Tulsa King (2022) s04e03 Episode Script
Cease & Desist
1
[MITCH] I'm gonna need
Oklahoma car registrations.
We're gonna phony 'em up
and match 'em with junkers,
which we will then burn
and put in insurance claims for.
You making me an offer?
12.5% of the Montague bourbon profits.
25%. But I'm gonna send a man out there
to overlook my share.
To bygones being bygones.
- [GUNSHOTS]
- [CLAMORING]
Listen up, assholes!
Get the hands up!
Jewelry, guns, in this fucking bag!
You just got robbed
by two swarthy Mediterraneans.
Dwight Manfredi is
completely legitimate.
- How does he make his money?
- [SACKRIDER] Among other things,
he's the current owner
of Montague Distillery.
[CLARK]
Manfredi has a liquor license?
Revoke it.
[TYSON] Ecstasy, motherfucker.
Where is it?
We took 20,000 pills
off that motherfucker.
Twenty apiece, that's 400k.
Tragedy was averted this evening
at the Kitty Kat Klub,
- where police say that
- We out.
tense music ♪
[SANTIAGO]
That's the dude who robbed me.
Then he better hope the coppers find him
before I do.
- "Whiskey Train" playing
- Whiskey train ♪
Whiskey train ♪
Whiskey train, whiskey train ♪
Your wild hands
do keep me sane ♪
I know you're double-bladed ♪
But my memory gets faded ♪
Whiskey train, whiskey train ♪
[INDISTINCT SHOUTING]
People try and tell me ♪
- That I got to slow down ♪
- [JOANNE] Gentlemen,
we are officially in business.
Wow. You said Tuesday,
it's actually Tuesday.
What, did you think I was lying?
In my line of work,
it pays to be a skeptic.
I say we toast to our success.
[JOANNE] Here's to the 50.
May our pockets remain full,
our troubles remain small
and our glasses remain
- overflowing.
- Cheers.
Just so I know
you got all these trucks
going hither and yon.
Which one is my guy's truck?
It was the first one out.
It's headed straight to New York.
A symbolic tip of the hat.
But when does he get his 25%?
That's Dwight's department.
You had to remind me of my paltry 7.5 %?
Everybody gets what they negotiate.
[VINCE] Well, in that case,
what is it gonna take to get you
back to my hotel?
[LAUGHS]
- [BEVILAQUA] Whoa.
- About a hundred more
- of these, old man.
- [LAUGHS]
Keep leading with your chin, jocko.
What are you saying that
to the girl for?
She didn't say no.
She almost threw up in her mouth.
[PHONE BUZZING]
[COUNTRY MUSIC PLAYING]
What do you need?
I hear the trucks are rolling.
- Mm-hmm.
- When do I see some cash?
In due time.
Be a little more specific.
Mm. I'll tell you what.
When it's sold and not before.
- Is that specific enough?
- Hey, look,
don't be a wiseass, huh?
I'm busy here. I don't want
to fuck around with this shit.
You know, well, we got that
in fucking common, too,
'cause I'm busy.
I'm going now.
- You need some help?
- No.
I got it. [GRUNTS]
- Hoo
- What happened?
Ah, you know, back in the joint,
I got shanked in the back,
it hit a nerve, and every now and then,
- this leg acts up.
- How long's it last?
I don't know, it varies, but it's
Anyway, what's on your mind?
We got a problem. [SIGHS]
They denied the insurance claim
- for Mitch's Auto City.
- What?
[BIGFOOT] They're the real
organized crime.
That's the thing.
It's not the insurance company.
This one's coming from
the State Fire Marshal's office.
They cleared the claim two days ago,
now they just revoked it.
So, it just changed?
Just like that, for no reason?
Look, I asked for answers,
they wouldn't say shit.
slow, suspenseful music ♪
Well, I wouldn't worry about it.
It's not the end of the world.
Dwight, it's a $3-million-dollar payout.
True, but 45 minutes ago,
the Montague 50 hit the road,
and that three million, pretty soon,
is gonna be pocket change.
[CHUCKLES]
quirky, upbeat music ♪
"Pocket change."
percussive, upbeat music ♪
♪
[GOODIE] Those white power fucks.
- A fucking Timex?
- [CHUCKLES]
I didn't even know
they made these no more.
Yeah, it's like we hit
a flophouse on the Bowery.
Oh, and, uh, I call this.
What's that, one of them German guns?
It's a Luger. I used to see 'em
on Hogan's Heroes.
Which means what, it's
an 80-year-old piece of shit?
This is a classic weapon.
How about we do ten paces and turn?
Tell me how classic
you think it is then.
You're missing the point.
You know Tommy Cassanata
from Gerritsen Beach?
His father fought in the Pacific,
2nd Division Marines, Okinawa.
Comes home with this sword
he took off this, um,
banzai asshole he killed hand to hand.
What's that got to do
with some shitty old gun?
He sold that sword for enough
to put Tommy through college.
I thought Tommy was a garbageman.
He was, but he could've went
to college with that money.
That's the point.
Yeah, I'm gonna see
what I can get for this.
Oh, what you can get for it?
And I, what, I get, uh, Harry
the Hobo's fucking timepiece?
I'll tell you what.
Let's flip for it.
quirky, suspenseful music
- Got a quarter?
- I believe I do.
- Call it.
- Tails.
[CLICKS TONGUE] Heads.
That's why I don't gamble no more.
Oh, since when?
All right. Double or nothing.
Uh, double what, you idiot?
There's only one Luger.
My share of the cash
and all this other shit.
Oh, you got to be kidding me.
I don't kid about shit like this.
You do realize you're a stone-cold
degenerate gambler, right?
I'm sorry, I didn't realize
we were married.
Come on. Do it.
You know, you could get help for this.
Fuck help. I'm taking tails again.
Come on, do it.
Flip the fucking thing.
- Heads.
- Fuck me!
[LAUGHS]
I'll tell you what.
Keep the Timex, on me.
[LAUGHS]
I'll take this
[MACHINERY WHIRRING IN DISTANCE]
[ALARM BUZZES]
- [WHIRRING STOPS]
- [INDISTINCT SHOUTING]
- [INDISTINCT CHATTER]
- [AGENT] equipment now.
I need you to move it.
Back up, okay?
- [WOMAN] Okay, no problem.
- [AGENT 2] Federal agents.
- Joanne Manfredi?
- Can I help you?
Agent Winston with the Oklahoma
Alcoholic Beverage Laws
- Enforcement Commission.
- Okay.
We're going to need to run
some tests on your product.
Oh, no, hold on. We did this already,
soup to nuts, with you people.
You checked our financials,
ran a bunch of tests on our products.
Everything checked out.
Then this should be pretty routine.
Okay, well, why are you back so soon?
I just go where they tell me, ma'am.
Where who tells you?
My boss. They hand me
a list of businesses,
some small, others not,
I just go out and do
- Your job.
- Yes, ma'am.
- Right.
- And the quicker
you let me do it, the quicker
we'll be out of your hair.
These gentlemen are compliance officers.
They'll be running some tests
while I review your books.
While that's happening, you'll
need to continue to cease all activity.
Meaning what, exactly?
Any and all business must be halted,
within the facility and without,
including the loading
of those trucks outside.
Okay, I'm on a shipping schedule.
As I said before, ma'am
You don't give a shit. [LAUGHS]
I'm paraphrasing, of course.
It's all just a formality.
Okay. Fine. Just do what you have to do.
slow, dark music ♪
Oh, okay. Well
It's okay.
I think.
[WOZNIAK] Tyson Clinton Mitchell.
No real record to speak of, but
as far as criminal associates go,
he spends a lot of time in
the company of this individual.
Who is he?
That's Dwight "the General" Manfredi.
You say that like
it means something, mate.
It does to some people.
Well, not to me. So, who the fuck is he?
Former Mafia big shot out of New York.
Former.
I've heard of this guy, Dan.
- He's dangerous.
- Shut your fucking gob.
On paper, he's pretty much
a straight-up Tulsa businessman,
but he has done 25 years
on a homicide charge.
Italian Mafia in Tulsa?
Am I supposed to be scared
of something from fairy tales?
I'm just telling you what I know.
The kid, Tyson. You want him locked up?
I can plant a gun, some drugs.
I'll take it from here, Detective.
tense, dark music ♪
Always a pleasure.
[CHAIR SCRAPES]
[DOOR OPENS]
[DOOR CLOSES]
♪
100%, this Tyson Mitchell,
he's the bloke who robbed you
and nicked me product?
No doubt. Zero.
When I was a nipper back in Hackney,
my boss told me a valuable thing.
He said, "You give a person one chance.
Never more."
This Tyson Mitchell?
He's had his fucking chance.
And I'll take care of him, I swear.
Another week, doctor says,
and I'll be good to go.
How is that, then?
What do you mean?
You've already had your chance, too.
[CHOKING]
[GASPING]
tense, dark music ♪
♪
[HORSE NEIGHS]
- [BIRDS SINGING]
- [QUIET CHATTER]
[HAMMER THUDS ON METAL]
- [ROOSTER CROWING]
- [HAMMER THUDS ON METAL]
Beautiful day.
- When did that happen?
- Ah, fell down in the shower.
[CHUCKLES]
- Does it hurt much?
- Yeah, a little bit. Little bit.
[SIGHS]
I'm sorry you're going through this.
No, listen, at least
I got this nice cane
- from Bigfoot, right?
- [BOTH CHUCKLE]
Oh, excuse me.
- Sure.
- Hey, Denny?
When you get a chance, can you check out
the door hinge on Stall 11?
[RANCH HAND]
Yes, ma'am. Come on, darling.
[DWIGHT] That's very nice. Who did that?
[SPENCER]
Me and some of the ranch hands.
I know I say this a lot, but
I cannot thank you enough
for this opportunity.
She believed in you.
She was a good judge of character.
Except for me, of course.
Come on. You know that's not true.
[LAUGHS SOFTLY] Yeah.
- Mm.
- gentle, ambient music ♪
[EXHALES] There's something
I need to talk to you about.
What's wrong?
I caught one of the hands
double-bunking horses.
[CHUCKLES]
Double what? "Bunking"?
- What's that?
- He's boarding extra animals
- Mm-hmm.
- charging rent,
but crowding them into the same stall.
- Oh, he's stealing? Oh.
- Yeah, he's stealing.
He wouldn't have had the balls
to do if Margaret was around.
- Right.
- I want to get rid of him,
but I've never fired anyone.
Well, here's what I think about that.
You're not firing him,
he's firing himself
because he's a damn thief.
But I don't want you
to do anything alone.
I mean, I want you to have Mitch here,
because when you get rid
of people like that,
they can act a little peculiar
when you kick them out.
Okay?
I'm just gonna walk around for a while.
[SPENCER] Mm-hmm.
[ROOSTER CROWING]
[COUNTRY SONG PLAYING]
[PAWNBROKER] What we got here?
Oh, that's a nice piece.
It's a Krieghoff.
I wish I were a raindrop ♪
Nice clean bore.
Look like all the parts are original.
And it's got a nice blued finish on it.
Nice piece.
Y'all got any paperwork on this?
What do you mean, like a bill of sale?
State law requires
that I prove it's not stolen.
Stolen?
We look like crooks to you?
It was a gift from my grandfather.
He was a war hero.
He took it off some Nazi at Iwo Jima.
There weren't no Nazis in Iwo Jima.
He means the Battle of the Bulge.
Why don't y'all give me a second?
I got to take a closer look
at this, all right?
Iwo Jima?
I was just trying to help.
You want to help? Wait in the car.
Right here is some military unit
markings on this gun,
it could greatly increase
the value of it,
but I need to check
with my expert to confirm.
Well, how much we talking?
Oh, that's hard to say.
Why don't you just let me call my guy?
Look, I'm hoping to get a decent price
so I can help my son finish college.
Oh, yeah? Where's he go?
Haversham College of University.
Uh, I don't, I don't think
I ever heard of that one.
Where's it at?
In Haversham.
I'll tell you what. Here's my number.
You want to make an offer,
give me a call.
I'll do that. Y'all have a good day.
[EXHALES]
"Haversham College of University."
Jesus Christ.
"Guest of the Moon"
by Possum playing ♪
- ♪
- [INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Uh, Dasika. These are for you.
Thank you for being ♪
The great controller ♪
Thank you for showing ♪
May I help you?
That depends. You Lawrence Geigerman?
That depends. Who's asking?
Rick Hiddleston.
I'm with the Enforcement
Division of the Oklahoma
Medical Marijuana Association.
Enforcement
Sorry, what exactly are you enforcing?
The immediate closure
of this establishment.
Excuse you?
This is a cease and desist as
ordered by the executive director.
On what grounds?
I run a very tight ship.
Well, unfortunately, that ship
has drifted too close
to a middle school.
Yeah, I'm familiar with that statute.
The rule is 1,000 feet,
and I measured
before I signed the lease here.
Your building to the adjacent
school building?
Yes, and I used a laser
for pinpoint accuracy.
We are exactly 1,190.3 feet away.
Well over the legal limit, Rick.
The measurement
starts at the property line,
not building to building.
Fuck. I'm calling my attorneys.
All of them? Gee whiz.
In the meantime, congratulations.
As far as the law's concerned,
you just went from being
a businessman to a drug dealer.
You know this is bullshit.
So you say, but all of this has to go.
You can't touch my product.
- [TIRES SCREECH]
- That's correct. They can.
Attention, everyone,
this establishment is now closed.
Please leave immediately.
- [LOUD CHATTER]
- fast, exciting music ♪
[QUIET CHATTER]
[ENTRY BELL JINGLES]
slow, suspenseful music ♪
Hello, mate.
That looks good, man.
What flavor?
It's the best butter pecan
this side of Pakistan. [LAUGHS]
Not bad for a last meal.
What? Oh.
[PEOPLE SCREAMING]
- [MAN] Run, run!
- [WOMAN] Go, go, go!
[GUNSHOTS]
[ENGINE REVS]
♪
- [ENGINE REVS]
- [TIRES SCREECH]
"R-N-T-6-3-84."
[PANTING]
Who are you, motherfucker?
What the hell is going on?
This place looks like a ghost town.
Where the fuck is everybody?
We just got shut down.
- Shut down?
- Court order, state of Oklahoma.
They pulled our gaming
and liquor licenses.
They can't do that.
This is Indian property.
That's what I said. They said
we obtained our license
fraudulently through Jimmy "the Creek."
And this just came out of nowhere?
- [GOODIE] Yeah.
- This is not the way
the law works. This is all wrong.
Some judge just can't write
an injunction.
[BODHI] Dwight.
- We got to talk.
- Uh, listen, not right now.
We got enough serious problems
right here.
Some half-assed judge
just shut this joint down.
Yeah, it's about to get
a fuck of a lot worse.
What are you talking about?
Well, we just got tagged by OMMA.
What's OMMA?
Uh, the Oklahoma
Medical Marijuana Association.
They just shut us down,
claiming that we're too close
to a school.
You know, just pay the fine
and let's move on.
Unfortunately,
they already cleared us out,
our entire inventory,
including the safe.
As of right now,
Even Higher Plane doesn't exist.
What the fuck is going on?
["HOLDING OUT"
BY MIDNIGHT SWARMI PLAYING]
When I wake up ♪
Think I had it, I ♪
Got to go, but ♪
See you later and ♪
In one day, one,
everything I own is gone.
Gone. Why?
First of all, the cane
is a hell of an affectation.
I use the cane because I have a bad leg.
- Sorry to hear it.
- Sure you are.
Anyway, it sounds like someone
at the state's government
- has a serious hard-on for you.
- But why?
- What can you do about it?
- Me?
- Yeah.
- I'm a fed.
Granted, a more highly
placed one than last year.
Mm. What's that supposed to mean?
I got a promotion. Better
budget, more responsibility.
Yeah, and more power,
because of the information
I fucking gave you.
Now I need you to do something
and use that juice
to straighten this bullshit out.
It doesn't work that way here.
They take their
"states' rights" thing really seriously.
It sounds to me like it's coming
from somebody at the top.
At the top? Who? Like
Not the new governor?
Could be. You have a run-in with her?
No. Run-in? Nothing. Nothing.
Well, either way, if I were you,
I'd lawyer up and fast.
They got their own RICO laws.
If they decide to establish
a pattern of criminal activity,
your head will be mounted
on the trophy room wall
at the state house faster than
you can say, "What the fuck?"
I need you to get me
something on this governor.
Let's be clear: I don't work for you.
We did some bad shit together.
We're in bed together.
Now, I need you to get me
something on this woman.
slow, dark music ♪
I can tell you she has
a very clean reputation.
Now, every politician
that I've ever personally known
always has some private moment
they never want exposed.
It's a dirty business.
You know that. I know that.
And everyone gets a little stained.
We built something here.
It's not going anywhere.
♪
You're lucky as shit
it's your job you're losing,
not your damn hand.
- [CAR DOOR CLOSES]
- I don't want to see you
- around here again.
- [ENGINE STARTS]
Well, we won't be seeing him anymore.
Thanks, Mitch.
My pleasure.
Ain't been out here in a good while.
Nice to have a little dirt
under my heels.
I felt the same thing when I came back.
Oh, yeah?
[HORSE WHINNIES]
[HORSE SNORTS]
Who is this beautiful boy?
[SPENCER] Name's Curule.
He's been here a while now.
That is no run-of-the-mill oat eater.
Belongs to some rich old guy
who bought his daughter a racehorse
for a wedding present seven months ago,
but she's already divorced.
- They racing him?
- Nope, and the daughter
hasn't even been out to visit.
So, you're telling me they put
a two-year-old thoroughbred
out to pasture?
- slow, somber music
- [HORSE NICKERS]
Poor thing's itching to run.
Mind if I take him for a spin?
He'd love that.
Point me where the saddles are.
[SOFTLY] Let's go for a ride, huh?
♪
Ms. Manfredi.
- [JOANNE] Well?
- Good news and bad news.
Good news is, your books are solid.
Kudos to your accountant.
Yeah, I do the accounting.
Well, kudos, as I said.
What's the bad news?
The rivets on the barrels
that hold your bourbon
show evidence of lead.
"Evidence of lead"?
- What does that mean, exactly?
- It means they contain lead.
Well, sure, those barrels
are over 50 years old.
Yes, and in that time,
it's possible some lead
seeped into the wood and then
into the bourbon itself.
Your agency ran all those tests already
and approved that bourbon for sale.
I'm aware of that,
and I've been charged
with testing again.
slow, dark music ♪
What is this, a witch hunt?
Don't be so hard on yourself.
We'll have the test results
in the morning.
[DWIGHT] What is that, a mirage?
Tyson, where have you been?
[EXHALES SHARPLY]
I've been laying low, boss.
To be honest, I was shot at.
- What?
- I traced his license plate,
and it's an ecstasy dealer
named English Dan.
I think I know the answer,
but I'm hoping that I'm wrong.
Why did he take a shot at you?
I robbed a guy and, uh,
stole his product.
Jesus Christ.
[GOODIE] Actually,
we both robbed his guy.
[TYSON] I-I stole the shit
and sold the shit,
but turns out, it was cut with
some of the sleepy-time stuff.
- I don't know.
- T-This the stuff on the news?
- [BIGFOOT] That strip club?
- What'd I tell you?
- No drugs.
- That's right!
But this ain't even what
the streets consider
to be real drugs, boss.
And-and Goodie only came
for my protection.
Now you're both deeper in this shit?
What if that crap
had been laced with fentanyl?
This would be a multiple murder charge,
- you know that?
- Boss, I am so, so
[DWIGHT] Sorry?
That word in this situation
means nothing.
Tyson, action means something.
Do you know where this guy is?
I don't know. I haven't seen him.
Okay, all right, I want you both
to go out and find him
and take care of him before he becomes
a bigger problem than he already is.
Understood.
slow, tense music ♪
[PHONE BUZZING]
Hey, Joanne. How are you?
Oh, my God, Dwight.
What's the matter? What's wrong?
I'm freaking the fuck out
over here.
Yeah, I can hear that. What happened?
They're shutting us down.
They're pulling the 50 off the trucks.
Who is? What are you talking about?
I don't Whatever the fuck,
they're the assholes
that ran the tests yesterday.
The fucking Alcohol Bureau,
whatever the fuck
- they're called.
- [WINSTON] Oklahoma Alcoholic
Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission.
All right, fuck you.
Joanne, who are you talking to?
The fucking girl from the agency.
"Girl"?
Hold on, Dwight. Listen,
get the fuck out of my face
before I put my foot up your ass.
I'll be outside.
They're saying there's lead
in the bourbon.
They're stopping the trucks
and prohibiting any sales.
Okay, listen to me.
I want you to calm down.
Well, how am I supposed to calm down?
There's, like, $150 million
dollars' worth of booze.
All right, I'll call you
right back. Pull the car around.
- Where we going?
- We're going to see
that fucking governor.
Looks harmless, doesn't she?
[MAYA] Mr. Manfredi.
I'm Maya Gordon,
Governor Clark's chief of staff.
How can I help you?
Well, like I told the receptionist,
I need to see the governor.
Mm. And what would be
the nature of that meeting?
The nature is, why is
she trying to ruin my life?
Oh, wow.
[CHUCKLES]
Ruin your life?
That's right. I need to see her.
Well, there is a protocol
for requesting a meeting.
You'll find a form
on the governor's website.
Mm-hmm. "Maya," is it?
Nice name.
Kind of rhymes with "liar."
- [LAUGHS SOFTLY]
- [CHUCKLES]
I need to see the governor now.
It's very important, Maya.
I'm afraid that's not possible.
Why not?
Because she will not see you
without an appointment.
Now, I politely request
that you gentlemen leave,
or I'll be forced to call security.
- Don't want to do that.
- Mm-mm.
How about I just wait outside?
How's that?
Well, that won't do you
any good, Mr. Manfredi.
The governor goes straight from here
to the Wranglers of Hope fundraiser.
slow, ambient music ♪
Thank you for your help.
Well, you're so very welcome.
[DWIGHT] Maya. I was being sarcastic.
So was I.
[DOOR CLOSES]
[SPENCER] Mitch.
This is Lyle Catherwood.
- He owns Curule.
- [MITCH] Mr. Catherwood.
Pleasure. Thanks for coming down.
Well, Spencer says you want
to talk. What can I do for you?
I know you're a busy man,
so I'll cut to the chase.
I'd like to make an offer
to buy old Curule down there.
I ain't never seen a horse
stand so proud.
Because he's more than just a horse.
He's bloodline. Legacy.
Folks will pay more
than most people make
in five winters for his foal alone.
Well, I ain't a rich man,
but what I do have
is an abiding love for horses.
- Love don't pay the bills, son.
- That is true,
but it will help him
fulfill his potential.
[CATHERWOOD]
I bought him for my daughter.
Thought it would give her a purpose.
Turns out, she's more
interested in shopping.
- [CHUCKLES]
- [MITCH] I tell you what,
you give him to me at a fair price
I'll make sure he has the life
he's intended to have.
You gonna race him?
That's the plan.
slow, gentle music ♪
Give me ten percent of his winnings,
and he's yours.
What if he don't win?
Then I just made a shitty deal.
Pleasure to meet you.
Thank you, Spencer.
[DWIGHT] This fucking governor.
[THUDS FIST ON DESK]
She shut down one business
after another.
[BEVILAQUA] And you had no idea
any of this shit was happening?
[DWIGHT] No. As a matter of fact,
I've been reduced to almost nothing.
- Jesus.
- Absolutely nothing.
I got to figure out
how to save this place.
I don't know.
What are you gonna figure out?
This-this woman's out to bury you.
I-I took a hit on this, too, Dwight,
- but I got other shit going on
- What, do you want me
- to cry for you?
- [CHUCKLES]
Maybe you want a loan.
- A loan, from you?
- To hold you over.
All right, what's the vig?
I don't know,
the vig is, uh, what is it?
50 points per week? I mean
Listen, you're a great earner.
What are you worried about?
I'm closed down one day,
and a fucking hyena shows up.
Oh, I'm a hyena
'cause I offer you a loan?
- You're a hyena.
- [SCOFFS] Okay.
If I was drowning,
you'd throw me a cinder block.
- Don't take the loan.
- [PAPER RUSTLES]
I got to get a face-to-face
with this governor.
[CLARK] Good evening, friends.
It is my honor and privilege
to stand here tonight
among the cowboys and cowgirls
and the rest of
the bighearted folks
who embody the true spirit
of the great state of Oklahoma.
We gather this evening not just
for a cause for a calling.
A calling to care.
Now, we all know that cowboys
are known for their grit
$10,000 a plate to listen
to some canned speech?
I'd give 20,000
if she'd shut her piehole.
[LAUGHS]
[LAUGHS] Amen to that.
[CLARK] it's the bigness
of their hearts.
And tonight, those hearts
are on full display.
The Wranglers of Hope Foundation
reminds us that even
the toughest trail hand
can make the gentlest difference
in a child's life.
And tonight, we honor
our biggest benefactor,
the chairman
of Echelon Harvest Technologies,
Mr. Bradley Van Heusen.
- [CHEERING]
- [APPLAUSE]
What the fuck is Echelon Harvest?
Convoluted AI data farming.
- English.
- They gather information
to create more sophisticated
Internet search engines.
Like Google?
But Googlier.
"Googlier"? Wise guy.
"The business of America is business."
And that's the business of Oklahoma.
Where would we be
without our business people,
the job creators,
the men and the women
who get up every morning
Then why are you shutting me down?
- [GASPING]
- [MURMURING]
- [CLARK] Uh, excuse me?
- [SIGHS]
Ladies and gentlemen,
my name is Dwight Manfredi.
I am a chairman of Friedman Enterprises
and, for some reason,
this woman is trying to get rid of me,
doesn't like me,
has a little thing against me,
and wants to shut down
all my legal businesses
with no provocation whatsoever.
Mr. Manfredi, this is neither
the time nor the place.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Right.
This afternoon at your office
was the time and place,
but you wouldn't see me.
[CROWD GASPING, MURMURING]
You just can't
cut off a person's ability
to earn a living.
Uh, security, can we please deal
with this, please?
[DWIGHT] Oh, here we go. Here we go.
$70,000 I spent to be here tonight,
so I'm going to speak my mind.
Guys, reconsider,
really, this is a health tip.
[SIGHS]
As I was saying,
without provocation,
you shut down not one,
but three legal businesses,
causing my employees here
- to be without an honest job.
- [CROWD MURMURING]
- Why?
- With cause,
ladies and gentlemen.
- With cause.
- Fake cause
that you cooked up,
and you know it, Governor. Come on.
[CLARK] Ladies and gentlemen, this man
is a blight
on the great state of Oklahoma.
He is a felon.
- [LOUD, OVERLAPPING CHATTER]
- [DWIGHT] I don't know
which is worse "blight" or "felon."
An ex-felon, everyone,
who paid his debt to society,
and I'm now a law-abiding citizen.
I don't know what you've got against me,
and it really doesn't matter,
but you better be as clean
as you pretend to be,
because now
now you have my full
and undivided attention,
Governor.
up-tempo, dramatic music ♪
Sorry, everyone. Enjoy the dessert.
Let's go, guys.
[VIGOROUS, OVERLAPPING CHATTER]
[RAP SONG PLAYING IN GYM]
That him?
No doubt.
You sure you got this?
Motherfucker tried to pop me.
I ain't losing sleep over this.
All right. Make sure you catch him
the second he hits the street.
[OPENING GLOVE COMPARTMENT]
And here, use this.
- The fuck is this?
- It's a Luger,
German, World War II.
Thing's so old,
the bullets are untraceable.
I like it.
♪
[GOODIE] Looks like he's wrapping up.
slow, ominous music ♪
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
♪
- [ENGINE REVVING]
- [TIRES SQUEALING]
It's a shitty last meal, bitch.
[VEHICLE DOOR CLOSES]
[TIRES SQUEALING]
tense, dramatic music ♪
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
We're gonna get it back.
[PHONE BUZZING]
Hello.
[MARK]
Howdy. Is this Mr. Johnson?
Uh, yes, it is.
Hey, this is Mark Braddock
from Cash Corner Pawn Shop.
You were in here
the other day with a Luger.
Right, yes.
Yeah, well,
I got some good news for you.
I did my research.
That particular make and model
is exceedingly rare.
If you're interested,
I can offer you $18,000 cash.
Well, to be honest,
I do have some other interest.
Uh, could you make it 22?
How about 20 even?
Done. I'll be there within an hour.
All right, I'll have your money
waiting on you.
Yo. I was just calling you.
- Sup, man?
- The Luger.
- I need it back.
- Wha-What you mean?
Did I stutter?
I need it back. Where is it?
- I left it.
- Left it where?
I left it outside the gym.
What? Why?
So they wouldn't find that shit on me.
That gun is worth a fortune.
And you just left it there.
Goddamn it.
Ah, fuck.
[SCOFFS]
As you can see from the order,
effective immediately,
the state has agreed
to subsidize up to 70%
of Echelon Harvest's
water and electricity
at a site to be agreed upon
in the future.
And the potential zoning issues?
I'll make sure there are none.
Lively dinner last night.
Sorry about that outburst.
This Manfredi, who is he exactly?
Just some thug out of New York.
He was attached at the hip
with Thresher.
You see him being a problem?
slow, suspenseful music ♪
I see him returning to New York City
very soon.
Good.
[DOOR CLOSES]
[PHONE BUZZING]
[SIGHS] Oh, is this guy a vampire?
[BIGFOOT] Yeah.
[SIGHS] You're up late, Ray.
So, Bevilaqua tells me
you lost the liquor deal.
Bevilaqua told you.
Yeah, he seems to talk to you a lot.
Is it true?
About what?
Oh, don't act stupid.
That's the last thing
I am, Ray, is stupid.
So what the hell is going on out there?
Well, the state liquor board came in,
they smashed everything,
busted up all the barrels.
There's nothing left.
That's what happened.
It's all gone?
When am I gonna see some cash?
The 25%?
[SIGHS] Is there something wrong
with this phone, Ray?
There's nothing left.
I said it's all gone.
You still owe me 25%.
25% of what?
25% of whatever the fuck you got
or whatever the fuck you're gonna get.
I get my piece first.
There is no "piece." It's all gone, Ray.
Listen to me.
I'm gonna get my money,
one way or the other.
Even if I have to send somebody
out there to bust you up.
See, now you're crossing the line.
Listen to me.
I am not gonna sit back
and just let this
No, you listen to me!
Here's what I owe you
nothing.
Zero!
And if you threaten me again,
I swear to God,
I'm gonna find you,
and I'm gonna pull you apart
piece by fucking piece.
I promise you, on my mother's grave.
"Trouble Comes Knocking"
by Timber Timbre playing ♪
I want your money ♪
But your money ain't right ♪
So I'm packing it in ♪
I stay at home every night ♪
And our place, it cleared out ♪
Bad luck had fallen ♪
And no one came knocking ♪
No one came calling ♪
When things got real bad ♪
Oh, people got scared ♪
Well, I got worried ♪
So we took what we could get ♪
And all you
fair-weather watchers ♪
Watch out and beware ♪
When your trouble
comes knocking ♪
I hope you ain't there ♪
With a sword ♪
In a bag in my trunk ♪
I keep my eyes and my mind ♪
On the road ♪
[MITCH] I'm gonna need
Oklahoma car registrations.
We're gonna phony 'em up
and match 'em with junkers,
which we will then burn
and put in insurance claims for.
You making me an offer?
12.5% of the Montague bourbon profits.
25%. But I'm gonna send a man out there
to overlook my share.
To bygones being bygones.
- [GUNSHOTS]
- [CLAMORING]
Listen up, assholes!
Get the hands up!
Jewelry, guns, in this fucking bag!
You just got robbed
by two swarthy Mediterraneans.
Dwight Manfredi is
completely legitimate.
- How does he make his money?
- [SACKRIDER] Among other things,
he's the current owner
of Montague Distillery.
[CLARK]
Manfredi has a liquor license?
Revoke it.
[TYSON] Ecstasy, motherfucker.
Where is it?
We took 20,000 pills
off that motherfucker.
Twenty apiece, that's 400k.
Tragedy was averted this evening
at the Kitty Kat Klub,
- where police say that
- We out.
tense music ♪
[SANTIAGO]
That's the dude who robbed me.
Then he better hope the coppers find him
before I do.
- "Whiskey Train" playing
- Whiskey train ♪
Whiskey train ♪
Whiskey train, whiskey train ♪
Your wild hands
do keep me sane ♪
I know you're double-bladed ♪
But my memory gets faded ♪
Whiskey train, whiskey train ♪
[INDISTINCT SHOUTING]
People try and tell me ♪
- That I got to slow down ♪
- [JOANNE] Gentlemen,
we are officially in business.
Wow. You said Tuesday,
it's actually Tuesday.
What, did you think I was lying?
In my line of work,
it pays to be a skeptic.
I say we toast to our success.
[JOANNE] Here's to the 50.
May our pockets remain full,
our troubles remain small
and our glasses remain
- overflowing.
- Cheers.
Just so I know
you got all these trucks
going hither and yon.
Which one is my guy's truck?
It was the first one out.
It's headed straight to New York.
A symbolic tip of the hat.
But when does he get his 25%?
That's Dwight's department.
You had to remind me of my paltry 7.5 %?
Everybody gets what they negotiate.
[VINCE] Well, in that case,
what is it gonna take to get you
back to my hotel?
[LAUGHS]
- [BEVILAQUA] Whoa.
- About a hundred more
- of these, old man.
- [LAUGHS]
Keep leading with your chin, jocko.
What are you saying that
to the girl for?
She didn't say no.
She almost threw up in her mouth.
[PHONE BUZZING]
[COUNTRY MUSIC PLAYING]
What do you need?
I hear the trucks are rolling.
- Mm-hmm.
- When do I see some cash?
In due time.
Be a little more specific.
Mm. I'll tell you what.
When it's sold and not before.
- Is that specific enough?
- Hey, look,
don't be a wiseass, huh?
I'm busy here. I don't want
to fuck around with this shit.
You know, well, we got that
in fucking common, too,
'cause I'm busy.
I'm going now.
- You need some help?
- No.
I got it. [GRUNTS]
- Hoo
- What happened?
Ah, you know, back in the joint,
I got shanked in the back,
it hit a nerve, and every now and then,
- this leg acts up.
- How long's it last?
I don't know, it varies, but it's
Anyway, what's on your mind?
We got a problem. [SIGHS]
They denied the insurance claim
- for Mitch's Auto City.
- What?
[BIGFOOT] They're the real
organized crime.
That's the thing.
It's not the insurance company.
This one's coming from
the State Fire Marshal's office.
They cleared the claim two days ago,
now they just revoked it.
So, it just changed?
Just like that, for no reason?
Look, I asked for answers,
they wouldn't say shit.
slow, suspenseful music ♪
Well, I wouldn't worry about it.
It's not the end of the world.
Dwight, it's a $3-million-dollar payout.
True, but 45 minutes ago,
the Montague 50 hit the road,
and that three million, pretty soon,
is gonna be pocket change.
[CHUCKLES]
quirky, upbeat music ♪
"Pocket change."
percussive, upbeat music ♪
♪
[GOODIE] Those white power fucks.
- A fucking Timex?
- [CHUCKLES]
I didn't even know
they made these no more.
Yeah, it's like we hit
a flophouse on the Bowery.
Oh, and, uh, I call this.
What's that, one of them German guns?
It's a Luger. I used to see 'em
on Hogan's Heroes.
Which means what, it's
an 80-year-old piece of shit?
This is a classic weapon.
How about we do ten paces and turn?
Tell me how classic
you think it is then.
You're missing the point.
You know Tommy Cassanata
from Gerritsen Beach?
His father fought in the Pacific,
2nd Division Marines, Okinawa.
Comes home with this sword
he took off this, um,
banzai asshole he killed hand to hand.
What's that got to do
with some shitty old gun?
He sold that sword for enough
to put Tommy through college.
I thought Tommy was a garbageman.
He was, but he could've went
to college with that money.
That's the point.
Yeah, I'm gonna see
what I can get for this.
Oh, what you can get for it?
And I, what, I get, uh, Harry
the Hobo's fucking timepiece?
I'll tell you what.
Let's flip for it.
quirky, suspenseful music
- Got a quarter?
- I believe I do.
- Call it.
- Tails.
[CLICKS TONGUE] Heads.
That's why I don't gamble no more.
Oh, since when?
All right. Double or nothing.
Uh, double what, you idiot?
There's only one Luger.
My share of the cash
and all this other shit.
Oh, you got to be kidding me.
I don't kid about shit like this.
You do realize you're a stone-cold
degenerate gambler, right?
I'm sorry, I didn't realize
we were married.
Come on. Do it.
You know, you could get help for this.
Fuck help. I'm taking tails again.
Come on, do it.
Flip the fucking thing.
- Heads.
- Fuck me!
[LAUGHS]
I'll tell you what.
Keep the Timex, on me.
[LAUGHS]
I'll take this
[MACHINERY WHIRRING IN DISTANCE]
[ALARM BUZZES]
- [WHIRRING STOPS]
- [INDISTINCT SHOUTING]
- [INDISTINCT CHATTER]
- [AGENT] equipment now.
I need you to move it.
Back up, okay?
- [WOMAN] Okay, no problem.
- [AGENT 2] Federal agents.
- Joanne Manfredi?
- Can I help you?
Agent Winston with the Oklahoma
Alcoholic Beverage Laws
- Enforcement Commission.
- Okay.
We're going to need to run
some tests on your product.
Oh, no, hold on. We did this already,
soup to nuts, with you people.
You checked our financials,
ran a bunch of tests on our products.
Everything checked out.
Then this should be pretty routine.
Okay, well, why are you back so soon?
I just go where they tell me, ma'am.
Where who tells you?
My boss. They hand me
a list of businesses,
some small, others not,
I just go out and do
- Your job.
- Yes, ma'am.
- Right.
- And the quicker
you let me do it, the quicker
we'll be out of your hair.
These gentlemen are compliance officers.
They'll be running some tests
while I review your books.
While that's happening, you'll
need to continue to cease all activity.
Meaning what, exactly?
Any and all business must be halted,
within the facility and without,
including the loading
of those trucks outside.
Okay, I'm on a shipping schedule.
As I said before, ma'am
You don't give a shit. [LAUGHS]
I'm paraphrasing, of course.
It's all just a formality.
Okay. Fine. Just do what you have to do.
slow, dark music ♪
Oh, okay. Well
It's okay.
I think.
[WOZNIAK] Tyson Clinton Mitchell.
No real record to speak of, but
as far as criminal associates go,
he spends a lot of time in
the company of this individual.
Who is he?
That's Dwight "the General" Manfredi.
You say that like
it means something, mate.
It does to some people.
Well, not to me. So, who the fuck is he?
Former Mafia big shot out of New York.
Former.
I've heard of this guy, Dan.
- He's dangerous.
- Shut your fucking gob.
On paper, he's pretty much
a straight-up Tulsa businessman,
but he has done 25 years
on a homicide charge.
Italian Mafia in Tulsa?
Am I supposed to be scared
of something from fairy tales?
I'm just telling you what I know.
The kid, Tyson. You want him locked up?
I can plant a gun, some drugs.
I'll take it from here, Detective.
tense, dark music ♪
Always a pleasure.
[CHAIR SCRAPES]
[DOOR OPENS]
[DOOR CLOSES]
♪
100%, this Tyson Mitchell,
he's the bloke who robbed you
and nicked me product?
No doubt. Zero.
When I was a nipper back in Hackney,
my boss told me a valuable thing.
He said, "You give a person one chance.
Never more."
This Tyson Mitchell?
He's had his fucking chance.
And I'll take care of him, I swear.
Another week, doctor says,
and I'll be good to go.
How is that, then?
What do you mean?
You've already had your chance, too.
[CHOKING]
[GASPING]
tense, dark music ♪
♪
[HORSE NEIGHS]
- [BIRDS SINGING]
- [QUIET CHATTER]
[HAMMER THUDS ON METAL]
- [ROOSTER CROWING]
- [HAMMER THUDS ON METAL]
Beautiful day.
- When did that happen?
- Ah, fell down in the shower.
[CHUCKLES]
- Does it hurt much?
- Yeah, a little bit. Little bit.
[SIGHS]
I'm sorry you're going through this.
No, listen, at least
I got this nice cane
- from Bigfoot, right?
- [BOTH CHUCKLE]
Oh, excuse me.
- Sure.
- Hey, Denny?
When you get a chance, can you check out
the door hinge on Stall 11?
[RANCH HAND]
Yes, ma'am. Come on, darling.
[DWIGHT] That's very nice. Who did that?
[SPENCER]
Me and some of the ranch hands.
I know I say this a lot, but
I cannot thank you enough
for this opportunity.
She believed in you.
She was a good judge of character.
Except for me, of course.
Come on. You know that's not true.
[LAUGHS SOFTLY] Yeah.
- Mm.
- gentle, ambient music ♪
[EXHALES] There's something
I need to talk to you about.
What's wrong?
I caught one of the hands
double-bunking horses.
[CHUCKLES]
Double what? "Bunking"?
- What's that?
- He's boarding extra animals
- Mm-hmm.
- charging rent,
but crowding them into the same stall.
- Oh, he's stealing? Oh.
- Yeah, he's stealing.
He wouldn't have had the balls
to do if Margaret was around.
- Right.
- I want to get rid of him,
but I've never fired anyone.
Well, here's what I think about that.
You're not firing him,
he's firing himself
because he's a damn thief.
But I don't want you
to do anything alone.
I mean, I want you to have Mitch here,
because when you get rid
of people like that,
they can act a little peculiar
when you kick them out.
Okay?
I'm just gonna walk around for a while.
[SPENCER] Mm-hmm.
[ROOSTER CROWING]
[COUNTRY SONG PLAYING]
[PAWNBROKER] What we got here?
Oh, that's a nice piece.
It's a Krieghoff.
I wish I were a raindrop ♪
Nice clean bore.
Look like all the parts are original.
And it's got a nice blued finish on it.
Nice piece.
Y'all got any paperwork on this?
What do you mean, like a bill of sale?
State law requires
that I prove it's not stolen.
Stolen?
We look like crooks to you?
It was a gift from my grandfather.
He was a war hero.
He took it off some Nazi at Iwo Jima.
There weren't no Nazis in Iwo Jima.
He means the Battle of the Bulge.
Why don't y'all give me a second?
I got to take a closer look
at this, all right?
Iwo Jima?
I was just trying to help.
You want to help? Wait in the car.
Right here is some military unit
markings on this gun,
it could greatly increase
the value of it,
but I need to check
with my expert to confirm.
Well, how much we talking?
Oh, that's hard to say.
Why don't you just let me call my guy?
Look, I'm hoping to get a decent price
so I can help my son finish college.
Oh, yeah? Where's he go?
Haversham College of University.
Uh, I don't, I don't think
I ever heard of that one.
Where's it at?
In Haversham.
I'll tell you what. Here's my number.
You want to make an offer,
give me a call.
I'll do that. Y'all have a good day.
[EXHALES]
"Haversham College of University."
Jesus Christ.
"Guest of the Moon"
by Possum playing ♪
- ♪
- [INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Uh, Dasika. These are for you.
Thank you for being ♪
The great controller ♪
Thank you for showing ♪
May I help you?
That depends. You Lawrence Geigerman?
That depends. Who's asking?
Rick Hiddleston.
I'm with the Enforcement
Division of the Oklahoma
Medical Marijuana Association.
Enforcement
Sorry, what exactly are you enforcing?
The immediate closure
of this establishment.
Excuse you?
This is a cease and desist as
ordered by the executive director.
On what grounds?
I run a very tight ship.
Well, unfortunately, that ship
has drifted too close
to a middle school.
Yeah, I'm familiar with that statute.
The rule is 1,000 feet,
and I measured
before I signed the lease here.
Your building to the adjacent
school building?
Yes, and I used a laser
for pinpoint accuracy.
We are exactly 1,190.3 feet away.
Well over the legal limit, Rick.
The measurement
starts at the property line,
not building to building.
Fuck. I'm calling my attorneys.
All of them? Gee whiz.
In the meantime, congratulations.
As far as the law's concerned,
you just went from being
a businessman to a drug dealer.
You know this is bullshit.
So you say, but all of this has to go.
You can't touch my product.
- [TIRES SCREECH]
- That's correct. They can.
Attention, everyone,
this establishment is now closed.
Please leave immediately.
- [LOUD CHATTER]
- fast, exciting music ♪
[QUIET CHATTER]
[ENTRY BELL JINGLES]
slow, suspenseful music ♪
Hello, mate.
That looks good, man.
What flavor?
It's the best butter pecan
this side of Pakistan. [LAUGHS]
Not bad for a last meal.
What? Oh.
[PEOPLE SCREAMING]
- [MAN] Run, run!
- [WOMAN] Go, go, go!
[GUNSHOTS]
[ENGINE REVS]
♪
- [ENGINE REVS]
- [TIRES SCREECH]
"R-N-T-6-3-84."
[PANTING]
Who are you, motherfucker?
What the hell is going on?
This place looks like a ghost town.
Where the fuck is everybody?
We just got shut down.
- Shut down?
- Court order, state of Oklahoma.
They pulled our gaming
and liquor licenses.
They can't do that.
This is Indian property.
That's what I said. They said
we obtained our license
fraudulently through Jimmy "the Creek."
And this just came out of nowhere?
- [GOODIE] Yeah.
- This is not the way
the law works. This is all wrong.
Some judge just can't write
an injunction.
[BODHI] Dwight.
- We got to talk.
- Uh, listen, not right now.
We got enough serious problems
right here.
Some half-assed judge
just shut this joint down.
Yeah, it's about to get
a fuck of a lot worse.
What are you talking about?
Well, we just got tagged by OMMA.
What's OMMA?
Uh, the Oklahoma
Medical Marijuana Association.
They just shut us down,
claiming that we're too close
to a school.
You know, just pay the fine
and let's move on.
Unfortunately,
they already cleared us out,
our entire inventory,
including the safe.
As of right now,
Even Higher Plane doesn't exist.
What the fuck is going on?
["HOLDING OUT"
BY MIDNIGHT SWARMI PLAYING]
When I wake up ♪
Think I had it, I ♪
Got to go, but ♪
See you later and ♪
In one day, one,
everything I own is gone.
Gone. Why?
First of all, the cane
is a hell of an affectation.
I use the cane because I have a bad leg.
- Sorry to hear it.
- Sure you are.
Anyway, it sounds like someone
at the state's government
- has a serious hard-on for you.
- But why?
- What can you do about it?
- Me?
- Yeah.
- I'm a fed.
Granted, a more highly
placed one than last year.
Mm. What's that supposed to mean?
I got a promotion. Better
budget, more responsibility.
Yeah, and more power,
because of the information
I fucking gave you.
Now I need you to do something
and use that juice
to straighten this bullshit out.
It doesn't work that way here.
They take their
"states' rights" thing really seriously.
It sounds to me like it's coming
from somebody at the top.
At the top? Who? Like
Not the new governor?
Could be. You have a run-in with her?
No. Run-in? Nothing. Nothing.
Well, either way, if I were you,
I'd lawyer up and fast.
They got their own RICO laws.
If they decide to establish
a pattern of criminal activity,
your head will be mounted
on the trophy room wall
at the state house faster than
you can say, "What the fuck?"
I need you to get me
something on this governor.
Let's be clear: I don't work for you.
We did some bad shit together.
We're in bed together.
Now, I need you to get me
something on this woman.
slow, dark music ♪
I can tell you she has
a very clean reputation.
Now, every politician
that I've ever personally known
always has some private moment
they never want exposed.
It's a dirty business.
You know that. I know that.
And everyone gets a little stained.
We built something here.
It's not going anywhere.
♪
You're lucky as shit
it's your job you're losing,
not your damn hand.
- [CAR DOOR CLOSES]
- I don't want to see you
- around here again.
- [ENGINE STARTS]
Well, we won't be seeing him anymore.
Thanks, Mitch.
My pleasure.
Ain't been out here in a good while.
Nice to have a little dirt
under my heels.
I felt the same thing when I came back.
Oh, yeah?
[HORSE WHINNIES]
[HORSE SNORTS]
Who is this beautiful boy?
[SPENCER] Name's Curule.
He's been here a while now.
That is no run-of-the-mill oat eater.
Belongs to some rich old guy
who bought his daughter a racehorse
for a wedding present seven months ago,
but she's already divorced.
- They racing him?
- Nope, and the daughter
hasn't even been out to visit.
So, you're telling me they put
a two-year-old thoroughbred
out to pasture?
- slow, somber music
- [HORSE NICKERS]
Poor thing's itching to run.
Mind if I take him for a spin?
He'd love that.
Point me where the saddles are.
[SOFTLY] Let's go for a ride, huh?
♪
Ms. Manfredi.
- [JOANNE] Well?
- Good news and bad news.
Good news is, your books are solid.
Kudos to your accountant.
Yeah, I do the accounting.
Well, kudos, as I said.
What's the bad news?
The rivets on the barrels
that hold your bourbon
show evidence of lead.
"Evidence of lead"?
- What does that mean, exactly?
- It means they contain lead.
Well, sure, those barrels
are over 50 years old.
Yes, and in that time,
it's possible some lead
seeped into the wood and then
into the bourbon itself.
Your agency ran all those tests already
and approved that bourbon for sale.
I'm aware of that,
and I've been charged
with testing again.
slow, dark music ♪
What is this, a witch hunt?
Don't be so hard on yourself.
We'll have the test results
in the morning.
[DWIGHT] What is that, a mirage?
Tyson, where have you been?
[EXHALES SHARPLY]
I've been laying low, boss.
To be honest, I was shot at.
- What?
- I traced his license plate,
and it's an ecstasy dealer
named English Dan.
I think I know the answer,
but I'm hoping that I'm wrong.
Why did he take a shot at you?
I robbed a guy and, uh,
stole his product.
Jesus Christ.
[GOODIE] Actually,
we both robbed his guy.
[TYSON] I-I stole the shit
and sold the shit,
but turns out, it was cut with
some of the sleepy-time stuff.
- I don't know.
- T-This the stuff on the news?
- [BIGFOOT] That strip club?
- What'd I tell you?
- No drugs.
- That's right!
But this ain't even what
the streets consider
to be real drugs, boss.
And-and Goodie only came
for my protection.
Now you're both deeper in this shit?
What if that crap
had been laced with fentanyl?
This would be a multiple murder charge,
- you know that?
- Boss, I am so, so
[DWIGHT] Sorry?
That word in this situation
means nothing.
Tyson, action means something.
Do you know where this guy is?
I don't know. I haven't seen him.
Okay, all right, I want you both
to go out and find him
and take care of him before he becomes
a bigger problem than he already is.
Understood.
slow, tense music ♪
[PHONE BUZZING]
Hey, Joanne. How are you?
Oh, my God, Dwight.
What's the matter? What's wrong?
I'm freaking the fuck out
over here.
Yeah, I can hear that. What happened?
They're shutting us down.
They're pulling the 50 off the trucks.
Who is? What are you talking about?
I don't Whatever the fuck,
they're the assholes
that ran the tests yesterday.
The fucking Alcohol Bureau,
whatever the fuck
- they're called.
- [WINSTON] Oklahoma Alcoholic
Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission.
All right, fuck you.
Joanne, who are you talking to?
The fucking girl from the agency.
"Girl"?
Hold on, Dwight. Listen,
get the fuck out of my face
before I put my foot up your ass.
I'll be outside.
They're saying there's lead
in the bourbon.
They're stopping the trucks
and prohibiting any sales.
Okay, listen to me.
I want you to calm down.
Well, how am I supposed to calm down?
There's, like, $150 million
dollars' worth of booze.
All right, I'll call you
right back. Pull the car around.
- Where we going?
- We're going to see
that fucking governor.
Looks harmless, doesn't she?
[MAYA] Mr. Manfredi.
I'm Maya Gordon,
Governor Clark's chief of staff.
How can I help you?
Well, like I told the receptionist,
I need to see the governor.
Mm. And what would be
the nature of that meeting?
The nature is, why is
she trying to ruin my life?
Oh, wow.
[CHUCKLES]
Ruin your life?
That's right. I need to see her.
Well, there is a protocol
for requesting a meeting.
You'll find a form
on the governor's website.
Mm-hmm. "Maya," is it?
Nice name.
Kind of rhymes with "liar."
- [LAUGHS SOFTLY]
- [CHUCKLES]
I need to see the governor now.
It's very important, Maya.
I'm afraid that's not possible.
Why not?
Because she will not see you
without an appointment.
Now, I politely request
that you gentlemen leave,
or I'll be forced to call security.
- Don't want to do that.
- Mm-mm.
How about I just wait outside?
How's that?
Well, that won't do you
any good, Mr. Manfredi.
The governor goes straight from here
to the Wranglers of Hope fundraiser.
slow, ambient music ♪
Thank you for your help.
Well, you're so very welcome.
[DWIGHT] Maya. I was being sarcastic.
So was I.
[DOOR CLOSES]
[SPENCER] Mitch.
This is Lyle Catherwood.
- He owns Curule.
- [MITCH] Mr. Catherwood.
Pleasure. Thanks for coming down.
Well, Spencer says you want
to talk. What can I do for you?
I know you're a busy man,
so I'll cut to the chase.
I'd like to make an offer
to buy old Curule down there.
I ain't never seen a horse
stand so proud.
Because he's more than just a horse.
He's bloodline. Legacy.
Folks will pay more
than most people make
in five winters for his foal alone.
Well, I ain't a rich man,
but what I do have
is an abiding love for horses.
- Love don't pay the bills, son.
- That is true,
but it will help him
fulfill his potential.
[CATHERWOOD]
I bought him for my daughter.
Thought it would give her a purpose.
Turns out, she's more
interested in shopping.
- [CHUCKLES]
- [MITCH] I tell you what,
you give him to me at a fair price
I'll make sure he has the life
he's intended to have.
You gonna race him?
That's the plan.
slow, gentle music ♪
Give me ten percent of his winnings,
and he's yours.
What if he don't win?
Then I just made a shitty deal.
Pleasure to meet you.
Thank you, Spencer.
[DWIGHT] This fucking governor.
[THUDS FIST ON DESK]
She shut down one business
after another.
[BEVILAQUA] And you had no idea
any of this shit was happening?
[DWIGHT] No. As a matter of fact,
I've been reduced to almost nothing.
- Jesus.
- Absolutely nothing.
I got to figure out
how to save this place.
I don't know.
What are you gonna figure out?
This-this woman's out to bury you.
I-I took a hit on this, too, Dwight,
- but I got other shit going on
- What, do you want me
- to cry for you?
- [CHUCKLES]
Maybe you want a loan.
- A loan, from you?
- To hold you over.
All right, what's the vig?
I don't know,
the vig is, uh, what is it?
50 points per week? I mean
Listen, you're a great earner.
What are you worried about?
I'm closed down one day,
and a fucking hyena shows up.
Oh, I'm a hyena
'cause I offer you a loan?
- You're a hyena.
- [SCOFFS] Okay.
If I was drowning,
you'd throw me a cinder block.
- Don't take the loan.
- [PAPER RUSTLES]
I got to get a face-to-face
with this governor.
[CLARK] Good evening, friends.
It is my honor and privilege
to stand here tonight
among the cowboys and cowgirls
and the rest of
the bighearted folks
who embody the true spirit
of the great state of Oklahoma.
We gather this evening not just
for a cause for a calling.
A calling to care.
Now, we all know that cowboys
are known for their grit
$10,000 a plate to listen
to some canned speech?
I'd give 20,000
if she'd shut her piehole.
[LAUGHS]
[LAUGHS] Amen to that.
[CLARK] it's the bigness
of their hearts.
And tonight, those hearts
are on full display.
The Wranglers of Hope Foundation
reminds us that even
the toughest trail hand
can make the gentlest difference
in a child's life.
And tonight, we honor
our biggest benefactor,
the chairman
of Echelon Harvest Technologies,
Mr. Bradley Van Heusen.
- [CHEERING]
- [APPLAUSE]
What the fuck is Echelon Harvest?
Convoluted AI data farming.
- English.
- They gather information
to create more sophisticated
Internet search engines.
Like Google?
But Googlier.
"Googlier"? Wise guy.
"The business of America is business."
And that's the business of Oklahoma.
Where would we be
without our business people,
the job creators,
the men and the women
who get up every morning
Then why are you shutting me down?
- [GASPING]
- [MURMURING]
- [CLARK] Uh, excuse me?
- [SIGHS]
Ladies and gentlemen,
my name is Dwight Manfredi.
I am a chairman of Friedman Enterprises
and, for some reason,
this woman is trying to get rid of me,
doesn't like me,
has a little thing against me,
and wants to shut down
all my legal businesses
with no provocation whatsoever.
Mr. Manfredi, this is neither
the time nor the place.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Right.
This afternoon at your office
was the time and place,
but you wouldn't see me.
[CROWD GASPING, MURMURING]
You just can't
cut off a person's ability
to earn a living.
Uh, security, can we please deal
with this, please?
[DWIGHT] Oh, here we go. Here we go.
$70,000 I spent to be here tonight,
so I'm going to speak my mind.
Guys, reconsider,
really, this is a health tip.
[SIGHS]
As I was saying,
without provocation,
you shut down not one,
but three legal businesses,
causing my employees here
- to be without an honest job.
- [CROWD MURMURING]
- Why?
- With cause,
ladies and gentlemen.
- With cause.
- Fake cause
that you cooked up,
and you know it, Governor. Come on.
[CLARK] Ladies and gentlemen, this man
is a blight
on the great state of Oklahoma.
He is a felon.
- [LOUD, OVERLAPPING CHATTER]
- [DWIGHT] I don't know
which is worse "blight" or "felon."
An ex-felon, everyone,
who paid his debt to society,
and I'm now a law-abiding citizen.
I don't know what you've got against me,
and it really doesn't matter,
but you better be as clean
as you pretend to be,
because now
now you have my full
and undivided attention,
Governor.
up-tempo, dramatic music ♪
Sorry, everyone. Enjoy the dessert.
Let's go, guys.
[VIGOROUS, OVERLAPPING CHATTER]
[RAP SONG PLAYING IN GYM]
That him?
No doubt.
You sure you got this?
Motherfucker tried to pop me.
I ain't losing sleep over this.
All right. Make sure you catch him
the second he hits the street.
[OPENING GLOVE COMPARTMENT]
And here, use this.
- The fuck is this?
- It's a Luger,
German, World War II.
Thing's so old,
the bullets are untraceable.
I like it.
♪
[GOODIE] Looks like he's wrapping up.
slow, ominous music ♪
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
♪
- [ENGINE REVVING]
- [TIRES SQUEALING]
It's a shitty last meal, bitch.
[VEHICLE DOOR CLOSES]
[TIRES SQUEALING]
tense, dramatic music ♪
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
We're gonna get it back.
[PHONE BUZZING]
Hello.
[MARK]
Howdy. Is this Mr. Johnson?
Uh, yes, it is.
Hey, this is Mark Braddock
from Cash Corner Pawn Shop.
You were in here
the other day with a Luger.
Right, yes.
Yeah, well,
I got some good news for you.
I did my research.
That particular make and model
is exceedingly rare.
If you're interested,
I can offer you $18,000 cash.
Well, to be honest,
I do have some other interest.
Uh, could you make it 22?
How about 20 even?
Done. I'll be there within an hour.
All right, I'll have your money
waiting on you.
Yo. I was just calling you.
- Sup, man?
- The Luger.
- I need it back.
- Wha-What you mean?
Did I stutter?
I need it back. Where is it?
- I left it.
- Left it where?
I left it outside the gym.
What? Why?
So they wouldn't find that shit on me.
That gun is worth a fortune.
And you just left it there.
Goddamn it.
Ah, fuck.
[SCOFFS]
As you can see from the order,
effective immediately,
the state has agreed
to subsidize up to 70%
of Echelon Harvest's
water and electricity
at a site to be agreed upon
in the future.
And the potential zoning issues?
I'll make sure there are none.
Lively dinner last night.
Sorry about that outburst.
This Manfredi, who is he exactly?
Just some thug out of New York.
He was attached at the hip
with Thresher.
You see him being a problem?
slow, suspenseful music ♪
I see him returning to New York City
very soon.
Good.
[DOOR CLOSES]
[PHONE BUZZING]
[SIGHS] Oh, is this guy a vampire?
[BIGFOOT] Yeah.
[SIGHS] You're up late, Ray.
So, Bevilaqua tells me
you lost the liquor deal.
Bevilaqua told you.
Yeah, he seems to talk to you a lot.
Is it true?
About what?
Oh, don't act stupid.
That's the last thing
I am, Ray, is stupid.
So what the hell is going on out there?
Well, the state liquor board came in,
they smashed everything,
busted up all the barrels.
There's nothing left.
That's what happened.
It's all gone?
When am I gonna see some cash?
The 25%?
[SIGHS] Is there something wrong
with this phone, Ray?
There's nothing left.
I said it's all gone.
You still owe me 25%.
25% of what?
25% of whatever the fuck you got
or whatever the fuck you're gonna get.
I get my piece first.
There is no "piece." It's all gone, Ray.
Listen to me.
I'm gonna get my money,
one way or the other.
Even if I have to send somebody
out there to bust you up.
See, now you're crossing the line.
Listen to me.
I am not gonna sit back
and just let this
No, you listen to me!
Here's what I owe you
nothing.
Zero!
And if you threaten me again,
I swear to God,
I'm gonna find you,
and I'm gonna pull you apart
piece by fucking piece.
I promise you, on my mother's grave.
"Trouble Comes Knocking"
by Timber Timbre playing ♪
I want your money ♪
But your money ain't right ♪
So I'm packing it in ♪
I stay at home every night ♪
And our place, it cleared out ♪
Bad luck had fallen ♪
And no one came knocking ♪
No one came calling ♪
When things got real bad ♪
Oh, people got scared ♪
Well, I got worried ♪
So we took what we could get ♪
And all you
fair-weather watchers ♪
Watch out and beware ♪
When your trouble
comes knocking ♪
I hope you ain't there ♪
With a sword ♪
In a bag in my trunk ♪
I keep my eyes and my mind ♪
On the road ♪