02x07 - Both Sides of the Fence

[bunniefuu]

[Lucille] You gone
follow in your--in your

brother's footsteps
and become a drug dealer?

I tried y'all way already.
I tried it.

That's not for me.

[Sina] Hey, you and me,
we are friends, hey?

- Partner.
- Partner. Partnership.

Get this Colombian
cocksucker out my face.

K-9 owes his Colombian
connect 20 mil

and refuses to pay.

Now get the f*ck off me!

Uhh--

[Lamar]
Look what you made me do, huh?

I'ma call you Blackie,

'cause you're black
and beautiful.

Told yo' ass
Lamar was back.

[Charles]
Can't do this no more

'cause I wanna make
my marriage work.

[Mabel] You can't even
look at me and say goodbye?

[tense music plays]

I don't want our family
to be apart ever again.

[tense music plays]

[Bryant]
Somebody's hungry.

[Markisha] Tee,
I'm grateful for your help,

but you're in no position
to provide for us

when you have
obligations of your own.

What the f*ck--
you got a hat on, n*gga?

You don't wear no hats.

[tense music plays]

♪ ♪

They're gone.
And they took the dr*gs.

f*ck!

[Older Terry] Judas played
both sides for some coin.

- [man groans]
- That was his weakness,

and he regretted what he did.

[moody R plays]

♪ ♪

Ah... ahh!

The f*ck--
Where the f*ck am I at?

- Breakfast, m*therf*cker.
- Where the f*ck am I at, man?

Now, have you figured out
where my missing bricks went?

I told you I don't have 'em.

Ha. Say...

just so you know,

I'm moving your mama back to
that shitty-ass Herman Kiefer.

I'm also gonna draw you up
on m*rder charges

for Kato, Jay-Mo,
and bouncing baby B-Mickie.

f*ck you, n*gga.

You know I'll f*cking
k*ll your ass.

Stop f*cking playing
with me, man--

Okay. Hmm.

[muffled] No, what--

[Older Terry] I'm saying
ain't no cop all good

- and no gangster all bad...
- [B-Mickie pounding on trunk]

...even if that's what they
f*cking want you to believe.

[organ music plays]

♪ ♪

[Hoop] Where the f*ck
is B-Mickie?

How the hell are we
supposed to be a family

if you don't bother to show up
for your own, man?

It don't matter, Hoop.
Look at the turnout, man.

All these people came out
to show love to Sockie, man.

Think about that.

[bluesy organ and singer
in background]

So I guess
B-Missing rides again, huh?

Last time I seen him,

he was wired like
a m*therf*cking time b*mb.

I called him,
I went by his house,

and I even sent Sterl
to keep an eye on him.

Meech, you know
I could never stand

your little second grade
buddy, right?

- Tee, I'm pissed too, a'ight?
- Are you?

Yeah, n*gga.

But at the end of the day,
at least he came clean.

Brother Meech, Brother Terry.

[Terry] What's up,
Pastor Swift?

That was a great eulogy today.

Thank you, brother, uh...

kinda distraught right now.

Yeah, I know, Pastor.
We've all been saddened

- by Sockie's death--trust me.
- Are you?

Because neither one of
you changed your ways.

[Meech]
I hope you didn't forget about

the hefty contribution
that me and my brother

put in to rent out the church.

Brother Meech,
I'm speaking to salvation

and redemption
for this community, brother.

Faith with no work is dead.

You know, sooner or later

the both of you
gon' have to repent,

or we all shall perish,
so sayeth the Lord.

Man, f*ck what he talking about.

Meech, chill.

We been family, Tee,
since day one,

and he always been loyal to us,
so you know that.

And don't forget,
he handled that Kato sh*t

with no problem.

And that's what makes him
even more dangerous, Meech.

A lovesick rat who know where
all the bodies are buried.

[Meech] Man, we have
bigger fish to fry.

We need to be
worried about putting

Lamar's ass out of commission
for good this time.

And also, we need to
make sure that Rayzin

sets up that meeting
with the Colombians.

Going behind K-9's back

with the help of his cousin
is not a good move.

I'm not waiting for K-9
to find a new plug

or overpaying once
his supply arrives.

We got an opportunity here,

and we need to
take full advantage of it.

[Jin] We are up
to our necks in dog sh*t.

A'ight,
where the f*ck is your source?

B-Mickie's in the wind,
along with the two bricks.

Hey, can I
talk to you in private.

She's in it too.

They're about to
do inventory in evidence.

If I don't get those dr*gs
back, it's all of our asses.

Well, we ain't run
the sting operation yet,

but as soon as we do,
we'll get 'em back to you.

What's the last day
we can turn 'em in?

I can stall till tomorrow,
but that's about it.

That's fine.
That's all we need.

[heavy music plays]

♪ ♪

What the f*ck are we gonna do?

Pay our respects.

Sockie was all business...

and his business was family.

He was ours,
and we was his.

I'm lucky to have shared
this earth with him

even for this short
amount of time,

and I'll be even luckier
when we get to heaven

to see him again.

Here's to Sockie.

[voices] To Sockie.

[slow clapping]

[uneasy music plays]

♪ ♪

You got something of mine.

What, your damn dignity?

Boy, don't play with me.

Why don't you ask your bitch?

And I ain't talking about her.

Brothers, brothers, brothers.

Today is supposed to be about
fellowship and forgiveness.

Can we put our
differences to the side

and celebrate our fallen
brother over here,

especially
at this beautiful repast?

You protecting them?

Actually, brother,
I'm here to bless us all

so that nobody makes a mistake
that they can't take back.

Well,
it's a little late for that.

[cigarette sizzles in punch]

[low murmuring]

Keep an eye on him, sister.

[Older Terry] In the game,

everybody playing everyone else.

Only way to survive is to see
past the smiles and threats

to find their weaknesses.

[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 ♪

Thought
you'd be happy to see me.

I can't drop everything
I'm doing

just because "Narco" Polo's
back from his world travels.

I just came
from Sockie's repast.

[Lori exhales] Ohh...
My God. I'm sorry.

Yeah, I don't know
if you really understand,

but the streets
is f*cking crazy right now.

[Lori sighs]

And it's really not even
making no sense to me.

I swear the only place
I actually feel safe

is here with you.

You promise me
you'll always be my peace.

How many drinks you
had at that damn repast?

[giggling]

[Lori kisses]

I missed you.

[soft R Gospel plays]

♪ ♪

[person sighs]
Damn. Damn.

♪ ♪

[singer] ♪ Father ♪

♪ ♪

- ♪ Help your children... ♪
- What now?

Terry cashing out
the car-ride business.

I suppose
we saw this coming.

Still hurts.

Demetrius and the streets won.

The battle is not over yet,

so just don't kick Terry out
like you did Meechie.

Yeah, right.

[Lucille] I gotta go to church.

Dinner's in the fridge.

You gonna
be staying out late?

Oh, Pastor Swift wants me
to start a new women's group.

Tonight?

[Lucille] Yeah. The crazy
thing's I don't even want to.

Tired of these church
folks casting stones on me.

[Charles chuckles]

I'ma pick up the night shift,

seeing as how
we're back at square one.

Oh, don't worry.

We'll figure it out
like we always do.

[music continues softly
in background]

[singer] ♪ Forever... ♪

[background chatter]

[Bryant]
Sorry I got you into this.

I made my own decision,
so it's our problem now.

So you better
think of something,

'cause I ain't going out
like this.

The only other thing
I can think of is...

replacing the cocaine
with something else.

Like what? Flour?

A synthetic
that doubles as coke.

Maybe a prescription drug
like Benzos or somethin'.

Nobody'll know the difference.

How are we gonna get
enough scrips

to cover that spread?

We need like 2 kilos' worth.

I know a guy... knows a guy.

But it ain't gonna be cheap.

So we gonna
have to scratch our pockets.

[whispering] f*ck.

Deeper down
the rabbit hole I go.

Just so you know,

I'm only doing this because
I don't wanna lose my job.

So we'll get the synthetic,

hand it to Smitty--

case closed.

- [Jin] Okay.
- [engine turns]

[Monique] Stop movin'.

Damn.

n*gga, you coulda
knocked or something.

This for you.
This for the kids.

Give it to 'em yourself.

I would if they was here.

It's your fault they're not.

A n*gga just
got in the door, Mo.

g*dd*mn, man.

This my little cousin, Kitina.

She's in town
from Morris Brown.

You want this?

That's private, Kitina.

And you look a little
too young for it.

It's Tina.

And for your information,
I'm 16.

- Mm.
- [Monique] Smart.

Too damn smart, and always in
everybody's damn business.

If you ever in Hotlanta,
hit me up.

I'll show you around.

What, girl?

[Monique] 16 going on 36.

Girl, bye.

Grown folks got
stuff to discuss.

What the f*ck we
gon' do about Lamar?

We tag-team him,
we get this n*gga together.

Man, f*ck no.
Is you crazy?

I'm not about to have
the mother of my kids

- in no sh*t like that.
- m*therf*cker,

we been past that--I'm still
that n*gga Achille's heel.

That n*gga Lamar come running
into my every beck and call

like a wounded puppy
or some sh*t.

Hey, Mo, I ain't with this for real.

[Monique]
Well, you ain't gotta be,

and this is not about you.

This is about me
and my kid's safety.

I'm not jeopardizing that for
you or nobody else no more.

[LaWanda] This is
his favorite necklace

and the belt
he wears the most.

Thank you for coming,
Ms. Joanne.

[Ms. Joanne] Certainly.

Your friend is a man of means.

He likes tea.

The letter or drink?

[LaWanda] Yeah,
well, his name is Terry.

[Ms. Joanne] Oh, yes, Terry.
I was just about to say that.

It also seems that
this man hasn't settled

into his one true path yet.

These all have bad juju.

I'll dispose of them.

[LaWanda] I-I mean, yeah, if-

if that's what
you think is best.

[Ms. Joanne] Certainly.
Hmm.

So, he's a good provider?

For my son, yeah.

Yeah?

Generous?

Joanne,
since you're a psychic,

what we really wanna know

is if this buster's
in it for the long haul.

Yeah, I...I mean,
we gon' be a family or what?

[inhales, exhales]

Give me your hands, ladies.

Give Miss Joanne your hand.

There's something
very pressing

you both need to know.

[bouncer 1] Welcome to the
Rich Man, Poor Man Party.

What up, doe?

[background chatter,
low music plays]

[bouncer 2]
Commission and gifts over there.

All proceeds will be handed out
to the poor later tonight.

- Gentlemen.
- [Terry] What up, doe?

[bouncer 2] Gentlemen.

[Terry] Damn, your boy Rayzin

is dressed to k*ll for real.

[Meech] Dig honey-dip
over there, though?

Yeah, whatever, n*gga.
I'm gettin' a drink.

[Meech] A drink?
Man, yo' fruity ass

ain't getting sh*t
but a Shirley Temple.

[Terry] Hey, shut up, Meech.

Can I get a apple cider, please?

[Rayzin] What up, doe?

Ain't sh*t.
Thanks for hearing me out.

Ain't like I had a choice.
You all hot over Sina,

asking me to go behind
my cousin's back.

Now K-9 not even
tripping no more, man.

That n*gga done
with the Colombians,

especially with this
new Cali plug he got.

That m*therf*cker
plays generous...

but K-9's really not.

I remember I once begged
him to break me off.

That m*therf*cker
threatened me.

n*gga, I'm his blood.

[Meech] You know what
K-9 always told me?

Everybody's got a set price.

I need you to let me know
what your price is.

I want 10% on everything
moving forward.

n*gga, it's done.
Set it up right now.

- Let's get it.
- [Rayzin] Slow your roll homie.

Gotta figure out how
to manage K-9 and Sina.

Not sure Sina'll
wanna hear sh*t

till that 20 mil's
in his pocket.

- [g*nsh*t]
- [person groans]

[K-9] That's what you get
for ganking me.

- [person] Oh, sh*t.
- [person] Yo.

Yo, what the f*ck?
You just sh*t Aunt D!

I don't give a f*ck!

[woman whimpers]

Sick of her trifling ass
always stealing.

- Quit crying and get up.
- [Dotty] I'm bleeding.

Ma, I ain't
gonna tell you no more.

Get yo' ass up off the floor.

[crying] I can't believe you
just sh*t me in the head.

[K-9] Man, f*ck what
she talking about.

Let's go give this money
to the poor.

[Dotty sobbing]

[heavy music plays]

♪ ♪

[Terry] Yo, f*ck
meeting with Sina.

That's a done dilla, Tee.

Yo, that crazy m*therf*cker

popped his old girl
in the head.

He's the epitome
of a sociopath.

Rayzin's already arranging
our stay in St. Martin.

He's coming with us
to help translate.

Demetrius, are you
f*cking listenin' to yourself?

You about to trust
some shady m*therf*cker

who just turned his back
on his own to help us?

m*therf*cker,
we don't know Spanish.

How the hell we
gon' understand each other

- when it's time to translate?
- n*gga, I don't know,

but we not
taking Rayzin with us.

Tee, do you understand
this is bringing us

from buyers to suppliers.

K-9 and Boom is gonna have
to cop from us from now on.

I'm with it.

I'm with all that and some,

but we not taking
K-9's cousin with us.

And hell, push come to shove,
n*gga, I'll translate.

With what?

Two high school semesters
of Spanish?

Man, get the f*ck outta here,
n*gga, talkin' about

- some translating.
- Yeah, well, you--

you heard what the f*ck
I said.

[hip-hop music playing softly]

Look, Ray is gonna stay put

but your ass better
be on point, n*gga.

Yeah, don't...
don't even trip.

I'ma handle the flights
and the weapons.

- We good.
- The weapons?

n*gga, we ain't bringing
no f*cking weapons.

Safety first, Meech, always.

I'm not about to meet with no
g*dd*mn cartel with no strap.

We have to demonstrate
trust and respect

in order to solidify this deal.

No straps, flat out.

f*cking L-7.

All right, no straps.

[background chatter,
phone ringing]

Y-you can go.

Hey, uh, two tickets
to St. Martin, please.

Ooh, sounds romantic.

Ah, no, this time
it's for business,

but the next time
might be for pleasure.

Uh, Dwayna.

I should hope so.

You should leave
your card on there too

so I can give you a buzz.

And do you guys have, um,
Spanish translations

for your travel guides?

I'll get that
and your tickets right now.

[Markisha] So, they speak
French in St. Martin.

Dutch on the other side,
and English in both.

So why Spanish?

Cause it's a
tourist place, you know?

You never know where the
honeys are gonna be from.

[Dwayna]
I'm sorry, Mr. Flenory.

Our guides don't have
that kind of glossary.

Here's a place you can
take a crash course tonight.

[Terry]
Yeah, I'll think about it.

Oh, and then we could--
we could throw these out,

'cause I'm no longer
in the car-ride business.

Thank you so much, Dwayna?
Dwayna.

Excuse me, guy.

[Lamar] Come on Blackie, sit.

Sit, Blackie.

[Monique] Wow, you got
him trained pretty well.

Yeah, a little TLC
is all it take.

[Monique] Have a seat.

Look, I've been thinking about
what you said Meech did to you,

and that sh*t really f*cked up.

There's no
need to apologize, Mo.

[Monique] I do.

I've been thinking about
building our family back,

but I can't because I lied.

I told you that you
weren't Zoe's father,

but you really are.

[small laugh] What?

Well, I knew...
I knew she was mine.

Look, after
hearing your story,

I don't wanna keep
Zoe away from you,

but a lot has
happened between us.

I know. I know.

And it's-it's gon' take time
to build the trust back.

But I-I'm willing to do it

one step at a time.

You see that, Blackie?

- We got you back on your feet.
- [Blackie whines]

Now your old man is too.

Come on.

Go give Mama some sugar.

- [Blackie whines]
- Look like he sick

or need some water
or somethin'.

I don't know.

Look, I need to get him
back to the house,

so I'ma hit you up later on.

All right. Cool.

I-I can't get a hug goodbye?

Nah. We said we was
gonna move slow

and build that trust back, right?

- Right.
- Right.

I mean, it was worth a try.

All right.
Come on, Blackie.

Let's bounce.

Whoo. sh*t.

[moody music plays]

♪ ♪

[Terry] That's bullshit.

You go to some
g*dd*mn palm reader

and you come back
swearing you knocked up.

I'm getting you
another test, LaWanda.

[LaWanda] Oh my gosh, Terry.

I'd already taken
three tests by then.

She just confirmed it,

saying there'd be a new
addition to the family

and not everybody
would be happy.

I don't give a damn
what she confirmed.

You're gonna take another test,

and you better go back
to that little Santeria witch

and get the rest
of my sh*t back.

You already know
false prophets

- are against my religion.
- [LaWanda] You know what?

You ain't got no religion.
Only time you talk about God

is when it's convenient
for you,

- and I'm sick of it, actually--
- [Désirée] Terry. Now...

I do my best to stay out of

your and LaWanda's
relationship,

but I do wanna remind you
that babies are blessings.

You just gonna turn your back
on what the Lord's given you?

Yeah, you know what?
I'm-I'm out.

- [Désirée] Terry!
- I'm out. Leave me alone.

[door slams]

[Terry] Meech and I have
a big business opportunity

with the Colombians,
but, um...

You know, after that note
that you wrote me, I...

I didn't think you ever
wanted to talk to me again.

Sorry for how I acted.

You're not a boy.

[Spanish guitar plays nearby]

[exhales] So, look,

if all goes well
with the Colombians,

I'll be able to care
for you and the niños.

[Markisha giggles]

And no, not in no hotel.

Una casa.
Nuestra casa.

All right, well, then
bring it on home, Tee.

Don't forget...

you're the closer.

[wheels rattling]

A rose
for the beautiful lady.

Uh, yeah, you know what?
Let me get all of 'em.

- Keep the change.
- [Markisha] Thank you.

Thank you.

[speaking Spanish]

Uh, no entiendo, but...
me gusta.

[laughs]

Look, forgive my two left feet,

but somehow we still in sync.

[Markisha] Thank you
for my flowers.

[Terry] You're the greatest
gift a guy could ask for.

If you're mine, that is.

And since we starting
things off right...

...I wanna be honest with you.

LaWanda's pregnant again.

She says it's mine, but...

it must have been
before you and I got serious.

[guitar continues
in background]

♪ ♪

Wow, Terry.

Come on, Markisha.
I'm not in love with her.

I love you.

[Lucille] I just thought it
was really important

for all us women to get
together and just talk.

[LaWanda] Yes, with no men.

- [Nicole] Amen.
- [light giggling]

[Désirée] Well,
thanks for having us.

I mean, Wanda loves it here.

She's here more than home.

Well, that's 'cause of TJ.

[Lucille] Honey, we all
know why you come over,

and I just want you to know
that we support you 100%.

Yeah. It ain't our fault
Tee's such a idiot.

- [light laughter]
- [Désirée] Honestly,

you should have heard
the way he spoke to her.

Terry can be blunt,
but he will always,

always take care of
his obligations.

Oh...[scoffs]
My daughter and grandson

are not obligations.

I mean, really, can't you
find a way to control him?

[Lucille]
Now, Désirée, Wanda and I

have tried to force Terry

into some things,
and that backfired.

Maybe it requires
a more sophisticated touch.

Mama, please.

Wanda, honey,

whatever happens
between you and Terry,

I just want you to know

that any baby that you bring
into this world

will always be loved and part
of this family forever.

[chatter, dance music]

[Charles]
When you said surprise,

I didn't literally
think I'd be surprised.

You don't strike me
as the fearful type.

I'm not. I'm just not sure
we should be out in public

- at a place like this.
- [buzzer]

[employee] Thank you.
Have fun.

- [dance music continues]
- [Mabel laughs] Come on.

[singer] ♪ That's the way
I like it, bitch ♪

♪ Drop it down, do a spin... ♪

[Mabel] I'm gonna
get you a lap dance.

[Charles] I never
had one of those.

[Mabel] You ever
been with two women?

[Charles] I been
with more than that,

including you and Lucille.

No, silly.
I mean at the same time.

Heck no.
What you think,

I'm some kinda
freak or somethin'?

Have you?

[singer] ♪ Now shake it,
Just shake it ♪

♪ Bend over, girl
Start vibrating ♪

♪ How low can you go... ♪

I want you to turn him out

and give him
the time of his life.

Hi, my name is Destiny,

and I promise to take you
there, and then some.

- How does that sound?
- [laughs] Oh, sh...

[Mabel laughs]

I ain't mad at that at all.
I'm...

Take that sh*t off and let's
get this party started right.

[singer] ♪ Aww, sh*t
Get it, Get it ♪

♪ That's the way
I like it... ♪

[Charles giggling]

[singer] ♪ Drop down,
Do a split ♪

[Charles] Whoo!

[singer]
♪ Face down, ass up ♪

♪ Lemme see you jiggle
That big ole butt ♪

♪ Now, break it down, baby
Bust a move ♪

♪ Lemme see what that
Booty do, now come on, girl ♪

♪ Shake it, don't break it ♪

♪ Now bounce it till your back
Can't take it... ♪

[singer, music fade]

[heavy music plays]

♪ ♪

[music resumes volume]

[singer] ♪ Aww, sh*t
Get it, get it ♪

[Sterling] Yo, Meech.

You heard what I said?

So, yeah. Um...

[Sterling] I still got my ear
to the streets

on ya manz, B-Mickie,

but he on some
Casper sh*t for real.

No doubt.
Just let me know.

[Terry, speaking Spanish]

So, I heard
I'ma be an auntie again.

So, you heard wrong.

No, I don't think I did.

In fact, I heard you
having sex with Wanda.

Yo, yo. Chill, Nikki.

We not having this
conversation right now.

It's just sex.

Teach us about it
all the time in school.

Kids nowadays.
All right.

Since you're so damn smart...

- You know what this is?
- [Nicole] Yeah, it's a condom.

[Terry]
You know how to use it?

- You know what to do with this?
- [Nicole] Yo, chill!

Hey! Yo, get that
away from me.

- Mama. Mama!
- Shut up, you smart ass mouth.

What in
the hell are you doing?

Forcing me to learn
how to use a condom, Mama.

Boy, you lost your mind?

You must have.

Now, I talked to
LaWanda and her mama

and they said you've been
acting real un-Christlike

about this baby.

Mama, Mama, they just surprised
me, that's all.

Let's go, Nicole.

- Take her outta here.
- [Nicole giggles]

Have you
talked to your brother?

[Terry] No.

[punchy hip-hop music plays]

All set.

[Meech] The f*ck
was that about?

Look, I heard what you said,
but I packed some heat,

which just bypassed security.

Are you f*cking crazy?

Man, you about to
f*ck this whole sh*t up.

Look, did Michael Corleone

meet Sollozzo and McCluskey
empty-handed?

No, he didn't.
We need to be prepared

just in case
some sh*t happens.

n*gga, do you know
what the f*ck is gonna happen

when they find out
we smuggling g*ns

- into another country?
- We won't, Meech.

Tonight we gonna
scope the land out

and we gonna
plant our own sh*t.

n*gga never sh*t a g*n before.
Now you Rambo.

When you gon' get this
through your thick-ass skull?

n*gga, it's not your lane.
It's mine.

[upbeat steel drum music plays]

♪ ♪

[peacock crying]

[Terry] Hello.
I'm good, thank you.

[background chatter,
phone ringing]

♪ ♪

[Terry speaking Spanish]

- Come on.
- Yeah, whatever, m*therf*cker.

Fake ass Spanish.

[Terry] Hot ass.

[Meech]
Meech. Can I buy you a drink?

I'm all good.
Thank you.

[Meech] It's my first
time in St. Martin.

[Meech murmuring, laughter]

If I would've known
girls is this fine,

I woulda bought
the whole f*cking island.

Pues, you still can,
mi amor.

What in hell
is you doing, man?

[dark music plays]

[call girl speaks Spanish]

♪ ♪

[Bryant]
Brought you your lunch.

You cut it close
with these bricks.

Too damn close.

Few more hours, I would've
had to notify Beckwith.

Told you, don't sweat it.

You told me a lot of things
over the years, Bryant.

[sighs]

You good?

Okay, look, I gotta
go grab takeout for Kev.

You wanna come along?

I ain't missing out anytime
you're footing the bill.

[both chuckle]

Yo, I got the surveillance
pics of Terry Flenory

that you requested.

Whoo! Spicy.

- Huh?
- [Bryant] Mm-hmm.

[Jin] Some nice photography.

[Terry] Since you f*cked up,

when we get in here,
I'm doing all the talking.

[Sina] Caballeros.
Bienvenudos.

[Terry, speaking broken
Spanish]

We will send regalo
mas tardes. Perdón.

[speaking Spanish]

- Thank you.
- De nada.

Uh, n-no, gracias.

Vamos. Vamos.

[Sina speaking Spanish]

[edgy music plays]

Amigo.

♪ ♪

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

It must be devastating
to find out

he cheated on you
with another woman.

Who, uh... who is she?

Not sure...

but there's still time to save
yourself, your son,

maybe even Terry.

We all know Meech
is the bad one.

[Jin]
LaWanda,

there's no spousal
privilege here.

Tell us what you know
about their business,

and we can make sure
that your kids

don't grow up without a father.

[Désirée]
Y'all can't come in here

pressurin' people like this.

Now, she's gonna
need some time

to think and talk things out.

Okay, no problem.

You get 48 hours.

After that,
we may start looking at you

as an accomplice.

Man, bullshit.
I ain't never did a damn thing.

They can't do that.
Right, Mama?

Mm-mm, baby.

[LaWanda sobs]

[heavy music plays]

♪ ♪

[Meech] Okay, so that's
why you've been watching us

from the time we landed.

You can take
your clothes off

so I can make sure
you don't have on a wire.

I ain't no f*cking snitch.

Then pull your pants
down and prove it.

[Sina] Andale.

Why you bring g*ns
if you're here for business?

[Meech] So your English
is better than I thought.

My brother wanted us
to look prepared,

And even though we didn't come
with protection or backup,

we showed up.

And I want you to always
expect from me

that I'm gon' show up,
no matter what.

You showed up
without my $20 million.

Wait, Rayzin
didn't make that clear?

This is not why I'm here.

Bottom line is me and Tee
are the fastest movers,

and we're independent of K-9.

You're prepared to k*ll him
so Rayzin and can take over?

What? No.

Rayzin has clearly
made promises

that he hasn't discussed
with me.

You and K-9's business is
you and K-9's business.

This is between me and you.

I'm no f*cking middleman.

I see that's not
good enough for you.

So let me just put it this
way and put this to bed.

You supply us, we take
care of K-9's debt

with our profits
in exchange for his life.

Our partners want him dead.

Bodies attract heat.

You can't keep dealing
with people like that.

You're only gonna
have turf wars and murders.

Your stuff'll be
sitting around unsold.

[Sina] This happened before.

I don't like it.

I put my men,
my women in harm's way.

I don't like to lose
good men or product.

Neither do I.

Sometimes
that's the price you pay

doing business.

[Sina] Bring in the other one.

[Meech] I was just telling Sina
why we invaluable to him.

[Terry] You see...
[grunts]

we're in
a recession-proof business

that provide liquid to banks

when the rest of the world
can't.

So give us 100
keys up front,

and we'll be re-upping
in a week.

You'll recover twice
that in no time.

And with the demand
so high because of the drought,

me and my brother,

we could charge
however much we want.

[Meech] The reason why I
didn't bring a real translator

is because me and you
speak the same language--

money.

Your brother is rude.

[funky music plays]

That's an understatement.
The m*therf*cker is loco.

Ha ha ha.



What?

[Sina] Bienvenidos
to the big leagues.

Wait, how f*ck do we get that
back to States undetected?

It's already there.

Risk management, Mr. Flenory.

[Jin] Are you sure
I'm not intruding?

[Bryant] I invited you,
didn't I? Come on.

He also is, like, part cop

since he has handcuffs
and stuff.

- [Bryant] Kev.
- [Kevin] Oh. Hey.

I got sandwiches
from Lou's Deli.

And you are?

Oh, that's, uh,
that's my friend Gordon.

Uh, we're in trig together.

Good to see you again.

My new partner.

So you got a
woman this time, huh?

[both chuckling]

Yeah, looks like it.

[Kevin] Okay.

So, um,
I've never had Lou's before.

Is it any good?

Oh, yeah. Their Dinty Moore sandwiches

are the best sandwiches
in the city

and quite possibly
the nation.

[Jin] Ooh, I cannot
wait to try one.

Um, I also got some movies.

Oh, nice.

Oh, I've seen this one.
It's awesome.

[Kevin] I must warn you.
I am really,

- really good at martial arts.
- Oh, are you really?

- Yeah, just--
- Well, let's show

- some moves then.
- [Gordon] Maybe.

- [Kevin] Yeah.
- [Jin] Okay.

First, we're gonna
start off with some defense.

Okay,
let's see how you block.

[laughing]

[chatter]

Obviously,
'cause I'm really fast.

Wait, are we
doing martial arts?

- Yes, this is martial arts.
- Oh. Okay.

Okay. What about a kick?

[Gordon] Just put your
hands at your sides--

[laughter, chatter]

[dog barking]

[phone rings]

What'd the vet say?

He said he got f*cked up
from all the dog fighting.

His internal injuries
reopened?

Yeah, he said he was gonna
give him a chance, but...

thinks I should put him down.

[whispering] f*ck, man.

- I'm sorry to hear that.
- Man, shut up, man.

You don't give a
f*ck about my dog.

I still feel bad
for you, man.

Well, Blackie gon' keep
eating your Hungry Man dinners,

'cause I ain't
giving up on him.

Not now, not ever.

Uh, hey,

I just wanted to say
thank you for

being so kind to my son.

Of course.
He's a riot.

But you know, thank you.

[Terry]
What the f*ck is this?

sh*t look like DPS.

Holy sh*t.

[Meech] That m*therf*cker
Sina came through, baby.

- [Meech] Ha.
- Oh, sh*t.

[Terry] Yeah, n*gga.
You see it.

[g*nsh*t]

[Terry] Yo, what the f*ck?
Is that Rayzin?

How the hell did he know we--

Rayzin double-crossed us,

so I put Sterling on his ass.

You already know.

sh*t, Meech. What the f*ck
is K-9 gonna do now

when he find out about
Sina and now Rayzin too?

[tense music plays]

[Swift]
Beware false prophets

which come to you
in sheep's clothing,

but inwardly
they are ravening wolves.

- Yes, speak!
- Matthews 7:15.

Beloved, even Red Riding Hood
got hoodwinked by a wolf

- masquerading as family.
- Praise be.

- Ooh!
- [congregation murmurs]

Can you save my dog?

Looks like
it's too late, my son.

I thought God
could save anybody.

His time has passed,
my brother.

So what?
What, you a fraud?

You ain't got no power.

Psalms 62, verse 11.

"The power belongs to God."

- [voices] Yes.
- I am simply

- his humble servant.
- Amen!

You got all these fools
here putting their money

and their faith behind you?

[whispering]
That man is dangerous.

All who
seek guidance are welcome,

but if you, young man,
seek a fight,

you need to turn around,

because you are in
the Lord's house.

[congregation murmurs]

[Lamar] Uh, no.

No, this my house.

Yeah.

Ask your flock who they pay
their tithes to, they tell you.

Brother, I am not
repeating myself.

All right, Pastor,
but just know this.

Just know this.

God called me
to run these streets.

- Oh!
- Oh!

n*gga, get out.

- Pastor?
- What in the world--

Jesus.

[congregation murmuring]

[uneasy music plays]

[church member]
Now you forgot your dog.

Trying to get me to resort
back to my East Side ways.

The devil's a lie, church.

- [congregation murmurs]
- [Swift] Church, say amen.

[Terry sighs]

So, uh, I guess
eating p*ssy

ain't against your
religion after all, huh?

Girl, what the hell
you talking about?

n*gga, I got
the photos right here.

You f*cking
followin' me now?

You know what, Terry?
I was all in with you.

Look at me.

I'm pregnant
with your baby again.

Wanda, you took our child
and left me,

so I found someone new.
What the f--

That older bitch?

So you really gonna
abandon your family

to go be with somebody's
m*therf*cking auntie?

Wanda, I'm still here.

I'm gonna take care of you
like I always been.

You know what, n*gga?
f*ck you.

Oh, and by the way, Detective
Bryant is looking for you.

You know that, right?

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

[door opens, closes]

[pounding]

[breathing heavily]

[heavy music plays]

♪ ♪

[police siren blaring]

[siren fades]

[beep]

[Jacksons 5's "I'll Be There"
begins]

♪ ♪

[Michael] ♪ You and
I must make a pact ♪

♪ We must bring
Salvation back... ♪

[Charles] Now this...

this is
a blast from the past.

[Meech] The first secular
album you actually allowed us

- to listen to in the house.
- [Jacksons] ♪ I'll be there ♪

[Charles] I was just trying

to get y'all more interested
in music.

Guess you could say it worked.

I mean,
I ain't no Michael Jackson,

but I sure learned
how to play them drums

and jam out with you in church.

[Michael] ♪ Just call my name ♪

- ♪ And I'll be there ♪
- ♪ I'll be there ♪

[Jermaine] ♪ You know,
I'll be there... ♪

Look Meech, I ain't perfect.

I just tried to

set a good example
and lead you

and your brother and sister
down the righteous path,

but evidently I failed.

I'ma keep it all the way
real with you, Pops.

[small laugh]

I don't think I could
ever be with one woman.

So props to you for
sticking it out this long.

Meech, me and you
are not alike.

I get it.

sh*t, you and Mama been arguin'
our whole life anyway.

See, what happened
was not your mother's fault.

She and I are just
growing apart.

Pops, Mama been
through enough heartbreak

in her lifetime...
mostly because of me.

So if you think for one second
I'm gonna rat you out,

don't worry.

I ain't gonna say
a m*therf*cking word.

- [pager beeps]
- [Charles] I'm trying--

It's all good, Pops.

I'm sorry I gotta take this.

[Michael]
♪ Ooh, I'll be there... ♪

[Meech] Man, the Colombians
was forming a partnership.

This is about dissolving one.

[Terry] Guess Rayzin's gonna
have the last laugh after all.

Not if I got sh*t
to do with it, he ain't.

What up, doe?

sh*t, you tell me.

Ain't no need holding back
no more, right?

[Meech] Right.

An opportunity fell
in our laps,

so we would have been fools
not to jump.

And that makes it okay
for you to backdoor me?

You dissolved our partnership.

So you tell me...

was it really poaching?

You know what
the worst thing is?

Rayzin betrayed us all.

Man, that m*therf*cker
wanted you k*lled

so he could be on top.

Of course, you're gonna
say some sh*t like that.

We spared your
f*cking life, man.

Unfortunately,
it cost your cousin his.

Now, if you wanna pay that
back in blood, so be it.

But you gotta understand,

I came to you as a man
much more what that n*gga is.

[tense, punchy music plays]

♪ ♪

What I tell you about family?

I already knew
what Rayzin was up to.

And I'd done the same thing
you did and took the connect.

Tell your man to
put his w*apon away.

This mentorship is over, n*gga.

You a boss now.

[mellow hip-hop music plays]

♪ ♪

Sometimes...

It's okay
to forgive family.

[phone rings]

Yo?

Tee...[sniffling]
I need you.

I'm in trouble.

[person] Ma'am,
we need your statement.

[Terry] So where's the kids?

They're at my parents'.

[dark music plays]

Thanks for coming.

[sighs] You been
quiet this whole time.

You wanna tell me
what's going on?

I got tired of being hit,
so I snapped.

I smashed the bottle
over Boom's head.

He--he's not pressing
charges though, right?

No.

Probably just buy me
a fur coat like he always does.

It's his cycle.

He gets mad.

He loses his sh*t.

He gets lovesick
and showers me with gifts.

Markisha, why don't
you just leave his ass?

You know what?

I don't need your
f*cking judgment.

That's why women don't come forward,

'cause everybody
got a g*dd*mn opinion.

You don't know what it's
like to walk in my shoes.

You know, I'm sorry.
You just deserve better.

Boom is the father
of one of my kids.

We are family, and sh*t
happens in families.

[Terry] Yeah, but still...

[Markisha] You know what?
f*ck this sh*t.

Can you just take me home
so I can change my clothes?

I need to get to the hospital
to check on Boom.

Yo, I...I really
don't get this sh*t.

[Markisha]
And I don't expect you to.

This is grown up sh*t,
and you a kid.

You don't know sh*t
about marriage.

Yeah, but just--just
let us be a family.

I could provide for
you and your kids--

[Markisha] And live where?
At your mom's?

You need to focus on the family
you're making with LaWanda.

Just take me to
my g*dd*mn house.

[engine turns]

Hey, uh, here to see
Vernell Mickie.

- [clerk] She was in room 207.
- Yeah.

- We tried paging you.
- Paging me about what?

- Where is she?
- [clerk] I'm sorry.

She passed two days ago.

[dark chords]

♪ ♪

[dramatic musical sting]

♪ ♪

[Older Terry] Like I said,
cops and robbers

are two sides
of the same coin.

One just wields a badge
and a license to k*ll.

But a gangsta don't need
no motherfuckin' license.

[hip-hop music plays]

[singer] ♪ Yeah ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Black man
Lookin' for ways out ♪

♪ Stay on the block
Days in and days out ♪

♪ Police turn that corner, we
Would scramble and break out ♪

♪ My mom go to church, give us
Something to pray about ♪

♪ We blessed, known to have
A meeting of the minds ♪

♪ For the stress
The punks wanna jack us ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm looking
Way too fresh ♪

♪ Understanding code
Isn't everybody's goal ♪

♪ Followin' honor
Ain't in everybody's soul ♪

♪ So I worry about things
I shouldn't worry about ♪

♪ I don't ever trust a man
Sayin' word of mouth ♪

♪ In a jam, testify
Every word from mouth ♪

♪ Could be your mans ♪

♪ But in his heart
He wanna take you out ♪

♪ A lotta snakes move around
In these street gears ♪

♪ And I learned to move around
With my street ears ♪

♪ 'Cause if it boils down
To them or you ♪

♪ You gotta do
What you gotta do ♪

♪ And that's the code ♪

♪ Yeah, that's the code ♪

♪ Yeah, that's the code
That's the code ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah
That's the code ♪

♪ Yeah, that's the code
That's the code ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, that's the code ♪

♪ Yeah, that's the code ♪

♪ That's the code ♪