"Previously on "Hellcats"..." "Lewis and Nasty Kathy, I just don't get it." "Clearly, Lewis is slumming." "Yeah." "He does that." "Look at all those months he spent with you." "You have the right to remain silent." "Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law." "They've accused him of wire fraud, bribery, and violation of the public trust." "It all started when I refinanced the mortgage, and I was able to stay afloat till last January, when they started cutting back my hours at work." "I just wanted to say thank you." " You could have emailed." " I could have emailed." "Then I wouldn't be able to do this." "You want to ask me out?" "Yeah, I do. d boom, boom, supersonic, boom, supersonic boom d d you make my heart go d d you make my heart go d d boom, boom, supersonic, boom, supersonic boom d" "d you make my heart go d d supersonic boom, supersonic boom d d you got me high d d you got me low d d you make-make me go-go-go out of control d d I l-l-like the way we flow d" "d let's go, go, go, get me that sensory overload d d got me, got me love, got me love, got me lovesick d d got me, got me love, got me love d" "d you got me lovesick d d turn it up, turn it up, turn it up, turn it up d d turn it up, turn it up, turn it up, you turn it up d" "d boom, boom, supersonic, boom, supersonic boom d d you make my heart go d d you make my heart go d d boom, boom, supersonic, boom, supersonic boom d d you make my heart go d" "d supersonic boom, supersonic boom d d you got me high d d you got me low d d you make-make me go-go-go out of control d d I l-l-like the way we flow d d let's go, go, go, get me that sensory overload d" "d got me, got me love, got me love, got me lovesick d d got me, got me love, got me love d d you got me lovesick d Wa, wa, wa, wa." "d Turn it up, turn it up, turn it up, you turn it up d d 'cause baby, you... d Ohh." "Ohh." "Oh." "d We're gonna party all night d Ohh." "Are you ok?" "Yeah." "Ugh." "Um..." "Jumper's knee." "I'm fine." "d Party all night... d" "Ahh." "Let's see here." "You're sweet." "Oh, that's what I heard." "And cocky." "Oh, cocky?" "That's ok, I like cocky." " You like cocky?" " Mm-hmm." "You like it?" "Mmm." "Hey, Lewis, you've got some..." "Schmutz on your face there." "Oh, it's just Kathy." "My bad." " What do you want?" " Lots of things." "You know, peace in the Middle East, members of the Mem-Chris Cyclones out of my workout room." "But mostly, I just want to see you succeed, Lewis." "Really?" "How's that?" "Darwin says that you asked Nasty Kathy here to be your partner for the Push-FM dance marathon." "Trying to win that new car?" "Makes sense, doesn't it?" "A dance marathon is all about endurance, athleticism and dance." "It's tailor-made for a couple of collegiate cheerleaders." "For the right couple of cheerleaders." "Nice knee brace." "I'll call you later, Lewis." "You want to take care of that knee with Nationals in 2 weeks, hmm?" "Why you got to be like this?" "Genetics." "But the million-dollar question is why are you entering a dance marathon two weeks before Nationals?" "I want the car." "Bad enough to risk injury?" "Anyhow, won't you have to share it with Kathy?" "Nope." "She doesn't want it." "She's doing it to help me out." "I don't know what you're not telling me, but if you're serious about winning, you need a serious partner." "What, you?" "I am a winner." "'Cause I don't give up." "Ever." "Uh, I have a dance partner." "Look at this." "It reads like they already decided that he's guilty." "I mean, aren't reporters supposed to be unbiased?" "Look, if it's any consolation, print is a dying medium." "Your dad make bail yet?" "No." "We're having trouble getting a straight answer from this public defender we've got." "My mom thinks he's an idiot." "Your dad's using a public defender?" "Yeah." "The FBI froze our assets." "We're having trouble finding a lawyer." "Anyway, let's get moving." "It'll be nice to see your dad." "You know, I was thinking it'd be nice to have dinner alone." "You know, date night." "Well, I thought we were going to do something big with your family." "Well, it's just, you know..." "Dan, what aren't you telling me?" "Look, my dad's a teacher in Millington." " So?" " So his pension plan was gutted." "Now he can't retire in a year like he wanted to." "He's got to keep working." "Your dad is blaming my dad?" "He'll get over it, but my brothers and I, we talked." "There's just... there's no point waving a red flag in front of a bull." "This happened because of the bad economy!" "My dad didn't know this was going to happen." "He was charged with 18 counts of bribery, fraud, and violation of the public trust." "That's mean." "That's not mean." "That's the truth." "I know my dad has a good explanation." "Well, when you find out what it is, just let me know." "My whole family would love to hear it." "You know what?" "I think I'll pass on dinner." " You going to be like that?" " Oh, yeah." "Ok, then." "Suit yourself." "What's wrong with him?" "He's acting like an ass." "He does that." "Ok." "What do you think?" "I've got a dinner date with Julian." "Oh, my gosh." "What?" "Too low-cut?" "No, no." "It's fine." "I need to ask you a giant favor." "Yeah." "What?" "Can you ask Julian to defend my dad, for no money?" "At least not up front?" "White-collar crimes aren't really his specialty." "Please." "My family is desperate." "Ok, yeah." "I'll talk to him." "Maybe he can at least give you a referral." "Thank you, thank you, thank you." "Whoa, whoa, whoa!" "Smush the dress." "Smushing the dress." "Sorry." " Thanks." " Yeah." "I didn't order this." "It's compliments of the gentleman across the way." "Marti's little law friend?" "Oh." "You shouldn't try to drive a Maserati when you've only got a learner's permit." "I don't think your mom and I are going to make Nationals." "Oh, that's ok, dad." "You'll be there in spirit, hmm?" "Must be a mix-up at your bank." "Your card didn't go through." "Oh, um, I think I got another one..." "No, no, ok." "I got it." "I got this." "You got a good boy there." "That junker truck of mine been costing me more in repairs than it's worth." "Dad, I told you not to put any more money into that thing!" "Ah." "No." "Now, that new retail job is clear up in Jonesboro." "I don't drive, I don't work." "See you later, son." "Bye, dad." "The car's for your dad, isn't it?" "That's why you're doing the dance marathon." "Yeah, but that's not something you have to worry about." "You." "Any dance experience?" "Seven years Ballet, Three years Capoeira, and glowing notices as the rum tum tugger in my magnet school's production of "Cats."" "Look who just hit the jackpot." "Ohh." "Ahh." "Here you go." "Oh." "You're saving my life." "Nothing I had matched this dress, mom." "All right." "Try these." " Yeah?" " Mm-hmm" "Men are big on packaging." "Julian's going to love 'em on you." "Thanks." "Perfect." "Now, go have fun, but don't get too attached." "Well, it's just dinner." "Oh, it's never just dinner." "Not at your age." "Remember, I was you once, not all that long ago." "How much older is he than you?" "I'm pre-law, not math." "Mm." "Yeah." "With age comes responsibilities." "His priorities are different than yours." "Have fun." "But manage your expectations." "What's wrong?" "He just canceled." "His loss." "I'm going to go put on something scandalous, because we are going out dancing." "You are too damn pretty to waste." "I'll be back in five." " Hey, mom?" " Yes?" "I love you." "d I wanna dance... d" "Oh, wow." "There are a lot of people from Lancer here." "Yeah, Mem-Chris, too." "Seems like everyone in town wants to win that car." "Ahh." "All right, victims, this is The Madman welcoming y'all to the Eleventh Annual" "Push-FM "Dance Till You Drop" Marathon!" "That's right, that's right!" "After 24 hours, we going to see who remains standing!" "All right?" "On your mark, get set..." "Dance!" "All right." "All right." "The rules are simple." "You get a 5-minute break once every hour." "At all other times, you must remain moving, or you get disqualified, all right?" "Now, partner-swapping is allowed and a life preference for myself personally, all right?" "It ain't where you start, y'all, it's where you finish!" "The panel of judges are here to award points for style." "After 24 hours, the highest score amongst the couples still standing will win the big prize... a brand-new Toyota RAV4!" "You know what I'm saying?" "Oh, hey, does the music seem a little slow to you?" "Seems a little slow to me." "All right, y'all, let's get it together for recording artist, dancer, and RB Pop sensation Ciara!" "d I've been gone, gone, gone, gone d d gone, gone, gone, gone d d gone, gone, gone, gone d d gone, gone, gone d d I've been gone for too long d" "d think it's time I bring it back d d I've been gone for too long d d now it's time I take it back d d this right here's a banger d d this right here's a keeper d" "d just know when you play this d d you might blow out ya speakers d d me, I'm TNT d d please, don't set me off d d when the song come on d d you know I'm goin' off d" "d when the beat's up and down d d I'm'a bring the place down d d this Georgia peach is so round d d like it when I jump, jump down to the ground d d when the beat's up and down d" "d never complain when I put it down d d your princess is back in town d d I'm fin'na put on my crown d d I've been gone for too long d d think it's time I bring it back d" "d I've been gone for too long d d now it's time I take it back, back d d yeah, yeah, you like it d d when I move it to the beat like that d" "d got that bump, bump in your trunk d d got them speakers burning' up d d gimme that bass d d gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme that bass, that bass d d gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme that bass, that bass d" "d gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme that bass, that bass d d gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme that bass d d gimme that bass d d gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme d" "That bass, that bass d d gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme that bass d d gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme that bass, that bass d d gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme that bass, that bass d" "d oh, I'm makin' love to the bass line d d I feel it deep inside... d" " Whoa!" " Oops, my bad." " You're in the contest?" " Uh-huh." "What'd she promise you?" "A gentleman never tells." " Twirl me, Morgan." " I will." "d Na, na, na, na, na, na d d na, na, na, na d d I think it's time I take it back d whoo!" "d Gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme that bass d d yeah d d gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme that bass d d gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme that bass d d yeah d d gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme that bass d d ooh d" "d gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme that bass d d gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme that bass d d gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme that bass d d gimme, gimme, gimme, I've been gone for too long d" "d now it's time I take it back d" " Hi." " Marti." "What are you doing here?" "I needed to talk to you." "You got my text, right?" "Yeah." "I did." "That's not why I'm here." "Listen, I want to explain." "But I can't right now." "I'm kind of busy." "Today's contestants are..." "You're with someone, ok." " I got it loud and clear." " Come on, I'm waiting!" "Hi." "Uh, hi yourself." "You have pretty hair." "This is Nikki." "It's my daughter." "Oh." "Uh..." "How did I not know this?" "How did I not know you're married?" "I'm legally separated." "The divorce is pending." "Don't lawyer me." "My ex had an emergency last night, and she had to drop Nikki off." "You could have told me this before we, you know, started..." "Yeah, well, I tried, but your tongue was in my mouth." "I bet you crack 'em up in the courtroom, huh?" "Mm-hmm." "Anyhow, now that I know, maybe the three of us grab brunch?" "Not advisable, sorry." " My therapist suggests..." " Your therapist?" "My therapist suggests a six-month waiting period before introducing Nikki to any sort of girlfriend or potential girlfriend." "If this doesn't work out, you leave or we split up," "Nikki's going to be that much less emotionally open to the next woman that I bring into my life." "Already onto the next woman, are we?" "Yeah, I didn't mean that the way it sounded." "It's ok." "You're looking out for your kid." "I get that." "It's attractive." "Dad?" "We need more cereal." "Ok." "One second, honey." "Let me make it up to you by cooking you dinner tonight." "How does that sound?" "It sounds fantastic." "Um..." "I also have a favor to ask." "Again." "What's the favor?" "You remember my roomie Savannah?" "Her dad's in big trouble, and he needs a lawyer." "But they can't exactly pay you." "Well, if this gets me out of trouble for" " not mentioning my wife or my kid..." " absolutely." " Then I'm in." " Mm-hmm." "How soon can they meet?" "Your husband was skimming the interest from the bonds that were intended for infrastructure projects." "The banks made so much money off the sky-high interest from the synthetic rate swap scheme, that they bribed city officials into rubber stamping all the deals." "And that, along with related crimes, is what Parker's being charged with." "Do you have any questions?" "Can you get our dad out of jail?" "Parker was arraigned this morning, and the judge granted bail in the amount of $50,000." "Great." "We can handle that, right?" "Our accounts have been frozen, sweetheart." "They have?" "Yes, Charlotte!" "Haven't you been listening?" "Are you thick?" "For the record, that nasty comment about your mommy was made by Aunt Savannah." " Oh, knock it off." " Aunt Savannah!" "Girls, please." "I have a severe headache." "Now, Mr. Parrish, what other options do we have?" "Well, I will be working on getting you an allowance from the court." "And I will also make a motion to get the bail reduced, but there's a very good chance that the judge will not allow that." "So you're going to have to get a loan or work something out with a bail bondsman." "Well, I have tried that, but without collateral, they will not lend us a penny." "Mom, you could ask the Church." "Don't be ridiculous." "Yeah, the Angel Fund!" " Angel Fund?" " They use it to help members of the Church in trouble, you know, if someone's in danger of losing their house." "That fund is not for people like us." "We are not having mortgage trouble." "You happen to have a father who is an accused felon." " Wrongly accused!" " Yeah." "You don't really believe that dad really took bribes." "Do you?" "Of course not, honey." "Mom, you have to talk to Pastor George." "Ok?" "Dad has given his life to that church." "You're on the Board of Directors." "Yeah, it's just a bail." "They'll get it back eventually." "What other moves do we have, Mr. Parrish?" "Well, just let me say if you can convince your church to give you the bail money, you should jump at it." "That is, assuming you want Parker home." "Well, of course I do." "I will talk to Pastor George." "d Crank it up d d crank it up now d d hey, hey, hey d d crank it up d d crank it up now d d crank it up d d my mama didn't raise no quitter, son d" "d we ain't leavin' until we're done d d yeah, yeah d d crank it up d d crank it up now d d crank it up d d crank it up now d d now, now, now d" "d all right d d crank it up!" "d" "Oh, hey, hey." "I'll get some ice." "All right, boys and girls, that's a five-minute break." "Just enough time to change them diapers, all right?" "All right." "Ooh." "How's that knee holding up?" "It's fine." "Hmm." "Now, maybe." "You've still got 19 hours to go." "I'm not going to bail on Lewis." "He wants that car for his dad, and I'm going to help him win it." "Yeah." "It'd be a damn shame if you had to drop out with a ruined knee." "You'd have to sit out Nationals." "Wait." "Wait." "Who's sitting out Nationals?" "Her knee." "It's not so good." "Let me see." "Oh, no." "No, we... we can't push this." "We're dropping out." " We're just dropping out." " What about the car?" "I'll just figure something else out." "Heh." "I'm..." "I'm actually without a partner." "What?" "!" "Yeah." "Morgan punked out on me." "I was going to go home and cut my losses, but..." "I'd like to help your dad." "If you'll have me, that is." "You want it." "You want to dance with her." "I just want to help out my dad." "Screw your dad." "Screw my dad?" "I'm sorry, but seriously, what are you, Alice's lap dog?" " Ohh!" " No." "Look, Kathy, you..." "You do not want to be talking to me like that." "If you dance with Alice, you've have maybe a 2% chance of winning that car?" "And 100% chance of losing me." "You understand me?" "If I want to dance with Alice, I'll dance with her." "Do you understand me?" "I hope you break something." "That was mean." "Don't be over here playing innocent." "Ok?" "when I was over there getting ice, you were over here working on her, winding her up." "You see me denying it?" "The Madman:" "Dancers back on the floor!" "Look, the way I see it, you've got two options." "You can go running after Nasty Kathy." "With her gimpy knee, I'm sure she'll be easy to catch." "Or..." "You can take my hand." "Now, which option do you think puts your dad behind the wheel of that RAV4?" "Ugh." "You are a piece of work." "A piece of work that's going to tear up the dance floor." "Come on." "Go tell them about the partner change." "Don't want to get disqualified." "See you out there." "Oh, God." "You!" " You're fired." " What?" "Ooh." "Thank you." "So?" "Have you talked to Pastor George?" "Is the angel fund going to give us the bail money?" "I haven't asked." "Well..." "When are you going to?" "Our church members read the paper, like everybody else." "How exactly am I supposed to convince them your father isn't a lying cheat?" "It's a church." "I'd hope they'd take it on faith." "Why should they?" "I don't." "Mom, no." "Look." "Life did not turn out for your father the way he had planned." "He always thought he was entitled to more money, better job, bigger house." "Now, don't get me wrong, sweetie." "I do love him." "But he has never been satisfied with his lot in life." "If he thought others were opening doors for him, leading him to the life he deserved, well," "I have to wonder." "What you're saying is disgusting and disloyal." "Don't you lash out at me." "I am simply trying to be honest." "We have to get dad out of jail, no matter what." "We can't give up on him." "He'd be there for us." "Wouldn't he?" "Be there for us?" "Give me the stupid phone." "I raised you right." "And, quite honestly, it's a real pain." "Sally, how are you?" "Layne Monroe here." "Yes, I was hoping to have a few words with Pastor George." "Oh!" "One minute!" "Y'all got one minute to get back to the dance floor, or you are o-u-t, out!" "Hey, you ready to get back out there, huh?" "Yeah." "Just sitting here, scoping out the competition." "Ohh." "You ok?" "Yeah." "Just should've worn more comfortable shoes." "Come on, come on, come on!" "Let's go, let's go, let's go, people!" "Ain't no rest in this particular circle of hell!" "' Come on, now!" "d Jump up, jump up, jump up, yeah d d be advised, everybody, thumbs up, yeah d d bring your friends up, yeah d d no matter d d Yeah d d jump up, jump up, jump up, yeah d" "d be advised, everybody, thumbs up, yeah d d bring your friends up, yeah d d no matter d d Hey, ladies, let's get naughty d d gettin' drunk off this hypnotic d" "d if you want chamchgne, we got it d d then let me wind up on it d" "Marti... d Now the party's over d d and I'm so tired d Will you dance with me?" "d Then I see you coming d I'd love to." "d Out of nowhere d d much communication d d in a motion d d without conversation d d or a notion d" "d Avalon d" "d when the Samba takes you d d out of nowhere d d and the background's fading d d out of focus d d as the picture's changing d d every moment d d and your destination d d you don't know it d" "d Avalon d" "d ooh, ooh d" "d dancin', dancin' d" "d dancin', dancin d" "d Avalon d d ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh d d ooh, ooh, ooh d" "d Avalon d d ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh d" "d Avalon d d ooh d" "d Avalon d d ooh d" "d Avalon d d ooh, ooh, ooh...d" "d Avalon d d ooh, ooh, ooh...d" "What?" "You smell that?" "Something burning?" "Oh!" "Where's the fire extinguisher?" "In the closet!" "Well, my kitchen looks and smells like burnt toast." "Yes, I am making a list for the insurance claim right now." "No, I was alone." "I just got distracted, that's all." "Look, I got to go." "I'll call you back." "Bye." "Insurance Company?" "Mm-hmm." "You really think your agent care that you had a girl over?" "I just thought it would be simpler." "Ohh, you chose poorly." "Why is that?" "See, insurance is a personal aphrodisiac of mine." "Oh, it is now." "It's a little-known quirk." "Wanda overflowed our bathtub, and this nice claims adjuster replaced her whole shoe collection." "Mmm." "It drove me absolutely crazy." "Are we still talking about insurance?" "I never stop talking about insurance." "Ohh." "Duty calls." "Damn it." "Nope." "That's all you get." "Girls." "Dad." "Ohh." "Thank God." "Thank God you got me out of there." "Thank the Angel Fund." "The baby missed you." "Here, he's kicking." "I felt it." "I felt him kick." "Come on, dad." "Let's you get home." "The sooner, the better." "The Madman:" "Come on, now." "Come on, now." "What you got?" "What y'all got?" "Come on." "Oh, snap!" "Bye-bye, sugar pie!" "Too bad." "Y'all have to go." "3 couples left, 3 minutes!" "Come on!" "Hey, Raggedy Ann, Andy, hey!" "Y'all got to go with that." "Come on, now." "You got to pick it up." "We so got this now." "Ok." "Ok." "Two couples, one car!" "We got to do something different." "Come on, Miss Ciara." "What you think we should do, girl?" "You know what?" "I think we see this thing all the way out." "I think so." "Come on." " Yeah." " Yes!" "One minute warning!" "C'mon now!" "d Ohh d d sing, sing, sing, sing d d everybody start to sing d d swing, swing, swing, swing d d everybody start to swing d" "d Now you're singing while you swing d" " Give me a boost." " Are you crazy?" "Just do it!" "Whoo!" "Unh!" "So, looks like we have a winner," "Couple number 273!" "Come get your keys!" "Oh, thank you!" "Yay!" "Good job, brother." "Good job." "Good job, man." "Good job, y'all." "Oh, my God!" "It's not as bad as it looks." "I'll be fine by Nationals..." "You should have said something." "No sense in complaining if you're not planning on quitting." "Ok." "We got to get these feet taken care of." "No." "I need some time." "Got it." "I got it." "Come on." "Still dealing with insurance stuff?" "Actually, just started." "What will they think of next?" "Insurance agent in your pocket?" "Actually, it's like having 2 agents in your pocket." "You must have big pockets." "You have no idea." "So here's the thing, counselor." "If you just started the process, who were you on the phone with this morning?" "My ex." "Correction..." "My soon-to-be-ex." "Ok." "You lied to me." "Why?" "Self-conscious." "A little embarrassed." "You really know how to make a girl feel special." "Come on, Marti." "Take a look at yourself." "You're like an advertisement for a male's mid-life crisis." "When we walk down the street together, onlookers probably think I've just purchased a Porsche." "You're not dating onlookers." "You're dating me." "What's important is how you see me." "So tell me." " Tell you what exactly?" " How do you see me?" "What is it you like about me?" "Why are you in this?" "Is this a challenge?" "You are a fascinating, occasionally maddening woman." "You have a quicksilver mind and a gigantic heart." "You love your friends to a fault and despise injustice with a white-hot intensity." "You resist authority, not because you're an anarchist, but because you're a leader by nature." "And you refuse to be bullied, and will not allow me to win an argument if you know you're right." "And you're not afraid to laugh at yourself." "And you're a slightly, slightly better guitar player than I am." "And that, Marti Perkins, is but a small sampling of the things I like about you." "Oh." "Ok." "I heard your dad's out on bail." "I'm glad to hear it." " I bet." " I am." "Look, I'm sorry about the other day." "I was upset, and I shot my mouth off in a bad way." "That's ok." "Look, I'm propping up my whole family right now." "I need to know I can depend on you." "Understood." "Go ahead, depend." "It's my dad." "Hey, daddy." "Everything ok at home?" "I couldn't leave without saying good-bye." "Good-bye?" "What are you talking about?" "Sweetheart, I have made some mistakes, and I cannot make them right in prison." "And I can't..." "I can't go back there." "Oh, God." "I am so sorry for letting you down." "But I am going to win back your trust someday." "Now, look." "You have to take care of your mother, and you have to take care of your sister." "They are going to need your strength right now." "You can't." "You're going to ruin us." "Please, daddy, don't." "I love you, sweet..." "I love you, sweetheart." "Hey, what's going on?" "What happened?" "d Let's dance d d put on your red shoes d d and dance the blues d" "d let's dance d d to a song they're d d playin' on the radio d" "d let's sway d d while color lights up your face d" "d let's sway d d sway through the crowd to an empty space d" "d and if you say run d d I'll run with you d" "d And if you say hide d d we'll hide d" "d Because my love for you d" "Look at this!" "d Would break my heart in two d d if you should fall d d into my arms d d and tremble like a flower d" "Mrs. Monroe..." "What do you want?" "He said he was running out to do an errand and he never came back." "d If you should fall d d into my arms d d and tremble like a flower d" "d if you should fall d d into my arms d"