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00:30Previously on Ghost.
00:31A dirty cop beat up Diana.
00:32She lost our baby.
00:33Well, I'm supposed to just snort a few lines and get the fuck over it like you always do,
00:34right?
00:35Anything else, though, man?
00:36What are you doing?
00:37Yeah, I'll two niggas fire her.
00:38Wow, is this a help?
00:39It was a group decision.
00:40War bureaucrats don't exactly advertise.
00:41It's going to take me some time to find a new one.
00:42Time I don't have.
00:43You need citizenship to make you legit, so marry me.
00:44I don't know what you're talking about.
00:45I don't know what you're talking about.
00:46I don't know what you're talking about.
00:47I don't know what you're talking about.
00:48I don't know what you're talking about.
00:49I don't know what you're talking about.
00:51please don't act like you care about me.
00:52Please don't act like you care about me.
00:53You know I fucking care about you.
00:54You know I fucking care about you.
00:55Hey.
00:56How we killing this bitch?
00:57Killing a cop in't the way.
00:58Let me handle my people my way.
00:59I know what you're dealing with but you can't kill a cop.
01:00You're right, that bitch is mine.
01:01Let's just calm down and talk about it.
01:02Where's my cop?
01:03I don't have it.
01:04Let's just calm down and talk about it.
01:05Oh.
01:06Oh.
01:07Oh.
01:08Oh.
01:09Oh.
01:10Oh.
01:11Oh.
01:12Oh.
01:13Oh.
01:14Oh.
01:15Oh.
01:16Oh.
01:17Oh.
01:18Oh.
01:19Do you like bedtime stories?
01:24Yeah.
01:25This is so fucked up.
01:26You gotta get the fuck out of here, now.
01:29Hands up.
01:30You give me the leverage I need to go against Noma.
01:34And maybe I change this murder to a fucking accident.
01:37Welcome to the fucking team, Tariq.
01:49I never took a straight path nowhere.
02:07Life's full of twists and turns, bumps and bruises.
02:09I live, I learn.
02:10I'm from that city full of yellow cabs and skyscrapers.
02:13It's hard to get a start in these parts.
02:15But I often hate, but homie, I grew up in hell.
02:17A block away from heaven.
02:18That corner ain't 15 minutes, it move a seven.
02:21Pure snow, bag it then watch it go.
02:23Occupational options, get some blow on some hoes.
02:26Shoot the ball or the strap, learn the rap or the jack.
02:28Fuck it, man, in the meantime, go ahead and pump a pack.
02:31This my Regal Royal Flow, my James Bond bounce.
02:34That 007, that's 62 on my count.
02:36I'm an undercover liar, I lie under the covers.
02:39Look a bitch in the eyes and tell her, baby, I love it.
02:41You're my inspiration, you're my motivation.
02:44You're the reason that I move it with no hesitation.
02:46They say this is a big, rich town.
02:49Yeah.
02:51I just come from the poorest part.
02:55Bright lights, city life, I gotta make it.
02:57This is where it goes down.
02:59Oh.
03:00Yeah.
03:01Yeah.
03:02I just happen to come up hot.
03:05Legal or illegal, baby, I gotta make it.
03:17Detective Felicia Marie Lewis.
03:20She was tough.
03:21She was fearless.
03:24But most of all, she was one of our own.
03:27Felicia was family.
03:30Her tragic death will undoubtedly
03:32leave a hole in our hearts.
03:35We're never prepared for a fatal car crash.
03:39Paramedics on the scene said she died in a car crash.
03:44Paramedics on the scene said she died on impact.
03:48Maybe she didn't feel any pain.
03:51At least that's what I hope.
03:54Let's use this as a reminder to stick together and never
04:00take for granted the time we have left on this earth.
04:05The union is setting up a fund for her little boy, Cole.
04:10I know you all want to contribute.
04:15To Felicia.
04:16To Felicia.
04:17Felicia.
04:18To Felicia.
04:29Yo.
04:33An accident.
04:35I know.
04:37What the fuck really happened?
04:42Nico, man, I know with what we do,
04:45it's natural to second guess everything.
04:49But this appears to be exactly what it says on the report.
04:54A fucking car accident, man.
05:01I know you two were close.
05:03So I'm here if you want to talk, all right?
05:21Speak to Detective Carter?
05:23Nah, in fact, we're looking for some more shit for us to do.
05:26We need to get rid of this motherfucker.
05:28I mean, wipe his ass off the face of the earth.
05:31Any nigga put a gun in my head don't deserve to live.
05:33See, you think I don't know?
05:34I could face life in a fucking prison
05:36if this motherfucker decides to make me an accessory
05:38to this fucking cop's murder.
05:39Yeah, man.
05:41I still can't believe this shit, man.
05:43You know, baby girl ain't baby girl no more.
05:45This fucking shit is stressing her out.
05:46It's fucking with her head, you know?
05:47She got to move past regret.
05:48It's for civilians.
05:49Well, fuck all that.
05:50What we doing?
05:51We need to get on this nigga's ass ASAP.
05:53I mean, look, we got to give the nigga what the fuck he wants.
05:55No more.
05:56On the platter.
05:57Aw, man, that's going to make us weak.
06:00If we give him leverage on Noma's,
06:01what's going to stop that bitch from wanting to kill us?
06:03Wait, what about Drew?
06:04Hell no.
06:05He'll work with us, no?
06:06Drew called Carter to Felicia's house.
06:07Shh.
06:08He's up this motherfucker's ass like a fucking lapdog
06:10working his own agenda.
06:11OK, so here's what we do.
06:13We tell Carter that we're working on the leverage piece
06:15with Noma.
06:16Meanwhile, we weaponize Noma, make it seem like everything
06:18is going to be blown up on her end,
06:19and make her take out Carter.
06:21Oh, this bitch again.
06:22We got to go back and beg fucking Noma for help.
06:24Listen, we got to kiss some ass and get this nigga off
06:26of our ass.
06:27All right?
06:28I mean, they're opposites.
06:29Who the fuck else is better than when you're going against
06:31the craziest, most psychotic, corrupt cop
06:33in the fucking city?
06:34Yeah, you're fucking right.
06:35You're right, man.
06:36Shit.
06:41What is this place?
06:42This is Fourth Circle.
06:44Used to be Zion's spot.
06:47Dealers played around, no cops welcome.
06:49That's why we can't use the main entrance.
06:52You're going to be overseeing the venue and the revenue
06:54like Zion did.
06:56But first, we got some people that want to welcome
06:59you to the organization.
07:11Gentlemen, this here is Drew Tejada.
07:15You got any questions before you come to me or Nico?
07:18This who you talk to.
07:20What's up?
07:27I was looking at the syllabus.
07:30What happened to the whole Apex Ted talk?
07:33Vertical control reigning supreme.
07:35You know, that shit's going to be hard now that this
07:37motherfucker that thinks he's Denzel from Training Day
07:39is in the way.
07:40Carter is a cop, Rick, the head of a drug task force.
07:43OK?
07:44There's 1,000 ways this can go left,
07:45leaving us royally fucked.
07:47Sounds like you don't got my back, nigga.
07:49No, I just don't want a preemptive strike
07:51or to start a war with motherfuckers
07:52that we can't win against.
07:54You know what a task force stands for.
07:56Gang.
07:57Thugs with badges.
07:58Remember that whole Tyree nickel shit?
08:00They'll let those motherfuckers get away with 100 murders
08:02before they stop them.
08:03Yeah, and eventually they're going
08:04to kill our fucking asses.
08:05So that means we've got to take them out
08:06before they kill us.
08:07Simple as that.
08:08Yeah, no, no.
08:09Simple as that.
08:10No, Rick.
08:11Hey, come the fuck on, bro.
08:13This motherfucker has hella shit on me.
08:15I have nothing on him.
08:16And now that he thinks I work for him,
08:18backing down is not an option.
08:20And where you going anyway?
08:21You packing your shit up?
08:24I'm moving out.
08:25Finally.
08:26Okay.
08:27I'm going to see if Ellen wants to move in with me.
08:28Wait, why?
08:29What do you mean why?
08:30Because she's my girl and I love her.
08:31That's why.
08:34What the fuck is so funny?
08:35You're really fucking losing it, huh?
08:37Do you hear yourself?
08:38Yeah.
08:39You love her?
08:40You don't even know this girl.
08:41And didn't the band just fucking walk out on us?
08:43In fact, I do know her.
08:44And I'll get the band back.
08:46In the meantime, I got all the Ivys
08:48and the knockoff Course Correct business from Effie.
08:51What the fuck are you doing?
08:52Kyle.
08:53How?
08:54How did you do that?
08:55For once, I would just love for you to say thank you, Brayden.
08:58You're killing it, Brayden.
08:59Good job, Brayden.
09:00You do a lot of things without thinking it through.
09:02All right?
09:03And you've been doing it a lot lately,
09:04so I'm just wondering.
09:05That's it.
09:06Yeah, that's fine.
09:07Well, I'm moving fast and smart and shit's working.
09:09I know what the fuck I'm doing, Reek.
09:10Okay?
09:23Detective Carter knows who you are, and he's after you.
09:26Basically, how this motherfucker operates,
09:28he doesn't like people doing business
09:29without being under his thumb.
09:30So that's an issue for you.
09:32I can solve it.
09:33I can get rid of him.
09:34What's in it for you?
09:35To read the scam, Patrick?
09:36You know your ass always got an angle.
09:38You're always asking the wrong shit, Kane.
09:39There's something in it for all of us, all right?
09:41I mean, which one of us in this room
09:42really need this NYPD ass nigga disrupting our shit?
09:45What hard evidence does this cop have on me?
09:48Does he have a witness, surveillance, what?
09:50Yeah, playboy.
09:51And how exactly are we supposed to do this?
09:52Because killing the cop ain't easy.
09:54I mean, I don't think we have a choice.
09:55Bro, the nigga's corrupt, all right?
09:57He can create fake evidence against us.
09:59He can create cases on us.
10:00He can do whatever the fuck he wants, basically.
10:02I mean, is that a chance that I want to take?
10:05Well, you didn't answer my question.
10:06What does he know about my organizations?
10:09Be specific.
10:10Look, fuck all this back and forth bullshit.
10:12Now, we're giving you top shelf information.
10:14We can map out a plan now and get back to the details later.
10:17Now, you in or not?
10:19Yeah, basically, what we're saying is that
10:21it's only a matter of time before this nigga
10:23starts lowering the hammer on you.
10:24I'm not interested in going to war with the NYPD.
10:28Fuck it, I'm out of here.
10:29I told you this was going to be some bullshit.
10:31And your ass is so fucking pussy,
10:32were you just going to let this bitch get you killed?
10:34Ah, now that's not language I'd expect from my mum.
10:39Mum?
10:40Bitch, what the fuck you say?
10:41What, didn't Cain tell you?
10:43Oh, we're going to be family now.
10:45Cain's my business partner
10:46Cain's my business partner and...
10:48Beyonce.
10:52Damn, mum, you're hearing right.
10:54Norma and I are getting married.
10:56Wedding, pastor, the whole works.
10:58Your invitation's in the mail, though.
11:00Cain, this fucking bitch has got you going crazy.
11:03The fuck is this?
11:04Love, of course.
11:05Bullshit.
11:06Word.
11:07Good luck with your fucking stupid ass love.
11:10Ta-da.
11:11Well, you two now are on Detective Carter's radar.
11:15This little love bullshit you got going on
11:17is just a double-jump problem.
11:27Listen, we got leverage.
11:30We both know Detective Carter's dirty.
11:32Nah, that's not close enough.
11:34Find out what Carter really knows about me
11:36and how the fuck he got my name.
11:46There's something wrong with Elle.
11:48What? What the fuck happened?
11:49She was doing coke,
11:50and then she said she wasn't feeling so hot.
11:51And the next thing you know, she just fucking passed out.
11:53Look, there are drugs all over this fucking floor.
11:55Who gave her the coke? Shut the fuck up.
11:56I don't know.
11:57She has sickle cell. Call 911.
11:59I didn't want to do that.
12:00Fucking call.
12:06All right, FYI,
12:08I'm charging extra for this house call.
12:11I have all the documents you requested.
12:15Living will and bank statements,
12:17tax filings,
12:18prenup agreement.
12:20So, are you going on the run
12:23or getting married?
12:25The second one.
12:27I was talking to the lady, my guy.
12:29No, it's true.
12:30Kane and I are getting married,
12:32and everything needs to be airtight
12:33so it holds up against government scrutiny,
12:36ICE, and the like.
12:38Wow, marrying a drug dealer.
12:39Sounds like something you might have wanted to run by
12:42your extremely smart lawyer first.
12:44Given Wiley Adams' untimely demise,
12:47this had to be done.
12:48Yeah.
12:49There was no need to consult you.
12:50Yeah, so it seems like your work here is done.
12:53Fake-ass Johnny Cox, I think.
12:55I got your text. What's up?
12:57Hey, whatever freak shit y'all got going on,
12:59I'm not into that.
13:01I second that emotion.
13:02Sit.
13:06We need your computer expertise.
13:08I'm marrying Kane.
13:13He did a decent job, didn't he?
13:15Yeah, this ring weighs an absolute ton.
13:18She's fucking with you.
13:20It's marriage for hire, strictly business.
13:22Well, it's more like business with benefits, right, love?
13:25Anyway, our nuptials need to appear rock solid,
13:28so any dalliance between you two is now over.
13:31Oh, yeah, you got it.
13:32That's done.
13:35Can I go now?
13:36No, sweetie.
13:37Kane's a caveman.
13:39He has no social media footprint.
13:41I need you to create one for him
13:43so he looks legitimate as my husband.
13:45I'm thinking a LinkedIn page,
13:47an employee profile at my company,
13:50maybe a college profile, actually,
13:53and some happy couple photos on IG,
13:56you know, that sort of thing.
13:58Kane with a college profile.
14:00Make sure that shit is community college.
14:02Fuck you. Fuck you back.
14:04This needs to look real.
14:06You can do this, yes?
14:08I can do my best, but I'm not a wizard.
14:10Somebody who looks hard enough,
14:11they can find what they're looking for.
14:12Well, that sounds like a personal problem.
14:14You're on payroll,
14:15so it'll be your job to cover your tracks, then.
14:18Let's get this show on the road, shall we?
14:25Look, F...
14:26It's business. I got it.
14:27There's nothing to talk about.
14:29Come on, honey.
14:30What's the point of pillow talk
14:32if you're not going to talk?
14:34Well, he came up with a solution.
14:36Yeah.
14:37I, uh...
14:38I make him the American face of my subsidiary
14:42so that I can get the U.S. contracts pronto,
14:45and then the marriage and the prenup
14:47protect my assets until I become a citizen.
14:49I mean, that's the plan.
14:52Well, you probably would have come up with it yourself
14:55if you weren't in the midst of your own divorce.
14:57Oh, well, thank you for reminding me, okay?
14:59I thought that, uh, we had an understanding
15:01as growing business partners.
15:03Partners?
15:04Yes.
15:05I understand your practice is underwater,
15:08and you see me as a meal ticket,
15:10but don't be silly, Davis.
15:11Like my tongue game?
15:13I wouldn't underestimate my comeback game.
15:15Despite your tongue game,
15:17our relationship has limitations, love.
15:20Besides, you know I'm more of a one-woman show.
15:24♪♪♪♪♪
15:33Why the fuck they trying to hurry up and get married?
15:35This shit is stupid, man.
15:36Yeah, I'm just as shocked as you are.
15:39But why do we need to know the why?
15:41To take down Carter.
15:43Tried to get Norman to do it, but she ain't bite.
15:45So we gotta give all the leverage
15:46that we got on Norman to Carter.
15:48Get him off our back so we can figure out our next move.
15:50That's where you come in.
15:51Norman's my client.
15:52Nigga, you trying to protect this bitch
15:53when I gave you the inside drop on her?
15:56The fuck?
15:57The allegiance is with me.
15:59Okay, and did this bitch even consult to you
16:01about marrying Kane?
16:02She's not in it for you.
16:03She's in it for herself.
16:04No, no, nigga, you need to calm the fuck down.
16:07Any pertinent information I give you
16:08means I'm compromising all business dealings with Norma
16:11if she were ever to find out I told you.
16:14I mean, you all preach about allegiance.
16:17Well, Mr. Ray makeover is gonna need some in return.
16:20Sure, if you wanna end up like Obi.
16:22That's what allegiance with Norma gets you,
16:24a knife to the fucking neck.
16:25You don't think I get it?
16:27She's a shifty bitch.
16:28I mean, you two aren't any better.
16:30With that being said, my allegiance is with you.
16:34Well, then tell us what the fuck is up,
16:36because you clearly know what this sneaky bitch is up to.
16:39Never forget who came through for you during clutch time.
16:42Who always comes through for both your asses.
16:46Yes, of course.
16:51♪♪♪♪
16:59Right now, this is what matters to Norma.
17:02Aircraft Global.
17:03The fuck is this?
17:05It's her front business.
17:06It washes her drug money,
17:08but she's under too much scrutiny in Europe.
17:10So in order to secure a contract
17:12to sell her jet engine parts to the U.S. government,
17:14Aircraft Global must be owned by an American citizen.
17:18Kane.
17:19Exactly.
17:20The marriage will allow Norma to become naturalized.
17:22The prenup will protect her assets
17:24until she can reclaim her company.
17:26So basically, Kane is just a straw man.
17:28Essentially.
17:29And a dumbass.
17:30Yeah.
17:31After Wiley Adams was murdered by Zion's crew,
17:33I had to find her a new government contact to bribe.
17:36That person is Sterling Reynolds,
17:38muckety-muck in the State Commerce Department.
17:41Float that name by Carter.
17:43He'll have all the leverage he needs.
17:45All right, man.
17:46Gotta split, Davis.
17:47All right.
17:48Appreciate you.
17:49As always.
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18:16How'd you find me here, man?
18:17Come on, baby.
18:18I've been here.
18:19You're the one that's brand new and shit.
18:21I'm hearing you're the man around here.
18:23I'm just hoping you're not getting too caught up Carter's ass.
18:27Nigga, what do you want?
18:29Your flip-flopping ass was a soldier for Noma.
18:31I just want to make sure Betty Crocker
18:32ain't giving away all the fucking recipes.
18:34All right, so you trying to get punched the fuck out of me?
18:35Only if you promise not to hit like a bitch.
18:38Noma don't mean shit to Carter.
18:40He can take out whomever he wants
18:43at whatever time he wants.
18:45So you've been drinking the Kool-Aid?
18:47It's better than drinking Noma's stank-ass bathwater.
18:49I mean, nigga, really?
18:50Working for Noma?
18:51Working with a dirty-ass cop?
18:53Come on, bro.
18:55You're doing anything to try to compete with me.
18:56When will you realize you're never going to be me?
19:01Good luck, man.
19:02Let's see how long this works out for you.
19:03Let's see how long marrying your boss works out for you.
19:07Monet told me that Noma's marrying to help.
19:11You're a step above a poor boy.
19:13Don't give a fuck about you.
19:14You're another fall guy for her.
19:17You can't see that.
19:20No.
19:22No, you can't.
19:24Oh, my bad.
19:27Come back and have a drink with your brother sometime.
19:32Oh, my God.
19:33So you're marrying a thug?
19:35So you're marrying a thug half your age?
19:37How lovely.
19:39When's the wedding?
19:40Soon.
19:41But like I told you, dear, it's not for love.
19:43It's for business purposes.
19:44You fled Europe and my father was shot in the head.
19:46Still not clear on why.
19:48You don't want me hanging around Tariq St. Patrick,
19:50whose father was a drug kingpin,
19:52and now you're marrying Kane for business.
19:55Did you know when you hired him for your company
19:58that he had an arrest record for battery and theft?
20:01You can't judge people by their past, Anya.
20:03Are you kidding?
20:04That's literally what we've done our entire lives.
20:06Well, on paper, Kane may not look like much,
20:09but he has a very sharp mind.
20:11Oh, wow.
20:12Mom, the D must be really good.
20:14Excuse me?
20:15Look, I want to know the truth.
20:16I am tired of being spoon-fed crap, okay?
20:20Are the police after you?
20:23First of all, I don't want you to worry, okay?
20:26No one's after me.
20:27How do you make your money, Mom?
20:28Really?
20:29Anya, you don't want to hear about a bunch of
20:30complicated, boring corporate deals.
20:33Yes, I do, Mom.
20:34Like, my brain can handle it.
20:47Okay, then.
20:49I'm betraying your father by telling you this, but
20:53you've given me no choice, and
20:55I imagine it's time.
20:59Your dad was a drug trafficker, Anya.
21:01Yeah.
21:03I didn't know that's what he was into when I met him.
21:08He never wanted you to know because he
21:10wanted to protect you from a very dangerous life,
21:12which is why you've always lived in estates
21:15while we were in Europe.
21:17But this is why I had to leave him.
21:23Dad was a criminal.
21:27Sweetheart.
21:28Sweetheart.
21:32I hated what he was doing.
21:34The lives he was ruining peddling drugs.
21:37And that's why I made it my business to be legit.
21:42Okay?
21:44My connection to him may be why there might be some
21:47law enforcement interest in me,
21:49but you don't have to worry, okay?
21:53Sweetheart, don't worry.
21:55Oh, my dear girl.
21:59Yeah.
22:03Hey.
22:05I'm her boyfriend, Brayden.
22:07Look, I know I'm not immediate family, but—
22:09I don't care about that.
22:10I just want to make sure that you haven't taken what she's taken.
22:12Her lab results came back and indicate that
22:14the cocaine that she ingested was laced with fentanyl,
22:17which then sent her into cardiac arrest.
22:19Do you know where she got the drugs?
22:21No.
22:24Is she gonna live?
22:26Prognosis is uncertain as of yet,
22:27but I'll tell you one thing.
22:28If she was left alone, she'd be dead.
22:34No problem.
22:58These fucking cocksuckers.
23:12Wait.
23:13What the fuck happened?
23:15OD.
23:18I don't know if she's gonna make it.
23:22It's all good, bro. She'll be fine. She'll put through.
23:28That bitch is using you, boy.
23:30She's playing you for a damn fool.
23:32A sham marriage to that crooked bitch ain't gonna put you on top?
23:35Ma, whatever it is you think you know, it doesn't matter.
23:37All right? I'm with Noma now. She's gonna be my wife.
23:40So you're just gonna betray your mother for that bitch?
23:42Don't talk to me about betrayal.
23:44Detective Carter?
23:46Yeah.
23:47I knew he had a tie to working with him as a C.I.
23:49And it was you.
23:50You really feeding this nigga information?
23:51You really snitching to Carter?
23:52Nah, Kane. That's not what it is.
23:53We didn't have a choice.
23:54Carter's making us work for him.
23:56And it ain't snitching if the motherfuckers are criminal, too.
23:59Plus, he sicked that fucking Felicia bitch on Diana who beat the baby out of her.
24:02Now, you good with all of that?
24:04Ma, miss me with all this family first shit, all right?
24:07You started this.
24:08You put Noma against Carter.
24:09You gon' damn near fuck around and get me and Drew killed in the middle of all this shit.
24:12Look, Kane, I'm trying to protect you both.
24:14Nah, you're just looking out for yourself, as usual.
24:16I know what's best.
24:18Can't you see that's the endgame?
24:20I'm trying to free y'all from all these outside motherfuckers.
24:24Okay.
24:26Here's what I'm gonna do.
24:28I'm gonna, uh, put on a smile.
24:30You're gonna go out there and get one of those ugly-ass mother-of-the-groom dresses,
24:33and I'm gonna marry Noma.
24:34And I won't tell her that you're the one that raided her warehouse.
24:36I didn't fucking raid her.
24:37Stop fucking lying, all right?
24:38You think you're on the outside looking in, but Noma finds this out,
24:40you'll be stuck with Carter for the rest of your short life.
24:42Short?
24:43Yeah, or applying to be a fucking greeter at work.
24:44What do you have on me, motherfucker?
24:45Yeah, whatever.
24:46Pussy-whipped ass.
24:47I don't care.
24:48I don't care.
24:49I don't care.
24:50I don't care.
24:51I don't care.
24:52Pussy-whipped ass.
24:58Busy?
24:59Nah, my mom's was just leaving.
25:00Nigga, I thought you was getting married.
25:03Make sure you check on your sister.
25:04Yeah, all right.
25:05Don't forget to get that application.
25:23He's an orphan.
25:24I changed that little boy's life forever.
25:25Look, Dee, I understand you're feeling bad for the kid, but his mother was a killer.
25:26She was into some filthy shit that will always come back on you.
25:27Look, you had no choice, all right?
25:28But I did.
25:29You're a man, Dee.
25:30You're the man.
25:31I'm a man.
25:32You're a man.
25:33You're a man.
25:34I'm a man.
25:35I'm a man.
25:36You're a man.
25:37You're a man.
25:38I'm a man.
25:39I'm a man.
25:40You're a man.
25:41I'm a man.
25:42I'm a man.
25:43I'm a man.
25:44I'm a man.
25:45I'm a man.
25:46I'm a man.
25:47I'm a man.
25:48You had no choice, all right?
25:50But I did.
25:52I didn't have to go to her house
25:53and trick not with her kid upstairs.
25:56But you didn't know, D. Listen.
26:00She took something special from you, from us, OK?
26:05It was either you or her.
26:07You didn't do shit wrong.
26:10I shouldn't have to deal with this shit.
26:12I just want a normal life with a regular family
26:16so I could just, I don't know, do me.
26:19Sounds good, D-Boy.
26:22We got to be realistic.
26:24That shit is damn near impossible for us.
26:31Well, at one point it was possible.
26:34And I don't know, maybe, maybe it can happen again.
26:43Do you think so?
26:50Sure.
26:51Mm-hmm.
27:07Tariq, we don't need those.
27:09What do you mean we don't need those?
27:11Is me getting pregnant again the worst
27:13thing that could happen?
27:20Tariq, do you call the phone call?
27:23How do you not understand?
27:26Forget it, Tariq.
27:33You know, I'm thinking, if we're going to be
27:36one big old happy family, surely she
27:39gets to know the man who's marrying my mom.
27:42Don't you think?
27:46So who are you?
27:49Who pays for this amazing penthouse?
27:53I do.
27:54On a borrowed salary?
27:55I mean, that is what you do for work, right?
27:58Tips must be great.
28:00Man, make great investments.
28:02Oh.
28:03Where did you learn how to do that?
28:05From your dad who was in prison most of your life
28:07for dealing drugs?
28:09Is that what you and my mom have in common?
28:12I don't know.
28:14You tell me, since you seem to know everything.
28:16I mean, well, you're a whole T'Challa clan, right?
28:20Not to sound offensive or anything,
28:22but you guys are like the Goddys of the ghetto, no?
28:28Yo, we're entrepreneurs.
28:31Does my mom sell drugs?
28:34Your mom is a badass businesswoman,
28:36something your little ass has strived to be more like instead
28:39of prying into grown folks' business.
28:40Oh, boss.
28:42But here, take this.
28:44Go shopping or brunch or make a TikTok or some shit.
28:48Mm.
28:54I won't be calling you daddy.
29:01We're here to bring you a gift.
29:03After that, we would like to be left the fuck alone.
29:06Oh, God.
29:07I just feel like I sound like a broken fucking record.
29:09You're not in charge, Red.
29:11Drew, I don't know how you fucking
29:12dealt with this as a child.
29:14What's the fucking gift?
29:16Sterling Reynolds.
29:18It's who Noma needs to bribe in order to get her government
29:20contract under control.
29:21Set her up using your high tech toys, and you got her.
29:24Government contract.
29:27So this Noma, she's playing the majors, yeah?
29:29Which means you'll have plenty on your hands trying
29:31to keep that bitch under control.
29:32So that's what you worry about, my work life balance, Monet?
29:35I don't give a fuck.
29:36Monet's right.
29:37The guy don't know.
29:39You don't need us?
29:41The fuck out of here.
29:43Not going to happen.
29:44You stay ready.
29:45I'll let you know what's next.
29:46Let's go, Drew.
29:48Drew.
29:49Drew!
29:52Why are you doing this?
29:54Why are you acting like this?
29:55Ma, don't make it personal.
29:57Look, Drew, this is not what you want.
29:58This is not who you are.
30:00Answering to a fucking cop?
30:03I mean, you reporting to him like he's your fucking boss
30:05or some shit?
30:05What are you doing?
30:07I make my own choices, Monet.
30:10You and Kane do not get to decide who I'm going to be.
30:13And I had to call Carter and loop him in,
30:16because if I didn't, his fucking task force would have hunted
30:18us down and killed us.
30:20I didn't betray this family, OK?
30:23I saved this fucking family, and you're fucking welcome.
30:25What about quitting the business?
30:27You are.
30:28Maybe it wasn't about the business.
30:31Maybe it was just doing business with family.
30:34Shut the fuck up.
30:37Who the fuck is he to you?
30:39Your father's substitute?
30:41Are you fucking serious?
30:42I shouldn't need a fucking substitute.
30:45Look, I'm being trusted to handle some king-sized shit
30:49right now, and I like it.
30:51So that's what it means to me.
30:53Look, you remember, it's still my blood
30:54that runs through your veins.
30:56You are a T'Challa, no matter what.
31:03KNOCK ON DOOR
31:09What?
31:12I know you said we didn't need to talk, but I'm here anyways.
31:15All right?
31:17I'm trying to secure my future the same way
31:18you're doing with yours.
31:19We had this argument before, and you said that already.
31:22Oh, wow.
31:23So not only do you do robot shit,
31:25but you're an actual robot.
31:26That's crazy.
31:29I'm working on Noma's assignment,
31:30and I have to get back to it, so congrats.
31:33By the way, let me know where you register.
31:55Yo.
31:57Club's down, man.
32:00What the fuck do you mean, club's down, man?
32:01Building got bought today.
32:04By who?
32:06Some very rich motherfucker who didn't want to be identified.
32:10Nigga, what the fuck are you talking about?
32:11Oh, I forgot.
32:12Somebody left you this.
32:31School love.
32:32Come on.
32:33Come on.
32:34Yeah.
32:35Yeah.
32:36School love.
32:37Hey.
32:38One time.
32:39That's not true.
32:40I have not.
32:53Yo, Rick.
32:54I need you.
32:55What's up?
32:56What's your problem?
32:57Yeah.
32:58I used your phone to re-up with the dirtbag
33:00who sold me the tainted shit.
33:02You down to pay him a visit tonight?
33:04Shit.
33:05What you got in mind?
33:06I just want to scare the motherfucker.
33:08I bet.
33:18My game.
33:19I want to play games.
33:21Let's play, motherfucker.
33:30Let's go.
33:49This way.
34:01New owner's jacking up the rent like it's fifth half.
34:05So we might need to find a new spot.
34:07No sweat.
34:09I've already identified another building we can use.
34:12Good soldier never waits.
34:18So normal.
34:20I'm hearing she's making more moves.
34:23I already got a plan for her.
34:25I think maybe we should hit harder.
34:28She's providing guns for the Italians in the Lower East now.
34:31You certain about this?
34:32Absolutely.
34:34She's taking over the city hub by her.
34:36There couldn't be more violence.
34:39So how is this information useful if I can't strike?
34:46She's got a gun shipment coming in tonight.
34:52My guys going to face any resistance?
34:54Nothing y'all can handle.
34:59So natural evil versus moral evil.
35:03Okay.
35:04An earthquake versus murder.
35:07In his writings, Nietzsche argues against the concept of evil altogether.
35:13Does that describe a moral reality?
35:17Well, Nietzsche said the wisest man would be able to categorize people by more than just good and evil.
35:22For me, having grown up in a religious household, the word gets thrown around too much.
35:27Think of how we use it to sell wars.
35:29The axis of evil.
35:31Or to excuse the mistreatment of others.
35:34Evildoers.
35:36So you agree with the notion that it's only used to demonize one's enemies?
35:40Most cases, yes.
35:42Um, Tariq?
35:44I think evil is real.
35:45I'll trust anyone that believes that there isn't any evil.
35:48And probably evil themselves.
35:50Now to the opposing argument explored in the atrocity paradigm.
35:55Uh, Diana?
35:57No phone zone?
35:59Oh, sorry.
36:00Tell me what you thought about Card's argument.
36:06Um, sorry, what?
36:08It was the paper that I assigned you to read.
36:16Oh, right. Um...
36:19I think believing in the concept of evil just means acknowledging when someone has been treated unjustly.
36:25That's what makes all of us human.
36:34Hey. Thanks for having my back in there.
36:37Oh, yeah. No problem. But you know, if Mr. Simmons, he don't play, he'll fail you.
36:41Yeah? Oh, I heard about Elle. How's she doing?
36:45Touch and go. I'm still messed up about it, though, you know?
36:48I'm not a monster. I ain't trying to kill nobody.
36:50Girl, I know that.
36:52But look, um...
36:54I don't have anybody else to talk to, so can I ask you something?
36:57And this time, girl, please don't say nothing.
37:00Okay. I promise.
37:02What's up? You pregnant again?
37:05No, but...
37:07sometimes I feel like I want to be.
37:09I mean, that's normal after a miscarriage.
37:11Okay, well, is it normal for how when me and Tariq were kissing or whatever,
37:14I tried to stop him from using the condom?
37:16Girl, yeah. A lot of girls do that.
37:18They start trying right away for a replacement baby.
37:21Damn, I didn't know that.
37:23Well, actually, my mom got pregnant real quick after she gave up Zeke, so...
37:28Mm. So now you know how she felt.
37:30I mean, look.
37:32It's not like being a young mother wouldn't be the hardest job of your life.
37:36I mean, I got cousins who had babies as teenagers, and they can't go nowhere.
37:40Can't have any dreams. Their lives just stopped.
37:43I'd say if you want the most for your life,
37:45just forget about Tariq and forget about any fairytale life that you had in your head
37:49and just focus on being a good student.
37:52Yeah.
37:56I'll see you.
37:57Hey, thanks.
37:59Hey.
38:09What the fuck are you doing here?
38:11Come on. It's a fancy school. Is that how they teach you to talk to your mother?
38:14Oh, that's what you're calling yourself?
38:16Josie, come on.
38:17Don't call me that. That's not my name.
38:19Give me a break. That's what I named you.
38:22Come on. You think I wanted to make a surprise visit here?
38:25You haven't been returning my calls.
38:30Richard left me for some young bimbo that works at the car company.
38:37And if I know you, you'd probably think I deserve it.
38:41But I'm really in a bad spot.
38:44I was hoping maybe you could float me some cash.
38:51The man that molested me left you.
38:54Sounds like a fucking you problem.
38:57For all my mistakes, you know, I could still be proud of my little girl.
39:03You come a long way, Josie.
39:07Sometimes it takes a lifetime to learn how to love.
39:14Look at you. I mean, you're making it big here at the Ivy League.
39:17Whose brains you think you got, huh? That's me inside your head.
39:21Doing things I never had a chance to do.
39:24The best thing you ever did was leave.
39:27I know that. And I'm really happy that you did.
39:38If you were on fire, I wouldn't piss on you to put you out.
39:41And if you were cold, I would never let you in.
39:45If I had every single dollar in the world, I wouldn't give you a motherfucking cent.
39:50Fuck you, mom.
39:54There she is. Cold hearted, Josefina.
39:58You're a real bitch. How is anyone ever gonna love you?
40:11We only bought us some time. The cart is still running shit.
40:14Yep. We gotta take that nigga out.
40:16I think if we give her that, let her know that he was trying to set her up.
40:20I think we have that taken care of. She obviously have no choice but to...
40:24Fucking clap back at his ass. Exactly.
40:26Some cold shit, but it's gotta be done.
40:30It's our best play. Start a war between them. Get them to fuck off our backs.
40:34Hundred percent.
40:47Go, go. I told you not to stop.
40:49Hands where I can fucking see them. Hands in the air. Let's go.
40:52Stay where the fuck you're at. We got a man going around the back. Let's go.
40:56Where the fuck you going? Gun down.
41:01What the fuck do we have here?
41:10Who's gonna tell Noma this shit?
41:17This motherfucker took fucking four.
41:23I've been told you're the man to see when the mayor needs a favor.
41:28I've been told you're a woman who expects the same treatment.
41:33Good evening. Our feature tonight is a vintage Bordeaux from Puyac.
41:39May I oblige? Absolutely.
41:41Please.
41:49I'd like the U.S. government as a client, but the red tape feels insurmountable.
41:55It's not, if you know how to navigate it.
41:58Is that where you come in?
42:00If we can agree on how I can help.
42:04Please, be direct with me. I can make whatever...
42:07Sorry I'm late. I hope I didn't miss the appetizers.
42:11No one?
42:12Sterling. Davis.
42:14Thank you for taking this meeting, brother.
42:16Why is Davis in there?
42:17As you know...
42:18What the fuck is happening?
42:19Davis is my counselor.
42:21Yes, I never let my clients take a meeting alone.
42:24Sterling understands. He was a lawyer in a former life.
42:28Any starters for the table?
42:32Yes. Sterling, please, you go ahead.
42:36Fine.
42:38I'll get the fluke. Is that good?
42:41It's local.
42:42All right. And then we're going to go with the...
42:44With some oysters.
42:46I guess, yeah, I'll take...
42:49Optimus.
42:51The Phantom.
42:52Okay. The Phantom.
42:55Ma'am, may I take your order next?
42:57No.
42:59It was a pleasure meeting you.
43:01I'm so sorry, but something's come up. Let's do this another time.
43:04Another time?
43:05Where the fuck is she going?
43:07What the fuck is happening?
43:18That was a close fucking call.
43:21How'd you know about this?
43:23I got wind of it from a source close to the task force.
43:26Fuck!
43:28Tariq and Manet warned me about this, Carter.
43:31Rare occasion when those two are right.
43:33Davis...
43:35I could lose everything.
43:36No, no, no, no, no, no. Not so fast, Trap Queen, okay?
43:38Look, you still got me on your side, okay?
43:41The question is, what are you going to do about Carter?
43:47I just missed getting arrested for a federal crime by a hair.
43:51It's obvious, isn't it?
43:53I have to neutralize the motherfucker.
44:00It's Davis. This shit work like fucking clockwork.
44:02The cops have?
44:03Yeah. I'm just going to take out Detective Carter so he can get his boot off our fucking necks.
44:09Nigga, are you high?
44:11I took a mini bump to take the edge off.
44:13Take the edge off? That shit don't take no edge off for you.
44:15Other day he was on the stage looking like Jonah Hill from fucking Wolf of Wall Street.
44:19Can you trust me for once? I'm good, Reek.
44:21Yeah, we'll see.
44:24Come on.
44:29Thanks for inviting us over. You must be Steve, you piece of shit.
44:31Who the fuck are you?
44:33Where the hell's Elle? Elle's in the hospital fighting for her life.
44:35So she sent us.
44:37You can't just go. This is my operation.
44:39You like lacing your shit, Steve?
44:41Wait, wait, wait. Are you guys undercover or some shit?
44:43Because if she had a bad reaction, Amy the dipshit is mine.
44:47Then take it.
44:49What?
44:50Do a line.
44:51If your shit isn't laced, it shouldn't be a fucking problem.
44:53Fucking go. Do a line.
44:55Let's go.
44:57Let's go. Do another one.
44:59Do it.
45:01You happy, you crazy fuck?
45:03I'm not happy. Do another one.
45:05All right, be all right. That's enough. You're fucking acting crazy.
45:07You're supposed to be scared of this.
45:09That's what the fuck I'm doing.
45:11Who the fuck do I care? If it was your girl, you'd do the same.
45:13Let's fucking go. Do another one.
45:15Let's go. Do another one.
45:17What the fuck are you doing?
45:19What is this shit, bro?
45:21What the fuck?
45:27What the fuck are you doing?
45:29Are you fucking crazy?
45:31You're not thinking straight, bro. What the fuck?
45:33Help me get the fucking bag.
45:35This is not supposed to work out like this.
45:37You're the only person that can get revenge, not me.
45:39It doesn't work like this, motherfucker. Look at you.
45:41What the fuck? This is messy. This is how we get caught.
45:43Let's go. Get a fucking rag.
45:45Fuck.
45:47Come on.
45:49I'm gonna fuck her up.
45:57Let's go.
46:05You better not be made to fall.
46:07Come on. Can you have some confidence in your man?
46:11There he is.
46:13Look, this is the guy.
46:15When they intrigued, said it's Carter's right hand.
46:17He knows where the bodies are buried.
46:19And they said he's for sale.
46:21All you gotta do is make him an offer.
46:23Better than Carter's, and we're good.
46:33We know your operation.
46:35You've been taking cuts from drug dealers.
46:37Detective Carter's human war.
46:39Where's my 50K for this meeting?
46:41Once you agree to turn on Carter
46:43and report him to your superiors,
46:45you get another 500K.
46:47That's fucking chump change.
46:49The Reach is global, right?
46:51So that's not nearly enough.
46:53What do you have in mind?
46:55Seven figures up front and ongoing payments.
46:57Yeah, baby.
46:59Ain't that a bitch?
47:01Greeting, motherfucker.
47:07I don't know.
47:10I could not believe when the hospital called.
47:13Believe it.
47:15You won't be getting rid of me.
47:17Did I scare you?
47:19I thought I lost you.
47:21Oh.
47:23Here is your phone back.
47:27All I remember is
47:29this gets me in trouble.
47:31Easy access.
47:33I don't want any more of that
47:35tainted shit ever again.
47:37Well,
47:39you don't have to worry about that anymore
47:41because I took care of it.
47:43What do you mean?
47:45He's never going to sell you bad shit ever again.
47:47Or anyone else.
47:51Brayden, I hope...
47:55you didn't...
47:57Hey, that's my job.
47:59To protect you.
48:01He almost fucking killed you. Fuck that guy.
48:03But he didn't. I'm still here.
48:05I didn't want that, Brayden.
48:07That's not my idea of love.
48:09It's okay. No one's going to find out.
48:11If battling an illness my entire life
48:13has taught me anything, it's that
48:15life itself is precious.
48:19I...
48:21I can't have this kind of guilt.
48:25You can go now, please.
48:35Denise, I got this.
48:37You gotta trust me.
48:41You on the phone?
48:43No.
48:47I thought I saw you talking to somebody.
48:49No, what's up?
48:53You're not going to fucking believe this.
48:55Norma tried to flip me.
48:59You gotta be fucking kidding me.
49:01This bitch. How'd she find you?
49:03I don't fucking know.
49:05You know that shit ain't happening, though.
49:07Yeah.
49:09What'd she offer you?
49:11A lot of money.
49:13I didn't take anything.
49:19So how do you want to handle this?
49:23Agree to the deal
49:25with the caveat that you must
49:27meet in person for the first payment.
49:29Alone.
49:31Cool.
49:33Yeah, gotcha.
49:39I'm putting the finishing touches on your social media.
49:41I just need you to look at them.
49:45I have backdated your post.
49:47I just need a professional picture for your work history
49:49and then you can let me know what you think about it
49:51when it's done.
49:53I don't care about this shit.
49:55I don't care about you, Effie.
49:57What am I supposed to say to that game?
49:59I don't know. Maybe show me you have a fucking post.
50:01A post.
50:03A fucking post. Why the fuck does everybody say that?
50:05You should've told me. Why didn't you?
50:07I didn't know she was gonna wave the ring in your fucking face.
50:09Listen, she's just trying to make it seem like
50:11something that it's not.
50:13That's not what I asked you.
50:15It's business.
50:17There we go.
50:19I can deal with that.
50:21But we were supposed to be friends.
50:23And you were supposed to have my back.
50:25And for a minute, I thought you were the one person that understood me.
50:27I do.
50:29You don't. And that's been the problem my entire fucking life.
50:31Effie is always looking out for Effie.
50:33What happened to you? Do this one thing for Noma
50:35and you're off the hook.
50:37I don't get why it feels like
50:39I'm always being backed into a fucking corner
50:41where I gotta prove how I feel.
50:43You're the one that's leaving to go do some
50:45robot shit with some lame-ass nigga.
50:47No, don't do that. That's a cop-out and you know it.
50:57I got you.
50:59Alright, no matter what, I got you.
51:03That's all I ask.
51:11Can you show me my
51:13page that you created?
51:15I don't know.
51:27Detective Carter.
51:29What an unexpected pleasure.
51:31Niko couldn't make it, so
51:33he stuck with me.
51:35Noma.
51:37I've been riding with Niko
51:39for as long as I can remember,
51:41so what you did is a
51:43serious violation.
51:45Where I'm from, that requires
51:47a lot of work,
51:49and a lot of time.
51:51I'm sorry.
51:53I'm sorry.
51:55A violation. Where I'm from,
51:57that requires
51:59consequences.
52:01One can respect that.
52:03But when you're
52:05surrounded by enemies, you resort to
52:07whatever weapons you have handy.
52:09Enemies? Yeah.
52:11Tariq St. Patrick and Melita Harder said you're
52:13after me.
52:15You're an unfamiliar face.
52:17They wanted to know what you were about.
52:19Yeah, they didn't put it
52:21so kindly.
52:23Ironic. They said some
52:25unflattering things about you as well.
52:27Like you
52:29planning to bribe a government official.
52:31Is that what they told you?
52:33Mm-hmm.
52:39Common enemy?
52:43Why not common goal?
52:49I'm listening.
52:51I don't want any more trouble from the NYPD
52:53and your illustrious
52:55task force. You've been using
52:57the people who work for me.
52:59Why not work with me and cut out the annoying
53:01middle bitches?
53:03I can offer you so much more.
53:07And I'm sure there's so many things you can do
53:09for me.
53:11Hmm.
53:21Hmm.
53:25Hmm.
53:29Hmm.
53:33Hmm.
53:37Hmm.
53:41Hmm.
53:47Hmm.
53:51Hmm.
53:57Hmm.
54:01Hmm.
54:05Hmm.
54:09Hmm.
54:13Hmm.
54:17Hmm.
54:21Hmm.
54:25Hmm.
54:37Now it's a
54:39fucking war.
54:41It's time for Carter
54:43and Norma to go.
54:47They've been plotting against me.
54:49Fucking with our business.
54:51Tariq, you'll have to take out Carter.
54:55I'm fucking tired of those motherfuckers
54:57thinking they can stand against me.
54:59The fuck you gonna do
55:01now, Tariq?