PREVIOUSLY ON "THE HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS"...
DON'T FIGHT ME.
HOW DID YOU GET MOM AND DAD TO LET YOU MOVE OFF‐CAMPUS?
I HAVEN'T TOLD THEM YET.
IT'S GONNA BE FUN WHEN THEY FIND OUT.
WYATT, DON'T SAY A WORD.
YOU'LL BE HAPPY TO KNOW
I'M TAKING DARCI OUT ON OUR FIRST DATE TOMORROW.
OH, THAT'S GOOD!
ALL OF A SUDDEN, YOU KNOW SO MUCH ABOUT KATHERYN.
I'VE BEEN HERE FOR YEARS, AND I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT HER.
SHE WON'T EVEN TALK TO ME.
WOULD YOU PLEASE STOP ACTING CRAZY?
SURE.
WOULD YOU PLEASE STOP ACTING LIKE A SLAVE?
NOW, THAT'S LOW‐DOWN.
NO. WHAT'S LOW IS YOU, ON YOUR HANDS AND KNEES.
♪♪♪♪
HELLO.
WHAT'S WRONG?
I FAILED.
HOW DID YOU FAIL?
YOU PREPPED ALL NIGHT.
I DON'T KNOW.
I GOT INTO THE ROOM, HE PUT THE TEST IN FRONT OF ME,
AND I FROZE.
I JUST FROZE UP.
WHAT PROFESSOR IS THIS?
CANNON.
HMM. I SEE.
I'M NEVER GONNA BE ABLE TO DO THIS.
I CAN'T BE A LAWYER.
WILL YOU RELAX? IT'S NOT THE END OF THE WORLD.
IT IS FOR ME.
LOVELY, YOUR PARENTS ARE WEALTHY.
YOU'LL BE FINE.
IT'S NOT ABOUT THAT.
I WANTED THIS FOR ME, CANDACE.
I'M SORRY.
[ SIGHS ] WHAT AM I GONNA DO?
[ SIGHS ] ALL RIGHT.
OKAY.
♪♪♪♪
LOOK IN THIS MIRROR.
I CAN'T.
YES, YOU CAN.
[ SIGHS ]
DRY THOSE EYES.
NOW WHAT DO YOU SEE?
A LOSER.
WRONG.
YOU DON'T KNOW THE POWER THAT GOD GAVE YOU.
I DON'T HAVE ANY POWER.
AS LONG AS THERE ARE MEN ON THIS EARTH, YOU HAVE POWER,
BUT NOT LOOKING LIKE THIS.
YOU'RE GONNA PUT SOMETHING LOW‐CUT ON,
PUT SOME MAKEUP ON,
AND YOU'RE GONNA GO TO THE GOOD PROFESSOR
AND CONVINCE HIM TO GIVE YOU A MAKEUP TEST.
I'M NOT LIKE YOU. I CAN'T DO THAT.
SURE YOU CAN.
HOW DO YOU HAVE THE CONFIDENCE?
[ CHUCKLES ]
YOU'D BE SURPRISED HOW MUCH CONFIDENCE A LITTLE LIPSTICK
AND SIX‐INCH HEELS CAN GRANT.
[ CHUCKLES ]
FOLLOW ME.
LET'S GO. ‐OKAY.
♪♪♪♪
[ CELLPHONE RINGING ] ‐BE RIGHT BACK.
OKAY.
[ Singsong voice ] BENNY'S GOT A HOT DATE!
HA!
YES, I KNOW.
JUST RELAX.
WOULD YOU STOP CALLING ME, PLEASE?
I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF A MAKEOVER HERE.
YES, B, YOU CAN BORROW MY CAR.
JUST BE CAREFUL, OKAY?
YEAH. I'LL DROP IT OFF AT THE SCHOOL.
IT'S CLOSER TO YOU, SO IT'S EASIER.
I HAVE TO TURN IN SOME PAPERS ANYWAY,
AND THEN I'LL TAKE A CAB.
YEAH. B, I GOT TO GO.
OKAY.
YOU'RE ‐‐ IT'S GONNA BE GREAT.
OKAY, OKAY. I LOVE YOU.
[ LAUGHS ] BYE.
GIRL, GET OUT OF THAT ROOM.
HOW? YOU BLINDFOLDED ME.
OKAY, HERE WE GO.
‐OKAY. ‐WALK SLOWLY.
OKAY.
TO THE LEFT.
I KNOW THESE HEELS ARE SOMETHING NEW FOR YOU.
JUST ‐‐ JUST WALK SLOW, 'CAUSE YOU'RE GONNA FALL.
‐OKAY. ‐OKAY.
NOW YOU'RE GONNA GO INTO THE BATHROOM.
YOU'RE GONNA TURN TO THE RIGHT. ‐OKAY.
YOU READY?
‐SURE. ‐OKAY.
BLINDFOLD OFF.
AND VOILà.
‐OH, MY. ‐[ LAUGHS ]
"OH, MY" IS RIGHT, HUH?
I LOOK GREAT!
YOU DO. YOU LOOK AMAZING.
OKAY. NOW WHAT?
OKAY, SO NOW YOU GO, AND YOU SEE THAT PROFESSOR
AND CONVINCE HIM TO GIVE YOU A MAKEUP TEST.
HOW?
YOU WALK IN...
MM‐HMM.
...YOU FLIRT, YOU CRY IF YOU HAVE TO.
EXACTLY. ‐OKAY.
IT USUALLY GETS THE JOB DONE.
[ BOTH CHUCKLE ]
♪♪♪♪
[ DIALING ]
[ Line ringing ]
Amanda: WHO KEEPS CALLING YOU?
MY BROTHER. HE HAS A DATE, AND HE'S WORRIED.
HELLO?
UH...
HELLO.
SO YOU WANT TO SEE ME?
YES.
WHEN?
NOW.
WHERE?
OKAY.
I HAVE TO DROP MY CAR OFF AT THE SCHOOL FIRST,
AND THEN I'LL BE ON MY WAY TO YOU.
♪♪♪♪
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT, LADY. ARE YOU READY?
‐YES. ‐OKAY.
SO YOU'RE GONNA GO, AND YOU'RE GONNA KNOCK HIM DEAD,
AND YOU'RE GONNA TAKE THIS MAKEUP TEST,
AND YOU'RE GONNA PASS, OKAY?
‐OKAY. ‐I GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE.
‐OKAY. ‐YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL.
‐THANK YOU. ‐ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS.
‐OKAY. BYE. ‐CONFIDENCE IS KEY.
OKAY. [ LAUGHS ]
‐SEE YA. ‐BYE!
♪♪♪♪
GOOD MORNING.
BEAUTIFUL DAY.
MM‐HMM.
CELINE, WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?
[ SIGHS ]
I GOT YOU THIS JOB,
AND YOU STABBED ME IN THE BACK.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
KATHERYN. SHE TOLD ME.
TOLD YOU WHAT?
THAT SHE'S GIVING YOU A RAISE
AND MAKING YOU THE CHIEF OF THE STAFF.
‐WHAT? ‐DON'T ACT SO SURPRISED.
PLEASE DON'T INSULT MY INTELLIGENCE.
‐LISTEN, CELINE ‐‐ ‐THIS SHOULD BE MY JOB!
I'VE BEEN HERE THE LONGEST!
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THERE WAS SUCH A THING.
REALLY? DON'T LIE TO ME.
OH, COME ON, CELINE.
YOU'VE BEEN BENDING OVER BACKWARDS,
KISSING UP, TYING HER SHOES.
REALLY, I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE THAT KIND OF PERSON, HANNA.
LISTEN, CELINE, BE CAREFUL BEFORE YOU SAY SOMETHING
YOU'RE GONNA REGRET, OKAY? ‐OH, REALLY, REALLY?
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO, FIRE ME?
I CAN'T FIRE YOU. I'M NOT YOUR BOSS.
WELL, ACCORDING TO HER, YOU ARE.
‐CELINE ‐‐ ‐NO, REALLY.
YOU KNOW, I WONDER WHAT SHE WOULD THINK
IF SHE KNEW ABOUT THE SECRET YOU HAVE WITH YOUR DAUGHTER.
OKAY, NOW, YOU HOLD ON A MINUTE.
NOW, I'M GONNA TELL YOU THIS ONE MORE TIME.
I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS!
SHE HASN'T MENTIONED A WORD ABOUT THIS TO ME.
Katheryn: HANNA!
WELL, I GUESS SHE'LL KNOW NOW.
♪♪♪♪
I THOUGHT I HEARD YOU COME IN.
HOW YOU FEELING?
FEELING MUCH BETTER, THANK YOU.
‐GOOD. ‐HAVE A SEAT.
GUESS WHAT I DID.
I DON'T KNOW. [ LAUGHS ]
I WENT BACK AND LOOKED AT YOUR RéSUMé.
I SEE YOU HAD TWO YEARS OF COLLEGE.
TWO YEARS OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
I WANTED TO STUDY BUSINESS.
WHAT HAPPENED?
BABIES.
WELL, WITH YOUR BACKGROUND,
I THINK YOU SHOULD BE MY NEW CHIEF OF STAFF.
BACKGROUND?
I DON'T HAVE ANY BACKGROUND, MRS. CRYER.
YOU'RE QUALIFIED. I'VE BEEN WATCHING YOU.
YOU'D BE IN CHARGE OF THE WHOLE STAFF ‐‐
GARDENERS, THE POOL MAN,
AND YOU'D NEED SOMEONE TO BE ON TOP OF HIM.
AND THEN THERE'S CELINE.
OH, MRS. CRYER, I ‐‐
COMES WITH A 20% RAISE.
MRS. CRYER ‐‐
THE ONLY WORDS I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU, HANNA, ARE THANK YOU.
HOW MUCH OF MY WEED HAVE YOU BEEN SMOKING?
I'M SERIOUS.
I WANT YOU TO HAVE THIS.
[ SIGHS ]
WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?
I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE YOU.
THAT'S ALL.
YOU'RE GOING OVER AND BEYOND.
I FEEL LIKE I NEED TO REPAY YOU IN SOME SMALL WAY.
YOU DON'T OWE ME NOTHING.
I'M FINE DOING THE JOB I'M DOING RIGHT NOW.
IT'S WHAT I KNOW.
DON'T YOU WANT TO GROW?
I GROW EVERY DAY.
I MAKE AN HONEST LIVING DOING AN HONEST JOB,
AND I'M ONE OF THE BEST AT IT.
I KNOW THAT.
AND TWO YEARS OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DOES NOT MAKE ME QUALIFIED TO BE CHIEF OF STAFF.
THAT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING IN THE WHITE HOUSE.
[ SIGHS ] SO IT'S FEAR.
YOU'RE AFRAID.
NO. DON'T PLAY THAT GAME WITH ME.
[ LAUGHS ]
JIM WINS THE ELECTION NEXT YEAR,
WE'LL BE IN THE GOVERNOR'S MANSION,
SO YOU MIGHT AS WELL START GETTING TRAINED NOW.
YOU'RE TAKING THE JOB.
IT'S DONE.
♪♪♪♪
[ GROANS ]
WHAT IS IT?
I GOT TO BE CRAZY.
HMM.
IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR JUDGMENT, YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET IT HERE.
WHAT DID YOU DO TO ME, HMM?
YOU WERE...SLEEPWALKING THROUGH LIFE, MY FRIEND.
I WOKE YOU UP.
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.
WHEN YOU THREATENED TO CALL THE PRESS, I WAS ANGRY.
I WAS VERY, VERY ANGRY.
BUT, THEN, SOMEWHERE DEEP DOWN IN MY SOUL, I THOUGHT,
"REALLY? WOULD THAT BE ALL THAT BAD?"
REALLY?
SERIOUS.
WELL, I CAN STILL GO TO THE PRESS.
BUT WHY WOULD YOU WANT ME TO DO THAT AND RUIN YOUR ENTIRE LIFE?
WHAT LIFE?
YOU HAVE IT ALL.
DO I?
YES.
WELL, THEN, HOW COME SOMETIMES I JUST WANT TO GET OUT?
MY LIFE IS MONOTONOUS.
MY LIFE IS SO ENCLOSED.
I MARRIED KATHERYN HARDGRAVE,
AND I HAD ALL THE PRESSURE THAT CAME ALONG WITH THAT.
THEN I BECAME A JUDGE, AND NOW I'M RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR.
BUT I THINK IT'D BE MUCH MORE PEACEFUL
IF I WOULD JUST GET RID OF IT, ALL OF IT, GONE.
‐HMM. ‐HMM.
IT'S FUNNY THAT YOU HAVE EVERYTHING I WANT,
BUT YOU WANT TO THROW IT ALL AWAY.
WHAT I WANT IS FREEDOM.
THEN FIND FREEDOM INSIDE OF YOUR SITUATION.
THAT'S WHAT I HAD TO DO.
CANDACE, YOU ARE THE SAME AGE AS MY DAUGHTER.
HOW IN THE HELL DID YOU GET TO BE SO DAMN SMART?
STREETS.
IS THAT ALSO HOW YOU GOT TO BE SO DAMN EVIL?
YOU LOVE IT.
[ CHUCKLES ]
NO, NO.
I AM CERTIFIABLY CRAZY.
BUT YOU ‐‐ YOU COULD RUN A FORTUNE 500 COMPANY
WITH YOUR TENACITY, WITH YOUR DRIVE.
THAT'S WHAT YOU OUGHT TO DO ‐‐
REALLY FOCUS THAT INTO SOMETHING POSITIVE, NOT THIS.
THIS COMING FROM A GUY WHO
WANTS TO THROW EVERYTHING HE HAS AWAY?
THIS COMING FROM A GUY WHO IS TIRED OF IT ALL.
THERE IS NOT ONE BONE IN MY BODY THAT FEELS SYMPATHY FOR YOU.
YOU HAVE IT ALL,
AND IT'S YOUR FAULT IF YOU DON'T ENJOY IT.
WHY DO YOU THINK I'M HERE WITH YOU?
UM...MAKES SENSE.
YES. IT MAKES SENSE.
BUT WHAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE IS WHY ARE YOU HERE WITH ME,
I MEAN, OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT YOU'RE PROBABLY
DEVISING SOME SORT OF A SCHEME IN THAT HEAD OF YOURS.
YOU'VE GOT MICROPHONES
AND CAMERAS ALL AROUND THE ROOM, RIGHT?
WELL, A GIRL HAS TO HAVE SOME INSURANCE, RIGHT?
HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU RECORDED ME?
YOU THINK I'M DUMB ENOUGH TO TELL YOU?
YOU'RE ENJOYING THIS.
VERY MUCH.
MM‐HMM.
AND ‐‐ AND THE CRAZY THING ABOUT IT...
YOU MAKE ME FEEL... SAFE.
AH.
SOMEBODY'S GOT DADDY ISSUES.
‐[ LAUGHS ] ‐WHAT'S THE MATTER?
THE GREAT DOCTOR NEVER HAD ENOUGH TIME FOR HIS LITTLE GIRL?
DOCTOR?
YEAH...
NEVER MIND.
[ LAUGHS ]
I‐I DIDN'T KNOW MY FATHER.
I, UM ‐‐ WELL, HE WALKED OUT ON MY MOM WHEN I WAS 3.
I SAW HIM TWICE IN MY LIFE,
ONCE WHEN I WAS 9 AT A BIRTHDAY PARTY,
AND THEN ANOTHER WHEN I WAS 11.
HE WAS IN THE BACK OF A POLICE CAR FOR HITTING MY MOTHER.
NEVER SEE HIM AGAIN.
IS THIS IS THE PART WHERE I'M SUPPOSED TO
OFFER SYMPATHY TO YOU?
I DON'T NEED YOUR SYMPATHY.
‐AH. ‐I HAVE YOUR WALLET.
AND THE CAR. DON'T FORGET THE CAR.
YEAH.
I LET MY BROTHER BORROW IT FOR A DATE.
HE BETTER BE CAREFUL.
WAIT A MINUTE. ARE YOU TELLING ME
THAT YOU ACTUALLY DID A GOOD DEED FOR SOMEONE?
EVEN EVIL CAN SHOW KINDNESS.
♪♪♪♪
[ SIGHS ]
IT'S BEAUTIFUL OUT THERE.
THE ROSES IN THE GARDEN ARE BEAUTIFUL.
MM‐HMM.
YOU NEED TO REFOLD THESE TOWELS,
YOU DID IT WRONG AGAIN.
WHAT HAVE I DONE NOW?
DON'T TELL ME I'VE DONE SOMETHING ELSE WRONG.
LOOK, I DIDN'T GO IN HIS CLOSET.
THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH JIM.
THAT'S GOOD, BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN MUCH MORE PROTECTIVE OF HIM
THAN YOU HAVE YOUR OWN HUSBAND.
DON'T DO THAT.
DON'T YOU DARE TALK ABOUT MY HUSBAND.
‐I WAS JUST ‐‐ ‐NO, NO, HANNA.
DON'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT ROBERTO.
I DON'T TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE FACT THAT ‐‐
THAT YOUR KIDS HAVE TWO FATHERS.
CELINE, I WAS JUST KIDDING WITH YOU.
DO ME A FAVOR, OKAY?
DON'T YOU WORRY ABOUT WHY I'M SO PROTECTIVE WITH JIM.
I'M SORRY I OFFENDED YOU.
OFFENDED ME?
NO.
YOU'RE JUST TRYING TO DESTROY MY LIVELIHOOD.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
YOU KNOW, PEOPLE LIKE YOU JUST REALLY JUST AMAZE ME.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
HOW CAN YOU BE SO LOW?
I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
"UH, I DON'T"? REALLY?
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT?
NO.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I DON'T EVEN COME TO WORK TO DEAL WITH
NO FOOLISHNESS LIKE THIS.
THEN STOP CREATING IT.
HOW AM I CREATING IT?
[ LAUGHS ] OH, GOD. YOU ARE GOOD, HANNA.
ARE YOU SERIOUS RIGHT NOW?!
YOU DON'T KNOW?
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT AT ALL.
REALLY? YOU'RE JUST GONNA STAND THERE WITH YOUR ARMS CROSSED?
YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT?
NO. NOT AT ALL.
ARE YOU TRYING TO SLEEP WITH JIM?
[ LAUGHS ]
WHAT?! ARE YOU CRAZY?!
NO, NO, NO. I AM NOT CRAZY.
I SEE WHAT YOU DO.
YOU CLEAN HIS CLOSET.
YOU SHINE HIS SHOES.
AND SINCE HE DOESN'T PAY ANY ATTENTION TO YOU, YOU SAY,
"LET ME GO TO HIS WIFE."
WHOA. YOU ARE CRAZY.
NO, I'M NOT.
I KNOW YOU'RE UP TO SOMETHING.
OKAY. YOU NEED SOME HELP.
‐DO I? ‐MM‐HMM.
MNH‐MNH.
YOU KNOW, OKAY, I'M NOT GONNA STAND HERE FOR THIS FOOLISHNESS.
I'M NOT. I CAN'T DEAL WITH THIS.
REALLY? REALLY, YOU CAN'T DEAL WITH THIS?
REALLY?
I KNOW WHAT YOU SHOULD DO.
QUIT.
THERE'S NO WAY I'M QUITTING THIS JOB,
AND YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I NEED IT.
HE DOESN'T LIKE BLACK WOMEN.
OH, CELINE, YOU...
HE DOESN'T. I'M JUST ‐‐ DON'T LEAVE.
I'M NOT DONE.
I'M GONNA LEAVE YOU HERE WITH THIS TODAY.
YOU DON'T TURN HIM ON, HANNA.
ESTúPIDA.
[ SCOFFS ]
♪♪♪♪
BETTER.
NOT BAD.
SURPRISINGLY EXCELLENT. GOOD JOB.
ALL RIGHT. GOOD JOB.
PROFESSOR?
AMANDA?
SORRY TO BOTHER YOU.
NO, NO, NO. NOT AT ALL.
WHAT ‐‐ WHAT'S THE MATTER?
CAN YOU PLEASE, PLEASE LET ME TAKE THIS EXAM AGAIN?
I NEED A PASS IN ORDER TO GRADUATE.
YES, I KNOW THAT.
PLEASE?
I HAVE TO HAVE THIS.
UM...WHY DON'T YOU COME BACK TONIGHT AFTER 7:00,
AND I'LL, UH ‐‐ I'LL GIVE YOU A MAKEUP EXAM.
REALLY?
YEAH.
THANK YOU, PROFESSOR.
‐SURE. ‐THANK YOU.
SEE YOU LATER.
♪♪♪♪
[ SIREN WAILING ]
ARE YOU SERIOUS?
[ POLICE RADIO CHATTER ]
COME ON, MAN. WHAT THE HELL?
♪♪♪♪
HEY, OFFICER.
IN A HURRY?
UH, NO, SIR.
I WASN'T SPEEDING.
YES, YOU WERE. WHOSE CAR IS THIS, SON?
UH, THIS IS ACTUALLY MY SISTER'S CAR.
SHE WAS LETTING ME BORROW IT FOR A DATE.
COME ON, MAN, LOOK.
IF YOU JUST LET ME GO WITH A WARNING, MAN,
I PROMISE YOU I WON'T SPEED ‐‐ ‐STEP OUT OF THE CAR.
SIR ‐‐
STEP OUT OF THE CAR AND PUT YOUR HANDS BEHIND YOUR BACK.
WHAT, AM I BEING ARRESTED?
WHAT, ARE YOU RESISTING?
♪♪♪♪
TURN AROUND AND PUT YOUR HANDS BEHIND YOUR BACK.
[ DOG WHIMPERING ]
COME ON, MAN. CHILL OUT.
WHAT'S GOING ON, BRO? I DIDN'T EVEN DO ANYTHING, MAN.
JUST RELAX.
I TOLD YOU THIS IS MY SISTER'S CAR.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO PROVE HERE.
[ DOG BARKING ]
MAN, YOU OUGHT TO EASE UP OFF OF ME.
AW, COME ON, MAN!
ARE YOU SERIOUS? ‐YOU'RE UNDER ARREST.
IS THIS SOME TYPE OF JOKE OR SOMETHING?
‐YOU'RE UNDER ARREST. ‐YOU BETTER CHILL OFF, MAN.
THAT'S A WHOLE LOT OF COKE.
YOU'RE TALKING SERIOUS JAIL TIME.
NOT ‐‐ COKE?
WAIT. LET ME GET A PHONE CALL OR SOMETHING, MAN.
YOU BETTER GET OFF ME, MAN.
GET OFF ME, MAN.
I TOLD YOU, THAT'S MY SISTER'S CAR.
♪♪♪♪
[ CELLPHONE RINGING ]
HELLO?
DARCI: Hi.
HI! I THOUGHT YOU WERE OUT WITH MY SON.
He never showed up.
SAY WHAT?
He stood me up.
OH, NOT BENNY.
He never came, and he's not returning my calls.
OH, DARCI, REALLY.
Just tell him to lose my number, okay?
NO, NO, NO, NO. I KNOW MY SON.
I KNOW HE HAS AN EXCUSE FOR THIS.
SO JUST LET ME GIVE HIM A CALL, OKAY?
No, no, no, no. That's fine.
NO, NO, NO. JUST LET ME CALL HIM, OKAY?
I'LL FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED, ALL RIGHT?
Okay. I'll see you at church.
OKAY, BABY. I'LL SEE YOU AT CHURCH.
I'M SORRY ABOUT THIS. ‐Okay.
ALL RIGHT, SWEETHEART. BYE‐BYE.
OH, BOY.
[ DIALING ]
[ Line rings ]
Benny: HI. YOU'VE REACHED THE NUMBER FOR
BENNY YOUNG AND BENNY'S TOWING.
PLEASE LEAVE A MESSAGE AFTER THE BEEP
AND I'LL BE SURE TO RETURN YOUR CALL.
HEY, BENNY, IT'S MAMA.
LISTEN, WHERE ARE YOU?
DARCI JUST CALLED ME AND SAID YOU STOOD HER UP.
WHAT'S GOING ON? ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
CALL ME AND LEAVE ME A MESSAGE
AND LET ME KNOW YOU'RE OKAY, OKAY?
'CAUSE I KNOW THAT'S NOT LIKE YOU.
NOW, YOU OWE HER AN APOLOGY, TOO.
OKAY, CALL ME. I LOVE YOU. BYE.
♪♪♪♪
[ GROANS ] I GOT TO GO.
ARE YOU SURE?
YEAH, I'M SURE.
OKAY.
WELL, I'LL LEAVE AN HOUR AFTER YOU GO.
WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?
TO PROTECT YOU.
REALLY, SO YOU'RE PROTECTING ME NOW?
YES.
I CANNOT BEGIN TO TELL YOU
HOW COMFORTABLE THAT MAKES ME FEEL.
I'M GONNA PAY YOU BACK, YOU KNOW?
DON'T LOOK SO SHOCKED.
JUST THINK OF IT AS A LOAN.
WHY?
WHEN I WAS IN THIS... BUSINESS,
I WOULD CHARGE A THOUSAND DOLLARS A NIGHT.
NOW, THE WAY I SEE IT, YOU'LL OWE ME SOON.
TELL YOU WHAT, YOU LET ME KNOW WHEN WE GET EVEN.
WHY?
'CAUSE THEN I'M OUT.
[ CHUCKLES ]
IF IT WERE ONLY THAT SIMPLE.
HMM.
GOODBYE.
[ SIGHS ]
BENNY HASN'T BLOWN UP MY PHONE.
WHAT IS THIS NUMBER?
[ Line rings ]
‐Hello? ‐CANDACE.
YEAH, WHAT'S ‐‐ WHAT'S WRONG?
Yeah, you've got to come down here and get me.
YOU BETTER NOT HAVE WRECKED MY CAR.
NO, NO, LOOK. YOU'VE GOT TO COME DOWN HERE.
YOU'VE GOT TO COME DOWN HERE AND TELL THESE FOLKS
THAT THIS IS YOUR COCAINE.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!
THE COKE THAT WAS UNDERNEATH THE SEAT.
THE ‐‐ WHAT?!
LOOK, CANDACE, DON'T DO THIS TO ME RIGHT NOW, OKAY?
I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS.
JUST COME DOWN HERE AND TELL THESE FOLKS THE TRUTH.
BENNY, I DID NOT KNOW THAT THERE WAS COCAINE IN ‐‐
IN MY CAR.
Benny!
LOOK, I DON'T GET ANOTHER CALL, ALL RIGHT?
I'M DOWN ‐‐ I'M DOWN AT THE COUNTY AT THE STATION.
‐Benny ‐‐ ‐CALL MAMA.
♪♪♪♪
[ SIGHS ]
♪♪♪♪
YEAH, WELL, WILL YOU LET ME KNOW
IF YOU HEAR ANYTHING FROM HIM?
TELL HIM TO CALL ME, PLEASE.
[ KNOCK AT DOOR ] OKAY, THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT, BYE‐BYE.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
OH, LORD, I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS.
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
I HAVE BEEN CALLING YOU FOR AN HOUR.
I'VE BEEN ON THE PHONE. WHAT DO YOU WANT, CANDACE?
UNH‐UNH!
YOU KNOW YOU ARE NOT WELCOME IN MY HOUSE.
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
BENNY'S IN TROUBLE.
WHAT? WHAT KIND OF TROUBLE?
[ SIGHS ]
HE'S ‐‐ HE'S IN JAIL.
IN JAIL FOR WHAT?
WELL, THAT'S WHAT I ‐‐
UNH‐UNH. YOU JUST STAY RIGHT THERE!
HE'S IN JAIL FOR WHAT?!
THEY FOUND, UH, COCAINE UNDERNEATH THE SEAT.
MM. THE SEAT? WHAT SEAT?
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T KNOW.
WHAT JAIL IS HE IN?!
HE'S IN COUNTY.
UH, I GOT A CAB OUT FRONT FOR US.
MNH‐MNH. YOU JUST GO ON.
YOU GO ON AND TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF.
I'D RATHER RIDE THE DEVIL TO HELL THAN GO SOMEWHERE WITH YOU.
WELL...
HOW DID I DO?
[ SIGHS ]
CONGRATULATIONS.
‐I PASSED?! ‐YEAH, YOU PASSED.
OH, MY GOD!
THANK YOU! THANK YOU SO MUCH.
SURE. NOW, I DON'T DO THIS OFTEN FOR STUDENTS, SO SHH.
DON'T TELL ANYBODY.
THANK YOU FOR DOING IT FOR ME.
SURE.
WHY DID YOU DO IT FOR ME?
[ SIGHS ]
I LIKE YOU.
YOU HAVE A CONFIDENCE ISSUE, BUT ONCE YOU MASTER THAT,
YOU CAN DO THIS.
YOU THINK SO?
OH, I KNOW SO.
‐THANK YOU. ‐SURE.
AND, UH, THE WAY YOU'RE DRESSED
HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT, TOO.
REALLY?
YEAH. YOU'RE A GOOD KID.
I'D RATHER SEE YOU PASS THIS COURSE AND BECOME A LAWYER
THAN WALK AROUND LOOKING LIKE THAT IN PUBLIC.
THANK YOU.
HAVE A GOOD DAY.
♪♪♪♪
I'M SURPRISED YOU'RE HOME.
REALLY?
BEFORE 9:00.
I DON'T SUPPOSE YOU KEPT DINNER WARM FOR ME, DID YOU?
DARLING, THERE'S NOTHING IN THIS HOUSE THAT'S WARM FOR YOU.
WELL, THAT'S A GOOD THING,
BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING IN THIS HOUSE THAT MAKES ME HUNGRY.
NOTHING VENTURED, NOTHING GAINED.
SO HOW IS THE CAMPAIGN PLANNING GOING?
OH, WE'RE NOT ACTUALLY CAMPAIGNING YET.
DAVID DOES WANT TO ANNOUNCE SOON.
AND WHAT DO YOU WANT, BESIDES THE WHORE YOU JUST CAME FROM?
I CAN SMELL HER FROM HERE.
BRANDY.
IT'S OVER THERE ON THE TABLE.
WHOA. HANG ON A SECOND. THAT WAS MUCH TOO EASY.
IS IT SAFE TO DRINK?
IF I WANTED YOU DEAD, YOU'D BE DUST.
[ CHUCKLES ]
I'LL RISK IT.
THANK YOU.
SHE MUST HAVE BEEN GOOD.
YOU'RE BEING NICE TO YOUR WIFE.
‐[ CHUCKLES ] ‐REMIND ME TO THANK HER.
I'LL DO THAT.
SO WHEN DOES THIS DOG‐AND‐PONY SHOW START?
WE ANNOUNCE IN A MONTH, AND THEN WE CAMPAIGN SHORTLY THEREAFTER.
THEN, OF COURSE, THERE'S THE WHOLE TAP DANCE
OF THE HAPPY FAMILY.
OF COURSE.
SO HOW MUCH SMILING WILL I HAVE TO DO BY YOUR SIDE
TO GET YOU ELECTED?
IT WILL BE EXCRUCIATING, I PROMISE.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT,
CAMPAIGNING OR THE PRETENDING.
THERE'S A DIFFERENCE?
HMM. WELL SAID.
I WISH YOU WOULDN'T ACT SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS WHOLE THING,
MRS. GOVERNOR.
[ CHUCKLES ]
DON'T WORRY, DARLING.
WHEN THE CAMERAS ROLL, YOU WILL BE THE APPLE OF MY EYE.
BUT UNTIL THEN, YOU'RE THE BASTARD ON THE COUCH.
I'M GOING TO BED.
GOOD NIGHT, LOVER.
GOOD NIGHT.
AND ONE MORE THING.
HMM?
DON'T FORGET TO MAKE YOUR BED IN THE MORNING
BEFORE CELINE GETS HERE.
WE DON'T WANT ANY WHISPERS, DO WE?
[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]
HELLO?
OH, HI.
NO. HE'S RIGHT HERE.
WHO IS IT?
DAVID.
I'LL TAKE IT IN THE STUDY.
GOOD NIGHT.
HE'LL BE RIGHT THERE.
I GOT IT!
[ SIGHS ] HELLO.
I GOT IT, KATHERYN.
SOMEBODY WENT M. I. A. TODAY.
[ SIGHS ] I LOST TRACK OF TIME.
That can happen when you leave your watch
ON THE NIGHTSTAND IN A HOTEL ROOM.
IS THERE SOMETHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY TO ME?
WE HAD A MEETING WITH OUR FUTURE CAMPAIGN MANAGER,
AND YOU MISSED IT.
I HAD A MEETING. I HAD BUSINESS.
BUSINESS?
DO YOU UNDERSTAND HOW DIFFICULT IT WAS
FOR ME TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN?
I'M SORRY. I HAD A MEETING. I HAD BUSINESS.
IS OUR LINE CLEAR?
Yes.
WHERE WERE YOU?
I TOLD YOU, I WAS BUSY.
WITH WHOM?
WHY THE HELL ARE YOU ASKING ME ALL THESE QUESTIONS?!
WERE YOU WITH THE CRIMINAL?
IS THAT WHAT THIS IS ABOUT?
IS THAT WHY YOU CALLED ME?
I WANT YOU TO STOP SEEING THE CRIMINAL.
REAL‐‐ REALLY? THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT?
THAT YOU WERE WITH HER MAKES ME NOT REGRET ANY OF THIS AT ALL.
Regret what?
ARE YOU TELLING ME THAT YOU'RE GONNA WALK AWAY
FROM LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR? ‐No, no.
I'M TELLING YOU THAT I'M HELPING YOU
GET YOUR HEAD BACK INTO THE GAME,
HELPING YOU BECOME GOVERNOR.
WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN, DAVID?
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
YOU'LL THANK ME LATER.
Thank you for what?
FOR HANDLING THIS.
YOU HANDLED WHAT?
OUR PROBLEM IS NOW A NONFACTOR.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
IT MEANS IT'S DONE.
SHE WON'T BE BOTHERING YOU AGAIN.
NO, NO, NO. WHAT DID YOU DO, DAVID?
‐GOOD NIGHT. ‐David?
NO...
[ CELLPHONE BEEPS ]
Amanda: CANDACE?
CANDACE: Hi.
IT WORKED! [ CHUCKLES ]
IT WAS CRAZY.
I SAW HIM LOOKING AT MY BOOBS.
THEN HE SAID, "SURE, YOU CAN TAKE THE TEST AGAIN."
AND I WENT IN AND PASSED WITH FLYING COLORS.
‐Amanda... ‐YEAH?
...I CAN'T TALK TO YOU RIGHT NOW.
Okay, but I wanted to say thank you.
I passed, and it was great.
Hurry back so we can talk about it, okay?
YEAH, OKAY, ALL RIGHT. BYE.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
JUST A SECOND.
HEY. [ LAUGHS ]
PROFESSOR.
YOU MISSED ONE SECTION OF THE EXAM.
WHAT? HOW DID I DO THAT?
I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T KNOW,
BUT IT'S ‐‐ IT'S PRETTY IMPORTANT.
OKAY. UM, WHEN CAN I TAKE IT?
NO, NO, YOU DON'T HAVE TO TAKE IT.
YOU HAVE TO GIVE IT.
[ CHUCKLES ]
I'M CONFUSED.
OH, COME ON, COME ON.
I KNOW THE GAME.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
WHEN I REALIZED YOU AND CANDACE WERE ROOMMATES,
I PUT TWO AND TWO TOGETHER, AND I WAS LIKE, "OH, MY GOD."
WAIT. YOU'VE GOT IT WRONG!
OH.
GET OUT OF HERE. I'M GONNA SCREAM.
OH, I LOVE IT WHEN YOU GUYS PLAY THE HELPLESS VICTIM.
[ LAUGHS ]
OH, I BET YOU I LIKE IT WHEN YOU SCREAM, HUH?
HOW LOUD CAN YOU SCREAM? ‐STOP IT!
ARE YOU SERIOUS?
YES.
WELL, YOU FAILED.
AMANDA, YOU MIGHT BE ONE OF
THE DUMBEST STUDENTS I HAVE EVER HAD.
COME ON, THE ONLY WAY YOU'RE GETTING TO THE BAR
IS ON YOUR BACK.
HMM, YOU WANT TO PASS THE TEST
OR DO YOU WANT TO BE A FAILURE?
WANT TO GO WITH ME AND PASS THE TEST, HMM?
SEE THAT LITTLE BED OVER THERE?
YOU WANT TO PASS OR DO YOU WANT TO BE A FAILURE, HUH, HUH?
PASS OR FAILURE?
PASS OR FAILURE. COME ON.
COME ON IN.
[ SOBS ]
NO!
COME ON.
COME ON!
[ SOBBING ]
[ SCREAMING ]
♪♪♪♪
OH, WOW.
GOD, YOU WERE GREAT.
MY LEGS.
YOU ALL RIGHT, YEAH?
YOU ALL RIGHT?
[ SIGHING ]
SORRY IF I GOT A LITTLE ROUGH.
THAT'S JUST HOW I LIKE IT.
[ CHUCKLES ]
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?
[ GROANS ]
I'M SURE YOU GIRLS ARE USED TO IT.
[ CHUCKLES ]
YOU HUNGRY?
YOU WANT A BURGER OR SOMETHING?
I'M FREAKING STARVING.
♪♪♪♪
HEY, DON'T WORRY ABOUT YOUR GRADES.
YOU ARE GONNA PASS EVERY TEST WITH FLYING COLORS...
AS LONG AS I GET TO KEEP COMING OVER HERE,
HAVING THESE SPECIAL MOMENTS.
♪♪♪♪
[ GROANING ]
WOW.
AMAZING.
I DON'T EVEN WANT TO LEAVE.
DO YOU KNOW PROFESSOR ADELMAN?
DO YOU?
YOU KNOW HIM?
HE'S A BUDDY OF MINE.
AND WE ‐‐ WE SHARE SECRETS.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
IS IT OKAY WITH YOU IF I PUT YOUR NAME ON MY LIST?
I KNOW HIS CLASSES AREN'T YOUR MAJOR,
BUT, YOU KNOW, WE BARTER.
IF YOU SAY YES,
HE GETS TO COME ALL THE WAY OVER HERE
AND PLAY WITH YOU.
AND I...
I GET TO GO OVER THERE ‐‐ OH ‐‐
AND PLAY WITH HILLARY.
OH, SHE'S AMAZING.
HAVE YOU MET HER?
HAVE YOU?
OH, HILLARY, STUNNING.
YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T KNOW HOW HOT YOU WERE
UNTIL YOU PUT ON THAT LITTLE, BITTY MINISKIRT.
HOLY COW.
YOU'RE AMAZING, TOO.
YOU SURE YOU'RE NOT HUNGRY?
I'M STARVING.
NOTHING? YOU WANT A BURGER,
HUH, SOME DESSERT, SODA?
SOMETHING TO PUT INSIDE YOUR LITTLE BELLY?
NO?
♪♪♪♪
OKAY. [ CHUCKLES ]
I'LL SEE YOU LATER.
♪♪♪♪
[ CRYING ]
♪♪♪♪
NICELY DONE.
THANK YOU.
DON'T MENTION IT.
ARE WE EVEN NOW?
IS IT SOLID?
AIRTIGHT ARREST.
‐VIDEO? ‐DASHCAM.
NICE.
NO GETTING OUT OF THIS ONE.
‐HOW MUCH WEIGHT? ‐TWO KILOS.
OKAY. NARCOTICS CONVICTION ‐‐ THAT'S 25 YEARS.
AT BEST.
I'D SAY WE'RE EVEN.
SO YOU SPOKE WITH THE D. A.?
YES. RAN THE ARREST THROUGH HER OFFICE.
OKAY, GOOD.
GONNA RIDE THIS ONE ALL THE WAY TO RE‐ELECTION.
[ LAUGHS ]
SHE DOES LIKE A GOOD CONVICTION.
WELL DONE.
THANK YOU.
HE'S GOING AWAY FOR A LONG TIME.
"HE"?
YEAH.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN "HE"?
THE PERP THAT WAS DRIVING THE CAR.
ISN'T A HE.
YES, IT IS.
ARE YOU TELLING ME THAT SHE IS A HE?
‐WHO? ‐HER?
‐NO. ‐WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
SHE WASN'T ARRESTED.
SHE'S WAITING TO SEE THE PERP. HE'S HER BROTHER.
HER BROTHER?
HER BROTHER WAS DRIVING THE CAR.
OH, DAMN.
YOU ARRESTED THE WRONG PERSON.
[ SIGHS ]
♪♪♪♪
H‐HOLD ON.
I KNOW THAT FACE.
WHO IS SHE?
Officer: THAT'S HIS MOTHER.
WAIT. THAT'S HER MOTHER, TOO.
YES.
WELL NOW.
NEXT ON "THE HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS"...
‐WHO IS THIS KID? ‐HOW THE HELL DO I KNOW?
YOU'RE THE ONE WHO ARRESTED HIM.
MRS. CRYER, DO YOU KNOW A LAWYER I MIGHT BE ABLE TO HIRE?
PRAYING ‐‐ THAT'S WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING.
WELL, THAT AND DRINKING.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY IT, SO STOP THINKING ABOUT IT.
THINKING ABOUT WHAT?
HOW TO SAY YOU LOVE ME AND MAKE IT SOUND REAL.
YOU SET ME UP.
NO, NO!
YES, YOU DID. YOU SET ME UP.
NO, I ‐‐ KEEP YOUR VOICE DOWN.
‐I DON'T GIVE A DAMN! ‐CANDACE, STOP IT!