The Undershepherd Page #6

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why don't you take this...

- Get your hands off...

- He needs the money?

Who are you?

I don't think I have

to answer that.

As a matter of fact,

while I'm thinking about it,

maybe you should've

been dating me

instead of this

under-achiever right here.

Stop. stop!

You don't have

to do that.

Stop. stop!

Get out

of my church!

- Stop it!

- Get out of my church.

Joey?

Hi, Nish.

You have to just tell

him to stop sending me

all these flowers, it's

getting out of control.

I have to

be honest, um...

I don't understand.

I thought you knew who was

your secret admirer.

I know who the secret

admirer is and I just...

You're the

secret admirer.

I mean, you've been

sending me

all the flowers and

all the messages and...

What's wrong?

Nothing.

Nothing,

it's sweet.

I know my approach might be

a little different.

I was just afraid

you would reject me.

No, I would never...

ever reject you,

I'm honored.

L... I mean, I, uh, I don't

know what to say, I'm just...

I'm just, uh...

Say you'll

go out with me?

Uh... I really have to

think about it.

Will you

think about it?

And maybe call me?

Yeah, I'll think

about it.

Thank you, Joey.

Bye, Nish.

You know, Joey

has a crush on me.

- Is that right?

- Yup.

I had

no idea.

Yeah, he's been

sending me flowers

and he's been

texting me

and all the time I

thought it was you.

You thought it

was me?

Yup.

Sending you

flowers?

Well, he said it was

from a secret admirer,

so I just assumed

it was you.

'Cause I

wanted it to be you.

Oh, well.

L gotta go-

If

Rol?

Yeah, baby, what's up?

I haven't heard from

Casandra in two days.

I mean, that's not

like her.

Well, didn't she go

to the Baptist convention?

No, I know for a fact

she did not go.

Baby, you're worried

about nothing.

Okay?

We should tum on

some lights.

No-no-no-no-no-no.

It's not exactly like we have

permission to be here, okay.

Just... let's do

this really quick

before somebody calls

the cops on us.

Okay.

Cass?

Casandra?

I'm telling you, she

probably just went to Atlanta.

Something doesn't

feel right.

Cass?

Cass?

- Did you hear that?

- Hear what?

That's...

shh, shh.

It's downstairs, downstairs,

go back down.

What is

that smell?

Honey, what are

you doing?

What are you doing?

Stop-stop-STOP'

stop-stop.

Cass, stop, stop.

Honey, what are

you doing?

Come on.

Okay.

- Come with me, okay?

- Wait-wait.

No, no, honey,

come.

Okay.

My goodness, what

are you doing to yourself?

- Can you see?

- I got it, I got it.

We're gonna

have a baby.

Oh, wow.

- Wow.

- It's crazy.

Oh, wow.

Not you.

Who's is it,

hmm?

Did you...

what, what?

Nish.

Did you really just ask me

that question, who's is it?

Wow, okay.

Nish.

My sweet Nish,

I cannot have kids.

I have been trying to impregnate

my wife for years.

And the doctor's

have told me

that I have an extremely

low sperm count so...

I'm practically

sterile, yes.

So I think we need to take

a look at your other partners.

I don't have any

other partners.

Don't you

lie to me!

I don't have

other partners.

Why you reacting

like that?

I am having

a baby!

This is

your baby.

All you want

is money?

What?

It's Joey's,

it's Joey's.

Is this

Joey's?

Huh?

Joey!

Is it money, you

want money?

- I can't believe...

- Is it about money?

Joey!

Please,

Our baby.

Shh-shh-shh.

Please.

Shut up, shut up,

shut up.

You tell anybody and I will

bury you, you hear me?

Shh.

Man'. Apparently long-time

church member Marla Gifford

had some sort of a disagreement

with Minister Case,

at least that's

what we're hearing

from other church members.

That's when she showed up at

the First Baptist Church

with a large

hunting knife.

Now what you're about

to see here

may be a little too

graphic for the younger viewers

so parental discretion

is advised.

Take a look.

You told me

to pray, Pastor.

What's wrong, Marla?

You said

that prayer would work.

I can't sleep,

I can't eat.

I can't

even function!

You done told me"

you done told me to get

rid of those pills.

You don't need them, Marla,

you don't need those pills.

- You don't need them.

- Yes, I do.

You need to

simply pray.

It doesn't work, stupid!

Let me pray

with you.

God always

listens to me.

Always listens to me,

just follow me.

Just let me

pray for you.

You just gotta close

your eyes.

Come on, if you

close your eyes...

okay-

Drop it... I'll break it,

HI break it.

- You got her?

Got her.

Mafia'. You're breaking

my arm!

Minister Case

then was able

to disarm and apprehend

the deranged woman

and she was

promptly arrested.

It's crazy.

Cass...

How long has this

been going on?

L.C.'s been out of control

for, I don't know, like six...

- six months or so.

- No, no.

It's just...

I'm talking

about you.

Honey, you have

an eating disorder.

What?

No, I don't have

an eating disorder.

Cass, you're either

bulimic...

- That's not fair.

- Or anorexic.

Shirley.

You know, I really hate

it when you do that.

- Cass, I wouldn't say this

- Nothing is wrong with me.

If I didn't care

about you.

Okay, you're doing

it again.

We can help

you find somebody

who specializes in this

kind of thing.

Okay, okay.

Cass...

I'm keeping

the baby.

Nish.

Let's think

this through.

If the board were

to find out that

I was the father of

this child, I would be over.

This is about our

baby, Lawrence.

I would lose

everything, Nish.

Why are you being

so selfish?

What... this is

all about you?

No-no-no, it's not about

me, it's about our child.

I'm begging you,

Nish.

If God wanted us

to have this baby,

he would want us

to be married.

I'm scared.

I'm like...

I'm gonna call

your father

and inform I will

be leaving the church.

Lawrence?

Lawrence,

don't cry, baby.

Baby, don't cry.

Listen, maybe we

can move away.

You know, we'll move,

we'll go to a different city.

We'll raise our child.

You can start

another church.

You don't need

them.

We'll start

another church.

You're not being

realistic.

Your father's kill me,

he's gonna kill me.

My wife, she will

divorce me, Nish.

I don't care

about your wife!

Okay, you don't

love her!

Do you love

her... No!

I know, I know.

Stop talking about

her to me.

Calm down, Nish.

Okay, I'm... I'm...

I'm gonna type up

my resignation.

Nish, I love

you so much.

I love you, too.

Nish, do you believe me

if I told you

that I want to

marry you as soon as my...

as soon as my divorce

is final,

I swear to God

I will marry you.

You'll marry me?

I gotta go. baby,

I gotta go.

Okay.

Yeah, yeah, that's what

I thought, okay,

well, you guys are

set for next Sunday.

Oh, sorry, we're

cash only.

Okay, okay.

Yes, that's the sermon

right there, sir.

This is excellent.

Thank you.

Paragraph form,

just like you like it.

Um-hmm.

Hey, listen, uh...

I need a big favor

from you.

No problem.

You want

another sermon?

I can write another one

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