Nick got kidnapped two days ago, and what do I do?
Get high for two days.
We both did.
I have my tías in San Antonio.
The ones in Texas?
Renn, you're not taking Nick to Texas.
He's our brother.
He's not.
It's disgusting.
Tommy: Got an idea for another job.
Go home, alright? What?
Hey, don't touch me! You're fired.
Drive safe. Alright. Hey, good luck.
She's beautiful -- your girlfriend.
Louise: All you have to do is admit to what happened.
I think you want to.
That's why you told Amy.
I followed her home that night you two had dinner.
She didn't want to tell me,
but you made her an accessory to the crime.
What else was she gonna do?
Andrew Cody's gonna spend the night with us.
On what legal basis?
Confessed to the murder of Catherine Belen.
You stole from us.
Your shit's loose.
- Talked to Pete. - [ Grunting ]
J: He took Pete's eye out.
♪
♪ 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
Finnigan.
Finnigan: You guys got something for me?
Deran: We're going to see Pope at County later.
We wanted to get an update on protection.
People are looking out for him.
Your brother isn't exactly a willing participant.
- What do you mean? - Doesn't seem to want the help.
He's not thinking straight.
I'll talk to him.
Any trouble from La Familia?
No. Maybe they decided to let the whole eye thing go.
Or there's nobody connected to Pete
in his unit at County right now.
We're on it.
Who's Pope bunking with?
Just my guy right now.
They're gonna try and send a snitch in and get him to talk.
- Won't be a problem. - He's not gonna talk.
Just make sure Pope stays with your guy.
You got it.
♪
Joseph: Looks alright.
Man's problem is that he resists,
and in doing so he manifests more trouble.
Faith is in acceptance.
A guilty plea with no kinda deal in place.
I mean, you must be a man of faith.
Or penance.
Either that or that bid you did up in Pelican Bay
was what, Club Med to you?
Did my family put you in here?
Something like that.
How much does my family have to pay you to shut up?
No one's an individual in here.
Every man is his association.
It's not my first time.
Well, then start acting like it.
You and me. Like it or not.
♪
How was it sleeping in your old room?
Well, someone took my pillows
and switched them out for some shitty foam ones.
Check J's room.
You moving back in with Renn?
Nope.
She's moving down to San Antonio with her grandma.
For how long?
Don't know.
And what about Nick?
I'm gonna go down every couple of months.
She's gonna come up here and visit her family.
Work it out.
I guess.
That for Pope?
Yeah. Some books. Underwear.
All that county-issued stuff is shit.
- What's that for? - His commissary.
I already put a bunch on his commissary.
Alright, well, then put some more on.
You should visit him.
It's been weeks.
What the hell, Smurf? You opened my mail?
Oh, shit. Yeah, sorry. It said SAT.
I thought it was a credit card company.
Yeah, it's not.
Looks like you got a good score.
94th percentile.
If you want to kiss teachers' asses
and spend another four years in the library, be my guest.
I just wanted to see what I would get.
Don't open my mail again.
I need you and Pope to do a run.
Fiber-optics job.
Thought Baz was handling that.
Yeah, Baz is working his ass off
putting the whole job together,
and I need you guys to do one errand.
Come on.
It'll be good for your college essays.
Just think of it as, uh, extracurricular activity.
Fine.
♪
[ Man whistling, indistinct talking ]
♪
Guard: Kitchen detail! Let's go!
The rest of you got 15 before lockdown.
♪
Hey! The phrase is "excuse me," you jack-off.
♪
One option is to beg for leniency at sentencing.
Claim that Andrew pled guilty because he's truly remorseful.
Talk about his abusive mother, tough childhood.
Okay. So then what? He gets life?
25 to life. But he does 20.
Maybe even 15. Paroled while he's still young.
What else you got?
We can seek to change the plea.
J: He shouldn't have pled guilty to begin with.
Confession was bullshit. Coulda fought it.
Andrew wouldn't listen.
Well, wasn't that your job to make him listen?
Uh, no. That's not how this works.
But we can use that.
We convince the judge
that Andrew wasn't afforded effective counsel
both when he was interrogated and during the pre-trial phase.
Especially troubling given his mental health challenges.
Wait. Sorry. What -- What does his mental health
have to do with any of this?
We have the hospital records
from his psychiatric hold last year.
Andrew has a documented history
of being disconnected from reality.
So?
So it's enough to raise suspicion
about his ability to understand
what the detectives were asking him
or what he was signing.
It sounds like, uh, a lot to prove.
No, we don't need to prove anything.
We just need to raise the question
why none of this was presented to the judge
ahead of Andrew making a plea.
Okay. And that'll be enough?
As long as Andrew's on board.
[ Sighs ]
And the most damaging thing they have
is Amy Wheeler's statement
that Andrew described the crime to her.
Well, who's that?
A woman that your brother had a relationship with.
- She a credible witness? - Celia: She could be.
It's murder one, and they have a signed confession.
It's going to be an uphill battle.
It's not gonna be cheap.
How much?
At least 100 grand if we go to trial.
Okay. Um...thank you.
- We'll be in touch. - Alright.
- Sounds good. - Let us know what you decide.
Pope's screwed.
That's not what I heard.[ Door opens ]
Yeah? Were you listening?[ Door closes ]
They just put lawyer spin on it, man.
He's gonna do life.
Yeah, Pope's not gonna make it.
He won't last that long.
With his mental issues, they're gonna be pumping him
full of psychotropics.
They're gonna put a snitch in his cell
to get him talking about us.
Who knows what he'll say on all those drugs?
He's not gonna say shit, J.
You don't know that.
I know my brother.
You don't know shit, because he's already
admitted to something when he didn't need to.
He wanted to get it out. He pled guilty.
I mean, maybe he's feeling guilty about all of it, right?
Everything that we've ever done.
No, Pope ain't no snitch.
You don't know that!
[ Sighs ]
We'll keep paying Finnigan to make sure they don't
put anybody like that in the cell with Pope, okay?
We'll take our best shot with this lawyer.
A hundred grand?
And that's just to get us to trial.
Pope would do anything for us.
Even you.
It's not about the money, J.
Craig: What about the judge?
We got any dirt on him that we can use?
Or better yet, the DA.
Then we all go to jail for obstruction.
Hey, you don't want to be part of the family, J?
- You can leave. - God damn it, shut up.
- Anytime, bro. - Guys, this is Pope we're talking about.
And we gotta do what we need to do to get him out,
but this shit takes time, okay?
We got to think this shit through.
Then we break him out.
What?
We can't just leave him inside, man.
What about this Amy?
She's the real problem, right?
And Lena.
♪
I'll talk to Pope about Amy.
But no kids.
Jesus.
Julia: Where are we supposed to go?
Look.
Wow. I didn't think your voice actually worked.
You haven't said a word the entire ride here.
[ Engine shuts off ]
The thing with Baz...
...sorry, okay?
It's weird for you 'cause you're my brother,
but it's not actually weird, okay?
It's, like, normal.
[ Engine starts in distance ]
[ Footsteps approach ]
Reggie says there's six spools for you today.
You'll need this to get out.
Thanks.
These things are worth money?
I thought they were just used for backyard tables.
I'm gonna help them out.
Andrew.
[ Truck door closes ]
Deran: Hey.
♪
I brought you the stuff you asked for.
Thanks.
You okay?
Yeah, just keeping my head down.
It's loud in here.
Did you hear that?
You know you got friends in here, right?
I don't need any friends.
That's okay, but just make sure that they, uh --
they can do what they need to do.
I just want to be left alone.
Guy never shuts up. I can't concentrate.
I can't sleep.
That's why we're paying these guys,
so they can, you know, make sure that that happens, okay?
The lawyers are saying that they can get you out of this.
You just got to change your plea.
I don't want to get out of it.
So you're just -- you're just okay with pleading guilty, then?
What difference does it make?25 years to life,
- that's the difference it makes. - They give me what they give me.
Whatever they give me is what they give me.
Hey, you need to get your head out of your ass, Pope.
Listen to me.
We're trying to get you out of here, but if you can't --
You can fight this thing at trial.
No, no! No!
No. I don't want a trial.
The lawyers said that they can get your confession thrown out.
Okay? Thrown out.
The only thing standing in the way is that they said testimony
from some woman named -- named Amy.
Amy is not some woman,
and I do not want her to have to testify.
Or Lena, okay?
Cath was her...
I don't want Lena to have to hear about it.
Or see it.
There's pictures, you know, from when they...
dug up the body.
And -- And Amy.
They threatened Amy.
They said she was an accessory.
What if Amy doesn't have to testify?
No. A lawyer can't promise that.
[ Sighs ] What if Amy doesn't make it to trial?
No.
Look, we're worried - about this Amy. - No!
♪
Just think about it.
Nothing happens to Amy.
Or Lena.
Do I make myself clear?
Guard!
Don't come back.
♪
Hey, it's J. Can you call me back?
There's a couple grand in it for you.
Sorry I'm late.
I just dropped off a load of those video game systems
everybody's been clamoring about.
I thought this was - about sneakers. - It is.
Okay, so what's the deal?
After they come off the boat, most of these shoes,
they -- they run through a distro center in Hemet.
Our company handles the West Coast drops.
9 times out of 10, those drops are my route.
So we either hit the distro center,
we hit the store, or we hit you?
You got it. Need someone to rob me.
Make it look real.
Do you stop anywhere along the way that's not a store?
Truck stops.
No, no. That's, uh -- That's too crowded.
I mean something more like a rest stop.
Somewhere you just jump out to take a piss.
Not too many people around.
Yeah. There's one in Central Valley.
Only got porta-potties. No one ever stops there.
[ Cellphone buzzing ]
That's perfect.
You pull in, we'll do the rest.
Yeah.
Hey.
Yeah, I need you to find someone for me.
Her name's Wheeler. Amy Wheeler.
He didn't seem like himself.
He was saying it was loud when it wasn't.
He just doesn't look good.
I mean, wouldn't that make you want to get out of there?
This thing with Amy, man, if he doesn't like it, then...
we're just gonna have to talk to him.
No. Pope doesn't want this shit to go to trial, okay?
He doesn't want to have to put Lena
through any of this stuff right now.
Well, man, I don't --
My board. What?
The -- The board I got from Trey, it's gone.
Craig: Yo, the cash register's alright.
God damn it.
They took a sledgehammer to the back door lock.
Yo, you check the safe?
I cleaned out all the cash I had in here already.
You see, man.
You know, now that Pope's gone,
people are gonna start testing us.
We got to shut this down, man. Quick.
♪
Hey, Smurf.
Hey, baby.
Oh. This is Jess and Melissa.
- Hey. - Melissa and Jess.
Melissa: Nice place.
Smurf: You lined up the buyers for the fiber-optics job.
You set up all the logistics.
Now it's time for your reward.
I'm really proud of you, baby.
Charley: Baz?
Smurf: Drink.
Hey, Smurf.
This is Charley.
Hey.
Heard so much about you.
Oh.
Aren't you beautiful?
[ Chuckles ] Thank you.
Do you like to party?
Uh, yeah.
Sure.
Perfect.
Hey, what up, bro?
I know you fell off the wagon, but damn.
A bar.
I was riding by and saw your bike out front.
Need something?
So how you been?
Been busy, man.
Let me help you get back on that path, man.
[ Scoffs ] I'm good.
You sure about that?
Yeah. Man, your shit don't work.
Alright. Holler at me if you change your mind.
Once you get back on the right path,
it ain't as hard as it seems.
Alright.
[ Engine starts ]
[ Indistinct conversations ]
♪
I want to be left alone, okay?
I'm not asking.
♪
[ Grunts ]
[ Alarm blaring ]
[ Indistinct shouting ]
♪
- Where's the surfboard? - What?
Where's the goddamn lightning bolt?
You stole it!
- Stop! - Break it up!
What is wrong with you? Stop.
What are you even talking about?
All I've done for you is be loyal and kept my mouth shut.
Sorry.
There's a lot going on right now.
Yeah, I know.
People have heard about Pope and what happened to Cath.
So, what, this is about Pope?
I don't know, man.
It's everything.
Adrian's still missing.
Baz's Cath was missing.
People talk.
They had questions before, but now some of them are angry.
[ Indistinct conversations ]
♪
[ Pounding ]
♪
[ Indistinct conversations ]
Oh.
Here he is.
Brought you a present.
[ Sighs ]
I dabbled in it a little bit,
but, uh, there's still plenty left.
[ Bag thuds ]
Again.
Huh?
You're welcome.
I just, uh, finished this up today.
[ Exhales sharply ]
Spent two years on it.
Just got my final part today.
Gonna be nice and loud.
Come on. You gonna do this or what?
Expensive way to make a point.
Come on, man.
I know that you talk this shit, but...
I know that it calls you.
Yeah, I know this calls you, like it calls me.
Yeah, it does.
Yeah.
Don't mean you gotta answer.
♪
You know what?
Change of plans.
I'mma get my stuff.
You and me are gonna take a ride.
♪
[ Sniffs ]
Call me if it happens again.
800 bucks for a broken lock.
Goddamn racket.[ Door opens ]
Did you see Pope?
Yeah.[ Door closes ]
He doesn't want to go to trial.
What about this Amy?
He told us to stay away from her.
So?
He's in there, we're out here.
We can deal with him when he's out.
What are you saying?
I don't give a shit what Pope wants or doesn't want.
He put us in this situation.
We decide what needs to happen and how we do it.
Not him.
[ Cellphone buzzing ]
Oh, shit.
Yo?
What?
Hey, slow down. Slow down.
What? What happened?
Is he okay? Is he okay?
Oh, God.
Alright, alright. Thank you.
Who was that?
Pope got stabbed.
What?
[ Sighs ] He's fine. He just needs some stitches.
Shit. Uh...alright. Let me talk to Finnigan.
I'll figure it out.
I'm gonna go talk to the Trujillos.
♪
Smurf sending you off with that woman was screwed up.
She was just trying to get back at me for being with Baz.
That was your first time, right?
That's not how it's supposed to happen.
I-I need you to know that.
♪
Look, if you want me to talk about something else,
you need to speak up, or else I'm just gonna keep going.
♪
I learned how to kickflip.
Yeah?
Yeah.
See, talking to me ain't so bad.
I love talking to you.
This is what's important to me, Andrew.
Me and you.
No matter what happens with Baz or Smurf
or anybody else, okay?
It's always you and me.
[ Indistinct conversations ]
Me letting something happen to you is bad business.
Don't pull that shit again.
Joseph: You okay?
I'm fine.
Do you have a death wish?
I mean, can you just wait until your family stops paying us
before you get yourself killed?
Those Mexicans that attacked you, those are Varrio Ghost.
I mean, - what is that about? - I can handle myself.
- That right? - You're like a broken record.
Listen, if they come at you again, let us handle it.
We got more people in here than they do.
Joseph: Don't retaliate. They'll put you in the hole.
Okay.
[ Engines revving ]
[ Engines shut off ]
[ Indistinct talking in distance ]
[ Sighs ]
The hell is this place, man?
'Bout to get our workout on.
You know I own a gym, right?
One that helps you fight that urge?
[ Sighs ]
[ Indistinct shouting, cheering ]
[ Laughs ]
- What's up, baby? - How you doing, big Vince?
Alright.
Like we agreed.
What? So you want me to fight?
Man, everybody here is fighting their demons.
Why else would they fight complete strangers
in a backyard?
And it's cheaper than rehab.
I suspect you got a few demons to fight off.
How? You -- You want me to beat the crap outta someone?
- Is that the idea? - Not someone.
Fighting me.
I just put a rack on myself.
[ Chuckles ]
[ Laughter ]
♪ Yeah, I'm the secret♪
♪ Oh, oh♪
♪ I bet you'd like this seat tonight♪
♪ It's not a show you'll see on Sundays♪
Young woman: What? I like that.
Jess: What a spot.
What'd you do to get this, Baz?
Eh, you know.
You're a cool-ass stepmom, Smurf.
It's a hell of a gift.
He earned it.
You know, Baz here has a great mind for business.
Place pays for itself.
You guys are all of age, right?
[ Laughter ]
[ Sniffs ]
♪ The main attraction's on tonight♪
[ Sniffs ]
[ Chuckles ]
Can I get you another drink?
Sure, baby.
Great.
I'll come with you.
Hey.
Finish this up.
♪ Can't imagine what she'll do this time♪
Want another beer?
You know, um...
♪ ...than effect♪
♪ This show isn't over yet♪
Thank you.
Yeah. Of course.
Thank you so much.
[ Sniffing ]
♪ The main attraction's still to come♪
Whoo! [ Laughs ]
Alright.
Hey, turn this shit up, man.
[ Volume increases ]
♪ The main attraction's on tonight♪
♪ So don't forget, turn out the light♪
Now I'll take another.
♪
Ding, ding.
[ Indistinct shouting ]
You sure you want to do this?
To get sober, you have to humble yourself.
A good ass whippin' will do that.
Ain't gonna be no rematch.
Alright. Let's get out that rage.
Yeah, thought I'd warm them ribs up for you.
Shit.
[ Crowd cheering ]
Alright, man.
Get in there!
[ Bell dings ]
Freddie: Bell![ Bell dings ]
Screw the bell!
You said you wanted to fight?!
Hear what I said? That's the bell![ Bell dings ]
Back to your corner!
Get off me!
I'm done! I'm done!
This is bullshit.
Hey, if you walk, you lose.
I don't give a shit.
♪
Hey, Finnigan.
[ Machinery whirring ]
Why are we getting calls from the infirmary?
We just heard Pope was stabbed.
The jail has to notify you.
My guy says everything is good.
A few stitches.
No protection, no pay.
Your uncle told my guy to stay back before he was attacked.
Guy acts like he wants to die.
We put a couple of new guys with him.
It's handled.
J: We might have to figure out a different arrangement.
Finnigan: Oh, yeah?
Yeah, if he's not taking the protection...
We can't have him in there flying solo.
He's -- He's mentally unstable.
What kind of arrangement?
A more permanent one.
It's gonna be expensive.
And only when I make the call.
Your family's cool with this?
No, this is gonna have to stay between me and you,
but how does 25 grand sound to make that happen?
It's good.
♪
Yo. Where you going?
Home.
What's the rush?
Got a family and a kid who need me, man.
If you think you hit rock bottom,
then you don't know shit.
I am the bottom.
That's how I was raised. It's who I am.
Dying is the only thing at the end of that path, bro.
♪
[ Brakes squeal ]
[ Engine shuts off ]
Looks good.
Think I can get more next week?
We just drive and collect.
So, if I piss Smurf off, does she send you two out?
I'd hate to get whacked by a high schooler.
[ Chuckles ] Better not piss her off, then.
Eh, okay, okay.
Hey, load it in.
♪
[ Seat belt clicks ] Let's go.
[ Seat belt clicks ]
Joseph: If we confess,
he is fair and just to forgive us our sins.
There's a time and a place, and it doesn't involve you.
In due time...
[ Screaming ]
[ Alarm blaring, indistinct shouting ]
♪
[ Indistinct talking ]
♪
Where's Pete?
He's getting fitted for a new glass eye.
That brown one keeps popping out.
He's thinking of trying blue this time.
You know, make him look a little scarier.
[ Sighs ]
No one's coming by to blast your ass.
Too many old ladies and kids.
Look, I didn't know that shit was gonna happen with Pete.
Okay?
You know Pope. He's unpredictable.
Is that it?
Our families have been working together for a long time.
Right?
Trujillos, the Codys together.
There's gotta be a way we can fix this problem.
What problem?
That's your answer?
After what Pope did, that's my answer.
Tina.
Name your price.
[ Sighs ]
♪
You can't put a price on respect.
Your mom knew that.
Kept your brother in check.
Now she's gone.
Your crazy brother's in prison.
Your other brother's a junkie.
People are coming for your weak-ass family,
and it ain't just me.
Respect, pandejo.
You can't buy that.
♪
[ Footsteps approach ]
What the hell happened to you?
Fight.
[ Bottle opens ]
[ Bottle cap clatters ]
[ Exhales sharply ]
[ Groans ]
Pope got stabbed today.
How bad? Is he okay?
Yeah. He'll be fine. They didn't get him too bad.
Some North Side San Diego gang shit.
They're affiliated with the Trujillos.
I guess they're still pissed about what went down with Pete.
What happened to the protection?
What are we paying them for?
I don't know.
They said they were gonna handle it.
Well, man, we got to do something.
I tried to smooth things over with the Trujillos.
Yeah? How'd that go?
She says they're gonna try to kill Pope.
That we're weak...
with Smurf dead, Pope inside.
♪
People think we're vulnerable right now.
[ Sighs ]
You know, Renn invited me to join her in San Antonio today.
Thought about it.
Just don't like Texas or Texans.
♪
Well, maybe it's time to go.
♪
Yeah.
♪
[ Julia laughing ]
Hey. Sorry we're late.
We got food after the drop-off.
Cool.
[ Sighs ]
Here you go.
Everything went well?
Piece of cake.
[ Envelope rustles ]
[ Envelope thuds ]
Come here.
Beautiful girl.
I want you to pursue your dreams.
You know, school.
Whatever.
Just at the right time.
That's all.
Thanks.
You know, I've been thinking that I should focus more
on what we have here, too.
Okay. Good.
Hey, um, why don't you go and get yourself a drink?
Come back. Celebrate.
Alright.
[ Laughs ]
♪
Ah. Everything good?
- Yeah. - Yeah?
I am really glad that you two are getting along.
It's good for all of us.
You know?
This is a family business.
♪
[ Grunting ]
♪
[ Breathing heavily ]
Alright, open up.
No! No drugs.
Look, you got two choices -- anal suppository or swallow.
Alright.
Open. Tongue.
Ahh!
[ Breathing heavily ]
[ Handcuffs clicking ]
♪
[ Door closes ]
[ Breathing heavily ]
Still have a couple of weeks to convince Pope before sentencing.
It's not gonna change his mind.
I have an address for that Amy. She's up in Orange County.
DA have her in a hotel in Santa Ana.
No police protection or anything.
- No. - Just go in there.
- I can take a gun -- - No.
We gotta do something.
We need to break him the hell out of there
is what we need to do.
How are we gonna do that?
I don't know.
But we'll figure it out. We always do.
Using what? A tank?
Steal a helicopter?
It's not impossible.
It's like every other job.
We just have to find a weakness, and we plan it out.
It's a little more complicated than that.
Means that we're done with Oceanside.
Be on the run forever.
What about everything you've built?
Everything Smurf built?
We can still do what we do, just without Pope.
Find a new guy. Train him up.
It's a family business, J.
That's where the trust comes from -- family.
And there's no family without Pope.
♪
He'd do it for us. You know he would.
♪
Let's do it.
Good.
♪
Okay.
♪