♪ Tu-bi, tubi ♪
[production theme]
[grim music]
[coins clanging]
Boss ain't gonna be happy.
-It's a little short. -So was last month's.
Place needs a makeover.
If I had a loan I could refurbish,
I could, uh, get in some new clientele.
No, you're not getting any more money, Cil.
You owe The Banker and they get paid one way or another.
[dramatic music]
[clangs]
Put your hand on the table.
Don't do this, Angelo.
[Priscilla] You know I'm good for it.
-W-we go way back, Angelo. -Priscilla...
[music continues]
I should bust your fucking kneecaps, you know that.
But like you said, we go way back.
Now put your fucking hand on the table!
[whimpers]
[music continues]
[Priscilla cries]
God! You fuck!
[groans]
[theme music]
Excuse me. You can't come in here.
[sirens wailing]
We have a problem.
[Nina] Legal approves everything.
We are not going down without a fight.
[Ethan] Nina.
I need to get a press release out
ahead of this and get Andrews
-on the line right now. -Nina?
Excuse me, this is my company.
[Ethan] Nina?
I know how to market it. And what is--
-Nina! -What, Ethan? What?
We're all working. Why aren't you working?
Nina Meyers, you're under arrest
for insider trading and embezzlement.
Excuse me?
You've the right to remain silent.
Anything you say can and will be held against you
in the court of law.
You've the right to an attorney.
If you cannot afford one,
one will be appointed for you.
[Nina] Anders! Ethan, call my attorney.
Nina, I'll get somebody on the phone for you right now.
[playful music]
[Anders] Nina, how could you?
I trusted you. SQwelch trusted you.
You may have destroyed our company,
but Anders Welch fights on
and I will not stop until justice is served.
[playful music]
Nina, I-I-I'm sorry. I swear I didn't know.
[female judge]All charges are dropped.
Case dismissed.
Wait! [panting]
Ugh! Damn it.
[Lynn chuckles]
[Lynn] Hello.
Somebody here?
Hey, mom. How are you feeling?
-[grunts] -It's me, Nina.
[chuckles] Nina, I know.
Nina. So where's your father?
I-I want to tell him about my bad dream.
Um... I actually haven't seen him today.
-[coughs] -Hey.
Here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, mom.
[coughs] Hm.
Okay.
I'm fine. I'm totally fine.
So back to you. [chuckles]
How is your big, fancy job?
Really, really good. Super busy.
I'm so happy for you.
You know that your father and I are so proud of you.
-Thanks, mom. -Yeah.
[coughs]
[instrumental music]
-Do you want one of these pills? -No, no, no.
Had two of them already, you know,
and they just make me really sleepy. So...
I just need to rest, that's all.
Will you stay for a while?
-Yeah. Of course. -Yeah.
Okay, get in and have a snuggle.
Let's have a snuggle.
[chuckles] I missed you so much.
-I miss you too. -Don't ever go.
[chuckles] I love you.
[breathes deeply]
Miss Meyers. Miss Meyers. Excuse me--
-I'm so sorry. -No, no, no, no, no, no!
-I have a meeting. -No, no!
And I have your mother's bill.
We have tried to compromise with you,
but if you cannot adhere to the payment plan--
Right. Yeah, I know. Um... Been really stressed.
Okay? I've got a lot going on now.
Now we are aware of your personal financial situation,
but you are four weeks late.
I need that payment today.
Back payments and this month
or this will be her last.
[chuckles] Great.
Thank you so much for understanding.
Uh, just...
-One of those will work. -Great.
[instrumental music]
[sighs] Of course.
Thank you so much.
[engine whirring]
[pop song]
♪ Where would you be without a woman? ♪
[Priscilla] Hey.
♪ To be strong and bold ♪
You know, for somebody who's all over the news,
you're pretty hard to find.
I guess not everything stays in Vegas.
Really, Priscilla?
♪ Without a woman ♪
Now you choose to show up after all the years
that I thought that I needed you?
-How did you find me? -I have my ways.
I wanted to see if you needed anything.
I did.
Ten years ago when dad was killed,
mom got her head bashed in.
-I think I'm good now. -You are so stubborn.
I guess a little media attention brings out
all the old skeletons.
-Do you just call me old? -You are.
[chuckles] You haven't changed a bit.
You remember when I used to let you
run around the casino floor?
[pop song]
No, I don't.
Well, I got my own place now. Ante Up.
-What? -The Ante up.
-That's the name of it. -[chuckles]
Sounds delightful.
-You're living in your car. -This is all temporary.
[Nina] I have tons of interviews lined up.
And, actually, I'm a little bit late
to meet up with an old friend, so...
-if you'll excuse me. -Okay, well...
Come to my place and have a drink.
On me.
[song continues]
[rock song]
♪ You in the wrong part of town, homie ♪
♪ You in the wrong part of town! ♪
♪ You in the wrong part of town, homie ♪
♪ You in the wrong part of town! ♪
♪ You in the wrong part of town, homie ♪
♪ You in the wrong part of town! ♪
♪ You in the wrong part of town, homie ♪
♪ You better turn this around! ♪
♪ 'Round here, we don't play that ♪
♪ 'Round here, the perfect place to catch and slay that ♪
♪ Street yards better will pay that ♪
♪ 'Cause round here, you're the type of cat to get strayed at ♪
You lost, hon?
-No. Thanks. -You look familiar.
You used to come in this place a lot, huh?
With those business guys of Squeak?
Close enough. Um, are any of them in here?
Are you looking for an ex or something?
Haha, uh, no, just looking for a friend.
Well, you're in luck. The clientele never changes.
I got to go. I'm-I'm dancing, like, in five minutes
doing this sexy ballerina thing.
[Nina] Oh, hey...
[instrumental music]
-You dropped this. -Oh, my God. Thank you.
[rock song]
♪ Is there a doctor in the house? ♪
♪ Looks like there's gonna be a fight ♪
♪ Hey, are you ready for love ♪
♪ Here she comes ♪
♪ Passed out, no! ♪
♪ Passed out ♪
-Happy hour, right? -Yep.
-Gimlet, please. -You want a gimlet?
Cheers. Cheers. Cheers to France.
-Go France. -Do I know you?
[indistinct chatter]
I don't think so.
[thuds]
[Ethan laughing]
[whistles]
Ah! I'm telling you, Kansas City, take the tent.
-Holy shit, Nina! -Hey, Ethan, You want a drink?
I-I really shouldn't be talking to you right now.
But what do you expect me to do
when you won't respond to any of my texts?
You're pretty, uh, radioactive.
Like, people lost a lot of money. All the blame's on you.
I didn't do anything, and you know that.
-What do you want? -I need a job, Ethan.
No one's gonna touch you here.
I had to take SQwelch off my resume.
Just wait for the dust to settle and rebrand.
I can see it now on bus stands, everywhere.
The crypto queen herself.
What's the matter? They let you out for good behavior, did they?
Don't call me that, you fucking asshole.
They dropped the charges.
You were supposed to be my friend.
I trusted you. And then you sold me out for your mistake.
Come on, Nina.
It was your first company that you started at college.
Who does that? [chuckles]
Like Ethan said, they dropped the charges.
So, uh, what's the issue, babe?
The issue is that you ruined my life,babe.
I can't pay my mom's hospital bills,babe.
I'm living out of my car,babe,
and I don't have a goddamn job,babe.
That's a tough break.
I don't know what to say. But how can I make it up to you?
You can't.
[Anders] I love to watch you go.
[ominous music]
-Where'd you learn to do that? -Vegas.
I remember you now.
You're the lady that ruined that tech company.
Theyruinedme.
Stop talking crap about what you don't know.
[chuckles] Whoa! Feisty.
Come back anytime, pretty lady.
[instrumental music]
[screams]
[music continues]
I'll have a gimlet.
[chuckles] Got it, boss.
[mellow song over speaker]
[rattles]
♪ Baby, I know your type ♪
Viv, need more ice.
-Thanks. -Anytime.
Hey, is Priscilla here?
Yeah, who's asking?
-She'll know. -Viv, ice, now.
♪ So please don't hate me ♪
I'm glad you showed up.
-[Nina] This one's on you. -[chuckles]
Well, I hope it's good.
I'm really glad you're here.
What's, uh, what's with the poker game?
I bring in a pro dealer every couple of days.
Customers love it.
It's a private game
and...legalities a little fuzzy.
All the clubs do it..
but we keep it on the QT.
Mutually assured destruction.
-What? -One goes down, everybody does.
-Is this your typical day? -Give or take.
-Why? -[scoffs]
-Just curious. -Well, shit!
I never said I was good at the business end of things.
I won this place in a card game. That I am really good at.
-So what do you think? -About what?
-How to fix your bar? -Yes.
It's all over your face.
Okay, well, first you need to cut your losses.
Your bartender's sloppy. He over pours. Get rid of him.
Then I wouldn't have a bartender.
-What about her? -[Priscilla] Viv?
[Nina] She's charming, makes a hell of a gimlet.
-She's your bartender. -Okay. And then what?
Your poker dealer has fast hands,
keeps the game moving and he's lifting chips.
He probably has a friend cash them out
and then they take the split.
This isn't Vegas.
It's hard to find an experienced dealer.
You could easily train a dealer.
You just need to have someone you trust.
Once you do all those things
then you can start maximizing profit.
Less neighborhood bar, more sophisticated nightclub.
You have the real estate, why not use it?
Find someone who can really help you
get this place into shape.
[instrumental music]
[laughs] No.
I know you hate casinos. Bad memories.
But this isn't a casino.
You said it yourself. It's a nightclub.
-I gotta go. -Nina. Wait.
I'm out of the game. It's not like it was before.
I know.
[sighs]
[instrumental music]
[sighs]
[knocking]
[sighs]
I've got a spare bedroom.
[instrumental music]
Okay.
Come on.
[indistinct yelling]
Get out of the house! I don't know!
-You shut the fuck up! -You're playing!
-Get out of the fucking... -You! Hey!
You wanna fucking get this house fucking down!
Fuck you! Shut the fuck up!
Shut the fuck up!
You know, motherfucker!
[indistinct yelling]
Get the fuck off, bitch!
Shut the fuck up!
You fucking piece of shit!
-***! -[screaming]
You broke my fucking watch!
[dramatic music]
[heavy breathing]
[cries]
[somber music]
[sniffles]
[sighs]
[music continues]
There's coffee.
What's up?
I couldn't sleep last night.
I wrote you up a business plan.
A business plan? Let me see it.
First, we need to decide what it's worth to you.
[scoffs] Well, I'm not gonna know what it's worth to me
until you let me see it.
Can I trust that you're not gonna rip me off?
I can say yes, but only you can answer that.
Does this mean you're staying?
You don't need me. You just need my plan.
You can find someone else who can help you.
It's your vision.
I mean, you need to put it into play.
Just think of it as temporary.
How much would you want?
Temporarily...
[instrumental music]
50% of net profits.
[laughs]
-25. -No thanks.
I know you got burned at SQwelch and I know you don't trust me.
But do you really want to walk away?
I mean, do you have anything else to walk to?
[soft music]
50%.
50%
Let me see it.
[chuckles]
[instrumental music]
Ladies, I got somebody I want you to meet.
This is Nina, old friend.
[Priscilla] You met Viv yesterday
and Lauren works the floor.
I asked Nina to pitch us a plan to, uh, revamp Ante Up.
First of all, we are changing that horrible name
to Club Luminosa.
-Luminosa? -Spanish, means brilliant light.
Exactly.
-Sexy, risky, mysterious. -Nice.
We are gonna build an entirely new clientele,
exclusive and limited.
-Won't that take a while? -Not with the right approach.
[Nina] Studio 54 became so legendary
because they would only let certain people in.
It made everyone want to be on the list.
We're gonna do targeted, exclusive invitations.
And just like with any traditional speakeasy,
guests will need a password to attend.
We're gonna bring in more gaming tables.
Rearrange the banquettes,
utilize the LCD screens.
More color, more vibrance.
-Get rid of those slot machines. -No, no, no, no, no.
You're not getting rid of the slot machines.
-Those things mint money. -Yeah, Priscilla's right.
I mean, those things are so old, they barely pay out.
Okay, fine. Keep one slot.
We really have to take this up a notch.
Viv, I'm moving you to head bartender.
We'removing.
Well, good, 'cause I already have some ideas
for some cool new cocktails.
Lauren, I'm...
Weare making you, the dealer.
I don't know how to deal cards.
Honey, I can teach anyone how to deal cards.
What I can't teach is trust.
And you, I trust.
Okay, so all in for renovations,
we're looking at about 20 grand.
-20 grand? -Roughly.
Are you shitting me?
If I had 20 grand,
do you think this place would look like this?
Hello? Hello...
Oh, Nina, I've been looking for you.
-It's a good thing you called. -Why?
You wouldn't have gotten your laptop back.
And since you were so nice to me,
I thought I'd bring it back to you.
Oh, my God. Thank you.
Anyway, thank you for the tip.
Oh, hey, wait, Birdie.
You know a lot of the customers, right?
Yes.
And you have a lot of high roller friends
-you could connect us to. -Yes.
She's trying to spice this place up.
Well, I don't know much about renovations,
but...is there anything else I can do now?
How do you feel about marketing?
I've always wanted to be a club promoter.
I just have a knack for that shit, you know? [chuckles]
Anything to get out of Lulu's.
Wait a minute. You're poaching from Lulu's?
-It's freelance. -Yes, I'm freelance.
And, and you're head of marketing.
-This is so exciting. -Yeah.
Now, all we need is money.
[instrumental music]
Do you think you could get someone for me?
I can get anyone.
[Ethan] I have to do a little bit of a pre-order
if you know what I mean.
-Do order, one at a time -That's fancy.
[Ethan] Oh, don't worry, I'm gonna get the door.
Oh...
Why don't you come home with me?
Oh, honey, you know I'm not that kind of girl.
Sit. Scooch.
[chuckles]
No way. Bullshit. You tricked me.
Relax, E.
Have some pie.
-What do you want, Nina? -I'm starting a new venture.
-I'm gonna need some capital. -I'm not giving you shit.
-You owe me. -No, I don't, actually.
Everything you have, I helped you get.
I'm asking for this one thing.
You're my friend. Doesn't that mean anything to you?
How much?
-20K. Ethan, wait. -I'm out. I'm out.
I don't have that kind of money laying around.
No, but I know that you can get it.
Look, I'm starting a new club.
Something big. Something we can all profit from.
-What's the catch? -There is no catch.
Get me the money and I'll cut you out on the profits.
You saw what I did at SQwelch. Why can't I do it again?
How do I know you're gonna keep your end?
You don't. Just like with anything else, it's a gamble.
But so is staying with Anders.
Fine. I'll get you the cash by the end of the week.
-Just don't tell anyone it's me. -Fuck no.
I'd like to keep my reputation.
-Deal? -Deal.
-Pie was great, by the way. -What?
Wait, Birdie, where are you going?
-She's coming with me. -[laughs]
[jazz song over stereo]
Oh, man.
What'd you have to do to get it?
Don't ask.
I hope you didn't do anything I wouldn't do.
Of course. Hell hasn't invented something I wouldn't do.
But I don't want you to get in trouble for helping me.
Your mother would never forgive me.
Why haven't you seen her?
It's a long story.
After what happened to your parents,
I, uh, I had to leave town.
But I'm here now...
And I really want this to work.
It will. No hiccups.
-[Nina] You leaving soon? -No.
Got something I got to take care of.
-All right. -I'll see you back at the house.
[sighs]
[grim music]
[Angelo] I heard you got a new girl.
She better not be any trouble.
I'm not in the mood, Angelo.
Just take your fucking money and go.
Oooh! Watch who you're talking to, Cil.
Remember who's in charge.
[music continues]
What are you working on?
I'm just finishing up some cocktails for opening night.
[sultry song over stereo]
I want it to be great.
She deserves it.
You really care about her, don't you?
Cil's like a mom to me.
She gave me a job when no one else would.
[Viv] But what about you?
Such a boss for being so young.
[laughs] I had to grow up fast, I guess.
What's your story with Cil?
Well, you know she was a pit boss in Vegas, right?
No, she's never talked about that.
Yeah, and my parents were compulsive gamblers,
so I have spent many of my days on a casino floor.
Seriously?
They loved me, but they were in deep.
Priscilla kept an eye on me. Taught me a lot.
So after a SQwelch, you just hit her up?
[laughs] No.
I didn't even know she was still alive.
Why? What happened?
My parents had a-a bad accident
and when it really mattered,
Priscilla... decided to leave.
I didn't see her again until the other day.
Anyway, went into foster care.
Whole new life.
Better for it.
[song continues]
Now that's a good cocktail.
-I'm so sorry, Nina. -Hey, I'm still here.
[rock song]
-Goodnight. -Goodnight.
We're gonna make a killing.
♪ I'm a messenger ♪
♪ You wanna let me in ♪
♪ Riding out and free ♪
♪ Where we begin ♪
-Get ready. -Get back.
Oh, my gosh, Nina. Hi.
I love your outfit. It's so cute.
-How are things? -Everything's coming together.
-Good. Oh, it's so good. -How's the guest list?
-You wouldn't believe. -Good.
[giggling]
Nina, this is Damon.
Damon just got a new recording contract
and is here celebrating.
I think Damon would be perfect for our club.
And I also think he has some very influential friends
that would be perfect as well.
Isn't that right, Damon?
-Nice to meet you. -What's good?
Um, Nina is opening up a new club that I've been helping.
Yeah. It's gonna be really exclusive.
Invitation only. Top notch clientele.
Why don't you come, mister...
-Just Damon. -Right, Damon.
Well, consider this an invitation.
Can I bring some friends?
Absolutely.
[chuckles] That's great.
It's gonna be so good!
You are poaching.
-And he's not gonna like it. -I'm not poaching.
I'm offering an opportunity where I see potential.
You have no idea who you're fucking with here.
[indistinct chatter]
[grim music]
Look who it is.
I've seen you a lot lately, distracting my employees.
You're lucky Birdie's the worst dancer I got.
Otherwise, there'd be a problem.
[Luis] You're smart. So now you get this.
Don't mess with my business.
[grim music]
[instrumental music]
[Priscilla] So what are we doing?
I got some new outfits for the floor.
Ladies.
[Priscilla] Oh, wow. All right.
-[Lauren] I think we look hot. -Same.
Those are different.
Whether we like it or not, sex sells.
We need everyone to either want us or want to be us.
That way they'll stay at the table longer.
And the longer that they stay at the tables,
the more money they spend.
And the more they lose, which is great for us.
Exactly.
And our new head bartender, Viv,
has hooked us up with some fantastic new cocktails.
This is the Luminosa.
It is very strong, but it goes down like water.
[chill song]
-Thank you. -Hmm.
Oh. [laughs]
Delicious, right?
I don't know if it goes down like water,
but it is good.
Until we can afford a larger staff,
it's just going to be us.
So we have to keep an eye on everything.
-How do we do that? -Why don't we use hand signals?
That's what we did in Vegas.
This means VIP.
You grab your ear, means meet at the bar.
Most important... danger.
I love it. It's like we're in a spy movie or something.
Lauren, how's the dealing coming?
I'm really getting the hang of it.
Well, show us.
[song continues]
Now, what about tells?
What are hers?
She's a brick wall. I don't even know what I'm looking for.
Uh-huh. You got to look at her body language.
Her hands or feet. Is she breathing fast?
Is she sweating?
Her fingers.
-She's tapping her thumbs. -[Priscilla] Exactly.
[Priscilla] She's impatient.
No one with a bad hand
ever wants the game to move forward.
This is great. But is anybody actually gonna show up?
[Nina] Birdie has been inviting all the high rollers from Lulu's
and honestly, I think it's gonna be a great night.
Well, I wish you weren't recruiting high rollers
from Lulu's.
Luis is a lousy card player, but he's a serious businessman.
Priscilla, it's gonna be fine.
People want something new,
and we're gonna give it to them.
Trust me. It's gonna be great.
[sighs] Yeah?
All right.
[song continues]
To the ladies of Luminosa.
-Hmm I like it. -[clinking]
Do you remember when I made that big jackpot?
-Oh-- -And Nina was there.
[laughs] Yes, yes.
-She was. -And Nina.
She was running around. She was so cute.
And security was looking for a blonde woman
and it turns out it was a seven year old child.
[coughs]
-[Priscilla] You okay? -Mm-hm.
Everybody was so mad.
And they were like...
Yeah.
[somber music]
Oh. So how's she really doing?
Oh...
100% committed to the business.
-She's all in, though. -Oh, yeah.
Well, I think that we can take some credit for that.
[laughs]
The choices we made to protect her,
they made her more self-sufficient.
Well...
it's opening night tonight.
No way! That's exciting.
-[Priscilla] Yes. -[gasps]
You're kidding me. Is, is Nina gonna go?
Um...
Nina's gonna be there.
She's helping me, remember?
[music continues]
[Priscilla] Mm-hmm.
I don't. I forgot.
[Priscilla] Yeah. It's okay.
No, no, no, no, Lynn--
-It doesn't work anymore. -It's okay.
-No, it isn't.
-So, so. -Hey, hey, hey, hey.
-It's all right. -I just appreciate you.
For coming to visit me all the years.
[Lynn] And watching over her.
Will you please watch over her when I'm not here?
Yes. Yes, yes.
Well, I just wish you would have let me do more.
You are here now.
[both chuckling]
-Thank you. -[knocking on the door]
Oh, hi, honey.
-Hi, mom. -[Lynn chuckles] How are you?
Um, You remember my dear friend Priscilla
from the casino, don't you?
-She remembers me, Lynn. -[Lynn] Oh.
[Lynn] Well, I was just telling your father, you know,
the other day that you two are like two peas in a pod.
You should be besties.
[laughs]
♪ Say, say you'll come out and play with me every day ♪
[chuckles]
Nina, did you meet Priscilla?
Of course, Priscilla.
What a surprise.
[Nina] I really was not expecting to see you here.
[pensive music]
Can we have a little chat in the hall?
-I'll see you later. -Yes, okay.
-Come back. -Okay.
What the hell?
-You've been lying to me? -I never lied.
You concocted this entire plan with my mother.
For your mother. Oh, Nina.
She worries about you. She just wants to know you're okay.
Until she doesn't know what's going on anymore.
You are unbelievable.
I'm gonna oversee the opening tonight for the girls.
After that, don't expect anything else from me.
[upbeat song]
You can go ahead and leave. You're good at that.
Right?
-Mama. -[Lynn] Hi, Gorgeous.
♪ I'll raise it up no matter what ♪
♪ I'll be the reason for the lightning in the rain ♪
♪ Give it away ♪
♪ All tonight ♪
♪ I'll run the world before you figure out the game ♪
♪ I'll raise it up ♪
♪ Up, up, up, up ♪
♪ Can't bring me down, down, down, down ♪
♪ I'll raise it up ♪
♪ Up, up, up, up ♪
[Priscilla] Senator.
You know I wouldn't miss an event.
Oh, I know.
Promise me you'll get out and vote...
-for me. -I promise.
[chuckles]
Or not.
Cil.
[Priscilla] Oh, Cowboy.
-Place looks great. -Oh, I'm glad you're here.
Oh, it's good to be here.
Damon, so glad you made it.
[song continues]
Nina. Nina. Nina?
Investment, coming along great.
Nepo baby, actress...
Bookie, jewel thief, hitman.
We got an explosive mix of people here tonight.
Luminosa, where a senator can rub elbows with an assassin
and a tech guru partners with a lying bitch.
Former tech guru.
Current lying bitch.
♪ I'll be the reason for the lightning in the rain ♪
♪ Give what I want on tonight ♪
♪ I'll run the world before you figure out the game ♪
♪ I'll raise it up ♪
♪ Up, up, up, up ♪
♪ Can't bring me down, down, down, down ♪
♪ I'll raise it up ♪
♪ Up, up, up, up, up ♪
♪ Can't bring me down, down, down, down ♪
♪ I'll raise it up ♪
♪ Ooh ♪
♪ I'll raise it, I'll raise it, I'll raise it up ♪
♪ Ooh ♪
Spending money on a makeover while you still owe the boss.
Your fee just went up.
What the fuck are you doing here, Angelo?
This is a private party.
I know everything that goes on with you.
That's my password.
[grim music]
Let's go, guys.
♪ Oh ♪
♪ I'll raise it up ♪
Ma'am, grab this drink.
Oh... [laughs]
Let's celebrate.
Uh, hey, Nina, have you seen Senator Davis
spending big money on roulette?
And then he just left the table and a whole roll of chips.
Maybe it was a tip.
A guy like that isn't just gonna leave his cash on the table.
I'll find him. Keep an eye on the floor.
[sighs] What did he look like?
-Old. -Old.
-[knocking] -Management.
[Senator Davis groans]
Uh-uh.
[grim music]
[Nina gasps]
I'm bleeding.
My God.
Holy shit! Um, one sec.
Here, just...
put pressure on it.
I'll be right back.
[indistinct chatter]
[upbeat song]
I'll be right back.
What?
What the hell happened?
I just found him like this. Help me get him out.
-Here. -He cut off my finger.
You need to get him to the hospital.
No. Are you kidding?
We're in the middle of an opening night.
Nobody could know I was here. And it'll ruin my campaign.
We can't have any cops around here.
We can't let him bleed out on the bathroom floor.
-Put your arm over the sink. -We need a distraction.
[clinking]
[instrumental music]
[clinking]
Ah!
[screaming]
-Shit. -What was that?
-It's the fucking slot machine. -So?
$100,000 payout.
The slot you wanted to keep Priscilla?
Shit! Shit! Shit!
Hey, use the ladies.
-Just use the ladies. -Thank you.
-Come on. Come on, come on. -[groans]
You can walk. It's just a finger. You can walk.
-Just get him out-- -Come on.
Come on. You can lean on me. Come on.
-I've lost a lot of blood. -Let's put that over there.
You hear me? We have all of this on camera.
You speak a word of this, we'll release the tapes.
-You got it? You owe us. -I owe everybody.
It's The Banker, right?
Well, you want less now.
♪ Say no to me ♪
-What's going on? -It's a long story,
but there's been a little change in plans.
Birdie, I need you to distract the winner.
Give her a free drink or whatever.
Just don't let her cash out.
Viv, set up the back bar. It's now a VIP poker room.
We got to push people out.
And, Lauren, set up a private poker game.
Wait, where's Priscilla?
She's cleaning the bathroom.
-I'll go help her. -No, it's fine.
-She's got it. -What's this all about?
Because of this goddamn slot machine
that I wanted to get rid of,
we now have $100,000 payout
that we can't afford.
We need to make it back.
In fact, after I make my announcement,
I want you all sellinghard.
Let's go.
♪ This is so good till it ain't what you thought ♪
♪ And play, don't be mad, we got... ♪
Welcome to Club Luminosa!
[cheering]
We have lots of surprises in store for you,
especially for those of you considering our membership
which comes with 24/7 access to the latest password.
-[cheering] -[applause]
Tonight, we are having an elite high roller poker game,
$30,000 buy in.
But it's only open to the first 20 people.
So if you think you have what it takes,
lay your cards on the table
and may Lady Luck be ever on your side.
[cheering]
[instrumental music]
Welcome to the VIP room.
Right this way.
[female #1] Welcome, welcome.
Players are encouraged to bet high value items, favors,
experiences, as well as cash.
Have a house in Maui?
Bet a week's stay or maybe even the whole thing.
Court side seats, cars, CEO's private phone number...
Or maybe even an alibi.
I will approve and appraise all bets
no matter how unusual.
And the house gets 25% of the cash pot.
Gotta pay mine.
[music continues]
Good luck.
[rattles]
[indistinct chatter]
Birdie! Luis is not gonna let you be in here.
Luis doesn't own me.
This is the ladies' room.
[music continues]
Half of what we should have made
if it wasn't for your slot payout.
[Priscilla] You have your way. I have mine.
Which includes collusion, apparently.
So I visit your mother. What's wrong with that?
And make secret plans to rope me into saving this place?
[Priscilla] Oh, hold on.
Nina?
I offered you a job and a place to stay.
Everything else was your doing.
-But you lied to me. -I didn't lie.
I just didn't tell you everything.
Why was it even a secret?
Because your mother wanted it that way.
She wanted you to live your own life.
And yet here we are, playing with dirty money
and trying to scrape by again.
That's not fair.
Has she told you...
about her nightmares?
I know she has them.
I have my own version.
The consequence of hearing your parents beat up
with a baseball bat.
[mellow music]
I really thought you...
were gonna be there for me.
It wasn't safe.
I was so involved with your parents gambling debts.
I...
If I had taken you to live with me,
you could have ended up just like them.
So instead you just decided to leave.
No, I didn't just decide to leave.
It broke my heart to leave.
And then after a while,
when things calm down and, and I saw your mom...
She's not doing well, Nina.
And I worried and, and well...
[music continues]
I just agreed to help her out.
Nina...
I've loved having you here.
Haven't you gotten some sense of pride again?
I mean, look what you've done. Look what you've accomplished.
Youdidthis.
-I did this? -Yeah.
Are you less mad at me now?
[sighs]
I've always been less mad at you.
[ominous music]
[sighs]
I could have come after the club opened.
After what happened last night,
I don't want you anywhere near our clientele.
Oh, yeah? Boss wants a cut of everything.
Bullshit! We had a deal.
Deal's changed. What? You got a problem?
Pick it up with the boss.
You bet your ass, I'll take it up with the boss.
Who the fuck are you?
[gasps] I know you.
[scoffs] Don't think so, sweetheart.
-Always a pleasure, Cil. -You just wait, motherfucker--
-Nina, Nina, stop. Stop, stop! -Cil, that was him.
That was him. That was the guy...
What? Nina--
I would've fucking killed that guy.
-Let me go. -Let it go. Let it go.
Nina. You can't get involved.
[grim music]
[rattles]
Did you know it was him?
No.
I swear.
You need a drink.
I can't believe you owe this guy money.
You should have told me.
As a business partner--
There's nothing to tell.
Angelo's a low level enforcer.
He just collects the money.
So you're paying off a murderer?
Oh, no. I'm not paying off him.
I'm paying off The Banker.
That's probably what happened with your parents.
The Banker.
Real creative. Who is it?
Who the fuck knows?
Years ago, a bunch of high-powered loan sharks
got together and formed a bank.
I've been paying off my loan for years,
but every time I get close to the end,
The Banker raises the vig.
If I don't make the next payment, takes the club.
If I get in his way, he kills me.
Holy shit!
-He did that to you? -Yeah. It's a warning.
That's what happened to the senator the other night.
Mm-hmm. First time, it's a finger.
Second time...
Well, you don't wanna know what happens on the second time.
Then we need to be free of The Banker.
-How? -I don't know yet.
Don't go at getting any smart ideas, Nina,
because this isn't a game.
[scoffs]
[grim music]
You stay away from Angelo.
You promise me.
-[scoffs] -Nina.
-We're not open. -Well, look at you.
I need a drink.
[Luis] So when's the next high roller game?
What?
I have the password.
[instrumental music]
-[clears throat] -Come here, Birdie.
Come over here, Birdie.
Luis, I don't think Talia would like you here.
-Screw Talia. -Leave her alone.
Luis, get off of her.
-Luis, get off of her. -[Birdie] Stop!
Next time, I won't miss.
Stop harassing my staff.
You have no idea who you're messing with, do you?
I want in on that game.
We're still finalizing the player list.
I better be at the top.
[instrumental music]
-Where did you learn to do that? -Vegas.
-You okay? -Yeah, I'm fine.
How do you think he knew the password?
I-I don't know.
[grim music]
[music continues]
[exclaiming]
[male #1] Luis, this is what we talked about.
[Luis] Exactly what we talked about.
[Angelo] Hey, Luis, I'm gonna get the piss up.
Told you this once, mind your own business!
[intense music]
[groans]
Look at you, fucking doormat!
Jesus Christ.
[cries]
[pensive music]
Stop touching it and let me clean it.
It hurts.
It'll hurt less if you stop touching it.
Did you see the guy at all?
No. He grabbed me from behind.
If I catch this guy, I'm gonna kill him.
Thanks. All of you.
-I'm really okay, though. -[Priscilla] Okay, ladies.
Thank you for bringing her home. It's been a long night.
Why don't you all just go home and get some rest?
Are you sure you don't need anything else?
-Sure. -Hang in there, Nina.
-Goodnight. -Goodnight.
-Don't start. -Nina, I told you to stay away.
You keep this up, you're gonna get killed.
What if we can get Angelo to tell us who The Banker is?
-No. -Come on.
We'll just get him drunk and see what he says.
-Viv said that he only has-- -I said no!
If we never get out of this loan,
we're never gonna get anywhere.
If we figure out who The Banker is,
we can renegotiate the loan.
It's too dangerous. I told you to drop it.
Do you hear me? You just drop it.
Lynn, come on. You've got to eat.
-You want to keep your energy. -I don't want to eat.
I know, I know. But you have to.
Maybe you could go get me a drink. A cocktail.
-Oh, shoot! -I might be able to do that.
You know, for real. [mumbling]
Okay, uh, so wait.
-Okay. -Here.
Here. Let me help.
-Oh, thank you. Just do it. -Okay.
Take me out of here. I wanna see--
-Okay. Okay. Here, here. -[coughs]
You've got to use this.
-You've got to use this. -I do.
-Come on. -Thank you.
[sneezes] Yes.
-Yes. -[coughs]
Again, Priscilla?
We could have just carpooled.
Nina, what happened to your arm?
I, um, I ran into the bar at work.
I told her to be more careful.
Yep. She told me.
She's mad at me.
You know, you should be nicer.
Cil, she deserves more.
-I'm not mad. -[Priscilla scoffs]
That's your biggest tell.
Yep. Cil can spot a tell a mile away.
-[chuckles] -Exactly.
And you have the same tell as your dad.
[Lynn] Speaking of, where is he?
-[coughs] -He's gonna be here.
-Okay. -Now, listen.
I have to, uh... I've got to go open the bar.
[soft music]
And, uh, I'll be back.
Maybe I'll bring you back a drink. Okay?
Nina's gonna take care of you.
-Okay? -Okay.
-I'll see you. -Okay.
Hmm.
I-I am...
[exhales]
I'm so glad that both of you came.
[music continues]
She really loves you. [exhales]
You could have told me sooner, you know?
Well, I was just trying to do what was best.
You'll see.
You know when you grow up and...
have kids of your own,
you're gonna realize
that nothing you do feels right
[Lynn] and you always feel like you're letting them down.
But all you can do is give them
as much love as possible.
[music continues]
And then you just got to pray that ultimately,
you made the right choice.
[coughs]
Here, here, here.
[sniffles] Nina.
When I'm gone...
[pensive music]
I need you to promise me
that you're gonna take care of Cil.
Please.
[sniffles]
-Don't talk like that, mom. -Well, I mean, come on.
[sniffles] This is just a gamble you can't win.
[sobbing] I just want two of you to be together
because, you know, you really need her and she needs you.
I'm not gonna be here.
[cries] You know...
[somber music]
And I know it's been a long time
and I know that most of it's been bad...
You could just start with a good.
You have been the only thing that I did right in my life.
All I ever wanted is do is be a really good mom.
You're a great mom.
-I need to rest. -Okay.
I just want you to know how proud I am. I love you.
-Okay. -I love you so much.
-I'm cold. -Yeah, I've got you.
-Okay. -Hmm.
Okay.
[sobbing]
I'll, uh, [sniffles]
I'll be back in the morning.
-Okay. Yeah. Bye then. -Okay?
-Yeah. -[sniffles]
[Nina] See you, mom.
[Lynn chuckles]
Love you.
♪ You left the keys right in the door ♪
♪ All of your shoe steps on the floor ♪
[female announcer]Code Blue, Code Blue, room 305.
Code blue!
[machines beeping]
♪ I took a chance and called ♪
No, you cannot come in. Gotta do our job.
[machine beeps]
♪ You heard nothing ♪
♪ But will you remember when ♪
♪ It all began ♪
[sobbing]
♪ And you take a few steps till you can run ♪
♪ But hesitating now would be wrong ♪
♪ So just go ♪
♪ And you can stay here ♪
♪ And wait it out ♪
♪ Or figure out tomorrow ♪
♪ Right now ♪
♪ So just go ♪
I got it.
♪ So just go ♪
You did so much for her...
♪ So just go ♪
Not enough.
♪ So just go ♪
[sniffles]
♪ And you take a few steps till you can run ♪
♪ But hesitating now would be wrong ♪
♪ So just go ♪
♪ And you can stay here ♪
♪ And wait it out ♪
♪ Or figure out tomorrow ♪
♪ Right now ♪
♪ So just go ♪
[grim music]
What's that?
[chuckles]
-You scared me. -Sorry.
We just got in this new whiskey.
-"Doolingham's?" -Yeah.
It's a special treat for one of our VIP members.
Serve it to him. No one else.
Oh, yeah. Kind of a jerk.
Always comes in, never orders anything.
His name's Angelo.
He only drinks Doolingham's.
Viv...
serve it to Angeloonly.
[music continues]
Do you understand?
Yeah. Got it.
-Hey. -Hey.
You know Angelo, right?
Uh, yeah.
-Always comes to see Priscilla. -Yeah.
Tomorrow when he comes, can you keep Priscilla occupied?
[chuckles] Why?
Don't ask.
[Lauren] Nina, I-I don't know.
-Please, Lauren. -[phone vibrates]
I really need your help.
Yeah. Whatever you need.
-I didn't know you had kids. -Yeah.
Why didn't you say something before?
I didn't want it to be a liability.
I really need this job.
I would never think that.
You're doing a great job here. Okay?
Okay.
[grim music]
Hey. I need your help.
[Nina] When Angelo comes to Lulu's tonight,
do you think you can get him into a private room?
Okay, but I've never done a private dance before.
-You won't even have to dance. -But, Nina, he never stays long.
He will this time. Trust me. And don't tell Priscilla.
Uh, Nina, what's this about?
I'm just making sure no one's fucking with our business.
You can do it, Birdie. I believe in you.
Thank you.
[upbeat song]
♪ My mama warned me about you ♪
♪ All of that too good to be true ♪
[Nina] Hi, welcome.
♪ Whoa ♪
♪ Watch your step, girl, he a snake ♪
[indistinct chatter]
♪ Whoa! ♪
It's a bit hectic tonight.
Why don't you wait at the bar?
I don't want anything from the bar.
-I want the money. -Sure, I'll get it for you.
Have a seat.
[indistinct chatter]
[song continues]
-Thirsty? -No.
What? You don't drink?
Maybe you've never had a competent bartender.
Lucky for you, I'm here.
What do you like? Gin?
[Viv] Bourbon?
Oh, you're a whiskey guy.
-Doolingham's. -Hm.
That's my favorite too.
♪ Say, girl, wanna trade up tries ♪
♪ You're the one that left me in the dust ♪
♪ Whoa! ♪
♪ Not the kind that gotta understand ♪
♪ Got my act together, unchanged way ♪
♪ Whoa! ♪
[indistinct chatter]
Heard you're hosting another game.
Boss wants a piece.
Who exactly is your boss?
[Nina] Excuse me.
♪ Watch your back ♪
♪ Don't want your favorite flavor ♪
♪ But you never learn this baby, all right ♪
♪ No, but you hatin', whoo! ♪
♪ Bet your bet, no, I ain't gonna save ya ♪
♪ I'mma watch you burn ♪
♪ Whoa! ♪
How'd it go with Angelo?
Did he like the whiskey?
Yeah, his favorite.
[Nina] Good.
He didn't drink it, though.
What do you mean?
[Viv] I mean, I poured him a glass, you left,
and then he ran out.
[ominous music]
Birdie.
Wait! Nina!
Nina?
Why are you dancing so far away, babe? Come here.
Come on, baby. Closer, sweetheart.
There you go. There we go. There we go.
Give me a little bit of sweet.
[chuckles]
Birdie, what are you doing? Come on. Dance for me. Come on.
Hey, why are you so, why are you so tight?
-Stop. Stop. -Come here for a second.
-Gotta loosen you up. -No, no, no, no.
No, no! Stop!
Stop!
-Stop! -[grunts]
[music continues]
[breathing heavily]
I'm gonna fucking touch you, fucking here.
-[screams] -You wanna fucking play?
No, no, no! No, please! Nina!
-Nina! Nina! No! -Get off of her!
[thuds]
Birdie, come here, come here, come here.
Get away! Get away from him!
-[grunting] -[thudding]
You remember me now, you piece of shit?
Nina, Nina, Nina, we need to go.
[country song]
Nina, come here, come here. Let's go.
Nina, my office now!
[ominous music]
What the hell did you do?
I heard Angelo maybe had a drug problem.
They found him dead on the floor with his head bashed in.
-He was harmful to our business. -Yeah?
And killing him is harmful to us.
What do you think The Banker's gonna do if he finds out?
Goddamn, Nina!
-You promised me. -I don't think I promised.
Now the girls are involved.
Do you think of anybody but yourself?
[Priscilla] You said no hiccups.
Oh, his is one big fucking hiccup.
He killed my parents!
He was gonna kill us. What do you want me to do?
-Nothing. That's the point. -What would you have done?
Probably the same thing you did.
-[scoffs] -But that's me.
You're better than this.
[grim music]
I just wish she was here.
So do I.
But you cannot do this again.
If anybody finds out, we are in deep shit.
Do you understand?
Yeah. Yeah.
I got it.
[exhales]
Fuck!
[instrumental music]
Hey. You okay?
I know Priscilla can be brutal sometimes.
Yeah.
I'm just afraid that...
I got us all into something that I can't get us out of.
[music continues]
We're in this together.
Thanks, Viv.
Hey, me and the girls are gonna get some dinner
after we close tonight. You should come.
I think I just need to get some sleep.
Okay. Open invitation.
Oh, and, uh, I threw out the Doolingham's.
Figured we don't need it anymore.
[grim music]
[heavy footsteps]
[keys jingling]
Well, if it isn't the hot new thing in town.
Let go of me, Luis.
You're not getting in the game.
I'm done playing nice.
-I want in that game. -Let go.
I saw you at Lulu's last night.
Private room. So I'm in your game.
Or else maybe I'll come after the girls.
You get what I'm saying?
I got it. [panting]
[music continues]
[coughs]
I'll see you around, new girl.
[phone chimes]
[door shuts]
What's going on?
Luis knows I was at Lulu's the night Angelo died.
[exhales] Shit, Nina!
As much as I don't want to give that dipshit what he wants,
I think the easiest thing to do is just to--
Let him in the game.
And what happens next time he blackmails you?
He's gonna have this to hang over you
the rest of your life.
Well, if he's so desperate to get in our game,
-maybe he needs the money too. -[sighs]
What if we can get some sort of leverage on him?
-Like what? -I don't know.
Do you know of anything?
I don't know shit about Luis except...
Well...
Oooh!
It's a long shot.
If he owes The Banker money,
maybe we can get him to work with us
to take The Banker down.
We get him so far in the hole
that he actually ends up owing us.
It's risky. What if he wins?
You said yourself he's a shitty card player.
Besides, at this point, what do we have to lose?
[sighs]
Everything.
[dance music]
[music continues]
Can't lose tonight.
I thought you said he was a shitty player.
He is. I don't know what the fuck is going on.
Damn, Luis. Never seen you win like this.
You're cleaning me out.
[instrumental music]
How about we take a break?
Not now. I'm winning.
-Deal again. -Oh!
Again.
[instrumental music]
That is the cockiest motherfucker I've ever seen.
Come here, Birdie. Come, have a seat.
Hey, touch her again and I'll kick your ass.
-Whoa, whoa, whoa! -That's your last game.
It's time to go.
-Get out! -Well, cash me out.
[rattles]
[thuds]
[grim music]
Thank you, ladies, for a very lucrative night.
Keep this up, I'll end up owning the place.
Let's go!
All right, next round's on me.
Who's sitting in? Cowboy?
-I am in. -All right.
[sultry song]
You all right?
[chuckles] No.
I can take care of Luis.
Still. You're my girl.
I'm not your girl yet. We had one date.
Oh, okay. Message received.
Guess I got to work harder to lock this down.
-I got to work. -Okay, then work.
Explain poker to me.
Okay, uh...
There's royal flush.
Oh.
[ominous music]
[screams]
-Oh, my God! -Holy shit.
It looks like he was stabbed a lot.
Stabbed here or dumped here?
Well, I'd say he was dumped here.
I'm gonna call the police.
-No. -Why not?
Trust me, we can't involve the police. Not yet.
I told you not to fuck with Angelo.
-Why would somebody do this? -It's a warning.
-Warning from who? -I'll explain later.
Right now we got to get him out of here
and get this place cleaned up.
Priscilla, I don't know about this.
Listen. Nina got us into a bunch of deep shit.
[Priscilla] We don't have a choice.
We still have that plastic sheeting?
-Yeah. -Well, get it.
[Priscilla] Viv, you get a hand truck
and a roll of duct tape.
And, Birdie, when he's ready,
you bring my car up to the back door
and pop him in the trunk.
You just couldn't leave it alone, could you?
Get those chips out of his mouth.
♪ Your man ♪
♪ He had his hands on the buckle-up ♪
[grunting] Hurry!
[indistinct chatter]
-Come on, let's go. -Go, go, go. Now!
Be a fancy convoy. And make it look like a mob job.
-What does that mean? -Go!
Bye, ladies! Have fun.
Hey, Priscilla.
[Priscilla] What are you doing here?
Have you seen Luis?
He didn't come home last night,
and he's not answering his fucking phone.
Well, he was here last night, playing poker.
Lost a shit load of money. Haven't seen him since.
I'm worried about him.
You know, I don't know whether to open up for happy hour.
-I don't know how to run Lulu's. -Sure you do.
That place is as much yours as it is his.
-He'll turn up. -Hey, Priscilla.
[tense music]
Do you think this has anything to do
with the guy that they found dead in my bar?
-Angelo? -Yeah, Angelo.
That was an OD.
Well, police said that he fell,
that he hit his head...
You know, but he, he wasn't fucking drunk.
You know? So, um, I don't know.
I just have this feeling that somebody's got it in for us.
Have you heard anything about this or anything?
-No, no. -No?
If I do, I'll, I'll let you know.
[instrumental music]
Hey, Priscilla.
You know, girls like us,
we've got to look out for each other.
-Right? -Right.
-Got it. -I'll see you, Talia.
-Take care. -[Priscilla] See ya.
Yeah. Bye.
[indistinct chatter]
[Birdie] Which car are we gonna...
[Lauren] Can't we just, like, push him out?
[Nina] No, we need to hide him.
-Here, here, right there. -Oh!
[tense music]
Hey, hey, hold on.
[keys jingling]
Oh. Okay.
-All right. Come on, come on. -Oh, God!
-Okay. All right. -Oh, ew! That is leaking.
-Ugh! -Just don't let it get on you.
-Okay? -Okay.
-All right. -Don't drop him.
-Oh, my God. -Okay, okay, okay.
Come on, come on.
-Ah! Yeah. -Are you okay? Okay.
Come on. Okay. Careful, careful.
[tense music]
Okay.
Okay, like, don't-- Watch his head. Watch his head.
It's...
All right! It's just fucking better.
-Okay. -Okay, okay.
-Shut the door, shut the door. -Okay, okay.
Come on.
-Okay, wait. -Let me wipe off the handle.
You realize we just committed a felony.
Two. We're also attached to Angelo's death.
No. No. Angelo was self-defense.
I just can't go to prison.
Prison?
Nina, we need answers.
We need to get out of here.
I'll explain everything later. I promise.
[mumbling]
[instrumental music]
This is where you wanted to meet?
I figured no one would look for us here.
And I want to be closer to mom.
Remind me of why we started this in the first place.
I know you're pissed.
Oh, you're damn right, I'm pissed.
Luis gets stabbed and dumped on my bar
and you just happen to be handy with a knife.
Our bar.
And how do I know that you didn't kill him?
You lied to me since day one.
[sighs] Okay.
I deserve that.
I didn't do it.
Neither did I.
Okay, can someone please tell us
what the fuck is going on?
[Viv] And you guys keep saying
we'll tell you later, we'll tell you later.
And now you have us dumping dead bodies for you.
I mean, you might not have killed Luis,
but you definitely killed Angelo.
And you got us all involved.
Angelo was never supposed to die.
I just wanted him to confess.
I thought if I got him drugged up and alone,
that he would finally admit to killing my dad.
Wait, Angelo killed your dad?
That was the accident.
He brutalized a lot of people.
-Including Priscilla. -Chopped off a finger.
That's why you're always wearing gloves.
[Nina] And now that someone has that video,
they know for sure it was me.
If they didn't go to the police,
it means they're just holding it
over my head as leverage.
And so that puts us all in the line of fire.
I'm sorry, that I involved all of you.
She did it for me.
I owe a loan shark a lot of money.
[Priscilla] So do half the people that we game with.
Apparently, including Luis.
Hm-hm.
Someone was starting to cash in.
The Banker.
How did you know?
Luis told me. I'm so sorry. I fucked up.
-What do you mean? -I told Luis about the game.
I was the one that told Angelo the password
the first time that he came in. And I helped Luis win that day.
I knew he wasn't that good at cards.
-Lauren, why? -He threatened my kids, Nina.
He said he was gonna hurt them. They're all that I have.
I didn't think it was gonna turn into this big mess.
[sighs]
You were being a good mom.
-So did you do it? -No.
I mean, I'm glad that he's dead, but I didn't do it.
I do know that Luis was in deep with The Banker.
He thought that if he won some of your games,
it would drive you out of business
and then he could be out of his debt.
He told me no one was gonna get hurt.
Did he tell you who The Banker was?
He didn't know who The Banker was,
but...I have a feeling
he was getting close to finding out.
So he was whacked by some banker no one knows?
-It seems so. -What do we do?
Nothing. We have to wait for him to come to us.
[phone vibrates]
Talia.
[grim music]
Okay, okay.
[sighs]
Well...
seems like we won't have to wait too long.
-Who's that? -Talia.
She wants us to come to the club. She's worried.
She...just heard from The Banker.
-[Priscilla] Talia? -Oh!
-Hey, Priscilla. -What's up?
Thank God you're here. Oh, I didn't know what to do.
I didn't know who to call. I didn't know what to do.
You know, right after I left you, I got that call.
-From The Banker? -You know who that is?
Anyway, turns out that Luis owed him a shit ton of money.
And now we can't find that son of a bitch.
And now, he says I owe him.
-How much? -More than I've got.
Now he's forcing me to hold the game here.
[Talia] He's calling in all the players.
He's calling in all the debts.
And I don't know what the fuck to do.
I don't know what to do. What the fuck am I gonna do?
What do I do? What does this mean? Shit!
You have to hold the game.
-What? -Yes.
Can't afford to piss off The Banker, believe me.
So what then? I hold the game and give him all the money?
The pot is huge. It's 250,000 each.
-Fuck! -Who else gonna be there?
Well, it's-it's-it's all the high rollers.
It's-it's-it's-it's-it's invitation only.
Can you give me a copy of that list?
Yeah. Yeah, I can get you a copy of the guest list.
Do you want us to handle the invitations?
Yeah, genius.
I'll let you handle the invitations.
I'll give you the guest list. Absolutely.
Let me get it for you. So here's your list.
-Get me the fuck out of it. -You just worry about the game.
-Yep. -What the fuck?
You know, we've got nothing to buy in with.
[grim music]
Want to bet?
[instrumental music]
If The Banker wanted us dead,
he could have killed us from the start.
Instead, he killed Luis as a warning.
He wants the club.
Especially now that it's a success.
-So that's our buy in? -[Nina] Yes.
We get him to the table and renegotiate our terms.
[sighs] I don't know, Nina.
This could go south real fast.
All the high rollers owe The Banker, right?
So we get them on our side.
If no one agrees to pay, then he has no leverage.
But he can't take all of us out.
What if these high rollers don't accept our deal?
Then we lose the club.
You won it once before. You can do it again.
Talia put us in charge of the invitations.
All we have to do is figure out how much everyone owes.
[music continues]
Let's get to work.
I hope you know what you're doing.
Birdie. I need your help with something.
Okay. Well, what is it?
We've got to get rid of that video of us.
It better be the three series.
[playful music]
Thank you so much. Nina!
Anders Welch.
-What's this? -It's from The Banker.
You're doing his dirty work now.
It's quite the fall from grace.
Look. We had a good thing.
-I made you. -I made me.
What else has he got you looking into?
You want to know? Be there.
Don't be late.
[upbeat music]
What's that?
The Banker cordially invites your presence
for a big game.
[chuckles]
I don't know anything about that.
Attendance is mandatory.
[indistinct song]
I'll be sure to keep that in mind.
I hope the little incident with Luis
-didn't sour you on our game. -Nah!
Well, as long as you aren't holding any grudges.
[exhales] I know what you two are getting at.
I didn't kill Luis.
As long as he was losing, I was winning.
That was about the extent of our relationship.
So I'm gonna go find myself another game.
I'll make sure to make this mandatory one.
You two are so cute.
[song continues]
So what do you think?
If he has a tell, I haven't spotted it...
Well, what if we loosen him up a bit?
Maybe a drink?
Yee-haw!
[grim music]
How the hell did you get him in there?
Just gave him a little bit of special whiskey.
How much?
Enough to keep him passed out for a few hours.
He's gonna be pissed when he wakes up.
[scoffs] We got to go. Will you watch the club?
Wish us luck.
[water splashes]
Let's try this again, shall we?
Despite appearances, we don't have all day.
So you're gonna tell us exactly who you are...
-Or we'll just kill you. -She's not kidding.
She's kick ass with that knife.
[grim music]
And you're gonna work with us.
How much?
[indistinct chatter]
Senator...
-Good to see you. -Yeah.
[indistinct chatter]
Nina. We seem to be running into each other rather a lot.
I thought you were just the messenger.
Or are you the entertainment?
Ah, well, we've got Birdie for that.
[laughs]
[Nina] Glad you made it, Cowboy.
I wasn't sure after you didn't want that invitation.
Well, big man says it's time to pay up,
so you know what that means.
I don't know. What are we supposed to do?
Well, you get a chance to play your way out of debt...
or you die.
[Nina] That's the game he wants.
-You owe him too. -I do.
[grim music]
[Talia] Hey, Priscilla, there's a buy in.
Nobody gets to play here without paying up.
-You know that. -Damn right.
I just dropped my last stack to get out of this mess.
There's no way I'm gonna let you guys come in
and dilute my chances of winning.
Well...
Here's my buy in.
[Anders] You've got to be kidding me.
[upbeat music]
Okay, then...
Let's play.
[suspenseful music]
[music continues]
-Oh, oh, oh. It's okay. -Oh, damn, hey! Uh, I'm so...
It's okay, babe. No, I'll be right back.
Oh...
I know you tanked the stock.
It's insider trading. It's illegal.
You short sold it and then turned me in
'cause you knew it'd kill the company.
-I would never. -[snickers]
-His heart rate's elevated. -Of course it's elevated.
Don't you see how much money I just lost?
What if we could get it back for you?
[Nina] What if we could clear everyone's debts
and get rid of the bank?
No more threats, no more blackmail.
What are you doing?
Renegotiating.
[Nina] That's true for all of you, isn't it?
You all owe The Banker big, so he owns you.
Right, Senator? Damon?
What if we all said no to this game right now?
Split the pot.
Shut him down and force him to accept our terms.
Or else he doesn't get anything from anyone.
We have to do it together or it's not gonna work.
Hey. He's watching you right now.
What's he gonna do? Kill all of us?
It's that or Priscilla wins.
We take it all, and you all still owe The Banker.
You want it to be your whole hand next time, senator?
Why don't you get to the point?
The Banker controls every single person at this table,
yet none of us even knows who he is.
We have to force him to negotiate.
Shedoesn't have to negotiate.
Because she...
holds all the cards.
-You're The Banker? -You were always so smart.
When the loan sharks got together to create the bank,
they needed somebody to run it.
And daddy's club was the perfect cover.
And when daddy died, you took his place.
Yeah. One by one.
All these bank rollers, they end up dead.
There's only one left standing.
-Did Luis know? -Luis?
[scoffs] What a fucking idiot.
He almost found out about me.
He almost destroyed everything I worked for.
So you killed him?
Well, technically, not me, not I--
[Nina] Oh, you hired the Cowboy to?
Very good, honey. So perceptive.
Taking after your mom.
By the way, how is Lynn?
-She's dead. -Aww!
Aww, too bad.
Daddy always had a soft spot for her.
You know, that's why he let Angelo keep her alive.
You fucking bitch.
You know, if I were you, I'd keep your mouth shut.
All that commotion that you did
that caused a lot of trouble with my fucking business.
And you? Daddy was supposed to give me the Ante Up.
Okay? Until you stole it in that card game.
[Talia] It's okay, I knew I was gonna get it back
when you couldn't pay off your debts.
And then this girl here, she makes it a fucking success.
[tense music]
[Nina] Ethan?
-[gunshot] -[all screaming]
What the fuck?
-Why did you do that? -[Damon] Ethan.
'Cause this scumbag over here
he gave you the money to kick start the club,
and if it wasn't for him, none of this would have happened.
You know, he didn't even have the money
to buy into this game.
The dog was drowning. I did him a favor.
So you just brought him here to kill him?
No, I brought him here for a warning.
I can take any single one of you out
at any fucking time.
-Then why don't you? -Well, then who's gonna pay me?
But because I'm a woman of my word, I'm gonna let you play
and walk out of here debt-free if you win.
Oh, yeah. And then the rest of us keep owing you.
-What happens if we turn you in? -You can't.
I had Luis outfit this entire joint with cameras. Okay?
She knows about every little dirty secret we have.
[tense music]
Hey! You're not supposed to be up here.
[laughs]
I'm so sorry. I'm-I'm such a ditz.
[Birdie] I-I spilled my drink on myself
and I was just looking for the bathroom.
Bathroom's downstairs.
Okay. Great. I just...
How come you don't know where the bathroom is?
-Well, um... -[shatters]
-Jesus, that was close! -Yeah.
Thanks for leaving the backdoor open.
-Let's get in and out. -Okay.
-So all we have to do-- -What are we doing?
Yeah.
She knows about Anders tanking the company,
about every bribe that you took
for your last election campaign,
about Damon's hit and run accident
that the record label covered up.
That was not my fault.
It doesn't matter though, does it, Talia?
Just the fact that there was a cover up
keeps you in her debt.
Cowboy, how many people have you killed for her,
including her own husband?
And I'm assuming you know about Angelo?
Yep, I get something on all of you
that could put you away for a very long fucking time.
[Talia] Except for you, ironically, Priscilla.
But you know who's gonna miss an old used up motherfucking broad
like you?
-Whoa, whoa! -Oh, shit!
[grim music]
-What the fuck are you doing? -I go where the money is.
We offered to cut him in the pot
to be an ace up our sleeves.
Big mistake, Cowboy.
You shoot, everybody dies.
He won't have to.
You want Luminosa, right?
Then play for it. One hand.
I win, we take the deed and the score is settled.
All debts are paid.
We keep your secrets and you keep ours.
And if I win?
Then I'll shoot Priscilla in the head myself
and run the best goddamn nightclub in town...for you.
Your daddy would have taken the bet.
Fine. Deal.
Get the fuck out of my chair. Move!
Where's that girl? I need a drink.
-Yeah! Okay. -Go, go, go, go.
[instrumental music]
[Talia] Quick.
[ominous music]
[instrumental music]
Well, look at you stepping up.
I guess your whole life isn't a bluff.
[Nina] I've worked with people like you before.
You're insecure.
You didn't earn any of this.
You inherited it...
and now you'll do anything you can to keep it.
Except...
your world is crumbling around you,
your back is up against a wall....
and you don't know what to do,
do you?
What the fuck are you talking about?
Crumbling all around me?
[scoffs]
I got the upper hand...
and if you don't stop running your mouth...
I'm gonna have somebody shut it for you permanently.
I know why the Ante Up was always a sore spot for you.
Oh, yeah? Why?
[Nina] You don't want to kill Priscilla.
You wanted to be her.
And you definitely don't want to kill me
'cause I'm the only one who knows what's coming for you.
Oh, really? Who's bluffing now?
You show me your cards and I'll show you mine.
You know, this is a really stupid game
you're playing, little girl.
[Talia] Why would I agree to any of this,
whether I won or lost?
And what makes you think
that I would ever buy into such a fucking hustle?
I didn't need you to buy it.
I just needed to buy time.
[chuckles] For what?
Mutually assured destruction.
[FBI agent] FBI! Drop the gun!
[overlapping chatter]
[instrumental music]
[singing in French]
-Here! This is our future. -What is this?
Hang on! I'll get back.
[indistinct shouting]
[song continues]
Don't worry about it.
My record sales are going through the roof.
[rap song]
So I came through.
I called the authorities and I explained to them
that I was part of the sting operation, just like you said.
Now...
you can destroy that footage from the Luminosa.
Senator...
I was bluffing.
We don't even have cameras.
Lulu's does, though.
Senator Davis, you're under arrest for racketeering.
Wait a minute. What...
I've-I've been framed.
Uh, just ask Priscilla.
Oh, senator, I'm sorry.
I didn't even vote for you.
So when did you figure out it was her?
At Lulu's, she said he wouldn't like me poaching.
I thought she was talking about Luis, but then I saw her tell.
-I knew she was lying. -Why didn't you tell me?
Because I knew that you would do something to try to save me
and get yourself hurt.
[song continues]
So you saved my ass twice.
Technically, three times, but who's counting.
Well, then you know what it means.
You're gonna have to stick around.
Things could be worse.
-It could be that guy. -[Anders] Easy. Nina.
Nina, come on, babe. Nina. Nina, hey.
Fight on, Anders Welch.
[upbeat song]
I still cannot believe we got away with this.
They have nothing on us thanks to Birdie.
And we still walked away with the wind.
Well, they should have learned.
Never bet against the house.
Well, now there's no one to stop us
we can be our own thing.
And everyone can play!
[cheering]
♪ Take your turn and show your moves ♪
♪ Get the phones and get the girls ♪
♪ Take your turn and show your moves ♪
♪ Get the phones and get the girls ♪
♪ Take your turn and show your moves ♪
♪ Get the phones and get the girls ♪
♪ Take your turn and show your