02x04 - Brotherhood

[bunniefuu]

♪ We will not bow down

♪ To uh

♪ Racism

♪ We will not bow down

♪ To exploitation

♪ I am gon' stand

♪ I am gon' stand

[instrumental music]

♪ Freedom

♪ Turn me loose set me free

♪ From the chains that bind me

♪ Let me run to my

♪ Own direction ♪ Freedom

♪ Let me go set me free from

♪ All this propaganda

♪ And lies

♪ That your people try to teach me ♪

♪ I know why you would like

♪ To keep me down

♪ Because I have all the dibs on you ♪

♪ You try to tell me that my life ♪

♪ Ain't worth a damn

♪ But I know much better

♪ And so I'm gonna take my

♪ Freedom

♪ Freedom

♪ Takin' mine since you won't give it ♪

♪ Freedom

♪ Freedom

♪ Ooh yeah

♪ Yeah

♪ When I come to you to

♪ Keep me abreast

♪ 'Cause I ain't gonna leave

♪ Enough like that

♪ All these lies

♪ All this propaganda that you want me to take ♪

♪ I'm gonna take my

♪ Freedom

♪ Freedom

♪ Freedom

♪ Give me all of my freedom

♪ Give me mine

♪ Give me mine

♪ Give me all of my freedom ♪

[theme music]

[instrumental music]

[telephone ringing]

Hello.

Eddie on phone: Yo, partner, you're late.

Know what time it is?

Damn. Alright. Um, I'll be right there.

[siren wailing in distance]

Yo, partner.

Hey.

- Thanks for callin' me, man. - Ya alright?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Excuse me, are you a detective?

Yes, ma'am, we are.

It's about my son.

What about him?

They beat him. They beat him to death and nobody's

doing anything and ya have to help me do somethin'.

Calm down, please. We're-- we're gonna help ya.

Now, talk to me. What's goin' on?

When you're pledging a fraternity

they give you a nickname.

Hard-headed was what they called Ricky.

Boy always had to have things his own way.

You think he was doing somethin' to get himself k*lled?

He was proud. And he wasn't shy about showin' it.

Well, Mrs. Ellis, that doesn't sound

like a reason to k*ll someone.

It is if you're one of those Nazis.

What Nazis?

That's what Ricky called them.

Said they were a group of, uh, white racists

hangin' on campus to recruit the white students.

Funny thing was,

as much as Ricky wanted to impress that fraternity,

I was scared he was gonna k*ll one of them.

Uh, no offense, Mrs. Ellis, but it sounds as if you're sayin'

that Ricky was a troublemaker.

He wasn't no troublemaker, Detective.

Just very damn proud.

I'm sorry.

Oh, no. It's okay.

I made sure he wasn't no gangbanger.

Made sure he wasn't nobody's drug dealer!

He was just going to college!

Your child's not supposed to get k*lled goin' to college.

[sobs]

I'm very sorry, Mrs. Ellis.

Will you excuse us a minute, please?

We'll be right back.

Lewis and Thompson have been doing some

preliminary work on this,

but so far they haven't come up with very much.

So what you want us to do?

The bottom line, I'm pulling them off and putting you on.

Happy pledging, Williams.

[instrumental music]

Come on, you act like you're afraid of water.

Snowflake, hit the bucket.

J.C.: So, yeah, man, I-- I'm ready. What do I have to do?

Let me get this straight.

You want to pledge Iota Alpha Psi, so damn much,

you miss our deadline?

Come on, it's ten minutes, man. I'm sorry, I--

If ya ask me, you're kind of old to be a freshman.

What's that about? Not too bright or somethin'?

Well, actually, I'm tryin' to be all I can be. I was in the army.

Desert Storm, the whole nine.

Now, I'm goin' to school on the G.I. bill.

Damn. Joined the white man's army

and fought in the white man's w*r.

Like I said, not too bright.

Look, I know you brothers have a lot of people

you could choose from, but I really respect you.

I've been wantin' to be an Iota since I was a little kid.

- Alright. Peep this, um... - Richard.

Richard.

Since it was your childhood fantasy to be in our frat,

we'll let you pledge.

But believe me, this'll be the last damn break

your black a*s will get in a long while.

What you smilin' about?

Yeah, they gave me a nickname. They call me Brother Smiley.

Said 'cause I'm the saddest lookin' black man

they ever laid their eyes on.

Sounds like they got a point.

Sounds like you're not funny, Ed.

Yeah, come in. Ah!

- You all know Officer Blake. - Detectives.

I'm pulling her in on this case.

[sighs]

You're pullin' her in? How?

Blake: Lieutenant asked me to go undercover

and infiltrate a group of white supremacists.

Williams, it's not enough just having you as bait.

With all the racial tension on that campus,

there's no one talking.

It's better to have both of you working from the inside.

If that's alright with you, of course.

Cooper: Now if there's nothing else.

Welcome aboard.

- Thank you. - Yeah, good to have you.

Every w*r ever fought in the history of mankind

was fought based on power.

And that is exactly what's going on in this country today.

Take away Affirmative Action.

We can't change that.

They try to make us the scapegoats for everything

that goes wrong in this damn country.

We can't change that.

Black people are fighting for black power.

White people are fighting for white power.

If some punk a*s white boys

think they can get away with lynchin' one of us,

then I say we got to change that!

You show me someone who says that a race w*r

ain't gonna happen and I'll show you the dumbest

b*stard in the world.

So what are you saying?

We're supposed to go k*ll off every black person we see?

Why? You from the NAACP?

No, I think black people get too many handouts.

Good.

But I don't think the answer is to go around k*lling them.

They're k*lling us, aren't they?

I mean, if they're not snatchin' our bags,

then they're takin' away our jobs.

She's right.

Blacks had a Civil Rights Movement to take our jobs away.

What we need is a "Civil Whites" Movement to take our jobs back.

And if that means k*lling, so be it.

Well, I don't know what's worse.

A smart black guy or a stupid white one.

Ricky is dead. Problem is, we can't get payback

'til we're all one.

But some of y'all think, "You're all that."

Man 1: Now listen up!

Some of y'all too hot headed to be disciplined.

So, we thought it might be a good idea

to cool you off a little.

Pledge Snowflake, you have the honor of being the first.

Your fat head in that fountain for sixty seconds.

Move!

♪ Got my mans that put me on you know what I'm sayin' ♪

♪ Want a shout out to the uptown you know man word up ♪

♪ MCA this is how we do it every day ♪

♪ Me and Freaky Tah ha

♪ Pretty Lou my man Spigg Nice ♪

♪ We bet gettin' down representin' ♪

♪ So this is how we go

♪ Let me let you know how

♪ It be in the

♪ G-H-E double T-O

♪ My name h*

♪ Let me run it down the line

♪ Hey and if you hear a mistake rewind ♪

♪ Who's the best who's the worst ♪

♪ In this here rap game?

♪ For those who claim to be the best ♪

♪ I tear 'em out the frame

♪ I'm representing putting queens on the map ♪

♪ Devil springs with some baggy jeans when I rap ♪

♪ Come up with a style that they call versatile ♪

♪ Don't treat like no lame I've been in this game for a while ♪

♪ I've seen a lot of come, I've seen a lot of go ♪

♪ I've seen a lot a break I've seen a lot of blow ♪

♪ The Lex coups the Bimaz and the Benz ♪

♪ To all of my ladies and my mens ♪

♪ To all of my people in the pens ♪

♪ My man keep your head up

♪ And to the hoods

♪ East Coast West Coast and worldwide ♪

♪ Ain't nothin' wrong with puffin' on Iye ♪

♪ East Coast West Coast and worldwide ♪

I came as soon as I could. What's up?

Hey! No nothing. Why?

I'm in the middle of a case, Pa.

I thought you said it was urgent.

So since when does urgent necessarily

have to mean bad news?

Come on, sit down.

Jimmy.

Being that I'm not drinking anymore,

I hope that cider is okay.

Are we celebrating something?

You are looking at the proud new owner of Natalie's.

Where'd you get the money, pa?

Fell out of the sky.

Where do you think I got the money from, my bank.

What bank?

Are you interrogating me now?

Manhattan Federal gave me a loan.

Manhattan Federal?

I get it. I come to you for help and you say no.

So now when I do it on my own, you got a problem with that.

I didn't say I had a problem. I'm just surprised.

Surprised? That the best that you can do?

Congratulations. Alright, pa, come on.

Ya gonna pour me a drink?

[dramatic music]

- Hey, Williams. - Hey, what's goin' on?

Those jerks are definitely capable of k*lling someone.

But as of now, no one's copped to it. How 'bout you?

The Iotas are plannin' their payback.

Far as I can tell, it's just a matter of time.

So, uh, why don't we meet here tomorrow at the same time?

Wait a minute, Detective.

Look, I know you're not happy about me

workin' this case with you.

But if you don't give me a hard time this go around,

I'm sure I can do a good job.

Blake, if you would have done a "good job" in the first place,

I would've never needed to give you a hard time. Alright?

Because of you, a drug dealer we been tryin'

to bust for five years walked.

Hey. What the hell is this?

Can you believe, this idiot thought I'd want to talk to him?

Don't flatter yourself, baby. I was sayin' hello.

Now I'm sayin' goodbye.

She's not a baby. She's a woman.

A white woman.

Or don't you have any damn respect?

You clowns want my respect, you better earn it.

Us clowns can arrange that.

Oh, really? I doubt it. But I'd love to see you try.

Come on, guys. Let's forget it.

No. He's askin' for trouble, we should accommodate.

Accommodate? Oh, big word for you boys, eh?

Keep talkin', black man.

What you gonna do, huh? What? What? Huh?

Tommy! Tommy, wait!

Things on campus are too hot right now.

You really want all that trouble over some dumb n*gg*r?

She's right.

He's not even worth the b*llet.

[groans]

[dramatic music]

Hey, Smiley. What's up, man?

How you doin'?

Pretty good. Listen, I been meanin' to ask you,

uh, you sleep okay last night?

I slept fine, thank you.

Oh, yeah? You sure about that?

I mean, no sleepwalkin' or anything?

What are you doin'? Writin' a paper on how brothers snooze?

Smiley, I saw you sneak out last night.

I needed some fresh air.

Well, yeah, you could have opened the window for that.

I chose not to.

Let me tell you somethin', just because you're my roommate,

doesn't mean you need to be checkin' my clock.

Listen, man, if the Big Brothers knew you broke curfew,

your a*s would be in trouble.

No, correction, both our asses would.

Well, then there's no room for them to find out now, is there?

Oh, God, man. It's just like Ricky.

Listen, nobody saw ya, so we can just keep it between us, okay?

Next time, think twice, alright? Cool?

Alright. Hold on a second.

I want to ask you about somethin'. Come here.

Sure.

Ricky and I were best friends.

So this where they found him?

Yeah.

By the time I got here,

the police had taped off this whole area.

Seems like they just let Ricky lay here for hours

before they took him away.

And then all these idiots cutting class

just to get a look at him.

It was a big joke or somethin'.

Those Nazis show up?

No.

I guess they got a good enough look at him

when they beat him to death.

Listen, uh, Smile, I-- I can't deal with this right now.

Alright, what do we know about the crime scene?

M.E. says the body was dropped in front of the wall

fifteen minutes after he was k*lled.

They also found chlorine on his clothing,

some water in his lungs.

But not enough to drown him.

So if Ricky was k*lled near a pool,

maybe his body was put in front of that Swastika

to set up the white supremacists.

A set up? Please.

What do you think, your new your new found friends are,

a bunch of choir boys?

Just don't see why they let you live last night.

Not if they're K*llers.

It could have been one of the Iotas who k*lled him.

You mean a hazing death?

Someone on that campus beat him.

It wasn't the Iotas. I-- I just don't buy that.

Maybe you're a little too close.

Maybe I know what I'm talkin' about.

Alright, look, why don't we just test the waters, here?

See how far they would go with hazing.

But, Blake, don't go to sleep on this

I still like the white supremacists for it.

Got it.

Torres and I can check out the college's pool

and see if anything turns up over there.

Cooper: Alright, keep me posted.

Hey, Blake, you get off on callin' me that last night?

I'm sorry about that, Detective.

Oh, yeah. You look real broken up about it.

Look, if you weren't being totally unprofessional,

I never would've had to say that in the first place.

So, you sayin' this is my fault?

You practically begged them to fight you.

So what would you prefer I do, huh?

Get on my knees and shine their shoes and say,

"Oh, oh, yes, Massah". Is that "professional" enough for you?

Hey, not for nothin' from, but what she told me,

she was just tryin' to save your a*s.

Yeah, whatever.

Hey, watch your back out there against those Iotas.

Don't push it.

You know what, Ed, ever since I been back on this job

you've been treating me like I'm a six-year-old on my

first day of school. I don't need you to hold my hand.

[crowd howling]

[feet thudding]

In one week, you brothers could become Iotas.

But first we gotta knock these fools out the box.

So nobody mess up. Nobody.

Make me proud. Let's go.

[indistinct yelling]

["One more chance" by The Notorious B.I.G.]

♪ A sweet p*ssy

♪ To give you what you need

♪ Biggie give me one more chance ♪

♪ Biggie Biggie give me one more chance ♪

♪ Biggie give me one more chance ♪

♪ Biggie Biggie give me one more chance ♪

♪ Biggie give me one more chance ♪

♪ Biggie Biggie give me one more chance ♪

♪ Biggie give me one more chance ♪

♪ Biggie Biggie give me one more chance ♪

♪ So what's it gonna be? Him or me? ♪

♪ We can cruise the world with pearls ♪

♪ Gator boots with girls

♪ The envy for all women crushed linen ♪

♪ Cartier wrist-wear with diamonds in 'em ♪

♪ The finest women I love with a passion ♪

♪ Ya man's wimp I give that a*s a good thrashin' ♪

♪ However I stay coogi down to the socks ♪

♪ Rings and watch filled with rocks ♪

♪ And my jam knock in your Mitsubishi ♪

♪ Give pee-pee when they see me ♪

♪ Navajos creep me in they teepee ♪

♪ As I lay down laws like Island Carpet ♪

♪ Stop it if you think they gonna make a profit ♪

♪ Lyrically I'm supposed to represent ♪

♪ I'm not only client I'm the player President ♪♪

IA Psi, IA Psi. The house, man! That's right.

We're the house! Pump it up!

IA Psi, to the house! Pump it up!

IA Psi. Up in the house.

That's right! That's right! In the house.

A damn cane! You can't even toss a cane to me!

Why don't you chill, man? It was a mistake!

You know, Smiley, I think you're takin' this all too lightly.

I think you should see just how much you let

your pledge brothers down.

Y'all know the drill!

Line it up. And when you're laying in bed tonight

with those bruises on your body,

I want ya to remember whose fault it is.

Pledge, Too Pretty, you're up.

[groaning]

Snowflake, you're up, sir.

[groaning]

Yo! Yo! Yo! Chill out, man!

Yeah, I dropped the cane. Why don't ya all come after me?

I'll be damned.

Looks like Snowflake has found himself a new best friend.

But, hey, maybe, maybe Smiley's got a point.

Big Brothers shouldn't beat up on Snowflake.

Now, as a matter of fact, I think the pledges should do it.

[intense music]

Y'all hear that? Your pledge brother, Smiley,

has convinced me to let you all kick Snowflake's a*s.

Get with it.

Do it.

[groaning]

[upbeat music]

You okay?

Do I look okay?

I'm sorry about that, man. I was just tryin' to watch your back.

Alright. It's alright.

Listen, just next time, keep your favors to yourself, okay?

Alright.

But it doesn't look like the Big Brothers want you to cross over.

Ya get beat like that again,

you'll end up in a hospital or worse.

That's my business. Not yours.

So you're stressin' that much just to become an Iota?

Yeah. Aren't you?

Startin' to have my doubts.

Not me.

You know, my pop is an Iota.

Just like his father before him. There's no way I can quit.

Most brothers I know could think for themselves.

Well, most brothers I know, they need connections.

Smiley, I mean, do you realize how many Iotas

are executives or C.E.O.'s

and they really look out for their own?

Your Pops tell you that?

No.

Look, man, I-- I grew up around white people...

and they hated me because I didn't look like them.

And when I finally got around the brothers,

they hated me because I didn't sound like them.

This has got nothin' to do with my Pop.

It's about belongin'.

[instrumental music]

♪ I will love you anyway

♪ Even if you can not stay

♪ I think you are the one for me ♪

♪ Here is where you ought to be ♪

♪ I just want to satisfy

♪ And you're not mine I can't deny it ♪

♪ Don't you hear me talkin' baby? ♪

♪ Love me now or I'll go crazy

♪ Whoa oh sweet thing

♪ Mmm yeah whoa oh yeah ♪

Eddie, you've been frowning all night.

Something with you and J.C. again?

That's part of it.

But, uh, there was something else that

I wanted to talk to you about.

Eddie, please. Come on.

This is opening night. You're depressing me.

Have another drink. Give him another drink.

Pa, I don't want another drink.

I'll be right back.

♪ Be it right or be it wrong

♪ I'm only what you make me baby ♪

♪ Don't walk away don't be so shady ♪

♪ Don't want your mind don't want your money ♪

♪ These words I say they may sound funny but ♪

♪ Whoa oh sweet thing

♪ Oh you know you're my everything ♪

♪ Whoa oh sweet thing

♪ Oh you know you're my everything ♪

♪ Yes you are

[inaudible dialogue]

What was that?

What? This is Adolfo.

I know who it is. What the hell is he doin' here?

Eddie, unlike you, some people are here to have a good time.

I've known Adolfo ever since we were kids

and his idea of a good time is makin' trouble.

Eddie, why are you making such a big deal out of this?

Well, that's exactly what I wanted to talk to you about.

I went to Manhattan Federal.

And that loan that you applied for got turned down.

What is this, are you checkin' up on me now?

What?

You lied to me, pa.

You lied to me and now I see Adolfo sitting there.

Just relax, alright?

No, no, you relax. What did you go into?

Let me explain. Eddie, where are you goin'?

Eddie! Eddie, this is my opening night!

[woman vocalizing]

Yeah, this is a Greek letter for "psi."

It's the same one the Iotas wear on their jackets.

So what do ya think?

There was a struggle, maybe somebody

ripped it off Ricky's jacket?

Couldn't have gone down like that.

See, only ones that wear these are the Big Brothers.

Ricky's a pledge.

Then it must've been one of the Big Brothers that took him down.

I have a good idea who that could be.

Well, let's bring him in.

Nah, I wanna sweat him some more.

This time, I'll make sure he comes after me.

He won't have a choice.

[instrumental music]

Ya remember all those fights we used to have in the sixth grade?

Hah. Looks like we turned out pretty even, huh?

Oh, yeah. Pretty even, Adolfo.

But I'm not here to reminisce.

Let's dialogue about now.

Did you loan my father some money?

I got a kind heart, Eddie. I couldn't say no to the man.

Well, rumor has it, your kind heart never stopped

ya from throwin' a few bodies into the Hudson.

Ah. You shouldn't listen to rumors.

If I were to do something like that, I'd be in jail, right?

- Let's cut to the chase. - Let's.

If my father ever has a problem paying you,

you come to me and I'll take care of it.

But if anything ever happens to him, even a scratch,

your "kind heart" won't even be beating.

[laughs]

Oh, Eddie. Eddie.

Eddie, you really think you can step to me, talk tough

and get my knees knockin'?

I loaned your old man more money

than your penny pinchin' a*s make in a year.

So don't waste your time and stop wastin' mine.

Get him outta here.

You think about what I said.

You don't want to get in my way, Eddie.

This ain't the sixth grade. I play for keeps now.

So do I. So do I.

[dramatic music]

What's goin' on, Miss Lady?

Hi, Smiley. So how you holding up?

I'm a whole lot better now that I see you. Hm.

Well, aren't you smooth?

Keep it real, right?

You do realize you are the finest sister

on this whole campus.

Thank you.

Are you just sayin' that, or you really want to thank a brother?

Ha. I think I better go, Smiley.

No, no, no, no. You can't just step off like that.

You mind getting your hand off of me?

Not bad. Well, don't act like you're with it

if you're not open.

You do know who my boyfriend is, don't you?

Yeah, and? Maybe you should ask me if I care.

Well, maybe after I finish talkin' to him, you will.

[dramatic music]

Eddie? Eddie.

Hey, it's been two days.

I've been leaving messages for two days. What?

I've been busy, Pa, and I'm busy now.

No. No way. You and I, we're gonna talk.

This is not the place.

No, this is fine!

You don't answer my calls, you don't come to the club.

This is as good a place as any.

Alright. Let's go upstairs.

Alright.

You want to talk, talk.

If you disapprove of what I did, that's fine.

But we're family,

and we're supposed to stick together, no matter what.

Do you know how many "no matter what's" we have between us?

I'm tired of it. I'm tired of having to carry you.

This is not the way it's supposed to be.

Am I asking you to carry me?

I went and I did this on my own.

I'm busting my a*s tryin' to make an honest living.

You know how Adolfo makes his money?

Eddie, I... It's none of my business how he makes his--

You know how he makes his money? He sells drugs!

He puts hits on people!

You can not make an honest living with that kind of money.

It's...

Eddie...

I'm just trying to put my life together.

Can't you understand that?

I'm trying to be somebody before it's too late.

You're in business with a gangster, pa.

What the hell is it that you're trying to be?

This was a bad idea.

[mellow music]

And he has no business puttin' his hands on me like that.

When I get through with Smiley, he'll wish his a*s

was never born.

Don't worry, baby, I'll take care of it, okay?

Okay.

Hold on, Jalen, before you start trippin' on this,

I think you should let it go.

Let it go?

Man, that's the illest thing I ever heard you say.

Dissed my girl like she's some trick!

So if he disrespects me, he'll disrespect all of us.

Look, fraternities are supposed to promote unity.

And while you're worryin' about Smiley, those punks that k*lled

Ricky are still runnin' around.

I'm tellin' you, man, there's no guessin'

who those white boys are gonna go after next.

Whatever.

[dramatic music]

[J.C. groaning]

J.C.: Ah! Get off me!

[J.C. screaming]

Get off me! Get off!

Get off me! [screams]

- Smiley! - Smiley!

Smiley!

Hey, Smiley, where are you?

[J.C. groaning]

Oh, my God, he's over here. Come on.

Smiley, Oh, man.

I thought you were gonna end up just like Ricky.

I wanna know who did this to me, man.

[dramatic music]

I just heard what happened. Ya alright?

I'm still standin'.

You're a strong brother, Smiley.

Damn, that's gotta be the most humiliating thing

that's ever happened to you.

Snowflake.

Yes, most honorable Big Brother, Jalen.

Why the hell did you let those wannabe n*zi's bum

rush Smiley like that?

Big Brother, I was sleepin'.

You were punkin' out.

And we ain't gonna wait for you to quit anymore.

You've proven yourself unworthy of IA Psi.

But, it wasn't the n*zi's that dragged out Smiley.

How do you know? They were wearin' masks, weren't they?

Yes, sir, they were wearing masks. But they weren't Nazis.

Get your butt outside.

So you're defendin' white boys now, huh?

No, honorable Big Brother, Jalen.

Then what the hell was that in there?

- I was just saying what I saw. - Which is what?

I saw your chain pop out from under your shirt last night.

Last night, when you guys took out Smiley.

Now I think you were half asleep, Snowflake.

In fact, I think you were seein' things.

Is that what you want me to believe, Big Brother?

What do you want?

I want to become an Iota.

Then let me explain something to you.

I got a beef with Smiley.

And I got a beef with them white boys.

So I decided to k*ll two birds with one stone.

Yes, sir, I understand.

You wanted to kick Smiley's a*s.

But you want everybody mad at the Nazis.

Now we lookin' to roll on them white boys tonight.

Is that alright with you?

Or you lookin' to throw a monkey wrench in my program?

No, sir. It's alright with me. A-- as long as I can cross.

You'll cross. As long as we understand each other.

Yes, sir. I understand. I didn't see a thing.

Hey, Brother Snowflake, how you been, man? You been invisible?

What're you talkin' about? I just been goin' to class.

Listen, why don't you tell me who jumped me last night.

I don't know.

That's not what you told Jalen.

Oh, you know what, man, I-- I was just

shootin' off my mouth, right?

I-- I was asleep, for real.

Come on now, they nicknamed me Smiley, not stupid.

Look, Brother, I-- I gotta get to class.

You're a cop?

That's right. Now listen up close.

I think whoever pulled that "Kunta Kinte" stunt

on me last night also k*lled Ricky.

You're gonna fess up or I'm gonna drag your a*s in

for withholding evidence.

You ready to play?

Sure.

Good.

[upbeat music]

You should've seen the brother, man.

The brother had on tight, three piece

polyester suit, plastic shoes.

Excuse me. Excuse me, honorable Big Brother, Jalen,

may I have a word with you, please?

Let's go, man, we got class anyway. Peace.

Yo! Lunch room, y'all.

Hurry up, Smiley. Make it quick.

J.C.: That quick enough for you?

You're under arrest. Get up, punk.

Jalen: I told you suckers I don't need a damn lawyer.

I didn't do anything.

Alright, then listen up, Jalen, baby,

'cause the rules are about to change.

See, now you are the b*tch-a*s pledge and I am the Big Brother.

So why don't you fess up and tell me,

why did you k*ll Ricky?

I didn't.

Wrong answer, pledge.

Uh, Detective, why don't you give us a few minutes?

You're lucky.

Moreno: Yeah, he gets a little crazy sometimes.

Listen, can I get you some water or something?

Jalen: Good cop. Bad cop. I seen it in the movies.

Yeah. Why you so nervous?

Don't flatter yourself.

Now I figured you were nervous because a homicide

can put you in jail for twenty-five years.

Sometimes longer.

White man's jail, black man's university.

Yeah, only in that university,

being an Iota doesn't mean squat.

To them, you'll just be another piece of young,

tender, dark meat.

I didn't k*ll Ricky. Swear to God.

Well, while I'm waiting for the lightning bolt

to strike you down, how come you're not

wearing your fraternity jacket?

It's in the cleaners.

Getting another "psi" sewed on?

Yeah. Fell off.

Well, we found that in a pool.

I swim with my clothes on.

You tryin' to piss me off, Jalen?

No.

'Cause when I get pissed off, I suck at playing good cop.

That day I was real hard on Snowflake

and Ricky didn't like it.

Told him since he was such a screw-up his damn self,

he shouldn't be defendin' anyone.

Next thing I know, we were throwin' down.

Moreno: And then what?

We fought in the pool, that's when he tore off the "psi."

Said he-- he didn't want to be an Iota anymore

because he didn't have no respect for us.

Wait. Are you saying he kicked your a*s?

Yeah. That's why I didn't tell anybody.

Guess after he left me that's when he bumped

into them white boys.

And that was the last time I saw him alive.

Oh, those wouldn't be the same "white boys" that jumped

Detective Williams last night?

Hey, look, I'm sorry about what we did to him.

But he dissed my girl, he broke curfew.

How was I supposed to let that slide?

Moreno: That make you feel like a man, Jalen?

- Beating up on other people? - Hey, where you goin'?

It's personal.

I never hurt anybody all that much.

It-- it's just about teaching brotherhood.

Oh, brotherhood?

Oh, that's something you and the supremacists have in common.

You have no idea what that word means.

I don't think Jalen's lying.

Looks like Williams agrees with you.

Where'd he go?

Probably to pay Tommy and his friends a little visit.

Eddie, if he goes in there playing Rambo again,

he'll blow this whole case for us.

Yeah, I know.

Blake, why don't you keep an eye on Jalen? Let's jet.

- IA Psi. - IA Psi.

Any of you ever saw anything?

- Alright. - What about the supremacists?

I may know about it...

Eddie!

All we expect is what we deserve.

Our forefathers--

Why don't you save that r*cist crap for later, Tommy,

because we like you for the abduction of one of the

black frat brothers last Thursday night.

Thankfully, we didn't even see any n*gg*r*s last Thursday.

And if you don't mind, sp*cs are just as beneath us.

- Let's go. - Unh-unh.

This conversation is over when we say so.

Not the other way around.

Outta my way, b*tch! Oh!

Hey! Play nice.

Not bad for a Spic, huh?

Oh!

You're gonna answer me!

You told me you'd keep it between us.

So how the hell did Jalen know I broke curfew?

Man, it was an accident. It just slipped.

Accident my a*s.

You sold me out, Snowflake.

What the hell were you thinkin', huh?

If you rat on me, they gonna take it easy on you?

No, man. Listen, the-- the Brothers, they-- they thought

you and I were buddies

and I just wanted to show them that it wasn't like that. Okay?

- Oh, yeah? - Oh!

Why?

'Cause you couldn't take havin' another best friend, could you?

What?

Not after bein' friends with Ricky.

Tell me somethin', how did you feel

when you found out he beat Jalen's a*s?

You don't understand.

He was always gettin' me in trouble, man.

That made you mad, didn't it?

Mad enough to cancel your best friend.

What? I didn't k*ll him!

Like hell you didn't.

See, you knew damn well know

no one would ever suspect his best friend.

You're crazy.

Oh, yeah? Crazy, huh?

Tell me he wasn't makin' it impossible

for you to cross over.

Especially after he beat Jalen's a*s!

Because of Ricky everybody hated me!

I don't buy that.

They didn't hate you because of Ricky.

They didn't hate you because you grew up white.

They hate you because you hate yourself.

I just want to become an Iota.

Well, life is funny that way, isn't it?

Now you're gonna have a whole bunch of years

to pledge upstate, how about that, huh?

[grunting]

Cryin' those fake tears for Ricky, huh?

You wanna know what I think about that?

- You wanna know? - J.C.! Drop it, J.C.

What the hell are you doin'?

Let's just play this by the book, alright?

Let's just play this by the book.

Here's your k*ller, right here.

Roll over. Come on.

[sobs]

[siren wailing in distance]

I think we need to clear the air.

I've got nothin' to say to you.

Look, you've been acting like a damn time b*mb.

I-- I don't know when you're gonna flip

or what's gonna set you off, man.

One thing you do know is I know how to do my job.

That's all I was doin'.

Well, we need to make this right.

You pulled a g*n on me. Ain't no makin that right.

Look, I can't second guess your every move.

We're supposed to be partners here, right?

You sure your job description hasn't changed to grandma?

'Cause all you do is nag, and I'm sick of it!

Well, for once, why can't you be a man and talk this out?

J.C.: Get off of me.

[grunting]

You ready to talk now?

Ugh!

[dramatic music]

[both grunting]

You want to die?

Is that what's going on inside? Do you wanna die?

[breathing heavily]

I don't know who I am anymore.

Is it Sandy?

I can't help it.

I go to sleep at night... I see her.

I wake up in the morning,

I see her lying there... dead.

Because of me.

I just want her back.

Look, you got to find a way to keep on goin'.

If not for you, you gotta do it for G, man.

I just miss her.

You need to know something.

You are not alone.

You are not alone.

[instrumental music]

♪ I wish you were my lover

♪ But you act so undercover

♪ To love you child my whole life long ♪

♪ Be it right or be it wrong

♪ I'm only what you make me baby ♪

♪ Don't walk away don't be so shady ♪

♪ Don't want your mind don't want your money ♪

♪ These words I say they may sound funny but ♪

♪ Woah-oh sweet thing

♪ Oh you know you're my everything ♪

♪ Woah-oh sweet thing

♪ Oh you know you're my everything ♪

♪ Yes you are ♪