The Preacher's Wife Page #7

- Oh, hey. How ya doin'?

- A pleasure, a pleasure.

If Henry hadn't helped me

with that plane ticket,

I never would've gotten to Paris.

I tell you,

I owe that man everything.

- You should call him and tell him.

- I will.

Do that.

He'd love to hear from you.

Why don't we all

just sit down and visit?

Yeah.

- Okay.

- [Bandleader] Thank you. Thank you.

So, Bristloe,

are you and Maxine still together?

- Oh, you better believe it.

- Oh, good.

She still calls six times a day

to make sure I'm being a good boy.

Fine woman, that Maxine.

You married, Dudley?

No, no.

No, I've never been lucky enough

to meet someone like Maxine... or Julia.

Ain't that the truth?

Used to be a time this little girl

could come by here every night.

- Yeah? You used to come in here?

- Sure.

Henry proposed to me

right over there, in that booth.

- Get outta here! Right over there?

- That's right.

- Those were the good old days, huh?

- Sure were.

- Couldn't squeeze a dime between 'em.

- Whew.

She used to go on stage

and torch the place down.

Get outta here.

Now she just sings for the Lord.

Not that that's bad. [Laughs]

No, no, no.

That's good.

Let me tell you somethin'.

Ever want to know what lovin'

really sounds like...

- she's got that secret in her voice.

- Oh, Bristloe, please.

Why don't you share

that secret with us, Julia?

- Come on, remind us.

- No. It's been years, a long time.

- You still do it in B?

- No, no, Bristloe. I don't do it at all.

Well, I'd like to know

what love really sounds like.

- Well, that solves that problem.

- Bristloe.

- I don't know the song.

- Don't want to hear another word.

- I don't...

- We want to hear you sing.

You sang it for Henry.

[Julia]

I should be going home.

- We're going to play this in B.

Just follow me, okay?

- Okay.

- Follow him, guys.

- You go out there. Go on. Yeah.

- [Dudley Applauding]

- Go on, sing it for Henry.

% % [Piano]

[Applauding Continues]

No. No.

Here we go.

% I believe in you and me%

% I believe that we will be%

% In love eternally%

% Well, as far as I can see%

% You will always be%

% The one%

% For me%

% Oh, yes, you will%

% I believe in dreams again%

% I believe that love

will never end%

% And like the river finds%

% The sea%

% I was lost%

% Now I'm free%

% 'Cause I believe in you%

% And me, oh, oh my%

% Well, maybe I'm a fool%

% To feel the way I do%

% But I would play

the fool forever%

% Just to be

with you forever%

% I believe in miracles%

% And love's a miracle%

% And yes, baby

you're a dream%

% Come true, ohhh%

% I was lost%

% Now I'm free%

% Oh, darling, I believe%

% In you and me%

% See, I was lost%

% Now I'm free%

% 'Cause I believe in you%

% And me%

% Oooh, yeah

Oh, yes, I do%

% I believe in you and%

% Me% %

[Julia] Thank you.

Thank you very much.

[Laughing]

You're bad.

One for you.

One for me.

And one for the tree.

- Thank you.

- I got your Christmas present yesterday.

You did?

What'd you get?

I can't tell you.

It's a secret.

What are you getting Mom for Christmas?

I don't know.

What do you think I should get her?

I think she'd like to go to bed.

Excuse me, young man?

She was looking at a nightie

in the store window with Dudley.

Was she now?

All right, come on, young man.

Sleep time.

Wait for your mama to get home,

you'll be too big for the bed.

Go get some more Vicks on your chest.

See if we can rid of that stuffy nose.

I think you were born

with a stuffy nose. Come on, here.

- [Jeremiah] Good night, Daddy.

- Good night, son.

[Laughing]

Oh, thank you.

- [Driver] Have a good evening.

- Thank you.

- Did you have a good time?

- Are you kidding?

I had a great time. You?

I had a ball.

You're not such a bad dancer.

- I haven't had so much fun

in a long time.

- I did too.

- I heard you singing.

- Yeah, I was about to get

up there with you.

- I'm so glad you didn't.

- % I believe in miracles%

- Shh! They're probably all asleep.

- Not all of us.

- Henry.

- Dudley.

I guess I don't have to ask

if you had a... good time.

We did. We went to Jazzies.

Some of the old band

was there, and...

You've been at Jazzie's?

Yeah. Yeah.

Bristloe was there too.

- Henry, your wife got on stage.

- Oh, wait, wait.

You went singing

at Jazzie's all night?

- You told me to take her out.

- Not to the place where I proposed!

Henry, we had fun.

Remember what that used to be?

But honey. Jazzie's?

Well, maybe I sang at Jazzies because

I won't be singing in any Joe Hamilton

church, wherever that may be.

- Thanks, Dudley.

- Good night, Julia.

- She had a good time, Henry.

- Oh, really?

Yeah. Yeah.

She told me about how you proposed.

- She showed me the booth.

- The booth?

I don't believe

this entire situation!

No, you don't.

That's your trouble right there.

You don't believe in much of anything

anymore, do you, Henry?

You don't believe in me.

You don't believe in yourself.

You don't believe you can

make a difference anymore.

You don't even believe

that Billy Eldridge is innocent.

Billy... Of course I do.

You don't sound

very convincing, Henry.

I tried to help him before.

- Did you?

- Yes.

And besides,

he doesn't even go to church.

Have you tried looking him in the eye

and asking him to tell the truth?

No. You know why?

I guess I was just

too busy having fun.

I guess that's your problem, Henry.

You're just too busy.

Your wife feels like

she's in a marriage by herself.

Your son lost his best friend.

What are you doing about that, Henry?

You don't have to listen to me.

You're right.

But you ought to listen to them.

[Grandmother] Come on, everybody.

Time to make the Christmas baskets.

Aren't you gonna help?

I miss Hakim.

I know.

But a lot of people

are depending on us for those baskets.

- What do you think?

- Okay, then.

All right?

Gym socks. Now, nothing says

"Merry Christmas" like gym socks.

[Chattering]

Ahh.

Uh, Billy.

Uh... here.

Thank you.

[Sighs]

Billy, I need

to talk to you.

You're wasting your time,

you know that?

The grand jury's

about to indict me in there.

You ever pray, son?

Oh, yeah. Yeah, right.

You're too hip for that.

All right. Okay.

- You play ball?

- Yeah.

When you play basketball, don't you

hope that when you shoot the ball...

that the ball goes into the net?

Yeah.

Well, that's all prayer is: Hope.

And helping to give people hope

is what I do.

What's the point?

No one believes me anyway.

Billy...

Look at me, son.

Were you a part of this or not?

I swear, Rev,

it happened just like I said.

I've messed up before,

but I'm telling you the truth.

When was the last time

you said a prayer, Billy?

I don't know.

Well, I think it's about

time you gave it a try.

- What's the status of this case?

- Good morning, Judge!

Beautiful day, isn't it?

Reverend Biggs,

this is not a playground!

It's a court of law!

I don't have time...

I work for an even higher court,

Your Honor, and I'm finding the time.

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