Sleeping Dogs

**Sleeping Dogs** is the ninth episode of the the fourth season of Snowfall. It is the thirty-ninth episode overall.

Outline

Franklin fights for survival; Teddy goes to extremes to salvage his operation and career.

## Summary

### Tanosse

After being exposed as Manboy's mole, Tanosse is being interrogated by Franklin and Peaches at her apartment. She started telling her side of the story about how she and her friends were at the Red Onion on her birthday which is were they ran into Drew who quickly recognized her. She stated how he knew about her past with Franklin and stated they were partners. She then explained how he re-emerged again a few weeks later with an offer for her. Franklin assumed it was to pay her to find the plug, and Tanosse stated her offered 100 grand and states she saw the money, claiming it would have changed her life. Franklin then figured out that all she had to do was get close to him once more and play him. Tanosse pointed out that was ages ago and reminded him how important she was to him until he decided to move to the next best thing. Franklin claimed he was a child back, and Tanosse stated they are no longer children and took Manboy up on his offer, which explained her appearance at Louie's nightclub on New Years Eve. She even spoke about why she fell for him in the first place so she attempted to pull out of Drew's offer. Franklin then asks how her story got them to where they were. Tanosse then explained that Manboy refused to let her off the hook and threatened to kill her and her brother, Julius, who is currently in prison. She then told them how Manboy gave the word to his boys inside to beat Julius to an inch of his life, but not kill him. She then asked Franklin what she was supposed to do and Franklin stated she should have came to him and told him the truth. Tanosse then asked if he would have let the betrayal slide had she told him why she reappeared in his life, citing how merciless he has been to folks who crossed him. Franklin makes it clear they would never know. Instead of reaching for his weapon, he checks his pager and makes a phone call. He tells the other person to 'keep him there'. He gets the car keys from Peaches, orders him to keep an eye on Tanosse, and leaves the apartment.

### Franklin

Franklin is now in the Projects with Leon and sees an enraged Jerome arrive with an MP5 in hand, who is demanding to know why Franklin is there. Leon states he paged him, and Jerome walks up to his nephew, daring him to man up. Franklin tells Jerome that he wants to people who almost killed Louie as much as he does but they have to play it smart. Jerome is getting impatient with Franklin as Renny and a few other arrive with a duffel bag full of weapons. Franklin then clarifies that Manboy knows about the drive-by and knows how Jerome would act, explaining he would be waiting for his retaliation with an army armed to the teeth. He states they will not hesitate to kill him and everyone dumb enough to follow him. Jerome tells Franklin he's been wrong at every turn and he is finished answering to him. As he checks the weapons in the bag, Franklin alerts him that Tanosse has been snitching to Manboy then entire time and played them the entire time. Jerome then asks Franklin how it feels to be played for a fool. Franklin then explains that now they have Tanosse in their grip, she could be used to give Manboy bad information and get the drop on him before he realizes it as well as get payback for putting Louie in the hospital. Jerome refuses to hear out Franklin and gives Leon the MP5, telling him it's time to go. As Jerome approaches his vehicle, Franklin steps in front of the car and explains to Jerome he can't allow him to go through with it. Jerome tells him he has 2 seconds to get out of his way and instead Franklin raises his fists and mans up, telling Jerome if they is what he wanted, he should make his move. Jerome agrees and Leon tries to calm them down but Jerome tells him to stay out of it. Franklin then attempts to take a swing at Jerome only to get a left jab and a right straight from him. Franklin then lands on the vehicle and Jerome asks if he still wants to go. Franklin gets back up, tosses his pager, and Jerome throws a left hook which Franklin dodges. Franklin then manages to land a right straight on Jerome who was unaffected by the hit. Jerome then delivers a right hook to Franklin's torso, hitting an old gunshot wound he received from Melody. Jerome then demands Franklin stays down, but instead Franklin gets up once more and attempts to swing a haymaker, which Jerome ducks and counters Franklin by slamming him back into the car. Franklin is now injured and spitting out blood. He then gives Jerome a dire warning that Cissy and Louie will hear about what he will have to do to stop him from making a big mistake and dares him to continue the fight. Jerome finally cools down and calls his nephew stubborn.

### Jerome

The Family is now at Tanosse's place in the morning. Jerome is still fuming over her betrayal knowing his wife trusted her and Tanosse apologizes for what happened, then clarified the drive-by was Khadijah's doing and Manboy had no role in it. Franklin clarifies to her that they were already informed and she explains she didn't provide information that would put them at risk. Jerome then turns his Uzi on Tanosse and orders her to call Manboy.

### Manboy

At the barbershop, Manboy is beating Dimehead at a game of dominos and Dimehead is accusing him of cheating. Manboy then calls him out for being a sore loser and gets a page from Tanosse. He heads to the phone to make the call and Tanosse has told him the Franklin has agreed to take him to the plug. Manboy then reminds her she already told him that, and Tanosse clarifies he himself will personally take Manboy to meet the connect. Manboy is then curious to know how Tanosse was able to pull it off. Tanosse then told her she just got it done as he asked. Manboy further questions her, after waiting for months to get the plug, what changed in the process. Tanosse claimed it was Louie getting shot at Fatback's funeral. Tanosse then spoke about how Franklin had to make a choice between going to war and risk getting more people killed or get back to business and introduce him to the plug, claiming he's in it for money and business. Manboy then asked how Jerome will react to it. Tanosse then stated their was a conflict between him and his nephew and claimed Jerome wasn't looking to go to war, either. Manboy then asked where Franklin wants to meet, and Tanosse tells him it will be under a bridge by some arches, stating he would know the area. Manboy states he knows the area and requests her to inform Franklin that he and his crew will be over there waiting for him.

### Irene

Irene is at the CO-INTELPRO radio station with Alton and spikes her coffee with some whiskey, even the radio host, Brother Jamal, notices it. Alton checks on her, after she was drugged with a sedative by Teddy and Gustavo, and she says she is good to go. They are now on the air and Brother Jamal introduces to his listeners Irene, the writer of the article. Irene then stated that what he read was 1 of 3 parts of the article she intended to write, however, she informed him and his listeners that the CIA got the second article halted and got her fired from the Herald Examiner. Brother Jamal points out to her that is when she is on to something and even though they can't drop the article for her but asks her what she wants his listeners to hear. Irene then stated she had hard proof of the players involved in the article as well as the real name and alias of the CIA agent involved at the heart of this operation. She then clarifies that unlike the U.S. Government, she is not interested in getting Americans killed. She then states that the CIA knows they're exposed in this and threatens to reappear on the radio show and give the listeners the agents real name should the CIA's top brass not acknowledge what is happening or make an internal investigation into this scandal. She then clarifies that what is happening in their communities is an utter travesty and she refuses to rest until someone is held accountable. Elsewhere, at the warehouse, Teddy and Gustavo are listening to the radio and Teddy trashes the radio, knowing the home invasion didn't stop Irene.

### Tanosse

As Tanosse is writing in his diary at her apartment, there is a knock on the door and it's Manboy calling for her. She answers the door and asked Manboy what he's doing there. She then pointed out that Franklin is probably waiting on him. Manboy then grabbed Tanosse by the throat and accused her of setting him up. Tanosse denies it but Manboy makes it clear he isn't a fool as he throws her to the ground. Manboy pulls out his pistol and Tanosse attempts to crawl away from him, only to be grabbed by her feet. He then made it clear he was going to kill her and have her brother offed in prison. Tanosse then pulls out a knife and stabs him in the side of his ribs. She then crawls further away and Manboy gets up. As Manboy turns his pistol on her, he is then shot down by Franklin who is in the apartment with Leon. Outside in a vehicle, Dimehead and the other guys hear the gunshots and assumed Manboy killed her, only to be shot up with Uzi's by Jerome and Peaches. In the apartment, a severely wounded Manboy attempts to crawl for his gun and Franklin stops him by placing the base of his cane on Manboy's palm. He has Manboy roll on his stomach, and when Tanosse attempts to leave the apartment, Jerome enters and stops her. Jerome then tells Franklin they are clear outside. Manboy, who is bleeding out asks Franklin how he knew he was going to be there. Franklin told Drew he was always smart, but not as smart as he though he was. As he is slowing succumbing to his wounds, he begins to mock and insult each and every one of them. He then told Leon how his sister butchered Fatback and he did nothing about it. Franklin then fired 2 more shots into Manboy, who is still alive. Manboy warned Franklin that he won't be able to get out of this, and he shouldn't expect the people around him to turn on him. Jerome has heard enough and tells Franklin to just finish him off so they can leave. Manboy then dares him to finish him off, and as he was preparing to further insult him, Franklin raised his gun and shot him in the neck, giving him a few seconds until he died. Franklin then states he always talked to much. He then turns to Tanosse, wipes the prints off of his gun using her robe, hands her the gun and told her to call the police to report a robbery as part of a cover story, and to tell them she stabbed him and shot him. Franklin also guaranteed her brother be protected. He especially tells her to keep the robe on. He then advised her to figure out a cover story for the Crips who were killed outside her apartment. The Family then vacates the apartment.

### Khadijah

Khadijah is sitting on the sofa at her apartment in the Bottoms after receiving some disturbing news and she left the phone lying on the floor off the hook. Skully walk in, hung up the phone, and checked on Khadijah, just to learn that Franklin killed Manboy. Skully then refers to Manboy as an idiot for pushing to get to the plug, claiming he can't listen to anyone. Khadijah then grabs a glass ashtray from the coffee table and shattered it into the back of Skully's head. Skully then snaps at his wife, and she says nothing as she walks to the phone. She calls up Black Diamond and Dallas and tells them she is doubling the bounty on Leon. She hangs up and Skully approached her with a cloth on his head, telling Khadijah that she needs to get that hate out of her heart. Khadijah then asked Skully would he be capable to forgive had she died.

### Franklin

At the hospital, Louie is finally awake and in her room. Jerome is sitting with her and giving her some water while Franklin is next to the door watching them. Louie then looked over to Franklin and asked if he was okay. Franklin she should she the other guy. He then asked Jerome if Louie knew everything. Jerome then states Louie already knows about Khadijah and that she is next on the list to cross off. Louie then asked if he had a plan and Franklin stated they were going to use Tanosse but she is out. Jerome then asked Louie not to worry about the situation and get some rest. Louie then advised them to call Black Diamond and Dallas and offer them more than what Khadijah is offering. Outside the room, Franklin tells Jerome that Louie is right, seeing how bounty hunters are more loyal to the highest bidder. Jerome reminds him that they are the reason Louie was in the hospital in the first place. Franklin then notes they are just mercenaries and suggested using them to draw out Khadijah, convince them the Family is legit, and take care of the rest. Jerome then returns back into Louie's room.

### Teddy

Teddy is officially pulling out of the warehouse after realizing he couldn't scare Irene into backing off, leaving Agent Stephen Havemeyer to clear up the rest. He then gave Gustavo his farewell, promising to get him the rest of his money. He also advised him to have an exit plan and watch his back, for the CIA doesn't care about him. Oso tells Teddy he is used to it as he leaves.

### Cissy

Cissy returns to the hospital and sees Jerome in the waiting room smoking a cigarette through an open door. She approached her brother and asked about Louie and Jerome states she doing better. Cissy then asked about Franklin and assumed they were planning something that would get them killed or worse. Jerome tells her she doesn't understand the game but Cissy tells him she more as of that day than she did in the past, as to why he hustled, stating he needed money, but of all, respect and to feel some kind of promise. She then stated that Franklin wasn't in the game because he saw what Jerome had, but because he had seen something she missed. Cissy then spoke about how she bought into his vision and though they could all make it out. Cissy then tells Jerome he is her baby brother, that she loves him, and apologizes for any past wrongdoings against him. Cissy promises never to tell him what to do again but prays he makes it out before it's too late.

### Wanda

At the First Kings strip club, Black Diamond and Dallas are in the dressing room counting their money and their co-worker, Tish, walks through the door, unannounced, prompting Dallas to pull a gun on her, scaring her half to death. Dallas then tells her she needs to learn how to knock on the door, then demands to know what she wants. Tish tells them a woman is there to see them, offering a business proposition. They want to know who, and Wanda acknowledges herself without showing herself. Black Diamond and Dallas tell Tish to let her in and Wanda walks in while Tish leaves the room. Wanda compliments both ladies and suggested she is trying to be like them, but Black Diamond breaks it to Wanda that no one wants to see her grinding the pole and both bounty hunters laugh to the insult. Wanda then tells the ladies she ain't talking about stripping, but is interested in real business, stating she knows where Leon is hiding. Dallas then asked her if she still loved him. Wanda claimed she did, but after taking a bullet for him, she claims he didn't care. She then stated to them that while she was in the hospital, she had 2 option, either sit in the hospital and feel like an idiot, or get some payback. She also states that payback doesn't pay and she wants in on the bounty that Khadijah is offering. Black Diamond then asks Wanda if she knows where Leon is at.

### Teddy

Teddy is at Avi's club and Avi is telling Teddy about mushrooms being his favorite pizza topping while eating a slice, but Teddy is not in the mood. Instead, Teddy breaks it to him that Avi will be introduced to a new contact. Avi is baffled by the answer and points out to Teddy that trying to clean up the mess would only hurt him and the job would never get done. Avi then told him that there would always be another war and another loose end and told him there were others ways to stay involved in the business. Avi then stated that Teddy is smart, connected, knows the game, and now he is unemployed. Avi then laid it down to Teddy that he served his country, gave in to the American dream, and it was about time to cash in and make that dream a reality. Teddy compliments him on the offers, finishes his drink, and leaves the bar.

### Wanda

Wanda has arrived at a hotel parking lot with Black Diamond and Dallas. Wanda then points out the room he is hold up in and tells them to wait on them to come on out. Dallas then asks Wanda how she knew which room Leon was in and Wanda claimed she followed them. Black Diamond then got suspicious, asking how she followed him if she doesn't have a car and Wanda made something up. Jerome and Peaches speed up in cars and blockade the bounty hunters. Knowing they've been set up, Black Diamond hops out of her vehicle with Dallas who is now using Wanda as a human shield. Franklin and Leon exit the room and Dallas warns them she will kill Wanda if they take another step toward them. Franklin then states they are there to talk and Black Diamond and Dallas aren't buying into it. Franklin then states he knows there was nothing personal with his Auntie and they were just chasing money. He then clarifies they are loaded and offers them a job. Black Diamond states she and Dallas work for no one and Franklin then suggested they work with them instead. Dallas is hesitant, pointing out a possibility of Jerome killing them after what happened with Louise at the funeral. Franklin points out his uncle is mad but understands the game. Franklin is offering them a home, stating that they could be more than free agents, doing random contracts. Franklin then points out screwing with them has consequences. He is then offering them full-time employment in the Family. Wanda then flips out, demanding how Black Diamond and Dallas would be employed in the Family before she would. Leon then told Wanda she was already working with them and asks her what she thought this meeting was. Jerome then gets impatient and warns the bounty hunters they would die if they turned down Franklin's proposal. Franklin then throws a wad of cash on top of their car and Black Diamond checks it. Franklin then tells the ladies there more where that came from. Black Diamond and Dallas accept the proposal and asked what was the job.

### Skully

At home, Khadijah is on the phone and Skully is going through groceries, asking why she bought store brand Q-tips instead of name brand. Khadijah hangs up, grabs her pistol, and tells Skully that Black Diamond and Dallas have Leon, believing she will finally get the revenge she wants. Skully just stares at her momentarily and Khadijah asks if he's coming along or not. Skully doesn't answer her. Khadijah then tells her husband that they have nothing to discuss if he can't get with the program. She then leaves and Skully tries to call Khadijah back but it was futile.

### Irene

Irene is at the bar going through more of her reports and Teddy approaches her, asking if what she is reading through happens to be about him. Irene flips out knowing the man who gave her the sedative is standing over her. He then asked if he could sit with her. She doesn't answer but he takes a seat anyway. Teddy then stated how her being on the radio put him in his bosses crosshairs. Irene then states that was the point. Teddy then gives her a vague apology claiming he believed he was doing the right thing. Irene isn't buying it, asking Teddy if he is there to scare here more, claiming that won't work. Teddy then tells Irene he is out of the CIA and the operation that he helped built from scratch. He also claimed he sacrificed everything he had for this mission. Irene then tells Teddy that she will show him no pity and Teddy tells her he is not looking for pity, but was there to give her some personal information and asked if she has her tape recorder. Irene is shocked to learn the guy she was exposing would agree to an interview. Teddy then claims he refused to kowtow to an agency that Shanghaied him to cover their butts and wanted to give them a dose of their medicine. Irene then pulls out her tape recorder and tells Teddy that she wants everything from the beginning. Teddy tells Irene he'll need a drink first and offers to buy Irene one. Irene tells him she wants Whiskey and it has to be neat. Teddy then walks over to the bar to order 2 glasses of Jameson's. The bartenders makes him 2 glasses and he pays the tab. Teddy then returns to the booth, gives Irene her drink and her gulps his down. Teddy then tells her he's ready whenever she is. Irene then drinks her whiskey and hits the 'record' button on the tape recorder. He started by introducing himself as Teddy McDonald by name, stating he worked for CIA. He tells her it started when he met Nicaraguan Contra fighter and CIA asset Alejandro Usteves in the Summer of 1983.

### Leon

Leon is sitting in a chair inside a home, appearing as if his hands are bound. Black Diamond and Dallas bring Khadijah to him and upon visual, Khadijah draws her gun out only to be set up by the bounty hunters. Black Diamond states it isn't personal as Leon reveals he is no hostage. Khadijah then tells the ladies she'll triple whatever the Family is offering them. Franklin and Jerome then appear. Franklin then breaks it to Khadijah that tripling the offer won't be close to the deal he broke with them. Leon then steps forward and Khadijah still distraught over the fact that Tianna is dead and now path to revenge has hit a wall. Leon finally makes it clear to her that he wanted to apologize, stating that if he could change what happened in Gardena he would have. Khadijah then breaks it to him that he can't change what happened and she will haunt him for the rest of his life. Leon is then explaining that he's offering Khadijah an out and wants her to take it, but Khadijah outright refuses and demands why she has to be the bigger person and turn the cheek. Jerome then shot her and she fell to the ground gasping for air and dying. Leon flips out at Jerome as he hits his knees to check on Khadijah stating he didn't have to do that. Franklin then tells Leon it's time to go but Leon refuses to budge, knowing his actions were what brought them to this event. Franklin then once tells Leon they need to go and leave her be. Leon then walks out with Franklin, Black Diamond, and Dallas while Jerome watches as Khadijah slowly fades away.

### Irene

After the interview, Irene and Teddy, both intoxicated exit the bar and Teddy reaches out to Irene, who flips out, demanding he doesn't touch her. He apologizes and wanted to check if she was alright, but she blamed her walking on her shoes. Teddy offers to call a taxi but Irene claims she is fine and states whatever good deeds he is offering doesn't make up for the damage he caused. Teddy then claims he doesn't know what else to do at that point and told he she knew where to find him if she needed anymore info and jumps into his vehicle. Irene then watches as he drives off and hops into her own vehicle.

### Cissy

Cissy is at the hospital checking on Louie who is asleep and Alton walks in. They are outside Louie's room and Cissy asks her husband how long before he leaves. Alton breaks it to her that he isn't going anywhere. Cissy then asked about the passports Top Notch was getting them, and Alton explained it was just for them and if she ain't running, he isn't either. He then tells Cissy that he was there to check on her and see if there was anything he could do. Cissy tells Alton she is so tired and they both wrap each other in their arms. Franklin then demands to know what they're doing as he appears with Jerome. Alton then asked what happened to Franklin, who instead, asked once more what he is doing at the hospital. Alton tells Franklin he was there to check on his mother, and Franklin tells him that isn't his job no more. Alton pats Cissy on the shoulder and leaves while Jerome heads into Louie's room. Cissy then just stares at Franklin with disappointment as he enters Louie's room.

### Epilogue

As Irene is driving back home, she begins rolling down her window and falls asleep behind the wheel of a moving vehicle, indicating her whiskey was drugged. At the morgue, the coroner reveals a dead Khadijah under a blanket and Skully begins to mourn her and kisses her head. Irene then wakes up behind the wheel with her head on the horn and her nose bleeding. Teddy then appears, pulls her head off the horn, then takes his left hand and asphyxiates her. She tries to resist but ultimately dies, as part of Teddy's promise that 'She would not wake up next time'. Teddy then grabs Irene's tape recorder and leaves the scene of the crime. The next morning, Franklin and Cissy are at the hospital watching the news, learning Irene Abe has died in what appeared to be a drunk driving accident. Teddy then enters the hospital and Cissy realized that something was up. Franklin then approaches Teddy and told him he learned of the reporters death. Teddy then stated 'Don't drink and drive' but even Franklin isn't stupid enough to believe that is how it ended. Teddy then stated he wasn't there to talk about Irene, but talk about Alton. Franklin then looks back at his mother. Alton is then in his hotel room learning from the news that Irene was killed in a fatal drunk driving accident, but even he knew that her death was no coincidence and grabbed his stuff then vacated his room.

## Cast

Main* Damson Idris as Franklin Saint
* Carter Hudson as Teddy McDonald
* Sergio Peris-Mencheta as Gustavo "El Oso" Zapata
* Michael Hyatt as Cissy Saint
* Amin Joseph as Jerome Saint
* Angela Lewis as Louanne Saint
* Isaiah John as Leon Simmons
* Alon Aboutboul as Avi Drexler
* Kevin Carroll as Alton Williams
* Suzy Nakamura as Irene Abe

Recurring* Melvin Gregg as Drew “Manboy” Miller
* Gail Bean as Wanda Bell
* DeRay Davis as Peaches
* Adrianna Mitchell as Tanosse
* Matthew Alan as Stephen Havemeyer
* Geffri Maya as Khadijah Brown
* De'aundre Bonds as Skully
* Christine Horn as Black Diamond
* Taylor Polidore as Dallas
* James Moses Black as Brother Jamal
* Ezana Alem as Dimehead
* Evan Allen-Gessesse as Renny
* Knajula Edwards as Tish

## Episode Deaths

* Dimehead - Shot up with his crew by Jerome Saint and Peaches
* Manboy - Shot by Franklin Saint
* Khadijah Brown - Shot by Jerome Saint
* Irene Abe - Drugged and asphyxiated by Teddy McDonald

## Music

* *A Man in Uniform* by **Lemonade**
* *Neon Lady* by **Bobby Barnes**
* *Ledger of Love* by **D Avenue**
* *Starry Night* by **Jimmy and Dino**

## Notes

* This episode marks the last appearance of Irene, Manboy & Khadijah due to them dying this episode.