David Makes Man (2019) s01e07 Episode Script
Son of Man
1 Welcome to my palace, Sir David.
Damn, this is the life.
You invited David to church? He's singing his first solo in the men's day celebration.
You have to come.
We see what's special about Seren.
- You've gotta tell somebody.
- Who? [Tio.]
I want to start you off small.
These are just samples.
But I want to know if the people in the Ville will bite.
Tell your uncle no disrespect but I'm not interested.
- You paid rent.
- Yeah, so I took care of it.
- Where were you? - Right here! Trying to get unemployment so we don't end up on the streets.
What's this? Why did you want extra sessions, David? [Sky.]
Once you make your choice, David, you gotta live with it.
[whistling.]
[slow music playing.]
[man.]
Hey, man, why you cheifin'? Come on.
What? 'Cause it's my weed.
Fuck you mean? Nigga, fuck you, I smoked you out last week.
Hey, man, don't nobody want that, Reggie.
Shit gave me a damn headache.
You can take them seasoned stems back to the flower shop.
[laughs.]
ASAP.
- [coughs.]
- Yeah, yeah.
Good, good, I hope you fucking choke, Stingy-ass.
Hey nigga, ain't you supposed to be up top? - Oh, shit.
- This ain't no tag team sport.
This ain't Wrestlemania, dog.
Dog, dog, you got to lighten.
Your boy ain't here like it's is your job.
[David.]
Hey, Nobi.
David? [David.]
Is Sky up there? Man, what the fuck is wrong with you? Telling the whole 'hood his whereabouts? There's a system in place for a reason.
[Sky.]
Hey, hey.
Ain't no need to be a lion to a lamb, man.
We can't have him running his mouth and putting all the business on the front.
[Sky.]
I know.
Go find some calm.
[slow music playing.]
What I'd tell you about next moves, huh? Never let anyone know them.
So what would that infer about one's current locale? [laughs.]
Hey, keep a lookout.
[Man.]
Yo, where you going, G? Finna find some calm.
[ominous music playing.]
Hey yo, Dai wants you downstairs.
So tell him to come up then.
[man.]
All right, little man, let's go.
[boy.]
Why I gotta go? Where the boss go, you go.
You know? Come on.
[muffled rap music playing.]
[David.]
Okay, so this one comes in .
25 milligrams.
Goes up to three milligrams but three milligrams is a lot, so, don't go past one.
But you can say three times a day.
- Yo, that's crazy.
- [cell phone rings.]
Why not three milligrams three times a day, then we chop them into ones, and then we'll have nine.
Nah, because they'll call the police.
But Benzos is almost the same thing.
And that goes up to ten milligrams four times a day.
Right, only it's not the same thing.
Look, if you prescribe 40 milligram of Zannies a day, the pharmacy would definitely call the police.
- [phone ringing.]
- Renal failure? [speaks in foreign language.]
Look, Tio ain't here holding your hand with these samples no more.
This shit all on us.
You fuck around, somebody might die or go to jail.
- Shit, or both.
- [phone continues ringing.]
If that happens, Tio Teo would definitely know before we want him to.
So, make sure you don't tell him until it works.
You gonna get that? Look, so, basically, anything with Benzo is [phone ringing.]
Yeah, what's up? Yeah.
I'm coming.
Yes, I did.
Yeah, after school.
Yeah, eight.
I'll remember.
I know.
No, no, it's cool.
I'll be there, I promise, I'll be there.
Hey G, you better be talking to a bitch, all that caking you doing.
Okay.
Okay.
Bye.
Bye.
Bye-bye.
[cell phone beeps.]
[laughs.]
What? Yo, let's just get this over with.
Nobi's gotta dip soon.
Okay, so let him dip.
Real G's are supposed to move in silence anyway.
Why you wanna let everybody know the business? Who you calling everybody? I'll bust your fucking head open, you say that shit again.
I've been looking for a reason Yo.
Yo.
Chill.
Dai didn't mean nothing by it.
Right, Dai? Right.
On my momma, I swear to God I ain't mean nothing.
We cool.
Nobi.
You good? We're good.
- Good.
- Good.
Let's make this paper.
[ominous music playing.]
[indistinct chatter.]
[theme music playing.]
[Gloria.]
You really going through with this? [David mumbles.]
It's not a big deal, Mom.
[Gloria.]
What? I said, it's not a big deal, Mom.
But it's Halloween.
It's a sin to go to church on Halloween.
It's Seren's solo.
I promised.
I know it's been rough around here and everybody been pulling their weight.
You've been real patient.
Tonight, we're gonna get to finally cut loose and enjoy ourselves.
I gotta go.
And school tomorrow.
I'm gonna do a spooky surprise! Remember how much you love a spooky surprise? JG's gonna love it.
Bring Seren in.
[David.]
Love you! [soft music playing.]
[muffled radio dispatching.]
Can I help you? Wilson.
Hi, Wilson.
Jerk.
[Ray.]
Morning, David.
Good morning, Mr.
and Mrs.
Kelly.
Hey, Seren.
[muffled radio station plays.]
[seatbelt clicking.]
It's okay, just a little love tap from my baby boy.
[seatbelt clicks.]
We used to tussle all the time but obviously he's outgrown that.
Right, Seren? [Ray.]
That's one way to put it.
But it caused some real damage - to your mom.
- Ray.
- I didn't mean to.
- [Ray.]
But you did! [Radio Announcer.]
standoff, police took down a 29 year old shooter before he could take his own life.
The issue of gun violence is now an extreme issue of public health.
Mass shootings have almost become a norm in America, and it's like going to a horror movie [Jessica.]
All this violence is so depressing.
[Radio Announcer.]
Our reckless gun laws and politicians' lack of action because that's what it boils down to.
Symptoms of not having good gun control is mass murder, something that has been [bells chime.]
[man.]
Hey, Ray, Jessica.
- Good morning.
- Hey.
Good morning brother, how you doing? - Ah, good, good.
- Mrs.
Kelly.
- Morning to you.
- Good morning.
Missed you last week.
And who is this little man? This is Seren's friend, David.
Came to hear him sing his very first solo.
Oh, well aren't you supportive.
Yeah, SK the man.
Almost the best in the class.
[laughing.]
You're so different.
He's been practicing nonstop.
At all hours, I might add.
Isn't that right? [laughing.]
We'll see you inside then.
All right now, take care.
[muffled chatting.]
[soft organ music playing.]
My dad taught me this.
Your stepdad? Wants me to call him Dad now.
Says it's time.
And she agrees, so.
They agree more these days.
And you're okay with that? Right.
Excuse me.
Good morning! [Congregation.]
Good morning.
I said good morning! [Congregation.]
Good morning! I am pleased to see you all here today.
On this Sunday, All Hallows' Eve.
Otherwise known as Halloween.
On my way in, Deacon Harris asked me if I would even acknowledge this secular holiday.
A day for the Devil's delight.
[laughs.]
But the truth is, this is another day for us to worship our Savior and be reminded that no ghost, no ghoul, no goblin of death shall defeat our King! The Son of Man! [cheering and clapping.]
For the Son of Man loves all of the Father's people.
He recognized that it was His duty to carry the legacy and to be a savior to his people.
Hallelujah, amen, somebody? [Congregation.]
Amen.
[clapping.]
But God knew that his Son would walk amongst sinners.
He knew that he would live with the hungry and the poor.
He knew that he would befriend only the lame and the derelict.
He left his Son to contend with those that were overtaken by pride and jealousy, that sought power and control by deceitful means.
[Congregation.]
Amen! [Pastor.]
Those who would rather black out their own eye than to see the light of God's goodness.
Because not everybody can see God.
He can only be felt, but they can see his Son.
Plain as day.
And so he led by following, he loved by serving, and he sacrificed his own life so that one day, his people can find forgiveness.
I am the Son of Man! [ominous music playing.]
David.
What are you doing? and our guardian.
Do you need to use the restroom? [Pastor.]
The less he was appreciated.
- Excuse me.
- The more he spoke, the less he was understood.
The greater the force of God in him Dai, hey, hey, Dai, Dai, Dai.
[ominous music playing.]
Until one day, he was crucified by the very ones that were supposed to love him the most.
It was his destiny [ominous music playing.]
[Sky.]
I asked you not to look.
I told you to run.
[echoes.]
There is a fountain Filled with blood Drawn from Emmanuel's veins And sinners plunged Beneath that flood Lose all their guilty stains The dying thief rejoiced to see That fountain in his way Oh And there may I though vile as he Wash all my sins away Wash all my sins away, yeah Wash all My sins away And there may I Though vile as he Wash all my sins away [indistinct chatter.]
There you are, you did so good! - Yeah? - Yes.
There was a tiny crack when you hit that high A, but we can keep working on that.
Oh, and I noticed you took a breath on the three.
Sorry.
[Jessica.]
Nothing a little practice can't fix.
You were really good, Seren.
Like, amazing.
Thanks, man.
There's a bus stop right up on the corner.
Thank you very much, Mr.
and Mrs.
Kelly, for the ride and everything.
- Seren, I'll see you tomorrow.
- Whoa, wait, no way.
Mom, can we take DJ? Nah, nah, don't worry about it, I was Well, it would save us some time.
Yeah, we have plenty of time.
Right? Right, Dad? We'll take you home, DJ.
It's practically on the way.
[intense rap music playing.]
Hey, y'all! How was church? Seren! Is that Seren? It's so nice to see you.
Ooh, you got tall.
And singing.
I've heard so many wonderful things.
And it's so good to see you, Mrs.
Kelly.
Oh, Jessica, Gloria.
[Gloria.]
Thank you so much for bringing David home.
And I'm so glad Seren can come to the party.
I hope you brought your costume, Seren.
- Oh no, we didn't - [popping.]
- Were those - Fireworks.
- Are you sure? - Yes, babe.
They're just dropping me off, Mom.
Well, if he wants to come, we would love to have him.
We're going trick or treating later and then we have Yeah, we getting candy, lady.
Put the loot in the bag.
- [laughs.]
- Please Mom, can I? You don't even have a costume, Seren, and you have school tomorrow.
We do a little haunted house for the kids.
It's a whole lot of fun.
We do it every year.
It's just our apartment.
Why not, right? What time should we pick him up? We're going to Miss Elijah's because she said she can make my costume sing.
I don't know what that means but I bet she could hook you up too, Seren.
You think so? Now, Seren.
Does David have a little girlfriend? Because you know, he don't tell us nothing.
- Mom.
- Dai.
Is that your costume? Where you going? To a party.
I'd rather be hanging with y'all.
Hey, Seren.
Hey, Tare.
You look amazing.
Thank you.
Well, y'all have fun.
Try and help him have fun.
[Mother.]
Tare.
- [JG.]
Star! - What up, J? This is Seren, and this is my big brother, Dai.
The one I was telling you about.
Last time I checked, he was the man around these streets.
You still sweating? - You know.
- You met? When? How come you ain't tell me? Where was I? Probably asleep.
[speaking Spanish.]
[laughs.]
[Gloria.]
Elijah! Who gave you permission to show up and show out like this? I call myself being a witch with my little costume, but you come in with this sorcery! Okay if I leave a ragamuffins for a few? I have spooky errands to run.
[speaking Spanish.]
Is this your costume, mijo? Oh no, I don't have a costume.
[speaking Spanish.]
Go up the steps, baby.
You don't speak Spanish? Voila.
Wow.
[laughs.]
And now for the final touch.
Come on.
[jazz music playing.]
Now what's wrong with you? Boys don't wear makeup.
Oh, who told you that lie? You think that movie stars rely on the skin that they was born with? No, child, come on.
Now close your eyes.
I leave my door open for young people so that you know you can come and go as you please.
Always a way out.
Understand? Now, I'm just going to put a little powder on you.
Is that all right? I'm not trying to hurt you.
But if I accidentally do, you can scream as loud as you can.
And if you want to stop, we'll stop.
[shushes.]
[laughs.]
Miss Elijah said it's a character from an old movie.
[boy.]
You look dope.
Yeah, she picked it out.
Or he? It's just Miss Elijah.
And yeah, it looks dope.
Thanks, man.
[JG.]
Let's go.
It's Halloween, Dai.
Get into it.
But this is itchy.
[scoffs.]
Well you can't leave Miss Elijah's wearing not nothing.
What about that? [upbeat funky music playing.]
It's a robbery.
Give me all your candy.
Well, aren't you adorable.
Here you go.
And here.
And here.
And here.
- Peanuts? - Mm-hmm.
What the fuck? - Nope, nope, uh-uh.
- Appreciate it, ma'am.
JG, come on, come on, son.
Thank you.
She gave us peanuts.
We just gonna act like everything okay? Elijah, why you got that boy running around sashaying in the street? Don't be infecting him with your sissy ways, heifer.
You speaking of infections? I'd mind my business and my T cell count if I was you.
[sighs.]
Don't listen to that old coot.
Come on, JG.
[ominous music playing.]
- Boo! - [screams.]
[laughs.]
Damn, man! How you come creeping on niggas like that? Hey now, another point now.
It's Halloween, you see me.
To scare and be scared.
Roar! [laughs.]
Yeah, well you fucked up my count, man.
I gotta start all over again.
So, start all over again.
[laughing.]
Yo, my man.
Where'd you get them phones from? Different places.
This one.
This one look familiar.
Real familiar.
Try and think where may have seen this before.
Ah, yes.
[chuckles.]
Was in a pocket of a snitch.
That's That's crazy.
It was.
Until they fixed it.
So let me ask you again.
Where'd you get the blood clot phone from? I think, uh, Brain's World up on South Dixie.
Nah.
They not sell that model there.
Already checked.
[laughs.]
Just fucking with you, afraid-y man.
[laughs.]
Happy Halloween.
[laughs.]
Yeah, man.
You too.
Look, I gotta go grab something from the car.
Yeah man, go on.
Meet me at five.
Yeah.
[laughs.]
[upbeat funky music playing.]
Don't go to 2A.
That's the peanut lady.
But they given out mini Snickers at 4F though.
There ain't no 4F.
JG had you out here looking for Ned.
Who Ned? Exactly.
[turns up music.]
[Miss Elijah.]
Oh, okay.
Yes, it's time.
[man.]
Hey, that's my jam.
That looks trash, that looks trash.
[laughs.]
[man.]
I'll be right back.
[upbeat funky music playing.]
[ominous music playing.]
[man yelling.]
[Sky.]
This can go the way that you need it.
It ain't even got to escalate past this point.
[man.]
Freeze! [David.]
Go home! [intense music playing.]
[screaming.]
[laughs.]
[upbeat funky music playing.]
Uh-uh, it's a haunted house now.
Go out and come back in again.
What? Mom.
This is spaghetti? Those are brains.
Ma, what you doing? We can't eat this when everybody's hands been in it.
It's just for the party.
We can't afford a party! We do it every year.
That was just last year.
The year before, I was incapacitated.
This year I'm not.
Come on, David, it's supposed to be fun.
We can't afford fun! We can't afford to have fun.
I am very aware of our financial reality.
Like I said before, I have everything under control.
Tomorrow, we can go back to struggling and crying about it.
Tonight, we are going to have fun.
Understand? [soft music.]
I can see why you want to go to Herston so bad.
It's crazy around here.
I live here.
Hey, I ain't mean it like that.
How you meant it? You had fun, right? Yeah.
Yo, the most fun I've ever had.
Hey, yo, I'm sorry.
DJ.
Dai? I don't know.
That's what Tare called you, so.
Yo, stop acting mad.
I ain't mad, SK.
I can never be mad at you.
Like, ever.
Good.
I don't think I could take someone else being mad at me.
You think they still pissed at me? It was a mistake.
It don't matter.
It do, man.
I'd be worried about you.
Yeah, I know.
- You know.
- Yeah, I know.
Yo, I'd be worried about you too.
Yo, you're like my best friend.
You're like my only friend.
It's like more than a friend.
I mean, not like more than friends but you know, better or something.
Yeah.
I guess.
I'm gonna miss you sometimes.
What? I ain't going nowhere.
Wait.
Where you going? I don't know.
Seren Matthew Kelly.
What did you do to your suit? Whatever I wanted.
Hey, sir, get in the car.
Now! [crying.]
Don't hey.
Be careful.
Would you be careful.
Don't matter.
[Jessica.]
Seren, get in the car! [engine starts.]
Dai.
What's wrong with you? Where'd your friend go? He gone.
You can't save everyone, Dai.
Sometimes you gotta give people their problems right back to them.
Okay.
Run! [ominous music playing.]
Go home! [echoes.]
[ominous music playing.]
Help! Don't look! [Sky.]
Don't.
[intense music playing.]
[gunshot.]
[man.]
Fuck that! Yo, who at the door? It's David.
[man.]
Oh, shit.
Balls finally dropped.
You're not scared no more, huh, Dai.
You a man now? Yo, chill.
So what's up, man? I don't know.
I haven't been up here since My dad? Your dad like it was his daddy and shit.
Yo, chill, B.
Life goes on, Dai.
You gotta move on.
I'm glad you came up but you gotta move on.
Move on? Look, I miss him too, Dai.
Ain't no point of moping around though.
Best we can do is continue legacy.
With napkins? Really? Hey, watch your fucking tongue.
It's a system.
The product dissolves when it's wet.
It's easy to hide in your hand.
Cheap, it don't look like nothing.
Ain't that the point? What you gonna do when it rains? It's gonna rain.
Cost of doing business.
Gotta break some eggs to make a omelet, G.
That's cool.
But play with Tio Teo samples.
Not my shit.
Eggs cost money.
And I need my money.
Dick.
- Are you really - Yo, yo, let him go! - Let him go, let him go! - Nah, okay! Whatchu doing? You gonna let him run up the house that I built? I make this shit work.
And I'm done with you trying to play us.
This grown folk business.
You're just a kid talking about what Sky would've wanted.
Sky wanted your little ass to stay in school and mind his own.
We make this money.
Fuck outta my face! One day, somebody ain't gonna be there to stop me tagging your ass.
Ain't nobody stopping you now, nobody but you.
[Raynan.]
Come on, man, find some calm.
[ominous music playing.]
[Shinobi.]
There's snakes everywhere, yo.
You just gotta be real specific about who you hold close to you.
And hold your enemies closer.
No, it's not just about your own power but recognizing what other people try to take.
Shit.
You ain't have to do me like that.
Ain't do that shit last time.
You took a seminar or some shit? Anyway, I was just rereading 23 to 48 Laws of Power, consolidate your forces, and, uh, it gave me an idea.
You see, we expanding the operation to special orders.
Not just samples.
You got like prescription pads, everything.
Only thing is we need a number to give to the pharmacy to make it look legit.
What are the terms? Terms, nah, just like, you know, pick up the phone, say it's cool, that's it.
I want 20% of all sales.
- Twenty? - And access to all prescriptions.
For every three I fill, you call in a prep for me.
What? Nah, nah, look, I've been trying to hook you up but now you're trying to do too much.
Am I? Prescription fraud is a felony and this ain't my first rodeo.
You get one of your little friends to do it, and they say the wrong thing, and that's a wrap on everybody in this motherfucker.
You wanna take that risk? How I know I can trust you? It seems like we both have secrets.
[David.]
Where you going? This was always temporary.
Miss Elijah did me a big favor taking me in.
Right now I'm a runaway and if they catch me with her, it's kidnapping, so.
Gotta get going soon.
Gotta keep moving until I'm 18.
So, I'm Tampa bound.
Tampa? Got a scholarship waiting for me.
Just gotta wait until I'm 18 to sign over to the new me.
Grown man me.
[door opens.]
What the fuck you looking at? Faggot ass.
Don't you got school? Beware the company you keep.
[slow music playing.]
[child.]
Gimme it! I'm gonna get it, watch! [soft choir music playing.]
Ma.
You gonna take JG? You okay? My hip hurts.
[soul music playing.]
Damn, this is the life.
You invited David to church? He's singing his first solo in the men's day celebration.
You have to come.
We see what's special about Seren.
- You've gotta tell somebody.
- Who? [Tio.]
I want to start you off small.
These are just samples.
But I want to know if the people in the Ville will bite.
Tell your uncle no disrespect but I'm not interested.
- You paid rent.
- Yeah, so I took care of it.
- Where were you? - Right here! Trying to get unemployment so we don't end up on the streets.
What's this? Why did you want extra sessions, David? [Sky.]
Once you make your choice, David, you gotta live with it.
[whistling.]
[slow music playing.]
[man.]
Hey, man, why you cheifin'? Come on.
What? 'Cause it's my weed.
Fuck you mean? Nigga, fuck you, I smoked you out last week.
Hey, man, don't nobody want that, Reggie.
Shit gave me a damn headache.
You can take them seasoned stems back to the flower shop.
[laughs.]
ASAP.
- [coughs.]
- Yeah, yeah.
Good, good, I hope you fucking choke, Stingy-ass.
Hey nigga, ain't you supposed to be up top? - Oh, shit.
- This ain't no tag team sport.
This ain't Wrestlemania, dog.
Dog, dog, you got to lighten.
Your boy ain't here like it's is your job.
[David.]
Hey, Nobi.
David? [David.]
Is Sky up there? Man, what the fuck is wrong with you? Telling the whole 'hood his whereabouts? There's a system in place for a reason.
[Sky.]
Hey, hey.
Ain't no need to be a lion to a lamb, man.
We can't have him running his mouth and putting all the business on the front.
[Sky.]
I know.
Go find some calm.
[slow music playing.]
What I'd tell you about next moves, huh? Never let anyone know them.
So what would that infer about one's current locale? [laughs.]
Hey, keep a lookout.
[Man.]
Yo, where you going, G? Finna find some calm.
[ominous music playing.]
Hey yo, Dai wants you downstairs.
So tell him to come up then.
[man.]
All right, little man, let's go.
[boy.]
Why I gotta go? Where the boss go, you go.
You know? Come on.
[muffled rap music playing.]
[David.]
Okay, so this one comes in .
25 milligrams.
Goes up to three milligrams but three milligrams is a lot, so, don't go past one.
But you can say three times a day.
- Yo, that's crazy.
- [cell phone rings.]
Why not three milligrams three times a day, then we chop them into ones, and then we'll have nine.
Nah, because they'll call the police.
But Benzos is almost the same thing.
And that goes up to ten milligrams four times a day.
Right, only it's not the same thing.
Look, if you prescribe 40 milligram of Zannies a day, the pharmacy would definitely call the police.
- [phone ringing.]
- Renal failure? [speaks in foreign language.]
Look, Tio ain't here holding your hand with these samples no more.
This shit all on us.
You fuck around, somebody might die or go to jail.
- Shit, or both.
- [phone continues ringing.]
If that happens, Tio Teo would definitely know before we want him to.
So, make sure you don't tell him until it works.
You gonna get that? Look, so, basically, anything with Benzo is [phone ringing.]
Yeah, what's up? Yeah.
I'm coming.
Yes, I did.
Yeah, after school.
Yeah, eight.
I'll remember.
I know.
No, no, it's cool.
I'll be there, I promise, I'll be there.
Hey G, you better be talking to a bitch, all that caking you doing.
Okay.
Okay.
Bye.
Bye.
Bye-bye.
[cell phone beeps.]
[laughs.]
What? Yo, let's just get this over with.
Nobi's gotta dip soon.
Okay, so let him dip.
Real G's are supposed to move in silence anyway.
Why you wanna let everybody know the business? Who you calling everybody? I'll bust your fucking head open, you say that shit again.
I've been looking for a reason Yo.
Yo.
Chill.
Dai didn't mean nothing by it.
Right, Dai? Right.
On my momma, I swear to God I ain't mean nothing.
We cool.
Nobi.
You good? We're good.
- Good.
- Good.
Let's make this paper.
[ominous music playing.]
[indistinct chatter.]
[theme music playing.]
[Gloria.]
You really going through with this? [David mumbles.]
It's not a big deal, Mom.
[Gloria.]
What? I said, it's not a big deal, Mom.
But it's Halloween.
It's a sin to go to church on Halloween.
It's Seren's solo.
I promised.
I know it's been rough around here and everybody been pulling their weight.
You've been real patient.
Tonight, we're gonna get to finally cut loose and enjoy ourselves.
I gotta go.
And school tomorrow.
I'm gonna do a spooky surprise! Remember how much you love a spooky surprise? JG's gonna love it.
Bring Seren in.
[David.]
Love you! [soft music playing.]
[muffled radio dispatching.]
Can I help you? Wilson.
Hi, Wilson.
Jerk.
[Ray.]
Morning, David.
Good morning, Mr.
and Mrs.
Kelly.
Hey, Seren.
[muffled radio station plays.]
[seatbelt clicking.]
It's okay, just a little love tap from my baby boy.
[seatbelt clicks.]
We used to tussle all the time but obviously he's outgrown that.
Right, Seren? [Ray.]
That's one way to put it.
But it caused some real damage - to your mom.
- Ray.
- I didn't mean to.
- [Ray.]
But you did! [Radio Announcer.]
standoff, police took down a 29 year old shooter before he could take his own life.
The issue of gun violence is now an extreme issue of public health.
Mass shootings have almost become a norm in America, and it's like going to a horror movie [Jessica.]
All this violence is so depressing.
[Radio Announcer.]
Our reckless gun laws and politicians' lack of action because that's what it boils down to.
Symptoms of not having good gun control is mass murder, something that has been [bells chime.]
[man.]
Hey, Ray, Jessica.
- Good morning.
- Hey.
Good morning brother, how you doing? - Ah, good, good.
- Mrs.
Kelly.
- Morning to you.
- Good morning.
Missed you last week.
And who is this little man? This is Seren's friend, David.
Came to hear him sing his very first solo.
Oh, well aren't you supportive.
Yeah, SK the man.
Almost the best in the class.
[laughing.]
You're so different.
He's been practicing nonstop.
At all hours, I might add.
Isn't that right? [laughing.]
We'll see you inside then.
All right now, take care.
[muffled chatting.]
[soft organ music playing.]
My dad taught me this.
Your stepdad? Wants me to call him Dad now.
Says it's time.
And she agrees, so.
They agree more these days.
And you're okay with that? Right.
Excuse me.
Good morning! [Congregation.]
Good morning.
I said good morning! [Congregation.]
Good morning! I am pleased to see you all here today.
On this Sunday, All Hallows' Eve.
Otherwise known as Halloween.
On my way in, Deacon Harris asked me if I would even acknowledge this secular holiday.
A day for the Devil's delight.
[laughs.]
But the truth is, this is another day for us to worship our Savior and be reminded that no ghost, no ghoul, no goblin of death shall defeat our King! The Son of Man! [cheering and clapping.]
For the Son of Man loves all of the Father's people.
He recognized that it was His duty to carry the legacy and to be a savior to his people.
Hallelujah, amen, somebody? [Congregation.]
Amen.
[clapping.]
But God knew that his Son would walk amongst sinners.
He knew that he would live with the hungry and the poor.
He knew that he would befriend only the lame and the derelict.
He left his Son to contend with those that were overtaken by pride and jealousy, that sought power and control by deceitful means.
[Congregation.]
Amen! [Pastor.]
Those who would rather black out their own eye than to see the light of God's goodness.
Because not everybody can see God.
He can only be felt, but they can see his Son.
Plain as day.
And so he led by following, he loved by serving, and he sacrificed his own life so that one day, his people can find forgiveness.
I am the Son of Man! [ominous music playing.]
David.
What are you doing? and our guardian.
Do you need to use the restroom? [Pastor.]
The less he was appreciated.
- Excuse me.
- The more he spoke, the less he was understood.
The greater the force of God in him Dai, hey, hey, Dai, Dai, Dai.
[ominous music playing.]
Until one day, he was crucified by the very ones that were supposed to love him the most.
It was his destiny [ominous music playing.]
[Sky.]
I asked you not to look.
I told you to run.
[echoes.]
There is a fountain Filled with blood Drawn from Emmanuel's veins And sinners plunged Beneath that flood Lose all their guilty stains The dying thief rejoiced to see That fountain in his way Oh And there may I though vile as he Wash all my sins away Wash all my sins away, yeah Wash all My sins away And there may I Though vile as he Wash all my sins away [indistinct chatter.]
There you are, you did so good! - Yeah? - Yes.
There was a tiny crack when you hit that high A, but we can keep working on that.
Oh, and I noticed you took a breath on the three.
Sorry.
[Jessica.]
Nothing a little practice can't fix.
You were really good, Seren.
Like, amazing.
Thanks, man.
There's a bus stop right up on the corner.
Thank you very much, Mr.
and Mrs.
Kelly, for the ride and everything.
- Seren, I'll see you tomorrow.
- Whoa, wait, no way.
Mom, can we take DJ? Nah, nah, don't worry about it, I was Well, it would save us some time.
Yeah, we have plenty of time.
Right? Right, Dad? We'll take you home, DJ.
It's practically on the way.
[intense rap music playing.]
Hey, y'all! How was church? Seren! Is that Seren? It's so nice to see you.
Ooh, you got tall.
And singing.
I've heard so many wonderful things.
And it's so good to see you, Mrs.
Kelly.
Oh, Jessica, Gloria.
[Gloria.]
Thank you so much for bringing David home.
And I'm so glad Seren can come to the party.
I hope you brought your costume, Seren.
- Oh no, we didn't - [popping.]
- Were those - Fireworks.
- Are you sure? - Yes, babe.
They're just dropping me off, Mom.
Well, if he wants to come, we would love to have him.
We're going trick or treating later and then we have Yeah, we getting candy, lady.
Put the loot in the bag.
- [laughs.]
- Please Mom, can I? You don't even have a costume, Seren, and you have school tomorrow.
We do a little haunted house for the kids.
It's a whole lot of fun.
We do it every year.
It's just our apartment.
Why not, right? What time should we pick him up? We're going to Miss Elijah's because she said she can make my costume sing.
I don't know what that means but I bet she could hook you up too, Seren.
You think so? Now, Seren.
Does David have a little girlfriend? Because you know, he don't tell us nothing.
- Mom.
- Dai.
Is that your costume? Where you going? To a party.
I'd rather be hanging with y'all.
Hey, Seren.
Hey, Tare.
You look amazing.
Thank you.
Well, y'all have fun.
Try and help him have fun.
[Mother.]
Tare.
- [JG.]
Star! - What up, J? This is Seren, and this is my big brother, Dai.
The one I was telling you about.
Last time I checked, he was the man around these streets.
You still sweating? - You know.
- You met? When? How come you ain't tell me? Where was I? Probably asleep.
[speaking Spanish.]
[laughs.]
[Gloria.]
Elijah! Who gave you permission to show up and show out like this? I call myself being a witch with my little costume, but you come in with this sorcery! Okay if I leave a ragamuffins for a few? I have spooky errands to run.
[speaking Spanish.]
Is this your costume, mijo? Oh no, I don't have a costume.
[speaking Spanish.]
Go up the steps, baby.
You don't speak Spanish? Voila.
Wow.
[laughs.]
And now for the final touch.
Come on.
[jazz music playing.]
Now what's wrong with you? Boys don't wear makeup.
Oh, who told you that lie? You think that movie stars rely on the skin that they was born with? No, child, come on.
Now close your eyes.
I leave my door open for young people so that you know you can come and go as you please.
Always a way out.
Understand? Now, I'm just going to put a little powder on you.
Is that all right? I'm not trying to hurt you.
But if I accidentally do, you can scream as loud as you can.
And if you want to stop, we'll stop.
[shushes.]
[laughs.]
Miss Elijah said it's a character from an old movie.
[boy.]
You look dope.
Yeah, she picked it out.
Or he? It's just Miss Elijah.
And yeah, it looks dope.
Thanks, man.
[JG.]
Let's go.
It's Halloween, Dai.
Get into it.
But this is itchy.
[scoffs.]
Well you can't leave Miss Elijah's wearing not nothing.
What about that? [upbeat funky music playing.]
It's a robbery.
Give me all your candy.
Well, aren't you adorable.
Here you go.
And here.
And here.
And here.
- Peanuts? - Mm-hmm.
What the fuck? - Nope, nope, uh-uh.
- Appreciate it, ma'am.
JG, come on, come on, son.
Thank you.
She gave us peanuts.
We just gonna act like everything okay? Elijah, why you got that boy running around sashaying in the street? Don't be infecting him with your sissy ways, heifer.
You speaking of infections? I'd mind my business and my T cell count if I was you.
[sighs.]
Don't listen to that old coot.
Come on, JG.
[ominous music playing.]
- Boo! - [screams.]
[laughs.]
Damn, man! How you come creeping on niggas like that? Hey now, another point now.
It's Halloween, you see me.
To scare and be scared.
Roar! [laughs.]
Yeah, well you fucked up my count, man.
I gotta start all over again.
So, start all over again.
[laughing.]
Yo, my man.
Where'd you get them phones from? Different places.
This one.
This one look familiar.
Real familiar.
Try and think where may have seen this before.
Ah, yes.
[chuckles.]
Was in a pocket of a snitch.
That's That's crazy.
It was.
Until they fixed it.
So let me ask you again.
Where'd you get the blood clot phone from? I think, uh, Brain's World up on South Dixie.
Nah.
They not sell that model there.
Already checked.
[laughs.]
Just fucking with you, afraid-y man.
[laughs.]
Happy Halloween.
[laughs.]
Yeah, man.
You too.
Look, I gotta go grab something from the car.
Yeah man, go on.
Meet me at five.
Yeah.
[laughs.]
[upbeat funky music playing.]
Don't go to 2A.
That's the peanut lady.
But they given out mini Snickers at 4F though.
There ain't no 4F.
JG had you out here looking for Ned.
Who Ned? Exactly.
[turns up music.]
[Miss Elijah.]
Oh, okay.
Yes, it's time.
[man.]
Hey, that's my jam.
That looks trash, that looks trash.
[laughs.]
[man.]
I'll be right back.
[upbeat funky music playing.]
[ominous music playing.]
[man yelling.]
[Sky.]
This can go the way that you need it.
It ain't even got to escalate past this point.
[man.]
Freeze! [David.]
Go home! [intense music playing.]
[screaming.]
[laughs.]
[upbeat funky music playing.]
Uh-uh, it's a haunted house now.
Go out and come back in again.
What? Mom.
This is spaghetti? Those are brains.
Ma, what you doing? We can't eat this when everybody's hands been in it.
It's just for the party.
We can't afford a party! We do it every year.
That was just last year.
The year before, I was incapacitated.
This year I'm not.
Come on, David, it's supposed to be fun.
We can't afford fun! We can't afford to have fun.
I am very aware of our financial reality.
Like I said before, I have everything under control.
Tomorrow, we can go back to struggling and crying about it.
Tonight, we are going to have fun.
Understand? [soft music.]
I can see why you want to go to Herston so bad.
It's crazy around here.
I live here.
Hey, I ain't mean it like that.
How you meant it? You had fun, right? Yeah.
Yo, the most fun I've ever had.
Hey, yo, I'm sorry.
DJ.
Dai? I don't know.
That's what Tare called you, so.
Yo, stop acting mad.
I ain't mad, SK.
I can never be mad at you.
Like, ever.
Good.
I don't think I could take someone else being mad at me.
You think they still pissed at me? It was a mistake.
It don't matter.
It do, man.
I'd be worried about you.
Yeah, I know.
- You know.
- Yeah, I know.
Yo, I'd be worried about you too.
Yo, you're like my best friend.
You're like my only friend.
It's like more than a friend.
I mean, not like more than friends but you know, better or something.
Yeah.
I guess.
I'm gonna miss you sometimes.
What? I ain't going nowhere.
Wait.
Where you going? I don't know.
Seren Matthew Kelly.
What did you do to your suit? Whatever I wanted.
Hey, sir, get in the car.
Now! [crying.]
Don't hey.
Be careful.
Would you be careful.
Don't matter.
[Jessica.]
Seren, get in the car! [engine starts.]
Dai.
What's wrong with you? Where'd your friend go? He gone.
You can't save everyone, Dai.
Sometimes you gotta give people their problems right back to them.
Okay.
Run! [ominous music playing.]
Go home! [echoes.]
[ominous music playing.]
Help! Don't look! [Sky.]
Don't.
[intense music playing.]
[gunshot.]
[man.]
Fuck that! Yo, who at the door? It's David.
[man.]
Oh, shit.
Balls finally dropped.
You're not scared no more, huh, Dai.
You a man now? Yo, chill.
So what's up, man? I don't know.
I haven't been up here since My dad? Your dad like it was his daddy and shit.
Yo, chill, B.
Life goes on, Dai.
You gotta move on.
I'm glad you came up but you gotta move on.
Move on? Look, I miss him too, Dai.
Ain't no point of moping around though.
Best we can do is continue legacy.
With napkins? Really? Hey, watch your fucking tongue.
It's a system.
The product dissolves when it's wet.
It's easy to hide in your hand.
Cheap, it don't look like nothing.
Ain't that the point? What you gonna do when it rains? It's gonna rain.
Cost of doing business.
Gotta break some eggs to make a omelet, G.
That's cool.
But play with Tio Teo samples.
Not my shit.
Eggs cost money.
And I need my money.
Dick.
- Are you really - Yo, yo, let him go! - Let him go, let him go! - Nah, okay! Whatchu doing? You gonna let him run up the house that I built? I make this shit work.
And I'm done with you trying to play us.
This grown folk business.
You're just a kid talking about what Sky would've wanted.
Sky wanted your little ass to stay in school and mind his own.
We make this money.
Fuck outta my face! One day, somebody ain't gonna be there to stop me tagging your ass.
Ain't nobody stopping you now, nobody but you.
[Raynan.]
Come on, man, find some calm.
[ominous music playing.]
[Shinobi.]
There's snakes everywhere, yo.
You just gotta be real specific about who you hold close to you.
And hold your enemies closer.
No, it's not just about your own power but recognizing what other people try to take.
Shit.
You ain't have to do me like that.
Ain't do that shit last time.
You took a seminar or some shit? Anyway, I was just rereading 23 to 48 Laws of Power, consolidate your forces, and, uh, it gave me an idea.
You see, we expanding the operation to special orders.
Not just samples.
You got like prescription pads, everything.
Only thing is we need a number to give to the pharmacy to make it look legit.
What are the terms? Terms, nah, just like, you know, pick up the phone, say it's cool, that's it.
I want 20% of all sales.
- Twenty? - And access to all prescriptions.
For every three I fill, you call in a prep for me.
What? Nah, nah, look, I've been trying to hook you up but now you're trying to do too much.
Am I? Prescription fraud is a felony and this ain't my first rodeo.
You get one of your little friends to do it, and they say the wrong thing, and that's a wrap on everybody in this motherfucker.
You wanna take that risk? How I know I can trust you? It seems like we both have secrets.
[David.]
Where you going? This was always temporary.
Miss Elijah did me a big favor taking me in.
Right now I'm a runaway and if they catch me with her, it's kidnapping, so.
Gotta get going soon.
Gotta keep moving until I'm 18.
So, I'm Tampa bound.
Tampa? Got a scholarship waiting for me.
Just gotta wait until I'm 18 to sign over to the new me.
Grown man me.
[door opens.]
What the fuck you looking at? Faggot ass.
Don't you got school? Beware the company you keep.
[slow music playing.]
[child.]
Gimme it! I'm gonna get it, watch! [soft choir music playing.]
Ma.
You gonna take JG? You okay? My hip hurts.
[soul music playing.]