In a hotel room, Ali meets the girl in Euphoria Season 3 episode 7. She tells him that she doesn’t want to be killed. He has good teeth. He seems clean. She asks him if he’s married. He says that he’s on vacation. She’s envy of him. Because she’s working. She asks him if he got kids. He nods. He wishes they won’t turn out like them.
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Ali has meal with his family at home. His wife asks him where he went. He doesn’t give her the answer. It promotes her to think that she doesn’t get the dignity of a response. She’s furious to return to her room. He follows her into the room. They have a fight.
Ali has fun with the girl in the hotel room again. He has an illusion that he’s a boxer. He fights the hypothetical adversary. He’s beaten down. He’s sent to the hospital. The doctor tries to give him a shot of morphine. She tells him that he needs it because he has to stay ahead of the pain. He rejects the morphine. He cries.
Ali recovers. He leaves the hospital. He attends a meeting. He introduces himself to his new friends. He thinks he can heal his past as long as he changes his habits. He wants to transform his mistakes into blessings. It’s his mission in life.
Ali meets the boy Ammanuel. Ammanuel wants to know where is the hope. Ali tells the boy that the hope is in his heart. He reminds him that his name means “God is with us”. All his struggles prepared him for now. If he believes it and stays clean. He promises him that his future will be bright. Ammanuel cries in Ali’s arms. But he lies in the coffin. Ali leaves Ammanuel’s funeral.
Although he loses some battles, he knows he’s doing good in the world. When the pandemic hit, he makes sure to check in with his sponsees each day. He calls the sponsee. He wants to know where he is. He sees his body carried out of the house. Ali goes to the gathering place. But the door is locked. He calls Sean. He asks him to trust him that the future will be bright. But Sean hangs himself. Every time Ali loses someone, he writes down their name and the date. It’s a book of the dead. A reminder of how the story of addiction often ends.
In Alamo’s office, Alamo checks Eddy’s wound on the belly with a magnifying glass. He thinks it’s some kind of trophy. He notices that his belly button is gone. Eddy explains it to Alamo that those guys had to open him up and clip his large intestine. He will have the bag the rest of his life. Alamo pokes the bag. He knows what is in the bag. He thinks the staples look like railroad tracks. He asks Eddy to cover it up. He needs him to go to Mexicali. Got a couple of girls that need a tune-up. Eddy asks Alamo why not one of the other guys? Alamo points out that Eddy messed up. He needs him to take one of Laurie’s boys. He asks him to treat it as a redemption.
Eddy drives to Laurie’s place. The two guys are surprised that Eddy is still alive. They open the door of the car. They don’t know the FBI agents are eavesdropping on them. The guy tells Eddy that he will go with Mitch. Eddy takes a look at Mitch. Mitch is standing on the city wall. Eddy offers to take guns next time. He wants to see the result.
At Lexi’s house, Rue tells Lexi that her life got considerably worse after she believed in God. Until it got better. Lexi learns that it’s the better part. Rue thinks God revealed himself to her. But Lexi says that it doesn’t make sense. Rue tells Lexi that she can only see God as long as she believes in him. Lexi allows Rue to stay in her house. But Lexi needs to write. She’s not sure if she can continue to engage with her revelation. Rue says that it’s fine. Because she’s going to read her bible.
Rue reads the bible on the couch. She mentions God set the Joshua tree on fire. She thinks the guy worried that she was giving up. The Joshua tree was on the side of the road, past the Texaco station. Lexi learns that God burned an endangered three just to talk to Rue. Rue blames Lexi for mocking her. She knows she doesn’t believe her. But she told her the truth.
Rue tells Lexi that she never thought about the bad things she did. But Lexi thinks Rue isn’t evil. Rue points out that God would think so. But Lexi tells Rue that evil is a very strong word. Rue reveals she has been working with Nazis. Lexi mistook that her friend worked for a black cowboy. Rue says that the Nazis introduced her to the black cowboy. Lexi brings up that Nazis don’t like people of color. Rue admits that those guys don’t like Alamo. She’s stuck in the middle of it.
Lexi suggests that Rue should lay down. Because Rue seems stressed. Rue lays down. She brings up that she wouldn’t go undercover if Alamo didn’t kill Paladin the parrot. It’s the biggest blessing. She’s working with the Drug Enforcement Administration. Lexi laughs. She thinks Rue has been using again. Rue is furious to deny it. Lexi doesn’t believe Rue. Rue complains it to Lexi that she’s sitting there judging her the whole time. Lexi realizes the reason why Rue’s mother didn’t talk to Rue anymore.
Rue claims that her and her mother speak. She leaves Lexi’s room. She visits Cassie. A man tries to shoot Rue from the room when she tries to confirm if Cassie is at home.
A few days earlier, Cassie is at home. She gets a call from a man. He hopes she didn’t call the police. He knows she wouldn’t want things to go from bad to worse. She cries to ask him if Nate is fine. He reveals Nate is a little anxious. He thinks Nate is ready to come home. She says that she missed Nate so much. He’s happy that she wants to take Nate back. Because he will his money. She agrees to talk business with him.
But she cannot use her account on OnlyFans. She contacts OnlyFans. She tries to take back her account. But the result isn’t good.
Patricia Lance meets the guy in the office. He learns that she plans to push the envelope to deal with the digital economy. But he persuades her not to hire Cassie. Because he knows she’s inviting the controversy. But she doesn’t care for it.
Lexi walks into Patricia’s office. Patricia tells the girl that the network loved her storyline. But they didn’t want to hire Cassie. Lexi needs to call Cassie and tell it to her. She feels honored. She thanks Patricia for believing in her.
Maddy comes to her company. Her boss blames her for misrepresenting her and the company. She sent Cassie into audition for Patty. Maddy claims that she didn’t do that. But the boss doesn’t believe Maddy. She wishes she will be a modern day madam. She asks her to pack her bags and leave the company.
Maddy finds out that Cassie deleted her account. She’s furious to break into Cassie’s house when Cassie is crying on the floor. She kicks her. Cassie gets up from the floor. Maddy regrets for letting Cassie back into her life. But Cassie knows Maddy doesn’t mean that. Maddy tells Cassie that she should believe them when someone shows who they are. She slaps her. She tells her that she’s her boss. Cassie wishes Maddy takes back the account for her. But Maddy says that she cannot.
Cassie goes to the restaurant to meet Dylan. She goes home with him. They have a drink together. He apologizes to her for the case of LA Nights. He tells her that he fought for her. She tells him that it’s fine. She’s used to being judged. She offers to take a photo. She guesses he wants to remember the moment. She posts a photo of them with his cell phone when he leaves her room to drink. He falls asleep in her bed. Maddy visits Cassie. She brings a good news to her friend that the post has been trending for seven hours. She shows her the subscribers. But Maddy sees Nate’s finger.
At Naz’s house, Naz tells Nate that he puts people in coffins. Nate comforts Naz that Cassie will resolve the problem. But Naz asks Nate how tall he is. Nate says 6 feet 5 inches. He doesn’t lie to Naz. Naz summons Artur. He asks him to measure Nate’s height. He confirms Nate is 6 feet 5 inches. He brings a bad news to him that it’s a custom job. Nate persuades Naz that his girlfriend got the message. But Naz thinks Cassie needs a little more motivation. He reveals the girl didn’t send any money to him after he spoke to her. Naz asks Nate if the girl is enjoying her freedom a little too much. Time will tell. Nate is beaten by Artur.
At Ali’s house, Ali tells Rue that he would do anything for her if she spoke it out early. He mentions his house and his life. He asks her if she thinks he lives for all his fancy things. He says that he has nothing, except the people he loves. He wants to do something good in the world, be of service. He shows up, rain or shine. If someone is forcing her to do something against her will, he got a 12-gauge shotgun that can take care of that. She reminds him that the guy threatened her that he would kill her mother. He thinks she should tell the DEA. The DEA asked her to go. But he asks her not to do that.
Rue persuades Ali that it’s one night. They go to Mexico. She goes back to Laurie’s. She pretends to follow Alamo’s order. In the morning, they’re in handcuffs. But he asks her to stay in the house. He will go to pick up her mother. But she knows those guys won’t stop. Ali and Gia will be hurt in the end. If she doesn’t do that, Alamo won’t show up at Laurie’s. Alamo needs an ace up his sleeve. Ali wants to go with Rue. But she tells him that it’s the last run. She offers to eat some pancakes.
Rue eats with Ali. She tells him that God spoke to her. God said that he heard her cries. He feels her pain. Have faith and he will take her from Egypt and lead her to the promised land. He blew up a Joshua tree then. He remembers it’s what Gods said to Moses. She thinks it means that she will be on the cusp of freedom. She mentions she was a drug mule. She was facing 25 to life. She believes that God won’t let her mess it up. She brings up that she survived two years with Laurie. She asks him if he thinks she cannot handle one more night. She will go to Texas when the case is done. Because there’s a homestead there.
Rue hands over a note to Ali when she thinks it’s crazy. He reads the note. 613 Jerusalem Road. She thinks it’s a sign. He learns that she thinks the homestead is the promised land. He asks her why fentanyl kill the customer. She doesn’t know. It’s not even happening in other countries. Only in American. Nobody cares for it. He asks her if she worry that the fentanyl she smuggled killed people. She asks him if he still thinks anyone could be redeemed. She offers to put those guys in prison first.
She wants to make up the sins she made. He suggests that she should change herself first. He asks her to promise him that she won’t go back there. But she wants to save her mother. He comforts her that he will pick up her mother in the morning.
Eddy and Mitch are in the van. Eddy’s bag is broken. He asks Mitch for some gauze. Two girls are in the back. They’re very happy when they think that they’re going to be beautiful. In Ali’s house, Ali sees the note Rue left. She asks him to forgive her.
Rue and the guy are on the way to see Laurie. He asks her if she got a story for Laurie. She plans to let Laurie hit her in the face. It’s her story. He tells her that he will be liable to knock her out if Laurie hits her in the face. They shouldn’t waste a couple more hours. She hits her head. She tells him that Alamo beat her up. He asks her to come back before the morning.
Rue visits Laurie. Laurie notices that Rue’s nose was hurt. She asks her what happened. Rue tells Laurie that Alamo tried to kill her. She thinks the guy will do the same to her.
Cassie is kidnapped at her house. She’s tied up in the bed. Her mouth is stuffed by a towel. He asks her if she will scream if he removes the towel. She denies it. He removes the towel. He tells her that she has 72 hours to figure it out. Because it’s how long it takes to die of dehydration. She mistakes that he doesn’t plan to give her any water. She’s told that he’s talking about Nate.
Nate is underground. He cries. He wishes someone comes to help him. His brother is at his house. But he doesn’t find him. He walks away. Naz asks Cassie not to tell it to anyone. He threatens her that he will kill Nate if she doesn’t do so. She doesn’t make a sound when Rue visits her.
Lexi is at home. Maddy calls Lexi. She asks her if she heard from Cassie. Lexi doesn’t know. She doesn’t care. Maddy asks Lexi to go to knock on Cassie’s door. Lexi refuses to do that after she knew what Cassie and Maddy did to Dylan. It was disgusting. She asks Maddy if she has her conscience. She complains it to her that Rue is crazy. She reveals Rue talked about Black cowboys and Nazis. Rue said that she’s working for the DEA. Maddy persuades Lexi to calm down. She says that she just wants to find her sister. But Lexi blames Maddy for giving her sister a bad job. She hangs up. She continues to sleep.
At Nate’s house, a snake crawls through the pipe. He bites Nate. In the evening, Laurie’s people are partying in front of a fire. Laurie mentions Harley told her that Rue doesn’t have a phone. Rue says that Alamo took it. In the car, Alamo tells his wife that he wants to be the father of the baby. But she disallows him to do that. Maddy calls Cassie. Naz threatens Maddy that he will slice up Cassie’s face if she doesn’t give him one million dollars. Maddy drives to the nightclub. The girl tells Maddy that Alamo asked her to wear the clothes.
At Laurie’s house, Wayne doesn’t believe that Alamo beat Rue. She explains it to him that the guy thinks she’s working for them. Laurie says that the big bad wolf got outsmarted by some rednecks. But Wayne knows Rue isn’t loyal to them. He doesn’t know why she’s there. He guesses she’s outta luck. Maybe she tricked Alamo like she did to them. She has no place to go. She persuades him that she wants to pay them back. She wants to make it right. She reveals she didn’t have a plan when Laurie fronted her the drugs. She was just lying to get high.
But Wayne thinks Rue’s lies are good things. They wouldn’t know she wasn’t loyalty if she didn’t betray them. They wouldn’t trample on the monkey’s dignity. She brought Faye there just to wipe five grand off her debt. Wayne thinks it’s the most beautiful thing that happened to him. He wants to thank Rue even if she intended to hurt them. Because her lies became blessings. It doesn’t mean there wasn’t a crime even if the results are good. They decide to kill her. Laurie offers to sell Rue like Alamo did to those girls. Rue is surprised that Alamo did it. She tells those guys that she’s on their side. She mentions Alamo is going to come. Wayne offers to let her kill Alamo. Laurie thinks the guy wouldn’t expect it. Wayne cuts Rue’s hand with a knife after she agreed to work with them.
At the nightclub, Maddy wears the dress to walk into the bathroom. She tells Alamo that she needs his help. But he asks her to join him in the bathtub. She reveals Cassie is being extorted by an Armenian. He says that he never fights Armenians. He learns that she wants him to spend money for her. She points out that he’s the only person who can save Cassie. He mentions he had a hard time like her as well. But nobody cared for him. He stressed out. He mentions he let Rue go to handle business.
She says that the girl was flustered. She had a fight with one of their friends for Nazis. She talked about the DEA. Alamo massages Maddy’s little foot. She reminds him that Cassie needs his help. He asks her to be close to him. So they can talk about how to save Cassie.
Alamo agrees to help Cassie. He prepares a bag of cash and a gun. Maddy thanks the man. At Laurie’s house, Faye doesn’t want to stay with Wayne after knowing he hurt Rue. Rue dresses her wound.
Alamo and Maddy arrive at Nate’s house. He asks her if she’s sure that she wants to do that. She claims that Cassie is a money tree. He points out that plenty of girls out there. She says that the girl is special. He gives the money to her. He asks her to go to make it. Because it’s her deal.
Maddy carries the money to walk to Naz’s car. She drops the money. Naz and Cassie get off the car. Naz guesses Maddy loves Cassie very much. He gets Cassie to go to take the money. But he finds out that there’s no money in the bag. Alamo catches the chance to shoot Naz. Naz asks Artur to kill Alamo. But Artur gives up his gun. Maddy picks up the gun. Alamo steps on Naz. He kills him.
At Wayne’s house, Faye blames Wayne for hurting her friend when he thinks Rue is a traitor. But he asks her to kill Rue like a dog. He locks Rue in a room.
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At Nate’s house, Alamo tells Maddy that she owes him one million dollars. That’s twenty percent of all future earnings. It’s a steep price to pay for friendship. She didn’t know he didn’t spend anything to save Cassie. It doesn’t mean the dead don’t live on. He’s surprised that she thinks he would get a soft spot for her. He tells her that she needs to come to her senses. Nate is dug up. But he’s dead. Cassie cries after she saw Nate. Maddy is calm to take a look at Alamo.
At Wayne’s house, Faye releases Rue. She wants to go to take the money. She tells Rue that Wayne planned to kill her. The two girls go downstairs. Rue tries to open the safe with the key. But it doesn’t work. Faye gets Wayne’s key. She hands over the key to Rue. Rue opens the safe. But there’s no money in the safe. She persuades Faye to leave with her. But Faye rejects it. Because Rue lied to her. Faye calls Wayne.