04x06 - Bad Religion

[bunniefuu]

- Yo.
- That's a kid?

Come here.

- _
- _

What are you doing?
He's just a scared kid.

- [RIGO] !
- No me lastimes!

[MEECH] Ticket sales
are moving to the Lou.

Yeah, but I think that broker
out there need to be replaced.

I think we should talk
about doing some business-

without Demetri.

And that Northside squad
seemed real strange, Tee.

Your boy Pusha got caught offsides.

Next flag thrown, both teams gon' blitz.

Yeah, yeah. We call her the Slugger.

Keeya like that little
sister that live next door.

[LAWANDA] Why would you f*ck around

with someone so close
to home? Does Terry know?

Stop!

[LAWANDA] When was your last period?

How the hell am I
supposed to tell Breeze?

[LAWANDA] Are you sure
Breeze is the father?

- Aisha, will you marry me?
- Yes.

- Yes?
- [AISHA] Yes.

- [GASPS]
- You ain't happy to see me?

I just didn't know you was out.

Got some good news. Got a
call from Chuck Campbell.

Tour's back on.

- Aah!
- Oh, sh*t! sh*t.

[GROANS] I think it's broken.

Even able to put money on
commissary for my old man.

Take care of yourself and your pops.

[GRUNTS] Get off of me!

[MEECH] My boy Duffy got pinched.

It's gonna be bad for him.

[GROUP CHEERING]

Me and Meech, we real proud
to be launchin' this label.

I signed with them.

Y'all really don't know who
y'all f*ck' with, do you?

- [g*nf*re, CROWD SHOUTING]
- [GASPS]

[TERRY] It's Purdy. She got hit.

_

[BOY CRYING SOFTLY]

Amigo.

- Everything is gonna be alright, okay?
- _

I know, man. I...

[SIGHS]

♪

_

But you just got to stay put right now.

_

Look. I'm sorry about your father.

You know, I-I miss mi familia, too.

You know?

_

_

Like you, man.

_

_

_

_

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

Ooh. That sh*t was
better than Duck Hunt.

We got grub, Tee. Where you at?

Hey, boy.

Boy. ¿Dónde está el niño?

Uh, he-he's in the room.

You catch some rabbits, man?

You supposed to be watchin' him.

[LOCO SHOUTING IN SPANISH] No boy!

Where the f*ck is the boy at,
Tee? He could be the Federales.

Meech, I'm not falling for
Loco's fairy tales anymore.

That kid needed to get home
to his family, just like we do.

- Mentiroso de mierda.
- sh*t.

- [GRUNTS]
- Come on, man. Chill, man!

- [GRUNTING]
- You f*cked us!

- f*ck you!
- Break this sh*t up!

Tee, stop, man.

Come on, man!

That's enough.

[OLDER MEECH] Tee and I would
always be womb to the tomb.

But Mexico was opening my eyes

to how much of a liability he was.

Losing faith in my brother

felt like I was losing a part of myself.

[MID-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYING]

Damn. You a bottomless pit, Tee.

Not more than Stomping Ground.

After buying Purdy out of her contract,

we damn near broke the bank.

We rebrand her and launched her,

only for her to be laid up
in a f*cking hospital bed.

At least she above ground.

- Man, f*ck that.
- Yo, derty.

Where this country-a*s n*gga come from?

[TERRY] Shawn, this
is Hoop, my right hand.

Hoop, Shawn's gonna help us
with our little Pusha problem.

[SHAWN] He keep f*ck'
around in the Moors' yards,

which ain't gonna end well for anybody.

w*r's brewing in the Lou.

With your intel, I
already put a plan in play.

Soon as you get home,

Pusha is gonna be out
and you gonna be in.

Square biz.

Pusha flipped on every
partner he ever had.

You know, he made a play for your plug

after you left the Lou.

So I figure only a matter of time

before he done scalp my head.

Here's the time and address.

Nah. Not if we get to the blade first.

I appreciate you coming through.

[BELL CHIMES]

How the f*ck did that
parasite find out about Loco?

You have to make that call, Tee.

No. f*ck that. No, no, no.

I'm not talking to Meech.
I'm not dealing with him.

I'm tired of talking to
a brick wall, alright?

I'm calling the shots now.

Get this address to B-Mickie in the Lou.

[SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE]

_

[BELLS TOLLING]

♪

♪

[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]

[g*n c*ck]

♪

[g*nsh*t ECHOES]

♪ I got everything on the line ♪

♪ Out here I'm on the
grind, tryna get mine ♪

♪ At least you could wish me luck ♪

♪ A n*gga movin' weight,
tryna get the cake ♪

♪ I'm in and out of state ♪

♪ At least you could wish me luck ♪

♪ Too many n*gg*s fake,
it's hard to tell a snake ♪

♪ One more flip and I'm straight ♪

♪ At least you could wish me luck ♪

♪ I don't go hand to hand,
it go gram after gram ♪

♪ Yeah, holla at me, man ♪

♪ At least you could wish me luck ♪

♪ Too many n*gg*s fake,
it's hard to tell a snake ♪

♪ One more flip and I'm straight ♪

♪ At least you could wish me luck ♪

♪ [50 CENT] The D's ain't that
good, these n*gg*s is rattin' ♪

♪ They tell 'em what's goin' on ♪

♪ That's how they
know what's happenin' ♪

♪ I'm ridin' with the top
down, trunk full of yola ♪

♪ Ghetto pharmaceutical,
I move that Coca-Cola ♪

♪ Thousand grams of pure
though, I f*ck with the weirdos ♪

♪ They snort away the pain,
bang the dope in their vein ♪

♪ Shorty crying,
Christmas ain't coming ♪

♪ Her pops locked up
when it hurts the worst ♪

♪ Your ace find out she knocked up ♪

♪ Welfare ain't an option
when the Feds come knocking ♪

♪ It's all f*cked
up, so wish me luck ♪

♪ A n*gga movin' weight,
tryna get the cake ♪

♪ I'm in and out of state ♪

♪ At least you could wish me luck ♪

♪ Too many n*gg*s fake,
it's hard to tell a snake ♪

♪ One more flip and I'm straight ♪

♪ At least you could wish me luck ♪

♪ I don't go hand to hand,
it go gram after gram ♪

♪ Yeah, holla at me, man ♪

♪ At least you could wish me luck ♪

♪ Too many n*gg*s fake,
it's hard to tell a snake ♪

♪ One more flip and I'm straight ♪

♪ At least you could wish me luck ♪

♪ At least you could wish me luck ♪

♪ Oh, yeah, wish me luck ♪

♪ All you got to do
is wish me luck, yeah ♪

[DOOR OPENS]

♪

Pops? You okay?

My, um, my hand still hurts.

♪

♪

[NICOLE] Don't forget you
got to pick up your suit

for Brian's wedding tomorrow.

♪

Maybe a shower will help you feel bet-

I'm gonna sleep for a
little longer before I go.

♪

♪

♪

[WOMAN IN DISTANCE]
Hurry up! We're gonna be late!

♪

[HOOP] What do you mean, missed?

[B-MICKIE] If I'm lyin', I'm dyin'.

You got that f*ck' right.

You the sh**ter. How you miss?

Tee, I followed your orders.

Okay, but just as I was taking the shot,

a siren went off and
just threw me off course.

Were you spotted?

Did some ear hustlin'.

Pusha blamin' that prison
convert, Money Mook.

I mean, I was in and out like a ghost.

And that's exactly
what you are to me now.

Are you f*cking for real right now?

My wedding's right around the corner.

Yet I hopped on a flight
to the Lou for yo' a*s.

A'ight. A'ight.

Then look, I-I hope to
see you at the wedding.

Hope you still come.

Vee's alive because of you,

so we always gonna be
fam because of that.

[DOOR OPENS]

[DOOR CLOSES]

Shawn said w*r was brewing.

Then B-Mickie lit that b*tch on fire.

[TERRY] If the Moors want Pusha dead,

this might actually work in our favor.

♪

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

♪

Who the hell are you?

What'd you do, change
all the locks in my house?

It sits on ancestral grounds.

It's our birthright,

and everything built on
top of it belongs to us.

You know what? I'm gonna
call the damn police.

The Great Seal Moors
recognize no human authority.

Now remove yourself from my porch

or be buried underneath it.

♪ f*ck all that ♪

♪ Take it in stride ♪

♪ ' Round here, homey,
we don't let sh*t slide ♪

That's what you get for
pullin' triggers, Money Mook!

♪ I don't know about you,
but we don't let sh*t slide ♪

- ♪ Man, f*ck all that ♪
- [g*nf*re, b*ll*ts RICOCHETING]

♪ 'Round here, homey,
we don't let sh*t slide ♪

[g*nf*re, INDISTINCT SHOUTING]

f*ck you!

♪ We don't let sh*t slide ♪

- [DOOR CLOSES]
- [MEECH] Purdy.

[MONITOR BEEPING]

I wanted to stop by

before I go handle this
business in the Lou.

How you feelin'?

I feel like a b*llet
just tore through my body.

[MEECH] I got guards watching
you right now, making sure

the only thing that you
focusing on is feeling better.

You'll be performing
again before you know it.

I don't think I can get back out there.

♪

Listen to me.

I remember when I was in the same spot,

laid up after I got shot.

I ain't know what way to go.

But you got to have faith
that you'll rise above

any circumstance.

I need you to believe in yourself

the way I believe in you.

♪

- Aah. Damn.
- Oh, I'm sorry, little sis.

[CHUCKLES WEAKLY]

[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS,
MONITORS BEEPING]

I see you, Laz.

- sh*t. Bosses got to eat, too.
- You right.

Our operation's really been
on cruise control in the A

ever since you stepped up.

sh*t. Not anymore.

I mean, the Lou been so hot
our drivers had to turn tail.

- That ain't on you.
- So what should I do?

- Call Tee?
- Man, hell naw, don't call Tee.

So he can go pretending
like he teaching me something

with his all-seeing eye?

Plus, Pusha ain't the
only king in the Lou.

Seems to me like we could
k*ll two birds with one brick.

Man, I ain't lettin' you
go to a w*r zone alone, man.

[MEECH] f*ck that.

I got Sterl and the PAs
from the Lou with me.

I'm good.

I got a surprise for Brian and his bride

that's gon' knock their socks off!

Look, I might crash the
wedding for the bouquet toss.

You better tell them h*ifers
to wear some crash pads,

- 'cause I'ma be knocking 'em...
- [LAUGHING]

- [TELEPHONE RINGING]
- I got it, cuz.

No, no! Estelle, wait. No. Stop.

- [LUCILLE] Why?
- [ESTELLE] Stop.

It's the bill collectors.

These vultures have been calling
my house all damn day and night.

[SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE]

Lucille Flenory.

You maxed out Nicole's credit card.

Divorce is not cheap.

I mean, Charles has been
trying to get us back,

but we are too far behind.

And-and now he's gotten himself hurt.

Can't he at least
file for workers' comp?

It's gonna take some time to do that.

I mean, I can't even
claim him as a dependent

because of the divorce.

The Lord says that if
you give generously,

- you will reap the rewards.
- Mm-hmm.

And I feel like I have
been waiting my entire life!

Maybe it's time for
you to file for welfare.

- Be a taker for a change.
- I can't do that, Stel.

With a man living in the
house, you can't do it.

All I'm saying is try.

God helps those who
help themselves, right?

[HOOP] Remember who you talkin' to.

Yeah. I'll take care of it.

[TERRY SIGHS]

Hey, Tee,

those St. Lou silver
arches are bleedin' red,

making it hard to pick up the work.

sh*t. We got to whip what we got left.

But that high don't last
long. It f*ck with our brand.

Yeah, I know, but better that
than f*ck' with our bread.

God... You think Meech having
the same problem down in ATL?

Yeah.

He probably gon' hear
that sh*t went sideways.

I'ma call him.

I got to check on
Purdy and Duffy anyway.

They just got got.

Hey, hold on.

[CELLPHONE BEEPS]

[MID-TEMPO HIP-HOP
PLAYING, CELLPHONE RINGS]

- What up, doe?
- [TERRY] Hey. Uh, where you at?

Home.

- How's things at the office?
- [MEECH] sh*t's fine on my end.

- Why you askin'?
- [TERRY] I don't know.

'Cause I built this sh*t with you?

Um, how about our
girl Purdy? She's good?

[MEECH] She's straight, dawg.

Now, any other questions,
Johnnie Cochran?

You get any postcards from your
boy that went away on vacation?

I ain't expecting any.

He probably got a one-way ticket.

sh*t. I hope he don't, um,

file any complaints to
our travel agent, right?

Why the f*ck would he do that?
That n*gga a loyal customer.

♪ We get down 'round here,
we get down 'round here ♪

f*ck' as*h*le.

♪ We get down, down ♪

[HORNS BLARING, SIREN WAILING]

Why do I need a g*dd*mn babysitter

while being extradited
back to this m*therf*cker?

Told your a*s.

I ain't got nothin' for you on Meech.

Well, maybe there's something
that'll change your mind.

[TAPPING ON GLASS]

[DOOR OPENS]

- [CORNELL] Son.
- Pops?

So look here.

Your old man's circling the drain.

It's the last time you
two will see each other.

So... say what you got to say.

[CORNELL LAUGHS]

[COUGHING]

Pops, you alright?

[COUGHS, EXHALES DEEPLY]

You alright, Pops?

Doctors say I ain't...
I ain't got long, man.

Listen, I don't... I don't
want to waste our time

sittin' here talkin' about me.

Detective say you goin' to
trial for killin' a innocent man.

Is that right?

Pops, I ain't never cop to
none of that sh*t, alright?

It don't matter.

Damn guards gonna make
your life a livin' hell

for the rest of your days.

And it will be for
the rest of your days.

- Pops, I'm not stupid, okay?
- Oh, man.

- No. I know...
- You don't know sh*t!

[COUGHING]

[SPITS]

♪

God damn it, man. Listen to me.

[SNIFFS]

If there's anything that you can
do to lessen your charges here,

you do that sh*t, you understand?

Is that ashy, Milk Dud m*therf*cker

making you say this sh*t to me, Pops?

- [CORNELL] No, no, no, no, no.
- Huh?

You listen to me. They
sent me away for life

for not even carrying
a-a key of coke, man!

What in the hell you think
they gon' sentence you?

That was f*cking bullshit,
Pops! You know it!

Yeah, I know it was bullshit,

because I'm living it, God damn it!

♪

And that's why I want more for my son!

♪

Come on, man! You got to-

You got to cooperate with
these m*therf*ckers, man.

You do, you get out, and
you'll have enough years

to find yourself a good
woman like your mama.

Build yourself a life, man!
You'll be free!

You telling me that this
Meech that you're protecting,

he'll give up his life for you?

♪

Son, please.

I need to leave this
world knowing that my seed-

my son-got a chance!

♪

[VOICE BREAKING] I love you, man.

♪

Take your daddy's advice, boy.

♪

[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS,
ORGAN PLAYING IN DISTANCE]

♪

Seeing you in a tux
brings back memories.

Me and Aisha just want
to be happy, you know?

How'd you do it?

Can't say that I did.

If I'm lucky enough just
to be half the man you are,

I know we'll be alright.

Time and age will rob
you of this moment.

Protecting the joy you feel right now...

it'll be the fight of your life.

You mind helping me
out with this collar?

I'll try-Let me help
you with my good hand.

- Let's see.
- [CHUCKLES]

You'll be good as new
before you know it.

Brian? It's time.

[EXHALES DEEPLY]

- Need that.
- Proud of you.

I'll see you out there, alright?

Good luck.

♪

[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS,
SOFT MUSIC PLAYING]

What's up, stranger?

Slugger, what up, doe?

Boss Slugger now.

Oh, you ain't Lil' Slugger no more?

- [KEEYA] No.
- Okay.

Jimmy put me on.

I got my own crew over
there in McRee Town.

Damn. Baby girl done
came up in the world.

Okay. That's what's up.

But sh*t's tough. I ain't gonna lie.

The fiends and the regular folks
scared to be out on the block.

See, that's why I came to town.

I'm tryin' to set up
peace talks with everybody.

Jimmy ain't gon' like that.

Know you and Pusha family and all,

I ain't trying to
have y'all get into it.

But I need to know everybody
that he beefin' with.

- [CLICKS TONGUE]
- Look.

Listen. You was my secret
weapon when we saved Carter.

I just need that special
touch again from you.

That's it.

I bet you do.

Alright, Meech. I'll holla at you.

Mm.

So if everybody can
gather around for a minute

for the first dance here,
I have a special surprise.

And I'm gonna dedicate
something to this happy couple.

- [DOWN-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYS]
- [APPLAUSE]

♪

♪ Here we are ♪

♪ On Earth together ♪

♪ It's you and I ♪

♪ God has made us fall in love ♪

♪ It's true ♪

It's funny how you and Ma is
playing musical double Dutch.

As soon as you leave the
biz, she just hop right in.

[LUCILLE] ♪ ... like you ♪

♪ Well, in my mind ♪

Yeah. You know-

♪ We can conquer the world ♪

♪ In love ♪

♪ You and I ♪

♪ You and I ♪

- ♪ You and I ♪
- ♪ You and I ♪

[AISHA] Okay.

♪ You and I ♪

- Come on. Dance with me.
- No.

I come all the way from Atlanta.
Can you give me one dance?

Come on. You know you
want to dance with me.

Yeah. [LAUGHS]

[LUCILLE] ♪ ... be here forever ♪

- You okay?
- ♪ To see me through ♪

I invited you here

because I have something
to tell you in person

and I need you not to make a scene.

I mean, I can't promise you that.

I don't even know what it is yet.

- I'm pregnant.
- What?

Don't make a scene. Don't make a scene.

I'm trying not to, but...

Holy sh*t.

You gon'...

And spend an eternity in hell?

No, you know we don't believe in that.

So what are we gonna do?

A baby changes everything, Nikki.

It doesn't have to.

I'm not giving up my scholarship.

And you shouldn't stop
going to school either.

♪

Okay. You're right.

And we'll figure this out.

Okay.

♪

♪

♪

What up, doe?

What's up, homeboy?

Just tryin' to get back on track
after them Moors done hit at us.

Yeah, but ain't this w*r
bad for business, dawg?

Like your pockets ain't
feelin' a little light yet?

What you want me to do?

Hey, I need you to talk
some sense into Pusha

and get him to stand on
business instead of bloodshed.

Whatever you say, Meech.

Look, I'm ten toes
down with BMF for sure.

And that's what I told Tee earlier.

Tee? When you talk to Tee?

- He ain't tell you?
- m*therf*cker, tell me what?

He said after we take Pusha
out, I'll run sh*t over here.

But his hitter missed,
and now sh*t's a mess.

f*ck you talkin' about, n*gga?

f*ck Tee. I run BMF.

Now, you better put me on
game with everything you know

before I take your sorry
a*s up out of it, dawg.

♪

You k*lled it, Ma. This
was a really sweet wedding.

Well, it's too bad that you
can't wear white to yours.

So when were you gonna tell us

that you got yourself knocked up?

What? How did-How did you know?

[LUCILLE] I have eyes, Nicole.

I saw Breeze put his
hand on your stomach.

Nicole, you're pregnant? Baby girl...

- No.
- Y-Yo. Wait. H-Holy sh*t.

- Terry. Terry, shut up.
- I'm so sorry. Wait. Is Werm...

- You havin' Werm's baby?
- [LUCILLE] What or who is a Werm?

- Shut up.
- Lord Jesus.

- I done raised a loose goose.
- Breeze is the father, not Werm.

- Is he?
- Yeah!

And why are you acting
like I'm any different

than LaWanda or Lori?

You not any different, Nicole.

Only they know who their
babies' daddies are.

- So do I!
- Do you, Nicole?

It's been a Breeze. It's been a Werm.

And God knows who else.

Now you need to take an A*DS test.

- Lucille.
- Charles, don't even.

Where you think she got it from?

This is not about us.

Nicole-her plans, her dreams,
it's all about to change.

Yeah, so are ours,

and I cannot afford
another mouth to feed.

Don't bother, because
I'm raising my baby

- in college in Atlanta.
- [LUCILLE] Oh! Okay!

And who's gonna pay
for room and board, huh?

Huh?! Not me!

[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]

You know, you letting me see my old man

really put a lot of sh*t
into perspective for me.

He went away 'cause
of that 650-lifer law.

White people created that sh*t

just to break up Black households.

You see, after Pops went away...
our whole family fell apart.

But I found a new family with Meech.

He showed me loyalty,
brotherhood, respect-

sh*t your a*s don't know nothin' about.

But why would you?

House n*gg*s always
get they fresh linens.

Yeah, that's right.

'Cause Duffy ain't no f*ck' rat.

And I ain't never gonna
snitch on my brother!

You hear me?! Never.

[CLEARS THROAT] Well...

I'm glad you got to say
goodbye to your pops.

'Cause you the end of the bloodline.

Yeah. Well, I ain't the
only one, m*therf*cker.

This BMF for life around here!
You hear me?!

BMF for life!

[DOOR CLOSES]

♪

Now listen up. We hit a bit
of a roadblock with the work.

- So here's what we gonna do.
- What's happenin' out here?

Tee tellin' the crew to whip the work.

With the Lou out, he
figure people gonna need it.

I should be out there. Ain't
that why Tee brought me back?

Hey, hey, hey. Slow
down, Spermy Gonzalez.

He'll get you when you ready.

Yeah. There you go.

I drew you deez nuts. [LAUGHS]

You childish as f*ck, yo.

Oh, I know. I know.

[SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE]

♪

Tee, we-we good?

♪

No, Werm. We not.

Yo! Hey! Chill! No. Wait.

That little monster my sister's having

turns out to be yours,
you gon' do right by her.

You understand me? I'm talking marriage.

Picket fence, big house,
n*gga. The whole nine.

- You hear me?!
- Wait. Wait. Nikki's pregnant?

How you know it's mine?

Aah! sh*t! Aah! Okay! I'ma handle it!

You chump. You a dumb-a*s n*gga.

"How you know it's mine?"
Get the f*ck out of here.

[CELLPHONE RINGING, BEEPS]

- What up, doe?
- I thought we were square.

[TERRY] We are.

sh*t, your bro here didn't
know sh*t about me takin' over.

Wait. Meech is in the Lou?

[SHAWN] Yeah. And he tryin' to
initiate peace talks and sh*t.

Peace? Aw, hell.

This m*therf*cker went
from thinking he's God

- to Gandhi now.
- What you want me to do?

I mean, he talkin' like he
ain't trying to f*ck with me.

Handle the Pusha
problem yourself, a'ight?

Just put an end to this sh*t.

[SCOFFS]

Meech was right. You ain't sh*t.

♪

[KEEYA] You lucky my sister
married one of these assholes.

She wants peace, too.

That's cool and all, but
where the f*ck is we at?

Askin' too many questions.
Come this way.

Hm.

My cuz want to be down
with y'all movement.

Sister Jamila El said bring him by.

♪

♪

♪

[EXHALES SHARPLY] Happy?

Queen just had to put her crown on.

Mm-hmm. Let's go.

[MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]

When we found you, half
your population was dying

and riddled with disease.

- We cleaned you up...
- [WOMAN] Islam!

- Gave you sewer systems...
- Preach!

Algebra, damn near built
the backbone of your society.

And now... now you have the gall

- to demand we follow your laws.
- [WOMAN] Go 'head, brother.

[MOONEY-BEY] See, as a
man thinketh, he becomes.

[WOMAN] Islam!

Choose to remain ensnared
by society's chains,

conform to Daddy America's rules,

and all you'll end up
is both broke and broken.

Man, this sh*t ain't makin' no sense.

[MOONEY-BEY] are derived from Allah...

So you tellin' me the crew
Pusha droppin' bodies over

- is the Moorish Science Temple?
- Not exactly.

That group is all about
peace, truth, and justice.

This group... is on
some whole other sh*t.

Many of the people
involved in the drug ring

claim to be members of a religious sect

known as the Moorish Science Temple.

[OLDER MEECH] The Great Seal Moors

gave the OG Moorish
Science Temple a bad rap.

They had their followers
tell Uncle Sam to f*ck off

by declaring themselves
sovereign nationals.

At one point,

the St. Louis chapter
racked up a dozen bodies

and ran half the Lou's drug market.

Just another hustle in Hustle City.

The temple was a front to do dirt

and the Sheikh nothing more
than a gangster with a pulpit.

- [WOMAN] Mm-mm-mm!
- [TELEPHONE RINGING]

My goodness!

You are making $4.25 an hour at Wendy's?

- Yes, ma'am.
- Grossing $10,000,

maybe $11,000 with overtime.

Yes, but-but I'm a pastor now.

Okay. Okay. So we doin' a
little bit better there now.

Barely, especially as a
female pastor, you know?

Um, the men make all the money.

I know. It's not right at all, Pastor.

Listen. Let me see here.
You are just at the cutoff.

Let me make this slight adjustment here

and see if we can't go ahead
and get you those benefits, okay?

[EXHALES SHARPLY] Thank you.

No. It's been a real struggle.

- Thank you so much.
- Definitely.

Let's see if we-

Now, hold up.

You marked down here that
you live with your husband.

He's my ex-husband.

That's not how this works, okay?

Not at all. It changes everything.

Now, we have to factor his
income into the equation,

and that puts you right
into denied territory.

But he's injured.
He cannot contribute anything.

- My hands are tied.
- Please.

Can you make an exception?
Please. I really need the help.

Listen. I'm sorry. I
don't make the rules,

I just follow 'em, okay?

♪

Who do you people think you are...

that you just get to decide
who lives and who dies?

You know, I could have lied, you know?

But you didn't.

Let that be a lesson to you, okay?

♪

Next!

[VEHICLES PASSING]

You know I didn't mind
comin' to your house, right?

I had errands to run.

What is it that you
wanted to talk through?

Alright. So, um... I've been
hiding a lot of sh*t from Meech.

And when he finds out
what I did, he's...

What you did was keep the business going

while he was out there
doing God knows what.

f*ck Meech.

[TERRY] Yeah, but I was just thinkin'

that maybe I should just confess to him.

You know, it's better that he
hears it from my mouth first.

And what's that gonna accomplish?

I keep telling you, you can
do this sh*t by yourself.

Yeah.

Maybe you're right.

[MARKISHA] You know I'mma always
keep it real with you, baby.

[EXHALES DEEPLY]

And while we're being more
honest with each other,

there's something I got to tell you.

[SIGHS] Okay.

Boom is out of jail and
staying at our house.

- What the f*ck?
- I know.

I know it sounds
crazy, but I got a plan.

Just listen to me.

He's gonna give me all the contacts,

and we can expand like you wanted.

He sleepin' on the
bed that I bought you?

♪

- f*ck.
- Tee.

Tee, I just need a little bit more time!

[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]

Islam. Brother Demetrius.

Thank you for waiting.

Let's just cut that
holier-than-thou sh*t, Mook.

Even Allah gave vermin breath.

- Let Big Mouth speak.
- It's Big Meech.

- Oh.
- [MEECH] But you'll learn.

You see, you ain't the only
ones whose hands reach heaven.

I'm trying to build a
nation within a nation.

And I'm offering you the golden ticket.

And in this nation,

you appointed yourself
Jesus, Lord, and savior?

Brother, I got weight so pure,

that you'll have to open
up the second chapter.

You know, the Bible
tells you to be careful

of the company you keep, right?

It's not your product
that's the problem.

It's your prophet.

[MEECH] Man, Pusha's followers
are already foldin' like tents.

Now, once I bless you
with his work-on trial-

he ain't gon' have no
choice but to fall back.

- It's not good enough.
- It's gon' have to be.

Unnecessary bloodshed in my nation?

That's blasphemy, brother.

Nation-building requires sacrifice.

That Judas n*gga's head on a spike?

That's yours.

Islam, brother.

Lucille.

- It's fine. I'll be okay.
- Hey. No, no. Hey.

Whoa. Take a breath. What's wrong?

[VOICE BREAKING]
I can't do this anymore.

I mean, I got to pay
the credit card bill.

I got to pay for
Nicole's room and board,

and now she's having a baby?

I done raised my kids.

I don't want to do
it anymore. I'm tired!

Okay.

We'll manage, like we always do.

"We"?

I'm sorry, Charles,
but you are the problem.

I mean, I cannot so much as
get a dime with you being here.

And ever since you got
hurt, you don't do sh*t

except mope around,

complaining about missing
your stupid f*cking tour!

♪

I'll figure somethin' out.

It's too late, Charles.

♪

It is 25 years too late.

If you really want to help...

♪

Just go.

♪

[SOLEMN MUSIC PLAYING]

Terry f*ck' Flenory.

Your voice finally crack, Pee-wee?

I'ma crack your skull if you
don't get the f*ck out my house.

This your sh*t?

Talkin' about the one I been
rubbin' my nut sack on all week?

Yeah, b*tch.

Matter of fact, this what
a real n*gga smell like, h*.

[GRUNTING]

Huh, lil' n*gga? What's up?

What's up, n*gga?

♪

[METAL THUDS, CLANGS]

[GRUNTS]

♪

Tee! Tee, stop!

What the hell are you doing?!
What are you doing?!

[LAUGHING]

You stupid n*gga.

[EXHALES DEEPLY]

She's f*ck' playin' you...
like she played me.

This n*gga don't even get it. [CHUCKLES]

Look.

You done already lost, n*gga.

She gon' always be mine, b*tch.

Get the f*ck outta here.

[BODY THUDS]

♪

What?

- I told you I would handle it.
- Man, f*ck all that.

You really thought I was
gonna let this sh*t slide?

Tee, he is still the father of
one of my kids and my husband.

Here we go with this sh*t.

Kisha, be straight up with me.

You'd really rather this OJ
Simpson-lookin' m*therf*cker?

Of course not. But...

"But."

See, I was right to give
LaWanda my money to hold.

She's the realest b*tch I know.

Unlike your a*s.

♪

[DOOR CLOSES]

♪

[BUTTONS CLICKING, FIGHTERS GRUNTING]

Frenchie gone.

- Damn!
- [GRUNTING STOPS]

Look, line Delmar Ave up
like it's the f*ck' Alamo.

One of them bellhop
n*gg*s make it through,

send they a*s to the crossroads.

Hey, calm y'all happy asses down.

Look who it is. Mr. Music Man.

Been gone so long, you done
forgot how the game work.

[CHUCKLES]

Real n*gg*s don't run when there's heat.

They become the inferno, Meech.

Wipin' out them Moors,

we could bring the north and
the south under our banner.

You see, we was workin'
together, that would've worked.

But I'm droppin' y'all n*gg*s.

Now I had real love for you,
dawg. But you f*cked that up.

Now I'ma just head back to
the warehouse to go close shop.

And your scandalous a*s, homey,

y'all better not come around
me and my family ever again.

♪

♪ Driven by cash ♪

♪ Living it fast ♪

♪ Everybody on watch ♪

♪ Where you pinchin' your stash? ♪

- ♪ Put your g*ns up-
♪ - [GLASS SHATTERS]

[VIDEO GAME] Finish him.

Mama said some pretty
nasty things to me,

but it made me realize
that I don't need her.

Me and Breeze got this.

Look, I get you think
y'all can do it yourselves,

but trust me, it takes a village.

What you mean?

I mean having a kid means
no sleep, no free time.

You ain't gonna be a student first.

You gon' be a mama
first. Always, alright.

Look, I-I'm not sayin'
it can't be done.

I'm just lettin' you
know now, it ain't easy.

- [TERRY] What's up, Wanda?
- [LAWANDA] Hey.

Can you tell Nikki that
I'm her ride home tonight?

- Come on.
- Seriously?

You givin' me the silent treatment?

- Man, grow up.
- Oh. I'm sorry.

Not the one that slept with the homey

and then got knocked up
is telling me how to act.

And how many babies you and
Meech got out of wedlock again?

Shut up. You lucky I'm letting

your little fast a*s
work at this restaurant.

Oh, screw you and your wack a*s,

no-customer-havin' freakin' front.

Man, I'm ridin' with Wanda.

Hold on. No, you ain't, girl.

I got two kids to get
back to. I'm sorry.

[TERRY LAUGHING]

Okay. Well, I'd rather
walk than ride with you.

Well, honestly, I could care less.

[MID-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYING]

You better...

Alright!

♪

♪

[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]

♪

[BELL CHIMES]

[ABE] Investigation hit a snag?

More like a brick wall.

You know, after our trusted
leaders down at City Hall

tore down Techwood with only
a bus ticket for our troubles...

[CHUCKLES] I grew so angry.

But God granted me the serenity

to accept the things I cannot change

and courage to help
change the things I can.

You mean like my investigation?

Even after you couldn't
recognize anybody

from the pictures?

Which is why...

I took my own.

I used to see that guy at Techwood.

Think he's some kind of shot caller now.

Come on, man. Bein' shady ain't a crime.

[BELL CHIMES]

Well, I'll be damned.

♪

You did good, Abe.

You did you real good.

♪

[INSECTS CHIRPING, DOG
BARKING IN DISTANCE]

Charles?

Charles?

Hey.

Did you ever really love me,

or was this just a
marriage of convenience?

Charles... what are you talking about?

Everything's gone.

Our marriage.

Music.

I can't work.

♪

I can't provide.

♪

I failed my family.

I failed myself.

- Listen to me.
- Hey. What...

♪

[DOOR CLOSES]

Charles...

Charles, listen to me.

God loves you.

I just don't want to be a burden.

Listen.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry. I...

I didn't mean to be so hard on you.

I'm useless.

[LUCILLE] Charles, please.

I-I'm-I'm not worth savin'.

Don't... Don't talk like that, Pops.

I love you and need you.

Pops, my baby is gonna need you.

We all need you, Daddy.

I don't want to live no more.

Charles, don't say-Please.

- Charles...
- Hey, hey, look.

- [LUCILLE] Hey.
- Mom, please.

Uh, can you and Nikki
just go upstairs, please?

J-just go upstairs.

- [EXHALES DEEPLY]
- Hey. Hey, Pops.

Do you still have that g*n

that you took from me
and Meech's bedroom?

♪

Please just tell me
where you put the g*n.

♪

[HINGES CREAKING, DOOR CLOSES]

What up, doe?

Like, I know y'all n*gg*s
ain't known me for long,

but there's three things
that I don't play about.

It's profit, peace, and p*ssy.

Now, profit always
gonna bring the p*ssy.

But without peace, we lose everything.

Pusha's puss a*s.

He overstepped.

That's why I'ma show
you love on the price.

♪

♪

- But what about Pusha?
- [MEECH] He already handled.

Pusha get at the warehouse with my guys.

But they ain't gon'
let him take my product.

Remember, Meech said to only
pull triggers if we have to.

♪

And I sure as hell hope we have to.

[MEECH]
Now, if that ain't divine intervention,

hey, I don't know what is.

♪

[g*nsh*t]

Think you could bullshit
a bullshitter, Meech?

Oh, f*ck!

- This is my f*ck' city!
- Yeah!

[g*nshots ECHOING]

[PUSHA GRUNTS] Get him!

That's what they get for
tryin' to take you out.

Yeah.

You should've been there that day

instead of leakin' my f*ck' plans.

- [g*nsh*t]
- [GRUNTS]

[WHEEZING, GROANING]

[PUSHA] You gonna have
one hell of a funeral.

♪

Rest in piss, n*gga.

[EXHALES DEEPLY]

♪

♪

♪

♪ This here, this make my eyes rain ♪

♪ Tears from heaven ♪

♪ Go away ♪

♪ I'm like, "Please, Lord ♪

♪ Don't f*ck with me now, not today" ♪

♪ Stop takin' all the people I love ♪

♪ They got to stay ♪

♪ Bein' flooded by the tears of heaven ♪

♪ I start to pray ♪

♪

[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]

I know you sent that hit in the Lou.

What hit?

Tee, don't play this
f*ck' stupid game with me.

Who the f*ck did you send?

Alright.

The hit was from a local in the Lou.

But you can get the
f*ck off your high horse.

Don't act like you ain't lie
to me about going to the Lou

so you can make moves
behind my f*ck' back.

n*gga, I don't got to answer to nobody.

Especially not your h* a*s.

Oh, so you a army of one, then, right?

I might as well be.

n*gga, I been runnin' my
a*s ragged 'round this b*tch

tryin' to keep our family together,

just for your selfish a*s to
stay here and get your d*ck wet?

Selfish? You a delusional-a*s n*gga.

What family, Meech? Nikki is pregnant!

Pops is talkin' 'bout not
wantin' to live no more!

- Where the f*ck was you at? Huh?
- Pops said what?

All you ever gave a f*ck
about was drugs, Meech.

n*gga, I only got into this f*ck' game

to keep our family together.

Well, this family was better
off without you, n*gga.

- What?
- Get the f*ck out.

You ain't hear me, n*gga?
Get the f*ck out!

n*gga, your Steve Urkel
a*s only got into this game

'cause you followed me to Pat's car.

You ain't sh*t without me.

Remember that.

[OLDER MEECH] Our brotherhood
used to be a religion

we both believed in.

But now that faith
was at an all-time low.

Secrets, lies, and distrust
had left us vulnerable.

♪

[CHILDREN SHOUTING IN DISTANCE]

- You good?
- Mm-hmm.

We are so blessed.

[B-MICKIE]
Everything's falling into place,

just like I said it would.

I didn't think you'd actually convince

that crazy man in that sober house.

[WOMAN] Lamar, you have another visitor.

[B-MICKIE] He didn't need 12 steps

to convince him of anything.

Just had to mention
ambushin' Meech and Tee,

and Lamar was all in.

We went to bed every night

praying for Vee to see another sunrise.

And they were answered.

More sunrises to come.

Lamar is gone. Tee done took the bait.

Got enough money for Vee's surgery

- and new life that we wanted.
- Yes. [CHUCKLES]

All that's left is the brothers.

♪

Look. I...

I know we said we'd
take this to the end.

But God's blessed us with everything.

I'll square up with God when I meet Him.

For now, I'ma make sure

Meech and Tee never f*ck
anyone else over again.

♪

Yeah?

♪

[BELL TOLLING IN DISTANCE]

[g*n c*ck]

♪

[TOLLING CONTINUES]

[g*nshots, b*ll*ts RICOCHETING]

[g*nshots ECHOING]

♪

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♪

♪ You can run, you can hide ♪

♪ You ain't really hard to find ♪

- ♪ I promise you ♪
- ♪ I'ma k*ll you ♪

- ♪ He's outta here ♪
- ♪ I'm not the one you can extort ♪

♪ You a worker or a
boss, it don't matter ♪

- ♪ I'ma k*ll you ♪
- ♪ A dead man walking ♪

♪ Son, you better go and pray ♪

♪ No matter the time
of day, I promise ♪

♪ I'ma k*ll you ♪

♪ You can run, you can hide ♪

♪ But when it's time to die ♪

- ♪ I promise ♪
♪ I'ma k*ll you ♪

♪ They sayin' that they 'bout it ♪

♪ But they missing conviction ♪

♪ When it's time for that
drive on a sinister mission ♪

♪ They get brave when the liquor
start hittin' they system ♪

♪ Seen a lot of tough guys
turn to innocent victims ♪

♪ Now I'm getting
out of this joint ♪

♪ Got to make a big point ♪

♪ I'm the type to k*ll you
then send your fam an invoice ♪

♪ Do it in like one hour ♪

♪ Rain, you got sun showers ♪

♪ When I'm in this mode, I'm
like a pit off the gunpowder ♪

♪ Yeah, you see us
parking in the back ♪

♪ And all my n*gg*s strapped ♪

♪ Got the target in the 'Lac ♪

♪ They really tryin' to snap,
so it's harder to relax ♪

♪ It's a fact we really
don't start sh*t, we react ♪

♪ My n*gg*s in the back ♪

♪ Guaranteed you
gonna meet your god ♪

♪ This b*llet got your name
on it like a green card ♪

♪ And I ain't never
been a big speaker ♪

♪ But when I put them gloves
on, I'm the Grim Reaper ♪

- ♪ Your a*s is dead ♪
- ♪ You can run, you can hide ♪