(man) Me and Beat grew up on
the shores of San Pedro.
It's a harbor town
south of Los Angeles,
populated with the families of hard
working blue-collar men
who live and die by
the codes of the Union
and the bosses who
controlled the ports.
My dad was one
of those men.
I always imagined
that I would some day be one, too.
Beat got his name from the kids at school
who pushed him around.
So I started
pushing back.
But no one pushed him harder
than his father when he came home from the bars at night.
We'd smoke the cigarettes
I'd stolen from my dad.
Talk about the days
in front of us.
Places that we'd go.
Ships we'd sail.
And ports with girls.
That thing was crazy.
Look at this.
[chuckles]
(Rose)
Hello?
Hi, Rose, it's me.
Is everything okay?
No, everything is not okay. Have
you heard from her?
No.
Rose, it's been two weeks
What the fuck's going on?
What did you
do, Liam?
I didn't do anything.
Something
must've happened.
I swear to God,
I didn't do anything.
You must've
said something.
I didn't say anything. I thought we were doing fine.
And then she just, I mean--
I-I know you and Chance
will be fine without me.
What am I supposed
to tell Chance?
Just tell him that
you went to San Diego.
If she does, could you
ask her to call me at least?
You know I will.
You take it
easy, Liam.
Thanks, Rose.
I appreciate it.
Call me if
you hear anything.
Yeah, all right.
Bye.
[kids laughing]
(kid) Actually, you
know, it was--
Hey. Where have
you guys been?
We were at the beach.
You better be careful. You're
gonna kill yourselves like that. Come here.
There you go.
All right.
Give me a couple.
Left. All right,
all right.
Beat. Beat.
Can we see
the new move?
Okay, okay. Good.
Let's get something to eat. Come on.
Ouch.
Hey.
Dad, he hit a rock
when he jumped in the water.
Please, don't
hurt my dad.
Are you sore
back here?
No, it's okay.
Son of a bitch.
Dad! Dad!
You boys stay
right there.
[angry voice]
Come here. I'll get you.
[man groaning]
[woman shouts]
[woman cries]
[shouting] Why the fuck have
you killed him?
[shouting] I need some help!
I need some help!
He'll never
hurt you again.
Fucking get away
from my son.
You're fucking done. You'll fucking pay for
this. I swear to God !
[sirens wailing]
[all shouting]
Get up. Get up. Get up.
Somebody clean up
this garbage.
That's Bookman.
He took me under his wing.
He kept me out of the shit details while
he trained me to fight.
When I was ready,
he set up the fights
that he and the guards
ran in the boiler room.
My dad taught me to box, but Bookman
taught me to fight.
He was the closest
thing to a friend that I had.
Fucking off somewhere.
Davis!
[muffled screams]
AW.
Saving Bookman
cost me eight stitches,
but it bought me
five years.
In a couple of months,
finally I get to go home.
Saying goodbye was
harder than I thought.
He said we'd
stay in touch.
But I think we both
knew we wouldn't.
[music playing]
[thump]
Sue?
Are you all right?
I'll be right there.
Don't move.
Ha-ha. Like you can.
Okay, roll over.
Jesus, Mary
and Saint.
Use your arm !
Push, push !
Let's just stay
like this, Rose.
God !
I'm sorry, Rose.
Aw, Jesus!
Where's your stuff?
Right below you.
Thank you.
Sue. If you wanna go
on killing yourself, that's fine.
Would you stop
including me?
Do you think Chance,
he'll stay here with you?
No.
Chance always has
some place to stay.
It's just the wrong
place, that's all.
Sounds like most of
the men I've known.
I'm making you somethin'.
Oh.
What color is it?
Green. You'll love it.
Why don't you move
your fucking bike?
Why don't you come
over here and make me?
Fuck you.
Hey, fuck you.
No, fuck you.
No, no, no, no, no, no.
No, no, no, no, no! Fuck you !
No, fuck you.
Piece of shit.
[laughing]
Oh, my God.
Ready for a rematch?
Yeah, I can give you
a fucking head start.
Is the pier
okay with you?
How does it feel to have something
big between your legs, huh?
Why don't you
lick me?
Are you good?
My fucking shrink's
got me on a new one now.
Gravi-sil.
Ugh.
So, what do you wanna
do first, man?
I gotta go
see Kat.
See where I stand.
Have you seen her?
She hasn't been around much
since you've been gone.
Where is she staying?
Down by the docks.
Eddie put 'em up. One of his places.
Them?
I mean her.
Hey.
I missed you
so much.
I missed you, too.
[muffled conversation]
Hail Hitler.
I told you not
to say that shit.
What's the word
on my son?
He's out. He was
released this morning.
I don't wanna be
out of line.
Some of the men think
it might be a good idea to lean on him.
Look. I mean, he did
stop a head on the marked nigger.
If anyone in the brim talks or even thinks of
putting hurt on my blood,
you are going
to tell me. Hm? Correct?
Yes, sir.
Yes, sir.
Go change your pants.
You're a fucking disgrace.
[knocking on door]
Who the fuck are you?
(Kat)
Who is it?
Hey, Kat.
[sighs]
August, this
is your daddy.
He's been away for a long time
and now he's back.
That's funny, Kat.
Whose kid is it?
Look, I didn't wanna
tell you when you were on the inside, okay?
[sighs]
Uh, look, I'm gonna
go get a drink or two
And why don't you get
to know your kid? I'll be back later.
Don't you wanna
catch up?
Kat, come on.
You can't just leave
me with this kid.
Whose kid is it?
[whispers]
Oh, Jesus.
I only wanna do this
if they throw down.
Hard and bloody, huh?
Well the Lt say they're
gonna bust him and bring him for questioning?
Well, Lts have a
tendency to forget.
Every once in a while in the field, things
don't go that smoothly.
I wanna make sure things are
gonna be cool.
Benny, Benny, what you
have to make sure of in your heart
is that you trust me, okay? That you trust us.
You're the new kid here.
All right? So let's get that straight. You
have to trust me. Okay?
[whispers]
All right.
Okay?
Okay.
Who's throwing
the switch?
Put the gun down.
Put the gun down, motherfucker!
What, a black?
Dan.
Let me talk to
MC nigger here for a second.
Are you okay?
Fuck you, man. Arrest me so I can
call my fucking lawyer.
[groans]
Shit!
Come on !
Shut the fuck up!
Shut up!
This is bullshit.
Watch my fucking back.
Sorry.
Now, where is it?
If I talk, I walk.
If you talk,
I'll let you walk.
Yeah. Clean
and free of nothin'.
You got it.
Now, where is it?
It's right there.
Fuck me.
Well, that is a
lot of cocaine.
Rath, let's
call it in, man.
Your name is Rath?
I heard about you.
Yeah? What you hear?
Heard you was
a fucking faggot.
That's right. A crooked cop,
fucking faggot.
I'll never have
any kind of life if I stay here.
I just can't
do it anymore.
You know, Eddie was right.
Like father, like son.
Oh, what do you
mean Eddie's right?
Have you been fucking
Eddie to pass the time?
[man shouting]
Hey, Kat.
Un-fucking-believable.
What the fuck am I suppose to do, Kat?
You have to take
the kid with you.
No, no. I've been
waiting too long for this.
You know, you're such
a selfish bitch.
You haven't changed, either.
Why don't you give me some time to catch up--
Time? You had
five years.
You think you
got it rough?
I've been trying to stay
alive for the last five years.
Don't talk to me
about time!
Your stuff's
over there. Okay?
Here are your letters.
I never read them.
Take care of him, okay?
Mommy loves you, okay?
You be a good boy. You're
gonna stay with daddy for a while.
Be a good boy.
Okay. Kat, Kat,
let's just talk about this.
Don't touch me.
Let's just talk--
Let's just talk about this.
I-I can't raise
that thing on my own.
I did. Maybe you'll
grow up this time, huh?
Grow up? Kat, why don't
you--Look who's fucking walking out now, huh?
Fuck! Fucking
kidding me.
You know, your mom is
a real fucking bitch, you know that?
Un-fucking-believable.
What?
Son of a bitch.
Fucking bitch.
Just play. Bring it
to--Shut up.
Play 2-5-1.
Play it 3-1-7.
Take it. 2-5-1 in G-flat, man. Stop trying
to reinvent the wheel, man.
You can't play
it, lay out.
One, two,
A one--
A'right, take five.
And another thing, Rico, when I say dress rehearsal,
it means dress rehearsal.
If you wanna wear denims, go get a gig at a rodeo,
brother. What's that shirt?
I don't give a fuck if you like it or not.
Go get a gig with Don Ho.
Look at this.
look at this.
Look at you, man.
Give me some love.
Five years ain't done you no harm at all, man.
If you were a chick, well.
Show your dad how
to hug, Chico. Come on.
Give an aging
hipster a big kiss.
Willow! Listen,
I gotta talk to your daddy.
I'm gonna put you in the hands
of a very beautiful girl. You gotta be nice. Willow!
Come and take care
of Chance's face.
And another thing. That motherfucker comes in here
with blue jeans, I'm gonna--
I don't give a shit if he blows Beethoven's
Ninth out of his butt.
You fire him.
Do you hear me?
OK, I got it.
Let's go, Chance.
We'll be back, Chico.
Stay here.
So, Chance, your boy Beat's been blowing
some very lame changes.
He tell you about
his situation with me?
No, what situation?
I'm holding his
marker for 50 K.
Jesus, Eddie. That you're gonna
look after him, that'll put him in debt the rest of his life.
What do you want me to do?
Sleep under his bed, hold his hands,
serve him cookies
and cream? The boy's an adult, Chance.
Besides, bad jazz
that Kat blows is a solo, baby.
I can't help if anybody
lies now with dogs.
This is a little somethin' the girls put together for
August. Take it. About $ 1,000.
Take it, take it. Everybody knows your
old lady split on you.
Down to business.
The word is that you
got pretty tough in the joint.
Anyway, that's
the buzz cuz.
So, this is a new
cat, Axel. Real thug.
And everybody digs. I wanna put you together
with Axel, bare knuckles.
Odds will be sky high,
high as the moon, baby.
High as a Chinaman
in Beijing.
Now, you do this, we get the things
straight with Beat
and put a little gin
in our pockets. What do you say?
You're fucking kill me, Eddie. You're
really fucking kill me.
How am I supposed to get ahead when I got 50 grand
stacked against me from you?
'Cause I got
a plan, man.
Before we talk about
your little plan,
you wanna talk about
how you fucked my girl while I was gone?
I'll come over there
and kick your nasty old ass.
Stop the bullshit.
I fucking know it.
I own this club.
She worked here.
I fucked everybody
worked here. Once.
It's like punching
a time card, baby.
Besides, you ain't
gonna put a hurt on my ass.
Because, A:
you love me.
And B : you need me
like you always need me.
You got a place
I can crash?
Absolutely. You can
stay at Kat's crib.
I own the building.
It's the least I can do.
What's the catch?
Catch? There Ain't no
catch. Just think about this fight, baby.
I'll think about it.
You know what, Eddie? I would like to do
something with my life
other then fight
and deal drugs.
Why?
Mommy, mommy, mommy!
Mommy, mommy!
What?
What? Fuck kid, what?
May I have
some water?
Yeah. A glass
of water.
Here.
Thank you, Daddy.
Can you go
back to sleep now?
Yes.
Mommy isn't coming
back, is she?
No.
But, hey, it is time
for you to go to sleep.
So, lie back down there
and I'm gonna tell you a story, okay?
Just try to close
your eyes.
[knocking on door]
Hi.
Hi.
I just heard you guys
moving in and I just wanted to say hello.
I'm, uh, Chance.
I'm Pearl.
Pearl !
Hi, hot shot.
How you doing?
So you know
the kid, huh?
Oh, yeah. Um,
I would watch him at Eddie's
when Kat wasn't around, which was
most of the time.
Right, right.
You want a soda?
Yeah, sure!
Hey, why don't you run
and give Pearl a soda?
Please. Thank you.
Take a seat.
Okay.
So, how long have
you been here?
Um, a year.
Cheap rent.
Yeah, yeah. It's just
temporary for me
till I figure out
what I'm gonna do next.
Funny. That's what I said.
Didn't mean it
to sound like that.
It's okay.
Thanks!
So, you must be one
of Eddie's girls, right?
No, I am not one
of Eddie's girls.
You?
One of Eddie's
girls? No.
No, I meant, are
you friends with him?
Not exactly. You?
Not exactly.
I should go.
I'll see you
guys around.
Feel free to go.
You don't have to rush off.
I-I should.
Thanks for the soda.
Yeah.
God bless you !
Okay, bye. Thanks.
Wow.
Hey, what's up?
Hey, Sonny.
M ind if I come in?
Yeah, come on in.
How are you
doin', brother?
All right. You
got some business?
Just a couple
of things.
Contract got played,
so that's one less name in the hat.
And, uh, your
boy, he's gone.
Yeah, that was old business. Not my call.
What else do you got?
Listen, man, I've been
giving this a lot of thought, all right?
Your son.
If we give him
control over San Pedro,
and with his network,
all the problem
I foresee is,
we can keep in the product store to keep up with the
demand. What do you think?
No.
You know, I would think
that you would want your son to have a post
as opposed to being
in an early grave.
No one goes
near my son.
End of story.
Listen. You know,
when I go through out there,
taking out my ass
here for you,
it's like covering
for your ass, okay?
You're making us all
look fucking bad.
Making who
look bad?
Hm?
We got a problem
here, Sonny?
No, I ain't got no
problem. You're the boss.
I ain't got no
problem.
[tires screech]
[chuckles]
It's been so long
I don't even know how to say hey.
Hey, I got some lunch
for us. Let's go grab something to eat.
I'm late for
an appointment.
[honks horn]
That appointment
you got with Ted,
that's been canceled.
See, I had Ted
take you off the computer,
so now you don't have
to check in with Ted.
You have to
check in with me.
Consider this your
first check-in.
[honks horn]
Get in the fucking car.
Man, you look good.
That port over there,
that's where I get a lot of my stuff
coming from the last
five years. I kinda own this place.
I don't have
to pay for parking.
So, I heard you won some
pretty big fights inside. Still fighting dirty?
I should ask you
the same question.
Listen, I got
merchandise, man.
I-I don't wanna know.
I'm not interested.
Chance, you gotta
start over, man.
I mean, you gotta have money. You got-
you got a boy to feed.
How the fuck do you
know I have a kid?
How about your daddy,
you talk to him?
Why?
Why? He just became one of the heads of
the Aryans, that's why.
So?
So? He's under tremendous
pressure to bring you into the fold.
And why fuck
would I care?
Because I have a deal
pending with the Aryans
and it might help
solve the situation.
Because let me tell you,
if the Aryans lose control of the prison drug trade,
your dad's reign of the top
is gonna be one of the shortest in history.
I'll show you something.
Come on.
Leshaun. Hey, man,
this is Chance.
Chance, Leshaun.
Leshaun, Chance.
That's fucked up.
Leshaun here and the Bloods
were trying to hoard in the Aryans turf.
Bookman was their
liaison inside.
It was brave shit of you, man, jumping
for him like that.
He's my friend.
I'm your friend.
Friends don't let friends
do five fucking years.
Are you blaming me
for you getting set up?
Is that what all this
fucking attitude is about?
I had to deal with the DA.
Beat was supposed to go down, not you.
You didn't have to put
yourself under the bus.
It's your bullshit sense
of loyalty that locked you up, not me.
You talk to me about
fucking loyalty?
Beat was stealing
from me. From us.
Beat wanted
what he deserved.
What was that?
More.
Well, I got more.
I got 25 keys. We gotta move
them right away.
It's a big one, Chance.
We can retire on this
and we can fucking go
to the South Pacific.
We can spend the rest of our lives tanning and
eating fucking mangoes.
Took five long years
to think about you alright.
Five very long
fucking years.
Chance, let me
drive you back.
I'll walk.
Chance!
Fuck.
[inmates whistling]
(inmate) Fine fucking cop
and San Pedro's.
[inmates' mixed voices]
I heard about
your new post. Mazel tov.
I'm here
about your son.
And considering your new post and my
relationship with Chance.
Your relationship?
Yea, we're,
um...close.
I'm offering you
the opportunity
to help Chance
start over,
and to flex your
new muscles, huh?
I got a lot of product
that I gotta move right away. About 25 kilos.
That's interesting. The word is 25 keys just
got ripped from the Bloods.
Really? Well, I don't
do business with niggers.
Like it showed up
on your doorstep.
Liam, you don't want the Aryans
to find out that you passed on this deal. It's bad business.
Fucking son
of a bitch.
All right, have it
your way, asshole.
That guard Chance saved
was marked to go down.
By who?
ABs in Riverside.
Bookman was up and moved dope for the
Bloods in Long Park.
And your point?
My point is,
you fuck with Chance,
I drop a photo of you
for circulation. Your name goes in the hat.
You think you're fucking
bulletproof in here, huh?
I can have you shipped
and stripped in about six fucking minutes,
and somewhere where the
Aryans don't have as much suck as they got here.
Fuck you.
Fuck you !
Liam,
I'm just trying to tell you that if you
wanna keep your new post,
you gotta consider
doing business with me.
Huh? Huh?
You wanna stay alive?
You better look every
each way before you cross me.
Okay.
(Eddie) And one, two,
three, four.
You go to my head
Bless me.
And you linger like
A haunting refrain
That's beautiful.
And I find you
Spinning round I n my brain
Yeah, Baby.
Like the bubbles in
A glass of champagne
Less piano is beautiful
for a beautiful baby. One more time here.
You go to my head
Like a sip Of sparkling
Burgundy brew
Beautiful, beautiful.
And I find the
Very mention of you
Like the kicker
I n a julep or two
Hey, baby.
[applauses]
Beautiful, baby.
That is beautiful !
Take five, man.
Take ten.
A'right, here, uh--
You gonna fight Axel?
I haven't
decided, yet.
Eddie said it can
be more than 50.
Just do it. You're gonna
like to fight this guy. I'm telling you.
How do you know?
You've been seeing this guy?
Hey, Pearl.
Wow, you sounded good.
You have a great voice.
It's all right. Thanks.
No, it's good.
How about I take you to dinner?
I don't think that's a
good idea. Plus, who's gonna watch August?
Well.
Are you kidding?
No, God, no
fucking way.
It's okay. He'll be fine.
He'll be fine.
Right, Beat?
Right, Beat?
Yes.
I'll think about it.
You're gonna
think about it?
Yeah.
How is it going?
Good.
Well.
Look at me.
She's not coming back.
Are you gonna go
see your dad?
Why do you bring up
the heavy shit, huh?
Are you gonna go
see your daddy?
I don't--I-I-
I don't know. I don't know.
I saw him.
You saw him. When?
I saw him.
When did you
go see him?
Last year.
The fucking shrink
thought it would be
a good idea to stop the nightmares.
Chance?
He doesn't like me.
Did you mean it?
Mean it?
Did you mean
to kill him?
I wanted him
to stop hurting you.
[whispers]
I was so scared of him.
You know your father
was a very sick man.
I also know that you
were nothing like him.
You are nothing
like him.
You're good.
I don't feel
that way.
Come here.
You are more of a dad
to me than that fuck ever was.
Listen to me.
Put all that shit
behind you. Okay?
You bring that
shit up right now.
Debbie. Fucking bitch.
[mixed dialog]
Are you fucking
kidding me? Are you serious?
You know what?
I will take August home.
No, no, no, no.
Come join us.
Fuck you. Enjoy your
boyfriend, faggot.
Pearl, August is fine.
He has a coloring book.
I taught him to color
between the lines.
Come here.
Come here, faggot.
Looks like it's you
and me tonight.
What do you
feel like doing?
I don't know.
Are you hungry?
[knocking on door]
Come in.
What the fuck do you
want from me, Chance?
What do you mean?
I mean what is
your agenda?
I-I'd just like,
I just came to--
You just what?
I just came--
Oh, you-you
want this?
Is that what
you want? Hm?
Well, then just get over here
and do it. Stop talking. Just get over here and do it.
I just came to--
You just what? You just wanna fuck me
like everybody else!
Get over here
and do it.
Be a man. Get over
here and do it.
Come on !
Get it over with !
I just came
to apologize.
Where are your
fucking keys? Take them.
You know what? I am so sick of
you so called men
who wanna do what
the fuck they want. Get out!
Listen, I don't know what you've been through with
other men, but I'm not them.
I'd like to take you
to dinner. What do you think?
I don't think
it's a good idea.
Now we're
full of shit.
Come on, it's
just dinner.
Take me on
your bike.
Deal.
Say goodbye to Pearl.
Who's there?
Cocksucker, I got a gun.
Who the fuck is there?
Rosie, Rosie, Rosie.
It's me. Put that piece away.
What took you so long?
Go to prison for five
years. Shit stacks up.
You going to bust my balls
or give me some loving.
Oh !
[laughs]
Who did you
bring with you?
Rose, I would like for
you to meet August. This is my son.
Did you say
this is your son?
August, give me
your hand.
I'm gonna use my other
hand so I can see what you look like, okay?
Well, you want a beer?
You know I do.
I got something
for you, too, August.
The place looks great.
Thanks. I've been doing
a lot of decorating.
Here you go, August.
Okay.
[chuckles]
Nice.
Ah, what a sound.
Wait, one.
Two.
Shit!
I can still drink you
under the board.
That you can.
What the hell is going on here, Rose.
You gonna introduce me?
Sorry. Chance, August,
this is Sue, my neighbor and my best friend.
Hey, Chance.
Hey, Sue. Sorry about the company
you have to keep.
It wouldn't be so bad if
she'd just hop in bed every once in a while.
She's really
hot for me.
I don't blame her. I'll see what I can
do to help you out.
Thank you.
Look at these.
This is blooming cactus.
Shit!
Anyway, wait. I've
been collecting them, I don't know why.
They're just dangerous and beautiful, and I love
them. I want you to touch them.
You want me
to touch them?
Yes. Put your
fingers on them. Touch it.
Squish it really hard.
Ah, fuck.
I'm bleeding
here, Rosie.
Hey. Hey, what about some more beer? It's
best two out of three.
All right, I'll
get you a band aid.
Hey, you wanna
watch some TV?
Yeah.
Oh, yeah. Come on in
and watch the tube.
Come here.
Oh, honey.
Here.
Why didn't you
call me sooner?
[laughs]
Sit down.
Don't fall. I don't
wanna take your ass to the hospital.
Sue what are you drinking?
You guys go ahead.
I'll see you later.
You got a boy.
I don't know what I'm
gonna do with him though.
[growling]
Fucking messy nigger.
You want a foot?
[barks and growls]
I think we're out
of Leshaun. There's no more Leshaun.
(man)
Hi, Rose.
Hey, Ken.
Hey, Annie.
Is he sleeping?
Yeah, he's crashed
up on the couch.
You want a smoke?
Smoke.
Have you talked
to your father?
No.
You know, he actually wrote me a couple of
times through the years.
Yeah, well, I don't really
give a shit about him.
Yes, you do.
When you're through trying to
convince yourself that you're never gonna be him, well.
Those mistakes that he made and continues
to make, he's gotta survive.
Those mistakes as
you call 'em, fucked all our lives up.
What would you have done
in his shoes? Don't answer me.
Just think about it.
Have you heard
from your mother?
No. Not in a long time.
She's just like Kat. A whore who ran away.
Besides, you're my mom.
Don't you talk
that way about her.
She's your mother, and more importantly
that she's my sister.
What is it? What-what makes you think you're so
much better than everybody?
I know.
I know what you do,
mister drug boy.
You gotta go see him.
Would you mind watching
August for a while?
You know, I think
that's a hell of an idea.
He can drink Red Bull and I'll teach him how to
play cards in the porch.
You take all
the time you need.
(Eddie) Okay, hipsters
and chipsters.
and todos el mundo.
Ready to open a jump? Don't
worry about the scratch. It's in the Good Book.
And remember the rules.
The rules are, there ain't no rules.
Hit it.
[cheering]
Well, that didn't
quite work out, did it?
It's better this way.
Eddie, now you set up a re-match
and we'll make
some serious money.
Serious money? You're gonna
pick up a fight on the Wall Street Journal.
There's no serious money. That globe's in a shit.
Everybody wants the big dig.
No wanna lickety split.
Real match is gonna take 40 days and 40 nights.
Meanwhile, I need my scratch
so the cat in front of line gets his scratch.
So come manana.
I don't see some loot and scoot.
Somebody's gonna get their young ass scaled,
and it ain't gonna be mine
'cause my ass
is ancient.
No.
No? Is that
the existential no,
or does that refer to
something specifically I just said?
I'm fucking done.
Done?
While you were well done
right here, motherfucker,
I gave you a home.
I gave you the life.
You were happy with
the scratch we made.
But you wanted the flash
and dash. You wanted the razzle dazzle,
some twisted
punk DEA agent,
and you get five
long hard time.
And while your absolutely
certifiable girlfriend
with that stupid gash
is trying to find herself,
who the fuck was taking
care of your face? Huh?
Who's taking care of your son? Let me give you the
facts of life here, brother.
You show up and
you pay up. Dig it.
Okay. Eddie,
it's no problem.
Would you shut the fuck up? What
do you mean no problem?
No problem.
That's a sentence.
That's where
a period goes.
(woman) Report from Beijing
is on the phone.
(Beat)
Every fucking night?
[jumbled voices]
Talk to Eddie,
you fuck.
The guards fucking
rained down on me.
Are you fucking crazy?
It's gonna be smooth
with this run. I'm telling you.
Eddie is up
our asses. Okay?
All that we have to do
is make a few calls to the old gang,
and you and I we can
move this little brother in no time.
Where did you get it?
Beat, where the fuck
did you get this?
The less you know,
the better. All right?
Listen to me.
This gives me a way to make up to you for,
for the last time, you know.
You didn't, you didn't
roll on me and I owe you
fucking forever
for that, okay?
Do you know the definition
of insanity?
Dude, that is a stupid
question to post in me, man.
It's doing the same thing over
and over again expecting different results.
Who said that?
My old man.
How long has it
been? Ten years?
Eleven.
And what are you
doing with yourself?
You know,
this and that.
You clean?
Yeah.
Good.
You?
As the driven snow.
I thought I told you
never to come back here.
Yeah, you did. Rath told me you
cut a deal with him.
I never did a thing
for that twisted fuck.
You stay away from him.
He's not gonna last.
So, I got a kid now.
His name's August.
How old is he?
Five.
Sometimes he fucking looks at me. I don't know
what the fuck he wants.
That sounds familiar.
You know, I have
met this new girl.
Yeah? What's
she like?
She's telling me.
It gets better. Black.
Jesus Christ, man.
If you haven't given me enough troubles.
Holy shit.
I got to go.
Guard.
Housekeeping.
(Beat) Leave me
the fuck alone.
What's going on, pal?
What's up, man?
Where are your pills?
I don't want anymore fucking pills. Just
wanna be fucking normal.
I don't wanna take
anymore pills.
You gotta take
your pills, man.
Yeah, but when I take them, I don't
get to feel anything !
And if I don't
take them,
what I feel is
too fucking much.
I'm so sorry.
I though I could
let off the medication.
Now you're back, but you're just-you're
gonna leave me again.
Look at me.
Look at me.
If I go, you go.
You understand?
Sure.
Yeah.
Sure.
Is everything else alright?
Fine, man. I'm fine.
I just need your help.
I can't--I can't
do this alone.
You're not alone.
I'm here.
We just gotta me smart.
We gotta make the right moves.
I know.
I know.
I am, after this
load, we're done.
I promise.
Yeah.
I'm sorry.
[no audible dialog]
[whistles]
My dad was pushing
a lid open with the Aryans
making a deal
with the Bloods.
I didn't know it then,
but my dad made the deal to protect me.
That sure pissed off
Sonny, who was next in line under my dad.
[no audible dialog]
How did it go?
You still got all
your fingers and toes?
For years I practiced what I would say to him.
I didn't say any of it.
You said it all
just by showing up.
He loves you.
Just like you love
August, only you don't know it, yet.
What do you mean?
What do you mean?
What am I gonna do?
I mean, I-I'm a dealer.
No. You were a dealer.
You dealt drugs.
That's in the past.
That's not who you are.
Yeah, but that's all know how to do.
It's what I'm good at.
When you were a kid,
what did you wanna be?
What was like your dream?
I don't know. I always thought that I would work
by the docks like my old man.
Oh, that's perfect.
That is so perfect.
There is lots of water
where we're going. Lots of boats. Yes!
Boats? You want me
to go to the South?
Yes, please!
I'm in.
As long as I'm with
you, I don't care where I'm at.
Oh, when?
When do you
wanna go?
Now. Yes.
We could enjoy it
sitting out here.
No, come on,
seriously.
There's a few things I gotta take care of,
but then I'm all yours.
I'm still in it.
Okay, I know you've been
involved with some shady shit in the past.
That's all
behind you, right?
You've got nothing
to worry about.
Okay.
Nothing to worry about.
Come on, motherfucker.
Go. Come on.
[shouts]
What the fuck
do you guys want?
August, run ! Run !
(man) Nine-one-one. What
is your emergency?
(Rath) Why do you make me
keep doing this to you?
My money isn't in Chance's
apartment. Where is my fucking money?
Where is it?
I don't fucking
know, man. I don't know.
Tell me where it is.
[crying]
I don't know.
I don't know.
Okay. All right.
Okay.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
All right. All right.
I just--I-I lose my
patience sometimes. I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
Tell where my
fucking son is.
I'm not fucking around.
I don't know where
your fucking kid is.
Why in the fuck would
you think I know where your kid is?
'Cause of the money
we fucking owe you.
It ain't that much
fucking money, man.
I got a kid of my own.
You know that. I don't take kids.
Go ahead and shoot me, motherfucker. Runs in
the gene pool, don't it?
Christ.
I need your
help, Eddie.
What?
I need your
fucking help.
While you are sitting
there thinking about this stuff,
I want you to run these
changes by Beat, hm?
See what he has
to say about this shit.
Give me the rest
of my money.
Here's the money
I owe you.
I'm done
fighting for good.
You piece of shit!
Come on. Come on !
You like that? Don't you?
[gunshot]
[groans]
(Eddie) I will tell you
about my kid.
It's just some girl I knew
from home and left me with a kid and disappeared.
I didn't think there was
much I could do for him so I put him in a home
for the retarded.
But there was hell
of a lot I could've done for him.
By the time I realized
that, he was gone.
Died at eight
years old. Alone.
I n some home.
When your flesh and blood
needs you, man, and you cut for the tall grass,
everything else just
seems like some farce.
So, if you don't wanna fight
more, Chance, okay, that's cool by me.
But if you cut and run,
if you cut for the tall grass,
take your boy
with you.
It's safe there.
That's all anybody wants.
To be safe.
Thanks, Eddie.
Funny how it goes.
Oh, no.
No.
[whispers]
Oh, God.
Hey.
[whispers]
Hey, buddy.
Hey, buddy.
I'm here.
Yeah.
Take my hand.
Okay.
[groans]
Rath took August.
He's a son
of a bitch.
Let go.
You're okay now.
You're okay.
Where's my son?
I got him.
I got him.
I want my son.
Okay, I'll get him.
I'll get him.
Every body
settle down, okay?
It's all cool.
All I want is the money that you
and Beat skimmed from me.
That's it.
You give me my money,
I'll give you
back your son. Okay?
I'm not giving you shit.
You owe me. Five fucking
years you owe me.
What do you think I'm doing?
I'm setting all this up. It's for you, it's for us.
It's what we've
always wanted.
That's what you fucking
wanted. I just wanted something for myself.
I wanted you to have
things for yourself, man.
Not unless I
owed you for it.
That's not true.
Jesus Christ!
Okay.
Settle the fuck down.
We're okay.
We're okay.
Do you think
I care about this?
This life? I don't care
about any of this.
I just care
about you.
(thug) Boss, just let me
shoot this asshole.
Don't look at him,
don't look at him. Look at me.
I don't care
about these guys.
You see?
I just want
what's best for us.
I just want my son.
Okay.
I'll get him.
Here we go August.
Come on, your dad's here.
Are you okay, buddy?
Of course he's okay.
I wouldn't
lie to you.
It's all right, man.
I can't do
this anymore.
You don't have to.
You don't have to.
I just wanna give
him a better life.
And I don't want this. I don't want the drugs,
I don't want the fighting.
Okay. Okay.
Listen, I'll set it up for
us. We can go anywhere we want now, okay?
Anywhere in the world.
Okay.
I got you now.
Yeah.
Yeah?
Okay?
Okay? Okay.
[yells]
Motherfucker. I'm
gonna fucking kill you.
You fucking killed Beat
so I'm gonna make you pay.
I didn't kill him.
[inaudible]
[shouts]
[cries]
[shouts]
Twice in 11 years.
Meet your
grandson. August.
Hey.
What the hell
happened to you?
Rath's men.
Kidnapped August,
almost killed Pearl.
I found out Beat
was running with Rath.
It was too late.
Beat's dead.
Hey, August, who is
our favorite superhero?
Aquaman.
Why fucking Aquaman?
Did you hear me?
Yeah. Not in front
of the kid.
Hey, Keyes, take August
down to the other room.
See if you can find him
a Silver Surfer comic.
But I hate
Silver surfer.
Well, I hate
fucking Aquaman.
Go outside, all right,
buddy? I'll be out there in a minute.
Oh, that's nice.
Did you kill him?
No.
Why the fuck not?
'Cause I wanted to make
the right fucking decision for once in my life.
Sometimes your right
fucking decision is the wrong decision.
Like you know
the fucking difference?
What the fuck is
that supposed to mean?
I never should've
come here.
Sit your ass
right back there.
Fuck you ! You're the one who told me
that I had a choice.
This time I made
the right fucking choice.
I chose to end up here the rest of my life and
I chose my fucking son.
Do you think I
wanted this? Huh?
You think I
wanted this shit?
I wanted to be with you.
It just didn't work out.
After all these fucking years, it just didn't work
out? What the fuck is that?
I think about punching
that fucking guys lights out,
I think about crushing that
motherfucker skull every day of my fucking life!
What do you
want me to say?
I want you to say
you're fucking sorry you did it.
Yeah, well, I can't.
I cannot undo what I did.
Why did you fucking do it?
Why did you fucking do it?
He was raping Beat.
He was raping him !
Can I ask you somethin'?
Sure.
Remember that day?
You whispered
something in my ear.
What did you say?
You need anything?
Not anymore.
Tell your grandpa bye.
Bye, August.
You take care of each other.
All right? Good.
[no audible dialog]
I'm making
a presentation now.
Pearl, this is for you.
This is some--Ouch !
Shit.
Would you like
a band aid?
Yeah. Thank you.
All right, gang,
we gotta get on the road.
Come here.
I'm gonna miss you.
Is there anything
I can do for you, before I leave?
You just take care
of your family.
(Sue) I can teach your girl
friend here. I got a beer.
Yeah, no kidding.
Come on, get out of here.
Get the fuck out
of here. Go on.
Go on. Get going.
We're going to
set up that, Rose.
Okay, go on.
To Chance.
One thousand one,
one thousand two.
[laughs]
What's up?
Phone call.
Yeah? From who?
It's your son,
I think.
All right.
I'm shaking it, boss,
I'm shaking it.
It's always a tie
by this weekend.
Ugh. It's
a mistake.
What's the spread?
Twelve.
Who you like?
Anyone.
What is the opener?
Sixty-five.
I'll put 500
on the other.
Five hundred?
Yeah.
All right.
Your call's in 18.
All right, on three.
One, two, three.
Hey, Chance.
Hey, Liam.
Took a vote on you and
that cocksucking nigger loving son of yours.
You're gonna pull me down,
I'm gonna fold your hands.
That's coming.
I promise you. Relax now.
[shouts]
Redemption time,
nigger loving. Piece of shit.
Baby.
The sins
of the father.
What's wrong?
Nothing. Nothing.
(Chance) I had a secret
treasure chest.
Where is it?
We used to come
down here when we were kids.
It's right here, buddy.
All right.
Thanks Partner.
We'll see you.
You get to hold
it. Let's go.
Strange things happens
when the tide falls.
What you came to
know, drifts away.
Once fallen doesn't
mean forever.
We were head to New Orleans to
live with Pearl's family.
That's were we'd
all get start over.
It turned out
moving on wasn't
the hard part.
In the end,
the hard part
was saying goodbye.