Luke Cage (TV Series)
Moment of Truth (2016)
Alfre Woodard: Mariah Dillard
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Quotes
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Cornell 'Cottonmouth' Stokes : Colon's Gym is ready to make a sizable donation to my pocket and your real estate project. Sometimes you need a face-to-face.
Mariah Dillard : Colon's Gym"? Is that what that two-bit drug dealer is puttin' on his tax returns? Why do you even waste time with him? Politics is where the power is, Cornell.
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Cornell 'Cottonmouth' Stokes : All that "keep Harlem black" rack-a-bully-ack might get you re-elected...
Mariah Dillard : Damn skippy.
Cornell 'Cottonmouth' Stokes : ...But when the smoke clears it's niggas like me that let you hold on to what you got.
Mariah Dillard : You know I despise that word.
Cornell 'Cottonmouth' Stokes : I know. It's easy to underestimate a nigga. They never see you coming.
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Mariah Dillard : I need the money you promised me ASAP.
Cornell 'Cottonmouth' Stokes : Now you want the money?
Mariah Dillard : I used federal grant and tax-deductible donation money to complete construction on your club and to facilitate that meticulous deal that just fell apart. I don't get the money, I'm facing an audit. We all go to jail.
Cornell 'Cottonmouth' Stokes : It'll be there.
Mariah Dillard : What happened at the junkyard last night? And who's the dude in the sunglasses behind you? Is he after the money, too?
Cornell 'Cottonmouth' Stokes : Either you want the details, cuz, or you don't.
[Mariah leaves without another word]
Cornell 'Cottonmouth' Stokes : That's what I thought.
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Cornell 'Cottonmouth' Stokes : You're a big one, eh?
Mariah Dillard : He's wearing a little jacket.
Cornell 'Cottonmouth' Stokes : Haven't seen you behind the bar. Where's Dante?
Luke Cage : Called in sick, I guess.
Cornell 'Cottonmouth' Stokes : You want a job? I can find something more suitable for a man your size. Better paying, too. You ever carried a gun?
Luke Cage : No. I'm good. Thanks.
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Mariah Dillard : You shouldn't be here. We don't need to be photographed together.
Cornell 'Cottonmouth' Stokes : Why? You ashamed of me? That hurts, Mariah.
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Cornell 'Cottonmouth' Stokes : What I sell is pure. This is the kind of shit that could blow a hole in a battleship. But it's light enough to hold in your hand. Trust me, Domingo. You can brighten somebody's day permanently with this shit. Top of the line. The crème de la crème. This is that grade-A, military, Justin Hammer-level shit. A hundred large per case. Ten cases, a cool mil. Wholesale. Brand-spanking new. No serial numbers; because my connect is nice like that.
Domingo Colon : Who's your connect?
Cornell 'Cottonmouth' Stokes : He's real and his inventory runs deep.
Domingo Colon : So that's it?
Cornell 'Cottonmouth' Stokes : That's it. Easy-peasy.
Mariah Dillard : Nothing's ever that easy.
Domingo Colon : So what happens after they call to confirm?
Cornell 'Cottonmouth' Stokes : Everyone walks away happy.
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Domingo Colon : So, let me get this straight. I give your cousin a contribution and it's like a get out of jail free card for me, right?
Cornell 'Cottonmouth' Stokes : That's something to celebrate.
Mariah Dillard : No. I don't do that.
Domingo Colon : See, me... I celebrate when things are finished. Not when it's just starting.
Mariah Dillard : Listen to him. This is nothing to celebrate. You saw what happened to Fisk. You two shouldn't even be seen together, let alone having me all up in the Kool-Aid.
Cornell 'Cottonmouth' Stokes : But you're here anyway. Something must be right about it. Otherwise, you wouldn't have fronted me if you didn't agree.
Mariah Dillard : I have no illusions about our family's legacy. But you are now turning legitimate money illegal all over again.
Cornell 'Cottonmouth' Stokes : What's illegal about it? Our product is protected by the Constitution. But you came to me because you trust me, Domingo. In your business, people need my product like a fish needs water.