[upbeat hip-hop music plays]
♪ ♪
[Monet] Previously on Ghost...
So you really did kill your father?
[Tariq] He might not be here no more, but...
Ghosts never die.
I need a legitimate paycheck.
I'll have my lawyers draw up the papers.
All you'll need is someone to sign on
as president of the corporation
- and a 30 - K down payment.
[Ott] The Sweeney thing.
I was really kinda hoping you'd given up on that dream.
[Tate] You hoped wrong.
[tense music plays]
[woman gasping]
- [gunshot] - [woman screams]
Nice work.
With him out the way, I'm counting on you.
I got you.
First order of business, whip out
that little cell phone and call your pops.
We gotta tell him that we don't have any product
on account of us getting robbed and all.
Get my fucking weight back.
I'll try, Papi, but it's probably
already up at Stansfield.
Dru, get my fucking drugs.
[Diana] Maybe I can help.
♪ ♪
[Mecca] Where is my fucking bag?
What the fuck you talking about?
I know you stole my drugs, Cane,
but I let that shit slide.
Not this bag, though.
♪ ♪
[Tariq] You ratted on some of the biggest heads in the game.
You're, like, the GOAT of global snitching.
What do you want?
I want two million.
[Jenny] I need hard evidence
against Tariq St. Patrick, and I need it now.
Brayden, you're the one on the tape.
You're implicated by this evidence,
and I think you could give me Tariq St. Patrick on a platter.
You can testify, or I can indict you.
What if Trace testifies?
Tariq's chick wore a wire. She got us both on tape.
She talks, we both go down.
Get the fuck in the car!
You do not wanna do this.
[Monet] Lorenzo came after us. He came after Zeke.
He won't rest until he takes everything away from me.
We need to kill his ass.
♪ ♪
[Joe] ♪ They say this is A big, rich town ♪
♪ I just come From the poorest part ♪
♪ Bright lights, city life ♪
♪ I gotta make it This is where it goes down ♪
♪ I just happen to come up hard ♪
♪ Legal or illegal, baby I gotta make it ♪
[50 Cent] ♪ I never took A straight path nowhere ♪
♪ Life's full of twists And turns, bumps and bruises ♪
♪ I live, I learn ♪
♪ I'm from that city full of Yellow cabs and skyscrapers ♪
♪ It's hard to get a start In these parts without paper ♪
♪ Homey, I grew up in hell A block away from heaven ♪
♪ That corner every 15 minutes They moving seven ♪
♪ Pure snow, bag it Then watch it go ♪
♪ Occupational options Get some blow or some hos ♪
♪ Shoot the ball or the strap Learn to rap or to jack ♪
♪ Fuck it, man In the meantime ♪
♪ Go head and pump a pack ♪
♪ This my regal, royal flow My James Bond bounce ♪
♪ That 007 That's 62 on my count ♪
♪ I'm an undercover liar I lie under the covers ♪
♪ Look a bitch in the eyes ♪
♪ And tell her Baby, I love ya ♪
♪ You're my inspiration You're my motivation ♪
♪ You're the reason that I'm Moving with no hesitation ♪
[Joe] ♪ They say this is A big, rich town ♪
♪ Yeah, I just come From the poorest part ♪
♪ Bright lights, city life ♪
♪ I gotta make it This is where it goes down ♪
♪ Oh, yeah, yeah ♪
♪ I just happen To come up hard ♪
♪ Legal or illegal, baby I gotta make it ♪
♪ ♪
[smooth hip-hop music plays]
[singer] ♪ Yeah ♪
♪ I'ma show you how to dream ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Yeah... ♪
I got you a little something.
Oh, wow.
Yeah.
More gifts. I love it.
[singer] ♪ Everything I've asked for... ♪
Beautiful.
Thank you.
So you thought this all the way through, didn't you?
A goal without a plan is just a wish, right?
Yeah, I've been planning this ever since I lost you.
You turned yourself into Mecca, and you lied to me.
No, I turned myself into Mecca
to do whatever it took to find my way back to you.
The last thing I ever wanted was for the game
to get between us again, Nae-Nae.
And that's why we gotta be real careful getting rid of Lorenzo.
What?
You was down last night. Why you backing out now?
I'm just saying we need to be careful.
Look, Lorenzo goes missing, turns up dead,
what's our cover, hmm?
If Cane does it, we can establish our alibi
at my penthouse.
It's perfect.
No one will ever suspect either one of us
had anything to do with that shit.
[tense music plays]
Unless, of course, Cane ain't 100
and we have a bigger problem.
Cane does whatever I say.
Hmm. Like when he stole your coke?
Tricked you into working with me?
♪ ♪
You're right.
Cane should kill Lorenzo.
I'll tell him myself.
♪ ♪
Okay.
I'm gonna go tell the captain we're ready.
All right.
♪ ♪
[line rings]
[Lauren] You've reached Lauren Baldwin.
Please leave a message.
Shit, fuck. Where are you?
Who are you calling?
Boy, if it's another girl on that phone,
you ain't gotta do all that, okay?
Just leave a message.
You buggin'.
[sighs] I gotta go early.
I'm meeting Davis before court. And I was just...
...I was just calling to see if Lauren got out of town safe.
[apprehensive music plays]
I-I'm sure she did. You don't have to worry.
I mean, she's not answering no calls,
no texts, nothing.
She probably ditched her phone.
Yeah, but I still gotta worry, though.
Tate held it down, yes, but I never know
what the fuck is coming for me next.
♪ ♪
Well, whatever it is, I'm here every step of the way, okay?
[dramatic music plays]
I gotta ask you something.
♪ ♪
My sister's adoption is about to be final,
and my dad made it so once it is,
her records are sealed, and...
I'll never be able to see her again.
♪ ♪
Effie, if I go inside, would you...
would you find her for me?
♪ ♪
Uh, you-you would trust me to do that?
♪ ♪
Other than my mom, you the only person
I can trust at all.
♪ ♪
[indistinct chatter]
Tate bought us some time,
but he may have done more harm than good.
Jenny checked out the witness Tate mentioned
on the stand--bogus.
So she found one that wasn't.
Trace Weston.
The fuck?
[Davis sighs] Yeah.
Any idea what Trace knows?
[sighs]
Cane.
All right, Cane gave--
gave Brayden some pills to sell.
Trace stole them, and when Cane found out,
he took them both to the hood to scare them.
Ramirez gave them a ride back to Stansfield.
Where were you when this happened?
You know, you should know, Saxe.
I was actually in my dorm with snitchin'-ass Riley.
Um, that's great news. We can put her on the stand.
No, no.
Riley's mom, my sister, still doesn't talk to me.
I can't-I can't rope her into this.
You're absolutely right.
And you should have thought of this moment
before you put her in play.
Look, if I have to burn you and Riley
to defend my client,
so be it.
[scoffs]
Look, um, once Trace names Cane in open court,
Cane'll think you put Trace up to it.
We both know why.
Yes, to get him back for putting the badge in my room.
[sighs] Yeah.
How long have you known?
He'll be looking for you.
Look, let me go talk to Saxe.
♪ ♪
[line rings]
[Brayden] Yo, yo, yo, this is Brayden.
If this is about a party or a date, hang up--
♪ ♪
[upbeat music plays]
[Mecca] So what you think?
- [Zeke] Oh, this shit is fly. - [Mecca chuckles]
[Zeke] Ah, these cars is dope as hell.
Aw, shit you got a jet, too?
[Mecca] Mm-hmm.
Speaking of which, have you decided
if you're coming with us?
I mean, Zeke, what's left for you here, hmm?
You dropped out of Stansfield. The Kings are reconsidering.
Yeah, but here I know where I stand.
With Monet, I never do.
And, honestly, if you trust her,
I'm not sure if I can trust you.
Whoa, hold on. I never lied to you.
When Monet said she was with you the night Carrie died,
was that the truth?
Zeke, what looks like lies and betrayal,
I'm telling you, it's nothing but unconditional love.
Now, maybe you'll understand that when you have kids of your own,
but Monet would do anything for you.
[dramatic music plays]
You can trust me on that.
♪ ♪
You see this one right here?
♪ ♪
She's yours.
For real?
Yes. All yours.
[chuckles]
Thanks.
There's an open seat on that plane
when we dip out the night after tomorrow.
Only you choose if you're on it.
♪ ♪
[Monet] You was fine last night.
What's the problem?
I said that shit because that's what you told Mecca
or Dante or whatever you wanna call him.
I lied.
We both know Lorenzo didn't rob him.
Look, I lied to save yo' ass.
Still don't change our plans with Mecca.
It don't, huh?
That's because he want me to do it, right?
He does.
♪ ♪
You ask me to do some crazy shit, Ma,
and I've done everything you ever asked me to do,
but I can't believe you want me to kill my own fucking father.
Why?
I'm the one scheming and scraping
to keep your ass out of jail, not him.
♪ ♪
What does 'Renzo mean to you at this point, Cane?
You ain't running the business.
He gave it to Dru.
And when he shut us down, we had to go behind his back
to feed ourselves.
And don't forget how he got the prison guards
to beat you down when you got out of line.
He rockin' that Jesus piece you got him,
but he don't even respect you.
What kinda shit is that?
That's my fucking father.
I got his name.
More of a reason for you to be next in line.
♪ ♪
Yo, if this was any other nigga in the street
disrespecting you like this, Cane,
you would've been put his ass in the ground.
♪ ♪
[sighs] Your father shot at me.
You gonna stand for that?
♪ ♪
It's him or me, Cane. Choose.
♪ ♪
I do this shit,
Dru and Diana will never forgive me.
You know that, right?
I'll deal with Dru and Diana.
♪ ♪
Here. It's clean.
♪ ♪
Where the fuck is Tariq?
Where is this nigga when I need him?
I don't need Tariq for shit.
And that motherfucker not touching Pops.
Maybe not, but maybe he can help you
wrap your mind around it.
Look, this nigga killed his own father.
♪ ♪
Wait, you telling me this pussy-ass nigga offed his pops?
Yeah.
♪ ♪
Fuck it. I'll do it.
♪ ♪
I told Mecca he could trust you.
♪ ♪
[Jenny] In summation, the Brady violation that Mr. MacLean
was so worried about didn't occur, Your Honor.
[Judge Lucas] Glad to hear it.
I see you've submitted a revised witness list
with a Robert "Trace" Weston III added.
I have.
Unfortunately, I was told this morning that Trace is ill.
Since his testimony is crucial and to not delay us further,
I'd like to call another witness
that can testify to the same set of facts.
The defense wouldn't need additional preparation.
Um, Your Honor, the prosecution
can't just sub in witnesses like an NBA roster.
We've delayed long enough as it is.
I'll allow it with a stern warning, Ms. Sullivan.
This is your last chance.
Thank you, Your Honor.
I'd like to call Brayden Weston to the stand.
[crowd murmuring]
What?
[tense music plays]
♪ ♪
[Brayden] What about Professor Reynolds?
Professor Reynolds wasn't supposed to die.
He just started doing too much.
Once the kid died in the pool,
he wanted to help the cops with their investigation,
and he wanted to write a book about my life.
[bailiff] Do you solemnly swear to tell the truth,
the whole truth, and nothing but the truth,
so help you God?
I do.
[dramatic music plays]
Mr. Weston, are you familiar with the defendant?
Tariq? Yeah, we're friends.
We met at Choate. We were roommates--
But Tariq wasn't at Choate for long.
Do you recall why he transferred?
Yeah, somebody was selling drugs on campus.
The dean found a stash in our room,
assumed it was Tariq's.
A student selling drugs at school.
Just like in Professor Reynolds' novel.
And at Stansfield, you're also roommates with Tariq
even though it appears he was assigned to Ezekiel Cross?
I asked Tariq to switch.
We had extra room in my father's old dorm, so...
♪ ♪
Which is why I know Tariq didn't kill
Professor Reynolds and Officer Ramirez.
[crowd murmuring]
[scoffs] Your Honor.
Mr. Weston, keep your answers
within the scope of the questions
Ms. Sullivan asks you.
I apologize, Your Honor,
but I just want her to know that I was the one
that was dealing drugs at Choate and Stansfield,
not Tariq.
- Objection. - You object?
Your Honor, this is her witness.
Mr. Weston, one more misstep,
and you and I have a problem, do you understand?
I understand.
Permission to treat the witness as hostile, Your Honor.
Permission granted.
[Jenny] Mr. Weston, you say you're the one
selling drugs at Stansfield.
Your proof?
My proof is CourseCorrect.
It's an app that I built.
Designed for tutoring, but it's actually a front for drugs.
But how do we know that you're the one behind the app?
I mean, you just admitted
you're friends with the defendant.
You could be covering for him.
Here is paperwork from Stern Enterprises
that shows that I am the president of CourseCorrect.
[crowd murmuring]
- May I approach, Your Honor? - Um, us too, Your Honor?
[Judge Lucas] Yes, all of you.
♪ ♪
That's about right. Here you go, Judge.
Right there.
This is yet another piece of exculpatory evidence
that Ms. Sullivan failed to bring forward or find.
She-she built her entire case on a motive
which Mr. Weston just skewered with concrete evidence.
He's the campus drug dealer in the victim's novel.
I move to dismiss.
I don't have to prove motive, Your Honor.
That is true, but do you think
you have any chance of a conviction
with this jury?
♪ ♪
[crowd murmuring]
♪ ♪
Could you move to dismiss without prejudice, Your Honor?
Allow the district attorney the opportunity
to re-present with new evidence.
Jeopardy's attached, Your Honor.
[Judge Lucas] He's right, Ms. Sullivan.
Based on this recent turn of events,
I would like to thank the jury for their service.
This case is dismissed.
What? It's over?
Mr. St. Patrick, you are free to go.
♪ ♪
I told you, boy.
♪ ♪
I can't believe you did that.
♪ ♪
My client has no comment.
♪ ♪
[Davis] Yup.
We did it, kid. You are free to go.
♪ ♪
Tough break. I was thinking--
Nope.
♪ ♪
[clears throat]
[Davis] To our prison-free future together.
You know, now that my charges are dropped,
I need to stop my sister's adoption.
I'ma try to get custody. Once I do, that means I'm out.
Tariq, uh, since the day we met, you've been hustling.
I mean, first Natasha, then your sister.
But today you get a fresh start, my friend,
and in a few years, flush with cash,
you're done with Stansfield.
Focus on your sister then.
Nah, I ain't doing that.
All right, that's some shit that my father would do.
I ain't built like that nigga.
And since I can't speak to my mother,
I need to think about what she would want me to do,
and I think she would want me to take care of Yasmine.
For real. Your charges were just dropped.
I know Jenny Sullivan's not gonna
let the Cane Tejada evidence go,
and if it backs up on Cane,
it backs up on us.
I ain't gonna lie, that shit backs up on you, okay?
And to be honest, you owe me a refund,
'cause Brayden's the one
that got my charges dropped, not you.
[coughs] Excuse me. A-a refund?
[Tariq] Yes.
You done lost your rabid-ass mind, son.
You know it's against the rules for attorneys to double-dip.
You got paid for Cane too.
[scoffs]
My nigga.
You know who dropped that badge in my room,
and you ain't say shit.
Only one reason not to.
I was protecting you.
Hey, I still am.
I should let you go to the, uh, bar committee
and file your little complaint about my conflict of interest.
[gasps]
Ooh, but then you'd have to admit you and Cane
were both guilty in order to make it stick.
♪ ♪
We both know you ain't gon' do that, killer.
So I'ma keep my money...
and you gonna hustle.
The Tejadas ain't gonna just
- let you walk away, son. - [phone buzzes]
Yeah, whatever. I gotta dip.
Make sure Warren stops this adoption.
Once I get my sister back, we done, a'ight?
You know what, kid?
♪ ♪
You might make a decent lawyer someday.
[scoffs]
Nigga, you know there's no such thing
as a decent lawyer.
♪ ♪
[line rings]
- [Cane] What's up? - Cane.
My brother, great news.
[soft music playing over speakers]
[indistinct chatter]
[Jenny] Cooper.
Jenny. Hey.
Uh, how'd you find me?
I, uh--you used to come here after every win
when you were on our side.
Ah.
Lauren Baldwin is dead.
[suspenseful music plays]
[voice breaking] It's all my fault.
[Saxe] No, no, Jenny.
Come here.
You?
♪ ♪
I, um...
I removed Lauren's protective custody
when Carrie Milgram took her place.
Well, you did it by the book.
How could you have known?
♪ ♪
Any leads on a shooter?
A shooter?
No, a car accident.
Locals found her late last night just outside the city.
Her parents thought she was in D.C. visiting a friend.
♪ ♪
Car had no plates. Bag full of cash.
Lauren was running.
She was afraid for her life, and Carrie warned me.
♪ ♪
And thanks to your client, they're both dead.
♪ ♪
Normally I'd be happy to throw Tariq under the bus.
♪ ♪
Until today, he had an ankle monitor.
Did it go off last night?
♪ ♪
No.
And thus far,
evidence points to Carrie committed suicide.
Isn't that suspicious?
It's too perfect to actually be a suicide.
Or a career-driven woman overcome by her feelings
of anger, guilt, shame felt powerless
and took matters into her own hands.
Like I almost did.
♪ ♪
What are you talking about?
♪ ♪
[sighs]
James St. Patrick.
Every witness or colleague I lost,
the more I wanted to nail him.
I planted evidence against him,
and I got caught.
Tameika told me I was going to jail...
...so I grabbed a fucking gun.
[scoffs] But I got lucky. Someone got him first.
Jesus, I...
I had no idea.
Never said it out loud before.
[dramatic music plays]
But you...
♪ ♪
[sighs]
♪ ♪
...you-you should take the L.
Now, you go after Tariq again,
another loss could derail your career as a prosecutor.
Isn't that what really matters?
- [scoffs] - Just walk away.
Just walk away while you still can.
♪ ♪
You know, at some point, Saxe,
walking away means becoming an accomplice.
♪ ♪
And you wonder why we can't be a real thing.
♪ ♪
It's because of this.
♪ ♪
Thanks for the drink.
♪ ♪
[Monet] Keeping white boy around worked out for you.
Congratulations.
Yeah, good looking, but I know that's not why you called.
[Monet] You owe me a favor.
I need you to help me kill Mecca.
Wait, if you wanna kill the connect
after we just robbed him,
that don't seem too good for business.
Mecca's not just a connect.
I knew him back in the day, but I didn't know who he was
'cause I knew him as somebody else.
Dante Spears, right?
[tense music plays]
Yeah, he paid me a visit.
I know Cane probably told you.
You know, that bag that we stole from him
had a tracker in it 'cause there was something
more important than just a fucking diamond in there.
It was papers with his real name
and the name of his son, Ezekiel Cross.
You knew all that? Why keep you breathing?
Hid the bag before he could get to me.
Plus, I'm the only one that knows where the bag is.
I mean, he made me hold his tracker shit, but...
once I give up that bag, I'm just as good as dead.
♪ ♪
You know them papers also said
that Mecca was a federal informant too, right?
A fucking snitch?
♪ ♪
Nah, fuck Mecca. Fuck this nigga.
He deserve every bullet I'ma put in his ass now.
Mecca think Lorenzo stole his product.
I'm sure that's what you told him.
What the fuck else was I gonna tell this nigga?
He believed me, but he don't believe
that he could trust Cane.
So he want Cane to do Lorenzo
on some "test of loyalty" bullshit.
Look, I need you to help Cane
come up with a plan to kill his father.
Then I need you to help Cane follow that plan long enough
for me to kill Mecca first
so I can save Lorenzo's life.
[sighs]
♪ ♪
A'ight, I'll help you,
but I gotta keep it a buck with you.
♪ ♪
I asked Mecca for some cash in exchange for that bag,
and I need him alive long enough
so I can get that money, a'ight?
Once I get that money, you can do
whatever the fuck you wanna do with Mecca.
And I'ma be outta this game completely.
♪ ♪
I see.
♪ ♪
Okay, Tariq.
Once Mecca's dead...
you're free to go.
♪ ♪
[Lorenzo] Yeah, a'ight.
A quarter shipment will work. I got a new delivery spot.
Plus, Mecca gets his payment on time.
So we got a audience
listening to our marital problems, Lorenzo?
[Lorenzo] McVey, Carlito,
why don't y'all go outside, guard the door?
You think I shot at you and Zeke?
I know it wasn't you. It was Dante.
He's the fucking connect, Mecca.
Been playing us the whole time.
Bullshit.
I wish it was. Cane's in danger.
Mecca thinks I'm down for him,
but I'm only going along with this shit to keep him from killing our son.
When I spoke to Cane, I asked him
to come home; he said he couldn't.
Mecca won't let him out of his sight
unless it's to see me.
That fucking soldier McVey, he's Mecca's.
I thought that nigga was doing me a favor.
He's been keeping tabs on us?
Look, our whole family's in danger.
Do you believe I'll do whatever it takes to save our children?
Yeah, even when shit's going bad for us,
you always put them first.
Well, thank you for giving me that.
Now, Mecca wants you dead, and he wants Cane to do it.
But we gotta make him believe that Cane will.
I got Tariq helping us.
You gotta get Dru and Diana on board.
Tariq has a plan, and he's gonna need their help.
♪ ♪
So you got all this shit figured out, huh?
When do I put the bullet into Mecca?
You don't. I am.
Nah, that's my job, Mon.
I protect the family.
Look, fuck all that.
You go to Mecca's, his soldiers put a bullet
in Cane, Dru, and Diana.
You want that?
[sighs]
♪ ♪
- Trust Monet? - Lie to Cane?
And Tariq's part of this too?
Papi, that sounds sus.
We all need to put our personal shit
with Monet aside, okay?
If Monet wanted Pops dead, she'd have shot him already.
Yeah, well, maybe there's something else she needs.
Yes, there is--to save Cane. We all need to.
You think Monet's gonna let something bad happen to Cane?
Fuck, no, but, Papi, what if the plan don't work
or Mecca finds out what we're doing?
Well, let's just hope it doesn't get to that, right?
[in Spanish] Family always first.
[in English] Remember that.
So what's up?
We ready to do this or what?
I'm in.
Me too.
I'ma hit up Tariq and find out what he needs from me and Di.
Good. And keep me posted.
[suspenseful music plays]
♪ ♪
Bro, did you empty the dead drop?
Fuck you talking about?
When would I even have time to do that?
Where you going?
My dad's pulling me out of school.
Looks like you'll be booked here running shit
while I'm sitting in a fucking cubicle at my family's hedge fund.
CourseCorrect's dead, but our publicity's fire, bro.
I mean, all we would need to do is just get some more product
and we're good, we're back in the--
[Tariq] Yo, listen.
Was my card used to open any lockers recently?
Yeah, last two times.
Fucking Diana.
She was here the other day. She probably swiped my code.
Diana, what a fucking savage.
Whatever, listen.
Yesterday, man, you held that shit down, bro.
I really can't even repay you for that.
But you gotta know that I'm...
I'm outta this shit, B.
- 'Riq, come on. - Bro, I'm out.
A'ight, this is my chance to hold it down for Yasmine,
just like you held it down for Trace.
Yes, I know Trace wasn't sick.
I know he was supposed to testify, but it's all good.
I ain't tripping. You handled it.
We just can't let Cane find out.
Facts.
[somber music plays]
Uh, yo, how'd it go with Lauren?
I've given her a few calls, but she-she's not answering.
Lauren drove off without me.
Um, I told her no phone, so she's laying low.
♪ ♪
Yeah, she's smart. She'll be fine.
It's probably better we don't know where she went, anyways, right?
♪ ♪
Yeah, I guess. Yeah, you're right.
[door clicks open]
Ooh, see y'all still ain't locking this door,
huh, Dumb and Dumber?
What the fuck are you doing here?
Mm...
you's a free man now.
Heard Casper here kept it ten toes down.
Took care of all that shit, right?
[suspenseful music plays]
Yeah, I took care of it all, everything.
We're all good.
♪ ♪
All right, I'ma head out. Catch you later, bro.
[Tariq] Mm-hmm.
[fingers snap]
[Cane] That's cute.
♪ ♪
I know why you're here. Monet sent you.
[phone beeping]
Hey, Mecca wants you to do this shit alone,
so I'ma ditch this.
I forwarded the calls, and if he tracks me,
it'll look like I'm still on campus.
And what if he comes looking for you?
Your mom'll handle it.
Yo, you sure you ready to do some shit like this?
- Kill Lorenzo? - Nigga, know who the fuck I am?
Get the fuck outta here.
Now's not the time to act like you know what the fuck you doing, a'ight?
'Cause I know you don't.
Listen, I killed my dad to save my family.
A'ight?
Dru, Monet, Diana--
Mecca'll go after all of them if you don't kill Lorenzo.
And he'll make sure you're the last one alive
so you can see all of them die right in front of your face.
You know what type of nigga he is.
[dramatic music plays]
[sighs]
You don't have a choice.
Just like I ain't have a choice.
So just get ready, man, 'cause after this shit,
you ain't never gonna be the same, Cane.
♪ ♪
[sighs]
♪ ♪
[indistinct chatter]
Ezekiel Cross, this is a surprise.
May I help you?
Uh...
Carrie--I mean...
...Professor Milgram.
You got her case, right?
Y'all still think it's a suicide?
You found her body, Zeke.
Medical examiner confirmed it.
But if you've got something you'd like to share,
we have an open-door policy around here.
Is there something you need to tell me?
♪ ♪
I was just making sure.
♪ ♪
Thank you.
♪ ♪
[clears throat]
Hey, look, I'd like to say I'm surprised,
but I actually knew you back then.
Okay, this is when I was in college.
It was a long time ago.
I mean, how the hell did you even get this?
[Tate] Your finest scotch, please.
- [server] Yes. - [Ott clears throat]
And guilty as charged.
Okay, Steven, I mean, come on.
You're not caving in to this BLM bullshit.
- [Ott] Whoa, whoa, whoa. - I mean, you know,
this is ancient history; it's a fucking Halloween party.
"Blackface Leaves Black Mark
as Disgraced Congressman Vacates Office."
A headline like that certainly goes viral.
What, and you're okay with this, Steven?
No, but I'd like to avoid that headline,
which is why we're gonna control the narrative.
Listen to me, we schedule a press conference.
I don't know, a family member got cancer.
You found God, whatever the excuse, you give it.
You step down, you endorse Rashad as your replacement,
and that's how it's gonna go.
Hey, look, you had a good run, you know, until you didn't.
My record is spotless.
I mean, I survived this "Me Too" bullshit.
I mean, surely you can't--
Yeah, just go easy on the bronzer.
You know, for the cameras.
- You smug, arrogant-- - [Tate] Nigga?
Hmm?
That's about to take your fucking job.
Go ahead. Publish the photo.
In six months, the public will have forgotten
about this nonsense all on their own.
I wouldn't say that, but perhaps... [clears throat]
...after six months and some much-needed time off,
you decide to, uh, run for Senate
with the backing of a solid freshman Congressman
and, of course, our mutual friend here.
Exactly, by which time, we could easily
put in a good word for a cabinet position.
I don't know, Interior, maybe HUD?
Shit, if Ben Carson can do it.
So what do you say, Rick, my boy?
♪ ♪
Fuck you, Rashad.
♪ ♪
Yeah. I'll do it.
[breathes deeply]
Good luck with him, Steven.
You're gonna need it.
♪ ♪
[Mecca] We need to end this beef right now.
Lorenzo and Tariq set up GTG.
They stole my product.
They're our enemy.
Me and you, we need to start over,
rebuild trust.
[scoffs]
You want me to dead Lorenzo so we can rebuild trust?
It's an opportunity for you to show me what you're really made of.
Now I have arranged to have a small shipment
delivered to Lorenzo tomorrow night.
You could do it then.
He will never see you coming.
If you want the top spot,
killing Lorenzo shows me that you're ready to be me.
And who the fuck are you, again?
'Cause I thought you were the connect, but you're also Zeke's pops.
You lied to me.
I move weight.
Drugs and guns.
I'm part of an international distribution chain.
Ain't shit changed in that regard.
Neither has my offer to you.
So I do this, I take over your business in New York?
You don't sound convinced.
I wish I could prove it to you, but the proof is in the bag
that Tariq is holding for ransom.
Why don't we just dead Tariq?
I know all his hiding spots.
We can check those after I put him in the fucking ground.
We will, but not right now.
I got eyes on Tariq. I'll get my bag.
Either way, you right.
Tariq has overstayed his fucking welcome.
What are y'all talking about?
[Mecca] You spoke to Zeke?
Zeke ain't coming with us.
And after speaking to 'Renzo,
Dru and Diana ain't coming either.
Hmm, maybe we should delay our departure,
give Zeke some time to reconsider.
Look, he needs some space.
If we leave, I think he'll follow us.
♪ ♪
Yeah.
♪ ♪
[line rings]
[phone buzzes]
Fuck you want?
[Mecca] I see you're at school.
Yep.
Look, meet me tomorrow night at my hangar.
I'll have what you want.
All right, bet. See you tomorrow.
[Warren] Mr. St. Patrick,
thanks for meeting me out here.
Well, uh, it's official.
Yasmine's adoption has been stopped,
and custody is reverting back to you.
I know this has been quite a journey
for you and your sister.
Are you absolutely sure that this is what's best for her?
I am.
Understood.
Uh, by the way, I am very sorry, Tariq.
About?
What the fuck is he doing here?
Mr. Saxe called me.
He said he had some news for you, so, um...
I'll leave you to it.
Thank you.
This better not be some bullshit, Saxe.
What is it?
Lauren Baldwin is dead.
♪ ♪
You didn't know?
No, no. How?
What, you think I had something to do with it?
That's why you came over here?
I wasn't sure.
I'm sorry. I knew you two were close.
I haven't told Davis yet.
She died in a car accident.
Are you sure it was an accident?
That's what the locals think.
My question is, do you?
♪ ♪
Tariq, if you know something, tell me.
I told Lauren to get out of town for her safety.
That's all I know.
Are you the only person that knew she was leaving town?
Cane Tejada know?
♪ ♪
I gotta go.
♪ ♪
Saxe.
Impressive, huh?
Ah.
Can we talk? In private?
Uh, Crystal, give us a moment.
What now?
We have blood on our hands.
[tense music plays]
You let Tariq hear the wire.
Did you let Cane hear it too?
Get the fuck outta here, man. You stupid?
No. Lauren Baldwin is dead.
♪ ♪
Yeah, and Carrie,
who you said wasn't the type to commit suicide.
Both were tied up in that recording.
And you think I'm responsible?
After I told you I knew Carrie.
Oh, what, you-you saying you had feelings for her?
Come on, after what you did to her on the stand?
Especially then, hmm?
Not that it's any of your business,
but I would never have put Carrie in danger.
[scoffs] You took money from Cane Tejada.
And you framed James St. Patrick for murder.
Don't come in here waving your sanctimonious
self-hatred at me.
I've accepted who I am.
Survival of the fittest.
That's what I do, survive.
♪ ♪
And so do you. We're the fucking same.
♪ ♪
You got that other case I left you?
Oh, Theo Rollins? [scoffs]
I could tell you, unlike Tariq and Cane, Rollins is innocent.
[dramatic music plays]
You're sure?
Yeah, someone else clearly committed the manslaughter.
The prosecutor suppressed evidence
that indicated the actual assailant
was at least four inches taller than Theo Rollins.
♪ ♪
Then why is he still inside?
I'm working on it.
Well, work harder.
This is the most important case at this firm,
and...
I'm trusting you.
♪ ♪
This shit is all my fucking fault.
Hey, don't do that, okay?
You did everything you could
despite her wearing a wire on you.
Effie, Lauren would've still been alive
if she hadn't met me, a'ight?
Everyone around me either ends up dead
or has to go away because of my shit,
and that's exactly why I'm all on my own.
That's not true.
You have me, Brayden.
You have people.
And I really fuck with you.
You're not alone, okay?
I know I got people, Effie, it's just...
[somber music plays]
...I don't want Yasmine to end up like Raina.
♪ ♪
You know, maybe me being around her
isn't the best way to protect her.
♪ ♪
[engine rumbling]
[tense music plays]
♪ ♪
[car doors closing]
[text message swooshes]
♪ ♪
[phone buzzes]
[knock at door]
♪ ♪
[Tameika] Vanessa Edwards.
♪ ♪
[knock at door]
Vanessa Edwards, special delivery.
♪ ♪
Who is it?
♪ ♪
[Tameika] Tasha, it's me.
♪ ♪
Tameika, what are you doing here?
Did something happen?
Not what you think.
[soft music plays]
Mommy!
Yasmine! Oh, my baby.
Oh, come here.
♪ ♪
Oh, I can't believe it. Are you okay?
I missed you.
♪ ♪
Thank you. Thank you.
You're welcome.
♪ ♪
Start packing. You're about to be on the move.
Grab her stuff.
♪ ♪
So where's Tariq? Did he do this?
[Tameika clears throat]
I'm not familiar with that name, Vanessa.
I'm only gonna say this once,
so I need you both to hear me well.
Whoever this Tariq person is, he can't be here.
I pulled a lot of strings just to get you Olivia.
Tell your mother what we talked about in the car.
My name's Olivia Nicole Edwards.
I was born July ninth in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
I have no brothers or sisters,
but I really want a cocker spaniel.
Here's her paperwork.
I just need to know if he's okay.
I understand.
But my advice to both of you would be to move on.
You have a chance to build a new life
for yourselves together.
And I suggest you focus on that.
As for anyone who is not here, I wouldn't get your hopes up.
♪ ♪
Don't underestimate my son, Tameika.
That boy will surprise you. I promise you that.
He's already surprised me.
♪ ♪
Oh, missed you so much.
♪ ♪
[Saxe] Hey, hey.
You know the deal, Tariq.
They can't see you.
As far as they're concerned, you don't exist.
Yeah, as long as I'm not around, they'll be safe, right?
Yo, you know someone named Dante Spears?
Well, shit, yeah.
High-level federal informant. You know him?
I just found out he's the reason y'all went after Lobos.
[scoffs] Lobos, Jimenez.
He racked up so much bad blood,
he was sanctioned from reentering the U.S.
for his own safety.
[sighs]
Without Dante, Eastern District would've never mounted
an investigation into your father.
[tense music plays]
Angela and him, who knows?
♪ ♪
That's what I thought.
♪ ♪
[Dru clears throat]
Shit is identical. They're perfect.
Okay, Detective. What are we doing with these?
[chuckles]
You ever play Three Card Monte?
[chuckles]
As a kid, yeah.
Lost every time.
Usual thing, three cards.
I had to pick the money card to win, but it was a hustle.
There was never any money card 'cause Cane would distract me
and use D to steal the card when I wasn't looking.
[laughs] See, you ain't notice because all the cards
on the back look exactly the same
and you underestimated your baby sister.
[chuckles]
Look, basically, our plan is the same shit, all right,
except Mecca's bag, that's the real money card.
He got all his eyes on us, a'ight?
So we gotta use that to our advantage.
We use ourselves as bait so Mecca has to follow us.
Exactly. We spread out his manpower.
While he's too busy watching us,
Diana goes and grabs the real bag.
But how's Diana gonna know where you hid the bag?
Same place you motherfuckers stole my drugs from.
♪ ♪
Shit. [clears throat]
♪ ♪
All right, look, man, about that--
I don't give a fuck, a'ight?
It's all right.
Look, by the time Diana gives me the real bag,
Mecca's men will be cleared out,
and he'll think Cane finished Lorenzo.
Once I get the real bag from Diana, I'll meet Mecca at the hangar,
and I'll help Monet finish the job.
It's just in case anything goes south,
we gotta make sure Diana does not look
into that real bag, a'ight?
It gives her plausible deniability.
♪ ♪
I got you.
A'ight.
♪ ♪
[dramatic music plays]
♪ ♪
- Got your piece? - In the glove box.
Good. I gotta get to the warehouse.
I'll meet you there later, Dru. Both of you, watch your backs.
- Sí, Papi. - Bet.
I gotta keep moving.
Promise me, do not look in the bag, all right?
I won't.
Di, promise me.
Dru, I said I won't, okay?
[phone buzzes]
[suspenseful music plays]
♪ ♪
McVey, you were right.
Stay close to Lorenzo. He has the bag.
I'll follow Dru. Something's up.
♪ ♪
That was taken from a traffic cam
the night of Carrie's suicide.
That fits within the coroner's window of time of death.
And it's just blocks from her apartment.
Is this what you wanted to talk to me about the other night?
♪ ♪
Uh, my Aunt Monet was-- [clears throat]
She was coming to pick me up.
♪ ♪
I was a few blocks away.
This is before you found Carrie's body in her apartment?
♪ ♪
Yeah.
I ended up changing my mind
and decided to go see Carrie.
♪ ♪
Okay, well,
if that's the best you can do for Carrie Milgram, then...
thanks for your cooperation.
♪ ♪
[soft R&B music plays]
♪ ♪
[singer] ♪ Don't nobody know What I'm goin' through ♪
♪ ♪
♪ They don't know The kind of pain I'm in ♪
♪ They don't know What it feels like ♪
♪ They don't know About these tics ♪
♪ Know about these scars ♪
♪ Ain't got no answers ♪
♪ I just wanna know So confused ♪
♪ I'm so damaged How I'm gonna manage ♪
♪ Sayin' please ♪
♪ I'm down on my knees Prayin', wonderin' why ♪
♪ Why not me? ♪
♪ It's eatin' me up inside ♪
♪ Don't know why I survived ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Gotta be a bigger plan ♪
♪ ♪
[Cane] We here.
Mecca's delivery should arrive any minute now.
A'ight, so we wait.
[tense music plays]
♪ ♪
Hey, yo, you know my girl, Lauren?
♪ ♪
I thought you was, um, smashing that Effie chick.
She bad as fuck.
Yeah, well, you can keep your eyes to yourself, nigga.
Yeah, whatever, nigga. Fuck.
♪ ♪
Hey, what's up with that bag we stole from Mecca?
What else was in there?
I don't know,
and I don't give a fuck, a'ight?
Seems cap now that you do all of a sudden.
Nigga, you cap.
You ain't risking your life for some shit you don't know.
Nigga, why are you always worried about me
when you need to worry about what it is that you need to do?
[dramatic music plays]
They're here.
♪ ♪
A'ight, don't overthink. Just do it.
You never know what the fuck I think.
[gun cocking]
♪ ♪
[Lorenzo] Looks good.
♪ ♪
Cane, stop. He knows we're here.
♪ ♪
What?
Come here.
Go check the bag.
Make sure it's Mecca's.
♪ ♪
Monet's killing Mecca, a'ight?
She just had to Mecca think you was killing your pops
so that Mecca could trust you.
So I'm not killing Lorenzo?
Nah.
Monet lied to me.
Yeah, we're here to kill Mecca's people.
♪ ♪
[McVey] The bag's a fake. It's a setup!
[grunts]
♪ ♪
[indistinct shouting]
[tense music plays]
♪ ♪
[shouts, groans]
♪ ♪
You stole my fucking drugs.
You had that shit coming for a long time, Tariq.
What the fuck is going on?
Now is not the fucking time, Cane.
[in Spanish] Our shit we talk about at home.
[in English] Yo, where's Dru?
Oh, shit. I think I know where he is.
Let's go get him.
♪ ♪
Nigga, you coming?
I gotta get Diana. She picked up the real bag.
She in on this too?
Shit. Cold world.
♪ ♪
He done. Go.
♪ ♪
[line ringing]
Hey, I think my cover's been compromised.
I'll be in touch, but I thought you should know.
♪ ♪
[sighs]
There's been a delay in refueling the jet.
Let's have Tariq meet us here to save time.
Can you text him?
Yeah, I'll text him.
♪ ♪
Any word from Cane? He should be done by now.
He's probably chopping up the body.
[phone keyboard tapping]
Yeah.
[text message swooshes]
♪ ♪
Look, when security issued me a new student ID,
they asked if I went into a restricted building
I hadn't even heard of.
- You think that it was me? - Well, was it?
You said you would never lie to me.
Me? You said this was an emergency.
A school ID ain't it.
My ability to trust you is an emergency.
Unless you disagree.
[phone buzzes]
Oh, shit, I gotta go. I'm late for practice.
Okay, we'll talk about this later, all right?
I promise.
Hey!
Have a good practice.
Hey, yo, Dru!
Carlito? What you doing here?
♪ ♪
My man.
♪ ♪
Check the bag.
[Dru groans]
♪ ♪
It's empty.
That means Lorenzo's bag is probably empty too, huh?
♪ ♪
BSK motherfuckers. Stabbed us in the back.
You working for Mecca now?
Why work for the distro
when you can work for the connect?
Plus, the way your pops did Kino, that was dirty.
Payback's a mother.
♪ ♪
Where's the real bag, Dru?
♪ ♪
It'll be over soon if you just tell us.
♪ ♪
[Cane] What's the fun in that?
♪ ♪
Wait, wait.
No, no, no. Whoa.
♪ ♪
Not right here.
Let's put this motherfucker in the trunk.
Pops gonna make an example out of him.
- [Dru] All right. - [spits]
Glad you're a'ight.
Nice to have you back saving my ass.
[Lorenzo] Where's Dru?
Cane checked in with Dru. They're good.
Already on the way back.
And Tariq has the bag.
And Monet?
Did you hear if her part's going okay?
You know what, um, let me fix you a sandwich, Papi.
I-I know you gotta be starving.
[in Spanish] So, what did you see in the bag?
I wasn't supposed to look in it.
[in English] Remember?
Mamita, I know you.
So everyone thinks I'm the untrustworthy one, right?
A snitch, Papi?
You know, that's not fair. That's fucked up.
No daughter of mine is a snitch.
Don't you ever say that.
[dramatic music plays]
You're always a step ahead,
and you make sure we see what's coming.
Looking in that fucking bag makes you smart.
♪ ♪
I only read a few pages.
Papi, they're bank accounts.
Some are for Zeke, me, Dru, Cane,
and Monet.
♪ ♪
Make sure you and your brothers stay here.
Don't go out for anything. I'll be back.
♪ ♪
Yeah, the penthouse. They expecting me.
[panel beeping]
Right on time, Tariq.
♪ ♪
Let him up.
♪ ♪
[Monet] Let him up and step aside.
♪ ♪
It's over, Mecca.
♪ ♪
You betrayed me, Nae-Nae.
But I am not pointing a gun at you.
Me? You fucking ruined my life.
You ruined Zeke's life. You shot at us, and you lied.
How is that any different than what you did?
You stole my product, hmm, and you lied about it.
Nae-Nae, we are perfect for each other.
[Monet] Don't you fucking move. Don't you come any further.
[Mecca] I will do whatever it takes to have you, Nae-Nae.
Zeke already hates you.
You killed his girlfriend, Carrie, and you lied about it, right?
Because you love him.
♪ ♪
[jet engine whirring]
Mecca.
No passenger.
I love you.
I have only ever loved you.
But if you do this to Zeke, you kill his father,
he's gonna hate you for the rest of his life.
♪ ♪
[Lorenzo] You ain't getting away, Mecca.
♪ ♪
Where the fuck you think you're going, motherfucker?
♪ ♪
[shouts]
[pilot] Oh, my God. Hey. Hey!
♪ ♪
Fuck you.
Zeke will get over it.
♪ ♪
[gunshot echoes]
♪ ♪
Yo, you good? You got this nigga?
Mecca figured that shit out.
He was gonna shoot you soon as the doors came open,
then turn around and kill me.
- I had no choice. - [Tariq] Fuck.
A'ight, we gotta clear these cameras.
- Effie showed me how. - [Monet] Wait, hold on, Tariq.
Look, you kept your word to me, so now I'ma keep my word to you.
If you want out the game, I won't stop you.
♪ ♪
Well, I'm not about to get my money from this nigga,
and you don't got a connect, so...
I think we in this together for now.
♪ ♪
[person 1] What the hell is going on?
[person 2] What the fuck happened?
[person 1] One guy came out of nowhere.
-[person 2] Where did he go? - [person 1] He went that way.
♪ ♪
Hello.
We good, Cane?
Yeah, Ma, we good.
Where's your father?
Where were you?
You're here.
Of course I am. Just like I said.
Ma, Papi, come look at this.
- Turn it up, D. - Shh, this is it.
[news anchor] Breaking news that Dante Spears,
international businessman, was found shot dead
at his penthouse earlier this evening.
The NYPD is working with the DEA and FBI,
who have no leads at this time.
No further details are available.
We will bring you live updates as that story develops.
But now we turn our attention to New York...
You did it, Ma.
♪ ♪
Anybody hear from Zeke?
- No. - I haven't.
♪ ♪
[indistinct radio chatter]
♪ ♪
You called me a little late, Dante.
[Detective Pierre] Agent Rodriguez?
My condolences on your CI.
I'm still interviewing the doorman,
but he doesn't remember anyone suspicious.
That's convenient. And the cameras?
The-the system seems pretty high-tech.
Wiped. All of them.
We recovered stills from a long shot in the lobby,
but it's pretty grainy.
♪ ♪
Thanks, Detective.
♪ ♪
[scoffs]
Tariq St. Patrick.
We meet again.
[Tariq] All is fair in love and war.
We do whatever it takes for family.
White boy hasn't found anything yet,
but we're still working on it.
[WESLEE's "Gassed" playing]
Davis, I talked to the doctor,
and, uh, the news isn't good, little bro.
Little brother? Shit.
I'm at least...
♪ ♪
...four inches taller than you, motherfucker.
And you gonna joke while I'm trying to--
[Davis laughs]
Look.
Don't go pushing that white boy too hard, a'ight?
I'd rather die in here than have you take my place.
♪ ♪
[Tariq] We do whatever it takes for love.
[Saxe] I think Davis is working as the Tejadas' consigliere.
If it means getting justice for Lauren and Carrie...
I'll help you.
♪ ♪
You're gonna violate every tenet of your oath
as an attorney... for me?
It's-it's not about my law license.
It's about my life.
If Davis or Cane Tejada or Tariq St. Patrick
find out that I'm informing on them,
we both know I'm dead.
♪ ♪
And, yeah, I'm doing it for you...
♪ ♪
...and to see that justice is done, but...
right now they feel like the same thing to me.
♪ ♪
[singer] ♪ Na, na, na, na ♪
♪ I'm taking off ♪
♪ I've closed the door... ♪
[Tariq] We do whatever it takes for power.
[Tate] Different than what you might think.
[Kamaal] Save it, 'Shad.
I'm still not fucking with you. You cost me my job.
And yet here you are, bro.
Still willing to help your little brother anyway.
Nigga, 'cause you said
you had something important to show me.
♪ ♪
Sweeney's seat.
You had that made already?
[Tate] You're damn right.
You know you have to run for his office.
They not just gonna hand you that shit.
♪ ♪
Listen, 'Maal.
♪ ♪
I'm gonna run.
And I'm gonna win.
And I want you to be the head of my security
to make it up to you.
Me working for you?
♪ ♪
[singer] ♪ I took a step In the water... ♪
You think I'm stupid?
[singer] ♪ Just to know... ♪
That a yes?
[singer] ♪ Will I fall back home... ♪
[Tariq] We do whatever it takes to keep what we found.
♪ ♪
I better get going.
That drive to New Haven's getting to be such a bitch.
Well, then you should do something about that.
You know, Stansfield, they got a nice robotics program.
- Just saying. - [Effie] Mm-hmm.
[singer] ♪ As cold as stone ♪
♪ Can't take no more ♪
♪ To be unknown Is where I go... ♪
- Yo, drive safe, all right? - Mm-hmm.
- Hit me when you get there. - I will.
[singer] ♪ This lonely road ♪
♪ Change the flow... ♪
[Tariq] We do whatever it takes to get the things back that we've lost.
♪ ♪
Okay.
Dinner's served, baby. [chuckles] Enjoy.
Mommy, I have something for you.
What is it, baby girl?
I think it's from Tariq.
[singer] ♪ I will find my way Back home ♪
♪ Back home... ♪
[Tariq] Ma, I'll do anything to get back to you and Yas.
It will take time.
I need money and power to do it,
but I promise I will do whatever it takes.
[singer] ♪ Took a step in the water ♪
♪ Just to know ♪
♪ Will I fall back home ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Na, na, na, na ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Na, na, na, na ♪
[Tariq] But we never know when the universe
will change our lives in an instant.
[singer] ♪ Na, na, na, na... ♪
[Tariq] And despite our best efforts,
we realized we never had any power at all.
[singer] ♪ Change the flow ♪
♪ 'Cause I need the space ♪
♪ To grow ♪
[phone ringing]
♪ Hope you know ♪
♪ I will find my way Back home... ♪
Hello.
Is this Monet Tejada?
Um, the guardian of Ezekiel Cross?
Yes, this is his mother.
[singer] ♪ Dropped me In the deep end... ♪
This is Detective Kevin Whitman, NYPD.
[singer] ♪ I took a step in the water ♪
Mrs. Tejada, I'm sorry to inform you
that your son Ezekiel Cross...
is dead.
♪ ♪
[somber music plays]
♪ ♪