Soul To Soul

(leopard growls) ("gone (when you smile)" ) ♪ one time, one time ♪ ♪ two times, two times ♪ ♪ hey ♪ ♪ freddie g, let's get 'em ♪ ♪ i was gone, iwas gone, so gone ♪ ♪ i was gone, baby ♪ ♪ girl when you smile ♪

♪ girl when yousmile at me yeah ♪ ♪ hey baby, i can't forget ♪ ♪ first day that we met ♪ ♪ it was so wonderful whenyou sat down with me ♪ ♪ i told you i wantedto see you again ♪ ♪ i was gone, baby,i was gone, honey ♪ ♪ i was gone, baby,girl when you smiled ♪ ♪ i was gone, yes,i was, i was gone ♪ ♪ gone, girl when yousmiled at me, yeah ♪

♪ we sat down fora latte or two ♪ ♪ we started conversatingabout healthy things to eat ♪ - police were called outat least a dozen times this past weekend to thesunny creek subdivision for a rash of domesticviolence cases. oddly enough, in astrange turn of events, 90% of those cases were ofwomen who violently abused men. reporting live right herein southwest atlanta, i'm lauryn "pep" bradley.

- don't interruptme when i'm talking! (man shouts) - [woman] it's reallynot that serious. at least that's what ikeep trying to tell myself every time it happens. it always starts witha simple disagreement about what to have for breakfast or what news channel to watch, and it justescalates from there.

sometimes there's foodthrowing, a fork or a knife, and then eventuallyit's very physical. hot coffee, hits to the face. - do you alwaysopen up to strangers with random thoughtsand personal feelings? - i'm sorry, i just reallyneeded somebody to talk to. i'm monee. - monee, i'm katherine. how often do these randomacts of violence occur?

- [monee] a few times a week. - a few times aweek, that's intense! - i'm supposed to beseeing a psychiatrist, but i don't trust those quacks. - [katherine] so you decided to peruse a art gallery instead? - just needed sometime to think. - you don't honestly believe that all psychiatristsare quacks, do you?

- they just wantyour damn money. they don't careabout helping nobody. - [katherine] i'm sure thereare a few you can trust. - uh, yeah. - [katherine] who are youtalking about, your boyfriend? - if you wanna call him that. - well certainly, he mustmean something to you? - well yeah, i don't knowhow we have been able to sustain a relationshipfor 14 months.

- 14 months? - [monee] yeah, so it'sfunny because i told people we shouldn't havelasted 14 days. - what's your boyfriend's name? - earnest, but i really wishyou wouldn't call him that. - what, earnest or boyfriend? seriously, what provokesthe abusive behavior? - i don't know. you know, our firstargument was over

how much yards that ittakes to make a hoodie. - a hoodie? - yes, he designedthis hooded jacket, and i called my mom,who's a seamstress, and asked her to designthe prototype for him. and it just exploded from there. anyway, i don't quiteunderstand how this works. - [earnest] how what works? - [monee] the hoodie, likewhat is it supposed to do?

- baby, it doesn't doanything, it's a metaphor. - it infers that i haven'tforgotten where i came from, 'cause i'm always looking back. - oh, okay, i get it, i get it. but you know you'renot gonna be able to tell that to everybody whobuys one, hah hah! (laughs) - true, true, but you know not everybody is as intelligent as my boo thang.

- mmh, boo thang, thathas a nice ring to it. but you know you'rethe genius boo thang. - genius hardly. but it's simple enough for aneighth grader to understand. - so considerate! - baby, you got a littlechicken on your teeth. - i'm done, let's go. let's go. - i'm gonna pay the bill.

(sighs) - lauryn? - monee. - well, i see you justpicked the perfect time to come and flauntyourself around earnest. - monee, earnestand i are neighbors. and we have been friendfor a number of years-- - [monee] i know what you are. - listen, if i wanted--

- the point is stayaway from him, okay? - if i wanted earnest,you would be history. - (laughs) you don'tknow me very well. - obviously, youdon't know yourself. - how about we getsix in each color? i should make all of theprototypes, what do you think? - sounds good to me. - okay, that should costlike 100 maybe $125. damn, i still gotta get somebodyto make them for me though.

- i may know someone,but you have to be quiet. - be quiet? - yes, she has tothink it's for me, or she's not gonna do it. especially if sheknows it's for a man. - can i get my phone? - how much is she gonna charge? - don't worry about that, babe. i'll take care of it.

hello, hey ma! - i got this project ineed you to work on for me. - i want you to sewa project for me. - it's like 20 hoodies. - about 12 to 15 hoodies? - i want you tomarket it for me. - how long do you thinkit's going to take? - you already gotmy merchant number! - how much cloth do i need?

- right, there you go! - okay, okay, good. - are we good? - okay, well i'll bringit by later on today. - so we good? - yes, i told you shewas going to do it! - yes! now you sure we don't needto put it in the budget? - earnest, i told you iwould take care of it.

stop second guessing mewhen i tell you something. - [earnest] baby,i'm just making sure. - well, you don'tneed to make sure. when i tell you i gotsomething, i got it! do you understand? i asked you a question, earnest! - yeah, i hear you. - don't ignore me wheni tell you something. when i say something, iexpect you to respond.

now, let's go pickup your material. - hey, who was that you called? - oh, it was my mother,she's a seamstress. so she said we're gonnaneed about 3/4 per hoodie. - okay, so...- 3/4 yard. - 3/4 is one thatmeans every fourth one you'll have a quarterso four makes five, and we need eightyards will make 10. - no, eight yards willmake eight hoodies.

- no, baby, every fourth onewe'll have a quarter over, so every fourth willhave an additional one, so we can make-- - okay, my mom isa seamstress, okay? she's been sewing eversince i was a little girl. she's been sewing for bobbibrown, silk, everybody. so she should knowhow much yard. - baby, i don't care if shemade barack obama's drawers, two plus two is four!

- see, you know what, that'syour problem, earnest! you think you know everything! you know, i'm so sick of you! i can't even finishmy damn chicken without you saying something. - baby, you need to calm down. - no, you need to calm down! don't tell me to calm down! - but monee, peopleare looking at--

- i don't care who'slooking at me, screw them! okay, shit, i'llkick your ass, too! sick of everybody! what? i'm gonna punch youin your damn face if you say something else! - thank you for shoppingwild art with us today. you supported yourlocal georgia artists. come see us again!

so wow, that waspretty explosive. - that's nothing comparedto the next 13 months. - so what about whenyou were growing up? - what is there to talk about? - what was it like for you? - our father molestedme and beat me, and my mother she neglectedme and turned a deaf ear. he spent more time in myroom than he did in hers. son of a bitchhurt me for years,

and you think she everdid anything about it? - did she? - hell no she didn't. as long as he kept her ina nice car and nice house, he could do whatever thehell he wanted to do. she didn't care. - certainly there wassomebody who cared about you. - there was times heleft me covered in blood. and my friends wouldcome pick me up,

and he would just hunt me down and take me back to his house. - to his house? - i didn't consider it my home, if that's what you'reexpecting me to say. - so let me getsome clarification, there was no one who reportedabuse from your father? - to who? he had the police departmentin his back pocket.

he had so much influence, he could do whateverhe wanted to do. - really? - my father's killed people. no one's everquestioned him about i. - alright, tell me moreabout you and earnest. - i decided to be the biggerperson and call him back. - they bump with me! - that just shows youhow much you love me.

you love me! - i love you!- do it! - but i'll be--- go do it now! jump off of the ramp! (both laughing) ♪ let me know what's ♪ ♪ show me how you really feel ♪ ♪ don't let it fade never ♪ - bam, baby!- no, you're (mumbles)

♪ how it works ♪ ♪ all i need is to complete ♪ ♪ and it will bethat i love you ♪ ♪ say it's the devil ♪ ♪ and i feel ♪ ♪ it's in my soul, yeah ♪ ♪ it beats a thousand words ♪ ♪ how i feel ♪ ♪ it's in my soul oh yeah ♪

♪ if you find another guy ♪ ♪ call it perfection art ♪ ♪ praise about her love ♪ ♪ tell me where to start ♪ ♪ her revision was to love me ♪ ♪ baby i love you too ♪ ♪ my motivation's like cashews ♪ ♪ and she give me the bluffs ♪ ♪ i got your backgirls, don't worry ♪

♪ i got your backboys, so don't worry ♪ ♪ i put you in a positionwhere you ain't never been ♪ ♪ we talk about bighouses and little kids ♪ ♪ painting picturesin my dreams ♪ ♪ trying to map out lifeand where i wanna be ♪ ♪ all white wedding let'stake it up a notch ♪ ♪ i'm looking at her example ♪ - did you likewhat you saw today? - what are you talking about?

- the girl over there whenwe were playing the game. did you like it? - what girl, baby? - you were looking at her booty. i saw you looking at her booty. did you like her booty? - baby, i wasn't looking atnobody's booty but yours. - look, it's okay! like you literally,i saw your eyes,

they were looking at her booty when she walked into the store. - baby, i promise you-- - so what, are youcalling me a liar? - no, no--- are you saying that i'm crazy, earnest?- no, no! i would never do that. - but i saw you looking! like you were blatantlylooking at her booty.

- oh, baby--- but it's okay. i mean, i understand that you'regonna still look at girls, even though we're together,i understand that. and it's okay, but i justdon't want you saying that you didn'tlook at her booty, when i blatantly sawyou look at her booty. - baby, i onlyhave eyes for you. - and her booty, apparently! but it's okay--- it's not, but--

- just admit that you werelooking at her booty, babe! it's okay!- it is not. - it is, like, ipromise it's okay. - alright. - fucking booty! okay babe, like,it's okay, okay? - it was okay until youstarted beating my ass. ♪ (vocalizing) ♪ ♪ said it's 10,000 words ♪

♪ and i feel it'sin my soul yeah ♪ ♪ it's 10,000 words ♪ ♪ oh and i feel it'sin my soul yeah ♪ - yeah, like that. kick me. yeah! oh! kick! you're off your game, are you?

what's up with you? - hah! look, i'm good, alright? everybody can't be asuperstar in football. - it's not aboutme, it's about you. i'm just here to work. go! i want you to workhard, dump my course. - no disrespect, joe,

but maybe you shouldjust stick to football and personal training,because you have not idea-- (scuffling) - earnest, i loveyou like a brother. i tell you, that iwill beat you down! get help! damn, (mumbles). now go home! - now listen, i'ma grown ass man!

- [woman] i love you! - [man] you don'twanna listen to me! - oh! - you know, it takes a realbig man to push a woman around. - why did you say, punk? - punk? that's real cool, dude. - look buckwheat, mindyour business, okay? mind your business, unlessyou want some of this.

- okay, now i don't think you're man enoughto fill that order. but if you feel lucky,go ahead and try. - i see, i guess i'm gonnahave to teach you a lesson that your mamma obviouslyforgot to teach you, or was too stupid to give you! yeah, how you likethat, huh, yeah! - get up, punk! - get off me!

- get up! get up! get up, get up, get up! get out! - [earnest] you okay? - yes, thank you so much. he is such a jerk! i'm lisa. - earnest, andyou're welcome, lisa.

i know the type. - [lisa] you handled yourselfreally well out there. - i guess some thingsjust come naturally, lisa. - yeah, unfortunately thatincludes being a butthead. - well, the world takesall different types of people, you know? listen, you takecare, okay lisa? - can i buy you adrink or something? you know, to say thanks?

- [earnest] that won'tbe necessary, lisa. that guy was trash, hedeserved to be taught a lesson. - i'm the one who needs a lesson on how to stay awayfrom guys like that. - don't blame yourself, okay? a real man, don't have to beasked to take out the trash. - it's not the first time. - well, maybe you needto make it your last. - and how do you suggesti do that, earnest?

- maybe you need to trysomething different? - well, i am all ears. (phone ringing) - you got your erniebear, don't mess it up. - do you always have toanswer the phone like that? - what's up, monee? - no seriously, why do youanswer the phone like that? it's so retarded. - oh, i'm great, thanks.

- seriously, i don't understand why you don't answer thephone like a normal person. such an idiot sometimes. - [earnest] lookmonee, we need to talk, but not on the phone, okay? - earnest, if youwanna break up, why don't you just beman enough to say that, and not have me waste mytime driving 23 miles to-- - [earnest] hey, i'd just rathertalk in person, that's all.

- just be man enough tosay what you gotta say! - okay, big mouth, i'm done! i don't need this crapfrom you or nobody else. - well, i'm done, too! tired of--- alright, monee, bye. - whatever, bye! - ernie! earnest! problem here gettingyour groove on, i bet.

- [earnest] whatdo you want, frank? - man, get out the bed! man, get out of the bed! - it's a sofa, it's not a bed. - earnest, get up! man, get up, dude! earnest, get up, lion king! get up, man! - how did you getin here anyway?

- i got in here with the key. - yeah, i remembergetting my key back! - and i remembermaking myself a copy for situations like this. man, what's wrong with you? - nothing! - dude, just tell me. - is it that good? i mean, it mustbe lined in gold.

- yeah, it is. - look at you. you ain't shaved, youain't combed your hair. man, you're like areal raggamuffin. why have you let thisgirl get under your skin? - because it's personal.- oh. - just leave me alone. - uh uh. dawg, you didn't behave thisbadly when mamma passed.

- let's leave mamma out of this. - none of us should have todeal with abuse, especially you. you a good man, earnest. what monee isputting you through, you shouldn't evenhave to deal with. i mean, look at mamma and daddy. they was together 49 years. 49 years and not onetime did they raise a, no, i'm good,

not one time didthey raise a finger toward each otherin an abusive way. abuse is serious business. - i know, frank,but i love her, man. - look okay, when i met ursula, i was crazy in lover with her. i mean, i still am, i waswilling to take anything she had to dishout, good or bad. luckily for me, shewasn't the type of woman

that would takeadvantage of my kindness. - everywhere i turn,there's always somebody trying to tell me whati should do about monee. well, what aboutyou, frank, huh? what about you? - what about me? - you bigger andstronger than ursula, what would you doif she hit you? - i would probablyget my ass beat.

(earnest laughing) - [frank] no, no, no, don'tlaugh at me, because it's not... she's just fast! but it's not about that. it's not about being biggeror stronger in a relationship. it's about two people, that'swilling to love each other enough not to put theirhands on each other. - i feel you, frank, i feel you. - ernie, we both knowthat if you wanted to,

you could knock herout with one punch. then of course, i'd bedown at the jail house bailing your ass out. you're not a violent person. and i know you arerestraining yourself, because of what you wentthrough in the military. we need the things in our past, so we can make wayfor our future. now get up man, you stink.

- why won't you just gonow, get up out of here, so i can be by myself? - i'm gonna go, hold up. you don't need this, man,this is as bad as poison. this is poison,look at all this! this ain't good! mmh, mmh! yeah. what is that, peach?

aw, come on, man,knock it off, man. i'm gonna get the phone, man. if that's the case, what? - (voice drownedout by ringing), that i don't wantto be bothered. - we ain't home! - frank?- yeah? - have a drink, havea drink. (laughs) - you been stinkingand you been stinking!

how about that? uh uh, uh uh! ("home") ♪ i can't wait to come home ♪ ♪ you know the firstthing's smoking ♪ ♪ baby i ain't jokingout here all alone ♪ (vomiting) (electric razor buzzing) ♪ baby i ain't joking ♪

- uh! (shower running) hey baby, i'm coming home. ♪ out here all alone ♪ ♪ trying to (mumbles) ♪ ♪ just to be there ♪ ♪ with your lips, with yoursmell, with your feel ♪ ♪ with your ooh ♪ ♪ i just want toget back to you ♪

(soft gasping) (monee crying) - baby, what's wrong? - i just love you so much. - god, i thought i hurt you. - no, baby! i love when you make love to me. when you're inside of me, i feel like you'remaking love to my soul.

- monee, we can't keepgoing through this. you got to get help foryour anger issues, baby. - baby, isn't this makeup sex worth it? (giggles) - yeah, but we can'tfix everything with sex. - oh babe, i just wantyou to hold me right now. and i want us to be happy thatwe're still together, okay? ♪ out here on theroad trying to be ♪ - monee, i definitelylove my natural hair, but you gotta put thisweave in my hair next time.

- oh, i got you, definitely. alright, you're awesome. now you're all set!- alright, girl. let me get you paid. - okay, here come, let's go. (indistinct speaking) good morning, mr. bradford. - what's good? your rent is seriously past due.

i've made several phonecalls and left messages. - i know, i've beengoing through a lot, and i'm just trying-- - in regards to what's goingon in the rest of your life, miss kinyard, the rent is dueon the first of each month. - i understandthat, mr. bradford, but i'm really trying to-- - but, the only butt youhave to be worrying about is yours being out on the street

if i don't have the rentby close of business today. - business was slow last month. - sounds like apersonal problem. i run a business not a charity. - you know, if i was a man, you wouldn't be talkingto me like that. - if you were a man, iprobably would have been putting my fist in yourface for the way you talk. - i know my rights!

you can't come in herethreatening me like that! i have 30 days! - you have untilthe end of the day, or the locks will be changed,and you will be out-- - who do you thinkyou're talking to? i don't care ifyou're my landlord! nobody talks to me like this! - i just did, andi'm done talking. - then leave, leave!

- all of the rent plus thelate fee by the end of the day, or your ass is out of here! - get out of my face, i'll sueyou for everything you got! i'll own this building. - (chuckles) five o'clock, or the locks will be changed, and a police officer willbe posted at the door. - get out of here, raggedyass building anyway. - and if you decide to show up,

i'll have you arrestedfor trespassing. then we'll see howtough you really are. - i said, get yourass out of here! - (chuckles) you'vegot a big mouth for a nappy headed knockoff! five o'clock!- your mamma, your mamma's a nappy head! (landlord laughing) - [earnest] bradford!

- excuse me? - i'm a man. - i can see that. you are? - why don't we just pretendmy name is monee kinyard? - oh, i get it, you are theknight in shining armor. - that's right, bradford,the black knight. - and you've cometo save the day. - how much is the late fee?

- well, i'm not sure that's any of your business, black knight. - i'm making it my business. - miss kinyard's nameis on the contract. - how much? - okay, i guess i guessi can spend your money just as easily as i spend hers. late fee's $60. - here's $3,000, this shouldcover your next three months,

and your late fee. don't harass her again. - of course, i'll have to makesure that this check clears. - the money's good, bradford. you step out of linewith her one more time, your day's gonnabe the last thing you gonna have toworry about saving. - oh, that sounds real tough. - don't let thesmooth pace fool you.

- nice doing business with you. oh and please say helloto miss kinyard for me. - hey baby, i took careof that clown for you. your next threemonths are paid for. - oh, baby! thank you, i love you! - [earnest] i love you, too. (singing) now this iswhat i call good loving (monee laughing)

(earnest singing) - baby, hey babe, focus. - i am focused. - the other reason whyi called you over here. - oh, on that. - yes, my computer. - okay, alright. so you want me tohook up a link, so that you can access yourclients remotely, right?

- right, i wannabe able to set up so i can look at myclient's information without anybody else. - [earnest] okay, no problem. so i'll just exportthem into a spreadsheet, then i'll hook up there on it,and put it on your website. - mm-hmm, oh, and can youput microwave word on there? - (laughs) baby,it's microsoft word. - you know whati mean. (giggles)

- [earnest] i knowwhat you mean. - i wanna writeletters and stuff. - i got you, baby. - don't you? - okay. ♪ this time i'm spendingwith you tonight baby ♪ ♪ yeah, yeah, ♪ ♪ i think you're so beautiful ♪ there you go.

- already? - [earnest] it helps whenyou know what you're doing. - oh, well. - [earnest] now move this way. - me be the judge of that. - [earnest] let me move this. - i'm gonna stare at this. - so far so good. earnest?- hm?

- who is this in thepicture with you? - that's just lorraine. - who the hell is lorraine, and why does she have it allbacked up on you like that? - baby, it's just a girli went to an event with two years ago, you know, wedid some training together. why you tripping? - did you screw her? - oh my god, whatdifference does that make?

- [monee] whatdifference does it make? - baby-- - does it make any? what difference does it make? - keep your voice down! - no! you're not gonna havea picture of some bitch on my computer andthink it's cool! - it's a picture!

- i don't care ifit's a picture! - look-- you know what, hey! i'm out.- are you out? - yes, i'm out.- are you, are you out? - putting up with this crap! - okay, okay.- this crap! - you're out, okay. you out?

you're out? ♪ 'cause i'ma make yousay my name tonight yeah ♪ - i'm lauryn "pep" bradley,and i tell you to be safe. hey, lover boy! - [earnest] hey, news lady! or should that be pep? - earnest, so good to see you. (mumbling) oh earnest, you are so tenseand badly in need of a massage.

- [earnest] (laughs)is that an offer? - well, only ifyou want it to be. - why do they call you pep? - you don't have thenecessary clearance for that information. - what are you looking for? - your ball and chain. - that was rich! - monee has eyes all over you.

- if she see me with you, ah,she gonna start world war iii. - listen, i'm patientlywaiting on monee to mess up just one time, so you canopen your eye wide enough. - and then what? - you'll see whythey call me pep. ("pretty woman") ♪ pretty woman walkingdown the street ♪ ♪ pretty woman kindi'd like to meet ♪ - [monee] i askedyou a question!

- monee, we weren'tdoing nothing! i was just playing! - [monee] don't ignore mewhen i tell you something! when i say something, iexpect you to respond! - oh, god. i gotta stop doing this crap. - dude, you okay,you look like hell. - i'm good, man. - you lying, i haven'tseen you in a month.

you don't come tothe gym anymore. what's going on with you, man? - i know, dawg, it'smonee, man, she tripping. - tripping? word on the street is shebeen whipping your ass. - naw, man, she loses hertemper every now and then, but you know, that's the norm. ain't no big thang. - the norm?

man, i'm tired of people making excuses forthese abusers, man. - it's not thati'm making excuses, i'm just acknowledgingmy part, that's all. - bull crap. she scratches you,beats you, punches you, she's keyed up your car,she's broken your window-- - thomas, thomas,thomas, thomas, thomas, dude, i know that, man, iwas there, remember, hello?

- [thomas] yeah, you were there. you're absolutely right. i'm just saying. - what, you think i enjoyletting her kick my ass, huh? - [thomas] i mean, ihope you don't, bro. - it's just like you said, man, if i kicked her ass,i'm going to jail. i ain't trying to hear that. - i mean, you stilldon't have to take it.

press charges on her. - press charges? so yeah, so i'mgonna call the cops, and say, uhm, excuse me, but this 130 pound womanjust kicked my ass. - you damn right! - so that's youranswer, huh dawg? - look man, she's bipolar. you need to get her some help.

like, go to a doctorwho gonna subscribe some of them big pills. i'm talking about the bighorse pills, the blue ones, 'cause she need totake some of them. - dude, i'm just tryingto change some of my ways, that's all, youknow how i am, man. i been know to say thehell with women real fast, you know that. - man, if you love her,you'll get some help,

before she kill somebody, or maybe even you, earnest. - tom! hey babe, i'm back. babe, you upstairs? - the hell you been, earnest? - what? - don't play dumb with me. where were you?

- i was at the gymwith thomas, babe. worked out, and then we-- - stop lying! carla called me and told methat you were with a bitch! - what bitch, baby? look, i know youthink thomas is cute, but i wouldn't call him a girl. - you think this is funny? so you think this is funny.

- baby, what are youdoing with those knives? - you think this is a game. you think this is funny? - baby, you need toput that knife down. baby please, put the knife down. (woman grunts) - this is whati'm talking about. (woman cries out) - baby...

- [voice] thomasno, she's a sniper! (earnest cries out) monee! you need professionalpsychiatric help, baby. - get the hell off of me! - you need psychologicalhelp, baby! - i'm not crazier thanyour dead ass mamma! - god...- gonna kill you! i promise to god i'mgonna kill your ass!

- baby, please...- you don't care about me! - please get help. - are you gonna kill me? - i love you, i love you, baby. i love you, i love you, baby. baby, please get help,please, please, baby? please, i will go with you. i will go with you. - oh, so sorry.

- [earnest] please,i will go with you. - [monee] i'm sosorry, i'm sorry. (both crying) - so browsing artis your new therapy. - i don't know whatit is, katherine, but if i'm not having sexwith him, i can't stand him. - so sex is your commonbond with earnest. - how can somebody whomakes you feel so good, make you so angry?

- what else about him is itthat you like besides the sex? - he's rich, but he just hasthe best sex i've ever had. - there's gotta be more than sex to a solid relationship, monee. - well, didn't itell you he was rich? he takes care of my kids,i will give him that. - does he have kids of his own? - yes, and he's sucha great provider, and he's always bringingus stuff and cooking.

- so, he's good, he's caring. - mm-hmm. - what about that sets you off? - his smart ass mouth. - [katherine] what do you mean? - he gets on my damn nerves. he always has somethingto say about everything. - [katherine] is he notentitled to an opinion? - i guess so, buthe knows everything.

- relationships takepatience, monee. - i hear you, i guessthe biggest thing is if he cheats or if he lies. - does he? - [monee] well, nonethat i can prove yet. - you were talking abouta mattress earlier. what about that? - i have a $3,000king size bed, okay? and i wanted it moved fromupstairs to downstairs.

- and did he offerto move it for you? - uh, actually he did. - well, that was considerate. - well no, he shouldhave just left it alone if he wasn't gonna do it right. - [katherine] whathappened, monee? - okay, he hired these guysto help him move the mattress. and they turned mymattress upside down. - what does earnestdo for a living?

- what differencedoes that make? - [katherine] well, i'm justtrying to figure things out. - [monee] it sounds likeyou're defending him. - i'm not defendinghim, he's just, i wanna be fair and he'snot here to defend himself. - a retired military andhe does videos on the side. - you are so defensive, monee. do you not trust anyone? - [monee] not really.

- well, you're gonnahave to trust me, if you want me to help you. - i'm trying, butit's just really hard. - my, well, let's getback to the mattress. - that's $3,000! - was the mattressreally worth $3,000 or is it the whole bed? - why are you asking me allthese lame ass questions? - maybe you're puttingan inflated sense

of value on the mattress. - [monee] because i knowhow much it's worth! - well, did you payfull price for it? - that's not the point! he has no businessmistreating my stuff! - what did you do? - i flipped it overmyself, i went off! - did that piss you off? - [monee] yes, it pissed me off!

- [katherine] could it notjust have been a mistake? - no it couldn'thave been a mistake, because takes care of his stuff. if it was his, hewouldn't have did that. i'm done. - monee, monee, can wedo this next friday? - lorraine!- hi, dr. malone! - it's good to see you! don't you have something betterto do on your lunch hour?

- well, you know i had to comedown here and check on you. - i'm fine, i'm fine,how was the wedding? - it was nice! - that's great. - how are thingsgoing down here today? - i tell you this morningwas very interesting. - what happened? - i met a younglady, very disturbed. - is she being abused?

- this time she's the abuser. and i think she's verycapable of hurting somebody. - are you taking herin as a new patient? - i am, but not inthe traditional way. she's not very trusting. i'm gonna continueto see her here without her knowing about it. - do you need me to do anything? - i need you to clearmy schedule for friday.

- should i start the newpatient packet for her? - no, i want you tostart an info file, and i'll fill in the rest. - and how about payment? - this one's on me. i think it's more importantthat we help this girl instead of worrying about money. - understood. what's her name?

(dramatic music) ("sanford and son theme song") - now that's enoughabout cable tv. i gotta go to work, odabo. - [monee] hey, baby. - hey, babe! how you doing? (door closes) how'd it go?

- [monee] oh my gosh,it went so good. - yeah?- yes. - what'd your doctor say? - well... she said that i needto be more patient and considerateof your feelings. that's what she said. - yeah?- yup. - she must've said a hellof a lot more than that.

- well baby, i get tospend the day with you. no kids, no clients,no work, no phone! just me and you. - [earnest] that's it, huh? - yup. - [earnest] all because of me. - [monee] well... you and she did give methis little bit of medicine. (monee laughs)

just a little b... (laughs) - [earnest] yeah, iknew something was up. - no, but that's a good thing. - really?- yes, and i'm so excited. oh, we get to cookthanksgiving dinner together. i'm so excited, baby,you gotta get dressed. you're sitting here withyour shirt all unbuttoned, you gotta buttonthis, go get dressed.

come on, babe, get up! come on, and get dressed. - i'm so happy. give me a kiss! yay, okay! you have on one slipper. oh, what the hell? (laughs) get up, babe, let's go! (upbeat music)

stop looking at my ass, earnest! - baby, i wasn't evenlooking at your booty. i was looking at my bird. i didn't even know youbrought your booty downstairs. did you bring yourbooty downstairs? i didn't even--(monee laughs) i thought you left itupstairs in that dress. you know how muchi love that dress! - i know, but theseare my cooking clothes.

- [earnest] oh, isthat what it is? - i can't wear adress all day for you. - [earnest] i gotme buttoned in. - babe, your turkeyis fine, okay? go, i got this, let mehandle everything, okay? - alright--- thank you! - [earnest] do what you do. - i'm cooking myworld famous squash. - [earnest] oh, idon't eat squash.

- [monee] well, you'venever had my squash. it's different from anythingyou've ever had, promise. - baby, how cansquash be different? all of it is slimyand nasty to me. - so you're not gonna eat it? - no, i don't like squash. - well, we just won't eatanything then, alright? - oh, hey, wait, hey,baby, wait, baby! - we don't have to eat nothing!

- what are you doing? - have to eat nothing. you so selfish, earnest! - how you gonna get started? throwing away the food justbecause i won't eat your squash? - you cooked thatmess the other night, and i don't even eat shrimp. - [earnest] baby, all youhad to do was just tell me you don't like shrimp.

- just eat the damnsquash, earnest! that's all you have to do! you're such a selfish bastard! - come here!- what, no! - yes!- no! (upbeat romantic music) - [earnest] i canbe nice sometimes. - [lisa] well, fromwhat i've seen, you're pretty nice all the time.

- it's a good thing youcan read my mind, lisa. - sometimes i wish i could,maybe i'd understand you better. - some things, lisa, justnot meant to be understood. - what happened to your head? - monee acting crazy again. - [monee] i saw monee inthe middle of the afternoon at the art gallery at like 1:30. - art gallery?- mm-hmm. - i didn't even know shetook an interest in art.

she was probably just pickingsome stuff out for me. - you're too good ofa man to be involved with someone like her. - thanks, lisa,but i'm good, okay? - well, if you're so good, how come you have scratchesall over your body? - you know, applebee's givevets a free meal, right? - [lisa] right. - well, i went by myself,

when i got there, i ran intothis girl that she knows. i really didn'trecognize her at first til later on i called monee. and at first she wasall hey, how you doing, friendly and everything. and she mentioned shefigurines that she liked, so i bought them for her. and when i gave them to her,she took the biggest one and she hit me with it.

(lisa sighs) i got eight stitchesout of that deal. - what the hell was sheso pissed off about? - the girl from applebee's? she told her i wasthere with another girl. - that maniac is gonnakill you, earnest. - i love her, lisa. i don't know what elseto say, i love her. - say you will getout of it, please!

- so edward, you ready to talk a little bit abouther this week? - i don't know, doc. talking about hertakes me to places that i don't really wanna be. - i understand. but maybe just takeit a little slow. i'm not asking you to reveal any deep or personaldetails about her.

i just feel like,it's really helped you these last few sessions toopen up about your feelings. - we were so close. we did everything together. - what was your mostfond memory of her? - it was going tothe fair one summer when she was 10-years old. i won this broken-heartedsibling necklace for us. i gave her one half to wearand i wore the other half.

(breathing heavily) but now, i don't even careif she's dead or alive. - will i see you next week? - [edward] i don't think so. - (singing) here we go,here we go, here we go! welcome everybody toike's cafe and grill. ("concert" by dave tolliver) ♪ take it baby ♪ ♪ take (vocalizing) ♪

♪ up in my dressing room ♪ hands up, where my ladies at? ♪ me and you makinglove, making love yeah ♪ ♪ making love in my concert ♪ thank you! (crowd cheers) - [man] thank you verymuch for coming to ike's. ike's cafe and grill tonight! if you're having a good time,make some noise one time!

everybody in the house inlove tonight, make some noise! there ain't too many people, ithink i can help you tonight. - so this is your bigsurprise, earnest? dave tolliver, is thereanybody else performing? - baby, there's acouple of local artists, but he's the main attraction. - okay, first of all, earnest, if you're gonna bring mesomewhere to a concert, i'm gonna need more thanone main attraction.

it needs to be like fiveor six, this is ridiculous! - wait a minute,baby, stop tripping! - waste of my time! - i told you that daveand i go way back! i'm just tryingto show some love. - well, you and davecan go way back to hell, because i don't have timefor this, it's ridiculous! - would you shut the hell up? we are trying tolisten to the show!

- oh, and you can golick a turtle's ass! shut the hell up? nobody was even talking to you! heifer? this bitch justcalled me a heifer! you gonna let hertalk to me like that? you never defend me, earnest! i'm so tired of you,like i'm so serious. i'm leaving, i'm sotired of your ass!

and start defendingme, whatever! (woman exclaims) - okay, that's it,both of you gotta go! - now wait a minute, man! what did i do?- i said get out! - [earnest] what did i do? - the last time that you werehere you caused problems! out! - look, i'm just tryingto show my man some love.

- [monee] that's justlike your punk ass! you never defendingyour lady like a-- - look, you either walkout or get dragged out! you're both leaving now! - [earnest] hey. - wait a minute here, sir. - man, i ain'tworried about her. just let me go. - look, you can'twin that battle.

if you hit her,you're going to jail. - i know. - is she always like that? - no, sometimes she's worse. - is that your baby mamma? - naw man, i reallydo care about her-- - look man, i hear that. but abuse is wrong no matter if it's coming froma man or a woman.

- i know, you're right. - i had to throwboth you out, man. it wouldn't look right justto throw her out, alright? - i understand man, youjust doing your job. - well, she shouldbe far enough now. alright? so you can roll out. alright. (repeated blows landing)

(earnest groans) - [man] hey doctor, is he okay? - ah, he has a concussion,but he'll be okay. just finishing uphere, took 12 stitches. i think you're gonnaheel just fine. - well, can i take him home? - i'd like to keep himovernight for observation, but he'll be okay. you're a very lucky young man.

too many blows to the head could cause permanentbrain damage. could even be fatal. - yeah, i read the book, doc. - i wanna see you back herethe day after tomorrow. try to keep him calm. - [man] thank you, doc. you're lucky! she could have killed you!

- earnest, he's right! when are you gonna realizethat she's bad for you! - ya'll don't even know if it was her thatattacked me, okay? - are you serious right now? who the hell elsecould have done it? - it could have been somebodyelse from the bar, that's who. - lorraine, would youplease talk to this man? i can't believe whati'm hearing right now.

- earnest, listen to me. i'm a woman. there's somethingi never told you. - do you need meto leave, lorraine? - no, thomas, you can stay. earnest, it started out with yelling. then it progressedto him pushing me, and throwing me upagainst the wall.

i was in denial. he started beating me. he broke my arm in three places! and he fractured two of my ribs! so, took the sightfrom my left eye. i had to have threereconstructive surgeries! and i still do not have100% sight in this eye! - i love you too much towatch you go out like this. - so what do you allwant me to do, huh?

what do you want me to do? - hell, give her a tasteof her own medicine! - no, thomas! earnest, that's not the answer. - yeah well, you know,that might not be the worst idea in the world. - why don't you justfile charges against her? get a restraining order? you can fight,but do it legally.

- he's serving 25 yearsfor attempted murder. - she's sick, ya'll. - [thomas] yes, she is! - lorraine, she's gettinghelp, you know that. - [lorraine] i love you likeyou're my blood brother, and i cannot stand to seeyou going through this. - [thomas] i love you, too, man. this has to end, earnest! earnest!- what?

(earnest mumbles) okay. if she does it again,if she does it again. - if? - i'll file charges. maybe a couple nights injail do her some good. - earnest. - [earnest] hey, ursula. let me guess.

frank told you i wasout here, didn't he? - he also told me whatyou're going through. - yeah well, frank'sgot a big mouth. - no, frank loves you, so do i. - beautiful out here, isn't it? - [ursula] it is. he told me that you guys spent a lot of time outhere growing up. - aw, no doubt!

i got my first kissright over there. and i got my first p-- picture, nevermind. - you know what? you are just nasty, earnest. i don't know why you puttingup with monee's mess. that girl is justno good for you. - love, dearsister-in-law, love. the other night wewere making love,

and right in the middleshe started crying. and when i askedher what's wrong, she just said, ilove you so much! that's when you know you'remaking love to her soul. - she is poison, alright? - you know, justlike that dessert that you know isno good for you, but no matter what, youjust can't stop eating it! what happens when yourarteries get clogged,

and you have a heart attack? - you cut back. - no, cut it off. i mean, what is it? are you afraid youcan't get anybody else? - i don't want nobody else. - [ursula] well guesswhat, i got some friends, i can hook you up. - no thanks, i'veseen your friends.

they all look likecontenders for wwf. - alright, knucklehead. but lay off off myfriends, you know why? i am just trying to help you. - just kidding, i love you, too. - you know how i do. (laughs) - so break me off a littlesomething, and hey, what's up? - (singing) youneed a new woman. that's what time it is.

that woman's gonnadrag you in the gutter if you don't start listeningto the people that love you. (mumbles) - [earnest] babe, youcool with the special? - oh, go ahead, babe. - [monee] i have kids, remember? - [earnest] and? - [monee] and they haveto eat too, jack ass! - [earnest] damn, itdon't take all of that!

we'll just get six specials. - [monee] i don'tneed you thinking that my kids are yourresponsibility, earnest. they can eat noodles. - baby, what kind of maneats a five dollar meal, while his lady'skids eat noodles? - it'll be alright. - [earnest] my man, can youlet me get six specials? put them on the same tab, okay?

girl, put your money away. i got this. - they are my responsibility. - [earnest] i understand that,but if you and i go to ike's, we gonna spend more than$30 on just the two of us. this way all six of us willget to eat for the same money. so just chill. - well, i'll giveit back to you. - that won't be necessary.

- i said i'm gonnagive it back to you! that's the end of it! - if it'll make you happy, then do what youhave to do, monee. - what would reallymake me happy, if you would shut thehell up sometimes, and do as you're told. go get the food! - (speaks in foreignlanguage), my brother.

(speaks in foreign language) (bradford laughs) - bradford, whatare you doing here? you following me? i told you my moneywas good, man. - oh, of course not, blackknight, i got business here. - what businessyou got down here? you gonna close onsomebody's orphan? - aw, now.

what'd you serve? - retired. 22 years, sixmonths, three weeks, two days and some hours. - only the strong survive. - you know it, no doubt. - what about you, bradford? did you put in any time? - oh, my mother wanted to makesure she produced a lawyer,

so she made sure that all therecruiters in town knew it. - well, i'm sure law school was a hell of a lot easierthan the military. - well, i'm brett. - earnest anderson. - [bradford] have a seat. i don't mean tointrude, earnest, but something bothering you? - girlfriend problems.

- oh, been there. what brings you down here? - gotta pay a speeding ticket. - oh, can't keep your footout of the gas tank, huh? - actually, it'smy girlfriend's. but i figured, i better comedown here and pay for it, she's not never tactful. - i know the type. well listen, whydon't you let me

take care of thatspeeding ticket for you? - you gonna pay for my ticket? - who said anythingabout paying for it? being a judge has afew perks around here-- - whoa, whoa, whoa,wait a minute! you're a judge? i threatened a judge? - oh no, no, you werejust defending her honor. - [earnest] ooh...

- why don't you letme take care of that as a small token of myappreciation for your service? - i'm glad i didn't hit you? - [bradford] well, i'm gladof that, too there, earnest, because we'd have a problem. - yes, a big problem. - and look, i'vegot a case, so uh... thank you againfor your service. - thank you, your honor.

hey babe! hey, can we talk? - about what, earnest? what is there to talk about? - we need to talk about us,baby, when you get a chance. - i'm working, earnest. - you been taking your meds? - now why is thatany of your business? - it's my business becauseof the way you behave

when you don't take them. - do you love me? - [earnest] what? - would i put up with yourcrap if i didn't love you? i have a brokenwrist because of you. - alright, say it. say it. i wanna hear you say it. - i love you.

- say it again. - say my name with it. - i love you, monee. - make love to me.- what? - yeah, make love to me. - [earnest] baby,monee, we are-- - make love to me right now. - we are trying to havea serious conversation, and you wanna have sex?

- yes, i want youto do me right now! i don't even care ifyou locked the door. - no, wait, wait, wait. - [monee] baby. - no, babe, wait, wait, wait-- - let's make love. - earnest, who what was that callng with thatsexy ass ringtone? - i don't know, baby, that'smy default ringtone, okay?

let's just finishour conversation. i'll call them back later. - uh uh, hell no, callthem back right now. - baby, i'm not callingthem back, okay? come on, let's finishour conversation-- - give me the phone. - i'm not givingyou the phone, okay? i'm not calling them back! - [monee] you know, that's okay!

that's okay, that's lorraine! that's what that is! that's who that is! call her back! - i'm not callingher back, okay? i'm leaving. - okay, you knowwhat, it's okay. (earnest groans)i saw the number! i'll call her back myself!

- look, i suggestyou wouldn't do that. - i would suggestyou kiss my ass. - baby, i think it was lorraine. - oh, you think itwas lorraine now! are you screwing her? - oh my god, here we go again! - yes, here we go again! yes, here we go again! - look babe, i amnot screwing her!

that girl is like my sister. - do you think i'mstupid, earnest? - [earnest] i neversaid you were stupid. - my ringtone is somelame old ymca song, and hers is ginuwine"so anxious"! you expect me tobelieve that this-- call list... - would you stop? - get away from me.

- would you just--- get the hell away from me! sit down. sit down, earnest. did you just call my man? don't play dumb with me! you just called earnestanderson, are yousleeping with him? - ma'am, earnest is likea brother to me, okay? i don't appreciateyou calling my phone with this childish crap.

- talking aboutthat, i'm not dumb! - you know you areabsolutely ridiculous-- - shut up! don't lie to me, bitch! - i don't appreciate youcalling me out of my name! - well, what you gonna doabout it, bitch, bitch, bitch! bitch, bitch, beeeatch, what? - please just hang up the phone! - hey lorraine,hang up the phone!

- what, oh you the bitchthat turn against me now? - i'm not defendinganybody, baby, i'm just-- - just a childish wayof handling things. - oh yeah, and i'ma showyou how childish i am! - you are so rudeand disrespectful! - you were disrespectfulwhen you called my man. - well, maybe if you knewhow to treat your man, he wouldn't need otherwomen to call him. (monee shouting)

- i know this bitch didnot just hang up on me. hello-- this bitch just hungup on me, earnest! this bitch just hung up on me! this bitch hung upon me, call her back! call her back right now! call her back!- i'm not-- - call the bitch back right now! - [earnest] i'm not--

- call her back, i said! (shouting indistinctly) (trombone music) - excuse me, ma'am,can i play for you? - do i look like ellafitzgerald to you? - no ma'am, no ma'am. actually, ella fitzgeraldwas a famous jazz singer born april 25th, 1917, whichwould make her 99-years old. so, you couldn'tpossibly be her.

- i will rip yourlittle head off-- - [katherine] monee, monee,monee, what are you doing? what are you doing? let him go, he's a child! are you okay?- yes, thank you, ma'am. i'm christian.- hi, christian. - can i play for you? - now's not really a good time. here take this, justcome back later, okay?

- thanks a lot, lady! psycho!- oh, i got your psycho! - no, no.- bad ass kid. - what was with the kid, monee? - he pissed me off. - what aboutearnest's broken arm? - he's such a wuss, i didn'teven hit him that hard. - but you did hit him? - yes, i hit him becausehe pissed me off, too.

- monee, is that youranswer to everything when someone pisses you off? you hit them? - did i say that's my answerto everything, katherine? you're starting tosound like a shrink! - monee, you're keepingeverything bottled up inside, it's what's making youlash out at earnest. (monee crying hysterically) - why, stop it, help me, mommy!

mommy, please make this stop! mommy, why, stop it! oh, make it stop! - [demonic voice]shut up you brat! tell anybody, i'll kill you! - please get off me! - let it out, monee,let it all out. - he hurt me so bad. he called me names and he...

he said if i ever told anybody, that i would end uplike my dead sister. - what happened to your sister? - he killed her! he killed her and he buried her! and nobody ever didanything about it! - [katherine] let'stalk about happy times. - there were no happy times. my life was a living hell.

and all my father didwas try to buy me stuff to cover up the pain. he didn't love me. he never loved me. - [katherine] monee, certainly there's somethingyou like doing. - you'll laugh. - [katherine] no, i won't laugh. tell me, what is it?

- [monee] i like to paint. - (sighs) it's beautiful. let me see, baby. i wanna see! - oh, you wanna see? - [earnest] yeah! (earnest laughs) - no, you cannotsee my masterpiece. you can see it when it's done.

stop moving! - alright, i didn't even blink! - you moved yourright index finger. - hey, i love you, moneekinyard soon-to-be anderson. - i love you too, earnestanderson soon-to-be kinyard. - so, i gotta takeyour last name? - i'm joking, i'mjoking, i'm joking. - [earnest] you know,these last couple of days have really been nice, pleasant.

- [monee] they havebeen nice, you're right. - hey, thank you fortaking your medicine, boo. - anything for you, baby. happy father's day. - yeah, thank you. - did your kids call today, or? - [earnest] i don't know,my phone's in the car. - oh, why don't yougo check it out? - [earnest] okay...

sure it's okay for me to move? - [monee] yes. - gotta go by thebathroom, wanna come? - i'm sure you can go tothe bathroom by yourself. sure. - very funny, seriously,you wanna come with me? - babe, i'll be righthere when you get back. go ahead, i'm fine. ♪ i been seeingyou here so much ♪

♪ i already knowwhat's on your mind ♪ ♪ every time we touch girl ♪ ♪ it's somethinglike a soul grind ♪ ♪ even though i hate it ♪ ♪ i know you gotsomeone at home ♪ ♪ we need to stop faking ♪ ♪ and go ahead and get it on ♪ ♪ i ain't playing, i wannatake you home with me ♪ ♪ i wanna takeyou home with me ♪

♪ and if you let me, i'mgonna do them thangs ♪ ♪ to make you feel alright ♪ ♪ come on baby, that's right ♪ ♪ i know you feeling it's time ♪ ♪ girl, i know you're not mine ♪ ♪ but i wanna take youhome with me tonight ♪ ♪ we can't fight it, it'sbeen a long time coming ♪ ♪ face the facts, girl,you can't keep on running ♪ ♪ tell your folks it's over ♪

♪ 'cause we can't hide it ♪ - hi! - hey!- baby! - who was that? - oh, it was some guy. - did you check your phone? - what, yeah,yeah, i checked it. what'd he want? - oh, he was askingme about my picture.

why are you interrogating me? - picture, huh, i'm notinterrogating you, baby, i just wanna know why someguy's pushing up on my lady. - it was nothing,i handled it, okay? it's fine. - did yvonne call? - yeah, she called. - good. - she left a voicemail.

- oh, good. baby, i'm tired. finish this at home? (mumbles), yes? - yes. ("whatever" by dave tolliver) ♪ it's alright, it's okay ♪ ♪ whatever she wants,whatever she needs ♪ ♪ i don't care how much money ♪

♪ i don't carehow much i spend ♪ ♪ all my friendsthink i'm crazy ♪ ♪ i don't give a damn, 'causethey don't understand ♪ ♪ that i'm my own man ♪ ♪ and i'm gonna dowhat i wanna do ♪ ♪ even if it means givingeverything to you ♪ ♪ 'cause you'reworth every penny ♪ ♪ worth every minute ♪ - hey man, don't kill yourselftrying to keep up with me.

- i can still runyou into the ground. what you talking about? - hey, it looks like thingsare going pretty good between you andpsycho girlfriend. - come on, man, shereally trying to doher thing, you know? i'm thinking aboutpopping the question. - i hope that question is are you keeping saneon your medications? - let's see what you got.

last 20 yards, loser buys lunch. - let's go! ♪ i can't wait ♪ ♪ to see your face again ♪ ♪ name the time and place ♪ ♪ where we can meet again ♪ ♪ i've been all but gone ♪ ♪ and you've been busy, too ♪ - at 10:00 a.m.

okay, okay, bye. the hell are you doing here? - we need to talk, monee. - why? is there somethingwrong with earnest? - oh no, there's nothingwrong with earnest. there's somethingwrong with you. - just what are youtalking about thomas? - normally, i liketo stay in my lane,

and mind my own business, but you cheating on my boy andi'm here to put a stop to it. - okay-- - now i don't carewhat happens to you, but earnest seems tolove your skanky ass. - now i don't appreciateyou coming up in here accusing me of stuffyou have no proof of. - i'm not accusingyou of anything. i saw you myself.

- that's none of your business. - i'm not one ofyour little whores that you can push around,i'm not scare of you. - when i hear somethingabout your crap from earnest, that's one thing. but when i see it for myself,that's a different story. - get the hell out of here! - [thomas] now look. the only reason i'm notmopping the floor up

with your little wicked ass is for my love andrespect for earnest. - hear this. either you tell him, or i will. - kiss my ass, thomas! - tonight, monee. - you probably get off onpushing small women around, 'cause you can't get it up. - tonight.

- [monee] i'll haveyour ass arrested! (heavy metal music) - [man] yeah, jackpot! 25, 30... (man groans) - bro, this purse, itdon't match your outfit. - [man] ah no, bro,you know karate, huh? well, i know ka-ra-zee. (woman struggling)

hey, what you thought, man? huh?(woman struggling) you thought there weren'tgonna be no repercussions for what you just now did huh? what's up, huh? - [earnest] i'm unarmed. - well, that's cool to me. - put the knife down. - put the knife down?

what you want, aone up or something? - let's get it. - [man] you gonna get that, too. you'll get your one up. okay, okay, okay, okay. come on. - i told you, the pursedon't match your outfit. (dog whimpering) let me change my clothes.

(dog barking) - oh my god, it's noteven safe on television. i'm live right here at thebarnacus sports and bar gill, where business tycoon, myneighbor and dear friend, earnest andersonis about to execute the purchase and salefor this building when i was accostedby a purse snatcher, who grabbed my purse andran across the street. now earnest anderson wasable to save the day.

on foot pursuit he was able to grab my purse backfrom the purse snatcher. oh my god, this hasalready gone viral on youtube and facebook. reporting live righthere in southwest atlanta at the barnacus sports andgrill, i'm lauryn "pep" bradley. ladies, be safe! - [cameraman] alright missbradley, and we are clear. that's a good take, i'llsee you back at the studio.

- hey, like the spot? - you know, i can't believeyou did that, earnest. - what, you got yourpurse back, didn't you? - that was a very boldand stupid thing you did. - now you tell me, wow. - why would you, aman of your status and obvious wealth,risk your life chasing behind andconfronting a thug for only $37.15 for a woman

who's not even yourwife or girlfriend? - [earnest] that'sall you had in there? - guess it just mightbe the god in me. you know, god put every lastone of us here with a purpose. i just-- - why haven't we hooked up yet? - i have a girlfriend,you know that. - you have a master! all she ever does isabuse you, earnest.

i've seen the way you fight, why do you put up with her crap? - you know i wouldnever hit a woman. - she's cheating on you. - pep, anybody that looksfor trouble hard enough is gonna find it. - is that what i am, trouble? - [earnest] youcertainly can be. - can i help you?

- lorraine? - yes, how can i help you? - you can help my by stayingthe hell away from my man. - you need to leave now. - don't be scare now! - scared, this is myplace of employment. - you talked all thattrash on the phone, let me see you back it up. - i will call thepolice on you, monee.

- oh you think you intimidatingme, 'cause you say my name? - if you ever go near earnestagain, i will kill you. - you don't scare me. - [monee] get off of me! (upbeat r&b music) ♪ i said i'm stealing the game ♪ ♪ putting all thosecats to shame ♪ ♪ ain't playing aroundwith the business ♪ - mcclaw, man, hey, come on,get this fool man, right now.

- you heard aboutwe getting him, bro. - don't be stupid, old man! give me your watch, yourmoney and your keys! - yeah, we want it all! - man, this that foolfrom the internet. - yeah man, sure is! the dude that kickedcesar in the throat! - oh, so you like kickingpeople in the throat, huh? dolemite!

(boys laughing) - rudy ray moore in the house! - screw you, bro. - yeah, man, screwthis sucker dog. and if you're good we mightlet you keep your drawers. - well, there's aconfident thought. (stutters) - i've got him, i've got him,i've got him, i've got him! - screw this narsession.

kick this, blackie chan! (gun fires) - thanks for thekicking lessons. sometimes i hit poles. - no. come on, man, let's go! ("dolemite theme song") ♪ the diamond was ironand dolemite is here ♪ ♪ and if bad is badder ♪

(romantic r&b music) (earnest blows party horn) - [earnest] happybirthday, baby! - oh my gosh, earnest,it's beautiful! - nothing's too goodfor my boo thang. - you put a lot of thoughtinto this, didn't you? - not really, i just studiedyour personality, baby, and came up withwhat i thought fit. - oh my gosh, well,it's so unique.

this is the most romantic thing anybody has ever done for me. - girl, that's becauseyou ain't never been with anotherme, dear child. - you're a little fullof yourself, aren't you? - it still looks goodto my baby, that's all. but you know what,i can't wait for you to be dealing with me. - so babe, uhm, thomascame by my shop today.

- yeah, yeah, he told me. - did he?- yeah. - did he also tell youthat he assaulted me? - no, he didn't saynothing like that. - [monee] well, what did he say? - baby, let's talkabout that another time. this ain't the time. - i wanna talk aboutit now, earnest. - [earnest] come on, baby.

it's our birthday, i don'twanna talk about this right now. - okay, now remember, i triedto talk to you about this. - [earnest] i know. and i appreciate it, too. right now, baby, all iwanna talk about is you. and me. - make it rain! you know i'm keepingall of this, right? - [earnest] yeah, i neverexpected you not to.

- [monee] oh, baby, wait,wait, wait, that's my phone. - [earnest] no, no, no, no! - it's my phone, wait!- don't move, don't move! baby--- hey, it's my mom. it's my mom, she probably justwants to say happy birthday. it'll take one minute, okay? i promise, i promise. - okay, it better. - [monee] hey ma.

- [phone] i can't waitto taste you again. - actually, i'm hanging out with some friends right now,mom, but i'll call you later. - [phone] what timeyou coming over? - i'm not gonna be able tocome over tonight, okay, so... - i have a gift iwanna give to you. - well, i'm sure you do, but i'll have to getit tomorrow, okay? - i wanna take off that little

black and whitedress you have on. - how do you know i owna black and white skirt? - you'd be surprised atsome of the things i know. - oh, okay ma, you know what,i'll see you tomorrow, okay? oh, okay, love you,okay, okay, bye. - [earnest] so how is your mom? - ah, she's fine. - she buy your new dress? - you said somethingabout a dress.

- oh, she justtold me that, uhm, i left a dress at the house. and so she's justgonna give it to me when i get other there, so. - i'm more interestedin this dress that you have on right now. (monee giggling) - okay, miss stevens,i don't have time to waste on nonsense.

you have exactly 60 secondsto tell me why i'm here, go. - [lisa] please,it's lisa, thomas. may i call you thomas? - you can call mewhatever you like, but you're eating up your time. now you have 55 seconds. - okay, thomas. listen, i know youthat you don't know me from michelle obama,

but you and i havea common interest. - what is thatinterest, miss stevens? - i'm listening. - i know that you two werein the military together, and that you're really close. - you can find thaton the internet. i'm not impressed. 40 seconds. - alright, you're right,the bottom line is

we have got to do somethingabout that crazy woman, monee, before she does something, hurts him or worseyet, kills him. - how do you know earnest? - a brief encounter. one doesn't take long torealize that he is a good man, and she's not right for him. - and you are? (phone timer beeps)

- i'm not here to debate that. - exactly. your time is up. - wait, wait, thomas, thomas. something has to be done! - i agree, but it's up toearnest to leave her alone. - she is a verydangerous woman, thomas. - how do you know this? - earnest and i talk.

i just want what isbest for earnest. - so do i. - [lisa] what's wrong? - do you know earnestsaved my life twice? - i'm all ears ifyou're willing to share. - the first time we were inthe desert training to deploy, and i walked rightup on a snake. and he pushed me to the sidejust as the snake struck at me. - oh god, well, whatwas the second time?

- we were in bosnia. and this young girl walkedup to use begging for food. earnest caught it rightaway, but i didn't. (thomas groans) - [earnest] thomasno, she's a sniper! - she stuck me in the gutwith a six-inch blade. earnest disarmed her, but notbefore she sliced his arm. - [lisa] did she get away? - he killed herwith his bare hands.

- [lisa] was he charged? - [thomas] it was self defense. he suffers from amild case of ptsd. he had to make a choice. - he's never told me about that. - he probably never will. even though he waswounded and bleeding, that creep dragged me for halfa mile, before passing out. - and to think helets monee abuse him

the way that she does. - it sticks with him. he lives with that memoryevery day of his life. - [earnest] no, she's a sniper! so i, so i owe him my life. ♪ we always wonder ♪ ♪ is it possible to be in love ♪ ♪ with two peopleat the same time ♪ - hello, earth toearnest, hello?

- i'm sorry. - well, it's quite a surprise. never thought i'd see you again. - yeah well, sometimesi surprise myself. - so what made you call? i mean, the othernight you were, no, i can't do this,i'm so in love. (laughs) what, you're not in love now? - she just betripping sometimes.

- and she just betripping sometimes. you know, it amazes me thatolder men talk like that. trying to be cool. - so now you tryingto roast me, huh? - you know, what iunderstand is i watched you kick that thug's ass whoweighs 20 pounds more than you. yet you allow monee,who's half your weight, to whip the hell out of you. - there's something aboutthat woman that makes me weak.

- [pep] so what, idon't make you weak? - [earnest] yeah, you do,but in a different way. - and what way might that be? - monee is kryptonite,you're like cyanide. - okay, mister superman,i'll be cyanide. - [earnest] damn, thomas,where you at, dawg? - hey! who's in there? i said, is anybody in there?

you picked the wrongdamn house to rob! i will shoot your ass! damn! earnest, why youdidn't say nothing? - i didn't have anything to say. - you knew i was scared as hell. but you just gonna stand there. you saw me looking around,didn't say nothing! - what the hell was isupposed to say, monee?

- anythng, like, it's me! okay, instead of standingthere like a retard! - you know, i'm reallytired of your insults. - and i'm tired of yourstupid ass, earnest. - i don't know why iruined the last 13 months of my life screwingwith your lame ass. - [monee] lame? - god, you are beyond help! - you ruined your life?

let me tell you something, ican do so much better than you. - then haul ass! - you're not even atthe same caliber of men that i'm used to dealing with! - ain't nobody stoppingyou from leaving! - you're the one thatasked me to move in here! - i asked you? - yeah--- you are a basket case! i was just trying to help you.

god, i regret that. - (laughs) you can'teven manage this place with your stupid ass! - i don't need a damnthing from you, okay? - you don't need me? - hell no, i don't need you! - you know, the onlything you can do for me is stay the hell out of my life! so you're stinking skinny assbitch can move up in here?

- anything would be animprovement over you. - [monee] you areso dumb, earnest! you dumb ass! your stupid ass! - monee, you arethe worst mistake that i've ever made in my life. - yeah, you a dumb ass. your family's a dumbass, you a stupid ass! - whatever, witch.

- did you just call me a bitch? you just call me bitch? you just call me a bitch? - [earnest] if that's what-- - you just call me a bitch? you know what, i'mgonna call 911. - [earnest] callthem, i don't care. - i'm gonna tell themthat you raped me. - [earnest] and what?

- yeah, i'm gonna tellthem that you raped me! i'm gonna tell them thatyou held a gun to my head! you held a gun to myhead and wouldn't take me to get my medicine, earnest! - go to hell! - go to hell? - monee, i'm tired of you! - i'm tired of you, too! i'm tired of your dumb ass!

stupid ass! stupid! (punch lands) (suspenseful music) - [earnest] monee, help. help! - 911, what's your emergency? - they killed my boyfriend! i think they killedmy boyfriend!

- who killed your boyfriend? - i don't know, idon't know, some guys! so guys, it was a home invasion! and i don't know, no! - calm down, ma'am,calm down, ma'am. - are you okay? - yes, well, i, i, iwalked in and, and-- - what's your-- - and they hit me, andi managed to get away,

and they left him-- - yes, ma'am.- laying on the floor! - ma'am what is yourname and your address? - monee kinyard,33 olsen avenue. please, please help me, please! - ma'am, are theystill in the house? - i don't know, idon't know, i told you! i got away, please help me! - [911] ma'am we aredispatching units

to your house rightnow, please calm down. they're on their way. ma'am, please stay on the line. please stay on the line, ma'am. monee, are you there? (man laughing) - okay? - [man] you got abig day planned? - [katherine] gota big day planned.

always a big day planned. i'll see you at dinner, okay? - [man] okay, baby. - [katherine] bye. monee, what are you doing here? - the question is whatare you doing here? you're a shrink! - i'm a mental healthprofessional, monee. i'm a clinical psychiatrist.

- you lied to me. all this time pretendinglike you care. acting like you're justsome gallery owner. monee, i had to, it'sthe only thing i could do to get you to open up. you said you hatedpsychiatrists. - i still do! i hate you, you are nobetter than earnest! - [katherine] calm down.

- you calm down! i came here to claimearnest's body, only to find out you're afake ass stinking shrink! - claim his body? - stay the hell awayfrom me, katherine! maybe you'll end up like him. - monee, are you okay? - [monee] watch your back, katherine, or shouldi say dr. malone?

- monee, don't go, youshould sit for a min-- - [monee] stop sweating me! i said, i'm okay. i'm okay. - okay, mr. ray. blood pressurelooks really good! i will see you in two weeks. - [ray] thank youthere, dr. malone. - you're welcome,have a good day.

dr. malone. - [katherine] baby, ithink we have a problem. - hey, sweetheart. are you okay? - [katherine] youremember the patient i was telling you about? the man? the man that you operated onlast night was her boyfriend. the man from the home invasion.

- of course, what about her? - she was just here. i think she may have hadsomething to do with his attack. she was here to claim his body. - well, were you able to getanything else out of her? - no, she ran out. so, i don't know, i'ma little concerned. maybe it was nothing. anyway, so i...

i need to stop bythe art gallery, so i may be a littlelate getting there, okay? - okay, sweetheart, welldo you want me to stop by? - [katherine] oh,no, no, i'll be fine. i'll just see you at homea little later, okay? okay, i love you. - okay, babe, love you, too. - hello, is someone there? lorraine?

lorr-- - i'm here for earnest anderson. - you can't go back there. - [monee] that's myfiance back there! get out of my way! - i said, you can'tgo back there. - [monee] get out of my way! that's my fiance! - i have strict orders notto let anyone in that room!

- [monee] i don't care! - you can eitherleave or get arrested, but you're notgoing in that room! - this is some bull. - you have a great day, ma'am! - is that you, babe? - no, it's me, babe. - monee, monee, iwas just leaving. - i don't think so, doctor.

now i know that you know whatreally happened to earnest. too bad you're not gonna get the opportunity to tell anybody. - monee, everybody knowsthat i'm still here. and they also know that ispoke with you this morning, so maybe it's betterif you just leave. - no, it's betterif you would have minded your own damn business. - monee, don't do this,we can talk about--

- i'm done talking! - monee, please, iunderstand you, i can help! - you don't understandnothing, liar! stop lying, such a liar! - monee, i do understand, i... i was in an abusiverelationship for years. - lying! who hit your lilywhite ass anyway? - you don't understand,monee, i as the abuser.

just like you. i was you! - you?- yes. i beat and terrorizedmy husband for years. but he stayed with me,and we worked through it. monee, with therapy,with hard work, and prayer, i got better! i got better, monee,and so can you! no!

- oh, my god! - hey, lorraine! lorraine! - [lorraine] oh my god,thomas, where have you been? - i was in hillyfor the last week. - i've been trying toreach you for four days. - well, i lost myphone over there, but someone found it and theyput it in the mail for me. - (crying) so you don'tknow what happened?

- no, what happened? (lorraine crying) - earnest was attacked,he was beaten and shot! - attacked? man, i'll killthat witch, myself! is he still alive? - no one knows, no oneeven knows where he is! dr. malone's husbandperformed surgery on him, and then he disappearedfrom the hospital.

- we need some answers. - monee claims that itwas a home invasion, but i know thatshe's behind this. - what's going on! - this morning, look, igot served with these. - a summon to court? thomas, i'm afraid. - [thomas] i know, i know. but i have to find earnest.

- [lorraine] how arewe gonna find him? - [thomas] i'm gonnado what we soldiers do. just pray that he's still alive. remember, we trained together. - [man] all risefor the honorable judge ronald bradford presiding. - this is case number5976459 on the docket. miss monee r. kinyardversus lorraine fence. both parties present?

- [monee] right here. - ma'am stand up whenyou address the court, and address me as your honor. - [monee] righthere, your honor. - and what about missfence, is she here? - [lorraine] here, your honor. - this is for all intents andpurposes a trial by judge. you will be sworn in. there will be no jury.

and you'll each bedefending yourselves. both of you raiseyour right hand. do you solemnly swearto tell the truth, the whole truth and nothingbut the truth, so help you god? - [both] i do, your honor. - okay, miss kinyard, you allege that miss fence threatenedyou, physically attacked you, conspired to murderyour boyfriend, and sent out some nudepictures of you via email.

- [monee] yes, your honor. - [bradford] well,what was your demeanor when you approached her? - well, i was mad. i wanted her to get thehell out of my shop. - what did you do whenshe didn't comply? - i stepped to her. - [bradford] i see. sounds like to me thatyou were the aggressor,

and seems like she wasjust defending herself. - i was defending myself! that was my shop! - then what happened? - well, we started scrapping,and a customer stepped in and then she left. - by scrapped, youmean you fought? - when did this gunincident take place? - well, it happened later onthat day when i was closing.

she came back andheld a gun to my head, and she took some jewelry thatmy ex-fiance had given me, and she stole the moneythat i made that day. - you're a murderer! - [bradford] (bangs gavel) sir! sit down, sit down or iwill have you removed. tell me about the nude picturesof you on the internet. - well, she stole somenaked pictures of me, and she emailed themto all of my clients.

- let me see them. - she made up a fakeaddress afriend@gmail. - anybody can create an email,put a fake address on it. you have anything atall linking miss fence to actually sending the email? - no, but her signaturewas on the email, and like i said, mywitness can explain to you. - okay, miss kinyard, you'venot provided the court with anything that supportsyour allegation; therefore,

i have to rule this portionof your case, dismissed. - are you at least gonnalet my witness speak? - miss kinyard, there'snothing that he can say, that would link missfence to that email. so this portion ofyour case is dismissed. - this is some bull-- - that outburst will costyou $350 and a night in jail. would you care to gofor 700 and a week? - no, your honor, i'm sorry,

but i just don't understand,why you are dismissing my case. - now let's address,this conspiracy to murder your boyfriend. - she and her friend, thomas,they devised this plot to have my ex-fiance killed. so they arrangeda home invasion. i walked in on itand they attacked me. and i got away,but they shot him! but i learned that he lived.

- you heard that he lived? the two of you were togetherin a relationship at the time? - [monee] well, we were going through a break up at that time. - so you didn't careenough to follow up to see if this gentleman-- - your honor, therehe is right there! that's him, that'shim right there! thomas, he's with her,he's partnered with her

to kill my ex-fiance! that's him, have himarrested right now! (bradford bangs gavel) - order, ma'am, takeyour seat and be quiet! bailiff! - your honor, if i may, i believe i can shedlight on this matter. - [bradford] young man,approach the bench. raise your right hand.

- [bradford] do youswear that the testimony as it pertains to thismatter at hand is the truth, the whole truth, and nothingbut the truth as you know it? - i do, your honor. - [bradford] let's hearwhat you have to say. - actually, i'm not alone. if the court willindulge a recording. i would like tobring another party to validate my testimony.

- [bradford] so be it. - [lorraine] earnest! - [thomas] your honor-- (courtroom clamors) - [bradford] quiet,ladies and gentlemen, please quiet inthe court, please. - [thomas] your honor,earnest anderson. your honor, this is arecording of a phone message that i received the nightmiss kinyard attempted

to murder mr. anderson. he called me justbefore the attack. - [monee] you called me a bitch? i'm gonna tell themthat you raped me. yeah, i'm gonna tellthem you raped me. i'm gonna tell them youheld a gun to my head. - [earnest] go to hell! - [monee] go to hell? - [earnest] okay,i'm tired of you!

- [monee] i'm tired of you, too! (monee hits earnestwith fire poker) - i hate you. (gun clicks) - go!(gun fires) (people screaming) (monee groans) - monee has taken andruined so many lives these past few weeks.

dr. malone, herhusband, all of us. - you know what,it's true, lorraine. i have known katherinefor many years. we went to medicalschool together. i know her husband, and she said a lot of great thingsabout you, too. - dr. sanders, - ursula, we arepractically family. we are not in the office.

- this is one ofearnest's favorite places. - he's gonna need this on top of a lot of love and attention. therapy and a lot of loveand support from us all. - he will never be alone. one of us will be withhim around the clock. have you dealt with this typeof situation before, ursula? - more so that now thereare 5.3 million cases of abusive incidentsof physical abuse,

most are with women 18 and up. and 3.2 million with menthat are never reported. - [lorraine] that's astonishing. - women average 6.9 abusecases annually, and men, 4.4. - [lorraine] well, ican kind of understand why women won't reportabuse, because of fear, but what makes a manendure so much abuse. - fear, pride, prison,you know, retaliation. let me just say this, nomatter how tough, strong,

or big a womanmight appear to be, if a man hits her,she's going down. - but yet, they still havethe courage to beat on a man. - [ursula] i wouldsay rage, not courage. - it's unbelievable. - [ursula] what'sunbelievable is the fact that most abuse victims arenever reported properly. 20% of rape, 25% of assaults, and hardly everdo men report it.

- that's great information,more people need to know. - you gonna needa lot of therapy, lot of reconstructive work, but most importantly,he's gonna need love and support from us all. - i can assure you,that you can count on. - oh, i don't doubtthat at all, thomas. - hey buddy, thatwas a close call. i thought we lost you.

i'm fine... thank you, thomas,i love you, man. - why didn't you let meknow that you were alive? - couldn't take achance of monee knowing why you were there. i knew thomas wouldknow how to find me. - but how did you getout of the hospital without anybody knowing? - eight months inbosnia, remember?

staying alive, moving, notbeing seen, it's second nature. - we gonna take goodcare of you, dawg. you already know that. - rest assured that no matter how long it takesfor you to recover, i'm gonna be here for you. - thank you. - i love you, man. - i love you, too.

and i feel sorry for monee. - monee got exactlywhat was coming to her. ♪ it's all yours ♪ ♪ you can have it ♪ ♪ until that morningyou can grab it ♪ ♪ 'cause ain't no limitto what i'll do for you ♪ ♪ like bonnie and clyde ♪ ♪ when we making moves ♪ ♪ and if you like it rough ♪

♪ i'm gonna beat it up ♪ ♪ and if you like it smooth ♪ ♪ i'm gonna rideto this groove ♪ ♪ 'cause it's all about you ♪ ♪ and the thinks that you do ♪ - let me out of here,you son of a bitch! (distressed shouting) ♪ it's alright, it okay ♪ ♪ i don't care how much it is ♪

♪ don't care howmuch time i spend ♪ ♪ but i don't give a damn ♪ ♪ 'cause they don't understand ♪ ♪ as long as i'm with you ♪ ♪ i know that i'm winning ♪ ♪ it's like that andthat's the way it is ♪ ♪ 'cause it's like thatand that's the way it is ♪ ♪ it's all yours,it's all yours ♪ ♪ i don't care howmuch time i spend ♪

♪ i don't care how much it ♪ ♪ whatever you need ♪ ♪ say it's alright baby ♪ ♪ here you have everything ♪ ♪ or how much time i spend ♪ ♪ said it's alright baby ♪

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