01x07 - All in the Family

[bunniefuu]

The path you on right now

got us worried
about your soul.

We should have never let
Pastor Shifty convince us

to take on a conniving lawyer.

I have fought relentlessly
for your son.

[Charles]
If you fought relentlessly,

woulda had some damn money
in our pockets.

We're done.

You won't hold that seat.

- Is that a thr*at?
- Just a reality check.

n*gga, shut the f*ck up,

'fore I choke
your ass out again.

[Tiny]
You got me f*cked up.

You think I'm scared
of your little punk-ass p*stol?

[g*ns cocking]

The state police
has initiated Drano.

Ecorse PD will be
joining me to ID

and dismantle drug
organizations in the area.

- You Big L?
-[Big L] I only work with you.

I don't work with your brother
or anyone else directly.

Not a problem at all.

So we gonna go after
they people or what, huh?

I'm sending his people
back to him in pieces.

- Let's go.
- No!

- Come here.
- No, no!

[Darius] Hey, hey, let her go.

[Nicole]
Help, help, help, help!

[somber music plays]

♪ ♪

[dialogue not audible]

[Older Meech] When you come
from nothing like we did,

family's all you got.

It was tough on us

because all our relatives
lived out of state.

The only Flenorys we knew
stayed on Edsel Street.

So my siblings and I learned
how to hold each other down.

That's how this works.

You ride for them,

and they supposed to ride
for you.

[Terry, echoing] Meech.

She's right here.

[knocks at door]

Hey, Nikki.

Nikki, we're here.

You okay?

Darius helped me get away.

Get away from who, Nikki?
From who?

I know you hurtin' right now,

but if someone came after you,
we need to know who it was.

It was that guy

from the mall.

Oh, sh*t.

Hey, Nicole.
I'm so sorry.

You our baby sister, Nic.
We love you, no matter what.

We always got your back.
Always know that.

Get off me!

Darius is dead,

and it's all because of you!

[Terry] Whoa, Nikki. Hey.

Hey, Nicole.

- sh*t.
-[Bryant] You remember me?

This is Detective Lopez.

We're sorry to hear
about your friend.

- Are you okay?
- She's fine.

Then we're gonna need you

to come down
to the precinct with us.

She ain't gotta go nowhere.

Your parents are meeting us
there, Nicole.

We spoke to them already.

- We'll come with her.
- No.

Just you, Nicole.

[quietly]
You know what to do.

Come on.

What if she tells 'em
about Lamar?

Or about our business?

Yo, our little sister
was almost snatched.

Snatched, Meech.

And this is what the f*ck
you thinkin' about?

[indistinct radio chatter]

[Charles]
He was coming after you?

Lower your voice, baby.

[whispering]
They're probably listening.

This was someone
your brothers know?

How?

Think it has something to do
with they business.

[Lucille] You're sure
you're okay, baby?

They didn't hurt you, did they?

[Nicole] No.

Mama, Darius saved me.

Oh, I'm so sorry, baby.

I'm so sorry.

What am I supposed
to tell the police?

You tell the truth,
at all times.

What if Meech and Terry
get in trouble?

No, no, don't you dare try
and defend them.

No, it's not that.

I mean, what if she tells
the truth,

and then they come after her?

Or better yet, after us?

So now we're supposed
to teach our daughter

how to lie to the police?

Is that what kind of family
this is?

No, that's not
what I'm saying, babe.

[feedback whining]

I can't hear a g*dd*mn thing.

Well, she just lost her friend.
They probably consoling her.

Well, that's not why
we brought her here.

We brought Nicole in
to get answers,

so let's go get some, Lopez.

What? Wait, what about me?

I don't want to overwhelm her
with too many bodies.

Let's go.

[knock at door]

Nicole?

Mr. and Mrs. Flenory.

[door clicks shut]

I'm Commander Beckwith.

I think you guys have met
Detective Lopez.

Nicole, I'd like to ask you
some questions

about what happened.
Okay?

-[feedback whines]
-[Bryant] f*ck.

You were with Darius Grills
after school?

Yes.

We was going to the arcade,
and a man stabbed him.

Okay.

Just slow this down
for me a bit.

Was this man trying to rob you?

Did he say anything?

He just walked up
and started stabbing Darius

out of the blue?

Pretty much.

[Mars] Nicole, was Darius
in a g*ng?

[Nicole] Uh-uh. No.

[Mars] Do you have any idea
why this may have happened?

Go ahead, baby. Tell the truth.

[soft dramatic music plays]

No.
I don't know why it happened.

Okay.

Had you ever seen
that man before?

Are you sure?

I ain't never seen him before.
[sniffles]

He just walked up
and started stabbing Darius,

and I don't got no idea why.

It's a crime
to lie to a police officer.

You do understand that, Nicole?

Yes, we do.

Because we have a witness

that says the man that did this

was trying to get
to you, Nicole,

and that Darius protected you.

No. That's not how it happened.

Did this have something to do
with your brother Demetrius?

[feedback whining]

[slamming wall]

We have sources who have
told us that he kidnapped

a rival g*ng member's daughter.

Now, if this is related to that

or any of his
drug-dealing activities--

- No. Don't start that.
- Please.

[Lopez] And you don't tell us,

you're putting
your whole family at risk.

[Lucille] I think
my daughter's had enough.

Can I go now?

[Lucille] Come on, baby.

♪ ♪

[R&B music plays]

♪ ♪

[rapid rapping]

f*ck all that slow jamming.
[exhales]

We need to speed up the tempo,

and I don't give a damn
if you with me or not.

Man, do you ever think
of anyone other than yourself?

Nikki's boyfriend just got
murked right in front of her.

I know, n*gga.

And we'll pay for the funeral
and send him off right,

just like he was one of us,
but right now--

Yeah, I don't know
about that sh*t, man.

f*ck you saying, man?

You was the one talking
about swinging first.

Now you talkin' 'bout reneging?

♪ ♪

Your ass talked to Mama, huh?

[scoffs]
She got you thinking about

your soul and sh*t, huh?

It ain't like there's
no truth in what Mama's sayin'.

Yeah. You right.

It is true.

But Mama and Pops
could be next,

or Wanda and Terry Jr., n*gga.

Now, how you gonna live
with yourself, Tee?

I'm saying,
maybe we look at this

as sacrificing ourself
to protect our family.

Kind of like what Jesus did.

[Terry] Yo, you need to stop
smoking so much.

sh*t, what we gonna do
at this point, Tee?

We in too deep.

It ain't like we could
just pray this sh*t away.

[inhales, exhales]

Yeah, but if we do this,

we're gonna need to have
plausible deniability.

Two steps ahead of you, bro.

[Charlie] ♪ I got everything
On the line ♪

♪ I'm 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 ♪

[Greek music plays]

[Tiny] What up, doe?

[Meech] sh*t. You tell me.

It's colder
than a m*therf*cker though.

You the one out here
trying to look all pretty.

No, n*gga. I'm fly.

- What up, doe?
- What's up, Meech?

-[Tiny] The f*ck is that?
-[Meech] That's White Boy Rick.

So how you do
unloading them dreams?

Man, they damn near evaporated.

Need to reup, for real.

Dawg, imagine the player
you could become

with your brains and my weight.

There you go
with that silver tongue sh*t.

I'm just sayin',
handle this for me,

I'll show you love
on the next reup.

♪ ♪

Where are we going, Charles?

A motel. A shelter.
Anywhere but here.

Charles,
I'm not leavin' my house.

We don't have a choice.

You and Nicole are not
safe here anymore.

- What about Meech and Terry?
- For God's sakes, Lucille!

Them boys kidnapped a girl
and put us in the crosshairs.

We need a long stretch of road
between them and us right now.

[soft dramatic music plays]

Baby, our worst nightmare
almost came true.

I am not giving it
a second chance.

But we can save Terry.
You said so yourself.

I mean, all of this

is because of something
that they did before,

but we got through
to him, Charles.

I know we did.

You want to get
yourself k*lled, fine,

but Nicole?

She's coming with me.

[Teddy Pendergrass'
"Turn Off the Lights" playing]

[romantic R&B music]

♪ ♪

[singer]
♪ Turn off the lights ♪

♪ And light a candle ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Tonight,
I'm in a romantic mood ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Let's take a shower ♪

♪ Shower together ♪

♪ I'll wash your body ♪

♪ And you'll wash mine, yeah ♪

♪ Rub me down ♪

♪ In some hot oils, baby ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ And I'll do the same thing ♪

♪ To you ♪

♪ Just turn off the lights ♪

♪ Come to me ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Girl, I wanna give you
A special treat ♪

[intense music plays]

♪ ♪

[screaming and shouting]

Tag, m*therf*cker. We it!

[Tiny] Watch your back.
This n*gga's hit.

[g*nsh*t]

- Where you at? Where you at?
-[g*n cocks]

[Tiny, singsong] Lamar.

Come out, come out
wherever you are.

♪ ♪

[muffled dog barking]

[door handle clicks]

f*ck. Go.

Yo, he must still be inside.

Yo, I say we hunt him down.

-[sirens wailing]
- Nah.

We gotta get
the f*ck out of here.

[upbeat pop music plays]

[knock at door]

[singer] ♪ You light the sky
Everywhere you go ♪

♪ We look upon the city ♪

♪ And got me hooked... ♪

♪ ♪

[Tiny] We gon' pop his ass.

My n*gga, sit down
and eat something.

You making me f*ckin' cra--

How the f*ck
y'all miss that n*gga?

You actin' like we wanted
the n*gga to get away.

We need to find
his Black ass right now.

You don't got nothing
to worry about.

He don't know it was you.

That m*therf*cker saw
the whites of my eyes.

I know he comin' back.

He can if he want to,
but we popped his crazy ass,

and he leakin'
like a m*therf*cker.

Man, Lamar is old and smart.

He ain't going
to no g*dd*mn hospital.

Already got my boys
checking the vets

and the clinics in the hood.

I think I might know
where he went.

Page me if you get something.

For sure.

[dogs barking]

[groaning]

[groaning]

[breathing heavily]

[groaning]

[voices arguing distantly]

[hip-hop playing in background]

[sirens wailing]

[man] sh*t, the 5-0!

[officer] Let me see
your damn hands!

- Let me see your hands!
-[corner boy] What's up, man?

[all talking at once]

[intense music plays]

[sirens wailing]

♪ ♪

[payphone dings]

Yo, we got a f*ckin' problem.

And then she called me
a rag head.

[scoffs]
Can you believe that, Mama?

[Monique] A rag head?

What?

I can't believe we're havin'
this conversation again.

Look, you and Shatonya
need to learn

how to get along, okay?

Okay.

[Monique] Look, baby, why don't
you take the groceries out

while I take these boots off?

And then get ready
for your homework.

[Zoe] All righty.

I'm gonna have to talk
to Shatonya mama again,

'cause this can't keep
going on.

What the f*ck? What the--

I got sh*t, a'ight?

I just need a place
to fix myself up.

[tense music plays]

And what the f*ck
you come here for?

What if Zoe saw this?

[Lamar] Mo, please.

[Monique] Now, you need to get
the hell out.

I'll be gone by tomorrow.

n*gga, now,
or I'ma call the police.

[grunting]

All right. Fine.

Don't go and do
something stupid.

Stupid was thinking
you had changed.

Now get the f*ck off me.

Ah!

[crying]

Look what you made me do, huh?

- Look what the f*ck you--
- Let me go! Let me the f*ck go!

Look what you made me do!

- Let me go!
- Every single time

I got this sh*t
under control...

- You hurting me!
- You wanna f*ck sh*t up!

Huh? Why? Why, Monique? Why?

[Zoe] Dad!

♪ ♪

[both sobbing]

[Karen] Mrs. Flenory.
what can I do for you?

I just wanted to apologize
for my husband's behavior

a few days ago,

and I was hoping that you might
take us back on as clients.

I don't know about that.

He called me conniving
and scheming.

"And whenever you stand
praying, forgive."

You're quoting Mark 11:25
to a preacher's niece?

Karen, my son's life
may depend on this settlement.

Even if I agree,

we're looking
at a uphill battle.

[Lucille] Must be something--

There was a nurse present
at Terry's second surgery.

I have reason to believe

she might say
the surgeon made a mistake.

Th-that's good, right?

It would be,
had the nurse not quit.

No one knows where she is.

We- we have to--I mean,
I'll look in the yellow pages,

the white pages, whatever.

I may have a lead of my own,

but I'm in no position
to make promises.

So that means that
you gonna take us back on?

For you, Mrs. Flenory,
absolutely.

- Thank you.
-[Karen chuckles]

Thank you. Thank you so much.

- You're very welcome.
- Thank you so much.

[knock at door]

What's the emergency?
Something happen to Zoe?

Naw, she in her room
doing homework.

[Meech] What the f*ck happened?

Don't think
'cause I let you in,

I forgive you for taking Zoe.

Lamar did this to you?

[soft dramatic music plays]

♪ ♪

Mo, you gotta go to a hospital.

I'm fine.

You sure?

Any idea
where he mighta went?

As far as I know,
he at Slick's house.

He ain't going back
over there no more.

Look,

I know he supposedly
Zoe's daddy, but--

Look, I don't give a f*ck.

After this sh*t, I'm done
with that m*therf*cker.

I'm trying to remember
where his cousin Romond stay,

'cause that's where he went
when he first got out.

You know what?

It's over there off Dupont,
near Forman Park.

That's the only place that
crazy m*therf*cker might go.

Don't trip. I got you.

[distant horn blows]

If you Black and under 30
in Ecorse or Rouge,

they snatching you.

Why they didn't scoop your ass?

'Cause I ain't no n*gga.

I know how to switch sh*t up.
Change my stripes.

How the hell we gonna move sh*t
if we can't hit the streets?

Probably gotta holler at Big L
to buy some more time.

First time out the gate,
I'm supposed to hit her with,

"Oh, I'm sorry.
We can't move our own weight"?

You wanted 50/50, n*gga.

She's your connect.
Figure it out.

Tell the crew to lay low
and get off the streets.

Ain't no sense in getting
swept away for nothing.

Bet.

I can't believe n*gg*s
going outside of the family

to handle some sh*t with Lamar.

Nicole's like a sister to me.

Yeah, well, we needed it done
without our hands being on it.

This sh*t's personal, a'ight?

So it's gotta come
from the fam.

-[Terry] Yo, I'm out.
-[Meech] No doubt.

A'ight, Tee, see if you can
holler at Big L.

[Terry] I'm not nuts.

[hip-hop plays in background]

Monique gave me an address.

What?

sh*t, let's do
this m*therf*cker, then.

-[g*n cocks]
- Hey, before we go,

I need you
to do something first.

[B-Mickie] Just say the word.

Dead that sh*t with Kato.

[B-Mickie] Oh, come on, man.

n*gga, Tee seen her jacket
at your spot.

Rules are rules.

Look, this chick's special,
a'ight?

Right, and rules
still the rules.

Dead that sh*t right here,
right now.

♪ ♪

[Big L] Good art
is like good product.

It's not about spending
a bunch of money

as much as it's about having
access to the right people.

Yeah, that's real.
But how'd you break in?

My father was
a struggling artist

who worked out of this house.

After he d*ed, my brother ran
everything into the ground,

until I finished school

and joined
the family business.

I transformed it
from a mom-and-pop

to a place for culture.

Yeah. A family business.
That actually sounds dope.

It's not always
what it's cracked up to be.

And why is that?

Because everything isn't just
about the money.

The thing I love most
is giving back.

Monetary success allows me
to do just that.

Oh, what the hell is this?
Art p*rn?

Depends on who's looking at it.

For some people,
it may be p*rn.

For others, it may be art.

At the end of the day,
it's all about value--

who determines
what something is worth

or what it isn't worth.

[upbeat techno music plays]

-[Big L clears throat]
- Oh, uh, yeah.

Oh, sh*t.
This is a beautiful sh*t.

It's a Jamal Shabazz photo
worth thousands of dollars.

[Terry] Damn!

Clearly,
I'm in the wrong profession.

Is that why
you still go to school

and sell dr*gs
with your brother?

[chuckles]

I mean uh, it's all
about values, right?

Education is important,

but so is having
a little money.

♪ ♪

Why are you here today, Terry?

[sighs]
All right, um...

I'm in a bit of a situation
right now,

and we might have to adjust
our reup schedule.

I was under the impression
that I was dealing

with responsible people
that not only wanted weight,

but could also hold their own.

- We do, but we just--
-[Big L] Let me guess.

Your brother is
somehow responsible?

This don't have sh*t
to do with Meech.

I'm not giving you
an extension.

I value the commitment
you made to me.

Now, if you'll excuse me,

I have work to do,
and so do you.

[tense music plays]

♪ ♪

[indistinct TV announcers]

[crowd noise on TV]

-[Meech] Wait.
-[g*nsh*t]

[B-Mickie] What the f*ck?

[Meech] Anybody here with you?
Romond live here?

He moved about a week.

- A guy named Lamar been here?
- Not since Romond left.

[Meech] You ain't seen nothing,

and nothing ever
happened, okay?

[dramatic music plays]

♪ ♪

Big L holding us to the date
is a f*cking problem

with the hook
rollin' like this.

We franchised out.

Yo, why not just tell 'em
the date moved up?

That's the same sh*t
Pat would have done to us.

It ain't on us. It's on them.

Yeah, but we ain't
trying to be like Pat.

We want m*therf*ckers
to be loyal, Tee.

We send 'em back out
on them hot-ass streets,

it's only gonna f*ck us up
in the long run.

[sighs]
Damn.

Unless we out there with 'em.

Yeah, but we both can't be
out there at the same time.

We'd have to do shifts.

You take the first one.
I'll get the next.

Oh, sh*t.
Yeah, I'ma holler at you.

n*gga, where you gotta go

that's more important
than this?

I'ma holler at you.
Damn, n*gga.

[scoffs]
Wow.

[solemn gospel music plays]

♪ ♪

Praise him. Praise him.

-[person 1] Amen.
-[person 2] Amen.

Praise the Lord, Pastor Swift.

Yes, Lord.

[Charles] Hey.

We not buyin'
what you selling.

Hey, Pops, I'm just here
to pay my respects.

That's all.

♪ ♪

Ma, that's Darius' parents.

I'm glad you're here, baby.

[singer]
♪ If you wanna know ♪

♪ Where I'm goin' ♪

♪ Where I'm goin' ♪

♪ I'm goin' soon ♪

♪ If anybody ask you ♪

♪ Where I'm goin' ♪

♪ Where I'm goin' ♪

♪ I'm goin' soon ♪

-♪ Tell 'em for me ♪
-[man] That's right.

♪ I'm goin' up yonder ♪

♪ I'm goin' up yonder ♪

♪ I'm goin' up yonder ♪

♪ To be with my Lord ♪

-[crowd muttering]
-[parishioner] Yes, Jesus.

- Thank you, sister.
- Yes, Jesus.

Sooner or later,

we're all going up
beyond Earth,

to be with our lord and savior,
Jesus Christ.

So you better
get your life right now,

because tomorrow very well
might be too late.

- God is good?
-[all] All the time.

- All the time?
-[all] God is good.

- Amen.
-[all] Amen.

It's not always easy
to say that,

-[woman] No it isn't.
- especially in times like these.

-[parishioners] Yes.
-[Swift] On this blessed day,

we must acknowledge that
all of us could not be here.

The Lord has called home

our young brother Darius Grills

to be by His side,

and on this day, we are here
to celebrate his life.

-This is a day to rejoice.
- Yes.

God will be with us
through these dark times.

-[parishioners] Amen.
- But let's not forget

what took young Darius
away from us.

The devil is a liar.

[all] Yes!

And he's decimating
our community,

leading our young
Black brothers astray.

- Disrespecting our women.
-[parishioners] Yes.

- g*ng-banging.
- Preach!

[Swift] Pollutin' our community
with toxic dr*gs.

And then
the senseless killings.

-[all] Yes.
- We shouldn't have to worry

about being ex*cuted
by our own!

[woman] That's right.

Please, please, Father,
do not forsake

our young Black brothers,

for they know not
what they do.

[all] Amen.

[somber music plays]

♪ ♪

Excuse me, Mrs. Grills.

I just wanted to say
I'm so sorry for your loss.

Can I speak with Nicole
a moment?

Of course.

I spoke with the police.

They said
you not telling the truth

about what happened to Darius.

Excuse me?

You need to tell them
what happened.

Tell the truth.

My daughter told the police
everything she knows.

-[Melissa] She's lyin'.
- Hold on now.

You sit up at church
every Sunday,

all high and mighty,

playin' the part
of a good Christian woman,

and your sons are out here
dealing dr*gs.

You ought to be ashamed
to show your face here.

And you.

You think 'cause you paid
for Darius' funeral,

I'm supposed to what--ha--
thank you?

Oh, you didn't know?

Yeah, your sons paid $7,000

for my son's funeral.

Probably paid for that hat
and dress you got on too.

Your son should be
the one that's dead.

Not mine.

[thunder rumbles]

[Bryant] Oh!
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh!

Oh!

Whew!

How much do you spend
in a week on lottery tickets?

Can't say, 'cause when I hit,
it offsets everything.

[Lopez]
It seems like a waste to me.

Well, an unlucky m*therf*cker
like yourself

would say some sh*t like that.

[both laugh]

Okay, okay, okay.

Man, these 50 Boyz
just don't stop.

[Bryant] Come on, man.

We already broke
their heads now.

Today's a new day.
And this they hood.

- f*ck that.
- What the f*ck you doing?

-[man 1] Run!
-[man 2] Oh, sh*t!

- Aw--
-[engine turns over]

[intense music plays]

♪ ♪

[both grunting]

[Lopez] f*cking Meech?

-[Kato shouts]
-[grunts]

[dramatic music plays]

♪ ♪

[Meech] Let's go!

We gotta get the f*ck
outta here!



I repeat, officer down.

Need medical assistance
at Fisk and 13th.

Hey. Come on, kid.

Come on. Hey. Hey.

I said officer down!

Medical assistance, now!


Come on, man. No, no, no.

No, no. Not today.

Not today. Come on.

[somber music]

♪ ♪

Y'all can eat in five minutes.

Can I use y'all bathroom?

[Lucille] You know better
than to ask that.

It's in the same place
it's always been.

I'll hold my nephew
while you go.

[Charles] Mm!

Nikki, are you okay?

Look at me.

Come on, Nikki.

♪ ♪

That should have never happened
to Darius.

And his mother was right.

It's my fault.

I'm so sorry, Nikki.

I'm so sorry.

[baby fussing]

-[Nicole] It's not your fault.
-[Terry] I'm so sorry.

[Nicole] I love you.

- You lied to us, Lawanda.
- Excuse me?

About Terry selling dr*gs
with his brother.

No, no, no.
You need to talk to Terry.

No. I'm talking to you.

I did what Terry
asked me to do.

No, you did what
was convenient for you.

That's what you did.

What was convenient for you.

Now, I understand that.
You were having a baby.

You were thinkin' about money,
but we are way past that.

I know.

If Terry keeps doin'
what he's doin',

he's gonna end up
dead or in jail.

And right now,
you are enabling him.

I need you to stop.

- Mrs. Flenory, I--
-[whispering] Don't.

Don't fight me on this.
You hear me? Don't.

Don't fight me
on this, Lawanda.

Don't, okay?

I'm not.

Okay.

-[sobbing]
-[Lucille] Shh.

Shh.

♪ ♪

[knocking at door]

Oh, my God.
[sobbing]

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

What? What? What? What?
Hey. Calm down.

- B, I f*cked up.
- Calm down and tell me.

Calm down
and tell me what happened.

I just hit a cop,
and I f*cked him up.

- I think I k*lled him.
- No, no, no.

- I'm sure, a'ight?
- f*ck!

Hey, let's not start
overreacting now, a'ight?

I gotta get out.
This is bad. Really bad.

Don't trip!
It's gonna be okay.

♪ ♪

A'ight? Come here.

[shushing]

You gonna be good, a'ight?
Trust.

[Kato sobbing]

You good?

I'm glad I got you.

[soft music plays]

♪ ♪

[B-Mickie murmurs]

[soft pop music plays]

I see you got a cut.

sh*t, hell yeah.

Everybody I know
either got a high top or, sh*t,

trying to grow one
or something.

I had to switch it up.

What? You like it?

It's cute.

And you look like
Richard Roundtree, a little.

Hell you know about Shaft?

What?

I grew up watching
Coffy, Superfly,

all those Blaxploitation films
with my pops.

Okay. That's dope.

And you know--
[sighs]

you got any more papers?

Ugh, no, but I do feel
like sparking up,

after that session we just had.

Rock, paper, scissors to see

who make a run
to the gas station?

[Kato clicks her tongue]
Tch.

[small laugh]
I'm just playing.

You better be glad
your ass had a rough day.

Shut up.

And bring me back some Funyuns.

[B-Mickie] Hell no.

I ain't laying up here
with your ass

with some stank-ass breath.

Boy, shut up.
You the one with that dragon.

[both laugh]

Dragon breath. A'ight.

[singer] ♪ Let me be
Let me be ♪

♪ Let me be, let me be ♪

♪ Set me free, set me free ♪

I wanna talk to you about
something when you get back.

Okay, cool.

There's something
I gotta talk to you about too.

In the meantime...

hold the crib down.

♪ ♪

[sirens wailing]

[background chatter]

Detective Lopez sustained
a massive brain hemorrhage

from head trauma, specifically
to the cerebral cortex.

We tried to stop the bleeding
and get the swelling down,

but I'm sorry.

He didn't make it.

[somber music plays]

Thank you.

Detective Bryant,
I need you to go

back to the precinct
for a debrief.

And I'ma get to it.

There's just somewhere
I gotta be first.

You gonna go see
Demetrius Flenory?

What?

Detective Lopez told me he saw
you hand Demetrius Flenory

an envelope at a gas station

and he detailed
your relationship

and was worried
you were hiding something.

And so am I.

My partner just d*ed,

so you either charge me
or you get outta my face.

If you're dirty,
I'm gonna wash you out to dry.

And if I find out
you had anything to do

with Lopez's m*rder,

you're gonna wish
you were the one that d*ed.

f*ck you.

[door clicks shut]

I hope you rolled up
on the way back.

[Lamar]
Not yet, but I'd be happy to.

[tense music plays]

♪ ♪

This is a nice piece
right here.

Kato, if I didn't know
any better,

I'd be worried about the fact

that you f*ckin'
Meech's lieutenant.

Should I be worried?

It's nothing.

Just doin' what I can to get
close to the inner circle.

[chuckles]

[Kato]
You can't be here, Lamar.

The whole squad is out
looking for you.

B-Mick's gonna be back
any second.

Well, let 'em come in then.

I need me some target practice.

What you want, my cover blown?

A'ight. A'ight.

Since I see he means
so much to you,

I'ma spare his simpleton ass,

if you k*ll Meech.

How the f*ck am I
supposed to do that?

I don't know, a'ight?

I caught a body for you

and ate
that m*therf*cking charge.

You said you wanna
make it straight, right?

This is how you do it.

You're wasting time, Kato.

Okay, fine.

I'ma do it.

I'll do whatever
you need me to do.

We just goin' after Meech?

No. You goin' after Meech.

I'ma handle
that one-eyed bandit.

And you,

you f*ck this sh*t up,
I'ma k*ll you.

[Eric B. & Rakim's
"Eric B. Is President" playing]

♪ ♪

♪ I came in the door
I said it before ♪

♪ I never let the mic
magnetize me no-- ♪

What the hell?

Oh, sh*t. f*ck!

[rapper] ♪ Taking off my coat
Clearing my throat ♪

♪ The rhyme will be kickin'
Until I hit my last note ♪

♪ My mind remains refined
All kind of ideas ♪

♪ Self-esteem makes it seem ♪

♪ Like a thought took years
To build ♪

♪ But still say a rhyme
After the next one ♪

Hey, baby.

[B-Mickie] 'Sup?

[Kato] Do you want
one or two sausages?

[tense music plays]

[trigger cocks]

[both sigh]

[B-Mickie] Wanna tell me
why I just saw

Lamar's crazy ass
leaving my house?

And tell me the truth,

or I'm gonna peel
that f*ckin' wig back.

Talk!

Okay.
I've been working for Lamar.

That's what I wanted
to talk to you about.

- Bullshit.
-[Kato] It's the truth.

Lamar and my dad
used to run together.

[B-Mickie] What?

After he d*ed,
I got myself in a jam.

I don't give a f*ck.

Lamar took care of the body,
ate the charge.

So what?
You gotta pay him back?

[scoffs] You know,
it all makes sense now.

The stash houses,
the-the food trucks,

that damn letter.

You been playin' my ass
this whole g*dd*mn time.

- No.
-[B-Mickie] Yeah.

That's not true, and you know--

- Shut the f*ck up!
- Okay. In the beginning, yes.

Yes. It wa--it was for Lamar.

B, but the 50 Boyz
became my family.

- B, you, me--
- I said shut the f*ck up!

B, you know

I would never do that.

The 50 Boyz are my family.

I love you. You love me.
Please don't do this.

Please, just shut the f*ck up!

[Kato] I love you. You love me.

Please, B.

[B-Mickie]
Get your ass away from me.

[Kato] Please.

[soft dramatic music plays]

♪ ♪

I gotta tell Meech.

Baby, he's not
gonna believe me.

What makes you
f*ckin' think I would?

Baby, please.
Please help me take down Lamar.

Baby, we can do this together.

B, just you and me.

Just you and me, babe.

You and me.

[Terry] Dang, babe,

Uncle Charlie's place
is super quiet.

Terry Jr. fell right to sleep.

What's up, babe?

Are you straight?

I want you to get out the game.

[scoffs]
You want me to what?

sh*t has gotten
out of control, Terry.

You got sh*t.
They went after Nikki.

I'm not waitin' for something
to happen to Terry Jr.

Yo, where is all this
coming from?

What is it? It's the funeral?

It's time to choose, Tee.

It's either me and Terry Jr.

or it's Meech,
but you can't do both.

Look. Yo, Wanda, I got
way too much money

tied up in these streets
to bail right now.

I don't care
about no f*cking money!

I care about
our f*cking family,

and everything I'm sayin'
right now is fair as f*ck

after all the sh*t
you put us through.

This is--this is bullshit.
This is bullshit.

Think about what I'm sayin',
and make a decision.

♪ ♪

[Older Meech]
When a family is united,

no one can stop you,
but don't make the mistake

thinking that sh*t'll
last forever.

[tense music plays]

♪ ♪

Thought you was done
with my ass.

I am,
but my partner was m*rder*d.

I ain't have sh*t
to do with that.

No, you ain't
that f*cking stupid.

Man, I don't know who did it,
a'ight, and even if I did--

Meech, do you know
what the f*ck I am?

I figure you don't,
since you standing there

with your chest all puffed out.

I'm the m*therf*cker
with the power

to make your ass disappear.

I mean right here, right now.

I got sh*t on you too.

So, n*gga?

What makes you think you gonna
get a chance to use it?

Look, man, I don't know
how your partner got k*lled.

I'd like to help you,
but my hands are tied.

If you'd like to help,
then help.

I can't do that.

Give your mom my condolences.

♪ ♪

[Older Meech]
I would have taken a b*llet

for any of my people,

but sometimes the person
you take a b*llet for

ends up being the one
with the g*n.

[R&B music plays]

♪ ♪