David Makes Man (2019) s01e08 Episode Script
Bubble House
Hey, you slayed that Herston bray-le.
[David.]
Doesn't matter.
It's Woods-Trap, she all over me.
I need that letter of recommendation.
Willie Derrick here just got dusted front of the whole damn jay-nx.
When the boss go, you go.
You remember? Yo, you're like my best friend.
What did you do to your suit? Whatever I wanted.
Hey, sir, get in the car.
Now.
I'ma miss you sometimes.
Why did you want extra sessions David? [David.]
We should all own this.
You fuck around somebody might die or go to jail.
Shit or both.
If that happens, Tio Teo would definitely know before we want 'em to.
[speaking in foreign language.]
Hey Mr.
Teo, it's nice to Need something? - [gun fires.]
- [laughter.]
[Teo.]
My brother in law your former boss he was trying to, I didn't work for Sky.
So you was looking out for Sky for no reason? [David.]
He ain't ever want me to move.
Well I do.
[office phone rings.]
See right there, I've been waiting here for 20 minutes.
My grandson was supposed to bring plywood yesterday, help board up my windows for the storm.
Boy just fell right off the map, not a word.
Kids.
Can you imagine? I all but raised that child.
Respect, seems like it's just lost in the past.
I had to learn the hard way.
Wasn't until I lost someone close to me that I figured it out, you gotta love the living.
[Woman.]
Anthony Johnston, picking up for Blanca Vieja.
Well that's me.
Okie-doke, you be careful out there now.
You too ma'am.
Hey, your total is $314.
59.
You change your hair? Just a little bit.
Looks nice.
Thanks, here you go.
'Preciate you, you have yourself a great one.
Nice seeing you again.
I hope your grandmother feels better.
Do you need a receipt? I'm good.
Okay.
They just filled it, I mean - Yup.
- No questions asked? Mm-hmm.
Pharmacy didn't call me to verify.
Well I guess sometimes they don't.
The systems working though, that's what matters.
Your piece.
And the cash.
It's coming.
[Miss Elijah.]
When? When it comes.
When it comes is not the agreement.
You and your boys are running things sloppy I saw a packet outside Hert-shews it won't last with that.
And I want my money before it crashes down.
Why you wishing ill on us? What you should be thinking 'bout, is how to keep me happy.
That way things don't get so sloppy they lead back to you and that goober number on the script pad.
Hmm.
I can't find the left one.
- I ship to you You gonna be late.
- Just one more minute.
Can I have you gone? Hurry up and get there.
You can go back to getting your nuts gargled in piece pa, you don't need to hang me, I'm out.
- Who the fuck do you think you are? - Huh uh, take off, you heard me.
And go tell your CEO to give me my share, or this is done.
Now you gotta go, 'cuz next time I see you, you dead.
He ain't gonna kill nobody but where is your shoe? [pounding on door.]
Aye G.
[door slams.]
What the fuck is you doing? Bro, you gotta come now man, Willie Derrick took some shit man, he ain't right.
He ain't right bro.
[theme song plays.]
[school bell ringing.]
I see before me right here in this auditorium, the future leaders of this planet.
A planet now more than ever that is in desperate need, of courageous voices.
[clapping.]
Are you looking, have you seen him? In here? Nah.
I looked too, Seren wouldn't miss this.
It was here at Galvin that I learned discipline and excellence of role models like our own Dr.
Woods-Trap, who drove me to never let up.
Those lessons that propelled me to scholarships at Herston Preparatory.
Of course I'll write a recommendation, I was just waiting for you to ask.
I'm so proud of you David.
Herston will be lucky to have you.
- Yes! - [door shuts.]
I've never forgotten where I came from, a housing project.
Single bedroom apartment, four siblings.
You must always, and without fail, reach out that all important helping hand as those who truly cared did for me.
[crowd clapping.]
[camera clicks.]
Thank you so much for coming today sir.
Your speech was amazing.
Thank you for such kind words, so where will your journey take you from Galvin? I'm applying to MAST.
Oh a guardian of the sea, hey much work to be done there.
You strike me as someone who can inspire, and our waters they can never have enough advocates.
- Be ready.
- [camera clicks.]
Hello sir, I'm David Young, I want to thank you for inspiring us all today.
Well, it was nice to meet you David Young, and Oh, I like that confident grip you've got.
Thank you sir, Dr.
Woods-Trap and the faculty here has, they showed us the importance of being confidant, and really setting goals.
[laughs.]
So it seems.
What you said earlier, about never forgetting where you come from, I felt that.
See I live in Homestead Village and, I share a room with my brother, my mother my mother sometimes struggles with, she struggles with addiction and but I'm committed like you were, to making something of myself, to attending Herston and then a prestigious university, those are my goals.
Well, those are mighty fine goals you've got there, sir.
"Some I love who are dead are watchers" "Are watchers of the moon.
" Dr.
WT used to teach us too.
It's David right? I just wanted to say that we come from the same place, I wonder if possible if you could write me a letter of recommendation to Herston? They prefer them from you teachers.
Um, I know, and I'm going to ask them too, but it would mean a lot, coming from you, especially.
I'm sorry if I'm asking too much I really don't mean to, Never, apologize for asking a favor from those who can help.
I want you to call my aid Katheryn directly on Monday, we'll make sure you get that helping hand.
[TV playing.]
[phone ringing.]
[treadmill beeps.]
[breathing heavily.]
Hello.
[Automated Voice On Phone.]
This is an important automated message from Galvin Middle School, Seren Kelly was counted as absent this morning, if you did not authorize his absence, please call the school and let us know.
Did you physically check the classroom yourself to see if he was there? No but like I already told you, I spoke with his teacher.
They could have taken attendance incorrectly, correct? The fact that I have to come down here because you are too lazy to walk to the other end of the hall.
Excuse me? Once I find Seren, you and Principal Fallow and I are going to have a talk.
Mr.
Robbins' new classroom is right down this way.
- Thank you.
- Any time.
I'm sure he's here, I just, the administrative incompetence at this school.
I'm happy to help.
That's the one.
[knocking.]
Mrs.
Kelly, are you here for Seren's homework? I planned on sending it at the end of the day in a packet.
[intense music.]
Is everything alright? Everything's fine, thank you for your Yes? I just wanted to thank you for having Representative Reed come and speak to us all today.
Somehow I thought you'd feel a connection to that man.
You always say keep an eye out for the role models right? That's the one you chose.
Not surprising.
Is there something wrong? Yes, yes there is.
You thought dragging your mother's name through the mud was the right way to get into his good graces.
Using her to benefit you, exploiting your past, your families pain.
I was just, I was just trying to connect with him, I mean we come from the same place.
I want to be good, like him.
Good, then you're perfect for each other.
I don't get it.
Yes you do David, you do.
It is cheap.
You are trying to manipulate him, of all people? I don't get why you Congressman Reed is an embarrassment and a regret.
What, why? Because he's been doing the very thing I'm watching you do right now.
That's been him.
Cashing in on pain, putting his past on display like that to propel himself forward, never once looking back.
Only showing up in the so-called ghetto where he grew up when it provides a convenient photo-op for re-election.
So, go ahead David, you be just like him.
He said he would call Herston for me.
He don't have to do that.
You think you're the first one that he has made hollow promises too.
If you think that man will lift a finger to help you you've got another thing coming.
[intense frequency.]
- Is this a joke? - Excuse me? You the only always telling me to pick up context clues.
Look at every angle, I'm doing everything I can to survive.
- Not just here, fuck here.
- Hey.
Here I'll prolly get two meals and maybe I'm safe.
At least I thought I was safe.
I thought if I played these stupid ass rules y'all keep changing I'd be aight.
So you mean to tell me I gotta play games here too.
This is not a game.
It is a game.
Look, I'm jumping around trying to please all y'all, trying not to get fucking shot at home or ran up on, and you mad, you mad at me because I'm trying to make it a different way than what you say huh? Really Doc, that's you? That's how you gonna do me? Alright now David.
I'm trying to live and you're worried about me being shamed? Hey, I just came to ask you for your recommendation, that's all I came for because I worked my ass off in this class and I deserve it.
Will you write one for me? [school bell rings.]
[Woman On Intercom.]
David Young, please report to the principles office.
[school children talking.]
[heavy breathing.]
[school bell rings.]
You can go on back.
[door creaks.]
[Principal Fallow.]
Did you see Mrs.
Kelly outside? Yes ma'am.
She's looking for Seren have you seen him today? Is he okay? He hurt? Why would you think that, is that what he told you? [muffled speaking.]
You were about to say something about Seren.
David? [intense tones.]
David.
Seren.
He gave this to me a few weeks ago, I didn't think nothing of it then but.
Wait here I'm gonna get Dr.
Bree.
[Mr.
Kelly.]
I need you to explain what's going on.
[Principal Fallow.]
I promise I will be right back.
David, David, I need you to tell me what's going on right now.
Seren hasn't been acting right and I know it has something to do with you.
Jess.
Is he in danger? What did you do to him I know this is your fault.
Please you won't get in any trouble I promise just tell me.
[Mr.
Kelly.]
Jess.
- You look me when I speak to - [Man.]
Jess.
Mrs.
Kelly, I'm Dr.
Bree.
Shinobi, you kidding me? Man you for real, Willie D? Fuck.
Folks have a bad habit of letting people sneak up on them.
What did you just say? You have the count? Yeah, yeah, chill.
Give me a second.
Aye, come here.
[Man.]
Good G? Hold it down, a'ight? Yeah Tell E to tell Shinobi to keep that situation contained, we got company.
Okay for sure.
Yo, what was you talking about when I just came up.
Mind your fucking business.
Nigga what? Trying to figure out who the fuck you think you're talking to.
Yo I don't need you asking me all these damn questions.
I can handle my own shit.
So why you all jittery, like you're hiding something? Yo, I'm not hiding nothing, it's just not your problem.
If it bothers the money, then it bothers Teo, and then it bothers me.
One of the corner boys, the G, he swallowed some pills.
Where? No he's fucked up man, but it's his own damn fault, he should have known better, throwing up his shit.
That's somebody's kid nigga, take me to him.
Hey, yo, hey! Polygram! Polygram! Yo we gotta go.
Man, what the fuck is wrong with you? [police sirens.]
Don't try to run.
[Ray.]
Fuck.
C'mon man, you know Ray didn't wanna run from us.
He's our friend, and that'd hurt our feelings.
Isn't that right Ray? Talkin' about the new guy here, haven't seen you around here before.
C'mon Ray Ray, time for your weekly checkup.
Don't worry, your man's coming with us too.
Hey, you hungry? I can eat.
[Woman On Intercom.]
Welcome to Pollo Cubano, may I take your order.
Yeah, let me get a rotisserie chicken and a side of yucca, and some extra rice and beans with that.
Ray will have the same, extra cilantro sauce with that.
Yo, that's how you like it, extra cilantro sauce aye? Hey you wants plantains or somethin', or nah? He knows better, that's why I'm my son needs he knows better.
I've been trying to teach him to protect.
Seren you cannot you have to mindful of who you hang out with, you have to.
You are walking down the street with a certain a certain group of friends and the police will just see you as one of them they don't know that you're not like that all they see is brown, brown, brown, so they and I have to protect him from that.
That's my job.
Me, me, and and his dad Ray.
He's out there and I don't know if I have been the best [sobbing.]
You're a good mom, of course you are.
[sobbing.]
I'm sure well we're all just doing our best.
As I was saying with the storm approaching I think we need to get the police involved.
We should notify them right away.
Seren might be with his father in Tampa.
Wh what? I'm his step father, you know he's been asking me about the man lately.
He has? Seren talks to me, we're close, he trusts me.
Let's try to get Ern on the phone before we do anything, no need to ring the alarm if we know where he might be.
That could take hours, you know he never pays his bills.
Even when he does he doesn't answer my calls.
Let's at least give it a try, okay? We'll track him down, I'll drive up there if I have to.
Use the room, call whoever you need, I'll be right back.
Thank you.
Hang in there.
[phone ringing.]
[Jess crying.]
Come on, let's go for a walk.
This is serious David, no more games.
Fallow said that Seren gave this to you a few weeks ago.
"Thanks for today, I love you, not in a weird way but close.
You're the closest thing I have to real.
Only time I ever wanted to stay in my own house was when you were there, I miss you.
" Doesn't that seem, off? Why'd you give this note to Principal Fallow? You're gonna answer me David, and you're gonna answer me now.
He gave me that note.
I was supposed to keep it but I I'm losing Dr.
Bree.
Sometimes you get tired of losing.
Maybe this'll help find something, or keep something.
All them movies, where the friend end up dead, or doing something because you didn't do anything, well I'm doing something.
I felt like I was losing him too.
Like you lost Sky.
You do a lot of half answering, you know that? You're speaking around things.
Do you know where Seren is right now? No.
Is there something about his home life I need to know about? That's his home life.
Gonna go back in there now and hand over this note.
Does that worry you? No it's no.
I'm trying to make sure that your friend is safe too.
You understand that, right? No matter where he is a 13 year old alone is always in danger.
David, bring it back before Thanksgiving.
Before if you took it, we can make this right.
If you took that script pad bring it back and we will fix it.
But I'm done.
I'm done playing games.
- [knocking on door.]
- What? I told you my money's coming.
We really gotta do this again? I'm here because of the storm you need to calm your ass down.
Aint you seen on the TV? Y'all aint got no TV? What you watch your stories on? Yes, Mrs.
H.
Hurricane evacuation notice, Homestead Village is in the yellow zone.
You got to get to the shelter, or find a place by tomorrow.
Hmm.
Yo, where Ray? L-12 came, bagged Desmond too, bro.
Damn, what about Shinobi? Boy you don't know shit do you? Nobi dealing with Willie in North Banda, legit OD'd.
- Willie Derrick? - Yes, man.
On what? What'd he take? Nice little spot y'all got up here.
[speaks foreign language.]
[speaks foreign language.]
I wouldn't have made the trip up but I couldn't find Raynan or Des.
- Police.
- I heard.
So, it's just us then? It's heavy.
Raynan, Shinobi, and my cuts still in there.
Still heavy.
This week any different than last two? You move more product? Nah, not more.
You sure about that? I mean, as far as I know, yeah.
I don't do the hand to hands.
Well who else got hands on this besides you three? Nobody, as far as I know.
You look scared.
I am.
Smart to be.
I try to keep y'all off guard.
We caught.
You caught, good catch.
It's usually worse.
Pardon? I'm just glad it's you and not, Ah, [laughing.]
yeah, Desmond.
Yeah, he don't know how to talk to folks.
But that's not what I pay him for, he's just doing his job.
It's his job to rough handle those who loyal? Who earning, who bringing in profit? Threatening they families, they little brothers? Yo, you are scared.
I aint no snitch, he stepped to one of mine, and I aint go step down.
I'll tell him to change his tactics.
His tactics drawing attention.
This my neighborhood.
His tactics make it harder for people to stay low-key.
Like you said, I don't need to be squaring up with somebody from the Yo, yo, Papa! He threatened to hurt your family? Like I said, I aint no snitch.
How old are you now? 14, I just turned.
I'll handle this sir.
I'll talk to him, alright? Don't need you burning before you're 15.
[laughing.]
It looks like Desmond has met his match after all.
Listen, I know it took a lot for you to say all of that to me.
But you did the right thing, I respect that.
I'll go and have a chat with him.
How you know when they getting out? I got a hunch.
[gasping.]
[crying.]
Nobi.
Don't.
He gone.
Let him go.
Where's Raynan? Home.
[laughing.]
We have to have a talk about your nephew.
No more traffic, foot, cars, nothing.
[Men.]
What? We closing up shop, E let em know.
If they even get the idea of doing side trade, it will get back and it will be dealt with.
The 'Ville is closed.
- Damn man for real.
- For how long? Give me what you got.
[exhales.]
And if y'all need to make something move, do that shit out of here, take that shit to Norangia or something, till we say so.
Look, you all on clean up, wipe the floor and everything.
Wipe it down, leave him where he was when y'all found him.
Make it look like nobody was there but him.
Yeah with what? Get some stuff, paper towels, garbage bags from the pharmacy, not home.
Nigga this ain't a game, y'all finger prints all over there.
Yeah, yours too.
I don't have a record.
Clean it up and get out of there.
You gotta go home.
Come on man let's go, c'mon.
Shinobi, come on bro.
Fuck, I gotta get the count.
It's gone.
What? I gave it to your uncle.
You gave him the count? Yeah.
Fuck! I didn't tell him we were doing to scripts.
He wasn't supposed to have all that money, man.
Fuck, fuck, fuck! He followed me right back to the band though, he saw me get it out the chair.
We in it.
I'm fucking dead.
He's your uncle, whatever you did he ain't go touch you, you family.
There's shit you don't know Dae.
What you mean? My car, last summer when I wrecked it.
My dad when he saw it he was he was pissed at me.
He beat the shit out of me and Teo came after, and saw me bruised up real bad and I said some shit man.
And my uncle he he took it the wrong way.
He took it the wrong way Dae.
And dad's not here no more.
What'd you tell him? He asked me where my dad was, and I told him.
I didn't mean to, I was just I really didn't mean to I [gun fires.]
I didn't mean to.
I didn't mean to.
You can't take an ass whoopin? What you gonna hit me? If I do I can take what come next, you can't even take that, you fucked up, and your daddy whooped your ass for it.
So you had to go get somebody for him? You don't know what the fuck you talking about.
I may not beat you, but I wanna try.
I wanna try so bad right now.
I wanna put your smart ass through the fucking wall.
I may get my ass whooped, but I ain't gonna go get somebody.
'Cause that's how we do it from the 'Ville.
We don't go get nobody for our problems, we solve 'em.
But you, you, you had to take him.
You had to take him cause he wasn't your no more.
You got me dreaming about standing over this mans body.
The police had to come pull me back.
All this shit cause of you.
I'm trying to figure out how to work this shit man.
Make it right.
I didn't know it was deadly, man.
I didn't know.
He thinks I'm a snitch he he's definitely gonna tell Teo, I gotta leave man.
Look I'm sorry I got you in this thing.
I'm sorry but you gotta lay low too until I can figure this out, man, you gotta lay low I Where am I gonna go? Huh? Sit your scary ass down.
I can't call nobody to get me out of this.
Nobody, you took everything I had.
So we gon' sit here, and we gon' solve it.
Listen, we both got somebody to worry about.
Let's just make sure Teo worried about em too.
[dramatic orchestral music.]
[police sirens.]
They got the package in Tampa today.
You can't save em all Dae.
I know.
[David.]
Doesn't matter.
It's Woods-Trap, she all over me.
I need that letter of recommendation.
Willie Derrick here just got dusted front of the whole damn jay-nx.
When the boss go, you go.
You remember? Yo, you're like my best friend.
What did you do to your suit? Whatever I wanted.
Hey, sir, get in the car.
Now.
I'ma miss you sometimes.
Why did you want extra sessions David? [David.]
We should all own this.
You fuck around somebody might die or go to jail.
Shit or both.
If that happens, Tio Teo would definitely know before we want 'em to.
[speaking in foreign language.]
Hey Mr.
Teo, it's nice to Need something? - [gun fires.]
- [laughter.]
[Teo.]
My brother in law your former boss he was trying to, I didn't work for Sky.
So you was looking out for Sky for no reason? [David.]
He ain't ever want me to move.
Well I do.
[office phone rings.]
See right there, I've been waiting here for 20 minutes.
My grandson was supposed to bring plywood yesterday, help board up my windows for the storm.
Boy just fell right off the map, not a word.
Kids.
Can you imagine? I all but raised that child.
Respect, seems like it's just lost in the past.
I had to learn the hard way.
Wasn't until I lost someone close to me that I figured it out, you gotta love the living.
[Woman.]
Anthony Johnston, picking up for Blanca Vieja.
Well that's me.
Okie-doke, you be careful out there now.
You too ma'am.
Hey, your total is $314.
59.
You change your hair? Just a little bit.
Looks nice.
Thanks, here you go.
'Preciate you, you have yourself a great one.
Nice seeing you again.
I hope your grandmother feels better.
Do you need a receipt? I'm good.
Okay.
They just filled it, I mean - Yup.
- No questions asked? Mm-hmm.
Pharmacy didn't call me to verify.
Well I guess sometimes they don't.
The systems working though, that's what matters.
Your piece.
And the cash.
It's coming.
[Miss Elijah.]
When? When it comes.
When it comes is not the agreement.
You and your boys are running things sloppy I saw a packet outside Hert-shews it won't last with that.
And I want my money before it crashes down.
Why you wishing ill on us? What you should be thinking 'bout, is how to keep me happy.
That way things don't get so sloppy they lead back to you and that goober number on the script pad.
Hmm.
I can't find the left one.
- I ship to you You gonna be late.
- Just one more minute.
Can I have you gone? Hurry up and get there.
You can go back to getting your nuts gargled in piece pa, you don't need to hang me, I'm out.
- Who the fuck do you think you are? - Huh uh, take off, you heard me.
And go tell your CEO to give me my share, or this is done.
Now you gotta go, 'cuz next time I see you, you dead.
He ain't gonna kill nobody but where is your shoe? [pounding on door.]
Aye G.
[door slams.]
What the fuck is you doing? Bro, you gotta come now man, Willie Derrick took some shit man, he ain't right.
He ain't right bro.
[theme song plays.]
[school bell ringing.]
I see before me right here in this auditorium, the future leaders of this planet.
A planet now more than ever that is in desperate need, of courageous voices.
[clapping.]
Are you looking, have you seen him? In here? Nah.
I looked too, Seren wouldn't miss this.
It was here at Galvin that I learned discipline and excellence of role models like our own Dr.
Woods-Trap, who drove me to never let up.
Those lessons that propelled me to scholarships at Herston Preparatory.
Of course I'll write a recommendation, I was just waiting for you to ask.
I'm so proud of you David.
Herston will be lucky to have you.
- Yes! - [door shuts.]
I've never forgotten where I came from, a housing project.
Single bedroom apartment, four siblings.
You must always, and without fail, reach out that all important helping hand as those who truly cared did for me.
[crowd clapping.]
[camera clicks.]
Thank you so much for coming today sir.
Your speech was amazing.
Thank you for such kind words, so where will your journey take you from Galvin? I'm applying to MAST.
Oh a guardian of the sea, hey much work to be done there.
You strike me as someone who can inspire, and our waters they can never have enough advocates.
- Be ready.
- [camera clicks.]
Hello sir, I'm David Young, I want to thank you for inspiring us all today.
Well, it was nice to meet you David Young, and Oh, I like that confident grip you've got.
Thank you sir, Dr.
Woods-Trap and the faculty here has, they showed us the importance of being confidant, and really setting goals.
[laughs.]
So it seems.
What you said earlier, about never forgetting where you come from, I felt that.
See I live in Homestead Village and, I share a room with my brother, my mother my mother sometimes struggles with, she struggles with addiction and but I'm committed like you were, to making something of myself, to attending Herston and then a prestigious university, those are my goals.
Well, those are mighty fine goals you've got there, sir.
"Some I love who are dead are watchers" "Are watchers of the moon.
" Dr.
WT used to teach us too.
It's David right? I just wanted to say that we come from the same place, I wonder if possible if you could write me a letter of recommendation to Herston? They prefer them from you teachers.
Um, I know, and I'm going to ask them too, but it would mean a lot, coming from you, especially.
I'm sorry if I'm asking too much I really don't mean to, Never, apologize for asking a favor from those who can help.
I want you to call my aid Katheryn directly on Monday, we'll make sure you get that helping hand.
[TV playing.]
[phone ringing.]
[treadmill beeps.]
[breathing heavily.]
Hello.
[Automated Voice On Phone.]
This is an important automated message from Galvin Middle School, Seren Kelly was counted as absent this morning, if you did not authorize his absence, please call the school and let us know.
Did you physically check the classroom yourself to see if he was there? No but like I already told you, I spoke with his teacher.
They could have taken attendance incorrectly, correct? The fact that I have to come down here because you are too lazy to walk to the other end of the hall.
Excuse me? Once I find Seren, you and Principal Fallow and I are going to have a talk.
Mr.
Robbins' new classroom is right down this way.
- Thank you.
- Any time.
I'm sure he's here, I just, the administrative incompetence at this school.
I'm happy to help.
That's the one.
[knocking.]
Mrs.
Kelly, are you here for Seren's homework? I planned on sending it at the end of the day in a packet.
[intense music.]
Is everything alright? Everything's fine, thank you for your Yes? I just wanted to thank you for having Representative Reed come and speak to us all today.
Somehow I thought you'd feel a connection to that man.
You always say keep an eye out for the role models right? That's the one you chose.
Not surprising.
Is there something wrong? Yes, yes there is.
You thought dragging your mother's name through the mud was the right way to get into his good graces.
Using her to benefit you, exploiting your past, your families pain.
I was just, I was just trying to connect with him, I mean we come from the same place.
I want to be good, like him.
Good, then you're perfect for each other.
I don't get it.
Yes you do David, you do.
It is cheap.
You are trying to manipulate him, of all people? I don't get why you Congressman Reed is an embarrassment and a regret.
What, why? Because he's been doing the very thing I'm watching you do right now.
That's been him.
Cashing in on pain, putting his past on display like that to propel himself forward, never once looking back.
Only showing up in the so-called ghetto where he grew up when it provides a convenient photo-op for re-election.
So, go ahead David, you be just like him.
He said he would call Herston for me.
He don't have to do that.
You think you're the first one that he has made hollow promises too.
If you think that man will lift a finger to help you you've got another thing coming.
[intense frequency.]
- Is this a joke? - Excuse me? You the only always telling me to pick up context clues.
Look at every angle, I'm doing everything I can to survive.
- Not just here, fuck here.
- Hey.
Here I'll prolly get two meals and maybe I'm safe.
At least I thought I was safe.
I thought if I played these stupid ass rules y'all keep changing I'd be aight.
So you mean to tell me I gotta play games here too.
This is not a game.
It is a game.
Look, I'm jumping around trying to please all y'all, trying not to get fucking shot at home or ran up on, and you mad, you mad at me because I'm trying to make it a different way than what you say huh? Really Doc, that's you? That's how you gonna do me? Alright now David.
I'm trying to live and you're worried about me being shamed? Hey, I just came to ask you for your recommendation, that's all I came for because I worked my ass off in this class and I deserve it.
Will you write one for me? [school bell rings.]
[Woman On Intercom.]
David Young, please report to the principles office.
[school children talking.]
[heavy breathing.]
[school bell rings.]
You can go on back.
[door creaks.]
[Principal Fallow.]
Did you see Mrs.
Kelly outside? Yes ma'am.
She's looking for Seren have you seen him today? Is he okay? He hurt? Why would you think that, is that what he told you? [muffled speaking.]
You were about to say something about Seren.
David? [intense tones.]
David.
Seren.
He gave this to me a few weeks ago, I didn't think nothing of it then but.
Wait here I'm gonna get Dr.
Bree.
[Mr.
Kelly.]
I need you to explain what's going on.
[Principal Fallow.]
I promise I will be right back.
David, David, I need you to tell me what's going on right now.
Seren hasn't been acting right and I know it has something to do with you.
Jess.
Is he in danger? What did you do to him I know this is your fault.
Please you won't get in any trouble I promise just tell me.
[Mr.
Kelly.]
Jess.
- You look me when I speak to - [Man.]
Jess.
Mrs.
Kelly, I'm Dr.
Bree.
Shinobi, you kidding me? Man you for real, Willie D? Fuck.
Folks have a bad habit of letting people sneak up on them.
What did you just say? You have the count? Yeah, yeah, chill.
Give me a second.
Aye, come here.
[Man.]
Good G? Hold it down, a'ight? Yeah Tell E to tell Shinobi to keep that situation contained, we got company.
Okay for sure.
Yo, what was you talking about when I just came up.
Mind your fucking business.
Nigga what? Trying to figure out who the fuck you think you're talking to.
Yo I don't need you asking me all these damn questions.
I can handle my own shit.
So why you all jittery, like you're hiding something? Yo, I'm not hiding nothing, it's just not your problem.
If it bothers the money, then it bothers Teo, and then it bothers me.
One of the corner boys, the G, he swallowed some pills.
Where? No he's fucked up man, but it's his own damn fault, he should have known better, throwing up his shit.
That's somebody's kid nigga, take me to him.
Hey, yo, hey! Polygram! Polygram! Yo we gotta go.
Man, what the fuck is wrong with you? [police sirens.]
Don't try to run.
[Ray.]
Fuck.
C'mon man, you know Ray didn't wanna run from us.
He's our friend, and that'd hurt our feelings.
Isn't that right Ray? Talkin' about the new guy here, haven't seen you around here before.
C'mon Ray Ray, time for your weekly checkup.
Don't worry, your man's coming with us too.
Hey, you hungry? I can eat.
[Woman On Intercom.]
Welcome to Pollo Cubano, may I take your order.
Yeah, let me get a rotisserie chicken and a side of yucca, and some extra rice and beans with that.
Ray will have the same, extra cilantro sauce with that.
Yo, that's how you like it, extra cilantro sauce aye? Hey you wants plantains or somethin', or nah? He knows better, that's why I'm my son needs he knows better.
I've been trying to teach him to protect.
Seren you cannot you have to mindful of who you hang out with, you have to.
You are walking down the street with a certain a certain group of friends and the police will just see you as one of them they don't know that you're not like that all they see is brown, brown, brown, so they and I have to protect him from that.
That's my job.
Me, me, and and his dad Ray.
He's out there and I don't know if I have been the best [sobbing.]
You're a good mom, of course you are.
[sobbing.]
I'm sure well we're all just doing our best.
As I was saying with the storm approaching I think we need to get the police involved.
We should notify them right away.
Seren might be with his father in Tampa.
Wh what? I'm his step father, you know he's been asking me about the man lately.
He has? Seren talks to me, we're close, he trusts me.
Let's try to get Ern on the phone before we do anything, no need to ring the alarm if we know where he might be.
That could take hours, you know he never pays his bills.
Even when he does he doesn't answer my calls.
Let's at least give it a try, okay? We'll track him down, I'll drive up there if I have to.
Use the room, call whoever you need, I'll be right back.
Thank you.
Hang in there.
[phone ringing.]
[Jess crying.]
Come on, let's go for a walk.
This is serious David, no more games.
Fallow said that Seren gave this to you a few weeks ago.
"Thanks for today, I love you, not in a weird way but close.
You're the closest thing I have to real.
Only time I ever wanted to stay in my own house was when you were there, I miss you.
" Doesn't that seem, off? Why'd you give this note to Principal Fallow? You're gonna answer me David, and you're gonna answer me now.
He gave me that note.
I was supposed to keep it but I I'm losing Dr.
Bree.
Sometimes you get tired of losing.
Maybe this'll help find something, or keep something.
All them movies, where the friend end up dead, or doing something because you didn't do anything, well I'm doing something.
I felt like I was losing him too.
Like you lost Sky.
You do a lot of half answering, you know that? You're speaking around things.
Do you know where Seren is right now? No.
Is there something about his home life I need to know about? That's his home life.
Gonna go back in there now and hand over this note.
Does that worry you? No it's no.
I'm trying to make sure that your friend is safe too.
You understand that, right? No matter where he is a 13 year old alone is always in danger.
David, bring it back before Thanksgiving.
Before if you took it, we can make this right.
If you took that script pad bring it back and we will fix it.
But I'm done.
I'm done playing games.
- [knocking on door.]
- What? I told you my money's coming.
We really gotta do this again? I'm here because of the storm you need to calm your ass down.
Aint you seen on the TV? Y'all aint got no TV? What you watch your stories on? Yes, Mrs.
H.
Hurricane evacuation notice, Homestead Village is in the yellow zone.
You got to get to the shelter, or find a place by tomorrow.
Hmm.
Yo, where Ray? L-12 came, bagged Desmond too, bro.
Damn, what about Shinobi? Boy you don't know shit do you? Nobi dealing with Willie in North Banda, legit OD'd.
- Willie Derrick? - Yes, man.
On what? What'd he take? Nice little spot y'all got up here.
[speaks foreign language.]
[speaks foreign language.]
I wouldn't have made the trip up but I couldn't find Raynan or Des.
- Police.
- I heard.
So, it's just us then? It's heavy.
Raynan, Shinobi, and my cuts still in there.
Still heavy.
This week any different than last two? You move more product? Nah, not more.
You sure about that? I mean, as far as I know, yeah.
I don't do the hand to hands.
Well who else got hands on this besides you three? Nobody, as far as I know.
You look scared.
I am.
Smart to be.
I try to keep y'all off guard.
We caught.
You caught, good catch.
It's usually worse.
Pardon? I'm just glad it's you and not, Ah, [laughing.]
yeah, Desmond.
Yeah, he don't know how to talk to folks.
But that's not what I pay him for, he's just doing his job.
It's his job to rough handle those who loyal? Who earning, who bringing in profit? Threatening they families, they little brothers? Yo, you are scared.
I aint no snitch, he stepped to one of mine, and I aint go step down.
I'll tell him to change his tactics.
His tactics drawing attention.
This my neighborhood.
His tactics make it harder for people to stay low-key.
Like you said, I don't need to be squaring up with somebody from the Yo, yo, Papa! He threatened to hurt your family? Like I said, I aint no snitch.
How old are you now? 14, I just turned.
I'll handle this sir.
I'll talk to him, alright? Don't need you burning before you're 15.
[laughing.]
It looks like Desmond has met his match after all.
Listen, I know it took a lot for you to say all of that to me.
But you did the right thing, I respect that.
I'll go and have a chat with him.
How you know when they getting out? I got a hunch.
[gasping.]
[crying.]
Nobi.
Don't.
He gone.
Let him go.
Where's Raynan? Home.
[laughing.]
We have to have a talk about your nephew.
No more traffic, foot, cars, nothing.
[Men.]
What? We closing up shop, E let em know.
If they even get the idea of doing side trade, it will get back and it will be dealt with.
The 'Ville is closed.
- Damn man for real.
- For how long? Give me what you got.
[exhales.]
And if y'all need to make something move, do that shit out of here, take that shit to Norangia or something, till we say so.
Look, you all on clean up, wipe the floor and everything.
Wipe it down, leave him where he was when y'all found him.
Make it look like nobody was there but him.
Yeah with what? Get some stuff, paper towels, garbage bags from the pharmacy, not home.
Nigga this ain't a game, y'all finger prints all over there.
Yeah, yours too.
I don't have a record.
Clean it up and get out of there.
You gotta go home.
Come on man let's go, c'mon.
Shinobi, come on bro.
Fuck, I gotta get the count.
It's gone.
What? I gave it to your uncle.
You gave him the count? Yeah.
Fuck! I didn't tell him we were doing to scripts.
He wasn't supposed to have all that money, man.
Fuck, fuck, fuck! He followed me right back to the band though, he saw me get it out the chair.
We in it.
I'm fucking dead.
He's your uncle, whatever you did he ain't go touch you, you family.
There's shit you don't know Dae.
What you mean? My car, last summer when I wrecked it.
My dad when he saw it he was he was pissed at me.
He beat the shit out of me and Teo came after, and saw me bruised up real bad and I said some shit man.
And my uncle he he took it the wrong way.
He took it the wrong way Dae.
And dad's not here no more.
What'd you tell him? He asked me where my dad was, and I told him.
I didn't mean to, I was just I really didn't mean to I [gun fires.]
I didn't mean to.
I didn't mean to.
You can't take an ass whoopin? What you gonna hit me? If I do I can take what come next, you can't even take that, you fucked up, and your daddy whooped your ass for it.
So you had to go get somebody for him? You don't know what the fuck you talking about.
I may not beat you, but I wanna try.
I wanna try so bad right now.
I wanna put your smart ass through the fucking wall.
I may get my ass whooped, but I ain't gonna go get somebody.
'Cause that's how we do it from the 'Ville.
We don't go get nobody for our problems, we solve 'em.
But you, you, you had to take him.
You had to take him cause he wasn't your no more.
You got me dreaming about standing over this mans body.
The police had to come pull me back.
All this shit cause of you.
I'm trying to figure out how to work this shit man.
Make it right.
I didn't know it was deadly, man.
I didn't know.
He thinks I'm a snitch he he's definitely gonna tell Teo, I gotta leave man.
Look I'm sorry I got you in this thing.
I'm sorry but you gotta lay low too until I can figure this out, man, you gotta lay low I Where am I gonna go? Huh? Sit your scary ass down.
I can't call nobody to get me out of this.
Nobody, you took everything I had.
So we gon' sit here, and we gon' solve it.
Listen, we both got somebody to worry about.
Let's just make sure Teo worried about em too.
[dramatic orchestral music.]
[police sirens.]
They got the package in Tampa today.
You can't save em all Dae.
I know.