01x01 - Something Different

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WILLOUGHBY: It never begins.

And thus, it never ends.

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

(MUSIC FADES) ♪

(g*nshots)

What's wrong?

Is that not all of it?

Too much of it.

(SOMBER MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

Garmen?

- Garmen?

- No, no.

- Not now. I told you

- Every minute we do nothing,

we look weak. We look confused, right?

The people. Our people.

The community,

they're looking for answers.

Cops, they're gonna let this sh*t go.

- So what do we do?

- Aked, it's up to your auntie.

You know that, right? (STAMMERS)

She's not telling me nothing, though.

Look, I love her, but this

- It's family. It's my family.

- All right.

Ms. Mahabir, my condolences.

- I'm I'm I'm sorry, ma'am.

- Mm-hmm.

I'm going back home for a few days.

Home to Georgetown?

Back to Guyana. Why?

To get some answers.

Auntie, we have all the answers.

Edward Chung k*lled your brother-in-law.

Aked, this isn't about Edward Chung.

This is about something that happened

a long, long time ago.

And I am going to get some guidance

on exactly how to respond.

And believe me, I will respond.

And when I do,

I promise you'll be a part.

- A big part.

- A big part. I promise that.

"A long time ago," how?

(SIGHS) Yeah, I don't know.

(PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

WILLOUGHBY: You're right

to believe the bad things

happening to your family

are happening for a reason.

But I found the man

responsible for your misfortune,

and he's willing to allow you

to reverse your family's fate.

But you must be willing

to take certain steps,

exactly as he prescribes them.

- Are you willing?

- SAVITRI MAHABIR: I am.

You understand that to balance

the weight of his pain,

to close the circle

of his own suffering,

suffering which began many years ago

at the hand of your

late husband, Ranwell,

you will have to inflict a similar pain

on his behalf.

- SAVITRI: I know.

- Okay, then.

Here is where we begin.

(MUSIC FADES) ♪

SAMANTHA BROWNE: Jared, honey,

it's quarter of.

- I know.

- Is there anything I can do to help?

- 'Cause (SIGHS)

- No, I'm coming.

You didn't touch the avocado toast.

I don't want you getting starved

by second period

and eating from the vending machine.

Mom, I ate earlier.

It was that Indian food from last night.

- (SIGHS)

- Have you seen my cleats?

SAMANTHA: They're in the new closet

with the, uh, outside shoes.

DEREK BROWNE: I have to say,

I was kinda surprised

to see that pitch

meeting on the schedule.

We know we're gonna say no.

SAMANTHA: No, we don't know that.

And anyway, sometimes knowing

why we're saying no can be good too.

Here's an idea, how about your dad

actually takes

one of these meetings himself?

Oh? (SCOFFS)

You mean do the work part of work?

He did not eat that Indian food.

Okay, I'm putting

your food and a water

Drink it in your backpack.

Um, and bring home the Tupperware, okay?

I'm picking you up after school, bud.

- Don't run off.

- Dad, I know.

All right, if you're gonna get the bus,

we gotta move.

PRESENTER: We pay a generous upfront fee

to license his name and likeness,

and all we'd ask is maybe once a year,

he gives us an appearance or two.

Plus, Chef Jeff and his family

will always have a free room.

Whether it's Atlantic City

Las Vegas

or the big wow, Macau.

- Be in touch.

- Yeah.

See? It's good to do sometimes,

these meetings.

- Um, so, what

- BRENDA: Jacket copy, blurbs,

and the publisher still needs you guys

to approve the cover image.

- Okay.

- And they wanna know,

is he keeping the ponytail?

I'm gonna let you handle that.

(SIGHS)

Hmm

CAROL: Remember,

all you need to do is

I know. I just I need to play nice

and don't interrupt.

Exactly. Just state your case.

'Cause it's a good one. They need you.

They should have put you

on this a year ago.

Yeah, I would have

turned somebody by now.

Then my job wouldn't be

on the chopping block.

- So

- So I know,

I need to just stay present,

not talk about the past.

I will be the model

of obedient servitude.

And he will never know how much I think

he's a backstabbing weasel

- who would sell out his own mother to

- Mel. Mel.

- Nice face.

- (GROANS)

Right. Nice face.

MANNY BROWARD: Why don't you admit

why you really want on the case?

Pete Fong has to trim

the department budget,

you think you're vulnerable

'cause you're low

man on the pole, but

we both know that's not the reason

why you're vulnerable, is it?

Maybe you actually really

don't wanna put me on the case

because it's stalling

and you know that I would actually do

- something with it

- (SCOFFS)

which would make you look bad

and then it would be impossible

for you to fire me

which is what you really want to do

- if you're being honest, right?

- Well, if I'm being honest

you're kind of impossible

to deal with, Mel.

I mean, case in point,

antagonizing your boss

as you're asking for a favor

again.

Again?

Last year

when I risked my f*cking job

by not turning in your psych eval?

- Remember that?

- (WHISPERS) Manny.

Yeah. Yeah. You asked real nice.

- Without f*cking insults.

- (WHISPERS) Okay. Okay.

I'm sorry. And I get it. You're right.

I appreciate it, okay?

But I don't want to relitigate the past.

- I'm talking about my future.

- Hmm.

MELODY HARMONY: Which is me

working on the Guyana case, okay?

- Not gonna happen, Mel.

- Manny!

Go back to the Queen's College thing.

- Oh, my God!

- You were supposed to turn it in

- two weeks ago.

- Ugh! Right.

- Yes. You're right.

- Mm-hmm.

Because that massive

criminal organization

led by a dorm kid mailing

f*cking fake IDs to high schoolers

is endangering more lives

than actual gangsters

murdering bums and vagrants

- for insurance premiums.

- Oh, I'm sorry.

Is the assignment not

sexy enough for you?

Here's a fact.

When you have a job, you get assignments

from your boss. I'm your boss.

- (SIGHS)

MANNY: You don't do

the f*cking assignment

- Manny.

- you get fired.

Don't get fired, Mel.

Damn it.

(BREATHES DEEPLY)

(PHONE LINE RINGING)

CAROL: Well?

So I'm working the Guyana case.

Oh, my God! Well done, you.

So he agreed with you.

- Uh, no.

- CAROL: Uh, so

So he didn't actually

put you on the case?

No. No. He didn't. No.

But you said you're gonna work it.

Yeah. On my own time.

CAROL: Oh, Mel.

Yeah.

DEREK: Next one. Ready?

Here we go. Square up.

That's not bad. Two hands.

Just watch it all the way to the glove.

Here we go.

Here we go. Get it. Get on your horse!

That was my bad. Good hustle.

Um, uh

What? Seriously? He

lost his phone again?

You looked everywhere?

Behind the dugout?

- Yes, Dad.

- DEREK: Under the bench?

I said yes.

It was in my shoes.

Yup. He sure did.

- Really?

- You saw me take them off.

You saw me never go back in the dugout.

I don't know how it happened.

DEREK: You heard correctly.

Yeah, we'll give him

the talk. Part Seven.

(SIGHS)

(MYSTERIOUS MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

(CAR DOOR CLOSING)

(ELEVATOR BELL DINGS)

(MYSTERIOUS MUSIC FADES) ♪

(SONG PLAYING OVER STEREO) ♪

- Hey.

- DEREK: Hey.

How'd it go with the proofs?

Pick a winner?

Oh, well, they're all winners.

So where did we land

with the whole losing stuff thing?

DEREK: I told him this time

there's no new one.

- You heard that, right, bud?

- JARED BROWNE: Yes.

Did you do Find My iPhone?

The phone has to be on to track it.

I'm sure they wiped it anyways.

Are you sure?

'Cause you were sure four months ago

when you lost the watch

that Grandpa Jeff gave you.

Grandpa's watch? You lost it?

W How did I not know this?

And the sweatshirt. His favorite one.

The one he waited in line for

then had to spend four months allowance

to replace. Where are you going?

Find my iPhone, again.

Just tell me when dinner's ready.

- I am not finished.

- Derek, just let him

Moving forward, Jared, buddy,

help us out here.

Huh? What is the plan?

What kind of systems

are we gonna put in place,

so this all stops?

I don't know.

How about one where

I don't somehow lose everything?

(SIGHS)

I need two boys. Preferably from GT.

GARMEN HARRY: What kind of time frame

are we talking, Ms. M?

As soon as possible.

GARMEN: Why Georgetown?

We probably got people here

who can do whatever you want.

No, Garmen. I want people

who will do what we say

and won't ask questions.

Natalia, the masseuse,

she have a brother

who got into trouble in GT.

He want to come up with his best friend.

Let's arrange it.

- (PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

- (INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(HORNS BLARING)

LOUIS WILLIAM: Yo!

- Xavier.

- Louis.

LOUIS: What's going on? Look, look.

Now?

Bye, everybody. Bye.

- Ooh, Louis!

- LOUIS: Ooh!

(CHUCKLES)

- So this is really happen?

- LOUIS: Yeah, man.

You get the passport?

So when we at the forest

across the river

- Raas. (CHUCKLES)

- they will give it to us

- Uh-huh.

- then take us to the airport.

Hey, Shakeela. It's me, Xavier.

Me buddy come through. I know, I know.

I don't know.

His sister arrange everything.

Me and you, we go

meet in person, finally.

- (CHUCKLES)

- Ticketing.

They not gonna see us for

a very, very, very long time.

- Long time. Long time.

- (XAVIER LAUGHS)

Let's go.

(CHUCKLES)

LOUIS: Kingston to Georgetown, brother.

XAVIER: Yeah, man. And now New York!

Yeah, yeah, yeah! New York!

- Yeah, man.

- Crazy.

(PENSIVE MUSIC FADES) ♪

Hey, hey, Shakeela. It's me, Xavier.

I can't wait to see you in person.

We got a little meeting first,

but let me know

what time school finish and, uh,

text me a place you want meet.

(CHUCKLES)

Louis, your sister waiting for you.

She'll take you both straight

to your meeting with Aked.

Little gift to get you started.

Thank you, Mr. Len.

- XAVIER: Thank you, sir.

- Thank Mrs. Mahabir.

It's from her.

Oh, and I need your passports.

Um, okay.

- LOUIS: Hey, Xav.

- XAVIER: Mm-hmm.

Let me be straight with you.

Us coming here wasn't my sister's idea.

You told me she arrange everything.

LOUIS: No.

Natalia boss arrange everything.

My sister may not be

too happy to see us.

Just warning you.

And you're just telling me this now?

Yeah.

(HORN BLARING)

I hear you was running weed, Louis,

which means you lied to me on the phone.

We was just tricked, Nat.

Point was I gonna be

sending you money this time.

Point is, I hope you happy

'cause now you into something different.

Ain't even a hello? Hey!

You'll get one when I'm done being mad.

(CLICKS TONGUE, SIGHS)

This this Xavier.

Friend I tell you about.

He from up river too.

My sister. Natalia.

Me auntie friends with your mother.

Oh, I know you.

In our primary school

you stole my kickball.

Probably. I don't know.

Well, Xavier, you got legs.

You can follow too.

Let's go. You coming or not?

Now ain't the time to keep Aked waiting.

AKED: The thing about Garmen Harry.

Number one, loyalty.

Number two,

loyalty.

And number three

What's number three? What was

Oh, loyalty. (CHUCKLES)

All right?

Is Garmen the boss?

Garmen "Mr. Harry" to you.

The boss is Mrs. Mahabir.

Or if and only if

she gives you permission, Ms. M.

Full disclosure,

Savitri Mahabir is my aunt.

So you wanna talk to her? Through me.

Ask Nat.

I don't do this for nobody. Nobody.

But she vouches for you, baby brother.

You

I don't know about.

But what you say is true

they gonna use you.

How much they pay?

Place to stay, lawyers for a Green Card,

and you must be forgetting

they paid for your travel,

but I'm gonna let that slide.

You work it off.

- Sky the limit.

- How much I work off?

AKED: About 50K

per, something like that.

U.S.?

(COUGHS, CHUCKLES)

U.S.? I like this guy. You funny.

Yeah, yeah. U.S. We're here now, baby.

Mm-hmm.

Sometime few weeks from now,

a guy, Paul, is gonna

assign you a trial.

Savitri Mahabir, Garmen Harry,

Paul Tranquada, me

you.

(HORN BLARING)

(LOUIS EXHALES)

You guys are good?

Yeah? You know what you're doing?

All right. You can't miss him.

He's in a wheelchair.

If he's awake, he's talking.

I hope you boys appreciate

the nature of this opportunity.

- Yes, sir.

- Yeah?

- Thank you, sir.

- Yeah.

- Thank you, Mr. Paul, sir.

- You're welcome.

All right. You guys can go.

(TENSE MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

(LAPTOP CHIMES)

(TENSE MUSIC FADES) ♪

NEILSEN: No, no, no, no, man.

The plastic is in the atmosphere

'cause the damn astronauts

keep throwing the sh*t

out the window.

I mean, we we got plastic

in our blood now. 'Cause of NASA.

Yeah, yeah. It's in a book.

I I read all the books.

I read 'em all. You see?

The books are the truth.

I know that the only way

you can tell the truth

is to put it in a book.

And everybody else knows that.

You see what I'm saying?

Oh, how do you know that?

Because ink cost money.

f*cking wasting my time

around stupid-ass sh*t.

I'm a book reader. I read books.

That's what I do.

They mad at me because I know stuff.

(TENSE MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

Hey, brother, we get something for you.

Yo, what the The f*ck?

Yo, who who are you, man?

Quiet down, man.

Yo, what you doing?

No, no. I'm good. I'm good.

- Relax yourself.

- You can stop here. I'm good.

I just get a little present for you.

Yo, who are you with, man?

- Are you with Paul?

- Just a friend. All right?

- No, no, no. I'm asking. Wait.

- XAVIER: Keep your voice down.

- Shut your mouth.

- NEILSEN: What are you doing, man?

What are you No, stop.

How you No, no, no.

No, no. No, no.

I don't want nothing. I'm clean.

- It's gonna be all right.

- No, I swear. I'm good, man.

I'm good. No, I'm sorry. (GRUNTS)

Come on, please. No. What are you doing?

- Come on! Move! Help me, man.

- NEILSEN: No, no, please. Stop.

- Help, man!

- Hey, man. Help me, man.

- Come on. (YELLS, CHOKES)

- XAVIER: Quiet, man. Relax yourself.

Quiet yourself. Sorry.

Move. Move now, man.

LOUIS: Natalia.

Did you know they would do that?

You did know?

They make it look like an accident.

But it ain't no accident.

He raas did know, Nat. That scunt.

NATALIA WILLIAM: I've been

trying to get out, Louis.

- LOUIS: sh*t.

- I been trying.

- LOUIS: Oh, sh*t.

- (TENSE MUSIC FADES) ♪

NATALIA: I'm at massage school

two nights a week.

I got janitorial at the message school

five nights a week.

I got Ms. Mahabir during the day,

so I can pay her off.

Almost done too.

Every time one of them dead, Natalia,

you are part of it.

- (EXHALING)

- (DOOR CLOSING)

SAVITRI: The new boys were the ones

that pull it off with Neilsen?

GARMEN: The two of them.

One one better than the other,

but with Neilsen's drug history,

they could pass this one through fast.

We anticipating a payout

for the full policy.

Three hundred and twenty-five

thousand dollars.

Ooh! That's good. Well done.

Uh, but that not come until next year.

We got some bigger issues this year,

especially when I trying to

(SIGHS) reconcile

the financial mess Quincy left us in

- after he d*ed

- SAVITRI: Look, Garmen. Garmen.

Let's focus forward.

You mean, uh, for

this next thing you get?

Whatever it is.

- Coming down the pike.

- That one. Yes.

(SCOFFS) Well, how am I gonna

know unless you tell

me what that thing is.

It's the most important thing

we've ever done.

It involves a boy.

But I don't want to say no more

because me nah wan blight de ting.

So you're scared me will jinx it

and give you a bad eye,

but I can't run it unless you tell me

(CHUCKLING) what it is.

SAVITRI: You're not

gonna run it. Aked is.

(LAUGHS) Ma'am.

You say it's the most important thing.

It's also the most dangerous.

And this way you can supervise,

stay safe and help Aked.

Try not to k*ll himself.

AKED: Natalia, I told you

this was gonna be big.

This is huge. So what's your problem?

NATALIA: Why is kidnapping

some pickney gonna make up

for what happened to Quincy?

- AKED: Reasons.

- NATALIA: Reasons?

- Yes. Reasons.

- NATALIA: Aked.

From the boss.

Who's grieving right now. You know that.

Look, my auntie left me in charge.

All right? Me in charge of all this.

You understand?

Version six.

I like this one.

Leave notes. Okay?

So you know, like, um,

Chef Jeff or whoever,

the kid's father, whatever.

They pull up to the library,

boom, next place.

Subway station.

I don't know. I'm making it up.

Boom. They get to the library,

open up an envelope.

"Congratulations,

you made it to the library.

Now you got to book it to the bridge."

Gonna keep it clever.

(PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

XAVIER: So yeah.

Yeah, Shakeela. It's me, Xavier.

So yeah, I was thinking

maybe we could do that again.

Maybe nighttime this time.

Or, you know, maybe even tonight?

I just going for a walk now,

so if you done all your homework

and you feel like catching

a vibe just, uh,

yeah, just give me a call.

But, um

Yeah, I'ma call you right back.

You didn't happen to be in the alley

behind Gemini's Lounge

the other night, did you?

Is, um,

this familiar to you?

You know, dead body, wheelchair.

We brought the sheet. (CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

- No idea.

- Oh, you know, I wonder

if I described the alley to you,

if it will jog your memory.

So we have Gemini's Lounge,

next to the laundromat,

next to the pawn shop,

which, like all pawn shops,

has a security camera which as you know,

have gotten very good these days.

- Let me see that.

- Oh, I Sorry.

It's government property. (CHUCKLES)

However, my name is on this.

And whenever you're ready

to give me yours, give me a call?

(SIGHS)

CLARENCE JOSEPH: It will happen

in Washington Square Park

at 1:11 a.m., inside a circle.

We will be in the park

to make sure there is

no deviation from the plan.

He will feel the same pain

I felt when I lost my grandson.

- (PENSIVE MUSIC FADES) ♪

- A boy for a boy.

And the balance will be restored

and all will be good.

It will.

Well, uh, I want to hear

from Mr. Joseph directly.

Everything will be good.

SAVITRI: Excellent, excellent.

Thank you, gentleman.

CLARENCE: Thank you.

It was an honor, madam.

SAVITRI: Oh, the honor was all mine.

I assure you.

WILLOUGHBY: We'll see you tomorrow night

at the celebration.

SAVITRI: Yes. Tomorrow

we shall celebrate.

- I'll be right there, Natalia.

- Yes, Ms. Mahabir.

Natalia, is everything all right?

- Yes, Ms. Mahabir.

- Hmm.

(COUGHS)

- Good night, sir.

- Good night.

Xavier, I need you to go

to Washington Square Park,

Lower Manhattan. You can Google it.

Ms. Mahabir asking for for, um

um (CHUCKLES)

Apparently, there are

circles in the park in different places.

She want to know the various sizes,

where, how many

Yeah. My advice to you, Xavier,

watch your ass on this one.

Good night, sir.

(BREATHES DEEPLY)

(SIGHS) Okay.

I just don't feel like

four people talking in a room

for two hours is a movie.

Okay. I just thought you'd be mad

that I brought you to a movie

where you had to read.

Yeah, I mean, that didn't help.

- (LAUGHS)

- (CELL PHONE RINGING)

Oh, sh*t. Hold on.

Uh, Inspector Harmony speaking.

Who might this be?

XAVIER: My name is Xavier.

If I give you information,

can you get me home?

Home, home, home? Like Guyana?

- XAVIER: Yes.

- No.

But I can try to make your life easier

in direct proportion

to the information given.

Divided by, of course,

how seriously you've already

f*cked your life.

XAVIER: Something is going down

tomorrow night.

MELODY: Well, that's a good first step.

Second step, where is it happening?

Washington Square Park.

It's four in the morning.

Why are you waking me up?

They gonna k*ll that boy.

The one they kidnapping.

I heard Mrs. Mahabir say it.

No matter what happen,

she want to k*ll him.

Why?

She think it some kind of answer

to all the bad that's been happening.

- How that make sense?

- She crazy is how.

All of sudden, nothing

she do makes sense.

She bring these people here

from Guyana last week

and got a whole plan.

And he picked Xavier for the plan,

but I just told him you'd be good too

because we need one more person

- You put me up for that?

- Quiet!

You're all upset about it

then you put me up for it?

- This is exactly what I don't want to do.

- I got a plan. Louis!

You ain't gonna kidnap the boy.

You're gonna save him.

We gonna.

What?

- Why?

- Because you said it

If someone dead, I'm a part of it.

I'm trying to do the right thing.

And you should be too.

LOUIS: Natalia. Natalia!

The thing that's happening

when that gonna happen?

Aked was worried if he put

a crew together too soon,

they'd talk so we just know

telling Xavier

Natalia. When this a happening?

Tonight.

Muddaskunt.

Tonight? And you're just

telling me this now?

I had to wait 'till Aked fell asleep.

I don't know how we gonna do all of it.

I don't know how we gonna do most of it.

But I know how we at least can start.

(TENSE MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

(TENSE MUSIC FADES) ♪

I'm texting you

where to go to get the bike.

It's got to be the exact laundry bike

that Aked is using.

You see the photo here. Okay?

And I need you to get this black bag.

I'm texting it now to you. Okay?

And get a wig. Any type of wig. Okay.

Now, I'm sending you a address

I need you to leave the bike.

I go get it after work,

I go put the dummy inside.

All right? I need you to text me

when you get close

to the park. All right?

So which one of my plans we going with?

The one where you wait for us

to tell you what to do.

- When is that?

- When we tell you.

JARED: They've gotten super controlling.

They won't even let me lock my phone.

They're trying to prove a point

about me being responsible.

Plus, I can't go out anyway.

I've got tutor.

What if I promise it'll be worth it?

Like I can tell you

what happened to your stuff.

(TENSE MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

AKED: It's a business transaction.

I'll tell you more about it in the van.

Okay? Come on.

LOUIS: How is grabbing a little boy

a business transaction?

AKED: I said I'd tell you more

about it in the van.

You good, Louis?

What's good with you?

Your sister said you could handle this.

I got to set her straight?

So come on.

Keesen!

Let's go. Come on.

(DOOR OPENING)

XAVIER: Me will come just now.

Let me grab something.

(EXHALES)

MELODY: So what do you got?

Yeah, so Agent Lady, I was wrong.

Ain't nothing happening tonight.

I was wrong.

MELODY: What do you mean

nothing's happening?

I messed up and I'm sorry.

- And I can't do this.

- MELODY: What? Xavier, no,

- you can't just back out like this.

- I'm sorry. Agent Harmony

- MELODY: Xavier, you cannot

- Hey!

You ready?

Me good.

(TENSE MUSIC FADES) ♪

Was that your guy?

Yeah. It was Xavier.

He said that Washington Square Park

isn't happening tonight,

but it obviously is.

(SIGHS) I just Give me a sec.

Yeah.

(SIGHS)

Hey, Manny, um

Listen, I know you're with

your daughter tonight,

so I hope you even get this.

Uh, I also hope you actually think

that this is good news,

but I did go a little rogue.

And it was on my own

time, so don't worry,

but I actually did manage

to turn a cooperator (SIGHS) ish.

And that he said that

there was something happening

in Washington Square Park tonight.

But then he said there isn't.

Which makes me think

that there is. (CHUCKLES)

And that it's bigger

than the whack-a-bum stuff

because why would they be

k*lling a vagrant

in Washington Square Park,

so I feel like

I should definitely be there,

but I don't want to go

until I hear back from you

because I am trying to be professional

and to respect protocol.

So, um, yeah, when you get this,

just, uh, hit me back

and, um, yeah, I'll be sitting tight.

Okay. Bye.

So are you gonna wait for his approval

- or

- Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

Right.

KRISTIN MCCUSKER: Hey, Jared?

- Jared?

- JARED: Yeah.

KRISTIN: The microwave's jammed.

The door won't open.

Oh, the microwave. Yeah.

Yeah. It's not jammed.

It's a drawer now.

Yeah. You know, it's this

This whole thing.

There's a button.

Oh, my God.

Since your parents remodeled,

I can't figure out a damn thing

in this place.

Are you sure you're not hungry?

No. I'm I'm not feeling too good.

I'm just gonna crash tonight.

Well, don't you have tutor?

Uh, I think I'm just gonna cancel.

- Mm-hmm.

- If I'm sick,

I don't want to get Sarah sick.

So yeah.

Did you call her?

Oh, I actually lost my phone.

Do you think you could call her for me?

Mom left her number on the sheet

next to the phone.

You do look a little flushed.

Okay, sweetie, I will.

- Thanks, Nanna.

- Can I get you some soup?

No, I'm just gonna go to bed.

- I'm not really hungry.

- All right.

- Well, hope you feel better.

- JARED: Yeah.

KRISTIN: (CLICKS TONGUE)

Oh, sweetheart. Love you.

JARED: Love you too. Good night, Nanna.

KRISTIN: Good night.

(TENSE MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

- AKED: Do you see her right there?

- LOUIS: Mm-hmm.

That's the tutor girl.

She gonna come,

she gonna post up on the building,

check her phone.

It's maybe Instagram or something.

I don't know.

But she waits,

she might call him. Hold on.

She ready, then they gonna

go across the park

right now and go to the Bean.

Do some school sh*t.

As soon she leaves with him,

that's when we go, okay?

What the f*ck?

What the f*ck!

Yo, I told Len to track him

the last two f*cking Saturdays.

Wait, I got a backup.

I got these FedEx joints, maybe we go,

- we knock on the door

- XAVIER: Hey, Aked.

That him? Right there, that door?

Yeah, that's him.

That's him. Where is he going?

Where is this m*therf*cker going? What?

That's a one-way.

He just went up a one-way.

f*ck. Go up, um, next block.

Next block. Make a right.

I don't see sh*t.

Thought you said this man

was already there, chief?

No. I know. I know.

Okay, this right, right here.

You take this right, right here.

Right here.

I just can't take anything

he says seriously.

All I can do is picture him

sitting in that chair

with tin foil on

- (LAUGHS)

- (TENSE MUSIC FADES) ♪

Oh, that's not fair.

Not everyone can rock

- the silver fox like you.

- Oh, God bless you,

- but you know what I mean.

- Hey, Mom.

Um, hey, thanks for the heads up.

Yeah. Well, I hope you don't mind

- the executive decision.

- Yeah, yeah, yeah. No, I mean,

no sense doing tutor if he's sick.

- Um, night.

- KRISTIN: Night, night.

- DEREK: Good night, Kris.

- KRISTIN: Good night, Derek.

(DOOR CLOSING)

SAMANTHA: Aw.

DEREK: I think he just

didn't wanna do tutor.

(SAMANTHA LAUGHS)

(TENSE MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

All right. f*ck it.

Take this left right here.

Right here. Right here.

- Right here?

- Yeah.

- Nothing?

- Mm-mm.

(AKED EXHALES SHARPLY)

f*ck it. f*ck. f*ck. f*ck.

Wait, wait, wait. There's he.

There's he. Right there!

- Yeah. Yes! Yeah, Keesen!

- (CHUCKLES)

Go, go, go, go, Xavier.

Hurry, hurry, hurry.

(TAP RUNNING)

(TAP TURNS OFF)

(TENSE MUSIC FADES) ♪

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

(CELL PHONE RINGING)

(CELL PHONE RINGS)

Hi. Thank you.

You must have my son's phone.

He's always losing his stuff.

AKED: Actually, we have your son.

- SAMANTHA: What?

- AKED: I said we have your son.

And we'll k*ll him

if you don't do what we say.

- SAMANTHA: Hang on. Hang on. Hang on.

- AKED: All right? Yo, lady,

- you're not in charge here.

- SAMANTHA: No, I said hang on!

AKED: You need to stop talking

- and start listening

- DEREK: Sam?

AKED: or this will be the worst night

of your life. You hear me?

- DEREK: What's going on?

- (BREATHES HEAVILY)

- They have Jared.

- What?

AKED: Damn right, we do.

And here what's gonna happen

Whoa, whoa, whoa. If this is a joke,

it's not funny. Who's talking?

AKED: I'm gonna give you a figure,

and I suggest you write it down.

Do you have Jared?

I want to talk to Jared.

Who is this?

Who is talking to me right now?

AKED: Three hundred and fourteen

thousand, one hundred and fifty-nine.

Write that number down. It's important.

Wait, wait, wait. Just wait.

- What are these numbers?

- SAMANTHA: Three, one, four, one

- This is this is money?

- Derek, shh!

No, you need to tell us something.

Give us some information.

AKED: White sneakers,

there's writing on them,

(NICKY GROANS)

AKED: Yellow and

green Trek mountain bike.

You're gonna get a call shortly

explaining where you pick up the money.

All right?

- (NICKY GROANS)

- Yes, cash.

Nothing bigger than twenties,

you hear me?

Man, I don't know. Why don't you ask

your f*cking father-in-law

what his Atlantic City credit limit is.

All right?

(CLICKS TONGUE) You sure

about that move, Clarence?

You might want to rethink that.

(CELL PHONE RINGING)

Again. Sorry. Sorry.

Of course.

Sam, I am playing

chess with my friend

Just Sam. Slow down.

Slow down. Slow down!

What?

What!

Uh, uh, I'm sorry. I I I

I've got to go.

Uh, I'll, uh, I'll

(TENSE MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

JEFFREY MCCUSKER:

Just tell him it's an emergency.

I need to borrow

against my credit limit!

Because I can't right now, Joey!

Did she tell you anything?

I I know about as much as you do.

Look, just call Sey.

If he's not on the casino floor

- then he's gonna be awake somewhere.

- Oh, Chef Jeff, Ms. McCusker,

- you forgot to sign

- Not now, Bryce.

Yes. Just do it.

Call me back.

- (BREATHES DEEPLY)

- (WHIMPERS)

- KRISTIN: My God. Oh, my God.

- JEFF: Sam. Anybody called?

Derek?

Joey called my guy in Atlantic City.

DEREK: They haven't told us a thing.

You know, I'm sorry you're involved.

What what are you apologizing for?

Did you f*cking do it? Don't apologize.

- Wait, Joey?

- Wait, Dad! He said no police.

- Joey's not police. He's not anymore.

- I checked and he was there.

- Honest to God!

- He's the best there is.

- I checked and he was there.

- Kris!

- Yes?

- This is not about you.

- I know that, but I

- Can we just take a b*at?

- I looked in his room

- We don't have a f*cking b*at.

- and he was there (SOBS)

- This is a nightmare.

- Kris.

- I would never What?

Kristen, it's not you.

- We're not mad at you.

- No, no, no, no, no, no.

- Mom! Mom!

- I'm fine. I'm fine. (SOBS)

- SAMANTHA: Hey. Hey, hey.

- (KRISTIN SOBS)

- Oh, my God.

- (JEFF GROANS)

I I can't. Um, okay, wait.

- So police. Yes or no?

- Joey says

not until Jared's safe at home.

And who the f*ck knows

about my casino credit limit?

(CELL PHONE RINGING)

- Yes?

- AKED: Okay, listen to me.

There's a parking lot

right next to the south entrance

of the George Washington Bridge.

All right?

Tell your boys at the casino

to drop your cash there.

When you're on the bridge

with the money,

you'll receive your next instruction,

all right?

Look, if you're not there by midnight,

if you're not alone

or police have been called,

your son will be k*lled.

Okay, put our son on the phone, please.

- (LINE DROPS)

- (SIGHS)

f*ck. (BREATHES DEEPLY)

- KRISTIN: Jared.

- What the f*ck?

Jared? Oh, my God. Where have you been?

Jeez, Mom, I just went out for a walk.

- Calm down. What

- Sweetheart.

DEREK: You lied to your grandmother.

Derek, he's here. Derek, it's fine.

No, no, no, no, no, no.

He was sneaking.

He lied to your mom and us.

I didn't realize how late it was.

- I'm sorry.

- I'm so glad. I just

- SAMANTHA: Please. Please.

- JARED: Calm down.

SAMANTHA: Just be honest with us. Okay?

Were you were you meeting someone?

A boy? A girl? It doesn't matter.

- Just just talk to us. Please.

- JEFF: This is not the time

to be f*cking around, son.

This is not the time

to be f*cking around.

This is no time to f*ck around.

This is not Hold on. Just hold on.

- (DOOR CLOSING)

- (SAMANTHA EXHALES)

DEREK: Hey, you need to talk

to us, bud. What's going on?

SAMANTHA: Okay,

y y you're not in trouble,

but this is important.

DEREK: Jared.

There's this boy I've been talking to.

(PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

He said he had all my stuff.

And he'd show it to me

if I went to go see him.

So I lied to Nanna and I snuck out.

(BREATHING SHAKILY)

When I got there

he was wearing my hoodie.

My original one from

before I replaced it.

And he had my shoes too.

He really liked my bike,

so I let him ride it

around a little bit.

But then a van came,

these guys jumped out

and they threw him in.

And I couldn't do anything about it.

(BREATHING SHAKILY)

I just got my bike and I rode around

until I could work up the nerve

to come back home.

Oh, baby.

Oh, my God.

That had to have been horrible.

(PENSIVE MUSIC FADES) ♪

- I think they were after me.

- Why would you think that?

If it had been two minutes earlier,

they would have gotten me.

Oh, baby.

JARED: Why would somebody be after me?

We don't know.

We don't know anything, bud.

What do you know about this boy?

What's his name?

His name is Nicky.

Look, is he gonna be okay?

Open it. Open it.

Open it right now. Open it.

Yeah. Come here. Come here.

Come here. Look at me.

Look at me. You know how to take pills?

Did boss send you old man

gummy bear sleeping pills?

Shut the f*ck up.

I'm not talking to you.

Jared, do you know how to take pills?

Don't f*ck with me. Look at these.

You know how to take these? Huh?

Okay. Okay. Okay, Ruby. Here we go.

You're okay. You're good. Okay.

- Hey, Joey.

- Sam. Hello.

Hey, so the casino asked

why so much cash so quickly

JEFF: So you you can cancel all that.

DEREK: He's here. Jared.

He's in his room.

- Hey, Joey.

- How you doing, Mr. Browne?

- He's Jared's here?

- JEFF: Mm.

- Well, that's good. Right?

- KRISTIN: Oh, yeah.

- (CHUCKLES)

- (DEREK SIGHS)

Well, the place looks good. Wow.

Don't even recognize it.

- (SAMANTHA SIGHS)

- (DEREK GRUNTS)

- (CELL PHONE RINGING)

- What? What?

- Who is this?

- Derek.

Please. Who am I talking to?

NICKY: Daddy? Dad?

- Who who is this?

- AKED: Is there a problem?

N no, sir. There's no problem.

We just need to gather some information.

Gather some information?

What the f*ck are you talking about?

Gather some

What the f*ck are you talking

Hello?

They're muting me?

Bolt cutters.

- Huh?

- Give me the bolt cutters.

Give me the f*cking bolt cutters.

Come here. Xavier, pull over.

Pull the f*ck over.

Aked, what are you doing, buddy?

AKED: Record this

right now. Hurry. Hurry.

(NICKY SCREAMING)

No. I do not negotiate with a t*rror1st.

Jeff, come on. They

have someone's child.

SAMANTHA: Okay, okay.

So now now we call the police. Right?

I don't I don't know.

Do we call the police, Joey?

- (CELL PHONE CHIMES)

- Wait, is that them?

DEREK: Yeah. There's a video attached.

SAMANTHA: Play it.

- (NICKY GRUNTING, SCREAMING)

- (GASPS)

- Oh, Holy Christ.

- Oh, my God!

AKED: Hold still.

You're making it worse, Jared.

- (NICKY SCREAMING IN PAIN)

- KRISTIN: Oh, Jesus Christ.

Oh, my God!

They think they

think they have Jared.

- But they don't.

- Yeah, but if they find out they don't,

what's to keep them

from coming after him?

JEFF: Well, what do we do?

Do we just pretend that

That it's Jared or what?

- (TENSE MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

- (CELL PHONE RINGING)

Hello?

NICKY: (SOBBING) It hurts.

Please do what they say.

JEFF: We just need a few more details.

Jared, I want you

to talk about yourself.

NICKY: Call Charisse.

AKED: We'll talk at midnight.

If you're on a bridge

and if you're alone.

Wait. What what do you mean "alone?"

AKED: One person. No cops.

Oh, and if I don't have

the money by 1:11 a.m. sharp,

your boy, your grandson, Chef Jeff,

is dead.