01x02 - Make Them Birds Fly

[bunniefuu]

Call an ambulance!

Now you see why I didn't
call an ambulance.

I want back in the game.
This could actually work.

These contacts are
comfortable with me.

You show up and start asking
questions, they'll get nervous.

You said that there was
no one here besides you

when Logan OD'd, right?
That's right.

You pull it off, we'll
bring you on full-time.

Front me a key. You got one
day to bring me $ , .

Buy this key, and I will bring
you another one tomorrow.

You wanna talk
to your daddy?

Just drive the f*cking car.

Alejandro! Alejandro!
Oh, my God.

After the meeting,

we have to find a
new stash house.

What's wrong with this one?

Uh, it's too understated.

I'd like to find
something flashier.

We have two deals to make today,

weapons arriving tomorrow.

We don't have time to...
This isn't a discussion.

We're out of here after
the meeting tonight.

You should have a bump.

I'm serious. Straighten
you right out.

I don't think showing up
high to Avi Benhamou's house

would be strategically sound.

Well, like, I said, I don't think
you should show up at all.

All right, look, I gotta
run some errands.

So wait an hour, pack up
the rest, and then, uh,

meet me at that parking garage
on Sunset, behind Carney's.

Where you going? You know what
place I mean? Yellow train?

One hour.

You're late.

You have my cash?

f*ck is this?

I sent you in there to take
money, not family photos.

Where is it, Oso? Mm?

I'll give you the money
when I feel safe.

Safe from what?

The kind of man who steals
from his own father.

Gustavo, we weren't stealing the money...

Pedro! Pedro, put the g*n down.

- Stop it! You want the money?
- Yeah, I want the f*cking money.

If you k*ll him, we're never gonna see it.
I'm not gonna k*ll him.

I'm gonna put holes in him
until he gives it up.

Pedro, look at me. Can you come
talk to me, please? Please.

Pedro, Pedro, look at me.

Stop. Put the g*n down.
What are you doing?

He's f*cking threatening us.

We've had this
conversation, I know.

Yeah. So what?

Get in your car and go.

You're never gonna
get it back now.

So just get in.

Okay. Fine.

You sure you got this?

Yes. Just calm down.

Yeah, whatever.

Ah. You didn't even
think to call...

Give me a heads up?

You said you don't have a phone.
Of course I have a phone.

It's not that I
don't have a phone.

It's just that I don't like
talking business over the phone.

You know why?

Someone could be listening?

And then what happens?
- You get caught.

- And then what?
- You go to jail.

No, you go to f*cking prison.
So I don't want you to call.

I want you to do things exactly the
way we said they would be done...

so you don't have to call.

- Uh, I'm sorry. What was that?
- What?

That noise.

What the f*ck?!

Strip.

I was told you didn't
want to be known.

"Alejandro, I wanna
meet your partner."

"No, Avi, you cannot
meet my partner.

My partner doesn't
wanna be met."

I said, "Okay.
Alejandro here..."

he parties.

He's legit.

"He makes me feel safe and
warm and fuzzy inside."

But then, first deal...

you show up, all
nifty and shifty.

And nervous.

Okay, so I... if I'm shifty,
it's 'cause it sounds like

there's somebody giving
birth back there.

And you're trying to get
me naked at gunpoint.

So I know you wear no
wire in your ass cr*ck.

Listen, if it makes you feel
any better, we'll all strip.

And then we're gonna sit
here like a bunch of faggots

while you explain why you
suddenly need to be here

to conduct our business.

Take off your
clothes, everybody.

What are you waiting for?

All right. Come on!

Turn around. Show me your ass.

Show me your f*cking ass!

Avi!

What happened to him?

Do you see how dark that is?

That means that he's
bleeding internally.

So now you're a f*cking doctor?!
No. He needs one.

Don't worry about it!

Just be quiet.

Get the f*ck outta here!

I... We need to make this deal, Avi.
No, f*ck!

We need to make this deal, Avi.
When should we come back?

I'll call you.

Get out!

Mm-hmm.

That's quite the smell.

I don't have that kind of time.
Wanna be more specific?

Órale.

Who did I k*ll?

And he works for Ramiro,
Pedro's father.

Did you and Pedro set me up?

- Why would we do that?
- I don't know.

Why would Pedro rob
his own father?

I already told you, Oso. We
weren't stealing the money.

The plan was to borrow it,
flip the product,

put it back before Ramiro
ever knew it was missing.

What product? Hmm?

Not marijuana.

You know, Pedro told me
you didn't talk much.

Was he wrong, or do I just
bring something out of you?

We said if you pulled this off,
we'd bring you on full-time.

And even though you f*cked up, that's...
I f*cked up?

That offer still stands.

I f*cked up, Lucia?

Oso, I'm gonna give you
access to everything.

Our suppliers, our stash
house, our product.

You'd betray your own
family for money?

¿Por qué?

Gustavo.

Quit.

- I can't.
- Tell him you quit.

In two months, you
can buy this place,

let anyone you want
train for free.

You'll be a hero.

Hello?

Yuda...

- Yuda.
- The door was unlocked.

Not a good time. Go away.

But I got your money.

- I got your money.
- What?

- What, you actually did it?
- Screw his money now!

Screw your mother, m*therf*cker!

I can see you in
some sh*t right now,

so if it's all good, I'll just
take a couple keys and go.

- Why? You want more?
- Ain't that how it work?

I do good, I get
more opportunity.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

But I'm going to need you to
do something for me first.

Okay, so if you get pulled over,

tell 'em that you're... you're
the chauffeur or something.

Use that silver tongue of yours.
All right?

Now whatever happens...
Whatever happens...

I do not want police
in this house.

Do you understand?

Uh-huh.

What about the keys?

Nah, I meant the coke.

You want the cocaine
inside the car with you?

I thought you're
smarter than this.

Come back after that. I'll
give it to you then...

my Rolls intact.

And, Franklin,

I'm giving you a wondrous
responsibility here...

The chance to save a life.

Don't f*ck it up.

Oh, my God. Get a gurney.

I got you.

Why are you intent on making
this harder than it has to be?

That guy's a lunatic. We shouldn't
be doing business with him.

Hey. Hey!

I had him under control
until you showed up.

You know, things
between Logan and I

were working because
he trusted me.

Okay.

Stop lying to me.

What is this? I don't
know what this is.

It's a woman's earring. I
found it near Logan's body.

Okay. Tell me, what do
you think happened?

I don't know. You...

You told me that you and Logan
were alone when he OD'd, right?

Yeah. But there was blood
all over that house.

And then I found
this and blond hair.

So yeah, I'm thinking...

maybe Logan was with a girl...
Or girls... when he OD'd.

Somebody panicked. Maybe they wanted
to call an ambulance or something,

and you did what you thought you
had to do to salvage the op.

You think I k*lled some girl?

- Do you know how that sounds?
- No, please, tell me.

- Crazy.
- No.

Paranoid, like you don't know...
No. No. This is not...

- what's right and what's...
- This is not in my head.

No, yes, it is.

And you need to get
control of yourself,

because the Mexicans are
coming to the house at : .

So either show up calm and
clear, ready to make a deal,

or stay away.

I get more than
hours this time?

Don't push it.

Just out of curiosity...

who'd you find to take off
that kilo off your hands?

My fairy godmother.

Smart-ass kid.

Don't get yourself
k*lled on that bike!

Then I'll never see
my f*cking money!

No, David,
what have you done?

I told you never to
come to this house again.

Cut the act.
Nobody can hear us.

'Sup, Aunt Lou?

Hey.

You don't look too good.

What are we
supposed to do?

In case of what?

You testing my patience, boy.

I should whup your ass for getting
her involved with this sh*t.

- He ain't put no g*n to my head.
- It won't happen again.

And I ain't even
here on all that.

Bought a bike. I can't
leave it at my place.

- You can leave it here.
- Can't leave it here.

You see the messes you
bring up in my house?

Had my sh*t on lock, man.

Jerome, out of pocket b*tches
screaming on the front porch.

Who really bringing
the mess here?

Bitch, who is you?

- Who am I?
- Aw, damn. Damn.

Who you poppin'
up in your face for?

You need to calm down. Naw, I
ain't calming nothin' down.

Supposed to help
her move somebody.

- Hold this for me.
- Don't want her to see my face.

- Y'all here?
- Hold my...

- Hell, naw.
- Please...

- Unh-unh. No.
- Y'all here?

What you two doing?

- Nothing.
- Chillin'.

You was gonna stand me up?

Uh, I was just about
to come home.

Well, come on then. You
puttin' me behind.

Where's Louie?

She in her room. She
ain't feeling too good.

Probably sick 'cause you
got that motorcycle.

Don't you know that thing
is death on two wheels?

Yeah. I just love 'em too much.

You just love trouble too much.

Tell her I brought her dish back.
Come on, Franklin.

Fine example you
settin' for your boy,

kicking old women
outta their home.

Teaching him what happens,
you don't pay your rent.

Good riddance.

Roaches'd complain
if they could.

- Place oughta be condemned.
- That's the last of it.

- Suck my titties, boy.
- Hey!

Act right or I'm-a
call the sheriffs.

We can go now?

You know what? Not yet.

What else you got up there, Ms.
Perkins? Let's go see.

What do you think you're doin'?

Open that grate right there.

Reach in and tell
me what you find.

- For real?
- Mm-hmm.

Best not be no rat
trap up in here.

Oh, there isn't.

What the hell?

You snake.

That ain't mine.

Chicken milk b*mb.

Milk and raw chicken left
in the heating duct.

Sit there long enough,
it'll be damn near toxic.

Ain't that right, Ms. Perkins?

Yeah, I don't know nothin' about that.
Uh-huh.

You trippin'.

What is he doing here?

Hi.

Hello.

- Cissy.
- I wasn't expecting you.

And Franklin. What a nice surprise.
Good to see you, son.

So, um, how's it going here?

Um, we're just about done, sir.
Uh, sir.

That's right.

Let your little house n*gga
finish doing your dirty for you.

Hey, I think it's time you went
ahead and got going, ma'am.

All these years, people
been calling your rich ass.

- Ms. Perkins...
- Leaks. Bad electrical.

Ms. Perkins, what did I tell you?
f*cked up plumbing!

I didn't come here
to argue with you!

Now you show?! To
see me thrown out?!

Well, I ain't going! Just
give us back and get going!

I told you about that.

You shut up! I'm not
talking to you!

- Go ahead. Call the Sheriff.
- Ms. Perkins!

Let him see how you got these people
living! Ma'am, you're trespassing!

You the criminal here!

Ronald, please, let
me handle this, okay?

- Well, then handle it.
- I'm going to.

I don't want a f*cking riot out here.
Today is to be a day of reckoning!

Oh, my God!

I'm gonna get your ass...
White m*therf*cker!

You need to get
out right...

Leave!

Go!

Go back to your homes!
Come on now!

Hey, it's McDonald.

Yeah, I'm good.
Yeah, listen, um,

I'm looking for a
warehouse space.

, square feet minimum
in an industrial area

where trucks coming and going

wouldn't draw too
much attention.

And if it's close to Hawthorne,
that would be ideal.

No, I don't... I don't
give a sh*t about that.

I do need an outside
line, though.

Yeah. Uh, hours.
Less if you can.

Okay. Yep. Thank you.

That chicken milk b*mb...

Woman had an arm on her, too.

I thought she was gonna put
it right through Tulf's window.

Yeah, I wish she had.

Hey. Man signs my checks.
Show some respect.

Stop eatin' my onion rings!

I just wish you didn't have to deal
with those crazy folks all day.

They're not crazy,
just desperate.

Mm.

Can I know why you were
at Jerome's today?

I need a reason to see family?

You know me and my brother
done come a long way,

and I done worked
hard to love Louie,

but I don't want you spending
so much time over there.

- Come on, Mom.
- I know you heard it before.

And I also know
you're plenty smart.

So you understand if I'm
saying it, I must mean it.

That your way of
asking to be excused?

May I be excused?

Mm.

You wanna stop leaving your
things all over the place, baby?

My bad. Thank you.

- What do you have in there any...
- Um...

Oh, come on, Franklin.

Kitchen's only
two steps away, man.

What do you got in that bag?

Nothing.

Hoodie, Henry Ford
book, bunch of stuff.

I like reading, too, you know.

Oh. I know you like reading.
Henry Ford?

Saw Pops last night.

Where?

On Western.

He all right?

Tough to say.

Thanks for the plates.

Who is this?

Lucia Villanueva.

So you bring this
guy in this place?

Besides Pedro, Gustavo's
the most trusted man I have.

You'll be dealing a lot with
him, so I'd be really nice.

So?

Where's Logan?

Uh... there was an
accident a few days ago.

Logan OD'd.

You're telling me Logan's dead?

Well... Hey. You started
the party without me.

I'm Reed Thompson. It's nice
to meet you, Ms. Villanueva.

Who the f*ck are you, the
replacement white boy?

I, uh, I was a
friend of Logan's.

He never mentioned you.

Yeah, I asked to be
a silent partner.

So obviously, things
have changed.

I was told to expect Pedro.

But from everything
I've heard about Pedro,

you don't seem like... Pedro.

Gustavo.

Okay.

Gustavo. Uh, it's
nice to meet you.

- Uh, would you care for a drink?
- No.

Okay. Uh, again,

I'm... I'm very, very
sorry about Logan.

I know that this must
come as a shock.

Are you gonna use Logan's death
as an excuse to f*ck with me

and change the terms
of our arrangement?

No.

Are you gonna act
like an assh*le

and be difficult to deal with?

W... Uh... Well, no. I mean,
I hadn't planned on it.

Then you have nothing
to be sorry for.

Can we get on with this deal?

And the money?

You wanna count it?

Not if you say we don't have to.

You wanna sample the product?

Not if you say we don't have to.

Two weeks...

you'll be ready to
purchase another keys?

No problem.

We'll be in contact then.

It is nice to meet you.

You, too. Oso.

Both of you.

So, uh, what do you
know about her?

I know that she can pay, which
is all that I care about.

Okay, I, uh, I found
us a new stash house.

It's closer to Hawthorne. So that's where
we're gonna do business from now on.

Count that. I'll be back
with the other half soon.

Oh, wait, wait, wait.
You're going to Avi's?

Alone?

How you think that's
going to work?

This way.

- Sí.
- Uh-huh.

kilos.
Roughly pounds.

ounces.

, grams.

Cut modestly, still purer than
anything coming over the border.

And at $ a gram, a
better value, as well.

Dealers get %,

processors $ , a day to
buy silence and loyalty.

Chunk goes to the church and other
miscellaneous expenditures...

Plastic bags, rubber bands,
scales, cash counters, fuel,

bribes for doormen,
club managers,

bartenders, concierges.

Budgeted out at $ , a load.

There will also be
breakage, free samples.

Conservatively, another
to grams per shipment.

After all expenses,

Oso, those kilos could net
us just under $ . million.

Where have you been?

I was trying your place. I
couldn't get a hold of you.

I've been with my father all
day, trying to keep him calm.

Guess it went smooth?

Mostly. You're not gonna believe
what happened to Logan.

Tell me on the way.
They called a meeting.

They're wondering
where you've been.

No, no, no...

Gustavo can watch them.

Yeah.

Whatever.

Okay, okay, put the money.

Whoo-hoo-hoo!

Put the money!

Okay, okay, okay!

Wah!

Ahh! Ohh!

- Oh, you came back.
- How's your man doing?

- Apparently, he'll live.
- Wow. That's good to hear.

So what now?

You apologize? You beg
for my forgiveness?

Tell me your life story so I
believe that you're legit?

No, this is the part where
I tell you that, uh,

we're not doing
business together,

but good luck to you.

Stop.

What, you...

don't wanna do business with me?

Look, I am a simple,
reasonable man.

I just wanna do business with
other simple, reasonable men.

- I'm a simple, reasonable man.
- Wait. You're a lunatic.

- I'm eccentric.
- You're paranoid.

I'm cautious. Okay, so...
you didn't frisk me.

You didn't ask me a
single question.

You stuck a g*n in my
face and you told me

your were gonna sh**t me
unless I stripped naked.

You got me nervous. I
didn't know who you are.

Besides, it's a lot of product
we're talking about here.

Okay. So if you're
feeling nervous,

what we do is we sit down
and we talk things through,

like adults, which I'd
have been happy to do.

But what you don't do
is put a g*n in my face

and tell me you're gonna
sh**t me unless I get naked.

Mm.

Well, I'm trying to apologize
here, but you rub it in my face.

- Now who's unreasonable?
- No, no, you haven't apologized.

I'm sorry.

I still don't trust you.

See, I think you still got
some of that Louis XIII left.

So why don't you pour
us both a drink?

We'll sit down and we'll
talk things through,

see if we can't come
to some understanding.

And if we can, we'll
do business together.

If we can't, I'll take
my product elsewhere.

No hard feelings.

Cool?

Number ,
chili burger with fries.

Number , fish and chips.

Franklin!

See y'all.

So, um,
you're just, like,

sneaking out every
night now, huh?

Daddy's working
the night shift.

And you're welcome to come
hang out if you want.

Uh, don't he check
on you sometime?

- Sometimes.
- Then I'm good.

- You really scared of him, huh?
- Hell, yeah! Man.

You didn't used to be.

Yeah, that was when we was kids.

But then you got fine,
and he got psycho.

You think I'm fine?

And it's 'cause of
that, you scared of him?

Not 'cause you selling weed now?

Pssh! What? I ain't
selling no weed.

Come on, Franklin. You think I'm a fool?
That I don't see things?

I don't know what
you think you see,

but I ain't slingin' no weed.

What the f*ck is
wrong with you?

What is that?

Nothin'.

- Where you get it?
- Go home, Mel.

- Come on, Franklin.
- Go home.

For real.

Derek, what's the best
part of working with your wife?

DEREK: Well, you always
know who's boss.

No. Seriously...

- Hi, Tío.
- Where were you?

Ramiro.

iEn mi casa!

This is Javier.

Muchas gracias.

What a mess.

You think Ramiro's right?
About Max?

The truth always comes out.

What concerns me is how much damage
Ramiro will do in the meantime.

¿Necesitas un abrigo?

Oh, no, no, no. I'm fine.
How are you feeling?

Well... your mother
says I'm too skinny.

All those years on my
ass about my weight,

and now I need to put some on.

She just wants to help you.

Sí, Papa.

Come have dinner at
the ranch this week.

Your father's lost
his f*cking mind.

Yeah, that's what I was
trying to tell you.

I mean, since when
does he toss bodies

across his f*cking
living room floor?

I can't believe you're
smoking that sh*t right now.

We just have to patient, okay?

Start the coke
business up slowly...

He's not gonna stop until
he knows who did this.

We can't just wait around
for him to k*ll us.

You really think he'd do that?

Hey!

Uhh! Look here!

Well, I guess you ain't no one
hit wonder after all, is you?

I got tracks for days.
You just say the word.

Let me tell you somethin'
about me, Franklin.

I ain't about that powder.

That is just a necessary
experience that I provide,

which makes my place so special.

Of course.

Get him $ , .

Hold up. We said $ , per.

Well, I thought we'd start with
a nice round number first.

I'm sure there's something
we can offer you here

that, uh, will ensure that you
leave here feeling taken care of.

- I'm afraid there ain't.
- No?

Mm.

Oh, you 'bout that money, huh?

All right then. Get
him his money.

Thank you.

How's your auntie? She
staying in tonight?

I can't imagine she felt too
welcome after last time.

Well, she had that
sh*t coming for days.

Well, you also held
a g*n to my chin.

Oh, you sensitive.

I'm hoping this is the beginning

of a long, fruitful business
relationship, Claudia.

I don't think it's too
much to ask for the words

"my fault" followed by,
"sh*t won't happen again."

Your showing your youth
up in here, boy.

And you showing me you're too
proud to admit you was wrong.

Excuse me.

Everything all right?

Yep.

It's a shame you
can't stick around.

b*tches love the Candyman.

Hey, who are you with?

- Whatchu mean?
- You slow, n*gga?

This sh*t seem like jokes to you?
Who you with?

Ain't with nobody. I'm with me.

So you thought it was okay

to slide up here and steal our
best customer?! Come on, man!

Shut the f*ck up!

Shut up!

Aah!

That backpack, man.
That backpack.

Yeah.

Hey. Don't waste no b*ll*ts
on that bitch-ass n*gga.

We got the bag.

Not yet.

This ain't Mayberry, bitch.