All language subtitles for Hei lll

Hello.

I have an international
transaction.

This is my paperwork.

Welcome to
Chicago, Mr. Horne.

Where am I taking you today?

Thank you all
for being here today

on the ten-year anniversary of
the passing of Merritt King.

Merritt King was the epitome

of Black excellence
in our community.

He formed coalitions,

registered voters,
sought alliances,

and encouraged the
Black community

to always recognize that
our collective voice

is more powerful
than any one of us.

Merritt King worked
outside the system

in order to change the system.

We are very proud of all
that he accomplished.

So let us light a
candle as we leave

and pray for his soul

and for all the
souls he left behind.

Let us pray.

What up, Uncle Jeremy?

I did not expect
to see you here.

Well, he was my brother.

Just because we weren’t close
doesn’t mean I don’t miss him.

My dad
used to tell me,

"Whatever you do,

stay away from your
Uncle Jeremy."

- Really?
- Yeah.

Well, it’s, uh, been good
seeing you, Marshall.

Yo, Unc! Yo, that’s it?

That’s the extent
of our relationship.

You just said you were
told to stay away from me.

Hey, hey, look,

what my dad said
about you was wack.

Look, I’m just happy to see you.

And, uh, I was
wondering, actually...

What’s going on, Marshall?

Look, I’m... I’m in trouble.

I owe money... A lot.

I’m trying to get, like,
like, a bank loan or something

to keep these folks
up off of me, man.

But... But it’s serious.

I even got friends that
work at First Chicago,

but I don’t know the first steps
to getting a bank loan, Unc.

What do your friends
do at First Chicago?

All I know is that
they deal with money.

But, I mean, you’ve dealt
with banks and finance, right?

Hm.

They’re coming by the studio.

You could meet them tonight.

Your friends?

I got a whole career
going on, Uncle Jeremy.

But I-I need your help.

Mr. Jeremy Horne,

this is the Wayne County
Corrections Department

Pre-Incarceration Services.
We have not heard from you

regarding your agreed-upon
surrender in 21 days.

If we do not hear from you,

you will be in direct violation
of your sentencing guidelines.

Get in touch with us as soon
as you receive this message,

or we will be forced
to bring you back

by any means necessary

We can be reached at 705-55...

♪ Why don’t you take my hand ♪

♪ Run away Come
out of the blue ♪

No. Yeah, yeah,
yeah. Yeah, yeah.

That’s the one.
Uncle Jeremy, man.

Oh, man, you made it.

Oh. Yes, sir.

There’s a diner
around the corner.

Why don’t you finish up here,

and let’s go down and
talk about your situation.

Okay. Cool, cool. Hey. Hey.

Tell Rick, Danny, and LaDonna to
meet us at the diner, alright?

Cool. Come on.

Explain to me this
house music empire.

What’s... What’s your vision?

House is dominating
the charts, Unc.

Disco, dance, R&B.

It’s cool. But house?

House music is pure Chicago.

And it’s right now.

It is blowing up in Detroit,

New York, Paris.

I mean, in Manchester, England,

there’s a club playing
our mixes, our tracks.

I just got to build
a recording facility,

along with distribution
and manufacturing.

I mean, if I can do that,

I could be the Berry
Gordy of house music.

Just need the money to prove it.

So, Unc, I got mixed up
with loan sharks, man.

They won’t back off.

Look, I’m trying to
build an empire, okay?

So you owe them, uh, $10,000?

Couldn’t get the
money anywhere else.

I didn’t know any Black folks
investing in house music.

So until I pay them back,
they gonna keep coming at me.

We want our money!

No, I just... I just...

I just need to get
these guys their money.

Uh...

so, uh, this is Danny,
LaDonna, and Rick.

They all work at
the First Chicago.

- This is my uncle, Jeremy Horne.
- Pleasure.

Pleasure. Pleasure.

Come on in.

Mr. Marshall is
interested in a bank loan.

I take it you all are
junior loan officers

over at First Chicago.

He... He said you
all work with money.

I work in the wire
transfer department.

Uh, check clearing.

Me and Rick work the
same night shift.

And we move millions.

Very impressive.

Would you all be interested
in dinner to discuss further?

On me, of course.

- Yeah.
- Sure. Yeah.

You all are aware

what a powerful
position you’re in,

working at one of
the largest banks

- in the country.
- Yes, sir.

And as you know,
many corporations

move a lot of their
money through your bank.

Chicago is the banking
hub of the country.

- And at the Board
of Trade - Uh-huh.

- Down on LaSalle
Street, - Uh-huh, uh-huh.

It’s probably more
important than Wall Street.

I want to be a stockbroker

on the floor of
the Board of Trade.

That’s my dream.

LaDonna, Danny, you... you...

you have any
ambitions at the bank?

I think I’d like to
work on the retail side.

You know, I’m good with people.

Yeah. I can see that.

Uh, I’m not.

I like systems, how things work.

Yeah, he’s good at that.

Mm. What do you all
make? Minimum wage?

What... What is it? $3, $3.30?

$3.35.

$3.35.

So, yeah.

What about that bank loan?

Let’s, uh... Let’s
talk about that.

Ha... Have... Have any
of you ever thought about

how much money goes
directly through you all?

Mm, seven billion-one hundred
and twenty-nine-thousand.

Of course you
know the exact amount.

We all do, ’cause
it’s not our money.

But I have a good
time counting it.

Oh. And the transfer calls,

you cannot make a mistake.

- Oh. Mnh-mnh.
- No, no, no.

- Or else you’re gone.
- Mm-hmm.

Have you all ever heard of
Ivan Boesky or Michael Milken?

Very prominent in
the financial world.

Little greedy.

Hey, let’s just say

there’s a lot of
opportunities at a bank

for forward-thinking,

ambitious people
like yourselves.

Well... thank you so
much for the meal.

Oh. Okay. Of course.

And it’s really
nice meeting you.

Mm-hmm.

And so we’ll
see you later, Marshall.

Thank you guys.

You know, can we talk
about the bank loan, Unc?

I need that money.

They can’t help you
with a bank loan,

but I can.

Here’s $10,000.

And now you’re in control.

And now you work for me.

- Damn!
- Mm-hmm.

Thanks, Unc.

Don’t you have to DJ tonight?

Oh, shit. Uh...

- Hey, Unc, thank you.
- Mm-hmm.

- Thank you.
- And, by the way,

what are your
friends’ names again?

Yo, who was that guy?

Mr. Horne asked a
lot of questions.

I found it a very
stimulating conversation.

Did you notice
Mr. Horne’s watch?

A stone-cold Rolex!

- Yeah.
- Damn.

What’s a Rolex?

LaDonna, a Rolex is a watch
worn by men with money.

Aren’t you looking for
somebody like that?

♪ Put 40 hours in
at a minimum wage ♪

♪ Friday’s here and
you get paid huh ♪

♪ You played some dice... ♪

And we are
opening up the phone lines

on tonight’s very big topic...

Did Mayor Harold Washington
really die at his desk?

The rumors have some validity.

Did the power
establishment in Chicago

have the mayor taken out?

We’re taking callers after
the break. Stay tuned.

♪ And made big cash ♪

♪ But tell me how long
does that life last ♪

♪ Huh, it might sound sad
or might sound funny ♪

♪ But that’s what
people do for money ♪

- Right?
- Look at her.

Now how y’all gonna do homework
and watch TV at the same time?

Come on. We do it all the time.

Mm-hmm.

Let me see.

And that’s why you
need to correct this,

this,

and this.

But, LaDonna, I don’t
know the answer.

Okay. Well, until you
do, TV remains off.

Where’s Mama?

♪ Ooh, you make my
love come down ♪

♪ Can’t do without ♪

♪ Your tender love ♪

♪ There’s no way out ♪

Hi, Rick. Can we talk a second?

You’re here late.

What’s up?

Rick, we all thought
that this was the year

for your promotion
to the day shift,

but it... it didn’t happen.

I... I don’t understand.

What happened?
You said I had it.

I-I know, I know. It
just wasn’t the time.

Maybe next year.

I’ve been here for
six years, Harriet.

I know. And I went
to bat for you.

I’m real sorry.

Have a good night.

Harriet says
she went to bat for me.

Yeah, I don’t trust any of them.

What am I gonna do?
Look for a new job?

I got bills, man.

Look, Rick, we are pawns
on a chess board, man.

Expendable.

So stop thinking
they care about us.

Why are you so cynical, man?

Because I’m Black at a
bank, making $3.35 an hour.

Why aren’t you cynical?

I still think there are
good people at the bank,

- like Harriet.
- Ah.

Alright, check this out. Go on.

So my boy Joe Simmons,
he investigated this.

So look, he noticed there
was a $1 discrepancy

in everyone’s paychecks
for three years.

Yeah, that’s a hell
of a lot of money.

You’re goddamn right it is.

Alright, so Joe, he decided to
do this statistical analysis.

He then had this
meeting with Harriet.

Wait, wait,
wait, hold up.

Wait. That’s... That’s...

- Yo, that’s big-time.
- Yeah.

Joe calculated he saved
the bank $12 million.

So Joe said they found
the guy responsible.

Just some guy,

and he’s still working
at the bank. And you know

- if he looks like you or me...
- Would not still

- be working at the bank.
- You’re damn right.

Joe said they probably
docked his pay.

Yo, that’s
not even the worst part.

You know what Joe got?

He got a freakin’
dinner at a Ponderosa.

Ugh.

Nice little "Attaboy, Joe."

Man, I need a break.

I got to find a way
to make some money.

Man, Rick, either you buy
what they are selling,

which is hope, pray
they advance you.

Or you just let
it go and move on.

Yes!

This is LaDonna Paige,
Transfer Operations Department.

This call is being recorded
for security purposes.

Oh, good morning, Mr. Davis.

Hmm. How are your kids doing?

Back in school? That is great.

Oh, you would like to transfer

$5,150,000.

And what is your transfer code?

Mm, I will repeat that back.

5-9-star-

5-9-1-8-3-1-5-2.

That is correct.

Please hold for a
second confirmation.

Come on,
one more big bite.

We got to say bye to Daddy.

But I’m
eating this apple.

Then finish
the one you have.

Hey, Pumpkin,
you want a cookie?

- Mm-hmm?
- Just one.

But I wanted...
But I just ate one.

- Come on, one more.
- You’re gonna get one.

Mm-hmm. Okay, come on.

Let’s say bye to Daddy.
Here, put it down.

Where the hell are
we supposed to go, huh?!

I don’t know! You
got a husband! Ask his ass.

That ain’t
right! That ain’t right!

It ain’t right
what you did, though.

You promised.
You can burn in hell.

Burn in hell?

Burn in goddamn
hell! You can burn in hell!

- You can’t say that to me, Renee
- Stuff it, Tyree! Hey, Danny.

Hey, look here, Danny.
This is my place, alright?

Nobody tell you to
bring these old boxes

of nerdy-ass comic
books in here anyway.

And if I tell you get them
out my living room, I mean it.

And I already told
my sister this,

and I’m telling you.

As soon as that baby drops,

y’all best find
new accommodations

so I can bring my honeys
home and get back to my life.

You feel me?

Tyree, thank you for that.

Also, I really need you
to stop shouting at me!

Knock it off!

I’m going to work.

What you doing in Chicago?

Memorial service for my brother.

Hm.

So, Jeremy,
I got your message.

Here we are. What’s going down?

I’m
contemplating a big bank.

You ever work with amateurs?

One
of my best scores.

Your amateurs inside?

In good positions.

But you’re not convinced.

You know the system?

Very well.

Let’s just say the weakness
in the banking system

needs to be tested.

Forty years in the game.

Technology changes. Gadgets
and shit come and go.

But nothing beats
working with people

who want what you want.

Here are the keys.

It’s an empty space
over on Washington.

Should be pretty private.

That picture looks
very familiar.

You have the real one, Ray.

We took it together.
Don’t you remember?

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

- You’re absolutely right.
- Yes.

But, Jeremy...

- Breeze Air?
- Was a disaster.

It was more than that.

I was this close to
being back inside.

Now, if you want to
remain my friend...

You’re more than my friend, Ray.

If you want to
remain my friend...

let’s forget about what happened

and pledge never to
work together again.

Can we make that deal?

Have you even spoken to Bree?

Let’s go for a walk.

What are you doing here, Jeremy?

I-I admit Breeze Air was a bust.

It could have worked. If
your guy wasn’t so greedy.

My guy? Wha...? My guy?

You brought him in.

Are you serious right
now? I was dating Zach.

Nobody told you to recruit him.

Look, we both...

let the wrong guy in.

Yes, we did.

Both let the wrong guy in.

But I have another
opportunity for you.

Ha! I am not messing
with you anymore, Jeremy.

What, you... You haven’t
even heard me out.

I don’t care!

Right now, I am working

a straight gig getting
this guy elected.

Politics?

Yes, politics.
It’s the same game.

Just simple misdirection.

And a steady paycheck.

But you know what, Jeremy?
I’ve lost my appetite.

I’ve got to get back
to work, alright?

No, no, no, no, no.
Please don’t say that.

No. It was fun while it lasted.

Yeah, just leave Chicago, hm?

Forget this opportunity.

Bye, Jeremy.

- Fed up. Okay?
- Okay.

I’m fed up with Tyree.

You know what?

Neither one of y’all
are pregnant, okay?

Neither one of y’all.

I know. I know. I know.

We’re not... We’re
not making enough.

But if you’re making enough.

- Nothing else I can do.
- Figure it out!

- Okay! Help me!
- I can’t!

Get us out of this house, Danny.

Ma, I promise, as
soon as I get a raise,

no more riding this bus to work.

- Alright, alright.
- I’ll be here. I’ll be here.

Open up! Open up!

You okay? I love you. You okay?

Please, no!

Just one drink.

Just leave Chicago, hmm?
Forget this opportunity.

surrender in 21 days.

If we do not hear from you,
you will be in direct violation

of your sentencing guidelines.
Get in touch with us as soon as

you receive this message,
or we’ll be forced

to bring you back by
any means necessary.

But nothing beats
working with people

who want what you want.

If you do, you’re gold.

Mr. Horne?

Are we in the right place
for the business opportunity?

Yes. Come in.

I’m glad you’re all here
for the presentation.

Please, take a seat.

What’s up, Unc?

I invited you all here to
present a proposal to y’all

because I respect you.

There’s $500 in the
envelope in front of you.

It’s yours for being here.

Part of the business
opportunity.

You three work at one of the
largest banks in the country

using wire transfer with
voice phone confirmations.

Now, let me be clear.

Everything I’m going to say
to you here I’ve done before.

Done what? Why are we here?

- What is this about?
- I will show you

how to move money from
corporate bank accounts

to your own bank account.

Hey, hey, hey, hey. Come
on. Hear him out. Alright?

Just hear him out. Sit down.

Everything
you see here...

- I own.
- Damn, Unc!

Where you get all this?

I’ve created wealth for myself

by understanding
that a bank’s loss

is my gain.

I know their system.

Banks lose funds every year.

They’re careless, bloated,
top-heavy, and inefficient.

Your jobs will be
gone very soon.

You’ve been at the
bank for years.

No savings to speak
of, no college degrees,

no opportunities
for advancement.

- Am I wrong?
- Yeah. What’s it to you?

You don’t know the first
thing about our lives anyway.

I’ve seen your lives.

I know how each
of you are living.

You want better
lives for yourselves,

for your families.

Help me rob

the First National
Bank of Chicago.

And I will make each of
you very, very wealthy.

LaDonna?

You wire millions every day,

talking to corporate
officers at each company.

They move they own money.

But you have the transfer codes.

They change every hour,

but you have access
to them, yes?

Every transfer needs
a second confirmation

from the corporation.

That is why my plan works.

We set it up so that Danny

or Rick receive
that second call.

Instead of the company’s number,

LaDonna will have

a different number to call.

And we will control that call

because we will
be that executive.

That’s crazy.

How are we going to
be that executive?

I will train your
voices to sound like

the corporate officers
approving the transfers.

The transfer’s confirmed,
millions to our accounts.

The system has a glitch.

We take advantage
of it, get rich,

then leave the country.

We have family here.

And you’ll
be millionaires.

They will join you.

You said this money
is mine, right?

Yes.

Good, because I’m taking
my Black ass home.

That’s your prerogative.

And you know what?

I could call the police on you

and tell the bank, too.

Why would you do that,

when you stand to have millions?

Go.

If I never speak to you again,

at least you’ll be $500 richer.

With a new Rolex.

Make a list of all
the corporate officers

requesting wire
transfers weekly.

Don’t take too long to decide.

I’m seeing other people.

Yo, freeze.

Shut up! You know
what time it is.

- Oh, shit.
- Shut up!

- Watch.
- Got no watch.

- Wallet.
- Just going real slow, brother.

- Going real slow.
- Oh, shit.

- There you go.
- Give me the briefcase.

Now stop. That’s enough.

Give
me the briefcase!

- No.
- Just give it to him, Unc!

Drop it.

Shit!

Ah!

Just shot him?

I really look forward to
seeing you all real soon.

Really.

Danny is my man! Okay?

He ain’t acting like it!

And you!

And you ain’t acting
like a brother!

Ah!

Damn it.

That’s ten grand. Alright?

But you best never
lay hands on me again.

I am not clearing
checks till I’m 50.

Are you?

What Mr. Horne’s
proposing could work.

Mmm.

Mr. Horne ain’t
trying to save us.

He needs us.

We need him.

I don’t need anybody.

What is your problem, man?

- Why us?
- Why not us?

This is literally
like a lottery ticket.

To be accurate, the odds
on a single lottery ticket

are 800,500,000 to 1.

This is far better.

I don’t know about you, Rick,

but I’m tired of
living like I’m living.

I’ve checked Mr. Horne’s facts.

He’s right.

We can redirect that
second call anywhere.

My house. Your
house. A phone booth.

When the first call come in,

I’ll just call the
number he gives me

and use the current code.

And if I’m the first call,
Rick got to be the second.

It’s just risky as hell.

Yo! Man, y’all got lunch?

Man, you know, I filmed
a music video right here.

Mm, look at that view.

Marshall, is your
uncle for real?

’Cause he coming on
strong, like a bull.

Here’s the deal. Alright?

The last thing my dad
told me before he died

was to stay away
from my Uncle Jeremy.

Is he real?

Yeah. Real as a heart attack.

But you don’t work at the bank.

What does he want you to do?

Shit. Whatever he
wants. I work for him.

- Bro, you’re a criminal?
- We’re not criminals.

Look, I call it payback
for being born Black.

Say that again when you’re
sitting in the jail cell.

You know what? I’m sick of you.

You dress like you went
to some top school,

and you act like you better
than us half the time.

And what now, Rick? Huh?

You punking out?

This is our chance.
Don’t you see that?

That’s real talk, Rick.

We are talking about
robbing a goddamn bank.

Where we work!

Hey, look, man, Jeremy Horne
knows what he’s doing. Alright?

Look, we listen, learn,

get this money, and
never look back.

We pull this off, we
gonna own Chicago.

We pull this off, we’ll never be
able to live in Chicago again.

Are you ready for that,
Mr. King of House?

Hell, yeah!

Shit, we get this money,

we put this music
out everywhere.

Alright?

All in or what?

Come on, Danny.

Rick, we do this
together or not.

Come on, man.

Let’s get paid.

Here are all the
names you requested.

Thank you, LaDonna.

We focus on these five. Why?

- They keep large balances.
- What else?

The balances are not
checked for 48 to 72 hours.

Which means that we can
make transfers that land clear

and can be withdrawn
in that gap time.

By then, the money will be
long gone, but so will we.

Nicely done.

These are our accounts

in the Bank of
Geneva, Switzerland,

for our company, Strand
Investments, LLC.

I’m the chairman. You’re
all board members.

These are our targets.

Learn their lives, how
they speak, what they love,

who they love.

Learn this information
and destroy it.

This is Mark Hamilton,

corporate officer
at Northern Levers,

- lives in Wilmette.
- I know. I speak to him weekly.

Good. Well, then
you’ll follow him.

Learn everything about him.

This is a team effort.

Are we ready?

Watch and learn.

First step, get
close to your target

with the tape recorder.

Then let them talk.

With the recordings, we listen

and learn the details
of their lives

and how they speak.

Then we mimic their voices.

Excuse me.

Good evening, you two.

I’m Sandy Johnson. I’m
with the US Census.

We do know that you did
fill out your census.

I’m just here with a
few follow-up questions.

Okay. Shoot.

for
me to be happy

and my wife to show off.

Long hours at the office.

I need a comfort car.

Yeah. This guy’s an asshole.

These are the facts of his life.

The small talk, his truth.

Listen to this and learn.

I bought the BMW

for me to be happy

and for my wife to show off.

Long hours at the office.

I need a comfort car.

Not
bad. Hey, look, um,

I need birth dates,
place of births,

and also I need
photos. Okay? ASAP.

- What for?
- Passports.

Jeremy Horne,

this is Mr. Podesky
from the Wayne County

Pre-Incarceration Services
calling you again.

We are aware that you
are currently in Chicago.

You have not checked in.

We must hear from
you immediately

to confirm your surrender,
or we’re sending

federal marshals
to bring you in.

- What do we want?
- Justice!

- When do we want it?
- Now!

- What do we want?
- Justice!

- When do we want it?
- Now!

- What do we want?
- Justice!

- When do we want it?
- Now!

- What do we want?
- Justice!

On the day,

LaDonna, Danny, and Rick

will blend in to this crowd

for cover when leaving the bank.

Marshall drives up,
everybody gets in one by one,

- and we go.
- Got you, Unc.

Let’s go over it again.

Step by step. Marshall?

8:00 a.m., I’m gonna
check on the flights,

travel to O’Hare,

gas up the car,
confirm where to hide.

- LaDonna?
- Leave my place by 8:00 a.m.

Get on the train.

- Be at my desk by 8:30.
- Danny?

8:00 a.m., wrap up
work on the night shift,

drop off the comic book to
my boy in the wire room,

talk and occupy him
while listening for

incoming corporate
transfer calls.

- Rick?
- 8:00 a.m., get off work,

get on subway, make
it home by 8:30.

I’ll be at Dearborn,
outside the bank at 8:30.

We’re on, transfer everything
by 10:00. Understood?

Got it.

We will use these pagers to
communicate on the big day.

Our codes will be simple.

One is approved.

Two is stop.

And three is hurry.

Memorize this.

- Danny, you’re up.
- Ready.

Well, I like
to deal with my employees

- in a very specific way.
- Okay.

Well, I like to deal

with my employees in
a very specific way.

- Yes?
- I’d say.

Our
company really wants people

who understand the culture

and understand the tools, uh,

that I think really make us
the best company to work for.

And that’s
how it’s done!

- Boom! You see that?
- Yes!

Ah, it’s Geneva with an "E."

Why I’m the only one to
get called out like that?

Yes. Thank you so much.

He’s going to appreciate it.

Alright. Thank you. Bye-bye.

Hello. Oh. Thank you.

This is Check Clearing
and the Transfers Department.

Everyone here, with their
years of experience,

have helped decrease
clearance times considerably.

Hmm. We hear about
computerization

across all departments.

You are prepared for
this? Do you feel ready?

Yes. We have already
started the transition.

In two weeks, this department
will be completely computerized

with a new system in place.

So verbal confirmations
of funds transferred

will no longer be necessary.

First National Bank of Chicago

should be fully computerized
by the end of the month.

Mr. Horne, we have
a big problem.

If we want this to happen,
we need to move now.

The bank is computerizing
top to bottom.

Accounting, auditing,
check clearing,

and wire transfers.

Shit.

The department keeps the updated
account balances on printouts.

Harriet gets a copy from
her secretary daily.

A duplicate copy
is kept on ledgers

on the 11th floor
in the machine room

next to Harriet’s office.

Nowhere else.

The only way to get in that room

is with a key card.

I mean, I could get
the codes, but...

Without the printouts

with the current
balances, we can’t move.

We won’t know the balances,

- but I could estimate based on...
- No, it’s too risky.

I need to go in the bank
and get the printouts.

And I need key cards.

Is this really gonna
happen, Mr. Horne?

New plan.

Instead of going after
the entire $235 million,

we will target the $80 million

from the three companies
you speak to daily.

So it’s on Rick to handle
the second confirmation.

He will be the
corporate officers

from Ben Holland Distillers,

Kebler Byers,

Northern Levers.

Call Rick,

tell him he must get a meeting
with Harriet for Friday morning

and a key card for
the computer room.

LaDonna, okay?

Buddha Ray, what
are you doing here?

I was about to ask
you the same thing.

I think I need to
get up out of here.

Yeah.

Good to see you.

I’m so glad you could make it.

Oh, please, sit, sit.

Wonderful.

If a SWAT team rolls
up on us right now,

I will never forgive you.

Fear not, Buddha Ray.

We’re just here having
a lovely dinner.

When was the last time
we were all together?

Detroit. Breeze Air, Jeremy.
The bane of my existence.

I second that.

I know the awkward position
I put you in recently.

Awkward?

Unbelievable.

See, I can’t speak
for Buddha Ray, but,

Jeremy, life is much too short.

And that’s why I’ve
asked you both here.

Shit, Jeremy,
a tracking bracelet?

What’d you do now?

I’m going to do
five for Breeze Air.

Zach got probation naming names.

And instead of him burning you,

I took a plea.

I surrender in a few weeks.

So this is one last score?

$80 million.

So, well, you’ll
be set when you get out.

No, no, no. I’m doing
this score for you.

You both get part of the split

because I blew it for
Breeze Air, you’re family.

I needed to make it right.

This is not free money.

What do you need, Jeremy?

Two hours this Friday.

You’re a pair of bank
auditors. You’re not the show.

You’re decoys so I
can grab some intel.

You’re in and out.

This last go-round really
didn’t sit well with me.

I shouldn’t even be thinking
about this shit, but...

screw it!

Any opportunity to
stick it to the man

is worth my time and attention.

- Whatever you need.
- Just like that?

Bree, we stick together.

We always stick together, right?

Right.

Now,

you two need to get
your shit together.

Okay.

Contact me with the particulars.

Now I’m... I’m going to go
soak my veins in some Popeye’s.

This shit is too
rich for my blood.

The white gloves always
work, and you know it.

Rick Lewis!

It’s great to see you.

- Are you here watching the game?
- Yep.

This is my husband, John.

John works for the
Board of Trade.

Honey, this is Rick
Lewis from the bank.

Oh, yes.

Harriet is very high on you.

Said you’re headed for
bigger and better places.

Yeah.

Would you like to join us?

I’d love to.

Great.

I love finance.

You know, stocks, bonds.

I’ve really studied
it for some while now.

But they say that you learn
when you’re on the floor.

Now, that’s true.

College isn’t always
that important for this,

just sharp decision-making.

I have a market maker
trainee position open.

It pays a competitive rate
with room for advancement.

It’s yours if you want it.

I could
arrange for you

to transition out of
the bank in 30 days.

It’s more money. A new career.

I would be sad to see you go.

Wow.

Uh, Harriet, I...

C-Can... Can we meet in your
office on Friday t-to...

to talk about everything?

I can stay after my shift.

How’s 10:00 a.m.?

Perfect. That’s per...

More wine?

- Please.
- Yes.

Unexpected.

What’s up?

I need to talk to you.

Talk.

Wow.

This is a nice place.

It’ll do in a pinch.

Talk.

Uh, okay. Um...

Well...

Uh...

Everything’s set with Harriet,

10:00 a.m. Her office.

The computer room
is right next door.

Here’s the key card to get in.

Good job.

But you could have given this
to me at our next meet-up.

Why are you here tonight?

Harriet’s husband works
for the Board of Trade.

Okay.

And he just offered
me a great job.

I-I’ve always wanted to
work at the Board of Trade.

They want me to
start in 30 days.

In 30 days, you’ll
be worth millions.

I-I know, but

this is like a really
huge opportunity for me.

Promises.

You can fill the seas
with the promises

made to Black folks
in this country,

but nothing’s going
to change until...

we do what needs to be done.

And after the millions
are in your account,

I think you’ll feel like I do.

The power to do
anything for anyone.

I do. I honestly do
want to help people.

Mm-hmm. And you will.

Why do you want to do this?

Because the system
needs to be tested.

They... They tried to
rob you, Mr. Horne.

That is correct.

And they work for me.

At home,

do you have a cordless,
touch-tone phone

or a rotary dial phone?

A rotary. It’s on my wall.

Okay. Take that, please.

On transfer day,

unplug your home phone
and plug that one in.

Don’t screw this up, Rick.

Understand?

See yourself out.

Excuse me.

Are the loan offices on this
floor or the 10th floor?

Well, commercial loans are
on ten, retail’s on five.

And on this floor,

it’s mostly personal
and home loans, correct?

- That’s correct.
- Oh. Alright.

- Thank you. Thank you so much.
- Thank you so much.

And I love your hair.

All of you.

So it’s 10th floor.

- 10th floor.
- Right.

Shall
we? 10th floor...

- Oh, the lift is here.
- Ah.

Here we are. 10th floor.

I’m so sorry. I’m Bridget Mason.

And
I’m Raymond Oliver.

We’re independent
outside auditors,

and we feel a bit
lost right now.

Is the
audit department

on this floor?

Oh, I wonder
how you two wound up here.

Oh, we wondered
that ourselves.

Independent auditors are always
given the wrong information.

Oh, well.
That is too true.

No, the audit department...

Uh, Rick, I will
be right with you.

Why don’t you have a
seat in my office, okay?

Come with me. I love
your gloves, by the way.

Thank you.

Top floor, right?

Yes. You’re going to
come right on over here.

Right.

Harriet!

Um...

- 10:00, right?
- Uh, yeah, Rick.

I’m sorry.

- No worries.
- Come on in.

After you.

I
got your page, Rick.

What’s up, man?

I was in Harriet’s office.

And I saw two other people
Mr. Horne’s working with.

Mr. Horne got the
printouts, but...

- but it’s weird.
- Tell him the rest.

The guys that tried to
rob Mr. Horne that night,

they now work for him.

So they’re now in the deal, too?

We do all the work,

take all the risk,

but other people
are in on the deal?

We may not get our share,

and we lose our jobs, too.

I don’t trust him.

Did your uncle mention anything

about these two people,

these dudes that mugged us?

Man, hell naw.

Look, I need to...

Why is she talking to
that record company?

Hey, what are you doing?

Marshall,
calm down, brother.

You a lot of talk but no money.

You been talking to do
this song for months.

Look, I got a
British distributor,

and they ordered
100,000 copies, alright?

And this how you going to do me?

You know, this shit
is unprofessional.

I’m signing with them.

Okay? I’m out.

Oh, you just going
to walk off? You...

Your crew is late.

Not
a good look, Jeremy.

Why you
always got to be late?

- Boy!
- You’re late!

Yo, Unc, who these folks?

They’re professionals I
trust who show up on time.

Hold on, Unc.

See, all I asked for
was a little help.

But now we all knee deep
and robbing a damn bank!

Lower your voice, son.

This does not look like
commitment to me, Jeremy.

You know, I know you’re
going to prison soon,

but with this crew,

you might want to think about

turning yourself in
a little earlier.

Yeah, um, I don’t know

how all of this is
going to work out,

but it won’t be with us.

Let’s go.

Going to jail?

Do you even care about
what happens to us?

I really
don’t give a damn

who those people are.

I just know that we
leavin’ our families,

and we’ll never see them again.

What is our future?

I have no idea what your
future will be, LaDonna.

But when I was 14
and the teacher said

I was good with numbers,
what was my future?

When I was on the honor roll

and got into the top schools but

we couldn’t afford for me to go,

what was my future?

When I fought, scrapped,

and begged my way to get into
Bayer Schaeffer Securities

and became the top
trader, as an intern,

but they didn’t want me,

what was my future?

When I knew I could
figure out anything to do

with the movement of capital
anywhere in the world...

what was my future?

I tried to go in the front
door with my gifts, LaDonna.

But the back door is where

the opportunities came
for me to have a future.

Yes, I got caught,

and I’m going to go to prison.

I’m going to do my
prison term because...

I love my family.

Marshall, you’re
my brother’s son,

and you’re my family.

You all are my family now.

And I want you all to have life
the way you want to take it,

and not struggle and
grind and be shat on.

Like I was.

So...

LaDonna, Marshall, Danny, Rick,

what’s your future going to be?

I say we go get this money.

You have a good
time at Music Fest, baby.

- You’ve been working hard.
- Thanks, Renee.

It was just a couple days.

You know,

I cannot wait for our
daughter to be born.

Me too, honey.

- Well, we are going to go play.
- Okay.

Yeah, Daddy, we’re
going to the park.

What are you doing?

Baby girl, I already told you.

I’m going to Music Fest
with Daddy’s friends.

Mm-hmm. Have a good
time this weekend.

Okay. Yeah.

Why can’t we go to Music Fest?

Because y’all too young.

I’ll call y’all. Come here.

You okay?

Yeah. Yeah, I’m good.

Bye, baby.

Hey, Danny, what
are you still doing here?

Uh, working a double shift.

Bills to pay.

This is it. The rare edition.

Oh, man! You brought it!

Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.

Wait. Where are you going?

Oh. Wait.

Taking my morning dump,
then I’m reading this.

Cover my phone.

Yeah, yeah, I got you.

He’s going to the
bathroom. Just covering.

This is First Chicago
Transfer Operations.

This phone call
is being recorded

for security purposes.

How may I help you this morning?

Good morning.

This is Peter Jenkins
at Northern Levers.

I’d like to wire $22 million

to Strand Investments.

$22 million to
Strand Investments.

Your transfer code, sir.

8-7-

star-

24-59-

dash-5-

- 6-7.
- Thank you, sir.

- I repeat 8-7-star
- 2-4-5-9-dash-5-6-7.

Please hold for
second confirmation.

No, no, no, no, no,
no, no, no, no, no.

No. Damn it. Shit.

They must not sync. Damn it!

Come on.

- Hello?
- This is LaDonna

- in Transfer Operations.
- Yes!

This call is being recorded

for security purposes.

Calling for a second
confirmation on a transfer.

$22 million from Northern Levers
to Strand Investments, LLC.

And who am I speaking
with, please?

This is Mark Hampton,

corporate finance officer
at Northern Levers.

Good morning, Mr. Hampton.

How is that car of yours?

LaDonna, you
wouldn’t believe it.

I tell you, that wife of mine,

she drove straight
into the city.

She knows good and well
she can’t drive in traffic.

Came back with a dent.

Just unbelievable.

Oh, no. Will it be okay?

It’ll be fine.
I’ve got the best

auto body guy in the city.

Turns old into new,

takes accidents, make
’em non-accidents.

Good.

Please approve a
transfer of $22 million

from Northern Levers to
Strand Investments, LLC.

Code number, please.

Okay. Code number

8-7-star-2-4-5-9-dash-

5-6-7.

The code is correct. This
transfer is approved.

You have a great
day, Mr. Hampton.

Same to you.

Let’s go!

This is Danny in
Transfers Operations.

Yo!

Great story, man.

Forgot my glasses.

I’m almost done.

You can keep it.

This is good. It’s good.

I am so
sorry about that.

This is Danny in
Transfers Operations.

This phone call will be recorded

for security purposes.
How can I help you?

Yes, this
is Robert Williams

from Kebler Byers.

I’d like to transfer $25 million

to Strand Investments, LLC.

- How are you?
- I am doing great, Mr. Williams.

I have it you will be
rooting for U of I this year.

That’s right. That’s my
team. Yes, they are my team.

Excellent. Excellent.

Do you have the transfer
code for this transaction?

Of course I do. You ready?

This is LaDonna

from First National
Bank of Chicago,

calling for second confirmation

on a transfer of $25 million

from Kebler Byers to
Strand Investments, LLC.

Code? Of course.
Uh, it’s 8-7-star...

The code is correct.

All right, sir.

That’s $33 million from
Ben Holland Distillers

to Strand Investments,
LLC. Please hold

- for second confirmation.
- This is LaDonna

in Transfer Operations...

Code number is 8-7-star...

This
transfer is approved.

You have a good day.

Let’s go! Whoo!

- What do we want?
- Justice!

- When do we want it?
- Now!

- What do we want?
- Justice!

- When do we want it?
- Now!

- What do we want?
- Justice!

- When do we want it?
- Now!

- What do we want?
- Justice!

- When do we want it?
- Now!

- What do we want?
- Justice!

- When do we want it?
- Now!

- What do we want?
- Justice!

- When do we want it?
- Now!

- What do we want?
- Justice!

- When do we want it?
- Now!

- What do we want?
- Justice!

- When do we want it?
- Now!

- What do we want?
- Justice!

- When do we want it?
- Now!

- What do we want?
- Justice!

- When do we want it?
- Now!

- What do we want?
- Justice!

- When do we want it?
- Now!

- What do we want?
- Justice!

Marshall,
get us out of here!

Let’s go. Let’s go.

- What do we want?
- Justice!

- When do we want it?
- Now!

- What do we want?
- Justice!

- When do we want it?
- Now!

When do we want it?

I can’t believe
you pulled it off.

- This is crazy!
- We did it! We did it!

Calm down,
alright? It’s not over yet.

Stick to the plan,
okay? We got to lay low.

I don’t understand
what the issue is.

Just transfer the funds
from Strand Investment, LLC

to the Bank of Geneva.
I’ve already authorized it.

You... You... You
have my code number.

That is correct,
sir. It has been authorized.

But you must come into the bank.

That is the regulation
for this transaction.

There’s no way around this?

I’m... I’m on my way to Geneva.

No, sir. For this
level of transfer,

the new Bank of Chicago requires
you to be here in person.

And in
addition to the Dow,

broader gauges of the
market performance

fell in the last hour.

The New York Stock
Exchange composite index

declined to 0.60 from 146.17.

We’ve been in here for hours.

Mr. Horne is gone.
I can just feel it.

Yeah, he’s gone.

Probably in Geneva by now.

Hey, look, y’all,
I’m sorry. For real.

Come on, Marshall.

- Hello?
- Yeah, hi, Charlie. It’s Harriet

Um, I seem to be missing

a couple of balance
report cover sheets.

Yeah, can you pull the
current balances of

Northern Levers,

Ben Holland Distillers,

and Kebler Byers?

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey,
hey. Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!

It is time to eat.

There you go. Thank you.

I am truly sorry
about yesterday.

Here are the tickets
and passports.

Flights are on time, and we
are good to go this afternoon.

But something else did come up.

Lay low.

I got to walk into
a clearinghouse bank

to transfer our funds to Geneva.

You know.

This is for real.

As a heart attack.

Oh, that’s cool.

Oh, shit.

Shit.

Shit, shit.

Charlie, I need you
to call the management

of the major payment desk
for each of these companies.

I need to speak
with the CFOs now.

And get me the FBI!

Just have
a seat right here.

This is...

an unusually large
sum, Mr. uh...

Horne.

Horne. Mr. Horne.

Um...

Is there a problem?

It’s me.
Put me on speaker.

Everyone there?

We did it.

It’s done.

The transfer went through.

Yes!

Whoo!

Okay, I’ll see you soon.

$12 million apiece!
12 apiece! Whoo!

Hello?

Bree. It’s me.

It’s on.

Great. See you tomorrow.

Right.

Your take
is the same as Bree’s

20% of my haul.

Will deposit to your account
same day it hits mine.

Thank you for your
truth, Buddha Ray.

See you soon.

Your take is 25% of my haul,

same as Buddha Ray’s.

Will deposit to your account
the day it hits mine.

I will always love you.

See you soon.

I don’t think
we’ll ever be back.

We’ll send for them.

What kind of man would leave
before his daughter’s born?

All I feel is greed.

Hey. Hey. Hey. Keep
it together, people.

Come on.

We got to keep it together.

There will be no
contact on this plane.

Board separately,

fly quietly,

and don’t speak to each other.

I’ll page you when we land.

Like Marshall said, keep
your emotions in check.

- We’ll be fine.
- Your attention, please.

We are now boarding EuroTravel
Air Flight 1179 to Geneva.

Please have your boarding
pass and identification ready.

As CFO of this bank,

I need to know where our
$80 million is right now.

The funds are sitting
in a clearinghouse bank.

Let’s just reverse it.

It’s our money. They
have to do that.

No, they don’t.

The receiving bank
controls the funds.

We need to find our money

before it’s pushed overseas.

A nationwide alert. Something.

I love you.

What are you doing, Danny?

Calling my wife. She’s pregnant.

Oh. Okay.

So, listen,

I need you to do me a favor.

As soon as we get on the plane,

I need you to cut off
my ankle bracelet.

Yeah. Yeah.

What did you do, Danny?

I think you need to run.

Guys, get this guy.

Guys, get this guy.

Jeremy Horne,
you’re under arrest.

Hands
behind your back.

Hold it!

- Freeze!
- Oh, shit!

Alright,
guys, that’s enough.

Alright, guys,
show me your hands.

Let
me see your hands.

Show me your hands.

I’m telling you.

It is going down in two days.

What do I do?

Look, son, we
really need to know

if what you’re
telling us is real.

First, I’m not your son.

I didn’t mean it like that.

Second...

I would not be sitting
here if this wasn’t real.

So learn my name.

It’s Daniel Pugh.

I have an IQ of 140.

And I work at
First National Bank

of Chicago in Check
Clearing on the night shift.

Yes, and I can be lazy as hell.

And there are things I can
and will do with my life.

But right now,

after six years

making $3.35 an hour,

my wife is having a baby.

And I want to move them

from the shitty place that
I live to a better life.

So I need this money.

Bad.

But we’re going to get caught,

and he’s going to
ruin our lives.

So...

if you want information
on Jeremy Horne,

I’m going to need a little
bit more than a coupon

to a Ponderosa Steakhouse!

I believe every
word you’re saying.

That’s him.

Jeremy Horne is a
criminal mastermind.

He has an ability to convince

anyone to do just
about anything.

And he convinced

you and your friends to steal.

Let’s just go
pick up Horne right now.

Sure,
we can arrest him.

But a judge will toss
out an indictment

unless he moves the money.

So what do I do?

Do everything as planned.

But we need Horne’s words
on tape for a conviction.

Don’t deviate from the plan.

Are we clear?

It’s me.

Yeah, the tape recorder is
going to be under the bed.

Look.

I know a lot of Black
folks who are locked up.

I got it.

The transfer
went through.

The funds are on
the way to Geneva.

Bingo. We have it.

So if I help you...

All
units, suspects spotted

at the International
Terminal, gate six.

Go, go, go.

I want a deal for me and
my friends in writing,

signed by the head
of this office

and the U.S. Attorney.

Are we clear?

Alright,
guys. Show me your hands.

Hands up!

Show me your hands.

We’re clear.

We got to cuff you to
make this look real

You have the
right to remain silent.

His name is Jeremy Horne.

He was the ring leader.

We don’t have the names
of all those involved

in the case at this time.

But what is clear

is that a plan was
concocted by Horne

to steal $80 million from
First National Bank of Chicago.

You haven’t said
what happened to the money.

Was it returned?

We’re
working to recover

most of the money.

You said
"most of the money."

Are you saying that not
all of it was recovered?

Let’s say in the world
of money transfers,

it’s complicated.

So what else
do you want the public

to know about this crime?

People have the right to
know what’s going on here.

Did Jeremy Horne
show any remorse?

Order!

Order in the court!

Jeremy Horne, how do you plead?

Your Honor,

I’m only guilty...

of being caught.