Cocaine Sisters (2023) s01e02 Episode Script

Aren’t you the one always getting on me about knocking?
I did.
You didn't hear me?
I got a little time
on my hands.
You want to play something?
I'm playing with my friends right now.
Oh, come on.
Half an hour.
We have another controller.
I only have one controller.
Hey, babe.
Okay, we have some rice, some meatloaf
and some of the best damn greens you'll ever eat.
Everything okay?
It's been a month since I've been out.
Nobody will hire me.
Jaden still hasn't come around.
Got bills piling up.
It's like everything is just so overwhelming right now.
How many job interviews have you had this week?
Five interviews.
Sorry, Mr. Jones didn't pass the background check.
Company policy.
No felony, no work history.
Hey.
Okay.
Something will happen.
Why do you keep putting leftovers in trash bags?
The only way I can get it past Mildred.
Now, if you get your black ass over there and
start making some Kool Aid, we'll have an enjoyable meal tonight.
Do you have any other interviews? Lined up.
I have another one tomorrow,
If I don't get this one.
Stop right there.
If you don't get this one, you'll keep going.
Until you do, I think you should wear your
fancy blue suit, give them your beautiful smile, and
I guarantee they will give you the job.
Stay positive, right?
So when did Jayden get this chip on his shoulder?
something's been bothering him lately.
He's been standoffish, always fighting.
He's not opening up about it.
I wish I knew what to do.
Just be there for him when he needs you.
Needs more sugar? Sugar.
Now go call your son.
ain't nothing worse than cold green.
You've never done this type of work before.
No, sir. I do know.
given a chance, I'll be good at it.
And you have zero work experience.
Thanks for interview.
Where are you going?
You just said I had no work experience.
You don't need any to wash cars, my man.
When do I start?
Tomorrow morning, 08:00, A.m.
Sharp. I'll be late. All right.
And thank you.
I'll see you tomorrow.
Jayden.
What?
Try to watch a movie.
Maybe go get some rest.
It's been a long week.
Who would've ever thought washing cars
whould be so exhausting.
You wearing yourself out there.
Take care of yourself.
What do you do that for?
I'll turn it back on when I can enjoy it.
In case you forgot, we pay the bills around here.
And if your father wants to sleep
while watching TV, that is his business.
I like car washing.
Such a hard job.
Why do you put everything down?
I mean, do you know how hard it is?
Keep the lights on and put food on the table.
We stole the leftovers.
I've had just about enough of your shit, Jayden.
Your father puts food on the table
and a roof over your head.
Alani
No!
If you don't have anything to say
I suggest you shut the fuck up.
And I am done.
I will kick your ass next time
look at me.
I'm done with. Calm down, okay?
Just calm down.
fucking calm calm down.
Shut the fuck up.
I got this.
Jayden's right.
It is a bullshit job.
I mean, I could have took a job that pays
a lot more money with a lot more respect.
As a matter of fact, I didn't take the job
because I won't be able to see you.
What do you think about that, Jayden?
Think I should quit this bullshit job and take it?
You should.
Maybe my friends won't make fun of me as
much as you working at the car wash.
It's okay.
Fine.
Anytime you want to see me, you walk
right out that door and I'll be selling
dope right across the street from.
All right?
I'm done with him, babe.
He's just a kid, Alani.
He'll come around.
You're so cute when you mad
come here, babe.
You were just joking Deon, Right?
Of course.
Okay
Hey, man, that's a foul.
How can I foul my own ball?
Hey, that's enough.
Principal Office.
Yeah.
Not again.
Yeah. Okay.
I'm on my way.
What the hell's going on out here?
The orders are backed up.
I got to go.
Go where?
You just got here.
That was Jayden's school.
He's getting into a fight again. I'm sorry.
Well, I'll tell you what.
Why don't you give me you and Jayden
schedule and I'll work around with you?
I don't have time for your shit, mildred, okay?
I'm docking you. I hope you know that. Okay.
Alani, I can't take off.
We already show him as it is anyway.
Why the fuck is he always fighting school?
Yeah, I might not have a job
after this, but, yeah, I got you.
Hey, Hector, I'll be right back. yo, yo, yo.
Do me a favor.
Take extra special care.
These are defied forged rims, okay?
Keep up with the work.
Mr. Ochoa, look, I got an emergency at my son's school.
It's okay if I leave.
I promise I'll be right
name? Mr. Jones.
Mr. Jones, is your son okay?
I don't know, but apparently
he's been a fight at school.
Name? Jayden. No.
Your name.
Deon Jones.
Do you see that?
You haven't even worked here long enough for me
to remember your name, and you're asking to leave?
When I hired you a month ago, I told you
I was looking for someone dependable and no drama.
Look, I'm here on days not supposed to last few weeks.
I worked seven days straight with overtime.
Are you a father?
My personal life is of no concern
to you, but, yes, I am.
So you do understand.
Look, this is my son.
This is my business.
It's your choice.
Is there anyone abusing you in your home, Jayden
that would make your job easy?
No.
Nobody abusing me.
My mom's barely home, my dad just got out of prison.
And how does that make you feel,
your dad just coming out of prison?
How would you feel?
Your dad was in prison?
This isn't about me, Jayden.
Aren't I entitled to, like, a lawyer or
have my parents here before you start asking
me all these fucking questions or something?
Jayden, you're not under arrest.
Maybe there's something you want to tell me that you can't
come in.
Thank you, Ms. Storm.
I'll take it from here.
You okay? Jayden
Ms Davis,
We're really concerned about the other kid.
Your son did quite a number on him.
Where's this going? Jayden?
All this violence, where is it going?
I'm sorry, I don't believe we've ever met
I'm his father.
Deon Jones.
Do you know how to walk away from a fight?
I'm not a punk.
What is ain't about being no punk.
It's about being a man.
You can't fight to me out of every situation.
Go this fucking prison philosophy shit.
Alani.
I had a few boy talk to me like this.
He's just a boy, Deon.
Hey, everybody, let's just calm down.
Excuse me.
Who are you?
I'm Mary Lawrence.
The school called me in because of
the excessive violent behavior of Jayden.
Look, I'm not here to pass judgment.
I'm just here to see if there might be something going
on at the home or otherwise that maybe we can help.
We don't need any help.
And I don't need you poking around in my home.
We're fine.
And you could have called me before you called CPS.
Principal Wise
Ms. Davis, as much as I respect you, the
excessive fight has gotten way out of control.
Now, it is my responsibility to protect the
well being of other students at this school.
Now, what's this?
It's the fifth fight in in two months.
And we had the same problem last year.
What was it, like, seven fights?
Now, the new policy require us to get
other agencies involved when we feel it's necessary.
And you felt it necessary to call CPS when kids fight?
When you send another student to
the emergency room, yes, I do.
Is he okay?
I'm sure he'll be fine.
My mom's here now.
Can I leave?
Jayden, there are consequences for these type of actions.
What makes you think you could
talk to me about consequences?
I'm your father.
And if I don't teach you, the streets will.
You don't want that.
They have already.
Everybody, please.
Look, I'm not here to make things worse.
I'm just here to understand why Jayden is acting out.
This is Jayden's moment.
No, Jayden.
Enough is enough.
Hey, what's going on, baby, talk to me.
You know you never home.
Jayden, I work.
Then dad.
He's your dad?
Baby, you can call him your dad.
Where was he when?
When I needed him?
Jayden, everyone in this room is here to help.
We're listening.
You really want to know?
You want to know because once you
notice that, you can't unknow it.
I want to know why I fight so much.
Stuck in hell with me in my head.
I know you have a problem with me.
So go ahead, put it out there.
You a man, right?
What? A man.
I'm listening.
When we moved together when I started
moving together, I was standing with Nana.
That was best time in my life.
Where were you at?
I was there, Jayden.
Not all the time.
Where is you?
Look, your mom, she had college.
I had to trying to figure out my life.
I couldn't find I had to find out who I was.
What did you find out?
so fucking drug dealers.
See, my problem was I was too young
fucking stupid to know who you really are.
Go on, Jayden.
When you moved us together, I was, like, Six?
Are you letting me win?
Oh, man.
Pretty good
for the six years after that.
Those are the happiest years of my entire life.
Hope you know the reason why you
go to school every day, change the world? Man.
You sent me to the best schools.
A bike.
Happy birthday, son.
Come on.
You gave me everything a boy could want.
Come on, try it out. There you go. Come on, Son.
You got it. Got it.
Keep pushing.
That's my boy. There we go. Right there.
You were my dad.
My hero.
My hero.
Then that day happened, and they took you away.
I'm sorry, Jayden.
I'm sorry.
Dad?
Dad.
At that moment, I became a product of your bad choices.
And overnight, I was put in a world where
I didn't belong.
Okay, class, tell me, how long does it take
to get from the Earth to the moon?
How many days does anybody know?
Anybody want to guess?
Jayden?
It takes three days to get to the moon.
Very good, Jayden.
bitch ass nigga.
You know what it's like to be in the
hood and be the smartest kid in class?
See, in Whitesville, it may seem okay, but in the
hood, you you asking to get your ass kicked.
I was taught to speak the English language. Right.
Prim. Proper. They don't work around here.
Hey, bro.
Hey, what's up?
How are you?
How are you?
Hey, where are you from?
How are you?
How are you?
This nigga forgot he black.
fucking weirdo, bro.
goofy ass.
I think he's gay.
fucking nigga, bro.
I was called everything from a sell out to a fucking fag.
girl's laughing at me and shit.
Boys bullying me.
Every day just got worse and worse.
Stopped going on social media because it made me want
to hang myself or shoot the fucking school up.
Till one day
get my ball back.
Come on, bro.
Come on, Mini Me, bro.
That's my ball.
Look at the ball, bro.
You want this ball, man? Come here, bro.
Come on, bro.
I didn't know where stood up from.
Captain of the football team.
Big motherfucker.
He made sure no one fucked with.
Okay
Herschel.
Yeah, I'm sitting down on that.
Hello.
This is herschel, the captain of basketball team.
How are you doing? Hi, Herschel. How are you doing?
Good without time.
You have some friends over here.
You all want some ice cream? Yes.
I'm not the type of pass on no free ice cream.
All right.
You want some chocolate?
Yeah, that's perfect. Okay.
All right, babe.
bro, you get so lucky.
That's the last time you got to let you win, man.
No more.
I didn't know was he was a closet.
Yeah, I was thinking this dude was trying
to be nice, stick up for me.
Because I was different.
Till one day, late after school,
hanging out in the restroom.
It's me, him and another buddy of his.
He's just laughing.
Then he starts joking about some gay shit.
yo, so you think sucking your
best friend's dick is gay? Oh, no.
I mean, a dick is like a finger.
So it's just like sucking his finger.
So you don't think sucking your
best friend's finger is gay?
But I wasn't laughing.
My fucking senses start going off.
Yeah, this conversation is a little weird, guys.
I'm a league.
chill out.
I knew I had to leave
nigga hit me so hard, I lost control in my body.
And then when he dragged me back through the stalls
at that moment, I gave up.
Get the soap. nigga.
Sorry. Jayden
School security appears at the door.
God, just boom, put him there.
I don't know what would happen
if he hadn't been there, okay?
But I knew from from that day forward I was
gonna send a message to the whole fucking world.
Yeah, if you want to fuck with me, well, guess what?
I'm fucking back.
You got to bring ass to get ass.
Come here.
So don't blame me for stepping up to the
plate when somebody come at me, all right?
I'm just a product of my fucking environment.
That's all.
By the time that bitch get
off stage, he's niggas is broke.
Wish that bitch would just OD someday.
On what, Adriana's watered down coke?
Not a chance.
Hello?
Sure, what's up?
What did he do this time?
Fighting again?
He's 16 years old.
Does he really need to sit her?
I'm sorry, sis.
I'm working late tonight and I have to attend
a function at Jaime school in the morning.
And on top of that, Gustavo and I
haven't seen each other all week and this
is the first afternoon we have planned together.
It's going good.
Too good.
It's been six months and I keep wondering
when the bottom's gonna fall out.
God knows I do need the saving.
Hey, look, I'm sorry I can't help out with Jayden. Sis.
You know I would if I could.
Yeah.
It's been five months since Nana died and
I keep walking and expecting her to be
sitting there watching Reverend Takeabuck.
Well, I'll see you Thursday to help
pack up the rest for things.
It's going to be hard.
Love you, too.
Oh, too bad that shit don't make you a better dancer.
Too bad it don't make you a better fuck.
Oh, fuck you.
Wanna talk about it?
Talk about what? I'm all over it.
It's a wild of fight and disrespect, Jayden.
I mean, it's clearly not behind you.
If you'll learn to handle this shit now, it's going
to haunt you for the rest of your life.
What you saw
means place your anger where it belongs.
It's clearly with those boys.
Report them? go to the cops.
That's what I do.
That's not what you would have done.
You had a chance to not spend one day in jail.
All you had to do is snitch.
So why are you giving me that bullshit advice?
First off, watch your mouth, boy.
Second, that was different.
How?
Because if I would have snitched, it
would hurt you and your mother.
Well, good news.
You still did.
Why didn't his mother do something
right when I tell the cop
She said she had told him that I wanted it and
we were curious and we were playing in a shower.
Just star quarterback.
He's going to play at Iverson University.
A future NFL prospect.
I'm a nobody.
I'm a fucking I'm a fucking
nobody gives a fuck about me.
I do. Jayden.
Sure, it's little parents think that's all they need to
say all the time, knowing they can't fix that shit.
I want you to sit here and do nothing.
Why can't I just stay at home?
Because the last thing I need is that CPS woman
showing up at the house and you're all alone.
So? Well, what am I supposed to do all that?
Do what any teenager your age does. Play on your phone.
I don't know.
Just don't make a peep.
What a heaven.
I'm solid.
I'm sorry, Mildred.
He got suspended from school and
I don't have a babysitter.
I don't have any wait, I'll be right back.
Can I see your menu for one moment?
Oh, it says Mildred.
May I see your menu, please?
Says Mildred.
Excuse me, kind sir.
Can I please see your menu?
One moment, please.
Oh, look at that.
It says M-I-L-D-R-E-D-S mildred's.
I just needed to make sure
it didn't say Mildred's fucking daycare.
If he's going to stay in my
restaurant, he needs to order something.
This is not a fucking daycare.
You did all that just to say that?
Did I make my point?
Yes.
What will you be having, Jayden?
scrambled eggs and bacon.
No, sausage with waffles with extra butter.
And extra syrup.
Yeah, you'll be having pancakes.
Mom?
Savior said you had something important
to talk to me about.
I do.
It's concerning your pay.
It'll only take a minute.
You do want your pay, right?
What about my pay?
Well, how many hours you want me to
add to your time card for this week?
Stop it, Miguel.
I won't be needing you to put any
more extra hours on my time card.
But it shows you only made
work 25 hours here this week.
That's not going to pay your bills. Money.
Come on, what do you want? 40? 42?
Miguel, I'm done.
What?
Put that convicts out.
You don't just get to call it quits.
I do.
And I am.
Keep your extra hours, Miguel. No more favors.
No more looking out for me.
I am with Deon.
So what does that even mean?
It means no more hooking up.
It means I'm going to make it work with Deon.
I told you I can take care of you and Jayden.
One day all of this will be mine
and I want to share it with you.
Miguel Stop it. Please.
Just leave me alone.
I love Deon.
And that is it.
That's that
Deon even know about us?
Yeah, he's already forgiven me.
So we just go from what we had to one day just nothing.
Sorry.
You're sorry?
You're sorry?
But I've been stealing money from
my mom for months now.
This is how you repay me?
I didn't ask you to do that.
No, you did, but you sure took it.
I just want to do my job, Miguel. That's it.
Can I go now?
Yeah, sure.
Strictly business, right?
Strictly business.
Mr. Jones
I want to talk to you about you leaving yesterday. Mr. Jones.
Have a seat.
Listen, I'll go clear my locker right now. I understand.
What do you understand, Mr. Jones?
What's so funny.
Well, just yesterday, you don't even know who I was.
All of a sudden you're about to fire me.
You remember my name perfectly.
That's what I want to talk to you about.
See, I've been watching you.
Last couple of weeks, I've been watching your work.
You come back from break early when we're
shorthanded here, you're a phone call away.
And I thought maybe, just maybe,
you could be management material.
But I wasn't sure till yesterday.
What are you talking about?
I want you to put these cards
in order of importance for you.
Tomorrow you are going to be opening up and you're going
to be training a new set of workers that are going
to be opening up our new branch on the south side.
Wait, I don't understand, Mr. Jones.
May I call you Deon?
Sure, Deon.
You have an incredible work ethic.
And this little test just answered the last
couple of questions I had about you. Okay?
You see here?
You put faith before yourself, which is God,
which means you have a value system.
That's why you placed it first.
You put family second, which means there's nothing more important
to you in this world than family, including this bullshit
job you were ready to walk away from yesterday, which
was the right thing to do.
It was?
Yeah, look here.
You put friends and enjoying life.
And finance, well, finance just
gets you things of convenience.
See, all these other bullshit people here, they
put finance and family before God, and a
lot of them will put finance before family.
You did the right thing walking out yesterday.
And I trust you'll make these same
good decisions as my new manager.
Wait, yes. New manager? Yes.
I trust as my new manager, you'll make
the same decisions with your new crew.
I'm known for making fucked up decisions.
I mean, good decisions.
Well, I can't believe you believe it.
I will see you right and early tomorrow.
Oh, and the new position comes with a 25% raise.
Thank you. Thank you, man.
I will not let you down, all right? I promise.
I'm going to hold you to that.
Hey, I got you. All right.
Manager.
is it ready?
Yeah, it's by the door.
Let me know if you need anything else.
Anything.
About to take my break.
Meet me out back.
He's been stealing food every day.
Mom, look.
This was from last week.
See what the fuck's up.
Miguel what are you talking about?
Why are you writing this bitch out now?
Don't huh me.
You and this ho been stealing from me for months.
Adding extra hours to her time
card, thinking I wouldn't know.
So you know about the hours?
I know every damn thing that
happens in my fucking restaurant.
You tell me how bitch come in here late every day,
leave early every other day, working 50 hours a week.
I just thought if you was going to pay
for pussy, it might as well be from somebody
who didn't give it up to everybody.
Now let me handle my business.
I'm sorry, mama.
Don't fucking I'm sorry, mama me.
You obviously knew about her steal
in the fucking food, right?
I didn't.
I didn't know she was taking food.
Now, come on.
Get my goddamn food back.
mama, it's just food. Hold on.
Keep a lookout.
I'm home.
Mildred she catches me doing this, I'll be a fire.
ain't that stealing?
Not exactly stealing.
It's going in the trash anyway.
So this is where our food comes from every night? Yes.
Other people's leftovers?
I don't want this life.
Really, Jayden?
Having to steal other people's
leftovers just to feature family?
I am a single mother.
I raised this motherfucker's black ass all by myself.
And guess what, bitch?
I did it without stealing!
It was going in the trash anyway, Mildred
It's bad enough I let them extra hours slide on by
just so my son could have an extra piece of pussy on
the side, but you gonna go and steal from me?
Steal my motherfucking food?
Take this goddamn hot sauce.
The fuck is this?
My food is always better with fucking hot sauce.
What are you talking about?
The fucking food you steal that
bitch is better with hot sauce.
You want your fucking food back?
fucking bitch.
fucking.
Come on.
fucking bitch.
stop. No. No.
Get off me.
Get off me.
Get off my mom.
Come on, buddy.
Get off my mother
fuck out of here.
Get the fuck out of here.
fuck you
Mom, what are you talking about?
Maybe he's out of his mind. What?
You were out of line.
Get in the car.
Crazy fucking bitch.
I'll be back for my check bitch!
The fucking food
You saw, you stupid bitch.
fucking badass.
And you, the next time you spend my money on some
pussy, make sure he gets up and walks away after.
You fucking nuts.
Yeah I did clock him good, didn't I?
shitty job.
I can get another shitty job somewhere else.
Hey, I'd appreciate it if you
didn't tell your dad about this.
Don't tell him what he would do.
Yeah.
Close your eyes.
What's going on.
Go ahead, close them.
What's this for?
You're never going to believe what happened today.
First, I want you to have
a pleasure to open this.
Yeah, not just a check, though.
It's the biggest taxable paycheck
I've earned doing this.
A lot, actually.
We're actually doing this.
I got fired.
It's not enough.
shitty job.
Anyway, you'll find another one.
But in the meantime, I got
a promotion and a 25% increase.
What?
how'd you do that?
I'm making a fucked up decision.
What?
I'll explain later.
Everythings gonna be okay
What are you gonna do Jayden.
beat the fucking world up.
ain't gonna win that fight
Then I'll die trying
You know when I was
locked up and I had a problem with somebody, there
were only two ways I could handle it.
I sank his ass.
But that could be murder.
Two, agree to disagree.
But then I end up looking over my shoulder.
Or we can work it out and become friends.
Want this like some prison philosophy or something?
As a matter of fact, it is.
As rules for survival.
Well, when it comes to a
person like Herschel, there are options.
Jayden, there's always options.
Yo Dynamo.
Tell me all the time.
Damn.
You told me he was at the
car wash washing these cars and shit.
I ain't believe him.
Yeah, it's a living.
What kind of living?
Look, Devin told me that he tried to put
you back on and he turned him down.
So with that
Yeah.
ain't that dumbass kid anymore
Besides,
I can't put my family through that shit again.
That's respect.
Look, if you need anything, I
mean anything, hit me up, bro.
You watch these cars and shit.
Hey yo Balls.
as a matter of fact, I might need you to do me a favor