04x02 - The First Hump Is the Hardest

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Nobody forgets 15 years of prison.

♪ I be big in Cambridge ♪

♪ I be going insane, b*tch ♪

♪ Best stay in your lane, b*tch ♪

♪ You don't speak my language ♪

♪ All my n*gg*s dangerous ♪

I spent the first half
of my bid pissed off,

so I knew how to
recognize it in someone else.

♪ Best stay in your lane, b*tch ♪

♪ I be going insane, b*tch ♪

♪ You don't speak my language ♪

♪ All my n*gg*s dangerous ♪

♪ And you don't speak my language ♪

Yo, what the f*ck are you doing?

Don't you turn this 3 into a 25.

You understand me? Go ahead, boi boy.

♪

Do the time, man.
Don't let the time do you.

You could be so much
more than this place.

That's how you make it in here?

[SIGHS] Let me tell you something, man.

Get out of prison in your mind.

Get out and get that education.

[SOFT R&B MUSIC]

♪

Book man, book man!

Reading is fundamental!

Yo, Tray, let me get that one.

I like that. I like that, man.

This law book is so thick, by the time

you finish reading it,
your bid gonna be over.

Enjoy. Book man, book man!

Reading is fundamental!

♪

- [GRUNTING]
- Oh, sh*t.

My bad, Tray. I'ma just...

Hey, nah, come back.

Remember what I told you. [GRUNTS]

Education is key. [GRUNTS]

I don't wanna see your a*s back here.

You know it.

- A'ight.
- A'ight.

♪

- [GRUNTS]
- [WATER SPLASHES]

- ♪ Oh, yeah ♪
- I realized that being kind to someone else

quickly replaced my anger with joy.

♪ Oh, yeah, baby, baby, baby ♪

♪

So you still not gonna
tell me where we going?

I would if I could,
but I can't, so I won't.

Wavy, don't use no line on me

you be using on chicks
to try to smash, man.

What got you so shook,
you don't wanna talk?

Man, it's that chick I'm tryna smash.

[CHUCKLES]

Look, trust me, bro.

We got some friends in high places.

[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]

♪

Divine?

This is the name you couldn't tell me?

♪

No, I'm the name he couldn't tell you.

Bricks.

♪

I wouldn't do that if I were you.

♪

[THUNDER BOOMING]

Gentlemen, thank you for
coming at such short notice.

Evidently, we had a misunderstanding,

so I called this
meeting to clear the air.

Divine, Tray Barker is family,

which means he is to go untouched.

I understand his cousin
Bobby lost some merchandise,

some money of yours?

That should cover the
g*ns and the money,

and he didn't snitch, 'cause if he did,

your a*s would be in jail right now,

so we're good.

- We're good.
- I'll throw in an extra bag

if you agree to skip town.

Look, I know who you are, Bricks,

and I know whatchu can do.

But ain't nobody gonna tell me
what part of the jungle I can hunt.

Respect.

Man...

you the only n*gga I know
with a guardian angel.

How you know Bricks?

- I don't know.
- What do you mean you don't know?

- How you gon...
- So, gentlemen...

Hey, why you do
something like this for me?

Education is key.

[JAZZ MUSIC]

♪

My nephew says hello.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, your nephew?

- Andre is your nephew?
- My big brother's kid, yeah.

When Dre was just seven,
his pop laid down his bike

on the BQE, never got up.

He told me. I lost my
pops when I was young, too,

know what I'm saying?
So I recognized the anger in the boy.

Oh, that anger gave
him a three-year bid.

It woulda been 20 if you
hadn't have looked out for him.

That's why I came to do you this solid.

Much appreciated.

You already know.

But this is just a
one-time thing, though.

Oh, for sure. You know,
it was a misunderstanding.

You know, I'm for the community now.

Well, then you wanna tell
me why I just had to give

three keys of coke so
this guy wouldn't k*ll you?

[CHUCKLES]

- Enjoy your new lease on life, Tray Barker.
- Thank you.

And I hope you do something
great with it like Andre did.

♪

- Damn.
- Whoo!

- Yeah.
- Any word on Bobby yet?

Nah, I put some calls out,

and, uh, I ain't hear nothing yet.

Might take a while.

Bobby's good at playing hide-and-seek.

He hid so long one time, we
had to find pictures of him

to put on a milk carton.

[UPBEAT R&B MUSIC]

♪

Jasmine needs to hurry up.

Look, Grandma's blood
sugar is getting low,

- and she's getting snappy.
- Who you calling snappy?

- Is she coming or not?
- Mommy, one minute.

[SIGHS]

- Dad.
- What?

I have low blood sugar, too.

- [CELL PHONE BUZZING]
- What?

Oh, that's her. Excuse me.

Hey, you're downstairs
looking for a parking spot?

Well, I got Shahzad
downstairs holding you a space.

Hey! [YELLING IN FARSI]

Look, you're not getting it.
That's just what it is.

[CAR HORN BLARES]

Uh, actually,
I don't think I can make it.

- I worked all night.
- Oh.

Well, so you're not coming?

I made your favorite, lemon tilapia.

Why don't I just wrap it
up and bring it over to you?

And you can put that trench coat on

and show me what's under
it or what's not under it.

- [CHUCKLES]
- No, I don't think so.

Okay, well, you know, I miss you.

Call me when you feeling better.

Okay, bye.

Well, Jasmine is not coming.

Could you go outside
and get your brother?

- Want a roll?
- No.

- Back up!
- Shahzad!

She's not coming.

Oh, okay.

♪

There you go. My fault.

Father God, I wanna thank You
for this time we have together,

for me being shot being
a misunderstanding,

and now there's a new understanding,

and we don't have to worry
about ever being shot again.

- Amen. Let's eat.
- Wait, wait, wait, wait, what?

That was a weird prayer.

All that matters is
that my kids are safe

and my family's together enjoying
each other the way we should be,

and I promise I won't get shot again.

- Let's eat.
- Can you answer one question for me?

Ma, come on, now.
That's a waste of time because I spent


'cause I don't snitch.

- Let's eat.
- Do you want a roll?

Sorry Jasmine couldn't make it.

She missed out on
some delicious tilapia.

- It's a good fish.
- But it's a made-up fish.

Nobody ever said, "I went fishing
and caught a tilapia." Nobody.

It was made on a farm somewhere...

I think in Connecticut.

[SIGHS]

You guys doing okay?

Worried she's pulling away.

I mean, she came
through the other night,

we did our thing, but
it was far from magic.

And it was not my fault.

I was all hopped up on
them painkillers, man.

I guess that's why they
call it a opioid crisis.

That's not what that means.

Well, it was a crisis to me.

Hell, no.

Shahzad, Amira, come here now!

BOTH: Yes, Grandma?

I thought you said that
you cleaned the kitchen.

Why are there dishes everywhere?

I couldn't fit all the
dishes in the dishwasher.

Oh, because you loaded it up all wrong.

The dishes are crammed
in here any which way.

There's stuff on the...
There's still food on the dishes!

Don't look at me. I did the trash.

Oh, you mean the trash
that's piled up in the corner?

Shahzad, trash is not done
until you take it to the curb.

I'll get it.

What are they teaching you
all in home ec these days?

Home ec? What's that?

It's a class that teaches you

how to clean so you don't end up nasty.

If it's not on the standardized tests,

they're not gonna teach it.

So y'all don't know
how to do anything, huh?

Laundry, iron, how to write a check,

does any of this ring a bell?

That's what Google's for.

Okay, well, since Shay's not here,

I'm gonna make it my job
to ensure that you two

know how to take care
of yourselves, okay?

So I'll be at your house
tomorrow at 8:00 a.m.

Grandma, we don't need that.

Look, I'ma get this trash,
and we'll be out of your hair.

[TRASH CLATTERS]



[UPBEAT LATIN JAZZ MUSIC]

♪

- [BELL DINGS]
- Raul, my man.

Hey, Tray, how's it going?
Hey, one spicy special, right?

Yeah, but this time, put it on wheat,

and I got these flowers
from your man outside.

- Got you, got you.
- Oh, you got the big bunch!

[LAUGHS] Yeah, she must be real special.

She is, Miss Yvette,
and because you said that,

I think these flowers might work.

Are you blind or just stupid?

Tray Leviticus Barker,
I know you see us all

- standing here in this line.
- Your name's Leviticus?

Yeah, little mama,
that's my middle name.

You know what I mean?
Um, I'm a regular here.

My bad. This'll be real quick.

I eat here every day. We all regulars.

Raul, cancel his order and tell him

to get his behind in
the back of the line.

Shaveese, there you go,

trying to tell people how
to run they business again.

Miss Yvette, I see you from head to toe,

so fresh and so clean.

Thank you. [LAUGHS]

Yes, you know what? Go ahead, go ahead.

He shouldn't have to
wait in his condition.

Miss Yvette, what's his condition?

Please tell me, 'cause y'all k*lling me.

Y'all acting like
he's a Wounded Warrior.

That's rude, okay?
All this, that's kind of rude.

Yeah, Miss Veesy, he's Leviticus.

Yes, but he cut the line, Sonae.

That's not right.

- But he's Leviticus.
- Ugh.

What kind of cheese are we doing today?

- Give me feta.
- Uh-uh, no, no, no, no, no.

No cheese ordering. Are you kidding me?

There's no substitutions.
Raul, stop making his sandwich.

Come on, y'all.

You're acting like we not
all standing in this line

and this man came in
here and cut us off.

Well, I am running a little late

- for my dialysis appointment.
- Your poor kidney.

- But it's Tray.
- It's Tray.

- Go get what you need.
- Here you go, Tray.

- There you go.
- Nah, do your thing.

- My man.
- And he don't even have to pay either, Raul?

Just gonna give stuff for
free, so I get it for free, too?

I told you they know me.

BOTH: We know him.

I know him.

You make me sick, Tray.

- Raul, do me a solid.
- What's up?

Give this woman right here
a Snicker 'cause she's cranky.

And give little mama whatever
she want in the store.

- Put it on my tab, okay?
- All right, sounds good.

- See you later, baby.
- See you later, Tray!

All right, Ra!

[UPBEAT MUSIC]

♪

Okay, let's see how you
did on your first attempt

at washing your own clothes.

Ooh.

- My sweater!
- It's a bib now.

♪

Oh, dry clean only.

Always read the labels.

[GRUNTS]

- Litterbug.
- No.

No, I would never litter.
My form was just off.

I was just about to pick it up, Veesy.

- I gotchu.
- My man.

No, leave it.

Take it easy, lady.
It's just a piece of trash.

No, it's not just a piece of trash.
It's a symbol of everything

that's wrong with our community.

People need to take responsibility

for their own messes.
It's his trash. Let him pick that sh*t up.

My man, could you give that to me?

Tray gets it. He goes
for the win. He shoots.

Knicks win! Knicks win! Randolph!

- What, you like the Nets?
- Shut up.

[LAUGHING]

Did you see that? Oh!

How's that bathroom's coming?

That's more like it.

Grandma, I'm dizzy.

[LAUGHS]

It's so soft.

Grandma, when did we get a pet cat?

Oh, my children are high.

Uh, listen, when you're
cleaning with chemicals,

you always open a window.

♪

[LAUGHS]

- Five.
- Three.

Wait, Roberta, are you
sure you can do five books?

'Cause the last time you bid five,

- you only did one book.
- [LAUGHS]

I think you better
worry about your own cards.

By the way, I don't mean to criticize,

but I need a new glass.
This one's a little cloudy.

Oh, I had my grandkids
do the dishes last night.

You know these kids can't do nothing?

Ain't that the truth?

My grandson went to
microwave a burrito...

- Uh-huh.
- Left the foil on.

- Oh, Lord.
- Nearly burned down the house.

- [LAUGHTER]
- [DOOR CLOSES]

- Hey, Ma.
- Hey!

- Hi.
- Hey.

Miss Gloria, Miss Miller.
Martha, what's up?

What's going on here?

I thought y'all was
supposed to be playing cards

- at Miss Miller house tonight.
- Oh.

They're fumigating her building.

- Again?
- Yes, honey.

Until they get rid of that hoarder
in 3-C, there's nothing we can do.

I only got a hour to get everything
ready before Jasmine come over.

Oh, well, you won't
even know that we are here.

Shh! [LAUGHTER]

Wait a minute. Y'all staying here?

- Yeah.
- Mm-hmm.

Well, listen, you can
have your little party

- in the kitchen.
- What's the problem?

- Uh-huh.
- Close the door.

Judging by all those oysters,

I think he thinks he's gonna
have sex on the dining room table!

Oh, no. Now, stop that.

- That is disgusting.
- Well, in that case,

you better keep the door open!

Oh, Lord.

We don't have that
kind of stuff around here.

My son don't know whatchu talking about.

J to the O-S-H, again, I wanna thank you

for allowing me to use your crib, son.

No problem. What's on the menu tonight?

Appeteasers to start.

I'm having macaroni and cheese critters,

some stuffed collard greens.

I also made fried bologna
with welfare cheese goulet.

No, I'm just joking, I got some oysters.

- Smart, that's an aphrodisiac.
- Nah, I'ma fry them.

Black people don't use
oysters as a aphrodisiac.

We go to the store and get a 40.

You get naughty with the 40.
That's gonna be me and Jasmine.

Closer. [LAUGHS]

All right, you're all set, then.

Just text me when you head
out to Jasmine's place.

Okay, if things escalate quickly,

do not go in my bedroom or on the couch,

on the Ping-Pong table or any table.

Just take it to the hallway.

- Freaky-deaky?
- Yeah, but easy on the deaky.

Look at this, see? All right.

Yes, you know, when I was a teenager,

I made a lot of my clothes.

That's because they
didn't have stores back then.

- Oh.
- [CHUCKLES]

Okay, don't let me
sew up your mouth now.

Gonna have a "Handmaid's Tale" in here.

Okay? [CHUCKLES]

Grandma, I'm not trying
to make my own clothes.

I know, but everybody
should know how to sew.

How you think your mother
became such a good designer?

Now, the first thing you have to learn

is how to thread a needle.

- Let's try, okay?
- Okay.

And it takes control and a good eye.

Ow! Grandma, this is impossible.

- I did it.
- Gracious.

[LAUGHS] Yes.

Yeah, it's easier for him.

Look, the hole in his
needle is bigger than mine.

I need a bandage.

- [LAUGHS]
- Lord, please.

Would you like to learn

- how to use a sewing machine?
- Yeah,

can you teach me how to use it, please?

Okay, well, you come over here.

So you can put your foot on this pedal.

- Okay.
- Okay.

- All right.
- Come on, get a little closer.

- Okay.
- Okay.

Let's use this little cloth.

And just go on, make a good line.

- Okay.
- Okay.

All right, we gonna put this down.

- And now slowly go.
- Okay.

- Oh, my baby got it.
- [CHUCKLES]

Okay.

[KNOCK AT DOOR, DOOR OPENS]

Come on in, little lady.

[R&B MUSIC PLAYING SOFTLY]

Oh, we doing the trench
coat thing tonight, huh?

Can't wait to see what's underneath.

Yeah, in a minute.

Of course. Why rush?

We got the trench coat, the
strawberries, and we got the oysters.

Look, Tray, we really need to talk.

Ooh, talk. Like, talk dirty?

This is gonna be the
greatest night ever.

Tray, I'm talking about this.

Oh, we gonna do the
"Mr. & Mrs. Smith" sex.

[SIGHS]

Look, Tray...

The reason I've been avoiding you

and why I'm wearing the bulletproof vest

from my job practically
everywhere I go is because...

I've just been so
scared to be around you.

[SIGHS]

Can I ask you a question, Jasmine?

Are you scared of me?

No.

I'm scared of the people who shot you.

The police haven't
made an arrest, and I'm just...

I can't feel safe

knowing that they're
all just still out there.

Baby, how long you
been feeling like this?

Since you got out of the hospital.

I mean, what if you had
come to my house that night

- when they got you?
- They wasn't even after me.

- They was after my cousin Bobby.
- Well, how you know that?

I talked to some people,

and trust me, you have
nothing to worry about.

We are completely safe.

Now, can we please just
enjoy this wonderful evening?

You talked to what people?

Criminals?

If you really left that life behind you,

you would tell the police who shot you,

but instead you wanna protect them?

I care about you, Tray,
but I don't wanna be with someone

who wants to protect criminals.

Jasmine, don't do this to me.

♪

[SIGHS]

I need you to pick a side.

Pick a side? I'm from the streets.

You know I can't do that.

You know I can't do that. Don't do this.

- Just pick a side.
- Don't do this.

- I can't do that.
- Pick a side.

I can't do that!

[SIGHS]

Well, I can.

Goodbye, Tray.

Good luck.

[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]

[SCREAMS]

[SEWING MACHINE WHIRRING]

[WHIRRING CONTINUES]

[PUNCHY MUSIC]

♪

Guess who caught the fashion bug

and dug out the old sewing machine.

I guess he gets it from his mama.

Love you.

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