Meet the Browns Page #6

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- Oh no.

You have to stay till tomorrow

for the reading of the will.

- Yeah.

- No! Daddy ain't left her nothing.

No, um, I really think

we ought to be going.

You can't leave, baby,

'cause... the bus only

come every three days.

- It'll be here tomorrow.

- Tomorrow, what?

- It'll be okay.

- No no!

I gotta go.

l... no...

You know what?

You know what I'm gonna do?

I'm gonna go change and I'm gonna

be back in 15 minutes.

I'm gonna take you

and your kids

to see my town.

Ah... you'll like it.

- I promise.

- Okay okay okay.

- Okay, all right. Okay, all right.

- 15 minutes.

- All right.

- Oh my God.

All right, you know

I don't know you that well,

but you'd better

watch out for him. Pshaw!

Flashing that pretty smile...

and that nickel-slick talk.

He done broke a lot of women's hearts

out here in these backwoods.

You be careful... sister.

Brenda.

Brown, where you all at?

We over here.

Where that money

you owe me?

- I'm gonna give you two.

- Thank you.

Thank you. Gracias.

You didn't know

I spoke Spanish, did you?

Oooh, you should have

got one.

See, it's not so bad.

Hey, Harry.

- Hey.

- Mmm.

One of your women?

- No, it's my cousin.

- Oh.

That don't mean nothing

down here, do it?

Oh ho.

That's cold.

I'm kidding.

- Hi, Mommy!

- Hi, Mommy!

Hi, baby! Oh.

They're having fun.

Yeah.

Why don't you have

a woman, anyway?

- Huh?

- I'm divorced.

Ooooh.

Six years, three kids

and a whole lot of drama.

My drama trumps your drama.

Hey, step right up,

step right up.

Who can get the ball in the basket?

How about you, young man?

- Huh huh?

- Hey, Harry?

Yeah, you there, sir.

Get the ball in the basket,

you can win a cute little doll

for the lovely lady back there.

- Maybe you're scared.

- You got some money?

The young man's going to clean

me out of all my profits.

I'm in, but I'll just play.

Not for money.

- Run it.

- How about every one we win

you buy back from us?

All right.

Keep that elbow in, all right?

That's what I'm talking, dawg.

- Bing bing bing.

- Oh ho ho!

That's good form.

That's the difference

right there, man.

Come on, man, get some more,

get some more animals, man...

- Oh, man, look at you.

- Too easy.

- Tosha, take this in the house for Mama.

- Okay.

Hey, wait up.

Hey, man, here's your cut.

Oh no, you keep it.

Thanks.

Think I'm winning him over.

Don't be so sure about that.

He hasn't really had

a real man in his life.

And I sure can't afford

to let another one come running in

and out of it.

Is it his life or your life

we're talking about?

What?

I don't know who

you're protecting, you or him.

Both of us, I guess.

I see.

You really think

he's that good?

I do.

Well, how would that work?

I mean, how would you coach him?

I mean, you're here.

He's with me in Chicago.

And look, he's not

moving down here.

I can make a few trips up there,

give him some drills.

Maybe in the summer,

he can do a camp

with me and some

of the other players.

Hmm, what about

his education?

I promise you

he'll come back

smarter than he left.

Yeah, well, I'll think about it.

- Take your time.

- I have to ask him.

Yeah, do that.

Hey, thank you for the day.

I really appreciate it.

No, thank you.

Goodbye...

and thank you

so much, Harry.

Goodbye.

Oh.

It's for you.

Thanks.

Excuse me.

I'm just gonna go and pack.

No, you are gonna stay

for the reading

of the will, aren't you?

Oh, no no no no.

Stay? Daddy didn't

leave her nothing.

- Vera.

- You should stay.

- No, really.

- Come on.

Come on, sit down.

- Come on over here.

- He your daddy too.

Brenda, come on.

Come on.

Come on in here now.

Come on, you'll probably

thank me too.

You're Daddy's child,

you may as well.

- You never know.

- Why don't you shut...

Sit down now, sit sit.

L.B., she ain't no puppy.

What, you gonna have

her sit and do tricks?

Brother Sam, you read

the last will and "testicles."

Yeah, that's what

I've been waiting for.

I got dressed up

for this. Come on.

Okay, folks...

Pop Brown's last

will and testament.

Here it is.

"To L.B. and his

beautiful wife Sarah..."

Beautiful? Must have been blind,

crippled and crazy.

"...I leave all my money..."

- Whoo! Thank you, Daddy.

- Sweet!

- "...a total amount of $575."

- You rich! You rich!

- That ain't nothing.

- What? 500?

We... we took care

of that sucker till he died.

He just leave us

nothing but that?

$575.

I washed his toes

and cleaned his nose!

He's so happy he can't

get his words out. He's rich.

And and and...

keep reading, baby.

- "To Vera..."

- Yes.

"...I leave all my love."

Love, yes, and...

"May it keep you warm at night."

There's got to be more.

You keep reading, baby.

Keep reading 'cause I know

there's more for me.

"And to Brown..."

Oh, boy, this is good.

"...I leave my house."

The house?

I'd rather have the love.

That house is tore up, Brown.

Shut up, Vera.

We grew up in that house.

Yeah, us and several families

of rats and roaches.

What the hell is that?

"To my daughter Brenda..."

- Brenda?

- Brenda?

- Wh...

- "...I leave my old rental property."

Oh, Brenda,

that's wonderful.

He left me a house?

Do you think we're living here?

Do you think

we're living here now?

Okay, well, it has potential.

Potential to be torn down.

Is this our house, Mama?

Looks that way, baby.

- I'm gonna go back to the projects.

- Yeah, me too.

Me three.

I'd stay with you, brother.

Hmm.

Come on.

At least go inside.

All right, but, Tosha, Lena,

y'all wait in the car.

Come on, go ahead.

Looks dangerous in here.

Ma.

It got a welcome mat.

Ooh.

- It's a nice house.

- Really?

What you looking at?

It just needs a little work.

This house don't need

no little nothing.

- Ma, come on.

- What?

Can we please get out of here?

I'm not trying to miss the bus.

Could you just give me a minute?

Let me ask you something.

What do you think about

Harry coaching you?

- Hmm?

- I'm cool with it if it gets us out of here.

Oh, he cool with it.

That's good.

Uh-huh.

You know, I really wish

you weren't leaving.

Well, gotta get back to my life.

- Ma, come on!

- I'm coming.

Brenda, you leaving

me so soon?

Yeah, we got to be heading back.

Okay, well, look,

here's my number.

I want you to keep in touch, okay?

- Oh, I will.

- All right.

And here...

What's this?

It's from me and Sarah.

We wanted to bless you with something.

No, Cora, no. No, I can't.

- No, take it.

- I can't.

You have to take it.

We wanted to bless you with it.

It's just a little something.

Brenda, please.

Ain't no telling when

I'd be able to pay y'all back.

Oh, honey,

don't worry about that.

If some of these fathers

don't take care of these babies,

then us single mothers have

to stick together. Please take it.

- Thank you.

- You're welcome.

This is the nicest thing

that anybody's ever done for me.

- Really?

- Yeah.

Well, maybe you need

to change your friends.

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