Debbie is waiting impatiently inside a coffee shop. She doesn't like waiting by herself but she got no choice. Desperate times, desperate measures. Her order came, a cup of coffee…actually, her second cup of coffee. "Thank you", she said to the waitress. Debbie took a sip on her cup. It's a bit cloudy outside and thinking about Lou is making her mood go down the hole. All the things she said to her in the casino, could it be possibly all true? She knows that she was wrong about not telling her things but was that enough for her to just turn her back on her and be with a monster? All those questions in her head and she doesn't know how they're going to be answered.
"Sorry I'm late", a man said to her as he sat across from Debbie.
"You're always late", Debbie said.
"What's up? You made it sound so urgent", he asked.
"It's Lou. I need your help", she answered.
Lou, on the other hand, is preparing for another job. Carlton is inside the bathroom talking on the phone about some 'business' he didn't care mentioning to her. She looked out of the window and saw the cloudy sky. Her eyes turned sad and her gaze inward. She knows she must have hurt Debbie with all the things she said but she got no choice. She needs to stay away from her. Once again, she made another wrong decision. She went to Carlton in fear that Debbie will find out the truth and she will hate her forever. She regretted that. She should've told her the truth. Now, she knows that if she leaves Carlton, he will come after Debbie. She's trapped. After a few minutes, he came out with a syringe on his hand. "What is that?" she asked as she got out of the chair.
"Something you love…don't be a stranger, Lou. I know you want this", he answered confidently.
"I'm good, Carlton. I can function without that", Lou declined.
"But I don't want you to just function, Lou. I want you to be your very best", he insisted as he walks closer to her.
Lou's eyes are fixated on the syringe. Her body wants it so badly but she knows she may not be able to bounce back from it, not again. Carlton grabbed her arm. She tried to resist but she's cornered and frankly, her thirst is overpowering her. Finally, she gave in and let him inject her. The sensation rushed in her veins like a wildfire. She sat on the floor and leaned against the wall with her eyes closed. She couldn't speak. All she can feel is the heat and the cold and the rush. "You'll be fine after a few minutes. We'll leave then", Carlton said happily and then let her be alone. Lou opened her eyes and tried to talk but instead she moaned a little. She is completely dazed and then she closed her eyes again.
Tammy and Nine Ball are still at the apartment working on anything that can help them find Lou. "I need a break. My eyes are watering from looking at the screen for too long. I mean, how you keep doing this? It's like you've been staring on that monitor for hours and you're just fine. Why do I even bother asking? You got your thing. I got mine", Tammy said and then headed to the kitchen to get a drink.
Meanwhile, Nine Ball resumed working on clearing up the video they got in Berlin with a smirk. There are still parts of the video that is unclear and she's working her magic to fix it. "Is there any beer left in there?" she asked Tammy who is raiding the fridge.
Tammy took one and handed it to her. "Here", she said.
"Thanks, girl", Nine Ball replied.
Suddenly, Debbie came in the house with the guy she met up with earlier at the coffee shop. Tammy got up the sofa in a second.
"Holy shit…" Tammy muttered as soon as she sees the guy.
"Who's he?" Nine Ball asked.
"Everyone, meet Rusty Ryan", Debbie introduced him to Tammy and Nine Ball.
"Yeah, I know. I'm Tammy. Pleasure to meet you in person. Your reputation precedes you", Tammy said.
"Nine Ball", Nine Ball said.
"Tammy the fangirling thing can wait", Debbie said.
"Well, ladies…let's get to work", Rusty said.
Carlton took Lou to another job but this time, it's no longer a casino. They went to an old warehouse in the outskirts of town where a couple of cars are already waiting for them. "This isn't a con job", Lou said who has already recovered from the extreme high of the drugs though she still looks pumped. Carlton looked at her and smiled. They parked the car and then got out. Lou saw more than ten guys inside the warehouse waiting. In front of them are boxes which are covered. "Just remain calm and let me do the talking", Carlton whispered to her ear. Lou rolled her eyes around.
"Gentlemen, thank you for waiting. I think you came bearing gifts", Carlton greeted the gang who looked like foreigners.
"Did you bring the money?" the guy asked. Lou realized what the money from the casino is for.
"Of course", Carlton answered and showed them the bag.
Two guys stepped forward and then removed the cover of the boxes. It turns out Carlton is buying weapons from them. Lou looked confused as to what it's for. He never mentioned to her about any of that. Carlton checked the weapons one by one and once he's satisfied, he gave the signal to give them the bag full of money. "I think we're done here, pals. It's nice doing business with you", Carlton bid farewell to them.
"Not so fast", one of the foreign guys said. "You owe us more than this", he added.
"We agreed on five million and that's what's in the bag", Carlton said.
"We want more. Make it six or you'll only get half of the goods", the guy proposed. "We want six. We will hold this first and you can gather another million. You can leave the girl for insurance", the guy added and then turned to Lou and gave her a smirk.
"What?" Lou asked. She turned to Carlton. "You are not leaving me here", she said.
"Darling, I will never", Carlton replied.
Meanwhile, back in Lou's house, Nine Ball is almost done with the video while Tammy is preparing dinner. Debbie and Rusty are in the bedroom so they can have some privacy while they're talking.
"So she decided to be with that guy again, why am I here for?" he asked.
Debbie scoffed. "Are you seriously going to ask me that? Really, Rusty? You know that is not her. That is not the Lou that we both knew, not the Lou that you fell in love with. She worked so hard to lift herself up and if she stays too long with him, she will go back to that same dark place and she's going to die. Do you understand me?" Debbie explained.
Rusty shook his head. "I don't know, Deb. I don't think she wants to see me. After everything? Do you think if she sees me she will come back? I don't want to be the reason for her to drift further", he said.
She touched his shoulder. "Well, we don't have much choice, do we? I tried my best to pull her back and it didn't work. We bot know that other than us, there's no one else out there that knows her as well as we do. We have to try. She needs us. She needs you. Do not leave her again this time, Rusty…don't", Debbie replied.