Ja'net DuBois credited as playing...
Willona Woods
- Willona: [after the doctor refuses to believe Penny's mother beat her] Doctor, what does it take to get through to you? I just told you the child was abused. DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, NEGRO!
- Willona: Mrs. Gordon, wait, we couldn't help but notice all those bruises on Penny's back.
- Mrs. Gordon: Oh those, Penny's at the awkward age, she's always falling down. Isn't that true dear? Didn't you fall down?
- Millicent 'Penny' Gordon: Uh, uh huh! One time I fell out of a tree and I fell on my pussy cat and uh... I squished him.
- J.J.: That pussycat sure leads a tough life.
- Thelma: What about the burn on her arm?
- Millicent 'Penny' Gordon: I told them I bumped into the stove, Mama.
- Mrs. Gordon: You know, I've told Penny a dozen times to stay away from that stove but she...
- Willona: That stove should be locked up before it kills somebody.
- Willona: [mimicking Mrs. Gordon] 'Isn't it true, dear? Didn't you fall down?' Who does that sucker think she's fooling?
- J.J.: Yeah, she fell, her mama helped her down.
- Thelma: Now wait a minute, J.J., why're you accusing her mother?
- Willona: WHAT?
- Thelma: I mean maybe Penny's telling the truth.
- J.J.: Yeah, and maybe Andrew Young is afraid to open his mouth.
- Willona: I just hope she's too beat to beat on Penny.
- Michael: Beat on her? You think her mother does THAT to her?
- Willona, Thelma: Yes/No.
- Willona: We didn't see it but I'm sure she did.
- Michael: Oh, well then you're talking about is ALLEGED child beating.
- J.J.: Here's the way it comes down, Michael. The alleged mama took her alleged fists and hit the little kid's alleged back, and left a mess of alleged bruises that were LEGIBLY clear.
- Mrs. Lopez: What is wrong with the little girl?
- Willona: It's her arm, she's been beaten.
- [Mrs. Lopez jumps up screaming in Spanish and hits J.J. with her purse]
- Dr. Blake: [about Penny's arm] Well I'm pretty sure it's not broken, but just to be sure we'll take an x-ray; of course we're going to need a parent's permission.
- Willona: Well she only has her mother, and the mother's the one that did this to her.
- Dr. Blake: Look, I see children with bruises all day long. They fall off skateboards, swings, monkey bars. You know how it is, falling down is part of growing up.
- Willona: Doctor, look, if you don't believe me, take a look at the child's back, look at her arm.