-Put some more purple on the top up there. -Yes, ma'am.
No, dear.
That whole arrangement needs to go back there, between the windows.
Yes, ma'am.
MAN: Five full settings on Table 10.
Alice, you put that down.
Charlotte, everything's so beautiful.
This is your daughter's wedding day. I want you to enjoy yourself.
-I will. -How's it going in there?
She's getting dressed.
Well, then you need to go on in and check on her.
I just want to make sure everything is all right out here.
Everything is all right. You need to go on.
-Come on. -Okay.
Everything's gonna be fine. You just relax.
Yeah, I'm gonna relax today.
CHARLOTTE: Oh, foot, there's my son and his dreadful wife.
ALICE: Be nice.
William.
Hello, Mother, Miss Alice.
Hey, William.
Jillian, you are wearing that hat.
Mrs. Cartwright.
Alice, that is a lovely dress. Turn around.
Now, don't you stop her. She's on her way in to see her daughter.
I am.
-You look pretty. -Thank you.
Well, this is all very, oddly nice of you, Mother.
Yes. Well, if my only son hadn't eloped, then maybe I would have been able
to give him the proper wedding that mothers dream of.
The yard sure looks lovely.
Come talk to an old woman, William.
Excuse me, sweetie.
CHARLOTTE: Now, how's Judge Sayles getting on?
WILLIAM: He's good. He says to say hello.
Excuse me, waiter. Could I please get a drink?
(SIGHS)
Do I look okay?
Andrea, you look beautiful. Would you stop it?
-I don't like this dress. -This is the dress Mama married Daddy in.
So? Doesn't mean I gotta like it.
(SIGHING) She should have gotten that old woman to buy me one.
She paid for the wedding, Andrea. What more do you want?
Yeah, she paid for a beautiful wedding for her black friend's daughter
so she could tell all her friends
how she helped out the poor colored woman and her childrens.
Stop it. Now, don't you embarrass Mama today.
Well, if she wants to be Mammy and play Stepin Fetchit,
that's not my problem.
You are a piece of work.
-Hi, girls. -Mama.
-You're excited? -Yes.
Andrea was just saying how nice this is of Mrs. Cartwright,
-and how much she loves this dress. -Good. Good.
Look at you. You look beautiful.
My baby. Thank you, Jesus.
Okay, pretty girls, let's go get married.
I'm gonna check on the cake topper.
Pam, make sure little Maven has got her rose petals, sweetie.
Yes, ma'am.
(ANDREA EXHALES)
You're marrying your king today, okay? Remember that.
-Don't embarrass Mama. -My king.
-Come on, man, you gotta get straight here. -Man, I'm nervous.
You sure you want to do this?
Come on, I love that girl.
Then that's all that matters, right?
-Right. -Right.
That's straight.
Brother, be honest with me.
-What... -For real.
I know Andrea is your wife's sister and all, but...
Am I doing the right thing?
What?
I said the same thing, man. You just got cold feet.
You're just getting nervous, okay? It's all good.
-Okay. All right. -I got a question for you.
-Yeah. -Do you think you're doing the right thing?
-I should marry her. -Hey, good.
Then let me get you married.
-Let me go see what's going on... -Okay.
-Find you a drink so you can relax. -Yes.
-A drink, a drink. -Yes.
Thought you had enough at the bachelor party last night.
Yeah, it's still sitting with me.
-Baby, you gotta see this. -Yeah.
-Hey, what's the matter? -Andrea, she's driving me crazy.
She is just the most ungrateful person I know.
If she disrespects my mama one more time, Ben...
-Babe, calm down. -There won't be a wedding.
-I want you to relax, okay? -Okay.
I'll run interference with you, and I ain't taking this home with us.
-Okay, you better, 'cause... -I will.
-Listen to me. -You don't want me to...
No, 'cause you'll tear these white folks' house up.
-I sure will. -But listen.
-You gotta see this house, baby. -All right.
-Kitchen, bathroom... -I need a drink.
-No, you can't have a drink. -Take me to the bar.
(MUSIC PLAYING)
Wow, Andrea, you sure have grown up.
Thank you. William, right?
My mother was telling me that you got a degree in finance.
-Is that right? -Well, I will in about five months.
-Congratulations. That's fantastic. -Thank you.
Congrats.
I want you to meet my husband. Chris!
Okay. All right.
-Thank you for coming. -Pleasure.
-Hey. -Hey, this is William.
This is Chris, my husband.
-Congratulations. -Hey, Mr. Cartwright.
Thank you so much. Thank you.
You know, I work in construction, too.
I've been trying to get on that building you have downtown, but...
What kind of experience do you have?
When I was in the military, I worked in a lot of construction.
That's impressive.
Who have you been talking to at the company?
Some goofball.
Yeah, he's been getting the runaround.
Well, I'll tell you what.
Why don't you just call me directly, and I'll take care of it for you?
-Are you serious? -Yeah, absolutely.
-We're all family now. -Okay. All right.
-I'm calling. -Okay.
-So, what are your plans after graduation? -Looking for a job, I guess.
I'll tell you what.
When you're ready to join the work force, you give me a call.
I'm sure we can find a position for you.
-I'll do that. -Okay.
-Congratulations again.
-Thank you so much. -Enjoy your evening.
-Appreciate it. Thank you. -Oh, my God.
Did you see that? It's our lucky day.
(HAVE A LITTLE FAITH PLAYING)
There's Big Mama's little lawyer.
-How you doing? -Fine.
Yeah? How was school?
Get your biscuit. Go on.
Okay. Now, put that down. This is sweet tea, junior.
-I won't have you going to the doctor. -Thank you, Alice.
Come on in, Mr. Blanchette.
-Hey, Alice. -How are you doing, Nick?
-I'm okay. -Yeah?
Why don't you go on in the back and get yourself cleaned up?
All right. All right.
-Pam? Pam? -Huh?
-Come on and get Nick fixed up. -But this...
Come and get him fixed up.
Come on, Nick.
Thank you.
Your mother's a saint.
Yeah, she is.
We got some clean clothes for you, Nick.
So, do you mind if I throw those in the trash?
Okay.
And do you need a razor? 'Cause, you know...
-No, I'm okay. -It's up to you.
So everything's in the bathroom, you know. Just go back there and wash up really good
-and your food will be waiting for you. -Okay.
Okay.
BEN: Thirty-eight times, man, 38 times.
Yeah? So, we're still playing poker tonight, or what?
Yeah. Yeah. I don't know about that.
Pam wants me to spend some time with her tonight.
-Yeah. You think? -It's all good.
-Thanks for the lift, bro. -Hey, ain't no problem.
I keep telling Andrea, man. I need to get a new truck.
She keeps freaking out on me, though.
You know she's gonna freak out, man. She's making all the money.
-Please. -What?
Yeah, but that's gonna change, man, as soon as we get this thing together.
-Come on, Chris, don't start. -What? Come on, man, we can do this.
You know we know way more than that idiot foreman of ours.
That might be so, but we don't know nobody that's gonna give us a shot,
number one. And number two, ain't nobody gonna give us no money
to start up no company.
You need to have a little bit more faith, brother.
Listen, we get our business plan together.
Old man Jackson already said
that his brother-in-law works down at the bank.
That's all we gotta do, is go down there and talk to him.
-I don't know. Don't know. -Well, I do.
If you're so sure about all that stuff, man, what you need me for?
The two of us are the dynamic duo.
Come on, man. Are you kidding me?
Shoot, man...
I have to listen to this all the way home?
Yes, you do.
Then you're taking the bus tomorrow.
NICK: You're gonna do a purchase and open, and it's gonna go up like this.
That's where you're gonna end up. You got that?
-So, this is a good one? -Yeah.
This is, like... This is really, really good.
-Why don't you stay for supper? -I need to go.
-I'll fry some green tomatoes. -No, I need to go. It's too close.
I need to go. It's too much.
Nick, if you ever feel like you want to come off the streets,
you'll let me know, right?
I'm okay. Thank you, though.
-Look, just don't forget to do this, all right? -Okay.
All right? That's important.
-I'll remember. -Don't forget.
-I won't. -Okay.
-That's a big one. -Got it.
You take care.
-Put that away for me. -Mama, why do you entertain that man?
He's obviously crazy.
Be careful how you talk to strangers,
'cause you could be entertaining an angel unaware.
That's the Bible, daughter.
Mama, you've been knowing this man for years. He ain't no angel.
And if he was, you'd think God would send him down here with some money
so he can pay his bill.
You know, it don't hurt to be good to people, Pam.
-Everybody got a story. -Yeah? Well, what's his?
He used to come in here all the time.
He loved my coffee. He'd leave me big tips.
Hmm.
Then he got fired.
His wife died, and he lost custody of his kids.
He just checked out on life. Now, he just lives wherever.
Hi.
-Hey, Priss, how was your day? -Hey, Mama.
-Hi, Christopher. -Hi.
You're making a drawing? Give me a kiss.
We gotta go.
-Where are you going? -Home.
You forgot you're supposed to pay me today?
I swear, you act like $300 will break you.
Here. Will that cover it?
You know what? Keep your damn money.
-Hey, stop it now. -PAM: Get on my nerves.
-She makes me sick! -ALICE: Stop it now.
All I'm saying is, you only keep this child for two hours after school.
He's your nephew. You ought to do it for free.
That's right. He's my nephew, not my child.
-Sit down. Sit down! -He's your responsibility.
-Mama... -Come here!
What is wrong with y'all? I'm the one who's sick of it.
Y'all have been at each other's throats all your life.
What is it?
I am just so tired of her looking down her nose at us,
like we didn't live in the same house or in the same neighborhood.
I didn't like it then, and I don't like it now.
(MIMICKING) "I didn't like it then." You hear that? She's so snooty.
Turn around. This is your sister.
When are y'all gonna start acting like it?
Mama, I watched you break your back in this place
to put this girl through college, and look at how she repays you.
My back is not broken.
-She's an ingrate. -That's a big word, Pam.
-Shut up. -That's enough.
You know what, sweetie? You can keep your little $300, okay?
I don't need it. But your mother does.
-I do? -Mama, yes.
We only made $217 this week.
Now, you do the math, Miss Finance Major.
Go on, put your fancy degree to work.
ALICE: Some weeks are better than others. That's why you plan for the long haul.
But I am fine.
No, you're not, Mama.
ALICE: Keep your little money, girl. PAM: No.
Here. There's a check for $5,000. Does that make you feel better, Pam?
That's a start, Andrea.
-I don't need it. -Yes, you do.
Can I go now?
-Yeah, you can go. -Thank you.
-I'll see you later. -Come on, baby.
Can you jump down?
Mama, you do need it.
You know, I'm the mama.
-JILLIAN: Long day? -Yeah. Yeah.
-Thank you, sweetie. -You are so welcome.
-You look good right now. -Thank you.
Well, it looks like our son is going to be attending the Whitmore Academy.
-Really? -Mmm-hmm.
You'd think it was for a college rather than a preschool.
I'm sure your mother called them.
Maybe you should call and thank my mother.
Yes. I'll call and thank her so she can tell me
what an awful mother and daughter-in-law I am,
and how I couldn't make that happen for myself.
Sweetheart,
you know how my mother is.
Mmm-hmm.
What do you think about that?
Honey, it's beautiful.
Pull your hair back, will you?
I wanted you to have something amazing to wear
to the opening of the new Cartwright towers.
-You got the contract. -Yeah.
That's great!
I just signed a half-billion-dollar international deal.
And I did it all alone.
My mother's gonna have to turn the company over to me.
She will, honey. She will.
I'll tell you what, why don't I get cleaned up, take a shower?
I'll meet you upstairs in a little bit.
Okay.
(SIGHS)
Oh, yeah.
-Go hug Daddy. -Daddy!
-Hey, running a little late tonight. -Yeah.
Come here, big man. How you feeling, huh? What's going on with you?
Why don't you go wash your hands real quick, okay?
-You all right? -I'm good. I'm good. I'm good.
-Baby, whose car is that? -Company car.
Company car? Wow, it's nice.
-Treating you real good over there. -Yeah.
They're paying for this house, they gave you a Mercedes. That's...
Yeah.
Wow.
I wish they'd treat the construction workers like that.
You know, baby, I need to talk to this Mr. Cartwright.
-Why? -I just got some ideas, that's all.
He doesn't see construction workers.
-But I'll tell him for you. -Okay.
-What is it? -I'm just wondering.
I mean, you know, you work pretty close with him, right?
Not that close. Why?
I was just wondering if I could get a meeting with him, that's all.
-What are you talking about? -Come on.
You know I always wanted to start my own construction company.
I'm just thinking maybe, you know, he has all those contacts.
He might be willing to give me one of the smaller jobs that he passed on.
Maybe even front me with some of the start money.
Don't be stupid.
This man is not interested in helping you.
He's a multimillionaire with a lot of better things to do.
-He's not trying to give out any handouts. -Look, I'm not asking for any handouts.
-Chris! -What?
Will you just ask the man for me? That's all I'm asking from you, baby.
-Okay, okay. -Thank you.
Thank you.
Let me get that for you.
-Are you okay? -Yeah.
Chris,
I had a long day.
I just need a bath.
-Lock up the back. -MAN: All right, now.
(CHARLOTTE WHOOPING)
Can you stand it?
I bought it 'cause it's as old as I am.
It was made in the same year I was born. Isn't it hot?
(BOTH LAUGHING)
-I got it today. -Why?
It goes with my outfit.
No, now, listen. I got this idea.
I want us to drive across country. Like Oprah and Gayle.
Oprah and Gayle don't have a diner to run. I got business to do, honey.
So do I.
No, you got too much time on your hands entirely, obviously.
-Alice. -What's that smell? Burning?
Alice Evans, you have spent your life inside the four walls of this diner.
And every time I ask you to go on a trip, you give me some excuse.
I'm having none of it. There's a whole world out there.
And there's a whole bunch of fools running around in it
that don't need me adding to the confusion.
Alice, you've never even seen the monuments,
or the Grand Canyon, or the ocean.
Come on. Life is short, girl. Yours is passing you by.
-What's gotten into you? -Nothing.
Come on. Let me take you for a spin.
-I got to go to choir practice. -That's perfect. Come on, hop in.
I've been up since 5:00 this morning. I ain't hopping nowhere.
I've never seen you drive. Where's Morgan Freeman?
I drove here, didn't I?
Help me, Lord!
You got to take off the emergency brake, baby.
That's the smell. You're burning out the transmission.
Oh, no. There we go.
Okay. Hallelujah! Hang on.
-Hey, baby. -Hey, baby.
Taste this.
-It's good. -Good?
That's better.
-How was work? -Work is work.
Chris, all day long, talking about us starting our own construction company.
Well, have you given it any thought?
Baby, you kidding me? Come on.
I mean, it doesn't sound like a bad idea.
All right. Speaking of bad ideas, you know what he wants us to do?
He wants us to go to Cartwright and ask him for the money for the start-up.
And?
What you mean, "And?"
"Excuse me, Mr. Cartwright, I know we work for you,
"but can you give us $300,000 so that we can become your competition?"
"I love black people. Here's the money."
-Come on, baby. -That's so silly.
Come on. If you come up with a good business plan,
maybe, you know, we could get our own loan.
Now you sound like Chris.
Every minute we get at the job, he's sitting around
talking about what's wrong, and what we can do better,
and how we can do it better.
Maybe he has a point.
I get it. You've been talking to Chris about this.
No!
Look, I know we ain't balling out of control like your sister,
but I think we're doing all right. I think we got a comfortable life.
It has nothing to do with that. I could care less about her.
Then what is it?
No, no. No, you started this. Tell me. What is it?
Ben, you used to have big dreams.
Somewhere along the line, baby, you stopped dreaming.
Do you remember how much debt we were in when I got out of the military?
-I know. -Remember how we were struggling?
We're just getting on our feet, baby.
Can we be stable for a little while before we go dream chasing?
-(SIGHS) Okay. -Thank you.
Sorry.
Are you mad now?
I'm sorry, baby. I'm just tired.
We shouldn't be arguing over money. Come on.
-Come on. -That's true.
It's all good. So, when is dinner ready?
-The bathtub is ready. -Wow.
-Yeah. -Shot down.
Mmm-hmm.
-Just until you clean it up a little bit. -You don't like the funk?
Not unless it's P-Funk.
-Well, other women like the funk. -You know what?
(ALL SINGING JESUS LOVES ME)
WOMAN 1: Yes. Thank you, Jesus. WOMAN 2: Hallelujah.
MAN: Come on, Jesus.
WOMAN 1: Hallelujah!
(ALL CHATTERING)
I've never heard anything so beautiful in all my days.
That girl's been singing like that since she was six.
Alice, do you think God forgives us for all our previous sins?
Sweetie, that's why Jesus died, to pay for our sins, so we don't have to.
Sometimes, I feel as though I've been paying for things my entire life.
Look, if you're having a midlife crisis,
I better get that choir back in here to sing some more.
Just, thank you for being my true friend.
I've only been the kind of friend to you that you've been to me.
Have I been good to you?
Yes, you have.
My girls and I are very grateful for you, you know that.
-Are you okay? -I'm fine. I'm fine.
Are you sure you're not gonna drive across country with me?
ALICE: I am so sure.
CHARLOTTE: Well, I'm leaving a week from Sunday,
whether you're in or whether you're out.
You're gonna miss all my Cracker Barrels, and Stuckeys and...
ALICE: They got Cracker Barrel here.
CHARLOTTE: Flying J...
CHARLOTTE: Well, I know your work at Sunshine was very impressive.
They posted record quarters during your tenure.
It was a good time.
-Now, you sure you're ready to move on? -Yes, ma'am, I am.
And you've studied our operation.
And I know that if you give me a little time, I'll be able to take your company global
and build a bigger profit share.
Miss Dexter,
-welcome to Cartwright. -Thank you.
This board is going to be so glad to see some new blood.
-All except for one, that is. -And who might that be?
My son, William.
Come on in here and meet Miss Abigail Dexter.
Hello.
-Hi. -Hi.
I know your work.
So, what's going on, Mother?
Well, we're just concluding a little business.
What kind of business?
Abby was just telling me she thinks she can take this company global.
Well, Mother, we already have.
I just signed the Hong Kong account.
We're building their new towers in Los Angeles.
ABBY: That's great. WILLIAM: Thanks.
When I was shadowing that deal,
I saw that you were having some difficulty negotiating the vertical and the signage.
How did you manage?
Well, Miss Dexter, I have my ways.
ABBY: Well, if you'd like me to take a look at the deal,
I'd be happy to do so.
Excuse me. I'm sorry, excuse me. Why are you here, again?
I just stole this young thing from Smith Sunshine.
She's going to be our new COO.
Miss Dexter, would you be so kind as to wait for me in the sunroom,
and we can finish up there?
Certainly. Excuse me.
I thought you were considering me for that position, Mother.
Well, why on earth would you think that?
Why?
Because I'm your son, that's why.
-Grow up, then. You are not qualified... -You know I'm qualified.
I know this company like the back of my hand, and you know it.
You, you, you. You know nothing.
But what I tried to teach you these last three years,
you haven't learned it yet.
I will expect you to bring Miss Dexter up to speed.
Is that clear?
Yes, Mother, it's very clear.
Agnes?
Would you bring me a bourbon in the sunroom
and see what Miss Dexter would like?
All right. Right away, Mrs. Cartwright.
Okay.
Okay, Mother.
CHRIS: We've been in construction all of our lives.
Most of our lives, anyway.
That's all we need, is a little start-up money.
-I'm sorry. -Told you this was a waste of time.
Wait a minute. What do you mean, "Sorry"?
You haven't even looked at the proposal yet.
We're just not in a position, at this time, to take this kind of risk.
Not in the position?
What you are asking me is impossible.
It's not impossible.
Come on, man. We gotta get back before lunch is over.
If he would just look at the proposal right there...
Let's go. Thank you.
Told you so.
I don't know. Let me get some money real quick.
-Welcome to First One. -How you doing?
I'm good, thank you. What can I do for you?
-I just need to get out about $40. -Okay.
-Thank you. -Yeah.
-From which account? -Well, there's only one account.
I'm sorry. It says here, "Andrea and Christopher Bennet."
-Same social. -Yeah, I know. She's my wife.
-There's more than one account? -Yes, sir.
Okay. So what's the balance on it?
$286,000.43.
Come again?
What do we got?
(INDISTINCT CHATTERING)
Very impressive. There's only one problem.
And I'm sure Andrea being in accounting, she can appreciate this.
This deal is front-loaded. All the gain is upon completion.
And your point is?
My point is $25 million added to an already-stressed fiscal budget.
This is a solid deal.
This company stands to have record highs in the first quarter of over 11...
-I understand that. -Don't interrupt me when I speak.
I made this deal on the strength of this company,
and it's a good deal.
Are you done? May I speak now?
Yeah, you can speak.
I understand that.
But this company is in no financial position to shoulder such a risk.
We're overextended with the four projects we're involved in now.
And now you go and sign a deal that makes us liable for $25 million
that we don't have right now.
-This company's cash-poor. -This is a publicly-traded company.
Surely, we can raise $25 million. We've done it before, and we'll do it again.
-And how do you propose we do that? -I'll tell you.
My mother sells 10% of the business.
She would lose her control of the vote. I can't advise her to do that.
Advise her?
You wouldn't advise her of anything.
Who do you think you are?
I'm the woman that your mother put in place to run this company,
and that's what I intend to do.
You don't come into my business speaking to me as if I'm some subordinate.
And what makes you think that you're qualified
to advise my mother of anything?
Perhaps it's my Yale law degree, or my masters in finance,
or my 15 years of experience that would qualify me
and not allow us to enter into an agreement that is so top-heavy,
it would bring this company to its knees.
WILLIAM: This company to its knees? I'm talking about making money, lady.
ABBY: Do you understand what you have done?
WILLIAM: It's called risk. You know what I might do?
-May I? May I please speak? -WILLIAM: I might put your little...
If it's okay with Mr. Cartwright.
Go ahead, Andrea.
Mr. Cartwright owns 3% of this company.
So, if his mother were to sell,
the family would still have the controlling vote.
I will speak to Mrs. Cartwright,
but not until I've exhausted all other possibilities.
Good. You do that.
ABBY: I will also make it perfectly clear
the position that you've put this company in.
Charles, Mark, Betty, come with me.
WILLIAM: Everybody else, you can leave. Thank you very much.
(INDISTINCT CHATTERING)
That was eventful.
-Are you okay? -I'm fine.
-Hey, love. -Jillian, what a surprise. Hey, sweetheart.
Just thought I'd stop by, maybe take my hard-working husband to lunch.
That's sweet.
-Just want to make sure you're okay. -I'm fine, baby. I'm fine.
(KNOCKING ON DOOR)
-Hi, Mrs. Cartwright. -Hi, Robin.
Masters on line three.
WILLIAM: He is? Okay. I got to take that, sweetie.
JILLIAN: Okay. WILLIAM: Come see me in 10 minutes.
-Okay. -All right.
-Andrea? My goodness. -Hi.
Four years. I haven't seen you since your wedding.
How's your husband? Christopher, right?
Yeah, he's good.
-Doesn't he work for the company? -Yeah, on the construction side.
I see.
-Andrea. -Hmm?
That's a lovely fragrance.
Thank you.
BEN: 16 North Center.
And he said once the inspector gets here to take a look at it,
he'll be able to let us go.
Listening to me, Chris?
Chris.
-Hey. -Yeah?
What's going on with you, man? The bank said no, okay?
It's done. Let it go, man. We got a job. It's all good. What is wrong with you?
-Chris! -What?
-What? Yeah, I'm good. -Hit the ground, man.
Come on, man. I just said...
Hit the damn ground, man. If we're 55 stories in the air,
I gotta depend on you, you zoning out?
-What's going on? -Nothing, man.
-The bank... -The man said no.
-That's not what I'm talking about. -What the hell you talking about?
Remember when I went into the bank and I looked at the teller?
I go up to the teller to get some money, man,
and she brought up another account with Andrea's name on it.
And? All women keep a little money on the side.
Pam's got $300 in an account. She don't even think I know.
I am not talking about a little money, man.
I am talking about $286,000, brother.
-Come again? -Same thing I said.
-Better call her, man. -I am not talking to her.
I'm not even sure that I want to know.
She makes $65,000 a year.
Where in the hell is she getting that money from?
Matter of fact, don't tell Pam anything, all right?
I'm a grown-ass man. I don't tell my wife everything.
CHARLOTTE: I knew there was a catch.
The minute you told me you closed that deal, I just knew it.
-Now, how do I get out of it? -I think that that would be bad for business.
This company's been known to sue in very public, nasty trials.
Well, we're going to have to find a way to raise some capital.
Call Rolleo at the Bank of Austria.
Mother, with the housing market being where it's at,
-we're going to have to do something... -Just call him.
I did.
We're at our max. He won't loan us another dime.
After all these years of doing business with him?
It was our wealth that established them as the force they are.
And he said no?
Well, you tell him if he doesn't,
I will close my accounts and move to Bank Z.
Brian has been begging for our business for years.
I think we have a good relationship there. I don't think that that's the answer.
Well, what do you think is the answer?
This is an awful situation, but there is a solution, albeit imposing.
-If we sell 10% of the stock... -I won't hear of it.
That puts me in the minority. My vote won't matter.
Now, Mother, I still have a percentage in the company,
which would give you a controlling vote.
Along with yours.
Mrs. Cartwright, he is your son.
Miss Dexter, my family has been known to prey on the weak.
Mother, you don't trust me?
It's not you I don't trust, darling.
It's your private thoughts that give me pause.
Will you at least consider it?
10%. Sell it.
Now, William, I know you're up to something.
No. Just money.
Well, let me tell you,
if you burn me,
I will nail your ass to the wall.
Yes, ma'am.
Your mother's tough.
All mothers aren't like her?
You know, Miss Dexter, I think we got off on the wrong foot.
Maybe I could take you to dinner sometime.
Sure.
Me and my husband would love to.
Wow.
(SIGHS)
(CAR ALARM ACTIVATING)
-Working late again, huh? -Yeah.
-Come here. -I'm tired, Chris.
Baby, come here. Sit down for a second.
What?
What are you doing with this?
Yeah, I was wondering myself, like, how we're affording all of this stuff.
Where in the hell did all this money come from?
-You sure you want to know? -Please. This is not a game.
Now, you tell me what the hell is going on.
None of your damn business.
You don't ask me questions about the money I'm making.
I can be the nicest guy in the world.
But if you keep pissing me off,
then we are going to have a problem up in here.
I get bonuses at work.
-Bonuses. -Yes.
This is my money. This is my money, Chris!
And I don't tell you everything
because you're always talking about some get-rich-quick scheme.
You always find something to invest in, or buy, or screw up.
Just trying to make a better life for our family, that's all.
Family.
By blowing all my money?
Chris.
You will never be William Cartwright. He's smart.
He can carry on a conversation with the business world without stuttering.
He's charming.
He went to Harvard.
Get over it.
You will never be him or in business for yourself.
Now, put my mail back in the envelope
and put it back in the drawer where you found it.
BEN: He looked at the paper. He looked up at us. "We ain't gonna give y'all the money."
So they said no.
PAM: Then go to another bank. It's just one bank.
BEN: Baby, why you pushing this so hard, huh? Tell me. I don't get it.
You know, maybe it's a sign we ain't supposed to do this.
PAM: Ben, you can do this, okay? You can, baby.
You know what I think you're afraid of?
You're afraid that this just might work.
-I ain't scared of nothing. -Okay. Well, then what is it?
I like our life, it's simple. We're happy. Why can't we leave it at that?
I want a new sofa.
And I'm not asking for diamonds and pearls.
I'm not asking to be filthy rich here, okay?
I just think it's okay to want a little bit more.
A little more is a problem that Charlotte has,
and your sister and William, they all want a little more.
Those people are not happy. I don't want us to end up like that.
Your sister running around here, hiding all this money from Chris.
PAM: What? (EXCLAIMS)
What do you mean, "hiding money"?
-Did I say, "hiding money"? -Yeah, that's what you said.
Come on, Ben. Don't do that.
-Did I... -You said, "hiding money."
What do you mean?
-Baby, you can't say nothing. -I won't say nothing.
-You're lying. You're gonna say something. -I'm not.
Okay, fine. We went to the bank. Chris found out she had another account.
-You know how y'all women do... -What's in the account?
-Money. -Money, right. How much?
-Almost $300,000. -What!
-Three hundred... -Calm down.
-And she won't give Mama any money? -Knew I shouldn't have told you.
Wait a minute. Where is she getting this kind of money?
Hey, now you're asking the questions we want to know.
-I'll get to the bottom of it. -You can't talk to her.
How're you going to talk to her and you ain't supposed to know?
'Cause Chris is not going to do it.
I'll get to the bottom of it. Your move.
ALICE: Charlotte!
Charlotte, it's Alice!
Hey!
Agnes let me in.
Charlotte?
Hey!
-Hey. Good morning. -Good morning.
What're you doing sitting in the dark?
Just such a peaceful day, so beautiful out there.
Yeah, it is. It's very,
but you're sitting in here staring at the drapes.
I don't know how you know. Did you oversleep?
What has that maid of yours been doing?
CHARLOTTE: I don't know.
I don't, either, but it sure ain't been cleaning.
-Come on. -You come to see me off?
No, I did not. I got my bags in your car.
Come on!
We're going! Get dressed, girl!
Come on! We got to hit the road.
-Is this your stuff? -Uh-huh.
I don't know why I let you talk me into this,
but it is a pretty day.
-Bye! -Bye!
-Those greens are good today, huh? -MAN: Sure enough is.
Why do you keep calling me?
Ben told me about all that money you got in the bank.
And?
I just want to make sure it's legit, Andrea.
And why is it any of your damn business?
Because Mama got you that job. That's what makes it my damn business.
I get bonuses, okay?
-Hey, Pam. -Oh, God.
Don't you see us talking?
-Andrea! -I got to get my son.
-Hi, Nick. -Sorry.
-Hi, Nick. Are you okay? -Where's Alice?
She's not here. She's out of town.
Want something to eat? I can get you something to eat.
-No. -Nick.
Nick.
-Bye. -I'm not done with you.
-Well, I'm done with you. -Bye, baby.
Yeah, okay.
Now, my mama told me to take good care of you.
-I'm okay. -Nick, you know she's going to call.
She's gonna want to know if you've been by, and if you've been eating,
and we don't want to disappoint her, right?
-Yeah, okay. All right. All right. I'll eat. -Okay.
-And wash up, too, right? -Yeah. Yeah.
-Yeah, and wash up. I'll wash up. -Come on.
(SHAKE THAT THING PLAYING)
CHARLOTTE: Mmm.
This is delicious.
I don't know why you didn't get one of these.
I ain't drinking nothing named after a natural disaster.
When was the last time you even had a drink?
Maybe I ain't ever had a drink, Ms. Nosy.
I want to know.
I know you had a drink somewhere back there, 85 years ago.
You're the one drinking hurricanes.
That stuff's going to tear your life up and flood you with misery.
That's why they call it that. You're fool enough to buy one.
-Alice! -I ain't having that.
Sir?
Sir, would you mind taking our picture, please?
Of course.
Thank you.
(BOTH CHATTERING)
-Are you smiling? -Yeah.
-One more. -Smile.
-Thank you so much. -Thank you so much.
Look, that is so cute!
I'm supposed to be the country,
and you done took a picture every five minutes.
Well, it's 'cause I want to remember this.
You got enough pictures to remember a lifetime.
I hope so.
-Hello. -Hello.
I was wondering if my wife was around.
-Your wife? -Yeah, Andrea Bennet.
-Okay. -Okay.
Sure. I'll see if she's still here.
She usually has a standing appointment every Wednesday with...
-I'll check. -Okay.
-Chris. -Hi, baby.
What are you doing here?
I wanted to come down and apologize again.
-I'm sorry. -That's fine. It's fine.
Now, you have to go back to work.
I just wanted to take you out to lunch, baby.
-Today's not a good day. -Is there a problem with the site?
No, Mr. Cartwright. This gentleman was just leaving.
Hey, Mr. Cartwright. Chris.
-Andrea's husband. -It's been a long time. How you doing?
-Yeah. -Hi. I'm Abigail Dexter.
CHRIS: Abigail, nice to meet you.
Andrea, I didn't know that you were married.
So, I guess we'll be seeing you at the gala?
Gala?
The opening of The Prestige building.
Oh, wow. No.
She didn't tell me about that, so I...
Shame on you, Andrea.
-Well, you should be there. -Okay, I will. I will.
-Nice meeting you. -You, too. You, too.
-So, everything's going well out there? -Yeah, yeah, Mr. Cartwright.
Everything's going well down at the site, sir. It's good.
Good, good. Let me know if you need anything, okay?
-Well, actually, Mr. Cartwright... -Chris.
Yeah?
-What is it? -It's probably nothing.
No, let him talk. What is it?
I just wanted to
run a few ideas by you, that's all.
Robin, give us 15 minutes in between our meeting.
Come into my office. Let's talk.
Yeah, yeah, sure.
(CELL PHONE RINGING)
Hello?
Yes. Your appointment is going to be 15 minutes late.
I'm so glad you decided to come with me.
I am, too.
I must admit, though, at first, I thought you had lost your mind,
but this is fun.
-So, where're we going next? -I don't know.
That's the beauty of it. Get up and drive, and just wake up and go wherever we want.
Okay.
But it would be kind of nice to know what direction we're going in.
West! We're going west.
We're going to sleep in fleabag motels, and eat at truck stops,
and hang out with all the regular folk.
You know, I've been regular all my life. It ain't nothing new to me.
But I want to see you stay one night in a motel.
(BOTH LAUGHING)
Lord have mercy!
Alice, I can go with the flow.
Yeah, I bet you can.
My child ain't speaking to me 'cause I didn't promote him.
Why didn't you promote him?
Well, let's not forget the hell he put me through.
Four years at Harvard and three years in rehab.
Yeah, but he got it together.
I told you he would. Don't be so hard on him.
He hasn't got it yet.
Sometimes you got to let them go for them to get it.
Sometimes you say the simplest things that mean so much.
That's just the truth.
I raised mine up, but they ain't going to kill me.
-Amen. -Amen!
You know what? Don't say amen while you sucking on that.
Don't.
-I feel closer to heaven when I'm drinking. -Shame on you!
Please, sit down.
So, how can I help you?
Well, Mr. Cartwright, I...
You know, I was thinking about starting my own construction company.
Much smaller than this, of course, you know.
Of course, of course. You got to start somewhere.
Well, I was wondering if maybe you would like to
invest.
Invest?
Invest. Yeah. Yeah.
Okay. Well, do you have any other investors?
Well, none. You are the first person I...
You know, I work very closely with your wife.
And I'll get back to you through her. How about that?
Yeah. Yeah. Okay.
Okay.
Thank you.
Hey, Robin? Hey, Chris, hold on one second.
Your wife is doing an amazing job.
Thank you.
Robin, let them know I'll be there in 10. Okay? Thanks.
(WHEN WILL I PLAYING)
You got enough cameras?
Well, if the digital thingy fails, then these are the back-ups.
Okay.
-Are we lost yet? -No, we're not lost.
We are approximately 346 miles from Las Vegas.
-Let's get a drink. -Do you want the Coke?
No, I mean a real one.
WOMAN: Cheryl Lynn, let's go!
-No, I'm not going up in there. -Come on, it'll be fun.
-No, it won't. -Yes, it will.
-Darling, you, like I am, are... -Wait a minute.
...bored with your life, and you need just a little bit of adventure, I think.
I'm not bored.
-Charlotte, I'm not going in. -Yes, you are. You're coming with me.
-No. -You'll be safe. I'll be with you.
Look who's out front, though.
I know. That looks like my Uncle Ted.
(CHARLOTTE WHOOPING)
(HONKY-TONK MUSIC PLAYING)
I'd like two, please. Thank you.
Here's your ticket. I got mine.
-This is so great. -I put my money in church.
They got live music.
Excuse me.
Oh, my God, look at that woman. She's got a flag for a shirt.
Come on, we'll just have one drink, Alice. That can't hurt.
-BARTENDER: Ladies, what will it be? -Water.
-Two shots of tequila. -Two shots of water.
(SOFT MUSIC PLAYING)
William, the board will be very happy to have you in charge.
-Thank you, Austin. -Ma'am.
Good evening.
What was that about?
The board and I have decided to vote my mother out.
-Hello, William. This must be your wife. -Yes, yes.
-Abby Dexter. -Hi, Jillian Cartwright.
Nice to meet you. This is my husband.
-Hi. Richard. -Richard. Nice to meet you.
-Pleasure. -Nice to meet you.
-Well, there's a lot of excitement here, huh? -Yeah. Enjoy your evening.
-Andrea. -Hello, Mrs. Cartwright.
That's a lovely necklace.
Not as lovely as yours.
Excuse me, honey, the Mayor's here. Excuse me.
Hey, Mrs. Cartwright. I'm Andrea's husband.
-Chris, right? -Yeah. Yeah, Chris.
-How are you? -I'm good. Yeah, I'm real good.
-You look very handsome. -Thank you.
You're quite the couple. Enjoy.
-Wow, baby, this place is really nice. -Please don't do anything to embarrass me.
-What are you talking about? -Just don't talk to anybody.
Aw, baby.
BARTENDER: Here you go, ma'am.
-They got a bull? -No.
So, what are two nice, pretty little fillies doing in a place like this?
Who says we're nice?
-Hi, I'm Sam Walton. -Like Wal-Mart?
Not quite, ma'am.
I'm Thelma. And this is my friend Louise.
-Howdy. -Howdy.
That wasn't quite fair, was it? I mean, I gave you my name,
but you didn't give me yours.
I'm Alice, this is Charlotte.
-Hi, Charlotte. -Hey.
So, you two, you running from the law?
Not quite. Me and my good friend here,
we're driving across this great country of ours.
That's great. Enjoy life while you can.
You can say that again.
-So how'd y'all meet up? -You sure ask a lot of questions.
Well, we're friendly around these parts.
CHARLOTTE: Well, if you must know,
my husband was doing a developmental deal in an urban area,
and she refused to sell.
So he sent me in to sweet talk her into it.
I've never met anybody as strong-willed in all my life. We've been friends ever since.
That was 30 years ago.
-She's seen me through two divorces. -Three.
-CHARLOTTE: Three? -Three.
Right. I try to forget that one.
Well, Miss Three-time-divorced little lady,
will you dance with me?
-Why, I don't mind if I do, cowboy. -Thank you, ma'am.
Don't let it be number four.
(LIVELY MUSIC PLAYING)
-You wanna dance? -You know how to holy dance?
-The holy dance? No, no, I don't. -I didn't think you did, either.
Keep on stepping.
Yee-haw.
Yeah, I know.
-Hey, Chris, right? -Yeah. Yeah.
-Have you seen my wife? -No, I haven't.
Maybe she's with William.
(BOTH GIGGLING)
William?
I'm calling you a taxi. You've had too much to drink.
-No, no, no, no. I'm good. -No, you're not good.
I'm trying to help you out here, trying to help you keep your job.
Okay. Fine, then.
I mean, all I'm doing is just a little drinking.
It's not like I'm upstairs with William like Andrea is,
with my husband looking for me. You know what I'm saying?
Time to go.
Your husband has been talking to banks about starting his own company.
And a few people have told me that he's tried to contact
some of our competition for help.
Well,
-he can be persistent. -Yeah, well, I don't like it.
It's not good for business, so I'm gonna fire him.
Good.
More ammunition for me to leave him.
You're evil, you know that?
You love it.
Excuse me, Mrs. Cartwright. Have you seen my wife?
She's with my husband.
-You enjoying yourself? -Yes. Yeah, I am.
-Baby, where in the hell have you been? -He needed some files. Come on, let's go.
(JILLIAN CRYING)
You left the party early, Jillian.
Do you love her?
What did you say?
Do you love her?
I love you.
You won't even answer my question.
I answered your question.
(CHARLOTTE GROANS)
Good morning.
Where're we at?
You said just go west, and we're going west.
I'll tell you, these seats aren't as comfortable as they were when I was a girl.
'Cause you was always on your back in them.
Listen to you.
(BOTH LAUGHING)
-Charlotte? -Yeah.
-This trip about both of us, ain't it? -Yeah.
Well, it's my turn, darling.
(GASPS) There is no way.
-ALICE: Wait. -Alice!
ALICE: Come on. Trust me.
(CHOIR SINGING)
ALICE: It is not private. It's the Lord.
CHARLOTTE: We don't even know what denomination they are.
ALICE: It don't matter what denomination you are if it's about God.
-Don't go in so close. Alice. -It's okay.
Alice, we're gonna get into such trouble.
-ALICE: Camera. -What?
ALICE: Come on, let's go.
-Come on. -Alice, no. No, no, wait, wait, wait.
Be quiet, be very quiet.
Let's just stand in the back. Let's just stand in the back.
-No, no, no, no. No, Alice. -Come on.
-It's a sin to cut in front of all these people. -They let the big sinners up.
-Hallelujah. -Hallelujah.
Hallelujah.
ALICE: Pastor, me and my friend were just driving cross country.
And she ain't never been baptized, and we was just wondering...
I know why you're here. Come on, child.
Are you kidding me? This is St. John.
It's named after St. John the Baptist.
Come on. Wade in the water, Charlotte.
-Wade, wade. -Wait, wait.
Wait.
ALICE: It's okay, come on, get in there. Go on.
CHARLOTTE: Gonna break my neck.
ALICE: Come on, go on in there.
What about your hat and your glasses?
Too late.
(CHARLOTTE EXCLAIMING)
(WHOOPS) Get her.
Don't let go.
It's freezing.
Hallelujah.
CHARLOTTE: Hallelujah.
Grab my arm. Grab my arm.
-Alice Evans, I need a drink. -No, you don't.
-You go to hell. -We ain't going to hell. We're saved.
-Good. I'm going anyway. -I'm so proud of you.
-Hi. -Hi.
Thanks for the other night, Miss Dexter.
-Don't mention it. -Good morning.
Good morning.
Andrea.
Do you think I can see you for a moment, please?
Sure.
-I think you do a great job here. -Thank you.
But as I've been evaluating your performance
and going over your records, I've come across some things that
-concern me. -Such as?
-Just, do know about something. -What is that?
You know that we have a strict no-fraternization policy here, right?
I'm very aware of it. I've been here four years.
Well, the things that concern me are several thousand dollars of purchases
that seem to be personal.
Hotel stays every Wednesday.
Things on Mr. Cartwright's credit card
that seem to coincide with your time spent away from the office.
What are you getting at?
Are you having an affair with Mr. Cartwright?
No.
I was so hoping that you were gonna be honest with me.
I can't protect you if you're gonna lie to me.
I don't need you to protect me.
-And you think he will? -I know he will.
Mr. Cartwright is not the type of man that will take orders from the likes of you.
You just got here. You better watch your step.
It is sisters like you that give us all a bad name,
screwing your way to the top instead of doing it the right way.
The right way? The right way is graduating top of my class,
getting my masters, and helping this company report record profits
in two-and-a-half of the four years I've been here.
Affair or not, I'm doing it the right way.
So, Abigail, who did you screw to get here?
Unlike you, I have worked my ass off
to prove that I'm just as good, if not better, than my counterparts.
What you are doing, Andrea, will get you there,
but it will not keep you. We're gonna have to let you go.
-We'll see about that. -He has no authority to keep you here.
And you have no authority to make me leave.
(I HOPE YOU DANCE PLAYING)
(CHARLOTTE HUMMING)
-I love this song. You ever heard it? -I never heard it before.
Listen. Listen to the words.
That's beautiful.
That's the way it is.
And we are gonna dance, my friend. We are gonna dance.
Not butt-shaking dance.
No, but you have a dancer's heart, my darling.
-Did you see that? -Don't even think about it.
-Hey, come on, we gotta go. -Where's my Bible? Where...
Charlotte.
We've got to.
I'm not kidding, Charlotte. You better slow down before you get a ticket.
Officer, Officer.
(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)
-Look. Look. -Oh, Lord.
Hey, baby. You want to rub oil on my body?
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, I'd like that. I'd like that.
Father, son, and the Holy Ghost.
Some oil for your little...
Come on, stick it out there. Stick it out there.
I thought so.
Yeah, baby.
You better wash your hands when you get out of here.
-Wash your hands when we get out of here. -Okay, I will.
(GROANS)
(EXCLAIMS)
Charlotte.
-What're you doing? -I can't load this camera.
It keeps just saying "Memory full."
-Honey. -Don't touch me. Don't touch me.
Look at me.
What is it?
Alice.
Yeah. But what?
It's Saturday.
Actually, it's 3:00 Sunday morning.
But yesterday was Friday and we danced.
Yeah, we did. We danced all night long. Sweetie, what is it?
Are you okay?
-Were you having a bad dream? -No.
-What is it? -The memory is full on this camera.
Let me see it.
Yeah, we can get a new memory card.
I wish it was that simple.
Memory card is full.
I have early onset Alzheimer's.
The doctors say there's nothing they can do.
Did you get a second opinion?
Three. They all said the same thing.
Oh.
No.
It's gonna be all right, Charlotte.
Not this time.
We've been through a lot of things together, Alice,
but not this time.
It's not gonna be all right this time.
-Don't let my son put me away. -I won't.
And you mustn't tell anyone. You promise?
I promise I won't.
And when I start to forget, will you help me remember?
Yes, I will. I will.
Yes, I will.
-I wanna go home. Will you take me home? -Okay.
-Hey, Jonesy. -Won't be needing you guys anymore.
Ben, Chris, your last checks.
-What the hell're you talking about, man? -Man, what's going on?
Leave the tools. They belong to the company.
No, wait a minute. Is Cartwright here? Does he know about this?
He's out today. He knows.
Yo, man. Come on, what happened?
-Well, did they say why? -PAM: No.
It's probably all this talk about us starting our own company.
-Who'd you talk to at that party, Chris? -I didn't talk to anybody at the party, Ben.
Do you know what kind of position it puts us in?
-Ben, don't. Just... -No, no, no, no.
No, he needs to know this. Car payment, mortgage, and no job?
I was doing fine. We were on our feet, and you...
PAM: It's okay.
Listen, maybe this is just a sign that we need to go into our own business.
And you're still talking about this. You listen to me.
Get your head out of the clouds.
It ain't gonna happen. This ain't no damn sign. It's over.
Man, look, I already made some moves.
How have you made moves, man? You ain't got no money.
So it's either you're in or you're out.
What... What kind of moves you make? You ain't got no money.
-Chris, what the hell? -What is going...
Hey, baby. Listen, let me explain. Okay, I took all the money out of the bank.
-I know that. -I opened up a business account,
and we're gonna go into business for ourselves.
-You did what? -Ben and I got fired today.
I just think that's a sign that we should just go into business on our own.
That is my money.
Yeah, but we're in this together, though, right, baby?
No. No, I'm in this. You go get my money back.
It's a little bit too late.
The majority of the deposits already went out this morning.
You bastard!
You just take my money without asking me?
No, baby, this is gonna work out for the best. Trust me on that, okay?
You know what, I am getting so sick of you.
I am so tired of supporting this whole family by myself.
I thought a man was supposed to help a woman.
Hmm?
You are so weak. Both of you.
Today ain't the day, and I ain't the one, you understand me?
Okay, okay, all right.
-What you gonna do with your broke ass? -Got your broke ass, trick.
-You go to hell. -Look, man,
this is my wife you're talking to.
BEN: Don't mean nothing to her, Chris.
CHRIS: What is that supposed to mean?
Yeah, Ben, what is that supposed to mean?
She better get... She better get, baby. She better go ahead.
-That's what I thought. -Andrea, just drop it.
-You stole my money. -Baby...
You and this loser will never be William Cartwright.
From one, ain't nobody trying to be no damn William Cartwright.
You understand me? But you can't see that because you're so busy
on his lap every night, right?
Come on, man. What are you talking about?
Chris, man, come on. Everybody knows, man.
They know. They're talking about you behind your back at the site.
Everybody knows.
Baby, what is he talking about? Come over here for a second.
I need to talk for a second.
-What is he talking about? -Okay, fine. Fine!
You start talking to me right now.
All that money you stole from me was given to me by William.
Why would he give you so much money?
-This... -Shh.
'Cause he's my man, Chris.
(SCREAMS)
(INDISTINCT SHOUTING)
CHRIS: You've been making me feel like the whole time that this was my fault,
that I'm the one that's crazy!
And you've been doing this the whole while?
You know what, keep that money! There's plenty more where that came from!
In fact, you know what? Here, spend some more!
You go buy yourself some boxes and get your stuff out of my house!
Five years we've been married, and you talk to me like that?
Now, we got a son.
What are you gonna tell him, huh?
My son is a Cartwright.
Jillian. You are here in my rose garden.
And without calling.
(CRYING)
Here, sit down.
Must be something awful if you came to see me, of all people.
William
is having an affair.
It's been going on years with this woman.
According to the private investigator, they meet every Wednesday
at the Mayhew Hotel.
Room 629.
Room 629, huh?
That's the same room his father used to have affairs in. I know it well.
He so wants to be like him.
You know why I never much cared for you?
'Cause you're such a weak little thing.
In order to be a Cartwright woman, you have to endure a lot of things
to enjoy these comforts.
You didn't mind his father having affairs?
No.
While he was having his, I was having a few of my own.
Cartwright men are the kind of men that wander.
We have to be the kind of women that stay a few steps ahead.
I... I can't.
What?
You love him. Is that it?
Yes.
And here I was thinking you just married him to get out of that old trailer park.
You... You...
-I don't know why I came to you for help. -You don't need my help.
You are a woman scorned without a prenup.
That is a recipe for good living.
You go on home, have yourself a stiff drink,
pull yourself together, and make your demands.
He'll listen. You hold all the cards.
Since you know so much about the Cartwright men,
I think you should know your son is planning a board meeting today
to have you voted out.
I can't believe he hit me.
I have never seen Chris so upset.
ANDREA: I'm gonna press charges.
Wait.
When did you and William
start sleeping together?
Mama, this is not up for discussion.
I'm divorcing Chris. And me and William are gonna be married.
-You are, huh? Just like that? -Just like that.
This is not the '60s. That's how it's done now.
Andrea.
You are so disrespectful.
Do you really think that man is gonna leave his wife and his child for you?
Shut up! Shut up! Yes!
He will. Why is that so hard for you to believe?
He won't marry you. No, he won't, baby.
I'm sure someone told the very same thing to the woman who took Daddy from you.
You damn near pushed him in her arms.
Baby, you have no idea what happened between me and your father.
-You have no idea. -I know that he left us here.
He left us, and he never came back because of you.
He left us here struggling and broke
while he went off and remarried and lived well.
Yes, he did. He certainly did.
But that was 30 years ago, and I let it go.
Andrea, you have to let it go now.
You cannot build your life on hurts from the past.
William is from a different world than you, honey.
-And he will not marry you. -He will.
He loves me.
Where did I go wrong with you?
You can't make yourself happy bringing misery to other people.
I can see where this is going. Don't do it.
Andrea, don't do it.
I raised y'all to love God and respect other people.
What you're up to now is only gonna lead to disaster for you.
Well, then I'm gonna enjoy the ride on the way.
So here's what we're looking at. We've got 33 floors of office space.
We've got 25 floors of condominiums.
Roughly between 600,000 and a half million dollars more,
you can get the gorgeous view of Atlanta, okay?
And you have great schools, the education is top notch.
We have two schools down the street that are just absolutely beautiful...
You're sleeping with my wife? You son of a bitch!
-Get him off me. Get him off me. -You're sleeping with my wife?
-Chill, man. -Get off of me.
Hey, baby, you're running late. You won't believe the day I had.
I went to my lawyer's and...
-Mrs. Cartwright. -Yes.
Mrs. Cartwright.
My husband won't be seeing you again. You're pathetic.
That's why you're limited to this little room.
He won't be seen in public with you.
You think his colleagues would deal with him
if he showed up with you on his arm? You stay away from my family.
-Mr. Cartwright, the... -Not now, not now.
What the hell is going on here?
I'm the only one that has authority to call a board meeting.
You don't say.
-Mother. -Have a seat.
Not in your father's chair.
Why don't you come down here and sit by me?
With pleasure.
-Well, Mother, what's this about? -You, darling. It's all about you.
So tell me, what have you been up to while I've been away?
Well, Mother, I'm glad the board is here. I've already explained to them
that several decisions that you've made, including hiring Miss Dexter,
is not in the best interest of this company.
Therefore, the board and I have voted to retire you.
-Is that so? -It's a unanimous decision.
Unanimous?
What about my vote?
For some reason, you don't have control of the share anymore.
-And you voted against me? -Yes.
-Are you sure every member voted? -WILLIAM: Austin?
All except the Calvary company, but they've been silent for 15 years.
-They never vote. -Well, maybe it's high time they did.
-Are they here? -Yes, they are.
-Abby, would you? -Yes, ma'am.
And would the three of y'all unanimously scoot to the other side of the table?
Thank you.
-Sit here. -What's going on here?
Mother, this is precisely why
this company thinks that you're incompetent of running this company.
-What are these antics, Mother, please? -My son is so bright.
Have you never considered looking into the managing members
-of the Calvary company? -Of course, I have.
-It's Reynolds and Blanchette. -That is my maiden name.
-I'm Blanchette. -Austin?
Don't you remember your old colleague?
-Nicholas? -Call me Nick.
What's going on?
CHARLOTTE: Nick was one of the most powerful stockbrokers in this company
until your little ego let him go.
Apparently, he's been advising Alice for years.
Imagine my surprise when I found out she has quite a few shares in this company.
-I take it this is legit, right, Austin? -It looks that way.
So, Alice.
I think you have been doing a fine job, Charlotte. I see no reason to change now.
My sentiments exactly.
Well, now that I have the controlling vote,
there are a few changes, effective immediately.
Abby, I'd like for you to maintain as COO. And, William, you're fired.
Meeting adjourned.
Mama, you're a millionaire? How come you didn't say anything?
You never asked me. Meeting's adjourned. Come on.
William! William!
-What? -I've been calling you.
-Yeah, I know. -You know?
-What's going on? -I've been fired.
I'm sorry. It's okay. It's okay.
We can start our own company together.
Andrea, it's over.
-It's over? -Yeah, it's all over.
No, William. What do you mean?
-What are you talking about? -I'm not leaving my wife.
Got it?
-No. No. Wait! -Excuse me.
-Wait! You can't do this. -Get your hands off me.
You can't. William, no. You can't do this, please.
What are you talking about? We have a son.
-Do we? -Do we?
-William, we have a son! -Let go of me.
-Turn in your... -William!
-Turn in your car. -William.
William, wait! William, wait!
Wait! Wait!
Please!
(PHONE RINGING)
Hello? Yeah.
Jesus.
ALICE: When Charlotte died...
Yes.
-...it brought a lot of hurt, tears... -Yes.
-...and a lot of questions. -She's my friend.
I remember after my second child was born,
she asked me, "Alice Evans,"
as only she could say my name,
she said, "Are you living or are you existing?"
I didn't get what she was saying at the time,
but this morning, I could hear her voice asking me that same question again.
"Are you living or are you existing?"
It's funny what your mind goes back to when you're grieving.
I told her after my girls were older, I would start having more fun.
Then it was after my children went off to college.
Then it was after I helped with my grandbaby.
I would tell her, "My children need me."
But what I found in all these years of living is no matter how much love and support
you give your children, they are still human beings,
and you are not their only influence.
I have spent my entire life giving it away.
I think I'm going to keep the rest of it for me.
Death is a tragic thing if you haven't lived.
Thank you, Charlotte, for your life.
(SINGING I HOPE YOU DANCE)
(I HOPE YOU DANCE PLAYING)
(INAUDIBLE)
ALICE: What do you say we just head north this time?