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A judgment for deportation is hereby ordered.

Deported? Don't worry, you're being released on your own recognizance.

So I'm not deported? Oh, no, you're definitely deported, but now you can

How can I stay if I'm deported? Because there's not a place to deport me to.

You're a stateless person.

That's a good thing.

You're not a Kuwaiti citizen, so they can't send you there. They're definitely

not going to send you to Israel. Yeah, obviously, they don't want Palestinians

going back. So they have to let you stay.

So I'm not deported?

You are deported, but now you can have a work permit.

The fuck?

You help me understand.

If I can get a work permit and stay, why the hell would I apply for asylum?

Well, there's a couple things you can't do, so you won't be able to vote.

Okay. Who cares about voting?

Papi more doesn't even win.

Like, for all causes, like, 12 people get to make it. And if you ever get in

trouble with the law, ICE can put you in a detention center, like, indefinitely.

And Mo, you're not going to be able to have travel documents, which means you

can't go to Palisadine with your family.

Is that a bar collar?

No.

Is your ankle monitor.

An ankle monitor?

Correct. It's a device that tracks his location. I know what it is, but why?

He's been here almost his entire life. He doesn't have an arrest record. Why is

an ankle monitor being mandated?

Judge's orders.

The judge mandated it. Correct.

This has got to be a mistake. Can you please talk to the judge, please?

Buddy, can you put your foot up on this stool for me?

Fucking hurts, man. So itchy.

Listen, don't alter this. Don't tamper with it. Don't take it off at any point.

And do not ignore any form of communication.

So when you hear my voice, you respond.

You got it?

This is like a walkie -talkie or something. What do you mean to hear your

You can call me on this thing? Yes, at any time.

And the battery doesn't really last.

So you're going to have to charge this thing every six to eight hours. For you

to do so, violate the terms of your release.

Questions? Yeah.

How long is he expected to wear this thing?

Until Simon says.

Until Simon says.

It's lunch. I'm starving.

We'll go to Whataburger.

Bon appetit.

This is fucking embarrassing.

I wear this goddamn thing around my ankle.

I fucked up big time.

Really fucked up.

I'm going to file an appeal as soon as I'm back to the office.

We're going to get this worked out.

I just need you to hang in there, okay?

And let me get it fixed. If you need me, you can just, you know, find me on

Google Maps, apparently.

Family's gonna go.

I wanna go.

I'm sorry.

Yeah.

Come to America, they said.

It's gonna be great, they said. Live the dream, they said. Hey, what's up?

What's up, bro? What's up, bro?

Bro,

they really got you, bro.

Bro, they could have gave you air tag. Instead, they give you this thing that

vibrates when your table is ready at Chili's.

Yeah, thank you. I know. I got to be really thoughtful about hiding it. Or

could just lean into it, you know, own it.

Probably get that whole bedazzled or something. Oh, that's a good idea. A

bedazzle. Yeah, I'll get a little gemstones, a little hot glue gun. What

in fifth grade? Oh, shut up. How the hell did they slap it on anyway? Oh,

The judge deported me, and I was like, what did you do?

And I just flipped the table.

Five ice agents grabbed me. They were dragging me in.

Finally, they pinned me down and put on this ankle bracelet.

You cried, didn't you?

Like a baby. I cried like a damn baby.

You know, it's humiliating. They put it on me and I started feeling all these

emotions. I'm just human. Bro, I don't know, bro. What is more humiliating? You

being deported or Maria dating Israeli chef?

Israeli chef.

I can't even wear slim fit anymore. It sticks out.

I need the slim fit.

Yeah.

Tari, the new restaurant from Israeli chef Guy Rosen brings new life.

to old staples like hummus that will have Houston taste buds begging for

Oh, my gosh.

What's the big deal? Floyd makes hummus. You like hummus.

What's the big deal? He's pillaging my heritage.

That's what.

You can't call hummus Israeli.

Israel's been around, what, like 75 years or so?

Hummus has been around for thousands of years. So have the Jewish people.

All right, true. But Jews in Russia weren't sitting around like, hey, that's

hummus and knappy while they're doing zip the vodka.

Right? You got matzo ball soup. God bless you. Nice, refreshing, has bread,

broth, all the things I love. Can filter fish, you can keep that. I see.

Israelis can't make hummus, but you can make falafel tacos.

Don't even go there. It's a completely different situation.

It's a celebration of two cultures coming together harmoniously, which you

nothing about. Exactly.

Plus, Moe never called his tacos Palestinian.

Ah, to be fair, the review said the chef was Israeli, and they say nothing about

the food.

That's the kind of clever shit they pull.

They steal from our culture, then deny it with semantics.

Smart.

He's probably working with the Mossados.

He's a decent dude.

Oh, he's a decent guy? Yeah, yeah. Y 'all probably got a lot in common.

It's true.

You're both immigrants and Semites. You're roughly the same age. The only

difference is he's successful.

And legal.

My wings are clipped.

Yeah, okay, listen. I just want you to imagine this is guy success, and this is

more success.

Look at guy's success. It's all the way. Look, look, look. Up here. Okay?

Now, this is more success.

Look. It's all the way. Listen.

Look, look.

Imagine me touching the floor. Okay? Can you just spare me the visuals, please?

No, no. But wait. Most potential.

Huh? Most potential.

Look. It's all the way up here. Slightly above guy.

Success.

It is a small margin, but in success, it is very big.

Come on.

Once you have your papers, you can go back to work at Houston Mobile.

Abood would love to have you back.

You know, Abba, I love you, but you're fucking killing me. You want me to get

the work permit, go back working for Abood, hawking Selena phone cases?

My God, I got the family business now.

Give me one year, I'll be running circles around this clown, and I'll get

back in no time.

Maria? Yeah.

Bro, you're going to marry Austin, inshallah, bro.

Who the hell is Austin?

Austin, bro, she's Dallas' sister.

Perfect bride for this guy.

I know. What's going on with this family? I just want to know.

I'm very curious. Is everybody named after cities? You got a Mexican cousin

named El Paso?

What is that?

Smoke alarm?

No, it's my ankle bracelet.

I got to charge it. Do you have an extension cord or something?

No, no. There is a plug in the corner there.

Go ahead.

Let's play.

Hi, Toya.

Do you believe in karma?

Yeah, you fixed my car for free.

Good karma, right?

Why are you asking?

This guy took me to a play the other day. Again? Yeah.

Do you even like theater?

No. Then why are you going?

Because I'm in it too deep.

He thinks I like it, and if I say something now, it's just going to be

weird. Anyway, this play was about this woman whose husband was in a wheelchair.

And she falls in love with a nurse that's taking care of her husband.

So both of them run off into the sunset because they're in love, and they get

into a freak accident.

See? It's bad karma.

This play sounds ridiculous.

Do you think something bad is going to happen to me because I went from Moe to

Guy? My God, you're being way too dramatic. When Guy came around, I didn't

Moe called me an emotional terrorist.

Can you believe that shit? An emotional terrorist?

Hey, does this guy know what he's doing? I didn't know he was Israeli. I swear I

did not know he was Israeli when he came into the shop. He just took his car and

I thought he was cute. And that's not like I was hiding it.

Do you think I'm an emotional terrorist? Hey, yo, Maria.

What the hell? Oh, God.

Hector. What the fuck are you doing?

Shit! He's going way too pregnant for this. He doesn't know it. It doesn't

happen. It's karma.

Yeah, your karma messed with my karma.

Shit. Get over there. I don't want this monk to get into the baby.

I'm going to fire him.

Thank you.

All right, I think we hit up Richmond.

Get to the grocery stores, some halal stores. I already scheduled 16 meetings

around town.

16 meetings?

Oh, wow.

It's very detailed.

Yeah. Why is it laminated?

So it doesn't bend.

Yeah.

Don't you think we should be thinking bigger?

That was the biggest size paper that they had. No, I meant, like, bigger

to get higher volume sales.

How many...

Remember how you were in such a rush to cross the border that you got yourself

deported? You mean the hearing that happened yesterday?

I remember. What's your point? Patience is a virtue, Hammoudi. You can't have

growth without pace production.

Remember, a fast rise often means a fast fall.

Fast rise, fast fall. I got it.

Watch this.

It's not just that we use freshly picked olives. What makes our oil special,

what makes our oil unique... We use traditional methods.

Sorry, how do you mean that?

Arabs, basically Italians, basically Arabs.

I mean, Arabs were in Sicily for like 300 years.

I mean, Maro, we could be cousins, you and I. Why are you talking like that?

talking like what? That's how I talk all the time.

Our oil is rich in antioxidants that you could put it in your...

Keep going. Keep going. It's okay.

Funny?

Call this bread?

Yeah? Look at this fucking bread. I can... I can... Look at it. See it off

buddy? What kind of bullshit bread is this?

You know what's funny? You shitty baguette. I'm laughing at my brother.

French.

Was I supposed to do it in French?

No, no.

He doesn't deserve a wall. Let's get out of here.

It also has...

monounsaturated fats, which are healthy fats.

Can you... I don't know. Keep going. You're doing great.

It also acts as... It also acts as an anti -inflammatory... Miss, could you

please stop chewing your gum?

Look, this olive oil, best olive oil you ever had in your whole life. Olive oil

is dense in fat and calories.

One tablespoon alone has 119.

You know, you should...

Be more mindful of your portion sizes.

Oh, jeez.

Thank you.

Thank you for your time.

I'm sorry.

Come here. Let's go. Come on.

No. Oh, no.

Please tell me we're almost done.

We're almost done.

The next eight stores are a much better fit.

I don't think fit's the problem.

I gotta make a stop.

What are you doing?

What are you doing? Our misnutrition's that way. Just grabbing a bite.

But I packed sandwiches.

And pickles on the side. You love pickles.

I do love pickles.

Let me just check this place out.

Tari, how can I help you?

Right, no.

Unfortunately, we do not have outdoor seating today.

Yeah, Chef wants to enjoy the cuisine at the temperature he intended.

I just want to punch it. We can make that happen, of course. His eyes

Of course. Okay, thank you so much. It's glossy, baby. Hi, can I help you with

something? No, I got a pickle.

He's got a pickle.

Maybe I could help you, though. It looks like you guys could use some business.

This place is pretty empty.

Maybe people want something more authentic, right? Something with a

We don't open till five.

Oh. Can I put you on a wait list or something?

We are, unfortunately, overbooked for the next two months. Two months?

Oh, sorry.

Don't cross the desk. Okay. Hello, Tari, how can I help you?

C .J. Stroud?

Tomorrow. Tonight.

Of course.

Yes, he's always on the table.

Here's to C .J. Come on, let's go. Let's get out of here. This is an award

-winning show.

I bet it's delicious here.

Let's just go.

Good job.

That place is way too pricey for Yacht Movie.

Yeah, you know, fine dining is a rip -off. They're upcharging all their

customers. Food's probably Cisco.

That was the road.

That was the road. What are you doing?

Changing planes.

No, no, no. There's an itinerary. We've got to follow the itinerary. Just trust

me. It's fine. I'm going to add to the itinerary. It's just one more stop.

That's all it is. I don't want to add anything. Last time you added something,

you ended up in Mexico.

I don't want to go to Mexico.

Well, I've got to bring her to Mexico.

It's on the list.

You'll see.

You'll see.

Look, I mean, we're going to build our empire. We're going to sit thinking big.

This is too big.

Excuse me.

Excuse me. Excuse me.

Is there a manager or a buyer I can speak with?

It's okay. I know you don't want to scale up this quickly, but Houston's our

hometown. We can handle it. Houston has 2 .3 million people, plus this isn't

part of the smart plan.

Look. Let me handle this. You've got to trust me with it. Go, go, go.

Go wait outside. Just go. Go wait outside.

Hi. Can I help you? Hi. Can I help you, Greta? How you doing? I'm Mo.

Pleasure to meet you.

It's such a lovely place you have here.

Where's the olive oil?

Aisle 9.

It's a trick question. You don't have this olive oil.

I'm bringing you the best unfiltered olive oil you ever had in your whole

You can see the fragments of olive oil. Okay, I appreciate your gumption, but I

just don't have the bandwidth for this today. Greta, just two minutes of your

time. Okay, I don't want to be rude, but I can't do this. This is locally

sourced, family -owned olive oil. You're never going to find anything like this.

You have a good day, okay? I would love to have a good day.

Truth is, my girlfriend broke up with me.

And look, I'm Palestinian, and the first thing she does after we split is she

starts dating an Israeli.

Oh, yeah, that's messed up. I cry every day.

It's like I'm pregnant or something.

And this guy, who's named Guy, by the way, I mean, how annoying is that?

Fucking basic.

Happens to be some hot shot chef or something.

Wait, are you talking about Guy from Tari?

Goddammit, you know him, too? Yeah, he buys from us.

All the employees can't stop talking about him. Why?

Have you looked into his eyes?

It's like staring into the ocean.

Greta, you're killing me.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Look, if it makes you feel any better, my husband just

left me for a 23 -year -old. Can you believe that?

It's like I'm living in a goddamn cliche.

I'm sorry.

It does make me feel better, though.

And you know what the worst part is?

I still feel like it's somehow my fault.

Like if I'd gotten Botox or something.

Maybe he'd have stayed.

We're just so fucked up. So fucked up. I walked into his restaurant. So nice.

Chandeliers to the napkins. I mean, he made some good fucking choices.

All I got is this olive oil that I'm hocking out of my trunk and these sad

eyes. Well, forget him.

We have to focus on our own journey.

And I want to take you on a journey.

An olive oil journey.

Come on.

All right, fine.

Let me taste the olive oil.

You're so pretty.

You are so beautiful.

You are.

Oh, no, no, please. Go ahead, go ahead. She loves to be petted and groomed.

She's a retired thoroughbred.

Well, abandoned, really.

Poor thing.

Yeah. Do you ride?

Me, yes, yes. But it was a long time ago.

What's her name?

Fuzzy Boots. Oh, Fuzzy Boots. What a beautiful name. Yeah, my wife Patty

it up.

How come I never saw your wife?

Oh, she returned to the bosom of Abraham.

Oh, I'm sorry.

No, it's all right. It's been a long time.

Y 'all know Abraham?

Of course we know him, Ibrahim. Peace be upon him. We mention his name five

times a day when we pray.

You know, buddy, my husband, Mustafa, also passed away a long time ago when Mo

and Samir were really young boys.

I'm sorry to hear that.

Thank you.

And my Patty, now, she loves to talk to these horses.

Who doesn't like to talk to fuzzy boots?

Tell her something.

Oh, no. Oh, no, please.

Oh. I insist.

Oh.

I love you, fuzzy boots.

I love you very much.

Perfect.

I don't know. That seemed weird.

No, no, no. It came from the heart. That's what matters.

Mashallah, mashallah.

I'll have the delivery for you here next week.

Okay, sounds good. Oh, and just between me and you, everything about Tari,

trying way too hard.

Thanks.

Have a good one, Greta.

Samir, you almost gave me a heart attack.

You told me to go wait outside.

Guess what?

I sold ten cases for it.

Fast drive, fast fall.

Damn it, Samir, can't you just be happy for us? You just don't understand the

numbers, Mo. You're not good at math. I don't understand numbers, but I

understand people, which you know nothing about.

I haven't read your smart systems, but I'm pretty sure calling potential

customers fat isn't part of the fucking playbook!

Has it ever occurred to you, for one second, this has been the single worst

of my life? I'm sorry I called an audible and scored us a fucking

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Breathe.

Put your hands on your lap.

Oh, hey.

Sorry to tease, though.

I saw an out.

That's what I do.

What are you doing here?

Um, I just wanted to tell you face to face that I'm sorry.

Okay. Oh.

I'm serious. I didn't know you were going to be a Nick employer. Can you

talking, please?

I should have told you about Guy when I first saw you. I should have told you

who he was.

I'm sorry.

That's it?

You're not going to apologize for dating an Israeli?

Mo, I'm dating a person out of country.

Oh, my God.

After all the things I've told you that my family's gone through?

It's not about you, Mo.

Oh, it isn't about me?

Let me get this straight, okay? We've been broken up about a month or two, and

all of a sudden you found the one random Zionist to date.

It wasn't like that.

It just wasn't.

What do you see in him? Tell me. Come on.

He's a good listener.

I'm a good listener. I met a lady today. She told me all about her divorce. Just

like that.

We try new things all the time. I try new things all the time.

I'm right on things. That's how many things I'm trying.

He took me to a play the other day. I took you to a play? But he took you to

Nutcracker. You didn't buy those tickets.

Somebody gave them to you for a fake Louis V.

And the Nutcracker is not theater.

It's ballet.

Oh. Oh, said Maria.

The theater official out here.

To be or not to be.

That is high question, over here.

He's not a child, okay? That's what I like about him. That's what I really

about him. He's got his shit together. Oh, he's got his shit together because

owns some fucking restaurant? No, because he doesn't live at home with his

mommy.

You know that's a cultural thing.

You've been holding that against me the entire time we were dating?

No, I wasn't. I mean, maybe a little bit.

What's that?

What was that?

That. I think it was Amber Alert. Check your phone. I don't have my phone.

This is your ICE deportation officer, man. Acknowledge the test.

Are you wearing an ankle bracelet?

I got deported, okay?

Oh, my God, no. No.

You won.

Go watch some Shakespeare.

Mo.

Please go.

Please.

I'm going.

I'm going.

This is your ICE deportation officer.

Acknowledge. Acknowledge.

Acknowledge this test. I acknowledge.

Yes. I fucking acknowledge.

Bro, know why?

That sounded brutal.

How long were you listening?

Don't worry about it, nutcracker.

And I'm trying to keep my balance. Mic check one, two. Because there is no need

to doubt what's always meant to be. It's been a long time coming, but it's

better than never, though. It's fun to be the poet or the veteran. I forever go

hard in the paint and still represent for the underground and still going

than these other clowns.

This is real life. And these dirty niggas is still shy. I still might have

back to my old ways. And even though I know this ain't the old days when I used

to hold caves, I still handle shit like a gangster or gentleman.

We ain't got to bring in no middlemen. I'm speaking for the trail and I'm going

to stand on it. Put your hands on it. I'm going to leave you laying where you

stand. Understand, homie, it's that triple O -G that like to smoke and keep

low key. What you doing now? I did it on three. Don't hold me.

I paid the cost to be the boss, now I'm the CEO.

You came up, start moving too slow, niggas be free.