Good Times (1974–1979): Season 3, Episode 18 - J.J.'s Fiancee: Part 2 - full transcript
Thelma finds out that Diana uses heroin when she finds her purse in her room (J.J. had taken Thelma's by mistake). After finding out that the supplier is only in elementary school, it soon becomes a race against time to make contact with J.J. and Diana - who have traveled to Indiana to elope - before it is too late.
♪ Good times Any time
you meet a payment ♪
♪ Good times Any
time you need a friend ♪
♪ Good times Any time
you're out from under ♪
♪ Not gettin' hassled
Not gettin' hustled ♪
♪ Keepin' your
head Above water ♪
♪ Makin' a wave when you can ♪
♪ Temporary layoffs Good times ♪
♪ Easy credit
rip-offs Good times ♪
♪ Scratchin' and
survivin' Good times ♪
♪ Hangin' in a chow
line Good times ♪
♪ Ain't we lucky we got 'em? ♪
♪ Good times ♪♪
Here are scenes
from "J.J.'s Fiancée, Part One."
Family, are you
all ready for this?
Today I asked Diane to
marry me, and she said yes.
Lord have mercy.
My daughter ain't eloping
with no bony Romeo.
But Daddy... You be quiet.
Now for the conclusion
of "J.J.'s Fiancée."
I don't want to hear
no more about it.
You ain't gonna get married,
and you ain't gonna elope.
But Dad... Not with my daughter.
Son, don't do something
you're gonna be sorry for.
Yeah, you better back off, J.J.
No, Thelma.
I'm sorry, Dad,
but I got to stand
up for myself.
Don't you press your
luck with me, Junior.
Please, think about
what you'll be doing.
Diane, are you feeling
better now, honey?
Oh, yeah, Ma.
It's just one of my headaches.
I took some aspirins.
They really do a job.
Are you all still fighting
about that elopement?
We ain't fighting about it,
because it's off, you got that?
Okay, okay. It's off, off.
It's nothing to worry about.
What?!
They're right, J.J.
Maybe we shouldn't get married.
Don't say that, Diane.
Here I am, fighting
Custer's last stand,
and you come out
speaking Comanche.
Honey, if our parents
are that much against
it, it must be wrong.
You know, parents do know best.
But Diane, you said we'd elope.
Go ahead. Elope.
As long as it ain't with Diana.
Alone?
I can't carry myself
over the threshold.
J.J., let's just give it up.
We can wait.
What's a few years?
Oh, thank heaven
somebody's talking sense.
Yeah, you're
right on that, baby.
What's going on?
I don't understand
what's happening.
Well, J.J., you're
back to normal.
It's all over.
Now, son, I don't understand
how you get to be so stubborn.
I can't imagine.
Hi, y'all. Hey, Willona.
Oh, Lucille and
Fred. How you doing?
I'm sorry I'm
late for the party.
Thelma, get up. Let
me see that dress.
Oh, it's beautiful. Thank you.
Flo, you really outdid yourself.
Diane, you look pretty.
Thank you.
J.J., you're gorgeous.
What can I say?
Willona, what kept you so long?
Well, I got hung
up at the boutique
working on this guy, you know.
He ordered six of
the foxiest dresses
and still couldn't
make up his mind.
About what?
About which one to wear home.
I brought some champagne
to toast the graduates.
There you go, James.
Come on, James, open it.
This is a party, ain't it?
You're right on that, buddy.
Oh, Willona, you're
always so thoughtful.
Oh, it ain't nothing, Flo.
I just hope James
don't get too high
and start, uh, getting romantic
and drinking out
of your slipper.
Ain't nothing as bad
as waking up with a bad
hangover the next day
and stepping into
some soggy slippers.
Diane, Thelma, enjoy
every minute of this night.
It's the most important
night of your life.
Honey, I'll never
forget my senior prom.
Those were the days.
I look back on them as
the summer of my life.
Whoo!
To be exact, it was
the summer of '49.
Well, I was the only 4-year-old
in the graduating class.
J.J., we'd better get
going to the prom.
You still want to go?
Of course I do.
Will you get my coat
and purse, please?
They're in Thelma's room. Okay.
Thelma, you don't mind
if we leave a little early?
No, that's all right. Okay.
Well, honey, it's awfully
early to be leaving.
Don't you think you should...
I know, Ma. It's prom night.
I don't want to miss any of it.
I'm ready to party! Oww!
Then you kids go ahead
and have a good time.
Thank you, Daddy.
Good night, Mr. and Mrs. Evans.
Good night, Diana. Have a ball.
Bye, Ma.
Don't be out too late.
We won't.
Be careful now.
Okay. He will.
Oh, wait a minute, Diane.
I forgot your corsage.
We don't need it.
We're not going to the prom.
What?
Where are we going?
We're going to elope.
But Diane, you said
back there that...
I know what I said back there,
but there's no sense
in arguing with them.
We just do it,
and we'll come
back man and wife.
But... Diane... I can't go.
I'm not dressed to elope.
What are you talking about?
This is rented.
I can go, but my tux
has got to stay here.
J.J., don't worry about it.
But... I got a
dental appointment
on Tuesday.
Now, what's more important?
Our marriage or your teeth?
Well, right now, our marriage,
but when Dad
finds out, my teeth.
J.J., it'll be too late. Our
parents won't do anything.
But I didn't even say goodbye.
I didn't even pack anything.
You packed everything I need.
Now you're
telling it like it is.
Well, here it is.
Uh-huh. Uh-huh-huh.
Ha, ha. Yeah.
Mm-hmm.
Very nice.
My compliments, Mr. Innkeeper.
Thank you.
Well, do you like it, my dear?
Oh, J.J., it's
really out of sight.
Yeah, that's because I
know how to pick them.
You can always
tell a good motel.
That's the kind
with only one light burnt
out in the vacancy sign.
Ah, world traveler, huh?
Well, you know how it is, bro.
Yeah, I go first
class all the way,
don't spare any expense.
Uh, when's check-out time?
Noon.
And what do we do if
we want room service?
Check in to another motel.
One more thing.
Do you know the telephone number
of a preacher?
We want to get married.
Ah, you said you were married.
Uh... Uh... Uh, we are.
It's just that
it felt so good the first time,
we thought we'd do it again.
Yeah, you understand.
Hey, look, I just rent rooms.
It ain't none of my business.
I mean, if I was a meddler,
I would have probably wondered
why you checked in
without any luggage.
Uh... Uh... We lost it.
Mm-hmm. Where?
On the bus. On the plane.
Uh, see,
we lost half of it on a bus,
and half of it on a plane.
It has been a very long trip.
From Chicago?
Hey, now, look, you kids.
You're not putting
anything over on me.
Ever year at prom time,
we get hundreds of kids
coming into Indiana
to get married.
You aren't going to
kick us out, are you?
Oh, now, do I look
like that kind of guy?
No.
Tell you what I'll do.
Why don't you let me take care
of the whole thing for you.
You see, I kind of
like to think of myself
as the travelers' friend.
I can get you the
justice of the peace,
the license, the works.
You'd do all that for us?
Oh, how could I turn down
such a nice couple?
Oh, it'll be beautiful.
It'll be romantic.
It'll be five bucks.
Oh.
A mere pittance for
a man of my stature.
Thank you.
Now, the cost of the
wedding, you know,
is strictly up to you,
but if you want the deluxe,
I can arrange for the
limousines, for the flowers,
the organ music...
Well, we were thinking about
something a little more simple.
Oh? Like what?
Like a preacher and
a box of Uncle Ben's.
Well, I guess I can do that too.
So when are the nuptials
going to take place?
Well, we figured
right after the wedding.
No, J.J.
We'd want to get married
as soon as possible.
Right, and I'll let you know
as soon as
everything is arranged.
Thank you.
Thank you, friend
of the traveler.
We did it, J.J.
Do you believe it?
We're really going
to be married.
Yeah.
Mr. and Mrs. Evans.
What?
Mr. and Mrs. Evans.
That's our new name.
But it can't be.
That's Ma and Dad's name.
You'll have to excuse
me. I'm a little nervous.
Oh, honey, take it easy.
Come on. Relax.
Look.
It's just the two of us,
all alone in the room
with nothing but time...
What do you think we should do?
Uh... Let's go down
to the front office
and get some postcards.
We don't need any postcards.
Uh... let's call the folks.
They're probably
worried about us by now.
We can call them
after the wedding.
Relax... lambchop.
As Dad would say, "Have mercy."
Oh, look, James.
Here's a picture
of you holding J.J.
when he was just a little baby.
Yeah.
How can you tell that's J.J.?
He's all wrapped
up in a blanket.
Are you kidding?
Look at them feet.
He's the only baby there
with size 13-and-a-half
triple-E booties.
Ma, Dad.
Thelma, what are you
doing home so early?
What's wrong?
Ma, I found out
something terrible.
What's wrong, baby girl?
What is it, sweetheart?
Oh, Diane and J.J. never
showed up at the prom.
What do you mean,
they ain't showed up?
I asked around and
nobody's seen them.
I don't understand. What
could have happened?
I know what happened.
They went ahead and did it.
They done eloped. What?
Not Diane... Oh, it's
even worse than that.
What do you mean, Thelma?
Oh, Ma, I can't say it.
Come on, baby girl, say it.
Thelma, come on.
What is it?
Oh, Ma,
you know when
J.J. went in the room
to get Diana's things? Yes, yes.
He made a mistake and took
my purse instead of Diana's,
and I got hers.
What do I care about Diana's
purse? They just eloped.
Well, Mr. Buchanan,
it's not the purse.
It's what's in it.
Thelma!
Ma, look.
Oh, my God.
Oh, God.
Come on, Lucille.
You've got to get
ahold of yourself.
I'm sorry I had
to tell you that,
but it was something
you had to know.
Right, Daddy?
You did the right
thing, baby girl.
Man, you're talking
about trouble?
We got it.
Two junkies marrying each other.
Hey. Hey.
Two junkies?
Sure.
They've been seeing
each other for a long time.
Your skinny Romeo
probably got our
little girl on the stuff.
Now, wait a
minute, Fred. Hold it.
One thing we know for
sure, Junior ain't no junkie.
Our son's got too much
sense for something like that.
Fred, we've always tried
to bring our kids up right.
You saying we brought
our daughter up wrong?
No, Fred. I'm not
saying that at all.
Oh, Fred, please...
I don't believe it, Lucille,
and I won't believe it!
Well, I believe it, Fred.
What?
All those headaches of Diana's.
It wasn't just headaches, Fred.
It was more than that.
I've noticed
changes in her lately.
She's been real edgy
and nervous and...
Well, I know, as a mother,
I should have sat down
and tried to talk to her
and tried to find
out why, but I didn't.
I was hoping it
would go away. I...
I'm sorry, Florida, James.
I wanted to blame
anybody, everybody,
the whole world.
I know how you
feel, but look here.
If you're gonna blame somebody,
blame them pushers
out in the streets.
They slip the
kids the free pills,
and then when they
get them freaked out,
they push them
onto the hard stuff,
the bloodsuckers.
I'm getting sick to my
stomach from all this.
Excuse me.
You break your back
trying to raise a kid,
give them a decent life,
teach them right from
wrong, and now this.
You'd always figure
it would happen to
somebody else's kid,
never your own.
I know how you feel, Fred.
It's got to be tearing
you apart, man.
Oh, this isn't just a night.
It's a nightmare.
Fred, look.
I found something
in Diana's purse.
It's a phone number.
But there's no name on it.
Well, that's strange.
No, maybe it ain't
so strange, baby.
When you're a junkie,
you make sure you got
your connection with you
all the time.
Are you saying
that this could be
the number of the pusher?
Yeah, why not? They change
their numbers all the time.
Maybe Diane wrote it down
so she wouldn't forget it.
If I ever get my
hands on that dude...
You just might do that, Fred.
Huh?
Thelma, come on
out here a minute.
What are you going to do?
Thelma sounds just
like Diane on the phone.
Maybe we'll get Thelma
to make a little phone
call for a reorder,
and we get us a
quick delivery, huh?
Yeah.
Hey, Diane.
I got us a couple
of Dr. Peppers.
You know, they even
got free ice down there.
I tell you, when you
live in the ghetto,
you just don't
know what class is.
Yeah, this is a nice place.
Yeah,
and they even got a
candy machine down here.
Chewing gum, gum drops,
chocolate chip cookies,
cheese crackers.
I tell you, boy, if we
don't run out of quarters,
we could spend the
rest of our lives here.
Hey, look at this.
Television set, radio,
coin-operated bed that vibrates.
Man, I guess you should
expect all this luxury
when you're spending
six dollars a night.
Where's that motel owner?
He should have been back with
some word about the wedding
by now.
Yeah, you're right.
If he don't get back here soon,
they're going to
put out a warrant
for this tuxedo.
Well, I think I better
go freshen up a bit.
I'll be counting the minutes.
J.J., this isn't my purse.
You took Thelma's by mistake.
What am I supposed
to do without my purse?
It's no big deal.
Use Thelma's lipstick...
if you don't mind
painting on a little ugly.
That is not funny!
That was dumb!
That was really dumb!
Calm down, Diana.
Is there anything
I can do for you?
No. I'm sorry.
I didn't mean to yell at you.
It's just the tension
of the wedding
and everything.
I don't... Well,
take it easy, Diane.
Why don't you
just lay down here.
I'll spring for the quarter.
We can get this bed to vibrating
to soothe your nerves again.
Come on, now. Lay down here.
Oh, J.J.
You don't know what you did.
Oh.
You hear anything, James?
Not yet, Fred.
James, I don't like the idea
of a pusher coming
into our home.
It could be dangerous.
Fred, you can't take the law
into your own hands, honey.
What are the police for?
They're for after we
get through with him.
I think Lucille is right.
We ought to wait
and let somebody else do this.
Come on, now.
Will y'all be quiet?
I hear somebody
getting off the elevator.
Baby, you and Lucille,
go on in the bedroom.
James, do be careful.
We'll be careful.
Please, go on, now.
That's it, Fred. You ready?
Diana here?
You the pusher?
No, I'm the Avon lady.
Hey!
Why, you... Now,
easy, Fred. Easy.
It ain't what you think.
My mother sent me to
the store for some sugar.
What's your name?
Little Bo Peep.
Why, you... Fred. Easy, man.
Look here, Bo Peep.
If you don't watch your mouth,
you're going to lose
a lot more than your sheep.
Careful, muscle head.
You hit me,
and I'll have you
arrested for child beating.
Lucille. Florida.
Y'all come on out here.
I can't believe it, James.
This punk, this
half-pint of trash,
delivering to my daughter.
What did you expect, Popeye?
The French Connection?
Why you... Fred.
There he is.
That's your pusher.
James... He's just a baby.
Baby, huh?
Well, this ain't
no talcum powder.
Hey, I hate to waste a trip.
Any of you want to buy that?
It's pure. Give you
a sky-high high.
Where do you get
this stuff, punk?
I just deliver.
I get it from this dude who
gets it from somebody else
who gets it from the boss dude.
And this I know for sure,
the boss dude don't
live in the projects.
How about my stuff?
You want to buy?
That's gold, man.
The only place
this gold is going
is down the drain.
Go on, get out of here.
Hey, man, it's cool, it's cool.
There's more where
that came from.
Hey, and if you change
your mind and want to deal,
you can find me
at the schoolyard.
I deliver first thing
in the morning.
The kids like to cop
a fix before class.
James, we've got
to call the police
or do something.
We just can't let this kid
run out on the street like this.
Go ahead, lady. Call the fuzz.
What can they do?
Juvenile court is so crowded,
I'd be 40 before
my case comes up.
Piece of cake.
Later, Popeye.
James, is there
nothing we can do
to stop them?
Not as long
as business is as
good as it is, Florida.
There's a lot of people
out there, black and white,
some of them so tired
of fighting the odds,
they figure if they
can't get out for real,
they'll get out in a dream.
Well, how can you
win when the suppliers
got kids doing the
dirty work for them?
You can't,
not when the boys on top
are making all that money.
I don't buy that, Fred.
Not for one minute.
In 1961, President Kennedy said
we'd have a man
on the moon by '70,
and we did it.
Now, you can't tell me
that a country that
can put a man on moon
can't stop dope traffic.
I don't believe it.
Well, everything's arranged.
I got you a justice
of the peace.
Very reasonable.
Oh, yeah? How reasonable?
10 bucks,
but that includes
his wife as a witness,
and his 10-year-old
kid playing the piano.
10-year-old kid
playing the piano, huh?
I got a feeling instead
of "Oh, Promise Me,"
we're going to get "Chopsticks."
Hey, don't worry.
My niece is very good.
Anyway, it's all set
for 11 in the
morning on Tuesday.
Hey, that's great.
Wait a minute.
Tuesday's three days from now.
Yeah. You get the
license in the morning,
and then there's a
three-day waiting period.
Waiting period?
You never said anything
about a waiting period.
Oh, sure. That's a state law.
We can't stay
here for three days.
I can't go that
long without my...
I mean, we don't have
a change of clothes.
Well, maybe there's a
place we can rent underwear.
It won't work. I can't do it.
Hey, look,
you kids want to get
married or don't you?
Uh, could you let
us talk about it?
We'll get back to
you. Yeah, sure.
Thank you very much.
Diane.
Look, we've gotten this far.
We might as well wait.
I can't wait!
I can't!
Diane, don't you love me?
Of course I love you.
It's nothing like that.
It's nothing to
do with that. It's...
Well, it's our
parents. Our parents.
They're going to
be worried sick.
Well, then, I'll call them.
I'll tell them we're
in another state,
we're going to get married,
we have a three-day
waiting period,
but we're okay.
But I'm not okay!
I'm not okay!
I don't feel good.
Wow, I knew brides
get nervous, but...
am I that much?
Maybe I am.
Hello?
I'd like to call
Chicago... collect.
Don't worry, Lucille.
We'll find her,
and when they do,
there are a lot of places
that can help kids like Diana.
All the big cities have
drug abuse centers.
Now, look, Lucille,
it ain't going to be no
easy road back for her,
but if she wants to make it,
she can make it
all the way back.
Hello?
Yes, yes, of course
I'll accept the charges.
It's J.J.
All right. All right.
Oh, thank God.
Hello, Ma?
Look, we're in another state,
we're going to get married,
we have a three-day
waiting period,
but we're all right.
No, J.J., you're not all right.
Huh?
Uh...
there's something we
have to tell you about Diana.
She has a problem.
Honey, a serious problem.
J.J... Di... Diana is...
Diana is on drugs.
Oh, come on, now.
You making that up.
I don't believe you.
I wish to God I was, honey.
Thelma found some
things in her purse.
Honey, I don't
want to talk about it.
I just can't believe that.
I don't believe it.
James, he don't believe me.
Talk to him.
Junior.
Son, I know it's hard to accept,
but it's the truth.
Diana's... She's a junkie.
No. No.
Junior, she's shooting dope.
You guys'll do anything
to break our marriage up.
I'm not going for it.
I just won't believe it.
Matter of fact, I'll
call Diana right now.
She'll straighten
this thing out.
Diana!
Diana!
Diana!
Junior?
Come on, Junior. Speak up.
Junior?
Junior.
Answer me, son.
Come on, Junior. Say something.
Speak up.
♪ Mm-mm-mm ♪
♪ Just lookin' Out
of the window ♪
♪ Watching the asphalt grow ♪
♪ Thinkin' how It all
looks hand-me-down ♪
♪ Good times Good times ♪
♪ Keepin' your
head Above water ♪
♪ Makin' a wave When you can ♪
♪ Temporary layoffs Good times ♪
Good Times is recorded on tape
before a live audience.
♪ Ain't we lucky we got 'em? ♪
♪ Good times ♪♪
you meet a payment ♪
♪ Good times Any
time you need a friend ♪
♪ Good times Any time
you're out from under ♪
♪ Not gettin' hassled
Not gettin' hustled ♪
♪ Keepin' your
head Above water ♪
♪ Makin' a wave when you can ♪
♪ Temporary layoffs Good times ♪
♪ Easy credit
rip-offs Good times ♪
♪ Scratchin' and
survivin' Good times ♪
♪ Hangin' in a chow
line Good times ♪
♪ Ain't we lucky we got 'em? ♪
♪ Good times ♪♪
Here are scenes
from "J.J.'s Fiancée, Part One."
Family, are you
all ready for this?
Today I asked Diane to
marry me, and she said yes.
Lord have mercy.
My daughter ain't eloping
with no bony Romeo.
But Daddy... You be quiet.
Now for the conclusion
of "J.J.'s Fiancée."
I don't want to hear
no more about it.
You ain't gonna get married,
and you ain't gonna elope.
But Dad... Not with my daughter.
Son, don't do something
you're gonna be sorry for.
Yeah, you better back off, J.J.
No, Thelma.
I'm sorry, Dad,
but I got to stand
up for myself.
Don't you press your
luck with me, Junior.
Please, think about
what you'll be doing.
Diane, are you feeling
better now, honey?
Oh, yeah, Ma.
It's just one of my headaches.
I took some aspirins.
They really do a job.
Are you all still fighting
about that elopement?
We ain't fighting about it,
because it's off, you got that?
Okay, okay. It's off, off.
It's nothing to worry about.
What?!
They're right, J.J.
Maybe we shouldn't get married.
Don't say that, Diane.
Here I am, fighting
Custer's last stand,
and you come out
speaking Comanche.
Honey, if our parents
are that much against
it, it must be wrong.
You know, parents do know best.
But Diane, you said we'd elope.
Go ahead. Elope.
As long as it ain't with Diana.
Alone?
I can't carry myself
over the threshold.
J.J., let's just give it up.
We can wait.
What's a few years?
Oh, thank heaven
somebody's talking sense.
Yeah, you're
right on that, baby.
What's going on?
I don't understand
what's happening.
Well, J.J., you're
back to normal.
It's all over.
Now, son, I don't understand
how you get to be so stubborn.
I can't imagine.
Hi, y'all. Hey, Willona.
Oh, Lucille and
Fred. How you doing?
I'm sorry I'm
late for the party.
Thelma, get up. Let
me see that dress.
Oh, it's beautiful. Thank you.
Flo, you really outdid yourself.
Diane, you look pretty.
Thank you.
J.J., you're gorgeous.
What can I say?
Willona, what kept you so long?
Well, I got hung
up at the boutique
working on this guy, you know.
He ordered six of
the foxiest dresses
and still couldn't
make up his mind.
About what?
About which one to wear home.
I brought some champagne
to toast the graduates.
There you go, James.
Come on, James, open it.
This is a party, ain't it?
You're right on that, buddy.
Oh, Willona, you're
always so thoughtful.
Oh, it ain't nothing, Flo.
I just hope James
don't get too high
and start, uh, getting romantic
and drinking out
of your slipper.
Ain't nothing as bad
as waking up with a bad
hangover the next day
and stepping into
some soggy slippers.
Diane, Thelma, enjoy
every minute of this night.
It's the most important
night of your life.
Honey, I'll never
forget my senior prom.
Those were the days.
I look back on them as
the summer of my life.
Whoo!
To be exact, it was
the summer of '49.
Well, I was the only 4-year-old
in the graduating class.
J.J., we'd better get
going to the prom.
You still want to go?
Of course I do.
Will you get my coat
and purse, please?
They're in Thelma's room. Okay.
Thelma, you don't mind
if we leave a little early?
No, that's all right. Okay.
Well, honey, it's awfully
early to be leaving.
Don't you think you should...
I know, Ma. It's prom night.
I don't want to miss any of it.
I'm ready to party! Oww!
Then you kids go ahead
and have a good time.
Thank you, Daddy.
Good night, Mr. and Mrs. Evans.
Good night, Diana. Have a ball.
Bye, Ma.
Don't be out too late.
We won't.
Be careful now.
Okay. He will.
Oh, wait a minute, Diane.
I forgot your corsage.
We don't need it.
We're not going to the prom.
What?
Where are we going?
We're going to elope.
But Diane, you said
back there that...
I know what I said back there,
but there's no sense
in arguing with them.
We just do it,
and we'll come
back man and wife.
But... Diane... I can't go.
I'm not dressed to elope.
What are you talking about?
This is rented.
I can go, but my tux
has got to stay here.
J.J., don't worry about it.
But... I got a
dental appointment
on Tuesday.
Now, what's more important?
Our marriage or your teeth?
Well, right now, our marriage,
but when Dad
finds out, my teeth.
J.J., it'll be too late. Our
parents won't do anything.
But I didn't even say goodbye.
I didn't even pack anything.
You packed everything I need.
Now you're
telling it like it is.
Well, here it is.
Uh-huh. Uh-huh-huh.
Ha, ha. Yeah.
Mm-hmm.
Very nice.
My compliments, Mr. Innkeeper.
Thank you.
Well, do you like it, my dear?
Oh, J.J., it's
really out of sight.
Yeah, that's because I
know how to pick them.
You can always
tell a good motel.
That's the kind
with only one light burnt
out in the vacancy sign.
Ah, world traveler, huh?
Well, you know how it is, bro.
Yeah, I go first
class all the way,
don't spare any expense.
Uh, when's check-out time?
Noon.
And what do we do if
we want room service?
Check in to another motel.
One more thing.
Do you know the telephone number
of a preacher?
We want to get married.
Ah, you said you were married.
Uh... Uh... Uh, we are.
It's just that
it felt so good the first time,
we thought we'd do it again.
Yeah, you understand.
Hey, look, I just rent rooms.
It ain't none of my business.
I mean, if I was a meddler,
I would have probably wondered
why you checked in
without any luggage.
Uh... Uh... We lost it.
Mm-hmm. Where?
On the bus. On the plane.
Uh, see,
we lost half of it on a bus,
and half of it on a plane.
It has been a very long trip.
From Chicago?
Hey, now, look, you kids.
You're not putting
anything over on me.
Ever year at prom time,
we get hundreds of kids
coming into Indiana
to get married.
You aren't going to
kick us out, are you?
Oh, now, do I look
like that kind of guy?
No.
Tell you what I'll do.
Why don't you let me take care
of the whole thing for you.
You see, I kind of
like to think of myself
as the travelers' friend.
I can get you the
justice of the peace,
the license, the works.
You'd do all that for us?
Oh, how could I turn down
such a nice couple?
Oh, it'll be beautiful.
It'll be romantic.
It'll be five bucks.
Oh.
A mere pittance for
a man of my stature.
Thank you.
Now, the cost of the
wedding, you know,
is strictly up to you,
but if you want the deluxe,
I can arrange for the
limousines, for the flowers,
the organ music...
Well, we were thinking about
something a little more simple.
Oh? Like what?
Like a preacher and
a box of Uncle Ben's.
Well, I guess I can do that too.
So when are the nuptials
going to take place?
Well, we figured
right after the wedding.
No, J.J.
We'd want to get married
as soon as possible.
Right, and I'll let you know
as soon as
everything is arranged.
Thank you.
Thank you, friend
of the traveler.
We did it, J.J.
Do you believe it?
We're really going
to be married.
Yeah.
Mr. and Mrs. Evans.
What?
Mr. and Mrs. Evans.
That's our new name.
But it can't be.
That's Ma and Dad's name.
You'll have to excuse
me. I'm a little nervous.
Oh, honey, take it easy.
Come on. Relax.
Look.
It's just the two of us,
all alone in the room
with nothing but time...
What do you think we should do?
Uh... Let's go down
to the front office
and get some postcards.
We don't need any postcards.
Uh... let's call the folks.
They're probably
worried about us by now.
We can call them
after the wedding.
Relax... lambchop.
As Dad would say, "Have mercy."
Oh, look, James.
Here's a picture
of you holding J.J.
when he was just a little baby.
Yeah.
How can you tell that's J.J.?
He's all wrapped
up in a blanket.
Are you kidding?
Look at them feet.
He's the only baby there
with size 13-and-a-half
triple-E booties.
Ma, Dad.
Thelma, what are you
doing home so early?
What's wrong?
Ma, I found out
something terrible.
What's wrong, baby girl?
What is it, sweetheart?
Oh, Diane and J.J. never
showed up at the prom.
What do you mean,
they ain't showed up?
I asked around and
nobody's seen them.
I don't understand. What
could have happened?
I know what happened.
They went ahead and did it.
They done eloped. What?
Not Diane... Oh, it's
even worse than that.
What do you mean, Thelma?
Oh, Ma, I can't say it.
Come on, baby girl, say it.
Thelma, come on.
What is it?
Oh, Ma,
you know when
J.J. went in the room
to get Diana's things? Yes, yes.
He made a mistake and took
my purse instead of Diana's,
and I got hers.
What do I care about Diana's
purse? They just eloped.
Well, Mr. Buchanan,
it's not the purse.
It's what's in it.
Thelma!
Ma, look.
Oh, my God.
Oh, God.
Come on, Lucille.
You've got to get
ahold of yourself.
I'm sorry I had
to tell you that,
but it was something
you had to know.
Right, Daddy?
You did the right
thing, baby girl.
Man, you're talking
about trouble?
We got it.
Two junkies marrying each other.
Hey. Hey.
Two junkies?
Sure.
They've been seeing
each other for a long time.
Your skinny Romeo
probably got our
little girl on the stuff.
Now, wait a
minute, Fred. Hold it.
One thing we know for
sure, Junior ain't no junkie.
Our son's got too much
sense for something like that.
Fred, we've always tried
to bring our kids up right.
You saying we brought
our daughter up wrong?
No, Fred. I'm not
saying that at all.
Oh, Fred, please...
I don't believe it, Lucille,
and I won't believe it!
Well, I believe it, Fred.
What?
All those headaches of Diana's.
It wasn't just headaches, Fred.
It was more than that.
I've noticed
changes in her lately.
She's been real edgy
and nervous and...
Well, I know, as a mother,
I should have sat down
and tried to talk to her
and tried to find
out why, but I didn't.
I was hoping it
would go away. I...
I'm sorry, Florida, James.
I wanted to blame
anybody, everybody,
the whole world.
I know how you
feel, but look here.
If you're gonna blame somebody,
blame them pushers
out in the streets.
They slip the
kids the free pills,
and then when they
get them freaked out,
they push them
onto the hard stuff,
the bloodsuckers.
I'm getting sick to my
stomach from all this.
Excuse me.
You break your back
trying to raise a kid,
give them a decent life,
teach them right from
wrong, and now this.
You'd always figure
it would happen to
somebody else's kid,
never your own.
I know how you feel, Fred.
It's got to be tearing
you apart, man.
Oh, this isn't just a night.
It's a nightmare.
Fred, look.
I found something
in Diana's purse.
It's a phone number.
But there's no name on it.
Well, that's strange.
No, maybe it ain't
so strange, baby.
When you're a junkie,
you make sure you got
your connection with you
all the time.
Are you saying
that this could be
the number of the pusher?
Yeah, why not? They change
their numbers all the time.
Maybe Diane wrote it down
so she wouldn't forget it.
If I ever get my
hands on that dude...
You just might do that, Fred.
Huh?
Thelma, come on
out here a minute.
What are you going to do?
Thelma sounds just
like Diane on the phone.
Maybe we'll get Thelma
to make a little phone
call for a reorder,
and we get us a
quick delivery, huh?
Yeah.
Hey, Diane.
I got us a couple
of Dr. Peppers.
You know, they even
got free ice down there.
I tell you, when you
live in the ghetto,
you just don't
know what class is.
Yeah, this is a nice place.
Yeah,
and they even got a
candy machine down here.
Chewing gum, gum drops,
chocolate chip cookies,
cheese crackers.
I tell you, boy, if we
don't run out of quarters,
we could spend the
rest of our lives here.
Hey, look at this.
Television set, radio,
coin-operated bed that vibrates.
Man, I guess you should
expect all this luxury
when you're spending
six dollars a night.
Where's that motel owner?
He should have been back with
some word about the wedding
by now.
Yeah, you're right.
If he don't get back here soon,
they're going to
put out a warrant
for this tuxedo.
Well, I think I better
go freshen up a bit.
I'll be counting the minutes.
J.J., this isn't my purse.
You took Thelma's by mistake.
What am I supposed
to do without my purse?
It's no big deal.
Use Thelma's lipstick...
if you don't mind
painting on a little ugly.
That is not funny!
That was dumb!
That was really dumb!
Calm down, Diana.
Is there anything
I can do for you?
No. I'm sorry.
I didn't mean to yell at you.
It's just the tension
of the wedding
and everything.
I don't... Well,
take it easy, Diane.
Why don't you
just lay down here.
I'll spring for the quarter.
We can get this bed to vibrating
to soothe your nerves again.
Come on, now. Lay down here.
Oh, J.J.
You don't know what you did.
Oh.
You hear anything, James?
Not yet, Fred.
James, I don't like the idea
of a pusher coming
into our home.
It could be dangerous.
Fred, you can't take the law
into your own hands, honey.
What are the police for?
They're for after we
get through with him.
I think Lucille is right.
We ought to wait
and let somebody else do this.
Come on, now.
Will y'all be quiet?
I hear somebody
getting off the elevator.
Baby, you and Lucille,
go on in the bedroom.
James, do be careful.
We'll be careful.
Please, go on, now.
That's it, Fred. You ready?
Diana here?
You the pusher?
No, I'm the Avon lady.
Hey!
Why, you... Now,
easy, Fred. Easy.
It ain't what you think.
My mother sent me to
the store for some sugar.
What's your name?
Little Bo Peep.
Why, you... Fred. Easy, man.
Look here, Bo Peep.
If you don't watch your mouth,
you're going to lose
a lot more than your sheep.
Careful, muscle head.
You hit me,
and I'll have you
arrested for child beating.
Lucille. Florida.
Y'all come on out here.
I can't believe it, James.
This punk, this
half-pint of trash,
delivering to my daughter.
What did you expect, Popeye?
The French Connection?
Why you... Fred.
There he is.
That's your pusher.
James... He's just a baby.
Baby, huh?
Well, this ain't
no talcum powder.
Hey, I hate to waste a trip.
Any of you want to buy that?
It's pure. Give you
a sky-high high.
Where do you get
this stuff, punk?
I just deliver.
I get it from this dude who
gets it from somebody else
who gets it from the boss dude.
And this I know for sure,
the boss dude don't
live in the projects.
How about my stuff?
You want to buy?
That's gold, man.
The only place
this gold is going
is down the drain.
Go on, get out of here.
Hey, man, it's cool, it's cool.
There's more where
that came from.
Hey, and if you change
your mind and want to deal,
you can find me
at the schoolyard.
I deliver first thing
in the morning.
The kids like to cop
a fix before class.
James, we've got
to call the police
or do something.
We just can't let this kid
run out on the street like this.
Go ahead, lady. Call the fuzz.
What can they do?
Juvenile court is so crowded,
I'd be 40 before
my case comes up.
Piece of cake.
Later, Popeye.
James, is there
nothing we can do
to stop them?
Not as long
as business is as
good as it is, Florida.
There's a lot of people
out there, black and white,
some of them so tired
of fighting the odds,
they figure if they
can't get out for real,
they'll get out in a dream.
Well, how can you
win when the suppliers
got kids doing the
dirty work for them?
You can't,
not when the boys on top
are making all that money.
I don't buy that, Fred.
Not for one minute.
In 1961, President Kennedy said
we'd have a man
on the moon by '70,
and we did it.
Now, you can't tell me
that a country that
can put a man on moon
can't stop dope traffic.
I don't believe it.
Well, everything's arranged.
I got you a justice
of the peace.
Very reasonable.
Oh, yeah? How reasonable?
10 bucks,
but that includes
his wife as a witness,
and his 10-year-old
kid playing the piano.
10-year-old kid
playing the piano, huh?
I got a feeling instead
of "Oh, Promise Me,"
we're going to get "Chopsticks."
Hey, don't worry.
My niece is very good.
Anyway, it's all set
for 11 in the
morning on Tuesday.
Hey, that's great.
Wait a minute.
Tuesday's three days from now.
Yeah. You get the
license in the morning,
and then there's a
three-day waiting period.
Waiting period?
You never said anything
about a waiting period.
Oh, sure. That's a state law.
We can't stay
here for three days.
I can't go that
long without my...
I mean, we don't have
a change of clothes.
Well, maybe there's a
place we can rent underwear.
It won't work. I can't do it.
Hey, look,
you kids want to get
married or don't you?
Uh, could you let
us talk about it?
We'll get back to
you. Yeah, sure.
Thank you very much.
Diane.
Look, we've gotten this far.
We might as well wait.
I can't wait!
I can't!
Diane, don't you love me?
Of course I love you.
It's nothing like that.
It's nothing to
do with that. It's...
Well, it's our
parents. Our parents.
They're going to
be worried sick.
Well, then, I'll call them.
I'll tell them we're
in another state,
we're going to get married,
we have a three-day
waiting period,
but we're okay.
But I'm not okay!
I'm not okay!
I don't feel good.
Wow, I knew brides
get nervous, but...
am I that much?
Maybe I am.
Hello?
I'd like to call
Chicago... collect.
Don't worry, Lucille.
We'll find her,
and when they do,
there are a lot of places
that can help kids like Diana.
All the big cities have
drug abuse centers.
Now, look, Lucille,
it ain't going to be no
easy road back for her,
but if she wants to make it,
she can make it
all the way back.
Hello?
Yes, yes, of course
I'll accept the charges.
It's J.J.
All right. All right.
Oh, thank God.
Hello, Ma?
Look, we're in another state,
we're going to get married,
we have a three-day
waiting period,
but we're all right.
No, J.J., you're not all right.
Huh?
Uh...
there's something we
have to tell you about Diana.
She has a problem.
Honey, a serious problem.
J.J... Di... Diana is...
Diana is on drugs.
Oh, come on, now.
You making that up.
I don't believe you.
I wish to God I was, honey.
Thelma found some
things in her purse.
Honey, I don't
want to talk about it.
I just can't believe that.
I don't believe it.
James, he don't believe me.
Talk to him.
Junior.
Son, I know it's hard to accept,
but it's the truth.
Diana's... She's a junkie.
No. No.
Junior, she's shooting dope.
You guys'll do anything
to break our marriage up.
I'm not going for it.
I just won't believe it.
Matter of fact, I'll
call Diana right now.
She'll straighten
this thing out.
Diana!
Diana!
Diana!
Junior?
Come on, Junior. Speak up.
Junior?
Junior.
Answer me, son.
Come on, Junior. Say something.
Speak up.
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