We now have five officers dead, and nothing to show for it.
[Narrator] Previously on Perimeter.
Jonathan ain't tryin' to kill nobody.
[Man] He tried to push liquid narcotics
into an undercover police officer's veins.
I gotta go, I need you to close up the salon.
Hello, I'm Evelyn.
Dawn wants me to keep tabs on Mayor Harvey.
What did Dawn ask you to do?
Forget I said anything.
[John] Robert Dawn. John Mulligan.
I hear you're a pretty good poker player.
I think there may be a game tonight.
There he is, the next piece of the puzzle.
Nice to see you, capo.
[music]
[Malcolm] What the hell happened?
That's funny, man.
That's exactly what I was finna ask you.
What the hell happened?
Where the fuck were you?
I...
I'm gettin' you outta here.
Okay?
[Jonathan] That's not what the fuck I asked you.
[Lance] Jonathan, Jonathan,
we're gathering the bail money still.
Malcolm is almost, almost there.
I know it's a lot to ask, but please be patient.
Patient?
Now there's no more money, Malcolm?
I went to pick up the money.
Like always.
When I came back...
Everything happened.
How convenient.
[Lance] Gentlemen, please.
You fuckin' think I had somethin' to do with this?
You tell me.
The one time shit goes south, you not around.
Guys, let's settle down.
Now, I have a few options that I...
You fuckin' stupid?!
What the fuck were you doin' sellin' crack
in front of the crib?!
Fuck you!
[Lance] You guys, calm the fuck down!
You are yelling things, incriminating things,
inside of a penitentiary.
Let's calm down.
Take a breath.
Now, look.
We planned for this. Malcolm planned for this.
No drug dealer in the history of, of black drug dealing
has not gotten in some sort of trouble.
Okay? This is the game.
This is what the game comes with.
All right? So, let's not get hasty.
Now...
Jonathan.
I have a few options that I want you to consider
that I think will significantly reduce your chances...
Time up.
I...
I love you.
And I'm sorry.
Are you sure you don't wanna reconsider sticking around?
[music]
Yo, Papi, you know ain't no girl finna talk to you
if you got that ugly-ass look on your face, bruh.
Like, show some teeth or somethin', smile, man.
Who are you lookin' for?
I think you know who I'm lookin' for.
Come on, Papi.
Well, well, well.
Look who's here, Papi.
Man, who woulda thought she was gonna be here?
Actually, that's a rhetorical question,
'cause I knew she was finna be here.
Now look at you. Happy.
You smilin' now, huh?
With your whole ass.
-What's up? -Hi.
[Justin] How you doin'? Paige...
Justin.
[Justin] Nice to see you.
-[Paige] Justin. -[Justin] Hi, ladies.
All right, I'm thirsty. Who wants some drinks?
-You want some drinks? -Yes.
[Justin] Got you.
So, Papi, what are you?
What you mean?
[Sheraine] Like, your name is Papi, so...
[Romeo] Actually, my name is Romeo.
[Sheraine] Okay, whatever, same shit, I mean like...
Where are you from, though?
I'm Dominican.
[Sheraine] Oh, you so different!
That shit is not different,
that nigga is black and happens to speak Spanish.
Yolanda, can you shut up, please?
Mind your business, damn! Always be in my business.
You know how to speak Spanish?
Little bit, yeah.
Yo me llamo Paige.
¿Y tú?
That's good.
-[Paige] Really? -Yeah, that's good.
[Paige] Okay! See?
I know I remembered something.
Yo me llamo Romeo.
Me llamo tú puta.
What's up, sluts?
-No. -Who you talkin' to?
-Try again, try again. -[Justin] I was playin'!
-[Justin] Damn! -Okay.
Hello my beautiful black queens, would you like your drink?
[Ladies] Yes.
-There you go, there you go. -[Paige] Much better.
Papi.
All right, ladies, who are we toastin' to?
I don't know, Justin. You make the toast.
[Justin] Come on, now, I got the drinks,
I always make the toast.
One of y'all gotta do the toast.
Papi, you gonna do it?
No, I'm not gonna say it.
Justin, you got it. Hold it down, bro.
[Justin] All right...
No, no, no, Justin. You don't say shit.
Papi, I'm sorry, but if you're gonna hang out with us,
then you need to carry your own weight.
[all giggling]
It's like that, is it?
No, it's, it's just bad luck to drink without toasting.
All right, come on.
Anything will do.
Shit...
To this moment, while we have it.
To a moment that'll never come back.
I'm grateful for it.
Cheers.
Man, what the fuck are you talkin' about?
Come on, Papi.
Hey, you okay? You good?
What'd you say?
[Romeo] Are you okay?
You know, I actually don't remember the last time
someone's asked me that.
Well...
I mean, are you?
I don't think so.
Hey...
What, what's it like?
Starting over?
New places, new people?
It's lonely.
I guess it's the same thing.
Thanks for catchin' me, Papi.
[music]
[Lance] You haven't said anything in, like, an hour.
Gimme me somethin', kid.
Did you see how he looked at me?
He is in jail, Malcolm.
How did you think he was gonna look at you?
Cheerfully? He's, he's in there.
You're out here.
[Malcolm] He looked at me like he fuckin' hated me.
There was some resentment...
Yes.
Just drop me off at my car.
I need this day to be over.
[music]
What is it?
I don't know,
you're lookin' at me like you got some bad news for me.
[Lance] It's nothing.
Don't even worry about it.
What is it?
You, you're running outta money.
[Malcolm] What are you talkin' about?
What the fuck are you talkin' about?
It's gone, Malcolm.
I paid you in advance, I even...
The retainer's completely used up.
I can't believe you're tryin' o fuckin' stealin' from me.
I don't need to steal from you, excuse me...
I got a list of 18 clients.
All of whom pay me way more than you.
I'm tellin' this to you as a courtesy.
Okay?
I gave you $30,000.
It is not a cheap service, Malcolm.
Malcolm, there's paperwork
meeting and, and processing charges,
phone calls, planning for court dates.
It adds up.
[music]
[Malcolm] How long do I have?
Two...
Maybe thr-three,
three more weeks until I have to stop my services.
And that's me helpin' you out some.
Can I tell you something?
I know I don't know you very well, Malcolm,
but you're a good kid.
Too smart.
Keep doin' what you're doin'.
Even if you get that bail money,
somethin' tells me Jonathan's not gonna stick around
for that court date.
And I know you don't wanna hear it...
What if he talks?
Then what?
Is there another Malcolm to help you get out?
I would seriously hope...
You gave some consideration to plan B...
And get out.
Send Jonathan one way...
You go another.
[music]
Twenty five!
[cell door closing]
Hello, Jonathan.
Have you eaten?
It's not poison,
but I can't imagine the food in here is that great.
I guess I'll just get straight to the point, then.
I came here to apologize to you, Jonathan.
You're just a low-level drug pusher.
You make, what, two, three grand a month, if that?
I put you in here not because I want to.
I had to.
Open the cell.
[keys jingling]
[music]
[Lauren] In order for me to tell you the rest of this,
I'mma need you to trust me.
Deal?
I ain't got nothin' to say to you.
Gettin' beat up every day must suck.
The drop-off from bigshot to worthless nobody...
I still must be worth somethin'.
If you in here talkin' to me.
[Lauren] Now, I need you. [laughs]
Made a mistake.
We raided seven spots around the city,
looking for a connection to a bigger drug gang.
Seven raids, and we found nothin'.
It was almost like somebody told 'em we were comin'.
But what I can't figure out
is how you guys are connected to the Blanco family.
G. Blanco?
Ain't got no part of that.
No, maybe I need Malcolm.
Malcolm ain't connected to whatever you tryin' to find.
[Lauren] That may be so.
But why is it that you're operating on a turf
controlled by the Blanco family?
Wow.
You really don't know anything, do you, Jonathan?
Just a lil dog barkin' loud.
Malcolm is...
Malcolm's holdin' out on somethin', though.
Some information.
And I think you startin' to see that, too.
Which is why I'm gonna tell you the God's honest truth.
I don't even want you.
I don't even really want Malcolm.
I just need what he knows.
So, you give me Malcolm,
I ask him a few questions, and you both go free.
I'm lookin' for a much bigger fish.
Get the fuck outta here.
Okay.
Well...
If you ever change your mind...
You have Officer Michaels give me a call.
You don't deserve to be in here, Johnny.
[music]
[Robert] Wellington. Hey, you busy?
-No, I... -[Robert] Good.
Have you heard of Mulligan? Mulligan Group?
[Wellington] No, sir.
I met a John Mulligan at city hall today.
[Wellington] That's right. How was the speech?
Great.
Packed crowd, you shoulda been there.
Amazing.
Oh, did you meet Evelyn?
Yeah, I met her.
She's awesome, right?
She's fine.
I'm telling you, Welly,
I think she's gonna fit in well here.
Pretty, too.
All right, I, I, I like Mrs. Dawn more, but...
Don't be an idiot, for you. Come on.
Me? No sir, I...
She's really intelligent.
Came out of D.C., workin' with the president.
You could do much worse.
Well, she's been gone all day, sir.
So, can't be that good.
I don't know, Welly.
I really think she's what we've been missin'.
[Wellington] You know what, sir?
Honestly, I think that
the ship is running really smoothly right now, and...
It's not about where we are, it's about where we're going.
And we are going places.
Okay, great.
You're the captain, sir.
Where are we goin'?
Wouldn't you like to know?
[Wellington] I would.
Yeah.
I had a really interesting conversation today.
With Evelyn?
With Mulligan, Wellington. Keep up.
John Mulligan.
Only, I don't know what his true intentions are.
Yeah, well, what did he say?
He may be able to help out with the campaign.
I'm actually goin' to meet him now, so...
Campaign? Wait, but what about Harvey?
You...
You wouldn't run against Harvey, would you?
[Evelyn] Everybody.
Did you get it?
Straight from Mayor Harvey's desk.
[Robert] Amazing.
-Great job. -Thanks.
Gosh, I can see why you're never in the office.
All this running around, time just slips right on by.
Everything good on this end?
Yeah, everything's good.
Can I help with anything?
No, I, I... I got it.
[Evelyn] Okay.
Wellington, do some research on that guy,
see what he's about?
Yes, sir. And, and good luck.
Yeah.
Evelyn, I wanna talk to you.
Yes, sir.
[Robert] Just keep this to yourself.
Good luck? Where's he off to?
Don't worry about it.
Actually...
What files did he want you to get?
Don't worry about it.
[music]
How drunk are you?
Not as drunk as you.
How you feelin'?
Have you heard from him?
I haven't.
But...
You'll be the first one I beep when I do.
♪ Oh-oh ♪
♪ Just from now on you can just come in ♪
♪ Oh-oh ♪
♪ One last thing I'm just saying ♪
We can always...
Just get outta here.
Are you tryin' to scoop me up, Jus?
I mean, you know.
Ever since the first day I saw those beautiful brown eyes,
I just knew you were the only woman for me.
Oh...
No, I do gotta go back to the salon, though.
I need to get my textbooks.
Wait...
No, we can't leave.
Look how much fun your boy's having.
[Justin] Oh, man. Oh, he looks so out of place.
Like, look. He got on Timbs!
Yeah, he is a little weird.
I mean...
He ain't weird.
Aight, he's a little odd.
I'll give you that, but...
That's a good thing.
Yeah?
Yeah.
Who wants to be normal, anyway?
♪ Four whole days til we rest ♪
♪ Such, such sayings ♪
Now, to get you two together...
Okay, no, now, now you goin' too far.
I have a man.
Remember?
You and Malcolm? Is that still a thing?
That thing has been going on for five years.
Oh, five years.
On and off for five years.
Okay, well...
Can you at least save him from your horny-ass friend?
Like, damn.
[Paige] Okay.
Goodness.
-All right, I got you. -Thank you.
[Paige] No problem.
Don't fuckin' stop, Paige, go find somebody else!
I, I was just coming to be a good friend,
to tell you they got weed in the backyard.
Oh, shit. Why you ain't say that?
I'll be right back, Papi.
Thank you.
[Paige] No, I was just coming to say thank you for earlier.
Happy to be there for you.
You keep to yourself, don't you?
Yeah...
I like to stay out of trouble.
Oh, well, good luck with that with this crew.
You're different.
What do you mean?
I don't know, it's...
I see you.
-You're kind. -Hey, hey, Malcolm is outside.
Are, are you serious?
Yes, unless it's someone else in his car.
All right.
♪ Givin' my best to you ♪
♪ My best be givin' already ♪
♪ Now I'm gettin' to save you back here ♪
What's goin' on?
Are you kidding me?
Sasso, what's goin' on?
How many years I been comin' here?
Many.
And do you know how many bets I have to cover for you?
Yeah, but I always win out in the end.
You know that.
And I'm always more than happy to share the spoils.
Tell me, where'd you get that fancy watch on your wrist?
This is a very nice watch.
But that's not the issue at hand, Counselman Dawn.
Counselman Dawn?
Okay.
Okay, Sasso.
What's the balance I owe you?
Come on.
[Sasso] $8,000, Counselman.
Right.
8,000. Okay.
Look, I understand the amount that I owe,
and I will pay it back as I always do, I promise.
But today, I have a meeting with a very important person, so...
I'm sorry, Counselman, I cannot let you in here tonight.
Not without a deposit.
How much?
Half.
And what am I supposed to bet with?
Come on, Sasso, don't treat me like I'm some average nobody
that just strolled in off the street.
That's exactly why I'm giving you this courtesy, Counselman.
You are not the average nobody.
So, please. Leave.
Do you know how much business I bring to this place?
How many high-ups come here because of me?
[Sasso] And we do appreciate
your membership with us, Counselman.
And we cannot wait to have you back with us...
When you're in good standing.
It's not personal. It's just business.
It's not personal?
Well, how about when I come back,
I bring a couple of my friends and a court ordered warrant
and we take everything outta here?
But don't worry, I'll leave the 8,000 on the table.
Listen, Sasso, you know I don't like talking like this.
And I appreciate you allowing me to pay the balance back.
But don't you ever talk to me
like I'm some kind of drug fiend.
This is a room where gentlemen in suits come to play cards.
I told you, I have a very important investor coming in.
And when I tell you big things on the way,
big things are on the way.
Do you understand?
Good.
I'll get you your money. Okay?
I promise.
Make the call.
[music]
♪ I always love you But my fact is ♪
♪ I guess all I need is ♪
♪ We'll make up in time ♪
Wait, wait, whoa, whoa, whoa. No, talk to me.
What's going on?
Are you okay?
Talk to me.
What do you think, Paige?
How do you think I am?
No, I'm just asking...
I saw my partners gettin' wrapped up by the fucking cops!
While I had $28,000 worth of money and weed
in the trunk of my fuckin' car.
How do you think things are goin' for me?
I just came from jail.
Seein' my brother, who couldn't say more than two words to me.
And you out here fuckin' partyin'?
But you wanna know how I am.
No, you wanna talk, right?
What now?
Got nothin' to say to me?
Say somethin'.
Fuckin' say somethin' to me.
Get the fuck out of my car.
Go back to your party.
Get the fuck out!
[music]
[phone ringing]
Is it done?
[Sasso] Good.
Destroy that fuckin' salon.
And leave a note on the window for the Counselman,
so everybody can see it.
Right.
[music]
So, like, can we put on the radio,
or music on, or...?
Girl.
Shut up.
[Sheraine] No.
We have been sittin' in this car,
drivin' from fucking Buckhead.
Damn, will you shut up?!
Ugly-ass.
You sure you don't want me
to just drop you straight off at your place?
No.
I gotta go back to the salon.
All my stuff is there.
[pounding on door]
[Wellington] Mr. Dawn, Mr. Dawn!
I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I have to speak with Mr. Dawn.
Hey! Sorry, okay.
Wellington, what's goin' on? What's wrong?
You have to go home right now.
Right now, sir.
[Robert] All right, I gotta go.
[poker chips clattering]
[police sirens]
No. No.
Mom! Mom!
Paige!
-[Paige] What happened? [crying] -My baby.
What happened?
Where's your father?
Robert.
Connie, Paige. Are you guys all right?
What happened? What happened?
"Pay up, Dawn"? What the hell is goin' on?
I don't know, Connie. I, I don't know.
Are you the owner of this business?
[Connie] Yes, I am.
Well, they came in through the back.
We don't see any signs of forced entry.
Completely took anything of value.
Everything is destroyed.
[Connie] I know everything is destroyed!
I understand, ma'am.
Can I ask you a few questions, please?
Yes.
[Robert] I'm sorry. I don't know.
Are you okay, baby girl?
-[Paige] No... -No, no, come, come, come here.
Come here. It's okay, it's okay.
It's okay. It's gonna be all right.
-It's gonna be all right. -[Paige] I'm sorry!
No, no, no. Don't worry, don't worry.
I can fix this.
[Paige] I'm sorry...
[Robert] I can fix this.
You hear me?
I can fix this.
[music]