<P> The film opens with April (Taraji P. Henson), a self - centered, alcoholic singer, performing at a nightclub where she works . On the other side of town, Madea (Tyler Perry) and Joe Simmons (Perry) catch Jennifer (Hope Olaidè Wilson), Manny (Kwesi Boakye), and Byron (Freddy Siglar) breaking into their house . After hearing the children's troubles, Madea welcomes and feeds them . Jennifer tells Madea that they're living with their grandmother, whom they haven't seen in four days . They tell Madea that their only other relative is their Aunt April . </P> <P> April shares her home with her shady boyfriend, Randy (Brian White), who's married with children . The next morning, Madea brings the kids to April's house, but April doesn't want to be bothered . Meanwhile, Pastor Brian (Marvin Winans) sends a Colombian immigrant named Sandino (Adam Rodríguez) to her house for work and a place to stay . April puts Sandino in her basement and wants to lock him down there because she doesn't know him that well . While working around the house, Sandino surprises April by cleaning himself up and becoming very handsome . When Randy arrives, he sees April with the kids and Sandino and heckles him while making subtle advances at Jennifer . </P> <P> Shortly afterward, Pastor Brian and Wilma (Gladys Knight), a church member, come to inform April that her mother died from a fatal brain aneurysm while riding on a city bus . April is devastated by the news and seeks comfort from Randy; however, he is sleeping and shrugs her off . Later, Sandino comforts April as she tells him about her mother's death and the last time she spoke with her . </P> <P> Depressed, Jennifer goes to Madea wanting to know how to pray . However, Madea, inexperienced with prayer, attempts to instruct her in a scene that plays out comically . The same night, Wilma sings "The Need to Be", an uplifting song for women, and Tanya (Mary J. Blige), the nightclub bartender, sings "I Can Do Bad". Before singing the song, Tanya strongly confronts April about her selfishness and attitude . She tells April that she is fed up with her attitude and makes it clear that April needs to get her life together and needs to start making wiser decisions . Tanya declares that she loves April and wants to help her but in order to help April, she needs to start helping herself . By this; she suggests that April needs to give up the binge drinking of alcohol, start thinking about the safety and well - being of Byron, Manny and Jennifer and ending her useless relationship with Randy . </P>

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