Burner

Good morning.

You better

start remembering right now.

Funny thing about trying to outrun your past

that bitch is fast.

What about Dad?

What the hell, Kiki! Goddammit! (Echoes)

Does he know where we live?

It's been two years since everything fell apart.

Three nine.

Code 4; Suspect in custody.

Female juvenile, 12 years old,

remanded to the custody of DCFS officer on scene.

Mama! (Echoes)

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And when it's all gone,

it's when you realize what's important.

Lola Ray! - Mama!

- Lola Ray! - Mama, what's going on?

Please let me talk to her.

Lola Ray! - Mama!

- Lola Ray! -Mama!

Lola Ray! (Echoes)

I still have regret,

fear and a past to be ashamed of,

but those ain't things to build on.

So I burned all the old bridges

and started over.

I thought for sure I'd put my life back together.

Some people say the past is never really the past.

I just say

that bitch is fast.

Okay.

Hey, Grant.

Hey, Kiki. The judge said yes.

You're gonna get your daughter back.

Now, it can be revoked while you're on parole,

but the judge agreed you're doing great.

So you can pick her up next week.

Oh, yeah.

Congratulations.

Best day of my life.

Everything finally coming together.

But the past is a living thing.

It knows your fears, your weakness,

and all your secrets.

Okay. Kiki, wait! Come on.

-Oh no, no, no. Uh-uh. -No, I just want to talk. Huh?

You're supposed to be in prison.

When did you get out?

Like almost two years ago.

What?

Look, I was in jail a couple of weeks,

and I walked on mishandled evidence.

Look, look. I know I should have come to see you sooner.

No, I don't want to see you.

I have a job. I'm going to school.

-But what about Lola Ray? -Oh, no, no.

That's none of your business.

-You can't see her. -I... I don't have custody,

but that... that don't mean I can't see her.

Well, I don't have custody either.

Oh, come on. Don't lie to me, baby.

I... it's not gonna be... come on. Huh?

-Were you spying on me? -No.

You know, court cases, motions...

I mean, they're all public record, right?

Oh, yeah. So you are.

No. Look,

I figured we could start over again.

Are you crazy?

No. I'm straight now.

No more drugs. I'm not that guy anymore, okay?

You can't deny I always made money for us.

Yeah, by selling drugs,

and... and that is what got us arrested.

That's what got me put in prison,

-and our daughter taken away. -That's the past.

Is it?

What's different now?

What's different now is that I'm getting out,

this time for real.

I got a plan.

One last deal, and I'll walk away.

I'll walk away.

Hell no. Hell no. I am on parole.

I didn't walk on a technicality.

No, no, no. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

-Don't touch me. Don't touch me. -Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay.

Let me finish.

I want out too. Out for good.

Jail was bad enough,

I don't want to go into prison.

I've been hustling long enough

that I've made some serious enemies.

So please, I swear to you, this last one's big.

It's huge.

Look, we... we can vámonos forever, baby.

You understand me?

There is no us.

There will always be an us.

As long as we've got our daughter.

I want to see her grow up.

I'm ready to be a father again.

Axar, you listen to me.

I worked so hard on the inside.

I got clean. I got my GED.

I... I... I am working on my bachelor's.

And you know what, they granted me custody.

But you cannot come back into my life.

Mm-mm. Nope. Can't risk it.

Look, when we were together, you had a house.

You had your own car.

With all these big degrees,

you still live in a Section 8 studio

with no kitchen or washing machine.

I mean, addicts and ex-convicts living up the hall.

How can you raise her like that, huh?

How you even gonna go get her?

She's in North Cal, right? Hmm?

That last place you almost run away from, yeah?

Now she's up in a facility in Sacramento, huh?

How would you get that idea?

When you got friends with the right connections,

you could look up anything.

Look, how do you plan on picking her up, huh?

Take the bus, really?

You gonna pick up your kid from state custody

and take her on a bus with a bunch of fucking losers

and people that smell like shit? I mean, Kiki, that's sad.

So sad.

Why don't I just give you a ride?

Deal's going down up north too.

No way.

We can get it done on the way to get Lola Ray.

I mean, these buyers, these buyers,

they're... they're gonna pay by crypto,

so there's no money counting and shit.

I mean, seriously, it's in and out.

And we can do it on the way to get our daughter.

I'm gonna be her daddy again!

You can't stop me!

We're in this together, Kiki!

You hear me?

Kiki! (Echoes)

Kiki, goddammit!

What is going on?

I work my ass off and this is how you pay me back?

Goddammit!

What in the world are you...?

Really!?

Stop!

Don't you... don't you use that!

No.

Axar, please. Please, just stop.

Hey, Kiki.

Kind of unusual for clients to call

before their scheduled appointment.

What can I do for you?

Yeah, I know it's weird.

I... I just had a couple questions.

Shoot.

Um, well, I'm ready to go get her.

I know. That's so good. Congrats, Mama.

Yeah, thanks. Um...

Uh, Axar came by.