Me and Beat grew up on the shores of San Pedro.
lt'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.
l always imagined that l would some day be one, too.
Beat got his name from the kids at school who pushed him around.
So l 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 l'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.
Hello?
Hi, Rose, it's me.
ls 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 wiII be fine without me.
What am l supposed to tell Chance?
Just tell him that you went to San Diego.
lf she does, could you ask her to call me at least?
You know l will.
You take it easy, Liam .
Thanks, Rose. I appreciate it.
Call me if you hear anything.
Yeah , aII right.
Bye.
Actually, you know, it was
Hey. Where have you guys been?
We were at the beach.
You better be carefuI . You're gonna kiII yourseIves Iike that. Come here.
There you go. AII right.
Give me a coupIe.
Left. AII right, aII 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.
PIease, 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.
Come here. I'II get you.
Why the fuck have you kiIIed him?
I need some heIp! I need some heIp!
He'II never hurt you again.
Fucking get away from my son.
You're fucking done. You'II fucking pay for this. I swear to God !
Get up. Get up. Get up.
Somebody cIean 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 l 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 l had.
Fucking off somewhere.
Davis!
AW.
Saving Bookman cost me eight stitches,
but it bought me five years.
ln a couple of months, finally l get to go home.
Saying goodbye was harder than l thought.
He said we'd stay in touch.
But l think we both knew we wouldn't.
Sue?
Are you aII right?
I'II be right there. Don't move.
Ha-ha. Like you can.
Okay, roII over.
Jesus, Mary and Saint.
Use your arm ! Push , push !
Let's just stay Iike this, Rose.
God !
I'm sorry, Rose.
Aw, Jesus! Where's your stuff?
Right below you . Thank you.
Sue. If you wanna go on kiIIing yourseIf, that's fine.
WouId you stop incIuding me?
Do you think Chance, he'II stay here with you?
No.
Chance aIways has some pIace to stay.
It's just the wrong pIace, that's aII.
Sounds Iike most of the men I've known.
I'm making you somethin'.
Oh.
What coIor is it?
Green . You'II Iove 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.
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 feeI to have something big between your Iegs, huh?
Why don't you Iick me?
Are you good?
My fucking shrink's got me on a new one now.
Gravi-siI.
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 pIaces.
Them?
I mean her.
Hey.
I missed you so much .
I missed you, too.
HaiI HitIer.
I toId you not to say that shit.
What's the word on my son?
He's out. He was reIeased this morning.
I don't wanna be out of Iine.
Some of the men think it might be a good idea to Iean on him.
Look. I mean, he did stop a head on the marked nigger.
If anyone in the brim taIks or even thinks of putting hurt on my bIood,
you are going to teII me. Hm? Correct?
Yes, sir. Yes, sir.
Go change your pants.
You're a fucking disgrace.
Who the fuck are you?
Who is it?
Hey, Kat.
August, this is your daddy.
He's been away for a Iong time and now he's back.
That's funny, Kat. Whose kid is it?
Look, I didn't wanna teII you when you were on the inside, okay?
Uh, look, l'm gonna go get a drink or two
And why don't you get to know your kid? I'II be back Iater.
Don't you wanna catch up?
Kat, come on.
You can't just Ieave me with this kid.
Whose kid is it?
Oh, Jesus.
l only wanna do this if they throw down .
Hard and bIoody, huh?
WeII the Lt say they're gonna bust him and bring him for questioning?
WeII, Lts have a tendency to forget.
Every once in a whiIe in the fieId, things don't go that smoothIy.
I wanna make sure things are gonna be cooI.
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?
AII right.
Okay?
Okay.
Who's throwing the switch?
Put the gun down. Put the gun down, motherfucker!
What, a bIack?
Dan.
Let me talk to MC nigger here for a second.
Are you okay?
Fuck you, man. Arrest me so I can caII my fucking Iawyer.
Shit!
Come on!
Shut the fuck up! Shut up!
This is buIIshit.
Watch my fucking back.
Sorry.
Now, where is it?
If I taIk, I waIk.
If you taIk, I'II Iet you waIk.
Yeah. CIean and free of nothin'.
You got it. Now, where is it?
It's right there.
Fuck me.
WeII, that is a Iot of cocaine.
Rath, let's call it in, man.
Your name is Rath? l heard about you.
Yeah? What you hear?
Heard you was a fucking faggot.
That's right. A crooked cop, fucking faggot.
I'II never have any kind of Iife if I stay here.
I just can't do it anymore.
You know, Eddie was right. Like father, Iike son.
Oh, what do you mean Eddie's right?
Have you been fucking Eddie to pass the time?
Hey, Kat.
Un-fucking-beIievabIe. What the fuck am I suppose to do, Kat?
You have to take the kid with you.
No, no. I've been waiting too Iong 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 aIive for the Iast five years.
Don't talk to me about time!
Your stuff's over there. Okay?
Here are your Ietters. I never read them.
Take care of him, okay?
Mommy Ioves you, okay?
You be a good boy. You're gonna stay with daddy for a whiIe.
Be a good boy.
Okay. Kat, Kat, Iet's just taIk 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'II 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 reaI fucking bitch , you know that?
Un-fucking-beIievabIe.
What?
Son of a bitch.
Fucking bitch.
Just play. Bring it to--Shut up.
PIay 2-5-1. PIay it 3-1 -7.
Take it. 2-5-1 in G-fIat, man. Stop trying to reinvent the wheeI, man.
You can't pIay it, Iay out.
One, two, A one
A'right, take five.
And another thing, Rico, when I say dress rehearsaI, it means dress rehearsaI.
lf you wanna wear denims, go get a gig at a rodeo, brother. What's that shirt?
l don't give a fuck if you like it or not. Go get a gig with Don Ho.
Look at this. Iook at this.
Look at you , man . Give me some Iove.
Five years ain't done you no harm at aII , man. If you were a chick, weII.
Show your dad how to hug , Chico. Come on.
Give an aging hipster a big kiss.
WiIIow! Listen , I gotta taIk to your daddy.
I'm gonna put you in the hands of a very beautifuI girI . You gotta be nice. WiIIow!
Come and take care of Chance's face.
And another thing . That motherfucker comes in here with bIue jeans, I'm gonna
I don't give a shit if he bIows Beethoven's Ninth out of his butt.
You fire him . Do you hear me?
OK, I got it.
Let's go, Chance. We'II be back, Chico.
Stay here.
So, Chance, your boy Beat's been bIowing some very Iame changes.
He teII you about his situation with me?
No, what situation?
I'm hoIding his marker for 50 K.
Jesus, Eddie. That you're gonna Iook after him , that'II put him in debt the rest of his Iife.
What do you want me to do? SIeep under his bed , hoId his hands,
serve him cookies and cream? The boy's an aduIt, Chance.
Besides, bad jazz that Kat bIows is a soIo, baby.
I can't heIp if anybody Iies now with dogs.
This is a IittIe somethin' the girIs put together for August. Take it. About $ 1 ,000.
Take it, take it. Everybody knows your oId Iady spIit 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, AxeI. ReaI thug.
And everybody digs. I wanna put you together with AxeI, bare knuckIes.
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 IittIe 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 pIan, man.
Before we talk about your little plan,
you wanna taIk about how you fucked my girI whiIe I was gone?
I'II come over there and kick your nasty oId ass.
Stop the buIIshit. I fucking know it.
I own this cIub. She worked here.
I fucked everybody worked here. Once.
It's Iike punching a time card, baby.
Besides, you ain't gonna put a hurt on my ass.
Because, A: you Iove me.
And B : you need me Iike you aIways need me.
You got a pIace I can crash?
Absolutely. You can stay at Kat's crib.
I own the buiIding . It's the Ieast I can do.
What's the catch?
Catch? There Ain't no catch . Just think about this fight, baby.
I'II think about it.
You know what, Eddie? I wouId Iike to do something with my Iife
other then fight and deaI drugs.
Why?
Mommy, mommy, mommy! Mommy, mommy!
What?
What? Fuck kid , what?
May I have some water?
Yeah. A gIass of water.
Here.
Thank you, Daddy.
Can you go back to sIeep now?
Yes.
Mommy isn't coming back, is she?
No.
But, hey, it is time for you to go to sIeep.
So, Iie back down there and I'm gonna teII you a story, okay?
Just try to cIose your eyes.
Hi.
I just heard you guys moving in and I just wanted to say heIIo.
I'm, uh, Chance.
I'm PearI.
PearI!
Hi, hot shot. How you doing?
So you know the kid, huh?
Oh, yeah. Um, I wouId 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 PearI a soda?
PIease. Thank you.
Take a seat.
Okay.
So, how Iong have you been here?
Um, a year. Cheap rent.
Yeah, yeah . It's just temporary for me
tiII I figure out what I'm gonna do next.
Funny. That's what I said.
Didn't mean it to sound Iike that.
It's okay.
Thanks!
So, you must be one of Eddie's girIs, right?
No, I am not one of Eddie's girIs.
You?
One of Eddie's girIs? No.
No, I meant, are you friends with him?
Not exactIy. You?
Not exactIy.
I shouId go.
I'II see you guys around.
FeeI free to go. You don't have to rush off.
I-I shouId. Thanks for the soda.
Yeah.
God bIess 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?
AII right. You got some business?
Just a coupIe of things.
Contract got pIayed , so that's one Iess name in the hat.
And, uh, your boy, he's gone.
Yeah , that was oId business. Not my caII . What eIse do you got?
Listen, man, I've been giving this a Iot of thought, aII right?
Your son.
If we give him controI over San Pedro,
and with his network,
aII the probIem I foresee is,
we can keep in the product store to keep up with the demand. What do you think?
No.
You know, I wouId think that you wouId want your son to have a post
as opposed to being in an earIy 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 Iike covering for your ass, okay?
You're making us aII Iook fucking bad.
Making who Iook bad?
Hm?
We got a probIem here, Sonny?
No, I ain't got no probIem . You're the boss.
I ain't got no probIem.
It's been so Iong I don't even know how to say hey.
Hey, I got some Iunch for us. Let's go grab something to eat.
I'm Iate for an appointment.
That appointment you got with Ted,
that's been canceIed.
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.
Get in the fucking car.
Man, you Iook good.
That port over there, that's where l get a lot of my stuff
coming from the last five years. l kinda own this place.
l don't have to pay for parking.
So, I heard you won some pretty big fights inside. StiII fighting dirty?
I shouId 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 taIk 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 foId.
And why fuck wouId I care?
Because I have a deaI pending with the Aryans
and it might heIp soIve the situation.
Because Iet me teII you, if the Aryans Iose controI of the prison drug trade,
your dad's reign of the top is gonna be one of the shortest in history.
I'II show you something.
Come on.
Leshaun. Hey, man, this is Chance.
Chance, Leshaun . Leshaun, Chance.
That's fucked up.
Leshaun here and the BIoods were trying to hoard in the Aryans turf.
Bookman was their Iiaison inside.
It was brave shit of you , man , jumping for him Iike that.
He's my friend.
I'm your friend.
Friends don't Iet friends do five fucking years.
Are you bIaming me for you getting set up?
Is that what aII this fucking attitude is about?
I had to deaI with the DA. Beat was supposed to go down , not you .
You didn't have to put yourseIf under the bus.
It's your buIIshit sense of IoyaIty that Iocked you up, not me.
You taIk to me about fucking IoyaIty?
Beat was steaIing from me. From us.
Beat wanted what he deserved.
What was that?
More.
WeII, 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 Iives tanning and eating fucking mangoes.
Took five Iong years to think about you aIright.
Five very Iong fucking years.
Chance, Iet me drive you back.
I'II waIk.
Chance!
Fuck.
Fine fucking cop and San Pedro's.
l heard about your new post. Mazel tov.
I'm here about your son.
And considering your new post and my reIationship with Chance.
Your reIationship?
Yea, we're, um . . .cIose.
I'm offering you the opportunity
to heIp Chance start over,
and to fIex your new muscIes, huh?
I got a Iot of product that I gotta move right away. About 25 kiIos.
That's interesting . The word is 25 keys just got ripped from the BIoods.
ReaIIy? WeII , 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 deaI. It's bad business.
Fucking son of a bitch.
AII right, have it your way, asshoIe.
That guard Chance saved was marked to go down.
By who?
ABs in Riverside.
Bookman was up and moved dope for the BIoods in Long Park.
And your point?
My point is,
you fuck with Chance,
I drop a photo of you for circuIation . 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 teII you that if you wanna keep your new post,
you gotta consider doing business with me.
Huh? Huh?
You wanna stay aIive?
You better Iook every each way before you cross me.
Okay.
And one, two, three, four.
? You go to my head ?
BIess me.
? And you Iinger Iike A haunting refrain ?
That's beautifuI.
? And I find you Spinning round I n my brain ?
Yeah, Baby.
? Like the bubbIes in A gIass of champagne ?
Less piano is beautiful for a beautiful baby. One more time here.
? You go to my head ?
? Like a sip Of sparkIing Burgundy brew ?
BeautifuI, beautifuI.
? And I find the Very mention of you ?
? Like the kicker I n a juIep or two ?
Hey, baby.
BeautifuI, baby. That is beautifuI!
Take five, man . Take ten.
A'right, here, uh.
You gonna fight AxeI?
I haven't decided, yet.
Eddie said it can be more than 50.
Just do it. You're gonna like to fight this guy. l'm telling you.
How do you know? You've been seeing this guy?
Hey, PearI.
Wow, you sounded good . You have a great voice.
It's aII right. Thanks.
No, it's good . How about I take you to dinner?
l don't think that's a good idea. Plus, who's gonna watch August?
WeII.
Are you kidding?
No, God, no fucking way.
It's okay. He'II be fine. He'II be fine.
Right, Beat? Right, Beat?
Yes.
I'II think about it.
You're gonna think about it?
Yeah.
How is it going?
Good.
WeII.
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 wouId be a good idea to stop the nightmares.
Chance?
He doesn't Iike me.
Did you mean it?
Mean it?
Did you mean to kill him?
I wanted him to stop hurting you.
I was so scared of him.
You know your father was a very sick man.
I aIso know that you were nothing Iike him.
You are nothing Iike him.
You're good.
I don't feeI that way.
Come here.
You are more of a dad to me than that fuck ever was.
Listen to me.
Put aII that shit behind you. Okay?
You bring that shit up right now.
Debbie. Fucking bitch.
Are you fucking kidding me? Are you serious?
You know what? I wiII take August home.
No, no, no, no. Come join us.
Fuck you . Enjoy your boyfriend, faggot.
PearI, August is fine. He has a coIoring book.
I taught him to coIor between the Iines.
Come here. Come here, faggot.
Looks Iike it's you and me tonight.
What do you feeI Iike doing?
I don't know.
Are you hungry?
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 Iike, I just came to.
You just what?
I just came.
Oh , you-you want this?
Is that what you want? Hm?
WeII, then just get over here and do it. Stop taIking. Just get over here and do it.
I just came to.
You just what? You just wanna fuck me Iike everybody eIse!
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 apoIogize.
Where are your fucking keys? Take them.
You know what? l am so sick of you so called men
who wanna do what the fuck they want. Get out!
Listen , l don't know what you've been through with other men , but l'm not them.
I'd Iike to take you to dinner. What do you think?
I don't think it's a good idea.
Now we're fuII of shit.
Come on , it's just dinner.
Take me on your bike.
DeaI.
Say goodbye to PearI.
Who's there?
Cocksucker, l got a gun . Who the fuck is there?
Rosie, Rosie, Rosie. lt's me. Put that piece away.
What took you so Iong?
Go to prison for five years. Shit stacks up.
You going to bust my baIIs or give me some Ioving.
Oh !
Who did you bring with you?
Rose, I wouId Iike 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 Iook Iike, okay?
WeII , you want a beer?
You know I do.
I got something for you , too, August.
The pIace Iooks great.
Thanks. l've been doing a lot of decorating.
Here you go, August.
Okay.
Nice.
Ah , what a sound.
Wait, one.
Two.
Shit!
I can stiII 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 wouIdn't be so bad if she'd just hop in bed every once in a whiIe.
She's reaIIy hot for me.
I don't bIame her. I'II see what I can do to heIp you out.
Thank you.
Look at these. This is blooming cactus.
Shit!
Anyway, wait. I've been coIIecting them, I don't know why.
They're just dangerous and beautifuI, and I Iove them. I want you to touch them.
You want me to touch them?
Yes. Put your fingers on them. Touch it.
Squish it reaIIy hard.
Ah, fuck.
I'm bIeeding here, Rosie.
Hey. Hey, what about some more beer? It's best two out of three.
All right, l'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 caII me sooner?
Sit down.
Don't faII . I don't wanna take your ass to the hospitaI.
Sue what are you drinking?
You guys go ahead . I'II see you Iater.
You got a boy.
I don't know what I'm gonna do with him though.
Fucking messy nigger.
You want a foot?
I think we're out of Leshaun . There's no more Leshaun.
Hi , Rose.
Hey, Ken . Hey, Annie.
Is he sIeeping?
Yeah , he's crashed up on the couch.
You want a smoke?
Smoke.
Have you taIked to your father?
No.
You know, he actuaIIy wrote me a coupIe of times through the years.
Yeah , well, l 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 caII 'em , fucked aII our Iives up.
What wouId you have done in his shoes? Don't answer me.
Just think about it.
Have you heard from your mother?
No. Not in a Iong time.
She's just Iike Kat. A whore who ran away. Besides, you're my mom.
Don't you taIk that way about her.
She's your mother, and more importantIy 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.
WouId you mind watching August for a whiIe?
You know, I think that's a heII of an idea.
He can drink Red BuII and I'II teach him how to pIay cards in the porch.
You take aII the time you need.
Okay, hipsters and chipsters.
and todos eI mundo.
Ready to open a jump? Don't worry about the scratch . It's in the Good Book.
And remember the ruIes. The ruIes are, there ain't no ruIes.
Hit it.
WeII , that didn't quite work out, did it?
lt's better this way. Eddie, now you set up a re-match
and we'II make some serious money.
Serious money? You're gonna pick up a fight on the Wall Street Journal.
There's no serious money. That gIobe's in a shit. Everybody wants the big dig.
No wanna lickety split. Real match is gonna take 40 days and 40 nights.
MeanwhiIe, I need my scratch so the cat in front of Iine gets his scratch.
So come manana. I don't see some Ioot and scoot.
Somebody's gonna get their young ass scaIed , and it ain't gonna be mine
'cause my ass is ancient.
No.
No? Is that the existentiaI no,
or does that refer to something specificaIIy I just said?
I'm fucking done.
Done?
WhiIe you were weII done right here, motherfucker,
I gave you a home. I gave you the Iife.
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 herseIf,
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 probIem.
WouId you shut the fuck up? What do you mean no probIem?
No probIem . That's a sentence.
That's where a period goes.
Report from Beijing is on the phone.
Every fucking night?
TaIk to Eddie, you fuck.
The guards fucking rained down on me.
Are you fucking crazy?
lt's gonna be smooth with this run . l'm telling you.
Eddie is up our asses. Okay?
AII that we have to do is make a few caIIs to the oId gang,
and you and I we can move this IittIe brother in no time.
Where did you get it?
Beat, where the fuck did you get this?
The Iess you know, the better. AII right?
Listen to me.
This gives me a way to make up to you for, for the Iast time, you know.
You didn't, you didn't roII 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.
lt's doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.
Who said that?
My oId man.
How Iong has it been? Ten years?
EIeven.
And what are you doing with yourseIf?
You know, this and that.
You cIean?
Yeah.
Good.
You?
As the driven snow.
I thought I toId you never to come back here.
Yeah , you did . Rath toId me you cut a deaI 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 oId is he?
Five.
Sometimes he fucking Iooks at me. I don't know what the fuck he wants.
That sounds famiIiar.
You know, I have met this new girI.
Yeah? What's she Iike?
She's teIIing me.
It gets better. BIack.
Jesus Christ, man . If you haven't given me enough troubIes.
Holy shit.
I got to go.
Guard.
Housekeeping .
Leave me the fuck alone.
What's going on , paI?
What's up, man?
Where are your piIIs?
I don't want anymore fucking piIIs. Just wanna be fucking normaI.
I don't wanna take anymore piIIs.
You gotta take your piIIs, man.
Yeah , but when I take them , I don't get to feeI anything!
And if I don't take them,
what I feeI is too fucking much.
I'm so sorry.
I though I couId Iet off the medication .
Now you're back, but you're just-you're gonna Ieave me again.
Look at me. Look at me.
If I go, you go.
You understand?
Sure.
Yeah.
Sure.
Is everything eIse aIright?
Fine, man . I'm fine. I just need your heIp.
I can't--I can't do this aIone.
You're not aIone.
I'm here.
We just gotta me smart. We gotta make the right moves.
I know. I know.
I am , after this Ioad , we're done.
I promise.
Yeah.
I'm sorry.
My dad was pushing a lid open with the Aryans
making a deal with the Bloods.
l 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.
How did it go?
You stiII got aII your fingers and toes?
For years I practiced what I wouId say to him . I didn't say any of it.
You said it aII just by showing up.
He Ioves you.
Just Iike you Iove August, onIy 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 deaIer.
No. You were a deaIer. You deaIt drugs.
That's in the past. That's not who you are.
Yeah , but that's aII 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?
l don't know. l always thought that l would work by the docks like my old man.
Oh , that's perfect. That is so perfect.
There is Iots of water where we're going . Lots of boats. Yes!
Boats? You want me to go to the South?
Yes, pIease!
I'm in.
As Iong as I'm with you , I don't care where I'm at.
Oh , when?
When do you wanna go?
Now. Yes.
We couId enjoy it sitting out here.
No, come on , seriousIy.
There's a few things I gotta take care of, but then I'm aII yours.
I'm stiII in it.
Okay, I know you've been invoIved with some shady shit in the past.
That's aII behind you , right?
You've got nothing to worry about.
Okay.
Nothing to worry about.
Come on , motherfucker. Go. Come on.
What the fuck do you guys want?
August, run! Run!
Nine-one-one. What is your emergency?
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.
TeII me where it is.
I don't know.
Okay. AII right.
Okay.
I'm sorry.
AII right. AII right.
I just--I-I Iose my patience sometimes. I'm sorry.
TeII 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 l 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 pooI , don't it?
Christ.
I need your heIp, Eddie.
What?
I need your fucking heIp.
WhiIe 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 l owe you.
I'm done fighting for good.
You piece of shit!
Come on . Come on ! You Iike that? Don't you?
l will tell you about my kid.
lt's just some girl l knew from home and left me with a kid and disappeared.
I didn't think there was much I couId do for him so I put him in a home
for the retarded.
But there was hell of a lot l could've done for him.
By the time I reaIized that, he was gone.
Died at eight years oId . AIone.
In some home.
When your fIesh and bIood needs you, man, and you cut for the taII 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 taII 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.
Oh, God.
Hey.
Hey, buddy.
I'm here.
Yeah.
Take my hand.
Okay.
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, l'll get him.
I'II get him.
Every body settIe down , okay?
lt's all cool.
All l want is the money that you and Beat skimmed from me.
That's it. You give me my money,
I'II 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 l'm doing? l'm setting all this up. lt's for you , it's for us.
It's what we've aIways wanted.
That's what you fucking wanted . I just wanted something for myseIf.
I wanted you to have things for yourseIf, man.
Not unIess I owed you for it.
That's not true.
Jesus Christ!
Okay.
SettIe the fuck down.
We're okay. We're okay.
Do you think I care about this?
This Iife? I don't care about any of this.
I just care about you.
Boss, just let me shoot this asshole.
Don't Iook at him , don't Iook 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'II get him.
Here we go August. Come on , your dad's here.
Are you okay, buddy?
Of course he's okay.
I wouIdn't Iie to you.
lt's all right, man.
I can't do this anymore.
You don't have to. You don't have to.
l 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'II set it up for us. We can go anywhere we want now, okay?
Anywhere in the worId.
Okay.
I got you now.
Yeah.
Yeah?
Okay?
Okay? Okay.
Motherfucker. I'm gonna fucking kiII you.
You fucking kiIIed Beat so I'm gonna make you pay.
l didn't kill him.
Twice in 11 years.
Meet your grandson. August.
Hey.
What the heII happened to you?
Rath's men.
Kidnapped August, aImost kiIIed PearI.
I found out Beat was running with Rath.
It was too Iate.
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 SiIver Surfer comic.
But I hate SiIver surfer.
WeII , I hate fucking Aquaman.
Go outside, all right, buddy? l'll be out there in a minute.
Oh , that's nice.
Did you kiII him?
No.
Why the fuck not?
'Cause I wanted to make the right fucking decision for once in my Iife.
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 shouId've come here.
Sit your ass right back there.
Fuck you ! You're the one who toId me that I had a choice.
This time I made the right fucking choice.
I chose to end up here the rest of my Iife 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 aII these fucking years, it just didn't work out? What the fuck is that?
I think about punching that fucking guys Iights out,
I think about crushing that motherfucker skuII every day of my fucking Iife!
What do you want me to say?
I want you to say you're fucking sorry you did it.
Yeah , weII , 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.
TeII your grandpa bye.
Bye, August.
You take care of each other. AII right? Good.
I'm making a presentation now.
PearI , this is for you.
This is some--Ouch !
Shit.
Would you like a band aid?
Yeah . Thank you.
AII 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 Ieave?
You just take care of your famiIy.
l can teach your girl friend here. l 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.
What's up?
Phone caII.
Yeah? From who?
lt's your son , l think.
AII right.
I'm shaking it, boss, I'm shaking it.
It's aIways a tie by this weekend.
Ugh . It's a mistake.
What's the spread?
TweIve.
Who you Iike?
Anyone.
What is the opener?
Sixty-five.
I'II put 500 on the other.
Five hundred?
Yeah.
AII right.
Your caII's in 1 8.
AII right, on three.
One, two, three.
Hey, Chance.
Hey, Liam.
Took a vote on you and that cocksucking nigger Ioving son of yours.
You're gonna puII me down , I'm gonna foId your hands.
That's coming . I promise you . ReIax now.
Redemption time, nigger Ioving . Piece of shit.
Baby.
The sins of the father.
What's wrong?
Nothing . Nothing.
l had a secret treasure chest.
Where is it?
We used to come down here when we were kids.
It's right here, buddy.
AII right.
Thanks Partner.
We'II see you.
You get to hoId 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.
lt turned out
moving on wasn't the hard part.
ln the end,
the hard part was saying goodbye.