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marriage counselor:bradley, tell me howold you are, please. bradley: 28 years old. marriage counselor:what do you do for a living? bradley:in-home sales. marriage counselor: okay.and lisa, what about you? lisa: i'm 28.i'm a teacher. marriage counselor:okay. teacher. and how long haveyou guys been married? both: 10 years.
marriage counselor: okay.at least we'rein agreement about that. do you have any children? lisa: no. marriage counselor:no children. do you want children? lisa: i do. marriage counselor:okay. bradley? bradley: i just think we needto be in a better place
before we bringsomebody else into it. do you wannasay something, lisa? i love him.it's just that i think peoplechange. don't you agree? yeah. they do. i often feel like we becomea lot of different people before we actuallysettle into who we are. especially when we're young. lisa: we were 18. i'm not the same little girlthat was in love with himin high school.
bradley:but i still love you. tell me whatyou want me to do.i promise i can change. tell me, please. just don't do that. i can't do this. i'm sorry. bradley, don't.i'm sorry. i don't wanna hurt him.he deserves better. better than you?
yeah. why do you feel that way? he's a good guy. he's consistent and loving. but i feel likewe're roommates andnot husband and wife. you met someone? and he's showing youeverything you'vebeen missing. this new guy,he excites you. he buys you flowersand he tells youthat you're beautiful.
he says all the thingsthat brad doesn't. it doesn't matter to me.i'm not here to judge you. i just think,if you're honest with me, then we can get to the rootof the real issues. i'd like to tell you a story. about my sister.if that's okay. judith. that was her name. i knew her so well.we were so close. we were raised in a very small town.
and our mother, sarah, (laughs) she took us to church five days a week. and twice on sundays. there wasn't a lotta time for fun. and boys? forget about it. from the moment judith and brice met, something sparked between them. they became inseparable. they were the yin and yang to each other.
(door creaking open) now, sarah tried to keep a strict hand on judith, but judith was in love. and so was brice. judith: (whispers)yes, she's asleep.i promise. let's go. come on. brice: stop. (judith laughs) you see, love, for judith,
seemed to be different from other people. for her, it was all-consuming. it was breath to life. most times, they didn't even notice that sarah was watching them. brice: gonna see you tomorrow. somewhere along the way, she decided she couldn't fight this. maybe this was meant to be. or in her own words, "maybe it was god's will." judith was so worried when brice asked for her hand in marriage.
she just knew her mother would say, "no." but she reluctantly said... yes. (woman exclaims in joy) (all cheering) i'll tell ya, if smiles were dollars, they would have had millions. bye! at last, they were together.
and life began. they found this cute little place together. (laughs)i won! no, i won! they didn't have much, but they had each other. so slow. come on!what you waiting for?(laughs) and they were more in love than ever. brice's lifelong dream was to work in a small pharmacy that maybe one day he could own. and judith, well,
her dream was to become a marriage counselor. but that wasn't easy. so in the meantime, she found work with janice wise, the millionaire matchmaker. good morning. ah, bonjour. (laughs) your 8:00 amis on his way up. ah, he's early. okay. merci.
here you go.yeah. (gasps)look at those shoes. yeah? i didn't notice.thank you. (sighs)i wasn't talkingabout hers, i was talkingabout yours. they look likeorthopedic shoes. judith, we've beengoing over this for weeks. look around this office.what do you see? a bunch of womenwith hair from india?
look at me, judith. what you should seeis people in this office care aboutwhat they look like. unlike you. we have overa billion dollars walking in and out of theseoffices looking for love. we have a standard to uphold. this is not our standard. okay, ava,i don't have to wear fancydresses or fancy shoes
to prove thati'm qualified to do my job. yes, you do. no, i don't.i have a degree. yeah, you do. a degree? a degree on the wallwithout labels on your backis nothing. (scoffs) (sighs) where are youfrom, new girl? belvedere.
where the hell is that? in the south. the south.that explains it. you grew upbelow the mason-dixon. okay, ava, you reallyshould take a valium. you really needan iron to that skirt. what?i did. say no more. that blouse.it's telling it all. so does your dress.
what's wrong with my dress? can you even breathe, ava? you don't breathe in herve. (laughs) receptionist:follow me, mr. madison,janice is waiting for you. ava: oh, my god. who's that? you're killing me.you don't know who that is? no.
the third largestsocial media inventorsince zuckerberg? class-meet?what planet are you from? what is he doing here? please, don't tell mehe's here toget fixed up by the madam. she is no madam.you need to bite your tongue. she's a matchmaker andshe's very good at her job. yeah. so are pimps. come. please. stay right there.i know she was talking to me.
whatever. judith: here we go. yes? ava, this handsome young manis looking to finda lot of answers as to how we dothings around here. take notes, please. oh, are you lookingfor a date? janice: oh, i'm sure this handsome facehas no problem getting dates.
oh, well, (laughs) i'm actually in betweenrelationships right now. so you could use our services? well, i preferthe old-fashioned wayof meeting women. oh? you like to pay?(laughs) no, that's notwhat i meant.(laughs) uh, what exactlydo you do? oh, uh, me? i'm the in-house therapist.
this is, uh, judith. judith. well, judith, you arewho i'd like to speak to. judith, harley is lookingto invest in my company. we want to take wise counselonline and international. oh, okay. well, before i make thattype of investment, i like to be quite certain ofwhat i'm getting myself into. oh, i totally understand.
and judithwill take great care of you. uh, ava,clear judith's schedule. judith, please, answerany questionsmr. madison may have. sure. uh,come right this way. all right. bye. nice to meet you. ms. waco:so you gonna start today? i think so.thank you so much. oh, don't thank me yet.did you show herwhat she's gonna do?
yes, ma'am. she'll beworking the register andstocking the shelves. i check the registerat random every day, so you're gonna have toaccount for every dime. no problem. random! i got it. brice, uh,tells me you're from boston? (sighs) yeah. you don't sound likeyou come from boston.
do you know boston? no. i've neverbeen there. yet. what part of boston? roxbury. oh. (clears throat) are you married? no. i'm not married. do you have kids?
(chuckles)so should i get to work? yeah, there's a box ofdeodorant under the counter that needs to be restocked.you can start there. okay. nice meeting you.thank you. hey. (softly) no husband?and that blouseshe's wearing? and those boots? she's a lesbian.
does it matter? no. i don't thinkpeople will thinkthere's anything between us, but you never know.people talk. matchmaking. i don't knowhow i feel about all this. i'm sorry? well, it's a dating servicefor the rich. i just... i'm not surethis is something ishould be investing in. you know,it's kinda strange.(chuckles) so you agree with that?
a little bit. yeah. so i shouldn't invest? i'm not saying that. i would never say that. like you said,it's a little strange. a little odd.little unnatural. bunch of old guyspaying to meet women. i'm gonna shut up.i'm saying too much. no, no, honestly,continue, please.
i kind of preferthe old-fashioned wayof finding love, but... well, i completely agree.i do. but, let meplay devil's advocate. so, more than half of allnew relationships are started onlinein this day and age. yeah. uh-huh. right. so it's obvious,she definitely... she hassomething going here. i'm just not sureexactly how i fit into it.
that's why i'm here.to help you figure that out. i think we can start withthe wise counsel questionnairethat i developed. and pretty much we use itto see whether or notsomeone's compatible. do i know youfrom somewhere? uh, i doubt we runin the same circles. do you run? yeah, every day at... landover park.i knew it.(laughs) you run there?
8:00 a.m. every saturday.start at the wheelhouse... i think i have seen yourun past me before. you're that cheesy guy alwaysrunning with his shirt offand making grunts. i'm not cheesy. yeah, you are. i get hot. no, you're runningwith your shirt off so all the pretty girlscould notice you. well, younoticed me, right?
(sighs) uh... um, turn to page two. you'll see the compatibilityquestionnaire. all business. i wanted to start with that. i like that. (door closes) hey, you. how was your third week?any better?
(muffled) oh, god. that bad, huh? honey, whatam i doing there? i havea master's degree. why am i wasting my timein some snobby officehelping old men get a date? is that what ibusted my butt in collegeand graduated early for? like, it don't make sense. babe, it'll get there. (sighs) but, baby,i really feel likei'm getting stuck.
you knowwhat i had to do today? i just spent three hours withsome cheesy computer guynamed harley something. the class-meet guy? was he looking for a date? no. does everyone knowabout this guy except for me? baby, you should.he's loaded. wow. you soundlike ava. man. i have to getoutta there andstart my own practice. babe, that'sa long ways off.
i figure in about10 to 15 years we'll be established enoughto take that chance. but right now you don't needto be thinking about that. ten to 15 years? oh, great,that's encouraging.thanks, baby. (sighs) oh, and my mothercalled me today. and she's coming into townfor some revival or something. which is just what i need.
the stress of this joband the judgment ofmy mother. you know she's gonna bebothering me about you,asking me, "judith ann, have you beendoing your wifely duties?" yes, mother,i have been cooking for him, i have been cleaning and i have been havingsex with himthree times a week, just like it saysin the bible. it says three timesa week, baby? then you'vebeen slacking.
shut up. i'm kidding. i'm not. and... ...you know thatlittle thing you doon birthdays and holidays? i wonder what your motherwould say about that. my mother doesn't knowabout that little trick i give youon birthdays and holidays. and if she did,you wouldn't get it anymore. (laughing) oh. (sighs) i'm gonna get up.i'm gonna go makeyou some dinner.
no. you know whati'm gonna do for you? i'm gonna takeyou out to dinner. that $1.99buffet again, baby? made my stomach hurt. no, i'm gonna take yousomewhere nice and fancy. really? yeah, come on, let's go. okay, i'm gonna goput my shoes back on. i'm gonna take youto the $5.99 buffet.
all right, you! judith: i did. brice: good. and maybe next time we go,the lady next to us... i was watchingand she had the artichoke dip. i wanna order that next time.with the chips. oh, i saw it.it did look good. with the different colorchips. that looked so good. man: ooh. now that.
with the enchiladas, too. man: that's a fine assbitch right there. (laughter) was he talking to me? babe, keep walking. i know you ain'ttalkin' to me. show some respect.kick your ass to hell. baby, come on! you know what?you need to be in church!
damn it,get in the car,judith! pick up the bible sinceyou ain't got no good tact! judith, get in the car. your mama shoulda taught... why would you let theseassholes ruin our night? judith: ain't gotno kind of manners. what the hell they talkin'to me like that for? brice: this is crazy. judith: thinkingi'm just some regularbitch on the street.
brice:enough, judith. judith: think they cantalk to me like that? brice: enough! let it go. judith: i showed 'em! brice: just let it go.it doesn't matter. judith: their mama shouldataught them better. she shouldahad them in school. brice: judith. judith! not hangingon the street.
man: common whore! judith: you stupid joker! brice: judith! (water running) (tap turning off) baby, you been really quietsince dinner.did i miss something? you didn't hear that guy? babe, i knew that was it. yes, i heard him.
some thingsyou just gotta ignore. (sighs) why can't i ignorethe fact thati didn't feel safe? babe, those guyscoulda had guns. we did the right thing. i just don't likethe way i feel. baby, i will alwaysprotect you. i'd die for you. i just wanna go to sleep. i'm with you.if you say "go," i go.
(both laugh) you! stop it. no, i'm being serious. uh, you are the worst. no, come on. ah, judith, uh, harley and ihave been going over the questionnaireyou came up with and um, he hassome questions for you. you will beputting in some late hourstrying to help him.
you don't mind,do you, mon cheri? i will bein my office, darling. okay. okay. (both chuckle) (sighs) okay... so you have some questions? yes. yes. now, this is actuallyreally good. thank you.
um, i need to formulate a programthat's gonna tell me what kinda personwe're dealing with just based on your questions. that's a programi'd like to see. well, good, becausei need you to helpme build it. i'm not a programmer. well, that's fine.i just need yourexpertise on humans. all of thesequestions here.
now, they tell youa little something about theprospective client, right? yes. as well asthe people they will attract. okay, great. what i don't understand is why are thereso many questions here about past relationships. because you learna lot about someone from theirprior relationships.
you learn patterns.you learn behaviors. you learn whether or notthey play the victim role. do they takefull responsibility for their role in the breakup? all that fromone little sheet of paper? hmm. "hmm" what? i've never wanted to knowthe past of any womani was ever dating. maybe that's whyyou're single.
last night, i went ahead andfilled out one of these. maybe you can tell me a littlesomething about myself. why would you fill this out? you're not tryingto find a date. i'd like to seehow good you are. huh. well, you arerelationship-oriented. you give a lotin relationships. you believe in love,
but because you've beenhurt a few times, you've given up on it. you are passionate. you look like you got a littlebit of a mean streak, though. very attentive.need a lot of reassurance. very observant. not bad. not bad. so let's continue, uh, page twois really interesting.
brice: you need a ride? no, i'm good. uh, can you pass me my purseunderneath there? thank you, guys.good night. both: good night. something's wrongwith the girl. what do you mean? did you see the wayshe covered herself upas she's leaving? it's chilly.
no, something'swrong with the girl. what, you don't thinkwe made the right decision? i need the help. but she has to be watched. why don't you justtake the whole bucket? oh, i don't wantthe whole bucket. (panting) harley: yes! yes, yes, yes. judith, you nailed another one. judith: i did, didn't i?
all right, come on, let's wrap this up. i gotta get home. harley: okay. 50-50 chancethat couple's gonna work. 50-50? training this computerto think like you. 50-50. 50-50. let's go. come on. (computer beeps) 50-50.
50-50. (laughs) can i get some? wow. i'm impressed.i'm thoroughly impressed. my husband'snever gonna believe that i'm helping outwith stuff like this. you were amazing. uh, how long you guysbeen married? six years.i've known him for 19. 19 years?
mm-hm. wait, so you're a veryold-looking young woman or you met himwhen you were five? (laughs) six. wow. so you're 25. twenty-six.in three days. happy early birthday. i never thought i would beone of those peoplethat dread birthdays,
but it just feelslike it's a reminder that i'm notwhere i want to be. where did you want to be? i thought by now,i'd at least have my license. i'd be a marriage counselor. i'd be on my way to startingmy practice. you know... that's very noble, i think. marriage counselor,that's a wonderful career. you should totally do that.
you're super smart.look at what we just did. judith...i mean, you're bright. you're intelligent.you're motivated. set up a business planand make it happen. now. did i say something wrong? no, it's actuallyvery encouraging. and you know i could totallyhelp you with thismarriage counselor thing. i mean,i have a successful business.you can ask me anything. what did you do differentthan the rest of us?
like, how'd you becomeso successful so young? i've always been ambitious. very much a workaholic. so... what does that feel like? lonely. it's kinda sad to be able tobuy whatever you want and have tobeg for what you need. my last relationshipwas back in college. i had met a wonderful woman.
completely blew my mind andi fell in love with her. and she walked outon me and i haven't really been ableto rebound. since then. since college, huh?that's a long time. i didn't even knowshe was unhappy. are you happy? yeah, very happy. he's a great guy. good for you.
especially good for him. he's a verylucky man, judith. um, it's, uh,it's getting late. let's, uh, finish it tomorrow. there was somethingi wanted to bring up to you aboutthe questionnaire. yeah? i saw the questionsabout the relationships,compatibility, the hobbies, but there are noquestions there about sex.
oh, no, no, no. i don't believe insex before marriage, so why would we need that? wait a second.where are you from? it's not aboutwhere i'm from. it's called i'm a christian.i was raised that way. so what you're saying isyour husband is the only guyyou've ever been with. ever. one guy.
yes, and my husband and iare very compatible. how would you know howsexually compatible you are when you havenothing to compare it to? i watch hbo. i know i'm notmissing anything. (scoffs) i just keep picturing thissame old, boring, turn the lamp off,fluff the pillows, always in the bedroomkinda thing. what's wrong with the bedroom?
(chuckles)that's unfortunate. if you were withanother man, you'd know thatsex should be random. like animals. when it happens,it just happens. in the kitchen. in the shower. in the office. on a plane. on the floor.
are you gettingturned on? (scoffs) ew!please. you need to go home. (soul music playing faintly) brice: hey, babe. i made you a sandwich. what's wrong? (both grunting) now, baby, baby, attack me! (laughs) attack you?
yeah. like an animal. like an animal? yeah, baby! ow! okay. just grab my hair! wait, grab your hair? yeah, and growl. (both growling) (growls questioningly)
yes, baby.come on, openthis shirt! okay, no.this is my new shirt. come on, come on! ow, ow! and scratch my back! baby, hey! hey! scratch? look, this is weird. we're not gonna do this. i'm gonna forgetyou did this, okay?
now, if you wannagrowl at something, you can growlat this sandwich. after we finish eating,we can go in the bedroomand do this the right way. okay? can i eat? we could fluff the pillows,turn off the lamps. you know,do it the way we always do. female radio dj: it's going to be a great day if you're planning on being outdoors.
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morning. how are you? good. mmm. you knockedme out last night. hmm. i know. i didn't do my job too well,if you're alreadyup and running. just going fora saturday morning run.see you later. imagine merunning into you. what did you say?i'm sorry,i can't hear you.
(woman talking indistinctly) judith: what? what? huh? that's the trash-talking.that's what i hear. i'm pacing myself. well, who's leaving whoin the dust? (laughs) hey, watch out,watch out! oh! cyclist: i'm so sorry.you okay? harley: what is yourproblem, man?huh? huh?
cyclist:i didn't see you. say something! you gonnaknock her down like that? you'll hurt him.harley, wait, wait! no, harley. no. harley, i'm okay. cyclist: please!i'm really sorry. i'm okay.i'm okay.i'm okay. just let him go.just walk away. i'm okay. okay?i'm fine. i'm fine.
i'm okay.no, i'm okay. let's getyou up here. wait, wait, wait. that's good. let me go slow. ooh. wait, wait. okay. all right,okay, this could be bad. let me call my husband. no, i live close by here.
no, no, no. no, i'll wrap it up,i'll call my neighbor,he's a doctor. okay, all right, but i stillhave to call, because... no, either way,we gotta get your leg... no, no, no! put me back down. no, listen, ssh! hey! i got you. okay?all right. (dialing) you good?
wow, this,this place isjust incredible. (line ringing) so he's not answering. you know,it's actuallyfeeling better. well, it's not swelling.that's a good thing. i have tojust walk it off. no, let me see. just let me see it. hold on.
i don't know if ineed all of that. just hold onone quick second. well, you'repretty good at it. yeah, it's justa little somethingi picked up in college. oh, yeah? so was my husband. has a bunch ofbasketball injuries. you talk about him a lot. (snorts)
it's kinda what you dowhen you're married. when he comes up, it'skinda in comparison to me. (laughs) no, it's not. yeah, it actually is. you wouldn't becomparing us, would you? why would i do that? well, you tell me. (sighs) okay, my husbandis not up for discussion. well, you bring him up a lot.
no, i do not. okay. i'm sorry. i shouldn't havesaid anything about...um... look, it's just that, on one hand, i really wonderwho this guy is. and how special he must beto have gotten you. and on the other hand,i wonder,does he even know it. i wonderif he challengesyou mentally.
does he bring outthe best in you? does he evennotice you anymore? you know what? i'm not... judith, listen. (stammers) just listen. if i had a womanas beautiful as you, i wouldn't miss a thing. like the small blonde hairson the back of your neck.
or how your left temple throbswhen you're in deep thought. how calm you getwhen you're really excited. like right now. that is very sexy.how slow you're breathing. (inhales) (exhales) well, i don'tmiss anything either.
like the smell of jasmineperfume on this sofathat's obviously fresh. or those pair of high heelsin your bedroom. those diamond earringson this coffee table. don't play with me, harley. (sighs) verbal sparring. you knowthat's a sign i'm winning. winning what? (doorbell rings) that must be briceat the door.
brice? your husband? oh, i can't waitto meet this guy. uh, here, let me help. i can walk by myself. i'm gonna help you, okay? (grunts) here we go. see, i'm good. it's fine. okay?
hey, be careful. hey! you mustbe brice, right? harley. nice tomeet you, man. hey, babe, what happened? oh, i fell downwhen i was running. harley helpedme out, though. thanks a lot, harley,i'll see you later. yeah. nice to meet you. likewise. thanks again.
judith:it's, you know,it's just... babe, i was thinking. were you and harleyrunning together? no, he justhappened to be in the park. you look nice. i'll be late tonight.it's that mid-month inventory. i hate the 15th. yeah. your breakfast ison the table. do i have any calls?
flowers! susan, do i haveany messages? i didn't knowthe 15th wasyour birthday. happy birthday.here you go. oh, hey, he remembered! i left the apartmentthis morning so mad. i thought my husbandforgot my birthday. but he didn't! you are so excitedabout him.that is great.
did you try something new?with your hair? i sure did!i curled it. and you see that green comb?right there in my hair? unfortunately, i do. is your fashion icona delta stewardess? that's what you look like. oh, ava. ugh! is this wool? it's making me itch.
judith:it's a blend. a blend of what? ava, can you just give mea break? it's my birthday. i tried to dosomething pretty with my hair. i have these beautiful flowersfrom my husband. i'm smiling. just give me a complimentor something. that was a compliment. he's on his way up.come on, we gotta go.
who? my husband? no, harley. come on,we really gotta fix this. is that spit? watch my manicure! why are youputting spit in my hair? i'm trying to be yourfriend here, judith. when people look at youit reflects bad on me. they don't thinkyou have a mirror or a friend.
and they know we're friends. my friends don'tlook like this. they look like this. ava, i think i lookreally pretty today. i tried. i put ona little extra makeup. that's not makeup.that's make down. i'm matching today, too. you know,you told me about that. so you see this gold belt?
the gold belt goes with the gold flappy thingson my shoes. and the blue shoesgo with the blue dress. oh, my god! what? you're wearing flats? my foot's all...it hurts a little bit. push me out of the window,why don't you? i would love to.
harley's here.come on, we gotta go. enough with the coffee.no coffee breath. come on. no, no. nope. (protesting) we gotta go. hi, harley. hey there. how's your foot? oh, it's fine. thanks.
thanks for helpingout the other day, too. yeah, no problem. brice just couldn't believeyou were so nice to me. he wanted me tothank you for that. yeah, no worries.you changed your hair! little bit. i like it. happy birthday. you like the flowers?
you sent these? yeah. (chuckling)don't look so disappointed. no, it's just, um... it just said"happy birthday, judith." it didn't say who it was from. no, i wanted totell you in person. i was gonna deliver themmyself when i came up, but i just didn't reallythink that was a good idea. oh, yeah. uh-huh. smart man.
okay. come here for a second.let's sit down. have a seat. harley, i'm gonna be ashonest as i can be. what's going on? huh? you have plentyof programmers, plenty of employees that could come and help mewith this project. and yet you'recoming here every day. why?
judith, i find youextremely beautiful, okay? and interesting. andif i have to come here myselfto be around you, i will. i just wanna beinvolved with you. intimately. and as long as you knowthat i'm very married... point taken. he loves you. i saw that whenhe picked you up. he's kinda regular.but lucky. you just don't impress meas the type of person
that would be satisfiedwith a man like that. maybe at one pointin time, in your life. but where you're going, i just don't see that lasting. you don't know him. (sighs) hi. crazy day today. i was trying to finishup all that inventory. babe, i'm sorry.
it's the second yearin a row, brice. babe, i just got a littlecarried away with work,that's all. yeah. i understand.it's all good. no, no, let me takeyou out or something. no. i have this really bigassignment for workand i got a lot to do. brice, it's okay. don't worry about it. (soulful music playing) brice: ♪ she may be weary
♪ them young girls they do get weary ♪ wearing that same old shaggy dress ♪ yeah (brice chuckles) ♪ but when she gets weary ♪ try a little tenderness ♪ yeah, yeah ♪ oh, now, now ♪ you won't regret it no, no
♪ young girls they don't forget it ♪ love is their own happiness you're silly. ♪ but it's all so easy ♪ all you gotta do is try ♪ all you got to do is, man ♪ hold her when you wanna ♪ happy birthday, baby. janice: all right, girls,let's make some dreams happen.
judith,you have been requested toaccompany harley to new orleans for a meeting. oh. really? yes. he's presentingto his shareholders and he wants you there. oh. okay, well,when do we leave? oh, no, darling, just you. i think he likes you. now, i know you're married,but just flirt a little.
get the deal closed.don't compromise yourself. but just flirt. i understand. i know i don'tknow you very well, but i want you to knowexactly what you'regetting yourself into. this is a big dealfor me and this place. and i want itin the worst way. that being said, i will tell you like i tellall my girls who go outwith my guys.
be nice. be aware. have fun. but most of all, be careful. i know you're a smart girl, but this isanother league you're in. trust me. (questions in french) (agrees in french) news anchor: a couple of senatorial retirement announcements this week,
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man: thank you.thank you so much. (worker chatting) (judith sobbing) what?we're back to this again? did you not havea good birthday or something? uh... my husband forgot. he forgot? i thought hesent you flowers yesterday. no, they weren't from him.
he didn't even remember. i mean, he tried. it's justthe second year in a row. you are forgettable. honey, you have to makea man remember you. i've tried togive you my assistance,but you don't want it, so get out. all right, you win. win what? (sniffs)
the hair, the makeup,the clothes. do whatever you wanna do. are you kidding?oh, my god. thank you. i have been dyingto get my hands on this hair. come on. come on. ava: look. look at the bags,the shoes, purses, everything. i dream of this room. look at this. judith:where arewe right now?
this is the place thatjanice sends the girlsthat she's not happy with before, you know,she sets them up. so this is what icall couture heaven. all right,let's get started. there's so muchto do with youin so little time. what do youthink of this? wow.what kind of fabric is this? one that's neverbeen on your back. it's called expensive.
brice: good morning.good morning. her ex came in here. tell him, honey. i've been hiding from him. running from him for years. changed my name.i moved here and... i can't believe he's here. i'm gonna have to quit. well, where are you gonna go?
i don't know. i'm tired of starting over. look, maybe he juststumbled in here on accident. do you know how many peoplelive in this city? you can't keep running fromsomeone your whole life. you don't understand. when we first met,he wined and dined me. made me feel like i was theluckiest woman in the world. then thingsstarted to unravel.
and i don't know ifit was the drugs or if he wasreally mentally ill. he just started to change. and just became evil. like he was twodifferent people. he tried to kill me. (gasping) i just can't see youbeing with a guy like that. sometimes you never knowwho you're married to.
people start off one wayand end up somebody else. one night,he was on that couch... i ran and i neverlooked back after that. look, melinda,you can't quit. what am i supposed to do? we'll help you. we'll pick you upand drop you off. we? miss waco.
i'll help you. yeah, he'll protect you. brice: don't throw awaywhat you found here. do you knowwhat we all need? is a valium. i have a wholeroom full of them. man: good morning. judith: thank you. stewardess:please watch your step.
hello. hi. you gonna fly standing upor you gonna have a seat? yeah. (chuckles)right. i will. so, is this your plane?like, it all is? like, all the partsand everything. wow. that's cool. you know, i was thinkin'.when we leave new orleans, maybe we can head overto paris. or new york.
all this work we'retrying to focus on and you're talking aboutparis and new york? if you were mine,you wouldn't have to work. if you were mine, you wouldn'tbe on this plane right now. your butt wouldbe at a pharmacy. that's the handoutfor the board meeting. champagne, sir? oh. thank you. you're welcome.
mmm. something for you? thanks, i'm fine. (inaudible) (woman singinglively jazzy tune) (judith sighs) look at you. champagne. private jet. (laughing)
you look amazing,by the way. man, this viewis just incredible. it's just refreshingto see someone experience this side oflife for the first time. you know?it is. it excites me. you know you takepeople on this planeall the time and excite them. just my ex. this wasno big deal for her. i really hate beingtaken for granted.
don't you? how would that make you feelwhen she would do that? the opposite of howthis makes you feel. how does this make me feel? special. important. wanted. am i right? you should feelthat way all the time.
this stuffdidn't matter to her. the more i tried,the more she shot me down. i think i just love too hard. i do. i fall. before i know it,i'm just... i'm gone. what do you mean, "gone"? just crazy. crazy in love.you know? so i've learned to keepmy true feelings inside
because most womencan't handle the kindof emotion that i bring. what does that mean? well, i can come onreally strong. how so? i want to make love to you.right now. that's the kind ofthing i'd say to her. you are so beautiful. (chuckles) i was talkingabout my ex.
but you are beautiful,though. you are. (judith laughing) you are. one complimentdoes deserve another. i think we are better offjust keeping it professional. you knowwe're way past that. i find myself veryattracted to you. i find myself very married. happily married, right?
a guy can dream, right? i can't stopyou from dreaming. what do you dream about? i used to dream abouthelping people andstarting my own practice. but i graduatedcollege and reality hit. i don't really dream anymore. you know all thatcould easily be reality. you. you ever dream about me?
i have a husband. yeah. i know. do you want me? what are you doing? harley, stop it. i don't want to. please, harley. please. stop. get off of me. get off of me!
get! get off of me! just stop! stop it. stop. you stop. stop it. now you cansay you resisted. are you okay? i don't wannaever see you again. if you need anything,janice can help you.
okay, judith, hold ona second, please. i will not do this. i can't. wait. judith, are you sure about this?wait a second. i mean it. wait, wait. let me talk toyou real quick. hold on. are you sure youwant to do this? really? shh. sarah: thank you, son.
brice: no problem. brice: judith. mmm. mmm. um, harley, youremember my husband, brice. hey, how you doin', man? that is a beautiful car. (sarah clears throat) hey, mama. this your mother?
harley. reverend sarah ogalvee. it's a pleasure. um. thanks so much for theride, harley. appreciate that. okay. y'all havea good night. brice: yeah.let's get you in, miss sarah. sarah: all right, son. hi, mom. sweetheart,how you doin'?
you made it, huh? so happyto see you. (shower running) sweetness, that wasan awfully pretty dressi saw you in earlier. oh. uh... yeah, you lookednice, babe. thanks. my boss gave it to me. she wants us tostart dressing like that.
you're not gonna say grace? oh. okay, yeah. (judith clears throat) god, thank you for this food. bless it and purify it.in jesus' name we pray. amen. in jesus' name we pray.and we thank you, lord. amen. brice: amen. miss sarah, i'malways happywhen you're around. i get to havea home-cooked meal.
daughter, you not cookingfor your husband? yes, i am. well, she does, but lately,she's been working a lot. right. with the manin the red, fast car? no. i mean, i don'twork with him that often. and you know,he's a nice guy. sarah: nice guy? that don't mean nothin'if he don't know the lord. "it's easier for a camel
"to enter intothe eye of a needle "than it is for a rich man "to enter intothe kingdom of heaven." yes, mama, i know.you say that a lot. but there's nothing wrongwith being richor having nice things. long as nicethings don't have you. well, our business isover anyway so... sarah: well,then that's good, isn't it? sarah: you know, baby,
it's been a long time since you been tothe house of the lord. i told her we rest on sundays. you know, with your job,you need to be in church. could buildspiritual strength up to deal withthose demons, girl. i don't work with demons. isn't that what yousaid to me on the phone? i know, but...
okay, i guess i was wrong. mama, noteverybody's a demon. well, i know that. i'm just voicing my concern. we don't talk anymore. you don't call in foryour morning prayers. well, it's justi get up so early. you know, i have to takethe bus every morning. sarah: at 9:00 a.m.
prayer starts at 6:00 a.m.every morning. all the sistersbe on the line. i know you busy, baby.i know that, but you couldcall in sometime. just once in a while. all right, i will. i will.how long you staying? sarah: mm-mm. i done got on your nerves.i'm sorry, please forgive me. you're not bothering me.it's fine.
i'm just gonnago dry my hair. everything all right,sweetness? yeah. i just don'twanna catch a cold. that's not like hernot to want her food. yeah, i think she'smad at me, miss sarah. i forgot her birthday and nowi'm talking about her cooking. how you goin'forget her birthday? you need your ass whipped. miss sarah, you ain'tsupposed to be cursin'.
that's the kingjames version. it's all right, honey.eat your food. you all right? i can't believe you. what did i do now? why would you tellher all that stuff? she asked. and you knowhow your mother is. i can't lie to her. it's like shelooks right through me.
you know what?i'm going to bed. do i need to go get my guitar? good night. judith: is it importantfor your partner to support your hobbies? man: yes. i thinkit's very important for me for that to happen, yeah. yeah, i think over the years, with all my concentrationon my business, on success,
i was afraid that i would giveup a part of myself, if i... are you listening to me? yeah, yeah, yeah. i... you don't want someonethat's gonna change you. (sports commentatorspeaking on tv) oh! come on! babe, you see that? don't throw the ballin all that traffic. ah!
(cell phone ringing) so is this whatyou wanted, huh? you wanted to justhave sex with me (stammering)and just ignore me after that? you come to the office. you don't say "hi." you don't call anybody. harley: you were the one that said you were married and you couldn't do this, right? right? why does it even matter if i call you or not, judith? really?
why are you doing this? what are you talking about? i'm not a manthat likes to play these littlesilly games, judith. i'm not playing any games. well, if you want me, then you say it. all right? live for once in your life, judith, damn, come on! it's not that easy. okay? where is he right now?
he's watching the game. touchdown! yes! put him on the phone. will you stop it? no, put him on the phone, judith. no. just stop it. why doesn't he wonder who you're talking to on the phone right now? because he doesn't do that.
if you were mine,i'd want to know. well, i'm not yours, am i? well, you could be. does he make love toyou better than me? i don't think anyonemakes love better than you. tell me you want me. say it. i want you. come see me right now.
i'll pick you upon the corner ofwilmont and 3rd. i can't. i can't be there. i'm making dinner.and it's what? it's 8:30. i just can't. hello? hello? oh! pass the ball! (commentator continues on tv) dinner's ready, honey. mom, i'm sorry,that was my boss.
she just called. she needs me to run an errand. i know, it's ridiculous.i'll see y'all later. well... that happen a lot? no, no, no! (groans) (r&b music playing) here you go. (coughs)
what's that? oh, you really are fromthe country, aren't you? you've never eventried this before. let me give you a little bit. oh, no, no, no.i'm just gonnastick with the wine. you trust me, right? of course. go ahead. all right, well...
(sniffs) oh! i've been thinking. instead of going intobusiness with janice. you and me,we should start thatmarriage counselor thing. get that office open.i'd do that for you. are you serious?really? you would do that? one catch, though. you have to be mine.
huh? what do i do aboutbrice though? okay, uh, we talkedabout brice, babe. you leave him. harley, i alreadyfeel so bad though,about what we're doing. then why are you here? you know why i'm here. why don't you just go home?get out of my house. shit if i'm gon' try and playthese little games with you.no, go.
go. you realize that you'rekicking me out your house. you know what? fine then. forget it. asshole! fine! fine! don't ever ask me tocook or come over again. bastard! don't call me again,you jackass. (harley chuckling)
you comin' in awfully late. where's brice? what's wrong with you? nothing, mama.my boss made me upset. sarah:brice is in the bed.what's wrong with you? i'm just gonna takea shower, okay? you been drinking? i had a glass of wine.all right? with that devilin the red car.
no, not with him.and he ain't no devil. who you think you talkin' to? you know you never could lieto me. i'm your mother. god's not pleasedwith this, daughter. (chuckles humorlessly) i knew when you moved here. i knew the devil was gon'be after you. i just knew it. and look at you.you're fallen. look at you, you're changing.
please, baby,come back. now, you know i taught youthe ways of the lord. you know better. come on out here, now.come pray with me. okay, mama. i'll come outthere and i'll pray with you. but then what? huh? am i supposed tostop wearing makeup? and wear dressesdown to my ankle, and pretend like i'mall holy and happy,
and sanctified forthe lord like you do? nobody's pretending, baby. yeah, well,i'm just saying it don't take all thatto love the lord. why you sodisrespectful to me? i'm just saying what my fathershoulda told you long ago. now, you can justleave him right outta this. god bless the dead. god bless the dead?
so, mama,we're still doing that act? when you gon' quit it? we both knowhe's still alive. yeah. i found himin youngstown, mama. and he told me all about you. and how you left himthe second youjoined that church. how you kepthim outta my life. so what do yougotta lie about it for? you trying to turnthis all around on me.
but it's not about me.it's about you. that fool out there,'bout to make a biggerfool outta you. that boy is gonnahurt you somethin' bad. and he gon' takeyou straight to hell. well, i'll enjoy the ride. where you get thatsmart mouth from? how dare you talkto me like that? i done worked myfingers to the bone to make sure youhad a decent life.
i done cleaned more toiletsthan you can think of and then you would talk toyour mother like this? not today. not today! what's going on? well, youknow my mother. she feels thatthe devil is after me, so she in there hollerin'. sarah: "yea,though i walk through
"the valley ofthe shadow of death, "i will fear no evil. "he maketh me to lie downin green pastures." brice, i need youtake care of my child. i will, but tell mewhat's going on. god, lord, jesus and the host. brice: judith,what's going on? please, not you, too. judith, i've never seenher or you actlike this. talk to me.
brice, okay, i just want togo take a shower. it's really not that deep. no, judith, judith,talk to me. please. judith, talk to me.judith! judith! (sighs) please! (melancholylove song playing) wait a minute. those are notmy hand-me-downs.
no, they are not.take that for me. oh, my god.you caught on. wait a minute. wait.you caught on. let me see. i am so proud. uh-huh. like it? yes? this is myfinest moment in life. is janice in? what, you don't knock? just the person i wantedto see. have a seat.
no, i'll stand. i wanted to thankyou for the job, butthis will be my last week. ah. no. this is your last day. i just got a call from harley, telling me that he'sout of the deal with me and openinga practice for you. that's what we plan to do. little girl, you have no ideawhat you are in for.
but i wish you all the bestwith your struggle. (bids farewellin french) you know, i've beenmeaning to tell you, you are in an existentialidentity crisis. i did my research on you. you spent thosetwo weeks in paris and all of a sudden yougot a french accent? girl, we knowyou from georgia. (without accent)bitch, you betterget your ass outta my office.
now! that should do it. what's going on?you okay? why are you so quiet? brice, what's the matter? melinda, i'm fine. no, you're not.come on. everything you donefor me here,let me return the favor. i think i lost my wife.
i'm so sorry.are you sure? i can't even believe it. i don't know what i did wrong. i didn't know it was that bad.i just thought that... brice, sometimes we canget comfortable with people. and that's whatcauses the problems. that's how it is. but i didn't evenknow she was unhappy. well, she probably wasn't.
most times you're happy untilsomebody comes along andshows you something different. maybe i did takeher for granted. well, say you did.but this is wrong. this is wrong of her, man.you don't deserve this. you can't takethe responsibilityfor what she did. because whenpeople cheat... i never saidshe was cheating. she's cheating. miss waco, i didn't...
calm down!but the lesbian is right. lesbian? i'm not a lesbian. you're not? oh, i'm sorry.i thought that you... the boots and the sweater. you know,she's met somebody that's making her lookat life differently.face it! so what do i do? if you see a mobfighting with bricks,
you don't join in the fightunless you have one, too. oh. may i help you? you have a prescription? (hip-hop music playing) hey, i wanna gohome with you. hey, brice. come on, let's go. go home. judith, let's go,now! get up!
i don't think shewants to go with you. judith, let's go! baby, i'm gettingtired of this. baby? get up. get up. hey! hey! hey! get offa me. get your damnhands offa me! get offa me!
(judith laughs maniacally) what is wrong with you? get your damnhands off of me! have you lost your mind? maybe. i'm at home waiting on you.and this is what you're doing? well, stop waiting, brice. this is how you do me? you're messingaround with this clown.
baby, you don't knowhow much i love you. baby, come home. if you come home, i promise you i'llnever mention it again. just come home, please. please. oh, you're such a good guy. and i really hopeyou find a nice girl. what are you saying to me?
i feel so deadwith you, brice. i do. and i wanna feel alive.i wanna feel wanted. i don't. you took me for granted.you did. i don't just want a good guy.i want a phenomenal guy. you're not phenomenal. what are you...what are you saying to me? we have someone i can pay
to help you through thisand help counsel you. judith, you're notsaying this to me. i tried. i loved you. i wanted to love you. and i'm sorry if i failed. fine. i will help youpack your shit. i don't need anything.i'll just get my laptop. i have everything i need,
everything icould ask for here. bye. (melancholy song playing) (brice sobs) how are you doing?you okay? i understand whatyou're going through. she was just so cold. she wasn't herself. her mother warned me.she was right.
brice, i'm so sorry. i know this pain. we're notattracted to each other. okay, you're just hurtingand you'll do anything to make the pain go away. trust me. i've been there. i know it hurts right now. and i'm not gon' lie to you,it's gon' hurtfor a long time, and it's gon' seemlike it's forever.
but you're gonnaget through this. i promise. i'm sorry,i'm sorry, i'm sorry. you coming up? hell, yeah,i'm comin' up. i wanna see how this dudehas you livin'. well, he should be at work,so he's not home. (car honking) man: hey, move it!you're blocking the road! go around.
sarah: thank you, jesus.thank you, lord. oh, my jesus. we have to go. sarah: forgive us our sins. lead all souls to you, lord. especially those in most needof thy divine mercy, lord. no, no. let's havea little fun with this. hello, reverend. save my child!
harley:sisters. oh, the lord done answeredmy prayers, sisters. my child is home. i'm getting my computer. sweet baby, please stay.please stay. you're not safe. i brought all the sistershere to pray for you. we need you to stay here. i'm fine, mama. sarah: i know you think youare, but you're not, darling.
okay. we gon' go.all right? i love you. you're in danger. let's go. no, sweetie. mom, give me this. i need it. please, stay here.i'm begging you. there's something on this. mama, we need to get...
stop it! damn! satan! give me that now. what the hell?mama, you okay? you okay? you're good, right? stand up. my sweet baby! now you see what i mean? no, he didn't mean it.he didn't mean it.
you need to stayhere with me, baby, please. get up. get up! get your hands off my baby! i'm talking to her! mama, hold on now. get up. girl, get up. sister sarah, you tried.you tried. i don't know if she's hurt.i don't know if herbruised knee is okay. i don't know nothin' becauseyou just jacked meoutta there!
bring your ass back here.come back here. you come back. get the hell off me!don't you touch me! whose side are you on? she's my mother, you jerk! i don't give a damnabout your mama, judith! yeah, obviously, you don't! the way you pushed her down! get up the stairs! don't touch me!
get up the stairs if iwanna get up the stairs. so you just gon'take her side like that? huh? take her side? yeah! this is not aboutme taking her side, harley. it's the fact thatyou will not understandwhat it feels like to watch your motherthrown to the ground! look, just because your motherabandoned youin some crack house, don't mean yougotta abuse mine!
i don't givea damn what she did. it ain't about what she did. shoot, yes, she annoys me,too. she's still my mother. where is my shit, bitch? she don't deserve tobe treated that way. judith, you know that i'm justcrazy in love with you, okay? and it just... it just makes me really upsetwhen you're noton my side, okay? i'm gonna justgive you somespace right now.
you leaving? judith? it's just, this reallyis not healthy. you gon' leave me? hmm?is that what you gonna do? what the hell are you... is that what you gon' do? what do youknow about cooking? boy, this is what i do. (both chuckling)
oh, don't mention it. i didn't want yo' assto jump. (giggles) i'm not gonna jump. it hurts like hell, though. i know. i know where you are. you can cook.you're a good woman. you think you'llever find love again? you can't run fromthat guy forever.
i believe in loveand marriage and i really hope youfind a nice guy. brice... i have hiv. melinda, i'm sorry. it's okay. i'm dealing with it. i made the choiceto be with my ex. even though i knew he wassleeping around, so
i accepted my part in it. i'm taking my meds,so i'm doing good. but to answer your question... no. i'm not runningfrom harley anymore. harley? yeah, the class-meet guy. what? what's the matter? judith? what about judith? my wife is with him!
okay, okay.oh, my god. no. no, no, no, no. judith, baby, it's me.it's brice. (judith moaning) no, no, no, it's me. i'm gonna take you home.i'm taking you home. it's me, baby. brice! i knew you'd come.
he did this to you? i deserve it. you don't deserve this. yes, i do. no, you don't. i was so mean to you. i'm so sorry. you think we can fix it?we can fix it, right? we'll fix it.
where are you hurt? right here. i hurt your heart. come on,babe, i'm gonnaget you home. i'm gonnaget you outta here. i'm gonna getyou outta here.come on. i got you.i got you. i got you. judith:my god!
brice:careful. get up! (yelling) oh, my god. brice, stop,you gon' kill him. karen. it's me, karen. i knew you'd come back. come here, girl.
brice: don't you ever comenear her or my wife again. karen. karen. i'm sorry.i know you have to go. what happened to judith? she's alive. how does this story end? it's still being written. did she get hiv, too? brice?
thank you so much forsharing this story with me. i'm gonna endthis "almost" affairand stay with my husband. karen. hey. hi. how are you? good to see you. hi. is brice here? yeah. he's in the back. good seeing you. i'm good.i spoke to your doctor.
he changed your dosageto get your t-cell count up. how are you feeling? i'm fine. i'm good. where you headed to? i'm going to church.mama's there waiting for me. okay. well, be careful. and if you ever need anything,i'm here for you, judith. see you next month. i'll see you next month.
hi, little man. he's so cute. how's my little man? hey, daddy. hey, babe. hey, baby. how's your day?
