Animal Kingdom (2016–…): Season 3, Episode 5 - Prey - full transcript

J's got a job.

I checked it out.
It's solid.

Pearce: It's a pill mill.

The Codys ripped it off,
and we helped them do it.

Nice play, boys.
Nice play.

Lena: Why can't I go back
to my old school?

You picked this one,
remember?

But what if
I picked wrong?

That girl
you have at the house,

she's got juvie
written all over her.

I hooked up with her
at a party.



But you can't tell Nicky.

What's the deal
with you and J?

What do you think?

Hey. How's it going?

I had sex with someone
last night.

Pope:
Who the hell is this?

Billy: Hey!

-Put your hands up and get out!
-All right, hey!

Do I know you?

Yeah, it's Billy.

That's your father.

J: What do you remember
about him?

Pope: I remember
he's an asshole,

and I remember
Smurf kicking him out.



My father,

who I've never met
before in my life,

showed up
and wants to hang.

Just out of nowhere?

You want to get drunk
with me?

♪♪

Billy is in our house?

Get him out, J.

Get...him...out.

♪♪

♪ She stares deeply

♪ Locked inside me

♪ Burnin' brightly

♪ One they know
that I cannot take ♪

♪ Waitin' for it all to begin

♪ Every night now, they'll win

♪ Come and meet my black hole

♪ Got a big black hole

♪ Got a big black hole

♪ I've got a big black hole

♪ I've got a big black,
big black hole ♪

♪ Got a big black hole
inside of me ♪

♪ Got a

♪♪

[ Spoon clinks ]

♪♪

Still here, huh?

Craig said
they could stay.

♪♪

All done.

Go wait in the car.

I don't wanna
go to school.

Oh, you're going
to school.

♪♪

Do I need
to move back in here?

No, I've got it
covered.

No, you don't.

♪♪

[ Water running ]

[ Water shuts off ]

♪♪

Frankie:
Is the coffee on?

Hey.

Hey.

Those my shorts?

Oh, yeah.

No, I found these
on the dryer.

Didn't think anybody
would mind.

Well, I mind.

[ Sighs ]

All right.

No big deal.

[ Exhales deeply ]

What're you doing here,
Billy?

Well, Smurf's in jail,

and I thought it'd be
a good time for me

to catch up with Deran
a bit.

You know, she never wanted me
anywhere near him.

Bullshit. That's a --

That car in the driveway
is stolen.

What,
are you on the run?

[ Sighs ]

I'm just here for Deran,
dude.

Yeah, well,
Deran hates you.

He hates you.

Well, we shall see.

You know the best thing
about a pool, Pope?

Don't have to take a shower.

[ Lord Loud's
"Tune In" plays ]

♪ Well, you're 17

♪ Do you know
what they mean? ♪

♪ When they say

♪ Tune in

[ Both moaning, grunting ]

♪ Now you're 42

♪ The words stuck with you

♪ Though you don't know

♪ What they mean

♪♪

[ Both breathing heavily ]

[ Both breathing heavily ]

[ Laughs ][ Exhales sharply ]

If...

that's how sex is gonna be,

I'm gonna need you
to take it

a little bit easier
on my right shoulder.

That scar is hot.

X Games exhibition,
Mexico City.

How many surgeries
have you had?

[ Exhales sharply ]

26, 27?

Jesus.

Broken arms.

Couple of
vertebral fractures.

Got a rod
in my right femur.

That scar's
from a scapular fracture.

[ Panting ]

This you?

Yeah.

You look good.

This is a great picture.

Thanks.

A friend of mine took it.

You hungry?

You wanna get food
or something?

Like, uh,
go out somewhere?

[ Chuckles ]

Yeah, I guess.

Don's or something.

Um...

I kind of got
a lot of shit to do.

♪♪

Yeah, I should, uh,
get going anyway.

♪♪

[ Door opens in distance ]

♪♪

♪♪

Morning.

♪♪

[ Clears throat ]

I'm sorry.

I mean, I'm -- I'm --
I'm sorry and I'm not.

Will you talk to me,
please?

Yeah, I-I was pissed.

You're, like,
never around.

And this guy
was just there.

So, I, like, did it
to make you mad.

But now, you've, like --

you've got this girl
living in the house,

and I don't know
what I'm supposed to do.

I mean, I feel shitty.

Don't you?

I mean, what are we
to each other?

I g--
I got to go to work.

Are you sleeping
with Mia?

[ Sighs heavily ]

[ Sighs ]

[ Rock music plays ]

[ Rock music plays ]

Whoo!

[ Rock music continues ]

That's good.

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

[ Tires squeal ]

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

What's up, Arnie?

That was
a nice set, man.

Aw, thanks a lot, man.
I had a good time.

Yeah, yeah.

Yeah, he did okay.

What's with your nephew
saying you won't sponsor
SoCal Grom this year?

What,
the surf competition?

I went to your mom's house
to get the check.

The kid said with Smurf in jail,
it's his decision.

Really, man. I don't know
what you're talking about.

Smurf's been sponsoring
SoCal Grom for years.

Yeah,
I didn't know that.

5K a year's
a small price to pay, asshole.

Cashier: Next.

Hi. Can I get a money order,
please?

For how much?
$2,400.

[ Cash register keys click ]

[ Insecure Men's
"Mekong Glitter" plays ]

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

♪ Yellow fever, on your knees

♪ $18, now we'll see

♪ Hey

♪ Open door, count the cheer

♪ I drink on your
third-world tears ♪

♪ Hey

♪♪

♪ Make my night time
oh, so bright again ♪

♪♪

♪♪

[ Engine starts ]

[ Person
speaking indistinctly ]

Bernal: Laundering money
right under our noses

like we're assholes.

Let's go make
some new friends.

Let's do it.

♪♪

♪♪

[ Water running ]

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

[ Water shuts off ]

Nicky: [ Crying ]

[ Cries ]

♪♪

Hey.

Nicky?

You okay?

♪♪

♪♪

This isn't how I pictured
any of this.

♪♪

♪♪

[ Indistinct music playing
over phone]

[ Indistinct music playing
over phone]

Pope:
Where're you headed?

Just work.

I can give you a ride.

Oh. I'm good,
but thank you.

Nah, I'm not asking.

♪♪

Come on.

♪♪

[ Door opens, closes ]

Uh, we're closed.

I don't open
for another 20 minutes.

Looking for Deran Cody.

Who are you?

Are you Mr. Cody?

Uh, it depends.

What do you want?

I'm Jeff Stewart,

California Employment
Development Department.

Did you employ
a Jose Robles?

Shit.

Mr. Robles filed
an unemployment claim,

but there's no record
of your bar

paying
unemployment insurance.

Yeah.

He stole shit
from the kitchen.

He was taking steaks
out of the freezer.

Doesn't matter
why you let him go.

You still owe the state.

I have a brochure here

that explains
what you need to do.

Okay.
How long
you been the owner?

A few months.

We'll have to calculate
your back payments.

There'll be a penalty,

but, uh, we can put you
on a payment plan.

I didn't know...

You own a business,
you have responsibilities.

You have
an accountant?
No.

Well, you should.

So who are you?

I'm a friend of J's.

No, you're not
a friend of J's.

♪♪

I just needed
somewhere to crash.

♪♪

It's gonna be the auto body shop
on the left.

♪♪

Thanks for the ride, man.

Find someplace else
to crash.

I gotta get to work.

♪♪

♪♪

[ Machine whirring
in distance ]

♪♪

Craig: J?!

Yo, J!

He left earlier, man.

Kid's always on the move.

Needs to chillax,
if you ask me.
Mm-hmm.

What do
you need him for?

Boy's messed up,
and I gotta fix it.

What's she
searching for?

Uh, she's into
all that foraging shit.

Anything I can do
to help you?

Yeah.
You got 5 grand?

[ Scoffs ] No.

J's got 5 grand
to give to you?

Smurf sponsors
this a surf contest

for kids
that can't afford boards

and all
that kind of shit.
Yeah?

And J's pulled out of it
and didn't tell me.

So tell Smurf.

No, I don't really
go out there, man.

You don't visit her
in jail?

No.

[ Exhales ]

Even I know
that's a big mistake.

Holy shit.

[ Keys jingle, door beeps ]

What do you want,
Pearce?

Have a seat, Janine.

I'll stand.

So, you left J in charge,
huh?

Boy, that's
a lot of responsibility

for a boy his age.

And all those money orders
he has to buy.

You know, I can't imagine
why a kid his age

would be buying
dozens of money orders.

Hey, my kid,

he's Apple Pay this,
Venmo that.

But J.
He's -- He's old school.

♪♪

[ Keyboard clacking ]

J?

Yeah?

What's all this shit?

It's the rents.

Hey, you, uh --

you do all the payroll
for us, right?
Yeah.

Yeah, I'll get you
your paychecks

as soon as
I'm done with this.

Uh, I got a little problem
with my bar.

I, uh,
pay everybody in cash,

but some asshole decided
to file for unemployment.

Now the state's kind of
coming down on me, so...

You haven't been paying
your unemployment insurance?

I got -- I keep records.

It's just that
the taxes and shit,

it just takes
too much time.

I mean, I pay mine.

Aren't they
supposed to pay theirs?

Wepay yours.

You get a W2
from Smurf.

A what?

For your
federal income taxes.

Does Smurf do that
for you, too?

I don't know, man.

So, you need help
with your payroll?

Yeah.[ Phone rings ]

Hold on one sec.

Hello?

Woman: You have a call from

an inmate at San Marco
Detention Facility.

Smurf: Janine Cody.

Woman: Do you accept?Uh, yeah.

Smurf: J, baby,

can you come visit
your grandmother, please?

Uh, now's not
the best time.

Just get here. Today.

[ Phone beeps ]

♪♪

Paul: This is
Lieutenant Commander Belmont.

Leave a message.

H-Hey, Dad,
it's, uh -- it's me.

I, um --

I want to come to Guam.

I, uh...

I want to see you and Jack
and L-- um, Lydia.

And, um...

Yeah, I just wanna come...
home.

♪♪

So, um, uh, yeah.

Okay, bye.

♪♪

[ Door buzzes ]

♪♪

♪♪

Hey, Smurf.

I thought
you'd come sooner.

I know.

Did J send you?

I wanted to see you.

Yeah, But where's J?
Isn't J coming?
No.

I mean, maybe.
I don't know.

I don't
follow him around.

Is Billy
still at the house?

Him and Deran, uh...

they're kinda
hitting it off.

Hey, so, um...

you've been
giving Carter money

for that little kid
surf contest?

Yeah.

Uh-huh.
Every year.

I have to.

You ran away.

I couldn't stay.

I was high.

Carter stayed.

Well, it was his car.

And his brother.

But they weren't
his drugs.

And he wasn't driving.

You were.

♪♪

You didn't tell me.

Tell you what?

That I give some guy
a couple of grand a year

to make him happy?

You should've told me.

I looked like an asshole.

Carter's brother's operation
cost $100,000.

He was in physical therapy
for two years.

You didn't know that,
either.

♪♪

How long do you got
to keep paying him for?

♪♪

Can his brother walk?

♪♪

[ Sniffles]

[ Exhales sharply]

So...

We pay until he can.

♪♪

We take care of our people.

[ Inhales sharply ]

J said he wouldn't pay
for the surf contest.

He will.

He told Carter
he wouldn't --

I said, he will.

♪♪

Why did you put J
in charge?

♪♪

What makes you think
J's in charge?

♪♪

[ Chuckles ]

♪♪

♪♪

So...

shit's kinda falling apart
now that I'm not around.

Isn't it?

Okay, pay attention.

I need you to give Craig
$5,000.

We haven't got five --Don't talk.

Just listen.

Give Craig $5,000.

Get that prick, Billy,
out of my house now.

♪♪

And you, my friend,
you need to be

much more aware
of your surroundings

when you're collecting
the rents.

What?

Our friend
is watching you.

♪♪

I was careful.

Not careful enough.

♪♪

I want you to make sure

that every tenant remembers
their rental agreement.

Fine.

Everything else
is less important.

Do you understand that?

♪♪

I got it.

[ Phone receiver slams ]

♪♪

♪♪

♪ Ooh, I won't survive♪

Hey. The mummy rises.

What's up, dude?

Don't worry,

I'm gonna pay my tab.
I promise.

[ Rock music plays
on jukebox]

So, you, uh,
renovated this place

and opened it
on your own.

Pretty impressive.
[ Sniffs ]

[ Rock music continues
on jukebox]

I just wanna talk.

[ Rock music continues
on jukebox]

Okay.

[ Rock music continues
on jukebox]

I get it.
I know how you feel.

I mean, I had a shitty dad,
you know?

He was a metal worker
up in Escondido,

and he wasn't around
a lot.

But, dude,
when he was around,

it was bad.

It was really bad.

When I was, like, 16,

I just left and started
sleeping on the beach.

And that's where I was
10 years later

when I met your mom.

[ Sniffs ]

And, dude,
she changed my life.

She really did.

She was unbelievable, man.

I -- I never met
anybody like her.

She was, like, one minute,
she'd be quiet,

and the next minute,

she'd be running down
the beach naked, you know?

Great body, great tits,

just -- Sorry.

But she also
had three kids already.

So, Pope and Julia
were like 7 or 8.

Craig was in diapers.

I never actually changed
a diaper till Craig.

Let me tell you something.

Craig shit himself a lot.

[ Chuckles ]

Pope and I, man,
I just never hit it
off with that kid.

I think he was --

he was, like, too old
when I showed up, you know?

Julia was cool, though.

She taught me
how to boost Sudafed.

♪♪

Smurf taught me
how to hot-wire a car.

Do you know that?

Yeah, she taught me, too.

Yeah, man,
I got to tell you,

I dug her.

I really dug her.

And she was right
to kick me out, man.

If I was dragging you
around with me when
you were a kid,

you sure as shit
wouldn't have ended up

as the productive member
of society you are now.

And the truth is,

I always wanted her way more
than she wanted me.

So, when you were born,
she got rid of me,

like, right off the bat.

And I missed her
like crazy.

I really did.

Date lots of chicks, man.

I'm gay.

♪♪

Then lots of dudes.

Date lots of dudes, man.

Enjoy the ride,
but be you.

Ride lots of guys.

Give rides
to lots of guys.

I-I-I don't know, uh,

the tops and bottoms thing,
but...

I'm guessing
I'm, like, a hetero bottom.

'Cause I like to be told
what to do.

Or maybe I'm just lazy as shit,
I don't know.

But there was this one guy
one time.

We were on the beach --I get it.

You're -- You're
a free-spirited guy.

That's cool.

Yeah, yeah,
but you know what, dude.

Like, I could never
get my shit together.

I mean,
not like you, man.

You get shit done.

Right?

That's why
I don't really understand,

why is J in charge
while Smurf's in prison?

That doesn't
make any sense to me.

It's bullshit.

You should be in charge.

[ Knocks on door ]

[ Lock disengages ]

I already paid rent
this month.

No,
I'm not here for that.

Then what?

You know what to say
if somebody else asks you

how much you pay in rent,
right?

This some sort of test?

No. No, no, no.

I just need to make sure
you got your story straight.

$2,300.

Did I pass?

Thank you.

[ Phone ringing ]

[ Phone ringing ]

[ Phone clicks ]

Hey, Dad.

Paul: Nicky,
What's going on?

Um, things just aren't
really working out.

Did you break up with J?

No, but...

Okay.
Well, what about a job?

Did you ever find a job?

Not yet.

Work would help.

I'm sure. Or school?

You thinking about
going back to school?

I just -- I just want
to come home, Dad.

Man: Again, the Pacific
Starlight northbound

will be arriving
at platform 2.

Our place here is...
tight.

And Jack, I mean,
he's finally comfortable

being an only child.

You don't want me to come?

♪♪

It's not that
we don't want you.

It's just --

Maybe you should come over
for Christmas.

♪♪

Fullerton:
Which Cody boy is your dad?

Um, Julia was my mom.

Oh, Julia.

Smurf said
never give her money.

But I always do.

A couple of dollars
for ice cream or soda.

How is she?

[ Cat meows ]

Um, Mrs. Fullerton,
if anyone asks,

you know to say

that you pay
$2,600 a month in rent.

Remember that, right?

I've paid $175 a month
for years.

But you remember to say
that you pay $2,600.

Correct?

Uh, times have changed,
haven't they?

You used to get a whole house
for that much.

Mm. Mwah.

♪♪

So -- So, we're clear?

You know what to say?

Sure thing, honey.

Okay. Good.

Anyway, uh,
thank you for the tea.

I should --
I should get going.

Oh, she keeps you busy,
doesn't she?

Yes, she sure does.

Always running
here and there.

So, how much do you pay
in rent?

$175 every month,
on the first.

♪♪

First window.

♪♪

[ Buzzer sounds ]

[ Door opens ]

♪♪

[ Door closes ]

♪♪

♪♪

Who the hell are you?

Are you looking after
my mom in here?

[ Chuckles]

So you're a Cody?

You getting paid
on time?

Mm-hmm.

Then why did
you move the girl in?

The girl.

Mia.

[ Laughs]

That bitch doesn't
work for me.

♪♪

She's squatting
at our house.

She does whatever she wants,
whenever she wants.

I didn't know she was living
at your mom's place.

Get her out.

I didn't put her
in there.

But if she is there,

you best watch out.

Thatchica's dangerous.

♪♪

[ Bell rings ]

[ Indistinct conversations ]

[ Indistinct conversations ]

[ Indistinct conversations ]

♪♪

[ Indistinct conversations ]

Yo. Deran.

I need to talk to you, man.

I don't have any of
my paperwork or anything.

No,
it's not about that.

Right.

I'll head back
to the house.

See you later.

♪♪

What's up?

Yeah, we got --
we got a problem, man.

Outside.

♪♪

Hey, Mrs. F.

Gray Cat hates
riding in cars.

Hmm.

She's got like dementia
or something.

I don't know.

And the car?It's hers.

It was easier to lose my tail
if I took her car.

Also,
I think it's better

if the car's gone, too,
right?

What do you mean "gone"?

Well, I-I don't know
what we do

in situations like this?

Situations like what?

If the cops ask her
questions about the rent,

we're screwed.

[ Sighs ]

Okay.
What do you want to do?

You wanna shoot her?

♪♪

[ Gate opens ]

♪♪

J around?

You're always looking
for that boy.

He was here a minute ago.

I think he split.

So nice here.
All the trees.

I feel like
I can breathe.

Trees are the lungs
of the world, you know?

Yeah, I guess.

You want this back?

It's all yours.

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

Dr. Cooperman: We care about
Lena's well-being.

But we need to get to the root
of this aggression.

I spoke
to Clarissa's parents.

They're not gonna
press charges.

But I think
we can both agree

that this isn't
acceptable behavior.

This --
it's not like her.

She just -- She just lost
both of her parents.

What kind of grief counseling
is she receiving?

She should be
talking to someone.

It would help.

She doesn't need a shrink.

To be quite frank,

I think she does.

♪♪

I don't know
what I'm doing wrong.

You cut her hair?!

It's just me.

I'm -- I'm all by myself.

I can't do this by myself.

I need --
I need your help.

Because I don't know
what to do!

I need you to help me!

You gotta --
You gotta act right!

You can't
make shit worse!

Do you know how hard it was
for me to get you in here?

I don't wanna be here.

You do.

Yes, you do.

♪♪

I'm sorry.

♪♪

So, I've counted out

all the hours
I've paid out, right?

Been open for five months,

I got
four full-time employees

at minimum wage --Where're we going?

Including tips.

Kai's been great with tips.

I don't have to pay shit
on tips, right?

Deran,
where are we going?

Where do you live,
Mrs. Fullerton?

I didn't marry
Harold Fullerton.

Well, he asked and asked.

But I said no.

[ Cat meows ]

Stood my ground.

Okay, but you still live
in Cleveland, right?

Not Cleveland.

Collingdale,
born and reared.

Lived on the corner of
North and Morningside

since I was 21.

Nine years now.

Okay, so, Collingdale?

Y-Yeah, that's right.

♪♪

[ Up-tempo music
plays on radio]

[ Clears throat ]

Hey.

Um...

Took me a second
to get it.

♪♪

Must be strange
without Smurf around

to take care of you.

You know, I'm really glad
we do this, Carter.

I just didn't know.

And, uh, your brother
looks great out there, man.

[ Sighs ]

Just pay
the goddamn money on time.

♪♪

All right, we're here.

You hungry?

I could eat.

Yeah? Okay.

Get her carrier thing.

And her I.D.
out of her purse.

[ Cat meows ]

Okay, Mrs. Fullerton,
you want to step out?

I'll help you out here.

Watch your head
getting up.

Deran:
Take this step here.

There we go.

We're gonna go over
to this bench over here.

Make sure there isn't
anything in there.

Deran: Okay, you want
to plop down right here?

Okay.

Can I get you anything?

You want a milkshake
or something?

Yeah? Okay. Great.

Let's get it going.
Take that collar off this.

I can get a new one of these.
There. Okay.

We'll see you
in a little bit. Yeah?

All right.

[ Car door opens ]

♪♪

You really getting her
something to eat?

No.

[ Engine starts ]

♪♪

♪♪

[ Wye Oak's "Civilian" plays ]

♪ I am nothing
without pretend ♪

♪ I know my thoughts

♪ Can't live with them

♪ I am nothing
without a man ♪

♪ I know my faults

♪ But I can't hide them

♪♪

♪ I still keep
my baby teeth ♪

♪ In the bedside table

♪ With my jewelry

♪ You still sleep in the bed
with me ♪

♪ My jewelry
and my baby teeth ♪

♪♪

♪♪

♪ I don't need
another friend ♪

♪ When most of them [ Groans ]

♪ I can barely
keep up with ♪

♪ I'm perfectly able
to hold my own hand ♪

♪ But I still can't kiss
my own neck ♪

♪♪

♪♪

Hot date?

[ Scoffs ] Yeah.

The kid thought I was gonna
put a bullet in her head.

[ Car door closes ]

[ Woman speaking indistinctly
on TV]

-What up, pal?
-Not much. Pretty busy.

Billy: I can see that.

Where you been?

I was running an errand.

Pope:
Don't lie to me again.

I'm not lying to you.
I was running an errand.

[ Reggae music plays]

I don't want Smurf
to die in jail.

You should know that.

She's family.

If I want her dead,
I'll do it myself.

And I know Mia
is on Smurf's payroll.

Is that where
all our money's going?

She's just a friend, man.I said don't lie to me.

♪♪

♪♪

Want a beer?

No.

♪♪

[ Both laugh ]

-Yeah, why do I always --
-Major, bro.

Deran:
[ Speaks indistinctly ]

♪♪

[ Door opens ]

♪♪

♪♪

Man: Water flows freely
down the drain.

Come on, sweetie.

Let's go home.

Get you to bed.

♪♪

-That's good shit, right?
-Yeah.

Wow. Oh, wow.

Frankie: See you later.

Billy: Goodnight.

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