Act of Faith Page #3

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- No sir.

I wouldn't eat a

thing in this dump.

And besides, shutting you down

is going to be the

sweetest thing ever.

- Mr. Marshall, I

made all the changes

you asked for last

time you were here.

- The eggs were

stored two inches

below where they

should have be stored.

And two inches in my book is

as big as a football field.

- Hey, speaking of football,

you like the Falcons?

- Are you trying to

bribe a county official?

- Oh no, no, no sir.

It's just that I had an extra

ticket to the Falcon's game

on the 50 and I thought maybe--

- Because if you were,

I was getting ready to

say you were a smart man.

- Mr. Marshall,

what do you want?

- 10,000 dollars.

Or I'll shut you down faster

than you can butter a biscuit.

- 10,000 dollars?

- The Marshall family don't

have a history in

stuttering, sir.

- Yeah, well the Brady family

don't have a history

in backing down.

- As you wish.

Let me see can I find some

additional violations

around here.

- Oh, no, no, no Mr. Marshall.

You don't have to

go through all that.

Let's talk this over like

reasonable businessmen.

Let's have a cup of coffee, huh?

- I thought you'd see it my way.

Can you make that a

plastic cup please?

- Oh, we're gonna fix you

up real good, real good.

(upbeat electronic music)

- Oh no you ain't.

What in the H-E

double L hockey sticks

are you doing sitting

up in here, OK?

- My feet hurt, my

corns was throbbing

and so was my bunions and

I'm sorry if it stank.

- OK, well you gonna

be sorry if Mr. Brady

catches you sitting back here

on his time relaxing, OK?

He gonna give you the

Sermon on the Mount

and the Ten Commandments.

You got customers out there.

- Look, they ain't tipping

so I ain't trippin'.

- Well, you do look

awfully cute today.

- Not if we was on

a remote island,

you was last fool on it

and I was out of batteries.

- That's how you're

gonna play it, bro?

I mean why, because

I ain't ballin?

I ain't making it rain in

the clubs or something?

- Now, how would that help me?

Do I look like I would be up

in the clubs or something?

- I'm just trying to say

I work an honest job,

making an honest living,

what's wrong with that?

- Ain't nothing wrong with that.

Look here, how am I

supposed to meet somebody

that's gonna take

me out of here,

if I'm wasting my time with

somebody stuck in here.

You stuck in here, I

wanna be outta here.

In here, outta here.

Do that make sense

to you, a little bit?

- Think so.

- Go on somewhere, go on,

go on, figure it out, go on.

(mischievous music)

- Excuse me, girl,

where you been?

I've been looking

everywhere for you.

He's here.

- TR, he finally came through!

- And why the hell

would TR be up in here?

- Well, he gotta

eat too, something.

- No, Patrick,

Jackie's man is here.

It's about to go down, let's go.

- Oh girl.

- Let's go.

- Wait a minute let

me get the chitlins.

- Oh, you stupid.

- It's gonna be a show.

- OK.

- I don't know.

- Hey.

Traffic was crazy on 85, it

took me hours to get here.

- Patrick, what do you want?

I'm trying to work.

- Yeah, what you want?

Cause I got it

for you man, what?

- Baby--

- Can you please stop?

You're embarrassing me.

- He, you mean--

- You, thank you.

- Baby listen, I promise.

I am sorry OK, it will

never happen again.

- Yeah, better not happen.

Because I got some homies

that'll get you touched.

Real quick partner.

What, partner, what partner?

- Stop.

- Out of my way, just sayin.

- Can we please talk about

this when I get home, Patrick?

I want to believe

you, I really do.

- Look, don't

believe what I say.

Believe what I do, OK?

I'm gonna make this

right, you'll see.

- No, no, baby, now don't

fall for that, alright?

Nope, don't do it.

I heard enough of

this foolishness.

Come on, get these

orders out, pick up!

- Um, OK, we...

We'll talk about it when

I get home, alright?

- OK.

- Alright honey.

- I'll be waiting.

- Honey?

Child, if your brain was in a

pigeon it would fly backwards.

- My grandmamma told me

that love was blinder

than Ray Charles and

deafer than Helen Keller.

That was a wise woman.

- Child, why you always

quoting your grandmamma?

She ate rodents for a living.

I mean, how wise could she be?

- Alright.

You gonna stop

talking about my nana

or I'm gonna have to

go gorilla on you.

- Back up off it baby.

You.

What, you don't see him?

- Listen, if either

one of you had a man,

then you would know what

it took to keep one,

until then, shut up cause

you're just jealous.

- Oh yeah, you know,

I wish I had me a man

that made me come to

work looking like I just

fought five rounds

with Floyd Mayweather.

- Now this is the last

time I'm gonna tell you

to stay out my business.

- Or what Jackie,

what you gonna do?

- Oh you don't know.

- You wanna fight me, but you

ain't gonna fight him, huh?

- OK y'all.

Why y'all always

trying to fight?

Jackie, we just care

about you, that's it.

- No, you only care

about yourself.

Now leave me alone.

He's a good man and you don't

know anything about him.

- Jackie, he's so

good, could you ask him

to let me get one of

them black eyes too?

(upbeat electronic music)

Mr. White!

- Hey!

- Detective, welcome

back, long time no see.

- Yeah, I know.

I'm sorry it's been so long.

We had a month long sting

operation over Mechanicsville.

But you know I'm usually

on time every Friday.

- I can usually set my clock

by you, 3:
15 on the dot.

So did you get your man?

- Take a look.

- Oh, front page no less.

15 arrested, led by

Detective Robert White.

Honey, you are something

special at what you do, huh?

- No, no, we just

gotta clean up the city

and make a safe place to

raise our families again,

no matter what it takes.

- Well, I've always been

partial to Law & Order.

Bum, bum.

(laughing)

You know I'm on probation.

Shouldn't have said.

- Probably something I

don't need to know about.

- How about I get your usual?

- Yes ma'am.

- Yes, sir.

(laughing)

- Well, let's see now.

If I don't pay the meat

supplier for two months,

maybe I can raise

the money that way.

No, that's not gonna work.

I'm already behind two

months with him, I--

(phone ringing)

King James Diner?

Hey, hello Dr. Patterson, Larry.

You got the results

back from the lab, huh?

No, I don't have time to

come down there Larry,

I'm too busy right now here.

Give it to me straight,

over the phone, right now.

I see.

I see.

(slow piano music)

No, I'm a big boy,

I can, I understand.

OK, OK, well I'll

definitely come in

and we can discuss my options.

Yeah, yeah.

I'll call the nurse.

And thanks again, Larry.

Thanks old buddy.

Lilly.

It's a tough one baby.

It's a tough one, Lil.

(soft music)

- Somebody's here awful early.

What's up with that?

- Trying to get a

jump on the day.

Get this job search started

'fore this place get busy.

(laughing)

- Child please, you know

you ain't going nowhere.

Job search, are you serious?

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