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[upbeat hip-hop music plays]

♪ ♪

[Davis] Previously on Ghost...

[Noma] Hell of an engagement ring.

Unfortunately, that ring belongs to me.

What I need, only Noma can get me.

If I get you these green cards,

will you please stall Noma out for me?

Noma said that Lombardi was her ex.

This is her kid.

This is her Achilles' heel.

What the fuck is this?

You're not being arrested for drug dealing, Effie.

[Lauren] That's the bitch that tried to kill me.

This is a RICO.

You're looking at 20 years federal time.

Weston Holdings is a fucking Ponzi scheme.

That means my fucking trust fund money is gone.

[Brayden] Yeah, and the Tejadas'.

You gave our money to a bunch of motherfuckers.

Now I gotta go get it the fuck back.

Yeah, I'm into this honesty thing.

I'm just not into losing.

That's funny, because you're losing me.

[Diana] What's that?

A letter from my lawyer.

Saxe says Tariq set me up to get arrested.

We better not do anything till we know for sure.

[Diana] Why would Papi's prints

be at the scene of Zeke's murder?

It was your mother.

She wanted Lorenzo dead.

I'm so done with your lying bullshit!

I would have did the same thing for any of you!

If anybody should be dead, it's yo ass.

- [Monet] I should be dead? - [Diana] Yes!

Get the fuck off her!

[Monet] Don't you ever put your fucking hands on me again.

Get the fuck out of my house.

[grunting]

- [thud] - [glass shattering]

How did you even find me?

Your buddy, Monet Tejada.

This battle between us has gotta end.

[dramatic music plays]

[suppressed gunfire]

♪ ♪

Tameika, where's my mom?

Tasha is missing.

♪ ♪

[Joe] ♪ They say this is A big, rich town ♪

♪ I just come From the poorest part ♪

♪ Bright lights, city life ♪

♪ I gotta make it This is where it goes down ♪

♪ I just happen To come up hard ♪

♪ Legal or illegal, baby I gotta make it ♪

[50 Cent] ♪ I never took A straight path nowhere ♪

♪ Life's full of twists And turns, bumps and bruises ♪

♪ I live, I learn ♪

♪ I'm from that city full of Yellow cabs and skyscrapers ♪

♪ It's hard to get a start In these parts without paper ♪

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

♪ That corner every 15 minutes They moving seven ♪

♪ Pure snow, bag it Then watch it go ♪

♪ Occupational options Get some blow or some hos ♪

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

♪ Fuck it, man In the meantime ♪

♪ Go head and pump a pack ♪

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

♪ That 007 That's 62 on my count ♪

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

♪ Look a bitch in the eyes ♪

♪ And tell her Baby, I love ya ♪

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

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

[Joe] ♪ They say this is A big, rich town ♪

♪ Yeah, I just come From the poorest part ♪

♪ Bright lights, city life ♪

♪ I gotta make it This is where it goes down ♪

♪ Oh, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ I just happen To come up hard ♪

♪ Legal or illegal, baby I gotta make it ♪

♪ ♪

[Drake's "Now Forever" playing]

[indistinct chatter]

♪ ♪

[Drake] ♪ It's over, it's over ♪

♪ Yeah, I'm leaving I'm gone ♪

♪ I can't stay here no more ♪

- Here. - [officer] Gate.

[Drake] ♪ And I can't sleep On the floor ♪

♪ Man, I'm leaving I'm leaving ♪

♪ You know I got my reasons ♪

♪ Yeah, I'm leaving Yeah, I'm leaving ♪

♪ Yeah, I'm leaving I'm gone ♪

♪ I'm leaving, I'm gone ♪

♪ Had to knock down the wall ♪

♪ Yeah, I swear to God That I'm gone ♪

- ♪ I'm leaving, I'm leaving ♪ - [monitors beeping]

♪ No looking back When I'm gone ♪

♪ No more, I'm gone ♪

♪ I don't wanna Miss the boat ♪

♪ I don't wanna sit in coach ♪

♪ I don't wanna sit at home ♪

♪ I gotta get Where I'm going ♪

♪ I'm afraid that I'ma die ♪

♪ Before I get Where I'm going ♪

♪ I know I'ma be alone ♪

♪ ♪

♪ I gotta get on the road ♪

♪ I gotta get On the road ♪

♪ I ain't looking back no more No, no, no ♪

♪ No more, no more, no more ♪

♪ No more, no more ♪

♪ No more ♪

♪ No more, no more ♪

♪ No more ♪

♪ No more, no more ♪

B, I gotta find my mom, man.

But how the fuck did Tommy get to her?

Saxe.

Working from beyond the fucking grave.

He had a fail-safe just in case

anyone figured out he was a rat.

- Mole. - What?

Technically, Saxe was a mole, not a rat.

Who gives a fuck? It's the same shit.

Either way, that mole knew where my mom was,

and he told Monet, and Monet told Tommy.

Fuck.

I mean, why would she do that?

I don't know.

All I know is, I'm taking Tommy and Monet

- off the fucking map. - [Brayden] Okay, whoa.

We can't make that move

with Lauren about to testify

and Effie in custody.

If she flips on us, we're fucked, 'Riq.

- You think-- - Who knows, bro?

I mean, at least your uncle isn't a threat to us anymore.

You're good with all that, right?

He's a fucking coward.

Look, I can't even--can't even think about shit like that

until I know my mom's all right.

What can I do?

You strapped?

Yeah, I'm strapped, motherfucker.

Let me see that.

Hurry up.

All right, good looking.

I'ma hit you when I need you, a'ight?

[Brayden] Bet.

[tense music plays]

♪ ♪

Monet Tejada.

I'm surprised it's taken this long.

[Monet] We don't need to chitchat.

That's a lot of product you've got sitting on them shelves.

You asked for this meeting.

You must have a solution for me.

For which problem?

Your Wall Street operations are shut down,

the feds are at the gate,

and weight ain't moving through the Ivies

because that girl Effie got locked up.

♪ ♪

I did not want to worry you prematurely.

I was told it would all be rectified.

[Monet] Who told you that shit?

That Tariq nigga?

You can't trust him.

Only my streets is bringing in money right now

because I finessed the Russians,

took Kai out, and wiped out the Castillos.

Do I have a solution?

♪ ♪

I'm the solution.

Empty promise.

How will you manage our operations

when your own children want nothing to do with you?

Look, if you back me, I'll keep them in line,

get your weight moving again.

♪ ♪

Before I could possibly agree to this,

I need some answers.

♪ ♪

What happened to my fiancé, Mecca?

♪ ♪

[knock on door]

Tariq! Oh, my God.

- It's been so long. - Cut the shit.

- Where's Tommy? - You fucking kidding me.

Is that how you wanna talk to me?

Okay. Where's Tommy, ma'am?

He's dead. Didn't you get the memo?

[Tariq] Listen, this is serious shit.

I need to know where Tommy is. Now.

All right, I expect you're not gonna go away

unless you see for yourself.

What are you...

[scoffs] Tariq, he's not here.

He never is.

Come on.

- What did he do? - [Tariq] Listen.

He went after my fucking mother, all right?

And I swear to God, if anything happens to her--

Tariq, I raised your dad,

my son is a drug lord,

his father was a made man,

and I have pictures of you in diapers,

so just calm down.

Take your hand off the fucking gun.

Okay, good.

Nobody's gonna hurt you here, sweetie.

[sighs]

Oh...

What are you drinking?

Hennessy?

I don't usually drink.

Juice box?

Look, I need to find my mother,

and Tommy's the only fucking person

that knows where she is.

What, are you gonna shoot me if I don't tell you?

[laughs]

Come on.

That never occurred to you.

Sit down.

You're a good kid,

in spite of all your role models.

Yeah, Mrs. Egan, I'm afraid I'm not the same kid

that you remember.

Well, I can see that, baby.

But you know, I don't know shit.

This woman with red hair-- her name was Monique.

[Tariq] Whoa, whoa, M-Monet?

Her.

So she came to my house,

and she gave me a letter.

She wanted me to give it to Tommy.

That fucking letter had my mom's address on it.

Well, I didn't know that, Tariq.

You know I try not to get involved.

Listen, if you can tell Tommy that Monet dropped by,

you can tell him that I'm looking for him.

Hey, hey, Tariq, you're still a kid.

And- and what I do know about my son

is that you never wanna get on his wrong side.

We both have that in common.

♪ ♪

[sighs]

Mecca meant this for me.

Keep it.

I don't want that shit.

[tense music plays]

You didn't love Mecca?

No.

♪ ♪

Your son Zeke.

Mecca was his father.

Yes.

And now you wanna use me

to bring your family back into your fold.

Interesting choice.

Look, I'm trying to protect my family.

Wouldn't expect you to understand that.

Let's be clear.

You don't know anything about me.

But if I had children, I'd keep them as far away

from this world as possible, love.

Well, I tried that shit with Zeke,

and he's the one who's dead now.

Yeah, and I'm sorry for your loss.

Were you trying to protect Zeke?

Is that what happened to Mecca?

[Monet] Look, I ain't admitting to shit,

but I will tell you this much.

I will kill to protect my family.

[Noma] So an ex-lover killed Mecca.

How fucking ordinary.

[Monet] Well, if that's the case,

you really gonna let a fuckboy

get between our business?

A woman in my position

has to consider all the angles to stay on top.

Mecca's murder, I never saw it coming.

He kept you and your son a secret.

I was so blind,

so in the dark,

it made me feel vulnerable.

And I can't afford that, love.

I understand the need for that control.

Yeah, well, I'm sure we have many things in common.

And I can't tolerate deception.

In any form.

I've served you loyally, Noma.

And you'll continue to do so with a reminder.

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♪ ♪

Are we clear, Mrs. Tejada?

Crystal.

Good.

Anything suspicious about the Weston suicide?

Abso-fucking-lutely.

Nothing we can prove.

Circle the wagons.

We need to protect the witnesses.

Where are we with Morales?

Transferred into federal custody and processed.

Couple nights in the MCC will soften her up.

And after Lauren testifies in front of the grand jury,

we'll have Effie indicted on attempted murder.

- She'll cave. - [Medina] Hmm.

She'll connect Tariq to the Tejadas,

and then we can charge Diana Tejada with the RICO,

and she'll fold on the rest of the organization.

I'll finish digging into Morales's records.

These two girls, Effie and Diana,

both Stansfield students?

With promising futures.

That's pretty savage.

That's how we play it.

Good afternoon, Miss Baldwin.

We're here to talk you through the grand jury hearing.

I talked to Cooper Saxe.

How is his death related to this?

Was that Tariq?

Of course it was.

We're still investigating.

We're not ready to make that case.

The words "grand jury" may sound scary,

but it's not a trial.

The process is merely a formality.

Typically, an AUSA would take over,

but I've been waived in,

so I'll be with you every step of the way,

asking the questions.

[Medina] And no defense,

no cross-examination.

You just say what you know.

They'll assess the evidence

and vote to indict Ms. Morales.

You're not asking me to blame this on Tariq?

No, no. Effie is our goal here.

This is about getting justice for you.

Justice?

My life is never gonna be the same.

[Blanca] I hear you, Lauren.

I do.

But it'll be a life,

and your bravery will keep others safe.

I wanna see my family.

Soon. I promise.

Please don't do anything crazy in the home stretch.

You don't wanna expose them, Lauren.

♪ ♪

[Cane] Yo, what the fuck you doing here?

It seems y'all can't keep Noma happy,

so I'm your new boss now.

[dramatic music plays]

- You're welcome. - Fuck, nah.

- No, no. - Dru, chill the fuck out.

This ain't no game.

♪ ♪

So we answer to you now?

If you answer to Noma, you answer to Monet.

In other words, no more fucking around.

Cane, Dru, you back on the streets.

Tell your sister to call me.

And you two Trading Places motherfuckers

owe me some serious money.

Wipe that fucking smirk off your face.

Y'all gave my money to the country club crooks,

so your name is on that bill now too.

And y'all gotta make Noma whole again too.

So put your fucking Beavis and Butt-Heads together

and find a new market.

The only thing keeping you alive is your debt.

And you.

We need to talk.

♪ ♪

Now, why the fuck you telling my kids I killed Lorenzo?

How the fuck would I know that shit?

I ain't tell them nothing.

Well, you knew it wasn't GTG that killed Zeke,

and I'm sure you figured out the rest of that shit too.

Oh, that's why you sent Tommy after my mother.

Nigga, I don't know what the fuck you talking about.

I ain't have shit to do with that.

But if it was left up to me,

Cane would be digging your grave right now.

But lucky for you, you need to keep

your little bitches in line first.

Effie and Lauren can't talk.

- Am I clear? - Yes.

♪ ♪

Tariq, a moment.

The green cards.

My family received approval.

Yeah, I know that, but you were supposed

to stall Noma until we figured something out.

Yet Noma knows everything

and Monet's now the fucking boss?

This is what I received from stalling Noma.

Be happy she prevented Monet from killing you

till the heat was off of our enterprise.

It will benefit us all

when you are back in Noma's good graces.

♪ ♪

Use the time wisely.

I will.

[line ringing]

[Diana on recording] Hey, what's up? It's Di.

Leave a message.

Diana, get over your shit

and call me back.

We need to talk about Saxe's letters.

Is Tariq a snitch or not?

♪ ♪

Don't do nothing stupid.

And follow me.

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♪ ♪

You got some fucking balls.

You brought a fucking gun to my mother's house?

This exact fucking one, Uncle Tommy.

I swear to my life I'll use it

if you don't tell me what happened to my mother.

Yeah, all right.

You quit popping off, and I'll tell you.

Put the gun down first, Tariq.

You wanna know where your mother is, put the gun away.

♪ ♪

We hashed it out, okay?

You got the drop on me.

And then thank God your mother knocked you the fuck out,

'cause you was about to shoot.

I love you, but I'll put a bullet in you

to stop you from killing my mother.

You think you're finally gonna kill me, huh?

Well, you killed your father.

So pulling the trigger on me ain't gonna be nothing to you.

[Tasha] No.

[suppressed gunfire]

I just saved your life, Tommy.

What, you're gonna kill me

while I'm trying to check on my baby?

Yeah, come here.

You gotta turn him like this.

Towards you, so he's on his side.

Okay, okay, be careful, please.

I ain't the one who just knocked his ass out.

He's fine.

He's just sleeping it off.

Why'd you do this?

You had the drop on me.

I've already lost too much family, Tommy.

We don't need to kill each other.

Let's dead this shit.

Family.

What about me?

What about Keisha?

You think I wanted to kill my best friend?

Like that shit was easy?

She was gonna rat on my son

and then she was gonna rat on you.

- No. - No, I saved your life again.

Listen to me.

Our blood feud ends now.

Or else we're gonna end up in the grave

just like Lakeisha, just like Ghost.

[somber music plays]

Fuck.

♪ ♪

Tasha...

Fuck.

Look, I love you, Tommy. I never stopped.

Don't ever forget how we've been there for each other.

We are day-ones.

We're the only ones left.

I know.

I just feel like I keep losing my people.

So let's not lose each other.

♪ ♪

God, Tash, I wish we could just smoke a blunt

and ride around the city.

I got so much I wanna tell you.

- You know, I got a brother? - What?

That's insane, Tommy.

Oh, yeah. I mean, it's a half-brother.

But he got a son.

I'm a actual uncle now.

So you know it's real when I tell you

I want this shit to be over.

I trust you with that information.

So is my family safe from you?

Cause your family's safe from me.

What the fuck you mean, Tommy?

We are family.

[laughs]

I love you, too, Tash.

[siren wailing in distance]

But I gotta get the fuck up out of here.

All right.

Where is she?

I don't know.

When the marshals showed up, we took off.

But I know she wouldn't want you going after Monet.

You speak for my mother now.

If you put Monet in the ground,

then you're getting your mother,

your other sister, and your grandmother killed.

Uncle Tommy, fuck that noise.

Okay?

Monet made a fucking move already.

I need to retaliate.

You ain't got no ally.

You ain't got no plan for war.

You need to rethink your beef with her.

You think I can't handle a fucking war

by myself, Uncle Tommy?

I know you can't ride one out

from the back of a fucking college classroom.

Your father tried to ride one out

from between two worlds.

It's what fucked him up.

If you wanna survive,

you either a civilian or a gangster.

There ain't no in-between.

Stay in your lane.

All in or all out.

If you get distracted...

you dead.

A'ight, so say I do hear you out.

Say I'm all in.

You care, right?

You proved that by having my fucking back.

[tense music plays]

[laughs]

Oh, Tariq...

this ain't my war.

Plus, in New York, I'm already dead.

♪ ♪

Be smart, Tariq.

♪ ♪

[newscaster] Less than 24 hours away,

and polls show Rashad Tate firmly in the lead

over his rival, AVH,

to be the twelfth district's democratic nominee.

And in New York, that's a guaranteed ticket

to Congress.

[cheers and applause]

Okay, okay, okay.

Please, not until after the election.

Don't jinx my ass.

[laughter]

Taking on Weston Holdings was brave.

Courage is never something that I lacked.

No, courage was never your problem.

Ethical conviction was your issue,

but you showed me

you are who I hoped you could be.

And I'm very proud of you.

Thank you.

So maybe we can try again.

Only if I can do it the right way, baby.

"The right way"?

[newscaster] We will, of course, be with you...

Rashad... [laughs]

You know your knees are bad. [laughing]

Harper, I'm gonna ask you a third time.

Will you marry me?

[soft music plays]

- Yes. - Yes!

[Harper] Yes!

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

I love you.

Oh! [laughs]

[cheers and applause]

So Monet's just our fucking boss now.

She made the one move she had.

It was smart.

Forcing her kids to work for her under penalty of death

is smart?

She's a fucking sociopath.

Does it matter?

We ain't got nowhere else to go.

Oh, no, I forgot. He's a fucking mama's boy.

Always has been, always will be.

If I was you, I'd shut the fuck up.

I'm so tired of your fucking bullshit.

Do you even care that she killed our father?

Enough! Hey!

Stop, okay?

This beef ain't between us.

It's Monet again.

She's always the fucking problem.

Y'all know that.

When will y'all realize we don't live normal lives?

[Diana scoffs]

Seriously.

Dru, I need you to man the fuck up, okay?

You're not gonna be a NBA housewife.

And Diana, let's stop pretending

you're some college sorority chick, all right?

We're drug dealers.

That's the family business.

That's who we are.

Now, I have a collection to hit.

♪ ♪

You know what?

Fuck both of them.

They're never gonna see us coming.

And by the time they do, it'll be too fucking late.

[dramatic music plays]

♪ ♪

Nice of you to join us.

What the fuck don't you understand

about family emergency?

I'm here now.

My brother is dead, Brayden.

Show some goddamn unity.

I think you guys should just all

get out of the city for a while.

You know, avoid all the media, cops, all that bullshit.

No, Brayden's right.

I can't go out on the street without being heckled.

Jesus, you're all thinking about yourselves.

What about a fucking funeral for Uncle Lucas?

Oh, Becca's right.

What about Uncle Lucas?

No one's even fucking going to that.

[Brayden] What the fuck?

[Trace] Mom, Dad, Becca,

you might wanna get out of here.

Ain't nobody going nowhere.

Your family owes my family money.

I have no idea who the hell you people are,

but we are not in a position to repay anybody's losses.

[tense music plays]

- [Brayden] Cane... - [Cane] Listen, man.

- [grunts] - [yelps]

You're not in a fucking position

- to not be in a position. - [Brayden] Cane...

let's fucking handle this later.

♪ ♪

Relax, little man.

Look, everybody calm the fuck down.

If you don't have the money, these paintings right here

damn sure don't look fake.

Fucking nice-ass house.

[Cane] Yeah, check this out, Ma.

This one got your name on it.

Monet.

- Yeah, right there. - [laughs]

I'll put this shit up in the dining room.

[Cane] Hey... [snapping]

Let me get that watch, snowflake.

Oh, dude, it's a family heirloom.

[gasps] Oh, my God!

- [Trace] All right. - All right. Appreciate it.

I'll make sure I let the nigga at the pawn shop know that.

Hey, all this shit, it's just a down payment.

♪ ♪

We'll be back for all this shit.

♪ ♪

[Robert] What the fuck, son?

You had every opportunity to leave that life behind.

You are not one of them.

Yeah, you didn't learn your fucking lesson the first time?

Me?

Your brother was the biggest crook in the generation.

You're gonna act like this is the first time

you suspected anything?

Yeah, okay.

See if the SEC buys that bullshit.

This fucking family.

♪ ♪

- You spoke to your sister? - [Cane] Yeah.

Shit that happened to Pops really fucked them up.

All right? Dru and Diana might be out.

Nah.

That ain't gonna work for me.

Yeah, well, you gonna have to work your magic.

When was you gonna tell me Effie got locked up?

Yeah, Davis told me.

Can I count on you, Cane?

Cause me and you both know

that Tariq is not gonna be able to handle this shit.

Listen, don't trip about Effie, all right?

She didn't snitch out Tariq like I asked her to.

But she held it down. She kept it 100.

Are you-- nigga, you are pussy whipped.

Can't you see this bitch is out for herself?

Man, fuck it. I- I'll handle it on my own.

Fuck.

[dramatic hip-hop music plays]

[Meredith] On the gate.

[gate buzzes]

♪ ♪

Why are you changing my cell?

Do I look like I'm here to answer your questions?

[laughs]

♪ ♪

Looks like we got another bad bitch.

Lights out at nine.

♪ ♪

[tense music plays]

♪ ♪

[phone buzzing]

♪ ♪

[Davis] Good, you're here. Look.

From what you told me, you need to leave

this Monet shit alone, all right?

She said she didn't do it.

Obviously, she's gonna fucking lie.

I'm only alive cause I owe money.

If I may suggest,

when your lawyer and your homicidal white uncle

both tell you not to start a war, you should listen.

And we have more pressing shit.

The feds have me on camera passing a note to Diana.

You gotta get her charges dropped.

Or else I go down with her.

Trust me, I'm working on that.

What the fuck happened at Weston Holdings?

You know, I think it was

the fucking Councilman Tate nigga.

- Shit. - [Tariq] Yeah.

Okay, I- I'd recommend not murdering a congressman.

But having leverage on Tate could be useful.

Oh, you know that snake-ass motherfucker

is always up for a deal.

That's for damn sure.

I'll take care of that.

And you, my friend, need to focus on Effie.

She has to go, Tariq.

Whoa, whoa.

Ain't that exactly what the fuck

you're not supposed to say?

She's not on our side.

If she folds, we all get jumpsuits.

Didn't she snitch on you before?

Yes, but it's not that simple.

All right, obviously, the feds will lock us the fuck up.

But Noma will kill us.

Effie has the picture that I need

to get out from under Noma's thumb.

You'll never get to use it if Lauren testifies,

which reminds me, she has to go too.

What the fuck are you on right now, Davis?

You sound like Monet, my nigga. Stay in your lane.

I don't give a fuck anymore.

Those are your bitches.

Since when is killing a problem for you?

I learned that killing leads to more fucking problems.

Listen, I understand you just lost your brother.

I get exactly how you feel.

I lost my twin sister

right in front of my fucking eyes, Davis.

But now's not the time to crash out.

You gotta pull your shit together.

All right, what if she recants?

What's her incentive?

She gotta feel more in danger

if she testifies than if she doesn't.

Exactly.

I hear her parents came back to town after Effie's arrest.

That could be a soft spot.

But recanting won't outright solve it.

They'd still have time to trump up some other charges

against Effie.

Unless...

♪ ♪

Will Effie talk to you?

Yeah, I think so.

♪ ♪

You have to convince her

to do something she won't wanna do.

♪ ♪

[hip-hop music plays]

♪ ♪

[singer] ♪ Yeah ♪

♪ ♪

[grunting, shouting]

[indistinct rapping]

[grunting, shouting continues]

♪ ♪

Hey!

Drop it. Drop it.

Get the fuck off of me!

You're trying to fucking kill me?

♪ ♪

Tougher than I thought.

♪ ♪

You have a visitor.

What happened? You okay?

So I can assume it wasn't you that sent that warning?

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

What the fuck are you here for then?

I got a plan to get you out.

I don't need shit from you.

My lawyer's coming to sort this out.

I have my own money.

I'm gonna post my own bail.

You know, you can't post bail, right, Effie?

Nigga, are you crazy?

Are you trying to get me killed?

Listen, Davis said if you post bail,

they have months to indict you.

But if you sit, they have to impanel a whole grand jury

to indict you in five days.

How does less time help me?

Because once they get the charges dropped,

they'll have less time to find out anything else.

You'll walk.

Look, we haven't seen eye to eye,

but we're on the same team, right?

Because you need something from me?

That picture of Noma's daughter, yes.

I need it.

If I get it, figure out who she is,

I'll get you out,

and I'll get us out from under Noma.

Well, I found her already.

The fuck you mean you found her?

I found her already.

And you're not getting a goddamn thing

until you get me the fuck out of here.

♪ ♪

All right, so they need a grand jury

to indict Effie in five days.

That's our window to get Lauren a reversal story against Effie.

Effie gets clear, we walk free.

I don't think we got enough time for that.

I will cut that fucking hand off.

[laughs]

When did baby Rambo's balls drop, huh?

[Tariq] Listen, listen, listen.

Only way we get Lauren to change her story

is if we work together.

So both of y'all shut the fuck up

and listen, all right?

What you got?

Remember when Obi dropped pictures of our families?

We're gonna threaten Lauren's parents?

But just with pictures. Look, she needs to understand

that even WITSEC can't protect her and her family, bro.

Look, I'ma set up a meeting with us.

You guys talk to her.

You guys show her the pictures.

We promise her safety

in return for her recanting her story on Effie.

Dru and I will get the photos.

Bet. I'll have Davis show y'all where to get them.

Just tell me when you wanna leave.

I swear to God--

Yo, yo, yo, shut the fuck up, man.

We got shit to do.

[phone buzzing]

You better have a damn good reason for calling.

[sighs] Lauren, listen.

You can't testify, all right? It's not safe.

So someone's gonna kill me?

The same way you killed Saxe

after I told you he was talking to Jenny?

That wasn't me.

All right? Saxe was dirty as fuck.

He dug his grave 100 times over.

How do you even trust the feds?

They can't even keep their own people safe.

They don't even let you see your family.

Come on, listen.

I'm the only person that can help you

in your situation, all right?

And how am I supposed to trust that?

If I wanted to hurt you, you've given me

the opportunity to do so a million times already.

Just trust me. I got a plan.

Meet up with me, and we'll speak about it.

Please.

[tense music plays]

Okay, but it needs to be in public.

I'll meet you tonight in Fort Greene Park.

All right, I'll be there.

Thank you.

♪ ♪

[Sheryl] I know.

We have to keep trying.

- I-- - [stairs creaking]

♪ ♪

Sterling?

♪ ♪

Let me call you back.

♪ ♪

[screams]

[Cane] We need you to quiet the fuck down,

Mrs. Baldwin.

♪ ♪

Honestly, don't trip, all right?

She lives.

Hey, light skin. Nice to see you again.

You fucking tricked me?

Lauren, you're not in any danger.

I tried to save you, remember?

Did you? Look, I don't care.

I will fuck all y'all up before I go down.

Look, they're just here to make a deal.

Face to face so you know that they're telling the truth.

That's it.

I wouldn't be scared of the undynamic duo,

but what I would be scared of...

Is me.

My mom and dad? Really?

What? Cane, what the fuck?

We never spoke about this shit.

- Let them go right now. - [Cane] Or what, huh?

You'll slightly puncture me with a fucking steak knife?

Listen, I don't listen to this nigga, okay?

I listen to myself, all right?

Now, if I give you my word, it's bond.

Recant, forget I fucking know you.

[Tariq] Yeah, you go about your regular life.

School, family, back to the future

that you've been preparing for.

I mean, what, you wanna be in bum fuck Arizona

being a cashier?

That's all WITSEC has for you, Lauren, literally.

♪ ♪

And what about Effie?

Is she in on this deal?

That's who tried to fucking kill me.

And I'm gonna need guarantee from that bitch

before I do shit.

But I swear to God, if something happens

to my family, it is over.

Listen, let her parents go.

Show her she can trust us.

- Come on. - Cane.

♪ ♪

[Cane] All right.

But remember, we always know where to find them.

♪ ♪

Jenny and Blanca were right, weren't they?

The drugs, murders, it all comes back to you.

No, listen, it wasn't supposed--

Don't!

This is the last time you lie to me.

♪ ♪

[Cane chuckles]

[Tariq] Fuck.

I mean, even if this shit does work,

we still gotta worry about the charges against Diana, no?

You got Davis handling that shit, right?

Yeah.

Right now, in fact.

[singer] ♪ I'm all the way up ♪

[Fat Joe Remy Ma's "All the Way Up" playing]

♪ All the way up All the way up ♪

[cheers and applause]

I just received the call from AVH.

She's officially conceded the race.

[cheers and applause]

I'm happy tonight that virtue and integrity won.

And I couldn't have done it

without my extraordinary staff:

Brushaundria, Jim, Sabrina,

I couldn't have done it without all of your support.

But mostly, I couldn't have done it

without the guidance

from my lovely fiancée, Harper.

Come on. Come on up.

[cheers and applause]

- I love you. - I love you too.

- [laughs] - [Tate] And remember,

New York still leads the way.

New York leads the way.

[all chanting] New York leads the way!

[cheers and applause]

[singer] ♪ Nothing can stop me I'm all the way up ♪

♪ ♪

I'm proud of you.

[Tate] Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you so much.

I appreciate you.

What's happening, nigga?

Or shall I say congratulations, Congressman?

Ah, Davis, I didn't realize that you were a supporter.

I'm not.

But I have a message for you.

Shall we?

[Brushaundria] Thank you for going out to those polls and...

Tariq and the Tejadas know it was you

who burned them at Weston Holdings.

You've got a bullet coming your way.

[foreboding music plays]

Are you sure you wanna threaten me, my nigga?

Cause after tonight, I can have your ass

chasing after fucking ambulances in Trenton.

Now who's threatening who?

There's something you can do that might earn you some grace.

Get that charges against Diana Tejada dropped,

and make sure they back off me as well.

[laughs]

Look at your ass.

Mm-mm.

But you know,

I'm always open to helping friends in need,

particularly when they donate

large sums of money to my campaign.

[laughs] Of course.

Consider it done.

[cheers and applause]

[Brushaundria] And drink!

Professor Bennet, I was just looking for you.

Amina Hosseini of The Tribune.

Now's not a good time.

I would love to run a piece on your love story

with Rashad Tate.

Old flames reuniting during the campaign.

Well, it would be about the end of a love story,

a real fucking tragedy.

And nobody wants to read that.

So if you'll excuse me.

♪ ♪

[siren wailing]

Brayden?

Hey.

What are you doing here?

Just getting my shit out of here.

It's my last day at Weston Holdings, so...

SEC just cleared me.

You know, they also wanted to talk to RSJ,

but conveniently, he's out of the country.

Guess that's one of the perks

of having your own private jet.

Yeah, well, I'm gonna be stuck on coach

on the way back home to Columbus, so...

You don't have to go.

Lucas took the blame for everything

in his suicide note.

Yeah, but that doesn't change the fact

that I know I was a part of it.

I gotta take a step back.

You know, look at my life.

Start over.

At least you get to.

Brayden, you know how you said

that you were gonna make all of this go away?

Your uncle wasn't a quitter.

[tense music plays]

I mean, I- I told you where he was hiding.

That suicide note,

it- it didn't sound anything like him.

♪ ♪

What are you asking me?

♪ ♪

Maybe...

maybe you need to get out of here too.

I mean, seriously.

Think about what you're becoming.

♪ ♪

It's a little late for that.

♪ ♪

- [Lauren] I'm not an idiot. - I know.

Okay, so this isn't about getting justice for me.

This is about you trying to get Effie to turn on Tariq

and bring down some big drug ring

while you get justice for your dead boyfriend

and maybe a promotion.

That's what I thought.

Look, at this point, I want Tariq gone, too,

but what I'm not gonna do

is get up on that stand and lie for you.

So if you want Effie to flip on Tariq,

let me talk to her.

Well, what makes you think you can get Effie to flip?

Because I can tell her she has no reason

to stay loyal to him.

What do you mean?

Tariq wants her to keep her mouth shut

and go away so he can be with me.

Have you been in contact with Tariq?

Did he tell you that?

Of course not.

But she doesn't know that.

♪ ♪

Lauren, I've crossed so many ethical lines already,

I- I can't ask you to do that.

Jenny, you have no choice.

Either I talk to Effie or I'm not gonna testify.

And then what?

♪ ♪

Too much of a fair fight last time?

[hip-hop music plays]

♪ ♪

[singer] ♪ I take my time I finesse it, yeah ♪

♪ Can't get you Out of the question, no ♪

♪ I keep falling... ♪

You two play nice now.

[singer] ♪ Give me All my messages ♪

♪ ♪

[Lauren] This isn't being recorded.

I learned my lesson about that shit.

The past few months of my life have been fucking hell.

Do you understand that?

And whatever it is that you're into,

I'm not a part of it.

Apparently, Tariq didn't want me dead,

and neither did Brayden.

But the cops showed me pictures of you two.

So what was that?

You were just trying to get rid of me?

[Effie chuckles]

You're thinking way too deep into this.

So then what do I need to know?

Because if I'm not 100% sure that this shit is over,

I have no problem taking you guys down with me.

Lauren...

I don't give a fuck about you.

Not one.

You say the last couple months of your life have been hard.

Try since fucking birth.

You've had every single golden opportunity in the world

and I was never jealous of that.

But you decided to step out

of your wide-ass, privileged-ass lane,

and you threatened my future.

You see, this was never personal, Lauren.

This was just business.

But if you go up there and you snitch me out,

I'm afraid this is gonna get personal really quickly.

Are you threatening me?

No, I'm telling you the truth.

Well, I think you're very confused

on who has the power in this situation.

- Mm. - [Lauren] You know what?

I'm not the same Lauren I used to be.

♪ ♪

I didn't see you coming last time,

but this time, my eyes are wide open, bitch.

Look, if you recant, we all walk.

You get your old life back.

We all get our old lives back.

- That's what you want. - Jesus, you're evil.

All of you are fucking evil.

And somehow, you think

you don't deserve what you're getting.

♪ ♪

[exhales shakily]

♪ ♪

Members of the grand jury, you're here to decide

whether or not there is sufficient evidence

to indict Josefina Morales

for the felony of attempted murder.

And to help you make that decision,

you'll now hear from the victim in the case,

Lauren Baldwin,

a dean's list student at Stansfield University.

Miss Baldwin, would you tell the grand jury

what happened to you?

I know you've been through a lot.

In a signed victim statement,

you stated that Miss Morales kidnapped you,

knocked you unconscious, strapped you to your seat,

and pushed you into an icy river.

Yes.

That is what you told me to say.

[tense music plays]

♪ ♪

Lauren, you signed this statement

under penalty of perjury.

Because you forced me to.

♪ ♪

I wasn't well.

I was having panic attacks over school

and, um, you know, just the pressure.

I don't--I don't know.

And I took a drive,

and I...

I'm sorry.

I started thinking about my brother,

who also has panic attacks and anxiety,

and I must have just blacked out in my car.

When I woke up, Jenny Sullivan was in the room

with a doctor that told me that I was dead.

And she told me if I ever wanna see my parents again,

I have to say it was Effie who did this to me.

It is obvious that this witness has been compromised.

Lauren, are you aware

that you are perjuring yourself right now?

[Lauren] I was so confused, as you can imagine.

But she made me believe that this statement was true.

But it's not.

♪ ♪

Sorry, Jenny.

I'm done with your agenda.

I'd like to go home.

♪ ♪

What happened?

I don't know how they got to her, but they did.

[Medina scoffs]

We still have Effie in custody.

And you only have a day left to charge her

before you have to let her go.

And we got nothing from busting the coffee shop.

They played you.

♪ ♪

I'm pulling the plug

before we're embarrassed any further.

No. Medina, after all this time,

you know the St. Patricks.

There is a way to save this.

Yeah, pack it up. Piss on the fire.

This is done.

♪ ♪

Are you okay, honey?

Yeah, just really ready to go.

Let's go, baby.

Thank you.

[soft music plays]

♪ ♪

I don't know how you do this shit all the time,

but you just do.

You just gotta have a little faith.

Yeah, I didn't have any other options.

Anyway, as agreed,

turns out Noma's daughter isn't even a kid anymore.

She's our age, and she's attending NYU.

Are you fucking kidding me?

This is the name, address, social media so you can track.

I don't even think that she knows

that her mom is a criminal.

It's like Noma kept their lives completely separate.

So um, what happens to me and this business after you do this?

I mean, you've been on your own before, right?

I'm sure you can build back up.

♪ ♪

Just like that?

After you set me up at the warehouse.

We're not even now?

All the shit that you said in Italy,

was that-- that was just nothing?

What about our future?

♪ ♪

Effie, tell me why you think I can trust you.

You went behind my back to Cane when you should've came to me.

But I'm not tripping. It's all good.

Let me take you to your dorm. Come on.

♪ ♪

Yo, what are you doing?

Finding my own way, like I always do.

♪ ♪

A'ight, look. Noma's daughter.

That's the key to our freedom.

She'll stop the fucking threats to our families,

and we won't have to work for Monet.

Listen, 'Riq, I don't know if I can.

If you can what?

Ride with you on this.

Look, for me, I just--

I think it's just time to quit.

Cold turkey.

Look, if you can use that to get me out, cool.

- [Tariq] Wait, wait, you-- - But if it's my head

that Noma or the Tejadas come for, then--

You waited for this shit to get this fucking hard to quit, B?

And then you leave me with the bag to hold for myself.

I killed my fucking uncle, okay?

He didn't jump. I pushed him.

You did what needed to be done, Brayden.

Yeah, and it's all I can fucking think about.

My family will never be the same.

We ruin people's lives, 'Riq.

I'm just...

I'm not made for it.

- I'm sorry, but-- - Come the fuck on, bro.

Come the fuck on.

I'm sorry. I'm out.

Good luck.

Fuck!

[knock on door]

Yo, what's up?

I need to talk to you, 'Riq.

It's about my mom and my dad.

Yeah, she told me.

She thinks I'm how you found out she killed him,

but I had no idea.

Shit's so fucked up.

I know.

But look, 'Riq,

I gotta get out, but she'll never let me leave.

She's fucking crazy, and honestly, I'm scared.

Yeah, I feel you.

I mean, can you believe she sent Tommy after my mother?

Is she okay?

She's fine.

Tommy said they hashed it out.

If she went after your mom like that,

how is Monet still alive?

That don't make sense.

Look, because my mom

is still alive, all right?

And that's a win for me.

I don't need no fucking war between me and your family, D.

That's just gonna end up with my family

having to go on the fucking run again.

[scoffs] Fucking Monet.

Fuck.

Okay, look.

What if it didn't start a war?

[tense music plays]

How is that gonna happen?

Dru hates her, and I want her ass dead

for what she did to my father.

It's time for Monet to go.

I mean, do you really think

you can ever be free while she's still alive?

She sent someone to kill your mother.

You think she won't do that again?

D, what are you asking me right now?

I'm asking you to help me.

What about Cane?

Cane will never know.

But we gotta move fast.

We only get one shot.

♪ ♪

All right, I'm in. What do we do?

She's been trying to get me to come over and talk.

I'll pick her up from the house

and tell her Dru's waiting at the penthouse

to hash things out.

I'll pull up right to where you'll be hiding.

Put two through the window and drive off.

I'll tell Dru and Cane I never saw the killer's face.

♪ ♪

So you ain't got nothing to say until we meet up with Dru?

♪ ♪

- This is some bullshit. - [sighs]

You out here causing drama when it's finally

your turn to step up for this family.

Family?

This ain't a fucking family, Monet.

This is a business.

You killed our father.

What kind of mother does that to her children?

♪ ♪

You're right, D. You're right.

- [scoffs] - Wait, wait, wait. Listen.

♪ ♪

When I had to give Zeke up,

it took something out of me.

I couldn't be soft on you kids.

♪ ♪

Dealing was Lorenzo's hustle.

We raised y'all like soldiers,

and it was easier to see you that way.

♪ ♪

Easier to protect you from the fucked up way

these streets treat you.

Now, I know that's not right, D, but that's who we were.

Now, you put all this on me,

but what about Lorenzo's hand in raising you?

He chose this life for us, not me.

I'm tough on y'all.

Especially you, because I love you.

♪ ♪

And I'm sorry.

I don't know any other way to show it.

♪ ♪

You still ain't got nothing to say?

Ma, I left something in the house.

Let- let's go back inside--

[tires squealing]

Ahh!

♪ ♪

Ma.

♪ ♪

[Cane] Ma. Diana.

♪ ♪

Oh, fuck.

♪ ♪

[engine starts]

She's still in surgery. She's in critical condition.

I wish I had better news, but uh, it's touch and go.

She sacrificed herself to save me.

Did you see who did this?

It was Tariq.

[Dru] Tariq? [scoffs]

He thinks Monet sent Tommy after his mom.

He's looking for payback.

I'm gonna kill him.

Cane, we don't even know if Ma is gonna be okay.

Cane, you can't-- we have to stick together.

You hear me?

I'ma kill him.

Tariq gotta go.

♪ ♪

Ma, you took our father from us!

- You killed him! - [Monet shouting]

Get the fuck off her.

Don't you ever put your fucking hands on me again.

[Dru] Cane!

♪ ♪

Yo, yo, wait, wait.

Hold up. Hold up.

[Diana] She killed our father.

She can't get away with that.

She put Gordo up to it and had me kill him.

It's either her or us.

We gotta cover our tracks if we gonna do this.

Then we do exactly what Monet did to Papi.

We can't do it ourselves.

We use Tariq.

There's no way Tariq gets out of this alive.

You know Cane will want blood.

- So be it. - What? No.

- That doesn't sound-- - Diana, we are fighting

for our fucking lives.

Tariq kills Monet.

Cane kills Tariq.

What the fuck, Diana?

You were supposed to hit 'Riq's car

so Cane could take him out right there.

I don't know if Tariq is the shooter.

Someone else fucked up the plan, Dru.

I don't know who.

♪ ♪

Tariq ain't stupid, Dru.

Just gotta motivate him.

♪ ♪

I still have that letter

that Saxe sent Monet.

We can use that.

♪ ♪

You can't serve me.

You didn't even ask my fucking name.

Scram.

[Diana] Tell Tommy this is a gift

from Monet Tejada.

♪ ♪

- [Dru] We stick to our story. - [Diana] I don't know.

- I don't-- - We stick to our fucking story.

It was Tariq.

♪ ♪

[Tariq sighs] Ma, I'm so glad you called.

[Tasha] Tommy told you not to go after her, Tariq.

What were you doing there?

Listen, Ma. Diana was in on it, okay?

there wasn't gonna be any retaliation.

Monet was my mark. Not yours.

I'm your mother. I protect you.

Oh, that's why you knocked me out.

Hell, yeah, and I'd do it again.

Listen.

Even if Monet survives, your hands are clean.

I mean, I'm going back to Yas and Big Mama.

You are going back to school.

You get your trust, and then you get out, baby.

Then we can all be together again.

Ma, I fucked up.

What you mean?

My- my trust fund is gone, all right?

I lost it in a Ponzi scheme.

What the--boy!

W-was it that Weston shit?

Damn, 'Riq.

What now?

[Tariq] I don't know.

I mean, I thought I was only escaping Noma.

Wait, who the fuck is Noma?

All right, Noma is Mecca's boss, all right?

She found out Mecca was killed.

She came here looking for Mecca's killers,

and now we've been trying to fill in his role ever since.

Or you pay with your life.

Tariq, what have you gotten yourself into?

I mean, it's nothing I can't figure out.

Look, I just need money. You know? That power.

That power that makes you literally untouchable.

That shit that Noma has.

Your dad tried that,

and it took him down.

Yeah, but you know he didn't do that shit right, Ma.

No, no, no. Ghost was a lot of things,

but he wasn't stupid.

[solemn music plays]

All right, but I learned from his mistakes, all right?

They're lessons for me.

♪ ♪

All right. There's a way.

But if you take it, you cannot stop.

You understand?

With Monet shot, it's a power vacuum.

I cleared the way.

You just need to use it

to get close to Noma and try to--

Learn everything she knows

so I can end up taking everything she has

and bringing you home.

But it's a dangerous play, baby.

You gotta be careful.

Yeah, I know, but I'm not gonna get you back

and have a life worth living without taking a risk.

You know?

'Riq, come on.

♪ ♪

[Tasha sighs]

♪ ♪

Just be careful, please.

♪ ♪

I got this, Ma.

♪ ♪

I hope so.

[foreboding music plays]

[sighs] I hope so.

♪ ♪

[indistinct chatter]

[Paz] Junior.

[Young] Mom?

What are you-- what are you doing here?

You haven't been home. [speaks Spanish]

Sorry.

Uh, our witness recanted, and the case blew up.

[sighs] I'm sorry.

But you're still young,

and it'll only make you stronger.

You've heard me say it before,

but I am so proud that you followed in Angela's footsteps.

Yeah, I know.

[Paz] And Angela would be proud too.

Um, this uh, came for you in the mail.

♪ ♪

It's from that lawyer, Cooper Saxe.

♪ ♪

And then there was one.

Arms up.

It's in my waist.

Mm.

I see we are all being more cautious these days.

Follow me.

[ominous music plays]

♪ ♪

Obi says you have a proposition.

Yes, I do.

I wanna work alongside you so I can elevate.

Once you guys expand, I can run shit right here.

Bold of you to make demands after a hit on Monet.

I hear whoever it was didn't finish the job.

Did you have anything to do with it?

Nah, that wasn't me.

There seem to be differing opinions on the matter.

What the fuck are you talking about?

[dramatic music plays]

♪ ♪

Thought you got away with it, motherfucker?

- With what? - [Dru] Diana saw you, Tariq.

You tried to kill our mother.

D, what the fuck are they talking about?

Tell them what happened.

You almost killed me too.

♪ ♪

- Anya Covington. - Wait, Cane.

Tariq, what did you just say?

Anya Covington.

Yes, your daughter.

I got people with eyes on her.

I promise you if anything happens to me

or my family ever,

I'll send them people right after your daughter.

Clever boy.

Never without a plan, are you?

But perhaps you've flown too close to the sun, love.

[Tariq] Yo, what the fuck, Effie?

- I'm so sorry, Tariq. - What the fuck did you do?

I told Noma that you were threatening her daughter.

We're working together, and I have a future with her,

so I couldn't let that happen.

This bitch.

Now thanks to Effie,

I've moved my daughter to safety.

[Cane chuckles]

I've been wanting to do this for a long time.

♪ ♪

[whirring]

Get your ass down!

[dramatic music plays]

♪ ♪

[Brayden panting]

I think I took one of those fuckers out!

♪ ♪

Yo, B, what the fuck? How did you know?

Obi called me.

He said he owed you. Something about green cards.

He said they were gonna fucking clip you.

I thought you was out, man.

Nah, I couldn't leave you hanging like that.

Are you fucking kidding me?

What do we do now?

[ominous music plays]

Man, I don't know.

I think we just started a fucking war, though.

[sighs]

[2WEI's "Ready for War" playing]

[engine revving]

[2WEI] ♪ Is you ready for war My brother ♪

♪ ♪

♪ War, my brother ♪

♪ ♪

♪ War, my brother ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Peace, my brother ♪

♪ I need more than a piece My brother ♪

♪ If you rolling with me My brother ♪

♪ Just know we going Past the peak, my brother ♪

♪ And I keep my eyes On the prize ♪

♪ So I could never see defeat My brother ♪

♪ Walking the finest line Between a shining knight ♪

♪ And royalty, my brother ♪

♪ I ain't playing But they see I leveled up ♪

♪ They fed up, I don't act Like I'm fed enough ♪

♪ Hate the game but I'm sure You can bet it's us ♪

♪ Can't complain But I'm sure ♪

♪ You attempted brother Fess it up ♪

♪ Everything that you Estimate and underrate ♪

♪ You could say this The latest of the greats ♪

♪ I always keep the statement Up to date ♪

♪ By the way that I elevate Above the ranks ♪

♪ On the way with the fleet ♪

♪ Take a seat Or stay out the reach ♪

♪ World is mine I ain't claiming a piece ♪

♪ Throne is mine But I stay on my feet ♪

♪ Locked and loaded I pray that you get low ♪

♪ If you rolling I pray you don't get cold ♪

♪ Is you ready for war My brother ♪

♪ Is you ready For war, my brother ♪

[singer] ♪ I'm backing it Backing up ♪

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[2WEI] ♪ War, my brother ♪

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♪ Is you ready for war ♪

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