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[R. Kelly, Narrating] Rufus begins to pray [Rufus] God, if you can hear me now Please change impossible to somehow [Dr. William T. Perry] Mrs. Longs, wait [Cathy] I've waited long enough! [Perry] But your husband's in there in pieces [Cathy] Yeah, well I'm tired of pickin' 'em up! [Perry] Oh, you don't wanna be like that [Cathy] Where's this damn elevator?! [Perry] In fact, I don't think you really mean that [Cathy] Yeah, I don't, and what do you know? [Perry] I know you're pressing the elevator [Cathy] Yeah, and--? [Perry] And we on the first floor [Cathy] Well I'll just take the stairs [Perry] That would be the basement, Cathy, wait Now, sometimes we all make mistakes [Cathy] Mmm [Perry] But that doesn't mean we can't get better, no Don't run away Now you got a man in there, fightin' for y'all marriage, on his knees [Cathy] Yeah, well what am I supposed to do about it, when that man hurt me so deep? [Perry] Yeah, but that's why you both are here To work it out [Cathy] YEAH, BUT WHAT IS THERE TO WORK OUT WHEN HE S-- [Perry] Shh, shh [Cathy] When he said he was still in love with that man, ooh oh (sobs) [Perry] I know, now listen to me See, once upon a time I had this couple And they both were paralyzed by their struggle And I just couldn't get them to understand, the purpose for a woman and man Side to side, better or for worse, a marriage [Cathy] Yeah, but what's that got to do with me and Rufus? [Perry] With you and Rufus? Everything, Cathy 'Cause that same couple broke up fifteen years ago and to this day, they still not happy Haunted by their past, and what if [Cathy] Ooh [Perry] And I just think you guys got a real chance here [Kelly, Narrating] Now meanwhile, Rufus is prayin' real hard, goin' in On his knees in the doctor's office askin' God to forgive him for his sins [Rufus] God, help me, I'm so confused, and I just don't know what to do And you know that I love my wife, but Chuck is so hard to lose HELP! [Cathy] I really, really wanna forgive him but it's the hardest [Perry] I know [Rufus] HELP!! [Perry] But in all fairness, Cathy, you did have a man in your closet [Rufus] HELP!!! [Perry] Look, you can do this! [Rufus] You said if I called on you, you would be there, now what are you gonna do? [Cathy] Rufus, I, baby I forgive you We'll work it out Yes We'll work it out Oh We'll work it out [Rufus] I love you [Cathy] I love you too {"Out of the Closet" Confessional} [Rufus] I, uh. I mean I really don't know what to say here, what- [Interviewer] Talk about your life [Rufus] Huh? [Interviewer] Chuck, your wife Cathy [Rufus] What? [Interviewer] You know, talk all about you having an affair [Rufus] What? [Interviewer] With another man [Rufus] Wait a minute, that wasn't the plan [Interviewer] Did you sleep with Chuck? [Rufus] Sir, if you want to talk about the church and what it's doing for the community, you talk to me [Interviewer] But the paper said- [Rufus] I am a pastor and I'm not here to put my family's business out on the streets [Interviewer] Yeah that's right, you a pastor, so why is confession so hard? [Rufus] It's not, it's just that the only one I need to be confessing to is God [Interviewer] Sir, will you be- [Rufus] This is over [Interviewer] Will you be appearing on the show- [Rufus] God bless you, and thank you [Interviewer] You can't do this. Does Chuck have AIDS? Is that what the package is? Sir? Sir, are you gonna answer the question?