02x07 - Chicago Is Heating Up!

[bunniefuu]

[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS]

♪ ♪

[VIC] Previously on Force...

[TENSE MUSIC PLAYS]

- Pull the f*cking trig...
- [g*nsh*t]

My father's dead.

My own sister tried to k*ll me.

So why'd you come back to me, Vic?

I want a new life. I want immunity.

Full f*cking immunity.

I want to know everything
about Tommy f*cking Egan.

- Who did it?
- I did.

The king is dead.

It's all gonna be up for grabs.

So you got a plan?

I was in the joint
with the leader of the RDs,

King Kilo.

Now, we used to talk about
building a coalition of all the mobs.

That may be our best bet
on moving forward.

[TOMMY] Only contact me on that.

f*ck, are you trying to get me k*lled?

You're gonna have to trust
that I know what I'm doing.

I came here to support you, Cloudy.

[CLAUDIA] Where do you get
the pills from?

We have to score them
on the street ourselves.

I can double whatever you're making.

I don't want you on my border.

We coming for the North Side.

I dare you to try to stop us.

[RAPID g*nf*re]

♪ ♪

I thought that you d*ed.

Yeah, but I'm not dead.

I thought I lost you.

[TOMMY] I promise you
I ain't going nowhere.

f*cking white boy think
he gonna run game on us.

No f*cking way!

We got to show him who the boss is.

You know what I'm saying?
Set that n*gga straight.

We need to put a b*llet in him.

♪ ♪

Yeah, when the time is right.

[ENGINE TURNING OVER]

[ CENT'S
"POWDER POWER RESPECT" PLAYING]

[JEREMIH] ♪ Tougher than a Teflon ♪

♪ All the dope I stepped on ♪

♪ Re-up, get the rest gone ♪

♪ Been that n*gga What else you want? ♪

♪ If you want Power, powder, respect ♪

♪ Mm, mm ♪

♪ I want that money
And power and powder ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Money and powder and power ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Money and powder and power ♪

[ CENT] ♪ That paper
That paper, paper ♪

♪ Yeah, I got to stack that ♪

♪ Them diamonds keep blinking Blinking ♪

♪ We might have to jack that ♪

♪ Now, boy, when That blicky blicky ♪

♪ Come out You get clapped fast ♪

♪ Draw down with a lil' jawn ♪

♪ I'm at you like Pat Pat ♪

♪ Come back When them cameras out ♪

♪ Round your block We kick that ♪

♪ Come back when your funeral
In progress ♪

♪ And hit that Hit you back-to-back ♪

♪ Your bitch ass Won't even hit back ♪

♪ You'll be splashing In fashion ♪

♪ n*gga You can check the drip ♪

♪ Catch you slipping We sliding ♪

♪ You n*gg*s On some different sh*t ♪

♪ We hit the lick We with the sh*t ♪

♪ Shh, when you get hit ♪

♪ Quiet down ♪

♪ The f*ck is that about? ♪

[JEREMIH] ♪ Tougher than a Teflon ♪

♪ All the dope I stepped on ♪

♪ Re-up, get the rest gone ♪

♪ Been that n*gga What else you want? ♪

♪ If you want Power, powder, respect ♪

♪ Mm, mm ♪

♪ I want that money
And power and powder ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Money and powder and power ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Money and powder and power ♪

["HINDSIGHT" PLAYING]

[BREANA MARIN] ♪ Inexplicably ♪

♪ ♪

♪ I find myself seeing you
Through new eyes ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Countless qualities Mm, mm, mm ♪

[BOTH MOAN]

♪ Revealing themselves In a new light ♪

- Ahh.
- Ahh.

- Ahh.
- Mmm.

[CHUCKLES]

[TOMMY] Where you been all my life?

Waiting for you.

[KNOCK AT DOOR]

[TOMMY] Who the f*ck is that?

[MIGUEL] Tommy!

That's my brother.

- [TOMMY] Oh, sh*t.
- f*ck.

[TOMMY] f*ck. Okay, go. No, no, no.

- Hurry. Hurry. Go to the back.
- Okay. Okay.

[TENSE MUSIC PLAYS]

[MIGUEL] Open the door, Tommy.

Uh, yeah, yeah. I'm coming.

[KNOCK AT DOOR]

[MIGUEL] Open the f*cking door, Egan.

[TOMMY] I'm coming. I'm coming.
I'm coming right now.

♪ ♪

Miguel, what is you doing here?

♪ ♪

Everything a'ight?

The Serbs torching the projects...

it's not only a problem for you
but a problem for me, too.

You ain't f*cking kidding.

That sh*t's gonna cost us both
a lot of money.

[TOMMY] And it's gonna be hard
to get CBI

not to want to retaliate.

Seems to me that the enemy
of my enemy...

is my friend.

Now's the time to send
the Serbs a bigger message.

You know, going body for
body, that only goes so far, but...

if you cut off their supply completely,

that's the only way
they ever gonna f*cking learn

who really owns this city.

Talk to your boy at the top
of the food chain.

[MIGUEL] Mm.

Ché doesn't like unexpected change.

Well, maybe it's time to remind old Ché

just how much weight I'm moving for him

and how much money I'm making him.

There ain't no way the Serbs
are matching that, right?

And he'll know who the better deal is.

♪ ♪

f*ck the Serbs.

I'll talk to Ché,

see if there's a play to be made.

Stand down until we speak again.

Of course. You have my word.

♪ ♪

[DOOR OPENS]

I'll see you soon.

[SIGHS]

[DOOR CLOSES]

[TOMMY] All good. He's gone.

Look, we've been having a lot of fun,

but we can't play pretend forever, okay?

- Whoa.
- If Miguel knew

that I was in here,
we would both be dead.

Ain't nobody gonna touch us, nobody.

Okay? Nobody. Come here.

[WHISPERING] He's dangerous.

[WHISPERING] So am I.

[SOFT MUSIC PLAYING]

♪ ♪

[NORMAL VOICE] That doesn't
make me feel any better.

♪ ♪

I have to go to work.

[NORMAL VOICE] Hey, uh,
you gonna need this.

♪ ♪

[KNOCK AT DOOR]

Thought I forgot about you?

Man, how many of these I got to pass

before y'all stop this nonsense?

Not my call. Talk to your congressman.

Yeah, I will and find out
who getting the kickback

from the government contract
so I can invest,

make that money like them white folks.

You know what I'm saying?

You know, uh, not that I'm surprised,

but I got to, uh, give it to you.

You know, most parolees piss dirty

before their first job interview,

but you've been a model worth following.

That's why I put your name up

to speak at the fundraiser
for all the displaced residents

at the Crimson Projects fire.

Tell your story and inspire
some folks that need help,

you know, getting
on the straight and narrow.

[DIAMOND] Yeah.

Uh, I can't do that.

I got clients, so that's a no-can-do.

[REEVES] It'd also be a good time

for you to renounce
your CBI affiliation,

you know, publicly.

Seems like you need to be the
one being piss tested, Officer.

Ain't no way I'm gonna do that.

It's a death sentence
if I ever heard of one.

So we good?

Well, your parole review is coming up.

Renouncing would all but guarantee
your early release from parole.

[CELL PHONE VIBRATES]

Well, I got clients,

so I need to get ready.

We good here?

[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS]

♪ ♪

So Vic Flynn's intel checks out.

The Crimson Projects hit
was Serbian payback,

but nothing connects it to Tommy Egan

except for his affiliation with CBI.

It's circumstantial at best.

I know Flynn is holding back on us.

[DIFRANCO] He's a wild card.

Usually guys like him, we know exactly

what's motivating them, you know?

We're just gonna have to go
full-court press on his ass, then.

This case would take years
to put together without him.

- [KNOCK AT DOOR]
- Uh, Lori Lewis

from the DOJ's office is here
to see you.

- Excuse me?
- Yeah...

- Good morning, Stacy.
- Morning.

If we could, I don't have much time.

Yes, of course. Detective.

[CLEARS THROAT]

[LORI] I'm gonna be curt, Stacy.

What the f*ck is going on in this city?

Civilian housing projects
are being b*rned down,

innocent bystanders sh*t on the street,

never mind the millions
of dollars that we have given...

I can assure you that that
money has been used properly.

I don't give a f*ck about the money.

I need something to report
to the Attorney General.

Have you gotten anywhere?

I am happy to report
that because of the work

of our task force,
we now have a high-level CI

working directly with Tommy Egan.

The new player in town?

- [STACY] Yes, mm-hmm.
- Good.

He's quietly connected himself

with some of the biggest
drug lords in the city.

This CI has firsthand testimony

that can land
the RICO investigation on Egan

as the head of the organization.

And you know
that all drug roads in Chicago

lead to the Estrada Cartel.

Imagine how that will look
for the party.

Hmm.

Well, just remember, Ms. Marks,
results talk,

and bullshit means you have
to get a new f*cking job.

♪ ♪

You better hope
that this CI was worth it,

otherwise the DOJ will pull the plug...

for the party.

[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]

[RAHEEM] Look, I've been loyal
to him, too.

But Jenard off his game.

You think I bet on the wrong King?

I think you bet on the wrong brother,

and that's a problem 'cause
you ain't seeing sh*t straight

and everybody talkin' about it.

What are they saying?

They saying that n*gga laying pipe

got you twisted
and off your game as well.

I hate to say it, Shanti...

but Jenard bad for business,
yours and mine.

You think who I let in my bed
is clouding my judgment?

I think I been knowing you long enough

to know when a n*gga d*ck
got you "dickmatized."

n*gga, even if I miss a step,

you supposed to be there to cover me.

But instead, your bitch ass
is cackling with the birds

- behind my back...
- [GROANS]

[SHANTI] ...simping like hos.

You know I demand loyalty
and, above all, respect.

And any m*therf*cker that violates that

will cease to exist, you understand?

Yeah, I got you.

- Good.
- [PANTING]

'Cause the next time

you let one of these m*therf*ckers

talk about me and disrespect
the moves I make,

it'll be your last mistake.

Day one or not, Raheem,
betray me or Jenard again,

and I won't hesitate

to send your broken body home
to your nana in a pine box.

I'm that bitch.

Best believe, just like
you ain't seen me coming,

neither will my opps see me coming.

I'm smarter than you.

[SCOFFS] I'm smarter than all y'all.

Remember that.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

Man, what the hell are we doing here?

[TOMMY] Right, got to keep
our operation moving,

keep the Feds from seeing any patterns.

This is the last place
they expecting us to be.

All right, now, first things first...

that Serb hit put a major dent
into our cash flow

and how we moving weight.

So now we got to take that product

to a new side of town, a'ight?

[JENARD] So we ain't gonna get
the Serbs back?

- Nah.
- [PERSON] What?

- [PERSON ] Oh, bro.
- Look, it's been days, a'ight?

The crew... they just itching
to put a b*llet in a n*gga.

Now, I don't know about y'all,
but K a day is enough

to k*ll a m*therf*cker over,
if you ask me.

Not if it means losing bodies,

which means us losing management,

which means us losing our way
of collecting.

We ain't got nothing to collect!

They burnt the sh*t down.

Look, trading sh*ts right now
is not worth it.

The Serbs are not gonna back down,

so we got to move different.

Hey, look, man, all this some bullshit.

We ain't come up in here
to hear y'all arguing

about all y'all business.

This how you take care
of sh*t... in public?

Nah, man. Kilo ain't about that.

Man, shut the f*ck up before
I take care of you in public.

- Bitch, come make me sit down.
- [TOMMY] No, no, no, no!

We ain't doing that.
We ain't doing that, now.

- [INDISTINCT CHATTER]
- This is m*therf*cking point

of a coalition.

You see this right here?

This can't happen.

Now, we all get on the same page

so nobody f*cking up nobody else's sh*t?

Man, we got trifling-ass n*gg*s

- in every one of these crews.
- I know.

They ain't gonna follow orders.

If any one of you m*therf*ckers
step out of line,

you take us all down.

If you can't handle your men,
then you're out.

And then you get no product,
and you get no backup.

- That's why we here.
- That's right. Now look around.

We got all of the South,
the North, Southville,

county lockups, Garfield Park,

all here repping, a'ight?

And we moving in unison.
We moving as one.

So we can't let every little
fight trip us up right now.

It's too much to gain.

We hear you. Where we going next?

Next we headed to the West Side,

but this time we're gonna unite
the entire West Side.

Now, Garcia's crew...

they're holding down
Brighton Park, Little Village,

and North Lawndale.

Showstopper, she got Garfield Park,

West Garfield Park, parts of Austin,

so now we need Humboldt Park.

And that means we gonna pay
a little visit to the DSDs.

Now, other than the Insane Princes,

they got the most clout.

And if we get them on board,
every other m*therf*cking crew

in this city gonna fall
in line, all right?

Gather up your peoples,
get your sh*t together,

and let's do this m*therf*cker.

Hey, look... what about the Serbs?

It's gonna be handled.
As long as nobody retaliate,

that sh*t getting taken care of
all the way at the top.

You feel me?

So what?

Your pops get k*lled, and your
sister kicked you out the family?

Got you working for Tommy again?

Nah, she wishes
she was the reason I'm here.

- f*ck her.
- Yeah, that bitch is crazy.

Yeah, is that why you answered the door
when she came knocking?

Oh, okay, so you keeping real
tabs on m*therf*ckers, huh?

I ain't gonna lie... she came to me

with some little wack-ass sh*t,
but I passed.

It's funny, though.

She really out here trying
to replace old Scarface, huh?

Yeah, that's all she ever
wanted... not me, though.

Hey, look, man,
Tommy's got something good

going for all of us,
making money for everybody.

Getting on his good side might be worth
whatever grudge you're holding.

Get the f*ck out of here

with that "We Are the World"
bullshit, man.

All right, don't listen to me.

You got a line on DSD?

Mm-hmm. That's Chavo Cardenas.

He's the sh*t caller.

We didn't cross paths too much,
but we came up at the same time.

[TOMMY GRUNTS]

He'll answer when I call.

Good sh*t, D.

So what is that you were saying
about the Serbs being handled?

I got a little visit
from Miguel this morning.

I convinced his ass

that getting the Serbs cut off
from their connect

was the best way of getting back at 'em.

Damn, that's a good move,
as long as Ché allows it, though.

[TOMMY] It's the best thing
that we f*cking could do for ourselves.

Look, the Serbs know that we
be gonna be coming back for them,

but they ain't expecting
Miguel to do it.

Surprise, m*therf*ckers!

- [LAUGHS]
- Garcia do all the work for us,

and we just keep expanding.

[SHANTI] Name's Shanti.

- Thanks for seeing me.
- Why are you here?

Because I'm the bitch
you should be working with.

- [SCOFFS]
- That hustle you tried

to sell Jenard, it ain't his style.

No disrespect, but I don't even
f*cking know you.

You really need my credentials?

- I do.
- [SHANTI] How about this?

You got pills to move.

I got the bodies you need to move 'em.

These clubs are exclusive.

You think because
it's a members-only joint

I don't know the owner?

Her name's Jenny Benson.

And one call from me with
a promise to cut her a slice,

and it's my girls that
could be moving your product

through the place.

Now do you know me?

I'll take that scotch by the way.

[CLAUDIA CHUCKLES]

I'm not stupid.

Tommy wants me dead,
and you showing up here is...

quite convenient, don't you think?

Nah.

I'm from Garfield Park.
I do what I want.

Okay.

[LIQUOR POURING]

Neither Tommy or Jenard know I'm here.

Look, we need each other,

'cause if I had the pill connect,
I would not be here talking to you.

And if you had the distro...

you wouldn't be listening to me.

So we gonna work this hustle or what?

You supply. I distribute.

Okay.

Deal is / , split my way.

Bitch, bye.

You know what?

Why are we pretending like
we have dicks to measure?

/ .

I supply the product.

You stay clean from CBI.

Oh, this is just ours...

not a man in sight.

That's my final offer.

All right, I can f*ck with that.

Bring all the product you got.

My girls don't f*ck around.

[STACY] I want everything
on Flynn right now...

a wire, a handler, - watch,

whatever is gonna make
his white ass push out

a nice little shiny diamond for us.

I hear you.
I wouldn't crowd him right now.

I just think...

I already know what you think, Tseng.

The point is, he's obviously
getting his loyalties crossed.

This m*therf*cker's
not getting the message,

and I'm not gonna lose my job over that.

- [DIFRANCO] If I may?
- Please.

Any additional eyes or heat
will likely spook Egan.

I mean, this guy's been at it
a long time.

He'll sniff a rat the moment
we give him a chance.

Agreed. I mean, the guy's
evaded federal prosecution

at every level,

and he's shaken our
surveillance multiple times.

I think you have Vic Flynn
exactly where you want him.

Well, I refuse to let Vic Flynn
think he's in control.

So you bring him to me.

I want to look him in his eyes.

[HIP-HOP INTRO PLAYS]

[SINGER] ♪ Bad bitch Ooh, Catalina ♪

Have I helped you make a lot of money?

- Yes, of course.
- [CHÉ] Mm.

There'd be no me without you.
I owe you everything.

Then why the f*ck do I keep hearing

about this bullshit
between you and the serbios?

Hmm?

Attacking and fighting...

[BOTTLE SHATTERS]

and f*cking up the business?

Hmm?

- [MIGUEL SPEAKING SPANISH]
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- [CHÉ SPEAKING SPANISH]
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Recently, I've been moving
triple their weight,

making you triple what they can.

And I promise...

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The Serbs are a dying breed.

Cut 'em off.

Let 'em starve to death.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS]

They f*cking deserve it.

Why the request to meet here?

People tend to be on their best behavior

in a public place.

For years...

the Serbian people have profited wealth

from Estrada and its kind people.

Our kindness is being...
being taken for granted.

Kindness is only a fantasy
where I come from.

So is restraint where I am from.

But I manage to find it.

Burning a building full
of customers is unacceptable

in our business.

It invites unwanted attention.

You will end this w*r with Miguel.

Miguel is the one who needs to end it.

He tortured one of my men.

He's stealing my territories,

working with every
garbage-collecting dealer

in town, including Tommy Egan.

I refuse to let anyone take what is mine

or be told how to protect my interests.

You would have nothing to fight for

were it not for Estrada family.

Jesus...

He knew that true humility
comes from having nothing.

I will teach you that lesson.

I'm going to cut off your supply

until you're so hungry
that you're on your knees,

begging to get my product back
into your hands...

or you can get on your knees
and beg me right now.

I don't kneel.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS]

Okay. Till you beg, let everyone know

the Serbs go hungry from now on.

♪ ♪

[GROANS]

[CELL PHONE CHIMES]

Yo.

♪ ♪

- [CHUCKLES] f*ck yeah.
- [CELL PHONE CHIMES]

♪ ♪

You okay, babe?

Yeah, yeah.

[SNIFFS] I'm good.

Just got to hit the block, you know?

Withdrawal's a m*therf*cker.

Don't let anyone get you
out there, especially Tommy.

- You know I got you.
- [SHANTI] If we gonna do

what we want to do, we need you clean,

clear-headed.

We gonna fatten up that pig, and
then we going in for the slaughter.

♪ ♪

[JENARD] For sure, for sure.

All right, babe, I'm gone.

[BOTH] Bye.

[SHANTI] Uh-uh.

♪ ♪

[JENARD] Bye.

[SHANTI] Be careful, babe.

[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING]

I fucks with a Chicago dog,

but not to have the choice
to put ketchup on it...

seems un-American.

Well, it's not.
I f*cking grew up here, okay?

What's our next move?

Take that.

We switch 'em randomly now,
keep the Feds off our back.

You think they're really that close,
like they're listening to burners?

We staying one step ahead
at all times...

'cause they're watching, too.

Uh-uh-uh.

Gray Ford across the street.

I guess they're too stupid to realize
I'm watching right back.

[CAR DOOR OPENS, CLOSES,
ENGINE TURNING OVER]

♪ ♪

Catch me if you can, m*therf*ckers.

[ENGINE REVS, TIRES SQUEALING]

♪ ♪

- [PEOPLE GRUNTING]
- Whew.

Hey, is that Showstopper?

[PERSON] The one and only.

- [PERSON GROANS]
- Ooh.

She stopping the show, all right.

- I know you?
- Not yet.

I'm the new management.
I'm here to collect.

See what Garfield Park
really got to offer.

Oh, well, there's a check exchange
on Madison and Pulaski.

Your pasty ass can collect
whatever the f*ck you want out there.

You funny. I like you.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

Yo, you really want to do this
here in front of your peoples?

[INDISTINCT CHATTER CONTINUES]

You made the offer
to work with me and CBI.

A deal's a deal,
unless you and your boyfriend

don't want in no more.

Come on.

Hey, champ, towel off.

♪ ♪

[CELL PHONE VIBRATING]

[TRAIN RATTLES LOUDLY]

sh*t.

Make it quick.

[VARGAS] We need to meet tonight.

- Same place.
- No, f*ck that, okay?

I can't risk meeting you
in person right now.

- He made you.
- [VARGAS] If you're not there,

you're getting locked up,
and after that,

well, you know what happens
to CIs in prison.

♪ ♪

Okay, yeah. Fine. I'll be there.

I'ma be with you, Shanti.

I know you stuck with your boy Jenard,

even if it meant him going back
to corner-boy status,

but do not take that sh*t as a loss.

For me, loyalty is a virtue,

and I reward that sh*t all day.

I can respect that.

♪ ♪

Still doing pickups, huh?

Everybody busting my balls today.

No, I just needed
to make a quick introduction.

Never let nobody think
they don't got leadership,

not for one second.

Hey, you know what?
You and me are a lot alike.

Oh, no, Victor.

You and me... we ain't nothing alike.

I fought for every cent that I got.

Don't think you hit a double,
when you was born on second base.

Come on, let's go.

[CAR DOOR CLOSES, ENGINE TURNING OVER]

Yeah, I'm gonna go solo
on the rest of the drops today.

[ENGINE REVS, TIRES SQUEALING]

[KIDS LAUGHING, INDISTINCT CHATTER]

[RAHEEM] Man, this sh*t OC.

Your man's out here
putting syrup on sh*t

and making you call it pancakes.

Fifteen years you been running
CBI by yourself.

Now we back out here
doing corner-boy sh*t.

Hey, low-key, that white boy
trying to hold you big-time.

Yo, what the f*ck you know, huh?

- f*ck up.
- What Diamond say?

He didn't back your sh*t up?
That's your blood, right?

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

All right, n*gga, f*ck it.

You still got that g*n sh**t gave you?

- Yeah.
- It's clean?

Yeah, shorty got it down the block.

All right.

What the f*ck you still
standing here for, n*gga?

- Go get it.
- All right.

[JENARD] Stupid m*therf*cker.

Oh, sh*t, yo, yo, my man.

My man's back. What you looking for?

Pills, powder?

Same as last time, or are you
trying to switch it up?

'Cause, you know, I got rocks, too.

[JENARD] f*ck away from me.

I ain't doing that sh*t no more.

♪ ♪

[TOMMY] Tell me you got
that sh*t lined up.

[DIAMOND] Yeah, DSD's
willing to hear us out.

But I got to tell you,
though... Chavo...

he a sketched-out dude, so be prepared.

Buddy don't play about nothing.

Good, me neither.

Hey, look, I'll catch you later.

[DIAMOND] Bet.

[ENGINE TURNING OVER]

Mr. Sampson, cool of you to stop by.

You up on this one?

No man. Thank you.

- So you been practicing?
- Man...

- [DOOR OPENS]
- I been trying.

[DIAMOND] Okay.

Leon?

- Hey.
- [DIAMOND] Let me get those.

Thank you.

Check me out. Look what I got.

So everything all right? Y'all good?

Yeah, nothing we can't handle,
right, Mom?

Exactly.

So to what do we owe the surprise?

I'm sure you all heard
about the Crimson fires.

Well, they're doing
a fundraiser to, you know,

help everyone in need, you know,

give 'em food and clothes
and give 'em the essentials,

and they, uh, they asked me to speak,

you know, just to try to help out.

I came by here to invite you all.

So you're doing, like, a speech?

Yeah, uh, yeah, like a speech,
I guess, yeah.

- Man, that's fire.
- That's... that's impressive.

And you got the big speech guy
right here.

You got any tips for Mr. Sampson?

Well, I think you should tell
the truth, you know,

because the audience can tell

when you don't believe
what you're saying,

and they won't give you
any love when it's over.

- So, tell the truth, huh?
- Yep.

Hmm, love.

[MICKEY SHILOH'S "HOES BE LIKE" PLAYS]

[MICKEY] ♪ So I just ran
Into this lame chick ♪

♪ Yeah, that my n*gga
Used to hang with ♪

♪ I looked her in the eyes
And she knew ♪

♪ That I was the main chick ♪

♪ Don't even know
What her name is or who... ♪

[CLAUDIA] You brought you're A game.

It's the only game I got.

[CLAUDIA] If you don't mind me saying,
you clean up well.

Be a shame if you thought any different.

- And your girls...
- Are the sh*t, right?

[SHANTI CHUCKLES]

[MICKEY] ♪ Trying to read
my body language ♪

They gonna make us crazy money.

[CLAUDIA CHUCKLES]

Oh, this is the most fun
I've had in a long time.

Of course it is.

Every flavor imaginable

is at our beck and call.

Hey, what's my chances

of, um, going to have a little
private show for ourselves?

Upstairs maybe?

For our VIPs.

[ELISE] She's k*lling me.

VIPs.

[PERSON] Hey, you ladies
needing some company?

Yeah, the action was looking
a little dead over here.

[ELISE] Yo, what the f*ck?

Keep quiet, and you won't get hurt.

[TENSE MUSIC PLAYS]

Big man, little Kn*fe.

You're gonna regret this.

[PERSON] Shut the f*ck up.

Take off your jewelry now.

Now, huh?

♪ ♪

Good.

Now, keep your f*cking mouth shut,

or we'll follow you home,
and we'll cut your throats.

♪ ♪

What the f*ck was that?

You've missed multiple meetings,

and you don't seem to want
to update Vargas in person.

I'm starting to feel like
you're no longer on our side.

I've done everything you've asked,

getting as close to Tommy
as he'll let me.

You need to stop hovering
over my shoulder.

- You're gonna get me k*lled.
- Well, I got news for you, Vic.

You are not running this operation,

so you're gonna do exactly
what we tell you to do

when we tell you to do it.
Is that clear?

[EXHALES SHARPLY] So that's it?

You just brought me here to thr*aten me?

Tommy's phone... we seem
to have lost track of it.

That's 'cause
he switched it out already.

He's a professional.

He knows your tail, switches phones,
moves his money.

Well, I want to know
Tommy's bigger plan.

We already know he's meeting
with all the gangs around the city.

Is he running the show now above CBI?

Sort of.

He's using CBI as an in
to get Black, brown, white,

every color g*ng there is
working for him

so he can be the main plug in the city.

- It's all business for him.
- Hmm.

It's been his main goal
ever since he got to Chicago.

So who's next on his list?

Division Street Devils.

There's a meet set up for tomorrow.

Ah.

Get ahold of Tech, Vargas.

We need to get Mr. Flynn
wired up for that meeting.

Oh, no, no f*cking way.

I've already told you
I'm done making requests.

[VIC] I don't care what you call it.

If you put a wire on me,
I-I'm gonna get caught.

Don't worry, Vic. It's not anymore.

The technology is nearly undetectable,

and Agent Vargas will be
a stone's throw away.

So get the job done, Vic.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS]

♪ ♪

[THE MIRACLES'
"I SECOND THAT EMOTION" PLAYS]

[CELL PHONE VIBRATES]

[SMOKEY] ♪ Say, if you
Feel like giving me ♪

♪ A lifetime of devotion ♪

♪ I second that emotion ♪

[JENARD SIGHS] You gonna get
everything you deserve, Tommy.

f*ck. [BREATHES DEEPLY]

Let's go, m*therf*cker.

You gonna get
what you deserve today, boy.

[TAPPING DASHBOARD]

f*ck.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS]

♪ ♪

Oh, sh*t.

Oh, sh*t.

Tommy, you m*therf*cker.

[MUMBLES] You f*cking
with little Mireya Garcia?

Tommy, you stupid-ass

- p*ssy-chasing m*therf*cker.
- [CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS]

Oh, my God.

Tommy, you're gonna f*cking die.

Yeah, I got you, m*therf*cker. [LAUGHS]

[THE MIRACLES'
"I SECOND THAT EMOTION" PLAYS]

- It looks fantastic.
- Yeah.

[SIGHS] I think I need a beer, though.

It's been a long f*cking day.

[TOMMY] Okay.

[MUSIC STOPS]

You good?

I mean, we could...

do this some other time
when you're feeling better.

- What?
- Here, take that.

I can just tell something's off.

What, something go down
at work or something?

Did something go down at work
or something?

Look, Mireya, I'm from Queens.

I can't play the silent game
for too long,

so why don't we speak now
while we still here?

Miguel being here really scared me.

Okay? It was a reality check.

Maybe we're doing
the wrong thing, Tommy.

I ain't gonna let nothing happen to you.

It's not me that I'm worried
about getting hurt... it's you.

I keep telling you I can handle myself.

Yeah.

[SCOFFS]

Yeah, yeah, that's what
my friend Carlos thought,

and Miguel k*lled him.

Carlos worked with Miguel,

and when Miguel found out
that we were together, he...

[SOFT MUSIC PLAYS]

He k*lled him, Tommy.

I can't handle losing
somebody else, all right?

Ain't nothing gonna happen to me.

[MIREYA SIGHS]

Look, the really smart thing

would be for you and me
to go our separate ways

- and never look back.
- No way.

- Tommy, I mean it.
- Listen...

Could you... could you please
just stop talking

for one-one second?

Okay?

Look at all this good food
we got here, huh?

Your favorite.

♪ ♪

Wouldn't be the first mistake
I've ever made.

- Good.
- [CHUCKLES]

♪ ♪

[SINGER] ♪ I love it
When you hit me up ♪

♪ I love that sh*t ♪

♪ Baby, come over right now ♪

♪ Say you going to sleep In a hour ♪

♪ n*gga, I know when I get there ♪

♪ You just gonna be stepping
In the shower ♪

Do you want me
to get another girl for us?

Oh, hell, yeah.

- Be right back.
- Uh-huh.

[SINGER] ♪ Waiting For the breakdown ♪

♪ 'Bout to tell These m*therf*ckers ♪

♪ 'Bout the takedown ♪

♪ Puts his hands on me ♪

Oh, what the f*ck is this?

This is where you give
my friend her sh*t back

and apologize nicely for what you did.

Get the f*ck out of here, bitch.

That sh*t... it's mine now.

Actually, you know what? Better yet...

give me your sh*t, too.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS]

Okay, you...

♪ ♪

n*gga, this is my house.
You just visiting.

Give her her sh*t back
and get the f*ck out.

[URINE SPLASHING, DOOR CLOSES]

What's so f*cking urgent
I can't piss in peace?

We're here to renegotiate.

We need more product...

- lower prices.
- [WATER RUNNING]

m*therf*ckers.

- [WATER STOPS]
- You want more sh*t

and lower prices
after I put myself on the line

to get the Serbs cut off on your behalf?

Oh, on our behalf, jefe.

[MIGUEL] Get the f*ck out of here.

[TOMMY] Oh, come on.

Jefe, that move benefited both of us,

and the Serbs deserved that sh*t.

- [PERSON SPEAKING SPANISH]
- _

Speak so everybody can understand,
or stay out of it, muchacho.

[DIAMOND] CBI appreciates
everything you've done, Miguel,

but my guys are heated.

If you give us what we asking for,

then I can keep them busy on the corners

moving the extra weight,

instead of hitting back,
causing us all more problems.

Price is the price.

If your men were disciplined,
they'd listen to you.

If they weren't disciplined,
they wouldn't be moving

the weight that you've been supplying.

[TOMMY] Let's be real, Miguel.

We moving the most weight
that you ever seen.

And that's because me and D here
locked up Southville,

Garfield Park, united with Treason.

We got the Flynn territory
coming our way.

- We already running half?
- More.

More than half of the South Side.

[DIAMOND] And they already looking to us
for their next supply.

And that's because you got
the best product.

With our system, even better prices,

and the Serbs cut off,
you gonna be making mega cash,

and we gonna be doing all the work.

We become a one-stop shop, jefe.

Payments and re-ups, just us.

In order to get this deal done,

I'll be putting my neck
on the line with the cartel

to get you your product.

That means it'll be your necks
on my kitchen table

if you fail me.

We ain't in the failing business.

This isn't a thr*at.

Diamond, Tommy...

this is a f*cking promise.

We got him on the hook.

That is, until Miguel
hears about our meeting

- with the DSD.
- What you mean?

Once Miguel knows
that we were trying to supply

all the guys that are getting
they weight from the Serbs,

he gonna realize that we coming
for his spot next.

Once we get custys on lock,

Miguel won't be able to do nothing.

You understand?

We gonna build a train so big,
it can't be stopped.

It just don't feel right right now.

- [CELL PHONE VIBRATES]
- [DIAMOND] Hold on, hold on.

[TOMMY] What's, up, D? You all right?

Yeah.

I'm just dealing with some sh*t
with my PO.

He on my ass right now.

I'm not gonna be able to roll with you
to the meet with the DSD.

No, no, no, no, no, you ain't
dropping out on me, are you?

I mean, 'cause that would be
some f*cked-up sh*t right now.

Oh, hell, no, man. No, I'm with it.

It's just that he pressing me
to do this speech at the PJs

and some anti-g*ng sh*t.

And my PO review is right around
the corner,

so now I just got to...

I feel like I got... You know what? Nah.

You know what? I got it.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
It's all good.

And you bugging hard, Diamond,

and this really ain't nothing,
all right?

You do your thing.

Get your PO to f*cking focus on
some other bullshit right now.

I can handle DSD.

Any fallout from that guy
you f*cked up last night?

- He wasn't with anyone, right?
- Nah.

He was just some wannabe player
that worked his way

into the wrong members-only
club on the wrong night,

f*cking with the wrong
f*cking white girls.

[LAUGHTER]

You know, I'm kind of glad he did,

'cause I got to see you in action.

Besides that, everything else was easy.

- [SHANTI] Mm-hmm.
- Just us girls.

You know, I think we can really
own this town if we wanted to,

put the men in their place.

Jenard said you were ambitious.

[CLAUDIA] I'm glad Jenard approves.

I got it from my father, I guess.

So...

what do you think?

Should we make this a long-term thing?

I say we squeeze this hustle
for every ounce it gives us.

- Then we'll talk.
- Okay.

Pleasure doing business, Claudia.

♪ ♪

[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]

[DIAMOND] Thank you.

I'm David Sampson.

I'd like to thank Parole Officer Reeves

for inviting me to speak to you today.

I spent years locked up in State,

and it gave me a lot of time

to think about how I got there.

♪ ♪

You know, the truth is,

I've done a lot of bad things
in life that I am not proud of,

but I did my time, and now
that I got out of prison,

I have a second chance on life,

and I'm not gonna throw it away.

I'm gonna get the most
out of my time here.

Life is short.

I want a future.

I'm not gonna let myself be defined

by my past mistake,
and-and neither should you.

Now, I came here today

to tell you that people can change.

Now, change ain't easy.

Lord knows it hasn't been for me.

Well, don't let the circumstances

that you were born into limit your life.

Fight for the life that you want.

There's a bigger world out there.

You just need to find it.

- Amen! Yes!
- [PERSON] Yes!

[SCATTERED ENCOURAGING CHATTER]

♪ ♪

[DIAMOND] Thank you.

- How does it feel, man?
- [CHUCKLES]

- Well, well, well...
- I mean, it feels good.

I guess I did a'ight.

- [GIANNA] Yeah.
- I would say so.

Me and Mom could tell you were
a little bit nervous at first,

but then you got over it.

For real? [CHUCKLES]

He doesn't hold back, does he?

Nope, no idea where he gets it from.

But you did a really great job.

Yeah, well, thank you.

And I appreciate y'all coming out.

- Of course.
- Yeah.

I'm gonna go get some shaved
ice. I'll be right back.

Well, you look beautiful today.

[GIANNA] Oh, thank you.

Leon rushed me out the house,
so this is the best that I could do.

I've been meaning to ask you to dinner,

let me treat you the way
a woman should be treated.

- Yeah?
- Yeah.

Okay.

Well, my sister already owed me,

and I was gonna
drop Leon off there later.

I can come by after that.

Yeah, that sounds perfect.

[GIANNA] And don't think
I'm dipping out on Jamal.

We haven't been a couple in a minute.

Ma, what flavor you want?

Uh, do they have pineapple?

[SOFT MUSIC PLAYS]

♪ ♪

Make it quick, okay?
I'm on a short f*cking leash.

I got you.

This is the wire.

Behind the pendant, there's a mic.

It's got a switch.
Little push up, it's on.

- [VIC] Mm-hmm.
- Down, it's off.

[VIC] All right, give it to me.

What if I get found out?

I'll catch a b*llet before you
can do anything about it, right?

Marks would k*ll me
for telling you this,

but if you got to ditch the wire,

ditch the f*cking wire.

It's your call.

It's all worthless if you're dead.

That's reassuring.
Good to know my worth.

You're doing the right thing, you know?

Just the other day,
an innocent girl got k*lled

because of Tommy Egan
and the business he's doing.

This wire could save innocent lives.

It could even save
my daughter's life someday.

Remember that.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS]

Vic.

What's this?

It's a tracker.

We need you to put it on Egan's car.

♪ ♪

- [ABUELITA SPEAKING SPANISH]
- _

- [SPEAKING SPANISH]
- _

Listen to me.

Your grandfather
was the most dangerous man

in the most dangerous city in Mexico.

_

_

Then he did what men seem to do

when they taste their own power.

He got complacent.

_

_

He took his eyes off the ball,
so they cut out his eyes.

[SLAMS TABLE]

_

_

_

_

_

[SIGHS]

_

_

We're stronger than ever, old lady.

Ché cut off the Serbs.

And whose idea was that?

Don't let what happened to
your grandfather happen to you.

_

Tommy Egan will come for your spot next.

CBI's growth is making us look great

with the Estrada Cartel.

We're making them more money
than we ever have,

and Egan can't come for my spot.

Never even met Ché.

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

Ese pendejo Chavo Cardenas
will never work with us.

He's gonna have no choice.

Los serbios are done,

and Ché doesn't know
that Egan's big moves

are the only reason
I can fill that spot.

The Garcias...

are about to become
the only connect in Chicago.

♪ ♪

_

_

[SINGER] ♪ I done seen
Too much sh*t... ♪

[VIC] Diamond skipping out on us?

Nah, he had other business
to worry about.

What business is that?

- f*ck.
- Jesus Christ.

They about to jump into my ride.

[SINGER] ♪ And all your ops
Gonna have a feast ♪

[TOMMY] f*ck, okay, here we go.

♪ ♪

What the f*ck?

No, they didn't.

- What you be about, white boy?
- [CAR DOOR CLOSES]

I be about to lose my sh*t.

What the f*ck? We here to see Chavo.

He's expecting us.

Diamond from CBI set up the meet.

Shake 'em. Shake 'em up.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS]

Man, this ain't right.

You want to step in with Chavo?
Rules is rules.

Yeah, all right, whatever.

♪ ♪

- [DOGS BARKING]
- [TOMMY] Hey, hey, hey, hey.

[CHAVO] Tommy Egan.

Oof, man, your name's
been ringing all over Chicago.

I'm glad we finally get
a chance to meet.

Yeah, same. This here is...

Victor Flynn, Northside Irish.

Yeah, I know who you are.

I hope the security protocols
didn't sour the mood.

Maybe I seen Terminator too many times.

We got to make sure
no one comes in here packing.

Yeah, I understand that,

but, uh, I'ma need a new window
for the brick.

Really? [CHUCKLES]

Well, that depends
on what you're here to offer.

I'ma get right to the point.

I'm here to offer
a fully united g*ng coalition

that's gonna move more product
than Chicago has ever seen.

[LAUGHS]

Whoo!

Egan.

You must be smoking your own sh*t.

That's the most absurd thing
I ever heard.

[VIC] It's already in motion.

Irish on the North Side, CBI.

RDs, all of Garfield Park,
we all done shook hands,

and we making money
hand over fist because of it.

Well, that sh*t ain't gonna last,

'cause someone always
pops their mouth off

to the wrong m*therf*cker

or fucks someone else's bitch.

That's why working together
is all upside.

If don't nobody ever drop
that beef with anybody,

then the Feds don't stop
showing up on your doorstep,

arresting entire crews
and seizing all your product.

Este cabrón.

That sounds like some kind

of f*cking entrapment sh*t
right there, Chavo.

Hey, man, I'ma need more time.

I just can't ditch my connect.

[TOMMY] Your connect?

Oh, you're talking
about the Serbs, right?

So I guess you ain't heard yet.

The Estrada Cartel...
they cut them off completely.

They're bone dry.

So, if you want to eat,

you got no choice but to join us.

We got no choice, huh?

That's right.

And you don't make sh*t if you're dead,

blanquito cabrón de mierda.

[VIC] What the f*ck?

And you don't got no corners
if I'm dead.

Tranquilo.

♪ ♪

I got to say, I like your style, Egan.

Chicago's been waiting
for someone like you

for a long time.

f*ck the Serbs.

I never liked them anyway.

I just liked them
more than that mamabicho Miguel Garcia.

m*therf*cker's on that old-school sh*t.

Thinks he's better than me
'cause he's Mexican

and I'm Puerto Rican?

You b*at Miguel's price.
f*ck that m*therf*cker.

Let's make some money.

♪ ♪

And, uh, I'll get you a new window.

Now, see, that's some
principles I can f*ck with.

Word.

I appreciate you.

- I'll talk to you soon, Chavo.
- Yeah.

Come on, Vic.

[CELL PHONE VIBRATES]

[KNOCK AT DOOR]

Hey.

Hey, I know I'm early,

Yeah, you are, but, damn, you look good.

Come on, come in.

Thanks.

- Okay, this is nice.
- [LOCK CLICKS]

You know what?

I wouldn't mind staying in tonight.

Okay.

[SENSUAL R&B MUSIC PLAYS]

♪ ♪

Okay.

[SINGER] ♪ I want a freak and a lady ♪

♪ Everything in between ♪

♪ It's what I want for me ♪

♪ Ooh, baby ♪

♪ Can you do that for me? ♪

♪ I'm gonna love her forever ♪

♪ Every night and day ♪

[GIANNA BREATHING HEAVILY]

[SINGER] ♪ I want to know
That wherever we go ♪

♪ I can love you every way ♪

♪ ♪

♪ That's why I want a freak And a lady ♪

♪ Everything in between ♪

What do you think of my idea?

The Viagra Triangle? All those
douchebags trying to get laid?

Yeah, I'm not talking about us
partying there.

I'm talking about doing business there.

All those rich, white kids
love spending money on dr*gs,

so let's put that money in our pockets.

My father always stayed away
from those clubs

because of a deal with one
of his old cronies.

Well, Walter is dead,
and it is a whole new day, boo.

What I'm saying is,
I don't have any footing there.

My mom is a silent partner
in one of the clubs.

We can move dr*gs there.

It'll be like sh**ting fish in a barrel.

You're interested in the drug game.

I'm interested in you and, yes,
making some of my own money.

Okay. If we do this,
we're gonna need Shanti.

No, Cloudy.

The only thing you need is me.

[SOFT MUSIC PLAYS]

♪ ♪

- Hey, babe.
- [JENARD] What's up, babe?

[SHANTI] Jenard.

I'm right here. What's up?

Oh, yeah, see, I got you, right?

That's cool, but, nah.

I got some serious sh*t
to talk to you about, girl.

Mm-hmm, mwah. Watch this.

- I do, too.
- [JENARD] What's up?

- Where the f*ck you get this?
- Promise me you won't get mad.

- Shanti...
- Promise me, Jenard.

A'ight, fine, what's up?

I went to that white bitch
Claudia and took her up

on that hustle she tried
selling you the other day.

After I just got good with D and CBI?

Why the f*ck would you do that, Shanti?

You promised me
you weren't gonna get mad.

Man, what the f*ck you expect?

If Diamond or m*therf*cking Tommy

find out you out here messing
around with Claudia Flynn,

what you think they gonna do, babe?

They gonna cut us right the f*ck out.

- Then what we gonna have?
- Babe, this is something

that could be ours and ours only.

Your fingerprints are nowhere near this.

And trust me, that Flynn bitch knows

this is too good to f*ck up.

I got you, babe. I got you.

You a motherfuck.

But f*ck all that.
You want to hear what I got?

Tell me, babe.

Watch this.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS]

m*therf*cking Tommy.

This dumbass n*gga is f*cking
with Mireya Garcia, bro,

Miguel little sister.

Oh, Egan f*cked up big-time.

- [CLAPS HANDS] I can't wait.
- [LAUGHS]

I swear to God, I'm finna put
this n*gga on blast.

I'm putting his business
all in the streets.

- Watch.
- No, nah, nah, nah, nah.

Never interrupt the enemy
when he's making a mistake.

Let Tommy f*ck himself up.

We just sit back and watch the show.

[DRIVING HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYS]

♪ ♪

[MUSIC STOPS, ENGINE CUTS OUT]

[VIC] Good sh*t today.
You bagged the f*cking DSDs.

[TOMMY] Yeah, you know what?

I didn't know if working with
you was gonna be a good thing.

- But it is.
- We make a good team.

Yeah, good work today, champ.

- I'll hit you up tomorrow.
- [TOMMY] All right, bet.

[ENGINE TURNING OVER, CAR ALARM CHIRPS]

♪ ♪

[ENGINE TURNING OVER]

♪ ♪

[TOMMY] f*cking Feds.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS]

♪ ♪

[VIC] Jesus, why the f*ck
we got to meet in person again?

Marks needs an update.

I don't give a f*ck what she
needs. This is too...

- What the f*ck is going on?
- Hey, hey, hey.

[TOMMY] Don't even think about it!

You know this m*therf*cker?

No, I don't f*cking know him.
You know him?

[TOMMY] He a cop.
Is you a f*cking snitch?

No, Tommy, I'm not a f*cking snitch!

Then what the f*ck
was you doing with him?

Fucker rolled up on me!

There's only one way to prove
that you really ain't a snitch.

What you waiting for, Vic?
Put a b*llet in him.

Do it!

[TENSE MUSIC PLAYS]

♪ ♪

No, Victor, you don't have to do...

[MOE] ♪ Yeah, lay it to rest
Or lay him to rest ♪

♪ Level my vest Load up my tool ♪

♪ My level of stress
Done went through the roof ♪

♪ I'm feeling vexed ♪