Snowfall
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Breakups are never easy.
Breaking up with family?
Breaking up with friends?
Breaking up with the state?
When Louie goes to her office at the club, she finds Buckley at her desk doing cocaine.
The deal was Kane dead, and hes not, she responds.
Im in a spot now, and you put me there, he says.
An expert in de-escalation, Louie is tender but firm.
This aint the end of nothing.
Louies initial decision to orchestrate the hit on Kane soon obliterates far more than its intended target.
Leon is uninterested in Franklins feelings and more concerned with his passivity.
You aint even open it, Leon notes as he turns his back on Franklin for good.
The truth is Ive done terrible things … not just to survive but to win, he tells her.
She shares her story to let him know he is not the only monster.
Infuriated, then overcome by quiet, he walks away from his aunt and uncle.
You wanted to be out in front, now you are.
Good luck, he tells Louie.
Oh, no!)
and the threat her anxieties pose to his efforts to help her.
As it turns out, Ruben and Cissys ties go back to Cuba following Altons disappearance.
Perhaps this is why he cuts her some slack even while telling her to cut the crap going forward.
Yet another inseparable pair with a transnational story, Parissa and Teddy are going strong.
I want this war sewn up, he tells Avi.
With everything you know about me, you dont think theres another war around the corner?
Teddy remarks (this gave me chills!).
Avi shoots the Russian, and Ruben knocks Avi unconscious, but its unclear if he has died.)
As it turns out, only Franklin can bring the storm clouds to rain on his parade.
Franklin notes Teddys good mood before proceeding to crush it.
Franklin cannot stomach the betrayal, however, and declares he is ending their deal.
Teddy contains his frustration, but the tension is evident.
Wishing Teddy good luck, he extends a hand as a sign of respect despite his resignation.
Teddy pauses, then shakes his hand.
Divorce is notoriously a messy affair.
Franklin feels free now, but thats all it is, a feeling.
Teddy, on the other hand, has a great deal of power.
And hell hath no fury like a Fed scorned.
You the only girl Ive ever loved.
If Leon breaks Wandas heart, Ill show him a riot!
Back Stabbers by the OJays for Franklin:You went to the plug behind my back?
Franklin asks Louie after she informs him of her deal with Teddy.
Later, when he confronts Teddy, he must leverage this betrayal to facilitate a break from their relationship.
Federal agents dont exactly have coping mechanisms for this kind of disappointment.
Try for five minutes living in it as a Black woman, she tells him.
Every move I make gotta be iron-fucking-clad.
