get my guys to work on it.

Cool, so what I'm gonna do is text his info

to you and get back to ya.

Okay.

All right?

Peaches.

- Peace. - Bye.

Love you, bye.

* Oh this one for the radio

* This one for my girls

* That got these no good baby daddies

* That don't take care of they kids

* When you see em in the club

* Just tell them like this

* Oh

* My baby daddy

* Baby daddy

* He aint here

* Up here in the club

* But he aint seen his kids

* Aint got shit

* But he got that good stick

* And I seen his new trick

* And she aint it

* My baby daddy

* Baby daddy

* He aint here

* Up in the club

* But he aint seen his kids

Tyrone!

Tyrone, I know you in here.

Open up!

Tyrone!

Damn girl, what the hell you want?

You know what I want.

I told you, I aint got no money right now.

Been on the road trying to promote my new CD.

You need to give this music shit up

and get a real damn job.

What's going on?

Yo.

Aint nothing but my baby moms tripping.

I know you aint in here taking care

of somebody else baby.

You can't even take care of your own.

That's not my baby.

What?

Oh don't play.

Don't even play.

Since you over here playing daddy day care,

take your own.

What's up, shorty?

Wait a minute, where's she going?

Yo?

What's going on?

Yo, Alisha.

Yo, what you come up in here with this shit for, man?

I told you.

When I get paid, you get paid.

So what am I supposed to do in the meantime?

Junior need some milk and some pampers.

Borrow money from your moms

and I'll pay her back when I get the advancement

from my record deal.

Your record deal?

Yeah.

My momma?

Your moms.

I got y'all.

You bugging, man.

You know what?

That's okay.

I got something for your dead beat ass.

Oh its like that now, right?

What you come to the door for, man?

You know how she be acting.

No, I don't know how she be acting.

What was all that?

You know, we need to talk.

Get your ass in here.

- Hey, hey. - Hey, what's up?

Thanks for meeting me at such a short notice.

No sweat.

I got you a time, a place, and a room key.

A room key?

Yup.

I'm impressed.

Hey can you do me a favor?

In the front seat of the car, there's an envelope.

Can you bring it back for me?

Okay, thanks.

Yeah, so how's Jasmine and Asia?

Oh, they're great.

And the twins?

As feisty as ever.

Tell me this, of all the places we could of met

why here?

Well um, I think there's a geometro

on level seven that you might be interested in.

Go check it out.

Okay.

That ones on the house.

You're awesome, you are great.

- I know. - Thank you.

All right good luck, be careful.

- Thanks. - All right, bye.

See you.

I have a gun and I suggest you stay right where you are.

Please, don't shoot.

Don't give me a reason to.

Are you Lee Nguyen?

Yes.

Do you have a son named Jojo Nguyen?

The boy is not my son.

That's what they all say.

Look, I even take a DNA test to prove its not my son.

She's lying.

If the kids yours, I'm coming back after you.

Looks like you had a rough morning.

Rough aint even the half of it.

You know that Nguyen case I've been working on?

When I approached him for payment he said

the kid wasn't his.

Its not?

No.

He's even willing to take a DNA test to prove it.

Do you think he's telling the truth?

I don't know what to think anymore.

This is,

like its become a circus.

I'm so tired of it.

I know what you mean but,

what else can we do?

Been thinking about that.

Has your son's father ever paid child support?

No.

Does he have a job?

He's a rapper.

A rapper?

Are you serious?

Yeah.

So, what does he expect you to do in the meantime?

Clearly he doesn't care.

Look, since he has no legal place of employment

the only other alternative you have is

putting him in jail.

And what good is that gonna do?

I don't want to get him thrown in jail.

I know.

We will get the paperwork started

and we'll send it over to the attorney general's office

so he can be served.

I'm taking the steps.

Listen ladies, our hands are tied.

We have 30 new cases this week alone

and we've only been able to locate five people

to collect child support payments.

Well I just have to deal with two of our clients

parents attorneys because the parents

don't want to change the child support arrangements

because they are receiving welfare benefits.

Look, I don't know what else we can do.

I know what we can do.

We need to kick some asses around here

and then maybe we can see some results.

- Okay. - For real.

Give him a little bit of they own medicine.

We down.

Uh uh, that's not legal.

Legal?

What's legal about not taking care of your kid?

Okay but we cannot break the law now?

Fuck the law.

Uh uh, I can't do that.

Miles is an attorney.

Fuck him, too.

You are out of line.

Ladies, calm down.

Its like you're trying to jeopardize

everything we've built.

No, I'm trying to do my job.

Oh okay.

So you think running around Dallas

whooping men's asses is the answer to our problems.

- Its a start. - No.

Its barely scratching the surface

and its not gonna solve our problem.

The only way to solve a problem is to get the root of it.

Its sad to say but the root of our problem

is the system itself.

How many women come in here and practically forced

to put their men on child support?

Then he end up 15 to 20,000 dollars behind.

Now he locked up.

Sometimes I feel like we destroy more families

than we help.

Look.

I don't mind whooping some ass

but that's not the business we're in.

So you really want to kick some ass?

Why don't you try focusing your energy

on the one who spent the web

and not the prey that's caught up in it.

Yes?

Ladies this is important, I have to take this.

Whatever.

Dang, you so mean.

* Spread my wings

* And follow me

* I'll show you

- Hey. - Hey, baby.

How you doing?

How are you?

I'm good.

Sorry I'm late.

Oh girl, you all right.

You know I wait for you forever.

So sweet.

Can I get you guys something to drink?

Do you have sweet tea?

Let me have one of those.

I'll have the same.

So how are things down at the office for you?

Baby.

You guys ready to order?

Just give us a second here.

What were you saying?

This business is getting on my damn nerves.

I told you.

I mean, I'm saying, I told you it was gonna be hell

trying to catch some of those fools.

Its like, they know we're coming every time.

Are y'all ready?

Um, I'll have the usual.

Chicken and salad.

Me, too.

So, how are things at the mayor's office?

Things are good, things are good.

I got a couple of things in the works

and then once this election is over

then we can go and start planning on settling down.

Excuse me?

Settling what?

Um.

Baby.

No, Miles, you know I'm not ready for that.

Why else you think I put all this time

and effort in this relationship?

When were you gonna tell me?

Baby.

I just did.

I mean I want, I got plans.

I have this business to run

and I don't have time for kids and babies right now, Miles.

Baby.

That's why I'm telling you now.

Anyway, how is the mayor?

You okay?

- Yeah. - Drink slowly, baby.

Yo, what up?

Did I catch you at a bad time?

Who's this?

I met you at the club a couple of days ago.

After your performance.

Girl, do you know how many girls I met

at the club that night?

I had on the short red dress?

Girl with the red dress.

Oh yeah, now I remember.

What's going on?

I was hoping I could spend some time with you.

Well I tell you what, that could happen.

I live down here in the loft district.

I'ma text you my info.

Why don't you come on through?

What's up, Miles?

Detective.

I need you to quickly fumigate our little pest problem.

What you talking bout?

I got problems of my own.

Do you realize how important this election

is for the mayor and how this little baby situation

can ruin her chances of reelection?

Do you realize how much I have invested

in the situation?

What you trying to say?

What am I trying to say?

Yeah.

Detective, it would be a shame

if a leak got out about the missing money

from that Richard Dominguez drug lord bust

from last week.

You were the lead detective on that case, right?

Hell of a situation.

By the way, Miles, how's Jasmine?

Son of a bitch.

Hey love, come on in.

Thank you.

So I make it you found the place aight.

Yeah, yeah.

Cool.

Yeah sometimes people say I give bad directions, you know?

Its quite all right.

You see something you like?

Oh yeah, absolutely.

Oh.

What a handsome little boy.

Yeah, that's my little shorty.

Bet you take real good care of him, don't you?

Something like that.

Can I get you something to drink?

Thirsty?

Oh yeah, water please.

All right cool, be right back.

Can't believe this nigga got all this fly ass shit

and aint paying child support.

Ice cold.

Thank you.

You so welcome.

Where's your bathroom?

Its right over there.

Thank you.

All right cool, its all clean and stuff

so don't worry bout nothing.

Oh snap.

Damn baby, I didn't see all that at the club.

You know you have a beautiful place.

It pays to be a rapper.

Little something like that.

Why don't you come over here, let me see what's

under that trench coat.

Fine little thing.

Come on over.

Its the goody cut, right there.

Uh uh.

Damn, you like it rough?

Yeah well I wouldn't want you to hurt yourself.

That actually might not be a bad thing.

yo, what the?

What the hell is going on here?

What you mean what the hell is going on here?

I want something from you.

What the hell do you want?

Money!

So you jacking a nigga?

Well you catch on pretty fast, don't ya?

Is this a joke?

Does that look like a joke?

Damn, baby, I'm just saying, though.

Yeah, what you just saying?

I'm just saying though.

If you say I'm just saying one more time

I'ma blow your head off.

Now, I want money and you're 20,000 dollars in the rear

so for now, I'll just take half.

Empty your wallet, give me your wallet.

- 10,000-- - give me your wallet!

- 10,000-- - Give me your wallet!

I don't have 10,000 dollars!

I don't have 10,000 dollars in my wallet.

Yeah well I'll get whatever you got in your wallet.

I'll take whatever I can get.

You better stay right there, you better not move.

Its like that?

Yeah.

Its like that.

Your ass is crazy for real.

Okay, look here.

You're still about 15,000 dollars in the rear.

So, here's what you're gonna do.

You're gonna pay 1,000 dollars every month

and 1,000 dollars you're gonna pay every month

until you're caught up.

You're out your damn mind.

Uh uh.

But you know what I want you to do?

I want you to smile for the camera.

Take a picture, take it.

And if you say one word about this,

I'ma blast your ass on YouTube.

- Excuse me, Cedric? - yeah?

Are you Cedric?

Yeah, that's me.

Listen, I hear you've been harassing the mayor

and her daughter.

No, I have a son.

Listen, take this as a warning, okay?

All right, so, what you're saying is

that somebody broke in, held you at gunpoint

and then beat you down.

Yeah officer, that's exactly what I'm saying.

Mr. Jenkins, this scene does not look

like a forced entry.

What, y'all think I'm lying?

So uh, did you get a good look at the suspects?

Dude, for the last time it was like four guys

with ski masks.

I didn't get a good look at none of them.

Yo, Arliss, come take a look at this.

Yo, Tyrone.

Yeah?

What kind of gun did you say he used again?

It was like a sawed off AK-47.

Okay.

When he pulled it out I almost peed a little bit.

It would make me pee, too, man.

Hey, anything else comes up, man,

just give us a call, all right?

I will do.

I appreciate y'all concern.

Let's go.

All right, Tyrone.

Just take a few deep breathes, splash some water

on your face, settle down.

Give us a holler if you hear anything.

Gee, thanks.

Vote for child support.

Mayor Palinski, the polls seem to be in your favor.

Do you think this due to your support

for the child support project?

Yes, I feel this city knows

how important children and education are to me

and my administrations.

Will the citizens have an opportunity

to ask you questions?

We are working with the attorney general

and some private sectors trying to restore funds

to single parents as well as the parents

who are paying child support

so we can legally have their

and they can spend time with their children.

This is why I believe this DNA project is vital

to our project as well.

Mayor Palinski, you mentioned DNA test, testing

as parents know who are seeking testing

its very expensive.

So how will people in low income areas

be able to afford it?

I will challenge every clinic one day a week

to open up its door for free DNA testing.

This will be beneficial to single parent families

and also aid and assist to help us

to get child support collected.

Mayor, what role are you playing

in playing they DI school district issues?

No questions for now.

The mayor has a very tight schedule to keep.

Hello?

Madison, I'll be at the park today around four o'clock.

I want to see my son.

I can't promise you anything.

Today, Madison.

I just can't believe it.

That's crazy.

Hey, what's going on in here?

- Hey. - Hey, girl.

Did you hear what happened to Tyrone Jenkins?

Uh, no.

He was beaten and robbed last night at his place.

Girl, they whooped his ass.

Uh, Tyrone.

Oh.

Oh that Tyrone, yeah.

The polls look good.

The city loves you and I smell a victory.

For now, anyway.

I told you not to worry.

Its taken care of.

Do you know what my white conservative friends

are gonna do when they find out that I have a grand baby?

You know I don't have anything against blacks.

I just don't understand how she got herself pregnant by...

What was she thinking?

That's just it, sweetheart, she wasn't thinking.

How could I have been so stupid?

Oh come now.

You're not being stupid.

You're simply looking out for the future of your family

and this city.

If anything happens the bar is coming after you.

I'm not planning on this not working.

So just relax.

Everything will be fine.

* How could you do this to me

* I thought we had something

* I never knew this could be

* Breaking up our family

* How could you do this to me

* How could you do this

* I thought we had something

* I never knew this could be

Everybody's already gone for the day, for lunch,

are you gonna get something?

No.

You're not going to lunch?

No.

Nicole, is there something you want to tell me?

Like what?

This system is so screwed up.

Nicole, please don't make this about your stepfather.

Don't ever mention his name to me again.

Look, I understand how you feel

but we have to play by the rules.

What rules?

What rules protected me from getting molested

by my stepfather, Jasmine?

I know.

No.

No.

It was shelters and it was sleeping in cars,

being hungry, hand me down clothes.

That's the reason why we started this agency

but if we don't do things the right way,

we won't be able to help anyone.

We've been doing this three, four years the right way

and it still takes forever to get things done.

Here we are in the middle of a conversation

and you're worried about a date with Miles.

He's a good man, Nicole.

I didn't say he wasn't a good man.

I'm sure he is one of the good guys.

I mean he works hard, believes in god,

doesn't stray, the whole knight in shining armor bit.

I'll talk to you later.

Yeah this Tyrone Jenkins case doesn't make sense.

Yeah well, we know that he definitely

did get jacked by somebody with a sawed off AK.

Sawed off AK-47.

You hear that fool?

Yeah that's the best one I've heard so far.

Yeah, talk to me.

Okay.

Hey man, good work, man.

All right, thanks.

Tyrone Bernard Jenkins has a warrant out for his arrest.

Really, what for?

Failure to pay child support.

Hell is the receptionist?

Can I help you?

I noticed the help wanted sign outside.

Yes, the mayor is having a DNA drive

so we are gonna need a bunch of help around here.

Cool.

Okay, so are you used to being around

the child support environment?

No.

But I worked with the save and rescue unit

while serving in Iraq.

Okay.

All right okay, Nicole, could you come here for a second?

She gonna help you out when she get here.

So, this young lady is looking for a job

and she just got back from Iraq.

Oh part of that Bush bullshit?

Glad to be home.

Got tired of seeing my people killed.

Oh, okay.

Okay, well come on back to my desk.

Y'all in or what?

Jasmine is gonna kick our ass.

She'll be aight.

But we're not gonna kill anybody.

Okay?

I said okay?

Aww look at her now.

I'm so glad you calmed down cause you were really

starting to scare me.

Did you hear that, soldier.

We are not gonna kill any civilians.

Yes, ma'am.

- Oh she's so cute. - Soldier.

You got kids.

- Hold that for you. - Thank you.

Thank you, darling.

What's the status?

Well, Mr. Santiago says his check is in the mail.

In the mail?

Yes, yes, its in the mail.

Thank you.

How much you send?

How much?

How much?

You guys mind?

She asked you a simple question.

How much have you supposedly sent?

Half, half!

Appreciate you.

Half?

Now what are your children supposed to do with half?

Well, you know what since he made an effort

to pay half, how bout I just blow off half?

No, no.

Yeah, you've been doing that for a long time, now.

You've been spending partial payments

in the mail for the last six months.

That's cause the stupid economy

and the stupid attorney general take my passport

over his stupid child support stuff

and now I can't even travel to make money.

Stupid, stupid, stupid!

Hello?

Hello?

Oh, I'm sorry.

How can I help you?

I heard your commercial on the radio

about the free DNA testing.

Okay, and what's your name?

Cedric Evans.

Okay, are you currently paying child support?

No.

Okay, fill out the papers in the folder

and we'll be with you in just one moment.

All right, thank you.

Hi, I was checking to see if my test results

were in yet.

And your name?

Shelly Dominguez.

Shelly Dominguez, hold on just a second.

So how many women you say robbed you again?

Tres, senor

and one lady was asking me about

my child support payments.

Child support?

Si.

I told her it was in the mail.

The next thing I remember, the door busting open

and two of her puntas barge in and attack me.

Wasn't quite the fantasy you were looking for, was it?

Hey, Brown, take a look at this.

Yeah?

Look what we have.

Yeah, yeah, that's definitely a woman's scarf all right.

Huh.

So now there are three deranged women running loose

robbing men.

Yeah.

Of child support checks.

You thinking what I'm thinking?

Yeah, I think its time to give sarge a call.

Hey, hey.

We'll be back, okay?

Si.

Don't go nowhere.

Comprende?

Si.

Aight.

And put on some clothes, man.

Let's get a bag for that, all right?

Hey.

Hey.

You okay?

Yeah.

Promise?

Yeah.

I saw the free DNA testing sign outside the window.

The place should be flooded today.

Did you know that over 106 billion dollars

is owed in child support?

You know, Jasmine just imagined how that money

could be used for the children who need shelter

and their medical expenses.

I know and food, I know.

Not to mention food and clothing.

Yes?

Yes, I have a young man out here

who's trying to put himself on child support.

Send him in.

Probably looking for his daddy.

Or he probably is the daddy.

I guess we'll find out.

We shall.

Oh, have a seat.

This is my partner, Nicole.

She helps me run the agency.

Are you looking for your father?

No ma'am, I want rights to see my son.

Are you paying child support.

No, I mean I want to but she won't take

anything from me.

She who?

His grandmother.

Did you do anything to the kid to make her act like that?

No, she just doesn't like me because I'm black.

Oh.

Okay.

So its okay for you to sleep with her daughter

but its not okay for you to have a kid by her?

Nicole.

Sorry.

Sorry.

Before we get started, do you have a job?

Yes, I bus tables at Freddie's Chicken Shack

at night and during the daytime I'm a full time student.

Okay.

How much are you bringing home?

150 every week.

Okay that's 600 dollar a month

and 120 every month in child support.

Can you handle that?

Yes, ma'am.

Oh hold on now.

Okay.

Let's see.

Did you sign the birth certificate?

Well first we're gonna need to get DNA test

to prove the he's your son.

He's my son.

Madison would never cheat on me.

Look I know what to do.

Okay.

Swab the back of your mouth with this

and when you're done, just put it back in the plastic.

Is this the correct address where your son's mother lives?

Yes, ma'am.

Okay.

Just give us a few days and we'll get back with you.

All right, thank you ladies.

- No problem. - Thank you.

How are we gonna get DNA from the baby to get tested?

Oh I'll take care of that.

Okay.

Nicole.

This address belongs to Mayor Palinski.

Going as planned.

- Hey what's up, Sarge? - Hey, Sarge.

You two guys found that broad yet?

Not yet but we are getting closer.

What have you been doing?

What have you been doing?

We got a phone call about a victim

who was beaten and robbed last night.

Yeah.

Not exactly his idea of a fantasy, huh?

That's great.

That's all you've got?

Listen, I want her found now.

You understand?

Or both you guys will be pushing tickets at the zoo.

Do I make myself clear?

Look, we got a couple leads we still work--

Now!

You understand?

Yes, sir.

Man, what's his problem?

I don't know, man.

All right.

Got a job for you.

Think you can handle it?

What you got?

Got some would be rapper.

But look here, I'm gonna send you to this address.

What about the twins?

They're not ready yet.

And Asia?

You know I just feel like with your experience

you can handle this better.

All right.

All right, so I want you to be at this address.

Do not be late.

So you trying to jack a brother?

Call it whatever you want

but you about 19,000 behind in child support.

Child support?

Child support.

All this about some motherfucking child support?

Man baby, you blew it man.

For the last five years I've been going through this shit

and real talk, the kid aint even mine.

Real talk, DNA results right there.

Check em out.

I got em from the Helping Hands clinic today.

Don't move.

Aight.

We can do this all day.

We can do it all day.

Proof in the pudding right there.

I need to make a phone call.

You do.

Hi this is Miles, leave a message.

Hi, this is Miles, leave a message.

Okay.

All right.

You're right.

I apologize, brother.

No problem.

No see.

I apologize because the statue of limitations

has already passed.

What?

Four years.

The state of Texas gives you four years

to determine you're the father by DNA.

So what you telling me is

even though I aint the father I still got to pay?

Is that you saying?

That's some bullshit.

Its the system.

But we cool.

My bad.

Okay.

Mom will be right back, okay?

Okay.

Yes?

Hi.

I'm Osheila and I'm your cleaning lady today.

Where's Ms. Rodriguez?

She called in sick.

Okay.

But that's what I'm trying to tell you,

its, its just never gonna get better.

All she cares about is this election she,

I mean, she's never gonna change.

Everything's gonna stay the same.

She's got no respect for me.

I swear she doesn't care about me.

I mean what else can I do, honestly?

I'm gonna have to call you back, okay?

Yeah.

So lets see that's one two three

four men that have been attacked by three women.

Yeah and that suspect in Sarge's case

took 500 dollars

and he wrote a check to her.

I'm wondering who he wrote that check to.

Sweet chocolate incorporated.

Sweet chocolate.

Man, Sarge is always a freak, you know that.

You know how he loves his dark chocolate.

Shit the darker the better.

Oh man, that chocolate thunder.

Yo, what up?

Oh cool, hey what's up?

All right cool.

Okay, get back with me on the rest of it, okay?

Aight.

Hey, the hair samples on that scarf belong

to Asia Sterling.

All right.

Let's go pay miss Asia a little visit, huh?

Oh yeah, oh yeah.

And they gonna be getting back with the address, okay.

All right.

Let's get out of here.

I haven't received a check in the mail.

Hold on, Robert.

Your name please.

Yoko Lee.

Says here that the DNA test came back negative.

What DNA test?

Your computers wrong.

What did you say?

Your computer is wrong.

Did you say wong?

Yes.

Wrong.

The man that you claimed to be your child's father

came in and took a DNA test and he is not

the biological father.

He's not my baby daddy?

Is the words of Miss Sophia from the Color Purple.

Hell no.

So just do like Aliyah, dust yourself off and try again.

Your computer is wrong.

Whatever.

Next.

How can we help you?

Hey.

I need to talk to you about something.

What's going on?

I saw Miles' car over at the mayor's house this morning.

Well he has to stay on top of her campaign.

Like I said.

This morning.

And like I said,

he has to stay on top of the campaign.

Yeah I bet you he was on top of something all right.

You know what, Nicole?

What?

You really really trying.

Whatever.

You got something you want to get off your chest?

Jasmine, this is not about me, baby.

This is about you walking around with your head

in the damn clouds.

My head in the clouds?

Or yours stuck in the past?

No matter how angry you want to be at the world

or every single man in your life

none of that emotional shit

is gonna change what happened to you as a child.

So now you want to go there, huh?

You're not a child anymore, Nicole

and none of that stuff was your fault

but you're a grown ass woman now

and if you want to keep living in the past

and making the present miserable, that's on you.

Yeah you know what?

I do have a few things I want to get off my chest.

Oh well shit, you aint said nothing but a word.

Ohhh.

Doesn't look like a place.

hello, good morning.

We're looking for Miss Asia Sterling.

Yes, how can I help you?

Are you Asia Sterling?

Yes, how can I help you?

Do you know a Mr. Luis Santiago?

Who are you guys?

Now answer the questions.

Do you know anything about him being beaten

and robbed a couple days ago?

I don't know anything about that.

Well explain to us why we found a scarf

with your DNA on it at Mr. Santiago's room.

Ma'am, you'd make this a whole lot easier

and do yourself a whole lot of good

if you answered some questions right now.

Well you guys would do yourselves a whole lot of good

if you got the fuck away from my door.

Man she about to piss me off.

Excuse you.

You see us over here.

Uh uh, you and you, you need

to go to the back of the line.

My name is Detective Hollis

and this is my partner, Detective Brown

and we need to speak to your director.

Do you have an appointment?

She is a very busy lady.

No we don't.

But its very important that we speak to her now.

Pretty please.

Can I help you, gentlemen?

Fake 21 Jump Street needs to talk to you.

Okay.

Fine, can I see your badges, please?

Well, you guys don't mind, follow me to my office.

Don't mind if we do.

Fake Johnny Depp.

If my baby daddy in the circus can you have him served?

You can have a seat.

No that's okay, we'll stand.

So what's this about?

Ma'am, you okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

What brings you here.

Ma'am, does your organization uh,

assist parents in collecting child support?

Yes.

We offer that and many other services for men and woman

to help get them back on their feet.

Have you collected some money from Mr. Jenkins

or Mr. Santiago?

I'm sorry, that's confidential information.

Not when there's crime involved.

Exactly.

What are you implying?

Well we believe your agency is doing a little bit more

than just collecting money for your clients.

Look, we run a legal, law abiding agency here.

If there are any crimes being committed

its against innocent children being neglected

by their dead beat parents.

Gentlemen, if you wouldn't mind.

I believe this meetings over.

Really?

Let's go.

You sure you okay cause--

I'm positive.

Y'all have a good day.

Girl, I'm so stressed out.

I mean I don't know what to do.

They just showed up at my house

and start asking me question.

I'm like... Hey.

What the hell happened to you?

Nothing.

It wasn't my so called ex-husband was it?

Don't be funny.

Okay, so what is it you need to talk to me about so fast?

Two detectives showed up at my door

asking me questions about Mr. Santiago.

Well what did you tell them?

I didn't tell em anything.

So what makes them think you're involved?

Am I interrupting something?

What happened to you?

No.

Come on in.

Two detectives came by today

questioning the integrity of our establishment.

I don't know what's going on

but y'all better cut it out

or I'm gonna shut down the agency.

You can't do that.

Watch me.

Hi, Mayor Palinski?

- Yes, sir. - That's for you.

- Thank you so much. - Thank you.

Oh my god.

Madison!

These papers just came proving that Cedric

is the father of your child.

I don't understand.

Understand this.

You are destroying my career.

Your career?

Mom, I love Cedric and this is his child.

You're ruining my life.

Love?

You are 17 years old.

You know nothing about love.

Nothing?

I know I don't love being a prisoner in my own house.

I don't love not being able to take my child out.

And you know what?

I don't love this kind of life.

Well nobody told you to go sleep with a black man!

So its just okay for you?

Look at me.

If I ever catch you with that boy again

I will make sure you never see him or that baby again.

You got that?

Meet me in 15 minutes.

- She's your child. - I'm doing everything I can!

You are not doing anything.

I can't do this by myself.

I send you everything I can.

Oh you didn't even show up to court.

Look, you sent this woman up to my room.

This crazy woman-- what else was I supposed

to do? What do you want me to do?

You're hurting me, stop it.

Stop it.

Stop, stop.

Stop it.

Stop.

Hey, hey boss man.

Do you mind if I take off early today?

What's wrong, Cedric?

You never try to leave early.

Heck, I'm gonna see my son.

Cool.

Yeah you got that, man.

Aight, thank you man, thank you.

You said you took care of everything.

Fuck.

How did this happen?

If this gets leaked out to the press

my chances of reelection is history.

So is my restoration project.

My family's on the line and all you care about

is your goddamn restoration project?

Just give me a minute.

Hey.

You remember that kid Cedric Jones?

Handle it.

Hello?

No, may I ask who's speaking?

Okay, um.

Let me take a message.

I am.

Mr. Malone.

Okay, go ahead.

Okay, building project approved.

I got it.

No, thank you.

Hey kid come here, I need to talk to you.

Hey what's going on?

Nothing, nothing.

Its all right.

Go on home, I'll catch up with you later, all right.

Nothing, man.

What's going on?

Nothing, nothing.

Its okay. he has a problem?

Sarge, who was that?

No, its nobody, don't worry about it.

Its okay.

It doesn't matter.

What's up?

I mean you out here fighting.

What's going on?

Nothing.

Nothing.

What's up?

Did you get the evidence from Mark?

No, I haven't gotten anything.

Look Sarge, we uh,

found another suspect in those robberies.

Uh uh, who is she?

Her name is Asia Sterling.

She works over at the child support agency

All right.

You sure you all right?

Yes, I'm fine.

I'm fine.

Sarge, you been paying your child support?

That's none of your damn business.

Thanks.

Hey.

Long day at the office?

That looks like its getting better now.

What happened?

You ever have one of them days where

everything that could possibly go wrong goes wrong?

That was today.

Every damn thing that could of went wrong went wrong.

Oh okay.

Mr. Malone called.

Yeah, what he want?

Some project you're working on.

He said its approved.

Hi, Mrs. Palinski, is Madison around?

I want to see my son and Madison.

Look, I know I'm not the ideal guy

but can I just see Madison and my son, please?

What's wrong?

Ms. Palinski?

I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry.

I'm sorry.

Its okay.

Its all right.

I'm so sorry, son.

Thought you were gonna get away with this?

Get off of me.

Who did this to you?

It was Darlene's husband.

Sergeant Carter.

Got something for his dirty ass.

No, let's call the police.

What are they gonna do?

He's one of them.

I didn't mean to make you upset ma'am,

I just thought you should know.

You sure that its him?

Yeah.

Madison didn't really like him that much.

She felt like he was just using her mom.

I am calling this press conference today

to announce that I am dropping out of the race

for the mayor of this fine city.

Mayor, can you tell us why you're dropping out now

when the polls are in your favor?

This campaign has cost me the most precious thing

in my life and I need time to heal

and be a grandmother to my grandson.

So what does the future hold for you?

At this moment I am very uncertain

about my future in politics.

Tom, you heard that directly from Mayor Palinski.

She is now officially out of this race.

* You say you love me

* But you lie to me

* And tell me things

* That you never

Guess you heard, huh?

Yeah, I heard.

* I can't keep running

So when were you gonna tell me?

You been sleeping with her?

Baby, I didn't love her.

I love you.

Look, I love you.

Everything I did-- shut up, Miles.

I did it for you.

- You don't love me. - I did it for us.

I did it for our future.

Nah, no you don't love anybody but yourself.

Come on, baby don't say that.

God damn it, Miles.

Jas, I never meant to hurt you.

You got a real fucked up way of showing it.

You know what?

Stay the hell out of my life.

Jas, Jas.

Jasmine.

Baby, baby.

Baby.

Baby.

Baby, hold up, hold up.

Fuck you, Miles.

Hold on, hold on.

Let go of my goddamn arm.

Jasmine, baby please.

Jasmine.

Yeah.

And wait till you get around the corner

before you blow your fucking brains out.

* I can't keep running

* You know I love you too

* I can't keep running

* I apologize

* For all the things I put you through

* I can't keep running

* Money money money

* Money makes you

Less than a minute, darling.

I'll be right there.

Oh damn girl, you look good.

Like what you see?

Hell yeah I like what I see.

No

* Grown man with responsibilities

* Baby momma

* Always be stressing me

Damn, I've been paying my child support.

Oh I know that.

But see, now I heard you been beating up on women.

Bad boy.

And we just can't have that.

Oh no.

* So I'm in and out of court

* Excuse

* And it aint even funny

* So I just laugh it off

* And keep it cool

* To keep from hurting you

* It aint even bout the money

* Please don't knock the hustle

* Wait a minute

* Wait a minute

* Had 99 problems

* But you aint a 100

* Wait a minute

* I'll get right back to the money

* Money money money

* Money makes the world go round

* All the people

* And everything in between

* Money makes the world go round

* You know

* I got to get it before it ain

* Money makes the world go round

* Who told you

* There aint no sweeter justice

* See money makes the world go round

* Every way its got to be

* I'm telling you

When was the last time you paid child support?

Its none of your damn--

its none of your damn--

its none of your damn--

Oh yeah.

You okay, are you okay?

Don't say that.

Are you okay?

- Yeah. - oh my god.