The Accused (2025) Movie Script
1
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
['Wide Awake' plays
over car radio]
From the darkness
to the daylight
If I stay right
Ain't gotta get
right I been there
I paid the price
Now I'm livin' my life
All up in the light
I'm ready for whatever
Comes my way
Ain't got it all together
But I'm on my way
I had to pose my homie
I was bombin' out my seat
I woke up out of my seat
I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake
Wide awake
I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake
Wide awake
I had to pose my homie
I was bombin' out my seat
I woke up out of my seat
I'm wide awake
Somewhere I got it twisted
Thought I was the controller
But now I've seen
the whole truth
Since I've gotten older
Lotta games I played
Lotta noise I made
Was rippin' the streets
I was too afraid
To sit and deal
with what was real
The soul intent,
their goal to kill
There's a war out here
There's a war for
your soul out here
You better get clean
Better grab your team
Better let 'em
all know 'cause
[gunshot blasting]
[eerie music]
Shit!
[breathing heavily]
[growling]
[eerie music]
[gunshot blasting]
[grunting]
[grunting]
[neck snaps]
[dramatic music]
[gunshot blasting]
[breathing heavily]
[keys jiggling]
[blade slashes]
[grunting and keys jiggling]
[eerie music]
[coughing]
[grunting]
[grunting]
I don't mind that
you're a rat, Marcus.
I mind you think I was
dumb enough not to notice.
[Marcus struggling to breathe]
I knew you couldn't
do this without me.
Got Beaumont and JD, sir.
Get rid of the
bodies and burners.
Do you geniuses know how to
make it look like a robbery?
Seriously, Nadine?
I am serious.
If I hadn't been here,
Marcus would've gotten away,
and then what, Bobby, you
tell me what happens then?
It's handled.
Because I handled it.
Where the fuck are your gloves?
Ah.
[chuckling]
[Marcus grunting]
I'll meet you at the warehouse.
Drinks on you this time
since you made me
get my hands dirty.
And top shelf, Bobby.
Top motherfucking shelf.
Yeah, yeah.
[grunting]
Would you pick up the pace
Marcus, mama needs a drink.
Besides, when you
really think about it,
you don't wanna be
late to your own death.
That's just rude.
[phone camera snaps]
[Marcus grunting]
[Nadine chuckles]
[eerie music]
[lively music]
- Hey.
- Hmm.
These gloves of yours are epic.
[chuckling]
- Thank you.
Pink is my colour.
Damn, this damn nail.
Now I gotta find
time to get it fixed.
See, this what happens
when you try someone new?
First world problems?
Still a problem.
What are you reading?
Oh, this guy Marcus Wainwright
was killed in his home.
Burglary going wrong.
Marcus Wainwright?
He worked for Acavo.
Did you know him?
Not personally.
He spoke at the
community centre,
but our paths never crossed.
I have to ask Jordan if
he ran into him though.
He did get brought in
for a consult at Acavo.
Hmm, does put things
into perspective.
Sometimes you have
to take a step back
and clock the bigger picture.
Speaking of bigger picture,
your growth since
you've been at Veredent
has been remarkable.
I owe it all to you.
You did the work.
You made me a believer.
[cups clinking]
[Felicia] We are blessed
to have Dani West
from Veredent Solutions
here to speak with us.
So let's give her our
undivided attention.
I'm a plant geneticist.
Anybody know what that is?
It's okay if you don't.
[growling]
Antwon Sarris, if you are
not gonna respect Dr. West,
you can leave.
- See you...
- And I will be calling
your grandma.
[chattering]
Go ahead, Dr. West, I apologise.
Antwon can be a little too much.
It's okay, as a
plant geneticist,
my job involves understanding
the hereditary traits
in molecular biology of plants.
[coughing]
Okay... who wants $50?
Us.
Okay, I have $50 for
anyone who can tell me
what these two medicines
have in common.
No one?
Felicia.
Are they both made of plants?
That is correct.
You're serious?
Yeah, I got it right.
Okay, ephedrine and quinine
are both plant-based medicines.
Ephedrine, which is used to
treat low blood pressure,
comes from the ephedra plant.
And quinine, which is
used to treat malaria,
comes from the bark of
the same corner tree.
Yes.
What do you have to
say to the people
that don't care
about any of that,
'cause they don't believe
in taking medicine.
Good question.
I'd ask them to
reconsider their stance.
Diseases like diabetes,
heart disease, hypertension,
they all disproportionately
affect the black community
more than the white community.
This is due to a combination
of genetic predispositions,
socioeconomic challenges
and disparities in receiving
and accessing healthcare.
The best way to
prevent these illnesses
is through medical intervention.
And I feel that by tapping into
the power of plant genetics,
we can make significant changes
in our health and wellbeing.
But there's something
else to consider,
and that's you.
Eastbridge isn't just your hood,
it's my hood too,
always will be.
But the field I'm in
elevated me beyond that.
And that's a good thing.
It gave me more options.
I'm now a part of an
African American run company
that's doing great
things for its community,
which is why I
come back to share
that this same thing
is possible for you.
You can do anything you
want, be anything you want.
And this is just
one of those things.
Any other questions?
I'm sorry I missed
you at work today.
It's okay, we're
catching up now.
Indeed.
[glasses clinking]
So you feel like a fianc yet?
Ask me closer to the wedding,
assuming I still
wanna marry you.
Oh, well if that's how
this story's gonna end,
I might as well take
my ring back right now.
[both laughing]
I really think I reached
some of those kids tonight.
So you really have to spend
so much time in Eastbridge?
Jordan...
I just don't like you going
there at night. By yourself.
I grew up in Eastbridge.
It may not be the
nicest part of town,
but the people make up for it.
Dani...
Eastbridge gets a
bad rep, I get that.
That shouldn't take
away from the people
they're trying to make
something of themselves.
I did and I turned
out just fine.
They can do that too
and I owe them that.
I love you.
You'd be a fool not to.
[chuckling]
Oh, by the way, have you
heard of a Marcus Wainwright?
Worked over at Acavo?
No, not yet, but
I can ask Thomas
see if he knows him, why?
He was killed in his home.
They're saying it was
a burglary gone wrong.
See, it is a different
world out there, Dani.
This is exactly what
I'm talking about
with you going to
Eastbridge alone.
Jordan!
A guy can worry, can he?
Well, don't, nobody's
getting hurt.
[Jordan sighs]
[Jordan yells]
What, Jordan, are you okay?
No, you said no one
was getting hurt.
Lemme see, are you-
[Jordan laughing]
You make this so easy.
I don't even know
what to tell you.
Oh my God, make it so easy.
Right.
Ah, mm.
Yikes.
So you know this
means war, right?
Okay.
Okay.
Hmm, that's cool.
- This is so good.
- Hmm, got that.
[grunting]
- You can clean the kitchen.
- Okay.
[phone chiming]
[phone unlocks]
[incoming message tone]
[incoming message tone]
[typing]
[incoming message tone]
[incoming message tone]
[incoming message tone]
[typing]
[locks phone]
What, no, no, I'm just saying
we should name him
Lance Junior, huh?
LJ.
Okay, so this probably
isn't the best time
to tell you this, but I never
really liked the name Lance.
What?
Let me speak to my little boy.
Go ahead.
[phone beeps]
Hey baby boy, daddy's
sorry he can't be there
with you and mommy,
but I promise once you get here,
I'll never leave your side.
[phone beeps]
Unless he's at work.
Oh, there it goes
mommy killing the vibe.
[Lance laughing]
[ominous music]
I gotta go back to work.
I'll call you later, babe.
[Jonae] Love you.
Love you too.
Love you, Jonae.
Love you, girl.
[Jonae laughing]
Bye.
[both laughing]
Oh, you guys are too cute.
Detective?
Oh, got an extra soda
from the vending machine.
Thanks.
How's Jonae?
Enjoying every minute
of being pregnant.
Well, I should say she's
enjoying every minute of me
doing whatever she says.
[both laughing]
She does have that whip appeal.
Yes.
Hmm, I'm gonna let's
get back to it.
Thanks for the soda.
Hmm, it's a soda you owe me.
[Lance sighs]
[vehicle engine roaring]
[typing]
[refrigerator door closing]
- Hey.
- Hey.
How's Jordan?
I haven't seen him in a while.
Oh, he is good girl.
We've been like two ships
in a night this week.
He's working from home again.
Bad thing for a couple?
I think so.
You two, I swear. [chuckling]
How do either of you
find time to get engaged
and plan a wedding when
you're always working?
Sometimes work works.
Work works.
I have to remember that.
Hmm.
[Dani coughing]
You okay?
[Dani coughing]
Jordan put spicy
shit in my drink.
[Victoria laughing] [typing]
That is not funny!
Yes, it is.
Hmm.
It's love punch?
[Victoria laughing]
[Dani coughing]
That's okay, I'm
gonna get him...
I'll get him back.
[Dani panting]
[cool music]
Woman needs a hobby.
I'm gonna get you back, Jordan.
[door squeaking]
[door opens]
[eerie music]
Cute.
You're still gonna get it.
Where are you?
[eerie music]
Jordan, Jordan.
Jordan?
Jordan, Jordan, Jordan, Jordan!
Jordan wake up!
Wake up Jordan, Jordan!
Oh my God, Jordan.
[phone dialling]
[Operator] 911,
what's your emergency.
Hello, hi, my fiance,
he's not breathing.
He's just he's foaming
outta the mouth.
My address is 278
Greenwood Drive.
[Operator] Okay, are
there any injuries?
I don't know, he's
just not breathing and-
[growling]
[struggling]
[dramatic music]
[Dani grunting]
[Dani growling]
[Invader grunting]
[both struggling]
[Dani yells]
No! Wait...
[both grunting]
[both grunting]
[both grunting]
[Dani panting]
[Dani grunting]
[siren blaring] [Dani panting]
[Dani breathing heavily]
[eerie music]
[sirens blaring]
[Officers speaking indistinctly]
[Lance sighs]
I'm Detective Lance Branson.
You wanna tell me
what happened here?
I came home from work,
found my fianc...
I called 911
and then I was attacked by
two intruders wearing masks.
Are these your
initials? DW, Dani West?
Where'd you get that?
We found it under
your fianc's body.
Do you normally
bring your work home?
And your attacker
gave you that bruise?
Attackers. There were two.
Hmm.
There's no signs
of forced entry.
Did you not see my bedroom?
That's a sign of struggle,
not forced entry.
No windows, no doors
show any damage
or any evidence of any kind
indicating forced entry.
Now your fianc, Mr. Mills,
he has defensive wounds
and you're bruised up.
You two get into a fight?
No.
[eerie music]
Excuse me.
[suspenseful music]
Let me guess, you don't
bring your gloves home
from work either.
I didn't do this.
Stand up, please.
Dani West, you have the
right to remain silent,
anything you say can
and will be used against
you in the court of law.
If you can't afford an attorney,
one will be appointed to you.
[police station ambience]
You should have minded
your own business! Move!
[door creeks]
[suspenseful music]
[door slams shut]
[Lance sighs]
We found the steak
knife at the scene,
has your fingerprints on it.
He pranked me and so the
knife was just a part
of another prank
to get him back.
Was it also part of you
prank in your fianc a text
this evening that reads,
"I'm going to murder you."?
I was joking.
And how funny does
that joke seem now?
We're still waiting on the
toxicology report on Mr. Mills.
We found a vial,
labeled... Autumn Crocus
alongside the syringe
used on Mr. Mills.
What can you tell me
about Autumn Crocus?
It's a compound used to
treat gout in familial-
Is it a dangerous compound?
It's a highly toxic plant.
Your fingerprints from
the vial and the syringe.
We located a second syringe
at the scene of the crime.
Also has your fingerprints.
Okay, no, well those
were clearly taken
from Veredent
without my knowledge.
And typically, where are
these syringes stored
at Verendent?
In my office.
[Lance inhales]
[Lance growling]
Listen Dani, I am
trying to help you,
but I can't do that if you
don't tell me the truth.
We were getting married.
[phone beeping]
Excuse me.
[suspenseful music]
[door squeaking]
[door slams shut]
Is this your phone?
I didn't take those.
How they end up on your phone?
I don't know, someone is
clearly setting me up here.
You're looking at
manufactured evidence!
You're looking at 25 to life!
I think I'm gonna be sick.
[suspenseful music]
[Dani wretching]
[Dani breathing heavily]
No!
[struggling]
[Dani breathing heavily]
[water gushing]
[suspenseful music]
[Police] You should have
minded your own business.
And typically, where are
these syringes stored
at Verendent?
In my office.
[Dani breathing heavily]
Let's go.
[Dani breathing heavily]
Ms. West!
Help, help, help, I
need help in here.
[suspenseful music]
Where is she?!
Ah.
Did anyone see her
exit this bathroom?
I didn't see anything.
Dammit.
- Is she gone?
Please tell me you saw
her exit this bathroom.
No.
Fuck!
Don't get it twisted
I still got it in me
The fighting of a
left, left, left
Trying to do right, right
They out here doubting me
No blood on my hands
I'm taking a stand, yes
Watch what I do while
I'm making these rules
By counting on you
'Cause I'm still the lion
This champion fire
No need for applause
I'm taking it all
Not looking back as I'm
running these stacks
Move out my way
Finally got power to
stand up and say it
Warrior, warrior,
warrior, warrior, warrior
Warrior, warrior,
warrior, warrior, warrior
['Warrior' cuts out]
[feet thudding]
Hey!
[ominous music]
You're just gonna leave that
cart out there like this?
Oh no, sir, sorry about that.
Oh, and the men's restroom
on the second floor's out
of toilet paper too. Again.
I'll get right on
it, sir, sorry.
You people.
[dramatic music]
Dani West achieved a doctorate
in biology and botany.
Graduated with honours.
She worked at Veredent Solutions
for nearly seven years,
no criminal record.
Where's she from?
Eastbridge originally, but
moved up to Arcadia Falls.
Gotta love a success story.
But she still goes
back to Eastbridge
to the Mary Price
Community Centre
every month to
speak to the kids.
How sweet.
[siren blaring]
[suspenseful music]
Hey baby, you want a drink?
No?
Come on now, don't be shy.
[cool music]
Going once... going twice...
Sure.
What can I get ya?
Whatever you're having is fine.
Ooh, woman, after my own heart.
She'll have what I'm having.
I'll have another.
So, tell me a little
about your fine self.
Uh, there's not much to tell.
Oh, I doubt that, hmm.
Thirsty is all.
Thanks. Here you go.
Mhmmm.
So, you from around here?
Uh, yeah, Eastbridge
born and raised.
Me too.
[glasses clinking] [chuckling]
I haven't seen
you around before.
Girl gets busy.
Hmm, mhmm, busy, busy, busy.
[suspenseful music]
[suspenseful music]
[suspenseful music]
[Radio] Attention all units,
suspect spotted [indistinct].
[bar music]
I hear that, busy,
all day, all night.
[bar music]
[Reporter on TV] Still
no leads in the death
of Marcus Wainwright.
Wainwright was killed Monday
in what police are calling
a burglary gone wrong, and
they still have no clues.
Neighbours have been rightfully-
They've been playing this
damn news report on loop.
He spoke at the Mary
Price Community Centre.
[Reporter] They are
demanding answers.
Seem like a nice enough guy.
Hmm, don't know
nothing about that.
It just seems like the
only news they wanna report
is bad news, especially
about Eastbridge.
They love talking about
how bad things are here.
Some good things
happen here too.
You need to be
reporting some of that.
[Reporter]... matter
so that they take
this very seriously
and will make any
and all updates
as they come available.
Back to you John.
[dramatic music]
Um.. gonna keep it real...
Kind of why I
called over to you.
[Reporter] Coming up.
Wanna share my goodness
with your sweetness.
You know what I mean, sugar?
A man, you lonely
out here at night...
When you're a good man,
it gets even lonelier.
[Dani] Thanks for the drink.
Wait, what?
[door knocking]
Dani, everything okay?
Tell me about Marcus Wainwright.
Exactly, alright, settle down.
So in closing, regardless
of whatever medical advances
that we are working on,
the sad truth still exists.
Black Americans are
at a higher risk
of heart disease
than white Americans.
The higher risk
in this population
is likely driven by social
determinants of health,
such as low income
or poor access.
He was a sweet man.
Didn't have to come
out and help us,
but he really thought
it was important
to come here and give back.
To study more
Awful what happened to him.
Alongside the medical
ones, all right?
I'm here if you guys
have any questions.
I thank you for the
opportunity to speak with you
and I consider it an honour
to be here with you today.
Hopefully I shed some
light on this issue.
[audience clapping]
Thank you, thank you.
- Wait, wait, wait.
Who is that?
He was really nice too.
I mean, I think he was
some associate of Acavo.
I can't remember his name.
It was... Thomas Fuller.
His name was Thomas Fuller.
That's the guy that reached
out to Jordan for a consult.
On what?
I don't know, but it has
something to do with Acavo
and Marcus and the police.
I gotta get back to my office.
You can't go to Veredent.
Someone is trying to set me up.
I have to get back to my office,
see if I can find
any type of proof.
That's gonna be dangerous.
Stop at the house for
some reinforcement.
Look, Felicia, I know this
is probably asking a lot,
but can I borrow your -
Dani! Drop any potential weapons
and surrender peacefully!
[dramatic music]
Fine, you're right,
I'll go this way.
[dramatic music]
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[dramatic music]
Bobby.
[dramatic music]
[dramatic music]
[dramatic music]
Whoa, whoa, excuse
me, can I help you?
Police business, ma'am.
Well, this happens
to be my business.
We're in pursuit of a fugitive.
I don't care what you
think you're doing,
you can't just storm
in here like this.
What if you stay out of
the way there shorty?
All right, stubby.
Enough, step aside.
Hey, looks like she
changed her clothes.
Split up.
Is this your office?
[Operator] 911,
what's your emergency?
[suspenseful music]
[suspenseful music]
[somber music]
Will you marry me?
I'm waiting. [chuckling]
[police sirens blaring]
[suspenseful music]
Dani West, come out
with your hands up
or we will shoot you!
Gladly, you bitch.
[suspenseful music]
[suspenseful music]
[suspenseful music]
[suspenseful music]
[suspenseful music]
[dramatic music]
[music softens]
House is clear.
Come on, Lance.
Don't worry, boss,
we'll get her.
[suspenseful music]
[suspenseful music]
[breathing heavily]
[suspenseful music]
Had a hunch.
[dramatic music]
[Lance grunts]
[Lance grunts]
[phone ringing]
[phone continues to ring]
[eerie music]
[Dani panting]
[Dani grunting]
I need better neighbours.
Dani.
Look I know, but I'm innocent.
You're still breaking news.
[both grunting]
So you stole a
cop car and a cop?
I needed leverage...
having him buys me time.
I'm not sure you
factored in exactly
the kind of time
you just bought.
Look, if you want
me to go, I can go.
I will get you some rope.
[suspenseful music]
[Lance growling]
Dani, I have a wife...
I have a baby on the way,
let's not escalate this.
I'm not a murderer, okay?
I am not gonna kill you.
Then let me go.
Dani!
[Lance growling]
[Lance sighs]
[cool music]
[keys jiggling]
[keyboard clicking]
[keyboard clicking]
You can't keep putting
me off like this.
What is it now, Lonny, I'm
trying to make the rounds.
You're trying to rip me off
is what you're doing, Nadine.
What's with all the feelings?
We had a deal for an amount.
That amount is
currently in your pocket
or is meth not your thing?
I want more.
I want some of that
real money, Nadine,
That's not what we discussed.
What we discussed is dirt cheap
given what's happening in
Zutico, we both know that.
Would you rather
moonlight at the mall?
Be grateful.
You know, I didn't want
to take this there,
but there are other
ways I can get my money.
If I didn't know any better,
I'd say that you
were threatening me.
I've been quiet,
things can change.
Hmm, sure, Lonny.
[gunshot blasting] [gasping]
Things change all the time.
Well, hello, hello, who have we-
Dani, you really get
around, don't you?
Why are people
dying over Zutico?
[Nadine laughing]
Sorry, you don't actually
know just how funny that is.
Answer me.
My answers won't make
any sense to you.
I will shoot you.
I guess you're just gonna
have to start shooting.
[Security Guard] It
came from over here.
[gunshot blasting]
[dramatic music]
Find her, she just killed Lonny.
[dramatic music]
[Lance growling]
[phone ringing]
You don't normally call me
directly, isn't that right?
I'm well aware.
No, it doesn't matter,
don't do anything.
Because I said so.
It's status quo until I call you
and tell you
differently, understand?
And don't call
this number again.
[dramatic music]
[dramatic music]
[grunting]
[grunting]
[dramatic music]
[grunting]
[grunting]
[glass breaks]
[grunting]
[grunting]
[dramatic music]
[struggling]
[gunshot blasting]
- Whoops.
[dramatic music]
[glass breaks]
[grunting]
[grunting]
[yelling]
Guess you never
fucked with someone
who plays for keeps before.
[Nadine grunts]
Guess you never fucked with
someone from Eastbridge.
[heavy panting]
[dramatic music]
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[bed post creaking]
[breathing heavily]
[bed post creaking]
[Lance grunting]
[Nadine] Authorities
received reports tonight
of shots fired at
Verdent Solutions.
I arrived first on the scene
and found two victims
deceased from gunshot wounds
and a third victim unconscious.
I was then attacked
by Dani West,
who admitted to shooting
the victims before fleeing.
[Reporter] Can you
tell us anything
about Detective Lance Branson?
At this time, we have more
questions than we do answers.
That said, Dani West
is the crime suspect
in the kidnapping of
Detective Lance Branson
and in the murder of her fianc,
she should be considered
armed and extremely dangerous.
If spotted, do not engage,
but instead contact the
authorities immediately.
And to the families of the
victims, I promise you this,
justice shall be served.
[reporters speaking
indistinctly]
[phone ringing]
[phone ringing]
[phone ringing]
[squeaking]
[dramatic music]
No, please! Please! Stop!
[dramatic music]
No, please! Please!
Detective Branson!
Detective Branson, open
the door! Open the door!
Hey! [knocking] Open the door!
[door opens then closes]
[suspenseful music]
Gimme your phone!
[suspenseful music]
Give it!
Where's Victoria?
[suspenseful music]
Ugh...
Are you crazy?
Tell me about Zutico.
Acavo came to us with a new
drug to test heart disease.
They wanted us to run tests.
It was a dream job
for a startup like us,
having a company like
Acavo to partner with.
Acavo?
It's an international
biopharmaceutical company.
They're having
problems with Zutico
and Acavo doesn't
wanna address it.
Dani.
Marcus Wainwright was
killed for doing tests on it
and so was Jordan when he
was about to run tests.
We're scientists.
We don't kill people
based on test results.
There are dirty cops involved.
What cops?
Detective Nadine Styles.
Found this on her phone
after she tried to kill me.
Who's Stryker?
He's a detective.
We nicknamed him Stryker when
he first joined the force
because he's from
Strykersville New York.
It's Bobby Rios,
Nadine's partner.
[suspenseful music]
There's more.
Look at the photos.
Look familiar?
[somber music]
[door banging]
[Snyder] This is Officer
Snyder from the police.
Officer Snyder is on
that text set as well.
Hide.
Don't answer the door.
He's gonna come in, anyway.
[door banging]
[Snyder] Open the door.
Officer Snyder.
[suspenseful music]
[suspenseful music]
[suspenseful music]
Where is she?
[Lance grunts]
[dramatic music]
[both grunting]
[both grunting]
I guess I can't just
mind my own business.
[gunshots firing]
Good for you, now you're dead.
[yelling and grunting]
[gunshots blasting]
[grunting]
[glass breaks]
[dramatic music]
[Dani grunts]
[growling]
[grunting]
Ah!
[laughing]
You are a bad man, Snyder.
And you have a baby on the way.
[gunshot blasting]
[Dani grunting]
It's time we take
the fight to them.
I want both for that.
If it's all the same to you,
I'm gonna sit this one out.
You're not safe here.
I'm not leaving.
Call 911, tell 'em
what happened to you.
Tell 'em everything, we're
going to the station.
In case...
[suspenseful music]
Oh, hell no.
Who's gonna buy
me another table?
In other news?
Another news, what
happened to your face?
She has my phone, Bobby.
How?
Come on, you're pulling my leg.
That little short thing.
[laughing]
Would you quit fucking around?
We gotta get that phone back,
assuming she hasn't
taken it up the ladder.
We need to move fast then.
We don't know
where she's Nadine.
Well, I have a few ideas.
You really get off on
this thing, don't you,
Judge if you must.
I am judging.
[laughing]
[phone dialling]
[Jonae] You've reached Jonae,
leave a message at the beep.
[beeping]
Hey, Jonae, baby, it's me.
I'm okay.
All right, don't worry,
I'll be home real soon.
I love you.
[beeping]
[suspenseful music]
[phone ringing]
Nadine.
Hey friend, how you doing?
Officer Snyder sends his best.
I know about you and Bobby.
Dani treating you okay?
Better than you.
[Nadine chuckling]
Tell you what, you
get rid of Dani,
and I'll make it
worth your while.
How much you want?
Don't be afraid to think big.
I'm reporting this Nadine.
I'm on the way to the
station as we speak.
The Arcadia Falls
Police Department
mourns the loss of
Detective Lance Branson,
who tragically lost
his life tonight
at the hands of Dani West.
He leaves behind his wife,
Jonae and their unborn child.
Aw, you want Jonae to read that?
You open your mouth about this
and your kid's gonna
grow up without a dad,
or I don't know, maybe
I'll just, you know,
do away with the
whole Branson family.
That's supposed to scare me?
[Nadine chuckling]
Tough guy like you, nah...
I know what will
scare you though.
[phone beeps]
How's that for scary?
[Jonae mumbling]
[tires screech]
Jonae!
[Jonae mumbling,
Nadine mimicking Jonae]
Don't you hurt her!
[Nadine laughing]
What do you want Nadine?
A couple of things.
I believe you have a
phone that belongs to me.
Oh, why so quiet, I
know what'll fix that.
[Jonae grunts]
- Jonae!
You're fucking dead!
You get a lot worse, Lance.
I want my goddamn phone and
Dani West's fucking head!
You better bring those to me
because if you
don't, Jonae dies.
Stop pointing your
gun at my wife!
I'm gonna shoot this
bitch right now!
[eerie music]
Nadine, how can you do this?
We're like family,
you know Jonae.
I was born at night.
What did you say, Nadine?
You're gonna bring
me what I want...
or you never gonna
see your family again.
[eerie music]
[whispering] It's a promise!
[phone disconnects]
Fuck, fuck!
[Lance breathing heavily]
Don't worry.
Why start now?
Jonae was taken at home.
We'll start there.
[car engine revving]
[eerie music]
[gunshot blasting]
You should have
stayed outta this boy!
Now you're gonna die and
your little bitch too!
[gunshots blasting]
[dramatic music]
[gunshots blasting]
[gunshots blasting]
[gunshot blasting]
[somber music]
Jonae's not in there.
There's no clue,
she's just gone.
This is Bobby's
phone, I found it.
Has the other end of
Nadine's text and photos.
We have to find Jonae.
Wait, I think I have an idea.
I have Nadine's location.
What's wrong?
Where I found her.
[suspenseful music]
[car engine revving]
Wait, this says
she's on the move.
Hang on.
[suspenseful music]
Victoria's not here.
Nadine must have her too.
Snyder's body's
still here, gun too.
And he must have gotten to
before she can call 911.
She's heading west.
I can't risk calling
the precinct now.
I know somebody I can call.
All right.
[dramatic music]
[car engine revving]
According to Bobby's
phone, Nadine's inside
This place has been
closed for months.
I used to come
here all the time.
Me too.
I'm sorry I didn't believe you,
for getting this so... wrong.
I'm sorry I tied you up.
Yeah, well there is that.
[both chuckling]
Okay.
[suspenseful music]
[gun clicks]
Hiya, couldn't resist, they
were having a big sale.
Everyone must go.
Nah-ah-ah, I will shoot him.
Aw, it's a cute little gun.
[growling]
[dramatic music]
[gunshots blasting]
[growling] [gunshots blasting]
[dramatic music]
[gunshots blasting]
[gun clicking]
[both grunting]
[both grunting]
[alarm going off]
[both grunting]
[glass shatters]
[gunshots firing]
Hey, you okay?
I'm okay.
Let's go.
[dramatic music]
- Dani!
- Victoria!
I was able to get
away from Nadine.
[Victoria panting]
You wouldn't happen to have an
extra gun on you, would you?
You could take mine.
[Victoria breathing heavily]
How long have you been
caught up in all this, V?
What?
Missing a nail?
I found your broken nail
in Detective Rios' car.
Why would you ever be
in a dirty cop's car, V?
I'll kill the nail tech.
That's your response?
You should have never
brought Jordan into this.
This guy Marcus Wainwright,
did you know him?
[Dani] I have to ask Jordan
if he ran into him though.
He did get brought in
for a consult call.
He's gonna do some
work from home tonight.
That thing for Acavo?
[phone ringing]
You brought me into Verendent.
I was loyal to you,
I looked up to you,
and you set me up to
get killed in my house
just like Marcus?
Variation on a thing.
Mhmm.
You okay?
Do I look okay?
Let's just get this over with.
No, I'm curious
to notice how much
she thinks she's
actually figured out.
Acavo reaches out to
Veredent to conduct research
for them on what
seems like a promising
plant-based medicine, Zutico.
This is gonna be sold as
an effective treatment
for chronic heart failure,
specifically to the
black community.
But according to
your emails, Nadine,
there was trouble
in human trials.
People dying kind of trouble.
I get the joke now.
Better late than never.
Dani...
These findings were met with
resistance so you caved.
Is that right, V?
More like I took a step back
to clock the bigger picture.
Sometimes you have to do that
if you wanna survive the moment.
Surviving the moment
means Marcus had to die?
Thomas Fuller, he's dead, right?
That's right.
Surviving the moment means
Jordan and I had to die?
Well, if it's any consolation,
Thomas did go first.
Verendent was supposed
to be different.
Different from
companies like Acavo.
Why, V?
We didn't need a
company like that,
we could have paved our own way.
Oh, she's precious, isn't she?
Where do you think
the startup money
for Verendant Solutions came
from in the first place?
Acavo needed an African
American run company
to be the face of Zutico
so it can sell
specifically to our people.
It was Acavo all along.
It was money all along.
How could you, V?
Get off your goddamn
high horse, Dani!
You wanted out of Eastbridge?
You wanted to climb this ladder
and you knew what it
would cost: money.
The same money you're
badmouthing now.
You don't get to have
it both ways, baby girl.
Money does what it does
and it goes where it goes,
and in the end, "work works".
Isn't that what you said to me?
This drug was supposed
to be our cure
and now it's gonna
end up killing us all.
A few of you, maybe.
We live either way.
Or what's a black box warning
for you little climber?
You won't get away with this.
I already have.
You'll get yours.
Well, my pets have all died
if that's what you mean.
Joke all you want, Nadine.
It's a catch up
to you eventually.
But you won't be
alive long enough
to see any of
that, now will you?
So which one of you
wants to go first, hmm?
Originally I thought Dani,
but then I figured
well outta respect of
our former friendship,
why don't you go first, Lance?
Fuck you.
So long Lance, Jonae
won't be far behind.
[gun clicking]
[dramatic music]
[gunshot firing]
[grunting]
[dramatic music]
[grunting]
Killed with your own weapon.
Damn I feel bad if this
wasn't gonna feel so good.
Go to hell.
Goodbye, Lance.
[gunshots blasting]
[growling] [dramatic music]
[gunshots blasting]
[grunting]
I got this bitch, you good?
Yeah, go! Ah...
[grunting]
[dramatic music]
[grunting]
[grunting] [dramatic music]
You fucked up, bitch.
[dramatic music]
[Jonae crying]
[Jonae crying]
- Thank you.
- [Nadine] There you are.
[dramatic music]
[grunting]
Hey fuck face!
You wanna dance?
[gun clicks]
[grunting]
Bye, Felicia!
[grunting]
Did you think finding
Jonae would make you safe?
None of you will
ever be safe again.
Did you think this
is gonna be easy?
This is bigger than all of us.
[grunting]
Give it up Nadine,
it's over, you've lost.
Grow up, Dani.
Nobody wins anymore.
This is about surviving long
enough to have your next move!
[grunting]
[glass shattering]
[Nadine choking]
[glass shattering]
[Nadine coughing]
[Dani grunting]
[Nadine choking]
[Dani panting]
[Lance panting]
[Jonae] Lance! Lance!
[Dani grunting]
Jonae! Jonae!
[Jonae crying]
Are you okay?
[Jonae crying]
You guys stay here, I'm
gonna go get Victoria.
I'll call an
ambulance for Felicia.
Are you okay?
You're safe now, okay?
You're safe.
- Yeah.
[dramatic music]
[grunting]
[grunting]
[dramatic music]
Hmm...
I made this special for you.
Seem appropriate.
I made the same
batch for Jordan.
You were my mentor
and my friend.
I have enough friends, don't
have enough money though.
Tell Jordan I said hi.
[dramatic music]
[grunting]
[grunting]
[grunting]
Tell him yourself.
[both breathing heavily]
[Dani breathing heavily]
[Victoria convulsing]
[Dani breathing heavily]
[Victoria convulsing]
[Dani breathing heavily]
[Victoria convulsing]
[Dani breathing heavily]
[Dani panting]
[Police sirens blaring]
[chattering]
[Felicia exhales]
Hey, girl.
Thanks for having my back.
Girl, we're from around the way.
Call you, okay?
Okay.
[Lance grunting
[Lance sighs]
Just a heads up,
crimes Bobby and Nadine
committed are on this phone,
along with his texts to Nadine.
Also, all the
correspondence about Zutico,
Officer Snyder
and other officers
from Arcadia Falls
Police Department
are on the thread as well.
It's gonna be a mess.
[Lance grunting]
[Dani] How are you feeling?
As long as Jonae and the
baby are okay, I'm straight.
How about you?
Well, not getting arrested
feels like a start.
But...?
I don't know. I just thought
I was lifting myself up.
You know when
Jordan and I thought
we were elevating
ourselves out of this.
Dani, this business with
Acavo and Verendent...
doesn't change the good
you were trying to do.
It doesn't make your
work a lie anymore
than Nadine, Bobby and Snyder
make "I'm a cop" a lie.
I just fought so hard to
lift myself up, you know,
just to realise that up wasn't
even where I thought it was.
All this fight and
what did it change?
You.
[somber music]
I'll get you a ride.
No, I'm gonna take the bus.
Absolutely not!
No, it's okay. I know
this neighborhood.
You know, I'd rather
walk through it.
To be honest with you,
I really missed it.
You give me a call
when you get home
so I know you got in safe.
Yes, sir.
Thank you, Lance.
No.
Thank you, Dani.
[Dani] Bye.
[somber music]
I love you.
[somber music]
I'm right here.
[somber music]
['Steppin' 2 light'
starts playing]
Yeah, all my life been
waiting for the green
Green means go with
nothing in between
I show up clean,
take home the green
Real estate ever
seen me and my team
We about to take it all
the way up to the top
Tell a DJ turn it
up just a notch
Let the good times flow
Everywhere I go I
console the soul
Let love rule
Leave your worries
at the door
Know the man
upstairs and control
Go easy, so easy
Get that stress
soft your back
Be breezy
Grab your lady
Get to the dance floor
Make it stand out
This ain't the same
old, don't hold back
Get what you came for
It's all yours
Did I say much
So let's just make
the best of tonight
Step to the
left, do it right
Tonight we steppin' into
the light, go side to side
So let's just make
the best of tonight
Step to the
left, do it right
Tonight we steppin'
into the light
Go side to side,
side to side
The party is over
you sadly mistaken
Just getting started
It's all in what you making
Backyard boogie
Nonstop shaking, those club
nights is way overrated
This song here comes
highly suggested
Move with a purpose
I'm talking to the
steppers left, right
side to side
I'm way too excited
every time I hit the shy
Like left, right,
side to side
Ain't no stretch to
make me run it high
It's all about good vibes
Happy just to be
alive and the hit
Test playing got a dude
as Shane up to his woman
No delay and he
ain't playing
There it go, there it is
Here she comes, she
the reason he lives
So let's just make
the best of tonight
Step to the
left, do it right
Tonight we steppin' into
the light, go side to side
So let's just make
the best of tonight
Step to the
left, do it right
Tonight we steppin'
into the light
Go side to side
Let's get out tonight
We gotta do it right
Gotta do it right
Step the whole night
Tonight, yeah tonight
So let's just make
the of best tonight
Step to the
left, do it right
Tonight we steppin'
into the light
Go side to side
So let's just make
the best of tonight
Step to the
left, do it right
Tonight we steppin'
into the light
Go side to side
So let's just make
the best tonight
We going do it
all night long
Tonight we steppin'
into the light
Go side to side
So let's just make
the best of tonight
Tonight we steppin'
into the light
Go side to side
So let's just make
the best of tonight
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
['Wide Awake' plays
over car radio]
From the darkness
to the daylight
If I stay right
Ain't gotta get
right I been there
I paid the price
Now I'm livin' my life
All up in the light
I'm ready for whatever
Comes my way
Ain't got it all together
But I'm on my way
I had to pose my homie
I was bombin' out my seat
I woke up out of my seat
I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake
Wide awake
I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake
Wide awake
I had to pose my homie
I was bombin' out my seat
I woke up out of my seat
I'm wide awake
Somewhere I got it twisted
Thought I was the controller
But now I've seen
the whole truth
Since I've gotten older
Lotta games I played
Lotta noise I made
Was rippin' the streets
I was too afraid
To sit and deal
with what was real
The soul intent,
their goal to kill
There's a war out here
There's a war for
your soul out here
You better get clean
Better grab your team
Better let 'em
all know 'cause
[gunshot blasting]
[eerie music]
Shit!
[breathing heavily]
[growling]
[eerie music]
[gunshot blasting]
[grunting]
[grunting]
[neck snaps]
[dramatic music]
[gunshot blasting]
[breathing heavily]
[keys jiggling]
[blade slashes]
[grunting and keys jiggling]
[eerie music]
[coughing]
[grunting]
[grunting]
I don't mind that
you're a rat, Marcus.
I mind you think I was
dumb enough not to notice.
[Marcus struggling to breathe]
I knew you couldn't
do this without me.
Got Beaumont and JD, sir.
Get rid of the
bodies and burners.
Do you geniuses know how to
make it look like a robbery?
Seriously, Nadine?
I am serious.
If I hadn't been here,
Marcus would've gotten away,
and then what, Bobby, you
tell me what happens then?
It's handled.
Because I handled it.
Where the fuck are your gloves?
Ah.
[chuckling]
[Marcus grunting]
I'll meet you at the warehouse.
Drinks on you this time
since you made me
get my hands dirty.
And top shelf, Bobby.
Top motherfucking shelf.
Yeah, yeah.
[grunting]
Would you pick up the pace
Marcus, mama needs a drink.
Besides, when you
really think about it,
you don't wanna be
late to your own death.
That's just rude.
[phone camera snaps]
[Marcus grunting]
[Nadine chuckles]
[eerie music]
[lively music]
- Hey.
- Hmm.
These gloves of yours are epic.
[chuckling]
- Thank you.
Pink is my colour.
Damn, this damn nail.
Now I gotta find
time to get it fixed.
See, this what happens
when you try someone new?
First world problems?
Still a problem.
What are you reading?
Oh, this guy Marcus Wainwright
was killed in his home.
Burglary going wrong.
Marcus Wainwright?
He worked for Acavo.
Did you know him?
Not personally.
He spoke at the
community centre,
but our paths never crossed.
I have to ask Jordan if
he ran into him though.
He did get brought in
for a consult at Acavo.
Hmm, does put things
into perspective.
Sometimes you have
to take a step back
and clock the bigger picture.
Speaking of bigger picture,
your growth since
you've been at Veredent
has been remarkable.
I owe it all to you.
You did the work.
You made me a believer.
[cups clinking]
[Felicia] We are blessed
to have Dani West
from Veredent Solutions
here to speak with us.
So let's give her our
undivided attention.
I'm a plant geneticist.
Anybody know what that is?
It's okay if you don't.
[growling]
Antwon Sarris, if you are
not gonna respect Dr. West,
you can leave.
- See you...
- And I will be calling
your grandma.
[chattering]
Go ahead, Dr. West, I apologise.
Antwon can be a little too much.
It's okay, as a
plant geneticist,
my job involves understanding
the hereditary traits
in molecular biology of plants.
[coughing]
Okay... who wants $50?
Us.
Okay, I have $50 for
anyone who can tell me
what these two medicines
have in common.
No one?
Felicia.
Are they both made of plants?
That is correct.
You're serious?
Yeah, I got it right.
Okay, ephedrine and quinine
are both plant-based medicines.
Ephedrine, which is used to
treat low blood pressure,
comes from the ephedra plant.
And quinine, which is
used to treat malaria,
comes from the bark of
the same corner tree.
Yes.
What do you have to
say to the people
that don't care
about any of that,
'cause they don't believe
in taking medicine.
Good question.
I'd ask them to
reconsider their stance.
Diseases like diabetes,
heart disease, hypertension,
they all disproportionately
affect the black community
more than the white community.
This is due to a combination
of genetic predispositions,
socioeconomic challenges
and disparities in receiving
and accessing healthcare.
The best way to
prevent these illnesses
is through medical intervention.
And I feel that by tapping into
the power of plant genetics,
we can make significant changes
in our health and wellbeing.
But there's something
else to consider,
and that's you.
Eastbridge isn't just your hood,
it's my hood too,
always will be.
But the field I'm in
elevated me beyond that.
And that's a good thing.
It gave me more options.
I'm now a part of an
African American run company
that's doing great
things for its community,
which is why I
come back to share
that this same thing
is possible for you.
You can do anything you
want, be anything you want.
And this is just
one of those things.
Any other questions?
I'm sorry I missed
you at work today.
It's okay, we're
catching up now.
Indeed.
[glasses clinking]
So you feel like a fianc yet?
Ask me closer to the wedding,
assuming I still
wanna marry you.
Oh, well if that's how
this story's gonna end,
I might as well take
my ring back right now.
[both laughing]
I really think I reached
some of those kids tonight.
So you really have to spend
so much time in Eastbridge?
Jordan...
I just don't like you going
there at night. By yourself.
I grew up in Eastbridge.
It may not be the
nicest part of town,
but the people make up for it.
Dani...
Eastbridge gets a
bad rep, I get that.
That shouldn't take
away from the people
they're trying to make
something of themselves.
I did and I turned
out just fine.
They can do that too
and I owe them that.
I love you.
You'd be a fool not to.
[chuckling]
Oh, by the way, have you
heard of a Marcus Wainwright?
Worked over at Acavo?
No, not yet, but
I can ask Thomas
see if he knows him, why?
He was killed in his home.
They're saying it was
a burglary gone wrong.
See, it is a different
world out there, Dani.
This is exactly what
I'm talking about
with you going to
Eastbridge alone.
Jordan!
A guy can worry, can he?
Well, don't, nobody's
getting hurt.
[Jordan sighs]
[Jordan yells]
What, Jordan, are you okay?
No, you said no one
was getting hurt.
Lemme see, are you-
[Jordan laughing]
You make this so easy.
I don't even know
what to tell you.
Oh my God, make it so easy.
Right.
Ah, mm.
Yikes.
So you know this
means war, right?
Okay.
Okay.
Hmm, that's cool.
- This is so good.
- Hmm, got that.
[grunting]
- You can clean the kitchen.
- Okay.
[phone chiming]
[phone unlocks]
[incoming message tone]
[incoming message tone]
[typing]
[incoming message tone]
[incoming message tone]
[incoming message tone]
[typing]
[locks phone]
What, no, no, I'm just saying
we should name him
Lance Junior, huh?
LJ.
Okay, so this probably
isn't the best time
to tell you this, but I never
really liked the name Lance.
What?
Let me speak to my little boy.
Go ahead.
[phone beeps]
Hey baby boy, daddy's
sorry he can't be there
with you and mommy,
but I promise once you get here,
I'll never leave your side.
[phone beeps]
Unless he's at work.
Oh, there it goes
mommy killing the vibe.
[Lance laughing]
[ominous music]
I gotta go back to work.
I'll call you later, babe.
[Jonae] Love you.
Love you too.
Love you, Jonae.
Love you, girl.
[Jonae laughing]
Bye.
[both laughing]
Oh, you guys are too cute.
Detective?
Oh, got an extra soda
from the vending machine.
Thanks.
How's Jonae?
Enjoying every minute
of being pregnant.
Well, I should say she's
enjoying every minute of me
doing whatever she says.
[both laughing]
She does have that whip appeal.
Yes.
Hmm, I'm gonna let's
get back to it.
Thanks for the soda.
Hmm, it's a soda you owe me.
[Lance sighs]
[vehicle engine roaring]
[typing]
[refrigerator door closing]
- Hey.
- Hey.
How's Jordan?
I haven't seen him in a while.
Oh, he is good girl.
We've been like two ships
in a night this week.
He's working from home again.
Bad thing for a couple?
I think so.
You two, I swear. [chuckling]
How do either of you
find time to get engaged
and plan a wedding when
you're always working?
Sometimes work works.
Work works.
I have to remember that.
Hmm.
[Dani coughing]
You okay?
[Dani coughing]
Jordan put spicy
shit in my drink.
[Victoria laughing] [typing]
That is not funny!
Yes, it is.
Hmm.
It's love punch?
[Victoria laughing]
[Dani coughing]
That's okay, I'm
gonna get him...
I'll get him back.
[Dani panting]
[cool music]
Woman needs a hobby.
I'm gonna get you back, Jordan.
[door squeaking]
[door opens]
[eerie music]
Cute.
You're still gonna get it.
Where are you?
[eerie music]
Jordan, Jordan.
Jordan?
Jordan, Jordan, Jordan, Jordan!
Jordan wake up!
Wake up Jordan, Jordan!
Oh my God, Jordan.
[phone dialling]
[Operator] 911,
what's your emergency.
Hello, hi, my fiance,
he's not breathing.
He's just he's foaming
outta the mouth.
My address is 278
Greenwood Drive.
[Operator] Okay, are
there any injuries?
I don't know, he's
just not breathing and-
[growling]
[struggling]
[dramatic music]
[Dani grunting]
[Dani growling]
[Invader grunting]
[both struggling]
[Dani yells]
No! Wait...
[both grunting]
[both grunting]
[both grunting]
[Dani panting]
[Dani grunting]
[siren blaring] [Dani panting]
[Dani breathing heavily]
[eerie music]
[sirens blaring]
[Officers speaking indistinctly]
[Lance sighs]
I'm Detective Lance Branson.
You wanna tell me
what happened here?
I came home from work,
found my fianc...
I called 911
and then I was attacked by
two intruders wearing masks.
Are these your
initials? DW, Dani West?
Where'd you get that?
We found it under
your fianc's body.
Do you normally
bring your work home?
And your attacker
gave you that bruise?
Attackers. There were two.
Hmm.
There's no signs
of forced entry.
Did you not see my bedroom?
That's a sign of struggle,
not forced entry.
No windows, no doors
show any damage
or any evidence of any kind
indicating forced entry.
Now your fianc, Mr. Mills,
he has defensive wounds
and you're bruised up.
You two get into a fight?
No.
[eerie music]
Excuse me.
[suspenseful music]
Let me guess, you don't
bring your gloves home
from work either.
I didn't do this.
Stand up, please.
Dani West, you have the
right to remain silent,
anything you say can
and will be used against
you in the court of law.
If you can't afford an attorney,
one will be appointed to you.
[police station ambience]
You should have minded
your own business! Move!
[door creeks]
[suspenseful music]
[door slams shut]
[Lance sighs]
We found the steak
knife at the scene,
has your fingerprints on it.
He pranked me and so the
knife was just a part
of another prank
to get him back.
Was it also part of you
prank in your fianc a text
this evening that reads,
"I'm going to murder you."?
I was joking.
And how funny does
that joke seem now?
We're still waiting on the
toxicology report on Mr. Mills.
We found a vial,
labeled... Autumn Crocus
alongside the syringe
used on Mr. Mills.
What can you tell me
about Autumn Crocus?
It's a compound used to
treat gout in familial-
Is it a dangerous compound?
It's a highly toxic plant.
Your fingerprints from
the vial and the syringe.
We located a second syringe
at the scene of the crime.
Also has your fingerprints.
Okay, no, well those
were clearly taken
from Veredent
without my knowledge.
And typically, where are
these syringes stored
at Verendent?
In my office.
[Lance inhales]
[Lance growling]
Listen Dani, I am
trying to help you,
but I can't do that if you
don't tell me the truth.
We were getting married.
[phone beeping]
Excuse me.
[suspenseful music]
[door squeaking]
[door slams shut]
Is this your phone?
I didn't take those.
How they end up on your phone?
I don't know, someone is
clearly setting me up here.
You're looking at
manufactured evidence!
You're looking at 25 to life!
I think I'm gonna be sick.
[suspenseful music]
[Dani wretching]
[Dani breathing heavily]
No!
[struggling]
[Dani breathing heavily]
[water gushing]
[suspenseful music]
[Police] You should have
minded your own business.
And typically, where are
these syringes stored
at Verendent?
In my office.
[Dani breathing heavily]
Let's go.
[Dani breathing heavily]
Ms. West!
Help, help, help, I
need help in here.
[suspenseful music]
Where is she?!
Ah.
Did anyone see her
exit this bathroom?
I didn't see anything.
Dammit.
- Is she gone?
Please tell me you saw
her exit this bathroom.
No.
Fuck!
Don't get it twisted
I still got it in me
The fighting of a
left, left, left
Trying to do right, right
They out here doubting me
No blood on my hands
I'm taking a stand, yes
Watch what I do while
I'm making these rules
By counting on you
'Cause I'm still the lion
This champion fire
No need for applause
I'm taking it all
Not looking back as I'm
running these stacks
Move out my way
Finally got power to
stand up and say it
Warrior, warrior,
warrior, warrior, warrior
Warrior, warrior,
warrior, warrior, warrior
['Warrior' cuts out]
[feet thudding]
Hey!
[ominous music]
You're just gonna leave that
cart out there like this?
Oh no, sir, sorry about that.
Oh, and the men's restroom
on the second floor's out
of toilet paper too. Again.
I'll get right on
it, sir, sorry.
You people.
[dramatic music]
Dani West achieved a doctorate
in biology and botany.
Graduated with honours.
She worked at Veredent Solutions
for nearly seven years,
no criminal record.
Where's she from?
Eastbridge originally, but
moved up to Arcadia Falls.
Gotta love a success story.
But she still goes
back to Eastbridge
to the Mary Price
Community Centre
every month to
speak to the kids.
How sweet.
[siren blaring]
[suspenseful music]
Hey baby, you want a drink?
No?
Come on now, don't be shy.
[cool music]
Going once... going twice...
Sure.
What can I get ya?
Whatever you're having is fine.
Ooh, woman, after my own heart.
She'll have what I'm having.
I'll have another.
So, tell me a little
about your fine self.
Uh, there's not much to tell.
Oh, I doubt that, hmm.
Thirsty is all.
Thanks. Here you go.
Mhmmm.
So, you from around here?
Uh, yeah, Eastbridge
born and raised.
Me too.
[glasses clinking] [chuckling]
I haven't seen
you around before.
Girl gets busy.
Hmm, mhmm, busy, busy, busy.
[suspenseful music]
[suspenseful music]
[suspenseful music]
[Radio] Attention all units,
suspect spotted [indistinct].
[bar music]
I hear that, busy,
all day, all night.
[bar music]
[Reporter on TV] Still
no leads in the death
of Marcus Wainwright.
Wainwright was killed Monday
in what police are calling
a burglary gone wrong, and
they still have no clues.
Neighbours have been rightfully-
They've been playing this
damn news report on loop.
He spoke at the Mary
Price Community Centre.
[Reporter] They are
demanding answers.
Seem like a nice enough guy.
Hmm, don't know
nothing about that.
It just seems like the
only news they wanna report
is bad news, especially
about Eastbridge.
They love talking about
how bad things are here.
Some good things
happen here too.
You need to be
reporting some of that.
[Reporter]... matter
so that they take
this very seriously
and will make any
and all updates
as they come available.
Back to you John.
[dramatic music]
Um.. gonna keep it real...
Kind of why I
called over to you.
[Reporter] Coming up.
Wanna share my goodness
with your sweetness.
You know what I mean, sugar?
A man, you lonely
out here at night...
When you're a good man,
it gets even lonelier.
[Dani] Thanks for the drink.
Wait, what?
[door knocking]
Dani, everything okay?
Tell me about Marcus Wainwright.
Exactly, alright, settle down.
So in closing, regardless
of whatever medical advances
that we are working on,
the sad truth still exists.
Black Americans are
at a higher risk
of heart disease
than white Americans.
The higher risk
in this population
is likely driven by social
determinants of health,
such as low income
or poor access.
He was a sweet man.
Didn't have to come
out and help us,
but he really thought
it was important
to come here and give back.
To study more
Awful what happened to him.
Alongside the medical
ones, all right?
I'm here if you guys
have any questions.
I thank you for the
opportunity to speak with you
and I consider it an honour
to be here with you today.
Hopefully I shed some
light on this issue.
[audience clapping]
Thank you, thank you.
- Wait, wait, wait.
Who is that?
He was really nice too.
I mean, I think he was
some associate of Acavo.
I can't remember his name.
It was... Thomas Fuller.
His name was Thomas Fuller.
That's the guy that reached
out to Jordan for a consult.
On what?
I don't know, but it has
something to do with Acavo
and Marcus and the police.
I gotta get back to my office.
You can't go to Veredent.
Someone is trying to set me up.
I have to get back to my office,
see if I can find
any type of proof.
That's gonna be dangerous.
Stop at the house for
some reinforcement.
Look, Felicia, I know this
is probably asking a lot,
but can I borrow your -
Dani! Drop any potential weapons
and surrender peacefully!
[dramatic music]
Fine, you're right,
I'll go this way.
[dramatic music]
[dramatic music]
[dramatic music]
[dramatic music]
[dramatic music]
[dramatic music]
[dramatic music]
[dramatic music]
Bobby.
[dramatic music]
[dramatic music]
[dramatic music]
Whoa, whoa, excuse
me, can I help you?
Police business, ma'am.
Well, this happens
to be my business.
We're in pursuit of a fugitive.
I don't care what you
think you're doing,
you can't just storm
in here like this.
What if you stay out of
the way there shorty?
All right, stubby.
Enough, step aside.
Hey, looks like she
changed her clothes.
Split up.
Is this your office?
[Operator] 911,
what's your emergency?
[suspenseful music]
[suspenseful music]
[somber music]
Will you marry me?
I'm waiting. [chuckling]
[police sirens blaring]
[suspenseful music]
Dani West, come out
with your hands up
or we will shoot you!
Gladly, you bitch.
[suspenseful music]
[suspenseful music]
[suspenseful music]
[suspenseful music]
[suspenseful music]
[dramatic music]
[music softens]
House is clear.
Come on, Lance.
Don't worry, boss,
we'll get her.
[suspenseful music]
[suspenseful music]
[breathing heavily]
[suspenseful music]
Had a hunch.
[dramatic music]
[Lance grunts]
[Lance grunts]
[phone ringing]
[phone continues to ring]
[eerie music]
[Dani panting]
[Dani grunting]
I need better neighbours.
Dani.
Look I know, but I'm innocent.
You're still breaking news.
[both grunting]
So you stole a
cop car and a cop?
I needed leverage...
having him buys me time.
I'm not sure you
factored in exactly
the kind of time
you just bought.
Look, if you want
me to go, I can go.
I will get you some rope.
[suspenseful music]
[Lance growling]
Dani, I have a wife...
I have a baby on the way,
let's not escalate this.
I'm not a murderer, okay?
I am not gonna kill you.
Then let me go.
Dani!
[Lance growling]
[Lance sighs]
[cool music]
[keys jiggling]
[keyboard clicking]
[keyboard clicking]
You can't keep putting
me off like this.
What is it now, Lonny, I'm
trying to make the rounds.
You're trying to rip me off
is what you're doing, Nadine.
What's with all the feelings?
We had a deal for an amount.
That amount is
currently in your pocket
or is meth not your thing?
I want more.
I want some of that
real money, Nadine,
That's not what we discussed.
What we discussed is dirt cheap
given what's happening in
Zutico, we both know that.
Would you rather
moonlight at the mall?
Be grateful.
You know, I didn't want
to take this there,
but there are other
ways I can get my money.
If I didn't know any better,
I'd say that you
were threatening me.
I've been quiet,
things can change.
Hmm, sure, Lonny.
[gunshot blasting] [gasping]
Things change all the time.
Well, hello, hello, who have we-
Dani, you really get
around, don't you?
Why are people
dying over Zutico?
[Nadine laughing]
Sorry, you don't actually
know just how funny that is.
Answer me.
My answers won't make
any sense to you.
I will shoot you.
I guess you're just gonna
have to start shooting.
[Security Guard] It
came from over here.
[gunshot blasting]
[dramatic music]
Find her, she just killed Lonny.
[dramatic music]
[Lance growling]
[phone ringing]
You don't normally call me
directly, isn't that right?
I'm well aware.
No, it doesn't matter,
don't do anything.
Because I said so.
It's status quo until I call you
and tell you
differently, understand?
And don't call
this number again.
[dramatic music]
[dramatic music]
[grunting]
[grunting]
[dramatic music]
[grunting]
[grunting]
[glass breaks]
[grunting]
[grunting]
[dramatic music]
[struggling]
[gunshot blasting]
- Whoops.
[dramatic music]
[glass breaks]
[grunting]
[grunting]
[yelling]
Guess you never
fucked with someone
who plays for keeps before.
[Nadine grunts]
Guess you never fucked with
someone from Eastbridge.
[heavy panting]
[dramatic music]
[dramatic music]
[dramatic music]
[bed post creaking]
[breathing heavily]
[bed post creaking]
[Lance grunting]
[Nadine] Authorities
received reports tonight
of shots fired at
Verdent Solutions.
I arrived first on the scene
and found two victims
deceased from gunshot wounds
and a third victim unconscious.
I was then attacked
by Dani West,
who admitted to shooting
the victims before fleeing.
[Reporter] Can you
tell us anything
about Detective Lance Branson?
At this time, we have more
questions than we do answers.
That said, Dani West
is the crime suspect
in the kidnapping of
Detective Lance Branson
and in the murder of her fianc,
she should be considered
armed and extremely dangerous.
If spotted, do not engage,
but instead contact the
authorities immediately.
And to the families of the
victims, I promise you this,
justice shall be served.
[reporters speaking
indistinctly]
[phone ringing]
[phone ringing]
[phone ringing]
[squeaking]
[dramatic music]
No, please! Please! Stop!
[dramatic music]
No, please! Please!
Detective Branson!
Detective Branson, open
the door! Open the door!
Hey! [knocking] Open the door!
[door opens then closes]
[suspenseful music]
Gimme your phone!
[suspenseful music]
Give it!
Where's Victoria?
[suspenseful music]
Ugh...
Are you crazy?
Tell me about Zutico.
Acavo came to us with a new
drug to test heart disease.
They wanted us to run tests.
It was a dream job
for a startup like us,
having a company like
Acavo to partner with.
Acavo?
It's an international
biopharmaceutical company.
They're having
problems with Zutico
and Acavo doesn't
wanna address it.
Dani.
Marcus Wainwright was
killed for doing tests on it
and so was Jordan when he
was about to run tests.
We're scientists.
We don't kill people
based on test results.
There are dirty cops involved.
What cops?
Detective Nadine Styles.
Found this on her phone
after she tried to kill me.
Who's Stryker?
He's a detective.
We nicknamed him Stryker when
he first joined the force
because he's from
Strykersville New York.
It's Bobby Rios,
Nadine's partner.
[suspenseful music]
There's more.
Look at the photos.
Look familiar?
[somber music]
[door banging]
[Snyder] This is Officer
Snyder from the police.
Officer Snyder is on
that text set as well.
Hide.
Don't answer the door.
He's gonna come in, anyway.
[door banging]
[Snyder] Open the door.
Officer Snyder.
[suspenseful music]
[suspenseful music]
[suspenseful music]
Where is she?
[Lance grunts]
[dramatic music]
[both grunting]
[both grunting]
I guess I can't just
mind my own business.
[gunshots firing]
Good for you, now you're dead.
[yelling and grunting]
[gunshots blasting]
[grunting]
[glass breaks]
[dramatic music]
[Dani grunts]
[growling]
[grunting]
Ah!
[laughing]
You are a bad man, Snyder.
And you have a baby on the way.
[gunshot blasting]
[Dani grunting]
It's time we take
the fight to them.
I want both for that.
If it's all the same to you,
I'm gonna sit this one out.
You're not safe here.
I'm not leaving.
Call 911, tell 'em
what happened to you.
Tell 'em everything, we're
going to the station.
In case...
[suspenseful music]
Oh, hell no.
Who's gonna buy
me another table?
In other news?
Another news, what
happened to your face?
She has my phone, Bobby.
How?
Come on, you're pulling my leg.
That little short thing.
[laughing]
Would you quit fucking around?
We gotta get that phone back,
assuming she hasn't
taken it up the ladder.
We need to move fast then.
We don't know
where she's Nadine.
Well, I have a few ideas.
You really get off on
this thing, don't you,
Judge if you must.
I am judging.
[laughing]
[phone dialling]
[Jonae] You've reached Jonae,
leave a message at the beep.
[beeping]
Hey, Jonae, baby, it's me.
I'm okay.
All right, don't worry,
I'll be home real soon.
I love you.
[beeping]
[suspenseful music]
[phone ringing]
Nadine.
Hey friend, how you doing?
Officer Snyder sends his best.
I know about you and Bobby.
Dani treating you okay?
Better than you.
[Nadine chuckling]
Tell you what, you
get rid of Dani,
and I'll make it
worth your while.
How much you want?
Don't be afraid to think big.
I'm reporting this Nadine.
I'm on the way to the
station as we speak.
The Arcadia Falls
Police Department
mourns the loss of
Detective Lance Branson,
who tragically lost
his life tonight
at the hands of Dani West.
He leaves behind his wife,
Jonae and their unborn child.
Aw, you want Jonae to read that?
You open your mouth about this
and your kid's gonna
grow up without a dad,
or I don't know, maybe
I'll just, you know,
do away with the
whole Branson family.
That's supposed to scare me?
[Nadine chuckling]
Tough guy like you, nah...
I know what will
scare you though.
[phone beeps]
How's that for scary?
[Jonae mumbling]
[tires screech]
Jonae!
[Jonae mumbling,
Nadine mimicking Jonae]
Don't you hurt her!
[Nadine laughing]
What do you want Nadine?
A couple of things.
I believe you have a
phone that belongs to me.
Oh, why so quiet, I
know what'll fix that.
[Jonae grunts]
- Jonae!
You're fucking dead!
You get a lot worse, Lance.
I want my goddamn phone and
Dani West's fucking head!
You better bring those to me
because if you
don't, Jonae dies.
Stop pointing your
gun at my wife!
I'm gonna shoot this
bitch right now!
[eerie music]
Nadine, how can you do this?
We're like family,
you know Jonae.
I was born at night.
What did you say, Nadine?
You're gonna bring
me what I want...
or you never gonna
see your family again.
[eerie music]
[whispering] It's a promise!
[phone disconnects]
Fuck, fuck!
[Lance breathing heavily]
Don't worry.
Why start now?
Jonae was taken at home.
We'll start there.
[car engine revving]
[eerie music]
[gunshot blasting]
You should have
stayed outta this boy!
Now you're gonna die and
your little bitch too!
[gunshots blasting]
[dramatic music]
[gunshots blasting]
[gunshots blasting]
[gunshot blasting]
[somber music]
Jonae's not in there.
There's no clue,
she's just gone.
This is Bobby's
phone, I found it.
Has the other end of
Nadine's text and photos.
We have to find Jonae.
Wait, I think I have an idea.
I have Nadine's location.
What's wrong?
Where I found her.
[suspenseful music]
[car engine revving]
Wait, this says
she's on the move.
Hang on.
[suspenseful music]
Victoria's not here.
Nadine must have her too.
Snyder's body's
still here, gun too.
And he must have gotten to
before she can call 911.
She's heading west.
I can't risk calling
the precinct now.
I know somebody I can call.
All right.
[dramatic music]
[car engine revving]
According to Bobby's
phone, Nadine's inside
This place has been
closed for months.
I used to come
here all the time.
Me too.
I'm sorry I didn't believe you,
for getting this so... wrong.
I'm sorry I tied you up.
Yeah, well there is that.
[both chuckling]
Okay.
[suspenseful music]
[gun clicks]
Hiya, couldn't resist, they
were having a big sale.
Everyone must go.
Nah-ah-ah, I will shoot him.
Aw, it's a cute little gun.
[growling]
[dramatic music]
[gunshots blasting]
[growling] [gunshots blasting]
[dramatic music]
[gunshots blasting]
[gun clicking]
[both grunting]
[both grunting]
[alarm going off]
[both grunting]
[glass shatters]
[gunshots firing]
Hey, you okay?
I'm okay.
Let's go.
[dramatic music]
- Dani!
- Victoria!
I was able to get
away from Nadine.
[Victoria panting]
You wouldn't happen to have an
extra gun on you, would you?
You could take mine.
[Victoria breathing heavily]
How long have you been
caught up in all this, V?
What?
Missing a nail?
I found your broken nail
in Detective Rios' car.
Why would you ever be
in a dirty cop's car, V?
I'll kill the nail tech.
That's your response?
You should have never
brought Jordan into this.
This guy Marcus Wainwright,
did you know him?
[Dani] I have to ask Jordan
if he ran into him though.
He did get brought in
for a consult call.
He's gonna do some
work from home tonight.
That thing for Acavo?
[phone ringing]
You brought me into Verendent.
I was loyal to you,
I looked up to you,
and you set me up to
get killed in my house
just like Marcus?
Variation on a thing.
Mhmm.
You okay?
Do I look okay?
Let's just get this over with.
No, I'm curious
to notice how much
she thinks she's
actually figured out.
Acavo reaches out to
Veredent to conduct research
for them on what
seems like a promising
plant-based medicine, Zutico.
This is gonna be sold as
an effective treatment
for chronic heart failure,
specifically to the
black community.
But according to
your emails, Nadine,
there was trouble
in human trials.
People dying kind of trouble.
I get the joke now.
Better late than never.
Dani...
These findings were met with
resistance so you caved.
Is that right, V?
More like I took a step back
to clock the bigger picture.
Sometimes you have to do that
if you wanna survive the moment.
Surviving the moment
means Marcus had to die?
Thomas Fuller, he's dead, right?
That's right.
Surviving the moment means
Jordan and I had to die?
Well, if it's any consolation,
Thomas did go first.
Verendent was supposed
to be different.
Different from
companies like Acavo.
Why, V?
We didn't need a
company like that,
we could have paved our own way.
Oh, she's precious, isn't she?
Where do you think
the startup money
for Verendant Solutions came
from in the first place?
Acavo needed an African
American run company
to be the face of Zutico
so it can sell
specifically to our people.
It was Acavo all along.
It was money all along.
How could you, V?
Get off your goddamn
high horse, Dani!
You wanted out of Eastbridge?
You wanted to climb this ladder
and you knew what it
would cost: money.
The same money you're
badmouthing now.
You don't get to have
it both ways, baby girl.
Money does what it does
and it goes where it goes,
and in the end, "work works".
Isn't that what you said to me?
This drug was supposed
to be our cure
and now it's gonna
end up killing us all.
A few of you, maybe.
We live either way.
Or what's a black box warning
for you little climber?
You won't get away with this.
I already have.
You'll get yours.
Well, my pets have all died
if that's what you mean.
Joke all you want, Nadine.
It's a catch up
to you eventually.
But you won't be
alive long enough
to see any of
that, now will you?
So which one of you
wants to go first, hmm?
Originally I thought Dani,
but then I figured
well outta respect of
our former friendship,
why don't you go first, Lance?
Fuck you.
So long Lance, Jonae
won't be far behind.
[gun clicking]
[dramatic music]
[gunshot firing]
[grunting]
[dramatic music]
[grunting]
Killed with your own weapon.
Damn I feel bad if this
wasn't gonna feel so good.
Go to hell.
Goodbye, Lance.
[gunshots blasting]
[growling] [dramatic music]
[gunshots blasting]
[grunting]
I got this bitch, you good?
Yeah, go! Ah...
[grunting]
[dramatic music]
[grunting]
[grunting] [dramatic music]
You fucked up, bitch.
[dramatic music]
[Jonae crying]
[Jonae crying]
- Thank you.
- [Nadine] There you are.
[dramatic music]
[grunting]
Hey fuck face!
You wanna dance?
[gun clicks]
[grunting]
Bye, Felicia!
[grunting]
Did you think finding
Jonae would make you safe?
None of you will
ever be safe again.
Did you think this
is gonna be easy?
This is bigger than all of us.
[grunting]
Give it up Nadine,
it's over, you've lost.
Grow up, Dani.
Nobody wins anymore.
This is about surviving long
enough to have your next move!
[grunting]
[glass shattering]
[Nadine choking]
[glass shattering]
[Nadine coughing]
[Dani grunting]
[Nadine choking]
[Dani panting]
[Lance panting]
[Jonae] Lance! Lance!
[Dani grunting]
Jonae! Jonae!
[Jonae crying]
Are you okay?
[Jonae crying]
You guys stay here, I'm
gonna go get Victoria.
I'll call an
ambulance for Felicia.
Are you okay?
You're safe now, okay?
You're safe.
- Yeah.
[dramatic music]
[grunting]
[grunting]
[dramatic music]
Hmm...
I made this special for you.
Seem appropriate.
I made the same
batch for Jordan.
You were my mentor
and my friend.
I have enough friends, don't
have enough money though.
Tell Jordan I said hi.
[dramatic music]
[grunting]
[grunting]
[grunting]
Tell him yourself.
[both breathing heavily]
[Dani breathing heavily]
[Victoria convulsing]
[Dani breathing heavily]
[Victoria convulsing]
[Dani breathing heavily]
[Victoria convulsing]
[Dani breathing heavily]
[Dani panting]
[Police sirens blaring]
[chattering]
[Felicia exhales]
Hey, girl.
Thanks for having my back.
Girl, we're from around the way.
Call you, okay?
Okay.
[Lance grunting
[Lance sighs]
Just a heads up,
crimes Bobby and Nadine
committed are on this phone,
along with his texts to Nadine.
Also, all the
correspondence about Zutico,
Officer Snyder
and other officers
from Arcadia Falls
Police Department
are on the thread as well.
It's gonna be a mess.
[Lance grunting]
[Dani] How are you feeling?
As long as Jonae and the
baby are okay, I'm straight.
How about you?
Well, not getting arrested
feels like a start.
But...?
I don't know. I just thought
I was lifting myself up.
You know when
Jordan and I thought
we were elevating
ourselves out of this.
Dani, this business with
Acavo and Verendent...
doesn't change the good
you were trying to do.
It doesn't make your
work a lie anymore
than Nadine, Bobby and Snyder
make "I'm a cop" a lie.
I just fought so hard to
lift myself up, you know,
just to realise that up wasn't
even where I thought it was.
All this fight and
what did it change?
You.
[somber music]
I'll get you a ride.
No, I'm gonna take the bus.
Absolutely not!
No, it's okay. I know
this neighborhood.
You know, I'd rather
walk through it.
To be honest with you,
I really missed it.
You give me a call
when you get home
so I know you got in safe.
Yes, sir.
Thank you, Lance.
No.
Thank you, Dani.
[Dani] Bye.
[somber music]
I love you.
[somber music]
I'm right here.
[somber music]
['Steppin' 2 light'
starts playing]
Yeah, all my life been
waiting for the green
Green means go with
nothing in between
I show up clean,
take home the green
Real estate ever
seen me and my team
We about to take it all
the way up to the top
Tell a DJ turn it
up just a notch
Let the good times flow
Everywhere I go I
console the soul
Let love rule
Leave your worries
at the door
Know the man
upstairs and control
Go easy, so easy
Get that stress
soft your back
Be breezy
Grab your lady
Get to the dance floor
Make it stand out
This ain't the same
old, don't hold back
Get what you came for
It's all yours
Did I say much
So let's just make
the best of tonight
Step to the
left, do it right
Tonight we steppin' into
the light, go side to side
So let's just make
the best of tonight
Step to the
left, do it right
Tonight we steppin'
into the light
Go side to side,
side to side
The party is over
you sadly mistaken
Just getting started
It's all in what you making
Backyard boogie
Nonstop shaking, those club
nights is way overrated
This song here comes
highly suggested
Move with a purpose
I'm talking to the
steppers left, right
side to side
I'm way too excited
every time I hit the shy
Like left, right,
side to side
Ain't no stretch to
make me run it high
It's all about good vibes
Happy just to be
alive and the hit
Test playing got a dude
as Shane up to his woman
No delay and he
ain't playing
There it go, there it is
Here she comes, she
the reason he lives
So let's just make
the best of tonight
Step to the
left, do it right
Tonight we steppin' into
the light, go side to side
So let's just make
the best of tonight
Step to the
left, do it right
Tonight we steppin'
into the light
Go side to side
Let's get out tonight
We gotta do it right
Gotta do it right
Step the whole night
Tonight, yeah tonight
So let's just make
the of best tonight
Step to the
left, do it right
Tonight we steppin'
into the light
Go side to side
So let's just make
the best of tonight
Step to the
left, do it right
Tonight we steppin'
into the light
Go side to side
So let's just make
the best tonight
We going do it
all night long
Tonight we steppin'
into the light
Go side to side
So let's just make
the best of tonight
Tonight we steppin'
into the light
Go side to side
So let's just make
the best of tonight