Snowfall

- (GUNSHOT) - (CASING CLATTERS)

Franklin Saint murdered my dad.

This rock that you're selling,

it's doing real damage out there.

Once the rock get ahold of they ass,

the person you knew, they gone.

- _ I don't know what it is you think

you know, but I'll put you back in that cell

any goddamn time I want.

I didn't mean to kill Kev, Mama.

I didn't mean to kill Kev.

You ain't built for this shit, Saint.

We sell it right here,

in the hood, same as weed.

I didn't invent this rock.

But I'm-a blow it up.

I don't sell coke to kids.

- Then what do you sell? - I sell kilos

to people with money.

Okay, front me a key.

So you are after something.

Fucking right.

- And what's that? - Freedom.

Hey, come here!

Freedom from all of it.

- (LAUGHTER) - Watch out, man.

Know when I'll feel free?

When I'm somewhere far off from here.

In physics,

it's referred to as the many-worlds theory,

its roots in quantum mechanics.

Simply put, if our universe is, in fact, infinite

and ever expanding,

it means every possible permutation of our reality,

no matter how improbable, must at some point exist.

So, if you're failing this class,

don't beat yourself up too much.

In another reality, you're teaching it.

Remember, exams Friday.

Don't forget your blue books and pencils.

- (BELL RINGING) - (INDISTINCT CHATTER)

So, who are you?

In one of these parallel universes.

Probably back in Africa.

My people never chained

and brought to this country to begin with.

Shit. - (FRANKLIN CHUCKLES)

Took your fun game and kind of fucked it up, huh?

: Yeah, yeah, you kind of did.

What about you? This other life.

The youngest senator in history,

on track to be the first female president.

Well, you got to be at least 30 to be in the Senate.

- Not in that world, you don't. Ah.

Shame you're not ambitious.

Show me someone around here who isn't.

The professors. I'm serious.

They decided to spread knowledge,

instead of using it for power or profit.

We're the ones you got to be afraid of.

So, who are you in this life?

Why?

Trying to be friends with the unicorn on campus?

Or you got a thing for black dudes?

Honestly?

You looked interesting.

Bet I do, to somebody from...

I don't know... Connecticut.

I'm from Chicago.

Oh, yeah? Which suburb?

Are you this tough on everyone?

Or just white girls?

("BREAK MY STRIDE" BY MATTHEW WILDER PLAYING)

It's got to be in there. This is what she said.

She said it was a problem with the loan

and that it would all be taken care of

once the scholarship came through and paid the loan off.

Look, whoever you spoke to was mistaken.

This shows the loan was canceled months ago,

hence the overdue payment.

Wait, why would the loan be canceled?

Your family's most recent W-2

listed a reported income of $111,000,

making you ineligible for financial aid.

: A hundred... I'm sorry.

My mother earned $11,000 last year, sir.

Well, not according to that.

No, it's a mistake. I promise you, sir.

Do you have proof of that?

I can get my moms to send a copy of the W-2.

- You can call her right now. - Your moms?

Do you have two of them?

My mother, sir.

I can get her to ship it, but it'll take a few days.

Unless we have proof of the error in the next 48 hours,

you'll have to vacate the dorms and drop your classes.

It's just a mistake, sir. Can't I get an extension?

If our financial requirements are such a burden,

perhaps this isn't the best place for you.

Well, you know, if you're too stupid

to know a simple mistake when you see one,

then perhaps this ain't the best place for you, sir.

- Glenda, call security. - Don't bother.

I'll be back.

It's just a mistake, sir.

It's just a mistake.

Damn.

... to the Soviet state, right?

So, one of the issues that...

If this institution

wants to remain competitive amidst the evolving landscape

of America's racial makeup, it needs to take a hard look

at its admissions and scholarship policies.

"Or risk not only falling behind,

but being on the wrong side of history."

I thought a lot about what you said the other day,

about me being hard on people.

And?

Don't always think I was like that.

What did you used to be like?

Got some free time.

Tell you over coffee?

I would, but there's a recruiter on campus giving a talk.

- I was gonna check it out. - Oh.

What kind of recruiter?

Yeah, welcome. And, uh, thanks for being here.

Uh, right off the bat, I want to start by just,

uh, dispelling, uh, a few myths.

Yeah, have a seat. Uh, start by dispelling

any misconceptions that-that may be out there.

You know, if you're here because you have dreams of

vodka martinis and-and-and flashy sports cars,

uh, I'm afraid the CIA is-is not for you.

Um, despite what Hollywood might have you believe,

it's a life of service and-and sacrifice.

And, uh, it's-it's not... it's not usually very glamorous.

It's rarely dangerous.

It's mostly pretty boring, really.

But, uh, I can assure you that it is absolutely necessary.

Uh, the question that I would ask is, uh:

Do you have what it takes to dedicate your life

to something bigger than yourself?

Uh... (CHUCKLES)

You're not running for the door, so I'll take it as a yes.

We'll start by talking about, um, the different kinds

of career paths that you can choose...

How you doing, sir?

Uh, copy of the W-2,

along with the pay stubs, just to be sure.

And, uh... and, uh, I just want to say sorry for the other day.

I was out of hand.

I'm afraid I have bad news.

The financial question brought your scholarship

to the attention of our committee,

and they're putting it up for review.

Up for review?

What does that mean, sir?

The Reagan Administration budget cuts

have thrown a number of aid situations into uncertainty.

Including mine, all of a sudden.

They'll review your aid package as soon as they can,

but unless you have the $7,800 you owe,

you'll need to move out immediately.

What? You're kicking me out right now?

Well, it wouldn't be fair to the kids

who are actually paying their way

if we let you stay for nothing, would it?

Nah, fuck that!

You got somebody else I could talk to?

You got a supervisor or something?

- No, afraid I don't. - Huh?!

'Cause this motherfucker's obviously not listening.

- Huh? Fuck that. - They'll review your aid package

- as soon as they can. - It's already too late

to drop these classes.

I don't finish them, they'll be F's on my record.

You know that. You understand that, right?

Yeah, that is a shame.

A shame?

This is my life, man.

Don't you know how hard I worked to get here?

You pulled yourself up once, I'm sure you can do it again.

But if I were you,

I might reconsider my attitude moving forward.

My attitude.

- Fucking attitude? - (CLAMORING)