Goodbye Solo

Why are you laughing?

- I'm not laughing, just-- - No.

- But last time I thought-- - No.

You told me it would cost $200.

I'll give you a thousand to take me there

on October 20th.

But last time I was talking shit

because I thought you were talking shit.

Oh, I'm sorry, sir. I apologize for my language.

Sorry about that.

So, I really never checked out the price.

I even forgot--

Yo, what up, player?

Yeah, I'm just chillin' here, man.

North Side in an hour. I got you. I got you.

Yo, uh, big dawg, let me call you back, all right?

I'll call you right back. Peace.

5th and Trade.

So you're serious?

It's my birthday today, man.

- What? - It's got to be my birthday.

A thousand dollars? That's a lot of money.

I don't give a shit if it's your birthday.

Can you do it or not?

You said Blowing Rock, right?

You want me to take you two hours from here

on top of some mountain where you're not meeting nobody,

and you don't want to come back.

That's what you said, right? I told you all this before.

I don't want to repeat myself to you

and every cabbie in Winston-Salem.

Yeah, but, big dawg, this is kind of strange.

You got to give me that, right?

You know? You want to talk about something?

Forget it. I'll call and get another driver.

- No, big dawg, no-- - Forget it.

I'm your driver. Come on. I'm your driver, man.

Don't call the other drivers. They're not good.

I'll telling you, they're not good. Don't call them.

You know? Just that--

What are you going to do there, anyway, man?

Are you going to go camping?

Are you going there to chill with the trees and the birds?

You like birds, big dawg?

Are you going to fly away?

You're not going to jump, right?

You're not going to do that, man.

Tomorrow's going to be a better day, you know?

You're just going to the movie now, see a nice--

How about a hundred-dollar deposit?

The rest also in cash on October 20th

when you pick me up.

That's fine. That's cool.

Yo, big dawg!

Yo, William!

That's my cell phone, all right?

Call me on this one.

Don't call the dispatch anymore.

It's for my preferred client, okay?

Have a good night, man.

64-64. Dropped at Marketplace Cinemas.

All right.

Call me on Bobworth, off of South Main Street.

All right. 6-4 out.

What's up, Ken?

You want a cab?

All right. Thank you, ma'am. Morning, Pork Chop.

Good morning, Solo. How are you doing?

- Fine. And you? - I'm chillin'.

Listen. Remember the trip you gave me yesterday

from the Crystal Towers Apartment to the movie?

If this guy calls again, please give me that trip, all right?

How am I supposed to know who's calling?

His name is William. You know, just ask.

I can't do it, and you know I can't.

Come on, Cab 1.

Come on, Pork Chop. You know I'm not supposed to give out trips like that.

A beautiful girl like you, you can do whatever you want.

You're rocking this place, you know?

Cab 1, give 1641B.

He's just a friend. You know what I'm saying? 1641B, Lincoln.

Listen, when are we going to have our steak at O'Charley's?

- Steak at O'Charley's? - And a Tom Collins.

- Tom Collins? - Yeah.

Yo, Mamadou, thank you, man.

All right.

So you need a ride for the next trip?

- No, I'm good. Thanks. - All right.

Morning. Solo, don't get in our bed until you take a shower.

And your breakfast is in the fridge.

Bonjour, bijou.

Bonjour again.

Bonjour again, Solo.

"Captain Abisha Slade had a slave--

"his name was Stephen--

"who produced the first bright leaf tobacco in 1839

in Caswell County."

That's right here.

"The farmer needed sandy soil,

and the Appalachian Piedmont has it."

That's here. Bijou, can I see this, actually?

No. What about my cell phone?

You know what your mom said.

Alex--

Bye. You smell like smoke.

[woman and Alex speaking Spanish]

Cab number 7, Cab 7.

22922.

Hey, William. I thought you were going to the movies.

I am, and be careful with my stuff.

With your luggages? What's going on, man?

I sold my apartment.

You sold your apartment? What for?

Moving into a motel.

I mean, is that all you have? Where's your stuff?

Don't start your shit with me again.

Let's go. I don't want to be late.

All right, big dawg.

Yo, I don't get it, man.

Isn't it better to go to a motel first,

drop off your luggages?

Why am I with you again?

How come it's always you that picks me up?

Because I'm your driver now. You know what I'm saying?

And anyway, I have this I want to give back to you.

What's this? Come on, man.

Last time you were just upset, so I saved it for you.

Are you stupid?

Or you just don't understand English?

We have a deal. Would you just drive?

All right. Okay. Then you know what?

Could you please call me on my cell phone from now on?

Because when you call the dispatch,

it's always a problem over there.

I don't really give a shit

which one of you people picks me up.

Yo, that's not really nice, man.

We're friends now.

I think I want to know why you want to go out to that mountain.

Do you ask all your passengers why they want to go places?

Of course. Sometimes I do.

And when they're fine ladies, I ask even more, man.

Especially when they have big booties.

You like big booties?

Yo, I pick up a lot of big booties here, man, in this cab.

You like black women, man?

I know this black woman, right?

She's shaped like a bottle of soda.

I can hook you up, man.

William, you have family here, right?

Why don't you move in with them?

Yo, why family don't stay together in America?

If that was in Senegal--

That's where I'm from. In Africa.

You know where it is, right?

Dakar.

Yo, family stay together, man.

We take care of our parents, old people.

Even if they don't have teeth in their mouths anymore,

we take food and we put it in their mouths.

Then why aren't you there now?

Yo, I got to make money and send it back home, that's all.

You know what I mean? I'm going to go there when I get old.

They're going to take care of me.

Same thing your people can do for you, man.

Who said I want to see my people?

Of course you want to see them.

They're your blood.

And I'm sure they want to see you, man.

Hi. Can I help you?

No, thank you.

Okay.

All right, the Colonial Center is all cleared out.

I'm around 4th and Broad.

Hey! Hey, Solo!

Hey, William.

What's going on, man?

Because of your bullshit we're late.

The movie already started.

You sure you don't want to see another movie?

I can keep your bags and come back and get you.

That's not a problem.

Oh, forget it. Let's find a motel.

Okay, but we got to go pick up someone first.

It's not going to be long. Are you cool?

All right.

Yo, William, I'm going to Piedmont Circle Projects.

I mean, I'm talking about Homicide Circle, man.

I don't give a shit.

All right, big dawg. Let's go, then.

Solo. Yo, who this, man? Yo, I'm sorry, man.

He's a good friend of mine. Come on in, man.

Yo, look, you can't be having people riding with you.

I'm sorry, man. It's cool, though.

It's cool. Come on in.

Yo, old timer, slide over, bro.

Yo, chill out, man. That's my homey William.

Man got to have somewhere to sit.

Know what I mean?

Damn. Yo, William, this is Roc.