Tales (2017–…): Season 2, Episode 2 - Slippery - full transcript
- Yo, Chaz, what up?
- Wait, hold up!
I got some money moves.
That's what I like
to hear, man.
Let's go make this money move then.
Hey, Phi Sigma,
- bro.
- Hell yeah.
You already know.
My man.
This is a raid!
Well, look at this.
- I caught them.
- What are we doing?
- Black ops.
- What happens when.
- Trent finds out about this?
- Well, he'll find out
what he needs to know.
Hey, grab the drive.
Ooh, hoo hoo hoo!
Goddamn.
- What's the play?
- Yeah.
Take it.
Take all of it, and get
them asses outta here.
You heard the man, move!
- Move ladies, move!
- So you're gonna
risk the both of us going to jail for...
- Who are those guys, anyway?
- Look, you don't know them.
They don't know you.
- Nobody knows nobody, period.
- Come on, McBride!
This ain't cool!
I need to know what this is about.
Look, the only thing you need to know is
that we hit B.M.B.
I got the drive with the money
and months of surveillance.
- We are good.
- But are we?
- Now, where they going?
- Look, look, that
dope was setting here.
You got me in some real
bullshit right now, McBride.
- Just get in the car.
- What the hell?
Just get in the goddamn car!
I love me some B.M.B.,
especially Concrete's fine ass.
See, this is what's
wrong with our people.
Celebrating criminals.
It is cool in here.
Hola, gentlemen.
- How you doing?
- Damn, man! Finally!
What we pay you?
'Bout a quarter million?
We shouldn't be feeling
this type of heat, man.
I agree with you 100%.
Listen, you know how this works.
This is a process.
They want something they can't get.
So wrap this shit up!
Motorcon is talking
about canceling our shows.
This is a pre-hearing where they decide
if there's enough evidence
to proceed with a trial,
which there's not.
So I need y'all to stay calm.
Stay patient, the way you been.
That tour ain't going nowhere.
It's gon' be over before you know it.
Ain't nobody canceling shit.
What's up, what's up, what's up?
See, once they figure
out the evidence is bogus,
then we'll move for a dismissal.
- And get the FBI off your ass.
- I hear you.
But this trial shit taking too long!
Hey, in doubt there's darkness.
Let's keep it sunny.
B.M.B., everybody!
Free B.M.B.
Coop wait up, what the hell?
You ain't returning
my calls, Trent said.
To hell what Trent said.
I'm a good agent.
Remember what that felt like?
I'm what you used to be.
Come on Coop, you and
I, we can work this out.
That time has passed.
You got your own now.
You hung me out to dry.
Hung you out to dry.
All right, all right.
Just tell me this, where
the hell is all that money?
It's funny, I was about to
ask you the same damn thing.
That truck was hitting out
five minutes after your raid.
Seems like if anyone
should know about it,
it should be you.
Agent McBride how long have
you been investigating B.M.B.?
About five years.
Officially?
Excuse me?
Officially, how long have
you been investigating
the defendants as an
agent of the Bureau?
That's a gray area.
What is a gray area?
Well let's just say that I
came aware of the defendants
about five years ago.
Blue Money.
You gotta forgive me.
All of the color code, don't understand.
Gray area, blue money, what?
Blue money, before
they were selling dope,
they used to sell
these stolen EBT cards,
these blue money cards, numbers.
You know what I'm saying to hold all up,
you know what I'm saying.
You know what you're gonna do all them.
My God, homie.
Homie.
Dope.
I got them numbers.
What's up sweetheart.
Hey.
Hey how about you take one of my cds.
Here, I feel like that you'd
blessed my day right here.
Yo let me get up out of
here big dog, you take that.
I appreciate that bro.
I'm trying to make this play happen.
Hey, that's ya'll music?
Yeah that's us, B.M.B.
I see your hustle, all right.
Think ya'll could move some
different kinda product?
What you think?
Let's go inside and talk about it.
All right.
Hi Bo.
I got them numbers old school.
I'm sure you do.
All right.
Well around that time they
changed they're business model.
They got out of the blue money
game, started selling dope.
Yo.
Come in.
Yeah man.
For real?
Willy, come back here.
Nah nah nah man, bad
news bruh, I don't sell.
Get the money out.
So we're putting Willy on this shit.
No man.
Tell you.
Yo yo yo try cooking up yo, what's good.
Yo Will, come here for a second man.
Word, okay don't mind if I do.
You know what to do with this?
Hell yeah.
Time to eat yeah.
We goin' put you to work homie.
Ya'll see what I'm on here.
Get to this bag.
Now the dope game was good for B.M.B.
Although it took some time
for them to climb that ladder.
We started off small, humble.
How did B.M.B. activities
become a federal matter?
Well I was headed to a field office in
when I saw a group of young,
black men on sports bikes.
Each one of them had
on oversized backpacks.
Young, black men on sports bikes.
That was your hunch?
Do you make it a full time
job to racially profile?
Well I have a DEA friend of mine
who told me about a local
operation in Atlanta.
So it seemed like interstate activity.
I looked into it, I watched
them and watched them.
And as their operation expanded.
I guess you can say my
god damn hunch paid off.
Did you have clearance to investigate?
Initially, no, I did not have clearance.
No clearance.
But you decided to
investigate regardless.
On his own.
Well the evidence presented itself.
They started rapping
about the operation.
Putting up billboards, driving
quarter million dollar cars,
giving money to friends and family.
I mean, green sized seats to the sights.
Doing rapper's stuff.
Rappers doing rapper's stuff.
Being successful
rappers, is that a crime,
is that what made them criminals to you?
They were successful
criminals who became rappers.
They used the drug money
to fund their music.
Even ask the DEA,
Atlanta PD we all know.
I'm not asking them
nothing, I'm asking you.
This sounds like jealousy.
Jealous, of what, these fake hustlers?
These parasites who
feed on their community?
Na I don't think so.
His whole community would turn its back
on all the toxic shit they're
bringing in and for what,
a couple dollars?
Come on, how many crack
heads would be brought
in from here.
They cleaned it out.
God damn it Cooper,
you gotta pick a side.
It's either me or them.
They created the crack
heads in the first place.
And now they looking at me
like I'm a damn criminal.
Well I got the badge.
Hey break that shit off.
What's wrong with ya'll?
Get inside of here too.
Do you as a black man make
it a priority to harass,
surveil and stalk
successful black rap artists
who are just trying to
provide for their families
and take care of the people around them?
No.
Just shit ass drug dealers like them.
Objection your honor!
Order, order in the court!
Agent McBride you investigated
B.M.B. without clearance
and you didn't file a report.
Why did you continue
to harass my clients?
What besides the devil
himself could drive you
down this dark path of harassment.
I was trying to build a more solid case
to present to my supervisor.
And that took time and patience.
In other words,
you didn't have enough
evidence to merit an arrest.
So you continued to
investigate unofficially.
Look eventually I got the
evidence that I needed.
I mean it is right there in my report.
But you did not follow protocol
and you did not follow procedure.
Am I correct?
Yes.
That's correct.
That's all I need to hear.
What's your relationship with B.M.B.?
Well, we grew up together, you know,
I lived next door, so I
was a little younger but
we clicked because we
was into music and shit.
Watch your language in my courtroom.
I mean, I remember when we was like 12.
We had our own little rap group.
The Fire Four.
Then Frank kicked me out
'cause he said I wasn't good
enough to be a part of it.
So do you have
anything against Frank
after he kicked you out of the group?
She can rap her ass off.
- You need to put it down.
- Bro.
Look, the tightest shit I ever heard.
You smashin' that?
I ain't smashed that, bro, but look.
One time in the booth.
I promise, you'll see.
Frank.
- Come on.
- Come in.
Shit, I like that.
It's fire, right?
- Hey man!
- What you think?
That was fire, baby!
I know.
Let's talk some business man,
go to lunch or something.
Say let's.
That's important.
Yo Wood, go grab that
bread from last night.
Okay, go handle that Wood.
Yeah go, go get that.
That's crazy.
Calm down bruh, you know if she goin',
we gonna make sure you compensated.
You don't even have my back.
Bruh, it's business man.
She's my artist.
I found her.
Hold up bruh, we ain't
payin' you enough?
Ha, definitely gettin' that chicken.
So then play your position.
You know damn well
if you stay down, I'mma
make sure you come up.
Frank and Chaz don't with you.
I don't wanna hear that.
You know what?
You're right bruh.
My bad.
Let's get this money, man.
Let's go.
I mean I'm used to rocking
a mic but I ain't never
knocked in a booth before.
Pause?
You funny.
But you know what they say right?
A first time for everything.
Slow down, slow down.
Thank you for hooking me up.
You know I got you.
I know when I met you at Divarsity
you was gonna have my back.
Baby, you know I'm with you
every step of the way right?
I know.
You know?
I know.
You a real special guy, Woody.
You thoughtful, considerate,
and you can lay it down.
Too bad this ain't gon' work.
Wait, what?
Me and you.
It's not gonna work.
What you talking about?
Look, Frank said it...
Frank said what?
Frank said it's best
if I have my own place.
Said I shouldn't fraternize
with the B.M.B. team.
Frank said I need to focus on myself.
I mean, you understand that right?
Look I'm not tryna hurt you.
That's the last thing I want to do.
But you knew what it was,
and you knew I had dreams.
Plus, I already signed a contract.
Teesha, you signed a contract already?
So you mad?
Frank said you'd act like this too.
Wow.
Bye, Woody.
Were you looking for revenge on Frank?
No, no, no, no reason, not at all.
Not at all.
Like Frank says, it's just business.
But me, shit, I just be
following instructions, man.
Just following instructions?
So what kind of deal
did you cut with McBride?
I didn't cut no deal with McBride.
C'mon tell me what deal
you cut with McBride.
I didn't cut no goddamn deal.
Watch your language in my courtroom.
I'm sorry, sir, I mean, your honor.
What's happenin' Wood?
How your girl Tisha?
Word on the street is
she for Trax.
They say when Frank saw that ass...
Frank saw what?
She's talented, a'ight?
That's how she got the deal.
Okay,
but what you think she
gonna do on tour with Frank?
Lookie, I'm just with you.
Look, I really just
need to holler at you.
I ain't got shit to say.
Yeah, but I've been
noticing that, you know,
you kinda running the
operation now-a-days.
Operation?
Yeah.
Let's not play games, son.
We've had eyes on B.M.B. for five years.
Must be out your goddamned mind, a'ight?
Wait wait wait, why?
They don't give a shit out you.
I mean you handed them
Tisha on a platinum platter,
then what?
They snatched her from
you like you ain't shit.
I already told you.
You tell me whatever
the hell you want to.
We know what's true.
You they're bitch, and
they're bottom bitch at that.
Now I'm giving you the
opportunity to rise up.
Look, I'd be a dead man if
I flipped on them, a'ight?
Come here, boy.
Not if there's a robbery, feel me?
And then I'mma make
that shit look real good.
You gonna get your cut, paid in cash
and then you ghost.
Let's talk about the raid.
According to your statement,
you don't know what law
enforcement agency it was,
is that correct?
That's correct.
I mean, it happened so fast.
On minute I was putting
money in the safe,
and then the next it
was five or six of them
that just came out all black
jackets with their guns.
Five or six?
So they took the money
and I hid in the room.
Thank god it was an AC vent in it.
If no agency reported
this operation sting,
then maybe it was
setup to look like one.
- Maybe so.
- Maybe.
I don't know what a
legit raids look like so,
I ain't never been in one, sir.
Okay, so according to
the DVR from the store,
it shows five individuals wearing
what looks like blank generic riot gear
with no logos at all.
Did you notice anything
that may point us toward a
direction of one of the agencies?
Is you listening to me?
I don't know what FBI looked
like, DA to ATF to ATM.
You never seen a raid, Woody?
- Never.
- You never seen one?
- Never.
- Never been outside of a house that see,
you seen a raid before.
Now's the time to come clean.
Where is the money?
I'm tired of saying this.
I don't know where the money is.
I don't have the kind
of pull to get riot gear,
plus I'm claustrophobic.
Thought I was gonna die
of a panic attack in there.
Well explain this.
The DVR is set to record
up to a month at a time,
then it begins recording over itself,
which means I can go back 28 days
and show us exactly what
happened in that store at anytime.
My question is,
why was the tape deleted up
to the very point of the raid?
That's all I needed to hear.
No further questions, your honor.
You can step down.
I'd like to call to the stand.
Agent Denise Cooper.
Ms. Cooper, you settled over there?
Okay, just checking on you.
What was the motivation behind
all the extra attention for B.M.B.?
I don't know what you're talking about.
According to the case file,
there were many stops and seizures
during your investigation
of B.M.B. with Agent McBride.
Do you agree?
Get out the car with your hands up.
Come to the back of the vehicle.
Get on your knees.
Interlace your fingers behind your head.
Go search him.
Yo, what is this?
Shit's a joke.
You ain't gon' find nothing.
We ain't got shit on us but money.
He used the rookie.
God, man.
Hey what the...
- What was that for man?
- Shut up.
Hey man.
- Was that necessary?
- Hey shut up.
Was that necessary man?
You ain't gotta do...
Lay your ass down too!
You wanna be next to him?
Lay your ass down too!
- Get off me.
- Shut up, bitch!
Now, while we was tossing
all that money in the air,
this shit was all fun and games.
Now what, bitches?
I'm the with the badge.
Ya'll just.
I don't know.
I was just following orders
from my senior partner
like I'm supposed to.
I trusted that he
knew what he was doing.
I'm just as lost as you are.
What was the motivation that drove him
to harass my clients consistently?
I'm not sure.
I got nothing, let's go.
Our job is to make sure criminals
are held responsible for their crime.
We're family.
It's our responsibility.
I'll take care of you,
you take care of me.
Now, in both the job and family,
they require loyalty, love,
sacrifice.
Speaking of family, I
want you to meet my niece.
Come on, Coop.
I get it.
Family is everything,
but what the hell are
we doing here, McBride.
I mean, the loan package
from Spelman came in,
but between books and rent,
there's no way I'm gonna make it.
Especially not on work study.
Try not to worry about the money.
How can I not worry about the money?
I've worked my whole
life up to this point,
and for what?
Just for it all to go away?
There's nothing I can...
You know I got you right?
Look.
Here, take this.
I'll be back next week with more.
All right?
Come on.
I just wanted you two to meet.
This is my partner.
My college girl.
It's nice to meet you Ms. Cooper.
Sorry I was such a mess.
It's all good.
Nice to meet you too.
Can you give us a minute?
Why'd you bring me here?
You want me to witness
your family drama?
You're sick.
What's sick is a working black family
struggling to get up,
while these roaches slinging that shit
keep us down.
You.
Pick a side.
Why would you continue to follow McBride
in this investigation that was
not approved by your bureau?
I didn't know what was
official or unofficial.
You didn't think
to go to your superiors
for clarification?
McBride was my superior.
I was just following orders
from my senior partner.
Did those orders include
staging a fake raid?
No.
Did McBride mention a raid?
No, he did not.
Why are we sitting in the parking lot?
I'm meeting up with a DA connect
who got intel on the case.
Here's my man now.
Wait here, it shouldn't take long.
Hey there, Miss Vin.
What's the update?
Well, as of right now
they've got enough evidence
on the B.M.B. for an indictment.
What's it gonna cost me?
A million.
A million?
I can get you 500,000.
Come on now, I've got a lot
on the line here Uncle Bo.
500,000 is the best I can do.
Don't be greedy, McBride.
Okay, 500.
I need to be sure the FBI
won't be messing with B.M.B. anymore.
I'll handle my part, all right?
I'll have to make an arrest
or two just to sell...
An arrest or two?
Look, don't worry, it
won't be none of your boys.
You know, I just got to pin
this operation on somebody.
It's all for show.
Deal?
Trust me Bo, I got this.
We all get paid.
Just act surprised when we come through.
Who was he?
You wanna fill me in?
Close Coop, we right there.
Where?
Intel.
If we get the right
evidence, we are golden.
Did you and McBride
search my client's vehicle
without a warrant?
McBride did.
I wasn't a part of that.
No, don't bail on your buddy now.
Does the bureau know what we're doing?
I'll call it in just
in case it heats up.
Don't say a word to Trett.
We'll grab some
evidence and then we out.
That's them pulling up.
Let's go.
Get out the car!
Hands up.
Put your hands up.
Put them on the hood.
Put them on the hood.
Hurry your ass up.
You ain't got no warrant, big dog.
Sell out.
Ma'am, please exit the vehicle slowly.
Frank?
Get your ass out the car.
It's all right, it's all right.
Bend your ass over.
It ain't gonna be long.
Ain't that right, little bitch?
Shut your ass up.
Did I tell you you
can look at me, bitch?
Okay.
Touch my shit again, you hear?
What you searching my car for?
You ain't got no warrant.
Shit, look at big boy for black money.
Give me the phone.
Playboy.
Here.
Special agent Cooper.
You wanna tell me why
McBride went on such a tear?
I think he was looking for evidence.
No warrant?
The best of us are
investigating from the sidelines
and wanted to follow whatever
it was he was looking for.
Yeah, did he find any evidence?
Don't think so.
He seemed pretty pissed.
We've been watching
McBride for some time now.
We need details on
the missing raid money.
Look, I don't know anything
about a money raid or
what he was playing.
He was your partner.
How the hell don't you know?
Now we need details.
See, the details are
what are gonna save you.
You mentioned he said
something about intel
the day of the raid.
Yeah, he stopped and talked to a narc
while I stayed in the car.
It seemed pretty upbeat after that.
What narc?
Could he be a DEA agent?
That's what he said.
Did you meet this person?
Never.
Whoever the person was,
McBride seemed happy
as hell to meet him.
You need to find out what
McBride had to do with this raid
and where that money's located
and I don't care how you get that info.
You just get it.
And if you even think about lying to me,
you're going down with McBride.
There's no record of
any FBI participation
at the raid location on
the night in question.
Also for the record,
there was no official B.M.B.
investigation being conducted.
Your honor, that matter is
under internal investigation
at the bureau and does
not pertain to this case.
Can you quickly review these documents?
Yeah, I've looked through
the B.M.B. evidence from McBride.
FBI filed reports and case notes.
None of it's official.
None of it is official, ha ha.
Your honor, request to
dismiss the case on the grounds
of no evidence to convict
and no probable cause.
Supervisor Trett, why did we
not get a report from the DOJ
regarding this evidence,
or dare I say lack of?
Your honor, this matter's only recently
come to our attention and
preliminary investigation
was only approved a week ago.
Please, I've heard enough.
This case is dismissed.
Order!
Order!
Yo, yo, yo, yo,
thank y'all, a'ight.
Keep supporting the cause,
I'm telling you, I
will see y'all on tour.
Thank y'all, promise you.
McBride, hold up!
I need to see you in
my office in 30 minutes.
- Sir, I...
- 30 minutes!
Appreciate you for that, man.
Saved our life.
Let's go.
The DOJ think they got me, suckers.
I was workin' on that for over a year.
Now, I'm gonna lose everything.
Calm down.
You're not gonna lose everything.
You still got me.
Yeah.
Yeah, okay.
Come on now.
Uncle Bo sends his regards.
You're a cold piece of work, baby girl.
The long con is the best con.
Ey, you gotta take care of Woody for me.
The whole frank stole
my girl thing in court.
So he came to you?
Yep.
First, he brought up the
whole Tisha and Frank thing
then tried to go in on me
about some get back at Frank shit.
You'll have to sell that in court.
Done and done.
The whole thing, just
like we talked about.
I'm gonna look crazy
in there, but whatever.
Look, we brought Anteswell
Henderson three days,
so, whatever you got, we
ain't got time to waste,
- you feel me?
- Absolutely.
So, look, we stage our own robbery.
After the raid, we follow the money.
Then, once it's outta sight,
you come in with your team
and steal the money back.
Then just play it cool and coy.
Alright.
I'll make sure McBride
keeps his head up his ass.
You copy?
Sounds good to me.
Academy Award.
Woody will be more than taken care of.
Your money
is in the car.
That shit was crazy?
Beyond.
Shit, I say we hit the club tonight!
Forgot you gotta get up
early tomorrow and work.
Nah, I'll turn my papers
then do a recess.
I'm officially retired from the FBI.
We pulled this off without a hitch.
We good?
We gold.
Hey, you a genius, Cooper.
Dang, you put all this together?
There's a fine line
between crooks and cops, you know.
Good thing we're both slippery.
Yo, that was too easy, baby!
Greed's a bitch!
Great job.
Prince!
Hey, how's my boy?
Hey, you know I'm in it
for the long run, baby.
- Yeah, yeah.
- McBride never knew
what the hell hit him,
and we hit him with everything we had.
It was a pleasure
doin' business with you.
Hell yeah.
Dav put the play together.
Little grim reaper, that shit.
Cool it.
Hey, yo, yo, yo,
you see that?
This is what we do, man.
We up now.
We up now!
- Wait, hold up!
I got some money moves.
That's what I like
to hear, man.
Let's go make this money move then.
Hey, Phi Sigma,
- bro.
- Hell yeah.
You already know.
My man.
This is a raid!
Well, look at this.
- I caught them.
- What are we doing?
- Black ops.
- What happens when.
- Trent finds out about this?
- Well, he'll find out
what he needs to know.
Hey, grab the drive.
Ooh, hoo hoo hoo!
Goddamn.
- What's the play?
- Yeah.
Take it.
Take all of it, and get
them asses outta here.
You heard the man, move!
- Move ladies, move!
- So you're gonna
risk the both of us going to jail for...
- Who are those guys, anyway?
- Look, you don't know them.
They don't know you.
- Nobody knows nobody, period.
- Come on, McBride!
This ain't cool!
I need to know what this is about.
Look, the only thing you need to know is
that we hit B.M.B.
I got the drive with the money
and months of surveillance.
- We are good.
- But are we?
- Now, where they going?
- Look, look, that
dope was setting here.
You got me in some real
bullshit right now, McBride.
- Just get in the car.
- What the hell?
Just get in the goddamn car!
I love me some B.M.B.,
especially Concrete's fine ass.
See, this is what's
wrong with our people.
Celebrating criminals.
It is cool in here.
Hola, gentlemen.
- How you doing?
- Damn, man! Finally!
What we pay you?
'Bout a quarter million?
We shouldn't be feeling
this type of heat, man.
I agree with you 100%.
Listen, you know how this works.
This is a process.
They want something they can't get.
So wrap this shit up!
Motorcon is talking
about canceling our shows.
This is a pre-hearing where they decide
if there's enough evidence
to proceed with a trial,
which there's not.
So I need y'all to stay calm.
Stay patient, the way you been.
That tour ain't going nowhere.
It's gon' be over before you know it.
Ain't nobody canceling shit.
What's up, what's up, what's up?
See, once they figure
out the evidence is bogus,
then we'll move for a dismissal.
- And get the FBI off your ass.
- I hear you.
But this trial shit taking too long!
Hey, in doubt there's darkness.
Let's keep it sunny.
B.M.B., everybody!
Free B.M.B.
Coop wait up, what the hell?
You ain't returning
my calls, Trent said.
To hell what Trent said.
I'm a good agent.
Remember what that felt like?
I'm what you used to be.
Come on Coop, you and
I, we can work this out.
That time has passed.
You got your own now.
You hung me out to dry.
Hung you out to dry.
All right, all right.
Just tell me this, where
the hell is all that money?
It's funny, I was about to
ask you the same damn thing.
That truck was hitting out
five minutes after your raid.
Seems like if anyone
should know about it,
it should be you.
Agent McBride how long have
you been investigating B.M.B.?
About five years.
Officially?
Excuse me?
Officially, how long have
you been investigating
the defendants as an
agent of the Bureau?
That's a gray area.
What is a gray area?
Well let's just say that I
came aware of the defendants
about five years ago.
Blue Money.
You gotta forgive me.
All of the color code, don't understand.
Gray area, blue money, what?
Blue money, before
they were selling dope,
they used to sell
these stolen EBT cards,
these blue money cards, numbers.
You know what I'm saying to hold all up,
you know what I'm saying.
You know what you're gonna do all them.
My God, homie.
Homie.
Dope.
I got them numbers.
What's up sweetheart.
Hey.
Hey how about you take one of my cds.
Here, I feel like that you'd
blessed my day right here.
Yo let me get up out of
here big dog, you take that.
I appreciate that bro.
I'm trying to make this play happen.
Hey, that's ya'll music?
Yeah that's us, B.M.B.
I see your hustle, all right.
Think ya'll could move some
different kinda product?
What you think?
Let's go inside and talk about it.
All right.
Hi Bo.
I got them numbers old school.
I'm sure you do.
All right.
Well around that time they
changed they're business model.
They got out of the blue money
game, started selling dope.
Yo.
Come in.
Yeah man.
For real?
Willy, come back here.
Nah nah nah man, bad
news bruh, I don't sell.
Get the money out.
So we're putting Willy on this shit.
No man.
Tell you.
Yo yo yo try cooking up yo, what's good.
Yo Will, come here for a second man.
Word, okay don't mind if I do.
You know what to do with this?
Hell yeah.
Time to eat yeah.
We goin' put you to work homie.
Ya'll see what I'm on here.
Get to this bag.
Now the dope game was good for B.M.B.
Although it took some time
for them to climb that ladder.
We started off small, humble.
How did B.M.B. activities
become a federal matter?
Well I was headed to a field office in
when I saw a group of young,
black men on sports bikes.
Each one of them had
on oversized backpacks.
Young, black men on sports bikes.
That was your hunch?
Do you make it a full time
job to racially profile?
Well I have a DEA friend of mine
who told me about a local
operation in Atlanta.
So it seemed like interstate activity.
I looked into it, I watched
them and watched them.
And as their operation expanded.
I guess you can say my
god damn hunch paid off.
Did you have clearance to investigate?
Initially, no, I did not have clearance.
No clearance.
But you decided to
investigate regardless.
On his own.
Well the evidence presented itself.
They started rapping
about the operation.
Putting up billboards, driving
quarter million dollar cars,
giving money to friends and family.
I mean, green sized seats to the sights.
Doing rapper's stuff.
Rappers doing rapper's stuff.
Being successful
rappers, is that a crime,
is that what made them criminals to you?
They were successful
criminals who became rappers.
They used the drug money
to fund their music.
Even ask the DEA,
Atlanta PD we all know.
I'm not asking them
nothing, I'm asking you.
This sounds like jealousy.
Jealous, of what, these fake hustlers?
These parasites who
feed on their community?
Na I don't think so.
His whole community would turn its back
on all the toxic shit they're
bringing in and for what,
a couple dollars?
Come on, how many crack
heads would be brought
in from here.
They cleaned it out.
God damn it Cooper,
you gotta pick a side.
It's either me or them.
They created the crack
heads in the first place.
And now they looking at me
like I'm a damn criminal.
Well I got the badge.
Hey break that shit off.
What's wrong with ya'll?
Get inside of here too.
Do you as a black man make
it a priority to harass,
surveil and stalk
successful black rap artists
who are just trying to
provide for their families
and take care of the people around them?
No.
Just shit ass drug dealers like them.
Objection your honor!
Order, order in the court!
Agent McBride you investigated
B.M.B. without clearance
and you didn't file a report.
Why did you continue
to harass my clients?
What besides the devil
himself could drive you
down this dark path of harassment.
I was trying to build a more solid case
to present to my supervisor.
And that took time and patience.
In other words,
you didn't have enough
evidence to merit an arrest.
So you continued to
investigate unofficially.
Look eventually I got the
evidence that I needed.
I mean it is right there in my report.
But you did not follow protocol
and you did not follow procedure.
Am I correct?
Yes.
That's correct.
That's all I need to hear.
What's your relationship with B.M.B.?
Well, we grew up together, you know,
I lived next door, so I
was a little younger but
we clicked because we
was into music and shit.
Watch your language in my courtroom.
I mean, I remember when we was like 12.
We had our own little rap group.
The Fire Four.
Then Frank kicked me out
'cause he said I wasn't good
enough to be a part of it.
So do you have
anything against Frank
after he kicked you out of the group?
She can rap her ass off.
- You need to put it down.
- Bro.
Look, the tightest shit I ever heard.
You smashin' that?
I ain't smashed that, bro, but look.
One time in the booth.
I promise, you'll see.
Frank.
- Come on.
- Come in.
Shit, I like that.
It's fire, right?
- Hey man!
- What you think?
That was fire, baby!
I know.
Let's talk some business man,
go to lunch or something.
Say let's.
That's important.
Yo Wood, go grab that
bread from last night.
Okay, go handle that Wood.
Yeah go, go get that.
That's crazy.
Calm down bruh, you know if she goin',
we gonna make sure you compensated.
You don't even have my back.
Bruh, it's business man.
She's my artist.
I found her.
Hold up bruh, we ain't
payin' you enough?
Ha, definitely gettin' that chicken.
So then play your position.
You know damn well
if you stay down, I'mma
make sure you come up.
Frank and Chaz don't with you.
I don't wanna hear that.
You know what?
You're right bruh.
My bad.
Let's get this money, man.
Let's go.
I mean I'm used to rocking
a mic but I ain't never
knocked in a booth before.
Pause?
You funny.
But you know what they say right?
A first time for everything.
Slow down, slow down.
Thank you for hooking me up.
You know I got you.
I know when I met you at Divarsity
you was gonna have my back.
Baby, you know I'm with you
every step of the way right?
I know.
You know?
I know.
You a real special guy, Woody.
You thoughtful, considerate,
and you can lay it down.
Too bad this ain't gon' work.
Wait, what?
Me and you.
It's not gonna work.
What you talking about?
Look, Frank said it...
Frank said what?
Frank said it's best
if I have my own place.
Said I shouldn't fraternize
with the B.M.B. team.
Frank said I need to focus on myself.
I mean, you understand that right?
Look I'm not tryna hurt you.
That's the last thing I want to do.
But you knew what it was,
and you knew I had dreams.
Plus, I already signed a contract.
Teesha, you signed a contract already?
So you mad?
Frank said you'd act like this too.
Wow.
Bye, Woody.
Were you looking for revenge on Frank?
No, no, no, no reason, not at all.
Not at all.
Like Frank says, it's just business.
But me, shit, I just be
following instructions, man.
Just following instructions?
So what kind of deal
did you cut with McBride?
I didn't cut no deal with McBride.
C'mon tell me what deal
you cut with McBride.
I didn't cut no goddamn deal.
Watch your language in my courtroom.
I'm sorry, sir, I mean, your honor.
What's happenin' Wood?
How your girl Tisha?
Word on the street is
she for Trax.
They say when Frank saw that ass...
Frank saw what?
She's talented, a'ight?
That's how she got the deal.
Okay,
but what you think she
gonna do on tour with Frank?
Lookie, I'm just with you.
Look, I really just
need to holler at you.
I ain't got shit to say.
Yeah, but I've been
noticing that, you know,
you kinda running the
operation now-a-days.
Operation?
Yeah.
Let's not play games, son.
We've had eyes on B.M.B. for five years.
Must be out your goddamned mind, a'ight?
Wait wait wait, why?
They don't give a shit out you.
I mean you handed them
Tisha on a platinum platter,
then what?
They snatched her from
you like you ain't shit.
I already told you.
You tell me whatever
the hell you want to.
We know what's true.
You they're bitch, and
they're bottom bitch at that.
Now I'm giving you the
opportunity to rise up.
Look, I'd be a dead man if
I flipped on them, a'ight?
Come here, boy.
Not if there's a robbery, feel me?
And then I'mma make
that shit look real good.
You gonna get your cut, paid in cash
and then you ghost.
Let's talk about the raid.
According to your statement,
you don't know what law
enforcement agency it was,
is that correct?
That's correct.
I mean, it happened so fast.
On minute I was putting
money in the safe,
and then the next it
was five or six of them
that just came out all black
jackets with their guns.
Five or six?
So they took the money
and I hid in the room.
Thank god it was an AC vent in it.
If no agency reported
this operation sting,
then maybe it was
setup to look like one.
- Maybe so.
- Maybe.
I don't know what a
legit raids look like so,
I ain't never been in one, sir.
Okay, so according to
the DVR from the store,
it shows five individuals wearing
what looks like blank generic riot gear
with no logos at all.
Did you notice anything
that may point us toward a
direction of one of the agencies?
Is you listening to me?
I don't know what FBI looked
like, DA to ATF to ATM.
You never seen a raid, Woody?
- Never.
- You never seen one?
- Never.
- Never been outside of a house that see,
you seen a raid before.
Now's the time to come clean.
Where is the money?
I'm tired of saying this.
I don't know where the money is.
I don't have the kind
of pull to get riot gear,
plus I'm claustrophobic.
Thought I was gonna die
of a panic attack in there.
Well explain this.
The DVR is set to record
up to a month at a time,
then it begins recording over itself,
which means I can go back 28 days
and show us exactly what
happened in that store at anytime.
My question is,
why was the tape deleted up
to the very point of the raid?
That's all I needed to hear.
No further questions, your honor.
You can step down.
I'd like to call to the stand.
Agent Denise Cooper.
Ms. Cooper, you settled over there?
Okay, just checking on you.
What was the motivation behind
all the extra attention for B.M.B.?
I don't know what you're talking about.
According to the case file,
there were many stops and seizures
during your investigation
of B.M.B. with Agent McBride.
Do you agree?
Get out the car with your hands up.
Come to the back of the vehicle.
Get on your knees.
Interlace your fingers behind your head.
Go search him.
Yo, what is this?
Shit's a joke.
You ain't gon' find nothing.
We ain't got shit on us but money.
He used the rookie.
God, man.
Hey what the...
- What was that for man?
- Shut up.
Hey man.
- Was that necessary?
- Hey shut up.
Was that necessary man?
You ain't gotta do...
Lay your ass down too!
You wanna be next to him?
Lay your ass down too!
- Get off me.
- Shut up, bitch!
Now, while we was tossing
all that money in the air,
this shit was all fun and games.
Now what, bitches?
I'm the with the badge.
Ya'll just.
I don't know.
I was just following orders
from my senior partner
like I'm supposed to.
I trusted that he
knew what he was doing.
I'm just as lost as you are.
What was the motivation that drove him
to harass my clients consistently?
I'm not sure.
I got nothing, let's go.
Our job is to make sure criminals
are held responsible for their crime.
We're family.
It's our responsibility.
I'll take care of you,
you take care of me.
Now, in both the job and family,
they require loyalty, love,
sacrifice.
Speaking of family, I
want you to meet my niece.
Come on, Coop.
I get it.
Family is everything,
but what the hell are
we doing here, McBride.
I mean, the loan package
from Spelman came in,
but between books and rent,
there's no way I'm gonna make it.
Especially not on work study.
Try not to worry about the money.
How can I not worry about the money?
I've worked my whole
life up to this point,
and for what?
Just for it all to go away?
There's nothing I can...
You know I got you right?
Look.
Here, take this.
I'll be back next week with more.
All right?
Come on.
I just wanted you two to meet.
This is my partner.
My college girl.
It's nice to meet you Ms. Cooper.
Sorry I was such a mess.
It's all good.
Nice to meet you too.
Can you give us a minute?
Why'd you bring me here?
You want me to witness
your family drama?
You're sick.
What's sick is a working black family
struggling to get up,
while these roaches slinging that shit
keep us down.
You.
Pick a side.
Why would you continue to follow McBride
in this investigation that was
not approved by your bureau?
I didn't know what was
official or unofficial.
You didn't think
to go to your superiors
for clarification?
McBride was my superior.
I was just following orders
from my senior partner.
Did those orders include
staging a fake raid?
No.
Did McBride mention a raid?
No, he did not.
Why are we sitting in the parking lot?
I'm meeting up with a DA connect
who got intel on the case.
Here's my man now.
Wait here, it shouldn't take long.
Hey there, Miss Vin.
What's the update?
Well, as of right now
they've got enough evidence
on the B.M.B. for an indictment.
What's it gonna cost me?
A million.
A million?
I can get you 500,000.
Come on now, I've got a lot
on the line here Uncle Bo.
500,000 is the best I can do.
Don't be greedy, McBride.
Okay, 500.
I need to be sure the FBI
won't be messing with B.M.B. anymore.
I'll handle my part, all right?
I'll have to make an arrest
or two just to sell...
An arrest or two?
Look, don't worry, it
won't be none of your boys.
You know, I just got to pin
this operation on somebody.
It's all for show.
Deal?
Trust me Bo, I got this.
We all get paid.
Just act surprised when we come through.
Who was he?
You wanna fill me in?
Close Coop, we right there.
Where?
Intel.
If we get the right
evidence, we are golden.
Did you and McBride
search my client's vehicle
without a warrant?
McBride did.
I wasn't a part of that.
No, don't bail on your buddy now.
Does the bureau know what we're doing?
I'll call it in just
in case it heats up.
Don't say a word to Trett.
We'll grab some
evidence and then we out.
That's them pulling up.
Let's go.
Get out the car!
Hands up.
Put your hands up.
Put them on the hood.
Put them on the hood.
Hurry your ass up.
You ain't got no warrant, big dog.
Sell out.
Ma'am, please exit the vehicle slowly.
Frank?
Get your ass out the car.
It's all right, it's all right.
Bend your ass over.
It ain't gonna be long.
Ain't that right, little bitch?
Shut your ass up.
Did I tell you you
can look at me, bitch?
Okay.
Touch my shit again, you hear?
What you searching my car for?
You ain't got no warrant.
Shit, look at big boy for black money.
Give me the phone.
Playboy.
Here.
Special agent Cooper.
You wanna tell me why
McBride went on such a tear?
I think he was looking for evidence.
No warrant?
The best of us are
investigating from the sidelines
and wanted to follow whatever
it was he was looking for.
Yeah, did he find any evidence?
Don't think so.
He seemed pretty pissed.
We've been watching
McBride for some time now.
We need details on
the missing raid money.
Look, I don't know anything
about a money raid or
what he was playing.
He was your partner.
How the hell don't you know?
Now we need details.
See, the details are
what are gonna save you.
You mentioned he said
something about intel
the day of the raid.
Yeah, he stopped and talked to a narc
while I stayed in the car.
It seemed pretty upbeat after that.
What narc?
Could he be a DEA agent?
That's what he said.
Did you meet this person?
Never.
Whoever the person was,
McBride seemed happy
as hell to meet him.
You need to find out what
McBride had to do with this raid
and where that money's located
and I don't care how you get that info.
You just get it.
And if you even think about lying to me,
you're going down with McBride.
There's no record of
any FBI participation
at the raid location on
the night in question.
Also for the record,
there was no official B.M.B.
investigation being conducted.
Your honor, that matter is
under internal investigation
at the bureau and does
not pertain to this case.
Can you quickly review these documents?
Yeah, I've looked through
the B.M.B. evidence from McBride.
FBI filed reports and case notes.
None of it's official.
None of it is official, ha ha.
Your honor, request to
dismiss the case on the grounds
of no evidence to convict
and no probable cause.
Supervisor Trett, why did we
not get a report from the DOJ
regarding this evidence,
or dare I say lack of?
Your honor, this matter's only recently
come to our attention and
preliminary investigation
was only approved a week ago.
Please, I've heard enough.
This case is dismissed.
Order!
Order!
Yo, yo, yo, yo,
thank y'all, a'ight.
Keep supporting the cause,
I'm telling you, I
will see y'all on tour.
Thank y'all, promise you.
McBride, hold up!
I need to see you in
my office in 30 minutes.
- Sir, I...
- 30 minutes!
Appreciate you for that, man.
Saved our life.
Let's go.
The DOJ think they got me, suckers.
I was workin' on that for over a year.
Now, I'm gonna lose everything.
Calm down.
You're not gonna lose everything.
You still got me.
Yeah.
Yeah, okay.
Come on now.
Uncle Bo sends his regards.
You're a cold piece of work, baby girl.
The long con is the best con.
Ey, you gotta take care of Woody for me.
The whole frank stole
my girl thing in court.
So he came to you?
Yep.
First, he brought up the
whole Tisha and Frank thing
then tried to go in on me
about some get back at Frank shit.
You'll have to sell that in court.
Done and done.
The whole thing, just
like we talked about.
I'm gonna look crazy
in there, but whatever.
Look, we brought Anteswell
Henderson three days,
so, whatever you got, we
ain't got time to waste,
- you feel me?
- Absolutely.
So, look, we stage our own robbery.
After the raid, we follow the money.
Then, once it's outta sight,
you come in with your team
and steal the money back.
Then just play it cool and coy.
Alright.
I'll make sure McBride
keeps his head up his ass.
You copy?
Sounds good to me.
Academy Award.
Woody will be more than taken care of.
Your money
is in the car.
That shit was crazy?
Beyond.
Shit, I say we hit the club tonight!
Forgot you gotta get up
early tomorrow and work.
Nah, I'll turn my papers
then do a recess.
I'm officially retired from the FBI.
We pulled this off without a hitch.
We good?
We gold.
Hey, you a genius, Cooper.
Dang, you put all this together?
There's a fine line
between crooks and cops, you know.
Good thing we're both slippery.
Yo, that was too easy, baby!
Greed's a bitch!
Great job.
Prince!
Hey, how's my boy?
Hey, you know I'm in it
for the long run, baby.
- Yeah, yeah.
- McBride never knew
what the hell hit him,
and we hit him with everything we had.
It was a pleasure
doin' business with you.
Hell yeah.
Dav put the play together.
Little grim reaper, that shit.
Cool it.
Hey, yo, yo, yo,
you see that?
This is what we do, man.
We up now.
We up now!