Chop Shop (2014): Season 1, Episode 1 - Episode #1.1 - full transcript
[TIRES SQUEAL]
[SIREN WAILING]
BISHOP: Porter Green.
A rare breed in
this neck of the woods.
Like me,
he wasn't born into the life,
but he was raised by wolves.
At this point,
he has to realize
that it takes
more than brass balls
to be a good car thief.
But he'll learn.
In Los Angeles,
a car is stolen
every 23 seconds.
Some are used to
perpetrate other crimes.
Others are stripped for parts
which are sold off
for a good profit.
The Holy Grail
for the car thieves
are rare rides.
Those are shipped overseas
for huge profits.
Car theft is a lucrative
business when you're good,
and no one does it better
than Dogwood.
Yo, you good?
I'm just thinking
about my brother.
You have some big
shoes to fill, man.
But you got a secret weapon.
What's that?
You got a brother
from another mother.
[CHUCKLES]
I'm tellin' you, man,
a few more cars
under our belts,
we partner up with Blanco,
we strip 'em at his shop,
Ray and those guys,
they can't treat us
like kids anymore.
Yeah.
They're gonna have
to take us seriously.
So, cheer up, man. Focus.
Hey.
Hmm?
You're gonna run Dogwood.
Hell, yeah!
I'm with that.
Yeah! Ahh...
[CELL PHONE BUZZES]
Oh! Look at that.
Look at that. Look at her.
You still
messin' with her?
It's called love, man.
You should try it.
Man,
talk about stayin' focused.
Hey, here we go.
[LOUD RAP MUSIC PLAYING]
What did I tell you?
Midnight every Tuesday.
MAN: I wanna go see Nina.
I wanna dance
with Nina tonight.
Let's go!
[MUSIC STOPS]
Go, Nina.
Earlier, you wanted Nina.
Whoo![THUMPS CAR]
Hey! What I say?
Sorry.
Next time, I'll cut it off.
Shut up.
[CHUCKLING]
Yay! Whoo!
[MEN TALKING INDISTINCTLY]
The group is
in the house!
[CAR ALARM BEEPS][BEEPING]
Oops! Car locks
don't seem to be
working tonight, bro.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
You feelin' good?Always.
Then fetch, boy.
[BEEPING]
Hey, go finger bang
your mama.
Shit.
Come on, come on, come on!
Piece of shit.
I touch it all I want.
[BEEPING]
[SPITS]
What the...
[CAR ENGINE STARTS][TIRES SQUEAL]
[SIREN WAILING]
[TIRES SQUEAL]
BISHOP: For most car thieves,
stealing is easy.
Getting away is
the tough part.
OFFICER: Stop right there!
Hands up!
Get down on your
knees right now.
Get down, get down.
Hands behind your head.
BISHOP: Unfortunately
for Porter,
he just learned this
the hard way.
This is only the beginning
of Porter's story.
Get the hell up.
You've been puttin'
in good work here.
We'd like to reward that.
Your crew needs
someone like you
to shore up
our income stream.
We want to invest
in your potential.
I think you got AAA status.
We know you got
a sweet young family
and you don't want to
end up back in here,
but you got to provide.
We've been watching you.
We think you can
go very far
in transportation.
Yep, very far.
He's not much of a leader.
Look,
I mean no disrespect, guys,
but you're talking
about my friend.
There's different
kind of parolees.
There's reprobates
like Montezuma and
his Aztec Warriors.
They see parole
as a vacation to
rape and pillage.
BISHOP: Then you got guys
with good intentions,
but they got no prospects.
As bills pile up,
desperation makes 'em
do something stupid.
Next thing you know,
they're holding up
a liquor store, and then, bam!
They're back here
or they're pushing up daisies.
We don't want you
to be one of those guys.
I'll think about it.
Good luck out there, kid.
CAINE: Hey!
Hey, give me some chocolates,
you Forrest Gump-looking
bitch! [CHUCKLES]
What's up, man?
Welcome home, baby.
Aw, come on.
Let's get out of here.
Dude, I'm hungry. Let's go.
Slow down a little bit,
chew. [CHUCKLES]
Can you get me a burrito?
You want some more food?
Okay. What you want,
steak or chicken?
Chicken.
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
And green sauce.
Hey, who takes care
of you, ese,huh?
So you heard
I finally got out from
under Ray and his shop?
Crew's all mine now.
Congrats.
Yeah, Blanco's running
my old shop for me now.
Yeah, we got it hummin'.
Him and Johnny, man
, they know how to pick
those bones real clean.
You and me,
we're gonna rake, homie.
Big time.
What the hell
you doin', Johnny?
You been in there
about an hour.
Halfway done
with the air bags.
[FARTS]
Screw you, then.
[WOLF WHISTLES]
Man, come on, Johnny.
GRIZZLY: Why don't you
come out and play,
little piggy?
Oh, Jesus!
[SMASHES GLASS]
Grizzly!
This is Dogwood, holmes!
You got a beef,
talk to Caine!
[COCKS RIFLE]
Ahhh! Ugh! Ahhh!
[GROANING]
Some nice security
you got there, man.
Effective.
You gonna be working for us
from now on.
You gonna?
There's supposed to be
another guy here, no?
Where's Johnny?
Go look around.
Ahhh! Ugh!
So, anyways, look,
I got some fun stuff
set up for us tonight.
Got some honeys,
a little bit of drink.
You know.
You know how it is.
A little bit of
that box, huh?
I know you could
use some of that.
I can't, man.
What?
I got to lay low.
All right, all right,
I'll take you home.
You go play house
with the baby mama,
watch The View
and then tomorrow,
you know,
we'll get back together
with the crew,
we'll get you
back in your groove.[CELL PHONE RINGS]
All right?
Hey. Yo, we got to go, man.
Just take me
back to Sofia's.
It'll be quick.
Hurry up. Let's go.
We got a burrito coming.
CAINE: Hurry up!
Yo, what the hell
happened here, man?
Johnny said
it was Oak Street.
Grizzly?
That crack head's been
runnin' his mouth for weeks.
But he can't do this
on his own, right?
He would need
Monte's okay. Right?
[BLANCO SCREAMING]
P, hell of
a welcome back party, huh?
I'd give you some love,
homie, but...
Don't worry about it.
Good thing
you're back, homie.
Piece of shit!
Welcome back, man.
Monkey. Holy shit.
You're all grown up.
Don't let that fool you, dog.
Still wears diapers.
Screw you, fat man.
Grizzly, you son of a whore.
Caine, we got to
get him some help, man.
[SLAMS DOOR]
What?
Let's take him
to the Russian.
Johnny, come on.
BLANCO: I need an ambulance.
Argh! Ugh!
Goddamn prison politics, man!
If this is Grizzly,
that means Monte's
making a push.
Grizzly and his crew
are their soldiers,
not thieves.
He's been runnin' his mouth,
saying that Dogwood
belongs to Monte.
Yeah.
They hit my cousin's
stash last week.
They eatin' away
at Bishop's territory,
our territory.
Bishop knows
what he's doing.
He's in for the long haul.
I know it hurts,
but one shop,
that's temporary.
Screw that.
Grizzly needs a thumpin'.
Hey, that ain't you.
You're a thief.
You go back at these guys,
you're starting a war.
Don't be stupid.
That's why I'm so glad
you're back, man!
You complete me.
Mmm-hmm.
I can't be
around this shit.
Huh?
Look, I'm not even sure
if I want to be
in the business.
What are you
talking about, man?
You did your bit
and now the world is
being handed to you.
[SCOFFS] It's time to
reap the rewards, baby.
Rewards?
These are rewards?
I saw my dad
once out of prison,
one goddamn time.
I forgot what he
even looked like.
That's not happening
to my son.
You got a kid to feed, man.
What are you gonna do?
You know what?
I appreciate your concern.
You let me worry
about that, okay?
Aw, come on, man.
Porter!
Porter!
Another bad guy
fresh out of the pen.
Mr. Cruise.
MOTHER: Is that him?
Mom. Mom. I can
take it from here.
Come on, Tommy.
Hey.
SOFIA: Danny made
those for you.
He tried to stay up.
Listen.
I'm sorry.
You're in this house
for the good of our child.
You can have the couch
until you get
back on your feet.
Thank you.
I don't know
what you and Caine
were up to tonight,
but it would
break Danny's heart
if you went back to prison.
And if that happens,
there's not a third chance.
[CELL PHONE RINGING]
[CELL PHONE BEEPS]
What's up, Monte?
Monte, 1. Bishop, 0.
Blanco and the shop
are ours, homeboy.
Yeah. Yeah, I got it.
Open season on Dogwood.
PORTER: Hey, careful
around Grandpa's junk.
Easy, young man.
This stuff is gonna get me
thousands on eBay.
Yeah, right.
TOMMY: So how's
the dishwasher biz?
It's a dream come true.
Ooh, if we could only all do
what we were born to do, huh?
Hey, darling.Hey.
Mom.Hi.
Hi. How are you?
Good.
Dad. Mija.How are you?
A month of this.
Barely talks to me,
won't look at me.
She's just protecting
herself and her cub,
just like her mom.
SOFIA: I'll race you.
I don't even know
why I'm trying.
Oh, my anxiety is
killing me today.
You know,
you could use a J, too.
You know they
test my piss, right?
Listen, man.
I was inside the first
15 years of her life.
Hated my guts
when I came home,
but eventually,
the walls came down.
You got to build trust, bro.
I don't have peanut butter,
but we can have some banana.
Maybe we can add
some strawberry to it.
What do you think?
How was work?
Fine.
Listen. I was thinking
maybe we could
go out sometime,
you know,
if your parents watch Danny,
go to a movie maybe.
Yeah. I'm sorry.
I have a study session
at the library.
Tomorrow maybe?
Work and class, as usual.
I need a shower.
Can you watch him?
Sure.
Can I have some
of that banana?
[CELL PHONE BUZZING]
Danny, why don't you
go play outside
with your grandpa?
[PORTER KNOCKS ON DOOR]
One second.
What's up?
Is everything okay?
Yeah.
Nah.
Look, I've been back
about a month.
I'm really glad things
are friendly between us.
Yeah. Me, too.
I think it's obvious
I was looking
for something
a little more
than friendly.
I really want us to
be like how we were.
What did you think
was gonna happen
after five years?
I thought the visits
meant something.
Yeah. I'm sorry
that I misled you,
but those visits
were for you and for Danny
because I know
how you feel about your dad,
but us getting back
together, that's...
Why not?
I still love you.
You still love me?
Love was all that mattered
when we were 19, Porter.
We're not 19 anymore,
and even if I was interested,
what kind of life
would we have together?
You with your dishwashing gig,
me answering phones?
Yeah. Well,
at least we're
still working, Sofia.
We're barely breaking even.
What kind of life
would we have together,
us slaving away
still living in
this neighborhood?
That's not
the kind of life I want
for myself or for Danny.
Where the hell is my phone?
It's on the table.
Study session, huh?
[DANNY CRYING]
Are you all right?What happened?
Dad, you were supposed
to be watching him.
TOMMY: He tripped, I swear.
Can somebody get the
keys in the car now?
Hey, I'm gonna
sign that later on,
for you, little buddy.
Okay.
Thanks.
Aw, don't worry about it.
Glad to help.
Thanks again.
Hey, I said,
don't worry about it, man.
I know how expensive
these places can be,
you know?
Should really consider
opening up my own.
[CHUCKLES]
There you go, buddy.
Man, you were starting to
look like The Undertaker.
[CHUCKLES]I'll pay you back.
Hey, don't stress it,
holmes.
Look. I know you
got it hard right now.
You know what?
Let me take you
out for a beer, hmm?
We'll call it even.
Come on, man.
I still feel bad about
the last time we spoke.
Sounds good.My man.
Come here.
All right.
Catch you later.
Okay.
[RAP MUSIC PLAYING]
[LAUGHS] My powdered sugar's
returned.
[CHUCKLES]
My, my, my, the joint
has done you well. Mmm!
Hey, Rosa.
What can I get you?
Anything you want,
on the house.
Cerveza, por favor.
Got it.
CAINE:
Powdered sugar, huh?
What you need to do is
powder off that
crusty old donut
for old times' sake, man.
Yeah? I don't know if Bishop
would appreciate that one.
I'm just lookin' out,
you know?
I don't want you
getting all clogged up
down there or nothing.
From what I saw, you know,
you could use a nice,
little choke job.
You ain't getting none
from your old lady anyways.
Hey.
Welcome home.
Welcome back.
[SNIFFS]
Mmm! Ah!
What do you say?
Dude, that's the last thing
I need right now.
Okay, okay. So how's
life, hombre,huh?
I heard your name is ringing
in the dishwashing world.
[CHUCKLES]
Dirty plates quake
when your rag come around.
I meant what I said.
I'm gonna pay you back.
It's nothing, man.
You don't owe me anything.
Look. You're not
taking care of my kid.
Hey, look.
I'm not saying you
any less of a man or
anything like that,
but you're not
exactly saving up
two grand on dish
monkey pay, ese.
Hey, same old shit.
You get jacked up,
and you take a shit
out on everybody else.
Hey, I'm kidding, man.
Dude, please have a seat.
Please. It's just... Look.
I hate seeing you waste
your potential on
this menial stuff.
CAINE: Do you have any idea
how much money you could
be making right now?
You could do more
than support Danny.
You could set him up
for life.
Man, look. I'm gonna shut up.
I'm gonna shut up.
Come on.
It's a family, baby.
Hmm? Come here.
Oh, you so nasty.
[CAINE LAUGHS]
Ooh, baby. Mmm.
How much?
As much as you want.
All right. If I come back,
and that's a big if,
no more bullshit
with Grizzly,
only cars,
no violence, no killing.
That's not what we do.
That's cool.
[CHUCKLES]
That's fine.
Hell no. You kidding me?
You believe this?
You give me your word.
You heard anything
new from Bishop?
No. Nothing's changed.
What were his orders?
He told her to
tell me to hold off.
Till when? "Till I say."
It sounds like Bishop.
This isn't funny, man.
The old man has been
in the joint too long.
He's forgot what
it's like to lose face
out here in the real world.
I just lost my shop.
Now I got to
go back to Ray's.
Do you know how
that makes me look?
You are getting
too emotional.
This is above
your pay grade.
You leave it be.
Toast.
To the hole
I'm gonna put in
your chest, dickhead.
Hey, hey. He's just
looking for a fight.
All right?
He's Monte's puppet.
Remember, smiling enemies.
You. That's why I need you
around, man.
That's why.
You're like my Wonder Twin.
Get over here.
Mama, where you at?
Bring them cheeks
over here.
Mmm, let's have some fun.
Come here.
Have a seat right here.
Getting what I need.
Just don't do
anything stupid, okay?
Where you going, man?
You just got here.
I got to go.
[TIRES SQUEAL]Shit, he's behind us.
Where you going?
Take a shot!
Where'd he go?
Porter!
You can run,
but you can't hide!
We're gonna find
you anyway, Porter!
Porter!
I'm tired of playing
games with you, ese.
Why don't you come out
and face me like a man,
homeboy?
Think I was
gonna forget, huh?
I don't know
why you keep
running, Porter.
It's only
a matter of time, dawg.
Dogwood's going down
and so are you.
[SIREN WAILS]
What?
[CELL PHONE RINGS]
Yo, what up?
I'm in.
Hell, yeah.
Hey!
What's up, man?Not much, man.
All right.
What's the target?
One MV Agusta F4cc.
[ENGINE REVS]
Ray's got us chasing
a 200K superbike?
One of the rarest
in the world.
CAINE: 1,000 ccs,
200 horsepower.
The bike is
a pussy magnet.
[ENGINES REVVING]
Who are we taking it from?
This punk Khang.
Thinks he's Scarface
or some shit.
Don't worry.
I know these fools, like.
Their families may
have mob connects,
but they're just
attention-starved douchebags.
All right.
So, what's the plan?
All right.
These idiots get together
every Sunday to go
do some trick riding.
[ENGINES REVVING]
Then they go back
to Khang's house to party.
So here's what we do.
We stake out the house.
We wait till they get back
from their ride...
You know,
give them a couple of hours
to get loaded, and then bam!
Go in there blasting.
Shoot on these fools
while they're faded
and then take the bike
and whatever else we want.
We don't need that
kind of violence, do we?
I mean, all we want
is the bike, right?
All right.
I mean,
you only been out the game
for, like, five years.
But I will keep an open mind
to your genius intellect.
What you thinking,
hotshot?
Where do they go on
their rides again?
[ENGINES REVVING]
PORTER: Here they come.
[TIRES SCREECH]
[TASER CRACKLING][YELLING]
[GRUNTS]
Ahhh!
Move!
PORTER: What are you doing?
CAINE: Taking what's mine,
man. What's your problem?
No. This isn't part of
the plan. No killing.
Come on!
Guys, let's go.
All right, brother!
[LAUGHING]
Is this what I think it is?
Damn straight.
Wow!
Hey. Hands off.
I shouldn't ask,
but the security...
I mean, the house was tighter
than my daughter's pizda.
We didn't bother
with the house.
We got them when
they hit the streets.
Porter,
was that your idea?
[SPEAKS RUSSIAN]
You don't take
a 200K bike on the street.
[CHUCKLES]
Their loss is my gain.
Until someone else
steals it.
Hey...
Porter.
Huh? You are a good egg.
You're a good egg.
I got two words for you.
Cha-ching.
[LAUGHS]
Come on!
Let's go get paid.
Cha-ching!
[LAUGHS]
Bishop told me to
keep an eye on you.
You mean
your only eye?
[LAUGHS] Bishop also thinks
that you're ready to
meet the export guy.
The export guy?
We've been hearing
about his skills
since we were kids.
Master thief.
Real crazy person.
But he's made us
a lot of money
over the years, so...
So when do we meet him?
Porter will meet him
tomorrow.
Wait. What the hell?
I heard you pulled
a gun on the Koreans.
Do you have any idea
what kind of hell we'd be in
if suddenly we had
homicide cops all over us?
Hey, have you ever
been to a psychic?
You know, back in Lithuania,
my grandma,
she had this gift.
She talked to dead people,
and nobody would
believe it but me.
You know why?
Because I talk to them, too.
You know,
your dad was a good friend,
but lately, you know,
he comes in like, late,
in the middle of the night,
whispering in my ear.
And then you hear the sound.
[HITS DESK]
It's your father
pleading with you
from the other side,
begging you to
stop this stupid,
self-destructive behavior.
Who the hell do
you think you are?
I am trying
to help you!
Just like your father
would have done.
You can't talk
to me like that.
Guys.
Cyclops dickhead.
You know why Grizzly
is leaning on you?
You're our weakest link.
The bear smells blood.
Caine.
RAY: Children.
A blessing and a curse.
Cha-ching!
Cha-ching.
ALEXANDER: All right, guys,
remember we got
a quiz on Friday
I'll be in
my office tomorrow.
Remember, guys,
it's business,
not language arts.
Don't give me
a poetry reading.
Hi.Hello.
I have missed
our study sessions.
I've missed our
study sessions as well.
Are we still on
for tonight?
I couldn't get
a sitter for Danny.
Wow. Um, that seems
to be the case
a lot lately.
I know, and I am sorry,
but, um, he broke
his arm,
and things have just
been a little crazy at home.
Yeah, no, and since
your ex has been
sleeping on the couch...
It's not like that.It's not like that?
It's not like that.
Are you sure?
I think it's
kind of like that.
Hey. Come on. Hey.
Alexander, you know
nothing is happening.
You know,
you just seem
a little distant lately,
so you can't blame me
for thinking that you're...
I get it. I get it.
Nothing is happening.
Um, are we still
going out of town
this weekend?
I just thought
we could get in the pool,
Danny could
meet your parents.
I got to apologize.
My parents... They're
going to their beach
house this weekend,
so it's really
not a good time.
Excuse me.
Bitch.
Okay.
DANNY:
Get it. Get it.
SOFIA: Hey, whoa,
surprise!
Hi, angel.
Okay.
What truck did
that fall off of?
Oh, don't be
like that.
Take it back
wherever it came from.
A puppy? Really?
You want me to
return him, too?
What, are they paying you
in toasters at
the restaurant now?
I had to do a lot of
bussing last night.
Made a good tip-out.
Just doing
my part, Sofia.
Fine. I'm sure
my mom will appreciate it.
Hey. Hi.
[LAUGHS]
He is cute.
You could have
asked me, though.
What did you name him?
Alexander.
No. I can't.
God damn it. I can't.
Osa.
They think I'm weak.
[CHUCKLES] I see Grizzly in
the street, and he gives me
that retarded smile.
They smell blood and shit,
and I didn't do
anything about it.
Bishop,
that old piece of dog crap.
Man, he's not doing
anything to back me up.
Are you done?
Look at me.
Here's what I'm
gonna say to you.
First, you need to man up
and realize that
there's a bigger game
going on
than in your little,
tiny corner of the world.
When Bishop tells you
to jump, you'll do it.
And until then,
you'll lay low.
And second,
the next time
you talk shit about my man,
you ain't gonna
wake up in the morning.
Sober your ass up.
Take care of yourself.
Comprende?
How are you, baby?
Am I interrupting?
No.
We're good.
Listen, man,
I'm glad you're here.
I just wanted to
clear the air after Ray's.
Yeah.
Thanks for having my back.
I can always count on you.
Hey, that's the thing, man.
I do have your back,
and I know you're not
gonna like hearing this,
but Ray's got a point.
You know, you're lucky
they took my piece
at the door.
All right, we'll talk to you
when you're sober.
Cool, man.
You...
You should probably
get going back home.
Back to begging
that stuck-up bitch to
take your sorry ass back.
Hey. What's up, baby?
Hey! Where we going.
Thank you, baby.
Fancy a swim, Porter?
Are you Gaza,
the export guy?
No, no, no.
Never call me Gaza.
Hate this nickname.
Call me Oz.
Like the wizard.
Getting in or what?
Well, I didn't
bring my swim trunks.
Get in
the freaking pool, kid.
Okay.
Ray called me.
He talks about you like you're
the messiah or something.
Huh. Humble. That's good.
So, like you, I make
a living as a thief.
Unlike you, I don't
chop up Hondas for
airbags and leather seats.
My business is, uh...
International.
I have clients
all over the world
who like rare,
expensive vehicles
they can't get
in their homeland
for a reasonable price,
so they come to me
with a shopping list.
I get whatever they want,
put it on a container ship.
Name a continent,
I have a client on it.
Russian oligarchs,
African warlords.
On my speed dial.
By the way,
that super bike
you snagged?
A triad boss
from Macau bought it
for his son's, uh,
graduation or
something like this.
Now, I'm sure right
now you're thinking,
"What the hell
am I doing with
this man in a pool?"
Right?
Ah. I'm
expensive, Porter,
because of the talent
on my roster,
and right now,
I have an open spot.
Now, would you, Mr. Porter,
like to audition
for the A-team?
Yeah.
Okay.
Let's see if that bike
was a fluke or not.
Your next job's
in this envelope.
Don't let me down, Porter.
You don't want
to disappoint me.
Have a nice swim.
[DANCE MUSIC PLAYING]
[AUTOTUNED SINGING]
Jesus Christ.
[DOOR SLAMS]
That's your new jam?
Ah...
It's catchy, man.
What, did you turn into
a 14-year-old girl, Porter?
What is that crap?
It's our next job
for Oz and Ray.
Where the hell
have you been?
Here and there, you know.
Just takin' it easy, bro.
Yeah, we been bustin'
our asses doing recon.
Could have used your help.
Well, I'm here now,
so what's the plan?
Who is this guy?
Jack Sasalles.
You heard of him?
Rings a bell.
[MUSIC CONTINUES ON TABLET]
He was in a boy band
or something, right?
I thought he was dead.
Yeah, may as well be.
Guy went solo,
his career tanked,
now he can't keep himself
out of jail or rehab.
Drugs. [CHUCKLES]
[SNIFFS]
Just say no.
Yeah. Anyway...
His last prized
possession is
a one-of-a-kind '72 Charger.
Bought it at an auction
for half a mil when
he was ridin' high.
This thing's got
700 horses on it.
Ooh!
[SIREN WAILING]
Some overseas client
of Oz's wants it. Bad.
You know, before
the creditors take it away.
[TIRES SQUEAL]
So, what's my role, man?
Where you want me?
Well, we didn't know
where the hell you were.
Maybe you could
sit lookout on the house
with Monkey and wait.
What am I, your kid brother?
Dude, we got our
bases covered, man.
It's an easy one, all right?
He's a pop singer.
[TIRES SQUEAL]
If it's that easy,
then I guess
you don't need me.
Tell Oz I said shalom.
[SLAMS DOOR]
Let me see your damn hands!
Yeah, whoo![DANCE MUSIC PLAYING
OVER CAR RADIO]
Hands!
[SLURRING] Uh, yeah!
Real nice!
This is my song.
Yeah, heh heh!
♪ She's my very
♪ She's my very,
she's my very special ♪
Nice pants, jackass.
Rude. I got a song,
and I'm gonna
play it for you.
I'll give you my moves.
Oh, you like that?
Special.
[SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY]
I'm gonna move,
then my other move
was like...
Oh! Uh!
Uh! Uh!
Get on the ground.Get on the ground.
You get on the ground.
No! No! Stop it!
It's my car! It's my car!
It's my car!
It's my car!
Hey, hey, Porter!
Y'all gotta see this, man.
You won't believe this.
SASALLES OVER TABLET:
No! No! Stop it!
It's my car! This is my car!
It's my car!
It's my car!
You got to be kidding me.
Two weeks of recon
and this guy gets
his car impounded
the night before we take it.
At least we know
he'll get it back
eventually.
Eventually?
That could take weeks.
This order needs
to be filled now.
So, what now, golden boy?
Listen, if we miss this,
Oz ain't gonna like it
and we don't get paid.
Well, I'm sure
you'll figure it out,
boss man.
Hey, what the hell, man?
Why don't we just
steal it from OPG?
The police impound?
You've been playing
too much GTA,kid.
Let the adults
figure this out.
No!
No.
Yeah.
[MOANING]
I have to go to class.
God. Fine.
Get out of here.
Uh...
Wow. I'll see you
in class, okay, Chloe?
Yeah, bye.
That's why you
haven't been
returning my calls?
That's not
what it looks like.
Oh, bullshit!
Hey, hey, hey.
Why don't we talk in my...
Don't touch me!
All right. Sofia, look.
You were the one
that was blowing me off,
if you don't remember.
Oh, no, I did.
I actually felt bad
because I came in here
to break things off.
Your parents obviously
don't even want to get
to know me, do they?
They don't even know who I am.
You did all of this
to get laid?
You're so pathetic!
Yeah? And what
about you, huh?
You don't think
I know what you
were angling for?
No. What the hell
are you trying to say?
Don't pretend you
don't know what
I'm talking about.
You thought I was
your meal ticket
for you and your
little brown boy.
[SLAP]Oh!
You are so done here.
What are you lookin' at?
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
Sorry, Bishop.
That means,
"Good day, brothers."
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
What's he doing here?
I'm here to mediate.
I'm sure we can
find an arrangement
where we all stay happy.
Nobody wants a war.
Historically,
that shop's been in
the Garza family
for three generations,
since I was a little wharf rat
lifting wallets in San Pedro.
Caine wants to keep it,
we don't want to
see bad things happen.
First of all,
a leader controls
his troops!
Caine messes up,
that's on you.
Second! I don't care
about history!
There was a time
when Dogwood was ran right
and the name Garza
was respected and feared.
Far as I'm concerned,
that blood line ended
with his big brother.
Caine ain't worthy,
and Dogwood ain't nothin'
but a bunch of mongrels now.
Negros, gueros,
Latins, Asians!
This ain't
the United Nations.
I'm restoring
order up in this bitch!
This organization
was built for La Raza,
not the Rainbow Coalition.
Bunch of punk-ass white boys!
Can't even hold it
down on their own!
You show some respect.
We've been at this
since you were
messing up your diapers.
Is that right?
What's your
blood pressure, Lobo?
Wouldn't want you to
stroke out, you know.
Relax.
Go, punk.
We need to do something
about that guy.
Yeah.
I don't know what to do.
I told you this
would happen, didn't I?
I thought he loved me.
The guy you were gonna
break up with anyway?
TOMMY: Who?
None of your business.
It's afternoon.
Put some damn clothes on,
would you?
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
Would you get
the hell out of here?
[CHUCKLES]
As stupid as that man is,
I love him and I always will.
He's exciting,
unpredictable,
passionate...
Spent most of my life
in prison, he left you
to raise me alone.
He's a good man.
Simple but good.
A criminal.
And before that,
your grandfather and
your great-grandfather.
Yeah, that's exactly
the cycle that I would
like to avoid, Mom.
Oh, businessmen,
politicians, lawyers,
drug dealers,
car thieves, pimps.
All criminals.
Everyone has to put
food on the table.
At least we know who we are.
You want to
rationalize everything?
That's fine, Mom,
if that's what
gets you through it,
but that doesn't
work for me.
You know, you talk so much
about how this guy loved you.
Did you love him?
You wanted out that bad
that you would use this guy?
I liked him.
That makes you
a liar and a con artist.
You lied to him.
You lied to yourself.
You were gonna pull Danny
into that situation,
cut yourself off
from the rest of us,
your family who loves you,
who cares about you?
You know,
you think we're
all so dirty.
How does your lying
make you any better
than the rest of us?
[SIGHS]
[POLICEMEN CHATTERING
INDISTINCTLY]
How's it going, huh?
What?
Whoo!
You got to
be kidding me.
[SIREN WAILING]
[TIRES SQUEAL]
Hey! Come back here, kid!
Damn it!
Let's catch him
on the other side.
I'm right behind you.
RAY: Great job.
Oz loves you, man.
A little too much?
Yeah, he's a hugger.
Hey. There may be
a lot more of that
in the future.
Get ready to make
some big bucks, huh?
Hey, forget Grizzly.
He can have Blanco.
Now, no offense, Caine.
You know 25 grand
is a lot of cash
for an ex-con to
have in his pocket.
Why don't you watch
the way you spend it, okay?
You dumped that cop car
into the Pacific, right?
Stashed in
my mom's garage.
Huh?Just in case.
In case what?
She's blind.
Come on. Let's go.
First drink is on me.
Come on.
Maybe later, man.
I got somethin' to do.
Looks like pretty soon
I'm gonna take orders
from you, huh?
[SLAPS MONEY IN PALM]
Don't worry, man.
Come on, let's go.
Come on...
I know, right?
[CELL PHONE BUZZING]
BISHOP: Everyone's
got their flashpoint.
It's not hard to find.
And when you find it,
their weakness is exposed.
[FLICKS LIGHTER]
All you gotta do is
add a bit of heat,
let 'em simmer
for long enough,
then, eventually...
Boom.
[EXPLOSION]
[INMATES TALKING INDISTINCTLY]
For Caine, Blanco's garage
was that flashpoint.
Monte knew it but didn't
anticipate Caine's reaction.
[CELL PHONE RINGING]
Like a baby, if Caine
couldn't have his toy,
no one could.
He was blinded
by his own rage.
I knew it was coming.
Monte's problem was is that
he was just as blind as Caine.
He couldn't see past his ego.
That blindness was
Monte's weakness,
and I was gonna make sure
it bit him in the ass.
[STAMMERING]
No, no, Monte.
Please, man. Please, man,
I'm just the messenger, man!
Just the messenger!
Man, please!
Ahhh! Ahhh! Ahhh!
[PUNCHING]
[CRYING LOUDLY]
Ugh! Oh!
He thinks you ordered it.
He'll be coming for us.
He was coming
for us either way.
Caine just sped up
the timeline.
What's next?
It'll play itself out.
Oh, yeah.
The Ferrari F355 Spider.
As if she wasn't
already a beauty,
this one right here,
very, very rare.
Yeah, she was custom-ordered
by none other than
Stallone himself.
[IMITATING ROCKY]
"Yo, Adrian,
I got a new car."
[CHUCKLES]
I can't tell you
how many offers
we get a day
from some
relentless super fans.
She's not for sale.
Oh, no. She's priceless.
She is destined
for a museum.
Yeah. We keep her here
for a little eye candy,
you know what
I mean? [CHUCKLES]
Now, if this car
were a woman,
she'd be
the complete package.
Hot, fast, ooh,
and she purrs
when you stroke
her just right.
Ah, but you were here
to look at the Mercedes,
correct?
Correct.All right.
Right this way.
All right. Let's see here.
[CAR LOCK BEEPS]
[TIRES SQUEALING]
[ALARM BLARING]
Make a left.
[TIRES SQUEAL]
[SIREN WAILING]
PORTER OVER RADIO:
A little help?
Turn right at
the next intersection.
[ENGINE STOPS]
[SIREN WAILING]
[ENGINE STARTS]
See you at the trailer.
OZ: Scotch for the kid,
milk for me.
Got family, Porter?
That depends on
your definition.
Let's define.
You married?
Working on it.
What does that mean?
Well, she just
wasn't that happy
when I went away.
[CHUCKLES]
We're not that different,
you and I, you know?
I used to be
a second-story man,
did some time
back in the homeland,
and my wife was
really unhappy when
she finally found out
how I afforded all of our
expensive, pretty things.
Well, how'd you change that?
I bought her
more expensive,
pretty things.
I mean, that's the key
to a gold digger's
heart, right?
But while inside,
I got really lucky,
you know.
Oh. Thank you so much.
Hooked up...Thank you.
...with a few
gentlemen who saw
the potential
and trained me up.
Of course they made
shitload of money,
but me, shit.
Yeah. Sounds familiar.
We all have to pay our dues,
and if we use
our time to evolve,
we win.
Eventually, I evolved.
Ah, by the look of things,
seems like you did, too.
Where's the suit from?
It's custom.
Ah, custom.
Fancy-schmancy, Porter.
Hmm. Seems like
you're starting to
get the big picture.
I believe I am.
Okay. So here's
the deal.
I'm about to retire.
Here's the problem.
Technically,
I still work for Bishop.
All the years on the streets,
he's been protecting me,
and now he's not really happy
for his golden goose to die,
so we made an agreement.
I will pass my operation
to someone else,
someone new.
You know who?
You.
Congratulations, kid.
You passed the audition.
L'chaim.
Mmm. I will
sit on my tuchus,
collect my percentage,
make sure
the clients are okay.
Year or two,
everything goes smooth,
you get my client list.
Sounds good?
Hell, yeah.
Oh, yeah.
Smart man.
About your crew,
they're tight, they're good.
I don't have
a problem with them
except from that guy
I hear is a trouble child.
Caine.
He's going through
a rough spot.
Oh, yeah.
Very rough.
He's unpredictable,
he's violent.
I don't want him.
Get rid of him.
Look, Oz.
He's like a brother to me.
I don't give a damn.
You can't have it
both ways, Porter.
You come with me,
Dogwood, Caine,
and his petty grievances
about whatever stay behind.
This is too high level
for you to get
busted for petty,
stupid gangster shit.
Are we clear?
I'll be back.
Oz.
I can get him to calm down,
see the big picture.
You're a big kid, Porter.
You're smart, and I trust
you'll, uh, make
the right decision.
I'll be back.
[HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING]
Caine around?
CAINE: Mmm, mmm.
Oh, lordy.
Hey. What's up, guero?
Want to double-team
this bitch with me? Hmm?
No?
Mmm, mmm.
Hey. What the hell?
Where you going?
Baby, don't go too far now.
What the hell is it
with that suit?
Swear to God, you look
like a ghetto-ass James Bond.
Where the hell
have you been?
After that stuff you
pulled at Blanco's,
this place isn't safe.
Grizzly's looking
for blood.
Maybe I'm looking, too.
You gonna kill him,
and then what?
Monte's gonna send
someone else after you.
Then I kill him, too.
Jesus, man.
You are fighting
a losing battle.
The shop isn't worth it.
I'm gonna be
blunt with you, man.
These streets are done.
We got to look in
a new direction,
all of us.
Let Grizzly take
all the pennies.
We're gonna
get out of here,
and we're gonna make
10 times as much.
10 times?Yeah.
That guy Oz,
he's every bit
a legend and more.
Very high level,
and he wants us
to take over.
Wait, wait, wait, wait.
And work for you?
I'm good, man, I'm good.
With me. Partners.
You don't get it, Porter.
It's not about money.
It's about respect.
My family's been
running these streets
since the streets
were dirt!
You got here when
you were, uh, what, 10?
Your family's not
from here, okay?
You have no roots.
You're a tourist.
A tourist.Tourist.
Generations of my family
have held these streets down,
and you think that
I should just let
this guy take it?
Oh, man. [LAUGHS]
Oh, come here.
I'd be a disgrace.
Yeah. You know what?
You keep spewing that
pride bullshit everywhere.
Keep going, man,
but what
this is really about
is the fact that
I got offered the job
and not you,
and that's what's
burning you inside.
Hey!
If I got to do
it myself, I will.
Ugh...
Hey.
Wow!
Wow!
Nice suit.
I don't know what
you're celebrating,
but we should celebrate.
You want a drink?
[LAUGHS]
Isn't it late?
You got to be at
work in the morning.
Hmm-mmm.
Mmm-mmm.
I'm taking the day off.
Mama is off duty.
You're drunk.
I went by your job tonight
to say, "Hey."
They told me you work there
but you don't really,
and then you come
strolling in here
at 3:00 a.m.,
but you look good, baby,
you look really good.
Where have you been, Porter?
Where have you been? Huh?
Out with Caine and the boys,
banging some hos, stealing?
You've been lying to me
ever since you
walked into this house.
No.
No?
I mean, yeah.
You're just
another goddamn liar.
No. Not everything's
a lie.
Oh, good, because at least
I'm not a complete dumbass.
You piece of shit.
Get out of my way.
Hey. I'm not a dishwasher,
all right?
This is who I am.
This is who I am.
Hey. Hey.
I never should
have lied to you.
Get off!I shouldn't have
lied to you.
I never should
have lied to you.
Look, I haven't been with
anybody since you.
That's the truth.
You're the only
one that I love.
What's wrong?
I'm just sobering up.
Does that mean you
want me to leave?
Mmm-mmm.
Look. I meant what I said.
I'm doing this
for the family,
for you, for Danny.
I believe you.
It's just you
know what they say.
The road to hell's
paved with good intentions.
When you went away,
I promised myself
that I would never let
somebody do that to me again,
and I don't want
Danny to ever know
what that feels like.
I'm never gonna do
that to you again.
Good intentions.
I guess you can't
help who you love.
I'm not a 9:00 to 5:00
guy. Come on.
I know that. I know.
But it's not
gonna be like before.
I know,
but you're still stealing.
You're still a criminal.
No. What I got
going on now is
a different game.
There's no violence.
I don't have to be
running around
the streets anymore.
I don't even have
to carry a piece
on me anymore.
It's just
long-term security.
Do you remember
when we were kids,
we dreamt about
getting out of here?
Mmm-hmm.
We don't got
to dream no more.
[GUNSHOTS]
Yo, man.
Grizzly wants Caine alive.
[SCREAMING]Come here!
No! Please!
[SCREAMING]
Please don't
hurt me!
Please don't hurt me!
[GRUNTING]
Ahhh!
Drop the gun,
or I'm gonna kill
your skank girlfriend.
Think I'm kidding?
Drop it now.
[GUNSHOTS]
Ahhh!
[SPITS]
[VIBRATING]
Osa...
Whoa. Hey. Slow down.
Slow... Where is he?
Yeah, yeah. I'll be there.
Hi, Mrs. Silva.
It's Grueso's friend Caine
from down the street.
Hi. Can I come in?
What's up, homie?
Heard some fool tried to
jack your old lady's spot.
Hope no one got hurt.
You got no idea
what you just started.
[RAP MUSIC PLAYING]
Hey, what the hell you doing?
I'm listening to that.
[TECHNO MUSIC PLAYING]
Don't want that shit.
[RAP MUSIC PLAYING]
Hey, I'm sorry, all right?
Just a little tense
right now, all right?
[POLICE SIREN WAILS]
Oh, shit.
Just keep your
mouth shut, all right?
License and
registration, homie.
No gun? [LAUGHS]
I know what that feels like.
Suck my...
MONKEY: On a goddamned
green light? On all of us?
But Grizzly got
what he deserved.
Yeah, but not his girl.
Caine knew that was a no-no.
Shot callers are
strict on that.
Old-school rules.
[SPEAKING RUSSIAN]
I should have known it was
going to come down to this.
It ain't your fault, Ray.
It's none of our faults.
But he put this on us.
Now we got to pay for
his mistakes with our lives.
Not if we kill him first.
He lives, we die.
He dies, we live.
Can we get some time?
Bishop's still
trying to talk
him down,
but Monte's got
the carnales
really worked up.
He put the word on
the street before
anyone could talk to him.
They're coming after us
at the same time.
That's just sick!
To them,
it's good motivation.
This is the life you chose,
little man.
You got to take the shit
with the rainbows.
What, and kill Caine
to satisfy a dick
like Monte?
I'd rather die.
I've known Caine
since he was a baby,
but this is
a dog-eat-dog.
Sorry, homie.
[SIGHS]
PORTER: I don't know
what's going to happen
in the next couple days,
but just make sure
they're safe.
I need you to
keep an eye
on these guys.
I got your back.
What's going on?
Mija.
Really, now,
what the hell is going on?
Just something Caine
got into. I'm helping
him sort it out.
What does that have to do
with my dad having a gun?
I'm just being cautious.
I want you and Danny
to stay close to home, okay?
Do you remember our talk?
Yeah.
Then why can't Caine
figure this out for himself?
[CELL PHONE VIBRATES]
Got to go.
Porter.
Look, this is it, Sofia,
all right?
After this,
we're getting out of here.
It'll all be okay.
Where are you?
[CAR DOOR CLOSES]
Where you been?
In the dark,
playing poker
with the cucarachas.
Bishop's trying to
get this called off,
but I'm not so sure.
Heh!
No way.
Not after I killed
that bitch's bitch.
The OGs won't never allow it.
You saw Bishop's fucked.
You know that, right?
Yeah, if he would have
let me get at Grizzly
earlier when I asked,
it would have been done
all nice and clean.
He had to go.
But not like that.
Porter, I didn't
mean to kill him.
[SIGHS]
Look, I know you guys are
all on the hook right now
and I'm really
sorry about that.
Are the guys pissed?
What the hell
do you think?
We're all being hunted
because of you.
[SNIFFS]
Are you going to
kill me, Porter?
If I can get you out
of the country, will you go?
[CHUCKLES] Run?
Every minute
you're on the street,
we and our families
are closer to dying for you.
This is what
we're going to do.
We're going to pay
a coroner a few bucks,
and we're going to
dump a body into the
ocean for a few days.
No one's going to even
recognize that it's human.
Yeah.
"A" for effort, guero.
It'll never work.
Monte's going to have to die
before he lets me go,
and there's no way
that a mother like
Bishop is going to
make that happen.
Mmm-mmm.
Bishop wants me dead.
This was
his plan all along.
That old chess-playing,
decrepit old fart.
He just wanted me
to paint myself
into a corner
so that I would
kill myself.
You did this to yourself.
[SIGHS]
Look, Tommy's got some good
passport connections.
I'm going to call our
border brothers down south
and we're going to get you
a safe house for a bit,
then we'll move you
somewhere more permanent.
Okay?
You've been
a good brother, Porter.
[CAR DOOR CLOSES]
[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]
Get in there!
Come on!
[LAUGHTER]
Get in there!
Get in there!
They're goddamn hyenas.
Yeah, and you two
are the water buffalo.
You ever see the damage
a pack of those
little hyenas can
do to an animal
five times its size?
LJ: Animal Planet.
You should watch it,
give you a lesson
to the crap that
goes on in here.
Those hyenas are real cocky.
[SPITS]They don't know
how far they've gone
till they got
a buffalo's horn
shoved up their ass.
Yeah, whatever.
What do you guys
want to talk about?
I shouldn't be
sitting with you guys.
What is this,
high school?
You two are days away
from finding yourselves
on the wrong end
of one of his shivs.
I shouldn't be
associating with dead men.
He's not gonna stop, L.J.
He's only gonna get worse.
I ain't blind.
What the hell can you do?
Grizzly's dead.So what?
Monte still has
plenty of muscle in here.
Grizzly was
the most badass mother
walking the streets,
but his crew is subpar.
Grizzly's dead.
What do you think
that means, L.J.?
Well, now that
the general is gone,
just a matter of time
before the rats
start nibbling away
at Grizzly's territory.
Which means his cash
is gonna dry up faster
than your mama's twat.
When he's not flush,
he can't pay his muscle.
You think
they're with him
because they love him?
You guys are
really gonna off a carnale
just to save your boy?
That boy's got to go,
no matter what.
[ENGINE TURNS OVER]
I saw our friend.
So he's dead?
We're done.PORTER: Jesus.
You're damn
quick on the trigger.
We've only known him
since we were kids.
Yeah, and we love the guy,
but it's him or us
at this point.
I went by and tried
to visit my mom yesterday.
There was a crew of guys
waiting around the corner.
There's still another option.
From our friend,
the passport guy.
Lam it? That won't
stop Monte.
He will know it was us
who got Caine out.
We can't just kill the guy.
We gotta try.
Why are we a crew?
To watch
each other's backs.
What the hell's
wrong with you?
Me?
You're the one with the kid.
Are you really willing
to die for this fool?
You hear that?
[COCKS GUN]
Ahh!
Ahh! Ohh!
Is he down?
I don't know.[COUGHING]
We've got to get him
to the Russian doc.
Come on Monkey.
Come on. Let's go.
[MONKEY WHEEZES, COUGHS]
Caine.
Where the hell are you?
Call me.
[CELL PHONE RINGS]
Caine.
No, it's Osa.
I need to talk
to you right away.
What's so important?
My hands are
a little full right now.
Shut up for a second.
When's the last time
you saw Caine?
Yesterday. Why?
He flipped.
The Sheriff's investigators
took him into protection
this morning.
That can't be right.
It's from a reliable source.
We have a secretary in
the Sheriff's Department.
She saw the paperwork.
That ain't all of it.
He's been on the hook
for five years.
Five...
Five years ago,
I get put away
and he walks.
He knows
everything about us.
Really, right now?
You know,
I wasn't watching that.
MAN: Yeah, yeah.[WOMAN SCREAMING ON TV]
Why don't you pick a show
and stick with it, huh?
You think that's funny?
Keep stuffing your face,
man. I'm done
with all of you guys.
Do you hear me? Done.
[SPORTS ANNOUNCER SPEAKING
INDISTINCTLY ON TV]
SPORTS ANNOUNCER:
Here it is, Harvey.
[DOOR SLAMS]
[SIGHS]
So much for not
being a killer, huh?
Wasn't supposed
to be this way.
I bought you a new identity,
a new life.
All you had to do
was hold up your end.
I didn't think
you were gonna
come through.
I gave up five
years of my life
trying to protect you,
and this whole time
you were selling us out?
I never told them anything
on our people, man!
It was always other rivals
and other crews!
I didn't have any options.
You have to
understand, baby.
You could have taken
your time like a man.
So much for
a Dogwood legacy, huh?
So much for family.
I still think of you
as my brother, Porter.
You were gonna
put me away again.
You were gonna take me
away from my family again.
You are not my brother.
[SNIFFLES]
Do it.
Do it.
Do it!
I don't got nothing left![SILENCED GUNSHOT]
BISHOP: Never fault a player
for wanting to get
ahead in the game.
But like any game,
there's a code of conduct.
There's no place for a snitch.
A snitch believes
he's bigger than the game.
And you're never
bigger than the game,
which brings us
to the next part.
Never disrespect your friends.
Never let your ego
give them an easy excuse
to become an enemy...
Because with that ego
clouding your vision...
You'll never see it coming.
[SCREAMING]
BISHOP: A friend's loyalty
and respect is what wins wars.
So take care of your friends,
and they'll take care of you.
But remember this.
If a man is
forced to make a choice
between friends or family,
there is no choice.
A man takes care of
his blood, always.
Sometimes these are
painful lessons to learn.Sometimes these are
[CELL PHONE VIBRATES]
Yeah?
OZ ON PHONE: You have
an answer for me, Porter?
I'm ready.
BISHOP: But if you
stick to this code,
your future is golden.
MAN: What's up dawg?
SOFIA: Good boy!
[SIREN WAILING]
BISHOP: Porter Green.
A rare breed in
this neck of the woods.
Like me,
he wasn't born into the life,
but he was raised by wolves.
At this point,
he has to realize
that it takes
more than brass balls
to be a good car thief.
But he'll learn.
In Los Angeles,
a car is stolen
every 23 seconds.
Some are used to
perpetrate other crimes.
Others are stripped for parts
which are sold off
for a good profit.
The Holy Grail
for the car thieves
are rare rides.
Those are shipped overseas
for huge profits.
Car theft is a lucrative
business when you're good,
and no one does it better
than Dogwood.
Yo, you good?
I'm just thinking
about my brother.
You have some big
shoes to fill, man.
But you got a secret weapon.
What's that?
You got a brother
from another mother.
[CHUCKLES]
I'm tellin' you, man,
a few more cars
under our belts,
we partner up with Blanco,
we strip 'em at his shop,
Ray and those guys,
they can't treat us
like kids anymore.
Yeah.
They're gonna have
to take us seriously.
So, cheer up, man. Focus.
Hey.
Hmm?
You're gonna run Dogwood.
Hell, yeah!
I'm with that.
Yeah! Ahh...
[CELL PHONE BUZZES]
Oh! Look at that.
Look at that. Look at her.
You still
messin' with her?
It's called love, man.
You should try it.
Man,
talk about stayin' focused.
Hey, here we go.
[LOUD RAP MUSIC PLAYING]
What did I tell you?
Midnight every Tuesday.
MAN: I wanna go see Nina.
I wanna dance
with Nina tonight.
Let's go!
[MUSIC STOPS]
Go, Nina.
Earlier, you wanted Nina.
Whoo![THUMPS CAR]
Hey! What I say?
Sorry.
Next time, I'll cut it off.
Shut up.
[CHUCKLING]
Yay! Whoo!
[MEN TALKING INDISTINCTLY]
The group is
in the house!
[CAR ALARM BEEPS][BEEPING]
Oops! Car locks
don't seem to be
working tonight, bro.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
You feelin' good?Always.
Then fetch, boy.
[BEEPING]
Hey, go finger bang
your mama.
Shit.
Come on, come on, come on!
Piece of shit.
I touch it all I want.
[BEEPING]
[SPITS]
What the...
[CAR ENGINE STARTS][TIRES SQUEAL]
[SIREN WAILING]
[TIRES SQUEAL]
BISHOP: For most car thieves,
stealing is easy.
Getting away is
the tough part.
OFFICER: Stop right there!
Hands up!
Get down on your
knees right now.
Get down, get down.
Hands behind your head.
BISHOP: Unfortunately
for Porter,
he just learned this
the hard way.
This is only the beginning
of Porter's story.
Get the hell up.
You've been puttin'
in good work here.
We'd like to reward that.
Your crew needs
someone like you
to shore up
our income stream.
We want to invest
in your potential.
I think you got AAA status.
We know you got
a sweet young family
and you don't want to
end up back in here,
but you got to provide.
We've been watching you.
We think you can
go very far
in transportation.
Yep, very far.
He's not much of a leader.
Look,
I mean no disrespect, guys,
but you're talking
about my friend.
There's different
kind of parolees.
There's reprobates
like Montezuma and
his Aztec Warriors.
They see parole
as a vacation to
rape and pillage.
BISHOP: Then you got guys
with good intentions,
but they got no prospects.
As bills pile up,
desperation makes 'em
do something stupid.
Next thing you know,
they're holding up
a liquor store, and then, bam!
They're back here
or they're pushing up daisies.
We don't want you
to be one of those guys.
I'll think about it.
Good luck out there, kid.
CAINE: Hey!
Hey, give me some chocolates,
you Forrest Gump-looking
bitch! [CHUCKLES]
What's up, man?
Welcome home, baby.
Aw, come on.
Let's get out of here.
Dude, I'm hungry. Let's go.
Slow down a little bit,
chew. [CHUCKLES]
Can you get me a burrito?
You want some more food?
Okay. What you want,
steak or chicken?
Chicken.
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
And green sauce.
Hey, who takes care
of you, ese,huh?
So you heard
I finally got out from
under Ray and his shop?
Crew's all mine now.
Congrats.
Yeah, Blanco's running
my old shop for me now.
Yeah, we got it hummin'.
Him and Johnny, man
, they know how to pick
those bones real clean.
You and me,
we're gonna rake, homie.
Big time.
What the hell
you doin', Johnny?
You been in there
about an hour.
Halfway done
with the air bags.
[FARTS]
Screw you, then.
[WOLF WHISTLES]
Man, come on, Johnny.
GRIZZLY: Why don't you
come out and play,
little piggy?
Oh, Jesus!
[SMASHES GLASS]
Grizzly!
This is Dogwood, holmes!
You got a beef,
talk to Caine!
[COCKS RIFLE]
Ahhh! Ugh! Ahhh!
[GROANING]
Some nice security
you got there, man.
Effective.
You gonna be working for us
from now on.
You gonna?
There's supposed to be
another guy here, no?
Where's Johnny?
Go look around.
Ahhh! Ugh!
So, anyways, look,
I got some fun stuff
set up for us tonight.
Got some honeys,
a little bit of drink.
You know.
You know how it is.
A little bit of
that box, huh?
I know you could
use some of that.
I can't, man.
What?
I got to lay low.
All right, all right,
I'll take you home.
You go play house
with the baby mama,
watch The View
and then tomorrow,
you know,
we'll get back together
with the crew,
we'll get you
back in your groove.[CELL PHONE RINGS]
All right?
Hey. Yo, we got to go, man.
Just take me
back to Sofia's.
It'll be quick.
Hurry up. Let's go.
We got a burrito coming.
CAINE: Hurry up!
Yo, what the hell
happened here, man?
Johnny said
it was Oak Street.
Grizzly?
That crack head's been
runnin' his mouth for weeks.
But he can't do this
on his own, right?
He would need
Monte's okay. Right?
[BLANCO SCREAMING]
P, hell of
a welcome back party, huh?
I'd give you some love,
homie, but...
Don't worry about it.
Good thing
you're back, homie.
Piece of shit!
Welcome back, man.
Monkey. Holy shit.
You're all grown up.
Don't let that fool you, dog.
Still wears diapers.
Screw you, fat man.
Grizzly, you son of a whore.
Caine, we got to
get him some help, man.
[SLAMS DOOR]
What?
Let's take him
to the Russian.
Johnny, come on.
BLANCO: I need an ambulance.
Argh! Ugh!
Goddamn prison politics, man!
If this is Grizzly,
that means Monte's
making a push.
Grizzly and his crew
are their soldiers,
not thieves.
He's been runnin' his mouth,
saying that Dogwood
belongs to Monte.
Yeah.
They hit my cousin's
stash last week.
They eatin' away
at Bishop's territory,
our territory.
Bishop knows
what he's doing.
He's in for the long haul.
I know it hurts,
but one shop,
that's temporary.
Screw that.
Grizzly needs a thumpin'.
Hey, that ain't you.
You're a thief.
You go back at these guys,
you're starting a war.
Don't be stupid.
That's why I'm so glad
you're back, man!
You complete me.
Mmm-hmm.
I can't be
around this shit.
Huh?
Look, I'm not even sure
if I want to be
in the business.
What are you
talking about, man?
You did your bit
and now the world is
being handed to you.
[SCOFFS] It's time to
reap the rewards, baby.
Rewards?
These are rewards?
I saw my dad
once out of prison,
one goddamn time.
I forgot what he
even looked like.
That's not happening
to my son.
You got a kid to feed, man.
What are you gonna do?
You know what?
I appreciate your concern.
You let me worry
about that, okay?
Aw, come on, man.
Porter!
Porter!
Another bad guy
fresh out of the pen.
Mr. Cruise.
MOTHER: Is that him?
Mom. Mom. I can
take it from here.
Come on, Tommy.
Hey.
SOFIA: Danny made
those for you.
He tried to stay up.
Listen.
I'm sorry.
You're in this house
for the good of our child.
You can have the couch
until you get
back on your feet.
Thank you.
I don't know
what you and Caine
were up to tonight,
but it would
break Danny's heart
if you went back to prison.
And if that happens,
there's not a third chance.
[CELL PHONE RINGING]
[CELL PHONE BEEPS]
What's up, Monte?
Monte, 1. Bishop, 0.
Blanco and the shop
are ours, homeboy.
Yeah. Yeah, I got it.
Open season on Dogwood.
PORTER: Hey, careful
around Grandpa's junk.
Easy, young man.
This stuff is gonna get me
thousands on eBay.
Yeah, right.
TOMMY: So how's
the dishwasher biz?
It's a dream come true.
Ooh, if we could only all do
what we were born to do, huh?
Hey, darling.Hey.
Mom.Hi.
Hi. How are you?
Good.
Dad. Mija.How are you?
A month of this.
Barely talks to me,
won't look at me.
She's just protecting
herself and her cub,
just like her mom.
SOFIA: I'll race you.
I don't even know
why I'm trying.
Oh, my anxiety is
killing me today.
You know,
you could use a J, too.
You know they
test my piss, right?
Listen, man.
I was inside the first
15 years of her life.
Hated my guts
when I came home,
but eventually,
the walls came down.
You got to build trust, bro.
I don't have peanut butter,
but we can have some banana.
Maybe we can add
some strawberry to it.
What do you think?
How was work?
Fine.
Listen. I was thinking
maybe we could
go out sometime,
you know,
if your parents watch Danny,
go to a movie maybe.
Yeah. I'm sorry.
I have a study session
at the library.
Tomorrow maybe?
Work and class, as usual.
I need a shower.
Can you watch him?
Sure.
Can I have some
of that banana?
[CELL PHONE BUZZING]
Danny, why don't you
go play outside
with your grandpa?
[PORTER KNOCKS ON DOOR]
One second.
What's up?
Is everything okay?
Yeah.
Nah.
Look, I've been back
about a month.
I'm really glad things
are friendly between us.
Yeah. Me, too.
I think it's obvious
I was looking
for something
a little more
than friendly.
I really want us to
be like how we were.
What did you think
was gonna happen
after five years?
I thought the visits
meant something.
Yeah. I'm sorry
that I misled you,
but those visits
were for you and for Danny
because I know
how you feel about your dad,
but us getting back
together, that's...
Why not?
I still love you.
You still love me?
Love was all that mattered
when we were 19, Porter.
We're not 19 anymore,
and even if I was interested,
what kind of life
would we have together?
You with your dishwashing gig,
me answering phones?
Yeah. Well,
at least we're
still working, Sofia.
We're barely breaking even.
What kind of life
would we have together,
us slaving away
still living in
this neighborhood?
That's not
the kind of life I want
for myself or for Danny.
Where the hell is my phone?
It's on the table.
Study session, huh?
[DANNY CRYING]
Are you all right?What happened?
Dad, you were supposed
to be watching him.
TOMMY: He tripped, I swear.
Can somebody get the
keys in the car now?
Hey, I'm gonna
sign that later on,
for you, little buddy.
Okay.
Thanks.
Aw, don't worry about it.
Glad to help.
Thanks again.
Hey, I said,
don't worry about it, man.
I know how expensive
these places can be,
you know?
Should really consider
opening up my own.
[CHUCKLES]
There you go, buddy.
Man, you were starting to
look like The Undertaker.
[CHUCKLES]I'll pay you back.
Hey, don't stress it,
holmes.
Look. I know you
got it hard right now.
You know what?
Let me take you
out for a beer, hmm?
We'll call it even.
Come on, man.
I still feel bad about
the last time we spoke.
Sounds good.My man.
Come here.
All right.
Catch you later.
Okay.
[RAP MUSIC PLAYING]
[LAUGHS] My powdered sugar's
returned.
[CHUCKLES]
My, my, my, the joint
has done you well. Mmm!
Hey, Rosa.
What can I get you?
Anything you want,
on the house.
Cerveza, por favor.
Got it.
CAINE:
Powdered sugar, huh?
What you need to do is
powder off that
crusty old donut
for old times' sake, man.
Yeah? I don't know if Bishop
would appreciate that one.
I'm just lookin' out,
you know?
I don't want you
getting all clogged up
down there or nothing.
From what I saw, you know,
you could use a nice,
little choke job.
You ain't getting none
from your old lady anyways.
Hey.
Welcome home.
Welcome back.
[SNIFFS]
Mmm! Ah!
What do you say?
Dude, that's the last thing
I need right now.
Okay, okay. So how's
life, hombre,huh?
I heard your name is ringing
in the dishwashing world.
[CHUCKLES]
Dirty plates quake
when your rag come around.
I meant what I said.
I'm gonna pay you back.
It's nothing, man.
You don't owe me anything.
Look. You're not
taking care of my kid.
Hey, look.
I'm not saying you
any less of a man or
anything like that,
but you're not
exactly saving up
two grand on dish
monkey pay, ese.
Hey, same old shit.
You get jacked up,
and you take a shit
out on everybody else.
Hey, I'm kidding, man.
Dude, please have a seat.
Please. It's just... Look.
I hate seeing you waste
your potential on
this menial stuff.
CAINE: Do you have any idea
how much money you could
be making right now?
You could do more
than support Danny.
You could set him up
for life.
Man, look. I'm gonna shut up.
I'm gonna shut up.
Come on.
It's a family, baby.
Hmm? Come here.
Oh, you so nasty.
[CAINE LAUGHS]
Ooh, baby. Mmm.
How much?
As much as you want.
All right. If I come back,
and that's a big if,
no more bullshit
with Grizzly,
only cars,
no violence, no killing.
That's not what we do.
That's cool.
[CHUCKLES]
That's fine.
Hell no. You kidding me?
You believe this?
You give me your word.
You heard anything
new from Bishop?
No. Nothing's changed.
What were his orders?
He told her to
tell me to hold off.
Till when? "Till I say."
It sounds like Bishop.
This isn't funny, man.
The old man has been
in the joint too long.
He's forgot what
it's like to lose face
out here in the real world.
I just lost my shop.
Now I got to
go back to Ray's.
Do you know how
that makes me look?
You are getting
too emotional.
This is above
your pay grade.
You leave it be.
Toast.
To the hole
I'm gonna put in
your chest, dickhead.
Hey, hey. He's just
looking for a fight.
All right?
He's Monte's puppet.
Remember, smiling enemies.
You. That's why I need you
around, man.
That's why.
You're like my Wonder Twin.
Get over here.
Mama, where you at?
Bring them cheeks
over here.
Mmm, let's have some fun.
Come here.
Have a seat right here.
Getting what I need.
Just don't do
anything stupid, okay?
Where you going, man?
You just got here.
I got to go.
[TIRES SQUEAL]Shit, he's behind us.
Where you going?
Take a shot!
Where'd he go?
Porter!
You can run,
but you can't hide!
We're gonna find
you anyway, Porter!
Porter!
I'm tired of playing
games with you, ese.
Why don't you come out
and face me like a man,
homeboy?
Think I was
gonna forget, huh?
I don't know
why you keep
running, Porter.
It's only
a matter of time, dawg.
Dogwood's going down
and so are you.
[SIREN WAILS]
What?
[CELL PHONE RINGS]
Yo, what up?
I'm in.
Hell, yeah.
Hey!
What's up, man?Not much, man.
All right.
What's the target?
One MV Agusta F4cc.
[ENGINE REVS]
Ray's got us chasing
a 200K superbike?
One of the rarest
in the world.
CAINE: 1,000 ccs,
200 horsepower.
The bike is
a pussy magnet.
[ENGINES REVVING]
Who are we taking it from?
This punk Khang.
Thinks he's Scarface
or some shit.
Don't worry.
I know these fools, like.
Their families may
have mob connects,
but they're just
attention-starved douchebags.
All right.
So, what's the plan?
All right.
These idiots get together
every Sunday to go
do some trick riding.
[ENGINES REVVING]
Then they go back
to Khang's house to party.
So here's what we do.
We stake out the house.
We wait till they get back
from their ride...
You know,
give them a couple of hours
to get loaded, and then bam!
Go in there blasting.
Shoot on these fools
while they're faded
and then take the bike
and whatever else we want.
We don't need that
kind of violence, do we?
I mean, all we want
is the bike, right?
All right.
I mean,
you only been out the game
for, like, five years.
But I will keep an open mind
to your genius intellect.
What you thinking,
hotshot?
Where do they go on
their rides again?
[ENGINES REVVING]
PORTER: Here they come.
[TIRES SCREECH]
[TASER CRACKLING][YELLING]
[GRUNTS]
Ahhh!
Move!
PORTER: What are you doing?
CAINE: Taking what's mine,
man. What's your problem?
No. This isn't part of
the plan. No killing.
Come on!
Guys, let's go.
All right, brother!
[LAUGHING]
Is this what I think it is?
Damn straight.
Wow!
Hey. Hands off.
I shouldn't ask,
but the security...
I mean, the house was tighter
than my daughter's pizda.
We didn't bother
with the house.
We got them when
they hit the streets.
Porter,
was that your idea?
[SPEAKS RUSSIAN]
You don't take
a 200K bike on the street.
[CHUCKLES]
Their loss is my gain.
Until someone else
steals it.
Hey...
Porter.
Huh? You are a good egg.
You're a good egg.
I got two words for you.
Cha-ching.
[LAUGHS]
Come on!
Let's go get paid.
Cha-ching!
[LAUGHS]
Bishop told me to
keep an eye on you.
You mean
your only eye?
[LAUGHS] Bishop also thinks
that you're ready to
meet the export guy.
The export guy?
We've been hearing
about his skills
since we were kids.
Master thief.
Real crazy person.
But he's made us
a lot of money
over the years, so...
So when do we meet him?
Porter will meet him
tomorrow.
Wait. What the hell?
I heard you pulled
a gun on the Koreans.
Do you have any idea
what kind of hell we'd be in
if suddenly we had
homicide cops all over us?
Hey, have you ever
been to a psychic?
You know, back in Lithuania,
my grandma,
she had this gift.
She talked to dead people,
and nobody would
believe it but me.
You know why?
Because I talk to them, too.
You know,
your dad was a good friend,
but lately, you know,
he comes in like, late,
in the middle of the night,
whispering in my ear.
And then you hear the sound.
[HITS DESK]
It's your father
pleading with you
from the other side,
begging you to
stop this stupid,
self-destructive behavior.
Who the hell do
you think you are?
I am trying
to help you!
Just like your father
would have done.
You can't talk
to me like that.
Guys.
Cyclops dickhead.
You know why Grizzly
is leaning on you?
You're our weakest link.
The bear smells blood.
Caine.
RAY: Children.
A blessing and a curse.
Cha-ching!
Cha-ching.
ALEXANDER: All right, guys,
remember we got
a quiz on Friday
I'll be in
my office tomorrow.
Remember, guys,
it's business,
not language arts.
Don't give me
a poetry reading.
Hi.Hello.
I have missed
our study sessions.
I've missed our
study sessions as well.
Are we still on
for tonight?
I couldn't get
a sitter for Danny.
Wow. Um, that seems
to be the case
a lot lately.
I know, and I am sorry,
but, um, he broke
his arm,
and things have just
been a little crazy at home.
Yeah, no, and since
your ex has been
sleeping on the couch...
It's not like that.It's not like that?
It's not like that.
Are you sure?
I think it's
kind of like that.
Hey. Come on. Hey.
Alexander, you know
nothing is happening.
You know,
you just seem
a little distant lately,
so you can't blame me
for thinking that you're...
I get it. I get it.
Nothing is happening.
Um, are we still
going out of town
this weekend?
I just thought
we could get in the pool,
Danny could
meet your parents.
I got to apologize.
My parents... They're
going to their beach
house this weekend,
so it's really
not a good time.
Excuse me.
Bitch.
Okay.
DANNY:
Get it. Get it.
SOFIA: Hey, whoa,
surprise!
Hi, angel.
Okay.
What truck did
that fall off of?
Oh, don't be
like that.
Take it back
wherever it came from.
A puppy? Really?
You want me to
return him, too?
What, are they paying you
in toasters at
the restaurant now?
I had to do a lot of
bussing last night.
Made a good tip-out.
Just doing
my part, Sofia.
Fine. I'm sure
my mom will appreciate it.
Hey. Hi.
[LAUGHS]
He is cute.
You could have
asked me, though.
What did you name him?
Alexander.
No. I can't.
God damn it. I can't.
Osa.
They think I'm weak.
[CHUCKLES] I see Grizzly in
the street, and he gives me
that retarded smile.
They smell blood and shit,
and I didn't do
anything about it.
Bishop,
that old piece of dog crap.
Man, he's not doing
anything to back me up.
Are you done?
Look at me.
Here's what I'm
gonna say to you.
First, you need to man up
and realize that
there's a bigger game
going on
than in your little,
tiny corner of the world.
When Bishop tells you
to jump, you'll do it.
And until then,
you'll lay low.
And second,
the next time
you talk shit about my man,
you ain't gonna
wake up in the morning.
Sober your ass up.
Take care of yourself.
Comprende?
How are you, baby?
Am I interrupting?
No.
We're good.
Listen, man,
I'm glad you're here.
I just wanted to
clear the air after Ray's.
Yeah.
Thanks for having my back.
I can always count on you.
Hey, that's the thing, man.
I do have your back,
and I know you're not
gonna like hearing this,
but Ray's got a point.
You know, you're lucky
they took my piece
at the door.
All right, we'll talk to you
when you're sober.
Cool, man.
You...
You should probably
get going back home.
Back to begging
that stuck-up bitch to
take your sorry ass back.
Hey. What's up, baby?
Hey! Where we going.
Thank you, baby.
Fancy a swim, Porter?
Are you Gaza,
the export guy?
No, no, no.
Never call me Gaza.
Hate this nickname.
Call me Oz.
Like the wizard.
Getting in or what?
Well, I didn't
bring my swim trunks.
Get in
the freaking pool, kid.
Okay.
Ray called me.
He talks about you like you're
the messiah or something.
Huh. Humble. That's good.
So, like you, I make
a living as a thief.
Unlike you, I don't
chop up Hondas for
airbags and leather seats.
My business is, uh...
International.
I have clients
all over the world
who like rare,
expensive vehicles
they can't get
in their homeland
for a reasonable price,
so they come to me
with a shopping list.
I get whatever they want,
put it on a container ship.
Name a continent,
I have a client on it.
Russian oligarchs,
African warlords.
On my speed dial.
By the way,
that super bike
you snagged?
A triad boss
from Macau bought it
for his son's, uh,
graduation or
something like this.
Now, I'm sure right
now you're thinking,
"What the hell
am I doing with
this man in a pool?"
Right?
Ah. I'm
expensive, Porter,
because of the talent
on my roster,
and right now,
I have an open spot.
Now, would you, Mr. Porter,
like to audition
for the A-team?
Yeah.
Okay.
Let's see if that bike
was a fluke or not.
Your next job's
in this envelope.
Don't let me down, Porter.
You don't want
to disappoint me.
Have a nice swim.
[DANCE MUSIC PLAYING]
[AUTOTUNED SINGING]
Jesus Christ.
[DOOR SLAMS]
That's your new jam?
Ah...
It's catchy, man.
What, did you turn into
a 14-year-old girl, Porter?
What is that crap?
It's our next job
for Oz and Ray.
Where the hell
have you been?
Here and there, you know.
Just takin' it easy, bro.
Yeah, we been bustin'
our asses doing recon.
Could have used your help.
Well, I'm here now,
so what's the plan?
Who is this guy?
Jack Sasalles.
You heard of him?
Rings a bell.
[MUSIC CONTINUES ON TABLET]
He was in a boy band
or something, right?
I thought he was dead.
Yeah, may as well be.
Guy went solo,
his career tanked,
now he can't keep himself
out of jail or rehab.
Drugs. [CHUCKLES]
[SNIFFS]
Just say no.
Yeah. Anyway...
His last prized
possession is
a one-of-a-kind '72 Charger.
Bought it at an auction
for half a mil when
he was ridin' high.
This thing's got
700 horses on it.
Ooh!
[SIREN WAILING]
Some overseas client
of Oz's wants it. Bad.
You know, before
the creditors take it away.
[TIRES SQUEAL]
So, what's my role, man?
Where you want me?
Well, we didn't know
where the hell you were.
Maybe you could
sit lookout on the house
with Monkey and wait.
What am I, your kid brother?
Dude, we got our
bases covered, man.
It's an easy one, all right?
He's a pop singer.
[TIRES SQUEAL]
If it's that easy,
then I guess
you don't need me.
Tell Oz I said shalom.
[SLAMS DOOR]
Let me see your damn hands!
Yeah, whoo![DANCE MUSIC PLAYING
OVER CAR RADIO]
Hands!
[SLURRING] Uh, yeah!
Real nice!
This is my song.
Yeah, heh heh!
♪ She's my very
♪ She's my very,
she's my very special ♪
Nice pants, jackass.
Rude. I got a song,
and I'm gonna
play it for you.
I'll give you my moves.
Oh, you like that?
Special.
[SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY]
I'm gonna move,
then my other move
was like...
Oh! Uh!
Uh! Uh!
Get on the ground.Get on the ground.
You get on the ground.
No! No! Stop it!
It's my car! It's my car!
It's my car!
It's my car!
Hey, hey, Porter!
Y'all gotta see this, man.
You won't believe this.
SASALLES OVER TABLET:
No! No! Stop it!
It's my car! This is my car!
It's my car!
It's my car!
You got to be kidding me.
Two weeks of recon
and this guy gets
his car impounded
the night before we take it.
At least we know
he'll get it back
eventually.
Eventually?
That could take weeks.
This order needs
to be filled now.
So, what now, golden boy?
Listen, if we miss this,
Oz ain't gonna like it
and we don't get paid.
Well, I'm sure
you'll figure it out,
boss man.
Hey, what the hell, man?
Why don't we just
steal it from OPG?
The police impound?
You've been playing
too much GTA,kid.
Let the adults
figure this out.
No!
No.
Yeah.
[MOANING]
I have to go to class.
God. Fine.
Get out of here.
Uh...
Wow. I'll see you
in class, okay, Chloe?
Yeah, bye.
That's why you
haven't been
returning my calls?
That's not
what it looks like.
Oh, bullshit!
Hey, hey, hey.
Why don't we talk in my...
Don't touch me!
All right. Sofia, look.
You were the one
that was blowing me off,
if you don't remember.
Oh, no, I did.
I actually felt bad
because I came in here
to break things off.
Your parents obviously
don't even want to get
to know me, do they?
They don't even know who I am.
You did all of this
to get laid?
You're so pathetic!
Yeah? And what
about you, huh?
You don't think
I know what you
were angling for?
No. What the hell
are you trying to say?
Don't pretend you
don't know what
I'm talking about.
You thought I was
your meal ticket
for you and your
little brown boy.
[SLAP]Oh!
You are so done here.
What are you lookin' at?
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
Sorry, Bishop.
That means,
"Good day, brothers."
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
What's he doing here?
I'm here to mediate.
I'm sure we can
find an arrangement
where we all stay happy.
Nobody wants a war.
Historically,
that shop's been in
the Garza family
for three generations,
since I was a little wharf rat
lifting wallets in San Pedro.
Caine wants to keep it,
we don't want to
see bad things happen.
First of all,
a leader controls
his troops!
Caine messes up,
that's on you.
Second! I don't care
about history!
There was a time
when Dogwood was ran right
and the name Garza
was respected and feared.
Far as I'm concerned,
that blood line ended
with his big brother.
Caine ain't worthy,
and Dogwood ain't nothin'
but a bunch of mongrels now.
Negros, gueros,
Latins, Asians!
This ain't
the United Nations.
I'm restoring
order up in this bitch!
This organization
was built for La Raza,
not the Rainbow Coalition.
Bunch of punk-ass white boys!
Can't even hold it
down on their own!
You show some respect.
We've been at this
since you were
messing up your diapers.
Is that right?
What's your
blood pressure, Lobo?
Wouldn't want you to
stroke out, you know.
Relax.
Go, punk.
We need to do something
about that guy.
Yeah.
I don't know what to do.
I told you this
would happen, didn't I?
I thought he loved me.
The guy you were gonna
break up with anyway?
TOMMY: Who?
None of your business.
It's afternoon.
Put some damn clothes on,
would you?
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
Would you get
the hell out of here?
[CHUCKLES]
As stupid as that man is,
I love him and I always will.
He's exciting,
unpredictable,
passionate...
Spent most of my life
in prison, he left you
to raise me alone.
He's a good man.
Simple but good.
A criminal.
And before that,
your grandfather and
your great-grandfather.
Yeah, that's exactly
the cycle that I would
like to avoid, Mom.
Oh, businessmen,
politicians, lawyers,
drug dealers,
car thieves, pimps.
All criminals.
Everyone has to put
food on the table.
At least we know who we are.
You want to
rationalize everything?
That's fine, Mom,
if that's what
gets you through it,
but that doesn't
work for me.
You know, you talk so much
about how this guy loved you.
Did you love him?
You wanted out that bad
that you would use this guy?
I liked him.
That makes you
a liar and a con artist.
You lied to him.
You lied to yourself.
You were gonna pull Danny
into that situation,
cut yourself off
from the rest of us,
your family who loves you,
who cares about you?
You know,
you think we're
all so dirty.
How does your lying
make you any better
than the rest of us?
[SIGHS]
[POLICEMEN CHATTERING
INDISTINCTLY]
How's it going, huh?
What?
Whoo!
You got to
be kidding me.
[SIREN WAILING]
[TIRES SQUEAL]
Hey! Come back here, kid!
Damn it!
Let's catch him
on the other side.
I'm right behind you.
RAY: Great job.
Oz loves you, man.
A little too much?
Yeah, he's a hugger.
Hey. There may be
a lot more of that
in the future.
Get ready to make
some big bucks, huh?
Hey, forget Grizzly.
He can have Blanco.
Now, no offense, Caine.
You know 25 grand
is a lot of cash
for an ex-con to
have in his pocket.
Why don't you watch
the way you spend it, okay?
You dumped that cop car
into the Pacific, right?
Stashed in
my mom's garage.
Huh?Just in case.
In case what?
She's blind.
Come on. Let's go.
First drink is on me.
Come on.
Maybe later, man.
I got somethin' to do.
Looks like pretty soon
I'm gonna take orders
from you, huh?
[SLAPS MONEY IN PALM]
Don't worry, man.
Come on, let's go.
Come on...
I know, right?
[CELL PHONE BUZZING]
BISHOP: Everyone's
got their flashpoint.
It's not hard to find.
And when you find it,
their weakness is exposed.
[FLICKS LIGHTER]
All you gotta do is
add a bit of heat,
let 'em simmer
for long enough,
then, eventually...
Boom.
[EXPLOSION]
[INMATES TALKING INDISTINCTLY]
For Caine, Blanco's garage
was that flashpoint.
Monte knew it but didn't
anticipate Caine's reaction.
[CELL PHONE RINGING]
Like a baby, if Caine
couldn't have his toy,
no one could.
He was blinded
by his own rage.
I knew it was coming.
Monte's problem was is that
he was just as blind as Caine.
He couldn't see past his ego.
That blindness was
Monte's weakness,
and I was gonna make sure
it bit him in the ass.
[STAMMERING]
No, no, Monte.
Please, man. Please, man,
I'm just the messenger, man!
Just the messenger!
Man, please!
Ahhh! Ahhh! Ahhh!
[PUNCHING]
[CRYING LOUDLY]
Ugh! Oh!
He thinks you ordered it.
He'll be coming for us.
He was coming
for us either way.
Caine just sped up
the timeline.
What's next?
It'll play itself out.
Oh, yeah.
The Ferrari F355 Spider.
As if she wasn't
already a beauty,
this one right here,
very, very rare.
Yeah, she was custom-ordered
by none other than
Stallone himself.
[IMITATING ROCKY]
"Yo, Adrian,
I got a new car."
[CHUCKLES]
I can't tell you
how many offers
we get a day
from some
relentless super fans.
She's not for sale.
Oh, no. She's priceless.
She is destined
for a museum.
Yeah. We keep her here
for a little eye candy,
you know what
I mean? [CHUCKLES]
Now, if this car
were a woman,
she'd be
the complete package.
Hot, fast, ooh,
and she purrs
when you stroke
her just right.
Ah, but you were here
to look at the Mercedes,
correct?
Correct.All right.
Right this way.
All right. Let's see here.
[CAR LOCK BEEPS]
[TIRES SQUEALING]
[ALARM BLARING]
Make a left.
[TIRES SQUEAL]
[SIREN WAILING]
PORTER OVER RADIO:
A little help?
Turn right at
the next intersection.
[ENGINE STOPS]
[SIREN WAILING]
[ENGINE STARTS]
See you at the trailer.
OZ: Scotch for the kid,
milk for me.
Got family, Porter?
That depends on
your definition.
Let's define.
You married?
Working on it.
What does that mean?
Well, she just
wasn't that happy
when I went away.
[CHUCKLES]
We're not that different,
you and I, you know?
I used to be
a second-story man,
did some time
back in the homeland,
and my wife was
really unhappy when
she finally found out
how I afforded all of our
expensive, pretty things.
Well, how'd you change that?
I bought her
more expensive,
pretty things.
I mean, that's the key
to a gold digger's
heart, right?
But while inside,
I got really lucky,
you know.
Oh. Thank you so much.
Hooked up...Thank you.
...with a few
gentlemen who saw
the potential
and trained me up.
Of course they made
shitload of money,
but me, shit.
Yeah. Sounds familiar.
We all have to pay our dues,
and if we use
our time to evolve,
we win.
Eventually, I evolved.
Ah, by the look of things,
seems like you did, too.
Where's the suit from?
It's custom.
Ah, custom.
Fancy-schmancy, Porter.
Hmm. Seems like
you're starting to
get the big picture.
I believe I am.
Okay. So here's
the deal.
I'm about to retire.
Here's the problem.
Technically,
I still work for Bishop.
All the years on the streets,
he's been protecting me,
and now he's not really happy
for his golden goose to die,
so we made an agreement.
I will pass my operation
to someone else,
someone new.
You know who?
You.
Congratulations, kid.
You passed the audition.
L'chaim.
Mmm. I will
sit on my tuchus,
collect my percentage,
make sure
the clients are okay.
Year or two,
everything goes smooth,
you get my client list.
Sounds good?
Hell, yeah.
Oh, yeah.
Smart man.
About your crew,
they're tight, they're good.
I don't have
a problem with them
except from that guy
I hear is a trouble child.
Caine.
He's going through
a rough spot.
Oh, yeah.
Very rough.
He's unpredictable,
he's violent.
I don't want him.
Get rid of him.
Look, Oz.
He's like a brother to me.
I don't give a damn.
You can't have it
both ways, Porter.
You come with me,
Dogwood, Caine,
and his petty grievances
about whatever stay behind.
This is too high level
for you to get
busted for petty,
stupid gangster shit.
Are we clear?
I'll be back.
Oz.
I can get him to calm down,
see the big picture.
You're a big kid, Porter.
You're smart, and I trust
you'll, uh, make
the right decision.
I'll be back.
[HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING]
Caine around?
CAINE: Mmm, mmm.
Oh, lordy.
Hey. What's up, guero?
Want to double-team
this bitch with me? Hmm?
No?
Mmm, mmm.
Hey. What the hell?
Where you going?
Baby, don't go too far now.
What the hell is it
with that suit?
Swear to God, you look
like a ghetto-ass James Bond.
Where the hell
have you been?
After that stuff you
pulled at Blanco's,
this place isn't safe.
Grizzly's looking
for blood.
Maybe I'm looking, too.
You gonna kill him,
and then what?
Monte's gonna send
someone else after you.
Then I kill him, too.
Jesus, man.
You are fighting
a losing battle.
The shop isn't worth it.
I'm gonna be
blunt with you, man.
These streets are done.
We got to look in
a new direction,
all of us.
Let Grizzly take
all the pennies.
We're gonna
get out of here,
and we're gonna make
10 times as much.
10 times?Yeah.
That guy Oz,
he's every bit
a legend and more.
Very high level,
and he wants us
to take over.
Wait, wait, wait, wait.
And work for you?
I'm good, man, I'm good.
With me. Partners.
You don't get it, Porter.
It's not about money.
It's about respect.
My family's been
running these streets
since the streets
were dirt!
You got here when
you were, uh, what, 10?
Your family's not
from here, okay?
You have no roots.
You're a tourist.
A tourist.Tourist.
Generations of my family
have held these streets down,
and you think that
I should just let
this guy take it?
Oh, man. [LAUGHS]
Oh, come here.
I'd be a disgrace.
Yeah. You know what?
You keep spewing that
pride bullshit everywhere.
Keep going, man,
but what
this is really about
is the fact that
I got offered the job
and not you,
and that's what's
burning you inside.
Hey!
If I got to do
it myself, I will.
Ugh...
Hey.
Wow!
Wow!
Nice suit.
I don't know what
you're celebrating,
but we should celebrate.
You want a drink?
[LAUGHS]
Isn't it late?
You got to be at
work in the morning.
Hmm-mmm.
Mmm-mmm.
I'm taking the day off.
Mama is off duty.
You're drunk.
I went by your job tonight
to say, "Hey."
They told me you work there
but you don't really,
and then you come
strolling in here
at 3:00 a.m.,
but you look good, baby,
you look really good.
Where have you been, Porter?
Where have you been? Huh?
Out with Caine and the boys,
banging some hos, stealing?
You've been lying to me
ever since you
walked into this house.
No.
No?
I mean, yeah.
You're just
another goddamn liar.
No. Not everything's
a lie.
Oh, good, because at least
I'm not a complete dumbass.
You piece of shit.
Get out of my way.
Hey. I'm not a dishwasher,
all right?
This is who I am.
This is who I am.
Hey. Hey.
I never should
have lied to you.
Get off!I shouldn't have
lied to you.
I never should
have lied to you.
Look, I haven't been with
anybody since you.
That's the truth.
You're the only
one that I love.
What's wrong?
I'm just sobering up.
Does that mean you
want me to leave?
Mmm-mmm.
Look. I meant what I said.
I'm doing this
for the family,
for you, for Danny.
I believe you.
It's just you
know what they say.
The road to hell's
paved with good intentions.
When you went away,
I promised myself
that I would never let
somebody do that to me again,
and I don't want
Danny to ever know
what that feels like.
I'm never gonna do
that to you again.
Good intentions.
I guess you can't
help who you love.
I'm not a 9:00 to 5:00
guy. Come on.
I know that. I know.
But it's not
gonna be like before.
I know,
but you're still stealing.
You're still a criminal.
No. What I got
going on now is
a different game.
There's no violence.
I don't have to be
running around
the streets anymore.
I don't even have
to carry a piece
on me anymore.
It's just
long-term security.
Do you remember
when we were kids,
we dreamt about
getting out of here?
Mmm-hmm.
We don't got
to dream no more.
[GUNSHOTS]
Yo, man.
Grizzly wants Caine alive.
[SCREAMING]Come here!
No! Please!
[SCREAMING]
Please don't
hurt me!
Please don't hurt me!
[GRUNTING]
Ahhh!
Drop the gun,
or I'm gonna kill
your skank girlfriend.
Think I'm kidding?
Drop it now.
[GUNSHOTS]
Ahhh!
[SPITS]
[VIBRATING]
Osa...
Whoa. Hey. Slow down.
Slow... Where is he?
Yeah, yeah. I'll be there.
Hi, Mrs. Silva.
It's Grueso's friend Caine
from down the street.
Hi. Can I come in?
What's up, homie?
Heard some fool tried to
jack your old lady's spot.
Hope no one got hurt.
You got no idea
what you just started.
[RAP MUSIC PLAYING]
Hey, what the hell you doing?
I'm listening to that.
[TECHNO MUSIC PLAYING]
Don't want that shit.
[RAP MUSIC PLAYING]
Hey, I'm sorry, all right?
Just a little tense
right now, all right?
[POLICE SIREN WAILS]
Oh, shit.
Just keep your
mouth shut, all right?
License and
registration, homie.
No gun? [LAUGHS]
I know what that feels like.
Suck my...
MONKEY: On a goddamned
green light? On all of us?
But Grizzly got
what he deserved.
Yeah, but not his girl.
Caine knew that was a no-no.
Shot callers are
strict on that.
Old-school rules.
[SPEAKING RUSSIAN]
I should have known it was
going to come down to this.
It ain't your fault, Ray.
It's none of our faults.
But he put this on us.
Now we got to pay for
his mistakes with our lives.
Not if we kill him first.
He lives, we die.
He dies, we live.
Can we get some time?
Bishop's still
trying to talk
him down,
but Monte's got
the carnales
really worked up.
He put the word on
the street before
anyone could talk to him.
They're coming after us
at the same time.
That's just sick!
To them,
it's good motivation.
This is the life you chose,
little man.
You got to take the shit
with the rainbows.
What, and kill Caine
to satisfy a dick
like Monte?
I'd rather die.
I've known Caine
since he was a baby,
but this is
a dog-eat-dog.
Sorry, homie.
[SIGHS]
PORTER: I don't know
what's going to happen
in the next couple days,
but just make sure
they're safe.
I need you to
keep an eye
on these guys.
I got your back.
What's going on?
Mija.
Really, now,
what the hell is going on?
Just something Caine
got into. I'm helping
him sort it out.
What does that have to do
with my dad having a gun?
I'm just being cautious.
I want you and Danny
to stay close to home, okay?
Do you remember our talk?
Yeah.
Then why can't Caine
figure this out for himself?
[CELL PHONE VIBRATES]
Got to go.
Porter.
Look, this is it, Sofia,
all right?
After this,
we're getting out of here.
It'll all be okay.
Where are you?
[CAR DOOR CLOSES]
Where you been?
In the dark,
playing poker
with the cucarachas.
Bishop's trying to
get this called off,
but I'm not so sure.
Heh!
No way.
Not after I killed
that bitch's bitch.
The OGs won't never allow it.
You saw Bishop's fucked.
You know that, right?
Yeah, if he would have
let me get at Grizzly
earlier when I asked,
it would have been done
all nice and clean.
He had to go.
But not like that.
Porter, I didn't
mean to kill him.
[SIGHS]
Look, I know you guys are
all on the hook right now
and I'm really
sorry about that.
Are the guys pissed?
What the hell
do you think?
We're all being hunted
because of you.
[SNIFFS]
Are you going to
kill me, Porter?
If I can get you out
of the country, will you go?
[CHUCKLES] Run?
Every minute
you're on the street,
we and our families
are closer to dying for you.
This is what
we're going to do.
We're going to pay
a coroner a few bucks,
and we're going to
dump a body into the
ocean for a few days.
No one's going to even
recognize that it's human.
Yeah.
"A" for effort, guero.
It'll never work.
Monte's going to have to die
before he lets me go,
and there's no way
that a mother like
Bishop is going to
make that happen.
Mmm-mmm.
Bishop wants me dead.
This was
his plan all along.
That old chess-playing,
decrepit old fart.
He just wanted me
to paint myself
into a corner
so that I would
kill myself.
You did this to yourself.
[SIGHS]
Look, Tommy's got some good
passport connections.
I'm going to call our
border brothers down south
and we're going to get you
a safe house for a bit,
then we'll move you
somewhere more permanent.
Okay?
You've been
a good brother, Porter.
[CAR DOOR CLOSES]
[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]
Get in there!
Come on!
[LAUGHTER]
Get in there!
Get in there!
They're goddamn hyenas.
Yeah, and you two
are the water buffalo.
You ever see the damage
a pack of those
little hyenas can
do to an animal
five times its size?
LJ: Animal Planet.
You should watch it,
give you a lesson
to the crap that
goes on in here.
Those hyenas are real cocky.
[SPITS]They don't know
how far they've gone
till they got
a buffalo's horn
shoved up their ass.
Yeah, whatever.
What do you guys
want to talk about?
I shouldn't be
sitting with you guys.
What is this,
high school?
You two are days away
from finding yourselves
on the wrong end
of one of his shivs.
I shouldn't be
associating with dead men.
He's not gonna stop, L.J.
He's only gonna get worse.
I ain't blind.
What the hell can you do?
Grizzly's dead.So what?
Monte still has
plenty of muscle in here.
Grizzly was
the most badass mother
walking the streets,
but his crew is subpar.
Grizzly's dead.
What do you think
that means, L.J.?
Well, now that
the general is gone,
just a matter of time
before the rats
start nibbling away
at Grizzly's territory.
Which means his cash
is gonna dry up faster
than your mama's twat.
When he's not flush,
he can't pay his muscle.
You think
they're with him
because they love him?
You guys are
really gonna off a carnale
just to save your boy?
That boy's got to go,
no matter what.
[ENGINE TURNS OVER]
I saw our friend.
So he's dead?
We're done.PORTER: Jesus.
You're damn
quick on the trigger.
We've only known him
since we were kids.
Yeah, and we love the guy,
but it's him or us
at this point.
I went by and tried
to visit my mom yesterday.
There was a crew of guys
waiting around the corner.
There's still another option.
From our friend,
the passport guy.
Lam it? That won't
stop Monte.
He will know it was us
who got Caine out.
We can't just kill the guy.
We gotta try.
Why are we a crew?
To watch
each other's backs.
What the hell's
wrong with you?
Me?
You're the one with the kid.
Are you really willing
to die for this fool?
You hear that?
[COCKS GUN]
Ahh!
Ahh! Ohh!
Is he down?
I don't know.[COUGHING]
We've got to get him
to the Russian doc.
Come on Monkey.
Come on. Let's go.
[MONKEY WHEEZES, COUGHS]
Caine.
Where the hell are you?
Call me.
[CELL PHONE RINGS]
Caine.
No, it's Osa.
I need to talk
to you right away.
What's so important?
My hands are
a little full right now.
Shut up for a second.
When's the last time
you saw Caine?
Yesterday. Why?
He flipped.
The Sheriff's investigators
took him into protection
this morning.
That can't be right.
It's from a reliable source.
We have a secretary in
the Sheriff's Department.
She saw the paperwork.
That ain't all of it.
He's been on the hook
for five years.
Five...
Five years ago,
I get put away
and he walks.
He knows
everything about us.
Really, right now?
You know,
I wasn't watching that.
MAN: Yeah, yeah.[WOMAN SCREAMING ON TV]
Why don't you pick a show
and stick with it, huh?
You think that's funny?
Keep stuffing your face,
man. I'm done
with all of you guys.
Do you hear me? Done.
[SPORTS ANNOUNCER SPEAKING
INDISTINCTLY ON TV]
SPORTS ANNOUNCER:
Here it is, Harvey.
[DOOR SLAMS]
[SIGHS]
So much for not
being a killer, huh?
Wasn't supposed
to be this way.
I bought you a new identity,
a new life.
All you had to do
was hold up your end.
I didn't think
you were gonna
come through.
I gave up five
years of my life
trying to protect you,
and this whole time
you were selling us out?
I never told them anything
on our people, man!
It was always other rivals
and other crews!
I didn't have any options.
You have to
understand, baby.
You could have taken
your time like a man.
So much for
a Dogwood legacy, huh?
So much for family.
I still think of you
as my brother, Porter.
You were gonna
put me away again.
You were gonna take me
away from my family again.
You are not my brother.
[SNIFFLES]
Do it.
Do it.
Do it!
I don't got nothing left![SILENCED GUNSHOT]
BISHOP: Never fault a player
for wanting to get
ahead in the game.
But like any game,
there's a code of conduct.
There's no place for a snitch.
A snitch believes
he's bigger than the game.
And you're never
bigger than the game,
which brings us
to the next part.
Never disrespect your friends.
Never let your ego
give them an easy excuse
to become an enemy...
Because with that ego
clouding your vision...
You'll never see it coming.
[SCREAMING]
BISHOP: A friend's loyalty
and respect is what wins wars.
So take care of your friends,
and they'll take care of you.
But remember this.
If a man is
forced to make a choice
between friends or family,
there is no choice.
A man takes care of
his blood, always.
Sometimes these are
painful lessons to learn.Sometimes these are
[CELL PHONE VIBRATES]
Yeah?
OZ ON PHONE: You have
an answer for me, Porter?
I'm ready.
BISHOP: But if you
stick to this code,
your future is golden.
MAN: What's up dawg?
SOFIA: Good boy!