My Other Mother Page #3

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Move out of my way!

- Oh, no!

Oh, my Lord.

- I can't believe this.

My sweet Freddie.

- Somebody come get her.

Excuse... ex...

- Put that back!

Let her have.

No chance.

Just let my brother

have some peace for once.

What?!

Mm-Mmm!

Mm-Mmm!

You just might get it.

You don't want to mess with me.

Crazy dingbat!

What kind of germ is that?!

All right, all right!

Everybody, everybody, settle down.

Look, this is a home-going

service, not "tmz."

Abner, who's that crazy woman?

Your mother.

Now...

Hey!

Come on in.

Ah.

Really good to...

to see you, miss Meyers.

Oh, Abner, please call me

Candy.

I think we can dispense with

the formalities.

Don't you?

- Well, Candy, let me introduce

you to some of your kinfolk.

This here is cousin Jessie,

cousin Sam.

Cousin Jamie, and Melissa.

Hi.

Nice to meet you.

Oh, and come on in here.

I want you to meet a couple

of fine boys.

This is...

Trevor and Andrew.

Candy, these...

these are your brothers.

I have brothers?

- Oh.

It's very nice to meet you.

- Hi, Trevor.

Hi.

- You better give me a hug,

girl.

Mmm!

Welcome to the family.

- Thank you.

Don't I get an introduction?

- Um, this is Trevor and

Andrew's mother... Delores.

- Ah, it's a pleasure meeting

you, mrs. Nelson.

- Well, don't forget...

I was married to Freddie.

And i was faithful for every bit

of 37 years.

How old are you?

Careful, Delores.

- I'm 35, ma'am.

Excuse me.

Hi, Mrs. Nelson.

I'm Louis... Candy's manager.

I'm so sorry for your loss.

Listen, we came a long way

to be here today.

I hear southern women know how

to cook.

Quite frankly, we're starved.

Any chance we can get

a bite to eat?

Suzie Mae?

Go to the kitchen and get

a hot plate for these people.

Hold up.

But bring me a cold glass

of ice water.

I'm gonna need it.

Thank you.

- Beautiful house.

Yes, it's nice.

- Mm-Hmm.

And that's daddy

after he got his high school diploma

eight years ago.

He did regret having to drop out,

but he did have a family to

look after.

But that didn't stop him from

starting his own plumbing business.

That's his store right there.

And his ice cream parlor.

- And he had a delivery service.

That's the one I'm in charge

of right there. - Oh.

And she don't care nothing

about that.

Well, i was just trying to

show her that daddy was a go-getter.

And I'm telling you she don't

care nothing about that.

Look, he wasn't no slouch.

Well, your mama made a

complete fool out of herself today.

That's enough, Delores.

This child ain't come

here to be insulted by you.

She ain't no kin to me, Abner.

Well, she's kin to me.

And i ain't gonna let you treat

her like some mangy dog done

wandered in off the street!

- Mmm.

More like a mutt if you ask me.

- Delores!

Mama, please!

- This here is our family's house.

And ain't nobody asked me how I

felt about her being here.

- Ok, maybe i should go.

Blowing in here like she's

some big movie star.

Honey, we don't need your

favors, Ok?

That wasn't my intention.

- Mm-Hmm.

You're probably on

the stuff, too.

Delores, stop it!

Mm-Hmm.

Most big-Time stars are.

- That's not true.

Well, that wouldn't surprise

me none.

'Cause the apple don't fall far

from the tree.

What is she talking about?

- Nothing.

She ain't talking about nothing.

- Nothing?! You call one year

in the loony bin nothing?

And judging by that performance

she put on today, she needs to

go back in there.

Mama!

- Ok, gentlemen, if you'll excuse me,

I'm gonna leave now.

Louis?

Thank you for your hospitality.

- I can't say it was a pleasure.

Candy!

Come on, baby.

Come on here to me.

God don't like ugly,

Delores.

Mm-Hmm.

Y'all done forgot i buried my

husband today.

- Candy, you should friend me

so i can send you all the family

pictures.

Oh, you thought it was because

i wanted to brag to everybody

about you being my sister and

all, but i wasn't even thinking

that until just now.

And I'm sorry...

It's Ok, Trevor, really.

- Don't worry about my mama.

You're always welcome in

manning.

Thank you, Andrew.

- Look after our sister, Louis.

Will do, man.

Thanks for having us.

I'll drive you all to the hotel.

Ok.

Thank you, everyone.

Nice meeting you all.

Abner?

- Mmm?

How long have you all known

about me?

A few years now.

No one came to see me?

- Yeah, Freddie's wishes.

He said it wasn't his call to

make.

Well, didn't he want to see

me?

He saw you all the time.

Watched your show every morning.

And if you were somewhere close,

he'd go out to see you.

Of course, you know about the

notes and flowers and things.

- Yeah, which i won't get anymore.

He loved you, Candy.

He just wasn't...

Wasn't sure you wanted

to hear it.

Why would he think that?

- Because of what happened with

him and your mama years ago.

- Right.

He was married to Delores when

they had their affair.

Well, no, no, no, it's deeper

than that.

Much deeper.

- Ok, so tell me.

My flight doesn't leave till

tomorrow morning.

Well, maybe you ought to talk

to your mama.

Her name is Mary Jordan.

We all call her Mary Jo.

You might as well, Candy.

We're here.

Ok.

Where does she live?

About an hour outside

of town...

far away from everything

and everyone.

NO TRESPASSING:

Violators will be prosecuted

All right.

Let's head on up.

Mary Jo, call off the dog!

You got company!

Easy, boy.

We come in peace.

Be careful, Abner.

- Little mama's boy!

He can't get...

Shoot!

Mary Jo, I've had it!

Abner, it's Ok.

Let's go.

No, no.

I drove an hour to get out here.

You're gonna open up the door!

You're just a stubborn old mule!

Abner?

Really...

If she doesn't want to see me,

I don't want to force her to.

All right, all right.

We'll head on back.

And I ain't scare of your dog,

neither!

This is precisely why I'm not

a dog-person.

Yeah.

Oh.

Candy...

Uh, Freddie wanted you

to have this.

Thank you, Abner,

for everything.

Well, i better be getting

back.

Louis.

Fine meeting you.

Likewise, Abner.

Take care of yourself, man.

Now, don't you be a stranger.

We family now.

Open the box, dummy.

She sounds like a real pill.

- Yeah.

And then she accused me of being

on drugs.

What?!

- Me, yeah.

That's why you should have

come to us before going out

there on your own.

- I had Louis with me.

That's not the same thing.

I'm your mother.

And I would have straightened

all this out.

Really?

How, mom?

Well, first of all, I would

have popped that Delores woman

in the mouth for talking to you

like that.

Mm-Hmm.

- And then that other woman,

the birth mother, Mary Jane.

- Mary Jo.

Whatever, she couldn't even

open the door.

Well...

I'm glad you've gotten this out

of your system, and i hope that

you realize that you really do

have the best life.

You have the life that God

intended for you to have.

So we're done with this, right?

Candace?

- Mom, i have questions,

and Mary Jo is the only one

who can answer them.

Well, what if you don't like

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