Peeples Page #4

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be the one to find it.

(Chuckles)

I love you.

I love you, too.

That was wonderful, Daphne.

Thank you.

Your turn, si.

Well, I guess wade.

I appreciate how

you sensed my swag.

When you came in,

you called me "si. "

Thanks, man.

Yeah.

It's interesting,

because Virgil knew

I was gonna grow up

to be a black man.

The odds were

pretty strong at birth.

But somehow he managed

to name me Simon.

Simon Latimer peeples.

Lewis Latimer was

a black man who helped

Thomas Edison

invent the lightbulb.

That's true. But you can't use

that up in the club, you know.

(Chuckling)

Yes!

What club?

You know, dance club.

No, I don't know.

Okay, well, the point is

you can just call me si now.

Okay? Si. Everybody get that?

All right.

They got it, buddy. Si.

I'd like to do Gloria.

(Coughs)

Wade, I'm glad you asked this. I

actually have something prepared.

# Gloria!

(Dog howling)

Marvelous voice, Meg.

Thank you, judge.

Gloria, Gloria, Gloria.

Gloria, I love it when we've

had a long day on location,

and we decide to have

a nice dinner situation,

and before I see you,

(sniffing deeply)

I smell that perfume.

The one from Morocco.

Thank you. That's enough.

Back to you, dad.

Shh, not done, not done.

And then you walk across the hotel

lobby wearing that burgundy dress,

the one with the back out.

Blow that back out!

Back out.

And I can just barely see

where the curve of your form...

Dad's Risotto is getting cold.

We should probably just dig in...

No, no. Continue, Meg.

Dad?

I'm sorry. Let's eat.

If I may?

I just want to say

how thankful I am

to be here with you right now

at this time in my life,

with grace.

You raised a remarkable woman, and

I learn from her every single day.

One of the things

I learned is that

no matter what, the universe

provides all you need.

I think this is

the perfect time.

Wade, you certainly are a man who

believes in the universe providing.

Like today in the market.

Say what?

What happened at the market?

Virgil:
Well,

wade didn't have any money.

But he had the faith to stand in

line with only lint in his pockets.

Then I came along, and I paid.

So I guess that makes me

the universe. Right, wade?

Honorable peeples...

Judge.

What had happened was, see, I was

there, and I didn't have my wallet.

Matter of fact, if you

came two seconds earlier,

you'd see me, I'm like,

"where did my wallet go?"

I don't know what happened to

it, but I was looking for it.

I don't know. (Chuckling)

Maybe si can help me find it.

What? Why are you

flipping on me?

I thought we were cool.

I'm not flipping on you.

You trying to say

I stole your wallet?

No, no, no.

Daphne said that...

No, bro, you don't know

me like that, all right?

You can get that

"clack clack" all day.

It's "click clack. "

Simon.

It's si!

You know,

I got a perfect score

on my math sat!

It was perfect.

Perfect? I got like a 250.

He's pretty smart.

But the essay... ahhh.

Oh, who do I have to be now?

Lewis Latimer and Langston Hughes?

I got cred in the streets of

sag harbor, dad! Don't test me!

Am I asking for too much?

I had to be

Thurgood Marshall

and John Coltrane.

And I'm about to be

Muhammad Ali up in here!

Simon:
I break stuff,

I go so hard.

Dad, mom, it's out of control.

Well, honey, what can I say?

He's my change of life baby.

I'm so exhausted.

Well, your little exercise really

brought the family together.

Thank you, wade.

Grace:
All right.

(Speaking Spanish)

As pleasant as this has all

been, I really should get going.

No!

Daddy picked his

saxophone back up.

He's playing at

the lusty sea hag.

Well, we should all go.

No, no, no.

A peeples never shows

his hand to family

until it's perfect.

You don't have to be

perfect for family.

Yes, you do.

Yes, you do.

All right, good night.

Good night, daddy.

Good night, grace.

Good night, Mr. peeples.

Good night, wade.

You know,

I think I'm gonna turn in.

Me, too. If I can.

Oh, mom, wade has insomnia.

I know just the thing.

Daughter.

Told you. Mom's into

alternative medicine.

Now, you are gonna love this.

And I think I'm

gonna join you.

Here you go.

You be a lifesaver.

Cheers.

It's all natural.

Everything I need is out

in that garden out there.

This will take the edge off.

You know what?

It smells like it's...

No, no, I put together a

very, very herbaceous mix.

Sleep tight.

(Giggles)

Got it, little girl?

Yup.

Good night, baby.

Good night.

Grace's dad is a little hard to

connect with, but we'll figure it out.

I'm just trying to find

the right time to propose.

Well, you know, just relax.

Wade:
I'm relaxed.

Grace's mom gave me something.

Smells like weed.

Really?

Good stuff?

Rich people stuff?

Wade:
Ma Dukes was on

the soul train.

Look, just talk

to dad one-on-one.

He went to this

club to play music.

Oh, that's perfect.

Just go over there, listen to some

music, have a couple of drinks, talk.

Like, you know, just two guys.

Wade:
You're right. We've got

common ground. We both love grace.

I could show him the ring.

There you go.

He'll see how serious I am.

Perfect!

Chris:
Also find out how

the other women look there.

Rich and fine like grace,

or rich and husky,

like they sit on pillows

eating Turkey legs all day.

Hello?

(Jazz music playing)

Bartender:

Here you go, Smokey.

Hey, when does

Virgil peeples go on?

Judge peeples?

Yeah.

He's a judge, so why

would he be playing here?

I just thought...

(Singing loudly)

Excuse me.

Oh, God.

What are you doing here?

Nothing.

Woman:

This is a private beach.

My fault. Okay.

Hmm.

You'd be a damn

good humpback.

I could use a partner like you

in the three-legged race.

Is that why they

call this sag harbor?

Virgil:
Here comes the judge!

Party time!

Ahh!

Court is in session!

(Laughing)

And I'm free! Yes.

I'm coming!

(Whoops)

All right!

The gavel's coming down!

Wade:
Oh, oh.

God dang!

Why I gotta see his balls?

Get that out of your head! Get the

man's balls out of your head, wade!

Gloria:
Pay up.

(Laughing)

Did you see that shot?

Thank you very much.

Hey, wade.

Hey.

You want next? I've already

taken all Meg's money.

Come on in, wade.

It's your break.

You know,

I think I'm just gonna go

to the guesthouse

and get some sleep.

Where you coming from?

Getting some air.

You saw us at

the market today, didn't you?

Can we ever really trust what

I see? I mean, really? No.

So, Gloria is supposed to come

out to her family this weekend,

but she's scared of Virgil.

So you seeing us is a problem.

I'm not scared, okay?

I'm waiting

for the right time.

There is a difference.

Please, Gloria. What's the big

deal? Everybody's gay. Ellen's gay.

Ellen has an entire network

of people who love her.

The Virgil peeples

network is a lot different.

Virgil might be more

open-minded than you think.

Well, once I'm sure

that this isn't some phase,

that I'm actually gay, then

I'll come out. Not before.

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