Thursday, September 19, 2013

The Industry: Season 1, Episode 6. Series Finale

   Three weeks has passed, and in Allan's Suite at The Hills Hotel, Allan walks into the kitchen, as Olivia cooks breakfast and Allan stares at Olivia for a moment, and tells her "I love this." Olivia looks at Allan and quips "I love the fact that things are about to be normal again." Allan hugs Olivia, and tells her softly "Everything is going according to plan. After today, we can get the hell out of L.A. once and for all." Olivia looks at Allan and asks "What about Nathan?" Allan looks at Olivia and asks "I thought I told you his plans?" Olivia shakes her head, as she responds "No you didn't." Allan tells Olivia "He's moving to Adam's Landing. And since he's there, and Allison and the family, I really have no reason left to be here." Olivia's eyes widen as she asks Allan "Are we really going back home?" Allan hugs Olivia and tells her "Damn right we are." There's a knock at the door and Allan answers to find Rich and Allan asks him "Do you have it?" Rich tells Allan "J.B.'s at Nationwide Records as we speak. He's about to void his deal and break Feldman."
Allan sits on the couch, and lights a joint, as he smiles and says "I hope it goes well. If J.B. does what he mentioned, then Clint won't have no room to pull any stunts." Olivia walks over and looks at Allan and Rich and tells both of them "I hope everything works out. I need to head to the hospital. Breakfast is ready." Olivia heads to the bedroom, as Rich looks at Allan and asks him "Do you still want to put that bastard in the ground?" Allan pulls out his Mother's pistol, and looks at Rich, as he takes a deep toke, and responds "Hell yes."
   At CL Records, Clarence sits in his office with disgust on his face and anger in his eyes, as Keith, Eve, Molly, Nick, Brittany, Cassandra, and the other singers for "The Next Icon" walks inside his office and Clarence glares at Molly and Nick and angrily tells them "Thanks to the two of you, UBC decided not to pick up the show." Everyone's shocked and Molly looks at Nick, as both of them has a look of dread as Keith and Eve glare at Molly and Nick, and Clarence tells them "Since the two of them are sleeping with each other, and it's all over the internet, and in the tabloids, they ruined the show." All the aspiring singers in the room hang their heads in disappointment, as Eve looks at Molly and snarks "I sure hope this gives you some satisfaction bitch. I put off a damn tour for this and you had to sleep with Nick and ruin the whole thing." Molly snaps back "Nick and I are attracted to each other, and I have a deal for him in Music City. He's set, and he proposed." Brittany looks at Nick and asks "What in the hell is she talking about?" Nick looks at Brittany and tells her "I am marrying Molly Lynne." Brittany forcefully slaps Nick and yells "My dreams are now ruined. Go to hell you bastard." Brittany storms out, and Cassandra shakes her head and asks Clarence "So what's the plan for all of us? We all put our lives on hold for a chance for fame." Clarence looks at Cassandra and tells her "I am signing you to CL Records. You have a voice that blows me away, and Keith feels the same way. As for the rest of you, I have made sure each of you get something from this. I am so sorry." Clarence hands the other singers checks for $10,000 and says with sadness in his voice "All of you are talented and don't give up. I hope this covers everything." The singers looks at Clarence and he hugs each of them as they leave and Nick asks Clarence "Where's my money?" Clarence walks over to Nick and delivers a right hook and yells "You don't get a damn check! You blew it. You ruined everything. I hope everything works out for you and I can assure you one thing, I won't ever vote for you if you ever make it into Country Music and the Awards come around!" Molly assures Nick "Don't worry baby, I will take care of you." Molly and Nick leaves Clarence's office, and Brittany is waiting outside, as she slaps Molly and Nick and screams "Both of you disgust me." Molly looks at Nick and quips "You're better off with me honey." They walk off and Eve walks out and sees Brittany and hands her a $10,000 check and asks her "I am looking for a opening act for my tour. Would you like to be a part of it?" Brittany is stunned and accepts Eve's offer and Eve tells Brittany "Head back home and I will be in touch." Brittany hugs Eve and walks out, as Eve walks back inside Clarence's office, as Keith asks Clarence "So what are the plans now?" Clarence looks at Keith and Cassandra and tells them "Start working on your albums and I will plan a promotional tour for the two of you. Eve, I hope you stay successful and I think your new album will be a smash." Eve hugs Clarence and Keith and tells them "It will. I love jazz, but I'm going to mix this up. I've been writing lately." Eve walks out and Clarence tells Keith and Cassandra "I want to be alone now." Keith and Cassandra walks out, as Clarence looks out of the window and shakes his head in disgust over the failure of "The Next Icon", and vows "I will make damn sure you never have another hit Molly."
    Meanwhile at Nathan's Recording Studio, Nathan is on the phone with his Mother, and Clair tells her Son "Your Grandpa is missing." Nathan asks "Where did he go?" Clair tells Nathan "Tyrone Gray tried to kill me and Daddy didn't take it well." Nathan asks "The Jackson mean streak?" Clair tells Nathan "Daddy didn't kill Tyrone, but he left Adam's Landing after paying Tyrone a visit with this hillbilly called Country." Nathan tells his Mother "I am about to be in Adam's Landing soon and I've bought a warehouse that I plan to turn into a recording complex." Clair tells her Son "That's good. I am sorry about keeping you away from Daddy and your real Father Nathan. I plan to divorce Clint and hopefully that will help out." Nathan responds "That will be a start." Nathan hangs up, as J.B. walks inside and tells Nathan "I have bad news." Nathan, noticing the look on J.B.'s face, asks "What happened with Clint?" J.B. looks down and tells Nathan "He has put a hit on me, you, Allan, Rich, and your Mother. He wants all of us dead. He tried to shoot me earlier and I ran like hell." Nathan looks at J.B. and asks "So is the plan still in motion?" J.B. responds "It is. And I am leaving town today for Europe and here's a gift." J.B. hands Nathan an envelope and Nathan opens it up and J.B. tells Nathan "I'm set already. Now you control a part of Nationwide Records Group, and full control of my catalog." Nathan is humbled and asks him "What about your album?" J.B. looks at Nathan and tells him "You have a ton of unreleased material to work with. I will be paying you a visit in Adam's Landing, and who knows, maybe we'll make that album." Nathan hugs J.B., and both of them cry as Nathan tells him "You have been like a Father to me. I am at a loss of words." J.B. looks at Nathan and tells him "You keep doing what you're doing Nathan James. You're about to be a legend. Just don't forget your heart and soul." J.B. begins to walk out and Nathan asks J.B. "Does Eve know you're leaving today?" J.B. nods and tells Nathan "She does and for the record, River Mathis is my Son. Not Keith Ross." J.B. walks out and Nathan lights up a blunt and looks around the recording studio, as he says to himself, as he reads the the deed in the envelope "Time for a visit to hell Clint." Nathan gets his phone and calls his Father and tells him what happened and Allan tells his Son "Don't worry about Feldman. He's about to be finished."
    At Keith's Home, Sayyid sits in the living room, as he does his prayers, as there's a knock at the door. Sayyid gets up to answer the door and goes "What in the hell are you doing in L.A.?" Floyd Jackson, Clair J. Feldman's Father and Nathan James' Grandfather walks inside and tells Sayyid "We have a job to do Clem." Sayyid looks at Floyd and asks him "Is it with Feldman?" Floyd nods and tells Sayyid "That son of a bitch, Tyrone Gray.." Sayyid stops Floyd and asks "Did you just say Tyrone Gray?" Floyd looks at Sayyid and asks him "Do you know something about him?" Sayyid walks over to his briefcase, and opens it and tells Floyd "That piece of shit killed my family." Floyd tells Sayyid "And that piece of shit has tried to kill Aretha's Son, Grandson, Latoya Shane's Mother, my Daughter." Sayyid looks at Floyd and points to his briefcase, and tells Floyd "How fast are you with one of these?" Sayyid shows Floyd his arsenal, and Floyd tells Sayyid "I've always stuck to Pistols and Rifles." Sayyid looks at Floyd and walks into his bedroom, and brings out a bulletproof vest and tells Floyd "Go put this on. I've waited for this day for over 30 years." Floyd puts on the bulletproof vest, and tells Sayyid "That bastard has kept Clair from me and her family and brainwashed her, and I have yet to meet Nathan." Sayyid asks Floyd "Nathan James?" Floyd responds "He's my Grandson. Allan Sullivan's his real Father." Sayyid is stunned and tells Floyd "Well then, I think it's time for us to plan Clint's exit."
    Meanwhile at Clint's office at Nationwide Records Group, Clint gets off the phone with Tyrone, as he tells Clint "You better pay me double for what I'm going to do when I'm released from this Hospital in Adam's Landing." Clint yells "When you kill that bitch and Latoya's family, then I'll consider it." Tyrone yells back at Clint "I am in a damn hospital bed after almost getting beaten to death by your Father In Law and some hick named Country!" Clint sighs "So you want my pity?" Tyrone yells "You have asked me to kill my Son and Grandson Clint! And since Aretha busted me, she has kept a close watch on me, and her Brother's the Chief Of Staff at this damn Hospital." Clint reminds Tyrone "You had no trouble killing your best friend's Mother, Brother, and Sister all those years ago." Tyrone responds "I am sick of this Clint. I am out. If you really want them dead, then do it your damn self!" Tyrone hangs up, and Clint makes a phone call and tells the person on the other line "Go to Adam's Landing and kill Tyrone Gray, Clair Feldman, and Latoya's family and anyone that stands in your way." The door opens and Allan and Rich walks inside Clint's office, with their pistols loaded and aimed at Clint and Clint looks at them and laughs "Shouldn't the two of you already know better than to try this on me?" Allan yells "I want my copyrights you son of a bitch!" Clint coldly tells Allan "Never. You and Rich go to Vegas and get a deal at a casino or something. You'll never own your copyrights again." Allan turns off the safety, as does Rich and Clint looks at Rich and tells him "Oh by the way Rich, I'm not releasing your album. It sounded like shit." Rich screams "I should just kill your ass and get it over with!" Clint smugly sits behind his desk, as two shots are fired, and Rich is hit in the chest, as he falls to the floor, as Clint's Bodyguard walks inside and Clint looks at Allan and laughs "Just think, I could do the same thing to you Allan. And I'll send your head to your Mama instead of a urn." Allan bends down, as Rich looks at Allan and tells him, as he slowly dies "Don't stop fighting Allan." Allan is horrified, as he holds Rich, as he dies in Allan's arms, and Allan yells at Clint "You're next. Just watch!" Allan gets his phone to call 911 and the bodyguard takes Allan's phone and throws it out of the window and Clint tells Allan "Since I'm feeling nice today, you just leave before I kill you also." Allan walks out of Clint's office, with tears in his eyes as he shakes his head with disgust and says to himself "He will regret this. That son of a bitch will regret this." Meanwhile, Sayyid and Floyd are outside, as Sayyid tells Floyd "Remember what that bastard has taken from you." Floyd grabs an AK47, as does Sayyid, as they see Allan walk out and Floyd tells Sayyid "Something's happened." Allan sees Floyd and Sayyid and Sayyid tells Allan "Go get an AK out of the truck. We're about to put that bastard out!" Floyd and Allan follow Sayyid inside, as Sayyid motions for them to stay down, as he breaks the doorman's neck and they get on the elevator, as they head to Clint's office.
    At L.A. Hospital, Olivia sits in Pedro's office, as Pedro walks inside and Olivia tells Pedro "I am returning to Adam's Landing soon." Pedro looks at Olivia with shock in his eyes, as he asks "Why so?" Olivia tells Pedro "I miss Ally, and Allan misses his family. It's just not the same here." Pedro takes a deep breath and sits down at his desk and tells her "I hate this. I just talked to the CEO and recommended that you become the new Chief Of Staff here. I am retiring from the medical field and moving home to Argentina." Olivia looks at Pedro in shock and reminds him "Just because your hands are damaged doesn't mean you can't practice medicine." Pedro looks at Olivia and tells her "I loved being a surgeon. I can't do that now and I'm practically useless now." Olivia looks at Pedro and tells him "I really appreciate the recommendation Pedro, but I can't accept. Allan and I have made our minds up." Pedro hugs Olivia and tells her in a somber tone "It's been a honor working with you here. I really wish you would take my place, but family's the most important thing." Olivia asks Pedro "Speaking of family, how does Cara feel about you leaving L.A.?" Pedro tells Olivia "She thinks it's a smart idea and I'd be safer there than here." Olivia agrees with Pedro and tells him "Going back home will do both of us well I think." Pedro nods in agreement and tells Olivia "When you return, tell Beth I still think of her." Olivia laughs "I will, but I doubt she'll share the same sentiments." Pedro laughs and responds "You're probably right. She is one tough woman." Olivia nods and she hugs Pedro, and she tells him, as she heads out "Enjoy your retirement. It's beautiful in Argentina." Pedro tells Olivia "It definitely is. And you are one of the best doctors I've ever had the pleasure to work with." Olivia walks out, and Pedro looks around as his office and pulls his degrees from the wall and packs his things, as he prepares to return to Argentina.
    At a Bar in Downtown Los Angeles, Latoya sits at a table, as she has a drink and calls River, who's returned home to Sugar Creek, but gets no response and Eve walks inside, as Latoya leaves River a message, telling him "I miss you. Don't let your Mommy run your life." Eve sees Latoya and tells her "I'm leaving town today. A word of advice, when you do your first tour, don't come to Sugar Creek. And leave my Son the hell alone you whore." Latoya gets up and looks at Eve and tells her "I don't know if I should feel bad or happy, but I am pregnant with your Grandchild Eve." Eve rolls her eyes and calmly asks Latoya "If you are pregnant, then why are you drinking?" Latoya looks at Eve and tells her "I call my own shots. Just like you. I plan to have an abortion. No child will keep me from success." Eve takes Latoya's glass of liquor, and throws it across the room, and warns her "Bitch I have sources all over Los Angeles, New York, Adam's Landing. I will be watching your ass and you best pray you never cross my path. And I will let River know what you are planning, and Aretha Evans." Latoya slaps Eve and Eve punches Latoya in the face and Eve snaps "Since you don't give two shits one way or another anyway, it will boost your record sales, or destroy them. Hell I hope you fall on your face. Couldn't happen to a more deserving bitch like you!" Eve walks out and Latoya sits at her table, as she calls an abortion clinic and arranges for her abortion, as Eve stands outside and calls her Son and tells him "Latoya's Pregnant, and she's aborting it. Don't say I didn't warn you and by the way, I'm coming home!"
    Meanwhile, Keith and Cassandra returns to Keith's home, and Jermaine sits in the living room and Keith asks Jermaine "Why are you here?" Jermaine responds "The door was unlocked." Keith asks Jermaine "Where's my Father?" Jermaine tells Keith "I have no idea." Keith walks into Sayyid's bedroom, and notices the briefcase missing, and tells Jermaine "Father must be out at the shooting range." Jermaine quips "If he has the briefcase, he's out for someone and I hope to God it isn't Latoya." Keith looks at Jermaine and tells him "I have no comment regarding her. If he puts a cap in her ass, good riddance." Jermaine looks at Keith and asks "How could you say such a thing?" Keith sternly tells him "Because she caused my family pain. And that's all I have to say." Jermaine looks at Keith and tells him, changing subjects "So is this the girl with the golden voice?" Keith looks at Cassandra, and tells Jermaine "Yes she is, and we're about to make her a star." Cassandra looks at Keith and Jermaine, as Keith tells Jermaine "I'll call you later, I want to spend some time alone with my new protege." Jermaine rolls his eyes as he walks out, and Keith looks at Cassandra and tells her "You and I can keep things private and do it well." Cassandra looks at Keith and tells him "I know. It's been fun." Keith takes Cassandra to his bedroom and tells her "I think now is the time I show you how I earned the title, "The King Of The Bedroom"." Keith grabs Cassandra's hand, as they head into his bedroom, as they begin to have sex.
    Back at Nationwide Records Group, Clint sits in his office, as he tells the maid "Clean that floor good. I don't want Carroll's bloodstains to ruin the decor. Meanwhile, Sayyid, Floyd, and Allan arrive on the top floor, and Sayyid tells them "Follow me." Sayyid notices Clint's Bodyguards standing by the door to his office, and Sayyid creeps up and breaks both of their necks. Allan looks at Floyd and tells him "Mama wasn't lying about his strength." Floyd nods silently, as Nathan arrives, with a pistol and sees Sayyid, Allan, and Floyd, and Nathan asks his Father "What are you doing here with The King Of The Streets and this other man?" Floyd looks at Nathan and tells him "I'm your Grandpa. And we're here for the same reasons as you are Nathan." Nathan looks at Floyd and embraces him in a hug, as they meet for the first time. Sayyid tells Nathan "The two of you can catch up when we're finished." Back inside Clint's office, Clint gets a phone call from J.B., as he is about to take off for Europe and tells Clint "Nathan has my shares now." Clint screams "I will kill you!" J.B. laughs "If you ever get the chance." J.B. hangs up as his pilot tells him "We're ready for take off." Meanwhile, Sayyid looks at Nathan's pistol and tells him "There's a silencer on it?" Nathan quips "Grandma told me to always have one." Sayyid, Floyd, Allan, and Nathan all pull out their guns, as Sayyid kicks in Clint's door, and Clint freaks out, as he sees Sayyid and Floyd, as well as Allan and Nathan, and Sayyid tells Clint "Your bodyguards are dead. I made damn sure of that!" Clint is scared, as Floyd pulls out the AK47, as does Allan, as Nathan pulls out his Pistol, and Sayyid pulls out his AK47 and all of them aim at Clint and shoots at the same time, riddling Clint Feldman's body full of bullets, and he dies instantly. Sayyid looks at Clint's dead body and tells Floyd "Open the window." Floyd opens the window, as they throw Clint's body out of the window, onto the concrete, and Floyd looks at his Grandson and tells him with tears in his eyes "Nathan, you never have to worry about that bastard ever again." Nathan looks at his Grandfather and is awestruck with what's just happened and Nathan looks at Allan, and tells his Father "Since that bastard's now dead, I own Nationwide Records Group." Nathan walks over to Clint's desk and pulls out a folder and hands it to his Father and tells him "Here you go Dad. Here's your copyrights and masters." Allan starts to cry, as he hugs his Son and tells Nathan "I now feel whole. I love you Nathan." Sayyid looks at Floyd and tells him "I think it's time to head back to Adam's Landing." Floyd, Allan, and Nathan all nod in agreement, as they walk out of Clint's office with a look of content, knowing Clint Feldman is dead.
 

Sunday, September 1, 2013

The Industry: Season One, Episode 5. Partnerships And Shaky Ground

   As another week has passed in Los Angeles, Clint sits in his office at Nationwide Records Group, as he reads the tabloids and looks at Latoya's pictures on the front pages and briefly smiles, before his phone rings and it's Tyrone, and Clint asks Tyrone "What is it now? Don't be backing out on me." Tyrone, in Adam's Landing tells Clint, as he sits in his car, outside Sassy Shane's house "I can kill Sassy. But I can't kill the other two." Clint screams at Tyrone "Kill all of them!" Tyrone yells "You are asking me to kill my Son?" Clint asks "What Son? You have no kids in Adam's Landing!" Tyrone looks outside his window, as he tells Clint "Yes I do. And I have a Grandson." Tyrone hangs up the phone, as Clint is quiet and says to himself  "That explains why Aretha left L.A. years ago." Clint calls Tyrone back, but gets no response, and then calls his Wife, and Clair ignores the phone call, as she too is in Adam's Landing, as she's at Hell Hill. Clint makes another call and tells the person "Keep your eyes out for Nathan. If you see him, kill him and send him to Adam's Landing."
   At J.B. Brown's Estate, Nathan walks inside the living room, as he is staying with J.B. and Eve walks into the living room, as Nathan asks Eve "So what's going on between you and J.B.?" Eve tells Nathan "He discovered me years ago in a lounge in Sugar Creek. He and his Brothers were in town, and after the shows, he's come to this lounge and I was singing a song from The Brown Brothers, and J.B. and I connected that very moment and we've never lost touch." Nathan tells Eve "I'm glad he has you. You're not really as bad as the press and legends I've heard about you make you out to be." Eve tells Nathan "When you're in this business, you have to be hard, or else they will walk all over you and it's not no easy life. Actually I'd like to thank you for being a real friend to J.B.. Friends are hard to find in this town, and I appreciate what you've done for him." Nathan tells Eve "I have nothing but respect for J.B. and for you as well." Eve tells Nathan "Since you said that, do me a favor?" Nathan pulls out the recent issue of the "The L.A. Gossiper" and asks Eve "Would it have to do with this?" as Nathan points at the photo of Latoya and Eve's Son, River Mathis together at a party at Nationwide Records. Eve asks Nathan "I have heard your Father wants you to produce her." Nathan tells Eve bluntly "Clint Feldman is NOT my Father. Allan James is and I don't plan to work with Latoya. I can't stand her. Not someone who'd sell out to achieve fame." Eve looks at Nathan, stunned and asks "So Allan James really is your Father?" Nathan nods and Eve tells him "I can believe that. You remind me of Allan. Are the two of you talking, or does he know?" Nathan tells Eve "He knows. And he, and I both want to bring Feldman down." Eve looks at Nathan, and points towards J.B.'s bedroom and tells Nathan "J.B. can bring Nationwide Records to it's knees. I imagine you know about that." Nathan looks at Eve and says "I know he owns his copyrights?" Eve whispers to Nathan "He also has power in his contract. And when he leaves Nationwide and does as he plans, you may be the most powerful man in the music business." Nathan smiles as he looks at Eve, as J.B. walks into the living room, without his veil on and tells Nathan "I heard you two talking. I do own a stake in Nationwide Records and I'm ready to get these papers signed so I can go off and retire." J.B. pulls out some forms and Eve watches as J.B. and Nathan takes the first steps towards Nathan starting his own record label, with J.B.'s backing and support.
   Meanwhile at Clarence's Mansion in the Hollywood Hills, Clarence sits at the kitchen table, as he reads the L.A. Gossiper, with Jermaine and Keith sitting with him, as the maid brings lunch into the kitchen, and Clarence looks at Jermaine and Keith and tells them "Latoya's really making some major mistakes." Jermaine shakes his head in disgust as Keith quips "She takes after her Mama. Both of them were easy. Now we know that's for real. I wonder how my Cousin is liking it." Jermaine tells them "I have tried to call her, but she acts like she doesn't even know me now. I think if I had it to do over again, I wouldn't have helped her get into this business." Clarence looks at Jermaine and tells him "She is talented, but she's going to waste it. And Clint will sit back and count his money." Keith changes subjects and asks about "The Next Icon", asking Clarence "So how's things with the show and can I return?" Clarence looks at Keith and asks him "Didn't Dr. North tell you to rest?" Keith rolls his eyes and tells Clarence "I will be sitting in a chair, damaging my ears, not standing on stage singing my guts out." Clarence rolls his eyes and looks at Jermaine, and tells Keith "Come back if you want to that bad! You should be resting, but I can't tell you what to do." Jermaine tells Clarence and Keith "I am going to visit Latoya and try to talk to her. I doubt it will do anything, but I don't want to see my Daughter destroy herself." Jermaine leaves and Keith gets a text and tells Clarence "Looks like Latoya has a visitor."
   At The Hills Hotel, River Mathis is in his Suite, as Latoya lays in bed, with a blanket covering her, as River reminds Latoya "I do have a girlfriend in Sugar Creek. And my Mom hates you with a passion." Latoya looks at River and asks him "Don't tell me you're a Mama's boy? Still sucking her thumb?" River tells Latoya "Mom has always been protective over me. And if my girlfriend was to find out about this, then I'm in some deep shit." Latoya asks River "Who's your girlfriend River?" River asks Latoya "You have probably heard of her, Rachel Lane, she's from Adam's Landing." Latoya grins as she tells River "She's on everybody's hit list in that crooked ass town. The Jackson Family really wants her dead." River looks at Latoya and asks her "Why do they want Rachel dead?" Latoya says "You date her. I suppose you know." River is dumbfounded, as the door to the Suite is kicked open, as Sayyid pulls out a pistol and yells at Latoya "You low-life excuse for a damn Mother!" River freaks out and says with a scared tremble "The King Of The Streets." Sayyid looks at River and asks him "Are you the rebound for this devil worshiping bitch?" River looks at Latoya as Latoya asks Sayyid "What is wrong? And you have no right to come in here threatening us!" Sayyid aims his pistol at Latoya and yells "Rashad! Sidney! My family you ungrateful whoring bitch! Someone tried to kill them! I know how the game is played and you messed with my family. And I don't play the bullshit and your ass will be the one that dies!" River yells at Sayyid "Leave my Suite or I'm calling the Police you thug!" Sayyid shoots at the phone, as he walks over to River, and checks his pockets and pulls out his other phone and steps on it, and asks River "You look familiar to me? Who's your Mother?" River tells Sayyid "I can't say." Sayyid laughs "That's right, you're the son of Eve Mathis. And here you are bedding this selfish bitch!" Latoya yells at Sayyid "This isn't Adam's Landing. And Xavier Jackson doesn't call the shots here!" Sayyid walks over to Latoya and warns her "What would make you think for one second I give a damn? When my family is threatened, then I am threatened. And if anything happens to Rashad, his Son, Aretha, Terrance, or my Sister, I will make damn sure your ass is dead before you hit your first note!" Sayyid looks at River and warns him "This bitch is selfish and if you are wise, you would leave her the hell alone!" Sayyid storms out and Latoya starts to panic, as River asks her "Was he right?" Latoya quickly gets up to get dressed and tells River "He's just a thug. He needs to go back to Prison where he belongs." Latoya goes in the bathroom, as River is silent and says to himself "I have heard of Sayyid Ross, and he doesn't pay visits unless there's a reason."
   Meanwhile at L.A. Hospital, Pedro is in a hospital bed, as Olivia checks on him and asks "Who's the woman?" Pedro looks over at his Daughter and tells Olivia "I thought the two of you met. This is Cara, she used to be an Attorney in Adam's Landing." Olivia is quiet for a moment and says "Oh that's right, you defended my Nephew." Cara asks Olivia "So where can I find Sayyid Ross so I can turn him in for what he did to my Dad?" Olivia tells both of them "I don't know where he's staying and I haven't seen him since Keith was released." Pedro tells Cara "I deserved to get beaten. I did Beth and Leigh very wrong and I knew the day would come when I'd be found." Cara looks at her Father, and asks "You're not serious I hope? Your hands are broken, and what if they don't heal Daddy? You're a doctor, and you saved that man's Son, and he beat you?" Pedro tells Cara "I could have been killed. Be lucky I am alive, and leave it be. You have enough to deal with regarding Eve." Cara looks at her Father and shakes her head as Olivia tells Pedro and Cara "I have a phone call. I think you can be released today, but you'll need a few operations on your hands in order for them to heal properly." Olivia walks out, and Cara tells her Father "Isn't she tied to The Jackson Family?" Pedro tells his Daughter "She's seeing Beth's Brother. And she's a damn good doctor." Cara looks at her Father and tells him "She knows where Sayyid is, and I want him in jail!" Pedro warns Cara "I am telling you to drop it and now! It would be the best thing for both of us!" Cara rolls her eyes, and sighs "Whatever you say." Pedro asks Cara "So how is Eve holding up?" Cara tells her Father "Mom's in Prison and she has a parole hearing coming up." Cara Del Mar's Mother, and Pedro's Ex Wife, Eve Santiago, is currently in Prison due to tax evasion and fraud and serving a long sentence in a Federal Prison in the Midwestern town of Lexington.
   Meanwhile at The Hills Hotel, Allan answers his door, as he has gotten off the phone with Olivia, and Rich stands on the other side and Allan laughs "You're not dead yet." Rich looks at Allan and responds "Neither are you." Allan tells Rich "Disguises help." Rich laughs, as Allan lights a Joint and tells Rich "I think I know what I'm going to do to get what's mine, and you're helping me do it." Rich reminds Allan "I have a contract with Clint, and I have an album due." Allan looks at Rich and reminds him, as he sits back and takes a deep toke "You know what will happen if you don't help me." Allan pulls out his Mother's Pistol and laughs "Mama called and asked me if you were dead yet. She said you would be." Rich looks at Allan and asks him "What does your Mother know? I think she's lost her mind." Allan laughs "My Mama loves to mess with people's heads Rich. She told me on the phone the other night, someone is about to die and she said your name." Rich asks Allan "Is Tenny a psychic?" Allan responds "She has one staying with her. They party together. I don't doubt a word my Mama says, and after that failed attempt, we are now going to team up." Rich asks Allan "What do you mean Allan? Who are we teaming up with?" There's a knock at the door, and Allan opens the door, as J.B. who's wearing a hoodie, sunglasses, gloves, a veil over his face, and covered from head to toe, and Allan's son Nathan, walks inside and Rich asks "Who's the freak?" J.B. laughs "Looks like your shade is still the same Richie. By the way, don't cover my music again." Nathan asks his Father "Why in the hell is Rich Carroll here? He is in too deep with Feldman!" Allan tells his Son "Chill out. Rich is another victim of Clint Feldman, as are all of us." J.B. tells Allan "At least you're still alive." Allan tells J.B. "Thank you for protecting my Son when Clint tried to kill him." J.B, looks at Allan, Rich, and Nathan and takes off his hoodie, and veil and tells them "I get so sick of going out dressed like this." Rich laughs "You're white!" J.B. glares at Rich, as Nathan warns Rich "Shut up you son of a bitch! He can't help it." Allan also warns Rich "Knock it off or I will kick your ass." J.B. is silent as he looks down and covers his face again and Allan tells everyone "There are no wires in this room, and we are all out for the same thing. Now we are going to do to Clint, what he wants to do to all of us." J.B. tells Allan "Nathan has my backing for his Record Label, and I'm releasing my final album before leaving the United States. I'm also selling my Copyrights to him, and keep a percentage. Everything is done, and was witnessed. This will be a hit Clint doesn't want." All of the men laugh, as Allan looks at J.B. and asks him "Do you have a stake in my Copyrights as well since you owned yours. I know when you signed your Contract, you merged your catalog with Clint's catalog." J.B. tells Allan "I own the catalog actually. But sadly I don't own your share. That's Rich's department with Feldman." Allan looks at Nathan as Nathan looks at Rich and J.B. tells everyone "We are going to team up as one, and buy Clint out. Nathan has what he needs now, and now the question is who will deliver the blow to Clint?" Everyone looks at each other, and they begin their plan to bring Clint Feldman, and Nationwide Records Group down.
   Downstairs, In River's Room, Eve walks inside, as she notices the damage from the door and asks River "So I take it you had company earlier?" River asks his Mother "How did you know about it?" Eve responds "Sayyid Ross is connected to a close friend of mine. Your Aunt Aretha." River tells his Mother "I know you hate Latoya Shane, and you hate Rachel.." Eve tells her Son "Hate isn't strong enough of a word when it comes to Latoya, and same for that bitch Rachel. Hell between the two of them, I'd rather you be with Rachel, than Latoya." River looks at his Mother and yells "Rachel knows about Latoya and I Mom! She saw the Gossiper online!" Eve warns her Son "Latoya is a slave to the business, she will have you killed if she has to in order to achieve fame. She tried to kill her own Mother, Baby Daddy, and Baby. Well she didn't pull the trigger, but someone else did. Shady ass Tyrone." River looks at Eve and goes in shock "Sayyid Ross wasn't lying." Eve yells at River "Use your damn brain River Mathis! You are involved with a upcoming singer, your face is all over the place, and in return, my career will suffer and I read an article that said I was a bad Mother. You know what that means.." River rolls his eyes, as Eve yells "If I see Latoya again, I'm busting that bitch." River tells his Mother "Leave her alone." Eve tells River "I will when she learns how to stay out of bed with my Son!" Eve storms out and River shakes his head in disgust. Downstairs in the lobby, Jermaine sits at the bar, as he tries to talk to Latoya and she tells her Father "I am on my own now. You are nothing to me. I did this by myself!" Jermaine looks at Latoya, with frustration and hurt in his eyes as he starts to cry "Latoya, you have lost your morals! You did something that is just unforgivable, and you can forget about seeing your Son again now that Aretha knows." Latoya yells "I don't care what happens to any of them Jermaine!" Jermaine yells "I'm your Dad!" Latoya yells "You were a sperm donor and had what, one hit? You're nothing to me so leave me alone!" Eve walks into the bar, and sees Latoya, and grabs her hair, and pulls her out of her chair and shrieks "Bitch I told you didn't I? Didn't I bitch?" Latoya yells "Leave me alone Eve!" Eve tears into Latoya, as she knocks Latoya to the floor and begins to punch Latoya in the face and screams "You evil bitch! If you come near my Son again, Sayyid Ross doesn't hold shit on me! Damn Sayyid should have killed your bitch ass!" Latoya swings at Eve, and Jermaine tries to break up the fight, and Eve yells "Jermaine Watts, you need to back the hell off. Since you can't control this whore. Let me show you how to do it right!" Eve pins Latoya's arms to the ground, and spits in her face, as she coldly tells her "You are nothing but a selfish, one track minded, sell out whoring her ass to the top Pop singer that would have her family killed to go for the top. Don't you ever come around my Son, and if you do, then I will personally put a bullet in your ass! Go to hell you piece of shit!" Eve gets up and snaps "Say something and I'll indent this heel in your face." Latoya gets up and wipes the blood from her face and yells at Eve "You have no class." Eve laughs "Class? I got more than you'll ever have. I also call my own shots. You're just a puppet bitch!" Eve storms out and Jermaine looks at his Daughter, as Latoya asks him "Why didn't you step in?" Jermaine looks at Latoya and tells his Daughter "You deserved that. Take a lesson from it." Jermaine walks out, and Latoya says to herself "I'm not scared of no damn body. Take me on. Try me."
   Meanwhile Keith has returned to his Home, and Sayyid sits on the couch, as he shines his guns and Keith asks his Father "Did you kill Latoya?" Sayyid laughs "I scared her. And she is on alert." Keith looks at his Father and asks him "Why did you beat up Dr.Del Mar? Was that your way of saying thank you?" Sayyid looks at Keith and tells him "Don't forget Keith that I work for Xavier Jackson. I didn't kill him, but he deserved that beating and I explained it to you." Keith looks at his Father and sighs "You don't forget nothing do you Father?" Sayyid looks at his Son and tells him "Keith Saleem Ross, you are alive, and I am thankful, but I know one thing, and that is taking care of bastards that step out of line. Pedro caused much pain, so I returned it. And if I hear anything else about Latoya, then she will get hers too. That bitch has it coming, and I hate to do it, I really do, from a babysitter, to a person nobody desires to be. Promise me you will keep your head on straight my Son." Keith looks at his Father, as Sayyid shines his guns, and promises him "I'm about to make my comeback, and next week Clarence will start back taping for The Next Icon, and then I'm making my album and dedicating it to Mama and Laila and Pentz." Sayyid looks at Keith and starts to cry, as he hugs his Son and says humbly "That means a lot to me Keith. And I know they would be honored."
At Clarence's office at CL Records, Clarence walks inside, as Molly and Nick are waiting for him, and Clarence looks at Molly and Nick with disgust, as Molly asks "What's wrong Clarence?" Clarence opens his phone and shows a picture to Molly and Nick and asks them "Have you checked the Gossiper?" Molly responds "I don't read that." Nick replies "I don't either." Clarence yells, as he shows them the picture "This could destroy the show! And it will be both of you that will pay for it!"
   At Allan's Suite at The Hills Hotel, Allan, Rich, Nathan, and J.B. have decided on their plans and all sign a piece of paper and Nathan's phone rings and it's his Mother and Nathan walks into the other room, and asks her "Are you safe?" Clair, who's in Adam's Landing, tells Nathan "All I'll tell you is I'm safe. I can't say nothing else." Clair hangs up the phone, as she stands at the front door of a house, and begins to knock before seeing a Pickup truck pull into the driveway, and a man, wearing a white cowboy hat, a button up shirt, and blue jeans, gets out and looks at Clair for a moment and asks "Claire?" Clair starts to cry, as she sees her Father, Floyd Jackson and runs into his arms, as Floyd looks at his Daughter's face and holds her, with anger in his eyes. Back in Los Angeles, Clint returns to his Mansion in Encino, and sits in his study, as he calls Tyrone again and asks him "Did you finish your job yet?" Tyrone still sits in his car, as he too is in Adam's Landing, in front of Sassy Shane's home and he sees Aretha walk outside, and tells Clint "I've got to go." Clint screams in anger in his Mansion. Meanwhile back in Adam's Landing, Aretha walks over towards Tyrone's car and Aretha looks inside, and she sees Tyrone, and opens the car door...

Next Week on The Industry:

Allan, Nathan, Rich, and J.B's plan goes in motion.
Clarence does damage control.
Eve meets with Sayyid.
Someone else may be gunning for Clint.