03x14 - Free Zac

[bunniefuu]

[Man] You are under arrest for
the m*rder of Jeremiah Mathews.

[Fatima] Previously onZatima...

-[Connie] Look.
-[Fatima] What the f*ck?

-Alive Jeremiah.
-What?

So who you about to call?

I'm not calling anyone.

Say this happened again,
would you go after somebody?

I'd think about
what I have to lose.

That's not a no, Zac.

-[Dr. Reid] Have a good night.
-[Fatima] You too.

Jerimiah is alive.

Yo, what's Fatima saying?

She says she wanted
to deal with it tomorrow.

It's your girl.

Looks like
she's stepping out on you.

Take a look
at the pictures.

Hey, man, you hear me?

Yo I already told you I ain't
got nothing to say to you.

-Okay, fine.
-[Zac] Bye.

I don't know you
and I'm not talking to you.

Well, you know Nathan, right?

-What?
-Your boy, Nathan.

Man, get away
from me, bro.

Well, he wanna talk to you.

Man, get away from my cell,
like, you...

Yo.

Yo, you got him?

[Swank] Yeah, I got him.

Let me talk to him.

He said he don't want
to talk to you.

n*gga, put me on the phone
with this man.

All right? Stop playing.
Put me on the speaker.

Come on, man.
I'm sneaking to do this.

Look, Zac, Zac.

Look, you gonna take
this call or what?

Yo, why you got
this clown-a*s n*gga

talking to me, man?

Yo, that's my boy, Swank.
He cool people.

I don't care what you think.

He here talking
about Fatima, yo.

What? No. I don't know
about that.

What do you want?

Bro, n*gro,
you supposed to be a free man.

What?

[Nathan] Yeah, Jeremiah, man.

I already know.

NO, NO, NO.
No, you don't know, Zac.

I'm listening. What, what?
Get off the phone.

I gotta get off
the phone, bruh.

[Nathan] Yo, Zac, listen!

No! This n*gga phone stink!

Yo, Jeremiah is alive.

-What?
-[Nathan] Yeah, dawg.

What are you talking about,
Nate?

Yo, he laid up in the hospital.
He straight, he good.

So why am I
still in here?

-Well...
-[Zac] Well, what?

Call Fatima.

Bro, yo, Fatima already knows.

What?

♪ Love ain't perfect

♪ But we still work it

♪ Ain't gotta be
what we see on TV ♪

♪ But it's damn sure
worth it [Uh-huh] ♪

♪ Love ain't perfect,
but we still working ♪

♪ Don't gotta be
what we see on IG ♪

♪ 'Cause we still
worth it [Uh-huh] ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah
Yeeah ♪

♪ Do-do-do-doo
do-do-do-do-doo ♪

♪ We still worth it

What you mean,
she already knows?

[Nathan] Yeah, man,
she knows.

Her and Connie
went to the hospital.

Make this make sense, bro.

Her and Connie
went to the hospital

to check on Jeremiah.
He's straight.

How long ago?

[Nathan] About an hour or two.

And they still left me
in here?

And not just that,
her and Tony and Connie.

They all did, man.

That's why I was trying
to get word to you.

[Zac] That's some bullshit.

[Nathan] I know, man.
They don't know

what it's like
to be locked up, bro.

Yo, you gotta get me
the hell out of here, bro.

Hey, so what you want me
to do?

Call the police!
The f*ck you mean?

You know Swank. Swank is
my only police connection.

You know I got warrants.

This is... f*ck this.

-So what's up?
-[Zac] Okay, okay.

I got it, I got it,
I got it.

-[Nathan] You sure?
-Yes, yes, I got it.

Call Bryce, tell him
everything that happened.

Tell him to call,
tell him to call the judge

that, um,
we sold the house to,

Judge Simon.

Okay, all right, bet. I'ma text
you the number right now.

Okay, man,
I'm in motion, all right?

All right, bet.

This is f*cked up.

You see?
I was trying to help.

Help me
by wiping that phone down.

It stink.

Man, whatever, man.

[indistinct] a*s.

Yeah, that's why
you still up in here.

[Zac] Go ahead.

Sing some R&B to somebody.

f*ck left me in here...

♪ Loyalty, respect,
that's the code of the streets ♪

[knocking on door]

[Nathan] Come on, man,
it's cold out here, man.

Got the door locked.

Man, why he
coming up in here?

Whoo, man,
damn, man.

So you wasn't gonna
let me in?

I had to check
who you were first, man.

-It's late.
-n*gga, you know it was me.

I know now. sh*t.

[shudders]
So what's up?

Where'd you go after?

Had to get word to Zac.

[Tony] All right,
and did you?

Yeah, and he pissed.

sh*t, I know he is.

Bro, Fatima, she petty, man.

She can't leave him
locked up like that, man.

Oh, well, what did he say?

Told me to hit up Bryce
to help him get out.

[Tony] All right,
and did you?

Yeah.

So how does he think Bryce
can help?

Well... Well,
he ain't no help now

because he ain't
picking up the phone.

All right, but how does Zac
think that Bryce could help him?

I don't know, man.
Something about some judge

they did business with.

And he want me to hit him up
to help him get out.

Oh okay. Well, did you do that?

Bro, I just said I couldn't
get in touch with Bryce.

Oh, sh*t. Yeah.

[Nathan] Wait, you still think
this is right?

Yo, look, man. I think
things could've went left

and, sh*t, Zac needs
to learn a lesson.

I mean, you saw it.

Bro, man, listen,
y'all should be ashamed...

You know what? I'm not even
about to do this with you.

-All right?
-Okay, man.

You wouldn't do the same
for your woman?

Look, bro, honestly, I'm over
all of this, man.

This sh*t, I been
thinking about this too much.

It's taking up
too much of my headspace.

Man, I gotta find Bryce.

Well, I mean, why don't you
just go to his house?

[Nathan] I don't know
where that n*gga live.

Oh. Oh, you know what?
Um, Zac said

he'd be going
to the office early.

Maybe you can try there.

Okay.

I'm gonna see him
first thing in the morning.

Bet. I could pull up on him,
yeah.

[Tony] All right,
you should do that, man.

My boy Zac gonna be
blowing me up.

I ain't letting him
go out like that.

I ain't letting him
sit in no cell.

I mean, yeah, well, you know,
it is what it is, bro.

Bro, Tony, you really,

you really kinda blowing me
right now, man.

You playing this thing
too cool for me, man.

You been day one for so long,
it's tripping me out, man.

Yo, no, man,
but, look, I think

things could've got
a lot worse, right?

I'm just glad
that Jeremiah's alive

because, real talk, this sh*t
could've been a lot worse

and at least we know
Zac is gonna be a free man.

Right?

Well, I ain't cool with that,
especially him being locked up.

All right, man, it is
what it is.

I can't do anything
about that, bro.

n*gg*s wanna be a therapist.
You got all this advice.

Mr. "Hey, man, he should
learn a lesson, man.

"And, hey, we should
play it cool.

Listen to Fatima."

Hold on, n*gga,
look at me.

-What?
-[Nathan] Oh, sh*t, n*gga.

n*gga, is you high?

Hell, yeah, man,
I'm high as hell.

[Nathan] Ah, sh*t,
give me some.

No, bro, you can't get
none of my edibles.

Come on, man.

Oh, man, come on,
give me one.

No, you know what? No.
I need you to stay on point

so you can deal with this
situation with Zac,

all right? Just let me have
my zen in peace, please.

Dang, it's like that?

[Tony] Yes,
it's like that.

We can't get high together?

Maybe next week or something,
man. Not today.

[Nathan] Next week?
You know what? All right.

You know, I'm gonna
get out of here, then.

You trying to be petty.

Helping this shop, high.

All these locks on the door
for what, man?

Ain't nobody coming
to rob you.

[Tony] Yeah, okay, bruh.
[grunting]

Yeah, cats know better.

They know I be holding.
[chuckles]

I don't play
with that sh*t.

[Nathan] See you Jeremiah!

Yeah, all right.

Oh, sh*t.

Close up shop.

♪ Life is good

♪ I'm too blessed
to be stressed ♪

♪ Hey, this the press
hopin' I fall off ♪

♪ k*ll 'em all with finesse

♪ When they step out,
I break necks ♪

♪ Be all cash
Don't take checks ♪

♪ I ball hard
[indistinct]

♪ You act out,
you get checked ♪

Girl!

What?

I can't believe
I let you talk me into this.

Listen, we gotta
stay healthy, okay?

I am not letting
this pregnancy weight get to me.

I am healthy.

Angela.

There is nothing wrong

with raising your heart rate
a little bit, okay?

I know, I just don't like this
"elipstikees."

-Eliptical.
-Yeah, that.

Think of it this way.

You get to exercise,
look good,

while looking
at all these fine men.

[both chuckling]

-Yeah.
-They are fine.

Yeah, you like the mens, though.

Ooh, and that one
over there.

Angela, okay, focus.

Speaking of men,
heard yours is innocent.

Yeah, he is.

Mm, see, I can't believe you is
gonna leave his a*s in jail.

Look, Zac is like
a badass kid.

He gotta learn his lesson.

Okay, well, are you
gonna get him out?

I'm gonna make some calls
when we get to the office.

Okay, well,
you really taking your time.

Look, Zac needs to know
there are consequences

to his actions.

Mm. Okay.

Yeah.

All right, all right,
that's enough.

-Angela.
-What?

We've only been on
for, like, 12 minutes.

Come on, you can do it.

At least push
for 15, come on.

No, my areola hurts.

-Your are... Really?
-Stop. Give me one sec.

"My areola..."
Okay, I've heard it all.

That's the best
you can come up with?

[both speaking indistinctly]

Oh, my gosh.

-Hi.
-Hey.

I'm Jake.

Hi, Jake.

[Jake] And you are?

Not interested.

Well, I wasn't interested
in you either.

Okay, well, go on
and lift some weights.

I was talking
to your friend.

Oh. Well, by all means.
She's not doing anything.

-Hi.
-[Jake] Hi.

-[Angela] Sorry about her.
-All good.

I'm Angela.

You are
a very beautiful woman.

Thank you.

So, uh,
can I get your number?

-Yeah, I think you can.
-Okay.

Okay, well, um, come over here
and I'll give it to you.

-Okay.
-Sorry that I'm so sweaty.

No. I like that.

Oh. I bet you do.

Come on, right this way.

♪ Not today
You best behave ♪

[approaching whistling]

[Bryce] I don't have
any money!

I don't have any money!

Hey! I ain't
trying to rob you, man!

Bryce! It's me, Nathan!

You scared the sh*t
out of me, man!

Bruh, what is wrong with you?

What is wrong with you?
What are you doing here?

I've been here
since, like, 4:00 am!

I'm sorry, man. I'm sorry.
I shouldn't have said that.

I can't believe
I just said that.

-That's terrible.
-That's awful.

-Because I'm not, you know...
-[Nathan] Yeah, good.

I'm, I'm, I'm...

It's a Black man
in a Black man's office

and you know, you think
we're here to jack the place.

What? No!
That's what I'm saying.

I'm, you know... Come on.

-Yeah. Oh, yeah.
-[Bryce] Brother.

-[grunts] What's up?
-[Nathan] Yeah.

[Bryce] What are you doing here?

Man. Yo, I been here
for hours, dawg.

You don't pick up
your phone?

What? No. No, no, I go straight
to the gym before I come here.

Yo, Zac wanted me to tell you

that he need you
to call Judge Simon.

What? Why?

To help him
get out of jail.

Well, the judge can't help him.

He k*lled his brother.

-No, he didn't. Yeah.
-What?

Yeah, his brother is alive
in the hospital.

The police made
a huge mistake.

-Are you sure?
-[Nathan] Yeah, I'm sure.

You know, 'cause I saw
the video...

Hey, look, man.
Can you call the judge?

Oh, man.
Okay, oh, well, I mean...

It's, like, 7:00 am.

He's not gonna let me call him
this early.

Bro, I don't care, man.

I been here for hours.
Can you just call him?

Okay, but, you know,
waking him up

is not gonna get him
to do us any favors.

Okay. I'll just,
I'll just call him.

Matter of fact,
let me get his number too.

What?

The judge,
let me get his number.

[cellphone dialing]

You know what? Don't worry.

It's ringing.
I'm just gonna...

[music]
[showers running]

-[Woman] Ooh.
-Oh.

-Fatima?
-[Fatima] Yeah.

-[Leslie] Hey!
-Wait. Leslie?

Oh, my God.

Are you crying? It's...

I mean, I haven't seen you...

In forever, I know.

What happened?

I don't know.

Girl, I have missed you
so much.

I've missed you too.

Well, we gotta catch up.

Yeah, yeah, we do.

Yeah, so what brings you here?

I just moved here.

-Really?
-[Leslie] Yeah.

Okay, well, it's a long way
from Germany.

I know, but I got out
the service.

Wow, okay, so, um,
you and Malachi...

We still together, girl.

He around here somewhere.

Good. That's great.

Wow, please tell me
we can meet for dinner.

Yeah, yeah, for sure.

[Leslie] Okay, 'cause we have
so much to catch up on.

Yeah, it's a lot.

How's Ian?

We are not together anymore.

-[Leslie] Oh, no. What happened?
-Yeah.

It's a long story. And I know
everybody liked him, but...

[Leslie] Yeah.

-Well, you look good.
-[Fatima] Thank you.

You seeing somebody else now?

-I am.
-Oh!

[Leslie] Okay,
we gonna have to meet him.

Yeah, absolutely. Yeah.

Well, when we
gonna get together?

-I can let you know. Okay?
-[Leslie] Okay.

Okay.

Well, can the two of us
have dinner at least

before we meet him?

Yeah, but I just...

[Leslie] No buts.
I really wanna catch up.

-Okay. Sure.
-[Leslie] Okay.

I cannot believe this.

Yeah, I, I can't
believe it either.

[Leslie] Well,
it's good seeing you.

You too. You too.

-Angela.
-Hey.

This is Leslie.

Hi.

[Fatima] Leslie and I were
really close, growing up.

Oh, well, I'm Angela,
her new best friend.

Get in line.

Ooh, not too much.

You gonna have to share
my girl.

Oh, I can do that.

I mean, she definitely has
enough heart for the both of us.

Yeah. Yes, she does.

Well, it was good
meeting you, Angela.

-Nice meeting you too.
-[Leslie] Bye.

-Bye.
-[Leslie] See you later.

Wow, it is a small world.

You two were close?

Girl...

Wait. Closer than us?

Honestly, about the same.

Well, damn, I've never
heard you mention her.

I know. Like, she joined
the military

and moved far away.

And we really didn't
stay in touch,

but I guess it'd be cool
catching up with her.

-Okay, well, good. Yeah.
-[Fatima] Yeah.

So we'll see.

Um, you and Jake, the stray,
what y'all up to?

[clears throat nervously]
Okay.

I'm... We late for work.
We need, we need to go...

Yeah, see.
I knew it.

-Come on.
-I know you, see.

[mumbles nervously]

Yes, Judge Simon.
Absolutely.

I understand. Yes, thank you.
Thank you very much.

And I just wanted t-to...

Oh...

-What'd he say?
-He was pissed.

Okay. Can he help us?

No. He can't.

[Nathan] Why?

Well...

Hold on.
[cellphone vibrating]

Oh, sh*t, what's this?

Oh, sh*t,
this is Zac right here.

-Yo.
-Hey, what's up?

[Nathan] Hold on,
I'll put you on speaker.

Okay.

Hey, Zac.
How are you?

I'm fine, Bryce.

[Bryce] What you
been up to?

Oh, just chilling.

You know, I got some h*s
in here and sh*t...

What the f*ck do you think
I been up to, Bryce!?

Oh, I'm sorry.

[Zac] What's up?
What's going on?

Well, I spoke
to Judge Simon.

Yeah? What'd he say?

[Bryce] He said
he's looking into it.

That's it?

Yeah.

Okay, when?

I'm not sure, but...

[Zac] What? But what?

He was saying
there still may be charges.

Charges for what?

as*ault.

The video's making the rounds.

Okay, so tell him
charge me with as*ault.

Yeah, but there may be
an issue with your release.

Oh, this is
some bullshit, bro.

Hey, hey, I know, man.

So you telling me
that he's gonna leave me here

for something
I ain't do?

Hey, hey, look, well, we're
trying to get you, you know...

[Zac] Trying to what, Nate?

We'll try
to get you bail.

Okay, do whatever you gotta do.
Do something.

But if that happens,
that's all we have because...

Yeah, because of your f*ck-up!

[stammering] Yeah.
Well, I'll talk to Preston.

Listen.

Just find out how much it is
and we'll figure something out.

[Bryce] Okay.

And did y'all
speak to Fatima?

No, do you want me
to give her a call?

No, no, no, do not call her.
Don't call her.

-Okay.
-[Zac] Yes, I mean it, Bryce.

No, I won't, I promise.

f*cking left me here.
I wonder what she...

Hey. Hey, you know
what I think, bro?

-Stop. Stop, stop...
-[Nathan] Okay, but...

[Zac] What did I say, Nate?

Fine.

Look, I'ma call y'all
every hour

for some updates, okay?

Okay, man, we gonna
keep working on it, all right?

-We getting you out.
-Bet.

[Bryce] We'll work on it, Zac.

[hip-hop music]

Sanders?

You new, huh?

Yeah.

-Hey.
-[Fatima] Hey.

Uh, you talk to anybody
about Zac yet?

Uh, yeah, I actually called Ben,
you know, from...

-[Angela] Upstairs? Yeah.
-Yep, Yeah,

He's in court right now,

so I'm just waiting on him
to call me back.

That's great.

[Fatima] Yeah.

[Angela] Fatima?

-[Fatima] What?
-You're just a little too cool

about all of this.

[scoffs] 'Cause I'm not talking
about this.

Okay. I mean, it has been
all day.

And I'm working.

Okay, well, I'm gonna
go home, so...

Where are you going
this early?

What? [chuckles nervously]
Fatima, it's 5 o'clock.

I always leave at 5 o'clock.

You don't always leave
at 5 o'clock.

Is he coming to your house?

Who?

Angela, don't play with me.

"Who?" The guy
from the gym.

[clears throat]
And if he is?

-Angela.
-[Angela] What?

I told you about inviting
these strays to your house.

I know.

[Fatima] So why
do you keep doing it?

Wait, are we back on this
whole judgement thing?

[sighs] No, we're not, but...

[Angela] But? But?

See, 'cause that "but" is
sounding like judgement to me.

Just be careful, please?

Fatima, he's harmless,
okay?

You don't even know the man.
How do you know that?

Fatima, it's fine.

Okay, just do me a favor
and call me when he leaves.

Okay, yeah, I will.

Right, thank you.

How long
do you plan on doing this?

I don't know.

So you just gonna
leave your man in jail? Just...

...til whenever?

Bye, Angela.

Okay, yeah,
well, good night.

[Fatima] Mm-hmm.

[music]

You're a freak, man.

I get what I can get.

Yeah, I used to be like that.

Oh, really?

Mm-hmm.

Oh.
[joyous laughing]

[Nathan] That my dawg!

-You see me? You see me?
-What's up, baby?

Hit me with it!

[playful grunting]

Free man!

[Nathan] My boy free.

Yo, Zac, what's going on, man?

-Hey, you're out...
-[Zac barking]

Zac, man, don't scare me
like that.

[Nathan] Hey, hey, your boy
just got you out of jail, man.

-Thank you. Thank you.
-[Bryce] Okay.

Well, yeah, I just,
I talked to the judge

and he figured out
everything that happened,

and, yeah...

Great.

Cool, so, uh,
can I take you home?

No. I'ma ride
with Nathan.

Uh, actually,
I roll with him.

-What? You told me...
-Why would you...

Oh, I just...
I need to take a shower.

So we can do this.

Let's get this
jailbird home, all right?

Yeah, I just wanna
let you know

that I'm so glad to hear
about your brother.

[Nathan] Yes, we all are.

Yes.

As well as I need to tell you...

[Nathan] Hey, come on,
come on.

Man, look, this guy been locked
up all night, all right?

Look, let's get him
out of here.

And, plus,
from the vibe,

he don't even seem like he
wanna talk to you.

Yeah, I can see that, Nathan.

[Nathan] What'd you do?

[Bryce] I...
[clears throat]

-Let's just go, okay?
-I'm cool.

[Zac] All right,
well you lead the way.

[Zac and Nathan grumbling]

[Nathan] Oh, that's right.
That's your boy, though, man.

[Bryce] I got into
a car accident, man.

[Zac] Oh. Okay.

[Bryce] You didn't
hear about that?

f*ck you, sir.
f*ck you, sir.

Yeah, f*ck you! f*ck you!

[Zac] What you mad for?

It was wild.

-For real?
-Yeah.

That's insane.

I know, right?

Yeah. Yeah.

So, uh, what's up?

What?

I know you didn't invite me over
here just to talk to you.

Why do you say that?

Come on. I know you.

What do you mean?

I mean, I know
what you into.

What?

You serious?

I don't know
what you're talking about.

I mean, I've seen you.

You've seen me where?

You're The Big Black b*tch.

What?

[Jake] Yeah.

What the hell
did you just say to me?

Oh, we're playing games?

I know you're not just
sitting here,

calling me a fat b*tch.

No.

That's what the f*ck
you just said.

Okay, there seems to be
some sort of misunderstanding.

Yeah. I think so.
I think you need to go.

[scoffs]

Yo, this is f*cked up.

Yeah. You are.
Let's go.

All the sh*t I seen you do

and now
you wanna be embarrassed?

What are you talking about?

Oh, what am I talking about?

-[Angela] What?
-You know what?

Lose my number.

[scoffs] It was never saved.

What the hell
was that?

[cellphone ringtone playing]

I do not wanna hear
one of your freak stories.

This m*therf*cker...

[Fatima] What happened?

Girl. He called me
a big, Black b*tch.

-What?
-[Angela] Yeah.

Angela, are you
kidding me right now?

No, I'm not.

See, I told you
about them strays.

I didn't call you
for no lecture.

-Okay, got it. Sorry.
-sh*t.

[Fatima] Angela, why would he
call you that?

I don't know.

Is he crazy?

He got to be damn crazy.

See, that's why you gotta...

[aggressive door knocking]
Oh.

What the hell?

What?

Girl, he is banging
on my damn door.

Angela, do not open
the door.

Oh. Uh.
[aggressive knocking continues]

[unsettling music]

Angela, do not
open that door.

-[Angela] You need to leave!
-[Jake] Yo, why the hell

you trying
to make me think I'm crazy?

Do not open the door.

Get out of here!

[Jake] Look,
I know it's you!

I'm calling the police.

Look, I'm coming over there.

[Angela] I have
a g*n!

Oh, my God.

[Jake] That ain't all you got.

[Angela] You need to leave.

-[Jake] Go to the window!
-sh*t.

[Jake] Yo,
come to the window.

I'm not going nowhere.
sh*t.

I'm coming right now, okay?
Just stay on the phone.

Get out of here!

[Jake] Yo, hey! Hey!
Please, just look!

sh*t.

You need to leave!

[Jake] Come
to the window!

Oh, my God.

[Fatima] What happened?

What happened? Angela!

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