M.I.A. (2026) s01e04 Episode Script
Can't Hardly Carlito
1
-[Samuel] What do you think?
-[Elias] I think it's brutal.
What do you see?
Holofernes wasn't
a worthy leader.
He couldn't comprehend
the consequences of his actions.
[Elias] Caravaggio's message
is a warning.
Beware the perils
of prideful men.
Mr. Boone, the job is yours.
My brother will see
you both out.
[Samuel]
Why'd you change your mind?
[Mateo] We need a killer
more than we need
a thinker.
You don't know Federov.
Former Spetsnaz.
Federov find out and I die!
[Mateo]
I didn't tell you to kill him.
He was gonna expose you
to Federov.
The call was mine to make.
-[Carmen] Hey!
-Aunt Carmen?
No one told me you were twins.
-What?
-You and my mom.
No one ever mentioned that.
Look, I can pull strings
at the club.
Throw you a few shifts a week.
It's important to create
a balanced ecosystem
with the right elements
and ratios of people.
Beautiful women,
celebrities, and gangsters.
[intense music playing]
[Etta] Goddammit, I lost him!
[Lovely] Who did you lose?
One of the 12 was here.
[ominous music playing]
[distant sirens wailing]
♪♪
[melancholy music playing]
You know, there are times
where I think
the nurse
is the lucky one.
[nurse gasps and screams]
Caring for you
in the afterlife.
It should have been me.
But I gave you my word
that I would help your sons.
Protect them.
The same way
you protected me years ago.
That is a debt
I can never repay.
[gulps]
♪♪
I'm doing my best
to serve Mateo.
He's just
a pale imitation
of you, old friend.
I miss you.
♪♪
From the outside,
looking in ♪
Why Bettas?
[Carmen]
They are lone wolves of the sea.
[Etta] Yeah, Mom was
like that sometimes.
Come on.
Get 'em while they're hot.
You don't know
what you got ♪
[crunching]
Okay.
[blowing]
[crunching]
This is delicious.
You act like
you've never had tostones.
Homemade? Nope.
Your mom never made this?
Never. Mm.
They were our favorite snack.
Yeah, maybe that's why.
[sighs]
You still camping out
in your car?
-It's better than it sounds.
-Tell you what,
I'm heading out of town
this weekend to a conference.
-Why don't you stay here?
-Really?
[Carmen] You've been
working hard at the club.
Might be nice to sleep a couple
of nights in a real bed.
Oh, my God, seriously?
There's some things I need you
to take care of for me.
-Name 'em.
-Feed G.I. Jane, but only--
Twice a day
because overfeeding leads
to gastrointestinal issues.
And cover the aquarium
if there's a full moon.
They like to jump at it.
-I had Bettas when I was 10.
-[Carmen] Mm.
The plants.
Ice cube for the orchid.
And as for Thorny Lady
The cactus? [chuckles]
They only need water
every two to four weeks.
Say good morning to her.
She needs love, too.
Thorny Lady, you're loved.
Anything else?
No drinking, no drugs,
no parties, no sleepovers.
-I only have two friends.
-Great! Keep it that way.
Now get out of here
before you're late for work.
Getting higher ♪
["Sensation"
by Hugdealer playing]
[clubgoers cheering]
[music intensifying]
[clubgoers shouting]
Let me hear somethin'
that sounds like ♪
[crowd cheering]
♪♪
[clubgoers chattering
and laughing]
[club music fades]
[tense music playing]
-[high-pitched ringing]
-[inaudible dialogue]
[club music resumes]
Having fun?
Hey, uh, I-I know
this is kind of random,
but I saw you here
the other night.
-You were with this guy--
-I can't really hear you.
Uh, you were with this guy.
He had a neck tattoo.
You guys were arguing.
That's clean enough
to do lipo on.
Okay. Actually,
where are the fucking drinks?
Hey, barback girl,
get our bottle girl, yeah?
♪♪
Hey, Sunshine.
-Help me out?
-Always.
Neck Tattoo's girl is here.
I wanna get his name,
but I need
to get her name first.
She's tricky.
-Where is she?
-[Etta] Over there.
The blonde in front.
Okay.
Then, we get her
another drink.
[Etta] Good idea.
♪♪
Hi, babe.
Hey.
Margaritaville's
down the street.
[chuckles]
That's funny.
I'm not here for a party.
[Heidi]
Then you're in the wrong place.
I'm here to speak
with Carmen Tiger,
your head of security.
[Heidi]
She's not working tonight.
Well, uh
what's the best way
to reach her?
She's not big on strangers.
I'm not a stranger
just a friend.
I'll grab you a card.
[dramatic music playing]
Here you go.
Thank you.
♪♪
[clubgoers chattering]
Party till the lights
come on ♪
Round of drinks to the hottest
ladies here, on the house.
Amazing. Your girl's about
to brown-out tonight.
[Lovely]
[in French] Mon ami.
[sighing]
Never stop, never stop ♪
You good?
You want a different drink?
-Yeah, more like ten.
-Ah, one of those days, oui?
Man trouble?
♪♪
-Yeah. [chuckles]
-[Lovely] Mm-hmm.
[Etta] You want a pic for IG?
Show him what he's missing?
♪♪
Yeah. Yeah.
-[Etta] Okay. Come on.
-Sure.
Scoot, ladies.
Scoot, scoot, scoot,
scoot, scoot.
-Very nice. Very nice, ladies.
-[camera clicks]
Thank you.
♪♪
[people chattering]
[club music playing]
[crowd cheering]
Come on, where is he?
Ah, he's not tagged.
When I asked London about him,
she iced me out.
Getting to know people
like London takes more time.
You have to hang out,
party with her.
-That's a great idea.
-What is?
-Throwing a house party.
-A house party?
My Aunt Carmen left me
the keys for the weekend.
Why don't we
throw it at hers?
No. That is madness.
Just hear me out.
London invites
everyone she knows
and hopefully that
includes Neck Tattoo.
And what do you plan
to do if he comes?
-Kill him?
-No. I'll, I'll get to know him.
I'll, I'll learn about
the other 11 and--
It is very risky, Dani.
Lovely, she's my only lead.
She knows a man
who killed my family.
I don't know when
she'll be back here,
when I'll have a chance
like this again.
I can help with music,
ask Marcus D to spin.
[trance music playing]
[Lovely] Because you are
my finest ladies,
I was able to comp you
a bottle of our finest vodka.
[group cheering]
-Bitch what?
-Ooh!
-There you go.
-Thank you.
What are you all up to
tomorrow night?
We're throwing a party.
-Where?
-Miami Shores.
Invite friends,
your guys, whoever.
Ugh. It's too far.
[Meegan] We're in the Gables.
Too far if Marcus D
is spinning?
-Fuck no!
-Wait, seriously?
He's our DJ for the night.
Text me the addy.
Enjoy, ladies.
See you tomorrow.
[cheering]
-Hey, John.
-[John] Yeah?
A fight's breaking out between
a barback and a delivery guy.
Where? I don't see it.
It's in the alley.
Something about boxes
of the wrong tequila.
I'll check it out.
[footsteps receding]
[intense music playing]
[keypad beeping]
[lock beeps]
♪♪
Thanks so much for this.
She calls, I answer.
Okay.
Specialty cocktail?
Rum Runners. My dad's favorite.
Mm.
-[upbeat music playing]
-[people chattering]
♪♪
[Etta] Hey.
[Lovely] Hmm?
Will you text London again?
I did.
Five minutes ago.
Okay, maybe she didn't get it,
so can you try again?
You are too uptight.
You need to loosen up.
Chill out.
Having a merry fucking time
isn't the point.
-That's not what I said.
-The point
is to get that stuck-up bitch
to come to a party
and give me the name
of the guy who killed--
I know what you want.
But acting this way in anger
people can feel it
and it will push them away.
It will push London away.
It feels wrong
to have a good time.
My family's dead.
I understand.
But it is important
to remember something else.
What?
As wrong as it may feel
[cork pops]
the dead do not want us
to stop living.
Up bottoms.
[chuckling]
I think you mean "bottoms up."
Oui. Bottoms up.
["Someday"
by Ekonovah playing]
What does it mean,
what does it mean? ♪
What does it mean
to feel free? ♪
Just wanna be seen ♪
[people cheering]
♪♪
Someday ♪
Someday, someday, someday ♪
-Hi.
-Hello.
What are you doing?
Putting these in order.
Can I help?
So, it's by date?
Mm-hmm.
A 1979 "Lodger" album
by David Bowie. It--
This is so hard to find.
I love Bowie.
Uh, my Uncle Johnny
introduced me to his music.
-I'm obsessed.
-He's fine.
Fine? [chuckles]
[Stanley] Mm.
-What's your name?
-Stanley Cheri.
Okay. Stanley Cheri.
I'm Willow, by the way.
You need to understand
that Bowie is the musical genius
of our parents' generation.
No. That would be Kenny Loggins.
Who's that?
The Godfather of Yacht Rock.
He collaborated
with Michael McDonald.
[chuckles softly]
-[meowing]
-[Willow gasps]
Who is this little fella?
Uh, Mouser.
Hi.
He's so cute.
-Can I pet him?
-Mm-hmm.
[doorbell rings]
♪♪
London! Come on in.
Get the fuck out.
Marcus D, let's go!
Oh, my God.
Dani, from Ocean 10.
-Oh, yeah, barback girl.
-Oh!
-Wow, I did not recognize you.
-Ohh.
Uh, just you ladies tonight?
[Chanel] Yes.
Ugh, fuck boys tonight.
Which means,
no fuckboys tonight.
[Etta] Oh. Mm.
-Oh, sick dress.
-Merci.
She did not invite Neck Tattoo.
Not yet.
Can you distract them
for me?
Of course.
Ladies.
-Rum Runners?
-[group] Yes!
♪♪
-[Lovely chuckling]
-[indistinct chatter]
[London]
Like, what is this, 24k?
[Meegan] Fuck fuckboys tonight.
-Right?
-[Chanel] That's right.
[Lovely chuckling]
Fuck boys tonight.
Oh, my God,
This is delicious.
[Etta] Made 'em myself.
A Keys specialty.
Oh.
-Are you from there?
-Yeah.
[London]
My dad grew up there, too.
-To the Keys!
-[group] To the Keys!
To the Keys. To the Keys.
Mm!
-Shots?
-I thought you'd never ask.
-Let's fucking go.
-[Lovely giggles]
[Lovely] Hey!
-You made it.
-Hey.
Hey!
What are you doing here?
She didn't know
you invited me?
She does now.
She said she told you.
I'm not a stalker. I swear.
What's your name again?
[chuckles]
Matt.
Matt.
Uh, well, you can stalk me.
This much.
MDMA. Pure.
Let's fucking party.
What? Have you never done Molly?
[sighs]
So, this is my personal stash,
but I have testing strips
if you're worried.
Testing strips?
Uh, to make sure
they're fentanyl-free.
Oh, my God, hey, this is like
a fucking book club up in here.
You guys, uh,
I think we're gonna bounce.
-[Lovely] Oh.
-Like, this is sort of--
Hang on a sec!
We're down. Aren't we?
Very down.
Yeah. Get out the strips.
-[Etta laughing]
-Get out the strips.
Fenty free. Mm!
Thank you.
[clears throat]
Mm!
[exhales sharply]
[sighs]
♪♪
-[ship horn blowing]
-[water lapping]
[traffic noise]
[door unlocking]
[keys jingling]
[dramatic music playing]
[grunting]
[body thuds]
[ominous music playing]
[gasps]
[groans]
Elias Perez.
Who the fuck are you?
Boris Federov.
Why are you here?
Kazimir Petrovsky.
-Where is he?
-Don't know him.
Certainly not in the way
I know you, Elias Perez, hmm?
You shop at
Presidente supermarket, hmm?
You frequent public library
on West Flagler, hmm?
But not knowing Kazimir,
that is lie. How I know this?
Hmm? How I know this?
I have signals, intelligence.
Put you with Kazimir
the night he die.
Unhappy coincidence.
Let us see
if that is your answer
when Pyotr peels off
your eyelids.
[in Russian]
Sdelay eto seychas.
[knife clicks]
[grunting]
[guns cocking]
No!
Leave. Now.
Or he gets shot.
[tense music playing]
Kill Pyotr if you must.
[gunshots]
[Pyotr groaning]
[Elias yells]
-[gunshots continue]
-[glass shattering]
Advance.
[gunshots]
-[gun clicking]
-[Federov] Get him, you idiot.
[both grunting]
[tray shatters]
[kick thuds]
[grunting]
[in Russian] Ostav' yego.
[both grunting]
[Federov clapping]
Congratulations.
You pass trial.
-Trial?
-Dah.
I hear rumor of your skill,
but people, they exaggerate,
so I wanted to come here,
see for myself.
You are as advertised.
Huh?
Take job with me.
[Elias] Why would I do that?
There is no job security
working for you.
[Federov] No job security?
[laughing]
No job [laughing]
That's a good one.
That's good. I like.
Uh yeah.
Many men serve me, Elias,
but none like you.
[sighs heavily]
You think about it, huh,
Elias Perez?
Alright, let's go.
Send clean-up team.
[knife clanks]
[door closes]
♪♪
[party music playing
in distance]
-Hey, yo.
-Hey, there it is, man.
-Yeah.
-Totally, man!
Thanks for getting me in, man!
[people chattering]
[people cheering]
["Losing It"
by FISHER playing]
[camera shutter clicking]
[giggles]
♪♪
Let's fucking go!
I'm losing it ♪
♪♪
Oh my God. [giggling]
[voice echoing]
You're so beautiful.
[voice distorted]
No. You are.
No, but you're like--
You're, like, natural.
-You're both beautiful.
-[laughter]
[voice echoing]
We are all beautiful.
-[Matt] yes.
-[all laughing]
I'm losing it ♪
[gasps]
Baby Cheeks!
What? What are you
doing here?!
-You told me to roll through.
-No!
Bruh, you high as fuck.
-[both laughing]
-You high as fuck!
This is already fun.
[laughing]
♪♪
I will keep an eye out for you.
[Etta laughs]
-[sighs]
-What was that about?
Nothing.
I need water. Whew!
[laughing]
I'm losing it ♪
♪♪
I'm losing it ♪
[exhales]
Where did you come from,
Dani Cruz?
I looked for you on socials,
and came up with nothing.
Okay, you tell me first.
-Where are you from?
-Mm.
About five blocks from here.
Native 305.
Yep, I didn't even leave
for college.
I'm at UM.
♪♪
Uh-oh.
Oh, no, are you a Gator?
No.
[chuckles]
If I, if I was a Gator,
would that be a non-starter?
With you? No.
No.
Uh, we'd be
star-crossed lovers.
Okay, Matt from Miami,
does this make you
a Dolphins fan?
Oh.
-Tragically, yes.
-[laughs] That's a good thing.
Mm! According to who?
Me.
It means you're loyal
and an optimist
waiting for another
elusive, perfect season.
Uh, I'll take being
a loyal optimist.
Sadly, there will never be
another Marino.
61,361 yards,
420 touchdown passes,
and led the league
three seasons in a row
in touchdowns.
[chuckles]
What else do you know
about the Dolphins?
They're one of the few animals
who have sex for pleasure.
[chuckles softly]
Let's get high ♪
Let's go deep ♪
Drink some water,
get some sleep ♪
If it feels good, do it ♪
If it feels good ♪
Aw, yeah ♪
If it feels good, do it ♪
Da da da, do it, do it ♪
If it feels good ♪
I want somethin' real,
somethin' physical ♪
Show me how to heal,
when to let it go ♪
Said I'd make it
only you for the night ♪
And you just ♪
Yeah, tell me no kisses
in the mornin' ♪
[belt buckle clinking]
When you move
the way you want ♪
The way you want ♪
Always catch you
when you fall, when you fall ♪
[breathing heavily]
[Matt grunts]
You will never be alone ♪
[crashing]
[man] Where the fuck
is that skank, London?
[people screaming]
[people clamoring]
[man] Fuck you
and your fucking friends.
-[Lovely grunts]
-Oh!
-You good?
-I'm okay.
You thought we weren't going
to see your location on IG?
-It's time to pay up.
-Let her go!
Stay out of this, bitch!
It ain't about you!
-Hey, bro, chill.
-Step back, pretty boy.
Ain't about you neither.
This here is about
this thieving, lying bitch.
No, no, no, Savo, Savo,
you don't understand, okay?
I was going to sling 'em,
and then I was gonna pay you
-but they were stolen from me.
-Ain't that a convenient tale.
No, no, no.
No, it's the truth!
Give me my money.
[crying] I don't
I don't have it, baby.
Then, your time's up.
-Come on, baby.
-[London whimpering]
-We're going for a ride.
-How much does she owe?
None of your fucking business!
Now let's go!
My house, though,
so it is my business.
How much does she owe?
[London grunts]
What the fuck's
it matter to you, huh?
I'm I'm-I'm trying
to solve your money problem.
Right now, you're working with
50-50 odds of getting it back.
If, if she's lying, yeah,
you might be able
to recover what's owed,
but if she's telling the truth,
if she doesn't have it,
and you kill her anyway,
then what?
You have nothing.
There's a chance
I can cover her debt,
but I-I c-- I can't do that
if I don't know
how much she owes.
[tense music playing]
Eighteen hundred.
Lovely bring me my backpack.
♪♪
[breathing heavily]
Okay, I'm gonna
Okay, here's, here's five--
five 8 balls worth of Tusi.
It's fifteen-- fifteen hundred,
could be worth more
if you're selling to tourists.
No, street value's fifteen.
I don't fuck
with tourist clientele.
-You're 300 short.
-I'll, I'll throw in
[exhales sharply]
um, 20, 20 Red Ferraris.
It's E from Holland.
You could charge 50 a pop.
That's one K plus 15,
that's 25.
Seven hundred
more than what she owes.
You-- You'd be making
30% interest for your trouble.
But you--
But you take my deal
and London stays with me.
[tense music playing]
♪♪
Your house, your money.
[London panting]
This skank ain't worth all that.
[London whimpering]
[grunting] Hey. Hey!
No! Fuck you
and your micro-dick, Savo!
-[gunshot]
-[yelps]
[intense music playing]
[groaning weakly]
♪♪
[Lovely] London
[Etta] It's not enough
to stem her bleeding.
Take off your shirt.
[tense music playing]
[Lovely] London. London.
-What are you doing?
-Calling 911.
-No!
-No!
What? Why?
She needs an ambulance!
-Medics mean cops.
-No cops!
It could bring
more trouble with Savo.
She needs help.
There's a place we can take her.
-[pounding on door]
-[Etta] Maribel!
Dr. Torres! Open up!
Hey! Hey! Hey!
What the fuck is this?
She's been shot in the chest.
Please! We'll pay.
Put her on the table.
[Maribel]
Two grand. Cash up front.
[Etta]
I don't have any cash,
but I have a shit-ton of pills.
How about a trade,
payment in product
for services rendered? I--
Um, I have painkillers,
sedatives.
I mean, you could use
drugs like these.
-Show me.
-She's in a bad way.
Can we sort this out after?
Give me the backpack.
Uh, you need cocaine
to do surgery?
Oye, Guapo, you don't know
what I do on the weekends.
Come on. [claps]
This type of operation
it's not a one-woman job.
Tell me what to do.
[Maribel]
With those dilated pupils?
I don't think so.
You're too fucking high.
You!
Sober one.
-Scared of blood?
-No.
Gracias a Dios.
Put this on, now.
Watch Mouser for me.
[Maribel]
Okay, you three, out.
Let's go, I said out! Vamo!
[insects chirring]
[pensive music playing]
Who the fuck was that guy?
I've never met him before.
London runs
with some rough dudes.
[exhales heavily]
Uh, do you?
Look, you don't have to stay.
We can take it from here.
It's nothing against you,
okay? I
I've just never seen
someone shot before.
Did she make it?
You're fucking lucky
I'm brilliant.
-[sighs] Thank God.
-Maribel, thank you so much.
The bullet missed her heart,
and this guy wasn't too bad.
-Can we see her?
-You could take her.
Won't she need to recover?
My surgery isn't
a hospital, Chica.
[scoffs]
[gentle music playing]
[moans softly]
[sniffles, groans]
[groans]
Whoa, whoa.
-What the actual fuck.
-Whoa, whoa.
-Take it easy.
-Aah!
-[softly] Easy, easy. Fuck.
-Ah!
[panting, whimpers]
No, no, no.
Here.
Dr. Torres says
this will help
with dehydration.
[breathing heavily]
Uh, who's Dr. Torres?
The surgeon
who patched you up.
That piece of shit.
Savo shot me.
And you paid my debt.
[sniffles]
Why would you do all that?
You don't even know me.
You were in trouble
and I really didn't want
to see you get hurt.
You're a real one, huh?
You ever need anything,
and I mean anything
you hit me up, okay?
That guy
with the neck tattoo
-what is
-No, trust me.
[whispering] Girl,
you do not wanna fuck Juan.
-Juan? No, no, no, no.
-He's--
I'm not, not interested
in, in that way.
Okay, good,
because he's an asshole.
And thanks to you,
I am done.
I'm done with assholes.
Fuck Savo, fuck--
-Okay. Alright, alright. Hey.
-I'm turning over a new leaf.
What, what is--
What is Juan's last name?
[breathing heavily]
Acuna.
[dramatic music playing]
[sighs, sniffles]
But I'm telling you, girl,
he's not the kind
you want to mess with.
He runs with the Rojases.
♪♪
[keyboard clacking]
Holy shit.
Only 26 Juan Acunas
in Miami.
Priorities, Dani?
-Aunt Carmen will be home soon.
-Alright.
Psst. Thank you.
For what?
Last night you saved me.
We are cousins.
[breathing heavily]
[door opening]
What are you doing here?
Uh
I saw the yard needed
to be cleaned up
when I dropped y'all off so
didn't want to leave
anyone hanging.
I figured you'd be running
for the hills after last night.
Uh, it was wild.
I mean, I've seen some shit,
but that was next level.
You are next level.
All I did was solve a problem.
And you saved a life.
We did that together.
[gentle music playing]
Looks worse than when
Wilma blew through.
I can stay and help.
Okay. Cool.
You mind smashing these up
into a fine powder?
Why?
Need them to look like
confiscated drugs from the club.
Won't whoever's
doing them notice?
No one's snorting these.
It's destined to be tossed.
This is
This is a weird date.
Who says this is a date?
♪♪
How'd it go?
Great. Fed all living organisms.
How was the conference?
Good.
Thanks for letting me crash.
If you ever need me
to house-sit again, let me know.
-I'll see you at work.
-Mm-hmm.
Dani.
My security cameras
mysteriously malfunctioned.
And my out-of-town neighbors
three doors down
have trash cans full
of red cups.
I had some people over.
-I'm sorry.
-So am I.
If I can't trust you, I can't
have you staying in my place.
-This was a test?
-Yeah.
I wish you would have
told me that.
Shouldn't have to.
Trust is earned.
♪♪
[sighs]
[birds chirping]
[gentle music playing]
Oh.
You see this one?
Ehh. He is so into you.
[both chuckle]
Mm.
Poor baby.
-[kittens meowing]
-Ooh.
[gasps]
What about you
and Marcus D?
We are friends.
He definitely wants
more than friendship.
-[laughing]
-Don't they all?
Oh, now who's the poor baby?
Any boy brave enough
to try to catch you or me.
[both laugh]
[Etta gasps]
Stan the Man!
[Lovely] That girl is cute!
Mouser and I had a good time.
-[Etta] Mm.
-[Lovely chuckles]
[meows] I'm hungry.
[Mouser meows]
[Etta chuckles]
What are you doing?
Making an altar.
[gentle music continues]
[Etta chuckles]
[Lovely]
My first American house party
with my first American friend.
If we can find a way ♪
Let the words come out ♪
[Etta]
Thank you for helping me
with the party.
And I never would have
gotten Juan's name
without your help.
[foreboding music playing]
What will you do now?
Find Juan and kill him.
[intense music playing]
[dramatic music playing]
♪♪
♪♪
-[Samuel] What do you think?
-[Elias] I think it's brutal.
What do you see?
Holofernes wasn't
a worthy leader.
He couldn't comprehend
the consequences of his actions.
[Elias] Caravaggio's message
is a warning.
Beware the perils
of prideful men.
Mr. Boone, the job is yours.
My brother will see
you both out.
[Samuel]
Why'd you change your mind?
[Mateo] We need a killer
more than we need
a thinker.
You don't know Federov.
Former Spetsnaz.
Federov find out and I die!
[Mateo]
I didn't tell you to kill him.
He was gonna expose you
to Federov.
The call was mine to make.
-[Carmen] Hey!
-Aunt Carmen?
No one told me you were twins.
-What?
-You and my mom.
No one ever mentioned that.
Look, I can pull strings
at the club.
Throw you a few shifts a week.
It's important to create
a balanced ecosystem
with the right elements
and ratios of people.
Beautiful women,
celebrities, and gangsters.
[intense music playing]
[Etta] Goddammit, I lost him!
[Lovely] Who did you lose?
One of the 12 was here.
[ominous music playing]
[distant sirens wailing]
♪♪
[melancholy music playing]
You know, there are times
where I think
the nurse
is the lucky one.
[nurse gasps and screams]
Caring for you
in the afterlife.
It should have been me.
But I gave you my word
that I would help your sons.
Protect them.
The same way
you protected me years ago.
That is a debt
I can never repay.
[gulps]
♪♪
I'm doing my best
to serve Mateo.
He's just
a pale imitation
of you, old friend.
I miss you.
♪♪
From the outside,
looking in ♪
Why Bettas?
[Carmen]
They are lone wolves of the sea.
[Etta] Yeah, Mom was
like that sometimes.
Come on.
Get 'em while they're hot.
You don't know
what you got ♪
[crunching]
Okay.
[blowing]
[crunching]
This is delicious.
You act like
you've never had tostones.
Homemade? Nope.
Your mom never made this?
Never. Mm.
They were our favorite snack.
Yeah, maybe that's why.
[sighs]
You still camping out
in your car?
-It's better than it sounds.
-Tell you what,
I'm heading out of town
this weekend to a conference.
-Why don't you stay here?
-Really?
[Carmen] You've been
working hard at the club.
Might be nice to sleep a couple
of nights in a real bed.
Oh, my God, seriously?
There's some things I need you
to take care of for me.
-Name 'em.
-Feed G.I. Jane, but only--
Twice a day
because overfeeding leads
to gastrointestinal issues.
And cover the aquarium
if there's a full moon.
They like to jump at it.
-I had Bettas when I was 10.
-[Carmen] Mm.
The plants.
Ice cube for the orchid.
And as for Thorny Lady
The cactus? [chuckles]
They only need water
every two to four weeks.
Say good morning to her.
She needs love, too.
Thorny Lady, you're loved.
Anything else?
No drinking, no drugs,
no parties, no sleepovers.
-I only have two friends.
-Great! Keep it that way.
Now get out of here
before you're late for work.
Getting higher ♪
["Sensation"
by Hugdealer playing]
[clubgoers cheering]
[music intensifying]
[clubgoers shouting]
Let me hear somethin'
that sounds like ♪
[crowd cheering]
♪♪
[clubgoers chattering
and laughing]
[club music fades]
[tense music playing]
-[high-pitched ringing]
-[inaudible dialogue]
[club music resumes]
Having fun?
Hey, uh, I-I know
this is kind of random,
but I saw you here
the other night.
-You were with this guy--
-I can't really hear you.
Uh, you were with this guy.
He had a neck tattoo.
You guys were arguing.
That's clean enough
to do lipo on.
Okay. Actually,
where are the fucking drinks?
Hey, barback girl,
get our bottle girl, yeah?
♪♪
Hey, Sunshine.
-Help me out?
-Always.
Neck Tattoo's girl is here.
I wanna get his name,
but I need
to get her name first.
She's tricky.
-Where is she?
-[Etta] Over there.
The blonde in front.
Okay.
Then, we get her
another drink.
[Etta] Good idea.
♪♪
Hi, babe.
Hey.
Margaritaville's
down the street.
[chuckles]
That's funny.
I'm not here for a party.
[Heidi]
Then you're in the wrong place.
I'm here to speak
with Carmen Tiger,
your head of security.
[Heidi]
She's not working tonight.
Well, uh
what's the best way
to reach her?
She's not big on strangers.
I'm not a stranger
just a friend.
I'll grab you a card.
[dramatic music playing]
Here you go.
Thank you.
♪♪
[clubgoers chattering]
Party till the lights
come on ♪
Round of drinks to the hottest
ladies here, on the house.
Amazing. Your girl's about
to brown-out tonight.
[Lovely]
[in French] Mon ami.
[sighing]
Never stop, never stop ♪
You good?
You want a different drink?
-Yeah, more like ten.
-Ah, one of those days, oui?
Man trouble?
♪♪
-Yeah. [chuckles]
-[Lovely] Mm-hmm.
[Etta] You want a pic for IG?
Show him what he's missing?
♪♪
Yeah. Yeah.
-[Etta] Okay. Come on.
-Sure.
Scoot, ladies.
Scoot, scoot, scoot,
scoot, scoot.
-Very nice. Very nice, ladies.
-[camera clicks]
Thank you.
♪♪
[people chattering]
[club music playing]
[crowd cheering]
Come on, where is he?
Ah, he's not tagged.
When I asked London about him,
she iced me out.
Getting to know people
like London takes more time.
You have to hang out,
party with her.
-That's a great idea.
-What is?
-Throwing a house party.
-A house party?
My Aunt Carmen left me
the keys for the weekend.
Why don't we
throw it at hers?
No. That is madness.
Just hear me out.
London invites
everyone she knows
and hopefully that
includes Neck Tattoo.
And what do you plan
to do if he comes?
-Kill him?
-No. I'll, I'll get to know him.
I'll, I'll learn about
the other 11 and--
It is very risky, Dani.
Lovely, she's my only lead.
She knows a man
who killed my family.
I don't know when
she'll be back here,
when I'll have a chance
like this again.
I can help with music,
ask Marcus D to spin.
[trance music playing]
[Lovely] Because you are
my finest ladies,
I was able to comp you
a bottle of our finest vodka.
[group cheering]
-Bitch what?
-Ooh!
-There you go.
-Thank you.
What are you all up to
tomorrow night?
We're throwing a party.
-Where?
-Miami Shores.
Invite friends,
your guys, whoever.
Ugh. It's too far.
[Meegan] We're in the Gables.
Too far if Marcus D
is spinning?
-Fuck no!
-Wait, seriously?
He's our DJ for the night.
Text me the addy.
Enjoy, ladies.
See you tomorrow.
[cheering]
-Hey, John.
-[John] Yeah?
A fight's breaking out between
a barback and a delivery guy.
Where? I don't see it.
It's in the alley.
Something about boxes
of the wrong tequila.
I'll check it out.
[footsteps receding]
[intense music playing]
[keypad beeping]
[lock beeps]
♪♪
Thanks so much for this.
She calls, I answer.
Okay.
Specialty cocktail?
Rum Runners. My dad's favorite.
Mm.
-[upbeat music playing]
-[people chattering]
♪♪
[Etta] Hey.
[Lovely] Hmm?
Will you text London again?
I did.
Five minutes ago.
Okay, maybe she didn't get it,
so can you try again?
You are too uptight.
You need to loosen up.
Chill out.
Having a merry fucking time
isn't the point.
-That's not what I said.
-The point
is to get that stuck-up bitch
to come to a party
and give me the name
of the guy who killed--
I know what you want.
But acting this way in anger
people can feel it
and it will push them away.
It will push London away.
It feels wrong
to have a good time.
My family's dead.
I understand.
But it is important
to remember something else.
What?
As wrong as it may feel
[cork pops]
the dead do not want us
to stop living.
Up bottoms.
[chuckling]
I think you mean "bottoms up."
Oui. Bottoms up.
["Someday"
by Ekonovah playing]
What does it mean,
what does it mean? ♪
What does it mean
to feel free? ♪
Just wanna be seen ♪
[people cheering]
♪♪
Someday ♪
Someday, someday, someday ♪
-Hi.
-Hello.
What are you doing?
Putting these in order.
Can I help?
So, it's by date?
Mm-hmm.
A 1979 "Lodger" album
by David Bowie. It--
This is so hard to find.
I love Bowie.
Uh, my Uncle Johnny
introduced me to his music.
-I'm obsessed.
-He's fine.
Fine? [chuckles]
[Stanley] Mm.
-What's your name?
-Stanley Cheri.
Okay. Stanley Cheri.
I'm Willow, by the way.
You need to understand
that Bowie is the musical genius
of our parents' generation.
No. That would be Kenny Loggins.
Who's that?
The Godfather of Yacht Rock.
He collaborated
with Michael McDonald.
[chuckles softly]
-[meowing]
-[Willow gasps]
Who is this little fella?
Uh, Mouser.
Hi.
He's so cute.
-Can I pet him?
-Mm-hmm.
[doorbell rings]
♪♪
London! Come on in.
Get the fuck out.
Marcus D, let's go!
Oh, my God.
Dani, from Ocean 10.
-Oh, yeah, barback girl.
-Oh!
-Wow, I did not recognize you.
-Ohh.
Uh, just you ladies tonight?
[Chanel] Yes.
Ugh, fuck boys tonight.
Which means,
no fuckboys tonight.
[Etta] Oh. Mm.
-Oh, sick dress.
-Merci.
She did not invite Neck Tattoo.
Not yet.
Can you distract them
for me?
Of course.
Ladies.
-Rum Runners?
-[group] Yes!
♪♪
-[Lovely chuckling]
-[indistinct chatter]
[London]
Like, what is this, 24k?
[Meegan] Fuck fuckboys tonight.
-Right?
-[Chanel] That's right.
[Lovely chuckling]
Fuck boys tonight.
Oh, my God,
This is delicious.
[Etta] Made 'em myself.
A Keys specialty.
Oh.
-Are you from there?
-Yeah.
[London]
My dad grew up there, too.
-To the Keys!
-[group] To the Keys!
To the Keys. To the Keys.
Mm!
-Shots?
-I thought you'd never ask.
-Let's fucking go.
-[Lovely giggles]
[Lovely] Hey!
-You made it.
-Hey.
Hey!
What are you doing here?
She didn't know
you invited me?
She does now.
She said she told you.
I'm not a stalker. I swear.
What's your name again?
[chuckles]
Matt.
Matt.
Uh, well, you can stalk me.
This much.
MDMA. Pure.
Let's fucking party.
What? Have you never done Molly?
[sighs]
So, this is my personal stash,
but I have testing strips
if you're worried.
Testing strips?
Uh, to make sure
they're fentanyl-free.
Oh, my God, hey, this is like
a fucking book club up in here.
You guys, uh,
I think we're gonna bounce.
-[Lovely] Oh.
-Like, this is sort of--
Hang on a sec!
We're down. Aren't we?
Very down.
Yeah. Get out the strips.
-[Etta laughing]
-Get out the strips.
Fenty free. Mm!
Thank you.
[clears throat]
Mm!
[exhales sharply]
[sighs]
♪♪
-[ship horn blowing]
-[water lapping]
[traffic noise]
[door unlocking]
[keys jingling]
[dramatic music playing]
[grunting]
[body thuds]
[ominous music playing]
[gasps]
[groans]
Elias Perez.
Who the fuck are you?
Boris Federov.
Why are you here?
Kazimir Petrovsky.
-Where is he?
-Don't know him.
Certainly not in the way
I know you, Elias Perez, hmm?
You shop at
Presidente supermarket, hmm?
You frequent public library
on West Flagler, hmm?
But not knowing Kazimir,
that is lie. How I know this?
Hmm? How I know this?
I have signals, intelligence.
Put you with Kazimir
the night he die.
Unhappy coincidence.
Let us see
if that is your answer
when Pyotr peels off
your eyelids.
[in Russian]
Sdelay eto seychas.
[knife clicks]
[grunting]
[guns cocking]
No!
Leave. Now.
Or he gets shot.
[tense music playing]
Kill Pyotr if you must.
[gunshots]
[Pyotr groaning]
[Elias yells]
-[gunshots continue]
-[glass shattering]
Advance.
[gunshots]
-[gun clicking]
-[Federov] Get him, you idiot.
[both grunting]
[tray shatters]
[kick thuds]
[grunting]
[in Russian] Ostav' yego.
[both grunting]
[Federov clapping]
Congratulations.
You pass trial.
-Trial?
-Dah.
I hear rumor of your skill,
but people, they exaggerate,
so I wanted to come here,
see for myself.
You are as advertised.
Huh?
Take job with me.
[Elias] Why would I do that?
There is no job security
working for you.
[Federov] No job security?
[laughing]
No job [laughing]
That's a good one.
That's good. I like.
Uh yeah.
Many men serve me, Elias,
but none like you.
[sighs heavily]
You think about it, huh,
Elias Perez?
Alright, let's go.
Send clean-up team.
[knife clanks]
[door closes]
♪♪
[party music playing
in distance]
-Hey, yo.
-Hey, there it is, man.
-Yeah.
-Totally, man!
Thanks for getting me in, man!
[people chattering]
[people cheering]
["Losing It"
by FISHER playing]
[camera shutter clicking]
[giggles]
♪♪
Let's fucking go!
I'm losing it ♪
♪♪
Oh my God. [giggling]
[voice echoing]
You're so beautiful.
[voice distorted]
No. You are.
No, but you're like--
You're, like, natural.
-You're both beautiful.
-[laughter]
[voice echoing]
We are all beautiful.
-[Matt] yes.
-[all laughing]
I'm losing it ♪
[gasps]
Baby Cheeks!
What? What are you
doing here?!
-You told me to roll through.
-No!
Bruh, you high as fuck.
-[both laughing]
-You high as fuck!
This is already fun.
[laughing]
♪♪
I will keep an eye out for you.
[Etta laughs]
-[sighs]
-What was that about?
Nothing.
I need water. Whew!
[laughing]
I'm losing it ♪
♪♪
I'm losing it ♪
[exhales]
Where did you come from,
Dani Cruz?
I looked for you on socials,
and came up with nothing.
Okay, you tell me first.
-Where are you from?
-Mm.
About five blocks from here.
Native 305.
Yep, I didn't even leave
for college.
I'm at UM.
♪♪
Uh-oh.
Oh, no, are you a Gator?
No.
[chuckles]
If I, if I was a Gator,
would that be a non-starter?
With you? No.
No.
Uh, we'd be
star-crossed lovers.
Okay, Matt from Miami,
does this make you
a Dolphins fan?
Oh.
-Tragically, yes.
-[laughs] That's a good thing.
Mm! According to who?
Me.
It means you're loyal
and an optimist
waiting for another
elusive, perfect season.
Uh, I'll take being
a loyal optimist.
Sadly, there will never be
another Marino.
61,361 yards,
420 touchdown passes,
and led the league
three seasons in a row
in touchdowns.
[chuckles]
What else do you know
about the Dolphins?
They're one of the few animals
who have sex for pleasure.
[chuckles softly]
Let's get high ♪
Let's go deep ♪
Drink some water,
get some sleep ♪
If it feels good, do it ♪
If it feels good ♪
Aw, yeah ♪
If it feels good, do it ♪
Da da da, do it, do it ♪
If it feels good ♪
I want somethin' real,
somethin' physical ♪
Show me how to heal,
when to let it go ♪
Said I'd make it
only you for the night ♪
And you just ♪
Yeah, tell me no kisses
in the mornin' ♪
[belt buckle clinking]
When you move
the way you want ♪
The way you want ♪
Always catch you
when you fall, when you fall ♪
[breathing heavily]
[Matt grunts]
You will never be alone ♪
[crashing]
[man] Where the fuck
is that skank, London?
[people screaming]
[people clamoring]
[man] Fuck you
and your fucking friends.
-[Lovely grunts]
-Oh!
-You good?
-I'm okay.
You thought we weren't going
to see your location on IG?
-It's time to pay up.
-Let her go!
Stay out of this, bitch!
It ain't about you!
-Hey, bro, chill.
-Step back, pretty boy.
Ain't about you neither.
This here is about
this thieving, lying bitch.
No, no, no, Savo, Savo,
you don't understand, okay?
I was going to sling 'em,
and then I was gonna pay you
-but they were stolen from me.
-Ain't that a convenient tale.
No, no, no.
No, it's the truth!
Give me my money.
[crying] I don't
I don't have it, baby.
Then, your time's up.
-Come on, baby.
-[London whimpering]
-We're going for a ride.
-How much does she owe?
None of your fucking business!
Now let's go!
My house, though,
so it is my business.
How much does she owe?
[London grunts]
What the fuck's
it matter to you, huh?
I'm I'm-I'm trying
to solve your money problem.
Right now, you're working with
50-50 odds of getting it back.
If, if she's lying, yeah,
you might be able
to recover what's owed,
but if she's telling the truth,
if she doesn't have it,
and you kill her anyway,
then what?
You have nothing.
There's a chance
I can cover her debt,
but I-I c-- I can't do that
if I don't know
how much she owes.
[tense music playing]
Eighteen hundred.
Lovely bring me my backpack.
♪♪
[breathing heavily]
Okay, I'm gonna
Okay, here's, here's five--
five 8 balls worth of Tusi.
It's fifteen-- fifteen hundred,
could be worth more
if you're selling to tourists.
No, street value's fifteen.
I don't fuck
with tourist clientele.
-You're 300 short.
-I'll, I'll throw in
[exhales sharply]
um, 20, 20 Red Ferraris.
It's E from Holland.
You could charge 50 a pop.
That's one K plus 15,
that's 25.
Seven hundred
more than what she owes.
You-- You'd be making
30% interest for your trouble.
But you--
But you take my deal
and London stays with me.
[tense music playing]
♪♪
Your house, your money.
[London panting]
This skank ain't worth all that.
[London whimpering]
[grunting] Hey. Hey!
No! Fuck you
and your micro-dick, Savo!
-[gunshot]
-[yelps]
[intense music playing]
[groaning weakly]
♪♪
[Lovely] London
[Etta] It's not enough
to stem her bleeding.
Take off your shirt.
[tense music playing]
[Lovely] London. London.
-What are you doing?
-Calling 911.
-No!
-No!
What? Why?
She needs an ambulance!
-Medics mean cops.
-No cops!
It could bring
more trouble with Savo.
She needs help.
There's a place we can take her.
-[pounding on door]
-[Etta] Maribel!
Dr. Torres! Open up!
Hey! Hey! Hey!
What the fuck is this?
She's been shot in the chest.
Please! We'll pay.
Put her on the table.
[Maribel]
Two grand. Cash up front.
[Etta]
I don't have any cash,
but I have a shit-ton of pills.
How about a trade,
payment in product
for services rendered? I--
Um, I have painkillers,
sedatives.
I mean, you could use
drugs like these.
-Show me.
-She's in a bad way.
Can we sort this out after?
Give me the backpack.
Uh, you need cocaine
to do surgery?
Oye, Guapo, you don't know
what I do on the weekends.
Come on. [claps]
This type of operation
it's not a one-woman job.
Tell me what to do.
[Maribel]
With those dilated pupils?
I don't think so.
You're too fucking high.
You!
Sober one.
-Scared of blood?
-No.
Gracias a Dios.
Put this on, now.
Watch Mouser for me.
[Maribel]
Okay, you three, out.
Let's go, I said out! Vamo!
[insects chirring]
[pensive music playing]
Who the fuck was that guy?
I've never met him before.
London runs
with some rough dudes.
[exhales heavily]
Uh, do you?
Look, you don't have to stay.
We can take it from here.
It's nothing against you,
okay? I
I've just never seen
someone shot before.
Did she make it?
You're fucking lucky
I'm brilliant.
-[sighs] Thank God.
-Maribel, thank you so much.
The bullet missed her heart,
and this guy wasn't too bad.
-Can we see her?
-You could take her.
Won't she need to recover?
My surgery isn't
a hospital, Chica.
[scoffs]
[gentle music playing]
[moans softly]
[sniffles, groans]
[groans]
Whoa, whoa.
-What the actual fuck.
-Whoa, whoa.
-Take it easy.
-Aah!
-[softly] Easy, easy. Fuck.
-Ah!
[panting, whimpers]
No, no, no.
Here.
Dr. Torres says
this will help
with dehydration.
[breathing heavily]
Uh, who's Dr. Torres?
The surgeon
who patched you up.
That piece of shit.
Savo shot me.
And you paid my debt.
[sniffles]
Why would you do all that?
You don't even know me.
You were in trouble
and I really didn't want
to see you get hurt.
You're a real one, huh?
You ever need anything,
and I mean anything
you hit me up, okay?
That guy
with the neck tattoo
-what is
-No, trust me.
[whispering] Girl,
you do not wanna fuck Juan.
-Juan? No, no, no, no.
-He's--
I'm not, not interested
in, in that way.
Okay, good,
because he's an asshole.
And thanks to you,
I am done.
I'm done with assholes.
Fuck Savo, fuck--
-Okay. Alright, alright. Hey.
-I'm turning over a new leaf.
What, what is--
What is Juan's last name?
[breathing heavily]
Acuna.
[dramatic music playing]
[sighs, sniffles]
But I'm telling you, girl,
he's not the kind
you want to mess with.
He runs with the Rojases.
♪♪
[keyboard clacking]
Holy shit.
Only 26 Juan Acunas
in Miami.
Priorities, Dani?
-Aunt Carmen will be home soon.
-Alright.
Psst. Thank you.
For what?
Last night you saved me.
We are cousins.
[breathing heavily]
[door opening]
What are you doing here?
Uh
I saw the yard needed
to be cleaned up
when I dropped y'all off so
didn't want to leave
anyone hanging.
I figured you'd be running
for the hills after last night.
Uh, it was wild.
I mean, I've seen some shit,
but that was next level.
You are next level.
All I did was solve a problem.
And you saved a life.
We did that together.
[gentle music playing]
Looks worse than when
Wilma blew through.
I can stay and help.
Okay. Cool.
You mind smashing these up
into a fine powder?
Why?
Need them to look like
confiscated drugs from the club.
Won't whoever's
doing them notice?
No one's snorting these.
It's destined to be tossed.
This is
This is a weird date.
Who says this is a date?
♪♪
How'd it go?
Great. Fed all living organisms.
How was the conference?
Good.
Thanks for letting me crash.
If you ever need me
to house-sit again, let me know.
-I'll see you at work.
-Mm-hmm.
Dani.
My security cameras
mysteriously malfunctioned.
And my out-of-town neighbors
three doors down
have trash cans full
of red cups.
I had some people over.
-I'm sorry.
-So am I.
If I can't trust you, I can't
have you staying in my place.
-This was a test?
-Yeah.
I wish you would have
told me that.
Shouldn't have to.
Trust is earned.
♪♪
[sighs]
[birds chirping]
[gentle music playing]
Oh.
You see this one?
Ehh. He is so into you.
[both chuckle]
Mm.
Poor baby.
-[kittens meowing]
-Ooh.
[gasps]
What about you
and Marcus D?
We are friends.
He definitely wants
more than friendship.
-[laughing]
-Don't they all?
Oh, now who's the poor baby?
Any boy brave enough
to try to catch you or me.
[both laugh]
[Etta gasps]
Stan the Man!
[Lovely] That girl is cute!
Mouser and I had a good time.
-[Etta] Mm.
-[Lovely chuckles]
[meows] I'm hungry.
[Mouser meows]
[Etta chuckles]
What are you doing?
Making an altar.
[gentle music continues]
[Etta chuckles]
[Lovely]
My first American house party
with my first American friend.
If we can find a way ♪
Let the words come out ♪
[Etta]
Thank you for helping me
with the party.
And I never would have
gotten Juan's name
without your help.
[foreboding music playing]
What will you do now?
Find Juan and kill him.
[intense music playing]
[dramatic music playing]
♪♪
♪♪