March 11.
Dear diary,
my husband of 18 years...
this week is being honored
by the city of Atlanta...
as the Jacob Frienstein
Attorney of the Year.
I am so proud of him.
He has worked so hard.
I wanna swing
Swing till daylight
with you
I wanna dance
Dance the whole night through
Where the beat-beat-beat
is jumping
And the crowd is feeling fine
Where the dance-dance-dances
are popping
Theirs are flowing like wine
I wanna swing
Swing till daylight with you
I wanna dance...
To look at us...
you would think
that we've got it all together.
But looks can be deceiving.
Some days are good
and I think he loves me.
Then other days...
I think he doesn't care.
Dancing till daylight
Just us two
Kicking up my heels...
I never thought
I'd see this day.
I was just saying
to my wife this morning...
that if I died and came back...
that I would want
to come back as me.
No, truly it is an honor...
to receive the Jacob Frienstein
Attorney of the Year Award.
It's especially
an honor because...
He is so into appearances.
What looks one way
on the outside...
can be a totally different
matter on the inside.
There is no way...
no way...
that I could have done
any of this...
without my wonderful wife
of 18 years.
I don't know this stranger
I sit next to.
All I know is that with
every dime and every case...
he has changed.
How about l...
run us a hot bath?
I left something at the office.
I have to go.
Who is she?
When you get a job
and pay one of these bills...
then you can ask me questions.
I am still your wife.
That's cute.
Charles...
I don't want to fight.
This is your night.
Let's just enjoy it.
Tell me what I need to do,
and I will do it.
You really want to know
what you ought to do?
Get the hell out of my car.
What a way
to start our anniversary.
Tell me...why do I love
that man so much?
Maybe if I could stop
thinking about...
how good things used to be...
I might be able to find
the strength to leave.
Hi, Sarah. How are you?
Hi, Mrs. McCarter.
Hey, Mrs. McCarter.
Kalvin, how are you?
How is Joanne?
-She's doing great.
-That's great.
-You doing all right?
-I'm wonderful. Thank you.
Listen, is he in?
Because I brought him, uh...
lunch.
Actually, I'm headed that way--
No, no. Please.
Thank you, though. Thank you.
Helen.
What, um...
Um...hi.
I'm Brenda Marcos.
How do you do?
Um...we got to go.
You ready, little fella?
It was nice to meet you.
Is that her?
Don't play games with me.
Tell me, Charles.
Is that her?
Thank you.
I'll see you at home.
Excuse me.
Excuse me!
What?
-What are you doing?
-Working.
Where are you going
with my things?
Lady, look...I'm just filling in
for my cousin because he's sick.
Somebody named Charles McCarter
or something like that...
rented this truck,
told me to load it up and wait.
So that's what I'm doing.
No. Wait. Wait.
Christina?
Christina.
Christina, there--
there is a man out there
putting my things in a truck.
What is going on?
Mr. McCarter asked me to pack
all your things this morning.
And all these clothes
are from the boutique.
I wish I had a man to do
something like this for me.
Happy anniversary.
-I have something to tell you.
-Your gift first.
Aren't you going to open it?
Charles, I have to admit...
I thought you forgot,
but I saw all the clothes...
in the closet
and...ta-da! Ha ha!
It's not exactly my taste,
but I love it.
Helen--
This one, it doesn't really
fit quite right, though.
I think I'm going to have
to get some alterations--
Helen.
You see how I keep
interrupting you?
Charles, I only want
to hear the good tonight.
OK?
I need to tell you something.
What is she doing here?
I asked her to come.
Charles, what is going on?
Is she wearing the dress
that I just picked out?
What?!
There's no easy way
to say this...
but our marriage
has run its course.
It's over.
What? What are you
trying to say?
I'm saying...
it's over.
Charles!
Helen,
don't act so surprised.
I mean, I haven't
touched you in a year.
I haven't...well...
I haven't been happy for years.
18 years, and you think
you can just come in here...
and end it like this?
Charles, what am I supposed
to do without you?
You're a bright girl.
You'll figure it out.
Charles...please.
-Oh, my God.
-Don't do this.
Please tell me you're not one of
those weak begging sisters.
Brenda, let me handle this.
You are not leaving.
No...I'm not leaving.
But you are.
There's a truck outside.
It's full of gas,
and I hired some guy...
to take you
anywhere you want to go.
I can't keep treating her
like this. And my children...
not seeing their daddy
every night.
I'm staying here and there--
Children?
Two boys. They need me.
Charles.
It's me.
How can you say this to me?
How can you do this to me?
Good-bye, Helen. Now,
be a lady and leave quietly.
-No.
-No?
You would've never had
any of this without me.
Now, you better
get up out of here...
-before I lose my temper.
-No!
No, I am not leaving!
-You what?
-No!
You're leaving, all right.
You're leaving. Go on.
Any way you want to do it.
Get up! Get up!
Aah! No! Charles! No!
Come on.
Huh? Come on.
What you doin'?
Get out of here! Get out!
Charles! Charles!
Charles!
Oh, what the hell
have they got me into?
Hey, look...
we've been driving
around for hours now.
I do have another job that
I have to be at in a few hours.
So there's got to be
someplace I can take you.
Take me where?
He has alienated me
from my entire family.
He made me put my mother
in a home bec--
Because she didn't fit
into his "American dream."
I don't have anyplace to go.
Lady, I'm really sorry
to hear about that...
but it's the middle
of the night--
-Just stop the truck!
-I'm trying to help you out.
-Just stop the truck!
-I'm not stopping the truck.
All you men are just alike!
You just think about yourselves!
You don't think about
anybody else but yourself!
Just stop the truck,
and I will drive myself...
where I have to!
Pull the truck over!
Hey! Don't grab the wheel!
Hey. Don't touch the wheel.
I'm stopping. I'm stopping.
-Then get out!
-We're in the middle of nowhere.
I don't care!
Get out of the car!
I'll drive myself!
You know what? Now I see
why you're going through...
what you're going through.
Oh, you go to hell!
Have a nice life.
Yeah, you're welcome!
Don't shoot! It's Helen...
your granddaughter!
Don't shoot!
What the hell? Girl!
I always open the door
this time of night shooting...
'cause there ain't nothing
but a crackhead...
or the police knocking
on your door this time of night.
What you doing here this late?
I was in the neighborhood and--
You were in the neighborhood?
I thought I'd come by
and say hi.
You live in a mansion
on the other side of town.
What the hell you doing
in the ghetto?
You ain't on that stuff, is you?
Is you over here trying
to buy some stuff?
I missed you.
Come by in the daylight here.
Don't come by--
Madea, please.
Come on in here.
Who that is at the door?
Shut up, Joe. I got this.
...I'm gonna have
to put my foot down.
Kunta Kinte put his foot down,
and it got chopped off.
Now shut the hell up
and go back to sleep.
I know I had some
cigarettes in this--
Harpo.
Harpo, who this woman?
Joe, go in that room
and take your medicine.
You know you crazy as hell
when you don't take it.
I say hell...no.
What the hell?
Look what you
done made me do!
Oh, hell!
Get the hell up.
You didn't come by yesterday.
You got to eat something
out there on them streets.
You got to be careful,
you hear?
Look at you. Lord help me.
You ain't got
no regular clothes, do you?
What?
Helen...hey.
Debrah?
Yeah, girl.
You gonna hug me?
Yeah.
So, how are you doing?
You look good. You look good.
Marrying that rich lawyer.
When we were kids, we both said
we'd get a rich man, right?
We both got lawyers.
Deb, what--
what's going on?
Don't. Don't do that.
Don't judge me.
Thank you. I got to go.
You take care of yourself
out there.
Lord.
You hungry?
I can't eat anything.
You need to eat something.
What happened to her?
Life.
Brian and the kids must
really be going through it.
They're doing all right.
But I want to talk about you.
I called Charles this morning...
and he told me,
before he hung up...
that you and him
is getting a divorce.
But what I can't seem
to figure out is why you here.
He put me out of the house.
-Who house?
-Our house.
Exactly. How the hell
a man gonna put a woman...
out of her own house?
He might've put me out...
but he was gonna
put me out of half.
I'm gonna go in
the other half of the house.
He wasn't puttin' me
out of all of it.
The house is in his name, Madea.
Lord have mercy.
That's how women get messed up.
Too busy out shopping when you
need to be checking the deed.
Whoo! That makes me mad, girl.
I don't have any rights
to the money.
No right?
I signed a prenup.
What the hell
you sign a prenup--
I ought to punch you
in the face.
Who the hell told you
to sign a renup?
He didn't have nothin'
when you married him!
Charles always knew
he'd be successful.
And he said to me...
"l want to know that
you're here for love."
And I didn't have a job.
So it's his money.
Is it? What was you doing
while he was working, honey?
Taking care of the house,
cooking and cleaning.
Exactly.
That sounds like a job to me.
Cooking and cleaning--
how long you do that?
18 years.
All right. OK.
18 years...
let's see how much he owes you.
18 years...
you've been cooking...
cleaning...
having sex with him
when he wanted.
-Was it good?
-No.
Major deduction.
And I didn't tell you
that he hit me.
Girl, that man
owes you 64 billion...
283 million, 974 trillion...
5 thousand...
and 20 dollars and 82 cents.
Now, you need to get your money.
-That'll never happen.
-You want to bet?
I can happen
one of two ways, honey.
You can get it from his
checking account voluntarily...
or his insurance policy.
Involuntary manslaughter.
Which one it's gonna be?
-Madea.
-Mm-mm.
I ain't gonna have this.
Come on.
-What? Where are we going?
-To your house.
Oh, no. The guard
will never let us in.
I said come on!
Mayday! Mayday!
Lord have mercy.
Get your stuff.
What the hell
is wrong with you?
These your clothes?
They're hers.
Oh, they're hers?
Who is, uh...
"Dol...say & Gab-anna?"
Who that is?
Dolce and Gabbana.
They're designers.
Oh. She a label ho.
$700 for a damn rag?
Just a rag.
Madea, no, no, no.
Don't do that.
This man left you...
for some old floozy.
Madea, what's wrong?
A wire hanger!
Rip it.
Rip it?
-Rip it.
-No, no.
Rip it!
-Rip it? Rip it!
-Rip it!
Rip it!
Rip it!
What the hell are you doing?
Rip it like this!
Get mad at it!
It'll make you feel better!
Rip it!
Rip it! Rip it!
Rip something!
-Rip it!
-Rip it!
Rip it real good. Rip it.
Wait a minute.
What's this gonna solve?
Nothing. It's just gonna
make you feel better.
-Rip it! Ha ha ha!
-Rip it!
This is for every black woman...
who ever had a problem
with a black man!
Goodness.
Calm down, girl.
I'm tired as hell.
OK.
I'm gonna go down
to the office.
I forgot some things.
OK...you go down
in the office...
because you forgot something.
Find me some oxygen.
And bring me some oxygen!
What are you doing in here?
Charles.
Are you stealing from me?
No. No, I just--
How did you get in here?
I changed the locks.
What the--who are you?
Who are you?
I'm the owner of this house.
Wrong answer.
My granddaughter Helen...
is the owner of this house.
You're the ho. You ain't
got no power or no deed.
Did you do this?
This is Vera Wang!
Who that is? She do nails?
I need to get my nails did.
That's it!
I'm calling the police!
I'm not scared of no popo.
Call the popo, ho.
Call the popo, ho!
Charles, please...
I don't have any money, and--
I tried to be nice to you,
didn't l?
Didn't l?
I'll just go.
You'll just go?
I'll just take it,
and I'll just go.
Oh, you'll just
take it and go, huh?
You're gonna take
my money and go?!
If I call the police, they're
gonna be here in ten minutes.
OK. Then that leaves me nine
to beat the hell out of you.
You think?
I know tae kwon do.
And I know whoop your ass.
Come on. Bring it on.
You don't know me.
I'm from the projects.
Come on.
What the hell is your problem?
Come on. Shut up. Shut up!
Oh, hell no. Watch out.
Yeah, you keep running!
What?
Now you asking me questions?!
You begging now?
Oh, please do it.
Please hit her.
Please!
I want to see you do it.
What the hell's wrong with you?
Here, now, you bastard.
Put your hands on her.
Oh, my God! Don't hurt him!
Oh, I'm not gonna hurt him.
I'm gonna kill him.
Putting his hand
on my granddaughter.
I'm calling the police.
You call the police, so they can
see how you done hit her.
No, just get out.
Charles, I have been nothing but
a good woman and wife to you.
I don't deserve this.
You will reap what you sow.
Keep your money.
You crazy as hell.
Just leave it.
I might leave some of it.
It was this that made you
the evil bastard that you are.
Get out.
Here, now, the way I see it...
half of everything in this house
belongs to her...
and I ain't leaving here
till she get it.
-She'll never see it.
-What did he say?
Come on, Madea. Let's go.
That's right. Go.
Give me 5 minutes with her
in the bathroom, please.
Madea, let's go.
OK. Oh, yeah. I'm leaving.
It's just a matter of time...
before he does
the same thing to you.
Never. I could never be you.
I'm a woman who knows
how to get and keep her man!
What's that?
Madea...
Half of everything
in here belongs to her.
Which half do you want?
Do you want this half...
or do you want this half?
Madea.
Your Honor,
case number 456790--
the People versus Mabel Simmons
and Helen McCarter.
Criminal trespassing,
reckless endangerment...
criminal possession
of a handgun...
assault with a deadly weapon...
What are you
walking so fast for?
Suspended license,
expired registration...
reckless driving,
and a broken taillight.
Girl, I know that ain't
who I think it is.
I know you didn't say
Mabel Simmons. Madea?
How are you doing,
Judge Mablean?
It's good to see you.
Your hair is pretty, girl.
Look at you.
You're looking good.
How you been?
You're still at it?
This ain't even my fault.
What had happened was--
Save it.
Who's here for the defense?
Brian Simmons here on behalf...
of Mrs. McCarter and
Mrs. Simmons, your Honor.
-Brian?
-How you doing, Judge Ephriam?
I'm getting tired
of seeing your aunt.
I'm tired of seeing you.
It won't happen again.
Yeah, I bet.
Bail is set at $5,000
for Miss McCarter...
property or cash.
But as for you, Madea...
I'm placing you
under house arrest.
You ain't putting me
on no house arrest, honey.
I ain't fi'n
to to deal with that.
It's either that or prison.
What's your choice?
I'll take the house arrest.
Bailiff, call the next case.
The city of Atlanta
versus Bobby Brown.
What is this,
repeat-offender day?
Bobby! Bobby, I love you!
Sit down, Miss Houston.
-OK, you like hot sauce?
-Put that lid down!
What the hell?
How the hell you do that?
You don't know
what we're playing?
Hey, Daddy.
I see you got Thelma and Louise
out of jail.
Yeah, I did. Hey, stop running.
Stop running.
Say hi to your aunt Helen.
-Hi.
-Hi.
That's your son. Tiffany.
-My God. How old is she now?
-She'll be twelve tomorrow.
Hey, baby. How you doing?
-Can l?
-Yeah, yeah, yeah.
So...
I saw Debrah.
I didn't know she was so bad.
Yeah. She took it pretty hard
when you left.
Charles wanted us
to move away from anything...
that reminded him of the past,
and why I let him do that...
Debrah and I were thick
as thieves growing up, huh?
Yeah, you were.
I'll tell you what.
Y'all about to be set.
What you got? Oh, hell.
Y'all don't know nothing
about playing no cards.
I'm gonna take mine and git.
I could have spent my money
in a better place.
Did you hear me, John?
We gonna play, or we gonna talk?
Joe, let me get some.
That's some good stuff.
You want some, John?
I guess not.
Joe, let me get some.
Last time we gave you
some of this stuff, Mildred...
we had to call the popo on you.
We had to call the ambulance
and everything.
You went crazy as hell.
You ain't supposed to smoke this
when you're on lithium.
I'm all right.
All right. Don't wet up my butt,
get the lipstick all over it.
You act crazy if you want to.
Whose play is it?
Play something.
Play something.
Brian, can you handle
my divorce?
You don't even have to ask.
I always thought that
if I did all I could...
God would bless my marriage.
It takes a lot more
than you doing all you can.
And who's to say that
this is not your blessing?
You know, sometimes
we hold onto the things...
that God himself
is trying to tear away.
It's not that easy.
You know women. We love hard.
-And men don't?
-Not like a woman.
I don't know
if I agree with that.
We don't love as easy...
but when we love,
we love just as hard.
You don't see men
getting themselves...
in situations like mine.
The mother of my kids
is a junkie...
and I love her.
That's a tough situation.
Yeah. I look at Tiff--
she is so much like her.
She wants to sing.
I can't let her do that.
She's not Debrah.
Tell that to my heart.
Orlando. O-dawg,
what's going on, man?
Big Brian, what's up, man?
Y'all got it smelling
real right around here.
That's my deal, man.
That's my deal.
Hey, I want to introduce
you to somebody.
This is my cousin Helen.
Helen, this is Orlando.
Did I miss something?
You two know each other?
This is the sweet young lady...
that threw me out
of a moving truck.
This is the crazy woman--
That's her.
This town is too small.
I think you owe me an apology.
I don't owe you anything.
I was just trying
to help you out the other night.
Oh, yeah, right.
You're no good Samaritan.
He paid it. It's not like
you're some savior or something.
I'm gonna go...
check--do something.
Just another bitter
black woman, huh?
Excuse me?
I called you bitter, because
now every man you meet...
is gonna have to pay
for what he did.
You don't know
anything about me.
I know I watched a man
drag you out of a house...
and treat you like dirt.
Now there's another story
you can tell my cousin.
And I'm not bitter.
I'm mad as hell!
Turn that off up there.
Turn it off.
Shut up up there, all that
music.
How you doing, Henry Lee?
It's good to see y'all.
See, I'm on house arrest.
What is that?
You don't even
want to know, baby.
You don't even want to know.
Get somewhere and sit down
over there, little boy...
before I knock the hell
out of you. Where's your mama?
There you go.
-Mildred, you all right?
-Mm-hmm.
Mildred, don't you start
acting crazy.
Give me, give me. Here.
I'm gonna put this out.
You acting like you crazy.
I'll save that for later.
Your play, Mildred.
Play something.
Help! Somebody help me!
I'm out.
What happened to my eyes?
Everything is dark!
Open your eyes, and you might
be able to see something, fool.
Crawling all over me!
The rabbits!
The rabbits
are crawling all over me!
You ain't supposed to be
smoking that stuff, Mildred.
Rabbits!
Brian, please take her home
to her house.
I don't know why the hell
you come over here...
to my yard with that.
Get on, rabbit. Go, rabbit.
Go. Go, rabbit. Go.
OK, the rabbit's gone. OK?
All right. No more rabbits.
Hey, Mildred,
you forgot your rabbit.
Don't come back over here
no more, Mildred!
Don't come back over here!
I don't see no rabbit.
That was good stuff we had.
Is that a rab--
that's a rabbit!
Here. Use this.
What's this,
your way of apologizing?
Because if it is,
I'm not accepting it.
I'm sorry, mister.
Hey, hey.
My name's Orlando.
Orlando.
Willie, put some music on.
Something we can dance to.
You got it.
Let's turn this party up.
Y'all, come on. Dance.
Come on. Everybody come on.
Come on, Helen.
You and that young man.
Come on, young man. Come on.
March 19.
Dear diary...
I look out at my family
having fun and laughing...
and everything in me
is screaming for help.
How do I get to that place?
How?
Go, Joe! Go, Joe!
Go, Joe! Go, Joe!
Go, Joe! Go, Joe!
Hello?
Chuck, this is Jamison.
Man, I need to talk to you.
You know what time it is?
I don't really care
what time it is.
I got a situation.
We need to talk now.
It went bad.
What are you talking about?
-I shot him.
-Who?
Some cop undercover
who was trying to sting me.
What does that
got to do with me?
Charles,
I need a lawyer and a judge.
Now, there is $300,000
in that bag.
That ought to
buy me both, right?
Look, I'm a legitimate
defense attorney...
and I would advise you
not to try and bribe a judge.
Look, man, I'm hot!
I don't have time for
all this legal stuff, man.
OK, look, you know I don't deal
with your kind anymore.
My kind? Brother,
before you started...
defending all
these rich white boys...
it was my kind
that got you down.
-I'm going home.
-Home?
Oh, how quickly we forget.
I ran so much coke
for you back in the day...
I paid for that house.
Now look here. I need you,
like you needed me...
back in the day
to get all you got.
No. What you need
is a lawyer...
and not to ever
call my house again.
You are my lawyer.
You know where to find me.
Lord Jesus. All of this
calamity in the world.
But I tell--
The paper's sad.
It's really sad.
You nasty as hell.
I don't know what
I'm gonna do with you.
Here.
What?
You need a job.
Oh, Madea, I don't--
I don't know
how to do anything.
I got a job for you...
as soon as I get
some more Vaseline.
Joe, that is your--
that's your family.
That's your dead husband's
side of the family.
She ain't no kin to me.
I could introduce you to Harvey.
Maybe he'll help you out.
She ain't selling no dope, Joe.
If I had a bottle
of battery acid...
I would give you
a chemical peel...
just scrub all of that ugly
off of your face.
I know you're my brother...
and the only reason I'm
letting you stay in my house...
is to get your check.
But I can still
get your check...
if you come up missing.
Keep trying me.
But you're gonna end up
in the Chattahoochee river.
What you looking at?!
You ain't moving in here.
Next thing you know,
she'll be getting mail here.
Joe, leave that baby alone.
If their name
comes on the envelope...
that means they move
right the hell in.
Get out.
Get--get out.
Baby, take that newspaper...
and go on in the kitchen
and look for you a job.
And an apartment.
Look for an apartment
while you're in there.
You always messing
with somebody.
What the hell's wrong with you?
You're just grouchy as hell.
You been grouchy.
That's why Mommy and Daddy
didn't like you.
She ain't moving in here.
Ain't enough room in this house
for all of us here.
This ain't "Roots." These rooms
are barely big enough...
for you to turn around in.
Man, but you know,
you're just huge.
You big as a Buick.
You just fat as hell.
I watched you walk
down the hall the other day.
I thought somebody had put
a refrigerator on your butt.
You're huge. You're big.
And that's something
you'll never...
in your life hear a woman say.
Yes!
Thank you, Mrs. McCarter.
She's in her room.
Hi, Mama.
Hi.
I brought you some things.
Hey, baby. How you doing?
Oh. I'm doing OK.
Yeah.
They talked to me
about the bill here yesterday.
They call you?
Yes.
I'm gonna get that paid.
You know Charles
don't care nothing about me.
What makes you think
he's gonna pay it?
I talked to Madea.
I know what's going on.
I think I'm...
losing my mind, Mama.
He hurt me so bad.
He was my everything.
God is your everything.
Don't you know
he's a jealous god?
He don't want no man before him.
I don't even know
where to begin...
to pick up the pieces
of my life.
Lord have mercy.
I was 39 years old
when you were born.
I never ever dreamed
I'd have children.
And then here you come...
sweet bundle of joy.
But what did I do?
I think I shielded you
way too much.
Now you got to get out there...
try to stand
on your own two feet.
Oh, no, Mama.
I can't do that.
I'm not strong like you.
Sure you are.
You got the strength
God gave us women to survive.
You just ain't
tapped into it yet.
Come here.
Come on.
Come on now.
Oh...
just let it go.
Nothing wrong with
shedding a few tears.
It cleanses the soul.
You know, you need
to stop thinking...
about what you think
you lost...
and look forward
to what there is to gain.
It's a new life, baby.
It's right in front of you.
All you got to do
is reach out and grab it.
How do I do that, Mama? How?
By waking up every morning...
and thanking God that you did.
And then ask him to help you.
Just ask the savior to help you.
April 18.
Dear diary,
every day I wake up...
I take my mother's advice.
Most days, I don't want
to get out of bed...
but I do.
Some people say,
"One day at a time."
Seems too long for me.
Most days, all I can do
is moment to moment.
The good thing
about being this low...
is that there's
nowhere to go but up.
Hi. Can I get your order?
Hi.
OK, I'm gonna kill Brian.
Did he tell you I work here?
Hey, easy. Easy.
A man's got to eat, right?
What can I get for you?
How about a coffee
and a number four?
We don't have number fours
in this restaurant.
OK. How about just a coffee?
Coffee.
OK.
I like the new haircut...
a lot.
Thank you.
Oh, no matter what
You may be going through
Take it to the master
He'll see you right on through
I know Jesus, whoo!
Take it to him
You can leave it there
He will work it out
No matter what
You may be going through...
April 25.
Dear diary,
today was a bad day.
I got up and came to church
because I was so angry.
When I think
about all the blood...
and sweat and tears
I put into my marriage...
it makes me want to hate him.
Let me tell you something, boss.
I paid you a lot of money,
and that judge, he ain't down.
The judge had no choice...
but to allow the videotape
into evidence.
I told you
to make this go away.
Say it wasn't me,
I wasn't there.
How the hell do you
use self-defense?
You're on videotape.
And it will be
very hard to explain...
you not being there
at the time of the murder.
Self-defense is our only option.
Then put me on the stand.
I'll say it wasn't me.
Then all your priors
come into play.
Look, Mr. Jackson,
you have to let me work here.
Look, man, you can get me off,
make this go away.
Look, I said
I would do all I can.
Well, that better be
a hell of a lot, brother.
Or I will do all I can.
Wait a minute.
Are you threatening--
Ain't nobody talking to you.
I done paid you a lot of money.
You know how it is
on the streets, Chuck.
Brother don't do what he say.
However you and your homeys
settle your disputes...
this has to play out in court.
-If I go down, man--
-If you go down?
Kalvin, walk away.
Walk away.
Don't let this suit fool you.
I don't take too kindly
to threats, Mr. Jackson.
And I don't make
idle threats, Mr. McCarter.
I better get off.
May 12.
Dear diary...
I'm beginning to find my way.
It's been close to
three months...
and every day
gets a little easier.
Even though we're still
battling Charles in court...
I don't even give it
that much energy anymore.
I don't understand this,
but it's strange...
how little can be so much
when you're happy.
I find myself
smiling and laughing...
more than I ever have.
I find myself...
Wait a minute. That's it.
I'm finding myself.
It's nights like this
I wish I had a car...
or kept that U-Haul truck
a few more days.
Hey. Brian asked me
to pick you up tonight.
He did?
No, thanks.
All right, but you know...
the next bus doesn't come
for at least an hour.
I'll be fine.
Why are you being
so mean, woman?
Why are you being
so nice, man?
You know, there are still
a few of us nice guys around.
All right. Suit yourself.
Come on, now.
This makes no sense.
You'll take me straight home?
I'll take you wherever
you want to go.
Just get in the truck.
Come on.
You all right?
Yeah.
This is some weather, huh?
Hey, you know what?
I'm kind of hungry.
You want to stop
and have some dinner?
I have food at home.
I was thinking you might like...
a nice little salmon dinner
at one of my favorite spots.
Where is that? McDonald's?
Actually, it's a little
jazz bar called Chandra's.
I love that place.
There you go. All right. So?
Are we going?
-I can't afford Chandra's.
-No, no, no, no. I got it.
You got it?
Yeah, I got it.
And what do you do?
Because I don't hang
with drug dealers.
I work twelve hours a day
at McWorth steel, all right?
I got the bill.
Yeah. Well, this is not a date.
Yes, ma'am.
What are you looking at?
A beautiful black woman.
Is that all you see
when you look at me?
No. No, not at all.
I also see a woman
who's been hurt...
a lot...
and she's taught herself
how to be tough...
real tough.
But, you know, the key
is to be tough, not hard.
And how would you know
what the key is?
Let's just say
I had to learn it, too.
Is that what you tell
all your women?
I don't have women.
I had a bad breakup last year.
And I guess
you could say I've...
I've been happily single
ever since.
Well, I guess...
we've both had
bad breakups, then.
Hello. Welcome to Chandra's.
I'm Chandra Currelley.
This one is
for the new couples...
here for the very first time
tonight.
How do I start?
Where do I begin?
I've been hurt so much
I just need a friend
Could it be you?
Will you break
through these walls?
Are you willing
To help them fall?
I want to love again...
So, what did you do?
What?
Well, men always do something.
Did her looks change?
Did you grow tired of her?
No.
She decided she wanted
a pro ball player.
He had a lot more money
than I had.
I'm sorry.
It's not a big deal.
...with you
You don't know that
These...
Dance with me.
No. I'm in my uniform.
So what? Who cares?
Look at me. Come on.
No, no, no.
Is driving me crazy
Oh, my mind,
my mind says no
But my body says yes
You're...
Dear diary...
this man is fine.
How does he know
I like to be held like this?
Am I holding you too tight?
Lord knows, I wanted to say,
"Yes. Back the hell up."
But he felt so good.
It's OK.
Dear Jesus,
please let this man let me go...
before I lose my mind.
And he smells so good.
What's the catch?
Please let him
say something stupid...
like all men do at this time.
You know,
this feels like a fairy tale.
No, he didn't!
That was the right thing.
What do you mean?
Just me holding you like this.
I used to believe
in fairy tales, but...
I don't anymore.
And I'll, I'll do the rest
Your every smile,
your gentle touch
I've...
never been this close
to any man...
other than my husband--
my ex-husband.
Charles--that's his name.
He was supposed
to be my fairy tale.
He was my first...
and my only.
Here it is.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
You know,
I'd like to see you again...
if that's all right.
Orlando, I'm just getting
out of a relationship and--
You know, it's so easy to say no
sometimes out of fear.
So how about just taking
the hard road...
and saying yes?
Just this one time.
I mean, what's so wrong
about being friends?
Nothing, I guess.
Yeah. Nothing.
So, I'll see you tomorrow?
So, you're asking me out again?
This wasn't a date, remember?
-OK, I'll see you tomorrow.
-There you go.
I'll see you tomorrow.
-You got it?
-I'm trapped.
It's old-school. I got it.
-I'll see you tomorrow.
-OK.
-Good night.
-Good night.
When you're finished,
you need to leave.
Leave?
I don't have nowhere to go.
What do you want me to do?
Open the house up to you?
Give you the keys?
You put me and these
kids through enough.
You need to go.
You still have that picture.
What happened to us?
You.
I don't want to do this
anymore, Brian.
Help me, please.
No. Every time
I try to help you...
you disappoint me.
This time,
you got to help yourself.
But I can't.
God knows how many times
we've been through this.
You say that every time,
and I wake up...
the next morning,
my wallet is gone.
No, but I'm serious
this time, Brian.
Come on, please.
I can make you feel good.
Don't you want to feel good?
It's time to go.
I really am trying.
Damn thing working
on my nerves.
You know, I was watching
the Animal Planet channel...
and they say that
when a coyote is trapped...
it will eat its own foots off
to get out of the trap.
You want some hot sauce?
In your case,
it wouldn't be a coyote.
It would be a elephant!
A big old giraffe!
A big old giraffe!
Say one more thing, Joe.
Say one more thing.
I don't hear you. You're quiet.
Can I buy a vowel?
It's open!
Come on, Tiffany.
Hey. Got to drop the kids off
because I got to go to court.
My cigarettes.
How you doing? You all right?
Hey there, little boy.
What's going on?
How you doing?
Good to see you, B.J.
What's wrong with you?
She wants to sing
in that church choir.
You can join in at twelve.
Go on in there and watch TV.
Let me talk to your daddy.
Madea, I don't want to hear it.
She's not singing in that choir.
Roll your eyes at me,
get slapped.
Brian, just because singing
led Debrah to drugs...
don't mean the same thing is
gonna happen to your daughter.
And why you put Debrah out of
the house the other night?
You need to try to help her.
Hell, no! Don't do that.
That is stupid!
I've done all I can, Madea.
You right. You right.
Let me tell you something...
what I learned.
You can't turn no whore
into no housewife.
I'm telling him.
I tried it with your mama.
Whoo, that was terrible.
Come on. Let's go out there.
Madea, I can't keep putting
these kids through this, OK?
Brian, you is using them
children like a crutch.
You understand
what I'm telling you?
Any fool could see you love
that woman with all your might.
You need to help her.
And at the same time,
it might help you.
Don't do it! Don't do it!
Don't do it, I say!
Don't do it!
Listen, you take your daughter
on down there...
and let her sing
in that church choir.
That is constructive,
what she's doing.
She need to do
something constructive.
Love is stronger
than any addiction, baby.
Hell, it is one.
You got time to eat?
August 30.
Dear diary...
some random thoughts for you.
Orlando and I have been out
every night since Chandra's.
That was almost four months.
I keep waiting
for him to change...
to be this evil person...
but it hasn't happened.
I didn't know a man
could be so thoughtful.
It's like second nature.
What?
I'm just sitting here
trying to think of a way...
to say this to you.
I'm in love with you.
How do you know that?
I don't know
how to explain it to you.
Try.
Helen, if I'm away from you
for more than an hour...
I can't stop thinking about you.
I carry you in my spirit.
I pray for you more
than I pray for myself.
I got it so bad for you,
I'd go to the grocery store...
and I'd buy your feminine
products. I swear I would.
See? And that. That.
That smile.
Helen, when you smile
like that...
my world...
it's all right.
I am in love with you.
Dear diary,
when did I get here?
Somewhere,
out of all the pain...
came a man who is strong...
beautiful, sensitive...
and Christian.
Last night was so amazing.
Even though we both wanted
to make love...
he chose to give me
something better.
He gave me intimacy.
I haven't felt this way in...
well...never.
You know, what's strange
is that I thank Charles...
because if he hadn't been
such a terrible man to me...
I wouldn't know
what a good one feels like.
He can have it all.
Your Honor, may I have a moment
to confer with my client?
It's fine.
It's fine.
Your Honor, let him
have it all...everything.
Are you sure?
Yes...
as long as he agrees
to pay my attorney's fees...
and my mother's stay
in a nursing home...
he can have it.
So ordered. Mr. McCarter
will retain ownership...
of all said properties solely,
and no alimony is ordered.
Mr. McCarter will pay all
Mrs. McCarter's attorney fees.
Divorce will be granted...
upon the signature of
both parties after thirty days.
Adjourned.
Do you have any idea
what you just did?
Yes.
Smart choice.
Later, Charles.
Smart choice.
Will the defendant please rise?
Mr. Foreman, has the jury
reached a unanimous verdict?
We have, your Honor.
What say you?
We, the jury,
find the defendant...
Jamison Milton Jackson,
guilty.
Quiet. Quiet.
Quiet.
I'd like to thank the members
of the jury for their duties.
Take him away.
Sentencing will be
in three weeks.
This court is adjourned.
Good looking out.
Somebody get an ambulance!
Hurry! We need
an ambulance, please!
Will someone get some help?
Do you love me?
Hey.
Hey. Hey.
Helen, my heart says
that you do.
Your actions say that you do.
But you've never said it.
The last man that I said--
No, no, no, no.
Please...
don't make me pay
for his mistakes.
If you love me, just say it...
and you trust me
with that information...
because I promise you
I won't abuse it.
But I need to hear it.
Yes...
I love you.
Now what?
That's it. That's it.
You just trust it.
OK?
Any time you want
to give in to that fear...
you let our love outweigh it.
Right?
-Yeah?
-OK.
Good morning.
Orlando, what's going--
I know you don't believe
in fairy tales.
But if you did...
I'd want to be your knight
in shining armor.
You've been through so much.
I don't want
to see you hurt anymore.
Now, I may not be able to give
you all that you're used to.
But I do know I can love you
past your pain.
I don't want you
to worry about anything.
You just wake up
in the morning.
That's all you have to do,
and I'll take it from there.
There's one condition.
You have to be my wife.
Say something.
What? What's wrong?
-Oh, my God.
-What?
What's wrong?
-What?
-I have to go.
Go? Go where?
I'm sorry.
-Where are you going?
-I have to go.
We removed two
of the four bullets...
but there's one that's
very close to the spine.
There's a great possibility...
he could be
permanently paralyzed.
Are you his wife?
I am soon to be.
He won't be able to walk?
It's touch-and-go
at this point.
We're trying
to stabilize him...
so we can perform
this last surgery...
but this bullet
is in a very difficult place.
I need to know,
if things go badly...
should we resuscitate?
What do you mean,
"If things go bad"?
I have to be honest with you.
It doesn't look good in there.
Should we resuscitate?
No.
-Wait a minute.
-Excuse me?
I'm sorry. These decisions
are usually left to the spouse.
No, no, no.
Legally, she is still his wife.
Then you have to make the call.
You do everything
you can for him.
You are so vindictive!
What quality of life is that man
gonna have if he can't walk?
Did you not hear her
say "possibility"?
Why are you here?
Helen, calm down.
Why are you here?!
Let me go.
OK.
I'm fine.
September 1.
Dear diary, tell me,
why am I here?
I know it's the Christian
thing to do...
but my flesh wants to beat
the hell out of him.
I want to hate him...
but as I look at him...
all I feel is sympathy.
Charles?
Hi.
Hi.
He came through pretty well.
He can't speak,
but he can hear you.
What about the paralysis?
Mr. McCarter,
it's Dr. Shiloh.
If you can feel this,
I want you to blink your eyes.
Don't get discouraged.
It's not as bad as we thought.
He is breathing on his own.
He's suffered a lot of scarring
and swelling...
around the nerves
of the spine...
but as the swelling goes down...
it's possible that he will
be able to regain some feeling.
Don't give up.
September 19.
Dear diary...
as I sit here thinking about...
picking up the pieces
of what used to be my life...
I realized something.
Every room in this house
holds a painful memory for me.
Even though he's suffering...
something somewhere in me
wants him to suffer more.
A few months and a divorce...
can take you through
just as many emotions...
as 18 years in a marriage.
And I'm starting to feel
all of them at once.
But the one that is clear
is rage.
Signed, a mad black woman.
I don't see it.
-You don't see it?
-No.
You ain't good for nothing.
Find my bank statement and get
the accountant on the phone.
Then call Kalvin
and tell him...
to get over here,
and you could leave.
This is not gonna beat me.
What you starin' at?
All of this,
and you're still the same.
I'm Charles McCarter.
I'm gonna die Charles McCarter.
Look, I don't even know
why you're here.
I ain't giving you a dime.
Call Brenda and get my kids.
Where are my kids?
Look, just get the hell out.
I ask you to do
one little thing...
and you can't even do that
after 18 years?
Get out!
Let me explain something to you.
Old Helen is gone...
and you will not
talk to me like that.
Now, I came here
to help you...
but now...
I'm gonna get even.
-Helen, you--
-Shut up!
You want Brenda and your kids?
Do you see what you left me for?
This is what you left me for!
She didn't give a damn
about you, Charles.
She told them to let you die.
I was your wife. I loved you.
I never would have hurt you!
Why did you do this to me?
To us?
Answer me!
And you know what's funny?
I gave you life...
even though
you took it from me.
Your kids...
your boys...
I wanted children, Charles!
And had you not been
with those whores...
we would have them.
Got me all stressed out--
my hair falling out,
my weight up and down...
can't keep anything down,
two miscarriages!
You took life from me...
and you never even said,
"I'm sorry."
I'm gonna let you sit here
for a few days...
and think about what I've said.
You stink.
Helen, what you doing?
Hey! Stop it! Stop it!
Hey, stop!
"Bathe him, feed him...
"clothe him," they say.
What about me?
What about me?
Oh, stop making those bubbles.
You kicked me
out of our house!
You tried to keep me
from our money!
No.
I was there...
when all we had was each other.
Helen.
Are you hungry?
Maybe you should
go into the kitchen...
and get yourself
something to eat then.
Christina.
Christina?
Christina's gone.
Your little tramp didn't leave
any money to pay her...
so she left,
just like your little slut.
She packed all her things--
and some of yours--
and left.
Come to think of it...
she cleaned out
your bank account...
all of it.
You tried to keep it from me,
and she took it all.
Lord have mercy.
Charles,
you are like so many men.
You'd rather leave with trash...
than make it work
with a good woman.
You're a coward.
-Here you go.
-Thank you.
Hi.
I thought you were
gonna stand me up.
No.
Can I get a cranberry juice,
please?
Helen, I haven't heard
from you in three weeks.
What's going on?
I have a lot of things
going on right now, Orlando...
and I don't think
I can complicate it.
Complicate it?
I'm a complication?
Thank you.
My husband's back home.
We're back together.
Helen, don't you do this.
That man did everything
in his power...
to try and break you,
but you made it.
You found strength
and passion for life...
you never had before.
Why would you turn back?
Why?
You can't answer me, can you?
Well, I know the answer,
because I was just like you.
Every time things
were going good...
I would always find a way
to mess it up.
I would sabotage,
just like you're doing.
But, Helen,
I learned that I do deserve...
to have good things
and a good life.
And I deserve you.
Helen, look at me.
Look at me.
You're a good woman,
and you deserve me.
You want out of that life.
I know you do.
The only reason
you're going back to it...
is because you are still afraid.
I'm right here.
Helen, I love you.
But I need you to trust me.
I'm sorry, Orlando.
Don't. Don't. Don't.
What? What? Don't what?
Don't what? What? What?
What do you want from me?
What? Am I supposed to say,
"Let's be friends"?
-ls that what you want?
-Yes.
You don't get it, do you?
See, when you
really love someone...
you can't just be their friend.
I don't want to lose you.
And I don't want
just half of you.
What's that on the dog's leg?
It's a flea and tick thing.
A flea and...
Mm-hmm. Come on.
That don't look like
no flea and tick thing to me.
That looks very strange.
What is it?
Madea, we're here!
Madea. Madea.
What's that on the dog's leg?
Lord, Myrtle Jean, look at you.
You're looking good, girl!
I just come from church.
Go ahead on, honey.
You look good.
When you coming to church?
I'll be there as soon as
you get a smokers section.
I'm gonna be right there.
Yeah, you look good,
Myrtle Jean.
You look real good.
How are you doing, Joe?
I'm good. Come here, baby.
Come here.
Come here.
Come here.
I got Viagra.
Come here, baby.
I got Mace.
You're just as mean as a snake,
Myrtle Jean.
You're mean as a snake.
Listen, next Sunday I'm cooking
a big old dinner...
and I want all of y'all
to come by here.
Helen,
have you called Orlando?
That boy been calling here...
and coming by here
like he's crazy.
Who's Orlando?
Her boyfriend.
My friend.
And yes, I did talk to him.
Baby, don't you
open that door...
before you've closed
the other one. You hear me?
Myrtle Jean, can I get you
to open the door for me?
Knock, knock. Open wide.
Shut up, you old fool.
That all sounds real good...
sitting there telling your mom
he ain't nothing but a friend.
But I don't know
if I believe that, honey.
There's something
going on between y'all...
the way you've been
walking around here...
just smiling and grinning
all the time.
Mm-mm. I'm too busy
taking care of Charles.
I don't have time for Orlando.
You're better than me...
because I would be beating
the hell out of Charles, honey.
Yeah, like that man
in "Misery."
That woman took that board...
and she put it
on his ankle bone...
and she broke
both his foots off.
They went just like this.
Both his foots went like this.
Broke both of them. That's
exactly what I'll be doing--
breaking something.
I'll tell you,
I learned a long time ago...
that God could take care of
folks far better than you can.
God takes too long sometimes.
I need them
to get got right then.
That's why I don't worry
about folks.
They can't make me happy,
and they can't make me sad.
What did the pastor say?
You know I don't know.
I'd be trying to read
that Bible...
or go to church or something
and sit there...
and I looked down at that
New Testimony and saw Jesus--
you know,
the one with the words in red.
I look down and saw
all that red the other night.
I said, "l can't sit here
and read all of this."
Jesus was talking too much
for me to read all of that.
Ain't that the truth?
It seems like every time...
you open up the Bible,
you gets--
any time anybody
opens a Bible, I just fall--
I'm just playing.
You looking just like Beyonce.
Sexy thing.
Peace. Be still.
That's what he said.
Peace. Be still.
You know what? Peace is
always still around me...
'cause I keeps me
what they call a piece of steel.
As long as you've got
a piece of steel...
you're gonna have peace.
Load your steel.
Thank you, Jesus.
You're not reading
the right part.
Look here. That all sounds
real good and everything...
talking about
the "peace, be still"...
and the Bible
and all that stuff.
But you got to be careful...
'cause I remember
this man did me wrong...
honey, I didn't even know
how mad I was...
till I got to his funeral.
He had died.
-Why were you so mad at him?
-Because he hit me.
Yes, he did. He hit me.
And he is eight feet under.
Six feet under. That's where
they bury folks--six feet.
That's what
I'm trying to tell you.
I thought I was over
what the man had done to me...
till I saw him
laying in that casket.
The man was dead,
and I got mad all over again.
I beat him down two more feet.
I was mad as hell.
Listen, you think
you're over something...
you think you're ready
to get on with your life.
This is how you really find out
if you're over something or not.
If you get an opportunity
to get even...
with somebody who did you wrong
and you don't take it...
then you're over it,
but if you don't...
and you beat the hell
out of them...
you ain't over it yet.
Baby, tell me something.
How are y'all doing?
I'll tell you how she's doing.
She's beating
the hell out of him.
How did you know?
Child, you've been around me.
I know something
done rubbed off on you.
You haven't hurt him, have you?
Just his feelings.
You know, I know this man
put a hurting on you, baby...
but you got to forgive him.
No matter what he done,
you got to forgive him--
not for him, but for you.
Forgive him for me?
When somebody hurts you...
they take power over you.
You don't forgive them,
they keeps the power.
Forgive him, baby.
And after you forgive him,
forgive yourself.
Forgive me.
-For what?
-This.
Oh, lord have mercy. You know,
you just don't have no couth.
That's what's wrong with you.
John, $35,000 is not enough...
for me to take to my client.
I'm on the phone, sweetheart.
No. No way. You talk
to your client and--
Stop! Stop the car!
Stop! That's Mom!
I'll call you back, John.
I'll call you back.
Can I go talk to her, Dad?
Please?
Dad! Can I go talk to her?
Go on.
Hey, Mama.
Tiffany. Hey, girl.
Mom...Dad let me sing
in the church choir.
That's good, baby.
And I wish you would come.
You know I ain't got
nothing to wear.
Well, the service
starts at 10:00...
if you want to come.
Tiffany.
-Bye, Mama.
-Bye.
I can feel on my right side.
Are you going somewhere?
Actually, I was waiting on you.
What do you want?
I don't have anyone.
Everybody who I thought
was my friend...
has turned their back on me,
and it hurts.
But not nearly as much
as what I've done to you.
You are a good woman, Helen...
and a good person.
So...don't be like me.
You always used to tell me...
"God has the power...
"to show you who's God."
I get it.
Even though
I almost destroyed it...
I know you still have a heart.
For everything...
everything...
that I have ever
done wrong to you...
I'm sorry.
I...
am so...
sorry.
See, what I love about God...
is that when he asks
a question...
he already knows the answer.
He asked Ezekiel,
"Can these bones live?"
He asked the lame man,
"Will thy be made whole?"
Somebody's been made whole
up in here today.
Come on and give him
some praise.
He asked Abraham...
"ls there anything
too hard for God?"
God is asking you
that question right now.
Is there anything
too hard for God?
Is there anything
too hard for him?
What will you
believe God for today?
God can deliver you
out of any addiction...
situation, or anything
that you dislike.
Come on, somebody.
What will you believe God for?
Come on, choir.
The doors of the church
are open.
Come on.
Come on and bless his name.
Hallelujah. Hallelujah.
Father, can you hear me?
We need your love today
I know that you are listening
You hear them every day
Father, please hear us
And we will be OK
Father, we need you
To live and lead us today
Father, can you hear me?
I'm calling on your name
Yes.
Not Buddha nor Muhammad
But it's Jesus, we cry out loud
Father, just forgive us
Hear us when we say
We'll give you, give you,
give you everything
Our lives and souls today
God, you know we need it
I've never seen so much pain
We have the faith for now
Your victory we will gain
Father, you know we need it
Hallelujah.
There's no more heart of stone
We're ready for your power
Now the sin is gone
Oh, father, can you hear me now?
Father
Can you hear me now?
Father
Can you hear me now?
Father
We will sing, sing a song
Sing a song
Just say you will, Jesus
Just say you will
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Say yeah
Come on, raise your hands
and say yeah
Come on now
Many people are in need of love
See them coming to you, Lord
Just as I am, I'm in need
of the blood of the lamb
Oh, my soul, I say yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Help me, Lord
I know I can't do this
by myself
I surrender, Lord
Yeah
Do you believe?
Somebody, please
Somebody ought to
send up a song, yeah
Lift up your hands and say
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah
Lift up your hands,
all ye kings
The king will promise
he'll come in
Somebody tell me who is
the king of glory
The lord God, strong and mighty
Do you know Jesus?
Throw up your hands
and say yeah
Oh, yeah
Somebody say yeah
Say yes
Yes
Father God, we thank you...
for this delicious meal
that we are about to partake in.
We ask that
you would bless us...
in the decisions that
we've made for you today.
Keep us strong as a unit,
Father.
We give you glory and honor
in the name of--
Amen, amen, amen.
-Amen.
-Amen. Amen.
Y'all ain't had greens
like this before, baby.
I put my foot in it.
Give me some cornbread.
Go ahead and eat something,
Myrtle Jean.
You know I'm hungry.
Charles?
You know I love you, right?
Yeah.
And you know
I'll always be your friend.
Do you forgive me?
I already have.
Not just for what I did to you.
I'm in love.
Where are you going?
I'm going to find my man.
Go get him, girl,
wherever he's at.
Yeah, aunt Helen.
Bye, y'all.
Lord have mercy.
I knowed it. I knowed it.
Come on, Ike Turner.
Go on out there and get her.
Orlando! Orlando!
Ma'am! Whoa, ma'am!
You can't go in there!
That's not safe! Whoa!
Orlando!
Orlando!
You have to stop.
Orlando! Orlando!
Ma'am, you've got to stop.
Orlando, where are you?
Sorry. You've got--
This is too dangerous.
It's not safe.
I've got to ask you to leave.
Boss, she's all right.
She's with me.
What are you doing here, Helen?
I gave it all up.
What?
I just want you.
I just want you.
Ask me again.
Ask me again. I love you.
Now, how do you
know that, Helen?
I carry you in my spirit.
I pray for you...
more than I pray for myself.
And if you're away
for more than an hour...
I can't stop thinking about you.
And your smile.
When you smile,
my world is all right.
Ask me again. I love you.
Ask me again.
Will you marry me?
Yes.
Yes. Yes.
Oh, Helen.
This woman right here
wants to marry me, y'all!
She wants to marry me!
Mary lost her faith
'Cause her brother had died
Jesus came forth
Saying, "Lazarus, be untied"
No matter how bad
you think it is
If you leave it at his feet
He'll give you pity, yeah
No matter what
You may be going through
Take it to the master
He'll see you right on through
I know Jesus
Take it to him
You can leave it there
He will work it out
No matter what
You might be going through
He will work it out
Pass it on, yeah
Don't let nobody
Turn you around
Give it to Jesus
He'll never let you down
Take it to Jesus
Take it to Jesus
Take, take, take it to Jesus
Take, take, take, take, take
Take, take, take it to Jesus
He will be right there
All your problems
Every situation
He will work it out, yeah
I'll tell you. There ain't
nothing on TV no more.
Redd Foxx died, and all
the good TV went to hell.
Yes.
Donna Richardson on there
"Sweating in the Spirit."
Hold it here.
Yes, Lord. Thank you
for Donna Richardson, Lord.
Thank you for
Donna Richardson, Lord.
...with the arms
swooping up and over.
Reach over. Here we go.
Now, keep your feet planted.
Separate them wider.
And separate. Pick it up.
Do it. Down. Down.
Ooh, she did it!
Aw, hell, Donna.
You don't do that to me, baby.
Oxygen. Oxygen.
This time,
when we come back up...
lift the arms above the head.
Lift it up, two, three.
Now, I really want you
to still concentrate...
on what the legs are doing.
Continue your breathing.
That's it. Come on.
When your muscles are working...
you've got to breathe it out.
And lower back down.
One more. Lift it up.
You're trying
to kill me, Donna.
Trying to kill me.
And action.
Harpo, who this woman?
Harpo, I say, who this woman?
Joe, leave that child alone.
Where's your medicine?
They're at home. Where's yours?
I'm sorry.
That's all right.
Harpo, who this woman?
Wait a minute.
I need somebody else...
to read that.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
Harpo, who this woman?
I say, Harpo, who this woman?
Joe, leave that child alone.
You take your medicine?
They're at home. Where's yours?
That won't cut.
-You want some?
-No.
You sure?
I'm positive.
Come on, John.
Just have a little bit of it.
Not me.
Not you?
John, you want some?
No.
All right.
I love you, Daddy.
OK. All right.
I love you, Dad--
Come on, man.
All right. Come on.
Man, we're gonna be here
all night with you.
Come on. One more time.
I got a funny bone.
You got a funny bone?
OK. All right.
You might want to cut there,
because I don't--
I done rubbed off
on her too much.
She's gonna need to mail it.
You ain't supposed
to leave a man at the table.
At least wait
till you get in the car to--
She embarrassed
the hell out of you...
in front of the whole family.
That got to hurt.
You ought to feel this big.
Matter of fact,
she told me you were--
I'm just--