Euphoria

The coldest female Alamo ever knew

was his mama.

Now, look, the man coming, he ain't like your daddy.

He a good man. He a God-fearing man.

And I want him to take care of us.

Hot meals, clothes.

Shoes that fit. That sound nice?

He ain't the prettiest man,

but don't you say nothin' about that, you hear?

You shake his hand and you look him in the eyes.

'Cause he could love me.

But that don't mean nothin' if he don't love you, too.

'Cause you the most important thing in the world to me.

I sold him on this whole idea. I made some big promises.

- Hi, you. - How you doing, beautiful?

- Thank you. - You're welcome.

Come on.

Mo?

This my friend I was telling you about.

I'm Preston. Nice to finally meet you.

Alamo. Nice to meet you, too.

Nice firm handshake you got there.

Thanks.

He seemed nice.

But his scars scared Alamo.

Shh.

Damn it, I'm gonna have to kill you too.

Now don't get me in no trouble.

He may have been ugly on the outside,

but on the inside, he was a good man.

Heavenly Father, thank you for the food we are about to receive.

Bless the hand that prepared it,

and may it strengthen us so we can continue to do Your work.

In Jesus name. Amen.

Amen.

And he loved his mama.

You're so beautiful.

Hey! Go to bed.

- Welcome to Messiah. - Good morning. Good morning, brother.

I appreciate that. Thank you. Thanks for coming.

Morning!

Alamo thanked God for bringing Preston into their lives.

I want you to look to God and I want you to say, "Lord."

- Lord. - Come on, look up and say, "Lord!"

- Lord. - "You got my attention."

You got my attention.

Hey, what's goin' on, brother?

- Solid, brother. - Ah.

What kinda ice cream you want?

Strawberry shortcake.

Let me get two of those strawberry shortcakes.

When you getting that settlement?

Soon.

You said "soon" a year ago.

Yeah, you know how they be.

They dotting they I's, crossing they T's.

After what they done to your face, they ought a make you rich as cream.

Everyone said Preston used to be handsome.

Alamo didn't know him back then.

He worked at a chemical factory until a vat blew up in his face.

Now, when I get this money

we gonna send you to one of those white schools.

You might have to wear a uniform.

Heck, you might even learn to speak French.

Don't tell your mama I bought you no ice cream, right?

One day, Preston came home with some news.

Hey, babe.

What's that?

We rich?

- We rich?! - Yeah!

- Got you somethin'. - Preston knew that he was lucky

to have Alamo's mama.

So he treated her like a princess.

You love me, Daddy.

There was barely a day that went by

where he didn't come home with a gift.

You know I do.

You can place it right there.

Right next to the table.

Make sure not to scratch the glass.

And you be extra careful with these, please.

Careful with those. That goes in the bedroom.

Ain't this just the most beautiful thing

- you ever seen, Alamo? - Yeah.

- Did Mama enroll you at school today? - Mm-hmm.

- Ain't that right? - Mm.

Alamo, they excited to meet you.

They mention a uniform?

Mm, no. But I'll ask.

- Mm. - They don't start till September.

Mo?

Homework, not cowboys.

Hey.

Yes. Mm-hmm.

Soon, love.

You'll see. Red box.

Middle drawer.

To this day, that was the best summer of Alamo's life.

They even went to the beach on vacation for Labor Day.

- Tell you a secret? - Yes, sir.

Promise not to say anything?

Yes, sir.

When we get back home...

I'm gonna ask your mama to marry me.

Look, I know you had a tough time with your daddy.

But I want to try to make up for that.

You know, give you and your mama a good life.

So, what do you say? I got your blessing, young man?

Yes, sir.

My guy.

They were returning home to a new life.

So what was your favorite part? Hm?

The beach or...

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God. Oh, my God.

- Oh, my God. - Baby, baby.

No, no, no.

My jewelry, sh...

Oh, no, goddamn it!

- Baby, calm down. - What am I supposed to stay calm for?

Ain't nothing in here!

They had been robbed of everything they were worth.

What are you doing? Why are you taking the bag?

- Baby? - Alamo?

His mama wanted to take him and leave.

Okay, Alamo, time to go.

Baby.

Baby, please just don't. Don't do this. I can fix this. I promise, baby.

Preston, ain't nothing for you to fix.

- I can fix this. Please. - There's nothing here to fix.

This is some bad luck shit, and I can't take it.

Go out the door.

- Come on. - I can fix this.

I can fix this.

Alamo didn't understand why they couldn't just go back

to the way things were.

Shit.

Why they had to up and go to a whole new city.

Okay.

I make the best choices for you.

And let me tell you, that man was bad luck.

Hold this.

Hey, babe.

Check out the new digs, baby.

Come in, Alamo.

And close the door.

Oh! It's been a day.

You gonna make me a drink, babe?

Mm-hmm.

It's beautiful.

Just like you, sugar.

Now, which one of them jokers you hired broke my cat?

Your cat look fine to me.

I'm talking 'bout my figurine.

Well, I can't tell you who broke it, but I can damn sure fix it.

Okay...

You gonna put your stuff up on the wall.

Now that you're here, how 'bout I put you on the wall right now?

Alamo realized it was all an act. None of it was real.

Go.

Go down the hall. Which room is it?

It's all the way in the back.

I'll be down there later, honey. It's the one at the end.

Don't look at me like that, Alamo.

You wasn't the one that had to kiss his ugly face.

It was just one long con.

And the real mark wasn't even Preston.

It was Alamo.

He believed her.

That night, he made a promise to himself.

For as long as he lived, never again would a bitch outsmart him.

Hyah!

Hey, man. What are you doing?

Stepping up to the plate, it's The Great Bambino.

Come on, man, don't do that. What are you doing?

No, no, no, no, no, no, no! Hey, come on.

- Come on, don't do that. - Jack Dunn's baby.

I can... I can... no, no, no!

Hey, hey, hey. Hey, no, no, no! No! No, no. Hey, hey.

Hey, no, no! I can help you!

No, no, the girl. The girl.

The girl, the getaway driver, I know her, I know her,

and her name is Faye.

- Babe Ruth! - No, no, no, no!

I can call her, I can call her. I can get your money back.

I can get it back. Please.

Apparently, Faye sampled the drugs they stole from the Silver Slipper.

And instead of getting high...

I've been on the toilet for two hours.

I can't stop shitting.

Aw, man, that sucks. I hate when I have diarrhea.

Yeah...

Listen, Faye, I kinda need you to do me a little favor.

Can you...

Can you just find Wayne's key, the one to the safe,

and just, like, take a picture of it next to a quarter?

Why a quarter?

Just for scale.

- This sounds complicated. - It's not.

It's not really that complicated. It's pretty easy.