AmericanEast Page #6

Dad's here. Dad!

Leila, Hammo.

Everything is okay. It's okay.

Daddy, what are we gonna do?

We're gonna live our lives. You hear me?

I still believe in this country.

It will get better, okay?

- Thanks for seeing us, Sam.

- It's okay. It's important.

- Ben coming?

- No, he wanted us to talk to you first.

Look, as far as I'm concerned,

nothing's changed.

We ran the numbers.

We projected that the place

would be into profits in two years.

This is not about profits, Sam.

Okay, you sold merchandise to this guy

for a couple of years. So what?

You don't know him. He's an Arab.

So it's not impossible

he's sending money to terrorists

who want to destroy IsraeI, is it?

You watch too much TV, David.

Okay, okay, let's not call it terrorism then.

Let's say he supports

the liberation of Palestine, okay?

It's not so far-fetched.

I mean, most of them do.

Sam, we haven't made a commitment yet.

I shook his hand.

I told him that we could make this work.

Besides, it's good business. We all agreed.

So it's good business.

Why do we need him?

We have the capitaI.

- Well, first off, he brought it to me.

- So offer him something.

Let him be the manager and the chef,

but don't cut him in as a partner.

He'll be gratefuI for anything you give him,

you'll see.

Okay, I've listened to what you had to say,

but Ben has the last word.

Why is there anything

to discuss with Ben?

I mean, who,

who anywhere in the entire world

would want to have their money tied up

with some Muslim guy

who's under investigation

by the FBI, for Christ's sakes?

I mean, just answer me that.

What did you tell Sam?

I didn't tell him anything.

He didn't ask.

He volunteered his lawyer, Mustafa.

Salwah, I can't afford a lawyer.

I can't even pay Sam back for the baiI.

You need a lawyer.

They're still investigating you.

They've frozen all of your accounts.

Do you think that your problems

are none of my business?

I thought I could work it out.

By marrying me off to Sabir.

Shh!

You thought that if I marry him

you'll get the land back.

It's not just the land, Salwah.

No, it kills the two birds with one stone.

The land and your duty

to see that I'm married.

This is your land now.

And you can choose to live

with one foot over here

and one foot over there

if you want to, but not me.

Come, Sabir, come.

I think maybe this deaI our fathers made,

maybe it's a kind of curse for all of us.

- No, Sabir.

- Wait. Let him finish.

All my life I hear

how you are here in America,

a big success.

So I come here

with a little bit of resentment, Mustafa.

- Why?

- No, it's true.

I come here resenting what you have.

Resenting America even.

But I look around and I see maybe

a family that's not so happy.

I see your troubles.

And I think maybe

what they say about Muslims

who come to live here is true.

They must give something up to live here.

But is it worth it?

I...

I got this fixed for Mohammed.

Good night.

- Thank you, Sabir.

- Good night.

Are you ready? Ready?

Authorities have identified

and released photographs of suspects

in the ongoing terrorist investigation

in Los Angeles

that has resulted in the nationaI alert leveI

being raised to code red

The four Middle Eastern

Omar, it stresses you out.

Okay.

Everyone at the bank saw your TV ad.

Great.

Omar the jihadi.

Come on, they were impressed.

Everyone says you're gonna be famous.

It's not so bad, you know.

You have a great role on American Safety

We should be celebrating.

You know, this American Safety job...

- I wanted to tell you...

- What?

You're starting your first episode today.

- Aren't you excited? I am.

- Yeah.

You're right, it should be celebrated.

We'll have another reason

to celebrate soon.

Omar, you're all right with this, right?

You're not gonna judge me

differently later?

No, I just want our child to live in a place

where nobody will think

twice about his name,

where "Nasser" is just as American

as "Giuliani" or "Lieberman. "

It's gonna happen, Omar.

It is, okay?

- Dez.

- Omar, are you listening carefully?

I just got back from

a little breakfast meeting.

This is hot sh*t, homeboy.

This is big This is awesome

I'm talking major studio, leading role.

Are you ready?

You got an audition in two hours.

- I got the script for you right here

- Dez, thank you. Thank you.

This is the kind of thing I wanted.

- You're gonna naiI it

- Yeah, I will.

- You're gonna naiI it

- I'll naiI it, I promise. I'll naiI it.

All right then

Son of a b*tch.

Hey, Murad. Come in.

Yo, M, you all right? I heard.

Yeah, Sam called his lawyer for me.

- The Jew did that?

- Yeah, the Jew did this for me, Murad.

You know, about yesterday,

I just wanted to say that...

Murad, forget it.

We're friends for a long time.

Okay?

- I just want respect.

- You should have respect.

But we should respect other people

or we're never going to pull ourselves up.

You hear me?

- I do.

- Good.

Listen, I need to fix this place up

and sell it.

I need to put my life together.

Go have some coffee or tea.

Fikry here has started.

- Thank you.

- Murad.

Fikry, how are you, habibi?

What are you doing here?

- What are you doing here always?

- I was waiting for you.

- Can you fix it?

- I fix.

Not like you fixed the sign.

- What's wrong with the sign?

- Well, you missed one word.

I give a good price!

What, you want one-word refund?

Thank you, Mrs Jensen

Tell Sam I appreciate it

Look, it shows that we sold the land

with the option that we can buy it back.

That's why I've been

sending money to Egypt.

So it's a deed.

Okay, we need to get it translated.

But how long will it take?

I need to sell this place.

I need the money so I can

buy the new place with Sam.

I don't think you understand, Mr. Marzoke.

They have frozen all your assets

untiI the investigation is over.

I advise you not to even try

to liquidate any property right now.

But this is my money.

You give me a few days.

- Hi. Can I help you?

- Hi.

- One coffee, please.

- No problem.

Hey, check this guy.

I saw him before, man,

like on the news or something,

but with the whole raghead business.

- You mean like the terror alert thing?

- I don't know, man, but...

He just left his backpack right behind you.

Hey, man.

- Is that your bag over there?

- Yeah.

Maybe you shouldn't

be leaving it Iying around.

What?

You think I'm a suicide bomber?

Look, I've seen you before, man.

Yeah?

Where, on TV,

beheading an innocent reporter maybe?

Well, you've got me pegged, man.

I am a terrorist.

And if you don't get out of my face,

my f***ing face,

I'm gonna blow this place up!

But first, I'm gonna have my coffee.

All right? Okay?

Thanks.

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen

This is TVLA 4 breaking news

Authorities have identified these men

as part of an ongoing

terrorist operation in Los Angeles

All are believed to be at large

in the US or trying to enter

What's really going on?

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