Euphoria
Season 3 – Episode 1
Episode title: Ándale
Original release date: April 12, 2026
Episode plot: Five years later, Rue’s friend group has splintered. Lexi is a production assistant on a Warner Bros. soap opera; Maddy is an actors’ talent manager; Nate and Cassie are engaged, with Cassie pursuing fame as an erotic influencer; and Rue is a drug mule for Laurie, to whom she owes an enormous debt. Fleeing across the Mexican-American border, Rue encounters a devoutly Christian family. Reflecting upon her encounter with the family, and with some prodding from her sponsor, Ali, she reconsiders faith in a higher power—her “third step.” Lexi tells Rue that Jules has become a sugar baby in New York. Cassie decides to start selling erotic content on OnlyFans to help pay for her dream wedding. Nate, trying to resurrect his father’s construction company, dislikes the idea, but relents after Cassie agrees to hide her face. Rue delivers drugs to a party at strip-club mogul Alamo’s mansion. Rue asks Alamo for a job, but when one of Alamo’s strippers overdoses on a fentanyl-laced pill, Alamo plays a game of William Tell, shooting an apple off of Rue’s head, earning Alamo’s trust.
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Transcript
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[Rue] A lot of people ask what I’ve been up to since high school. And honestly, nothing good.
[people shouting in Spanish]
[shouting in Spanish continues]
[engine revving]
Más fuerte.
[engine revving]
[shouting in Spanish continues]
Gracias, mi amigos! [laughing]
[engine revving]
[all cheering]
[♪ “Ride Like the Wind” by Christopher Cross playing]
[volume increasing]
Whoo!
♪ It is the night, my body’s weak ♪
♪ I’m on the run, no time to sleep ♪
♪ I’ve got to ride, ride like the wind ♪
[Rue laughing]
[singing along] ♪ To be free again ♪
♪ And I’ve got such a long way to go ♪
♪ Such a long way to go ♪
♪ To make it to the border of Mexico ♪
♪ So I’ll ride like the wind ♪
♪ Ride like the wind ♪
♪ Gonna ride like the wind ♪
Whoo! [laughing]
[singing melody]
Whoo!
[music stops abruptly]
[metal creaking, clanging]
[wind whooshing]
[motorcycle revving]
[♪ “Ride Like the Wind” continues playing faintly]
[exhales sharply] Andale.
[metal clunking]
Fuck.
[metal clanging]
Whoa! Fuck.
[metal scraping]
[creaking]
Whoa.
♪ To get to the border of Mexico ♪
♪ So I’ll ride like the wind ♪
Fuck!
[music turning off]
Okay.
Shit.
Go back.
[engine revving]
Alright.
[grunting]
[engine revving]
[tires scraping]
Come on.
[engine revving]
[banging]
[muttering indistinctly]
[turns off engine]
[Rue sighs]
Oh!
[glass breaking]
Ah. Fuck!
[grunting]
Put all my weight…
[grunting]
[horn honks]
Ah!
[softly] Oh, shit.
[metal creaking]
[wind whooshing]
[Rue breathing heavily]
[gasping, exclaiming]
Ah! Ah! Ah!
[♪ tense music playing]
[exhales sharply]
[metal creaking]
Oh, shit. Ah, ah!
Oh! Oh! Oh!
♪
There we go.
Okay. Whew.
[wind whistling]
[♪ dramatic music playing]
[hawk screeching]
[whip cracks]
[♪ dramatic music continues playing]
[rooster crowing]
[pig grunting]
[cow mooing]
[horse nickering]
You want a cup of milk?
[yawning] Sure.
Thank you.
That’s the best fucking milk I’ve ever had.
It’s Dahlia’s.
[Rue] Thank you, Dahlia.
[Dahlia mooing]
[Mr. Miller] We wanna thank you, Lord Jesus Christ, for giving us our daily bread and forgiving us our trespasses.
And Lord, please guide our new friend Ruby and her college newspaper to help expose the– the pure evil that’s pouring across our border and poisoning our great nation, the United States of America.
Amen.
Amen.
[all] Amen.
[Mr. Miller] Let’s eat.
Alright, pass the eggs.
We’re gonna help with your plate, sweetie.
You know who gets it first, Dad.
[Mr. Miller] This is our address.
Will you be sure to send your article when it’s in the paper?
Yeah, as long as the commies at college don’t censor it. [chuckles]
You’re doing the Lord’s work.
Thank you.
Hope to see you again soon.
Thank you so much.
Good luck with everything.
Yeah.
Bye, guys.
[all] Bye.
Wish you well.
Thank you.
Aw.
Safe travels.
Thank you.
God bless!
Bye.
[♪ whimsical vocalizing]
I just got my permit.
[car starting]
[Mr. Miller] God bless, Ruby.
[Daisy] I’ve never been on the internet.
[Rue] You know, Daisy, I think you got it made.
[♪ “Love is Like Oxygen” by Sweet playing on car radio]
But I can’t help but be curious.
All the people out there living big, exciting lives.
I’d trade spots with you in a heartbeat.
Why?
[radio volume increasing]
♪ You get too much, you get too high ♪
♪ Not enough, and you’re gonna die ♪
[Rue] Thank you.
You ought to come back out in the spring and meet Dahlia’s baby.
I just might.
Oh, shit, qué pasó!
[laughing] USA.
Hey, USA, USA.
USA.
[group] USA! USA! USA! USA! USA!
[♪ hopeful music playing]
[♪ hopeful music continues playing]
[rattlesnake rattling]
[metal fan rattling]
[wind whooshing]
[TV playing faintly]
[bird chirping]
[bird calling]
[bird babbling, whistling]
[squawking, calling]
[Laurie] Hello, Rue.
[bird chirps]
Hey, baby.
Where’s my car?
[Rue] I had to leave it behind.
[Laurie] Hm, I guess I’ll just add it to your tab then.
[Rue] A few years after high school,
I was working at a smoke shop.
[customer] Could I just get a raw cone, please?
[Rue] Yeah, for sure.
You can keep the change actually, thanks.
Okay.
[chuckles] Laurie, hey.
How are you?
You owe me money.
No, I– I know, yeah. I was gonna pay you back.
You were?
Yeah.
Um, but then, you know, you– you moved.
[chuckles] I don’t really have, like, ten grand right now.
Oh, you don’t owe me ten grand, silly.
I don’t?
No.
Um, you did 46 months ago, and, um, now, $10,000 at a 20% monthly interest rate over 46 months means that you actually owe me, uh…
$43,887,000.
Uh, $43 million?
[Laurie] I’ll settle for 100,000.
But I bet you don’t have that either.
[Rue] And that is how I became a drug mule.
[car horns honking]
[dogs barking]
[♪ dramatic Western music playing]
[people chattering]
♪
[Uno] Swallow.
Um, I don’t– I don’t really think that’s possible.
[Uno chuckles]
Claro que sí.
Disfruta.
[cigarette sizzling]
[Rue] The most important thing…
is to make sure each balloon is properly sealed.
[grunting]
[gulping]
[gagging, coughing]
[gagging]
[gagging]
After a few runs, I decided to bring a friend.
[gulping, retching]
[Rue] Fuck.
[gagging]
[retching continues]
[coughing] Ugh.
The danger of body packing is…
[sighs]
…if a balloon breaks, you die.
[speaking Spanish]
[indistinct chatter]
[Rue] Faye, get your ass in the car.
Okay, we gotta cross by 3:00.
[♪ dramatic music playing]
[car horns honking]
[police radio chatter]
[farting]
Yo.
Sorry.
Don’t, man.
I can only clench for so long.
Yeah, I know, but you gotta keep that shit up there, alright? Breathe through it.
[farting]
Damn!
Sorry.
Faye, the fuck did you eat?
[speaking Spanish]
I’m good, thank you.
No, gracias.
[dog barking]
Turn the engine off, please.
[engine stopping]
Passports.
What were you ladies doing in Mexico?
Uh… [chuckles] I was just showing my girl how the mamacitas do it down here. [chuckles]
Ruby Bennett?
That’s me.
Faye Valentine?
You have fun?
No.
[Ruby chuckles]
[dog barking]
[dog sniffing]
[♪ tense music playing]
[dog sniffing]
♪
Welcome to America.
Thank you, sir.
[car starting]
[birds squawking]
[loud farting]
Laurie! Harley! She’s about ready to blow.
[Rue] [straining] Oh yeah.
Get the strainer. It’s in the dishwasher.
[Rue panting]
My bad.
Come on, bro.
[farting continues]
[Rue] Oh, shit.
Hang in there.
Okay.
Hang in there.
Okay. Okay.
Okay, I got you.
[Rue groaning]
The fuck are you doing?
Just breathe.
I had an accident.
You better get the bucket.
[Rue] Okay.
[TV playing faintly]
[bucket clanging]
[Rue] And that, ladies and gentlemen…
Damn! …is how fentanyl is smuggled into the United States.
[indistinct chatter]
After Fezco’s house got raided,
Laurie left East Highland and went into business
with her cousin Harley and his son Wayne.
[indistinct chatter]
I’m not saying they’re inbred…
[babbling]
…but I have my suspicions.
Appreciate it.
Looks good, Faye.
[Harley] Here’s to Rue.
You haven’t been killed or caught yet.
[chuckles]
Praise the Lord. [laughing]
[Rue] I’d done a dozen runs over the course of two years and somehow ended up their number-one mule.
[Wayne] Guess you finally found something you’re good at.
[rat squeaking]
You think Wayne liked the spaghetti?
[Rue] Mm, I think Wayne likes you.
[chuckles softly]
You know, he’s trying to get out of the drug business.
[Rue] Yeah, I don’t know about that.
He’s been saving up.
That’s why he’s got a lot of money in his safe.
What safe?
[Faye] The big one in his basement.
He wants to get into avocados, and you can make a lot of money with avocados.
What else does he have in that safe?
Uh, I don’t know. Important stuff.
Where’s the key?
On his belt.
What if there was a way to, like, take off his belt?
[both laughing]
I think I can figure that out.
[rooster crowing]
[Rue] In between runs, I’d pick up extra cash driving for Uber.
[engine starting]
[♪ “Sunset and Vine” by Waylon Jennings playing]
♪ I left the old farm down in Texas ♪
♪ And bummed all around for a time ♪
♪ Then one day I found myself staring ♪
♪ At a sign that read Sunset and Vine ♪
♪ The big cars and the view… ♪
[passenger] This city is crumbling.
Crime is out of control. Somebody’s got to do something.
Yeah, totally.
♪ I decided to be a great actor ♪
Ooh, up here on the right.
Oh, okay.
♪ On the corner of Sunset and Vine ♪
Alright. Here you go.
Stay out of trouble.
Yeah, will do, Batman.
[horns honking]
[Batman sighs]
I don’t know, why are we still auditioning?
Boy Wonder. Hey, babe, how are you?
[knocking]
[in low voice] Yo, Howard! It’s Bennett, open up!
Hey!
[chuckles] Hey.
How was Arizona?
Um, yeah, no, it was great.
Uh, just got to hang out with Gia, and she’s– she’s doing good.
She’s, like, top of her class.
So was I.
I know.
[Rue] Sometimes Lexi would let me crash on her couch.
[teapot whistling]
But it always came with a lecture.
[Lexi] What are your long-term goals?
[Rue] And since I couldn’t be honest about what I’d been up to…
Uh…
…I’d be vague.
Right now, it’s kinda just a day at a time.
You have to plan for the future, because pretty soon
Uber drivers are gonna be extinct.
It’s all gonna be automated, like AI.
They’re not gonna need people like you.
Right.
You know, I met these, uh, these Christians on a homestead in Texas.
Christians in Texas?
It was a drop-off. But, yeah, the Miller family.
I can’t stop thinking about them.
There’s like six kids, and they lived on a farm with like a bunch of animals.
And no technology. No nothin’.
And I genuinely think that they were the happiest people
I’ve ever met in my life.
‘Cause they’re in a cult.
Oh, well, maybe that’s the answer.
Christianity?
I just feel like if I grew up religious, maybe my life would be better.
Well, I’m not gonna be friends with a Christian.
[scoffs] Why?
‘Cause they’re judgmental.
You know, you really should call Fez.
Yeah, I know.
I feel guilty, but I just– I haven’t–
I haven’t had any time, I’ve been really busy.
Yeah, well, you’re free today.
This is rare. Like, I– I work, like, seven days a week.
Yeah, well, he misses you.
Did he say that?
Multiple times.
Mm.
I don’t know, my hours and his hours don’t really line up, so it’s hard.
No, just like, pick up the phone and call him.
It’s not like he’s going anywhere.
He’s in prison for 30 years.
[Rue] Lexi was working in Hollywood
on a nighttime soap.
Her boss, Patty Lance, was an industry legend.
[Patty] Writers are the engineers of the human soul.
People underestimate the power of entertainment.
What you see on television directly impacts the way we see one another.
The decisions we make at home, in schools, and more importantly, what we do at the ballot box.
[people snapping]
Okay?
That means it’s really important that we get 712 together.
[people snapping]
[Rue] Lexi felt right at home.
She was surrounded by smart, creative people who cared about the world.
This election.
It’s giving me so much anxiety.
[Rue] Unlike her sister, who was living
in some right-wing suburban bubble.
[♪ “(How Much is That) Doggie in the Window” by Patti Page playing]
♪ How much is that doggie in the window ♪
[dog barking]
♪ The one with the waggly tail ♪
[Rue] She spent her free time
trying to become TikTok famous.
♪ In the window ♪
[panting]
[dog barking] ♪ I do hope that doggie ♪
♪ Is for sale ♪
♪ How much is that doggie ♪
♪ In the window ♪
[housekeeper] Very nice, Miss Cassie, very nice.
And wiggle, wiggle, wiggle.
♪ How much is that doggie ♪
♪ In the window ♪
[dog barking]
[music stops abruptly]
[Nate] So, I go to work all day.
[toy squeaking]
I come home, and you’re pretending to be a puppy dog.
I’m just creating content.
There– there are dishes in the sink from last night’s dinner.
There are flies buzzing around.
I am so sorry, Mr. Nate.
Oh.
[Cassie] No, do not apologize, Juana.
You work for the two of us.
She is a housekeeper, not a videographer.
Well, she’s good at both.
I pay her to do one.
[snapping] Get to work.
Yes, Mr. Nate.
How many times do we have to talk about this?
I am in the real world making deals.
If an investor comes across a video like this online,
I’m a joke.
People make money doing this.
[Nate] Think about what you’re saying.
What you’re actually saying.
♪ How much is that doggie in the window ♪
Who’s the doggie?
I’m the doggie.
Alright, so you’re for sale?
No.
No, but what you’re saying is, “You can buy me.”
No, i-it’s just a funny video.
Except you’re not a doggy. You’re a grown woman.
So, that makes you a what?
A prostitute.
No, I am not a prostitute.
Then stop acting like one.
You are blowing this way out of proportion.
I am growing my following.
This brand might sponsor me. It’s called monetization.
Mm-hmm.
Come. Tssh.
[whistling]
[bell softly jingling]
Sit.
You don’t need to worry about money.
I’ve got money.
Why haven’t we remodeled the living room?
Or the kitchen or the master en suite?
Ohh.
Baby, we will.
But right now, I’m investing in myself.
In the business.
It takes money to make money.
Then, let me chip in.
No.
You’ve been a bad, bad dog.
Mm.
Woof, woof.
[Rue] Nate had taken over his dad’s business.
How ’bout this? Just turn ’em on and pretend.
Pretend to do what?
Work.
[knocking] We gotta put on a show.
Alright, boss.
[Rue] But what he didn’t realize
is how fucking hard it is to build
in Southern California.
Their wedding was around the corner.
And Cassie was dreaming big.
[Nate] Fuck.
[sighs]
[workers chattering]
How’s it going, buddy?
Nate, how are you?
Nice to see you.
A lot going on.
Thank you for coming out.
Holy cow!
I know, it’s busy. It’s all happening.
I got an A-plus-plus team working around the clock on this.
You sure do.
[Nate] Do you know how many baby boomers died today?
No.
Six thousand.
Jesus.
A boomer dies every 15 seconds.
You fast-forward ten years from now, it’s a tidal wave of death.
There’s only two things certain in this life, and that’s death and taxes.
Sun Settlers will be the premier end-of-life transitional facility in California.
We’re gonna offer dignity and care when these people need it most.
You don’t have to sell me.
I just need to make sure things are moving smoothly before I invest in the second round.
Smoothly?
Yeah.
Take a look at what we got going on here.
These guys have been here since the crack of dawn.
Trust me, Kurt, we’re gonna make a killing.
[Heather] If Fred ever tried to tell me what I could and could not post on social media, I’d castrate him.
He just doesn’t get the online world.
I mean, people make so much money using it.
I don’t want to have to fight about the prices of floral arrangements, or a wedding cake, or ice luges.
I don’t think you can make money that fast.
I mean, you can on OnlyFans.
Isn’t that porn?
See, I used to think the same thing, but I started reading, and it’s actually the biggest misconception.
I mean, the platform is used to sell content, communicate.
I’d be the one in charge.
Wait.
Are you really considering this?
I mean, I wasn’t, not until Nate started nickel-and-diming me.
So, what would you be posting?
I don’t know, probably the same stuff that I post on Instagram.
So, why would people pay for it?
To form a deeper connection with me.
Like, imagine all the unhappy men in the world.
For just $50, they could get a personalized pic and text from me saying, “Good morning, handsome.
Thinking about you today.”
That’s it?
People just want to feel special.
Well, good luck with Nate.
Don’t underestimate me.
[♪ upbeat music playing]
Hey, Gillie.
Hey.
[♪ upbeat music continues playing]
[laundry machines rumbling]
Are you seeing anyone?
No.
You?
Nah, no.
You hear about Jules?
No.
Don’t tell her I told you, but Maddy told me she’s a sugar baby.
A sugar baby?
A hooker.
But there’s a difference, right?
Sugar babies don’t have to have sex.
That’s like hiring a chef who doesn’t cook.
You ready?
[Rue] Maddy worked in management
representing influencers and a few actors,
including Dylan Reid.
♪
The heartthrob of L.A. Nights.
And action!
[pool cue clattering]
You’re drunk.
I just had to build up the courage.
Cut!
[crew member] Cut it!
Gorgeous.
[buzzer blaring]
What if he kisses her and then says the line?
The kiss is the button.
Let’s try it.
Spin her, kiss her, then the line.
Okay.
And action!
You’re drunk.
I just had to build up the courage.
Good note.
And cut! Where’s my iced tea?
[Rue] That was the day Lexi gained Dylan’s respect.
Hey, Lisa.
[car door closes]
[fans cheering and shouting]
[♪ dramatic music playing]
[Rue] Maddy’s job appeared more glamorous than it was.
Most days, she was stuck behind a desk.
Ms. Penzler’s office, this is Maddy speaking.
Oh, hi.
Yeah, please hold.
I have Annie on line two.
I’ll take it.
Darling, how are you?
How’s Guatemala? I was just about to call you.
[fans screaming and cheering]
[♪ dramatic music continues playing]
[Rue] But she had good relationships with the talent.
How long do I have to stay at this thing?
Stop pouting, you’re getting paid $50,000 to watch a movie.
[Dylan] Do I have to stay for the whole thing?
[Maddy] Give me a fucking break.
[Rue] A manager takes 10% of everything.
Five grand for the night.
Good money… if you’re Maddy’s boss.
[Ali] Thank you, Miss Marsha.
[Rue] Thank you.
The first step I get, right?
Like, I’m powerless over my addiction.
My life is unmanageable. Fine.
Step two, only a power greater than myself can restore my sanity. Fine, I get it.
But step three, I just… [exhales sharply]
That– that’s hard.
Why?
Because how am I supposed to give my life and will over to the care of God?
Easy. You believe in something greater than yourself.
That something is God. God is good. That is that.
You know I’ve never been into the whole believing in God thing, you know?
Yeah.
But I did meet this family, and, um, they were super religious and just, like, so happy.
And it just made me think that maybe I’m the one missing something.
Oh, religious people are happier, that’s a fact.
Okay, so what do I do, just, like, pick up a Bible and start reading it?
That’d be a start. [chuckles]
Yeah, but isn’t there a bunch
of crazy shit in there?
Like what?
Ali, I like girls.
What’s that have to do with anything?
Well, doesn’t it say that, like, gays should be put to death or something?
[laughing] That was, like, 3,000 years ago.
What, so 3,000 years ago it was fine to, like,
put the gays to death?
Okay, look.
You’re talking about the Israelites.
They were on the run, that was the main thing, alright?
There wasn’t time for any type of distractions.
So being gay is a distraction?
If you’re running from the Egyptian army, fuck, yeah, it’s a distraction. Ain’t no time for sex.
Yeah, but it specifically calls out gay sex.
They didn’t want men fucking men, alright?
[chuckles]
Okay.
They didn’t say nothing about women.
But hold on, it kinda makes sense, though, because the men had to focus back then, alright?
The survival of the people was at stake.
Okay, so if two men got caught kissing, they just… killed.
Oh, my God, what are you writing, a romance novel?
It says men who lay with men.
They’re talking about butt sex.
Would you– yo.
I don’t know nothing about butt sex.
But I do know that war ain’t the time for butt sex.
[laughing] Stop.
Dude. Okay.
This is before the invention of soap.
Germ theory. Antibiotics.
Gay, okay.
Hey, look, I mean…
I get it.
You gotta– you gotta have ground rules, Rue.
I get it.
Okay, what I’m saying is, you could spend all day picking apart these books.
What about this? What about that?
All kinds of mistranslations.
You know, just taking everything out of context.
You either have faith or you don’t have faith.
Otherwise, you can argue about this shit forever.
Okay, I’m sold.
I’m making the decision, God be my witness, that I’m gonna read the Bible, okay?
And when I do, I’m gonna read every word as absolute fact.
God damn, you ain’t gotta be so extreme about it.
No, no, Ali, you said it yourself.
Either you believe or you don’t believe, right?
So, I’m choosing to believe.
The miracles have begun.
[chuckles]
[mugs clinking]
Amen.
Hallelujah.
Alright.
[CD player whirring]
[narrator] The first book of Moses,
called Genesis.
In the beginning,
God created the heavens and the earth.
The earth was without form and void,
and darkness was on the face of the deep,
and the Spirit of God
was hovering over the face of the waters.
Then God said, “Let there be light.”
[thunder rumbling]
And there was light.
[dog whimpering]
[phone ringing]
Hello?
[Wayne] Yo, retard.
Laurie needs you.
Uh, yeah, I’ll see you tomorrow.
[horse nickering]
Hey.
[♪ faint muffled music playing]
[♪ “Teufel” by Schwarzer Engel playing]
Yo.
Hey, uh, I’m gonna need you to drop off a package to a real piece of shit.
[Rue] M-Me? Really?
Yeah, you.
Are you sure?
Mm-hmm.
Okay.
Yeah, and he’s a big buyer, so don’t fuck it up.
[softly] I’m making a chicken dinner.
You know, for Faye.
Mm.
You know, just the two of us.
Right.
That’s really sweet.
Yeah.
Faye, hurry the fuck up!
Ta-da!
Good job.
Wish me luck.
[chuckles]
[chickens clucking]
[car door closes]
[♪ Western music playing]
[♪ Western music continues playing]
[whispering] What the fuck?
[whispering] Okay.
[seat belt clicking]
Alright.
Hey, man, uh…
Alamo?
Is there anywhere I could take a leak?
[bag zipping]
Inside, upstairs.
Take a right, then a left.
Okay.
And don’t touch anything you’re not supposed to.
Yeah. Yeah, for sure.
[♪ rap music playing]
[people chattering]
[people continue chattering]
[bag unzipping]
[items rustling]
The probability of drawing four of a kind… is 0.17%.
I got lucky, man.
Is that what you call it?
[♪ rap music playing]
[people chattering]
[splashing]
Yo, uh, do you know where the bathroom is?
Yeah, it’s up the stairs to the right.
[music and chatter continue]
[sighs]
[money ruffling]
Lucky.
Asshole.
[♪ rap music continues playing]
[partygoers] [chanting] Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go!
Oh, shit, sorry.
Actually, could you help me?
O-Of course I can. Yeah, no problem.
Oh, thank you so much.
[chuckles] Yeah.
I’m still sore from my boob job, so it’s…
Oh, yeah?
It’s a little bit difficult.
Well… if it’s any consolation, I think you look fucking amazing.
You think so?
Hell, yeah!
Alright, there you go.
Thank you.
No problem.
So, how do you know Alamo?
[music and chatter continue]
Marco! Marco!
[laughing]
Polo.
Marco! Oh, hello.
Marco!
Polo.
[music and chatter continue]
[♪ “Trouble Man” by Marvin Gaye playing]
[indistinct chatter, laughter]
♪ I come up hard, baby, but that’s okay ♪
♪ Trouble man, don’t get in my way ♪
♪ I come up hard, baby ♪
♪ I’ve been for real, baby ♪
♪ Gonna keep moving, gonna roll to town ♪
♪ I come up hard, I come up getting down ♪
♪ There’s only three things, that’s for sure ♪
Oh!
Oh, my God.
Shit.
[Rue] Oh, hey. I’ll be right back.
Bishop.
She works for Laurie.
You walk up into my house, dance with my girls, and you don’t even introduce yourself.
I’m so sorry.
♪ Got me singin’, yeah, yeah ♪
That’s mighty disrespectful, little lady.
Got that new batch, babe.
Mm.
[whispering] This’ll hit the spot.
[scoffs]
[♪ “Who’s That Girl” by Eve playing]
[Rue] I was beginning to believe that I met Alamo Brown
for a reason.
This my little slice of heaven.
Yeah, well, some of these girls?
Demons.
[Alamo chuckles]
That’s ’cause I hand select ’em.
Yeah?
Mm-hmm.
What business are you in?
Fuck is you, girl? FBI?
[laughing]
No, I’m just curious.
[Alamo] Mm-hmm.
I collect the most sought-after resource on God’s green earth.
More valuable than gold, oil, uranium combined.
[partygoers laughing]
I’m in the business of pussy.
No shit. My man!
[chuckles]
Hell yeah.
See, I done peeped it from a young age now.
I seen it.
Pussy… that thing between your legs, got a mystic power.
So, I figured I’d stand me right by some pussy with my cash register.
[both laughing]
Ka-ching. Ka-ching.
[Rue laughing]
Ka-motherfucking-ching.
[chuckles]
Yeah.
Oh, man, well, I came to the right fucking house then.
That’s right. I’m the motherfucking king of pussy. [chuckles]
I own and operate five of the dirtiest, most delectable strip clubs in the state of California.
Fully nude, and always lewd.
Ain’t that right, B?
Yes.
[Alamo chuckles]
Okay, I’m just gonna, like, lay– lay my cards out on the table here.
That’s, like, my dream job.
Hoing?
What?
[chuckles] You wanna be a ho.
No, man, no. No, no, no.
[laughing] Shit.
I mean, like, h-helping out in the club, you know.
Like, uh, troubleshooting.
Troubleshooting?
Or troublemaking?
[chuckles]
Hm?
I mean, a little bit of both.
I see you. You a gay one, huh?
I’ll bet you run them bitches like a nigga, don’t you?
[scoffs] What?
[laughing] You see, B?
We got a freak up in here.
[Rue scoffs]
[Alamo chuckles]
I’m begging you.
Oh.
Hire me. Come on, man.
Please.
Don’t you work for that cracker Laurie?
Yeah, but that’s like the worst fucking job in the world.
Mm-hmm.
Well, little lady, that’s the beauty of this country we call America.
Anyone can reinvent themselves.
[chuckles]
That’s right, babies. That’s right.
[both giggling]
That’s right. That’s right.
It’s your daddy.
Is he always like this?
Look away.
Oh.
Okay.
[♪ faint pop ballad playing]
[chuckles]
How’s the food?
[slurping] It’s good.
Great.
Are you happy?
Yeah.
Good.
So, um, can we talk about the wedding?
[gulps, sighs] What part?
The florals?
Jesus Christ.
[sighs] So, I have an idea.
I’m not spending $50,000 on floral arrangements.
Will you just listen?
$2,000, I understand.
$5,000, fine.
But $50,000 on something that’s gonna die in a couple of days?
That’s insane.
Well…
I might have a solution.
Is it less flowers?
No.
Is it less money?
No.
Then, there’s no discussion.
[clearing throat]
[Cassie sighs]
What if I paid for the flowers?
[slurping]
You don’t have any money.
I can make it.
Doing what?
[both chuckle]
So, I’ve kind of actually been doing some research.
Mm?
And… there is a way… to make a lot of money really fast.
How?
[chuckles] OnlyFans.
[both laughing]
The… [clearing throat] the– the porn website?
See, no, that’s a common misconception
about the platform.
Right.
You actually just commun–
You wanna do porn?
[chuckles] Well, if you would just let me finish.
It’s really fascinating.
You wanna sell your body for floral arrangements?
I will if I have to.
[chuckles]
Absolutely not.
[both laughing]
No.
Well, then we have a really big problem.
‘Cause I didn’t wait my entire life to have a ghetto wedding.
So…
[utensil dropping]
So, what– what are you trying to say?
That maybe we shouldn’t have a wedding if you can’t afford a wedding.
I’m treading water right now.
Mm-hmm.
I can’t move forward with Sun Settlers till I get the fucking environmental survey.
I got interest rates, the regulations, the Planning and Zoning Commission is trying to fuck me in the ass. And Kurt.
Oh, Kurt’s not sure if now’s the “right time” to invest.
Mm, then maybe it’s not the “right time” to get married.
[chuckles]
Baby.
Baby, I’m trying to give you everything that you want.
It doesn’t feel that way.
I ju…
I just need to get to the starting line.
Starting line? What about the finish line?
It’s in view. I-It is in view.
We are so close. We’re so close.
This is gonna be our moment.
My moment is walking down that aisle… surrounded by my friends… family… and $50,000 worth of flowers.
What kind of pictures are we talking about?
Pretty ones.
[clicking tongue]
[chuckles]
You promise me you’re not gonna show those and your pretty face at the same time.
[muffled music playing]
[people shouting, laughing]
[friend] Tish?
[friend gasps]
[screaming]
[glass snapping]
[liquid sloshing]
Shit’s laced with fentanyl.
[rings clicking]
She send you?
Sabotage my shit?
Is that what she did? She put your ass up to this?
I swear to God, I just– I gave you what they gave me.
I– I didn’t pack it. I didn’t open it.
I– I had no idea.
I mean, if I did, why the fuck would I stay here?
You tell me.
[Rue] It’s gonna sound fucking stupid now, but…
[exhales sharply] I just– when we were talking…
I thought that, um…
I don’t know, maybe God brought us together.
God?
Yeah, I mean, I don’t wanna be working for Laurie.
She’s got me swallowing balloons the size of golf balls and, like, packing my intestines and going across the border.
It’s fucking hell on earth, and it’s over some shit I did in high school.
Wait, wait, how– did she just say fucking high school?
Nigga, she talking about high school.
[Rue] Laurie fronted me a suitcase in high school, and then, like, my mom found it and she flushed it down the toilet.
I mean, I’m not, like, blaming my mom, obviously, because I should have hid it better.
But the point is, Laurie came back and she said that I owed her $100,000.
And I have been paying for that single fucking mistake ever since.
So… you know, when you started talking about how in America you can reinvent yourself, I thought, I don’t know, maybe this is God.
[rings clicking]
M-Maybe this is the hand of God at work, you know, giving me something to look forward to, or like, some kinda hope that… one day, I– I could… you know, I could also have my own little slice of heaven.
So, you believe in God?
Yes, sir.
Well, let’s see if He believes in you.
[wind whooshing]
[Alamo] Mm-hmm.
[♪ whistling music playing]
If I were you, I’d stay real still.
[Rue inhales deeply]
[sighs]
[gun clicking]
[exhales sharply]
Ooh.
[inhales deeply]
[gasps]
[gunshot echoing]
[exclaiming]
[laughing nervously]
Whoo!
[laughing]
[chuckles softly]
[♪ “Little Green Apples” by The Temptations playing]
Straight tweaker.
[Rue continues shouting]
♪ And if that’s not loving me ♪
♪ Then all I’ve gotta say ♪
♪ Mm ♪
♪ God didn’t make the little green apples ♪
♪ It don’t rain in Indianapolis in the summertime ♪
♪ There’s no such thing as Dr. Seuss ♪
♪ Disneyland, Mother Goose ♪
♪ Ain’t no nursery rhyme ♪
♪ God didn’t make the little green apples ♪
♪ And it don’t rain in Indianapolis ♪
♪ In the summertime ♪
♪ Huh ♪
♪ And when myself is feeling low ♪
♪ I look across her face aglow ♪
♪ To ease my mind ♪
♪
♪ Huh ♪
♪ Oh, sometimes I call her up at home ♪
♪ Knowing she’s busy ♪
♪ And ask if she could get away ♪
♪ Meet me and grab a bite to eat ♪
♪ And she drops what she’s doing ♪
♪ And hurries down to meet me ♪
♪ And always late ♪
♪ But she sits waiting patiently ♪
♪ Smiles when she first sees me ♪
♪ ‘Cause she’s made that way ♪
♪ And if that’s not loving me… ♪
