(Ray) Come on, Q. lt's not that complicated.

Now let's just play it again.

That's a B flat, C 7, scale it up,

and triple it off the back end.

Yeah, nigger! Yeah, that's it.

Ray, what did l tell you about cookin' in the dark?

Are you tryin' to burn the house down?

Think about it, Marlene. Uh--uh, What do l need the light for?

Well, you don't need to be cookin' anyway.

We brought you takeout from Oscar's.

Well, get your money back.

l got fried chicken right here.

Come on, Seven-oh, try this.

(Quincy) Yeah! About time.

Hey, that's home-cooked, right there.

Mmm, no, thank you.

This chicken is the mostest, huh.

Just needs a little hot sauce and it'll be perfect.

Yeah. So, what did Jack Lauderdale have to say?

Oh, l clocked him comin' out the gate.

He's a two-bit hustler.

Oh, l see.

Yeah, turns out the only hit that Swing Time ever had

was Open the Door, Richard, which was a joke record.

Uh--uh--uh, what about him recordin' me?

Oh, he'll record you, if we pay the freight.

Scratch a liar, find a thief.

What's that supposed to mean?

This.

(Ray) You see l saw Jack Lauderdale tonight,

and he gave me a $500 advance on my record.

He also said he'll put me on the road with Lowell Fulson

and pay me three times what you pay.

Now, that's a lie!

Hey, no way he's not gonna put some blind man on the road. Think about it.

l mean, you--you need watchin' out for.

And he ain't got the time to look after you the way l do.

ls that what you've been doing, Gossie? Watchin' out for me?

ls that why you get paid double what l do?

Who told you that?

lt's true, ain't it?

You two have been gaming me since l got here.

Ray, baby, listen-- l ain't listening to you!

Ray, l've--l've been meaning to talk to you about that.

Then why aren't you talkin'?

Um, look, Ray, Ray, let's not do nothin' stupid.

l might be blind, but l ain't stupid!

Q., get my bag from upstairs.

What? Get it!

Wha-- right now? Now.

Ray, man, we done been through a whole lot.

(Marlene) Ray, now wait a minute. l can explain everything.

(Gossie) Think about what you're doing.

Ray, Ray, now you're makin' a big mistake.

That clown is spoutin' promises that he can't keep.

You'd be a fool to follow him.

Ray, Ray, we'll make a new deal!

Whatever makes you happy!

The deal is you can lay the pipe now.

You'll break your neck going down these stairs by yourself. Hang on.

Oh, man.

Ray, l ain't never seen you do nothing like that, man. Never.

That ain't nothing, Seven-oh.