Claiming the Unborn Baby
7:13A supposed coworker named Lewis asks new employee Darius to claim his unborn baby so child support can be deducted from Darius's paycheck, promising to return the money. Darius refuses and learns that his cousin Dwayne arranged the prank.
Transcript
124 linesTo Darius?
This is me.
Who is this?
Hey, Darius.
My n my name is Lewis, man.
Lewis, I work at S tech up there with you.
Um we met when you first your first week at the job we met, man.
My name is Lewis.
I work on the third floor.
Uh you you'll know me when you see me.
You say you say Lewis?
Uh yeah, Lewis.
No, I don't remember no Lewis, man.
You know, I I I I met a lot of people on that, you know, that first day, the first week.
I'm just really getting acclimatized to the to the whole situation, but I don't I I I try to remember what it's all good.
It's all good.
Don't even worry about it, man.
Let me ask you this here though.
Uh how long you been with us now, man?
Uh man, about a strong month, man.
I'm really enjoying it, man.
Just really getting the swing and getting the hang of everything.
So man, I'm just really enjoying it.
It's a great company, man.
I'm just happy to be a part of something bigger than myself.
You know what I mean?
Uh yeah.
Well, you know what, man, we gotta get you out, man.
Cause you know, all the brothers, man, we get together and hang out on certain nights.
You know, we like once a month we might we might get out on the Thursday miss.
You gotta you gotta come hang out with him, man.
We gotta get you out.
Yeah, man, okay.
Yeah.
Yeah.
I'm running, man.
I'm gonna go.
I I I call you though, I call you though, Darius, because I'm I'm in a little bit of a jam though, man.
And I I I was trying to get somebody to help me out, man.
And by you being a uh, you know, just came into the company, man.
You know, it might be something you can actually help me out with, man.
I just, you know, I I I hate to come and lean on the friendship before we even get started and hang out yet, but uh I just I just need a little bit of help, man.
I'm just hoping maybe you'll be open to maybe helping me out or something.
I'm always willing to help about how it's just it's depend on what you talk about.
You know what I'm saying?
But okay, kick us out, man.
I ain't really really want to tell nobody at the job, you know.
Uh I don't I ain't really trying to let nobody know my business or whatever.
But but here's the deal, man.
Dude, I done got myself in in a serious jam, man.
I got I got a baby on the way, man.
And
uh I got I got a baby on the way.
That's that's great, man.
That's a great thing.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
Listen, man, listen, this hit me out though, Dara.
I got I got a baby on the way, but this ain't this ain't this ain't this ain't my this ain't from my wife, man.
You see.
Oh so I'm in a no and the baby do like in the next you know, six weeks, the baby probably gonna be here.
But but but check us out.
You come here ch uh but check us out.
H here's what I'm trying to get, see if you can do for me, man.
Is it any way you cause I know you just now you probably you probably you probably ain't even got your second check yet.
You know what I'm saying?
So wait a minute, so it wait.
But but is there any way, man, that you might maybe like claim this baby for me on your on on your uh uh uh you know where they take the child support out of your out of your check.
If they take the child support out of your check, but I hook you up but but no l listen to me though.
They take the child support out of your check, but I'ma give it back to you.
I'ma give it back to you.
I just don't want my wife to find out.
You see what I'm saying?
Man, what wait, wait, wait, hold on, man.
You mean it's
you asking me about money out my out my check?
Uh no, but I'm gonna give it back to you every two weeks when you get your check.
I'm gonna be
man, you man, you gotta be out your damn mind, man.
I don't even motherfucking know you, man.
What's the
man, I got all kinds man, I got a wife, the kids and my own.
You got your man?
Take your own.
But there, listen to me, man.
Human recounting human resource go take some money out of my mother check.
Oh, this somebody I got I got my mother.
I got a friend in human resources.
Money out my check put some sh you did?
Man, I got my own kids to take care of this money coming out of my own check.
From all kids, you something wrong with you, man.
Oh no, no, I got your number from one of the one of the guys at the job, man.
We're one of the mother guys, man.
I don't know, man.
What guys man I ain't gonna phone talking this shit man talking about we gotta hang out then we gotta hang out that ain't number some poor so you can hear me with this bullshit about now man hey I bet you this I thought you might not a red mother stick better come out my damn check man we're gonna have to uh what's what's your name again who are you my name my name Lewis Lewis who Lewis
who I ain't Lewis
Lewis don't know no Lewis Fay no Lewis was where I work at man
we we met we met the first couple days you got there many I'm gonna Lewis man who is my running around talking about taking money out my checks man no all I'm saying dog I'm gonna give you the money back I'm just saying
all I'm saying is dog I better not touch my money I'm telling you that right now or we're gonna have a little problem hey
how you spell it Lewis man L O U L O U I S dog I was I'm gonna hey hey let me tell you something I bet not see no Lewis in the morning I th I bet you that I bet you I bet not see no Lewis in the morning and who ain't that a human resource plan play with my money y'all crazy man trying to have my wife kill me just
I'm just trying to get you to look out for me I don't want my wife to find this stuff out that's all I'm trying to get you to look out for.
Who gonna look out for me and my kids say take your money out my check
just just can you at least maybe take 24 hours just think about it.
Man it ain't nothing to think about man when it comes to my money man.
Try your fair man
I tell you what Lewis you gonna be there tomorrow morning?
Yeah I'm not I'm I'm I'm not a married I mean you about to have these white folks see me perform.
You're gonna have to see some sh I guarantee you these white folks I'm gonna be on the new play with my Damn month.
Hey, you're gonna have to be so much and I ain't been on the job that more.
But I tell you what, I tell you what, I'm gonna lose that motherfucker.
Somebody play with my money.
I guarantee you that.
I guarantee you but hey, let me ask you this, man.
Do you think Dwayne would have done this for me?
Do you think your your cousin Dwayne, do you think he would say he would have cut for me?
What the f my cousin got to do with this, dog?
What let me tell you what your cousin, let me tell you what Dwayne got to do with this.
This is Nephew Tommy from the Steve Harvey Morning Show.
Your cousin Dwayne got me to prank phone call you, brother.
I mean, man.
Hey, man.
Too damn early, man.
Let me talk about my money gets paid instead.
You know, I ain't got my second check yet.
Yeah, right.