J.D.'s Revenge (1976) - full transcript
A docile black law student is possessed by a 1940's mobster in mid 1970s New Orleans, Louisiana. The mobster seeks revenge upon the people who killed him and his sister.
[BELL TOLLING]
WOMAN: You're crazy.
You're such an idiot.
MAN: You said you was
gonna leave Elija.
[LAUGHING] Fool.
You said you was
coming with me!
You're such an idiot.
You're such a fool.
[LAUGHING]
I give you money.
You could never
give me enough money.
I give you more money
than Elija gives you!
If you don't stop,
I'm gonna tell Elijah
that baby isn't his,
and he'll kick you
out in the street.
And if you do,
I'll kill you.
You wouldn't do anything.
You ain't gonna
tell nothing!
[LAUGHING]
You ain't gonna
tell nothing!
[WOMAN'S DISTORTED SCREAMING]
MAN 2: Betty Jo!
Oh, God!
Murderer!
Murderer!
Murderer!
[THUNDER CLAPPING]
[PEOPLE SHOUTING AND CHEERING]
[GRUNTING]
[EXCLAIMING]
Ready. Hup one, hup two!
[ALL EXCLAIMING]
Come on, come on!
How's that!
[WOMEN CHEERING]
Oh, yay!
Not bad. Not bad.
Hey, come on! Now, break...
Cut it out, man! Cut it out!
I'll kick your ass, Alex,
if you use your knees
on me, man!
Yeah, 'cause you
elbowed me!
Hey, you crazy!
I didn't do nothing!
Come on, ain't
nobody out here
getting paid!
You all cutting in
on my weekend time!
Come on, cool it man.
The reason I know
you ain't getting
paid, man,
'cause if you is,
I want my $5.
[LAUGHING]
Come on, man.
Let's go, man. Come on.
Huddle up!
IKE: You guys can go.
You looked
pretty good out there,
you know that, baby.
Yeah, I took it
easy on them.
Hey, listen, babe,
I'm late for work.
These guys here
will take me
home, right?
Sure.
Good game, man.
Yeah.
And y'all be careful
driving my baby home, now.
Bye.
WOMAN: All right, okay now,
let's go over this part
just one more time
to make sure you've
got it, okay?
Okay.Okay, good.
What is the next step
after a case
is argued before
a Court of Appeals?
It's reviewed by a board
and then sent on to the next
highest court in the district.
Ike. Ike.What's wrong?
Now, honey, you wear these
things night and day without
socks, and they stink.
Baby, those are
$30 Superstar Shoes.
That may be so,
but would you mind
putting them outside, please?
If I put them outside,
somebody might steal them.
[LAUGHING]
They won't be able
to get close enough.
Oh, that's cold, Chris.
That's cold.
If somebody makes off
with my track shoes,
it's on you, hear?
I will take all
the responsibility.
You heard that, shoes.
It's on her.
Honey...
Hey, let's knock it off
for tonight, baby. Yeah.
[RADIO PLAYING]
I've had enough law.
Now, I have a
very good idea.
Now, I think, a night out
on the town will do you
a whole lot of good.
You know
I can't do it, baby.
Well, we did promise
Phyllis and Tony
we'd celebrate their
first anniversary
with them.
Yeah, yeah...
Now, listen,
it's just one night.
It's been ages since
we've been anywhere.
It'll throw me off, baby.
Now come on, Ike,
how often do
you celebrate a
first anniversary?
Hmm?
Why do I let you get me
into stuff like this?
[SIGHING] I guess
it's 'cause you love me.
Yeah.
Yeah.
[LOUD MUSIC PLAYING]
Matter with you, Tony?
I'm fine, man. I'm fine.
You better close
your mouth, kid.
[LAUGHING]
I could never
do anything like that.
Could you, Christella?
At least not
in front of
an audience.
No, man. I got it.
I got it, I got it,
I got it.
Besides, you
ain't drinking
nothing but beer.
Man, when are you
gonna learn that
it's medically proven
that good gin
cleanses your soul out?
Listen, man, ain't nothing
wrong with my soul.
Oh, "Ain't nothing wrong
with his soul."
[LAUGHING AND CHATTERING]
[JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING]
Sara Divine!
Just follow me inside!
Now, gentlemen,
step right up, now.
Here it is, sir,
catch this show.
The best show on
Bourbon Street,
at the 500 Club.
No cover charge.
See the whole show.
The best show
on Bourbon Street.
Sara Divine,
the hip hypnotist.
Let's go.
Catch this show.
It's the best show.
Just relax, fellas.
All right, ladies
and gentlemen,
just a few seconds
of seriousness.
I want to explain to you
exactly what's going to be
happening with these boys.
Number one, while they're
under hypnosis,
they will do nothing they
consider morally wrong.
For instance, they wouldn't
shoot anybody or hurt anybody.
They are not able
to respond to something
they feel is morally wrong.
They merely imagine
whatever I tell them
in a bigger, bigger way.
One thing is very,
very important.
No drinking, no talking,
no clinking of glasses.
You'll notice that no one's
even allowed to serve a drink
while I'm putting them under,
because they must concentrate
on the sound of my voice.
When they are under,
then we can do what we want.
We can have fun,
we can enjoy ourselves.
So I would appreciate
complete silence.
Thank you.
Okay, boys, you will hear
only the sound of my voice.
You'll put your
hands on your legs.
You will choose a spotlight
and you will stare
at that spotlight.
At the count of 10,
you will be in a deep sleep.
You'll hear only the
sound of my voice.
Ready?
One, your eyelids
are getting heavy.
Two, your eyelids
are getting heavier
and heavier.
Three, your eyelids
are about to close.
They feel very, very heavy.
Four, five,
your eyes are closed.
You're very relaxed,
you're very relaxed.
Six, seven, you hear only
the sound of my voice.
Only the sound of my voice.
You're very relaxed.
You cannot open your eyes.
You will concentrate only
on the sound of my voice.
Nine, ten, you are
completely asleep.
You are completely asleep.
You hear only the
sound of my voice.
All right, boys,
at the count of three,
you will raise
your right hand,
very tight.
You will spread the muscles
in your fingers on
your right hand.
You will not be able
to bring them down.
Ready? One, two, three.
Right hand into the air.
Fingers stiff.
There's no way.
Try to put your hands down.
You cannot.
You cannot.
Fingers stiff and spread.
You cannot put
your hands down.
You're relaxed, you hear
only the sound of my voice.
They're so innocent in their
sleep. Aren't they beautiful?
Just look at these gentlemen.
Okay, let's have some fun.
[LAUGHING]
Oh!
Okay, guys,
arms down.
You're in a hot place,
a very hot place.
You're in the
Sahara desert,
and you're hotter
than you've ever
been in your life.
It's 105 degrees,
and you're hot, very hot.
It's 110 degrees.
It's 115 degrees,
and you're hot.
Very, very hot.
112... Freeze!
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
You believe this guy?
Hey, what are you,
a stripper in drag?
Lovely, lovely.
Okay, darling, put
the three-pieces away,
because you're all
in a cold place,
a very cold place.
You're inside
a big, giant
refrigerator,
and you are colder
than you have ever
been in your life.
[ALL LAUGHING]
It's cold.
You've never been
colder in your life.
[LAUGHING]
[FADING LAUGHTER]
[DISTORTED HIGH-PITCHED
SCREAMING]
Now let's have a
big hand for these
talented gentlemen.
All right!
All right, now...
Are you okay?
Yeah, I'm fine.
Baby, put these
in your bag.
Just go ahead
and put them
in your bag.
How was it?
It was fine, just
saw a lot of colors
and stuff like that.
Colors?
Let's go somewhere
where we can dance.
That sounds
all right.How about it?
Let's get
out of here.
Yeah, okay.
Go ahead, baby, go ahead.
I'll catch up with you.
Hurry up. Don't
forget anything,
okay?
I got it.
[LOUD DISCO MUSIC PLAYING]
[MUSIC FADES]
MAN: Oh, God!
CHRISTELLA: Ike?
Hey, Ike.
[PEOPLE APPLAUDING]
What is it?
It's...
It's all right.
Come on, baby.
We better sit down.
Well, what's wrong?
I don't know. I got
a little headache,
that's all.
Maybe a little
too much beer.
I think we'd
better go home.
I said it's just
a headache.
All right, all right,
I'm gonna get Tony,
and we're gonna
get out of here.
[SIGHING]
Hi. You feeling better?
Yeah, I feel all right.
I took some
more aspirin.
That's great, cause I've
got something really
terrific to show you.
[CHUCKLES]
Chris, can we cool
it tonight, baby?
What's happened
to my lover man?
What's the problem?
Christella, please...
Not tonight, huh?
I've got a lot on
my mind tonight.
Hey.
You sure
everything's okay?
Yeah, I'm sure, baby.
Let's just go to sleep,
okay?
Uh-huh.
MAN: Oh, God!
[GUN FIRING]
TONY: Something
on your mind, man?
Hey!
No, man.
Now you come in
here and say you
gotta talk to me.
Then you just sit there
staring into space.
You got something
on your mind?
Nothing, man.
Everything's fine.
Nothing on my mind.
You're fine, huh?
Well, how come you put
sugar in your coffee without
taking it out of the package?
Aw, shit.
Mmm-hmm.
Now you tell me,
ain't nothing
on your mind.
I don't take sugar
in my coffee.
[LAUGHING]
Hey, man,
I'm your best friend.
You can tell me. Now
what's jamming you up?
I don't know.
What do you mean,
you don't know?
Lately I've been getting
these headaches, you know.
I mean, like,
all the time, Tony.
Now, they just come
on me, like that.
I've been getting them
for about a week now.
I'm turning into
an aspirin junkie.
Oh, man, sounds
like tension to me.
Hey, you got a heavy
load at school,
and you're driving
that cab in between.
That's bound to get to you.
Maybe I got
high blood pressure
or that hyper...
Hypertension.
Tension.
Yeah.
Maybe I ought to
see a doctor.
Well, look.
There's a brother here
named Dr. Caldwell.
I'll ask him
to check you out.
But I bet you he tells
you the same thing
I'm saying to you.
Man, you're working
too hard.
Call him, okay?
Say, Ike.
You want that
strawberry cream pie?
Hmm?
[INAUDIBLE]
Ike.Hmm?
Where did you get this?
A little secondhand shop
over on, uh... I forget.
You like it?
[CHUCKLING] Oh, sure,
but what are you gonna
do with it?
I mean, it's not exactly you,
if you know what I mean.
I'm sorry.
It's cool.
[SIGHING]
DR. CALDWELL:
You're perfectly healthy.
You don't have
hypertension or
high blood pressure.
As for those headaches,
they're probably
emotional.
All I can recommend
is that you lay back
on the studies a bit,
and on the job.
Maybe meditate.
Smoke some weed.
And if the headaches
come back,
you come back and
we'll check further,
but I don't think
there's any problem.
Nothing physical?
Ike, don't let
that mind of yours
play tricks on you.
You're a perfectly
normal young man
who's burning the candle
at both ends, that's all.
[BAND PLAYING
WHEN THE SAINTS
GO MARCHING IN]
...don't go down that way,
and she knows it.
And she's messing
with me,
and no one messes
with Enoch Land.
You hear me?
You tell Doris
what I said.
You tell that bitch
I say she better
straighten up,
or I'm gonna go
over personally
and get into it with her.
You dig it?
Homeboy!
Homeboy!
Hey.
Kiss my ass.
Hey.
Long time no see,
blood.
Enoch, how's
it been, man?
All right.
Hey, look...
You still into
a lot of things,
ain't you?
You know, a man's
gotta make a living.
You know. What brings
you down, blood?
Maybe you got someplace
we can go and talk.
Yeah.
Step into my office.
Don't tell me,
don't tell me,
young blood,
you decided
to steer johns.
Man, with your cabs
and my ladies,
we could clean up.
And it's a percentage
game, you know.
You get a good piece
of the action.
No, no, Enoch,
ain't nothing
like that, man.
I just want to
put some money
on a number.
That's all.
Look here.
Look here.
My man's decided
to get down.
Man, do you know I've been
wanting you to play
for over a year now?
You know... A dollar.
Mmm-hmm.
Yes, sir.
Good doing business
with you, blood.
You know it ain't
stealing, but the
numbers is a good start.
What you want?
Oh...
141.
Mmm-hmm.
Like I said, blood,
good pleasure doing
business with you.
Yes, sir. What you say?
[LAUGHING]
Here's a good one.
"Review boards are
generally called upon
"to act in cases
involving what?"
Uh, cases...
Cases that appeal
to a lower court
that...
[WOMAN SCREAMING]
Daddy's doing you good.
[INAUDIBLE]
CHRISTELLA: Hey!
Ike, Ike?
Isaac, you in there?
Sure.
Yeah.
[BOTH LAUGHING]
Listen.
Baby, my head
is killing me.
Oh.
[EXHALING]
Ooh! Your neck is
as hard as a rock.
I better take
some aspirin.
What you need is
a little wine to
kind of loosen you up
and get rid of
all that tension.
Ike.
[DOOR CLOSING]
CHRISTELLA:
How you doing, baby?
You should get some sleep.
And you'll feel better
in the morning.
[EXCLAIMS]
[CHUCKLING] Hello! Hey.
What happened
to your headache?
It's gone.
Oh, great.
Hey.
[CHUCKLES]
Oh, that's nice.
Take you on a
long ride, girl.
Let me take you
down, baby.
Hey.
[EXCLAIMS]
What are you doing?
What are you doing?
Daddy ain't gonna
hurt you, baby.
[GRUNTS]
[GASPING]
[EXCLAIMING]
Oh, God!
Daddy's doing
you good, baby.
Oh, yeah, oh, yes!
Yeah, yeah, yes!
[GASPING]
[CHUCKLING] Stop now.
Man, come on.
God.
Come on, now.
Oh, stop.
[SCREAMS]
Daddy's doing you good!
Oh, God!
[GRUNTING]
RADIO ANNOUNCER:
Champion of God,
the Reverend Elija Bliss.
ELIJA: Satan, who is white,
is an evil spirit,
is dark and engulfs
all of us
with his wicked ways.
He is the prince
of darkness.
We must not let Satan
come into our house.
[TURNS RADIO OFF]
[HORN HONKING]
[TIRES SCREECHING]
WOMAN:
What are you trying to do?
Stop it!
Stop it!
Stop it!
What are you
trying to do?
WOMAN: Stop!
Will you stop?
Oh, please!
Help me!
Stop!
[WOMAN SCREAMING]
[WOMAN SOBBING]
Oh, my God!
Please, please!
Come on, get the fuck on
out of my goddamn car!
Please don't kill me.
Kill you?
Bitch, get off of me.
What the fuck is
wrong with you?
Is you crazy?
[SCOFFS]
[HUMMING]
WOMAN: J.D. Walker.
How the hell...
CHRISTELLA: Honey,
what kind of dressing
do you want?
Roquefort.
Huh?
Roquefort.
You wanna cut down
on your hours until
the exams are over?
Hendricks,
do you realize how
shorthanded I am?
Three guys quit on me
in the last two months.
Gasoline has gone up
two cents a gallon.
Look, Ralph, I didn't
mean to cause you any
problems, I just thought...
Problems? You don't
know the half of it!
Insurance is going
up this month,
this place is
falling to pieces,
and to top it all,
the cops came by.
Seems this woman is
laid up in the hospital.
She claims that one of the
drivers roughed her up,
beat her up in
one of my cabs.
And all she can remember
is that it was a black guy.
Well, I got 30 guys
working for me that
fit that description,
but that'll make
the insurance premiums
go up, sure as hell.
The body shop called
saying I owe money
on three cabs
that they fixed
in one month.
ELIJA: Everybody say, "Amen." CONGREGATION: Amen!
Everybody say, "Amen!"
CONGREGATION: Amen!
ELIJA: Everybody say, "Amen."
MAN: Murderer!
Murderer!
Murderer!
ELIJA: We must be vigilant!
We must be watchful!
[CROWD AGREEING]
We must not let Satan
come into our house!
I got to get
more comfortable
because I feel the
spirit in this house.
I feel the spirit
in this house now!
Can you feel it?
CONGREGATION: I can feel it!
I can feel it!
I can feel it!
It starts in my head!
And it starts to move
on down to my stomach!
And it makes me feel
all good inside!
It fills that void!
That... That empty space,
right here in my gut!
I say the spirit, yeah,
the spirit does that!
We all can feel
a part of that joy!
We all can feel a part
of his wondrous love!
All you've got to do
is get in touch with it
and go with it!
Go with it and feel his joy!
Go with it,
and feel a part of God!
And you've got your negative
forces on the ropes!
And it's going down
for the count!
Only a matter of time
before God is in your corner,
going to blows for you!
It's a matter of time
before sadness and sickness
is going down
for the final count!
Some, some, someday soon,
someday soon, each
and every one of us
will see our demons
going down for
the final count!
Someday soon,
each and every one of us
sees our own
personal devils
going out for
the final count!
Someday soon,
each and every one
of us will step
to the center of the
arena of our souls!
Clasp our hands
above our heads
in victory!
In victory!
Murderer!
Murderer!
Murderer!
In victory!
Victory!
[LAUGHING]
And with the holy help
of the holy spirit,
I fought my way back!
Yes, I said
I fought my way back
against the evils
and the demons,
and now I am victorious!
I am victorious!
ALL: Amen!
With the help
and the grace of God.
Just say, "Amen."
CONGREGATION: Amen!
Just say, "Amen!"
You're a fake and
a phony! You wasn't
even a decent fighter!
[SCREAMS]You're a fake!
[MUMBLING]
Let the poor soul go.
Let him go!
This man's got
enough chains.
Come.
You see this poor soul?
This is you and me.
[SCREAMING]
MAN: Elija, are you all right?
Get him out of here.
[ALL CHATTERING]
MAN: Liar!
Liar!
Young man.
Young man!
Thank you.
I don't know
your name.
Ike.
Isaac Hendricks.
Isaac.
This is my daughter,
Roberta,
and my brother,
Theotis.
I hope you come
back again. I...
I feel I know you.
Perhaps our souls
are connected.
I will.
I will come back very soon.
I hope so...
Isaac.
Good name.
The car's waiting.
See you again soon,
Ike.
[BELLS TOLLING]
[CHATTERING]
Goodbye, children.
Goodbye, children.
Bye-bye.
WOMAN: Same to you.
[ENGINE STARTING]
MAN: You said you was
gonna leave Elija.
WOMAN: [LAUGHING]
You're a fool.
You said you was
coming with me!
What kind of money?
I give you more money
than Elija gives you!
Oh, come on.
You could never give me
what Elija gives me.
And if you don't stop,
I'll tell him
that baby isn't his.
[LAUGHING]
And he'll kick you
out in the street.
You fool.
[CACKLING]
MAN: Oh, God!
[HIGH-PITCHED SCREAMING]
Ike, I was so
worried about you.
You're drunk.
Why?
I called up the garage.
Nobody knew where you were.
I don't know, I thought
you had an accident
or something.
You could have called
to let me know
you were okay.
Bitch!
I hate you.
Quit flapping your
goddamn gums.
No!
[LAMP SHATTERING]
What the hell
is the matter
with you?
Are you crazy?
How dare you talk to me like
I'm some kind of common,
sissified, nigger wimp?
What is this
shit, anyway?
Don't nobody talk
to me like that,
especially no bitch
whore like you!
Teach you to
fuck with me!
I ought to put you...Let go of me!
...in the goddamn street.
Come here.
You're crazy.
Get...
Get...
Teach her to fuck with me.
God damn her!
Silly-ass whore.
[CLATTERING]
[CHUCKLING]
Silly-ass bitch!
[SOBBING]
Fuck with me.
Well, stop fucking with me!
[J.D. SNICKERING]
[LAUGHING]
IKE: Chris... Honey...
I don't remember doing
any of those things.
I woke up this morning,
you were gone.
And you don't remember?
Well, that's funny,
because...
You were so drunk,
I'm surprised you even
remember your name.
Ike, you...
You beat me up.
You cursed me...
And you threw me
out of the apartment.
Chris...
I don't know
what to say.
I don't see how I could...
Oh, honey, listen...
I'm sorry.
Please forgive me.
[CLICKING]
She won't talk to you?
Yeah.
She blew in last night
like she had the
devil on her tail.
She was all hysterical.
Took hours to
calm her down.
I'm flipping out.
I'm fucking
flipping out.
I don't even remember.
Maybe I should
see a shrink.
I mean, I'm cracking up,
man. I blacked out.
Oh, man, you don't
need no shrink, and
you ain't cracking up.
Now, you under
a lot of pressure,
and last night you
got your head bad
and let off some steam,
that's all.
That's bullshit.
Hey, Ike, Christella
is gonna be back, man.
I think it's
a good thing
to go upside of
a woman's head
when the woman starts
handing you lip.
I mean, believe it or not,
they like that.
Hey, man, honest to God.
I mean, you have
got to go into your
nigger act on them
every once in a while.
They gonna push
you till you do.
They want you to show them
where the lines are.
You know something, man?
It's pretty encouraging
that you did what you did.
Now, as long as
I've known you,
you've always
seemed to be,
you know,
sort of repressed.
Well, last night,
you got tow up
and let it all out.
Now, that's fantastic, man.
I don't know.
I do know...
That my baby says
I beat her up,
and I don't
even remember.
Don't worry about it.
She's gonna be back.
CARL: Chris, your folks are
really worried about you.
They called and asked
me to talk to you.
This guy could
be dangerous.
Ike is not dangerous.
Now, he is going
through a thing.
He needs time to get
his head together.
So do I.
That's why I left.
You don't call
that dangerous?
This looks worse
than it is.
I thought you didn't
like violent cats.
I thought that
turned your stomach.
[SIGHING]
I don't understand you.
Now, let's not start
in on that, okay, Carl?
Because it wasn't
about that.
Then what was it about?
Now, look,
my parents didn't
call you because
you're a friend.
They called you
because you are a cop.
They blew this whole thing
out of proportion.
Now, your being
my ex-husband
doesn't give you
any right to come
back into my life.
I told them I would
keep an eye on Ike.
All right, it's for you.
You just don't stop
loving someone.
I want to make sure
he's as cool as you think.
Okay?
Girl, would you stop
thinking about that man?
I can't help it,
Phyllis.
It won't do
you any good.
I know.
Chris!
Uh...
How you doing, baby?
Oh.
Speak of the devil.
The sooner we talk
about this thing,
the sooner we get
it straightened out.
I guess I don't have
much choice, do I?
Phyllis.
Um...
About, um...
[STUTTERING]
The other night...
I need you.
Chris...
Baby, something
is happening to me,
and I don't know
what it is.
I've never felt
this lost before
in my life, baby.
I don't know
what's happening.
I know I did
something foul to you.
I said some foul things.
Uh, I'm sorry, baby.
Ah...
I want you to come
back to me, Chris.
It's hard, Ike.
I'm just as confused
as you are.
Now, your head is
in a bad place
for whatever reason.
You beat me up,
and yet you say
you don't remember.
I don't remember. Chris...
That's not the point.
Now, how can I be sure
it won't happen again?
I do love you, Ike,
and I want to
see you get this
thing cleared up,
but, Ike...
Oh, God.
I'm sorry, baby.
No, no, I'm sorry.
Good-bye, Ike.
I'll give you a call,
and, um...
CHOIR ON RADIO:
♪ Battle of Jericho
♪ And the wall
comes tumbling down
♪ That wall, now
♪ Down in the battle
of Jericho
♪ Jericho
♪ Jericho
♪ Jericho
♪ Jericho
♪ Down in the battle
of Jericho
♪ And the wall comes
tumbling down ♪
ELIJA: Good evening,
church.
CONGREGATION:
Good evening, Reverend.
[CHUCKLES]
And it is a good evening
with all you good
brothers and sisters
here tonight.
And we gonna try
and make it a little bit
better, all right?
CONGREGATION: Yeah! ELIJA: Amen, now.
ALL: Amen!
ELIJA: Faith is the evidence
of things hoped for.
Oh, yeah.
Faith is the evidence
of things unseen.
[CHUCKLES]
You a big boy now.
You can take it.
Yeah, I'm gonna take it,
huh? You think I'm
gonna take it, huh?
I'm gonna take you to
the killing floor, huh?
And I'm gonna cut you
every kind of way.
I'm gonna cut you
all kind of ways.
You know, it's over.
Your life is over!
Goddamn...
You!
You think that...
Get off me!
[IKE GRUNTING]
Oh, shit!
ELIJA: I believe...
I believe that we have worked
our way to this point.
I believe the source
we call ourselves...
[CHUCKLES]
And the Spirit
did that part,
the Spirit did that part.
I said, the Spirit
did that part!
Oh, yeah!
[IKE CACKLING]
[EXCLAIMS]
I said, the Spirit
did that part!
[CHEERING]
[APPLAUDING]
And we did that all with
the help of the Spirit.
The Holy Spirit
did us, huh?
The Holy Spirit.
You know what the
Holy Spirit is, now?
The Spirit helped us
to move on up
a little higher!
[ALL CHEERING]
Move on up
a little higher!
[CHUCKLING]
I believe that the
Holy Spirit and faith
are the helpmates
that help us
to spar, huh?
Against the evil,
wicked life!
And with their help,
we will win!
We will win!
Let the church say ,
"We will win!"
CONGREGATION: We will win!
[ALL EXCLAIMING]
We will win!
Why don't you give
me a lift home?
You mean, to your
father's place?
No. I've got
my own place.
I'm a big girl.
Sure.
Good evening.
I'm glad you
could come.
ROBERTA: Papa, Ike's
giving me a ride home.
Good night.
[BELLS TOLLING]
[CHATTERING]
[ENGINE STARTING]
I don't like him.
I don't want him around.
You shouldn't
have let Roberta
go off with him.
I like him.
He's all right.
We're all God's
children, Theotis.
"All God's children."
Shit, he's a rowdy
street nigger,
and he's gonna
cause trouble.
Always hanging around
with his funny eyes.
He's on something,
and he is trouble.
[SIGHS]
I'll tend to
spiritual matters,
and you run the
organization, okay?
You do what
you do best,
and I'll use
my own judgment
in these matters.
"Spiritual matters,"
my behind.
You're starting
to believe your own
jive sermons, brother.
You're pimping
God's consciousness
like some kind
of fat whore.
You're just selling
cheap feel-good thrills
to a bunch of suckers
who are looking
for the second
coming of Jesus,
or some such shit.
Just keep in mind what
you really do, Elija,
and I'll keep
the show running...
Smoothly.
I feel no danger, Theotis.
Well, I sure as hell do,
and I'm gonna make sure
that somebody keeps
a beady eye on his ass.
There is no danger,
Theotis.
I know these things.
[JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING]
What about your mama?
I never knew my mother.
She died when
I was a baby.
I lived with an aunt
till I was about 15.
Then I went to live with
my uncle and my father,
but I had already
started my evil ways.
[LAUGHING]
Ever do something
on impulse?
All the time.
Come here.
[LAUGHING]
We're a lot alike,
aren't we?
[LAUGHING]
Hey, man! Hey!
[EXCLAIMS]Shit!
This is just a
warning, sucker.
You shape up quick,
or we gonna get down.
Who are you guys?
What do you guys want?
I do the talkin', nigger.
Theotis Bliss don't
want you hanging
around Roberta.
Now you be cool,
or you gonna come up
with your throat cut.
Dig that, Doctor? Huh?
How dare you...
Run with them
motherfuckers.
You're my baby sister.
You're my baby
sister, Betty Jo!
You my baby sister,
Betty Jo.
They are my enemies!
They my enemies!
[GRUNTS]
The boss is right.
You one weird nigger.
[GASPING]
Now, you been warned.
So be cool.
Dig it?
MAN: Oh, my God!
Oh, my God!
Ike?
[WATER RUNNING]
Hi.
Oh, I missed
you so much.
I love you, baby.
I love you, too.
Ike?
What in the world
have you done
to yourself?
What's the matter,
baby?
Don't you like your
daddy's conk, huh?
Oh, God. Now,
I thought this shit
was all over with.
Over?
Bitch, J.D. just
gettin' it together,
just startin' to
make his move.
I thought you
had gone away.
It was over.
You said it was over!
I hate bitches
like you,
think you better
than somebody else.
You just tryin' to
get in between me
and what I got to do.
Now, I don't want
that nigger flatfoot
following me around.
You call him off,
the motherfucker.
[SNARLS]
[CHOKING]
What's the
matter, baby?
Scared of your daddy?
I'm going to teach
you once and for all
to fuck with J.D. Walker.
[SCREAMING]
No! God!
No! Oh, God! Oh, God!
Ow!
Oh, God!
[SCREAMING]
Hell. There is
a dead bitch.
Get her. Punch her!
Goddamn bitch!
IKE: Open the door.
Open the goddamn door!
[POUNDING]
IKE: Jesus!
Open this goddamn door!
I'll kill your ass, bitch!
[DOORKNOB RATTLING]
Oh, God.
My God.
[SOBBING]
IKE: Damn it! God damn!
Oh, God, oh, God.
Oh, God, help me.
Oh, Ike. Oh, God.
It's all right.
I don't need your ass,
you know.
Oh, God.
[BANGS]
[SNARLS]
[JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING]
Man, I ain't seen
a getup like that
in 25 years.
[LAUGHS] Yeah.
Yeah, sharp as a tack
and ready to stick.
Won't you have a table?
Not right now, sugar.
I'm gonna look around.
All right,
have a good time.
Have a good time.
Now...
Ain't you
a fine young thing?
What's your name?
Sheryl. What's yours?
J.D. Walker.
The boss talker.
The water walker!
[BOTH LAUGHING]
Yeah. You're really
something else.
That's right.
Me and Jesus.
[LAUGHING]
He wasn't himself.
He turned into this...
Into this monster,
a whole other person.
I don't give a damn
who he was.
Look at you.
He's a maniac.
I'm gonna teach
him a lesson.
Goddamn it, Carl,
I keep telling you,
there is something
wrong with Ike.
He was trying to
tell me, and I
wouldn't listen.
He was calling
out for help.
Chris, why do you
keep defending him?
He almost killed you.
TONY: No, listen, man,
she's right.
We all should have known.
Well, I should have known.
The headaches,
the doctor thing.
The guy was going through
some heavy changes
and wouldn't
nobody listen.
CHRISTELLA:
Tonight, he kept saying
he was this "J.D. Walker."
"J.D. Walker."
It wasn't Ike. I know that.
I'm going after him.
And I want to get
my hands on him
before anybody else does.
Aw, man,
why don't you listen?
[DOOR OPENING]
[DOOR SLAMMING]
I warned her about
that guy the first
time he beat her up.
I told her Hendricks
would be dangerous,
but she wouldn't listen.
She went back
to him anyway.
Now she ends up
half dead and raped.
Carl, I'm warning you
now. Simmer down.
You can't afford to
go losing your head
over this thing.
There's an APB out
on him. We'll get him.
I wish I could
get my hands
on him first.
I'd blow his
goddamned brains away.
He's a maniac, George,
a fuckin' schizo killer.
"J.D. Walker," my ass.
What?
Ah, the bastard
told Chris his name
was J.D. Walker.
J.D. Walker's been dead
for over 30 years.
That was the best
fucking I ever had.
That's 'cause you've been
dealin' with the ace.
You got to leave?
Where you goin', sugar?
I got business
to take care of.
Oh, shit,
that's my old man!
Shit!
Better go talk to him.
Sheryl?
Hey. What you doing
back so soon, baby?
You got somebody with
you, don't you, bitch?
No. No. I...Yeah, you got
somebody with you.
And I'm gonna
kick the son of
a bitch's ass.
Back off!
Yeah, that's right.
I fucked your woman.
Sucker.
Motherfucker,
I'm gonna kill ya.
I'm gonna rip
your ass apart.
Come on.
This nigger's crazy.
I'm the craziest nigger
you ever gonna meet.
[SCREAMING]
Yeah.
I'm gonna cut you every
which way but loose.
I'm gonna kill you!
[YELLING]
Come on.
I'll kill you.
I'll kill you.
I'll kill you!
[GRUNTS]
You get up,
I'll send you to
meet your Maker.
Now, what you know?
Big nigger
got some sense.
[CHUCKLING]
I'm taking your car.
Good night, sugar.
[LAUGHING]
[DOG BARKING]
[THUNDER RUMBLING]
[THUNDER RUMBLING]
Please!
Let me go!
[WOMAN SCREAMING]
[GUN FIRING]
I'll have my revenge!
MAN: I'm gonna give you
a break, man. I'm gonna
mash your face.
[VOICES ARGUING]
MAN 2: You a big boy now,
you can take it.
I'm gonna take it, huh?
You think I'm gonna take it?
I'm gonna take you
to the killing floor,
and I'll cut you
every time!
I'm gonna cut you
all kinds of ways!
It's over!
Your life is over!
CONGREGATION: Amen!
ELIJA: The church say, "Amen!"
Amen!
Anything that you
can conceive
and believe in
can become true!
As long as it becomes
a thought in your mind,
then it becomes reality!
Now, if I had not
thought that it
was possible
for me to change my life,
I'd still be in the gutter
today!
ALL: Amen!
We are all...
[APPLAUSE CEASES]
So you're a jackleg
preacher now, huh, Elija?
[WOMEN GASPING]
Yeah, that's right.
It's J.D. Walker.
Where's that good-for-nothing
brother of yours?
[CHUCKLING NASTILY]
I got a score to
settle with him.
[SCREAMING]
Why did you come back, J.D.?
My business is with Theotis.
You never was in this.
You tell Theotis to meet
me on the killing floor.
He know where it is.
[LAUGHING]
[WHOOPING]
[LAUGHING]
[CACKLING]
Walker turned up
dead one night.
They never found out
who killed him.
He was a hustler.
Ran a numbers game
and a black-market meat
racket during the war.
He had a lot of enemies
and a lot of women.
Hmm.
Bliss was involved
in the underworld
in the '40s,
and Hendricks
is tied to him.
But why? Why would
a kid like Hendricks
even know about J.D. Walker?
Carl.
Just got a report
of some guy fitting
Hendricks' description,
assaulting, tried to kill
a man and his wife
with a razor.
He took their Continental.
We got the license number.
What the hell
do you mean
J.D. Walker is back?
He's back. I saw him.
He said he has a score
to settle with you.
It's some hustler
running a game.
This is what comes
of being so open
about the past.
It's not a game.
J.D. Walker is back.
Don't you understand?
This is a test.
God is testing me.
This boy is possessed by
the spirit of J.D. Walker.
Theotis, his soul
must be purged of
this evil spirit.
I must make J.D.
understand that
his soul won't rest
until he comes to grips
with this heinous
crime he committed.
Theotis, it is
really my fight.
It was I
who loved Betty Jo.
It was because of
me that he killed
his only sister.
Well...
I'll get rid of the fool.
No. I will go
and talk to him.
That almost got you
killed once before.
Theotis, I've always
been indebted to you
for saving my life.
Now, me and Roberta
suffered a terrible loss
when Betty Jo was killed.
Now, this thing,
I must bring this
thing to an end.
I will walk into
the valley of the
shadow of death
and talk this
evil spirit down.
Elija, deal with
the real world.
We don't know what
this maniac will do.
No, Theotis, just once...
Let's do it my way.
Okay.
We'll both go.
[DOOR CREAKING]
[DRIPPING]
WOMAN: You're crazy.
You're such an idiot.
[LAUGHING]
MAN: You said you was
gonna leave Elija!
[WOMAN LAUGHING]
You said you was
coming with me!
You're such an idiot.
You're such a fool.
I gave you money!
You could never
give me enough money.
I give you more money
than Elija gives you!
If you don't stop,
I'm gonna tell Elija
that baby isn't his,
and he'll kick you
out on the street.
And if you do,
I'll kill you!
You wouldn't
do anything.
You ain't gonna
tell nothin'!
[LAUGHING]
You ain't gonna
tell nothin'!
[DISTORTED HIGH-PITCHED
SCREAMING]
J.D.: Betty Jo!
Oh, God!
Murderer.
Murderer!
Murderer!
[DOOR CLICKING]
[DOOR CREAKING]
J.D.!
J.D. Walker!
We're here!
I've come to save
your soul, J.D.
Let this feud be over.
Let your soul rest.
Leave vengeance
to the Lord.
IKE: Shut up, Elija!
Fool!
You always been the
bootlickin' lackey!
You still is
a buck-dancin'
nigger puppet!
You should've stayed
in your church, Elija!
I told you my business
was with Theotis.
[WHISPERING]
Get out of here!
Theotis killed
my sister!
You took dives whenever
that nigger told you to.
You the chump,
all right, Elija!
Theotis killed Betty Jo
because she was gonna
tell you something!
That baby she had
wasn't yours!
Belonged to Theotis!
Roberta...
You look just
like your mama.
I had to do it.
Your mama and J.D.
were no damn good.
Theotis...
In the name of Jesus...
I made you.
You were nothing without me.
You were shit.
I made you,
and she was with you.
She had my child,
but she was with you.
[LAUGHING]
She laughed at me,
mocked me,
threatened to tell.
I had to kill the bitch.
[GUN FIRES]
No!
ROBERTA: Papa!
[GUN FIRING]
Give me the gun, Elija!
I'll kill you!
Kill you!
Papa!
Kill him!
[SOBBING]
[LAUGHING MANIACALLY]
[GUN FIRING]
[LAUGHING]
You're dead!
[SOBBING]
[PANTING]
ROBERTA: I killed him.
No.
Oh, God.
Oh!
[SOBBING] Sweet Jesus.
[SIRENS WAILING]
ROBERTA: [SOBBING]
Oh, sweet Jesus.
Hendricks!
CARL: I'll kill you.
[GRUNTS]
Carl!
Carl!
What the hell's
the matter with you?
No!
[SOBBING]
Help me, God.
What have I done?
[SOBBING]
What have I done?
[WEEPING]
DETECTIVE: You live
in New Orleans, right?
IKE: Yes.
Drive a cab?Right.
You said you
go to law school.
Are you married?
Not really.
Oh, you just
living with someone.
What's her name?
Christella Borden.
You can remember that,
but you can't remember
anything else?
Not much.
Let's keep on trying.
The girl says she did it.
I don't believe
that for a minute.
I want that
joker's ass
under the jail.
Hendricks says he can't
remember anything.
Of course he doesn't!
He doesn't want to be
slapped with a
murder 1, not to
mention forcible rape.
You're just pissed
off because of the girl.
She won't press charges.
The son of a bitch
raped her!
She won't press
charges!
You're telling me I did
all those weird things
because I was possessed?
ELIJA: It was J.D.'s
voice and his manner.
Isaac Hendricks was a
vessel for God's justice.
And now he's free
to live his own life.
J.D. Walker can rest
in eternal peace.
You mean...
I can just be walkin'
down the street
and get taken over
by some demon
out to get revenge
on somebody?
It can happen
anytime, anywhere.
You were possessed.
There's no doubt
about that.
But is it over?
How do I know it
won't happen again?
There's no way
to know that.
[CHUCKLES]
Aw, that's crazy.
DETECTIVE:
All right, let's set
the record straight.
It's my understanding
that in the struggle,
the gun went off.
Theotis might have even
pulled the trigger
himself, right?
Yes.
All right. That
wraps it up for me.
[CRYING] Papa.
I raised you
as my daughter,
and you'll always
be that to me.
Come on. Let's go.
Ike, I don't want
to have to see you
in here again.
[CHUCKLING]
I don't want to
be back here again.
Thank you, Captain.
Bad suit, blood.
[LAUGHING]
Man, I'm sorry,
but I had to.
I could use
something to eat.
That's nothin' new.
Oh, yeah,
that's his problem.
Always eatin'.
Hey, man, do
you see this?
Now, people call
this a natural
rock formation.
[LAUGHING]
There's your natural
rock formation, man.
Good to have you back,
blood.
Good to be back, man.
Let's go.
♪ I will never let you go
♪ Why? Because I love you so
♪ I've made all these plans
♪ I hope you understand
♪ We've weathered the storm
♪ Now you're in my arms
♪ And I'll never
♪ Never let you go
♪ I will never
♪ No, never
♪ I'll never
♪ No, no
♪ I will never
ever let you go
♪ I will never let you go
♪ I could never
love you more
♪ All my feeling's gone
♪ We can carry on
♪ If you take my hand
♪ I know we'll start again
♪ And I'll never
♪ Never let you go
♪ I will never
♪ No, never
♪ I'll never
♪ Whoa, no
♪ I will never,
ever let you go ♪
WOMAN: You're crazy.
You're such an idiot.
MAN: You said you was
gonna leave Elija.
[LAUGHING] Fool.
You said you was
coming with me!
You're such an idiot.
You're such a fool.
[LAUGHING]
I give you money.
You could never
give me enough money.
I give you more money
than Elija gives you!
If you don't stop,
I'm gonna tell Elijah
that baby isn't his,
and he'll kick you
out in the street.
And if you do,
I'll kill you.
You wouldn't do anything.
You ain't gonna
tell nothing!
[LAUGHING]
You ain't gonna
tell nothing!
[WOMAN'S DISTORTED SCREAMING]
MAN 2: Betty Jo!
Oh, God!
Murderer!
Murderer!
Murderer!
[THUNDER CLAPPING]
[PEOPLE SHOUTING AND CHEERING]
[GRUNTING]
[EXCLAIMING]
Ready. Hup one, hup two!
[ALL EXCLAIMING]
Come on, come on!
How's that!
[WOMEN CHEERING]
Oh, yay!
Not bad. Not bad.
Hey, come on! Now, break...
Cut it out, man! Cut it out!
I'll kick your ass, Alex,
if you use your knees
on me, man!
Yeah, 'cause you
elbowed me!
Hey, you crazy!
I didn't do nothing!
Come on, ain't
nobody out here
getting paid!
You all cutting in
on my weekend time!
Come on, cool it man.
The reason I know
you ain't getting
paid, man,
'cause if you is,
I want my $5.
[LAUGHING]
Come on, man.
Let's go, man. Come on.
Huddle up!
IKE: You guys can go.
You looked
pretty good out there,
you know that, baby.
Yeah, I took it
easy on them.
Hey, listen, babe,
I'm late for work.
These guys here
will take me
home, right?
Sure.
Good game, man.
Yeah.
And y'all be careful
driving my baby home, now.
Bye.
WOMAN: All right, okay now,
let's go over this part
just one more time
to make sure you've
got it, okay?
Okay.Okay, good.
What is the next step
after a case
is argued before
a Court of Appeals?
It's reviewed by a board
and then sent on to the next
highest court in the district.
Ike. Ike.What's wrong?
Now, honey, you wear these
things night and day without
socks, and they stink.
Baby, those are
$30 Superstar Shoes.
That may be so,
but would you mind
putting them outside, please?
If I put them outside,
somebody might steal them.
[LAUGHING]
They won't be able
to get close enough.
Oh, that's cold, Chris.
That's cold.
If somebody makes off
with my track shoes,
it's on you, hear?
I will take all
the responsibility.
You heard that, shoes.
It's on her.
Honey...
Hey, let's knock it off
for tonight, baby. Yeah.
[RADIO PLAYING]
I've had enough law.
Now, I have a
very good idea.
Now, I think, a night out
on the town will do you
a whole lot of good.
You know
I can't do it, baby.
Well, we did promise
Phyllis and Tony
we'd celebrate their
first anniversary
with them.
Yeah, yeah...
Now, listen,
it's just one night.
It's been ages since
we've been anywhere.
It'll throw me off, baby.
Now come on, Ike,
how often do
you celebrate a
first anniversary?
Hmm?
Why do I let you get me
into stuff like this?
[SIGHING] I guess
it's 'cause you love me.
Yeah.
Yeah.
[LOUD MUSIC PLAYING]
Matter with you, Tony?
I'm fine, man. I'm fine.
You better close
your mouth, kid.
[LAUGHING]
I could never
do anything like that.
Could you, Christella?
At least not
in front of
an audience.
No, man. I got it.
I got it, I got it,
I got it.
Besides, you
ain't drinking
nothing but beer.
Man, when are you
gonna learn that
it's medically proven
that good gin
cleanses your soul out?
Listen, man, ain't nothing
wrong with my soul.
Oh, "Ain't nothing wrong
with his soul."
[LAUGHING AND CHATTERING]
[JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING]
Sara Divine!
Just follow me inside!
Now, gentlemen,
step right up, now.
Here it is, sir,
catch this show.
The best show on
Bourbon Street,
at the 500 Club.
No cover charge.
See the whole show.
The best show
on Bourbon Street.
Sara Divine,
the hip hypnotist.
Let's go.
Catch this show.
It's the best show.
Just relax, fellas.
All right, ladies
and gentlemen,
just a few seconds
of seriousness.
I want to explain to you
exactly what's going to be
happening with these boys.
Number one, while they're
under hypnosis,
they will do nothing they
consider morally wrong.
For instance, they wouldn't
shoot anybody or hurt anybody.
They are not able
to respond to something
they feel is morally wrong.
They merely imagine
whatever I tell them
in a bigger, bigger way.
One thing is very,
very important.
No drinking, no talking,
no clinking of glasses.
You'll notice that no one's
even allowed to serve a drink
while I'm putting them under,
because they must concentrate
on the sound of my voice.
When they are under,
then we can do what we want.
We can have fun,
we can enjoy ourselves.
So I would appreciate
complete silence.
Thank you.
Okay, boys, you will hear
only the sound of my voice.
You'll put your
hands on your legs.
You will choose a spotlight
and you will stare
at that spotlight.
At the count of 10,
you will be in a deep sleep.
You'll hear only the
sound of my voice.
Ready?
One, your eyelids
are getting heavy.
Two, your eyelids
are getting heavier
and heavier.
Three, your eyelids
are about to close.
They feel very, very heavy.
Four, five,
your eyes are closed.
You're very relaxed,
you're very relaxed.
Six, seven, you hear only
the sound of my voice.
Only the sound of my voice.
You're very relaxed.
You cannot open your eyes.
You will concentrate only
on the sound of my voice.
Nine, ten, you are
completely asleep.
You are completely asleep.
You hear only the
sound of my voice.
All right, boys,
at the count of three,
you will raise
your right hand,
very tight.
You will spread the muscles
in your fingers on
your right hand.
You will not be able
to bring them down.
Ready? One, two, three.
Right hand into the air.
Fingers stiff.
There's no way.
Try to put your hands down.
You cannot.
You cannot.
Fingers stiff and spread.
You cannot put
your hands down.
You're relaxed, you hear
only the sound of my voice.
They're so innocent in their
sleep. Aren't they beautiful?
Just look at these gentlemen.
Okay, let's have some fun.
[LAUGHING]
Oh!
Okay, guys,
arms down.
You're in a hot place,
a very hot place.
You're in the
Sahara desert,
and you're hotter
than you've ever
been in your life.
It's 105 degrees,
and you're hot, very hot.
It's 110 degrees.
It's 115 degrees,
and you're hot.
Very, very hot.
112... Freeze!
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
You believe this guy?
Hey, what are you,
a stripper in drag?
Lovely, lovely.
Okay, darling, put
the three-pieces away,
because you're all
in a cold place,
a very cold place.
You're inside
a big, giant
refrigerator,
and you are colder
than you have ever
been in your life.
[ALL LAUGHING]
It's cold.
You've never been
colder in your life.
[LAUGHING]
[FADING LAUGHTER]
[DISTORTED HIGH-PITCHED
SCREAMING]
Now let's have a
big hand for these
talented gentlemen.
All right!
All right, now...
Are you okay?
Yeah, I'm fine.
Baby, put these
in your bag.
Just go ahead
and put them
in your bag.
How was it?
It was fine, just
saw a lot of colors
and stuff like that.
Colors?
Let's go somewhere
where we can dance.
That sounds
all right.How about it?
Let's get
out of here.
Yeah, okay.
Go ahead, baby, go ahead.
I'll catch up with you.
Hurry up. Don't
forget anything,
okay?
I got it.
[LOUD DISCO MUSIC PLAYING]
[MUSIC FADES]
MAN: Oh, God!
CHRISTELLA: Ike?
Hey, Ike.
[PEOPLE APPLAUDING]
What is it?
It's...
It's all right.
Come on, baby.
We better sit down.
Well, what's wrong?
I don't know. I got
a little headache,
that's all.
Maybe a little
too much beer.
I think we'd
better go home.
I said it's just
a headache.
All right, all right,
I'm gonna get Tony,
and we're gonna
get out of here.
[SIGHING]
Hi. You feeling better?
Yeah, I feel all right.
I took some
more aspirin.
That's great, cause I've
got something really
terrific to show you.
[CHUCKLES]
Chris, can we cool
it tonight, baby?
What's happened
to my lover man?
What's the problem?
Christella, please...
Not tonight, huh?
I've got a lot on
my mind tonight.
Hey.
You sure
everything's okay?
Yeah, I'm sure, baby.
Let's just go to sleep,
okay?
Uh-huh.
MAN: Oh, God!
[GUN FIRING]
TONY: Something
on your mind, man?
Hey!
No, man.
Now you come in
here and say you
gotta talk to me.
Then you just sit there
staring into space.
You got something
on your mind?
Nothing, man.
Everything's fine.
Nothing on my mind.
You're fine, huh?
Well, how come you put
sugar in your coffee without
taking it out of the package?
Aw, shit.
Mmm-hmm.
Now you tell me,
ain't nothing
on your mind.
I don't take sugar
in my coffee.
[LAUGHING]
Hey, man,
I'm your best friend.
You can tell me. Now
what's jamming you up?
I don't know.
What do you mean,
you don't know?
Lately I've been getting
these headaches, you know.
I mean, like,
all the time, Tony.
Now, they just come
on me, like that.
I've been getting them
for about a week now.
I'm turning into
an aspirin junkie.
Oh, man, sounds
like tension to me.
Hey, you got a heavy
load at school,
and you're driving
that cab in between.
That's bound to get to you.
Maybe I got
high blood pressure
or that hyper...
Hypertension.
Tension.
Yeah.
Maybe I ought to
see a doctor.
Well, look.
There's a brother here
named Dr. Caldwell.
I'll ask him
to check you out.
But I bet you he tells
you the same thing
I'm saying to you.
Man, you're working
too hard.
Call him, okay?
Say, Ike.
You want that
strawberry cream pie?
Hmm?
[INAUDIBLE]
Ike.Hmm?
Where did you get this?
A little secondhand shop
over on, uh... I forget.
You like it?
[CHUCKLING] Oh, sure,
but what are you gonna
do with it?
I mean, it's not exactly you,
if you know what I mean.
I'm sorry.
It's cool.
[SIGHING]
DR. CALDWELL:
You're perfectly healthy.
You don't have
hypertension or
high blood pressure.
As for those headaches,
they're probably
emotional.
All I can recommend
is that you lay back
on the studies a bit,
and on the job.
Maybe meditate.
Smoke some weed.
And if the headaches
come back,
you come back and
we'll check further,
but I don't think
there's any problem.
Nothing physical?
Ike, don't let
that mind of yours
play tricks on you.
You're a perfectly
normal young man
who's burning the candle
at both ends, that's all.
[BAND PLAYING
WHEN THE SAINTS
GO MARCHING IN]
...don't go down that way,
and she knows it.
And she's messing
with me,
and no one messes
with Enoch Land.
You hear me?
You tell Doris
what I said.
You tell that bitch
I say she better
straighten up,
or I'm gonna go
over personally
and get into it with her.
You dig it?
Homeboy!
Homeboy!
Hey.
Kiss my ass.
Hey.
Long time no see,
blood.
Enoch, how's
it been, man?
All right.
Hey, look...
You still into
a lot of things,
ain't you?
You know, a man's
gotta make a living.
You know. What brings
you down, blood?
Maybe you got someplace
we can go and talk.
Yeah.
Step into my office.
Don't tell me,
don't tell me,
young blood,
you decided
to steer johns.
Man, with your cabs
and my ladies,
we could clean up.
And it's a percentage
game, you know.
You get a good piece
of the action.
No, no, Enoch,
ain't nothing
like that, man.
I just want to
put some money
on a number.
That's all.
Look here.
Look here.
My man's decided
to get down.
Man, do you know I've been
wanting you to play
for over a year now?
You know... A dollar.
Mmm-hmm.
Yes, sir.
Good doing business
with you, blood.
You know it ain't
stealing, but the
numbers is a good start.
What you want?
Oh...
141.
Mmm-hmm.
Like I said, blood,
good pleasure doing
business with you.
Yes, sir. What you say?
[LAUGHING]
Here's a good one.
"Review boards are
generally called upon
"to act in cases
involving what?"
Uh, cases...
Cases that appeal
to a lower court
that...
[WOMAN SCREAMING]
Daddy's doing you good.
[INAUDIBLE]
CHRISTELLA: Hey!
Ike, Ike?
Isaac, you in there?
Sure.
Yeah.
[BOTH LAUGHING]
Listen.
Baby, my head
is killing me.
Oh.
[EXHALING]
Ooh! Your neck is
as hard as a rock.
I better take
some aspirin.
What you need is
a little wine to
kind of loosen you up
and get rid of
all that tension.
Ike.
[DOOR CLOSING]
CHRISTELLA:
How you doing, baby?
You should get some sleep.
And you'll feel better
in the morning.
[EXCLAIMS]
[CHUCKLING] Hello! Hey.
What happened
to your headache?
It's gone.
Oh, great.
Hey.
[CHUCKLES]
Oh, that's nice.
Take you on a
long ride, girl.
Let me take you
down, baby.
Hey.
[EXCLAIMS]
What are you doing?
What are you doing?
Daddy ain't gonna
hurt you, baby.
[GRUNTS]
[GASPING]
[EXCLAIMING]
Oh, God!
Daddy's doing
you good, baby.
Oh, yeah, oh, yes!
Yeah, yeah, yes!
[GASPING]
[CHUCKLING] Stop now.
Man, come on.
God.
Come on, now.
Oh, stop.
[SCREAMS]
Daddy's doing you good!
Oh, God!
[GRUNTING]
RADIO ANNOUNCER:
Champion of God,
the Reverend Elija Bliss.
ELIJA: Satan, who is white,
is an evil spirit,
is dark and engulfs
all of us
with his wicked ways.
He is the prince
of darkness.
We must not let Satan
come into our house.
[TURNS RADIO OFF]
[HORN HONKING]
[TIRES SCREECHING]
WOMAN:
What are you trying to do?
Stop it!
Stop it!
Stop it!
What are you
trying to do?
WOMAN: Stop!
Will you stop?
Oh, please!
Help me!
Stop!
[WOMAN SCREAMING]
[WOMAN SOBBING]
Oh, my God!
Please, please!
Come on, get the fuck on
out of my goddamn car!
Please don't kill me.
Kill you?
Bitch, get off of me.
What the fuck is
wrong with you?
Is you crazy?
[SCOFFS]
[HUMMING]
WOMAN: J.D. Walker.
How the hell...
CHRISTELLA: Honey,
what kind of dressing
do you want?
Roquefort.
Huh?
Roquefort.
You wanna cut down
on your hours until
the exams are over?
Hendricks,
do you realize how
shorthanded I am?
Three guys quit on me
in the last two months.
Gasoline has gone up
two cents a gallon.
Look, Ralph, I didn't
mean to cause you any
problems, I just thought...
Problems? You don't
know the half of it!
Insurance is going
up this month,
this place is
falling to pieces,
and to top it all,
the cops came by.
Seems this woman is
laid up in the hospital.
She claims that one of the
drivers roughed her up,
beat her up in
one of my cabs.
And all she can remember
is that it was a black guy.
Well, I got 30 guys
working for me that
fit that description,
but that'll make
the insurance premiums
go up, sure as hell.
The body shop called
saying I owe money
on three cabs
that they fixed
in one month.
ELIJA: Everybody say, "Amen." CONGREGATION: Amen!
Everybody say, "Amen!"
CONGREGATION: Amen!
ELIJA: Everybody say, "Amen."
MAN: Murderer!
Murderer!
Murderer!
ELIJA: We must be vigilant!
We must be watchful!
[CROWD AGREEING]
We must not let Satan
come into our house!
I got to get
more comfortable
because I feel the
spirit in this house.
I feel the spirit
in this house now!
Can you feel it?
CONGREGATION: I can feel it!
I can feel it!
I can feel it!
It starts in my head!
And it starts to move
on down to my stomach!
And it makes me feel
all good inside!
It fills that void!
That... That empty space,
right here in my gut!
I say the spirit, yeah,
the spirit does that!
We all can feel
a part of that joy!
We all can feel a part
of his wondrous love!
All you've got to do
is get in touch with it
and go with it!
Go with it and feel his joy!
Go with it,
and feel a part of God!
And you've got your negative
forces on the ropes!
And it's going down
for the count!
Only a matter of time
before God is in your corner,
going to blows for you!
It's a matter of time
before sadness and sickness
is going down
for the final count!
Some, some, someday soon,
someday soon, each
and every one of us
will see our demons
going down for
the final count!
Someday soon,
each and every one of us
sees our own
personal devils
going out for
the final count!
Someday soon,
each and every one
of us will step
to the center of the
arena of our souls!
Clasp our hands
above our heads
in victory!
In victory!
Murderer!
Murderer!
Murderer!
In victory!
Victory!
[LAUGHING]
And with the holy help
of the holy spirit,
I fought my way back!
Yes, I said
I fought my way back
against the evils
and the demons,
and now I am victorious!
I am victorious!
ALL: Amen!
With the help
and the grace of God.
Just say, "Amen."
CONGREGATION: Amen!
Just say, "Amen!"
You're a fake and
a phony! You wasn't
even a decent fighter!
[SCREAMS]You're a fake!
[MUMBLING]
Let the poor soul go.
Let him go!
This man's got
enough chains.
Come.
You see this poor soul?
This is you and me.
[SCREAMING]
MAN: Elija, are you all right?
Get him out of here.
[ALL CHATTERING]
MAN: Liar!
Liar!
Young man.
Young man!
Thank you.
I don't know
your name.
Ike.
Isaac Hendricks.
Isaac.
This is my daughter,
Roberta,
and my brother,
Theotis.
I hope you come
back again. I...
I feel I know you.
Perhaps our souls
are connected.
I will.
I will come back very soon.
I hope so...
Isaac.
Good name.
The car's waiting.
See you again soon,
Ike.
[BELLS TOLLING]
[CHATTERING]
Goodbye, children.
Goodbye, children.
Bye-bye.
WOMAN: Same to you.
[ENGINE STARTING]
MAN: You said you was
gonna leave Elija.
WOMAN: [LAUGHING]
You're a fool.
You said you was
coming with me!
What kind of money?
I give you more money
than Elija gives you!
Oh, come on.
You could never give me
what Elija gives me.
And if you don't stop,
I'll tell him
that baby isn't his.
[LAUGHING]
And he'll kick you
out in the street.
You fool.
[CACKLING]
MAN: Oh, God!
[HIGH-PITCHED SCREAMING]
Ike, I was so
worried about you.
You're drunk.
Why?
I called up the garage.
Nobody knew where you were.
I don't know, I thought
you had an accident
or something.
You could have called
to let me know
you were okay.
Bitch!
I hate you.
Quit flapping your
goddamn gums.
No!
[LAMP SHATTERING]
What the hell
is the matter
with you?
Are you crazy?
How dare you talk to me like
I'm some kind of common,
sissified, nigger wimp?
What is this
shit, anyway?
Don't nobody talk
to me like that,
especially no bitch
whore like you!
Teach you to
fuck with me!
I ought to put you...Let go of me!
...in the goddamn street.
Come here.
You're crazy.
Get...
Get...
Teach her to fuck with me.
God damn her!
Silly-ass whore.
[CLATTERING]
[CHUCKLING]
Silly-ass bitch!
[SOBBING]
Fuck with me.
Well, stop fucking with me!
[J.D. SNICKERING]
[LAUGHING]
IKE: Chris... Honey...
I don't remember doing
any of those things.
I woke up this morning,
you were gone.
And you don't remember?
Well, that's funny,
because...
You were so drunk,
I'm surprised you even
remember your name.
Ike, you...
You beat me up.
You cursed me...
And you threw me
out of the apartment.
Chris...
I don't know
what to say.
I don't see how I could...
Oh, honey, listen...
I'm sorry.
Please forgive me.
[CLICKING]
She won't talk to you?
Yeah.
She blew in last night
like she had the
devil on her tail.
She was all hysterical.
Took hours to
calm her down.
I'm flipping out.
I'm fucking
flipping out.
I don't even remember.
Maybe I should
see a shrink.
I mean, I'm cracking up,
man. I blacked out.
Oh, man, you don't
need no shrink, and
you ain't cracking up.
Now, you under
a lot of pressure,
and last night you
got your head bad
and let off some steam,
that's all.
That's bullshit.
Hey, Ike, Christella
is gonna be back, man.
I think it's
a good thing
to go upside of
a woman's head
when the woman starts
handing you lip.
I mean, believe it or not,
they like that.
Hey, man, honest to God.
I mean, you have
got to go into your
nigger act on them
every once in a while.
They gonna push
you till you do.
They want you to show them
where the lines are.
You know something, man?
It's pretty encouraging
that you did what you did.
Now, as long as
I've known you,
you've always
seemed to be,
you know,
sort of repressed.
Well, last night,
you got tow up
and let it all out.
Now, that's fantastic, man.
I don't know.
I do know...
That my baby says
I beat her up,
and I don't
even remember.
Don't worry about it.
She's gonna be back.
CARL: Chris, your folks are
really worried about you.
They called and asked
me to talk to you.
This guy could
be dangerous.
Ike is not dangerous.
Now, he is going
through a thing.
He needs time to get
his head together.
So do I.
That's why I left.
You don't call
that dangerous?
This looks worse
than it is.
I thought you didn't
like violent cats.
I thought that
turned your stomach.
[SIGHING]
I don't understand you.
Now, let's not start
in on that, okay, Carl?
Because it wasn't
about that.
Then what was it about?
Now, look,
my parents didn't
call you because
you're a friend.
They called you
because you are a cop.
They blew this whole thing
out of proportion.
Now, your being
my ex-husband
doesn't give you
any right to come
back into my life.
I told them I would
keep an eye on Ike.
All right, it's for you.
You just don't stop
loving someone.
I want to make sure
he's as cool as you think.
Okay?
Girl, would you stop
thinking about that man?
I can't help it,
Phyllis.
It won't do
you any good.
I know.
Chris!
Uh...
How you doing, baby?
Oh.
Speak of the devil.
The sooner we talk
about this thing,
the sooner we get
it straightened out.
I guess I don't have
much choice, do I?
Phyllis.
Um...
About, um...
[STUTTERING]
The other night...
I need you.
Chris...
Baby, something
is happening to me,
and I don't know
what it is.
I've never felt
this lost before
in my life, baby.
I don't know
what's happening.
I know I did
something foul to you.
I said some foul things.
Uh, I'm sorry, baby.
Ah...
I want you to come
back to me, Chris.
It's hard, Ike.
I'm just as confused
as you are.
Now, your head is
in a bad place
for whatever reason.
You beat me up,
and yet you say
you don't remember.
I don't remember. Chris...
That's not the point.
Now, how can I be sure
it won't happen again?
I do love you, Ike,
and I want to
see you get this
thing cleared up,
but, Ike...
Oh, God.
I'm sorry, baby.
No, no, I'm sorry.
Good-bye, Ike.
I'll give you a call,
and, um...
CHOIR ON RADIO:
♪ Battle of Jericho
♪ And the wall
comes tumbling down
♪ That wall, now
♪ Down in the battle
of Jericho
♪ Jericho
♪ Jericho
♪ Jericho
♪ Jericho
♪ Down in the battle
of Jericho
♪ And the wall comes
tumbling down ♪
ELIJA: Good evening,
church.
CONGREGATION:
Good evening, Reverend.
[CHUCKLES]
And it is a good evening
with all you good
brothers and sisters
here tonight.
And we gonna try
and make it a little bit
better, all right?
CONGREGATION: Yeah! ELIJA: Amen, now.
ALL: Amen!
ELIJA: Faith is the evidence
of things hoped for.
Oh, yeah.
Faith is the evidence
of things unseen.
[CHUCKLES]
You a big boy now.
You can take it.
Yeah, I'm gonna take it,
huh? You think I'm
gonna take it, huh?
I'm gonna take you to
the killing floor, huh?
And I'm gonna cut you
every kind of way.
I'm gonna cut you
all kind of ways.
You know, it's over.
Your life is over!
Goddamn...
You!
You think that...
Get off me!
[IKE GRUNTING]
Oh, shit!
ELIJA: I believe...
I believe that we have worked
our way to this point.
I believe the source
we call ourselves...
[CHUCKLES]
And the Spirit
did that part,
the Spirit did that part.
I said, the Spirit
did that part!
Oh, yeah!
[IKE CACKLING]
[EXCLAIMS]
I said, the Spirit
did that part!
[CHEERING]
[APPLAUDING]
And we did that all with
the help of the Spirit.
The Holy Spirit
did us, huh?
The Holy Spirit.
You know what the
Holy Spirit is, now?
The Spirit helped us
to move on up
a little higher!
[ALL CHEERING]
Move on up
a little higher!
[CHUCKLING]
I believe that the
Holy Spirit and faith
are the helpmates
that help us
to spar, huh?
Against the evil,
wicked life!
And with their help,
we will win!
We will win!
Let the church say ,
"We will win!"
CONGREGATION: We will win!
[ALL EXCLAIMING]
We will win!
Why don't you give
me a lift home?
You mean, to your
father's place?
No. I've got
my own place.
I'm a big girl.
Sure.
Good evening.
I'm glad you
could come.
ROBERTA: Papa, Ike's
giving me a ride home.
Good night.
[BELLS TOLLING]
[CHATTERING]
[ENGINE STARTING]
I don't like him.
I don't want him around.
You shouldn't
have let Roberta
go off with him.
I like him.
He's all right.
We're all God's
children, Theotis.
"All God's children."
Shit, he's a rowdy
street nigger,
and he's gonna
cause trouble.
Always hanging around
with his funny eyes.
He's on something,
and he is trouble.
[SIGHS]
I'll tend to
spiritual matters,
and you run the
organization, okay?
You do what
you do best,
and I'll use
my own judgment
in these matters.
"Spiritual matters,"
my behind.
You're starting
to believe your own
jive sermons, brother.
You're pimping
God's consciousness
like some kind
of fat whore.
You're just selling
cheap feel-good thrills
to a bunch of suckers
who are looking
for the second
coming of Jesus,
or some such shit.
Just keep in mind what
you really do, Elija,
and I'll keep
the show running...
Smoothly.
I feel no danger, Theotis.
Well, I sure as hell do,
and I'm gonna make sure
that somebody keeps
a beady eye on his ass.
There is no danger,
Theotis.
I know these things.
[JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING]
What about your mama?
I never knew my mother.
She died when
I was a baby.
I lived with an aunt
till I was about 15.
Then I went to live with
my uncle and my father,
but I had already
started my evil ways.
[LAUGHING]
Ever do something
on impulse?
All the time.
Come here.
[LAUGHING]
We're a lot alike,
aren't we?
[LAUGHING]
Hey, man! Hey!
[EXCLAIMS]Shit!
This is just a
warning, sucker.
You shape up quick,
or we gonna get down.
Who are you guys?
What do you guys want?
I do the talkin', nigger.
Theotis Bliss don't
want you hanging
around Roberta.
Now you be cool,
or you gonna come up
with your throat cut.
Dig that, Doctor? Huh?
How dare you...
Run with them
motherfuckers.
You're my baby sister.
You're my baby
sister, Betty Jo!
You my baby sister,
Betty Jo.
They are my enemies!
They my enemies!
[GRUNTS]
The boss is right.
You one weird nigger.
[GASPING]
Now, you been warned.
So be cool.
Dig it?
MAN: Oh, my God!
Oh, my God!
Ike?
[WATER RUNNING]
Hi.
Oh, I missed
you so much.
I love you, baby.
I love you, too.
Ike?
What in the world
have you done
to yourself?
What's the matter,
baby?
Don't you like your
daddy's conk, huh?
Oh, God. Now,
I thought this shit
was all over with.
Over?
Bitch, J.D. just
gettin' it together,
just startin' to
make his move.
I thought you
had gone away.
It was over.
You said it was over!
I hate bitches
like you,
think you better
than somebody else.
You just tryin' to
get in between me
and what I got to do.
Now, I don't want
that nigger flatfoot
following me around.
You call him off,
the motherfucker.
[SNARLS]
[CHOKING]
What's the
matter, baby?
Scared of your daddy?
I'm going to teach
you once and for all
to fuck with J.D. Walker.
[SCREAMING]
No! God!
No! Oh, God! Oh, God!
Ow!
Oh, God!
[SCREAMING]
Hell. There is
a dead bitch.
Get her. Punch her!
Goddamn bitch!
IKE: Open the door.
Open the goddamn door!
[POUNDING]
IKE: Jesus!
Open this goddamn door!
I'll kill your ass, bitch!
[DOORKNOB RATTLING]
Oh, God.
My God.
[SOBBING]
IKE: Damn it! God damn!
Oh, God, oh, God.
Oh, God, help me.
Oh, Ike. Oh, God.
It's all right.
I don't need your ass,
you know.
Oh, God.
[BANGS]
[SNARLS]
[JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING]
Man, I ain't seen
a getup like that
in 25 years.
[LAUGHS] Yeah.
Yeah, sharp as a tack
and ready to stick.
Won't you have a table?
Not right now, sugar.
I'm gonna look around.
All right,
have a good time.
Have a good time.
Now...
Ain't you
a fine young thing?
What's your name?
Sheryl. What's yours?
J.D. Walker.
The boss talker.
The water walker!
[BOTH LAUGHING]
Yeah. You're really
something else.
That's right.
Me and Jesus.
[LAUGHING]
He wasn't himself.
He turned into this...
Into this monster,
a whole other person.
I don't give a damn
who he was.
Look at you.
He's a maniac.
I'm gonna teach
him a lesson.
Goddamn it, Carl,
I keep telling you,
there is something
wrong with Ike.
He was trying to
tell me, and I
wouldn't listen.
He was calling
out for help.
Chris, why do you
keep defending him?
He almost killed you.
TONY: No, listen, man,
she's right.
We all should have known.
Well, I should have known.
The headaches,
the doctor thing.
The guy was going through
some heavy changes
and wouldn't
nobody listen.
CHRISTELLA:
Tonight, he kept saying
he was this "J.D. Walker."
"J.D. Walker."
It wasn't Ike. I know that.
I'm going after him.
And I want to get
my hands on him
before anybody else does.
Aw, man,
why don't you listen?
[DOOR OPENING]
[DOOR SLAMMING]
I warned her about
that guy the first
time he beat her up.
I told her Hendricks
would be dangerous,
but she wouldn't listen.
She went back
to him anyway.
Now she ends up
half dead and raped.
Carl, I'm warning you
now. Simmer down.
You can't afford to
go losing your head
over this thing.
There's an APB out
on him. We'll get him.
I wish I could
get my hands
on him first.
I'd blow his
goddamned brains away.
He's a maniac, George,
a fuckin' schizo killer.
"J.D. Walker," my ass.
What?
Ah, the bastard
told Chris his name
was J.D. Walker.
J.D. Walker's been dead
for over 30 years.
That was the best
fucking I ever had.
That's 'cause you've been
dealin' with the ace.
You got to leave?
Where you goin', sugar?
I got business
to take care of.
Oh, shit,
that's my old man!
Shit!
Better go talk to him.
Sheryl?
Hey. What you doing
back so soon, baby?
You got somebody with
you, don't you, bitch?
No. No. I...Yeah, you got
somebody with you.
And I'm gonna
kick the son of
a bitch's ass.
Back off!
Yeah, that's right.
I fucked your woman.
Sucker.
Motherfucker,
I'm gonna kill ya.
I'm gonna rip
your ass apart.
Come on.
This nigger's crazy.
I'm the craziest nigger
you ever gonna meet.
[SCREAMING]
Yeah.
I'm gonna cut you every
which way but loose.
I'm gonna kill you!
[YELLING]
Come on.
I'll kill you.
I'll kill you.
I'll kill you!
[GRUNTS]
You get up,
I'll send you to
meet your Maker.
Now, what you know?
Big nigger
got some sense.
[CHUCKLING]
I'm taking your car.
Good night, sugar.
[LAUGHING]
[DOG BARKING]
[THUNDER RUMBLING]
[THUNDER RUMBLING]
Please!
Let me go!
[WOMAN SCREAMING]
[GUN FIRING]
I'll have my revenge!
MAN: I'm gonna give you
a break, man. I'm gonna
mash your face.
[VOICES ARGUING]
MAN 2: You a big boy now,
you can take it.
I'm gonna take it, huh?
You think I'm gonna take it?
I'm gonna take you
to the killing floor,
and I'll cut you
every time!
I'm gonna cut you
all kinds of ways!
It's over!
Your life is over!
CONGREGATION: Amen!
ELIJA: The church say, "Amen!"
Amen!
Anything that you
can conceive
and believe in
can become true!
As long as it becomes
a thought in your mind,
then it becomes reality!
Now, if I had not
thought that it
was possible
for me to change my life,
I'd still be in the gutter
today!
ALL: Amen!
We are all...
[APPLAUSE CEASES]
So you're a jackleg
preacher now, huh, Elija?
[WOMEN GASPING]
Yeah, that's right.
It's J.D. Walker.
Where's that good-for-nothing
brother of yours?
[CHUCKLING NASTILY]
I got a score to
settle with him.
[SCREAMING]
Why did you come back, J.D.?
My business is with Theotis.
You never was in this.
You tell Theotis to meet
me on the killing floor.
He know where it is.
[LAUGHING]
[WHOOPING]
[LAUGHING]
[CACKLING]
Walker turned up
dead one night.
They never found out
who killed him.
He was a hustler.
Ran a numbers game
and a black-market meat
racket during the war.
He had a lot of enemies
and a lot of women.
Hmm.
Bliss was involved
in the underworld
in the '40s,
and Hendricks
is tied to him.
But why? Why would
a kid like Hendricks
even know about J.D. Walker?
Carl.
Just got a report
of some guy fitting
Hendricks' description,
assaulting, tried to kill
a man and his wife
with a razor.
He took their Continental.
We got the license number.
What the hell
do you mean
J.D. Walker is back?
He's back. I saw him.
He said he has a score
to settle with you.
It's some hustler
running a game.
This is what comes
of being so open
about the past.
It's not a game.
J.D. Walker is back.
Don't you understand?
This is a test.
God is testing me.
This boy is possessed by
the spirit of J.D. Walker.
Theotis, his soul
must be purged of
this evil spirit.
I must make J.D.
understand that
his soul won't rest
until he comes to grips
with this heinous
crime he committed.
Theotis, it is
really my fight.
It was I
who loved Betty Jo.
It was because of
me that he killed
his only sister.
Well...
I'll get rid of the fool.
No. I will go
and talk to him.
That almost got you
killed once before.
Theotis, I've always
been indebted to you
for saving my life.
Now, me and Roberta
suffered a terrible loss
when Betty Jo was killed.
Now, this thing,
I must bring this
thing to an end.
I will walk into
the valley of the
shadow of death
and talk this
evil spirit down.
Elija, deal with
the real world.
We don't know what
this maniac will do.
No, Theotis, just once...
Let's do it my way.
Okay.
We'll both go.
[DOOR CREAKING]
[DRIPPING]
WOMAN: You're crazy.
You're such an idiot.
[LAUGHING]
MAN: You said you was
gonna leave Elija!
[WOMAN LAUGHING]
You said you was
coming with me!
You're such an idiot.
You're such a fool.
I gave you money!
You could never
give me enough money.
I give you more money
than Elija gives you!
If you don't stop,
I'm gonna tell Elija
that baby isn't his,
and he'll kick you
out on the street.
And if you do,
I'll kill you!
You wouldn't
do anything.
You ain't gonna
tell nothin'!
[LAUGHING]
You ain't gonna
tell nothin'!
[DISTORTED HIGH-PITCHED
SCREAMING]
J.D.: Betty Jo!
Oh, God!
Murderer.
Murderer!
Murderer!
[DOOR CLICKING]
[DOOR CREAKING]
J.D.!
J.D. Walker!
We're here!
I've come to save
your soul, J.D.
Let this feud be over.
Let your soul rest.
Leave vengeance
to the Lord.
IKE: Shut up, Elija!
Fool!
You always been the
bootlickin' lackey!
You still is
a buck-dancin'
nigger puppet!
You should've stayed
in your church, Elija!
I told you my business
was with Theotis.
[WHISPERING]
Get out of here!
Theotis killed
my sister!
You took dives whenever
that nigger told you to.
You the chump,
all right, Elija!
Theotis killed Betty Jo
because she was gonna
tell you something!
That baby she had
wasn't yours!
Belonged to Theotis!
Roberta...
You look just
like your mama.
I had to do it.
Your mama and J.D.
were no damn good.
Theotis...
In the name of Jesus...
I made you.
You were nothing without me.
You were shit.
I made you,
and she was with you.
She had my child,
but she was with you.
[LAUGHING]
She laughed at me,
mocked me,
threatened to tell.
I had to kill the bitch.
[GUN FIRES]
No!
ROBERTA: Papa!
[GUN FIRING]
Give me the gun, Elija!
I'll kill you!
Kill you!
Papa!
Kill him!
[SOBBING]
[LAUGHING MANIACALLY]
[GUN FIRING]
[LAUGHING]
You're dead!
[SOBBING]
[PANTING]
ROBERTA: I killed him.
No.
Oh, God.
Oh!
[SOBBING] Sweet Jesus.
[SIRENS WAILING]
ROBERTA: [SOBBING]
Oh, sweet Jesus.
Hendricks!
CARL: I'll kill you.
[GRUNTS]
Carl!
Carl!
What the hell's
the matter with you?
No!
[SOBBING]
Help me, God.
What have I done?
[SOBBING]
What have I done?
[WEEPING]
DETECTIVE: You live
in New Orleans, right?
IKE: Yes.
Drive a cab?Right.
You said you
go to law school.
Are you married?
Not really.
Oh, you just
living with someone.
What's her name?
Christella Borden.
You can remember that,
but you can't remember
anything else?
Not much.
Let's keep on trying.
The girl says she did it.
I don't believe
that for a minute.
I want that
joker's ass
under the jail.
Hendricks says he can't
remember anything.
Of course he doesn't!
He doesn't want to be
slapped with a
murder 1, not to
mention forcible rape.
You're just pissed
off because of the girl.
She won't press charges.
The son of a bitch
raped her!
She won't press
charges!
You're telling me I did
all those weird things
because I was possessed?
ELIJA: It was J.D.'s
voice and his manner.
Isaac Hendricks was a
vessel for God's justice.
And now he's free
to live his own life.
J.D. Walker can rest
in eternal peace.
You mean...
I can just be walkin'
down the street
and get taken over
by some demon
out to get revenge
on somebody?
It can happen
anytime, anywhere.
You were possessed.
There's no doubt
about that.
But is it over?
How do I know it
won't happen again?
There's no way
to know that.
[CHUCKLES]
Aw, that's crazy.
DETECTIVE:
All right, let's set
the record straight.
It's my understanding
that in the struggle,
the gun went off.
Theotis might have even
pulled the trigger
himself, right?
Yes.
All right. That
wraps it up for me.
[CRYING] Papa.
I raised you
as my daughter,
and you'll always
be that to me.
Come on. Let's go.
Ike, I don't want
to have to see you
in here again.
[CHUCKLING]
I don't want to
be back here again.
Thank you, Captain.
Bad suit, blood.
[LAUGHING]
Man, I'm sorry,
but I had to.
I could use
something to eat.
That's nothin' new.
Oh, yeah,
that's his problem.
Always eatin'.
Hey, man, do
you see this?
Now, people call
this a natural
rock formation.
[LAUGHING]
There's your natural
rock formation, man.
Good to have you back,
blood.
Good to be back, man.
Let's go.
♪ I will never let you go
♪ Why? Because I love you so
♪ I've made all these plans
♪ I hope you understand
♪ We've weathered the storm
♪ Now you're in my arms
♪ And I'll never
♪ Never let you go
♪ I will never
♪ No, never
♪ I'll never
♪ No, no
♪ I will never
ever let you go
♪ I will never let you go
♪ I could never
love you more
♪ All my feeling's gone
♪ We can carry on
♪ If you take my hand
♪ I know we'll start again
♪ And I'll never
♪ Never let you go
♪ I will never
♪ No, never
♪ I'll never
♪ Whoa, no
♪ I will never,
ever let you go ♪