Well--it's a challenge.
It's just another challenge, that's all.
And you will be fine.
We will be fine, I promise you.
Why is God doing this to me?
Oh, no, no. Don't say that, sweetheart. Don't.
[both weep]
[phone ringing]
[beep]
Hello?
(Mom) Hey, baby. What's up?
Hey, Momma. I'm just checking out
the status of some applications.
I thought you said the party was supposed to end early.
Well, it was, but one of my servers didn't show up.
So I had to fill in.
I've been on my feet all night.
[laughs]
I can stop and get some pizza. What do you want?
Oh, I'm the only one home.
Eric and Deon aren't here.
They're not there?
Well, where the hell did they go?
I don't know. They haven't been here for hours.
I called both their phones but nobody answers.
Look, just meet me outside in five minutes.
I'll be right there.
Okay.
Bye.
[beep]
How long ago did they leave?
I don't know. Hours ago, Ma.
Oh, Lord.
Damn. What's your brother's cell phone number?
Oh, it's in the phone. It's in the phone.
Ma. Mom, look!
What the hell is he doin'?
Jesus. Pull over. Just pull over.
Look at that time, 44 seconds, that ain't shit!
My grandmother could do that in her wheelchair!
I'm trying.
Get those knees up. Don't try, do it!
You gotta get them. Go get them.
Everything you ever wanted is on the line.
(Mom) Eric!
It's do or die time.
You don't have to do that, Deon! Stop!
Deon!
No, no, no.
Don't you fucking look at them!
I gotta get him!
(Eric) Don't let them distract you.
Oh, you want a break? You wanna run to Momma?
You wanna cry to your mother or you wanna play football?
Show me something, Deon. Show me something!
Eric!
Bernie. Now you guys stop.
You have no idea what it takes to win.
You want it, you gotta show me something.
You stop it! Eric! You're gonna kill him!
- Don't do this! - He needs to do this!
- What is wrong with you? - He has got to do this.
- That's enough! - He's got to do this on his own.
Bee, you got no idea! This is it!
He's passing out!
[indistinct]
(male) Sorry, guys, you're gonna have to wait back here.
[distant murmur]
(doctor) Seems Deon was working late tonight.
Your son, he had a-- a heart arrhythmia,
and that depleted him of his oxygen.
Is he gonna be okay?
Yeah, he's stablized for now.
What the hell happened?
Because the specialist on duty said we need to get him up and active.
Now he's got pro football tryouts in less than a month.
Professional football? You kidding me?
He can't play football. He's got a tumor
a centimeter away from his heart.
Your son, he's never ever gonna become a professional athlete.
He's lucky if he ever rides a bike again.
You did this.
You did this!
These motherfuckers don't know shit!
Everything they told us was wrong.
We oughtta sue that hospital for malpractice.
We should sue the university.
They tested him every year.
They had to know this was coming.
That would call for lawyers, Eric.
Lawyers cost money. Who's gonna pay for that?
What you trying to say? I didn't pay for shit?
I leveraged my garage, baby.
I could lose my business.
I put it on the line for your son.
Please don't talk to me about money when they're
about to foreclose on this house.
Everybody knows about your little dream
to ride on my son's coat tails for the fame you didn't get.
Your little dream to manage my son.
Well, Eric there's nobody to manage now.
Who you gonna manage now?
Know when the best times of my life were?
When I was on that football field.
I don't care.
I wanted your boy to have something good to look back on.
I'm tired of all your loser football stories.
Every step of the way, you blocked me.
He coulda done it. He had the talent.
And remember, when you ran off his real daddy,
truth be told, I was there.
If that man couldn't see that he had two beautiful sons and a beautiful wife,
that was his goddamn problem.
Now let me tell you something.
Me and my sons were fine long before you came into this mix
and we'll be fine long after you leave.
So you can just hit the road right now
because it's empty. There's no money.
Overdrawn, insufficient funds.
There's no pot of gold at the end of this rainbow,
so get the fuck outta here!
Okay!
I'm right here!
You talking about me like I'm dead already.
I'll pay this back.
I'll find a way to pay everybody back.
I'll find a way.
[door opens and closes]
Hey, I have an appointment to see Steve Fisk.
[knocking]
Stephen?
That's me. You are?
Deon.
Deon, please have a seat.
What's your last name and student I D?
Barnes. Zero five one five.
I'm sorry, zero two five one five.
Barnes, Barnes. Deon Barnes.
You know we used to have this all star football player by that same name.
Had an ego the size of Texas.
Oh, man.
Listen, I'm sorry about that.
Yeah, just tell me what I gotta do to graduate, alright?
Well--it appears as though you never actually declared a major.
GPA's at the minimum.
But you dropped out during fall semester.
Probably looking at the full two years.
It's--here are some financial aid forms.
See if you can have those completed and back to me
later this week, alright?
Financial aid funds? I'm on a scholarship.
Come on, Julio, my granddaughter can run faster than that.
Get the piano off your back, Jonas!
Let's go! [indistinct] stride out!
Listen, I heard you revoked my scholarship.
I didn't have any choice.
Once you dropped out of school, it was an NCAA thing.
Nothing else I could do.
I just wish you'd told me.
And what would that have changed?
(coach) Set.
Go! Bring it!
Come on, baby! Let's go!
[click]
I thought you were a running back, Deon.
That's who gets all the pretty girls and make all the money.
Now give us some running back time. Get back down there.
You got another one in you?
(Deon) Alright.
(coach) Just stride out. stride out.
This kid's nuts.
Yeah, he's the best I've ever seen.
You know, I can remember the exact moment
when I realized that I wasn't gonna be playing professional football.
What are you gonna do now?
I don't know.
Look, if you need a job,
why don't you come see me at the end of the summer.
I'll see if I can get you on the staff.
You'll work with the running backs,
keep you close to the game.
[sigh]
Ray. That's the last drink for you.
Hey!
And I called a taxi, it's on the way.
Bacardi coke?
Yeah, make it a double.
You girls talking about me?
Yeah, about how much of a red hot stud you are.
[chuckles]
So who's taking me home?
She is, baby. I lost the flip, sorry.
Respect your elders, now.
[crash]
Oh, we gotta get him out of here.
We don't have that kind of insurance.
When'd you start smoking again?
Well, Eric left.
My son's sick. The bills are mounting up.
[sigh]
And everywhere I look, I'm in the damn brick wall.
You know what I did, I put all my dreams in one basket.
Here I am back here at square one.
I thought my days of spoon-feeding infants was over.
And I'm here with--what?
Oh, shit. Deon!
Wait, baby, wait!
No!
Stop, look, I'm sorry.
I didn't mean it like that. I just--
Oh!
I'm sorry.
Hey, man, I'm looking for a job.
You hiring?
Hey, I'm looking for work. You guys need any help?
(Deon) Hey, Kerry, what's up?
Hey, do I--do I know you?
Yeah, you--remember we used to hang out.
I'm sorry, I don't remember you.
(June) So how did it go?
It didn't. I quit that bullshit ass job.
Minimum wage, stand on your feet all day
cleaning up after motherfuckers.
Man, I don't know how regular people do that shit.
To top it off, man, this chick I used to hit,
she didn't even recognize me.
What?
I don't need that bullshit.
Man, fuck them bitches, man.
They were only there for you because you was up.
Now that shit got kinda hard, you know,
bitches ain't nowhere to be found, man.
You don't need that shit.
You still Deon.
(Deon) Hey, how you doin'?
My name is Deon.
Maybe you can give me your number,
I'll call you, we can hang out sometime.
Okay.
See if we can put something together, right?
Right.
Karen. Alright, I'll holler at you.
You're right.
Shit.
Hey, you got a little change I could borrow
till I get back on my feet?
Man, I ain't got nothing' right now,
till I get paid for that last little party I did.
Soon as I get the money for that,
man, I got you.
Don't trip.
Hey. Hey, come in.
I was in the neighborhood. Thought I'd bring by some food.
Well, Deon's not here right now but I'm sure
he'll appreciate you stopping by.
I hope so. We haven't been talking much lately.
Yeah?
Have a seat.
I'm sitting here finishing up Doctor RandalI's assignment.
The Green Project?
Let me see what you got.
Take a look.
That's exactly what I thought.
Right? Solar power.
Yeah, solar.
Exactly.
Especially in the inner city.
We get hit the hardest
with cellular towers, pollution, everything.
This would be beautiful.
Exactly. I just want everybody to jump
aboard with that, you know?
Yeah, I think that's good.
Thanks.
Do you know how you met?
Huh? Excuse me?
Deon. Do you know how you guys met?
At the bookstore.
Through me.
That day at the bookstore,
I was gonna come ask you out.
But before I could, Deon blocked me and got your number
and then handed it to me outside the door.
You're tripping.
Why do think it was me that called you instead of him?
He had a lot going on.
Oh, please.
He was busy.
Come on, Sharon. Come on.
Do you really think you were anything special to him back then?
Why are you telling me this now?
You're a good woman, Sharon.
Yeah. Thanks.
I don't want to see you become another one of his fools.
Hey. It was me that was interested in you.
Yeah.
Shhh. Me.
[door opens and closes]
What the fuck?
Deon.
Get out!
Deon. Let me explain.
Just leave.
- No, you ain't gotta go nowhere. - You, too.
This is more my house than it is yours, okay?
You got it twisted.
Twisted? You're the one here trying to fuck my girl.
It wasn't even like that.
No, tell her.
Tell her what?
How you don't give a shit about anyone else but yourself.
You don't care about women.
You don't even know how.
You jealous?
You always did want to be me, didn't you, Sean?
What is that supposed to mean?
You probably cheated on every woman like a dozen times.
You too?
So I get sick and you start this bullshit,
and you start talking this shit.
I'm not covering for you anymore.
It was all true, huh.
You said you loved me.
I do love you.
Why do you keep messing with all
these other girls on the side? Huh?
Why you say that like you know for sure I'm doing that?
Why can't you just stop?
You're making this bigger than it actually is.
Bigger than what it is?
When I close my eyes and I think about my future,
I see your face.
[loud weeping]
Do you have anything to say?
I'm not the one that got some explaining to do.
You were kissing my fucking brother.
And you the one been lying.
I don't want any part of this.
Sharon.
Hey, Sharon.
Let her go.
Hey, Sharon.
Please.
Hey, you happy, man? She's gone.
Fuck you, man.
Fuck all of this.
Now you listen.
You've been living off of us, man.
Alright? The family is broke and divided because of you.
Mom has to work two, sometimes three jobs
to help support you.
I got work study, man.
I got to take out all these loans for my college education.
You get a full scholarship and you don't even go to class half the time.
You think you're so fucking smart.
Nobody fucking knows you, Sean.
Everybody you know knows you as Deon's brother.
Don't you forget that.
You listen.
[panting]
Now Eric ain't here to back your ass up.
And Mom ain't nowhere around.
You need to step off.
You always was half a man.
Get off!
You think I meant to get sick? Huh?
You think if I leave all your problems will go away?
Then I'll leave then.
Yeah. Yeah, right.
As if you don't think Mom's gonna come chasin' after you!
Fuck you.
You can't stand on your own two feet.
You never have.
[slow rap music]
[music continues]
[upbeat music from shop]
Hey, brother.
I tell you you can't sleep out here, man.
Hey.
Hey, partner.
Deon?
What the fuck you doin' man?
Can't find a job.
Got no degree and I can't stay at home.
Come on out of there.
Okay, you can stay here.
You can stay with me--till you get your shit together.
Operative phrase, you get your shit together.
I ain't gonna be bringin' to you your lemonade and your biscuits
like your momma does.
Thanks.
Don't thank me. You gonna work.
You always talk shit like you know cars.
We about to find out.
Hey, call Bernie.
I don't need no more momma drama up in here.
Come on.
Start cleaning up right there.
Right back there.
[cell phone ringing]
Bizzy Bee Catering.
(Deon) It's me, Mom.
Deon, baby, where are you?
I'm fine, Mom.
Look, I'm gonna be moving out for a little while, alright?
I need you to respect this.
What are you talking about?
What the hell is going on? Where are you?
Mom, I'm gonna need a little space, okay?
I am not going to have this conversation with you on the phone.
Where are you?
I'm at the garage.
Deon, come on, let's go.
I got a big catering job at the yacht club
and I'm late, so get your stuff, let's go.
Mom, I gotta handle this on my own.
This is ridiculous, you know that?
Go get your things, I'm gonna take you home,
and I'm gonna go to work.
Why you not hearing me?
I can't go home right now.
I am not leaving you in this greasy ass garage
with all these oil fumes and gas fumes and all that.
Baby, look at your hands. You can't do this.
Mom, it's alright.
It's not good for you right now.
You shouldn't be exposed to germs like that.
Stop.
Look--okay.
Look, I gotta handle this.
If I make mistakes I gotta make 'em on my own.
Okay. Whatever I did, I'm sorry, okay?
Mom, you didn't do nothing.
Listen, when your daddy left,
I was so busy trying to be mother and father
that I would go and work too hard
and I'd come home feeling guilty
and then I'd love you all too hard, you know?
So maybe if you feel like I smothered you or--
abandoned you or something like that--
You didn't smother us. It's not you, Mom.
This is too hard for me right now.
I need you to come home with me. Come home.
I need this. I gotta figure this out for myself.
Just go home.
You mean it?
Wait. Who's gonna take care of you?
I'm gonna take care of me.
You promise me.
Yeah.
Will you come home for Sunday dinner?
Soon.
Soon?
But--
(Bernie) No, please, listen, I'm here.
I'm here right now, yeah, you know--
I just had a family emergency.
Everything's been-- Miss White--
What do you mean you don't need--
wh--but I'm here with the food
and everything's here, Miss White.
You know I'm always the--
What the--fuck--
Wh--What--
Fuck it.
[crying] Fuck it.
Goddamn it! I don't know what anybody wants me to do.
[unintelligible]
I can't do it anymore.
[weeping]
I can't--can't--I can't do any better than I've done.
I've done the best I can. God, you gotta do the rest.
Do the rest for me.
That's 40 dollars plus 2.75 and then 1.50 for--
Hey, Carlos.
Mande.
[speaking Spanish]
He gonna have it for you, don't worry.
Hold the fucking light still, man.
[speaks Spanish]
What that mean?
Hey, D.
God damn.
[speaks Spanish]
What you call me?
[laughter]
Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
[laughter]
Damn, man, careful with that shit.
[speaks Spanish]
[laughter]
Get some skills.
Leave him alone, he's the new guy.
[speaks Spanish]
Go home.
Get the hell outta here. I'll see you all tomorrow.
Oh, hell no, no, no, new guy gets the beers.
Right in there.
[groan]
Well, it's official.
Your mechanic skills are for shit.
It costing me paper.
I'm sorry.
[sigh]
I'm the one that should be sorry, man.
I didn't do everything I wanted to when I was
at the top of my football game.
Bernie once said to me, "Eric, you a well-balanced brother
'cause you got a big-ass chip on both shoulders."
She said that?
I was messed up.
Maybe she's right.
Maybe I was too hard on you, Deon.
For trying-- for trying to live through you.
But whatever I did or didn't do in my life,
that's on me.
What about my life?
What do I do now?
[sigh]
Well, you know our people.
Black folks--
most of us we wanna play ball,
and we never learn to own the team.
Look here.
This is made in China.
Why is this made in China?
I don't know.
'Cause the Chinese man will work very hard
for very little money.
So what you do is you take the best of each race, right?
For example, work like a Chinese man
but get the education of a rich white man.
Learn to make deals like a Jewish man.
And have the heart, flavor and spirit of a black man.
You take that shit and put it together, it's done.
Then you just apply it to being in the business
of whatever you love.
But that's what I'm sayin'.
Without football, I don't know what I love.
What the fuck else can I do?
Well, for me after football,
it was cars.
Garage ain't much, but at least I own it.
I'm the boss.
But look at you, Deon, people like you.
You got charisma.
You make people believe in you.
You got people skills like the way you sold that man that car.
I didn't do that. You did that.
You could sell shit, Deon.
That's a legit skill.
Well, I'm gonna go see Coach.
See if I can work my way up into that assistant position.
If you're gonna go see Coach,
you can't go dressed like that, man.
You know what my daddy always said?
Dress for the job you want, not the job you have.
I got something for you.
I got something.
Hold on. Uh-huh.
You could fit this. Look at this.
Designer shit. Stand up.
I call it Negro Make-Do. Look here.
Uh-huh.
Yeah, look like Negro need money.
Come on, man, it'll work.
I'm taller than you, man.
Look, sagging is in style.
Just sag this shit a little bit.
Put your hands in your pockets, you know.
It's gonna look like I wore it.
(coach) Hey, hey, hey.
Stop standing around. Let's set it up and run it again.
Defense gonna eat 'em up
if they don't fall deeper into that pocket.
[chuckle]
Deon, what can I do for you, son?
I just came to see about that assistant position.
Hey, Soris, run it again till they get it right.
Alright, boys, let's go. Let's run it again.
I went to the administration, I asked them about putting you on the staff.
And they said that well, the budget cuts
and a lot of mumbo jumbo about people losing their jobs.
They're pretty much afraid to say yes.
So they're saying no?
Deon, the real reason I can't put you on my staff
is because the university feels because of your condition,
that if something happened to you
and you're uninsured,
they'd be on the hook for the costs.
I'm so sorry, son.
(male reporter) ln other news,
unemployment figures are in and the numbers are not good.
Cheap labor continues to be outsourced abroad.
Particularly hardest hit are minorities.
Black unemployment is almost twice that of white.
Unemployment amongst blacks has risen 33% over the past two years.
Manufacturing and construction jobs
have been hit the hardest.
Unskilled workers and those without college degrees
are finding it increasingly difficult to land gainful employment.
[baby crying]
Okay, I will transfer you.
Mr. Barnes, someone is here to see you.
Deon, you can't just show up here like this, man.
I got no more money to give you.
I'm not asking for money. I'm asking for a job.
You don't got any experience.
Is this some kind of joke to you, Deon?
It's not a joke, man. I just need a job.
Just give me a chance, please.
Please, I can do this.
Look, I'm a Finance manager, not Sales.
Even if I could, I can't make that kind of decision.
Please, man. Just try me out, man.
There's gotta be something I can do.
I can't.
I'll work for free.
Deon.
Please, man. Don't make me beg.
Deon.
I'm sorry, man.
I'm sorry for everything I said, for everything I done.
I apologize. I don't know what else to say to you.
Sharon, I'm sorry.
I didn't mean to say the things I said to you.
I didn't mean it.
I just need a little bit of help, man.
I didn't mean to say it. I mean it.
[voice breaking] I just need some help.
Come on, get up.
Come on, get up, get up.
You're embarrassing yourself.
Just--I'm sorry.
I was just trying to find a job.
Hey, son. You work here?
Yeah.
I want to talk to you about this car right here.
This car?
Yeah.
It's a Chrysler 2005. lt's listed at 11,150
but I could probably get it for you at ten five.
- Sean. - What?
That's your brother out there, huh?
Is this gonna be a problem?
No. No, sir, no problem.
Well, if you can do ten five, I don't see why you can't do ten.
I might be able to get it for you for ten.
Then you might have a sale.
Hold, one moment please, one moment.
Deon. Deon, what the fuck.
Please, I got this.
What the fuck are you doing?
I'm up for promotion here.
I won't mess up, I swear.
You gonna get me fired.
I won't, please.
Just let me do this.
Fuck. Fuck.
Fucking manager, he's pissed.
I'm sorry, I can't sell it to you for that price.
If I do, we're gonna actually lose money.
You told me I could have it for that price.
Either you're a man of your word,
or you're not.
The owner's gonna be here in 15 minutes.
And if the paperwork's isn't done,
chances are he's gonna shut down this deal and me with it.
Hey, hey, hey!
Not so fast.
You better get that paperwork started right now,
'cause I'm writing you a check, end of story.
It's a good try, man.
He says it's good for selling shit.
Obviously, she sell you some bullshit.
Man, that's a power tie.
All the big sellers wear this shit.
The tie helps you sell stuff.
71,000 miles. It's actually priced at 3500 dollars.
Here we are, a beautiful car for a beautiful lady.
My brother runs the finances.
If you can get them in that margin right there,
we in business, brother.
You never know if you don't try.
That's right.
See? Same suit but you change the tie.
You're ready.
(Deon) A 2009 Jeep Cherokee.
Got enough space for you to take the dog.
I know how much you love the dog. Hey, Noah.
I'm gone for a couple of days
and new car sales double.
Hear that, Gerry?
He beat your record.
Good initiative using your brother, Sean.
Thank you, sir.
Come on, let's talk about moving you up to General Manager.
D, what up, baby?
What up?
Shit, what's this?
I told you I was gonna pay you back.
I didn't believe it.
I got something else you ain't gonna believe.
Check it out.
Ooh, damn.
[indistinct] I'm seeing eye candy.
Yeah, but this how brothers be fucking up.
They end up buying some shit that's too expensive on credit,
and the banks win, man.
As soon as the car pulls off the lot,
it's considered a used car.
Believe it or not, this is a used car.
What?
Yeah.
Does it run?
It still got the factory warranty.
Eric says it runs beautiful.
And you know that brother don't play.
Man.
What about the gas though?
Gas? It's a hybrid.
You goin' green, nigga.
You know I like that green.
And it's American made.
So you there ain't that shit with the accelerator getting stuck and all that shit.
Can I afford it?
No.
Get a white bitch to co-sign?
You might.
No, you can do like Sean taught me, and incorporate.
Then you're not buying as an individual,
you're buying as the actual company.
You pay it off through your taxes,
you know, like the big boys do.
Damn, man, you gettin' kinda smart, nigga.
Now you know it's hurtin' my feelings
to find that you just now realizing that I'm smart.
Smart as the new gangsta.
Man. Let's go get the keys.
That's 12 new, 2 used. You did good, man.
Hey, I got promoted to GM because of you.
What?
Yeah. Me.
Good. That's real good.
I got a favor to ask you.
What?
We don't get paid till the end of the month.
So I was wondering if you would pull a drawer for me.
That's a lot of money, Deon.
I know, but where else am I gonna go, Mr. GM?
Alright. Hey, Sharon,
could you pull some cash from the lock box?
Thank you.
Here. You take this so you can pay back
some of the student loans you got.
I want to thank both of you for letting me in here and do my thing.
Alright.
Ooh!
Ooh, look at you!
Look at you. You look so good.
You gained weight.
Yeah, I been handling my business,
trying to get it together.
You got a job?
Sean gave me a job.
I'm selling cars over at the dealership.
Wait a minute, you and your brother are working together
and nobody told me about that?
Yeah, Ma, I thought that would help with the bills.
Look, I told you, I don't want you worrying about that.
I know, but I'm tired of watching you do everything for everybody else
but yourself.
Ooh, you did it to me again.
Alright, I guess you were right.
You said you had to do it yourself
and you did,
And thank God I was able to listen to you
and just do it.
But don't you be giving up on your mother, hear me?
I'm not promising anything but maybe
I can go back to college and get that degree.
[gasping] Oh, man.
Oh.
Well, what the hell are you looking so sad for!
Big D is back.
Hey, Big D!
[crowd cheers]
Baby, are you hungry?
Sherry, I want you to get him some smothered pork chops.
Collard greens? With collard greens, yeah.
Collard greens, corn bread.
Okay! I'll do it right now.
And what you want to drink?
Cranberry juice for you, right?
Yeah. Oh, I'm sorry.
I'll get your refill.
[groan]
[sucks in air]
Deon, I'm not supposed to do this.
I'm required to refer you to the oncology team.
Is your family going to be here soon?
It's just me this time.
Look, I started to gain my weight back.
I was feeling good--
and my hand just seized up.
Look, you're the only one who's been straight with us, Doc.
Just tell me the truth.
New MRI tests show that...
the cancer's come back.
[gasping] Fuck.
You got a metastatic tumor in your brain that's appeared.
It's right above the motor cortex,
and that's what's affecting your hands.
I've 9,000 dollars left to my name, Doc.
Can't drag my family through this again.
Come on. Come with me.
Isn't it fuckin' ironic?
I'm a cancer doctor but I enjoy second hand smoke.
I quit a year ago but I still like coming out here.
I figure as long as I'm not lighting up, it doesn't count.
Fuck it.
I don't understand, Doc. I did all the treatments.
What's causing it?
I don't know.
I mean, environments, cigarettes, genetics,
the sun. I mean, there's hundreds and hundreds of reasons.
It's impossible to pinpoint just one, Deon.
Understand?
Look, when I was a resident, there was a patient that I'll never forget.
She and her husband saved for years
'cause they wanted to take a trip to Africa
to see the silver back gorillas in the Congo.
We saw her tests.
We knew that any treatment that we gave her
would just be postponing the inevitable.
I mean, she was dying. She was riddled with cancer.
I wanted to tell her, we all wanted to tell her,
but the hospitaI's policy was pursue a very aggressive
and expensive series of treatments
regardless of the fact that her insurance dropped her.
Her husband lost everything.
Their house, the savings,
he never got to take that trip with his wife.
She died a few months later.
Right there. ln this hospital.
Look, you came to me because I've been straight with you, right?
Yeah.
Okay. Here it is.
The 9,000 dollars is not gonna go very far.
This costs upwards to 100,000 dollars,
and even that's only gonna buy you a few months,
four months, five months.
And I die anyway?
I'm telling you--
I'm telling you what the tests are telling me, alright?
There's always hope.
But you can never run again. There's no athletics, that's over.
Look, the question is--
do you wanna do it in there--
with those machines attached to you?
Or do you want to do it on your own terms?
That's the question.
(female voice) Honey--
I know it's raining right now,
but you're gonna have many more birthdays, okay?
Be happy and celebrate today.
Alright? Will you do that for me?
Deon, you better wipe the shower down when you use it.
[sigh]
[inaudible]
Congratulations, Momma. You movin' on up.
Like the Jeffersons, baby.
What you talkin' about?
We got this big order for Saturday night.
Top of the line.
[unintelligible].
"Sean Barnes has been accepted
"into the Masters of Business Administration Program
at Columbia University."
You knew about this?
They offered me a scholarship.
Oh, baby. We've been going through all this
and you've been helping me and you had time to apply?
Oh, baby. I'm so proud of you.
And you know what? I know I haven't said that enough.
And I haven't said thank you enough.
You've been helping me so much.
What? Ooh.
Check it out. Check it out.
What?
Huh?
Oh, that's beautiful.
Oh my goodness.
It's what you're wearing.
Who the hell are we
catering for, Michelle Obama?
This is beautiful. Who set this up?
Somebody must have recommended you.
Okay.
Can I help you with those?
You look so handsome.
You look beautiful.
Really though.
I mean--
Well, it's a party, Momma.
[gasping]
This is beautiful.
You didn't tell me it would be like this.
Holy--
This is great.
I'm telling you.
Bizzy Bee Catering is a big star right now.
But you know, I'm so excited.
I went and looked in my recipe book,
my gourmet book and I found--
[upbeat music]
(June) Hey, Mrs. Barnes,
you brought me some more of that delicious food.
What's up, Sean?
Did you set this up?
You like?
I love it. It's beautiful.
I had to grow up one day, Mrs. B.
Plus you know I've always been an entrepreneur type.
How else was I gonna pay for my weed?
You are--
Have a good time tonight, man.
Let's do this, y'all.
It's beautiful.
Ooh. What is this?
Momma, I think the guest of honor
would like to dance with you.
Look at my two young men.
What is this?
Yeah, alright.
They're playing your song, Momma.
(emcee) This is a very special request coming up,
right here for a very important lady out here.
And it's a special request from our own host, Deon.
Let's get it down.
[soft music]
I don't believe you all.
Here we go.
I need you to do me a favor.
What is this about?
I need you to promise first.
What is this? Come on.
I know you up to something.
Somebody wants to dance with you.
Go ahead, go ahead.
You--
Come on now.
It looks beautiful.
Yeah.
Thank you for this.
Thank you, man, I couldn't do it without you.
Yeah, they're men now. Look at them.
They're some good men.
You remember this place?
Yeah, we used to play pee wee league here together.
We had good times, man.
Yeah.
That's where all the bullshit started.
Where it all started.
Hey, man, I have something I shoulda done a long time ago.
Just wait a minute.
[lively chatter]
Sherry, can I borrow Sharon for a minute?
Yeah.
What's going on?
You two look great together.
I wanna see you dance.
You hesitate, this is gonna start all over again.
Get out of here, man.
I can't dance.
It's okay.
Beautiful party.
And beautiful lady.
Oh, can you believe this shit?
I couldn't find a tux in my size so I had to settle for a size smaller.
I started out as a young man playing quarterback
and I got old and became a lineman.
Well, you busting out of that, coach.
It makes me look slim, don't it?
I'm glad you came.
Well, it means a lot that you called me.
A lesser man would've held a grudge about what went on.
Life's too short for that kind of shit.
Sure is.
We had some good times together, didn't we, Coach?
Yes, we did.
Hey, I want you to--hold onto this for me.
I know you know where I got it from.
I know. Thank you.
It's a party, man. Get your groove on.
Yeah, okay.
Come here.
Yeah?
I thought he was sick. What's he celebrating?
I don't know.
I think he just wanna go out on top.
Go! Go!
That's it.
[crowd cheering]
That's my boy!
[cheering]
[wild cheering]
[piano music]