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Coop's Car Service. Two people?

What time? Hold on.

Hold on. Sorry, sorry.

Can I put you on a brief hold, please?

Please. Coop's Car Service.

Yes. 15 minutes?

Mhm. I can be there.

See you then. ♪ Solemn music ♪

Hands on the steering wheel.

All right, officer. I got you, man.

I told you I'd remember. Hey man!

I wasn't doing anything! Happy anniversary to you

and Amber! Ben!

What's the matter? You didn't recognize me?

No, I didn't recognize you, Ben!

You look like [INAUDIBLE]. What are you doing?

Well, man, I'm going undercover.

There's a farm up north hosting illegal gambling ring.

I was heading up there. Oh yeah?

Then I saw you driving through, man.

Always working. How's business?

Man, business is doing well. I even had to get Tiffany to

come in and help [INAUDIBLE]. You know how it is.

Tiffany's been helping you out with your homework since high

school, man. Yeah, man.

I'll be honest with you, Ben. I don't know what I would do

without her. She's such a good person,

a good spirit. Buy her some flowers.

I hear women like that. Hey, man.

They do. But you know my wife, Amber.

She wouldn't like it too much if I was to send flowers

to another woman. You know what?

Forget what I said about the flowers, man.

Hey, boss. I've got to take off.

But I'm still bringing the wine. Of course!

It wouldn't be an anniversary without your family.

See you soon, brother. Yes, yes.

Before you go, hey! Hey!

Buy tighter pants. What's wrong with my pants?

Because that ain't working. Just do something different

with yourself. Got it, boss.

Shania? Hm?

What ever happened to that guy you were dating?

The doctor. He wasn't a doctor.

He was in nursing school. Excuse me.

Is your name Shania? I think I can speak for myself.

Thank you. Girl,

he turned out to be a cheater. I caught him with the cashier

at Nano's. Girl,

we all knew he had a whole other girlfriend.

Ha ha ha. You would know all about

that side chick life, now wouldn't you?

Yeah, I learned from your mama.

Oh, you know what? Okay, hey, hey, hey, hey!

Don't bring that mess up in here.

Shania, go get our guest some tea.

Go! Make sure you put some

sugar in it, too. Little girl,

you keep provoking my staff, and I'm going to have you

banned from the salon. Oh please, Tiffany.

Ain't nobody provoking her. Shania's just in a bad mood,

like always. Almost done, girl.

A few more curls. You know,

speaking of side chicks... Guess who I saw in the club

last weekend, all up on some other men

that was not her husband. Amber Cooper.

Girl, what are you talking about?

What I just said. I saw Shawn's wife in the club

in Atlanta all up on some other dude, dancing.

Oh, and he was fine, too. Ooh!

Sounds like a bunch of bull to me.

You calling me a liar? I call it how I see it.

Hm. How I see it,

you're just pissed that Shawn friendzoned you, and married up.

Okay. That is enough.

You, get your gossipy ass out

of my salon. I am still getting my hair

done. You're done!

You are finished, honey. Girl, what?

Grab your little trashy bag. Get off of me!

Your little knockoff. Get off me.

It is not a knockoff! Go on, girl.

Bye bye, ho! I don't need this.

I don't need you. Okay.

I'm not coming back here ever again.

Give me my stuff. You don't have to.

Ever again, girl! Bye!

So you can have it. Bye.

Thank you for your non-services. I'm so tired of you.

Bye! Ugh!

Now, does anybody else have anything

to say? Good.

For kicking your client out, with her loud mouth.

She act like an automatic gossip machine.

You stick a quarter in her behind and her mouth just runs.

[mocking chit chat] Sorry about that, girl.

Oh! Hello?

Okay, here I come. I'll be right back.

What's wrong with you, Tiff? Nothing.

Just some stupid hair salon drama.

Anyway, you say you have some good news

for me. What's up?

Well, I've got that for you. What's this?

It's what I owe you, silly. I told you don't worry about

paying me the money back. Take care of your stuff first.

Now, I'm not going to borrow money

from my best friend, and not pay her back.

Now, when the pay just got bad, and the ride share companies

were coming in, I didn't know exactly what we

were going to do. But there you were, my friend.

My best friend. And I really appreciate

the loan. Business is picking back up,

so here you go. Make sure I don't run away

from you. Make sure I get that to you.

Shawn, if you give me this money now,

you're just going to have to borrow more later.

Look, I know business is doing good,

and that's great. But, just keep the money.

Pay all your debts off, all of them.

Here. Tiff.

Shawn, I'm always going to have

your back. Keep the money.

Man. You're still coming to the party

tonight, though. I need my space partner.

Let me see your shoulders. Big five year anniversary!

You trying to be funny? How could I forget?

Wow, time really does fly. Yeah, it does.

It does. It does.

You been to the plot lately? Nah, I ain't been.

With work and the remodel and business, nah.

You? Every week.

Sunday after church. Really?

I didn't know that. There's a lot of things

you don't know. Yeah.

Shawn? What's happening?

Nothing, I'm good. I'm going to see you

at the party though. You sure?

Yeah. All right.

See you tonight, buddy. Give me some of them

shoulders. Get it, get it, get it,

get it, space. We don't [INAUDIBLE] don't

want to boss the baby. Thank you again, sweetie.

You're welcome, babe. Yeah!

♪ Solemn music playing ♪

There go another one! Are you sure you got

that next one? Not.

She ain't got nothing. She's just talking.

She's just talking. Not.

That's how we do it! Give me some of it!

Give me some of it! Baby!

Yeah! You know what I'm talking about?

Let them have it, partner. Here we go.

Talk to me now. Ooh!

Here we go. Huh?

Go on and take that. Go on and take that.

Hey! Sounds like we're having

a good time over here. Oh, Tiffany!

So good to see you. Amber!

This is a really great party. Shawn,

I need to talk to you in private.

Let me finish this last little hand, baby.

And we'll get that. We're whooping up them butt.

Take a little tour, baby! No, now.

Tip, tip! No, no, no.

Now. We're playing cards.

I know. Let me see that "I got your

back" dance, though, on the way out.

Get them shoulders up! Uh!

I said, "Get them shoulders up!" Yeah, Shawn!

Yeah, baby! Yes, honey!

And I got his back like that. Got you.

What is this, Shawn? All the bills are overdue

by months. Amber...

No. You know I went to the mall to

buy a dress for tonight, and my card was declined.

Declined, Shawn! Do you have any idea how

embarrassing that was? Listen.

Babe, if you just let me tell you...

No, no. Don't baby me.

I was going to wait until later to talk about this,

and not ruin our night. But then I find these.

Where is my money, Shawn? All right,

you go to the club out there later.

See what happens. Oh!

Oh, no he did not! No, no.

Come sit down! What is this, Lauren?

You just can't control yourself? You know what?

I'm so tired of you homewrecking hoe.

Tiffany, baby! Tiffany,

it's not what you think. Say something.

Baby, the business hasn't been

doing well. But don't worry about it.

I'll take care of it this week. I got a loan from Tiffany,

so we... Whoa, whoa!

You borrowed money from Tiffany? She knew about our money

problems, but not me? Why am I just now hearing

about this, Shawn? I didn't want you to worry

about it, babe. I mean...

You got some damn nerve. I will not be broke again.

Do you hear me? I won't.

I mean, maybe if you get a job,

you could help us out. Excuse me.

You got us into this mess. You need to get us out of it.

Do you remember what you promised me?

Yeah. I am your wife, Shawn.

You're supposed to be providing for me.

The only thing you're going at doing is eating

and making money. And right now, you only eat.

Fix this, or I am done. I'll take care of it, babe!

Stop talking, Lawrence! And shut up!

Oh, my god. Tiffany, what are you doing?

Looking at me stupid. Tiffany!

Look at me stupid, and say something...

Tiffany! So I can slap the taste out

your mouth. Oh!

So surprised! Tiffany.

Trick. What should your [INAUDIBLE]

trick trick? What's your first name?

Come on, come one, come one. Trick-ana?

Excuse me. Tiffany!

What? What?

This is my guest. Is that your guest?

Yes. Do you think I care?

Look, if you want to be loud

and ghetto, then you can take it to

your house. Oh, this ain't cool?

Tiff. Word!

All right. We good.

Thank you. We good.

Have a breadcrumb, hoe. Baby, please.

Bye! Come on, let's go home.

Bye! Come on, come on, come on,

come on. Don't touch me!

Come on, baby. Be careful on this slope.

You play too much. I told you, don't touch me.

Tiffany, wait. Tiffany.

I'm sorry. You took her side.

Are you freaking kidding me? She's my wife, Tiff.

And I'm your best friend. Remember?

The only one that's had your back since we were kids.

I'm sorry. But I can't have you

disrespecting her like that. Oh,

you want to talk about disrespect?

Why don't you ask your wife what she was doing in Atlanta

with another man this weekend? Huh?

Tiff, every time you come around

here drunk, you're starting some mess.

Now my wife is cheating on me? Huh?

You are too blinded by her big,

ol' butt to even see that she's cheating on you.

Oh? Just because y'all

having issues, don't mean everybody else is.

Brother, the only issues we ever have

are with you, big boy. Yep.

Come on, baby. Go home, Tiff.

I don't need you to tell me. Watch your head.

I'm in the car! All right!

All right, all right. Let's talk about disrespect!

You in there talking... You all get home safe.

Why you gotta be yelling at me in front of people?

Get out the car! I'll drive!

Yeah, I would have left him, too, girl.

Hold on. Sorry about that.

But like I was saying, loyalty is everything.

Am I right? Tiff, give me a call back.

It's Shawn. Hey, baby.

What's happening? Hey, sweetie.

Nothing's up. Just wanted to see what

you're up to. Oh, you know me, baby,

out here working. Operation "stack these chips."

Okay, well I'm going to try to have

some dinner ready for you when you get home.

Okay, that'll be great, baby. Thank you.

All right, then. Let me get back to it.

All right. Bye, Shawn.

Coop's Car Service. What's the destination?

That's going to be a stretch for me.

I got a pickup in an hour. Who referred you?

Amber? Hm.

You know what? Yeah, I can do it.

I can do it. I can do it.

I'll squeeze it in. What's the address?

Give me 20 minutes. Hey, man!

I almost missed you. All right now.

Where you headed, man? Out of town?

[INAUDIBLE], young brother. Hm?

Where we headed to? ♪ Music playing ♪

♪ music playing ♪ Chris.

Tiff. I've been trying to call you.

What... what happened? What accident?

Is he okay? It wasn't an accident.

Shawn was shot. What?

He was still breathing when the paramedics found him.

But they got him in surgery right now.

What? I mean, who?

Tiff, I don't know any of the details.

Baby, he'll be all right. He'll be fine, Tiffany.

Excuse me. Are you all here for Shawn

Cooper? Yes.

He's going to be okay, right? Are you his wife?

No. I am.

Is he okay? Ma'am,

your husband was shot twice in the head.

What? The bullets traveled through

both hemispheres of his brain, which is never promising.

One bullet hit the ventricles, causing severe hydrocephalus.

Ma'am, your husband's brain had

internal bleeding, which caused very rapid

swelling. We tried everything we could,

but we lost him. I am so sorry.

It's all right. It's all right.

He's dead? No!

You have to be strong. No!

No! Baby, please.

Come on, Tiff. No!

No. Come on, baby.

Come on. You've got to be strong

for Shawn. We can do this.

That's it. Tiffany,

I know that we haven't been close.

But I really hope that we can be close,

like you were close to Shawn. He's in a much better place now.

What? Ma'am, I am truly sorry.

But we will need you to fill out some paperwork.

Come on, baby. Let's go home.

Come on, sweetheart. Let's go.

Come on. Let's go.

It's going to be all right. I know, baby.

♪ Solemn music playing ♪

Tiff, give me a call back.

It's Shawn. Tiff, give me a call back.

It's Shawn. Tiffany.

Tiff, give me a call back. It's Shawn.

Baby. Tiff, give me a call back.

It's Shawn. Tiff, give me a call back.

It's Shawn. Tiff, give me a call back.

It's Shawn. Tiff, give me a call back.

It's Shawn. Tiff, give me a call back.

It's Shawn.

Where is she? Thank you.

How are you doing? I feel like my heart has been

ripped out of my chest. That was my best friend

in the whole wide world, Shania. Who would do this to him?

I don't know, Tiff. I promised his mother

I would look out for him. And I failed her.

What do you mean? You did what you were supposed

to do while he was here. You loved him.

I didn't protect him. You've got through more hell

than anyone I know. And you always make it through.

God doesn't give us any more than we can handle.

I can't handle this. Yes, you can.

I can't. Yes, you can.

You're going to hate me, but I've got to give you some

tough love here. You can cry your eyes

out tonight. Really let it hurt.

But tomorrow, when you wake up, you've got to pull yourself

together. For your kids.

For your husband. Do you know how lucky you are?

Most people wish for a love like that in their lifetime.

And you got it twice. Lawrence would die for you.

And Lawrence knows how much he means to me.

But Shawn... I just keep thinking about

how he died. It's so inhumane.

And Amber. You should have seen her

at the hospital. I don't know how to explain it.

But there was just something off about her, something different.

Well, we all grieve in different ways.

No, it wasn't that. Come here.

It's going to be okay. I'm here.

Tiffany, so good to see you.

Uh, Tiffany. What are you doing here?

I'm here to help plan Shawn's homegoing.

Oh, well that's very sweet of you.

But this meeting is for family only.

Hello, Mrs. Cooper. I'm so sorry for your loss.

Thank you. So,

how do you two know each other? Shawn, Tiffany,

and I go way back to Sunday school.

We lived down the street from each other our entire childhood.

Cute. Anyway, as I was saying,

I appreciate the offer, Tiffany. But I can handle it from here.

Actually, Mrs. Cooper, Shawn had some plans laid out

before he passed. And one of them was

to include Tiffany. I take it he didn't tell you.

No, he didn't. I don't think it'll be

a problem, Marlene. Okay, then.

Shall we? Yes.

Not only do we provide the venue for the viewing,

but we also pick the family up, and bring them back after

the service. As you can see in front of you,

we have a wide selection of caskets in various price ranges.

Do you have any in quadruple XL?

To be honest, due to Shawn's size,

we would have to order custom, which will cost slightly more.

Oh, that won't be necessary. Shawn will be cremated.

Oh, okay. Wait, hold up.

Cremated? It's when you burn the body.

Yeah, I know what cremation is.

Shawn would have wanted to be buried in his family lot,

not sitting in the urn for all of eternity.

Well, seeing as how Shawn left me

with a huge pile of bills, I would think this is

the best option. And honestly,

I don't see how any of this concerns you.

I was his best friend. Yeah, well he was my husband.

I'm the widow. Tiff.

Amber does have the legal right to make these arrangements.

Shawn listed you as the secondary,

in case anything happened to them both.

Then it's decided. So, we'll just skip the viewing,

and then proceed with the cremation.

Wait, you're not even going to give

him a homegoing for his friends to say goodbye?

No, Tiffany, I'm not! I'm sorry to say this,

but there's nothing left to say goodbye to.

That body is not Shawn. And I think we can both agree

that it's best to remember him as he was in life, not in death.

I can't take any more of this arguing because it's upsetting

me all over again. All right,

we'll arrange to have the body transported to the crematorium.

Thank you. I know this is difficult.

I'm really not up for this right now, Marlene.

This is just way too much. The paperwork, the insurance.

I just need some time to wrap my head around all this.

Marlene, you cannot let her burn

Shawn's body. He needs a proper burial

by his family. There's nothing I can do.

She is the legal executor of his estate.

Then why am I here? Why did he request me to

be a part of the planning if I don't have any say?

Because he loved you. And he was probably hoping the

two of you would work together. He is really gone.

Yeah. Something about all of this

just doesn't feel right. If you put him in the furnace,

I will never have a chance to prove it.

Tiffany, I have seen that look before,

and it is never good. I have three days from now

to stop this cremation. I can't do it.

I know, I know. Just do me a favor.

Don't let Shawn go before I can say goodbye.

I'll try my best. Come here.

I need to speak to Detective Norton.

One moment, okay? Hello?

Are you listening? Detective Norton,

I need to speak to him! Hey!

What's your problem? Detective Norton!

I need to see Detective Norton! Ma'am,

I'm going to need you to lower your voice.

I'm going to need to see Detective Norton!

Chris! Ma'am, calm down.

Get off of me! Chris!

Hey! Calm down!

What's going on here? She's acting crazy,

Detective. Screw you!

Hey, whoa! Whoa!

Stand down! Everybody, calm down!

Get off of me! Stand down.

You, come with me! I need to speak to you.

Get inside. All right.

Are you crazy? Walking into a precinct,

and verbally assaulting a uniformed officer?

I mean, seriously! I'm sorry.

But I need to talk to you. About what?

What could possibly be so important to almost get yourself

shot by a rookie cop, who hasn't even hit puberty yet?

It's about Shawn. I think that Amber knows way

more than she's letting on. Today, at the funeral home,

she was acting calm. Okay.

Calm. Okay,

I know I'm not explaining this right.

She was acting like everything was fine.

Like, way too put together. Okay.

Stop doing that! Listen to me.

For over 20 years, Shawn has been driving up

and down Covington. The same street, same route,

same clients. And all of a sudden

he gets shot! Somebody knows what happened

that day, and I think that we need

to start with Amber. We?

You and I. Jesus, Tiffany.

No, there is no "you and I."

Okay? There's me.

And then there's the investigation team.

Christ. The only reason I'm even allowed

to work this case is because the department is so short-handed.

Tiffany, I know you're hurting. But here are the facts, okay?

Shawn was probably murdered by some kid who was looking

for money. And I know it doesn't make

any sense now. But once you calm down, it will.

So, that's it? He was robbed?

Case closed. Dammit, Tiffany.

You're not the only one who lost someone.

I am literally combing through every piece of evidence I have

to find the SOB who did this. So, in the meantime,

I suggest you fall back. And just let me do my job, okay?

You know what? I came here today thinking that

you of all people would understand the pain that I feel.

And clearly, I was wrong. So,

trust me when I say that I am going to find who killed

our friend. Yeah, our friend.

With or without you. So,

I suggest you stay out of my way.

♪ Suspenseful music playing ♪

Okay, Shawn. Congratulations, Mr. Cooper,

on your life insurance upgrade for $1 million.

What? ♪ Suspenseful music continues ♪

One million. Life insurance.

Okay. I've got one million

Bleaker Street. No, that's not it.

That's not it. Tiffany?

Baby, it's 2:00AM. What are you doing?

So... Um,

Shawn was killed on Bleaker Street, right?

That's a dead end! There aren't even any houses

on that street. Why would somebody call

for a ride on a dead end? What?

Exactly. They wouldn't.

Now, I don't have his log book

or his phone to confirm it. But I know Shawn.

And I know he would never take a call from a new client without

a referral. Tiffany, baby.

Which means she set him up. Who?

Amber! Oh.

Just listen. Just listen to me.

From the very beginning, I knew there was something off

about her. The way she looked at him,

the way she spoke to him sometimes.

Shawn would even tell me about the fights they had about money

when the business started to crumble.

But, of course, I couldn't say anything because

then I'd look like a hater. But when I saw her at the

funeral home, I just couldn't shake

this feeling. Feeling?

What feeling? What are you talking about,

Tiff? I... I broke into Shawn's

office. And I found a brand spanking-new

life insurance policy for $1 million.

You broke into his office? Technically,

I didn't break in. But you're missing the point.

Why would he take an insurance policy out for that much money

only a month ago? Tiffany.

Because she told him to, that's why.

Baby. So she could collect the

insurance money. Enough.

That's enough. Now, look.

Baby, what you're saying... what you're doing...

this isn't healthy. This is not healthy for you.

It's not healthy for me. It's damn sure not healthy

for the kids. Tiff, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry Shawn got killed. I am.

But baby, people die. All right, that's what we do.

We live and we die. Not everything is a

conspiracy theory. And not everybody's out

to get you. If the clerk rude to you,

she must be racist. The pizza boy messes up your

order, then he must hate women. Your best friend is killed,

then it's got to be a setup. That's not what this is.

No? It's not?

You know, ever since you met Amber,

you've had a vendetta against her,

against all of Shawn's ex-girlfriends.

It's like nobody was ever Tiffany approved.

God! I must have been the fool to

think that Shawn's death would actually bring us closer

together. You know,

I can compete with an old flame. But a dead old flame?

Tiff, that's no contest! What?

Come on! You think I didn't notice?

Huh? The little shy smiles at just

the mention of his name. You loaned him $10,000,

and didn't even consult with me! He needed me!

I need you! We need you, Tiffany!

You can deny it all you want to, okay?

But I heard what you told Shania the other night.

Wait, you were listening to my

conversation? Yes, I was.

How else was I supposed to know for sure that my wife is in love

with somebody else? Now that just is not true.

Yes, it is! You're just too damn selfish

to admit it. Tiffany!

What are you doing? I'm going to go stay at the

Star Motel for a few days, until I figure a couple

of things out. No,

you don't have to do that. Actually, I do.

I have only three days to prove that Amber killed Shawn before

he's literally toast. Chris doesn't believe in me.

You don't believe in me. But you know what?

That's okay. Because I believe in myself.

I'll text you when I get settled.

Hi. Yes,

I've been on hold for almost an hour.

I told the last person already. Yep,

I filed the paperwork this morning.

Well, my husband has been

tragically murdered. And I need help to pay

for his funeral. Well,

how long is that going to take? No!

No, I was assured that the case

would be closed soon. Fine.

I'll just call back in the next few days then.

Damn! Okay, hand out.

Sweetie, I said stiletto. Not coffin.

Can... you need to start over. Okay,

tell Shanise I'm sorry for cancelling on her.

And don't forget to make the bank drop tomorrow,

so the safe isn't full. I got it.

Shania! Didn't I tell you to call the

alarm system to have them fix this damn thing?

I did! They said it was working.

Then why is it still going off randomly?

The last time it went off, my phone was dead,

and they charged me $200 to reset it.

Sorry. Here.

I'm going to add you to the contact list for the system

while I'm gone. Just make sure you keep your

cellphone on you in case it goes off again.

I'll take care of it. I promise.

I'm sorry. I'm just stressed.

But you're doing a good job, okay?

I'll be back in three days, if all goes well.

If all goes well? What is that supposed to mean?

Only call my phone if it's an emergency.

Okay. Well, hold on.

I have a cousin on the southside who knows everything about

anything that goes on in Covington.

He may have some information about who shot Shawn.

This is his address. Thank you.

Hold on. This is my cousin and all,

but guys can be funny about visitors.

I'll give him the heads up that you're coming.

But do not go alone. I got you.

Be careful. I will.

I promise. Wish me luck.

Good luck. Bye.

Can I have Ms. Locker, please?

Detective Norton. Code 315.

Yes, this is Detective Norton. I just received the box of

evidence from the Cooper case. And there seems to be some items

missing. Well, for one, his cellphone.

Shawn never went anywhere without his work phone on him.

There was no phone? Are you sure?

No, that's all. Thank you.

♪ Suspenseful music playing ♪

Yeah, this is Detective Norton from

Covington Police Department. I'm calling for a victim's phone

records. Yeah.

Name is Shawn Cooper.

Lala. Oh, hell no.

Wait! Just wait a minute.

What? I know you're pissed off

at me. And you have every right to be.

But I really need your help. Why should I help you after

what you did? It's about Shawn.

You got two minutes. I need you to tell me

everything that you know about that night in Atlanta.

Why? You did not want to hear about

it before. Look,

we can go back and forth all day.

Or you can forgive me, and help me find Shawn's killer.

I was with Myesha at the club for about

two hours when I saw Amber arrived.

And she was with a man? Mhm.

And what did he look like? I don't know.

Average height. Skinny.

That's it? It was dark.

Please, just try. Okay.

There was one thing. He had this big tattoo

on the back of his neck. Besides that,

I can't describe him. Okay.

Thanks. Mhm.

Okay, wait. There's one more thing.

My homeboy, who works for a landscaping

place, said that he saw the man kissing

Amber outside the house last week.

And the man was not Shawn. What?

Mhm. And according to him,

that man been there every other morning for the past month.

Did he recognize who he was? Okay.

Thanks, Lala. This has really been great.

No problem. Thank you so much.

Look. I'm really sorry about what

happened at the salon the other day.

I never meant to dis... It's water under the bridge.

Just make sure you come back soon, okay?

All right. Your edges are looking kinda

rough. You tried it.

Stop playing. It better be free, too.

On the house.

Hello? There's a Lawrence Jackson

here to see you. Should I ask him to come back

later? No, it's okay.

Send him in. I hope it's okay I just stop

by, Chris. Yeah, of course, man.

Have a seat. Nah, I'm cool.

Okay. What's up, Lawrence?

I'm worried about Tiffany. She took off last night,

saying she's going to find Shawn's killer.

She thinks Amber has something to do with it.

Yeah, I know. She came in yesterday and gave

me a good tongue lash, and basically told me to stay

out of her way. I think she's losing it,

Chris. Look...

The last few days have been really tough on everyone, okay?

Just give it a couple of days. Let this blow over.

And then everything will get back to as normal as it can be.

Seriously? That's all you got to say?

Man, my wife is out there in them

streets, Chris. Lord knows what she's getting

herself into. What do you mean?

What if she actually finds the killer she's out there

looking for? This person was bold enough

to shoot a man point blank in broad daylight.

What you think he's going to do to her?

What can I do? Your job!

Do your job, Chris!

Card down, man. All right,

let's see what you got. Hey.

Does Dice live here?

Um... You lost?

My name is Tiffany, and Shania sent me.

Well, you see, baby girl, that's not how things work

around here. Besides, I don't know no Shania.

You got the wrong place. No, I have the right place.

I just need to speak to Dice. Man, you really this stupid?

Now, I'm trying to tell you nice.

You got the wrong place. So,

I sug... You wearing a wire or something?

No, no! No, no, no!

Check her! Shania is his cousin.

And he's expecting me. She told him I was coming.

And he's... Let her in, D.

You gonna stand there? Or you gonna say something?

Hi. Like I was saying,

my name is Tiffany. You either got to be the

dumbest woman alive, or the bravest for coming up

in here. What's wrong?

You scared? I'm more afraid of myself

right now than I am of you. Y'all shut up.

So, you want to talk? Well, talk.

Before I get impatient. This is impatient.

Don't waste my time. Easy, Miss I ain't afraid.

My friend was killed earlier this week.

And I think his wife had something to do with it.

You recognize her?

Y'all, put your guns down. What you say your name was?

Tiffany. Tiffany, I'm Dice.

I apologize for my manners. Any friend of Shawn's is a

friend of mine. It's messed up what happened

to him. Cold world out there.

How do you know Shawn? You know that man drove me to

the hospital after I got shot last year?

He sat with me all night in the ER.

Didn't even charge me for the ride.

He told the doctor and the cop that he thought I got

hit with a stray bullet. That's a good dude right there.

Real good dude. Do you know what happened

to him? Well,

I don't know who this woman is. But word on the street is that

some cat that just got out of the joint has something to do

with it. Do you know his name?

No. I just heard he been around

a little bit since he been out. Well, did you go to the cops,

and tell them what you knew? She for real?

No ma. I mean, Shawn's cool,

but I ain't no snitch. Besides,

the only justice that happens here is street justice.

Well, thank you for telling me

everything that you know. Tiffany,

you know this conversation never happened, right?

If you need anything else, just let me know.

She said did I go to the cops.

Hey. Here.

What's this? It's a gift from Dice.

Thanks for coming in on such short notice.

Oh, anything for you, Chris. I want to do what I can to help.

I appreciate that. I just need to go over your

statement one more time. Uh oh.

Am I going to need a lawyer for this?

Do you want one? No, I guess not.

Shoot. Where were you the morning

of the murder? I was at home.

We had painters to come and redo the living room.

So it was my job to oversee it. And at any point during that

time, did you leave? Yes.

I went to the corner market for coffee and a newspaper.

Can anyone corroborate that story?

Yes, the clerk, the vendor that I argued with,

the flower lady that I greeted on the way home.

I also paid with my credit card. But you already knew that.

I did. Unfortunately,

I do have to follow up on every tip.

I didn't know I was a tip. Well,

you weren't until I spoke with a particular person who gave

me a tip. Would that particular person

be Tiffany? I can't tell you that.

However, this person does feel you are

very much involved with Shawn's murder.

That is crazy. I know.

I'm sorry. It's nothing personal.

No, no. It's okay.

You're just doing your job, Chris.

I completely understand. Well,

that is all I need right now. If there's anything else,

we'll let you know. You know where to find me.

Hey, actually, before you go, I do have one question.

What is it now, Chris? These are the last set of

phone numbers to call Shawn before he died.

And there's this one in particular that really

stuck out. It's from a blocked number.

I know it's from an Atlanta area code,

but I can't see the number. It's just that...

Shawn's phone records indicate that he rarely ever got a call

from the city. So,

I just thought this was weird. What do you think about this?

I have no idea. Do you think that could be

the killer? Not sure.

Why would someone all the way down there call a local cab

company to request a ride?

What about that number? Do you recognize that?

Yeah, of course. That's my phone number.

So, you were the last one to speak

with him? Before, of course,

that other number. It's just curious because when

I look at the call records, you rarely ever called him

at work. So, what's up with this call?

If you must know, I was calling my husband to make

sure he was okay. You were there.

Tiffany made him very upset at our party.

You know Lawrence wasn't too happy with my husband.

So, you may want to start talking

to him. Maybe I'll do that.

Hey, last question. Didn't you grow up

in Atlanta? You know, Chris...

Detective. Detective.

I've entertained this line of questioning long enough.

So, unless I'm being arrested for

something... Should you be?

No! So, with that being said,

if you wish to talk to me again, you may want to contact my

lawyer first. Have a good day.

Yeah, Chris, what's wrong? Hey.

I just spoke with Amber. And?

And she has an alibi. That doesn't mean she

wasn't involved. She could have hired somebody.

Look, I cannot waste any more time

investigating her when there is a real murderer out there.

I'm sorry. Yeah, sure.

Are you okay? Yeah, I'm fine.

Thanks for all your help. All right.

Call me if you need anything.

Yo. There you are!

Were you followed? No.

Are you sure? I'm sure.

Mm. I've missed you.

Miss you, too, baby. Listen,

you're going to need to get rid of that cellphone.

Why? Well,

because someone didn't listen to me when I said to call Shawn

from a different phone, and don't just block the number.

Remember that conversation? If they find the phone,

then they'll be traced right back to you as its final caller.

Are you trying to get us caught? Burn it!

Toss it! Do whatever you gotta do!

Just get rid of it! Matter of fact,

just give me the phone. I'll get rid of it.

You can just use a different one.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

It's just it's really stressful right now.

But just a few more days, and we'll be out of here.

Let's just go now. What are we waiting for?

The money! The insurance company won't cut

the check until the police clear me of this investigation.

How much longer? Just a little while.

I promise. I should have been cleared

by now, but that nosy Tiffany keeps

getting in my way. Is she going to be a problem?

Not if we keep an eye on her. She'll be around the house

snooping, in due time. You just make sure you're there

when she does. Got to stay a step ahead

of her at all times. Phone, please.

Thank you.

Hey. Now is really not a good time.

Hey, Mom. Hey, Mom.

Hi, munchkins. Hey, babe.

We were just getting ready to go to bed.

We wanted to tell you how much we miss you,

and how much we love you. Boys,

tell your mom how much you miss and love her.

I love you, Mom. Love you more.

I love you, too. When are you coming home,

Mom? I'm going to be home soon.

I promise. All right, boys.

Your mom's got to get back to work.

All right? Tell her good night.

Tell her you love her again. Love you.

Good night. Good night.

Love you, too. Okay.

Good night. I love you, baby.

Hurry home. I miss you.

Bye. Bye.

Hm, I see you. ♪ Suspenseful music playing ♪

♪ suspenseful music playing ♪

Come on, Shawn. I need your help.

I can't do this by myself. ♪ Suspenseful music continues ♪

Dear Amber. Hope you had a happy birthday.

I can't wait to kiss your neck and body again.

Love, Marcus. Who is Marcus?

♪ Suspenseful music playing ♪

She knows.

Hey, Tiff.

What are you doing here, Lawrence?

I tried calling a few times after the kids fell asleep.

But you didn't answer. I've been busy.

I was going to call you back in the morning.

Where are the boys? At my mother's.

Oh. I think it's time for you

to come home, baby. Lawrence!

Look, it's my job as your husband

to protect you. And I can't do that if I don't

know where you are, Tiff. You don't understand.

I have to do this. What I don't understand

is why didn't you fight for our marriage as hard as you're

fighting right now. Why didn't I?

I'm not the one who had an affair!

Before that! After!

Tiff, be honest. You know you cannot love me as

much as you love Shawn. I do love you!

You know, ever since we've gotten married,

ever since we've been married, I've been dealing with the fact

that I was your backup plan. I was the one that you settled

for when things with you and Shawn didn't work out.

Yeah, I cheated, too. I did.

But so did you. Emotionally,

you were never my wife. You were always his.

Shawn could say or do no wrong. Do you know how hard it is to

live in the shadow of a man you think you could love your wife

better than you can? Okay, wait a minute.

Are you serious? Are you seriously trying to

blame your cheating on me? Are you seriously trying to

justify that? Really?

Is that all you heard? Tiffany, see,

that's what you do! You take my words,

and you twist them. You just twist them up to hear

whatever you want to hear. You know what, Tiff?

I don't want to argue with you no more.

I'm tired of arguing with you. I just want us to move past all

this, so we can work on us. I mean, really work on us, baby.

I want us to work, too. But I'm hurt.

And I'm angry. And I need time.

I can't work on us until I finish this.

The friendship that Shawn and I had, it was special.

And yes, I loved him. But it never meant that my love

for you is any less. It's just different.

I have to do this. I need to do this.

Because if I don't, I'm going to regret that I never

even tried. Do you want me to trust you?

You got to trust me.

Hey, look, just... just check in with me,

okay? Just let me know you're all

right. I will do that.

Good. You know,

this room sorta looks like that room we stayed in

during our honeymoon. It does.

Oh, my god. We had so much fun in there.

You were so mad at that travel agent.

Yeah, she [INAUDIBLE] was a

five-star hotel. I could have killed her.

I was hoping we might have some more fun like that.

Oh, mhm. ♪ Music ♪

Tell the boys I love them. You know I will.

And you, please, be careful. I will.

All right. Bye.

Bye, beautiful. I love you.

Who is this now? Dammit, Shania.

[ALARM SYSTEM GOING OFF] Hello?

This is PLT Security. Your alarm has been triggered.

Should I send police? No, I'm fine.

I'll just deactivate it. And what's your password?

Hair comb. Okay.

The system will reset momentarily.

Have a good night. Thank you.

You, too.

Ahh! Oh!

Yeah. Oh!

Ah!

Come on, girl! Come on!

Get in the car! Get in the car!

Damn!

Is he gone? Did he follow us?

I think we lost him. Oh, thank god.

Uh! Oh, I'm sorry.

Did you want some? Shania,

how did you even know I was there?

I didn't! I got the alert on my phone

while I was down the street at Jim Bar.

I came by the salon to make sure everything was all right,

like I promised you. And I saw that thing chasing you

around the salon. You came just in time.

Who was that? I think that was the guy who

shot Shawn. What?

I had this feeling that Shawn's murder was a hit.

And I know I was right. A hit?

This is too much. Look,

you can't tell anybody what happened there tonight,

especially Lawrence. Because if he ever found out

what happened there tonight, he would permanently handcuff

himself to my body. And that's a bad thing?

Shania, I'm serious. Fine.

I won't tell him. Good.

And thank you. Come on, let's get you home.

Who is it?

What's up, Chris? You.

You come with me. Okay.

But I just need to change.

Who comes to a soul food restaurant, and orders a salad?

Somebody who has a family history of heart disease.

Thank you. Anything else I can get you?

No, I'm good. Thanks.

Enjoy. Shania called me this

morning. Oh, dammit, Shania.

Tiffany, she's just being a good friend.

You remember what that's like, right?

You want to tell me what that's about?

Probably just some kid looking for money.

I was in the wrong place at the wrong time, I guess.

Tiffany, this little rogue investigation

of yours has gotten a little bit out of hand now.

I thought it would just blow over.

But clearly, I was wrong. You need to listen to me.

If you have any information, and I mean anything that can

help me find who killed Shawn, then you better give it

to me now. I don't know anything.

Besides, the only justice for Shawn

is street justice.

Tiffany, what do you know about

street justice? Hm?

You do know that I can arrest you right now for obstructing

justice, right? The only reason I don't is

because we're friends.

Tiffany, is there anything I can tell you

to make you stop this? Okay then.

Aren't you going to stay and finish your salad?

No, because I'm not going to sit

here and pretend like what you're doing isn't incredibly

dangerous. I have an actual investigation

to get to. So, do me a favor,

answer your phone when I call.

Ugh.

You did good today. I think you mean I did

great today. Jesus, what happened to you?

That bitch cut me. Why weren't you wearing

a mask? I thought I had her.

But then somebody came and jumped me.

I think I scared her enough, though.

She won't be bothering us anymore.

You don't know Tiffany.

So, you put a tracker thingy

on her car, huh? Mhm.

I'll download the app to your phone before I leave.

Good. So,

you'll know where she is at all times,

which means we have nothing to worry about.

But just to be sure, I need you to do one more thing

for me. What's that?

I need you to kill her.

But I thought we had everything under control.

We are this close to our happy ending.

And she could ruin it. I don't know.

After last night, I think I should lay low.

But you would do anything for me, though, wouldn't you, baby?

Yeah. Then I need you to finish

the job. It's fine.

Nobody believes that drama queen anyway.

So, it should be easy. And I need you to do it tonight.

Hello? Hey, Tiff.

It's Marlene. Hey, Marlene.

What's up? My office finalized Shawn's

paperwork earlier this morning with Amber.

And we're going to go ahead with the cremation later

this evening. But I need more time.

I'm sorry. I tried to stall them as long

as I could. What time this evening?

He's scheduled for 8:00PM. Can we make it 9:00PM?

I'm sorry, Tiff. It's final.

Okay. Thank you.

♪ Music playing ♪

You just won't stop, will you?

Can I help you? Yes.

I'm looking for my cousin. He was just released.

And I don't have any way of getting ahold of him.

Check with his parole officer.

Next. Look,

this is really important. His mom, my aunt, she's dying.

And we really don't have any way of getting ahold of him.

Like I said, check with his parole officer.

Next. I don't know who the... I don't

know who that is. The family appointed me

to check on him. So,

if there's anything you could do, it would be a real big help.

All right, what's his name? Marcus Henderson.

I got you. All right.

Marcus Henderson served nine years for aggravated assault.

Last known address in Atlanta. Atlanta?

Sound better when you say it? Can I have that address?

Please. You are the sweetest.

Sorry, I had to do that. Can I help you?

Hey, Detective. Someone left this at the

front for you. They said it should help

with the Cooper case. What?

Who? Some kid said someone paid

him $20 to drop it off. You think that could be Shawn

Cooper's phone? No, this isn't Shawn's phone.

Here, take this downstairs to tech

forensics. See what they can pull off

of it. Hurry up.

Come on.

Hey, Tiffany. It's me.

I just wanted to call and apologize about how things

ended yesterday. I hope you're not doing

anything stupid. Please give me a call back.

Yeah? Hi, my name is Tiffany.

And I'm looking for Marcus Henderson.

He's not here. Do you know where

I can find him? No.

And I don't like you grabbing onto my door like that.

Uh huh. Move.

Are you kidding me with this? Move.

I don't normally do this. But I've had a rough couple

of days. And I'm running out of time.

Look, I already told you...

Shut up! I know he lives here.

So, here's what you're going to do.

You're going to pick up the phone and call him.

And tell him to come home right away.

It's an emergency. Okay.

What kind of emer... Just do it.

Oh, you think this is funny? No, I'm not laughing.

Yet.

Norton, you're going to want to

see this. Better not be wasting

my time, McKinney. I'll be damned.

You mean that mysterious phone we got was Shawn's last call?

Well, who's phone is it? Doesn't say.

Pull up the location report. The top location is

at an address in Atlanta. The other one is...

Oh, my god. That's Shawn's address.

I think we just caught our lucky break.

The house in Atlanta is rented by Shonda Ryan.

All right. Call backup.

Tell them we need three units to meet us at 415 Hopkins Street.

I need three units at 415 Hopkins Street ASAP.

All right, come on. We got to check this out

right now. Let's go.

Come on, Tiffany. It's Chris.

Give me a call back when you get this.

I need to know what you know.

Hold her gun. Here, take her phone, too.

Someone named Norton keeps calling her phone.

Don't worry about that. Just ignore it.

Marcus, what is this? I don't like this.

Why... what is she doing here? Shut up.

So, we meet again, huh? You know,

you've been causing me a lot of trouble.

Guess I deserve that. Guess you deserve that, too.

Coward. What'd you say?

I said you're a coward. You shot Shawn from behind.

You hit me while I'm tied up. You are nothing but a coward.

Shonda, you hear about that woman they

found in the ravine? According to the news,

she lost her damn mind when her best friend got killed.

Wouldn't mind her damn business, and met her match.

Left behind two small boys. Let's make sure we send them

some flowers. You better not touch my kids.

Oh, I don't take orders from you.

Then who do you take orders from?

Your puppet master, Amber? Please.

Nobody controls me. Excuse me.

Who is Amber? Shonda, not now.

He didn't tell you who Amber is?

His girlfriend. Yeah,

he kills people whenever she tells him to kill.

He cleans up whatever mess she makes.

Yeah, you sound like a real

punk-ass... Shut up.

Shonda, shoot this bitch. Why do I have to shoot?

Because I said so! Now, do it!

How much did they promise you?

Out of the insurance money. What insurance money?

Shonda, shoot her. Marcus,

he killed my friend for his insurance money, $1 million.

You lying. No.

They were going to take the money and let you take the wrap.

They're trying to set you up. Shonda, she's lying.

Shoot her.

Damn you, Shonda. Move.

I'll do it. No!

Now, you're going to tell me who

she's talking about. Who is Amber?

Huh? Shonda,

what the hell are you doing? Drop the gun.

Now! Kick it away.

Hurry up. And don't you move.

Marcus, I swear I'll do it. Shonda,

you better know exactly what you're doing.

She's right, isn't she? You were going to leave me?

You wanted me to shoot her so you could leave

with another woman? Why, Marcus?

Who is she? I waited for you all

these years. I thought we had plans.

You told me there weren't any more women.

You told me that I was your only girl.

So, who is she? What does she have that I don't?

Ah!

Freeze!

Tiffany, can you hear me? I need a medic in here now!

Tiffany! I'm fine.

Just stop yelling in my ear. How did you find me?

We found the cellphone that made the last phone call to

Shawn the night he was killed. It led us here.

He's the one who attacked Shania and I in the salon

that night. He's been having an affair

with Amber for months. And Amber promised him money

if he killed Shawn. What?

I know I should have told you earlier.

Put out an APB on Amber Cooper.

Hey, now! We need to bring her in

for questioning. What time is it?

Funeral Services, Marlene speaking.

Okay, great. Thank you.

Thanks. Shawn's body is okay.

Once the investigation is over, he can be buried.

Thank god. I'm proud of you.

No trace of Amber. If she's smart,

she'll be halfway to Mexico by now.

Maybe. Oh, before I forget.

Cellphone. Can I have my gun back?

Absolutely not. Look, call Lawrence.

Let him know that you're okay. I need to see you guys bright

and early tomorrow at the office to question you.

We'll be there.

Oh!

[INAUDIBLE]. A little bit of rest.

Just a little bit. ♪ Suspenseful music playing ♪

Ah! You think you're so smart,

don't you? You ruined everything!

Oh! Ah!

Ah!

Chris, come get this bitch.

We miss you down here, big guy. Mhm.

Tiff, who's Keira? That's Shawn's daughter...

And mine. Tiff, why didn't you tell me?

Because it was too hard. And it still is.

We were just teenagers when I got pregnant.

We couldn't even bring her home. Her lungs weren't viable.

I only got to hold her once. Baby, I'm sorry.

She was our bond, and our curse.

I think we secretly blamed each other, or ourselves.

I don't know. I just know that I don't want

us to have any more secrets. Me neither.

I got something else to tell you, too.

What? Lawrence Jackson,

I know that I have not been the most present wife.

But I promise you that this day, moving forward,

that I will give my all to this marriage.

And I can't promise you that I'll be a perfect wife.

But I will love you with all of my heart and my soul.

Tiffany Jackson. Oh.

You are an amazing woman. I admire you so much.

I admire your strength, your loyalty.

I love you. And I love our life together.

And I promise you that I will never do anything to betray or

jeopardize that love again. Thank you for giving me the

chance to prove that to you.

Mm. I think I want another baby.

Let's go home. Yeah, let's go.

Let's go home, mama. ♪ Music ♪