04x02 - Discovery

[bunniefuu]

[LOCO] Demetri!

[MEECH] Yo, is that
a m*therf*cking snake?

- [LOCO] It's a serpiente.
- [TERRY] sh*t.

- [LOCO] It's most deadly.
- [TERRY] Loco, get us help.

[HEALER SPEAKING SPANISH]

- Demetri will be a legend.
- A legend?

Como Escobar.

The Black Pablo Escobar.

The board would like to interview you

- for the lead pastorship.
- Me?

I need to get in touch with Issac.

I met up with my guy,

and he got a plug in South Carolina.

Thank you. I'll be reaching out.

You said this is business,
not pleasure, right?

Milton would have been 13
yesterday, so I needed a drink.

Thank you, Abe. Mark,
would you like to go next?

Red Dogs.

[GRUNTING, SHOUTING]

Welcome home, Meech.

[WHISTLES]

You ain't 'posed to be here, dawg.

Had to come stop by and give
Nicole a little something.

We family, right?

[MEECH] Open up. It's all yours.

Yo, Meechie, you're the best!

Addiction is a powerful drug, ain't it?

But I beat my addiction, n*gga.

- [g*nshots]
- Aah! Aah!

- f*ck! B-Mickie!
- Get the f*ck out of here.

I followed y'all from the
party so we could talk.

n*gga, this don't mean sh*t.
Ain't nothing to talk about.

Please, f*cking hear me out!

n*gga, get the f*ck out of here, n*gga!

[MEECH] I'm getting
the f*ck out of Detroit.

[TIRES SQUEALING, SIREN
WAILING IN DISTANCE]

_

[DOWN-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYS]

[SQUELCHING]

[WOLVES HOWLING IN DISTANCE]

[GRUNTING]

They're getting closer.

The wolves, they want comida.

Entonces...

para los lobos.

[WOLVES BARKING IN DISTANCE]

So they don't...

[MEAT THUDS]

eat us.

Vamos!

What you mean, vamos?

Tee, he wants us to distro
the f*cking deer meat.

[TERRY] To some hungry-a*s
wolves in the dark,

so we can get our asses eaten too?

No. f*ck that.

[SPEAKING SPANISH]

Loco.

We cool, man.

He cool.

[SPEAKING SPANISH]

[WOLVES BARKING IN DISTANCE]

[SIGHS] Oh, man.

I can't wait to get
the f*ck out of here.

We should've left with
that old mystic n*gga

- when we had the chance.
- Man, stop bitching, alright?

Loco knows what he's doing, Tee.
Not your dumb a*s.

Same guy who got arrested
in this godforsaken place?

I'm not trying to die here, Meech.

Stop being f*cking afraid.

Now, trust me. I seen the light.

During that voodoo sh*t?

I saw God, Tee.

- What?
- I seen the Most High.

And He told me I was anointed.

Now, I can't really explain it.

I just know it was
some next-level sh*t.

That's why I got Loco to thank.

Yeah.

Sound like a bunch of bullshit to me.

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

See, that's your f*cking
problem right there.

Always thinking inside the box

instead of opening up your
f*cking mind to anything else.

You a stuck-in-your-ways type of n*gga.

How I think ain't the problem, Meech.

You ain't God. Remember that.

[WOLVES SNARLING IN DISTANCE]

[OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYS]

[WOLVES HOWLING]

[OLDER MEECH] When you out in the wild,

you discover what you're really made of.

Problem is...

I was starting to realize

that things were starting
to change fast for baby bro.

Maybe too fast.

♪ 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 movin' 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 rattin' ♪

♪ They tell 'em what's goin' on ♪

♪ That's how they
know what's happenin' ♪

♪ I'm ridin' 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 the dope in their vein ♪

♪ Shorty crying,
Christmas ain't coming ♪

♪ Her pops 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 ♪

♪ A n*gga movin' 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 ♪

♪ At least you could wish me luck ♪

♪ Oh, yeah, wish me luck ♪

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

Cousin was on the
roof, got a clear view.

Said it took five shooters and 60 rounds

to have Lamar bleed out, just
like, pop pop pop pop pop!

Listen, man. Legends never die.

So unless he got clipped by
the angel of death himself,

come Good Friday,

that Silas m*therf*cker
gonna be struttin' Livernois,

preaching the motherfuckin' salvation.

- [LAUGHTER]
- Yo.

The entire f*cking city is
buzzing about Lamar Silas,

'cept for the n*gga who
pulled the trigger on him.

Alright. Hoop is tracking
him to see what's up.

I mean, we all seen
him pull the trigger.

I just hope he's not working
with the cops or some sh*t.

[SERVICE BELL CHIMES]

Have you even talked
to Meech since he left?

Nah.

Look, Tee, you owe B-Mick
for saving your a*s,

but I wouldn't do sh*t
without talking to bruh first.

Look, Sterl, relax, alright?

Hoop is just tracking him.

Besides, if Meech gave
a damn about the D,

he wasn't just gonna disappear

after B-Missing hopped out of a hat.

Trust me, I hear you,
but I'm just saying,

bosses need to stay focused
on the business, not the beefs.

No doubt, no doubt.

That's why-why Hoop is
doing what he's doing.

I got bigger fish to fry.

I got this distro in South Carolina.

Seems I'm the only one
that's trying to turn

this half-a-ton vision
into something tangible.

[DUFFY] Half a ton?

- Yeah, you damn straight.
- [CHUCKLES]

Boy, you ambitious as f*ck, ain't you?

You know it, man.

Is we all good for Loco's
next shipment or what?

sh*t, we ready.

Look, I got all the
whips from the broker

- over to Francois last week.
- [MEECH] Okay, okay.

You know my man's the Mike
Jordan of mechanics, right?

Hell, yeah. I'm hearing they're
tearing Techwood down soon.

So we might have to
redirect that weight.

Yeah, but we got some time, though.

I mean, they got to
relocate folks first.

You're right.

Hey, man, I appreciate
you for holding it down

while I was gone.

Yeah, you already know.

Look, with you risking it
all out there with Loco,

that work was still coming in,
m*therf*ckers were still eating.

Was even able to put money
on commissary for my old man.

You know, his, uh...

his health ain't doing too good.

Damn. That's tough, man.

Is he gonna be okay?

I don't know.

Well, look, this is all the reason

you need to live your
life to the fullest.

But take care of yourself
and your pops, too.

No doubt.

We going to the Palace tonight, n*gga.

- Hell, yeah.
- Yeah.

Big Meech is back and BMF
is gonna be bigger than ever.

Let's get it.

[BABY COUGHING]

Come on, Vee.

[BABY CRYING]

- Come on, girl. You got to eat.
- [DOOR OPENS]

- There's Daddy.
- [BABY FUSSING]

There's my girls.

How'd she do last night?

- [BABY COUGHS]
- Was up coughing again.

The medical bills are piling up, Brian.

I know. I'm trying.

And we may need to pay
for her next surgery

sooner than expected, or
she can't get in to see...

I said I know. I'm trying.

Baby, I'm sorry.

I know you're doing everything you can

- to get things back on track for us.
- [BABY COUGHING]

I do.

But I don't know how long we can wait.

[AISHA SIGHS]

Let's try this.

Let's try a grape.

[BABY CRYING]

- [INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
- _

I really appreciate the
ride home from the meeting.

Happy to do it.

You know, Milton used to
love playing hopscotch...

kicking the ball around out here.

They got any leads in the case?

Nobody around here wants to talk.

People tend to forget
quickly, don't they?

Everyone's just protecting they own

before we all get
displaced for the Olympics.

These f*cking drug
dealers, they don't care

about the innocent lives and communities

that they are destroying.

I know you haven't felt much
like sharing at the meetings.

But I recognize something
in your eyes, Mark.

Especially when I talk
about the loss of my son.

Only those who have
lost the same have it.

But don't feel rushed to speak on it.

You'll know when the time is right.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS]

Yo, young blood.

Any one of you got a light?

Nah, n*gga. Not for no outsider.

[TIRES SQUEALING]

[MAN] Red dogs! Run!

[ALL SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY]

[OFFICER] Hey! Don't move!

Empty your pockets, m*therf*cker!

Empty your pockets!

Come on, m*therf*cker!
Bring your a*s here!

Let me see those hands. Hands!

- Spread your legs!
- What the f*ck you doing, huh?

You deaf, Grandpa?

I was just trying to get a light.

Just trying to get a light, huh?

[GRUNTING]

Stay down!

[GRUNTING, SHOUTING]

[SOUNDS ECHOING, DISTORTING]

[BLOWS LANDING]

♪ No fame or fortune ♪

[WOMAN] Sing it, choir.

♪ Nor riches untold ♪

♪ I'd rather ♪

♪ I'd rather have Jesus ♪

♪ Than silver and gold ♪

♪ I'd rather have Jesus ♪

♪ Than silver and gold ♪

♪ In the midnight hour ♪

♪ Than silver and gold ♪

Hallelujah. Hallelujah.

Thank you, Father. Thank you, Father.

- Hallelujah!
- Hallelujah!

- Shout hallelujah!
- [CHEERING]

Whoo-hoo!

[LUCILLE] Hallelujah!
May you go in peace.

Amen. Amen. Amen.

[CONGREGATION APPLAUDING, SHOUTING]

[MAN] Mr. Flenory.

Brian.

Ms. Lucille, I ain't know
she could sing like that.

Guess music is a
foundation in the family.

How's things?

Been working graveyard
shifts at the plant.

Plant life's an honest living.

Proud of you, son.

Well, it's different when
you making money, right?

But I'm about making ends meet.

Nobody want to give up any shifts.

Ooh, I've been there.

That's why I worked three
jobs most of my life.

Hey, Brian! What a pleasant surprise!

Hi, honey.

Where's the family?

Vee's sick. Again.

Uh, she's had a defect since birth.

Mm. I'm sorry to hear that.

Well, I'm working hard every night

while Aisha's looking out for my baby,

making sure she don't
lose her last breath.

It's kind of like God's
punishing her for my sins.

You know, as parents,
we understand that.

That's right.

But the Lord does not work that way.

Ms. Lucille, I was wondering
if the church wouldn't mind

helping out with Vee's next surgery.

I don't have any more hours at the plant

to even get any health insurance.

Wow.

You know, I can...
I can talk to the board

and-and see if we can pull something

from the benevolent fund.

Okay?

I love you.

So, how'd this Issac Roberts guy
get to South Carolina, anyway?

This past drought pushed him out.

So he went down South
to find work at the ports

and discovered an untapped
market of wealthy elites

who love nose candy just
as much as nose jobs.

If he's getting it from the ports,

what does he want from me, then?

The Coast Guards keep busting
sh*t up left and right.

That's why I pitched you.

So we can all go home to the bag.

He ask for cocaine or for weight?

Weight. That's how I knew he was legit.

Mm. Boom teach you this?

Nah. He was always underestimating me.

I learned this from listening.

What time's our meeting?

I'm going alone.

You wouldn't even have this
connect if it wasn't for me.

Markisha, you not ready.

Well, I want a percentage
of all sales moving forward.

[CHUCKLES] Don't worry.

You'll get your percentage.

You'll get it.

- [POLICE RADIO CHATTER]
- _

[HARDY] Hey Kang, we got
us a detective on our hands.

Huh!

Von m*therf*cking Bryant.

Since you decided to
lateral yourself down here

to Atlanta PD,

my partner and I decided
to do some research on you.

You're the hero cop who
transferred from Detroit

after snitching on
your entire department.

I exposed a corrupt department

while investigating the m*rder of a cop,

a good cop, that was
being swept under the rug.

That ain't snitching,
n*gga. That's the job.

And I would do it again.

Why didn't you just
tell us you were a cop?

'Cause I didn't want to blow my cover.

Why are you in Atlanta?

I'm following this crew,
BMF from Detroit.

They're taking Colombian weight.

And their piece-of-sh*t
leader is a guy named Meech.

You know him?

Yeah, we heard of him.

[HARDY] But we don't know
who the main players are.

BMF. Is that why you were at Techwood?

Yeah. And I was getting close to...

Look. Just stay out of our business.

You hear?

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS]

[HARDY] Got to watch him.

- [JET ENGINES ROARING IN DISTANCE]
- _

[R&B PLAYING SOFTLY OVER SPEAKERS]

That plane's going
somewhere exotic, like...

like Hawaii.

And it's a bunch of white families

who secretly hate each other,

and they think a vacation's just
gonna fix all their problems.

[CHUCKLES]

You know, speaking of
people taking long vacations,

you heard what happened to Lamar?

Yeah, and I hope he enjoys hell.

Think your brothers had
something to do with it?

I don't know, and I don't care.

Lamar ruined so much.

I don't want him to have our last night

before you go to Clark.

Yeah. True that.

All my boys spending they last nights

breaking up with they girlfriends

so they can be free in college.

- Do you want to be free?
- No.

I want to be with you.

I want to be with you, too.

Look, I don't mind waiting
till you get to Morris Brown.

And I'm ready now.

Yeah, I'm ready whenever you are.

[SOFT MUSIC PLAYS]

[KNOCK ON WINDOW]

[OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYS]

Unlock the door and step
out of the vehicle, please.

[POLICE RADIO CHATTER]

[DANCE MUSIC PLAYS]

[MAN] Fire that sh*t up, then!

♪ Every day and every night ♪

♪ You're on my mind ♪

♪ I can't help but feel this way ♪

♪ A love I can't define ♪

♪ Whenever you're near me ♪

♪ My heart skips a beat ♪

♪ I'm falling deeper with
every word you speak ♪

♪ I got a crush on you ♪

Man, I got bit by the deadliest
f*cking snake in the world, man.

Man, what about Gila
monsters? You seen any of them?

- sh*t, I seen one once.
- Man...

Laz, you ain't never seen
no damn Gila monsters.

How the f*ck would you know?

'Cause the furthest your'
country a*s ever been

outside of Atlanta is Decatur.

[LAZ] Nah, man. Keeping it real, though.

The odds of you and Tee making
it out of that in one piece?

- That was a straight-up miracle.
- Man, I know.

And I learned there ain't nothing me...

or anybody willing to ride beside me...

can't do.

Now, ain't nothing like
living off of God's land

to understand God's plan. [CHUCKLES]

Yo, yo, yo, I'm expecting
y'all to come through

for Purdy's album release party.

It's gonna be off the hook.

This our new track,

and I wanna see them asses shakin'!

[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]

[R&B MUSIC PLAYS]

- Damn, this song is fire.
- Fo sho.

Hey, whoever did this track
got some serious talent.

I ain't expect all
this out of no R&B sh*t.

[CHUCKLES] You right.

God damn! Speaking of talent.

What's up, Lucky?

- Palace ain't been the same without.
- [MEECH CHUCKLES]

Well, I need a proper homecoming, then.

I got you.

♪ All day ♪

♪ It's our life ♪

♪ Let's live it our way ♪

♪ Come on and get up ♪

♪ Put your hands around my waist ♪

♪ Leave it all on the dance floor ♪

[MUSIC FADES]

[GUITAR STRING TWANGS]

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

Ah.

[RINGING CONTINUES]

- Hello?
- [CHUCK] Yo, Chas. Chuck Campbell here.

What's going on, Big Chuck?

Listen, I got some bad news.

The next tour has been canceled.

Canceled? Why?

My brother. He needs vocal cord surgery.

Sorry to hear.

But when will it be back on?

I was really counting on that money.

Sorry, Chas.

It's just all dependent on his recovery.

Okay. Let him know I'm praying for him.

- And thanks for the call.
- Sure thing.

- [RECEIVER CLATTERS]
- So, how you gonna pay child support

and keep us out of the red now?

Woman, the boys are grown,
and Nicole is off to college.

Ain't no kids need to be
supported, far as I can see.

Besides, you got a job now.

How about taking up an offering?

- Oh, okay.
- [TELEPHONE RINGS]

[RINGING CONTINUES]

Who on earth could that be now?

- Hello?
- [NICOLE] Mom. I've been arrested.

- I need bail money.
- Nikki?

Like I told you before,
the car was a gift.

I didn't know it was stolen.

Given who your brothers are,

looks like the crack
apple didn't fall far

from the rolling tree.

Listen, Detective, I'm a Flenory,

but I am also my own damn person.

And I have a full
scholarship to Morris Brown.

If you don't want to
lose that scholarship,

I suggest you answer my
questions honestly, then.

Who gave you the car?

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS]

My brother.

Which one?

Michael Smith.

Michael Smith?

Yeah, he's a b*stard.

He has a different last
name than us 'cause my mama

used to be out in them
streets back in the day.

Yeah, our rest of our family

doesn't really accept
him as blood, but...

he sure is proud of me.

While I look into your brother...

I booked you a nice suite
at the Gray Bar Hotel.

Why? What for?

You're 18, and it's called protocol.

[BUZZER]

[CELL DOOR CREAKS]

[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]

[SOMBER MUSIC PLAYS]

[CELL DOOR CREAKS, SLAMS]

[BUZZER]

Sweet!

[MID-TEMPO HIP-HOP PLAYING]

[CELLPHONE RINGS]

One second. Hold on.

- What up, doe?
- Demetrius.

Nicole just got arrested.

What? Wait, hold on.

Turn that sh*t down, man.

[VOLUME DECREASES]

Mama, what happened?

The officer said that the
car you gave her was stolen.

Mama, you know I can't be involved.

Demetrius, I am not
asking for your money.

That's what got her in trouble
in the first place, okay?

I just want you to know

that you might've destroyed
your sister's entire future.

f*ck!

- The f*ck happened?
- My little sister just got booked

for that f*cking Honda, man.

Car came back stolen.

f*ck, man.

Yo, the broker said
them shits was clean.

Yeah, well, she f*cking lied.

I wonder how many else
of 'em riding dirty.

What's the move then?

You wanna pull 'em all out of rotation?

I don't wanna jump the g*n, man.

We need to go see that
broker b*tch first.

[LUCILLE SIGHS]

All the pawn shops are
closed this time of night.

Sweet Jesus, help me.

We have no choice except to ask Terry.

Lucille, we can't use ill*gal funds.

That'll put us all in
jail if someone found out.

I don't think they would be
that worried about bail money.

You're a lead pastor now, and
I'm touring with a gospel group.

Don't you mean "was"?

I mean...

if you weren't so busy
chasing pipe dreams

rather than providing for your family,

then we might not be in this situation.

If you could've just stayed focused

on keeping your last child
from being dead or in jail...

But oops, it's too
late on that last one.

Always hitting below the belt.

You need to get on your knees

and beg for your job back at the plant.

[SOMBER MUSIC PLAYS]

[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]

[SNORING]

n*gga, quit following me.

I'm just making sure you
ain't causin' no trouble.

n*gga, I don't got time
for trouble. My kid's sick.

All I do is work, sh*t, and sleep.

Just doing what I'm told.

Tell Meech to come talk
to me his damn self.

He left town.

I answer to Tee, not your sorry a*s.

Oh, well, tell Tee's b*tch
a*s to come talk to me,

man to man.

And you know what?
I-I wonder if he knows

how much of a sorry-a*s
right hand he got.

I never got caught sleeping on a job.

Nah, n*gga, you just got caught.

- Man, f*ck you!
- f*ck you!

[B-MICKIE] Move the f*ck on, man.

[DOWN-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYING]

♪ When I look into your eyes ♪

[TELEPHONE RINGING]

♪ All I can see is sunny days ♪

- Hello?
- It's Waters.

Detective Timmons' partner from the D.

And?

[CHUCKLES] Thought you'd want to know.

Nicole Flenory was arrested
for a stolen car last night.

Really? What's her story?

Said it was a gift

from a b*stard brother
nobody knows about.

Ha! My a*s.

Yeah, where's the car registered?

[WATERS] Georgia.
That's why I'm calling.

It was originally sold from a
luxury Atlanta car dealership,

Apex Five Auto Haven.

Okay. Appreciate it, Waters.

Uh...

Hey...

- You got an address?
- [WATERS] You bet.

[TV PLAYING INDISTINCTLY]

[MAN WHISTLES]

She pristine as hell.

How much can I get?

I'll put it on consignment,
see what she bring in.

I mean, I can't wait.
I need the cash now.

I only work on consignment.

I need to bail my daughter out of jail.

She's a good kid. I
got nowhere else to go.

[CLEARS THROAT]

Okay.

- Okay, I'll buy her outright.
- Thanks, brother.

But for 30% less than the
resale price would've been.

Come on, man. Really?

You want to get your
kid out of jail or what?

So, I want to hear
more about your process

to make sure that you can move
what we'd be supplying you.

[ISSAC] Well, I own a trucking company.

I have warehouses all over the state.

So, how do you keep
the K9's off the scent?

[CHUCKLES] With cow sh*t.

Yeah, my guys cover the
shipments with feces.

Throws the dogs off the scent.

Nice. That's real nice.

Seems like you got
your sh*t figured out.

Yeah, you could say that.

- [CHUCKLES]
- [SERVICE BELL CHIMES]

So, I'll start you off with 50.

Mm. That sounds great.

But you'll be dealing with Markisha,

since she made the introduction.

Now, Markisha's a fine businesswoman.

Mm. Real fine.

Look, word of advice.

Don't mess with her.

Last n*gga she f*cked with,

Boom put a hit out on both of them.

Look, but don't touch.

Got it.

Yo, Tee, we got to talk.
I had words with B-Mick.

[SERVICE BELL CHIMES]

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS]

- Give me a sec.
- [MAN] Yes, ma'am.

[MUSIC CONTINUES]

- You said the cars were good to go.
- They are.

Then please tell me why the hell

my sister is still
sitting in a jail cell.

I was told by the seller
that the Honda was clean.

[SIGHS]

[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS]

[MEECH] What in the f*ck?

Yo, Duffy, we got to bounce.

You got a back door?

Yeah, it's down the
hall and to the left.

Okay, cool. This guy that's coming in...

Silence is golden.

Now, Duffy will swing by
later and bring you some cash.

Do you understand?

Welcome. Looking for anything special?

Detective Von Bryant, Atlanta PD.

Have you sold a Honda to this man?

No, I have not.

Come on, now. You just sold it.

Not to him.

Then who?

I'd have to review my sales records.

Well, I can go through them for you.

Not without a warrant.

Have a nice day, Detective.

I ain't never seen the
Almighty Meech this shook.

Guess even Superman
got his kryptonite, huh?

Man, that was Bryant,

a cop from the D that
made my whole life hell.

I had no f*cking idea
that n*gga was out here.

Yeah, well, that m*therf*cker
on us like flies on sh*t.

Okay. Look. We got to ground the cars.

We don't know if they gonna confiscate

our entire fleet or what.

How we gonna hot-potato
with no wheels, Meech?

I mean, we got cats from 'Bama
to Ohio waiting on that product.

And the last time we ran
behind, that m*therf*cker J-Push

threatened the wet us and forget us.

Man, J-Push all talk, man.

But you right, though.

One fool can't stop the show.

So... how do we keep
this cop n*gga a glitch

and not a f*cking wrench?

[LUCILLE] That's
not your closet, Nicole.

Either put it on or take it
upstairs where it belongs.

Police officer told us what
you were in that car doing.

You ought to be ashamed of yourself.

Let me get this straight.

I spent the night in jail

'cause Meech gave me a stolen car...

but I'm in trouble for having sex?

Meech don't live here. You do.

And you're too damn young
to be screwing around.

You getting real high and mighty, Mama.

Them fancy new church robes is
getting to your head, isn't it?

I'm an adult,

and I don't need your
permission to drive or have sex.

And besides, when you were
my age, you were on what,

baby number one or two?

- Hold on!
- You can't tell me sh*t!

- Go upstairs, Nicole!
- Yeah, you better go upstairs,

'cause I'm about to k*ll your a*s!

Hey, hey, listen.

[DOOR SLAMS]

You've got all the grace in the world

for your church family, huh?

Well, how about extending
some of that goodwill

to your own flesh and blood?

Get off me, Charles.

You hear me, don't you?

- [SOFT MUSIC PLAYS]
- _

- [CHILDREN PLAYING IN DISTANCE]
- _

_

_

_

_

- [KNOCK ON DOOR]
- [HARDY] Hey, Bryant! Open up!

- [KNOCK ON DOOR]
- Bryant!

So, what?

House visits protocol
after beating somebody a*s?

[HARDY] Look, man, I ain't
come here for all that, alright?

I came to talk.

So you gonna let me in or what?

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS]

Now, look, I know my guy Kang

can be a little uh, aggressive at times.

He's probably on some short-guy
syndrome or some sh*t like that.

I don't care, as long as
it helps me catch Meech.

You know what, I do know
that m*therf*cker, man.

About six months ago,
we pulled him over.

We impounded his vans,

we searched 'em, but we
didn't find sh*t inside.

Yeah, 'cause he on some next level.

Somehow, Meech always skates by.

You know what? I got intel from a friend

over at air traffic control
at the Fulton County Airport.

Now, we've been tracking
planes from AFI Air.

It's a company that we got from a C.I.

that lets us know that these
guys are very, very major

in the trafficking game.

Now, tomorrow they
got a flight coming in

from Colombia via Miami.

You did say that Meech had
a Colombia connect, right?

- Right.
- Look, it could be something,

or it could be nothing.

Or it could be something
that helps the both of us.

Since you seem to know a lot
about pieces of sh*t like him

that's tied to crime,
I say we work together.

Keep these m*therf*ckers
off the streets.

If we do that, we all win.

- We all set with Loco.
- It's a bet.

What's up with ol' girl
at the car place, dude?

Shorty held us down,

but she thinks your
boy Bryant coming back

with a warrant for them sales records.

Records ain't gonna
come back to us, right?

Hell nah. I use an alias.

But listen.

We need to know exactly

what your little sis told
the one-time, alright?

So that way, we're all on the same page.

[MEECH] Nikki, are you alright?

I'm okay.

Listen, Nik, I promise

I'm gonna make this up to you, okay?

No, thanks. You done enough.

I know you held it down, okay?

But I need the name of
that concert promoter.

What you mean?

I'm sure people have been
asking you for the name

of the promoter who gave
you those concert tickets.

Michael Smith is the
name of the promoter.

Bet. Michael Smith.

Thank you, Nikki.

- f*ck you, Demetrius.
- [RECEIVER SLAMS]

[DOOR CLOSES]

Hey, beautiful.

- Terry, how'd you get in here?
- Come on.

I bought you this house, remember?

What's so important at this hour?

So, I met with your boy Issac.

He's locked in.

Told you he was legit.

And I told him to be
reporting to you from now on.

- You for real?
- Yeah, I'm for real.

You got good instincts.

Thank you, Tee.

I'ma k*ll it.

Hey, no question.

And thanks for stopping by.

Hey, Tee.

Knock next time.

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]

[SOFT MUSIC PLAYS]

[SIGHS]

_

[EXHALES SHARPLY]

[JET ENGINES ROARING]

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS]

You full yet?

I'll tell you when I am.

If I feel like it.

That's the tail number.

Okay.

Alright. Listen up.

As soon as that door opens,

we take these m*therf*ckers down.

Actually, no. Running
in hot ain't the play.

That approach has cost many a man.

Now, they only move with one
face at the head... Meech.

- See him, then we move.
- Oh, yeah?

And we know how you
move, which is shitty.

So we go how I say.

Besides, there's no guarantee

this Meech guy's even gonna show up.

I'm here for what's in the plane.

Okay.

Okay. In position.

Get ready.

On my count.

Three...

two...

one.

- Let's roll!
- [TIRES SQUEALING]

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS]

[TIRES SQUEALING]

Let's go!

- Policia!
- [SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY]

Get your f*cking hands up! Now! Now!

Put your hands up! Put
your f*cking hands up!

[ALL SHOUTING]

Hey! Everybody calm down!

- Calm down!
- Get down on the ground!

- Don't move!
- [ALL SHOUTING]

Everybody, calm down!

- Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
- [g*nf*re]

Ugh!

Everybody stop sh**ting! Stop sh**ting!

-[HARDY] sh*t, Kang! [GASPING]

Twolips, check the plane!

f*ck!

I got an officer down!
I repeat! Officer down!

Officer down!

Hey, check the m*therf*cking
Colombians, man.

Kang! sh*t!

- Hurry the f*ck up!
- [KANG COUGHING, GASPING]

Come on, Kang. Stay with me.

- [COUGHING]
- [HARDY] Kang!

Kang! Kang!

sh*t!

Hurry up! Officer down!

Plane's empty. No keys in sight.

f*ck.

Oh, f*ck.

It's just a phone.

f*ck.

What the f*ck is going on?

[OFFICER] We thought they
were reaching for g*ns.

[TWOLIPS] What the
f*ck is going on here?!

[HARDY] Officer down!
I repeat! Officer down!

[POLICE RADIO CHATTER]

[JET ENGINES ROAR IN DISTANCE]

[DUFFY] Mm. Called that sh*t.

See, Black-a*s Baldzilla was
always running surveillance

on my a*s back in the D,

so I gave him a taste of
his own little medicine.

Look, and now he's stepping in the booth

with the same Alphabet
Boys that hemmed me up.

And I bet I know which
song they singing, too.

You see, m*therf*ckers
got way too close.

But ever since we sniffed they a*s out,

now we can stay one step ahead.

I heard that.

- Hey, question, though.
- What up, doe?

If that plane's the bootleg,

where the f*ck did
Loco send the real deal?

Alright, now, T.J.

You go play where I
can see you, alright?

Me and Meech's first
memories are in the sandbox.

Y'all wouldn't even
let me play with y'all.

Look how the tables have turned.

I ain't no snitch, and that's a fact.

That was Bryant doing his thing.

Why the hell would you
think after all this time,

you could just show up
and talk to me and Meech?

I want back in.

n*gga, you got some f*cking nerve.

It ain't for me. It's for her.

Okay? I wanna earn.

That's why you smoked Lamar?

To get back in our good graces?

n*gga, I said I wanted to talk to y'all.

Okay, when I seen Lamar,

I wasn't gonna let him hurt my family.

Yo, you ain't a part
of this family anymore.

You understand me?

That's for her.

Tee, I'm good.

Like I said, I-I wanna
earn mine if you let me.

[R&B MUSIC PLAYS]

[DJ] Now it's time to shake
that booty to your girl Purdy!

♪ You're the one, you're the one ♪

♪ You're the one for
me, you're the one ♪

Man, that sh*t a banger right there.

Hell, yeah.

Hey, that girl Purdy over there?

Who, dude in the suit?

Nah. I'm talkin' about shawty
with the broke-down dress.

sh*t, she ain't being
treated like no artist to me.

Sho ain't.

♪ To dance close to you all night ♪

Hey, how you doing? My name is Meech.

I came to congratulate
you on that track.

It's nice.

Thanks. Yeah, I'm proud of it.

Even though my mama ain't.

She said it goes against the Bible.

[CHUCKLES] Oh, yeah. That's crazy.

You see, I know how them
Christian mamas can get.

Listen, why they got you
drinking that cheap-a*s sh*t?

Um, Trell keeps the
good sh*t for himself.

He produced my album.

Oh, yeah?

No disrespect, but what the
hell they got you wearing?

Uh, Trell said it's all the record
label could afford right now.

Listen, this is your
album release party, okay?

And we don't drink no
cheap sh*t over here.

So we're sending that back
to his cheap a*s. Try this.

Oh, that's... that's
gonna piss Trell off.

Trell pissed me off already.

Just try it.

♪ It's our life ♪

♪ Let's live it our way ♪

♪ Come on and get up ♪

♪ Put your arms around my waist ♪

Mm!

[MUSIC FADING]

[SLOW R&B MUSIC PLAYS]

♪ Dope love ♪

♪ Dope love ♪

♪ The love I have
for you is strong ♪

♪ Dope love ♪

♪ Girl, your body's
sun-kissed perfection ♪

I brought some candy for us.

♪ Look into my eyes, can
you see the future, babe? ♪

Lucky, you know I
don't play with my nose.

[MUSIC CONTINUES]

What the f*ck is that?

Blue Dolphin.

It'll make your d*ck last all night.

Hell naw, baby. I don't need that.

There's enough of Big
Meech to go around.

[LUCKY] Come on, baby.

It ain't nothing to be afraid of.

Come on. Just take it.

Open wide.

[ICE CUBE'S "CHECK YO SELF" PLAYS]

[OLDER MEECH] You got to
keep an open mind and sh*t

in order to grow.

♪ So come on and
chickity-check yo' self ♪

♪ Before you wreck yo' self ♪

And if you allow yourself

to live in the moment...

it can open all kind
of new doors for you.

[J-PUSHA] I guess when it's hot
in the A, it snow in the Lou.

This some slick work.

Funny thing.

Only reason this bounty
is here is because one-time

looking at Meech, but
they ain't looking at me.

Way I see it, if we
move all this ourselves,

what the plug need with Meech?

♪ You better check yo' self
before your wreck yo' self ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm bad for your
health, I come real stealth ♪

♪ Droppin' bombs on your
moms, f*ck car alarms ♪

♪ Doing foul crime, I'm
that n*gga with your Alpine ♪

♪ Sold it for a six-o,
always let tricks know ♪

♪ And friends know
we got that indo ♪

[OLDER MEECH] But some
doors, you don't wanna open.

[DOOR SLAMS]

♪ Head-butt ya, you say
you can't touch this ♪

♪ And I wouldn't touch
ya, punk m*therf*cker ♪

♪ Here to let you
know, boy, oh, boy ♪

♪ I make dough, but
don't call me Doughboy ♪

♪ This ain't no
f*cking motion picture ♪

♪ A guy or b*tch-a, my n*gga
get wit' ya, and hit ya ♪

♪ Taking that 'yac to the neck,
so you better run a check ♪

♪ So come on and
chickity-check yo' self ♪

♪ Before you wreck yo' self ♪

♪ Chickity-check yo' self
before you wreck yo' self, boy! ♪

♪ Check yo' self before
you wreck yo' self ♪

♪ 'Cause shotgun b*ll*ts
are bad for your health ♪

♪ Chickity-check ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Chickity-check ♪

♪ Tricks want to step to Cube
and then they get played ♪

♪ 'Cause they b*tch-made,
pulling out a switchblade ♪

♪ That's kinda trifle
'cause that's a knife, h* ♪

♪ AK-47 as*ault r*fle ♪

♪ Hold the fifty, I'm nifty, pow! ♪

- ♪ Got a new style ♪
- Watch out now.

♪ I hate m*therf*ckers claiming
that they folding bank ♪

♪ But steady talking
sh*t in the holding tank ♪

♪ First you wanna step to me ♪

♪ Now your a*s screaming
for the deputy ♪

♪ They send you to
Charlie-Baker-Denver row ♪