1 00:00:02,036 --> 00:00:04,872 ANNOUNCER: FX presents Snowfall. 2 00:00:07,007 --> 00:00:09,977 -(gunshot) -(casing clatters) 3 00:00:10,010 --> 00:00:12,012 (shuddering, weak breathing) 4 00:00:16,417 --> 00:00:18,852 MELODY: Franklin Saint murdered my dad. 5 00:00:18,886 --> 00:00:21,222 ANDRE: This rock that you're selling, 6 00:00:21,255 --> 00:00:24,092 it's doing real damage out there. 7 00:00:24,125 --> 00:00:26,660 LEON: Once the rock get ahold of they ass, 8 00:00:26,694 --> 00:00:28,362 the person you knew, 9 00:00:28,396 --> 00:00:30,231 they gone. 10 00:00:30,264 --> 00:00:31,999 TEDDY: I don't know what it is you think 11 00:00:32,032 --> 00:00:34,001 you know, but I'll put you back in that cell 12 00:00:34,034 --> 00:00:35,403 any goddamn time I want. 13 00:00:36,604 --> 00:00:38,572 I didn't mean to kill Kev, Mama. 14 00:00:38,606 --> 00:00:41,509 I didn't mean to kill Kev. 15 00:00:41,542 --> 00:00:43,711 KEVIN: You ain't built for this shit, Saint. 16 00:00:47,548 --> 00:00:48,549 We sell it right here, 17 00:00:48,582 --> 00:00:51,051 in the hood, same as weed. 18 00:00:51,085 --> 00:00:52,220 I didn't invent this rock. 19 00:00:53,454 --> 00:00:55,022 But I'm-a blow it up. 20 00:00:55,055 --> 00:00:57,125 AVI: I don't sell coke to kids. 21 00:00:57,158 --> 00:01:00,628 -Then what do you sell? -I sell kilos to people with money. 22 00:01:00,661 --> 00:01:01,962 Okay, front me a key. 23 00:01:01,995 --> 00:01:03,597 So you are after something. 24 00:01:03,631 --> 00:01:04,798 Fucking right. 25 00:01:04,832 --> 00:01:07,235 -And what's that? -Freedom. 26 00:01:07,268 --> 00:01:08,602 Hey, come here! 27 00:01:08,636 --> 00:01:09,870 FRANKLIN: Freedom from all of it. 28 00:01:09,903 --> 00:01:11,405 -(laughter) -Watch out, man. 29 00:01:11,439 --> 00:01:13,141 MELODY: Know when I'll feel free? 30 00:01:13,174 --> 00:01:14,942 (indistinct chatter) 31 00:01:14,975 --> 00:01:18,212 When I'm somewhere far off from here. 32 00:01:18,246 --> 00:01:20,248 * 33 00:01:30,158 --> 00:01:32,160 PROFESSOR: In physics, it's referred to 34 00:01:32,193 --> 00:01:36,997 as the many-worlds theory, its roots in quantum mechanics. 35 00:01:37,030 --> 00:01:41,602 Simply put, if our universe is, in fact, infinite 36 00:01:41,635 --> 00:01:43,804 and ever expanding, 37 00:01:43,837 --> 00:01:47,408 it means every possible permutation of our reality, 38 00:01:47,441 --> 00:01:51,812 no matter how improbable, must at some point exist. 39 00:01:51,845 --> 00:01:54,415 So, if you're failing this class, 40 00:01:54,448 --> 00:01:56,750 don't beat yourself up too much. 41 00:01:56,784 --> 00:01:59,587 In another reality, you're teaching it. 42 00:01:59,620 --> 00:02:00,988 (students laugh) 43 00:02:01,021 --> 00:02:02,856 Remember, exams Friday. 44 00:02:02,890 --> 00:02:05,293 Don't forget your blue books and pencils. 45 00:02:05,326 --> 00:02:07,728 -(bell ringing) -(indistinct chatter) 46 00:02:15,669 --> 00:02:18,005 So, who are you? 47 00:02:18,038 --> 00:02:20,974 In one of these parallel universes. 48 00:02:22,976 --> 00:02:25,879 Probably back in Africa. 49 00:02:25,913 --> 00:02:28,282 My people never chained and brought to this country 50 00:02:28,316 --> 00:02:29,783 to begin with. 51 00:02:29,817 --> 00:02:32,720 -ANNIE: Shit. -(Franklin chuckles) 52 00:02:32,753 --> 00:02:35,022 Took your fun game and kind of fucked it up, huh? 53 00:02:35,055 --> 00:02:38,326 (chuckling): Yeah, yeah, you kind of did. 54 00:02:38,359 --> 00:02:41,795 What about you? This other life. 55 00:02:41,829 --> 00:02:43,697 The youngest senator in history, 56 00:02:43,731 --> 00:02:45,366 on track to be the first female president. 57 00:02:45,399 --> 00:02:47,901 Well, you got to be at least 30 to be in the Senate. 58 00:02:47,935 --> 00:02:49,303 Not in that world, you don't. 59 00:02:49,337 --> 00:02:52,306 FRANKLIN: Ah. Shame you're not ambitious. 60 00:02:52,340 --> 00:02:54,842 Show me someone around here who isn't. 61 00:02:54,875 --> 00:02:57,511 The professors. I'm serious. 62 00:02:57,545 --> 00:02:59,647 They decided to spread knowledge, 63 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:01,915 instead of using it for power or profit. 64 00:03:01,949 --> 00:03:04,184 We're the ones you got to be afraid of. 65 00:03:07,187 --> 00:03:10,558 So, who are you in this life? 66 00:03:10,591 --> 00:03:15,363 Why? Trying to be friends with the unicorn on campus? 67 00:03:15,396 --> 00:03:18,699 Or you got a thing for black dudes? 68 00:03:18,732 --> 00:03:20,334 ANNIE: Honestly? 69 00:03:20,368 --> 00:03:23,036 You looked interesting. 70 00:03:23,070 --> 00:03:26,840 Bet I do, to somebody from-- 71 00:03:26,874 --> 00:03:29,176 I don't know-- Connecticut. 72 00:03:29,209 --> 00:03:31,445 I'm from Chicago. 73 00:03:31,479 --> 00:03:34,415 Oh, yeah? Which suburb? 74 00:03:34,448 --> 00:03:38,218 (scoffs) Are you this tough on everyone? 75 00:03:38,252 --> 00:03:40,888 Or just white girls? 76 00:03:42,923 --> 00:03:45,826 ("Break My Stride" by Matthew Wilder playing) 77 00:03:48,329 --> 00:03:51,632 * Last night I had the strangest dream * 78 00:03:51,665 --> 00:03:53,901 * I sailed away to China * 79 00:03:53,934 --> 00:03:56,036 * In a little rowboat to find you * 80 00:03:56,069 --> 00:03:59,407 * And you said you had to get your laundry cleaned * 81 00:03:59,440 --> 00:04:02,209 * Didn't want no one to hold you * 82 00:04:02,242 --> 00:04:04,878 * What does that mean? And you said * 83 00:04:04,912 --> 00:04:06,880 * Ain't nothing gonna break my stride * 84 00:04:06,914 --> 00:04:09,483 * Nobody gonna slow me down * 85 00:04:09,517 --> 00:04:10,918 * Oh, no * 86 00:04:10,951 --> 00:04:13,454 * I got to keep on moving * 87 00:04:13,487 --> 00:04:15,456 * Ain't nothing gonna break my stride * 88 00:04:15,489 --> 00:04:18,225 * I'm running and I won't touch ground * 89 00:04:18,258 --> 00:04:22,062 * Oh, no, I got to keep on moving * 90 00:04:22,095 --> 00:04:26,233 * You're on a roll and now you pray it'll last * 91 00:04:26,266 --> 00:04:28,302 * The road beyond was rocky * 92 00:04:28,336 --> 00:04:30,838 * But now you're feeling cocky * 93 00:04:30,871 --> 00:04:34,274 * You look at me and you see your past * 94 00:04:34,308 --> 00:04:36,344 * Is that the reason why... * 95 00:04:36,377 --> 00:04:38,579 FRANKLIN: It's got to be in there. This is what she said. 96 00:04:38,612 --> 00:04:40,247 She said it was a problem with the loan 97 00:04:40,280 --> 00:04:41,982 and that it would all be taken care of 98 00:04:42,015 --> 00:04:43,684 once the scholarship came through and paid the loan off. 99 00:04:43,717 --> 00:04:45,118 Look, whoever you spoke to was mistaken. 100 00:04:45,152 --> 00:04:47,488 This shows the loan was canceled months ago, 101 00:04:47,521 --> 00:04:48,789 hence the overdue payment. 102 00:04:48,822 --> 00:04:50,257 Wait, why would the loan be canceled? 103 00:04:50,290 --> 00:04:51,859 Your family's most recent W-2 104 00:04:51,892 --> 00:04:55,463 listed a reported income of $111,000, 105 00:04:55,496 --> 00:04:57,264 making you ineligible for financial aid. 106 00:04:57,297 --> 00:04:59,266 (laughing): A hundred... I'm sorry. 107 00:04:59,299 --> 00:05:01,602 My mother earned $11,000 last year, sir. 108 00:05:01,635 --> 00:05:03,371 Well, not according to that. 109 00:05:03,404 --> 00:05:05,238 No, it's a mistake. I promise you, sir. 110 00:05:06,507 --> 00:05:08,342 Do you have proof of that? 111 00:05:08,376 --> 00:05:11,545 I can get my moms to send a copy of the W-2. 112 00:05:11,579 --> 00:05:13,146 You can call her right now. 113 00:05:13,180 --> 00:05:15,883 Your moms? Do you have two of them? 114 00:05:15,916 --> 00:05:17,851 (chuckles) My mother, sir. 115 00:05:17,885 --> 00:05:22,022 I can get her to ship it, but it'll take a few days. 116 00:05:22,055 --> 00:05:25,959 Unless we have proof of the error in the next 48 hours, 117 00:05:25,993 --> 00:05:27,995 you'll have to vacate the dorms and drop your classes. 118 00:05:28,028 --> 00:05:31,231 It's just a mistake, sir. Can't I get an extension? 119 00:05:35,436 --> 00:05:38,972 If our financial requirements are such a burden, 120 00:05:39,006 --> 00:05:41,509 perhaps this isn't the best place for you. 121 00:05:47,114 --> 00:05:49,483 Well, you know, if you're too stupid 122 00:05:49,517 --> 00:05:51,251 to know a simple mistake when you see one, 123 00:05:51,284 --> 00:05:54,455 then perhaps this ain't the best place for you, sir. 124 00:05:56,524 --> 00:05:59,259 -Glenda, call security. -Don't bother. 125 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:02,295 I'll be back. 126 00:06:03,964 --> 00:06:06,166 It's just a mistake, sir. 127 00:06:06,199 --> 00:06:08,368 (sighs) It's just a mistake. 128 00:06:09,403 --> 00:06:10,904 Damn. 129 00:06:12,740 --> 00:06:14,742 * 130 00:06:21,815 --> 00:06:22,950 ...to the Soviet state, right? 131 00:06:22,983 --> 00:06:24,351 So, one of the issues that... 132 00:06:24,384 --> 00:06:26,286 FRANKLIN: If this institution 133 00:06:26,319 --> 00:06:28,956 wants to remain competitive amidst the evolving landscape 134 00:06:28,989 --> 00:06:33,727 of America's racial makeup, it needs to take a hard look 135 00:06:33,761 --> 00:06:37,798 at its admissions and scholarship policies. 136 00:06:37,831 --> 00:06:40,868 RAVI: "Or risk not only falling behind, 137 00:06:40,901 --> 00:06:44,705 but being on the wrong side of history." 138 00:06:44,738 --> 00:06:47,441 (chuckles) 139 00:06:47,475 --> 00:06:49,810 (professor lecturing indistinctly) 140 00:06:49,843 --> 00:06:52,780 * 141 00:06:52,813 --> 00:06:55,749 FRANKLIN: I thought a lot about what you said the other day, 142 00:06:55,783 --> 00:06:58,652 about me being hard on people. 143 00:06:58,686 --> 00:07:00,654 And? 144 00:07:00,688 --> 00:07:02,790 Don't always think I was like that. 145 00:07:04,492 --> 00:07:06,126 ANNIE: What did you used to be like? 146 00:07:06,159 --> 00:07:08,128 Got some free time. 147 00:07:08,161 --> 00:07:10,097 Tell you over coffee? 148 00:07:10,130 --> 00:07:13,834 I would, but there's a recruiter on campus giving a talk. 149 00:07:13,867 --> 00:07:16,937 -I was gonna check it out. -Oh. 150 00:07:17,971 --> 00:07:19,907 What kind of recruiter? 151 00:07:19,940 --> 00:07:22,610 TEDDY: Yeah, welcome. And, uh, thanks for being here. 152 00:07:22,643 --> 00:07:25,813 Uh, right off the bat, I want to start by just, 153 00:07:25,846 --> 00:07:29,082 uh, dispelling, uh, a few myths. 154 00:07:29,116 --> 00:07:31,451 Yeah, have a seat. Uh, start by dispelling 155 00:07:31,485 --> 00:07:33,987 any misconceptions that-that may be out there. 156 00:07:34,021 --> 00:07:36,990 You know, if you're here because you have dreams of 157 00:07:37,024 --> 00:07:40,327 vodka martinis and-and-and flashy sports cars, 158 00:07:40,360 --> 00:07:43,030 uh, I'm afraid the CIA is-is not for you. 159 00:07:43,063 --> 00:07:45,132 Um, despite what Hollywood might have you believe, 160 00:07:45,165 --> 00:07:49,136 it's a life of service and-and sacrifice. 161 00:07:49,169 --> 00:07:52,773 And, uh, it's-it's not... it's not usually very glamorous. 162 00:07:52,806 --> 00:07:54,508 It's rarely dangerous. 163 00:07:54,542 --> 00:07:56,209 It's mostly pretty boring, really. 164 00:07:56,243 --> 00:08:00,981 But, uh, I can assure you that it is absolutely necessary. 165 00:08:01,014 --> 00:08:05,052 Uh, the question that I would ask is, uh: 166 00:08:05,085 --> 00:08:07,821 Do you have what it takes to dedicate your life 167 00:08:07,855 --> 00:08:09,322 to something bigger than yourself? 168 00:08:09,356 --> 00:08:11,191 Uh... (chuckles) 169 00:08:11,224 --> 00:08:13,861 You're not running for the door, so I'll take it as a yes. 170 00:08:13,894 --> 00:08:16,063 We'll start by talking about, um, the different kinds 171 00:08:16,096 --> 00:08:17,765 of career paths that you can choose... 172 00:08:20,701 --> 00:08:22,570 FRANKLIN: How you doing, sir? 173 00:08:22,603 --> 00:08:26,339 Uh, copy of the W-2, along with the pay stubs, just to be sure. 174 00:08:26,373 --> 00:08:30,143 And, uh... and, uh, I just want to say sorry for the other day. 175 00:08:30,177 --> 00:08:31,612 I was out of hand. 176 00:08:32,880 --> 00:08:35,182 I'm afraid I have bad news. 177 00:08:35,215 --> 00:08:37,885 The financial question brought your scholarship 178 00:08:37,918 --> 00:08:39,720 to the attention of our committee, 179 00:08:39,753 --> 00:08:41,855 and they're putting it up for review. 180 00:08:43,123 --> 00:08:45,058 Up for review? 181 00:08:45,092 --> 00:08:46,694 What does that mean, sir? 182 00:08:46,727 --> 00:08:48,562 The Reagan Administration budget cuts 183 00:08:48,596 --> 00:08:52,532 have thrown a number of aid situations into uncertainty. 184 00:08:54,935 --> 00:08:57,337 Including mine, all of a sudden. 185 00:08:57,370 --> 00:09:00,073 They'll review your aid package as soon as they can, 186 00:09:00,107 --> 00:09:02,109 but unless you have the $7,800 you owe, 187 00:09:02,142 --> 00:09:03,543 you'll need to move out immediately. 188 00:09:03,577 --> 00:09:05,412 What? You're kicking me out right now? 189 00:09:05,445 --> 00:09:07,080 Well, it wouldn't be fair to the kids 190 00:09:07,114 --> 00:09:08,448 who are actually paying their way 191 00:09:08,481 --> 00:09:10,517 if we let you stay for nothing, would it? 192 00:09:10,550 --> 00:09:11,919 Nah, fuck that! 193 00:09:11,952 --> 00:09:14,121 You got somebody else I could talk to? 194 00:09:14,154 --> 00:09:16,123 You got a supervisor or something? 195 00:09:16,156 --> 00:09:17,925 -No, afraid I don't. -Huh?! 196 00:09:17,958 --> 00:09:19,927 'Cause this motherfucker's obviously not listening. 197 00:09:19,960 --> 00:09:22,963 -They'll review your aid package as soon as they can. -Huh? Fuck that. 198 00:09:22,996 --> 00:09:24,898 It's already too late to drop these classes. 199 00:09:24,932 --> 00:09:27,635 I don't finish them, they'll be F's on my record. 200 00:09:27,668 --> 00:09:29,703 You know that. You understand that, right? 201 00:09:29,737 --> 00:09:31,772 Yeah, that is a shame. 202 00:09:31,805 --> 00:09:34,274 A shame? 203 00:09:34,307 --> 00:09:38,145 This is my life, man. 204 00:09:38,178 --> 00:09:41,414 Don't you know how hard I worked to get here? 205 00:09:41,448 --> 00:09:45,986 You pulled yourself up once, I'm sure you can do it again. 206 00:09:46,019 --> 00:09:47,721 But if I were you, 207 00:09:47,755 --> 00:09:51,358 I might reconsider my attitude moving forward. 208 00:09:55,829 --> 00:09:58,799 My attitude. 209 00:09:58,832 --> 00:10:01,101 (chuckles) 210 00:10:02,435 --> 00:10:03,570 -Fucking attitude? -(clamoring) 211 00:10:03,603 --> 00:10:07,040 * Just another day * 212 00:10:09,442 --> 00:10:13,446 * That the Lord * 213 00:10:15,215 --> 00:10:18,518 * Has * 214 00:10:18,551 --> 00:10:21,388 * Kept me * 215 00:10:23,791 --> 00:10:26,626 * Just another day * 216 00:10:28,829 --> 00:10:33,667 * That the Lord * 217 00:10:33,701 --> 00:10:35,669 * Has * 218 00:10:35,703 --> 00:10:41,274 * Kept me * 219 00:10:41,308 --> 00:10:44,311 * Whoa, oh * 220 00:10:44,344 --> 00:10:49,616 * He kept me * 221 00:10:49,649 --> 00:10:53,854 * From all * 222 00:10:53,887 --> 00:10:56,556 * Evil * 223 00:10:58,058 --> 00:11:00,060 * Children * 224 00:11:00,093 --> 00:11:03,697 * My mind * 225 00:11:03,731 --> 00:11:08,035 * Has been stayed on * 226 00:11:08,068 --> 00:11:10,670 * Stayed on Jesus * 227 00:11:12,672 --> 00:11:17,377 * Just another day * 228 00:11:17,410 --> 00:11:20,848 * Oh * 229 00:11:20,881 --> 00:11:23,583 * The Lord * 230 00:11:23,616 --> 00:11:27,654 * He * 231 00:11:27,687 --> 00:11:30,557 * Has * 232 00:11:30,590 --> 00:11:32,960 * He really kept me. * 233 00:11:41,434 --> 00:11:43,871 -You did not do that. -Right over the fucking desk. 234 00:11:43,904 --> 00:11:47,374 -Have you lost your mind? -Maybe I did in that moment, yeah. 235 00:11:47,407 --> 00:11:50,177 -(laughs) -I ain't never been that angry before. 236 00:11:50,210 --> 00:11:52,579 (dog barking in distance) 237 00:11:52,612 --> 00:11:53,914 So, yeah. 238 00:11:53,947 --> 00:11:55,715 Can't go back. 239 00:11:55,749 --> 00:11:58,151 Even if the scholarship goes through. 240 00:12:03,924 --> 00:12:05,926 Hey. You'll be okay. 241 00:12:05,959 --> 00:12:08,028 Spelman? (scoffs) 242 00:12:08,061 --> 00:12:10,663 That'll be a totally different experience, trust me. 243 00:12:18,171 --> 00:12:20,908 MAN: Man, can you pass that weed already, man? 244 00:12:20,941 --> 00:12:23,443 -MAN 2: It's too strong for you, fam. -Hey, pass that shit. 245 00:12:23,476 --> 00:12:25,212 (laughter) 246 00:12:25,245 --> 00:12:27,714 Here come the homey right here. 247 00:12:27,747 --> 00:12:30,217 Hey, what's up, poindexter? 248 00:12:30,250 --> 00:12:32,419 (chuckles) How about you hit us with some of them equations? 249 00:12:32,452 --> 00:12:34,387 Nah, nah, nah. Hook up some of them stock tips. 250 00:12:34,421 --> 00:12:36,056 -I'm trying to invest, boy. -(laughter) 251 00:12:36,089 --> 00:12:37,590 No problem. 252 00:12:37,624 --> 00:12:39,659 -My commission's 20%, though. -(laughs) 253 00:12:39,692 --> 00:12:42,395 -20%? Wow. -20%. Go ahead, give it to him, man. 254 00:12:42,429 --> 00:12:46,599 -Break the bank. -20% of 20%. How about that? 255 00:12:46,633 --> 00:12:48,601 JEROME: Oh, it sounds like a scam to me! 256 00:12:48,635 --> 00:12:52,339 Pay $200 to find out what type of kid you're gonna have. 257 00:12:52,372 --> 00:12:54,407 Well, you're gonna find out for free eventually, 258 00:12:54,441 --> 00:12:56,143 like God intended the shit. 259 00:12:56,176 --> 00:12:57,811 FRANKLIN: It's gonna be a girl, no doubt. 260 00:12:57,845 --> 00:13:00,780 -Hey, nephew! -JEROME: College boy. 261 00:13:00,814 --> 00:13:04,184 -What up, nephew? -FRANKLIN: Auntie, look at you, all big. 262 00:13:04,217 --> 00:13:06,653 I see they ain't teach you how to talk to no lady 263 00:13:06,686 --> 00:13:08,488 -up in that motherfucking school. -No, they ain't teaching 264 00:13:08,521 --> 00:13:10,690 Pregnant Hood Bitches 101. (laughs) 265 00:13:10,723 --> 00:13:13,160 FRANKLIN: I just meant you farther along than I thought. 266 00:13:13,193 --> 00:13:15,162 -That's all. Wow. -Mm-hmm. 267 00:13:15,195 --> 00:13:17,430 (chuckles) What you doing here? 268 00:13:17,464 --> 00:13:20,000 You get that loan shit straight? 269 00:13:20,033 --> 00:13:22,836 -Mama told y'all about that, huh? -Well, yeah. 270 00:13:22,870 --> 00:13:24,838 So, what's up? 271 00:13:27,340 --> 00:13:30,643 You know, we was gonna help you out with that, but, uh, 272 00:13:30,677 --> 00:13:33,046 between the baby coming and me having to front 273 00:13:33,080 --> 00:13:35,548 for product with the Mexicans, man, 274 00:13:35,582 --> 00:13:36,950 a little cash-strapped right now. 275 00:13:36,984 --> 00:13:38,518 It's fine, Unc. For real. 276 00:13:38,551 --> 00:13:40,687 Wasn't the right place for me anyway, you know? 277 00:13:40,720 --> 00:13:43,023 LOUIE: What you mean? 278 00:13:43,056 --> 00:13:45,492 Wh-What, you done with school? 279 00:13:46,526 --> 00:13:48,528 For now. 280 00:13:49,829 --> 00:13:51,398 (sighs) 281 00:13:51,431 --> 00:13:55,402 Hey. You want to help me move this weed? 282 00:13:55,435 --> 00:13:59,506 You'll have that cash in no time. 283 00:14:01,741 --> 00:14:03,676 LOUIE: Uh-uh. No. 284 00:14:03,710 --> 00:14:06,313 -He ain't doing that. -I put a gun to the boy head? 285 00:14:06,346 --> 00:14:08,748 I'm trying to help him out. 286 00:14:10,850 --> 00:14:12,886 No. 287 00:14:12,920 --> 00:14:15,155 No, no. For real. 288 00:14:15,188 --> 00:14:18,858 It's okay, Unc. It's fine. 289 00:14:18,892 --> 00:14:22,695 So, um, you know, you got the baby. 290 00:14:22,729 --> 00:14:24,932 Y'all picked out any names yet? 291 00:14:24,965 --> 00:14:27,734 'Cause you know, me, personally, 292 00:14:27,767 --> 00:14:31,004 I think Frankesha is a perfect name. 293 00:14:31,038 --> 00:14:33,206 -Frankesha. -Right? Frankesha? 294 00:14:33,240 --> 00:14:35,208 (Louie laughs) 295 00:14:35,242 --> 00:14:37,244 (excited chatter, laughter) 296 00:14:37,277 --> 00:14:39,279 * 297 00:14:53,060 --> 00:14:55,262 (indistinct chatter) 298 00:14:55,295 --> 00:14:57,897 (upbeat music playing over boom box) 299 00:15:05,838 --> 00:15:07,840 * 300 00:15:26,926 --> 00:15:28,128 (coos) 301 00:15:33,266 --> 00:15:35,235 -WANDA: He need to be changed. -(baby crying) 302 00:15:35,268 --> 00:15:38,605 -I look like the nanny? -(scoffs) Goddamn. 303 00:15:38,638 --> 00:15:41,308 MAN (over TV): Yeah, you know, he has to do some adjusting there... 304 00:15:41,341 --> 00:15:44,277 -Oh, shit. -What's up, Lee? 305 00:15:44,311 --> 00:15:45,778 This water must got me fucked up, 306 00:15:45,812 --> 00:15:47,014 seeing ghosts around here. 307 00:15:47,047 --> 00:15:49,016 Fuck you doing here? 308 00:15:49,049 --> 00:15:50,517 (TV broadcast continues indistinctly) 309 00:15:50,550 --> 00:15:52,452 Whitey finally realize you a nigga 310 00:15:52,485 --> 00:15:54,454 and kicked your ass to the curb? 311 00:15:54,487 --> 00:15:56,456 -Something like that. -WANDA: Leon! 312 00:15:56,489 --> 00:15:59,592 WANDA: Your son done shit everywhere. 313 00:15:59,626 --> 00:16:03,230 Nigga, get the fuck up and come help me clean that shit up! 314 00:16:04,297 --> 00:16:05,532 Hey, Franklin. 315 00:16:06,666 --> 00:16:08,001 Hey, Wanda. 316 00:16:09,736 --> 00:16:11,871 Nigga, get the fuck up. 317 00:16:13,740 --> 00:16:16,176 Franklin, take his ass back to school with you! 318 00:16:16,209 --> 00:16:19,879 -Make something of himself. -LEON: At least if I shoot her, 319 00:16:19,912 --> 00:16:22,449 -they'll just put me back inside, right? -(chuckles) 320 00:16:22,482 --> 00:16:24,584 WANDA: Leon, I'm not fucking playing with you! 321 00:16:26,819 --> 00:16:28,455 Leon! 322 00:16:28,488 --> 00:16:30,457 Hey. 323 00:16:30,490 --> 00:16:33,060 Jerome still in that weed and water game? 324 00:16:33,093 --> 00:16:35,095 Think he could put me on? 325 00:16:36,896 --> 00:16:38,698 I'll ask him. 326 00:16:38,731 --> 00:16:42,069 Franklin, there's six of us in my mama's spot right now. 327 00:16:42,102 --> 00:16:44,504 I got to put something together. 328 00:16:47,274 --> 00:16:49,242 Hey, little nigga. 329 00:16:49,276 --> 00:16:51,311 With the fucking camera. 330 00:16:51,344 --> 00:16:53,413 -The fuck you doing? -I'm filming. 331 00:16:53,446 --> 00:16:56,049 Yeah, I can see that. What the fuck you doing it for? 332 00:16:56,083 --> 00:16:57,817 'Cause I'm making a movie. 333 00:16:57,850 --> 00:17:00,587 Nah, what you making is evidence for the police. 334 00:17:00,620 --> 00:17:02,155 Let me see that shit. 335 00:17:02,189 --> 00:17:03,590 What? No! 336 00:17:03,623 --> 00:17:06,159 -Get off... get off me! -Let go of the camera. 337 00:17:06,193 --> 00:17:08,995 -Give me that shit! -Come on, man. 338 00:17:09,028 --> 00:17:10,997 -Let that man live. -Ain't nobody in the hood 339 00:17:11,030 --> 00:17:13,400 making no motherfucking movie! 340 00:17:13,433 --> 00:17:15,635 With your square ass. 341 00:17:18,538 --> 00:17:20,540 Stupid-ass nigga. 342 00:17:23,743 --> 00:17:28,014 CISSY: What happened at school wasn't your fault, Franklin. 343 00:17:28,047 --> 00:17:31,050 And I'm not here trying to punish you. 344 00:17:35,455 --> 00:17:37,857 It wouldn't hurt to earn a few bucks 345 00:17:37,890 --> 00:17:41,128 while you're trying to figure things out. 346 00:17:44,231 --> 00:17:46,933 I stopped by Cho's on my way home. 347 00:17:46,966 --> 00:17:48,435 Said he's been sick. 348 00:17:48,468 --> 00:17:51,471 Could use some extra help. 349 00:17:56,943 --> 00:17:58,311 All right. 350 00:18:03,082 --> 00:18:07,954 * Tell me who you are... * 351 00:18:07,987 --> 00:18:09,456 JEROME: Hey, Louie! 352 00:18:09,489 --> 00:18:11,458 * I want your love... * 353 00:18:11,491 --> 00:18:12,659 Sweetheart, why don't you come over here 354 00:18:12,692 --> 00:18:14,093 and help us out with this shit? 355 00:18:14,127 --> 00:18:17,063 (laughs) You seem to be doing just fine. 356 00:18:17,096 --> 00:18:19,466 (banging on door) 357 00:18:19,499 --> 00:18:20,633 JEROME: Hold on, now. 358 00:18:22,001 --> 00:18:23,503 -Get the... get the dog. -What should I do? 359 00:18:23,536 --> 00:18:25,238 Wait, wait, hold on. Hold on. 360 00:18:25,272 --> 00:18:27,140 FRANKLIN: Wait, hold up. 361 00:18:27,174 --> 00:18:28,975 * 362 00:18:33,112 --> 00:18:34,614 (dog barking in distance) 363 00:18:34,647 --> 00:18:36,416 FRANKLIN: Huh? I should get it? 364 00:18:36,449 --> 00:18:37,584 Yeah, get it, get it. 365 00:18:37,617 --> 00:18:39,686 Hey. Hold on, now, nephew. 366 00:18:39,719 --> 00:18:41,988 -(Jerome muttering) -FRANKLIN: Wait. Hold up. Wait. 367 00:18:42,021 --> 00:18:44,824 (exhales) It's Leon. 368 00:18:44,857 --> 00:18:46,293 What's up, man? 369 00:18:46,326 --> 00:18:49,762 What the fuck you so uptight for? 370 00:18:49,796 --> 00:18:51,598 Boy, you'll get your goddamn ass shot. 371 00:18:51,631 --> 00:18:53,966 Who the fuck you gonna shoot with that little-ass gun? 372 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:55,134 (Jerome chuckling) 373 00:18:55,168 --> 00:18:56,936 You getting big, huh? 374 00:18:56,969 --> 00:18:59,506 Better way to get your ass shot. 375 00:18:59,539 --> 00:19:02,442 JEROME: How much you want to start with? 376 00:19:02,475 --> 00:19:04,477 LEON: I'll take a whole Z. 377 00:19:04,511 --> 00:19:06,279 JEROME: That be 150. 378 00:19:06,313 --> 00:19:09,516 Now, I'm telling you right now, don't make me into no asshole. 379 00:19:09,549 --> 00:19:12,285 You move it, you bring it back, you set me right. 380 00:19:12,319 --> 00:19:14,554 I mean, I don't see how that shit gonna stop you 381 00:19:14,587 --> 00:19:16,789 from being an asshole, but okay. 382 00:19:16,823 --> 00:19:18,891 JEROME: Your boy got an attitude problem, huh? 383 00:19:18,925 --> 00:19:20,727 LEON: Shut the fuck up, nigga. I'm right here. 384 00:19:20,760 --> 00:19:22,962 -Why the fuck you looking at him? Huh? -Come on, Lee. 385 00:19:22,995 --> 00:19:24,631 Come on, what? This nigga already an asshole, 386 00:19:24,664 --> 00:19:26,466 been an asshole, gonna forever be a fucking asshole. 387 00:19:26,499 --> 00:19:29,001 Huh? 388 00:19:29,035 --> 00:19:31,404 JEROME: How about I slap the shit out you with this pistol? 389 00:19:31,438 --> 00:19:34,173 -Go ahead. Slap me, nigga. -Louie, shoot this motherfucker in the head. 390 00:19:34,207 --> 00:19:36,175 -Get the fuck up, nigga. -Little bitch-ass motherfucker. 391 00:19:36,209 --> 00:19:38,545 -Shut your ass up. -You shut up. I'll spray the fucking concrete 392 00:19:38,578 --> 00:19:40,747 -with your little bitch ass. -Go ahead. Who you shooting at, nigga? 393 00:19:40,780 --> 00:19:42,549 You ain't gonna shoot shit, nigga. 394 00:19:42,582 --> 00:19:44,384 -You ain't never shot shit... -Let me see your paperwork. 395 00:19:44,417 --> 00:19:46,553 Heard they was fucking your ass up in goddamn county. Yeah! 396 00:19:54,193 --> 00:19:56,863 LEON: I ain't even mind them motherfuckers inside. 397 00:19:56,896 --> 00:19:58,598 Or the food. 398 00:19:58,631 --> 00:20:00,433 But the man got you on his schedule 399 00:20:00,467 --> 00:20:02,335 every second of every day. 400 00:20:02,369 --> 00:20:05,137 And the guards treating you like they own you. 401 00:20:06,239 --> 00:20:08,140 Shit wear on you. 402 00:20:10,109 --> 00:20:12,078 Everybody's owned by somebody. 403 00:20:12,111 --> 00:20:14,046 (kids chattering playfully) 404 00:20:14,080 --> 00:20:15,582 Not like this. 405 00:20:17,284 --> 00:20:20,186 Hey, why the fuck you ain't at that school? 406 00:20:20,219 --> 00:20:23,923 Thought for sure you wasn't ever coming back. 407 00:20:23,956 --> 00:20:25,958 (clicks tongue) I got fucked. 408 00:20:27,594 --> 00:20:31,030 (sighs) Maybe I fucked myself. 409 00:20:31,063 --> 00:20:33,032 I don't know. 410 00:20:33,065 --> 00:20:35,768 Thought I could play their game my way and still win. 411 00:20:35,802 --> 00:20:37,203 (chuckles) 412 00:20:37,236 --> 00:20:39,205 Franklin Saint. 413 00:20:39,238 --> 00:20:41,641 Always thinking there's a better way. 414 00:20:44,277 --> 00:20:46,679 So, what's the better way now? 415 00:21:07,266 --> 00:21:10,102 Franklin Saint? 416 00:21:11,538 --> 00:21:12,939 (car door closes) 417 00:21:12,972 --> 00:21:15,107 Hey, I'm Teddy McDonald. 418 00:21:15,141 --> 00:21:18,678 Y-You came to a presentation I gave at Claremont. 419 00:21:23,115 --> 00:21:25,585 You're the recruiter? 420 00:21:25,618 --> 00:21:26,986 Yeah. (chuckles) 421 00:21:27,019 --> 00:21:28,621 Sorry to just show up like this. (clears throat) 422 00:21:28,655 --> 00:21:30,957 I was wondering if maybe you had a few minutes to talk. 423 00:21:40,132 --> 00:21:42,402 Great. 424 00:21:44,871 --> 00:21:46,773 It's just you and your mom? 425 00:21:46,806 --> 00:21:49,376 Uh-huh. 426 00:21:50,643 --> 00:21:53,446 -Your dad? -Uh... 427 00:21:53,480 --> 00:21:56,349 He'd been living on the streets a long time. 428 00:21:56,383 --> 00:21:59,386 Cops gave him a beating a few years back. He didn't make it. 429 00:22:04,691 --> 00:22:06,659 -I'm sorry to hear that. -Look, I don't mean to be rude, 430 00:22:06,693 --> 00:22:09,061 -but, uh, what... -What the hell am I doing here? 431 00:22:09,095 --> 00:22:10,697 (chuckles): Yeah, yeah. 432 00:22:10,730 --> 00:22:12,665 (chuckles) 433 00:22:12,699 --> 00:22:14,300 I came to see if the CIA 434 00:22:14,333 --> 00:22:16,268 might be the right career path for you. 435 00:22:17,937 --> 00:22:19,539 I'm sorry, what? (chuckles) 436 00:22:19,572 --> 00:22:23,042 The... the CIA? 437 00:22:24,276 --> 00:22:26,746 You came here to hire me? 438 00:22:26,779 --> 00:22:30,883 Well, um, I mean, you'd have to finish school first, of course. 439 00:22:30,917 --> 00:22:33,019 And then you would go through our process. 440 00:22:33,052 --> 00:22:36,489 Exams, interviews, background checks, there's a polygraph. 441 00:22:36,523 --> 00:22:38,290 You know, it's not easy, but... 442 00:22:39,358 --> 00:22:41,761 ...from what I hear, you can handle it. 443 00:22:42,795 --> 00:22:44,864 And what did you hear? 444 00:22:44,897 --> 00:22:48,435 3.9 GPA, double major 445 00:22:48,468 --> 00:22:51,170 political science, economics. 446 00:22:51,203 --> 00:22:52,739 1540 on your SATs. 447 00:22:52,772 --> 00:22:55,942 Your professors speak glowingly about your work ethic 448 00:22:55,975 --> 00:22:58,277 and your critical thinking. 449 00:22:58,310 --> 00:23:01,581 And you've shown an acute ability to move easily 450 00:23:01,614 --> 00:23:03,249 between worlds. 451 00:23:03,282 --> 00:23:06,686 I should add that diversity has become 452 00:23:06,719 --> 00:23:08,755 increasingly important to the Agency. 453 00:23:08,788 --> 00:23:11,858 You see, to meet ever more complex goals 454 00:23:11,891 --> 00:23:14,494 going forward, we have to broaden our perspectives. 455 00:23:15,562 --> 00:23:17,296 You seem surprised. 456 00:23:17,329 --> 00:23:21,200 (chuckles) I just never thought about 457 00:23:21,233 --> 00:23:23,903 -working for the government. -Really? 458 00:23:26,606 --> 00:23:30,276 D-Do you mind if I ask why? 459 00:23:30,309 --> 00:23:33,713 You know, the... the government never cared about me. 460 00:23:33,746 --> 00:23:37,183 So, why help them? 461 00:23:39,285 --> 00:23:41,488 This kind of work's not for everyone. 462 00:23:45,157 --> 00:23:47,760 Why do you do it? 463 00:23:47,794 --> 00:23:49,428 -Tradition. -Mm. 464 00:23:49,462 --> 00:23:52,131 Duty. 465 00:23:52,164 --> 00:23:56,736 And I believe in America. Its mission. 466 00:23:56,769 --> 00:24:00,840 You know, they recruited me at Yale, 'cause, uh, 467 00:24:00,873 --> 00:24:02,975 I was the best and the brightest. 468 00:24:03,009 --> 00:24:05,578 Like you. 469 00:24:05,612 --> 00:24:08,748 Well, you know, e-even if I was interested, 470 00:24:08,781 --> 00:24:11,017 there's a problem... 471 00:24:11,050 --> 00:24:13,986 with school. 472 00:24:14,020 --> 00:24:16,489 A problem like you assaulting the financial aid officer? 473 00:24:19,458 --> 00:24:21,360 Rumor has it that Alexander Hamilton punched 474 00:24:21,393 --> 00:24:24,631 -a bursar at Princeton. -(chuckling): For real? 475 00:24:24,664 --> 00:24:26,365 Man. Wow. 476 00:24:26,398 --> 00:24:28,735 You know, we're not looking for spotless backgrounds. 477 00:24:29,802 --> 00:24:32,471 We're looking for people with backbones. 478 00:24:32,505 --> 00:24:36,442 And if you're concerned about getting back into school, 479 00:24:36,475 --> 00:24:39,311 consider that taken care of. 480 00:24:39,345 --> 00:24:43,883 Anyway, uh, I'm gonna be in L.A. for a few more weeks, 481 00:24:43,916 --> 00:24:45,284 but then I'm gonna be back in D.C. 482 00:24:45,317 --> 00:24:47,787 After that, uh, if you're interested, 483 00:24:47,820 --> 00:24:49,689 give this number a call. They'll put us in touch. 484 00:24:49,722 --> 00:24:51,691 Theodore McDonald. (chuckles) 485 00:25:01,868 --> 00:25:03,570 -Have a good one. -Yeah. 486 00:25:03,603 --> 00:25:05,672 -You be safe out there. -Sure thing. 487 00:25:12,679 --> 00:25:14,681 (indistinct voices on radio) 488 00:25:16,849 --> 00:25:18,517 Thank you. 489 00:25:23,189 --> 00:25:26,492 Oh, my bad. Go right ahead. 490 00:25:26,525 --> 00:25:28,027 (chuckles) 491 00:25:28,060 --> 00:25:30,229 Cute-ass couple. 492 00:25:32,264 --> 00:25:35,602 -What's going on, little homey? -What's up, man? 493 00:25:35,635 --> 00:25:36,936 Ain't nothing. 494 00:25:36,969 --> 00:25:40,873 Let me, uh, get this box of Apple Smacks 495 00:25:40,907 --> 00:25:45,044 and, uh... oh, shit, them yellow flip-flops. 496 00:25:45,077 --> 00:25:47,246 -Yeah, let me get a pair. -All right, man. 497 00:25:47,279 --> 00:25:49,548 -Hey, size 13. -(exhales) 498 00:25:49,582 --> 00:25:51,250 We ain't got no 13s. 499 00:25:51,283 --> 00:25:54,587 Damn, that's all good. Hey, check this out, though. 500 00:25:54,621 --> 00:25:56,555 I guess I'll take all the money in the register. 501 00:25:56,589 --> 00:25:59,191 Let's go, nigga. This your first time being robbed? 502 00:25:59,225 --> 00:26:01,728 -Move! Get that money. -(cash register rings) 503 00:26:01,761 --> 00:26:04,463 Let's go, man, hurry your ass up! 504 00:26:04,496 --> 00:26:06,532 Nervous nigga knocking shit down. 505 00:26:06,565 --> 00:26:10,036 Man, hell nah, this ain't all you got. Go back, man. 506 00:26:10,069 --> 00:26:11,537 Take all the money out. 507 00:26:11,570 --> 00:26:14,641 Hell wrong with you, man? Shit. 508 00:26:14,674 --> 00:26:18,444 Do with these coins, nigga? I ain't riding the bus. 509 00:26:18,477 --> 00:26:20,713 Matter of fact, run that money in your pocket, too. 510 00:26:20,747 --> 00:26:23,650 Shit. Let's go, nigga! 511 00:26:23,683 --> 00:26:24,951 Shit. 512 00:26:24,984 --> 00:26:27,486 Two dollars? 513 00:26:27,519 --> 00:26:28,988 Shit. Broke-ass nigga, man. 514 00:26:29,021 --> 00:26:31,557 Man, just-just take it and go. 515 00:26:31,590 --> 00:26:33,092 The fuck you say to me? 516 00:26:33,125 --> 00:26:36,395 -What, you trying to tell me what to do? -No. 517 00:26:36,428 --> 00:26:39,231 -Oh, you think you're my boss, huh? -No. 518 00:26:39,265 --> 00:26:41,734 -No. -Nigga, you ain't shit. 519 00:26:41,768 --> 00:26:44,170 I'll take your fucking life right now if I want to. 520 00:26:44,203 --> 00:26:46,605 Matter of fact. 521 00:26:46,639 --> 00:26:48,941 Hey, say you're my bitch. 522 00:26:48,975 --> 00:26:50,677 What? 523 00:26:50,710 --> 00:26:51,944 Say it, nigga, right fucking now! 524 00:26:51,978 --> 00:26:53,545 I'm-I'm your bitch. 525 00:26:54,446 --> 00:26:56,448 (Franklin panting) 526 00:26:57,717 --> 00:27:00,653 Now say you're my fucking bitch. 527 00:27:00,687 --> 00:27:02,454 I'm your bitch, man. 528 00:27:02,488 --> 00:27:04,256 I'm your bitch. 529 00:27:04,290 --> 00:27:06,192 Trying to lose your goddamn life tonight? 530 00:27:06,225 --> 00:27:08,761 -Ass end up on the news, nigga. -(door opens) 531 00:27:08,795 --> 00:27:09,996 Fuck wrong with you? 532 00:27:13,332 --> 00:27:14,867 ANDRE: No, no, no, no, no! 533 00:27:17,636 --> 00:27:20,572 * 534 00:27:45,064 --> 00:27:48,034 (indistinct voices on radio) 535 00:27:48,067 --> 00:27:50,069 You all right, Franklin? 536 00:27:54,941 --> 00:27:56,909 (breathing shakily) 537 00:27:56,943 --> 00:27:58,911 ANDRE: Officer needs help. 538 00:27:58,945 --> 00:28:00,346 Shots fired. 539 00:28:00,379 --> 00:28:02,681 Cho's market. 540 00:28:02,715 --> 00:28:05,217 Requesting ambulance and backup. 541 00:28:05,251 --> 00:28:06,919 Black male. 542 00:28:06,953 --> 00:28:08,420 Not responding. 543 00:28:08,454 --> 00:28:09,722 Not breathing. 544 00:28:09,756 --> 00:28:11,724 WOMAN (over radio): 10-4. Confirm Cho's market. 545 00:28:11,758 --> 00:28:13,760 Backup and rescue unit on the way. 546 00:28:21,400 --> 00:28:22,869 -Came in through the door. -Okay. 547 00:28:22,902 --> 00:28:25,671 Saw the suspect with the gun in his hand. 548 00:28:25,704 --> 00:28:26,739 He fired a shot at me. 549 00:28:26,773 --> 00:28:29,708 I ducked, fired three shots... 550 00:28:43,722 --> 00:28:45,524 -Excuse us. -CISSY: Franklin? 551 00:28:45,557 --> 00:28:47,293 -Ma'am. -Sorry. 552 00:28:47,326 --> 00:28:48,694 -Ma-Ma'am. -Franklin. 553 00:28:48,727 --> 00:28:50,729 Oh, my God. 554 00:28:53,732 --> 00:28:56,102 -Are you okay? -Mm-hmm. 555 00:28:56,135 --> 00:28:59,105 God. Come on. 556 00:28:59,138 --> 00:29:01,140 Let's get you out of here. 557 00:29:03,342 --> 00:29:05,344 FRANKLIN: Thank you. 558 00:29:19,325 --> 00:29:21,060 CISSY: That's it. 559 00:29:21,093 --> 00:29:22,995 You're going back to school somewhere. 560 00:29:23,029 --> 00:29:25,031 I will find the money. 561 00:29:26,833 --> 00:29:30,002 FRANKLIN: I'm not going back to that world. 562 00:29:31,037 --> 00:29:33,739 I don't belong there. 563 00:29:33,772 --> 00:29:36,775 You don't belong here, either, Franklin. 564 00:29:39,778 --> 00:29:41,780 You're too big for this place. 565 00:29:44,783 --> 00:29:46,953 FRANKLIN: I don't know what to do, Mama. 566 00:29:55,962 --> 00:29:58,730 CISSY: You know, I've had this conversation before. 567 00:29:59,798 --> 00:30:01,968 With your father. 568 00:30:03,970 --> 00:30:06,772 He felt the same way. 569 00:30:06,805 --> 00:30:10,943 Betrayed by the Panthers, by his country. 570 00:30:10,977 --> 00:30:14,046 A man without a place in this world. 571 00:30:18,350 --> 00:30:20,319 But he let them win. 572 00:30:22,188 --> 00:30:24,123 He gave up. 573 00:30:24,156 --> 00:30:26,959 Mm-mm. 574 00:30:26,993 --> 00:30:29,195 You don't have to know how, 575 00:30:29,228 --> 00:30:31,163 but you have to keep going. 576 00:30:31,197 --> 00:30:32,798 You can do anything you want. 577 00:30:32,831 --> 00:30:34,800 Reapply for a scholarship 578 00:30:34,833 --> 00:30:36,802 to an all-black college and finish school. 579 00:30:36,835 --> 00:30:38,670 Or go back to that... 580 00:30:38,704 --> 00:30:39,705 You have to keep going... 581 00:30:39,738 --> 00:30:41,540 And refuse to leave 582 00:30:41,573 --> 00:30:42,641 until they give you a job. 583 00:30:42,674 --> 00:30:43,876 You can do anything you want... 584 00:30:43,910 --> 00:30:46,879 Use them to learn the system, pass the exams... 585 00:30:46,913 --> 00:30:48,414 You have to keep going... 586 00:30:48,447 --> 00:30:49,715 ...and then come back to South Central 587 00:30:49,748 --> 00:30:50,716 and open your own firm. 588 00:30:50,749 --> 00:30:52,351 You can do anything you want. 589 00:30:52,384 --> 00:30:54,987 Your ancestors suffered horrors 590 00:30:55,021 --> 00:30:57,756 beyond imagining to give you this opportunity. 591 00:30:57,789 --> 00:30:59,091 You have to keep going... 592 00:30:59,125 --> 00:31:00,692 I've done all I can. You can do anything you want. 593 00:31:00,726 --> 00:31:03,095 There is grace for those who seek it. 594 00:31:03,129 --> 00:31:05,597 I believe it in my heart. 595 00:31:05,631 --> 00:31:08,534 You will be all right, Franklin. 596 00:31:08,567 --> 00:31:12,871 But you have to stay and fight. 597 00:31:24,550 --> 00:31:26,552 (panting) 598 00:31:39,098 --> 00:31:42,501 * Southern trees * 599 00:31:43,502 --> 00:31:46,405 I got you. 600 00:31:46,438 --> 00:31:50,742 * Bearing strange fruit * 601 00:31:53,745 --> 00:31:56,748 * Blood on the leaves * 602 00:31:58,750 --> 00:32:00,886 -(gunshots) -(woman screams) 603 00:32:00,919 --> 00:32:03,922 * And blood at the roots * 604 00:32:07,926 --> 00:32:09,795 * Black bodies * 605 00:32:09,828 --> 00:32:13,665 * Swinging in the southern breeze * 606 00:32:13,699 --> 00:32:15,701 (gunshots) 607 00:32:21,207 --> 00:32:25,644 * Strange fruit hangin' * 608 00:32:27,213 --> 00:32:30,549 * From the poplar trees * 609 00:32:34,553 --> 00:32:37,156 * Pastoral scene * 610 00:32:37,189 --> 00:32:38,524 (crying) 611 00:32:38,557 --> 00:32:42,861 * Of the gallant south * 612 00:32:46,898 --> 00:32:51,603 * Them big bulging eyes * 613 00:32:51,637 --> 00:32:55,641 * And the twisted mouth * 614 00:33:00,379 --> 00:33:04,350 * Scent of magnolia * 615 00:33:04,383 --> 00:33:08,420 * Clean and fresh * 616 00:33:13,825 --> 00:33:16,028 * Then the sudden smell * 617 00:33:18,064 --> 00:33:22,601 * Of burning flesh * 618 00:33:27,539 --> 00:33:30,409 * Here is a fruit * 619 00:33:34,413 --> 00:33:38,417 * For the crows to pluck * 620 00:33:44,123 --> 00:33:47,193 * For the rain to gather * 621 00:33:47,226 --> 00:33:52,030 * For the wind to suck * 622 00:33:54,066 --> 00:33:56,702 * For the sun * 623 00:33:56,735 --> 00:33:59,205 * To rot * 624 00:34:01,940 --> 00:34:08,480 * For the leaves... * 625 00:34:13,752 --> 00:34:15,754 * To drop * 626 00:34:18,257 --> 00:34:21,893 * Here is * 627 00:34:21,927 --> 00:34:27,299 * A strange * 628 00:34:28,967 --> 00:34:33,405 * And * 629 00:34:33,439 --> 00:34:39,945 * Bitter * 630 00:34:41,347 --> 00:34:46,852 * Crop. * 631 00:35:04,102 --> 00:35:05,771 TOM BROKAW: There are more than 400 youth gangs 632 00:35:05,804 --> 00:35:07,939 in Los Angeles, and these days it doesn't take much 633 00:35:07,973 --> 00:35:09,275 to start a gang war. 634 00:35:09,308 --> 00:35:11,743 Just over the weekend, seven people were killed 635 00:35:11,777 --> 00:35:13,445 in three separate attacks. 636 00:35:13,479 --> 00:35:15,247 Police say that extra security during the Olympics 637 00:35:15,281 --> 00:35:16,815 kept the lid on at that time. 638 00:35:16,848 --> 00:35:18,250 Now they believe gang members 639 00:35:18,284 --> 00:35:19,618 may be settling a lot of old s... 640 00:35:19,651 --> 00:35:21,653 You don't need to be watching this. 641 00:35:24,055 --> 00:35:26,057 (exhales) 642 00:35:27,125 --> 00:35:29,428 Um... 643 00:35:29,461 --> 00:35:34,800 Your, uh, dad and I are gonna step out for a bit. 644 00:35:34,833 --> 00:35:37,669 Okay? 645 00:35:38,904 --> 00:35:42,541 -Need anything? -Nah, I'm good. 646 00:35:44,643 --> 00:35:46,011 All right. 647 00:36:04,496 --> 00:36:06,932 Thank you for coming. 648 00:36:11,603 --> 00:36:13,405 We in trouble. 649 00:36:13,439 --> 00:36:17,142 Okay? Drifting. Profits is down. 650 00:36:17,175 --> 00:36:19,144 Violence is rising. The gangs at war. 651 00:36:19,177 --> 00:36:23,048 This entire business is about to spin out of control... 652 00:36:23,081 --> 00:36:26,051 No. 653 00:36:26,084 --> 00:36:28,587 -JEROME: Cissy... -He is not ready. 654 00:36:28,620 --> 00:36:30,689 LOUIE: You need to let him make that choice. 655 00:36:30,722 --> 00:36:32,658 (scoffs) I most certainly do not. 656 00:36:32,691 --> 00:36:35,193 He started this shit. 657 00:36:37,529 --> 00:36:39,498 And it almost killed him. 658 00:36:39,531 --> 00:36:41,600 Three minutes he was on that table. 659 00:36:41,633 --> 00:36:43,835 -His heart stopped. -I was there. We all was there. 660 00:36:43,869 --> 00:36:46,872 Then how dare you ask me to push him back in? 661 00:36:55,213 --> 00:36:59,084 If he ever does come back, it'll be when we... 662 00:36:59,117 --> 00:37:01,753 -Oh, get the fuck out of here. -...decide that he's able. 663 00:37:01,787 --> 00:37:03,789 -Decide what? -And if y'all can't manage this shit without him... 664 00:37:03,822 --> 00:37:05,357 Then what? 665 00:37:05,391 --> 00:37:07,759 Then you should have the good sense to walk away 666 00:37:07,793 --> 00:37:10,862 before somebody else dies up in this piece. 667 00:37:10,896 --> 00:37:13,799 -Woman, you know you're in the goddamn drug game now, right? -LOUIE: You know that? 668 00:37:13,832 --> 00:37:16,402 -Do you know that? -Why don't you go have a fucking kid before you got... 669 00:37:16,435 --> 00:37:18,804 Oh, shut the fuck up with the goddamn kid shit! You don't make 670 00:37:18,837 --> 00:37:21,139 -no fucking decisions... -You don't motherfucking get to make this decision! 671 00:37:21,172 --> 00:37:23,909 -You know you're a fucking drug dealer now, right? -He's my motherfucking son! 672 00:37:23,942 --> 00:37:26,712 -This is my shit! -I don't give a fuck what you say! 673 00:37:26,745 --> 00:37:28,447 -CISSY: That's my goddamn son! -ALTON: This is my wife, Jerome. 674 00:37:28,480 --> 00:37:30,949 -You understand me? -Franklin! 675 00:37:32,784 --> 00:37:35,854 Fucking hardheaded. 676 00:37:42,260 --> 00:37:45,063 It's okay, Mama. 677 00:37:45,096 --> 00:37:47,265 Huh? 678 00:37:49,134 --> 00:37:52,037 All right. I'm here. 679 00:37:54,306 --> 00:37:56,975 Talk to me. 680 00:37:57,008 --> 00:37:59,811 CISSY: I still don't understand why. 681 00:37:59,845 --> 00:38:03,615 We have the money, we can leave. 682 00:38:03,649 --> 00:38:05,250 All of us. 683 00:38:05,283 --> 00:38:07,285 Start a life somewhere else. 684 00:38:09,321 --> 00:38:11,990 I didn't build all of this just to make a bunch of money 685 00:38:12,023 --> 00:38:14,826 and leave, abandon our people. 686 00:38:14,860 --> 00:38:17,262 You telling me this is still about our people? 687 00:38:17,295 --> 00:38:19,431 Have you taken a look about what's going on out there? 688 00:38:19,465 --> 00:38:22,434 I have. And that's exactly why I can't leave now. 689 00:38:22,468 --> 00:38:23,935 ALTON: You can't control what happens, 690 00:38:23,969 --> 00:38:25,471 Franklin. 691 00:38:25,504 --> 00:38:28,173 -You can't stop what's coming. -Maybe, maybe not. 692 00:38:28,206 --> 00:38:33,845 But what I know for sure is, if we bail, 693 00:38:33,879 --> 00:38:36,815 there'll be chaos. 694 00:38:36,848 --> 00:38:40,151 We'll leave a vacuum, for sure. 695 00:38:40,185 --> 00:38:44,856 Gangs battling over control and territory. 696 00:38:44,890 --> 00:38:47,459 And an entire fucking community in ruins. 697 00:38:47,493 --> 00:38:49,227 Is that what you want? 698 00:38:49,260 --> 00:38:51,329 You still haven't fully healed. 699 00:38:51,363 --> 00:38:53,365 (exhales) 700 00:39:02,608 --> 00:39:05,076 (ragged exhale) 701 00:39:06,344 --> 00:39:07,913 I've healed enough. 702 00:39:08,947 --> 00:39:12,684 And I have to stay and fight. 703 00:39:12,718 --> 00:39:14,720 I'm sorry. 704 00:39:21,927 --> 00:39:24,530 I got to... 705 00:39:24,563 --> 00:39:28,033 got to go take care of something. 706 00:39:30,068 --> 00:39:32,070 I love you. 707 00:39:51,289 --> 00:39:53,291 (engine shuts off) 708 00:39:57,463 --> 00:39:59,431 Ah. 709 00:39:59,465 --> 00:40:02,133 You are a sight for sore eyes. (chuckles) 710 00:40:02,167 --> 00:40:04,369 Ain't I glad to see you. 711 00:40:04,402 --> 00:40:07,739 (train horn blows) 712 00:40:07,773 --> 00:40:10,375 -You look good. -Ah. 713 00:40:10,408 --> 00:40:12,744 Look like I'm hurting, which I am. 714 00:40:16,181 --> 00:40:17,983 But I've subscribed to the notion 715 00:40:18,016 --> 00:40:20,986 that whatever doesn't kill us simply makes us... 716 00:40:22,287 --> 00:40:24,890 -Stronger. -Sharper. 717 00:40:24,923 --> 00:40:26,492 Sharper. 718 00:40:28,293 --> 00:40:31,362 Did you know that L.A. used to suffer from serious floods? 719 00:40:33,532 --> 00:40:36,267 TEDDY: Yeah, I think I heard that at some point. 720 00:40:36,301 --> 00:40:37,903 FRANKLIN: You know, they tried building dams, 721 00:40:37,936 --> 00:40:39,938 but that didn't solve it. 722 00:40:39,971 --> 00:40:43,408 So after a couple disastrous floods in the '30s, 723 00:40:43,441 --> 00:40:46,478 L.A. reached out to the federal government. 724 00:40:47,713 --> 00:40:49,848 And they brought in the Army Corps of Engineers, 725 00:40:49,881 --> 00:40:53,685 and in 20 years they built and designed the L.A. River, 726 00:40:53,719 --> 00:40:58,156 a 50-mile waterway that saved the City of Angels. 727 00:41:04,229 --> 00:41:07,633 I was right about this rock. 728 00:41:07,666 --> 00:41:11,637 We're making more money than we ever could've dreamed of. 729 00:41:11,670 --> 00:41:15,641 What I was wrong about was the cost. 730 00:41:16,675 --> 00:41:19,645 Lives are gonna be destroyed. 731 00:41:19,678 --> 00:41:23,782 Ain't a thing I can do about that now except to keep going, 732 00:41:23,815 --> 00:41:27,218 keep things under control as best I can, you know? 733 00:41:31,022 --> 00:41:33,424 Yeah, how do you do that? 734 00:41:36,194 --> 00:41:38,396 I bring in the federal government. 735 00:41:40,265 --> 00:41:44,069 I'll identify anybody who poses a threat to stability, 736 00:41:44,102 --> 00:41:46,972 and you'll help me take 'em down. 737 00:41:47,005 --> 00:41:50,208 That's how we keep the violence at bay, 738 00:41:50,241 --> 00:41:53,211 stay out the papers so we can make that paper. Huh? 739 00:41:53,244 --> 00:41:54,846 (chuckles) 740 00:41:54,880 --> 00:41:57,583 Why would I help you do that? 741 00:41:57,616 --> 00:41:59,250 Well, because... 742 00:42:01,753 --> 00:42:05,456 ...the CIA wants me to keep flowing money here, Reed. 743 00:42:08,694 --> 00:42:14,032 Or James Smith or Thomas Parker or whatever your name is. 744 00:42:16,467 --> 00:42:19,170 You can destroy me any time you want, I get it. 745 00:42:19,204 --> 00:42:24,442 But you see, the thing is, I'm not afraid of dying anymore. 746 00:42:25,644 --> 00:42:28,413 Not even so much afraid of prison. 747 00:42:28,446 --> 00:42:31,416 But what I will not be 748 00:42:31,449 --> 00:42:35,186 is a slave... to anyone. 749 00:42:35,220 --> 00:42:37,222 Even you. 750 00:42:41,092 --> 00:42:43,629 Remember McDonald's? 751 00:42:43,662 --> 00:42:45,463 Thousand keys a week? 752 00:42:45,496 --> 00:42:47,532 Oh, yeah. 753 00:42:47,565 --> 00:42:49,134 I'll make you so much fucking money, 754 00:42:49,167 --> 00:42:51,536 you'll be able to fund that war all by yourself. 755 00:42:51,569 --> 00:42:55,040 They're gonna name a wing at the CIA headquarters after your ass. 756 00:42:55,073 --> 00:42:57,643 Real American hero shit. 757 00:42:57,676 --> 00:43:01,246 And in return, you'll make sure that me and mine are protected. 758 00:43:01,279 --> 00:43:03,414 And at the end of this, the both of us 759 00:43:03,448 --> 00:43:06,317 are gonna ride off into the sunset. 760 00:43:06,351 --> 00:43:08,353 ("Law of the Land" by The Temptations playing) 761 00:43:11,422 --> 00:43:14,259 You said you'd be here with me until the end. 762 00:43:21,867 --> 00:43:24,302 Did you really mean it? 763 00:43:30,976 --> 00:43:35,246 * Some people will always have it made * 764 00:43:35,280 --> 00:43:37,248 * Some people will live in poverty * 765 00:43:37,282 --> 00:43:39,250 * For the rest of their days * 766 00:43:39,284 --> 00:43:43,989 * Time marches on * 767 00:43:44,022 --> 00:43:47,158 * Yesterday is dead and gone * 768 00:43:47,192 --> 00:43:50,328 * Life is uncertain * 769 00:43:50,361 --> 00:43:51,863 -* Let me hear you say * -* Yeah * 770 00:43:51,897 --> 00:43:55,033 * Death is final, yes, it is * 771 00:43:56,634 --> 00:43:59,671 * There'll be days of sunshine and laughter * 772 00:43:59,705 --> 00:44:04,309 * But don't forget you're gonna have to shed some tears * 773 00:44:04,342 --> 00:44:05,844 * Whoa-ho * 774 00:44:05,877 --> 00:44:08,947 * It's the law of the land, my brother * 775 00:44:08,980 --> 00:44:12,017 * Oh, whether you like it or you understand * 776 00:44:12,050 --> 00:44:13,618 * Ah, hey-hey * 777 00:44:13,651 --> 00:44:15,120 * It's the law of the land * 778 00:44:15,153 --> 00:44:18,223 * Hey, hey, hey, hey * 779 00:44:18,256 --> 00:44:21,727 * Laws made by almighty man * 780 00:44:21,760 --> 00:44:23,328 * Live by the good book. * 781 00:45:05,303 --> 00:45:07,238 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH 782 00:45:09,640 --> 00:45:13,411 (hard rock music plays)