Gospel Hill Page #3

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My friends are movers and shakers now.

Well, didn't you ever want to be

a mover and shaker yourself?

I'm fine right where I am.

Yeah, come in.

I'm so sorry, Dr. Ralmer, I'm late.

My old truck done broke down

and I had to walk.

Oh, that's perfectly fine,

Calvin. Come on in. Sit down.

Make yourself comfortable.

I, uh- I won't keep you long.

I just wanted to share some good news with you.

- I sure could use it.

Calvin, I don't want you

to worry about these medical bills...

that have been piling up on you.

Yes, Lord.

- Oh.

Firstly, I'll make a few calls

and get the hospital off your back.

Now, secondly, I, uh- I see that there's

another property that you own next door.

And if you would, uh,

sell that to me as well...

I think I can sweeten the deal

all the way around.

Sir, I-I don't- I don't believe

I'm gonna be able to do that.

You see,

that was my granddaddy's land...

and it's been in the family ever since.

And I was hoping to leave it

to my kids after I'm gone.

I understand, Calvin.

Then I think, uh, $25,000

is what we should work with.

$25,000?

Sir, no disrespect, the house two doors

down went for almost $40,000.

$25,000 is what

the appraisal came in at.

I spoke with Mr. Duncan

at the bank this morning.

Dr. Palmer-

You-You know, you're gonna be

out of debt, Calvin.

Debt-free.

I'm gonna help you do that.

Just put your mark here.

See if you can get

some of the Lord, Luther. Prayer.

Hey.

- Hey. What up, Joel?

How you doin'?

- How's the hand, man?

It's gettin' better, you know.

Can I, uh-

I talk to you for a second?

Sure, man. What's up?

Well, uh, I actually came

into a bunch of work lately.

I was wonderin' if, uh-

- Sh*t, yeah, man.

I could pay you, like, eight

bucks an hour. That's cool?

Eight bucks, man.

That's super cool, man.

- All right. That's great.

Thank you, man.

- Thank you.

All right, I'll see you soon then.

- All right.

All right.

I'm gonna call you, man.

- All right.

You don't want to work for him.

His daddy's an a**hole.

Man, he ain't his daddy.

- They're all their daddy.

And what, that's gonna keep you

from gettin' a job, man?

I'm lookin'.

I thought it was easy for a vet,

especially one like you.

That's what you thought?

That's what you thought, huh?

N*gger, where the f***

you live at?

I'm gonna get goin', Luther.

You got those all right?

- Yeah, I got 'em.

You all right?

- Yes, I'm all right.

I just gotta

catch my breath a little.

What you need to do is just

quit those damn cigarettes.

Oh, yeah, you bet.

I'm serious.

- Yeah, you're serious.

Boy, oh, boy.

Your mom and I used to sit in this swing

every night before goin' to bed.

Somethin' about this swing...

seemed to make the day end right.

Got married in this house.

You know, you're not supposed

to see the bride before the wedding.

Yeah, I know.

- Well, when I turned around...

saw her standing there...

I figured... the rest of my life

was taken care of.

Yeah.

N*ggers hadn't turned it

all to sh*t.

No, you know what?

You know what? You can say whatever

you want in your own home.

But this? This is my home now.

Mom left it to me.

Oh, I see. Well!

You don't know what the hell

I'm talkin' about, do ya?

I do.

I think you're the one that

just doesn't understand, Dad.

When y'all gonna say

somethin' different to me?

No.

It's a waste of breath.

How was the movie?

Just like every other film

that plays in this town.

You been busy?

- Contracts.

We have acquired

three new properties today.

Doing well. Closed the deal.

Moving on to the, uh, bigger, better deal.

Mmm. That's good.

That's good? What, that's all

you can say, is "that's good"?

Ron, you know I don't care

nothin' about ownin' no houses.

Oh, it's not about the houses, Yvonne.

It's about the property.

The real estate. I mean, these

opportunities are too good to pass up.

There's opportunities everywhere.

What do you want to be,

the biggest catfish in the creek?

Are you-Are you happy

with this small-town living?

Yvonne, look. I'm doing all I can to build

this clinic so that we can get out of here-

I am tired of living in this

small country town.

Oh, not again.

- Yes, again.

Look, I am sick and tired

of hearing this!

I don't come from what you do.

Your daddy didn't want to help us, and,

quite frankly, I didn't see you fight for it.

So this is how you do it. You see an opportunity,

you take advantage of it. You grab it.

And then you build, and you do it again

until you get where you want to be.

That is how it works.

Now, Carolina

Textile has plans to build a blue jean factory...

in your hometown of Julia,

and you're blocking the project.

These people are being asked...

to give up their homes for

the chance to get the job- a chance.

These jobs aren't a certainty.

The only thing that's certain

is that their homes will be gone.

Now, if that's the case,

why can't they build somewhere else?

And we all know the answer to that.

Because the cheapest land

is the land where the poorest folks are.

Textile's big business in your state.

You're a controversial man.

Now, you could create some powerful

enemies with your position on this project.

That concern you at all?

- I am not opposed to development.

These jobs will be

a welcome boost to these people...

if they materialize.

My only concern's for Julia.

That what's best for Julia

is best for all of Julia.

It's been 40 years

since Raul Malcolm sat down with our reporter...

for that historic interview...

and today his legacy lives on.

As our tribute to Paul Malcolm continues-

Hello?

Sarah Malcolm?

- Mmm, yes.

Don't go to that meetin'. You want to end up

in the same hole as your father-in-law?

Who is this?

- Stay away from that meetin'.

What? Do I know you?

- You heard me.

Oh, you go to hell!

Who was that?

- Just some kids prank callin'.

# The corn, the gasoline #

# Goin' sky-high #

# Cost too much to live #

# And it cost too much to die #

# Feel like throwin' up

both of my hands sometimes #

# Sayin' to myself #

# What's the use #

Luther?

Luther, honey?

What is it, Grandma?

You goin' out?

I don't know. What you need?

- I don't need nothin'.

It's just that I thought you might go out

and have some fun, that's all...

instead of just sitting all day.

It's Saturday night. You ought to

be out with the young folks.

All right, Grandma.

I'll go out.

You takin' me to church

in the mornin'?

Sure, Grandma.

I'll take you to church.

You're a fine boy, Luther.

The Good Lord gonna take care of you.

Yeah? When that's gonna be?

# Yeah, yeah #

# Yeah, yeah #

- # Yeah, yeah #

# Yeah, yeah #

# Yeah, yeah, yeah #

- # Yeah, yeah #

# Yeah, yeah #

Ohh!

- # Yeah, yeah #

All right, you have to tell me.

Where did you learn to dance like that?

- In a good dive bar.

Really?

- Mm-hmm.

Huh. Well, I tell you right now,

I'm very impressed.

Thank you very much.

- Very impressed by you.

I'm gonna have to take some lessons.

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