05x03 - Lions

[bunniefuu]

(SCREAMING) I need help.

You have to get that
hate out your heart.

If it was me that got k*lled...

... would you forgive?

(g*nsh*t)

LOUIE: If you k*ll us now...

... it ain't gonna never end.

Our people gonna come after you

till there ain't nobody left.

Thought we'd start off
with ten keys a week.

You say you wanted
to focus on real estate.

Y'all can't do what I do.

We the ones that
made it right with Skully.

Now we want to run what's ours our way.

BUCKLEY: Well, unless
you want to go back

to not having my protection,
I suggest you find

somebody to serve up.

My time now is being in
real estate with you.

Grady's on our side,

in legit business with us.

He don't want anything
bad to happen to us.

You sure you can work with the asset?

TEDDY: What, you
mean that I saved his ass

with that reporter?

See, I was thinking
more about what you did

to his father in Cuba.

I have no idea what
you're talking about.

HAVEMEYER: Get Grady in line,
but do it quietly.

FRANKLIN: Hey,
Reed, Grady had

agreed to cut the prices down.

$ , a kilo.

I'm hoping you can honor that.

Let's keep it at ten for now.

Also, Reed's gone.

From here on, you can call me Teddy.

- JEROME: Just like that?
- FRANKLIN: Just like that.

LOUIE: He say why?

Said Grady was reckless and wasteful

and putting us all in jeopardy.

And you believe him?

Can't say Grady ran the tightest ship.

(TAKES DEEP BREATH)

It was bound to hit the
rocks sooner or later.

- What did Grady say?
- I don't know.

His house is empty, and he

ain't answering my pages, so...

JEROME: So what you saying, nephew?

- You think that Reed k*lled him?
- Teddy.

- What?
- Said to call him Teddy

from here on out.

And I don't know that, either.

LOUIE: You think Grady just walked away

from everything, all y'all's business,

without so much as a phone call?

I think if the CIA shows up,
tells you it's over

and you got to move on,

then that's exactly what you do.

But yeah, he could have k*lled him.

Lions sometimes eat their young.

I just can't think of a lot of reasons

why Teddy would've had to.

I can. Saw you and Grady
was like Bert and Ernie

- up in this m*therf*cker.
- (CHUCKLES)

Wanted to send a message
they knew you would hear.

LOUIE: You mean, in addition

to disappearing his father?

That come up in your little chat?

Whatever happened to Alton,
he did to himself.

Bottom line is, whoever the CIA sends,

we got to do business with them.

And that's exactly what we're gonna do.

Well, we can't do nothin'
without that price cut.

- We still good on that?
- FRANKLIN: (SIGHS) No.

Teddy's not gonna honor Grady's word.

Prices stay the same.

I made promises.

Well, you're gonna have to break 'em.

LOUIE: How about I take
Teddy on a little ride-along?

Let him see how the Colombians
got the game sewed up.

(CHUCKLES) Yeah, that'll do it.

Me and him, we did business for months

when you was laid up.

- Let me try and talk to him.
- I'll talk to him.

Till then, y'all just keep
moving these keys.

Now's not the time to tell
Teddy business is falling off.

I'll let you all know more when I do.

♪ ♪

(TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWING)

(LIGHTER FLICKING)

It ain't on us, they don't
like it, they don't like it.

f*ck we gonna do?

(HIP HOP MUSIC PLAYING OVER CAR RADIO)

(TIRES SQUEAL)

- (ENGINE SHUTS OFF)
- (MUSIC STOPS)

My favorite people.

- Looking well.
- Mello.

What up with you, Mello?

sh*t, trying to get like y'all.

You got it, boss.

LOUIE: Heads up.

Couldn't get that price cut.

It's not a call I could make.

And for that I apologize.

Well, see, now you put me...

Us...

In a bad position.

Hey, ease the f*ck off or sh*t get ugly.

MELLO: You see...

I like this,

but I'm not in charge.

You know, just like you,
this is not a call I can make.

And now I got to tell
the man who's in charge

that things aren't as you said.

Nah, f*ck all that. They can tell him.

You know Skully; honor, god,
samurais, and f*cking spirits.

Oh, he not a fan of n*gg*s renegin'.

You think there's gonna be a problem?

(EXHALES) I can't call it, big dawg.

You know, he has good days and...

He has real bad days.

If you've got time,

I'd pray for a good one.

(TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWING IN DISTANCE)

(PHONE RINGING)

Ten grand? Yeah, all right.

No, go ahead and do it.

Send the invoice to the business.

Thanks.

- New windshield.
- For the Cadillac?

- For the plane.
- (LAUGHING)

(WHISPERS): Right.

Mm-mm.

Looking at me like I owe you money.

- (CHUCKLES)
- I could you right now I ain't got it.

What I do got is paperwork.

Your go-ahead for the bid.

Less than hours to submit, huh?

Yeah.

All right, I'll go through this tonight.

- Mm-hmm.
- Finish it up tomorrow.

In the meantime, I need you
to do something else for me.

What you need?

Uh, we got to put Grady's
house on the market.

(CHUCKLES)

I'm not surprised.

He's got "rolling stone"
written all over him,

and, you know, they
don't gather no moss.

Grady's left town, V.

- He's out.
- Mm.

- (TAKES DEEP BREATH)
- Teddy's back in.

Teddy?

Reed.

When'd this happen?

Last night.

You thought he wasn't coming back.

I was wrong.

Okay.

Well, did you ask him about your dad,

if he had anything to do with it?

Caught me a little off guard.

That definitely wasn't an accident.

I'm not a mind reader, so
I'm gonna need you to tell me

- how you're feeling, Franklin.
- (SIGHS)

I think as long as I've
done right by Teddy,

he's had my back.

I asked how you felt,
not what you think.

I don't know right now, babe.

All I know is that he needs me.

As long as I make him
money, we all good.

That's all I got for now, all right?

(SIGHS)

Truck outside. I
figured I'd bring it in.

Aw, thank you, baby.
You didn't have to do that.

I know, it's fine.

- I had the time.
- (BEEPING)

(SIGHS)

Proverbs : .

A man that promises a gift

and doesn't give is like clouds...

I'm guessing y'all ain't
pray for that good day.

How bad?

Tianna's-birthday-tomorrow bad.

SKULLY: n*gg*s need to see

they consequences in action.

He'd like to see you.

- Now.
- (LINE CLICKS OFF)

How much you hear?

- Sounded like old testament this time.
- f*ck.

- (DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE)
- (MAN WHISTLES)

(SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE)

MAN: Yo!

You think this is a f*cking joke?
This sh*t is for real.

You don't f*ck with the bible,
m*therf*ckers.

♪ And move your feet to the b*at ♪

♪ And the feeling gets much better ♪

♪ When you're feeling the heat ♪

(BABY CRYING IN DISTANCE)

♪ ♪

♪ So get on up ♪

♪ ♪

(DOOR OPENS)

I wouldn't bring heat to the fire.

I got enough heat to toast
this m*therf*cker if I need.

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

♪ We're shakin' up the party... ♪

The f*ck, homie?

Hey, look, I ain't even
the n*gga that lied.

It was them marked-ass n*gg*s.

SKULLY: False words, real consequences.

CORNROWS: No! (SCREAMING)

f*ck! Oh!

- (YELLING)
- Calm down, n*gga.

Shut up. Get your ass up

and get that blood off my floor.

It's over. Listen close next time.

Get this n*gga out of here.

(WAILING IN PAIN)

And make sure he don't bleed
all over my baby's balloons.

Thought we was on another plane.

Thought we transcended this bullshit.

Now y'all want to sell
me wolf tickets again?

What happened to the honor?

Our business with you is our honor.

Our loyalty.

Lying to me ain't no
m*therf*cking loyalty.

LOUIE: We didn't lie to you.

We were told one thing,
then we were told another.

- It's out of our hands.
- SKULLY: You know,

Titi is in here.

I ain't even supposed to
be carrying on like this.

Ten a key... that's what you said,

- and that's what it's gonna be.
- Skully, we can't do that.

SKULLY: Man, you can do that!

'cause you said and you owe me.

- You already know that.
- LOUIE: Okay.

We'll do it.

Daddy's sorry, baby.

I don't mean to get loud.

Hit y'all up later to
reschedule the drop

after I deal with this sh*t.

SKULLY: You know,
possums smell like sh*t

when they tricking predators
into thinking they dead.

But the smart ones

don't play with the same
predator over and over,

because they afraid he might
become wise to the smell.

Did you smell anything on them?

As in possum sh*t?

As in, do what you say
and say what you mean,

or you can't be trusted.

- He comin' apart.
- With expenses,

we out at least a few hundo
every bird we sell to him.

We in business with a madman,

and we ain't even making money doing it.

Way he goin', ain't gonna be long.

We can wait him out, let him implode,

wait for the next man to rise.

I see your wheels turning.

You notice Mello?

- Itching.
- Uh-huh.

We can use that.

(TRAFFIC PASSING)

(CHILDREN CHATTERING, LAUGHING)

Come on.

- (SCHOOL BELL RINGING)
- come on, come on. We late.

(CAR DOOR CLOSES)

Come on.

Wrong place to start some drama.

Girl, ain't no drama.

Y'all know Mello?

Skully's boy.

- Hey.
- Who don't? He stay in the streets.

Saw him yesterday buying some
Jordans at the fox hills.

I heard he hang tough over
where y'all used to dance.

- First kings.
- BLACK DIAMOND: Used to?

Nah. We can't gamble
feeding these babies

- on no damn dope money.
- Might not always be sufficient.

Well, we need somebody
to slide in his ear,

remind him of his potential.

Y'all steady playing us to the left.

Maybe we just sh**t you in the stomach.

Play a game of spades after.

BLACK DIAMOND: Look,
I thought we was past that

- when y'all brought us on.
- You think I brought you on?

If it was up to me...

- We'd be dead. Right?
- DALLAS: Man, come on.

Why you bringing up old sh*t?

We've been hospitable as f*ck since.

- You stay trippin'.
- LOUIE: Call us past it

if you help us out.

You know somebody to do it?

Puff the magic dragon.

- JEROME: Who?
- We'll set it up.

Come on, baby.

(SIGHS) Little late for this, but...

I'm sorry for...

sh**ting you and all.

I'm glad you didn't not make it.

I did it again.

(SCHOOL BELL RINGING)

BLACK DIAMOND: You gonna be a good boy?

Morning. Listen, um...

FRANKLIN: Had them get you some coffee.

Okay.

Thank you.

(SIGHS)

Stopped smoking, huh?

So, I thought maybe we should talk.

Caught me a little off
guard the other day.

So what? So anything in particular

- you want to talk about?
- Well, you know, I...

For starters, I hate to
b*at a dead horse here,

but I think maybe I wasn't clear

about why that price cut's so important.

Oh, no, I understand

why competitive pricing is important.

I just don't really think that
pricing is the issue here.

So, for reasons that I will
never fully understand,

in my absence, you decided
that you would make yourself

a middleman inside of
your own organization.

My prices, right at market levels.

I think the problem here is the prices

that Jerome and Louie
are paying you, right?

So please, in the future, feel free

not to call me out here and
ask me to cut my margins

and get people that are
trying to fight a w*r k*lled.

Why don't you get your
own house in order first?

Fair?

But prices aren't really the reason

you asked me out here to talk, are they?

No, not really.

(TAKES DEEP BREATH, CHUCKLES)

Come on, man, you
really gonna make me ask?

I wish that I had something
for you here, man, I really do.

The truth is, I have no idea
what's happened to Alton.

He went after the CIA.

He pissed off a lot of people,

people that are way above my pay grade,
trust me.

So what-what you saying?

CIA went down there
and found him and what?

Kidnapped him?

- k*lled him?
- You have to understand.

The CIA, that's only
part of the equation here.

From the minute your parents
touched down in Cuba,

they would have been targeted

by any number of intelligence agencies.

I'm talking about the DGI, the KGB.

And your father, a former panther,

would've been what they
called a high-value target.

But wouldn't they want
to use him? Turn him?

A lot of times it starts that way,

but if he resists, if
he doesn't cooperate,

then things can get out of hand.

You know, or, I don't...

(SIGHS) You know,

he could be in some Cuban
jail cell right now.

I understand how hard...

This must be.

You spent all this time hating him,

and then you form a relationship
with him again, and...

And he betrays you.

And then this.

Franklin...

I swear to you, whatever
happened to your father,

I had nothing to do with it.

Anything else?

Nah.

That's it.

Do me a favor.

Don't ever come to
my house like that again

or my place of business or
anywhere I'm not expecting you.

Okay?

(QUIETLY): Okay.

Oh, by the way, I got
ducks to put in rows tonight,

so Gustavo will meet you for
the exchange, same as ever.

FRANKLIN: Okay.

(FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING)

How'd it go with the Colombians?

Pos iqual que siempre.

So listen, I got a few things
I got to take care of tonight.

So are you good to make the
drop with Franklin without me?

Pos iqual que siempre.

- (CHEERING, WHOOPING)
- DEJAY: Two for one drinks

- at the top of the hour.
- Saddle up, boys.

The sexy stallion is coming up.

♪ Lay some sugar on me ♪

♪ Lay some sugar on me ♪

♪ Ooh, that sugar is sweet... ♪

I missed that ass.

Where you been?

I only come when it's worth my time.

Heard you were here, so...

- It's worth my time.
- Hmm.

Heard you moved up.

Working for ole boy in Inglewood.

I do not,

nor will I ever work for anyone.

So you're not his right hand?

Enlighten me.

What the f*ck is you really doing here?

(SIGHS): Mm...

'cause the boss is.

DEJAY: She's got that
sauce, silettos and...

♪ Lay some sugar on me ♪

Take your f*cking clothes off.

I'll get in trouble.

Baby, I thought you
came to f*ck with a boss.

♪ Lay some sugar on me ♪

♪ Lay some sugar on me ♪

♪ Ooh, that sugar is sweet ♪

♪ Ooh, that sugar is sweet... ♪

(CROWD CHATTER, MUSIC
PLAYING IN DISTANCE)

Paid me an extra two
grand just to get naked.

Definitely feeling himself.

Don't act like y'all ain't
got me out here on a Tuesday.

And you're so welcome. (SCOFFS)

- (MUTTERS)
- Young b*tches so ungrateful.

(PEACHES COUGHS, SNIFFS)

(PEACHES SNIFFS)

You good?

Yeah, yes. I...

I don't think I'll ever
get used to all this sh*t.

Yeah, I'm overdue a Panama run.

Till then, don't get no idea.

I like being alive
more than I like money.

- Mm-hmm.
- Huh. (SNIFFS)

- (COUGHING)
- Why don't you call it after this?

Ah, no, I'm good. sh*t.

It's not about you.

Whatever you got, I don't
want to give it to Veronique.

Head on home. Get better.

I'll be fine.

All right.

- Uh-uh, n*gga.
- (EXHALES)

(PEACHES COUGHING)

(ENGINE TURNS OFF)

(HORN BLARES IN DISTANCE)

(VEHICLE APPROACHING)

(ENGINE SHUTS OFF)

You alone?

Yeah. Thought the two of us

could spend some quality time together.

How's the family?

(SIGHS) Kids are a lot of work.

(CHUCKLES) That's what they say.

Worth it, though, right?

A huevo.

Huevo.

What's up with the drop spot?

Was it your idea or Teddy's?

Not mine.

You know he was coming back?

What about Grady?

If he did, he didn't tell ni madres.

Look, man, I don't mean
to put you in a tough spot,

cause any problems,

but Grady had ties here, you know.

Business and personal.

So it's just, it's weird to me that he

would just up and disappear like that.

sh*t don't make no s...

You know what? f*ck it, man.

End of the day,

(OVER RADIO): Grady was a clown. Right?

Only a matter of time before
he turned this whole operation

into a circus.

sh*t, me personally,
I'm happy Teddy's back.

Get us back to doing
business the right way, right?

See you next week, oso.

Hey, when's your birthday?

You've had that
jacket for too long, man.

I'm gonna get you a new jacket,
get you some fly sh*t.

♪ ♪

I ain't got time for guessing
games, Chelle. Hey!

- Spit it out.
- You know who is here?

- And he brought a pot.
- Sorry, what?

Like, a pot pot.

Uh-uh, he's... he's not back there.

♪ Don't stop, no ♪

♪ You weren't made just to
walk the streets, no, no ♪

- (SIGHS)
- ♪ I think in life... ♪

You ready for a little taste of home?

Family recipe.

I mean, it's missing
a few things, but...

Buckley.

This is my office.

I really need you to respect that.

Okay.

What's missing? Flavor?

No. Pork lard instead
of oil, for starters.

My daddy's recipe.

That man could cook.

Hey, I never told you about him?

He was a giant.

Played in the n*gro leagues, but...

Gave it up once my sisters came along,

'cause he was needed at home.

Gave up a lot after that.

Well, ain't that part of growing up?

- Giving up childish things?
- Oh, for some, maybe.

I think that's the problem.

- Giving up what makes us wild.
- (KNOCKING)

Hey.

Thing one, thing two downstairs.

Jerome Saint, how's it going?

It's your world, n*gga.

How about I get Chelle to come up here

and keep you company till I get back?

That all right?

Yeah. Chelle's always a good time.

Hey.

I told you I needed a little red meat.

Where we at on that?

It ain't a little thing
that you asking for.

And right now I got a
lot of balls in the air.

So I just need a little bit more time.

Okay?

♪ No, no, no, n-n-no... ♪

Mello stuck around
after puff did her magic.

Started throwing
money all over the place.

- Throwing it?
- Like it was raining dollar bills.

I ain't never seen nobody
show out like that.

I almost got my ass on the stage.

Sound like he ripe for the pickin'.

Appreciate y'all for doing that.

♪ ♪

come on.

♪ N-n-n-n-no ♪

♪ Just say no! ♪

They only loyal to the highest bidder.

Said that themselves.

Franklin must be paying well, then.

f*ck that sh*t.

You really more mad than me?

Putting money in they pocket.

What part of the game is that?

(BEEPING)

- (TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWING)
- (VEHICLE APPROACHING)

(RODENT SQUEAKING)

(CAR DOORS CLOSING)

All right,
what's so urgent it couldn't wait?

After we do this next deal,

Skully wants to take y'all out.

Why are you telling us?

Because, as I said,

I like this.

And you know with him out the way,

- we could do a key.
- So you gonna take the throne?

Tomorrow he goes to see a
psychic to talk to Tianna,

for her birthday, alone.

No one is feeling Skully at this point,

and no one will shed
tears over his death.

- Trust me.
- Okay. So go handle that,

and let us know when you're
ready to do business.

Thing is, need you to handle it.

Can't inherit the kingdom if I
got ties to the king's death.

You set him up, we take a sh*t.

We both in on the alley-oop.

A lot of trust involved in that.

We all want the same thing.

Gonna need a sweetener for
that kind of heavy lifting.

k.

Done.

You should've said a hundred.

A hundred, then.

Since you insist.

He'll be there tomorrow at noon.

Reach out when it's done.

(TRAIN RATTLING ON TRACKS)

(ENGINE TURNS OFF)

LOUIE: Yeah, that's it.

What if she know?

What if who knows what?

She's supposed to be psychic, right?

Yeah.

(OPENS DOOR)

(DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE)

- Oui?
- Bonjour.

Oui?

(SPEAKS CREOLE)

What bring you to cross

Mama Mambo's threshold...
(SPEAKS CREOLE)

(CREOLE ACCENT): Saw the sign out front.

Having trouble with some people.

Need some work done.

(SPEAKING CREOLE)

Today no good.

You come back tomorrow.
I'll get you straight.

- No, no.
- Today...

Work best for me.

(ENGINE SHUTS OFF)

When I said I wanted
to invest in property,

like you and ole girl,
this ain't what I meant.

It's all good.

We just gonna look around.

DALLAS: For... ghosts?

Syringes?

You go on ahead. I'll watch the car.

You scared?

Of doing white
people sh*t like

going up in
abandoned buildings

for a look around, mm-hmm, sure am.

See something you don't
like, sh**t it. Come on.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

m*therf*cker.

(DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE)

(SPEAKS CREOLE)

We good?

Come and rest your heart inside.

I knew you m*therf*ckers was possums.

I knew it!

This ain't what I wanted to go down.

I really am sorry, Skully.

Mello want a sh*t running things.

Came to us.

Told us about how you plan on

sticking us up at the next drop.

Afraid that don't work for us.

You good, baby?

I'm good.

It's handled.

You sure? Streets, police scanners,

news, all mighty quiet.

Ain't amateur hour over here, n*gga.

I feel you, but I'm gonna
need a little more than words

to feel comfortable.

Keys to the f*cking kingdom.

It's gonna take a few weeks
for me to seize the throne.

Got to play the part, you know?

Pour some out for the dead homie.

- (HAMMERS COCKING)
- Now, come on, Skully.

You know me.

You already know she came to me

with this whole plan...

(GRUNTS)

(GRUNTING, CHOKING)

Rest your spirit.

(MUFFLED GRUNTING)

(BONES cr*ck)

(PANTING)

Through God...

We shall do valiantly,

for it is he...

That shall trample down our enemies.

You, too, huh? You unfunny-ass n*gga.

You know what? Take these
n*gg*s back to the white room.

I want to test it out.

You know it's a cold game we in.

Pain had me doubt your loyalty.

Why didn't you take a sh*t?

It is a cold game we in,
Skully, but somehow...

We found warmth in that hospital.

And you right...

We owe you honor.

You know, we are our own persons.

Ain't nobody controlling us.

(BREATH TREMBLES)

You let my angel be a
reminder to you of that.

Oh.

You were right.

We going back to the original price.

What about the money?

SKULLY: Keep it.

I don't want that juju sh*t on me.

(SIGHS)

(POPS)

Where you going? Come on.

(LAUGHS) We got to celebrate

getting that proposal in, honey.

Mm-hmm.

♪ We got them files in... ♪

You want to dance with me.

♪ They wanted thousands ♪

♪ Oh, back, back, back, back ♪

♪ We gave them millions. ♪

Okay. All right.

- Who do I need to b*at up?
- (CHUCKLES)

I'm a pregnant lawyer,
pretty much un-convictable.

And we both know I got hands.

(BOTH LAUGH)

Come on, talk to me.

Is this because of Teddy?

Nah, nah. It's just...

Just a lot of tension, you know.

A lot going on.

Do you wanna...

Uh, I'm not in the mood
to meditate or cleanse,

anything like that, V.

...have sex?

You release some dopamine that way.

(BOTH LAUGH SOFTLY)

- Rain check.
- Hmm.

- But I appreciate you.
- (CHUCKLES)

- and everything you do.
- Mm-hmm.

- Excuse me, Franklin.
- Wanda?

Hey, uh, sorry to mess
up your happy hour.

Franklin, you think we
could talk for a second?

- What's up?
- Okay.

So, I was eavesdropping at
the house the other night...

Not even gonna lie, my bad...

But I thought I heard you say something

about Betty having water on her knees?

Can't walk up all the
stairs to collect the rent?

Well, I'm not sure if you know, but...

I used to run track at Jordan.

- I didn't know that.
- Okay, well, I, um, grew up

doing construction
work with my daddy, too.

So handiwork? Pssh, ain't no thing.

I mean, sh*t, you could ask Leon.

One time I had to fix
his mama's dryer, right?

No wrench, all hands.

Last time I went in the projects,

dryer still blowing.

You asking for a job, Wanda?

Look, I need something else in my life.

Okay? This-this scraping-by sh*t...

I don't know how
much longer I can do it.

(SIGHS): Uh...

- All right, all right.
- Okay. Thank you so much.

Ooh, thank you, thank you, Franklin.

Look, take as much time as you need.

But not too much time.

- b*tches is broke.
- (CHUCKLES)

- Thank you.
- All right.

FRANKLIN: How'd it go in Inglewood?

Settled everything
without f*ring a sh*t.

Long as it's settled.

You talk to Teddy?

(SIGHS) Yeah.

- And?
- You know, honestly,

I'm tired of talking
about this sh*t, Louie.

We about to start this sh*t up again?

Yes, we are.

'cause they got no idea
the sh*t we going through

out in the street, and you
won't let me talk to him,

so pardon me if I want to
know what the f*ck he said.

- You want to know what he said?
- Yeah.

He said the prices ain't changing,

'cause the prices ain't the problem.

- Know what is?
- LOUIE: Hmm?

Y'all two.

Breaking away from me.

- Going out on your own.
- LOUIE: I see.

So you just gonna bend over

- and do whatever he say?
- FRANKLIN (CHUCKLES): No.

But this time he's right.

Look, I gave y'all a chance.

Did this sh*t for as long as I could.

But this little experiment,
it's not working.

I'm happy to split the profits
with you all fifty-fifty.

But you got to come home.

Get this operation under one roof.

No, we ain't doing that.

- Why? Why not?
- Because I don't want to put my life...

our life... at risk for your
bullshit-ass decisions.

Is that it?

Or is that you're so sure
that you're so much smarter

than everybody else?

Getting tired of this.

Lions fighting over sheep.

- This between me and him.
- Oh, yeah?

So why don't you handle it, then?

Boom! That's right.

'cause I know breaking
away wasn't Jerome's idea.

And I let it go, 'cause you'd been sh*t,

been through some traumatic sh*t.

Hey, you let it go?

Yeah, that's right. For her.

Don't talk out your g*dd*mn neck, boy.

(LAUGHS) Well, then
maybe you can enlighten me,

Unc, on what the f*ck she wants!

Nah. Why don't you
ask her yourself, then?

What would you like, Queen Louie?

What's gonna make you happy?

'Cause nothing seems to do it for you.

How about not being under
anybody's thumb, nephew.

FRANKLIN: Well, I
hate to break it to you,

but everybody's got to
answer to somebody. And me?

I answer to the man who may have

disappeared my f*cking father,

and who will do the same to us
if we don't move this product.

Now, I don't know about y'all two,

but I'd like to stay alive

long enough to enjoy what I've made.

So from here on out, I don't
want to hear anything else

about kilos or prices.

Y'all want to go out on your own? Fine!

But do not for one second f*ck around

with what I got to do to get mine,

'cause I promise you there is

nothing I'm not
prepared to do.

(CAR DOOR OPENS)

(ENGINE STARTS)