All language subtitles for The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey 1

You. Two

plus nine equal left.

Two plus nine equal left.

Robin.

I want you to know that my whole family

is dependent on you.

They mad right now

because I put you in charge of my affairs.

But in the long run.

They're going to be better off

because you'll spend.

I'm sorry for what's

not to happen here today.

I got to set things right.

That that motherfucker

got to pay for what he done.

I know you ain't no man.

Who? You know damn well who it is.

Come on, man. All.

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If you're listening to.

This.

Stop playing around in.

Corner, boy.

And stop playing around.

Do what you promise?

I forgot, forgot.

I didn't give my life for you to forget.

Oh, oh, forget.

God save her. My.

Me. God should have saved.

Should. I'm.

Mama.

Mama.

Mama!

Mama.

Yes, baby.

Oh. Hey, mod.

How you doing?

Hi, mama.

I've been gone for three days
and don't have no need.

Well,
come on and take a chair at the table.

I just made a mess of grace.

Right.

Get it right.

Are you there,

pop? Great.

Pop a break for that.

It's me.

Me? I'm me.

Do you. That woman wanna right me?

No. I'm that man
that's telling you that I'm here.

And that is me.

Reggie. Reggie.

How I know what you.

You know my voice.

I know the voice of as seen in Facebook
talking.

But, you know, sometime.

Sometime I don't know, you know?

Okay. Okay.

So how am I prove to you that I me,

What I always tell Reggie he got to do,

I got to take care of my kids.

I got to go to the doctor
if I run a fever, and and,

I got to put in at least $10 in the bank
every time I get paid.

Anybody know that?

Oh, what? I tell Reggie by drinking,

you say, don't do it.

Don't do it.

Because when you do, you like to get mad

at you. Don't say I done like I'm.

I open up.

Told you.

Good to see I'm great.

Oh, right. Right. Here
we go. Work with me.

Hey. They go.

All right, now.

And, always, always, always lock the door.

Always like that, though.

You know what? That woman
coming back up in the and robbing you.

Oh, no.

Lord, she slapped me down, stole my dough.

My chain can and and and and and.

Yeah, yeah. That's a that's okay. Yeah.

Hey, you got some ice water?

I could drink some ice water to drink.

Oh, yeah.

Yeah, yeah. Come on, come on.

You get pinched after ice box here.

I'm a I'm a fan of special glass.

I always keep for you to, you know,
get your water out of the.

Yeah. How's your hand?

It got a big old Band-Aid on it,
but it's it's I I'm fine.

That glass.

But I know how you like. Your water's up.

Always keep your special
glass in a special place.

You know,
three cans of beans in three days, uncle.

That's good y'all. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Three cans ago, when you was here,
I washed the glass.

Okay.

Will you be ready for you when you came
home, Is.

I can't remember where.

Why you got the long clock in the icebox.

Why? I'm gray.

I want to know what the temperature was.

So, I think this is.

Do you better buy your sleeping table?

Which thing?

Yeah. Yeah.

Okay. All right,

all right.

You put that up there. It.

Yeah I know I've been,

Hey you service.

We've got a high pressure.

Visit just for you got here, but

that that was a loud.

I'm going there didn't you showed

it came inside.

Well was it.

Oh man I to know

what man.

You know with me

one of them hang out on the corner.

No no no it's

is, is, is somebody from for your time
who was quite.

Oh, man.

Who, who who taught me
my figures how to read.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay.

Though, you talking about the old days?

Okay.

Let's find somewhere that took us.

Cause I heard a whole,
whole bunch of clanging, you know,

and cowbells, cow bells was ringing.

It wasn't above great.

I think we're gonna have to shape you up
before we present you to the world,

Oh, no, no, I, I like it like this.

Yeah.

Got a little Frederick Douglass going.

Let me help you out.

So, like I was saying,

Nina,
she ain't too happy around here no more.

So I was thinking of packing her
and the kids up and

moving on down to Texas. Yeah.

All right.

What do you think about that?

I think it'd be all right if somebody else
came to check on you from time to time.

Yeah, yeah.

More. Better.

After that. For.

What's wrong with that woman over there.

Lower your voice.

You see that she got that big old lump
on her neck like a head.

Bout to grow out of it.
What's wrong with her?

Nothing wrong with it.

Okay, just be quiet.
Why? I got to be quiet.

She got some big breakthrough.

About to bust out of her neck.

I don't know what's wrong.

Tell me. Don't you tell me.

Yes, ma'am.

Well, let's go to the doctor.

You just shut him up so soon.

Why? You got me in him when that woman,
that ten with that big old thing on.

But that's, Miss Pine.

And she's got what we call a goiter
and a thyroid infection, and we just,

prepping for a trip to the hospital. Yeah.
You know, guard dog.

You say hospital
where black folk want to die.

Well, as a resident,

I practically lived in a hospital,
and somehow I made it out alive.

Yeah, but you ain't so black.

Yeah, it's completely healed.

It's. It's amazing. Told you.

Ain't nobody sticking needles in me.

Wrap my hand up.
Like I said on their hole.

Oh, Mr.

Grave, people your age when burn like
that would take months to heal.

I heal fast, you know black man and can't
believe he can't be playing sick.

Once upon a time,

I could pick 300 pounds of cotton
on a summer day,

and mother would be passing out
in the dirt from the heat.

Not me.

I worked at the gym, mom, come up the gym
where they tell the stories

that he was only 12
when he came up from the Delta north.

He walked barefoot.

Ran his great.

Do you remember when I used to live in
you building when I was a kid? No.

But you don't remember when I used
to trick or treat by your apartment door?

You. You give out apples?

Yeah.

Yeah. No.

Come on, Bob gray, you remember?

Remember what?

Excuse me. Was,

Miss. Miss. Come on.

Yes, doctor.

Mr. gray, would you like a pop?

That pepper about the pepper? You got it.

Mrs.. Come on. Could you please take Mr.

Gray to the snack room
and get him a doctor?

So I got your. Thank you.

Come with me
now, honey. We'll get you something.

You come home.
No, I'm talking for a minute.

Nobody's going to tell you right?

Need lose weight.

Hey, slip.

And I know it's.

It's not the slipping.

It's the rate of the decline.

I mean, only a few weeks, and he's
all right.

You don't have to tell me.

You know, I'm the one that's there.

Right there with only one.

Hey. But otherwise, physically, he's.

He's healthier than either one of us.

His hand is recuperative ability.

And see,
that's that's why I suggested the study.

Why they're interested in him.

Doctor
Rubin wants to sit with the both of you.

He'll offer some examinations,

maybe ask for some tests,
like on guinea pig.

Like I'm told that Doctor Rubin

has had lots of success with patients
just like your uncle.

First off,
ain't nobody just like my uncle.

What you're

saying you tell him
I should go along with these tests.

That's smooth.

All I'm saying is that this Doctor
Rubin knows

more about dementia
than anyone I've ever met.

Yeah.

That's all you got for me.

That's all I got.

Other than the alternative.

It's caught.

Caught up with that guy.

Oh, come on, that's.

Sure to win,

Got to be to talk.

Whoa.

What's up with all the locked up on foot?

Wrong to throw me slow.

Oh, he.

Oh, look at you.

I told him to call me yesterday.

He didn't do that. Hello, ladies.

Y'all going down to miss
these is sure flavor in there.

I ain't been to miss these
about that years.

I miss you, miss you too,
Oh, I don't even know.

Where's that no more?

Well, I bet you got five of you.

Oh, I bet you I get all that caramel.

And. Since.

Since.

It's not touch.

I'm so sorry. So sorry.

Yo, you thought you was somebody else.

Have a nice day,

private. You doing this? Woman?

I've already.

Guys.

One to get to.

Come on, let's go. You.

You know, I sent Mr.

Johnson packing.

What am I told a nick of it?

If he didn't find some kind of regular job
in six weeks, he had to go,

Came for you there.

You look like you lose a weight, Mr.

Gray.

He mostly only eats when I'm around.

He needs to eat more.

Okay.

You want some?

I'll.

It really seem like.

I seem like I can't remember nothing.

Like, I, I sit

and I think about when a little Mo Pettit

come live with.

Then I try to say what day it is.

I ain't got a clue.

So you

want me to take you to a special doctor?

Special doctor at 1 a.m..

I can help you remember things.

I want that you can go conquer.

Yeah.

Sonya.

Yeah, baby.

Can you bring out some more fried thighs?

Who? We still hungry?

Yeah.

Okay.

Hello?

Yes. Is Doctor Rubin office?

Hi. Yeah.

My name Reginald Lloyd.

And I was told by Doctor
Milton Riley down at the people's clinic

that I can expect an appointment
for my great uncle Ptolemy.

Great.

Hey, you heard him,

Oh, Hold it.

Next week. Hold on.

Okay.

Okay.

All right. Got it.

Thank you.

Okay.

I'm going

here, boy.

Okay.

Have to worry about losing you one.

Hey, family.

Family, family.

Most important thing you got.

I'll go get some.

I need to say. And.

Yeah, I don't know who else to say to.

It. But,

Nina. Me?

See, Nina.

You know, the same boyfriend.

Right now,

the laundry.

Yeah.

You still with me?

Oh, yeah.

Oh, yeah. Yeah. So.

So what you think I should do?

That to the woman on the news.

No. The pretty black one

she say is a big wreck on the freeway.

Called that the mouse.

Ain't there. So.

Yeah.

All right.

Is here

this your next appointment?

It's a big one. All right.

I'll be back by to take you, but,

I gotta run. You already.

Thank you.

So you play some domino? No. Next time.

Next time.

I, I gotta go. Is teacher birthday?

Birthday? Y'all ain't party.

No, no, this is just a little cake,
a few presents, you know?

I gotta go.

I'll be here.

Yeah.

All right.

Now, when I leave, you throw the boat,
though. The boat.

What's about to do?

That's right.

Good.

Yeah.

I'll be back to running into the doctor.

I'll be here. Yeah. No.

That's it. 000.

I don't.

Have that lavender lock.

I. Caught

you in the.

Feel really good about.

Me. Anyway.

Yeah.

Well.

Regret.

Really? No,

no, no.

I'm being normal. Be

great.

Good.

No big

devil.

Oh. But, Hey.

Well,

great.

Busy now.

Cuz. Haley. Julie.

Haley.

Nancy. Son.

We're ready.

You couldn't,

You couldn't be here, mama.

Send me to come get you.

Get me

what they mean.

Get me bringing in Niecy house.

Niecy. Yeah.

Niecy here.

Debra. Your sister June. Daughter.

June. June. Did you. June.

That long time ago.

Look, by the wild.

Papa gray
is, some kids over there on the wall.

How do you know?

Was in my house.

I've been here before. When?

It was a long time ago, but I. I've been.

Just look by the wireless and picture
one piece of tape on it.

It say, hit it.

That's me.

What I'm looking for.

I'll get

for hearing aids.

Yeah. Okay, I, I, all right.

Right there by the wall.

Jim Hennessy.

Niecy. Hey.

Here. You,

who also name him.

Yeah I agree.

Come on.

I I I, I hold your horses.

And I think he's going up.

Open up.

Something wrong with this boy. Pity.

I gotta ask coy.

I can see

what.

Come on.

You got to move back.

Let me hear what?

She kind of moved. Let me, Come on.

I'm old man.

What the fuck is that smell?

That's your toilet

smell, you booboo. Don't you?

Self this, No,
no no no, don't be touching things.

Not touching thing. Okay.

What read.

Yeah.

He he ain't been in the day to day
back day.

You need to go to the back.

Yeah, we read here mama's.

I'll take you to the bank.

We going over there,

Oh, no. Shit.

Look what you done.

Dead.

Oh, no no no no no
no, don't don't don't touch him! Out!

Get him up.

You just go outside and wait.

I'm gonna go. Wait. Now come out there.

Hey, man,

I need you to come with me to mama House.

All right?
But go. Go ahead. Put on a clean shirt.

Oh, okay.

We can go to the house.

Okay. All all right.
I'm gonna be awesome. Come on. You.

Messed up my stuff.

Yeah.

Touching on

things.

Oh. Oh.

Oh. Oh.

What to.

Worry.

Yeah.

I don't.

Need.

Uncle.

One. Two three.

Hey, how it right there?

What the fuck up?

Fuck you push me for fucking my uncle.

Fuck you!

Then what the fuck? It here owe me money.

He told me he was gonna give me one. My.

He promised me, you know, he got.

Oh, yeah, but, you know, he got a whole
bag full of money in an apartment.

No, he said no.

I said,
you keep playing with minimal work.

You fucking talk.

He owe me.

Somebody owe us bath.

Come on, pop, great shame with me.

I'm coming for you, nigga.

Show me.

Come on.

Thank you for going to that way.

I'm a fagot.

Come.

What's that about?

A bag of money?

Do this look like a bank to you?

So down, baby,

that's.

That's Reggie.

That's what I say.

All right, go ahead. As Reggie here.

There's you always asking about
Reggie ass.

Reggie, I'm carrying this shit, No.

No bank card on you, do you? Wallet it?

Why the why?

I'm telling you this to the bank.

You don't know who you.

Chase, right?

Yeah.

It's going on, gentlemen.

You know, going on. Officer.

My name was Hella Brown.

This is my uncle Ptolemy Gray.

Yes, sir.

Yes, sir.

All right, come with us.

Oh. Oh, man. Hold on, folks, wait, wait.

We got to get his

hat to ears only. Oh, no!

Stop stop stop, stop! He.

He's my nephew. If you notice me.

He who?

My nephew sent to bring me.

Where he at, Reggie?

I mean, he ain't Reggie,
but he taking me to where Reggie is.

That's my my sisters, daughters, boy.

Hilliard.

He taking me to see Red eye.

Let me see somebody watch me. Somebody

is coming to mess with.

Going to do what he say.

You and
so why are you digging through his pocket?

This is helping him cash his checks, man.

I'm walking my uncle to the thing.

You don't know what the bank is.

Senang

This true?

Oh. You're okay?

Oh, yes, sir, I'm sure.

You okay?

Yes, sir. Yes.

Oh, keep it up, Hilliard.

Cube.

What?

Oh, we need to go to the books.

You don't want to with the police

page to old and,

Yeah.

Why can't.

We checks every month.

Social security.

This my pension from the post office
and this is.

Yeah. Been at this,

since you.

Oh, 123 11.

Oh, fuck.

All right.

That money more likely be may.

Excuse me, sir? Hi.

Surely, surely.

Rain shelter. Ray.

W r I n g.

Hello?

W r n g

my name, is Tom.

This is a little embarrassing.

I came here to pay my phone bill,
but I'm sure I need about $40.

All I have

is this.

My father gave it to my mother
60 years ago.

Yeah.

This is a treasure.

And all I ask is that you let me buy it
back when I get my social sickness.

Were caught.

Was trying to tell me

a treasure to save all the bad bills.

Hello, Mr.

gray.

Do you remember me?

Call Brooks.

Mr. Brown hair

says that you want him to cash
your checks.

Reggie is over his house,

and Hilliard is taking me there.

So, you know, Mr.

Brown just told you that,

yeah.

He, he's my sister's daughter's child.

Niece's boy. Niece's boy?

I told you that lady, I got on the phone,
I can call up right now and ask her.

That's not necessary.

Come with me, Mr. Brown.

Thank you.

Hey, we got shit to do.

Come.

So can you lend me the money?

Ptolemy?

Okay, that's three shots.

That's $300.

Come on, let's go.

We are this here, miss, w r I n g.

Okay. Come on, let's go. I need my money.

I'll hold on to you.

I need it now.

I am.

Over the other two envelope.

They only put the money in one envelope.

You count out

what do you need?

I took an even 50.

Thank you so much.

Telling me and this.

Is my gift to you.

Come.

Let's go.

Hey, man,

take me and my naked man
they want you to do no.

I'm, Put your money away, man.

Whenever I go to bank with Red,
I always end up with about $300.

One, two, three.

This here and 111.

You remember
you gave your money to the old lady in 50.

That's what she took.

Even 50.

She took almost two. I'm telling

almost two.

Let me kind of. Again.

Hands off my money.

Stole nothing, mama.

Now ready for.

The, Your birthday party.

I just.

Who, I got pop up.

Hey, baby.

Oh, it's been too long. Oh,

it's me Peter.

Papa.

Your favorite niece, Niecy.

June. June's girl. That's right. You. Her.

Him. Well, that's right.
Ain't nothing wrong with you.

And you are in my house.

Well, Reggie, he ain't.

He ain't been my
house. Eight nine being can,

Robin?

Robin, wait.

We ran out of the ribs,
but we got enough fried chicken.

Is Hannibal coleslaw?
But I still got to still get to him.

I'm okay. Don't worry about everything.

I guess. Somebody I want you to meet.

Petey.

Papa, this here is my best friend
Frida's little girl, Robin.

Frieda died.

So now, Robin being here, we.

There's my mother's brother, Mr.

Ptolemy Gray.

Robin.

First bird is brave.

She might be coming by to help you out
sometime.

You know, I

I guess.

You hungry?

Well, I want to see here,
I mean, Red, I won't see Rich.

Oh. Get something on your stomach first.

Yeah.

They're itchy. Yeah.

Robin, can you please put the phone

down, take your uncle and go fix him
a plate, please.

That is not my uncle.

Welcome.

Well, Reggie,
the thief said he's going to be here.

The what?

What?

Reggie, he got in trouble
because he stay in town so long.

Take care.

You bet in trouble where we got to go
help him.

He ain't in trouble no more.

It's fine.

Greens.

Yes, ma'am.

Yams.

Oh, yeah.

Coleslaw.

Already got greens on the plate.

Fried chicken.

I hear that we.

Oh. Oh, sorry, I dropped it.

It's. It's my fault. I'm sorry.

Wipe yourself off of the system. Yes.

It's,

It's all good, Mr.

Green song, right, I know you.

Oh, yeah.

Fairly free, sir.

I mean, Red, you've been best friends.

This was a boys. Don't you remember?

We used to come to your house
all the time.

You said, let's look at the old magazines.

National geographic, J.

Y'all looking for Nega?

Yeah.

You remember that?

Hey, a fried chicken, Mr.

Gray? That.

That's.

Just.

Look at him.

Just eating like a pig.

Don't know shit.

Well,

he was there for Reggie
when he needed a gentle hair.

When we kids used to last

play for hours and never, not once

did you say a bad word.

You want anything else?

I want to see Red.

Okay.

Blue.

Excuse me.

Sorry.

So nice.

Thanks.

Gators.

Boogie.

How for? Somebody.

Thank you for the registration.

You know,

look who it is.

You what? Robin.

Hey, just where are you going? To?

Yeah.

Papa gray.

I'm glad you're here.

Reggie talked a lot about you.

Well, worried that.

This.

Isn't little Jerry.

And like me
and my pet, it was an inverted.

How come?

How come?

You know, got him in here like this?

Somebody shot him when?

Nobody tell me.

I see nobody.

I didn't say no, thanks.

Oh, no.

Oh, remember?

Oh, remember? I don't think so.

Oh, the love.

Oh, yeah.

Oh, the,

Oh, yeah.

Oh. We've got to go to.

The. You please read.

If we get up, I'll read it.

Please.

Oh, God.

There's.

Yeah. I'm gonna take it home.

I'm supposed to take you.

Oh. You know, like you said,
you mess up and stuff.

This stuff is already messed up
when I got there.

Yeah, you made it worse.

And he he he stole my one, too.

And just give me three.

What's he talking about?

Oh, no.

No, he's crazy.

Let Robin take a.

You'll be home soon.

Come on.

Take you to the bus
and get you to your house.

Because you going to come later?

Yeah.

Is he going to be there? He.

Yeah, right.

Reggie really did.

Yeah.

Who killed him?

But enough.

I'm a in.

A spare.

Switch.