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I look to you to put an end

to these scuffles.

I look to you for order,

Mr. Kirkman.

Keep things contained.

Understood?

Completely, sir.

Carry on with your interrogation.

Yeah. I've got you covered.

Should be a good fight.

Do run, please, fellas.

Danny Boy.

Long time no see.

Anton Vargas.

They can't find a hole deep enough

to make you disappear.

How are you enjoying prison life?

Not as much as you.

Hell, you know, you get used

to your humble surroundings.

But we all know it's down to you

for our five-star accommodation.

A fact of life that never

leaves my thoughts.

You owe me, Danny.

So I want you to fight in my cage.

Cage?

Yeah.

You see, we got a nice

little business going on here.

See, people want to see men

who have nothing to lose fight.

And now I have this hero cop

and the men that he locked down.

Now that's good

for business, Danny.

I'm not gonna fight for you, Vargas.

But I'll be damn happy to fight you.

You're in my world now, Danny.

Now you got to stop

all this scuffling around in the prison.

Because, you know,

the prison warden will keep you here

for the rest of your life.

Why don't you be smart?

Come fight for me in the cage,

and your time here

will be very easy.

Go f*** yourself, Vargas.

The man's made up his mind.

And I respect that.

Get him out of here.

Tell Colton to show Danny Boy

what we do to inmates

who don't do as they're

told around here.

That's a Steinhausen.

Look after it.

Got a message from Vargas.

You get every word of that, cop?

My name is Dr. Bell.

You've been out for a full day.

We were getting worried there.

Oh, damn.

I forgot I got stabbed.

You were lucky.

If that shiv was an inch higher,

I'd be doing an autopsy

right now instead.

How long do I have to be in here?

Think of it as a vacation.

Listen.

IfVargas wanted you dead,

we wouldn't be having

this conversation.

I'd reconsider his offer.

I've put a dozen or so men

in body bags

who said no to him.

Am I the only guy

not on his payroll?

You're definitely outnumbered,

I can tell you that much.

I'm just saying,

at least in the cage

you have a chance.

Vargas.

Sign me up.

I'm going to fight in the cage.

Figured as much.

When?

Next Saturday.

Vargas is giving me time to heal.

The hell he is.

He's gonna use that time

to promote the fight.

You know who you're fighting?

Not yet.

Vargas says he's gonna be perfect

for my first time out.

Tell Vargas I'm in for 5 large.

Bolan to win.

Hi, big boy.

Well, hello.

Thank you, Mr. Vargas.

Somebody needs a spanking.

Fight night!

Stop.

Move.

Come on, Kirkman!

Just let us watch.

I'll do anything you want.

Money talks, b*tch.

Yeah, baby! Let's do this!

...f***ed up! Messed up!

I'll murder you!

I'll murder the motherfucking

cocksucker!

Enough!

Gentlemen,

welcome to the cage.

The rules are simple--

they do not exist.

The fight will continue

until I stop it...

or until somebody dies.

Understood?

What do you want?

Bolan is the winner.

Let him through.

What's up with these?

One ofVargas' men left them.

Said it was your winnings

from last night.

Cigarettes?

I hate cigarettes.

That sh*t is as good as gold

in the joint, man.

Sh*t.

I'm sure Vargas doesn't

get paid in smokes.

Sh*t, I know he don't.

That man makes more coin

putting on those fights than some CEOs.

What the hell good

is cash in here?

Nothing, but I'm sure he

keeps it in a bank, dumb ass.

If he can control his organization

from Blackwater,

I'm sure he can

open a bank account.

He's still running his syndicate,

for certain?

You see the way

he runs this place?

He may not have the power

to overturn his conviction,

but believe me he still has

a long and dangerous reach,

even on the outside.

Damn.

What?

You look like you've seen a ghost.

Hey. Your call sounded urgent.

Do you know who Anton Vargas is?

Yeah. Of course I do.

He's in Blackwater, with me,

and I'm the one that put him here.

That's old news, Danny.

What are you getting at?

I think it was Vargas that set me up.

And you're basing this on what?

He has the means

and the motive.

He was the most powerful

mobster in the state

before I put him away.

I think he's still running

his organization from the inside.

Okay, first,

even if he did somehow

manage to frame you,

how would he have known you'd

be sentenced to Blackwater?

You yourself said

strings must have been pulled

to get me in this damn prison.

Vargas practically owns Blackwater.

He puts on fights

down in the Basement.

People die for money.

The guards, even the warden

look the other way.

That's crazy, Danny.

You're talking conspiracy theory.

I've fought in the cage already.

And I'm going to die in it

ifVargas has his way.

You have to believe me.

What do you expect me to do?

Vargas laundered his drug money

through a network of phony businesses

and shell corporations.

Get his case file.

See if the network's still active.

Check if any payments were made

to these so-called witnesses

that testified against me.

Those assets would've been seized

as soon as he was convicted.

Vargas went down for murder,

extortion, racketeering.

The list goes on.

But he beat the money laundering rap

on a technicality.

The network may still exist.

Okay. I'll see what I can dig up.

I'm out of time, Gwen.

Yeah?

- That's fine.

- Here's 60 for Axl.

I'll be giving you away.

Come on.

Okay, then. Okay.

Pays 2-1.

Hey, boss,

here are the numbers

for the King fight in Miami.

Bigger than ever.

They're getting ready to start.

I'm gonna show you why I'm

king in this motherf***er.

Come on.

Get up! Get up!

I'm gonna smash your sh*t in.

F*** this!

It's my sh*t!

I'm king in this motherf***er!

The fights in the cage.

I want them to stop.

It's too late for that.

The cage is an institution.

Don't blow smoke up my ass, Vargas.

The inmates listen to you here.

What is this? Shaking me

down for more money?

It's getting out of control.

Listen.

The cage will continue here.

Now, I've got franchises

around other prisons,

and there's nothing

you can do about it.

Shut it down,

or I'll find a way

to do it myself.

You're obviously

not listening to me.

So let me put it this way.

Barbara takes

your two kids to school.

Amy and Tyler.

Drops them off

at Westside Elementary School.

Then she picks up a coffee

on the way to Pilates,

and that's just Tuesdays

and Thursdays.

Now do you get my drift?

Yeah.

Good.

I'll see myself out.

We got a big fight coming up.

You might want to wager Axl.

Man, this guy's a f***ing beast.

Is someone getting whacked?

Looks that way.

F***.

Holy sh*t.

You see what Axl did in the yard?

Yeah. Destroyed two guys

in two seconds.

And did you see how he did it?

That guy's a machine.

He used their motion

against them.

First move was crucial.

Took no energy.

He was calm.

Just watched

what was happening,

stepped to the side, and bam.

It was over.

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