Claws (2017) s04e05 Episode Script

1 It's probably not the best idea to screw one of my employees.
TONY: Oh, shit, what is this? This is your reward for delivering all those Claws Up kits.
DESNA: Our Claws Up Consultant of the Month is a traitor.
- You stole from me, bitch.
- [SCREAMS.]
[TRUNK LID THUDS.]
Unh! Palmetto PD just picked up Baylor and Brienne.
What? What happened? A neighbor found them wandering in the street.
They were in their nightgowns, - and Baylor almost got hit by a car.
- Shit.
- Where are the girls? - They're with social services.
They won't let me in to see them.
Oh, my God.
What do we do? [POLICE RADIO CHATTER.]
My hands are tied.
It's called the system for a reason It's a process.
It's just Okay.
Ms.
Stiller, it is a miscommunication.
And it will never happen again.
Yeah, th-th-this is not their fault.
I was in the system.
I know what good parents look like.
These are not the kind of people you take kids away from.
BRYCE: Can we just take them home tonight until we see the judge tomorrow? They've been placed overnight in a group home.
- A group home?! - Group home? What? Why would you take my kids away because of an accident? You can make your case tomorrow in family court.
Okay, well, I'mma need to see my kids tonight.
Because I need to explain to them what's going on, - and they are probably very scared.
- That's not possible.
- It is po - There they are.
- Hey, Baylor! Brienne! - Mommy! [ALL CLAMORING.]
Mommy! You're okay! Mama loves you! - You're okay! - Hey, hey, hey.
We'll get them back.
Hey, hey, hey.
We'll get them back.
They can't take my kids! I know it's hard, but this ain't the way, baby.
Listen to them, Mrs.
Husser.
You don't want an arrest to escalate the situation.
Okay, thank you.
Thank you very much.
Hey, it's okay.
- [CRYING.]
I don't know, babe.
- It's gonna be all right.
Don't cry.
Don't cry, baby.
Okay? Okay, okay.
I hate to pry, but I'm a little confused.
Why were the girls home alone in the middle of the night wandering around like hillbilly children of the corn in their little nighties? It was just a misunderstanding, Pol.
None of this would've happened if I wouldn't have been out chasing that big bitch Bambi.
[SIGHS.]
Ohh.
God.
I will not lay my head on a pillow until I figure out how to get those girls back.
We appreciate that, Des, but we neck-deep in horse shit.
[CHUCKLES.]
And I don't think we're getting out anytime soon.
Now, wait a minute.
Years ago, I met this foster-care caseworker at Gloria Estefan's fish fry.
Why don't I just try to give him a call? Wait, wait.
Why don't I take the girls? I am their godmother.
And I know how the foster-care system works.
Hell, Dean and I was in it long enough.
- Yeah.
- All I gotta do is prove I have a stable home environment and pass a background check.
- Well - Don't.
'Cause I will pass.
And there would be no reason that they wouldn't let me be their temporary guardian.
Babe? We would not say no to that.
- Yes.
- Okay.
These neighborhoods you have us going into are hardcore.
Alright, they're full of halfway houses, addicts, parolees Yeah, and we're making bank.
Look, I get we're dealers.
But you have us in gang territory.
One of my girls almost got shot.
And she didn't, did she? And you sold all the patches.
So we're good.
Yeah, this time.
But I don't wanna have to take my life in my hands every time I go on a run for you.
[LAPTOP CHIRPS.]
We're only getting paid for dealing.
We need combat pay.
Is this really about salary? Or is this really about something else? I told you.
It's about our safety.
Mmmmm.
It's just an incredible coincidence that the other day I told you I wasn't gonna sleep with you now you're coming to me with this bullshit.
- This isn't about your strap-on.
- Mmm.
If you're not gonna give us a bigger cut of your profits, we're all gonna walk.
Think about it.
[PUPPIES WHINING.]
So, softball team's playin' hardball, huh? Yeah.
Tough shit for them.
Bunch of convicted felons.
I ain't paying them another dime.
Well, unlike myself, Ann, you ain't had a whole lot of experience managing people.
Okay? So let me give you a little advice, alright? You gotta be like that, uh, Matcha-belly guy.
- [SCOFFS.]
- Hard, brutal.
Then every once in a while, you gotta switch it up and dangle a little carrot.
'Cause that's what makes a great leader, Ann.
Inconsistency.
Alright, well, that may work for you, but for me, either you do your job or you are out of there.
That's it.
[CHUCKLES.]
You got the brutal part down.
Maybe that's why I like you.
I'm a brutal kinda guy.
Besides, the more we pay them, the less there is for us.
Right? And nothing nothing Is gonna keep me from getting the hell outta this shithole town.
[CELLPHONE RINGS.]
Eh, who dis? [CELLPHONE BEEPS.]
Yeah.
Clay Husser.
Shit.
What happened? [RECORDER BEEPS.]
This is the emergency hearing for the guardianship of Brienne and Baylor Husser.
I see social services is unable to reach the real father of Brienne.
Oh, I'm I'm her father.
I I raised her.
EJ's just her Her Black daddy.
[UNDER BREATH.]
Bryce! You people.
I mean African-American daddy.
Uh, EJ, her biological father, is a musician, and he's on a cruise ship somewhere in the Gulf.
Y-Yeah, but Desna here, um, she's the girls' godmother.
She's basically family.
And I have more than enough room for the girls.
Yeah, a-and no criminal record.
And not to mention the fact that I'm a business owner, I have a stable income, and I love those babies like they was my own.
I-It's the perfect temporary situation.
This isn't a playdate, Ms.
Simms.
This could take up to a year.
That's a big responsibility.
Well, you don't want them to go to a stranger, though, right? Shouldn't they go to somebody that knows and loves them? I mean, Desna Simms is good people.
I have known her just about my whole life, and there is no one I would trust more with my girls.
I was lost in the foster-care system.
Her kids don't deserve that.
But you're no blood relation to them.
But that doesn't matter, Judge.
M-My wife and I are closer to Desna - than our our own families.
- Yeah.
I mean, she might as well be a blood relative.
We have been able to locate their next of kin, who is willing to take on both girls.
I think that's going to be the best placement for them.
Next of kin? Oh, my God, don't let it be my trailer trash mama.
Oh, this is a pile of dogshit.
Officer? [DOOR OPENS.]
Where my precious grandbabies at? JENNIFER: Girls, you be good for Uncle Daddy, okay? And And he'll take care of you.
We gotcha.
Come on.
Hey.
Thank you, Uncle Daddy.
It's all about family, boy.
It's all about family.
Look, we are gonna figure out this shit with this court and get your girls back to you.
In the meantime, I'll make sure they're safe and happy.
- You will? - Yes.
Besides, Clay loves those girls.
You know he only wants what's best for them.
Why you being so sweet? After the way things went down between us? Whatever this is has nothing to do with those girls.
And what we had It meant a lot.
I'm not gonna just forget that.
Thank you, Ann.
[DOOR OPENS.]
All hail the queen, all hail the queen I just I feel so bad for Jenn.
POLLY: Not to mention Brienne and Baylor.
I mean, those girls aren't just Jenn's, they're ours.
- Mm, true.
- Poor girls.
I know what it's like to get bounced around.
Well, at least they're with their grandpa for now.
Grandpa? Clay Husser is a damn gangsta.
Those girls should be with me.
[BELL JINGLES.]
You guys are never gonna believe what I just heard.
- [DOOR CLOSES, BELL JINGLES.]
- Breathe, Sheray.
Bambi's dead! - Oh, my God.
- What?! They found her in her husband, Lou's, auto body shop last night.
They think she was killed.
- Oh, how?! - [GASPS.]
Oh, good Lord.
Do they know who did it? They don't have any suspects as of yet, but now I'm worried.
All the consultants are.
What if it's some rival gang - trying to take us out? - [DRAWER OPENS.]
Okay, wait.
Hey, uh, newbie.
Here.
Uh, run on over to Shrimp City and bring us back a bucket.
But that's so far away.
Mm-hmm.
[BELL JINGLES.]
- Calm down.
- Okay.
So, do y'all think that Bambi's death had anything to do with our pill game? No.
- No.
Unh-unh.
- Nah.
But we sellin' drugs! Look, me and the girls didn't think people were gonna start getting killed.
I mean, we I could be next! Hey.
Nobody is gonna be next.
Alright? You gather up the crew and come back here for a meeting.
I'mma Olivia Pope this bitch.
- [PUPPIES WHINING.]
- Hello, cute puppy.
Aww! ["THE ELEPHANT SONG" BY PATRICIA MAERTENS PLAYING.]
[CELLPHONE RINGING.]
The elephant goes like this and that He's really big and a little bit fat [CELLPHONE VIBRATES.]
He has no fingers, and he has no toes - Ha ha! - [CELLPHONE BEEPS.]
Hello, Ms.
Jenn! What can I do for you? Hey, Clay.
Uh, me and Bryce are gonna come over and see the girls and talk to them about what's going on, so I just wanted to give you a heads-up.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Cool your jets, missy ma'am.
The judge said under no circumstances are you two to have any contact with the girls.
You know, we ain't in the business of breakin' the law.
Okay, don't gimme that sanctimonious bullshit, Clay.
I wanna see my girls and I wanna see 'em now.
Well, maybe we can work somethin' out there.
If you, uh [INHALES SHARPLY.]
- quit your job with Miss Desna - [SCOFFS.]
and, uh, come and take care of your family, maybe we can arrange for a little visitation.
This ain't no quid pro ho, Clay Husser.
These are my children.
Sorry, looks like the girls, uh, want their grandpa.
Gotta go.
You think about what I said, Miss Jenn.
- You - [CELLPHONE BEEPS.]
Alright, girls.
Who wants ponies and ice cream? - I think you should do it.
- What? Do whatever you gotta do to be with your kids.
I mean, Ann was right.
Some stuff is more important than our shit.
Oh, now Ann's right? I wish you would've said that to me yesterday instead of guiltin' me about Claws Up.
Look, if there's one thing I know about Uncle Daddy is that man is as hard as a rock when it comes to business, but when it comes to family, he's a marshmallow, alright? He'll come around.
Alright, let's just head to the house, alright? I don't think I can go back there.
I don't want to see their stuff.
- It's so empty, and it's so quiet.
- Babe.
I don't want to go back to it without them there.
I just can't.
Well, why don't y'all just stay here? Des, for real? Yes, you can stay as long as you want.
I got you.
Thank you.
I'mma head back to the salon, but you call me if you need anything.
- Alright.
- Okay? - Okay, alright.
- I love you, baby.
- Thank you.
- Okay.
- See y'all later.
- Thank you, Des.
Thank you.
[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES.]
Sorry.
- No, don't don't be sorry.
- Sorry.
- Look at me.
Look at me.
- Hey.
We are gonna get our lawyers on this thing, alright? Let's just look at this as a, uh, little vacation.
Oh, a court-ordered vacation.
That's just what I've always wanted, Bry.
Oh, come on now, look.
Hey, th-the kids are with Grandpa for the weekend.
We can just pretend that we're in a fabulous hotel having that honeymoon we never had.
Only if there's an all-you-can-eat buffet.
Oh, there will be.
BOTH: Of deez nuts.
[BOTH LAUGH.]
UNCLE DADDY: Alright, you guys go play on that jungle gym.
When we're done, we'll go to the pony rides like we promised.
Have fun! Gotta say, I am really surprised at how good you are with them.
Well, you know, I raised two kidlets of my own.
Look how good Bryce and Roller turned out, right? Tell you what, I would've had some more, but I was, uh, shootin' blanks.
Had a nasty case of syphilis.
Alright, alright.
I'm just sayin'.
You seem like you'd be a good dad.
Well, and you're gonna be a good mom.
I can tell.
[SCOFFS.]
If I can afford it.
Apparently, it costs more to have a stroller than it does a car now.
[SCOFFS.]
- Oh, boy.
Look who's here.
- What? It's "The I Word" on steroids.
Whew I'm feelin' myself Curvin' these hatas, milly rockin' to the left Oh, shit.
Fall back when I stick and move What do you think Desna gonna say? Well, she said not to worry, she got it under control.
Whatever.
As long as I don't wind up like Bambi.
[BELL JINGLES.]
[POLLY AND VIRGINIA SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY.]
[BRITISH ACCENT.]
Baron.
Um, hello.
Uh what are you doing here? Well, I I have come to thank you for helping Joyce to the other side.
Oh.
It was my pleasure to ease her suffering and send her into the light.
Now, if you don't mind, we were just about to have a little team-building meeting.
Oh.
So Well, um, I will leave you be, but I just wanted to give you this small token of my esteem and appreciation.
Oh! [GASPS.]
Gorgeous.
[CHUCKLES.]
[CASE SNAPS SHUT.]
- Thank you.
- You don't like it? Oh, no, I love it.
I love it.
No, let's just, um Let's talk about it later.
- Alright? - BARON VON REICHLER: Alright.
Alright.
Goodbye.
- Goodbye.
- Thank you.
[BELL JINGLES.]
[NORMAL VOICE.]
Oh! Claws Up consultants, let me get your attention.
Alright.
I know y'all are concerned about what happened with our dear Bambi.
- Mm-hmm.
- Right? And while we don't know the details, let me assure you that the chances of it being related to Claws Up is next to none.
She's right, y'all.
A high percentage of women that are murdered every year are killed by people they know.
Personal motives, if you get my drift.
Well, the point of this meeting is to let y'all know that we're family and I'm gonna protect you Every single one of you.
Trust her.
Nobody cares about you like Des.
- Mm-hmm.
- The first order of business is to make sure that Bambi and Lou's kids are taken care of.
I want to give them a weekly allowance, so we need to keep the sales up.
Yeah, and if anything happens to any of y'all, we will do the exact same thing.
You mean if one of us get murdered? Unh-unh.
No, that's not what she means, because that's not gon' happen.
Not on my watch.
I will move heaven and earth to protect my family.
Believe that.
Thank you, Desna.
It's what I do.
- Desna for President! - Yes? TABITHA: Yeah.
[EXHALES.]
SOFTBALL PLAYER: So, we in the hood fendin' off trolls, meanwhile you at the playground? Admit it, Ann.
You didn't give a shit about what we talked about.
This isn't about you.
We have other things to deal with today.
That's bullshit.
You don't want to pay us what we deserve, and that's why you won't come to the table.
You had one good night.
How 'bout you hold on a sec before you ask for a raise? Hell no.
We ain't waitin' for shit.
We're getting what's rightfully ours.
Ladies, ladies.
Lovely ladies.
And them handsome ones, too.
Let's see if we can work out a compromise.
- I got this, Clay.
- You've changed, Ann.
You never used to be so cold.
It's that Matcha-belly thing.
Bullshit.
You're making this personal.
I'm trying to run a business here.
Want to talk personal? - Alright, cool.
- Fine.
Come see for yourself in person on my next run.
Then you'll see what we're talking about.
Hey, where the girls at? Hey, Baylor! Brienne! - Shit, shit, shit.
- Baylor! [SIGHS.]
Shit.
Shit.
[BELL JINGLES.]
[SIGHS.]
Hey, there.
Every morning, I keep it going Tell myself the same things I see you, New Jordans.
[CHUCKLES.]
You like it, right? I gotta stay fresh.
Know what I'm sayin'? You know, upgraded your boy.
Never giving up, never backing down Hey, so, I've been thinking, though.
I've been making all my deliveries, and I need more to do.
I need more responsibility.
What you think? Mm-hmm.
You hearing anything I'm saying? - Hmm? - What's got you so distracted? One of my clients died, and I was trying to see if it made the news.
Oh, shit.
Is it one of our crew? [SCOFFS.]
Slow your roll, young'un.
Not "our" crew My crew.
Why can't it be ours? Wha?! I'm just sayin'.
Let me step up.
You know I'm about that life.
- And you.
- Move.
- Mnh-mnh.
- [KNOCK ON DOOR.]
Yeah? You got a minute? Yep.
I need to talk to her.
Alright, I'll stick around.
No, no.
I mean, it's just some work bullshit.
I got it.
I'll see you later? - I'll see you later.
- Alright.
What's up? - Okay.
So, I'm on my route today.
- [BELL JINGLES.]
I'm layin' off my Claws Up kits to my regulars at the park when this fruit-sellin' sketchy-ass mo-fo threatened me! Whoa.
What you mean, threatened you? Like he knows what I'm slinging and he definitely ain't good with it.
This shit got me shook, Des.
Especially after what happened to Bambi.
Okay.
Alright.
Just calm down.
Alright? I-I told you I would protect y'all, and I will.
That fine brother that just left? That's new Claws Up security.
Mm-hmm.
So I'mma roll with you to the park later and see if I can check this fool.
If that don't work, I'mma send him over there.
Alright.
I see where you headed.
- I got you.
- [CELLPHONE RINGING.]
Wait one sec.
- [CELLPHONE BEEPS.]
- Hey, Jenn.
What's up? Wha What?! [POLICE RADIO CHATTER.]
[TIRES SCREECH.]
JENNIFER: What happened? Where are the girls? Uh, me and Ann were We were just dealin' with an employee issue - when the the girls ran off.
- They're fine.
An off-duty cop found them under the park bridge.
Where all the drug dealers and the junkies and the homeless people are? W-Wait a minute.
Employee issues? You're out there dealing drugs when you're supposed to be watching the girls? Hot damn, if that ain't the pot callin' the kettle black! - Not now! - Oh, my God, Ann.
You just said you were gonna keep them safe, and once again, your selfishness is screwing us.
Look who you're working for.
Desna's the dictionary definition of selfishness.
Oh, maybe Urban Dictionary.
- Shut up! - Shut up! Ann, I don't know whatever self-righteous tip you're on, but it has made you blind to the fact that you are guilty of the exact thing you're accusing Desna of.
BRYCE: Come on, Jenn.
Now ain't the time.
Pregnant.
[DOOR CLOSES.]
Hey.
[SIGHS.]
Uh, how are they? They're fine.
Shaken up, which isn't a surprise, given what they've been through.
But they'll be okay.
Okay, when can we see them? None of you have proven capable of taking care of these two little girls.
You are not able to see your kids once they're taken away, especially taken away twice.
No, no, no.
M-Ma'am, listen That's enough.
Are they okay? I'm sorry, the court has ordered them placed in a foster home.
Oh, God, no.
Please! O-Okay, you know what? I am here.
She's right here.
- And I can take them right now.
- Okay? It's too late.
The judge has made his decision.
Oh, well, where are you gonna put them? Unfortunately, you lost the right to know that.
- [SOBS.]
- BRYCE: Lost the right? Wait.
Those are our kids! Yeah, and if you don't follow the rules, you'll lose them.
- Oh, my God.
- Hey.
Hey! - [OBJECTS CLATTER.]
- [SOBS.]
- Jennifer! - Hey, alright.
Come on.
Hey, Jenn, come on.
Come on.
Come on.
Let's go.
- Jenn! - Go, go, go, go, go go.
Jenn, maybe Polly and the Baron can help.
Wait! [ROCK MUSIC PLAYING.]
Mighty fine pickle you've put us in there, Ann.
What? What are you talking about? If you weren't so focused on fighting with our employees, my little grandbabies wouldn't have wandered off.
Oh, ho hold up.
You can't blame this shit on me.
Do you not see the hair shirt I'm wearin' like a mighty good Catholic? I'm already workin' on my penance.
You need to fix this shit.
The dark horse always wins [GRUNTS.]
POLLY: [BRITISH ACCENT.]
When Axel said you were friends, it felt like serendipity.
Thank you for seeing us, Ephraim.
Anytime, Axel.
How can I help you? Uh, we are here about a case of gross injustice against both Black and white children.
Yes, it's the Husser children.
Hmm.
Husser Husser Ah, yeah.
Ebony and ivory.
Yes.
A-And these beautiful children have been ripped from their home because of a simple error.
So I'm pleading with you to rectify this situation.
You know I respect you, Axel.
But I have too many of these families coming into my courtroom.
I mean, those kind of people should be sterilized.
What kind of people? You know what I'm talking about.
Those white-trash parents who are more interested in living off the government's teat instead of taking their own kids.
[CHUCKLES.]
You know it's not the Black folks working the system.
It's us.
[CHUCKLES.]
Well, you see, Jenn and Bryce aren't living off the government's anything.
- You make me sick.
- Watch it.
You stand up there in your robe, all high and mighty, handing down judgment about people you don't even know! Trust me, those people, I don't want to know.
[GASPS.]
That was a mistake.
[SOBBING.]
Oh, God.
It hurts so bad, baby.
I feel like I can't breathe.
Oh! Ohh.
[WHIMPERS.]
[SIGHS.]
I just miss them so much.
[SNIFFLES.]
[PILLS RATTLE.]
Jenn, what are you doing? You getting high right now? Leave me alone, Bryce.
I just need not to feel like this, okay? I just need it.
And I'm just gonna take half of one.
I'm not a pillhead, I'm an alcoholic, so Drugs are not the answer, okay? [SNIFFLES.]
I've been there.
Ain't nothing good gonna come of it.
Well, if it makes me feel better, then it's plenty good and it is the answer.
Alright.
So I'm just supposed to sit here with my thumb up my ass while my wife becomes a junkie? You're the junkie! Not me! I am just coping.
Alright.
You You do what you gotta do.
Oh, thanks for the permission, babe.
- Aah! - [GASPS.]
[SCREAMS.]
Baby, baby! Oh, my God.
Let me see.
Let me see.
Baby, let me see.
Baby.
[GASPING.]
Yes! [MOANS.]
[PILLS RATTLING.]
I got, yeah I got What's good, ho? [BOWL, PILLS CLATTER.]
Shit.
Uh [CHUCKLES.]
Uh, these are just birth-control pills.
It's okay, girl.
I know what your crew's up to.
You do? I was the one who caught the thief here last night trying to steal Oxy.
He straight-up said it.
I might not have finished high school, but I know what two plus two is.
And then that same thief said he was dropping the pills off at an auto shop.
The same auto shop where one of our clients was murdered? It was an accident! We didn't mean for Bambi to die! [GROANS.]
Bitch, you just copped to droppin' a body.
Now you gotta tell me everything.
Shit! [CHILDREN SHOUTING, LAUGHING.]
[SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY.]
I thought I made myself clear.
I don't want you and your dirty nail kits anywhere near here.
Whoa.
Hey, we didn't come to start no problems.
Believe me, I done made enough people miserable today.
All I want to say is, this is how it's gon' go.
You are gon' stop stepping on her trade, and in exchange, I'm gonna offer you a generous weekly retainer.
Boom.
A payoff? [CHUCKLES.]
Get the hell out of here.
Don't you even want to know how much? No.
I want you gone.
Both of you.
Permanently.
You're the reason why half this town walkin' around like zombies.
- Wha - Hey, fruit man.
Gimme a Mango Surprise.
Quick.
I got you, baby.
Verla? You got $20 to pay for a fruit drink? Wha Shit.
You dealin'! What the hell is in that drink? Verla, what's in the drink? [BELCHES.]
Benzos.
And I'm not having anybody else selling downers in my territory.
How about upping your game, then? Huh? 'Cause we got something that's way stronger than them benzos you can put in this fruit.
Are you trying to hustle me? Nah! I'm trying to help you, brother.
Get your product from Sheray and watch your profits skyrocket.
Mine sho'nuff did.
Trust.
Believe.
BOTH: Receive.
Alright.
You got yourself a deal.
Hook his ass up, Sheray.
You won't regret this.
Alright, smoothie king.
Let's talk terms.
[GIRLS GIGGLING.]
Shit! DEAN: Desna! Desna! [CAR DOOR CREAKS.]
MRS.
COOMBS: Come on.
Ow, Mrs.
Coombs! You're hurting me! Oh, come on! I keep telling your slow ass to keep the pace up! [ GROANS.]
I don't have all day to wait for you! Don't you touch my brother! You little Black bitches are always trying to sass me.
[ LAUGHING EVILLY.]
[GIRLS GIGGLE.]
Aye, me and my ladies, we just pulled up Be gentle with the bottles.
Customers want pills, not dust.
[BELL JINGLES.]
Polly! Uh [LAUGHS.]
POLLY: [NORMAL VOICE.]
Girl! I thought I would be back hours ago, but I was busy being in jail.
Oh, my God.
What happened? The Baron and I tried to get Jenn's kids back, but the judge completely misinterpreted my very posh passion for the poor and disenfranchised and tossed me in the pokey.
But thankfully, the dear Baron bailed me out.
Ah, okay.
Why don't you relax in the, um, pedi-loungers? I'm fine.
Being back in the joint, if only for a couple of hours, was actually kind of energizing.
But seriously, y'all should've seen the Baron and the judge.
I mean, it was so sweet.
He was fighting for Jenn's kids like they were his own.
Hold up.
Are you glowing? I know, call me crazy, but I might be starting to see him as an actual person, and not just a mark.
[LAUGHTER.]
So, what are you girls hiding? - Hiding? - Nothing.
I told her about the drugs.
Virginia! - And the murder.
- Girl! We're gonna have to crochet your mouth shut.
Chill, I'm in.
I'll be the most loyal bitch your crew ever had.
Yeah, she true.
I promise.
You promised Desna not to tell.
That's why this has to be our little secret.
From Desna? When has that ever worked out? - [SIGHS.]
- [SIGHS.]
Girl.
Alright, look, I'm not gonna rat on you, but you're gonna have to come clean.
If she finds out on her own, it's gonna be worse than when you told her you were pregnant with Dean's baby.
[SIGHS.]
Yeah, I'm not trying to get choke-slammed again.
You're right.
I'll I'll tell her.
[GROWLS.]
Girl! [GROANS.]
Oh, my God.
Mess with my bag, we gon' fight Mention bread, I'm gon' bite Let me shine, get your life I get paid day and night My bitties hang like ain't no bra He's got the stuff.
Unh, put your money up Where your money at, huh, huh? Put your money up Clay must have spanked you hard for you to be out here.
Nobody spanks me.
Just wanted to see all this danger you were talking about.
Like I'm making this shit up.
[SCOFFS.]
You are not the same dude I was crushing hard on when we were inside.
Did you say dude? Where's the women that fought off Monica Fourfingers when she was beatin' me down for a bottle of my CK One? Wake me up when the bullets start flying.
Ahh! You know, you used to give a shit about the little guy.
Now you just want all the coin.
- Screw the rest of us, right? - Bullshit.
I'm just trying to survive out here like everybody else.
All I'm asking is for you to pull your weight.
Ohh, ohh, ohhhhhh Bryce, do you have any 8's? Uh, no.
Uh, go fish.
Ohh, ohh, ohhhhhh [LAUGHS.]
Read 'em and weep, as they say.
Oh! Baby, I'm sor Dean, I'm sorry.
- We just - [DOOR OPENS.]
This game's too hard for us.
We're having a We can't focus.
- Thank you, though.
- Hey.
Hey.
Um, I saw Brienne and Baylor.
- You did? - H-How? Well, I saw them in a station wagon, so I followed it to their foster home.
- And? - W-What about the foster parents? The girls, they're They're okay.
Then why do you look upset? It just brought back some bad memories.
Oh Oh, no, no, no, no, no.
Like when we lived with the Coombses? - What? Goddamn it! Come on! - Hey, baby.
Baby.
I I saw them with the mom.
- Baby, baby.
- Everything seemed fine.
I mean, I don't think you have anything to worry about.
Except for Brienne and Baylor.
Dean! Where exactly was this house? Desna? Ing at numbers? BRIENNE: Baylor! There they are, there they are.
[GIRLS GIGGLING, DOG BARKING.]
Baylor! I'm gonna get you! - [ENGINE STOPS.]
- [CHUCKLING.]
- [SEATBELT UNCLICKS.]
- Hey, whoa, whoa, whoa.
- What are What are you doing? - I'm just I thought you said we're just coming to see where they are.
I'm just gonna give them a quick kiss.
No, no.
You heard the social worker.
She said if we screw up one more time Jennifer.
Jennifer! [DOGS BARKING.]
- My babies! - Mommy! That's my girls.
Come here.
[LAUGHS.]
Well, it's just a kiss and a hug.
Are you gonna take us home? I'll race you to the car.
It's a race! Let's go! Okay, it's an abduction.
This is not Okay.
["SHUT UP AND DRIVE" BY RIHANNA PLAYING.]
Hi, Daddy! [FORCED LAUGHTER.]
Hey, sugarpops.
- Hey.
Hi.
- Alright! - Yeah.
- Buckle up.
What are we doing? What are we doing? - Shut up and drive.
- Oh, oh.
- 'Cause it's 0 to 60 in 3.
5 - Girls? - [TIRES SCREECH.]
- Baby, you got the keys Girls! - Shut up and drive - Alright.
Drive, drive Shut up and drive - Whoo! - Whoo! [ALL CHEERING.]
Yeah, baby girl! Whoo! Hit the top of the car.
I got so many hustles So many brothers to choose Did you tell her about Georgia yet? I'm working up to it.
You're making it worse by stalling.
You don't remember what it's like to really be on her bad side.
Des is gonna kill me.
Probably, but if you tell her now, she may only kill you once.
Just own that you shouldn't have told Georgia about Bambi's murder, pretty baby.
Go! - [SIGHS.]
- Go! [SHUDDERS.]
Okay.
Okay.
[EXHALES.]
[BELL JINGLES.]
- Whew.
- Okay, here we are.
- DESNA: What the - There we go.
Alright, there.
[DOOR SHUTS, BELL JINGLES.]
Have you lost your goddamn minds?! Uh, hey, why don't you girls go in the back with Auntie Pol and Auntie Virginia? Yeah, come on.
We'll give y'all little mani/pedis.
Yay! And all the candy y'all want.
- Yay! - Ooh! That sounds good.
I did not tell y'all where those kids were for y'all to kidnap them.
Y'all know how serious this is? It was like we didn't have any choice.
JENNIFER: Yeah, it was like, uh it was all a blur.
Des, I felt like I was in a dream.
Stop making excuses! - What? - That's all you've been doing.
I know I wanted you to come deal with Bambi, but you agreed to do it.
[CLAPPING.]
Own your shit! You make your own decisions.
Ain't nobody making you do nothing.
And this one right here is gonna land you straight in prison.
You know better.
[EMERGENCY ALERT TONES.]
[CELLPHONE BEEPS.]
- Shit! - Oh, sweet tea, mother of God.
There's a manhunt for us.
[SCOFFS.]
You gonna own this, Jennifer? Are you?! [SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE.]
[EXHALES.]
Here.
[EMERGENCY ALERT TONES.]
- Oh, shit.
- [CELLPHONE BEEPS.]
I think my friends just kidnapped their kids from foster care.
I get that.
[SIGHS.]
Me too, actually.
I'd lay my life down for this little one.
I may have been unfair to you earlier.
You see this missing-child alert? - What'd my Bryce get into now? - It's on us, Clay.
If I hadn't screwed up, those kids would still be with us now.
Uh, we have business, y'all.
I don't have time for that.
This is This is our fault.
I gotta fix it and save my dumb-ass nephew.
[SIGHS.]
Y I'll deal with her.
Thanks.
[TIRES SQUEALING.]
[GUNSHOTS.]
[SCREAMING.]
Who the hell was that? Shot me right in the ass! Alright, uh, just, uh, get on I-10 and and head west.
We can be in Mexico by tomorrow night.
- Okay.
- Can we please stay at a hotel that has room service? Sweetpea, you can have anything you want.
[SIREN WAILING.]
[SIREN CHIRPING.]
[ENGINE REVS.]
Andale! [LAUGHS.]
[SPEAKING SPANISH.]
Can you smell the freedom in this Mexican air? Been six months and not a peep from the po-po.
- We got our girls.
- Ah.
Babies, do y'all want churros for breakfast? - [LAUGHS.]
- [SIRENS WAILING.]
Oh, shit, the police.
What do we do? Get the girls.
I'll handle this.
[GUN COCKS.]
[MAN SHOUTING IN SPANISH.]
Go! [GUNFIRE.]
[LAUGHING MANIACALLY.]
[SIREN WAILING.]
Okay, ducklets.
We're here.
[GIGGLES.]
Come on.
[POLICE RADIO CHATTER.]
[SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY.]
[DOOR ROLLS OPEN.]
Come on, baby.
- Please, Mama.
- Unh-unh.
Please don't make us go back.
No whining.
Daddy, please.
Hey, hey, hey.
Listen, now.
Listen.
I need you to listen up tight to Mama, alright? Now, me and Daddy Bryce made a mistake when we grabbed you from the foster home, okay? We just love you so much, and we We just got overwhelmed, and we shouldn't have done it.
The The thing is, is if we want to be with you little nuggets in the long run, um y-you know, w-we got to deal with a few things first.
Yeah.
Ugh, your mama's allergies.
[SNIFFLING.]
Um, so We're gonna take y'all on a little adventure.
Okay? Who loves adventure? - I do.
Come on.
- Yeah? Come on! Let's do it.
Jenn! Bryce! Clay Husser, what are you doing here? Well, I couldn't let you take the rap for bein' good parents and wantin' to be with your babies.
W-What do you mean? He felt bad about your kids being taken away.
So I borrowed the car and I snatched 'em back.
No, you didn't.
Uncle Daddy, I knew we shouldn't have let you borrow that van.
- What? - Girls, cover your ears.
Goddamn it, Clay! Now everybody's gonna think we kidnapped our own kids because that missing-child alert went out with our van's info on it.
Wait, what What's going on? Hey, boy, just shut up, alright? Seriously? You still don't get it? Just let me take the heat.
Aah! Whoa, boy, I'm bleeding from my backside! Come on, now.
Aah! I'm bleeding, alright.
- [SMOOCHES.]
- Aww! - Alright.
- Oh, kisses too.
Okay.
Alright, alright.
Come on, girls, let's go.
Alright.
Come on, baby.
[DOOR CLOSES.]
Okay.
- At'd you do this time? - [DOOR CLOSES.]
[HANDCUFFS CLICK.]
JENNIFER: Oh, gosh.
What a day.
I need y'all to, uh, make me some promises One promise each, yeah? Brienne, I need you to promise to stop growing.
[LAUGHS.]
Alright? You're far too tall.
That's effective immediately.
Over.
And, Baylor, I need you to promise me that if you're gonna eat your boogers, okay, - that you do it privately.
- [GIRLS GIGGLE.]
Like a little sneak attack, maybe, would be better.
- Hey, babe.
- Alright.
What's he doing here? Uh, I called around till I found him.
Where'd you Called where? Every cruise line in the Gulf.
Your friend Ann filled me in.
You out here drinking again, Jenn? No.
I'm not.
This was an honest mistake.
- Okay? You have to believe me.
- Hey.
Nobody feels worse about this than me.
Okay? - You're gonna take her? - Obviously.
Look, I know I haven't raised her to this point, but she is mine and I do love her.
Thank you.
And I know this is unexpected and overwhelming, and I have another favor to ask.
Can you take Baylor too? You want me to take care of somebody else's kid? Well, think about it.
Bryce did it for you.
I mean, I know the circumstances aren't exactly the same, but [SIGHS.]
Please do not separate these girls.
I can't exactly keep Brienne from her sister.
- Alright.
- [GASPS.]
Alright? I'll do it.
Thank you, EJ.
Thank you.
Alright.
Um, if it's okay with Ms.
Stiller and the judge, um, you guys can stay with Black Daddy.
- Okay.
- Okay.
Baylor, you remember EJ, yeah? EJ: Hey.
[GRUNTS.]
It's good to see you, too, Bryce.
BRYCE: We appreciate it.
Anytime, kid.
Alright, I'mma need some squeezes.
Alright? Come on, bring it in.
Come on, come on, come on.
- Bring it in.
- You're gonna have the best time.
Ohh! Oh, don't squeeze so hard! Ohh, my ribs! Ohh, you're killing me! Oh, you're killing me! Ohh! Ow! [LAUGHS.]
[LAUGHTER.]
Yeah Listen, so You were right.
True.
I was being selfish.
Also true.
[SIGHS.]
I want to get out of Palmetto, but I can't if I lose the people I rely on.
Wow.
Clay getting shot in the ass really did a number on you.
[CHUCKLES.]
Point is, Cherry I'll pay the team what you asked for.
Word? I'm for real, unh I'mma pour some for me 'Cause I feel like a bad, trust me Word.
Out late, I feel so friendly Ah, ah And my ex keep callin' Ever since he been gone, I'm ballin' What's wrong? Nothing.
I'm good.
I mean, I'm I'm carrying around a lot, but, you know, it ain't nothing new.
[CHUCKLES.]
So, you want to talk to me about it? Uh, talking is not what I need.
[BOTH CHUCKLE.]
Mmm.
Alright, alright, now.
Look at me.
Hey, look at me in my eyes.
I'm looking.
What? I know being the boss ain't easy, shorty.
But I'm here for a reason.
More than one reason.
So, I'm just trying to do my part.
And you are doing your part.
In the streets and in them sheets.
[BOTH LAUGH.]
- Yeah? - Yeah.
I mean, yes, you are.
It's just a lot of shit you don't know.
So tell me.
It's a long story.
Baby, I got all the time in the world.
[SIGHS.]
Oh, boy.
[LAUGHS.]
I can't believe I'm about to tell you all of this.
Um, so I wasn't always a boss.
I started off laundering money for this man named Clay.
It was a long time ago, and he took me through a lot of shit.
But that's how I learned the game.
[CRICKETS CHIRPING.]
Hey, babe, you awake? Yeah.
I can't just lie here.
I need some air.
You wanna come? No, you go ahead.
[SIGHS.]
Baby.
We're gonna get our kids back.
I promise.
And the sound of the rain against my window pane Is slowly, slowly - [DOOR CLOSES.]
- Driving me insane, boy I'm goin' down [CROWD CHEERING.]
I'm goin' down 'Cause you ain't around, baby [BELL DINGS.]
My whole world's upside down I'm goin' down Goin' down Ooh, ooh, baby Goin' down Goin' down Goin' down