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[David] You keep tryin' to track it down.

That moment.

Where were you, Dee?

Why did you want extra sessions, David?

[David] Lookin' for the second.

[Raynan] Let's make this paper.

-You want more product? -No.

[Desmond laughing]

I didn't know it was Desmond, man. I didn't know!

[David] The minute.

I just can't believe he's gone.

[David] That everything changed.

If I could, I would ask you,

what your last day on Earth was like?

♪ Every night

♪ They just leave

[David] What was your favorite food growin' up?

♪ I pray to the Lord my soul you keep ♪

♪ If I should die

♪ If I should die before I wake ♪

[David] Do you have any regrets?

♪ I pray to the Lord, my soul to take ♪

♪ I go to Jesus in secret prayer ♪

♪ I asked the Lord if I could leave my brothers there ♪

[knocking]

♪ On my way

♪ He helped me see another day ♪

[knocking]

I'm comin' right now.

Now hold up.

♪ I pray to the Lord my soul you keep ♪

♪ If I should die

♪ If I should die before I wake ♪

♪ I pray to the Lord my soul to take ♪

-You ain't allergic are you? -Nah.

What's in it?

Salmon.

That's what's normally in a salmon croquet.

I can eat.

Eat?

You look like shit.

Thank you.

You at my house,

which is an undisclosed location for most.

You're supposed to be in West Palm.

I went.

How was it?

What that mean, Nobi?

She buried.

Hey man why ain't you with your family?

Your mom and dad they need you now.

They just lost one of you.

Did you go to the funeral?

They barely knew I was there.

What you want me to say man?

You supposed to get out of this.

How many more reasons you need

to do better than your sister gettin' shot by a stray?

Better than what?

You?

Yes, better than me.

Well why don't you?

You go down once, that's all they need to keep you down.

You ain't got nothin' but some violations on your record, man.

Go be with your family.

I'm with my family.

I love you too but you know what I meant.

I came back to The 'Ville, he wasn't there.

Dai off?

I ain't know dope boys had 'em.

Eat your food man.

Watch the shop for me today.

Look, eh, be easy.

[phone buzzing]

Hey, can I get the recipe?

This shit fire.

It's easier if I teach it to you.

Ah, this is Raynan now.

Hold up.

Race Dog, what's good?

Angie?

[David] I would ask you if there was anything

you wished you could do over.

[tires screeching]

-[soft upbeat music playing] -Raynan, Raynan!

Hey, Pa.

You a'ight?

Yeah, I'm good, I just... fucked up the car.

I'm sorry.

I'll fix it though.

I'm chilling just tryin' to shake it off.

Oh?

Yeah, it's a'ight.

Chilling.

What you been up to?

[groaning]

What the F--

[groaning]

You only think about yourself!

Nigga, get your hands off me!

Don't call me nigga so I could

be your ass like you need this boy!

-Stop! -Come on stop!

Get outta here before I call the police!

Don't you put your hands on my damn son!

Get out!

Fuck you!

I'ma call my uncle, man!

Call him.

Tell him where I'm at.

[theme music playing]

[David] I would ask you, who's your mentor?

What's your favorite holiday?

I would ask you...

If you could be anything,

what would you be?

A singer.

Like, Oohsing?

Maybe not that bad.

[laughs]

But not this?

I mean this is.

This ain't nothin'.

It looked like somethin'.

Wait, that's what you thought this was?

What's wrong with you knuckleheads, man?

I ain't grooming you for this.

-Well Shinobi said-- -You listening after Shinobi?

That's who you followin', Dai?

I thought you had more sense than that.

I know you do.

You should be focused on school.

It's summer, it ain't even no school.

Always school.

Always a chance to...

You know who your classmates are right now?

They're in Monaco.

They in Tuscany, drinkin' wine and shit.

You know where Tuscany is?

No.

'Cause you sittin' here thinkin' I'm groomin' you to be the next.

What did I tell you about The 'Ville huh?

It's built like this for a reason.

It seem nice but it's just another holdin' cell, Young Brave.

-You got to go out and get... -[thudding]

Go over there.

What?

It's all in the cut if you want it.

This can go to where you need it, you know that?

It ain't even gotta escalate past this point.

[gun firing]

[groaning]

Go!

[fireworks exploding]

[gunshot fires]

Run, go home!

♪ For the peace...

[gunshot fires]

♪ Father, please don't let me go ♪

♪ Father, father, why you let me go? ♪

♪ Father, please

♪ Father, please don't let me go ♪

♪ Father, father, why you let me go? ♪

♪ Father

♪ Father, please don't let me go... ♪

[ominous music playing]

[Gloria] Dai.

[Gloria] Looks like The 'Ville held up.

It's beautiful.

You're right, some people

ain't got nothin' to come back to.

You want me to call grandma and tell her

we made it back safe?

Yeah.

Ma.

When we gettin' the house phone put back on?

Who you need to call?

[ominous music playing]

Not right now.

What?

Not right now!

Yeah. Yeah.

This what's comin' for you too.

-Nigga I ain't even-- -No, Dai.

Nah, that light bright child of Marley, Desmond

Rode up like he was lookin' for Teo and got me.

By gunpoint, caught me off guard. Nigga's crazy as fuck.

What you tell him?

I ain't tell him shit.

Fuck wrong wit you?

He lookin' for Raynan.

He can't fuck with at home so,

I guess him and Teo fell out or some shit, I don't know.

I don't even know why I'm telling you.

You scared?

Man, fuck you!

Nobi, you got a script?

Raynan gave 'em to you right?

So what?

If you got him Nobi, take yours and get on.

Hey, I don't need no advice from some jits.

Sky put us all on, remember that?

He wanted us all to get out, get out man.

Get out.

Hey look we just need to find Raynan before Desmond do.

And figure out what the fuck to do.

It's already part of the plan, sir.

If I were you, I'd get out the way.

Gloria, why ain't you told me you

ain't had no place to stay the other day?

Elijah told me. Huh?

You know I coulda called some of the centers.

Mrs. Hertrude, it's hot.

Just please go on with all of that,

I ain't feelin' good.

The mother's still wanna hold a vigil

that was canceled for Willy Derrick.

Hey.

You give this to your mama when she feel better, OK?

You still duckin' me?

If it walks like a duck.

My mama don't want me talkin' to you.

Yeah, Dai. Mine either.

What'd I do to her?

Or you?

What you do to Willy Derrick?

I ain't do shit to Willy, you know I didn't.

You runnin' pills for Raynan?

-No! -Have you ever?

Oh.

So your nosy ass mama telling you everything these days.

She told you how she used to buy weed from Sky?

My mama ain't never--

Yeah, everybody mama ain't never, 'til she has.

She got all this shit to say but I'm just a kid.

Just like you, so what I'ma do?

I don't know, Dai, but this ain't it!

I ain't do nothin' to Willy.

Him bein' dead ain't on me!

I mean your mama's so concerned,

how come she ain't stoppin' from runnin' behind them niggas?

It's cool though, Beth.

So, that's how you leave it?

I mean, she don't want you talkin' to me right?

I ain't heard from Star and them if that's what you came here for.

Is that why you came here?

Cool. Thanks.

You came here about this damned script pad?

-How you got this, Dai? -Do it matter?

You stole the script pad, it is all over your face!

Shh!

I should go over there and tell your mama.

Don't. She ain't feeling good.

She had a rough time at grandmas.

Alma could worry Iyanla out her best life.

David, why did you do this?

We was broke.

I was just tryin' to stop this, make it easier.

And you just let them rope me in.

I mean the way I see it, you was happy too.

Excuse me?

I can't do this no more.

I'm not gonna do this anymore.

But I need a way out.

-How? -For tonight.

I said how, not when.

Elijah, I need you to help us get this off of us.

Me and Raynan tryin' to get his uncle

who knows about this, who's probably gonna hurt us or worse,

to focus on somebody else.

Someone more close to him.

David, why don't you just get Gloria

to talk to this uncle?

She can't.

David I'm gonna explain somethin' to you someday,

-but women have a way with men. -Nah.

I think he might be more like you.

Oh, you clockin' folks.

That kid is dead 'cause of us.

-Willy gone because I let-- -I told them

they was bein' sloppy.

I'm tryin' to stop this before,

before anyone else gets hurt.

What?

David, what, I can't do nothin' with the lights cut off.

[scoffs]

You know what?

I'ma have to stop lettin' y'all come up

in through my treasure trove.

You gotta call Raynan.

Pardon?

Nice.

Nice, next time try,

"Uh-huh Dai."

Thank you, uh-huh Dai.

Pretty please.

He has the numbers and all the info you need.

It's the last one Elijah, I promise.

[sighs]

-Come on. -You smilin' like your daddy,

but you got Gloria in them eyes.

What you up to?

Your cell workin'?

Yeah.

Am I bein' setup, tell the truth.

Only if pussy get you stuck.

What if it don't work?

Uncle Teo will make sure, that we all get stuck.

[typing]

[Mrs. Hertrude] We started a fund for Willy Derrick.

I know we ain't got no lights and some of y'all

suffered damage from the storm.

But we have a neighbor who's in the rain

and she needs our help.

Well what about when the lights come back on?

We act like we don't got a problem here.

That baby died 'cause he was runnin' around with them boys.

It shouldn't take somebody grievin' for a child

for us to act on it.

We seen it.

We see who doin' it.

And we need to call him out.

That's right, I'm talkin' to you, son.

This new crew bringin' in this crazy mess

and we need you to speak up.

Otherwise,

-this death on your hands. -Uh-uh!

-Don't do that! -What you mean?

-Don't do that! -Gloria!

They here to mourn their friend.

-Whatever. -You right.

You just gonna make him act to be some--

Look, look, look.

I know...

I know I gotta do somethin'.

I haven't been doin' my part.

I've been so busy tryin' to get outta here.

Tryin' to go to a different school elsewhere.

Look I'm sorry for Willy, I am.

He was a friend to my brother.

I ain't dealin'.

Y'all know that.

But I do know somethin'.

And if I say somethin',

y'all know what that mean.

That mean they gonna hurt my family and me.

But that's why we gotta stick together.

We gotta stay ready.

Stay ready, we won't have to get ready.

[crowd murmurs in agreement]

Uh-uh, uh-uh, not tonight.

I got company.

What?

I can't come in?

You cannot.

A'ight.

You was beggin' for me.

Now I can't come in?

A'ight then.

Nasty ass faggot boy.

I'd tell your buddy in there, better be careful.

-Y'all loose with it. -I screen quarterly.

You should too.

I ain't no faggot.

Do you even know what you are?

You a distraction.

I let your ass distract me a few times to get me right.

Get my head right.

But yeah, it s cool.

I see how this shit work.

Just give me my shit back.

You want your kiss back?

No, you nasty ass...

No, my script pad, you know what it is.

Get your hands off me.

You see a blouse and some makeup

but I will come out this Maybelline

and show you she's born with it.

That's the last one I'm afraid.

If your boss wants the rest, he know where I live.

I just need my money.

Nah, you ain't gettin' shit.

I'm out this bitch.

Fuckin' shone, fuckin' bust down.

[giggles]

[sighs]

All right, David,

let's hope this shit work.

[gasping]

You not made for this nephew.

You're not.

I love that about you.

I told you, I would never let someone put a hand on you.

I was you in my family.

El negrito.

The darkest one.

And everyone, the whole family, used to put hands on me.

That's why I promised, when you was born,

and you came out already black and beautiful,

not one mark on this one.

This one, mine.

Now,

I love you.

But you're fucking up my business.

So you fired.

Okay?

Okay.

Now I gotta go clean up another mess you made.

Let's talk about your little friend David.

[people chattering]

[phone dialing]

[Gloria] You've reached Glo, Dai, and Jay.

[JG] We ain't home.

[David] Leave a message.

[cheering]

[bangs hood]

What you doin' out here, Mrs. Kelly?

Hello.

Hi David.

Hi.

Don't worry.

I think everybody too happy the lights came on to rob you.

I'm lookin' for Seren.

He ain't over here.

I know, I--

They say it's good to retrace.

He was with you last, I know it.

David,

that letter.

What about it?

What did it mean?

Ask Seren.

I can't!

Yeah me neither.

You know somethin'!

You know! You fuckin' know!

You never texted him.

You know.

You don't wanna know what I know.

I know about bruises up and down.

So bad he can't even stand up straight.

And when he not duckin' hits,

he tryin' to keep nigga's out his sheets.

You don't wanna know what I know.

You wanna take your ass home and hope they find my friend.

Take off, Mrs. Kelly.

We got a lot goin' on around here.

Be safe.

You leavin'?

You don't need me anymore.

I'll always need you.

I'm always there, for whatever you wanna ask.

Not for everything.

Try me.

I would ask you,

what was your last day on Earth like?

Hm.

I would ask you...

your favorite food,

your favorite song.

I would ask...

if you had any regrets,

anything you'd take back.

And if you had one wish.

That my son would be better than me.

Am I?

Am I better?

You the man.

I would ask...

what you would've wanted to do with your life.

♪ I got a rainbow

♪ Tied all around my shoulder

♪ I gotta rainbow

♪ Tied all around my shoulder

♪ I'm goin' home

♪ My Lord I'm goin' home

That's why you wanted to go in there?

That's what you wanted them to see?

I was just tryin' to help.

Help?

You basically admitted to the whole 'Ville

that you was runnin' with the niggas

responsible for hurtin' that boy!

I didn't lie!

So what?

You think 'cause you told the truth--

The truth don't fix shit. Okay?

You the one always tellin' me not to lie!

That's different, that's between us!

How? You lyin' now, you been lyin'!

What?

You got fired, you been slippin' and you been lyin'!

Call me a liar again!

Call me a liar, David!

I swear--

In my house?

You think? Get your shit!

Get your shit and get out!

Good! I'm tired of takin' care of all this shit!

Go!

Dai, wait!

I'll end up just like Seren!

Nowhere, 'cause I probably fucked up my chances

of goin' to Hurston 'cause I'm just like you!

I'm just like you.

I make stupid ass decisions and expect somebody else

-to fix it! -Keep talkin', David!

-Keep talkin'! -You say don t worry,

but really what you mean is "fix it."

Don't sling dope but don't mine if I get a little--

Shut up!

Don't say no fuckin' more, boy!

You tryin' to embarrass me?

In front of my son?

The light's back on.

You should probably go lay down, JG.

You got anymore aspirin?

There's one left in here.

Is this how it's gonna be?

What you mean?

All that I heard at grandmas.

-All that happened. -David I'm tired.

I don't feel like talkin' about all that.

I wish you hadn't heard it.

I wish but... hey.

Hey, we here right?

We home.

I'm happy we home.

I didn't mean to upset you.

I'm not upset!

Just, you askin' a lot.

Can you hand me the bag please?

I'm tired.

Yeah.

Me too.

I gotta get some rest.

I gotta go by the school in the morning.

Is it back open?

No.

Not yet.

[unzips bag]

Hey, how you doin'?

My homegirl usually get this filled out,

but you know the storm broke up

and the window, and her whole meds got messed up.

What was her number?

Uh, it's right there on the script.

And your name?

David Young.

DJ?

What are you doing here?

You came to help out in the shelter?

No, I needed to get somethin'.

Well students aren't allowed back yet.

We're only open for teachers today, you can't be here.

Okay. David.

I prefer David.

David.

Mrs. Kelly wants to talk to you more about Seren.

I assume you know he hasn't been found.

She asked me to talk to your mama--

Cool, she was waitin' on you to call,

So you could talk to her about why Mrs. Kelly

put her hands on me and she wasn't notified.

But I'll get her to reach out.

Now have a good day.

Hey man, this don't never take this long

with the other lady.

All of our systems aren't back up yet,

so it's a little slower than normal, Mr. Young.

But I'm callin' it in right now,

get someone to help you right away.

-Thank you. -Can I see that?

I'll take it from here.

Thanks for callin'.

Come on.

Watch your head.

David Young?

You were goin' to do a little man dirty like that?

You were goin' to give them his name and all his addresses.

You don't even know where you fucked up do you?

You had that man callin' that number.

It's the number to the precinct, pendejo.

The number I gave Raynan to give,

you thought you was on, huh?

How long you been doin' this shit for Desmond?

-Working for him? -Desmond?

Ay, coño.

Look, I don't know what you talkin' about.

I know you Raynan's uncle

and seen you before too, detective.

You rode through The 'Ville and picked up Raynan.

You a part of this.

We all know somethin'.

Hey, I know some shit too.

When was the last time you saw your fighting friend, hmm?

Your Jamaican boss man?

He's hauntin' your nephew.

That shit is over!

I need to tender his resignation.

Right after you.

See what you fail to realize is that

blood is thicker than water.

And I'm gonna always look out for my blood.

You should too.

Let's drop him off.

[cocks gun]

[gunshot firing]

What you doing?

The plan was for you to go away.

I think Teo...

I think he got to Shinobi.

And?

He said he let him go though.

Desmond?

He told me not to ask him for answers

that would keep me up at night.

How you live with him knowin' what he did?

Man, I don't know shit.

Oh, so that make it easier for you?

-'Cause I can't forget. -You got to, Dai.

Trust me, don't try to go up against Teo,

he connected everywhere.

I didn't need to get him.

I'm just trying to protect mine.

He gone, Dai.

Let that shit go.

Cool.

You follow though,

you go too.

You ain't in a position to make threats.

But you know I keep promises.

You sound like him.

You sound just like him.

Every other word out your mouth, it's Sky.

Thank you for doing your part.

Always wanted a little brother to look out for him.

♪ Hey there you

♪ Trapped in a thousand pieces ♪

♪ Weepin' in the darkest night ♪

[Gold Tooth] What's up, Dai?

Chillin'.

-You workin'? -What for?

I'm on a sabbatical.

Ain't nobody runnin' shit, right?

Right.

[man] All right.

Yo, don't get dirty, JG!

Go fuck yourself, Dai.

What are you gonna do about him?

There ain't nothin' to be done.

[both] I'm sorry I said... No, you go.

[giggling]

I think I had a dream about dancin'.

What?

It was all.

[laughs] What? Bruh, are you okay?

That's your fault.

I don't know why you dream about me.

I didn't say all that.

Yeah you did.

You nervous about the auditions too?

I don't even know if I'ma go.

They don't even have a football team.

I think I'ma just go to South Homestead.

Yeah.

That's what I was thinkin'.

Wait.

I'm tired of missin' the bus.

Well, get that butt up on time.

Tare.

She always calling you.

-Only when I'm around you. -♪ Sing 'til the mornin'

♪ And the stars will shine

♪ Over you

♪ And it's gonna turn it down

[phone ringing]

[woman] Hello, thank you for calling Hurston Prep,

this is Karen speaking.

This is Dr. Woods-Trap, I'd like to speak with admissions

about my student, David Young.

♪ Sing 'til the mornin'

♪ And the stars will shine

♪ Over you

♪ Deep into the other side

♪ Sing 'til the mornin'

♪ And the stars will shine

♪ Over you

♪ Everyone's gonna turn it dark ♪

♪ Sing to the mornin'

♪ Sing 'til the mornin'

♪ And the skies will

[theme music playing]