Original subtitles

- He recorded us, he knew right before he went

on that damn assignment.

- MAN: Previously on "Ruthless"--

- I want you to make love to me.

- It's been so long since I've been held.

- Elder Mother, please.

- You never eat. - I have to go.

- Have you thought about taking a wife?

- What? - How deep are you in?

- All the way down to The Highest.

- I think they've got someone on the inside.

- They have a file on us. - Can you get to it?

- I'll try.

- You're looking for Malcolm?

- No, because I know exactly where he is.

- SARAH: [gasps]

- So what you gonna do? Shoot me?

- Cynthia? - So this is what

you've been doing? - Cynthia, just get out.

- You, Sarah? - I'm so--

- Just shut up! Shut up!

This is what you've been doing, Malcolm?

- Cyn, just calm down. - CYNTHIA: No, you answer me.

You answer me. - What do you wanna know?

- I wanna know why. - Why what?

- What the fuck is wrong with you, Malcolm?

Put that fucking gun out of my face right now, Malcolm!

Why?

You think you can just do this to me?

- Come on. - I've been good to you,

Malcolm. - Come on, here we go again.

- What the fuck is wrong with you?

- Cyn, just calm down, alright? Cynthia, let's just go home.

- You a pussy-ass ho.

You a pussy-ass ho. - I'm so--Cynthia--

- And I hate you. Shut up!

No! 'Cause I was talking to you about it!

I was talking to you about it, and the whole time--

and the whole time you up in here fucking him!

- Calm down! - Get off of me, Malcolm!

- Cynthia, I said calm down! - Malcolm--

- Listen, listen, no, you don't get to say shit!

- Cynthia, get the fuck out of here!

- No, I'm not going nowhere! - Cynthia!

- I'm not going nowhere. - I swear to God,

I will drag you out of here.

- [indistinct yelling]

- Please, please, Malcolm.

- So you listen to this bitch? - Oh, shit.

Okay, Cynthia-- - Get the fuck out of my face.

- Cynthia, don't you touch her. - Ahhh!

Malcolm! - Shit.

- Malcolm, what did you do? - Shit.

- What did you do? - Shit! Goddamn it!

- Malcolm, you hit me! - MALCOLM: That son of a bitch!

- [indistinct arguing]

- Oh, my God, I'm gonna fucking get her.

- SARAH: Hey, hey, hey. - No! What? No,

I'm gonna fucking get her. - Please, stop!

- You know he fucking told her!

- Who are you talking about? - Andrew told her!

- Andrew--what? - Baby, it's the truth.

- What? Are you defending him? - I'm not defending him.

- Fuck out of here, nah, I can't--no, no, fuck that.

Don't tell me calm down. - Look at me, calm down.

- Don't tell me calm down! - Okay.

Goddamn it, I'm gonna find his ass!

I'm gonna find his ass! - What are you gonna do?

- And I'm gonna fucking get even! Goddamn you!

Goddamn, don't tell me calm down no more!

- Ssh, ssh, hey, look at me.

Look at me. Hey. Hey, I'm here.

I'm not the enemy. Hey.

Look at me.

I'm here.

- ♪ When the sun go down, we run the city ♪

♪ I feel the angels brought the demons with me ♪

♪ When the sun go down, best believe me ♪

♪ It's nothing new, the streets is undefeated ♪

♪ When the sun go down

♪ Oh, it get wild, baby, wild, baby, wild, baby, wild ♪

- ♪ Don't you ever, ever, ever try to move me ♪

♪ You best salute me

♪ It's in the bloodstream, we're feeling Rakudushi ♪

♪ The compound, the lessons, the lies, the deception ♪

♪ The FBI's weapons, the punishment, detention ♪

♪ And I just wanna free you from this slave shit ♪

♪ So murder is the case that we're faced with ♪

♪ When the sun go down ♪

- ♪

- [coughing]

- How is she?

- I don't think she's going to make it through the night.

- Ruth, we have to get something for her.

- What can you get?

- There's charcoal in the kitchen.

- TALLY: Can you get it?

- Yes.

- Everyone's not asleep yet.

- I know.

- Ruth...

- Are we just gonna let her die?

- [mouths] No, no.

- No, I can get it.

- No. No.

You can stay here.

- Are you sure? - Yes.

I will get it.

You can stay with her.

- Okay.

- ♪

- [whispers] Where are you going?

- Did the Elder Mother not tell you?

- Tell me what?

- I'm expecting, so I'm hungry.

Can I eat?

- Okay, go on.

- Are you not guarding The Highest tonight?

- The Highest is fine.

- Are you fine?

- Yes.

- You don't look fine.

- I'm fine.

Now get to the kitchen.

- If you wanna talk about it...

- Hey, no, wait, wait.

Come here, come here.

Hey, what do they do to the girls around here?

- The girls?

- When Lilo comes.

- Lilo?

- Ne--never mind.

- What do you think happens?

- I don't know.

I'm not playing games.

- And I'm not either.

- And I'm not stupid.

- I know.

You are one of the smartest men here.

You don't say much, but you notice everything.

- Just like you.

- Yes. That's right.

- So don't try me, Ruth.

- I don't know anything about the girls.

- Okay.

- But maybe I can guess.

- Guess what?

- I think you can guess, too.

- No. I can't guess, so tell me.

- I don't know--I don't-- - Ugh, damn it, Ruth.

Just tell me.

- Tell me what you think, Oliver.

- Why? So you can tell The Highest?

- I won't do that. - Yeah.

So what are you doing out here?

- I was going to the kitchen

to try and get charcoal for Sister Paula.

- You know you can get punished for that.

- I know.

That's why I'm trusting you not to say anything.

She is gonna die if I don't get it.

- Is she that bad?

- Yes, man.

She drank bleach.

- Okay, look, I'll get it.

Go back to your trailer.

- Are you sure?

- Yes, if you get it, they'll punish you.

You know that. - Okay.

- Where is it?

- It's near the back of the kitchen.

Near all the meds.

Yellow tin.

- Alright, go ahead. - What? You can't go

to the women's trailer.

- I know that. - So how am I gonna get it?

- Just wait right here, okay? - Thank you.

- ♪

- [indistinct TV chatter]

- I don't know.

- I'm telling you.

- ♪

- Who'd you think? - What do you mean?

- Out of all the women here.

- I think Ruth.

- Ruth? - Yes.

- Why would you think that?

- Well, she is beautiful and she--

- Was a whore.

- You don't have to sleep with her.

- Why the sudden concern?

- I just think it's a good thing to do.

- You are not telling me something.

- What do you mean?

I'm telling you everything. - Yeah.

Okay. - [laughs] What?

- We'll find out.

I could have it beaten out of you.

- Well, I would be beaten for no answers to whatever's

going on in that sacred head of yours.

- Flattery will get you nowhere.

- I mean it. - Okay.

- ♪

- Just--just think about it, okay? Maybe...

take her and lay with her.

- River.

- Not have sex with her, just be around her.

- I'm not doing that.

- Just a thought.

- Not for me.

- Like him?

- Mm.

I just love the way they speak.

- Yes.

- I want us all to speak that way.

- Well, you can make it happen.

You are The Highest.

- ♪

- Hmm.

- ♪

- Your Highest?

- THE HIGHEST: [sighs]

- ♪

- Sorry, I didn't realize you had a guest.

- Oh, my third eye says that you did know.

- I'm sorry.

- Is Oliver not out there?

- I relieved him, sir.

- Did you? - DIKAHN: Yes.

I was gonna be your on man tonight.

- Are you?

- DIKAHN: Yes.

But I didn't realize you were with River.

- Well...

I am.

- I'm sorry. - Are you?

- Yes, but, River...

you can leave. - Oh.

I want him to stay.

- Yes, Your Highest.

- Well, since you're here...

[clears throat] I think you should know

what I'm thinking.

- DIKAHN: What's that?

- River?

I need you get Yancy to get those old buses

up and running. - Yes, Your Highest.

- I need them ready by next week.

I have to make a run.

- Yes, Your Highest.

- Are we going somewhere?

- THE HIGHEST: No.

I'm sending two of the mothers with the children

to the Mexican border on a field assignment.

- Hm.

- Well, that sounds exciting.

- Well...

hopefully it's not exciting at all.

- It's business.

- THE HIGHEST: Exactly.

And you're both my most trusted.

- DIKAHN: Yes.

- That we are.

- [sighs]

- Go back to your trailer.

We'll talk about it in the morning.

- DIKAHN: Yes, Your Highest.

Come.

- He will stay.

- ♪

- Yes, Your Highest.

- Has Andrew come back yet?

- No, sir.

I'm still waiting for him.

- THE HIGHEST: Oh.

That is disturbing.

- I know, sir.

- Well, you let me know when he gets back.

- Will do.

- ♪

- He's gonna give me hell for staying here.

- And I won't give you hell if you leave?

- Well, I like your kind of hell.

- [laughs] He'll be fine.

Dance for me.

- ♪

- ♪

- [whispers] What the hell?

- I'm sorry.

- What the hell are you doing in here?

- Please don't tell The Highest.

- Boy, this the last time I'm gonna ask you.

What are you doing in here?

- I was hungry.

- What's in your hand?

- Nothing.

- Let me see. What is it?

- It makes you go to the bathroom, I need it.

- Why?

- Because I ate.

- What do you mean?

- The Highest doesn't like me to eat too much.

- Why?

- Oliver, can I just go?

- No.

You know that stealing is not the way of the Raku.

- I know, but-- - But what?

Why are you stealing this?

- 'Cause if he-- - If he what?

- Can I just put it back?

- Get out of here.

- You're not gonna tell him, are you?

- I said go.

- Thank you.

- ♪

- ♪

- [knocking at door]

- Who is it? - CYNTHIA: Cynthia.

- ♪

- Can I come in? - Yeah.

- Okay, thank you.

- ♪

- Are you alright? - Mm-hmm, I was right.

- What do you mean? - Um, where is Lynn?

- She's asleep. - Oh.

Can you wake her up?

- She's in no position to talk.

- I gotta--I gotta talk to somebody.

- What is it?

- He's having an affair.

- I'm sorry.

- Did you know?

- No.

- You swear?

- I didn't know.

- He's with her.

- Are you sure?

- I saw it.

- ♪

- Yeah, look, let me-- let me get you some water.

- I don't want no water.

Can you give me a drink? - No, look--

- CYNTHIA: Can I-- - You don't need another--

you don't need another drink.

- I'm sorry.

- It's okay.

- Yeah, she--she is such a damn liar.

- Who is?

- Sarah. - What?

- Yeah, he--he's sleeping with Andrew's wife.

- How did you find out?

- Andrew told me.

- What? - CYNTHIA: Mm-hmm.

He came to my house, and he showed me the video.

- [sighs]

I'm so sorry.

- I mean, he--he gave me a key to his house,

and he said that they were there.

And so I went there.

And...and I saw it. - What did they say?

- [laughing] What could they say?

- Damn, Cynthia.

- I gotta get a divorce now?

- If that's what you think you should do.

- What else is there to do, Brian?

- I--I was--I was just saying.

- No, men ain't shit.

- [sighs] - Men ain't shit.

Y'all ain't shit.

Y'all always covering for one another.

- I did not do that. - You know what?

- Wait, did you drive here like this?

- No, I'm fine.

- No, no, you've been drinking.

- I said I'm fine, I'm good.

- Uh, come on. - Where are we going?

- You're gonna stay here in the guestroom.

- No, no, I'm not. I'm not, no.

- Cynthia-- - Hey, could you just

tell me why?

I know--I know you don't know why, but...

I wanna know why.

- I don't have an answer, I'm sorry.

- Of course you don't.

- Come on. - Hmm-mm.

- I can't let you leave here like this.

- [sighs]

Here. Take 'em.

Take the keys, same way men take whatever

they want to take from me.

- I'm sorry. - Yeah, whatever.

- Cynthia, let's go.

- ♪

- Here. - Thank you.

- Now go.

- They use the girls to pay for this place.

He buys them.

- What?

What does he do with them?

- ♪

- He has sex with them, and he passes them around.

- Who? Lilo?

- Yes.

- ♪

- Are you sure?

- I don't know that to be true, and you did not

hear this from me. - Ruth.

Are you sure?

- You don't look well.

- What do you think of this place?

- It's paradise.

- Yeah. I guess you're right.

- And that's all you can ever say.

- ♪

- You're right.

- But if there's something that you wanna tell me,

then tell me.

- I--I just don't think this place is right for me.

- Do not let anyone hear you say that.

- Look, I'm--I'm gonna tell The Highest myself.

- Oliver, do not do that.

- Why not?

- Wait. Just wait.

- Why not?

- He thinks the distracted are evil,

so you can't go in there telling him

that you're thinking this.

- I know.

- What's going on?

You were not like this yesterday.

- Nothing's going on.

- You will tell me when you're ready.

- You need to get out of here.

- ♪

- It's good. Really good.

- So why don't you...

have a seat in here? Come on.

- Oh.

- Come on, do it.

See? - [sighs]

- Doesn't that feel good? - Yeah, it does.

- It fits you.

- You think?

- I think you need to be more assertive, Poke,

and start believing in yourself.

- POKE: Well-- - Well what?

- It's kinda hard when everyone tells you how worthless you are.

- Don't you believe them.

That's why I like the Rakudushis.

- What? - I like what they teach.

- How do you know what they teach?

- It's online.

- They are bad news.

- You keep telling me this,

but you're not telling me how or why they are.

- We've just been keeping an eye on them.

- You have?

- Yeah, we know things.

- Because of who's on the inside?

- Exactly.

- Well...

Wouldn't it be cool to find out?

- I could lose my job.

- Oh, come on. I'm sure it's in one

of these files. - No, no, no, no.

Don't do that, that's-- - Why not?

- [sighs] It's not your business.

- Okay. Sorry.

- ♪

- I've upset you.

- That's fine.

- No, I--I didn't mean to.

It's just all so exciting.

- This--this is not fun and games, this is serious business.

You should go. - Yeah?

- Come on. - Well, I...

love how serious you're being right now.

- Come on. - Mm-mm.

Not until...

you make love to me on this desk.

- Oh, we should go.

- [laughs]

- ♪

- [giggling] There we go.

Oh. [laughs]

- ♪

- [moaning]

- ♪

- [door creaks]

- Did you get it?

- Yes. - Thank you.

- Ssh. - Here.

Put it in the water. Help her.

- [groaning]

- Ssh, ssh.

- [groaning]

- Here, drink, drink. - Drink a little bit.

You'll feel better drinking. - Why are we doing this?

- Hey. - This is--

- Shh, shh. - Quiet.

- ♪

- Girl, you're gonna get us all in trouble, okay?

- Okay, okay.

- I will slap the shit out of you.

- I'm sorry. - Shut your mouth.

- Okay. Why are we here?

Why did we come here? - Ssh.

- Zane. - Okay, okay.

But this is not what I promised her.

- Is anything ever what they promise?

- I just want out. - You just wanna

take care of her? Yes?

Okay, just tend to her. Okay?

Okay.

- Come on, we need to go to bed.

- ♪

- Did anyone see you?

- Oliver.

- Ruth, what did he say?

- I think he wants to leave here.

- How do you know?

- He had that look in his eyes.

- What look?

- He was just looking like something was off.

And he went to the kitchen to get it for me.

- He did?

- Yes.

- Without you asking? - Yes.

- Maybe he's with us?

- Maybe so.

- Ruth, you have to be careful.

- You don't have to keep telling me that.

I know. I am.

- Okay, I know.

- But he was just so-- - What?

- He's in love with Lacey.

- What are you doing just walking up in here?

- I just wanted to tell you thank you.

- Don't listen to our conversation.

- Sorry.

- I could have you punished.

- I know I can trust you.

I wanna tell you everything.

- Talk.

- Lacey's in love with him.

- That would explain why he was so upset.

- Why?

- I saw Elder Mother taking her to go see Lilo.

- I'm sure she's with Lilo.

- Have you been with him?

- Yes.

He takes most of us.

Spreads us around like whores to anybody he wants.

He--he's never taken you?

- No.

- You're too old.

- What did you just say?

- I just mean...they like us to look like teenagers.

I just wanna get out of here and never look back.

Me, Paula, William, and six others that I know of.

- Who are the six?

- I don't know their names.

But they slip me notes.

- Tell us what else you know.

- Paula knows more.

- Well, she can't talk now, can she?

- Why did she do that?

- TALLY: Hey, look at me.

What else do you know?

- The Elder Mother flirts with Oliver.

- TALLY: What?

- She saw him talking to Lacey,

and she flirted with him.

- Why won't William eat?

- Because The Highest wants his bowels empty

when he rapes him.

- Wow.

- I told you.

- Yeah, you did.

- So you know?

- We're listening, you're talking.

- That's all I know.

- Well, you need to come back with some more information.

- I'll tell you all that I can.

- Go to bed. - Okay.

- And don't ever eavesdrop on our conversation again.

- ♪

- Yes, Elder.

- ♪

- She's telling the truth. - I know.

- She works with Elder Mother Agnes

in the finance trailer so she would know.

- She can be helpful. - I know.

- I haven't told you this, but...

I have about $100,000.

- What?

Ruth, where?

- It's at Barry's house. - What?

- He doesn't even know where it is,

I left in a shoe box behind a dresser.

He'll never find it.

- Ruth...we have to get it.

- I know. All we have to do is get it

and we can get really far away from here.

- We have to get out of here first.

- Tally, you and I can get out of here.

But we have to get our kids first.

- I know.

- But I'm gonna run these bitches.

- Shit, that's the Ruth I'm talking about.

- But if that little girl eavesdrops again...

she's gonna be the first one.

Tally, how often do you think she does that?

- Girl, I don't know.

- She better learn.

- Girl, that's right.

- [panting] - [giggles]

- [panting]

- Poke?

Poke, baby, are you okay?

- ♪

♪

♪

- Alright, guys, come on, come on.

In here, let's go, come on, come on.

The file's right here. - Is he out?

- Yes.

- How much did you give him?

- I know what I'm doing, Clark.

Elder Mother showed me.

Now hurry up. - Okay.

- Go get the files.

Hurry up!

- ♪

- Is Elder Mother's light on?

- No. - Okay.

- Where are you going?

- To see Dikahn.

- Ruth... - What?

- Did he call for you? - No.

- I don't think that's a good--

- Look, look what I got in the kitchen.

- What's that?

- It's clay.

I can make an impression of his key,

and the next time we go to town to recruit,

we can make a copy of it.

- And then what?

- Get our kids and get out of here.

- You think tonight is a good time?

- They almost killed them.

- I know.

- So we don't have a choice.

- [gasps] That sheriff.

- What about him?

- I told him we go to the market on Thursdays,

and he was gonna meet us there.

- Okay, did you tell him a time?

- No.

But tomorrow's Thursday.

So we can go and see if he's there.

- What are you gonna tell him?

- Just tell him everything.

- Tally, you saw that crazy-ass Marva.

If The Highest rings the siren,

all of those kids are dead and us.

- Look, I know, but we got--

- RUTH: This is the only way.

- TALLY: Ruth, I'm worried about you.

If something happens to you, we don't have a chance.

- So you're only worried because I'm your way out?

- You know what I mean.

- RUTH: But I have to go.

I have to go now.

- Be careful.

- You always say that. I got it.

- Yeah, and you always say that.

- It's worked so far.

Hasn't it?

- Okay.

Okay, okay. - Hurry, here.

- ♪

- [indistinct whispering]

- [gravel crumbling]

- Hey, brother.

- He's waiting for you.

- Who is?

- Dikahn.

- Okay, well, where is he at?

- He's at his trailer.

- Okay, I'll go see him right now.

- Are you headed there?

- Where else am I gonna go, brother?

- Where you been?

- What are you talking about? I've been at the store.

Are you questioning me again, son?

- No, not at all, but they are.

- Okay, that's fine. I'll handle it.

- Yes, sir.

- What are they saying, though?

- I don't know. Where you been?

- Again, I told you, I was at the store.

- [scoffs] Well, they don't think so, okay?

And I think he knows.

- He knows what?

- Where you've been.

- What did he say?

- Look, all I know is that he went to see

The Highest, and now they wanna talk to you.

- Okay.

- So you should get in there, brother.

- Well, let me in.

- Let him in, fellas--brothers.

- ♪

- Stop worrying, relax. - Alright.

- ♪

- [knock at door]

- Come in.

- Your Highest? - What is it?

- Andrew's back, sir.

- Where is he?

- Um, he's going to visit, Dikahn, sir.

- Don't look away.

- I'm not, sir.

- Have you never seen two naked men before?

- Yes, Your Highest.

- Then why are you looking away?

- I'm sorry, sir.

- Do you play cards?

- No, sir, I don't.

- Oh.

We could teach you how to play strip poker.

- Yes, sir.

- We're both losing.

- BOTH: [laughing]

- Would you like to play?

- Your Highest, I have lots of work to do tonight.

I'm sorry. - Yeah.

You're not ready.

- I'm sorry, Your Highest.

- Go on.

- Yes, sir.

- The look on his face, it's sad.

- And how bound up he is.

- Yes, it is.

- It's my turn? - Yes.

- ♪

- Hi.

- What are you doing here?

- Am I always gonna have to beg to see you?

- [sighs]

Go to bed.

- I'm sorry.

- Mm.

You were just punished.

- Can you punish me again?

- Ruth...

- Look at me and say it.

- You need to go back to bed.

- Look at me.

I know you feel it.

- You're gonna be the death of me.

Go to bed.

- How 'bout later?

- Please go to bed.

- Please make me feel the way you did before.

- I'm gonna tell you one last time.

- Yes, Dikahn.

- If Elder Mother catches you...

I won't protect you this time.

- Yes, Dikahn.

I will go.

Needing you every step.

- [gravel crunching]

- Brother.

Shall I get these over to the Elder Mother?

- I don't like being lied to.

- What?

- Where have you been?

- I went to my house.

- Why?

- Because after you told her never to come here again,

I wanted to make sure that she knew that.

- No.

- Yes.

- You're lying.

- No, sir.

- You left here without permission.

- Yes.

- So you disobeyed.

- Yes.

- We need to speak to The Highest.

- Yes, sir.

- No.

This way.

- ♪

- Up, ladies!

Where's Ruth?

- She's gone to-- - I'm here, Elder Mother.

- What are you doing out of bed?

- I don't feel well.

- Really?

- I'm sorry.

- Well, maybe you're carrying after all.

- That would be amazing.

- Well, come get the groceries.

- Groceries?

- Yes, Andrew did us a favor.

So no market tomorrow.

Let's go.

- ♪

- What are we going to name this baby?

- I was thinking Tyler.

- Tyler.

Ooh, that's adorable. [laughs]

- ♪

- [camera beeping]

- Come on, guys, hurry up.

He could wake up at any moment. Let's go.

- [indistinct whispering]

- Make sure you put it back neatly.

Clean it up.

Go check the files out there, too.

Clark? - Yes, yes, yes, yes.

- Go, I got this, go.

- ♪

- Melinda! There's nothing.

There's nothing here.

- What?

- You see?

- What kind of deputy wouldn't have anything in his desk?

- Exactly.

- I'll find out what I can.

Close all the drawers, y'all get out of here.

Hurry up!

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- Come on, Clark, go.

- CLARK: Alright.

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