The Family That Preys Page #4

mother and daughter-in-law l am...

...and how l couldn't

make that happen for myself.

Sweetheart,

you know how my mother is.

What do you think about that?

Honey, it's beautiful.

Pull your hair back, will you?

l wanted you to have something

to wear...

...to the opening of

the new Cartwright Towers.

-You got the contract.

-Yeah.

That's great.

l just signed a

half-a-billion dollar international deal.

And l did it all alone.

My mother's gonna have to

turn the company over to me.

-She will, honey. She will.

-Yes.

l'll tell you what, why don't l

get cleaned up, take a shower?

l'll meet you up upstairs in a little bit.

Okay.

Oh, yeah.

-Go hug Daddy.

-Daddy.

Hey, you're running a little late tonight.

-Hey, big man.

-Yeah.

How you feeling, huh?

What's going on with you?

Why don't you go wash your hands

for dinner, okay?

-You all right?

-l'm good, l'm good, l'm good.

-Baby, whose car is that?

-Company car.

Company car. Wow, that's nice.

-Treating you real good over there.

-Yeah.

They're paying for this house,

they gave you a Mercedes.

Yeah.

l wish they'd treat

the construction workers like that.

Baby, l need to talk

to this Mr. Cartwright.

-Why?

-l just got some ideas, that's all.

He doesn't see construction workers.

-But l'll tell him for you.

-Okay.

What is it?

l was just wondering-- l mean,

you work pretty close with him, right?

Not that close. Why?

Well, l was just wondering if

l can get a meeting with him, that's all.

-What are you talking about?

-Come on.

You know l always wanted

to start my own construction company.

You know, l'm just thinking, maybe--

You know, he has all those contacts.

He might be willing to give me one of

the smaller jobs that he passed on.

Maybe even front me

with some of the start money.

Don't be stupid.

This man is not interested

in helping you.

He's a multi-millionaire,

with a lot of better things to do.

He's not trying to give out

any handouts.

l'm not asking for any handouts.

-Chris.

-What?

Will you just ask the man for me?

That's all l'm asking for, baby.

-Okay, okay.

-Thank you. Thank you.

Let me get that for you.

-Are you okay?

-Yeah.

Chris.

l had a-- l had a long day.

l just need a bath.

-Lock up the back.

-All right, now.

Can you stand it?

l bought it because it's as old as l am.

Was made in the same year

l was born. Not.

-l got it today.

-Why?

Well, it goes with my outfit.

No, now listen. l got this idea.

l want us to drive across country.

Like Oprah and Gayle.

Oprah and Gayle don't have a diner

to run. l got business to do, honey.

Well, so do l.

No, you got too much time

on your hands entirely, obviously.

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