The Paynes (2018) s01e17 Episode Script

1 Lord, be a fence all around me Everyday, everyday, everyday Come on sopranos! [HIGH PITCHED SINGING.]
Everyday Thank you.
Ain't nobody asleep with you and your choir.
You were just a little pitchy baby, just a little pitchy.
What'd you say, pitch? Pitch, what? Curt.
- Curt.
- [HIGH PITCHED SINGING.]
You slept late.
No pitch.
[LAUGHING.]
Why you ain't wake me up? Babe, I did.
- No you didn't, Ella.
- Curt, yes I did baby, I tried to wake you up three times.
- No you didn't.
- Curtis.
- Then why am I late? If you tried to wake me up three times, why am I late? Curtis, you kept looking at me, just saying "[GROANING.]
move.
" That is so tired.
Nobody sound like that, I don't even sound like that.
I gotta get to the laundromat.
Oh.
Ooh, mmm, mmm.
How's that coming? How 'bout you mind your business? - How 'bout that? - What'd I do? Miss [MIMICS GROANING.]
.
You sure are dramatic this morning.
Curtis, what did I do? What you got that I-told-you-so look in your eyes? What did I "tell you so" about? Ella, quit acting silly.
Okay, babe, I'm not acting silly.
You always talking about I'm trying to get rich quick.
And I've been telling that for how long? Years and years.
Doggone cousin of mine.
- What? - It's her fault.
- Who? - Joanne! Oh no, mm-mmm, don't do that.
Don't blame her, Curtis.
You thought you were getting such a great deal on this house and that laundromat.
Well, I did.
Okay.
Well, baby, get down there and get it running.
You don't think I can.
What kind of spousal support are you? Curtis, this time I don't think, okay? I know better.
You know what, Ella? How much you wanna bet that I can turn this place around? Mmm, turn it around a corner and Boom! [MIMICS EXPLOSION.]
Off a cliff.
Ella, I'm hurt.
Don't don't start this, don't do this.
No, forget it.
You don't have faith in me, baby.
Curtis, this is from the man who fixed our fridge.
Do you remember this? Every time you open the door, you almost get electrocuted.
That was just a little wiring problem.
Curtis, that almost killed me.
No, no.
I was numb in my fingertips.
[CHUCKLES.]
Couldn't feel nothing in my toes! Baby My eyesight went out for two days.
Baby.
But baby, did you die? Mmm? mmm? But you know all that happens when I [INDISTINCT.]
.
Curtis! Go.
Go to your little laundromat.
Go on to your laundromat! No, I'm not going.
I wanna hear you say you think I can do it.
I want you to tell me you believe in me 'cause I'm sick of this mess.
I'm sick of it, I ain't having it no more! How 'bout that? You gonna tell me something, woman.
You know I don't lie.
Oh, my goodness.
Not on purpose.
Not on purpose.
I don't know I'm lying if I'm lying, Curt, I don't know I'm lying.
You know, the more you talk, the more lies you tell.
[LAUGHS.]
Curtis, that's a lie right there! I wanna hear you say I can do it.
You don't think I can, do you? Curtis, we've been living here a month and that place is still in the same old raggedy position it was when we moved here, baby.
Baby, perfection takes time.
Look at this body.
Do you know how much I gotta eat to get this here? Do you know how long it took to purchase that? Eight days! And the world was made in six.
Or seven.
[LAUGHS.]
Go.
Go to the laundromat.
Don't quote scripture, please.
Don't even try to know the Bible.
Don't even you know what? You're the only one who does not have to know the Bible.
Baby, I got you.
I got you.
When I get to my gate, I'm gonna tell 'em I studied for you.
Get outta my way.
CURT: [CHUCKLES.]
How 'bout that? Are you saying [ROARS.]
It's nice to see you, too.
What the? That's my husband.
Yeah.
And I love him.
[CHUCKLES.]
I see.
Okay.
[GIGGLES.]
Oh, so you got the kids off to school? Yeah, and um, I can't thank you enough.
Nyla, oh wait Thank you, thank you, thank you! Whoa.
[LAUGHS.]
Very good.
What's that for? Just - Thank you.
- You're welcome.
You've been more of a mother to me than my own mother.
Oh well ooh.
You don't talk about her much.
Oh, well, there's not much to talk about.
[SIGHS.]
M'kay.
Well, she would be proud of the way you are with your kids.
No, she wouldn't.
Sh So, you don't think so? My mother was never proud of anything I would do.
She would always say, "Nyla, you're stupid.
You're gonna screw this up sooner or later.
" Your mama was from the boogie down.
[LAUGHS.]
Yeah.
Funk down, son.
Son.
[LAUGHTER.]
Daughter.
[LAUGHS.]
[LAUGHS.]
Well, I believe you're gonna keep getting this right, sooner and later.
You see what I mean? What? No, so, so, so sweet, so positive.
- Who me? - Yeah.
- Thank - [LAUGHS.]
Stop it.
No really, no, it's in my DNA.
Okay.
You should meet my mother, before she died.
Oh.
Yeah, and then, nah, you didn't need to meet her.
That's okay.
Your mother's enough probably.
Yes, a lot, okay, well I gotta go.
Okay.
You know what? Um I wish you would cut it out sometimes.
You okay, wait a minute.
Sing.
What just happened Nyla? All the positivity.
What just happened to that hug? And "I appreciate you?" Yes, I do.
Okay.
But it's a lot of pressure.
Oh, wait a minute.
No Nyla, I'm not putting any pressure on you.
- Yes, you are.
- No, I'm not.
Yes, yes it is.
Okay, now explain that to me.
[SIGHS.]
I just feel like I have a lot to live up to.
Okay, so you think I'm judging you? No, I think you're watching me.
Honey, you livin' in my house, rent free, with two kids.
How am I not gonna see you when you're here? - You got a point.
- If you are talking about me holding you accountable, then you're right.
I am.
You see what I mean? Pressure.
Nyla, stop it.
You're so dramatic.
Stop it! You should not look at it as pressure.
You should like at - I hear you.
- Right! You should look at it as someone who has your back, someone who's in your corner, somebody who wants the best.
And there you go with that positivity, again! What about a hug, again? Thank you! Mwah! It's just who I am, it's just the way I am.
- Alright.
- You'll get used to it! - Is that right? - Or not.
I hope you're right.
But? Did Mr.
C get used to it? Well, no, but his DNA is grumpy, so - Sooner or later.
- Hello! Whoa, whoa.
Uh, one moment, one moment, one moment, one moment, everybody.
Joanne, you should knock on the outside of somebody's house before you come in.
I don't know how y'all do it down here in Florida but in Georgia, you'll get shot.
Ain't nobody have time for all that, the door was unlocked.
Hi, Nyla.
I am on my way.
Thank you, kids are waiting.
Okay.
Bye, miss Ella.
Bye babe, have a great day.
Thank you, you too! What brings you by? Well, had to come by to make sure she was up 'cause I knew she was out late last night.
What're you talking about? Because Nyla went to bed before we did.
Mm-mmm, nooo, no she didn't.
My ex says he saw her out! Mmmmmmm, no he didn't.
'Cause she went to bed before we did.
Oh well, okay.
I guess he was mistaken.
Yes.
I'm telling you, I was right here.
He's mistaken.
[CHUCKLES.]
She went to bed, then she came back down and got some juice, and you know what, I'm sick of her drinking up all my juice.
That's what I gotta tell her about.
Wait.
Mm-mmm, you're still sittin' here, you want something, she wants something.
Okay, what is it? What is it? What? Whatchu talkin' about? No, you messy.
You're messy sittin' down, you're propped up.
You got something you wanna say? No, I'm not! Okay.
Okay, what you trying to do? What you trying to do? I am not messy, praise the lord, I'm not! You're right, you're dramatic.
He said he saw her with Kendrick last night.
Oh, wait a minute.
I no, no, no, no.
I know better than that.
I'm telling you what he said, now.
Okay Joanne, okay.
Well, he is wrong.
She went to bed.
Well, I hope you're right 'cause that, that, that Kendrick, he is no good! No, he is not.
And she should have learned her lesson.
Yes, she should.
And he shouldn't be around those kids at all! You are right about that.
Mm-hmm, now where you going with my purse? Give me my pocket book.
I'm putting it close by the door.
Ella.
Ella, let me show you something.
Okay, wait, wait, wait, wait.
No, listen, I know that he shouldn't be around them, so now, really, could you come back, if you don't mind? I really do have a lot to do around here.
Ella, you ever been on the Internet? Here ya go, I knew it.
For what? Yes, I've been on the Internet.
You know sometimes people, you know, they post pictures of themselves for the world to see, every moment of every second.
Well, I don't wanna look at that.
Well, you might want to take a look at this.
No, Joanne, I really don't have time for this.
Look! Wait a minute, be still, honey.
What's wrong with ya? Is that Kendrick? And Nyla.
Joanne! Look at that date.
That's last night.
Yes, it is.
Except she was here last night.
So she sneaking out the house with him, huh? Well, I guess so, Joanne.
I wonder why she does that, Ella.
Joanne, sometimes it's just hard for people to come away from what they know.
Yeah, yeah, I know.
Me and Ryan's daddy, ooh, it was hard for me to stop seeing him.
Okay.
This is the couch for all of you people to tell all of your problems.
And how did you stop? He died.
Okay, I'm sorry.
I didn't know that.
Yeah.
I really didn't.
His wife caught us, I barely escaped with my life.
Joanne! Jump out the window and everything.
You did? Oh, yeah.
Felt good to tuck and roll back in the day.
Tuck and roll, drop and cover.
Nothing but my mink coat on.
Okay.
Oh, but every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.
Thank god, I have a future.
Yes.
you are in your immediate future.
And I'm not in that with you, so Why don't you just go on down to the church please? Okay, okay.
Okay, fine, I know when I'm not wanted.
Really? You don't have to be so rude! [LAUGHS.]
It's in my DNA.
[LAUGHS.]
No, no, no, you know I'm just joking with you, right? I really Well, I really am joking.
Well, I didn't know.
And thank you? Yes.
See you later.
See you later.
Mmm? I'll talk to you later.
Okay.
Knock on the outside next time.
But I gotta talk to little miss Missy first.
What is Nyla doing? Narcel blockin' me! Like I don't got two accounts.
You hold it right there! Don't you go near nothin'! Okay.
Hand me that over there.
Here ya go.
The hell is that? Not that! The big thing.
You sure you got this? Give it here.
[TOOL CLANKING.]
Ah! You almost killed me.
My bad.
It kinda just bounced right off you though.
Bouncy ball.
I'm gonna bounce you back to before you was born.
Man.
You should really get some help.
I got this.
You making this worse.
No, I'm not.
Do you know Ella still believe I can't do this? [FAKE EXASPERATION.]
What? Still believe that! I am determined.
Determined, to die a young old death.
Ben, I don't know how Uncle Robert ran this place.
This is a lot of work man.
It's too much work! I gotta fix it again.
You ever think about doing an anger management class, or breathing exercises, like yoga? Get the hell away from me, I don't even eat yoga.
Well anyway, Uncle Robert had a lot of help.
Well, where they at? Benview heights.
Where's that, the projects? No, that's the cemetery.
Gotta get this place opened up, man! [SPUTTERS.]
Yes, you do.
[LAUGHING.]
Keep your hands off me.
I was just trying to build a rapport, but Please, please, rapport outside.
No problem.
Get back here! You're just good for nothing.
That's not true.
I'm good for everything.
Except helping you fix up this place.
You call yourself a manager.
Ah! pretending to be a manager, not actually qualified.
Uncle Robert was slippin' in his old age, so, I was babysitting him.
Here.
Every day.
Kinda like I'm doing now.
Hint, you.
So, wait a minute.
Are you telling me you didn't have any customers? Nah, we had customers before he got old.
[SIGHS.]
Your mama.
My mama, love her.
Your mama lied to me.
Stop talking about my mama.
That heifer told me how this place was booming.
It was! In his head.
We just never told him differently.
That's great.
That's just great.
Thank you.
I don't know why you're worried about this.
You got bigger problems.
Oh, hell! What, what now, what? Your house guest.
Oh, house guests are always a problem.
She's still seeing that dude.
What? I don't normally do this, but What are you talking about? Exhibit a! Found a set of assailants at three hundred hours, took this picture.
What? Yeah, affirmative.
Where'd you get that? This device is called a cell phone.
It's special, it takes pictures.
[CELL PHONE SMASHING.]
I know what a cell phone is.
I'm saying how did you take the picture? I don't normally give up my private investigation techniques, but I, uh, I pretended like I was taking a selfie of my butt, took it over my shoulder like this.
Get your phone.
Just 'cause I knock it down don't mean you gotta leave it there.
You suppose to pick it up.
I don't know if you're gonna knock it down again.
I like it.
She's seeing that boy Kendrick again.
Affirmative.
[TOOLS CLANKING.]
Where's my keys? Where you going? I'm going to talk to Ella.
Hey, remember that device I told you about that takes pictures? You can use it to call people.
And text.
- Son.
- Yes, sir.
Unlike you young people today who do everything by text, some things are better done person to person.
[WHIMPERS.]
Okay, I get it.
CURT: Ella? Yes? Ella? Yes? Baby? [LAUGHS.]
- Curtis! - Ella! Curtis, you see me.
I'm in here dusting, and mopping, and keeping your house clean.
That's probably why I didn't see you.
You're not usually working.
What did you say? Baby, you know I'm allergic to dust.
Okay, Curtis, what is it? I thought you were at the laundromat.
I was, I was, but I gotta tell you something.
I gotta tell you something.
Yeah, you know what? I gotta tell you something, too.
Okay, let me go first.
No, no.
Why do you get to go first? Because I said I wanted to talk to you first.
Well, I'm a lady.
[SCOFFS.]
Hell no.
[PLAYFUL LAUGHING.]
Well Curtis, come on say it, say it.
You haven't been a lady since that night we met.
Curtis! Baby, okay.
Say it, say it, say something else.
Well, you go, come on, go! No, you go first.
Oh, are we gonna do this? What is it? It's that Nyla.
Wait a minute, what about her? She been seeing that boy Kendrick again.
We gotta talk to her, she with that boy Kendrick, we gotta talk to her! I know Curtis, I know! I know that.
I knew it.
How'd you know? Well, I saw the picture.
Joanne showed it to me.
Curtis, we need to talk to Nyla.
Yes, baby, right.
We need to talk to Nyla 'cause I don't like this.
And neither do I.
Okay.
Well, let's go.
She not here.
I saw her car, she in the backyard.
- What? - Yeah, come on.
Curtis, she better not be in no backyard.