Tulsa King
Season 3 – Episode 6
Episode title: Bubbles
Original air date: October 26, 2025
Plot: Dwight and Joanne discuss Bevilaqua’s concerns: Dwight admits that he is working for Musso and the FBI to help entrap Dexter Deacon, and that if he refuses to comply Musso has evidence that will result in the arrests of the entire crew, including Joanne herself.
Leery’s body is removed by the police from the distillery premises after Bodhi was persuaded to report it as an accident. The distillery is shut down pending an official investigation, but it’s clear that Dunmire orchestrated this. Dwight explains to the crew that they will move the bourbon through private channels for the time being.
Goodie tells Dwight that Bevilaqua is missing, developing his own concerns.
The crew break back into the closed distillery and take the first of the crates of the bourbon for private sale.
On a trip to Arkansas to meet Ray Renzetti, Dwight, Tyson and Bigfoot confront Cole’s men at a gas station but Bigfoot defeats them. Cole reveals to his father that Dwight’s crew are moving the bourbon under the radar. Cleo and Mitch are stopped by a corrupt cop while on a road trip at Dunmire’s instigation: they overpower him and escape after he attempts to arrest them for transporting the bourbon as contraband.
The meet with Ray Renzetti become tense after Ray demands 80% of the bourbon operation, while Dwight mistakenly believes Renzetti is behind Bevilaqua’s disappearance. Cole and his men then ambush the meeting with a shootout but miss due to Bigfoot spotting them in time, though Renzetti believes it was an attempted hit upon himself.
Goodie calls Dwight from the Bred2Buck with the news that Armand has committed suicide.
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Tulsa King – S03E06 – Bubbles | Transcript
♪ Dramatic, percussive music ♪
Quiet Ray wants me to turn on you.
This is way too big to let it slide with New York.
They’re gonna want a big chunk, and if not, going to war’s a pretty good bet.
I want you to get one of your inspectors to shut that filthy event down.
This will be reported to…
Fuck!
[Goodie]
We gotta get rid of the body.
No, we don’t.
Let’s call it a workplace accident.
This man has basically stolen what is mine.
[screaming]
God…
We ain’t done!
Yeah.
You made the grade.
Now we meet.
Take the meeting.
You’re not sad, are you?
I’m just kidding.
[Bevilaqua] You’re acting weird.
Maybe you’re talking to somebody you shouldn’t be talking to.
What are you saying?
I’m a fucking rat?!
I didn’t say those words, you did.
♪♪♪
Hands on the wheel, motherfucker!
Don’t you fucking move.
I ain’t moving.
♪♪♪
What did Bill want?
He thinks I’m ratting him out to the feds.
Is he crazy?
W-Why would he say that?
♪ Quiet, dramatic music ♪
I was contracted by them.
What the hell does that mean?
Well, the feds want me to go after this really bad guy.
Uh, no, but I…
[stammers] Just, no…
That’s all I’m gonna tell you, Joanne.
Well, what’s their leverage?
That’s unfucking-believable.
If I don’t do what they want me to do, everybody is going down hard, including you, because they know everything.
Every plan, every detail, every killin’, they know it all.
And I got to finish this job before anybody else finds out.
See, that’s what Bevilaqua was here for.
He’s nosing around.
You know, we just got to keep doing what we’re doing.
We got to keep moving.
I don’t care what’s working against us.
We got to work against it.
We’re not giving up.
This fucking opportunity will never come again. I see it.
I smell it, I taste it.
We’re gonna succeed, but we got to keep moving forward.
You know what the word is?
Momentum.
[indistinct radio chatter]
Looks like they just might buy it.
Mitch, a word?
Yeah?
Why the fuck was I the one to find the body?
Because you were the least suspicious.
Great. Well, I was just in there having a fucking panic attack with flashbacks to Jimmy’s body in my arms.
Look, Bodhi…
I’m sorry you felt that way.
Truly. I truly am.
If it’s any consolation, it’s all for a good cause.
It better work.
Hope it does.
Tap me back.
There we go.
♪ Quiet, ominous music ♪
[Cleo] Uh, sir?
It was an accident.
Why are you shutting us down?
An accident caused by what?
Tulsa PD says it wasn’t criminal, but until we discover the exact cause, your business is shuttered.
[engine approaching]
♪ Percussive, upbeat music ♪
♪♪♪
♪♪♪
♪ Hello, heartache, goodbye… ♪
You good, Babe?
I’d rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy.
[laughs]
Yeah, that’s a funny one.
[Dwight] You know, it’s all about momentum.
Now, the other day, we had a very successful day, but things kind of went sideways.
So now, we got to get the momentum going, we got to get the bourbon going, and we got to get our booze delivered offboard, until we get our license back.
What’s offboard?
We sell to special clients who don’t care so much about paperwork.
Right.
Moonshine highway.
I’m a little lost.
[Goodie] We distribute the way they did back during Prohibition.
Little before my time.
Yeah, it would be, unless you’re, like, 135 years old.
So we moving the stuff, uh, under the radar.
That’s right. That’s right.
We got to get the 50 on the road before these inspectors and Dunmire know that it’s missing.
And I have a few connected guys from my former life, if you know what I mean.
But these guys said they’re gonna take in our product and circulate it and keep our name out there.
But this isn’t sustainable, delivering a few cases of currently illegal bourbon.
What’s the long game?
By the time we sell our first load, we’re gonna be ready to go to Plan B, and that means we’re gonna be dealing with other brands, which there are about 8,000 different brands, not including wine.
Mm.
That’s gonna be the business model.
We’re gonna take the proceeds, and we’re gonna get into national distribution.
That’s where the money’s at.
That’s gonna be the ultimate win.
So, why don’t you all take off?
Now you got to start to draw up the routes. Mitch, you and Cleo, you head down to Shreveport.
You’re gonna meet this guy named Johnny Wednesday.
He’s an old friend of mine, but he’s a little crazy, a little eccentric.
But he’s connected, so just work with him.
Clear.
Great.
I love our road trips.
We got a problem.
What?
Bevilaqua’s missing.
He never made it home last night.
The wife’s freaking out.
Sally Dogs reached out.
They know he was at the distillery.
They don’t know where he went after.
Wife said when he called, he was headed to you.
Look, we got K.C. looking at us hard now.
Dunmire’s coming at us, and Quiet Ray’s gonna hear about this.
Shit could get very bad.
Hmm.
I mean, who the hell’s crazy enough to take him out?
♪ Quiet, tense music ♪
Can I ask you something?
Yeah, what do you want to know?
Was he at your place?
Yeah, he was.
I ain’t asking what was discussed.
Then what are you asking, Goodie?
Look, I know he could push your buttons, all right?
Did things get hot?
No, we talked.
About what?
I don’t think Dunmire did this, you know?
It makes no sense.
But New York, that’s a possibility, because they reached out, and maybe he insulted them by not going along with it.
I don’t know.
[sighs]
I think it’s time we gave Quiet Ray a call.
You got it, boss.
[cell phone ringing]
Yeah.
Ray.
Is that you?
Yeah.
You ready to talk to me?
Well, we’ll see.
How’s the weather?
It’s okay, but it could get cloudy.
The sun needs to stay out.
Yeah, well, I think it’d be better for everyone’s health.
A vacation is recommended.
Where?
A place we both know. “Bubbles.”
That’s a hell of a long trip.
I hope it’s worth it.
Yeah, it could change the forecast.
See you there.
You think he bought it?
Yeah, there’s nothing to buy.
It’s the smart move. Tyson.
Yeah?
Why don’t you go home and pack an overnight bag?
Where we going?
Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Where the fuck is that at?
What about me?
Yeah, hustler. You, too.
How hard can these old things be pushed?
They’ve gone over ’em really good.
They’re gonna get you there, and quick.
I think they’re better than new.
I tend to agree.
They got dealer plates.
I’d buy it.
[Bodhi] I’ll state the obvious.
We now have transport and yet… no booze.
Shall we remedy that?
♪ “Jailbreak”
by Thin Lizzy playing ♪
Pay attention.
[Cleo] Afternoon.
Where the hell you think you’re going?
Hey, just left my bag inside.
[taser clicking]
[grunting]
♪ Tonight, there’s gonna be… ♪
We’re not good together, my ass.
♪ Somewhere in this town ♪
♪ See, me and the boys,
we don’t like it ♪
♪ So we’re getting up
and going down ♪
♪ Tonight, there’s
gonna be a jailbreak ♪
♪ Somewhere in the town ♪
♪ Tonight, there’s
gonna be a jailbreak ♪
♪ So don’t you be around… ♪
What are these?
My gummies.
Every road trip needs snacks.
Thank you.
And a CB radio, apparently.
[giggles]
Is it your plan to touch everything in the car?
Let’s go.
♪ Tonight ♪
♪ There’s gonna be trouble ♪
♪ Some of us won’t survive… ♪
This is insane.
You know that, right?
Yeah, but that’s what it takes.
♪ Busting out dead or alive ♪
[engines revving]
♪ I can hear the hound dogs
on my trail ♪
♪ All hell breaks loose,
alarm and sirens wail ♪
♪ Like a game if you lose ♪
♪ Go to jail ♪
♪ Tonight,
there’s gonna be a jailbreak ♪
♪ Somewhere in the town ♪
♪ Tonight,
there’s gonna be trouble ♪
♪ I’m gonna find myself in ♪
♪ Tonight, there’s
gonna be trouble ♪
♪ So, woman,
stay with a friend ♪
[Sackrider] We had ABLE out in force this morning, Jeremiah, ready to pounce.
Went smooth as silk.
Dead inspector is not smooth as silk, Sackrider.
If you’da handled this yesterday, this morning would not be necessary.
We managed to put a GPS tracker on the outside of his vehicle last night.
When?
During all that chaos.
That’s very good.
Hmm.
I want this gold pinky-ring-wearing guinea wop torn out like a fucking root!
Do you hear me?!
Yes, sir.
We’ll stop him.
Do you know that his brother, Joshua, served in Kandahar with distinction?
And this child has the temerity to step into my office wearing camouflage.
Monitor the seal on Montague.
Make it permanent.
[door opens, closes]
You want to earn that camouflage, son?
♪ Tense, suspenseful music ♪
Manfredi.
He’s not gonna sulk.
He’s got orders to fill… and he’ll find a way.
Our men will be watching.
Do you want to make me proud?
Then you got to finish this, once and for all.
Whatever it takes.
By any means.
[“Boom Bash” by Onyx playing]
[sighs]
Uh, how long is this ride?
Have, like, 389 miles left.
[mumbles] We should’ve flew, for real.
No, I don’t want to fly because I like to be able to move around and come and go.
♪ It’s the boom bash,
it’s the boom bash… ♪
Can I ask you a favor, like, get rid of this music?
[scoffs] Really, it’s driving me crazy.
Go ahead. You can change it.
I don’t understand this shit at all, really. Okay?
[laughs] You could change it, man.
All right? Shall do. Shall do.
[“You’re Made That Way” by The Doobie Brothers playing] Oh, yeah. This… [chuckles] Yacht music.
Is that what they call it?
They call it suicide music.
That what they call it.
I’m about to throw myself out the window hearing this shit.
Yeah, we’re gonna miss you.
[chuckling] You will.
So, O.G., tell me, what’s up, what’s up with this, uh, Quiet Ray guy? What’s his…
He wants what we got, you know, or a big piece of it.
Don’t he already got a piece of his own shit?
Yeah, they always want what you got.
You know, that’s human nature.
It’s greed.
That’s how the process of progress is done, my son.
You scared of this guy?
Little bit.
Yeah?
But don’t tell him that.
♪♪♪
Hell to the no.
[both laugh] I’m wary. Little wary.
♪ I know you’re made
that way… ♪
What do you think of my pin?
That’s nice.
Got it from a terrorist.
♪ Slow, dramatic music ♪
[crow cawing]
He’s headed southeast on 270.
[Cole] That’s good. That’s good.
Hey, just tell your guys to stay close.
[Charlie over phone] How close?
Close enough that, if they get the chance to take ’em out, they could do it.
You heard him.
[Grace] The boat leaves at 3:15.
[Bodhi] All right. We’re only an hour outside of St. Louis.
Making pretty good time.
Yes, we are.
You’re really coming into your own.
Thanks. I feel it.
Good. Well, you wear it well.
Are you trying to compliment me?
Did I fail?
Yeah. [laughs] I’m not good at it.
[phone buzzing] It’s really…
I-I-I’ll keep working on it.
Hello?
Bodhi, it’s Art.
Yes, Art. Hello.
Hey, uh, any of your crew seen Bill?
I d… I mean, I wouldn’t know.
He didn’t come back last night.
♪ Tense, dramatic music ♪
[clears throat] Well, I’ll let you know if I hear anything.
That was weird.
This is bad.
[Bevilaqua]
You can’t fucking keep me here!
Let me the fuck out!
I want some fucking food!
I want a soda. Something.
Let me the fuck out of here!
♪ Slow, gentle music ♪
How long’s the drive to Shreveport?
About another couple hours.
You think this is all salvageable?
I do.
I wish I had that.
Blind faith.
You have that in him?
Yeah.
Shit. I wasn’t long out of prison, and let me tell you, I was a sight.
After five years in the state cake and the olla podrida… shit…
I was down to about 140 and my last dollar.
So, I lean into my old man for a piece of his pension, and I poured it all into a bar that I named after the beast that broke my back.
Then, one day, as fate would have it, Dwight Manfredi walks in.
We had this “real meets real” kind of moment, you know?
Like, I just knew that man.
I don’t know why, but…
I trusted him.
That’s rare.
It is.
Lo and behold, in three small steps… shit… he turned Bred2Buck from a dive bar into a fullfledged fucking casino.
He put a crew together, a bunch of people I never would’ve known, never would’ve met, not in a million years.
And somehow, Cleo, it worked.
And it’s still working.
Lord works in mysterious ways.
That He does.
That He does.
[siren wails] Oh, shit.
♪ Tense, dramatic music ♪
Bigfoot, you see that truck following us?
I see ’em, but they don’t see me.
Good. Here we go.
♪ Energetic music ♪
Stupid motherfuckers.
[chuckles] Refreshments.
Let’s do it.
You want something?
Nah, I’m good.
Get something for Bigfoot.
[jaunty music playing over speakers]
[Tyson]
You know, I’ve been saving up.
[Dwight] So?
Thinking about buying a franchise like this.
Hey, these franchises get knocked off 10,000 to 20,000 times a year.
Do you really need that in your life?
Actually, no. Fuck that.
Okay.
[grunts]
[groans] [grunts] Bigfoot. This good?
Oh, it’s good.
[Dwight] Good job.
[Bigfoot] Monster. [laughs]
[Dwight]
Laying down on the job, pal.
You’ll never get a raise like that.
[chuckles]
[engine starts]
♪ Tense, dramatic music ♪
[insects trilling]
[birds singing]
License and registration.
Yes, sir.
Hand me those papers there.
Oh, yeah.
Robert Tremaine.
Yep.
You were at least 25 miles per hour over the speed limit back there.
I didn’t realize that.
You were.
If you say so.
Oh, I do. Please step out of the car for me.
Miss… you, too.
Why?
Oh, please don’t make me ask again.
Let’s go.
Just step over here for me, please.
What are you doing?
Cole Dunmire asked me to say “hello.”
[clock ticking]
[sighs] [phone buzzing] Progress report?
They’ve got Mitch Keller and the girl.
Well, that’s good.
They’re moving 50 across state lines.
Now, do I care about Oklahoma’s half-assed Bonnie and Clyde transporting a few cases of booze?
No, sir.
What do I care about?
Dwight Manfredi.
When are you gonna stop him?
I haven’t had the chance yet.
Son, it is well past the time you take personal interest in your work.
You need to find Manfredi and end him.
♪ Ominous music ♪
[indistinct chatter]
[jazz music playing]
How you doing?
Hi. Name on the reservation?
Enrico Caruso.
Ah, very nice to meet you, Mr. Caruso.
Listen, I’m only gonna be here a day or so.
This should cover it and a couple bucks for you.
Oh. Thank you.
[Dwight] Mmhmm.
Uh, can we get a phone number?
No, you can’t, but you can give me the key.
Yeah, sure.
There you go, sir.
Enjoy your stay.
Thanks.
[concierge] Thank you.
I’ll take that. [laughing] Why are you so slow?
[Dwight chuckles] Come on, man.
What’s with that strut?
Do you have a bad back, or something?
[Tyson] It’s my gangster lean, uh? So who is this Caruso?
Who’s Caruso?
Maybe the greatest Italian opera singer that ever lived.
Man, you got to broaden your horizons.
[scoffs] Man, my horizons already broadened, if you know what I mean. Yeah.
Keep dreaming.
So where the meeting at?
Downstairs.
How you feeling about it?
Depends on a few factors.
Yeah, like what? What factors?
How much is he gonna lie, and is the truth gonna slip in there by accident?
I mean, I saw some photos of the guy.
You know, he seems a little worn out, a little weak.
Weak?
Yeah.
You know, what a guy looks like and is, is worlds apart.
The mob, you know, it ain’t what it used to be, but he’s been running this goddamn thing for over 26 years.
And you don’t do that being a nice guy.
And most of his enemies quietly end up in cement.
That’s where he get the name from, huh?
[Dwight] Mmhmm.
So if nobody want to fuck with him, why you want to fuck with him?
Do you own a mirror?
Yeah, so?
Well, you got to like what’s coming back at you.
[grunts] Let’s see that walk again.
[chuckles] You like that walk?
Yes.
[laughs]
♪ dramatic music ♪
See what we got in here.
Ooh.
This looks like contraband.
You got a license to sell?
Suggest you come clean.
There’s a couple more guns, uh, under the case there.
Keys.
Keys.
♪ Exciting music ♪
Got it. [grunts]
[engine revving]
♪♪♪
♪ “Straight Out”
by Dream Dali playing ♪
Uh, breaker 19.
This is Colonel Keef.
Do we have any smokies with ears on?
[man over C.B.] Ears clear, Colonel. What’s your 20?
Uh, we’re just blowing through Cow Town. Over.
Yeah, you’re wall to wall and treetop tall.
Appreciate the eyes.
Over and out.
What’d that mean?
That meant that we have nobody tailing us.
♪ Without waiting ♪
♪ You’re leading on
so you can… ♪
Don’t you think it’s weird?
♪ All of them… ♪
Be more specific.
That Art called us about Bevilaqua.
I mean, it must be worse than he’s letting on, worse than Dwight’s letting on.
I don’t know, I just…
I have a bad feeling.
Yeah, well, I’ve had a bad feeling since I met Dwight, but he makes money, and we make money.
Being in business with him is very lucrative.
Yeah, but we’re in danger.
I mean, don’t you care?
Yeah. I care.
I’ve just gotten used to it.
Boy, that’s fucking sad.
Do you think he’s gonna pull off this scam?
This isn’t a scam.
This is a ballsy fucking move that could be a life-changer, and I’m up for it.
♪ You’re waiting for the light ♪
♪ Oh, you’re waiting
for the light ♪
Our instructions were to come to Caddo Parish.
Didn’t expect this.
We were told to come here.
Yes. How’s Dwight?
We go way back.
Do you distribute?
[Billy] Yes.
I know it doesn’t look it, but, uh, I certainly do, for years.
Way out here in the middle of nowhere, huh?
We avoid the legal channels and get your product in the proper hands.
Uh, let my men do the unloading.
Uh, y’all care for something to drink before you move along?
I don’t understand how this is supposed to work.
It just does.
Ask Dwight when you get back, okay?
♪ Tense, dramatic music ♪
[Muzak playing]
Nice toilet water.
Cologne, pork belly.
[elevator bell dings]
[piano playing faintly]
Slow down. We’re early.
[elevator bell dings]
[elevator door opens]
[sighs]
Oh, hold up.
What’s going on, boss?
Got about a minute.
Your clock is wrong.
You should fix it.
♪ Quiet, tense music ♪
Uh, reservation for Caruso and Pavarotti here.
[hostess] Right this way.
There he is.
Ray.
How are you?
[Dwight] So, how was the flight?
[Quiet Ray]
Yeah, it was a good flight.
Been a long time since I’ve been on a plane.
How was yours?
Uh, we drove.
You drove? Why the hell did you do that for?
So I could bring my weapons.
What, is that a joke?
It is a joke. [laughs]
[gentle piano melody playing]
The fuck is Vince doing here?
What, you don’t like him?
The truth?
Yeah.
He’s a waste of fucking hair.
Jesus Christ.
Well, you know, since Chickie left us…
[sighs]
…he’s kind of wised up.
He’s a changed man.
He’s changed?
You ever hear of Confucius?
Yeah, I’ve heard of him.
Let me tell you what he said.
The wisest of men and the stupidest of men never change.
Then I guess I’m the wisest.
Yeah.
Dwight. How you doing?
I’m doing.
You look good.
The hair’s grayer.
And your mouth is bigger.
Go sit over there.
Yeah, do that.
Take your hair for a walk.
I’d stay clear of the milkshakes.
Fuck you, Vince.
So as I was saying, Vince needed a job, so I gave him one.
So, he’s with me now.
You okay with that?
What, are you hiring the handicapped now?
Yeah, it’s fine.
So somebody told me there’s a gangster museum out here. Is that true?
It’s true.
Well, maybe we’ll be inducted.
You got to be dead to get in.
Ah, then you can go first.
♪ low, tense music ♪
Whiskey.
[Quiet Ray] So what, we getting something to eat here, or what?
[Dwight] Yeah, maybe later.
[Quiet Ray] Later?
[Dwight] Yeah.
[Quiet Ray chuckles]
I don’t want to stay here any longer than I have to.
I get homesick.
[Dwight] Homesick?
Yeah, homesick. You know, you being a part of the city, having all your roots there, part of the streets that basically made you, but you don’t believe that anymore, do you?
People change, Ray.
[waitress]
May I help you, gentlemen?
[Dwight]
I’ll have a negroni, please.
[Quiet Ray] Sweetheart, just get me a club soda, will you?
♪♪♪
Let’s talk about this booze thing.
Yeah, let’s do that.
I hear the numbers are really big on it.
It’s a possibility.
Possibility?
Mmhmm.
I want a share.
To keep the peace?
Right?
Yeah, to keep the peace.
You know I got partners.
Fuck ’em.
Fuck ’em?
Yeah, fuck ’em.
I want 80%.
80? You think that’s right, Ray?
Hey, you fuck up, this is what happens.
I want to know what you did with Bevilaqua.
[Quiet Ray] What?
[Dwight] You heard me.
I asked you a fucking question.
[Quiet Ray] You’re not asking me, you’re telling me.
♪ Tense, dramatic music ♪
Who gives a shit about that asshole, anyway?
You tried to flip him to your side.
You and that fucking lowlife over there.
Yeah, you. You did, but he disappeared.
What happened to him? See, everything you fucking take, that’s not yours, you take and you take, like a fucking animal.
I’m gonna ask you again.
Where is he?
Where is he? Or… is this a message that I’m fucking gonna disappear next? Huh?
You know, that mouth of yours is gonna get you killed one day.
Don’t you ever tell me what I did or I didn’t do.
Don’t put your fucking hands on me.
[Quiet Ray]
Let me tell you something else.
If I want to get to you or anybody, it’s done, and don’t you ever fucking forget that.
I think you lost your mind out here.
Let me tell you something…
Down!
[gunfire]
[patrons screaming]
[Bigfoot] Get back!
[grunts]
♪ Tense, suspenseful music ♪
You fucking cocksucker.
You’re dead!
That was meant for me!
♪ Can the love we share ♪
[Mitch] Thank you much.
♪ Be too much to bear… ♪
You know, I’m beat.
Was it all worth it?
♪ Like fire… ♪
God, I hope so.
♪ Like briars ♪
♪ Twin mounds of clay… ♪
Tulsa never ends well for me, Mitch.
So many things call me back here, but…
I don’t know if I’m long for this.
♪ And you mold me ♪
♪ We’re not aroam anymore ♪
♪ I never felt
like this before ♪
[siren wails]
♪ “Big Change” by Neil Young
and The Chrome Hearts playing ♪
They found Armand.
Hung himself in some flophouse.
Bottles everywhere.
If I hear anything else, I’ll let you know.
♪ Big change is coming ♪
♪ Coming right home to you ♪
♪ Big change is coming ♪
♪ You know what you got to do ♪
♪ Big change is coming,
could be bad… ♪
[line ringing]
♪ Big change is coming ♪
♪ It’s coming right home
where you stood… ♪
[phone ringing]
[line continues ringing]
♪ Big change is coming… ♪
♪ Big change is coming ♪
♪ Big change is coming ♪
[wind whistling]
♪ Percussive, upbeat music ♪
