Daddy's Little Girls

It's rough out here, man.

Morning, Ms. Rita, mm-hmm.

Morning, Monty.

Hey, Maya. - Hey, Monty.

Hey, baby.

What up, Willie? - What's up, young blood?

How are you? - Old and tired.

That woman say this engine won't start.

Yeah, well, it won't.

You know, Monty, he was supposed to fix it.

Never did.

He don't know what he doing. That fool can't even see.

I saw your momma the night you were made.

What'd you say to me?

Don't you make me put this baby down.

That ain't no way to talk to me.

I gave this car service one of its best clients.

Yeah, you never let me forget it neither.

That's right.

Maya, I'll take a look at it for you, baby.

Take a seat. - Thank you.

You all right? And you better do something, you know Chico quit.

You don't want to lose my boss as a client.

Ma'am.

Here you go, Willie.

How much is here?

Not enough, but I'll get it to you.

I promise. Okay?

Hey, hey, man, look.

I just lost one of my drivers.

He was the only one classy enough

to drive the old corporate types.

Now, listen to me... - No, no, no, Willie.

You know I can't stand them.

Hear me out. The pay is good.

The stuck-up types. - Oh, come on, now.

It would help you make more of a down payment for this place.

Man, Willie. You know I'm better under the hood

than I am behind the wheel, man.

Do you really want to buy this place?

Now this is a start. The pay is good.

I got you a good client, and she pays well. I don't want to lose her.

I'll think about it. - You'll think... what?

I'll think... what? Watch it, old man.

You watch it.

Maya, turn the key?

Oh, ho, ho.

Thank you, Monty. - All right, baby.

You know, this should really be your place.

Oh, it will be soon, baby.

A'ight.

Hey, boy. How you been? - What up, Kevin.

All right? - Yeah.

Oh, man. Oh, man.

Wilbert!

Get up!

Hey, Monty. - Hey, Ms. Rochelle.

You got people stepping all over you!

He at it again? - Get up!

Always. Always.

Hi, Monty!

Wilbert!

Get up, boy!

Is anybody home?

Sierra?

Get the door.

Who is it?

Who is it? It's your daddy. Open up.

Hey, y'all, it's daddy!

Daddy!

Come on, y'all. Hurry up.

Hey. What up, come here, come here, come here.

What's going on? Can I come in?

Hey, Ms. Kat.

Hey, Daddy, what'd you bring us?

Oh, now, is that all I'm good for?

No.

Can I get some love?

Daddy, you know I got a "B" on my class project?

Oh.

Thanks for helping me. - What'd I tell you?

Girl's gonna get a good grade.

And I did.

Hey, daddy? Will you take us to the movies this weekend?

No.

Okay.

I'll take you out to the movies.

You know, Saturday is daddy-daughter day so.

Okay. So, Daddy, what did you bring us?

Just some food, baby.

Oh!

Dad... - That always comes in handy.

You girls go in the room, let me talk to your daddy.

Get in there. Don't make me come in there.

What y'all doing, playing checkers? Huh?

You're always playing something.

Here, Ms. Kat, I got 200 this week.

I'll owe the rest to you.

You know, Ms. Kat, you know you gotta take care of that cough.

I mean, it sounds like it's getting worse every time I come up in here.

Yeah.

Jenny been by?

That daughter of mine?

No.

Only time I see her is when she's driving by.

She ain't been here to see these girls in months.

So happy you're here, or they wouldn't know they had a daddy or a momma.

Monty?

You sit back. Sit down.

What's wrong?

I need you to go down to family court with me right away,

so you can tell them that you're taking the girls.

I need you to raise them.

Ms. Kat, you know I love my kids,

but I can't take them full-time...

Then they gonna have to stay with their mom.

Now, you know I don't want that. - Neither do I.

Especially since she's living with that Joe,

the biggest drug dealer in the area.

Sitting up there in that window,

staring down at all of us like he's God.

And she's right there with him.

She don't care about nobody but herself.

Do you know what'll happen to them girls if they have to live with their momma?

Huh?

God forbid.

Monty, please. - Ms. Kat, I... I...

I have lung cancer.

I am dying, Monty.

I've been hanging in here for them girls as long as I can, but I'm dying.

I'm dying.

Why didn't you say something? Why didn't you tell me this?

Ms. Kat, it's gonna be all right.

It is not gonna be all right.

Watch your step right here.

Why didn't y'all call me?

Mommy!

Don't look at her. - No, wait.

Wait, where do you think you're going?

These are my kids. Stop. Stop.

Get out of here!

Get in the car, baby. Stop. Quit it!

No, you get off of me!

Stop it, Jenny! Stop it. For real.

Everything all right, baby?

No, you get my kids out of this car!

Jenny, stop, stop!

You have not been to see these kids in months.

You want to come take them now? Huh?

Get off of me!

You gotta be crazy. Get out of here.

Nah, you need to back up, son.

Yo, do me a favor, shut up.

Stop it! Stop it, stop it!

Go ahead, baby. Go ahead.

This is your mother's funeral, and you know she wanted these girls to go with him.

Jennifer, you know it.

You out whoring around with these thugs.

She didn't want these girls around all of this foolishness.

Let me tell you something, Aunt Rita.

All right, these are my kids! Do you hear me?

You ain't just gonna take 'em from me!

And let me tell you, go make your mechanic money.

You save it, 'cause we're going to court, you hear me?

Give me my kids back. You're gonna give them back to me.

You stay outta my way!

What are you doing?

Think you gonna let my momma die?

Huh? You gonna let them bury my momma, and you don't tell me, Willie?

You should've been there for your momma.

You know it ain't right.

Too late now.

Daddy, you know this place is too small for all of us.

Well, we don't have anywhere else to go.

we can go live with momma.

China, momma don't want us. She never did.

That's not true. - It is true.

Is that true, daddy? - I'll tell you what is true.

I want y'all to come stay with me. Hmm?

Where we gonna sleep?

Well, I'm gonna sleep on the couch,

and you guys, I mean girls,

are going to sleep in the bedroom.

I fixed it up.

How bad was it before?

Daddy? China pees in the bed.

And I ain't sleeping with her.

I do not! Why you gotta put all my business out like that? What's wrong with you?

Whatever. We need some separate beds

or some bunk beds or something, 'cause this ain't gonna work.

Well, I'll work on it, okay?

Well, while you work on it, how about feeding us

and getting all three of us some food?

'Cause all three of us are hungry.

You know what? You got a mouth like your momma.

You need to put your clothes in them drawers right here, thank you.

I like this bedroom.

Lord, how am I going to do this?

Man, I can't believe I'm doing this.

You waiting for Ms. Rossmore?