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- Previously on "Sacrifice."

How long is the recovery?

- Typically four to eight weeks.

- Doctor, I just took off a month.

I can't take off two more.

- My attorneys informed me you have filed

an injunction prohibiting me

from all actions concerning my shares of Criterium Records.

- We have a problem. - With Lade Akande?

- Did you accept a large contribution from Dom Mayfield?

- I trusted you. - Bev.

- But you didn't trust me enough to know

what I was doing. - I can fix this.

- No. You're fired.

- You played ball for Perkins too?

- That's none of your damn business.

- I get it, man.

It's the type of shit we don't talk about.

- How many other kids?

- You're Dom Mayfield, right?

You played center at-- Pratt.

Jason Pratt. Man, you played guard.

You guys played for me, man. Come on.

- This ain't no social call. Where the kid at?

- He's not here, Dom. - What is this?

- A partnership agreement.

- And what is in this agreement for you?

- My Criterium shares and 20%.

Respect? - Yeah.

- That's why you're sleeping with plain Jane,

because you respect me so much?

Get out. Get out!

- Boss, are you sure you're cool

with me working from home? 'Cause I could come in.

- Why?

You're getting the same amount of work done.

And you're helping Ruby and Min.

That's more important. I admire you.

- Thanks, boss.

- Daniella, your 10:00 is here.

- Hey, I gotta go.

Send him in.

- Uh, actually, you might want to come out

and see this for yourself. - OK.

- ♪ The things you told me ♪

♪ Why didn't I listen ♪

♪ You told me you love me ♪

- Kind of strange, isn't it?

- ♪ What am I missing? ♪

♪ Wish it was different ♪ ♪ Wrong decision ♪

♪ I know what we did ♪ ♪ But I wish we didn't ♪

♪ You held me down from the beginning ♪

♪ Without your love I feel like a prisoner ♪

♪ You made me better ♪

♪ I feel like I should have known that ♪

♪ You always down for whatever ♪

- Stop. - ♪ I left you lonely ♪

♪ I try and I try again ♪

♪ But I can't get it right ♪

♪ Just give me one more moment ♪

♪ Just give me one more night ♪

♪ One more night ♪

[relaxed music]

♪ ♪

- It's been three weeks, D.

You got me still booking an appointment

with Tamika to see you.

- Let's not do this here, please.

Come on. Come with me.

I-- I don't know what to say.

- I don't know what to think, D.

I call. I text.

I mean, we work together, but if it's not work related

you're not giving me anything.

Now, I'm trying to give you space and time to heal.

But I was hurt too. - Are you kidding?

You cheated on me. I don't care about your hurt.

- You're right. I was wrong.

And I truly apologize, D. Just tell me what I gotta do.

I love you.

- If only love had kept you faithful.

- I deserve that.

I made a choice, and I'll regret it

for the rest of my life.

Whatever I got to do to earn your trust again, D,

I'm willing to do it.

- Daniella, your 10:15 meeting has arrived.

- Thank you. - 10:15?

You only gave me 15 minutes on the calendar?

- I simply schedule what she has time for.

- I gotta take this meeting.

I mean, as nice as all this is,

it's going to take a lot more than a song and flowers

to win me back. - For real?

- But not a bad start.

- [chuckles] - [chuckles]

♪ ♪

[energetic music]

♪ ♪

- I think we need to put this slide after--

- After the hologram.

- And I really think we need to include a school

for the performing arts.

- There will be no school for the performing arts.

We are solely investing in things that are profitable.

And that's how someone like you gets to be someone like me.

Infrastructure and community building--

contractors and vendors will make it worth every penny.

School for the performing arts? Send them to Juilliard.

- Lade, I don't think that-- - No.

Daniella, no, no.

Now, shall we run through it again?

- No need.

We're going to kill it tomorrow.

- Now, there can be no room for error, Daniella.

We must acquire the Baldwin Galleria.

- Our presentation is flawless.

Besides, we only have two real competitors anyways--

Intro Vivio Entertainment and Euphoria Live.

- Only?

Both of those companies own this space.

Nobody bigger than Euphoria Live in the UK.

- Which is exactly why I'm not worried.

They won't see us coming.

And they've got no ties to the community.

And Intro Vivio Entertainment, well,

let's just say I have intimate knowledge

of how that CEO thinks.

And he definitely has some blind spots.

- Are you one of them?

- Used to be.

- [chuckles] You know, this partnership

really is rather perfect.

I mean, I am all logic analytics,

strictly a numbers girl.

But you, you understand this counter-corporate,

emotion-driven Hollywood and how it does business.

- Lade.

I think I hear a compliment in there somewhere.

- Mm. - Look, I gotta run.

I'm having dinner with our favorite mayoral candidate

in 20 minutes. - Well, don't keep her waiting.

And feed my investment well.

- Will do.

You know, I feel really good about tomorrow.

- No. Don't get cocky.

- Not cocky. Confident.

We will win this bid. You'll see.

Good night.

- Good night.

[chuckles]

- You know, the Aldridge pitch is tomorrow.

Lade and I spent the entire day prepping.

- How's it going?

- We seem to be on the same page--

couple things that we disagree on,

but she's a really fascinating woman.

- Mm. - You know?

- Mm-hmm.

- I mean, I don't trust her completely,

but I don't need to trust someone

to do business with them. - But wait.

If you don't trust her, why would you

involve her in my campaign? - Because you need the money.

And she needs your political savvy and connections.

You just have to watch her, you know, closely.

But that's for anybody.

I mean, listen, this is politics, Bev.

What's going on?

- You know, nothing I want to talk about right now.

Let's just enjoy the night.

And what's up with all these funeral flowers?

Are these from Dom? - Yep.

- Wait.

That can only mean one thing.

- Yep. He did.

- With who? - Oh, it's not important.

- So you're done with him, right?

- I don't know. - Come on, girl.

Drop that drug-dealing fool.

You know thug love never wins in the end.

- Excuse me? Dom has been a Boy Scout.

You know, one minute you're cool with him,

and the next you're not. What's your problem?

- Actually, I've never been cool with him.

I just want you in my life.

And you two seem to come as a package.

Anyway, how are things with that rich,

artsy brother Merlot?

- Marcel. - I mean Marcel.

God. - I don't know, girl.

He's--he's a moment, not a relationship.

- Well, if you're not serious about him,

maybe you can slide his NFT-slinging ass my way,

and I can see what else he might be slinging.

- Girl, he is not even your type.

- Why not? - He's not married.

- Shots fired! That--that was nasty.

- Sorry. Not done with him yet.

You can't have him. - OK, fine.

What other crime-free, rich, single man

do you have on your roster?

I need someone to move into the mayor's mansion with me.

- Girl, you don't need anyone. You're perfect.

- You're right. - Uh, not perfect.

I misspoke.

- You said it, and I'll take it.

- [laughs]

- Chest. There you go. Good.

- Hey, Coach! Coach! - Good. Hold on. Hold on.

[whistle blowing]

Jason, let's go to shooting drills.

Come on.

Let's show them what we need to do, buddy.

Let's go. Focus.

Remember what we talked about, OK?

Let's go. Oh, that's all right.

Good job. Good job.

Come on.

- Catch it!

[ethereal electronic music]

♪ ♪

[gunshot]

- What are you doing here?

- The bartender called me and told me

you were asleep at the table. What's going on?

- Nothing.

- Three weeks ago, I pick you up looking like you just

saw the candy man, and now you drinking

yourself numb in a bar?

I said you could stay at my place till you get over it.

- [groans] - Whatever this is--

- Ain't no getting over it. Bartender!

Another Barbancourt, please. - No. He's finished.

What happened that night you called me?

You have to tell me.

I can't help you if you don't.

- I miss dancing with you.

Why don't I get the band to play something, OK?

Come on. Hey! - Stop it.

Talk to me.

- When I was a kid, I played youth basketball

for a coach, Randall Perkins.

Coach Perkins loved his players,

made us all believe that we would go pro

one day if we did what he said.

He took some of the kids home to work on drills.

He'd get close to them.

If he thought that they trusted him enough,

he would touch them.

- You were one of those boys.

- Years later, he was drunk driving,

and he killed a young mother.

He went to prison.

He was released a month ago.

I tracked him down, and I killed him.

- Jason.

Tell me you're not serious.

- All I wanted to do was just to--

just to make sure.

I didn't want another kid hurt.

Then he said something, and I reacted.

- Dom was with you when I picked you up.

- He played for Perkins too.

- So it was the both of you?

- Dom was there, but I did it.

What do I do?

- If you care at all about yourself,

you'll get some help, and whatever you do,

don't tell Beverly shit.

- Are you going to tell Daniella?

- You already know I won't.

Now let's get you out of here.

- I feel good about this.

- Dani. - Harlan. Hello.

- I heard your name swirling about.

- Did you?

- I assumed you were representing someone who was--

you're in the mix on this in a real way?

- I am, along with my partner, billionaire mogul Lade Akande.

Lade, this is the former head of Fox--

- Current CEO of Intro Vivio Entertainment.

- Harlan Pensette.

- Nice to meet you, Lade.

- So how's wife number three?

- Divorce is almost final.

Maybe four is your lucky number.

- Daniella, where I come from, we don't play with our food

before we devour it.

Shall we? - We shall.

- Excuse me. - Good seeing you, Harlan.

- Enjoy your meal.

We'll talk soon. - Of course.

- It's a nice place, right? - Yeah.

- Glad you could make it.

Uh-oh.

- There you go. - Wow.

- Thank you. - Enjoy.

- Thank you. - Mmm.

- I gotta tell you before you start,

this place has the best chilaquiles

you will ever eat, probably better

than the ones I make. - Ah.

He cooks too.

- For years, I used to cook for 300 men every damn day.

- In the Army?

- No, not the Army.

Prison cafeteria.

I have a past, you know.

- Well, I'm not having breakfast with your past.

I'm having breakfast with where you are

right now, which is with me.

- I appreciate that. - [chuckles]

Mmm.

Unless your chilaquiles were really this good.

- Let's see.

Nah. Mine's better.

[both chuckling]

- Well, maybe we can talk about the past then.

- Really? - Mm.

- Well, this is going to be all right.

[chuckles] So have you ever been married?

- Oh! So we're going to talk about my life story now.

- I'm sorry. I don't mean to pry.

- Sylvester, I'm teasing. - OK.

- I was married for 17 years. - Mm-hmm.

- I had two girls.

Both live in San Francisco now.

And then one day, he left me for a 30-year-old

trainer from Reseda. - Really?

- Mm.

- So you never met anyone else? - No one serious.

- Not until now.

You just met one badass, chilaquiles-cooking mother--

- Shut your mouth.

[laughter]

- The name of our project is Future Perfect.

Four words-- innovation, reimagination,

revolution, and fun.

Future Perfect is a revolutionary new community

and a live entertainment venue.

- Transforming the community without gentrifying it.

- Heard that before.

- The Galleria will remain a Black space

in the heart of what will be a smart community.

- Data-driven efficiency that improves the quality of life

for the current community.

- And the key is its affordability.

- Now, certainly there will be temporary displacement,

but current residents will be first in line

for the new properties at government low prices.

- And, Lade, the piece de resistance--

- A 4D theater, a live entertainment venue

and performance space, employing the latest

cutting-edge technology from Japan,

Belgium, and Silicon Valley.

- The Akande Center promises to be

the most advanced entertainment facility

in the world in the hood.

- Host to the new heart of Hollywood.

- And what's your part in all this, Ms. Hernandez?

- I will be bringing A-list talent,

innovators, storytellers, and content creators.

- With the Black and brown community leading the way,

as it should be.

[bright music]

♪ ♪

[birds chirping]

♪ ♪

[people cheering]

♪ ♪

- Bravo. Bravo, ladies.

- Wow.

We have never considered or even heard

an entertainment component before.

We're excited to bring this to the community.

- Thank you. Great.

[chuckles] - Yes.

[door clicks] - Hey.

Great news.

The warrant request for the Mayfield raid

is going out to Judge Fletcher this afternoon.

- You still want to do this? - Of course I do.

Why wouldn't I?

- I just don't believe we have anything

on him that's going to stick. - Is this a joke?

Why are you suddenly having second thoughts?

- I'm just saying it won't be a good look on the news

if we go sideways like we did the last time

we went after him.

- Sit down.

[soft dramatic music]

What's going on? Real talk.

- When I was a kid, I played basketball

at St. Mark's off Manchester.

I just learned that Dom did too.

We come from the same place.

And I think when given a chance to change, he did.

If he goes back to his old ways, then we go after him.

- Old ways, like murder?

- I'd hate to see another Black man from my neighborhood

living out his potential behind bars.

- Jason, Dom is not a victim of his environment.

He is a criminal, pumping drugs back

into that same neighborhood.

- Then do what's good for your campaign.

- Get out.

[tense music]

♪ ♪

- Daniella.

You really impressed me today. - Thank you.

We work well together, don't we?

- But no one else here to celebrate with?

So you live here alone?

- Well, my Uncle Sly lives in the guest house,

but ever since-- yeah.

Yeah, now I live here alone.

- Ah. I live alone, and I wouldn't have it any other way.

- Really? - Mm.

I do so love my independence. - Let me ask you something.

Do you think a woman can be independent

and have a meaningful relationship?

- I think our Future Perfect relationship is meaningful.

Let's start there. - OK, got it.

[phone rumbling]

You know-- do you mind if I get that?

Let me just-- give me one moment.

- Of course.

- Tamika. Everything OK?

- Daniella, I just sent you a link to Aldridge's

newest press release.

I think you should take a look.

- OK. Thanks.

"Aldridge Development Corp is pleased to announce

"the proposed sale of the Baldwin Galleria

to Intro Vivio Entertainment." - No.

- "The sale includes the surrounding seven acres

"in order to build a smart city community

"and multisensory venue for major artists

"and community members.

"There will also be a state-of-the-art

performance space and 4D theater."

- They have stolen our concept. - Wow.

- Aldridge had never even heard of it before our pitch.

- Yeah, it's unbelievable.

I will have them so tied up in court

they will never break ground.

- I am not interested in any lawsuit.

A small hometown remedy

called tabaywill get him on our side.

- What's tabay? - Torture.

- You're serious?

Lade.

Look, if you do that, you will ruin any future hopes

of deals in Hollywood.

We just gotta take a deep breath,

and I will figure this out.

- No, I thought you had the inside track on these people.

This is supposed to be your town.

And you were supposed to be my entrée into these worlds.

But, you know, the reality is you have no goddamn power

nor influence, do you, Daniella?

- This is not unusual for transactions

of this size to have setbacks.

- It is unusual for me!

You know what enrages me?

Is that for one brief moment I believed in you.

And I put my money on the line as proof.

- Lade, this is not the time to point fingers.

We need to strategize.

- Oh, there will never be a "we" again.

And you will never see those Criterium shares.

[door slams]

- [gasps]

♪ ♪

- Oh, goddamn it.

[R&B music]

♪ ♪

- ♪ Beautiful ♪

♪ Oh, how you're full of love ♪

- Oh.

- ♪ Oh me oh my ♪

♪ I'm a puddle on the floor ♪

[line trilling] - Hey.

- What's up? - You know what I need.

- Usual?

- Skyler, thanks for coming on such short notice.

I really appreciate it.

- Ms. Hernandez, it's been a while.

- Yeah.

- Pleasant surprise getting your call.

- Yeah.

So I've been prescribed 30 pills at 20 milligrams.

- Oxy. - Yeah.

And I need 140, OK? - That's a lot.

- You don't have it? - I meant the dosage.

I don't want to go to prison. - I'm paying double.

- I only have about 50 at 40. - OK.

Well then, I guess you'll be coming back soon.

- Not a problem.

Never more than one every 12 hours.

- You have my word.

How's your mom?

- All right. - Good.

Thanks.

[door clicks]

♪ ♪

- ♪ Mm ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Beautiful ♪

♪ Oh, how you're full of love ♪

♪ Oh me oh my ♪

♪ On a puddle on the floor ♪

♪ It's over ♪

♪ All over the floor ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ It's over ♪

♪ All on the floor ♪

♪ Hold tight ♪

♪ Don't, don't let it go ♪

♪ Hold tight ♪

♪ Don't, don't let it go ♪

- [sobs]

- ♪ Oh, all on the floor ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ It's over ♪

♪ Oh, on the floor, yeah ♪

♪ ♪

- Mmm.

[moans]

[sobs]

- [vocalizing]

♪ ♪

♪ Oh over ♪

♪ On the floor ♪

- [groans]

- ♪ It's over ♪

♪ On the floor, yeah ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ It's over ♪

♪ On the floor, yeah ♪

[phone rumbling]

♪ Over ♪

- [exhales sharply]

[phone beeps]

Hernandez, Daniella.

- Daniella, it's Alvin Aldridge.

Listen, Intro Vivio fell out,

and we'd like to get you back to the table.

- Really?

Um, that's-- that's great news.

- I'll need revisions to your contracts.

I'll email you what we need.

- Yeah, I'll just have to walk it--

talk it over with Lade. - Yeah, of course.

You have 24 hours to present revised contracts.

- Oh, no. Um, yeah, I got it.

Understood. - OK.

- Yep. - Good deal.

- Bye.

Shit.

[tense music]

♪ ♪

[phone beeps]

[clears throat]

- You have reached the cell phone of Lade Akande.

Please leave your message. - Hey.

Crazy turn of events.

Baldwin Galleria, we're back in the game.

- ♪ 10 stacks of the Montclair ♪

♪ Paper boy call me Atlanta ♪

♪ Pullin' up in that new range ♪

♪ City boy, no country grandma ♪

♪ Run away to the plane ♪

- You good? What happened?

- You need to get rid of anything that's incriminating.

- Like what? - Like 25 kilos of cocaine.

- How you know about that?

- The only important thing is I know.

And if I know-- - Shit. When they coming?

- Soon.

- Give me a hand with this, bro.

Yo, help me!

♪ ♪

Shit.

- Can't believe you.

♪ ♪

For real? - Yeah, for real.

Let's go.

♪ ♪

- You couldn't think of a better place to stash this?

- That matter right now? - Only if we get caught.

- All right then.

Let's hurry up and get this done.

♪ ♪

- What is wrong with you, man? Why are you dealing?

- I'm not.

- You just so happen to be holding 25 kilos of coke?

- I still help people out from time to time.

- Yeah, well, you better get rid of this shit,

or you going to spend the rest of your life in the joint.

- You know what, let me think about where.

Hold on. - Where?

Flush it down the toilet.

- You know how much this shit is worth?

- Is it worth losing everything?

- I need your help. - I am helping.

- Help me hide it.

♪ ♪

- OK.

[electronic music]

♪ ♪

[phone chimes]

Shit. Shit.

- Hey.

I got your message about the Galleria.

- Yeah, I got it. I will figure it out.

- No, we'll figure it out.

- It's about the contract, so that's what I do.

So I got this. - You perfect the contract.

I'll perfect the coffee. - Wait. Lade, hold on a second.

Wait a minute. Listen.

That's what I did not want you to see.

Dom came over, had a party.

This is for a back injury.

Let's get that coffee, huh?

- You need the coffee.

- You like it black with cream?

How would you like it?

- You being high is why we lost the deal.

- Bullshit! I kicked ass at that meeting.

- There are issues with the contract.

You missed something. - Yeah, and I'll get it.

And I-- I'll figure it out.

That's what I do.

- You're a goddamn addict, and you are vulnerable!

And your enemies will use that against you.

But I'll be damned if they use it against me.

I can't believe-- I don't know--

this was my dream, Daniella.

And you...

[chuckles] You will not ruin it.

Good night.

- I'm going to fix this, OK?

[door clicks]

Lade, I'm going to--

[door thuds]

♪ ♪

[mutters indistinctly]

- Too high too soon, huh? What did I tell you?

- I messed up.

- 200 milligrams of Provigil,

keep you alert for about 10 hours.

30 of Adderall, help you focus on,

like, the next half hour. - All right.

Why don't you give me another dose just in case, OK?

- You're a good client. I don't want to lose you.

- You don't want to lose my money.

- Another dose, I lose you and the money.

- I can handle it.

- You haven't so far.

If you need more, call me.

I'll come any time.

But right now, no.

See ya. - Thanks.

[energetic electronic music]

♪ ♪

Got it. OK.

- [vocalizing]

[phone chimes]

- Hi. Ready? - Mm-hmm.

- ♪ Not real ♪

♪ Say I'm late ♪

- First email I sent you. Now the second.

Red pen. - Thank you.

- Here's a hard copy.

I already got through these pages.

All right, let's go to page 5, slide item 8B.

He won't change on location.

However, the year and the length of terms

we will concede. Here.

OK.

Coffee? - Please.

Nah, I'm OK with the big components.

- Got it. Here you go.

- Need a copy of this? - Yes, please.

Thank God. [printer beeps]

Sugar? - No.

- All right, here you go.

♪ ♪

- These are good. - What do you have for me?

Did you find anything, any errors?

- All clear.

- OK. Hold on. This is good.

This is good.

Item 7.

Make one small adjustment to the terms.

Make the adjustment.

Coffee? Hit me.

♪ ♪

I'm OK.

Everything through here is fine.

Double copies--one for the office, one for home.

[vocalizing]

[laughs] All right, last page.

Let's do it.

Give it to me. Think we're done.

I'm going to proofread it. Let's see.

Looks good.

I say print it. [laughs]

- All done. - Print it. Print it.

Hot off the presses.

I think we have it.

- Whoo! - Whoo!

[mugs clink]

Mm. OK.

Let's call Lade.

[sighs]

[phone beeping]

- What the hell do you want? - I did it.

It's done, all the changes.

I'm sending the contract for your review.

- My people are working on it now.

- What? No, listen.

Of all the entertainment attorneys in Los Angeles,

you chose me because I win.

Now, you can pretend to be horrified

by some random dalliance,

or you can move on and be victorious.

- What I saw didn't look like a small dalliance, Ms. Hernandez.

- What you saw was me having a rough night,

and I won't have another, OK?

Look, we have a contract, a partnership.

- Which your drug use violates. Do not call me again.

[phone beeping]

- Everything all right? - Yeah.

Screw her. I'm sending it anyways.

It's good.

- I'm going to go home, shower, get the kids to school.

See you at the office. - Yeah.

One thing--check with Aldridge and Brace.

Make sure they got this email, OK?

- Of course. - OK.

Thanks again. - Sure. Yeah.

- Tamika. I know lately I--

I'm just--I'm sorry about the way I've been lately, you know.

- It's all right, D. See you at the office.

- See you at the office. Thank you.

Thank you.

Yeah.

[bag thuds]

- Please, OK?

I'm the one working since sunrise.

- I wish I was working.

- Out late partying with the sister wives.

[chuckles]

- Trust me, this has been anything but a party.

- Who could have foreseen living with two pregnant women

could be a struggle? - This was not my idea.

- Stop acting all blameless.

- I think they're punishing me for this.

It's like everything I do is a problem.

- I want to feel sorry for you.

I really do.

- But?

Come on.

- I need to get to work.

- Well, Daniella, sounds like we got a deal.

- We do? Great, great.

Just give me a moment to call my partner.

[sighs]

[phone rumbling]

Lade. Good morning.

- What part of I don't--

- Lade, I am sitting across from Aldridge, Winston, Delia,

and members of both boards.

It seems like we have a deal.

- Good morning, everyone.

- Lade, your revised contract offer was immaculate.

I don't know how you all did it,

but you managed to be fair and give the community

everything we needed not to fight the sale.

- I am so glad to hear you like it, Delia.

- We are all looking forward to improving the lives

of all those in this community that we love so much.

- Yes.

Lade and I really believe that this project

will change the landscape of South LA, all of LA.

- Thank you.

And thank you, Daniella.

- Thank you, Lade.

[phone beeps]

It is my honor to introduce Lade Akande,

a woman who understands that all Black,

brown, and Indigenous people

must unite to create a better world.

This project is proof that sisters

are doing it for themselves and the community.

This project is not only the most innovative

entertainment center in the United States,

but revolutionary in its commitment to the community

as we have built into the plans a free school

for the performing arts.

- Wow, tell them all about it, Daniella.

- Mr. Winston, allow me to speak to that.

- Please. Lade Akande, everyone.

[applause]

- Thank you. Thank you.

To all the parents here, I am the mother of four.

You all want your children to be happy.

The Akande Center is where your children

will fine tune their passion and talent for the arts.

Young people, you will learn aspects

of the entertainment business unavailable anywhere else.

And it will not cost you one penny.

That is the Akande way.

- That's fantastic.

[applause]

- That was very well said.

- How dare you include the goddamn school

when I told you no.

- That's what sealed the deal.

- The words you should be using is thank you

for saving my ass, Daniella.

- The words are step the fuck back, Mr. Shaw.

- Let me tell you something, my Wakanda sister.

You're the only one threatening people here.

- I don't make threats. - You are right.

Yes, let us celebrate Daniella saving my ass.

We'll meet at 9:30 tonight at our favorite club, Charlene.

- I look forward to it.

- Ladies, your proposal was always the best.

- Really? Then why?

- Aldridge and Winston had a side deal with Harlan

but said Harlan's backers balked at funding

the ideas they stole from you.

- Thank you for sharing that.

- I'll see you tonight.

- A hell of a day, wasn't it?

- Yes, it was, but it was worth it.

Closing this deal means that I'll be able

to pay the entire insurance claim from the fire

and get my Criterium shares back.

- That's a good day.

- Then I'm going to find out who stole my $80 million.

You feel me?

[pills rattling]

- Yeah.

I can't wait for the day when you get all

these monkeys off your back.

[phone ringing]

Good afternoon, Ms. Ivy. How are you?

- I just saw your niece's press conference on Twitter.

She's very impressive. - Really?

And so how did I look? - Like your palms were itching.

- [chuckles] And why is that?

- That's what happens when someone's

about to get a lot of money. - Money?

What are you talking about?

- We just got an offer on your house.

- Already?

- And it's $5 million over listing.

- What? Are you serious?

- 25 million.

Sylvester, did I lose you?

- No, no. I'm--I'm here.

I thought you told me it would take a while.

- It usually does at that price point,

but the history of the house definitely helped.

The buyer is a big fan of your father's work.

Are you not happy? - Oh, yeah.

I'm happy.

I'm really, really, really happy, baby.

- OK. I will get the paperwork together,

and I'll give you a call in the morning.

- OK, talk to you soon.

- I'm really, really happy, baby?

- [chuckles]

[soft dramatic music]

♪ ♪

- How may I serve?

- I think Harlan Pensette should be found

drowned in his pool.

- Sure.

- Daniella Hernandez embarrassed me publicly.

And this performing arts school is going to cost me

an additional $100 million.

- Well, that's a problem.

- By this time tomorrow, I want her dead.

[suspenseful music]

[soft dramatic music]

- Drinking won't solve your problem.

- Does make it go away for a minute.

- Go home, Jason. Get some sleep.

I can't keep checking up on you.

- Whoa.

Whoa.

You called me.

I didn't ask you to come.

- Still the same thing?

- Hm.

It's worse.

- What could be worse--

- Last night, I went to Dom Mayfield's studio,

and I warned him we were going to raid him.

And then I helped him

hide 25 kilos of cocaine.

- Wait a minute.

Wait a minute.

Dom had dope in the studio?

Oh, my God. Daniella is gonna--

- You said you wouldn't tell her.

- I'm trying to get into law school.

I'm trying to make things better for my life,

and you're not helping with that.

I want to support you, but I can't do this.

♪ ♪

- ♪ No more excuses for the way that people treat me ♪

♪ My loss of confidence in people is from experience ♪

- I'm sorry to keep you waiting.

- Well, don't you look like Hollywood's finest?

- Thank you.

- Sylvester. - Yeah.

- Will you be spending the entire evening with us?

- I thought I might chop it up at the bar with Ayo.

I wanted to ask her about some interesting Nigerian

warrior shit that I was reading about last night.

But I was-- I was looking around.

I don't see her. Is she here?

- Oh, well, she wasn't feeling very well tonight,

so I let her stay at home. - Oh, OK.

- If that's the case, Uncle Sly, why don't you head home?

I'll get a car. - Oh, no.

- No, no. I-- - Please, sit.

- Really? - Yeah.

I love having Sylvester here with us.

He makes me feel so--

so safe. - [chuckles]

You know, my new girlfriend says the same thing.

- Ooh. Tell me more.

[both chuckling]

- Ms. Lade, listen.

No disrespect, but I think you better stop, OK?

[suspenseful music]

♪ ♪

- Goodbye, Ms. Hernandez.

- ♪ A small little torch light ♪

♪ Is like a lifetime of energy ♪

♪ We just walk up and terminate it ♪

♪ We just woke up lying ♪

♪ We just keep on fighting it ♪

♪ Hide like a chemical ♪

♪ And breathe like animals ♪

[gong ringing]