All language subtitles for Power Book II Ghost s03e02 Need vs Greed.eng

♪ ♪

[Monet]
Previously onGhost...

Evelyn.

Frank was on his way
to surprise you.

To make your family
whole again.

Brayden needs to learn
the family business.

[Lucas Weston] You're gonna
be working with KeKe Travis.

My pleasure.

Yeah, I've heard
a lot about you.

By not fuckin' with Tariq,
you're saving yourself

a lot of grief, trust me.

[Jenny] Do you have enough
clout to get authorization

for a joint federal
and local task force?

I could try.

That was taken
from a traffic cam

the night of Carrie's suicide,

and it's just blocks
from her apartment.

You are not authorized
to investigate Monet Tejada.

Is that understood?

[Lorenzo] Mecca.

Where the fuck
you think you're going?

- [gunshots]
- [Zeke] Ah!

- [pilot] Hey!
- Cut me some slack--

I'll cut you some fuckin' slack
when I put a bullet

in whoever took Zeke
away from me.

- [Tariq] Fuck, you go here now?
- Yep.

Monet know?

[gunshots]

Get on your knees.

[Noma]
Mecca was my First Lieutenant.

His drugs belong to me.

We can keep
the cash flow going.

You think you can
replace Mecca?

Of course we can.

Who is this bitch?

All I got is her name, Noma.

From now on,
I'ma be working for her--

me, Cane, and Brayden,

or else she gonna kill
all three of us.

- Get the fuck in the car.
- No, please.

[grunts]

[Saxe]
We have blood on our hands.

Lauren Baldwin is dead.

[Jenny] Hi. How you holdin' up?

How much longer do I have
to pretend that I'm dead?

[Joe] ♪ 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 illegal, 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 ♪

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

♪ That corner every 15 minutes
They moving seven ♪

♪ Pure snow, bag it
Then watch it go ♪

♪ Occupational options
Get some blow or some hos ♪

♪ Shoot the ball or the strap
Learn to rap or to jack ♪

♪ Fuck it, man
In the meantime ♪

♪ Go head and pump a pack ♪

♪ This my regal, royal flow
My James Bond bounce ♪

♪ That 007
That's 62 on my count ♪

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

♪ Look a bitch in the eyes ♪

♪ And tell her
Baby, I love ya ♪

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

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

[Joe] ♪ 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 ♪

♪ Oh, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ I just happen
To come up hard ♪

♪ Legal or illegal, baby
I gotta make it ♪

♪ ♪

[monitor beeping]

[winces]

Oh, thank God.

Hey.

[groans]

Where am I?

You're at the hospital, Lauren.

There was a...

an incident.

[labored breathing]

[tense music plays]

You were hit pretty hard.

The doctor said
it might take some time

for you to regain memory
of the night,

but best we can assemble,

you were knocked unconscious,

placed in a vehicle,

and driven out of the city,

then pushed
into the reservoir.

♪ ♪

We don't know by who.

The car was reported stolen,

but there's no clues
leading to the thief.

Whoever was behind this
had it all planned out

and was pretty meticulous.

♪ ♪

But you got really lucky.

[dog barks]

A man was out walking his dog

and happened to see you
going into the water.

If he hadn't called 911,

tonight would've played out
very differently.

[ominous music plays]

[indistinct radio chatter]

[gasping]

[door opens]

Hey. How you doing?

I brought you some things.

It's not the Internet, but--

Look, I need to see my parents.

Or a phone call.

Jenny, seriously,
anything, please.

We've been over this, Lauren.

Your parents think you're dead,

as does everyone else
except for my supervisor

and your doctor.

It's the only way to guarantee
your safety and theirs

while I build my case.

And what case is that?

I literally told you
who did it,

so go arrest her.

Lauren, the dog walker didn't
see anyone that night,

and by your own admission,
you were unconscious

when you were placed
in that car,

so you can't know for certain
what really happened.

Okay, but I do know
what happened.

That girl Effie,
she tried to kill me.

I believe you.

I do, but right now,

I do not have a single shred
of hard evidence to go on.

So I need you to help me
with something.

No.

No!

Literally every time
one of you guys has said that,

my life has gotten
exponentially more fucked up.

Okay, closing this case
is the only way

to get you out of here
and on with your life.

Now, given the fact pattern,
it stands to reason

that Effie wasn't working
alone,

and by connecting those dots
between her and what I suspect

to be a much bigger
drug organization,

is the best way to get us all
what we want.

So she was working
with Brayden?

I told you that already.

The focus of our investigation
is above Brayden.

[tense music plays]

♪ ♪

Tariq St. Patrick
is the clearest

connective tissue between them.

[sniffles]

I don't have any proof
that Tariq was working

with Brayden and Effie.

And clearly, neither do you.

Well, until I can get
an airtight case

against all of those
responsible

for trying to kill you,

the fact that Tariq, Effie,
Brayden, the Tejadas

all believe that their attempt
succeeded is the only thing

keeping you and your family
alive right now.

Trust me.

♪ ♪

- [hip-hop music plays]
- [indistinct rapping]

I can't believe Noma's in Paris

and I'm stuck here babysitting
you tiresome Americans.

[Cane] Yeah, yeah, yeah.

It's good to see you too.

[laughs softly]
I told her she was insane

for giving you
this opportunity.

You will only squander it.

I mean, it's pretty evident
that your words

don't mean much to her.

[tense music plays]

I'm particularly
looking forward

to shooting you when you fail.

[singer] ♪ Uh, whoo, step up ♪

[speaking Spanish]

♪ ♪

Not gonna lie,
I think he fucks with us.

Nah, that nigga wants
to kill you.

All right, party people,
well, the clock is ticking,

and these babies are ready
to go to their forever homes.

Yo, who these niggas
over there, Cane?

Hired some of the Jamaica Ave
Boys to help.

What's up?

Are we doing this or what?
I have class in a hour.

Yeah, and I gotta go analyze
some stocks,

which should definitely
be more fun than cocaine.

[chuckles]

Cane, your family flooding
the streets, right?

Yeah, I got these niggas start
moving shit today

while Dru and Lorenzo expand
our footprint.

A'ight. Me and Effie,
we gonna hit the Ivies up

while Stansfield cools down.

Shit's too hot on campus,
and with CourseCorrect dead,

Stansfield's off-limits.

B, you take care of the country
clubs, alumni clubs--

Basically anywhere rich white
people do what we're doing,

but we get locked up for it.

Guys, I think we're overlooking
a sick market.

The traders at Weston Holdings
would eat this shit up. 'Riq--

Get the fuck out of here.
Are you dumb?

[tense music plays]

Nigga, you just told
the whole fucking world

you sell drugs.

You hotter than Stansfield
right now.

We're not selling shit
anywhere near

where your name has anything
to do with it.

[Brayden] I know.
Hear me out.

♪ ♪

You trust them with our shit?

These niggas know
not to get greedy

and what'll happen if they do.

♪ ♪

Yo, that is a fuck-ton
of weight,

and the dick-swingers
at my office would pay enough

to buy us
every-day-of-the-week Lambos.

I'm talking the Urus.
I'm talking the SVJ.

- [Tariq scoffs]
- Back me up, Effie.

Fuck no.

She right, man. Fuck that shit.

Listen, we're not doing
no business

anywhere near
your family's companies

or anything that has your name
attached to it.

It ain't worth the risk.

There's no risk.

I mean, maybe for you.

Listen, man, you just admitted
to being a whole drug dealer,

and your punishment
was a six-figure income.

I didn't admit to shit,
and yet somehow,

I lose housing, and I'm still
doing damage control.

The fuck?

You're right,
that is fucked up.

I'm sorry, 'Riq.

You got a room, though, right?

Yeah, Tate helped me out,
hooked me up

with a little internship
on his campaign.

How's that gonna help
your image?

Tate's dirty as fuck.

He's the right kind
of dirty, though.

All right, well,
go get that political shine.

I'll catch you later.

Later, Eff.

I could take the drive up to
Princeton with you if you want.

Actually, it'll just be quicker
if I go on my own.

What's up with you? You good?

"Day-of-the-week Lambos"?

Come on, you know
he's fucking around.

- That's Brayden.
- [Effie] Wh-whatever.

I don't give a shit
if y'all splurge,

but the longer we stand here,
the more interest

accrues on my student loans.

Don't forget, Tariq, some of us

are only doing this
because we have to.

Wait, so you think I'm here
because I want to be, Effie?

Listen, if we don't move all
of that shit in that warehouse,

Noma's gonna kill
all of our asses.

[tense music plays]

Yeah.

♪ ♪

Better get moving then.

♪ ♪

[TV narrator] Plaintiff
Yung Joc says he performed...

[Davis] Mrs. Tejada.

I got that investigation file
you wanted.

It's about time.

What do they know?

Well, not what you want.

There's a lot going on,
but no real leads.

Since Zeke was killed
the same night

as his father
in Spears' hangar,

they're looking
into the possibility

they were targeted
by the same doer.

Who do they think that was?

Eh, I'd say your guess
is as good as theirs.

They logged .45 caliber
shell casings,

but that's a long shot at best.

Partial prints led nowhere.

Any potential witnesses
scattered like rats,

and that's all she wrote.

Shit.

The fuck it is. I need more.

Mrs. Tejada--Monet--

Mrs. Tejada works.

Okay, Mrs. Tejada...
[clears throat]

...that's the NYPD's
entire file on the case.

There's nothing more to get.

Whoever did this is either
meticulous or chaotic enough

to have New York's finest
scratching their head.

Well, Davis, it's time to start
earning your damn money.

Someone killed my son,

and ain't nobody
gonna fucking rest

until I find out who.

[tense music plays]

♪ ♪

Here you go.

Subtle, Cooper.

Well, I told them Saxe,
but you know how it goes.

I think they do it on purpose
because I'm so sexy.

I called you last night.
Where were you?

I was working at the office

and waiting for my CI to get me
something I can actually use.

Oh, come on. I'm working on it.

You have any luck getting
an unredacted version

of that that Theo Rollins file?

Not yet. It's, um,

more complicated
than it should be.

[scoffs]
Pulling a file is complicated?

It'll raise a red flag

if I put in this request
out of nowhere,

and I don't need anybody
looking at me sideways

while I'm trying to get a RICO
task force off the ground.

Whoa.

Isn't it a little early
for that?

Isn't it a little early for you

to be showing up
at my apartment unannounced?

I mean, I wouldn't even
be here right now

if I didn't have
to come back for this.

Your little Nancy Drew game
isn't getting me very far.

An official task force will
give me more resources

so I can cast a wider net.

Well, yeah, of course,

but how are you ever
gonna get that approved?

Tariq St. Patrick is guilty
of a lot of things,

but pinning
an entire drug organization

on a 19-year-old kid is gonna
be a tough sell, even for you.

He's not just any kid.

Look at who his parents were.
[chuckles]

Tariq was groomed for this.

You think anyone was surprised

LeBron's kid could dunk
a basketball?

Um, no,

and I think
that's a little racist.

Look, you said you could
bring me something

that I can work with, so...

show me what you got, Saxe.

Show me...

you're really the man
you said you could be.

[soft dramatic music plays]

♪ ♪

Oh, what the actual fuck?

Chad, so sorry
to interrupt your nap.

You were supposed to proofread
these reports yesterday.

- Okay.
- We need them now.

Chill...

Omarosa.

Excuse me?

Dude, that's fucked up.
Just fucking do it.

[vocalizing mockingly]

[phone ringing]

He's a fucking dick.

Do you want me to go to HR?

For that? No.

God, I just can't stand
these trust fund interns,

you know, messing with my paper

'cause they've never had
to earn their own.

He was probably dreaming about
a Proud Boy rally or some shit.

[chuckles]

Hold up.

You think we need
to make America great again?

Fuck no.

Those assholes are the ones

who fucked it up
in the first place.

Okay...

Baby Weston.

♪ ♪

[groaning]

♪ ♪

[Tate] Got the Smiths.

Jones, Osborne--
okay, make sure

that the email blast goes out

to all of the updated lists,
all right?

- Yes, sir.
- Um...

we gotta make sure that, uh--

[Ott clears throat]

- All right, thank you.
- I'm on it.

Steven Ott, to what
do I owe the pleasure?

Well, it's good
to see you're not

overspending on office space.

Jesus, what a shithole.

All right, look, I hate to be
the bearer of bad news, Rashad,

but your poll numbers,
they suck.

You're getting trounced.

If you want to win
this congressional seat,

you're gonna have to fire off
some ads.

Yes, well, to do that
we would need resources,

now, wouldn't we?

Listen, it seems
as though that, uh,

your good friend Rick Sweeney
hasn't gone

as quietly into the night
as we'd hoped.

Apparently,
he's funneling donors

over to the fucking
competition.

Yeah,
that's a tough break there.

Look, we all thought AOC was

a once-in-a-generation
candidate,

but the movement just
keeps fucking growing--

Listen, I know, but nothing
has been decided yet.

That's right. That's right.

We need to bring some fresh
blood in here, you know,

mobilize young voters,
bring in that cha-ching.

Already ahead of you.
I have a fantastic

new intern starting today.

Well, I hope they can hustle.

Oh, one more thing.

There's also the problem
of your conspicuous

lack of a wife.

- Fix it.
- I'm already working on it.

I have several candidates
in the mix.

Ah, I'm so glad to hear it.
Just not the intern, all right?

Bye, Rashad!

Steven.

Gandhi said,
"The Earth provides enough

to satisfy every man's needs,
but not every man's greed."

So my question for you is,
in this nation

of haves versus have-nots
that worship

at the church of capitalism,

what is the line
between need and greed?

My man Gandhi said that shit
way before climate change

and overpopulation started
popping off.

BruShaundria's right, and with
increasingly limited resources,

making sure you have
as much as possible for you

and your family is need--
nothing greedy about it.

Well, what about our moral
obligation to other humans?

What about
corporate responsibility?

"When morality comes up
against profit,

it's seldom profit that loses."

Ah, Shirley Chisholm.

Nice pull, Ms. Morales.

Now, do you agree with her?

Mm. Not that it's right,
but that it's fact, yeah.

Life is kill or be killed.

Same goes for America.

Greed is just another word
for growth.

The bigger you get,
the more you have.

The more you have,
the more you need.

It's the law of nature.

I should point out,

that's also the philosophy
of a cancer cell.

- [student] Whoa.
- [indistinct chatter]

[student] Are you seriously
comparing America with cancer?

Hey. You need these?

It's okay.

I already did the reading
online.

But girl, why the fuck
are those books so expensive?

I can't afford to buy that shit
for all my classes.

Yeah, I know. I've been there.

You know, I hear
the TAs sometimes keep a set

for students to use.

[soft music plays]

[professor] Listen, since
you had something to say,

you stand up.
Tell me what you think.

Go on, tell me what you think
the other view is.

[Chad] Nice tie, Phil.

I think my great-grandfather
had the same one.

[Phil] Eat shit, Chad.

[Chad chuckling]

That's him.

What the hell's going on?

Compliance found
incendiary content

on your computer.

We're gonna need you
to collect your things.

What?

That's impossible. Show me.

It's the kind of stuff
that goes along with these...

...which were found
in your desk.

We have zero tolerance
for propagating

alt-right bullshit
here in the office.

You need to leave immediately.

That's not fucking mine,

so this is some kind of setup.

Get your hands off of me.

- [officer] Sir, let's go.
- Oh...

my dad is gonna sue
your asses so hard,

you are gonna shit
from your esophagus.

[laughing]
I'll see you bitches in court,

all right?

[people murmuring]

- That you?
- Uh-huh.

- [chuckles]
- Hmm.

Come.

[hip-hop music plays]

That tiki torch
was fucking extra as hell,

but I loved it.

Where did you get that
in the middle of Manhattan?

You can Postmates
fucking anything.

Well, I hope you didn't use
the company card.

♪ ♪

[elevator dings]

[Brayden] Where are we?

A private floor.

Supposedly there's more,

but it's the only one
I have the code for.

There's more?

[singer] ♪ Real good time ♪

Look around, Trust Fund.

Everything the light touches
is yours.

Shit, your name's
on the building.

You really didn't know?

My grandfather's name's
on the building.

Well, I wish I had
your grandpa.

If you did, then this would
be super awkward.

[KeKe chuckles]

But no, you don't.

He was a miserable
piece of shit.

Walking example
of money doesn't buy happiness.

Yeah, well, that's only true
for people who don't need it.

You give me money,
I'll show you happiness.

I'm sorry, but trust me,

this shit comes with its own
set of handcuffs.

Okay, Brayden Weston...

then what exactly would
make you happy?

[singer] ♪ Trust me
We a real good time ♪

I mean, do you want
to talk about that?

Or do you want to do something
that'll make us both happy?

[KeKe] Oh.
[chuckles]

[singer] ♪ Trust me
We a real good time ♪

[BruShaundria]
Okay, I can confirm that.

No, thank you, Mr. Volker.

Future Congressman Tate really
appreciates the support.

All right. Talk to you soon.

[Tariq] What's up, Bru?
What you doing here?

Like, existentially?

I think my soul's on some real

serious expansion shit
in this lifetime, you know?

[chuckles]
Oh, but, like, here, here?

- Yeah, here.
- Oh.

This the first day
of my internship.

I'm raking in bank
for Tate, okay?

Wait, what?
You're the new intern?

I was supposed
to be Tate's new intern.

[laughs uncomfortably]
Uh...

Is he here?

Um, I...
I think he's on a call.

[Tate] Tariq.
[chuckles]

My young brother,
unexpected turn of events.

So you gave away my internship?

Uh, excuse me,
no one "gave me" anything.

Think of it as a redirection.

Listen, I ain't even gonna
hold you.

Your Black ass
is still hot as fuck

out here in these streets,

and it's not a good look
for my team.

You know, I tried to work
the wrongfully accused angle

to boost both of our images,

but it's just not gonna bring
in the kind of contributions

Team Tate needs right now.

So you throwing me
under the bus

for some fucking
campaign dollars?

You're goddamn right.

It's for a bigger cause.

So what about the course credit
I was supposed to get?

You're a St. Patrick.

You'll figure it out.

Here, take a hat.

[tense music plays]

♪ ♪

A'ight, so got some people
working some corners

in Southside,
but we gonna need more.

- That's you.
- I already told you,

I'm not moving weight for Noma

or any other fucking
connect you find.

Wait, Dru ain't talk to you?

Dru ain't say shit
'cause he knows what I said.

Or because he's distracted
with punk-ass Everett.

Yeah, you know he's still
fucking with that nigga, right?

That's where he was at
the night

Mecca's soldiers attacked us.

Then Dru brought him
to the penthouse

where we were meeting Kai.

The motherfucker
laid eyes on him

and everything.

[voicemail]
Your call has been forwarded

to an automatic
voice message system.

See? He's probably
with him right now.

Pops, you keep pushing
for Dru to take the throne,

but he can't be trusted.

- He's not ready.
- But you are?

- I know I am.
- [speaking Spanish]

And what, you think I forgot
about you and Mecca's

fucking idea to take me out?

Huh?

That whole hit would've
never fucking happened

if you weren't such
a fucking brute and disloyal.

So I will deal with Dru
however the fuck

I want to deal with him.

If there's anybody
in this house

that needs to gain my trust,
it's fucking you.

[tense music plays]

[speaking Spanish]

Your mom's not gonna rest until
we find Zeke's killer, right?

Handle it.

You do that,
and then maybe we can talk.

♪ ♪

Thank you for helping me.
I hate packing.

Of course.

Now, you know you about to be

the only Black man
in OKC, right?

[laughter]

Not if you come visit.

[soft music plays]

Is that like...

an invitation or what?

[Everett] What you think?

And speaking of invitations,

my signing party's
tomorrow night at 1 Oak,

and I want you to come
as my plus-one.

So I'd be, like, your date?

I mean, I want you there
with me...

but I can't tell the world

what role you play
in my life...

not right now.

Right.

[Everett sighs]

I'm moving
at the pace I can, Dru.

Don't be greedy.

Don't be what?

Do you have any idea how much
heat I'm getting from my family

'cause of this--'cause of us?

This isn't about your family.

This is the biggest moment
of my entire life,

and I need you there.

Why does a label matter?

Can you show up
and be supportive?

[soft dramatic music plays]

♪ ♪

Okay.

Okay, I'm-I'm sorry.

Send me the info.

Thank you.

Frank was like a brother to me.

[both speaking Spanish]

Mo, someone's here to see you.

What are you doing here,
Evelyn?

People always stop bringing
food after the funeral...

but I couldn't cook for months.

Losing Frank was one thing,
but...

I can't imagine
if it was one of my boys.

I'm so sorry
for your loss, Monet.

Thanks for stopping by.

[somber music plays]

You should know
that some white cop's

been sniffing around,
asking questions about Frank,

said his name's Whitman.

[tense music plays]

I didn't give him anything,
of course,

but you deserve to know.

Look, you been a good friend.

That's not necessary.

In fact...
[clears throat]

...my boys got a little
foothold in Brooklyn.

They been taking care of me
real good.

You helped me out
in my time of need,

so now I'm returning the favor.

♪ ♪

But we both know
it won't bring 'em back.

Yeah.

Take care of yourself, Monet.

[Effie] He can't just give your
internship away like that.

Honestly, he really can.
It's his campaign.

Did he say why?

I told you, B,
nobody's fucking with me.

And you know, you lucky as fuck

you don't got to deal
with this shit.

Well, what are you gonna do
about the credits?

I mean, you need to take, like,

two extra classes
to make up for those.

Fuck if I know.

Well, an internship
just opened up at Weston.

- You should take it.
- Why, so we can move product?

Bro, ask me again if we moving
product in your family's house.

All right, you might be able to
get unlimited fucking chances,

but it's not all fun and games
for the rest of us, B.

I'm trying to save our lives
from Noma.

All right, and if I do that,
what the fuck is it worth

if I can't see my sister
or my mom after?

There's things
that are more important

than just money and drugs, B.

And that's family.
Family's fucking important.

Hey, we're your family too.

That's right.

And you should take
that internship.

We're not gonna
move weight there,

and if you're worried
about your reputation,

this is a smart move.

[Brayden] She's right, 'Riq.

My uncle would be
a great fucking reference.

Okay, maybe,

but I'm sure Papa Weston don't
want me there.

Nah, dude, fuck him.
I'll handle him.

You don't gotta worry
about that.

[indistinct rapping]

♪ ♪

Fine.
Fine, but no fucking drugs.

No drugs, I promise.

A'ight, bet.

Fuck yeah.
[laughing]

Whoo! I'll set it up.

You're fucking crazy.

I'll be right back.

Gotta go take care
of something.

- [Effie chuckles]
- [Tariq] Don't touch my shit.

We have to tell him
about Lauren, like, now--

Shh. Shut the fuck up, Brayden.

- Are you fucking crazy?
- Okay, what, are we just

gonna lie to him
for the rest of our lives?

You said it yourself,
we're his family.

- We're all he has.
- Exactly.

And we did what we had
to do to protect him.

How does him finding out
help anything?

It would undermine his trust,
not earn it.

[tense music plays]

There are only two people
on this planet

who really know what we did,
and we're taking that

to the motherfucking grave.

♪ ♪

Fuck.

[pilot screaming]

[Cane]
You're Mecca's pilot, man.

Listen, I know
you saw something that night.

- So fucking talk.
- [pilot panting]

I just heard the shots
and found the body.

I don't know who did it!

That's okay, my guy.
You got seven more chances

to remember something, huh?

[pilot screaming]

[groaning]

Huh?

You can fly a fucking plane
with one hand, right?

I only saw him from the back.

Bald-headed dude
in a dark jacket.

Big-ass collar and zippers.

There it is.

See, I knew you was
fucking paying attention.

What's up, Big Money?
Talk to me.

I didn't see him, I swear.

I swear.

- [torch hisses]
- Please don't.

Please!

[gasping]

[torch hisses]

[shrieking]

All I saw was the car,
it was driving away!

The taillight was busted!

Thank you.

You've been very helpful.

Dude, this is gonna be so lit.

So KeKe's your supervisor,
but I'm on her team,

so I'm kind of like
your half-boss

if you think about it,
but don't worry,

I'm super chill,
and I get my own coffee,

and I only need my balls
massaged, like, once a week.

I fucking quit.
Get the fuck out of here.

I'm fucking with you,
I'm fucking with you.

Uh--oh, there's Reva and Lex...

- [coworker] Hey, what up?
- ...they/them.

Uh, this is my boy Tariq.

Kitchen, bathroom, uh...

oh, there's personal trainer
Nick right there.

Gym's on the third floor.

What's up, boys?

Your first session's free,
yeah?

You want my advice,

schedule something.

Looks like you should
if you want to be at your best.

I'm fucking with you, bro.
[laughs]

Nicky boy,
you know, I'm still, uh,

recovering from that
Muay Thai thing,

but yeah,
I'll be back at it soon.

Mm-hmm. Do more, be more,
my man, all right?

You can have results
or excuses,

not both.

What a dick.

[Robert Weston]
Brayden Jefferson Weston!

Family meeting now!

You're so fucked.

[laughs]

What the fuck is
Tariq St. Patrick doing here?

Yeah, dude. I mean,

there's no way
you're that fucking stupid.

I mean, did you really forget
about everything that happened

over the last year,
or do you hate Dad that much?

I assume this went through you.

He's our newest intern.

I hope you gave him a...
warm Weston welcome.

You can't possibly think
that's a good idea.

I made it clear Brayden
was to stay away from him

after that whole
CourseCorrect ordeal.

I'm not a kid, Dad.

You can't just choose
my friends.

Well, clearly someone
fucking needs to.

Having Tariq at the firm
is not good for the family.

Not good for the bottom line,
'cause that's all you guys

- really care about, right?
- [Trace] Fuck off, dude.

That's enough, Brayden!

- He has to go.
- He didn't do anything wrong!

I was the one dealing drugs.

Holding it against him
is just fucking racism.

You guys just fired someone
for this shit yesterday.

What the fuck happened
to zero tolerance, huh?

He's not wrong, Bobby.

[Robert Weston]
It's not the same.

We can't punish
an innocent young Black man

for something
your drug-dealing son did.

Besides, you know what's great
for business these days?

Inclusivity and diversity.

[Trace mocking]
"Inclusivity and diversity."

[laughs]
What, are you serious?

Oh, come on, Dad.

What, the firm's gonna take
Juneteenth as a holiday now?

I guess we would have
the vineyard to ourselves.

Tariq, come on in here.

[phone keys clacking]

[pop music plays]

[notification chimes]

♪ ♪

[singer vocalizing]

♪ I'm tryna keep my distance ♪

♪ I only got time
For my brand ♪

♪ Busy whippin' up
In my kitchen ♪

♪ 'Cause everybody know
That I'm up next ♪

♪ Soon as I move
A lil' different ♪

♪ Everybody tryna
Do my dance ♪

♪ They stay tryna
Study my vision ♪

♪ But they never
Interrupt my bag ♪

♪ I know how to make the cash
Flow, flow, flow ♪

♪ I know how to make the cash
Flow, flow, flow, flow, flow ♪

♪ I know how to make the cash
Flow-flow-flow ♪

♪ Flow, flow, flow ♪

♪ I know how to make the cash
Flow, ca-ca-cash flow ♪

[vocalizing]

♪ Money makes the world
Go 'round, 'round ♪

[vocalizing]

- [knock on door]
- [Diana] Hey, Salim.

Um, I heard that sometimes
TAs have a set of books

that students can borrow,
and I was wondering if maybe--

Say no more. Help yourself.

[Diana chuckles]
Thanks.

One question, though.

How is it that you can afford
a Balenciaga backpack

but not the books
to put inside it?

[chuckles]
Well, my parents are covering

tuition and not much else,

so I guess
I'm kind of on my own.

Okay.

So the problem's bigger
than American Psyche.

Well...

I might have the hookup

for a unique
on-campus opportunity

if a young queen's
not opposed to work.

Not at all.

Th-that would be amazing,
actually.

Consider it done.

Thanks.

[police siren chirps]

[turn signal clicking]

- [police siren chirps]
- What the fuck is this?

Fuck.

Fuck this nigga.

Monet Tejada, what a surprise.

What the fuck is this about?

Clearly, you have
a broken side mirror.

Wouldn't want you to be
a hazard out there--

Bullshit. What do you want?

And why are you talking
to Evelyn Castillo?

You know what?
You can just shut the fuck up.

I'll ask the questions here.

Where were you the night
of Carrie Milgram's murder?

That's none of your business.

Well, that's
where you're wrong.

See, it was none
of my business...

right up until Zeke Cross came
to me about your possible

involvement in what
was very likely not a suicide.

So I took a look around.

There's a funny thing.

There's a traffic cam photo
of you

in the vicinity
of Carrie Milgram's apartment

within the coroner's
time of death window.

Zeke came to you?

Yeah, he did.

Thoughts and prayers,
by the way.

So now I'm coming for you,

and I'm gonna keep coming
for you

and your family
and your fucking friends

until I get to the truth.

Look, I didn't have shit to do

with Carrie Milgram's death,
and you know it.

Otherwise your ass would be out
here with handcuffs and shit.

Knowing and proving
are two different things,

but trust I'll get there.

Oh, you know what?

There was something else
I figured out.

Your special relationship
with Detective Ramirez.

Too bad your boyfriend's
not around

- to get you out of this one.
- Look, I don't know

what the fuck
you talking about,

so unless you gonna arrest me,
get the fuck out of here

harassing me
with this bullshit.

You can go,

but I'll see you soon.

Fuck.

Uh--yeah, I'm on it.

I'm on it.

Saxe!

Saxe!

[Saxe] Jesus Christ.

[Davis sighs]

- You rang?
- I just got a disturbing call

from Monet Tejada
about some police harassment.

Is your girlfriend working

with that fucking
ass clown, Whitman?

Okay, you--first of all,
Jenny's not my girlfriend.

Just ask her.

Second of all, I'll find out.

Yes, do that.

Have we, uh,
moved forward on Rollins?

Ah, not yet.

Not yet?

See, not yet needs
to be right now,

so get on it.

[line trilling]

[Jenny] Jenny Sullivan.

Hey.

You ever find out who was
watching the Spears penthouse?

[tense music plays]

No. Why?

You might want
to look into Kevin Whitman.

♪ ♪

[sighs]

[pop music plays]

[chuckling]

♪ ♪

Hey, Tariq, can you set up
the conference room

for the 3:00?

- [Tariq] Yeah, sure.
- Thanks.

[trader]
Ooh, that was a big one.

- [trader] To your health.
- [Wyatt] Oh, yeah.

[Liam] Oh, you bet. L'chaim.
[sniffs]

- [trader] Ooh.
- [Liam] Ah, fuck yeah.

- [trader] Tasty.
- [Liam] Fuck yes.

Ooh, fuck yeah.

- Yeah.
- Fuck yeah.

What's up, new guy?
Oh, uh, can you hook me up

with one of those bottles
right there?

Dude, give me some of that.

- Yes, sir.
- Last night was so fucked.

[Liam] Doing it again
tonight though, right?

- You know it.
- [Liam] Oh, yeah.

Ooh, that's a nice one.

Whoo.

[cheers]

[upbeat music plays]

♪ ♪

[singer] ♪ Baby, I don't
Wanna slow dance ♪

♪ Pop, pop, pop,
Let the boys say whoa, damn ♪

♪ Girls like to twerk, baby
I don't wanna slow dance ♪

♪ Pop, pop, pop,
Let the boys say whoa, damn ♪

♪ Girls like to twerk, baby
I don't wanna slow dance ♪

♪ Baby, five star, I deserve
PJ, flights, caviar ♪

♪ Every time me and the clique
In the yard ♪

♪ Everybody already know
Who we are ♪

[yells]

♪ Stick it, baby, stick it ♪

♪ Everybody watch me do that ♪

♪ Chewy bubblegum... ♪

Whoo!

♪ Ever disrespect me
Watch the gang get violent ♪

♪ Pop my shit
Can't tell me shit ♪

♪ Yeah, pop, pop, pop,
Let the boys say whoa, damn ♪

♪ Girls like to twerk, baby
I don't wanna slow dance ♪

Come on.

[Tariq]
Wait, so you're telling me

American Ninja Warrior's
the fucking plug?

Yup. He moves weight

all around the fund
by leaving "protein powder"

in his clients' gym lockers--

and sometimes even
on their fucking desks.

And the higher-ups know?

They know that everybody uses,

but not where it comes from,

but to be honest,
they could give a shit.

- Fuck.
- Caffeine, powder, pills.

All they care about is paper.

- [Tariq] Of course.
- The burnout rate is so insane

that they just try
and squeeze everything

out of people
while they have 'em.

But listen, 'Riq,

I heard what you said about
not shitting where we eat.

I mean, there's other avenues.

I already moved two bricks
at the country clubs.

Bro, two fucking bricks?

- I know, I kn--
- H-how many people work

on our floor alone
at Weston Holdings?

Shit, I don't know,
at least 30.

So you times that
by 50 floors in our building,

then the rest of the buildings
on fucking Wall Street.

Bro, that's more than
everything we have combined.

That's what I'm saying.

We want to move Noma's product,
that's exactly how we do it.

And if we want to take out
Nick's pipeline in the process,

we can keep our names covered
while we at it.

Shit, you don't gotta
tell me twice.

I'm down.

But you know, Nick's not
just gonna hand it over.

I know.
See, that's why I didn't

want to fuck around here, B.

Shit can't get messy.

You know what?

I think I got an idea...

but we're gonna need
Cane's help.

[person]
Hey, my man, my-my man, yo.

You got the time?

Uh, yeah, it's, like--

[grunts]

Time to pay up for what
you did, motherfucker.

The fuck are you talking about?

[grunts]

[tense music plays]

♪ ♪

[groans]

I got back from DR and my whole
fucking crew was wiped out.

This for them.

And this for Lil' Guap.

Fuck you, bitch.

I ever see you again,
you're done.

[coughs, groans]

[winces]

Sorry, sorry. Sorry, baby.

I thought y'all deaded
all them Guaps, shit.

I guess not.

What I can't seem
to figure out is how the hell

did he know it was me
that killed Lil' Guap?

And why he ain't kill me
when he had the chance?

Wh-what the fuck were you doing
in that part of the city, Dru?

Probably going to see Everett.

Shut up, Cane.

Dru, go lie down
on your stomach

while I get something
for the paint.

[tense music plays]

♪ ♪

I told you he wasn't ready.

Our family's being targeted
for killing the Guaps,

and I bet you whoever did
that shit to Dru got Zeke too.

Mm. I ain't so sure.

I am.

You got any way of tracking
this motherfucker down?

Yeah, maybe.

Go do that.

Go make this shit right
for your mother and for Dru.

[Salim]
All right, so this is the spot.

Yo, I can't believe
they have designated jobs

for Black students on campus.

[Salim] Yeah, it's not
an official thing.

They just get handed down
each year from upperclassmen.

You know, I didn't have
the best home situation either.

It takes a lot for people
like us to make it here.

We have to look out
for one another.

I feel that.

- Hi.
- Water and soda in the cooler.

No booze, so no IDs.

Scale on the counter
for bulk candy.

Students can use their Stallion
points or you can pay cash.

[hip-hop music playing]

What's your favorite?

Wait, let me guess.

- 100 Grand.
- [Diana laughs]

Why you say that,
'cause I'm poor?

- [laughs]
- No.

Okay? It's this.

Ohh, a Skittles girl.

- Mm-hmm.
- [Salim] Okay.

Taste the rainbow.

Oh, you know, I read
they're all the same flavor.

They just make them smell
different to trick your senses.

- [Diana] No.
- It's cheaper that way.

Mm-hmm.
No, I don't believe you.

- That's cap.
- That's capitalism.

[both laugh]

Shifts are four hours each.

Look, you won't pay off
any student loans with it,

but it'll buy you books,

and you'll have plenty
of downtime to study,

plus, free candy.

Okay. Sounds perfect.

Yeah. Well,
let me get your paperwork,

and then I can teach you
the register.

Whatever.

- [cell phone dings]
- [Tariq] Hold on.

You cool with being
my girlfriend in public now?

[Effie chuckles]
'Cause ain't nobody

paying attention here.

Yeah, whatever.
You made the drops?

Yep.
Everything's circulating

at Harvard, Penn, Dartmouth,

and Yoli is taking it back
to Yale.

Fire.
Once those are up and running,

it won't matter that we can't
sell at Stansfield.

[Effie] We make a good team.

[singer] ♪ Drifting away
In the tall dark seas ♪

♪ Waves come and go... ♪

I'm gonna go put this on.

Uh, okay.

♪ ♪

[indistinct conversation]

[Tariq] How much?

[Salim] Uh, for the candy
and the water, it is gonna be--

Uh, I got my own. Thank you.

Oh, 'scuse the fuck out of me.

- [Effie chuckles]
- [Salim] Okay, that's $1.34.

[cell phone buzzes]

- [Salim] Your change.
- Thank you.

[Salim] You're welcome.
And $1 for the water.

All right, got you.

Here you go.

[Effie] Come on.

[Tariq] Look, I know
the schools ain't really

bringing in that much
money yet.

You good? 'Cause we about to be

flush as fuck on Wall Street,

so if you need anything,
I got you.

I got it covered, thank you.

So Brayden sold you on moving
weight at his family's fund?

I mean, shit,
he ain't even have to.

Shit sells itself.

'Bout to blow the fuck up.

♪ ♪

Councilman.

Young Weston.

Thank you for meeting me here.

No, thank you
for this very, uh,

generous contribution
to my campaign.

I think BruShaundria's
gonna work out just fine.

I told you, she's money.

But listen, you can never
tell Tariq about this.

In exchange for the Weston name
to my list of donors?

No need to worry.
I'll take it to the grave.

I just hope my young brother
Tariq lands on his feet.

Oh, no, no, you don't got
to worry about that.

He already has, trust me.

Hey. Bad news.

My bosses don't think
we have enough

to greenlight
a RICO investigation.

They're having
a hard time believing

that a college kid
is behind a drug org.

What'll it take?

They need the dots connected.

How does Tariq know Ramirez?

What's his connection
to Dante Spears?

Is that where the drugs
were coming from?

And if so,
who's their new connect?

- [Jenny sighs]
- [knock on door]

You wanted to see me?

I thought I told you
to stand down,

so why am I hearing
about you grilling Monet Tejada

over a bogus traffic stop?

Uh, with all due respect,
you're not my supervisor.

Would you like me to have
a chat with your supervisor?

Because you'd be looking
at suspension.

You know, maybe you'd prefer
to know what I know,

'cause you're only looking
at half the picture.

I'm listening.

She on the team?

Blanca Rodriguez, DEA.

[Whitman] All right, when I had
Zeke Cross in the box,

he had a PBA card
from Detective Danilo Ramirez.

After he lied to me
about how he got it,

I did some digging,
and it turns out

that Ramirez took
a disproportionate number

of calls to the Tejada house.

On top of that,
there's at least one instance

when Cane was pulled in

and Ramirez cleared
the charges.

We know that Ramirez brought
the Weston boys home

after Cane forced them
to sell drugs on the street.

You're saying that Ramirez
was working with the Tejadas?

No, forthe Tejadas.

But more than that,

I think he was fucking
Monet Tejada.

[scoffs]

Look, you guys are...

you're focused
on the St. Patrick kid.

[tense music plays]

He is not the kingpin.

Not by himself, anyway.

♪ ♪

Holy shit.

Monet Tejada has known ties
to Dante Spears.

If that's where they were
getting their product...

There's our RICO.

It's something, all right,

but it'll take some doing
to prove it.

Yeah, but it'll definitely give
our task force a green light.

[Jenny] Maybe your being
so fucking stubborn

has its advantages.

[door opens]

[indistinct dialogue]

[tense music plays]

[speaking Spanish]

♪ ♪

[Cane whistles]

Stop moving.

You coming with me,
motherfucker.

Fuck I am.

[coughing]

[dramatic music plays]

♪ ♪

What do you want?

I-I been calling
and texting you.

- Why didn't--
- It's over, Dru.

Wait, I-I... look, I'm sorry
I didn't make it last night.

- I don't care.
- I-I can explain.

Clearly, you had something
more important to do.

Ev, you don't see
my fucking face?

I got jumped.

By the same guys from the club?

Or someone else this time?

Never mind.
I don't want to know.

I've had enough, Dru.
I'm moving to OKC.

I don't want any of this drama
following me.

This isn't drama.
This is my life.

Hey. Ev, this is...

this is our life.

Look, I'm sorry
I didn't make it last night.

But I promise you, it's
the only place I wanted to be.

No, please.
It's always where I want to be.

[somber music plays]

You don't understand
how bad my family

doesn't want this to work--

Maybe your family is right.

Ev, no--

Don't follow me!

♪ ♪

[cell phone buzzes]

[tense music plays]

♪ ♪

[Nick] Nice work in there, man.

You know, if you want
to up your game, let me know.

I can hook you up
with some supplements

that are next fucking level,
all right?

A'ight, bet. I'll hit you up.

Got you. Anytime.

[dramatic music plays]

♪ ♪

[Nick grunts]

[horn blares]

[tires screeching]

Fuck!

- [onlooker screams]
- [onlooker] Oh, my God!

[people clamoring]

[truck driver] Ah, fuck!

[indistinct yelling]

[onlooker] I'm calling 911.

This the motherfucker
who jumped Dru and killed Zeke.

The fuck I am. Fuck I am.

Look, I was out of the country

for that Zeke shit
when it went down,

and I was hired to jump Dru.

Hired by who?

Don't believe a word
this motherfucker says.

Of course he's gonna lie
to try to save his fucking ass.

Yo, Cane, is this really
the motherfucker that did it?

[tense music plays]

♪ ♪

Found this
on this greedy motherfucker.

[Guap]
I ain't do anything, man.

Dru's chain,
Zeke's championship ring.

[Guap]
I ain't do anything.

Yeah, he must have pulled
that shit off of Zeke

when he fucking killed him.

- [Guap] Wait. I-I had nothing--
- You motherfucker.

What the fuck y'all looking at?

Clean this shit up.

♪ ♪

[siren wailing in distance]

[sighs deeply]

Okay.

Ah, come on, come on, come on.

What the fuck?

[phone beeps]

[line trilling]

[cell phone buzzing]

This is not a good time, Davis.

If you calling about Zeke,
I got everything I need.

Holy shit.

[tense music plays]

♪ ♪

[door opens]

What's up? Doing homework?

Uh, yeah, just finished.

Where were you?

[Tariq] Everything's in motion.

We 'bout to blow
all the way up.

[hip-hop music plays]

♪ ♪

[singer] ♪ What do you need? ♪

- [indistinct chatter]
- [Wyatt panting]

♪ What do you need
What do you need? ♪

[indistinct rapping]

♪ What do you need
What do you need? ♪

♪ I can do anything
Less than a K ♪

♪ What do you need
What do you need? ♪

[Wyatt] Hey, what is this?

♪ What do you need
What do you need? ♪

♪ ♪

Good work tonight.

I think we'll all rest easier

now that this motherfucker got
what he deserved.

Yep. [panting]

I see you got
that taillight fixed.

Yeah, man, a while ago.

What's up, Cane? You good?

Hell yeah. Never been better.
[chuckles softly]

'Cause I know you killed Zeke.

What the fuck
are you talking about?

We just loaded up Zeke's killer
into your car.

Monet may have bought
that shit, old man, but not me.

Come on, man, you sent me
to do a fucking job.

- I did it.
- So what are you saying?

You're sounding all kind of
crazy right now, Cane.

Sounding all crazy, huh?

You had all these fucking
months to find Zeke's killer,

but I had no fucking problem
finding Mecca's pilot,

and you know what he saw
the night of the shooting?

Said he saw a bald guy,
dark jacket,

broken taillight.

That was you, motherfucker.

Slow your fucking roll, Cane.

Zeke never wore that ring.

I even double-checked
that shit on his IG.

So there's no way it was on him
when he got got.

I'm guessing it was
in that box of his shit

Monet can't bring herself
to open.

But what really did it
for me was the fucking look

on your face when that Guap
said he was hired to jump Dru.

[laughs]

All that time inside,
you'd think you'd have

a better fucking poker face.

You stole Zeke's ring,

you set up this nigga
to jump my brother,

then you planted that shit
when you paid him off.

How else would he know Dru was
the one that killed Lil' Guap?

It had to be somebody
in the family,

but the one thing
I cannot figure out is why.

You got me all fucked up, Cane.

How about I run all this
by Monet, see what she think?

- It was a fucking mistake.
- Nah. A fucking mistake?

Yeah, it was. I fucked up.

I thought your mother was--

Zeke was in Mecca's car,

getting into Mecca's jet,
so I thought he was Mecca.

I was doing what I need to do
to protect our family,

like I always will.

But I would never, never hurt
your mother like that, man.

[dramatic music plays]

♪ ♪

That's even more stupid
and pathetic than I thought.

Get the fuck off me, man.

All this time,
you thinking I'm not ready

for the fucking throne?

But you weren't ready for me,

and now that I know the truth,
I fucking own you.

So this Noma weight
we talked about earlier?

You're gonna move it.

See you at the house.

[NVY JONEZ LKR's
"It's Me" playing]

♪ Mask off now them
Motherfuckers know it's me ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Let me talk my shit ♪

♪ Look, ugh ♪

♪ Uppin' the pace
Foot off the break ♪

♪ This is a race
Raising the stakes ♪

♪ Dodging the fakes
Stuffing the safe ♪

♪ Fuck out my face
Don't care what you say ♪

♪ Stay in my lane
Pass me the paint ♪

♪ Never insane
Jumping the maze ♪

♪ Bringing the pain
Level the strain ♪

♪ Home of the brave
Land of the kings, ah ♪

♪ It was all a dream
They was sleeping ♪

♪ Now they can't but help
To notice me ♪

♪ Feel like 2017
I cannot roll in peace ♪

♪ Every time I leave the booth
I cause a murder scene ♪

♪ Take the mask off let them
Motherfuckers know it's me ♪

♪ Ooh, I'm wylin' ♪

♪ Gold in my teeth
Ooh, I'm stylin' ♪

♪ Kick it with some steppers
And the Shaolin ♪

♪ They like to get violent ♪

♪ Hit you with that booyakah ♪

♪ Bullets ruin ya, ya, ya ♪

♪ Ain't no do-over
Ain't no hoolimigah, look ♪

♪ Vet with a tech
This ain't a threat ♪

♪ Steal ya connect
Ain't no regret ♪

♪ Need my respect
What you expect? ♪

♪ Better be correct
When I collect ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

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