PIERCE:
The thing about chess...
the way you win...
is you have to read
your opponent.
Pay attention to every move.
Pay attention to every square.
Understand
your opponent's strategy.
Then you take that strategy
away.
And if they advance...
DEA!
PIERCE:
...you block them.
DEA! Stop the boat!
PIERCE:
Then you strike.
Checkmate.
RONALD REAGAN: (ON TV)
Drugs are menacing our society.
They're threatening
our values and undercutting
our institutions.
They're k*lling our children.
We've taken strong steps
to do something
about this horror.
We have increased seizures
of ill*gal drugs.
Shortages of marijuana
are now being reported.
Last year alone, over 10,000
drug criminals were convicted,
and nearly $250 million
of their assets
were seized by the DEA.
Using marijuana,
on a daily basis,
is an explosively destructive
and often lethal substance
which is crushing its users.
It is an uncontrolled fire.
(PUFFS SMOKE)
Hey, Jake.
What do you think
about the season?
(LAUGHS)
Well, you want me to tell you
the truth,
you want me to lie you?
Why don't we start
with the truth?
I ain't got a whole lotta hope.
(SIGHS)
Winter water's too cold.
Wasn't a whole lotta love
in that water to begin with.
(LAUGHS)
But I hear they tear it up down
in Florida.
Why don't we head on down there?
Well, if it wouldn't bankrupt
us gettin' down there,
might be a plan.
(GRUNTS)
Who is that out there?
JAKE:
I don't know.
Been there a few days fishin',
I guess.
A few days?
Son of...
Good cop? Bad?
Just keep that shotgun loaded
in case he gets too close.
(LAUGHS)
You sh**t him?
Only if he shoots first.
(LAUGHS)
You got it.
Mornin'.
JULIA:
Mornin'.
Where's Papa?
Oh, who knows?
He's hard to keep up with.
He's been doin'
that for 40 years.
How do you feel?
I feel fine.
Good.
So, what's on tap for today?
I was gonna take the boat out.
Hmm.
Why don't you call some
girlfriends and go shopping?
'Cause I'd rather go shrimping.
The company's better.
You know, you're just like him.
Who?
Your daddy.
And he was just like Pierce.
Mm.
So that makes you--
A Butler.
(LAUGHS)
How you doin' today?
Can I help you?
He's Agent Lopez,
I'm Agent Davis.
Uh, a lot of drug trafficking
in the Lowcountry
the last few months.
Cocaine, meth, oxy.
We're just out checkin',
see if anybody's seen
anything suspicious.
Have you?
You think a girl shrimpin'
is suspicious?
Well, we busted four large
boats and a dozen like yours
over the last few months,
so anything is suspicious.
Well, I have seen something
suspicious.
Couple of DEA agents
talkin' to a girl
who's just minding her business.
Wanna check my cooler?
Now if you'll excuse me,
I got dinner to catch.
Good luck.
Let's go.
Somebody's been fishin'.
Yep, and got a cooler full
of cold ones.
Well, pop a couple of those
babies open.
It's after 10:00.
To the Queen of Hearts,
pulling our weight this summer.
Well, I'll drink to that.
(SIGHS)
Oh, yeah. Mm.
Sure am gonna miss this place.
When do you go back to school?
Couple of weeks.
Mm.
Not looking forward to it,
though.
Pre-law is just
a lot more boring
than I thought it would be.
Well, you wait till you start
practicin'.
Get yourself a good job, you
make some good money.
How are your grades?
Good, except for ethics.
-Ethics?
-ELLA: Yeah.
Ooh, that's a tough one.
ELLA:
Why is that?
Because ethics are always
changing with times
and circumstances.
Well, I think the point is,
is that they never change.
Well, sweetheart, that's just
because you haven't had enough
time or circumstance.
Just be patient. You'll be fine.
(SIGHS)
Any boyfriends?
Grandma.
Inquiring minds wanna know.
Well, there's this one guy.
This one guy, huh?
There used to be one guy
for me, too.
His name was Pete.
Then I met your granddad.
Pierce, are you coming?
Pierce was exciting
and even a little bit dangerous.
Dangerous? That old guy?
(BOTH CHUCKLE)
You okay?
That was Grandma's doctor.
What'd he say?
Go ahead.
Well, he's not happy
with the way things are goin'.
Can't we just up the dosage?
Well, he did talk about this
experimental drug
they're usin' up at Duke.
Yeah, let's do that.
Well, how much does it cost?
It doesn't matter.
Pierce, how much does it cost?
(SIGHS)
A lot.
Hundreds of thousands
of dollars?
'Cause we can't do that.
Grandma, we can do it.
This is your life.
Ella.
Pap--
You guys are all I have left,
remember?
Ah, I'm not hungry.
Ella!
(GRUNTS)
I can't let you go.
We can't do the drug trial...
(INDISTINCT SPEECH)
We just--
we just don't have it.
We will.
No, I'm at peace with this.
God is good.
(SIGHS)
I'm not angry.
And I believe in miracles.
Don't you?
The only thing I believe
in is you.
Mm.
Do you remember
where I buried that cooler?
That cooler?
Oh, thing's been buried
over 35 years, Pierce.
I know I told you to draw a map.
-Yes.
-(LAUGHS)
You said you had it all right
up there.
Yeah, the confidence of youth.
Wish there's more like it.
Why don't you get
into your PJs...
come to bed?
(KISSES)
(CRIES)
(GRUNTS)
Joseph Talbot.
Joe, how's your father doin'?
Mr. Pierce,
good to hear from you.
So, Joe, you got some good news
for me?
JOE: (ON PHONE)
I don't know if you know this,
but we've been bought out
by a large bank out of Atlanta.
Now, there's no more
handshake deals.
After all these years
as a customer,
your father always had my back.
He's gone now,
and I have a new boss.
In fact, I have seven new bosses
and I have to do what they say.
Look, they're calling those
on outstanding balances.
They're foreclosing on
everything that's more
than 90 days late, and that
includes your properties.
I wish there was somethin'
I could do.
PIERCE:
All righty.
Well, you give your daddy
my best.
Thank you, Joe.
(SIGHS)
I pretty much gave up
on all this.
SOL:
On God?
God, religion, everything.
Mm. A lot of people have.
A lot of people
still have faith.
Good thing is, if we're gone,
if this building's gone,
you'll still have it when
you're ready to come back.
Do you remember Beirut?
I lost five friends
right in front of me.
Felt like I was stuck
there for days.
That's when I first
gave up on Him.
You pulled me out of there.
(EXHALES)
You saved my life.
(SIGHS)
Well,
I did the right thing then.
You did the right thing lots.
You did the wrong thing
sometimes.
(SCOFFS)
Just like all of us.
And I'm about to do
the wrong thing one more time.
And I'm gonna need you to pray
for me.
I do. Every day.
Mm-hmm.
Well, you might wanna start
praying twice a day.
Thank you for seeing me.
I do appreciate it.
And I'm gonna get Julia
back in here.
Sounds good.
Yeah.
Hey, Mel,
can I get the check, please?
What are you, a pirate?
Yeah, something like that.
That's a nice treasure map
you got.
State or federal?
Federal.
Here you are, Sloan.
Hold on, S-- Sloan?
Are you Sam Sloan?
Who wants to know?
Keep the change.
Pete Davis. I'm DEA.
Nice to meet you.
You are a legend.
All the old guys talk about you.
You had the biggest
bust in the South.
Yeah, well, those cases
that make you famous,
they cost more
than they're worth.
Ah, it's all politics, isn't it?
Yes, it is, Agent Davis,
but don't let the politics
get in the way of you
doing your job.
(LAUGHS)
Enjoy shrimping season.
Whatcha doin'?
Just studyin'.
Studyin'?
Now you can study
this game for years.
The only real way to know
this game is to play.
What do you say? Wanna play?
Play or lose?
(EXHALES)
That, young lady,
is entirely up to you.
(GRUNTS)
(SIGHS)
How'd it go at the bank?
Oh, banks are banks.
Just another man in a suit
tryna sell you a dollar
for more than a dollar,
and at the end of the day,
it's not even worth a dollar.
(CHUCKLES)
Are you okay?
You look a little pale.
Yeah, just a little tired
today, that's all.
(TAKES A DEEP BREATH)
Are you gonna make a move?
(EXHALES)
It's just tricky.
'Cause there's 64 squares
on a board.
Hundreds of thousands
of ways to win, I'm sure.
Just have to make a check.
You, young lady, are a genius.
Thank you.
(CHUCKLES)
(GRUNTS)
Hey. Uh, what are you doin'?
64-- 64 squares
on a chess board.
Divide it by four,
four members of the family.
They equal 16,
16 feet from the oak tree.
And here we are.
It's all about the chess board.
Right.
Here, give me a hand.
(TAKING DEEP BREATHS)
What are we diggin' for?
You'll see.
(GRUNTS)
Is that, uh, Alex?
I didn't know she was comin'.
Neither did I.
PIERCE:
Alex!
This is a surprise.
Surprise is finding
you in the yard,
digging a, what, Dad,
a burial plot?
(PIERCE LAUGHING)
Do you always hire people
to handle this kind of stuff?
Well, that's why I'm here.
I mean, someone's
gotta help him.
(DAVIS LAUGHING)
Hey, Davis.
Ella.
Dad, this is my friend, Davis.
First name, last name?
Uh, last name, yeah.
-First name?
-Uh, Pete.
I'll call you Davis.
(LAUGHS)
Yes, sir.
Military or law enforcement?
Oh, you got a good nose.
Yeah, I'm, uh, retired, uh,
from the Corps,
and now I'm an agent with, uh,
Special Force Drug Unit.
Hmm. DEA?
Yes, sir. Yes, sir.
But I'm off duty today, so...
Yeah, me, too.
Ella, why don't you take
our friend in the house,
give him some iced tea?
Or maybe he'd like
to have some bourbon?
That I would take.
All right.
DAVIS:
Nice to meet you.
Keep him away from my weed!
He's a nice guy!
Hmm.
All DEA agents aren't dicks.
Yeah, well...
Anyway, whatcha diggin'?
Well, just diggin' up
a little of my past.
So is there cash in that cooler?
I hope so.
There was when I buried it.
Why can't you
do anything normal,
like take a second mortgage out
on all this land that we have?
Yeah, that well's gone dry,
honey.
Everything's gone.
We're gonna lose the house
and the boat in 90 days.
-What?
-Yeah.
Come on, give me
a hand with this.
Put it in the barn.
Sure.
So what year
are you in right now?
I'm a junior.
Junior. What are you studyin'?
Law.
Law.
Well, that runs in the family,
I guess.
(DAVIS LAUGHS)
Uh, Ella, why don't you go get
Granddad and Alex,
and we can finish
cooking dinner?
Well, law.
How long you been
seeing Captain America?
You might be able to do this
and still have a conversation,
but I can't.
Um, he worked a case
that I prosecuted,
and after the verdict,
he stopped by my office
to ask me to dinner.
(CHUCKLES)
Yeah, I bet he did.
How long you been seein' him?
Like, seven months.
You've been seeing
someone for seven months
and we don't know about it?
Mom knows.
Ah, the secrets of this family.
Well, how much?
200,000.
How much more do we need?
We need another $500,000.
(SIGHS)
I know what you're thinking.
Going back to your
wild pirate days?
You can't do that anymore.
Do what?
Smuggling, Dad.
Who said I'm smugglin'?
I know you.
Well, if you know me so well,
then you know I'm not just gonna
sit back and watch your mother
just drift away.
You spent nine years in prison
'cause you got caught doing
exactly what you're thinking
of doing now!
She would do the same for me.
Your mother would find a way.
ALEX:
And what about Ella?
PIERCE:
What about her?
She can't be near this.
Be near what?
Do you have any idea
what it was like
to be the daughter of one
of the gentlemen smugglers?
(SIGHS)
Honey, I'm sorry you had to go
through what you had to go
through, but I did
what I had to do.
Hey, guys, Grandma said to--
No way!
This is what we were digging up
in the backyard, huh?
Yep.
Is it gonna be enough?
No.
No?
Dinner's ready?
Yeah.
All righty.
Did you know when you put in
your address, the GPS takes you
to a farmer's market
in Frogmore?
To what do I owe the pleasure,
Agent Davis?
Let yourself in.
I have a question.
Why did you retire?
You do your homework,
Agent Davis.
You know I didn't retire,
that the agency
and I had a parting
of the ways.
Why are you really here?
You know, I've been busting
little boats...
(SIGHS)
...for a year now.
Little cocaine,
little meth, nothing really big.
But the other day at the bar,
you mentioned shrimp boats.
Should I be looking
more into those?
You should be looking
into all boats, Agent Davis,
but you already know this.
I'm tired of repeating myself.
What is it you want from me?
Pierce Butler.
Okay, that's it. That's it.
More specific, Alex Butler.
The daughter?
Look, I'm doin' this
for the right reasons.
As far as I know, she's clean,
but this was a while ago.
(SIGHS)
Thank you for your time.
You be very careful,
Agent Davis.
Shut up!
Hank!
Yes, it has been a long time.
(LAUGHS)
How you doin', my friend?
Yeah. Yep.
Right.
Now, listen, Hank, I got
a little bit of a situation
up here and I was wonderin'
if you could talk to Carlos?
Yeah. Mm-hmm.
Well, yeah.
I'm puttin' the band back
together, so to speak.
Yeah.
Uh, m-- all righty.
Y-- yeah, I'll talk to you
tomorrow.
All right, Hank.
Grandma said you could probably
use one of these.
Oh, yeah.
So what's all this?
Plans.
If you know anything
about plans,
you know they
don't always go right.
You gotta have a backup.
You could probably be
a little more organized
if you used one of these.
Computers?
Phew.
Those damn things are dangerous.
The feds confiscate 'em.
No.
I keep everything up
in my head where it's safe.
And then, after I memorize it,
I just do this...
And watch it all go away.
Whatever you say.
Mm.
You still doin' reenactments?
Oh, yeah.
Very expensive hobby, but I tell
you, I met a lot of good people,
made a lot of good friends, and
those friends, they're gonna
help us out in the end.
I just gotta rally the troops.
And in the meantime, young lady,
you better get yourself some
sleep because we got
a very big day tomorrow.
Where are we goin'?
(GRUNTS)
We're going to church.
Davis.
Davis!
Yeah.
We're heading for drinks.
Comin'?
I wish I could, buddy.
I'm in report hell right now.
Thanks, though.
So tell me you've reconsidered.
I wish I could, Solomon,
but I have no choice.
We're gonna lose everythin'.
And you?
You're okay with this?
After the accident,
they're all I've got.
So this is about family.
No matter what.
I've set it up with my old
contacts in Colombia.
They can supply the product.
How much?
35,000 pounds.
What I need from you, Solomon,
is I need you to keep an eye on
all the traffic, land, air, sea,
everythin', and on the day
when I call you, if everything
is okay, you just say,
"It's a nice day,
I'm goin' to the beach."
If it's not, you just say,
"The shrimp ain't hittin',
best pick another day."
And after this, you're done?
Oh, h*, h*. I'm done.
This is my final run.
I swear.
Hank.
Ah, my old friend!
Look how handsome you are.
(BOTH CHUCKLE)
And this is?
This is Ella, my granddaughter.
Aw, she looks just like Julie
did 35 years ago.
PIERCE:
Chip off the old block.
Yeah. Uh, you--
You want here for this?
It's not up to him.
Yep.
Chip off the old block indeed.
Look, what you, uh, what you
wanna do, it ain't easy
and it ain't cheap.
Well, it wasn't easy and cheap
years ago either.
Well, years ago, we didn't have
the feds crawlin' up and down
the coastline with all
their high-tech surveillance
equipment either.
We can use my shrimp boat.
That's a start.
Now, Carlos, he's good
with everythin'?
CAMILLA:
He is.
Pierce, this is Carlos's
stepdaughter, Camilla.
and you're Butler.
Heard a lot about your exploits.
-And you--
-Ella.
I don't have to remind you
how my family values trust.
She's a Butler.
You can trust her.
My stepfather thinks
the world of you.
You made him a very rich man.
How is Carlos?
I convinced him to retire.
The business needed to be
brought into the present day.
Now, we all understand
this is my final run
and it's her only one.
Hmm.
How quickly do
you need this load?
You said 35,000 pounds?
How soon can you get it?
The whole load, a week.
How quickly can you
get the money?
I got a 100 grand right here.
I'll get another
100,000 tomorrow.
Under normal circumstances,
I would demand half up front.
I'm good for it.
HANK:
Great.
We'll see you tomorrow, 6:00,
Saltwater Jack's, back room.
Mm.
It goes without saying, but be
careful you're not followed.
If you don't hold up your end
of the bargain, we disappear
like a ghost with your money,
with your marijuana.
Miss Congeniality.
(SIGHS)
If she's anything like Carlos,
she'll deliver.
Oh, there she is.
Who's she?
DAVIS:
Hey, honey!
Oh, it's just a little
somethin' I'm workin' on here.
Do I even need to ask?
Promise me tonight is about us.
I promise.
Good.
So, the other day when
we were at your dad's house,
did he-- did he--
Can you put that away?
Uh, at your dad's house, did he
say anything about-- about me?
That's what you're thinking
about right now?
Yes, honey.
I mean, if we're ever gonna,
you know,
talk about engagement.
I mean, you'd need to be engaged
with something other than
your phone
to even have a prayer,
I'll say yes.
Besides, my dad hates
the federal government,
especially the DEA.
Well...
You put it away?
I'm just checking the score,
that's it.
It's over, it's done.
(TAKES A DEEP BREATH)
There.
Come on.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
Um, I do have, uh, one more
question though.
When we drove up the other day,
uh, he was diggin' a hole.
What was in the hole?
Jimmy Hoffa.
Come on. Where you goin'?
Bye.
Honey, come on!
Jake, it's just
like haulin' shrimp.
I don't know,
still sounds pretty dangerous.
Well, there is a certain amount
of risk involved, but you're
gonna walk away from this with
$200,000 cash.
75,000 for every member
of your crew.
And the title to the boat.
It's all yours.
With a case of beer,
you got yourself a deal.
Hell, I'll throw in 15 cases.
(PIERCE LAUGHING)
Here's the file on Reyes.
Ah, here's what we got.
Carlos Reyes.
Now, this guy has moved a lot
of marijuana into the States
over the years,
but he's a ghost.
Never been caught?
Nope.
But intel is tellin' us that
he's about to give the keys
to the operation over to Camilla
Martinez, his stepdaughter.
Damn, she's hot.
Yeah, she's also
a stone-cold k*ller.
Reyes has been
seedin' their assets
for the last 18 months.
And then you got Henry Johnson,
better known as Hank.
He's a liaison between
the Reyes cartel
and the people stateside.
What makes you think that
they're openin' their operations
down here?
Well, outside of the increase
of bust on waters
the last few months, Martinez
has been spotted in town.
So what are we waiting for?
A warrant.
What's the holdup?
Judge Limehouse.
Well, what's up with the old
guy and the girl?
Hmm. I don't know yet.
All right,
let's figure this out.
Can I come?
No, you can't.
Why not?
Because Grandma
doesn't know about it.
Give me that briefcase.
If she did, she'd skin me alive.
You're gonna need me.
This is somethin'
I gotta do alone.
Papa.
No, honey.
Right on time.
Wait.
(HANK SIGHS)
Oh, g*dd*mn!
CAMILLA:
Change of plan,
it's Mr. Buggin'.
Can I get a beer?
And let me get
that guy's next drink.
I don't accept drinks
from DEA agents.
(SIGHS)
Ain't it time we put our petty
differences behind us?
It's been 37 years.
Nine of those 37 years,
I spent in prison.
You can't blame me because
you committed a crime
and got caught.
Are you followin' me or you
followin' my granddaughter?
Word on the street is you're
rampin' up to work again.
That can't happen.
I caught you when
you were young.
You got no chance now.
I also heard
the local DEA agent,
he's got some
hot lawyer girlfriend.
Who's gonna take care
of your wife
when you die in prison?
(TAKES DEEP BREATHS)
(GROANS)
God. Oh, Jesus, no.
(GROANS)
Hello?
Sorry, I think I have the wrong
number.
ELLA: (ON PHONE)
Oh, it's Ella,
Pierce's granddaughter.
Oh. Can I speak to Pierce?
No.
He had a heart attack
and he's in a coma.
Too bad. Good night.
Wait, I have your payment.
Uh, okay.
ELLA: (ON PHONE)
I can see you.
You're just a child.
You want the money or not?
I need an answer right now.
Okay.
Hank and I leave
tomorrow at noon.
Be there at 11:00.
(SIGHS)
Agent Davis. Yes.
GOVERNOR: (ON PHONE)
Agent Davis.
Governor! How are you, sir?
GOVERNOR: (ON PHONE)
You down in South Carolina?
Yes, yes, sir. Charleston.
GOVERNOR: (ON PHONE)
Y-- you ain't dealin'
with that Murdoch case...
-...down there, are you?
- No, sir. Uh, no.
Uh, the reason why
I called earlier,
uh, well, sir, I've been--
I've been workin' a case
over the last year, uh,
down in Lowcountry
and we've been bustin'
a lot of boats
runnin' back and forth drugs.
And so--
GOVERNOR: (ON PHONE)
No, not again.
Yes, sir.
GOVERNOR: (ON PHONE)
Ugh. Well, that doesn't
surprise me.
Well, I know, uh, back
in the day when you--
When you were DEA,
that, you know, there--
There were some similar,
um, circumstances
down around this area.
And, in fact, I think you know
one of the gentlemens
down here that,
his name is Pierce Butler.
GOVERNOR: (ON PHONE)
Mm-hmm, Butler.
Oh, yeah... (INDISTINCT SPEECH)
Yeah, he's-- he's somewhat
of a legend, yes.
GOVERNOR: (ON PHONE)
Old dog.
Is he up to his old tricks
again? Is he, I mean--
No, sir. I--
Not-- not to my knowledge.
I-- I'm-- I'm not aware
he's involved in any of it.
But there is, like I said,
some similarities.
And so, uh, the reason why I
was calling, to be very blunt,
uh, I've been dating his
daughter, Alex.
GOVERNOR: (ON PHONE)
The federal prosecutor?
Yes, an attorney. And--
GOVERNOR: (ON PHONE)
Well, how's that going?
You-- you know she's like
a chip off the old block.
I just need to know,
do you think she had any
knowledge of her father
back then?
GOVERNOR: (ON PHONE)
Well, I think you need to use
common sense about that, son.
Well, yeah.
GOVERNOR: (ON PHONE)
She's his daughter,
so she's gotta know about it.
Well, do you think he'd do it
again?
GOVERNOR: (ON PHONE)
Well, he's tenacious
and he
hates the federal government.
Yes, sir.
GOVERNOR: (ON PHONE)
You know, doesn't he have
a granddaughter--
Yeah, he has a granddaughter,
yeah.
GOVERNOR: (ON PHONE)
You know, he did eight years
for pot smugglin'
back in the '80s.
I understand.
GOVERNOR: (ON PHONE)
He's a man with really
without much to lose.
-It's possible, you know?
- Yes, sir.
GOVERNOR: (ON PHONE)
If he's doin' something,
kinda keep me posted.
I will. I'll-- I will.
GOVERNOR: (ON PHONE)
And don't--
don't get out over your skis.
Yes, as soon as we find out
somethin'.
GOVERNOR: (ON PHONE)
Tell the Butlers I sent
my regards.
Yes, sir, thank you.
If you're lookin' for Alex,
she's not here.
I'm not lookin' for Alex.
Whatcha doin' here?
Let's take a drive.
Why?
Just get in the car.
So, you have any plans
for the summer?
That's what you wanna
talk to me about?
My plans for the summer?
No, you're right.
Let's just cut to the chase,
shall we?
What's goin' on
with your grandfather?
What'd you mean?
I mean, he's up to somethin'.
Yeah. Yes.
He's up to a lot of things.
Shrimping, taking care
of the farm.
Oh, tryin' to save my dying
grandma's life.
That, too.
Look, Alex tells me that you
are closer to him than anybody,
that you would know
if he was doing something.
I would.
And he's not doing anything.
Carlos Reyes, that name mean
anything to you?
Nope.
Nothin'?
Nothing.
All right.
Camilla Martinez, Hank Johnson,
anything?
Never heard of 'em.
Never heard of 'em.
You know, if you wanna continue
this very unlawful
interrogation,
I should
probably call my lawyer.
And I think you might
have her number.
You can take me home.
Hello, Butler, I'm Sam Sloan.
(PANTING)
I know who you are.
What do you want?
My gut tells me your
grandfather's up to no good.
My gut tells me you're incapable
of letting go of the past.
(PANTING)
And I know you're the reason
he's in the hospital.
Hospital? No. Why?
The heart attack,
at the bar last night.
No. I saw him last night.
I know. You guys were fighting.
No, we were talking.
He walked out under
his own power.
Right. You're a liar, Sloan.
(SNIFFLES)
(EXHALES)
Miss Ella.
You Butlers are nothin'
if not punctual.
How's your grandfather doin'?
Not out of the woods yet.
Is this the rest of my money?
A deal's a deal, right?
You're a confident strong
woman,
but still very young.
It is time for strong women,
strong women like us to emerge.
You agree?
Good.
These are our coordinates
for our shipment.
They'll be there in one week.
And who will you send
to retrieve it?
I'm going.
Very good.
If you are not there, they will
return the shipment to port,
understand?
You have the number
to our sat phone?
But if you're not there,
I won't call it.
We'll be there.
Hey.
Hey, kiddo.
Ella, dear.
How's he doing?
He's improving.
Doctors are pleased.
They're gonna keep him
under a couple days more,
but just as a precaution.
So, how long will you be away?
Just a little bit.
ALEX:
Where are you going?
I gotta go to court for
a speeding ticket up in Athens.
Right now?
ELLA:
Yeah, right after this.
Why?
It's okay. It's okay.
You do what you gotta do and
you just come right back, okay?
Well, keep me posted
on that speeding ticket
in case you need a lawyer.
I'll keep that in mind.
Good.
(JULIA SIGHS)
I love you, Papa.
We've got this.
Papa told me you always
blessed his journeys.
I did, somewhat begrudgingly.
Will you do it one more time?
A final time.
Let us pray.
Heavenly Father, bless Ella,
bless this captain,
bless this crew.
Make their journey safe
and their bounty plentiful.
And Lord, provide deliverance
to this family.
Hold them close to your heart.
Amen.
Amen.
Thank you.
Sure. Sure.
Now, did your granddaddy tell
you how to get in touch with me
when you get close to shore?
The radio.
I pray every night
at the station at midnight.
Do you remember the codes?
The weather forecast is ugly,
stay put.
And if the shrimping's good?
Come home.
Good job.
Now, the next chapter that I
read, that'll be the time you
need to start comin' in.
You got it?
Got it.
I have one more favor to ask.
Can you get a hold of Papa's
reenactment buddies?
Yeah, I could do that.
Good.
Yeah.
Yeah. Well, how's he doin'?
Improving.
(EXHALES)
Well, that's good.
I wanted to call to see
if we could cook dinner
for Mom tonight.
Yeah. Yeah, I can do that.
It's no problem.
It's just that with Ella gone,
I'll need to help out
a bit more.
I mean, Ella's gone?
Where'd she go?
ALEX: (ON PHONE)
Um, speeding ticket up
in Athens, apartment hunting.
Anyway, this is also your
warning call to not be late,
okay?
Yeah.
No, I won't-- I won't be.
Okay. I love you.
Why did Ella go to Athens?
Doesn't make any sense.
You slumpin' tonight?
Beer on this boat is crap.
You want one?
If I must.
Can you believe
we're doing this?
Then why are you doing this?
Family. That's why.
Well, cheers to that.
Cheers.
(SIGHS)
(SPEAKS SPANISH)
Buenas noches.
(SPEAKS SPANISH)
Hello.
Good to hear from you.
I was hoping to make some
plans on Friday.
Any idea?
Oh, yeah.
The weather forecast looks nice.
It should be a Beach weekend.
Check back in.
Hm, I'm not here on business.
Okay?
I met your, uh, granddaughter.
Yeah, she just about tore
my head off.
An apple doesn't fall far
from the tree.
I'm sorry.
I did not know about your wife.
Fate put us on opposite sides.
But I want you to know I never
meant anything personal.
Just the job.
So, you do whatever
you have to do.
I'll keep out of your hair.
Ella?
Yeah.
You expectin' a phone call?
Hey, Sol. What's up?
No, this is Alex, but--
Ella?
Alex.
Where are you?
I'm out in the Queen of Hearts.
Why?
You need to get back here
right now.
I'm gonna be back soon.
How's Papa?
Good. He's coming home tomorrow.
Li-- listen, I can't really
hear you right now.
The signal's not great.
Really?
You need to get back here.
It's important for us all
to be here.
I know. I know.
Um, tell him I want us
to go to the beach.
The beach? Ella?
Hey. You need a beer?
Sure.
I can't believe
this is almost over.
Aren't you relieved?
No.
You know, we went
to high school together.
I was a couple years
ahead of you.
I know.
We had art class together.
Well, why didn't you say
something?
You never asked.
I had a crush on you.
Why didn't you say something?
Because I knew
I'd end up out here.
You'd end up back
at med school.
Law school.
Or law school.
I mean, come on.
(SCOFFS)
Why on earth would you
give me the time of day?
Well, looks like we both
ended up in the same place,
same time.
I guess you're right.
It's all gonna be okay.
Are you tryin' to kiss me
right now?
I mean, I'd like to.
God damn, mighty Miles.
Keep it in your pants, boy.
Did you stow that gear like
I asked you to?
It's all done, Captain.
JAKE:
All right.
We still got a ways to go.
Let's get to work.
You missed your chance.
Ella. (CHUCKLES)
Come on. (CHUCKLES)
Did you know?
Know what?
That Ella was involved?
What are you saying?
I'm saying that your dad was
plannin' on bringin' enough pot
in to take care of
your mother's treatment
until he went down with a heart
attack and Ella took off.
Excuse me?
Look, I'm--
I'm sorry.
Sorry, I'm not blaming her.
I'm not blaming anyone,
but I took an oath,
and so did you.
Ella hasn't done anything wrong,
and I don't need some kinda
self-righteous attitude
from you.
(TAKES A DEEP BREATH)
Okay, uh, how's your dad?
Finally up, coherent, moving.
Now tell me, how badly do you
want this relationship to end?
I don't want it to end.
But you have to give me
something.
I'll give you a pound of shrimp
when the Queen of Hearts
gets back.
There's a pound of shrimp
on that boat.
I'll take you up on it.
It's almost midnight.
A new day is upon us,
brothers and sisters.
And I'm happy to say that after
years of less than bountiful
crop, shrimpin's good.
But I'm here to talk
about healin',
so please open your Bibles
to Mark, chapter two, verse 17.
What's there to hold
In the light of this moon
Hmm. Sounds like it's a go.
But my heart decides
2:00 a.m., can we do
the rendezvous by then?
(SCOFFS)
It's a stretch, but I think
we can make it.
The feather in the fire
Will blow it home your way
Colonel Moultrie,
this is Reverend Hodges.
Time to rally the troops.
Moon mother,
this magic's just begun
Moon mother
Ella.
Papa.
You okay?
I'm okay.
Yeah, I'm okay.
Jake, come on,
let's get this unloaded.
You get that boat
back to the dock.
I'll get you cashed
in a couple weeks.
You just bring that beer,
young man.
You got it.
(CHUCKLES)
Guys, let's help him out.
You, too, Miles.
Ella!
How about Saturday?
(MILES CHUCKLES)
And Colonel, you're gonna
have plenty of money
to save the reenactment
and buy a lot of new equipment.
Gentlemen, I wanna thank you,
each and every one of you,
for takin' a big risk tonight
and helpin' me out.
From the bottom of my heart,
I truly do appreciate it.
And I promise you, I will reward
each and every one of you.
Colonel, thank you again, sir.
Thank you and good luck.
Thank you.
Ella, I'm proud of you,
young lady,
but you'll never do this again.
Amen to that.
Just stay calm.
PIERCE:
Deputy!
How y'all doin' tonight?
PIERCE:
All right, Deputy, all right.
So what's goin' on out here?
Hello? Yeah.
Yeah. Is this the police?
Yeah, there been a sh**ting.
There been a sh**ting.
There are two people
that are goin' at it.
Can you hear? Can you hear?
You gotta come here now!
Okay, well, we got a call
for some, uh,
suspicious activity out here.
Oh.
So we're just out here
checkin' it out.
Oh, we-- we just-- you know,
brought the horses in,
set up camp here.
Uh, just taking care
of business.
(LAUGHS)
I understand.
So what's in the truck?
Tents, equipment,
stuff like that.
I see.
Deputy Barnwell!
I haven't seen
you in church in a while.
Pastor Hodges.
I didn't know you were out here.
Oh, yeah, we're doing a little
reenactment tonight.
Oh, okay.
Sorry I haven't made it into
church lately.
I'm really, really tryin'.
I-- I-- I'm definitely gonna try
to be there this, uh, Sunday.
All right, we're gonna be
lookin' for you now.
All right. Count on it.
DISPATCH: (ON RADIO)
Dispatch, Alpha 12.
You all right out there?
Dispatch, Alpha 12.
Everything is 10-4 here.
I'll be en route to that
sh**ting call.
-Y'all have a great night.
-All right.
PIERCE:
You, too, Deputy. Thank you.
(SIGHS)
(LAUGHS)
Thank you.
SOL:
You're welcome.
Let's get this show on the road.
Excuse me. Are you the captain?
Yeah, I'm captain. Who's asking?
DEA.
Have warrant to search
your boat.
Warrant?
(LAUGHS)
For what?
Contraband.
Ain't got no contraband.
I got no shrimp either.
It's been a tough season.
Well, if you don't mind,
we'll check for our self.
Open everything up!
Miles, why don't you show
'em around?
Everything.
Front, side to side,
inside and out.
You be getting 'em clothes
dirty on my shrimp boat, boy.
(LAUGHS)
You, too.
(CHUCKLES)
(GRUNTS)
It's clear. Open that one.
Anything else there, Mr. DEA?
(JAKE LAUGHING)
My team off the boat.
Come on.
Say hello to your sister for me.
Free to go.
Gee, thanks.
Tiger flowers bloomin'
long the crest
Of the hillside
A few more weeks of beauty
before they fade
Hey. You said you were here.
Sorry, I figured I'd eat
by myself.
Alex--
You didn't come home last night.
I know and I'm sorry.
It's just this investigation
is running--
I figured.
Hey.
Look, I love you.
I'm done with the chase.
I'm done with it.
You say that now, but how about
five years from now?
There will always be
another investigation.
When are you gonna chase me?
River of laughter,
daughter of the moonlight
You're right. Yeah.
(TAKES A DEEP BREATH)
Um, okay.
(CLEARS THROAT)
Serious question.
If I bought you a ring,
would you wear it?
If it fits.
Yeah?
(GASPS)
I love you.
And I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.
Thank you.
(LAUGHS)
No more. I promise.
-You like it?
-Oh, I love it.
-Yeah?
-Yeah.
(ALEX AND DAVIS LAUGHING)
Visions of Yesenia
Roll back my way
Papa, they're here.
(SIGHS)
Mornin'.
Good mornin', indeed.
(LAUGHS)
Oof, you pulled it off, hombre.
Yeah, yup, yup.
What's done is done.
How are you feeling?
I heard you had
a medical problem.
Well, I'm getting stronger
every day.
Fortunately, I had some backup
on this.
So we should talk about
next month.
Next month?
We'll have another shipment.
No, no, no, no, no.
This is the final run.
Uh-uh.
(LAUGHS)
-Come on, Pierce.
-No, I'm gonna--
I'm gonna settle up
with the people that helped me
and then I'm gonna look
after my wife.
My door is always open.
Say hello to Carlos.
I don't see you nearly enough.
Well, don't take
this personally, Hank,
but I hope I never
see you again.
(BOTH LAUGH)
If you need anything...
Okay?
Got it.
Miss Ella.
You did it, Papa.
Yeah.
SOL:
Good to see you, Ella.
Sol.
So, uh, where's your grandma
and grandpa?
They left for treatment
this afternoon.
Okay.
I'm sure things will
work out well.
No matter what,
He has your back.
He?
-The Lord.
-Oh.
(LAUGHS)
Right. Right.
Yeah.
Well, this is for you.
Papa and I, we hope it helps.
Well, thank you.
I'm sure it will.
I got something for you, Ella.
I'll be right back.
Davis.
Ah, Ella.
(SIGHS)
What are you doing here?
Well, I could ask you
the same thing.
How was Colombia?
Athens.
DAVIS:
Athens. Yes.
And it was a parking ticket?
Speeding.
Speeding.
How's your grandfather?
Hmm.
SOL:
Davis.
DAVIS:
Reverend. It's good to see you.
Likewise, my friend. Likewise.
Uh, this is for you.
Thank you. The Bible.
I should be going.
You should stay.
DAVID:
I would love to talk to both
of you about somethin'.
Look, I--
(SIGHS)
I know your family and I have
had our differences in the past,
but that's behind me.
I am done with the chase.
And I hope you are, too.
I have no idea what you're
talking about.
Hmm.
You know what the Bible says?
It says, "The truth will
set you free."
Remember that.
Anyways, uh, some good news.
I've asked Alex to marry me
and she said yes.
And Reverend, that is why
I'm here.
I would like to ask you to
perform the ceremony.
I'd be honored. Truly.
DAVID:
Thank you.
Congratulations.
I should get going.
Tell your grandfather hi for me.
Reverend.
Here you go.
That'll cover you and the crew.
A little extra.
What about the beer?
Yeah, it'll be waiting for you
when you get back.
Butler.
That's funny.
I was not expecting
to see you so soon.
You did say the door
was always open.
Yes, I did. Play?
The thing about chess,
the way you win,
is you have to read
your opponent.
Pay attention to every move,
pay attention to every square.
Understand your opponent's
strategy.
Sometimes you have to take care
of yourself.
No one will take care
of you as well as you do.
ELLA:
You gonna let me play?
CAMILLA:
I am not. My goal is to win.
Then you take
that strategy away.
You handled yourself
pretty well out there.
Being one of such inexperience,
I was not expecting as much.
You're forgetting one very
important thing,
the confidence of youth.
PIERCE:
Then you strike.
I'm in.
PIERCE:
Checkmate.
You're bound to lose
They found a jackpot up
this creek
They never gonna catch
the Billy B
Waves are building
way off shore
When the getting's this good,
you always want more
Green gold grows from
the smallest seeds
Can't drag the lines for
pickin' up weeds
The life you live is the life
you choose
The bounty's high,
you're bound to lose
They found a jackpot up
this creek
They never gonna catch
the Billy B
Somewhere I heard
The eyes are
the silent tongue of love
So when I look into yours
And see
that I have found your heart
So come real close
Close enough to see
The shape
of things if you follow me
Down into my pool of dreams
Take you down
Let me take you down into
my pool of dreams
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