The Paynes (2018) s01e05 Episode Script

1 Nyla.
Hi.
I just asked about you.
- You did? - Yes.
I asked Joann.
Oh.
Baby, what is she doing here? This ain't the church.
Curtis, will you hush? And let me find out.
Baby, I'm just saying, did she break and enter? Well, the lock on the back door wasn't that good.
She's a thief from the church.
You know, a thief from the church, Ella, already? Curtis.
Are you okay? No, she's not okay.
I couldn't take it anymore, miss Ella.
I had to get out.
I had to do something.
I want you to meet my kids.
This is Kenny and Lynn.
Y'all say, "hi.
" - Hi.
- Hi.
This is miss Ella.
She's a really nice lady.
Thank you.
He don't look so nice.
That's my husband.
You're a very perceptive child.
He's not nice.
Baby, you didn't answer my question.
What is she doing here? I think she's gonna get to that.
Relax.
I need them to get out of here.
Hey, chill out old man.
You better show some respect.
My mama's standing right here, fool.
Hey.
What? What did he What did he say? You need to show him some respect.
- But - I don't care, and I mean it.
You better tell him.
You better tell him.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
I am, too.
- Curtis.
- Yes? Can you just go somewhere? If you could just go somewhere and just let me talk to Nyla? I'll just go to the back.
See how much damage she did to my back door.
- How about that? - Okay, baby.
Curtis.
Right, leave him alone.
Kids, listen.
Can y'all go with him to the back? Are you crazy? Hey, stop it.
No, let them come on.
Let them come on.
Bring them on back here.
Come on.
Remember that? Come on.
I don't know him.
I ain't going nowhere.
Go, go, go.
Thank you.
[CHUCKLES.]
Kids.
- Yeah.
- Right.
Kids.
All of you are in the back.
Nyla, what why are you here? What happened? I think I hurt Kendrick really bad.
Who? Kendrick.
Wait.
Say it again.
I think I hurt him really bad.
The man that is hitting you? - Yes.
- Okay, what did you do? Well, he started hitting me, and he wouldn't stop, and, man, I just lost it.
Okay, what did you do? I hit him with the lamp, and I grabbed the kids, and I ran, and we ran and we didn't stop until we got around here.
Okay.
All right.
All right.
All right.
Did you call the police? No.
Okay.
Did he try to call you? No.
I left my phone and everything.
Okay, well, Nyla, how do you know he's hurt? - I hit him really hard.
- All right.
Well, do you have his number, and I can call him? I tried calling him on the pay phone.
- Something is wrong.
- Okay.
Well, we need to call the police.
- I know.
I know.
- We need to call the police.
And we need to have them go by his place - I know, but - And do a welfare check.
I know, but No, no buts.
No buts.
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
Before you do that, can you please, um Can you please take my kids? - Nyla, just - If I go to jail, can you take them? They need someone like you to look after them.
Okay.
Let's just find out what's going on.
Okay.
Please tell me you'll take my kids if I go to jail.
Nyla.
Let's just find out.
[SOBS.]
You're gonna be okay.
You're gonna be okay.
- Thank you.
- You're welcome.
Curtis.
You're okay.
- Baby.
- Yes? Come here.
I want to show you something.
Come here.
Curtis.
Baby, you should see the damage she did to that door back there.
There's actually no damage to the back door.
That's what I'ma tell the insurance company.
There's actually no insurance, either.
Shut up.
That little boy, the little one, Kenny.
Well, we're gonna call him Benny after I bend him in half.
That boy got a mouth on him, Ella.
Curtis, you ought to be used to that.
Don't do that.
Don't do that, Ella.
Don't do it.
I'm upset.
Don't do that.
Mama, can we get out of here? Yeah, I'm hungry.
Oh.
Curtis, in your front pocket Can you please take them around the corner? Give them that money.
Take them around the corner and get some sandwiches.
Right there.
It's $30.
It's a $20 and a $10.
Give it to him.
Put it in his hand.
- She's a prophet.
- Put it in his hand.
Come on.
- $20 and a $10.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
- No problem.
Wow, is she gonna give us some money? - Just like that? - That's actually for me.
Don't worry.
I'll get you guys something from the dollar menu.
- Can we go, mama? - Yeah.
Just come back, okay? Okay.
And hold her hand, Kenny.
She's old enough to hold her own hand.
Just do what I say, boy.
I can hold your hand or not.
He's a handful.
[CHUCKLES.]
- I know.
- Watch that door! - Do it again.
- Curtis.
Now that they're gone, so you know that back door? You gonna have to pay for that, baby.
Curtis, don't do this.
She does not have to pay for that back door.
Check her pocket.
What's in her pocket? She does not have the money, baby.
Why not? She needs to find it.
Curtis.
What? Baby, that's vandalism.
She vandalized my name, Ella.
Curtis, have you looked at this place? It's beautiful.
It's beautiful.
Little paint, duct tape.
New duct tape.
- Look, I need - I need you Babe.
See? You see? Curtis, I need you to listen to me.
Okay.
Baby, what if I don't want to listen? - I'm tired of listening.
- Would you please? I'm tired of listening.
- Okay, Curtis.
- What? She thinks that she has hurt her husband.
Boyfriend.
- Hurt him how? - Okay.
Pretty badly, baby.
That's not telling me how.
- Well - How badly? - Curtis, listen.
- Okay, I'm listening.
She's been abused.
Okay, Curtis? Do I have to spell it out? She's been abused, and we need to call the police.
She from the church? Yes.
She's a thief, a fornicator Curtis, don't do this.
a thugtress, probably a killer.
What church is this you're going to? I got the address, and we sent the police over there, but something is wrong.
Kendrick was assaulted, and the police, they looking for Nyla! She's wanted by the police? Oh, they are looking for you, honey.
- Calm down.
Calm down.
- How bad is he? Well, it's not looking good.
What does that mean? I don't know.
- Miss Joann - Baby, baby.
You've got to turn yourself in.
- I know.
I know.
I know.
- Well, what happened? Well, he was hitting her, and she fought back.
Well, why didn't you call the police? Wait a minute.
Her not calling the police does not make him hitting her all right.
Well, no.
No.
But it puts her in a better position to defend herself.
Baby, this is bad.
- Well, how bad is he? - Well, I don't know.
But all I know is they found him unconscious.
Lord, my kids.
Nyla, your kids will be fine.
- Ella.
- Yes? Does that mean you'll take them? - Ella? - Yes.
- Ella! - We will take them.
Ella, can I see you in my office, baby? Real quick.
See you in my office? Yes, and you don't have to worry about them at all.
Baby, can I see you in my office real quick? See you in my office? I can't believe this.
It all happened so fast.
Your kids will be okay.
Didn't happen that fast.
Baby, in my office.
Just sit your ass in the office, okay? Come on to the office, Ella.
Thank you for taking them.
You're welcome.
Not coming? And giving them a place to stay.
Don't you worry about them.
Don't worry about them.
No, she needs to worry about them.
Worry about them.
Will you come with me to turn myself in? Yes.
She gonna take the kids with her? They've got little handcuffs.
I've seen them.
I can't believe it.
I hope he's okay.
No.
No.
No.
Well, if he's not, this could be really bad.
- I know.
- I wish you'd come to me.
How could I? You always talk about how nice he was and how his father has done so many great things for you at the church and at the bank.
Oh, baby.
You really think that I wouldn't have helped you? I don't think that's right, not at all.
That's not right.
That's not right at all.
So I guess we should call the police.
Yeah.
I'll go call them.
Curtis, where is the office? Oh, now you want to go to the office? This is the worst.
Curtis.
Come on.
I can't believe this.
Lord, have mercy.
Can't believe it either.
I can't believe it either.
I hate that this has happened.
- You know what I hate? - What? That you told her we'd keep them kids.
- Curtis - Baby, it's all right.
It's all right.
I know you just told her that so she could go on and turn herself in, so it's all right.
No, that's not why I told her that.
It's all right.
It's all right.
I know you just told her that so she'd get out the place.
So it's all right.
Nope.
Nope.
Then why the hell did you tell her that? Because, Curtis, we are taking those kids.
- Ella.
- What? Baby, we can't take those kids.
We can't take those kids.
Why can't we take those kids, Curtis? We need to talk about this, Ella.
What do we have to talk about? Ella, you are old.
Excuse me? Baby, you can't raise You can't raise no more kids, Ella.
There is a reason.
Ella, don't say nothing.
Listen to me.
There is a reason that God made it so women stop having babies after a certain age.
I'm just saying.
That's the Bible.
I know you're not about to try to quote the Bible.
Watch and listen.
- Will you excuse me? - And you God said Will you excuse to Sarah in 2 Jericho.
Sarah? You've read it.
You remember when God,when God, uh God told her that she was gonna conceive, huh, and she laughed in his face? You remember that? That's what you need to be doing, Ella.
You need to be laughing in God's face.
You've got to apply the word, Ella.
Apply it.
Curtis, really? Really? Sarah conceived anyway in her old age.
You got to read it.
Baby, that's the old testament.
Don't nobody even read that anymore.
Curtis.
Baby, we can't take on no more kids, baby.
Curtis, listen.
Hush.
Okay? Just hush.
[GRUNTS.]
Hi.
I need the police, please.
Baby, did you see that boy? Non-emergency.
Did you see that boy, Ella? Curtis, this woman may be going to jail.
Then I would be right.
Did you see that boy and how he acts, Ella? Just like you.
I will hurt him.
Yes, I said non-emergency.
Yes, we Oh.
I will hurt him.
All he needs is a stable home and someone to show him the way.
I can't do that.
I will lead him down the wrong path for his namesake.
Yes, I need yes.
We need the police, please.
[GROANS.]
Curtis, what's the yes.
Curtis, what's the address? I ain't telling you.
Oh, so you've got it? This thing works? Yes.
Yes, sir.
We have someone here who wants to turn themself in.
I'm not sure for what.
Yes.
Well, yes.
Yes.
Man, can you just send the police on over here? And tell them send one for me, too.
Yes.
Thank you.
Eesh.
Why'd you hang up? What do you need the police for? To keep me from dropping all them kids.
Well, they're coming home with us.
Ella, are you crazy? Come on, baby.
Look, Ella, I'm tired of you disrespecting my wishes.
I done had it.
Curtis, is this coming from the man who moved us to Florida without even telling me about it? Boy, you gonna always bring that up, ain't you? For as long as we live here.
Baby, but you like it here.
- Curtis.
- What? Baby, this is a good move.
This was a good investment.
Curtis, have you looked at this place? What about it? You see? See, baby? Baby, I can fix the door.
Can't fix them kids.
Curtis, all those kids Yes, we can fix those kids.
All they need, is some love, baby.
Ella, you know I ain't got no love.
I can't do this, baby.
I can't do it.
I can't do this.
I can't do this.
Okay.
Well, go on back to Atlanta, Curtis, 'cause I am.
Baby, can we talk about this? We just did.
Ella! Bye, honey.
I love you.
Mean it.
Come fix this door.
Wait, baby.
You got to fix the door.
You're just gonna walk on the door, Ella? Really? Come on.
- Ella.
- Stop it, and I mean it.
- But - Hey, but nothing.
- Hey.
Where's Nyla? - Hey.
Did you call them? Yes.
They're on their way.
Where's Nyla? She went to check on her kids.
Okay.
I'm so sorry that I didn't notice this.
She will be all right.
Well, I hope he'll be all right, too.
I'm not gonna be all right.
Why not? If we got to take those kids in, I'm not gonna be all right.
What's he talking about? Nyla asked us to take her kids if she goes to jail.
- And you said yes? - Yes.
Oh, baby.
You are something special.
I know.
Thanks, cuz.
[LAUGHS.]
I was talking about your wife.
You want to take them? Heck, no.
There's a reason why women of a certain age can't have no kids.
See? RYAN: Man, these kids were hungry.
Don't blame us.
We're just kids.
Trying to do what we got to do.
Did you see Nyla? No.
She didn't come to the restaurant? No.
You think she ran? I sure hope not.