05x08 - Celebration

[bunniefuu]

You're not like me.

I go from w*r to w*r,

whereas a man like
you has the w*r inside.

VERONIQUE: You said
you could keep me safe,

but you can't.

I have to keep some distance from you

until you're actually
free from all this.

I'm trying to help you, Franklin.

You want to help me?
Help keep the peace!

Instead of making everything worse.

(DOOR SLAMS)

DEA! Hands up!

LORENA: Do you understand
what you're looking at?

Multiple homicides.

Conspiracy. Trafficking
and distribution.

TONY: We've been instructed to

shut down every facet of

this operation and walk away.

BLACK DIAMOND: We're
hearing another name.

Some O.G. m*therf*cker
just got out the pen.

Name's Kane.

KANE: You didn't sh**t

and k*ll my baby brother?

We can come at you
at any time, any place.

Does it look like I'm
f*cking hiding, little n*gga?

BUCKLEY: Once
you press that button,

there's no turning back.

Are you sure you want to do this?

Do it.

JEROME: I need to make some changes.

Will you marry me?

(LAUGHS)

(TIRES SCREECH)

It's been a while.

How you been?

Been a time.

I heard you got sh*t.

Heard you were, too.

And here we both are.

Maybe someone up there likes us.

Mm.

I tried your pager before Gustavo's.

TEDDY: Oh, yeah, that's
probably the old number.

What, uh...

... what can I do for you?

I want to buy directly from you.

I feel like we did good
business for a long while there

when Franklin was hurt.

Franklin know about this?

No.

I considered going to the Colombians.

Better the devil you know, right?

♪ ♪

(DUCKS SQUAWKING)

Do you have the recordings?

I told you my son wasn't an option.

The man Teddy and
the CIA are the problem.

And Franklin is the answer.

In the end only he can
bring your enemies down.

And if you refuse to
help us gain access...

... well, then, I'm afraid we

have nothing left to talk about.

There's gonna be a wedding.

My brother and his girlfriend.

Friends and family will
be invited, of course.

But the decision was
made to also include

certain key business associates.

Lest they feel left out.

How soon?

They want it to happen quickly.

Next month, while the
weather's still warm.

I'd like to know

everything you can
tell me about this event.

("DJ RAP" BY POOR BOY RAPPERS PLAYING)

♪ The D.J. Rap is about KQ ♪

♪ Gonna rap to the rhythm,
show you what we can do... ♪

Some bitch want to talk, she says.

♪ To the b*at to
show you where

it's at, rock,
rock, rock... ♪

- What she up to?
- I don't know.

She kind of dressed up
like she work in a office.

Came in a Mercedes with a white driver.

Send her in.

♪ Mike Reynolds so suave
and he's debonair ♪

♪ He makes your ears listen
when he's on the air ♪

♪ Randy Bebop he's
cool and he's caring ♪

♪ He likes all the women no
matter what they're wearing ♪

♪ Alex Barrea, he's one of a kind ♪

♪ He jams all the tunes
to shock rock your mind ♪

♪ Now, early in the morning
when the sun first rise ♪

♪ Joe Bailey gets up and
get all the way live... ♪

Mr. Kane?

KANE: Baby,

you can just call me Kane.

May I sit down?

Mm.

(EXHALES) Thank you.

My name is Veronique Turner.

I'm Franklin Saint's girlfriend.

I'm also having his child.

Why the f*ck are you here?

Could you please put
that cigarette out? For me?

For you. (CHUCKLES)

Okay.

I was at that restaurant
your men lit up.

I want to know if I can stick around

or if I should go visit
my mother back east.

(CHUCKLES)

Yeah, Franklin ain't tell you
we all kissed and made up?

Mm-hmm. He did.

I'm here to ask you if that's true.

And like I said...

I told Leon I'd make the deal.

I intend to keep my word.

So me and my baby

will be safe?

You ain't got a damn thing
to worry about from me.

Mm.

Hey.

- That tailor?
- LOUIE: Mm-hmm?

- Making magic.
- Mmm.

When's it gonna be done?

- Next week.
- Ooh.

(LAUGHS SOFTLY)

Gives us another week for alterations.

Mm-hmm.

How's everything going
with the wedding planning?

(EXHALES) So good. Keisha is a godsend.

She locked down the
location and the caterer.

And she got this chocolate fountain.

You can dip fresh strawberries.

What about the band?

Eh, that's a little bit more tricky,

'cause all the good ones
are booked up already.

Tell her don't worry about it.
I got a idea for the music.

Okay.

Look at you, looking good.

Healthy.

- I feel good.
- Mm.

I ain't lost my temper
in about three weeks,

- Haven't had a drink in three days.
- Okay.

I got this mean tuxedo jacket.

(LAUGHS)

Hmm.

I talked to Teddy today.

He agreed to sell to us.

Think I'll take that drink.

(EXHALES)

Okay.

You knew this was coming, baby.

JEROME: I know.

Franklin is family.

But I like to think that what
you doing is just business

and I got your back.

But I will not go to w*r
against my own blood.

Mm. It ain't gonna come to that.

It's not. It's not. It's not.

Franklin gonna be mad as hell.

Yeah.

But I'm-a make him understand.

When?

After the wedding.

Let's just have a good time with family.

Yeah?

This is how we control our future.

It's the only way.

MINISTER: We are gathered here today

to join this man, Jerome Saint,

and this woman, Louanne Jones,

in holy matrimony.

Despite any differences we might have,

we come together today
in this beautiful place

because we share something in common.

We share the desire
to consecrate the union

of Louie and Jerome.

Marriage is a sacrosanct union

between two people
who care for each other,

trust each other, love each other.

(CRACKLING):
Marriage requires mutual respect,

meeting each others' needs,
and taking responsibility

(CLEARER): for each other,
your family and your children.

Let us take a moment
to pray for the success

of this union.

Excuse me.

What are you gonna do
with all this chocolate?

I'm gonna dip the strawberries and then

pass them out after the service.

To everybody?

Everybody who wants one.

MINISTER: Amen.

What's your name?

Pastel.

Nice to meet you.

You mind grabbing me a water, please?

Of course.

MINISTER: ... vitality,
and love for one another.

Before God, your
friends and your family,

I ask you to affirm your willingness

to enter into the covenant of marriage.

Do you, Jerome,

take this woman to be your wife?

- Hell yeah!
- (LAUGHTER)

I do!

MINISTER: All right, now.

And Louanne... Oh, Louie.

Do you take this man to be your husband?

Yes!

(LAUGHTER)

MINISTER: The rings?

I now pronounce you husband

- and wife.
- (CHEERING, APPLAUSE)

("GOOD TIMES" BY CHIC PLAYING)

(WHISTLES)

- ♪ Good times ♪
- (INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS)

- ♪ These are the good times... ♪
- Just two more.

All right. Smile.

(LAUGHS)

♪ Leave your cares behind ♪

♪ These are the good times ♪

♪ Good times ♪

♪ These are the good times ♪

♪ Our new state of mind ♪

♪ These are the good times... ♪

♪ I don't see you... ♪

Congratulations, sir.

- Champagne?
- Ooh.

Thank you.

- Madam?
- Thank you.

Sir?

♪ When I'm lost... ♪

Ladies? Champagne?

No, thank you.

Um...

No, thank you.

Thank you.

♪ Found ♪

♪ Don't you know, you carry my heart ♪

♪ In your back pocket ♪

♪ You don't need no key ♪

♪ Just let your love unlock it... ♪

PASTEL: Strawberry?

Uh, yeah, sure. Why not?

♪ Carry my heart... ♪

- Sir?
- Oh, no, I don't drink.

If you don't drink,
you should just take the whole plate.

Mm-hmm.

Mm, it's crazy, huh?

- What?
- Being all upright and married,

- just like a citizen?
- (EXHALES): Girl.

It's not a egg roll.

I can't. Can't... My stomach.

Oh.

Sure you don't want me
to come home with you?

Mm-mmm. Don't be silly.

I'm just going to bed.

When's the next time

you're gonna be together
with your entire family?

- Enjoy it.
- Come to yours later?

Not yet.

Hey. It won't be like this forever.

I know.

♪ You carry my heart in
your back pocket... ♪

Mm.

- I love you.
- Love you, too.

♪ Carry my heart ♪

♪ Wherever you go. ♪

("I NEED YOUR LOVE"
BY INFATUATION PLAYING)

♪ Hey, baby ♪

♪ I just don't know how
to approach you... ♪

(MUTTERS)

(EXHALES, GRUNTS)

What the f*ck is happening?

WANDA (ECHOES): Franklin?

- (CLEAR): How you doing?
- Wanda.

Yeah, I'm good. Yeah.

- It's a wonderful wedding.
- It is.

Louie's so gorgeous.

Yeah. Vee and Mom saying
you're doing a great job

- with collections.
- (LAUGHS SOFTLY)

Looking after the tenants.

Thinking about maybe you
could manage some places.

- Yeah?
- That would be a dream.

Come here. (LAUGHS)

(BOTH LAUGH)

Proud of you, girl.

- I'm-a get some food. All right?
- Uh...

FRANKLIN: Mama!

♪ Do you really want me? ♪

- You okay?
- Yeah, toda madre.

Thank you, baby.

Uh...

- Thank you.
- These are nice.

What the f*ck?

Did you see something
just run across the table?

N-No. What did... What did you see?

I don't know, maybe a
squirrel or something?

- I didn't see...
- You-you all right?

O-Oh, sh*t. Uh...

(CHUCKLES) Mama, this is, uh, Candy,

and, uh, what's your name again,

- my brother?
- Johnny, ma'am.

- Hello.
- Pleasure.

- Hey, Johnny.
- FRANKLIN: Nice-ass suit.

- I got you, I got you.
- Candy? How you doing?

- Okay.
- They're in from Little Rock.

Hmm. You two came all
the way from Little Rock

for the wedding?

- Oh, well, we work with Louie.
- Oh.

In that import-export business.

That's quite an impressive
watch and earrings

- you got there.
- Oh, yeah, we decided

to take us a little shopping
trip down the Rodeo Drive.

Uh-huh. You damn right. Hey.

I don't think they ever seen no n*gg*s

quite like us down there before.

- I'll tell you that.
- Well, they better get used to it.

(CACKLES)

Yeah. sh*t.

They better get used to it.

That's right. Eat.

(CACKLES) Yeah, boy.

("GIVE ME YOUR LOVE"
BY SANDY MERCER PLAYING)

(INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS)

(BIRDS CHIRPING)

(MUTTERING)

SKULLY: Taking it all in, huh, brother?

Skully. Hey, how's it going, man?

Having a good time?

Me and your family, man, we

been bonded together in death.

Now I'm here to help them consecrate

their union and celebrate life.

Only with the death of ego

can we walk the higher path.

♪ ♪

Well,

guess I better be
getting up out of here.

Tell Louie and Jerome I hope
they enjoy their wedding gift.

♪ ♪

(LAUGHING)

(CHIMES SOUNDING)

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

FRANKLIN: Avi.

(LAUGHS)

- How you doing, man?
- Okay, you... (LAUGHS)

(CHUCKLES)

- (GRUNTS)
- (LAUGH ECHOING)

Leon.

LEON: Hey, man.

- Hey.
- (LAUGHS)

- (WHOOPS)
- (GRUNTS)

What's up?

- You okay?
- Yeah.

Just...

It's all a bit overwhelming, though.

- Huh.
- (CLEARS THROAT)

Oh, f*ck. You feel that?

I do.

Look, I just want to let
you know that even though

sh*t is changing, I'll
always be your friend, man.

Maybe Jerome and
Louie will calm down some

and we can focus on making
sh*t right with our people.

You ever read that book I gave you?

(GRUNTS SOFTLY) I got to take a piss.

("COOL IT NOW" BY NEW EDITION PLAYING)

- ♪ All I keep thinking about ♪
- What the f*ck?

♪ Is her in my arms ♪

♪ Got to see what love is all about ♪

♪ And I won't be the same ♪

♪ Until she is mine... ♪

(BOTH LAUGH)

JEROME (ECHOES): Look at Franklin.

- Ooh, where's Franklin going?
- Who knows?

♪ Slow it down. ♪

(PANTING)

(INDISTINCT WHISPERS)

(LAUGHTER)

(PANTING)

Oh, f*ck.

♪ ♪

What the f*ck? (PANTING)

f*ck!

Oh. Oh.

(PANTING)

ROB: That's not good.

You're scared now, huh?

What the f*ck is happening to me?

Well, my father used to say that

what goes around comes around.

What the f*ck does that mean, huh?

Means you can only do so much f*cking

before you finally end up f*cked.

Oh, I did what I had to do.

You was on the f*cking pipe.

- So I deserved to die?
- No, no, I didn't

- want to do it.
- So why did you? Hey.

I would never have given you up.

I couldn't f*cking trust you, man.

No, no, no. You couldn't control me.

Okay? So you k*lled me.

Just like your father.

I didn't k*ll my father.

He's dead because of you.

Look, k*lling you...
That sh*t hurt, man.

(SCOFFS)

No, buddy. That didn't hurt.

This sh*t hurts.

- Rob, wait...
- (g*nsh*t)

I bought all the speakers.

All of them.

MAN: They sounding good, bro.

JEROME: Hey.

Hey, Cissy!

Oh, Jerome.

(EXHALES): Oh...

How are you?

Marriage feels great.

- Mm?
- (BOTH LAUGH)

- Did you do this?
- Do what?

Dose everybody with LSD?

LSD?

- (BOTH LAUGH)
- Yeah.

Oh, sh*t.

Oh, sh*t.

How'd you know that?

Somebody told me.

Hmm. (CHUCKLES)

n*gg*s gonna lose they sh*t.

- (LAUGHS)
- Franklin.

Lose they sh*t.

♪ Ah, freak out ♪

(LAUGHTER)

♪ Le freak, c'est chic ♪

♪ Freak out ♪

♪ Ah, freak out... ♪

- That your phone.
- Oh. Hello?

(INDISTINCT CHATTER, LAUGHTER)

(GRUNTING)

♪ Big fun to be had by everyone... ♪

(GRUNTS)

EINSTEIN: (LAUGHS) Yo.

How you doing?

n*gga, I'm f*cked up.

WOMAN: Yeah, me, too.

Does champagne do all that?

No, n*gga. I don't think so.

(LAUGHTER)

♪ We'll show you the way ♪

♪ Ah, freak out. ♪

Franklin? Franklin.

(PANTING) Baby?

(GASPS)

- Baby. Are you okay?
- Mama...

No. No, Rob... Rob f*cking sh*t me.

- I think I might be dead.
- No, no... No, no, no, no.

No, no, but baby, we've been dosed.

- LSD.
- f*cking acid?

- I thought I was losing my mind.
- No, no, no.

Of course not, but baby, listen to me,

you need to just go with it, babe.

- Just let it happen.
- No... W-Wait, wait.

How do I make it stop?
I don't-I don't want this.

You can't make it stop. But listen.

You are safe with me.

I will not let anything happen to you.

Okay? All right. Here we go.

Let's just go in this room. All righty.

- Here we go. Here we go.
- Rob...

Okay. Okay.

Rob said I k*lled Dad.

Oh, no, you didn't, baby.

I love you, Mama.

Oh, babe.

You know I would never
do anything to hurt you.

Mama, what's wrong?

What's wrong?

I got a son that puts white
people above their father

and money before God.

That's what's wrong.

Everything you do you do for yourself.

That's not what your father taught you.

- I can't take this right now, Mama.
- That's not what...

- your mother taught you.
- I got to go.

- I'll talk to you later...
- Where does that come from?

- Don't give me any tongue!
- (SHOUTS)

(WHIMPERS SOFTLY)

(SOUL MUSIC PLAYING)

AVI: What?

How do you know these
people, Mr. Drexler?

You mean...

why is a white man in a Black wedding?

I am an advisor of the groom's nephew.

He's brilliant.

You!

- You did this.
- What?

Sorry, I-I don't understand.

He did what?

We don't want the same things.

I want freedom and all you
have to offer is death.

Hey, señor, I don't know
what she's talking about.

- Señor, please help me.
- No, no, M-Mrs. Saint,

He's a waiter.

♪ ♪

Lies.

Dripped with honey.

I-I need to go.

Uh... s-señor...

- Find my friend. Where is he?
- S-Señor.

Listen to me, I made a mistake.

I need you need to
leave my family alone.

Do you understand me?

Leave my family alone.

Mrs. Saint. Mrs. Saint, what's wrong?

The KGB man from Cuba
wants to k*ll Franklin.

- Oh, no. No.
- Yes. Yes.

Okay, I'll put you in the back of my car

and you can take a nap.

(GRUNTS) Oh, okay.

- I k*lled everybody.
- No, you didn't.

It's gonna be okay, okay?

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

Leave me alone.

- (KNOCKING ON DOOR)
- Leave me alone.

Listen, I've got a g*n, okay?

I'll blow your f*cking head off!

Leave me the f*ck alone!

VERONIQUE: Franklin. It's me.

- V?
- Yeah.

What... H... W...

Wait, wait, wait, no, no.

No, you-you went home, you went home.

I felt better and I wanted
to come be with you.

Open the door?

You came back for me?

Of course.

Hey, hey.

Come here. You can't fight this energy.

You're gonna have to surrender to it.

No, no, no.

N-No, I don't want to hear that sh*t.

Somebody f*cking did this to me.

You can't be afraid.

Look, I don't want to
talk about bad sh*t, okay?

(SIGHS) Like what?

Like our baby that was almost k*lled?

f*ck! God...

This isn't real. This
isn't real. This isn't real.

- This isn't real. This isn't real.
- These are the things

inside your mind.

There's nothing more real.

What's in your mind has brought

all of us to this moment.

Hey. Breathe with me. Hey.

(GHOSTLY GROWL)

Don't lie to yourself.

Not here.

Try and tell the truth.

The voice inside your
head you push down.

Like the one that said
I'm-a lose you and the baby?

You can't be a gangster
and a family man.

(ECHOES): You can't be a k*ller

and in honest business, too.

No.

No, no, no, I don't accept that.
I've come this far.

In the end, you'll
have to destroy us all.

You'll have to.

Because the only way we can survive

is to betray you.

(DISTORTED): And
that's just what we'll do.

(REGULAR VOICE) Betray you. Betray you.

Betray you. Betray you.

Betray you. Betray you. Betray.

(SPUTTERING BREATH)

Oh, God. (WHIMPERING)

(SHOUTING)

I feel amazing.

This place is amazing.

(LAUGHS)

(R&B MUSIC PLAYING IN DISTANCE)

You don't hate me, do you?

No, baby, I love you.

I love you. I love you
more and more every day.

Every g*dd*mn second.

But I'm so wrong.

You took me into your family.

Even though I was from the streets.

- From the sewer.
- Even when we fight

- I did it all.
- And we hate each other,

- I love you even more.
- And I knew that nobody

would never want nothing
from me but some ass

You understand what makes me tick.

- You do...
- and a fine woman on their arm.

... even if you think you don't.

I once thought that only
women would love me.

- You always say the thing...
- That only the p*ssy...

- ... that's just right.
- Made things right.

But no matter how
mad I got or how angry...

You know how to love a man. You know how

to put me in my place when I'm wrong.

- No matter if I was off with Claudia
- And I need that sh*t.

- Or k*lling Claudia...
- And that's why, baby.

- I don't want to be with anybody else
- ... you never let nobody say

that I was less or nothing.

Because that feeling that I have inside,

it's like wolves.

- It's like they can see...
- And you know...

- everything that...
- that your mind...

- no one else knows is there.
- And my mind,

- it's the same.
- And you know.

And I know that you do.

- And because of that...
- And because of that...

- I love you.
- I love you.

♪ Hey, hey, hey... ♪

It don't matter what
white people think, Avi.

- (CHUCKLES)
- Brother Malcolm said it best

when he said it's either
the b*llet or the ballot.

(LAUGHS)

Well, Mr. Shabazz was, uh,

a brilliant speaker and an organizer,

but you can't reject a good idea

just because the man
who has it is white.

(CHUCKLES) Yes, I can.

We need our own
thinkers, our own thoughts.

But in order to have your own thoughts,

you have to study everything and travel.

- Travel?
- Yeah.

I ain't no g*dd*mn tourist.

Algeria, Somalia and Nigeria
aren't places for holidays.

You can go to Vietnam, meet the people

who defeated America when
it wanted to dominate them.

So, I can just go to Vietnam?

- Sure you can.
- Or Africa?

You can meet... meet with the Viet Cong.

They'll tell you what it's
like to fight America and win.

You can go to Ireland.

Eh, the f*ck I care about
them white men for?

The English conquered them,
they banned their language,

they forbid them from...

Look at that sunset. Man.

♪ ♪

(DOOR CREAKING)

♪ ♪

(PHONE DIALING)

- (LINE RINGING)
- (PHONE CRACKLES)

TEDDY (OVER PHONE): Who is this?

FRANKLIN: I like you.

TEDDY: Franklin? Is that you?

FRANKLIN (OVER PHONE):
You put me in business.

Made me rich.

(EXHALES)

But there's some sh*t I need to say.

What's wrong, Franklin?

I know what has to happen.

What are you talking about?

You think you have to k*ll me one day.

But before you do, I'm gonna k*ll you.

'Cause if it comes down to it
and it's between me and you,

then I promise you...

... it's gonna be you.

Who was it?

(GRUNTS) It was Franklin.

I thought you said he
was at the wedding.

He is.

He paged you from the wedding?

Why?

Told me he was gonna k*ll me.

I can't tell if you're joking.

I'm not. (CLEARS THROAT)

Well...

at least you know for
certain he's not home.

So...

... what do you want to do, Theodore?

(ENGINE STARTS)

JOHNNY: Come on, California.

You know I ain't gonna scare that easy.

- BIG D: That's how you do it.
- Come on, California.

- Ow. Hey.
- (LAUGHS): n*gga, yeah.

(STAMMERS) Oh.

Got to be quicker than that,
now, m*therf*cker.

♪ Turn this mutha out... ♪

- Oh, sh*t. (LAUGHS)
- Yes.

Stop. Stop it! Stop fighting, D.

You, too, Little Rock.

It feels so g*dd*mn good to let it out.

That's just the acid
making you feel that way.

Tomorrow it'll be all blood,
bruises and broken teeth.

How come it ain't do
something crazy to you?

That sh*t must be in the
chocolate. I'm allergic.

(LAUGHS)

- (BOTH LAUGH)
- Oh...

(BOTH BABBLING)

- JOHNNY: n*gga, you crazy.
- Oh, sh*t.

Are you all right, girl?

- Yeah, I'm fine.
- Oh. Okay.

LEON: Hey, Wanda?

♪ Turn this mutha out... ♪

- (GRUNTS) Wanda.
- H-Hey, Leon.

- You okay?
- Yeah.

So you didn't get no acid or nothing?

Oh, yeah, I got it pretty strong.

But you okay?

- I'm better than ever.
- Okay, that's good.

I'm just trying to make
sure everybody else is safe,

so I should move on.

W-Wait, uh, I need to,
uh, ask you something.

What?

Um, I'm leaving the country.

Where you going?

I don't know, uh, Africa maybe.

You got a passport?

I want you to come with me.

♪ Turn this mutha out... ♪

♪ Turn this mutha out... ♪

How you gonna say that now?

(GRUNTS)

♪ Turn this mutha out... ♪

So you not gonna come, or...

(MUSIC PLAYING IN DISTANCE)

(EXHALES SHARPLY)

FRANKLIN : Wouldn't
do that sh*t, n*gga.

Oh, ain't no friendly faces out there.

Only your just desserts.

- FRANKLIN: Who are you?
- I guess the better question is...

what have I become?

I don't know what the f*ck
you're talking about, man.

Your life.

Your life is my failure.

- What?
- You messed it up.

(LAUGHS)

I messed it up for you?

What... sitting in
some shitty-ass cubicle,

wiping the white man's ass?

Oh, the white man.

White man ain't your problem.

- Not yet.
- No, no.

I don't have problems.
sh*t, I solve them.

Mm.

You know, your fear

let the worst thing Dad
did come true for you.

- For us.
- That's bullshit.

He never cared about
anybody but himself.

He said he was working for the people,

but as soon as somebody
crossed him, what'd he do?

He threw them right under the bus.

And here you are talking
about the white man's ass

when everybody got
to kiss your ass, or else.

What the f... I help people.

(LAUGHS) Help people?

My God, you listen to yourself?

g*dd*mn, n*gga.

What about Mr. Wright? What about him?

What about Kevin and even Rob?
Or Manboy? Your dad?

And all the n*gg*s
you and your

little m*therf*cking minions

them plotted on in between.

Tianna? Khadijah? Lenny? Karvel?

Him? Him? Him? Her? Him? Him?

Bodies! Bodies! Bodies! Bodies!

They're all dead.

- That's how you help, Franklin?
- No, no, no, no.

No, I made me and my people rich.

f*ck kind of life would
they have without me?

(STIFLED LAUGH)

(CACKLES)

They don't see it that way, n*gga.

And they never will.
And you don't see it theirs.

And that's why this whole
thing's about to fall apart.

Nothing's gonna fall apart.

I can still save it.

You know...

... even if you do understand...

... it doesn't make a difference.

(MUSIC CONTINUES IN DISTANCE)

(LEON LAUGHS)

- How you feeling?
- FRANKLIN: Better.

Now. Maybe.

That's good.

Your mom got a little paranoid,

so I put her in a car.

She okay?

Yeah, she's asleep in the back seat.

You a good man, Lee.

Good man.

Want you to know...

I understand why you
wanted out the game.

You just wanted to be a better person.

Which you are.

Love you, man.

Love you, too.

♪ Goodbye ♪

♪ All day... ♪

(CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING)

- (RADIO CRACKLES)
- (PARISSA MOANING)

Parissa, what's wrong?

PARISSA: Oh, I was...

just touching myself,

thinking about you.

What? Is there someone coming up?

I-I was just thinking that after this,

it would be nice if
you took me to dinner

before... you know.

So there's nobody's coming up?

Do you think I would
be talking about dinner

if Franklin was here?

So if I say that we can go to dinner,

will you stop using the walkie?

Yes.

Great. Let's go to dinner.

One more thing.

- What?
- I'm sort of glad

you got sh*t.

This is much more fun

than my usual Saturday nights.

Okay, bye.

("CALL ON ME" BY THE FOUR TOPS PLAYING)

- ♪ Darling, you ♪
- WOMAN: Oh, I love this song.

♪ Say you're lonely,
well, I'm lonely, too ♪

♪ But togetherness is the answer ♪

♪ For me and you... ♪

Mind if I cut in?

- Oh, my God.
- (LAUGHS)

♪ Haven't been the same... ♪

(SIGHS)

(LAUGHTER)

Uh, you look beautiful.

- Damn, look at that.
- Thank you. Look at that.

- Wow.
- (LAUGHS)

- Some wedding, huh?
- Mm-hmm. Yeah.

I think they put acid in the chocolate.

(BOTH LAUGH)

- Are you okay?
- I'm good, I'm good.

- Okay.
- I'm... Let me match up to you.

- (LAUGHS)
- I can't let you down.

(SIGHS)

For a while there, I wasn't, but...

- Mm-hmm?
- Now, maybe...

♪ But darling, call on me... ♪

I want to let you know I love you.

And always have, since I was a boy.

- (LAUGHS SOFTLY)
- And I wanted to apologize.

For what?

I always wanted to be in charge.

So I can know exactly
what everybody was doing.

I said it was to protect you,
but it wasn't that.

No?

♪ As you should... ♪

You were right.

I should've listened.

Should've treated you like a partner.

- I should've done a lot of things.
- Okay.

That's them.

LOUIE: (LAUGHS) Yeah.

- You should have.
- (LAUGHS SOFTLY)

Ah.

You know, it's not too late.

♪ Girl, if you want me... ♪

Yeah.

It is.

Let's go.

LOUIE: I got to follow my
own path now, Franklin.

♪ Darling ♪

♪ If you need me... ♪

I'm sorry.

♪ If you want me ♪

♪ If you ever need someone,
call on me... ♪

♪ ♪