previously on thief...
the chinese mob.
we take their money,
they will come looking for us.
you find these quai doi.
you steal, you pay.
i gave the money back.
gimme the names.
i never saw anyone. it was
all just voices on a phone.
what brings you out here?
got a gig. i could use
your help.
you're here because someone
took roz moore down.
nobody knows how to move
money around like you do, how to
wash it, how to clean it.
wanda got it. she bled out.
everybody's treating me like
i'm a freak, like, "look,
there's the girl whose mom
died." can't wait to get out
of this school.
she's goin' to live with her
father in hawaii after the
funeral. end of story. i wanna
know where you are at all times.
ok.
who are you?
uncle lao sent me.
you a friend of rosalyn
moore? your number was in her
cell phone.
sorry, i can't help you.
they're comin' for us, jack.
i saw what they did to her.
she was tortured first.
there were burn marks on that
woman--pyrotechnics, chinese
cracker fuses.
counselor! i do your ass
a favor, and you tie me to
a double homicide?!
you want me
to build you a jumbo jet?
part of the cargo hold.
how we gettin' the carts on
the plane, we got an inside guy
in new york?
yeah, we have one.
you met him?
not yet.
my husband's in insurance.
lookin' for somethin'?
why is this always locked?
keep nosy little girls like
you out!
i can't get izzy out of my
head.
that little white girl
can i.d. us to a murder, nick,
but do we do what we did with
izzy?
found a dead gator. that
right there popped out.
where's the rest of him?
we found it!
beer.
you must be atwater.
rozzy had some balls. balls big
enough to vouch for you, so...
i'm sure we could do business.
i'm not here to meet the
family.
lucky for you.
how we gonna do it?
ticket to the ball game's 100
large up-front.
i'm at the wrong game.
nobody vouched for you.
united airlines will vouch
for me. you wanna call 'em?
on the house. i give you the
day, the time, the runway, size
of the tits of every stewardess
passing out peanuts, but you are
not getting on that plane
without me.
tick-tock.
yeah?
hi. just checkin' in.
everything good?
yeah. doing my homework.
ok. appreciate the call.
ok, bye. come here.
come here. aah!
i once saw this guy carrying
a really big cross right through
the middle of mardi gras on his
disco skates.
was he preaching?
he didn't get a chance to.
some guy ran up to him with
a cup of beer and threw it in
his face and said, "jesus pushed
his cross without the skates."
anything else for you folks?
no, sir, that'll be all.
there you go. keep the change.
it's an aardvark.
i see what it is. trying to
see if it's money.
shh, it's my boss. hey.
how's tammy?
oh, she's great.
ok.
stop.
what is it?
it's nothing.
what, this?
no, it's not about sex.
jesus.
sorry. it is your mom?
you can trust me.
can i?
the only person i trust to
speak for you is dead.
hey, ace, for all i know,
you killed roz.
50 grand up-front.
and?
50 the day of the job sent by
courier the minute we're on
board.
all right. but you step on
your dick after that, it's on
you.
deal.
we'll call it a verbal
contract.
oh, holly? sorry i'm late.
my ride never showed. thanks.
oh, nick atwater.
nice to meet you. holly
selby.
pleasure. did you look
around?
i sure did.
let me show you the inside.
looks good.
true believer, huh?
hmm.
i know what origami is.
paper airplanes and shit, right?
uh-huh. pentecostal. got it.
i owe you one. how'd it go?
p.i.b.'s referring your case
to the grand jury.
based on what?
you tell me. they been
looking through your financial
records. they must have
something.
you know what? they ain't got
shit. been a cop 20-something
years, decorated 3 times, and
now, all of a sudden, somebody
sneezes in the p.i.b.'s ear, and
i lose everything? i don't think
so.
don't do something stupid,
john.
i'm just now starting to get
smart.
did you do all of these
renovations yourself?
no, no. everything you see
reflects my wife's...
these are all hers.
i heard. i'm sorry.
so, uh, what's top dollar
around here?
before katrina, about
390,000. now, house down the
street went for 410, and i think
we can do even better than that.
ok. i want it to be a private
sale. no signs, no ads. pocket
listing.
ok.
do whatever you need to do,
just sell it.
ok.
you're selling the house?
what are you doing home?
i live here.
um, i'll call you tonight.
please do. you got a good
thing here, mr. atwater.
i'll show myself out.
thank you.
have a good day.
you're selling the house?
i have to leave town for
a business opportunity. it's
something i can't pass up.
it's gonna benefit--
when?
8 days.
you're selling the house, and
then you're gonna disappear in 8
days?
no, not exactly.
then what exactly? were you
gonna drop me off at the
salvation army on your way to
the airport? or were you gonna
leave me here alone?
tam, you're not alone.
apparently i will be in 8
days. i can't believe you would
do this after everything that's
happened.
hey, hey. it's jerry landers.
i can't take your call, 'cause
i'm having a piÃƒÂ±a colada, but
i'll call you back as soon as
i'm done. see ya later.
this is nick atwater, jerry.
it's urgent. we have to talk
about your daughter. we have
a serious problem. i'm waiting
for your call.
so where the hell is everybody?
you ok?
yeah.
what's wrong, bro?
we're gonna have to be in there
at least a hour and a half.
i know, i know. it's just not
enough air in there.
i didn't have a problem in
there. how'd it go back in new
york?
i don't trust him.
i need the boarder-row for the
flight.
i can't be in the box
and watch the monitor at the
same time.
what's the point of going
into the box without the
boarder-row?
what's the boarder-row?
it's like a rider for the
flight's insurance policy. it
has the time, the destination,
and so we ain't opening up every
box of unicef powered milk, the
container numbers for the money.
what about his e-mails? anything
in his e-mails about the flight?
the program i installed in
his computer only lets me see
what he sees. i can't open his
files unless he does. spends
most of his time on golf and
porn.
no wonder his wife's so easy.
and what's elmo spending his
time on?
where's elmo?
hey, how you doin'? everybody's
grown up. look at you girls.
mrs. jones.
mr. atwater.
good to see you.
you, too. yeah.
hey, little man.
say, "hi, uncle nick."
it's ok. it's ok.
let me talk to you for
a second, elmo.
i was just about to feed the
baby. hey, man.
nobody's gonna tell me
i can't see my kids.
ok, i don't have any kids
look like me, but that don't
mean i don't know how you feel
about your babies.
man gotta be outta his mind
to comin' down to louisiana to
go campin'.
man's gotta be out of his
mind to bring his family to the
same town where a bunch of
chinese water bugs trying to
take his head off. mo, i don't
know what you're thinkin'.
i don't know where your head is.
this heist is superlotto. our
no-deductible insurance policy
against anything comes down
the road. your boy? hell, your
girls, too. they're never gonna
have to wear a uniform, never
have to take shit from some
middle-management asshole.
or do what we do.
look, after this is over, you
still got a beef with me, we'll
take care of your hurts, but
right now, we got less than
a week to take the plane.
i need you back on the clock.
pregnant?
get up. we got addresses to
run down.
you know, read the label on
that shit you're taking. googled
it, too. man, that parkinson's
thing is like banging scarlett
johansson. doesn't get any
better.
let's go. we got work to do.
so what's your problem, man?
excuse me?
they don't have phones in
hawaii? you can't return calls
to your flesh and blood?
you don't seem to understand
how complicated it can be.
that's bullshit. you can run
that line on tammy, but not me.
i'm trying to work out the
details, all right?
you have exactly one week to
figure out what to do with your
daughter.
or what, you gonna stick her
in an orphanage? should've
thought of that stuff before you
married my wife.
she wasn't your wife when
i met her.
she must've changed. i never
knew she had such exotic tastes.
i can't be responsible for
tammy.
well, from where i sit, it
looks like you are, brother.
brother?
you wanted a white girl,
you got one now.
you know this means the world
to me, coming down here.
you know that, right?
yeah.
what's wrong?
i didn't wanna spoil our
time, but we got turned down for
the home equity.
turned down? ain't nothin'
but equity in that crib.
i know.
someone stole your identity,
ran up all kind of bills in your
name. dumb shit, too, like
a trip to atlantic city,
membership at a tanning salon.
a tanning salon?
at least we know they ain't
black.
you mean to tell me there's
some cracker out there
pretending to be me?
there's somebody out there
spending your money.
god damn it.
so, for now, our formal
banking business is on hold, but
listen here. julius, whatever
the hell your name is this week,
i'm clearing up the banking
mess, ok? it ain't even that
unusual. but what i wanna say,
mo, is this. don't screw this
up with nick, ok? we need the
payday.
pink the fink. since when you
don't return my calls, bro?
i been working. community
service.
uh-huh. adulterating local
cuisine, pink. health-code
violation.
horseshit. i just got my
one-month clean and serene
keychain last night.
well, you're in deep shit
now. out of here. go. hey!
don't run from me, you little
worm! get up here! don't you put
your hands on me like that. you
do that again, i'll put one
between your eyes. you hear me?
you're gonna cause me to lose
my job, asshole.
i don't care, asshole.
i got a new one for you.
you know anything about that
bank heist out there in san fran
a couple weeks ago? anything at
all.
what? i ain't never been west
of abbeville.
well, we think the crew's in
town, and this old boy right
here likes to make origami out
of dollar bills and go to
holy-roller churches. you know
what origami is, pink? huh?
isn't that some kind of
pasta?
no, it's paper folded to look
like airplanes, dolls, and
dragons and shitheels like you.
now you're gonna go look for
him, ok? and you look real hard.
and you look both ways before
you cross the streets down here,
'cause i don't want nobody
running your sorry ass over
'fore i get what i want.
we cool?
all right.
don't y'all bitches know that
snitches get stitches? it's
a good thing the police wasn't
lookin' for my ass.
i know you ain't talking to
me, elmo.
i don't know nothin', except
you boys ain't ever gonna eat
this good again in your life!
come here, homey. come take
a union break, get some of
sharonna's home cookin'.
thank you.
look at that chicken. you
ever taste nothin' like that
that?
i'm not interested in selling
off the inventory piecemeal.
i'm selling the dealership.
you want a '71 detomaso pantera,
you gotta buy everything. yeah,
every can of oil, every wrench.
that's the deal. i walk out, you
walk in. it's a one-time offer,
pierre. get back to me...soon.
liquidating? how you gonna
spend the girl?
i got more loose ends than
a shag carpet. i'm thinking
boarding school.
expensive.
it's like a gated community
with math and field hockey.
it costs to be safe in america
these days.
you like catfish, darlin'?
yes, ma'am.
we got it fresh from the
fonsecas.
hmm, i'll be damned.
rulo's is closin'. they ain't
been the same since the storm,
anyway.
we used to take keith there
every year for his birthday.
yeah, those were always just
so sweet, it was like eating
candy.
so how's it goin'?
it can't be that bad.
we gotta jump out of those
coffins, cut through the
bulkhead, switch out the cash,
all at 30,000 feet, then houdini
it back into those carts like
nothing's happened with a guy
who never took metal shop in
prison. this is called a drill,
bump.
well, at least i don't sweat
like a pussy every time somebody
turns out the lights.
keep talkin' shit! come on!
hey, come on. what's wrong
with y'all! chill! chill! now,
this ain't nothin' we can't work
out, a'ight?
if it was easy gettin' rich,
nobody would be poor.
so, where are we?
some dough gets shipped to
a bank in bangkok. appreciates
my business, free checking,
toasters when i open a new
account. some headed for
a currency-exchange outfit
in myanmar.
why not moscow?
the banks that'll do business
with us there are russian mafia.
you crawl under the covers with
them, you don't crawl out.
we take what's left, buy two or
three yachts from a broker in
manila, sail them to miami, and
sell them to a rock star or one
of the cartels.
you're up to cruising speed
for a retiree.
ha ha ha ha. i'm a little
dusty, but my word's still worth
a little something.
ok, i'm gonna need a list of
names--bankers, currency
traders, brokers, everybody.
i thought you were the
trusting sort.
that was amazing.
yeah, it was good. just
catfish.
you have any idea how lucky
you are? of course you don't.
you can't.
hey.
don't go live in hawaii.
i say you stay here and live
with us. come on, i can talk to
my mom. we can figure something
out. it'll be all right.
come on.
i don't know where i'm going.
boarding school? no, there's no
way. forget it.
tam, you got a lot of good
places out there. some of these
places have fabulous art
programs. with your talent--
wait, didn't you talk to my
father? because, you know, he
said that once he got all--
tam, i can't wait for your
father.
can we talk about this?
talking about it now.
yeah, but it seems like
you've made up your mind
already, and you're just letting
me know. like with the house.
when were you gonna tell me
about that?
look, i thought you would be
living with your father by now.
when i sell the house, your
mother's share goes into a trust
for you.
trust. right. i have to go to
school.
uh-oh, she's still got her
baby fat.
i want a sausage biscuit.
come on, man, i'm hungry.
don't you think someone else
might be livin' there besides
the kid?
how's that goin'?
uh, simple. these coffin's
lock on the inside, then drill
a hole right here, dri a hole
right there. once the cash is
inside, unlock it with a wrench.
see that?
nice job.
come on, bump.
you gotta focus.
hey, cool it. don't be
stupid, ok? couple of days from
now, we're outta here, we're
gone.
yeah?
we got a problem.
money not arrive?
it ain't that. they're
holding up the flight
information.
who?
united states government,
that's who. my brother-in-law
works in cargo. he confirmed
what i gave ya before, but they
just scrapped that 10 minutes
ago.
god help you if you're
playing me.
that is not the way i do
business. i will call you as
soon as i know, all right?
aerial photograph--the
airport...they can take the
truck right here under the
front. very little traffic, no
security. there is where i
suggest you park the truck.
nick...
ok. ok.
ok, so now we got
everything except the date, the
manifest, and the flight number.
thought you had that covered.
it's past tense. gobb, i need
ya. i need ya. drop it. ok,
i don't know what you're gonna
have to do. i need the hard
drive. we'll open the files
ourselves.
mo...
yo.
ready to work?
what does it look like i'm
doing?
i need you, papa.
where are we goin'?
lila's.
oye, you wanna smoke
some cubans, baby?
i got the computer. let's go.
sorry, baby.
it's ok. i'm just here to
pick you up.
i don't think so.
your father wants to see you.
he's not my father.
yeah, well, he is now.
you don't trust me, call him
yourself. come on, i ain't got
all day.
surely i'd come quickly.
amen. the spirit of the bride...
what are you listening to?
the ramones.
come on.
it's...
what's that, bondage radio?
might say that. it's more
like a soap opera, except
they're real-life stories about
people in bondage to their sins.
that is until they accepted
jesus as their savior.
wow, i didn't know nick had
any friends that were into
jesus.
you'd be surprised.
nothing about nick surprises
me anymore.
what happened to that guy?
what guy?
you know, the...
izzy.
nothin', nothin' happened to
him, and he's in a better place
now.
texas.
yh, yeah, texas.
how you doin'?
hello.
new orleans police
department. could i ask you
a couple questions?
sure.
you know that man?
no. what'd he do?
idolatry. worshipping false
gods.
is that a crime here?
you never seen him before?
a lot of people pray here.
they come and go. i can't
remember everyone.
the chauffeur for christ said
you wanted to see me.
yeah, tam. come on in.
have a seat.
so, uh, tam, i think we got some
real possibilities here.
there's st. james academy.
bible school?
yeah. they send a lot of kids
to the ivy league. ok, there's
always happy valley in
california.
happy valley?
ok, hang tight. let me get
rid of this guy.
yep, she's a real beauty,
mister. unfortunately, she's
already spoken f--
just lookin', mister.
this country used to put
steroids in their rides back in
the day. be embarrassed to drive
an american car now.
i bet you would. or detroit
building wind-up vans in china.
push 'em past 70, wheels fall
off. guess how much they pay the
average chinaman.
you tell me.
60 bucks a month. no wonder
they all squeeze into shipping
containers like dogs to get over
here.
can you blame 'em? billions
over here just waiting to be
stolen.
now...if i shoot you and your
houseboy in my place of
business, police department will
just thank me for giving them
the day off.
nick? i'm gonna go back to
the house.
i'll be in in a minute.
i have homework, so--
yo, starburst, you need
a boyfriend with a better car.
wait for me in the office.
your daughter. spittin'
image.
you wanna buy this car?
if not, sayonara, asshole.
nah. just lookin' today.
i'll be back soon to buy.
ok, come on. we gotta go.
come on, let's go.
face to face with 'em, and we
come away empty. close enough to
stick your tongue down the guy's
throat.
too many witnesses, too many
guns. you don't like it, you
know where the door is.
go ahead, shove your hand in
your pants. it's trembling like
a leaf.
be careful what you tell
people.
or what, you'll shake me to
death? look, you had a good run,
bro, but this is a train wreck,
and my uncle, he don't like bad
news.
no.
just for a couple of days.
no. nick, this is crazy.
what is this? i don't have any
clothes.
i'll bring you some clothes.
i don't know these people.
this is riley. he's an old
friend of mine.
what, like your other
friends? no, no, i wanna go to
keith's.
that's not happening.
why? they're good people.
they eat dinner together every
night. please, they like me.
it's safer.
safer from what? those thugs
at heritage?
trust me.
why?
because i owe it to your
mother to take care of you.
you really think this is what
she would've wanted?
nick. nick.
come on.
get out of the car.
hey. show him.
your boy was in here the
other day. he paid his tab
with it.
you sure?
i'm sure.
all right.
doubled your money.
tell him the rest.
girl he was with works at the
tambourine church down the
street, corner of dante and
apricot. they been coming in
here after services.
so what's so important?
why we here?
i can't do it, bro. i can't
be locked up in that cart, not
for an hour and a half, not for
10 minutes. bump was right.
is it ok if i use the
computer?
when bump and i was in
fishkill, i tried to escape.
i ended up in the hole for 9
months. started seeing some
weird shit, man, like lizards
everywhere.
this is not the hole.
my head knows that, but my
heart just keeps pounding away
like i just can't breathe.
look, we're almost prepped.
we've got the hard drive, we've
got the boarder-row, ok? we're
less than a week out.
it's not like i don't wanna
do it.
oh, goddamn.
where is she?
upstairs.
so what? what's wrong?
what is it?
i know what you did.
what are you talking about?
they found that guy's body
in the swamp. i found it on the
web.
tam, i told you what
happened, ok, so...
don't lie to me.
i'm not lying to you.
an alligator bit off his arm,
and they identified him by his
fingerprints.
ok, this guy that you're
talking about, ok--
izzy. that was his name,
wasn't it?
i don't know his name.
all i do know is that i have the
right to protect my home and my
family, and this guy was high
on drugs, he was waving a gun
around, threatening me,
threatening us. no jury in the
world is ever gonna convict me.
then why didn't you go to the
cops? they found 2 gunshot
wounds in him, nick. not 1. 2.
as far as i know, they took
him to the hospital, and then he
went back to texas. that's all
i know. i swear to you on your
mother's grave, ok, everything
i've ever done has been to
protect you.
that is bullshit!
that is bullshit. selling the
house, dumping me here with
somebody i don't even know.
bullshit! who's gonna protect me
from you?! hit me! you wanna hit
me, you hit me. that's what you
people do, isn't it?
you people...now listen, you
spoiled little bitch. you have
no idea how people live. my
mother wiped white baby's asses,
my father walked out before i
was born.
that's your problem!
no, no, no! you are my
problem.
not anymore! now just get
out!! just leave me alone!
nigger.
that's a word you've been
wanting to say for a long time,
isn't it? isn't it? ok.
now, you think your mother
married a cold-blooded killer?
go ahead, call the cops.
be my guest. you wanna talk the
talk, it's time to walk the
walk. call the cops. no?
no?
this nigger suggests that you
keep your mouth shut from now on