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What the fuck?

You fucked with the wrong one.

Previously onRuthless...

The woman in such utter agony that she does the unthinkable.

Shit's about to blow up.

I am not creepy and evil!

We need to get his mind right.

Okay, do you have one of your special meals?

If I find out he did something to my brother, he gonna meet

all them Raku motherfuckers on his way to hell.

The Highest and his bride, Ruth.

- What is that? - It is blood.

Ruth, you're bleeding.

I'm so sorry, Your Highest.

It is just a temporary inconvenience,

nothing to worry about.

The ceremony will resume momentarily.

All praise the Raku!

No woman bleeds like that unless she is stripped of child.

Is this true?

- Ruth. - No. It's not true.

Well, then what is it?

Yes. Educate us.

The stress from the past few weeks must have taken its toll.

- She lies. - Ruth has lost the divine child.

- Your Highest. - Is he alive or not?

He is. He is.

I swear on the love that The Raku

has placed inside my being for you.

Her whore womb wasn't strong enough to carry a god.

- You say this to my wife? - She's not your wife yet.

My intentions are not malicious. I simply seek the truth.

Blood flows from the Sacred Mother's magic box.

Sorry, Your Highest, but the evidence is clear.

I have heard our son's every heartbeat since it was formed.

I assure you, Your Highest, he lives.

Elder Mother, what do you make of this?

Oh, uh, I don't know, Your Highest, but-but perhaps if

we continue with the ceremony, we can deal with this later.

We need to know the truth now.

Might I suggest an alternative? Another ultrasound, perhaps.

Then we can really get to the bottom of this.

Yes. A good idea.

- Ruth, if you are lying-- - I'm not.

Your Highest, please.

There's been so much time and energy spent

on preparing this special day.

And the people, they are-- they are here. Please.

Do the ultrasound.

Yes, Your Highest, of course. Right away.

♪ When the sun go down, we run the city ♪

♪ I feel the angels, but the demons with me ♪

♪ When the sun go down, you best believe me ♪

♪ It's nothing new, the streets is undefeated ♪

♪ When the sun go down Ooh ♪

♪ It gets wild, baby, wild, baby, wild, baby, wild ♪

♪ Don't you ever, ever, ever try to move me ♪

♪ You best salute me

♪ It's in the bloodstream We're feeling Rakudushi ♪

♪ The compound, the lessons, the lies, the deception ♪

♪ The FBI's weapons, the punishment, detention ♪

♪ And I just wanna free you from this slave shit ♪

♪ So murder the case that we're faced with ♪

♪ When the sun go down

Ruth, you heard The Highest. We must go to the infirmary.

- I need to change first. - No. You go right now.

There is blood running down my leg.

You will go straight to the infirmary trailer

to keep the results pure.

- Manny? - Yes, Dikahn.

Take Elder Ruth and Elder Mother to the infirmary trailer.

Yes, Dikahn.

Make sure everything goes without interference.

The Highest will not want to wait long, Supreme Mother.

Yes. I agree, Headmaster.

Yo, we gotta find this money and get back to our post

before anybody notice we're gone.

- So you say. - Then what the fuck, Glitch?

- Nigga, Lilo dead, bro. - You don't know that.

He ain't here. We ain't seen him.

- Two plus two. - Whatever.

Glitch, come on, dawg.

Look, I get it, bro.

Family and all, but we only got one shot.

- Let go of me. - And nothing trumps the money.

I'm still in charge, motherfucker.

- Hey, where are you going? - Where else?

- Get back here. - What?

Shit.

Come, come, come. Sit, sit.

You must be exhausted given your current predicament.

- It wasn't a miscarriage. - Well, we will soon find out.

I need something for the pain.

After the ultrasound.

You wait right here. I'll be right back.

Manny...

No, Ruth. Whatever it is,

- I cannot help you, okay? - It wasn't a miscarriage.

Then you have nothing to worry about.

- What are you doing here? - Same as you, I'm guessing.

You know, I didn't need your help back there.

I wasn't trying to help you. I was trying to hurt her.

Without that child--

She loses whatever hold she has over The Highest.

- I'm way ahead of you, man. - Did you do something to her?

I do whatever it takes.

What? Are you gonna say something funny?

Hmm? You gonna say something clever?

Well, go on then.

Go on. Make me laugh.

You're an asshole.

Yeah, but a lion doesn't care about the opinion of the sheep.

You underestimate me. You underestimate her.

And look where that's gotten you...

Headmaster.

You better be careful, boy.

You're gonna end up like the other Dikahn.

Are you saying you killed him?

Would you care if I did?

No.

Hmm.

My poor Ty-Ty.

I am a good king.

Always so worried what others think of you.

I couldn't care less what anyone thinks.

Says the man who calls himself The Highest.

Don't patronize me.

Well, then let me give you some motherly advice.

Don't cry.

Your child is better off dead anyway.

No.

Why would you say that?

You know it's true.

What kind of life could you possibly give him?

Would you take him to little league games?

Maybe a theme park?

He will be born into the darkness you have created.

You're one to talk.

You fed me to those johns.

You're welcome. It was your path to The Raku.

Fuck you.

It's been a very long day.

Time to nap, so we may enjoy The Raku's gift.

- How are you doing, Ruby? - Fine.

- Good. - Are you okay?

Yes. Thank you for asking.

All right, everyone. Lights out.

Get up on the table. Do you need some help?

No. I'm okay.

Now. Lift your dress.

Not while he's here.

Look, the sooner we do this,

the sooner we can get back to the ceremony.

You actually believe me?

Well, I want to for the sake of The Highest.

Of course.

Now lift your dress.

- Not with him here. - His back is turned.

I don't care.

Either he closes the door or I'm not doing shit.

Oh, Lord.

- Manny. - Yes, Elder Mother.

- Close the door. - Yes, ma'am.

- Happy? - Very.

Now lift your dress.

Oh, Ruth. Look.

I told you he was alive.

Yes. Yes, you did. All praises to The Raku!

Well, I could use some painkillers.

Oh, yes, child. Right away. Right away.

You know that bank account we froze?

Yeah. What about it?

I was able to trace the one million from there

back through a few other accounts.

- Any of them legit? - Only one.

An account actually designated to the Rakudushis' nonprofit.

Numerous donations were deposited into this account

from various companies.

Specific amounts that wouldn't raise any red flags.

- Shell companies? - Gotta be.

Most of them only popped up in the last couple of months

and Bluegill is listed among them.

The company owned by Joan Williams?

That's the one.

Andrew did say they were stashing a lot of money

into different accounts.

So Keys and her friends were laundering money

through the cult?

I think it goes deeper than that.

Keys and Luckett have the same parole officer, Lilo Sunters.

Maybe he's the link connecting all this together.

We already know Lilo is far from an upstanding citizen.

And the Rakudushis were withdrawing millions of dollars

from multiple banking sites.

Lilo helps Luckett get out of prison.

He promises to set him up as a nonprofit church,

but there's a catch.

Luckett has to launder Lilo's money.

So Lilo's working for the cartel?

He is connected to the Mercado family.

Any luck tracking Lilo down?

'Fraid not.

Luckett must've reneged on the deal.

Keys and company were sent to collect.

That or something happened to Lilo

and his people want answers.

Either way, Luckett's in some deep shit.

We need to find Lilo.

Well?

Ruth is with child. Isn't that wonderful?

Are you sure?

Yes. And I must run and tell The Highest.

What?

Elder Mother is here to see you, Your Highest.

- Send her in. - Yes, Your Highest.

Elder Mother.

I-I hope I did not disturb you, Your Highest.

Is Ruth without child?

Oh, no, Your Highest. The child is alive.

- And the heartbeat is strong. - Really?

Yes, I heard it myself.

The blood?

Oh, an infection.

Me giving Ruth something for the pain.

- So she's okay? - She will be. Yes.

And you're taking care of her?

Of course.

Where is she now?

She's on her way to the women's trailer.

- Is that okay, Your Highest? - Yeah, that's good.

That's good. Thank you.

Is this who you tried to replace me with?

No.

You say something, Your Highest?

- No. - You sure?

You need to go.

Yes, of course. As you wish.

Are you okay, Your Highest?

Yes.

- She's a nosy one. - Shut up.

- Your Highest? - I wasn't talking to you.

Then who?

Why are you still here? I told you to leave.

Leave now or I will send you to the punishment trailer.

Yes. Yes, Your Highest.

No, no, no, no, no.

This isn't good. This isn't good at all.

Ruth.

I thought they were punishing you or worse.

No. Still alive. Still pregnant.

You are? How?

- How about you let me go first? - Right.

I'm sorry. What happened?

It was an infection, not a miscarriage.

In this shit hole, I'm surprised I didn't get one sooner.

- I was so worried about you. - You and me both.

See this is why you need to be in charge of this place.

I was almost Mrs. Highest.

How much more in control can I get?

I'm just saying.

River and Obadiah didn't hesitate to pounce on you.

And they failed.

And I have every intention of using that to my advantage.

- Zane. - Elder Mother.

Get some air.

I need to speak to Ruth.

- Yes, Elder Mother. - Privately.

What do you want, Elder Mother?

I'm tired.

Yes, you must get your rest, but first we must talk.

- About what? - The Highest.

He is not well. There's been a lapse.

A lapse?

- Where are the antipsychotics? - Gone.

Gone?

Me brung them to the kitchen and now me can't find them.

- What? - I know.

I-I messed up.

You think? We can't get more?

No.

But there might be another way. It-it won't fix his mind,

but it would help us to manage it.

- I'm all ears. - Gingko leaves.

Okay.

Somewhere outside of the compound.

Outside. Of course.

Well, what are we gonna do, Ruth?

You're awake?

Where's Zane?

She's with the children.

Ruth, I think there's something going on, on the compound.

What are you talking about?

I can't quite put my finger on what it is.

It's like, there's just a lot of activities.

And River-- River seems anxious.

Okay.

Anyway, how are you feeling?

I could use some pain killers.

Um, oh, right. Elder Mother.

Hang on.

Elder Mother left these here for you.

Oh. Is she saying anything?

No. Was she supposed to?

We need to know what's going on out there.

Well, don't you think we have bigger problems

in the one million dollars range?

Is there not a way you can get around the freeze?

Not that I know of.

Okay. Well, then we can't worry about that right now.

Can you just go talk to River?

Well, what are you gonna do?

I'm gonna talk to The Highest.

God only knows where his head is right now.

Okay. Of course.

What happened to him?

I don't know, Your Highest.

Well, he didn't just put himself in there.

You didn't see anyone around?

No, sir.

Wait a minute. No...

Your Highest?

Fuck! He is cartel!

Cartel?

I've seen the tattoo before. He is fucking cartel.

How do you know that he's cartel?

- I want to know who did this. - It could have been anyone.

I don't give a fuck! Find him!

Yes, Your Highest. I'm sorry.

Don't ever embarrass me like that again.

Do we even know where Glitch is?

Find him.

Yes, Dikahn.

- He was asking questions. - Who was asking questions?

Glitch. About Lilo.

And you're just telling us about this now?

I'm sorry. I-I didn't know until-until now.

This is fucked. This is fucked.

What kind of questions?

Manny.

Manny.

- What? - What are you doing?

Nothing. Just, you know, doing my rounds.

That's not what it looked like to me.

I don't know what you're talking about, Zane.

You know, there's a lot of rumors going around.

I didn't believe them at first, but since you're acting so weird

- they must be true. - Zane, come on.

It's okay. I'll just talk to the sisters about it.

- See what they say. - All right, all right.

Fine, okay. They're true.

We did find a body.

Who? Where?

That guy, Heat, okay? In the cooler.

Happy now?

Does he have a tattoo on his wrist?

How did--how did you know that?

Lilo used to pimp out all the girls around here

to his sleazy friends, including me.

I'm sorry. I uh, I didn't know.

I thought I recognized that tattoo.

So he's a drug dealer?

Cartel.

You know, there's another man with that same tattoo here.

Yeah. Yeah, Glitch. I know.

We're looking for him, but you--

- You cannot tell anyone, okay? - I won't.

- Maybe I can help. - No. No, Zane.

I'm the one who told you about him and Lilo.

It's too dangerous, okay? I...

I don't want anything to happen to you.

Okay.

Tell us.

He asked about George.

- Wanted to know about his limp. - His limp?

So what did you tell him?

That he shouldn't cross The Raku.

Did you tell him about the money?

It may have slipped.

You idiot!

Brother, calm down. Okay?

Did he even know where the money was located?

If he did, I didn't tell him.

Calm down, brother.

Respectfully, this may not be the place for that,

Brother Dikahn.

You better guard The Highest with your fucking life!

Why am I just learning about a dead body?

Oh, did I forget to tell you?

You're trying my patience, boy.

Look, I don't have time for this.

If you wanna help, find Glitch.

Brother Obadiah.

- What is it, Elder Mother? - Supreme Mother.

We have a problem.

The Highest wants me to care for Ruth.

So?

I don't have what I need to combat the infection,

but there are flowers in the wood that would help.

Nobody leaves the compound.

Of course, but um...

But what?

I'm sure that The Highest would look favorably on someone

that would take the risk.

Are you sure the flowers are out there?

Yeah mon--Brother Obadiah.

Me seen them meself.

Your Highest.

Ruth. Come in, please.

- You feeling better? - Getting there.

Elder Mother told me the good news.

Yes. Our son is still with us.

I never had a doubt.

No, you didn't.

I'm sorry our special day was ruined.

For the pain that it caused.

Come here. Sit. Sit, please.

Can I tell you something and you won't think less of me?

I could never think less of you, beloved.

I didn't know how much our son meant to me

until I thought I lost him.

For the first time, I felt...

truly powerless.

What was that for?

What you felt is a parent's love.

But I have many children.

Yes, but not a pure born.

You are connected to him in ways that you will never be connected

to anyone else.

And when you finally get to hold him in your arms,

I promise,

all the cares, all the crap in this world will mean nothing.

All you can see is him.

All you will care about is him.

From now until the day you are one with The Raku.

That is what it means to be a parent.

You think the birth mother ever cared for me like that?

On any level?

Sometimes...

life has a terrible way of grabbing hold

and not letting go.

It keeps us from being our better selves.

I am trying

really hard

to be my better self.

I know.

But it's hard to do that when you have serpents in your ears.

Obadiah? River?

You saw how quick they accused me of being a liar.

To say that your son was dead.

There was blood.

There was, but would you have doubted me

if it wasn't for their accusations?

The flower should be green and vibrant with yellow

along the edge. You can't miss it.

Now you go out there, you grab that flower.

You come right back.

I, uh, I will, Obadiah.

Right, you listen to me, son.

Whatever mistakes you made in the past, they mean nothing.

Today you redeem yourself in the eyes of The Raku.

Thank you. Yes, sir.

Hurry, hurry. Hurry, hurry.

Nobody else must know about this, okay?

Yes, sir.

- You understand? - Yes, sir.

You think he's gonna be all right?

- We'll soon find out. - Yeah.

- We got movement. - What do you mean?

Somebody's leaving the compound.

Where?

Through the back gate of the perimeter.

Shit. Let's go. Let's go.

You've had your concerns about River

and we know your history with Obadiah.

You don't trust them?

I think too much ambition is dangerous

and I question whether they truly share your vision

for what the future should be.

How did we get to this place?

All I ever wanted was to give my children a paradise,

to show them the path of the divine.

You can still do that.

I believe in you.

Our son believes in you.

If you don't like the way things are going, well,

then just go back to the beginning

when it was just you and The Raku.

Remove the ones that have their own agenda.

Be the benevolent king that you are.

Is that even possible anymore?

You are The Highest. Anything is possible.

The decisions I've made have extracted a heavy toll.

Dikahn is dead. The government is here.

The body of a cartel member was found.

I see.

Yeah. This very morning.

Well, that's why Brother Peter had to get approval for me

- to see you? - Yes.

And the cartel will not rest

until they get their pound of flesh.

How do I make this right?

The Raku will show you.

Me and The Raku don't seem to be on speaking terms at the moment.

You're stressed. Overwhelmed.

Can't even meditate.

You need to give your mind a rest,

then you'll be able to see clear.

I see her, Ruth.

Who?

The birth mother.

Okay. Well, maybe The Raku can--

No. No, no, this is-- This is something else.

But she's dead, Your Highest.

And yet, she torments me.

Do you see her now?

No.

Good. That's good.

That means she isn't in control.

"Whatever nightmares the future holds

are dreams compared to what's behind me."

Dikahn said that once.

I think it was from one of his comic books or something.

Where the fuck is Lilo?

- Anyone have eyes? - Negative.

He couldn't have gotten far.

Fan out.

- Did you find him? - No.

- What about you? - Negative.

To The Raku.

- Are you okay? - He fucking hit me.

- Is he dead? - Yeah.

Where the fuck is Lilo?

Who are you?

You can call me Mr. Benjamin.

- You're related to Lilo? - Bingo.

I'm his brother, asshole. Now where the fuck is he?

- I don't know. - You're lying.

Is that all you know how to do? Jesus? Must be.

Selling these people all your bullshit.

There are guards everywhere. You won't escape.

You're a smart piece of ass, ain't you?

Don't you worry about me.

Okay. I'm gonna give you five seconds.

You can either tell me where he is

or I'm gonna put a bullet through your baby mama's head.

We can give you the money.

- Ruth, no. - Is that what you want?

- Right? - Ruth.

I want it all.

One.

Two.

Three.

You don't wanna do this.

Nah, youdon't wanna do this.

Four.

- Five. - He's dead, okay?

He's dead.

- You're bullshitting me. - No, he's telling you the truth.

He was killed by one of the guards.

- Why? - Because he deserved it.

Bitch, I'm about to blow your brains out.

Crazy motherfucker. Drop it, drop it.

You okay, Your Highest?