The Day

**The Day** is the second episode of the the second season of Snowfall. It is the twelfth episode overall.

Outline

Franklin finds a new cocaine connect in the form of his captor, Reed Thompson. Meanwhile, Lucia and Gustavo contemplate whether to let Pedro back into the business.

## Summary

### Pedro

In the warehouse, Gustavo and Lucia confront Pedro after a four month absence and demand to know why he's back. Pedro then corrected them on the real question, as to why he left in the first place. Lucia, of course, answers and claimed he fled after they killed his father. Pedro pointed out he thought he was next and believed he was running from them but proclaimed he was running from himself. He tells Lucia and Oso a story about how he was at a bar in El Paso called 'The Hole' and spoke about how he got black drunk and had one of the waitresses approach him. He continued his story and told them he started dating that very waitress. He even told them about how she helped make him a new man. Lucia and Oso refused to buy that story and asked why he was really there. Pedro then states he came to collect his inheritance. Lucia agrees to get him his money and asked he Pedro brought along the woman he's dating. Pedro told them he did and informed Lucia and Oso that he is getting married to that woman and takes off.

### Franklin

Franklin is unconscious. He awakens to find himself zip-tied to a huge pipe in a basement boiler room. He chastises himself for getting caught in the first place as he looks around. He then sees Leon unconscious in the room and tries to holler at him to wake up. He then looks out a basement window and sees the shadow of someone walking past and calls for help. He then hears someone entering the room and sees Teddy checking on Leon and demands to know what this is, who he is, and what he wants. Teddy pretty much tells him he fucked and motions to the exit. Franklin is now fearing for his life.

### Jerome

Jerome enters his living room searching for Louie or Franklin and and discovers Peaches in the living room eating cereal and watching cartoons. Jerome asks Peaches if he'd seen his wife or his nephew, but Peaches is not only unable to provide an answer but has his attention more focused on the cartoon.

### Franklin

Franklin is still a hostage as he continues looking around in the boiler room and hears Leon awakening. Franklin calls out to Leon who finds himself in the same predicament as Franklin and states he pissed himself. Franklin asked him how he got caught and if he got a good look at their captor. Leon was too dazed to remember much and the boys hear someone whistling and coming. Franklin and Leon are wondering how many of them there are. Teddy enters and Leon begins threatening his captor. Franklin continues to look for a way out as Teddy exits and brings in a cattle prod. Leon demands to know what Teddy was planning to do with that only to be zapped with the object. Franklin then screams at Teddy to stop. Teddy then approaches Franklin, places the cattle prod on his shoulder, and demands answers about the bust at Avi's place. Franklin's quickly answers about how they showed up to buy some product and then the cops show up and they ran for it. Teddy then pointed out that only Franklin got away while Leon got locked up. Teddy then stated that in 24 hours Leon was freed and demands to know how. Leon then accuses Teddy of calling him a snitch. Teddy tells Leon to be silent and continues interrogating Franklin about what happened during the bust while waving the cattle prod in his face. Franklin constantly suggested checking the courts and tells Teddy that Leon was hit with a felony evasion charge. Franklin also pointed out that he posted Leon's bail and states he's already lawyered up with a court date. Teddy then tells Franklin he will check on it and as he heads to the exit, Leon attempts to kick him. Teddy then dares him to do that once more time while waving the cattle prod in his face and calls him the stupidest person he has ever met as he walks out of the boiler room and locks the door.

### Teddy

Teddy heads into another room where Gladys is awaiting him. She is turning a switch on and off, which is making the light in the boiler-room flicker annoyingly. Teddy sits down at his desk and places on headphones while listening to the conversation between Franklin and Leon. He even hears them talk about how they need to get out of that place and have no intention of dying in there.

### Jerome

Kevin arrives at Jerome's house looking for Franklin wondering where he is at. Kevin then asks Jerome and Peaches where he went to and Jerome tells him he thought Franklin was already heading with him to Oakland. Now the guys realize Franklin is missing. Wanda then appears at Jerome's place and asks if anyone knew where Leon was at. Upon hearing that Jerome realizes now it's not just Franklin that's gone.

### Franklin

Still a hostage, Franklin doesn't see much of a way to escape and is constantly annoyed by the flickering light and the dripping water. He then sees a screwdriver underneath some shelving and attempts to reach for it with his feet. He manages to touch the screwdriver but is having trouble pulling it his way. He pulls his leg back in frustration. He then tries to call for someone and just screams out 'FUCK'!

### Lucia

Lucia appears outside a Mexican restaurant in Pico-Union and pulls her vehicle up to two of Franklin's boys, Delroy, Kevin's cousin, and Victor. They know her as the only lady who buys rocks from them in a power suit. She then tells them she would like to meet their boss. Lucia then hands Delroy her business card and suggests they should contact their boss so they can help each other out. Delroy does point out to Lucia that he and Vic can't just go see their boss until all their product is sold, so Lucia buys them out. She pays for the merchandise and Victor hands her the box. She then drives off.

### Jerome

Jerome appears at Cissy's house and attempts to stare through the window looking for Franklin. Cissy exits in a diner uniform and Jerome asks if she had seen him. Cissy, heading to her car, states she hadn't seen him in months and he doesn't live there no more. She also tells Jerome to relay Franklin a message to stop sending her groceries as she starts her vehicle up. Before she backs into the street, she rolls down her window and asks her brother if everything is good. Jerome tells her a half truth stating 'Yeah'. She then takes off.

### Teddy

Teddy continues to hear the conversation between Franklin and Leon, who are getting frustrated wondering where Teddy is. Teddy then turns off the speaker and heads back to the boiler room. He then states to Franklin they were telling the truth about Leon being arrested and is out on bail. Leon then further demands that Teddy needs to let them go. Teddy then exits the room and enters with his sidearm in hands. They freak out after seeing Teddy with his weapon and proclaimed they told him the truth. Teddy also points out they both seen his face. Franklin states he can't even see his face and states he won't say nothing about happened there. Franklin then plays another card stating he has a ton of cash. Teddy then states it's not cash he's after, and Franklin asks what it is he wants. Teddy then tells Franklin if he knew who he was, he would be of use to him. Leon then snaps at Franklin stating Teddy will just put them down anyway. Teddy then walks over to Leon, placed the barrel of his gun under his chin, and pressured Franklin into answering who he was. Franklin then called him the connect. Teddy then returned back to Franklin and showed him a photo of Rob staking out Avi's place. Teddy called it a bold yet stupid move to cut Avi out. Franklin then tells Teddy that Avi is crazy and jacked up the price of coke. Franklin also pointed out that Teddy's out a buyer and his pipeline is dry with Avi in jail and suggested working together. Teddy didn't take Franklin serious and Franklin tells him he could move ten a week. Teddy asks how Franklin plans to move ten kilos in a week. Franklin demands that Teddy points away his sidearm and he'll answer. Teddy then tells Franklin to convince him and he'll put his gun away.

### Lucia

Lucia and Gustavo arrive at Stomper's place to see him, Hernan, Conejo, and another soldado playing dominos. They ask him if he heard anything from Gabriella and tells them they'll have their next shipment ready in a few days. Stomper then asks them where they found that new drug. Gustavo tells Los Monarcas that two mayates were selling the drugs at Pico-Union, which is Stomper's territory. Lucia then asks if Gabriella told them they are done paying the tax and Stomper tells them the tax stays in place unless people want to know that is was his crew that offed members of her Cartel and demands them to leave while pulling Conejo aside now that he knows outsiders were dealing on his turf under his nose.

### Franklin

Franklin gives Teddy the 411 on how they sell the cocaine quickly, stating they found a way to rock it up and sell it cheap. He points out how they are getting new customers everyday and expanding into new territories. He goes down on the details of his business and tells Teddy effects of the crack. Teddy agrees to work with Franklin but on the condition that he buys 10 keys from him every week, no bs, no excuses, and no turning him away, and reminds Franklin 'Not to fuck with him'. Franklin agrees and Leon complains about how he needs to take a piss. Teddy then pulls out his switchblade to cut his binds. Leon finishes using the toilet and Teddy cuts Franklins binds. He then throws Franklin and Leon a black bag and orders them to cover their faces. Franklin, without Teddy aware, grabs the screwdriver he attempted to reach for earlier and then asked Teddy for his name. Teddy, of course, gives Franklin and Leon the alias 'Reed Thompson'. He then informs Franklin that he will be the one contacting him. Franklin then asks where he gets his kilos from, but refuses to answer, prompting Franklin to show he can be a thorn in Teddy's side. Franklin and Leon then place the bags on their head and walk through the exit.

### Louie

At Jerome's place, Rob is on the phone trying to find out if Franklin or Leon are at the hospital. Even Louie and Wanda are becoming increasingly worried sick. Jerome then starts arguing with them, especially with Louie, claiming she would have a clue where Franklin went to if she wasn't gone on a nightly basis. Kevin tries to cool the tension in the room as Delroy and Victor emerge at their front doorstep. They show Jerome and Louie Lucia's calling card and told them she could make them rich since she cleaned them out in Pico-Union. Jerome flips out upon learning where they were selling and demanded what they were doing selling in Mexican territory. Delroy justified they were making cash and no one was selling over there. Jerome flips out at the two and makes it clear they don't sell the rock in Mexican territory and snaps hard at them. Kevin then stands between Jerome and attempts to defend his cousin. Jerome then orders the two out of his home and loses it with Louise as he heads to another room. As they both argue, Wanda sees Leon emerge and hugs him up. Louie returns to the living to see Leon, but no Franklin. Leon tells them he needs to get a change of clothes and clean up and heads to the back. Louie, seeing Leon, is still unnerved by the fact that Franklin hasn't returned yet and shows it.

### Lucia

Lucia is at her new home getting dinner ready as Gustavo leads Pedro and his fiancé, Soledad, inside the house and upon seeing Lucia, Pedro introduces her to Soledad, who brings a bottle of tequila as a gift and discovers her English is broken compared to her Spanish. Lucia then leads them inside where they have a nice dinner and they talk about the place and how big LA is. Lucia the brings up that once Pedro gets his money, they can leave any place they please. Soledad then states he wants the money because it is his money and that he is his own man. Lucia opens up the bottle of tequila Soledad brought her, pours herself and Soledad a glass and makes an awkward toast to Pedro being his own man and drink.

### Franklin

Franklin arrives at the hangar with Teddy and is introduced to Matt near the Cessna Caravan. Franklin checks out the plane that is used to smuggle in the cocaine and asks how Teddy and Matt know each other. Teddy tells a white lie about how they met at a bar in a café and states he was doing scenic flying tours for tourists while Matt told a white lie about Teddy screwing one of the waitresses. When Matt asked Franklin if he's ever ridden on one of these small aircrafts before, Franklin tells him he has never even rode a plane before. Matt is shocked to hear Franklin say that and tells him it's about to change. All three men hop into the plane and Matt drinks a beer as he gets ready to start the engine. Franklin asked him if he always drank when he flies, and Matt says 'Always'! He starts the plane while Franklin asks how it stays in the air. While Matt says 'Luck', Teddy says 'Physics'. Matt gets the OK from air traffic control and prepares for flight. They later take off in the air and Franklin is curious who they are talking to over their headphones Teddy tells him Hawthorne Tower is on their comms. Franklin asks if they are being tracked. They are truthful to him and state they are, however, they show him a way around it. Flying under the radar is the example Matt shows when he drops altitude. Franklin freaks out for a moment but seems to be having fun to a point. Matt shows Franklin that he personally enjoys the experience of flying while in the air over the west coast. He then offers Franklin a chance to take the wheel and have a test drive and Franklin is enjoying the experience of flying a plane. Later that night, Teddy drops off Franklin at his Aunt and Uncle's place and states if they are going to work together, they are to be straight with each other, no nonsense at all, but warns Teddy if he ever causes him any problems or threatens those he loves, it would not end well. Franklin then tosses the screwdriver he recovered from the boiler room into the passenger seat of Teddy's car and heads in through the side door. He sees everyone on the front porch and they are glad to see him. Franklin then informs them that not only does he have a new connect, now they need to step up since they are moving into the big league.

### Pedro

It's the middle of the night and Lucia talks more with Pedro about Soledad. Lucia asked what she about their line of work. Pedro blatantly states Soledad will be his wife and she knows what he knows. Lucia is uncomfortable with someone she barely knows knowing about their operations and tells Pedro he'll have his money in the morning then he can take off. Pedro then brings up that he is his own man now and he can start anew. Lucia, not feeling ready to welcome Pedro back in the fold, states El Paso seemed to be a great to start fresh. Pedro then told his cousin that LA is home, and for him to leave, everything they did would be for naught. Pedro then pointed out they hired Oso, stole his father's money, wanted in the cocaine game, and he shares the guilt of whacking his father just as much as Lucia and Oso did. Pedro pretty much told Lucia outright he wants back in and asks for her to think about it.

### Conejo

Conejo is in his vehicle driving down Pico-Union and spots Delroy and Vic in front of the Mexican restaurant. He then U-turns his vehicle and pulls up beside them. Conejo then approaches the duo and signals he wants to buy, and of course, Delroy states they have what he needs. Conejo now knows he found the outsiders dealing on Los Monarcas turf. He draws his switchblade and repeatedly stabs Delroy in the stomach. He then approaches Victor, who draws a gun shoots Conejo in the shoulder. That doesn't stop Conejo from stabbing Victor in the neck. As Victor starts dying, Conejo gets ready to approach his vehicle and sees Delroy barely alive. We then see Conejo kneeling over a mortally wounded Delroy.

### Franklin

Franklin walks up to Cissy's house and rings the doorbell. Cissy walks to the door to see it's her son and answer. Franklin tells her that Jerome spoke to her and he would agree to stop bringing groceries and even offered to take her to dinner at a fancy place sometime. Cissy then brings up that she knows he is not just dealing weed anymore. Cissy then states the he knows how she feels about what he's been doing and that he would be welcomed back but only if he stops the business. She shuts the door, but Franklin wasn't done, as he knocked on her door again and ever cried for her. As he is prepared to leave the area, he looks over at the Wright house and decides to jump the back fence to see if Melody was in her room, which she was with her headphones on. He knocks on the window and looks outside and answers. Melody asked what he doing at her home, and Franklin spoke about how he had an odd day and thanked her for the birthday card and for remembering. He also wanted to apologize, by stating that he has one job in this life which is to protect the people he loves, which he didn't do for her. Melody accepted that apology and invited Franklin inside. She points out her father is working a double shift and suggests Franklin enters through the front. Franklin then states there is only one entrance into her home for him and enters through the window.

## Cast

Main* Damson Idris as Franklin Saint
* Carter Hudson as Teddy McDonald
* Emily Rios as Lucia Villanueva
* 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
* Filipe Valle Costa as Pedro Nava
* Alon Aboutboul as Avi Drexler
* Malcolm M. Mays as Kevin Hamilton

Recurring* Jonathan Tucker as Matt McDonald
* Reign Edwards as Melody Wright
* DeRay Davis as Peaches
* Adriana DeGirolami as Soledad Caro
* Gail Bean as Wanda Bell
* Taylor Kowalski as Rob Volpe
* Michael Ray Escamilla as Hernan Zapata
* Tony Sancho as Stomper
* Nathan Davis Jr. as Delroy Hamilton
* Luke Tenney as Victor
* Stephanie Nash as Gladys Warren
* Marcelo Olivas as Conejo

## Episode Deaths

* Delroy Hamilton - Stabbed by Conejo
* Victor - Stabbed by Conejo

## Music

* *Yo Soy El Rey* by **Chilo Escobedo**
* *Quince Años* by **Chilo Escobedo**
* *The Ghetto* by **Ruthie Foster**