Tales (2017–…): Season 2, Episode 1 - Brothers - full transcript

Of all the twists and turns

I've taken in life,

the one thing I sure as
hell never bargained on

was falling in love with
two brothers, same family.

Nothing scandalous about it,
my love for both was pure,

one caught me on the come up,
one got me for the long run.

Here's the thing about
the Kramen brothers,

from Jimmy I learned
to love in the moment,

with Paul, I learned
to love for life.

Both taught me different
things about myself

at different times,



but I taught them something
along the way too.

I hope they both paid attention.

This here is the truth,

in life there are only
two perfect moments,

the first is when we're born,
the second is when we die,

everything else in between
is, well, practice.

So hold on to those
perfect moments,

'cause we already
had the first one

and there ain't a damn thing
we can do about the other.

So let's make this life count.

Jimmy!

So after, you wanna smoke this?

Yeah, up there in Portland.

Yo, y'all don't
see me sitting here?



Get up off this car.

Bitch, shut that mouth.

Better yet open that mouth up,

'cause I got something
sweeter than that snow cone

twice as thick.

That made me wanna throw up.

Yo, but for real, y'all
better get up off this car

or shit's not gonna go good.

Y'all confused?

Y'all see a loitering sign
or some shit around here?

Man, keep walking.

Sit up on the lady's
car ain't real cool, man.

We already got our
number down on this bitch.

Step.

That so?

Yeah, fixin' for a tag team.

Unless you ain't
into running a train.

Unless she wants one more.

Here we go.

I tried to be cordial
about this shit.

I just came here to
eat some ice cream

and stomp some ass.

I'm all out of ice cream.

Jimmy that's enough, let's go.

Jimmy.

Jimmy let's go, the
police are coming.

Go, go now.

Jimmy, will you love me forever?

Forever and a day.

Sisco.

I'm sorry man, I know
I probably gave you

the wrong impression.

Probably sitting down right now,

saying to yourself, "God
damn, I thought we was boys."

See that's where you
made your first mistake.

Sisco, that was your
biggest mistake.

Aw, let me, let me, let
me get that for you.

That might have been
your most epic mistake.

Cause you know, you and I,
we a lot of things Sisco,

a lot of things,

but boys, boys ain't
even on the list.

When's the drop coming?

I'm, I'm, I'm sorry,

you want to say something?

I can't hear you.

Sisco I ain't telling you shit.

Come on Sisco, sing
something for me.

When's the next drop coming?

You talk about the drop?

Your moms.

Ew.

Okay, okay, the next drop
will be on Main and Lincoln.

On what?

On Main and Lincoln!

- Main and Lincoln?
- Tomorrow at 11:30.

Tomorrow Main and Lincoln?

Tomorrow at 11:30.

Hands now, now, let me
see your hands, hands!

Get 'em up, don't
move, don't move.

All right stand up.

I hope this clears
it all up for you,

you're under arrest.

Get him the hell out of here.

You're dead cop, you're dead!

Why you gotta talk so much?

- Why you mad?
- You put your hands

on the suspect, you make me
put my hands on the suspect.

Pop, I'm sorry, okay,

now you got your hands on me.

I ain't no suspect.

Yeah, well I don't
know, I have to check sometimes.

- Man.
- -You did good,

you did real good.

- You sure?
- I'm positive.

You hungry?

Always hungry, you eatin?

Buyin?

If you eatin.

Shit, let's go.

You gonna take that ride with me

and you come back tomorrow.

Take one of these rolls.

How you doing today Melk?

I'm good Sally.

Need anymore hot sauce?

I'm good.

Well I know you like it spicy.

Thank you sweetheart.

Let me know if you
guys need anything else.

Why you didn't tell me
you like it spicy Pop?

Shut up boy.

How spicy do you like it?

Shut up, shut up, - Sarachi?

- Shut your mouth,
- I'm just trying to...

Shut your mouth,
shut your mouth,

you taking that ride with me?

I'm not taking no rides
whichu after hearing

you and Sally talk.

At all, for real
Pop, I'm not goin'.

You're really not goin?

What you want me say?

I want you to say, "Sure
Pop, I'll take that ride"

"whichu tonight, come
pick up my brother."

What? Really,
that's not how I talk.

That ain't how I talk.

You ain't gettin'
me to go there,

sounding like that.

You comin' with me, come
here, you comin' with me.

It's my old Zippo.

Man, this thing got me
through the first.

January 16, 1991.

I know this story, and
I know how long it takes.

Naw, naw, naw, this also
got your mother to marry me.

Pop, mom didn't even smoke.

- No, no, no, no.
- What you talkin' 'bout?

No, I'm not
talkin' 'bout smokin.

I'm talking about the
night, I proposed to her.

That night, you tell
that story every other week.

At the Lafayette Garden Inn.

We went to see Lou Jack City.

You gonna let me tell the story?

It was a drive-in.

You gonna let me tell the
whole story? The whole story is,

the night I proposed to
your beautiful mother,

I was scared to death, sweating
like a sinner in church.

I was shaking so bad, I
dropped the engagement ring

in between the seats in
the Cummins out there.

Naw, that engagement ring,
that diamond was so tiny,

ain't no way that console
light was gonna find it,

so I flickered this
up looking for it,

damn near set the
whole console on fire.

That's all man, aw man.

You know, your brother has
paid his debt to society

and he is fully ready
to be reintegrated into

life on the outside.

Is that what you think?

Yes.

Or is that what the
Parole Board's assessment

came back with?

Yes.

Okay, great, well,

that'll be my cue, um,
thank you Miss Sally

see you later.

Pop, I'm out.

Hey Pauly,

I'm serious,

I need you to take that
ride with me, come on now.

I love you Pop, keep it spicy.

Hey.

Hey.

I'm guilty, I'm guilty officer.

What you guilty of?

Come on, woo.

Go ahead, pat me down.

Okay.

Or how about a cavity search?

I don't think the
cavity search is in your mouth.

Aunt Mavis, do
you have any shame?

Nope.

Get your old ass back to work.

Old fine ass.

Ain't that right Paul?

It's kind of firm babe.

Baby, do not encourage her.

I'm not encouraging her.

That's ribs and
menthol, that's nasty.

That's not what you taste,

I haven't had a
cigarette all day.

But I would like
one of your ribs.

Follow me.

Better tell your
auntie to leave me alone,

for you get a new cousin.

You got a full house today.

It's a little on the job hazard.

Don't worry about it,
I get my pay though.

Are you okay?

Yeah, put some ice
on it, stretch it out.

It's a little swelled
right there between,

I ain't talking 'bout the hand,

stop tryin' to be cute.

Yeah, I'm good.

Can we go, can we get outta
here, you done with your

lace fronts and stuff?

I can't I gotta
stay late and lock up.

Don't look at me like that Paul.

Well maybe I should be
askin' you if you cool.

I'm beyond okay, I'm your girl,

you're my man, him comin'
on don't change a thing.

Damn, I do not wanna leave now.

No?

I don't know, there's
too much on my mind.

You wanna share it with me?

Can I?

I can feel
you have a lot on your mind.

That mind is a terrible
thing to waste.

Don't waste that.

Shit, breathe.

What the hell you do that for?

Yo, my bad, what's
up, whatchu want?

You came in light this week Viv.

It's the first of the month.

Cut me some slack.

I know you been bustin'
your ass to keep up

the payments on that shop.
Exactly.

But I gotta boss too.

I can't keep covering
you much longer.

Man your boss don't know
you're running side business,

and if they knew, they'd
be at my door too.

Just do me a solid, and let me
get like a couple more days.

And what do I get?

You get to leave outta here
without me beatin' your ass.

Come heavy, or
don't come at all,

and keep your hands to yourself.

Yeah, so is there anything
that you wanna tell me now,

that you may have forgotten?

Any information?

Listen Sisco, I know our
last encounter wasn't

a pleasurable one.

You gotta believe me when I
say, the more you cooperate,

the easier this shit gets.

Sisco, you gotta
tell me something.

Let me get one of them squares.

No problem, they
menthol, you smoke menthol?

Let me tell you about
doin' business with a snitch.

I'm not a snitch
and watch your hand.

Alls I know is that you
lie to get whatchu need,

and then you burn everything
else to the ground

to save yo ass.

Now how's that different
than bein' a snitch.

The badge is the
difference Sisco.

You know, cops get
shot every day P.

Really?

Yeah, you ain't bullet proof.

You threatenin' me Sisco?

Naw.

You can't be out here
threatenin' police,

that's not, that's not smart.

And I know I knocked more
sense into your head than that.

I just know, that tin star,

only makes you more of a fraud.

Y'all can kiss my black ass

'cause I'm out this bitch.

Look atchu.

You fixed her.

Woo!

Yeah, I got those
rims you wanted.

Woo!

Shit you put some
Daytons on her man

then she'd be perfect, yes sir.

Yeah.

Yes sir.

From your brother Paul,

he's sorry he couldn't be
here, but he sends his love.

You know what that is.

Look at you boy, you
look good, damn, shit

you look good boy.

Pop, is it true what
I've been hearing about?

Woo, damn J, man it's
freezing out here man,

- Pop.
- Get in the car man?

Is it true?

Whatchu want me to tell you?

The truth.

Well,

the truth is, they
didn't plan it J.

I mean they started
spending some more time

with each other then,

you know, things
just, come on now,

don't, don't, don't do that.

Come on now, don't do
that, don't do that.

Stay with me, don't do that.

Come on, come on now.

You drivin' let's go,

we gotta get out of
here, you drivin'.

My son is home, my son is home!

That's right.

- Pop.
- -That's right.

I love you man.

I love you more, get in the car.

Let's go home.

There he is, you up Pop?

Mother,

Same, Jimmy jokes.

Jimmy jokes, ain't
nothin' changed Pop.

We home already?

Yeah, we home.

That's good, you hungry?

You know I can always eat Pop.

I'm gonna be here forever.

I'll make you some breakfast.

You wanna put these windows up?

You know what Pop, a
woman's touch around here

could really help
step your game up.

So they teaching
you interior decorating

in there too I see.

I'm just callin'
it like I see it.

Well get use to it
son, es su casa now,

es su casa.

Aw Pop, you don't have
to make me any breakfast,

I'll just go ahead and grab
a bowl of cereal real quick.

Listen, I just
remembered the last time

you tried to make breakfast,
you almost burned this

damn house down.

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey,

there ain't nobody
gonna come in here

and jack you for your
cereal in here son.

I got something for ya.

I'm gonna call it a
welcome home regift.

I ain't gonna bite, come on man,

try it on for size.
Man, I don't want that,

you keep it.

No, no, no, she'd
want you to have it.

I know, but keep it.

No, I finally got it fixed
for you, come on, come on.

I'm sorry I couldn't get
a furlough for her funeral.

And as sick as she was,
there was only one thought

on her mind, and that was
to worry that they would

mess whichu if they
ever found out that you

were a son of a cop.

They put her last name
on me when I was inside.

That shit worked.

Good.

There ain't nobody
knew I was your son

when I was in there.

That's great, that's good.

Good lookin' Pop.

Hey Pop.

Hey, why you didn't tell
me you was back yet?

Hey.

Well we here.

You can, say hello
to your brother?

Hello asshole.

Listen Pop, I just
came by to get the.

How's Viv man?

Jimmy.

Just wanna know.

Whatchu wanna know?

How my girl is.

Listen, I'm gonna
tell you this one time.

What, you been locked
up 10 years now,

a lot has changed.

We got Instagram now.

So one of those things
being that girl,

is now my woman.

I'm just letting you
know that all roads

don't lead back to Jimmyville.

Yeah well it's too bad,
it's got a hell of a view.

What, the four walls
you been lookin' at

for the past decade?
We don't need all this

bullshit man come
on, he just got home.

And how you think
he's gonna be gone?

Long enough to get a gym
membership? Doubt it.

You worried about
her going somewhere?

Or with someone?

Pft, enough, why I
swear both of y'all

same side of my coin, positive
negative light,

sin is stupid.

Pop, what the hell
are you talking about?

He always been your favorite.

It's not a secret, everybody
in the family know.

You drove 13 hours to see him.

What the, you just say to me?

Have you lost your
god damn mind?

I don't have no
god damn favorites.

I love you both, always
have, always will.

Now both of you will kind of
come to some peace with it.

Naw, I got something on my head.

Now he got
something to say, woo.

I don't know what's worse,
that she left me for you,

Or what?

Or that you just became a
cop to try to take my spot

with Pop while I was away.

God dammit Jimmy.

Listen, I ain't your
bitch ass brother no more.

That's where you wrong son.

So you best to hold
on to what you got.

Naw.

We're both.

Aw hell no, not in my
house, no, no sir, no sir,

no sir, no sir, no sir,

you're brothers you hear me,

you're brothers, you hear me,

you're breakin' my heart,

you are brothers.

Pauly, Pauly.

Yeah, we'll see you later.

Pauly.

You breakin' my heart.

You can't be sneakin' up on me

like that.

Where were you when I woke up?

Good morning.

I went for a run.

- A run?
- Yeah.

You don't stink.

It was a quick run.

You say it like
it's a bad thing.

No, I'm saying it
like it's a lying thing.

You know he's gonna
wanna see you right?

So let him.

He's not too good at losing.

Can't lose what you didn't own.

He didn't own me P.

You was his girl.

Yeah, a girl, a
stupid young girl.

What the hell did
I know about love?

Absolutely nothin'

- obviously.
- Exactly, exactly.

You know what I know now?

Everything.

And it's all because of you.

Who?

You.

Go ahead, take it.

No, no, no, no, no.

No, no, I got finish
getting ready for work.

Kiss the cigarettes again.

No, you need mouthwash.

Later.

Hello, Pop.

Aight, I'm on my way.

Come on, come on, snap that jab.

You look like my grandmother
pushin' it out here,

come on.

Hey Spank,

who's the guy destroying
the bag in the corner?

Never seen him.

He sure as hell hits
like a Mack Truck though.

I can use a guy
like that on my crew.

Come on, this ain't the place

to be soliciting business.

Okay, okay, here,
give him my number.

Tell him I'm paying
above minimum wage.

All right?

You need some clean
towels or some water Jimbo?

No, I'm good Spank.

What'd that asshole who was
eye ballin' me over there,

what'd he want.

Aw, he's some mid-level
jack off you know,

Shawn McClurry, moves
a little weight,

thinks he's got a big.

Does he?

How the hell do I know,

I ain't ever seen his.

Does he move real weight man?

No, like I said, mid level.

That guy he works
for, Chino Lagaro,

that sucker is about
as heavy as they come.

What does he want with me?

If I had to add
two and two together,

I'd say he saw you
tearing up that bag

and wants to offer you a job.

Doing what?

The same thing you been doin
to that bag you meat head.

So, what we do know, so
far, is that Cisco Mendoza

was running a huge shipment
of MDMA for Adrian Lean.

Yeah.

Narco intercepted it after
you beat the confession

out of Mendoza.

Ay, Pop, you gotta stop
saying I beat these boys.

Look, another drop's allegedly
in play from Chapel Hill.

Is that the same batch
that killed those 12 kids

in Emmery last month?

We think so.

So why don't we just
squeeze Mendoza harder?

We can't.

We had to kick Mendoza
loose late last night

since his lawyer says he
was coerced into confessing.

Coerced, are you serious?

That boy basically
dropped a dime

on this whole crew his
self at his own admission.

Yeah, after you
dropped a few haymakers.

Okay.

And there's little thing
about lack of physical evidence.

Look, forget about Mendoza.

He's already in the wind.

Let me go back in.

Go back in?

Yeah.

It can be quick, be easy.

There's no going back in.

They know you're a cop, son.

I need you to stand down,
and that's a direct order.

Are we clear?

- Are we clear?
- Pap.

I'll stand down.

Again, hours are shit, pay
is shit, location is shit,

ventilation is shit,
lighting is shit.

Boss got his head up
his ass most days,

but your P.O. will
stay out of yours.

Since he and I go
back about 20 years.

So, what do you think?

Give me a second.

Checking up on me?

I don't know,
Jimmy, should I be?

What you so scared of, man?

I aint scared of shit.

Just don't want your
unpredictable ass up

what me and pap got going on.

Shit, negro.

Last thing I'm
even thinking about

is messing with you two and
your law enforcement asses.

You only joined to try to take
me seat at the throne anyway.

Your seat at the throne?

Okay.

Is that why you went to prison,

I got the gig, the go
ahead, and the girl?

What are you doing?

There he is.

Just like I said, unpredictable.

You don't wanna this job
up on your first day do you?

So I'mma give you a
word of advice, okay?

Get a job.

Stack you some coins.

Lay low for a while.

And then do us all a favor
and get the on.

I mean, if you need
it, I know some people

who can get you
some applications.

Yeah, aight baby bro.

I am telling you, until they get

a real brother on The Bachelor,
aint no way that the...

Well I'll be God damned.

Jimmy Craymen in the flesh.

This just like that moment

when Stella was about
to get her groove back

and burnt all her man's shit.

Mavis.

Okay.

What do you want, Jimmy?

I just wanted to see you.

Yeah?

Yeah.

Well you see me.

Bye.

- Vivica, can we just talk?
- No.

It's been a minute.

It's been more than a minute.

Baby, it's been a long time.

Yeah, well, there sure
aint nothing to see.

And there damn sure
ain't nothing to say.

So bye.

Bye.

Shit.

And this cop, how
we not know about him?

No one did Jefa.

Narcos put the
perfect jacket on 'em.

God damn fiction, but it played.

Sysco ran point
on the entire play.

You gonna throw me under the
bus like I ain't even here?

I'm just calling it like it was.

I mean I even meet
the man face to face

to make the call chino.

You the one that spent
all the time with him

on the deal you blew.

Chill chill.

So you had no idea you was
dealing with an undercover narc.

Not at the time,
but I do know him now.

Matter fact I know
all of them now.

Do you know papi.

If we can't find him, we
cut the head off the biggest

snake in the narco nest.

Send a message, understand?

Sup Pop?

Man we good, we good.

All you got was two?

It was a long day.

You'll be all
right, you'll be all right.

Can you believe he
showed up at the salon?

I outta arrest his big
ass for trespassing,

or stalking or something.

You know you been living
his shadow your whole life?

You know God strike me
dead for saying this but,

the best thing that
could've happened for you,

is him getting locked up.

You know why?

'Cause I got my own room?

You smart ass.

You finally became your own man.

I didn't need him
to go away for that.

All right.

Yeah, whatever he said, you did.

Bullshit.

Okay so did you not chug
a bottle of habanero sauce

when you were nine?

I thought it was red Kool-Aid.

Really?

Yep.

Okay did you not jump
off this roof of this house

on your 10th birthday and
break your collar bone?

Thought I was Batman.

Batman, right.

Yeah.

Okay, did you not put your
tongue on a hot ass toaster

because he asked you to.

Pop, Pop.

I get it, he used to
be my big brother.

We did big brother
little brother stuff.

Well, that used to be brother,
you would follow into hell

if he asked you to.

And on the day he broke
that boys neck, he did ask.

Yeah Pop but I didn't.

I didn't go.

I think God every minute
that your moms came.

I was running late that morning,
or else I would have lost

one of my sons.

Come on Pop.

Come on.

That is just a pain that
I could not have outlived.

And you know it was inevitable.

He went to go see her.

He's good, she's good,
you gonna be good.

I mean this
thing with Jimmy man,

it's just life son.

Yes sir.

Will you lock up for me?

Yeah.

All right good night.

Keys in the same place?

Yes sir.

Where you going?

I'm a grown ass, grown ass man.

Taking a walk, thank
you very much son.

And I love you too.

Make sure that knee
don't pop out of place

while you're being grown.

Yeah we gonna pop
it, but I don't know if it's

gonna pop out here tonight.

Hey babe.

What's up babe, you good.

Yeah I'm good.

He wasn't here long at all.

Maybe like two minutes.

Did he start any shit?

No babe he didn't start no shit.

You want me to come through?

No I'm good, I'mma
see you in a few hours.

I love you.

I love you too.

I'm your girl, you're my man.

Him coming home
don't change a thing.

You.

Jimmy.

God damn it.

Hey, what the
hell do you think you're doing?

Please someone, help
me, no no, please help me.

Son of a bitch.

Ain't so tough now.

What you got?

Our guy's still
working on getting

that info on the two narcos.

If this shit checks out,
you ain't gonna believe it.

Father and son.

Shit Jimmy.

You are lucky my gun
is under my desk.

I'm sorry Viv, I'm sorry baby.

My bad.

You look faded.

I'mma get you some coffee.

Sober your ass up.

So you wanna step
up to the plate.

Give me the nod.

Cut the head off
the snake, don't slip.

What the hell kind
of name is Craymon?

Top you off Malc?

As long as it's unleaded,

I don't need to be bouncing
off the walls tonight.

Well I know what I'd
do with all that extra

energy of yours.

Really?

Really.

Listen Jimmy, I'm sorry
I didn't come see you

while you were in there.

Forget it.

It's cool.

Forget it?

Yeah.

You were in there because of me.

Shit, you ain't
do nothing that day.

Except look fine as hell.

Besides you know I got locked
up for that shit that went

down in the field with Paul.

No one ever knew about that.

Someone did.

It's karma.

Karma?

Yeah.

Did Jimmy Craymon
just invoke karma?

You didn't know?

I'm all philosophical and shit.

You know what's up?

What's that?

When you're inside, locked up,

time goes by so slowly.

Once your out, you realize
it all just sped by

in the blink of a god damn eye.

And ain't a god damn thing you
can do to slow it down again.

The only thing you can do
is play catch up I guess.

Don't work like that baby.

I mean you can always jump
on a carousel for a ride

but it's done gone
around a bunch of times

without you already.

You ain't never gonna get the
same right as everyone else.

Take my coat, take my coat.

Thank you.

I love that smell, it's
like aftershave and leather.

Throw a little pipe smoke
in there and I'm all yours.

Man I think that's justice
for leaving my pipe at home.

Well, I'm still all yours.

I'm sorry did I, did
I say something wrong?

No you just did
something that hasn't

been done in a while.

And?

And you did it right.

Can I do it again?

Please.

Come on let me get
you out this weather.

What?

Nothing.

Say it,

Can you give me a line up?

You want me to
give you a line up?

Mhmm.

Do I gotta worry about you
with that straight razor?

Long as you don't
act up, we're good.

All right we good.

Good.

Looking sharp.

Feeling sharp.

This is awkward.

Yeah.

What.

Yeah.

Look I left my wallet at home,
so I can't leave you a tip.

Stupid.

Yeah this here my little bro,

ain't nobody in the world
more important to me than this

little punk ass bitch.

No but for real though,
this my better half.

Best half of me there is.

He need to know that
we're brothers forever.

What happens to one of us
happens to us together.

It's nice and warm in here.

I'm sure it is.

So what are you afraid of.

I'm afraid if I create
some new memories,

I may lose the old ones.

Hold on, just give me
a second, one second.

Aye Pop, listen,
um, what you doing?

Can I call you back?

What you mean call me back,
I don't need that much time.

Look, I was just thinking
you should stay close to me

while we on this case.

I'm good Pauly, I
don't need a babysitter.

I'll call you back in
the morning all right.

What you mean in the
morning, what you doin?

Malcolm it's getting cold out.

Who is that in the background.

Goodbye Pauly.

Pop!

You got them blue
pills with you?

Goodbye Pauly.

I love you Pop.

I love you too kid.

Shit!

Arms.

Ready, aim, fire.

We should be down there.

We can't.

Listen to me man.

No you listen to me

if Chino and his people had
anything to do with this

you betta know they
got eyes on this place.

Why don't we just go
after those pieces of shit?

I already asked Garcia
to let me go back in.

Look out the god damn window.

This is a message Paul, to
you and the entire force.

You don't see what
they're trying to do?

They're trying to smoke you out.

All right but what if
we just go down there?

Jimmy, it's best
you stay out of this,

this is family shit.

What the is you talking about?

That's my father they
burying down there.

And that my brother you
saying they trying to kill.

This is my family.

Now the best thing we
got going for us is that

they don't know that
I'm Malcolm's son too.

And you keep me in and you
let me go the to work.

How hard you think
it's gonna be to search

Jimmy Craymon in the system?

He's right.

He's right, they can't find him.

It ain't a
alive Google can't find.

They won't find him.

Because Jimmy
Craymon doesn't exist.

In any penal system in
the god damn country.

When he went inside Pop
put moms maiden name on him.

So I wouldn't go
in the son of a cop.

Whatever alias
that we give them.

It'll never match.

So what you gonna do?

Just be like, yo Chino,
let me get some work.

You know a dude
named Sean McClure.

Yeah, he's one of
Chino's lap dogs.

He's been asking
about me at the gym.

That's perfect then
we make the offer,

then we get inside
and we make it work.

But listen, when we get
inside, I'm running point.

So no mad dogging
this shit, okay.

Here's the thing,

you can keep me on a leash,

or you can rip it off,

either way,

we find out they bodied Pop,

all them dudes are dead.

And what do you do?

You gonna throw your
life away and go back in?

What the you
care if I go back in?

I mean things seemed to be
moving real well for you

while I was gone, both of y'all.

Who the you
think you talking to?

You wanna sit here and bitch

about your punk
ass life choices?

While Pops is in the ground I
got a bag on my head.

You know what get the out.

I'll do this shit myself.

Well god damn, my
little brother finally

grew a set of balls.

Okay, I'll do it your way.

It'll give you peace of mind.

I got peace of mind.

I want them.

Then we in it.

Gay though I walk
through the valley of

the shadow of death,

I will fear no evil.

For thou art with me.

Thy rod and thy staff,
they comfort me.

I can't put a
wire on you day one.

So every move you
make you report back.

Copy.

Thou prepareth
the table before me

in the presence of mine enemy's.

We straight?

For now.

Thou anointeth my head with oil.

You think Mom and Pop
dancing together right now?

Most def.

My cup runneth over.

Looking for work?

All day everyday.

And I will dwell in the
house of the lord, forever.

Where you going?

You don't even see it.

Stop walking away from me.

You are putting
Jimmy back in danger,

when you should
be going back in.

Aren't you the one
who told me to get out?

Wow.

Don't.

Don't do what?

I know this is about
your concern for Jimmy,

I know that.

It's not like that.

It's not like what?

Did you forget that
I'm trying find out

who killed my father?

It's not true.

You look me in my eyes right
now and tell me you still

wouldn't let that smash.

I can see for real who
you care about now.

So you can go ahead and say it,

say it!

Well go him then.

I told you, come heavy.

Holy shit.

Yo who the did this to you?

Okay look it's gonna
be okay all right,

just tell me who did this.

Jimmy don't.

Tell me.

How you gonna solve this?

Tire iron, brass knuckles,
or whatever, just tell me

who did this to you.

You're fresh out, you
ain't about that no more.

You my brothers girl,
I'm about all that,

now tell me.

Listen, I just need a
place to lay my head tonight.

You got that place for me Jimmy?

Yo this here my little bro.

Ain't no body in the
world more important to me

than this little punk ass bitch.

No but for real though,
this my better half.

Best half of me there is.

He need to know that
we brothers forever.

What happens to one of us,
happens to us together.

Jimmy help me, they got a gun.

I'm sorry.

Hey Pauly.

What up?

If we're lucky enough to
get Jimmy in deep with La Gano

there's a chance
he don't come out.

You understand that right?

Yeah I do.

Ya late.

Look I'm sorry, not
a good look, I get it,

won't happen again.

It better not happen again.

I just said it won't.

Yo would you have
happened to see my lady?

We really gonna do
this shit right now?

There's a lot of stuff
going on right now.

God damn it, will you two
knock this shit off so we can

get going?

We got about 10 minutes
to run the play.

- What's good?
- What's good?

Bear, Jimmy, Jimmy, Bear.

We're all set, now.

Yo, c'mon!

Please, sit.

Offer you anything?

I'm good, thanks.

These men, they show
you the lay of the land?

Yeah, everything
seems straight forward.

Tell me about yourself?

Well, I dig long
walks on the beach,

a nice sunset, and a novel,

and a buttery Chardonnay
to curl up with a night.

You think that's funny?

Yeah, it is funny.

That shit is funny!

You would know about me.

Deshawn had already
told you, man.

He says your good
with your hands.

Yeah, I like to hit shit.

You like the way it feels?

- Gettin' hit?
- Yeah!

No.

But there is somethin' about
bone breakin' against bone

that I find real comforting.

I need bodies.

As protection or to stack up?

You got a problem
with either one?

I ain't got no problems
long as that paper clear.

It will, $10,000 a week, cash.

I'm assumin' that's enough?

No.

It's gon' work for now,

but should the requirements
of my employ vary,

we can renegotiate then.

Kinda feelin' yourself?

I'm not cocky, I just
know my market value.

Judging by your swag,

I'm assuming you've
been incarcerated?

Be correct.

I don't need you bringing
any heat to my door.

Listen, I'm all
the heat you need.

But trust me, I don't
plan to come back here.

Good.

Whatever these guys
need, you're their man.

Welcome aboard.

Good afternoon, Paul.

How can I help you?

We can save the
pleasantries, Mavis.

She ain't here.

Where is she?

Away.

Away, away where?

Look, you know I love
me some juicy gossip.

Lord knows, ain't not
secret that can stay

locked behind these lips
for longer hot minute,

but that girl needs
to be gone right now.

Period, full stop.

I'm sure she would appreciate
your loyalty right now.

Thank you.

But I would
appreciate if you let me

know what you know about Viv.

Really?

Okay, Paul, baby, I
ain't got no facts.

So, she just left?

Gone!

Thank you.

Hey, Paul!

If I thought it was
a 911 situation,

I'd let you know.

She's kick my ass,
but I'd let you know.

Thank you, Mavis.

Sit down, you're
giving me indigestion.

We shouldn't
have sent him in there

without a wire, bro.

On day one?

You wanna walk your
brother in there

with a wire, that's
a death sentence.

He's in there
buck naked, Garcia.

You don't know what's goin' on.

Look, dude, he's capable.

Nothin' ever goes
sideways day one.

It's just a size
up, you know that.

Well you and I both know that

Jimmy is not a person that
you wanna be sizin' up,

day one or day 19.

Listen, yeah, your brother's
a bull in a china shop.

But he ain't got
enough skin in the game

to go around and make
his own moves yet.

Pissin' people off though,

that's another story.

I ain't catch where you
said you was locked up.

'Cause I ain't say it.

Are you gonna?

What?

Say it.

Man, I think I got
a right to know.

You ain't got the right
to know shit about me.

Now, you hired my
ass off a handshake

without application, son.

We just tryna
make sure we got...

What the you worried
about where I was locked up?

Your work for the
Census or some shit?

Hey Jimmy, man,
you gotta call me.

Okay?

You gotta call or
text me or somethin'.

Let me know you're okay.

Yo, you cool?

I dunno know, we cool?

My man ain't too
subtle about the way

he handles his
business sometimes.

Hey, look, why
don't I take a piss,

and them we can
all chill the out

over some lunch, aight?

My buy.

All right, bet.

Take your time.

He's a tough guy.

Where's my money?

Yo, what we doin'?

Aight, look, we just
clockin' right now.

I know right where he at.

Now, the big dude is chill,

but the other cat, Shawn?

Yo, he jumpy as shit.

Okay, listen,

if nothing happens
within the next hour,

let 'em know you gotta
meet with your P.O.,

get outta there.

Yo, what's takin' this guy?

We got the plan locked.

Yo!

Watchu doin' in there?

I'm tryna take a shit,

but you all the way up my ass.

Open the door!

Yo, you gotta!

Yo, you not makin' a real
strong' first day impression.

Car's running, let's bounce!

Jimmy, goddamn!

What's wrong?

The call dropped.

So, just track him.

We can't track him.

He's on the move.

So, you know I
ain't never been about

puttin' my hands on a lil' lady,

but this bitch, she a brawler.

I done seen her take a few.

So, weren't really worried
about bouncin' her around.

Yeah, how many
rounds she win witchu?

And here's the crazy part,

at first she went toe
to toe with me, right?

You might even know this broad.

Man I dunno know nobody
'round these parts here.

Fine sister from Spagoletti's,

always in the back
hittin' the heavy bag,

long hair, fine, perfect ass!

Doesn't tell me much, man.

There's a lot of ladies up here.

Well, she the
bitch of the bunch.

Owns the Sister to Sister
salon over in Little Five.

Nope.

Go on.

Ain't no more to lay out.

She owed my some money.

I fronted her for
keepin' the lights on.

Yeah, shit, you had to collect?

Yeah, I had to tax that ass.

Hop in.

Hey, fellas, you know what?

Is it cool if I
take a rain check

on the lunch, aight?

My P.O. 'gon trip out
if ain't there by 2:00.

You tryna get up out that check?

Hell no, big man, c'mon!

On me, get yours.

You need me to
drop you somewhere?

Nah, I'm straight.

I'mma get at you first
thing in the mornin'.

Shit droppin' early, aight?

Aight, you know where to get me.

All right, cool.

I'm gon' kill that punk, Shawn!

Jimmy, relax.

Son of a bitch!

You and your goddamn lying.

Get off me!

Jimmy!

How could you be
such a good cop,

but still so stupid?

Get off of me!

She only stayed here
because she was sacred you'd

find out who did it and end 'em?

Let me go!

You gon' be cool
if I let you go?

Let me up, and you'll find out.

Man, I'm serious.

No games, Paul.

Fine!

Who did this to you?

It was the punk ass bitch Shawn.

Shawn did this?

I'mma kill that bastard.

I was borrowin'
money from Shawn.

All right, I got behind
on a couple payments,

but I'm good now.

I'm caught up.

I didn't wanna bright you
down in that with me, baby.

You can never bring me down.

You'll never bring me down.

We good though now, we're good.

And you stayed here last night?

Yeah.

With him?

Yeah.

V.

Paul, we ain't do nothin', man.

Baby, I told you
I am 100% your girl.

Look, I'mma keep it real wichu,

what you two have, it's truth.

Ain't no lies in it.

What me a Viveca had was...

Was bullshit, okay?

I was just gonna it was
because we were young, but okay.

I love you both.

You should be together.

Look at my life,

I dunno know where I'm gonna
be in the next six months.

Shit, I dunno know
where I'm gonna be

in the next two minutes.

You two, you make sense,

more than we ever could.

Babe, let's go home.

I actually wanna
stay here tonight.

I wanna be close to Pop.

I want you here.

Okay?

Okay.

I'mma go up stairs, okay?

Shit.

What we gonna do
about that piece of shit

that put his hands on Viveca?

We ain't doin' nothin'.

You're not goin' back in.

What?

I get one day undercover,

and you gon' pull me already?

That's it, Shawn's
goin' down on assault.

He's caught, you did good.

No, we can move on.

Yeah, and that's why you should

let me finish what we started.

Jimmy, do you understand
how dangerous this is?

I sent you in there
without a wire one time.

I can't do that
again, it's too risky.

What the hell you laughin' at?

I ain't gon' front, man.

I'm kinda feelin'
this whole cop shit.

See, I'm definitely
not sendin' you in now,

'cause you certified crazy.

Forreal, man I think I got
a knack for this cop thing.

Okay.

What'd you think Pop would do

if he heard us
talkin' like this?

It'd probably be one of the
happiest days of his life.

I mean, he always said
you had the mind of a cop.

Yeah, but

said I had the
brains of a criminal.

He ain't lie about that.

Look, I never really did
right by you when we was kids.

I know that I led you
down a lot of up roads.

But this, your career.

Your lady.

I'm proud of you.

I never thanked
you for savin' me.

I love you, bro.

I love you too, man.

And you ain't gon'
see me cry, dawg.

You still my lil' brother.

- Yeah.
- Don't get it twisted.

Well, let's do this shit then.

Let's do it for Pop.

- I appreciate it.
- Yeah.

You slept good last night?

Not really.

Why not?

You was a little
loud last night.

Really?

Doin' what?

And I think you put a
little extra something on

for my benefit.

I ain't thinkin'
about your befit

when I'm benefittin' myself.

Yeah?

Got it!

Cool!

What'd they say?

What'd they say?

The MDMA's comin' in.

Okay, and?

And let me do this.

Let me do this one thing right.

Now, you wanna trail me, cool,

but let me go in and do
this for you, for Pop.

Jimmy, I already
told you I can't.

I can't send you back
in there with a wire.

Man, wire me.

Aight, look, follow
my with a drone.

Put a camera up my ass, aight?

Just let me do it right.

Okay, it's gon' go down quick.

You give me the drop phrase,
then you get in and out.

What's the drop phrase?

Yeah, yeah, yeah,
yeah, I see the drugs,

and I say the eagle has landed,

and y'all come stormin' in.

Dude, what're you talkin' 'bout?

That's not the phrase.

What's the phrase, say it.

This gym could use new ropes.

Aight, cool, after you say that,

we come in, you get
down, we do our thing.

Okay, cool.

All right, so where's my strap?

Can I trust you with it?

Look Jimmy, this ain't no game.

I copy.

Jimmy!

Paul, I got it.

Can I?

All right, don't
do nothin' stupid.

You like hittin' women?

Awfully goddamn
quite for a deal.

It's too quiet.

I'm callin' the calvary.

Do it!

Get outta the car!

Get out!

Get out the car
with your hands up, now!

Shots fired!

I'm goin' in!

Get out of the car!

Shut it!

You the one shootin'?

He short first
what the you want me to do?

Do what the hell we
talked about in the car!

Where'd you get the gun?

I borrowed it from Shawn.

Cover me!

Hey bro, you good?

Man, hell yeah, bro!

This cop shit is dope.

Shit, bro.

Now take my jacket
off, take my jacket.

Be careful!

You aight?

Yeah, this cop shit,
ain't so good now, is it?

You know what, bro?

You might be right.

Are you the piece
of shit that put your hand

on my woman?

Yeah, and the bitch deserved it.

Yo, I got this...

You gon' let your big
bro take up for you?

Big bro right here!

Okay, let's go.

You next!

He caught me off guard!

That's one!

There you go, bro!

Why you not talkin'?

There you go baby bro.

Why you not talkin'?

Like that.

Get your punk ass up.

I see you baby bro!

Watch my shoulder,
watch my shoulder.

You out there lookin' like me.

Officer Cramen,
requesting assistance.

Officer shot.

Officer Cramen!

Y'all like how I did your pops?

Yeah, hit me!

This is for Pop.

Baby, I love this ring so much.

I hope you do, it cost enough.

You did good though.

Nah, it was so hard to find

something as beautiful as you.

I love you so much!

I can't wait to spend the
rest of my life with you.

- I love you.
- I love you too, baby.

Save if for tonight.

Can I have everyone's
attention, please?

Thank you.

Now, I'll be the first to admit,

I ain't been the greatest
brother in the world.

And to be perfectly honest,

sometimes I haven't been much
of a brother at all to Paul.

That's not true, you got
me shot, and I got a raise.

Would you shut up,

and let me do this?

Now, with that being said,

I've never been more
honored to be your brother

than I am right now.

And I know Mom and Pop are
lookin' down, smilin' on us.

I love you.

I love you too, bro.

Now, this right here,

it's a letter, a note.

A poem that I wrote to
Paul when we was kids.

What I wrote then,

I mean even more now.

I can say I was wrong.

I can take the blame,

'cause brothers don't
always share the same name.

So, this fraternity

is for eternity,

and we'll be brothers forever.

What happens to one of us,

happens to us together.

So, please raise a glass for
Mister and Misses Paul Cramen!

I learned a lot from Jimmy.

He always said "Enjoy
everyday of your life"

"as if it were your first."

I learned a lot from Malcolm.

He said, "Enjoy everyday
as if it were your last!"

Okay, let's get
this party started!

I go this brand new Kanye West,

But this man right
here, I learned the most.

He says, "Enjoy
both, babe, that way",

"you never miss a damn thing."