Deuces Page #7

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I mean, come on!

Okay. So tell me about it. I'm all ears.

I only got bits and pieces right now.

You give me a couple of hours,

I'll be able to give you the full details.

Great. It's time to put this case to bed.

Yeah.

Foster...

I really pray you know what you're doing.

[car door opens]

[sighs]

[exclaims]

Hey.

You're here.

You got a sink full of dishes.

You're very observant.

And you cooked. Well, at least you tried.

You see, that didn't work out.

Are you okay?

You know, I can't remember the last time

someone asked that and actually meant it.

I'm gonna tell you this...

because I love you.

Whatever you're doing out there,

you should stop.

What are you talking about?

I don't even know...

but I can feel it.

[Deuces sighs]

For whatever it's worth, babe,

I'm glad you came.

Let me ask you something.

Why did you drag me into this?

Into your world? I was fine.

Look, whatever you're thinking

or whatever you feel...

[cell phone ringing]

tomorrow's a new day, babe.

Trust me. Just...

I promise, okay?

You sound so pathetic.

You sound like every other guy

who has played this game and lost.

[cell phone continues ringing]

You could be successful at anything.

I think I'm doing a pretty good damn job.

Don't bullshit me!

- Look...

- Like, you...

You don't understand.

- Really?

- Yeah. You don't.

There's things that I have to do

to get what I need.

- It's that simple. I just have to do it.

- You already have everything you need.

It's not about me, okay? It's not.

There's other levels to it,

there's other people involved.

- There's my friends.

- You don't owe them sh*t.

And you don't get it. You don't!

- [beeps]

- You don't get it.

And who the hell is that

blowing your phone up like that?

- It's nobody.

- It's nobody?

Well, "nobody" seems like

they really wanna get in contact with you.

- It's my brother.

- It's your brother,

then pick up the phone and answer it.

Here, give me the phone.

- I'll tell him you're busy.

- Fine, fine.

What's up, Jay?

Janet. Janet, where are you?

I've been trying to reach you.

I'm at a friend's house.

What's going on? Is everything okay?

Your friend?

Is that friend's name Stephen Brooks?

- Yeah, why?

- A.K.A. Deuces or Two Guns?

Listen to me, Janet, baby,

you gotta get out of there.

- Um, I... I don't...

- Is he... Is he right there?

Look, just...

Okay, just, just... Just act calm.

Tell him something came up,

you need to leave.

Go home, and I'll be there

tomorrow morning.

- But...

- Just do it.

What's up, Janet?

- You okay?

- It's family stuff.

- This is too much.

- Look, I...

I just hope that you're here

when I get back.

[door opens]

[door closes]

[Jason] What the f***

we doing up here, man?

[Deuces chuckles]

What, you scared of heights?

We're on top of the world, brah.

So, check it.

I got my travel agent looking

into this villa down at Bodicci.

- [Jason] Oh, yeah? Where's that at?

- [Deuces] Brazil.

The place is fully staffed, a butler,

indoor-outdoor pool,

even got a damn beauty salon

for the women.

Oh, yeah? What's the occasion?

- [clatters]

- [grunts]

A little private getaway for me

and my lady.

Damn, man. That's a lot of paper.

It's all relative.

Look, Deuces, man, listen to me.

I'm about to say something to you

that you're not gonna like.

But it's the only thing I can think of

that can help you.

What you mean?

Help me with what?

Look, Reese...

you got something to say, man, so say it.

You're one of the realest dudes I know.

I'm a cop.

And I'm the president

of the United States.

[laughs]

Man, look,

we ain't got time to be playing.

We're gonna get this money

over to Santiago.

If you follow through with this deal,

you're going to jail for a long time.

Man, just take that money

and get out of here.

[gunshot]

[gunshot]

[groans]

Got 'em trapped in the back.

The money's on the side.

I go high, you go low.

[Jason] There you go.

Put your hand there.

- You're gonna be all right. It's nothing.

- [breathing heavily]

Just put pressure on it.

You good.

Just stay here, stay here.

I'll be back.

I'll be back.

You're looking at murder

in the first degree.

You know what that mean?

They're gonna send

your little young ass upstate.

You handle this sh*t?

We talking about no lawyers, no cases,

no courts, no nothing.

You walk away a free man

with a pocket full of money.

Do you understand what I'm saying?

A'ight, I'll do it.

You gotta handle her too.

Everybody you think you can trust

ain't worth it.

Man, you got me f***ed up, bro.

I ain't no rat.

Get the f*** out of my face.

Can't even look at you.

- Hey.

- [Diggs] What's good, Face?

What's good?

[Deuces breathing heavily]

Come on, buddy. Stay with me.

Just hang in there. Stay with me.

Stay with me.

Stephen, you can't do this to my sister.

Stay with me.

Stay with me. You gotta fight!

Come on, man.

Stay with me. Sh*t.

[Deuces] When you make the decision

to turn your life around,

you have to stop

and change it right then and there.

There's just no other way.

[dial tone]

[panting]

Yeah, it's Reese.

I need you to get here right now.

We're on a roof.

Yeah, we're on a rooftop. Come on.

[female newsreader]

Just in, we have reports

that multiple shots were fired

on the rooftop of the Crimson Lofts

in the downtown section of Los Angeles.

An officer has been gunned down

in what appears to be

a botched drug bust of sorts.

The killing apparently happened

within the hour.

[dial tone]

Fellow officers on the scene

are clearly very upset...

[sobbing] Come on.

[sobbing]

[male newsreader]

Again, it is believed the victim

is an undercover detective.

Apparently, another man was also shot.

- Details on...

- Lieutenant, we need to go.

This is messed up.

[r&b song playing]

[knocking at door]

[Janet] Hey.

[Deuces] Like I said, nothing in life

is what it appears to be.

Sometimes, brothers don't always

come in the form of family,

but rather in the form of loyalty.

You know, we can't help who we bond with.

Love is real no matter what.

And when it's all said and done,

it's that love

that'll filter out the hate.

I'm downtown.

I'll be home shortly.

[door opens]

- [gunshot]

- [woman screams]

[people clamoring]

Yo.

It's done.

Hey.

You gonna stay up here all day,

or you gonna come down and play with me?

Uh...

I think I'm gonna come and play.

Come on.

[r&b song playing]

- Don't be trying to get me.

- I got you.

Yes. Something, something.

Thank you.

[r&b song playing]

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