to lie on Madam.
You lying little b*tch!
[Blue]Previously on All the Queen's Men...
My boss did not tell me to k*ll Kat.
[Cabrera] And you did it anyway.
You want to do Garcia?
I feel like everybody knows what we did.
n*gga, you is tripping.
You want to tell me why it is y'all were on my club?
Or should we turn this sh*t up?
We hit Eden because Gene Marks paid us to.
When you start running Eden,
you can set up your new life the way you always wanted to.
[hip-hop music]
Why, hello, Gene.
Madam.
Good to see you.
Is it?
Because you look surprised.
You know, you look about half as surprised as I was
to find out that you hired someone to rob my club.
[Gene] Let me explain.
Uh, doll.
Can I trouble you for some milk and cookies, please?
Thank you.
You know, Gene, there's nothing like some warm cookies
and a cold glass of milk to make everything better.
If you gonna try something, Madam,
you should know that there's cameras all around here.
And people know where I am.
Gene.
Calm down.
I'm not going to sh**t you.
I just want to talk.
Now...
Explain to me why you had someone rob my club.
Were you trying to get my attention?
The way I got yours in court?
-You know, I... -[Madam] I get it.
It was perfect f*cking timing.
I'm on trial, and you know
I cannot risk getting my hands dirty,
so it's a nice move.
-I agree. -[Madam] Mm.
So you should be focusing on your trial.
And by the way, I didn't want to testify against you,
but they subpoenaed me.
I appreciate you for that.
I do. That's nice of you.
Oh, thank you.
Very much.
You want some, don't you? You looking.
I know you do.
[Gene chuckles lightly]
Here, have one.
-Thank you, Madam. -[Madam] Mm-hmm.
Cheers.
[Madam] Cheers.
[Gene] I'm glad.
We got the opportunity... [clears throat]
The opportunity to sit down.
[clearing throat]
These chocolate chip, right?
Yes. They're chocolate chip.
Oh, they might have some ground up walnuts in there too, though.
I'm allergic. [grunts]
-I know. -[Gene coughing]
I also knew you wouldn't pass up
an opportunity to eat a f*cking cookie.
Don't worry, Gene. I do have an epinephrine pen.
Here. Let me help you out.
Oh, yeah.
That's one of those training pens.
Forgot it doesn't have a needle
or medicine.
Oops.
You can call an ambulance now.
And you know what?
I haven't seen your mother in quite some time.
Tell her I say hello.
Excuse me.
Tommy, those cookies were to die for.
[theme song playing]
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
♪ They know not to play with me They know I get started ♪
♪ Ask me will I take it easy Told them that it's harder ♪
♪ Ask me will I quit Oh no, sir, I beg your pardon ♪
♪ They're saying that it's light ♪
♪ But I turn this b*tch to darkness ♪
♪ (The sun) It go up, we don't play around ♪
♪ I won't play 'bout my dinero (dinero) ♪
♪ Got some gangstas in the cut now (cut now) ♪
♪ And they doing what I say so ♪
[music]
[Cabrera] So you committed m*rder for your boss?
I'm not here to talk about my boss.
But you m*rder*d someone for her.
Do you not see how that directly connects to you?
I don't care. I'm not talking about her.
[Cabrera] Okay. Fine.
We won't talk about her per se.
But we will talk about it as it relates to you.
Okay.
[Cabrera] Okay.
k*lling someone, especially for someone else,
that's some serious loyalty, you know.
It's not something you would do unless you love someone,
or you're indebted to them, or both.
I've known my boss forever.
She's always had my back.
And I've had hers.
It's simple.
It's this unwavering loyalty for your boss
that's concerning to me.
It's as if her position in your life
is more important than your own.
I don't see it like that.
How can you not?
Because she doesn't make me do anything
that I don't want to do.
Are you sure you're not the victim
of some kind of gaslighting or some form of manipulation?
My boss wouldn't do that to me.
Plus, I'm not weak.
Have you ever considered the possibility
that the relationship with your boss
is more than purely professional?
I mean, she's a very attractive woman.
What, you think I want to f*ck her?
Do you?
Just because I am a l*sbian doesn't mean I want
to screw every woman that I admire.
I'm just saying, have you ever wondered
about the depth of your relationship?
So how we looking? Think I should testify?
Oh, no. No.
When you're winning a case, there's no need
to expose yourself to the DA's questioning.
So you think we're winning?
I can't guarantee the outcome,
but you're in a pretty good position.
Especially after Ms. Suede's testimony.
You know, not much surprises me, but I did not expect her
to change that sh*t up like that.
I didn't.
It was touch and go for me in my mind, too.
But fortunately for you, she switched the situation up.
I kind of felt the shift after Ms. Suede's testimony.
-Yup. So did I. -[Lovett] Mm.
The jurors, all of them, they looked at me.
I feel like that's a good sign.
It is. It is on your side right now.
So to answer your question, no.
You don't need to testify.
Okay.
The f*ck is she smiling about?
Maybe she got laid last night.
But whatever it is, it can't be about
how this trial is going for her.
[hip-hop music]
My bad I'm late, bruh.
This client of mine,
she wouldn't take my d*ck out her mouth.
You would have thought she was having an asthma attack
and my d*ck was her inhaler.
[imitates stressed inhaling]
You tripping, man.
Damn, n*gga, what's wrong with you?
Man, I overheard a lady at Mattie B's the other day
talking to Gene Marks.
That fat f*ck that own a club in Decatur?
Yeah.
So what that got to do with you?
Nothing. But got everything to do with Madam.
Sound like they trying to take over Eden, bruh.
-Oh, yeah? -Yeah.
What did Madam say?
I ain't tell her yet.
Well, what you waiting for?
I mean, just with all the court sh*t she got going on,
bruh, I ain't trying to interfere with nothing, man.
You know what I mean?
Bruh, Club Eden is Madam's baby.
Anything going on with this club,
she don't want to know ASAP.
You got to tell her.
Yeah, look, man, I'll just tell her
the night at the club when she comes in.
I mean, I guess that'll work, too.
I mean, are you trying to work out, n*gga?
Or you just gonna stretch the whole g*dd*mn time?
g*dd*mn, n*gga.
Look like she's smuggling two hams in them pants.
I'll be right back.
Excuse me.
[hip-hop music]
[cellphone vibrating]
[buzzing]
District Attorney Rodds, are you ready to close?
Actually, Your Honor, we have some new information
that has come to our attention,
and I would like to call one last witness.
Your Honor, I object.
This witness was not disclosed during the discovery phase.
Your Honor, we just got this information today,
and their testimony
is substantial in proving our case.
[Lovett] Clearly this was a willful omission
by the prosecution,
and as such, the witness should not be permitted to testify.
This witness has irrefutable proof
of Ms. Deville's wrongdoings.
I'm curious to hear what this witness has to say.
-I'll allow it. -Thank you, Your Honor.
The prosecution would like to call
Raphael Damascus to the stand.
Wait, what?
[whispers and murmuring]
[music]
[Renee]This is Renee.
What up? It's Midnight.
I know who it is. What do you want?
[Midnight][sighs] I changed my mind.
I'll be your boyfriend.
Excuse me?
[Midnight]I said I will be your boyfriend.
Why now?
You didn't want to be my boyfriend before.
[Midnight]Look, I spent last night on a cold-a*s bench
with my back against a concrete wall,
and all I could do was think about your soft a*s,
and how I wish I was cuddled up against you.
[Renee]Really?
And I got to thinking, maybe I shouldn't
let a good woman like you pass me by.
[Renee]Really?
Yes, really.
Look, I've been through a lot of sh*t in this game,
and honestly, I'm really just scared to settle down,
but I figure maybe finding a good woman
might be a good enough reason to.
Don't you?
Well, I'm glad you took some time to think about it.
Seems like you finally came to your senses.
[Midnight] Yeah, jail will do that to you.
Well, you didn't call me collect.
Are you out?
Yeah, I'm out.
[Renee] Then when can I come see you?
[sighs] I don't think your lawyer's gonna let that happen,
especially with the charges you got against me.
I'll drop them. Can I see you then?
[Midnight]Hell, yeah, you can see me tonight.
I want to see my woman.
[Renee]I can't wait.
For sure. I'm gonna see you later, baby.
And Mr. Damascus, how do you know Ms. Deville?
Marilyn and I were partners once.
[Rodds] What sort of partners?
Oh, this was in the past, before I turned over a new leaf.
We were business partners.
What kind of business?
[Raphael] The lucrative kind.
I needed to clean some cash, so I...
so we laundered just north of $ million through Club Eden.
[attendees gasping and murmuring]
Order in the court. Calm down.
So, you're saying that Ms. Deville
was a money launderer as well?
I object, Your Honor. Asked and answered.
[Walters] Sustained.
[Rodds] I'll move on.
Sir, do you know of any other ill*gal acts
that Ms. Deville engaged in during your partnership?
I do.
Now, are you referring to the footage of her blowing up
a halfway home with expl*sives,
or the video of her
pushing a patient out of a hospital window
to his death?
[Judge bangs gavel]
[hip-hop music]
[Wu] I gotta clean this off a little bit first.
I'm not the biggest fan of needles.
Is this gonna hurt?
No. Acupuncture? Relatively painless.
"Relatively."
Y'all know what that means.
Okay, breathe. Relax. Okay?
I'm gonna place a series of microneedles
into neurostimulation points.
It's gonna go along the blood flow for the meridian pathways.
Blood flow makes it heal.
Whatever. [winces]
Okay.
So, when you're done with this process,
it'll be good as new, right?
Well, not immediately, Mr. Face.
You know, acupuncture's not a miracle cure,
but it's been practiced in Chinese medicine
for the last , years.
Yeah. So, since it's been around that long,
it has to work, right?
That's right. You got it.
Face, can I get some help, babe?
I gotta lay here with these needles in me.
The doc's gotta get me ready.
Oh. Hi.
-Oh, hi. -Hi.
-[Wu] I'm Dr. Wu. -Hi, Dr. Wu.
-[Wu] Pleasure to meet you. -Nice to meet you. I'm Lily.
Uh, so will this fix him or...
Well, he'll be able to resume normal activities
after three or four more sessions.
Three or four more sessions?
Acupuncture's not an overnight cure.
So, when can I schedule the next session?
Three or four days apart,
and then he'll be, uh, good to go.
So, I won't be able to be bent over for at least two weeks?
Well, um...
You better hope this sh*t works.
[hip-hop music]
[court attendees murmuring]
Nothing further.
Mr. Damascus,
why are you testifying today?
I was subpoenaed.
It's not like I had a choice.
But you're incriminating yourself by your own testimony.
Are you not?
Why would you do that?
Trying to go to prison?
No, I'm not.
Ah. Let me guess, then.
You received a deal for immunity,
which means you'll say
just about anything to clear your own name.
-I wouldn't do that. -Objection.
What does this have to do
with the video evidence that was presented?
[Walters] Mr. Lovett, is there a question for this witness?
[Lovett] Yes. Your Honor.
Mr. Damascus, why wasn't this video evidence
submitted to the authorities at the time
that these alleged events occurred?
Well, at the time, my ex-wife and brother were still alive.
So, back then, we were close, Marilyn and I.
And we were still business partners,
so I had the video edited
to make it look as if Marilyn was never there.
So not only were you an accomplice
to a felonious crime spree,
but you altered the video evidence to work in your favor.
No, that's not quite what happened.
And if you have the ability to remove Ms. Deville
from the initial video footage,
it stands to reason that he had the ability to put her there
in the first place.
How can we even trust this video footage?
How can we believe anything you're saying is true?
It's clear that this man will say just about anything
to assert his own agenda.
Objection, Your Honor.
Withdrawn.
It is clear that we cannot trust anything this man says.
For all we know,
he's just a scorned lover trying to get back at my client.
I have no further questions, Your Honor.
D.A. Rodds, would you like to redirect?
No need, Your Honor.
The members of the jury have seen the video footage
of Ms. Deville's heinous deeds with their own eyes.
Those recordings speak for themselves.
Very well.
We'll proceed tomorrow at : am.
Court is adjourned.
I can't believe that pretty-a*s n*gga did that ugly-a*s sh*t.
Are you really surprised, Blue?
-Hmm? -No.
I smelled b*tch the day I met him.
Blue.
Marilyn, you know that's bad for your health.
Yeah, well, so is double-crossing me.
That obviously didn't stop you in the courtroom earlier.
What did you expect?
Your lack of impulse control has cost me millions already.
You didn't think that was going unchecked,
did you?
Well, you see, what I thought is that you and I had a truce.
But, obviously, I was mistaken.
But it's fine. Totally fine.
This lets me know that you're ready to die.
Careful with your threats, Madam.
Someone might believe you and have to get you for it.
You ladies have a nice day.
That n*gga just threaten you?
-Madam? -It's fine, it's fine.
He gonna have his time.
He gonna have his time.
♪ You know I'd rather extend those ♪
♪ n*gg*s be snakes they f*ck with my mental ♪
♪ If you're not the n*gga I sent for ♪
♪ Then you not a point and I'd probably forget you ♪
♪ You know I don't watch my time ♪
♪ In the way that I'm rocking that Patek Philippe ♪
♪ You know I'm good wherever I go ♪
♪ 'Cause I'm number one in the streets ♪
♪ I always be talking but I don't trust b*tches ♪
♪ I just be covering my ear ♪
♪ Last b*tch should have been a magician ♪
♪ The way she made sh*t disappear ♪
♪ I had a hell of a year ♪
♪ Got that gulp without dropping a tear ♪
♪ Y'all f*cking rockers and n*gg*s above you ♪
♪ That's not what we do over here ♪
-[Babyface] Man, what now? -Damn, n*gga, relax.
I didn't even say anything to you.
You always got some little slick sh*t coming up out your mouth.
So what you gotta say now?
Nothing. [scoffs]
Look, we need to figure out a way to get along.
Look, I already told you.
This ain't no after school special.
[Quincy] You made that clear.
But we can't keep moving the way we moving.
That sh*t working for me.
Come on, dawg. We both work here.
And I know I ain't going anywhere.
Hey, I'm the OG around this b*tch.
I got Madam's ear.
All right, then.
Before sh*t get any more out of hand,
how about I stay out your way
and you make sure you stay out of mine?
Yeah, you do that.
Inside and outside the club.
You talking about Miss Tandy?
You know who the f*ck I'm talking about.
[Quincy] I hear you. I'll back off.
My mom taught me to respect my elders.
Come on, man. I'm just playing.
Tighten up.
[Tommy] Madam.
What the f*ck, Tommy?
I've been looking for you everywhere.
You weren't in your office.
I know, because you've been looking for me everywhere.
That's why I'm in here. What do you want?
I'm sorry, Madam, but Doc is here to see you.
What the f*ck does he want?
[Tommy] He didn't say.
All right, let him in.
Hi, Madam.
What do you want, Doc?
[Doc] Look, I know you going through a lot lately.
But I just wanna let you know I overheard
some people talking about taking over the club.
Who was talking about my club?
That new lady over at Mattie B's.
Who, Toni?
[Doc] I don't know her name.
What did she say?
Well, I overheard her talking to that dude, Gene Marks,
and they was talking about taking over Eden.
-Really? -[Doc] Yes.
Yes, and then they was going to flee town once they got
the money coming in and all that crazy stuff.
I was just like, "I've got to let her know."
Are you sure that's what you heard?
Yeah, that's what I heard, Madam.
Okay.
Well, thank you for telling me.
[Doc] No problem. Sure.
All right. Let me finish meditating.
All right. Got you.
-Have a good one, Madam. -[Madam] Mm-hmm.
You take a test?
No.
What are you waiting for?
I'm scared about what it might say.
I get it.
But you have to find out soon.
I know, Blue.
It's just a lot going on right now. That's all.
How did this happen?
-Aren't you on the pill? -I am.
Just, I started a new one when that thing with Big D happened.
And maybe it just wasn't working yet, or maybe I am the .%
that it's not effective on.
That's too many maybes.
Take a test.
I know.
[cellphone vibrating]
m*therf*cker.
sh*t.
What, Tandy?
[Tandy]Hi, Madam.
Are you having a good night tonight?
[Madam] b*tch, we're not friends.
-What do you want? -All right.
Well, I've got some good news for you.
I was able to secure the eminent domain land.
About time.
[Tandy]No disrespect, Madam, but I went through
a lot of red tape to make this happen.
So, you know, it was really sort of a miracle
that I could even secure the land.
Okay. The f*ck you want, a cookie?
I can have Tommy bake you some.
[Tandy]No, I don't want that.
But because I was able to secure the land,
I was thinking that we could call it even.
Even? b*tch, I rigged an election for you.
I own you.
Yo. My sugar mama is dope as f*ck.
She's paying me $, a week allowance.
She's talking about buying me a new car.
And she's taking me to Vegas to see my favorite rapper,
Kendrick Lamar.
Damn, bro, you on a come up, dawg.
I know.
Damn. Wait, hold up. She ugly?
Doing all this stuff for you. She must be ugly.
No, no, no. She fine as hell.
And she keep that sh*t real tight.
And them t*tties. Mwah.
That's what's up. What's her name?
[scoffs] I can't tell you.
-I signed an NDA. -Come on, man.
Ain't nobody around here. It's just me.
I ain't going to say nothing.
All right.
It's the mayor.
-Tandy? -[Quincy shushing]
Yeah, she hot.
She hot? Hot like hell.
That b*tch the devil. You need to stay away from her.
Why?
She's the one that Babyface pimped me out to.
Oh, sh*t.
Yeah, bro. She may seem real nice,
but that b*tch is f*cking dangerous.
You need to leave her.
Look, I'm sorry about what happened to you,
but I can't let Tandy go.
All right.
You do you, man.
Nah, bro. It's not like that. I promise you.
I'll make sure Tandy pays for what she did to you.
You going to pay her back for me
by having sex with her and taking her gifts?
I meant, kind of.
It all works with my plan to f*ck over Babyface first,
but trust me.
I got you on both of them, all right?
What's up, man?
Glad you finally showed up.
[Big D] Bruh, what are you doing?
Just making sure nobody's listening.
Come here.
Bruh, some chick just offered me two bills
for me to pee on her.
I hope you didn't bring me in here for some dumb sh*t
you could've just texted me.
Yeah, I couldn't call or text, man,
in case they're monitoring our phones.
Here we go with that paranoia and conspiracy theory sh*t.
Bruh, just go jerk off.
Clear your mind.
Busting helps you focus.
D, they saw us.
-What's this? -Somebody texted it to me.
I told you that drone saw us, man.
Oh, sh*t. Can you trace it?
It's a burner phone, so it's untraceable.
But I may be able to find out where they bought it.
All right, well, uh, just let me know if you find anything.
How you so calm about this?
Look, man, you can't sweat the small stuff.
It's not small stuff, man. We commi...
We committed m*rder.
We can go to jail for life. What don't you get?
You can't worry about the stuff you can't control.
You know? If we gotta cross that bridge,
then we gonna cross it when the time comes.
Where you going?
I'm gonna get dressed in the locker room.
Aren't you going the wrong way?
What? Did y'all change some things
while I was gone or something?
Hm-hmm.
But VIP's the other way.
Wait, what you saying, Madam?
I'm saying I like the way you held yourself in court.
I think you're ready.
Hold on. Wait. Ready for VIP?
[Madam] Mm-hmm.
Are you se... Madam, are you se...
I am, but, look, you gonna be in a lane of your own, okay?
I did etch you a special solo for you
as a part of VIP.
Madam. Madam, thank you so much. You won't regret it.
-I promise. -I know.
Okay, I'ma prove to you that you ain't made no mistakes.
-You know I got you. -[Madam] I'm sure you will.
Go ahead. Clean out your old locker.
There's a new one waiting for you.
Can I... Can I give you a hug right now?
No.
God, you know, you're right. I... I... I just...
I got a little beside myself.
-Thank you, Madam. -[Madam] Mm-hmm.
I appreciate this so much.
[Madam] I'm proud of you.
That means a lot.
Go ahead.
[Dime] Yes.
Oh, what's going on?
It's a surprise.
You'll find out in a little bit.
Hey, man, we don't need no more surprises.
I hear that.
What's going on with you and your boy?
I know you ain't talking about Quincy.
Look, I put him in his place
and told him to stay up out of mine.
So you just gonna pretend like you aren't related to him?
I haven't known him for years.
Why start now?
Bro, I can't wait to be a daddy, man.
My little man will be out there in the yard,
running back and forth,
teaching him about some girls a little bit.
But what if you have a girl?
And if I have a girl, I will be sitting there
at the little table drinking tea with her little dolly friend.
n*gga, I'm on it.
[Doc] I bet.
You hearing this sh*t, Dime?
Mm-hmm. I hear y'all.
[Big D] sh*t.
I ain't even think about having no kids.
Well, that's years down the line for me.
They say there's never a right time to have kids.
But right now sure ain't it.
Guess who's in VIP, b*tches?
I know you lying.
The f*ck I am. [scoffs]
Hey, congratulations, Trouble.
Thanks, Fuego.
Hey, you worked hard enough to get here.
That's what I'm talking about. Thank you.
Hey, now you can give me that stack you owe me.
Thanks. I got you.
-I know where to find you. -[Trouble] Mm.
I got you.
You ain't going to congratulate me or nothing?
Whatever. Good luck.
Man, f*ck that, n*gga. Let's celebrate.
Hell, yeah.
Congratulations. You're in the locker room now, all right?
-Thank you, man. -[Amp] That's what's up.
[Trouble] That's what's up.
[laughter and cheering]
Let's celebrate.
[women cheering]
♪ That's what we doing ♪
♪ I don't even got to say
♪ I'm the queen of my city no more, man ♪
♪ They know I'm the queen, man They already jacked that ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ Man I can never lose ♪
♪ What you throw? ♪
♪ b*tch, I'm the queen of New York ♪
♪ This rap life I'm a big stepper ♪
♪ I bleed when I walk ♪
♪ Big flexor This is chess, not checkers ♪
♪ Uh-huh My checks up ♪
♪ When they talk down, tell them bless up ♪
♪ I ain't giving no lecture ♪
♪ Cognac got me charged up like a Tesla ♪
♪ Foot on they necks ♪
♪ Pressure Pressure ♪
♪ So many people let me down Why would I let up? ♪
♪ Can't trust these friendly n*gg*s ♪
♪ Nah, it's a setup ♪
♪ I can't trust these pretty b*tches ♪
♪ M-O-B forever Nah ♪
♪ My heart tell me f*ck love Get your sh*t together ♪
♪ And when you take a couple L's you gon' win forever ♪
♪ Give up? I'll never ♪
♪ I don't give a f*ck what you did first ♪
♪ You probably did it better ♪
♪ Six years independent winning Will it end? Never ♪
♪ I'm a living legend ♪
♪ Even when I die, I'ma live forever ♪
♪ I'm one word with ten letters ♪
♪ Successful ♪
♪ One word with ten letters ♪
♪ Successful ♪
[women cheering]
♪ You just mad 'cause my bank got thicker ♪
♪ And I took your spot Hit a lick like a sticker ♪
♪ Counting all this money and I just got richer ♪
♪ Drop another stack, watch a b*tch get sicker ♪
♪ Yeah, it's a sticker ♪
[knocking on door]
What are you doing here?
Um, you wanna put some clothes on?
No.
Just wondering why you coming unannounced.
It is what it is. What's up?
I just came to ask you a couple of questions.
I'm here. sh**t.
Do you know a Nyema Simmons?
Not off the top.
I mean, you know I meet a lot of women
in the line of work I'm in.
Well, she says you put something in her drink at Eden.
And you believe her?
[Davis] I'm just, you know, following up on a report.
Do I look like the type of n*gga
that gotta drug somebody?
Do I?
No.
I imagine you don't.
What else are you imagining?
Well, we can keep talking about this.
Or I can show you.
Show me.
[easygoing music]
Hey, beautiful. You look good.
What's all this?
Well, I remember you wanted to go to breakfast
not too long ago after I was leaving the club,
so I figured I'd do something special for you.
You did all this for me?
Yes.
Because you're worth it.
Oh, Midnight, I feel so special.
Sorry it took me so long to realize
how perfect you are for me.
I'm so sorry I got you locked up.
Yeah, I am, but I'm not.
It gave me a lot of time to think.
And, I mean, what else could you have done?
I couldn't think of anything else
other than make up a story that you were raping me.
So that's why you recorded it?
I needed leverage for you to come around.
And if you didn't, I needed some kind of proof.
That's all good. That's in the past.
I'm trying to move into the future with you.
Me too.
-But no more r*pe fantasies. -[Renee] Okay.
Maybe I can do something for you.
Next time?
I mean, why wait?
[Renee giggling]
[moans]
g*dd*mn.
[easygoing music]
[Tommy] Madam, Attorney Lovett is here to see you.
Send him in.
-Would you like anything? -I'm fine. Thank you.
You can leave us, Tommy.
Okay, what's so important you had to come here?
You couldn't wait until we got to court?
I think we need to take a plea.
A plea?
And go to prison?
n*gga, are you out your f*cking mind?
Madam, I know this is not what you want to hear,
but we have to be reasonable.
-[Madam] Do we? -Yes.
And after seeing that video footage yesterday,
I'm afraid the jury won't rule in your favor.
Lovett. I am not paying you all this f*cking money
for you to dwell on negativity
and tell me to take a f*cking plea.
I'm not.
Yeah, I don't want to either.
But as your counsel, I feel like I have to give you
the best possible advice.
So your advice is to run scared.
That's what you advising me to do?
No, if we take a plea, it means a lesser sentence for you.
What's lesser than nothing? Hmm?
Madam, I need you to see where I'm coming from.
I do.
I see exactly where you're coming from.
You're running scared.
I don't like that sh*t. I don't play like that.
You know that.
I'm just afraid we don't have any other options.
Yes, we do.
Because I'm taking the stand.
[music]
[music]
♪ I'm a certified boss
♪ Watch me work I'ma get it ♪
♪ Self-made Drippin' gold ♪
♪ Ooh, ooh Diamonds freezin' ♪
♪ Wipe me down You know I clean up well ♪
♪ Wipe me down You know I clean up well ♪
♪ Wipe me down You know I clean up well ♪
♪ Wipe me down You know I clean up well ♪
♪ I came to turn it up (Like this) ♪
♪ I came to turn it up (Like this) ♪
♪ I came to turn it up (Like this) ♪
♪ I came to turn it up (Like this) ♪
♪ A woman's work is never done ♪
♪ Don't act like you don't know about it ♪
♪ Bloody charts, I cut them up at any... ♪
[music]
[hip-hop music]
[Wu] I gotta clean this off a little bit first.
I'm not the biggest fan of needles.
Is this gonna hurt?
No. Acupuncture? Relatively painless.
"Relatively."
Y'all know what that means.
Okay, breathe. Relax. Okay?
I'm gonna place a series of microneedles
into neurostimulation points.
It's gonna go along the blood flow for the meridian pathways.
Blood flow makes it heal.
Whatever. [winces]
Okay.
So, when you're done with this process,
it'll be good as new, right?
Well, not immediately, Mr. Face.
You know, acupuncture's not a miracle cure,
but it's been practiced in Chinese medicine
for the last , years.
Yeah. So, since it's been around that long,
it has to work, right?
That's right. You got it.
Face, can I get some help, babe?
I gotta lay here with these needles in me.
The doc's gotta get me ready.
Oh. Hi.
-Oh, hi. -Hi.
-[Wu] I'm Dr. Wu. -Hi, Dr. Wu.
-[Wu] Pleasure to meet you. -Nice to meet you. I'm Lily.
Uh, so will this fix him or...
Well, he'll be able to resume normal activities
after three or four more sessions.
Three or four more sessions?
Acupuncture's not an overnight cure.
So, when can I schedule the next session?
Three or four days apart,
and then he'll be, uh, good to go.
So, I won't be able to be bent over for at least two weeks?
Well, um...
You better hope this sh*t works.
[hip-hop music]
[court attendees murmuring]
Nothing further.
Mr. Damascus,
why are you testifying today?
I was subpoenaed.
It's not like I had a choice.
But you're incriminating yourself by your own testimony.
Are you not?
Why would you do that?
Trying to go to prison?
No, I'm not.
Ah. Let me guess, then.
You received a deal for immunity,
which means you'll say
just about anything to clear your own name.
-I wouldn't do that. -Objection.
What does this have to do
with the video evidence that was presented?
[Walters] Mr. Lovett, is there a question for this witness?
[Lovett] Yes. Your Honor.
Mr. Damascus, why wasn't this video evidence
submitted to the authorities at the time
that these alleged events occurred?
Well, at the time, my ex-wife and brother were still alive.
So, back then, we were close, Marilyn and I.
And we were still business partners,
so I had the video edited
to make it look as if Marilyn was never there.
So not only were you an accomplice
to a felonious crime spree,
but you altered the video evidence to work in your favor.
No, that's not quite what happened.
And if you have the ability to remove Ms. Deville
from the initial video footage,
it stands to reason that he had the ability to put her there
in the first place.
How can we even trust this video footage?
How can we believe anything you're saying is true?
It's clear that this man will say just about anything
to assert his own agenda.
Objection, Your Honor.
Withdrawn.
It is clear that we cannot trust anything this man says.
For all we know,
he's just a scorned lover trying to get back at my client.
I have no further questions, Your Honor.
D.A. Rodds, would you like to redirect?
No need, Your Honor.
The members of the jury have seen the video footage
of Ms. Deville's heinous deeds with their own eyes.
Those recordings speak for themselves.
Very well.
We'll proceed tomorrow at : am.
Court is adjourned.
I can't believe that pretty-a*s n*gga did that ugly-a*s sh*t.
Are you really surprised, Blue?
-Hmm? -No.
I smelled b*tch the day I met him.
Blue.
Marilyn, you know that's bad for your health.
Yeah, well, so is double-crossing me.
That obviously didn't stop you in the courtroom earlier.
What did you expect?
Your lack of impulse control has cost me millions already.
You didn't think that was going unchecked,
did you?
Well, you see, what I thought is that you and I had a truce.
But, obviously, I was mistaken.
But it's fine. Totally fine.
This lets me know that you're ready to die.
Careful with your threats, Madam.
Someone might believe you and have to get you for it.
You ladies have a nice day.
That n*gga just threaten you?
-Madam? -It's fine, it's fine.
He gonna have his time.
He gonna have his time.
♪ You know I'd rather extend those ♪
♪ n*gg*s be snakes they f*ck with my mental ♪
♪ If you're not the n*gga I sent for ♪
♪ Then you not a point and I'd probably forget you ♪
♪ You know I don't watch my time ♪
♪ In the way that I'm rocking that Patek Philippe ♪
♪ You know I'm good wherever I go ♪
♪ 'Cause I'm number one in the streets ♪
♪ I always be talking but I don't trust b*tches ♪
♪ I just be covering my ear ♪
♪ Last b*tch should have been a magician ♪
♪ The way she made sh*t disappear ♪
♪ I had a hell of a year ♪
♪ Got that gulp without dropping a tear ♪
♪ Y'all f*cking rockers and n*gg*s above you ♪
♪ That's not what we do over here ♪
-[Babyface] Man, what now? -Damn, n*gga, relax.
I didn't even say anything to you.
You always got some little slick sh*t coming up out your mouth.
So what you gotta say now?
Nothing. [scoffs]
Look, we need to figure out a way to get along.
Look, I already told you.
This ain't no after school special.
[Quincy] You made that clear.
But we can't keep moving the way we moving.
That sh*t working for me.
Come on, dawg. We both work here.
And I know I ain't going anywhere.
Hey, I'm the OG around this b*tch.
I got Madam's ear.
All right, then.
Before sh*t get any more out of hand,
how about I stay out your way
and you make sure you stay out of mine?
Yeah, you do that.
Inside and outside the club.
You talking about Miss Tandy?
You know who the f*ck I'm talking about.
[Quincy] I hear you. I'll back off.
My mom taught me to respect my elders.
Come on, man. I'm just playing.
Tighten up.
[Tommy] Madam.
What the f*ck, Tommy?
I've been looking for you everywhere.
You weren't in your office.
I know, because you've been looking for me everywhere.
That's why I'm in here. What do you want?
I'm sorry, Madam, but Doc is here to see you.
What the f*ck does he want?
[Tommy] He didn't say.
All right, let him in.
Hi, Madam.
What do you want, Doc?
[Doc] Look, I know you going through a lot lately.
But I just wanna let you know I overheard
some people talking about taking over the club.
Who was talking about my club?
That new lady over at Mattie B's.
Who, Toni?
[Doc] I don't know her name.
What did she say?
Well, I overheard her talking to that dude, Gene Marks,
and they was talking about taking over Eden.
-Really? -[Doc] Yes.
Yes, and then they was going to flee town once they got
the money coming in and all that crazy stuff.
I was just like, "I've got to let her know."
Are you sure that's what you heard?
Yeah, that's what I heard, Madam.
Okay.
Well, thank you for telling me.
[Doc] No problem. Sure.
All right. Let me finish meditating.
All right. Got you.
-Have a good one, Madam. -[Madam] Mm-hmm.
You take a test?
No.
What are you waiting for?
I'm scared about what it might say.
I get it.
But you have to find out soon.
I know, Blue.
It's just a lot going on right now. That's all.
How did this happen?
-Aren't you on the pill? -I am.
Just, I started a new one when that thing with Big D happened.
And maybe it just wasn't working yet, or maybe I am the .%
that it's not effective on.
That's too many maybes.
Take a test.
I know.
[cellphone vibrating]
m*therf*cker.
sh*t.
What, Tandy?
[Tandy]Hi, Madam.
Are you having a good night tonight?
[Madam] b*tch, we're not friends.
-What do you want? -All right.
Well, I've got some good news for you.
I was able to secure the eminent domain land.
About time.
[Tandy]No disrespect, Madam, but I went through
a lot of red tape to make this happen.
So, you know, it was really sort of a miracle
that I could even secure the land.
Okay. The f*ck you want, a cookie?
I can have Tommy bake you some.
[Tandy]No, I don't want that.
But because I was able to secure the land,
I was thinking that we could call it even.
Even? b*tch, I rigged an election for you.
I own you.
Yo. My sugar mama is dope as f*ck.
She's paying me $, a week allowance.
She's talking about buying me a new car.
And she's taking me to Vegas to see my favorite rapper,
Kendrick Lamar.
Damn, bro, you on a come up, dawg.
I know.
Damn. Wait, hold up. She ugly?
Doing all this stuff for you. She must be ugly.
No, no, no. She fine as hell.
And she keep that sh*t real tight.
And them t*tties. Mwah.
That's what's up. What's her name?
[scoffs] I can't tell you.
-I signed an NDA. -Come on, man.
Ain't nobody around here. It's just me.
I ain't going to say nothing.
All right.
It's the mayor.
-Tandy? -[Quincy shushing]
Yeah, she hot.
She hot? Hot like hell.
That b*tch the devil. You need to stay away from her.
Why?
She's the one that Babyface pimped me out to.
Oh, sh*t.
Yeah, bro. She may seem real nice,
but that b*tch is f*cking dangerous.
You need to leave her.
Look, I'm sorry about what happened to you,
but I can't let Tandy go.
All right.
You do you, man.
Nah, bro. It's not like that. I promise you.
I'll make sure Tandy pays for what she did to you.
You going to pay her back for me
by having sex with her and taking her gifts?
I meant, kind of.
It all works with my plan to f*ck over Babyface first,
but trust me.
I got you on both of them, all right?
What's up, man?
Glad you finally showed up.
[Big D] Bruh, what are you doing?
Just making sure nobody's listening.
Come here.
Bruh, some chick just offered me two bills
for me to pee on her.
I hope you didn't bring me in here for some dumb sh*t
you could've just texted me.
Yeah, I couldn't call or text, man,
in case they're monitoring our phones.
Here we go with that paranoia and conspiracy theory sh*t.
Bruh, just go jerk off.
Clear your mind.
Busting helps you focus.
D, they saw us.
-What's this? -Somebody texted it to me.
I told you that drone saw us, man.
Oh, sh*t. Can you trace it?
It's a burner phone, so it's untraceable.
But I may be able to find out where they bought it.
All right, well, uh, just let me know if you find anything.
How you so calm about this?
Look, man, you can't sweat the small stuff.
It's not small stuff, man. We commi...
We committed m*rder.
We can go to jail for life. What don't you get?
You can't worry about the stuff you can't control.
You know? If we gotta cross that bridge,
then we gonna cross it when the time comes.
Where you going?
I'm gonna get dressed in the locker room.
Aren't you going the wrong way?
What? Did y'all change some things
while I was gone or something?
Hm-hmm.
But VIP's the other way.
Wait, what you saying, Madam?
I'm saying I like the way you held yourself in court.
I think you're ready.
Hold on. Wait. Ready for VIP?
[Madam] Mm-hmm.
Are you se... Madam, are you se...
I am, but, look, you gonna be in a lane of your own, okay?
I did etch you a special solo for you
as a part of VIP.
Madam. Madam, thank you so much. You won't regret it.
-I promise. -I know.
Okay, I'ma prove to you that you ain't made no mistakes.
-You know I got you. -[Madam] I'm sure you will.
Go ahead. Clean out your old locker.
There's a new one waiting for you.
Can I... Can I give you a hug right now?
No.
God, you know, you're right. I... I... I just...
I got a little beside myself.
-Thank you, Madam. -[Madam] Mm-hmm.
I appreciate this so much.
[Madam] I'm proud of you.
That means a lot.
Go ahead.
[Dime] Yes.
Oh, what's going on?
It's a surprise.
You'll find out in a little bit.
Hey, man, we don't need no more surprises.
I hear that.
What's going on with you and your boy?
I know you ain't talking about Quincy.
Look, I put him in his place
and told him to stay up out of mine.
So you just gonna pretend like you aren't related to him?
I haven't known him for years.
Why start now?
Bro, I can't wait to be a daddy, man.
My little man will be out there in the yard,
running back and forth,
teaching him about some girls a little bit.
But what if you have a girl?
And if I have a girl, I will be sitting there
at the little table drinking tea with her little dolly friend.
n*gga, I'm on it.
[Doc] I bet.
You hearing this sh*t, Dime?
Mm-hmm. I hear y'all.
[Big D] sh*t.
I ain't even think about having no kids.
Well, that's years down the line for me.
They say there's never a right time to have kids.
But right now sure ain't it.
Guess who's in VIP, b*tches?
I know you lying.
The f*ck I am. [scoffs]
Hey, congratulations, Trouble.
Thanks, Fuego.
Hey, you worked hard enough to get here.
That's what I'm talking about. Thank you.
Hey, now you can give me that stack you owe me.
Thanks. I got you.
-I know where to find you. -[Trouble] Mm.
I got you.
You ain't going to congratulate me or nothing?
Whatever. Good luck.
Man, f*ck that, n*gga. Let's celebrate.
Hell, yeah.
Congratulations. You're in the locker room now, all right?
-Thank you, man. -[Amp] That's what's up.
[Trouble] That's what's up.
[laughter and cheering]
Let's celebrate.
[women cheering]
♪ That's what we doing ♪
♪ I don't even got to say
♪ I'm the queen of my city no more, man ♪
♪ They know I'm the queen, man They already jacked that ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ Man I can never lose ♪
♪ What you throw? ♪
♪ b*tch, I'm the queen of New York ♪
♪ This rap life I'm a big stepper ♪
♪ I bleed when I walk ♪
♪ Big flexor This is chess, not checkers ♪
♪ Uh-huh My checks up ♪
♪ When they talk down, tell them bless up ♪
♪ I ain't giving no lecture ♪
♪ Cognac got me charged up like a Tesla ♪
♪ Foot on they necks ♪
♪ Pressure Pressure ♪
♪ So many people let me down Why would I let up? ♪
♪ Can't trust these friendly n*gg*s ♪
♪ Nah, it's a setup ♪
♪ I can't trust these pretty b*tches ♪
♪ M-O-B forever Nah ♪
♪ My heart tell me f*ck love Get your sh*t together ♪
♪ And when you take a couple L's you gon' win forever ♪
♪ Give up? I'll never ♪
♪ I don't give a f*ck what you did first ♪
♪ You probably did it better ♪
♪ Six years independent winning Will it end? Never ♪
♪ I'm a living legend ♪
♪ Even when I die, I'ma live forever ♪
♪ I'm one word with ten letters ♪
♪ Successful ♪
♪ One word with ten letters ♪
♪ Successful ♪
[women cheering]
♪ You just mad 'cause my bank got thicker ♪
♪ And I took your spot Hit a lick like a sticker ♪
♪ Counting all this money and I just got richer ♪
♪ Drop another stack, watch a b*tch get sicker ♪
♪ Yeah, it's a sticker ♪
[knocking on door]
What are you doing here?
Um, you wanna put some clothes on?
No.
Just wondering why you coming unannounced.
It is what it is. What's up?
I just came to ask you a couple of questions.
I'm here. sh**t.
Do you know a Nyema Simmons?
Not off the top.
I mean, you know I meet a lot of women
in the line of work I'm in.
Well, she says you put something in her drink at Eden.
And you believe her?
[Davis] I'm just, you know, following up on a report.
Do I look like the type of n*gga
that gotta drug somebody?
Do I?
No.
I imagine you don't.
What else are you imagining?
Well, we can keep talking about this.
Or I can show you.
Show me.
[easygoing music]
Hey, beautiful. You look good.
What's all this?
Well, I remember you wanted to go to breakfast
not too long ago after I was leaving the club,
so I figured I'd do something special for you.
You did all this for me?
Yes.
Because you're worth it.
Oh, Midnight, I feel so special.
Sorry it took me so long to realize
how perfect you are for me.
I'm so sorry I got you locked up.
Yeah, I am, but I'm not.
It gave me a lot of time to think.
And, I mean, what else could you have done?
I couldn't think of anything else
other than make up a story that you were raping me.
So that's why you recorded it?
I needed leverage for you to come around.
And if you didn't, I needed some kind of proof.
That's all good. That's in the past.
I'm trying to move into the future with you.
Me too.
-But no more r*pe fantasies. -[Renee] Okay.
Maybe I can do something for you.
Next time?
I mean, why wait?
[Renee giggling]
[moans]
g*dd*mn.
[easygoing music]
[Tommy] Madam, Attorney Lovett is here to see you.
Send him in.
-Would you like anything? -I'm fine. Thank you.
You can leave us, Tommy.
Okay, what's so important you had to come here?
You couldn't wait until we got to court?
I think we need to take a plea.
A plea?
And go to prison?
n*gga, are you out your f*cking mind?
Madam, I know this is not what you want to hear,
but we have to be reasonable.
-[Madam] Do we? -Yes.
And after seeing that video footage yesterday,
I'm afraid the jury won't rule in your favor.
Lovett. I am not paying you all this f*cking money
for you to dwell on negativity
and tell me to take a f*cking plea.
I'm not.
Yeah, I don't want to either.
But as your counsel, I feel like I have to give you
the best possible advice.
So your advice is to run scared.
That's what you advising me to do?
No, if we take a plea, it means a lesser sentence for you.
What's lesser than nothing? Hmm?
Madam, I need you to see where I'm coming from.
I do.
I see exactly where you're coming from.
You're running scared.
I don't like that sh*t. I don't play like that.
You know that.
I'm just afraid we don't have any other options.
Yes, we do.
Because I'm taking the stand.
[music]
[music]
♪ I'm a certified boss
♪ Watch me work I'ma get it ♪
♪ Self-made Drippin' gold ♪
♪ Ooh, ooh Diamonds freezin' ♪
♪ Wipe me down You know I clean up well ♪
♪ Wipe me down You know I clean up well ♪
♪ Wipe me down You know I clean up well ♪
♪ Wipe me down You know I clean up well ♪
♪ I came to turn it up (Like this) ♪
♪ I came to turn it up (Like this) ♪
♪ I came to turn it up (Like this) ♪
♪ I came to turn it up (Like this) ♪
♪ A woman's work is never done ♪
♪ Don't act like you don't know about it ♪
♪ Bloody charts, I cut them up at any... ♪
[music]