[Nate] I have your money! Please!
[Rue] She would never say it out loud.
- [flesh squelching] - [Nate screaming]
[Rue] But Nate going broke...
- [clippers snipping] - [Nate screaming]
[Rue] ...finally granted Cassie the permission
to follow her dreams.
[Cassie] This little piggy went to the market.
This little piggy stayed home.
This little piggy ate a big, big meal.
This little piggy ate none.
This little piggy went "whee, whee, whee,"
all the way home.
[Rue] Within 24 hours of Brandon Fontaine tagging Cassie...
[Cassie] I'd like to thank all my fans
for watching and subscribing.
I hope you enjoy It's Just Me Cassie.
[Rue] ...she had 17,000 new subscribers.
- [phone alarm chiming] - [Maddy] Slide your hand forward.
- Yes. - [Rue] Maddy worked her to the bone.
[Maddy] I wanna see more ass.
- [mop splatting] - Yeah, yeah, poke it up.
- [camera clicking] - [phone alarm chiming]
[whispering] Hello. It's your favorite dream girl.
- Just Me Cassie. - [phone alarm chiming]
[moaning loudly]
[♪ dramatic string music playing]
[kiss smacking]
[Rue] Some men wanted her in specific outfits.
[crunching]
[Cassie] [smacking] You've been a bad boy.
You wanna spend the night in the hole?
[Rue] Specific positions to focus on specific body parts.
[amplified rubbing]
[whispering] Do you like the sound of that?
Do you want to hear my pussy?
[amplified rubbing]
[Rue] Others wanted jerk-off instructions,
to be told what to do, to be humiliated.
[whispering] You fat little fuck.
I'm very, very disappointed in you.
Let me see you play with your tiny little penis.
[Rue] Or to humiliate her.
I'm not gonna fart in a jar.
For $700?
You fart in the jar. He's not gonna know the difference.
Okay.
[Rue] But the most common request...
is that they wanted Cassie to say their name.
[whispering] Conner, are you gonna punish me?
Joshua. Robert.
Hunter. Marcus.
Mohammed.
Cass?
[♪ choral music intensifying]
[vibrator buzzing]
[smacking]
Guess who just hit 50,000 subscribers?
No.
[screaming excitedly]
[laughing]
[Rue] Maddy helped her to get even more exposure.
I just feel like American men have been treated
like second-class citizens.
[interviewer] You know what? I think I agree with you there.
Why is it that women hate men these days?
Well, in the past, men used to be hunters...
...and gatherers and protectors.
But now, they're being forced to walk around
on their tippy toes. I mean, it's not natural.
Men should be free. They should be able to...
...speak their mind, voice their desires.
Oh, you think they're being too restricted
- by society? - Yes! Like, if a man today
were to say that he wants a girlfriend
that can cook or clean,
he might as well be screaming the N-word.
- Okay. - [interviewer] [sighs] Well, you sound like a Democrat.
[laughing] I'm not retarded.
[Maddy] You know what's funny?
The angrier these idiots get,
- the more money you make. - Yeah.
[Rue] Even with all the attention she was getting,
she still missed Nate.
Did you wire Nate $35,000?
He was gonna be evicted from the house.
I think you need to take that big, sweet heart of yours
and stick it in the fucking freezer.
[Cassie] Maddy, I can't.
He's my husband and he's-- he's being supportive,
and he thinks I'm doing an amazing job.
[Maddy] It's 'cause he's not a breadwinner.
He's a bread loser.
And if you don't cut him loose now,
he's gonna be entitled to 50% of everything you make.
I'm looking at your stats right now.
Your career is about to fucking explode.
[Rue] Maddy was right.
- She was getting bigger... - [moaning loudly]
- [lubricant sloshing] - [Cassie] I've never done this before.
- ...and bigger... - But for my fans,
I'll do anything.
God! [moaning loudly]
[Rue] ...and bigger.
[Cassie] It's too big, oh!
Oh, oh, oh!
[moaning loudly] Yes!
Yes! Oh!
Yes! Yes! Yes!
- [moaning loudly] - [fabric tearing]
[♪ scary music playing]
[fabric continues tearing]
[♪ scary music continues playing]
[bangs echoing]
[messages chiming rapidly]
[♪ scary music continues playing]
[loud rumbling, banging]
[person screaming]
- [footsteps banging] - [glass shattering]
[car alarms blaring]
[people screaming]
[people clamoring]
[footsteps thudding loudly]
- [bottle shattering] - [clamoring continues]
[screaming stops abruptly]
- [helicopter whirring] - [officer] [on speaker] Big lady,
get on your knees.
Back away from the building and get on your knees.
Lethal force will be used if you do not comply.
Lethal force will be used...
[explosion booming]
- Hi, Frank. - Hi.
[Frank breathing heavily]
You look so small, I could fit you in my pocket.
Yeah.
I wonder where else I could fit you.
- [loud footsteps thudding] - [Cassie gasps]
- [Frank moaning] - You wanna go where?
- You naughty, naughty boy. - I'm so bad.
Well, hold your breath.
Oh, yeah. Do it!
[moaning]
Yes! Oh, God.
Oh! Oh!
[loud banging]
[singsong] Frank!
What are you doing in there?
Nothing.
Are you jerking off to me again?
[♪ ominous music playing]
Yes...
[Frank moaning]
- Ohh. - [glass crackling]
[screaming]
[whispering] Did you enjoy that?
[people screaming]
[Rue] She knew this was her destiny.
[footsteps booming]
To triumph. To conquer.
To win.
[electricity zapping]
The world was hers.
And she had finally been unleashed.
- [♪ epic music playing] - [explosions booming]
[Alamo] I'm still trying to fucking wrap my head
around Big Eddy's thought process.
Motherfucker work for you for 15 years,
and now he fucking decides to betray me.
- I mean, they did shoot him. - And?
Maybe the motherfucker was scared to die.
Oh, so what, you defending his sissy bitch ass now,
- is that what you're doing? - Nah, I'm just trying
to put myself in his shoes.
[Alamo] Oh, so you're telling me
you'd do what he fucking did?
So, I got a fucking house full of Judases?
- Is that what you're telling me? - Hey, man.
You're putting words in my mouth now, dawg.
There's nothing noble about a man whose loyalty
ends the moment he's afraid to die.
[Alamo] Might just go to the hospital and kill him myself.
In order to save his own fucking life, he risked mine.
Now, my whole fucking business is in the hands
of that fucking Dracula-faced bitch
and her crew of moronic fucking crackers.
I ain't sayin' the motherfucker should've opened the safe.
[Bishop] No sense in debating it.
It is what it is.
We must take back what's ours.
[Kidd] We'll need a strategy.
[Bishop] The gun is the strategy.
[Kidd] They got guns too.
[Bishop] And we have the element of surprise.
Can you draw a map of that farm?
Yeah.
- [Bishop] Get on that. - Okay.
[Alamo] What is this?
- What the fuck is this? - What?
I'm 6'3".
These are the pants of a motherfucker who's 5'9".
[chuckles] M-Must have been a mix-up, man.
- I'll-- I'll go switch 'em out. - [G] Hey, boss.
- Let me be fucking clear-- - Nigga, eat!
Do I look 5'9" to you?
Nah, man.
Do I look your height?
- No. - Then what the fuck happened?
'Cause I know these pants
are the pants of a motherfucking man of 5'9".
Who is that guy?
Who are you? Huh?
Some little, small, pathetic motherfucker.
'Cause that guy ain't me.
You ain't me, huh?
In your mind, do I look little?
Do I look little?
- Nah. - Do I look little?
- Have I shrank? - Not-- not at all, man.
Look, I-- I went in there, I was grabbing 'em quickly.
- Let me get the right size. - Then why the fuck
am I wearing these little boy pants?
- Is this what you think of me? - No. Nah, man.
Is that what you trying to tell me? That I ain't nothin'?
Why did you decide to hand me a pair of pants
and make me look like a small, itty-bitty nobody?
I can go back to the shop.
You think I'm not the size I am?
- I was-- - That I'm some small, tiny,
- itty-bitty nigga? - It was a simple mistake!
[grunting]
Oh, so you was trying to make me
- look like a motherfucking fool? - No, no, no.
- No! - This how you fuckin' see me?
- No. No. - I'm some small motherfucker?
- [shouting] - Tell me the truth! Tell me the motherfuckin' truth.
Tell me, motherfucker, before I kill you.
- No! - You done fuckin' put your--
It was a fuckin' mistake, I swear to God!
That's how you picture me in your mind?!
[ice pick thuds]
[panting]
Judas bastards.
[Rue] Cassie was surprised by how helpful Brandon was
in navigating her career.
[Brandon] Yo, you know Maddy's not a real manager, right?
- Yes, she is. - No.
She's an assistant to a manager.
She answers phones all day.
Sh-She's really good at her job.
- Yeah? - Yeah.
[Penzler] Annie brought her fucking bulldog in
and now there's diarrhea everywhere.
[Maddy sighs]
- [Maddy scoffs] - [paper towel tearing]
[Penzler] It's like a Chilean minefield in here.
[Maddy] [softly] Ugh.
[scoffs]
You know that porn star you used to represent?
Katelyn?
I read an article with her in Forbes.
- She's making a fortune. - [scoffs]
Will it still smell like shit in here at 3:00?
Probably.
Then reschedule the day.
Will do.
[Brandon] What has she done for you, exactly?
Besides bring you to my house?
[chuckles]
I do make a lot of money.
Yeah, that's 'cause I've been tagging you in shit.
Maddy's only gonna get you so far.
Alright? She has no power.
She's just another Hollywood leech.
And we've built a real business.
We have a whole team of professional videographers,
editors, photographers.
Alright, we have sponsorships. [chuckles]
Just think of what we could build together.
You'd be set for life, Cass.
I believe it.
Alright, then.
What's stopping you? Move in.
Maddy's my best friend.
I know, but it's not personal.
Alright, Cass? It's just business.
You're a businesswoman, right?
[chuckles] Right?
Alright, hold on.
[camera clicking]
- [phone clicking] - You know, there's a reason
that everyone who comes into this house leaves famous.
If I can't convince you, maybe the fans can.
I think a sexy video of you and Brandon,
that's gonna make a lot of money.
[Cassie] [on phone] Brandon's a TikTok star.
- He's not into porn. - I'm not talking about porn.
I'm talking about, you know, something erotic.
Something tasteful, huh?
Just the two of you.
You're in a hot tub together.
He's rubbing your feet and you're scratching his back.
You know, something like that.
It's like you're pretending to be in a relationship.
You know, there's a story.
Wouldn't that make you jealous?
Baby, I'm a businessman. I'm just looking for opportunities.
I mean, Brandon has 30 million followers.
I don't think you're capitalizing on that.
I mean, he asked me to move in.
- Well, did you say yes? - No.
- What are you waiting for? - Well, I have to talk to Maddy first.
Oh, fuck Maddy.
Look, this guy can take you places.
I'm really counting on you, babe.
- Ok-- okay. - You're my last hope.
[Cassie sighs] Yeah, I understand.
- Do you miss me? - Of course.
But I'm watching all your videos, babe.
- I'm-- I'm so impressed. - Really?
[kissing noises]
I love you, I love you, I love you.
You wire me that money as soon as you can, okay?
Yep.
I'll bring home the bacon.
That's what I'm talkin' about.
That is that positive mentality.
That is how winning is done. I love you.
We're gonna do this. It's me and you.
That's Bonnie and Clyde, baby.
- That's Jay-Z and Beyonce. - Okay.
Okay, go, go, go, go, go. I love you.
You're a winner.
I love you, too.
Bye bye bye.
[phone thuds]
[whispering] Come on.
[sighs]
[Rue] Alamo had asked to see me alone
for the first time since the robbery.
[door opens]
[door closes]
Hey, how you doin'?
I've been better.
You know...
I'm of the belief that certain people are cursed.
I don't pretend to know why, but...
wherever these unlucky folk go,
misfortune abounds.
Rain don't come. Crops dry out.
Cows get sick.
Ever since you came around...
there's been a cascade of trouble.
I'm not saying you got a 666
inscribed on the back of your skull, but...
something about you gives me the heebie-jeebies.
Alamo's waiting for you at the bar.
Okay.
- [muffled screaming] - [power tool whirring]
[♪ soft jazz trumpet playing]
- [♪ trumpet playing stops] - [Alamo sighs]
Just got off the phone with that bitch Laurie.
Oh, yeah? What'd she say?
She wanna meet.
Oh, yeah? About what?
She didn't say.
But I got a good feeling about what she wants.
What?
For me to bend over and spread my ass cheeks.
Well, you're not gonna do that.
Nope.
But I'ma spread hers.
You know her house, right?
Where would she keep my shit?
Uh... [sputtering]
I bet your money's probably in the basement.
- Money? - Yeah.
What she got...
whole lot fucking more valuable than money.
'Cause what she don't know...
is this nigga ain't nobody's monkey.
Mm.
I play this game to my own fuckin' tune.
[♪ soft jazz trumpet playing]
[softly] Okay.
[♪ soft jazz trumpet continues playing]
[pigs grunting]
[people laughing, chattering faintly]
[sex worker] Hey, baby, you wanna go out?
Wanna go out, honey?
[people laughing]
[Rue] I told the DEA that Laurie
wanted to set up a meeting with Alamo.
I mean, he didn't say if I was invited or not.
[Jimenez] Get invited.
- [Rue] How? - [Jimenez] Look, just get into the room
with your phone out.
- [Rue] Yeah, okay. Yeah. - [Bowman] Get in the car.
We have a call to make.
- [phone buzzing] - [gunfight playing on TV]
[Rue] They wanted a wiretap on Laurie,
so they needed me to get her to incriminate herself.
Hello?
Uh, hey, Laurie, listen, I was just calling
to let you know that I had nothing to do with Paladin.
[Laurie] You're a liar.
N-No, look, I told him how much you cared about him,
but I didn't-- I didn't think he was gonna kill him.
[Laurie] I don't ever want to talk to you again.
- W-Well-- - [phone clicking]
Shit.
One more chance.
Then, he divorced my mother to be with another woman.
And he took his money with him.
And then, she died.
- I was very angry with him. - [phone buzzing]
It cost me $10,000 in therapy to say that sentence.
I was very angry with him.
I do it very well, don't I? I'll say it again.
- I was very angry... - Just call her back. This is the best part.
[line ringing]
[softly] Come on.
[line continues ringing]
[sighs] Shit.
[Wayne] I'ma bet you wish you're still our drug mule.
Every fucking day, man.
[Wayne] Mm-hmm.
Too bad. Job's been filled.
Oh, yeah? By who?
Wouldn't you like to know, bitch.
[phone clicks]
[sighs]
- That will do. - [sighs]
[phone ringing]
Penzler's office, Maddy speaking.
[Cassie] So, Brandon was telling the truth?
You're just an assistant?
- We need to talk. - [sighs]
[softly] Shit.
[♪ soft, dramatic music playing]
[pen drops]
[sighs]
[Rue] Cassie requested that the meeting
be held at Maddy's apartment.
So, you were lying about living in a doorman building?
You caught me.
After everything I've been through,
I'm sensitive to lies.
Yeah, I could say the same to you.
What have I lied about?
Are you serious?
Recently.
Look, you wanted to talk. Let's talk.
[sighs]
This isn't easy for me.
In fact, it's one of the hardest decisions
I've ever had to make in my entire life,
and I just need you to know that it's not personal.
- It's just business. - Uh-huh.
[sighs deeply]
I've been approached by the biggest TikTok house
- in Los Angeles. - Brandon?
Yes, Brandon.
Basically, Brandon made me an offer I can't refuse.
So, what'd you say?
I told him I have to think about it.
- Have you thought about it? - Yes.
And that's why you're here?
Exactly.
Well, go ahead then. Say it.
Maddy, you're my best friend.
- Really? - Yes!
How could you even question that?
Continue.
I just need you to know it's not personal.
Cass, have some fuckin' balls.
I just...
I don't know how to say this without hurting your feelings.
Mm.
But this is a big opportunity for me. [sighs]
I just...
I have to move on.
Okay.
[sighs]
Hi, this is Madeline Perez.
I'm calling about the LA Nights audition with Cassie.
Yeah, the one with Dylan.
Mm.
I'm gonna have to cancel that.
Dylan?
- No, no, no. - She's not gonna be available.
[softly] No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
No, no, no, wait, wait, what?
- What? - W-When did that happen?
What does it matter? I don't represent you.
- Yes, you do. - Didn't you just leave me?
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, not-- not officially.
Maddy, my head is-- is swirling, and I-I'm new to this,
and-- and this definitely changes things.
Mm.
Never mind. She'll be there.
Well, just to avoid any future misunderstandings,
I drew up a contract.
Okay, I'll sign it.
Here, can you hold it up next to you?
- Yeah. - [whispering] Dylan.
- [camera clicking] - Great.
Glad we cleared that up. I think that's it.
I promise you, Maddy...
I will not let you down.
[scoffs]
Great.
[Rue] The only problem was,
Maddy hadn't secured an audition.
Don't run from me.
It's simple. Call the casting director,
put Cassie on the list.
I can't abuse my power, Maddy.
Don't give me that shit. It's a tiny role.
She has no qualifications other than being my sister.
You wanna make me an enemy?
[♪ dramatic organ music playing]
- [elevator dings] - [people chattering]
[auditioners murmuring]
- Hi. - Hi.
Sign in here.
[murmuring continues]
[sighs]
[Cassie] Hi!
I am so happy and grateful for this opportunity.
My sister, Lexi Howard,
she has always been my biggest supporter.
- We love Lexi. - Mm. Mm.
- Yeah, she's the best, isn't she? - Great.
Hi, I'm Cassie Howard.
I'm 5'5", and my measurements are 37-24-37.
[blowing kiss]
I'll be doing a monologue
from Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare.
- Shakespeare? - I mean, is there anyone better?
No.
So, Act Five, Scene Two takes place
after Antony has been defeated by Julius Caesar,
and he nobly commits suicide.
And Cleopatra-- me... [chuckles]
...she's been captured by the Roman military,
and this is her monologue of defiance.
- [casting agent] Great. - Okay.
[Cassie exhales sharply]
Sir...
I will eat no meat.
I will not drink, sir.
If idle talk will once be necessary...
I'll not sleep neither.
This mortal house I'll ruin.
Do Caesar what he can.
No, sir.
I will not wait, pinioned, at your master's court.
Nor once be chastised
with the sober eye of dull Octavia.
[Cassie on video] I will not drink, sir.
If idle talk will once be necessary,
I will not sleep neither.
This mortal house I'll ruin, do Caesar what he can.
- Oh, my God. - Know, sir, I will not wait
pinioned at your master's court,
nor once be chastised by the sober eye
of dull Octavia.
Shall they hoist me up and show me
to the shouting varletry of-- of censuring Rome?
- [Patty] Mm-hmm. [chuckles] - Rather a ditch in Egypt...
- Who does Shakespeare? - [Patty clicking tongue]
Sadly, no one.
Rather on Nilus' mud lay me stark naked
and let the water-flies blow me into abhorring!
[Patty] Oh!
Rather make my country's high pyramides
- my gibbet. - [chuckles] Oh.
And hang me up in chains.
- [exhales sharply] - That's your sister?
- Yeah. - [director] Her sister?
They don't look anything alike.
She told the casting director you recommended her
for the role of job applicant.
- She did? - [Patty] Mm-hmm.
[director] If she can do Shakespeare...
[both] She can do LA Nights.
- Yes. - [laughing]
[both laughing]
[Rue] I hadn't seen Jules since the wedding,
and she was clearly holding it against me.
How many relationships have you been in since high school?
[Rue] Relationships?
Yeah, when you form an emotional and sexual connection
with another person?
[cork squeaking, popping]
Oh, man, um...
can't even count.
Who was your most recent?
[Rue] Um...
Angel.
How long were you all together?
Uh...
not long.
But, uh, it was really passionate though.
Tumultuous.
We'd, like, argue and then throw shit at each other.
It was fucking crazy.
But then I, um, I ended up having to take her to rehab.
So, you two were in love?
Definitely.
- I find that hard to believe. - What, that we were in love?
That you were in a relationship
where you, like, expressed yourself...
argued, threw shit at each other.
Me?
Yeah. It's a side I've never seen.
A lot of things change over the years.
Have they?
[chuckles] What are you talking about?
I mean, you come over here, you lay around.
You look at me like you have something to say,
but you never say it.
I feel like I'm back in high school.
What, I'm not allowed to come hang out?
What do you want?
Nothing.
You don't wanna kiss me?
[chuckles]
- Like now? - Sure.
Yeah, I'd kiss you.
But do you want to?
I mean, I find you very attractive.
That wasn't the question.
Okay, I'm sorry, aren't you with this guy?
Fucking, uh, your landlord?
Mr. Family Guy?
So, you want to kiss me, but you won't,
out of respect?
I'm confused. Do you want me to kiss you?
- If that's all you want. - What do you want?
A lot of things.
Like what?
You want to kiss me? Get up.
Take my head in your hands and kiss me.
Keep kissing me.
Push me on the bed, kiss me all over.
You want more? Take it.
You want me?
Make me yours.
[coughing]
[Jules moaning loudly]
[Ellis] Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
[Jules] Oh, my God! [loud moaning continues]
- [lighter flicking] - [cigarette sizzling]
[blowing]
You're bringing guys to my apartment
and fucking 'em when I'm not here?
No.
Who's R.B.?
It's my friend Rue. She's not a guy.
She's just like a friend from high school.
Look.
I give you a lot of freedom.
But I got kids. I got a wife.
I cannot be coming home with a fucking STD.
I know.
It's nothing like that, I promise.
I like you, but I love my family,
and I will not put them at risk.
[vinyl crackling]
[phone chiming]
[sighs heavily]
[Rue] A few days later, Cassie wired Nate 30 grand.
Even with the help of Cassie,
Nate had missed his last payment.
[softly] Yes!
[announcer] [on vinyl] The Velvet Fog.
[♪ "Comin' Home Baby" by Mel Tormé playing]
- ♪ Doo-doo-doo ♪ - ♪ I'm coming home, baby, now ♪
♪ Doo-doo-doo-doo doo-doo-doo-doo ♪
♪ I'm coming home, baby, right away ♪
♪ Coming home, baby, now ♪
♪ Doo-doo-doo-doo doo-doo-doo-doo ♪
♪ I'm sorry now I ever went away ♪
- [muffled music continues] - [Nate singing melody]
♪ I'm coming home, baby, now, coming home, baby, now ♪
♪ You know I'm waiting for you ♪
♪ I'm coming home now real soon ♪
- ♪ You've been gone ♪ - ♪ Coming home, baby, now ♪
♪ You don't know what I'm going through ♪
♪ I'm coming home, I know I'm overdue ♪
- ♪ Since you went away ♪ - ♪ Expect me any day now ♪
♪ Real soon ♪
- ♪ I'm coming home ♪ - ♪ Come on home ♪
♪ Coming home, baby, now ♪
♪ You know I'm praying every night ♪
[glass shattering]
[gasps] No!
[glass breaking]
[♪ tense music playing]
[grunting]
[panting]
[Nate] No.
No, I just got 30K, okay?
I was gonna call Naz.
Please.
Let's be reasonable.
Let's be reas-- [coughing]
[shouting]
- Ah! No! No, no! - Open hand.
God, please!
- Open hand. - Please, I've got the money.
- Open hand! - [banging]
No! No! No, no!
- [flesh ripping] - [screaming]
Fuck! Please!
I have the money! [sobbing] I swear!
- Give me finger. - No. No.
[sobbing] No, no, no, please.
Give me finger.
Open.
[grunting] Please. Please.
- [screaming] - [flesh squelching]
Please. Please. Please.
- [clippers snipping] - [screaming]
[faint screaming]
[faint screaming continues]
[♪ muffled rap music playing]
[Rue] Between the DEA, the robbery, and Jules...
- [chuckles softly] - ...I sort of forgot that I framed Magick.
[chuckles softly]
Ya veo.
[scoffs]
[clicking tongue]
Bishop, figure out how the fuck to get that shit--
- What the fuck is this? - Coca. Perico.
- Huh? I found it-- - I know what it is, bitch.
- Why are you putting it on my desk? - Okay, I found it in my locker.
It's Rue. Rue put it there, for sure.
I know for a fact. She put it there...
[speaking Spanish]
She was asking Kitty,
"Somebody was forcing you to work here?"
What the fuck? Why would she ask that?
You cannot trust this bitch.
She's trying to fuck with my life, and that means
she's trying to fuck with your life, too.
I'm being framed.
When I was trying to tell Big Eddy,
then the robbery happened.
You was in the room?
- You was in the room, the robbery? - Sí, sí.
Of course, yes, I was there.
And then, uh, there was blood in my face.
- Blood everywhere. - This...
robbery, the-- the gunmen...
- they do a lot of talking? - Claro.
They were talking so much. Yelling, laughing.
Uh... [speaking Spanish]
- With the fucking guns on-- - Shut up.
Bishop, she ID'd the driver already, didn't she?
On the surveillance footage.
And that's the first time she knew 'em?
Yes.
Didn't you say Rue lived with those crackers?
Yes.
And she didn't recognize their voices?
[Bishop] No.
Huh.
Seems odd.
Cassie fucks you over,
you guys make up, you forgive her,
and then she just immediately fucks you over again.
I've removed emotion. It's business.
Okay, but when you see her, like when you look at her
in the eye, you don't just like...
You know? Like, your blood doesn't boil?
- No. - Not even a little bit.
No.
- How? - Equanimity.
- [chuckles] What? - It's just the knowledge
that everything is exactly as it should be.
Like whether the milkshake I ordered
is terrific or terrible, it's all equal.
Okay, but terrific and terrible are not the same thing.
Well, to me, they are.
No, that-- what? They're polar opposites, Maddy.
I know there's a difference.
It's just that difference is of no consequence to me.
Okay, but how is that possible?
I've reached a state of pure harmony.
Okay, so what if the busboy, you know,
like, what if he just, like, jerks off in your milkshake?
Ew.
- [chuckles] - Why the fuck would he do that?
Because he's not in a state of pure harmony.
- It all goes back to Jesus. - Oh.
Yeah, well, I haven't really gotten to Jesus yet.
You're reading the Bible, right?
Yeah, but it's like 900 pages before he even shows up.
[chuckles] Don't worry. He's coming.
♪
Jesus teaches to be in the world,
but not of the world, right?
That's basically what I'm saying.
- [♪ Western music playing] - [spurs jingling]
[Maddy inaudible]
Then maybe you'll keep your head.
[Alamo] Ruby Bennett.
[♪ Western music continues playing]
Hey.
What a coincidence.
[chuckles] Yeah.
Pardon my manners.
Alamo Brown.
Maddy Perez.
Ooh, beautiful nails. [chuckles]
- Pleasure to meet you. - Thank you.
- You, uh, Rue's friend? - Yeah.
Now, you ain't never mentioned Maddy before.
Why are you trying to hide her?
[laughing] I'm not trying to hide anything, that's...
Listen, I can see y'all cozy. Y'all mind if I take a seat?
Are you...?
- No, no. - Yeah, go ahead.
- Great, thank you. - Yeah.
[groaning] I'm kind of parched.
[chuckles]
You don't mind if I take a sip of your coffee, do you?
- All yours, yeah, go ahead. - Sweeten it up for me.
- Oh, um... - Go ahead.
- Okay, so you want me to-- - There you go.
- Yeah, keep going. - Okay.
Got me a sweet tooth.
- [chuckles] - There you go, that's good.
There you go.
[utensil clinking against mug]
Are you Rue's boss?
- That, I am. - Mm.
How'd you two meet?
Well, Rue seems to believe that God sent her.
- God, or the devil. - [chuckles nervously]
We still trying to work that one out, aren't we?
- Yeah, that's for sure. - [laughing]
Where are you from?
Well, my mama had us move all over, really.
See, I didn't have the fortune of growing up
in a safe place like Rue.
Nice suburban street.
Cute little house.
The American dream didn't really factor for me.
[Maddy] Mm. Yeah, my boss
literally knows nothing about me
- or my family. - That right?
See, I think it's important to care about your employees.
Gotta know who's in your crew.
Else you don't know who's working for you or against you, right?
- Mm-hmm. - [Alamo] Mm.
Right.
So, you run strip clubs?
- So, you did tell her something about me. - [chuckles]
[chuckles] Look at you.
Yeah, it's an all-in cash business.
- Mm. - I like it that way.
It gives me a certain amount of freedom,
and I gots to tell you, I love me some freedom.
- [Maddy chuckles] - [phone buzzing]
Oh. Pardon me.
Yeah.
I'm sitting right next to her.
Sounds good.
Sorry.
G and Bishop are outside.
They'll give you a ride.
Uh, don't you have somewhere to go, Maddy?
No.
Are you sure? I thought you said you had somewhere to be.
- No, I'm still waiting for my milkshake. - Oh, okay.
- [Alamo] She'll be alright. - [softly] I'll call you. I'll call.
- Okay. - I'll keep Maddy company.
So, Maddy... [sighs]
Now, what kind of milkshake did you order?
A black-and-white.
That's my favorite.
[chuckles] The cherry on top.
[Alamo chuckles]
- [G] Hey! - A large number one.
Here you go.
Where are we going?
We about to go to another place.
Alright.
[engine starting]
See, that's what I didn't respect about my dad.
He just accepted his fate.
See, now, that's your mama's fault.
- No. That's his fault. - Hold on, now.
Good woman supposed to push her man.
- Make him aim higher. - Mm.
Maybe the reverse is true too.
Can't say I found it. Hm.
Well, that's 'cause you live in the Central Valley.
- Now, what's that supposed to mean? - [chuckles]
Slim pickings.
I can't say I suffer
- from a shortage of women now. - Mm, charming.
Well, it ain't the quantity, it's the quality.
Well, maybe the quantity is preventing you
from finding the quality.
[chuckles] Touché, huh?
So, what's missing in your life?
Money.
And what would you do if you had money?
The same exact thing on a bigger scale.
What, managing actresses and stuff?
No, that's what my boss does.
I manage anybody who wants to make money.
[softly] Hm.
Elaborate.
Last year, Hollywood made $8 billion.
OnlyFans made seven.
It's a lot of money being left on the table in my business.
Guess they're all afraid of the stigma.
Too caught up in being known as good people.
Mm. I'm not.
Me neither.
Okay, Alamo Brown.
Before I forget, let me see your phone.
Why?
I need a reason?
[G sniffling]
See, I think within six months, my top girl, Cassie...
she could be bringing in a million a month.
- [chuckles] The fuck outta here. - Yep.
Let me see what she looks like.
[Maddy sniffling]
- I got girls just like this. - Mm.
- What's your overhead? - Just me and my internet service provider.
- What's your cut? - 15%.
Why 15? Why not 30?
She's a friend.
So, if I've got two or three comparable girls...
what's your plan?
Rinse and repeat.
And if I'm your friend, you get 15, I get 15?
Well, I'd like to see your inventory first.
You might have some busted-ass girls in there. [laughing]
- You got a ride? - Yep.
- Let's ride. - [clicking tongue] Let's go.
- [knocking] - [Cassie] Come in.
I have worked seven days a week,
15 to 17 hours a day,
and the first generous thing I do for you,
you just throw it back in my face?
- All I did was audition. - You used your maiden name,
and you said I personally recommended you.
Well, I'm sorry, I just wanted to make sure that it got seen.
Well, it definitely got fucking seen.
In a good way or a bad way?
Congratulations, job applicant. You got the fucking part.
[screaming excitedly]
Oh, my God, I'm gonna be on TV!
- In a very small role. - Lex!
[with clenched teeth] I can feel it now.
This is just the beginning.
You, me, LA Nights.
One day we're gonna look back at this and we're gonna be like,
"Pssh, you remember when life was normal?
"Do you remember living in that shitty apartment
and I was selling my dirty underwear for 50 bucks?"
- Ew! That's what you're doing? - No, just for now.
But I'm gonna be fucking famous.
I'm not even gonna be able to walk down the street.
Lex! Just you watch!
I'm gonna be a household name!
You are literally the most selfish,
narcissistic person I have ever met.
But that's what it takes to make it in this town.
Wait.
Lexi!
Lex!
Thank you!
[shouting excitedly]
Fuck yeah!
[shrieking]
Jordan, I am raising your prices!
[laughing]
Oh, my God.
[sobbing]
About damn time.
Start digging.
Digging what?
A hole.
[lighter flicking]
[wind whistling]
[G clearing throat]
So, where you guys meet? You and Rue?
In school.
So, you and Rue close, then?
Yeah, as close as someone can be to her.
Mm.
- So you trust her? - I do.
Hm.
She's a little crazy, but she has a good heart.
[chattering indistinctly]
Yo. Is this good enough?
Deeper.
Well, how deep?
Up to your throat.
So, you gave the bitches the energy...
[indistinct conversation continues]
You ready to meet some hard-working girls?
- Yes, I am. - Alright.
[♪ soft, suspenseful music playing]
[panting]
Hey, can you guys-- can you help me out here?
Why are you looking at me like that? [panting]
[chuckles]
W-What are you doing?
[chuckles]
Guys, what the fuck? Hey, come on, man.
Hey, hey, hey, hey! Hey!
- [dirt crunching] - Come on, you guys.
[♪ dramatic organ music playing]
[Rue] In the past, Maddy scouted good girls
and turned them bad.
Is your neck okay?
Claro.
Insurance fraud?
[chuckles]
[speaking Spanish]
[Rue] But these girls were different.
[Maddy] Hm.
[Rue] They were willing to do anything.
I'll take seven and 15.
Cream of the crop.
Kitty. Magick.
Come on over here.
Somebody I wanna introduce you to.
[♪ dramatic music playing]
[Alamo] There you go. Easy now.
We know what trust is, don't we?
[horse nickering]
You and I know what trust is, don't we?
- [horse neighing] - Easy now.
- Easy. - [horse neighing]
There you go.
You know, some people don't even deserve
to be trusted, do they, huh? Hm?
Don't deserve love.
Don't deserve trust.
[spurs jingling]
[horse chortling]
[wind whistling]
[Rue] Uh, look, you guys...
I don't know what I did to deserve this.
But this is-- this is extreme.
- [horse whinnying] - I mean...
who even thinks of this shit?
[hoofbeats thundering]
[Alamo] Hyah! Come on!
Wait, wait. What?
[growling]
No! Hey, no! No!
Hey! No, no, no!
Come on, man, no!
Don't let him do this, no, no, no, no!
Hey, please, please, please, please, please, please, please. No, no, no, no.
- Hyah! - No!
- Nooo! - Hyah!
[soft rumbling]
[♪ "The Master's Call" by Marty Robbins playing]
♪ When I was but a young man, I was wild and full of fire ♪
♪ A youth within my teens ♪
♪ But full of challenge and desire ♪
♪ I ran away from home ♪
♪ And left my mother and my dad ♪
♪ I know it grieved them so ♪
♪ To think their only boy was bad ♪
♪ I fell in with an outlaw band ♪
♪ Their names were known quite well ♪
♪ How many times we robbed and plundered ♪
♪ I could never tell ♪
♪ This kind of sinful living leads only to a fall ♪
♪ I learned that much and more ♪
♪ The night I heard my master call ♪
♪ One night we rustled cattle ♪
♪ A thousand head or so ♪
♪ And started them out on the trail ♪
♪ That leads to Mexico ♪
♪ But a norther started blowing ♪
♪ And lightning flashed about ♪
♪ I thought someone was calling me ♪
♪ I thought I heard a shout ♪
♪ Then at that moment, lightning struck ♪
♪ Not 20 yards from me ♪
♪ And left there was a giant cross ♪
♪ Where once there was a tree ♪
♪ And this time I knew I heard a voice ♪
♪ A voice so sweet and strange ♪
♪ A voice that came from everywhere ♪
♪ A voice that called my name ♪
♪ So frightened, I was thinking ♪
♪ Of sinful deeds I'd done ♪
♪ I failed to see the 1,000 head of cattle start to run ♪
♪ The cattle, they stampeded, were running all around ♪
♪ My pony ran, but stumbled ♪
♪ And it threw me to the ground ♪
♪ I felt the end was near ♪
♪ That death would be the price ♪
♪ When a mighty bolt of lightning ♪
♪ Showed the face of Jesus Christ ♪
♪ And I cried, oh, Lord, forgive me ♪
♪ Don't let it happen now... ♪