[Man] Previously on "Ruthless".
I wanna punish the Elder Mother.
Where-Where-Where is Aaron?
- What are you doing? - Oh.
She wants The Highest to let her punish you.
No, she wouldn't dare.
- Where is he now? - I was so tempted.
He lets me fix his heroin. I can kill him.
You want this money.
- How's this work? - What are you doing?
What if I turn it down low?
Stop Zane, please. Zane, please stop it, please.
- Is this okay? - Zane, stop it, please!
I beg you! Oh, Raku, help me, please!
Somebody!
Zane, please don't!
- Oh! - Look at your face.
[screaming]
I will get you, girl! I will. I promise you!
I'm just trying to help.
I don't need your fucking help!
- You're trying to kill me! - No, no. I'm not.
You'd rather me do it than The Highest.
- Little girl! - Just one more time.
No, Zane! No, please! Please, please!
It'll stop my heart!
Well, let's see.
- You're trying to kill me. - No, no. I'm not.
- Then stop it, please! - If The Highest--
I will take my chances with him, Zane.
Please, don't do it. Please, Zane.
- I'm just trying to help you. - Zane...
I can tell him I did it three times.
- Just one more time. - No, Zane, no.
- One more time. - No, Zane. Please, no.
No. No, Zane. No, Zane.
- Just one more time. - No, Zane!
[choking] My heart, my heart. Zane, my heart.
No, Zane. Please don't. No, don't.
[electricity zapping]
Ah!
[electricity zapping]
[deep groan]
Okay.
[groaning]
- Are you crazy? - No. I love you so much.
- This is not love, Zane. - I was just trying
to help you not be punished by The Highest.
Please.
Get me out of this chair.
Okay. Okay. We can go to The Highest.
I can tell him that I punished you.
He'll think that this was for the best.
Okay.
Get me out of this chair, Zane.
Please get me out now.
Yes, Elder Mother.
[crying]
I can't believe you did that.
I was helping.
- You think so? - Yes, Elder Mother.
Okay. [crying]
Elder Mother.
- You were trying to kill me. - No, I wasn't!
- I love you. I love you. - You were trying--
No, I wasn't. I swear on the Raku, I wasn't.
- I will get you for this. - I was trying to help.
- You knew I was wet. - I didn't--
- I didn't mean-- - Shut up! Just shut up!
I'll get you for this.
♪ When the sun go down, we run the city ♪
♪ I feel the angels, but the demons with me ♪
♪ When the sun go down, best believe me ♪
♪ It's nothin' new, the streets is undefeated ♪
♪ When the sun go down
♪ Ooh, it get wild baby, wild baby, wild baby, wild ♪
♪ Don't you ever, ever, ever try to move me ♪
♪ You best salute me It's in the bloodstream ♪
♪ We're feeling Rakudushi
♪ The compound, the lessons, the lies, the deception ♪
♪ The FBI's weapons, the punishment, the tension ♪
♪ And I just wanna free you from the slave shit ♪
♪ So murder is the case that we're faced with ♪
♪ When the sun go down
[door slamming] [clanking]
- How dare you, girl. - I'm sorry.
You will be. I tell you. You will be.
I know I was right. I was right.
Go and tell The Highest to come see me.
- Go and tell him now. - Yes, yes, I'll do that.
- Go right now. - Yes, Elder Mother.
I can't believe she did that.
- Oh, God. Oh, God. - Hey, what's wrong with you?
- I have to get to The Highest. - What? What is it?
- The Elder Mother. - What are you talking about?
God, I just need to go to The Highest.
Zane, calm down.
The Elder Mother is mad at me.
What did you do?
I punished her in the electric chair.
What?
She said to get The Highest to let her out.
She's going to punish me. I know it!
She's going to punish me.
Well, you shouldn't have done that.
While I was doing it, I thought if I did,
The Highest wouldn't do it. I thought he'd be proud of me.
- Oh. Oh. - Ruth, do you hear this shit?
- I'm sorry! - I heard her. Okay.
- She's going to punish me. - She's not.
- She's not going to punish you. - She said it.
She said she's going to punish me.
Okay. River, you go and let Dikahn know.
Oh God.
- Okay. And you, hey! - Oh my God.
- And you follow my lead. - Okay. Okay.
- So did you punish her? - Yes, I did. I did.
Okay. She won't trust me.
- Alright-- - What?
River, I'll go and get Dikahn out.
And you go and tell the Elder Mother that The Highest
didn't want to punish her because of Zane.
- Ruth! - They are going to punish her!
Just do it!
- Maybe he should punish her. - No! Stop it! She's freaking.
We do not need her to talk about-
I know that.
We do not need her losing herself. Okay?
So if you want her to start talking about the money--
- I know that, okay? - Well, then go do it.
Okay. Okay.
All right, so I'll go get Dikahn.
Wait, no. He told me to get him.
- River. - If you get Dikahn,
he will tell The Highest, okay? I'll go get Dikahn.
Then I'll go get the Elder Mother.
Okay. All right. Hurry.
- You go find that man. - I am looking for him.
Zane, come on!
Come!
[door closes]
Did you find The Highest?
He was coming to punish you.
- What? - Yes.
Well, so be it.
Well, Zane told him that she did it.
- What? - Yes.
And he said it was a good thing.
- You're kidding me? - No.
He said he doesn't have to punish you anymore.
Oh, oh, oh. Well, is that so?
Yes. You can leave now.
- What? - Yes.
- Because of her? - Yes. Yes.
I was right, Elder Mother.
It would have been worse with him.
I know that.
So it was a good thing that she did.
Shall I go tell him that you're going to prepare his meal?
I have to go to my trailer first to get cleaned up.
- Yes. Hurry. - Don't rush me, boy.
No, Elder Mother. Never.
- Girl. - Yes, Elder Mother.
- Help me to my trailer. - Always. Yes.
Elder Mother, I wouldn't mention any of this to The Highest.
Well, who do you think you're talking to?
Well, he's just been in a really bad mood.
- Yes, I know that. - So I think it would be best--
- Boy. - I'm sorry, Elder Mother.
- Go somewhere. - Yes, Elder Mother.
Now.
Well, then.
Whew. [laughing] Whew.
Joan...
Sister Ruth.
- Did you find him? - No.
Well, where could he have gone?
I don't know. I-I-I looked in the outhouse. He wasn't there.
So are you gonna tell me the truth?
This again? I already told you the truth.
- You are so full of shit. - Language.
You brought them motherfuckers here.
- Language, Ruth! - Girl...
You brought them here to steal the money.
I already told you. No, that is not what's happening.
So they just showed up here?
Ruth, they legit just showed up out of nowhere.
- No. I don't believe that. - You know what?
It's your right to believe whatever you want.
You know you're lying.
How about you? You did all you could to scare them away.
What?
Mm-hmm. Telling Laura about the punishment trailer.
I said I was joking.
And that The Highest would have penetrative sexual relations
with her husband!
I told her I was joking.
And you know there was truth in those jokes.
Do I?
Are we playing the I-don't-know game now, hmm?
That's the same thing you're doing
when I'm talking about them.
- You had better find them. - I am looking for them.
Okay. You do that!
Aaron! Fuck is he?
That took you a long time.
Sorry.
So what's it like around here?
It's, uh, it's paradise.
You sure you're okay?
Yeah. Yeah, I just need to sit down.
Yeah. Yeah, okay. Sit.
- You're really um- - What?
- You're really sweating. - Yeah, yeah.
What are you doing?
I'm checking your pulse.
How do you know how to do that?
I'm a paramedic.
Wait, what?
Yeah.
- You're a paramedic? - Yeah.
Has The Highest let you in yet?
No... Not yet.
Where is he?
He is resting.
Are you really a paramedic?
Yeah.
And I can tell something's wrong with you.
You're in a cold sweat, and your heart rate is--
I'm in a lot of pain.
What happened?
Can I-Can I show you something?
Yeah.
Well, not here.
- Okay. - Come with me.
- [groaning] - Okay.
Talk about incentive, ain't nobody comin' for us.
What are you doing in here, boy?
I came to get you, brother.
- Did The Highest send you? - Yes. Wasn't that nice of him?
Well, unchain me.
- No "thank you"? - Boy...
Ah!
- Gentlemen. - Hey, River.
Andrew, how are you?
How do I freakin' look, River?
Honestly, you don't look too good.
You were always such a smart little boy.
Gentlemen...
How are you guys?
Who are you?
- I'm River. - Maybe you can help us.
How can I help you?
By getting us out of here.
Why would I do that?
'Cause when the FBI comes in here, you're gonna wanna be
on the right side of this.
You see, I think I am on the right side of it.
No, you're not, son.
- Just give it a rest. - No, fuck you.
- They don't care. - He has a heart.
How do you know that?
I can tell that you don't want them to kill us.
You are evil.
You are the government.
You must be destroyed.
Is that what they are telling you?
That is the truth.
- No. No, come on. - What would you like me to do?
Just unchain me,
so that we have a chance.
I can't do that.
Why not?
Andrew, tell him.
River, there is no talking to this man.
He is a complete idiot.
I got your complete idiot.
River... Look at me.
- I can't help you. - Yes, you can.
Can you at least give us some water, man?
- Please. - Water?
Yeah.
But then you wouldn't be punished.
Come on, man. It's so damn hot in here, man. Please.
Yeah, I know that shit. I can smell all of you.
Where else do you expect us to go?
Like, I don't know but- [banging on door]
[Dikahn] Stop talking to them and come outside!
River, River, River... River, please.
- You guys stay safe. - River. River, please.
[groaning]
Fuck!
I thought you were gone.
- What did The Highest say? - What do you mean?
Why did he tell me to leave without being punished?
Because I suck good dick, Dikahn.
Don't you dare say that to me.
Well, I do.
I will rip your head off.
You will do nothing but say thank you.
I got you and the Elder Mother out of there.
- How? - I suck good--
Don't say it again!
I will knock the teeth out of your mouth!
[growling]
I put him to sleep. Then I told him that you
and the Elder Mother have suffered enough.
Why would you do that?
Because believe it or not, Dikahn, I am not your enemy.
- You just wanna make me one. - No...
You are the enemy.
I have saved your ass from him countless times.
Who do you think you are, talking to me like--
I'm talking to you! And this, this not being
thankful for my help shit? It's getting old.
I don't need your help.
Okay... Then should I tell him you wanna stay here--
- Shut up. - I'm just saying.
- I said shut up. - Yes, "Dik-on".
You know your place, boy.
My place is right next to yours.
You are nowhere near me.
When it comes to our love and protection for him,
I am your equal.
You will never be my equal. Ever.
Yes, Dikahn.
Are you gonna stick out here flirting with me
or are you gonna go see him?
Hmm, you're lucky you're too pretty for me.
[laughing]
Have a good night!
You feel better, Elder Mother?
- I feel fine. - Yes.
- You tried to kill me. - I'm sorry.
Well, it worked.
Yeah. And I didn't turn it up as high as I could.
Well, you did save me from The Highest.
- I was really trying to help. - I'm very angry with you.
I'm sorry, Elder Mother, but I knew it would work.
- You could have killed me. - Well, I saw what they did
to the Elder Mother of the red trailer.
Oh yes, that was bad.
I don't want that to happen to you.
Okay. Okay. But I will work on forgiving you.
Please.
It'll take a while.
The Raku is still working with me.
Yes, Elder Mother.
Well, come along. Let's get to the kitchen.
- I need you to go to the store. - Yes, Elder Mother.
[groaning]
What is this?
This is our infirmary.
Oh.
Look, I need to show you something.
Okay.
[yells]
[pants]
What happened?
I cut it, okay? I fell on a knife.
- How did that happen? - Can you just look at it?
Okay.
Touch it, man.
Well, do you have gloves?
- No, we don't have gloves. - Well...
- What? - Who stitched it?
The Elder Mother.
- You need to go to a hospital. - We don't go to hospitals.
Well, it's infected.
- What do you mean? - It's swollen.
No, it's not swollen.
No, this is bad, okay?
Where are the knives?
- I threw them away. - Were they rusted?
- I don't know. - Okay, well...
You, uh, you need a tetanus shot.
Shit.
I'm-I'm sorry, but you really need to go to a hospital.
We trust the Raku, okay? Not the hospital.
You could loose it.
- Well, fix it. - I-I can't.
Well, you're a paramedic. What would you do?
I've never seen anything like this before.
What do I do?
- Can I get on a computer online? - We don't have computers!
Well, you need medical attention.
Come on, man.
I-I'm worried that--
How are you-- How are you standing?
I took pain meds.
[sighs]
[groans]
Is this what she stitched you up with?
[groans] Yes.
This-this needle is rusted.
Okay, okay. What does that mean?
- What's your name? - My name is Manny.
Okay, Manny, if you don't go to a hospital, you could die.
Well...
We will all die and see the Raku at some point.
No. This is-is not good.
- So you can't help me? - I don't think so.
Well, just-just try. Can you restitch it?
- Manny. - Please, please!
There's nothing clean or sterile here.
- Well... Can you clean it? - How?
Just, just, just help me.
Okay, okay. I'll help you, but...
- It will be painful. - Okay. I can take it.
Did you find him?
No. I was hoping he'd be back here by now.
- What the hell? - Do you think he left?
- He wouldn't leave me. - Are you sure?
Yes.
Well, I don't know where he could be.
- I looked all over for him. - He's gonna ruin this for me.
- Laura... - No...
- He didn't really wanna come. - Really?
It seemed like he did.
He only went along with it because I wanted to.
Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.
And now The Highest is gonna be angry.
- Probably. - Can I go look for him?
No. That's not advised, Laura.
- This is insane. - I know. Rules are rules.
But you have to stay here.
I don't know why he would do this.
Well...
Do you think The Highest
would judge me based on him?
I don't know, but he'd probably. I'm not sure.
Well, he can go. I'll stay.
- You would? - Yes.
- Laura, he's your husband. - I don't care, okay?
We haven't been happy in a long time anyway.
- I'm sorry to hear that. - It's fine.
I'll go look for him. Things will be okay.
- All right? - No, it won't be okay.
He is trying to sabotage this for me.
I needed this new start. I did. And he's doing this.
I'll go look for him, okay? You stay here.
- Thank you. - All right.
Laura...
stay here.
Fuck.
What day is it?
It's gotta be Sunday.
Shit.
Where the hell is Mack?
- He's with them. - Shut up.
No, they told me he's with them.
Ain't nobody told you that shit, boy.
You don't have to believe me.
You wanna sell us out and then we're supposed to believe you?
I don't give a fuck what you believe.
We know...
Brian, just stop. Save your energy, man. It's not worth it.
That's clear.
Not the way this motherfucker just tried to sell us out.
Like I didn't see you both were trying to take my job.
- Man, he is just so-- - Stupid.
Exactly, man. Like, what are you talking about, man?
We're all on the same side.
No, we're not, man. I really don't think we are.
- Yeah, you're right. - Go ahead.
- Keep talking shit. - We will.
I need to get out of here.
You see him?
Brian, he got that sweat going on.
- We're all sweating. - No, that sweat.
You got that special sweat.
That I-need-a-fix sweat.
- Fuck off. - Yeah.
Brian, let's see how--
Let's see how long he can hold out.
I'm not a druggie.
You're looking like one.
Because they had me in a damn freezer.
- Yeah, okay. - Nah, he ain't got long, man.
Nah, like Lynn. [coughing] I can see it coming.
Yeah.
I am so sorry about that, bruh.
Even if I die,
those motherfuckers are gonna pay.
I'm sorry, brother. I know it's hard.
Yeah.
You have no idea.
Well, I'm with you, Brian. Know that.
I'm with you, man.
You don't want shit, but that butt fucker.
Man, will you just hurry up and die, man?
You first.
Nah, I just hope I live long enough to see them withdrawals
kick your ass.
You don't have long. You give him an hour.
Nah, I'll give him 45 minutes. Tops.
[groaning]
I'm not a doctor.
This is the best that I can do.
How bad is it?
The cuts are not too deep.
It didn't damage any major arteries.
Good.
- But you need to see-- - I know.
- I know, a doctor. - Yeah.
Is there anything I can take for it, like--
A tetanus shot.
Well, can I get that at a pharmacy?
- Yeah, I suppose. - Okay, okay.
- Manny. - What?
I'm going with you. These cuts...
They look deliberate.
What?
Not like a knife in a pocket.
So what are you saying? That I'm lying?
No, I just--
Okay, okay. Thank you for your help.
Now you need to get back to where you were.
- Yes, sir. - Now!
Fuck.
[music]
Dikahn...
- Did I wake you? - No.
- You were up? - In my third eye.
Yes, Your Highest.
Why did you disappoint me?
I'm sorry, sir.
I don't want sorry.
- Yes, Your Highest. - I want you to do better.
- I will do better, sir. - And your men.
We all will do better, sir.
If the government comes in here, we have to be able to defend
our women and children.
- We are ready, sir. - I wanna talk to the men.
Yes. We are ready whenever you are.
Not now. When I get the light back in my eyes.
- Yes, Your Highest. - Where is Elder Mother?
She's preparing your meal, sir.
- Well, I need it. - I will move her along.
- And where is Ruth? - I can get her for you, sir.
- Yes. I wanna see her. - Yes, Your Highest.
- Go now. - Yes.
[door opens and closes]
What is that?
Well, I am not showing you all my secrets.
Yes, Elder Mother.
I just need to be sure that The Highest is happy.
- Yes, Elder Mother. - Oh, he just loves my cooking.
Elder Mother?
- Hi. - Ruth.
- Hi, how are you? - I'm fine.
- Good. - Yes, it is. Zane.
- Yes, Elder Mother? - Go on.
- Brother Martin is at the gate. - Yes, Elder Mother.
He will take you to the store.
Don't forget to get what I asked.
Yes, Elder Mother.
- Are you ready? - Ready for what?
- Your pregnancy test. - Why wouldn't I be?
I don't know. You tell me.
Is this the meal for The Highest?
Yes.
I need to know what you put in it.
You know I'm not telling you.
Then I will have a talk with him.
- You do that. - If something happens to you,
we need to know what his medication is.
- We have been over this. - If that girl would have
- killed you in that chair- - She wasn't going to do that.
- Elder Mother. - She loves me.
- She was protecting me. - By electrocuting you?
By keeping the wrath of The Highest away from me.
- Elder Mother. - She is a loyal girl,
unlike you.
I will talk to The Highest.
- I need to know. - You will tell him nothing.
Elder Mother!
What is going on?
Get this person
out of my kitchen.
Dikahn, may I speak to you?
No, you may not!
Who do you think you are?
I am the Elder Mother Supreme!
Dikahn.
Both of you, stop it!
Ruth, wait for me outside.
Yes, Dikahn.
What is wrong with you?
She thinks she's something because she is going to be
- the wife of The Highest. - Yeah, that will never happen.
- What do you know? - I just know him.
- He will change his mind. - Well, especially when-
When what?
Zane has finally gone to the store
for the proof I will need.
What proof?
- That she's not pregnant. - What?
She is getting a pregnancy test. And when she comes back,
I will tell The Highest that she is not pregnant.
- But she is. - How do you know?
- She said it. - And you believe her?
Well, you just finish making the dinner for The Highest.
What do you think me doing?
Well, do it.
I can't make the heat cook any faster, Dikahn.
[music]
[Dikahn] Ruth!
I need to talk to you.
- The Highest wants to see you. - Yes.
Well, you shouldn't keep him waiting.
- Are you angry with me? - Go.
We need to talk about the Elder Mother.
I don't wanna hear the bullshit.
Do you know that she's drugging him?
- What? - Do you know she has his meds
- to keep him sane? - Yes, I know that.
Well, what if something happens to her?
We need to know what to give him.
Nothing is going to happen to that old bitch.
- She's going to live forever. - Dikahn.
Go and see The Highest.
Yes, Dikahn.
And she told me about the pregnancy tests.
Yes?
Yes. And she is going to make you take it tonight.
Yes.
You know what's gonna happen if doesn't
come back positive, right?
Well, I don't. And I don't need to know because I am pregnant.
Well, you better be...
for the sake of the Raku and your child.
[music]