Power Book II: Ghost (2020) s02e01 Episode Script

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[DRAMATIC HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYS]
[TARIQ] Previously on Ghost
[BROOKS] Are you really ready
for the academic rigors of Stansfield?
[TARIQ] Yes, ma'am. I believe so.
Ezekiel Cross. Have you heard of him?
Zeke doesn't play, you don't stay.
This my boy Tariq. Show him some love.
[TARIQ] Your mum is Monet,
and your father is
Lorenzo Tejada.
[TARIQ] How many of you are there?
[DIANA] Just the three of us.
It's me, Cane, and Dru.
[TAMEIKA] I don't know what's
gonna happen to your mum.
She just fired me.
Without me, Tariq, your mum
is in a lot of trouble.
You're gonna need to get her
a good attorney fast
someone who doesn't need
the truth to win.
[TARIQ] Davis MacLean,
my mother's on trial
for killing my father,
and I want to hire you.
Five hundred K, liquid, up front.
[TARIQ] We could make a killing here.
All I need is a supplier.
How do we know who wants drugs
and who actually wants tutoring?
See, the people that want drugs,
they'll order the premium package.
Each order will come
with a real study guide
so we can cover our base.
[OTT] You will be released
out of this shitshow
and into Federal Witness Protection.
I need Witness Protection
for my whole family.
So what are you gonna do now
that your illustrious career
as U.S. attorney is over?
Why do you care?
Why don't you come work for me?
Now that I'm out, I'm putting
my family back together.
[GUNSHOTS]
Tommy just tried to kill me.
We got to get Yas and
get the hell out of here.
I can get us some money, all right?
I just need a little bit of time.
My number's in here.
All right, if anything happens, use it.
Somebody tried to kill me today.
[TASHA] Tariq, are you okay?
[TARIQ] I'm good. I got away.
[BROOKS] Criminals
don't attend our school.
The fact is that a gangbanger
was murdered
by a killer skilled enough to
make it look like an accident.
Zeke Cross. Can I get a picture?
- [GRUNTS] Ooh!
- Aah!
- [GUNSHOT]
- What you need me to do?
Body them Guaps.
Cane is out taking care
of G.T.G. right now.
[MONET] That'll be the last thing
Cane does for this family.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Look, man, I-I'll do whatever you need.
I want half of everything.
[DRU] Ma, I think that's
Rico with the drop.
- Get down!
- [GUNFIRE]
No, Dru!
- [DRU GRUNTS]
- Dru!
Monet's right about you. You are stupid.
Cane, I told you if you did something
against the family,
I will put you down myself.
Ramirez wasn't even fuckin' blood.
Past tense?
[JABARI] I know you're involved, Tariq.
I know you've been selling drugs.
I'd like to use you
as basis for my next novel.
You want to write a book about me?
I can get you money, Tariq.
[TARIQ] Thanks for meeting me,
Professor Reynolds.
I'm sorry. I couldn't be seen
handing a bunch of money
to a student on campus.
I knew you was a snitch.
[TARIQ] We got to do something
about this nigga.
He knows too much about us.
Tariq, what the hell you doing, man?
[TARIQ] We use Ramirez's gun,
we tie up all the loose ends.
Can't let you write that book.
[TOMMY] Y'all still planning to run?
[TARIQ] Ma's going.
You don't got to worry
about her no more.
[TASHA] 'Riq. What took you so long?
We just got a tip about
another threat on your life.
- We're moving you out now.
- No! Let me go.
I should've popped Tasha
when I had the chance.
Who the fuck's riding with you
that got the balls
to pull a strap on me?
So you really did kill your father.
He might not be here no more,
but ghosts never die.
[JOE] They say this is
a big, rich town
I just come from the poorest part
Bright lights, city life
I got to make it
this is where it goes down
I just happen to come up hard
Legal or illegal, baby
I got to make it
[50 CENT] I never took
a straight path nowhere
Life's full of twists
and turns, bumps and bruises
I live, I learn
I'm from that city full of
yellow cabs and skyscrapers
It's hard to get a start
in these parts without paper
Homey, I grew up in hell
a block away from heaven
That corner every 15 minutes
they moving seven
Pure snow, bag it then watch it go
Occupational options
get some blow or some hos
Shoot the ball or the strap
learn to rap or to jack
Fuck it, man in the meantime
Go head and pump a pack
This my regal, royal flow
my James Bond bounce
That 007 that's 62 on my count
I'm an undercover liar
I lie under the covers
Look a bitch in the eyes
And tell her baby, I love ya
You're my inspiration
you're my motivation
You're the reason that I'm
moving with no hesitation
[JOE] They say this is
a big, rich town
Yeah, I just come
from the poorest part
Bright lights, city life
I got to make it
this is where it goes down
Oh, yeah, yeah
I just happen to come up hard
Legal or illegal, baby
I got to make it
[JABARI] Wait, please, please.
You're not a killer, Tariq.
You're not a killer.
Please call 911. Please.
- [HEARTBEAT THUMPING]
- [GHOST] Tariq.
Please, Tariq.
You don't have to do this. Please!
[GHOST] If you do this shit,
you can never go back.
- [GUNSHOT]
- [TARIQ GASPS]
[RAPPER] Yo
[TARIQ BREATHING HEAVILY]
Who dat boy?
[SIGHS]
[CELL PHONE CHIMES]
- [SIGHS]
-
[YASMINE] Aah! Help!
Please help!
[TENSE MUSIC PLAYS]
- [TARIQ] Yas, you okay?
- [YASMINE] No. Please hurry!
[ALARM BEEPING]
Yas!
Shit.
Yas, you got to be careful.
[BEEPING CONTINUES]
Shit. Yas, you okay?
How'd you know to do that?
When I was your age,
Ma taught me and Raina.
I'm so sorry, 'Riq. I was
trying to make breakfast.
It's all right.
You shouldn't be doing this
by yourself anyway.
- [BEEPING CONTINUES]
- What the hell?
Wha uh
[BEEPING STOPS]
Really, little girl?
You you had to wake up
the whole neighborhood?
I'm sorry, Big Mama.
- [ESTELLE SIGHS]
- I mean, Grandma,
I don't think Yasmine is old enough
to be making breakfast
for herself anyway.
It's not just for her.
It's for both of us.
I was cookin' when I was
her age, and so was your mama.
Oh, Lord. You see? [SPITS]
This one here don't listen.
I done told her a thousand damn times
that I like my bacon crispy, not burnt.
What's so hard about that?
[SPITS]
When'd you get here, Tariq?
I mean, you don't call first?
- You just show up?
- Grandma, what do you mean?
I been here since
eight o'clock last night.
I spent the night. You don't remember?
Right. Yeah.
Last night around eight.
I spent the night.
Yeah. Yeah.
[YAWNS] Look at all that snow.
I'm going back to sleep.
You take her to school.
I got her.
[SOMBER MUSIC PLAYS]
She been drinking again, Yas?
She's getting worse, 'Riq.
Can't you stay here with us?
[DISTANT GLASS SHATTERS]
[TENSE MUSIC PLAYS]
[BEEPING]
[DOOR OPENS]
- Ma?
- Get back in your room.
If I'm not back in five minutes,
grab Dru and a piece
and climb out the window
- and lock the door.
- Ma
Just do it!
Shit, boy!
You damn near gave me a heart attack.
Sorry.
You okay?
I needed water for my antibiotics.
Can you put your gun away?
I don't want to get shot again.
- Dru, you okay?
- [GLASS CLATTERING]
I wish people would stop asking me that.
The doctor said you got
to change those bandages
every few hours.
You need my help?
Diana'll help me.
Fine.
Ma, you good? 'Cause I don't
know, you seem kind of
I'm fine. Just help your
brother clean up that mess.
Look, it's not entirely
her fault you got shot.
She feels bad, Dru.
Not as bad as I do.
[SOMBER MUSIC PLAYS]
[DOOR OPENS]
[MUFFLED DANCE MUSIC PLAYS]
That shit was lit.
Hey, I bet you you and my pops
ain't roll like that
back in the day, Mecca.
Man, it was just another
Tuesday night for me, bruh.
- [DOOR CLOSES]
- Good to meet you, Cane.
Hey, you said you knew Big Guap?
Shit, yeah.
Yeah, we hit some licks
together back in the day.
So you know my pops, Lorenzo
they used to run together.
Lorenzo? Tejada?
Yeah. Yeah, I heard the name.
Never had the privilege.
Where's he now?
He's inside. You ain't know that?
Why do I get the feeling
you're testing me, bro? Huh?
I mean, we just had
a good time in the spot
Fuck a good time.
You smell like a fuckin' narc.
- [CAR DOORS OPEN, CLOSE]
- What's up, motherfuckers?
Yo, Javi, yo, you don't
you don't want to do this, man.
You a fuckin' traitor, LG!
And you ain't got no strap.
So I definitely want to do this.
K.O. was my brother.
Yeah, well, he shouldn't have
come for my family.
K.O. was down for the G.T.G.,
not like this piece of shit.
What, you a fuckin' Tejada now, LG?
This is payback, bitches.
Sorry you got the wrong
friends, motherfucker.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS]
[TIRES SQUEALING]
Hey, yo, yo, yo, Mecca, let him go, bro.
He ain't coming back.
Bro, chill! Chill, man, please.
"Please"?
Now you got manners, motherfucker?
Friends of yours?
Nah. Not no more.
- Cane, you know them?
- We had beef.
Not anymore.
[DISTANT SIREN WAILING]
Guess he ain't no narc.
[SCOFFS] Guess not.
[SIREN APPROACHING]
[SOLEDAD O'BRIEN]
Coming up on Matter of Fact,
my exclusive interview
with superstar defense
attorney Davis MacLean.
Don't go away.
[DAVIS] Stephanie,
let me get your opinion.
- How's this?
- Um
I think a jewel tone
will really complement your complexion.
Yeah? Then by all means,
jewel tone me, quickly.
[CHUCKLES]
Davis, good to see you.
Thanks for coming on the show.
I know how busy you are.
[DAVIS] Well, I'm never
too busy for you. Come on.
Oh. [SIGHS] Sorry I'm late.
Oh, Soledad, this is our newest
associate, Cooper Saxe.
- From the U.S. Attorney's office.
- [SAXE] That's right.
You were on opposite sides
of the Tasha St. Patrick case, yes?
Yes. You know what they say, Soledad?
- Opposites attract.
- Hell freezes over.
I am very interested to see
how this team works out.
- I will see you out there.
- All right.
Whoa, associate?
You sold me on a partnership.
Okay, look, we're partners, all right?
Both our names go on the door.
MacLean and Associates.
See, "Associates", that's you.
- [BOTH LAUGH]
- Wait. Why-why am I here?
What, you need me to hold your dick?
No. Don't
If I play my cards right,
I might have someone lined up for that.
Oh, my God.
[CELL PHONE VIBRATING]
Uh, Stephanie,
could you give us
the room a moment, please?
[CELL PHONE CONTINUES VIBRATING]
Thank you.
[DOOR OPENS]
Tariq, my young brother, what's up?
Don't tell me you're in trouble.
Davis, just cut the bullshit, a'ight?
I need to find my mother.
That's not how Witness
Protection works, Tariq.
[TARIQ] Listen, I need to speak to her.
It's about my little sister.
I'll make it worth your while.
I'll see what I can dig up.
Get back to me ASAP.
Could you believe this shit?
He talks his mum into going into WITSEC,
and now he wants me to find her
so they can have a chat?
Fuckin' nerves.
Could you find her?
[HUFFS] Even if I could find her,
I wouldn't tell you, let alone him.
Look, he he already
killed one parent.
Maybe now I don't know
he's gonna take out the other.
Please, that boy loves his mother.
He wouldn't harm a strand
of hair on her weave.
All right?
Plus, I told him
I'd see what I can dig up, not find her.
And we're gonna charge him
for every second we even think about it.
Well, that's disgusting.
[DAVIS] Hmm.
Welcome to the world
of private practice, my friend.
One more time from the top.
Last go. Stay strong. Stay strong.
[ZEKE] All right, E. Let's go.
Come on. Let's go.
Counterattack, here we go.
Finish strong. Nice!
Nice.
Looking good, man.
You think I'm ready?
You know you got it.
Just got to keep grinding.
How's your head?
I missed a lot of games
'cause of academic suspension.
Maybe another year
of college ball'd do me good,
but I just ain't trying
to miss out on my opportunity.
Look, you know your body,
you know your game.
Even with the risk of injury,
you don't want to come out too early
and fuck up a good career.
You even want to come out now?
Think about what you want, Zeke.
[SIGHS]
[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS]
Bro! Where were you last night?
Spent the night at my grandmother's.
You know, I was with my little sister.
Big family reunion, huh?
Must be nice to have your mum back.
My mum's in Witness Protection
right now, bro.
What? Why?
Are you okay with that?
I mean, it's for her safety, bro,
so I don't think
I have much of a choice.
Well, my family
hunting trip's this weekend.
You know, come with.
Believe me, nothing will take
your mind off your troubles
more than killing a few helpless deer
with a bunch of uptight white people.
I don't know about that one, man.
Okay, well, at least come
to the kick-off dinner in the city.
It's a whole fuckin' thing.
If you don't come,
it's gonna be all about me,
my future, blah, blah, blah.
Hold on. So this shit ain't
about me catching a break.
This is about me deflecting
for your dumb ass.
Yeah. Okay, yeah. I'm not gonna lie.
Can can you just do
a brother a solid?
I'll think about it.
Yeah. [LAUGHS]
All right. I'll hit ya later.
- All right.
- [BRAYDEN] Ha ha!
[HEAVY MUSIC PLAYS]
[SIGHS]
'Riq, I heard your mum got released!
Um, why didn't you say anything?
Well, I just been with the family
ever since it all happened, you know?
No. Yeah, I-I totally understand that.
Um, I mean, I'd really like to meet her.
After all she's been through
and it's pretty crazy.
Where is Professor Reynolds?
I have no idea.
I haven't seen him.
He was supposed to open up
the classroom this morning.
Uh
[OVER PHONE] You've reached
Jabari Reynolds.
- Leave a message.
- [LINE BEEPS]
Jabari, all the students are here.
It's the first day of the ethics term.
[SCOFFS] You need to be here.
[SIGHS]
[TENSE MUSIC PLAYS]
I'm not sure where
Professor Reynolds is,
but let's get started.
This seminar is centered
around your answers
to the perennial ethical dilemmas
that scholars have long debated.
[SIGHS] I'm so tired
of the same old patriarchal voices.
Right, like, why are we worried
about what old, dead white men think?
'Cause they still run the world.
Your world, maybe.
There's only one world, sis,
and we need to be in this together.
Call me "sis" again. Do it.
Jackie, BruShaundria, come on.
We've broken the larger group
into smaller sections
so we can sharpen
your critical thinking,
hone your rhetorical skills.
I want you to be intellectually fearless
as we attack these questions.
The only wrong answer
is the one you cannot defend.
Understood?
The first question was
Professor Reynolds's idea,
but I'll press on without him, I guess.
It's a question that's been
around since biblical times.
Is free will an illusion?
Do we make our own decisions,
or are they pre-ordained?
Ma.
Oh, hell, no. Put that back.
But I like it.
I said what I said.
Put that shit back now.
[CARRIE] What does it mean
if we're not making
our own choices?
- Who's making them for us?
- Easy.
[CARRIE] And who gives them
that power over us?
[FREDDIE GIBBS' "BIG BOSS RABBIT" PLAYS]
Is all this necessary?
If you walk in a strip club
and all the girls
are broke down,
wearin' last year's G-string
you sticking around to pay their rent?
I'm not convinced about this
whole stripper metaphor.
Okay, fine. Look
in your old job, you had to look
[SIGHS] trustworthy.
In this job, you got
to look successful, smart.
See, we take cases, we win cases,
and we look good doing that shit.
I make my own choices.
You sure?
Come on, your hair, nails, your affect,
that all comes from where you come from.
You didn't make those choices.
[FREDDIE] Boss shit big MAC-11
Back of the seven on some boss shit
I put that president on
my wrist, and I got frostbit
[MONET] This one, please.
Thank you.
[FREDDIE] I'm on some
boss shit, big MAC-11
You got to have something
you care about, Davis,
something of substance.
Ain't no substance
like a bank balance, Saxe.
Now, look [CLEARS THROAT]
public becomes clients or the jury.
You got to impress 'em both.
Next, we got to work on that hair.
[LUIS] Sam Harris says
that thought and intention
emerge from background causes
of which we are unaware
and over which we have
no conscious control.
My best friend got pregnant,
and she's out here with just
her baby and a EBT card.
I ain't take that route.
I willfully chose to be here instead.
- [OVERLAPPING MURMURS]
- Yes, we have choices.
[BRUSHAUNDRIA] And your boy Aristotle,
he said that we have the power
to do or not to do.
[FREDDIE] Ready to set it
off, and I put that
On the set, bitch big MAC-11
Back of the seven on some boss shit
I put that president on
my wrist, and I got frostbit
Stack it like Pringles
you want a single
It's gonna cost you CEO rabbit
Young Freddie Kane
I'm on some boss shit
Big MAC-11, back of the
seven on some boss shit
I put that president on
my wrist, and I got frostbit
Stack it like Pringles
you want a single
It's gonna cost you
pull up to your funeral
Man, shoot up your fuckin' coffin
[LAUREN] According to Nehru,
life is like a game of cards.
The hand you're dealt is determinism.
How you play it is free will.
We haven't heard from you, Tariq.
You agree with Lauren?
Do we have free will?
[TENSE MUSIC PLAYS]
Tariq, you don't have to do this.
You're wrong.
I don't have a choice, Professor.
[GUNSHOT]
I mean
it doesn't feel like that sometimes,
but I like to believe
that we have free will, yes.
- Who cares what you believe?
- [STUDENTS MURMURING]
What's your argument?
So you think everything is predetermined
and you can't do anything
to change actions?
- Yes.
- [TARIQ] But I bet you look
left and right before
you cross the street.
- [LAUGHTER]
- [TARIQ] Look, bro,
you can't base your conduct
off the belief
that everything is predetermined
because you don't know
what's been predetermined.
Stephen Hawking said that.
Look, we all got to play
the hand that we're dealt.
You got to deal with the consequences.
That's how life works.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS]
[MONET] Pull over, D.
I want to grab something for Dru.
[DIANA] Really? We're carryng weight.
Stay in the car.
I'll be back in a minute.
[HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYS ON CAR STEREO]
[SNORING]
[GRUNTS]
What the fuck, Kamaal?
What the fuck is you on my couch,
and I want to watch my TV.
[TATE GROANS] Come on.
Look, I understand you upset
that you lost the governor's race,
- but this ain't
- I didn't lose.
I was fuckin' robbed, bro.
And nobody stopped the steal.
That's no excuse for you
to be lying around here
all day and night sulking.
Come on, man, we Tates.
You got to get back on your feet.
What's that thing Pops used to say?
Get me a drink and shut up?
What? No!
Listen, you still got
your councilman seat,
and you still represent the people.
Oh. Fuck the people.
What have the people ever done
for my Black ass? Hmm?
I know you, 'Shad.
The governor's office
was just a means to an end.
[SCOFFS] What you really want
is the power.
Okay. So you know me.
So then find another means
or find another fuckin' couch.
And clean this fucking mess up, man.
Fucking pigsty.
[UNEASY MUSIC PLAYS]
[SIGHS]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER OVER POLICE RADIO]
[TENSE MUSIC PLAYS]
- [DIANA] You too. You too.
- [SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER OVER POLICE RADIO]
[ENGINE TURNING OVER, SIREN WAILS]
[DISTANT CAR HORN HONKING]
What the hell was all that about?
They wanted me to move the car,
but I handled it
just like you taught me.
Smile a little, flirt a lot,
make 'em feel like they can get it.
Proud of you, D.
Stop all that damn cheesin' and
get us the hell out of here.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS]
[SCOFFS, CLICKS TONGUE]
[EXHALES SHARPLY]
[GRUNTS SOFTLY]
[LABORED BREATHING]
[SIGHS] My brother just texted me.
- "We're here, dickhead".
- [TARIQ CHUCKLES]
Ah, fuck.
It's the fam, huh?
Yep, that's them,
waving a pair
of golden fuckin' handcuffs.
Wait, yo, is that
a brand-new whip for you?
- Yep.
- You ain't tell me
the handcuffs came
with brand-new whip, nigga.
- Sign me up.
- You don't get it, 'Riq.
Yeah, I don't get it.
This shit is crazy.
Isn't this nice? That is for you, son.
- Thanks, Dad.
- Congratulations.
- Thanks.
- Why don't you go check it out?
- Look at those rims, huh?
- Yeah, it looks great.
[ROBERT] Every year this weekend
becomes more important to me
because of the opportunity
to reflect on where we've been
and where we're going as a family
and a community.
And it gives us the opportunity
to kill Bambi's mum.
- [LAUGHTER]
- Shut up, Skids.
[ROBERT] And this year
is even more special
because my old college roommate,
Congressman Rick Sweeney,
is here with us.
[APPLAUSE]
I remember joining your Weston weekends
back when we were at Stansfield, Bobby.
- That's right. That's right.
- [NICOLE] Well, I dug out
some of Bobby's old Stansfield
photo albums
in your honor, Rick.
Oh, I burned all my photos
from back then.
- [LAUGHTER]
- Well, he still won't tell me
what happened on those secret
society trips out at the lodge.
Hmm. Well, let's just say I know
where all the skeletons are buried.
Those secrets die with us, Bobby.
- They die with us.
- Cheers to that.
Everyone, eat, drink, and be merry.
Thank you so much for being here. Enjoy.
- [ALL] Cheers.
- Great.
Let's toast to all the misogyny
and rape committed
by our marauding ancestors.
[SCOFFS] Look at these photos
of Dad's frat house.
You can practically
taste the roofies. [SCOFFS]
Cheers to the good old days, right?
[LAUGHS]
[SOFT MUSIC PLAYS]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! Uh-uh.
You, uh
you got to pledge Kappa
if you want to look at these.
[BOOK CLOSES]
You shouldn't have brought him here.
[BRAYDEN] Shut the fuck up, Trace.
- Brayden.
- Uncle Rick.
How's, uh, your freshman year going?
Uh, it's been good.
You got to any, uh,
plans for the summer?
Um, I was thinking about doing
something entrepreneurial,
maybe sales.
[ROBERT] Brayden
will be spending the summer
at the family hedge fund,
just like Trace.
And your friend, Terrell
- Tariq, Dad.
- Yes, Tariq. Tariq, uh
we have summer internships.
I actually haven't thought
about any of that yet.
Well, you should.
Stansfield opens its doors
to students like you
who might not have
traditionally matriculated,
but they aren't given the
the proper guidance to succeed.
Actually, Uncle Rick,
Tariq has been succeeding pretty well
in the Canonical Studies
program at Stansfield.
You're familiar with it, right?
[CHUCKLES] Really?
That's a rigorous program.
- Very. Very rigorous.
- [BRAYDEN] It is.
I am happy to see that Stansfield's
need-blind admissions
program is succeeding
in attracting top-notch
diverse students like you.
Yeah, they are.
But, actually, my education
is funded by my father's trust.
Oh. And who's your dad?
He's actually not here with us anymore,
but his name was James St. Patrick.
He ran for Lieutenant Governor.
I met him once, at a DNC fundraiser.
It's He was very impressive.
Thank you.
To lose your father at that age,
that's that's tough.
It is.
And then the ugly rumors
that spread about him
since his passing that doesn't help.
I hope they're not true.
I've witnessed firsthand
the deleterious effect of drugs
on minority communities.
I agree with you.
I mean, look what opioids
are doing across the country,
especially Appalachia.
Of course, Big Pharma's
not getting put in prison
for dealing Oxy.
Son, there's a difference
between legal and illegal drugs.
Legal drugs are killing people
at a higher rate
than illegal drugs are.
I mean, the only difference
that I see between the two
is that rich white donors
have the power to influence
these lawmakers
so that their product
is considered "legal".
- Hmm.
- Does have a point, Uncle Rick.
[LAUGHS] You need to
bring him every year.
Yeah, so how much money are you taking
from Big Pharma, Congressman Sweeney?
[CLEARS THROAT, COUGHS]
[CLEARS THROAT]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS]
Thank you.
Hey.
Hey, Whitman, it's cold as fuck
out here, right?
- No shit. Body's up the hill?
- Yeah.
Hey, you got something for me?
Snow didn't help, but I think
we found the murder weapon.
That's a 15 Mag. Is that police issue?
Ran the serial number.
Belonged to Detective Danilo Ramirez.
- You reach out?
- Yep. He's not home.
And he's missed a week of work.
Huh. All right. Did you put out a BOLO?
Yeah. You think Ramirez
popped the victim
and then skipped town?
Maybe.
But would he leave his gun here
for us to find?
Look, that's good work,
but keep it quiet.
Don't let the press find out.
[WHITMAN] How long has
the body been here?
[MEDICAL INVESTIGATOR]
Overnight, at least.
Any ID?
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Shit.
It's Professor Jabari Reynolds
from Stansfield.
You know him?
He was helping Santana investigate a
dead body found in the campus pool.
Hope that didn't get him killed.
[MOODY MUSIC PLAYS]
[DOORBELL RINGS]
[OTT] Give it back to her.
[SIGHS]
Really, Tate? At my home?
Okay. You have three minutes.
That's all I need.
I've been doing some serious
thinking about my next move.
- [KIDS SQUEALING]
- Okay, just
Uh, Rachel, Lizzie, Sarah, please!
Daddy can't hear himself think.
[SIGHS] The truth is,
I wanted to have them.
I mean, you can't have
a career in politics
without kids, right?
Would it have killed you
to give me a son?
I mean, just one.
Okay. You have two minutes
and 40 seconds left.
The 12th District. You see, the way I
Whoa, Sweeney's seat?
You're interrupting
my precious family time
to discuss Sweeney's seat?
The guy's a Democratic legend.
- No.
- He's a damn dinosaur.
The district has grown,
diversified, and changed.
- He hasn't, and you know it.
- Okay.
Look, if you're asking for
my help or the party's help,
I can tell you right now
the answer's a flat no.
There's no way that guy's going
anywhere without some hard,
and I'm talking, like,
hard dirt to force him out.
So you just go back to
your little city council office
and be happy you have a job.
Seriously?
Promise me, when I bring
something back on Sweeney,
you'll bless my taking his seat.
[SIGHS] Okay, yeah, sure. You got it.
But that's never gonna happen.
Goodbye, Councilman.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS]
Hannah, listen, I'm sorry
I missed the meeting.
But I promise, I won't be slipping back
into anything with Zeke or Jabari.
In fact, I just got a call
from the detective
I used to work with and date.
And, um, he wants to meet for coffee.
He's a good guy, you know, an adult.
And, um
we had chemistry, so
I know I wasn't making
good choices back then,
but this could be like
a second chance, you know?
Take it slow, of course,
but, um, I don't know,
I feel like this could be the
beginning of something good.
I got to go. Talk later.
- Kevin. Hey.
- Hey.
I, um, hope you weren't waiting long.
No, you you're right on time.
You look great.
Thanks. You too.
Should we go inside?
Uh, actually
I was hoping to maybe
take you someplace else.
It's a couple blocks away.
Okay. Sure.
[OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYS]
No.
No.
Oh, no.
- Can you confirm his identity?
- [SIGHS]
It's Jabari.
Jabari Reynolds.
What happened to him?
You two were close?
We worked together.
From your reaction,
it feels like there might be
something more between you.
In the past, there was.
Not currently?
- No.
- When did you see him last?
I
I don't know.
Yesterday in the office.
What'd you talk about?
I I I don't remember.
Oh, Jabari. [SNIFFLES]
I'm so, so sorry.
I'm so sorry.
You're sorry?
You blame yourself for this?
You think I had something
to do with this?
I didn't say that.
But it has been my experience
that you tend to blur
the personal and professional lines.
That's why you ambushed me this way.
This is amateur-hour bullshit.
I have no idea what happened to Jabari.
I would never, ever
I would never hurt him.
You have any more questions for me,
you you call my lawyer.
Carrie, you can leave, or you can help.
I need a list of his students
and advisees
and a separate list of the students
that you and Jabari questioned
about the G.T.G. kid
in the Stansfield pool.
[SCOFFS] You think
those murders are related?
Can't be a coincidence that kid dies,
you and Jabari start asking questions
now he's dead.
I'll get you the lists.
[WHITMAN] Carrie.
[CARRIE] What?
Please be careful.
Not only is my dad pressuring
me to pledge his frat,
but now he's making calls
so I get tapped to be
in the same secret society
as every other frickin' Weston.
Bro, are you even listening to me?
Yeah, basically your dad
wants you to be his mini-me.
The car, the family
hunting trips, you know,
it-it's all about hopping
on this Weston conveyor belt
that I'm supposed to just go along with
with no regard to who I am
or what I fucking actually want.
I mean, I don't blame you
for being upset.
I don't want to be my father either.
That's why I like
selling product with you.
It has nothing to do with being
a fucking Weston or who I am.
You're not still thinking
about getting out of the biz, are you?
I don't know, man.
Shit's crazy right now.
- There's a lot going on.
- Listen, 'Riq, I know
you've been through a lot,
but we built that shit.
[CELL PHONES CHIMING]
I mean, we can't just go and abandon it.
[CHIMING CONTINUES]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
[CELL PHONE VIBRATES]
Holy fuck, bro.
[TARIQ] What?
You know your professor,
Jabari Reynolds?
Dude was shot.
No way. What the fuck?
I'm sorry, bro. He's dead.
[TENSE MUSIC PLAYS]
- One sec.
- [INDISTINCT CHATTER]
[REFRIGERATOR DOOR OPENS]
[DRU] Hey. Keep practicing.
You'll get it.
Thanks, Dru.
I got a plan for us
to get out of the life.
- Out the business?
- This about me getting shot?
Yes, you getting shot.
Diana was almost arrested yesterday.
I'm not risking that shit again.
A'ight, so what you want to do?
I'm telling Zeke to sign up
for the draft this year.
When he's really making money
on endorsements and shit
in about three years, we're out.
He's our exit plan.
Will Zeke be down with that?
That nigga ain't got a choice.
We follow him wherever he goes,
him and his team.
Houston, Phoenix, whatever,
and we'll all have roles.
I'll manage him,
Dru will travel with him,
and you'll ward off all the thots
and be in charge of publicity.
So, we're all gonna be working for Zeke?
No, Zeke's our new product.
He's your cousin. It's about family.
[CELL PHONE VIBRATES]
Stansfield professor was murdered?
Y'all know about this?
[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS]
[PHONE CHIMES]
Come on, Ma. Reach out.
[KNOCK AT DOOR]
Lauren, what's up? You okay?
I just can't stop thinking
about Professor Reynolds.
- [DOOR CLOSES]
- Where's Brayden?
I don't know. Probably
somewhere in the hall,
offering a girl a shoulder
to cry on or something.
[CHUCKLES] He's so chivalrous.
Yeah. Any opportunity he gets.
I just don't understand.
Who would want to kill our professor?
[SIGHS]
Tariq, you don't even seem upset.
Lauren, my twin sister was murdered.
And your father.
My mother's in WITSEC.
You know, over the past few years,
I lost two of my best friends.
I lost my godmother, my godfather.
And on top of everything,
I lost both of my parents.
So, honestly, I don't even think
I have it in me to cry
for Professor Reynolds.
I ain't even know him.
I didn't know any of that
about how many people you've lost.
[SIGHS] I can't imagine how many times
you've been through this and much worse.
You don't know how I feel, Lauren.
[LAUREN] I want to know.
I want you to tell me.
[CELL PHONE VIBRATES]
Tariq?
Lauren, I got to go.
I got to be somewhere.
[SCOFFS] Okay.
I'll see you later.
[DOOR CLOSES]
- [CAR DOOR CLOSES]
- [CANE] Hey, yo
why is this nigga's face
all over the fucking news?
He's a respected professor
at an elite college.
It was bound to happen. I knew it would.
Ain't nobody saying Ramirez did him.
That was your idea. You fucked up.
So why you think we used his gun?
Nobody gonna look into us for that shit.
They gonna have to look into Ramirez.
All right, motherfucker,
you better be right.
I am. Don't worry about it.
[CELL PHONE VIBRATES]
[SIGHS]
Shit.
It's Monet. She want to see me now.
That Jabari nigga, that
was your professor, right?
That's probably what
she want to talk about.
Just act normal. Don't say nothin'.
I don't know, man.
You know, lyin' to Monet
is kind of risky.
And tellin' her the truth
is fucking worse.
And if I remember,
you the one that said
she'll never find out.
And she won't, a'ight?
You the one bugging
the fuck out right now.
Just chill, man.
I I got this under control.
I'm not going down for this. Trust me.
If both of us shut the fuck up
about it, neither of us will.
Trust me.
[CAR DOOR CLOSES, ENGINE TURNING OVER]
[KNOCK AT DOOR]
Heard about Professor Reynolds.
Why haven't you been answering my texts?
You okay?
[DOOR CLOSES, LOCK CLICKS]
No.
I'm not okay.
You know what happened? Who shot him?
Can you just hold me?
[ALEX ISLEY'S "LA BREA" PLAYS]
[SINGER] I see pretty lights
In the distance
Don't let fear get in front of you
Know just where you want to be
Know in your heart you'll arrive
Arrive
[DOOR CLOSES]
[DIANA] What's up, Tariq?
[TARIQ] What up, Diana?
Thanks, Dru.
[MONET] Thanks for coming, Tariq.
Sit down. I cooked.
Looks good.
So tell me about this professor
that was killed.
You know him?
Yeah.
Mr. Reynolds.
He's one of my professors
in Canonical Studies.
You know, he's a pretty good guy.
So it's definitely a tragedy.
So what happened?
I have no clue.
You have no idea who shot him?
Nah. Look, I know you guys
are probably concerned about,
you know, police being all over
the campus and everything.
But everything's fine.
You don't have to worry.
You sure? 'Cause aren't
the cops still asking questions
about that body
in the pool and now this?
He was your professor.
You sure no one will be looking
in your direction for this?
Nobody.
You sure you had nothing to do
with this man's murder?
I had absolutely nothing to do with it.
I swear.
Now, you know what happens
if you lyin', right?
[TENSE MUSIC PLAYS]
I do.
Good, 'cause I don't need
my distro involved
in some stupid shit that's
gonna put more eyes on us.
Now, I just got a ton of brick
that needs to be moved.
Can you do that?
Of course I can.
All right, then, let's eat.
[SILVERWARE CLATTERS]
Hear anything from your mum?
Nope.
I wish I could speak to her.
That ain't allowed, is it?
[TARIQ] Nope.
But I don't care about no rules.
[SCOFFS] Yeah.
I figured that out about you already.
Look, 'Riq, I know I'm not your mums,
but if you want to talk, I'm here.
And I really appreciate that.
Thank you.
I just feel like I just
Diana, get in here and get these plates.
Um, I'm helping Tariq.
He can handle it.
Can't you, Tariq?
Yes.
Now!
Sorry.
Meet you later, okay?
Yeah. Okay.
[SINGER] 'Cause you've
always been mine
[CELL PHONE VIBRATES]
- You've always been mine
-
Mine
I do something wrong?
I saw his body.
What?
At the morgue.
I identified Jabari's body.
And I can't get it out of my head.
You didn't answer me before.
What happened? How did he get shot?
I don't know.
I don't know.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS]
Could the Tejadas have had
something to do with it?
No.
Why would you even say that?
Monet threatened me the other night.
She told me that if I said
anything about what you told me
about being attacked by that gang,
she would report me
for sleeping with you.
Shit. [SIGHS]
- She knows about us?
- Yeah.
And she knows that Jabari
was asking questions
about that G.T.G. member in the pool.
That doesn't mean that
she'd hurt Professor Reynolds.
Monet would never do anything
to jeopardise my future.
It's got to be something else.
Then what?
What could Jabari have
done to get himself shot?
Yo, pop the trunk.
Did you go on a shopping spree?
A little somethin'-somethin'.
This shit's heavy as fuck.
Jeez, what the fuck is all this shit?
It's weighing down the Braymobile.
- You want to see?
- Yeah.
[TARIQ] Back in fucking business, baby.
- [BOTH LAUGH]
- Hell, yeah, dude!
What made you change your mind?
I mean, honestly, Bray, I don't
think I had a choice, bro.
You think it's safe to move
with all this weight in my car?
I mean, yeah, you're white.
Brand-new Benz. You'll be good.
Okay, but white people
still get pulled over
for speeding, 'Riq.
Shit, once they pull you over,
you give them your license,
they see you a Weston,
they'll fucking apologise
for pulling you over.
White privilege is just
another tool in our bag.
- Why not use it?
- All right.
Just keep the shit
under 65 on the highway
- so they don't bother you.
- [BRAYDEN] All right.
We'll park this at my
parent's country house
until we figure out a plan
and move all this product.
You're gonna love hunting, 'Riq.
I can tell. You look like a hunter.
[TARIQ, LAUGHING]
You look like a fuckin' hunter.
[BRAYDEN LAUGHS]
[MECCA] I'm glad you came, Cane.
[CANE] So what you want with me?
Well, we got some unfinished business.
Follow me.
I told you, I hate rude motherfuckers.
Oh, shit.
Wait, that's the Guap that got away.
Uh-huh. So I'm giving you a choice.
- [GROANING]
- You can show him mercy.
You could make him suffer
or
kill him.
[SCOFFS] Say less.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS]
- [GRUNTING]
- Shut your ass up.
Just know that whichever
you choose tells me
exactly who the fuck you are, man.
See
I don't need any handouts.
And I don't need him tied up
to beat his ass.
Get your bitch ass up.
Stupid motherfucker.
- [PANTING]
- [CANE] Get up.
- [SPITS]
- [MECCA] Come on, now.
I ain't got shit to prove to you.
[NECK CRACKS]
[BODY THUDS]
But that's who I motherfuckin' am.
I see.
You see Tariq tonight?
You believe what he said
about that professor?
Monet thinks she's smart
asking him like that,
but no is the only real answer
he can give her,
no matter what the truth is.
Stupid waste of time.
[SCOFFS] You ever gonna let up on Monet?
She's part of the reason I got shot.
- [KNOB SQUEAKS, WATER RUNNING]
- She's trying to blame Cane,
but I told her that we needed him.
Her pride wouldn't let her hear it.
Now she wants to act like
a mother and be all concerned.
She should have been concerned
before this.
She is concerned, Dru.
She's just trying to protect us.
With what? Her bullshit exit strategy?
Without even asking us
how we feel about it.
We ain't kids no more, D.
We don't get a say?
I mean, did you notice?
She didn't even mention Dad
in that plan.
So what, are we just gonna move
to wherever Zeke gets drafted
and then, what, leave him behind?
That's not right, Dru.
And why the hell do
I want to be Zeke's bitch?
Like like, who decided
that was gonna be my life?
It would be nice to be able to
make some of our own decisions.
Maybe we need to stop
waiting around for her
to give us permission
start making some moves on our own.
Shit.
[INTENSE MUSIC PLAYS]
What the fuck you doing, man?
Nothing, man. I was just walking by
- [GUN COCKS]
- It's cool.
Okay? I ain't gonna say shit.
You ain't gonna say shit?
And what, I'm just supposed
to fuckin' trust you?
Give me a reason
why I shouldn't dead your ass right now.
You just seen my work, man.
And I can help.
You? Help me?
I see all this weight,
but I don't see any soldiers.
Ain't nobody more vicious
or loyal than me.
You're gonna have to show me
a whole lot more
to convince me of that.
All right.
Give me a shot.
[SIGHS]
Yo, I cannot believe
you got me out here, bro.
I cannot believe I got you
out here either,
but here we are.
I mean, this shit don't even make sense.
What the hell did the deer do to you?
And after we kill the deer,
old dad forces us to eat it.
So you have that to look forward to.
- You're a joy today, Becca.
- [CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
All right, everyone, let's hit it.
[HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYS]
[RAPPER] I, I got to get on a roll
I got to stay on my toes
[ZEKE] Let's go.
[RAPPER] When you working
this hard, then it shows
Hey, Zeke.
Hey.
Why I got to come looking for you?
You ain't get my texts?
Did you threaten my professor?
You mean that reckless-ass
professor bitch you fuckin'?
Yeah, I told her what time it is.
You should've just stayed away from her.
I told you she didn't know anything.
Now Professor Reynolds is dead,
and she askin' more questions.
They were both looking into
the Guap who got murdered.
Please tell me you ain't had
nothin' to do
with what happened
to Professor Reynolds.
Zeke, I have no idea what happened
with that professor nigga.
- That wasn't us.
- For real?
- Don't lie to me.
- For real.
Now, are you done?
Because we have
more important shit to discuss.
I need you to sign up
for the draft this year.
It's time for you to go pro.
Actually, I was thinking,
Auntie, I haven't been
on the court much
'cause of my suspension
Look, we got to make this move
for the family now, Zeke.
I just don't know
if it's gonna be the best
Well, I do.
Enough of this Carrie shit.
Enough of these distractions.
Get your head in the game.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS]
[MUTTERING TO SELF]
- [CHUCKLES] Okay.
- [KEYS CLACKING]
Okay. Yeah.
Smells like Irish Spring and redemption.
Quit it, nigga. You ain't funny.
Hey, listen, I got myself an apartment.
So I'll be out of here by next week.
Okay. So was it something I said?
Nope.
I got a plan.
I'm back in motion.
And ain't nothin' gonna stop Rashad Tate
when he's got hisself a goal.
- Okay. I'm proud of you, boy.
- Yes, sir.
I am gonna need
something from you, though.
And there it is.
What you want, Rashad?
I need you to log me
into the police database.
I need to know everything there
is on Congressman Rick Sweeney.
- Why Rick
- Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh.
Just log me in, please.
So we just sit out here and wait?
Yep. Unfortunately.
This is actually fun to you?
Wait. Shh, shh, shh.
There's one right there.
You see it?
[TARIQ] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[BIRD CAWING]
[BRAYDEN] He got her.
It's hit. Let's follow it.
[GUNSHOT]
[PERSON] Whoa, whoa, whoa.
[BRAYDEN] What the fuck?
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
[TENSE MUSIC PLAYS]
[BRAYDEN] Tariq.
Tariq!
Tariq, are you okay?
You're lucky you didn't
hit him, Dick Cheney.
[SWEENEY] I know what I'm doing.
I'm an excellent shot.
[BRAYDEN] You broke
every safety protocol
[SWEENEY] Calm down!
He wasn't in any danger.
[ROBERT] Sorry, Tariq.
That shouldn't have happened.
Let us make it up to you.
You can take the kill shot.
- What?
- It's an honor, son.
[TRACE] Seriously?
I never get the kill shot.
[JAMES GASPING]
Let him go.
Do it, son.
[GUNSHOT]
[BRAYDEN] There, it's done.
- Everybody happy now?
- [MAN] All right.
This is bullshit. I'm out.
Tariq!
Tariq, wait!
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
[THEO] Hey, hey, hey.
Young bruh, I see your
stinkin' ass all up on TV.
- You on the come-up, huh?
- Yeah, I look good, right?
It's all about the jewel tones, brother.
[THEO] Mm.
Where'd that come from?
Ah, don't worry about it, man.
Yeah, I'm your brother,
and I'm worried about it.
I said don't.
I give it as good as I get it in here.
Trust me.
You gettin' your meds?
Every day.
Are you takin' 'em?
[SIGHS] Bro, I said I'm takin' 'em.
Can we talk about something else?
I hired that attorney we talked about.
Who? The white dude?
Yeah, Saxe. Look, he don't know it yet.
He's gonna help me get you out of here.
Get me up out of here?
Yeah.
Okay.
I ever lie to you?
[SIGHS] Fuck, yeah.
[BOTH LAUGHING]
Not this time, man.
I'm getting you out.
You ain't dying in here.
[TENDER MUSIC PLAYS]
[DOOR RATTLING]
[TENSE MUSIC PLAYS]
[RATTLING CONTINUES]
A gun, Ma?
For real, Ma? A gun?
Come on, you changed the locks on me?
It's like that?
Listen, we need to talk, okay?
I got us a new connect.
Let me in.
Let me in, Ma.
Ma. Ma, don't walk away.
Ma! Ma!
[TYLER, THE CREATOR'S
"WHO DAT BOY" PLAYS]
[RAPPER] Who dat boy? Who him is?
Him that nig-ga I swear
stand out guy
Him don't need no chair
Well where the fuck him at?
'Cause, nigga I'm right here
Who dat boy? Who him is?
Who dem boys, nigga?
Who dem is nigga?
Why you niggas feel like that?
Mad 'cause a nigga neck
chill like that
Mad 'cause a nigga
push wheel like that?
Why you puttin' bad vibes
in the air like that?
Nigga, who dem boys?
Nigga, who dem is?
[CELL PHONE CHIMES]
[CELL PHONE VIBRATES]
This is Detective Kevin Whitman, NYPD.
Who's this?
[CELL PHONE BEEPS]
[LINE BEEPS]
- [KEYS CLACKING]
- Did you get that?
That phone pinged at Stansfield.
Shit.
[WHITMAN] So we've been
on the right track.
The last person Reynolds texted
on the night of his murder
is on the Stansfield campus.
That's where we focus
this investigation,
and that's where
we find Reynolds' killer.
[TYLER] Who dat boy?
The boy drips swag
like a broken faucet
It's runnin', nigga
I'm runnin', shit
That cherry be the bomb
like he ran in Boston
Won't stop 'til the cops
surround him
One nigga jiggy
and the other awesome
With his fuckin' face blown off
- That's how they found him
- It's Young T
Who dat boy? Who him is?
Who dat boy? Who him is?
Nigga, who dat boy? Who him is?
Who dem boys, nigga?
Who dem is, nigga?
Why you niggas feel like that?
Mad 'cause a nigga neck
chill like that
You mad 'cause a nigga
push wheel like that?
Why you puttin' bad vibes
in the air like that?
- Nigga, who dem boys?
- Nigga, who dem is?
Who else step
in this bitch this jig?
Who else your bitch
say got a bick this big?
Who else came through
with a wrist this flick?
Nigga, guess my pants do my dance
Spin around, bitch
you could kiss my ass
Never seen a nigga in this much Raf
Still doin' math
when I miss my class
Was it Summertime '06
had the Number Nine
Nigga, never mind
Was another time before Vince
Had the Gucci gold tips
with the letterman
Nigga, dollar sign was my
favourite number at the time
Fresh freshmen
'til they skipped my ass
Senior citizen don't forget my past
Been that nigga
and you knew that there
Make the dick disappear
how she do that there?
Who dat boy? Who him is?
Who dat boy? Who him is?
Nigga, who dat boy? Who him is?
Who dem boys, nigga?