The Final Run

The thing about chess...

the way you win...

is you have to read your opponent.

Pay attention to every move.

Pay attention to every square.

Understand your opponent's strategy.

Then you take that strategy away.

And if they advance...

DEA!

...you block them.

DEA! Stop the boat!

Then you strike.

Checkmate.

(ON TV) Drugs are menacing our society.

They're threatening our values and undercutting

our institutions.

They're killing our children.

We've taken strong steps

to do something about this horror.

We have increased seizures of illegal drugs.

Shortages of marijuana are now being reported.

Last year alone, over 10,000 drug criminals were convicted,

and nearly $250 million of their assets

were seized by the DEA.

Using marijuana, on a daily basis,

is an explosively destructive

and often lethal substance which is crushing its users.

It is an uncontrolled fire.

Hey, Jake.

What do you think about the season?

Well, you want me to tell you the truth,

you want me to lie you?

Why don't we start with the truth?

I ain't got a whole lotta hope.

Winter water's too cold.

Wasn't a whole lotta love in that water to begin with.

But I hear they tear it up down in Florida.

Why don't we head on down there?

Well, if it wouldn't bankrupt us gettin' down there,

might be a plan.

Who is that out there?

I don't know.

Been there a few days fishin', I guess.

A few days?

Son of...

Good cop? Bad?

Just keep that shotgun loaded in case he gets too close.

You shoot him?

Only if he shoots first.

You got it.

Mornin'.

Mornin'.

Where's Papa?

Oh, who knows?

He's hard to keep up with.

He's been doin' that for 40 years.

How do you feel?

I feel fine.

Good.

So, what's on tap for today?

I was gonna take the boat out.

Hmm.

Why don't you call some girlfriends and go shopping?

'Cause I'd rather go shrimping. The company's better.

You know, you're just like him.

Who?

Your daddy. And he was just like Pierce.

Mm.

So that makes you--

A Butler.

How you doin' today?

Can I help you?

He's Agent Lopez, I'm Agent Davis.

Uh, a lot of drug trafficking in the Lowcountry

the last few months.

Cocaine, meth, oxy.

We're just out checkin',

see if anybody's seen anything suspicious.

Have you?

You think a girl shrimpin' is suspicious?

Well, we busted four large boats and a dozen like yours

over the last few months, so anything is suspicious.

Well, I have seen something suspicious.

Couple of DEA agents talkin' to a girl

who's just minding her business.

Wanna check my cooler?

Now if you'll excuse me, I got dinner to catch.

Good luck.

Let's go.

Somebody's been fishin'.

Yep, and got a cooler full of cold ones.

Well, pop a couple of those babies open.

It's after 10:00.

To the Queen of Hearts, pulling our weight this summer.

Well, I'll drink to that.

Oh, yeah. Mm.

Sure am gonna miss this place.

When do you go back to school?

Couple of weeks.

Mm.

Not looking forward to it, though.

Pre-law is just a lot more boring

than I thought it would be.

Well, you wait till you start practicin'.

Get yourself a good job, you make some good money.

How are your grades?

Good, except for ethics.

-Ethics? Yeah.

Ooh, that's a tough one.

Why is that?

Because ethics are always changing with times

and circumstances.

Well, I think the point is, is that they never change.

Well, sweetheart, that's just because you haven't had enough

time or circumstance.

Just be patient. You'll be fine.

Any boyfriends?

Grandma.

Inquiring minds wanna know.

Well, there's this one guy.

This one guy, huh?

There used to be one guy for me, too.

His name was Pete. Then I met your granddad.

Pierce, are you coming?

Pierce was exciting and even a little bit dangerous.

Dangerous? That old guy?

You okay?

That was Grandma's doctor.

What'd he say?

Go ahead.

Well, he's not happy with the way things are goin'.

Can't we just up the dosage?

Well, he did talk about this experimental drug

they're usin' up at Duke.

Yeah, let's do that.

Well, how much does it cost?

It doesn't matter.

Pierce, how much does it cost?

A lot.

Hundreds of thousands of dollars?

'Cause we can't do that.

Grandma, we can do it. This is your life.

Ella.

Pap--

You guys are all I have left, remember?

Ah, I'm not hungry.

Ella!

I can't let you go.

We can't do the drug trial...

We just-- we just don't have it.

We will.

No, I'm at peace with this.

God is good.

I'm not angry.

And I believe in miracles.

Don't you?

The only thing I believe in is you.

Mm.

Do you remember where I buried that cooler?

That cooler?

Oh, thing's been buried over 35 years, Pierce.

I know I told you to draw a map.

-Yes. -(LAUGHS)

You said you had it all right up there.

Yeah, the confidence of youth.

Wish there's more like it.

Why don't you get into your PJs...

come to bed?

Joseph Talbot.

Joe, how's your father doin'?

Mr. Pierce, good to hear from you.

So, Joe, you got some good news for me?

(ON PHONE) I don't know if you know this,

but we've been bought out by a large bank out of Atlanta.

Now, there's no more handshake deals.

After all these years as a customer,

your father always had my back.

He's gone now,

and I have a new boss.

In fact, I have seven new bosses and I have to do what they say.

Look, they're calling those on outstanding balances.

They're foreclosing on everything that's more

than 90 days late, and that includes your properties.

I wish there was somethin' I could do.