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You'll be my trainee.

Not because you helped me

meet Natalie...

...but because

you deserve the chance.

The least you could do is trust me

to make a run across town.

With this in the hands

of a stranger...

...you won't be able to concentrate on

the real deal:
getting busy with Natalie.

Okay. I get your point.

- Seven a. m.

- I'll be there at 6:30.

Great. Now, where's my car?

- I left it at home.

- What?

Don't worry. It's safe, all right?

All right.

Look.

Meet me at this address

at 10:
00.

Don't be late.

Tonight's the night.

Bet.

You know, we have sort of this open thing

happening now, you know?

And I really believe in giving a man

his space.

It can benefit everyone

in the relationship.

Now, don't you agree?

Well, I don't know.

I'm married, faithful and very happy.

Oh, congratulations. Excuse me.

Waymon. Waymon.

Hi, Waymon? Hey.

You remember...

You remember, uh, Susan. Susan.

Nice to meet you.

So how's the Atwell deal coming?

Great. Great.

What? What, it's done?

No. It will be tomorrow

when they receive the new projections.

Oh, I see. Oh, well, that's great.

That's great. Good luck, Waymon.

Thank you. Thank you.

Waymon. Honey.

Excuse me.

Hey, turn that down

or I'm calling the police.

- You talking to me?

- I don't see any other idiots out here.

Crazy b*tch.

- Low-life.

- Baby, your weave's too tight.

Oh, sh*t.

With this recession and unemployment

reaching an all-time high...

...the job market is a merciless place.

- Isn't that right?

- Hm?

Uh, yes, absolutely.

The black youth have it the worst.

And it's a shame

that they just aren't prepared.

I honestly think they don't know

what it takes to get ahead.

What exactly are you saying?

I'm saying that...

...carving your name

on the back of your head...

...is not exactly a career move.

Diedre, that's ridiculous.

I mean, one thing

has absolutely nothing to do with the other.

- Would you excuse us, please?

- Certainly.

How dare you contradict me

in front of people.

I don't know what's going on with you,

but I don't like it.

You know what's going on me?

I'm finally seeing the light.

Who do you think you are

that you can tell me what to think?

Or what to wear, what to do?

I need a companion. I need a friend.

Not an overseer.

I will not have this discussion here.

I'll call the police.

- You better stop fronting.

- I ain't after your fake-ass gold.

- Excuse me.

I'm here to see Waymon.

- Waymon?

Hey.

- What's up?

- What is this person doing here?

Person? You fake Whitney Houston-ass...

- You nappy-headed thing...

- All right. Hold it.

This person happens to be

a friend of mine.

- His name is Bobby Johnson.

A friend of yours?

I'm not gonna take much more of this.

This sh*t is whack. I'm out of here.

- Bobby, wait.

- Wait.

Hey, you coming?

Coming where?

If you leave this party with that thug...

...it's over.

I never wanna see you again.

Okay.

Fine.

You son of a b*tch!

You better get your black ass

out here.

I'm counting to one, two...

Man, don't even sweat that, man.

She ain't all that.

She needs to take

some of that attorney money...

...and purchase some more ass.

That what she need to do.

Come on. You know the girl look like

a well-dressed number-two pencil, man.

Sex was probably weak too.

She's like one of them

military-type b*tches.

Military?

You know, military. You know:

Left, right, left

In, out, in

Hump, half, hump, right

Hump, full, hump

I'm right, right?

Just be there in half an hour.

Gary, I really don't care.

Just be there.

I'm sorry, everybody,

but the club's been closed.

- What?

- I'm as surprised as all of you are.

But you'll all get invitations

to my next event.

I'm really sorry.

What's going on?

The club has been padlocked

by the damn IRS.

And that a**hole Jake

didn't even tell me what was up.

I invited all these people down here.

And now I look like a fool.

No, you don't.

More than that,

I don't even get paid for tonight.

I can just forget about my partnership.

I gotta get out of here.

Can you give me a ride?

Oh, yeah. Right. Right.

No problem.

Why don't you go ahead?

I got some important things

to take care of tomorrow.

Yeah, we'll see you later.

See you.

My boy's in there.

Watch your legs.

Come on. Come on.

You're late.

- Are you serious?

- Yes, I am.

Now, come on.

I'm so tired of everything always

blowing up in my face.

Nothing I do ever turns out

the way I plan it.

What is it exactly that you wanna do?

Well, for a long time, it was dancing.

But the auditions are murder.

And then when I finally do get a job,

the money barely pays the rent.

I just don't know anymore.

You know what

I've always dreamed of doing?

- Owning my own nightclub.

- Yeah?

- Mm-hm.

- Well, don't give up on that one.

When I was in junior high school,

I wanted to join a band.

You know, be a rock star.

So I asked my parents

if I could take guitar lessons.

They said, "Absolutely not.

We're not going to spend

our hard-earned money...

...on some guitar lessons. "

So I tried to teach myself...

...and after a while,

I got discouraged and I stopped.

Now, if I'd continued, who knows?

Might have been

Michael Jackson, Prince...

...Waymon Tinsdale III.

There's not a more beautiful view

in all the world.

You are so beautiful.

Thank you.

Are we gonna get busted

for this?

Not if you keep your mouth shut.

Bingo. Okay.

We're just gonna make a few changes

in these projections, okay?

Come on.

Do your thing.

- Come on.

- All right. All right. All right.

- We're in.

- Yeah.

What's up, Pep?

Mr. Kagawa on line one.

Good morning.

I trusted you and you blew it.

How could you have messed this up?

How? How?

- Get off me, man. You tripping.

- Yeah, I'm tripping.

What the hell's going on here?

The Savoy Tower deal. Bobby blew it.

I showed him the package...

...but somehow he managed to get an

earlier draft with all the wrong numbers.

All I did is what you asked me to do.

That's all I did.

The Japanese took one look

at those figures, made a phone call...

...and closed a deal

with somebody else.

They're on a plane to Los Angeles.

I'm finished. And so are you.

Well, you heard the man. You're fired.

Get your stuff and go.

I'm very sorry, sir.

I don't know how this happened.

What do you mean?

You put a multimillion-dollar deal

in the hands of a mail boy.

That's how it happened. Waymon...

...this isn't the kind of error

a partner would make.

Wait a minute. Sir, I can fix this.

- I just have to find a new buyer.

- We've lost the listing.

Atwell intends

to take the bank's business...

...to another firm on Monday.

Mr. Drake, I can do this.

I doubt it.

Well, what about Sunday?

We can do brunch.

Yeah, I see. Well, this deal is ready to go.

Sure. Sure.

Well, some of the best deals are done

on short notice.

Mr. Vance, excuse me. I'm sorry.

One second.

- Yeah, Sheila, what is it?

There's a Natalie here to see you.

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