It's been said that we are born alone.
We live alone.
We die alone.
Look what I got. Pick one.
But I never felt alone because I always had my sister Sherri.
Our mom was a junkie who died young.
Skid Row became our home.
Dancing was the light at the end of the tunnel.
We hustled hard to stay alive.
But I messed up.
Our entire stash, all the money we saved...
...and the drugs...
...were in that car.
Man, I was stupid.
On the ground, now!
I got locked up.
I left my sister with nothing...
...and I can only blame myself.
Five years in prison...
...and six months in this dump.
Court-ordered rehab.
It's a long time to think about your past.
Waiting each week for the phone to ring.
Waiting to hear that my sister's okay.
Without me there to protect her.
Hey, Wyatt! Phone call!
- Hello? - Wyatt?
- Are you kidding me, Sher? - Listen to me.
I have called you every Monday for the past year. Where the hell have you been?
Wyatt, please!
Where are you?
I want to be cremated, okay?
I want my ashes dumped in the ocean.
I want my soul to be free. Wyatt, promise me...
I'll come get you. Just tell me where you are, Sher, and I'll come get you.
- Save it, you can tell me it all in person. - Wyatt, please...
Sher?
Sherri?
Sher?
No. No. No. No!
I'm alive, and my sister's dead.
It should be the other way around.
Only one thing matters now. I will find Sherri's killer.
Wyatt Wells?
Detective Childers.
Thanks for meeting me here.
I need you to look at some photos...
...so we can get a tentative positive I.D. on the body.
They found her down on Skid Row.
She had a bullet in her head.
Her face is all smashed in. Then they burned the body.
I figured whoever did this is... trying to send a message.
Her hands and her feet were bound.
Wyatt, please.
It hurts.
Not that hard.
Wyatt, does it look good?
Yeah, it's her.
- Positive? - Yeah.
They dumped her belongings nearby.
You need to hold on to this for evidence?
No, the only prints on there were Sherilyn's.
- What type of gun did they use? - Nine millimeter.
- Anything else? - You...
...you spoke to her before she died.
Do you have any idea who would have done this?
I was locked up for a while.
Spent the last six months in rehab, so no.
I don't know much of anything.
Well, you think of something, you give me a call.
She wanted to be cremated.
- Can you guys do that? - What about your family?
I'm all she had.
Hey. I saw you sneak in back, bitch.
- Liam, I've been looking for you. - Give me one second, okay?
- Hey. - Quite a show you put on up there.
- Yeah, I'm a little out of shape. - Found something?
No. I'm looking for my friend. She works here.
At least I think she works here but I can't seem to find her.
Sherri. Do you know her?
Anyway, sorry you have to leave so soon.
Out.
Let's go.
Alright, alright.
- What's going on? - Man, this dude tryin' to sneak in.
Yeah, the kid... tried to come in around back.
Bould.
Ciao, baby. Back off.
- What's your name? - Wyatt.
I'm Kipling.
This is my place.
I saw you out there kicking and prancing. Wanna make a few extra bucks?
Sure. Why not?
Come on, Kip.
You're trying to hire a dude? We're not that kind of club.
That's ridiculous.
Liam, give me a minute, okay? Just go away.
Yes, sir.
We get a lot of pretty girls in here, you know? Hire a lot of them.
It creates this illusion.
What I need from you is bring that energy to this club.
Drive it forward.
Think you can do that?
Whatever you need, man.
Cool. You're the man now.
That beautiful girl, Emma, she's my daughter.
My joy. My life.
You don't touch.
Okay, you go see Emma at the bar.
She'll hear you out.
Back from the dead.
Oh, yeah? I look that bad?
Grab a seat.
I'm glad to see you alive, man.
- You didn't think I'd make it? - No, not at all.
I'm glad you did. It's been a long time.
I came back to find out who killed Sherri.
I got a guy in the D.A.'s office. Helps me out with all my legal crap.
- I can ask what's going on. - No, no. Don't even bother.
- What do you know about Club M? - Not much. The owner.
- He and Sherri were shacked up for a while. - You mean Kipling?
I saw him with Olivia tonight.
- I guess he moves quick. - Were Sherri and Olivia still tight?
Oh, yeah, best friends 'til the end.
Hey.
Who else knows you're back?
Your Gunner boy, Wyatt, he's back in town.
Is that right?
Aldo?
What's up?
Find Wyatt?
He's gotta pay.
- What the... come on. - Postal service.
Wyatt.
Why you been dodging me? Yeah.
- See, I own this kid. He owes me. - Oh, yeah?
And I take great pleasure in fully possessing what's mine.
Treat it how I want to treat it. Mistreat it. Trick-or-treat it.
- I'll show you exactly what you own. - What, bitch?
Yeah.
Now you see how I did that? I slapped him with the left hand...
...because I had the right hand ready to go with the 45.
Multi-tasking on that ass.
What, you wanna do somethin'?
You wanna do somethin' right now?
You want housekeeping cleaning brains all off these damn walls?
I'm just messin' with you, man, I'm not gonna shoot you up in here.
He all emotional. His sister just died.
Yeah, got him bent all outta shape. She was fine, too.
But you know I don't care about that though, right?
'Cause people die every day. Don't they, Wyatt?
Whatever, man.
You know what?
I'm somewhere else right now. I'm here for business, alright?
You are gonna find for us the Sandman.
- Who's the Sandman? - He's got the pills with the shooting stars.
I don't know. But I know his taxes are due.
Anybody wanna do business in these streets they got to pay me.
Everybody pays me.
But you already know that. So you gonna find this son of a bitch.
Time to pay your debt.
He's got the pills with the shooting stars.
- Are you stalking me? - I was invited back, believe it or not.
- Daddy's girl? - What of it?
Well, he may have told me that you're in charge of the dancers.
- We don't have any openings. - Why? Because I was friends with Sherri?
You heard what happened, right?
I'm sorry.
Am I interrupting?
- Liam, this is... - We met last night.
- Yeah. - Wyatt.
5:30 tomorrow. Be here.
- It's a date. - It's an audition.
What's a club, really?
It's an empty warehouse. But if you add the right music...
...thank you, Liam...
...people want to come party.
'Cause this life is an addiction...
...and we need to get them hooked...
...on you.
So now let's see how you freestyle.
So come on. Try to impress me.
- We're hiring you. - Cool.
Something to drink?
Well, first you take a drink, and the drink takes a drink...
...then the drink takes you.
F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Is that something you do?
Quote famous authors and pretend it's original?
You get away with that?
Usually I do, yeah.
- Hey, can I ask you a question? - Sure.
Was there any drama with Sherri?
Not really. No.
How long was she dating your dad?
- Was she your girlfriend? - No. Nothing like that, it's just...
...it just bothers me, you know? It doesn't seem like anybody's trying to solve her case.
Leave it to the professionals, right?
I mean, if I could find any, I would.
Well, then, Detective...
...Sherri and my dad ended things, I don't know, three months ago?
I think it was mutual.
Was she working here that night? The night when she was killed?
She didn't finish her shift, but... she was here, yeah.
I mean, do you have any idea why she didn't finish her shift?
Look, I don't know. I generally don't ask questions.
But I know she was moody after they split.
It was toxic.
What's up, Wyatt?
Time to talk.
Come here!
Shit! Stop! Stop!
Stop! Gunner wants to see you.
Was Sherri working for Gunner?
Yeah.
Time is a circle, and here I am.
Back where I started.
I still smell it.
The smell of death.
- Next door in room 14. - Stop, stop! Wait!
My mom died in that room.
Here.
Everyone, please can you gather 'round?
I have detective Childers, or Childers?
- Childers. - And what's your name again, darling?
- Detective Lewis, homicide. - Detective Lewis from homicide.
They've come to ask us a few questions about our... our darling Sherri.
So please help them out as much as you can.
You. Head of security?
- Yeah. - Alright, let's take a walk.
- For what? - Bould.
Take a seat.
- Are you asking me or are you telling me? - Sit down.
Sit down.
Were you... were you working the night that Sherilyn disappeared?
- It's a simple question, yes or no. Were... - Yes.
Yes. Good.
A gold plated nine.
Commercial sale agreement.
He's selling the club to James Donovan.
So...
...what can I do for you, Detective?
You and... Sherilyn.
You were in an ongoing relationship, right?
That is correct.
Well...
...I did some research on you.
And...
...I found some troubling photos.
This one's my favorite.
Oh, my.
I can assure you, Detective...
...these were all totally consensual...
...because...
...that's what she enjoyed.
Really? 'Cause...
...she doesn't look like she's enjoying that too much.
That's just how she was.
Wasn't quite right in the head. She had a few screws loose.
Where did you get those pictures from?
I have friends.
Oh, yeah?
And who might they be?
- Let me go! - Calm down.
Olivia!
Play nice!
- I need you to calm down. - Let me go!
Hey! Everybody calm down! Everybody calm down! Relax, step away.
Take a deep breath. Relax. Relax.
No one's accusing you of anything. Calm down.
Excuse me. I think it's time for you two to leave.
Need anything? Contact my attorney.
- We will. - Thank you. I have your card.
- You okay, baby? - Yeah.
Crazy.
- You alright? - Yeah, you missed the show.
Where did you just come from?
I was in the restroom.
- Sure you're okay? - Yeah. Yeah.
Who is James Donovan?
Rich kid, playboy, drug addict.
This kid's dad built Vegas.
He started 20 years ago still in high school, having huge festivals on daddy's dime.
Inspired by how they stripped Times Square of all personality...
...and made it a marketing gold mine.
His current obsession is to turn downtown LA into an EDM destination.
A club kid Mecca.
Bring in the huddled masses of ravers and push out the homeless, clean up the streets.
Create the Disneyland of clubs. The happiest place on Earth.
Spring awakening in Chicago, Euphoria in Texas,
Electric Daisy Carnival in Vegas, Lucidity in LA.
There's so much money to be made.
Wyatt? It's me, Olivia. Meet me at the pier.
11 am. You know where.
- What's up, O? - Did anybody follow you here?
No, I checked. I promise.
How come you didn't call or write when you were away?
How come you never came to see me? You didn't think to visit?
Maybe an invitation would have been nice. It's a two-way street, Wyatt.
I didn't tell Kipling that you were Sherilyn's brother.
I don't know how long you're gonna be able to keep up that lie.
You're putting me in a very compromising situation.
Yeah, I understand that.
If he finds out he'll probably kill us both.
Think so?
I know so.
- Did he kill Sherri? - I honestly don't know.
Why would he?
- Hey, I don't have time for these games. - Let me go or I'll start screaming.
I loved Sherri. There were a lot of things I didn't know.
Now I'm in way over my head.
Here's the key to Sherri's apartment.
I wrote her address on the tag.
If you ever cared about me you'll keep this meeting a secret.
Turn around.
Slowly. Real slow.
Wyatt?
Oh, my God.
Wyatt.
Look at you.
You came back.
Val, you sure grew up while I was gone.
You're here for Sherri's stuff, aren't you?
Sherri's Bible. The club scene's four commandments.
Peace, love, unity and respect.
Sherri went to that church.
It was her escape from real life.
Looks like she found a preacher.
Donovan?
You know how they met?
She worked at Resurgence.
That's Donovan's club.
I think he gave her that job.
So she was cheating on Kipling.
- Back up. - Come on, man. Let me talk to Donovan.
Keep walking.
Tell Donovan that Sherri says hi.
I'll wait.
Hold on.
There's a guy out there asking for Sherri.
- Stop, Donovan! - Sit down.
- Who are you? - The name's Wyatt.
What do you want, Wyatt?
I was friends with Sherri. Heard you were, too.
Yeah.
You and Sherri were pretty close?
She impressed me. Not many do.
Hey, do you know, was there any drama going on with her?
You know, anybody threatening her or anything like that?
You knew her. She wasn't exactly the easiest person to get along with.
Sherri's way or the highway.
I don't really know what she was into. I mean...
...I assumed she was dealing here but I didn't care.
I didn't take a cut.
It's not part of my plan, you know?
But I know it goes on.
Do you know why anybody would want to hurt her?
No.
Look, man...
...that's what it's all about, right?
I really vibe off this whole...
...peace, love, unity, respect mantra, you know?
It's a beautiful thing.
This is their age of Aquarius.
It's about a shared experience, you know?
I feel it's up to me to broaden that opportunity. Share it with everybody.
One club at a time. You feel me?
It kinda feels like the McDonald's of EDM to be honest.
Why not? I want a billion served.
Excuse me.
I desire the things that will destroy me in the end.
Yeah, that makes two of us.
You know that quote? You don't know that quote.
Maybe. I might.
Nah. I got you.
Alright. So the tables have turned.
- What's up? - Do you want a drink?
No, I'm good. Thanks.
It's all about pills, thrills, to the beat.
I'm at work.
The boy's a professional.
I like that.
You put that over there, baby.
Next, please.
Let's go and chat.
I just want you to come with me for a second.
You gotta check this out.
- Take your clothes off. - What?
I said take all your clothes off...
...and give them to Bould.
- Is he clean? - He's not wired.
Is this how you treat all your new employees?
Don't act stupid, boy.
You come into my club, you start asking questions about drugs...
...asking questions about Sherri.
Then you go snooping around my office.
Yeah, I knew about that.
And now I've got all this heat on me.
And I can't operate.
'Cause your fool friend...
...got herself killed...
...'cause she played me...
...and everyone else who cared about her.
Let me in.
Find out what she wants.
- What you want? - Get out of the way.
Kipling, really?
This is a legitimate business. There's better ways to check your employees.
Honey. I've got a possible situation here.
You promised me next level...
...not gutter trash.
You're better than this.
We're better than this.
So give the boy his clothes.
Let's go.
Bould, give the boy his pants.
Come on.
Fetch.
Hey.
Back to work.
Hey, where are you going?
I was gonna take off a little early if that's okay. I'm not feeling that well.
- Of course. Are you okay? - Yeah, I'm fine. Just... a headache.
I'm sorry. What're you doing tomorrow?
Whatever you want me to do.
Pick me up at noon and I'll text you where.
It's a date.
I've wanted to do that since the first time we met.
I thought you had a headache.
You made me forget about it.
See you at noon?
See you at noon.
No matter how far you get...
...your past is always one step behind you.
Looks like you're moving up in the world.
What do they call you now? The Sandman?
The Sandman? That ain't me.
Who told you that?
Nobody. Just, you know...
...they say the Sandman's product is everywhere so I figured it was you.
What, you tryin' to be a smart ass?
Not at all.
You owe me.
Man, when I left we were square.
It ain't about you. It's about Sherri.
What'd she do?
You know she did something, right?
I packed you 1000 atoms.
- 1000? - It'll put a dent in her debt.
A dent? Man, what did she do?
She stole some pills, man. A lot of pills.
I need 100% of everything you make...
...at $30 a pill.
You owe me 30 grand.
30 grand.
Go.
Wyatt.
Bring back my money.
If Sherri stole over 1000 pills from Gunner...
...he would have definitely sent Aldo to find her.
Fresh out of rehab and I'm back to pushing pills.
You had these before?
The game is always the same. The streets are always changing.
You stay away too long, you come back...
...you could get lost.
Nothing feels familiar anymore.
The Sandman is a ghost.
Everyone's heard of him but no one's seen him.
Hey. Sandman?
Lookin' for Sandman.
Yeah?
So you got some of that Sandman molly?
Yeah, I might.
I was gonna ask you the same question.
Aight. How much you want for them? You know, I got cash, you know?
Nah, man.
- We got a problem? - No.
Come on, man.
No, we're cool, man. Alright, I'll sell to you.
- Alright. - I only got a few of the Sandman's though.
You know, I'm actually looking for that connection. You know him?
No, I don't know the connect but you got 'em, right?
I'll take 'em off you. How much you want for 'em?
- 30 a pop. - Aight.
You got three? There's 100 right here.
Right here. Thank you.
Hey, boss. Turn around. Watch me.
You see this? You see me? Hands behind your back.
Turn around, turn around. No, no, no.
- Hands behind... hands behind your back! - Yeah, I got it!
You done got yourself locked up.
Hey, dumbass.
Now I told you to find the Sandman...
...not sell his product.
So you're working for him too?
- Nah, man. - You're tryin' to get that money, ain't you?
Where you get the pills from, boy?
They were Sherri's stash. I was following up on a lead...
You know, you're a real piece of work.
I get the D.A. to knock years off your sentence.
Years.
Under the condition you come work and be my bitch.
But now you got me feelin' like I need a new bitch.
I don't wanna get a new bitch.
Did you think it was easy to acquire what I did for you?
- No. - No.
Then why are you tryin' to play me then?
You got me feelin' really unappreciated, man.
But... but here...
Shut up.
Look here.
You got 48 hours...
...or I'm sending your ass to prison.
Not rehab. Prison.
And I'll put the word out that you was a snitch. Nobody likes a snitch.
- You'll be dead in a week. - Come on, man...
No, you come on!
So you think I'm playin'?
I ain't playin' with you, boy.
You ain't on your time no more. You're on mine.
You got 48 hours.
And that's all you got.
Tick-tock.
Here, don't forget your hat.
Stupid ass.
Hi. You came.
- And you're surprised. - Actually, yes.
You're fantastic.
Thanks.
- I'm nervous. - For our date?
No, silly. I'm not scared of you.
I'm auditioning for the ODC in San Francisco.
It's this modern dance school, and I'm a wreck.
So where are we going?
Well, I mean, I was thinking we could... we could go...
Okay, how about this? I'm gonna go change...
...while you think of something awesome for us to do.
Alright.
Bye.
- That's Wyatt, yo. - It's Wyatt.
You know, we got a joke for you.
Something about the guy that goes ghost on his neighborhood for years.
- What's the punchline? - We were hoping you'd tell us.
I had the unfortunate fate of growing up with these kids.
Don't be a stranger, Wy. Some people still miss you out here.
Sunday in San Francisco.
My dad doesn't know about it. He'd literally kill me.
You know, you're seriously good, Emma.
Just don't tell my dad I'm auditioning.
Everybody's afraid of your dad?
Yeah, that's Pops.
Yeah, I'm probably not gonna get in anyways.
- Those dancers are really incredible. - I hear San Francisco is pretty epic.
- You haven't been? - No.
I heard that every day there's a farmer's market in a different part of town.
Every day, fresh fruit.
You know there are... lots of hills in San Francisco.
Cute fact. That's true, that is true.
- Sylvia Plath, by the way. - What?
Your quote from the other night.
"I desire the things that will destroy me in the end".
- You definitely googled that, didn't you? - No, I don't Google.
You googled it.
Maybe.
So do you think you're gonna destroy me in the end?
Most likely.
So...
...does that mean that you desire me?
I think I could get used to this bed.
Oh, really?
I mean, even without you in it.
Motel bed's rough?
It's a beast.
Do you want to go out with me and my friends?
We wanna go to Resurgence tomorrow night.
Saturdays are wild. Like Vegas.
Besides, my dad likes to show us off at other clubs...
...especially Donovan's, so he always pays for a table.
The other dancers love it.
Yeah, maybe.
I've just... got some stuff to take care of.
Please?
I really wanna hang out with you before I leave.
You really want out of LA, don't you?
But the thing about my dad is...
...he doesn't let the things he loves go.
Not really.
I gotta run.
Sorry.
- What's that all about? - Another runaway.
Mom's down looking everywhere.
Second time she's come down this week.
- Same as it ever was? - Look, Kipling wants to see you.
Now.
Wyatt?
Didn't I tell you to keep your hands off my daughter?
Your dirty little maggot hands.
See, the thing is...
...Emma is my prized possession.
She's my trophy.
She's in a glass case.
And I hold the keys.
She's 24 carat.
Do you hear me?
In what world do you think...
...you could ever have my Emma?
You touch her again, you get near her...
...and I'll come lose it on you.
I will smash your kneecaps...
...and then we'll see how you jump around.
Hear me?
By the way...
...you're fired.
Clean that shit up.
Cupcake.
Get out of here before you get yourself killed.
Sherri was at Club M the night she died.
Bullet in the head then burned on Skid Row.
She was in a relationship with Kipling...
...then sparked a relationship with Donovan.
She had been living with Val the whole time pushing drugs for Gunner.
She was also dealing for the Sandman.
We know Kipling has a temper.
As evidenced by my face.
He was also in severe financial trouble...
...potentially being forced to sell his club to Donovan.
Sherri was sleeping with Donovan...
...and with Kipling's proclivity to possession...
...I don't think that would have gone over well.
Oh, my God. I heard.
- Are you okay? - Yeah.
Seems par for the course.
My dad's an asshole. I'm sorry.
But I promise to make you feel much better tonight.
You're Sherri's brother, aren't you?
Yeah. My name's Wyatt.
Yeah, I know. She talked a lot about you.
You have the same eyes.
So you guys were close?
Yeah.
She had a thing for me.
I thought she was cute, so we hooked up.
I mean, it didn't last long, but we stayed friends.
She introduced me to Donovan.
That guy's a monster.
What do you mean?
I mean he beat her ass.
She told me that he had her under some kind of contract.
What kind of contract?
Alright, let me... let me backtrack.
So Sherri met another club owner, Kipling, a few months after you went away.
At that time she was down and out, living on the streets, you know?
So Sherri signed a contract that basically made her Kipling's slave.
He paid a lot of money for her life.
Then he sold that contract to Donovan.
She signed a contract that made her a slave?
Yeah, pretty much. It happens a lot more than you think.
Do you think Donovan killed Sherri?
Honestly I don't know who pulled the trigger...
...but the way I see it, it was all those assholes.
Donovan, Kipling, and that dude Gunner. My God.
He kept driving her to push those pills that she was addicted to.
They all put her in the ground.
Hey, Wyatt, it's Emma and I'm on my way to my audition in San Francisco.
I just wanted to make sure everything was okay, so, give me a call back.
Bye.
The way I see it, they all put her in the ground.
Donovan, Kipling, and that dude Gunner. My God.
- Olivia, I need a favor. - Anything.
- Where's Kipling? - It's noon. Sleeping.
I need you to meet me at the club. And bring his keys.
Alright, it should be dated the 21st, the night of Sherri's last shift.
I want everything after eight from both back and front doors.
Alright, there's the front door and here's the back door.
Wait. Wait, go back.
Stop. Zoom in. On that guy.
I know him from somewhere.
I gotta blow.
What about Kipling?
He didn't kill her.
Come on, Sherri.
You have to do it.
Let me see.
Show me your neck.
June 5th.
James lost it for the third time.
Last night he nearly killed me.
I need you to look at something for me. In the back. Who's that?
Tony. Sherri called him "The Wolf".
He's been working with Donovan forever.
Sherri said I always did what was right.
I would take care of everything, tie up all the loose ends.
That I'm different from her because I always finish things.
- Karl. - Check your email, kid.
I talked to my guy at the D.A.'s office, Wy.
Your boy James Donovan has a history of criminal activity.
Thing is he doesn't have a record. Thanks to Daddy and a couple fat paid attorneys...
...he's had all the incidents expunged.
What kind of incidents?
Violent crimes, aggravated assault.
The kicker is all his victims? Women.
Now, he's worked hard to keep all these records sealed and for good reason.
He has a billion dollar investor in town this weekend from China.
Thank you for coming, gentlemen.
So are you ready to meet the Sandman?
I stay ready.
This better be real.
Let's go.
Alright, let's rock.
What's up, Wyatt?
Spike, can I speak to you outside for a second?
Just keep calm. Just breathe.
Let me get that out ya.
- See? That was good. - Punk ass bitch.
Good job, boy.
Turn around.
Turn around. Take a little walk.
Let's go. Come on. And don't do nothing stupid.
Let's go.
Sit your ass down! Don't you move!
- Damn. - Curtiz.
Hands on the table.
Slowly.
Let's get these gentlemen some jewelry.
Come on. Get your ass in there.
In there. Come on!
All goddamn day.
Get on the ground. Man, get your ass on the ground!
You!
- Where's Gunner? - Asleep.
Asleep? Wake his ass up then.
Wait!
Call him out.
Gunner!
Get out here, man. We got company.
Gunner.
Gettin' some beauty rest?
- What's going on, man? - What's going on?
I got a noise complaint.
Now I got to run down here and run interference.
That's how you livin' now?
You got the product and the cash all out for everybody to see?
My bad.
Your bad.
What's the gun for?
We ain't friends no more?
What, man? It's my house.
This your house?
I'm gonna need you to put the gun on the ground. And kick it over here.
You want SWAT to come kick in that goddamn door down? Is that what you need?
Good.
Now who else is in the house?
- Just us. - Just us?
Good.
See? Everything cool now.
Except for...
...Wyatt here tells me you've been double dipping in my streets.
Said you're running an operation under the name "Sandman".
Is that right?
- No, man, not me. - Not you?
Get your ass back! You better back your ass up!
I told you before I won't play games.
You know I don't play goddamn games! Somebody lyin' to me.
- He's lying! - You're lying or he's lying...
...'cause I know you'll say anything to save your little scrawny ass.
- No, he's got a safe in the back. - Where?
It's in the closet underneath the floorboards. If you were getting your cut you'd know.
- There's a lot more, I promise. - I got nothing back there. Come on.
- I ain't got nothing back there! - Ain't nothing back there? Ain't nothin'...
Get back! You need to hire some new people, man, 'cause you running out of friends.
Rest in peace, fools!
Shoot them mother... kill them!
Kill...
- Hi. Thank you. - Hi.
Okay. This is Emma Kipling.
- Hi. - Are you ready?
- I think so. - Well, bring it.
Where's Kipling?
Probably freaking out somewhere, realizing his girl swiped his phone.
You know, it really is... too bad about the investors.
- I think they're gonna go for it. - No.
They're not.
I saw the police report. You know, the one Daddy had sealed away?
It started with that poor girl and a visa 15 years ago.
- What the hell are you talking about? - Sherri.
She was my sister.
That's what this is all about?
Look, man, Sherri was a drug addict.
She was overdosing. It was no surprise when we heard she was dead.
The only surprise was it was a bullet.
You were so careful with this whole development thing going on.
You know, I bet the domestic violence charges would've sent those investors running.
Sherri got under your skin, didn't she?
Sherri meant nothing to me. Sorry to tell you.
I know how you feel about her.
I saw the video.
I saw what you did to my sister.
Her throat...
...her body, I have it. I have that video.
Soon enough the whole world's gonna know.
You're in way over your head, Wyatt.
Really?
What do you want? You want money? Is this a shake-down?
Take a breath and name your price.
I'll have you set for life.
Yeah, thought so.
You know, you hippie kids, you're all the same.
You're all so damn emotional.
Peace, love, unity...
Respect.
She knew I would always take care of her.
The cops traced the gold nine millimeter back to Kipling...
...and arrested him for the murder of James Donovan.
The evidence was strong.
Donovan was gonna take over Kipling's club.
Kipling texted him, met with him to negotiate...
...and shot him.
Gunner down, Kipling down, Donovan dead.
Lyla was right.
They all put the nails in Sherri's coffin.
I got in.
Really? That's amazing.
My dad.
What are you doing for the next two years?
Are you serious?
I could definitely see myself leaving some things behind...
...and really building a future with you.
You... you promise?
I have this philosophy about coincidences.
There's no such thing.
Don't be mad, Wy.
Wyatt, take one.
I need you to know I didn't mean it.
Start talking.
Don't worry. I'll explain.
Just give me a hug.
I missed you, bro.
What did you do, sis?
I knew you would do it.
You knew I would do what, exactly?
Do you have any idea what I've been through?
Of course. Relax. I told you I would explain.
You look like you've seen a ghost.
This is not a joke. I thought you were dead, Sher!
- This isn't funny! - I had a bounty on my head!
I was dead the moment you left.
What happened?
Don't act like you don't know.
I sold myself.
I sold my freedom...
...and Donovan showed me...
...what it was really like to be a slave.
It was not a joke, Wyatt. He abused me every day.
I thought it was the end.
And then Donovan found out you were going to the cops...
...so he sent his boy, the Wolf...
- ...to come after you? - Wyatt, I knew it was coming.
Come on.
I got real close to the Wolf.
Donovan treated him like trash just like everybody else.
I'm not stupid. I set it up two steps ahead.
Just tell me...
- ...what happened. - Alright.
So I set up a little trap house in this spot downtown.
Olivia brings over this chick and she's like super green but...
...we're hanging out and whatever.
Long story short, this chick couldn't handle her drugs and she OD'd.
And I'm like freaking out.
You bring this chick over here and she does this...
...and I look at Olivia and I say "this is all you, you need to fix this".
But she's not really good in those situations, you know?
So I turned tragedy...
...into an opportunity.
So I needed to try and find a way to buy out of my contract...
...so I made a call to Donovan. I was irate.
I told him I would go to the press about what a sick bastard he was.
I told him I had a video...
No, of course. Before I did that I set up the deal with the Wolf.
But the Wolf was like you need a back story...
...and I needed a witness.
That was you.
Olivia hit the dead chick up with my tattoo.
It was perfect, Wyatt. She was my height, blonde.
I had to fix her teeth so they couldn't trace the dental records, you know?
Wolf tied her up, lit her on fire.
God, the smell. It was awful.
But I don't know. In that moment...
...I was free.
I could disappear.
And I could operate.
And that's when business started to really take off.
Because you are the Sandman.
Yeah. That's right.
You know I like stars.
Gunner started me out. I stole from him like 2000 pills.
I know he was pissed.
Grinded them up, added a little to the mix, you know how we do.
It's all marketing. You taught me that.
I've got something for you.
I got a hundred racks in the trunk.
Don't think I didn't have your back.
You're my brother.
I love you. I would have never let anything happen to you.
Get your stuff. See you in the car.
She's right.
We're all just shooting stars who will one day fade away into the darkness.
While you're here you better not let anybody take away your light.
I've given away too much of myself.
My light is dim.
At some point I gotta do what's best for me.
But right now...
...I have no idea what that is.