Our Kind of People (TV Series)

Just Desserts (2022)

Morris Chestnut: Raymond Dupont

Quotes 

• Raymond Dupont : I wish I could do that, but I have to issue a press release, notify the board, meet with the attorneys. You know, Jack met with Teddy the day that he died. I'm pretty sure he had the paperwork of the transfer of shares with him. Now, if I can get a hold of those before Teddy executes that contract, all of Jack's Darmon shares revert back to me.

• Detective : You know, it's a it's a shame what happened, Mr. Dupont. Now, I understand that the, uh the deceased, you and he were business partners.

  Raymond Dupont : Yeah, but it was It was more than that. I knew Jack my whole life. I asked for this meeting in hopes to recover some documents that were left in his room.

  Detective : Yeah, well, I wish I could help. Teddy Franklin's legal team has already petitioned for the release of all business documents found at the scene. Legally, seems they belong to him. He's sending someone to collect them today.

  Raymond Dupont : Oh.Well, good. Well, I'll just have to give the ol' father-in-law a call.

  Detective : You know, but since you're here, I've got a question. The coroner ruled Jack's death as an accident, but we believe a-a woman visited that room Maybe had a drink with him, hmm?

  Raymond Dupont : What makes you think that?

  Detective : Housekeeping. The room was cleaned and reset with three glasses, and my forensics team recovered two glasses. And the, uh the club manager, he also reported there was a lingering scent of women's perfume in the bungalow where you both discovered the body. Didn't you notice any of that?

  Raymond Dupont : Can I level with you, Detective? Look, Jack was far from perfect, and he often hired some high-end escorts to keep him company. But I would appreciate it if the family didn't find out just how complicated Jack was.Only because we wouldn't want the sordid details of his private life to leave a stain on the large donation that's gonna be made to the Police Foundation in Jack's name.

  Detective : No. Uh, no, we wouldn't want that.

  Raymond Dupont : So, um, thank you. Thank you. Thank you for your time.

  Detective : Thank you, Mr. Dupont.

• Raymond Dupont : Uh, the worst enemies a man will ever face are his own demons.

• Raymond Dupont : Mind if take a look at those documents before you take them back to Franklin Holdings?

  Tyrique Chapman : I've been wondering why you're being so nice to me.

  Raymond Dupont : You were out of it on the chair. I was just trying to help.

  Tyrique Chapman : We've known each other since boarding school. This honestly might be the longest conversation - we've ever had.

  Raymond Dupont : And every single time, I was always asking you to hang out with me and my friends. - You always had an excuse

  Tyrique Chapman : No.

  Raymond Dupont : So I just stopped asking you.

  Tyrique Chapman : When I started there, I was the charity case. I only got in because Teddy waved his magical checkbook and paid my way. Then when things started coming missing from the dorm, everybody pointed they finger at the poor Black kid.

  Raymond Dupont : I never thought that that was you.

  Tyrique Chapman : But you didn't take up for me, stick up for me. You could count the number of Black kids on one hand. If there was anybody that should have had my back, - it should have been you. I was an outcast!

  Raymond Dupont : Okay, okay, hold on. Okay, you weren't a thief then.

  Tyrique Chapman : Got it.

  Raymond Dupont : But right now, Teddy needs these papers to keep stealing from me, and you're helping him do that right now.

  Raymond Dupont : And you still the same fake-ass rich kid that you were in school. You may not be wearing the school colors on that blazer, but you still haven't changed your stripes.

• Raymond Dupont : People are reacting to me as if I should feel torn up that my oldest friend died, but I don't. I can actually breathe now. I feel guilty about that.

  Leah Franklin-Dupont : Babe, your feelings are valid, and you shouldn't feel guilty about having any of them.

  Raymond Dupont : Well, truth is, he wouldn't even allow me my guilt. Even in death, Jack is still a problem. Tyrique was sent to retrieve the shares transfer from Jack to Teddy. For some reason, Tyrique is still loyal to Teddy, and I-I wish I could warn him. I gotta get out ahead of your father. 'Cause that man will hurt anyone in his path just to protect his own interest.

  Leah Franklin-Dupont : You know, I am not blind to what my father's done. I mean, even Angela has gone back to not trusting him. But I can't just stop trusting him. I mean, it's me. He wouldn't hurt his family. He wouldn't hurt you?

  Raymond Dupont : Really? You might want to ask your mother about that, babe.

• Raymond Dupont : I'm glad to see you here.

  Tyrique Chapman : Yeah, I'm just stopping by for a minute.

  Raymond Dupont : I was hoping I could convince you to stay long enough for an apology. So, listen, I get why you think that I'm fake. I didn't have your back the way that I should have, but I was young, and I was never cruel to you. And the truth is, I was covering for Jack. I kept quiet about him being the dorm thief. He was bored, lazy, and was just doing stupid stuff 'cause he wanted to have fun.

  Tyrique Chapman : And that's who you chose to be friends with?

  Raymond Dupont : Thought I had to because of our close family ties.

  Tyrique Chapman : I didn't even understand that I was free to chose my own friends. Thought it would undermine everything that my family had worked for.

  Raymond Dupont : Yeah, so you helped Jack keep it quiet. His plan was to point the finger at you because he knew you were innocent. Then once the administration came and checked your room, they wouldn't see any proof, they would stop the investigation, and he wouldn't get caught. And, look, I know I should have handled that differently, but I did report him anonymously, and that's how he got expelled.

  Tyrique Chapman : I-I thought he transferred.

  Raymond Dupont : No, that's what they call expelled when your family writes a generous check. Anyway, the part that I didn't get right with you was I should have told you that Jack was the reason why you were an outcast. And if I'm keeping it 100, look, that was the first of many times that I had to cover for him, and I never should have done that.

  Tyrique Chapman : So we've been sitting at the same dinner tables, going to all the same functions for all these years and barely speaking.

  Raymond Dupont : Yeah, that's a waste. I know. But you're a real solid brother, and I should have had your back a long time ago. Listen, I know I don't have any right to speak on this, but don't let your loyalty to Teddy ruin you. Riding in that man's pockets, it may seem easy, but trust me It comes with a toll.

• Raymond Dupont : You had me fooled there for a minute.

  Tyrique Chapman : What you said hit me. I don't know what my loyalty to Teddy cost me, but it cost my father his life.

  Raymond Dupont : Getting this deal memo means a lot to me. I appreciate it.

  Tyrique Chapman : I still gotta deliver some of that paperwork to Teddy so he doesn't suspect anything. But without Jack's signature, he can't take over the shares, which means he can't take control of your company.

  Raymond Dupont : You're still in the game, right?

  Tyrique Chapman : Still in the game. Yeah, and from here on out, he's not gonna have me, either. I'm done with Teddy.

  Raymond Dupont : Nah, don't be. You'd make a good inside man if you stayed on. For you? For us as partners. Teddy's messed with both of our lives. We can take him down together. We can bring him to his knees, and we can make a lot of money doing it.

  Tyrique Chapman : I'm in.