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00:23Are you okay, Ms. V?
00:25I'm fine.
00:26You've been sitting down a lot.
00:28I know.
00:30I'll get this laundry on.
00:34Are you sure you're okay?
00:36Oh, yes, honey.
00:38Can I get you anything?
00:39Yeah, you can get me a drive to your house.
00:42To my house?
00:44Yes.
00:44No, no, no.
00:45Come here.
00:45I got this.
00:46I got this.
00:48No, no.
00:49You need to go home and get some rest.
00:53Y'all do work me like an old mule.
00:56Excuse me?
00:57Nothing.
00:58Are you sure?
00:59Yes, yes.
01:00I got this.
01:01I'll do the laundry.
01:02You take the day off.
01:04Oh, okay.
01:05Good.
01:07Oh.
01:08And clean that oven.
01:14And the chandeliers in the living room need to be dusted.
01:20MJ has a dental appointment in the morning.
01:22And don't forget to give him his lunch.
01:25He'll make you run after him.
01:28I said take the day off, not the whole week.
01:32That is the day.
01:34I told you.
01:35He was working me like a mule.
01:38Enjoy your day off.
01:40Thanks.
01:41Bye.
01:46Who in the hell gonna do all this?
01:48This is what I pay her for.
01:49I heard that.
01:51Ah!
02:14Miss V?
02:14No, no, I gave Miss V the day off.
02:16She seemed tired.
02:18Good, then you can shine my shoes and have my shoe stretchers put in at night so my feet
02:23don't hurt in the morning.
02:25Marcus, look.
02:27Baby, you smoking weed again?
02:30No, this is not mine.
02:32Good.
02:33Because back in the day when you was in college and smoking that stuff, you were a little intense.
02:40Okay, you were a lot of intense.
02:43No, you were crazy as hell.
02:48Marcus, this is no time for jokes.
02:51Marcus, do you know that I found this in the hallway outside of MJ's room?
02:56What?
02:58MJ.
03:01You know, baby, I know our son, and I know he's not doing drugs.
03:06I think I hear the bus. I hear that bus.
03:15Baby, what are you doing?
03:18I thought I heard the bus.
03:20It's 8.45 in the morning. He just went to school. He don't get out till 3.
03:25Oh, I know what I'm going to do.
03:31I'm going to sit right here and wait for him.
03:40I'm going to the school.
03:41No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
03:42Why?
03:43Baby, just wait till he gets out of school. Wait till he comes home.
03:47And don't go out to that bus stop embarrassing him.
03:51Smoking weed.
03:54Weed!
03:57This deserves some embarrassment.
04:01And I have never embarrassed him at that school bus, Marcus.
04:05Oh, you must have forgot about that time you went out there with the rollers and the face mask.
04:11A joint. Look, a perfectly rolled joint.
04:16Are you sure you don't want to smoke that before he comes back in here?
04:20Do I look like I'm in the mood for jokes, Marcus?
04:23You look like you need a value.
04:26Honey, I just can't believe it.
04:28I just can't believe it. I can't.
04:33I quit drugs so he wouldn't do drugs.
04:42And it's Kush.
04:44It's Kush.
04:46Baby, you need to calm down for when he gets back in here, okay?
04:50Oh, okay. I'm going to be calm.
04:53I'm sure there's a logical excuse.
04:55Our son knows better.
04:56He better have an excuse.
04:59Because if he don't have an excuse, he is dead because I'm going to kill him.
05:05Angela.
05:07No, Marcus, I just refuse to have a crackhead as a child.
05:11I can't have my baby be a crackhead.
05:14It ain't crack.
05:16Marcus.
05:17All that money that we spent on braces for his teeth.
05:22All that money. All of that money.
05:29What are you talking about?
05:31All his teeth.
05:32What does weed have to do with his teeth?
05:34It's weed.
05:36It's the gateway drug.
05:40Next thing you know, he'll be doing anything for a rock.
05:42Just living on the street corner.
05:45With no teeth.
05:48On heroin.
05:49Just scratching and scratching and scratching.
05:52Angela.
05:54Angela.
05:55What?
05:57Don't you know that heroin makes your teeth fall out, Marcus?
06:01You don't remember nothing for Harold?
06:03Oh, my Uncle Harold.
06:05Oh, Uncle Harold, he did so much for drugs.
06:10They call him Peaches now.
06:13Oh, I don't want our son to be called Peaches.
06:17I don't want him to be called Peaches.
06:20I don't.
06:21Oh, no, not Peaches, MJ.
06:24I don't want you to be called Peaches.
06:28Angela.
06:29Now, will you please calm down?
06:32At least until we find out the truth.
06:34See, you always do this.
06:35You're always flying off the handle, and then you have to apologize later.
06:38I never fly off the handle.
06:41No.
06:44With our son.
06:47No.
06:49Just, just, baby, please.
06:52Just go to work.
06:54And when MJ comes home, I'll talk to him.
06:57Okay.
07:00Good.
07:02No, but Marcus, but what if he ODs by then?
07:07Marcus, we need to save him.
07:10We need to plan an intervention.
07:12But it is just one joint.
07:16And why are you so calm about all this?
07:19Because I know my son, and this is out of character.
07:23I know him.
07:25Until this happened, I thought I knew him.
07:29Look, baby, it's gonna be just fine. Believe me.
07:34Okay.
07:36I'll listen.
07:37I will calm down.
07:40And I'll let you talk to him, baby.
07:42Thank you. Thank you.
07:45But if I don't like what you're saying to him, I'm gonna step in.
07:49Okay, fine.
07:53Okay.
07:59It's because I'm not in the office. I'm calling you from home.
08:02Well, yeah, yeah. The meeting's still on.
08:04We're gonna start on, um, on, uh, last night.
08:08This is a bit.
08:09You know what? I'm gonna call you back, all right?
08:14Hey, babe.
08:15Ooh, baby. Look what I got.
08:18What's all this?
08:19I've been at the library and the bookstore, and I got all these books
08:22on how to get your child off drugs.
08:25How do you get your addict child to recover?
08:28Is there crack in your family foundation?
08:31Oh, that is good.
08:33Are there weeds in your family?
08:37Oh, wait, wait, wait.
08:38When Junior just won't say no, baby.
08:41Baby, look at the video.
08:43You got to see this one.
08:45Hey, drugs are for jive turkeys.
08:50They're not fools.
08:51They'll have you looking like a fool.
08:55Baby, come on now. This is corny.
08:57I mean, and it's really funny, actually.
09:00Stay in school.
09:01And get some hoes.
09:03Stay off the door.
09:05Hey, come on now.
09:05We gotta help him.
09:06Baby, come on now.
09:06No, we gotta help him.
09:08We will.
09:09We will.
09:10Just let's get all of the information first, please.
09:15Well, what do you think I've been doing at the library all day?
09:18No, no, no, no.
09:19I'm not talking about this kind of information.
09:21This is not what I meant.
09:24Oh!
09:25Hey, MJ.
09:26Hi there.
09:29Oh, he's high.
09:30Oh, I keep from looking at him.
09:31He is high.
09:32He about to turn into peaches.
09:36Hey, uh, hey, MJ.
09:38Daddy!
09:39What's cracking?
09:43How was your, uh, your day at school?
09:46Oh.
09:47Daddy, I was flying high as a kite.
09:49Well, why do you say that?
09:52Got an A on my chest.
09:53Oh, okay.
09:55And it's all about the Mary Jane?
09:57Marcus.
09:58I'm Mary Jane.
10:01Son, uh, Mary Jane?
10:04Yeah, I got a number, dawg.
10:06Oh, okay.
10:08He's a boy.
10:10Yeah, he's a boy.
10:12Mama, what you watching?
10:16I'm looking at this, uh, this movie about this kid who's on drugs.
10:22Mama, you look like you on drugs.
10:25What's this about?
10:30Man, he looks bad.
10:34And peaches turned out to be the lady of the house.
10:48Give me the strength, Lord.
10:50I, son, there's nothing funny about this.
10:56Daddy, just come here for a second.
10:58Just hear me out.
11:03What's up, son?
11:04What's up?
11:06So, uh, anything interesting happen at school today?
11:11I got the number.
11:15Okay, you know why I've got enough.
11:20MJ, do you know what this is?
11:23That's a joint.
11:25What are you doing with it?
11:28What?
11:28That's in your hands.
11:30Don't play with me.
11:32Why are you smoking this?
11:36There ain't been smoke.
11:38MJ, I'm gonna pop you right upside your head.
11:43Now, are you smoking weed?
11:46What?
11:47No.
11:48So how did it get in?
11:54MJ, we found this in the hallway in front of your room.
11:58Tell us where it came from.
12:02That is not mine.
12:05You know what?
12:06MJ, I just, I can't.
12:08I can't.
12:08One thing that I will not tolerate in this house is you lying.
12:12Now, you just get out of here.
12:13Go to your room and don't come back until I tell you.
12:17But Ma, that's really not-
12:18MJ, go!
12:20Dad!
12:20What?
12:21You heard your mother.
12:23This is an outrage!
12:26I really can't believe that y'all are punishing me for something that I didn't do.
12:30Go now, son.
12:34Swing low, sweet Chesney.
12:39Coming forth to carry me home.
12:46I can't believe that boy will sit here and lie to us right in our face.
12:50I can't believe he's singing Negro spirituals.
13:02Hey!
13:03Locking me in the house all day.
13:05Not feeding me.
13:07And I'll call child welfare services on these people.
13:10Hey!
13:11Gotta stay here all day, all night, with Miss V.
13:15Hey!
13:21What is that?
13:26It's me!
13:28Boy!
13:30You ain't sneaking up on an old woman like that.
13:32You'll give me a heart attack.
13:35What was you doing?
13:37Minding my business, like you should be.
13:40What you smoking a joint?
13:42What? A joint?
13:44Miss V, I know what weed smells like.
13:47And how do you know that?
13:49I go to a private school.
13:51Bunch of rich kids around, you know?
13:54Are you smoking weed?
13:57No, but you are.
13:59Okay, I was.
14:00What you gonna do about it?
14:02You was what?
14:04What, boy?
14:07Miss V, the first step to recovery is admitting it.
14:12Now say it with me.
14:14I was smoking a joint.
14:17I was smoking a joint.
14:20I was high.
14:22I was high.
14:24Miss V, that stuff's illegal.
14:26Hey, you know what?
14:27Come here, come watch this video.
14:28They gonna call you peaches.
14:29Come here.
14:29Well, the doctors prescribed it for me.
14:32So what's his name, huh?
14:33Dr. Feelgood?
14:36Stop it.
14:38How many fingers am I holding up?
14:42I'm about to hold up one.
14:44Who so mean?
14:46I'm a kid.
14:48One that's working on my nerves.
14:53Wait, so your doctor can really prescribe that?
14:56Mm-hmm.
14:58Okay, so I got a problem.
15:00Now, my doctor ain't gonna prescribe no weed for you.
15:04No.
15:05My parents found some of your icky in the house,
15:07and they think it's mine.
15:08What? Where is it?
15:10My mama got it.
15:11Oof.
15:12Thank God.
15:15What?
15:17Boy, look.
15:18I thought I smoked it.
15:20I thought it was so good,
15:21you don't even know when you smoked it.
15:24I must have been high as hell.
15:27Miss V, I'm a kid.
15:28You're supposed to be discouraging me to use drugs.
15:31Right.
15:32Just say no.
15:35You know,
15:36you have to tell my parents that that was yours and not mine,
15:39so I can get out of trouble.
15:40No, I don't want them to know.
15:42But Miss V, they will kill me.
15:45That's okay.
15:46Getting old ain't no crystal stare.
15:50Come on, Miss V, please.
15:51They gonna kill me.
15:53That's all right. I got a black dress.
15:56Miss V, please.
15:57I don't want to be in a toddler casket.
15:59Please.
16:01Okay.
16:02Okay.
16:05Oh my gosh.
16:06Oh my goodness.
16:06Here they come.
16:07Oh no.
16:08Boy, calm down before they think you're high.
16:11Miss V, you have to say something.
16:14Okay, okay.
16:15I got your back.
16:16You got me?
16:16Hmm?
16:17Cool.
16:18Yeah.
16:26What are you doing down here, MJ?
16:28Miss V has something to tell you.
16:31Well, where is she?
16:33What you mean?
16:33What you talking about?
16:38MJ, why are you not up in your room?
16:41Yeah, you know, you're on punishment until you tell the truth.
16:45All right.
16:46I'm ready to tell the truth.
16:47Tell it all and confess.
16:49Well, listen.
16:51That joint you guys found, it wasn't mine.
16:54It belongs to Miss V.
16:57So, I will accept your apology in the form of cash, check, money orders,
17:01PlayStation, Bentley, Beyonce.
17:04Boy.
17:05You about to receive a payment in the form of an ass whooping.
17:10You are not about to sit here and lie on this old woman.
17:13I'm not that old.
17:17Miss V, tell them, please.
17:20Miss V, you are not about to lie for him.
17:23No, I'm not.
17:23I don't know what he's talking about.
17:26Miss V, this is my short, cute little life you're playing with you.
17:31Can I tell you?
17:32Just tell them what's really going on.
17:35All right.
17:36It's mine.
17:37Miss V, now I appreciate what you're trying to do, but don't cover for him.
17:44Well, I tried.
17:47Miss V, please.
17:50MJ, I want you to get up to your room and don't come back down these stairs until you're ready
17:54to tell the truth.
17:55Okay, hold on, hold on.
17:56It's mine.
17:58End of discussion.
17:59I'm grown.
18:00Can y'all get out of the kitchen?
18:04Miss V, I don't want to tell you this, but the doctors prescribed it for me.
18:09Don't no doctor prescribe this!
18:10Yes, they do.
18:12Why?
18:14Um, MJ.
18:16Go to your room.
18:16I need to talk to your parents.
18:18Okay.
18:18Mm-hmm.
18:19And go all the way up there.
18:21Aw, man!
18:23I've been taking chemotherapy.
18:25I have a little cancer.
18:29Miss V, no!
18:31It's all right.
18:35Miss V.
18:38I'm so sorry.
18:40I'm fine.
18:41I'm fine.
18:42But the chemo makes me nauseous.
18:45And the marijuana calms my stomach after the treatments.
18:50Miss V, why didn't you tell us?
18:52For this exact reason.
18:54I'm fine.
18:56I don't want y'all to make a fuss.
18:58The doctor says three more treatments, and I'll be fine.
19:03So why are you coming to work?
19:05I'm not dead.
19:08Please.
19:09Can we let this go?
19:11It's mine.
19:12And he didn't smoke it.
19:20Miss V, uh...
19:23Are you sure you're okay?
19:26Yes.
19:27Mm-hmm.
19:29Miss V, you know you like family to us, right?
19:32Mm-hmm.
19:32You should've told us.
19:33We're here for you.
19:35I'm fine.
19:36We caught it in time.
19:40We love you.
19:43I love you, too.
19:45Yeah, but I'm going to church, and it's a Bible study, and I don't want to be late.
19:50Okay.
19:53Oh.
19:54What happened to that joint?
20:01Yeah.
20:02I need a little stomach calming.
20:04Yeah, I got you.
20:06That's fine.
20:07The only one I had was bigger than this.
20:10Miss V, get on out of here.
20:12See, I don't even know what to.
20:13Mom joke was this.
20:15A little bit.
20:24Well, well, well.
20:26I look like I'm in for a cute, I mean, big ol' apology.
20:31Cookies.
20:34You got it, son.
20:35I love y'all, too.
20:36I mean...
20:37I'm sorry.
20:37I know.
20:38I wouldn't be doing drugs, y'all.
20:39That's crazy.
20:40I'm better than that.
20:42Yeah, you are.
20:43You're the best, the best.
20:47And besides, I don't want my name to be Peaches.
20:52Don't miss brand new back-to-back episodes of For Better or Worse, next Friday at 9 on TBS.