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[cars honking] [mysterious music]

[numbers beeping]

[mellow Latin music]

[door creaks] [bell rings]

[tense music]

Who reads the newspaper anymore?

Do I know you?

No, but I know you.

You're Jackson. The guy who can hack anything.

I don't know what you're talking about.

I bet you don't.

Take it and leave, now.

[Jackson] What's on that?

Hack it and find out!

What's this all about?

[tense music]

[gun fires] [people yelling]

Ladies and gentlemen, you don't have to guess,

this is a robbery.

Now put your fuckin' hands up!

Not you.

Go through the back door, take the flash drive,

and take him down!

[tense music continues]

[bouncy mysterious music]

[bouncy mysterious music continues]

[bouncy mysterious music continues]

[bouncy mysterious music continues]

[bouncy mysterious music continues]

[computers beeping]

Beer?

You're welcome.

Want some?

Just kidding!

Ha!

Nova, I'll take one.

Yeah, that's it, girl. We out.

- Out? - I know.

The party just started.

You know, it's fine.

I'll run and get some more.

Okay. I'll go with you.

Uh, no.

We can't leave these people alone in our apartment.

[Jellina] We have Osylus and Kevin.

They don't live here!

And Osylus ain't got no home training.

Look at him.

Osylus... Osylus.

Cut it out!

Not in front of our guests, okay?

Nigga, you live next store, you can just go home.

Thank you.

No, you stay here.

The store's just down the street.

No, sis, look.

You're not going by yourself at night.

Come on, this is D.C.!

We were born and raised in D.C.

I'll be fine, okay?

Love you.

Nova...

[door slams]

Shit.

[keyboard clacks]

Oh, shit.

Yo.

Dude, you will not believe what just happened to me.

This girl came in the diner, she gave me a flash drive-

Was she hot?

What? Pete!

I don't know!

Well, listen to me.

She told me to hack it, and then she just robbed the place.

Lucy's Diner?

Yes.

She held everyone at gunpoint, but told me to leave.

She's dead.

It was literally just on the news.

Got in a standoff with the cops, they shot and killed her.

Shit!

I don't think she really wanted to rob the place.

It's like she was trying to get me out there

so I can hack this flash drive.

So, hack it.

I don't wanna get involved.

This shit is crazy.

Then I'll hack it.

Plug it in and share your desktop with me.

[tense music] [keyboard clacks]

Shared.

Got it.

Password protected.

Yeah, this puppy needs hacking.

[keyboard clacks] [computer beeps]

Code's corrupted on the file.

I think it needs to be reconstructed.

Luckily for us, you know how to take care of that.

Come on. You know you want to crack this wide open.

[tense music]

Okay.

[Jackson exhales]

Looks like a digital video file.

Some of it's corrupted.

It'll take some time to reconstruct.

I'll play what I can.

[keyboard clacks] [tense music continues]

Is that that politician guy?

Hudson.

[Hudson shouts]

Fuck! This ain't good, dude.

No fuckin' way we just watched that.

Wait. Do you see that in the code?

Yeah.

There's a tracker initiated.

[doorknob rattles] [unnerving music]

I think there's someone in my house.

You sure?

Oh my God. Jackson, get outta there!

Run! [gun fires]

Pete! Pete!

[door thudding]

Oh, shit!

[tense music]

Damn. Another one bites the dust.

They want that flash drive.

They say he in the area.

[tense music continues]

Oh, shit.

Jackson? Is that you?

It's me, Nova! Remember me?

- Hey, Nova! - Hey!

Wow, I haven't seen you, what, since...

High school graduation seven years ago?

Uh, yeah.

How are you?

I'm...

All right. I'm good.

I'm actually having a get together.

Are you busy right now?

I live right here.

Um...

You have somewhere to go?

Actually, nah. Nah.

I don't.

Perfect.

[drowned out mellow music]

Purp?

No, thanks.

Okay.

[Jackson sighs]

[Nova sighs]

So, what are you doing with yourself these days?

Um, just IT stuff.

You?

Um, I work with Hudson, actually.

The one running for mayor?

Kevin and I run his IT department.

Uh...

I can tell something is wrong, Jackson.

You have the grip of death on that flash drive.

[zipper unzips]

[Jackson sighs]

A friend of mine...

A friend of mine died tonight.

[drowned out mellow music continues]

I'm so sorry.

I mean, maybe being around your old high school friends

is exactly what you need.

I mean, you shouldn't be alone.

Come see everyone.

I just need a minute.

Of course.

[Jackson sniffles]

Fuck! [fist bangs]

[Jackson inhales]

[Kevin] It doesn't make any sense.

The atmosphere is not built for us to be there.

[Jelina] It's not.

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

So you mean to tell me

that we didn't land on the moon in 1969?

- [Man] Someone teach him. - [Jellina] No, bruh!

Listen.

The Moon landing was done in a film studio,

to make everyone, especially Russia,

believe we landed first.

No cap.

Word.

That should be called the "Big Cap Excursion".

- That part. - [people laughing]

Come on, now.

Y'all are doing way too much with this conspiracy theory.

[Osylus chuckles]

Nah, look.

The government love nothing more

than your ass to be ignorant and misinformed.

Same with The Betters.

Who the hell are The Betters?

Mm-mm, mm-mm.

"Who are The Betters?"

Yo, please get your boy.

Look, that's a conversation for another day, all right?

Just know that my organization,

Human & Black, we on they ass.

Let me ask you a question, Bobby.

When they planted that flag on the moon,

explain to me how the flag was waving.

It waved in the air. What you mean?

Ain't no air on the Moon.

It barely has any atmosphere whatsoever.

Therefore, no wind.

Think, my nigga.

And wind is just a horizontal motion of air.

Ergo, that flag didn't wave.

- Thank you! - Jackson!

- [Kevin] Wait, hold up. - [Jelina] What are you doing here?

- [Kevin] Oh, shit! - What's up?

- Jackson Fields? - What's up, man?

Yo!

Yo, y'all don't understand.

Jackson, aye yo, me and him go way back.

We used to get into so much shit together.

You remember back in the day,

when we hacked into the school system

and changed all the grades to straight A's for the seniors?

[Man] Thank you.

- [people chuckling] - I remember.

- [Kevin laughs] - [Jellina] Oh my God.

- What's up, Kevin? - Aye, what's up, boy?

Jackson! You want a drink?

- I'm good, yeah. - Okay.

Yeah, it's good to see y'all though.

[Kevin] Yeah, likewise, dog.

Just walking by and I ran into Nova.

[chuckles] Literally.

[Osylus] Oh, so you live around here?

Just a few blocks away.

- What? - What?

Wait, you've been living around here the whole time,

and we never knew?

Bro, we gotta link up, man.

Nah, I can't.

Bullshit!

Hey, have a seat.

Aye yo, Bobby, let him sit down.

- Have a seat, bro. - Have a seat, bro.

Go on, Jackson.

[Kevin] Relax, man.

[Jellina laughs]

Here, let me take your backpack.

Nah, I got it.

Stop it.

You can't sit here comfortably like this.

[Kevin] Bro, you want a drink?

Nah, I'm cool. I'm cool.

Yeah, I appreciate it though.

[Kevin] So, you know that Moon shit is just cap.

[Jackson] Oh, yeah. Nah, pure cap.

It was clearly in a studio.

Aight, aight, aight, aight, aight.

I'm gonna say one more thing about this Moon thing,

so we can move on from this conversation.

Bobby, listen closely.

In order to navigate to the Moon,

one would have to cross through

the Van Allen radiation belt.

There it is.

What is that?

Glad you asked.

Now, there is a radiation belt

between the Earth and the Moon

that a spacecraft would have to cross through.

It carries 30 million electron volts.

- [Osylus] Talk to him. - [Kevin chuckles]

Now, 2000 volts can kill a human being

in an electric chair in two minutes.

- [Osylus] Mm. - [Kevin] Dead.

Two minutes.

So, traveling through 30 million volts to the Moon,

and 30 million volts back to Earth?

Did a human being ever truly travel to the Moon in 1969?

And if so, why has no human been back since?

- Boom. - She's got a point.

Because we never went to the damn Moon.

- Exactly! - [people cheering]

Thank you.

- [Osylus] Thank you. - God dang!

It hits different when you have the facts, don't it?

[Jellina laughs]

[Kevin] Hey, here's to facts, y'all.

[All] Facts!

[Kevin] Facts!

[all laughing]

[cell phone buzzes]

Hello?

[Antonymous] We know who you are.

We will find you.

[cell phone beeps] [tense music]

Aye, yo, Jackson.

Yo, you aight, man?

I gotta go.

What? So soon?

[Kevin] Wait, what?

[Osylus] Wait, you sure you gotta leave right now?

Bro, you just got here.

- [Osylus chuckles] - I can't.

Come back anytime!

It was good to see you.

Yo...

He's just gonna dip like that?

[tense music continues]

[door clatters]

[siren faintly blaring]

[police radio chattering]

Oh, shit.

[police radio chattering]

[tense music] [doorknob rattles]

To the dumpster, please and thank you.

Yes, ma'am.

There was a tone in your sigh there.

- Don't. - Yeah.

Mhm.

[tense music continues] [siren blaring]

[Officer] Two times at 4640.

Hey, what's in that bag?

Hey, what's in that bag?

Hey!

Calm down, sir!

[Officer] What's in that bag?

It's gym clothes, man. Leave me alone!

I need to see inside this bag!

You can't stop or detain me without probable cause.

Can I be on my way?

Sir, I need to see inside your bag.

[Officer] Don't resist!

What the fuck!

[Officer] Where was that flash drive?

[gun fires]

[sirens faintly blaring]

[tense music] [computers beeping]

[Tyler knocking]

[drowned out bouncy music] [Tyler knocking]

[doorknob rattles]

They shot him! They shot him!

Who?

[Tyler] They shot him. They shot him!

[Nova] Who?

Your, your friend that was just here.

- Jackson? - [Tyler] Yes.

[Kevin] Who shot him?

The police.

They stopped him, and then he started running,

and then they shot him in the back!

- Go! - Come on, come on.

[Nova] Go, go, go, go, go!

[tense music]

Where the fuck is he?

I don't know where he is.

I was right here, they were over there.

I wouldn't make this up.

Then where the fuck is he?

Look, look, look.

Okay? I recorded a video.

[gun fires]

[Osylus] Oh!

- Shit. - Oh, God, okay.

Um, we need to call the police.

How much sense does that make

if the police just shot him and took him?

And more important, was he dead?

I don't know.

He fell, that's all I know.

[tense music] [computer beeping]

[Jellina sighs]

What do we do?

We gather as much intel as possible, find out what we can.

Anything will help.

What do you want me to do?

I know how to find out things.

[tense music continues]

[computers beeping]

[Nova] Morning.

Morning.

Any luck on finding Jackson?

No.

I've hacked into every database

in every hospital around this area.

No one by the name of Jackson Fields was admitted to the ER.

This is a nightmare.

I know.

I don't understand any of it.

I gotta rush.

Hudson is speaking with the District 7 community

at his brother's church,

so I'm going in early before his day gets started,

to talk to him about Jackson.

Okay.

Well, we were able to find

all of Jackson's personal information, so,

Osylus I are gonna go to his house,

and see what we can find.

Keep me posted.

- Okay. - Later.

[soft tense music]

[door clatters]

[phone rings]

Can I help you?

Who are you?

Oh, I'm the new admin, Corrine.

I was told to sit here and check people in

as they come through the door.

Well, that doesn't mean me. That means visitors.

I work in this office.

Understood.

But I'm still going to need to check you in.

I'm just doing my job.

What about, "I don't have time for this."

I need to speak to Hudson, okay?

Hm, well, I do have time for this.

In fact, I have all day.

And my uncle isn't here yet.

So, you're his niece?

Mhm.

I'm Nova Hansworth.

Mhm.

I run IT, social media.

I apologize for speaking to you that way.

[Corrine] Mhm.

When your uncle arrives,

can you please let him know that I need to speak to him

about an urgent matter?

I'll think about it.

[phone faintly rings]

[tense ominous music]

[Nova sighs]

[zipper unzips]

[Nova sighs]

[zipper unzips]

[mysterious string music]

[mysterious string music continues]

[sighs] Good morning, Corrine.

Hey, Uncle Hudson.

Oh, Nova wants to see you.

[tense music]

Okay.

[Hudson clears throat]

Nova.

My office, now, if you need to speak.

[tense music continues]

Damn.

Look at this.

Someone tried to break into Jackson's house already.

Clearly, security isn't priority around here.

Look, I don't think we should go inside.

- Of course we should. - Just don't touch anything.

[tense music]

Of course.

The computer's gone.

[tense music continues]

Somebody wants to know what he knows.

Okay. You have my undivided attention for five minutes.

Because we have to be at the church in...

One hour, go.

Okay, well...

Something happened last night.

Well, if it has anything to do with tequila,

then they might wanna take that to Jesus and not me.

What?

It was a Joke. Continue.

[tense music continues] [Nova exhales]

Um...

Okay, um.

[Nova sighs]

So, what happened was...

Nova, stop.

Take a deep breath.

[Nova inhales]

Exhale.

[Nova exhales] [tense music continues]

Now, have a seat.

Tell me what's going on.

[Nova sighs]

A friend of mine was shot

and possibly killed by police officers,

and is being covered up.

Are you sure about this?

Yes. He was at a get together at my apartment.

He said his friend died earlier?

He was shook.

He received a phone call, and then he left.

And shortly after,

he was shot just up the street from my apartment,

and we went outside to find out what was going on,

but his body was gone.

And there was no sign of the police,

or a crime for that matter.

And no mention of it on the news.

But I have this.

Okay, what's on this?

I actually haven't had a moment to check.

All I know is that, Jackson Fields, that's his name,

was frightened and holding onto it for dear life.

I think it has something to do with it.

Okay? We need to get this to the proper authorities.

We shouldn't tamper with this.

But sir, the cops are in on it.

I don't think we should give it to them.

I understand.

But I have people that I trust in high places

that I can give this to, okay?

Now, you say you saw this take place.

I didn't, but I know someone else who did see it.

Okay, look.

Look, I need you to get whoever saw this,

I need you to get them down to the church

so we can talk to them, okay?

Okay. Thank you.

Yes, of course. Come on.

[tense music fades]

Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo.

You told Hudson, didn't you?

Yes. He's gonna help.

Actually, I need to text Tyler now to come talk to him.

That's not a good idea.

You can't just volunteer Tyler to talk.

He's still a kid, Nova.

Well, our friend was shot,

and Tyler is the only one who saw it.

He needs to tell Hudson what happened.

[tense music]

This is dumb as fuck.

[birds chirping]

Wait, wait, go back up real quick.

Pete, Pete.

I know him.

[Jellina] Yeah?

Yeah, nah, homie's a little off.

But I met him at a convention last year.

Pretty decent hacker.

Okay.

[Osylus] He kept following me around everywhere.

What? You mean he was like, stalking you?

Nah, nothing like that.

But much like you, he was a fan of my skills.

- [Osylus chuckles] - All right.

Look, we need to talk to him.

I'll DM him. He'll definitely hit me back.

Okay, cool.

In closing, I wanna thank you all for coming out today

to express your issues and concerns for Southeast D.C.

I look forward to working with you all

as we work to make the necessary changes once I'm elected.

Thank you. [people clapping]

[tense music]

Tyler, this is Hudson Murdock, who's running for mayor.

Nice to meet you.

And his brother, Pastor Murdock.

Pleasure.

They can help.

Help what?

Jackson.

Tell them what you saw last night.

I don't know what she's talking about.

I didn't see anything.

Ugh.

Um...

One second, sorry.

Tyler!

Stop!

Why did you tell them I saw anything?

Because you did!

What the hell, bro?

Hudson's brother is a pastor.

And that means what to me exactly?

It means they can help me find my friend.

Jackson's either missing or dead.

Look, I want to help you find your friend too,

but I'm not giving anybody a statement.

You're not my friend for putting me on blast like this.

I didn't mean to!

Save it.

They shot him, and then the body was gone.

[tense piano music]

For someone into conspiracies, you sure are clueless.

[tense piano music continues]

He didn't wanna talk.

Um.

No, that's not it.

I was mistaken.

[computers beeping] [tense music]

Osylus and I found nothing at Jackson's apartment.

The place was a mess.

[Kevin knocks] [tense music continues]

What's up?

Wanna get some juice, some-

Nah.

You're gonna have to come back another time.

We can't have company.

Yo!

[door clatters]

You'll have to excuse her, Alexis.

Her mother never hugged as a child.

So I'm gonna have to call you later, all right?

[tense music continues]

[door thuds]

What's good with you?

I messed up.

She had Tyler give a statement

to Pastor Murdock and Hudson without Tyler's consent.

And he didn't talk.

Come on, Nova. Wrong move.

You know damn well you can't put that boy

in a spot like that.

[Nova] I know.

- I told her. - I know, okay?

I mean, we aren't detectives.

We need help to find out what happened.

I thought I was doing the right thing.

No, you always do.

But that doesn't matter anyway because

our investigation skills was on point.

I mean, we've been at it all day.

There's something else.

- What? - What?

Relax.

Jackson took my backpack on accident last night.

Okay...

What was in it?

Well, my water bottle, my jacket, my lip gloss.

- Okay, got it. - Nothing important.

I beg your pardon?

What's more important was what was in his bag.

I never mentioned to you guys that Jackson

was clinging for dear life to a flash drive,

then he put it in his backpack,

and when he left, he grabbed my backpack by mistake.

Okay, bet. Let's see what's on it.

Well, I kinda gave it to Hudson today

and he locked it in his desk.

Yo, your feelings for this dude

got your judgment all messed up.

You look at him like he's some kind of hero.

I'm just trying to find Jackson. That's it.

Okay.

We need to get the flash drive back.

[Jellina] Yeah.

[tense music]

[Nova sighs]

Okay, well...

He was too busy to go back to the office today,

and he's at dinner right now with a Senator,

so it's still in his desk.

Hm?

It's still in his desk!

So...

We steal it back.

Period.

[computers beeping]

And y'all sure there's no cameras out here?

No, it's just a pop-up office.

You got it?

[tense music]

[device beeps]

- Oh my fuckin' God. - Finally!

- Let's go, let's go. - God. Dang!

Shh!

Quiet, quiet, quiet.

[tense music continues]

[Nova] Jellina!

[doorknob rattles]

Hey, let me help you.

Damn, yo.

Okay, all right.

Come on.

Which one is it?

Which one is it? - [Nova] Second one, second one!

[tense music continues]

[lock clatters]

- Okay. - [Nova] Got it?

Got it.

Look, I'm swapping the flash drive with an empty one.

- Okay. - [tense music continues]

[Kevin sighs]

All right, here we go.

[laptop beeps]

I'm killing the wifi.

Hey bro, make sure you cloak yourself

before going into that flash drive.

Duh.

There's a built-in code for backdoor entry.

Okay, don't go through there.

Could be a setup by the person who built the code.

- Do I need to do this? - Shut up!

I've never had to do this under these circumstances.

- Man, come on, Kev. - Don't be a rookie.

That's the first mistake any average hacker would make.

Are you sure you are completely hidden?

Listen, I'm sensitive about my shit.

Yes, we are hidden.

[keyboard clacks] [tense music]

Bingo.

There's a GPS virus tracker that gets activated

as soon as you go through the backdoor.

Yo, whoever built this code

can track your location in seconds.

Aight, well, kill that junk.

Killed.

There's corrupted digital video here.

Can you play any part of the video?

Yeah, yeah, I'm trying.

[tense music] [laptop beeps]

Okay, well...

[laptop beeps]

Yo, is that Hudson?

Oh my God.

Damn.

Yes, that's him.

Oh shit.

What?

There's a second tracker inside the flash drive.

- What? - I thought you killed it.

I can only kill the tracker in the code.

In order to kill the one in the flash drive,

I have to dismantle the whole stick.

- I don't know. - And if you do that,

everything on that drive will be lost.

You don't think I know that?

- Shh! - Look...

We only have a few seconds before whoever this is,

knows where we are.

Take it out, take it out!

Get it, get it, get it.

Come on.

- [tense music] - Oh, shit.

[uptempo bouncy music]

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