Treme (2010–2013): Season 1, Episode 10 - I'll Fly Away - full transcript
In the Season One finale, Toni's concerns about Creighton turn to anger; Albert and the Indians suit up for St. Joseph's night.
So you say his car is
missing as well?
His truck,
a dodge ram.
I xeroxed a copy
of the registration.
Is your husband
distraught?
Or have you sense
any change in his demeanor?
He was--
No. I mean,
he was trying
to finish a book.
He's a writer.
So there was
some stress there,
But, well,
nothing that I hadn't--
He have any business
on the West bank?
Algiers,
Gretna maybe?
Any reason whatsoever
To take the ferry
to Algiers point?
No, I don't know
of anything.
What?
What have you heard?
A fella on the ferry
two days ago
Gets over
to Algiers point,
Tells the operator
over there he shared
a smoke with a big man.
Watches the guy walk
towards the front of the boat,
Turns around a second later,
big guy is gone.
Now he didn't see
anyone go in the water,
But he didn't see
the big man get off
the boat in Algiers either.
The truck--
Was there a blue dodge
left on the ferry?
- No, ma'am.
- In any event,
Given this report
from the ferry
And the fact
that your husband
hadn't come home,
I'm gonna go ahead
and run a photo by the fella
that made the report,
See if he makes
some kind of identification.
If it was my husband
And he didn't
get off in Algiers,
He could've just gone
back to canal street.
Round-trip joyride.
Yes, ma'am.
He could've easily
Gone back inside
the ferry and rode it
to the East bank.
You're absolutely correct.
You'll pardon me for this,
but your husband--
Could he have another girl?
Somebody on the side?
No, it's not that.
He drink?
Take medications?
No, and he quit
smoking years ago,
So that also doesn't match
this man on the ferry.
All right. Of course
we'll run a check on
the credit cards
And see if there
are any new charges
that come up.
Yeah. Well,
we'll be in touch
And you be sure to call
if you hear anything, huh?
Hopefully he'll be
back here soon enough.
♪ hanging in the treme ♪
♪ watching people sashay ♪
♪ past my steps ♪
♪ by my porch ♪
♪ in front
of my door ♪
♪ church bells
are ringing ♪
♪ choirs are singing ♪
♪ while the preachers groan ♪
♪ and the sisters moan ♪
♪ in a blessed tone ♪
♪ mm-hmm, yeah ♪
♪ down in the treme ♪
♪ just me
and my baby ♪
♪ we're all going crazy ♪
♪ while jamming
and having fun ♪
♪ trumpet bells ringing ♪
♪ bass drum is swinging ♪
♪ as the trombone groans ♪
♪ and the big horn moans ♪
♪ and there's
a saxophone ♪
♪ down in the treme ♪
♪ it's me and my baby ♪
♪ we're all going crazy ♪
♪ while jamming
and having fun ♪
♪ down in the treme ♪
♪ it's me and my baby ♪
♪ we're all going crazy ♪
- ♪ while jamming
and having fun. ♪
Whoo!
Davis, you are unrelenting.
Mother, let me read you
from last month's "offbeat."
"with the possible exception
of 5th ward weebie's
New bounce classic
'fuck Katrina,'
Mcalary has,
with his four-song offering,
Produced the most
wonderfully sarcastic
Political commentary
since the storm.
His savage version
of the smiley Lewis standard
'shame shame shame'
Is worth the price
of the e.P. Alone."
I have no idea what
a bounce classic is, darling.
You don't wanna know.
Mother, I am not
asking you guys to do
All that much more
than I'm willing
to do myself.
Look. $2200.
That is my stake in this.
Cash on the barrel.
- $2200?
- He's dealing drugs.
- What? No.
- That much cash coming
out of his pocket?
- The boy is dealing drugs.
- I will have you know, Melba,
This is payment
for the sales of
my last record.
And you know what?
I've actually netted
More than $4,000
over the past two months.
$4,000? Well, what happened
to the rest of the money?
I-- I had expenses.
Look.
For a full-length c.D.,
I'm looking at studio time,
plus I've got to
pay musicians.
- And then when I'm done
with that I gotta put--
- how much? How much?
With pressing costs,
maybe $7,000 to $8,000.
I'll get your father
to match your $2200.
- But that won't be enough.
then get a job.
Yeah, you're right.
what is that you're about
to put in your mouth?
- For real, what is that?
- I'm not sure.
Yellowtail, I think.
Yellowtail?
- Hamachi.
- Hamachi. Right.
- Ugh.
- You wanna get up
in some of this?
Naw. Antoine batiste is
strictly a cooked-fish-
eating motherfucker.
- You sure?
- Hell yeah.
You've gotta roll
that shit in some batter
And drop it in some grease
before you talk to me, bro.
Some tempura
for my man here.
- Temp-what?
- Sit, bro.
- I called you
for a reason.
- All right.
Pick.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
Boom.
- Toussaint?
- Yeah, a tribute gig
To all that old-school R&B
from Cosimo's shop--
Irma, Lloyd price.
The man wants a few days
of rehearsal.
Gig's Sunday.
Invitation only,
- Suit-and-tie thing.
- How much?
- $1,000 a man.
- Ooh!
baby!
Yeah.
What was
in the other hand?
Little feat, two nights
at the House of blues.
Rock band looking
for a full horn section
the same weekend.
I can't do both, can I?
Bless you, brother.
Look, man.
Just kill the gig.
I told toussaint
he was covered.
Oh, yeah yeah
yeah yeah.
Ah. New Orleans style.
Where the hot sauce?
- ♪ we fell in love on
a Wednesday morning... ♪
- okay okay, I'm here.
Why did you call me?
And who fixed your roof?
- He did.
- Where did you get
money for materials?
- Saved up.
- That couldn't have been
much profit for you.
- I didn't do it
for the money.
- Ah.
I'm gonna drop
my legal case against you,
And then you're gonna
help Mr. Reyes here.
You're gonna fix up that
second truck you've got,
Then I'm gonna
pick out my own crew
And go out roofing
under your license.
♪ wider than the ocean ♪
- ♪ more deeper
than the sea... ♪
- what you say, partner?
♪ whoa, she make
me feel so good ♪
♪ and she rock
and roll for me ♪
- ♪ and she said
"ah-ah-ah"... ♪
- thanks, ma'am.
No, thank you.
The least you
could do, Riley,
Is buy
the young man
a beer or two.
- ♪ she said
"ah-ah-ah"... ♪
- all right.
Nothing?
Hey, pop.
Yeah, that's pretty.
- All right.
- Yup. Mm-hmm.
Gonna need
some more blue beads.
Call your sister.
- She might still be
down at the store.
- All right.
Hey, what happens
if we don't finish?
- We always get finished.
- Yeah, except for
when we don't.
Yeah, then we
pull out the glue gun,
Put it
to the damn fabric
and make do.
No glue gun.
I'm old-time Indian.
We're gonna have chief,
spy and flag ready to roll.
Yeah, Ronnie gonna run flag.
I'm gonna run spy.
Strange times.
I ain't run spy
since delmond came up.
- Mmm.
- Even if you hadn't
been arrested,
- Y'all wouldn't have been
ready for Mardi Grass..
- Not true.
I'm always working
on my suit till
time run out.
- No doubt, chief.
- Always more to do
to be the most pretty.
Always gotta make
one year's suit prettier
than the last one.
Mmm. If it was easy,
everybody'd be Indian.
Hey, look what came
up the street when
I was ringing her up.
- Hey, Davina.
- We need more blue beads.
And some black thread,
a couple of them.
And what a man
gotta do to get
some lunch around here?
Yeah, that's what
I'm talking about.
Lunch sounds like a good idea.
- Okay, you know what?
- Come here, baby.
Come here, baby.
Darius, go help Davina
gather lunch for everybody.
I swear.
Next year come Mardi Grass.,
I'mma stay in Houston.
Hey, people from Houston
don't even say that shit.
Sho' don't!
So what can you do
to make the money?
Get a job.
This is a mistake.
- What?
- New York, you.
Well, we'll see,
won't we?
don't go.
Why not?
We're good together.
Christ, Davis.
That was the moment
where you were supposed
to say that you love me,
You can't
live without me
and if I stay,
We'll live
happily ever after.
Did, um--
Did you want me
to say that?
fuck, no.
I just wanted
to see your face
when I said it.
Oh.
Oh God.
I don't know how
I'm gonna sell this place
Or who I'm
going to sell it to,
No walls;
no downstairs electric;
Blue tarp on the roof.
It's a walkaway.
Hey, gimme
one last day.
- What?
- One day to convince you
not to leave.
This is not
about you, Davis.
I know that,
but I want a day.
To do what?
♪ gentilly
to the vieux carre ♪
♪ lower nine,
central city, uptown... ♪
Hard to write
a song, huh?
You ever try?
I'm just a player.
I don't even sing,
really.
I've heard you sing.
Just a little bit
of harmony is all.
Well, it's in me.
It's gotta come out.
I mean,
sometimes a song just
Pisses you off
until you can find it
and you write it down.
I don't know.
I think I'd be embarrassed
To sing anything I wrote.
Why?
Lucinda Williams is gonna be
at tip's tomorrow night.
- You ever seen her?
- Not live, no.
I love
the "car wheels" album.
You wanna go?
- Not a date, Missy.
Just some music.
If we make enough
in the square today,
sure. Why not?
♪ gentilly
to the vieux carre ♪
♪ lower nine,
central city, uptown... ♪
♪ jocomo fee-nah-nay. ♪
Huh?
♪ lower nine,
central city, uptown ♪
♪ singing
jocomo fee-Na-nay... ♪
♪ the city won't
never drown. ♪
That's all
I've got for you.
It rhymes, anyway.
It was past chalmette,
almost to English turn.
A tug Captain
called it in.
You're lucky
it wasn't longer.
This time of year,
a body will sometimes
stay down a week or more.
- What I meant was--
- mama?
Go upstairs, honey.
I'll be with you
in a minute.
- All right.
- Okay.
Call us in
the morning. We'll deal
with everything that is.
No!
No!
Holy fuck.
Hey.
- I know this dude.
- Who?
Guy fell off the ferry
and drowned in the River.
I taught his
daughter some piano.
His wife is my lawyer.
Oh God.
I know him too.
That's Cray,
Toni's husband.
Oh God.
How do you fall
off a ferry?
- Poor wife.
- Daughter too.
Oh, this town.
- Don't say that.
- What?
You'll see.
Your day begins tomorrow.
- Tomorrow? Why not today?
- The day requires a plan
And I'm putting
that plan into effect.
Davis has a plan.
Thank you,
miss Williams.
Sounds like
every motherfucker
up in there is spinning.
- Everyone got
the charts?
- Yes, sir.
- Yeah. Mm-hmm.
- All the pages?
These are
the original arrangements
you're looking at.
- Hey, man.
- Hey, what's happening?
- Are you getting a suit
made for you up in here?
- Horns are, bro.
We're gonna do
that old-school thing,
Like some harvest gold
tuxes or some shit.
- Harvest gold?
Yeah.
Let's try
blue sharkskin,
Black lapel.
See, I'm trying
to move you all up
in class here.
I always wanted to do
a gig like this,
Mr. Toussaint.
Well, now you are.
But first things first--
let's get the music down.
Up first will be
the legendary Mr. Price.
That's the piece where
I'll play the first chord
in d-flat on the piano,
The horns will come in
on the six,
Then on the two twice,
The one,
the major seven,
Back up to one
and we're off.
Are you ready, Lloyd?
Let's do it, boss.
I'm ready to go.
Everybody.
♪ the night was clear ♪
♪ and the moon was yellow ♪
♪ and the leaves came ♪
♪ tumbling down ♪
♪ I was standing
on the corner ♪
♪ when I heard
my bulldog bark ♪
♪ he was barking
at the two men ♪
♪ who were gambling
in the dark ♪
♪ it was stagger Lee
and Billy ♪
♪ two men
who gambled late ♪
♪ stagger Lee threw seven ♪
♪ Billy swore that
he threw eight... ♪
Look out there!
♪ stagger Lee... ♪
The public records request
On the Danzinger bridge
incident can wait.
- There's no deadline
on those...
- Okay.
...But you might have
a hearing later on
in the week
In the Jefferson parish
jail suit.
Oh. Ask for a postponement,
But it's judge Portis,
so he might stiff you.
- When he hears the reason--
- oh, and-- oh God.
And the Brooks thing--
His sister needs to agree
to a second autopsy.
She's resistant,
but it's the only way
that we'll ever--
Toni, stop.
Just stop.
I'm gonna
go over every file.
I'm not gonna let
anything slip.
I promise.
None of this is important
to you right now.
None of it.
- How's Sofia?
- Uh, still sleeping.
Thank God.
She cried until dawn.
I just don't
understand how he...
My mom's flying in
from Saint Pete today
And she'll come straight
from the airport.
If Sofia wakes before then,
Te-- tell her to call me.
Of course, go.
Do what you need to do.
I'm right here.
It's just for a week or two.
She's coming in from Seattle
And it's
really her apartment.
I'm just subletting.
It's cool.
Don't worry about it.
I like having
you here though, you know.
As soon as she clears out,
you can come back.
You don't have
to go back to Sonny.
If you don't
want to, I mean.
- I know.
- I could make
some calls or--
It's no problem.
I've got a line on
a couple of good places.
Really.
You've been great.
Daddy.
- You need to get
some sleep.
Come on, pop.
You're dragging.
Go back and get yourself
a couple of hours.
- You'll work
twice as fast.
- Yeah.
maybe so.
Wake me in time
for dinner.
Hey.
You think we're gonna
finish two more suits
by tomorrow night?
I can break my suit down,
help George build up.
Help my spy
and my chief come strong,
- Then that's what we do.
Nah. What we need
Is to keep working
to get all three ready
Then come out together
like always.
- We ain't gonna finish.
- I'm with delmond.
We need
to break mine down
So the front and the back
can come strong,
And we bring
nothing but fire.
You're gonna wear
your old suit?
Anything and everything
for chief.
She a cold bitch--
Katrina.
Oh yeah.
Hold up.
Who gonna tell
your father?
I'll do it.
- Okay.
- I might tell him
it was you all's idea,
But I'll definitely
tell him.
Hi. I'm Paige.
- Paige Royer.
- Hi, Paige.
Nice tats.
Annie.
Annie.
For starters,
no animal sacrifice.
- Agreed.
- No on-air commentary
Disparaging
of station management.
- Agreed.
- No mocking
Of the pledge-drive
compilations,
O.Z. Umbrellas
or other station swag.
- Agreed.
- You will fully
involve yourself
In fundraising
for the coming
pledge drive.
Oh, agreed.
I mean, that is
why you pay me,
Since playing music
is deemed unworthy
of an honest salary, so--
And you will comply
with any set-list
requirements
Necessitated by station
promotional campaigns.
- Yeah?
- Yeah. Yeah.
All right.
Early morning shift
is open.
- You can start tonight
if you feel up for it.
- Okay, Darnell.
Papa's little children
need shoes.
They need shoes.
I need a horn.
- You got some hoodoo on.
- They ain't getting that.
- $5. I'mma raise you five.
Another five.
Another five too?
Man, come on.
- There you go.
Oh, man.
- All right.
- Oh, man.
It's good to be
back down here.
Got a chance to take
your money again.
Man, please. You've been
putting my kids through
school for a decade now.
- Y'all play much?
- No, only when we get
together.
- A friendly game though.
- Just humble musicians trying
to pass the time.
Shit. I ain't
all that humble,
Not with these
you dealt me.
I'll see that two
and raise you five.
- There you go.
Last time we did this
was the birthday concert
- For Cosimo, wasn't it?
Right.
- Yeah, about
a couple of years back.
- Yeah, that's right.
Man, I don't know
who dealt this mess,
But I ain't got no hand.
Oh man. Crikey.
Uh, look here.
Uh, y'all take
an I.O.U. Here?
Because you know
I got the money coming
from this gig.
no shit.
Sit down, young'un.
Give this pilgrim some chips.
All right.
Put your cards down.
♪ get gorilla with it,
get gorilla with it ♪
♪ a gangsta still
fighting charges
but he totes that glock... ♪
- What you hearing there, d?
- Oh, that's juvenile.
The new joint
that just came out.
It's called "reality check."
Y'all let me sleep
too long.
I only need
an hour or so.
Look to me like you need
an hour or so more.
- What?
- ♪ when a real -- show up,
hoes switch up they games... ♪
That was my call, pop.
I knew we wouldn't finish
three suits in time,
so I spoke to it.
Ronnie stepped up,
said he'd wear
One of his old suits
with a new crown and flag.
He come so strong,
ain't nobody gonna be
able to touch him.
Your call, huh?
Put me to sleep
and make moves like
you were chief.
Right now I'm just
a tired-ass fool
Trying to make sure
we got it done.
♪ skip called me up,
he got them all chill ♪
♪ well, let's go
and get us some hoes
so we can do this here... ♪
What the hell kind
of Chinese shit is
that I'm listening to?
Hey, bro,
don't pay him no mind.
He's only saying
that 'cause that's what
"don't be playing that
Chinese shit in my band."
Cab was wrong,
but I'm right.
♪ get gorilla with it,
get gorilla with it ♪
♪ get gorilla with it,
get gorilla with it ♪
♪ get gorilla with it,
get gorilla with it ♪
♪ get gorilla with it,
get gorilla with it. ♪
Hey, new Orleans.
It's d.J. Davis,
Back with you
after my brief
political sabbatical.
That was slidell,
Louisiana's own juvenile
Off his new one
with "animal."
Before that mystical
with "danger."
Before that,
miss cheeky blakk with
"let me get that outcha."
And we started off
with Lil Wayne,
Bringing his "fireman"
from "tha Carter ii."
So it is
way past midnight
On this first
Saint Joseph's day
since the storm,
And what I'm wondering is
whether we're gonna see
Some Indians
on those streets.
Now I know a lot
of folks aren't home
And a lot more
haven't been able to mask,
So I'm gonna pull up
from the local bounce
And dedicate this one
to anyone who's home,
Working hard
this morning
To make
a new suit of pretty.
♪ here comes the big chief,
the big chief ♪
♪ the yellow Pocahontas,
the pretty monogram hunters ♪
- ♪ and they don't bow down ♪
- ♪ we don't bow down ♪
- ♪ on nobody's ground ♪
- ♪ nobody's ground ♪
♪ oh, how we love
to hear you call us
Indian red ♪
- ♪ the wild Tchoupitoulas ♪
♪ white eagles ♪
♪ the pretty
8th ward hunters ♪
♪ the wild West
Shoshone hunters ♪
- ♪ and we don't bow down ♪
♪ we don't bow down ♪
- ♪ on nobody's ground ♪
- ♪ on nobody's ground ♪
♪ oh, how we love
to hear you call us
Indian red ♪
- ♪ here comes
the spy boy... ♪
- ♪ the flag boy... ♪
- shh! Five.
♪ but watch
that crazy wild man ♪
- ♪ the wildest in the lowlands,
and you love our queen... ♪
- what you got?
- Full house.
- ♪ queen of new Orleans ♪
♪ oh, how we love
to hear you call us
Indian red... ♪
Yeah, I've got
a hot hand today.
You see what
I'm saying? Yeah.
- Yeah. Okay.
- No no.
All right,
that's to go.
♪ here comes the big chief,
the big chief ♪
♪ the yellow Pocahontas,
the pretty monogram hunters ♪
- ♪ and they don't bow down ♪
- ♪ we don't bow down ♪
- ♪ on nobody's ground ♪
- ♪ nobody's ground ♪
♪ oh, how we love
to hear you call us
Indian red ♪
♪ the wild Tchoupitoulas ♪
♪ white eagles ♪
♪ the pretty
8th ward hunters ♪
♪ the wild West
Shoshone hunters ♪
- ♪ and we don't bow down ♪
- ♪ we don't bow down ♪
- ♪ on nobody's ground ♪
- ♪ nobody's ground ♪
♪ oh, how we love to hear
you call us Indian red ♪
- ♪ oh, here comes
the spy boy ♪
- ♪ spy boy ♪
- ♪ the flag boy ♪
- ♪ spy boy bringing
that flag boy ♪
- ♪ flag boy, flag boy ♪
- ♪ but watch that
crazy wild man ♪
♪ the wildest
in the lowlands ♪
- ♪ and you love our queen ♪
- ♪ love our queen ♪
- ♪ queen of new Orleans ♪
- ♪ new Orleans ♪
♪ oh, how we love
to hear you call us
Indian red ♪
♪ here comes the big chief,
the big chief ♪
♪ the yellow Pocahontas,
the pretty monogram hunters ♪
- ♪ and they don't bow down ♪
- ♪ we don't bow down ♪
- ♪ on nobody's ground ♪
- ♪ nobody's ground ♪
♪ oh, how we love
to hear you call us
Indian red. ♪
You are back!
It's so good--
Oh. Oh my.
- Morning.
- Okay. Six months
and I'm back.
Oh, don't I know it.
This is it.
Okay.
- Are you ready?
- You out of your
motherfucking mind, Davis.
- Seriously.
- Shh. We're doing
good here.
Oh cist.
- What the fuck, Davis?
- I asked for a day.
That day began
four minutes ago,
9:00 A.M.
Central Standard Time.
Beignets from Du monde.
Beignets don't travel
all that well, Davis.
John, if you will begin
the obsequies
- And formalities.
- Dawg, you woke
the lady up.
He came to my house
this morning,
Said it was
an emergency.
You live around the corner.
She's moving to New York.
- That's not an emergency?
- He's back at o.Z.,
Said he wouldn't
play my stuff unless
I stepped up on this one.
He knows I'm kidding.
Dude, come on.
It's your moment.
♪ if you ever ♪
♪ change your mind ♪
♪ about leaving ♪
♪ leaving me behind ♪
♪ oh, bring it to me ♪
♪ bring your sweet loving ♪
♪ bring it
on home to me ♪
♪ yeah yeah ♪
♪ I'll give you jewelry ♪
♪ and money too ♪
♪ that ain't all
I'll do for you ♪
♪ yes, if you would
bring it to me ♪
♪ bring your sweet loving ♪
♪ bring it
on home to me ♪
♪ yeah yeah yeah yeah. ♪
Whoo-hoo!
Thank you.
Dude sounds
just like Sam Cooke.
I fucking sound
like John Boutte.
But, darling,
you have a blessed day
- And I hope you reconsider.
- Thank you.
That was unbelievably
sweet, really.
Let me get dressed
and then we can have
those on the porch.
Nah, it's cool.
I've got a taxi coming.
Well, thank you,
Mr. Boutte. Really.
You owe me
That moment...
Can't happen in New York.
It's still good.
You can admit it.
Get dressed.
New Orleans needs you.
found it this morning?
Yeah. Patrol unit
ran the tag.
I'm sorry, Toni.
Really.
- Have they, uh--
- no.
That's why
I called you.
- I'm worried he--
- I understand.
Look. I'm...
Gonna take
a walk up the street
And maybe get a cup of coffee
with my friends over there.
The truck's unlocked.
The glove
compartment's open.
- Did you--
- if you find anything,
You take
it home with you,
All right?
Anything you find
around the house
That explains anything,
Go on and hold
onto that too.
- Terry--
- think about
your daughter.
She needs
to believe.
I'm sorry, Toni.
I'm sorry
for your loss.
♪ tell your mama
and papa too ♪
♪ I wanna spend
my life with you... ♪
- Uh-huh.
- Uh-huh.
- Cha-dooky-doo.
- Cha-dooky-doo.
- Uh-huh.
- Uh-huh.
- Cha-dooky-doo.
- Cha-dooky-doo.
♪ I love you ♪
♪ I love you,
yes indeed ♪
♪ baby, don't you know
I love you, baby? ♪
♪ I love you,
yes indeed ♪
♪ I'll let you know
just where I stand ♪
♪ 'cause I wanna
be your man. ♪
- Uh-huh.
- Uh-huh.
- Cha-dooky-doo.
- Cha-dooky-doo.
- Uh-huh.
- Uh-huh.
Cha-dooky-doo.
Not bad. Not bad.
- And Renard?
- Yeah?
If you want another chorus
to go with that solo,
And you're feeling it,
it's yours.
Let's take a half-hour break
and set up for Irma's number.
All right,
who's dealing?
are you serious, man?
- You're addicted, son.
- Say, bro.
I'm down $100.
Y'all gotta give me
a chance to get even.
You all playing poker?
Oh, lord!
A shark smells blood.
- Who? Irma?
- At poker? Man,
she'll kill you dead.
y'all scared of miss Irma?
- Naw.
- Stakes?
A dollar,
five and 10.
Chip me up here.
All right.
Hey, the live oaks--
there's nothing like 'em.
Come on, Davis.
They've got trees
in New York.
- Not like these.
Central park.
- But--
- no buts. No buts.
Central park.
Am I right?
Score one
for the apple.
- Ow.
- One to one.
If it's the cost
of a postmortem,
It might be something
my office can subsidize.
Ain't the money.
But if we're ever
going to find out--
What is there to find out
we can't already guess?
- My brother's gone.
A lot of people gone.
And the ones left,
we've got to be about
the day to day.
Hear my mama getting up.
You take care.
Be sure to give
Toni my regrets about
her husband and all, hear?
Okay.
Ma'am, your sandwiches
are ready.
Hey, it would have been
uglesich's for lunch
If they were
still open.
Or parasol's,
But I know
you prefer the shrimp
over the roast beef.
- Mmm.
- You can't get these
in New York City.
They have sandwiches--
Heros, subs.
Po' boys
aren't sandwiches.
They're a way of life.
What's next
on my day?
A nap.
That's another thing
they probably don't have
In sad-ass
Gotham city.
Annie, I'm sorry.
Me too.
Come home.
- She was in our bed.
- Then we get a new bed.
- I need time.
- Okay, I'll wait,
but let's play together.
I'm writing songs now.
We should--
Look. If it happens,
it happens, okay?
No, I mean let's
really do it, Annie.
- You and me together--
- Sonny, I need time,
And I need to be able
to play when I want
with who I want.
You have to see that.
You're so much
better than me
As a player.
You're leaving me behind.
I wasn't gonna
leave you.
And now?
I'm the spy boy!
Pretty spy boy!
Guardians of the flame!
Spy boy!
Flag boy!
Flag boy!
Guardians of the flame!
Coochie mah!
Count-tah fay-ow!
♪ mighty ♪
♪ kootie fiyo ♪
♪ Indian red ♪
♪ Indian red ♪
- ♪ where is my spy boy? ♪
- ♪ spy boy ♪
♪ spy boy! ♪
♪ spy boy ♪
♪ spy boy of the nation ♪
♪ whole wide creation ♪
♪ we won't bow down,
no, we won't bow down ♪
♪ not on that ground,
on that dirty ground ♪
♪ because I love to hear
you call my Indian red ♪
- ♪ show me my flag boy ♪
- ♪ flag boy! ♪
♪ flag boy!
Guardians of the flame!♪
♪ flag boy
of the nation ♪
♪ whole wide creation ♪
♪ he don't bow down,
no, he won't bow down ♪
♪ not on that ground,
on that dirty ground ♪
- ♪ because I love to hear... ♪
- big chief!
- ♪ you call my Indian red... ♪
- bring big chief! Coochie mah!
- ♪ I am the big chief ♪
- ♪ big chief ♪
- ♪ big chief ♪
- ♪ big chief ♪
♪ big chief
of the nation ♪
♪ whole wide creation ♪
♪ he don't bow down,
no, he won't bow down ♪
♪ not on that ground,
on that dirty ground... ♪
- Big chief, coochie mah!
- ♪ because I love to hear ♪
- ♪ you call my Indian red. ♪
- big chief! Big chief!
Let's take
'em down, chief.
Coun-tah fay-ow!
We're gonna
take 'em down now!
hey-pocky-way.
Hey-pocky-way.
Hey-pocky-way.
Hey-pocky-way.
Hey-pocky-way.
Hey-pocky-way.
Hey-pocky-way.
Hey-pocky-way.
Hey-pocky-way.
Hey-pocky-way.
Hey-pocky-way.
Hey-pocky-way.
Hey-pocky-way.
Now see, this is
the way musicians used
to front their shit.
- We look correct, don't we?
- Back in the day, yeah.
Well, how about after
the gig we go someplace
And keep the game going?
I need a chance
to bounce back.
Irma got you bad, bro.
- Oh, I just need another
few hands is all.
You told her
this was our only chance to
document the injuries, huh?
You explained that, right?
I made the case
you would make, Toni.
She heard me.
She did.
She just doesn't
want to go there.
I don't know, Toni.
It's like the truth
doesn't set them
free sometimes.
It's just another burden
they have to bear.
But you don't need to be
worrying about any of this now.
What about what you need?
What about the arrangements
for Creighton?
Went to the lawyer today,
unsealed the will.
No surprises.
He wanted
a second line.
- Yeah?
- Right there
in the will.
Even named
the guys he wanted.
Eureka brass band.
Left a fucking playlist
for the funeral.
It's gonna be
a cremation,
A memorial service
here just for family.
Band might
be nice for Sofia.
He quit.
He fucking quit.
Whole goddamn city
down on its ass.
All of us still here,
one day after the next.
Can't dance
for 'em when they quit.
♪ time is on my side ♪
♪ yes, it is, yeah ♪
♪ time is on my side ♪
♪ yes, it is, yeah ♪
♪ now you always say ♪
♪ that you wanna be free ♪
- ♪ one of these days, baby ♪
- ♪ you'll come running back ♪
- ♪ oh, it won't be long ♪
- ♪ you'll come running back ♪
- ♪ oh, all my worries
will be over ♪
- ♪ you'll come ♪
- ♪ running back ♪
- ♪ uh-huh ♪
♪ yeah yeah yeah yeah ♪
♪ time is on my side ♪
♪ yes, it is, yeah ♪
♪ time ♪
♪ is on my side ♪
♪ yes, it is, yeah ♪
♪ you're searching
for good times ♪
♪ but just wait and see ♪
- ♪ one of these days, baby ♪
- ♪ you'll come running back ♪
- ♪ oh, it won't be long ♪
- ♪ you'll come running back ♪
♪ oh, all my worries
will be over ♪
♪ I'll have my baby home ♪
♪ yeah yeah yeah... ♪
Mr. Dave Bartholomew.
As it was meant be, bro.
And, baby...
I will still be around.
And I know--
I know like I told you--
Like I told you
so many times before,
Oh, you're gonna
come back.
And yes, you're gonna
come back a-knocking,
A-knocking on my door.
♪ yeah yeah yeah. ♪
♪ down in new Orleans
on Julia street ♪
♪ drink a little poison
before you die ♪
♪ there's a lawyer man
you don't want to meet ♪
♪ drink a little poison
before you die ♪
♪ now he says,
"trust me, trust me ♪
♪ it'll be all right" ♪
♪ drink a little poison
before you die ♪
♪ you sign in blood ♪
♪ on a full-moon night... ♪
♪ drink a little poison
before you die! ♪
♪ liar liar
with your pants on fire ♪
♪ drink a little poison
before you die ♪
♪ gonna dance
around your funeral pyre ♪
♪ drink a little poison
before you die! ♪
♪ before you die,
before you die ♪
♪ drink a little poison
before you die ♪
♪ before you die,
before you die ♪
♪ drink a little poison
before you die! ♪
guardians here we come!
Guardians
of the flame!
Guardians here we come!
Guardians
of the flame!
Guardians here we come!
- Congo!
- Guardians of the flame!
- Guardians here we come!
- Congo nation!
- Guardians
here we come!
- Congo!
- Congo nation.
- Guardians here we come!
Spy boy! Spy boy!
- Guardians
here we come!
- Congo!
- Congo nation.
- Guardians here we come!
- What's going on?
- Spy sees spy.
That's Congo nation.
Hey, Donald told
you he was gonna take
that walk, remember?
Guardians
here we come!
Big chief coming!
Better get ready!
Guardians
here we come!
guardians of the flame!
Guardians
here we come!
- Guardians of the flame!
- Oh, no worry.
Oh, no worry.
Guardians
here we come!
- My gang is filled
with all that courage.
- Guardians of the flame!
Guardians
here we come!
- Guardians
of the flame!
- Congo!
Guardians
here we come!
Guardians
here we come!
Spy boy!
Guardians
of the flame!
Don't you know
my name?
Spy boy!
Congo nation!
- Coochie mah!
- Coochie mah!
- Flag boy!
- Flag boy!
- Flag boy!
- Flag boy!
flag boy!
- Flag boy!
- Flag boy!
Congo!
Guardians
here we come!
- Guardians of the flame!
- Congo nation!
Guardians
here we come.
- Guardians
of the flame.
- Congo.
I got the big chief!
I got the big chief!
Guardians
here we come.
- Congo.
- Guardians of the flame.
I'm big chief,
guardians of the flame!
- Guardians
here we come!
- Congo!
Guardians
of the flame!
- Guardians
here we come!
- Congo nation!
Guardians
of the flame!
- Congo!
- Guardians here we come!
- Guarans of the flame!
- Congo nation!
I'm the big chief!
- Congo!
- Guardians here we come!
- Guardians of the flame!
- Congo nation!
Guardians
here we come!
- Congo!
- Guardians of the flame!
You ain't ready
for my people!
Here we come!
- Guardians
here we come!
- Congo!
Guardians
of the flame!
- Guardians here we come!
- Congo nation!
Guardians
of the flame!
- Guardians
here we come!
- Congo!
Guardians
of the flame!
- Congo nation!
- Guardians here we come!
Guardians
of the flame!
- Congo!
- Guardians here we come!
- What's going on?
- Respect for respect.
Dig? Respect
for respect.
Guardians
here we come!
Guardians
of the flame!
Guardians
here we come!
- Congo!
- Guardians of the flame!
Guardians
here we come!
Guardians of the flame!
Guardians
here we come!
Guardians of the flame!
Take another little piece
of my heart now, baby.
- That's Erma Franklin, baby.
- Oh, my bad.
Mm-hmm.
give me the money.
Come again, bro.
- And this is still my day?
- Still your day.
You know,
They filmed
"pretty baby" in here.
Thinking degenerate thoughts
are we, Davis?
Shame you didn't
reserve a room.
Look at you,
calling your shot.
- Pardon me.
- Excuse me.
$40 high life.
huh-nah-nay.
Huh-nah-nay.
Huh-nah-nay.
Huh-nah-nay.
Huh-nah-nay.
Huh-nah-nay.
Hunter's field--
that was wild, man.
And all those gangs was
from downtown, you said?
Mostly.
They's pretty, right?
Yeah.
Oh, you pretty, chief.
- You're the prettiest.
- Huh-nah-nay.
Huh-nah-nay.
Huh-nah-nay.
Huh-nah-nay.
Huh-nah-nay.
Huh-nah-nay.
huh-nah-nay.
Man, they're gonna
start some shit.
Back in your cars.
That's the motherfucker
swung on doby.
This one right here.
Get back
in your damn car.
Now, God damn it.
Let's go. Let's go.
Man, this is bullshit.
- Hey hey, mama.
- Huh-nah-nay.
- Hey hey, mama.
- Huh-nah-nay.
- Papa's jumping.
- Huh-nah-nay.
- Big tribe's coming.
- I can't wait
for next year, boy.
- Flag boy singing.
- Huh-nah-nay.
- Wheeling and dealing.
- Huh-nah-nay.
Big chief grinning.
Enough for cable,
maybe some groceries.
The fuck kind of gig
don't kick out more than this
- For all that
rehearsing and shit?
- Girl, you don't even know.
You said it was
Toussaint's gig.
Toussaint's
a hard man, baby.
Cherry!
Cherry!
God damn it!
- Ready to roll out again, huh?
- Yeah, cab coming for me here.
I filled up
the tank for you.
You might make it
all the way back to Houston,
But that boat eats up gas.
Well, pop,
you ain't missed a year.
Never have.
Don't intend to start now.
Wouldn't have made it
without y'all though.
Yeah, it was
good to see.
Yeah, more will
be back next year.
Maybe you'll find
time yourself.
Old school.
You don't know
nothing about this.
That's Louis Jordan.
Act like he didn't blast it
on the record player
Every damn day when
we was growing up.
You're late.
You come in late.
You come in late.
Try to get back in--
- You ain't keeping time.
- I ain't keeping--
Boy, I've been keeping time
since your diapers were full
of the shit you talking now.
- Come on.
- Oh, wow. Just play
the damn changes.
I'm playing the changes.
You playing that
Chinese shit.
No no no. You know,
you all modern jazz cats
Have got to back your ass up
onto some count Basie
- And learn how to swing.
- Oh, come on now.
- All you do is talk
- you know all I do is talk
- Because I'm trying
to teach you something.
- Come get your father, please.
Anyone calls on my ad,
Just write down
the offer and email me.
I need to sell
this truck bad.
Give my respects
to Daymo's people.
- You take care, Jacques.
- You show them how to
cook in New York.
Think so?
Welcome anytime,
right?
What did
I do right?
I don't have
a place right now,
So maybe in
a couple of weeks.
- If it's a problem--
- it's a nightmare.
I'm devastated by this.
yeah.
I have a sofa
If you feel that--
I mean,
I would stay on the sofa.
- You-- I mean,
you could stay on the--
We'll--
we'll figure it out.
Attention passengers
for us airways
Flight 1794 with
service to Charlotte Douglas
international airport.
We will begin
boarding in ju--
♪ when ♪
♪ this feeble life ♪
♪ is over ♪
♪ and time for me ♪
♪ won't be no more ♪
♪ oh, guide me gently ♪
♪ safely o'er ♪
♪ to that kingdom shore ♪
♪ to that shore ♪
♪ oh just ♪
♪ just a closer ♪
♪ walk with thee,
my lord ♪
♪ grant it,
grant it, Jesus... ♪
- ♪ if you please ♪
♪ oh, daily walking ♪
♪ close to thee ♪
- ♪ let it be... ♪
♪ dear lord ♪
- ♪ let it be... ♪
- Yeah?
Daymo!
Where's my boy?
- Jacques, where you at?
- On the road. You?
No, I was just out back
closing everything up.
- yeah, mama and 'em left
early this morning,
But I'm sticking.
What's up?
What? I'll go get it.
No problem.
Yeah.
Oh, and tell boss lady
not to worry.
I've got this,
all right?
- Okay.
- All right.
All right.
Where the hell
are my keys at?
Ah.
No.
What you doing?
Car's running.
I'm looking for my copy
of baby dodds record
- With Danny barker.
- Are you crazy?
- And what's all this?
- That's my mama's lamp,
Me and maestro,
some l.P.S out of print.
We don't have
room for any of that.
We're full up as it is.
Come on.
- Oh yeah!
- Batiste!
See you
in a few days, bats.
Look. Why don't
I just follow you?
All right?
Put all my stuff
in my car.
We've been
through this, Antoine.
That thing's liable
to break down again
or we get separated.
Get in the goddamn car,
God damn it.
We're getting out
too goddamn late as it is.
All right.
- shh.
- Hello.
There she is.
Here I am at last.
- 16 hours to Huntsville.
- Who'd have thought? Hi.
Right now
it's 175 miles per hour.
Thank God
my baby's home.
- Hey, mama.
- I'll get you
some coffee.
- Okay.
- Are you hungry?
- No, I'm good.
- The official forecast is
for a category 5 at landfall,
So expect a very very
devastating hurricane.
Still headed straight
for new Orleans.
Here's a projected
path here.
- Here you go, sweetie.
- Thank you, daddy.
...Typical
of very strong hurricanes,
Generally on a line
Toward the southeast
Louisiana coastline.
We expect it
to take a turn
More toward the north
in the next few hours.
- Leaving, huh?
- He wants to.
It's headed straight
for new Orleans--
category 5.
it'll jog,
Last minute, brush by.
Always does.
Mcalarys-- we don't run
from hurricanes so...
Later, gents.
How many times are
we gonna do this, Del?
Yeah, it does get old.
Y'all should've
teft yesterday
when you had a chance.
- You know how he is.
- Yeah. Stay behind
to hold down the fort.
- Last man standing.
- Have you been looking
at the weather channel?
Yeah, I'm looking at it now.
The size of that thing--
Big as the whole damn
Gulf of Mexico.
- I'm scared, Del.
Called it right.
We should've
got the hell out
yesterday morning.
Yeah, well,
we're here now.
Ain't no point
in worrying about
what we should've done.
...Into the Mississippi
coast during the night.
But as of now,
that is only some
speculation by experts.
- Meanwhile...
Ooh.
Thought by getting
off the interstate
we'd do better.
I've never seen
traffic like this.
At least there's
gas to be got.
- You reach David yet?
- No, ma.
We're sorry,
all circuits are busy.
- the line's busy.
I'll try later.
Oh fuck.
Fuck.
Fuck.
- This is eerie.
- Yeah.
- Do you think
we should leave too?
- In whose car?
Besides, I kinda
like it like this--
Just you, me
and the sky, baby.
Look at it.
It looks bruised.
Mmm.
The most dangerous part
of the storm is what we call
The right-front quadrant
of the storm.
We think that is going
to be moving up here
Towards Mississippi,
eastern Louisiana,
So the effects
will be felt tonight.
In fact, we do have
tropical-storm-force winds
- Moving in right now.
- Fuck!
The hurricane-force winds
could extend
As far northward
as 150 miles.
The damage along
the coast we think is
gonna be catastrophic.
There will be a surge
of perhaps 25',
Waves as high as 30'
to 40' near the center.
Here is the bottom line
on our storm.
Extremely intense--
As soon as
the wrecker gets free,
They'll tow the car
down to impound.
Officer, that court warrant
ain't supposed to be
on there anymore.
- I swear. It's a mistake.
- The last thing I want
to do today
Is take you downtown.
All hell's about to break
loose out here.
Well, then let me go.
I'll pay the damn ticket.
I promise.
Sorry. It's a bench warrant.
I've got no choice.
At least let me make
a phone call, man.
- I've got business
that needs to get done.
- When we get downtown.
Joining wlvt
for our continuing coverage
Of hurricane Katrina,
I'm Maggie Wade.
Hey, mama.
What'd they have?
nothing healthy.
Here, grab the ice bucket.
Hurricane Katrina gets
ready to make landfall
As a category 5 storm.
Now we have live
team coverage of the storm.
- What are they saying?
- Oh, what they always say.
"new Orleans in
the crosshairs."
It really is
a big one.
In which case
it'll blow straight up
Mr. Go's asshole
And the whole fucking town
will be under 20' of water
And toxic waste,
and we can all start
thinking about
Where we want to live
the rest of our lives.
What do you think, Sof?
Cincinnati?
- Daddy.
- Don't worry, sweetie.
It'll swerve
at the last minute
like it always does
And we can all go back
to pretending
The levees aren't actually
made out of Spanish moss
and krazy glue.
Let's go now
back to new Orleans
With Ken Jones
inside the superdome
Lena, we are definitely
starting to feel
The effects of
hurricane Katrina out here.
You're looking
at live pictures
Of Lake Pontchartrain
in new Orleans
And you are seeing the effects
of the hurricane approaching.
- right now we want to check in
with chief meteorologist
Jay grimes,
who is tracking Katrina
from the storm center.
Thanks, George.
Let me tell you, folks,
You want to stay
hunkered down,
stay indoors.
Looks like right now
the eye is almost destined
for the Crescent city.
♪ daily walking ♪
♪ close to thee ♪
♪ let it be ♪
♪ dear lord ♪
♪ let it be. ♪
May the angels
lead thee into paradise
And at thy arrival,
may the martyrs greet thee
And take thee
to the Holy city,
Jerusalem.
May choirs of angels
receive thee
And may you have
eternal rest.
- The lord be with you.
- And also with you.
And may almighty God
bless you.
The father, the son
- And the Holy spirit.
- Amen.
Home.
He's home now.
It's all right, baby.
It's all right.
Ma, can we go
with daddy?
Father Toomey
don't approve of all
that second-line nonsense.
Mama, daymo loved it.
Well, I'm gonna let him
ride me back home.
I'm gonna go
with your mother.
Stay with the kids.
- Benny Jones.
- Antoine, sorry for your loss.
Take it, Benny.
- Play for that
fucking money, boy.
- "didn't he ramble."
Who's dead?
Whoo!
♪ this city won't wash away ♪
♪ this city
won't never drown ♪
♪ blood in the water
and hell to pay ♪
♪ sky tear open
and pain rain down ♪
♪ doesn't matter,
'cause come what may ♪
♪ I ain't ever
gonna leave this town ♪
missing as well?
His truck,
a dodge ram.
I xeroxed a copy
of the registration.
Is your husband
distraught?
Or have you sense
any change in his demeanor?
He was--
No. I mean,
he was trying
to finish a book.
He's a writer.
So there was
some stress there,
But, well,
nothing that I hadn't--
He have any business
on the West bank?
Algiers,
Gretna maybe?
Any reason whatsoever
To take the ferry
to Algiers point?
No, I don't know
of anything.
What?
What have you heard?
A fella on the ferry
two days ago
Gets over
to Algiers point,
Tells the operator
over there he shared
a smoke with a big man.
Watches the guy walk
towards the front of the boat,
Turns around a second later,
big guy is gone.
Now he didn't see
anyone go in the water,
But he didn't see
the big man get off
the boat in Algiers either.
The truck--
Was there a blue dodge
left on the ferry?
- No, ma'am.
- In any event,
Given this report
from the ferry
And the fact
that your husband
hadn't come home,
I'm gonna go ahead
and run a photo by the fella
that made the report,
See if he makes
some kind of identification.
If it was my husband
And he didn't
get off in Algiers,
He could've just gone
back to canal street.
Round-trip joyride.
Yes, ma'am.
He could've easily
Gone back inside
the ferry and rode it
to the East bank.
You're absolutely correct.
You'll pardon me for this,
but your husband--
Could he have another girl?
Somebody on the side?
No, it's not that.
He drink?
Take medications?
No, and he quit
smoking years ago,
So that also doesn't match
this man on the ferry.
All right. Of course
we'll run a check on
the credit cards
And see if there
are any new charges
that come up.
Yeah. Well,
we'll be in touch
And you be sure to call
if you hear anything, huh?
Hopefully he'll be
back here soon enough.
♪ hanging in the treme ♪
♪ watching people sashay ♪
♪ past my steps ♪
♪ by my porch ♪
♪ in front
of my door ♪
♪ church bells
are ringing ♪
♪ choirs are singing ♪
♪ while the preachers groan ♪
♪ and the sisters moan ♪
♪ in a blessed tone ♪
♪ mm-hmm, yeah ♪
♪ down in the treme ♪
♪ just me
and my baby ♪
♪ we're all going crazy ♪
♪ while jamming
and having fun ♪
♪ trumpet bells ringing ♪
♪ bass drum is swinging ♪
♪ as the trombone groans ♪
♪ and the big horn moans ♪
♪ and there's
a saxophone ♪
♪ down in the treme ♪
♪ it's me and my baby ♪
♪ we're all going crazy ♪
♪ while jamming
and having fun ♪
♪ down in the treme ♪
♪ it's me and my baby ♪
♪ we're all going crazy ♪
- ♪ while jamming
and having fun. ♪
Whoo!
Davis, you are unrelenting.
Mother, let me read you
from last month's "offbeat."
"with the possible exception
of 5th ward weebie's
New bounce classic
'fuck Katrina,'
Mcalary has,
with his four-song offering,
Produced the most
wonderfully sarcastic
Political commentary
since the storm.
His savage version
of the smiley Lewis standard
'shame shame shame'
Is worth the price
of the e.P. Alone."
I have no idea what
a bounce classic is, darling.
You don't wanna know.
Mother, I am not
asking you guys to do
All that much more
than I'm willing
to do myself.
Look. $2200.
That is my stake in this.
Cash on the barrel.
- $2200?
- He's dealing drugs.
- What? No.
- That much cash coming
out of his pocket?
- The boy is dealing drugs.
- I will have you know, Melba,
This is payment
for the sales of
my last record.
And you know what?
I've actually netted
More than $4,000
over the past two months.
$4,000? Well, what happened
to the rest of the money?
I-- I had expenses.
Look.
For a full-length c.D.,
I'm looking at studio time,
plus I've got to
pay musicians.
- And then when I'm done
with that I gotta put--
- how much? How much?
With pressing costs,
maybe $7,000 to $8,000.
I'll get your father
to match your $2200.
- But that won't be enough.
then get a job.
Yeah, you're right.
what is that you're about
to put in your mouth?
- For real, what is that?
- I'm not sure.
Yellowtail, I think.
Yellowtail?
- Hamachi.
- Hamachi. Right.
- Ugh.
- You wanna get up
in some of this?
Naw. Antoine batiste is
strictly a cooked-fish-
eating motherfucker.
- You sure?
- Hell yeah.
You've gotta roll
that shit in some batter
And drop it in some grease
before you talk to me, bro.
Some tempura
for my man here.
- Temp-what?
- Sit, bro.
- I called you
for a reason.
- All right.
Pick.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
Boom.
- Toussaint?
- Yeah, a tribute gig
To all that old-school R&B
from Cosimo's shop--
Irma, Lloyd price.
The man wants a few days
of rehearsal.
Gig's Sunday.
Invitation only,
- Suit-and-tie thing.
- How much?
- $1,000 a man.
- Ooh!
baby!
Yeah.
What was
in the other hand?
Little feat, two nights
at the House of blues.
Rock band looking
for a full horn section
the same weekend.
I can't do both, can I?
Bless you, brother.
Look, man.
Just kill the gig.
I told toussaint
he was covered.
Oh, yeah yeah
yeah yeah.
Ah. New Orleans style.
Where the hot sauce?
- ♪ we fell in love on
a Wednesday morning... ♪
- okay okay, I'm here.
Why did you call me?
And who fixed your roof?
- He did.
- Where did you get
money for materials?
- Saved up.
- That couldn't have been
much profit for you.
- I didn't do it
for the money.
- Ah.
I'm gonna drop
my legal case against you,
And then you're gonna
help Mr. Reyes here.
You're gonna fix up that
second truck you've got,
Then I'm gonna
pick out my own crew
And go out roofing
under your license.
♪ wider than the ocean ♪
- ♪ more deeper
than the sea... ♪
- what you say, partner?
♪ whoa, she make
me feel so good ♪
♪ and she rock
and roll for me ♪
- ♪ and she said
"ah-ah-ah"... ♪
- thanks, ma'am.
No, thank you.
The least you
could do, Riley,
Is buy
the young man
a beer or two.
- ♪ she said
"ah-ah-ah"... ♪
- all right.
Nothing?
Hey, pop.
Yeah, that's pretty.
- All right.
- Yup. Mm-hmm.
Gonna need
some more blue beads.
Call your sister.
- She might still be
down at the store.
- All right.
Hey, what happens
if we don't finish?
- We always get finished.
- Yeah, except for
when we don't.
Yeah, then we
pull out the glue gun,
Put it
to the damn fabric
and make do.
No glue gun.
I'm old-time Indian.
We're gonna have chief,
spy and flag ready to roll.
Yeah, Ronnie gonna run flag.
I'm gonna run spy.
Strange times.
I ain't run spy
since delmond came up.
- Mmm.
- Even if you hadn't
been arrested,
- Y'all wouldn't have been
ready for Mardi Grass..
- Not true.
I'm always working
on my suit till
time run out.
- No doubt, chief.
- Always more to do
to be the most pretty.
Always gotta make
one year's suit prettier
than the last one.
Mmm. If it was easy,
everybody'd be Indian.
Hey, look what came
up the street when
I was ringing her up.
- Hey, Davina.
- We need more blue beads.
And some black thread,
a couple of them.
And what a man
gotta do to get
some lunch around here?
Yeah, that's what
I'm talking about.
Lunch sounds like a good idea.
- Okay, you know what?
- Come here, baby.
Come here, baby.
Darius, go help Davina
gather lunch for everybody.
I swear.
Next year come Mardi Grass.,
I'mma stay in Houston.
Hey, people from Houston
don't even say that shit.
Sho' don't!
So what can you do
to make the money?
Get a job.
This is a mistake.
- What?
- New York, you.
Well, we'll see,
won't we?
don't go.
Why not?
We're good together.
Christ, Davis.
That was the moment
where you were supposed
to say that you love me,
You can't
live without me
and if I stay,
We'll live
happily ever after.
Did, um--
Did you want me
to say that?
fuck, no.
I just wanted
to see your face
when I said it.
Oh.
Oh God.
I don't know how
I'm gonna sell this place
Or who I'm
going to sell it to,
No walls;
no downstairs electric;
Blue tarp on the roof.
It's a walkaway.
Hey, gimme
one last day.
- What?
- One day to convince you
not to leave.
This is not
about you, Davis.
I know that,
but I want a day.
To do what?
♪ gentilly
to the vieux carre ♪
♪ lower nine,
central city, uptown... ♪
Hard to write
a song, huh?
You ever try?
I'm just a player.
I don't even sing,
really.
I've heard you sing.
Just a little bit
of harmony is all.
Well, it's in me.
It's gotta come out.
I mean,
sometimes a song just
Pisses you off
until you can find it
and you write it down.
I don't know.
I think I'd be embarrassed
To sing anything I wrote.
Why?
Lucinda Williams is gonna be
at tip's tomorrow night.
- You ever seen her?
- Not live, no.
I love
the "car wheels" album.
You wanna go?
- Not a date, Missy.
Just some music.
If we make enough
in the square today,
sure. Why not?
♪ gentilly
to the vieux carre ♪
♪ lower nine,
central city, uptown... ♪
♪ jocomo fee-nah-nay. ♪
Huh?
♪ lower nine,
central city, uptown ♪
♪ singing
jocomo fee-Na-nay... ♪
♪ the city won't
never drown. ♪
That's all
I've got for you.
It rhymes, anyway.
It was past chalmette,
almost to English turn.
A tug Captain
called it in.
You're lucky
it wasn't longer.
This time of year,
a body will sometimes
stay down a week or more.
- What I meant was--
- mama?
Go upstairs, honey.
I'll be with you
in a minute.
- All right.
- Okay.
Call us in
the morning. We'll deal
with everything that is.
No!
No!
Holy fuck.
Hey.
- I know this dude.
- Who?
Guy fell off the ferry
and drowned in the River.
I taught his
daughter some piano.
His wife is my lawyer.
Oh God.
I know him too.
That's Cray,
Toni's husband.
Oh God.
How do you fall
off a ferry?
- Poor wife.
- Daughter too.
Oh, this town.
- Don't say that.
- What?
You'll see.
Your day begins tomorrow.
- Tomorrow? Why not today?
- The day requires a plan
And I'm putting
that plan into effect.
Davis has a plan.
Thank you,
miss Williams.
Sounds like
every motherfucker
up in there is spinning.
- Everyone got
the charts?
- Yes, sir.
- Yeah. Mm-hmm.
- All the pages?
These are
the original arrangements
you're looking at.
- Hey, man.
- Hey, what's happening?
- Are you getting a suit
made for you up in here?
- Horns are, bro.
We're gonna do
that old-school thing,
Like some harvest gold
tuxes or some shit.
- Harvest gold?
Yeah.
Let's try
blue sharkskin,
Black lapel.
See, I'm trying
to move you all up
in class here.
I always wanted to do
a gig like this,
Mr. Toussaint.
Well, now you are.
But first things first--
let's get the music down.
Up first will be
the legendary Mr. Price.
That's the piece where
I'll play the first chord
in d-flat on the piano,
The horns will come in
on the six,
Then on the two twice,
The one,
the major seven,
Back up to one
and we're off.
Are you ready, Lloyd?
Let's do it, boss.
I'm ready to go.
Everybody.
♪ the night was clear ♪
♪ and the moon was yellow ♪
♪ and the leaves came ♪
♪ tumbling down ♪
♪ I was standing
on the corner ♪
♪ when I heard
my bulldog bark ♪
♪ he was barking
at the two men ♪
♪ who were gambling
in the dark ♪
♪ it was stagger Lee
and Billy ♪
♪ two men
who gambled late ♪
♪ stagger Lee threw seven ♪
♪ Billy swore that
he threw eight... ♪
Look out there!
♪ stagger Lee... ♪
The public records request
On the Danzinger bridge
incident can wait.
- There's no deadline
on those...
- Okay.
...But you might have
a hearing later on
in the week
In the Jefferson parish
jail suit.
Oh. Ask for a postponement,
But it's judge Portis,
so he might stiff you.
- When he hears the reason--
- oh, and-- oh God.
And the Brooks thing--
His sister needs to agree
to a second autopsy.
She's resistant,
but it's the only way
that we'll ever--
Toni, stop.
Just stop.
I'm gonna
go over every file.
I'm not gonna let
anything slip.
I promise.
None of this is important
to you right now.
None of it.
- How's Sofia?
- Uh, still sleeping.
Thank God.
She cried until dawn.
I just don't
understand how he...
My mom's flying in
from Saint Pete today
And she'll come straight
from the airport.
If Sofia wakes before then,
Te-- tell her to call me.
Of course, go.
Do what you need to do.
I'm right here.
It's just for a week or two.
She's coming in from Seattle
And it's
really her apartment.
I'm just subletting.
It's cool.
Don't worry about it.
I like having
you here though, you know.
As soon as she clears out,
you can come back.
You don't have
to go back to Sonny.
If you don't
want to, I mean.
- I know.
- I could make
some calls or--
It's no problem.
I've got a line on
a couple of good places.
Really.
You've been great.
Daddy.
- You need to get
some sleep.
Come on, pop.
You're dragging.
Go back and get yourself
a couple of hours.
- You'll work
twice as fast.
- Yeah.
maybe so.
Wake me in time
for dinner.
Hey.
You think we're gonna
finish two more suits
by tomorrow night?
I can break my suit down,
help George build up.
Help my spy
and my chief come strong,
- Then that's what we do.
Nah. What we need
Is to keep working
to get all three ready
Then come out together
like always.
- We ain't gonna finish.
- I'm with delmond.
We need
to break mine down
So the front and the back
can come strong,
And we bring
nothing but fire.
You're gonna wear
your old suit?
Anything and everything
for chief.
She a cold bitch--
Katrina.
Oh yeah.
Hold up.
Who gonna tell
your father?
I'll do it.
- Okay.
- I might tell him
it was you all's idea,
But I'll definitely
tell him.
Hi. I'm Paige.
- Paige Royer.
- Hi, Paige.
Nice tats.
Annie.
Annie.
For starters,
no animal sacrifice.
- Agreed.
- No on-air commentary
Disparaging
of station management.
- Agreed.
- No mocking
Of the pledge-drive
compilations,
O.Z. Umbrellas
or other station swag.
- Agreed.
- You will fully
involve yourself
In fundraising
for the coming
pledge drive.
Oh, agreed.
I mean, that is
why you pay me,
Since playing music
is deemed unworthy
of an honest salary, so--
And you will comply
with any set-list
requirements
Necessitated by station
promotional campaigns.
- Yeah?
- Yeah. Yeah.
All right.
Early morning shift
is open.
- You can start tonight
if you feel up for it.
- Okay, Darnell.
Papa's little children
need shoes.
They need shoes.
I need a horn.
- You got some hoodoo on.
- They ain't getting that.
- $5. I'mma raise you five.
Another five.
Another five too?
Man, come on.
- There you go.
Oh, man.
- All right.
- Oh, man.
It's good to be
back down here.
Got a chance to take
your money again.
Man, please. You've been
putting my kids through
school for a decade now.
- Y'all play much?
- No, only when we get
together.
- A friendly game though.
- Just humble musicians trying
to pass the time.
Shit. I ain't
all that humble,
Not with these
you dealt me.
I'll see that two
and raise you five.
- There you go.
Last time we did this
was the birthday concert
- For Cosimo, wasn't it?
Right.
- Yeah, about
a couple of years back.
- Yeah, that's right.
Man, I don't know
who dealt this mess,
But I ain't got no hand.
Oh man. Crikey.
Uh, look here.
Uh, y'all take
an I.O.U. Here?
Because you know
I got the money coming
from this gig.
no shit.
Sit down, young'un.
Give this pilgrim some chips.
All right.
Put your cards down.
♪ get gorilla with it,
get gorilla with it ♪
♪ a gangsta still
fighting charges
but he totes that glock... ♪
- What you hearing there, d?
- Oh, that's juvenile.
The new joint
that just came out.
It's called "reality check."
Y'all let me sleep
too long.
I only need
an hour or so.
Look to me like you need
an hour or so more.
- What?
- ♪ when a real -- show up,
hoes switch up they games... ♪
That was my call, pop.
I knew we wouldn't finish
three suits in time,
so I spoke to it.
Ronnie stepped up,
said he'd wear
One of his old suits
with a new crown and flag.
He come so strong,
ain't nobody gonna be
able to touch him.
Your call, huh?
Put me to sleep
and make moves like
you were chief.
Right now I'm just
a tired-ass fool
Trying to make sure
we got it done.
♪ skip called me up,
he got them all chill ♪
♪ well, let's go
and get us some hoes
so we can do this here... ♪
What the hell kind
of Chinese shit is
that I'm listening to?
Hey, bro,
don't pay him no mind.
He's only saying
that 'cause that's what
"don't be playing that
Chinese shit in my band."
Cab was wrong,
but I'm right.
♪ get gorilla with it,
get gorilla with it ♪
♪ get gorilla with it,
get gorilla with it ♪
♪ get gorilla with it,
get gorilla with it ♪
♪ get gorilla with it,
get gorilla with it. ♪
Hey, new Orleans.
It's d.J. Davis,
Back with you
after my brief
political sabbatical.
That was slidell,
Louisiana's own juvenile
Off his new one
with "animal."
Before that mystical
with "danger."
Before that,
miss cheeky blakk with
"let me get that outcha."
And we started off
with Lil Wayne,
Bringing his "fireman"
from "tha Carter ii."
So it is
way past midnight
On this first
Saint Joseph's day
since the storm,
And what I'm wondering is
whether we're gonna see
Some Indians
on those streets.
Now I know a lot
of folks aren't home
And a lot more
haven't been able to mask,
So I'm gonna pull up
from the local bounce
And dedicate this one
to anyone who's home,
Working hard
this morning
To make
a new suit of pretty.
♪ here comes the big chief,
the big chief ♪
♪ the yellow Pocahontas,
the pretty monogram hunters ♪
- ♪ and they don't bow down ♪
- ♪ we don't bow down ♪
- ♪ on nobody's ground ♪
- ♪ nobody's ground ♪
♪ oh, how we love
to hear you call us
Indian red ♪
- ♪ the wild Tchoupitoulas ♪
♪ white eagles ♪
♪ the pretty
8th ward hunters ♪
♪ the wild West
Shoshone hunters ♪
- ♪ and we don't bow down ♪
♪ we don't bow down ♪
- ♪ on nobody's ground ♪
- ♪ on nobody's ground ♪
♪ oh, how we love
to hear you call us
Indian red ♪
- ♪ here comes
the spy boy... ♪
- ♪ the flag boy... ♪
- shh! Five.
♪ but watch
that crazy wild man ♪
- ♪ the wildest in the lowlands,
and you love our queen... ♪
- what you got?
- Full house.
- ♪ queen of new Orleans ♪
♪ oh, how we love
to hear you call us
Indian red... ♪
Yeah, I've got
a hot hand today.
You see what
I'm saying? Yeah.
- Yeah. Okay.
- No no.
All right,
that's to go.
♪ here comes the big chief,
the big chief ♪
♪ the yellow Pocahontas,
the pretty monogram hunters ♪
- ♪ and they don't bow down ♪
- ♪ we don't bow down ♪
- ♪ on nobody's ground ♪
- ♪ nobody's ground ♪
♪ oh, how we love
to hear you call us
Indian red ♪
♪ the wild Tchoupitoulas ♪
♪ white eagles ♪
♪ the pretty
8th ward hunters ♪
♪ the wild West
Shoshone hunters ♪
- ♪ and we don't bow down ♪
- ♪ we don't bow down ♪
- ♪ on nobody's ground ♪
- ♪ nobody's ground ♪
♪ oh, how we love to hear
you call us Indian red ♪
- ♪ oh, here comes
the spy boy ♪
- ♪ spy boy ♪
- ♪ the flag boy ♪
- ♪ spy boy bringing
that flag boy ♪
- ♪ flag boy, flag boy ♪
- ♪ but watch that
crazy wild man ♪
♪ the wildest
in the lowlands ♪
- ♪ and you love our queen ♪
- ♪ love our queen ♪
- ♪ queen of new Orleans ♪
- ♪ new Orleans ♪
♪ oh, how we love
to hear you call us
Indian red ♪
♪ here comes the big chief,
the big chief ♪
♪ the yellow Pocahontas,
the pretty monogram hunters ♪
- ♪ and they don't bow down ♪
- ♪ we don't bow down ♪
- ♪ on nobody's ground ♪
- ♪ nobody's ground ♪
♪ oh, how we love
to hear you call us
Indian red. ♪
You are back!
It's so good--
Oh. Oh my.
- Morning.
- Okay. Six months
and I'm back.
Oh, don't I know it.
This is it.
Okay.
- Are you ready?
- You out of your
motherfucking mind, Davis.
- Seriously.
- Shh. We're doing
good here.
Oh cist.
- What the fuck, Davis?
- I asked for a day.
That day began
four minutes ago,
9:00 A.M.
Central Standard Time.
Beignets from Du monde.
Beignets don't travel
all that well, Davis.
John, if you will begin
the obsequies
- And formalities.
- Dawg, you woke
the lady up.
He came to my house
this morning,
Said it was
an emergency.
You live around the corner.
She's moving to New York.
- That's not an emergency?
- He's back at o.Z.,
Said he wouldn't
play my stuff unless
I stepped up on this one.
He knows I'm kidding.
Dude, come on.
It's your moment.
♪ if you ever ♪
♪ change your mind ♪
♪ about leaving ♪
♪ leaving me behind ♪
♪ oh, bring it to me ♪
♪ bring your sweet loving ♪
♪ bring it
on home to me ♪
♪ yeah yeah ♪
♪ I'll give you jewelry ♪
♪ and money too ♪
♪ that ain't all
I'll do for you ♪
♪ yes, if you would
bring it to me ♪
♪ bring your sweet loving ♪
♪ bring it
on home to me ♪
♪ yeah yeah yeah yeah. ♪
Whoo-hoo!
Thank you.
Dude sounds
just like Sam Cooke.
I fucking sound
like John Boutte.
But, darling,
you have a blessed day
- And I hope you reconsider.
- Thank you.
That was unbelievably
sweet, really.
Let me get dressed
and then we can have
those on the porch.
Nah, it's cool.
I've got a taxi coming.
Well, thank you,
Mr. Boutte. Really.
You owe me
That moment...
Can't happen in New York.
It's still good.
You can admit it.
Get dressed.
New Orleans needs you.
found it this morning?
Yeah. Patrol unit
ran the tag.
I'm sorry, Toni.
Really.
- Have they, uh--
- no.
That's why
I called you.
- I'm worried he--
- I understand.
Look. I'm...
Gonna take
a walk up the street
And maybe get a cup of coffee
with my friends over there.
The truck's unlocked.
The glove
compartment's open.
- Did you--
- if you find anything,
You take
it home with you,
All right?
Anything you find
around the house
That explains anything,
Go on and hold
onto that too.
- Terry--
- think about
your daughter.
She needs
to believe.
I'm sorry, Toni.
I'm sorry
for your loss.
♪ tell your mama
and papa too ♪
♪ I wanna spend
my life with you... ♪
- Uh-huh.
- Uh-huh.
- Cha-dooky-doo.
- Cha-dooky-doo.
- Uh-huh.
- Uh-huh.
- Cha-dooky-doo.
- Cha-dooky-doo.
♪ I love you ♪
♪ I love you,
yes indeed ♪
♪ baby, don't you know
I love you, baby? ♪
♪ I love you,
yes indeed ♪
♪ I'll let you know
just where I stand ♪
♪ 'cause I wanna
be your man. ♪
- Uh-huh.
- Uh-huh.
- Cha-dooky-doo.
- Cha-dooky-doo.
- Uh-huh.
- Uh-huh.
Cha-dooky-doo.
Not bad. Not bad.
- And Renard?
- Yeah?
If you want another chorus
to go with that solo,
And you're feeling it,
it's yours.
Let's take a half-hour break
and set up for Irma's number.
All right,
who's dealing?
are you serious, man?
- You're addicted, son.
- Say, bro.
I'm down $100.
Y'all gotta give me
a chance to get even.
You all playing poker?
Oh, lord!
A shark smells blood.
- Who? Irma?
- At poker? Man,
she'll kill you dead.
y'all scared of miss Irma?
- Naw.
- Stakes?
A dollar,
five and 10.
Chip me up here.
All right.
Hey, the live oaks--
there's nothing like 'em.
Come on, Davis.
They've got trees
in New York.
- Not like these.
Central park.
- But--
- no buts. No buts.
Central park.
Am I right?
Score one
for the apple.
- Ow.
- One to one.
If it's the cost
of a postmortem,
It might be something
my office can subsidize.
Ain't the money.
But if we're ever
going to find out--
What is there to find out
we can't already guess?
- My brother's gone.
A lot of people gone.
And the ones left,
we've got to be about
the day to day.
Hear my mama getting up.
You take care.
Be sure to give
Toni my regrets about
her husband and all, hear?
Okay.
Ma'am, your sandwiches
are ready.
Hey, it would have been
uglesich's for lunch
If they were
still open.
Or parasol's,
But I know
you prefer the shrimp
over the roast beef.
- Mmm.
- You can't get these
in New York City.
They have sandwiches--
Heros, subs.
Po' boys
aren't sandwiches.
They're a way of life.
What's next
on my day?
A nap.
That's another thing
they probably don't have
In sad-ass
Gotham city.
Annie, I'm sorry.
Me too.
Come home.
- She was in our bed.
- Then we get a new bed.
- I need time.
- Okay, I'll wait,
but let's play together.
I'm writing songs now.
We should--
Look. If it happens,
it happens, okay?
No, I mean let's
really do it, Annie.
- You and me together--
- Sonny, I need time,
And I need to be able
to play when I want
with who I want.
You have to see that.
You're so much
better than me
As a player.
You're leaving me behind.
I wasn't gonna
leave you.
And now?
I'm the spy boy!
Pretty spy boy!
Guardians of the flame!
Spy boy!
Flag boy!
Flag boy!
Guardians of the flame!
Coochie mah!
Count-tah fay-ow!
♪ mighty ♪
♪ kootie fiyo ♪
♪ Indian red ♪
♪ Indian red ♪
- ♪ where is my spy boy? ♪
- ♪ spy boy ♪
♪ spy boy! ♪
♪ spy boy ♪
♪ spy boy of the nation ♪
♪ whole wide creation ♪
♪ we won't bow down,
no, we won't bow down ♪
♪ not on that ground,
on that dirty ground ♪
♪ because I love to hear
you call my Indian red ♪
- ♪ show me my flag boy ♪
- ♪ flag boy! ♪
♪ flag boy!
Guardians of the flame!♪
♪ flag boy
of the nation ♪
♪ whole wide creation ♪
♪ he don't bow down,
no, he won't bow down ♪
♪ not on that ground,
on that dirty ground ♪
- ♪ because I love to hear... ♪
- big chief!
- ♪ you call my Indian red... ♪
- bring big chief! Coochie mah!
- ♪ I am the big chief ♪
- ♪ big chief ♪
- ♪ big chief ♪
- ♪ big chief ♪
♪ big chief
of the nation ♪
♪ whole wide creation ♪
♪ he don't bow down,
no, he won't bow down ♪
♪ not on that ground,
on that dirty ground... ♪
- Big chief, coochie mah!
- ♪ because I love to hear ♪
- ♪ you call my Indian red. ♪
- big chief! Big chief!
Let's take
'em down, chief.
Coun-tah fay-ow!
We're gonna
take 'em down now!
hey-pocky-way.
Hey-pocky-way.
Hey-pocky-way.
Hey-pocky-way.
Hey-pocky-way.
Hey-pocky-way.
Hey-pocky-way.
Hey-pocky-way.
Hey-pocky-way.
Hey-pocky-way.
Hey-pocky-way.
Hey-pocky-way.
Hey-pocky-way.
Now see, this is
the way musicians used
to front their shit.
- We look correct, don't we?
- Back in the day, yeah.
Well, how about after
the gig we go someplace
And keep the game going?
I need a chance
to bounce back.
Irma got you bad, bro.
- Oh, I just need another
few hands is all.
You told her
this was our only chance to
document the injuries, huh?
You explained that, right?
I made the case
you would make, Toni.
She heard me.
She did.
She just doesn't
want to go there.
I don't know, Toni.
It's like the truth
doesn't set them
free sometimes.
It's just another burden
they have to bear.
But you don't need to be
worrying about any of this now.
What about what you need?
What about the arrangements
for Creighton?
Went to the lawyer today,
unsealed the will.
No surprises.
He wanted
a second line.
- Yeah?
- Right there
in the will.
Even named
the guys he wanted.
Eureka brass band.
Left a fucking playlist
for the funeral.
It's gonna be
a cremation,
A memorial service
here just for family.
Band might
be nice for Sofia.
He quit.
He fucking quit.
Whole goddamn city
down on its ass.
All of us still here,
one day after the next.
Can't dance
for 'em when they quit.
♪ time is on my side ♪
♪ yes, it is, yeah ♪
♪ time is on my side ♪
♪ yes, it is, yeah ♪
♪ now you always say ♪
♪ that you wanna be free ♪
- ♪ one of these days, baby ♪
- ♪ you'll come running back ♪
- ♪ oh, it won't be long ♪
- ♪ you'll come running back ♪
- ♪ oh, all my worries
will be over ♪
- ♪ you'll come ♪
- ♪ running back ♪
- ♪ uh-huh ♪
♪ yeah yeah yeah yeah ♪
♪ time is on my side ♪
♪ yes, it is, yeah ♪
♪ time ♪
♪ is on my side ♪
♪ yes, it is, yeah ♪
♪ you're searching
for good times ♪
♪ but just wait and see ♪
- ♪ one of these days, baby ♪
- ♪ you'll come running back ♪
- ♪ oh, it won't be long ♪
- ♪ you'll come running back ♪
♪ oh, all my worries
will be over ♪
♪ I'll have my baby home ♪
♪ yeah yeah yeah... ♪
Mr. Dave Bartholomew.
As it was meant be, bro.
And, baby...
I will still be around.
And I know--
I know like I told you--
Like I told you
so many times before,
Oh, you're gonna
come back.
And yes, you're gonna
come back a-knocking,
A-knocking on my door.
♪ yeah yeah yeah. ♪
♪ down in new Orleans
on Julia street ♪
♪ drink a little poison
before you die ♪
♪ there's a lawyer man
you don't want to meet ♪
♪ drink a little poison
before you die ♪
♪ now he says,
"trust me, trust me ♪
♪ it'll be all right" ♪
♪ drink a little poison
before you die ♪
♪ you sign in blood ♪
♪ on a full-moon night... ♪
♪ drink a little poison
before you die! ♪
♪ liar liar
with your pants on fire ♪
♪ drink a little poison
before you die ♪
♪ gonna dance
around your funeral pyre ♪
♪ drink a little poison
before you die! ♪
♪ before you die,
before you die ♪
♪ drink a little poison
before you die ♪
♪ before you die,
before you die ♪
♪ drink a little poison
before you die! ♪
guardians here we come!
Guardians
of the flame!
Guardians here we come!
Guardians
of the flame!
Guardians here we come!
- Congo!
- Guardians of the flame!
- Guardians here we come!
- Congo nation!
- Guardians
here we come!
- Congo!
- Congo nation.
- Guardians here we come!
Spy boy! Spy boy!
- Guardians
here we come!
- Congo!
- Congo nation.
- Guardians here we come!
- What's going on?
- Spy sees spy.
That's Congo nation.
Hey, Donald told
you he was gonna take
that walk, remember?
Guardians
here we come!
Big chief coming!
Better get ready!
Guardians
here we come!
guardians of the flame!
Guardians
here we come!
- Guardians of the flame!
- Oh, no worry.
Oh, no worry.
Guardians
here we come!
- My gang is filled
with all that courage.
- Guardians of the flame!
Guardians
here we come!
- Guardians
of the flame!
- Congo!
Guardians
here we come!
Guardians
here we come!
Spy boy!
Guardians
of the flame!
Don't you know
my name?
Spy boy!
Congo nation!
- Coochie mah!
- Coochie mah!
- Flag boy!
- Flag boy!
- Flag boy!
- Flag boy!
flag boy!
- Flag boy!
- Flag boy!
Congo!
Guardians
here we come!
- Guardians of the flame!
- Congo nation!
Guardians
here we come.
- Guardians
of the flame.
- Congo.
I got the big chief!
I got the big chief!
Guardians
here we come.
- Congo.
- Guardians of the flame.
I'm big chief,
guardians of the flame!
- Guardians
here we come!
- Congo!
Guardians
of the flame!
- Guardians
here we come!
- Congo nation!
Guardians
of the flame!
- Congo!
- Guardians here we come!
- Guarans of the flame!
- Congo nation!
I'm the big chief!
- Congo!
- Guardians here we come!
- Guardians of the flame!
- Congo nation!
Guardians
here we come!
- Congo!
- Guardians of the flame!
You ain't ready
for my people!
Here we come!
- Guardians
here we come!
- Congo!
Guardians
of the flame!
- Guardians here we come!
- Congo nation!
Guardians
of the flame!
- Guardians
here we come!
- Congo!
Guardians
of the flame!
- Congo nation!
- Guardians here we come!
Guardians
of the flame!
- Congo!
- Guardians here we come!
- What's going on?
- Respect for respect.
Dig? Respect
for respect.
Guardians
here we come!
Guardians
of the flame!
Guardians
here we come!
- Congo!
- Guardians of the flame!
Guardians
here we come!
Guardians of the flame!
Guardians
here we come!
Guardians of the flame!
Take another little piece
of my heart now, baby.
- That's Erma Franklin, baby.
- Oh, my bad.
Mm-hmm.
give me the money.
Come again, bro.
- And this is still my day?
- Still your day.
You know,
They filmed
"pretty baby" in here.
Thinking degenerate thoughts
are we, Davis?
Shame you didn't
reserve a room.
Look at you,
calling your shot.
- Pardon me.
- Excuse me.
$40 high life.
huh-nah-nay.
Huh-nah-nay.
Huh-nah-nay.
Huh-nah-nay.
Huh-nah-nay.
Huh-nah-nay.
Hunter's field--
that was wild, man.
And all those gangs was
from downtown, you said?
Mostly.
They's pretty, right?
Yeah.
Oh, you pretty, chief.
- You're the prettiest.
- Huh-nah-nay.
Huh-nah-nay.
Huh-nah-nay.
Huh-nah-nay.
Huh-nah-nay.
Huh-nah-nay.
huh-nah-nay.
Man, they're gonna
start some shit.
Back in your cars.
That's the motherfucker
swung on doby.
This one right here.
Get back
in your damn car.
Now, God damn it.
Let's go. Let's go.
Man, this is bullshit.
- Hey hey, mama.
- Huh-nah-nay.
- Hey hey, mama.
- Huh-nah-nay.
- Papa's jumping.
- Huh-nah-nay.
- Big tribe's coming.
- I can't wait
for next year, boy.
- Flag boy singing.
- Huh-nah-nay.
- Wheeling and dealing.
- Huh-nah-nay.
Big chief grinning.
Enough for cable,
maybe some groceries.
The fuck kind of gig
don't kick out more than this
- For all that
rehearsing and shit?
- Girl, you don't even know.
You said it was
Toussaint's gig.
Toussaint's
a hard man, baby.
Cherry!
Cherry!
God damn it!
- Ready to roll out again, huh?
- Yeah, cab coming for me here.
I filled up
the tank for you.
You might make it
all the way back to Houston,
But that boat eats up gas.
Well, pop,
you ain't missed a year.
Never have.
Don't intend to start now.
Wouldn't have made it
without y'all though.
Yeah, it was
good to see.
Yeah, more will
be back next year.
Maybe you'll find
time yourself.
Old school.
You don't know
nothing about this.
That's Louis Jordan.
Act like he didn't blast it
on the record player
Every damn day when
we was growing up.
You're late.
You come in late.
You come in late.
Try to get back in--
- You ain't keeping time.
- I ain't keeping--
Boy, I've been keeping time
since your diapers were full
of the shit you talking now.
- Come on.
- Oh, wow. Just play
the damn changes.
I'm playing the changes.
You playing that
Chinese shit.
No no no. You know,
you all modern jazz cats
Have got to back your ass up
onto some count Basie
- And learn how to swing.
- Oh, come on now.
- All you do is talk
- you know all I do is talk
- Because I'm trying
to teach you something.
- Come get your father, please.
Anyone calls on my ad,
Just write down
the offer and email me.
I need to sell
this truck bad.
Give my respects
to Daymo's people.
- You take care, Jacques.
- You show them how to
cook in New York.
Think so?
Welcome anytime,
right?
What did
I do right?
I don't have
a place right now,
So maybe in
a couple of weeks.
- If it's a problem--
- it's a nightmare.
I'm devastated by this.
yeah.
I have a sofa
If you feel that--
I mean,
I would stay on the sofa.
- You-- I mean,
you could stay on the--
We'll--
we'll figure it out.
Attention passengers
for us airways
Flight 1794 with
service to Charlotte Douglas
international airport.
We will begin
boarding in ju--
♪ when ♪
♪ this feeble life ♪
♪ is over ♪
♪ and time for me ♪
♪ won't be no more ♪
♪ oh, guide me gently ♪
♪ safely o'er ♪
♪ to that kingdom shore ♪
♪ to that shore ♪
♪ oh just ♪
♪ just a closer ♪
♪ walk with thee,
my lord ♪
♪ grant it,
grant it, Jesus... ♪
- ♪ if you please ♪
♪ oh, daily walking ♪
♪ close to thee ♪
- ♪ let it be... ♪
♪ dear lord ♪
- ♪ let it be... ♪
- Yeah?
Daymo!
Where's my boy?
- Jacques, where you at?
- On the road. You?
No, I was just out back
closing everything up.
- yeah, mama and 'em left
early this morning,
But I'm sticking.
What's up?
What? I'll go get it.
No problem.
Yeah.
Oh, and tell boss lady
not to worry.
I've got this,
all right?
- Okay.
- All right.
All right.
Where the hell
are my keys at?
Ah.
No.
What you doing?
Car's running.
I'm looking for my copy
of baby dodds record
- With Danny barker.
- Are you crazy?
- And what's all this?
- That's my mama's lamp,
Me and maestro,
some l.P.S out of print.
We don't have
room for any of that.
We're full up as it is.
Come on.
- Oh yeah!
- Batiste!
See you
in a few days, bats.
Look. Why don't
I just follow you?
All right?
Put all my stuff
in my car.
We've been
through this, Antoine.
That thing's liable
to break down again
or we get separated.
Get in the goddamn car,
God damn it.
We're getting out
too goddamn late as it is.
All right.
- shh.
- Hello.
There she is.
Here I am at last.
- 16 hours to Huntsville.
- Who'd have thought? Hi.
Right now
it's 175 miles per hour.
Thank God
my baby's home.
- Hey, mama.
- I'll get you
some coffee.
- Okay.
- Are you hungry?
- No, I'm good.
- The official forecast is
for a category 5 at landfall,
So expect a very very
devastating hurricane.
Still headed straight
for new Orleans.
Here's a projected
path here.
- Here you go, sweetie.
- Thank you, daddy.
...Typical
of very strong hurricanes,
Generally on a line
Toward the southeast
Louisiana coastline.
We expect it
to take a turn
More toward the north
in the next few hours.
- Leaving, huh?
- He wants to.
It's headed straight
for new Orleans--
category 5.
it'll jog,
Last minute, brush by.
Always does.
Mcalarys-- we don't run
from hurricanes so...
Later, gents.
How many times are
we gonna do this, Del?
Yeah, it does get old.
Y'all should've
teft yesterday
when you had a chance.
- You know how he is.
- Yeah. Stay behind
to hold down the fort.
- Last man standing.
- Have you been looking
at the weather channel?
Yeah, I'm looking at it now.
The size of that thing--
Big as the whole damn
Gulf of Mexico.
- I'm scared, Del.
Called it right.
We should've
got the hell out
yesterday morning.
Yeah, well,
we're here now.
Ain't no point
in worrying about
what we should've done.
...Into the Mississippi
coast during the night.
But as of now,
that is only some
speculation by experts.
- Meanwhile...
Ooh.
Thought by getting
off the interstate
we'd do better.
I've never seen
traffic like this.
At least there's
gas to be got.
- You reach David yet?
- No, ma.
We're sorry,
all circuits are busy.
- the line's busy.
I'll try later.
Oh fuck.
Fuck.
Fuck.
- This is eerie.
- Yeah.
- Do you think
we should leave too?
- In whose car?
Besides, I kinda
like it like this--
Just you, me
and the sky, baby.
Look at it.
It looks bruised.
Mmm.
The most dangerous part
of the storm is what we call
The right-front quadrant
of the storm.
We think that is going
to be moving up here
Towards Mississippi,
eastern Louisiana,
So the effects
will be felt tonight.
In fact, we do have
tropical-storm-force winds
- Moving in right now.
- Fuck!
The hurricane-force winds
could extend
As far northward
as 150 miles.
The damage along
the coast we think is
gonna be catastrophic.
There will be a surge
of perhaps 25',
Waves as high as 30'
to 40' near the center.
Here is the bottom line
on our storm.
Extremely intense--
As soon as
the wrecker gets free,
They'll tow the car
down to impound.
Officer, that court warrant
ain't supposed to be
on there anymore.
- I swear. It's a mistake.
- The last thing I want
to do today
Is take you downtown.
All hell's about to break
loose out here.
Well, then let me go.
I'll pay the damn ticket.
I promise.
Sorry. It's a bench warrant.
I've got no choice.
At least let me make
a phone call, man.
- I've got business
that needs to get done.
- When we get downtown.
Joining wlvt
for our continuing coverage
Of hurricane Katrina,
I'm Maggie Wade.
Hey, mama.
What'd they have?
nothing healthy.
Here, grab the ice bucket.
Hurricane Katrina gets
ready to make landfall
As a category 5 storm.
Now we have live
team coverage of the storm.
- What are they saying?
- Oh, what they always say.
"new Orleans in
the crosshairs."
It really is
a big one.
In which case
it'll blow straight up
Mr. Go's asshole
And the whole fucking town
will be under 20' of water
And toxic waste,
and we can all start
thinking about
Where we want to live
the rest of our lives.
What do you think, Sof?
Cincinnati?
- Daddy.
- Don't worry, sweetie.
It'll swerve
at the last minute
like it always does
And we can all go back
to pretending
The levees aren't actually
made out of Spanish moss
and krazy glue.
Let's go now
back to new Orleans
With Ken Jones
inside the superdome
Lena, we are definitely
starting to feel
The effects of
hurricane Katrina out here.
You're looking
at live pictures
Of Lake Pontchartrain
in new Orleans
And you are seeing the effects
of the hurricane approaching.
- right now we want to check in
with chief meteorologist
Jay grimes,
who is tracking Katrina
from the storm center.
Thanks, George.
Let me tell you, folks,
You want to stay
hunkered down,
stay indoors.
Looks like right now
the eye is almost destined
for the Crescent city.
♪ daily walking ♪
♪ close to thee ♪
♪ let it be ♪
♪ dear lord ♪
♪ let it be. ♪
May the angels
lead thee into paradise
And at thy arrival,
may the martyrs greet thee
And take thee
to the Holy city,
Jerusalem.
May choirs of angels
receive thee
And may you have
eternal rest.
- The lord be with you.
- And also with you.
And may almighty God
bless you.
The father, the son
- And the Holy spirit.
- Amen.
Home.
He's home now.
It's all right, baby.
It's all right.
Ma, can we go
with daddy?
Father Toomey
don't approve of all
that second-line nonsense.
Mama, daymo loved it.
Well, I'm gonna let him
ride me back home.
I'm gonna go
with your mother.
Stay with the kids.
- Benny Jones.
- Antoine, sorry for your loss.
Take it, Benny.
- Play for that
fucking money, boy.
- "didn't he ramble."
Who's dead?
Whoo!
♪ this city won't wash away ♪
♪ this city
won't never drown ♪
♪ blood in the water
and hell to pay ♪
♪ sky tear open
and pain rain down ♪
♪ doesn't matter,
'cause come what may ♪
♪ I ain't ever
gonna leave this town ♪