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[both laughing]
Ashley. What's up, Nicky? Pssh!
Hey.
Will, you have paper on your cheek.
Oh, Nicky, he cut himself shaving.
Why do you shave and Ashley doesn't?
Well, you know, it's because guys grow beards
and some women don't.
You know, when you become a teenager
guys start to grow hair on their face and..
...you know, women start to grow, you know, they be--
- Taller. - Ooh, you are right. Taller.
Yes.
Why?
You are really asking a lot of questions, Nicky.
Nicky's at that age.
He's like an empty vessel waiting to be
filled with knowledge.
Has anyone seen my "Vogue" magazine?
The one with that super model Tyra on the cover.
Hilary, that's two years old. Geoffrey threw it away.
Why?
And some vessels just stay empty.
[theme song]
♪ Now this is a story all about how ♪
♪ My life got flipped turned upside-down ♪
♪ And I'd like to take a minute just sit right there ♪
♪ I'll tell you how I became the prince of a town ♪
♪ Called Bel-Air ♪
♪ In West Philadelphia born and raised ♪
♪ On the playground is where I spent most of my days ♪
♪ Chillin' out maxin' relaxin' all cool ♪
♪ And all shootin' some b-ball outside of the school ♪
♪ When a couple of guys who were up to no good ♪
♪ Started makin' trouble in my neighborhood ♪
♪ I got in one little fight and my mom got scared ♪
♪ And said you're moving with your auntie ♪
♪ And uncle in Bel-Air ♪
♪ I whistled for a cab and when it came near ♪
♪ The license plate said fresh and it had dice in the mirror ♪
♪ If anything I can say that this cab was rare ♪
♪ But I thought nah forget it yo homes to Bel-Air ♪
♪ I pulled up to a house about seven or eight ♪
♪ And I yelled to the cabbie yo homes smell you later ♪
♪ I looked at my kingdom I was finally there ♪
♪ To sit on my throne as the prince of Bel-Air ♪♪
[instrumental music]
It says here in this magazine that when decorating a new home
price should be no object. The more money you spend the better.
What magazine is that?
"Rich People's Digest."
I got a subscription.
If I'm gonna be decorating my new house
I need all the help I can get.
This is a beautiful color for your drapes, honey.
Yeah, if you're a hotel in Vegas.
Plus, look at the price.
This is very reasonable.
Exactly.
Alright. There you go.
Right.
[Will grunting]
I think it's too heavy.
Alright, let's lighten the load a little.
There we go.
Hey, yo, man, why I gotta carry everything anyway?
Simple, Will, some of us are born owls
and some of us are born mules.
Guess which one you are.
Oh, yeah?
Well, I must be one of them owl-killing mules, then.
Okay, I have chartered our trails.
We're gonna hike in just below Limestone Falls..
...then we're gonna raft down the Rocky Point..
...and we're gonna spend our last night at Two Arches.
Huh. 'Em arches better not be golden.
Don't worry, on this trip, it's just us and the elements.
Ha-ha-ha. We're gonna be roughing it like frontiersmen.
Oh, incidentally, sir..
...the limousine will be here to pick you up at dawn.
Great, I'm gonna go stuff my fanny pack.
Looks like somebody beat him to it.
- Hey, you guys. - Hey, Lisa.
- I brought the sleeping bag. - Oh, thank you, baby.
Mwah, mwah, mwah.
Ooh, look at all this stuff.
Yeah, we believe in being prepared.
For what?
Bad weather, snakes, global thermal nuclear war, you know.
I tried to tell Puny the Bear this is too much stuff.
I mean, come on, why are we taking wood?
Hello? Campfire?
Carlton, I'm telling you, man
I'm-I'm not carrying all of this stuff.
And what do we need this dumb box for?
That's not a box, it's a raft. It seats six.
Hm. How many Uncle Phils?
Wait, do you expect me to believe
there's a raft inside this box?
Yes. But whatever you do, don't..
...pull the cord.
Damn.
There was a raft in that box.
Ain't my fault your stupid hurricane lamp got broken.
Well, if you hadn't inflated the raft
it wouldn't have fallen over.
Well, I'll pay you for it, but the stupid thing
can't be worth more than $60.
It had a built-in bug zapper.
And it cost 80.
Well, I'll give you 60 for it.
- Eighty. - Sixty.
- Eighty. - Eighty.
- Sixty. - You got a deal, Daffy.
Cute, Will.
Tell you what, I'll take your $60 and I'll get the rest
from your wages at the Peacock.
(male #1) 'Let's have the money. Come on. Come on.'
Alright, hey, hey. It's cool, dude.
Ah, Carlton, give him the money.
Hey, look, t-that's all we got, man. That's it.
I-I got some more in my wallet.
(male #1) 'Take your hands out of your pockets!'
(Will) 'Look out, Carlton!'
[instrumental music]
Mommy, why are you crying?
Because Will is hurt, sweetheart.
- Why? - I don't know why.
Nicky, come on, let's not bother mommy.
Oh, he's not bothering me, honey.
I just wanna make sure he's going to be comfortable.
We're doing everything we can for him.
Well, those white sheets can get so dingy.
Don't you have any nice pastels?
That's not our major concern at this point. Excuse me.
Well, what about television?
He's not gonna just have basic cable, is he?
Miss, that is the waiting area.
Now, I know this is difficult..
...but why don't you just go over there and wait.
Carlton, do you wanna talk about it?
He was aiming at me.
Vivian.
Vy.
Where's my boy? Have you heard anything?
Honey, nothing has changed since you called from the airport.
Aunt Vy, Aunt Vy, Will's in the recovery room.
Hi, sweetie. Thank you.
Um, excuse me, Mrs. Smith?
- Lisa? - Yeah.
Hi, sweetheart.
- Vy. - 'Philip.'
- Well, I talked to the doctor. - Yes?
- Will's in stable condition. - Okay.
The bullet was very close to his spine, but they got it.
- They got it. - Thank God.
Well, now, there's a possibility there may be some nerve damage.
But let's just pray there isn't.
They're gonna move him to a private room.
Can we see him?
Well, I made a deal, and we can see him now..
...but we're gonna have to go home immediately afterwards.
Why?
Well, apparently, we're driving
the nursing staff crazy.
I don't understand, I'm just a visitor
why do I need medication?
And what is Prozac anyway?
I mean, do you think I need this? I feel fine.
[beeping]
Hi, baby.
Hey.
Hey, mom, you ain't had to come all the way out here.
Stop it, now, I'm just glad that you're okay.
Ahh. Yeah.
Just think, I moved out here from Philly
'cause we thought it was too dangerous.
[both laugh]
- Oh, Will. - Hi, Will.
- Hey. - 'How are you, son?'
Dude, what's up?
Hey, don't be looking at me like that.
Y'all know ain't no little bullet gonna stop me. Ah.
However, I will be doing my banking by mail from now on.
Knowing my luck, I'll run into a disgruntled postal worker.
[laughing]
Are you in pain, son?
Well, it ain't as bad as the last time Geoffrey made chili.
I guess you won't be wanting this, then.
I hate this generic stuff.
I'm gonna get you an Evian.
Hey, Ashley, what are you doing all the way over there, girl?
I'm scared to touch anything. I don't wanna pull anything out.
Come on, girl, get over here and give me a hug.
- Aagh! - Oh, my gosh! Oh, my gosh!
Psych.
I can't believe you guys think this is some kind of joke.
Don't you realize what happened? Will took a bullet for me.
He saved my life.
I did? I was just trying to get the hell out the way.
Will, stop it, I don't think it's funny.
Carlton, come on, man.
We gotta have a sense of humor about this.
This kind of stuff happens all the time.
That's the problem.
It happens all the time.
I'm, uh, gonna go talk to him.
- Son, where are you going? - 'I don't know.'
I'm going for a walk.
Carton, it's after midnight.
I don't need something to happen to you, too.
Well, there's nothing you can do about it.
These things just happen, right?
Carlton, I know you're upset.
You've been through a very traumatic experience.
Now, if you just calm down, we can talk about this rationally.
You're always in control, aren't you?
Always know what to do, always know what to say.
Well, you know what gets me?
The police aren't even gonna find this guy.
And if they do, so what?
He'll be out in the streets in six months.
That's not going to happen.
Come on, dad, it's happened to people you put away.
But the legal system isn't perfect.
Go talk to Will about our legal system.
It's such a joke. People aren't even afraid of it.
Carlton. Look, I'm frustrated too.
But as a judge, I have to have faith in it
no matter how much I wanna go out and knock some heads.
Eventually the system will come through.
I'm all grown up, dad.
Don't tell me any more fairy tales.
[instrumental music]
Mom, mom, mom. I'm fine, thank you.
Okay, I'm just trying to make sure
my baby's comfortable, that's all.
Well, I'm as comfortable as I can be sitting on a bedpan.
Well, you want me to..
Hey, don't go peeking at my stuff, mom.
Thank you, baby.
[groans]
- How's that? - Oh, baby, that's perfect.
Oh, I see there's a new pillow fluffer in town, huh?
- Where's Carlton? - We'll meet him at home.
He just wanted to let off a little steam.
I'll get the car, madam.
Chin up, Master William.
Get better, Will.
Ow! Ooh, psych, psych, psych.
- Stop that. - We'll see you tomorrow, son.
Alright. Oh, is, uh, Carlton gonna be cool?
Oh, yeah, he's gonna be fine, I'll talk to him
when he gets home.
- You get some sleep. - Pfft.
I don't know if I can get any sleep
the way that thing is in here beeping.
Well, if it stops beeping, you're gonna sleep
a lot longer than you planned.
Please, come on. You coming home, Vy?
No, no, I'm gonna stay right here with my baby.
Mom, go-go head back to the house.
I don't need nobody babysitting me.
Well, you're not getting rid of me that easily.
Oh, baby, I'm too weak to fight. You can stay.
Alright, sweetheart.
- I'll see you tomorrow, okay? - I love you, mommy.
- You'll get used to it, baby. - I guess he told you.
Oh, shut up.
Boy, am I glad they're gone.
How do you feel, Will?
Well, you know how they say a paper cut
is the worst kind of pain?
Eh! Eh! Wrong.
You don't have to do that.
- Do what? - Entertain me.
Did you hear the one about the black dude
that got shot at the ATM?
And how he was trying to be freaky
with his girlfriend in the hospital room?
Stop.
[instrumental music]
Carlton, look out.
Look out, Carlton.
Will.
Baby, it's okay, wake up.
It's okay.
I'm glad you're here, baby.
[laughing]
Good morning, time for breakfast.
Shh, shh, shh
Oh, sorry.
Isn't it hard to follow that show with the sound off?
Oh, no, this is "What's Happening"!
I know all these jokes by heart.
Oh, check it out, look, look, look.
[imitates Dwayne] Hey, hey, hey.
[imitates Dee] Oh, Dwayne, Rerun ate my mama's cake.
[imitates Rerun] Ooh. Dee, Dee, please don't tell your mama I ate her cake.
[imitates Dee] Okay, Rerun, for Dee right price.
You're good.
Oh, that ain't nothing. You should see my Webster.
What exactly do you want her to see?
[laughs]
Hey, what's up, babe? Are you rested?
Yeah, I must have been tired.
Uh-huh. You was talking in your sleep last night.
You always dream about Shaka Zulu?
Shut up, Will.
Oh, isn't that nice.
Would you like me to read the card?
No, I'll thank Jazz later.
I'll take it. Thanks.
- Hi. - Carlton.
Hey, what's up, man? I'm glad you came back.
Uh, can you show me where I can get some coffee?
- Sure, right this way. - Thanks.
So, what's up, man? Are you gonna be alright?
Still can't get over it, Will.
If you hadn't pushed me out of the way
that bullet would have gotten me.
Well, not necessarily.
See, I mean, even if you stood right in front of me..
...he still could have hit me from my belly button up.
I'm totally in your debt, Will.
Pfft. Come on, man, you don't owe me nothing.
Yes, I do.
If you ever need anything, anything, it's yours.
Well, uh..
...you could talk to Uncle Phil about, you know
sliding me into his will.
40, 50 G's, you know?
Actually, my father and I aren't seeing eye to eye right now.
I feel like everything he's ever said to me was a lie.
Come on, Carlton, that's a little hard, don't you think?
I spent my whole life believing in law and order
following the rules.
Then some maniac pulls a gun and all the rules change.
Well, I'm sick of being a follower
sick of being a victim.
I'm gonna start making some rules.
- Carlton, wait. - What?
- Give me a hug. - What?
I said give me a hug, man.
A brother get shot, he get a little emotional.
Now, get over here and give me some love.
Alright.
What is that?
It's a gun.
Carlton, are you out of your mind, man?
You're walking around carrying a gun?
What do you think you are gonna do with that?
It's for protection.
Carlton. Whoa, man, what, do you think
it's that easy to just shoot somebody?
I'll close my eyes.
[clattering]
I was gonna eat that, man.
Everything's a damn joke to you.
So, what, you don't think I'm mad, huh?
I'm laying up in this hospital
an inch away from being paralyzed.
You don't think I wanna get up out there and just go catch--
It's not gonna happen again, not to me.
Carlton, Carlton.
I understand that you're scared, man..
...but the world can be a scary place.
You just got to learn how to deal with it, alright.
Yeah, well, I found my way.
That's not you, man, that's them.
Look, I didn't come here for your approval, alright?
I came here to see how you were.
I'm out of here.
Carlton..
No more hugs, Will.
I saved your life, man.
I saved your life. You owe me!
Now, give me the gun, Carlton.
Give me the gun. I saved your life. I want the gun!
[sobbing]
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