A Piece of the Action
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:48:02
-Happy birthday, sugar.
-Thanks, Daddy.

:48:05
I thought you were gonna
call later this evening.

:48:08
But not in person, eh, Manny?
:48:11
-How are things at home?
-Fine, sugar. All your sisters about grown.

:48:15
And waiting for you
to show them the proper example.

:48:18
Aunt Nellie, Atlanta,
has it changed much?

:48:22
How did you all get here?
Did you fly? Drive?

:48:25
Yes, Atlanta has changed.
No, we didn't fly. Yes, we drove.

:48:29
-All this way just for my birthday.
-And other things.

:48:34
-Relax, Emma.
-I am relaxed.

:48:36
Well, I ain't. I'm thirsty.
:48:39
-Do you have something cold?
-Yes. What would you like?

:48:42
Scotch on the rocks.
:48:45
So Manny, as you no doubt
have noticed, I have a lot on my mind.

:48:51
Yes, I can see that.
:48:53
Well, I got a lot on my mind too,
Mother, dear.

:48:59
-But you go first.
-All right.

:49:01
-Mother, please.
-It has to be said, child.

:49:04
No, it doesn't.
You've said it before...

:49:06
...and I've told Manny.
He knows how you feel.

:49:09
Why don't we all sit down
and get acquainted.

:49:11
We are already acquainted.
We are a family.

:49:15
Manny is family too, Mama.
He's part of my family.

:49:18
The Bible says, "Let them marry."
1 Corinthians.

:49:22
Now, if you don't care
about your father and me...

:49:25
...at least think about your sisters.
:49:28
Emma, please.
Nikki and the boy are happy.

:49:33
And they're together.
And the boy ain't whooping on her.

:49:37
And she ain't poisoning his food
or trying to work roots on him.

:49:41
That's more than you can say for a lot
of the married folks that we do know.

:49:48
-Well, you do look good, Nikki.
-Oh, thanks, Daddy.

:49:52
Manny's good to me.
:49:53
Well, you all just keep on
being good to one another.

:49:56
Now, will somebody be good to me?
I need another drink.


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