Mom (2013–…): Season 2, Episode 16 - Dirty Money and a Woman Named Mike - full transcript

Bonnie and Christy are shocked when they learn how much prison has changed their friend, Regina.

You two have any
plans this weekend?

I have to work Friday and
Saturday, but I have Sunday off.

Oh. Bonnie?

Nothing much going on. Why?

Well, I was thinking
maybe Sunday,

we drive down to Chowchilla
and visit Regina in jail.

Oh, this Sunday.

Oh, gosh, you know,

I promised
Roscoe that he and I would...

Wait. No. I promised him.

Both of us, actually.
Both of us



- as a family...
- Together.

...promised that we would,
uh, take Roscoe

- to the thing that he wants to do.
- Yeah.

- What's it called?
- Moo... The movies.

Right, the movies.

That's lovely.
Want to try again?

Oh, don't make
me go to jail.

I hate it there.

Regina's been locked up
an entire year.

Have you even visited her once?

Excuse me, but I have had
my own share of problems.

You know, we were homeless,
Violet gave her baby up

for adoption,
Alvin died.

No, no, I get that one.



Alvin died.

Yeah, and I have cancer,
and I visit her every month.

Again with the cancer.

This woman is a friend of ours.

You helped her get sober.

She was there for you
when you relapsed.

Yeah, but isn't going
to visiting her

like rubbing her
nose in our freedom?

Mm. That's true.

“Look at us, not having to trade
cigarettes for tampons.”

Yeah.

Or kisses for soap.

8:00 a.m., Sunday.
You're driving.

Excuse me.

Okay, I know why
I don't want to go.

I'm a horrible,
selfish person.

What's your story?

I'd rather not say.

Oh, come on, she's
got a tiny bladder.

She'll be back
in 30 seconds.

All right.

Remember the box of cash
Regina entrusted me with?

Yeah?

She shouldn't have.

What did you do?

Don't blame me,
blame the Green Bay Packers.

Oh, Christy!

All year they cover the spread

except for the one weekend
I needed them to.

So you not only gambled
away all of our money,

but also Regina's?

Okay, first of all,

I gambled away Regina's money
six, seven months

before I blew ours.

And let's not forget...

Regina stole that money.

What's your point?

I don't want to see Regina.

Mom - 02x16
Money and a Woman Named Mike

So, what time you think
you'll be back?

It'll probably be late.

- How late?
- I don't know-- 9:00 or 10:00.

So... 9:30?

Oh, just use a condom and
don't smoke pot in the house.

Oh, God,

I feel terrible.

Might be the flu.

I really want to go see Regina,

but I think
I should go to the doctor.

I think you should
go to acting classes.

What?

Get dressed.
I'm not doing this alone.

Fine, whatever.

Roscoe, your dad's here.

Morning! You remember Candace.

Hi, you.

Hi.

Come on in.

Oh, thanks.

Oh.

We're hugging now.

Yeah.

Christy, your house is so cozy.

It must be super easy
for you to keep it clean, huh?

Or not.

So,

what do you guys
have planned for today?

Oh, we're just gonna have brunch
with Daddy at the club.

That's nice.
What about your mother?

Yeah. What about her?

That's okay.

I have one of those, too.

I'm playing golf
with her dad after.

I'm down to a 17 handicap.

Mm! I've known
about your handicap for years.

I never knew it had a number.

And-and you?

Oh, my mother and I
are visiting a friend

who's been going
through a tough time.

Oh, I'm sorry.
What's going on?

Well, the truth is,

she embezzled several million
dollars, and she's in jail.

Wow.

You know, I've never known
anyone who's been to jail.

Yeah, you do.
You live with him.

Roscoe, we'll meet you
in the car!

It's actually
a very funny story.

- Oh, we'll talk at home.
- Yeah.

You gambled away all her money?

Not all of it.

I used some of it to buy
the NFL package on satellite TV.

Christy, she was counting
on that money

to live on when she gets out.

I know!

That's why I've been saving,
a little each month,

so she has it
when her sentence is up.

How much have you saved so far?

Back off!

So...

how's Regina been doing in jail?

She had a rough go of it
for the first few months,

then she seemed
to find her way.

She got a wife?

It's prison,
not a prison movie.

I think
she might be banging a guard.

She still sober?

Oh, yeah.
Even runs her own meeting.

I've been to it.

We get it, you visit.

I took the bus.

And you have cancer.

Next time you see a rest stop,
we need to pull over.

There goes that tiny bladder.

They have vending machines
where you did time?

Mm. We had a
woman named Mike.

She got you anything you wanted,
but you had to let her do stuff

that made her feel
like her name was Mike.

I'll never forget
my first night.

I was scared to death.

How long before you settled in?

Never did.
Stayed scared the whole time.

Did you gang up?

Didn't have to.

My first day, I walked up
to the biggest bull in the yard

and beat the crap out of her
with my shoe.

Really?

Mm.

Wow.

Snickers?

Thank you.

Hey.

Nobody likes a drum solo.

Sorry. I'm just...

...really nervous.

I did something horrible.

So did most
of the people in this room.

Do you think she's gonna ask
about the money?

I would.

Regina's just going to be happy
to see her friends.

And you.

There they are!

- Oh, hey, you.
- Hey!

Oh, look who I brought.

- Hey, baby.
- Hi.

- Regina.
- Bonnie.

Ooh. Sorry I was late,
but I got big news.

So does Christy.

What's your news?

I just found out
I made early parole.

- I'm getting out in two weeks!
- Ooh!

- Wow.
- Man!

Your news just got
more compelling.

You think I could stay with you
until I find a place?

It won't be long.

I have some
money set aside.

You can stay with me
as long as you need.

Oh, thank you.

Christy, you okay?

You look a little
whiter than usual.

I'm fine.

I'm just so... happy for you.

Oh.

Thank you, baby.

I've been talking to my lawyer,

and she thinks
that in a few years,

I can get my CPA license back.

Till then, I can
live off that money,

focus on getting
my son back,

maybe find work
as a bookkeeper...

You have no money!

What?!

I'm sorry.

I am so sorry.

What did you do?

Take off your shoe.

I... lost it all gambling.

Christy, you didn't!

So it's all gone?

Mm-hmm.

Well, you know what?

What?

Hallelujah.

Halle-what?

Oh, baby, that was dirty money

which the Lord deemed
fit to take away.

I thought
it was the Green Bay Packers

minus three that took it away.

No, it was Jesus.

Here I was, planning on
spending that stolen money,

continuing to live in sin.

And now that temptation
has been removed,

because once again,
God has done for me

what I could not
do for myself.

I'm sorry,
is this some sort of a skit?

Hang on, Mom.

If Regina found the Lord,
we should be happy for her.

Way to go.

Let's all hold
hands and pray.

Lord God, I want to thank you

for my freedom, my friends,
my sobriety and my life.

Also,

thank you for using Christy

to liberate me
from that evil money.

Hear that?

I'm an instrument
of the Lord.

Amen.

I thought I hit bottom
when I got sent to prison,

but turns out,
I wasn't even close.

After those cold
steel gates

slammed shut behind me,
I was so lonely and hopeless,

I decided I might as well
start drinking again.

I felt like that at rehab
when they took away my iPad.

Now...

for those of you
who haven't been to prison,

you pretty much have two choices
when it comes to getting loaded:

Toilet wine--

a lovely mixture

of moldy bread, rotted fruit,
and ketchup.

Ketchup makes
it a rosé.

And, of course, heroin,

smuggled via somebody's
boyfriend's poop chute.

In either case,

you really gotta want it.

And I did.

But for some reason,
before I picked up,

I did something I hadn't done
since I was a little girl--

I got down on my knees
and asked God for help.

Didn't expect

an immediate response.

In fact, didn't expect anything.

But then, bam!

My cell...

♪ Was bathed in holy light ♪

And I could feel His presence.

The Spirit of the Lord
filled me up!

What do you think
happened next?

I was saved.

Oh.

What need did I have
of drugs and alcohol

when I had the power of God
rushin', ripplin',

roarin' through my veins!

Testify!

I now had the sweet joy
and the serenity

I'd been searching for every day
of my life.

I pray all the time
and that never happens to me.

That's because
you're not crazy.

I finally understood

that my purpose on this earth
was to serve God

and spread His Word.

And I have the power

to do that because He...

is within me.

He's within all of us.

Even the worst of us.

Why's everybody looking at me?

Can I just say one thing

about that Sermon on the Mount
we had to sit through?

I've never known you to stop
at one thing, but okay.

I didn't much like the Regina
that went into jail,

but I can't stand
the one that came out.

Really? I like her.

Of course you like her.
She forgave you

for blowing all her money.

Okay, well...

yeah, that's part of it.

But it also seems
like she's so happy now.

Yeah. She just got out.

Wait till the reality of life
hits her,

and then watch that holy light
of God fade out

like Tinker Bell
when the kids don't clap.

You'll never believe
what just happened.

I couldn't find a
parking space anywhere.

Regina says this little prayer,

next thing you know,
an SUV pulls out right in front

of the restaurant
with time on the meter.

Ask and ye shall receive.

Hang on. So there's disease
and there's war

and there's hunger,
but Jesus has time

to find you
a parking space?

With time on the meter.
Thank you, Jesus.

And that's not all.

After the meeting, a woman
came up to me and gave me a job

doing bookkeeping,
which is what I prayed for.

Thanks again.

Good grief. You're like
a Puerto Rican shortstop

who just hit a double.

Why is it so hard for you
to believe

God wants good things for us?

I'll tell you why.

Because He just took away
the man I love.

Oh, yeah.

Marjorie told me.

I'm so sorry.

But the good news is,
he's in a better place.

He was in bed with me
when he went-- top that.

Bonnie, I understand
you're in pain,

but you have to know
God has a plan.

He took that man for a reason.
All right,

that's it-- I'm out of here.

Oh, Mom, come on.
We're all friends here.

- Help us celebrate Regina being home.
- Sorry,

but if I stay, I'm gonna
break a commandment.

One of the big ones.

You and I are
still square, right?

See you later.

What are you
all dressed up for?

Um...

Regina invited me
to go to church with her.

- And you're going?
- Why not?

I've always been curious
about the...

United Westside African
Methodist Episcopal

Holy Tabernacle Church of God.

Seriously?

I think a couple of them merged.

I can't believe
you're buying into this.

What is your problem with God?

I don't have
a problem with God.

I happen to be
a very spiritual person.

My problem is with an ex-con
looking me in the eye

and telling me I lost Alvin

because God
has some freakin' plan.

Well...

maybe he does.

Oh, sure.
Your father's in Heaven

hammering out the dents
in God's Toyota Tundra.

Okay, I know you're joking,

but I find that very comforting.

You would. Go to church.

Okay, but just
so we're clear,

I am only going
to support a friend.

I'm not looking
to turn into some kind of...

born-again holy roller.

Well, I find that
very comforting.

Good. See you later.

♪ Glory, glory, glory ♪

♪ Hallelujah ♪

♪ We have made it
through the night ♪

♪ Glory, glory... ♪

Here we go.

Oh, thank you.

So, what's up?

Oh, nothing's up.

Sometimes it's nice just to drop
by and say hi to a friend.

No, it's not. What's up?

- Can I just have a sip of coffee?
- No,

you got a tiny bladder.
What's up?

Okay.

First of all, I love Regina.

No one is happier than me
that she's out of jail

- and she's sober.
- But?

But if I have to live with her
one more day,

I just might rip her throat out.

There it is.
You need an alibi.

No. I need her to stay with you
for a while.

So I'll need an alibi.

I'm begging, Bonnie.
She's driving me crazy.

Oh, is she now?

It never stops.
Day in, day out,

“Jesus loves me,”
“Jesus forgives me.”

It's more exhausting
than the chemo.

Well, I am sorry, but there's no
way in hell she's staying here.

What am I supposed to do?

I don't know.
Ask God to take her away.

I did. It's not working.

Hey, Marjorie!

What's with the tambourine?

I'm in the junior choir!

Watch this.

♪ Glory, glory ♪

♪ Hallelujah... ♪

It sounds a lot better
when there's more people.

You'll never guess
what happened after church.

Christy and I
went out for coffee

and ran into Jill here,

who asked me to live with her
in her big, beautiful mansion.

I...

hope you don't mind, Marjorie,

but I could really use
the company.

And the spiritual guidance.

Well, I'll miss her...

but if that's
what God wants.

Wait a minute...

Wait a minute.

Wait... a minute.

You got paroled
three years early,

you've been out two days,
during which time

you got a good job
and you're living rent-free

in a house
with a tennis court?

Two courts. Grass and clay.

And Jill's gonna let me
drive her old Range Rover.

It's a 2013.

The GPS is all weird.

Ask the Lord,
and He will provide.

Well, Mom, what do you think?

♪ Leaning, leaning ♪

♪ Leaning on
the everlasting arms... ♪

When can I start
asking for stuff?

Soon as you want to.

♪ ...on the Lord ♪

♪ Leaning, leaning... ♪

Morning, Bonnie.

Mornin'.

Sleep well?

Not really.

What are you doing here?

Heard you were looking for me.

As a matter of fact, I am.

Please.

Let me just...
get a cup of coffee.

Mind topping me off?

Sure.

So what's up?

I want to know
why you took Alvin.

It was his time.

What does that mean?

He needed to repair things

with you and his daughter,
and he did.

Then he could go.

What about me?

You still have work to do
with Christy.

And Roscoe and Violet and...

Oop, almost gave something away.

When does it stop hurting?

When you wake up.

See you soon, Addic7ed.