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[clears throat]

You wanted to see me, Detective?

Word is you been grilling my dad over that little puff piece

you doing on Marcel.

When I specifically told you he had no involvement.

Look, something came up.

Like what?

Like...

...I found a connection between Malone

and Vernon.

-Vernon Dupree? -Yeah.

That threw me, too,

finding out that our grandfather-in-law

is somehow tied to this.

-Wait, that's just... -Hard to believe.

I know. So I came here to talk to you about it,

and I ran into your dad.

And then I saw the opportunity to...

gauge the reaction of the chief of police.

And then you dragged him into it, when I told you

-he had nothing to do with it. -Look, Jacob,

this is all starting to feel like a bad joke.

How about we just lay all of our cards on the table

and compare notes?

Look, I know you have a job to do,

but in full transparency,

I got to side with my dad on this one.

I get that.

And I need you to know that I have Martin's back just as hard.

TYRELL: Pop.

I know this looks random.

Don't trip.

I invited someone over to run

some middle game tactics.

Got to stay sharp.

-Is that right? -Yeah.

We were at the park.

It got too dark.

I figured we should just finish up here.

You don't mind, right?

Tyrell, come over here.

Well, now,

if it isn't the man of the house himself.

You got yourself quite a nice place here.

Uh, pardon me.

Where are my manners?

My name's Kenneth.

Your son calls me Kenny.

It's a real pleasure to meet you.

? ?

Randy, you better have a hell of an explanation

for what happened to my money.

[phone buzzing]

[buzzing continues]

-[doorbell chimes] -[phone buzzes] -Someone's here.

-I'll get it. -Oh, no, wait, babe. I got it.

We installed this security camera feature

for this very reason.

Okay.

-Well, Bill, who's here? -[door closes]

[sighs]

Honey. [sniffs, sighs]

Get ready for a battle.

Hmm. To what do we owe this displeasure?

Oh, hello to you, too.

Hayley.

And to answer your question, this is a sweet potato pie,

which is often seen as a gesture of goodwill.

I just wanted to bring a little something to say

how relieved I am that you and the baby are okay

after that unfortunate incident.

That's the reason you came?

To bring us pie?

-What other reason would there be? -Oh,

I don't know.

Maybe to apologize

for sending me to the hospital in the first place.

Hey.

-Is everything okay? -Uh...

Did you forget something in the car?

No, no.

It's nothing like that.

What's up? Talk to me.

How are you feeling?

God, I must seem crazy.

Um...

I ask you out,

I pick here of all places,

and now I'm standing outside the restaurant frozen like a statue.

[chuckles]

Ashley, I've gone on my share of crazy dates,

and this doesn't even come close.

[chuckles]

It's just... [sighs]

I spent so many nights here with Derek.

I can still see him there kneeling,

ring in hand, looking up at me with so much hope.

And now I'm back with another man.

-I must be breaking some unwritten rule or something. -Hey.

Hey, hey, hey. [chuckles] We can go somewhere else.

It's okay.

Come on.

No.

No. You know what? We're here.

I need to do this now.

-Okay. Okay. -So I can move past this

and put this all behind me.

Yeah, like you said at the hospital.

The hair of the dog.

Exactly.

Yeah.

[chuckles] Okay.

In that case...

[clears throat]

...you ready to turn some heads?

[exhales]

Let's go.

[speaking indistinctly]

Watch your step.

-[indistinct chatter] -They haven't clocked us yet.

We can still leave gracefully.

No.

Running away isn't my style.

After moping around and feeling sorry for myself,

this was much needed.

Thank you for dragging me out.

Mm. Thanks for letting me.

Sometimes we all need- oh-

a little dragging.

Ash, hey.

Small world keeps getting smaller.

What are the odds,

-am I right? -Yeah, um...

You.

Derek. Hey.

Uh, you, too, Shanice.

ASHLEY: Boss.

Oh, the only thing I'm bossing around is this martini glass.

Left the scrubs and my sensible shoes at work.

Tonight,

I'm just a woman enjoying some fine company.

-My ex's company. -DEREK: Hey, listen,

-Ash, about that- -No, you know what,

no need to explain. We're all adults here.

Some more adult than others, apparently.

Excuse us. We didn't mean to intrude.

Yeah, we just wanted to come over and say hi

so it wasn't awkward when you spotted us across the room.

Oh, 'cause that would have been the awkward part. [chuckles]

You know what? Um, we both hope

you two are having a fantastic evening.

It is the perfect spot for it.

Sometimes you just got to splurge.

Budget be damned, am I right?

-[chuckles] -[clears throat] We're leaving.

-Okay. -Uh...

-Yeah. -[chuckles softly]

[scoffs]

Good thing that wasn't the weirdest interaction

in the history of first dates.

[sighs]

Aren't you overstating a little?

And, anyway, all of this negative energy

can't be good for the baby.

Mm.

Now you're concerned about my baby.

We thought we almost lost our child.

Oh, please.

She's cramping a little bit

and suddenly I'm the villain?

What? You know what, Dani, the only reason

I didn't put you in your place at the hospital last night

-is because Hayley asked me- -Bill, stop.

After all, maybe she's right.

Excuse me?

Yeah. Maybe I should just let it go.

-Let bygones be bygones. -DANI: Finally,

-someone being sensible. -I mean,

why would I be upset

that she called me desperate and insecure?

Yeah.

You know what?

Maybe I should just forgive and forget everything you said,

because nothing says

"I'm sorry that I almost cost you your baby"

quite like sweet potato pie.

JACOB: Wait, hold on a minute.

When did I ever suggest

that your husband was mixed up in this?

You didn't.

As far as I knew, we're investigating

because Martin is afraid of Malone for whatever reason.

-Is there something you're not telling me? -No, I'm...

I'm just saying that, if there was,

I would take it to my grave.

Okay, well, I can't blame you for that.

But let's get back on track,

because this whole Marcel and Vernon thing is tripping me out.

-Do you want to know what your dad told me? -And everything

your source said. All of it.

Well...

my source said that Vernon served as a character witness

at Malone's IA investigation.

I heard about that, came to talk to you,

and I got your dad instead.

Okay. And?

And your dad sat me down and said, "Let's chat."

But then he tried to stonewall me,

saying that IA hearings are confidential.

They are. And the chief's got to protect his people

from the press.

It's in the job description.

Got it. But then he was forthcoming

and confirmed the info about Vernon.

Off the record.

Okay, well, it sounds like Vernon

and my dad are in the clear.

Okay, now your turn.

What are you not telling me?

[sighs]

My dad instructed me to fall back

on talking to you about Malone.

[chuckles]

Okay, that doesn't sound like he has anything to hide at all.

Look, we both got folks we're protecting,

but Marcel took money from Joey.

That's a fact.

And now, mysteriously, there's this $500K payout

from two years ago?

Around the same time Martin came home looking shell-shocked.

In my line of work, when something smells this bad,

you keep digging till you hit pay dirt.

And just what kind of dirt are you two hoping to find?

My name's Kenneth. Your son calls me Kenny.

It's a real pleasure to meet you.

Aren't you gonna shake my hand, Congressman?

You don't want your boy thinking his father

forgot his home training, do you?

Such a pleasure. But we're gonna have to cut this short.

No, wait, Pop, we were just getting to the Sicilian Defence.

Not tonight.

They grow up so fast.

One minute, they're home safe and then the next...

I believe you were leaving.

Mm-hmm.

It's been a real pleasure, Tyrell.

Hope to see you again soon.

What's your deal?

Be so for real right now.

You come and just humiliate me like that?

You know if that was a kid from school,

he'll clown me nonstop.

-You know that. -Listen to me.

You need to end all contact with him now.

-For what? -My God, Tyrell, you act like you don't get it.

Son, you just invited a stranger into our home.

An adult stranger.

No, I didn't. I know Kenny.

We play chess online.

Wait, what?

He recognized me at the park from my profile.

That's why I invited him back- because I know him.

How long have you been playing chess with him?

For a couple of weeks.

He was trash at first, but he upped his game now.

Show me.

There we go. Done.

No. You did not just block him.

And you better not unblock him, do you hear me?

-You can't just- -I can just.

And I don't have to explain it.

When it comes to my life and my friends-

Friend.

I'm your parent. You're the child.

That's how it goes.

End of story.

I'm gonna be in college soon,

making my own decisions,

but you're still gonna treat me like a child.

How am I supposed to gain any respect from anybody

when my own pop doesn't?

[phone chimes]

Look, I have to go out.

Lock the door behind me. Every lock.

Bet you want to double-check, too,

since you clearly don't trust me

-with any- -Just do it!

Please.

[door opens, closes]

Okay, Dani, let me break this down for you, all right?

[sighs] I came to your house yesterday feeling grateful.

Remorseful, even.

And I hoped that we could...

maybe be respectful adults about this whole thing.

Because you are the expert in respect, aren't you?

I really thought we turned a corner, Dani.

I did.

I had the stroke and you showed up.

And you showed genuine concern for my wellbeing.

And that meant a lot to me.

But here's where you messed up.

I'm building a future with Hayley.

We're expecting a child. And, who knows, maybe more than one.

So contrary to whatever fantasy's playing out

in your head,

this is not some temporary situation

that's gonna flame out.

-So he says now. -[sighs] Okay.

All right.

Maybe this is on me. All right? Maybe it's me.

'Cause I actually thought

that we could have a civilized conversation.

But instead you turned it into ammunition against my wife.

-Bill. Your blood pressure. -No, no, no, no. Sweetheart, no.

She needs to hear this.

You sent my pregnant wife to the hospital with your mind games.

-Allegedly pregnant. -And your jealousy.

And your spite. And it almost cost us everything.

And you think you can walk in here with a damn pie

and make it all go away?

Here's what's gonna happen. Okay?

You're gonna give Haley her long-deserved apology,

or you can walk your bougie, self-righteous ass

right out that damn door.

You know what?

No.

How does Chelsea like to say it?

I am ten toes down,

and I stand behind every damn word I said.

I'm sorry.

I will get over it in a minute.

It just...

Tonight is supposed to be about us.

And it still is about us.

Maybe talking about it won't hurt.

Go on. Tell me what's bothering you, Ashley.

Is it what you said about him splurging?

Because that came with some heat behind it.

I guess I was just annoyed.

We were on such a tight budget

because Derek had some unexpected expenses.

But now look at him now-

here with Shanice, living his best life.

[chuckles] Shanice makes good money.

Maybe she's paying for it.

-It's not only that. -Hmm.

Derek claims that I broke his heart.

Well, if it was that hard on him, then why is he back

at the scene of the crime acting like it never happened?

Says the woman who suggested we come to the same spot.

Maybe Derek likes their crispy

Brussels sprouts drizzled in chili oil.

[chuckles]

[chuckles softly]

-I highly doubt it. -Mm.

But thank you for doing that.

Snapping me out of my spiral that was sure to come.

Yeah, that's sort of my superpower.

But seriously though, uh, the same way

you're not letting this place

become a symbol of...

what happened,

maybe Derek's thinking the same thing, too.

Maybe you're right.

Yeah.

I guess it's just gonna be a process for both of us.

Why on earth did I suggest this place?

I should've known. I should've known we'd run into Ashley

and things would get awkward.

She always talks about how much she loves Uptown.

Uh, if it makes you feel any better,

this is the last spot I thought I'd run into her.

It's where I proposed.

Uh...

Oh, now I feel even more terrible.

Don't. I almost suggested going someplace else, but...

then the more I thought about it,

no, got to turn the page at some point.

Face the monster head-on.

Coming here helps me do that.

Or...

...at least that's what I keep telling myself.

[Shanice chuckles softly]

Sorry to interrupt.

Nah, nah, you weren't interrupting.

-We were just... -Planning karaoke night.

Right. You know, Smitty and I sometimes get paired up,

so we want to make sure we come correct.

-Mm. -I thought I heard

something about dirt.

Ah, well, Jacob was just saying I do him dirty

every time we hit the stage.

He can't keep up with the raps,

-so I got to carry the team. -[chuckles]

I would've thought you had enough to write

about that retirement piece on me by now.

I guess a good reporter stays hungry.

Always looking for that killer quote to...

make the story pop.

You caught me, Detective.

And you-

I hope you're being a loyal partner

and making me look good.

And let's keep the strip club visits

we wrote off as surveillance off the record.

SMITTY: Damn, I wasn't recording.

You want to repeat that one?

Let's see.

Is there anyone I could steer your way

to help you round out your story?

You know, I bet my garbageman can tell you some tales.

I think I'm managing just fine with my own sources,

but thank you.

In fact, I talked to Chief Hawthorne about you.

Mm. Me and Hawthorne go way back.

How'd that go?

Nothing but glowing praise.

You don't have something on him, do you?

That was lightning quick.

You must've rushed here as soon as you got my text.

What the hell do you think you're doing,

coming to my house like that?

You might want to get your eyes checked, Congressman.

It's like the boy said-

just some friendly chess.

Friendly, my ass.

And when do you play chess?

You'd be surprised what people like me can do

when properly motivated.

Let me make myself crystal clear for your simple mind.

Stay away from my son,

my daughter, and my husband.

Our business is between us.

Now, where's an uppity politician like yourself

get the idea he's calling the shots?

I don't get why you're doing this.

This was supposed to be handled.

Your very tall and very fancy friend thought the same thing,

but it didn't go down the way you boys figured.

I made myself crystal clear what would happen

if you tried pulling a fast one,

and that's exactly what happened.

DANI: Can we just park

the outrage for a moment?

Because time will prove

that she is unworthy of this newly acquired life,

and you will realize the thing that we all see so damn clearly.

Why even bother with this whole performance then?

Why even show up here playing as the concerned ex-wife

with your little peace offering?

You know what, Hayley,

that might be the only thing you've ever said

that made sense, because I'm asking myself

the same damn question.

Because everyone has been in my ear about taking the high road

and give grace, they say.

"Be the bigger person."

But some people just don't deserve that.

Like someone who would weaponize an honest conversation

and turn it into a medical crisis.

How convenient.

No.

How calculated.

Not everyone is as devious as you, Dani.

Some of us just want to be happy

and not cause havoc everywhere they go.

Speaking of which,

I baked that pie from scratch.

You might want to consider that before you take a bite.

Did she just insinuate what I think she was insinuating?

Yeah.

[scoffs]

Tell me something,

was she always this unhinged?

To be honest... [scoffs]

that was always part of the attraction.

[line ringing]

[phone buzzing]

Do you need to step out and take that?

No. Just another spam call.

They never quit, do they?

Randy's gone rogue.

I need him found. Like, yesterday.

Call me back.

Glad to hear the chief talked me up.

I wish he'd been that generous last time I was up for a raise.

-Hmm. -Speaking of work,

we need to, uh, do that robbery report.

D.A.'s been breathing down my neck.

Far be it for me to keep justice waiting.

I can see myself out.

You know damn well that report's been filed.

So you want to tell me why you got rid of Smitty?

Sure.

The answer starts with my bank account.

You know, it's funny, Congressman.

Right now, my bank account should be as stuffed

as a turkey on Thanksgiving Day.

But wouldn't you know it,

there's not a damn thing in there.

The money was supposed to be delivered.

-If something went wrong, th- -Don't play dumb with me.

The only thing surprising you is that I'm standing here breathing

instead of floating face down in the Potomac.

What are you saying? You were attacked?

How can you tell a politician's lying again?

Oh, that's right. You just watch their mouth move.

Usually you're right.

But in this case, I swear-

Didn't you tell me you knew important people

that make your problems disappear?

Give me a break. I was defending myself in the moment.

Now, if something went wrong, I had no idea, I swear.

Save the speech for the campaign trail, Congressman.

The price just doubled anyway.

And I want it tomorrow by sunrise.

I have already shown you how easy it is

for me to get to your precious family.

So try me again.

See what happens.

Shanice, I got to admit,

getting your DM to go to dinner caught me off guard.

Even more so when you offered to pay. I mean,

-what the hell? -[chuckles] Boy, please.

Can't a sister do something nice for once?

All right. Well, I got it next time.

Oh. So there's gonna be a next time.

Why not?

You're fun,

interesting.

[chuckles softly] In what ways?

For starters, you're a physical therapist

-and a registered nurse. -Mm.

Not to mention head nurse at Garland Memorial.

-[laughing] -That's no joke.

What are you, an overachiever or something?

-Maybe a little around the edges. -[chuckles]

No, don't brush it off like it's no big deal.

I really want to know.

I grew up hooked on mystery.

Always curious, always learning.

But with a pull to help people.

It's just who I am.

[chuckles] Put that all together and it makes sense

that I'd become a nurse and a physical therapist.

I wanted to understand how the body works.

How to help heal it.

How to help people get back to feeling like themselves.

But I also learned that recovery isn't just about movement

and medicine.

It's about presence.

A smile.

A touch.

Just listening when someone needs to be heard.

That's the kind of care

that sticks with people.

And that's why I do what I do.

And you?

Thank you for helping keep the community safe.

Oh, I did something right for once.

-That's new. -[chuckles]

Oh, now don't start that self-pity nonsense.

You literally run into burning buildings

while everyone else runs out.

That is not nothing neither. [chuckles softly]

Yeah.

So what made you become a firefighter?

There was this firehouse on my street growing up.

I used to stand on the corner

-and just watch them work. -Oh.

Little Derek,

-the firehouse stalker, huh? -[laughs]

-[chuckles] -In hindsight, it's probably not the move.

But one day, this firefighter

let me hang inside and listen to their stories.

It was the way they talked about what they did.

-Mm. -Saving people's lives,

rescuing their pets.

It wasn't a job to them.

It was a purpose.

And it felt like my chance to do something that actually matters.

Ah. That's why you take your job

-so serious. -Mm.

I just do what I can.

Uh-uh. Don't. Don't do that.

Don't downplay it.

Do you know how rare it is to find a man

who finds beauty in serving others?

That's a compliment, Derek. Take it.

-Okay. -[laughs]

-You've earned it. [chuckles]

Oh, God, I'm doing it again. [sighs]

I'm so sorry, Andre.

Some date I'm turning out to be.

Like I told you earlier, it's okay.

I've been through worse.

Remind me to tell you about the woman

who admitted to being a grifter...

[chuckles] on the first date.

-Oh, my God. That's awful. -Yeah.

You do have a way of making women feel comfortable though.

-Hmm? -I can't blame her

for letting her guard down around you.

Ah. Thank you.

To you.

For being extremely easy to talk to

and exactly what I needed tonight.

From here on out,

you have my full attention.

Ooh.

That's a lot to live up to there.

Uh, let's hope I don't fail to rise to the challenge.

You're one to talk, Mr. International Photographer,

jet-setting around the world,

hobnobbing it with the donor class.

[chuckles] What are you doing slumming it

with a first-year nurse anyway?

Hey, I'm not slumming it from anywhere. [chuckles]

And from my vantage point, I'm sitting

with the most interesting person in the room.

Hmm?

Okay...

Okay.

-Mystery man. -Mm.

[chuckles softly] Tell me something real.

Something Google doesn't know.

[inhales deeply] Okay.

Let's see. Uh...

I wear a size 11 shoe.

[laughs]

I'm serious.

I've heard the stories.

Mm.

Charity galas on the weekends.

-Yeah? -All-white parties in the Hamptons.

Mm-hmm.

What's that all about?

Well, as you already know,

I lost my parents as an adult.

Um...

I inherited enough to never worry about money again.

So most of the luxuries that I have,

I couldn't do it without that.

But those privileges come with responsibility.

How so?

The pictures that I take-

most of that money goes to causes

that my parents believed in.

In their names.

Kind of like keeping their legacies alive, you know?

-Wow. [chuckles] -Yeah.

That's something I...

didn't expect.

Yeah, I'm full of surprises.

Could take you a lifetime to uncover them all.

What about your bank account, now?

You mean your boy Smith didn't fill you in?

Well, let me paint you a picture.

Your daddy thinks I need some...

good press before retirement.

Enter your friend Smitty,

asking all sorts of friendly questions

till, suddenly,

he wants to know about Joey Armstrong.

Like I'm all in bed with the guy.

And all this connects to your accounts how?

Someone went looking through my accounts.

Nothing taken, just looking.

Now, who do we know that might be that curious?

You think Smitty?

I did what we're trained to do-

put myself in the perp's shoes

and thought, "What would catch my eye?"

Two deposits.

Both cash, both interesting.

If you didn't know the story.

Inquiring minds want to know. What are they?

Well, the first one's easy.

Five grand from some lucky hands

when I was doing a sting operation at Armstrong's casino.

And the other?

That one's a lot more.

Half a mil.

I'm sure that caught your friend's attention.

That's if it was Smitty.

Which we don't know.

It was my inheritance.

My sister sold our parents' place and paid me my half.

In cash?

That's a strange way to do family business.

She was different like that.

"Was"? As in past tense?

Cancer.

She passed two years ago.

My condolences.

I'm sure losing somebody like that can be tough.

But the problem is,

that story's gonna be hard to verify.

Hard for who, exactly?

Well, looks like our popularity has turned in the neighborhood.

Can you believe we have another visitor?

Bill.

Congressman.

I'll be upstairs.

We won't be long, baby.

Showing up here to give me one more thing to explain

to my pregnant wife?

Is that smart?

Your wife's feelings are the least of my problems.

Okay. Look, I've had a day, Martin.

All right, just get straight to it.

All of you shut me out of this.

My own grandfather,

that dirty cop, and you.

And guess what-

you made matters worse.

Okay. Chess?

In my house.

With my son.

Okay, that's shocking.

You're telling me this bottom-feeding good old boy

knows how to play a thinking man's game?

-Smart enough to beat you at yours. -Hey, hey, hey, hey.

Watch yourself now.

Do you have any idea what could have happened

if I hadn't walked in?

Look, it was a message, all right?

A power play letting you know he could be three moves ahead.

Tyrell was never in any real danger.

You don't know that.

No more than you knew that this was handled.

These are my children, Bill.

Hey, hey, hey.

You need to get ahold of yourself, okay?

Emotion clouds judgment.

Easy for you to say

when it's not your family being threatened.

What if this was Hayley?

Or Chelsea?

Naomi? [scoffs]

I couldn't live with myself if anything happened to them.

Look, I'm about to be a father again, okay?

I understand exactly what's at stake here.

[scoffs]

Then why is he saying he never got paid?

I know you didn't get cheap on my family's expense.

Martin, no, I swear to you, that's not what happened.

Then what?

I followed your lead.

I stayed quiet.

And then he ends up in my house,

playing games with my son's life?

You're supposed to be the great fixer.

Now look where your fixes got us.

Okay, look.

Every second you spend here ragging on me

is a second I'm not fixing this, okay?

Listen, go home.

Be with your son.

Let me do what I do best.

And I'm supposed to just trust you again?

After all of this.

You got a better play? Huh?

I didn't think so.

Go home. All right?

And let a professional clean this up.

[sighs deeply]

Listen to yourself.

You're starting to sound just like your reporter buddy.

It seemed like a natural question to me.

Also, Smitty's family.

Just remember what family signs your checks

when your buddy's done digging through my personal business.

Is that a threat, Malone?

Or just friendly advice between partners?

Just think of it as a wake-up call.

I mean, partners take care of each other, right?

What are you getting at?

You're letting a journalist with an agenda get in your head.

Reporters, man- they're all the same.

They use anybody to get their story and then they're gone,

leaving you hanging with whatever mess they stirred.

[phone buzzing]

I better see if this is important.

[chuckles] Can I ask you something?

Mm.

What am I doing right?

I'm not sure I follow.

Well, you haven't looked over at a certain table in a while.

So whatever's working, I want to keep that same energy.

-[chuckles] -Well, you do have my attention.

-Mm. -So why don't you riddle me this?

Okay.

What's a guy like you doing out here single?

All right, would I be too trite

if I said that I'm focusing on myself?

In my self-care era?

Yeah, I would say you were overdoing it. [chuckles]

-Mm. -The r�sum� looks right.

-Mm. -You probably have your phone blowing up all day long.

N-N-No comment.

-No comment. -Okay, seriously, what's the catch?

-You got bodies in your basement or something? -[chuckles]

Nah.

Just most days,

I think the whole relationship thing is overrated.

Ah. Okay, there it is.

You can't possibly mean that.

Look around. [scoffs]

Everybody who talks about forever means it until they...

don't.

So you would consider yourself pragmatic?

I guess.

My aunt and uncle were relationship goals.

And now they can't even breathe the same air.

Yeah.

It's funny how forever turns into "never mind" so fast.

Yeah. Then it's just toxic energy

until it's eventually over.

But you said "most days."

-Mm. -What's your formula for making it work?

Meeting someone who makes you forget

why you were playing it so safe in the first place.

Someone like you, for starters.

[door closes]

Tyrell, stop.

I know you're mad.

Yeah. I'm mad.

I'm also embarrassed.

You treated that guy like he was a criminal or something.

Overreacted.

Like always.

What is that supposed to mean?

Forget it.

No. You have something to say and I want to hear it.

So say it.

You're not like Dad.

When things happen, he stays chill.

Samantha and I can go to him and talk to him.

But you? [scoffs]

You just be wilding out for no reason.

It's like we have to walk on eggshells

-to avoid you from blowing up. -It's true.

-Your dad and I handle things differently. -So tell me,

why did you have to treat Kenny like that?

We've had friends over before.

You've never acted like that.

Okay, yes, maybe he's an adult

and I should've texted you.

But I can handle myself.

[scoffs] What's up, Pop? I mean,

is there something you're not telling me?

Exactly.

Just another pointless Martin Richardson crash-out. [scoffs]

Huh.

Still grinding at this hour.

I thought you and Detective Malone

would have been done by now.

The man loves to delegate.

Suddenly my rapping skills

aren't the only thing coming up short.

Yeah. About that karaoke story,

I got a little carried away.

You aren't the only one.

Marcel's got quite a few stories himself.

Says you've been digging in places you shouldn't.

Is that why he was so pressed to clear me out?

Yeah. He's got explanations for everything.

Including that mysterious half a mil.

Says it's from the proceeds of selling family property.

Deposited via cash?

Do you believe him?

What do you think?

[phone buzzing]

Hmm.

Just the man I needed to talk to.

We've got a problem.

I'm way ahead of you.

Looks like my guy took the money intended for our friend

and is trying to skip town.

I've made some calls.

He'll realize his mistake soon enough, if he hasn't already.

Oh, he did more than that.

Come again?

Your reliable guy didn't just take the money.

He also didn't finish the job

when it came to our mutual friend.

Are you saying that busboy's still breathing?

Fix this now

or everyone involved is screwed.

[sighs]

It's done.

[sighs]

But we have a problem.

-[laughing] -[chuckling]

Yeah. I thought it was funny.

Ashley. Andre.

I hope you have a good night.

Yeah. You, too.

[Shanice clears throat]

Now, where were we?

Uh... [chuckles] Oh, um,

we were switching the conversation back to you.

So, tell me something real.

Something that I can't find on Google.

? ?

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