The Paynes (2018) s01e21 Episode Script

1 Let 'em eat! Wait, now.
What? What? You heard what I said.
Yes.
They gonna take the laundromat? Yes! Wait, really? Yes, Joann.
Uh, why? Now she wanna know why.
- Right.
- Yes! The money, Joann.
The serial numbers are from the robbery.
- And they're taking it.
- Oh, no.
Confiscating it.
Oh, no.
And we got all these checks just bouncing all over the place.
What? Like stripper booties, just bouncing.
Well, I don't have no money.
Curtis, talk to your cousin.
Ella, why? Why didn't you put the money into the bank? I know! Why throw the thing out? Don't y'all dare.
Who keeps that kind of cash around the house? Well, I do.
- What? - What? Nothing.
- No, no, no.
- No, no, no, no.
What did you just say? I ain't said nothing.
Do you have money? Uh, no.
Wait a second.
Whoo, girl.
Girl! It's getting late.
Y'all y'all need to go home.
You ain't going anywhere.
Yeah, yeah, I gotta go home now.
That's where I gotta go.
I'll see y'all later.
I wish you would try to leave.
[GASPS.]
Look, I gotta go.
My man waiting for me.
You ain't going nowhere.
Wait a minute.
Joann, do you have some money? No, I don't! Are you lying? No, I'm not! Joann! You are in the church.
I don't know I don't have any money.
She's lying.
No, I'm not.
Un-cross your fingers.
O-okay.
Un-cross your legs.
- Okay.
- They weren't crossed.
- Okay.
- Not down below.
- Un-cross your eyes.
- Ohh! Okay! Okay! Boom! Now answer.
I don't have any money.
So, now, I'll talk to y'all later.
What are we gonna do? What are we gonna do? You know she lying, right? She lying, Ella.
She lying.
You think so, Curtis? What you mean, do I think so? Ella, you Christian.
Y'all so gullible.
Curtis! Stop.
Hey.
Look here.
I know how to find out for sure.
Okay? Hey! - Hey, mom.
- Here you go.
Hey.
[DOORBELL RINGS.]
Y'all sit here and eat, okay? - Okay.
- Okay.
[DOOR OPENS.]
[DOOR CLOSES.]
- Kenny, what up? - What up, Kendrick? - 'Sup, guys? - Hey.
Good to see you.
- Hey.
- Hey.
I like the new 'do.
They had me clean it up at work, you know? - How are you? - I'm good.
I'm good.
I'm better now.
It's good to see you.
- Good.
- Uh, how are you? I'm good.
Good.
You ready? Um About that, um What? I can't go.
Why not? Well, I thought the Paynes would be able to keep them, but they can't.
Like, why can't why can't they? Because they said they had somewhere to go.
Nyla.
I'm sorry.
I bought these tickets.
I know.
I know.
And I've been wanting to go for a long time.
- I know.
- Well, damn, what am I? I'm sorry.
Okay, well, uh Well, look, when when are they supposed to be back? They shouldn't be gone long.
Okay, uh, well, let's let's just go.
Come on.
Come on.
Do you have tickets for the kids? No, I don't have tickets for the kids for a poker game.
Yeah, well "Well," what? I can't just leave them here alone.
Kenny's old enough.
- He's 10.
- Yeah? That's not old enough.
He's a responsible kid.
He's Uh, no, he's not.
Nyla, I paid really good money for these tickets.
I'm sorry.
I can't just leave them here.
Okay, you know what, you're really starting to piss me off.
Okay? I'm sorry.
Um, why don't you just go alone? - Go alone? - Mm-hmm.
I can't go alone, baby.
It's a couples event.
Well, can we go next time? There's no next time.
I told you it's once a year.
I'm not waiting.
I'm sorry, but I can't.
No, you're not sorry.
You're going.
Okay.
Let me let me call Miss Ella.
- Yeah, do something.
- Okay.
[CELLPHONE BEEPS.]
- Know where I put it.
- Purse.
It was it wasn't no reason for me to have it.
Where's my phone? I was standing right here.
We're not doing this again.
This again? Why you got to lose stuff? You're just always losing stuff.
You don't know where your phone at? The most important thing in your life! You don't know where it is? Curtis, I don't know.
It was on the dashboard.
[CELLPHONE BUZZING.]
- [CELLPHONE BEEPS.]
- Hello.
Hello? Why you calling on my phone? Oh.
For you.
That's why I can't find my phone.
- Shouldn't have gave it to me.
- Curtis, shut up.
Hi.
Uh, hi.
- Hi.
- Hi.
Hi.
You sad that already, baby.
Oh, did I? Yeah.
Oh, um What is it? What time are you coming Home? What time? Uh I'm sorry.
Just Kendrick has this, um, couples' tickets um, tickets for this couples' poker game.
Okay, well, I told you we had to go out.
- Yes, I know.
- Okay, well But can you please help? Can you please help? Okay.
Okay.
Uh Ella.
Ella, Ella, Ella, Ella.
Okay, uh, ugh, Nyla, baby, we should be be home in an hour.
I don't know.
An hour? At the house? Yes, and that's the soonest we can get there.
We're going to the laundromat.
Oh, well, I'll bring the kids there.
No, no.
You will stay right there until we get back.
Okay.
I will talk to you later.
Okay.
- Hang up the phone, Ella.
- Okay, bye.
I just did.
I just did.
Who was that? My man.
Is he gonna buy us dinner and pay them contractors? 'Cause if he gonna do that, he can have you.
Matter of fact, call him back.
I'll give him some pointers on how to get you.
You through? She talking about them kids? Yes, Curtis.
Well, she's trying to go out somewhere.
What?! I will talk to her.
You better.
Okay, Curtis, let's just go to the laundromat, okay? Let's go.
Look, you need to nip that in the bud, Ella.
Curtis, I said I will talk to her.
Well, it's already a full bloom, Ella.
I hate when you get like this.
Get, get, get! Curtis, come on! Get, get! So, what did she say? Um, she thinks it's gonna be about an hour.
O-o-okay.
Okay, well, let let's just go.
Come on.
What? What? Come on, they can make it on their own for an hour.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry I got I got so tense with you.
I'm sorry.
- Okay.
- Okay? Look, if we're late, then we forfeit, and that can't happen.
Uh Well, um Baby, this is a lot of money.
Kendrick, I can't leave my kids here.
Nyla, please.
I am being very patient with you.
Very patient.
Okay.
Come on.
Come on.
[DOOR OPENS.]
I can tell mama didn't cook this.
Probably 'cause it's good.
Hooty-hoo! Curtis.
- Hey.
- Hey.
Curtis.
Curtis.
Well? - Hey.
- Well? Terrence, I am so sorry.
What? What? Well, um Curtis! - Is he hiding? - Probably.
There there he is.
[CHUCKLES.]
- Curtis.
- Hey! Hey! Hey, man.
Hey, T.
I thought we ordered new ones of these.
You can't pay for the old ones.
But we still ordered them.
My subcontractors are really upset.
I know they are.
I really do.
And I need to pay them.
Terrence, we're working on that.
We are.
This is terrible.
I'm so sorry.
I mean, look at all the work we did.
And it looks so good, man.
It really does.
This look good.
I mean, it's worth every penny.
You do good work, man.
I know.
I thought he said crown molding.
Baby, this is not the time.
We can't pay for it anyway.
We did say crown molding, though.
- Oh.
- But, t, I'm sorry.
Well, we need our money.
Okay, well, we're working on it.
Some kind of way, we're gonna get it.
Miss Ella, that's not telling me how I'm gonna pay them this week.
You're right.
No, Miss Ella.
I don't think you understand.
These people have kids.
They have husbands, wives.
They have bills.
Look, we know.
We're trying, man.
We're trying.
You know, I'm really disappointed about all of this.
And you think we want to throw a party about it? - Ella.
- He doesn't know.
Look, what can we do? I don't know, but you need to think of something.
They're walking out of my other jobs, and I'm gonna go belly-up if they're not working.
Belly-up ain't so bad.
Get a nice tan.
Even all over.
This is serious.
This is serious.
I know, baby.
Trust me.
I know.
Well, we're s we're we're s No.
Don't.
Please, Miss Ella, don't tell me you're sorry.
Okay.
Terrence, you know we had the money.
You know we got the money.
You were there.
You were there.
You found the money.
You know we have it.
Why can't you just pay? Well, we we can't.
So, what? You just gonna leave? Look, okay.
Look, Terrence.
Tell him, baby.
The money was stolen, okay? And we didn't know it well, some of us didn't know it.
- Me? - No, baby.
Joann look, and the truth is the FBI took it, man.
- Right.
- 'Cause the serial numbers they recognize the serial numbers from the robbery.
- Wow.
- Right.
That doesn't help me.
We I'm so sorry.
I don't know how many times I can say it.
Yeah, I know you're sorry.
But expect a lien and a lawsuit.
I understand that.
What?! - Curtis.
- It's gonna be like that, man? He gonna be like that? He gonna end it he gonna end it like that? And you understand?! Yes, Curtis, I do.
What you understand about that?! That's crazy.
I understand I understand that we owe him the money.
But, baby, he ain't got to go jumping off no cliff talking about suing nobody.
No, no, no.
Let's just go to the bank, Curtis, and see if we can take out a mortgage on the house.
I hate to admit it 'cause you thought of it.
Not a bad idea.
Yes.
I know.
Okay.
Uh, the bad part is "Is," what? Paying it back.
Curtis! You think about that, Ella? What's so bad about it, Curtis? Baby, come come on, now.
I'm living off my retirement.
That's all we got left.
Okay.
Well, I will, um, let me think.
- You gonna what? - That's what I-I said.
I know what you about to say.
I go go on, say it.
Go on, say it.
Curtis, I will get a job.
[CHUCKLES.]
That's what you thought I was gonna say? You out here making jokes when it's I'm serious.
Who gonna hire you, Ella? Think, baby.
Think.
Use your kidney.
I can get a job, and you can just go back to work.
Oh, now you crazy.
Baby.
What?! Look, baby, I'm sorry, okay? Look, I'm just trying to make the best of this bad situation you done got us into.
Oh, my goodness.
I done got us into? Yes, you done.
It was you who did all of this.
Yeah, it was you who moved me from Atlanta, huh? It was you who bought this house and bought this laundromat all of this! You who did this, Curtis.
Not me.
Don't blame me.
You can't blame this on me.
See, that's the problem with our marriage right there.
What? What is the problem with our marriage? You don't let stuff go, Ella.
You living in the past, Ella.
- So, the marriage is messed up? - Did you even know that? Did you know you live in the past, though? Answer me first.
No, you go first.
See, that's another problem we have.
What? Who goes first.
You're right 'cause you always go first.
- What you saying? - [LAUGHS.]
Two seconds.
First.
What is you saying? Curtis, this is not the time.
- Don't blame this on me.
- [DOOR OPENS.]
Don't you blame this on - Well? - Hey.
- Hello.
- What?! You called me.
Oh.
Yeah.
I didn't do it.
Didn't do what? That that that thing that broke back there.
I ain't had no no no girl back there.
"Brokeback," what? Curtis, "Brokeback" is a man two no, no! Then you better not have no man back there again! No, there was none of that! Her name was Mimi.
She live around the corner.
Light skin, pretty eyes.
She was a beauty.
Listen, don't you have nobody else in here.
I'm sorry.
- Curtis.
- Hmm? I think he does know about his mama's stash.
- Baby? - Mm-hmm? What? We need to talk to you.
About what? I need to talk to you about uncle Rob and your mama.
What about them? Uncle Rob robbing the bank.
What?! That's not true.
Yes, it is.
How do you know? - The money we found? - Yeah? The serial numbers match the bank robbery.
What?! - Oh, man.
- Mm-hmm.
Hope y'all ain't put that money in the bank.
We did.
Oh, snap! Y'all in trouble.
Yeah, we know.
Why would you do that? I mean, my mama ain't put her money in the bank.
- Curtis.
- What?! Yeah.
What did you just say? Yeah, yeah.
What the hell did you just say?! - Yes, he did.
- What? What? I know I heard him say it! What? Yes, he did.
No.
I didn't say nothing.
- Ryan.
- Wait, baby.
You said it.
Does your mama have some money? Ask him, Curtis.
Well I ain't no snitch.
Yeah.
Yeah, she got some money.
I knew it! Y'all only got half of it.
Yes! And yet another reason for me to want to kill your mama! No! No! Please, please don't hurt my mama.
- The top half! - Please don't hurt my mama! I love her.
Even though if you did kill her, I'd probably be next up for the inheritance.
I mean, do what you got to do, man.
I mean, I ain't got nothing to do with that.
She gonna give me that money.
Where's the money? I don't know.
She won't tell me.
Well, she'll tell me.
[SCOFFS.]
My mama ain't telling you nothing.
Oh, yes, she will.
Curtis, what difference does it make? - Baby.
- What difference does it make? So we can pay the people.
Curtis, that money's going to the FBI, too.
What what the hell?! What's wrong with you?! It's stolen! It is stolen, too, Curtis! It don't make a difference, baby.
It ain't going they ain't got to know about it! - Curtis.
- Not if they don't know! Now, we ain't gonna put it in the bank.
Right.
I mean, what genius puts the money in the bank? I mean, I know that.
Well, she my genius, and you leave her alone.
I'm sorry.
I didn't know you were the genius.
She's not the brightest genius in the world, but she mine.
You know what, Curtis? I can hear you.
Whenever you helping me, don't.
Look, I need to talk to your mama.
Baby, you go ahead over.
I'm gonna meet you at the house.
Curtis, I drove with you.
- I'MMA go with Ryan.
- What? No.
I got a bike.
Well, then, you need to get to pedaling.
'Cause I'm on the handlebars.