02x08 - Push It to the Limit

[bunniefuu]

[Bryant] Step aside.
If this fire spreads,

it can burn down
this entire neighborhood!

[Calix] It was you.

You pulled me out.

[g*nsh*t]

f*cking merk this m*therf*cker
on my mama, n*gga!

[detective] Somehow, this task
force has allowed theft

and violent crimes to escalate,

which means my ass
is on the line.

[percussive music]

[Bryant] You stood by Terry
through thick and thin.

n*gga, f*ck you!

And I ain't covering
for yo' stank ass no more.

I know that you are
a faithful husband.

[Mabel] Take that sh*t off,

and let's get this party
started right.

What the f*ck we gonna do
about Lamar?

We tag team 'em,
we get this n*gga together.

I got some smoke that'll
elevate your game even more.

Bleek got the purest coke
in the city.

[Meech]
Bleek could be your bitch,

instead of you being his.


be re-upping in a week.



How the f*ck do we get that
back to the states undetected?

It's already there.

[Terry] Holy sh*t.

I'm moving your mama
back to that shitty-ass,

Herman Kiefer.

[muffled] No, no!

[B-Mickie] Hey, uh,
here to see Vernelle Mickie.

I'm sorry.
She passed two days ago.

This mentorship is over, n*gga.

You a boss now.

[Meech] All them years we spent
sharing each other clothes,

standing on the block,
freezing our f*cking nuts off

brought us here?

n*gga, we finally
got everything

we ever f*cking wanted.

[Terry] Yeah. Yeah, man.

Now, quit standing here
acting like

the Lions won
the f*cking Super Bowl.

We still gotta move
all this sh*t.

Come on.

[Run-D.M.C.] ♪ Hard times can
Take you on a natural trip ♪

♪ So keep your... ♪

[Meech]
Man, quit being a buzzkill.

If you think about it,
we kinda have won.

sh*t, drought's over,

and we more flushed
than Noah's f*cking Ark.

Yeah, but we still
gotta stay focused.

Stake's too high
for any mistakes.

Last time we pushed out of
a city, a driver got knocked.

Man, Tee, don't start with
that dumbass sh*t, man.

I don't want to
hear that sh*t, bro.

Well, what about the
B-Mickie wire debacle?

Tee, B ain't tell 'em sh*t.
The f*ck?

- Well, how do you know that?
- Shut up.

Nobody has seen or heard
from his ass in days.

[upbeat music plays]

[person] Just scoot on up.

[indistinct chatter]

[Terry] Meech, what the f*ck
are we doing here?

[Meech] Hey, Tee, how many cars

you think inside that garage
right now?

[Terry] Man, I honestly
don't f*ckin' know.

[Meech]
You see, a car wash like this

allows us to hide
in plain sight.

Packing cars. Cleaning money.

And our name's not on it,
so nobody'll ever be able

to connect this sh*t
back to us.

Yeah. Come on.

[Terry]
Yo, you bought this place?

Yo, we already got
the record store.

Which we'll still have,

but we'll keep the dr*gs
in the stash spot

until they're brought here.

Then we gonna pack 'em
all in cars.

No more glove boxes.
We elevating our sh*t.

We gon' take the doors off
and put the work inside.

Then put the doors back on.

When the cars reach
their destinations,

the work will be unloaded
and replaced with money.

When the car comes back
with cash...

...they'll head
to the stash spot

where the money
will be hand counted.

f*ck them sticking-ass
counting machines.

Then we start all over again
at the car wash.

Yo, the streets are saying

K-9 got knocked by the Feds
outside LA.

- What?
- Man, get the f*ck outta here.

Yeah, sh*t's crazy.

Yo, if that's true,

they must have been following
that n*gga for a while.

sh*t, they probably onto us too.

Yeah, but it don't matter,
'cause with K-9 off the grid,

that means more people
need more supply.

We gotta be slicker than one
time, 'cause our time's now,

and we taking over
the f*ckin' nation.

Yeah.

[Meech]
Push it to the f*cking limit.

[Charlie] ♪ I got everything
On the line ♪

♪ Out here
I'm on the grind ♪

♪ Trying to get mine ♪

♪ At least you could
Wish me luck ♪

♪ A n*gga move the weight ♪

♪ Trying to get the cake ♪

♪ I'm in and out of state ♪

♪ At least you could
Wish me luck ♪

♪ Too many n*gg*s fake ♪

♪ It's hard to tell a snake ♪

♪ One more flip
And I'm straight ♪

♪ At least you could
Wish me luck ♪

♪ I don't go hand to hand ♪

♪ It go gram after gram ♪

♪ Yeah, holla at me, man ♪

♪ At least you could
Wish me luck ♪

♪ Too many n*gg*s fake ♪

♪ It's hard to tell a snake ♪

♪ One more flip
And I'm straight ♪

♪ At least you could
Wish me luck ♪

[50 Cent]
♪ The D's ain't that good ♪

♪ These n*gg*s is ratting ♪

♪ They tell them
What's going on ♪

♪ That's how they know
What's happening ♪

♪ I'm riding
With the top down ♪

♪ Trunk full of yola ♪

♪ Ghetto pharmaceutical ♪

♪ I move that Coca-Cola ♪

♪ Thousand grams of pure ♪

♪ Though I f*ck
With the weirdos ♪

♪ They snort away the pain ♪

♪ Bang their dope
In their vein ♪

♪ Shorty crying
Christmas ain't coming ♪

♪ Her pop's locked up ♪

♪ When it hurts the worst ♪

♪ Your ace find out
She knocked up ♪

♪ Welfare ain't an option ♪

♪ When the Feds
Come knocking ♪

♪ It's all f*cked up
So wish me luck ♪

[Charlie] ♪ At least
You could wish me luck ♪

♪ A n*gga move the weight ♪

♪ Trying to get the cake ♪

♪ I'm in and out of state ♪

♪ At least you could
Wish me luck ♪

♪ Too many n*gg*s fake ♪

♪ It's hard to tell a snake ♪

♪ One more flip
And I'm straight ♪

♪ At least you could
Wish me luck ♪

♪ I don't go hand to hand ♪

♪ It go gram after gram ♪

♪ Yeah, holla at me, man ♪

♪ At least you could
Wish me luck ♪

♪ Too many n*gg*s fake ♪

♪ It's hard to tell a snake ♪

♪ One more flip
And I'm straight ♪

♪ At least you could
Wish me luck ♪

♪ Wish me luck ♪

♪ At least you could
Wish me luck ♪

♪ Oh, yeah, wish me luck ♪

♪ Wish me luck ♪

♪ All you got to do
Is wish me luck, yeah ♪

Dominos, m*therf*ckers!
[laughs]

That's gotta be the
luckiest n*gga in the world.

Sterl, Knuckles, whattup doe?

Ain't sh*t. You got it.

Know you heard
about your boy K-9.

Yeah, man.

One man's problem is
another man's opportunity.

I'm actually here to tell you
I'm finna spin that sh*t

into a win-win for us all.

Yeah. My kind of n*gga.

[Meech] Fo' sure.

Hey, Sterl,
let me holla at you real quick

'bout somethin' else.

Ooh!

A'ight, Tee, I'm finna
sh**t back down to Ohio

and reconnect with that dude
Stone who James put me onto,

so we can plant some
flags down there.

How the hell you
gonna move work there,

and we don't even
got drivers here?

Me, Rollie, and a couple of
the PAs gonna head down there.

All yo' ass gotta worry
about is getting the drivers

- and the cars, little n*gga.
- [Terry] Last I check,

Charles Flenory is my daddy,
not Demetrius.

Whatever, n*gga. [laughs]

[Meech] Throw like a bitch.

[phones ringing, chatter]

[Major Garr] Good afternoon.

Commander Beckwith
has been transferred.

[officer] What?

I'm Major Damon Garr,

and I'll be taking over
this organization

for the foreseeable future.

I've been catching up
on all of your case files

when I got a call about
a major development.

Yesterday,
DEA agents in Los Angeles

arrested Lawrence Canady.

Street name K-9.

What was the charge?

Possession of a schedule two
controlled substance

with intent to distribute.

Cocaine.

How much?



Now, the DEA is gonna
extradite him here

and ring him
on distribution charges.

You know, K-9's arrest
creates a power vacuum,

which means more w*r,
which means more bodies.

I am well aware that
K-9's arrest will trigger

a sh*t slide to the bottom of
the hill and take us with him,

so I'm coordinating
with the local DEA.

[overlapping chatter]

[Jin] Let the jurisdictional
bullshit begin.

[soft dramatic music plays]

♪ ♪

What's crackin', Stone?

Man, you too light-skinned
to be darkening up my day.

Is that how you treat a man
bringing you good news?

I don't know you,
but I heard your boy over here

like pointing gats
at n*gga's nutsacks.

[Meech] If that's
what I gotta do to get

a m*therf*cker's attention,
so be it.

But I'm actually here to
help you get out of them, um,

pump waves and perm.

So check this out.

I got a Colombian connect.

Yeah, which means
I got the purest

and the cheapest
that I'm offering you.

Okay. So what in return?

All you gotta do is
introduce me to yo' man Bleek

so I can put him on
and we all shine.

Hmm.

You know,
the other night was nice.

Meeting Kevin and hanging out.

[door opens]

Yo, what the f*ck is this?

I don't need a tour guide.

Special Agent Chambers,

we were hoping
that we could partner with you

in your investigation
of Lawrence Canady--

I don't need your
hand-holding either.

But we believe that
he has important intel

that would help all of us.

Well, when my team is done.

Until then,
I'll need this w*r room

and the rest
of your case files.

[Jin] We're all professionals.

What's the harm
in having a few questions

crossed off our list?

Look, I know I'm in your
neck of the woods, downriver,

but this still is
my g*dd*mn case.

Look, with the organizational
intel we already have,

K-9 could lead
to multiple busts.

We've had him on our radar.

We know how to go at him.

Yet, we were the ones
who collared him.

[chuckles]

Y'all have a nice day.

- Look, Special Agent Cha--
- [door slams]

- ["Kind of Vibe" playing]
- [singer] ♪ Can do what I do ♪

[Terry] Whattup doe?

[singer] ♪ I wanna know
Can I be down? ♪

Well, what are you doing here?

I just came here to check
out the baddest honeys

of the night.

What is this,
a girls' night out?

Nah, Boom's in the back
with his boys somewhere.

And probably some b*tches.

Yeah, well,

I came to tell your boy that

I got a new plug
with a Colombian.

He might want to start
f*cking with us,

'cause he can't compete
with our prices or quantity.

Oh, so you the supplier now?

You're not the buyer anymore?

Hell yeah.

He gotta roll with us,
or get rolled the f*ck over.

Sounds like good news for you,
but bad news for Boom.

Yeah. His choice.

That's our debt to him.

I'll make sure that he gets it.

Boss.

You ladies have a good night.

- [woman] You too, baby.
- [woman giggles]

[singer] ♪ Can do what I do ♪

[hip-hop music playing]

[bouncer] Hey. Yo, hold up.

Man, you strapped,
and I'm strapped.

Get the f*ck on.

[rapper] ♪ Yo
When it's all said and done ♪

♪ I bet you get... ♪

Stone says you got
a little idea.

[chuckles]

n*gga, ain't sh*t little
about me or my f*ckin' ideas.

I'm a big-picture guy
with an even bigger supply.

That's what's up, but I'm cool.

He cool. [chuckles]

sh*t, a'ight.

but you'll be
a whole lot wealthier

and happier with my sh*t.

I love when city slickers
swear their sh*t don't stink.

Look, n*gga,
I'm about dollars and cents.

That's it,
so you either f*cking with me,

or you not.

You should probably bounce
while you still can.

I respect that,
and I respect territory too,

but I can't control customers
crossing that border

once Stone flush his hood.
[chuckles]

[tense music plays]

[bouncer]
All talking like that, sh*t.

Get the f*ck on, man.

[Calix] I was a transport
driver back in Vietnam.

I drive a cab right now
to make some extra cash

'cause the VA checks,
they barely cover the rent.

Mm. All right, G.I. Joe.

You and Auntie Rose
are definitely

gonna like the money
you makin' here.

Um, just like your
nephew Sockie did.

Uh, we just gotta make sure
you be careful of five-oh.

[chuckling] Well, y'all might
think I've lost a step,

but, uh, all my senses
are working just fine.

I spot their asses
in a heartbeat.

I understand that, but there
may be some things on the road

that's kinda hard to notice,

so I'll walk you guys through
Tee's school of driving.

Yeah? All right, perfect.

So we're just gonna go over
a few basic things

just to make sure you guys
don't get caught,

like my last driver did.

Better pay attention
to this sh*t.

All right, first things first.

Do not ever take
any pens, keys,

matchbooks, or receipts from
any hotel that you stay at.

That way, if you ever
get pulled over,

there'll be no paper trail.

[Terry] Exactly, and if you
happen to stop and get gas,

do not wear no jewelry,

and do not pull out
a wad of cash.

Thanks, ma'am.
Have a blessed day.

[Auntie] You too.

[Terry] A gas station
will call five-oh

as soon
as your Black ass bounce.

Now, when driving, always keep
your seat straight up.

Body positioned properly.

Do not keep nothing in the car.

No trash. No-no gum wrappers.

No--definitely
no piss in a bottle.

If an officer see pee
in a bottle,

it'll let them know that
there is something so valuable

in this f*cking car
that you cannot stop

to go to the bathroom.

Therefore, it'll trigger
an a*t*matic search

to the vehicle,
and we don't want that.

Mr. G.I. Joe, he ain't
talking to me on that one.

My aim ain't good enough
to do no dumb sh*t like that.

[laughter]

Lamar, what the f*ck is that?

It's Blackie.

I wanted to keep him
someplace special.

So once Zoe come home,

everybody I love
gonna be under one roof.

[Monique] I'm so sorry, Lamar.

I know how much
he meant to you.

I have something
to make you feel better.

What? Some p*ssy?

n*gga, hell nah.

Especially not saying it
like that.

But remember how we used
to get down back in the day?

Let's take a trip
down memory lane.

Damn, Mo.

- What you think about that?
- sh*t. Let's go.

- [Monique chuckles]
- Hey.

[Roland] One car after another,

the boys out here
clocking for real.

[indistinct chatter]

We gonna be sold out again,
and at the mall by 6:00.

This the easiest money
we ever got.

[scoffs] Hell yeah.

[tires screeching]

Don't speak too soon.
There go Bleek's crew.

- [Meech] What the f*ck?
- [Stone] f*ck!

[rapper] ♪ That's what
It really means ♪

♪ Any sucka wanna try me
I'ma hit him in his spleen ♪

♪ Yo, please watch yo' step
Around me ♪

♪ I may look nice
But it's not what it seems ♪

[Roland] Oh, sh*t.

[rapper] ♪ And beg for life
On his knees ♪

♪ I'll turn your whole block
Into a bloody Elm Street ♪

♪ I am the Grim Reaper
To all sleepers ♪

[man screams]

- [crash]
- Damn.

[Stone groans]

Now we finna gotta
help this n*gga.

[Stone shouts, grunts]

[rapper]
♪ Yo, I am the leader ♪

♪ Grandmaster, only wear
What's worthy ♪

- [g*nsh*t]
- [Meech] Break that sh*t up.

I said break that sh*t up!

Man, cap this fool!

Bodies are bad
for business, n*gga.

f*ck y'all!

Stealing all our
g*dd*mn customers.

n*gga,
I been gave Bleek a chance

a long time ago to get down.

Guess what happened?
He let his ego get in the way.

Bleek put us on,
so f*ck what you saying.

Oh, so clearly he'd rather you
eat out the palm of his hand

than show you
how to be a boss, huh?

I'm the type of n*gga
who always

looks out for his people,
and all my people get paid.

- The choice is yours.
- Yeah.

[knocking on door]

Hey.

I came to borrow
Lucille's skillet.

Is she around?

Uh, she's in the shower.

How you doing, Charles?

Woman, you playing with fire.

I told you Meech saw us
at the strip club that night.

[Mabel] He does not strike me
as someone--

[Charles]
That's beside the point.

I don't want us getting caught.

Well, neither do I.

But the more dangerous,
the wetter I get.

- See for yourself.
- Hey, listen, baby.

We can't keep sneaking around
like this.

Well, what if
I don't wanna stop?

We're having
way too much fun together.

Listen, maybe we can get a room,
but no more surprises.

Ooh, a hotel's a great idea.

You know, the E-Z Rest
has those vibrating beds.

You're gonna love
where my lips go.

[Charles chuckles]
I mean, come on now.

Save it for the E-Z Rest.

- [Mabel] Mm.
- [Charles moans]

[sultry music plays]

♪ ♪

[Charles clears throat]

Girl, I thought
I heard your voice!

I just wanted to borrow
your skillet and catch up.

I ain't seen you
in a month of Sundays.

Well, that's 'cause
you been working so much.

I'ma make some tea.
Can I offer you some?

I'd love some.

[phones ringing]

Hey, I'm not giving these
to those DEA assholes.

Hey, have you heard
anything from B-Mickie?

No, not since he fled
after the wire.

Yeah, I know
all the major players,

except this guy.

Uh, street name's Hoop.

Uh, he's been running
with Meech and Terry

since the 50 Boyz days.

Not much else is known.

Huh. Interesting.

I'll do a deep dive
and see what I can dig up.

[Terry] Hey, Hoop, Curly ain't
no little boy no more, huh?

I'm just trying to follow
in your footsteps, Tee.

Cool, we're gonna need your help
stashing these bricks.

A'ight, bet. [groans]

[Hoop] sh*t stink, don't it?

That's ghost pepper, garlic,
lemon, cayenne, vinegar

to throw dogs off.

So look, we're gonna
need you to take this.

Take your little-ass hand,

and stuff it
all the way back here.

Why not just use a golf club?

And risk puncturing 'em?

This is your moment to show how
serious you are to be in BMF.

Don't make us sorry
we ever trusted you.

["Let Me Find Out" playing]

♪ ♪

[rapper] ♪ Uh-huh, uh-huh ♪

♪ Hold up, hold up, hold up ♪

♪ On some for-real sh*t, son ♪

♪ n*gg*s better stop playin' ♪

I knew you'd come knocking.

Guess what you promised
was real.

They quit and took the
rest of my crew with 'em.

Ah, damn.
Can't say I ain't warn yo' ass.

Your offer still stand?

Not if you plan on
f*cking our sh*t up, it don't.

Listen, man.
I ain't bring them n*gg*s over.

[rapper] ♪ Biggin' up
Like they some heavy hitters ♪

[sighs] Not directly.

But your actions
created that sh*t.

Now, look, let me just
tell you like this.

If you want to be down,
you gotta be down.

You can't be out
for your f*cking self.

I'm with that,
so long as Stone is.

Man,
we getting money over here,

so as long as you don't
put Terrell

or my triflin'-ass cousin on,
we good.

We get you a seat right here.

[rapper] ♪ Let me find out ♪

♪ It's gonna be me and you ♪

♪ One on one till one is done
Ya through ♪

[both chuckling]

[Monique] I'm high as f*ck.

[Lamar] I understand why.
This that sh*t right here.

[inhales deeply]

[singer]
♪ My eyes can't stray ♪

[sighs]

[singer] ♪ My touch ♪

Why everything I love I lose?

[singer] ♪ Sends me ♪

["Never Too Far" playing]

♪ ♪

You ain't lose me.

[chuckles]

♪ ♪

You know,

you was the first guy
to make me feel beautiful.

That's 'cause that's the truth.

Did you know how it feel to

know that everybody
in the neighborhood

was demanding your attention?

But you only gave it to me.

[chuckles]

[sighs]

- But when you went away...
- Mm-hmm.

I felt like
Zoe lost her father.

I lost the only man
I truly love.

♪ ♪

Well, mama always said
that, um,

a bath and a nap
fix everything.

[laughing] n*gga,
I know you don't think

I'm 'bout to wash yo' ass.

What... [laughs]

[laughs]

[singer] ♪ Doing what you like
And making you ♪

♪ Top priority ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ Don't overthink it ♪

♪ Baby, just bring it ♪

♪ Nothing holding you back
From me ♪

♪ You're never too far away
From my love ♪

♪ It's never too hard ♪

[door hinges squeak]

♪ Right here in my arms ♪

♪ Away from my love ♪

♪ It's never too hard ♪

♪ To get back touch ♪

♪ Right here in my arms ♪

♪ Hold you in my trust ♪

[tense music plays]

♪ ♪

Come on, Mo!

♪ ♪

So how was your trip?

Dope.

I crowned two Ohio kings.

Hey. Okay.

With K-9 down, a lot of n*gg*s
is lined up for supply.

I'm still waiting on my girl
to finish lacing up the whips.

What happened to Duke?

Oh, Duke's out,

but I got a few good-ass drivers
that's ready to roll.

[phone rings]

Yo.

Hey, babe.

I'ma take you to dinner tonight
to celebrate, after all.

[chuckles]
Oh, that's what's up.

That's what's up. Um...

I'ma wear something sexy
at the restaurant for you.

[chuckles] A'ight, a'ight.

Um, I'ma see you at 8:00, yeah?

All right. You too. All right.

[Meech]
Man, I told your stupid ass

to stop f*cking with Markisha
and her poisonous-ass p*ssy.

What the f*ck I look like,
taking advice from a n*gga

with not one,
but two baby mamas?

I don't trust that bitch, Tee.

You don't have to.

And for the record,
her p*ssy ain't poisonous.

It actually paradise.

You should be worried
about B-Mickie

and not who I'm f*cking.

n*gga, you is the most softest,
p*ssy-whipped n*gga

I've ever met in my life.

Just don't be late to that
f*ckin' skate party tomorrow.

[Terry] I won't, n*gga.

Soft-ass n*gga, man.

f*cking L7.

[jazzy piano music playing]

♪ ♪

[Terry] Damn.
You look beautiful as hell.

- Thank you.
- Let me take your coat.

I got a surprise underneath.

[Terry] What kind of surprise?

[Markisha] Come find out.

[Terry] Damn, you wild as hell.

This is a surprise.

[sultry music plays]

♪ ♪

[door slams]

[mutters]
Putting these together.

You keep doing your homework.

- [Meech] Mama.
- Yeah, baby.

Nikki. Got y'all some gifts.

- It's for me?
- This for you right here.

Yes.

[Meech] And for you, queen.

Take it, Mama.
It ain't gonna bite you.

Yo, Meechie, I love it.

[laughs]

- Do you?
- Yes!

- Oh.
- [Nicole] Thank you.

Oh, my goodness.
This is beautiful,

but where am I gonna
wear this to?

To the RollerCade.

I bought it out for everybody.

- Seriously?
- Yeah.

I can invite my friends?

You can invite
anybody you want.

For real?

Yo, I gotta call Karen,
Kierston, and Danielle.

I'm-yeah, I-I'm really--
I'm not sure that I can do this,

and-and I'm sure that your
father would not approve, so...

[Meech] Listen, Mama.

Pops is his own man,
and you your own woman.

Sometimes, it won't hurt you
to just let your hair down

and do something for you.

[upbeat music plays]

This gonna be cute on me.

Yes, it is.

[Markisha] This one's
a little too hood for me.

I mean, I think you look
fly as f*ck in all of 'em.

I'ma just get you everything.
How about that?

[Markisha] Thank you, baby.

[singer] ♪ Temporary love ♪

♪ It ain't no doubt
About it, yeah ♪

My man, Wissam.

You've come up, Tee.
No more layaways?

[Terry chuckles] No, sir.

You know, even when me and
Meech had sh*t in our pockets,

you always took
good care of us.

[Al Wissam] Appreciate you.

That's what neighbors do.
We take care of one another.

[Terry] And you know,
the funny thing is,

Black people always say, "Oh,
the Arabs take our gas stations.

They take our party stores,"

but D wouldn't
be the same without the Arabs.

[Al Wissam]
Appreciate your business.

Let me grab you a few
garment bags from the back.

[Terry] A'ight.

Thank you, baby.

But I want you to do
something else for me.

[Terry] What is that?

[Markisha] Thanks for
sweating my hair out.

[Terry] Hey, I'm just
doing what I do.

You know I love it when
you b*at that sh*t up.

You ready for round three?

I'm already locked and loaded.

- Babe.
- Yeah?

- You a boss now.
- Yeah.

It's time to start
acting like one.

You've gotta get rid
of this childish hairstyle.

Like, what is this?

Uh, I don't know. Uh...

You don't trust me?

A'ight, a'ight. Let's do it.

All right.

Turn around.

Okay.

[soft dramatic music plays]

♪ ♪

It's gone.

You your own man, Tee.

[upbeat funk music plays]

[excited chatter]

♪ ♪

- Whattup doe?
- Yo.

The RollerCade
is popping tonight.

I know,
it would've been way funner

if your gump ass
could've put on some skates.

[Terry chuckles]
Come on, man.

Tee, where the hell
is your tail?

Oh. Oh, yeah.
Oh, I f-forgot to tell you.

Uh, you know, I try to
switch things up a bit.

n*gga, that's f*cking
high treason,

and you know what?

This got Markisha's stank ass
written all over it.

[Terry] Chill.

You tender d*ck-ass n*gga.

I ain't never seen a
m*therf*cker so p*ssy-whipped

in my life, man.

Hey, Ma.
You-you look incredible.

Pops coming by?

I think he had to work.

[Meech] That's Pops.
Always working.

Love you.

[Charles] I can't find my rhythm
with this vibrating bed.

[bed rumbling, stops]

[grunting]

Maybe we should put in
another quarter?

I don't think that's
the problem, Charles.

You're not here with me.

[distant siren wailing]

Maybe it's time
we call it quits.

What?

Why would you say that?

[sighs]
I've been through this before.

My ex-husband and I
were swingers.

It still hurt when he continued
to see the other woman

we'd had a threesome with.

A threesome?

Damn.

What I'm saying is,

Lucille's my friend
and neighbor.

We borrow sh*t from
each other all the time.

It's probably time
I give you back to her too.

[upbeat funk music plays]

[Terry] I'm glad you came.

Where's the kids?

They went to get snacks.

They begged me to come.

You sure it wasn't you?

[singers] ♪ Oh, oh ♪

♪ Oh, oh ♪

This m*therf*cker... [mumbles]

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
What the hell you doing, Wanda?

Yo, your brother
is on one right now,

and I'm about to
f*ck this n*gga up.

You already know
Tee don't got no sense,

which I've always admired you
for being the one.

Come on now, Wanda.

You've been A-1 since day one,
and I appreciate you for that.

Yeah, but loyalty don't
mean sh*t to him, Meech.

Disrespecting the f*ck outta me,
bringing this bitch here.

I love Tee to death,
but he made his bed,

and you know that.

I know me and you haven't
always seen eye to eye, Wanda,

but you need to make your bed

and stop depending
on that n*gga.

I got you, my nephew,
and the new baby.

- For real. I got you.
- Yeah.

[crowd cheering]

[DJ Wheelie] This next song's
a couples skate.

If you don't have a partner,

I'm gonna need you
to clear the floor.

For those who do, let's roll.

[Meech] C'mon, Mama.
Let's roll.

No, boy. No. I'm okay.

Come on, Mama.

You look too good
not to be dancing now.

Let me see some of them moves.

Oh, I got some moves.

- Mind if I cut in?
- Come on, Pops. You got it.

- [both laugh]
- Ooh, watch yourself.

[Anita Baker's
"Will You Be Mine"]

[Anita Baker]
♪ A feeling I can't explain ♪

♪ The love I lost
I found again ♪

♪ My broken heart ♪

They look so cute.

So do you.

Zoe would have loved this.

Yeah, but stick to the plan,

so we can bring her home
where she belongs.

n*gga, don't tell me
what to do.

I got this.

- f*ck.
- I'm serious, man.

♪ It's all I got to give ♪

♪ My soul was lost ♪

- [Lucille laughs] Oh.
- ♪ In the dark of... ♪

[indistinct chatter]

- Right? That's some bull.
- You know that, right?

- [employee] Thank you, girl.
- Thanks.

Oh, sh**t.

[Charles] All right, so mama,
let me get my jacket.

[chuckles]

Hey, what the hell's
wrong with you?

The E-Z Rest Motel, Charles?

You m*therf*cker.

A receipt from
the E-Z Rest Motel

this afternoon?

I just started
working a job there.

Well, why did they need
to rent you a room?

I must have accidentally
grabbed the wrong receipt

when I was cleaning up
my tools.

I'm not dumb, Charles.

Who is she?

What are you talking about?

Answer the damn question!

Hey, Mom.
Mom, Dad, what's going on?

Your father just got caught
lying about

- the affair he's been having.
- What?

- Pops, is she telling the tr--
- Terry, just--

Get your hands off my damn son,

and go back to the bed
that you just left!

Let's go.

[somber music plays]

Nicole.

[Jin] He had no priors, outside
of a sealed juvie record.

[Bryant] Mm, how'd you get
your hands on that?

[chuckles]

You'd be surprised what a wink
and a smile could do.

[dog barking]

So, um, about that kiss.

That was a one-time deal.

Okay.

There he is.

[car door slams, engine starts]

[engine starts]

[camera shutter clicks]

[camera shutter clicking]

Whose house
do you think this is?

It's probably his girlfriend's,

and he's here for some
early morning nookie.

[chuckles]

[garage door opens]

[engine rumbles]

So do we go with the truck,
or stay on the house?

Oh, something big
must be going down.

He switched cars.

[camera shutter clicking]

Wait.

Heath's file didn't
mention anything

about a m*llitary stint,

so I guess we follow
and see where it goes.

[engine starts]

[dramatic music plays]

♪ ♪

[siren whoops]

[siren wails]

Calix?

Detective Jin.

I thought I was going
the speed limit.

What are you doing
in this vehicle?

It's my truck.

Well, we were following
a suspect to a house,

and then we see you pull
out of the same place.

I'm crashing at my
friend Clarence's place.

Get out the car please.

Driver's license.

Over there.

[Jin] Where you headed?

[Calix] Lansing.

A veteran support meeting
of the American Legion.

Oh.

Isn't he supposed to ask
permission before doing that?

What you hidin'?

Nothin'.

So if it's okay with you,

I'd like to go meet with
my fellow servicemen.

Drive safe.

[truck door slams]

[Bryant] f*ck.
That's strike one.

[Bryant sighs]

Bryant, you got a visitor.

[G-Q] Young lady?

[Bryant] Looks like our luck
is getting better.

[sniffs, clears throat]

[LaWanda] I've, uh, done a lot
of thinking about what you said,

and those photos of Terry
and that other woman

really pissed me off.

I seen him with her
the other day.

I know this must be
incredibly hurtful,

but we are just glad that you
finally came to talk to us.

Look, you're doing
the right thing.

[LaWanda] I'm not sure I am.

[mumbling] A-1 since day one.

A-1 since day one.

Uh, pardon me.

Could you-could you,
uh, speak up please?

And stay the f*ck away
from me and my family.

- Excuse me?
- At the end of the day,

Terry is the father
of both of my kids,

and I ain't breaking
that bond for nobody.

Then what the hell
you bring your ass here for?

Man--man, f*ck you
and them bogus-ass photos.

[Jin]
And that's f*cking strike two.

Let's get the f*ck outta here.

Yeah,
I need to blow off some steam.

Um, remember when we were
running surveillance on Terry,

and you offered
to handle something for me?

I am not striking out today.

Now.

[punchy sexy music plays]

♪ ♪

[singer] ♪ Tell me
what you think about ♪

♪ Freaky thoughts, uh ♪

♪ I bet you like
To dream about ♪

♪ Me on top, oh! ♪

♪ If you had your way ♪

♪ Would you take me straight
To outer space ♪

♪ On your rocket ship ♪

- [both grunt]
- [singer] ♪ Let's fly ♪

♪ Let's explore ♪

♪ Our sexuality ♪

- [both grunting, moaning]
- [singer] ♪ Our sexuality ♪

♪ Let's explore ♪

- [singer] ♪ Let's explore ♪
- [singer] ♪ Our sexuality ♪

- [singer] ♪ Oh, whoa ♪
- [singer] ♪ Sexuality ♪

♪ ♪

♪ All right, c'mon ♪

♪ I know you like it, baby ♪

Yo, what are we gonna do,
now that Mama found out

about Pops' affair?

[Meech sighs]

Wait.

Yo, don't tell me
you knew about this

this whole time, Meech?

Tee, please.

You f*ckin' somebody mama who
happens to be married, n*gga.

k*ll all the hypocritical sh*t,
like you a saint.

[Terry] Come on. Take a moment.

[Hoop] Hey, man,
Calix made the money drop,

but Auntie got jacked.

By some crunchy, Black,
gold-toothed m*therf*cker.

[car door slams]

m*therf*cker, can't you
see me in front of you?

Oh, damn!

I'm sorry, ma'am.
Are you all right?

I got my license
and registration here.

Take-take my stuff.

And who the hell are you?

[Lamar] Run that truck.

m*therf*cker.

[Lamar] I wish you wouldn't
have done that.

[Auntie yelps]

[Terry] Damn.
Lamar must be watching us.

We probably gotta switch
this whole sh*t up again.

No, we don't, man.

I think I might know
where his ass is at.

[phone rings]

Whattup doe?

What the f*ck?

I'm on my way right now, man.

Where are you going that's more
important than this right now?

Listen, we gonna boycott Lamar
and freeze his ass out.

Anybody doing business
with that n*gga

stays in the dark with us,
flat out.

Spread the word, Auntie.
I got you, all right?

[soft dramatic music plays]

♪ ♪

Where the f*ck you
been at, n*gga?

f*ck off me, man!
I'm k*lling Bryant!

You k*lling Bryant?

You can't merk one-time,
you fool.

[B-Mickie]
He ain't a f*cking cop.

That n*gga locked me
in the trunk,

transferred my mom
to a shitty-ass facility,

all because I wouldn't
bring his ass to you.

Now she's dead, Meech.
[panting]

And now that m*therf*cker
gotta get it too.

Hell no.

I can't let you
make that move, B.

Why the f*ck you can't?

n*gga, what the f*ck
he got on you?

Tell me!

That f*cking g*n.

The one I used
on Jay-Mo and Kato.

- What?
- I know.

I f*cked up. I f*cked up!

But-but this is how
I'm 'bout to make sh*t right.

Hell no, n*gga.

You gonna set us
back even further.

I ain't giving him
a f*cking chance.

Not another one.

Did Bryant ever take you in
and register you as a CI?

Nah.

I mean, w-we met up on the low.

Was some incognito sh*t.

[sighs]

Which means he's probably
off the books,

so I doubt that g*n's
even in evidence.

And that Chinese bitch
is his new partner,

so best believe
she don't know sh*t.

For all we know, it's somewhere
in his f*ckin' house.

His car not here,
so he definitely ain't home.

You gotta go in there fast,

and make this sh*t look like
a robbery.

Go, n*gga.

[Jin] So this sh*t stays
between us, right?

Ain't nobody business.

Occupational hazard.

[Jin] Um...

it's how I dealt
with my sister's death

and the pressures of life.

Why take my anger out
on other people

when I can take it out
on myself, right?

[Bryant] Look.

We all got sh*t to bear.

[soft music plays]

See you tomorrow.

♪ ♪

[loud music playing
over headphones]

[knock on door]

[tense music plays]

[floorboards creak, footsteps]

Dad?

Dad, is that you?

♪ ♪

Dad?

Ah!

[muffled shouting]

Help!

[both grunting]

[objects rattling]

[B-Mickie] Get in!

[Kevin] Help!
Let me out of here!

Help! Help!

Help!

[B-Mickie] Shut the f*ck up!

[Kevin sobbing] Help!

Help! Let me out!

Help!

[grunts]

[suspenseful music plays]

♪ ♪

[door opens]

[Bryant] Kev, I'm home.

Boy, I know you hear me
calling you.

Kev?

- [thumping]
- [Kevin] Dad!

Help! Get me out of here!

[Bryant] Oh!

It's okay.

It's okay. I'm here.

I'm here now. It's okay.

[dog barking]

[tires screech]

[engine revs]

[tires screeching]

[B-Mickie yelps] Oh.

I f*cked up.

I f*cked up, Meech. Big time.

I f*cked up. I f*cked up.

- I f*cked up.
- What the f*ck you mean?

Did you get the g*n?

No, I didn't get the g*n. No.

There was somebody in there!
His son was in there!

I had to restrain him.

And once I saw the lockbox,
Bryant walked in.

Did he see you?

I should have f*cking popped him
when I saw him!

Did he see you?

You sure?

No, he didn't see me!

And no, I didn't get
the f*cking g*n!

No!

[sobbing]

f*ck, I wonder if
he's out to get me, man.

What?

What if he knows
it was me, man?

What if... [sobs]

I don't know what to do.
I don't...

[tires screech]

I'm f*cked up, man.
I'm f*cked up.

I don't got nobody, Meech.

I don't... [sobs]

- I f*cked--f*cked up.
- Look at me, man.

I f*cked up!

Look at me.

n*gga, you my brother.
I got you forever.

I never let nothing
happen to you.

No matter what.
I always got yo' back.

[B-Mickie] Mm.

[gear cranks]

[tires screech]

[somber music plays]

[Terry] Science tells us
the universe expanded

'cause pressure,
matter, and energy

all pushed against each other.

But like I said,
I'm a man of faith.

So if there was a big bang,
that sh*t was preordained.

Like how me and Meech were
meant to push it to the limit,

but Bryant was about
to push back,

so bruh and I were gonna have
to gear up for battle.

[punchy hip-hop music plays]

[singer]
♪ I ain't ever makin' it out ♪

♪ ♪

♪ I ain't ever makin' it out ♪

♪ ♪

♪ I ain't ever makin' it out ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Just acceptin' it now ♪

♪ I ain't makin' it out ♪

♪ When I was about five ♪

♪ Evil things
Came to my doorstep ♪

♪ And said what's up? ♪

♪ At first it wasn't love
But I was still right there ♪

♪ Not much to grasp
Open hands ♪

♪ Gave in, latched on
To what was always there ♪

♪ I did things
I shouldn't have ♪

♪ Yeah, had me scared
But I'd do it again ♪

♪ Just to get right here ♪

♪ Good, good life
But the baddest beware ♪

♪ I'm the king of it all
The one ruler that could ♪

♪ 'Cause he bleeds and breeds
Every part of his hood ♪

♪ Appreciate the top
When you grew in the mud ♪

♪ Forever misunderstood
The man that did and could ♪

♪ Now that's just what I am ♪

♪ The coolest kid
With the crown ♪

♪ Either get ahead
Or get down ♪

♪ I turn it up
Like the sound ♪

♪ DJ on the rounds
Got them rockin' the ground ♪

♪ When the sun come around ♪

♪ Back to the only way
I know to live ♪