How to Make It in America (2010–…): Season 2, Episode 8 - What's in a Name? - full transcript

Previously on How To Make It In America

I had this sick idea last night that I
wanted to pitch you... Crisp by Yosi

What is this rumor about Rasta
Monsta being a front for weed spray?

I'm not a drug front, Steve.

- You pitched me a story.
- Yeah.

I said no and then you went
ahead and wrote it anyway.

I'm not sure this
is gonna work out.

We need to find a new
manufacturer immediately.

You got that kind of
money for production?

- What is that?
- I got that from Domingo.

Who the fuck is Domingo?!



This is business, do you want half
of something or all of nothing?

Do whatever you wanna
do with Yosi and Nancy.

Just don't call it Crisp.

♪ I need a dollar dollar ♪

- ♪ a dollar, that's what I need ♪
- ♪ Hey hey ♪

♪ well, I need
a dollar dollar ♪

- ♪ a dollar, that's what I need ♪
- ♪ Hey hey ♪

♪ said I need a dollar dollar ♪

♪ a dollar,
that's what I need ♪

♪ and if I share
with you my story ♪

♪ would you share
your dollar with me? ♪

♪ well, I don't know if
I'm walking on solid ground ♪

♪ and all I want is ♪

♪ for someone to help me ♪



♪ and I need a dollar dollar ♪

♪ a dollar,
that's what I need ♪

♪ and if I share
with you my story ♪

♪ would you share
your dollar with me? ♪

Lulu: Hey.

- Hey.
- ( Chuckles )

Aw, you look tired.

Yeah, so much
going on right now.

Has he called you?

Not once.

Are you gonna call him?

Honestly,

I have nothing to say to him.

( Sighs )

Enzo: But, Yosi, these
changes don't work.

Yosi: Enzo, redo the samples
the way we discussed

or I will personally
stuff you in a box

and send you back to
Rome in a slow boat.

Go, "andiamo".

- ( Ben sighs )
- ( Laughs )

Hello. So did anybody offer
you something to drink?

Ah, good.
Okay. Sit sit.

Uh, wh-where's Cam?

Uh, well, Cam wasn't
feeling too well.

I'm sorry to hear that, but
you talked to him, right?

You have a decision for me?

Yeah, we spoke.

- We're in.
- Great news.

Ah, Nancy was right about you.

You're very affable.
( Chuckles )

Cam, a little bit
of an attitude, no?

Cam's cool.

Eh, anyway, I've been
dreaming of the logo all night.

Crisp, just like you have it.

Then, for the yo,

we make the "Y"
look like a serpent

wrapped around the OSI

in old English font.

Sick, right?

Yeah, that I could
work with that.

I just need some time
if that's cool?

We got to crank
on the delivery,

so you... can make
it by tomorrow, right?

- Yeah, sure.
- Good.

- Rene...
- Shut up.

- I was only...
- Gonna lie to me again?

I'm sorry, cuz.

I thought I was gonna take
care of the whole thing

and I didn't wanna
both you with it.

Well, you didn't
take care of it,

so now I gotta teach your
boy Domingo a lesson.

No no! Please.
Not necessary.

- We're good.
- We are?

You took all those
tinctures off the street?

Not... not exactly.

I was trying to get rid of 'em,

but then we got robbed by the
East Flatbush Caribbean League.

They said that you
gotta talk to them

or they'll show
the bottles to the police.

- I' fix it! I promise!
- You can't fix shit!

Stay out of it!

( Punches thudding )

Throw at the dragon, you gotta come
on, cause I'm too da nice, Don!

- You know that
- ( Shouts )

So Jason and Noah said they got
three tables for me

and what I need from you is to
invite every hot girl that you know.

I'll see what I can do.

You ever see that movie,
"The 25th hour"?

Ed Norton is doing
like seven years.

- You're doing 40 days. - 53.

I was thinki, man, the email we u

it could be schmaltzy.
You know?

"Ben Epstein and Cam Calderon
cordially invite you

to say farewell to their
good friend David Kaplan."

Yeah, that ain't
gonna happen, man

I don't think Cam wants his name
next to mine on anything foa minute.

Uh-oh, a little seven-year itch?

( Sighs ) Well, you know,

we're having some issues
with our partner,

but the money is,
like, really good.

Fuck, man, money...
Right, yeah, it matters,

but it's only
one piece of the puzzle.

Let me tell you something: Sometimes
who you're doing business with

is a lot more important than the
business that you're doing.

( Bell rings )

- Hi.
- Hey, can I help you?

Yeah, I'm just...
I'm here to see Edie.

Is that my former ir apparent

who threw it all away
to go back DJ in Ibiza?

( Snickers ) I haven't
even been to Ibiza, Edie.

Get that apple bottom in here.

- Oh!
- ( Sobbing )

I feel like this town
is eating me alive

Well, then take a deep breath

And bite back.
You are a beautiful,

intelligent woman
in the prime of your life

in the greatest city on Earth.
You can do anything you want,

you always could.

I was lucky to have you
when I did.

Can I have
my old job back, Edie?

No!
( Laughs )

You quit on me and I
find somebody younger

And I pay her half
as much as I paid you, so.

- ( Soing )
- Oh, honeybun.

This is not what you want.
You need to go out there,

find your passion
and move forward with life.

- I don't know if I can do that.
- Of course you can.

- Try.
- Well,

it was pretty inspiring
out in Bushwick

- with the Neanderthals.
- Mm-hmm.

Try harder.

And then for a boy,

I like Aidan or Logan.

What?
It's very popular.

Where?
In Minneapolis, Minnesota?

( Laughs )

Oh, did... did I tell
you about tomorrow?

- No.
- See, last minute,

I gotta go check out
this bottling plant

- in Atlanta.
- Bottling plant?

Yeah, you know,
Coca-Cola is down there.

So when the big Vert
American order comes in,

I'll' be ready.

I'll be back tomorrow.

Rene, don't you dare lie to me.

It's nothing. I have an situation
with some Jamaicans.

- So you were lying.
- It's nothing I got it handled.

Yeah.

Hey! If you see
anything you like,

I'll sell it
to you off the truck for half price

Hey, man.

Literally just did his
Q&A with the staff

so they could better learn
how to sell our shit.

Fucking weird, right?

Yeah.

How's Crunch?

Crisp?
It's good.

All right, Cam.
I'll see you later, man.

♪ Hey! ♪

♪ got a...
Got a payback! ♪

♪ the big payback ♪

♪ revenge. ♪

I can't believe you got me
rolling into east Flatbush

in a convertible benz!
I told you... incognito. ♪

Hey man, look, you
said you needed a car,

- I got you a car.
- Well yo,

I really appreciate
you doing this for me.

Hey, look,

I got you in this shit,
I'm gonna get you out.

All right?

♪ That's it. ♪

Hey, an.

You got an extra cigarette?

Thanks.

Ego.

♪ That ain't right ♪

♪ Whoa! ♪

So Yosi mention he needs you
to help me out tonight?

- No!
- Oh yeah.

It looks like it's gonna
be a * one too, man

What else is new in
this fucking sweatshop?

♪ Payback is a thing
you got to see ♪

♪ Hell. ♪

( Dog panting )

- ( Knocks on door )
- Yo, some dude here to see you.

- Who is it?
- Mm-mmm.

He say he only
need five minutes.

Malik, what did we it?
Talk about yesterday?

When I get a visitor,
you gotta get his name

Damn!
( Hisses )

Yo, what's your name again?

Yo, the safe word
is pumpkin, a'ight?

I hear that shit,
I'm kicking in that door,

just me and my bitch, a'ight?

( Clears throat )

( Chuckles )
Mr. Thompson, how you doing?

- Cam Calderon.
- Do I know you?

Not personally,

but I think you know
my cousin Rene Calderon.

Oh yeah.

Your cousin is a deadbeat pimp.
Hey, Horse!

Rene's obviously misunderstood.
( Chuckles )

He had nothing to do
with those weed sprays.

Actually it was
all me and my friends,

so we came here
to take full responsibility

and work this out
with you personally.

Hey, man, nice
to see you again.

Look, I don't care if it
was all your doing or not.

Rasta Monsta is Rene's company.

Now he's gotta see the error
of his inflammatory product

or deal with the ramifications
of the scorned Caribbean people.

But I don't think you realize
who you're dealing with.

Rene will kill before
he gives you a dime.

Let me make this all go away.

I don't think you know

- who you're dealing with.
- ( Coughs ) Pumpkin.

What, you come rolling up
in my office like this.

What if I bucked you
right now, huh?

What then?
Huh?!

What the fuck is going...

All right.

Which one do I shoot first?

Cam: Everton, no.
Please please. No no no!

We came here to try
to prevent violence

and bring some money
to your organization.

All right, I like that.

And what do you have
for my organization?

I got $20,000 cash in
hand for you tomorrow

if you let me take the Rasta
Monsta bottles tonight.

( Music playing )

♪ Boom bye-bye
in a botty bwoy, eh ♪

♪ the shottie fly now,
the woty guy lie dead ♪

♪ two shots dead, to him chin ♪

♪ enemy or friend, fake the funk,
I put the junk to an end... ♪

Go get my cocolo friend.
Let's go.

( Men grunting, groaning )

Mike:
Everton, Everton.

You know Rene Calderon is an
outstanding member of his community

and he would never do anything
to offend any Rastas.

He love Rastas.

He loves Jamaican food.

He even got a lot of
Jamaican friends, man.

Mike, Mike.

Bringing a federal
investigation on Rasta Monsta

could be very hazardous
to your health.

You got the wrong fucking guy!

He was in Everton's bedroom.

What the fuck you doing
in Everton's bed, man?

I was gonna surprise him, but his ass
ain't never come home last night.

Must've went with your cousin
to the Damian Marly Show

to sell weed spray.
And when you find him,

please tell him that
Malik is pissed as hell.

Fuck!

♪ Cornwall, Middlesex
and Surrey, y'all ♪

♪ hey! ♪

♪ Welcome to Jamrock... ♪

( Sings along ) ♪ out in the
streets they call it murder ♪

- ♪ Jamaica Jamaica! ♪
- ( Phone rings )

How much longer to Amherst?
I need a toilet.

- 15 minutes.
- ( Ringing continues )

( Beeps, dialing )

( Phone ringing )

Hey, baby, what are
you doing up so late?

( Laughs )

( Effeminate voice ) 'Cause I'm
waiting for you to come home, baby.

Where's Malik?

- Woman: Morning, Bridgit.
- Morning.

( Phone ringing )

- Yeah.
- Yosi: It's tomorrow in China.

- You have something for me?
- On my way.

( Beeps )

Morning.
Okay, all right.

So I thought a lot
about what we said...

The serpent, the old English
look, the whole thing, right?

And...

What the fuck is this?

This is our new design.

It's sick, right?
It's just what we talked about,

except that I put a
two-headed snake there.

Do you like that?

What happened to Crisp?

Well, Cam had some issues
with Crisp by Yosi.

Then talk him out of them.

You're supposed to be the smart one.

No, but "crunch" is dope.

"Crisp" is a better name.
And I know you agree,

otherwise you wouldn't be in here
trying to keep it for yourself.

- ( Sighs )
- Look, would you feel better

if I wrote you
another advance check

for, say, $200,000?

You have talent, Ben,

but no idea how tough
this business is.

I can make your life very easy

if you let me.

I'm sorry.

You know,

I treat people
I do business with

very differently
from people that I don't.

Okay.

So...

Now at we don't have business,

there is a personal matter

that I would like
to settle with you.

There is?

Are you really
surprised right now?

- What?
- You didn't think I would find out,

doing it right under my nose
when I trusted you?

Come on, man, what kind
of person are you?

Yosi, I'm sorry, okay?

I got caught up,
but it didn't mean anything.

She still loves you.
I know it.

What the fuck are you
talking about?

W-what the fuck
are you talking about?

I have cameras.
You kept Enzo here all nit.

Trying to steal my talent?

Everything Enzo does
belongs to me.

What the fuck are you
talking about?

Nothing. I... I was talking
about Enzo too. Sorry.

Did something happen
between you and Nancy?

Yosi, I totally understand if you just
wanna hit me in the face right now.

Just go.

( Grunts )

( Music playing )

( Man vocalizing )

( Boat whistle toots )

So how do you wanna play this?

I want those little bottles.

Yeah well, I want
my intern, Malik.

Oh, I'm sure you do.

Horse.

You know what?

Rene, I think we should
just squash this thing.

You know, I was thinking
about doing the same thing

when I went over to your
house, 4:00 in the morning.

Right, Malik?
When I went over to the house.

What the hell was Malik
doing at Everton's crib

at 4:00 in the morning?

The East Flatbush
Caribbean League

would be happy to welcome Rasta
Monsta into our neighborhood.

I'm not worried about
your neighborhood.

I'm worried about vert.

Vert America will never
hear another word from us.

That is, if you...

( Softly ) ...
Keep your mouth shut about Malik.

I'm not gonna say nothing,

but you gotta
let go of this, bro.

You gotta be proud of who you are.
You can't be so angry.

Love will change
your life if you let it.

It just happened to me.

Brother Rene here done gone
Dr. Phil on us, y'all.

( Chuckles ) Okay.

No.

Come on, man.

We're good?

Everton: We' good.
All right.

Hey, listen.
You know, uh,

in addition to running The
East Flatbush Caribbean League,

I also have a little
management company.

I just handle just a couple of artists.
Horse is one of 'em.

Maybe he does like a whole
jingle for Rasta Monsta.

He actually loves the shit.
Come on, Horse, give 'em taste.

♪ Mask on face, Glock in hand ♪

♪ I was in and out of homes
like the Orkin man ♪

♪ make nigga kick that can,
fall victim to the click clack clan ♪

♪ my Vixen eat your face like she Ms.
Pac-Man ♪

♪ my wish her command,
uh! ♪

- ( Laughs )
- Uh uh uh!

Liking that.

All right.

I told you that she's in the
middle of something right now.

- That's awesome.
- Ben, Ben, Ben, Ben, Ben, Ben...

You lied to me.

Excuse me, I'm in the
middle of a meeting here.

Yeah, I really don't care.

I'm sorry.
Can you give me a couple of minutes?

- What's your fucking problem?
- What the fuck is my problem?

Using Yosi as a
manufacturer was your idea.

So what?

So you set us up to get
played by your husband.

I set you up to make a lot of
money and you fucked it all up.

You don't listen, Ben.

I told you
he didn't know a thing.

What the fuck
were you thinking?

You are psychotic on levels

that I am only now
beginning to understand.

You know, I spoke to my friend

at South Willard about Crisp.

- You did?
- Mm-hmm.

I showed him your
lookbook and he said

it seemed unevolved,
juvenile and lacked focus.

Huh.
Well, fuck your friend.

Yeah, well,
you just may have to,

because they said the same thing
at Odin and opening ceremony.

Ben, you're really cute

and you're highly ambitious,

but I gotta tell you

I am not sure your
destiny is in fashion.

Well, it was a pleasure not
doing business with you, Nancy.

What the fuck was that?
Somebody could get killed.

Sorry.

( Knocks on door )

Who is it?

Tim: Yeah, I'm here about
the Craigslist ad...

The full body massage.

Can't pass up a deal.

How do you know where I live?

Because I used to work
for the FBI/lulu told me.

Hey, listen, thanks so much
for the Russian baths visit.

- That was so great.
- Yeah, I know.

I'm really sorry about that.

Look, shit's been
kind of strange lately.

Some girls just wanna fuck me

because their boyfriends
wear Neanderthal T-shirts.

- That must be so hard for you.
- No.

I'm actually pretty good
with commitment,

plus Heather is into the
idea of threesomes.

It's just too bad that she
didn't find you attractive.

What do you want?

I'm really sorry
that you got fired

for writing a fucking
article about me.

Don't be sorry.
It was my fault.

I read the article.
It was really fucking good.

You know, you're
an Okay writer, Rachel.

Thanks, Tim.

Look, you definitely have a way

of making my Neanderthal
bullshit sound important.

Rachel, look,

I just came by today
to see if you wanted

- to come work for us.
- What?

Yeah, I keep trying
to tell you.

Shit has gotten
super fucking busy.

And as opposed to paying some
publicist four grand a month,

I figure I'd give you two.

Tsk.
( Snickers )

Are you into that?

( Inhales )

- Yeah, Okay.
- Awesome.

Shit's gonna get weird.

( Music playing )

Am I the only guy to ever get kicked
out of his own going-away party?

Thanks for nothing, Dez.
Really.

- Really appreciate it so much.
- Kapo, come on. It's the Croatian.

I got my hands tied.
What do you want me to do?

Do you know that I am going to
medium- security prison tomorrow?

- Ah.
- I could get shanked in the shower.

The last thing I'm gonna remember
is you kicking me out of my table.

- Uh, come on.
- It's great.

- Relax. We're good.
- Yeah, relax.

Bullshit.
The kind of money I spend here...

Shout out to my man David Kaplan:
Stay strong behind the wall

and remember, they can lock your
body, but they can't trap your mind.

We love you, baby.
Let's go.

- ( Cheering )
- Yeah!

- Can't lock up the mind!
- Hey, I know you.

You do?

Yeah, I showed your friend
an apartment once, right?

- Mm-hmm mm-hmm. That apartment on 11th.
- Yeah.

Oh! Oh my God, you're
the Real Estate agent.

Yeah.

- Hi. Hi. How are... how are you doing?
- Hi.

I think I'm doing a
little better than you.

- Hi, man. How are you?
- What up, man? I'm all right.

- Can't complain.
- Yeah?

Yeah yeah.
Chillin' chillin'.

- Cam, what up?
- Not too much.

Hey, can I buy you
a drink real quick?

Pardon me.
Lulu!

There you are.

( Singsong ) Debbie, Debbie,
Debbie, Debbie baby!

Debbie!

Debbie?

Hey hey, babe...

Debbie?

( Beeps, ringing tone )

- Hello?
- Hey.

- Hello?!
- Debbie: Yes?!

Baby, what's going on?
Where are you?

I can't go through another
night like last night again.

( Chuckles )
What are you talking about?

I don't wanna have
this baby with you!

I'm too old anyway.
I should've not even told you.

Look look, Deb.
Deb, I want... I wanna talk to you.

I-I wanna come
see you. Please!

To say what?
You can change?

- We tried that.
- ( Line clicks )

( Beeps )

( Sighs )

( Music playing )

- ( Laughs )
- ( Scattered cheering )

- Yes!
- ( Shouting )

( All moaning )

- Nobody goes home.
- I know a place in Chinatown.

Nigga, let's go!

♪ Hands in the air... ♪

( Loud chattering )

♪ Hands in the air... ♪

Yo, Cam,

would you give me
a second, please?

Thanks, man.

What's up?!

I turned down Crisp by Yosi.

Cool.

Hey hey, let me just be
honest with you, okay?

I never really believed we
could make it on our own.

Sometimes I feel like

I'm destined to work
at some lame ad agency

- or back at retail.
- Dude, you gotta stop with that.

I know, but I worry
I'm not talented enough

or... I don't know, the universe
has other plans for me.

Fuck what the universe
has planned.

I spoke English
as a second language.

I dropped out of high
school and I never

doubted once that we
weren't gonna make it.

I thought these people
were gonna help us.

I was just determined not to fail
for the millionth time in my life.

And I fucked up.

I'm sorry.
I'm really sorry.

I get it.
All good.

- Yeah?
- Yeah.

Hey, you know,

so I was talking to the
kid that lives here.

He's moving out
at the end of the month.

Yeah?

Hey, this could be a good
office for us, right?

What? With the gadzooks money.
We could swing it.

What gadzooks money?

Oh, you remember
Andy Sussman, right?

Only for Crisp
do I come Chinatown

at 5:00 in the morning
to take a meeting.

Nice to see u, Cam.

- What's up, Andy?
- Gadzooks is up.

I got my uncle's factory
ready to work overtime

to make the delivery,
which is not bad,

considering Ben call me yesterday

- begging me to be your rep.
- You did, Ben?

I did.

Ben said he needed your
blessing to make it official.

So what do you guys say?
You in or what?

- Definitely yes.
- All right.

You know, you two never should've
dissed the kid in the first place.

- I tried to tell him.
- Yeah yeah yeah.

And don't be fooled
by the baby face.

- I'm an animal.
- How could we, man?

( Chuckles ) So wll ship
gadzooks and then what? Huh?

What are we doing next, guys?
Come on, let's lock and load.

- We're making jeans.
- Why not? Making jeans.

Sounds good to me.
All right.

Kapo: This is exactly how
I wanna remember my boys

when I'm locked up in my cage.

I was just telling
Cam about the jeans.

- Mingo: Finally.
- Yeah yeah.

- You likes my Crisp?
- Oh, right right.

- Domingo: I know you like that.
- Yay!

- Stop! No!
- ( Cheering )

- Cam: How?!
- I found a tailor. We're going in.

We're going in!

( Cheering )

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