The Fighting Temptations Page #7

of country bumpkins anyway, right?

Way to go, Darrin.

Yes! Yes!

That's the way

we're all gonna make money.

Well done, Darrin!

Lilly, open up! It's me, Darrin.

Darrin?

- I knew you'd be here.

- How?

- It was on the radio in the back.

- Where is everybody?

On their way to Columbus,

the Gospel Explosion.

I didn't think they'd have left yet.

Why aren't you with them?

Paulina found out I gave you

the names of them singers.

- What happened?

- They went without me.

I'm afraid Lilly's not with them, either.

Nobody's seen her since you left.

I've been fine since you left.

Thanks for askin'.

- What are you doin' here?

- I came back. I should've never left.

Go away. I don't wanna see you.

Because I lied about

being a music producer?

- I'm sorry about that, too.

- I knew you weren't a producer.

You didn't know what a downbeat was,

the difference in keys and notes...

I get your point. If you knew all that,

why'd you get so mad?

I was angry with myself.

I don't know why I expected

different from you.

Yeah, I blamed you, too, at first.

I had to blame someone.

But when I got back to New York,

I felt I didn't have to lie any more,

the truth felt better.

- Why should I believe you now?

- Because I came back

so that the commitment I made

to the choir wouldn't be a lie.

Lilly, hate me.

Despise me, I deserve it.

But don't let the choir down. Please.

Come with me to the Explosion.

I can't. Paulina kicked me out

as soon as you left.

Without you,

that choir's a bunch of drunks,

babies, daddies and convicts.

Might as well be an NFL team.

"Though I go through the shadow

of the valley of death..."

- We really appreciate this.

- I'm happy you were home.

I wouldn't go to the Explosion

without Darrin bein' involved.

- Our friendship is all that matters.

- What?

- Back up a minute, man...

- You stupid jerk!

Get me right if I'm wrong,

you tryin' to skip out on payin' me?

- Lucius.

- Oh, we doin' this for the Lord. I forgot.

Amen.

But in the Bible it says get your money,

man. In one of them scriptures.

Broadcastin' live from

down at the Gospel Explosion.

Soon, gonna be

The Five Blind Boys from Alabama.

Used to be six of 'em,

but one of 'em got healed.

He's the driver now. They need him,

they kept hitchhikin' the wrong way.

- Excuse me. Which choir are you with?

- The Beulah Baptist Gospel Choir

- of Montecarlo, Georgia.

- Gotcha. You'll be comin' on soon.

Paulina, some of these choirs

are pretty big.

- All right, boys, let's go.

- Get down.

We don't need those felons,

God is on our side.

This is a gospel competition.

He's on everybody's side.

- Now...

- We present to you...

...The Blind Boys Of Alabama.

Beulah Choir, Beulah Choir.

We need to make sure

that we're spiritually clean.

I've made a list of sins

that you need to be forgiven for.

- Startin' with you.

- Who?

- We made it!

- Hey, man!

- Darrin!

- Oh, Darrin! Oh!

Sorry I left. If you let me,

I'll make it up to you.

Starting with

leading you in the Explosion.

- Oh, yeah!

- Yeah!

Not so fast! He isn't leadin' this choir.

And she sure as hell... heck

isn't singin' in it.

Technically, it's still my choir.

Is it? You violated the Explosion rules

when you recruited choir members

by offerin' to pay them. So, if you don't

mind, my choir is about to perform.

- Can she do this?

- Paul, you know I'm right.

- Technically...

- Technically, that gives me the right

- to kick out who I want. Right, Paul?

- Now...

Now you and Miss Round-the-Way here

can leave. Tell 'em, Paul.

- Let's not go...

- When you went to New York,

you forfeited your rights.

Isn't that what the will says, Paul?

Paul? Don't worry, he agrees with me.

The will doesn't say anything about

a hypocritical old biddy

who's about to drive me crazy,

just like she did her husband!

I didn't drive James crazy,

God rest his soul.

And I'm tired of tellin' this lie

about you bein' a widow.

James lives in Patterson County, y'all.

With a fine young wife,

know how to make a man say, "Amen!"

When he at home

as well as in the church.

You can nit-pick about the technicalities

of Aunt Sally's will,

but what matters

is the spirit of her wishes.

Aunt Sally's dyin' wish was for

Darrin to lead this choir. End of story.

You think you can challenge me, boy?

Reverend Lewis,

do the by-laws say anything

about voting someone

out of the choir?

Yes, they do. As long as it's by

a majority of baptised choir members.

Paulina, thank you for making sure

all of us are baptised.

All in favour of kicking Paulina

out of the choir...

- Hey. You guys ready?

- For shizzle.

Let's knock 'em dead.

Darrin, you'll be leavin' soon. Is it OK if

the lawyers mail the inheritance cheque?

- Make it out to Beulah Baptist Church.

- Don't you wanna know how much it is?

I wanna give the church

a Sally Walker day-care centre.

- And a new roof.

- It's only worth $357.

You said the portfolio

was worth $150,000.

Georgia Telecom went belly-up

when you were up in New York.

We better win some money.

Give 'em hell. I mean that

in the most Christian way.

- Let's go.

- Wait.

- Hear how they announce us.

- Why?

- You inspired it.

- I did?

From the Beulah Baptist Church

in Montecarlo, Georgia...

Here are The Fighting Temptations!

- OK. Is everyone ready?

- Why do we have to wear these robes?

- Everyone has to wear the same thing.

- Ladies don't like Lucius in no robe.

- OK. Everyone takes their robe off.

- No.

Apparently, The Fighting Temptations

aren't quite ready.

All right. OK. All right. Listen, listen.

We hope to hear from The Fighting

Temptations before Judgement Day.

All right.

Oh, Homer's gonna start singin'!

Get out there.

Three, four!

And the winner is...

...The Fighting Temptations!

I just wanna say thank you.

I'm really proud of

my home town, Montecarlo!

One more thing. My mom told me not

to settle for anything less than the best.

If Lilly will have me, I can say

that I kept my promise.

Montecarlo! Montecarlo! Montecarlo!

Since God keeps blessin' us

with new souls,

we're soon gonna be startin' our

buildin' expansion project! Yes.

Now, let's be blessed by

our wonderful choir.

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