good people.
I'm telling you, Ray.
There are musicians
waiting in line
to play with Ray Charles.
Not for long,
once they get a taste of you.
Ray, you're the leader, man.
Be one! Come on, now.
You now what Jeff, I mean
things have changed.
It ain't like the days
when it was seven of us
on the Chitlin' Circuit.
I mean, if you weren't busy
building a bowling alley,
you'd seen that.
So you know about that, huh?
I know about everything.
I'm just trying to figure out
how you did it.
You think
I'm stealing from you, Ray?
If the Shaw Agency is gonna
give you a cut of
the 10 percent I'm given them.
I might as well keep
the goddamn money
in my pocket.
Leave us alone.
We need to talk.
Ray.
You can step outside, Joe.
I'll be in my office.
Ray, now I know
that jealous bastard
planted that lie in your head.
But I have never stolen
from you, Ray,
and I never will.
I got a small business loan,
and, yeah, Milt Shaw
was giving me a little extra,
but I'm not a thief, Ray.
Then what about that,
Jeff, huh?
A promoter swearing you did
side deals with him so
you could split my overages!
How could you do that to me?
We've been through so much,
we be so like brothers.
You know what, Ray?
If we were like brothers,
why are you paying Joe
more than you're paying me?
Damn all that!
You broke my heart, man.
Well, you know what, Ray?
You broke mine
a long goddamn time ago!
Well, then there it is.
You know something, Ray?
You're going to get yours
one day.
And I pray to God that he
has mercy on your soul,
you son of a bitch!
Everything all right, Ray?
How the hell
do you think it is?
Go tell him. Go tell him!
Go, go tell him.
Hey, Dad. Hi, there.
I made the all-star team!
The game's on Thursday.
Oh, that's great.
Oh, damn!
I'm not gonna be in town.
I'm gotta go on tour.
How about I buy you guys
new uniforms, huh?
Tell the coach
I don't care
how much they cost.
Okay.
All right, son,
you want to take
your dad's briefcase inside.
The plane to Montreal
leaves at 11:00.
I'll pick you up at 8:30.
All right.
Did you hear what
Ray Junior said to you?
Yeah.
Do you know how much
making the all-star team
means to him?
I know.
I got things on my mind.
We had to fire Jeff.
What?
He was stealing.
Jeff?
Hmm.
I don't believe it.
Yeah, well,
we're better without him.
¤ My mother told me ¤
¤ 'Fore she passed away ¤
¤ Said son when I'm gone ¤
¤ Don't forget to pray ¤
¤ 'Cause there'll be
hard times ¤
¤ Hard times ¤
¤ Oh, yeah, yeah ¤
¤ Who knows better than I ¤¤
Excuse me!
Get 'em out!
U.S. Customs!
We're goanna need
to see some identification,
please.
You just arrived
from Montreal?
Yes. Is there a problem?
We were alerted
there might be drugs
on this plane.
What? That's outrageous!
I'm going to call our lawyer.
No lawyers
at international checkpoints.
Now, we're going
to have to search
everyone on this plane.
Mr. Charles,
if you don't mind
we'd like to start with you.
I'd like to see your overcoat.
I don't mind.
Don't say anything, Ray.
What's this?
Ray, this isn't some judge
in Indiana.
It's federal.
They can charge you
of smuggling
which can mean
real prison time.
Our lawyers will do
what they can, but...
Hello.
You can't hide out
in here forever, Ray.
Look, it's my house.
I'm not in prison yet.
No, it's my house.
You ain't been here
more than six days
since we moved in.
No, Ray, no! A needle
ain't gonna solve this!
Get out of the way.
Move!
Only thing
that can help you is God, Ray.
Don't think of God?
Do you have any idea
how it feels to go blind
and still be afraid
of the dark?
And every day, you stand pray
for just a little light,
and you get nothing.
'Cause God don't listen
to people like me.
Stop talking like that.
As far as I'm concerned,
me and God is even
and I do what I please.
If goddamn it,
if I want to shoot up,
I shoot up.
Then go ahead!
But you walk out that door
and I'm doing