The Florist (2026) Movie Script
1
I can buy you flowers,
for your hair.
I can see the
sunshine in the end.
I can be the one
to save your life.
Hey, I'm coming, coming.
Traffic all the way back
to George Washington Bridge.
The city's getting worse.
Kinky had a heart attack.
Kinky?
One of the men I
play cards with.
Is it serious?
It is a heart attack.
Well, heart attacks
have all levels of severity.
He's in intensive care.
So?
Why are you telling me this?
- Because there...
- No.
- Maybe...
- No.
-One game...
-I don't play cards.
Easy.
I don't play cards.
Okay.
Seven cards, sir.
Two
hundred for the first buy-in.
Ten and
twenty for the blinds.
Charlie,
Charlie, I said no.
What?
No, no, I'm busy.
Would it hurt you to actually
have a night out, meet people?
I meet people.
All the time in here.
You know what I mean.
Make friends.
I have friends.
Who?
You, you tub of guts.
You think we're friends?
- I...
- Come on.
One game.
I'm busy.
Just tell Kinky
that I, uh...
I hope he doesn't die.
Alright.
We'll come in.
Let me know
if you need some help.
How much are these?
The
chrysanthemums. Uh...
Let's see.
How much for
the chrysanthemums?
$35.
$35?
Yeah, that's a
little out of my price range.
Well, what
is your price range?
Um, $5.
It's a birthday
present, if that helps.
Also, um, sorry,
I know it's a little...
Either of you
have seen this boy?
Can I see that?
I don't think I have.
Who is this?
My little brother.
Oh.
How long has he been missing?
Three months.
Almost four.
Can I keep this?
We'll pass it up here.
Let you know if we see anything.
Oh, that's...
Yeah, thanks.
Oh, you're a
first-time customer.
Five dollars.
For real?
Thanks.
It's a cool shop, by the way.
Have a good one, guys.
Thanks.
Fuck off.
Eat shit.
Oh my God.
I hope you like them.
Oh my God, they're beautiful.
They reminded me of you because
the other day you said...
They're beautiful.
Can you drop this
off to Loy later?
It's just,
I'm so tired of him texting me.
I'm sorry, caria, that I
have you always doing this.
I kind of feel bad.
-Yeah.
-Thank you.
They're great.
I'm glad you like them.
Yes.
Hello, this is Benny.
I'm calling from the afterlife.
They don't have Wi-Fi here,
so I had to use a ghost phone.
[band music playi
Oh, you're holding all
those for someone, Charlie?
I am
keeping it for you.
Raise.
You betting or
just keeping your seat warm?
I'm out.
He's out.
Weren't you gonna
bring your friend tonight?
Call.
Your flower buddy?
What's his name?
Rikker doesn't do cards.
He could still come to
the game, have a drink.
You know, he's a quiet man.
Alright, everybody in?
Raise. 1500.
Oh bigshot!
Okay, show your hands.
Three of a kind.
I think I win.
Riker, it's Hicks.
You up?
- Yes.
- Good.
Be ready in 30.
Shit.
Better be important.
Green light.
Raise.
Charlie, what the fuck?
Something came up.
This is a
simple in-and-out job.
Narco operation out of a
shithole hotel just over the
bridge.
I'll drop you a pin.
It's a clean hit.
I've edited this myself.
Execute accordingly.
If anything
goes wrong, I brought Fiona.
If anything goes wrong,
Fiona can only make it worse.
You looking
for something, old man?
I uh--
I heard that this was
a place where a man could uh...
indulge himself.
What's with the bag?
It matches my jacket.
Thank God you got here.
I've been waiting
for a man like you.
Nothing but freaks and losers.
They treat
you okay here?
Yeah, as far as your concerns.
Mm-hmm.
No, no, no,
you don't understand.
This bitch was screaming her
goddamn head off in the middle
of the parking lot, like a bunch
of Ukrainian battle, right?
I don't understand
what she's saying.
So I go to the room, and
this fat fuck she's banging is
face down, dead on the floor
from a fucking heart attack.
I mean, like, the shit I'm
supposed to deal with, right?
The burden of leadership on
me, you got degenerates who
don't appreciate it.
She's here.
You're late again.
Probably next time too.
Fucking toddlers.
All right, come on.
Stay put.
Wait here.
I forgot my cigarettes.
Yeah, we need those.
They have a machine
in the office, yes?
Yes, can you get them?
All right.
Well... I'll be right back.
You just...
Take a rest.
You're like really hot.
You guys
hear something?
Fuck this.
Are you
pleased with yourself?
Absolutely.
Hey
Hutton, you got a second?
Yeah.
Some of the
bodies have already been
identified as cartel members.
Narcs found
two kilos of hard rock and over
5,000 pills.
Was there
anyone there when they arrived?
One
girl, drugged out of her mind.
She
slept through the whole thing.
Did she talk?
Nah,
she's too scared.
Yeah, I'm not holding my breath.
No.
Who on
the ground knows about Martinez?
First responders.
Bound him with
his badge, still in his pocket.
I'm leaving the motel.
Meet me at 15.
Admin's
going to twist this entire story
to the press, but they have
me on internal investigation.
I know
Martinez has been working on
35th with the Midtown Vice
Unit for the last three years.
Do
you think he was just a client?
God damn... I hope so.
Good job, good job.
You keep
practicing, all right?
You keep practicing.
Good job.
I'll be right back.
So, how fucked are we?
Pretty fucked.
Jesus.
I'm sorry, Will.
How many others?
Almost all of them.
So apparently there
was only one shooter.
Some fucking mercenary.
Their goal was
definitely to hurt us.
Or them.
As much as possible.
Pretty good
fucking job of that.
Hutton's leading
the investigation.
He's good.
They're out there right now
trying to find one of those
girls.
Seeing if they can flip
them, make them talk.
Have they had any luck?
Not yet, but...
They know our faces.
Could spot us in a
parade, especially me.
Okay.
So we just turn up
the heat on them?
Scare the shit out of them?
I don't want to talk to
my son through plexiglass
while he survives off
handouts from the state
because some little
junkie decided that
she's gonna sing like
a fucking Nightingale.
We tie up the loose ends.
All of them.
Then we figure out who
the fuck this shooter is
We take him out.
What happens if the Diablo's
find out that we're fucking with
their distribution?
They won't.
We do it tonight.
All right.
Let's go, Alex.
Come on.
One of the
men you killed was a cop.
Yeah, I guess the people
upstairs didn't think to share
that information.
Mayor's calling him a hero.
This is bad.
Everything
will be fine.
I just need you two
to lay low for a bit.
Oh, the people upstairs, they
gave you the authority to clean
everything up.
Excuse me?
-I mean, I just say...
-You better
hope they gave me the authority.
Because if someone comes after
you, they're coming after me.
What are these hits about?
They were pimping girls
out of the place, young girls.
It was fucked up.
Los Hijos del Diablo, what's...
We keep coming back.
Have some faith in me.
I always take care of
you guys, do I not?
I mean, I can't let anything
happen to my best men, right?
I'll be in touch.
Where's the girl?
What the fuck?
What are you doing in my house?
Where's the girl?
- What the fuck!
- Who the fuck are you?
- Back up!
-What are you doing in my house?
Whoa, whoa,
whoa, calm, calm.
Keep it cool, keep it cool.
Are you fucking serious?
Where the fuck is the runner?
-Keep it cool, keep it cool.
-What the fuck is
wrong with you?
-Whoa, whoa, whoa keep it cool.
-What the fuck is
wrong with you?
We just need the girl
okay, where the fuck is the
runner?
Take that fucking gun
out of my fucking face.
Where, where
the fuck is the runner?
Take the fucking gun
out of my fucking face!
Shit.
Fuck.
He's dead, Will.
- Oh, fuck.
- Oh my god!
Oh, fuck.
Oh, fuck.
You fucking piece of shit!
- Fucking killed him!
Fucking killed him!
Oh, shit.
Shit.
Will, get downstairs!
Gas station,
gas station!
- Which one?
- There, there, there.
Got it.
In there, in there.
Let me know
if you need any help.
Remember me
from the flower shop?
You OK?
Not really.
There's two men out
there trying to kill me.
I'll have a look.
You stay here.
You know this guy?
Nope.
Fuck, is
he calling the cops?
And there's a couple
of kids here that are asking
adults to buy them beer.
Smart.
We should go.
But I want to know who
this girl's friends are.
Who she's dating.
Who she's thinking about dating.
We're screwed.
We need to figure
out where she's gonna lay
low before the idea enters
her own fucking skull.
They're gone.
They're gone.
You're right.
You all ride?
Yeah.
Yeah, thanks.
What'd you tell the cops?
I made up a story.
I don't know what your
situation is, but, you
know, the police, they
could probably help you out.
Who were those guys?
I don't fucking
know, I don't know.
I don't know.
I don't know.
You got any friends here?
You got a home or something to
just... You got any roommates?
My fucking roommate
just got fucking killed!
You probably shouldn't
be helping me.
You could drop me
off right here.
Hey, hey, hey, hey,
hey, hey, hey, hey!
I'm Carl.
Layla.
Layla.
Thanks for saving me.
I'm sorry I yelled.
Listen, will you trust me?
Will you trust me?
No other choice.
All right.
We're gonna figure this out.
How are you gonna help me?
You own a fucking flower shop.
What are you gonna
do, respectfully?
Just trust me.
I feel like I'm gonna throw up.
Simultaneous
hits all across the city.
Every one of
the girls has ties to Los Hijos.
Undocumented workers lived here,
probably runners.
Yeah.
We
found that upstairs.
All right,
run a trace on this number.
I want to
know who it's registered to,
monitor any outgoing calls.
Copy that.
So... You gonna
tell me who those men were?
Basically, my brother lives
with this lady, who's, uh...
What lady?
She was connected with this
cartel, and he helped her
deliver drugs around the city.
When I came here, she was
pretty much my only hope.
You know, aside from
what should have been the
police, but they were
pretty much no help to me.
And I know this is gonna
sound stupid, but when she
offered me a place to
stay, I just figured, fuck it.
It's my only option,
so I'll take it.
Well, that's not so stupid.
I'm not done.
Over time, she started
asking me to do favors.
What kind of favors?
What Benny does for her.
The obvious answer is
no, but I wasn't getting
anywhere with finding
him, so I said yes.
The other night, I was
delivering this package to
their, I guess,
brothel, and some crazy guy came
in and started killing everyone.
And now the cops who run it
are trying to kill any potential
witnesses.
And... I'm definitely a witness.
You didn't want to
hear any of that?
What?
You're all
right, come on.
What is this place?
This is where
Charlie and I live.
It's also a greenhouse where
we grow all the plants for the
flower shop.
Come on, it's all
right, come on.
Charlie.
Charlie, do you remember Layla?
She was looking for
her brother, yeah?
Yes.
She's going to stay
with us a few days.
Huh.
Yeah.
Do you have a
bathroom or something?
Yeah, it's where we came in.
Just go down and to the right.
What's going on?
The brothel that we
made a visit to, she was there.
And then tonight somebody tried
to snatch her off the street.
What could I do?
Ok.
I thought you'd be
happy I made friends.
A little bit
more onion will be okay.
What's it called?
Hmm?
The dish.
You know what the
dish is called?
I don't know what
is this called.
Gata.
Means from the oven.
Gratin.
Yeah.
Gratin.
-So.
-Not easy to pronounce.
Mm-hmm.
It's the best we got.
It's more than enough.
Yeah.
Thanks.
If you need anything, just
knock on my door down there.
-Okay.
-Okay.
-OK.
-OK.
Good night.
Night.
Hey, Benny.
I called just
to hear your voice.
I miss your stupid laugh.
And the way you rubbed your
thumb in my hand when Mom was
yelling at us.
Sometimes I get really scared.
I hold my own hand.
Pretend it's yours.
I miss you so much.
It's so hard without you.
Please stay here holding
on for me right now.
Please just don't give up.
I think about you
every single second.
Bye.
Hey,
Woodrock, you got a moment?
Yeah, sure.
How you doing, AJ?
Good, you?
Yeah, you know, it's
just one of those chapters.
Yeah, sorry for your loss.
You and Martinez were close.
His wife's your cousin, right?
Yeah.
It's a good thing you're
in her life right now.
I heard you denied to
talk to administration.
You give me no choice
here, Woodrock.
Yeah, you know, it's
not what it looks like.
I don't appear too keen,
you know what I mean?
Some suits just click
their fingers and I happily
just go run into them
and tell them anything.
It's gonna look bad if I
don't show a little resistance.
Yeah, you... You
think that's wise?
I think my reputation with
my colleagues is everything.
I'm in a tight spot,
and I need backup.
Someone hesitates because
they think I'm a fucking snitch.
I don't get to see my
wife and kid at night.
Well, those girls don't get to
see their families ever again.
Martinez's death is bigger
than the police board, Woodrock.
Corruption, conspiracy of
murder, federal charges all over
this entire division.
Broke my heart what
they did to those poor girls.
I'm not saying I'm
not going to talk.
Eventually I've got to.
This place is my church.
I don't want to see it
burned to the ground.
You got my word.
Promise.
Hey.
Get up.
If you wanna stay
here, you're gonna have to earn
your keep.
It'll keep you occupied.
Come on, I wanna
show you something.
Come on.
Come on.
Your job is gonna be to water
the plants in the greenhouse,
okay?
The little ones,
they get a little,
The middle ones get
a little bit more.
And the big ones,
well, you know.
Yeah, get a lot.
Come on.
What's that?
That's the gas pipes.
Heats the building.
It's dangerous.
Don't sit on it.
You'll blow us all up.
I wasn't
planning on it.
Okay.
All right, this is
all Charlie's stuff.
Big music collection.
You can play it if you want.
Come on.
Succulents and cactus.
They don't need
water, all right?
Now, don't worry about
being alone here, all right?
Okay.
This whole place is wired
with cameras and alarms, and if
anybody tries to break in,
Charlie and I get an alert
on their phone, all right?
Okay.
And one more thing.
That door...
Do not go in there.
That's ammonium
nitrate in there.
It's fertilizer.
It's poisonous.
It's dangerous.
You don't want to go in there.
Okay.
Anything else you need?
Do you have any clothes
that you could give me?
This is kind of all I have.
-It's not going to fit, but...
-It's fine.
I'll see what I got.
Thanks.
I took coffee there.
Thanks.
Okay, apparently
this girl's name is Layla Reed.
She filed a
missing person report for her
brother a few months ago.
I guess she came
to the city looking for him.
No dad
in the picture.
She's got a mom
with child endangerment charges.
She's got
no social media, right?
It seems like the
only ties she has is either to
Estrella or the Diablos.
Look, I
think it's possible this girl's
just still out here on
the street somewhere.
And the good news
is she hasn't found a police
report, okay?
I don't think
Hutton has a clue that she was
even there.
So, no one's
looking for her?
I know this kid.
I met him before at
Estrella's like seven months
ago.
Hutton's getting close.
He's suspicious.
Nothing concrete yet, but...
I know how to keep it that way.
I'm
gonna get a bagel.
I bought this
album when I was around your
age, actually.
I was still living in
France at the time.
Just finished secondary school.
You miss it?
France?
Sometimes.
My life is here.
What's you and
Carl's, like, deal?
We are friends.
I really like you guys.
You seem like good people.
I hate when people
say stuff like this.
It sounds crazy, but I feel
like you guys came into my life
for a reason.
I don't know, some people,
when they talk about it,
they say, like, the universe
or if you believe in God.
I just... I feel like...
something brought us together.
Because if you guys hadn't
basically saved me, I don't know
where I'd be.
And it's weird, like, I've
never had to... question these
things of,
like, higher... I don't know,
but no one's looked out for me
in this...
way. So, I'm just not
used to it, I guess.
What I'm trying to say, and
I'm doing a really bad job at,
is thank you.
It's really meant a lot to me.
I don't think you should give
up on finding your brother.
You know Crazy Eights?
No, I never heard of it.
If the top card is not in
the 80s, you can play any
card that matches the rank
or suit of the previous one.
Very easy.
We'll play and
you'll pick it up.
Look out, Layla.
He's ruthless.
You want to play?
What's the game?
Crazy Eights.
Charlie just taught it to me.
Riker doesn't do cards.
Oh, yeah?
Yeah.
Deal me in.
Deal me in.
You know Crazy Eight.
I invented Crazy Eights.
Five off the top.
Okay, good.
I'll go first.
Huh.
Okay.
Yep.
It's unbelievable.
Look at this.
Oh.
What?
Yeah, it's a nine.
Yeah, right, right, right,
because it's the same number.
Okay, I see.
Go get him.
Go get him.
Mm-hmm.
Carl, Carl,
someone texted me.
They have information on Benny.
Look, they have Benny's wallet.
Look, they sent a photo.
Do you know this person?
No, it's a random number, but
they texted me a location to
meet them.
They said they couldn't talk
right now when I asked who is
this, and they
just said to meet them, and
they'll tell me everything that
they know.
Does that look like
your brother's wallet?
I have no fucking idea.
Can you take me?
Can we go right now
and we'll find out?
I mean, I hope it's real,
but it could be a hoax.
It could be a trap.
I'm going.
Whether you come or not.
Ah, shit.
God.
Thanks for taking me.
I didn't
exactly have a choice.
I thought
you told her to come along.
I did.
You brought a gun?
Mm-hmm.
Just look.
Look.
I'm looking.
Wait a second, is
that the same guy from the gas
station?
I think he's
gotta go too, Will.
They should be here.
I'll text them.
Hey do not.
Why?
Do not do that.
Let them text us.
They could
be stuck in traffic.
Or they could
be watching us right now.
They probably are.
I don't
like this at all.
Okay, I'm calling.
What?
No, no, no, no, no.
It's been five minutes.
Carl, please.
They had their chance.
They could
just be stuck in traffic.
Give me like
five more minutes.
- Trust me.
- No, no.
Trust you.
Trust you.
Why should I trust you?
You haven't
been very trustworthy.
And you know
what I'm talking about.
Okay, I
was in your room.
I got curious.
I saw the
drawings on your wall.
In my shoebox.
A little snoop.
Don't worry,
I counted all of it.
It's there.
I can't
believe you left.
Why do you have a
girl's skates hanging off your
wall?
Uh, they're my sister's.
Are you guys close?
We were.
What happened?
You guys
get into a fight?
We're being followed.
Get closer.
Fuck this.
Jesus, Will.
What the
fuck is wrong with you?
Would you drive?
Yes. No, no.
Well, you do now. Come
on.
Come on.
Come on.
Steering wheel,
break, accelerator don't stop.
- Who the fuck
is this guy?
Just keep driving!
Keep driving.
Go faster.
Keep it steady.
Follow this asshole.
Reloading.
You brought two guns?
The van's on fire.
The van's on fire.
Hit the brakes.
Like stop?
Hit the brakes.
Hit the brakes.
Hit the brakes.
I'm sorry, Carl.
If you want
an out, this is it.
I'm giving
you one right now.
You know, you're
not, like, morally obligated to
take care of me.
Hey, hey, hey.
Don't be sorry.
Why are you helping me?
Because...
You don't
have anywhere to go.
I could
figure something out.
It's stupid.
You're a rational guy.
You know it's dumb
to be helping me right now and
be involved with me.
Layla, where you
are right now,
I've been there.
You can make
one wrong move in a moment
and that can dictate
the rest of your life.
He told me
you guys met in Africa.
He said that
you were a soldier.
Yeah, that's right.
He said you went
to get away from your family.
That's nice.
What else did...
Charlie tell you about me?
All your secrets.
No, I'm kidding.
Nothing else.
My mom was abusive.
Just telling you
that because I want you to know
I understand.
I know what it's like
to love someone who hurts you.
I don't wanna be that
person for anyone.
-So...
-I'm, uh...
I'm gonna hit the head.
All right,
let's go, champ.
I found the name.
William Woodrock.
He's a detective.
And I'm gonna kill him.
On purpose?
You're gonna kill
a cop on purpose?
You think Hicks is
gonna go for this?
Well, I guess
I'll find out later, won't I?
Right.
What?
You could
have died last night.
Right?
That was messy.
Yes, which is exactly
why he needs to be taken out.
He works
for the cartel, just like
that cop that got in
the way the other night.
They're running
girls, they're running fentanyl.
Yeah.
He's going after her,
but he's going to get to us.
He's going to find out.
Let her go.
Charlie, we're the
reason that he's trying to kill
her.
Yes, I know.
We didn't make
her choose to be a drug runner.
We didn't
make Woodrock go crazy.
We follow orders.
We execute it.
If anything,
this is on Hicks.
You're my friend,
and the girl, she's a stranger.
Charlie.
We don't
really know who she is.
Charlie, she's a kid.
She's alone.
She's got nowhere to go.
We're
responsible for her.
I can't
live with myself.
We have to help her.
Okay. Okay.
Thank you.
No, no way.
Not a cop.
Woodrock is
not to be touched.
Do you hear me?
How do
you know his name?
I didn't say his name.
Look, Riker, this is
bigger than just the two of us,
okay?
There's a reason
he wasn't there that night.
Pieces are
moving here, and I was given
specific orders that
Woodrock is off limits.
He's been
listed as an asset.
An asset?
He's an asset?
This is such bullshit.
This is, I'm sick and
tired of this mysterious fucking
bullshit.
The man tried to kill
me and I can't defend myself.
Is that
what you're saying?
Nobody
tried to kill you.
Nobody.
They tried
to kill the girl.
You're
protected in this.
I told
you, I've got you.
But that girl,
Riker, she's a liability.
And as long as she's
next to you, you're at risk too.
And I can't
do anything about that.
My advice is
get her out of here.
I want you
to tell me something.
I want you
to tell me something.
What were we doing
in Mexico all that time, huh?
Like always after
Diablos, never anybody else,
huh?
Why the big
focus on Diablos?
We are doing
good work for good people.
Good people.
It's funny
because I have this feeling
that I am an employee
for a rival cartel.
Well, honestly,
Riker, it's not your fucking job
to ask those questions.
This is my life.
I can't believe
this is my life.
I can't.
Okay, just calm down.
No, I'm out.
-I'm out.
-No.
I'm so fucking out.
That's it.
I can't do this anymore.
I cannot.
It feels like yesterday
that Charlie took you in.
You were in a
fucking veterans psych ward,
remember that?
And then I gave you
a job, money, a purpose, a life.
And then two days
ago I wired you 70 fucking
thousand dollars.
Imagine that.
It's not about the money.
Okay, you're so fucking
grateful, aren't you?
Look, you want out,
that's fine, really.
I would hate to see your
talent go to waste, but...
This is your life.
So make a fucking choice, Riker.
It's my choice.
Yeah, I got myself into this.
It's my choice.
I need to find out what
happened to that girl's brother.
His name is Benny.
She's an innocent.
That's the whole reason that she
came out here, just to find him.
Whether he's dead or alive.
Please?
With your connections,
you can find anybody.
Please?
I'll see what I can do.
The boss phoned out
to finally come back to the cell
phone company.
We got all her
movements up until the incident.
Seems like
she's been staying at
some industrial warehouse
down by the river.
I think
someone's following me.
Who?
Hutton.
I mean, he's fucking
inches away from us, which
is all the more reason why
we need to finish the job.
It's only a matter
of time before that fucking
girl talks, especially after
everything we've done to her.
Yeah, I really
don't know about that man.
I'm not worried
about getting arrested here.
I'm worried
about getting fucking killed.
So you're out?
From like
the whole thing?
We're fucked.
I think
I'm gonna leave town.
I think you
should leave town too, man.
I'm staying.
My son's here.
My wife's here.
I'm not leaving.
And you know something?
You leave, you
admit you're fucking guilty.
That I'm guilty.
We're in this
together, Deckard.
You and me.
I'm sorry, brother.
I can't
end up like Martinez.
Good luck.
Come on.
Welcome to Bellefleur.
Looking for
something in particular?
Everything all right?
Have you seen this girl?
I cannot say I have.
Detective Woodrock.
This girl is wanted
for first-degree murder.
She's on the run.
Now, we got intel
that she's visited this store a
few times.
You sure?
You don't recognize her?
You know what?
Yes.
She's
brought flowers here.
That's all I can say.
I wish I
could be more helpful.
Okay.
Well, it's worth a shot.
I'll be
out of your hair.
- Actually, my card, if anything...
-Thank you.
...comes to mind,
give me a call.
Okay.
Good luck with
your investigation.
Oh, um...
Who is that?
I don't know.
My co-worker must
have put it up.
Sorry about the flower.
It's okay.
It happens.
Riker, don't come
back to the greenhouse with
Layla.
So what's the criteria?
Reliable, clean,
never been owned by a smoker.
How many cars
have you had through your life?
Uh, just the one.
Really?
Yeah.
I was in the military most of
my adult life, and I didn't need
a car.
Not time for a new one.
I can't
wait to have a car.
It's gotta be so freeing.
My brother and I always talked
about road tripping together.
He wants to see the West Coast.
If you could go anywhere,
like drive anywhere, where would
you go?
There's this beach in
Oregon that I was once at.
There's not many
people, lots of dogs.
It was all runnin' free, only
sound you heard was the surf.
Real quiet.
Look out and you see
the whales in the water.
That's where I'd go.
I think I get
why, it sounds nice.
It is.
These are my favorite.
You gotta get it.
Riker, don't come
back to the greenhouse with
Layla.
The cops
just gave me a visit.
They're
getting closer.
Call me back.
Riker, call me back.
I have a bad feeling.
Meet me
at the car wash.
Detective?
Hey, Charlie.
How can I help you?
Are you good?
Yeah.
Yeah.
I'm fine.
-You sure?
-Yes.
You don't seem...
Why you washing your
car, its supposed to rain today.
I like my car clean.
My uh... my father, he'd
wash his car in the rain.
Neighbors...they'd always
laugh at him. Guess he uh...
he liked his routines.
Gave him a sense of purpose.
Charlie
What's your
purpose protecting this girl?
I don't know
what you're talking about.
Where is the girl?
Charlie?
Listen, Woodrock.
You don't have to do this.
Okay?
Charlie!
Charlie!
Charlie!
Charlie! Charlie!
Charlie!
He's gone!
Are you okay?
Are you mad at me?
What did I do?
-You're not answering anything
I'm saying.
-Let me think!
Let me think!
Please tell me what's going on.
We're... We're going
someplace safe right now.
- I don't want Alex to cry
about his father.
Dad, I can't sleep.
Can you read me a story?
Come on.
Let's go.
You stay this way.
How come you can't tell
me what happened to Charlie?
Keep the curtains closed.
Do not answer this door for
anybody unless you're absolutely
sure it's me, okay?
Carl, you're scaring me.
Layla, don't
feel bad about yourself.
What?
None of
this is your fault.
Now, here.
-Take the key. I gotta go.
-No, no.
-I gotta go. I gotta go.
-No, no.
Lock the door behind me.
- Don't fucking go!
Everybody fucking goes!
Don't fucking go!
Give up.
Leave the girl alone.
This is your only warning.
You're a dead man.
Fuck!
Fuck! Come on!
Fuck!
Hey, Hutton.
Carl, right?
It's fun when you're a detective
and you got a personal problem,
because you get access to all
types of private information.
Who they are, what they've
done, what they've tried to do.
Which name should I call you?
John?
Alfred?
Billy?
You've lived quite the life.
You tried to become
one of us, didn't you?
After your service.
Thank you for that,
by the way, truly.
It's an honor to be
in your presence.
Someone who's devoted their
entire life to helping others.
It's amazing the police force
didn't welcome you with open
arms.
It's almost like they
didn't trust you.
That why you became an assassin?
You're good.
You are very good,
I'll give you that.
So, why don't you come out?
Show me your face.
Let's see who the
best man really is.
Come out, come out,
wherever you are.
Here, boy.
Come on!
Come on!
Explosion on the
Hackensack River last night.
An old power
plant, recently operating
as a greenhouse, is now
a homicide investigation.
Residents
say they could hear the
explosion from the
other side of the city.
Channel 6 News
reporting live from the city.
What the
fuck did you do?
That place is full of
ammonium nitrate, you know,
fertilizer.
He blew himself up.
You know, you can
clean up the world by going
through the proper channels.
Doesn't work.
It's not meant to.
These people
are doing good work.
There was a plan.
You fucked it up.
Oh, I know.
A fog of
war and all that.
Yeah.
I'm sorry
about Charlie.
Yeah, fuck you.
I got the information
you asked for.
Her brother's a junkie,
but he's not missing.
He ran away, took a
brick of fentanyl with him.
What are you even doing, huh?
Playing savior?
What, are you a good person now?
I'll see you around, Hicks.
I'm gonna find you.
Maybe.
Want to take a drive?
Where?
Where was it that
you wanted to take a road trip
with your brother?
California?
Yeah, that's it.
Yes.
Can I drive?
No way.
Okay. Yes!
What's that?
Charlie's favorite cassette.
He used to torture me with it.
Let's go
find your brother.
I can buy you flowers,
for your hair.
I can see the
sunshine in the end.
I can be the one
to save your life.
Hey, I'm coming, coming.
Traffic all the way back
to George Washington Bridge.
The city's getting worse.
Kinky had a heart attack.
Kinky?
One of the men I
play cards with.
Is it serious?
It is a heart attack.
Well, heart attacks
have all levels of severity.
He's in intensive care.
So?
Why are you telling me this?
- Because there...
- No.
- Maybe...
- No.
-One game...
-I don't play cards.
Easy.
I don't play cards.
Okay.
Seven cards, sir.
Two
hundred for the first buy-in.
Ten and
twenty for the blinds.
Charlie,
Charlie, I said no.
What?
No, no, I'm busy.
Would it hurt you to actually
have a night out, meet people?
I meet people.
All the time in here.
You know what I mean.
Make friends.
I have friends.
Who?
You, you tub of guts.
You think we're friends?
- I...
- Come on.
One game.
I'm busy.
Just tell Kinky
that I, uh...
I hope he doesn't die.
Alright.
We'll come in.
Let me know
if you need some help.
How much are these?
The
chrysanthemums. Uh...
Let's see.
How much for
the chrysanthemums?
$35.
$35?
Yeah, that's a
little out of my price range.
Well, what
is your price range?
Um, $5.
It's a birthday
present, if that helps.
Also, um, sorry,
I know it's a little...
Either of you
have seen this boy?
Can I see that?
I don't think I have.
Who is this?
My little brother.
Oh.
How long has he been missing?
Three months.
Almost four.
Can I keep this?
We'll pass it up here.
Let you know if we see anything.
Oh, that's...
Yeah, thanks.
Oh, you're a
first-time customer.
Five dollars.
For real?
Thanks.
It's a cool shop, by the way.
Have a good one, guys.
Thanks.
Fuck off.
Eat shit.
Oh my God.
I hope you like them.
Oh my God, they're beautiful.
They reminded me of you because
the other day you said...
They're beautiful.
Can you drop this
off to Loy later?
It's just,
I'm so tired of him texting me.
I'm sorry, caria, that I
have you always doing this.
I kind of feel bad.
-Yeah.
-Thank you.
They're great.
I'm glad you like them.
Yes.
Hello, this is Benny.
I'm calling from the afterlife.
They don't have Wi-Fi here,
so I had to use a ghost phone.
[band music playi
Oh, you're holding all
those for someone, Charlie?
I am
keeping it for you.
Raise.
You betting or
just keeping your seat warm?
I'm out.
He's out.
Weren't you gonna
bring your friend tonight?
Call.
Your flower buddy?
What's his name?
Rikker doesn't do cards.
He could still come to
the game, have a drink.
You know, he's a quiet man.
Alright, everybody in?
Raise. 1500.
Oh bigshot!
Okay, show your hands.
Three of a kind.
I think I win.
Riker, it's Hicks.
You up?
- Yes.
- Good.
Be ready in 30.
Shit.
Better be important.
Green light.
Raise.
Charlie, what the fuck?
Something came up.
This is a
simple in-and-out job.
Narco operation out of a
shithole hotel just over the
bridge.
I'll drop you a pin.
It's a clean hit.
I've edited this myself.
Execute accordingly.
If anything
goes wrong, I brought Fiona.
If anything goes wrong,
Fiona can only make it worse.
You looking
for something, old man?
I uh--
I heard that this was
a place where a man could uh...
indulge himself.
What's with the bag?
It matches my jacket.
Thank God you got here.
I've been waiting
for a man like you.
Nothing but freaks and losers.
They treat
you okay here?
Yeah, as far as your concerns.
Mm-hmm.
No, no, no,
you don't understand.
This bitch was screaming her
goddamn head off in the middle
of the parking lot, like a bunch
of Ukrainian battle, right?
I don't understand
what she's saying.
So I go to the room, and
this fat fuck she's banging is
face down, dead on the floor
from a fucking heart attack.
I mean, like, the shit I'm
supposed to deal with, right?
The burden of leadership on
me, you got degenerates who
don't appreciate it.
She's here.
You're late again.
Probably next time too.
Fucking toddlers.
All right, come on.
Stay put.
Wait here.
I forgot my cigarettes.
Yeah, we need those.
They have a machine
in the office, yes?
Yes, can you get them?
All right.
Well... I'll be right back.
You just...
Take a rest.
You're like really hot.
You guys
hear something?
Fuck this.
Are you
pleased with yourself?
Absolutely.
Hey
Hutton, you got a second?
Yeah.
Some of the
bodies have already been
identified as cartel members.
Narcs found
two kilos of hard rock and over
5,000 pills.
Was there
anyone there when they arrived?
One
girl, drugged out of her mind.
She
slept through the whole thing.
Did she talk?
Nah,
she's too scared.
Yeah, I'm not holding my breath.
No.
Who on
the ground knows about Martinez?
First responders.
Bound him with
his badge, still in his pocket.
I'm leaving the motel.
Meet me at 15.
Admin's
going to twist this entire story
to the press, but they have
me on internal investigation.
I know
Martinez has been working on
35th with the Midtown Vice
Unit for the last three years.
Do
you think he was just a client?
God damn... I hope so.
Good job, good job.
You keep
practicing, all right?
You keep practicing.
Good job.
I'll be right back.
So, how fucked are we?
Pretty fucked.
Jesus.
I'm sorry, Will.
How many others?
Almost all of them.
So apparently there
was only one shooter.
Some fucking mercenary.
Their goal was
definitely to hurt us.
Or them.
As much as possible.
Pretty good
fucking job of that.
Hutton's leading
the investigation.
He's good.
They're out there right now
trying to find one of those
girls.
Seeing if they can flip
them, make them talk.
Have they had any luck?
Not yet, but...
They know our faces.
Could spot us in a
parade, especially me.
Okay.
So we just turn up
the heat on them?
Scare the shit out of them?
I don't want to talk to
my son through plexiglass
while he survives off
handouts from the state
because some little
junkie decided that
she's gonna sing like
a fucking Nightingale.
We tie up the loose ends.
All of them.
Then we figure out who
the fuck this shooter is
We take him out.
What happens if the Diablo's
find out that we're fucking with
their distribution?
They won't.
We do it tonight.
All right.
Let's go, Alex.
Come on.
One of the
men you killed was a cop.
Yeah, I guess the people
upstairs didn't think to share
that information.
Mayor's calling him a hero.
This is bad.
Everything
will be fine.
I just need you two
to lay low for a bit.
Oh, the people upstairs, they
gave you the authority to clean
everything up.
Excuse me?
-I mean, I just say...
-You better
hope they gave me the authority.
Because if someone comes after
you, they're coming after me.
What are these hits about?
They were pimping girls
out of the place, young girls.
It was fucked up.
Los Hijos del Diablo, what's...
We keep coming back.
Have some faith in me.
I always take care of
you guys, do I not?
I mean, I can't let anything
happen to my best men, right?
I'll be in touch.
Where's the girl?
What the fuck?
What are you doing in my house?
Where's the girl?
- What the fuck!
- Who the fuck are you?
- Back up!
-What are you doing in my house?
Whoa, whoa,
whoa, calm, calm.
Keep it cool, keep it cool.
Are you fucking serious?
Where the fuck is the runner?
-Keep it cool, keep it cool.
-What the fuck is
wrong with you?
-Whoa, whoa, whoa keep it cool.
-What the fuck is
wrong with you?
We just need the girl
okay, where the fuck is the
runner?
Take that fucking gun
out of my fucking face.
Where, where
the fuck is the runner?
Take the fucking gun
out of my fucking face!
Shit.
Fuck.
He's dead, Will.
- Oh, fuck.
- Oh my god!
Oh, fuck.
Oh, fuck.
You fucking piece of shit!
- Fucking killed him!
Fucking killed him!
Oh, shit.
Shit.
Will, get downstairs!
Gas station,
gas station!
- Which one?
- There, there, there.
Got it.
In there, in there.
Let me know
if you need any help.
Remember me
from the flower shop?
You OK?
Not really.
There's two men out
there trying to kill me.
I'll have a look.
You stay here.
You know this guy?
Nope.
Fuck, is
he calling the cops?
And there's a couple
of kids here that are asking
adults to buy them beer.
Smart.
We should go.
But I want to know who
this girl's friends are.
Who she's dating.
Who she's thinking about dating.
We're screwed.
We need to figure
out where she's gonna lay
low before the idea enters
her own fucking skull.
They're gone.
They're gone.
You're right.
You all ride?
Yeah.
Yeah, thanks.
What'd you tell the cops?
I made up a story.
I don't know what your
situation is, but, you
know, the police, they
could probably help you out.
Who were those guys?
I don't fucking
know, I don't know.
I don't know.
I don't know.
You got any friends here?
You got a home or something to
just... You got any roommates?
My fucking roommate
just got fucking killed!
You probably shouldn't
be helping me.
You could drop me
off right here.
Hey, hey, hey, hey,
hey, hey, hey, hey!
I'm Carl.
Layla.
Layla.
Thanks for saving me.
I'm sorry I yelled.
Listen, will you trust me?
Will you trust me?
No other choice.
All right.
We're gonna figure this out.
How are you gonna help me?
You own a fucking flower shop.
What are you gonna
do, respectfully?
Just trust me.
I feel like I'm gonna throw up.
Simultaneous
hits all across the city.
Every one of
the girls has ties to Los Hijos.
Undocumented workers lived here,
probably runners.
Yeah.
We
found that upstairs.
All right,
run a trace on this number.
I want to
know who it's registered to,
monitor any outgoing calls.
Copy that.
So... You gonna
tell me who those men were?
Basically, my brother lives
with this lady, who's, uh...
What lady?
She was connected with this
cartel, and he helped her
deliver drugs around the city.
When I came here, she was
pretty much my only hope.
You know, aside from
what should have been the
police, but they were
pretty much no help to me.
And I know this is gonna
sound stupid, but when she
offered me a place to
stay, I just figured, fuck it.
It's my only option,
so I'll take it.
Well, that's not so stupid.
I'm not done.
Over time, she started
asking me to do favors.
What kind of favors?
What Benny does for her.
The obvious answer is
no, but I wasn't getting
anywhere with finding
him, so I said yes.
The other night, I was
delivering this package to
their, I guess,
brothel, and some crazy guy came
in and started killing everyone.
And now the cops who run it
are trying to kill any potential
witnesses.
And... I'm definitely a witness.
You didn't want to
hear any of that?
What?
You're all
right, come on.
What is this place?
This is where
Charlie and I live.
It's also a greenhouse where
we grow all the plants for the
flower shop.
Come on, it's all
right, come on.
Charlie.
Charlie, do you remember Layla?
She was looking for
her brother, yeah?
Yes.
She's going to stay
with us a few days.
Huh.
Yeah.
Do you have a
bathroom or something?
Yeah, it's where we came in.
Just go down and to the right.
What's going on?
The brothel that we
made a visit to, she was there.
And then tonight somebody tried
to snatch her off the street.
What could I do?
Ok.
I thought you'd be
happy I made friends.
A little bit
more onion will be okay.
What's it called?
Hmm?
The dish.
You know what the
dish is called?
I don't know what
is this called.
Gata.
Means from the oven.
Gratin.
Yeah.
Gratin.
-So.
-Not easy to pronounce.
Mm-hmm.
It's the best we got.
It's more than enough.
Yeah.
Thanks.
If you need anything, just
knock on my door down there.
-Okay.
-Okay.
-OK.
-OK.
Good night.
Night.
Hey, Benny.
I called just
to hear your voice.
I miss your stupid laugh.
And the way you rubbed your
thumb in my hand when Mom was
yelling at us.
Sometimes I get really scared.
I hold my own hand.
Pretend it's yours.
I miss you so much.
It's so hard without you.
Please stay here holding
on for me right now.
Please just don't give up.
I think about you
every single second.
Bye.
Hey,
Woodrock, you got a moment?
Yeah, sure.
How you doing, AJ?
Good, you?
Yeah, you know, it's
just one of those chapters.
Yeah, sorry for your loss.
You and Martinez were close.
His wife's your cousin, right?
Yeah.
It's a good thing you're
in her life right now.
I heard you denied to
talk to administration.
You give me no choice
here, Woodrock.
Yeah, you know, it's
not what it looks like.
I don't appear too keen,
you know what I mean?
Some suits just click
their fingers and I happily
just go run into them
and tell them anything.
It's gonna look bad if I
don't show a little resistance.
Yeah, you... You
think that's wise?
I think my reputation with
my colleagues is everything.
I'm in a tight spot,
and I need backup.
Someone hesitates because
they think I'm a fucking snitch.
I don't get to see my
wife and kid at night.
Well, those girls don't get to
see their families ever again.
Martinez's death is bigger
than the police board, Woodrock.
Corruption, conspiracy of
murder, federal charges all over
this entire division.
Broke my heart what
they did to those poor girls.
I'm not saying I'm
not going to talk.
Eventually I've got to.
This place is my church.
I don't want to see it
burned to the ground.
You got my word.
Promise.
Hey.
Get up.
If you wanna stay
here, you're gonna have to earn
your keep.
It'll keep you occupied.
Come on, I wanna
show you something.
Come on.
Come on.
Your job is gonna be to water
the plants in the greenhouse,
okay?
The little ones,
they get a little,
The middle ones get
a little bit more.
And the big ones,
well, you know.
Yeah, get a lot.
Come on.
What's that?
That's the gas pipes.
Heats the building.
It's dangerous.
Don't sit on it.
You'll blow us all up.
I wasn't
planning on it.
Okay.
All right, this is
all Charlie's stuff.
Big music collection.
You can play it if you want.
Come on.
Succulents and cactus.
They don't need
water, all right?
Now, don't worry about
being alone here, all right?
Okay.
This whole place is wired
with cameras and alarms, and if
anybody tries to break in,
Charlie and I get an alert
on their phone, all right?
Okay.
And one more thing.
That door...
Do not go in there.
That's ammonium
nitrate in there.
It's fertilizer.
It's poisonous.
It's dangerous.
You don't want to go in there.
Okay.
Anything else you need?
Do you have any clothes
that you could give me?
This is kind of all I have.
-It's not going to fit, but...
-It's fine.
I'll see what I got.
Thanks.
I took coffee there.
Thanks.
Okay, apparently
this girl's name is Layla Reed.
She filed a
missing person report for her
brother a few months ago.
I guess she came
to the city looking for him.
No dad
in the picture.
She's got a mom
with child endangerment charges.
She's got
no social media, right?
It seems like the
only ties she has is either to
Estrella or the Diablos.
Look, I
think it's possible this girl's
just still out here on
the street somewhere.
And the good news
is she hasn't found a police
report, okay?
I don't think
Hutton has a clue that she was
even there.
So, no one's
looking for her?
I know this kid.
I met him before at
Estrella's like seven months
ago.
Hutton's getting close.
He's suspicious.
Nothing concrete yet, but...
I know how to keep it that way.
I'm
gonna get a bagel.
I bought this
album when I was around your
age, actually.
I was still living in
France at the time.
Just finished secondary school.
You miss it?
France?
Sometimes.
My life is here.
What's you and
Carl's, like, deal?
We are friends.
I really like you guys.
You seem like good people.
I hate when people
say stuff like this.
It sounds crazy, but I feel
like you guys came into my life
for a reason.
I don't know, some people,
when they talk about it,
they say, like, the universe
or if you believe in God.
I just... I feel like...
something brought us together.
Because if you guys hadn't
basically saved me, I don't know
where I'd be.
And it's weird, like, I've
never had to... question these
things of,
like, higher... I don't know,
but no one's looked out for me
in this...
way. So, I'm just not
used to it, I guess.
What I'm trying to say, and
I'm doing a really bad job at,
is thank you.
It's really meant a lot to me.
I don't think you should give
up on finding your brother.
You know Crazy Eights?
No, I never heard of it.
If the top card is not in
the 80s, you can play any
card that matches the rank
or suit of the previous one.
Very easy.
We'll play and
you'll pick it up.
Look out, Layla.
He's ruthless.
You want to play?
What's the game?
Crazy Eights.
Charlie just taught it to me.
Riker doesn't do cards.
Oh, yeah?
Yeah.
Deal me in.
Deal me in.
You know Crazy Eight.
I invented Crazy Eights.
Five off the top.
Okay, good.
I'll go first.
Huh.
Okay.
Yep.
It's unbelievable.
Look at this.
Oh.
What?
Yeah, it's a nine.
Yeah, right, right, right,
because it's the same number.
Okay, I see.
Go get him.
Go get him.
Mm-hmm.
Carl, Carl,
someone texted me.
They have information on Benny.
Look, they have Benny's wallet.
Look, they sent a photo.
Do you know this person?
No, it's a random number, but
they texted me a location to
meet them.
They said they couldn't talk
right now when I asked who is
this, and they
just said to meet them, and
they'll tell me everything that
they know.
Does that look like
your brother's wallet?
I have no fucking idea.
Can you take me?
Can we go right now
and we'll find out?
I mean, I hope it's real,
but it could be a hoax.
It could be a trap.
I'm going.
Whether you come or not.
Ah, shit.
God.
Thanks for taking me.
I didn't
exactly have a choice.
I thought
you told her to come along.
I did.
You brought a gun?
Mm-hmm.
Just look.
Look.
I'm looking.
Wait a second, is
that the same guy from the gas
station?
I think he's
gotta go too, Will.
They should be here.
I'll text them.
Hey do not.
Why?
Do not do that.
Let them text us.
They could
be stuck in traffic.
Or they could
be watching us right now.
They probably are.
I don't
like this at all.
Okay, I'm calling.
What?
No, no, no, no, no.
It's been five minutes.
Carl, please.
They had their chance.
They could
just be stuck in traffic.
Give me like
five more minutes.
- Trust me.
- No, no.
Trust you.
Trust you.
Why should I trust you?
You haven't
been very trustworthy.
And you know
what I'm talking about.
Okay, I
was in your room.
I got curious.
I saw the
drawings on your wall.
In my shoebox.
A little snoop.
Don't worry,
I counted all of it.
It's there.
I can't
believe you left.
Why do you have a
girl's skates hanging off your
wall?
Uh, they're my sister's.
Are you guys close?
We were.
What happened?
You guys
get into a fight?
We're being followed.
Get closer.
Fuck this.
Jesus, Will.
What the
fuck is wrong with you?
Would you drive?
Yes. No, no.
Well, you do now. Come
on.
Come on.
Come on.
Steering wheel,
break, accelerator don't stop.
- Who the fuck
is this guy?
Just keep driving!
Keep driving.
Go faster.
Keep it steady.
Follow this asshole.
Reloading.
You brought two guns?
The van's on fire.
The van's on fire.
Hit the brakes.
Like stop?
Hit the brakes.
Hit the brakes.
Hit the brakes.
I'm sorry, Carl.
If you want
an out, this is it.
I'm giving
you one right now.
You know, you're
not, like, morally obligated to
take care of me.
Hey, hey, hey.
Don't be sorry.
Why are you helping me?
Because...
You don't
have anywhere to go.
I could
figure something out.
It's stupid.
You're a rational guy.
You know it's dumb
to be helping me right now and
be involved with me.
Layla, where you
are right now,
I've been there.
You can make
one wrong move in a moment
and that can dictate
the rest of your life.
He told me
you guys met in Africa.
He said that
you were a soldier.
Yeah, that's right.
He said you went
to get away from your family.
That's nice.
What else did...
Charlie tell you about me?
All your secrets.
No, I'm kidding.
Nothing else.
My mom was abusive.
Just telling you
that because I want you to know
I understand.
I know what it's like
to love someone who hurts you.
I don't wanna be that
person for anyone.
-So...
-I'm, uh...
I'm gonna hit the head.
All right,
let's go, champ.
I found the name.
William Woodrock.
He's a detective.
And I'm gonna kill him.
On purpose?
You're gonna kill
a cop on purpose?
You think Hicks is
gonna go for this?
Well, I guess
I'll find out later, won't I?
Right.
What?
You could
have died last night.
Right?
That was messy.
Yes, which is exactly
why he needs to be taken out.
He works
for the cartel, just like
that cop that got in
the way the other night.
They're running
girls, they're running fentanyl.
Yeah.
He's going after her,
but he's going to get to us.
He's going to find out.
Let her go.
Charlie, we're the
reason that he's trying to kill
her.
Yes, I know.
We didn't make
her choose to be a drug runner.
We didn't
make Woodrock go crazy.
We follow orders.
We execute it.
If anything,
this is on Hicks.
You're my friend,
and the girl, she's a stranger.
Charlie.
We don't
really know who she is.
Charlie, she's a kid.
She's alone.
She's got nowhere to go.
We're
responsible for her.
I can't
live with myself.
We have to help her.
Okay. Okay.
Thank you.
No, no way.
Not a cop.
Woodrock is
not to be touched.
Do you hear me?
How do
you know his name?
I didn't say his name.
Look, Riker, this is
bigger than just the two of us,
okay?
There's a reason
he wasn't there that night.
Pieces are
moving here, and I was given
specific orders that
Woodrock is off limits.
He's been
listed as an asset.
An asset?
He's an asset?
This is such bullshit.
This is, I'm sick and
tired of this mysterious fucking
bullshit.
The man tried to kill
me and I can't defend myself.
Is that
what you're saying?
Nobody
tried to kill you.
Nobody.
They tried
to kill the girl.
You're
protected in this.
I told
you, I've got you.
But that girl,
Riker, she's a liability.
And as long as she's
next to you, you're at risk too.
And I can't
do anything about that.
My advice is
get her out of here.
I want you
to tell me something.
I want you
to tell me something.
What were we doing
in Mexico all that time, huh?
Like always after
Diablos, never anybody else,
huh?
Why the big
focus on Diablos?
We are doing
good work for good people.
Good people.
It's funny
because I have this feeling
that I am an employee
for a rival cartel.
Well, honestly,
Riker, it's not your fucking job
to ask those questions.
This is my life.
I can't believe
this is my life.
I can't.
Okay, just calm down.
No, I'm out.
-I'm out.
-No.
I'm so fucking out.
That's it.
I can't do this anymore.
I cannot.
It feels like yesterday
that Charlie took you in.
You were in a
fucking veterans psych ward,
remember that?
And then I gave you
a job, money, a purpose, a life.
And then two days
ago I wired you 70 fucking
thousand dollars.
Imagine that.
It's not about the money.
Okay, you're so fucking
grateful, aren't you?
Look, you want out,
that's fine, really.
I would hate to see your
talent go to waste, but...
This is your life.
So make a fucking choice, Riker.
It's my choice.
Yeah, I got myself into this.
It's my choice.
I need to find out what
happened to that girl's brother.
His name is Benny.
She's an innocent.
That's the whole reason that she
came out here, just to find him.
Whether he's dead or alive.
Please?
With your connections,
you can find anybody.
Please?
I'll see what I can do.
The boss phoned out
to finally come back to the cell
phone company.
We got all her
movements up until the incident.
Seems like
she's been staying at
some industrial warehouse
down by the river.
I think
someone's following me.
Who?
Hutton.
I mean, he's fucking
inches away from us, which
is all the more reason why
we need to finish the job.
It's only a matter
of time before that fucking
girl talks, especially after
everything we've done to her.
Yeah, I really
don't know about that man.
I'm not worried
about getting arrested here.
I'm worried
about getting fucking killed.
So you're out?
From like
the whole thing?
We're fucked.
I think
I'm gonna leave town.
I think you
should leave town too, man.
I'm staying.
My son's here.
My wife's here.
I'm not leaving.
And you know something?
You leave, you
admit you're fucking guilty.
That I'm guilty.
We're in this
together, Deckard.
You and me.
I'm sorry, brother.
I can't
end up like Martinez.
Good luck.
Come on.
Welcome to Bellefleur.
Looking for
something in particular?
Everything all right?
Have you seen this girl?
I cannot say I have.
Detective Woodrock.
This girl is wanted
for first-degree murder.
She's on the run.
Now, we got intel
that she's visited this store a
few times.
You sure?
You don't recognize her?
You know what?
Yes.
She's
brought flowers here.
That's all I can say.
I wish I
could be more helpful.
Okay.
Well, it's worth a shot.
I'll be
out of your hair.
- Actually, my card, if anything...
-Thank you.
...comes to mind,
give me a call.
Okay.
Good luck with
your investigation.
Oh, um...
Who is that?
I don't know.
My co-worker must
have put it up.
Sorry about the flower.
It's okay.
It happens.
Riker, don't come
back to the greenhouse with
Layla.
So what's the criteria?
Reliable, clean,
never been owned by a smoker.
How many cars
have you had through your life?
Uh, just the one.
Really?
Yeah.
I was in the military most of
my adult life, and I didn't need
a car.
Not time for a new one.
I can't
wait to have a car.
It's gotta be so freeing.
My brother and I always talked
about road tripping together.
He wants to see the West Coast.
If you could go anywhere,
like drive anywhere, where would
you go?
There's this beach in
Oregon that I was once at.
There's not many
people, lots of dogs.
It was all runnin' free, only
sound you heard was the surf.
Real quiet.
Look out and you see
the whales in the water.
That's where I'd go.
I think I get
why, it sounds nice.
It is.
These are my favorite.
You gotta get it.
Riker, don't come
back to the greenhouse with
Layla.
The cops
just gave me a visit.
They're
getting closer.
Call me back.
Riker, call me back.
I have a bad feeling.
Meet me
at the car wash.
Detective?
Hey, Charlie.
How can I help you?
Are you good?
Yeah.
Yeah.
I'm fine.
-You sure?
-Yes.
You don't seem...
Why you washing your
car, its supposed to rain today.
I like my car clean.
My uh... my father, he'd
wash his car in the rain.
Neighbors...they'd always
laugh at him. Guess he uh...
he liked his routines.
Gave him a sense of purpose.
Charlie
What's your
purpose protecting this girl?
I don't know
what you're talking about.
Where is the girl?
Charlie?
Listen, Woodrock.
You don't have to do this.
Okay?
Charlie!
Charlie!
Charlie!
Charlie! Charlie!
Charlie!
He's gone!
Are you okay?
Are you mad at me?
What did I do?
-You're not answering anything
I'm saying.
-Let me think!
Let me think!
Please tell me what's going on.
We're... We're going
someplace safe right now.
- I don't want Alex to cry
about his father.
Dad, I can't sleep.
Can you read me a story?
Come on.
Let's go.
You stay this way.
How come you can't tell
me what happened to Charlie?
Keep the curtains closed.
Do not answer this door for
anybody unless you're absolutely
sure it's me, okay?
Carl, you're scaring me.
Layla, don't
feel bad about yourself.
What?
None of
this is your fault.
Now, here.
-Take the key. I gotta go.
-No, no.
-I gotta go. I gotta go.
-No, no.
Lock the door behind me.
- Don't fucking go!
Everybody fucking goes!
Don't fucking go!
Give up.
Leave the girl alone.
This is your only warning.
You're a dead man.
Fuck!
Fuck! Come on!
Fuck!
Hey, Hutton.
Carl, right?
It's fun when you're a detective
and you got a personal problem,
because you get access to all
types of private information.
Who they are, what they've
done, what they've tried to do.
Which name should I call you?
John?
Alfred?
Billy?
You've lived quite the life.
You tried to become
one of us, didn't you?
After your service.
Thank you for that,
by the way, truly.
It's an honor to be
in your presence.
Someone who's devoted their
entire life to helping others.
It's amazing the police force
didn't welcome you with open
arms.
It's almost like they
didn't trust you.
That why you became an assassin?
You're good.
You are very good,
I'll give you that.
So, why don't you come out?
Show me your face.
Let's see who the
best man really is.
Come out, come out,
wherever you are.
Here, boy.
Come on!
Come on!
Explosion on the
Hackensack River last night.
An old power
plant, recently operating
as a greenhouse, is now
a homicide investigation.
Residents
say they could hear the
explosion from the
other side of the city.
Channel 6 News
reporting live from the city.
What the
fuck did you do?
That place is full of
ammonium nitrate, you know,
fertilizer.
He blew himself up.
You know, you can
clean up the world by going
through the proper channels.
Doesn't work.
It's not meant to.
These people
are doing good work.
There was a plan.
You fucked it up.
Oh, I know.
A fog of
war and all that.
Yeah.
I'm sorry
about Charlie.
Yeah, fuck you.
I got the information
you asked for.
Her brother's a junkie,
but he's not missing.
He ran away, took a
brick of fentanyl with him.
What are you even doing, huh?
Playing savior?
What, are you a good person now?
I'll see you around, Hicks.
I'm gonna find you.
Maybe.
Want to take a drive?
Where?
Where was it that
you wanted to take a road trip
with your brother?
California?
Yeah, that's it.
Yes.
Can I drive?
No way.
Okay. Yes!
What's that?
Charlie's favorite cassette.
He used to torture me with it.
Let's go
find your brother.