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In life, there will be many hard pills to swallow.

Some you're prepared for, others will blindside you.

For the things you don't see coming, you may wonder, how could I have missed the

signs?

Well, pride goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall.

Oh my God, Samantha!

Help!

Because out of all the hard pills in life to swallow, swallowing your pride

by far the hardest.

talking about it the way it is the way it is

it's no mystery there's no getting around

it when you're here when you're here

we got chemistry

don't forget to remember don't forget to remember me

when you leave don't forget to

remember don't forget to remember

The meeting is set.

What's this going to cost me?

Let's just say you owe me one.

That's not how this works.

No, I'm not having you dangle your little carrots in front of my face

Do you want your meeting or not?

Fine. Let me know when and where the meeting will take place.

I need your word first before I can confirm anything with him.

You have my word.

That if the meeting goes well, then we can discuss what you really want.

Extend everybody.

What is it?

What is what?

Come on, babe.

I can tell your mind is elsewhere.

You love this place.

I know you're not bored.

I'm sorry.

Yeah.

Is it me?

No. No, of course not.

It's you.

Let me ask you this.

What does loyalty mean to you?

Oh, um, it's a loaded question.

I guess it depends.

On what?

Who I'm being loyal to in a bizarre way.

But if you had to choose between loyalty and integrity, which would you choose?

Honestly?

If I had to choose between the two, I would think whatever has more loyalty is

betraying me.

Hey.

What is it?

Work. This is work.

That's it.

But I thought the firm was on pause.

It is.

I'm just trying my best to trust Lacey and her decision.

Hey.

I know this can't be easy, all right?

But I know you're doing the right thing.

You always do.

Thanks, babe.

Okay,

here you guys go.

Thanks, Daddy.

All right, so your chances of coming out here with a few scratches are just as

good as our game plan.

Well, this is circumstantial evidence anyway.

For the most part, but witnesses can be tricky.

So I'm going to remain optimistic.

I'm just glad that it's possible for you to make it out of this alive.

Sweetheart, what did I tell you about faith of a muster seed?

Yeah, Daddy, I do have faith, but it doesn't hurt to have a game plan.

Okay, so the FBI is going to try to connect you to any illicit activities.

Meaning if... If we make this hard for them, they're going to try to cut you at

the knees.

Not just freezing any of your assets, but also... They're going to enforce the

Chabra injunction.

What's the Chabra injunction?

It's when they freeze the assets of an individual who's connected to someone

whose financial assets are under investigation.

I trust you two have this handled.

Okay, so I'm assuming you and Mark have shared accounts.

Yeah.

It's in his best interest to remove your name from any accounts that he has

access to.

Well, that shouldn't be hard to do.

The hard part is trying to figure out where your firm's assets are going to

Okay, the higher you go, the more they'll start looking at any shell

that you might have masking any of your income.

Then they'll start suspecting money laundering from some of your remaining

clients. I can't lose any clients. You won't.

We can survive this.

We'll wait the feds out and only talk when it's advantageous for us.

However, your old cases will be under a microscope.

What do you mean?

Any of your old cases that seemingly got dropped out of nowhere, whatever

leverage that you used, will raise suspicion of extortion or blackmail.

They still need witnesses.

Now we have to find out who wants you bad enough.

But it's best that we get ahead of this.

Yeah, I already have Sasha working on a press conference.

It's important that we not only invite the major media outlets, we need to

invite the social media influencers, like Grapevine and The Tea Room.

That way I can be in control of my narrative.

Lake, you got a minute?

Yeah, just a second.

Maybe we can continue this over dinner.

Sounds good.

What are you, what is this?

My legacy.

Oh, this looks like a bunch of star athletes.

Underrepresented athletes.

Yeah, and you're not a lawyer.

Neither was Rich Paul, and LeBron still made him his agent.

And Rich didn't even have a degree at the time. At least I was a collegiate

athlete, and I have my bachelor's in sports management.

I can run a sports agency.

I'm already running in the same circles with these guys, and I know how to

handle business.

Business? You know what I'm saying.

Mom and Daddy have the church thing.

You have the law firm. I need to carve something out for myself.

and it'll work perfect if I can get a top prospect.

Savoy Alston, he's about to be the number one draft pick. I know who Savoy

Alston is.

How do you know who Savoy Alston is?

And where did you get all this information?

He and I played on the same AAU circuit growing up, so we've been cool ever

since, right? And I know everybody's about to try to get a piece from him, so

I'm thinking if I take him down to the dungeon, show him a good time, then

why not me?

Athletes trust other athletes.

Wait a minute. The dungeon?

That is for the 1 % exclusive clientele?

with a $100 ,000 annual membership fee?

It's not some hangout bar.

And why would you want to go back there anyway? After all, it's that shit that

went down with Alina Marzilli.

I know that. All I'm saying is that it would be a good look to impress the boy

often, right? He's an upcoming multimillionaire, right? That's part of

1%. And they love having access to those exclusive clubs where the paparazzi

can't document everything that they're doing.

I'll think about it.

I already talked to Mama about it. I wasn't asking your permission.

This was more of a FYI.

Two, three, four.

One, two, three, four.

One, two, three, four.

One, two, three, four.

One, two, three, four. Something on your mind, hothead? No, Nora.

Maybe it's the fact that I didn't plan on burying a body last night?

Well... I'm not the only one going off script.

Lacey said to run surveillance on everyone, but Brittany seems to be your

subject. I don't know what your issue is with Brittany, but it's kind of

ridiculous at this point.

Oh, with Brittany.

The one who was held hostage. The one who couldn't retrieve a butter knife.

Hey, Benji.

That Brittany?

What's up?

You know what you're doing with those?

I ain't even worked a sweat up yet.

Care to step in the ring?

I prefer to watch.

Oh. She prefers to watch.

I mean, it'd get kind of boring watching you get your ass whooped over and over

and over again. Over and over, huh? You're pretty bad. Okay, tough guy.

pretty bad. So let me see you take her.

Stop. Yeah, I could do it with a cool down.

Cool down? Yeah, come on, string bean.

Girl, you're skinnier than me. What's that?

What's that?

Pull it.

What's that?

Tap this way.

What am I supposed to do with that? Now you need me to switch.

What's your favorite number?

Eight.

Let's make it eight.

Which way?

Turn your wrist.

Okay.

Happy birthday, dear Zoe.

Happy birthday to you.

Are you having fun with daddy and granddaddy, sweetie?

Yes. We went to the park, we had a picnic, and daddy's taking me skating.

Oh, that sounds like so much fun.

Can you cry?

Mommy wants you to have fun and spend the summer with Daddy and Granddaddy,

okay? And have lots of fun, eat lots of junk food.

And I'm going to come get you when it's time to go back to school.

Okay, Mommy.

Did you get my gift?

No. You didn't?

Can you put Daddy on the phone?

Okay, Mommy. Love you. Bye. Love you too, baby.

I'll have to call you tomorrow.

Wait a second, Mark. We need to talk.

Mark, I'm giving you the summer to cool off, but we are going to have to have a

fucking discussion about this.

It's bad enough you won't let me be there for her birthday, but are you

keeping my gift from her?

I don't know who the fuck you think you're talking to.

I'm not your minion.

I'm not your associate.

And I damn sure ain't our fellow.

Yeah, I see. You don't know who the fuck I am.

Who the fuck you are? Yeah, I know exactly who you are.

You're a fucked up parent.

When you was busy licking and lapping on Othello's dick, we couldn't find you.

Now you want to be a good parent.

Well, guess what, Lacey?

Fuck you.

I don't have shit to say to you. Mark, really?

And you don't have shit to say to me.

Mark, you don't have to be disrespectful.

Mark!

I don't want to lose my marriage over one mistake, Daddy.

Sweetheart, mistakes happen.

Some you can bounce back from, others may take a while.

I had to learn the hard way.

Never thought I would live without your mother.

I'm doing everything in my power to get her out, Daddy.

I promise you.

I got a meeting with Governor Barclay.

I'm going to ask for a full pardon for her. Why do you think Barclay would give

you a full pardon?

I'm helping him with his family. He's doing his part to help mine.

I'm keeping his secret about his little white illegitimate daughter under wraps.

He owes me.

I don't want you involved with Barclay. You need to stay away from him.

If it means getting Mom out, I'll do what I have to do. I don't care.

Look, if it's one thing that I've learned, Daddy, is that everybody is

agreeable. They can be for the right price.

Barclay is no exception.

Just be careful.

I will, but I'm going to do what I have to do.

We need to get Mom out.

What am I going to do about Mark?

Sweetheart, don't worry about Mark.

Okay? But he's all I have.

Don't worry about Mark. He's trying to take Zoe from me.

Come in.

Miss Gamble.

To what do I owe the pleasure?

Counselor Knox, you remember me.

Of course.

I mean, I was barely out of school myself back then, but it takes a certain

of talent to get in trouble as much as you did.

They don't make them like me anymore.

You know, I used to have the biggest crush on you.

All the girls on my floor did. We used to call you Fort Knox because no one

could get you to crack.

I was hoping I could change that.

And how do you suppose you'll do that?

Do you remember the number one thing I used to get in trouble for?

Dread code violation.

You'd swear black leather was your second skin.

Those god -awful uniforms never looked good on me back then, but... I think

do now.

Would you agree?

Don't disagree

Let me ask you something.

Why did Lacey hire me?

She has her reasons.

There's a reason she hired all of us.

You never wonder how you fit into everything?

Of course I have.

Nora and I came out here for a change of scenery.

But as luck would have it, we ran into someone who negatively impacted us as

kids. A bully, you might say.

So we reciprocated.

Before long, we found ourselves encumbered in litigation.

Lacey took our case.

There were some concessions, but it would have been much worse without her.

Not too long after that, she sent O to recruit us.

We finished law school and passed the bar so we could add more value, but she

backed us when no one else would.

So we'll always back her.

Lacey has always been my role model, even when I was in college.

When Lacey was defending the 1 % at McCullen Associates, I thought I could

a difference with the other 99%. But honestly, I hate feeling out of the

Lacey trusts you, Brittany.

She sees herself in you, and she believes you're going to do the right

But you make a good point, and you wouldn't be the first person to question

Lacey's leadership etiquette.

You've questioned her before.

How did that turn out?

How do you think it turned out?

Who knew she wanted to be surrounded by a bunch of yes -men?

Is that what you think I am?

I think she has a tight leash on you.

And what if she does?

Maybe I want to loosen it.

You think you can handle me off my leash, Brittany?

What y 'all talking about?

Do you mind getting me some water?

Ready for round two?

You know, I think I know what I need to do to help.

Hey, Terrence.

You watching the news as usual, huh?

You see what I'm saying?

Cool.

So in a good faith effort to mend the fences between our community and the

police force, I want to briefly turn things over to my good friend, Captain

Warren Sloan.

Thank

you,

Alfonso.

For those of you who don't know,

Alphonso and I go back to the days whenever I was singing in the choir at

Holy Spirit Church and he was just a young lad.

We at the LAPD would like to endorse this powerful community figure. She is

nominee for LACD council.

He will be replacing late councilwoman

Connie Jarvis.

God rest her soul.

And make no mistake about it.

Our goals are aligned in wanting to see change in the black and brown community

and the police force, and it is my personal hope that by showing the

that it is a step in the right direction in rebuilding that trust in the police

force and in the community.

On behalf of the 88 precinct, we want to thank and congratulate Alfonso

Osiris Triplett.

Thank you, Captain.

You know, I believe the captain.

Because change is something that we all want.

But we have to be the change that we want to see.

You see, we can only depend on ourselves and trust that we are going to protect

each other, no matter the consequences.

And I know that they're going to try to pull the race car. And I say, damn right

we pull it. Hell, I wouldn't have to pull it if it wasn't in the deck.

That's right.

They'll hell bench on silencing us, brother.

They want to control our narrative.

They want to control where you live, what you eat, hell, even how you pray.

as your city councilman, I promise that we together will not let them.

Because they don't want us to know the truth as it pertains to black people and

white supremacy in this city.

But we will share what we know.

To hell with what they want.

To hell with what they want.

To hell with what they want. To hell with what they want.

Thank you, Alfonso. Thank you so much. I believe the goal for today is unity,

and I believe we have achieved that.

Who is this dude?

You know, I just released this book, and I need you to go out and purchase it

because it reveals the truth that they've been trying to hide from you.

And the campaign just started, so I need you to donate.

Now, I appreciate every last one of you, and I respect you as we journey

together in taking back our power.

In the words of my late great brother X, by any means necessary.

By any means necessary. That's right.

No justice, no peace.

No justice, no peace.

No justice, no peace!

How'd it

go? Just like we planned.

Hey, Captain Sloan. It's Brittany.

Is this a good time?

Uh, yeah, sure. What's up? I thought I'd get your opinion on Alfonso's speech.

He did well, but we both know the words by themselves don't mean much.

No, they don't.

So what did you think?

To be honest, I love it.

He certainly knows how to hype up a crowd, but I don't think he's just hype.

I guess we'll see, won't we?

Thanks.

Anytime, B.

Alfonso Triplett.

Yo, need you to come with us.

Yo, what the fuck is going on here, man? We're taking you in for questioning.

Questioning? Yes, sir.

Man, fuck y 'all.

Bro, get the fuck off me, man. You just saw me on the fucking podium.

Get on the ground, now.

I'm running for city council.

You getting this shit?

You see, sometimes it be your own fucking people. Autograph, now!

This is some bullshit.

You can call me daddy, whatever make you happy.

You boys need some dessert?

Nah, we're good. Thank you.

Yeah, this is all we need.

Appreciate you, though, Ma.

I guess after that rape allegation, you on some holy road, huh?

I see you, Reverend McCullough Jr. Hey, listen, that was all bullshit.

That whole thing was her fucking idea.

Shit.

We was in here the whole time. She was standing in that corner. She said she

wanted to role play. Next thing I know, I'm on the fucking news.

All right.

Brought me out to show me a good time.

You got my attention.

What's up?

All right, so I've been watching you since high school, right?

Everybody knows you're going number one in the draft, and everybody knows that

Marzilli's had the first pick.

Man, I can't argue with facts.

Yeah, I want to sign you.

You sure the Marzillis don't fuck with you like that? If you're my client, they

won't have a fucking choice.

Besides, I know you, boy.

How many people in this industry feel like really have your best interests at

heart?

Man, I would have loved to work with Randall Jarvis.

That nigga went out and murdered his wife.

Yeah, too bad.

I know he was the number one agent in the game, but he's in prison now for

murdering his wife.

Yeah, but they say it was self -defense, though.

So, dude's innocent in my opinion.

Either way, it's wishful thinking.

It's all good, though.

I'm gonna rep myself like Lamar Jackson with the Baltimore Ravens.

I'm gonna negotiate a $250 million contract.

No, no, nigga, and fuck Randall Jarvis.

He's not an athlete like me and you anyway. I know what you're going

Right? The knees and shit.

Boy, I've known you since you were 13.

Have I ever led you wrong?

Give me six months to prove what I can do.

We can come up together. I'm telling you, you're one of the best in the game,

and you ain't even got a motherfucking agent yet, nigga.

Yeah, but... Now, look, that's in the past.

Anything you heard about me, anything you've seen about me, all that shit's in

the past.

And besides, look, I got more connections and resources at my disposal

probably gonna work out in your favor.

Let me think about it.

Well, maybe she can help you clear your head.

You good?

Hello?

Sousa, Agent Diggs. You told me to get back to you when I was ready.

You're right. Well? I need your testimony.

You're the one that can help put this to bed once and for all.

When can you come in?

You know, I have something that can work for everyone.

You may want to hear what I have to say.

I'm coming tomorrow.

I just need to take care of something first.

I'm done playing games with you.

For the last time, tell me the fucking truth.

Did you kill Samantha?

No, I swear, I loved Samantha.

The night it happened, she didn't even come out with us.

I wasn't there for her when she needed me the most, and it's been killing me

ever since.

Listen, there's more to Samantha's death than we knew about.

Fucking tell me I didn't know my own daughter.

Just let me show you. Liar!

I, uh... Just let me show you and then you can do whatever you want after that.

I just... You need to know what I found.

Samantha was my only true friend and she never wanted anything from me.

Her suicide just didn't make any sense.

So I started looking into it again.

Why?

Because I thought I had all the pieces to the puzzle of her suicide and

a new one showed up and changed the whole picture.

Felt like I owed it to her.

And to myself.

Everyone blames me for her death.

The last straw was when you started stalking me.

I knew I had to get to the bottom of what really happened.

I knew there was more to her story.

I thought you were responsible.

There is more to her story.

It just doesn't have to do with me.

Samantha was distraught that night.

She went off campus to meet her boyfriend in some fancy, rich lake house

Bear the night of homecoming.

All right, so what you thinking?

Real talk, I fucks with you, bro.

But your sister's shit, man, she's a beast at what she do, but I can't afford

that negative press when I'm associated with her. But Lacey ain't got nothing to

do with this. This is all me.

Sounds good, but I don't think so, bro.

What's it going to take?

If you was Randall, I'd sign in a heartbeat.

You know that nigga like Suge Knight.

If he was Randall.

Nigga, what? You still on that shit?

He knows the game from the sports side and the business side.

My guy, I get that.

I'm just, you know he's... Alright.

What if I partner with Randall?

What you mean?

What if we rep you together, right?

You as our client, us as your agency.

So you a magician now?

Randall's doing life for murder.

No time soon, bro. If I can get Randall out, right, and I partner with Randall,

will you sign with us? Yes or no?

Bro, you get Randall out, and it's legit, I'll sign the same day.

Have your pen ready.

All right. Have your pen ready. All right. Go get your best friend out of

okay? Get this money.

Yo, what's up, boy? What's up, boy? What's up, man? What's up, boy?

What's going on?

It's been sunny this weekend, so you can get out there and enjoy the beautiful

weather. This just in. Community activist and extremist Alfonso Triplett

just arrested.

We have Scarlett Redd on location to give us an update on the arrest.

Scarlett? Thank you, Tanya. We're here at the rally, and Alfonso Triplett has

just been arrested.

Hey. Hey.

Hi. I wanted to run something by you.

What's up?

I saw the rally with Alfonso Triplett.

I want to do some work for his cause. Thank you.

Okay, what does that have to do with me?

It would be some good press for your look. We can't take on any new cases

now with the investigation. I know, I know.

He just got arrested right after the rally supporting relations between the

and the community.

Fine. But it's all you.

I trust you.

I wanted to ask you something.

Sure. What's up?

Just trying to make sure I'm covering all my bases.

You know, you can never be too careful.

Have you heard anything?

Has anyone reached out to you or approached you or said something to you

the case since the last time we spoke?

No.

No.

Nothing at all.

Nothing.

Good afternoon, and thank you for coming.

With everything going on around regarding the state of McCullough &

it has been difficult to separate the truth from the erroneous allegations.

Today, I have the pleasure of welcoming Lacey McCullough to settle the issues.

Once and for all.

We will not be taking any questions after her statement.

Thank you, Sasha.

From the time my firm was established, I knew that I would be facing opponents

both inside and outside the courtroom.

But I have never been one to shy away from a fight.

I fight hard, and I fight to win.

This is what I was born to do.

I love my job.

And I love my clients.

That passion is why my clients choose me.

The thing about facing opponents outside the courtroom is there's no judge to

keep the fight fair.

The FBI has approached my staff and clients with unsavory intimidation

And the media selectively choose headlines to taint my reputation, just

relevant.

It's not right, and it's not fair.

That being said, if you need inspiration for your next headline stay tuned.

I'm just getting started.

Thank you for coming.

I can't believe this.

This is ridiculous.

This is ridiculous. What is she saying? Dead count.

What?

I don't know.

Good evening, Los Angeles.

What an eventful evening this has turned out to be.

You know, I'm not shocked that the McCullough family keeps avoiding the

all costs, but this new strategy is just shameless.

You know, I wasn't expecting the loud and proud Lacey to keep a low profile

forever. I expected her to come up for air at some point. And now that she has,

what a better way to welcome her back than by doing one of my favorite things

do here at Duke's Dirt.

That's right, my loyal viewers.

I'm putting out a social hit on Lacey McCullough.

Oh, don't forget to send your tip to the website and make sure to follow us on

the grapevine.

Anything else?

Manhattan?

Bracket?

Look, you asked me to come, so just don't start.

Look, I'm just looking for Samantha.

About what?

Is Lacey working out of some kind of a temporary location?

Like a warehouse or something?

Shouldn't you be asking Lacey this?

Lacey has too much of a shit show on her hands, especially after Othello left.

So I thought you were the next best person.

Yeah, well, whatever shit show Lacey's dealing with is none of my business.

And from the looks of it, it's none of yours either.

What you need to do is start worrying about yourself.

Look, I know you're loyal, but you need a backup.

If shit hits the fan with this investigation, then what?

I got my own plans.

I saw Alfonso Triplett's rally the other day, and I'm going to help him with his

cause.

Wow. I didn't know you were so woke.

Goes to show it's a lot you don't know.

I think that goes both ways.

We've gotten some pretty wild tips already, but I'm going to end the live

tonight. Make sure to give us a call and send in your tips to the website so

that we can teach Lacey on how to be a good sport. After all, it's no fun

playing hide -and -seek alone.

Hello?

Yes, I think I may have something of interest.

Thank you.

I can barely breathe.

Choking on the sounds of the loud.

I can't even hear the sound.

Don't know what's come over me.

Walking through the crowd.

And I'm smothered by the smiles when I'm down.

No, I can barely breathe.

i'm suffocated by the smoking mirrors i gotta pray to make my vision clearer i

wanna go won't be surprised if you say you don't get it you don't understand

difference and i'm different