The Paynes (2018) s01e19 Episode Script

Curtis! Curtis! Curtis Lee! Come on, baby! Curtis! Hey.
So glad you could come out.
Oh, thank you baby.
Did you say something? Curtis, didn't you hear me calling you? Yeah.
I know you heard me calling you.
I ignore you all the time.
Ta-da! What's that, your new suit? It's a new suit for you.
- For me? - Yes, baby.
- I don't need that.
- Yes you do.
No I don't.
Curtis, all your old suits don't fit.
Yes, they do, Ella.
Curtis have you tried on those old suits? They could take your blood pressure, they so tight.
You so funny.
Baby, I just wore one to the funeral, just not long ago.
Curtis, that was black.
I want you to wear something that is great.
Ha! And that's what you call great? - Curtis, yes.
- Why, baby? Why? Baby, try the suit on.
Just try it on.
No, I'm not trying this thing on.
Look like I'm going dancing or something.
Curtis you gonna try that suit on.
No, I'm not baby.
Yeah, you gonna wear it.
It ain't nothing but the opening of a laundromat.
You tripping! Like you have had one before.
Ella this is the opening of the laundromat, Curtis, and I want you to look good.
Baby I always look good.
Okay, I look good whatever I wear.
And don't wear.
I just look good.
- Yes, you do.
- Thank you.
But, Curtis, baby you act like you've had a grand opening before.
Uh, you know, before I retired, baby, I got all kind of awards.
You was there with me.
Awards and certificates and ribbons.
Buttons.
And buttons.
Thank you.
And plaques! And one trophy for getting a cat out of the tree.
Thank you.
Baby get the door.
You get the door.
Don't you know how hard I'm working.
Come in! That's all you had to do.
All you had to do.
- Hey.
- How you doing? - Hey, we got a problem.
- Ooh, what's wrong? Please don't tell me we not gonna be ready for the open.
Nah.
nah, we'll be ready.
Okay good.
Please don't tell me that we over budget.
Nah, we still under.
Yes.
Please don't tell me you sleeping with my wife.
You better tell me something.
Curtis, he not sleeping with me.
I'm sleeping with him.
No.
I know that ain't true.
Okay, what is it? We do have a problem, and it's with the money.
See! I told you! Didn't I tell you? It's with the money, Ella.
I knew it! I knew I couldn't trust these contractors.
You thought you had me.
You got her, because she's christian.
You got her, but you ain't getting me.
You ain't getting me.
- Curtis.
- What baby? Hush.
Ella, I knew it.
I knew I couldn't trust him.
It's what they do, baby.
Didn't I tell you that? What is it? It's not on my end, it's on yours.
Ooh, well, wait.
Wait.
Wait, now.
Well, what is it? All your checks bounced.
Say what? Yeah.
Sorry.
Baby, your checks bounced? How is that possible? I don't know, but all my subs are threatening to walk out and even sue.
Wait.
wait.
Wait.
You gonna sue her? Baby, they gonna sue you? Okay, umm You saw me put that money in.
Ms.
Ella you may need to call the bank.
Yes, I'm gonna do that.
I'm gonna go do that right now.
Thank you.
You don't run this Curtis, that's me.
Wait.
you said all the checks bounced? Like rubber balls.
That's not right.
Ella, what's going on.
Curtis I just picked the phone up to call the bank.
Well hurry up, baby.
You moving slow.
You want to look like you in a fire.
Come on.
Whip it up.
Whip it up, babe.
Curtis! "B," bank.
Oh, man.
Hey, I can't believe this, man.
Want a beer? So, what? I'm not the traitor now? Now that I know you're not ripping us off.
We ripping you off.
- You want that beer? - No! I want to know what's going on.
Look man, we don't be bouncing no checks man.
Well, you did this time.
Yeah.
Baby, hurry up.
You sure I can't get you something.
The money! Yes! I'd love some money! Why don't you get me a double, 'cause that's what you need to get me, some money! Wow.
You used to be really nice.
Now you, like, really mean.
Well, I don't play when it comes to my money.
Look, ain't nobody playing your money, Jack.
Calm down.
Drop the shoulders a little bit.
You good.
- We got you.
- No! We gonna find out what she's doing now.
Mr.
C, I got people working for me on my reputation.
If they don't get paid, I'm in deep trouble.
Look, Terrance, we got your money, man.
I know.
I know you have my money, but it's not in the bank! Baby the money's not in the bank! Come on, now! Make it happen! Curtis, you holler at me one more time, you hear? He hollering at me! No not 9, I said time.
He hollering at me.
Hurry up, baby.
Come on, Curtis.
Maybe you should stop talking to her until she finds out what's going on.
Okay, you just went straight gangster on me.
You're going gangster on me, man.
Well I need my money.
Okay, I got you, Al Capone.
What they say, baby? Mnh.
mnh.
Hi.
Oh, hey.
No.
no.
No.
No.
No, operator.
Operator.
We need to switch banks.
That's hard to do when you're broke.
Look, we ain't broke, man, okay? Ella, what'd they say, babe? You know what Curtis, stop talking to me, okay? Just stop talking.
Hello? No not eight.
We need I need an oper-a-tor, please.
Uh what's going on? Oh, nothing.
Um, Terrance, can I talk to you for a minute? - Sure.
- Yeah, go talk to her.
Take him.
Talk to him.
- Okay.
- Thank you.
Calm down.
- Thank you.
- What'd they say, baby? Curtis.
No.
Yes, I'll hold.
Yeah? I just wanted to talk to you.
Okay.
Um Ms.
Ella told me that you wanted to take me out.
I thought I should give you a reason why.
Hey.
hey, that's not my business.
No, it's not.
Okay.
But I just thought I should give you an explanation.
Uh, you don't need to, because it's not my business.
Okay.
Thank you.
Sure.
Nevertheless, I'm flattered.
But I get it.
"It's not my business.
" Oh, okay, so, you got jokes.
That's how I sound.
Yeah, kind of.
Just a little bit.
Okay.
well, from what I hear, you're committed to quite a guy.
Okay.
Everyone seems to have so much to say about my relationship.
Well, you know people are gonna talk, but I don't get into gossip.
Good.
Thank you.
Look, you're beautiful, and I just hope whoever you spend the rest of your life with Well I hope they're worthy of it.
Thank you.
That was sweet.
Well, that's the truth.
I'm just trying to figure it all out.
Fair enough.
You know, um, people Judge him for his past deeds, and I get it.
Understood.
Okay, well Thank you.
So, is that it? Mm-hmm.
Guess I'll see you around.
I guess you will.
Okay, what now? What'd he say? - Say what? - What? One moment please.
I'm gonna knock you out if you don't be quiet.
You know there's only one way to do that, baby.
Curtis, what they saying on this phone is not funny.
- Well, what'd they say? - It's not funny, baby.
No, it's not.
He's back! Okay.
Okay.
Well, yes.
Okay, thank you.
Curtis.
What is it baby? Well, baby, they said that they really can't talk to me about it on the phone, so they are sending a representative over here right now to talk to us about it.
That's not normal.
No.
No.
No.
No.
They sending them with the FBI.
What?! They're sending the FBI? That's what he said.
You know what? This this too much.
This too much.
I got to get my head right.
You see, I'mma go for a little walk, baby.
Just tell me what they said.
Curtis! You are not leaving this house.
And what you talking 'bout, get your head right? This is not looking good for my subs.
Okay, Terrance, as soon as they get here, we'll straighten all of this out.
Ms.
Ella, these people have families.
I know that.
I mean, I know.
Come on.
You don't think we would just do this on purpose? I want to believe you wouldn't.
Terrance, you know I wouldn't.
That's another story.
But it's in my account, and I wouldn't.
That's right, baby.
It is your account.
Yes, I am the only one on that account.
Say it again.
I am.
I am the only one on this particular account.
You got that recorder on your phone.
Can you buy us some time? Look, I'mma go back down to the laundromat and see if I can talk to them.
Yes.
Ms.
Ella, will you please call me if you find out something.
You know I will.
Yes, I will.
Why wouldn't I? - Thank you.
- Thank you.
Hey, Terrance! Why don't you go back down to the laundromat, man, and see if you can talk to them.
He's got some anger issues.
He should be mad.
I mean, baby, we don't bounce no checks.
Curtis, I know that, but he doesn't know that about us.
I wonder what happened.
Hello.
Hey.
Hi.
Look, I just I just wanted to call, and I'm just still waiting that answer.
I'm still trying to figure it all out.
What's left to figure out? We love each other.
I know.
I'm a changed man.
I know.
I'm I'm proud of you.
I want to see you tonight.
I'm supposed to work.
Come on, baby.
We can go see that That black-and-white movie that you like.
Well I did want to go see it.
And it's playing at that little theater that you always loved to go to.
I-I have the kids here.
Well, they can keep an eye on them.
I can't take advantage of their hospitality.
I understand, but Okay, it would only be for one night.
It's two nights.
I left them here with them last night.
I thought you said they love it.
One of them, the other one is Oh, yeah, the old man.
Uh, yeah, he's a hot mess.
He, uh he is, I remember.
Yeah.
You don't have to worry about that anymore if you come home.
Come come home? Yeah, that's also what I wanted to talk to you about.
Kendrick.
I'm serious.
You know that I've changed.
- You see that, don't you? - I know you're trying.
That's right.
But trying and actually being changed are two different things.
Come on! Come on, baby.
Don't do this right now.
You know, let's let's just take it slow, okay? Let's let's take it slow.
How slow you want to go? As slow as I as slow as we need to for me to feel comfortable.
Okay.
Okay, but we still on for tonight, right? Then after that we can take it as slow as you want.
Let me talk to Ms.
Ella, and um And see if they don't mind having them another night.
Okay.
- I'll call you.
- Okay.
Bye.
Tell me you love me.
- Bae.
- Come on, baby.
I love you.
I love you, too.
I just don't get it.
Curtis, baby, please! You gonna wear my rug out! Well then stop pacing, baby! Curtis, stop pacing.
Is that them? That's them.
You know what? This is crazy.
I can't believe this.
Sweetie, what are you doing? Got to look professional.
Get the door baby.
And you gonna put the pants on? This I got to see.
You know what? I ain't got time for this.
Coming! What do they they even here! Curtis you got to sit down the whole time.
Hello, come on.
Come on in, please.
Right this way.
Go get my pipe.
Get my pipe.
Come on in.
- Hi.
- Hi.
I'm Ella Payne.
Oh, hi.
I'm Margaret Davis, the bank manager.
And this is Agent Sims.
Hello, Agent Sims.
And I'm I'm Curtis Payne.
How do you doing? Well, we know a lot about you.
Why? In fact, I know you just put that suit on.
This old thing.
Yeah, baby, you look good.
- May I, Margaret? - Oh, please.
Go ahead.
About three weeks ago, you made a large cash deposit.
Y-yes, she did.
Yes, I did.
Yes, and where did the money come from? Ella.
What? Don't tell them everything.
I'm sorry.
At the laundromat.
Ella.
Who's laundromat? Do we need a lawyer? No, sir, I'm just asking questions.
Calm down, Curtis.
Yeah, see, baby, this is how they get you, Ella.
Okay, it was at his laundromat, my husband's laundromat.
Ella.
How long have you owned it? Not long.
And who did you buy it from? Well, his Uncle died, that's what happened.
And then he bought it from his Uncle well, a cousin, and some other people.
What was this Uncle's name? Uncle Cleo.
His name is Robert Payne.
- That's him.
- Yes, that's him.
That's who? That's who? You talk too much.
What is going on? Is this your uncle? I can't tell.
I can't really I can't.
I can't.
Curtis, let me see that.
You can't tell, either.
Let me just see.
She can't tell, either.
She can't.
Curtis that is him.
- It's not! - Curtis that is him! He looked nothing like that.
Look at the profile, Curtis.
That's his nose.
That is the Payne nose.
Look at your Oh, you really doing this right now? Okay what does this have to do with our money in the bank? All of that money has been confiscated.
- What? - What?! All the serial numbers were from a bank robbery in 1987.
I told you to hush! I told you, Ella! Okay, so, we can't get the money? I'm afraid not.
Well, I'm afraid you don't understand something, sir.
We have already spent that money.
I'm sorry, but that's not the worst of it.
Oh, hell! Really? She going to jail? Am I? Okay, what's the worst of it? We have the rights to take the laundromat, as well.
Oh, hell, no!