What the hell's going on?
The damn insurance company. They just raised the premium on my Purge coverage. By thousands. The day before the damn Purge. If I don't pay it by tomorrow, I have no Purge coverage for this store.
Marcos They can't do that.
Yeah, well, they just did it.
Laney Rucker: Just lock the place down, Joe.
Yeah, but that's not enough. If I have no insurance, I am screwed. I'll just have to protect this place myself.
Marcos That's not a good idea, boss.
Look, we love this place, too, Joe. I've been coming here since I was born. But it's just stuff. It can be replaced. You can't be.
Yeah, but what about what you do on Purge Night, Laney? Huh? Is that not the pot calling the kettle brown? No?
That's different, Joe, and you know that. I'm protected, and you won't be.
This is all I got, guys. This is my slice of the pie. Man, I cannot, I can't lose this place. I just... I can't lose this place.
R1 Reporter #1
As she's done many times before, Senator Roan broke security protocol, walking off the stage, stepping into the audience.
[watching on TV]
Tell you this much, she got 'em little titties, but she got some big-ass balls. She ain't got a snowball's chance in a steam bath of winning this thing, but she be taking on them ol' white-haired George Washington wannabe mofos all by herself. And to that, I say bully for her.
Oh, horseshit. She's full of it, too. Nothing'll ever change.
Hey, Laney. Laney, Laney? I think we've offended Marcos with our anti-Senator talk.
Marcos The Senator's going to win. She's gonna make real changes, too. You'll see. All she needs is Florida. She gets the 29 electoral votes from Florida, that puts her over 270. She can do it.
Smartass. All that useless shit and can't butter a damn bagel correctly.
Marcos I could butter your bagel, boss.
Oh, you'd butter my bagel? Well, you got jokes over there. Yeah, you just be careful, kid, with all that hope, 'cause it can be a bad thing. Hope can lead to a lot of letdown. Tell him, Irish I.
II Irish Ike Jenkins
Excuse me, what? I'm not paying attention. I'm thinking about waffles and pussy. That's all I ever really think about, actually.
Irish I, ladies and gentlemen.
II Irish Ike Jenkins
The **** you laughing at? I'm dead serious.
[With a laughing sigh]
Ah, ****!
That's, uh, that's Marcos right there. Marcos is, uh... he's a fan of yours.
Marcos Hey, Senator.
He actually thinks you can win this thing.
[laughing]
Shit! Uh, tell her what-what she need to do to win, Marcos.
Marcos Oh, no, it's not my place to say.
Well, you saved my life, Marcos. I'd like to hear it, please.
Marcos Florida is the key. You have to get the elders.
That's smart. He's not wrong, Joe. What do you think?
Well, I don't think you got a damn chance.
Well, have a little faith.
Well, I lost my faith in the system a long time ago, Senator.
[Checking out Joe's deli]
Place is moderately secure. Cameras. Maybe we stay here.
"Maybe we stay here"? Where you going? You going back out there?
Joe, do you have a first aid kit? Leo, my security, was shot.
You're not. Sit. You want me to take it off?
[With a sigh, he removes his jacket]
It's okay. It's nothing.
Yeah? Doesn't look like nothing.
[Marcos brings the first aid kit]
Let me see. Let me see.
Marcos I know a little bit about first aid. I could help you. [Checks wound] The bullet's deep. You need stitches.
Marcos But we can't do that here.
Right. Clean it up. Patch it up. Come on. Move.
You know what, Mr. Secret Service Man? You should be thanking my black ass for helping you instead of interrogating me.
Joe Dixon, have I offended you?
Yeah. Yeah, man, just a little bit.
Your feelings are not a concern of mine.
Little respect. That's all I need.
Marcos [Observing surveillance feed]
Everyone, shut up, please! Look.
S1 Schoolgirl #1 Freakbride
[Pulling up with her friends again]
You stupid mother****er! You should have let us take the candy bar! Now you're ****in' gonna pay for it, you stupid son of a bitch! Whoo! It's a good night to Purge, isn't it?
Marcos The looters I was telling you about.
Purge Night, Senator. What did you expect?
Hey, guys! I got your message.
Marcos Laney!
This is our girl.
Leo Barnes: Go, go, go!
[As they open the metal shutters, she spots Roan]
Holy shit, it really is you.
I'll be with you in a minute. I'll be there.
Marcos Joe, come on.
You get out of here, kid. I'm staying.
Marcos They'll kill you.
Marcos If you stay, I stay.
Marcos Joe, listen to me. For some reason, the Senator ended up in our neighborhood, in your deli. Maybe it's our duty to help protect her. We'll rebuild the deli. Whatever it takes, you and me. I promise.
Marcos You okay, Senator?
No, Marcos. I'm not. This night corrupts everyone.
I can't win like this. It goes against everything that I believe in.
We need to focus on one thing right now and that's survival. I need to make sure you get through this night.
I have to stop them from killing the Minister.
If they assassinate him, he becomes a martyr. We lose.
Yeah. And how do we do that?
I don't know. We have to do something.
