04x04 - The Reckoning

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[DRAMATIC INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYS]

[FUNKY HIP-HOP BEAT LAYERS IN]

[DIANA] Previously on Ghost...

- It's either her or us.
- We use Tariq.

[DIANA] Put two through
the window and drive off.

- [TIRES SQUEAL]
- [DIANA YELLS OUT] Mami!

[g*nf*re]

- Ma.
- When you spoke to Tariq,

did he tell you that I gave
Kate Egan Tasha's address?

Who's Kate Egan?

- Nobody.
- What's up with this?

You doing some new marketing?

- Where'd you get that?
- I know who these belong to.

His name's Roman.

[NOMA] Take him off the board.

And discreetly.

[CARTER] So there's a drug w*r
poppin' off.

I think I can help you with this.

I just want to finish what I started.

This guy.

[DOCTOR]
The home test was accurate.

So I'm pregnant.

Think you know who the father is?

So we're a team now?

[BRAYDEN] A lot of sh*t's out of
control in my life right now.

I feel like a f*ck-up.

Sounds like you could use it.

- Mr. f*ck-up.
- [SNIFFS]

Right now, what I'm worried
about is making sure

Noma doesn't find
what the f*ck we have going on.

I think you could be
a big help in that

and get paid while you at it.

[MACLEAN] You're a businesswoman
with a target on her back.

I can do other things for you as well.

- Rain check.
- How'd it go with Davis?

We got product, now
we just gotta figure out

- how we gonna move it.
- This, bro.

If we can convince enough people

that this group is up next,

we could throw parties
all over the tristate area.

- [PHONE VIBRATES]
- Yo, Pinky.

[PINKY] I'm sending you a clip
from the Ring camera.

Check your messages.

Diana, what the f*ck did you do?

Please let me explain.

- Stupid mother...
- Ma, you took our father!

- Diana! Let's go!
- Monet!

f*ck both of y'all.

These little m*therf*ckers
set me up.

Go, Dru! Go.

[TIRES SQUEALING]

[TENSE, OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYS]

[MUSIC ENDS WITH ECHOING NOTE]

[SINGER] ♪ They say this is
A big, rich town ♪

♪ I just come from
The poorest part ♪

♪ Bright lights, city life
I gotta make it ♪

♪ This is where it goes down ♪

♪ I just happen To come up hard ♪

♪ Legal or ill*gal, baby
I gotta make it ♪

[50 CENT] ♪ I never took
A straight path nowhere ♪

♪ Life's full of twists
And turns ♪

♪ Bumps and bruises
I live, I learn ♪

♪ I'm from that city full of
Yellow Cabs and skyscrapers ♪

♪ It's hard to get a start
In these parts without paper ♪

♪ Homie, I grew up in hell
A block away from heaven ♪

♪ That corner, every 15 minutes
They movin' seven ♪

♪ Pure snow
Bag it then watch it go ♪

♪ Occupational options
Get some blow or some h*s ♪

♪ sh**t the ball or the strap
Learn to rap or to jack ♪

♪ f*ck it, man, in the meantime
Go ahead and pump a pack ♪

♪ This my regal royal flow
My James Bond bounce ♪

♪ That 007
That's 62 on my count ♪

♪ I'm a undercover liar
I lie under the covers ♪

♪ Look a b*tch in the eyes and
Tell her, "Baby, I love you" ♪

♪ "You're my inspiration
You're my motivation" ♪

♪ "You're the reason that I'm
Moving with no hesitation" ♪

[SINGER] ♪ They say this is
A big, rich town ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ I just come from
The poorest part ♪

♪ Bright lights, city life
I gotta make it ♪

♪ This is where it goes down ♪

- ♪ Ohh, yeah ♪
- ♪ Yeah ♪

♪ I just happen To come up hard ♪

♪ Legal or ill*gal, baby
I gotta make it ♪

[MELLOW HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYS]

[MUSIC FADES]

♪ Me and Joyner need
A couple hearses ♪

♪ Double homicide
k*ll the beat and the verses ♪

♪ Everybody livin'
On the surface ♪

♪ But we came from
The underground ♪

- ♪ Yeah, we deserve it ♪
- Diana?

♪ Beef is when you m*rder
m*therf*ckers on a beat... ♪

Where the f*ck is this b*tch at?

What are you gonna do?

k*ll her in front of a million
witnesses in the dorm? Riq!

Anywhere this b*tch is at, she's
getting a b*llet. I don't give a f*ck.

She's obviously not f*ck'
here, so let's get outta here.

So you not answering my phone calls?

Where the f*ck is Diana?

I'm guessing you've seen the video
of her pretending to be me.

Yeah. I have.

You thought I sent Tommy after Tasha.

That's why you thought you
needed to take them shots at me.

So did you?

I was pissed off about my mom, yes.

But you told me I ain't do it,
so I ain't sayin' sh*t at you.

Listen.

Dru and Diana, they violated.

All right. Your own f*ck' blood
tried to take you out, Monet.

I f*ck' know that.

So you know what you need to do then.

Listen, I don't trust this
m*therf*cker for sh*t, but he right.

Dru and Diana gotta go.

♪ ♪

[MUSIC FADES]

f*ck. This is bad.

- I know.
- No, Dru. Like real bad.

I know, Di.

No. Let's just try to talk to her.

- Come clean, make things right.
- What?!

Dru, I'm f*ck' tired
of arguin' with her!

I don't wanna fight!
Let's just tell Monet the truth.

We were f*cked up over
her killin' Papi but we...

You have lost your f*ck' mind!

- Dru...
- In what world

do you think baring our souls to Monet

is gonna keep her from
wanting to k*ll us?

Or Cane.

And I know you don't think Tariq's gonna

give us a f*ck' pass on this sh*t.

[TENSE, DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS]

[EFFIE] Why you so pressed
to find Diana?

Look, she and Dru nearly got
my mother k*lled, that's why.

- What?
- They set up Monet

to make it seem like she's
the one that f*ck' did it.

And the worst thing of it all,
they used me

to try to take out their own mother.

[SCOFFS]

- That's f*cked up.
- Yeah.

It's f*cked up
they'd some sh*t like that.

Are you serious?

What? Oh, you all nonchalant

like you knew about this sh*t
or something.

Uh, I didn't f*cking know about it

but did you genuinely think
they wouldn't do that to you?

You think you and the Tejadas
are on some homies for life type sh*t?

When have you ever
been able to trust them, Tariq?

I don't f*ck' know, Effie.
I don't know.

Yeah, well, with what we're doing,

you can't count on trust or loyalty.

Doesn't matter who it is.

And you should know
about that more than anyone.

♪ Just a day livin' life ♪

You speak to Diana, don't tell
her I was lookin' for her.

- She probably already knows.
- ♪ Just another day ♪

[CANE] Listen, Donnie, I wanna
know where Dru is tonight.

Anybody sees him or loses him,

that's a f*ck' target
on their back too. You got it?

- We got you, yo.
- Good.

[OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYS]

Okay, I need to get my hands
on some cash.

And some g*ns.

Fu... f*ck. I-I gotta get
some food first.

I'm f*ck' hungry. You hungry?

How can you be hungry right now?

I feel like I'm about
to f*ck' throw up.

Yo, there's this Chinese joint
down the block.

I'ma-I'm gon get some food,
all right? Be right back.

Wait. No, Dru,
don't leave me here.

Just order room service
and put it on the bill.

It's a motel.
They don't have room service.

What bill?

- [OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYS]
- f*ck.

Excuse me. I'm lookin' for my kids.

What room is Tejada?

You a motel guest?

- No.
- Then f*ck off.

Please tell me you paid
the dude downstairs in cash.

Dru, we don't have any cash.

I just paid him with what I had. f*ck.

f*ck! F...

m*therf*cker, I ain't
gon' ask you again.

And I'm not telling you again.

f*ck off.

[GRUNTING]

Monet's gonna know
exactly where we are now.

f*ck. I'm sorry.

♪ ♪

Tejada. What f*cking room?

Room 23. Second floor.

Down the hall to the left.

Shoulda told me
in the first f*ck' place.

Dru, we gotta get outta here
now. Let's go. Let's go.

Little hard to go on the run
when your mom's footin' the bill, huh?

Ma, please. We are sorry.
We didn't mean to do it.

The day you got shot, somebody else...

Y'all was just gonna take
my life like that?

I gave you little m*therf*ckers life!

I raised you.
I taught you the f*ck' game.

Because of me
you have every-f*cking-thing.

I'm your f*ck' mother!

Do you really think
you deserve our respect?

- Dru, shut the f*ck up.
- No, f*ck that.

She needs to hear this sh*t.

This life
that you pride yourself on givin' us,

we tried to tell you
a million f*ck' ways

that we don't f*ck' want it.

But you so focused on yourself,

you can't even hear us.

No matter how much it damages us,

you just won't let us out.

You try to tell us about
everything you wanna do for us.

All right, let's talk about it then.

Let's talk about it. Right?

No, our cousin?

No, [STAMMERS] I mean, our brother...

is dead.

That's what you did for us.

Our father is dead.
That's what you did for us.

Stop talkin', Dru.

And Gordo?

You know how much that sh*t
f*cked me up?

Not another f*ck' word, Dru.

You don't give a f*ck about us!

You don't care about what we want,

or what we need. You never have.

We might actually be happy
if it wasn't for you.

♪ ♪

You're not even close
to being a good mother.

You just a b*tch.

Oh, I'm a b*tch, m*therf*cker?

Wait, no, no, no!

Dru, let's get the f*ck outta here.

[MONET GROANS]

[MUSIC INTENSIFIES]

Ma, you good?

Them m*therf*ckers is gettin' away.

- [MUSIC SOFTENS SLIGHTLY]
- [TIRES SCREECH]

[MUSIC FADES, ENDS]

- [PHONE RINGS NEARBY]
- [CHATTER]

- [KAMAAL KNOCKS]
- Detective, got a sec?

Oh. Have a seat.

I've been doin' some digging
on a Marcus "Zion" Washington.

Who?

Hungry, mid-level hustler.

He's been supplying product
to multiple organizations

in three different boroughs.

He's also the connect to Roman.

That dealer whose van burned down.

Okay. How you know all that?

I squeezed it outta Roman
when I questioned him

after the collar.

God damn.

I remember the days
when snitches got stitches.

It's like they don't make soldiers
like they used to, you know?

- I mean fortunately for us.
- Listen.

I was figuring that I'll go
and pay Zion a visit,

shake the proverbial tree,
see what falls loose.

Yeah. I'll have one of my guys
run that down.

Why? I've already made the connect.

It was Roman's drugs that got torched.

I get it.

My gut tells me that we should
put our focus

on the Tejadas and Tariq St. Patrick.

Now, I have a major play for you.

Respectfully, detective, my gut
is telling me that this guy...

You know, when I was a kid...

I had this, uh...
this homeboy named Rob.

And he would come over to the house,

play video games, eat dinner.

My mother loved him.

Until one day...

Rob got up, went to the
refrigerator, and got himself a soda.

Didn't ask me,
didn't ask my mother. Just...

got himself a soda.

And you know what my mother did?

She told him...

this is my homeboy,
to whom she was always so nice,

to get the f*ck outta her house.

[GRUNTS]

You see, Rob...

was a guest in her home.

And he had gotten
a little too comfortable.

I...

I just think that if we were to go...

And I think...

that if you become the head
of your own task force,

that you can run your investigations

however the f*ck you see fit.

[DARK, TENSE MUSIC PLAYS]

But this is my task force.

And I'm gonna need you
to f*ck' fall in line.

♪ ♪

Now I appreciate your...
initiative, detective.

I really do.

You're gonna talk to Tariq St. Patrick

and I'm gonna chat with Monet Tejada.

Let's get them to turn against
one another

and get at least one of them to spill.

Worth a shot?

Yeah. Sure.

[MUSIC ENDS]

[DIANA] Dru?

Dru. Wake up, Dru.

- Dru, wake up!
- [GRUNTS]

Look, what are we gonna do?

'Cause I'm not sleeping
in this car another night.

- I gotta get to the stash spot.
- Okay, so let's go.

No, I'm gonna go alone.

I need to get you someplace safe.

You tryin' to split up?

Not for long. Just until
I can get what we need

and then I'ma come
and get you. I promise.

Di, I need to get to the stash
so I can protect us, all right?

Now, is there anyplace you can think of

that Cane and Monet won't?

[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS]

["IN REAL LIFE" PLAYS]

Hey, yo. You seen Diana?

Nah. She never showed up
to her shift today.

She ain't even called or nothin'.

Lookin' for an extra shift?

Nah. I can't help you
right now, bro. Sorry.

All right.

♪ Yeah, now you livin' large
With 'em... ♪

What up? Anything?

I've looked and asked all over campus.

Trust me. Diana's not here.

Yeah, I gotta check
a few other spots, but...

I actually might know
where she'll end up.

All right.

- What the f*ck?
- [MESSAGE SENT NOTIFICATION]

Yeah?

I don't know. This whole
Dru and Diana sh*t.

Yeah, what about it?

[MESSAGE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION]

I don't know. Do you really
think revenge

is what we should be focused on
right now?

What the f*ck else
should I be focused on?

I don't know. Maybe to make sure

our new business gets up
and running smoothly.

- That could be something.
- As much as I want to, I can't.

I gotta focus on this. This is
something I gotta handle, B.

Okay, so while you're out
in your John Wick bullshit,

I guess I'm the one
that has to handle it, right?

Yeah, I guess so too.

- Thank you.
- Riq.

This f*ck' kid.

So ain't nobody in these streets

heard from your stupid-a*s
brother and sister yet?

Don't stress it, okay?
I'm pretty sure I know where Dru's at.

Where the f*ck is that?

Just let me handle it. All right?

I promise you. Okay?
I'm not lettin' 'em get away with this.

Well, call me when you get Dru.

[JANET] Hey, hey, hey!

Get the f*ck outta my way, Janet!

Uh-uh-uh. Listen to me!
You listen to me.

You need to get it together.

There is a Detective Carter
down there asking for you.

f*ck!

[TENSE, OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYS]

And I don't know why you think
some drug dealer's sh*t

gettin' torched has sh*t to do with me.

Well, I'll, uh, enlighten you then.

Your family's been runnin' drugs
for years.

Not the biggest players in town.

On the come-up.

Or you were.

You got caught up in that RICO case,

but let's keep it 100, we all
know that Tariq St. Patrick

was the real star of that show.

Look, get to the point
or get the f*ck out.

My money's on you and your
family trying to rebuild, Monet.

Anybody that poses a threat to that,

well, they gotta get dealt with,
including Roman.

So you destroyed his shipment.

- I ain't involved in that sh*t.
- Hm.

How's your relationship with,
uh, St. Patrick these days?

We don't have one.

- [DARK, FOREBODING MUSIC PLAYS]
- Okay.

Okay. See, that I actually buy.

Seein' as how we got a witness
who says he saw a man

flee the scene at the time
of your sh**ting.

A man whose description matches
Tariq St. Patrick to a T.

Does that surprise you?

Do I look surprised?

Ha.

Little bit.

Little bit.

I'ma leave you my card.

See you soon, Red.

♪ ♪

[SIGHS]

[DOOR OPENS]

[DOOR CLOSES]

- [MUSIC FADES]
- [SIREN WAILS IN DISTANCE]

Were you surprised to receive my call?

Uh, not particularly, no.

[NOMA CHUCKLES]

I'll admit,

you demonstrated a rare brand of acumen

that I admire with regard
to my last hurdle.

I'm hoping you can also be of assistance

in helping me clear the next one.

I'm listening.

I need to solidify
one of my legitimate businesses

here in the States.

It's a jet parts company
that I've established in Italy.

I need government contracts
to replace those I've lost overseas.

But unfortunately, I don't have
relationships

with anyone here in the States
who has that kind of access.

Pity.

You, however, are familiar

with the important
political players here.

Now, it's my understanding
that you have a friendship

with a Congressman Tate.

"Friendship" is, uh, a strong word.

I'd classify it more like...

an occasional arrangement.

Mutual back scratching, so to speak.

So who in the American political arena

would I need to have an arrangement with

in order to secure these contracts?

You'll wanna talk to Wiley Adams.

Works in Senator Len Carmichael's
government liaison office.

His tentacles reach everywhere.

Well, does he play nice with others?

- For the right price.
- How do I get to him?

Just so happens there's a charity
banquet the mayor's throwing tonight.

All the political heavy hitters
will be there.

So will Wiley Adams.

And so will his aide, Kevin Grant.

He's the one
you need to get past.

- Hm. The gatekeeper.
- Yeah.

Hood kid made good.
Can't be wooed easily.

Unlike most of these political pansies.

Can smell the bullshit coming
from as far north as Albany.

Your intel is greatly appreciated.

What will it cost me?

We'll work that out
when the time is right.

In the interim,
what time am I picking you up?

While I, uh, I do appreciate the offer,

I already have an escort
in mind for the evening.

Lucky man.

["88 BUICK" BY ROUGH PLAYS]

♪ Hey ♪

♪ Hey ♪

♪ How you talk about a life
That ain't real? ♪

♪ That ain't real ♪

♪ Hey, hey ♪

♪ How you talk about a life
That ain't real? ♪

♪ How you tryin' to talk
With me if it ain't mills ♪

♪ Look, I make moves
I can't stay still ♪

♪ Never fell into facades
I remained real ♪

♪ When times get tough
I just pray through it ♪

♪ I see the results
'Cause I stayed to it... ♪

You sure about this?

Yeah, I'll be fine.

Dru, just do what you gotta do

so we can get
the f*ck up outta New York.

And, Dru...

please be safe.

For real.

I got you.

[DRAMATIC, SOMBER MUSIC PLAYS]

♪ ♪

- Hey, stranger.
- Look, Salim,

I know I'm the last person
you expected to hear from

and thanks for not ghosting me,

but I really need to come in.

Please.

Yeah.

Come on.

[DOOR CLOSES]

♪ ♪

[DRAMATIC HIP-HOP BEAT LAYERS IN]

[TYPING ON PHONE KEYPAD]

[MESSAGE SENT NOTIFICATION]

[MESSAGE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION]

[MUSIC FADES]

[TRAIN SCREECHING, CLACKING NEARBY]

[TRAIN HORN BLOWS]

[CANE] You lookin' for something?

You ain't gonna be needin'
none of that where you goin'.

Never shoulda told you about this spot.

Yeah.

Probably shoulda never tried
to k*ll Monet either.

You ain't got sh*t to say for yourself?

What the f*ck you want me to say?

How 'bout "I'm sorry"?

For trying to k*ll the woman who
gave birth to us. Start there.

So you tight
'cause we tried to k*ll Monet?

Or 'cause we did it without you?

You do see why we did
what we did, right?

No, n*gga, I don't.
That's our f*ck' moms.

And Lorenzo was our pops!

How the f*ck does she get away
with doing what she did to us?

She keeps getting a pass.

- The game is the game, right?
- It is.

And you buggin' if you think I'ma
let you live after what you did, man.

- f*ck. Come on, Cane.
- Can't do it.

This is why we didn't tell you,
you know?

Because you've spent your whole
life trying to make Monet happy.

And for what? She still don't
give a f*ck and she never will.

Do you even care that
Papi is gone because of her?

I know we had our issues.

We all had problems with Papi.

But he was our f*ck' father, man.

She took him away.

Where's all your pain and hurt
over that?

You don't know how I felt

or what I went through when he died.

I put that sh*t to the side
to be here for the family.

And what the f*ck
do I got for that, Dru?

Can't go to no Ivy League school
like Diana.

I'm no f*ck' Picasso like
you, n*gga. This is all I know.

You didn't even wanna be in this sh*t,

he get outta jail
and make you his number two?

Cane. Cane.

n*gga!

I just wanted him to respect me.

[VOICE BREAKS]
Okay, I wanted him to see me.

To see I can hold down
the family, man. I can.

And Monet robbed me of that but
I still ain't try to k*ll her.

So f*ck you!

- f*ck you, man.
- Just...

Cane, come on, man.
Just... just f*ck'...

[DARK, DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS]

Pull the f*ck' trigger.

Do it!

'Cause if you don't, I promise to God

I won't stop until I put
a f*ck' b*llet in your head.

[PULSING NOTES PLAY]

[GUTTURAL, ANGUISHED SCREAM]

[MUSIC SOFTENS]

[CAR DOOR OPENS]

[DOOR CLOSES]

[ENGINE STARTS]

[CELL PHONE VIBRATING]

Yeah.

I need you at my home in one hour.

I'm in the middle of something.

It's a demand. Not a request.

♪ ♪

[CANE SIGHS]

♪ All of the boys
They want me, so ♪

♪ That means I heard it
All before... ♪

[SNIFFS LOUDLY]

Wait, what do you mean no one
knows where it is?

How does that work?

It's an underground location on campus.

Couple hours before the show,
we'll release it on socials

courtesy of the most popular
influencers on campus.

Then after that, word on the street is,

if you ain't at this party,

you ain't sh*t.

- I don't get it.
- Okay, well, it creates demand.

Hey, after a few more parties,

people'll be asking for the next one

and the next one and the next one

and the next one
and the next one after that.

And before you know it, you and the band

are winning Grammys
and signing record deals.

Okay. Maybe it's genius. We'll see.

Wait, whoa, whoa, whoa,
what do you mean "We'll see"?

You don't trust me?

[STAMMERS] If there's one thing
I know how to do

it's throw a sick f*ck' party.

Okay? People f*ck wit' your boy.

Yeah, okay. They f*ck with your product.

- Damn.
- [LAUGHS] I mean, what?

All those influencers are just
plugging your event for free?

And I'm betting it cost you
a sh*t ton of money.

Drug money.

And you'll probably recoup
by selling more drugs.

This is wild 'cause I was
thinking more of like

a "Thank you, Brayden" is in order.

And don't act like you have
a problem with drugs either

'cause you definitely don't have a
problem takin' 'em, that's for sure.

[LAUGHS UNCOMFORTABLY] Okay. Ouch.

Relax.

I wasn't judging you, I was just...

letting you know I see you.

Okay.

Can you pretend that you don't?

Seriously.

You have to keep this sh*t on the low.

You can definitely not tell
anyone else in the band.

What do I get in return?

What do you want?

["LOCK ME DOWN"
BY TITI LOKEI X OSINACHI PLAYS]

How about just a teeny-tiny
bit of product? Off the top.

Free of charge, of course.

I think Tariq would have
a serious problem with that.

So...

we don't tell him. [SNIFFS]

♪ He wants to
Lock me down today ♪

["LOCK ME DOWN" CONTINUES]

Excuse me. Uh, by chance,
do you know a Tariq St. Patrick

or where I could find him?

- No.
- St. Patrick.

Look like you're on your way somewhere.

Brilliant observation.

Yeah, well, I'd like to talk to you
about Monet Tejada's sh**ting.

I don't know sh*t about that.

Yeah, well, I got an eyewitness
that says different.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS]

Yeah. Places a certain individual

that matches your description
on the scene.

Any idea why that would be?

Are you feeding Monet Tejada
the same bullshit?

'Cause if you are, you're
puttin' a big-a*s f*ck' target

- on my back for no reason.
- [CELL PHONE VIBRATING]

♪ ♪

You need to take that?

What exactly did you tell Monet?

I'm not at liberty to discuss
any details

of an ongoing investigation.

But if you truly feel that there's
a credible threat to your life,

I'm willing to bring you in
for a statement.

Yeah, I gotta go.

You know where to find me, Tariq.

[MUSIC FADES]

[MONET SIGHS]

What you in here trippin' about now?

What do you want, Janet?

Monet, you need to take your pills

and you need to get some rest.

Look, I don't need you tellin'
me what the f*ck...

Apparently you do, Monet.

You know, all these years,
I thought Lorenzo was to blame.

That all the light in you

had been snuffed out by him.

But bein' in this house

over the past few weeks, I see it now.

You da problem.

- Oh, you think so?
- Oh, I know so.

[SOMBER MUSIC PLAYS]

You asked me before

whether I thought you did
a bad job raisin' yo' kids.

Well, I'm here to tell you,
Monet... [LAUGHS]

you didn't do right by them.

Look, I don't need you lecturing me

about my kids in my own damn house.

You can take your a*s
back to Atlanta with that sh*t.

Hm.

You don't even know your own damn kids.

You can't even see that
your own daughter is pregnant.

[MUSIC INTENSIFIES SLOWLY]

What?

[JANET] Mm-hm.

- How the f*ck you know that?
- How do you not know that?

See, the eyes in my head, they can see.

What's making you so damn blind
to your own children?

♪ ♪

[JANET SIGHS]
Take your medication.

- [MUSIC FADES]
- [DIANA GASPS]

Salim, I'm sorry. I-I didn't
expect to be here this long.

I thought my brother would have
picked me up by now.

You sure you can't tell me what's wrong?

It's better if you don't know
any details.

[SALIM SIGHS]

Look, Salim.

I'm really sorry.

What for?

For threatening to tell people
about your parents

and where you really come from.

I was wrong for that.

You don't owe me any apology.

I wasn't being honest wit' you.

Yeah, but I'm sure you had your reasons

for wanting to distance yourself
from them.

I mean, look at my family.

I'm the last one to be coming for yours.

Look.

[SIGHS] I never meant to judge you.

I just feel like your family
was keeping you

from being who you really are.

And who you are

is a beautiful, amazing Black woman

who is capable of having
any life she wants.

You don't have to settle for
the one your family dictates.

[GENTLE, SOLEMN MUSIC PLAYS]

Diana.

Tell me what's wrong.

[INHALES SHARPLY]

Salim...

[CRYING]

I did something that I thought was right

but I actually f*cked up.

[GASPS] And now...

Salim, if I don't leave town,

something really bad is gonna happen

and I don't know what to do.
I'm f*ck' scared.

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.

I know a safe place you can go. Okay?

My parents got a spot in Greenwich.

They'll be vacationing in Turks
and Caicos

for the rest of the month.

So it's completely empty,
and if you need

- a spot to hide...
- I can't take that from you.

Yes, you can.

Yes, you can.
You said it yourself, right?

You can't stay in New York.

Here, take 'em. And these.

Car's in the garage.
You can take the back way out.

And once you get there and
get everything figured out,

just leave it there,
I'll go get it later.

Thank you, Salim.

Of course.

[WHISPERS] Thank you.

[SALIM] I got you.

Um... Salim, listen to me.

No matter what, you can't
tell anybody I was here

or where I went. I mean it.

- Nobody.
- Come on now.

I got you.

[DIANA SIGHS]

[DOOR OPENS]

- [DOOR CLOSES]
- [MUSIC FADES]

[LIGHT JAZZ INSTRUMENTALS PLAY]

Your affinity for Gucci
and Fendi is noted.

But certain situations
require a man to...

as you say,

level up.

- Yeah, whatever.
- [CELL PHONE VIBRATES]

[CELL PHONE VIBRATES]

Oh, don't keep mummy waiting.

I'm sorry. I was under the
impression you work for me now,

- not Monet.
- We just have a situation.

Hm. Unless you prefer a sense
of maternal security

to being your own man then...

Hm?

[VIBRATION CUTS OFF AS CALL IS CANCELED]

You called and I came, right?

- Yeah.
- Relax.

♪ ♪

So where we goin'?

A gala.

Attended by the city's
most prominent politicians.

That sounds fun.

I have a very important
business deal to close

and the man who could help me
will be there.

- [BRIGHT ORCHESTRAL MUSIC PLAYS]
- [CROWD CHATTER]

[NO AUDIBLE DIALOGUE]

[NOMA] The man I need to impress

is Wiley Adams.

Adams is a criminal broker

for New York Senator
Len Carmichael.

He's very well-connected
and has pull

with the department in charge of
granting government contracts.

Contracts I need.

I'll need you to keep his aide
occupied.

His name is Kevin Grant.

He's a real ball-buster

and doesn't let anyone
unauthorized near Adams.

Born and raised in the Bronx.

He's a little...
rough around the edges.

Do you mean like me?

I think you'll find

you and Mr. Grant have
certain... elements in common.

Make it work for you.

[LIGHT JAZZ MUSIC PLAYS AT PARTY]

[PHONE KEYPAD BUTTONS CLICK]

[MESSAGE SENT NOTIFICATION]

[NOMA] I'm confident
you'll prove yourself capable

of doing what needs to be done.

Like Obi did
so many times before you.

[CROWD CHATTER]

- [BARTENDER] Sir, for you?
- [CANE] Uh, scotch, straight.

- Appreciate it.
- Anything for you, sir?

Listen, man, they ain't got
no Hennessy. Don't even ask.

[LAUGHS]

Yeah, this didn't really strike
me as a Henny crowd.

- [LAUGHS]
- Let me get a scotch too.

- [KEVIN] Thank you.
- Cheers, gentlemen.

♪ ♪

Not bad.

But it ain't no Henny though.

[LAUGHING]

- Lawrence.
- Uh, Kevin.

Ah, okay.

So what kinda business you into?

I know you're not a politician.

Hell no. No, I'm in, uh...

- exports.
- Ah. Okay.

- You?
- Political aide.

Get the f*ck outta here.
Man, you're like 6'3".

Bro, you're supposed to be
on the court somewhere.

- Hey, once upon a time. Yeah.
- Right, right. Okay.

- Ah. You gunnin' for the seat.
- Hm.

- f*ck no.
- [LAUGHS]

- I like to fall back.
- Okay.

Control things in the cut.

See, that's a whole different
type of hustle.

And it's all about the hustle
where I'm from.

Yeah, no doubt. Listen,
I know all about that, trust me.

I had to claw my way up to the top.

As my alma mater motto goes,
"I'll find a way or make one."

Whoa. Clark Atlanta?

Class of 2016.

Get the f*ck outta here.

I went to Clark. Class of 2011.

- Word?
- Yeah!

- You're my guy.
- Yo. That's...

You-you know, it's crazy
runnin' into you here.

See, I'm tryin' to put together
this seminar for at-risk kids, right?

Have successful dudes like
yourself come and talk to them

about a way out.

Hm. Hey, listen, I love that.

- I'd love to hear more.
- Say that.

Okay.

See, my whole thing is this.
We gotta start right now.

And I'm sure you would make
a formidable partner.

But that contract already has
potential vendors.

- But it's still up for grabs?
- Technically, yes.

But I think it's likely they'll
close the deal within a few weeks.

If at all possible, I'd still
like to make a bid.

It'll cost you a substantial access fee.
You are aware of that?

When does it not?

And I assume that the paperwork for

your American citizenship is in order?

I assumed I'd throw a little
money at that problem as well.

[LAUGHS]

Well, if by "a little" you mean a lot...

then I'm confident
we can work something out.

Great.

'Cause what I'm really saying,

the problem is being underestimated.

Underestimated.

See, these kids are capable
of way more than people

- give them credit for.
- [CELL PHONE VIBRATES]

All right? The problem is,
they just need the opportunity.

And that's where you...

[ADAMS] Quite surprised that our
paths hadn't crossed prior to this.

Your name is not unknown
to me and my office.

What I'm thinking is if
you and I both...

Hey, man, I'm sorry. Work emergency.

But... tell the little homies
I said good luck.

Wait, where you...

[SOFT JAZZ MUSIC PLAYS AT PARTY]

[DARK, OMINOUS MUSIC
LAYERS OVER PARTY MUSIC]

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

[KNOCKING CONTINUES]

Yo, Tariq. What the hell?

I need you to tell me where she's at.

- Where who is?
- Cut the sh*t, Salim.

I know Diana was here.
I have people with eyes on her.

- Where the f*ck is she?
- Yo, your people are lying.

- Diana...
- Where the f*ck is she?

Yo! Okay. A'ight.

She was here earlier,
but she left a while ago.

- Where did she go?
- Honestly, I don't know.

And if she wanted you to know,
she probably woulda told you herself.

What are you... Hey, hey, hey,
hey, hey, hey.

I know you don't wanna catch a b*llet

for playing Captain Save-a-Hoe
right now, Salim, be smart, bro.

- Be smart.
- Okay. All right.

All right, she's at my parents'
house in Greenwich, Connecticut.

A'ight.

You see how easy that was?

For you to b*tch up.

What?

- [MUSIC INTENSIFIES]
- f*ck you.

[g*nsh*t]

Why the f*ck did you have to do that?

Why, man? f*ck!

[PHONE RINGS]

[DIANA] Dru, where the f*ck
have you been?

I know. I'm so sorry, Di.

sh*t got all the way f*cked up
and didn't go as planned.

- You still at Salim's?
- Kinda.

He let me post up at his
parents' spot in Greenwich.

- What?
- Look, just meet me here, okay?

We'll be safe until we figure sh*t out.

f*ck. A'ight.

Just... I gotta make a quick stop first.

What? No, Dru!

You said we wouldn't be
separated for that long

and you've been gone all f*cking day.

Look, I know, I know.
I know, but we need cash.

I know where we can get some

but I gotta lay low until I can get it.

Once I got it, I will drive
straight to you, I promise.

Okay. Just get here, Dru.

A'ight.

[SOFT, SOMBER MUSIC PLAYS]

[MUSIC FADES]

[MONET SIGHS]

[SOFT, DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS]

["STREET LIGHTS" BY
B CHE X OSHINACHI PLAYS]

♪ Don't get caught up
In them street lights ♪

♪ Don't get caught up
In them street lights ♪

♪ Jumped off the porch
As a youth ♪

♪ Lookin' for the truth
Trouble's what I found ♪

♪ I was runnin' wild
Street lights on ♪

♪ The corner Was callin' me... ♪

Boy, fix your face.

I was supposed to stay after
school for the art show.

My teacher made my stuff
the centerpiece and everything.

She's expecting me to be there.
I wanna be there.

Look, Dru, I have something
very important

I need you to do today.
So that other sh*t can wait.

But I told you about it two weeks ago.

- You said I could go...
- What the f*ck I just say?

Look, I don't wanna hear you
whine about this sh*t again.

Understand?

Now get your damn priorities straight.
Family first.

Now, in order to move up from packaging,

you gotta learn the next level
of the game.

Business transactions.

That's where all
the real money's made, okay?

- [SIRENS WAILING IN DISTANCE]
- [DOG BARKING]

[KNOCKING]

So you Lorenzo's b*tch.

n*gga, I ain't nobody's b*tch.

Yeah, a'ight.

Want a drink?

- Nah, I'm good.
- You sure?

'Cause you
lookin' mad uptight right now.

Maybe relax you a little bit.

Look, man, you want this
f*ck' product or what?

Yeah, I want the f*ck' product.

Well, hurry the f*ck up.
I got sh*t to do.

Shorty, why's your mom
trippin' like this?

Don't f*ck' talk to my son.
I ain't playin' wit' you.

And I don't take no orders from no
b*tch. Now get yo' a*s the f*ck out.

I ain't goin' nowhere
without my f*ck' money.

[TENSE, OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYS]

Hey!

Get the f*ck off my mom!

[g*nsh*t]

- [MUSIC SOFTENS]
- [DRU WHIMPERS]

Dru, baby, give me the g*n.

♪ ♪

Come on, let's go.

Let's go.

[MUSIC DARKENS]

[WHIMPERS, CRIES]

Dru.

Dru! What the hell are you cryin' for?

You did the right thing.

Lex came for us and you took him out.

Anybody that comes for us,
you take 'em the f*ck out.

That's the name of the game.
Life or death, okay?

[SNIFFLES]

Now let's go.

Come on.

Let's go!

[MUSIC FADES]

[JANET] Well, I'm all packed
and...

ready to take my a*s back to the A-T-L.

Monet?

You okay?

[SOFT, SOMBER MUSIC PLAYS]

J, I taught my own kids

to hate me.

I told 'em to put
the game before everything.

And that's exactly what they did.

I don't even blame them
for the sh*t we in.

I brought it all on myself.

Monet.

I know you and your family.

Y'all stay in some sh*t.

And I've never asked you questions

that I didn't wanna know the answer to.

I don't know what's goin' on between you

and Dru, Diana...

or Cane.

But what I do know

is that, Monet, you are their mother

and those are your babies.

And as long as the four of you
have breath in your lungs,

it's not too late.

And whatever's going on with you guys,

with y'all, I know that love
will bring y'all back from it.

[DOOR SQUEAKS]

[CRICKETS CHIRRING]

[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS]

Robbin' the family stash spot?

- [MUSIC INTENSIFIES]
- Oh, f...

Ain't nothin' sacred to you, huh?

Almost forgot you had a key
to this m*therf*cker.

f*ck.

All this sh*t ends now.

[CELL PHONE VIBRATES]

Ma. Guess who's standing
right in front of me

at the bodega stash spot.

Cane, wait.

Don't do it.

- Don't k*ll your brother.
- What?

- Listen. Put Dru on the phone.
- Ma, the n*gga's

standing in front of me
right now. I can do it.

Look, he is still my son
and he is still your brother.

Ma, I can do it!

What, are you f*cking deaf?
Now, boy!

[MUSIC FURTHER INTENSIFIES]

[MUSIC DROPS OFF SUDDENLY,
FADES TO SOFT, TENSE MUSIC]

- What?
- Dru, where's Diana?

I'm not tryin' to k*ll her.
I'm tryin' to save her.

But if we don't get to her
before Tariq does, he will.

I'll text you an address.

[CALL ENDS]

You like a f*ck' cyborg
when it come to her, huh?

Give me my phone
and get the f*ck outta here.

For the last 24 hours,
it has been your sole mission

to take me out.

And now you're not gon' do it
'cause Mommy says so?

It's f*ck' pathetic. You
always gonna be a mama's boy.

[GRUNTING]

[MUSIC INTENSIFIES]

[CANE] You're done at the penthouse.

Get your sh*t and get the f*ck out.

As far as Noma,
you and Diana out the game.

[PAINED MOANING]

I may not be able to k*ll you...

but you f*ck' dead to me.

[GROANING]

[MUSIC FADES]

[TENSE, DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS]

[GLASS SHATTERING]

[DISHES CLATTERING]

[MUSIC FADES]

You look real relaxed for
a b*tch that got a target

on the back of her head right now.

f*ck.

[INTENSE DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS]

Where the f*ck you goin'?

Tariq, listen to me, please.

I know how f*cked up
this whole thing was.

If I could undo all of it,
I would. I swear, Riq.

I never wanted to involve you.

But we couldn't risk Monet's
death comin' back on us.

Oh, but you could risk my mother's life.

We didn't think it would come to that.

You knew exactly what the f*ck
it would come down to, Diana.

Tariq, I'm sorry.

Please.

Please. You can't do this to me.

- Why the f*ck can't I?
- Because she's pregnant.

What the f*ck that got to do with me?

Hm? Why should I care?

Because it's yours.

Put your g*n down, Tariq.

I know you, Dru, and Diana
tried to k*ll me.

And I know it was you
who pulled the trigger.

And I know you was on the scene.

Look, we got a lot of reasons
to want to take each other out

but I got a better idea.

You give my kids a pass, I give you one.

You don't go after Dru and
Diana, I won't come after you

- and neither will Cane.
- Why the f*ck would you do that?

Because right now, the only
thing I give a damn about

is my f*ck' family being safe.

Including my grandbaby.

So lower your g*n, Tariq.
Lower your f*ck' g*n!

If I was gonna sh**t you,
I'da did it already.

♪ ♪

[MUSIC SOFTENS]

- [DOOR SLAMS]
- [SIGHS]

[SOFTLY] Mom.

I'm so sorry.

- It's okay. I'm sorry.
- For everything.

[CRYING]

[SOFTLY] I'm sorry.

♪ ♪

[MUSIC FADES]

[NOMA] Did you get the family
business sorted?

I did.

And I thought about
what you said earlier too.

I ain't no mama's boy.

[TENSE MUSIC PLAYS]

I ain't your boy either.

I'm my own f*ck' man.

[MUSIC TURNS SULTRY]

[CROWD CHATTER]

[MAN] Hey, man!

James! Wait up, dude!

["SEE YOU WIN"
PERFORMED BY NO LIE PLAYS]

♪ Whoa ♪

♪ Yeah, sittin' at the top
You so dramatic ♪

♪ Tell me if you
Really want the static ♪

♪ Headed to the top
I gotta grab it ♪

♪ One pace, always automatic ♪

♪ I could leave ya dreams
In a dream ♪

♪ I just need a king
For a queen ♪

♪ Move back, gimme six feet ♪

♪ Big dawg Never lose sleep ♪

♪ Countin' money
While you count sheep ♪

♪ Thousand-dollar Loubs
On my feet ♪

♪ g*ng with me
Call the whole fleet ♪

♪ Type of thang to make
You take a seat ♪

♪ I been all alone
At the throne ♪

♪ Leave me lone Leave me lone ♪

♪ Way I'm workin' Need a clone ♪

♪ b*tch, you better watch
Your tone ♪

♪ Winning, winning
Winning, winning ♪

♪ Winning, love to see you ♪

♪ Winning, love to see you ♪

♪ Winning, love to see you ♪

♪ Winning, winning, winning ♪

♪ Winning, winning
Love to see you ♪

♪ Winning, love to see you ♪

♪ Winning, love to see you ♪

♪ Tommy comin' for the win ♪

♪ Move fast, drive faster ♪

♪ Hide the money By the plaster ♪

♪ Rappers fakin' like actors ♪

♪ And you never been a factor ♪

♪ I can see you
Havin' mood swings ♪

♪ Two rings and I'm big now ♪

♪ Every day is like a movie ♪

♪ See the drip in my sweater ♪

♪ Do good, I do better ♪

♪ Lose now, I think never ♪

♪ Puttin' two and two Together ♪

♪ Hot boy in any weather ♪

♪ Win, win like Khaled... ♪

[BRAYDEN LAUGHS WITH GLEE]

What do you think?

I think you did the damn thing, my boy.

Bro, this sh*t could not run smoother.

Come here. Check this out.

So we run the product through the merch,
covert style.

All No Lie tees and water bottles

come with a little
something extra.

You know what I'm sayin'?

♪ See you win See you win ♪

[BRAYDEN] The coke goes through
the t-shirt orders.

The shirt size determines
the gram amount

which goes inside the tags.

♪ See you win See you win ♪

[BRAYDEN] Pills go inside
the water bottles,

hidden in a secret compartment
at the bottom.

This is some exclusive sh*t.

I'm talkin'
party of the century epicness.

Yeah, I'm there.

[BRAYDEN] We reveal the party
locations by word of mouth

so everything stays underground

and off Noma's radar.

All the merch orders go
through our secure app.

It's a failsafe business model.

We can keep adding
new products to the shop

and with all that
online business,

we'll be making money
in our sleep.

Our people deliver,

or customers can pick it up
at our weekly party.

There you go.

Before you know it,
they're buzzing about it.

Literally.

We keep this up, we'll be
back in business in no time

and without
getting ourselves k*lled.

- Proud of you, my boy.
- [LAUGHS]

How'd it go with the Tejadas?

I might need a drink before
I get into that sh*t,

I'm not gon' lie.
Might need to hit that too.

- Yeah?
- Yeah.

Tariq St. Patrick, drinking and smoking.

There's a lot goin' on, my boy.

Yeah, I guess so.

♪ Prada, Louis, Gucci ♪

♪ Fendi bags and pearls ♪

♪ Diamonds of all colors ♪

♪ Trips around the world ♪

♪ Dolce & Gabbana ♪

♪ Balenciaga shoes ♪

[MUSIC MUTES, DISTORTS]
♪ Hermes and Versace ♪

♪ Yeah, that's my attitude ♪

♪ Prada, Louis, Gucci ♪

♪ Fendi bags and pearls ♪

♪ Diamonds of all colors ♪

- ♪ Trips around the world ♪
- I'll be right back.

♪ Dolce & Gabbana ♪

♪ Balenciaga shoes... ♪

Whatever she's drinkin', I got it.

[ANYA SCOFFS]

What's up? I'm Tariq.

Yeah. And I can pay for my own drinks.

I mean, yeah, I can see that.
But why should you?

["UPPER ECHELON" BY T.I.
AND TRAVIS SCOTT PLAYS]

I'm Anya.

Nice to meet you, Anya.