04x09 - Sleeping Dogs

[bunniefuu]

He's bringing cocaine
iinto the United States

to fight an illegal w*r, and
we're supposed to protect him?

We have to get
this reporter under control.

If we don't stop this,
there is no tomorrow.

If your story is true...

A government agency waging
an illegal w*r,

dealing dr*gs...

Well, then you of all people
should know that there's nothing

they won't do
to k*ll that story.

Need to be begging
for forgiveness,

all the sh*t
you done put us through.

I'm gonna step
in front of the b*llet,

like I always have,

to keep y'all safe.

Now let me get us out of this,

like I got us out of every
other m*therf*cking thing else!

When I tell
you that I'm-a k*ll Leon

and Franklin for what
they did to your baby,

I mean that.

How's your brother doing?

Uh, what made you think of him?

I just know he was transferred
from cya to chino, right?

Wonder how he's getting along.

You saw who it was, right?

It was that little girl's mama.

The minute
I finish sitting with her,

we're gonna get
these m*therf*ckers.

They got Louie.

And just so you know,

Jerome and his folks

talking a lot of sh*t.

Gonna come at you tonight.

Let 'em come.

They funeral.

Hey, t.

How long you been playing me?

Me and my girls

was out at the red onion
for my birthday.

Was having a good time,

doing our thing,
when drew comes in.

I didn't remember him
at first, but...

But he remembered you.

That you and me had our thing
back in the day.

Said y'all was cool now.

Partners.

Few weeks later,
he shows up at the shop.

Figured he was trying
to get some, you know.

Turns out
he had an offer for me.

Pay you to find my plug.

A hundred grand.

He showed me the money.

Life-changing sh*t.

And all you had to do was

slither up to me...

Play me for a f*cking fool,

like I never meant sh*t to you.

That was a long time ago.

But since you went there,

I remember
I was real important to you

until you got what you wanted,

and then you was off
to the next best thing.

I was a f*cking kid, T.

And now you ain't.

And neither am I.

So I told drew I'd do it.

I went to your auntie's
for new year's and I saw you.

And we talked.

And I remembered why I fell
for you in the first place.

I went home, called drew,
told him I was out.

That's a cute story.

But I don't see how it gets us
to where we are right now.

Why you think?

Because drew wasn't having it.

Turned that carrot to a stick.

Said he'd k*ll me and Julius.

When I refused...

...He had a grip
of Compton n*gg*s

jump my baby brother, b*at him
half to death... he almost d*ed

in the penitentiary

All alone...
f*ck was I supposed to do?

You were supposed to come to me!

You were supposed
to tell me the truth.

And if I had?

I'm supposed to believe
you would've forgave me?

From what I hear, you ain't
big on mercy these days.

Well, I guess we'll never know.

Sup?

f*ck, all right.
Uh, keep him there.

All right?

f*ck. Uh, k-keys.

What's going on?

Stay with her.

I'll be back.

The f*ck is you doing here?!

I paged him.

Paged him?

Man up, n*gga.

Man up.

Man up, nephew, come on.

Unc, I want the m*therf*ckers
who sh*t Louie as bad as you do.

Okay? I do,
but we got to be smart.

God invented Uzis
so n*gg*s ain't got to be smart.

Manboy knows what happened.

Knows you.

He gonna be waiting for you.

Go down there now,
they gonna be ready.

They gonna k*ll you

and everybody who's dumb enough
to go with you.

We good.

You been wrong at every turn.

I'm done following.

We good.

Tanosse's been working
with manboy.

Playing me...

All of us, for months.

How the f*ck does that feel?

Ain't so fun when the rabbit
got the g*n, huh?

- But we got it now, unc.
- Yeah.

We can use Tanosse...
Feed manboy bad intel,

get the drop on his ass,
set his ass up.

You'll get your revenge,
but our way, not his.

I'm tired of you
f*cking plotting.

This ain't easy, but it
ain't got to be complicated.

Yeah, well...

Come on, let's ride.

Ah. Can't let you do this.

You got two seconds
to get out my way, man.

This what you want?

So be it. Come on.

Hey, y'all ain't got
to do this sh*t.

No, you stay right where you at.

Yeah? Come on, boy.

Come on. Come on!

Come on. What's up?

You want some more?!

You stay the f*ck down!

Yeah.

When your sister...

Huh, and your wife...

Ask me what I did to stop you...

...I'm-a tell 'em
I did everything I could.

Come on!

Hmm?!

Come on!

You a stubborn m*therf*cker.

I'm sorry about Louie.

But you should know,
everything that went down

happened because of khadijah,
not manboy.

- I already told 'em, t.
- I swear,

I never gave him any information
that would put y'all at risk...

Make the f*cking phone call.

Five crips in a cutlass
times two, you buster.

Man, you be cheatin'.

n*gga, my money long
as rosecrans.

The f*ck I'm-a cheat
your broke ass for?

- Yeah, yeah.
- Yeah, count 'em up and wash them dishes, n*gga.

Pencil-lookin' m*therf*cker.

All right.

Better have some good news
for me.

Franklin's agreed
to take you to the plug.

Yeah, you already said that.

Yeah, I know...

I meant he's ready
to actually take you.

In person.

You never did
tell me how you finally

managed to get this sh*t done.

You told me to, so I did.

Yeah, I've been telling you
that for a while.

What changed?

Well, if you really want
to know the truth...

I do.

It was... Louie getting sh*t.

Franklin was over here talking

about how he could either go
to w*r and people would just

keep dying or y'all could
just work together.

I mean, come on,
you know Franklin.

He gonna always do
what's best for business.

How Jerome feel about that?

They got into it.

But eventually Jerome realized

he ain't trying
to go to w*r either.

Where he want to meet at?

Under a bridge by some arches.

Said you'd know it.

I know the place.

Tell him
me and mine'll be there.

You okay?

Mm-hmm.

You sure about this?

On in five, four,

three, two...

Welcome to co-intelpro,

where we give you the real
about the deal.

This morning we have
a very special guest.

I'm sure you all read her
expl*sive article in the herald

about the CIA's involvement
in the south central drug trade.

Let's give a big co-intelpro
welcome to Irene Abe.

"A-be." Irene Abe.

Thanks for having me, Jamal.

Thank you for
your courage, sister.

Finally,

someone on the inside
with some real credibility

is speaking the truth.

What you read was
the first article

in a three-part series.

The CIA shut down
the second article and g...

Got me fired.

See, that's when you
know you're onto something.

Now you here, on air.

We can't drop
the article for you,

but what is it that you want
the people to know?

Especially folks who think
these accusations

- are on the fringe of some sort of...
- We've got hard proof

of the players involved here,

including the real name
and the alias

of the CIA officer at the,
at the heart of this thing.

Okay.

How about you lay it on us?

Um...

Unlike our government,

I'm not in this
to get Americans k*lled.

The CIA knows this is true,
that they're exposed.

If they don't formally
acknowledge these accusations

and announce
an internal investigation,

I will be back on this show

and airing his real name
for the world to hear.

Mm.

Sister Irene bringing the heat.

Heads need to roll.

What's happening in
our community is a travesty.

And I won't rest until
there is real accountability.

sh*t.

The revolution may not
be televised,

but it's damn sure on the radio.

We'll be right back...

I know you in there.

I can smell the pink oil
out here.

What's up?

Wh-what you doing here?

Franklin probably waiting
on you.

bitch, you set me up.

f*ck you. No, I didn't.

You a g*dd*mn lie.

So you know what I'm-a do?

Bring your ass over here.

I'm-a k*ll you

and then your
bitch-ass boyfriend.

f*ck!

- Well...
- Guess he didn't believe her.

No.

Turn the f*ck around.

f*ck you think you going?

Over there.

Huh?

We all clear.

How'd you know
I was gonna be here?

You was always smart, drew.

Just not as smart
as you thought you were.

Y'all sorry, you know that?

Each one weaker than the last.

Jerome... his nephew's bitch.

Nephew p*ssy-whipped
by some trick

that's taking orders from me.

Lil' Leon...

My sister carved
your main homey up

like a f*cking Christmas ham

and you ain't do sh*t.

You think you gonna make it
out of this?

That these n*gg*s...

They won't turn on you?

Finish him off. Let's roll out.

Yeah, finish me off, Franklin.

Look me in my eyes

and take my life.

You a real...

n*gga always talked too much.

Call the police.

Report a robbery.

You stabbed him,
then you sh*t him.

I'll make sure
your brother's straight...

...But you gonna wear this.

And as for
them bodies outside...

You a good liar.

Sure you'll figure
something out.

Saint k*lled drew.

Stupid m*therf*cker.

I told him not to push
on trying to get to that plug.

That n*gga don't listen
to nobody. Ah!

Man, what the f*ck
wrong with you?!

Where you going?

♪Is to have
all young men dressed in uniform ♪

♪ Postmen, policemen
and all milkmen, too... ♪

Well, I ain't about
to f*ck up my pedicure

for no bill collector.

♪ I like my men in uniform... ♪

Hello?

Yo.

I'm upping the bounty.

How much?

Double.

You gonna have to get
that hate out your heart.

If it was me that got k*lled,

would you forgive?

Ah...

You okay?

You should see the other guy.

You mean Jerome?

She know everything?

Including
khadijah and them is next.

You got a plan?

We was gon' use Tanosse,
but she's out now.

Baby, you don't worry about

none of this right now,
okay, baby girl?

You just rest up.

You call black diamond
and Dallas.

f*ck is in your iv, sherm?

You offer 'em more money,

they'll take you to khadijah.

That's a good idea.

They the reason why she in this
m*therf*cker in the first place.

And that's exactly why
it'll work.

Ain't gotta be
they best friends. Right?

We'll use 'em
to get to khadijah,

convince 'em we for real,

then we do what we gotta do.

We'll get your money.

Always have an exit plan.

Watch your back,

'cause they don't care
about you.

I'm used to it, amigo.

How is she?

She holding on.

Where's Franklin?

Guess y'all planning on

getting yourselves put in beds
next to hers, or worse.

You never did
understand this, right?

Me?

Why I did what I did.

Jerome, I understand more now
than I ever did before.

Why you hustled.

You had to get money,
but... More your respect.

Feel some kind of promise.

I fell into it, too.

Franklin didn't get
into this hustle

because he saw what you had.

He did it because he saw
what I didn't.

And I... Bought into his dream.

I thought we could all
make it out okay.

You're my baby brother.

And I love you.

And...

Jerome, if I have done wrong
in the past, I'm sorry.

I won't ever
tell you what to do again.

I just hope you can make it out
before it's too late.

Hmm.

what the f*ck, d?

You better learn to knock before
you get your head blown off.

What?

Oh.
It's a girl out here.

Say she got a business
proposition for y'all.

Who?

Wanda bell.

Her name Wanda.

- Wanda, that you?
- Hell yeah.

Let her in, tish.

Damn.
Y'all done came up.

sh*t, I'm trying to be
like y'all.

Wanda, don't nobody want to see

that rusty ass on no pole.

I ain't talking about
no stripping.

I'm here on some real business.

I know where Leon at.

Don't you still love that n*gga?

A'ight.
I ain't gonna lie.

I did.

But I took a b*llet for his ass,

and you know that no-good n*gga
didn't give a f*ck.

In the hospital
I realized I had two options.

I could either
sit there and feel stupid,

or I could get some
m*therf*cking revenge.

See what page I'm on?

But revenge don't pay the rent,
so when all this sh*t play out,

I'm-a need a piece
of that bounty.

You know where he at right now?

Mushrooms are by far

my favorite psychedelic.

All natural.

Don't need to light them,
to snort them.

They're familiar.
Intimate.

Goes down easier on a slice.

Hmm?

What do you expect from me?

We've talked about this.

It's a miracle you lasted
as long as you did.

I'll be around
a little while longer.

After that, you'll...

Be introduced
to a new point of contact.

What does that mean...

You're gonna be in town
for a little while longer?

You learn nothing, huh?

Trying to clean this up
will only hurt you.

The job will never be finished.

There'll always be another w*r,

another loose end to snip.

If you really
want to stay involved...

There are other ways.

You're smart, you're connected,

you know my business.

And it seems to me, as of now,
you're unemployed.

Look.

You gave everything
to your country.

I know how it is.

You bought into the dream.

It's time to cash in
on the reality.

Appreciate the offer, man.

I'll let you know.

This where Leon at?

Yep.

This the spot.

He and that ho
in that room right there.

Just got to wait on him
to come out.

How you know what room they in?

'Cause I followed them.

How you follow them
if you ain't got no car?

My homegirl drove me.

Sh...

Told you we should've never
trusted Wanda's ass.

- Get your ass out...
- No...

Take another step and I'm-a blow

- this bitch head off.
- Lee.

You ain't say nothing
about no g*n to my head.

All right.

Y'all ain't got to hurt Wanda.
We just want to talk.

- Yeah, right.
- You must be out your damn mind.

This ain't what it look like.

Ain't no hard feelings.

We know it wasn't personal
with Louie.

Y'all was just chasing money.

Right? Well, the good news is
we got more money than god.

So why not work with us?

We don't work for n*gg*s.

Then work with us.

Until you get what you want

and Jerome
f*cking kills us, right?

You can't tell me
he ain't still mad about Louie.

Oh, he's mad.

But he understands the game.

What we're offering y'all
is a home.

Y'all got to be tired
of being free agents.

Out here in the jungle.

Only able to eat what you k*ll.

You f*ck with us,
you'll be on call.

But you ain't got
to scramble for every meal.

I'm offering y'all
full-time employment.

Stability.

Hold up. How you gonna offer
these b*tches a job before me?

Wanda, you already
working with us.

What the f*ck
you think you doing right now?

Hey!

Y'all got one chance
to come out the cold.

You turn this down,
you gonna be on the other side,

and y'all asses
ain't gonna want that.

Plenty more
where that came from.

f*ck it.

What you need us to do?

- Yeah.
- Damn, babe, why you ain't get

- the name-brand q-tips?
- Yeah, all right.

These ain't about sh*t.

Black diamond and Dallas,
they got Leon.

What's up?
You coming?

If you can't get with this,

then we ain't got
sh*t else to discuss.

Khadijah.

Khadijah!

I don't suppose
that's all about me, is it?

m*therf*cker.

Can I sit?

Wow, you know, after
that radio interview of yours,

my boss was...

Not exactly thrilled.

That was the idea, assh*le.

I want you to know
that I'm sorry

for what happened.

What I did.

I just thought
that it's what I had to.

I thought I was doing
the right thing.

No. Stop.
What... What is this?

What-what are you doing?

You want to scare me some more?
Because it won't work.

They're cutting me out.

I'm done.

Said things got a little messy,

so they're gonna
toss me off the ship

I built from scratch
with my bare f*cking hands.

And whatever it is
you think of me,

I have sacrificed everything

for this mission.

For their mission.

I feel no pity for you.

You get no absolution from me,
if that's what you want.

I'm not looking for anything,

I just wanted
to give you something.

You have your tape recorder?

They think they can f*ck me?

Think they can toss me aside?

f*ck them.

I want it all.
From the beginning.

Think I'm gonna
need a drink first.

- You want another one?
- Whiskey. Neat.

Uh, two jamesons, please. Neat.

You got it.

There you go.

Okay.

I'm ready when you are.

My name is Teddy McDonald,

and I'm an officer with the
central intelligence agency.

In summer of ' , I was
approached by Alejandro usteves.

He's a Nicaraguan national.
He's also a CIA asset.

It's not personal.

Look, whatever
the f*ck they giving you,

I'll triple it.

Triple ain't
even gonna come close.

First my daughter.

Now me?

I just want to apologize.

If I could change sh*t,
I would.

Yeah, but you can't.

And now I'm gonna haunt you

for the rest
of your f*cking life.

Look, I'm trying
to give you an out here.

- Just take it.
- n*gga, f*ck you.

Why I gotta be
the bigger person?

Huh?

Why the f*ck I gotta
turn the other cheek?

f*ck!

What's wrong?
You didn't even have to do that.

Leon...

Let's go.

Leon.

Come on.

Let her go, man.

Come on.
Come on.

Sorry.

Don't touch me.

I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

I'm just...

Just trying
to make sure you're okay.

I'm fine.
It's these f*cking shoes.

Why don't we just
call you a cab.

I said I'm fine.

This... This doesn't make you
a good person, you know?

It doesn't make up
for what you've done.

I know.

I just don't really know
what else to do at this point.

So if you need anything more,

you know where to find me.

Good night.

How long before you leave?

I ain't going nowhere.

What about top notch
and the passports?

No, that was for us,
but if you're not with me,

then I ain't going.

Just came to check on you.

See if there was
anything I could do.

I am so tired, alton.

What are you doing?

What happened to you?

What the f*ck
are you doing here?

I came to check on your mother.

n*gga, that ain't
your job no more.

The driver has been identified

as local news reporter
Irene Abe,

formerly of
the herald examiner.

Thank you,
Julie. This story is developing,

so we'll follow it
if we hear anything further.

The financial crisis for
American farmers continues...

I'll be right back.

How you doing?

Good. Saw on the
news what happened with Irene.

Yeah, no, don't drink and drive.

That all there was to it?

I didn't come here
to talk about Irene.

What did you come here
to talk about?

Ask you what we're gonna
do about your father.

LAPD sources have
confirmed that Ms. Abe was

indeed under the influence,

and it is being classified as
a fatal drunk driving accident.

Mothers against drunk driving
spoke out strongly,

Expressing sympathy
for her family

and pointing out...