The Paynes (2018) s01e24 Episode Script

1 Okay, wait.
What? No, you can't stay with me.
I don't understand.
I can't do this right now.
[CHUCKLES.]
What? You heard him.
Curtis Stay out of it.
I would, baby, but they're in my house.
Hush! I think that's a good idea.
And I think you should hush.
Well I'm gonna go.
No, you ain't going nowhere till you come up with my moola.
I told ya I don't have it! Then you staying right there forever, like a pillar of salt.
Told you to keep your mouth shut.
Now we're gonna be homeless again.
Look, she shouldn't have left us.
Right, Miss Ella? Well, technically, yes, Lynn.
But, uh, right now, Lynn Am I right? I said, "technically, yes.
" But what I want you to do is go upstairs while they talk.
Ella.
Curtis.
[CHUCKLES.]
You know you not sending these kids to a shelter.
But I'll send they mama.
There he goes again.
Yes, there I go.
O-okay.
Go, go, go.
Get your bags.
Come on, young ones.
- All right.
- Get your bags.
Guess dinner was our last supper.
You remember you started this.
Go, go, go! I can't wait to see what's in those bags.
So, we're not staying with you? No.
I don't understand.
What is there to understand? I'm not ready for all of this.
- But I'm pregnant.
- Yeah.
I know.
And my kids come with me.
I know that, too, Nyla.
- Can we talk in private? - Yeah, sure.
Okay.
I don't know how you gonna do that.
You don't have a house.
Go into the backyard.
- Thanks, Miss Ella.
- Don't.
And stay out there! That's a heated argument out there.
Just stay from over there.
I gotta make sure my boo, Nyla, okay.
Oh, please.
She's okay.
He knows better.
Yeah, he need to know better.
My name in these streets.
Wait! What the hell you gonna do? Shoot, I get mad I'ma I'ma get out there and do what I do, baby.
Jab! Jab-jab! I can fight, baby.
Footwork! Footwork! Watch it.
Watch the left.
Watch the left.
Watch.
Throw that left on him, then I jab wait a minute.
You gonna run like hell.
Footwork! Footwork! - Calm down! - No, I won't.
Yes, you would.
[LAUGHS.]
Calling for me, just like you did when Johnny Brown was after you in kindergarten.
That's a lie, y'all.
He was 6 feet tall! That was a grown man! I had to climb his back, mommy! Uh, boy, hush.
I don't like this.
Oh, me, either.
- I'm talking about this.
- Oh.
[CHUCKLES.]
But I mean, I don't like that out there, either.
I know.
But Nyla has to be taught a lesson.
Yes, yes, but You're really willing to let her be homeless? Not at all.
What?! W-w-well, babe, you got plans on her staying somewhere? This is my house, too, Curtis.
Oh, oh, oh, okay.
Now it's your house now.
No, you didn't want it when we came from Atlanta.
You ain't even want to claim nothing! Now that I got the house beautiful, I done messed up, put all the colors right.
Nice paintings and everything, nice vases and everything.
All the work I done put in! Now you want to call it your house, too.
But I'm here now.
Yeah, well, that's exactly how c what's his name? Your nephew! That's your nephew.
Whatever.
A, b C.
J.
- You forgot about him.
- Curtis! That's how he ended up back in the house - That is your nephew.
- That attitude right there.
That is your nephew.
Yeah, well, she ain't no kin to me.
Okay, Curtis, I don't want to hear this.
See? And that's how y wh-whatcha whatcha son name? - Whatcha son's name? - Clarence! Clarence.
That's how he got back in the house with all them Clarence? Calvin! Calvin.
Come on, baby.
- A, b, c.
- Calvin! They're c's.
Both of them are c's.
- I never noticed that.
- Curtis.
We all "c"! That's three c's! Did we do it on purpose? Well, anyway, that's how he got back in the house, with a truckload of babies and baby mamas, named c's.
Yes, Curtis, and we let them in.
Yeah, well And it all went fine.
That's because they listened.
Okay, Curtis.
I said she was wrong.
Yeah, but then you made a big mistake, Ella.
What'd I do? You said I was wrong, too.
And you were.
Ella! What did I do? - He grabbed me by the chest - You shut up! - Ain't nobody talking - I'm not talking about that.
Shut up.
Curtis, I wish I could re-enact what you did out there.
I wish I could! Do it! What's stopping you? Do it.
I will! Come on, you stand right here.
You were talking to, uh well, the little the little, uh, boyfriend.
You leaned all the way oh, please! You held your stomach don't don't don't lean in.
You should see how ridiculous you look.
My point exactly.
That's how you looked out there! [LAUGHS.]
What the hell you laughing at? I was being passionate.
Your passion sounds a lot like road rage.
Shut the hell up! You wanna go for a drive? No, I have a bike With no handlebars.
Then get out to the crosswalk.
I'll meet ya out there in a second.
And you get handlebars.
You need to calm down, sir.
You're just as loud as your shirt.
Did you know you match the drapes? You coordinating that? And the carpet.
Okay! Please, Lord, help me! Tell me to calm down! Don't tell me to calm down! Passion, Ella.
Ooh, you spitting way over here.
Curtis.
Calm down.
I'm calm.
- I'm calm.
- Thank you.
But she's not staying here! Okay, Curtis.
Where will she go? I don't know, Ella.
And and and especially now that her baby Daddy won't let her stay with him, I really don't know.
I will talk to her, okay, when she is done talking.
Well, good.
You talk to her on the other side of the door.
Well, they been out there a long time.
I don't care.
[GROANS.]
Just just hush, Curtis.
Okay, Joann, you know she cannot be with that boy.
I know, but she loves him.
But he does not love her.
I know.
And if he does not want her kids, where is she gonna go? What is she gonna do? Oh, these young people today! Ooh! Ah, I wish a man would tell me he did not want Calvin.
[CHUCKLES.]
I didn't want Calvin.
You gonna stop talking about my baby like that, Curtis.
And that's the problem, right there, Ella.
Leave my baby alone! That's the problem again! You treated him like a baby.
And that's why he's a wimp, just like this boy right here.
Nyla needs some counseling.
Yes, I know.
Well, is there anybody who can help her at the help center? I tried to get her to talk to someone.
- You tried why? - Well, becau her father is not not the best man.
He he was really abusive.
- Is that right? - Yeah.
Okay, so this is in her past.
Oh, yes! Yes, it is.
Well, Curtis Hey, baby.
You know what else is in her past? - What? - Baby? This address.
Man You cold.
You ain't seen cold, wimp.
Mama, you right.
They been out there a long time.
She can talk till she Blue in the face.
That boy does not want those kids.
I know that.
I don't blame him.
Whatcha say? Well, I mean, what man in his right mind wants another man's kids? You got to be crazy.
That's just ridiculous.
Your Daddy wanted you.
Curtis! What? He didn't know that.
What? Ryan not my Daddy? Well What?! It's a long story.
- Mama! - Oh, no, no, no.
He he he just kidding.
[CHUCKLES.]
No, Ryan's your Daddy.
Don't worry about it.
Just hush.
She is still out there trying to convince him.
- I know! - He does not want those kids! I know that! Wait.
What's wrong with her? - I don't know! - Well, you know what? It has to be Daddy issues to make somebody behave like that.
- Mm - Curtis, that is real.
Daddy issues, they're real.
Mm-hmm.
Yes.
Yes, I know that.
And her Daddy, he was not a part of her life, but He was always abusive.
Well, that's why she has such a reaction to Curtis.
- What do you mean? - I bet that's why.
No, when he was talking to her oh, God.
What you talking about, Ella? I wasn't talking rough.
Curtis, you don't know how you sound, do you? What are you talking about? Baby, I wa I was gentle! Like the like the good book say! I wa I was like a sparrow.
A dove? Oh, that's too mild.
Mm, I bet you was gentle, just like a buzzard.
Is the old crow calling a buzzard a bird? As much as I would love for this to go on, just to see what other kind of names you could come up with stop it.
If she does not come in here in a minute, - I'm going out there.
- Mm, I'm with you.
This is just sad.
- Mm, I know! - It's just sad, Curtis, yeah? I wish there was some way we could just help her.
We can.
We can get her into some counseling.
Yes.
I'll talk to the Pastor.
Good.
But in the meantime, what do we do? We're gonna try to get Curtis to calm down and change his mind.
How do you get him to calm down? Ew.
I hope you don't use his body.
- Boy! - Just saying.
Well, I'm just saying, "why are you still here?" I'm with my mama.
On your bike? Yeah.
Right, ma? No.
Go on home.
By myself? Yes.
What if Johnny Brown out there? Then do like I told you.
What? Yeah, run like hell or die fighting.
- This family is cold.
- Mm-hmm.
Yeah, we love ya, though.
Mwah, mwah.
Strange way of showing it.
Bye! Bye, boy.
Fine.
Bye, Miss C, Mr.
C, Miss Ella.
Ooh, hurry up and get outta here.
Pray for me.
Hey, I'm gonna call him Make he sure he find you.
Please don't.
- Wow.
- [DOOR OPENS.]
- [DOOR CLOSES.]
- [SWEETLY.]
Curtis.
Baby, baby, baby.
Baby, baby, baby.
Baby, don't do that.
[SEDUCTIVELY.]
Are you sure, big Daddy? Ella, it's not gonna work this time.
No.
[CLICKS TONGUE RHYTHMICALLY.]
It don't work anymore, Ella.
[CHUCKLES.]
When you act like that Yes? you remind me of your sister.
[NORMAL VOICE.]
What? Yeah.
What the don't say it, baby.
Curtis, what? Ella, you know your sister's sexy.
Curtis! What? Well, she is! You said we gonna keep it honest.
Don't you want me to stay honest? Not that honest.
Well, let me know when to be honest and how much honest to be.
So, all this time I been being sexy, you been thinking about her? Yeah! I'ma remember that, Curtis.
And I think that's fair, 'cause I been thinking about your brother.
- Oh! - [CHUCKLES.]
You know him, don't you? Mm-mm, I know him well.
[SNICKERS.]
- How well? - Oh [CHUCKLES.]
My cousin! You know, my fifth cousin removed.
Old, nasty thing.
Enough! Now, Curtis, are you really gonna let these kids go to a shelter? Ella.
I would let Calvin and all his kids and your sister go to a shelter if his mama talked to me like that.
I am his mama.
Oh.
Curtis, she's gonna come in this house and apologize.
Then everybody's gonna calm down in the house, and then you will apologize to her.
Ha! The hell I will.
Oh, yes, you will.
You will.
No, I will not.
Curtis, yes, you will.
And we gonna then have a conversation and continue to get her back on her feet.
Wanna bet? Oh, I'll bet big bucks on that, Curtis.
Big money! You don't have big money.
I'm telling you now, she is not staying in this house! I'm the king of this castle! Now pimp out! So, what are you gonna do? Let her stay here with the pimping king.
[CHUCKLES.]
I'll get him to change his mind.
- Are you sure? - Oh.
Oh, I'm sure.
How you gonna do that, Ella? I'm a woman.
And I am more woman than my sister ever was.
- And I know Curtis.
- [LAUGHS.]
I know that's right.
- What are they doing back there? - I don't know! - Well, I'm gonna see.
- Okay.
Well, I'm going with you.
Thank you for the reinforcement.
The door's closed.
That hurt.
Shh! [DOOR SLIDES QUIETLY.]
[WHISPERING.]
Okay, be quiet.
Okay, Joann.
The last time we came out here, he was lurking behind the house.
- Go on, check! - I ain't going back there! He might still be back there! Not going back behind no house.
Unh-unh! [NORMAL VOICE.]
That's why I'm sending you back there, so we can see if he's still back there.
No, I ain't got my mace.
Let me go get my purse.
Okay, okay, okay.
I'll look.
This way.
Okay, he ain't there.
Come on.
Let's go talk to her.
Come on! Go on! I feel so sad.
That boy told her she couldn't stay with him, - in front of all of us! - That's true.
Ella, uh, go on, go on.
You think she can't hear me? [CHUCKLES.]
You don't care.
Right.
Gently.
Nyla? Yeah? Aw, come on, you heard us.
I said, "yeah.
" Aw, you crying for real.
Aw, Nyla.
Oh, I'm so sorry.
Where's Kendrick? - He left.
- Aw, baby! No, that's what she that's what I thought last time.
She didn't tell me.
Is he really gone this time? - Yep.
- Oh Sure is.
Nyla, I'm sorry.
- Uh - [INHALES SHARPLY.]
What happened? He didn't want us to stay with him.
Oh Why do I keep doing this to myself? I don't know.
Well, we have a thought.
Mm-hmm.
What? We think we need to get you some counseling.
- Mm-hmm.
- [SCOFFS.]
- Yeah? - Mm-hmm.
Don't you think? A lot of good that would do now that I'm gonna be homeless with my kids.
You are not gonna be homeless.
Curtis is gonna make sure that everything's gonna be okay.
What?! Yes, she will be homeless!