♪
I worked with your mother for 30 years.
We were like family.
You burned the bridges, not us.
[ Laughs ] What's up, bro? What's up?
- You guys are too loud. - You kidding me, dude?
Deran: If I see either of you in Oceanside again,
we're gonna have some real issues, alright?
It's good to have somebody looking out for us locals again.
- Got clean six years ago. - Yeah, man, I just got clean, too.
Only been a few months, though, but that shit's hard, man.
Hey, hang out with me today. I need to find a job.
I can't. I got to go meet some lawyer Smurf found.
Man, can you believe Smurf?
Andrew's got 60 hours of community service.
Hey, it's better than juvie.
Whatever.
I'm worried about Pope.
What's he need 18 grand worth of lumber for?
No idea.
I spoke to your vice principal.
- And? - You're getting expelled.
What?
♪
♪ She stares deeply
♪ Locked inside me
♪ Burnin' brightly
♪ One they know that I cannot take ♪
♪ Waitin' for it all to begin
♪ Every night now, they'll win
♪ Come and meet my black hole
♪ Got a big black hole
♪ I've got a big black hole
♪ I've got a big black, big black hole ♪
♪ Got a big black hole inside of me ♪
♪ Got a
[ Sizzling ]
How's community service going?
It's not so bad.
Really? It's not so bad?
Aren't you picking up dog shit and candy wrappers?
Better than juvie.
You don't get caught, you won't have to do either.
Morning, baby.
More eggs coming up in a minute.
[ Sighs ] I'm okay. I'll grab something at the food court.
Job at the mall.
Congratulations.
I want to make my own money.
- Waste of your talents. - Your talent, not mine.
Our talents.
I'm gonna save up for a car.
- Great. - Then I can go wherever I want.
You do that.
I think it's good she's got a job.
Eat your breakfast.
Pope: Why is the gate unlocked?
- I thought I locked it, man. - You thought you locked it?
Yeah.
[ Engine shuts off ]
♪
- Get out. - Why? I'm not hurting anyone.
♪
- Asshole. - Get out!
- Hey! - Get out! You get out!
Get out!
Man: What's your problem, man?
[ Fence rattles ]
[ Breathing heavily ]
It's a ramp. They're skaters.
[ Cellphone dings ]
Goddamn it.
Cleaning crew from one of the buildings on Whaley.
I guess one of the tenants won't leave.
Why are they texting you? That's Craig's building.
Craig's not picking up, I guess.
Didn't he offer everyone 5 grand to move out?
I guess somebody really likes living in that shithole.
He's good. Let him in.
♪
Take a seat.
So, how did we do?
That was a decent haul.
I got rid of that jewelry real fast.
Seems like Gia had some good stuff.
Any pushback?
Mm, not so much pushback.
I'm not gonna be able to move these rocks, though.
What's wrong with them?
Well, there's nothing wrong with them.
I mean, they're excellent, right?
That's your problem.
See, blue diamonds, I show them to anybody,
they're gonna recognize them.
And then they're gonna know I'm working with the guys
who hit Gia and then whoever Gia was fencing for...
Let's just say he's gonna come looking.
What about a diamond wholesaler?
Someone up in L.A. or San Francisco?
- What? A legitimate dealer? - Yeah.
Come on. All they have to do is check them
against the stolen gem database.
Look, once upon a time, these things belonged
to some upstanding citizen somewhere, right?
No doubt they reported them missing.
Okay.
Why don't you guys just... sit on them for a while.
Or throw them in the ocean.
It's your choice.
Thank you.
[ Sighs ] Are we really gonna sit on these things?
- No. - Okay.
[ Cellphone dings ]
Shit. Alright.
I should probably deal with this building shit
before the cleaning service give up and leave.
♪
Hi. Welcome. Let us know if you need anything.
You got any mascara that won't give me pinkeye?
Oh, we don't sell mascara.
Oh. Um, then can you just find me some shoes
that don't look like a pair of potatoes?
♪
This is new.
It's an ink tag.
Try to take it off, and it'll spill ink all over the clothes.
Why are you here?
♪
Seriously, Julia? This place?
Everyone's nice.
♪
Minimum wage.
But I get a 50-cent raise in three months.
Well, 40 hours a week, full-time,
take out social security and taxes...
you might be able to afford a used Pinto...
in about a year.
I have to start somewhere. At least I'm working.
Working to save up to buy a car to drive to work.
It's a death spiral. - What?
So, everyone is supposed to be like you?
Never work but somehow always have tons of money?
Excuse me. I've always worked.
You know, when I was your age,
I was selling untaxed vodka out of the back of a van.
I made 400 bucks in one afternoon.
You think you'll make that much in a month working here?
♪
Let's go.
♪
- Oh. Ohh! - Ooh!
That makes that my money. - Alright.
- Taking Vince's money, huh? - Why? Should I be showing him some mercy?
[ Scoffs ] No. Make it hurt.
Alright.
♪
Well, look, I'm gonna give you a chance to win back your money.
- Yeah? - Yeah.
[ Inhales sharply ] Alright, man. Rack 'em up.
I'm gonna get some chicken wings.
Alright.
Bring back some club sodas, too.
♪
- You Thompson? - Yeah.
Captain Torrez. That's your desk right there.
♪
[ Sighs ]
You like bullshit?
[ Chuckles ] No, I don't.
Good. Then no bullshit.
I didn't ask for you to be assigned to my cold-case unit.
Me, neither.
So, what do you got?
Bartender robbed and shot before the bar opened.
No one saw it.
Two guys killed in a drive-by.
Witness said the shooter drove a black car,
possibly gray, maybe four doors, maybe two.
Female body found buried out in the mountains.
Violent COD. Coroner said she'd been in the ground a couple of years.
Catherine Belen.
Last known address was in Oceanside.
Uh-huh. Bunch of known associates who are scumbags.
♪
Okay, this one.
You got one job -- to get me some clearances.
And by the book, alright?
I don't need the D.A. up my ass over bad police work.
Clearances.
Got it.
Sir.
Uh-huh.
"Yes, sir."
♪
[ Moaning pleasurably ]
♪
[ Both breathing heavily ]
Yeah.
[ Chuckles ]
I gotta pee.
I'm gonna eat.
You work this shift a lot?
- Yeah. - Yeah?
Come back around.
Yeah, maybe I will.
Had to order wings my own damn self.
That girl... it was amazing.
- Who? Gianna? - Mm. Yeah.
That was -- That's her name? - Yeah.
- Gianna. - Great woman.
- She's great. - Great woman.
- Mm-hmm. - Great ass.
- Fine ass. - Great mom.
Wait, you know her from outside the bar?
Yeah, she's my ex-wife.
What?!
Don't trip, man.
Me and her are on good terms.
I just think she took a liking to you
because you emptied my wallet.
Bro, I just banged your ex-wife,
and you seriously don't give a shit?
Ex, man.
Look, she got a life, I got mine.
I mean, technically, we co-parent.
She does most of the "co."
♪
[ Grinding ]
[ Grinding stops ]
[ Switch clicks, whirring stops ]
The trick is making them symmetrical.
Just take off as little as possible.
0.15 carats should do it.
As long as no one can see it.
One time, your mom brought me a single sapphire earring.
I broke it down, sold it as a pair.
Probably only bought her a day and a half of dope.
Nice stones.
If I had the cash, I'd buy 'em myself.
Right.
Uh, you might wanna try Garden Grove.
I thought that was all mom-and-pop places.
Ah, shit, not anymore.
Those moms and pops had kids,
and those kids like high-end stuff.
Ever heard of Eddie Pham?
No.
Start there. I bet he'd love these.
Alright. Thank you.
[ Gear clicks, engine shuts off ]
[ Drill whirring ]
Ah. This is what all the lumber was for.
Yeah.
Looks great.
When's it gonna be done?
I don't know. What's up?
Got a little favor to ask you. A little apartment thing.
One of Craig's places.
He's not picking up his phone. I don't know where he's at.
Think you can help me out?
I'm working.
What, are you -- you on a deadline?
Come on, man. It'll just be a couple hours max.
I can't do it by myself. Come on.
Okay.
Don't let anybody ride this.
♪
[ Door closes ]
♪
Hello.
Can I help you?
The door was unlocked.
Well, we're always open.
What's your name?
I'm a priest, not a cop.
Andrew.
Hi, Andrew.
I'm Father Kirby.
So, what's the deal with the nails?
You mean the crucifixion?
Did they really do that?
Well, the Romans normally tied people to the cross,
so the nails are for more pain.
Yeah. He died for our sins.
My sins, your sins.
There's a reason you came through that door.
I mean, come on.
You're not mowing the lawn of the county for fun.
[ Sighs ]
Do you want to tell me what happened that got you here?
♪
Pope: Craig's booting all the tenants out of this place?
Deran: Yeah, it was J's idea.
He offered this dickhead money to move?
Why?
I don't know. Path of least resistance?
Throw him off the balcony. No resistance there.
Yeah, no, we're not doing that.
Did you go by and see if he was at his gym?
No, he wasn't.
Quinn, open up, man.
Quinn: Just a minute!
What's the gym like?
Treadmills and shit.
Yo! Open up, man.
Let's go!
[ Gun cocks ]
Shit!
♪
I ain't leaving!
Cops are gonna show up here if we don't do anything about this.
Let them shoot him. That'd be an option.
No. They're gonna want to investigate the shooting,
and then they're gonna ask questions about
the ownership of the building. We're not doing that.
I been here 20 years! Ain't bothered nobody!
Smurf shoulda done background checks on her goddamn tenants,
I'll tell you that much. - I ain't leaving!
You're gonna have to come kill me today!
Come get me!
Come evict me, son of a bitches!
What are you gonna do?
Count to 10. Throw this.
- What? - Seriously. Yeah.
Start now. - I ain't leaving!
- You serious? Alright. - Yeah.
I'm gonna go. Ready? - Okay.
Go.
- I ain't going back! - 10...
- 20 years I've been here! - ...9...
Quinn: Me and my ducks! I ain't done nothing to nobody!
...8... Goddamn it.
...7...
6... - I ain't going nowhere!
20 years! Don't come mess with me today!
♪
...1.
Aah!
[ Glass shatters ]
[ Gun cocks ]
♪
[ Both grunting ]
Get inside.
Get inside. Come on. Get inside. Come on.
[ Engine shuts off ]
[ Door opens ]
Not your day.
You got a minute?
What's up, primo?
Abuela.
[ Speaks Spanish ]
Look, can we just do this over here?
Huh? I mean, how long are you gonna live here for?
- None of your business. - Renn, we should be together.
- Oh, don't do this again. - Look, can we just go talk about this over here, huh?
- Stop, Craig. - Look, listen.
I don't want to co-parent. Okay?
So, why don't you just come home and parent with me,
and we can figure out -- It's just easier.
- I said no. - It's gonna be easier if we try to figure this out.
Come on. Let's go. - I said no, Craig.
- What's your problem, bro? - Hey! Hey!
Brandon [speaks Spanish] Out!
- Let's go. - I said out!
So, that's it? I get sober for you, and this is what I get?
- Oh, for me? - Yeah, for you! And for Nick!
Because someone in this family needs to pull their shit together, Renn!
- Your shit together? - Yeah, you!
You're high now! - I'm not high!
High or sober, you're still being an asshole!
[ Door slams ]
Renn, I'm still getting my day next week with Nick!
Do you hear me?
Goddamn it.
♪
Shiny, shiny.
♪
Three grand.
They're worth way more than that.
[ Speaks Vietnamese ]
Hey. [ Speaks Vietnamese ]
♪
[ Speaks Vietnamese ]
♪
Here's the problem. Those diamonds are nice.
Like, uh, color and clarity's top grade.
Um... I inherited them from my grandmother.
Oh, from Grandma?
- Yeah. - Okay.
I hope that's true,
'cause if there's anything off with these rocks,
this gnome right here, he gonna catch it.
He's the best gemologist there is, bar none.
Nguoi lun!
♪
Look, if you're not interested, I can go. I swear, no problem.
They're good.
♪
Well, if the troll says they're good, then they're good.
♪
Eighty.
That's great.
The hell was that shit, man?
You pull a shotgun for this place?!
It's my home.
Yeah, well, not anymore.
20 years. My place.
Me and my ducks.
Smurf gave me this place.
She said, "Kill the rats."
Y-You know how many rats I done killed for Smurf? Huh?
Hey, you can get a cat to do the same shit.
I kept my mouth shut to stuff I saw.
Y-Your mom even knew that. - Yeah, well, it doesn't matter now,
'cause you got to get the hell out of here, okay?
I don't know what to tell you. I'm sorry.
You gotta pack your shit up and go.
Quinn: I was in Afghanistan only 48 hours
when an IED messed up my head.
VA didn't do shit.
But Smurf gave me this place.
- I'm not asking, man. - You got my gun.
Kill me. You kill me.
I slept on the beach, on the street, behind a dumpster.
I ain't going back.
I ain't going back!
If we put this guy out, he's gonna be dead in a week.
Okay, but he put a 12-gauge on both of us.
You wanna play Salvation Army now?
Shit gets complicated, Deran. You know that.
Smurf took this guy in. Smurf ain't here.
What's he supposed to do?
Uh...
Alright, listen.
Pack your shit, take your ducks and shit.
I think I know a place where you can stay, alright?
You are wasting your time.
We already know who killed Catherine Belen.
- Hmm? - Baby-daddy.
Baz Blackwell.
So, why isn't the case closed?
Well, 'cause he's dead, too. What are you gonna do?
What if it wasn't Blackwell?
What if the guy that buried her is still walking around?
Uh, well, we've worked it.
Yeah. I keep seeing the names "Pierce" and "Chadwick."
Where are they?
Pierce retired, Chadwick moved East.
The Codys tend to have that effect on people.
The Codys.
Right. Andrew, Craig, Deran, and --
Joshua -- J -- their nephew.
And Andrew goes by Pope.
- Why? - Who the hell knows?
Not because he went to seminary.
Hey, get the Cody files.
I need to see everything you have on them.
On its way.
Wait, Catherine Belen was a criminal informant?
Yeah, against Blackwell. That's why we know he did it.
A C.I. dies, and Oceanside P.D. lets the case go cold?
Again, Baz Blackwell is extremely dead.
And who killed him?
Probably his mother. She's dead, too.
"Probably."
Cody files.
Ooh. [ Exhales deeply ]
Have fun.
♪
Have a nice day.
Hey. Don't come back.
♪
[ Gear clicks ]
[ Engine shuts off ]
What's this?
Told you I'd find a spot for you.
- Oh. Hey, man. - Hey.
- How's the new board working out for you? - Oh, it's great. Thanks.
Hey, uh, you still got that spare room in the back?
Yeah, sure. I just, uh -- I use it for storage.
Well, I got somebody that needs it.
He'll help you clear it out.
What's wrong with him?
Nothing. He just needs a place to stay.
Why are we here? I have to go back.
Drink your milkshake.
I'm gonna get fired.
[ Chuckles ]
Jobs like that don't fire people.
[ Vehicle approaches ]
Do you know him?
He's a...
[ Car door closes ]
...car broker.
[ Scoffs ] Car broker. Right.
You wanna take it for a spin?
- Really? - Yeah.
I mean, you wanna buy a car, right?
So...
Aren't you gonna do any research?
Okay, Grandma.
Come on. Give it some juice.
[ Engine revving ]
♪
[ Tires screech ]
Ahh!
♪
[ Tires screech ]
Oh, you got it, baby. You got it!
[ Tires screech ]
[ Horn blares ]
[ Tires screech ]
[ Tires squealing ]
Jesus! You almost killed me!
Get a haircut.
[ Laughs ]
[ Engine revving ]
♪
[ Tires screech ]
[ Both laugh ]
[ Laughing ] Oh, my God!
That's my girl.
Do you like it? Does it get your approval?
Are you kidding?
Very much so. This -- I can't even --
This car's amazing.
You want it?
You're messing with me.
No.
Wait, seriously?
[ Car door closes ]
You want it, it's yours.
Yes! Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!
Thank you so much!
It's my pleasure.
There's one thing.
This car is 110% stolen.
♪
- I don't know, Smurf. - Oh, cut the shit, baby.
You knew this car was hot as soon as it pulled up,
and you still got in.
I don't have time for an ethics debate.
You could be cruising with your friends down the strand tonight.
Or I can drop you off back at your...
mall job.
♪
Thanks.
[ Indistinct talking on television ]
[ Clears throat ]
Well, the dedicated gym owner arrives.
Not in the mood.
There you go.
Get you a Shirley Temple, too, if you want.
Hey. Diamonds sold.
Nice.
Maybe we should hit Gia again.
There's something bigger.
This diamond guy,
he boasted the whole time about his famous clients.
Paid 80 grand for those, just like that.
- Whoa. - So he's just sitting on cash?
I don't know, but he doesn't just sell jewelry.
He makes it, too. A lot of it.
On-site?
Mm-hmm.
Pulled pork.
LeRon down the street made it.
The red sauce is sweet, orange sauce is hot.
Thanks, Tommy.
♪
You got a problem?
Tommy.
Another one.
Get this man a beer.
[ Urinating ]
[ Sighs ]
Stopped by the gym this morning.
Can I at least take a piss?
I heard you got a new friend -- Vince.
[ Scoffs, sniffs ]
'Cause, uh, you know, while you and Vince were hanging out,
me and Pope were nearly getting our heads blown off
taking care of your shit.
What shit?
[ Water running ]
The building on Whaley, man.
It was supposed to be empty.
Whoops.
♪
[ Bottle thuds ]
[ Both laughing ]
Oh, my God. It felt like --
It felt like we were just floating.
She really thought that you were gonna kill her.
- I thought so, too! - Really.
[ Laughing ]
[ Radio playing ]
You know, the funny thing is...
♪
...it's -- it's actually really hard to kill a person.
♪ I'm too much with myself, I wanna be... ♪
But it is really easy
to make someone think that you're gonna kill them.
♪ I wanna be someone else
♪ I'm too much with myself
[ Both laughing ]
♪ So we take off out Fiona's door ♪
♪ Walk until it's light outside ♪
Hey, baby.
♪ Like before when we were on the phone ♪
You forgot to pick me up.
Oh. I'm sorry, baby.
I'm sorry.
How'd you get home?
Father Kirby dropped me off.
[ Chuckles ] Who?
Father -- [ Laughs ]
[ Laughing ]
Father -- Fa-- Father Kirby?
[ Both laughing ]
[ Laughing ] Father Kirby.
- Oh. - You're awesome.
Aww.
Andrew! Andrew!
♪
Hey. Hey.
Hey. Hey. Andrew!
Andrew: Leave me alone.
I'm sorry we forgot you.
It doesn't matter.
I can pick you up from now on.
You have a car?
Yeah. Red one in the driveway.
Kinda hard to miss. [ Laughs ]
That's yours?
Ours.
♪
I can drive you wherever you want.
From Smurf.
♪
[ Sighs ]
You're such a buzzkill.
♪
Come on. Don't be holier-than-thou.
♪
Smurf's a bitch, but at least I got a car out of it.
Good for you.
♪
[ Door opens ]
[ Door closes ]
♪
What's up, man? You seen Vince?
In the back.
Yeah?
♪
There he is.
What's going on, man?
Those are some red eyes, bro.
[ Inhales sharply, clicks tongue ]
Yeah, I messed up, man.
Busted my ass to stay clean,
and I just pissed it away in 10 minutes.
♪
Yeah, it's not a straight path.
No.
People like me drunk and high.
My ex, my brothers.
It started with my mom.
[ Sighs ]
Hey.
I got what you need.
[ Chuckles ]
It better not be your ex, man.
[ Laughs ]
Much louder than her, baby. Much louder than her.
J: Look at this dude, man.
Every piece he makes goes for like five figures, six figures.
Look.
Deran: Yeah. He's probably got top-notch security, too.
What's the building like?
Big.
He got a production facility?
I don't know. It didn't show up.
'Cause, I mean, the last thing we need is to hit a place
and the stash is in a production facility a mile away.
We need to get in there and look at it.
Probably got steel doors
with guys like this dude guarding them.
I mean, if every room is like that,
there's no way we're gonna be able to get in there.
I don't know, man. I-I think there's a way.
His brother.
He treats the guy like shit, man.
Called him all kinds of names while I was in there.
Doesn't even put a picture of him on the website,
and he's the expert.
Yeah, but you think that'd be enough to flip him?
[ Exhales sharply ] I don't know,
but the brother knew that the shit was cut.
He told me never to come back,
but he still let his brother buy it.
There's something off between the two of them.
I think we could use it.
You really think one brother would turn on another like that?
Yeah, if we play it right.
♪
Follow me.
[ Truck door opens ]
♪
And?
See for yourself.
♪
Mini gun. Machined it myself.
If you don't fill the hours with booze,
you gotta try new hobbies.
It works?
Try it out.
Hell yeah, man. I'm -- I'm in.
Put a few tracer rounds in it for effect.
They burn hot.
- Nah, man. I'm good. - No, no, no, no.
You gonna need these. Trust me.
- Oh, yeah? - Yeah.
Hit that red switch.
[ Switch clicks ]
Let her rip.
Ohh!
Oh!
Hey! - Yeah!
I told you it would be something mean, man!
♪
♪ Three days was the morning
♪
♪ My focus three days old
♪ My head, it landed
♪ To the sound of cricket bows ♪
♪ Oh
♪ I am a proud man anyway ♪
Baby?
♪ Covered now by three days
♪
♪ Three ways was the morning
♪ Three lovers in three ways
♪ We knew when she landed
Smurf: [ Sighs ]
♪ Three days she'd stay
What's this?
♪ I am a proud man anyway ♪
♪ Covered now by three days
♪ We saw shadows of the morning light ♪
♪ The shadows of the evening sun ♪
You know, I went to church once.
♪
The priest tried to give me wine.
I know that that happens at church sometimes,
but not at 10:00 at night.
Poor people putting their money on plates being passed around.
That's what church is, baby.
It's perverts and suckers.
The priest was nice.
You know...
[ Smooches ]
[ Sighs ]
...sometimes,
people will tell you what you want to hear.
[ Sighs ]
You don't need church.
You just need your family.
♪
I tried, bro. Cracking skulls ain't my thing.
♪
[ Whistles ]
♪
Louise: A lot of people made up their mind about this.
But maybe you haven't.
I know I haven't made up my mind.
So, if you want to talk, I'll listen.
♪
Tell me what you remember about that last day, Lena.
You saw your mom and dad together, right?
Yeah.
Was there anyone else there?
♪
Uncle Pope was there, too.
Uncle Pope?
♪