01x06 - There Is a w*r Coming

[bunniefuu]

[Kingsley]
Previously on Fightland...

Our son! They've taken Aiden!

It's gonna be all right, yeah?
Stay with us, mate.

I'm the one that's gonna
wipe the Russians off the board.

The gym attack,
that was my order.

There had to be retribution
for what Zeek did.

Is Aiden your kid?

I'm sorry Mrs. Marshall,

but I've been instructed
not to let you out of my sight.

Langston, when I say
you're done, you're done.

Bein' a dad,
that's f*ck' huge, man.

Maybe you should just forget
all this revenge sh*t.

If the kid lives or dies
is of no concern to our plan.

What you do about the cop
you're f*cking is though.

And don't touch Kim.

[grunting]

-[grunts]
-[Kim screams]

[grunting]

-f*ck you...
-[g*nsh*t]

[gasping] Aiden?! Aiden!

Joy...

I want this.

Duke...

[dramatic music playing]

[Kingsley]
Thank you, son.

To bed, all right?

Get some rest.

[tense music playing]

[Kingsley]
Come on.

[tense music continues]

Thanks, Duke.

Always knew you was a
special kind of fighter, Duke.

Yeah.

I didn't know you was capable
of somethin' like that.

You've changed.

Well prison changes a person.

Someone tried to k*ll me, Duke.

That's why I went away.

It was Aiden that
brought me back.

Now some things can be
rebuilt, replaced...

but not family.

I know why you're back.

For Calvin.

You're tryin' to get your life
back on track for him, right?

And everything you do from
now on is for family...

for legacy.

I feel the same.

[knocking on door]

[Joy]
Kingsley? Duke?

Is everything okay?

[Kingsley]
Give us a moment babes.

Duke, you and I have got a
lot of catchin' up to do,

but there are some things
in urgent need of my attention.

Sounds like you could do
with an extra pair of hands.

I want to set up a meet with
some Russian associates soon.

Get some answers
about all of this.

I could do with someone
who can handle themselves.

Someone I can trust.

I was in prison with
some Russians.

They'll only meet
on neutral ground.

How 'bout Chalk Row?

It's private.
Not too exposed.

Easy to scope out, and
you can make a fast exit.

That way you won't be
walkin' into a trap.

I want you there.

Let's meet again soon, Duke.

You saved my family...

but I'll be the one
to secure my legacy.

[suspenseful music playing]

["Fightland" by 50 Cent, Sheff G,
Sleepy Hallow & Jeremih playing]

♪ With desire,
I take control, oh ♪

♪ In the moment, you'll find
there's no one as cold as me ♪

♪ At night, you'll
see a lil' more of me, mm ♪

[50 Cent] ♪ Southpaw, lefty,
I call this my knife hand ♪

♪ UK, blade work,
run for your life, fam ♪

♪ g*ng sh*t, bang sh*t,
this is just a different drill ♪

♪ Lame sh*t sayin' sh*t 'round
hoes, that'll get you k*lled ♪

♪ Real sh*t, k*ll switch, up
the pole, you won't feel sh*t ♪

♪ Careful who you chill with ♪

♪ That might be
who you k*ll with ♪

♪ Cash out, lash out
You gon' make n*gg*s crash out ♪

♪ It's really not a problem
I mean if it's a problem ♪

♪ Your man got them hands,
he wan' box ♪

♪ My man got that blick,
he wan' pop ♪

♪ He on his third body,
he won't stop ♪

♪ You n*gg*s f*ck around,
we'll make it hot ♪

♪ With desire,
I take control, oh ♪

♪ In the moment, you'll find
there's no one as cold as me ♪

♪ At night, you'll
see a lil' more of me, mm ♪

[door slams]

Duke. Got your text.

What's goin' on?

[breathing heavily]
Kingsley's back.

What?

Right, this is the plan.

Kingsley's meeting
with the Russians soon.

I told him to do
it at Chalk Row.

But Kinglsey won't travel alone.

He'll have security, bodyguards.

They won't let anyone
near him with a g*n,

that's why I need one waitin'
for me at the location.

Yeah,
like "The Godfather," right?

-Nice, I like it.
-We need to move fast.

Amado wants us to end this, now.

Oh, we will.

We'll take care of
the g*n, don't worry.

Yeah, I need to go
to the hospital.

What?
As in like, today, you mean?

Why? What's wrong?

Look, I didn't say anythin'
before

because there was a lot
of f*ck' things goin' on,

All right?

But when Rocks, when she rang
me, yeah, she said...

[takes deep breath] What?

She said that...

What?!

After the operation,
he wasn't respondin'.

Look, Duke, I should have said
before, I just.

-Duke?
-[Duke shushes]

Hey, Duke?!

[ventilator pumping air]

I guess I can talk to ya now...

knowin' that you
can't talk back.

There's somethin'
I have to do...

for Calvin.

You're not gonna like it.

You'd try and stop me
if you could.

It has to be done.

I don't know
what's gonna happen.

So, I might...

I might not
get another chance...

to say this.

But I'm grateful...

to you.

For teaching me how to fight.

[sighs]

[groans]

[groans]

[suspenseful music playing]

Kim?

Kim? What-what are you doin'
here?

Oh Duke...

-What's happened?
-I'm so sorry.

I have nowhere else to go...

-I have no one.
-I'll call an ambulance.

No, no, no, no, no.
Please don't.

It's all right. It's all right.

Don't call the hospital,
they'll... he'll know I'm alive.

He'll come lookin' for me.

Who?

I don't know.
He was Spanish, I think.

He had a g*n,
he looked professional.

He k*lled my partner...

and then he tried to k*ll me.
[breathing heavy]

Look at me.
Look at me.

Why would someone be
tryin' to k*ll you, Kim?

-Hmm?
-[Kim groans]

[sighs] I'm a cop, Duke.

I'm with the NCA.
I'm undercover.

I'm tryin' to bring down
Kingsley...

the whole f*ck'
Marshall empire.

They're not just criminals...

they're murderers.

I know it.

So you've been lyin' to me
this whole time?

I wanted to tell you the truth.

I did.

Come on Kim, cut the sh*t.

That night we spent together,
was that a lie too?

No.

[deep breath]

I was tryin' to get you to talk,
in the beginnin'.

I needed information.

But that night, it was real.

I wouldn't fake it.

Wait, wait.
[breathing heavy]

[winces in pain]

-Easy, easy, easy, easy, easy.
-f*ck!

-[breathing heavy]
-It's all right.

[winces in pain]
[breathing heavy]

You can lie low
here for a while.

-Try and get some rest.
-[breathing heavily]

You're safe.

[upbeat music playing]

[deep breath]

♪♪♪

I'm nervous.

I'm actually gettin' nervous.

You nervous?

No.

[laughs]

Yeah, me too.

♪♪♪

-Dad, thank...
-No.

Yeah.

Mm-hmm.

No, now.

Yes. Immediately.

[clears throat]

Dad...

Hey, Dad.

So...

who's been mannin' my office?

Is it you?

Or you?

I have.

Yeah. I figured as much.

Where have you been?

What you been doin'?

Yeah, you kinda
left us in the dark.

[Kingsley]
Been workin'.

We'll be fully
operational again soon.

But it's taken time, and money.

Of which you have cost me both.

[sighs] The docks was hit.

The casino was hit.

Now, I can't blame you for that.

But I can blame you
for how you responded.

Weakness...

and confusion.

Scramblin' around for answers...

you make me look stupid!

I expected more...

from the both of you.

I left you the castle.

You turned it into
a house of cards.

But we're still standin'.

We did take action.
People paid for it.

You talkin' about your little
stunt at the Russian banya?

Hmm?

The one that caused the Russian
retaliation at the gym.

That nearly cost us Jackhammer

and your brother
on the same night!

I'll make it right.

I can deal with the press,

uh-feed them a story about
what happened at the gym...

Last thing I need is you sayin'
the wrong thing to the press.

I'll handle that.

You set us up a meetin'
with Jackhammer.

And don't call me
until it's done.

You waitin' for a goodbye?

[chuckles]

Nah.

We didn't even get one
the first time, did we, sis?

He worked hard.

He thought you'd be proud

I hope to be one day.

I heard you made an
important connection.

With Scott Morton?

Yes.

He was impressed with my
vision for the casino.

And you know I'm trying to
focus our efforts there.

I ain't talkin'
about Scott Morton.

They say crime and w*r

make strange bedfellows.

I expected more of you, Cebella.

The head of a rival business?

[sighs] How did...

He's not a rival.

He's an ally.

There are no such things
as allies in this business.

There are only some enemies
more friendly than others.

I'm disappointed in you.

You were naïve.

Reckless.

-It's not like you.
-I'm never reckless.

It was a calculated risk.

I kept the Russians close...

And they kidnapped your brother!

That was not Nikolai.

-And you know it.
-Bring him to me.

Convince him to meet.

I'll consider it
you makin' it up to me.

To your family.

Any questions?

Yes.

Where were you all this time?

Someone took a shot at me.

Cartel took a hit out on me,

so I had to go to ground.

Lead them away from the
business,

from the family.

Make a plan to ensure
it never happened again.

You always had security,
I made sure of that.

But contacting you would
have endangered you.

You understand?

Come.

I can feel you pullin' away,
you know?

In every way.

But I'll never let you go.

You know that, right?

We need to close ranks.

Now more than ever.

Mm-hmm.

There is a w*r coming.

We need to be ready.

[dramatic music playing]

Sorry I went away.
But I'll be around more.

All the time.
For you and Aiden.

Us...

Things will be different
from now on.

Fresh start, new beginnings.

I want to do things right.

I haven't properly brought you
in or kept you close enough.

But that changes now.

I want you to sign
this agreement.

Make you majority shareholder.

You'll be the public face
of the family brand.

It'll draw you deeper
into the Marshall business...

in every way.

Not just by name.

I want you...

by my side...

forever.

I want the world to see
how special you are.

Plus, it's protection.

Preservation.

All this is for you and Aiden.

For our family.

Cebella and Z, they keep finding
new ways to disappoint me.

Yeah, they're ambitious,

but in the wrong ways.

Aiden...

he's malleable.

So full of promise
and potential.

I see him in my own image, Joy.

I really do.

He's who I see
for the future of us.

With you at the forefront.

Sign.

[tense music playing]

Well, I guess I'd better
go see our lawyer.

[Kingsley chuckles]

[reporter on radio]
where the body of m*rder*d

NCA agent has been identified
as Lewis Jack Dunn.

Police and law enforcement
agencies

have been cracking down
on rising tension

between rival drug gangs
in London.

Witnesses tell police
a potential second victim,

a woman, was heard at the scene
but no body was found.

Authorities say specialist
units have been deployed

-across several...
-[radio clicks off]

[speaking Spanish]

[Duke]
Lazaro.

[Lazaro] When was the last
time you saw the cop?

What cop? What, the girl?

Yeah.

I dunno.

Have you seen her?

No. Where are you, Duke?

Am I grounded? I'm busy.

Where are you?

Stop f*ck' with me.

Where are you, Duke?

I'm at the hospital.

My dad almost died
in case you f*ck' forgot.

[Lazaro]
I don't forget. I'm focused.

Drop a pin.

What?

Drop a pin, I'll come pick you
up so we can look for the cop.

I'm already in a cab.

So you're not at the hospital.

Call me tomorrow.

[speaking Spanish] Duke!

[phone ringing]

[automated recording]
You have reached...

[tense music playing]

[Duke]
Kim?

[Kim]
What time do you call this?

[coughing]

You okay?

Mmm.

Where'd you get that?

I found it under the sink.

Looked like no one's
touched it in years.

Oh, Jesus.

That's bad. I need to reset it.

No, no, no, no, no,
no, no, no, no, don't.

I'm good. I'm fine.

Kim, it's either that
or you go to a hospital.

[breathing heavy]

Right, bite down on this.

[breathing heavy]

This is gonna really hurt.

You ready?

[continues breathing heavy]

[grunts]

[wincing in pain]

[screams]

It's all right, it's all right,
it's all right.

[breathing heavy]

[tender music playing]

-[groaning]
-You all right?

Yeah.

[sighs]

[groans]

Just breathe.

It's all my fault.

He's dead because of me.

You mean your partner?

He told me to stop...

and uh...

I didn't.

I just kept f*ck' pushin'
and pushin' and pushin'.

All those innocent people.

Lewis...

Rina...

Your sister?

Kingsley k*lled her.

I can't prove it, but I will.

I'm gonna f*ck' destroy him.

[deep breath]
[groans]

Just try and get some sleep.

[loud sigh]

Listen,
tomorrow you should leave.

-All right?
-Mm-hmm.

Get yourself to a hospital.

Yeah.

But don't use your real name.

-You hear me?
-Mmm.

You know when I said
I wanted to see you again?

[exhales heavily]

This wasn't what you had in
mind, no?

[laughs]
[quietly] No...

and thanks...

for everything.

[groans]

[quietly]
It's all right.

[door closes]

Cebella.

Nikolai, my dad's back.

He knows about us.
He knows it's over.

He wants you to meet him.

-He'll k*ll me.
-No.

That would be bad for business.

He's not gonna
k*ll you, Nikolai.

[laughs]

Are you convincing me,

or are you trying to
convince yourself?

I would be...

a sacrificial lamb, Cebella.

I know you're trying to
get him to trust you again.

So you told him you'll send me.

I can't do that.

You can't hide from him forever.

None of us can.

What if we leave...

-together...
-[sighs]

tonight.

Don't you see?

He's expecting that too.

He'll find us.

He's testing me.

-I can't stay.
-You can't go.

You have to face him.

He holds me responsible
for Aiden's kidnapping.

I told him you had
nothing to do with that.

Oh.

He's not going
to k*ll you, Nikolai.

[scoffs]

Just make yourself valuable.

Indispensable to him.

You've never
trusted me before...

and that was wise.

But you should trust me...

now.

I will.

Maybe I'm a fool.

What do you want, Cebella?

Hmm?

Do you want me dead?

You want me helpless?

I just want you.

["Lovesick" by Ray Blk playing]

♪ You'll regret the day
that you loved me ♪

♪ "This'll be the last time",
you told me that last time ♪

♪ You was done bringin' home
stress to me ♪

♪ Ain't nothin' to talk about,
I'm talkin' now ♪

♪ Tryin' not to curse you out,
I'm walkin' out ♪

♪ I might pull up
in somethin' vicious ♪

♪ Remind you of just what you
missin', yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Make you so sick,
might need prescription ♪

♪ My wrist glow cost me
double digits ♪

♪ Woke up a f*ck' villain ♪

♪ Leave him lovesick
'cause my heart's ice-cold ♪

♪ I just... ♪

[Joy] Hey.
[clears throat]

-Joy...
-[nervous laughter]

What a pleasure.

Kinglsey

wanted me to sign this
as soon as possible.

But I want to make sure
I understand everything.

Well...

this looks like
it's been drawn up

for a new role
in the Marshall business.

A key public figurehead and...

majority shareholder.

That's yourself?

It would be.

[sharp exhale]
So all of this would be yours?

[under her breath] Yeah...

but I...

I need to understand everything.

This is...

sensitive.

You need to keep
this quiet, Joy.

Before everything's finalized,
one way or the other.

Be careful who you trust.

Why? What do you mean?

Well this role,

it's key...

it would be coveted.

I mean, you'd have
much more control.

But ever since you met Kingsley,

I've wondered when you
might ask me this question.

What question?

Are you being empowered,

or are you being incriminated?

Well, what do you think?

I mean, the answers both.

This agreement would take you
deeper into the business,

but it arguably gives you
a better seat at the table

than even Zeek or Cebella.

God, this is the keys
to the castle.

You'd have real power and...

control.

I mean, not that Kingsley would
probably expect you to use it,

or even want it, but...

[sighs] Make no mistake.

With more control
would come more culpability

in everything the
Marshall business does.

Should I sign it?

Whatever you do
will be for Aiden.

I know that.

What's holding you back?

The past.

Choose the future.

Always.

It's coming anyway.

They're photos from
my birthday party.

Aiden um...

baby, it's time to
go get dressed. Come on.

-Go on.
-Come on...

Okay...

Come on.
[chuckles]

[sighs]

Duke was there?

At the party?

He um...

he-he was at the casino.
Helping out.

[Marshall soldier] All right,
boss. We're good to go.

Come.

I'm trusting you

with everything from now on,
Joy.

No more secrets.

No more lies.

I want us to see each other
for who we really are.

This is me.

[gasps]

[sinister music playing]

[cries]

[Kingsley]
Langston had one job.

And that was to protect
you and Aiden in my absence.

He failed our family.

[continues sobbing]

Anyone or anything

that threatens our family,

will be answered in blood.

[continues sobbing]

I have to protect you and Aiden.

Whatever the cost.

You won't be going anywhere
or doing anything

without me knowing about it
again.

I promise.

[continues sobbing]

We're in this together now.

[tense music playing]

-Sweetheart...
-[crying]

Oh, did I upset you?

-[continues crying]
-[sighs]

I just wanted to
show you that...

that you're protected now.

That you're safe

[shakily breathing]

[dramatic music playing]

[Jay]
Why didn't you k*ll Kingsley

when you had the chance?

Joy was there.

So was Aiden.

I need the right moment.

Do you really think there's
gonna be a right moment?

Look, there's somethin' else.

Lazaro...

He k*lled a cop.
And the second one got away.

We can't trust him, all right?

He's out for himself.

So, if he calls you, text-
whatever, don't talk to him.

Yeah?

-Yeah?
-Yeah, yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Just need to stick
to the plan and...

get this done.

Okay...

Okay yeah, man.
I trust you.

[scoffs]

Yeah, you always were a bad
judge of character, weren't ya?

[laughs]
f*ck' hell.

Tell me about it.

[cell phone buzzes]

It's Kingsley.

We're good.

Okay. The g*n's planted
on Chalk Row.

This ends today.

Let's go.

I could've gotten hurt, man.

Real bad.
Who were those guys?

Why'd they hit the gym?

Look...

sh*t's gettin' out of hand,
and I'm walkin'.

You're not goin' anywhere.

Hammer.

You're a prizefighter...

and a prized asset.

The Jewel in the Marshall crown.

I'll see to it you're better
protected moving forward.

Envy, jealousy...

is to be expected.

Faster you rise, faster some
want to see you fall.

You mean they were after me?

They was after us,
and what we've built.

What we are continuing to build.

Your value...

needs to be better
reflected from now on.

So moving forward,

I want to offer you stake and
equity in Marshall Promotions.

You have my apology.

You should never have been
in the line of fire like that.

And him?

Do I get an apology from him?

The stake and equity

will be comin' out of
Zeek's own share.

That's his apology.

It's a deal.

Welcome back, Kingsley.

Dad...

Marshall Promotions is my life.

Boxin' is my life.

You know it.

I've given everything...

[stammering]

What happened shouldn't cost me
a part of my share in the...

Cost?!

Don't you dare talk
to me about cost!

Your foolish and reckless
actions almost got your brother,

my son, k*lled!

You're lucky
I'm in a generous mood...

or I'd of made things
much worse for you.

[quietly grunts]

Get the f*ck out my sight.

[indistinctive chatter]

[sighs]
Oh, what's goin' on, man?

f*ck him!

-Hey, Zeek-
-He'd rather someone else...

anyone else, was his son but me.

Ah, f*ck him.
f*ck Kingsley.

Zeek, Zeek...
Aye, aye, aye, aye.

Yo, just...

It's dads, man. You know?

Just...

they're difficult.

Not when they're dead.

[dramatic music playing]

You know, I've dreamed of it.

Yeah...

like nightmares.

Then woken up and
actually planned it.

Stabbin' him.

Stranglin' him.

Puttin' a nail g*n
to his head and...

pop.

I think about killin' him
all the time.

He wants me to do
his dirty work?

Then I'll get my hands dirty.

That will get my hands real
dirty, wouldn't it?

You know, he used to get me
to bury bodies.

Chop 'em up.

[Kingsley]
Duke.

That's how the
nightmares started.

I'm a f*ck' kid again.

That's what I hate the most.

-[laughs]
-Hey.

Let's get started.

Hey, what the f*ck, man?

What's goin' on here, Kingsley?

Only a bit of housekeepin',
Duke.

Nothing personal.

Well if it's gonna be like this,

maybe I should have
brought a weapon.

What I've noticed about
people who've been inside...

always expect the worst.

Come on.

[tense music playing]

[phone ringing]

You've reached
the voicemail of...

[Lazaro] Duke?!
Duke, you in there?!

-Anybody home?
-[door crashes open]

[groans]
[breathing heavy]

[suspenseful music playing]

[breathing heavy]

f*ck' hell! What the-!

What the f*ck
are you doin' here?

Where's Duke?

He's avoiding my calls'
'cause he's hiding a cop.

And why the f*ck
would he do that?

'Cause he's f*cking her.

He's screwing us over.

Nah, he's with Kingsley,
and he's ending this, now.

I don't trust a word he says,

and neither should you.

And he's not ending this...

I am.

-[door slams closed]
-[cell phones buzzes]

f*ck.

♪♪♪

["m*rder Runs The Globe"
by Akala playing]

♪ Whoever said that money
makes the world go 'round? ♪

♪ They just didn't know ♪

♪ m*rder runs the globe,
m-m-m*rder runs the globe ♪

♪ Whoever said that money
makes the world go 'round? ♪

♪ They just didn't know ♪

♪ m*rder runs the globe,
m-m-m*rder runs the globe ♪

♪♪♪

♪♪♪

♪♪♪

Oh, f*ck...

♪♪♪

♪ m*rder runs the globe,
m-m-m*rder runs the globe ♪

Now thank you all for comin'.

[speaking Russian]

Your daughter
is very persuasive.

It's a family trait.

Now,
I know you didn't kidnap my son,

but a member of your
organization did

which makes you responsible.

Captain is always
responsible for his team...

or his ship.

[chuckles]
What about fathers?

They're responsible
for their sons?

It was Zeek who
started all this.

Far be it for me to interrupt
this back and forth.

My people had nothing to do
with your son's kidnapping.

Neither did we.

Looks like this
is a conversation

between you and Nikolai, so...

[laughs]
I don't need to be here.

Ah...

I have much to discuss
with the both of you.

Don't you worry.

[dramatic music playing]

It's interestin'...

how history repeats itself.

Fathers and sons, old and new...

[Kingsley] I chose this location
for a reason, Nikolai.

Look around.

The old has to crumble
to make way for the new.

[dramatic music continues]

You need my distribution,
Kingsley.

These two, and the Albanians...

they cannot move product
through London like I can.

Yeah, I agree.

But why continue to work
with amateurs

when you can work
with professionals?

Real military.

-Genuine organization.
-[cell phone buzzes]

Things are becoming
more corporate, Nikolai.

More privatized.

Especially w*r and business.

And with private
military contractors,

I now have my hand in both.

Mercenaries.

They're gonna be movin'
my product through London.

For what you're describing,

there's no such force in London.

Well, there wasn't...

but I've been buildin'.

And demolition is
already underway.

-[g*nf*re]
-[grunting]

I'm resettin' the chess board.

Work has already begun.

[grunting]

w*r and crime
are very similar, Nikolai.

Very simple.

[suspenseful music playing]

And you're simply outgunned.

♪♪♪

You're part of the
old guard, Nikolai.

Always respected that about you.

But this is a new era.

[Nicolai gasps]

[automatic g*nf*re]

[Irfan] Oh, f*ck! f*ck!

[g*nsh*t]

Does the fact that we're
breathing

mean we're still working
together?

No, you don't work with me...

you work for me.

This needs to be understood.

Or you can end up in the
ground with the Russians.

Makes no difference to me.

But I need an answer. Now.

We want in on what-
whatever deal suits you.

What deal suited you
with the cartel?

To get me k*lled?

It was either one
or both of you.

Answer me.

Clocks tickin'.

Wait Kingsley... [g*nsh*t]
f*ck!

It wasn't him

and it wasn't me!

The Albanians were approached
by a Mexican cartel...

but they have gone to ground
as soon as you got home.

There was no one else involved.

I swear!

[intense music playing]

♪♪♪

Hey!

I'm havin' a piss.
You wanna f*ck off, mate?

[Kingsley]
It's a single order, Gower.

Find the Albanians.

I want Nadim.

What?

Someone's gotta pay for this.

If you don't find them,
it'll have to be you.

Get in.

[dramatic music intensifies]

♪♪♪

[cell phone buzzes]

[Kingsley]
It's Gower.

Nikolai's dead.

I'm sorry, Cebella.

Don't be.

It's expected.

[emotional music playing]

Get out the car, Duke.

What are we doin' at Tottenham?

[suspenseful music playing]

I know what you've
been thinking.

I can sense it.

Comes off you like a scent.

Drive.

Ambition.

Violence.

Your past holds a key
to your future, Duke.

Fame and fortune.

Legions of fans.

The life of a world champion.

All got taken away from you.

Kept 'em for you.

To restore everythin'
back to ya.

Your title.

Your crown.

Picture it.

You...

back in the ring.

Me...

in your corner.

Taking over the world.

Like we always planned.

Perfect.

I don't know who you are
without boxin', Duke.

Do you?

Do you have any value
outside the ring?

You still want to be
a fighter, Duke?

[quietly] Yeah...

I can't hear ya.

Yes.

But what?

What's stoppin' ya?

Is it Calvin?

[tense music playing]

You've told me
everything I need to know.

Come with me.

[intense music playing]

[music intensifies]

[announcer over speakers]
Marshall Promotions presents...

He's back...

The Duke!

[indistinctive shouting]

Duke! Duke!

What the f*ck is this?

You called the press?!

I ain't no pawn.

You're not a pawn, Duke.

But you ain't no chess
player either, I am.

[indistinctive questioning]

This is our new beginning.

New you...

and new me.

[indistinctive questioning]

And there's no turning back.

[indistinctive questioning]

[dramatic music building]

["10 More Rounds"
by FLOHIO playing]

♪♪♪

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