The Cleaning Lady (2022) s02e03 Episode Script

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Previously on "The Cleaning Lady"
Nadia says you haven't
been answering her calls.
I need you handling that money.
I need $2 million to
get the hell out of here.
It takes a lot to bribe a judge.
I want a piece of the gun business.
I can't speak for my husband.
Yet here you are, negotiating his loan.
What about starting our own business?
Having a clinic to help people?
That's not gonna happen.
We just need to get him out of jail.
It's all here.
What's Maya doing on the suspect board?
When you were taken off
the case, we lost her.
She's dealing for Cortez now.
Then we have to do something about that.
I just found a man at
the bottom of the stairs.
It looks like he fell.
Time to take your medicine, Luca.
Luca, what are you doing?
Trying to call Daddy.
Okay.
Come here, my love.
Here.
I need you to understand
something, my love.
Daddy's not gonna come back.
He's gone.
And I wish you could call him again.
Is he gonna be gone forever?
I'm sorry, my love.
You know, even if his Even
if we can't see him again,
I know his spirit
will always be with us.
Okay?
Just now, it's just
It's just free from this
world, and it's just
It just chooses to float
any places he wants.
Maybe he's on Saturn.
You think?
I think so, too.
I-I bet he's up there watching over you,
just like we're watching
over each other.
Just you and me here on this planet.
I love you, Mommy.
I love you, too.
Mak srolanh kon.
Argh, God!
Are you okay?
No. I'm not.
I've never seen Fiona so down.
We should cheer them up.
You know, ladies, this
job ain't much fun,
but whenever we're having a bad day,
our sister Fi always says,
"You know what time it is."
Time to have a little fun!
- Whoo!
- Come on, Fi.
Everybody's waitin' for me to arrive ♪
Sendin' up a message
to all of my friends ♪
We'll be lookin' flashy
in my Mercedes-Benz ♪
I'm comin' up ♪
So you better get this party started ♪
I'm comin' up, I'm comin' ♪
I'm comin' up ♪
So you better get this party started ♪
Samentha, are you okay?
- Oh, my God! Samentha.
- Samentha?
- What's wrong with her?
- Is she okay?
She's diabetic. She needs sugar.
Get a soda, juice. Bring something.
- From where?
- Anywhere.
- Gum. Something.
- There aren't any drinks.
The caterer
Thony, I don't know.
Wait. Here. Here.
Yes, that's great.
Okay, we're gonna sit you up.
One, two, three.
Come on.
We got ya.
All right. There you go.
- Can you open it?
- Yes.
Drink it up. A little bit.
Okay?
I'm only here to serve the rich ♪
It's so good to finally meet you, Arman.
Robert, you, as well.
Nadia, always a pleasure.
This calls for a
celebration, don't you think?
Thank you, Robert.
Robert, I appreciate the loan.
It got me out of a bind.
But there was a misunderstanding.
Is that right?
When I agreed to give you a
part of my husband's business
as collateral, I hadn't
spoken to Arman first.
Yeah, the collateral won't be necessary.
You'll have the full amount
of the loan paid this week.
Everyone's confident the
horse they bet on will win
until it doesn't.
Without Hayak, do you really think
your business will be the same?
It was Arman who grew that
business into what it is today.
We have a reliable system in place.
But none of Hayak's capital.
Without that, it's going
to be difficult to rebuild.
That's where I could come it.
That won't be necessary, Robert.
- Thank you.
- Understood.
But in case you hit some
bumps along the road,
the vig is $320,000 due
Friday and every Friday
after that until the debt is paid.
Like I said before, Robert,
you'll have $1.6 million paid in full
by the end of this week.
I didn't notice Vinny gave
me something different.
Vinny gave you this?
I can't afford to buy anywhere else.
I don't have insurance.
Okay, I'm gonna cut, um,
this in smaller doses,
and then I'm gonna go talk to Vinny
because he needs to
watch what he's doing.
What the hell is this?!
We have to be out of here in 20 minutes.
Samentha almost went
into a diabetic coma.
I mean, we had to help.
Samentha, you okay?
Yeah.
Good. Then get to it.
'Cause if I lose this
contract, I'll have to fire you.
You can't do that.
She needs to go home and rest.
20 minutes, ladies.
Chop-chop.
What is wrong with you?
I mean, she could have died,
and that's the way you treat her?
Ah, here we go.
Just do us a favor, Fiona.
Shut your trap and get back to work,
or you're fired.
That's That's not
gonna happen because
Because I quit.
Again?
How many times this month?
See you tomorrow.
Nah, she's not coming back,
and neither am I.
- We both quit.
- Yeah.
We're opening up our
own cleaning business.
What makes you think you can do that?
Because we're bad-ass
bitches who deserve better
than putting up with a jerk like you.
Who's with me, ladies?
Right here.
It's about damn time.
So, have fun cleaning, Alonzo.
Chop-chop.
Good luck!
- Bye.
- Come on.
We're out of here. Let's go.
Chop-chop, Alonzo.
I can't believe we quit.
I mean we finally quit.
Crap.
We We quit.
I-I mean, for real.
We can't go back, right?
No, we can't, but,
Fi, it's gonna be okay.
Yeah, but it's not just us. It's
It's Samentha, it's Nina, it's Roxy.
They quit because of us.
- Because of you, Fi.
- What?
Because you spoke the truth,
and that's a good thing.
Vinny, you gave Samentha
the wrong dose of insulin.
You almost killed her.
What the hell are you talking about?
You have a responsibility.
Do you know the difference
between regular insulin
and U-500?
Life and death That's the difference.
I give people what they ask me for.
She needed insulin, I gave her insulin.
I'm no doctor.
Well, you need to be careful.
People don't know how to self-medicate.
I don't need you telling me
how to run my business, okay?
I've got enough problems.
I don't have Luca's meds.
I got I got other stuff.
What? You said you
had them when I called.
I tried, but I got supply chain issues.
What do you mean?
My guy who runs meds across
the border just got busted.
Great.
When are you gonna get more?
Well, you got the last of it.
All the other sellers are out, too.
But my son needs his
anti-rejection meds.
He can't run out.
My shipment is stuck in Tecate.
Could be a few weeks.
No more insulin or immunosuppressants
till I figure it out.
If he doesn't take those meds,
he could die from liver failure.
Yeah, don't worry, Edgar. I got you.
I-I'm in talks with the supplier.
As soon as I restock the inventory,
I'll let you know.
Yeah.
Presidential Rolex.
We're only getting a
fraction of what it's worth.
Yeah, I know, but the
appraiser said he'd pay cash.
You sure you can't convince
Edgar to front us for the guns?
Everyone's a bit jumpy right now.
What if Robert was right
and no one wants to
deal with us anymore?
We still have our main
supplier at Second Defense.
We sell the guns, pay back the loan,
we get our freedom back.
But everything else must go today.
What the hell do you want?
Hey, is that vintage Caddy
still up for grabs, too? Huh?
That's more my style.
Get the hell off my property.
Look, even though you managed
to waltz out of prison,
old habits die hard, Arman.
I give you six months max
before you're back behind bars.
Let that be your friendly Federal PSA.
But in case you do try, I've
made sure that you won't be able
to buy or sell a bullet
in this town again.
All I need is one.
Auntie T, I tried to
get Luca up from his nap,
but he won't wake up.
How long has he been sleeping?
Like, two hours.
Hey, baby.
Luca.
I'm tired.
You're tired, my love. Okay.
You're very hot, too.
Okay, Mommy's gonna
give you more medicine.
Okay, wha what can I do?
Methylprednisone and
saline under the sink.
Jaz, can you grab the stand, as well?
- Yeah.
- Okay.
Let's listen to your lungs.
Mommy's gonna give you
an epinephrine shot.
Then we're gonna start an IV.
Mm-hmm.
It's gonna hurt, but just for a moment.
- What's wrong with him?
- He's jaundiced.
What?
His body is rejecting the liver.
It's good, good. Very good.
Thank you.
Jaz, you keep him company
while I insert the, uh,
IV, please.
I think he's already asleep.
Let's do this.
Okay.
Is Luca gonna be okay?
I need to get those
immunosuppressants from Vinny
to keep him stable.
I mean, if it doesn't get better,
he could lose his liver.
And then what? Another transplant?
I can't think about that right now, Fi.
Things need to change.
It shouldn't be this
hard for Luca to live.
And people like Samentha deserve better
than having to buy from Vinny's trunk.
I just need to find a way to
get those meds, that's all.
Okay.
- Thony.
- Hey.
I was just about to head out,
but I have time for a drink if you do.
Oh, yeah, yeah. I
can't stay long, though.
All right.
You look better.
How do you feel?
Free.
How's Luca?
Well, it's why I'm here.
His medications are stuck in Mexico.
Mm.
I need to get them across the border.
His body's rejecting the liver.
We don't have much time.
Do you think Bosco could help?
Bosco works for Sin Cara.
It's just a couple boxes.
Please, Arman.
You know he needs his
meds to stay alive.
Other people need meds, too.
Yeah, I'll call him after
I meet my military supplier.
You're dealing guns again?
I thought you said
it was one last score.
That was before I owed
$1.6 million to Kamdar.
If I don't pay this debt,
it's my life on the line.
The gun business is all I know.
Just one big sale, and I can
get out from under this guy.
I just need cash now.
You can help me sell meds.
I know nothing about that.
But I do.
If you can convince Bosco to
bring them across the border
and we get a bigger supply,
you can make money and help people.
There's an opportunity here,
and it can benefit both of us.
Bosco wouldn't stick his
neck out for a side hustle.
Like, that's too dangerous.
I'll be in touch after
I hear from Bosco,
and I'll make sure he gets Luca's meds.
Thank you.
Hey, Murray, tell me
you've got good news.
Canceled?
No, that can't happen.
Come on, man.
Okay. Um, well, when the
contract ends, um, just
Just call us.
Yeah?
Hello.
Are you looking for a cleaning service?
I'm looking for you.
And your son.
Who are you?
I'm the motel manager
of the Double Nickle.
And after that accident
the other night, cops,
they've been poking
around, asking questions
and spooking my live-ins.
How did you find me?
Oh, I-I had a buddy trace your plates.
I got 'em off the cams
after your friend lied to me.
You know, the one who
told me to call the cops.
Yeah, but the police said
there were no security tapes.
Ah. I mean, none they know about.
You know what else I got off those cams?
Your son, killing that guy.
And unless you compensate
me for my lost business,
I'm gonna have to take
that footage to the police.
I'm thinking, uh, $10K.
That sounds fair, right?
I don't have that kind of
money. I'm just a cleaning lady.
I'm sure you'll figure it out.
Otherwise, I gotta call the cops.
You have until the end of the week.
Hmm?
Tick tock.
Good news.
Your temperature is dropping.
And your color's getting better.
How do you feel?
Still tired.
Okay.
Well, your body is still healing.
So you carry on sleeping, okay, peanut?
Okay.
All right.
Mak srolanh kon.
Fi, the methylprednisone's working.
We just need to keep monitoring him.
Fi? What's wrong?
Hey.
The manager from the motel
came to the house just now.
What? How?
He He was tracking my
plates or something, Thony.
He said he has a video.
And unless we pay him 10 grand,
he's turning us in.
- Did you see the video?
- No!
No, but why would he say
he has one if he doesn't?
I don't know. Maybe
he He wants some money?
I mean, I didn't see any
security camera there.
He could be lying.
No, he knew it was
Chris who pushed Marco.
He didn't know that when
you asked him to call 911,
which means he found out after!
Thony, he has a video.
He threatened to call the
cops if we don't pay him.
- When?
- By the end of the week.
I mean, wh wh where are
we gonna get that kind of money?
- Hey.
- Hey.
Hey. We'll figure it out.
Okay?
All right. I have to go.
Arman has Vinny's drugs.
I need to pick them up now.
You don't tell Arman about Chris.
Okay?
This is our family and our business.
I knew you had a penchant
for rule-breaking, Miller,
but rifling through my office? Not cool.
Hey, my bad.
I just got nostalgic
for the case I spent,
what, two years building?
You mean destroying?
From what I heard, you messed up so bad,
Russo benched you.
I know this may be hard
for you to understand,
seeing as you sleep with a
field guide under your pillow,
but in the real world, sometimes
you gotta break a few eggs
to make an omelet. You know what I mean?
Those cowboy antics may have
worked for you in the past,
or maybe not, considering
you were booted off the case.
Yeah, last I checked,
the FBI doesn't hand out
participation trophies,
so when you're ready to solve this case,
you just let me know, all right?
You know, this used to be my office.
Yeah. Yeah, look.
The Feds are always watching.
Yeah, that's why we have to be careful.
Look, come on, Bryce.
I have a buyer lined up.
You're really gonna leave
that kind of cash on the table?
Just
Oh, come on. Forget those idiots.
We don't want their business anyway.
You know what? We'll
find another supplier.
We have none, Nadia.
I reached out to all of our contacts.
Everybody knows the Feds are onto me.
I'm done with the gun
business in this town.
Again, that's it. It's over.
We sold everything to
make this deal work.
We have nothing left.
We both came from nothing.
And we became something.
We'll do it again.
Yeah.
What are those boxes doing there?
It's medicine from Mexico.
For Thony.
For Thony?
So while I'm running around
hocking pieces of our lives,
you're seeing Thony behind my back?
It's not like that, Nadia.
The medicine is for
her son so he can live.
Unless they help us save our lives,
I don't care what they're for.
We're supposed to be
finding ways to make money,
not spend it!
Thony thinks there might be a way
for us to make money
if we manage to get
more meds across the border.
Okay, so you expect me
to go into business with
your cleaning lady?
You're the one who ran to your
ex-boyfriend begging for money.
You had no problem doing that.
And what was I supposed to do, Armando?
Let you rot in jail?
Get beaten to death?
It wasn't Thony who got
you out of jail. It was me!
And that money saved your life!
Yeah, well, now it's killing me.
Nadia.
Nadia.
Hey, we're running out of options here.
And we have to do whatever it
takes to get out of this mess.
I'm sorry.
What's going on here?
These meds belong to other people.
Thony, sit down.
The gun deal didn't work out,
so we're gonna have to find
another way to pay back the loan.
I told Nadia about your idea.
Please. Tell us about your
brilliant business plan.
How much do these
sell for on the street?
Well, um, medicine in Mexico can
cost about 90% less than here.
And what about Oxy, Xanax?
Things we can sell on the strip.
Oh, no, no, no. I
didn't bring drugs here
to sell on the street. They're
for people who need them
who can't afford that kind of money.
Every business needs to make a profit.
Even your little charity.
Thony, Nadia's right.
If you want to help people,
sometimes you have to offset that
with something that
actually makes money.
Mm-hmm. Well, I think
I'm gonna do this myself
because I am not selling
addictive drugs on the street.
Thony, hey.
Hey, nothing's been decided yet.
You just have to see things
from where we're coming from.
We need to find a way
to make money fast.
Listen to me then because
I know the medications
that people need the most
and the ones that are gonna
make the biggest profit.
So you're still gonna make money.
The only way this works
is if we work together.
Come on.
Bosco.
Is this what you had in mind?
Blood pressure meds,
antibiotics,
immunosuppressants for Luca.
This is incredible. Thank you.
Thank you, Bosco.
Gracias.
We'll get you your cut
as soon as we sell these.
We know the kind of risk
you're taking with Sin Cara.
Fi!
Wait.
Did you get Luca's meds?
Enough to last for a few months.
And in the van is Samentha's insulin,
some more meds for the clinic,
and some left over to sell.
Yes! Yes!
Ooh!
So, it's your shipment,
plus a little more.
I'll say.
What do you have?
Well, not so fast.
You'll get your shipment, plus
what your customers want first,
but you'll have to put me in touch
with all the buyers you know,
and you'll get a 10% cut.
I have to move these fast.
Let's do it.
Make way, I'm comin' through ♪
I got money comin' through ♪
Negosyante na babae,
Pilipina make the rules ♪
The queen is back, so don't confuse ♪
The energy, yeah, I'm the news ♪
Mano po anong kayamanan
kung lahat and na sa akin na ♪
Hindi nato trabaho kung
ako na and industrya ♪
I'm a savage ♪
My pocket's gettin' fatter ♪
I'm a savage ♪
If I'm winnin', I'm the factor ♪
When I'm climbing up the ladder ♪
She bad, she bad, she bad, she bad ♪
I run this ♪
She bad, she bad, she bad, she bad ♪
I run this ♪
She bad, she bad, she bad, she bad ♪
No one's catchin' up to me ♪
Woman run the industry ♪
Is it enough?
No, it's not.
You sold everything?
- All of it?
- Yeah.
How much more do you need?
Even after everything we
pawned, we're still $58K short.
I knew this wasn't gonna work.
Can you ask for more time?
No. It's too late.
What's Arman gonna do?
He'll figure something out.
This is to protect Chris.
Thanks, Thony.
I hate that all this cash is
going to that scumbag manager.
We're not gonna give
him the whole 10 grand.
We're gonna negotiate
a price, and we're
No! We can't risk that, okay?
I just wanna give him what he
asked for and be done with it.
Okay? I just want that
tape of Chris back.
Okay. Okay.
It's Garrett.
Hey.
Hey, Thony, Fiona.
- Well, come it.
- Thank you.
What brings you here?
I need you to come with me.
Why?
Fiona, can you give us a minute?
Wait, is this about my
brother's investigation?
No.
Okay, Fi.
- Okay.
- All right.
It's fine.
We'll go there once I'm done with this.
What's going on?
I had a CI on another
case, but she's in trouble,
and I need your help.
Don't you have FBI agents
to help you with that?
Technically, I'm not
on the case anymore,
which is why I need you.
Garrett, I'm not doing this.
- I told you I was done after Hayak.
- Yeah.
I thought you'd say that.
So I had my tech department
pull security footage
from cashpoints and banks
where Arman is transferring the crypto.
Even with all those,
um, wigs and sunglasses,
I'm gonna guess it was Fiona.
And when we confirm that, which we will,
your sister-in-law will be in jail
or deported for aiding
and abetting a criminal.
Is that how you want to play it?
Hmm? Because I'm down.
Didn't think so.
This is Maya.
And this is a cloning device.
I'm gonna drop you off around
the corner from The Clergy.
It's a bar where Maya deals.
You put the phone next to hers,
you push the volume-down button twice.
It'll clone her phone in 90 seconds.
Here.
How do I get close
enough to her to do that?
I'm sure you'll find a way.
Oh, um, and it's kind
of, like, a Goth crowd,
so dress accordingly.
I'll wait in the car.
Pray, sinner, pray, sinner ♪
Say a prayer for me ♪
Pray for me ♪
My blood runs cold ♪
Like the killer you know ♪
The killer you chose ♪
I'm the devil you know ♪
The devil you know ♪
Plead, sinner, plead, sinner ♪
Plead to God for me ♪
Plead for me ♪
This heart beats cold ♪
Like the devil his own ♪
The devil his own ♪
I'm the devil you know ♪
The devil you know ♪
Thanks.
Your horse didn't come in.
There's more money coming in.
It's just a matter of time.
No such thing in my business.
When you're late, there has
to be another form of payment.
Robert
can't you see we're
doing everything we can?
Nadia
Hmm?
Okay, one-time offer.
There's someone else
who's late on his payment.
If you can extract it from him, Arman,
we're square for the week.
What are you asking, Robert?
That he break kneecaps
like a street thug?
No one's suggesting
anything of the sort.
I thought Arman was
a skilled negotiator.
So prove it.
Negotiate.
Yeah.
Marvelous.
- So, name, address.
- Hey.
There you go.
Oh, and just one more thing.
While you're gone,
Nadia can hang out here for a drink.
You know, as collateral.
It's fine.
So, while we're waiting,
I have a bottle of Mendoza
I've been saving for a special occasion.
No, no, no, no.
We gotta go now.
Thony, just
Hi. This is Thony De La Rosa.
Please leave a message. Thank you.
This night ain't for
the faint of heart ♪
For the faint of heart,
for the faint of heart ♪
This night ain't for
the faint of heart ♪
'Cause the faint of
heart gonna fall apart ♪
This night ain't for the
holy man with the holy plan ♪
For the promise land ♪
This night we got the evil hand ♪
And the evil hand
gon' raise the dead ♪
This will keep you pumping all night.
Ain't no sleep when the wicked play ♪
All we do is get laid ♪
I have an aspirin.
It can help with the swelling.
Wait.
What?
If you check, it's really smudged.
Oh. Damn it.
Is it that bad?
I could help.
I walked into a cabinet.
Such a klutz, right?
Mm.
So when did you start working here?
They've never had a
bathroom attendant before.
Oh, I do it for tips only.
It's not much, but it helps.
So, who let you back
here Ray or Vicki?
It was Ray.
There is no Ray here.
So who the hell sent you?
- No one.
- Was it Kamdar?
Did he send you?
No.
Garrett?
He's just worried about you.
He wants to know you're okay.
Well, you can tell him
to back the hell off.
And stop sending people like you
into places you shouldn't be.
Are you Frank Elway?
Huh?
Give me what you owe,
and I'll walk away.
Tell Kamdar I haven't got it.
I don't want to hurt you.
Are you seriously gonna hit an old man?
Yeah, I've done worse.
You don't know what it's like
to have it all taken away.
Friends
Uhh!
Don't hurt my son.
Ohh!
Dad doesn't have enough to pay the loan.
What about you, huh?! Huh?!
- Wait! Stop!
- Please!
I have it.
I'll pay it, okay? I'll pay it.
Hello? Anyone here?
Screw it.
You're not getting my money.
Holy crap.
You're a perv.
All right.
Ah! There you are.
You stay right there.
You still follow football?
What do you think?
Mexico's looking pretty
knackered these days.
Mm-hmm.
Do you think it's because
of their loss to Brazil?
It's because the manager
is going through a divorce.
I don't think they're
gonna win another game
if they don't fire him.
I can see some things
about you haven't changed.
So what's your bet?
Total goals under 2.5.
Total corners over 9.5.
First goal, I'd say Pepe.
He's walking on air since
he married that supermodel.
And for the moneyline,
uh, the game ends in a draw.
Yep, that's still the same
girl that I fell in love with.
Have a look at that.
Great minds think alike, eh?
Salud.
Well done, Arman.
Mm
So, you want to watch your kid?
I want you to delete it.
I will, if you got my money.
I'm not gonna give you anything
until you get rid of the video.
- Please!
- Are we really gonna play this game?
All right. All right.
Here's Here's all of it.
Now Now delete it.
All right.
How 'bout we say you bring
another 10 grand every month,
and I won't release the footage?
What?! No!
You're not really in a
position to negotiate.
How 'bout I tell the police
about your pervy videos? Huh?
What do you think they'll
think when they find you
videotaping guests
without their permission?
Hmm?
So now you're threatening me?
Uh-huh.