Razorblade Tears

Dome feels guilty about kidnapping a child. Grayson calls Ike. Ike is defiant and demands to talk to Gerald, which infuriates Grayson. Ike has Gatsby and wants Gerald to know. Gerald calls Ike and threatens him. Buddy goes to see his half-brother, Chet. Chet runs a militia and agrees to arm them.

Buddy and Ike look at Chet’s weapons, take what they need, and go check on Gatsby. Ike calls the hospital but there is no change with Mya. He texts an address to Gerald. Buddy Lee looks fondly at Ike; he says he wishes they had met at the wedding instead of the funeral.

Buddy Lee knocks on his neighbor Margo’s door. He thanks her for always being good to him; he thinks she is the only female friend he has ever had. He and Ike take Gatsby into a bunkhouse at the militia’s address and zip tie him to a chair next to a metal drum with wires protruding from it. It is 7:30pm, and Buddy Lee wonders if they will see their boys in the afterlife. Ike says he only wants a chance to tell Isiah he is sorry.

Their enemies arrive early, around 7:45.