The Family That Preys Page #7

-Don't mention it.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Andrea.

Do you think l can see you

for a moment, please?

Sure.

-l think you do a great job here.

-Thank you.

But as l've been evaluating your

performance and going over records...

...l've come across some things that

concern me.

-Such as?

-Just don't know about something.

-What is that?

-You know we have a strict...

-...no-fraternization policy here, right?

-l'm very aware of it.

l've been here four years.

Well, the things that concern me are...

...several thousand dollars of

purchases that seem to be personal.

Hotel stays every Wednesday.

Things on Mr. Cartwright's

credit card...

...that seem to coincide with

your time spent away from the office.

What are you getting at?

-You having an affair with Cartwright?

-No.

l was so hoping that

you were gonna be honest with me.

-l can't protect you if you're gonna lie.

-l don't need you to protect me.

-And you think he will?

-l know he will.

Mr. Cartwright is the not

the type of man...

...that will take orders

from the likes of you.

You just got here.

You better watch your step.

lt is sisters like you

that give us all a bad name.

Screwing your way to the top

instead of doing it the right way.

The right way.

The right way is graduating

top of my class...

...getting my masters and helping

this company report record profits...

...in two and a half of the four years

l've been here.

Affair or not, l'm doing it the right way.

So, Abigayle,

who did you screw to get here?

Unlike you, l have worked my ass off

to prove that l'm just as good...

...if not better than my counterparts.

What you are doing, Andrea...

...will get you there

but it will not keep you.

-We're gonna have to let you go.

-We'll see about that.

-He has no authority to keep you here.

-And you have no authority...

...to make me leave.

l love this song. You ever heard it?

l never heard it before.

Listen. Listen to the words.

Promise me that you'll give faith

A fighting chance

And when you get the choice

To sit it out or dance

l hope you dance

-That's beautiful.

-That's the way it is.

And we are gonna dance, my friend.

We are gonna dance.

Not butt-shaking dance.

No, but you have a dancer's heart,

my darling.

-Did you see that?

-Don't even think about it.

Hey.

-Come on, we gotta go.

-Oh, where's my Bible?

Charlotte.

We've got to.

l'm not kidding, Charlotte. You better

slow down before you get a ticket.

Oh, officer. Officer.

-Look. Look.

-Oh, Lord.

Hey, baby.

You wanna rub oil on my body?

Yeah. Yeah, yeah. l'd like that.

l'd like that.

Father, Son and the Holy Ghost.

Some oil for your little....

Come on, stick it out there.

Stick it out there.

l thought so.

Yeah, baby.

You'd better wash your hands

when you get out of here.

Wash your hands

when we get out of here.

Okay, l will.

Hey, Charlotte.

Charlotte.

-What are you doing?

-l can't load this camera.

lt says-- Keeps just saying,

''Memory full''.

-Honey, it's the--

-Don't touch me. Don't touch me.

Look at me.

What is it?

Alice.

Yeah. W--? What?

lt's Saturday.

Well, actually,

it's 3:
00 Sunday morning.

But yesterday was Friday

and we danced.

Yeah, we did. We danced

all night long. Sweetie, what is it?

Are you okay?

-Were you having a bad dream?

-No.

What is it?

The memory is full on this camera.

Let me see it.

You know, we could get a--

We can get a new memory card.

Oh, l wish it was that simple.

Memory card is full.

l have early onset Alzheimer's.

The doctors say

there's nothing they can do.

Did you get a second opinion?

Three. They all said the same thing.

No. lt's gonna be all right, Charlotte.

Not this time.

Oh, we've been through a lot of things

together, Alice. But not this time.

lt's not gonna be all right this time.

Don't let my son put me away.

l won't.

And you mustn't tell anyone.

-You promise?

-l promise, l won't.

And when l start to forget...

...will you help me remember?

Yes, l will. l will.

Of course l will.

l wanna go home.

-Will you take me home?

-Okay.

You're okay.

-Hey, Joey.

-Won't be needing you guys anymore.

-Ben, Chris, your last checks.

-What the hell you talking about, man?

-What's going on?

-The tools belong to the company.

Wait a minute, is Cartwright here?

Does he know this?

He's out today. He knows.

Joe, man. Come on, what happened?

-Well, did they say why?

-No.

lt's probably all this talk about us

starting our own company.

-No.

-Who you talk to at that party?

-l didn't talk to anybody at the party.

-Do you know what kind of position...

-...that puts us in?

-Ben, don't. Just--

No, no, no. No, he needs to know this.

Car payment, mortgage and no job?

l was doing fine,

we were on our feet and you....

-lt's okay.

-Look, listen.

Maybe this is just a sign that we need

to go into our own business.

And you're still talking about this.

You listen to me.

Get your head out of the clouds.

lt ain't gonna happen.

This ain't no damn sign. lt's over.

Man, look,

l already made some moves.

How have you made moves, man?

You ain't got money.

So it's either you're in or you're out.

What kind of moves you made?

You ain't got no money.

Chris, what the hell?

-What is with--? Andrea.

-Hey, baby.

Hon, listen, let me explain, okay?

-l took all the money out of the bank.

-l know that.

l opened a business account. We're

gonna go into business for ourselves.

-You did what?

-Ben and l got fired today.

l just think that's a sign that we should

just go into business on our own.

-That is my money.

-Yeah, but we're in this together, right?

No, no. l'm in this.

You go get my money back.

lt's a little bit too late.

The majority of the deposits

went out this morning.

You bastard. You just take my money

without asking me?

No, baby, this is gonna work out

for the best. Trust me on that, okay?

You know what?

l am getting so sick of you.

l am so tired of supporting

this whole family by myself.

l thought a man was supposed

to help a woman.

-You are so weak. Both of you.

-Today ain't the day and l ain't the one.

You understand me?

What are you gonna do

with your broke ass?

-l got your broke-ass, trick.

-Go to hell.

-This is my wife you're talking to.

-Don't mean nothing to her.

What is that supposed to mean?

Yeah, what is that supposed to mean?

-You'd better get her, babes.

-Okay, l know.

-That's what l thought.

-Andrea, just drop it.

-You stole my money.

-Baby--

You and this loser

will never be William Cartwright.

For one, ain't nobody trying to be no

William Cartwright, you understand?

But you can't see that, because you're

so busy on his lap every night, right?

Oh, come on, man.

What are you talking about?

Chris, man, come on.

Everybody know, man.

They talking about you behind your

back at the site. Everybody know.

Baby, what is he talking about?

Now, come over here a second.

l need to talk a second.

-What's he talking about? Start talking.

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