Unconditional Page #4

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Hey.

How about some real dancing?

You know you can't deny

these moves, you know.

Oh, yes, I can.

Go on.

I'll see you.

See you.

Hey, Sam, wait up now.

Okay, baby girl, go get it,

and I'll wait

right here for you.

like a wonderful man.

So why'd he pick you?

You changed a lot yourself.

Yeah, yeah, I have.

Joe, what's going on?

Both my kidneys shut down

a few years back.

Yeah, yeah,

permanent disability.

Then I basically went from

prison to the projects.

How long were you in there?

They gave me eight years

for stealing 200 bucks.

Eight years.

Wanted to prove

I was worth something,

you know, always did.

And I wanted to show my daddy he

was wrong for walking out on us,

that I was somebody.

You know, Sam, I graduated

top of my class in college?

Computer engineer,

had a nice job lined up

with IBM, too.

So then what happened?

Well, me and some friends

had gotten into hacking.

Right before graduation,

someone bet me I couldn't

hack into a bank.

I swear sometimes

it's the bets you win

end up costing you the most.

It was my pride

that took me down.

Worked out for good, 'cause

prison is where I had

the most powerful

realization of my life.

I was just lookin' for Joe.

I got something for you.

Give me that hand.

No!

No! No! Aah!

That's right, that's right.

And your brothers over there

know you crossed the line.

That's why they're

staying out of this.

It's just you and me now.

When I let him go

and how I let him go

is up to you now.

It's easy.

All I want you to do

is to step up

and spit

in this cracker's face.

I mean, that's what

they've been doing to us

for 400 years, my brother.

No.

Boy, you step up and spit

in this cracker's face,

or I'll take

a lot more out of him.

Go ahead.

It's okay.

You best be letting him go now.

Get him over here.

Come on, man!

Yeah, do it!

Aah! Aah!

Right here! Yeah!

Come on!

Aah!

I was about to kill,

how far my anger

and my pride had taken me,

how far I had fallen.

I got 40 days

and 40 nights in solitary.

I had no one else to talk to,

so I talked to God.

It was in that darkness

in the loneliest place of all

that I felt His love

for the first time in my life.

I never been the same since.

I feel that love every day

I'm with those kids.

I look into their eyes,

and I know...

I know that there's something

worth fighting for.

Hey, Sam.

I think I could use your help.

Joe!

Come on.

Oh, my God.

Here.

Joe, should we take you

to the hospital?

No, lookit, you can do this.

Plug it in.

Okay.

Okay. Hit the switch

in the back.

Now, take that tube,

hook it up.

All right?

You can do it, you're good.

You're doing fine.

Okay.

Unclamp that bag

and hit the red button.

The red button.

Okay.

I gu... I guess

that makes three, huh?

Come here.

This child is an angel.

Their mama got caught up

in the wrong crowd.

One night when Macon

was out with a friend,

a man broke into their house.

Keisha hid in a cabinet

while their mama was murdered.

Well, that monster set

the whole place on fire.

Thankfully, somebody

heard Keisha screaming

and ran into that apartment

and saved her life,

never spoke again.

You saved her.

You did.

Me?

Old Samurai Joe?

No. No,

it was another guy.

His name was Anthony Jones.

The kids didn't have nowhere

to go, no relatives,

so his neighbor,

Maddy, took them in.

Joe, my husband was murdered

in your neighborhood

behind Murphy's.

It's why I was in The Commons

when Keisha got hit.

That's where I...

I thought I had found

the man who killed him,

but I guess it was

just a dead-end road.

Been down a few

of those myself.

The one thing

I learned along the way

is that it ain't a dead end

if it takes you somewhere

you needed to go.

Sleepless one

Oh, rest your heart

with mine

And don't you be surprised

When all your fears fade

Take your time

Oh, love, don't be alarmed

Though pain is found

Oh, surely now

joy still abounds

And in your silence,

pray with me

And in the night, dear,

stay with me

Oh, 'cause the morning is

bringin' good news

Hey, Miss Sam.

I'm hungry.

Well, we'll get something

on the way back.

Where's Joe?

I'll get him.

Joe?

Miss Sam?

Miss Sam?

You'll have to wait

in the waiting room.

I'm so sorry.

Miss Crawford?

Yes.

I'm Dr. Reeves.

I wanted to give you

an update on Mr. Bradford.

Is he okay?

His body has rejected dialysis.

If he doesn't receive

a transplant soon,

I'm afraid we might lose him.

But the moment

a kidney is available,

it's on its way here.

How long is that gonna take?

There's no way to know,

but we need it to happen soon.

And then he'll

make it through, right?

We're doing all we can.

He's awake

if you want to see him.

Hmm.

How are you feeling?

I heard 'em talking.

They don't think

that I'll survive the surgery.

They think this might be it.

You have time for a story?

Well, I sure hope so.

Then lay back.

Once upon a time,

there was a little boy

who lived in a small village,

and he knew he was destined

to become a great warrior.

But no one else in his

village believed him,

not even his best friend.

The time passed,

and the little boy

and his best friend,

they grew up,

and they grew apart.

And like so many of us in

life, they lost their way.

It would be many years

before Providence

would unite them once again.

But when his friend

beheld him at last,

she couldn't believe her eyes,

for standing in front of her

was one of the strongest,

most noble,

most courageous men

she had ever known.

A mighty warrior.

Those are my babies.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Had a good time

out there now, did you?

Yes, ma'am.

Joe's in the hospital.

I heard that.

I need some bus money.

Got some business with him.

You know, there be a shortage of

good men in this world, Macon.

It's like the Earth only allows

so many of them here at a time.

Now, Joe...

he's a good man,

probably why he's dying.

It ain't fair.

That's just the way life is.

Ain't nothin' in the world

you can do about it.

Nothin'.

I wish you'd leave that

man die in peace, child.

Lord know he needs some,

but if you just have to go,

there's some extra change

up in my top drawer.

Thank you, ma'am.

Thank you.

to tell you something.

It's my fault Keisha got hit.

I was stealing some stuff,

and we got caught.

We was running, and she...

And she...

I'm glad you told me.

Glad you told me.

Look at that, all "A"s.

Why didn't you want to show me?

Well, the boys at school,

they say it's stupid

to try hard in class.

It ain't cool.

You are the definition

of cool, my man.

You are one of the smartest and most

gifted young men I've ever met.

This is nothing

to be ashamed of,

and I'm proud of you.

I need a favor

if you can do it.

I'll do my best.

Would you...

Would you be my dad?

I wish I could.

I wish I could.

Thanks for bringing him back.

How is he?

There's a small chance

with a transplant, but...

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