04x10 - The Payback

[bunniefuu]

All right, all right,
all right, yeah.

Tray, this is so much food.

Oh, man.
This is nothing, man.

African kings used to celebrate

by slaughtering
the fattest goat

and serving vats of wine

and having music and dancing
for days.

It would put the Puerto Rican
Day Parade to shame.

- Thanks, Dad.
- Just so proud of you, man.

I never had a graduation party.

This why I'ma throw y'all
the best one ever.

Our actual graduation
isn't until days away.

This is not
the graduation, ma'am.

This is just the audition,

sorta like my "American Idol"
for the tongue.

Ooh, that's cool.

We have macaroni ba*ls,
syrup sandwiches,

fried bologna
and welfare cheese sliders,

and your great-great-
great-grandmother's recipe

for honey fried chicken.

Damn! That's good!

Bacon ain't got nothing
on fried bologna.

May I? Hmm?

[upbeat music]

[mutters unintelligibly]

- Oh.
- Mmm, mmm, good.

Bringing us home
is my world-famous

dessert loaf
dipped in dark chocolate.

I'll take a piece of that.

You better take it slow,
young Jedi.

[♪]

[foot stomps]

I got a hand slap and a stomp

from my baby boy.

Man, I can't feel
my left foot.

[laughs]

[dramatic sting]

*THE LAST O.G.*
Season 04 Episode 10

Episode Title: "The Payback"
Aired on: December 21, 2021.

Sonae, I don't know
what to say.

Your reading is getting
so good.

You hear me?

- Looking good, Leviticus.
- Thank you.

Let's get you on the bus, okay?

Hi, I have packages for
Betty Adler and Tray Barker.

Oh, no, that's me.
I'm Tray Barker.

Oh. Great. Here you go.

Thank you.
Don't I know you?

- Here we go.
- No, I'm serious.

I think I seen you
in my coma dream.

[chuckles]
At least you're funny.

- What's your name?
- Angel.

Now you tell me
who's messing with who.

Tray!

[banging on window]

Tray, come on, man,
get in here!

I'll be in there in a minute.

Uh-uh, you getting mail
delivered here?

What happened,
your mama kicked you out again?

It's a graduation gift
for my kids, you know.

I got them bears.

Bears are powerful,
highly intelligent,

and think deeply about family.

So when things get tough,
I want these to remind them

to go inside
and find their inner bear.

That's nice.

I thought you was gonna
say something corny as sh*t,

but you flipped it.

Can't believe my babies
are graduating

from high school, man.

Every day, I feel like
a different person.

Yo, listen, I wanna talk
to you about something.

And I don't know if I should
even be talking about it

'cause it's not, like,
official or whatever,

but I applied for a promotion,

and it's looking good,
you know,

like I might get it
or whatever.

And if I do get it,

then I want you
to run this place.

- Veesy, you serious?
- Dead a*s.

Tompkins-Marcy is my baby,

and I couldn't think
of nobody else

that I would wanna entrust
this place to.

I don't think I know
how to say thank you.

That's easy.

Just say "Thank you,"
or, "Good looking out.

Appreciate you, man.
That's what's up."

Wyatt, is there anything
we can do for you?

Yeah, there's somebody here
to see you, Mr. Tray.

Percy!

- Tray Barker.
- What up?

- What's up, baby? You good?
- Yes, sir.

This where you changing lives
one meal at a time, huh?

Yeah, man.
Your generosity was dope, man.

But the community center
is much more than that.

You gotta see it.
Let me give you a tour.

[hip-hop music playing
over speakers]

[♪]

This right here
is the gym, man.

Javi.
Come here.

Yo, Percy, this kid right here
is so good with the smittys.

Javi, this is Mr. Simmons.

He one of the people
responsible

of getting
the whole center open.

Nice to meet you.

Tompkins-Marcy changed my life,
Mr. Simmons.

Thank you for all that you did.

Ah, man, listen,
I'm flattered,

but I'm sure
you changed your life,

you know what I'm saying?

Kid is super dedicated, man.

He get up early in the morning
just to work out, man.

We gave him a key
to open up the gym.

- That's what's up.
- Back to work, man.

- All right.
- You wanna check out the pool?

We just got it reopened,
you know what I'm saying?

Oh.

We had a little
doo-doo situation.

- [laughs]
- A lot of bacteria, man.

Puerto Rican girl
was swimming in the water.

One of the doo-doos hit her
in the head, man, you know?

Listen, I need a favor.

Whatever you want, man,
I got it.

Glad to hear that, because

on top of my hair business,
I got a little side hustle.

What?

Man, we caught a little
something on 47th Street,

diamond district, you know?

So I'ma need you
to hold some sh*t for me, man.

You said
you was out the game.

This is coming from a guy
who took my money

to rob a public official,
right?

See, that was different, man.

That was
for the greater good, man,

to help prepare the community

that me and you helped damage
so much.

Whatever to help you sleep
at night, man, that's cool.

But this ain't a request.

My man gonna come see you.

All right,
I'm gonna ice your cake.

Oh, in the hot tub.
Very creative.

Yo, Dad, what's up?

Hey.

Hi. Nothing.
Nothing. I'm a grown man.

I can watch whatever I want
in the afternoon.

Why? What?

I was chosen to give

the class maverick speech
at graduation.

It recognizes
entrepreneurial spirit.

The kid who originally
got picked

got arrested for selling weed.

I mean, that's... that's
definitely entrepreneurial.

Sounds like
someone's jealous.

- Please, of sloppy seconds?
- Face it, Amira.

For once, people see us
for who we really are.

I'm a risk taker
and a maverick.

- You're just basic.
- Hey, guys, come on.

I wish you guys
would stop competing.

You should be friends.

Are you kidding me?

After I graduate,
I am so looking forward

to never having to deal
with this annoying jerk again.

Ugh.

She'll come around.
Give her some space.

Shahzad, I'm proud of you.

I can't wait
to hear your speech.

Oh, man.

I only got two days
to write a speech.

That...

kinda k*lled the mood.

"Original You."

"I'm not as fast
as a cheetah..."

What's wrong with you?
Stand up.

What's wrong with your feet?
Stand up. Stand up.

Stand up. Get up.

You see that man over there
reading to them chillen?

Remember, he went to prison
for 15 years

so you wouldn't have to.

Go ahead, over there.
Go ahead. Do something.

"That's okay,
because all I have to be

"is the one and only...

original me."

[cheers and applause]

Read it again.

What's up, O.G.?

Mind if I read to the kids?

Sure, youngblood.

"I'm not fast
like a cheetah..."

[dramatic hip-hop music]

You should count 'em.

- What's your name?
- Daveon.

Daveon, I'ma tell you like
I told your motherfuckin' boss.

Tompkins-Marcy Community Center
is off-limits.

Is everything all right,
Mr. Tray?

Everything is all right,
Emmitt.

You just in time to walk
my friend out the door.

- Oh, it's like that, O.G.?
- It's like that.

Your funeral.

You really think I'm scared
of a n*gga named Percy?

Get the f*ck outta here,
n*gga.

[♪]

Tell me what the f*ck
is going on,

and do not bullshit me.

After we went
before the board

to get the center reopened,

I found out
we was gonna lose the vote,

so I bribed
one of the commissioners.

And I'm guessing you didn't
take out a bank loan.

No.

But the guy that gave me
the money,

I thought was legit,
and that's word is bond.

We wouldn't be here
if the man was legit.

Veesy, you tell me
what the f*ck

I was supposed to do,
nothing?

If I'd have did that,
we wouldn't have

no community center at all.

Tray,
if we didn't get that vote,

we would've just
figured it out,

done something else.

What hurts me is that
you just went on ahead

and did it behind my back.

I know you tired
of hearing this.

I'm sorry, a'ight?
I'm sorry.

Give me one more chance
to make this right.

I know I could.

How?

How could you possibly
make this better?

How big is this, really?

What else are you
not telling me?

I don't even trust you.

And I don't work with people
that I do not trust.

So pack up your sh*t and leave.

Dead a*s, you're fired.

Matter of fact,
give me your security badge.

Leave the keys at security.

Come on.

Everything we been through,

you haven't learned nothing.

[♪]

What is a maverick exactly?

I mean, when was the last time

you used the word "maverick"
in a sentence among friends?

I looked it up, and according
to Merriam-Webster...

Okay,
I'm gonna stop you right there.

What if you started
with a joke?

His being picked is the joke.

You guys, you have
to help me fix this.

Oh, I would help,
but I'm too basic.

Remember?

Cool.
Cool, cool.

Is the graduation
still outside?

- Yeah.
- Oh, if it was

in the auditorium,
I could pull a fire alarm.

Not helping.

[♪]

[car horn beeps]

Tray!
Our ride is here!

- Ma.
- Hey.

You seen the gifts
I got the kids?

No, I haven't, but you could
give them the gifts later.

Come on, we gotta go.

I need to give 'em
to 'em now, Ma.

I think I left 'em
at the community center.

- sh*t.
- Then we can stop by

the community center
on our way there.

You go ahead.
I don't want you to be late.

I'll meet you
at the graduation.

What's going on?
Uh-uh.

You acting
a little strange now.

I'm not acting strange, Ma.

I just want everything
to be perfect, okay?

Amira and Shahzad,
they deserve this.

Well, graduation is not just
for the kids.

It's for the parents too.

So just take a breath
and let us enjoy this day.

- Ma, can I be honest with you?
- What?

I just feel bad that I never

got to give you
a day like this.

That's all.

Okay. Stop.

Now...
[chuckles]

I gotta admit that I used
to be angry about it.

But look at my baby now.
You got your life on track.

You got a good job
at the community center.

You're finally the man
I always knew you could be.

Come here!

Oh, God, my baby.

All right,
I'ma save you a seat.

- All right.
- Hurry up, though. Come on.

- All right, Ma. All right.
- Okay?

Our whole class
is gonna remember me

as the dumb-a*s
with the boring speech.

Shahzad,
I've never told you this,

but I really admire the way

you're willing to let people
think you're weird.

I don't know
if that's supposed

to make me feel better
or worse.

You're an original.
Own it.

Lean into your strengths
with that speech.

Don't try to impress people
or sound smart.

- Just be you.
- [laughs]

Okay, now I'm sure
you're complimenting me

by insulting me.

I am.
And I'm never gonna stop.

[both laugh]

Man, I can't believe
I lost my keys.

You just called me
after my workout.

- I gotta run home and change.
- Yeah.

- See you at graduation.
- Yeah.

Yo.

You said ain't nobody afraid
of no n*gga named Percy, huh?

How 'bout a n*gga named Poison?

What, you gonna sh**t me?
That's your plan?

Think I'm afraid of you?

Poison, you think
I'm scared to die?

n*gga.

I've been on the other side
before.

Hey!

What the f*ck
is wrong with you?

- I'll get you, m*therf*cker.
- Are you f*ck' crazy?

n*gga, I'ma f*ck you up.

[yells]
[g*nsh*t]

[breathing shakily]

[tense music]

[♪]

Javi. Javi.

- He was about to k*ll you.
- Oh, sh*t.

No. Javi.

This is bad, man.
This is bad.

Javi, give me the g*n.
Give me the g*n.

Give me the g*n.

Now, I want you to tell me.

Did anybody else see you
come in here besides me?

I don't think so, no.

You don't think,
or do you know so?

No. I know.
No one saw me.

Okay.

I want you to listen to me
very, very carefully

'cause your life
is gonna depend on this.

- Do you understand me?
- Yeah.

You gotta go.

You gotta get your a*s
to the Poconos.

You never look back.
You understand me?

You were never here.

- But what about...
- You were never here.

You understand me?

All this is my fault.
I can handle it.

Now you gotta go.

Come here.

Oh, man.

Go.

[sighs]

[♪]

[chatters excitedly]

[♪]

Shay.

Shay, can you see it now?
Right here.

How about... how is this?
Shay, can you hear...

- [phone beeps]
- I don't see Tray anywhere.

- He's gonna be here.
- I know he's gonna be here

'cause he would not
miss this for the world.

That's what I'm saying.

- Oh, gosh.
- Shay!

[cheers and applause]

We're so glad
you can be here today...

Hey, hey, Ma.

- Did Shahzad do his speech yet?
- Not yet.

Now, our first
student speaker this morning

is our class maverick,
Shahzad Birkeland.

[cheers and applause]

Whoo!
You go, bro!

Heroes come in lots of forms.

They can be presidents,

teachers, activists,

even TikTok influencers.

Well, my hero

has been recently incarcerated,

and that hero is my dad.

In the short time
we've known each other,

my dad has taught me a lot...

Not like trigonometry,
'cause we both suck at that.

[laughter]

He taught me that success
isn't about money or power.

It's about your impact
on people...

How you improve lives,
not just your own.

That's your legacy.

Do you care about
how much you can get

or how much you can give?

Are you greedy,
or are you good?

By that measure,

my father, Tray Barker,

is the most successful man
I know.

My dad is a good man.

And whatever I do
with my life,

that is what I hope people
will say about me.

That is a lesson for us all.

[cheers and applause]

That was actually
a good speech.

The Rothman School...

That's it, baby. Go on.

Let it out. Let it out.

He's proud of you.

Julia Bansoff.
[cheers and applause]

Raymond Bird.

This is a little unusual,

but these two have asked
to go together.

Amira and Shahzad Birkeland.

[cheers and applause]

Amira!

My kids' graduation
was supposed to be

one of the happiest days
of my life.

My son's up there
telling people I'm a good man.

Now I'm not so sure.

My community did change me.

But am I changed
for the better?

How long has that camera
been there?

I just had that installed.

- Captain.
- Yeah.

I said I did all of these
things for the community.

Did I do it for them,
or did I do it for me?

Oh, my grandchildren

are officially
high school graduates.

Best speech I ever heard,
man.

My heart is filled.
[laughs]

I just wanna say I'm so proud
of you and your sister.

You two are the best children
any father could ask for.

Okay, we gotta take pictures,

or your mother
is gonna k*ll me.

- Yes, yes, yes.
- Let's start with Tray here.

Big smiles.
It's a big day.

[siren chirps]

[siren blipping]

Hey, guys,
I got something to tell you.

Yeah?

Hey, buddy,
you can't park there.

Move aside.

I just wanna say I love you
and I'm proud of you.

[yells]
[g*nsh*t]

The sh**ter's not visible
from this angle.

That's all we got.

I gotta call this in.

That is what I hope
people will say about me.

- You did it.
- Were you nervous?

- Yeah.
- Yeah, I was too.

- Of course you were nervous.
- "Don't mess up."

If you're not nervous,
it's not gonna work.

- Yeah.
- And you pulled it off.

- Look at that.
- Oh.

Amira, you ain't finished
your dessert.

Javi never came
to my graduation.

And I can't find him.

He's not answering
any of my texts.

I just thought he'd be there.
I can't believe it.

Hey.
[glass clanging]

I wanna make a toast.

To Amira and Shahzad,

who worked so hard this year

and every year
to get great grades in school.

And I wanna thank someone else

who co-parented with me
all year.

My partner in crime...
[knock at door]

Who is that?

I saw what happened
on the security footage.

Footage?

I had a security camera
installed after I fired you.

How much you seen?

Enough to know
that you shouldn't have ran.

- So you know?
- Who you trying to cover for?

Nah.

The camera didn't show
that part, but I know.

I wouldn't expect you
to understand.

If you don't say nothing,
Tray,

with your rap sheet,
they gonna put you in there

for a very long time.

Ain't nothing I ain't
been through before.

Yeah,
but the only difference is,

you ain't do nothing wrong
this time.

Tell that to your brother.

I owe you, a whole bunch
of other people.

You are a good man,
Tray Leviticus Barker.

Oh, you a ally now?

[chuckles]

Maybe I am.

The cops saw
the same footage I did.

They're gonna
be coming for you.

They gonna try
to make you flip.

I know how the game go.

[soft dramatic music]

[♪]

Where have you been?

I've been worried sick.

Look, there's something
I wanted to tell you.

Oh, Tray,
that was some dinner, huh?

- It was, Mommy.
- You know,

if I don't say it enough,
I want you to know

how proud I am of you
and I love you.

I love you too, Ma.
I'ma take out the trash.

Okay.

[exhales heavily]

[taps trash can]

[tires screech, siren chirping]

[breathes deeply]

♪ Ooh, la, la,
ah, oui, oui ♪

♪ Ooh, la, la,
ah, oui, oui ♪

♪ Ooh, la, la

♪ Lookin' for Ms
like I lost a friend ♪

♪ Jump out of my bed like,
"Where the bread?" ♪

♪ You gon' hold the egg,
waiter, bring the check ♪

♪ When we talk,
we Kalashnikov ♪

♪ Keep us in your thoughts

♪ Fully dressed
at the crack of dawn ♪

♪ Weapons letting off

♪ I can hear them
from the block ♪

♪ See them creeping
through the fog ♪

♪ Season's greetings,
now feeding season can start ♪

♪ Oh, my God,
look alive ♪

♪ Lookin' like I live life
on a crooked line ♪

♪ Doin' fine,
you want maximum stupid ♪

♪ I am the guy

♪ Ah
ah, oui, oui ♪