06x07 - Charnel House

[bunniefuu]

TEDDY: Hey, Julia, it's Teddy.

My father was m*rder*d.

The person responsible said
that you and Paul were next.

I can destroy you just as easily as

I could've k*lled you tonight.

You head out, slip our surveillance.

Next time I see you, I'll k*ll you.

KANE: Do you fish, Frankie?

- No.
- Well, I do.

And I caught something big.

Come and see.

FRANKLIN: Give up Buckley
and pray for a quick death.

'Cause what these
n*gg*s plan to do to you,

why do that to yourself?

JEROME: Where the f*ck she at?!

You can k*ll me if you want to,

or we can stop wasting
time and save your wife.

JEROME: Louie!

(LOUIE CRYING)

(GRUNTS)

(CRYING): No... No!

Jerome, don't leave me.

Jerome.

I need this done quick and quietly,

and without notifying the police.

Surely, Mr. Saint.

I'll treat him like I did my own father.

Excuse me. (SIGHS)

I'll take him.

Wide. There we go.

I'm-I'm so sorry, Mrs. Saint,

but we have to be alone with
your husband for a while.

- But...
- Uh...

in a day or two, he'll be ready for you.

Jerome.

No, Jerome. Jerome!

(CRYING): Jerome! No, no, no, Jerome!

Jerome.

No, Jerome!

Jerome, no, no, no, Jerome!

(DOOR CLOSES)

No, Jerome!

Jerome! Jerome!

No, get off me! No!

No. No. No.

(SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY)

♪ ♪

(ENGINE SHUTS OFF)

(INSECTS CHIRPING)

(KEYS JINGLING)

LEON: You want me to
call Buckley or somebody?

LOUIE: The w*r is over.

Ain't it?

I can stay if you want.

No, you go ahead.

(CAR DOOR CLOSES)

(ENGINE STARTS)

(CAR DEPARTS)

(CRIES SOFTLY)

(PANTING)

(CRYING)

HAVEMEYER: He went into
the Sherman Oaks Galleria,

- parked, never came out.
- Okay.

We know what he needs.

He'll either surface again, or he won't.
Either way, we're fine.

You call me if you hear anything more.

Problem?

- No.
- Okay.

I have a question for you, then.

You have $ million and no
food in your refrigerator?

No decent furniture, no art,

stained carpet, chipped paint.

It's a rental.

Oh. Okay.

So, no actual house either.

- For now.
- Hmm.

(KNOCKING)

(KNOCKING)

Hey...

Jules.

Hey.

Hey, Teddy.

- Um...
- Julia.

I didn't realize the two
of you had reconnected.

When did that happen?

When did that happen?

Right.

- Congratulations, by the way.
- Thank you.

Uh, do you mind giving us
a minute, please, Parissa?

She already knows everything.

Okay.

What happened?

Why did your mule k*ll your father?

- He thinks I stole his money.
- Did you?

I seized ill-gotten gains on behalf
of the United States government.

(LAUGHS)

Wow.

Okay, well, this is easy, then.

Give it back.

I can't.

You haven't figured out yet
that the more you're worth,

the more of a danger you are?

You really think I don't know that?

I think if you did, you would
f*cking walk away from this.

But you won't.

You'll double down and tell yourself

it's your-your patriotic duty.

sh*t, Teddy.

(CHUCKLES)

But I know that's not
what's really driving you.

And it's only gonna get worse

now that he's dead.

You ruined our family

trying to prove
something to that tyrant.

The only good thing you
ever gave me was our son.

And now you're trying to k*ll him.

Give Franklin back the money, Teddy.

Fix this...

or I will fix it for you.

TEDDY: How are you gonna fix it for me?

A public execution.

(FOOTSTEPS RETREATING)

(KNOCKING)

Franklin.

FRANKLIN: Wanda.

(DOOR CLOSES)

WANDA: Where's Leon?

Uh, he said he might be late.

He's gonna drop Louie home.

Okay.

Leon is with Louie?

Yes.

And Jerome?

♪ ♪

Did he suffer?

No.

I've always thought Julia was
a bitch with a log up her ass,

but she has a point.

(COFFEE DRIPPING)

(TEDDY SIGHS)

You really don't think that
if my son was in danger,

I would do something to protect him?

Honestly... I don't know.

They're fine.

They're protected.

You believe you have nothing to
fear from anyone but your own.

I believe that that money...

... belongs to us.

Belongs to us?

It belongs to you.

Or were you planning
on giving me half of it?

Is that what you want?

Teddy, I care about you.

You're fierce

and ambitious.

But I'm not in this to just tag along.

I'm at risk, too.

If I don't have a purpose,

I am going to get very bored

and go looking for it elsewhere.

I'm giving you the keys to my lock.

You should use them.

(KNOCKING)

Cissy.

You, uh...

You want to come in?

Yeah.

Jerome loved you.

I never seen him as much as make
a passing nod to another women,

even the ones he was with.

But he loved you.

It's gonna be all I can do to not
climb down in that grave with him.

This has to stop.

With us.

All of this

is Franklin's fault.

He certainly did his share,
but we all played a part.

Hmm.

Between the money and
the white man and his w*r...

Hmm. Mm-hmm.

... ain't no one going
home with clean hands.

No, but I'm the one who lost my husband,

my whole f*cking world.

I lost him, too,

and my husband.

I don't want to lose anyone else.

I understand.

You still got things you care about.

I don't.

Go get the guys and take
that to the cookhouse.

(MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ON RADIO)

What's my credit line, Lee?

As good as my life.

Look, um, I need a favor.

I need half a million.

And I'm not sure when I
can get it back to you.

What's it for?

The price of freedom.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Still can't believe he gone.

He was forever, you know?

Could never really imagine
him not being there.

Still can't.

We all on the k*lling floor, Lee.

sh*t could have happened to anybody.

Look,

he was my blood, all right?

And I loved him.

But he never should
have broke away from us.

None of this sh*t ever
should've happened.

Look, I'll be back tomorrow
to get the cash, if it's all right.

(QUIETLY): Yeah.

Thanks, Lee.

I owe you.

(KISSES, LAUGHS)

- (g*nsh*t)
- (GASPS SOFTLY)

- (b*llet CASING CLINKS)
- LOUIE: No!

Jerome, hey, hey.

No!

Wake up!

(SCREAMS)

(GASPS)

(PANTING)

(GLASS BREAKS)

(GRUNTS)

(PANTING)

f*ck!

No!

f*ck you!

(CRYING)

(GROANING)

f*ck you! f*ck you!

(TIRES SCREECH)

What the f*ck is wrong with you?
You crazy, bitch?

LOUIE: sh**t me, n*gga.
sh**t me, little n*gga!

- What the f*ck you waiting for?
- GUARD: Yo, what the f*ck happening here?

- GUARD : Chill out.
- m*therf*cker. Skully!

Man, calm your asses down.
That's Louie Saint.

Watch out, n*gga. Get the f*ck...
Oh, you gonna push me?

Come on, then, n*gga.
You want to get me, come on.

sh**t the f*cking g*n. Skully!

Get your n*gg*s!

Why you still standing there, n*gga?
sh**t the f*cking g*n!

(KNOCKS ON DOOR)

What the f*ck you...?

Man, she drove up on the curb
and started cussing at Koko.

SKULLY: Look, man, y'all go.

Come on, Ms. Saint.

Go, man.

Mama, what's wrong?

You said I could come if I wanted.

Of course. Have a seat.

Just a little...

(LOUIE GROANS SOFTLY)

How'd you do it?

Do what?

Keep peace in your heart

after your girl and
your baby was k*lled.

'Cause I know they're not gone.

And I don't want to
taint the love we have.

But ain't...

ain't you so mad, you want to
burn this f*cking house down?

Hell yeah.

All the time.

But they won't let me.

(FRANKLIN GROANING)

(VERONIQUE GRUNTS)

Franklin. Franklin.

Franklin. Franklin!

- (SCREAMING)
- Franklin! Wake up. Wake up.

Wake up! Wake up. Wait, no, no, no, no!

No, no, no, no. It was a dream.
It was a dream. You're dreaming.

- (WHIMPERING)
- You're dreaming, okay? You're dreaming. Stop.

Stop, stop, stop.

- Hey. Calm down. Come here.
- I can't breathe.

- Aah! I can't f*cking breathe!
- You got to calm down, hey.

- Hey, what's happening to you?
- (WHIMPERING)

Has this happened to you before?

- I don't know. One... once maybe.
- Okay. Okay.

- (GROANS)
- I'm here. Come here, come here.

You're all right. You're fine.

Listen to me. You're-you're alive.

You're-you're safe.
You're with me, okay?

- Okay.
- What the f*ck is happening to me?

Nothing. Nothing, nothing, nothing.

Nothing. There is a plan,

and we're carrying out that plan.

There's nothing wrong with
you, you hear me? You're fine.

You're fine.

(VOICE BREAKING): You're fine.

I'm not fine.

(PANTING)

(CAR DOOR CLOSES)

Oh, Egypt.

(BOTH CRYING)

CANDY: I got you. I got you.

- I got you. I got you.
- (CRYING)

(CLATTERING)

(XIAMARA SIGHS HEAVILY)

- It's your turn.
- Oh.

(XIAMARA SIGHS)

(GUSTAVO GROANS SOFTLY)

(DOOR OPENS)

Ah.

- What the f*ck is this?
- No.

I'm a friend.

A friend with a g*n at my kitchen table?

... we'll need to get away.

Ah.

(MUTTERS)

- (LOCK CLICKS)
- (XIAMARA SIGHS)

This is too much.

I know.

Maybe this should be the end...

for us.

Maybe you shouldn't know where we go.

Yeah, maybe.

(FOOTSTEPS RAPIDLY RETREATING)

(SIGHS)

(SPORTSCASTER SPEAKING
INDISTINCTLY ON RADIO)

(LOCK CLICKS, KEYS JINGLE)

Oh, you're here. Dope.

Thank you. It felt like time.

Yeah. What's all that?

Everything I'm gonna
need for my new place.

You leaving me?

(LAUGHS) No, Lee.

But I'm leaving the PJs.

Well, g*dd*mn, we gonna talk about it?

We gonna talk about those g*ns?

Lee, look.

In a perfect world, I'd be
out of here today, right now.

Head to Ghana with my husband.

We could raise a family
there, a house full of kids.

But instead you sitting
here, getting ready for w*r?

- Baby, we've been through this.
- We have.

But...

all I see

is us headed to the same
grave Jerome gonna get.

I see it, and I'm about
ready to change direction.

Look, I just need to
straighten some things out.

Then I can pass the
PJs on to the next man.

I wish I could believe that, Lee.

(KISSES)

You remember Danielle's older brother?

- Ronald?
- Yeah.

Remember he paid us $ to see how long

- he could strangle us before we passed out?
- (LAUGHS)

Yeah. I saw you, and
I knew, "Don't do it,"

but it was $ .

(BOTH LAUGH)

Every time my throat would
do that whistle thing, I...

I'd just flash right back to that.

- Right.
- And then it just...

and then it just got more and more.

Like when Keith and 'em

locked us down in the
basement with my Uncle Quick?

Like Lawrence and his brothers.

(VOICE BREAKING): But
a thousand times worse.

I did everything to
get myself out of that,

and then, bam, there I go, right back.

Louie, you know this wasn't your fault.

It ain't?

How the f*ck did I get here? Again?

(SIGHS) Now I lost Jerome.

And the worst part?

I keep forgetting he d*ed.

(PAGER CHIMING, BUZZING)

Yeah...

Oh, this n*gga.

(PHONE RINGING)

- Louie?
- What do you want?

Excuse me?

What...

do you want with me?

I've been paging you.

Yeah, and I haven't called you back,

so that must mean that I'm busy.

Busy or dead.

- Busy doing what?
- Excuse you, Mr. White Man,

but if I say I'm busy,
it means I'm f*cking busy.

This isn't a request.

Louie.

I heard you.

I can meet you

over at that Fosters
parking lot at : .

- I need to see you now.
- I'll see you then.

- (SIREN WAILING)
- (DOGS BARKING)

I heard you were leaving us.

I think I have to.

I understand.

Well, if you need an apartment,

I'm sure there's one
at one of our buildings.

Uh, for real?

Mm-hmm.

You've already done so much
for me, though, Ms. Saint.

- Thank you.
- It's nothing.

What about taking over my
position at the shelter full-time?

I-I don't know what to say.

Say yes.

You'd be doing me a favor.

I can't be there right now.

I don't think I'll ever be there again.

Really?

What would you do then?

I mean, like, when all this is over?

(ENGINE SHUTS OFF)

Oso!

What's up, man?

No more waiting, moreno.

We're moving tomorrow.
I need the documents and the money now.

Well, yeah, I got the
money, but the documents...

They take what they take.

(GUSTAVO YELLS)

Oso, what the f*ck happened?

(SIGHING)

I need your help because
the DEA busted me.

What?

They took all my money
and forced me to help them.

Help them with what?

They want Teddy. Wanted you, too.

Oso, what the f*ck, man?!

How long you been talking to 'em?

They got me just after you left.

They have photos of Louie.

But you're clean, moreno, I swear.

Jesus f*cking Christ.

It's not only them.

You remember that picture I showed you?

You knew he was KGB, right?

Yeah. What about him?

He came at me, too.

Broke into my house,
threatened my family.

Listen, they want Teddy.

Two days from now, they want
his cocaine in the warehouse.

Oh, yeah?

And Ruben plans to k*ll him there?

I don't think so.

He knows about the DEA,
and I guess he wants them to arrest him.

But the DEA guy...
He's getting frustrated,

and he's about to pull the
plug and take me to jail.

So everybody wants Teddy, huh?

DEA, KGB and me?

Yes.

And I'm at the f*cking crossroad.

So, if you want him, it
needs to happen now, moreno.

Like this.

Fine.

Think I know a way to buy
you another day with the DEA.

But, Oso, listen to me
very f*cking carefully.

I need Teddy, and I need
him right f*cking now.

Yeah, I haven't seen him in days,

since you k*lled his father.

m*therf*cker's hiding
like a cat hunting a bird.

But lucky for us, I'm that bird.

Teddy's no pinche cat.

He will smell a trap, you know.

Yeah, you're right about that.

You're just gonna have to make
him believe it was him that set me up.

Right?

(GUSTAVO SIGHS HEAVILY)

I'm sorry, moreno.

You did what you had to do.

HAVEMEYER: He's definitely losing it.

The kid actually found his
old man and m*rder*d him

while on the phone with Teddy.

The n*gg*r m*rder*d his father?

- Just cut his f*cking throat.
- (GROANS)

Teddy could hear him
choking on his own blood.

Oh, Jesus.

(BOTH SIGH)

I like Teddy.

He's no bleeding heart,
and he was a patriot.

Since he's been on this
mission, he's gotten ambitious.

- The money he stole could be useful.
- Yeah.

And the business still has potential.

I don't want to know
anything about all that.

That's your business.

Everything is problematic.

Especially when you add in the KGB.

They want to put us on the nightly news.

Sounds like you got some
cracks to fill, so fill 'em.

(WITHERSPOON SIGHS)

- (FOOTSTEPS RETREATING)
- (HAVEMEYER SIGHS)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(CAR ENGINE SHUTS OFF)

What happened?

Business disagreement. What you need?

Franklin.

Why?

'Cause he m*rder*d my father.

So all you got to do is point.

Me and Franklin don't socialize.

I need you to fix that.

f*ck you.

Don't forget that you work
for me, you sell my dr*gs.

You make a lot of f*cking money.

All I'm asking for is Franklin.

Tomorrow...

I put my husband in the ground,

and I got Franklin to thank for that.

Jerome's dead?

That's right.

(SIGHS)

So,

seems like you and me...
We got something in common.

After the funeral,

I'll do whatever the
f*ck you want me to do...

Slit Franklin neck to
nuts, if I get the chance.

Until then,

leave me alone.

(ENGINE STARTS)

("BOADICEA" BY ENYA PLAYING)

(SINGER VOCALIZING)

♪ ♪

I think about Jerome

and how sweet he was,

how much everybody says he loved Louie.

And I can't help but
think about losing you.

Well, I'm right here
with you, Mrs. Simmons.

Yeah.

Yeah.

But just a few days ago,
Jerome was right there with Louie.

I'm scared, Lee.

The f*ck was that?

(CROWD MURMURING)

Y'all may pay y'all
respect to the Saint family.

- Oso.
- Hey.

Sorry for your loss, amigo.

(SPEAKS SPANISH)

Uh-huh.

Listen, I've got some good news for you.

Make sure you come to the repast after.

We'll talk there. All right?

I'm sorry, baby.

Louie, um...

I'm-I'm so sorry.

He didn't page you?

Ask for your g*n at the junkyard?

Nah.

All right.

♪ Pass me not ♪

♪ O gentle Savior ♪

♪ Hear my humble cry... ♪

MINISTER: Jesus and his hallowed Father

work in mysterious ways.

But today is no mystery.

♪ Thou art smiling... ♪

Too often I have blamed these deaths

on young men with g*ns.

♪ Help my unbelief... ♪

Today I finally understand

that all the rest of us are guilty, too.

♪ Savior... ♪

And it's not just us.

It's the church leaders,
the city council,

and the millionaires
have all brought this pain

to our streets.

Our people are suffering.

And we have not done near
enough to succor them.

♪ Do not pass me by. ♪

MAN: Excuse me.

Hey, n*gga.

You gonna k*ll the m*therf*ckers
that did that to Rome?

All right.

FRANKLIN: What you need from me, Auntie?

I need you to answer a question for me.

What's that?

Why'd you come back for me?

I was raised to respect women, you know?

It's a man's duty.

And there's no way I could
have lived with myself

if I left you there with Kane.

That it?

No.

No, no, no, no, no.
You made me a promise...

in that warehouse.

I need all the help I can get.

You are the devil.

You know that?

("MY PEOPLE... HOLD ON"
BY EDDIE KENDRICKS PLAYING)

Yeah.

I know.

♪ My people ♪

♪ Hold on ♪

♪ People ♪

♪ People, the time has come ♪

♪ In this land ♪

♪ When the lion must
lay down with the lamb ♪

♪ Brothers and sisters ♪

♪ Live side by side ♪

♪ Hold on to love ♪

♪ Let its light be your guide ♪

- ♪ My people ♪
- ♪ My people ♪

♪ Hold on ♪

♪ Say it, say it, say ♪

♪ My people ♪

♪ Hold on ♪

- ♪ My people ♪
- ♪ My people ♪

- ♪ Hold on ♪
- ♪ Hold on to love ♪

♪ My people ♪

- ♪ Hold on to one another ♪
- ♪ Hold on ♪

♪ The Lord God said ♪

♪ Love ye one another... ♪