Welcome to Chippendales (2022–…): Season 1, Episode 4 - Just Business - full transcript

As Steve's new calendar flies off the shelves, a fed-up Nick makes a pitch to New York investors. A snub from Steve provides Otis with a sobering wake-up call.

Congratulations. You are
now Chippendales dancers.

Blue shorts, what's your name?
- Otis.

He is Black. NICK DE
Is that a problem?

Customers will love it.

- There's a protest.
- That was fast.

Wait, you called them?

Our news story should
be a full minute.

I wanna learn everything
that you know.

- Hey, morning.
- Who are you?

Full-time handyman, Ray
Colon at your service.

- What is this?
- Hunkenstein.



You are my employee!

You are all my employees!

These dudes, they don't
understand the responsibilities

that come with being the boss.

Did you say you do photography?

You mind telling me
what the fuck is going on?

We're making a calendar.

It's something that I
should be in charge of.

Okay, could you step aside
so we can finish the shoot?

Can you get me on the
next flight to New York?

I will step aside.

♪ Yeah, I always watch
you strut my thing ♪

Groovy, yeah?

♪ Do you wanna dance ♪



♪ I just can't do
it without you ♪

Oh, shit. Wh...

Are those the calendars?

- Yeah.
- Oh, shit. Hold on.

Can I see one?
- Uh, yeah.

Can you open that or something?

- Got you.
- Yeah.

Woo.

- Ooh-hoo!
- You in that?

Yeah, somewhere. Hold on.

Mm-hmm.

Uh...

Ah, they must be saving the
best for last, let me see.

Happy holidays.

Yeah.

Damn, those all calendars?

Uh, yeah, yeah, man. Yeah.

Do me a favor, give me a
hand? - Yeah, I got you.

Like how
many did you order?

Not enough.

Century City
Waldenbooks just called,

they got more than double
the expected pre-orders.

Double? Brentwood
B. Dalton, same thing.

Calendar's not even on sale
yet and they already want more.

Wow, Mr. Banerjee, you got
a blockbuster on your hands.

Ow!

- Otis, hi.
- Hey.

I'm bumping up your
Zorro, so you're up first.

And I need you to help
CJ with his choreo.

I would do it myself, but
I have to set the lineup,

test the sound system,
wash all the G-strings,

and redo the blocking
for the caveman number

because Danny sprained his
fucking ankle doing a back flip.

You still haven't
heard from Nick?

What do you think?

Well, what's it been, four days?

Five days, six hours and 37
minutes, but who's counting.

I just hope he's okay.

I don't.

That man has abandoned us.

No warning, no notice,

no indication of when
or if he's coming back.

I could kill him.

Not if I beat you to it, Steve.

Okay, come on.

All right.

Thank you.

How's LA been treating you?

Well.

Maybe too well.

A prisoner
of his own success.

Oh, don't ever move out there.

You say it's gonna be temporary

and next thing you know,
20 years have gone by.

Eh, they'll never get me.

- Ah.
- Not till they figure out

how to make a decent
bagel.

It's not gonna happen.

We'll get you back out
here one of these days.

Funny, you should mention it.

That's actually what I
wanted to talk to you about.

- Oh?
- There's this thing I'm developing

that I think might be
right up your alley.

Is Nick De Noia returning
to his theatrical roots?

Well

it's a, a sort of a cabaret.

An erotic cabaret for women.

A strip club.

No, no, no, a show.

Dazzling choreography,
high-end production value,

songs that get stuck
in your head for days,

and, yes, naked men.

The most beautiful boys
you ever laid eyes on,

all adding up to an
entertainment extravaganza

unlike anything else out there.

And I call it US Male, M-A-L-E.

And the poster,
you're gonna love.

Delivery guy, gorgeous,
muscles on top of muscles,

dressed in just a pair of
tiny little mailman shorts,

box teasingly placed
over his crotch,

and across the top, "US Male:
We've got your package."

Yes, yes.

Eh... you're serious.

Yes.

Wait, there's actually a place
in LA doing something similar.

Have you heard of Chippendales?

- Mm-mm.
- Chippendales?

Yeah, it's one of the
hottest clubs in LA.

Lines around the block,
a genuine sensation.

This would be like that
only bigger, better,

even more spectacular.

You know, there hasn't
been a nightclub sensation

in Manhattan since
Studio 54 shut down.

This could be that.

A Studio 54 for the '80s.

And like 54, all would
be welcome, you know.

Black and white,
straight and gay.

This, this, this
Chippendales' place,

it's, it's a bunch of white
ladies from the valley.

This would be way more chic.

Brooke Shields and,
and, and Halston.

Housewives from Massapequa
getting down and dirty

next to Grace Jones.

I mean, I really think that this could
take New York night life by storm.

I don't know.

What? Bernie, what, what
part are you not seeing?

It just
seems a little...

Sleazy.

Sleazy, what? No.

No, not at all.

It's, it's, it's,
it's, it's classy.

Sassy.

Folies Bergère meets
Playgirl, you know?

Without further ado, let's
get this party started!

Live from the world-famous
Panorama City Mall,

please welcome the
Chippendales men of 1982.

You'll have a very happy New
Year with this hunk around.

That's right.

Ladies, it's Mr. January.

It may be the coldest month,

but Mr. February,
he brings the heat.

The forecast for this March
calls for six feet of sexy!

It's Mr. March!

April showers,
they bring May flowers,

eggs in this Easter basket.

It's Mr. April, if you can guess

this next stud's birthday,
he'll give you an Ice N Tasty.

That's not a euphemism,
that's one of our sponsors.

It's Mr. May.

Oh, Otis, we're short one chair.

Could you go grab?

Sure.

She's wonderful, isn't she?

It's Mr. July.

Otis.

What is the matter?

You really don't know?

- One more time for the men of...
- The calendar, Steve.

I mean, sh...

They love it.

Yeah. I don't know, I guess
I just find it a bit odd

that your most popular dancer,
I'm the only one left out.

- I know.
- Yeah, why?

I should have told
you. That was my fault.

I thought about it. I really
wanted to put you in it

'cause I loved the pictures.

But ultimately I felt it
would be bad for sales.

Bad for sales how?

Well, it's one thing
for women to enjoy you

in the privacy of the club,
but hanging in their home,

a naked Black man in full
view of their husband.

You know how white people
are, they get threatened.

- At the office, the boss can see...
- I think people can handle

a shirtless Black man, Steve.

Most can, but not all.

We want them to buy the calendars too.
- Yeah, but this isn't the South.

This isn't Mississippi
or Alabama in 1967.

Otis, Otis, not a day
goes by I don't experience

some form of racism
in this city.

I assume the same
is true for you.

- Yeah, yeah, of course.
- Yeah.

I guess I just,

just never expected it from you.

You can't take this personally.

This is business.
- Business.

And in business, there's
only one color that matters.

Do you know what color that is?
- Yeah. Yes, green.

Green!

See? You get it.

It has every flavor.

Just like the men
of Chippendales,

there's a flavor for everyone.
- Chair.

10% off at Ice N Tasty.

Thank you for this.

If you head over
there right after the show.

Woo!

Are you ladies excited?

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

You ready for the show,
ladies? You excited?

Have a good time.
Hey.

- Shut up! I don't care.
- You going to be okay?

- I'm fine.
- All right, kid.

Hey, don't be so angry.

Hey, you ready for
a good time, huh?

Coffee? Water, anything?

Thank you so much.

Uh, next. $5 please.

Here you go.

- Thank you.
- Wonderful.

Uh, $5 please.
- Hi.

- Thank you.
- I know him.

Hey. $5 please.

- Otis!
- Hey, how you doing?

- Why aren't you in there?
- Uh, maybe next year.

- Uh, go right ahead. Go on.
- Oh.

- Everybody's gonna get one, I promise.
- Uh, $5, please.

Hi. Sure.

Wasn't she wonderful?

- No, I really...
- So wonderful.

You're
better than Larry.

- Thank you, no, I
wasn't. - Just stop.

I know, I know,
I know.

Get closer.

One on each.

It's incredible. I've never
seen one sell so fast.

If I could get you more,
how many would you want?

- Many as you can get.
- Two hundred?

As many as you can get.

Five hundred?

As many as you can get.

♪ Honey everything's coming
up roses and daffodils ♪

♪ Everything's coming up
sunshine and Santa Claus ♪

♪ Everything's gonna be
bright lights and lollipops ♪

♪ Everything's coming up roses ♪

♪ For me and for you ♪

Thank you.

How'd you know?

Lucky guess.

♪ Someone is waiting ♪

♪ Cool as Sarah ♪

♪ Easy and loving as Susan ♪

♪ Joanne ♪

♪ Would I know her
even if I met her ♪

♪ Have I missed her ♪

♪ Did I let her go ♪

♪ A Susan sort of Sarah ♪

♪ A Jennyish Joanne ♪

♪ Wait for me, I'm ready now ♪

♪ I'll find you if I can ♪

♪ Did I miss her ♪

♪ Have I waited too long ♪

♪ Maybe so ♪

♪ Or maybe so is she ♪

♪ My blue-eyed
Sarah, warm Joanne ♪

♪ Sweet Jenny, loving
Susan, crazy Amy ♪

♪ Wait for me I'll hurry ♪

♪ Wait for me ♪

♪ Hurry, wait for me ♪

♪ Hurry ♪

♪ Wait for me ♪

Thank you.

Hello?

That was
quite a performance.

Really.

It was magnificent.

Thank you.

I try.

You succeed.

That's my favorite Sondheim.

It's so romantic.

Really?

Mine's "Being Alive."

- Oh.
- Oh.

- Yeah.
- Wow.

Over "Someone is Waiting"?

Yes.

Okay.

- Okay.
- Okay. Well, look,

I don't wanna fight
with you about this,

all right, I mean, we just met.

True.

I don't wanna fight either.

♪ We'll have Manhattan ♪

♪ the Bronx and
Staten Island too ♪

♪ It's lovely going
through the zoo ♪

Last time I fucked a
guy in his hotel room,

he turned out to be married.

Are you married?

I was.

Oh, really?

You know who Jennifer O'Neil is?

I know who Jennifer O'Neil is.

Well, that's my ex.

Well, if you're gonna be closeted,
you might as well go big.

Oh, come on.

Did you sleep with her?

I did.

I was deeply in love
with her, in my way.

- Do your friends know you're gay?
- The good ones, yeah.

You?

I mean, mm...

I guess I was always out.

I used to lie to the
other kids at school

and tell them my
grandmother was Coco Chanel.

Oh, my God.

That did not make me popular.

I don't know, talk
about playground bragging rights.

- Well...
- That is good.

Well, look at us.

Conversation after
sex feels so novel.

- Hmm?
- I don't know.

I'm usually halfway
across town by now.

I guess I did something right.

Oh, you did a lot
of things right.

What brings you to town, Nick?

I'm sort of pitching something.

Are you in advertising?

Close, choreography.

- A dance man.
- Pa-cha!

Oh.

Yeah, I developed
this thing out in LA.

This sort of... male strip club

that I'm looking
to maybe bring here

in some form or other.
- Wait. The Chippendales?

You know it?

- Yes.
- What?

My sister lives in Pasadena
and she is obsessed.

The last time I was visiting,
she tried to sweet talk me

past your doorman, but he
was not very accommodating.

Oh. Oh, that's not how it's
gonna be at the new place.

All admirers of the male
form shall be welcome.

Mm. So you're gonna bring
Chippendales to New York.

Oh no, not Chippendales.

US Male.

- What?
- Yeah, it's my new venture.

Bigger, better.

- I-I'm sorry.
- Even more...

I'm sorry, I'm,
I'm, I'm confused.

So you're here pitching a
different club in New York.

Yeah.

Well, why not just
do Chippendales?

"Steve Banerjee."

Who's that?

The fucking asshole owner who doesn't
respect me or my contribution.

Who I am officially
unequivocally done with.

Okay, that's a shit
reason to go solo.

Well, you haven't met the guy.

Well, the guy could
be the love child

of Eva Peron and Pol
Pot, it doesn't matter.

What are you
talking about? Why?

- Why?
- Yeah.

Because you have something.

You have something that, that,
that people have heard of.

Do you, do you know how
rare and precious that is?

Just do the Chippendales,
it'll kill here.

You'll be like 3,000 miles away

from that guy.
- That's not far enough.

I know people with whole
second families in New York

and their LA wife
doesn't have any idea.

I don't know, I, I, I can't.

I just, I can't.

Well, then you're
a fucking idiot.

Because on top of being right...

I'm also rich.

Very rich.

I am saying the right word,
but you're not understanding.

I've got customers.

Yeah, well, so do I.

But they're ahead
of you in queue.

Well, are they calendars?
Because calendars are seasonal.

Yeah, I understand
how calendars work.

Well then, you know people don't
buy calendars all year round.

There's a limited sales window
and we are in it right now.

Look, I printed exactly
the number you asked for.

The fact that now you want
more is really not my problem.

What is the soonest
you could do?

I honestly have no idea.

- Rough estimate.
- Uh, three, four weeks.

Four weeks?

Look, if it was a couple
hundred maybe, but 10,000.

An order that big
should take priority.

Well, unfortunately it
doesn't work like that.

Like I said, I got
other customers.

What if you didn't?

Fuck, fuck, fuck,
fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck.

Oh, God. HOUSE MANAGER:
Where the hell is he?

Ladies, he'll be
out in just a moment.

Yeah, I'm on it.

Bruce, let's go, baby,
you're missing your solo.

I got an empty stage.
No empty stages.

Let's go, go, go.

Small situation.

Oh, are you kidding?

Oh my God, this is what I've
been saying all the time.

You guys, this is why you
don't eat in your costume.

CJ, you and the
fucking pastrami.

- It's just so tasty.
- Well, you eat before a show.

Okay, okay.

Uh, I'm not taking it.

I realize you're busy but...

I don't care if it's the
fucking Pope, I'm working.

It's Nick.

Yeah, come on.

Triceps.

Ladies love my triceps.

Okay.

You better be fucking dead
or very badly injured.

Pack your bags, baby.

We're headed to the Big Apple.

Oh, is that
where you've been?

That's where you've been
hiding all this time.

Well, I don't
know, you tell me.

Hold please.

Hey, taxi!

You hear
that?

Hear all those hookers
and tourists?

How much blow have
you done tonight?

None, not a bump.

Three.

Fine, maybe a bump.

So Denise, what do you say?

I don't understand, what
happened to you quitting,

wanting to open your own
place, leaving Steve?

This is the best of both worlds.

We'll be 3,000 miles away

while still getting the benefit
of the Chippendales' name.

I'm going to assume you
haven't told Steve this idea.

Well, not yet.

Well, he's
never gonna go for it.

Why not?

First of all, the
fact that it was your idea

is gonna make him instantly
suspicious.

And then there's the fact that
you wouldn't be in his sight.

The guy's a psycho
control freak.

He's not just going to hand
over the world's biggest city

to somebody he deeply mistrusts.

Well, I, look, I-I-I get
why you're skeptical.

I do, I do.
- And then there's the money, okay?

Launching your own
place, it's so expensive,

especially in New York City.

Are you kidding? The overhead?

He won't have to take on
a drop of financial risk.

All he has to do is just
sit there in his weird suit

and watch the money roll in.

This is the coke talking.
You're making no sense.

Well, it does if you find a
backer, which it so happens,

Denise, I have done.

A backer.

Yes, in this case,
a very spoiled rich kid

with a huge bank account.

All right, you sexy
animals, it's go time.

Hoo!

Yeah.

And a huger cock.

Bradford Barton.

This is real, a real plan.

And I genuinely think I
can get Steve on board.

Okay, well, I have
a alternative plan.

Why don't you come back here

and do your fucking
job so I don't have to?

Fuck.

How are you ladies?

Are you ready to have the
greatest night of your lives?

Make some noise!

Welcome to Chippendales!

Who's ready to party?

Here he is, ladies,

your luscious chocolate
fantasy come to life.

The freakiest freak
this side of Harlem,

the brother like no other,
the pimp who'll make you limp,

the daddy with a Caddy.

All the ladies,
give it up for Otis!

Gosh, I wish I could
do what he does.

Ladies, take this
night to the top.

Anytime someone shows up
in a purple-colored hat,

you know it's gonna
get freaky up in here.

Come on, make some noise.

Oh, I like that slow gyration.

One, two, skip a few,
right to the sexy time.

I've seen a few of
those in my own mirror.

Okay, here you go.
Have a good night.

And here comes
two half-naked friends

willing to take
things up a notch.

Couple turns, and
there goes the coat.

Just in time.

Touch yourself if you want

but if you want a taste,
that's gonna cost ya.

All these men... Oh, my God!

Look at those butt cheeks!

You knew it was coming.
Don't act surprised.

How about a brush to
the face, table for one.

Steve, people are
loving these calendars.

That's amazing.

Women love to know what
date it is and naked men.

I have to tell you something,
come upstairs with me.

Okay. Hey, Doug,
can you take over?

Got it.

And now you have
the stories to share.

Come, come.

Okay.

Steve?

Come, come. There's...

- Oh, where were you?
- Come sit here. Sit down.

I have some very exciting news.
- Okay.

You know that printing press
that makes our calendars?

Yes.

I bought it.

- You bought it?
- Uh-huh.

They weren't making the
calendars fast enough

because they have other customers
and so I addressed the problem.

Was it for sale, Steve?

- No.
- Then how did you buy it?

You know that film
"The Godfather"?

- Mm-hmm.
- In it there's a character,

he's one of the
gangsters, he says,

"I made him an offer
he can't refuse."

I did that.

That's what I did.

Steve, how much did you spend?

- It doesn't matter.
- It absolutely matters.

The club's finances
are my department

and you made a massive purchase
without even consulting me.

I have big plans
for the calendars.

I want to go national
starting next year.

And with our own printing press,

we'll be able to print as
many calendars as we want.

In business, that's known as
controlling the means of production.

- Steve, I didn't run the numbers.
- I ran the numbers.

It works, it's really good.

I am a king. You are my queen.

Grab your hair
and pull yourself

if you can't be in the
middle of the stage!

Ladies and gentlemen, the
great and powerful Otis!

Make some noise!

This is the man
that you come for.

Are you not having
the time of your life?

All night long.

You show the money,
he'll show you the moves.

That's how it works.
- Thanks. Yeah.

One more time
for Otis, everybody!

There he goes.

Ladies, I hope you brought a
towel and a change of panties.

Shit.

Almost there. Here we go.

Three, two, one.

Do you know where you are?

Um, a...

a restaurant?

Not just any restaurant.

The Palisade Club.

- Oh.
- It's the hottest spot in town.

All the celebrities come
here to see and be seen.

Warren Beatty, Natalie
Wood, Gil Gerard.

- May I help you.
- Table for two, please.

Do you have a reservation?

I do not.

It's time we started
acting the part.

The part of what?

The fantastically
successful people we are.

We have one of the hottest
night clubs in the city,

a top-selling calendar,
and as of today,

a printing press capable of...

I'm sorry. It seems we
have nothing available.

Oh, what about that
one over there?

Oh, that's for parties of four.

Okay.

Oh, what about this
one right here?

Uh, that one is
reserved for members.

- Members?
- My usual table.

Oh, how do I get one of those?

Well,
there is a process.

- A process?
- You have to apply.

Great, may I please
have an application?

It's not quite so d...

You need a member
to sponsor you.

Is that so?
- Let's just go someplace else.

No, I want to eat here.

Unless for some reason
we are not welcome here.

Sir?

I wonder do any of your members

happen to have brown skin?

Because from the looks of it...

I assure you, this club
welcomes people of all...

Oh, you can assure me?

You know what you can do with
your membership application?

You can take it, and you
can shove it up your ass!

Hey, stop it.

Steven.

Shame on you.

- Yeah, well, if-if you sync...
- Slower, they give more money.

You get more money if you
synchronize and it's, uh, good.

Well, uh, the
other two could get better.

Just show me the routine
that you guys worked on.

Focus.
- Five, six, seven, eight. Zo-da-do-da-do.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, why don't
we do like a bartending move?

Like shot, shot, shot,
shot, shot, shot, shot.

Get the fuck out of here.

What are you...

All right, all right, I'm sorry,

I'm sorry.
- What? Do you dance now?

- We got this one too.
- Hip.

- That's...
- You love that one.

- That's kinda good.
- Woo!

Hey, hey. Check it out.

Hey, it's Nick.

And then, I...

I want a, like a stomp.
- To the right. To the left.

- Oh, I gave her a black eye...
- Suspense.

- Hip.
- We're holding.

Um, I think that, yeah,
we hold, we feel it,

and maybe a cover...
- Nice job, guys.

- Oh, shit.
- Hey! No way.

Oh, sh...

Oh!

Well, well, well,
look who's back.

We're opening a
Chippendales in New York.

And
I'm gonna run it.

What? NICK: And if you
have a problem with...

- I don't think...
- And if you have a problem with that,

I'll open my own place.

A competing club.
US Male, M-A-L-E.

See that's what I've been
up to the past few weeks.

I've been out in New York
meeting with investors,

top Broadway guys
and guess what?

They ate it up with a spoon.

Checkbooks out,
ready to finance.

Not a soft cock in the room.

So, ahem...

Basically the way I see
it, you've got two choices:

You and me stick together and
take the Big Apple by storm,

or... you and me go to war.

I take my
talent and my vision,

not to mention half the
dancers in this club,

and I become your biggest
competitor and worst nightmare.

It will be ugly, Steve.

Blood will spill.

Everything you've
worked so hard to build

will be in jeopardy.

Existential fucking
peril, man.

Those are your choices.

I know which one I prefer.

But I'm more than willing
to take the other.

- Bruce.
- Traffic on the 405.

I don't care. You
have five minutes.

So?

Well, he's
back. IRENE: Nick?

At long last,
returned from exile.

Oh, thank God.

Where was he? What was he doing?

I have no idea.

You didn't talk to him?

- I did.
- What did he say?

What did you say?

I made him an offer
he couldn't refuse.

What did you say?

I told him I never
wanted him to step foot

in this club ever again.

- You fired him?
- No, I transferred him.

You transferred him where?

To my best idea yet.

Our soon-to-open New
York Chippendales.

I love you!

We're going to New York!

Here's to New York fuckin' city!

To New York!

- Yes!
- Oh!

Hoo!
What you thinking?

Man, I don't even
usually like...

I told you to
stick with me, kid.

Yeah, I got you. OTIS: That's
August right there, right?

That's a August
theme right there.

This is really... Bro, look at that right there.
- Ooh!

Oh, Mr. Banerjee.

Hey.

What is this?

I'm, uh, I'm making a calendar.

Calendar?

Yeah.

Yeah, you ain't got a
problem with that do you?

With you making a
competing calendar?

- Nah, not competing, no.
- You said he'd be okay with this.

Okay.

So let me get this straight...
- You say he'd love it.

I can't be in your
calendar and can't...

- I can't do my own?
- Mr. Banerjee, I swear to God...

- Shut up, Ray.
- If I had known that you didn't want th...

Shut up, Ray.

Get out.

What makes you think
you could do this to me?

I'm, I'm following you.

I'm following you, what
you taught me. I'm...

You know, I I've been
meaning to ask you something.

Did you ever consider
hiring another Black dancer?

Of course not.

'Cause one Black dancer, that's,
that's, that's good for business,

but two, that might... might
attract the wrong element.

You can't take this stuff
personally, Otis.

I know. I know.

It's, it's, it's just business.

Good, uh,
good luck to you, Steve.

What do you mean?

Where are you going?

You're not fired.

I know.

I quit.

- Cheers.
- Cheers.

Mm. Cheers!

Mm! I gotta get a winter coat!

Me too!

I can't remember the last
time I was in cold weather.

We should go
coat shopping together!

Matching black
leather. Ugh, so New York.

Look at this place.

I'm gonna miss it.

Mm-hmm.

Yeah, hey. Oh that's...

Hey, Otis.

Otis, come here, man.

Otis.

Hey, hey, did
you hear the good news?

Uh, good news? Nah.

We are going to New York.

Yeah!

- Who?
- Chippendales.

- Me, Denise. Maybe
you, man. - Uh...

You could, uh, you
know, split your time

half-half.
- Uh, New York?

- Yeah.
- Yes, honey.

No.

Nah, man, I, uh, I'm done.

Done? As in, as in...

No, no, no. Hold on.

You are, you're saying
you're quitting.

- Yeah, yeah, I, uh...
- Oh, shit.

I-I can't deal with
that dude anymore.

Man, I can't, I can't have
that in my life, you know?

I hear you, I hear. Well,
listen, come to New York with us.

You'd be 3,000 miles from him.

- Come on.
- That's it! That's I...

Nah, 3000 miles is not enough.

- Oh.
- I gotta, I gotta just...

I gotta do my own
thing, you know?

I'll see y'all down
the road somewhere.

You will, yeah.

Okay. All right.

Come east, young man.

Yes!

Come on, man.

I mean, no. DON'S
FRIEND: That's just not true.

People keep getting past us. DON:
Like, just, just come on, man.

You've been saying that you're
at capacity for the last hour.

I mean, just help me out!

And people
keep going past us.

- Do you have a card?
- A what?

- A card.
- A card, a card? What card?

A membership card.

- Wait a minute, a membership?
- Since when have you had

membership cards?
- What are you talking about?

- I have no clue what you're...
- Thank you. It's about...

Excuse me, guys.
Fellas, right this way.

- Wait. What?
- Excuse me, let them in.

Thank you. Thank you, enjoy.

Wait, hold, hold up.

How do I get that card?

We'll pay.

Well, it's a process.

♪ They tell me that
you are a tiger ♪

♪ Did I tell you I'm a tamer ♪

♪ Sure I think it's gonna take
a little longer than planned ♪

♪ I've got you backed
into a corner ♪

♪ Yeah, my love is
getting stronger ♪

Yes.

I fucked up.

Big time, you know.

I should've known,
I-I should've...

I should've seen that
there was treachery afoot.

Of course you're not cool
with no competing calendar.

Why would you be?

You gave Otis a chance.

You took him under your wing
and look how he did you.

That ain't right.

I ain't never been the boss
or nothin' before, but I...

I seen enough movies to
know that when you the king,

there's gonna be
snakes in the grass.

People wanna take you
down and steal your crown.

But what I want you to know
from the bottom of my heart

is you ain't gotta worry
about that with me.

No matter what shady scheming
bullshit is going down,

there's always one person
who'll have your back.

I, Ray Colon, I kneel
before you today

offering my everlasting
oath of loyalty.