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Minister on Television: ...WE FORGIVE THOSE WHO TRESPASS AGAINST US.

AND LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION...

Man: I DON'T HEAR NOTHING.

Mrs. Gordon: NO.

( Lord's Prayer continues on television )

Man: COME ON, SUGAR. HE'S ASLEEP.

-Mrs. Gordon: NO. -AMEN.

Announcer on Television: AND THIS CONCLUDES OUR BROADCAST DAY.

Mrs. Gordon: JUNIOR?

Man: SEE? NOTHING. COME ON.

Mrs. Gordon: JUNIOR?

JUNIOR?

COME ON, SON, GET UP. YOU'RE GONNA BE LATE FOR SCHOOL.

NOW, WHAT HAVE I TOLD YOU ABOUT LEAVING THIS TV SET ON ALL NIGHT?

NOW, IF YOU CAN'T DO NO BETTER THAN THIS,

I'M GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE THIS DAMN THING OUT OF HERE

AND PUT IT BACK IN THE LIVING ROOM.

YOU DIDN'T EAT NO DINNER LAST NIGHT, EITHER.

BOY, DO YOU HEAR ME TALKING TO YOU?

I WASN'T HUNGRY.

BUT THAT DON'T MAKE NO SENSE, WASTING FOOD, AS HIGH AS FOOD IS TODAY.

IT'LL BE RIGHT HERE FOR YOU THIS EVENING.

NOW, HURRY UP. GET YOURSELF READY.

GET SOMETHING IN THAT STOMACH BEFORE YOU GET OUT OF HERE.

BY THE WAY, WHEN YOU GET OUT OF SCHOOL TODAY,

YOU COME STRAIGHT HOME, YOU HEAR ME?

GOT SOME ERRANDS I WANT YOU TO RUN FOR ME.

I AIN'T BEEN GETTIN' TOO MUCH HELP AROUND HERE LATELY.

MAYBE YOU CAN GET YOUR COMPANY TO HELP.

WHAT COMPANY?

I DON'T KNOW.

HEY, BLOOD!

OVER HERE, BLOOD!

HEY, WHAT'S HAPPENING, BUMMIE?

HEY, YOU GOT IT, MAN. WHAT'S THE DEAL?

NOT MUCH. WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING?

COME HERE. I WANT YOU TO DO SOMETHING FOR ME, MAN,

BUT BE COOL.

-I'M COOL. -ALL RIGHT.

THAT BAD, MAN?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH THIS?

OH, MAN, WHAT IS YOU, SCARED?

-HOLD THAT. HOLD THAT LIKE THAT. -NAW.

I'M GONNA HOOK IT UP. I FOUND THAT, MAN.

YOU FOUND IT? SURE.

I FOUND IT UP IN A DRAWER, MAN, AT MY GRANDMOTHER'S.

HEY, YOU GUYS!

PUT IT UP.

DON'T YOU GUYS HAVE AN ACTIVITY?

-YEAH. -WHAT?

WE THINKIN' 'BOUT IT.

THE PERIOD'S ALMOST OVER.

WE STILL THINKING ABOUT IT.

YOU CAN'T BE THINKING ABOUT IT TOO HARD.

LOOK AT YOU-- YOU'RE NOT EVEN PROPERLY DRESSED FOR P.E.

WELL, MY MOMMA WASHING MY SHORTS.

I GOT MY SNEAKERS ON.

AND I BET YOU GOT SOMETHING IN YOUR HAT TOO.

COME... COME HERE!

COME BACK HERE!

BULL!

YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS HAVE GOT TO BE CRAZY.

THE LORD KNOWS I'M DOING THE BEST I CAN WITH MY CHILD.

AND IT AIN'T EASY ALL BY YOURSELF.

HE AIN'T GOT NO DADDY OR NOTHIN'.

AND JUNIOR JUST...

HE AIN'T BEEN THE SAME SINCE REGGIE--

THAT'S MY OLDEST BOY--

HE LEFT HOME.

OF COURSE, NOW, REGGIE'S GROWN,

BUT JUNIOR AIN'T GROWN.

AND I NEVER DID HAVE NO TROUBLE OUT OF REGGIE,

AND LORD KNOWS I DON'T WANT NO TROUBLE WITH JUNIOR EITHER.

I CAN SYMPATHIZE WITH YOU, MRS. GORDON.

I'M A WORKING MOTHER ALSO...

BUT MICHAEL'S OFFENSE IS A VERY SERIOUS ONE.

YOU AIN'T GONNA SEND MICHAEL TO JAIL OR ANYTHING, ARE YOU?

NO, MRS. GORDON.

BUT I AM RECOMMENDING A SOCIAL WORKER

THAT MICHAEL WILL HAVE TO SEE REGULARLY.

IN THE MEANTIME,

HE'LL BE SUSPENDED FROM ALL HIS CLASSES

UNTIL I GET THE SOCIAL WORKER'S REPORT.

I THANK YOU, AND GOD BLESS YOU.

I'LL TAKE HIM TO SEE THIS GENTLEMAN RIGHT AWAY.

COME ON, JUNIOR.

UH, MRS. GORDON.

WELL... WHATEVER HAPPENED TO YOUR HUSBAND?

OH, HE PASSED ON, LONG TIME AGO.

OH, I'M SORRY. I WASN'T AWARE THAT--

AIN'T NOTHING TO BE SORRY ABOUT.

HE JUST... PASSED ON.

SESSIONS ARE GETTING A LOT BETTER.

NEXT TIME I WANT TO MEET WITH YOU AND YOUR MOTHER.

WHAT'S THE MATTER? STILL CAN'T CRISSCROSS?

-WHO SAYS? -COME ON, SHOW ME.

I AIN'T GOTTA SHOW YOU NOTHIN'.

SAY, RAY.

ALL RIGHT, LISTEN, FORGET ABOUT THE MOUTHPIECE FOR TODAY.

I WANT TO GET SOME TALKING ACCOMPLISHED FOR A CHANGE,

SO JUST AIM YOUR SHOTS FROM THE NECK DOWN

AND THE EYEBROWS UP, ALL RIGHT?

JUST HURRY UP!

COME ON, KEEP YOUR ELBOWS IN.

EXHALE WHEN YOU THROW A PUNCH.

HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I TOLD YOU, DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH.

I'M BREATHING, I'M BREATHING.

OKAY, KEEP YOUR ELBOWS IN.

ELBOWS IN.

EVERY POUND-- PUT EVERY POUND BEHIND YOUR PUNCHES.

THAT'S IT.

EVERY POUND BEHIND YOUR PUNCHES.

STAY ON YOUR TOES. ON YOUR TOES.

OOH! GOOD ONE, GOOD ONE.

THAT'S IT. MOVE AROUND. MORE, MORE.

THAT'S IT. COME ON, COME ON.

COME ON...

GOOD.

EVERY POUND BEHIND YOUR PUNCH.

UP ON YOUR TOES. KEEP THE ELBOWS IN.

MOVE. MOVE.

DON'T SIT STILL. MOVE, MOVE.

THAT'S IT, THAT'S IT, THAT'S IT.

HO. HEY, YOU'RE LOOKING THIN,

BUT-- OOH!-- YOU'RE LOOKING STRONGER.

GOOD, GOOD. COME ON.

ON A DIET, HUH?

COME ON. COME AROUND, COME AROUND.

THAT'S IT. COME HERE.

HOW'S YOUR MOTHER?

I'LL SHOW HER.

UNH!

HEY, YOU ALL RIGHT? HUH? YOU OKAY?

BREATHE DEEP. ONE... TWO...

HEY, WE'LL TALK ABOUT YOUR FUTURE, HUH?

COME ON, DOWN.

WHAT UP, GOLDEN GLOVES?

MAN, THAT DUDE MUST HAVE PEPPERED YOUR HEAD PRETTY GOOD

FOR YOU TO GO FOR THAT.

HEY, YOU DON'T SEE ME GOING FOR IT, DO YOU?

BESIDES, WHAT'S THE POINT, ANYWAY?

YOU DONE ALREADY MISSED THREE WEEKS OF CLASSES.

SO WHAT, MAN?

LOOK, WE ONLY GOT TWO MORE WEEKS LEFT OF SCHOOL

BEFORE WE START THE SUMMER VACATION, ANYWAY.

MAN, THERE'S NOTHING TO IT.

-OH, MAN, YOU JUST A CHUMP. -I AIN'T NO CHUMP, BUMMIE.

YEAH, YOU ARE. YOU WENT FOR THE OKEY-DOKE.

AW, MAN, I AIN'T THINKIN' 'BOUT YOU, MAN. I'M CHECKING OUT THE DANCING.

SHE IN MY BIO CLASS.