02x04 - Jingle Bell Rock

[bunniefuu]

Her name is Soledad.
We're gonna get married.

She was tending bar
at some sh*thole

in El Paso called El Hueco.

- I want to work.
- Yeah.

And I've wasted enough time.

I have a Cessna Caravan

waiting in a hangar
at Fairfax Airport.

All I need is someone to fly her.

[tense music]

You know I f*cking love you, right?

I'm glad you're here.

I'm supposed to be
back by morning.

Or at least call Jerome.

Your days of slaving for
that Jheri curl m*therf*cker

are over.

- Hell nah.
- Okay, sh... Cissy.

Drunk, high, sober,

I don't give a damn.
Nobody wants you here.

[sirens whoop]
Get them all out of here now!

[indistinct yelling]

I ain't movin'!
I ain't...

[blows landing]
[distorted whoosh]

My customers don't pay
in large bills.

You ever hear of a bank?

What you lookin' for?
We got what you need, man...

What!
[groans]

- [grunts]
- [gasps]

We got to send a message, right?

By k*lling a bunch of old folks

and f*ckin' kids, my n*gg*r?

We can't let these
motherfuckin' w*tbacks k*ll

our people and walk around
like ain't sh*t happened.

So you gonna go and k*ll
the first Mexican you see?

That's what you do, man.

I always knew you wasn't built
for that sh*t, Saint.

[smack lands]

[g*n cocks]

♪ ♪

[car door opens, shuts]

Hey.

What's up?

And a merry Christmas to you.

[sirens wailing distantly]

Okay.

So, uh,

not like I needed
a reminder, but here.

I got something for ya.

[distant dogs barking]

Jason Peters?

Nice to meet you.

And you're years old.

[train horn blares distantly]

It's a joke.

So, uh, show up at that address.

The one on the card there.

Tuesday.

Please don't show up an hour
early to that one.

Right.

And you got a suit?

Something nice to wear?

- I can get one.
- All right.

Don't cheap out on the shoes.

Hey, where'd you even get these?

Gotta know who to ask.

I'll see ya.

[car door shuts]

Jason motherfuckin' Peters?

[car starts]

[woman speaking indistinctly
over PA]

[machine beeping slowly]

[indistinct chatter]

Hi.

You got to be Cissy.
I'm Nia.

We spoke on the phone?

I'm an advocate for the homeless

at the Edgewood Shelter.

What happened?

Cops were clearing an empty lot

in an effort to make
our city pretty

in time for the Olympics.

Alton didn't want to leave.

- When?
- Six days ago.

And he's been here ever since?

They wanted
to release him today.

But he has two broken ribs,

cuts that need cleaning,
stitches.

Send him back out there
and he'll die of infection.

How'd you get my number?

You're his emergency contact
at the VA.

He had his vet ID on him.

He's through the worst
of the detox.

But if he gets put back
on the street

chances are he runs
right back to the bottle.

Chances are good of that
no matter where he goes.

[exhales]

Look, I don't know
y'all's situation,

but he needs a safe place
right now.

You don't know
what you're asking me.

That's true.
I don't.

[soul music playing on radio]

[snoring]
[key turning in lock]

[soul music continues]

♪ ♪

Hey, Kev,

sorry about the other day.

You gotta do what
you gotta do, right?

What's up y'all?

- What, Santa come early?
- God, I hope it's sandwiches.

Them ain't no sandwiches.

You know we can't move the
product we already got, right?

And I cut my thumb.

It was gross.
Blood everywhere.

We ain't got to move it all.

It's just how much I gotta buy,
all right?

So hire more cookers.

- And more dealers.
- We've been through this.

And you still ain't listening.

Look, we can't
risk giving away...

The recipe, the recipe.
Franklin.

My hair stank and my feet hurt.

- I'm sorry.
- If you want this rocked up,

wake up the m*therf*cker
snoring on the couch.

[sighs] I can't do this alone.

Hm.

- Hey, I'm out too.
- What?

Gonna go see my girl.

Who I could see in here

if you would allow her to cook.

You want some good news?

- Sure.
- [chuckles]

Pretty good, right?

[laughs] That's real good.

Damn.

It was easy actually.

The Valley is thirsty, amigo.

You want three this time?

[laughs] Damn... whoa, oh.

Both: [laughing] Yeah.

It's good, man.

Same deal.
/ .

Rad, man.
Thank you.

Look, I know of
a party going on right now.

This will sell like hotcakes.

No, you gotta help me cook
this sh*t, Rob.

No, trust me, brother.

You want me at this party.

I'll catch you later, okay?

Whoo.

[snoring]

[door opens, closes]

[suspenseful music]

♪ ♪

f*ck.

[motorcycle revving]

[car horn honking]

[engine starting]

[indistinct chatter]

[tense music]

Did you get lost?

Sorry.

♪ ♪

- Ready?
- Uh-huh.

Let's do it.

Hey, Amira.
We're all set.

Right this way.

Gentleman, please have a seat.

So I assume Mr. Thompson
has made you aware

of our rate of exchange?

Yeah.
Reed explained it to me.

Good. I find it's the best
way to describe how we, uh,

convert and move our assets
without getting into certain

un-pleasantries.

Right.

So, uh...

how would you like to have
your account entered?

In your name?

Yes, please.
Yeah.

And what identification would
you like to use to access it?

Yeah, um, I'll be using my, uh,

my North Dakota drivin' license.

Here you go.

I like your statue.

Thank you.

It's Persian jade.

Yeah, my mom's had one just
like it when I was a kid.

Not that color, but a lion.

[laughs] I dropped it.
She was...

She was mad.

You know what?

You should take it.
Nah, it's...

No, no, please.
Think of it as a, uh,

token of our future together.

Give it to your mother
and watch her smile.

Thank you.

Now, in order to best
understand how to protect

your assets we should discuss
how you plan to disperse them.

If it's just cash withdrawals,
that is a process we can handle

for you here, in house.

But, um, I was thinking
of maybe investing.

You know, real estate?

Oh.

If acquisitions are
your final goal,

may I make a recommendation?

For an extra %, we can
create a corporation for you.

In your name, but overseas.

This will allow you to acquire
assets within the United States

without drawing
any unwanted attention.

- And where would this bank be?
- It's not a bank.

It's just a place where
your business will be based.

And there are several options,
but at this point in time

and for a variety of reasons,

I recommend Jersey.

Y... you could set an overseas
account up in New Jersey?

Forgive me.
Jersey is an island

x miles in size
off the coast of France.

So would you like to proceed
with this?

And this, um, extra %...

Seems like... seems like a lot.

[speaking Farsi]

Of course.

Take your time.

[door opens]

[door closes]

It's not
that I don't understand.

Look, it's the same rate I get.

It's the exact same deal.

Yeah, no offense, Reed,

but I still don't actually
know you.

Thought this is what I wanted.

Now that I'm here,

handing all my money over
to another dude I don't know,

trusting that all this is legit.

I don't know.

It doesn't seem right.

[exhales slowly]

I have...

what some people might call

control issues.

And I always have
and since I was a kid, really,

but the simple truth is that

I can't do everything alone.

So I have to empower the people
that I choose to work with.

See, it's not just
about being in charge.

It's about deciding how you
want to be in charge.

Look, you wanna walk
out of here right now,

that's fine.
I understand.

I'll keep taking your fives
and your ones.

I don't care.
It makes no difference to me.

But what you have to decide...

is just how big you want
your business to become.

[dramatic music building]

And how much control you are
willing to cede

to get it there.

♪ ♪

We got a problem.

sh*t.

We're short.

Short what?
What you talkin' bout "short"?

Money.

From the trucks.
Almost five grand.

Come on, boy.
You telling me you get yo balls

all twisted up over five grand?
It's not the money.

It's the principle.

This ain't no corner boy sh*t.

It's one of us.

- You stealin' from me, n*gga?
- [scoffs]

[chuckling]

I know your ass ain't askin' me
so who you think took it?

I don't know.

I don't know.

My advice?

Let that sh*t be.

Assume whoever took it need it.

Eh?

We got a problem.

These cats got took.

Couple fat m*therf*ckers
jacked us.

They stole the take
and the rock.

How much they get?

cash.

Couple dozen rocks.

We tried to stop them,
but there was four of 'em.

They was big.

Mm-hmm.

Hey.

They for real.

Y'all good?

Need a doctor or something?

Nah, we straight.

Hazard pay.

Go get yourselves cleaned up.

Come back whenever you ready.

All right?

[door shuts]

Hm.

[sighs]

What?
f*ck, you mean "what"?

People talkin'.

Since Delroy and Victor,

feel like maybe you ain't
got people back.

[tense music building]

♪ ♪

Peaches.

Call your guy.

Tell him we need some help.

All right?

[door shuts]

[television playing]

Teddy.

You got a tree.

Hm?
Yes, Matthew.

I thought maybe we were lacking
on Christmas spirit.

- You even got lights.
- Yeah.

Strung 'em myself.

What's with the bag?

It's gonna go home.

Didn't want Dad to be alone
for Christmas.

Oh, yeah.

Yeah.
That's great.

Enjoy.

You could come with.

[breathes deeply]

Christmas with the old man.

- Mm-hmm.
- Negative.

Well [clears throat]
I can fly you

to D.C., spend it
with Julia and Paul.

Uh, they're actually gonna go
up to her family's place

for the week in Vermont.

So I'll drop you there.

Hm?

I'm not...

actually welcome.

It's a Catholic family
and all, so they weren't

exactly thrilled
about the divorce.

Huh.

I didn't realize that you had
filed the paperwork already.

[chuckles softly]

Come on.
You hated that I got married.

Yeah, well I mean I hate
the idea of marriage

as an institution more than
yours specifically.

[tense music]

Did you guys discuss custody?

♪ ♪

- Holy f*ck.
- What?

Um.

Don't leave.

- What's wrong?
- I might have a problem.

- What kind of a problem?
- Can you give me an hour

or two and then you can go?
Teddy.

Please?
Thank you.

[door shuts]

Hey, baby, you back?

[footsteps approaching]

Hey.

I want the combination.

Say what?

To the safe.

sh*t.
You in need?

What you want?
, G?

What I want is to not have
my sh*t doled out to me

like I'm an infant
on a f*ckin' allowance.

You ain't got to take
that tone with me.

I asked you how much
you want, right?

Just say the number.
What's the problem, Jerome?

What, you don't trust me?

Or you just think
I'm not good enough?

You just comin' off kinda
ungrateful like I ain't...

Nah, that ain't what this is.

Wait a minute, I took you in.

- Took me in?
- Remember that?

When they had tossed
your ass to the side?

I done everything for you.

I ain't even want to be
a part of this game.

I did this sh*t for you.
Listen to me.

I want what
I have f*cking earned

and you gonna give it to me.

No.
I ain't giving you sh*t.

What you need to do is lay
your ass down,

so you can get your head right.

You know what?
You right.

I do need to lay down.

Next to somebody else.

So go and do that then

'cause I'm tired
of the bullshit.

And I ain't got time
for you, Jerome,

'cause this is it!

I'm done.

[scoffs] You ain't done
with sh*t.

You think that old bitch can
satisfy you the way I do?

She can do ten times
what you ever could.

- [laughs]
- And you can take that

combination and all that money

and shove it right up
your fat, lazy ass.

'Cause I'm out.

Gone.

And you ain't never gonna
forget the day

you let the best thing
that's ever gonna happen to you

walk the f*ck out the door.

[door slams]

[jackhammer pounding]

[men yelling indistinctly]

Hey, buddy.

Hey, can I ask what you guys
doing out here?

'Cause I live nearby.

Support structures
for the Olympics.

The Olympics?
Wow.

What, uh... what events?

I don't know.
sh**ting, I think?

Cool.

So, um, how much longer you
guys think you'll be?

It's just kind of loud,
you know?

Whole place will be
dug up... two days?

Two days.
Oh, sh*t.

Must have you guys working
like all night, right?

Not all night but pretty close.

Look, guy, I got
a million things to do, so...

Oh, yeah.
Yeah, yeah.

Thank you.

How you know this dude again?

He was in my platoon.

Nothin' to worry about.

I look worried?

You always look worried.

How's your mom?

Heard she was sick.

She go to the hospital?

Yeah.

sh*t.

You got insurance?

Couple of days in the hospital,
you out a few Gs.

Need a loan or somethin'?

All right.

[funky music playing
on car radio]

♪ ♪

Ho, ho, ho, b*tches.

You lookin' well, my brother.

Frank, Kit.

The boy wonder.

How you doin', young Don?

Got some merch for us?

Ain't much for foreplay, huh?

Nah, he's f*ck.

I guess we'll get to it.

[funky music continues]

This guy ever tell you
why we call him Peaches?

Yeah, something about likin'
them peaches in a can

with syrup and some sh*t.

Like 'em?
That's all my boy ate.

Listen, on the real,

this n*gga's sh*t smelled
like my nana's pie.

- Oh, come on, man.
- [chuckles]

♪ ♪

Merry Christmas, m*therf*ckers.

♪ ♪

[tools banging]

[indistinct chatter]

[man yelling]
[engine revving]

[tires screeching]

[tense music]

This is an immigration raid,
muchachos.

Have a seat.
[woman screaming]

[men yelling indistinctly]

[boxes clattering]

Hands up right now!
[woman screams]

- Get away from there!
- Hands behind your back!

On the floor right now!

[speaking Spanish]

- Hey, shut up.
- Hey, they're legal!

- Hey, those two.
- They're legal.

I got the paperwork.

All of you, come over here.

And these are real how?

- What do you mean?
- Wouldn't be the first time

I saw forged green cards.
[exhales]

I don't hire illegals.

- Yeah, I bet.
- You guys are all alike.

- Excuse me?
- I'm from a border town.

And I've had to deal with people

like you.
None of that paperwork

is fake.

Watching my father

put his office back together
after you...

Bully to your poor little
daddy but sit down and shut up.

Hey, look.

Everything here is in order,

okay, sir?

- I bet...
- Soledad.

This is how you get hard
at night.

Walking in here,
acting like a big man.

When you slip into bed next
to your fat, ugly wife,

are you gonna be thinking
about me?

- Hey, hey.
- [speaking Spanish]

You think I can't detain you?

- You can't do sh*t...
- Twat...

- Hey.
- Puto.

[groans]
Hey!

[all gasp]
No, no, no.

Is that the best you can do?

[snickers]

- Larry, what the f*ck?
- Hey!

- Larry!
- Stop it!

Get off.

Get the f*ck out of here.

Okay, we're going.

We're going.

[radio chatter]

All right, let's go.

[indistinct chatter]

[car doors shut]

[tires screech]

[tires screeching]

Matt?

Matt!

Damn it.
He f*ckin' left?

Hey, calm down.

I'm still here.
All right, thank Christ.

Listen, you gotta call dad

and just tell him you're
not gonna make it.

- Are you kidding me?
- Come on.

We don't have a lot of time!

And, uh,

you want to put some boots on

and, uh, put on anything
Slow down.

That you don't mind
getting dirty.

And, uh, get a jacket

'cause it's gonna get cold.

What you mean, she's gone?

She done. Quit.

You got her slavin'
over that stove / .

What the f*ck else you think
she gonna do?

That's what she said?

Ain't nothin' ever good
enough for her.

Always wanting more.

I say good riddance.

We don't need that sh*t.

[machinery whirring]

Think this a good idea?

Think we shoulda did
this weeks ago.

Hey, why we out here, huh?

n*gga, how many times you
gonna ask?

What's up?

So he the big boss, huh?

The tall skinny one?

Yeah, that's him.

That's the Saint.

[car trunk opens]

- You good?
- Yeah.

Take this.

[indistinct chatter]

Take the lead on this.

Hey!

[percussive music]

- Pay attention.
- Listen up!

♪ ♪

Y'all been doing good.

We proud of y'all.

But here's the real.

The better we do,
the more attention we get.

More people want
to take what we got.

I brought us out here today

help deal with that attention.

Now, we expect y'all
to be smart.

That mean no go sh**t'
these shits off.

Bustin' off rounds
for no God damn reason.

Any of that bullshit, you out.

And you gonna get a f*ckin'
b*at down to boot.

Now, me and Peaches, we gonna
show you how to load 'em up,

aim, and fire 'em.

So y'all don't sh**t
your dicks off

like a bunch
of motherfuckin' idiots.

[laughter]

Now after we finish here,

we got a little Christmas
surprise for ya.

A'ight?
All you can drink.

All: Uh-huh, yeah.
- f*ck.

All: Yeah!
- Smoke!

All: Yeah!
- Drink, smoke, f*ck.

Motherfuckin' party.

Yeah!

[affirmative chatter]

- Yeah, come on.
- Yeah!

You good?

♪ ♪

[instrumental Latin
Christmas music]

[speaking Spanish]

Give us your poor, your tired...

Your yearning to f*ck off.

[speaking Spanish]

Merry f*cking Christmas
pinches gringos.

[speaking Spanish]

Mm-hmm.

[both laughing]

[speaking Spanish]

As long as I don't have
to see that anymore.

Yeah, bueno.

Merry Christmas, cuz.

[both laughing]

[speaking Spanish]

[laughing]

Bye!
Bye, bye.

Is she now a Christmas miracle?

[speaking Spanish]

He treats her right.

I can see it.

Where?

[chuckles]

[disco music playing]

[indistinct chatter]

♪ ♪

Hey, good sh*t today.

Gettin' everybody strapped up.

You need anything else, man?

Money-wise, maybe?

You workin' hard.

I know you got that big ass
family to look after.

Your cousin want to
go to college.

That sh*t adds up.

If I get in need, I'll call you.

Cool?

[woman shrieks joyfully]

[sighs]

[chuckles]

You and Wanda.

Y'all for real?

As a heart att*ck.
Why?

Bring her in the cook house,
you can't dump her ass.

For real?

Hey, Wanda.

Come here.

Hey, Franklin.

You like my dress?
Very much, yeah.

Lee took me shopping
for Christmas.

I love the heart neckline,
that's the best part,

because it shows
off my collarbones.

But do you think
these shoes work?

You wanna come work for us?

Oh, my God, Franklin,
I will not let you down.

I will work so hard.
I will cook

and cook and cook...
Look, all you got to do

is keep it to yourself,
all right?

We a family here.
Gotta have trust.

Okay.

- Huh?
- You can trust me.

I promise.

- Let's go dance.
- [shrieks]

Thank you, Franklin!

[inaudible conversation]

Step up a second, will you?

- Get it, girl!
- So how many girls

you juggling these days?
Four, five?

Since when you care how much
p*ssy I've been getting?

Since this p*ssy got expensive.

Don't that sh*t bleed you dry?

Not the way I do that sh*t.

All I'm saying is,
things are good right now.

But you might be thinking ahead.

Might wanna put some cash away
in case sh*t slow down,

take a turn, you know.
Hey, man.

Don't stress it.
Money been rollin' in.

That's why I took some
from the trucks

and gave it to Delroy mama.

Figure we owed 'em.

You took money
without telling me?

Yeah, man.

Gave the money
to my dead cousin's mama.

On Christmas.

I know you ain't got
no problem with that.

I got a problem
with you taking sh*t

without asking.
Whatever, man.

We getting paper too,
and I shouldn't have to ask you

for every little f*ckin' thing.

Yeah, but I've given
you everything

you wanted, kid.
No, you haven't.

Man, you may have all these
other n*gg*s fooled,

new g*ns in their pocket,

runnin' around sippin' Moet
like sh*t's all good,

but I know it's just
a distraction.

Band-Aid for you think
you still got us

out here acting
like f*cking b*tches.

We retaliate, the prison esés
be after all of us.

Pick us off one by one.

My f*ckin' family.
Yours.

Is that what you want?

Nah, nah, nah.
Franklin, what I want

is for us not to be out here
actin' like cowards.

Hittin' back.
That's what I want.

You really not gonna
let this sh*t go?

No, and you shouldn't
neither, Saint.

Okay.

Here's a deal I'm willing
to make with you.

If you can figure out
who did it,

some real information that even
gives us a small chance

to hit back without putting
every f*ckin' vato in LA on us

then we can talk about payback.

That good enough for now?
Huh?

Yeah.
That's okay.

[soul music playing]

♪ ♪

Yeah, baby.
Right through here.

♪ ♪

Nice dress.

Thank you.

Claudia get it for you?

She did.

What if I promise you don't have

to work in the kitchen again?

It ain't about that.

We started this.

Me and you, right here.

Hm? Remember that?

I can't do this without you.

You gonna have to try.

Merry Christmas, Franklin.

♪ Jingle bells,
Batman smells ♪

♪ f*ck this all the way ♪

♪ Oh what hell it is to dig ♪

♪ All through night and day,
hey ♪

Everybody now.

Teddy, it's your verse, man.
[grunts]

[grunts]

When whatever it is

is dug up

what do you want to do with it?

[grunting]
Oh, Jesus Christ.

Rebury it.

Somewhere far from here.

I know that smell.

[crow cawing]

[breathing heavily]

[owl hooting]

What the hell is this, Teddy?

[tense music]

♪ ♪

[sniffles]

[spits, coughs]

f*ck.

[groans]

[breathing heavily]

[coughs]

It's nearly : .

We don't have much time.

[panting]

I thought we were moving some
kind of f*cking coke stash.

[coughing]

How many are there?

Hm?

[grunting]

God damn it,
f*cking talk to me...

There's two, all right?
All right?

There's two.

Who are they?

One was a drug dealer.

And the other was a woman.

And he k*lled her.

So you k*lled him.

He was a bad person.

I had no choice.

Matt.

Matt.

Listen.

If we don't get them up
and out of here

before the sky gets light,
we are both

completely
and utterly f*cked, okay?

Okay.

[coughs]

[thud]

There in f*cking suitcases.

[tense music building]

♪ ♪

You're the only person
who knows.

[clears throat]

Literally the only person

I could have taken
with me tonight.

Look, if you want to leave,
if you want out,

that's fine.
I understand.

This was always gonna be
temporary.

You've already done
more than enough.

[door creaks]

You awake?

Where am I?

[soft music]

I brought you home
from the hospital.

♪ ♪

You're in Franklin's room.

♪ ♪

Alton?

Alton?

[dogs barking]

[panting]

He friendly?

How would I know?

Picked him up at a shelter.

Said I was considering adoption.

INS thing end up doing
what you hoped?

Yeah.

Expect Larry decided to
punch me in the f*cking face.

Piece of sh*t.
Are you kidding me?

It's fine.
At least it worked.

The ice queen
was very impressed.

She's starting to let me in.

What do you think of her?

I think she's gonna go
down in flames.

Well, you just be careful,
all right?

Wow.

That's some good advice.

[chuckles] You're
a f*ckin' ballbreaker,

Lorena, you know that?

[chuckles] Merry Christmas.

♪ Someday at Christmas ♪

♪ Men won't be boys ♪

♪ Playing with bombs like ♪

♪ Kids play with toys ♪

♪ One warm December ♪

♪ Our hearts will see ♪

♪ A world where men are free ♪

♪ Someday at Christmas ♪

♪ There'll be no w*r ♪

♪ When we have learned ♪

♪ What Christmas is for ♪

♪ When we have found ♪

♪ What life's really worth ♪

♪ There'll be peace on Earth ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Someday all our dreams
will come ♪

Feliz Navidad, Oso.

♪ Someday in a world ♪

♪ Where men are free ♪

♪ Maybe not in time
for you and me ♪

♪ But someday
at Christmas time ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Someday at Christmas ♪

♪ We'll see a land ♪

♪ No hungry children ♪

♪ No empty hand ♪

♪ One happy morning ♪

♪ People will share a world ♪

♪ Where people care ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Someday at Christmas ♪

♪ There'll be no tears ♪

- [laughing]
- ♪ All men are equal ♪

♪ And no man have fears ♪

♪ One shining moment ♪

♪ My heart ran away ♪

♪ From our world today ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Someday all our dreams ♪

♪ Will come to be ♪

♪ Someday in a world ♪

♪ Where men are free ♪

♪ Maybe not in time
for you and me ♪

♪ But someday
at Christmas time ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Someday at Christmas ♪

♪ Man will not fail ♪

♪ Love will be God ♪

♪ And love will prevail ♪

♪ Someday a new world ♪

♪ That we can start ♪

♪ With hope in every heart ♪

♪ Oh, yeah ♪

♪ Someday all our dreams ♪

♪ Will come to be
Every heart ♪

♪ Someday in a world
where men are free ♪

♪ Someday ♪

♪ At Christmas ♪

♪ Time ♪