The Cleaning Lady (2022) s02e05 Episode Script

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Previously on "The Cleaning Lady"
Nah, she's not coming back,
and neither am I. We both quit.
We're opening up our
own cleaning business.
You can't act like this,
Chris, and you know that.
You're not like the other
kids because you're a TNT.
We're doing everything
we can to protect you.
You have to do your part, too.
I have this CI that I was
working with on another case.
Maya That's Cortés' girlfriend.
There's another player in the mix.
What's important is that you're alive.
We have each other.
Thony thinks there might be
a way for us to make money
I didn't bring drugs here
to sell on the street.
They're for people who need them.
I'll talk to Kamdar.
And if I can convince him
to let me keep collecting,
maybe I'll cut the weekly vig.
I can make the math work
if you both work for me.
But until the rest of
that $1.6 million is paid,
you're both mine.
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.
You've got a real knack
for this, haven't you?
And Nadia thought this kind
of work was beneath you.
Now, that was beneath you.
That was Derek Shin.
He's canceling his membership.
- Another one?
- Yeah.
- What did he say?
- Well, the same thing
all of them say
That they know about the FBI
raid, that I went to prison,
and that they can't be seen here.
Arman, if we lose any more members,
Isabel's gonna sell this place
before we even have a chance to buy it.
Every minute we spend working for Kamdar
is time we could be here making
sure this place doesn't sink.
Oh, great.
Hello, Thony. What are you doing here?
We did very well with
our last batch of meds.
$23,000.
Very well?
Tell me how exactly do you expect us
to pay off $1.6 million
with profits like this?
It's just gonna take time.
No, there has to be a faster way, Thony.
Oh, there is, only she
doesn't want to do it.
No. What we're doing is working.
It's turning a profit.
Just consider this for a moment.
If we sell street drugs just
as a temporary measure
Arman, I'm a doctor, not a drug dealer.
I will only sell legitimate
meds to people in need.
Oh, my God. Here we go again.
- Thony
- If I get arrested,
who's going to look after Luca?
We can't keep working for Kamdar.
We need this.
What we're doing here
is what we agreed on.
I just came to deliver your cut.
Our cut? Who does she think she is?
I told you this would never work.
You never listen to me.
Arman, what are we gonna do now?
You're right.
Thony can't be calling
the shots anymore.
She doesn't know how to run a business.
We do.
Hello. The Cleaning Ladies.
How can we help you?
No.
I don't need solar panels
'cause I don't own
a roof to put them on.
Yeah? Okay.
What's wrong?
How about having a brand-new
cleaning business
with nothing to clean?
We just have to be patient, Fi.
No, no, no. We don't
have time for patience.
Roxy called me crying.
She said she has no
money to pay her bills,
so she had to take another job.
Same with all the other girls.
I mean, i-if we can't book something,
we can't keep them, never
mind paying the rent.
The girls are gonna make it work.
Maybe this was a bad idea.
- I just
- No, it just takes time.
And, look, you've already
done the groundwork
by putting these fliers all over town.
This is great.
Thanks to Chris.
He seems to be doing better.
That's because I've been
trying to keep him busy,
but I can't keep doing that
without any work coming in.
He just needs to push through it
and and put it behind him.
Is that what you're trying to do, Fi?
Put it behind you?
Fi, we still haven't
talked about Marco's death.
About what happened at the motel.
You can't just keep holding
everything in like this, Fi.
Like like you're handling
things any differently?
It's Jaz.
Hey, guys.
- Hey.
- Hey, guys!
Look who it is. Oh, I missed you.
- Hey, Thony.
- How are you?
- Good.
- Hey!
Hey! Is there something under my arm?
I mean, seriously, it feels
like there's something there.
It's me, JD. It's me!
Oh, hey! How'd you get under there?
Chris, JD's here! Chris, JD's here!
So, how was basketball camp?
It was pretty awesome.
- Yeah?
- Jaz slayed it.
She played a mean center all week.
She owned the paint.
That's my girl.
Well, thanks for taking her, JD.
You kidding me?
I should be thanking you.
I hope we can do a lot
more stuff like that.
So, Mom, I have some news for you.
Mm-hmm?
Dad's moving to Vegas.
- What?
- Yeah.
Um, I got that teaching
job at Westmore Prep.
My commanding officer wrote
me a recommendation letter,
and it must have been pretty good,
because I start next month.
Congratulations, JD.
Thank you.
Wow! That That's great news.
Oh. Hey, JD.
Hey. Whoa!
What what happened to your hand?
Oh, it's nothing, man.
Chris broke something and got suspended.
Is this true?
I-I said it's nothing, okay?
Um, uh, come on, let's go.
It was good seeing you.
Okay. Um, alright, chief.
I'll swing by before I
head back to Oakland, okay?
- Okay. Bye, Dad.
- Alright, bye, baby.
Thank you.
Good to see you.
What happened? What did Chris do?
Uh, he he broke a mirror
in the bathroom at school.
- Why?
- He's going through some stuff,
and his suspension is almost over,
so maybe don't ask him about it, okay?
So, why don't you go take a shower, hmm?
And I'll I'll, um
I'll do your laundry from your trip.
- Yeah? Yeah. Okay.
- Yeah.
Great.
Fi, talk to me.
I can see you're upset.
This is just what I
need, JD getting to be
Jaz's hero while my
life's a big, fat mess.
This is not what she thinks.
You know it.
Look, JD's great, and most of her life,
he's been stationed overseas.
I get it.
I just don't know how this is gonna work
or how I'm gonna get my crap together.
Shh, shh, shh.
Okay, okay, okay,
okay, okay, okay, okay.
Listen.
You're gonna be fine, Fi, okay?
It's been a tough couple of weeks.
But things will get better.
I'm gonna get more meds
tomorrow from Bosco,
and we're gonna sell them together.
And we're gonna be fine.
Okay?
Yeah.
Hey, Bosco.
Good to see you.
- You, too, sister.
- Yeah.
Morales.
I had to get my cousin
from Yuma to bring this up.
Couldn't risk Sin Cara finding out.
Not with this cargo.
What's all this?
I didn't order this much.
No, you didn't. Arman did.
Boxes and boxes of narcotics?
You really want to
sell this on the street?
We tried things your way, Thony.
Now we're doing them my way.
Doing this is against
everything I stand for,
but, clearly, it doesn't matter to you.
What matters to me is
we make a real profit.
That's what this will allow us to do.
And you think it's that simple?
Huh?
You really think it's that simple?
My buddy has a contact that
can move all this like that.
All these drugs 200 grand. Easy.
Okay, what do you think will happen
when the drugs hit the streets?
Dealers don't care
about anything but money.
They will sell it to anybody.
It doesn't matter if
people die, overdose.
Doesn't matter.
All I know is, these boxes
need to get to my guy tonight.
What he does with them
after that is not my concern.
Well, you might not care
about what happens to people,
but I do.
Oh, like that motel manager? Huh?
He was threatening my family.
Robert Kamdar is threatening mine.
Everything you've
needed, I've done for you.
I don't ask questions.
I don't judge you.
I've done whatever it
takes to keep you safe.
I even killed for you.
You even appreciate that?
I want to help, Arman.
I am helping.
But not this way.
If you do this, I'm out.
Well, I guess we're done.
I'll be back for the drugs later.
So, after all that,
all I.T. got off of Maya's
phone was a few texts?
Encrypted texts to a
private-messaging app.
And she only had the phone a few days.
You know, dealers don't hang
on to their burners very long.
Any idea who this Brit is
she keeps talking about?
Mm. No.
But she mentions him
five times in three days.
So my gut tells me this is the
new player we're looking for.
Yeah, maybe.
Cortés to Maya "Brit's good to go.
Two weeks, tops."
What's your Spidey
senses say about that?
You're on the case now.
Why don't you tell me?
Could be a drug deal or a shipment.
If the time stamp is correct,
it's happening in the next week or so.
Mm.
Coffee at the office isn't great,
but this stuff is rancid.
Why exactly are we here, Miller?
Because if you really want
to know what's happening
in the drug kingdom,
you've got to ask the queen.
My, my, Agent Miller.
Aren't you a sight for sore eyes.
Oh, Madame Delilah,
it's always a pleasure.
This is Special Agent Tyler Jefferson.
Well, you are special indeed.
Oh.
What can I do for you, sugar?
But make it quick.
We got drag brunch in 20.
Okay. Well, we're looking for
someone who goes by "The Brit."
Could be a dealer, could be a supplier.
But it sounds like he's got a big deal
going down sometime this week.
You heard anything about that?
Oh. Right.
Wow.
I am so sorry.
How could I forget?
You know, when I saw this, I thought,
"This was made for Madame D."
I love it.
And there's my favorite Founding Father.
Okay, so, there was this British fella.
He used to sell Special K
at QBar a few years back.
Maybe that's your guy.
Nadia, can I borrow you for a second?
See that?
Tall guy, second spot. Watch.
He did it again.
That's the third chip he's past-posted.
He's cheating.
Mm-hmm.
You always did have an eagle eye.
Like on the night we first met.
You were just a waitress
in a backstreet bar,
but when that guy tried
to steal your tips
Yeah, it was the first
time I saw a grown man cry.
He never had a corkscrew
pressed into his neck before.
Arman. You're just in time.
I'll go take care of that cheater.
One of my bouncers is out sick today.
You'll be filling in.
I'm not wearing that.
That's the uniform.
I'm sorry I can't make
an exception just for you.
Our deal was I collect debts for you.
I'm not muscle for hire.
Our deal was you work
for me doing what I need
until the 1.6 is paid.
Are you prepared to do that?
Thank you.
What, are you like Costco now?
Oxy, Benzos, Percs, Zannies.
Damn.
This ain't no joke.
Can you help me offload these or not?
I mean, I'm sure I know a few guys
who could help take a few
of these off your hands.
Not street dealers.
I'm talking clinics, vets, the VA
Medical professionals.
I think you're confused
about the company I keep.
I may not be licensed here,
but I still took an oath to do no harm.
Expensive morality you've got.
I'm not judging.
So, got my usual meds?
Thanks.
But, you know, I could
take a few of these bo
Bye, Vinny.
Hey, Fi.
Thony.
We did it. We got a call.
- What?
- We got a call.
We got an interview with an
event planner in 30 minutes.
Okay. I-I'll lock up
and I'll see you there.
This should be a piece of cake.
Just stand behind me
and look like the
meanest son of a bitch.
Just like that.
Kamdar, you're looking good, man.
Stuart, it's good to see you, too.
Please, have a seat.
Morales? Holy hell.
Is that you?
- Yeah.
- So, Stuart, talk to me.
Tell me about this business proposal.
Yes. Absolutely.
Uh, I know you're a busy man,
so I'm gonna keep the sales pitch brief.
But, uh, I'm just surprised
to see Morales here.
Vegas is a small town.
Right. Right, of course.
La Habana used to be one
of my biggest clients.
After all, I supply cigars
The kinds you can't get in
the good ol' U.S. of "A,"
if you know what I mean.
Is that why you're here?
I mean, I heard La Habana
was having some hard times,
but damn, I guess
things are tougher than I thought, huh?
Kamdar and I have mutual interests,
so we're working together.
Well, that's not exactly true.
Arman is working for me.
It's a temporary arrangement.
Anyway, uh, I'm in need
of a small cash infusion.
I, uh, guess he is, too, huh?
Just finish what you
came here for, Stuart.
Why don't you go take a walk, Arman?
It seems your presence is becoming
too much of a distraction.
I said get out.
So, Stuart, you were saying?
Yes.
Whatever Lola wants ♪
Lola gets ♪
Take off your coat ♪
Don't you know you can't win ♪
The event planner said to meet here.
Maybe she'll meet us after the party?
Finish strong, queen!
I will, baby.
Give in ♪
Give in ♪
Oh! Ha ha!
Whoo!
Ha ha! That boa is retired, bitches.
Mwah! Mwah! Oh, my goodness.
Thank you, darling.
Help mama down, honey.
Oh, look at you.
Oh, my, pretty blouses, sensible
shoes, and hopeful smiles.
You must be here for the interview.
- Yes.
- Yes.
Uh, I'm Fiona, and this is Thony,
and we're here to meet Ginger
Oh, Ginger Cline.
Career showgirl.
Until today, that is.
I'm hanging up my can-cans,
and I'm becoming a party planner.
- Oh.
- Champagne for mama.
Thank you, my darling.
Wow. Congratulations.
Oh, thank you. I call it my second act.
My events will be many and magnificent.
And I'm gonna need dedicated
cleaners for all of them.
Our team has worked all kinds of events.
- Let me see.
- Yes, you name it, we've cleaned it.
Uh, bachelorette parties,
pool parties, dance parties
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. Hmm.
- You're a new company?
- Yeah.
I was hoping for someone
with a little more experience.
Oh, no. We do have a lot of experience.
We've just been working for
The man.
Yes.
- Exactly.
- Story of my life.
My old life.
But we got out and we're starting over,
so I guess you can say
we're starting our second act, too.
Aren't we just a pile
of budding entrepreneurs?
Alrighty, then. Sold!
- Yeah? Really? Ahh!
- Thank you!
But but how about a little trial run
before I sign up for the long haul?
I mean, paid, of course.
I mean, as you can see,
my retirement party
Look at them just got
a little bit out of hand.
It it needs a little cleaning up.
So so you want us to clean now.
A bachelor party's coming in two hours.
I need this place in shape.
Are y'all up for it?
Oh! Get me another bottle!
Yes! Yes.
The Cleaning Ladies are on it.
Great!
Alright, let me have my champagne
and get out of this rig.
Did all our girls take
other jobs this week already?
Uh, yes. It's just you and me.
We're screwed.
Finally! Reinforcements!
Thank you. Yay!
Come here, my hero!
Mm!
Are you excited to
help Mommy and Tita Fi?
Yes?
Alright. Good job.
Hey.
Let's see if this camp paid off, yeah?
- Mmmm!
- Thatagirl.
Kelsey Plum, look out.
Yay!
Hey.
What's wrong?
What's going on with Chris, Mom?
He won't even look at
me, never mind talk to me.
It's kind of freaking me out.
Uh, he'll be okay.
Just Just give him space.
You know how hard everything's been.
Because of Uncle Marco,
the immigration stuff?
What is it?
Uh, yeah.
Yeah, to what? Being a TNT?
Yes. Look, don't worry, okay?
We're gonna get through
it as a family, okay?
Come on. Let's let's clean.
We have a lot to do.
Well, that was a bust.
It sounds like our British
dealer is long gone.
What happened?
Well, word is he racked
up a mountain of debt
when the pandemic shut
down the club scene.
I guess he didn't qualify
for the small-business stimulus, huh?
You know, I always wondered
how Cortés's operation
blew up the way it did.
He managed to expand mid-pandemic.
Whatever. Clubs closed,
people still did drugs.
Still.
It would have taken a lot to
amp things up the way he did.
Okay. Okay.
So maybe a stimulus
loan isn't that far off.
What if our Brit isn't
supplying the drugs?
What if he's supplying the money?
Let's head back to the office
and do some digging who that could be.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. You know what, though?
Uh, I'm gonna drop you off.
I still need to talk to a few more CIs.
But I'll hit you up if
anything pans out, alright?
Is that Stuart Ziegler in there?
I didn't know he had
business with Robert.
- What's wrong?
- Nothing.
Come on.
Please don't make
things more complicated.
You know he just likes to play games.
I bust my ass day in and day out
trying to pry us free of him
while you laugh at his jokes
and you throw yourself at his customers
just to line his pockets.
You think I like hanging around
the degenerates in this place?
No, I think you like hanging
around one degenerate.
Don't you dare turn this on me.
After everything you've
put me through with her.
Don't make this about Thony.
Why?
You drag her into every
other part of our lives.
Okay, I just wanted to
make you feel better,
but I'm done,
'cause clearly the only
person who can make you feel
like a hero is your cleaning lady.
Well, look at that.
You do know how to keep your mouth shut.
What do you want?
For you to do the one
thing you're good for
Get some blood on your knuckles.
Negotiations with your
friend Stuart went south.
I need you to go back in
there and send him a message.
I think it might feel good
after those things he said to you.
I-I was just I was just
I guess you belong here after all.
Take away the suit,
and you're nothing but a stupid thug.
No. No. No, no. Come on. I-I
Ahh. Please don't stop on my account.
You want him dead, kill him yourself.
Arman!
Where do you think you're going?
You can't just waltz away.
I've got a meeting in an hour,
and my office is a bloody mess.
Looks like a butcher shop.
You need to call your cleaning lady.
I'm not doing that.
Why not?
Isn't that what you employ her for?
What?
I need you to come to the Sportsbook.
There's a mess that needs to be cleaned.
I can't. I'm on a job.
And, besides, you're the one
who said that we were done.
I'm not the one who's asking, Thony.
It's Kamdar.
And he's the one you
don't want to say no to.
Is everything okay?
Just get over here.
Please?
- I've got to go.
- Everything okay?
Just tell Luca I'll
see him at home, okay?
Sure.
The last time we met,
I had my doubts you were
actually a cleaning lady.
But you certainly look the part today.
Arman is just through here.
As you can see,
the man he beat to a pulp
left behind a lot of blood.
It's a shame. I just
purchased that dhurrie.
Toss it out with the trash.
No, don't. I-I'll take care of it.
Before my meeting in half an hour?
Well, if you can't, it's not
the worst thing in the world.
It's good for the
people I do business with
to see what happens
when they don't deliver.
I'll do my best.
That's all I ask.
I'll leave you to it.
Arman.
Arman, what happened?
It doesn't matter.
It's what I've become.
No, it's not who you are.
I'm going to help you.
Okay?
What time are you meeting
your contact to sell the drugs?
5:00.
Help me clean this up,
and we can still make it in time.
You really didn't need to do this.
Don't mention it. It was fun.
Uh Ooh!
Cleaning is your idea of fun?
This was.
Cleaning a latrine with a
drill sergeant in your face?
Not so much.
But hanging out with you and the kids
is always a good time.
Well, we're pretty much done,
so you don't have to hang around.
Is that what you're worried about?
Me hanging around?
You haven't said much
about me moving back.
It's not No.
Jaz is is really
excited you're moving here.
I know she is.
But I'm asking about you.
I guess, as a mom,
I-I don't really think
about what I want anymore.
Sounds like that's something
we need to change around here.
Okay, yeah, but Okay,
how is this gonna work?
I mean, are you gonna want
Jaz every other weekend
or the good holidays or what? Huh?
Well, how about I take
the crappy holidays?
Look, this doesn't have
to be formal or awkward.
Mm.
I missed so much of her life already,
and I just want to spend as
much time with her as I can.
Okay.
You can do that.
B-But for now, please, I
need you to take the kids home
before Ginger gets back.
Too late.
Hi.
Um
Does someone want to explain
to me why I am witnessing
Oh three child-labor-law violations?
I'm sorry, Ginger. It's on me.
Look, t-this job was so last minute.
All my help was unavailable.
But I couldn't afford to let
go of a contract like this.
Making this business
work means everything.
- Mm-hmm.
- I mean, to all of us.
I'm
Come here.
What's your name, cutie pie?
Luca.
Luca. And how old are you, Luca?
Almost 6.
Oh, my! Almost 6.
I never had any kids.
My dancers were my children.
And like you, we backed each other up.
I admire what you did today.
You took on a challenge.
And you did what you had to do.
R-Really?
But The Cleaning Ladies
better be more than just
a cute name for a business.
There better be actual cleaning
ladies that work for you.
There are. There are. I promise.
Alright, well, good,
because this place
It looks fantastic.
And with a commitment like this,
how could I say anything
but you're hired!
Aah! Oh, my God! Thank you!
Oh, my. Oh, my. Oh, my.
Oh, yeah!
And, girl, you got your man cleaning?
He is a keeper.
Oh, and he's good-looking.
Ooh, yeah.
I just need a little more time.
You know the crackdown on the border.
But don't worry. I got it handled.
That's what you keep saying,
but I've yet to see the
return on my investment.
The shipment is coming through,
and the deal is going down this week.
If you pull out now,
you're gonna regret it.
Now, trust me on this. I
She's just leaving.
Joseph, shut the door
behind her, please.
I'm sick and tired of being
yanked around by you, Cortés.
Hey. Come on. We don't
have a lot of time.
We can't be late to meet the buyer.
I hope I'm not the one responsible
for that dour look on your face.
Do you ever wish you
could take something back
even though you know
it won't change a thing?
Absolutely.
Look, my love, I know there's so much
I can never go back and change.
There's one thing I can.
I saw how hard it was
for you to give this up.
It must mean a lot to you.
I should never have taken
it in the first place.
Alright, then. Thank you.
Hey, Jeffy.
I just got a lead from
the CI in Huntridge.
Meet me at Rusty's
Furniture on Eucalyptus,
the one that's been shut down for years.
Hey. I got a truck
pulling away from Rusty's.
I'm now turning down Flamingo.
Alright, I'm almost there.
Don't approach until I get there.
This is the FBI. Stop your vehicle now.
I repeat, this is the FBI.
Stop your vehicle now!
Turn off the engine,
get out of the truck.
Slowly!
Let me see your hands.
Son of a bitch.
Really?
You got to be kidding me.
Thony, don't say anything.
This is not what you think, Garrett.
Miller, put down the gun.
You know you're not gonna shoot.
Not her. But you, I'm not so sure.
Bring me the bag, Thony.
- Garrett, please.
- Leave her out of this.
- Hey, now! Now!
- You've got me. Leave her out of this.
Thony!
Open it.
As I said, six months max.
You couldn't even make
it a few weeks, huh?
Anyone in the back?
Hey, handsome, I'm talking to you.
Anyone in the back?
No. Alright. Open it. Let's go.
Don't look at her. Open it.
What the hell, Thony?
Are you helping him sell drugs now?
You've got me. Just let her go.
Hey, hey, hey! You know what?
You know, just quiet your face, alright?
You're going in regardless.
It wasn't his idea. It was mine.
Garrett, this is medicine for Luca
and for people of my community.
We're trying to help people here.
Y-You're doing good things, huh?
You You've got Benzos.
You've got opiates.
Are you working for Cortés?
Huh?
No. I-I
We have nothing to do with Cortés.
But I know someone who's
in business with him.
If you let us go. Just just please.
Just look the other way.
We can give you Robert Kamdar.
Who the hell's Robert Kamdar?
He's a loan shark who funds
criminal organizations in Vegas,
and he's in business with Cortés.
I just saw them together.
Let me guess.
Kamdar's a Brit.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
And Maya even mentioned
him at the clergy.
She she was scared
that he was going to
send someone after her.
Just let us go Both of us.
And I'll inform for you again.
If you get Kamdar, you can get Cortés,
and you can save Maya.
Please, Garrett. I can't go to jail.
I still need to take care of Luca.
He's still fragile.
- Yeah?
- I'm two minutes out, Miller.
No, it's a false alarm.
You can turn around.