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[theme song]
[theme song + humming]
>> CRYSTAL That was Dana again. Vic was picked up last night and sheís
insisting you go to the hospital.
[phone rings]
>> CRYSTAL Hello.
You son of a--
>> VICTOR Crystal? Whereís Imani?
>> CRYSTAL You have some nerve calling here.
>> VICTOR I didnít do anything, Crystal.
>> CRYSTAL You *** my sister!
>> VICTOR I wouldnít do that! I didnít touch her-
I mean, she wanted it.
>> CRYSTAL Says the ***.
>> VICTOR Crystal, please! Just let me talk to her. I promise you
I didnít force myself on her. I just need to talk to her.
>> IMANI I donít want to talk to anybody.
>> CRYSTAL Itís Vic.
>> IMANI So hang up.
>> CRYSTAL Imani...
>> IMANI I hope this wasnít your
one phone call.
>> VICTOR Donít do this, Imani!
>> BEN I was with Vic last night and he was happy to be out.
I donít believe it.
>> DANA Why? Because heís your best friend?
>> BEN Heís your friend too. Do you believe heís capable of ***?
>> DANA I wouldnít think it but he is a
drug addict.
>> BEN Heís clean.
>> DANA Addicts will always be addicts. And he was resentful that Imani divorced him.
>> BEN Heís over that.
>> DANA Then why was seeing her the first thing he did when he got out?
>> BEN That doesnít mean he *** her.
>> DANA Prison changes people, Ben. Heís probably not the same guy he
was when he went in.
>> BEN Thatís why he needed rehab and not jail. There are people who need
jail time. He wasnít one of them. I donít believe it.
Heís not capable of ***.
>> DANA Itís usually the people closest to you that surprise you the most.
Like how did it take me ten years to discover that youíre ticklish?
>> BEN Stop. Donít do that.
>> DANA I wish I knew how to help Imani.
>> BEN Wait. Didnít you call her a *** just last week?
>> DANA Ben. That doesnít mean that we're not friends. I canít imagine what
sheís going through.
[pause]
>> CRYSTAL Imani, you canít stay in those clothes. You have to go to the hospital.
What are you going to do?
>> IMANI I donít know.
>> CRYSTAL Imani? Did Vic really *** you?
>> IMANI How can you ask me that? You donít believe me?
>> CRYSTAL Vic wouldnít hurt you. I know heís--
>> IMANI You obviously donít know him like you think you do. Heís hurt me
more than you can ever imagine.
>> CRYSTAL Not physically.
>> IMANI You donít know anything. If youíre can't support me,
then why are you still here?
>> CRYSTAL Where else would I be?
>> IMANI I donít know. Holding Vicís hand.
>> CRYSTAL Iím here because I love you...
>> IMANI Well, then act like it. And if you canít, then thereís the door!
[car horn]
>> CRYSTAL Itís mom!
>> IMANI What is she doing here? Did you call her?
>> CRYSTAL No! I didnít think youíd want to deal with her. *I* donít want to deal
with her. But I dropped Aja off last night...
>> IMANI Donít mention Vic to her. I canít take the lecture now.
>> CRYSTAL If you promise not to mention my life to her.
>> GABBY You know what I love about you?
>> DENNIS I can make a list. My stamina.
>> GABBY Thatís on there.
>> DENNIS My well-muscled body?
>> GABBY Yeah.
>> DENNIS (Australian accent) My ability to do a hot Aussie
accent in the sack?
>> GABBY Oh, yeah. But thatís not it either. Itís your eyes. If we had
kids, Iíd want them to have your eyes.
>> DENNIS Any kid with our DNA would rule the world- between your sexiness
and my eyes. I have to get to work.
>> GABBY Donít run off.
>> DENNIS Iím not running off, Gabby. I just have to go to work. It is Thursday.
>> GABBY You worked the last three Sundays.
>> DENNIS I donít want to fight. I need to be at the office today. Losing Los Ricos
was a big hit to the label and Rick feels as if heís shouldering the burden.
>> GABBY Youíre there as much as he is!
>> DENNIS Itís a competition thing for him. We had a big blow up when I left
early the other day, over nothing.
>> GABBY Heís such a ***.
>> How about we talk tonight then? We have this great life and all this--
>> DENNIS Gabby, you know I donít want kids.
>> GABBY So what? That means the topicís off the table because you donít want them?
I guess itís whatever Dennis wants and screw me, huh?
>> DENNIS Gabby--
>> GABBY Go to work, Dennis.
[running footsteps]
>> VAL Hey, mommy. Auntie Crystal!
>> ELENA Hay is for horses, young lady.
>> VAL Yes, maíam. Guess what! I was at my nanaís house and my cousin was
there to play with me when I woke up.
>> CRYSTAL Really? Lucky you.
>> IMANI Thanks for watching Val, mom.
>> ELENA Youíre welcome. I want to spend time with my granddaughters. Crystal,
how are you?
>> CRYSTAL Still gay, ma. How are you?
>> ELENA Donít say that in front of her. Must you be so vulgar?
>> CRYSTAL Did Aja get to school on time?
>> ELENA Of course. I donít spend enough time with her, Crystal, but
late night calls to take care of your responsibilities is not okay.
Whatís going on?
>> IMANI Nothing, mom.
>> VAL Mommy, my cousin Aja said that my daddy is home. Is he?
>> ELENA If he is, it wonít be for long. Heís a bad man.
>> IMANI Donít tell her that!
>> ELENA Why not? She should know the truth.
>> CRYSTAL Imani, I canít deal with this. Iím going to go. Please call me if you
need me, sweetie.
>> ELENA I donít know where we went wrong with that girl.
>> IMANI Crystal is successful, mom. Sheís just not following your edicts.
>> ELENA Thatís a matter of opinion. She left her husband for some woman who
couldnít be faithful to her. A divorced woman her age, struggling
to raise a child alone--
>> IMANI That sounds a lot like me and I followed your advice.
>> ELENA Thereís one difference, Imani. You recovered your senses. I warned
you against marrying that musician in the first place.
He was never good for you.
>> IMANI He was never good enough for you.
>> ELENA And he proved me right. Didnít he?
>> BEN Is that him?
>> LYNETTE Your son? Yeah, thatís Tate.
>> BEN Heís tall.
>> LYNETTE He takes after his dad.
>> BEN So whatís going on? Is he out?
>> LYNETTE The public defender said they couldnít hold him without pressing
charges. I want a new lawyer though. I donít trust that guy to
find his *** with a flashlight. Look, I want to get Tate home. Why
donít you follow and we--
>> BEN No, Lynette. I canít do that.
>> LYNETTE What do you mean?
>> BEN I said I canít do this.
>> LYNETTE Then why are you here?
>> BEN A friend. Iím here to see a friend.
>> TATE Hey Ma, can we go now?
>> BEN Good luck.
>> VAL Knock, Knock.
>> IMANI Who's there?
>> VAL I love.
>> IMANI I love who?
>> VAL I don't know. You tell me.
>> IMANI (laughing) I love you, that's who I love.
[kisses]
>> VAL Mommy, can you tell my daddy to say heís sorry?
>> IMANI What are you talking about, sweetie?
>> VAL Nana said that he was bad and thatís why he couldnít come home.
If he's sorry maybe he could come visit me.
>> IMANI It doesnít work like that for grown ups, sweetie.
>> VAL But what if heís really really sorry?
[music]
>> VICTOR Hey man. Thanks for coming.
>> BEN How are you holding up?
>> VICTOR Barely. I donít know how I can go
through this again.
>> BEN Whatís going down? Has Imani officially pressed charges?
>> VICTOR As far as I know, no. But thatís not keeping them from holding me.
>> BEN How can they do that?
>> VICTOR My parole. They barely need a reason to send me
back without even a trial. My lawyers are working on
it but Iím just counting the hours. I canít believe this ***! Dude, I did
everything right, including two years in prison for something I didnít do!
How can she do this to me?
>> BEN Maybe she regrets it. How did it go down? You sure it was consensual?
>> VICTOR Of course! What you think, I forced myself on her?
>> BEN No, but you might not have heard her or something.
>> VICTOR What am I- deaf? She wanted me, Ben.
I admit I did a little convincing but she was definitely into it
before we got down. Sheís just *** with me.
>> BEN Maybe sheís hurt. Have you tried talking to her?
>> VICTOR Nothingís hurt but her feelings. And you canít talk to Imani once
sheís made up her mind. She never believed those werenít my drugs.
Thatís where this all started, man. I need to find out who put that
*** in my car.
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[crying]
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