All language subtitles for Pearson s01e04_Engsh

- My Lord.

I know this man.

This is Carl Jeffries,
my neighbor.

What are you doing with
a picture of him like this?

- It's just work stuff.

- That shit with North Park
is nothing

compared to what
she could find.

She's a threat
to both of us, Bobby.

- And that's why I hired her.

- Seven days?
That's not enough time

to pack a goddamn toothbrush,

much less find
a place to live.

My family gets the 90 days
they're entitled to,

and the union's
off your back.

- Last time we shook,
it came back

to bite me in the ass.

- Remember that.

- She asked
if I'd be her driver.

- I'm talking to you, lady.
What are you gonna do?

[coughs]
- I work for the fucking mayor.

I can do whatever I want.

- You have a problem
you need solved.

Why don't you tell me
what Pat McGann has on you?

- Taking that trial in Miami.

- So much for having my back.

[easygoing music]

♪

[cell phone vibrates]

♪

You got my message.

- I've had books on tape
that were shorter.

[both laughing]

Seriously, though,
it was good

to hear your voice.

- Thank you for the flowers.

They were beautiful.

- Speaking of beautiful,

any chance you can take off
a few days and get down here?

- Jeff--
- Come on, Jess.

When was the last time
you took a vacation?

- When's the last time
I started a new job?

- Is that the only reason?

- That, and those pictures
you sent me.

- And what exactly
does that mean?

- I've arranged
for Nick D'Amato to be

my driver.

- The cop?

Are you out of your mind?

- Jeff, I need to get
close to him.

I need to find out if he's--

- What, a murderer?

- You're the one that said
I need to keep my eyes open.

- Right, let me ask you this.

What happens if you find out
your chauffeur cop

killed that man
who was suing the city?

You're gonna go to the FBI,

or you're gonna walk away
from this new job of yours?

- Let me find out first.

- That's not
a very comforting answer.

- Jeff, please.
[phone chimes]

- I'm not getting
off this phone

until I get a goddamn answer.

- Well, I'm going to be
in his car

in about 30 seconds,
so one of us is.

- These are
dangerous people, Jessica.

This is not your world.

- I know what I'm doing, Jeff.

I'll call you later.

- Did he tell you how long
he'd be gone?

- No, he just said that he's
taking her to the Mayo Clinic.

- Shit.
He was already out

the other day.
If he stays AWOL too long,

the press is gonna
start wondering.

- Not if you avoid them.

- Good morning, everyone.

I want to relay a message
from the mayor.

He's going to be out-of-pocket
for the next few days.

- Told you something's
wrong with him.

- There's nothing
wrong with him.

Mayor's just taking
a much-needed vacation

with his wife.

So if anybody has a problem
with that,

take it up with him.
- In the meantime,

he's left Keri
in charge of the day-to-day.

Anything I need
to make a statement on,

come to her first for counsel.

- If we elected officials
are allowed to speak,

I think it's time
for the mayor's office

to make a public statement
about Fred Hampton.

We're coming up on
the 50th anniversary

of his death,
and we still haven't--

- Lloyd, you've brought this up

with Bobby in the past,
I believe.

- Yes, I have,
but Bobby's not here.

I'm talking to Derrick,

and I am the deputy mayor.

- Lloyd, I just don't think
this is the appropriate time--

- Yes, I know, I know.

The mayor is out-of-pocket
or out of town,

or where'd you say
he was again?

- Keri's right.

I spoke with the mayor
this morning,

and he was very specific
about there being no surprises

while he's gone.

But, Lloyd, I'd be
more than happy

to look into
the Hampton matter,

if you'd like.

- Thank you, but that
won't be necessary.

- Okay, if that's it,
we all have a job to do,

so let's have a productive
and uneventful day.

- [sighs]

[knock at door]

- Thank you.
- Don't thank me yet.

- I can't thank you
for having my back in there?

- That little R&R speech
might have satisfied the staff,

but I'm not staff.

- I don't know what
to tell you.

- I saw the mayor
the other morning, Keri.

That's not a man
with vacation on his mind.

That's a man with a problem,

and if I don't know
what it is, I can't fix it.

- It's not that kind
of a problem.

- Whether you like it or not,
you know why he brought me in.

- It's not that kind
of a problem.

Stephanie Novak has MS.

- How long have they known?

- She was diagnosed
a few years ago.

She just had a relapse.

He's taking her in
for more tests.

- Who else besides you knows?

- What difference
does it make?

- They're gonna
find out, Keri,

like they found out
about bringing me in.

- Please don't tell me
how to do my job.

I know what I'm--
this is what she wants.

This is what his wife wants.

I don't know
what else to tell you.

Stop asking questions,
and don't make this,

or anything else going on,
your business.

If we have any hope
of coexisting

while the mayor is gone,

I need you not to turn this
into a pissing contest.

[tense music]

♪

[knocking at door]

- Jessica, I wasn't
expecting you.

Shouldn't you be at work?

- I'm not playing hooky.
I promise.

- Well, as long as I'm not
harboring a truant, come on in.

Angela's just finishing up
a graveyard.

She should be home
pretty soon.

- Actually, I wanted
to talk to you first.

I know you have
90 days to move,

but have you given any thought
to where you want to live?

- Well, with everything
going on,

we haven't had a chance.

Reverend Thompson
from my church said

he might drop by
with a few ideas,

or a prayer.

- Well, before you seek
divine intervention,

come with me.

I want you to take
a look at this.

It's a house I want to buy
for you, Angela, and the boys.

It's in Evanston.
Great schools.

A big backyard
for Cory and Mark.

- Jessica, this is too much.

- Not for me.

I have plenty of money

with no one to spend it on
but myself,

and to be honest,

after everything
that's happened,

that's the least I can do.

- Evanston.

- Well, it doesn't
have to be this house,

or this neighborhood.

We can all
go looking together.

- You want to go
house hunting with Angela?

- Mm-hmm.

- We're talking
about the woman

who wouldn't even accept
a bag of groceries from you.

- Which is why
I'm coming to you first.

- And you think
she listens to me?

- If you can convince her

that it's a better life
for her boys,

she might.

- I'll try.

But I'm not
making any promises.

- That's all I can ask.

[somber music]

♪

- You must be Jessica.

I'm James Thompson.
I'm your aunt's pastor.

- Oh.
[laughs]

Wow, that's, uh, very sweet
of her to mention me.

- Oh, she did more than that.

She prayed for you for years,
and here you are.

- Well, she and I have a lot
to catch up on.

- Yeah, well, no better place
to do it

than with the family of God.

I can save you
a seat on Sunday?

- Oh, that's
very kind of you,

but I think I'll start
with finding her

a new place to live.

- Well, look at us.

We're on the same page.
That's why I'm here.

Knocking on doors,
seeing who I can help.

- Do you know everyone
in the building?

- Well, I wouldn't be
much of a pastor

if I didn't make it
my business to know

everything that's going on
in the neighborhood.

Well, it's been a pleasure
meeting you, Jessica.

You have a wonderful day.
- Thank you.

Um, I'm sorry, um...

Did you know Carl Jeffries?

[tense music]

- I did, yes.

- What about the way he died?

Do you know anything
about that?

I work for the mayor,
Reverend Thompson.

I'm not with the police.

♪

- Carl was a good man,
but he made bad choices.

Filing that lawsuit was his way
of trying to make things right.

He was out front,

he was telling people
about their rights.

Then all of a sudden,
he just drops the lawsuit.

A few days later, he shows up
with a brand new Range Rover.

Then he got shot.

- Did Carl have
the kind of money

to buy a car like that?

- No, I wouldn't think so.
Not normally.

♪

That's all I know, ma'am.
- Thank you.

♪

- I come in peace.

- Listen, Lloyd,
about earlier--

- Say no more.

I was out of line

to bring that up
in front of everyone.

- It's not that you brought
it up in front of everyone.

I know what you want,
and naming a street

after Fred Hampton
is not gonna fly.

- Why, because you're a proxy
for the police department?

- So much for coming in peace.

- The man was
a civil rights activist

and a hero, Keri.

- And to others,
a dangerous militant.

- The Black Panthers were
about defending themselves

from government oppression.

- Lloyd, please, I am not here
to litigate his case.

- It's already been litigated,

about 30 years
before you were born,

and a white judge
threw it out.

- And his family also got
over a million dollars,

and if I'm not mistaken,
there's a statue.

- In Maywood.

They already know
who he is in Maywood.

I want the rest of this city
to know who he is

before he's
completely forgotten.

- Lloyd,
it's a hot-button issue,

and Bobby doesn't want
any part of it.

- Bobby's not here, is he?

- No, but I am.
- Don't you mean, no, but I am?

- If you're thinking
of pushing this through

while Bobby's gone,
I strongly advise against it.

- Well.

We all have a job
to do, Keri.

- Hey, whatever you have
going on, stop it.

We have a problem.

- Good.
I'm running out of ways

to say the mayor is attending
to personal business.

What's going on?

- Our esteemed deputy mayor

won't take no for an answer.

- Fred Hampton again.

- Yes.
It's his day to shine,

so he wants to be
front and center.

- Why don't we just
throw the guy a bone?

- I agree.
That's why I'm coming to you.

- Thought you said Bobby
wasn't in favor of it.

- There's nothing to be in
favor of if Lloyd is kept busy.

- Shit, Keri.

- This is not
a request, Derrick.

- I don't want to string
the guy along.

He's old, and I'm already lying
to the press.

Why can't we just be straight
with people?

- Do you know where you work?

Wrestle with
your conscience later.

- I do.
Every day.

[somber music]

♪

- [exhales]
Just was checking on Joyce.

Poor thing.

She just keeps
mixing up her medicines.

- What's this?

- It's, um, uh--
a house for sale in Evanston.

- I can see that.

You work for Century 21 now,

or did you win the lottery
and not tell me?

- Jessica wants
to buy it for us.

- She wants to buy us
a house in Evanston.

- Well, they have
great schools.

Look.
Big yard for the boys.

- Yeah, that'll solve
everything, won't it?

- Angela.
- I'm serious.

Got a problem?
Write a check.

That's Jessica.

- You are working
double shifts,

talking about nursing school.

Don't you want to stop worrying

about keeping a roof
over your head?

- Of course I do.

Why don't you see that's why
I'm working double shifts

and going to school?

I want to buy the house
for you and the boys.

I do.
Not her.

- Baby, you know how proud
of you I am

and how hard
you work for us.

- Then you know
it doesn't mean shit

if she can just swoop in here
with her money.

♪

I'm sorry.

Ma, thank Jessica for me.

I know she's trying.

Tell her we're
gonna have to pass.

♪

- Keri, how's
"mayor for the day"

treating you?

- I never want to hear
those words again.

What's on your mind, Jessica?

- Carl Jeffries.

- What about him?

- I just recently learned

he came into some money
before he died.

I was wondering if you
knew anything about that.

- "Recently learned"?

I know you're looking
for something to do,

but what are you doing?

- The man who sued the city
before my aunt did

was shot three times.

I'm just trying
to find out why.

- I'm sure there's
no danger to your aunt.

- How do you know?

- Because Carl Jeffries
and your aunt

didn't travel
in the same circles.

- What does that mean?

- It means that Carl Jeffries
was anything but an angel,

and he could've come into money
any number of illegal ways.

- That's a theory,
but the reality

is he came into money

after he dropped the lawsuit

against North Park.

- I don't think I like
what you're implying.

- Only two parties benefitted
from him walking away:

Pat McGann
and the city of Chicago.

- Well, I can only speak
for the city,

and I don't bribe people
to drop lawsuits.

Are we done?

- That's all I wanted to know.

[tense music]

- Hey.
You busy?

- Very.

I'm letting Toys R Us know

I can be
at their new grand opening

in Skokie on Tuesday.

That's my way of saying no,
I'm not busy.

- [laughs]

Just wanted to let you know

Keri and I discussed
your proposal,

and she had a change of heart.

- Let me guess.
You changed her heart.

- This one's on her.

To be honest, I don't know much
about the man.

- You're born
and raised in Chicago?

- Yes, sir.

- You went to college?

- Yes, I did.

- You are black, right?

- Last time I checked.
- You see?

This is exactly why we need
to name a street after him.

If someone like you doesn't
know Fred's story--

- Is that you and--
- Bobby Kennedy.

The minute I heard he was
running in the Indiana primary,

I drove three hours and got
myself down there to help.

Nicest man.
He took pictures with everyone.

- You were in Vietnam.

- Yes, I was.

You don't know how lucky
you are not to have a draft.

[pensive music]

Okay.
All right.

Let's make a plan.

I can schedule a meeting
with the City Council--

- We'll get to that.

First things first, protocol.

- At my age, when somebody
says protocol,

they're jerking my chain.

What's going on, Derrick?

- You need signatures

for 2/3 of the residents
on the street you have in mind.

I'm not jerking
your chain, Lloyd.

The only way Keri's willing
to go along with it

is if it's
a true grassroots effort

that shields the mayor.

- Then tomorrow we canvass.

♪

- Hey, it's an active
work site.

Put it on.

- I've got a hard head.
Ask my brothers.

- It's been a while, Keri.

What brings you down here?

- Jessica Pearson.

- Ah, my favorite person.
What's she done now?

- Nothing, except she's looking
into the Carl Jeffries case.

- I never met the man.

- So you weren't the one that
paid him off to drop the suit?

- All right, get off
your high horse.

Okay, you were
popping champagne

the second that suit
went away.

How do you think that happens?

Someone, what,
sprinkles fairy dust?

- So who gave him the money?

- None of your
fucking business.

- If it's Bobby's brother,
it's my business,

because that traces
back to the mayor,

and it's my job
to protect him.

- As city attorney
or his girlfriend?

And where the hell
is Bobby anyway?

Has he got some side piece
out of town,

or is that another question
you don't ask?

- I don't know what you have
on Bobby or his brother,

but if you think you have
something on me, you're wrong.

[tense music]

- Hey, you sure you don't want
to hold onto this, sweetie?

You never know when something
might fall out of the sky.

- Please state your full name
for the record.

- Carl Anthony Jeffries.

- And where is your current
address, Mr. Jeffries?

- You know where I live.
I stay in the projects.

- You mean North Park?
- Yeah, North Park's my home.

And I don't want them
tearing it down

unless they're gonna give us
someplace else to live.

- You say it's your home,
but you haven't actually lived

in that building
your whole life, have you?

- Mostly, yeah.

- Okay, what about
from 2012 to 2016?

Where'd you live
during those years?

- Joliet.

- Joliet Correctional Center.
- Yeah.

- You were serving
a four-year sentence

for writing bad checks,
weren't you?

- I did my time.

- Yeah, but you're still
in debt to a lot of people.

- That has nothing
to do with any of this.

- Is this a bad time?

- It's okay.
Come on in, Yoli.

- Uh, you got some calls
while you were out before.

A Jeff Malone called
from sunny Miami.

When's he gonna put
a ring on it?

- Is that the message?

- No, I was just wondering.

I mean, he and I
started talking,

and he's definitely
missing you.

I mean, he didn't come right
out and say it that way,

but after 45 minutes,
I got it out of him--

- Yoli...
- Yeah, I'm sorry.

I am not good with boundaries.
- Get good.

Yeah?
Okay, anything else?

- Yeah, your
aunt Lillian called.

She wanted to talk
about the house.

Do you want me
to set that up?

- No, I'll handle it.

- Is she taking it?

It's a sweet place.

That's right.
It's none of my business.

Okay.

- Good night, Yoli.

- Night.

[ominous music]

♪

- I'm on the clock.
What's the emergency?

- How are you on the clock?
Your brother's out of town.

- He's not the only one
I drive for these days.

- You stupid son of a bitch.

- Bobby thought it'd be
a good idea

to keep an eye on her.

- Well, open
your fucking eyes then.

- What are you talking about?

I've been
with the woman all day.

She's literally
having tea with her aunt.

- Where?
At my site?

You know what
she's doing there?

She's digging
into the Jeffries mess.

She knows you paid him off.

- How do you know that?

- Because your brother's little
girlfriend told me, that's how.

- What do you want me
to do about it now, Pat?

- Well, just keep your distance
from her for a while.

- I can't do that.
- Yeah, you can.

And I got a job for you.

- I told you.
I'm not your bagman anymore.

- It's just security.

Okay, I got a VIP coming
into town who needs protection.

He's a real whale.
You can name your price.

[cell phone buzzing]
- Not interested.

- Oh, is that her?

- I have a job.
Get yourself a mall cop.

- You think this is a joke?
Wake up.

You're not keeping
an eye on her.

She's keeping
an eye on you.

♪

[tense music]

♪

- You didn't have to come in.

- I want to talk to you.

- Okay, talk.

- You got questions for me,
ask away.

You wanted me
to drive you around

so you could find out
some shit about me.

So let's get to it.

- You sure you
don't want a lawyer?

- I don't need a lawyer.
Why are you looking into me?

- What do you do
for Pat McGann?

I knew you worked for him
the minute I met you.

The mayor doesn't send
his top guy

to scare people
in the dead of night.

Not even this mayor.

- Good for you.
You cracked the code.

I moonlight.
So what?

- Does Bobby know about it?
- Yes, he does.

Does he know I paid
Carl Jeffries to drop the suit?

No, he doesn't.

- What about
what happened next?

Does he know about that?
- No, he doesn't know,

and neither do I, because
the last time I saw that guy,

I gave him an envelope
filled with $50,000 in cash.

Jesus Christ.
You don't believe me, do you?

- I saw you throw
that union kid

up against the wall.

- You're basing this on that?

- No, I'm basing it
on things not adding up.

- Goddamn it.
I just admitted I paid the guy.

Why the hell would I kill him
after he dropped the suit?

- From what I can gather, Carl
liked money and was in debt.

Maybe he saw you as an ATM,
wanted more.

- Fuck you.
- That's not an answer.

- You want an answer?
Here's an answer.

If you really think
I'm capable of murder,

get yourself another driver.

♪

- That's another one
for me, old man.

- [laughs]
- You tired?

No, no.
Just--just thinking.

- About the good old days
of canvassing the neighborhood?

Taking a horse and buggy
to pick up a pop.

- [laughs]
No.

About Fred.

- Why is this so important
to you?

- I've been telling you that.
The man made a difference.

He deserves recognition.

- No, you told me
why it's important.

Why is it important to you?

- Fred and I grew up together.

- In Maywood?

- Yes, in Maywood.

There used to be white people
there a great many years ago.

- Were you guys tight?

- We were very good friends.

Played baseball together
at Proviso.

- No shit.
- Mm-hmm.

He actually wanted
to be a lawyer.

You believe that?

He only joined
the Black Panthers

so he could keep an eye
on police brutality.

He never wanted
to hurt anybody.

- What happened with him
and the police?

- First of all, it wasn't
the police.

It was the FBI.

And it was an ambush.

They shot him in his bed.

And when the first one
didn't kill him,

they put two more
in his head.

[somber music]

- Damn.

- The saddest part is that

I actually spoke to him
that day.

I had tickets for a game
and I thought...

♪

But by that time, it wasn't
good to be seen with me.

♪

It wasn't good for me,
he said.

♪

- So this is where you work?

[both laughing]
- Hi.

- And you see the mayor?

- I wish he was here today.
I want you to meet him.

So you ready for lunch?

- One minute.
Okay?

- Okay.

Angela said no to the house,
didn't she?

- Well, we, uh--
want to find a place

close by that we could afford
on our own.

- You know, I shouldn't have
dropped that lawsuit.

- Oh, Jessica, please--

- No, condo projects
fall apart all the time.

I should've fought harder.

- Why, so you or I could end up
like that poor man?

Uh-uh.

Angela warned me about getting
mixed up with those people.

It's best this thing is over,
one way or another.

- What people, Lillian?

[desolate music]

- Um...
- You said she warned you

about getting mixed up
with those people.

What people?

The developer?

- I don't know.
I just...

- What is it?

- [sighs]
The whole thing.

When I saw that picture of Carl
at your apartment,

it gave me nightmares.

♪

- I'm sorry.

I shouldn't have
brought it up.

♪

- [laughs]
There is no quit in you.

I'll give you that.
- That is true.

But this isn't
about the house.

- Oh, yeah?
What's it about?

Did you get us a cabin
in the Dells?

- No, it's about Carl Jeffries.

- What about him?

- Why didn't you want
your mother

taking up the lawsuit
after him?

- The man died, Jessica,
and I didn't know why.

I just didn't want my mother
anywhere near it.

- Well, your mother also said

you didn't want her getting
mixed up with those people.

- Well, my mother
doesn't always

remember things
the way they happen.

- Angela, please.

- I don't understand
what you're trying to do.

- It's possible that the man

that is putting you
and your family

out on the street

is the same man that put
Carl Jeffries in the ground.

Now I need to know.

- I don't.
- This isn't for you.

It's for me.

It won't get back to you.

I promise.

- Do you know who
the Four Corner Royals are?

- I'm guessing they're
not a softball team.

- No, they operate
out of this place on Marquette.

I heard they had something
to do with it.

I don't want to say any more.

- You don't have to.

Thank you.

- Where are you going?

- I think you know
where I'm going.

- Are you out of your mind?

- I'm from New York.
I've represented criminals.

- Okay, well,
this isn't your New York

or your criminals.

I'll take you.
- So it's too dangerous for me,

but okay for you.

- I grew up with these people,
all right?

I know how to approach them.

- And you'd do that for me?

- I mean, you did offer to buy
my family a whole house--

- And you said no.

- Well, what if
I change my mind?

Wouldn't do me any good
if you're dead.

- I don't know what to say.

- Just follow my lead.

And try to look
a little less...you know.

- I can do that.

- Nice office etiquette.

What happened to you?

- [sighs]
Lloyd happened to me.

Been out getting signatures
with him all day.

- God, they're going to rename
the street after Fred Hampton?

That's amazing.

- It's also not true.

- What do you mean?

- Can't believe I'm
even saying this, but...

- What?

- We're just stringing him
along until Bobby gets back.

- How could you be so cruel
to such a nice man?

- I feel terrible.

- Yeah, well, why don't you
just give him what he wants?

He's been in City Hall
for 100 years.

- Fred Hampton was
a Black Panther.

When white people
hear Black Panther,

they think killer, anarchist--

- Marvel movie.

- I'm serious.

It sucks.
- Yeah, well, if you think it--

You know what?

Nothing.
Forget it.

- What do you mean nothing?
Talk.

- I've been told I have
a problem with boundaries,

so I'll shut up.

- Are you for real?

Don't ever stop
speaking your mind.

Just tell me what you think.

- Don't just sit there
and whine.

Be a man.

If you think Keri's wrong,
tell her.

Which Derrick
do you want to be:

the ex-journalist who could
make a difference in the world,

or the weasel who fired me?

["Chill Bill"
by Rob $tone playing]

♪

- ♪ Rob $tone,
two damn phones ♪

♪ Babylons can't crack
the code ♪

♪ Used to sip out Styrofoam

♪ But figured I should stick
to dro ♪

♪ Backwoods overload

♪ Don't like to smoke
them swishers, ho ♪

- What you want?

- Looking for Kevin Dawson.

Tell him it's Angela Cook.

- ♪ Said she wanna
roll with me ♪

♪ And smoke up all my [...]

- Okay, look.
I know this is hard for you,

but let me do
all the talking.

Just go
with whatever I say.

[distant siren wailing]

- ♪ She said you need a job

♪ [...] a job
I still get cheese ♪

- ♪ Two cell phones
Mr. Mother [...]-A-Thot ♪

- Thanks with all...

- ♪ 12-07 [...] an op

♪ They hear my name
they see my squad ♪

♪ Rolling [...]
up on the spot ♪

- This is Jessica Pearson.

She's trying to help out
the neighborhood.

- You a community organizer?

- I work for Mayor Novak.

- They're tearing our building
down to put up condos.

Jessica's trying to stop it.

- [laughs]
You gonna stop a bulldozer?

- I'm gonna try.
But I need some information.

- Information.

- Carl Jeffries.

- I told her you might
know something.

- I don't know
nothing about that.

Sorry you came all the way
down here from City Hall.

♪

- Maybe I can help you.

- ♪ Said she wanna roll
with me ♪

- You got a key for this?

Unless you do,
we got nothing to talk about.

- I can't help you with that.

- [laughs]
- I'm not with the police.

- No, you're not.
You're with the mayor.

What's he going to do for us?

Make another speech about
breaking the cycle of violence?

[laughs]

- You're right.

The mayor's
not gonna do shit for you.

But if you help me out today,
I'll remember that.

[dramatic music]

♪

- Where do you get off coming
in here, making promises?

- Kevin, remember
when John-John

came to the ER
with a bullet in his leg?

Who lost his paperwork

so the cops couldn't find him,
huh?

You owe me.

- Yeah, maybe so.

But I don't owe her
and I don't know her.

- She's my cousin.
I'm vouching for her.

- How come I never
seen her before?

- She's from the bougie branch
of the family.

You think they come visit us?

[tense music]

♪

- [laughs]

[laughter]

♪

- I meant no disrespect.

I'm just trying to find out
what happened to Carl.

- Carl owed some dealers a lot
of cash that he couldn't pay.

Then he started pushing
a new whip.

They came to collect.

- It's that simple?

- That's what I heard.
[laughs]

♪

- Let's go.

♪

- Eyes forward.

♪

Girl, what were you
thinking in there?

What were you gonna do?

- [panting]

- Pepper spray?

[both laughing]

Did you really think
that was going to help us?

Okay, go.

- 612 signatures
in one day.

- Wow.

- Thank you.

- Two more days
at this pace,

and we should be ready
to petition City Council.

- I get it.

You went above and beyond
to help me.

It won't be forgotten.

- No offense,
but I'm not doing it for you.

I'm doing it for Lloyd.

- You're not
actually suggesting

that we give in
to him, are you?

- Why not?
- The police department

will fry Bobby
if he backs this.

- You keep saying Bobby,
but you also mean you.

Just say it.
Take a stand.

- I'm not taking a stand 'cause
it's a 50-year-old incident,

and horrible mistakes
were made.

Lloyd didn't need
to shove this down my throat

while Bobby was away

just so that he could get
what he wanted.

He knew exactly
what he was doing,

and it's disrespectful.

- He knows what he's doing,

but he never gets
a chance to do it.

- Derrick, come on!

- No, you come on.

The guy was brought in
to counter Bobby's youth,

and all he ever gets
is grand openings

and pizza-eating contests?
That's bullshit.

- Yeah, well, what do you
want me to do?

- We're already lying
to everyone

about where the mayor is.

At least give this guy
the respect he deserves.

- I owe you an apology.

- That must've been
some bad L ride to work.

- I know you didn't
kill Carl Jeffries.

- Mm-hmm.
- I asked around.

Turns out he was shot
because of an unpaid drug debt.

- That would've
been my guess,

but you had to do
what you had to do, right?

- If I thought you were capable
of killing someone,

I never would've gotten
in a car with you.

- Bullshit.

- I didn't say you had nothing
to do with it.

I just needed to know you had
nothing to do with his death,

and now I know.

- Yeah, well, I may not have
put a bullet in his head,

but I wouldn't exactly say

I had nothing
to do with his death.

- You didn't kill him, Nick.

Carl Jeffries was mixed up
with a lot of bad people.

- You don't think I know that?

That's part of why
I gave him the money.

At first, he was
a true believer.

Said he wouldn't drop the suit
for a million bucks.

But I know the guy's hurting
for cash, so I keep going back.

I talked him into it

because I could see
he wasn't a terrible guy,

and I told him to take
that money, and go somewhere.

Get the hell out,
and start over.

I actually thought
I was doing him a favor.

Goddamn idiot.

Instead he buys a car.

- I'm sorry about
what happened to that man,

but I'm worried
about the mayor.

- This won't go back on him.

- Anything else
you want to tell me

about what you
do for McGann?

- No.
That's it.

[tense music]

♪

- Ah, Miss Allen.
I was just coming to see you.

That Derrick's a great kid.

He really busted
his hump out there.

Together we got
more than enough signatures

to support a street name.

- Unfortunately,
not where it counts:

with the mayor.

- I thought
that wasn't an issue.

- I really want
to be straight with you.

Um...

Fred Hampton is a hero
to so many people,

but not
to the police department.

There's just
no way the mayor

is gonna risk
antagonizing them.

- So this was all bullshit,

a way to keep me in line.
- I'm sorry.

I should've handled it
differently,

which is why I'm here so I can
tell you the truth about Bobby.

- He's with his wife
at the Mayo Clinic.

I know the truth.

- Who told you?

- I've been around
a long time, Keri.

There's not a lot
goes on around here

that I don't know about.

- So then you know, uh,

I'm not trying to pull
a power move on you.

I'm really just trying
to protect the mayor.

- You're loyal to Bobby.
I don't hold that against you.

- For what it's worth,

you really are
a great deputy mayor.

People like you.

[pensive music]

- You want some advice
from an old hippie?

- Sure.

- Don't let your loyalty
to the mayor

turn you into something
you'll hate.

♪

- Sounds a little more like
a warning than advice.

- Let me put it this way then.

Fred Hampton wanted
to lift people out of poverty.

Pat McGann wants to push
the poor out of the city.

Whose side are you on?

♪

[knocking]

♪

- Hey, is it a bad time?

- No, come on in.

The boys were just cleaning
up after dinner,

weren't you, boys?
both: Yep.

[laughing]

- Hi.

I just wanted to talk to you
about the house one last time.

- Jessica--
- No, hear me out.

You know how people
love to tell you

that moving isn't gonna solve
your problems?

Well, it's bullsh--
It's not true.

[both laugh]
- Thanks.

- Moving to Chicago was

the hardest thing
I've ever done,

but I don't regret
one minute of it.

- It's not about being
scared of change.

I'm all about change.

- You want to buy
this house yourself.

- No.

I have to.

I know that sounds crazy.

- No, not at all.

No, I dreamt of having
my own law firm.

They all said
I was crazy, too.

- Oh, well, girl,
that is crazy.

100%.
[laughing]

- Jessica.
- Hey.

I knew Pastor Thompson
would convince you.

- What?

- To come to church
with us tonight.

Come on.
We don't want to be late.

- No, I'm not much
of a churchgoer.

No.
[laughs]

- Sounds like you just haven't
found the right church yet.

All right, boys.

Cousin's coming to church
with us tonight.

- She is?
- Yes.

- Oh!
[laughs]

[electronic music]

♪

- [chuckles]
Welcome to Chicago.

The clubs as nice
in Shanghai?

- I wouldn't know.
I'm in Macau now.

- Oh, the Vegas of China.

- I got office towers
already sold out.

Here's to the same thing
happening in North Park.

When are we breaking ground?

- 90 days.

♪

- You told me it was going
to be bulldozed last week.

- It's not up to me.
It's the city.

- You said you had the mayor
in your pocket.

- The mayor can't
do everything.

- He can in Macau.

Maybe I should just
keep my money there.

- Come on.

This is just a hiccup.

We're gonna do great things,
you and I.

Transform Chicago.

- [laughs]

I don't give a shit
about Chicago.

I care about a return
on my investment.

I want to see progress
on North Park this week,

or I'm out.

♪

- I'm so happy
you could join us.

- Thank you--
[cell phone chiming]

Oh, excuse me.

- Uh, you tell the mayor
you can't talk.

You're in the house of God.

- It's not the mayor,

and I have to take this call.

- We'll save you a seat,
but don't take too long.

- Okay.
- Come on, boys.

- You will never guess
where I am.

- If it's not the lobby
of my hotel, I don't care.

- Is that an invitation?

- Eh, it's more like a plea.

I'm still worried about you.

- If it's what I think you're
worried about, don't be.

My driver had nothing
to do with it.

- Oh, well, then
we should celebrate

with room service.

- If this conversation
is going where I think it is,

you should know I'm at church.

- I think I've got
a bad connection.

I thought you just
said "church."

- [laughs]

- What is happening up there?

Am I gonna recognize you
when I get back?

- Hurry up and finish
that trial.

Come see for yourself.

- Good evening.
all: Good evening.

- May the grace of the Lord
Jesus Christ be with you.

all: And also with you.

- And the risen Christ
is with us.

all: Praise the Lord.

- Please be seated.

all: Amen. Hallelujah.

- Now we'll have
a wonderful song

by Sister Angela.

- ♪ There's

♪ There's a leak
in this old building ♪

♪ And my soul

all: ♪ Has got to move

- ♪ My soul

all: ♪ Has got to move

- ♪ My soul, yeah

all: ♪ Has got to move

[ominous music]

♪

- Bless me, Father.
For I have sinned.

It's been a while
since my last confession.

- Go ahead.

- You can't tell anybody
about this, right?

- The seal on the confessional
can never be broken.

Whatever you say here

I'll take to my grave.

- ♪ When I can read

♪ My title clear

♪ To mansions in the sky

- A man died.
It was my fault.

- You said a man died.

How?

Did you intend
to take his life?

- Does it matter?

- Absolution requires

an acceptance
of responsibility.

What if his family
wants justice?

- [mumbles]

I--I don't think I can do that.

- Imagine I'm
this man's father, or son.

Someone who loved him.

What would you say to me?

- I'd say I'm sorry.

I know what I did.

[tense music]

I took him from you.

♪

And you didn't even get
to put him in the ground

to say good-bye.

♪

I'd say Tommy Diehl
didn't deserve to die.

[choir singing distantly]

♪

- Let me tell you something.

♪ I'm moving

all: ♪ I'm moving

- ♪ I got another building

all: ♪ A building I made

- ♪ I made

♪ No, no, no, no, no,
not me ♪

all: ♪ A building I made

♪ I made

[cheers and applause]

- Amen.

Can the church say amen?
all: Amen.

[dark music]

♪

- Aaron.
Aaron!

- Oy.