Church, let's bow our heads
for a brief prayer for our
recently departed Bishop Enoch.
- He's in a better place now.
- Pray for his lovely family.
- Praise Jesus.
- Amen!
Amen!
And Jesus spoke to them, saying,
"He who eateth my flesh
and drinketh my blood..."
- Uh-huh.
- "...shall have eternal life,"
and I shall raise you up
in the last day.
For my flesh
is the drink indeed,
- "and my blood is the drink indeed..."
- Hallelujah!
"...for whosoever eateth my flesh
and drinketh my blood
- "shall abide in me..."
- Yes, yes, yes!
- "...and I in him."
- Yes!
- Amen, church, amen!
- Amen!
Pick up your Bible.
- Put down that .22.
- Uh-huh!
- Put down that .38.
- Yes!
Put down your .45.
Oh, glory to God, lift up your Bible
and put down that Uzi.
- That's right.
- Yes!
- You don't need no AK-47.
- No, you don't!
You need Romans 8:21.
Put down your nuclear arms!
- Yes, thank you, yes.
- Yes, God.
Oh, glory to God,
right now, right here.
- Whoo! Oh, right here.
- Uh-huh, uh-huh!
- Hallelujah!
- God loves you right now.
He's giving you
the power right now.
- Say, "I accept it."
- I accept it.
But you got to say,
"I accept You, Lord God."
I accept You, Lord God.
- Thank You.
- Thank You.
- For living in my life.
- For living in my life.
- Right here.
- Right here.
- Right now.
- Right now.
- I love You.
- I love You.
I love You.
I love You.
I would never
turn my back on You.
I would never
turn my back on You.
- Amen.
- Amen.
Bless the Lord Jesus.
Dr. Greene, you know my associate,
Mr. Hightower.
- Such a pleasure to see you again.
- Pleasure's mine.
Would you like to see
what we found?
Magnificent.
Absolutely magnificent.
I think this may be
one of the finest
Ashanti relics to be discovered.
X-rays reveal
fragments of bone and skull.
Notice the curious markings.
A thousand years before
the Egyptians
performed surgeries,
the Ashanti used anesthetics
and developed
mold cultures, diseases,
and performed
blood transfusions.
Queen Helgda suffered
from a blood disease.
Ashanti's surgeons
came up with the idea
of transfusing blood
from the strong and healthy
to the queen.
But she needed so much blood,
her victims were bled to death.
Soon, the entire population
became addicted to blood.
It was only a matter of years
before an almost bloodless nation
began to die
of pernicious anemia.
Queen Helgda raised armies
and destroyed the nearby lands
in a series of blood wars.
Blood was desired.
I suppose,
if I believed in desire,
it wouldn't frighten me so much.
But the idea of desire
is a part of our culture.
I believe the Ashanti
evolved a need for blood.
Not a passion for it...
it was a need.
It's more of a perversion
than that.
Something one would feel
guilty about needing.
After all,
blood has a dreadful connotation,
like a passion
for soiled underwear or urine.
Desiring and drinking blood
is a very antisocial act.
Unless we happen to exist
in a blood society.
Ah, but we do exist
in a blood society.
The United States of America is the most
violent country in the world.
We're the best in the business.
Dr. Greene,
I've read all your books
several times.
You think I'm impressive?
Yes.
And you discover everything
through your senses.
You...
love art.
Art is God's ally.
Science, God's natural foe,
would you agree?
Let me think about it.
Dr. Greene?
You have a wonderful home.
How far does the property go?
About 40 acres.
- Do you mind if I get some air?
- Not at all.
I have some reading
to do before I sleep.
I'll see you in the morning,
say 8:30?
Good.
Oh, have a good night's sleep,
as I will.
Hightower!
Hightower!
Hightower, is that you?
- I've been drinking.
- You haven't been drinking enough
to jump from out of my tree.
This isn't your tree.
It is Almighty God's tree.
God didn't buy
this 40 acres, I did.
Money don't mean shit to me.
Especially since I never had any.
Well, money doesn't matter
that much to me, either.
Don't look like it.
Your mother ever tell you
all that glitters ain't gold?
No, but I do love
that Spinners song.
My favorite Spinners song
is "Mighty Love."
None of this
has anything to do with you.
Mr. Hightower,
that's my tree and my rope.
And I'm afraid
that would give the authorities
a right to invade my privacy with
all sorts of embarrassing questions.
I thought
it'd be more considerate
to use the Atlantic Ocean
to end my life.
I have a fear of water.
Thank God your fear
outweighs your manners.
I tried to find a way
not to involve you.
The fact is I'm involved,
Mr. Hightower.
Now, there's no way
for you to know this,
but I'm the only
colored on the block,
so when a black man
washes up ashore around here,
you can bet they're gonna
drag me in for questioning.
Will you come down
from my tree now?
I'm begging you.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry, Dr. Hess.
I'm sorry, I hope you could
forgive me.
It's all right, just...
please, come down.
Be careful.
- For the love of God, come down!
- Okay!
Aah! Oh...
Fuck!
I just spent six months
in Bellevue.
Working too hard,
suffering with
migraine headaches.
I have wasted
so many years in therapy.
I'm totally dependent
on the system.
And when that fails me,
I set out to find another system
by which I can exist.
I read blogs,
self-help books,
et cetera.
Anything to find a way to cope
with a society I despise.
My ex-wife
is a natural bitch.
I don't even know
why I married her.
Are you more interested
in the blood of Christ
than in His body?
I've lost all interest
in the flesh.
So much for what you've lost.
What have you gained?
Are you asking me
what are my beliefs?
Why did the Ashanti
refer to it as
"the beginning of death"
rather than "the end of life"?
I suppose they knew
something we didn't.
Is it terrible to drink blood?
It's less of a sacrilege
to drink blood than to spill it.
I hope my mood swings
do not affect
my employment with you
on this research project.
I'm going to sleep now,
Dr. Greene.
Have a good night.
Ugh!
Grant, O Lord,
that as we are baptized
into the death
of Thy blessed son,
our Savior Jesus Christ,
so by continually mortifying
our corrupt affections,
we may be buried with Him
and that through the grave
and gate of death,
we may pass to our
joyful resurrection,
for His merits,
who died and was buried
and rose again for us the same,
Thy Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Amen.
All right, Mr. Long.
Don't move.
I'll be right back.
- Hey.
- Hey!
How was your date last night?
It was really fine.
- Fire!
- Fire?
- There's a fire in there!
- Oh, my God!
Afire!
Hold on.
- Don't panic.
- All right, all right.
Don't...
That's more complicated,
and that's more personal.
I'm talking about using resources
that we can evolve in.
How are your drinks, ladies?
- Just fine, Dr. Greene.
- Oh, refreshing.
- Where's yours?
- Oh, I don't drink before 5:00.
That's what they all say.
Please help us
to settle an argument.
Ms. Blair here says
that change is impossible
because we're addicted
to our society,
especially the upper-middle class
because they've taken the damn thing
in such large doses,
we're all junkies
of one sort or another.
What decides
if one is a criminal or not
is which side of the law
your fix is on.
Really?
Ms. Blair,
that makes us all guilty.
On the contrary.
That makes us all innocent.
Well, if my social sins were to ever
bring me before a judge,
I would rather it were Ms. Blair.
Where's the progress
in discovering a crime
and then excusing it?
We might as well go back
to swinging in trees.
But Africa is the cradle
of civilization.
Touch.
Dr. Greene, you have the most
magnificent display of African art.
When did you start collecting?
Ms. Blair,
Africa is my passion.
Will you excuse me, ladies?
- Of course.
- Yes.
- I like him.
- I do, too.
Bucky Dent!
Bucky Dent!
Bucky fucking Dent.
Bucky fucking Dent.
Bill Buckner!
Bill Buckner!
We have no response
for that right now.
Lord, oh, Lord,
Lord, Lord, Lord
I fell on my sword
Thought more was in store
Blinded by the loss
Missed what was pure
Sick can't be cured
I just procured
You're destined to forget
Thoughts are material
Couldn't forget
Said I'm stronger...
Would you like a drink,
Dr. Greene?
No, thank you.
Sir, are you all right?
Yes, I'm fine.
Will you excuse me?
Yes, sir.
I can't help being honest
Sometimes it gets me
in trouble, but I believe
That I'm in a better place
When I let it out
instead of harborin'
I wear my heart on my sleeve,
it's part of my garment
Can't camouflage it,
I keep a tea to try and calm it
I'm down,
I'm feeling hardened
In spots,
blood clots is alarming
I'm broke, you know
they want me to choke
Come on, pull off,
has gotta spit 'em, gotta get 'em out
This what I been about
I'm on that tiger blood,
yeah, pure winning route
I gotta war at times,
not a Minnie Mouse
I get it from my mama,
outspoken and strong
I'm fighting for rights,
ain't afraid to be wrong
I gotta keep
on writin' my songs
So get a mic and perform
from the nights till the dawn
That's how I do it,
yeah...
- Oh, Dr. Greene.
- Is everything all right?
Just fine, Dr. Greene.
Ms. Blair is such a bore.
She never stops talking poems.
Oh, I see you're finally
having a drink.
- Have we all driven you mad?
- Not at all. Not at all.
Oh, good.
What is that?
Oh. I could've had a V8.
No, no, no, no, it's not...
V8.
I don't like the texture.
- What in heaven's name is it?
- It's organic.
Let me tell you something.
Seneschal!
Seneschal!
Come take this terrible concoction
and put some vodka
and a little black pepper and a
dash of lemon in it for the doctor.
Right away, madam.
There's no need for you to suffer
for your health's sake today.
Besides, I want to talk to you
about your new book,
which I liked.
But I don't like
what you're saying in it.
If my educational background
can't believe it,
then you can imagine
what the massive...
- Thank you.
- You're welcome.
The vodka will help, you'll see.
Right?
Have we ruined it?
It's just a little heavy
on the vodka.
Maybe it's the black pepper.
Oh, God.
Dr. Greene?
Dr. Greene?
Yankees! Yo!
- Excuse me, sir?
- Yes, Seneschal?
- Will that be all, sir?
- Yes.
I'll be back on Monday morning.
Is there anything you need
in town, sir?
You can pick up some candles.
I think we've run out.
Very good, sir.
Excuse me for a minute, please.
You know a sister
named Delores Kincaid?
You look just like this dude Tucson
she went out with
before she moved back
to North Cackalacky.
I saw him once
at the Apollo with her.
Hmm.
You look just like Tucson.
I had the strangest thing
happen to me this morning.
Nah, this afternoon.
"Anyhoo,"
it really had me trippin'.
Sit down.
Please?
May I have a "Kalula"?
Black Russian, please.
Yes, you may.
Miss?
What can I get for you?
A Kahlua Black Russian
for the lady.
Do you have Absolut Citron?
Yes, we do.
- Neat, please.
- Coming right up.
Be right back.
Here you go.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
Now, where were we?
- I'm Lucky Mays.
- Dick.
You have a last name,
Mr. Dick?
- Yes.
- And?
Long.
Mr. Dick Long.
- At your service.
- Are you serious?
As cancer.
Lucky, why don't you
finish your Black Russian,
and let's get out of here?
How long is long?
Champagne for my real friends,
real pain for my sham friends.
Cheers.
Ah. And then?
Looking at my coochie,
it's about that time
So much to do,
so much on my mind...
- So, are we gonna fuck?
- Mr. Dick Long,
ain't you one vulgar dude?
Sorry if I offended you
for being so blunt.
I'm not offended,
but I have never
"likened" that word.
Lucky Mays, you are one fine...
- super sexy lady.
- Boo,
thanks for the compliment.
But I still don't like
that vulgar word, "fuck."
Help me out
with this dress, please.
Lookin' at my coochie,
it's about that time
Lookin' at my coochie
It's about that time...
Why don't you go ahead
and relax yourself?
...'Cause I will get mine
Looking at my coochie,
it's about that time
So you best get yours
'cause I will get mine...
You got any money?
Now look who's being vulgar?
Money ain't vulgar.
Martha's Vineyard ain't cheap,
and neither is this good pussy.
No licky, no sticky,
no ticky, no tacky.
How much you need?
I need 500 to start with.
Now?
Yep.
You're so predictable,
she says, "I miss you, too"
Baby, come over,
she says, "Not tonight"
"Why's that?" "Last night,
me and John had a fight"
Looking at my coochie,
it's about that time
- Looking at my coochie...
- Slow down.
I'm not goin' anywhere.
Ow! Stop,
YOU play too rough!
Ow!
Stop!
Ow! Ahh!
Looking at my coochie,
it's about that time
Best to get yours
'cause I will get mine
Now I'm an independent woman
who ain't trying to wait
Call up the one motherfucker...
The only problem is
that he has no soul
And depending on the weather,
it can be so cold
But that don't bother me
'cause he's long and strong
Moves like a cat
and stays where he belongs
I keep him in a box
right beside my bed...
Aah!
...he won't ask for head
Shakes like I tell him
Till it time to breathe
In the box,
when I'm finished
I get dressed and leave
Looking at my coochie,
it's about that time
Best to get yours
'cause I will get mine
Looking at my coochie,
it's about that time
Best to get yours,
'cause I will get mine
Like looking at my coochie,
it's about that time
So much to do,
so much on my mind
Baby, I'm stuck
in 9:00 to 5:00
My girl wants a scrub,
needs it all the time
Just one of those days,
and I'm so turned off
Have to work in an hour,
think I'll call John
He's been talking shit for weeks,
think I'll give him a chance
My little girl's horny,
and she's ready to dance
Knock back some shots,
now I'm feeling my peak
...he's ready to sleep
Looking at my coochie...
Best to get yours,
'cause I will get mine
Like that, y'all,
it's like that, y'all
It's like that, that,
that, that, y'all... I
It's like that, y'all
- It's like that, y'all...
- Ugh!
It's like that, that,
that, that, y'all
It's like that, y'all...
It's like that, y'all
It's like that, that,
that, that, y'all
It's like that, y'all
It's like that, y'all
It's like that, that,
that, that, y'all
It's like that, y'all.
Motherfucker, you "killeded" me!
Excuse me, Dr. Greene?
May I offer you a beverage
before we take off?
No, thank you, Theresa.
We'll be landing in Teterboro
in just 45 minutes.
Dr. Greene,
if I may say so,
you don't look that good.
Summer colds are the worst.
But it's not summer.
Well, it's summer somewhere.
Good afternoon, Dr. Greene.
How are you today?
Same to you,
Mr. Clemente.
Thank you, sir.
Have a nice day.
Good to have you back
in the city, sir.
Tea, sir?
Thank you, Ellington.
Will there be
anything else, sir?
That'll be all.
Thank you.
Release me
From the catchin'
of the vultures
And let me breathe
Right, right, right
I'm disgusting, disgusting
Addicted to a culture
that merely bleeds
Light, light, light
Uncuff me, uncuff me
Roll off this filthy gurney
And let me feel, feel, feel
If I'm barely breathing,
no dunkin'
Then how am I survivin'
This dyin' dream
of life, of life, of life
- Sometimes, sometimes
- I don't feel God
I don't feel God,
I don't feel God...
- I hope everything's okay.
- Sometimes, sometimes...
Louie Jones?
Louis? Louis Jones,
Louie Jones?
Are you Louie Jones, sir?
- That's me.
- Okay, are you sure?
'Cause you act like
you don't even know your name.
Ain't nobody got time
for this, sir.
Please, come on.
Follow me.
So who you hiding from?
Okay, now open your mouth.
Open wide.
May I ask what your name is?
Colquitt.
Nurse Colquitt.
Nurse Colquitt, how long
will the results take?
20 minutes.
Here's a pamphlet.
I'll be back.
Don't touch that test.
You are...
HIV/AIDS negative.
Thank God.
- Mmmmm.
- Anything else?
Practice safe sex.
I will.
Yeah, yeah.
That's what they all say.
Girl...
Said the oceans
would run dry...
- Hello?
- Hello.
- Yes?
- Is this Dr. Greene?
- Who is this?
- Is my husband there?
I haven't the slightest idea
who your husband is.
Lafayette Hightower
is my husband.
Is he there?
I need to speak to him now.
Who is this?
Where are you from?
I'm from London,
and this is Mrs. Hightower.
Where's Lafayette?
Lafayette can't come
to the phone now.
Don't be scared
of the water...
Hello?
Tell Lafayette that I've had
a very difficult six months.
I want my money.
And if he can't speak to me,
he can speak to the police.
I have a very serious lawyer,
and he has advised me
on what to do with Lafayette.
Are you Dr. Greene?
Your husband has disappeared.
He's what?
Is he staying with you?
Yes.
In the guesthouse.
Listen, Dr. Greene,
I'm gonna be honest with you.
I've just arrived
from Amsterdam,
and I'm hungry, I'm tired,
and I need a proper hot shower.
I'm flying to the Dominican
Republic next week,
and I need to speak
to Lafayette in person.
Please, please,
may I stay in the guest house
and wait for him
until I fly to the D.R.?
Are you still there?
Hello?
- Where are you now?
- I'm freezing my tits off
in the bloody
Martha's Vineyard Airport.
Well, it's sunny on
this side of the island.
Oh, great.
I'm sending a car for you now.
The chauffeur's name
is Seneschal.
Thank you.
...but you tried
to drown me
Lord knows
Lord knows
that I can't swim
No, no, no
Girl, I feel you
Try to drown me
In water
In flood
I think you...
did you try to drown me?
Lord knows
Lord knows
that I can't swim...
Madam.
Girl, I feel you
Try to drown me
Lord knows
That I can't swim
I said, the ocean's
all goin' dry...
Hello, Mrs. Hightower.
Can you tell Dr. Greene
I've arrived?
I'm Dr. Greene.
Sh,
apologies.
Impeccable grounds.
You must be doing all right.
I get by-
What's your first name?
I beg your pardon?
Now, don't tell me
your mother named you Dr. Greene.
It's very unfriendly.
Hess.
Ganja.
Do you mind if I go
straight to my room?
I haven't changed
since Amsterdam.
It's the first room on the right
at the top of the stairs.
I can take you up.
I can find it myself.
Why don't you find me
a glass of red wine?
Please.
And thanks for the hospitality.
You are really too much.
Red wine, sir?
Thank you, Seneschal.
Will that be all, sir?
That'll be all.
Nice home you have.
You said that already.
- Can I ask you a question?
- Ask away.
What would have happened
if I wasn't here when you called?
I don't believe in "ifs."
if I had two balls and a dick,
I'd be a bloke.
Fuck "ifs."
Sorry I asked.
You asked me a question,
I'm always gonna be honest,
to a fault.
I want the truth,
good news or bad.
I guess that makes you
a better person than I.
Between hurting someone with the truth
and just being quiet,
I tend to do the latter.
Dr. Greene.
The truth shall set you free.
Minister Ganja,
I only pray to God.
So do I.
Every night, on bended knee.
I don't see you with Hightower.
You should've been around
before we met.
How'd you meet?
We were in a queue,
boarding a plane
to Saint-Tropez for a holiday,
both alone.
I was standing in front of him,
and I could feel
somebody burning a hole
in the back of my head
like a laser.
It was intense.
Finally, I turned around,
and I said to Lafayette,
- "May I help you?"
- What did he say?
He smiled.
Lafayette has a great smile.
He said,
"I've been looking for you"
for the last 2,000 years.
"Where have you been
all my unhappy life?"
- And what did you say?
- Please.
His answer?
"I've been looking for you
for the last 2,000 years."
What did you say?
"Oh, fuck off."
You're lying.
Dr. Greene, I've already
told you, I don't lie.
We left Saint-Tropez engaged,
and it's all been
downhill since then.
Fast-forward, I'm stuck in
a funky hotel in Amsterdam,
he was supposed to wire me money,
which he didn't,
so I had to call my parents,
which I hate,
to get my backside
back to the States.
When did you get divorced?
Are you married?
No.
You have baby mamas with babies?
Really?
No baby mamas with babies.
Gay?
Why does everyone
think a man my age
who isn't married is homosexual?
Don't answer that.
Bisexual.
- What's so funny?
- You are.
Care to partake?
I have to confess.
I've killed a human being.
I hope one of them
was Lafayette.
As Christ died for our sins
and was buried,
so also is it to be
believed that...
He went down into hell.
I, Dr. Hess Greene,
confess to the destruction
of the very souls
before God Almighty.
So help me, Jesus.
You're just high.
It's all right.
Your husband committed suicide.
What did you smoke
and drink that I didn't?
You said you wanted the truth.
That's the truth.
How come every rich man I meet
is so fucked up?
Why couldn't you be sane?
Normal?
Anything but bonkers?
What was the sin
whereby our first parents
fell from the estate
wherein they were created?
You tell me.
Was she eating
the forbidden fruit?
It doesn't matter
the way that you take it
It doesn't matter the way
that you make it
Love only matters,
it's never the kind
And if you think
you can choose
You won't find
I Pity. A Pity.
Oh, God, it's a pity
They didn't know
that their love was so pretty...
They let me learn
how to make my guitar sing...
Hess?
They made the music within,
they kept going...
Hess?
Hess?
Hess!
Hess!
Hess!
Hess!
Hess!
- Hess, open the door!
- Go away!
- Are you all right?
- I said, "Go away!"
Come on, what's going on?
What's wrong?
What's happening to you?
Come to bed.
Children, more children,
come on, help me sing it...
Hess...
Children, oh, children,
come on, help me sing it...
Oh, Hess...
It doesn't matter
the way that you take it
It doesn't matter the way
that you make it
Love only matters,
it's never unkind
And if you think
you can choose
You won't find...
Where did you get
all your money?
That's an impolite question.
They're the only ones
worth asking.
My parents were the first
African-Americans
to own a firm on Wall Street.
They sold it for a fortune,
retired,
passed on,
and they left it to me.
I'm sorry for your loss.
Thank you.
I'm the only child.
So why do you live in this big house
all on your lonesome?
Your home is supposed
to shield and shelter you.
I fin it up.
I love it.
It's my sanctuary.
A home like this, who wouldn't?
No, I mean, I really love it.
The way it might be
possible to love you.
Oh, come on,
Dr. Greene.
You're not the type who falls in love
on the first date.
You mean, like you
and your husband did?
Ex-husband.
I keep forgetting.
He's the only human being
I've ever wished dead.
That bad?
I'm sorry.
Don't be.
Why did you get married?
How do I know?
You get married
to get away from home,
for love,
because it's the thing to do...
for money.
Hightower never made any money.
Ganja, what do you want now?
Could be this.
Hmm.
My grandma used
to tell me all the time,
"You have not
because you ask not."
Hess!
What do you want to eat?
Whatever you cook best.
I'll have to shop.
Seneschal will take you to town.
I have to go to New York
for some business.
- Dinner's at 9:00.
- I won't be late.
I'll miss you while I'm gone.
Dr. Greene, did you say
you're against marriage?
That was not I.
I love you.
All right, I'm going, I'm going.
That's what you think, stupid.
I'm not stupid, you stupid.
I'm gonna come down there,
bust your stupid butt.
I'll bust your stupid butt.
- I'll do it Black Panther.
- Yo, Mikey!
Mikey!
May I sit down?
Even in the Fort Greene Projects,
it's still a free country.
Go ahead.
Ready?
Yes.
Mmmmm.
It's a cute baby.
Thank you.
I named her Najah.
You think she looks like me?
A little bit.
A little bit.
What's your name?
Sahara.
It's pretty...
that much is sure.
What are you doing around here?
Looking for company.
You chill here?
Just getting some fresh air for Najah.
Taking care of some business.
What kind of business?
Personal business.
You ask mad questions, dang.
Where's your apartment?
Fourth floor.
Third window from the left.
Are you going to invite me up?
Do you wanna party?
Mom!
All right, follow me.
Seneschal!
Seneschal!
Be right there, madam.
What is taking you
so bloody long?
They say, "You know you want to,"
but you really don't
I know it seems like
you're saying just what you need
But I'm a King's kid,
you see the best of me
They say, "You're going to need it,"
but you really won't
They say,
"You know you want to"...
Madam.
I...but I'm a king's kid,
you see the best of me
They say, "You know you need it,"
but you really don't
They say,
"You know you want to"
But you really don't
I know it seems like
they sayin' just what you need
But I'm a king's kid,
you see the best of me
They say, "You know you need it,"
but you really don't
I They say,
"You know you want to"
But you really don't
I know it seems like
they sayin'...
It's a lovely day.
It is, it is.
...people really think their life's
the most important
So they try to soak up
all your time
I step off my rocker,
I don't want to stay this cold
I'm on my way to heaven,
I do hate the haters, though...
Pardon me, madam.
...see, these are life lessons,
we've already learned
I'll teach you how to fish,
but first you must hook the worm
They always honkin' noise,
they just too tired, yo
I used to fight them with fire,
but water's wetter, though
People can follow them,
or they can follow you
'Cause it ain't 'bout what they say,
it's about what you do...
Shit.
I forgot red wine.
Dr. Greene keeps
a well-stocked wine cellar.
Good.
Where is it?
Oh. I'm afraid, madam,
you'll have to wait until
the doctor returns from the city.
He doesn't allow anybody
into the wine cellar.
- Only time I go...
- Oh, for Christ's sakes.
I need some red wine, Seneschal,
so show me where it is,
and I'll say I found it myself.
Madam, I'm terribly sorry,
but you'll have to wait until
the doctor returns from the city.
Okay, there are rules
and procedures prescribed to...
I do not care for rules
and procedures.
Clearly, madam.
I... I don't like to raise my voice,
but you must have red wine
at this precise moment?
They say you know you want to,
but you really don't
I know it seems
like you're saying...
- Yes.
- Yes.
The wine cellar
is through the third door,
down in the basement.
It shouldn't be hard to find.
...but I'm a king's kid,
you see the best in me
They say, "You know you need it,"
but you really want it
They say, "You know you want to,"
but you really don't
I know it seem like they saying
just what you need
But I'm a king's kid,
he see the best in me
They say, "You know you need it,"
but you really want it
They say, "You know you want to,"
but you really don't.
Well, if you gonna
dig a grave for me
Might as well
go on and dig two
That's one for you, huh
That one for you, yeah
That one for you
Well, if you gonna
dig a grave for me
Ya might as well
go on and dig two
That's one for you,
huh, yeah
That one for you
Your plans of deceiving me
won't never get through, huh
Your plans of deceiving me
won't never get through
Your plans of deceiving me
Won't never get through
Never get through
Never get through,
uh-huh
- Live it how you talk it...
- Shit.
...really, I did had enough
Never had time for no
South suckers cutting 'em off
Like unpaid power bills
Slick this,
and they never been grown
Disappointed at their life,
so you know
Something they giving
energy to
- Honey child boo
- Fuck!
Hurdle the obstacles
of life and truth
Understand yourself,
for that's something
That they'll never do
The average mind
would think this a killing, too
But if I ain't flipping this way,
my message of elevation
Would never get through
Don't worry about the enemy
and what he plottin'
So you understand that you
gonna have a judgment day
And every knee gonna bow,
and every tongue gonna confess
Every thought that you think
Leads you on a journey somewhere,
so I pose the question
Well, if you gonna
dig a grave for me
Might as well
go on and dig two
That's one for you, huh
Your plans of deceiving me
won't never get through
Never get through
Never get through,
uh-uh.
Najah?
Hey.
Bye-bye, Najah.
That'll be all.
More red wine, madam?
Leave.
You're not eating, my dear.
I'm not very hungry.
It's delicious.
Seneschal cooked.
- I couldn't get it together.
- Are you all right?
Just couldn't cook dinner.
That's all.
Fair enough.
I know you killed my husband.
Ex-husband.
You have his dead body
in a fucking freezer
downstairs in the basement.
Seneschal.
Everything all right, sir?
Leave the dishes.
I'll call you in the morning
when we'll be needing you.
Very good, sir.
Good evening, madam.
Why did you kill him?
Ever since the moment
that I met you...
I thank God you didn't love him.
I wouldn't do
anything to hurt you.
You have to believe that.
Why did you kill him?
Ganja, he tried to kill me.
I did not kill him.
So, he killed himself
and jumped in the freezer?
Ganja, you're not listening.
Your ex-husband
committed suicide.
That's the honest truth.
I swear to God.
I believe you.
I'm surprised
it didn't happen sooner.
My three brothers
used to gang up on me.
Beat me up when I was little.
I'm the youngest
of four kids, so...
I had a rough time growing up.
One clay, I got into a huge fight
with my youngest brother.
We called him Baby Jesus.
He'd been picking on me all day.
And finally, I'd had enough.
I was fed up.
I started throwing hands.
It was an all-out donnybrook.
It was a proper brouhaha.
And my brothers didn't stop it.
They just kept cheering him on.
And I was beating
his skinny black backside.
And then he punched me...
straight in the stomach.
My mother beat him
to within an inch of his life.
And she told him,
"Don't you ever
hit a woman again,
especially in her stomach."
Later that night,
my dad came into my bedroom...
to tuck me in.
Check on me.
He told me...
"Baby Jesus was wrong."
He loves you.
We all love you.
That this world
is a cruel, harsh place,
especially for a black woman.
And you're going to have to learn
to deal with the double whammy.
You're gonna be
a woman one day soon,
and you were born black.
"Ganja's got to learn
to take care of Ganja."
I said...
"Daddy...
it's not fair."
And my father answered...
"I know."
Life's not fair.
Life is as hard as steel.
"Ganja has to take care
of Ganja."
I've been taking care of myself
since I was seven years old.
Why do you have his dead body
in the freezer?
Answer me, for fuck's sake!
Do you know what
your husband and I were working on?
He never talked to me
about his work.
He was assisting me on my study
of the ancient Ashanti culture.
I've never heard of it.
When I found his dead body,
I took his blood.
- Took it where?
- I drank it.
Where did you take it?
I said...
I drank it.
- You're insane.
- Ganja, no, I'm perfectly sane.
- You're a freak!
- I'm not a freak.
Then what are you?
I'm an addict.
Addicted to blood.
Yes, people have many addictions.
Sex, drugs, alcohol,
food, power,
money,
nicotine.
And blood.
- You're a vampire.
- What I am
is in love with you.
One, two...
Yeah.
Wait, wait.
On two. Ready?
Come on.
Stop.
That's good.
Dearly beloved,
we are gathered here
under the watchful eyes
of our living God
that we may join
this man and this woman
together in holy matrimony.
Do you, Hess, take Ganja
to be your lawfully wedded wife
and in the eyes of God
promise to love her,
honor, and protect her
in sickness and in health
as long as you both shall live?
I do.
And do you, Ganja, take Hess
to be your lawfully
wedded husband
and in the eyes of God,
promise to love him,
honor, and protect him
in sickness and in health
for as long as you
both shall live?
I do.
The ring, get her ring.
I now pronounce you
man and wife.
You may now kiss the bride.
I want you to live forever.
Contemplating Babylon
I've been waiting
far too long...
Hess, I'm...
I'm sick!
Look, in time, it will go away.
I had a terrible dream
last night.
What was it?
I dreamt that you murdered me.
It was just a nightmare.
I'm hungry all the time.
I'm thirsty all the time.
Ganja, I'll tell you everything.
And as insane as it sounds,
you must believe me.
There is something
that you do
From the first time
I saw you
It's the truth
You're my desire
Trying to stop
Put out the fire
I've come too far too late
Come too far
I've come too far too late
I've come too far
Too late
I've come too far too late
Too far too late
Too far too late
Oh, yeah...
What have you done to me?
...too far too late
I've come too far
Too late... I
We're both addicted to blood.
We're both addicted to blood.
It's not true.
Do you believe me?
No!
Look at yourself.
I've come too far
too late...
Come here.
I've come too far too late
I've come too far
too late. I
You have to eat.
Can't eat.
It only gets worse
if you don't keep up your strength.
I said, "I can't eat."
Ganja, I'm doing this
for the both of us.
I want to sleep.
You just sleep.
We're gonna have a guest for drinks.
Mrs. Greene?
Mrs... Mrs. Greene?
Everything all right,
Mrs. Greene?
Seneschal, I'm fine.
Reality combustion
When God leaves,
niggas wanna burst in eruption
I Thick thighs
with a vibe of a Martian
Walks in, ain't no Allah
when you call him
Blackness was the first thing
Put a levee round my dick
like a hurricane
But the stains are lost
in the soil of the earth
Giving birth
to pagan goddesses
Nefertiti on that ol' e
With east tar on some endo
When my eyes closed,
that's when the third flows
Seizing the crown
and ripping off the thorns
We breaking bread,
let me replace your cup
Raise your spirits
so you know what's up
Putting blood on my tongue,
make me savor it all
What a cost for the love
that you was giving up
What we saw
Enter the void
of the black hole
Yeah, all minds consumed
When a man gets
close to you for real
Start engines, go
Start engines, go.
Ah, what lovely roses.
Thank you.
Shall I put my stuff here?
Yes, you may.
You haven't changed a thing.
Still into all this African art.
I know it's the motherland,
but you overdo it.
Love you some Africa.
Yes, I do.
Uh, this is my lovely bride Ganja.
Ganja, Tangier.
Tangier, Ganja.
Hello.
Tangier...
like the city in Morocco?
Yes, I was conceived there.
A drink?
Sure.
Uh, allow me.
Hess?
No, thank you.
How long have you known Hess?
We grew up together during
the summers here on the Vineyard.
We used to date.
Oh... is that so?
True.
What happened?
The question is,
what didn't happen?
That was a long time ago.
It was a long, long time ago.
But over the years,
we've maintained our friendship,
so when I got the invitation for drinks,
I knew I'd accept,
especially since I wasn't
invited to the wedding.
It was a big oversight
on my part.
I apologize.
Apology accepted.
Do you approve of Mrs. Greene?
She all right.
No, she's very lovely.
I'm happy for the both of you.
So, Tangier...
how do you feel about
the possibility of eternal life?
What, you found the magic elixir?
If you were given
the secret to eternal life,
what would you do with it?
I'd teach it to the children.
- Why is that?
- Because in today's world,
our black children
need to be indestructible.
Sounds like something
my husband would say.
And on that note,
if you ladies excuse me...
Oh, no, Tangier, for God's sake.
I just have some reading to do.
I should go.
Please. Stay.
You're sure?
- We're sure.
- We're sure.
No exchanging
war stories about me.
Thank you.
Cheers.
Are you going to sit down,
or what?
Why were you giving me
so much attitude?
You really want to know?
That's why I asked, bitch.
I'm a little bit jealous.
Is that all?
No.
And?
And I feel embarrassed.
I make you feel embarrassed?
Yes, but it's a good feeling.
Would you like to dance?
Where's the music?
We don't need music.
How long will you be
on the island?
About another two weeks,
and then I'm gonna close
my house up for the winter.
Good.
I'll have some
womanly companionship.
It's very quiet here.
Why didn't it work out
between you and Hess?
We just moved in
two different directions.
- I know that feeling.
- Mm.
How did you guys meet?
We met through a mutual friend.
Just turned out I got along
with Hess a lot better.
Ah, it be's like that sometimes.
What color are your eyes?
Blue.
- Lovely.
- Thank you.
My mom's black,
and my dad's Irish.
Black Irish, there you go.
You have the most
beautiful skin.
Do people tell you that?
No.
Well, they should.
Thank you.
People just get stuck
on the blue eyes
like I am on your
beautiful red lips.
Thank you.
May I take a shower?
Baby
I see you
from across the room
See you across the room
You've got your eyes
locked with mine
Eyes locked with mine
What you trying to do?
Hey, what you trying to do
when you see me like that?
- I can't believe
- I can't believe
That you're dancing with her
Tell me what's
she's got on me
Got on me a'
Not a doggone thing
It's no mystery, no
Take this chance
with me tonight
Wanna feel that
groove, yeah
I wanna feel that groove,
yeah
Can't let you pass
I just wanna dance
with you all night
All night
Take this chance
with me tonight
Wanna feel that groove,
yeah
- Feel that groove
- Can't let you pass
- Wanna dance with you
- Oh, no, no, no
Just wanna dance with you
all night
- I Wanna dance with you
- Such a lady
Tell me when
you run the world
I know that you're on me
You're on me
What took you so long?
- Just push it along
- Just push it along
Reach for my hand
And you pull me real close
Pull me real close
We'll sway to the rhythm
And feel the beat in our souls
Our souls
- Take this chance with me tonight
- Chance with me
- I wanna feel that groove, yeah
- I wanna feel that groove, yeah
- Can't let you pass
- Oh, no, no, no
- I just wanna dance with you
- Just wanna dance with you
- All night
- I wanna dance with you
Take this chance
with me tonight
Take a chance with me
- I wanna feel that groove, yeah
- I wanna feel that groove
- Can't let you pass
- Oh, no, no, no
- Just wanna dance with you
- Just wanna dance with you
- J' All night J'
- J' All night
Can't let you pass
- I wanna dance
- Oh, no, no, no
I wanna dance,
wanna dance with you
- All night
- All night...
Right there.
Ugh!
Right there.
- Choke me.
- ...show me how you do it
Take this chance
with me tonight
Chance with me...
Choke me.
Choke me!
...I want to feel
that groove, yeah
Can't let you pass...
Harder.
Just wanna dance with you
- J' All night J'
- J' All night
Take this chance
with me tonight
- Take a chance with me
- Wanna feel that groove
I want to feel that groove...
...take this chance
with me tonight
I want to feel
that groove, yeah
Feel that groove
Can't let you pass
- Wanna dance with you
- Oh, no, no, no
Just wanna dance with you
All night
- Wanna dance with you
- Such a lady
Tell me when you run the world...
...I know that you're on me
- You're on me
- What took you so long?
- Just push it along
- Just push it along
Reach for my hand
- Then you pull me real close
- Pull me real close
We'll sway to the rhythm
And feel the beat
in our souls
Our souls
Take this chance
with me tonight.
Ah! Stop!
She's breathing!
She's alive, don't!
We're not alive.
What?
Hold her legs.
Why am I always so cold?
It's a symptom.
Are you always cold?
Yes.
What have you done about it?
I've gotten used to it.
What are you reading?
It's a guide to our destruction.
Destruction?
It pretends to be our salvation.
Ganja, do you wish to die?
Hess, do you still love me?
I've tasted the blood
of your wound.
I'll sleep in your lap forever.
The shadow of the cross
against our hearts will destroy us.
The cross is only
an implement of torture.
Each shadow
is the darkness it casts.
We're evil.
I know, my dear.
We've taken lives.
We're giving life.
What we've taken
is God's eventual gift of death.
Hess, you don't look well.
I'm very tired.
I'm tired of this existence.
I killed Tangier.
Najah, I didn't mean it.
- May God have mercy on my soul.
- One, two...
- You gotta learn...
- Amen!
- To let it go...
- Amen!
You got to know
when it's all over
- Over, yeah...
- Come on, now!
- You gotta learn...
- Amen!
To let it go
You got to know
when it's all over
- Over... I
- One more time!
- You gotta learn
- You got to learn
- To let it go
- Let it go
You got to know
- When it's all over
- When it's all over
- Over
- Hey, hey
- You gotta learn
- You've got to learn
To let it go
- Let it go
- You got to know
- When it's all over
- It's all over
- Over
- Yeah
- You got to learn
- Well, well
- To let it go
- Well, well, well
- You've got to know
- When it's all over I
- Over, yeah
- Come on I
- You got to learn
- You got to learn
- To let it go
- To let it go
You got to know
when it's all over
Over
- You got to learn
- Ooh, you got to learn
- To let it go
- You've got to know
- Oh
- When it's all over
Yeah
Ooh
Ooh, yeah
- When it's all over
- All over
- Yeah
- Ooh
Yeah, yeah
When it's all over
Over, yeah
Yeah
- Yeah, yeah I
- Yeah, yeah, yeah
When it's all over...
Hey!
- You got to learn
- To learn
To let it go
You gotta know
when it's all over
Over
- You got to learn
- You've got to learn
- To let it go
- To let it go
You've got to know
when it's all over
Over
- You gotta learn
- To let it go
- To let it go, let it go
- You've got to know I
- When it's all over, over
- Ooh, ooh
- You've got to learn...
- Praise the Lord!
To let it go...
- Praise the Lord!
- Let it go
You've got to know
when it's all over
Well, well, well,
well, well, well, well
- You've got to learn
- You've got to learn
- To let it go
- Let it go
You got to know
when it's all over
Over, yeah
- You got to learn
- You got to learn
- To let it go
- To let it go
- You've got to learn
- When it's all over I
- It's all over
- Sing it now
- You've got to learn
- Sing it now
- To let it go
- Got to let it go
- You've got to know
- Oh
- When it's all over
- When, when, when, when
When it's all over
- You've got to know
- I Yeah, yeah, yeah
- To let it go
- Let it go
- You've got to know
- When it's all over I
Over
- Over, over, over, over
- Over, over, over, over
Over, yeah
- You've got to learn
- You've got to learn
- Oh!
- To let it go
- You've got to know
- Ooh I
When it's all over, over
You've got to learn
- Ooh
- To let it go
You've got to know
when it's all over
Over
You've got to learn
To let it go
You've got to know
when it's all over
Over
- You gotta know
- You've got to learn
- 'Cause you gotta learn
- You've got to know
- When it's all over
- You've got to know
When it's all over, over
- You gotta learn
- You've got to learn
- You gotta know
- To let it go
- When it's all over
- You've got to know
- When it's all over, over
- Hey, hey, hey, hey
You've got to learn
- Oh
- To let it go
You gotta learn, yeah, yeah
You got to know
when it's all over
Over
Whoo
You got to learn
To let it go
You've got to know
when it's all over
Over
You got to learn
To let it go...
- He paid your debt!
- You got to know
When it's all over
- Over I
- Over, yeah...
Whoo!
Oh, thank you, Jesus.
- To let it go...
- Hey!
- Whoo
- You've got to know
When it's all over, over
You've got to learn
Oh, you've got to know
Hey...
Yeah!
- You've got to know
- You've got to learn
- To let it go
- To let it go
You've got to know
when it's all over
Over
- You've got to learn
- To let it go
You've got to know
when it's all over
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
You got to learn
To let it go
You got to know
when it's all over
Over, yeah
You've got to learn
To let it go
- You've got to know
- You've got to know
You've got to know
Yeah
When it's all over.
Whoo!
Whoo!
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah, glory to God.
A Lil' Piece of Heaven
back in church.
Give God some love right now!
May I help you, madam?
Sorry to wake you.
I was just looking for the yogurt.
Allow me.
Thank you.
Seneschal, I'm sorry for the way
I've been treating you.
Must be in here somewhere.
Oh, here it is.
Right here in the back.
Oh! Oh!
Oh!
Hess?
Hess?
Drink.
I killed Seneschal.
We both did.
I'm dying.
I'm dying.
Mm-mm.
Ganja.
Move into the shadow
of the cross of Jesus with me.
Does it hurt?
No.
I feel at peace.
Move into the shadow of the cross
and warm yourself.
I'm frightened.
Why?
I'm here with you.
I can't.
Please stay with me.
Please stay with me forever.
Ganja.
Hess, I'm afraid to die.
I don't want to die alone.
I love you.
I love you forever and a day.
I saw a light illuminating
Lighting the road
ahead of me
I saw a light
Shining for me
But I did not
know it as real
As we may dream
A dream we all share
Together we'll find our way
As we may dream
Our dream is our prayer
Forever He'll light our way
I saw a light illuminating
Lighting the road
ahead of me
I saw a light
Shining from Thee
And now I know it as me
As we may dream
A dream we all share
Together we'll find our way
As we may dream
Our dream is our prayer
Forever He'll light our way
As we may dream
A dream we all share
Together we'll find our way
As we may dream
Our dream is our prayer
Forever
He'll light our way.