Look, man, you come in here acting like Moses,
but me and mine--we ain't wandering around the desert
with your ass no more.
Well, you gonna die of thirst without me then, partner.
Got to stop putting money into Greeny's pockets
and bet on yourself
You different.
I'm from Child Protective Services.
I'm here to ensure he's in a safe environment.
Look, we're responsible parents, all right?
Those three-letter folks, they have a track record
for ruining Black families.
Letting you walk away, it's one of my biggest regrets.
[Bryant] Why don't you just tell me
what the fuck I got to do and let's get on with it?
You could escort a shipment I got coming.
If you want your flight to land smoothly,
you need to find a ship that can hide in plain sight.
- [gunshot] - [grunts]
- [gunshots] - [grunting]
[Greeny] Don't you ever forget your place, a'ight?
I run the show. You hear me?
I run the motherfucking show!
What the fuck? What the fuck is--
[Meech] You fucking snake.
I don't talk to basura.
You fucked Boom's esposa.
You want Demetri? You take your ass to Atlanta.
He's with Ty's crew.
Demetri es... muy rápido.
How much, uh, to start?
Two fifty?
[Kid Frost's "La Raza"]
♪ ♪
♪ Raza, raza ♪
♪ ♪
♪ The foreign tongue I'm Speaking is known as Calo ♪
♪ Y sabes que loco ♪
[in Spanish]
[in English] You think that's impressive,
wait till you see how I stack your money
when the first shipment arrives.
♪ You're so cool That I'ma call you a culo ♪
♪ You're just a peewee You can't get none ever ♪
[coughing]
You good, Loco?
[in Spanish]
[Javier, in Spanish]
[in English] Let me talk to him.
♪ ♪
I speak English.
You want your money up front or later?
[person] Later is fine.
[Meech] No doubt. Give me the details.
♪ ♪
Okay.
Yeah.
- [Loco] ¿Qué dijo? - We good. Muy bueno.
[in Spanish]
[in English] See, the Feds,
they don't give you no work without dinero.
We got nothing to lose and everything to gain.
[in Spanish]
[in English] First shipment, Macomb Airport in Detroit.
I'm gonna send my brother Tee over there to pick up.
No, no, no.
[in Spanish]
[in English] Demetri go.
♪ ♪
Okay.
I'll go, Loco.
♪ ♪
[R&B music plays]
♪ ♪
- [Angel] Enjoying the view? - Can't even lie. I kind of was.
Hey, you got my sweatshirt on?
- [sighs] It was on the floor. - [chuckles]
Whatever.
Man, what you doing?
Where you going? Why you packing?
It's your space. I don't want to be in the way.
Man, come on, I told you to stay here as long as you want.
Mi casa es su casa.
♪ ♪
It's pretty.
I ain't never had a real home, just a backpack.
Made it this far by making sure
everything I had could fit in it.
A tree's got roots, and I got legs, so...
Angel, you ain't talking
about hustling dudes no more, are you?
You done with that shit.
What am I supposed to do, Meech?
Use your God-given talent, keep dancing,
and hold your head high.
Look, from now on, you making all your money.
You're not giving shit to nobody else.
I need to go out of town for a few,
but I'm gonna leave some guys here to watch the house.
- Well, where are you going? - To the D on some business.
What if Greeny comes by looking for me?
He's not, trust me.
Make sure you safe.
Well, I guess I should give you something to miss, then.
[Meech] Hold on.
♪ ♪
♪ Your love is where it's at ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Girl, I need you More than that ♪
♪ Your love is where it's at ♪
♪ ♪
[indistinct chatter]
Well, damn, them cravings is really kicking in, huh?
Yeah, I guess.
[sighs]
Look, Wanda, for real, all this CPS stuff,
it's gonna work itself out.
- I'm really scared, Tee. - [Terry] I know.
You just really have to trust me.
Terry, trust ain't the word when it comes to you.
But... [sighs]
...I guess I just got to have faith
it'll all work out, right?
I promise you...
ain't no one gonna fuck with our family, all right?
[Roland] Tee, come on, man.
She already pregnant.
We don't need y'all making another baby up in this bitch.
[Lawanda] Ha ha, very funny.
Fuck you, Roland.
Yo! Yo!
Hey, when is that shipment coming in?
You know, some of our clients are getting antsy.
Yo, can we just chill on that for a second?
Just deal me a good hand, please.
♪ ♪
[door opens, bell rings]
[Hoop] Is that--
Yo, the king has returned!
[laughter, indistinct chatter]
Rollie Rol.
[Roland] Hey, Meechie Motherfucker Meech.
- [Meech] You know that. - What?
[grunts]
My mama told me you was looking out for her while I was gone.
I appreciate that, dawg, for real.
Ain't no thang. She family.
You know that. How little man been doing?
Man, he doing good, man.
Thanks for the gift you got him.
Little man already fitted in Gucci thanks to Uncle Meech.
You know that ain't nothing, man.
Hey, y'all know y'all need four people to play spades, right?
Let's get it. How my boy Duffy doing?
Crazy as a motherfucker--always trying to jump on somebody ass.
[Sterl scoffs] That sound like that nigga.
[Terry] What the fuck is going on? Oh, shit.
[Meech] Damn, One-Eye Terry.
Can you pretend to be happy to see your brother for a minute?
I'm only here for a limited amount of time.
Why you got all these goddamn baby pictures up of me, nigga?
I can't even tell that's me.
Demetrius, why are you here?
[Meech] Nigga, what's your problem?
Yo, cut me some slack.
This--this CPS shit really been stressing me out, man.
I'm gonna keep it real with you.
- I think Markisha called CPS. - No, Markisha did not.
Them niggas need to stop saying that.
- How you know? - In fact, she's helping me.
She's trying to hook me up with a judge who can help.
God, I don't want to talk about it no more, all right?
Shipment coming tomorrow, Macomb Airport.
Okay, it's about damn time. What was the holdup?
Javier was nervous about the pilots,
but I need you running distro.
You know Loco don't trust your ass already.
He don't want you making the trip.
Why the fuck not?
First impression's everything, nigga,
and you already fucked that up.
Okay, so let me get this straight.
You're going to drive all the way to Macomb,
in an area that's whiter than Wonder Bread,
with 250 keys and no fucking driver's license?
I don't need a driver's license to drive 250 keys, nigga.
I'm not pulling over, period.
Not only can the cops hem you up,
but now you got Bryant to be on the watch-out for.
That nigga just linked with crazy-ass Henrietta,
who's not a fan of me neither.
So is it still worth the fucking risk?
Loco saved my life, Tee.
This is our first delivery with him.
I can't fuck this up, or this falls back on me.
So, yes, fuck, yes, the risk is worth the reward.
[dramatic music plays]
I know Hoop getting his ass kicked.
- [Hoop] Hell, nah. - [person] Hell, yeah.
[Older Terry] What people forget
about the "Parable of the Prodigal Son"
is that it's about two brothers.
One brother lost, and the other returns.
And with Meech back, he was calling the shots
like he was the king of the D again.
He might've been willing to take chances that I wasn't,
but this time,
I couldn't tell if he was just careless as fuck
or a mastermind in the making.
[people shouting]
[Charlie] ♪ I got everything On the line ♪
♪ Out here I'm on the grind ♪
♪ Trying to get mine ♪
♪ At least you could Wish me luck ♪
♪ A nigga move the weight ♪
♪ Trying to get the cake ♪
♪ I'm in and out of state ♪
♪ At least you could Wish me luck ♪
♪ Too many niggas fake ♪
♪ It's hard to tell a snake ♪
♪ One more flip And I'm straight ♪
♪ At least you could Wish me luck ♪
♪ I don't go hand to hand ♪
♪ It go gram after gram ♪
♪ Yeah, holla at me, man ♪
♪ At least you could Wish me luck ♪
♪ Too many niggas fake ♪
♪ It's hard to tell a snake ♪
♪ One more flip And I'm straight ♪
♪ At least you could Wish me luck ♪
[50 Cent] ♪ The D's ain't that good ♪
♪ These niggas is ratting ♪
♪ They tell them What's going on ♪
♪ That's how they know What's happening ♪
♪ I'm riding With the top down ♪
♪ Trunk full of yola ♪
♪ Ghetto pharmaceutical ♪
♪ I move that Coca-Cola ♪
♪ Thousand grams of pure ♪
♪ Though I fuck With the weirdos ♪
♪ They snort away the pain ♪
♪ Bang their dope In their vein ♪
♪ Shorty crying Christmas ain't coming ♪
♪ Her pop's locked up ♪
♪ When it hurts the worst ♪
♪ Your ace find out She knocked up ♪
♪ Welfare ain't an option ♪
♪ When the Feds Come knocking ♪
♪ It's all fucked up So wish me luck ♪
[Charlie] ♪ At least You could wish me luck ♪
♪ A nigga move the weight ♪
♪ Trying to get the cake ♪
♪ I'm in and out of state ♪
♪ At least you could Wish me luck ♪
♪ Too many niggas fake ♪
♪ It's hard to tell a snake ♪
♪ One more flip And I'm straight ♪
♪ At least you could Wish me luck ♪
♪ I don't go hand to hand ♪
♪ It go gram after gram ♪
♪ Yeah, holla at me, man ♪
♪ At least you could Wish me luck ♪
♪ Too many niggas fake ♪
♪ It's hard to tell a snake ♪
♪ One more flip And I'm straight ♪
♪ At least you could Wish me luck ♪
♪ Wish me luck ♪
♪ At least you could Wish me luck ♪
♪ Oh, yeah, wish me luck ♪
♪ Wish me luck ♪
♪ All you got to do Is wish me luck, yeah ♪
[soft music plays]
♪ ♪
[sighs]
I miss you, Che Che.
Hey.
♪ ♪
When they say the universe works in mysterious ways,
I was hoping they weren't talking about you.
I just wanted to see for myself if you were okay.
Well, you must have been transporting
something pretty important to have the PA Boys
and BMF following you.
I came back to save you. I didn't have to, but I did.
Fuck you, Bryant.
What do you want? A thank-you?
I'm gonna find out what kind of bullshit you're up to,
and when I do, I'm slapping a full report on Garr's desk.
When you write that report,
make sure you add in your confession
how you helped me replace two bricks of cocaine
with synthetic Benzos.
♪ ♪
Tampering with evidence is still a fireable offense.
And I know how much
that fucking piece of tin means to you.
I already swapped out the fake shit with real shit...
after I found Saint's stash next to his body.
Yeah, I learned a thing or two working with your scurvy ass.
Well...
then you know better than anybody
how far we'll go for our families.
♪ ♪
So whatever it is you think I'm doing...
♪ ♪
...just know I'm doing it all to protect my son.
♪ ♪
[Meech] You getting so big, Zoe.
You looking more and more like your mama
every time I see you.
I miss her so much.
Me too, but trust me, she's so proud
of the young lady you're becoming.
I think I want to be a lawyer like Mama when I get older.
- Yeah? - Mm-hmm.
You know I got you, whatever you need.
And I'm gonna make sure
that I pay for the best college in the world for you to go to.
I want you to always know I got you and Tee Tee for life.
Ain't that right, baby girl?
Oh, man, we got to clean up that mess.
[upbeat music plays]
[indistinct chatter]
♪ ♪
Ooh, let's go. Let's fucking go.
Give me them dice. Give me them dice.
♪ ♪
Mm. Give me them dice back.
Here.
Judge Darnell...
Boom did a lot of favors to help you out, right?
[sighs]
Miss Taylor, your husband is now a convicted drug dealer
and not somebody I want to be helping.
Well, I'm not talking about for Boom.
I'm talking about for a friend.
He's in some trouble with CPS,
and we were hoping you could make it go away.
You realize this is an election year, right?
Mm-hmm.
I need friends in high places, not low ones.
Well, he's a small-business owner
with deep ties in the community.
You know, the kind of influence
that could help you with re-election.
[clears throat] Fuck!
Ain't that a bitch.
[Terry] Look, all my earnings are yours
if you help my family out.
I got CPS coming to the restaurant tomorrow,
and I just need everything to go well.
♪ ♪
Judge, this ain't the kind of man
you should get caught in bed with.
Would hate for you to disappoint me.
[Judge Darnell] We just rolling some dice.
I'm heading out. [sighs]
Oh. Now, what is a woman as fine as you
doing with a motherfucker who still wets the bed?
- Excuse me? - Watch it, bitch.
Hey, don't talk when the grown folks is talking.
I know you fucked with my shipment.
If it weren't for the house rules,
I'd slit your throat right here, right now.
[chuckles] As for you,
holla if you trying to get that back cracked like a glow stick.
Get the fuck out my face.
Shit, get the fuck on my face.
[dramatic music plays]
[The Winans' "Ain't No Need to Worry"]
♪ ♪
[Lucille] Anybody home?
Hello?
♪ What the night Is gonna bring ♪
Hey.
How was work?
You know, paradise as usual.
[chuckles] I fixed you a plate.
It's down there whenever you're ready to eat.
Really?
Thank you.
♪ ♪
You're welcome.
♪ ♪
- You got funny aim. - You got funny timing.
I appreciate you telling me
everything you know about Terry and BMF.
Now I got something to tell you.
Meech is back in town.
Wow.
Something big going down for him to be back.
Mm, he must be trying to expand outside of Michigan.
Making it a great opportunity to strike.
He could be spread too thin.
You got a time and place?
No.
That's where you come in.
Okay. I can run surveillance.
What's your play?
One of us will follow the shipment to their stash house,
where my guys will ambush the weight
and kill every single motherfucker on sight.
When it's all said and done,
I'm gonna mount Tee's head on my dart board.
[chuckles, scoffs]
This will take BMF off the map.
My father won't have any choice but to respect me.
[dart thuds]
Listen, I ain't interested
in getting in the middle of whatever the fuck going on
between you and your pops.
- He's always had my back. - [scoffs] Must be fucking nice.
Yo, parents just want what's best for they kids.
We just got a funny way of showing it sometimes.
This shit needs to go smoothly.
Would hate to have to pull your kid's protection.
[dramatic music plays]
♪ ♪
[telephone ringing]
[person] Ecorse station. Can I help you?
[Jin] Hey, Cobie. Any luck with Kutz?
Garr said that if we keep putting points
up on the board, he'll consider reinstating me to DRANO.
Oh, well, I gave Kutz the royal treatment--
cigarettes and an ice cream.
I didn't take him
for a strawberry shortcake kind of guy.
Wait a minute. Hold on.
Are you telling me that my entire career
hangs in the balance over ice cream?
Sometimes it's a popsicle.
But do you know how many confessions I've gotten
by giving a suspect ice cream?
Everybody loves ice cream.
Not me. Lactose intolerant.
So did you break Kutz?
Sadly, he lawyered up.
Rather do the time than to snitch on his beloved PAs.
I was gonna nail him for Saint's murder
and prove that he was the one who carried out the hit
for Terry Flenory.
Well, now, for the good news.
[Jin] Oh, thank goodness.
[chuckles] A patrol unit found a torched ambulance
and uncovered a partial VIN number.
Could it be the ambulance
that we were following in that chase?
It could be.
It was sold at a car auction to a guy named Lenny Edwards.
And did you get an address?
He's listed several different residencies.
Well, let's go do some door knocking.
♪ ♪
[vehicle approaching]
♪ ♪
[Meech] Are you Captain Ian? I'm Meech, Loco's dude.
We spoke on the phone, remember?
[Ian] Let's make this quick.
Okay.
Damn, that's a big-ass plane.
A Cessna can't exactly carry 2,500 bricks.
Wait, what?
2,500?
Javier told me it was only supposed to be 250.
Nope, Javier said 2,500.
Go take a look for yourself.
♪ ♪
Oh, shit.
[Ian] I'm also gonna need a lift to my hotel.
I'm wheels up in 24 hours.
♪ ♪
[cell phone ringing]
Hello?
[Meech] Tee, the recipe got fucked up, man.
We accidentally got ten times more eggs in it.
Wait, what? What--what do you mean ten?
We don't have enough pans.
Shit got lost in translation, man.
[Terry] W-what's the point of an interpreter
if he can't fucking speak English?
Nigga, we can't worry about that right now.
Right now we need more busboys and cooks
at all our restaurants.
I already got busboys flying in from Atlanta.
We don't have no time for shit, Tee.
We got 24 hours to sell these eggs
and get the cook his money.
Demetrius, we do not have the setup.
We ain't got no choice, nigga.
We gonna have to slash the prices
to meet the deadline, period, point blank.
But we'll barely make a profit.
[Meech] Nigga, it don't matter.
Something is better than nothing.
Call all your boys from Ohio and Lansing
and tell them we need to call a meeting.
No. No, I-I can't do that.
I got CPS coming to the restaurant any minute.
I'm not about to risk losing Terry Jr.
because of their fuck-up.
Nigga, this is do or die.
It's called hustling for a fucking reason.
[cell phone beeps]
- This fucking nigga. - [cell phone beeps]
[door closes]
[Meech] Yo, my man.
Trying to make some extra dough?
No, I'm good.
Hold on, hold on, man.
Look, all I need to do is use your truck for the night.
I'm gonna bring it right back here,
parked in the same spot, full tank of gas.
Key's in the ignition.
Hey, you seen me?
Seen who?
♪ ♪
[video game announcer] Fight.
[grunting on TV]
[Breeze] Nikki's not good.
- It's stuck. - It's okay.
That's, like, the third time you lost.
- Whatever. - You need to put that away.
It's okay. You just don't know how to play it.
Yes, I do.
I'm gonna teach you how to play it.
- No, you don't. - You don't teach nobody.
You just tried to show me you playing, and you lost.
But that's what you said to do.
- [Lucille] Nicole. - [door closes]
- What--what is going on? - [Nicole] What? Nothing.
- Where is your father? - Pops is still at work.
I'm sure you all need to be home by the time
the streetlights come on.
So goodbye, everyone.
Ooh.
- Bye, Nicole. - [Nicole] Bye.
- [door opens] - [chuckles] Next time
I'll teach you how to handle the joystick better.
- [laughs] - [Lucille] Uh, goodbye, Breeze!
Get home safely.
[Breeze] Thanks for having me.
- [door slams] - Nicole...
you cannot have boys over without my permission.
I told you that my friends were coming over, though.
Yeah, but there is no "boy" in "friends."
Girl, you better fix your face.
Mm, mm, mm. Jesus, give me strength.
[hip-hop music plays]
♪ ♪
[Meech] Yo, you not gonna help?
Hands are full.
♪ Stick 'em up... Get on the ground ♪
♪ And y'all better not panic Better keep it smooth ♪
♪ This is a jack move ♪
♪ Heads down, hands up Don't lose ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Welcome to Los Skanless ♪
♪ Wel--wel--wel-- welcome to Los Skanless ♪
Could you grab me another bag of chips from in there?
Hey, Diesel, I appreciate you coming out here, man.
Meech speaks very highly of you.
No doubt, man.
It feel good to be back home in the D,
even though it's just for a minute.
Look, fellas, we're in an unprecedented time right now.
So we're gonna have to sell
double the amount for half the price.
More like half of half.
Look, we in a flood, not a drought.
So we got to adjust based on weather conditions.
[Terry] Exactly.
BMF has always and will always be known
for having the best product.
So tell everyone that this is a one-time press special.
[bell rings]
Oh, shit, shit.
Look, I need everyone to just fucking play along.
Just--just play along, all right?
All right, so what--what would you, uh, like to order?
Uh, can I get the ribs with the mashed potatoes
- and a grape Faygo? - All right.
Uh, could you hold the onions, please?
Because you forgot that last time.
All right.
[Roland] Let me get a large side salad.
I got to start watching what I eat.
And we'll need separate checks.
[person] Mr. Flenory.
Hey. Excuse me, guys, for a second.
Hey, Miss Murray.
Welcome to my restaurant. It's great to see you.
As you can see, it's a family spot.
It's quaint.
[Terry] Please, have a seat. Make yourself comfortable.
Uh, I don't know if you had a second to check out the menu.
I would recommend our most popular dish.
It's the mac and cheese.
Uh, waiter, take two of those as well.
[sighs]
[dramatic music plays]
[Ian] I need to use the restroom.
Pull in here.
[Meech] Are you serious?
[Ian] It'll just take a minute.
♪ ♪
[Meech] Make it quick.
♪ ♪
[keys click]
Oh, shit.
♪ ♪
[door opens, bells ring]
♪ ♪
[door closes, bells ring]
♪ ♪
[scoffs] What the fuck is Bryant doing here, man?
♪ ♪
Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck.
[sighs] Fucking pick up.
Pick up, pick up, pick up, pick up, pick up, pick up.
[cell phone ringing]
Shit, we got trouble, But I got an idea.
♪ ♪
I see you've made some adjustments.
But over 70% of new restaurants
fail in the first six months.
How will you support your son if this fails?
Well, one thing I would like for you to know about me is...
no matter what happens with this restaurant,
I'll always be a good father.
[Dizz] Waiting on that mac and cheese.
Um, excuse me for a second.
[indistinct chatter]
Yo, if you motherfuckers don't stop playing,
the next plate of ribs is gonna be your fucking ribs.
Shit.
Oh, hey.
You leaving so soon?
We'll be in touch, Mr. Flenory.
Well, thanks for stopping by.
I'll--I'll get that for you.
- [Murray] Thank you. - [Terry] No problem.
You have a good one.
♪ ♪
All right, motherfuckers, this restaurant is closed.
Everyone get the fuck out.
Look, fellas, I'm gonna need y'all
to find every driver that you can.
If there's anyone in the back with a license that can drive,
- you grab them, too. - [indistinct chatter]
Rollie, you gonna hit the road with us, all right?
Okay.
Sterl, we--we appreciate you, man.
We're just gonna need some of your crew and a stash spot.
- That's cool? - Always. Got you.
[Terry] Come on, boys.
♪ ♪
[sighs]
♪ ♪
[door opens, bells ring]
Come on, motherfucker. Come on.
[door closes, bells ring]
♪ ♪
- [van door closes] - God damn, Pilot.
It took you long enough.
[Ian] I had to lay it on thick. Just watch.
♪ ♪
Sir, you mind rolling down your window?
Listen, man, I'm a cop in Ecorse.
You got a badge?
I don't have it on me, but I can show you my card.
Keep your hands where I can see 'em.
- Whoa, whoa, whoa, okay. - Get out of the car.
♪ ♪
Look, man, there's a known drug dealer
in that van with drugs in it.
Oh, really?
Because the pilot said you've been following 'em for miles,
and he was afraid that you were gonna rob 'em.
Rob 'em?
Look here, I'm telling you,
you're profiling the wrong fucking dude.
- This shit registered? - Man, fuck the gun, man.
- [engine turning over] - They're gonna get away.
Hands behind your back.
[Bryant grunting]
♪ ♪
[Meech chuckles] Bryant got to learn not to mess with me.
♪ ♪
[Lucille sighs, exhales sharply]
Charles, you fixing the drywall?
[scoffs] I never thought I'd live to see the day.
I'm just doing what you asked.
Wow.
[grunts]
"If your last name isn't Flenory,
you may not go upstairs."
Well, as a Flenory, I'm not sure where this is coming from,
but I ain't sneaking up no--
No, I'm--Our daughter had boys over unsupervised.
- Who? - Breeze from school.
Oh, I talked to him.
He's a fine young man.
Quiet, the way I like it.
Yeah, you were a fine young man once,
- and look at where that got us. - Ah...
You know, speaking of the past,
I saw that check from Dr. Montclair.
When you were planning on telling me
you two had reconnected?
I know you're not questioning me
after all you done with Mabel.
I'm not looking for a fight.
I'm trying to move forward,
hoping we can be honest with each other.
He's here on rotation at the Downriver Hospital.
I ran into him volunteering at the mobile clinic.
[soft music plays]
Ain't it interesting that a man who was always feeling you
suddenly rolls into town when we separated?
I was being honest, Charles.
You being ridiculous.
Oh, come on, Lucille.
♪ ♪
Your face is really loud right now.
Just say it.
Bryant's not picking up. Called his ass a few times.
I knew I couldn't trust that bald-headed bastard.
End of the day, he's a cop, just like my pops.
Yeah, well, what the fuck are we gonna do
- about BMF's shipment? - Fucking nothing.
Bryant was supposed to be following that shipment.
We ain't got shit on those fuckers.
[dramatic music plays]
♪ ♪
I warned his ass not to fuck with me.
[upbeat hip-hop music plays]
♪ ♪
What up, doe?
[Terry] Hey.
[laughing] Damn.
Yo, what up?
Look, all right, once we unload this,
we're gonna hit the stash spots.
Some of your homies from Atlanta
is gonna be meeting us there.
[Meech] I knew you was gonna figure this shit out.
[Terry] Yeah. How was the drive?
Besides Bryant tailing me, everything was all good.
See, I-I told you to be on the lookout
for that nigga and Henri.
It don't even matter, though, 'cause he got arrested.
- Stop playing. - Nah, for real.
[laughing] Yo, imagine him and his son sharing the same cell.
[both laugh]
[Meech] Man, you fucking stupid as fuck, man.
- I swear to God. - [Terry laughs]
I got the pilot at the hotel.
After we done counting Loco's money,
the pilot will fly it back to Atlanta.
[Terry] Getting all this done in 24 hours is gonna be tight.
Damn straight, but at least everything gonna be in place.
Impressing Loco is priceless.
- [Terry] Right. - [sighs]
- [knock at door] - [Amberson] Mr. Edwards?
Yes?
Hi.
We're Detectives Amberson and Jin.
We want to talk to you about an ambulance
you bought at a car auction.
Um, no, you got the wrong address.
[suspenseful music plays]
♪ ♪
Guess we're getting some hot-fudge sundaes
on the way back.
What the fuck are you talking about?
[detectives chuckle]
See you won't take no for an answer.
You must forget I'm a businesswoman
and an image maker.
You know, one of the many hats that I wear.
[scoffs] True, true.
Boom wasn't shit before he met you.
[laughs] Right.
But what is it about that Flenory kid
that's so important to you?
Well, for one, I don't want to see another Black father
separated from his children due to systematic failures.
Terry is a good man and a good father...
unlike you.
[Judge Darnell] What's this?
Copies of illegal bribes you took from drug dealers.
You know, I was thinking,
if this gets into the wrong hands,
say, like your opponent's,
I don't think your political career could take such a hit.
And don't even think I'm bluffing.
[dramatic music plays]
[softly] I made copies.
[normal voice] Thanks for the drink.
- ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ - ♪ Uh-huh ♪
- ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ - ♪ Uh-huh, uh-huh ♪
♪ This is for my niggas On the block ♪
♪ Strapped with the Glock ♪
♪ Ready to lick shots Crack in they socks ♪
♪ Clocking the fat knot ♪
♪ We out all day It's time to get paid ♪
♪ This is for my niggas On the block ♪
♪ Strapped with the Glock ♪
♪ Ready to lick shots Crack in they socks ♪
♪ Clocking the fat knot ♪
♪ We out all day It's time to get paid ♪
♪ Sunup to sundown ♪
♪ Never put the gun down ♪
♪ You'll catch a beatdown Fronting on Uptown ♪
- ♪ Where you from, son? ♪ - ♪ I'm from Uptown ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah ♪
♪ Where niggas get stomped In the ground ♪
[Older Meech] Hand counting was more accurate than machines.
Tee and I didn't always agree on everything,
but when it came to this, we did.
But even two brothers counting at Godspeed
would still take a whole motherfucking day.
You good?
Never been better.
♪ ♪
[Older Meech] You put the thousand-dollar stacks
with a rubber band in the middle.
Then when you get five of them,
you rubber-band those together on each end.
Once you started to stack them,
they were thicker and higher
than a row of King James Bibles.
♪ ♪
Uh, sit your ass over there.
I'ma teach you how to count that shit.
[Older Meech] We eventually taught everyone to hand-count
and neatly stack the money the way we did.
Tee and I were meticulous. That's why plugs loved us.
Our crew stayed loyal, which is why the whole world
would eventually know our names.
♪ ♪
[Lucille] Hey.
Thank--thank you so much.
I just--uh, I really appreciate you taking the time.
I-I know you're busy.
Anything for you, Lucille. You know that.
Come on in.
I was just worried about Nicole,
because, you know, she's having boys over to the house now.
And, you know, I just--
I-I-I want her to graduate from high school
and--and have better opportunities than I did.
I remember what it was like to be young and in love.
[chuckles] Me too.
[chuckles]
Here you go.
[Lucille] Thank you.
Girl, do you remember how nervous I was at our prom?
- [chuckles] You were not. - [Maurice] Yes, I was.
- [laughing] No. - You looked so damn good.
I remember thinking to myself,
how did a guy like me get so lucky?
[chuckles] Well, I-I was pretty lucky, too.
So...
what does Charles think about Nicole going on birth control?
Well, I wanted a professional opinion first.
- I see. - [Lucille] Mm-hmm.
How is Charles otherwise?
Um...
I mean, he works a lot and--
Did he end up going into music?
I mean, he was such a talented guitarist.
No, he didn't.
I mean, you--you were the only one from our class
who actually achieved what he set out to do.
Well, you know, the meaning of achieving
changes as you get older.
Just 'cause someone's goal looks different
- doesn't mean they fail. - Hmm.
We both know life is full of surprises...
some better than others.
[soft music plays]
Yes, indeed.
♪ ♪
You know, I-I better get out of here.
- Um, I got, uh... - [chuckles] Yes.
[Lucille] ...things to do.
♪ ♪
Always a pleasure seeing you.
Thank you, Reece.
You're welcome, Luce.
♪ ♪
- Yes. - Yep.
♪ ♪
Man, we did it, Tee.
We really livin' in our own American dream, dawg.
You know, the craziest part about all of this
is that we made less on 2,500 than we would have on 500.
And so the fuck what?
Nigga, our reputation's still intact.
We created our own demand with supply.
Nigga, and Loco only hired us 'cause we move fast.
You can't put a price tag on that shit, Tee.
So, moving forward, we can sell weight at any size.
See, you only see the small picture, Tee.
You still watching cartoons while I'm at the movies.
Whatever, nigga.
[Meech] Yeah, ain't nothing like the D,
but Atlanta's still cool.
You should come through sometime.
I don't know, man.
I got to wait till all this CPS shit rolls over.
Well, yo, I'm about to bounce, though.
- I got dinner with Markisha. - No, you not, nigga.
- Fuck you mean? - Nikki made us dinner--
me, Lawanda, Mama, and Pops.
And why the fuck would she tell you and not just call me?
Shit, because I'm still Granny's, Mama's,
and Nikki's favorite.
- Whatever, nigga. - [both chuckle]
See you soon, baby bro.
[airplane engine roaring]
[Terry] 'Kisha, you here?
I'm here, Tee.
Oh, my God.
You look gorgeous.
[Markisha] Thank you.
Hey.
So...
sit down.
I have some news.
[Terry] All right. [exhales deeply]
I was able to meet with Judge Darnell again.
Okay.
And he agreed on a reasonable donation
to make your CPS issue go away.
For real?
Mm-hmm.
- [sighs] - [chuckles]
Thank you so much, for real.
I told you I always got your back.
Now, you might have to put some of his campaign posters
in the restaurant, but--
[laughing] I mean, I don't care.
I would hang up all his little ugly baby pictures
- all around that restaurant. - [laughs]
I really appreciate you coming through.
Of course.
So what fancy restaurant are we going to to celebrate?
About dinner tonight, um, Meech is in town.
Now my folks are throwing a family dinner.
The world does not revolve around Meech.
Nikki really planned it, though.
And I ain't even know about it till now.
You runnin' shit now. I don't know why you don't act like it.
You need to see yourself the way I see you, Tee,
like a fucking boss.
[Terry sighs]
You're right.
Thank you for always believing in me.
Now, look, just 'cause we can't go to dinner tonight...
Mm-hmm.
...don't mean I can't enjoy something first.
[chuckles]
♪ Do the streets love you ♪
♪ Better than I do? ♪
♪ ♪
What in the world is this?
[Lawanda] Oh, Nikki made dinner all by herself.
[Charles] Oh, smells great, baby.
- [baby crying] - What a nice surprise!
- [Charles] Smells mighty fine. - [Lucille] Mmm!
- That's not the only surprise. - [door opens]
- Ooh. - [door closes]
[gasps] Oh, my goodness.
- Meechie! - Mama, I missed you.
[Lucille] I missed you, baby.
- [Meech] Here you go. - Hey.
Oh, my whole family in one room.
[Charles] Mm.
- Pops, how you doing? - [Charles] All right, man.
[indistinct chatter, baby babbling]
- Wanda, you glowing. - [laughs]
Hey, guys, uh, I got some good news, too.
So everything with CPS is starting to work out.
TJ's going to be with us.
- Oh, thank God. - [Nicole] Oh, my goodness.
Whoo, the Lord is just blessing this family.
- [Terry] Yeah. - Mm, mm, mm.
Uh, let's start by saying grace.
- Okay. All right. - [Lucille] Okay.
Dear Heavenly Father, I thank You for blessing this food.
I ask that it goes for the nourishment
of our bodies and souls.
I ask that You help us to come out as a stronger,
healthier, happier family.
[Lucille] Mm.
[Nicole] In Jesus' name, I pray, amen.
Amen.
[all] Amen.
Okay, Nikki, you sound grown now.
- [Charles chuckles] - That's because I am.
Oh, no, you still got a few more years to be a child.
- Don't rush it. - [laughter]
I didn't rush it.
It was the adults around me who rushed me.
That's why I organized this dinner, actually,
because I'm just tired
of everyone's newfound obsession with me.
Nobody even paid attention to me
until Meech and Terry moved out.
I think you're exaggerating a bit, Nicole.
You mean like when you make assumptions
about me and Breeze?
Or when you think that me wearing tampons
is going to make me into a whore,
but Meech and Terry have been having babies
since before they could legally drink.
Meech has two babies by two different women,
and Terry has been messing around with some old Jezebel
while Wanda was pregnant.
Listen, we're being hard on you
because we're trying to protect you.
From what?
Both of my brothers are drug dealers.
And my first boyfriend
got stabbed to death in front of me.
And y'all are getting a divorce
because Pops cheated with Miss Mabel, so...
- Hey, that--that's enough. - Now stop it, Nicole.
I seem to be the only one in this family
who ever really tells the truth.
Pops, you know Mama been making goo-goo eyes at some doctor
at the church's mobile clinic?
How dare you?
Go to your room, Nicole.
Happily.
[dramatic music plays]
[baby cooing]
♪ ♪
Well, that went very well.
Don't try to make me laugh.
[distant siren wailing]
Come on, Nikki, talk to me.
Everybody keeps asking me if Breeze is my boyfriend.
Honestly, I don't even--
I'm afraid to even have a boyfriend
'cause I don't want him to end up like Darius.
♪ ♪
[sighs] Nikki, I--
I still feel terrible about that.
Then why you keep doing this?
Why don't you just get out?
I made a pact with myself a long time ago
that I would never let nobody dictate my life
or tear our family apart.
All I want...
is for everybody to just stop putting
their bad behavior on me.
Sometimes I wish y'all would just leave me alone.
Trust me, I know what you mean.
When I was here, I felt like I was suffocating, too.
You saying I should run away?
Hell, no.
I'm just saying that when it was me, I had to bounce.
But you can't go nowhere.
But I promise you,
I'm gonna be a better big brother, okay?
I love you, Nikki.
I love you, too, Meechie.
[knock at door]
Is it too late?
No.
No, not at all. [stammers, chuckles]
I practically live here.
- Please come in. - Reece...
- Look, I was going to-- - I just wanted to--
Listen, I-I-I have not been completely honest with you.
Charles and I are separated.
And--and i-it's all new.
And I just been trying to navigate everything
with the kids and-- and all that.
And--and ever since we reconnected, it just feels so--
Right.
Yes.
♪ ♪
And maybe God is closing one door
so He can open another one.
My feelings never went away for you, Lucille, all right?
You have been in my heart and on my mind
since the day you walked out of my life.
[soft music plays]
♪ ♪
We should stop.
♪ ♪
Whenever you're ready.
♪ ♪
[Meech] Hey, press the button.
- Stop. Don't elbow me. - Now look here.
- Stop. - [grunting on TV]
[Terry] Meech, she sucks.
You just terrible at this game. Nikki, I don't what they--
- Hey, Mama. How you doing? - Hey.
[Meech] Hey, Mama.
Hey.
Why you staring at us like that, Mama?
I'm just--
I'm just so happy to see all my babies under one roof.
We ain't babies anymore.
Well, you my babies.
- We love you, Mama. - I love you more.
[grunting on TV]
Yeah, Nikki, but you play like a baby.
Stop. Okay, can you let Mama get up the steps?
Let me just show you. Let me just show you.
- [Nicole] It is my turn still! - [Terry] No, no, no, no!
Where'd you go?
Um, I just went out for some fresh air.
You feel better?
Yes.
And also, no.
[dramatic music plays]
Good night, Lucille.
♪ ♪
Do the combo.
He don't know shit.
Whoo, let's go!
- What up, Rollie Rol? - [Roland] What up, doe?
Let's go. Come on, you can get this next.
Yo, I got to talk to y'all about something real quick.
Give us a sec, Nicole.
Yeah, play by yourself.
Oh, I've been thinking a lot about the night
you saved my life, dawg.
And I still got your ass for life.
But ever since I had my kid,
I'm thinking it's time for me to step away.
It's all good, Rollie. You got your own family now.
For real? You ain't mad, Meech?
What the hell are we mad at, man?
Look, you got your own family to take care of.
You got to do what's best for them.
Besides, nigga, you live across the street.
We know where to find you if we need your goofy ass.
True that, true that.
Shit, but y'all know I'm always gonna be here
for your mom, pops, and Nikki, right?
You know we know that.
- We love you, dawg. - I love you, too.
Sure.
Besides, that don't mean I can't whup Nikki
- in a game real quick. - [laughter]
Hey, yo, Meech, I think I'm gonna roll with you to ATL.
Besides, half the operation is mine, anyway.
But I got to make sure you ain't fucking shit up
and you doing shit properly.
- Oh, yeah? - [Terry] Yeah.
Okay, sure, come on down.
- All right, buddy. - Fuck you, nigga.
- [Terry laughs] - [cell phone rings]
Hey, I got to to take this, Rollie.
Kick his ass for me.
[Roland] Got you.
[Meech] What up, doe?
Yo, it's Stacks.
Oh, man, I just want to apologize
for how I snapped off the other day, bro.
Man, I've been stressing like a motherfucker.
But, anyway, I heard you put Duffy and Diesel on.
And like a man, I want to admit that I was wrong.
And I'm wondering if I can get back down
with the operation again.
Yeah, but I ain't doing this for you.
It's for Ty's widow and his kids.
Nice, nice.
Look, man, I appreciate this.
[Meech] Yeah, it's cool. And I'll be back soon.
And I'm bringing my brother with me.
[Stacks] Okay, cool.
- That's tight. - All right, bet.
[cell phones beep]
Meech and his brother coming to town.
It's gonna be crazy.
[in Haitian Creole]
[in English] What the fuck that?
It means niggas talk shit, but don't get shit done.
God gets shit done, don't even need to talk.
So then we got a deal then?
You help me kill Meech...
and I'll help you kill Remi.
Bet.
And I'll throw Meech brother in for the free.
Then me and you can talk biz.
[in Haitian Creole]
[in English] He said he's very d with your driving.
Mm.
Can we go?
[hip-hop music plays]
No, that's what you're supposed to do.
Stop! You got to let me play.
Kick her ass, Rollie. Kick her ass.
- Already know. - Get him.
[speaks indistinctly]
[Older Meech] Another name for the prodigal son
is the lost son,
but not in the way you think of it.
Lost, as in learning the discipline of being found.
And after the last 24 hours,
we made history, and I was on my way
to becoming the man I've always wanted to be--
a fucking icon.
♪ This should be the time Of your life to make nice ♪
♪ The best time of your life The best time of your life ♪
♪ Fuck you think this is, nigga? ♪
♪ Where you going? ♪
♪ I know you're irate ♪
♪ But it's way too late for roamin' ♪
♪ And I ain't combin' These streets ♪
♪ Lookin' for you either ♪
♪ You need a breather ♪
♪ Here's your pump And some pain reliever ♪
♪ But you're not leaving this House, fuck is that about? ♪
♪ Go to Charlene's house And run your fuckin' mouth ♪
♪ So she can tell you to do Some shit she'll never do ♪
♪ Tell you to grab the keys And leave ♪
♪ But she won't leave her boo ♪
♪ Okay, I did some shit ♪
♪ But we got over that ♪
♪ I'm tryin' to move forward But you keep goin' back ♪
♪ Is that to justify the other Guy you feel like seein' ♪
♪ Or just to make me feel like A fucked-up human being? ♪
♪ We not seein' eye to eye It's temporary ♪
♪ You talkin' old shit Last February ♪
♪ My money's up, bitch ♪
♪ We doin' super good ♪
♪ Fuck is wrong with you? I got us out the hood ♪
♪ This should be the time Of your life to make nice ♪
♪ The best time of your life To do right ♪
♪ This should be the time Of your life to make nice ♪
♪ The best time of your life To do right ♪
♪ This should be the time Of your life to make nice ♪
♪ The best time... ♪