1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:11,880 Speaker 1: Oh wow. Thank you guys. What a great crowd we 2 00:00:11,920 --> 00:00:15,160 Speaker 1: have today. Thank you so much, thank you, thank you, 3 00:00:15,200 --> 00:00:19,279 Speaker 1: thank you. Okay, oh I love you too. All right, um, 4 00:00:19,320 --> 00:00:23,640 Speaker 1: welcome back to the Void. I'm your purgatory host Savannah Rhodes. 5 00:00:24,040 --> 00:00:28,120 Speaker 1: Today's show is about a tricky subject, gentrification. It's one 6 00:00:28,160 --> 00:00:31,440 Speaker 1: of those huge topics that nobody is neutral on. You 7 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:34,519 Speaker 1: got to have an opinion. We might disagree on the 8 00:00:34,560 --> 00:00:38,040 Speaker 1: causes and the solutions, but in my opinion, the question 9 00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:40,880 Speaker 1: of its ethics is bineering. So let's test it out. 10 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:44,120 Speaker 1: Play a little game, if you will. It's really simple. 11 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:47,760 Speaker 1: You're gonna hear two different perspectives on gentrification, kindly borrowed 12 00:00:47,760 --> 00:00:50,279 Speaker 1: from the Internet, and then you decide who you'd rather 13 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:54,840 Speaker 1: be stuck with in a zombie apocalypse. It's pretty easy. Okay, 14 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:58,200 Speaker 1: there is a hint. There are no wrong answers here, everybody, 15 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:02,160 Speaker 1: but there is a right one. All right, here we go, 16 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:12,360 Speaker 1: you ready. First up, we have stop Moving to Oakland 17 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:20,320 Speaker 1: by anonymous posted on Craigslist August. Stop moving to Oakland. 18 00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:25,600 Speaker 1: Our landlords are greedy, unaccountable, and vicious. They take every 19 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:28,360 Speaker 1: chance they can to raise rental costs, and we can't 20 00:01:28,360 --> 00:01:32,039 Speaker 1: afford to live here anymore. Maybe you don't understand. Maybe 21 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:35,360 Speaker 1: you just bring all of your money, your privilege, and 22 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:39,720 Speaker 1: resources from New York l a Silicone Valley. We're not 23 00:01:39,880 --> 00:01:43,400 Speaker 1: like you. We're blue collar. We're busted. We struggle to 24 00:01:43,480 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 1: keep our heads above water and healthy food on the table, 25 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:50,960 Speaker 1: roofs over our heads. We're not startups and cafes and 26 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:56,040 Speaker 1: gastro pubs wt of gastro pub We're donuts and churches 27 00:01:56,280 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 1: and liquor stores. We're community gardens and fried chicken. Yeah, 28 00:02:00,920 --> 00:02:03,480 Speaker 1: we know it's pretty here. It wasn't the nineties when 29 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:06,360 Speaker 1: you wouldn't have anything to do with us. So not 30 00:02:06,640 --> 00:02:10,880 Speaker 1: hip and so not San Francisco. It was in the 31 00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:13,799 Speaker 1: eighties when you were afraid of us. In our dangerous neighborhoods. 32 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:17,359 Speaker 1: We have yards and wide streets, old buildings that look 33 00:02:17,440 --> 00:02:21,120 Speaker 1: like ships. You're turning our neighborhoods into Brooklyn and our 34 00:02:21,160 --> 00:02:25,080 Speaker 1: freeways into l A. You're replacing our family neighborhoods with 35 00:02:25,240 --> 00:02:29,560 Speaker 1: bad over manicure, facial hair and fixed gear bicycles, four 36 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:32,680 Speaker 1: dollar cups of coffee, and high end food trucks. Our 37 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:37,280 Speaker 1: landlords they're not responsible enough to handle your presence, your money, 38 00:02:37,720 --> 00:02:40,240 Speaker 1: your ambivalence to how you affect the world around you. 39 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:45,480 Speaker 1: They see dollar signs, dream of becoming powerful real estate moguls, 40 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:47,680 Speaker 1: or at least have no qualms about taking as much 41 00:02:47,720 --> 00:02:50,200 Speaker 1: as they can from whoever will give it, and you 42 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:54,600 Speaker 1: give it, you have it to give. You can't seem 43 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:57,120 Speaker 1: to love something for what it is. You need to 44 00:02:57,160 --> 00:03:01,840 Speaker 1: leave your mark and possess influence. If you will, we 45 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:06,240 Speaker 1: love what we already are without you. You can have 46 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:11,799 Speaker 1: San Francisco. It's already been destroyed. Please stop moving to Oakland. 47 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:14,840 Speaker 1: Go home, Go back to wherever it is that you 48 00:03:14,919 --> 00:03:20,079 Speaker 1: came from. That you already fucked up. Williamsburg, Brooklyn, San Francisco, Palazzo, 49 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:30,560 Speaker 1: Go back there, stay there. Damn all right, that's a 50 00:03:30,639 --> 00:03:37,920 Speaker 1: tough one to fall off. Our next public opinion is 51 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:42,160 Speaker 1: called how did Oakland get Ghetto? From Oakland MOFO dot 52 00:03:42,160 --> 00:03:46,600 Speaker 1: com August M not gonna lie. Some of our listeners 53 00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:51,160 Speaker 1: might find this one a bit rough. Oakland actually used 54 00:03:51,160 --> 00:03:54,640 Speaker 1: to be full of beautiful Victorian mansions, predominantly white and 55 00:03:54,880 --> 00:03:58,440 Speaker 1: middle to upper class. What change was during World War Two? 56 00:03:58,560 --> 00:04:02,720 Speaker 1: Kaiser Yes, the Insure Company, built several shipyards around the 57 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:06,360 Speaker 1: Bay Area, including Oakland, Richmond, and San Francisco. They set 58 00:04:06,440 --> 00:04:08,960 Speaker 1: up shop here, mass producing liberty ships for the war. 59 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:13,360 Speaker 1: African Americans were actually allowed to work in these shipyards 60 00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:16,040 Speaker 1: and moved out here in the masses to escape racism 61 00:04:16,040 --> 00:04:18,880 Speaker 1: in the South. They were paid more here than they 62 00:04:18,880 --> 00:04:22,680 Speaker 1: can get anywhere else, but still face racism and lump 63 00:04:22,760 --> 00:04:26,960 Speaker 1: themselves together in communities like West Oakland. This sparked white 64 00:04:26,960 --> 00:04:29,920 Speaker 1: flight and all the wealthier, middle to upper class white 65 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:33,920 Speaker 1: people moved out, leaving behind a beautiful Victorian lace neighborhood 66 00:04:33,960 --> 00:04:36,600 Speaker 1: that was destroyed and run down by the new residents 67 00:04:36,600 --> 00:04:39,880 Speaker 1: over the years, leaving behind the ghetto West Oakland. We 68 00:04:39,920 --> 00:04:44,320 Speaker 1: know now some people will argue that red lines forced 69 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:47,440 Speaker 1: the African Americans to live in these areas and would 70 00:04:47,480 --> 00:04:49,680 Speaker 1: not allow them to move out to nicer areas like 71 00:04:49,880 --> 00:04:54,000 Speaker 1: Piedmont and the Hills, But that does still not change 72 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:56,240 Speaker 1: the fact that the people living in the community they're 73 00:04:56,360 --> 00:04:59,960 Speaker 1: trashed it and set the pace for the future. Show. 74 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:03,120 Speaker 1: After the war was over, the shipyard ghetto had a 75 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:06,640 Speaker 1: higher unemployment rate, but that is no excuse to ruin 76 00:05:06,680 --> 00:05:10,599 Speaker 1: a beautiful neighborhood. I mean, when I'm unemployed I don't 77 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:13,320 Speaker 1: go out trashing my city. I take the time to 78 00:05:13,360 --> 00:05:16,520 Speaker 1: work on this site and show love for my city. 79 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:19,960 Speaker 1: The only people to blame for the ugly, beat up 80 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:23,919 Speaker 1: housing now are the current and in some cases old residents. 81 00:05:24,839 --> 00:05:29,159 Speaker 1: They made Oakland ugly no one, but then it's not 82 00:05:29,240 --> 00:05:33,119 Speaker 1: Oakland's job to stay ghetto, business list, poor and ugly 83 00:05:33,360 --> 00:05:35,520 Speaker 1: so that a few people who aren't doing anything for 84 00:05:35,560 --> 00:05:38,920 Speaker 1: themselves can live here. Instead of crying that, people are 85 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:42,320 Speaker 1: chipping in and provide security because they're tired of being robbed. 86 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:45,120 Speaker 1: Maybe you should start a campaign and chipping for what 87 00:05:45,240 --> 00:05:50,599 Speaker 1: you want, schools, after school programs, whatever you think will 88 00:05:50,640 --> 00:05:54,360 Speaker 1: fix it, do it yourselves, take action like the new 89 00:05:54,400 --> 00:05:59,279 Speaker 1: residents are. I am pro gentrification, whatever that means, and 90 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:04,960 Speaker 1: I want my need to improve, expand and get better update. 91 00:06:05,960 --> 00:06:08,560 Speaker 1: Moving out of Lokaland was the best thing I ever did. 92 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:11,680 Speaker 1: I can't believe I spent my whole life there. I 93 00:06:11,720 --> 00:06:27,640 Speaker 1: guess I just didn't know any better. See what I mean, 94 00:06:28,400 --> 00:06:31,680 Speaker 1: You either care about other people or you don't. Simple 95 00:06:31,720 --> 00:06:35,520 Speaker 1: as that, as a society, we're out of crossroads. There's 96 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:38,359 Speaker 1: a poem that says, each age is a dream that 97 00:06:38,520 --> 00:06:41,360 Speaker 1: is dying or one that is coming to birth. You 98 00:06:41,480 --> 00:06:46,000 Speaker 1: sense it, don't you. Blind faith in our politicians, our leaders, 99 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:50,240 Speaker 1: and our media has vanished. Cynicism and mistrust have replaced hope. 100 00:06:50,279 --> 00:06:52,599 Speaker 1: As we watched the rats jump off the sinking ship. 101 00:06:53,600 --> 00:06:57,720 Speaker 1: It's the dying dream. So where do we go from here? Well, 102 00:06:58,360 --> 00:07:02,280 Speaker 1: we could continue down the road of less expansion, self preservation, 103 00:07:02,839 --> 00:07:06,400 Speaker 1: every person for themselves. Like in all you can Eat buffet, 104 00:07:06,839 --> 00:07:09,200 Speaker 1: we each get the equal opportunity to take everything we 105 00:07:09,240 --> 00:07:12,240 Speaker 1: can pile into our plates. Don't bother worrying about the 106 00:07:12,280 --> 00:07:15,480 Speaker 1: other person behind you. More food is on the way. 107 00:07:15,960 --> 00:07:18,320 Speaker 1: But in real life, no one replaces that tray of 108 00:07:18,400 --> 00:07:24,280 Speaker 1: lukewarm mashed potatoes. When it's gone. It's gone. Yeah, that's 109 00:07:24,320 --> 00:07:28,120 Speaker 1: an oversimplification, but you get my point. What we've created 110 00:07:28,160 --> 00:07:31,800 Speaker 1: in this world of ours is unsustainable. When we can 111 00:07:31,800 --> 00:07:34,960 Speaker 1: look at another person struggling and think, well, he's reaping 112 00:07:34,960 --> 00:07:38,320 Speaker 1: what he's sewed, that's not just a moral failure. It's 113 00:07:38,320 --> 00:07:39,960 Speaker 1: a sign that things are not going to get better 114 00:07:39,960 --> 00:07:44,040 Speaker 1: anytime soon. So I'm going to suggest the second option, 115 00:07:44,480 --> 00:07:50,160 Speaker 1: complete overhaul. Let's start over in the lies, exploitation, inequity, 116 00:07:50,200 --> 00:07:54,720 Speaker 1: and social indifference. Let's start something new. How I mean, 117 00:07:54,760 --> 00:07:57,679 Speaker 1: in history there's always an inciting act that jump starts 118 00:07:57,680 --> 00:08:02,560 Speaker 1: a movement, ignites a change and consciousness, or even a rebellion. 119 00:08:03,520 --> 00:08:09,360 Speaker 1: The window to act is narrowing. Maybe you're thinking, Savannah, 120 00:08:09,520 --> 00:08:11,000 Speaker 1: you're in a coma, How the hell are you going 121 00:08:11,040 --> 00:08:14,800 Speaker 1: to do anything? Well, you're right. In my current state, 122 00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:17,960 Speaker 1: I can't dismantle anything, but I know someone who can. 123 00:08:19,040 --> 00:08:21,600 Speaker 1: She might not think like me, but she sure does 124 00:08:21,680 --> 00:08:33,600 Speaker 1: look like me. John was at a cross Robes. So 125 00:08:33,640 --> 00:08:36,679 Speaker 1: far two hours had passed since Irene was taken by 126 00:08:36,720 --> 00:08:40,880 Speaker 1: Davon and Angela. She sat at a park bench, paralyzed 127 00:08:40,920 --> 00:08:44,439 Speaker 1: by the choices before her. Right now she was free, 128 00:08:44,800 --> 00:08:47,520 Speaker 1: and it was Irene who was being held hostage. She 129 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:49,920 Speaker 1: could leave the city, even the state, if she wanted to. 130 00:08:50,400 --> 00:08:52,920 Speaker 1: If the last six months had taught her anything, it 131 00:08:53,040 --> 00:08:55,280 Speaker 1: was that she had the skill set to make it 132 00:08:55,320 --> 00:09:01,040 Speaker 1: on her own. But the world was a dangerous place 133 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:03,560 Speaker 1: where a team girl with no friends and family. Chanty 134 00:09:03,600 --> 00:09:07,040 Speaker 1: had already learned that the hard way, the rational choice 135 00:09:07,120 --> 00:09:09,920 Speaker 1: would be to do. If she was instructed, go to Valera, 136 00:09:10,240 --> 00:09:13,160 Speaker 1: get him to pay the ransom for Ring, and finally 137 00:09:13,200 --> 00:09:22,560 Speaker 1: be rid of Devon. Forever. However, going to Valera would 138 00:09:22,559 --> 00:09:27,480 Speaker 1: mean returning herself to captivity, or perhaps worse. After all, 139 00:09:27,520 --> 00:09:30,200 Speaker 1: he was under the impression that she had actually killed Davon. 140 00:09:31,040 --> 00:09:34,000 Speaker 1: Chante and Irene failed to inform Valera that the pimp 141 00:09:34,360 --> 00:09:37,120 Speaker 1: escaped the fire and only the body of a woman, 142 00:09:37,320 --> 00:09:40,960 Speaker 1: most likely one of his girls, was recovered. This failure 143 00:09:40,960 --> 00:09:48,920 Speaker 1: would undoubtedly be seen as a lie of omission. Though 144 00:09:48,960 --> 00:09:51,920 Speaker 1: it was true Valeria had no patience for lies, it 145 00:09:52,040 --> 00:09:55,360 Speaker 1: was surely a safer option than spending her life on 146 00:09:55,400 --> 00:09:58,120 Speaker 1: the run from a man with eyes and ears everywhere, 147 00:09:58,320 --> 00:10:01,680 Speaker 1: and another who was fueled by dingens. That version of 148 00:10:01,760 --> 00:10:07,600 Speaker 1: freedom would be no freedom at all. Yes, Davon would 149 00:10:07,640 --> 00:10:09,880 Speaker 1: never forgive her for the egregious part she played in 150 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:13,840 Speaker 1: naming him, nor would Valera understand her lack of honesty. 151 00:10:15,559 --> 00:10:17,880 Speaker 1: Their fury would not end at the return of the 152 00:10:17,880 --> 00:10:22,160 Speaker 1: serpentine Slovik trumpet. Thus, it was far safer to leave 153 00:10:22,200 --> 00:10:31,600 Speaker 1: the past behind and start a new damn. Okay, this 154 00:10:31,640 --> 00:10:35,400 Speaker 1: is hella confusing. If y'all would just stop talking, then 155 00:10:35,480 --> 00:10:40,200 Speaker 1: maybe I could think. There can't only be two options here, 156 00:10:40,280 --> 00:10:45,040 Speaker 1: co Yeah, there was, in fact a third option. Chante 157 00:10:45,240 --> 00:10:48,360 Speaker 1: could recover iring. Without the help of Valera, it would 158 00:10:48,360 --> 00:10:51,680 Speaker 1: mean she'd have to kill Davon for real this time. 159 00:10:52,080 --> 00:10:54,920 Speaker 1: But now she had the strength and training. All she 160 00:10:55,040 --> 00:10:57,480 Speaker 1: needed was our planned. You gotta be playing with me. 161 00:10:58,040 --> 00:10:59,520 Speaker 1: How am I going to come up with the plan? 162 00:11:00,160 --> 00:11:03,520 Speaker 1: I mean, really all by myself. It was at this 163 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:07,960 Speaker 1: moment Shante realized a woman stood across the street staring 164 00:11:08,000 --> 00:11:12,240 Speaker 1: at her. She took a closer look and recognized who 165 00:11:12,280 --> 00:11:16,040 Speaker 1: it was. Rebecca, the girl who had first saved her 166 00:11:16,080 --> 00:11:19,040 Speaker 1: from Davon and who had told her the truth about 167 00:11:19,080 --> 00:11:22,559 Speaker 1: Freedom House. Rebecca was also the last person she wanted 168 00:11:22,600 --> 00:11:27,079 Speaker 1: to see right now, But something told her this wasn't 169 00:11:27,120 --> 00:11:32,840 Speaker 1: a coincidence. In the past, Rebecca's presence always prophesied trouble. 170 00:11:34,000 --> 00:11:37,040 Speaker 1: This time would be no different. Seante would need to 171 00:11:37,080 --> 00:11:43,720 Speaker 1: leave immediately to avoid additional unwanted drauma. What additional drama? 172 00:11:44,920 --> 00:11:50,680 Speaker 1: Hey don't know if you remember me? I Rebecca? No? Oh, 173 00:11:50,679 --> 00:11:53,000 Speaker 1: maybe I should call you Laurie. Well, if you knew that, 174 00:11:53,200 --> 00:11:57,440 Speaker 1: then why you asked? I just wanted to know your preference. Girl, 175 00:11:57,880 --> 00:12:00,720 Speaker 1: Leave me alone, all right, I'm not in the mood 176 00:12:01,600 --> 00:12:03,480 Speaker 1: you saw me that night at City Hall with Lenny. 177 00:12:03,520 --> 00:12:08,600 Speaker 1: I know you did, so what kick rocks? Okay? Oh 178 00:12:08,640 --> 00:12:10,520 Speaker 1: what are your Russian friends? Are gonna chop me up 179 00:12:10,520 --> 00:12:13,599 Speaker 1: if I don't? How do you know about that? You know, 180 00:12:13,640 --> 00:12:15,520 Speaker 1: when Lenny told me you were an intern, I knew 181 00:12:15,520 --> 00:12:18,679 Speaker 1: something was up and my curiosity got the best of me. 182 00:12:18,760 --> 00:12:20,600 Speaker 1: And I'm glad you did, because I followed you here 183 00:12:20,640 --> 00:12:22,880 Speaker 1: to the city and the rest wasn't hard to put together. 184 00:12:23,240 --> 00:12:25,840 Speaker 1: The car you were picked up in at diplomatic plates, 185 00:12:25,960 --> 00:12:28,720 Speaker 1: Russian plates at that, and the buff dudes driving you 186 00:12:28,800 --> 00:12:32,359 Speaker 1: around definitely looked like a couple of lackeys, so obviously 187 00:12:32,400 --> 00:12:37,120 Speaker 1: you struck gold. Damn. Okay, stalker, what are you some 188 00:12:37,240 --> 00:12:41,360 Speaker 1: kind of secret agents spy? Now? I was gonna ask 189 00:12:41,400 --> 00:12:43,720 Speaker 1: you the same thing. I mean, you're the one hanging 190 00:12:43,720 --> 00:12:47,720 Speaker 1: with Russian diplomats and getting internships with the Oakland mayor. Okay, bitch, 191 00:12:47,720 --> 00:12:50,320 Speaker 1: So what you're trying to say? So because I'm not Boogie, 192 00:12:50,400 --> 00:12:53,000 Speaker 1: I can't be doing big things with my life. Come on, sis, 193 00:12:53,040 --> 00:12:55,559 Speaker 1: don't do that. One day you're at Freedom House and 194 00:12:55,640 --> 00:12:57,600 Speaker 1: the next day you're at city Hall and it's not 195 00:12:57,679 --> 00:12:59,880 Speaker 1: adding up. Okay, you've seen the care a lot about 196 00:12:59,880 --> 00:13:02,520 Speaker 1: was going on in my life that means you want something, 197 00:13:02,640 --> 00:13:04,920 Speaker 1: So what do you want? Yeah? I do want something 198 00:13:06,400 --> 00:13:10,320 Speaker 1: I needed Actually I knew it. What Okay, and make 199 00:13:10,360 --> 00:13:12,920 Speaker 1: it quick because I got my own ship to be handled. 200 00:13:13,440 --> 00:13:16,280 Speaker 1: All right. Remember the data leak that happened around the 201 00:13:16,280 --> 00:13:18,640 Speaker 1: same time as the Freedom House fire, Well, dull, yeah 202 00:13:18,760 --> 00:13:21,760 Speaker 1: what Well, as you know, a lot of important people 203 00:13:21,760 --> 00:13:26,160 Speaker 1: were implicating in that leak, but there were others well, 204 00:13:26,200 --> 00:13:28,840 Speaker 1: others that got away with some really bad shit. So 205 00:13:29,000 --> 00:13:32,160 Speaker 1: way you were behind that lead. I mean you could 206 00:13:32,160 --> 00:13:36,199 Speaker 1: say that, Hey, look when you were at Freedom House, 207 00:13:36,240 --> 00:13:39,040 Speaker 1: did you see this guy? Think? Maybe listen, a lot 208 00:13:39,040 --> 00:13:41,480 Speaker 1: of dudes look like him. Yeah, Well he's an FBI agent, 209 00:13:41,760 --> 00:13:44,200 Speaker 1: corrupt as hell. We think he was a client at 210 00:13:44,200 --> 00:13:46,440 Speaker 1: Freedom House. It might be connected to White burned down 211 00:13:46,800 --> 00:13:49,200 Speaker 1: and right now he's trying to deport my friend because 212 00:13:49,240 --> 00:13:51,160 Speaker 1: we're close to bringing him down. Listen, I don't know 213 00:13:51,240 --> 00:13:54,240 Speaker 1: where you're getting your information from, but I know you're 214 00:13:54,400 --> 00:13:57,240 Speaker 1: all the way off. How do you know just because 215 00:13:57,280 --> 00:14:00,520 Speaker 1: you showed all your cards doesn't mean I'm to show 216 00:14:00,559 --> 00:14:04,320 Speaker 1: my miss lady. As a matter of fact, I gotta go. Yeah, 217 00:14:04,320 --> 00:14:08,199 Speaker 1: well he's working with your people. What. Like I said, 218 00:14:08,880 --> 00:14:12,680 Speaker 1: we were close to taking this asshole down. We even 219 00:14:12,679 --> 00:14:14,920 Speaker 1: trace evidence back to the building you're living in. Now. 220 00:14:15,920 --> 00:14:18,200 Speaker 1: It's a crazy coincidence, I know, but it's the true. 221 00:14:18,240 --> 00:14:21,400 Speaker 1: Hell No, these people don't have anything to do with 222 00:14:21,800 --> 00:14:23,600 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, well, how do you know that? Even if 223 00:14:23,640 --> 00:14:26,880 Speaker 1: you're right? Okay, I'm not even in the position to 224 00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:29,440 Speaker 1: help you, but I just need you to get me inside, 225 00:14:29,480 --> 00:14:31,440 Speaker 1: to take me there. I can handle the rest of 226 00:14:31,520 --> 00:14:34,240 Speaker 1: my own. The fact that you think it's that easy 227 00:14:34,600 --> 00:14:38,080 Speaker 1: just proves you're crazy. Good buck, come on, chante please, 228 00:14:39,240 --> 00:14:42,120 Speaker 1: this is an act of desperation on my part. Girl, 229 00:14:42,160 --> 00:14:45,480 Speaker 1: I don't beg Look, haven't you ever wanted to help 230 00:14:45,480 --> 00:14:48,640 Speaker 1: a friend? Fine? All right, As a matter of fact, 231 00:14:49,400 --> 00:14:52,520 Speaker 1: I do know what that is. Like, I know where 232 00:14:52,520 --> 00:14:56,240 Speaker 1: the computers are. Irene has some footage from the Freedom House, 233 00:14:56,600 --> 00:15:00,320 Speaker 1: you know, hitting cameras and ship. I never knew why, 234 00:15:00,440 --> 00:15:03,560 Speaker 1: but I guess she has her reason. Yes see, that's 235 00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:07,520 Speaker 1: exactly what I need. Thank you. Let's go hold up, okay, 236 00:15:07,520 --> 00:15:11,440 Speaker 1: miss thing, Let's talk about what you're gonna do for me. 237 00:15:13,920 --> 00:15:16,480 Speaker 1: All right, You're a smart cookie. Whatever you need, I 238 00:15:16,520 --> 00:15:20,720 Speaker 1: got you. It's Irene. Okay. That fake asked him and 239 00:15:20,800 --> 00:15:23,640 Speaker 1: his mama took her I've got to get her back 240 00:15:23,640 --> 00:15:26,080 Speaker 1: before her crazy uncle finds out that she's even missing. 241 00:15:26,520 --> 00:15:28,000 Speaker 1: Why would you want to help a woman who ran 242 00:15:28,040 --> 00:15:33,920 Speaker 1: a brothel and exploited girls like you? Rebecca had a point, 243 00:15:34,640 --> 00:15:37,800 Speaker 1: but Shante considered all the things Irene had done on 244 00:15:37,880 --> 00:15:42,640 Speaker 1: her bath. She couldn't bring herself to be disloyal without Irene. 245 00:15:42,640 --> 00:15:46,400 Speaker 1: Her life belonged to that bio patriarchal voice who haunted 246 00:15:46,440 --> 00:15:50,240 Speaker 1: her every move. For now, she still needed her mentor 247 00:15:52,560 --> 00:15:56,320 Speaker 1: you don't know her? Okay, She's the reason I'm even 248 00:15:56,400 --> 00:16:00,480 Speaker 1: still alive. So it's either we have a deal or don't. 249 00:16:01,320 --> 00:16:06,160 Speaker 1: It's not negotiable. All right, Fine, I'll help you find 250 00:16:06,160 --> 00:16:09,840 Speaker 1: her in worry about my conscience later, but we gotta 251 00:16:09,840 --> 00:16:14,280 Speaker 1: get the evidence first. Okay, great, let's go. Now, hold on, 252 00:16:14,320 --> 00:16:19,720 Speaker 1: hold on, I need to call my take guy. What girl? 253 00:16:19,760 --> 00:16:21,200 Speaker 1: I know you didn't think I was gonna hack this 254 00:16:21,240 --> 00:16:27,960 Speaker 1: computer myself. Five minutes later, Chante and Rebecca were joined 255 00:16:27,960 --> 00:16:31,320 Speaker 1: by an odd fellow called Ernie. As it turned out, 256 00:16:31,320 --> 00:16:35,400 Speaker 1: Rebecca's friend was something of an unhumorous court jester. He 257 00:16:35,440 --> 00:16:38,360 Speaker 1: also happened to be quite meloderous, like many other trees 258 00:16:38,400 --> 00:16:43,200 Speaker 1: in his dissidence calling themselves activists. Ernie's bathing habits were 259 00:16:43,280 --> 00:16:47,280 Speaker 1: questionable at best. As they entered the elevator of the condominium, 260 00:16:47,320 --> 00:16:50,960 Speaker 1: Shanta held her breath to avoid inhaling his foul aroma. 261 00:16:51,400 --> 00:16:54,040 Speaker 1: When they finally arrived at the top floor, she burst 262 00:16:54,120 --> 00:16:56,880 Speaker 1: through the elevator doors, gasping for a breath of fresh air. 263 00:16:58,840 --> 00:17:01,800 Speaker 1: Y'all need to be quick, m yes, ma'am, quick as 264 00:17:01,840 --> 00:17:04,960 Speaker 1: my middle name. And you're sure there's no security? I 265 00:17:04,960 --> 00:17:08,800 Speaker 1: don't want any surprises. Naturally, Shante did not admit that 266 00:17:08,880 --> 00:17:11,959 Speaker 1: she had drugged the guards the night before. Furthermore, Irene 267 00:17:12,000 --> 00:17:16,280 Speaker 1: assured her that it had been taken care of. Nah, okay, 268 00:17:16,320 --> 00:17:20,760 Speaker 1: they had the day off. Though she said this with confidence, 269 00:17:21,119 --> 00:17:23,760 Speaker 1: she couldn't know with certainty the whereabouts of the men. 270 00:17:24,400 --> 00:17:27,119 Speaker 1: For all she knew, they could be waiting for her 271 00:17:27,160 --> 00:17:31,120 Speaker 1: when she opened the door. Would you just shut the 272 00:17:31,119 --> 00:17:35,120 Speaker 1: hell up already? Damn? Who's she talking to? I don't 273 00:17:35,119 --> 00:17:38,520 Speaker 1: know you? Okay, Yes, I'm fine, Okay, it's just this 274 00:17:38,680 --> 00:17:42,840 Speaker 1: man in my head. But don't worry about that. Listen, 275 00:17:42,880 --> 00:17:46,640 Speaker 1: this is our place. When they entered the apartment, both 276 00:17:46,720 --> 00:17:51,159 Speaker 1: Rebecca and earning gas sunlight from the massive floor to 277 00:17:51,200 --> 00:17:56,760 Speaker 1: ceiling windows filled the elegant room. It was stunning. Shante 278 00:17:56,880 --> 00:17:59,960 Speaker 1: had become accustomed to the remarkable refinery of her home 279 00:18:00,040 --> 00:18:03,199 Speaker 1: and did not understand why the others. Hesitated, and she 280 00:18:03,280 --> 00:18:06,439 Speaker 1: looked at the faces. It struck her how far she 281 00:18:06,680 --> 00:18:14,720 Speaker 1: had come and how much she had to lose. Wow, okay, nice, 282 00:18:14,760 --> 00:18:17,520 Speaker 1: come up? How much is a place like this go for? Three? 283 00:18:17,680 --> 00:18:20,320 Speaker 1: Four milk? Do it look like I know? Okay, I'm 284 00:18:20,359 --> 00:18:22,600 Speaker 1: not the one that paid for it. Now, look, are 285 00:18:22,600 --> 00:18:24,840 Speaker 1: you gonna keep staring or you're gonna get the ship 286 00:18:24,880 --> 00:18:29,280 Speaker 1: out of the computer staying on desk? I like it? 287 00:18:29,359 --> 00:18:32,000 Speaker 1: Show me the way. She brought them into Irene's bedroom 288 00:18:32,040 --> 00:18:35,520 Speaker 1: and opened the closet door. There was a large fireproof 289 00:18:35,600 --> 00:18:39,159 Speaker 1: safe inside. She punched in a code and opened it. 290 00:18:39,760 --> 00:18:44,239 Speaker 1: Several laptops, boxes, and trinkets were inside. Shanty took out 291 00:18:44,280 --> 00:18:47,719 Speaker 1: the laptop she recognized from the Halfway House and handed 292 00:18:47,760 --> 00:18:51,840 Speaker 1: it to Ernie. All right, so here it is. This 293 00:18:51,880 --> 00:18:54,720 Speaker 1: is her old laptop from Freedom House. I don't know 294 00:18:54,800 --> 00:18:59,680 Speaker 1: the password. Don't worry, I got it from here. We'll 295 00:18:59,760 --> 00:19:02,679 Speaker 1: just be a few minutes. Okay, great, listen, I'm just 296 00:19:02,680 --> 00:19:04,400 Speaker 1: gonna be right out here until you all the day. 297 00:19:04,440 --> 00:19:07,639 Speaker 1: But hey, do you have any orange juice? No coffee? 298 00:19:08,080 --> 00:19:11,240 Speaker 1: Do I look like room service to you? Ernie quite taking. 299 00:19:11,760 --> 00:19:15,920 Speaker 1: Shante waited anxiously in the living room, Unable to sit still. 300 00:19:16,359 --> 00:19:19,159 Speaker 1: She looked out the windows and double check that the 301 00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:22,480 Speaker 1: halls were clear. No matter what she did, she couldn't 302 00:19:22,520 --> 00:19:26,879 Speaker 1: shake the nagging feeling of uncertainty. That's when she got 303 00:19:26,920 --> 00:19:31,560 Speaker 1: a terrifying message from Davon. Yo, case you forgot, I 304 00:19:31,640 --> 00:19:36,960 Speaker 1: still got your little friend over here, looks say, Hie, 305 00:19:39,720 --> 00:19:42,159 Speaker 1: you better tell that uncle yours that we won't have 306 00:19:42,280 --> 00:19:48,480 Speaker 1: an infitty if you hurt my mama. Two cash poor 307 00:19:48,520 --> 00:19:51,200 Speaker 1: the on come midnight, No motherfucking games, Because I won't 308 00:19:51,200 --> 00:19:53,640 Speaker 1: hesitate you to shoot this bench on the spot, then 309 00:19:53,640 --> 00:19:59,480 Speaker 1: I'm wna find your ass next to leave that Seante 310 00:19:59,480 --> 00:20:02,080 Speaker 1: was out of her but it was not too late 311 00:20:02,119 --> 00:20:05,240 Speaker 1: to undo the damage. She could still leave this mess 312 00:20:05,280 --> 00:20:08,119 Speaker 1: behind and save herself. The door to her escape was 313 00:20:08,160 --> 00:20:11,280 Speaker 1: but a few feet away, if only she would seize 314 00:20:11,320 --> 00:20:19,240 Speaker 1: the chants I thought, I've told you to shut up. Listen, 315 00:20:19,280 --> 00:20:24,760 Speaker 1: just shut up already, No more of your dumb ass opinions. 316 00:20:25,080 --> 00:20:28,160 Speaker 1: Mind your piziness talking to that man again no, I'm 317 00:20:28,200 --> 00:20:31,840 Speaker 1: talking to myself. Is that a problem? Not at all? 318 00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:36,040 Speaker 1: Just had to check anyway, We're done, so that's it 319 00:20:36,200 --> 00:20:39,200 Speaker 1: pretty quick, right, That's why they called me the Assange 320 00:20:39,240 --> 00:20:45,439 Speaker 1: of Oakland. What Ernie, please, you know Julian Assange? Right, 321 00:20:45,760 --> 00:20:48,600 Speaker 1: Wiki leaks. Don't tell me you're not familiar with this work. 322 00:20:48,640 --> 00:20:51,199 Speaker 1: I know you're young, but you've got some catching up 323 00:20:51,200 --> 00:20:54,000 Speaker 1: to do. Okay, listen, enough of that. Now that you 324 00:20:54,119 --> 00:20:56,320 Speaker 1: got what you needed, we need to figure out how 325 00:20:56,359 --> 00:20:59,439 Speaker 1: to get Irene. Davon just sent me a video and 326 00:20:59,560 --> 00:21:02,960 Speaker 1: he it's not playing. Listen. We need to come up 327 00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:04,480 Speaker 1: with the plan and we need to come up with 328 00:21:04,480 --> 00:21:08,200 Speaker 1: the plan now. Okay, alright, come on, we'll figure it out, 329 00:21:08,240 --> 00:21:10,720 Speaker 1: but not inside here. Let's just not push our Look, 330 00:21:12,240 --> 00:21:15,840 Speaker 1: the devious anarchist has spoken too soon for It was 331 00:21:15,880 --> 00:21:19,280 Speaker 1: at that very moment Valera entered the apartment with half 332 00:21:19,280 --> 00:21:22,560 Speaker 1: a dozen security guards. He was also accompanied by a 333 00:21:22,600 --> 00:21:27,439 Speaker 1: young woman from Chante recognized but could not place. Anger 334 00:21:27,640 --> 00:21:31,240 Speaker 1: and disappointment was on Valera's face as he took in 335 00:21:31,320 --> 00:21:37,760 Speaker 1: the scene before him. Laura, this is how you treat 336 00:21:37,840 --> 00:21:41,800 Speaker 1: me after I trusted you. No, no, no, these are 337 00:21:41,880 --> 00:21:44,960 Speaker 1: just my friends from work. I invited them over and 338 00:21:44,960 --> 00:21:48,439 Speaker 1: guess what they were just leaving. That's a lie. This 339 00:21:48,520 --> 00:21:50,679 Speaker 1: is Rebecca Cooper and this is Ernie. I don't know 340 00:21:50,680 --> 00:21:53,399 Speaker 1: what his last name is, but he's a hacker and 341 00:21:53,440 --> 00:21:59,320 Speaker 1: she's an activist. They're both dangerous. Pela, what is this? 342 00:21:59,400 --> 00:22:04,080 Speaker 1: Why are you an ear? I'm not Beulah Savannah? And 343 00:22:04,359 --> 00:22:05,919 Speaker 1: it's not so fun to be on the receiving end 344 00:22:05,960 --> 00:22:08,760 Speaker 1: of a nasty surprise, is it. That's not it's not 345 00:22:10,280 --> 00:22:15,080 Speaker 1: the video sunk. Take their transpensors to they well through 346 00:22:15,160 --> 00:22:21,919 Speaker 1: the bed. We're not going anywhere, sweet hard I was 347 00:22:22,000 --> 00:22:26,440 Speaker 1: not giving you the option. It's the obvious. Lauren did 348 00:22:26,480 --> 00:22:29,359 Speaker 1: not tell you who I am. So I will try 349 00:22:29,440 --> 00:22:32,879 Speaker 1: to be patient with you for a while, but you 350 00:22:33,640 --> 00:22:39,280 Speaker 1: will go with artum Ilo. They too will be patient, 351 00:22:39,359 --> 00:22:42,800 Speaker 1: but if you give them any trouble, they have my 352 00:22:42,880 --> 00:22:47,439 Speaker 1: permission to kill you and make your remains into dust. 353 00:22:48,119 --> 00:22:51,520 Speaker 1: Do you understand? Yes, sir, hear you loud and clear. 354 00:22:51,960 --> 00:22:56,000 Speaker 1: I'll go make sure our guests are treated properly. Traders, bitch, 355 00:22:56,920 --> 00:23:00,600 Speaker 1: who are you on the evil twin Fall of Me? Boys? 356 00:23:04,480 --> 00:23:08,240 Speaker 1: With Rebecca and Ernie gone, it was now just Chantey 357 00:23:09,359 --> 00:23:13,320 Speaker 1: and Valera. He stared her down without saying a word. 358 00:23:14,400 --> 00:23:16,840 Speaker 1: She knew he would see through any lie. She could tell, 359 00:23:17,080 --> 00:23:20,440 Speaker 1: any detail omitted. This was the moment she'd been dreading, 360 00:23:20,880 --> 00:23:23,800 Speaker 1: if only she had run away when she had the opportunity. 361 00:23:24,280 --> 00:23:28,520 Speaker 1: I know about you poisoning my man. No, I just 362 00:23:28,600 --> 00:23:31,320 Speaker 1: gave him the crap. Y'all told me we're just vitamins. 363 00:23:31,800 --> 00:23:35,439 Speaker 1: It's not like they die. Enough of the excuse us. 364 00:23:35,800 --> 00:23:38,879 Speaker 1: I will deal with your leader on that matter. Where's 365 00:23:38,920 --> 00:23:44,760 Speaker 1: my niece? Um? What, well, there's the problem. So we 366 00:23:44,760 --> 00:23:49,000 Speaker 1: were at Alcatraz earlier in she got kidnapped in the bathroom. 367 00:23:49,359 --> 00:23:53,840 Speaker 1: More lies my eadie, and I is still strown a 368 00:23:54,040 --> 00:23:56,880 Speaker 1: fight to to all out such a thing to help. 369 00:23:56,960 --> 00:24:01,600 Speaker 1: But it's true they drugged her. And where were you 370 00:24:02,040 --> 00:24:06,919 Speaker 1: when this was happening? Why didn't you help her? I 371 00:24:06,960 --> 00:24:10,199 Speaker 1: wanted to, but they were keeping her housage until you 372 00:24:10,240 --> 00:24:12,880 Speaker 1: pay them. They said they were going to kill her 373 00:24:13,080 --> 00:24:15,720 Speaker 1: if you don't give them two hundred and fifty dollars. 374 00:24:15,880 --> 00:24:22,840 Speaker 1: You know, I don't like this they business. Who are 375 00:24:22,880 --> 00:24:27,679 Speaker 1: these people? There was nothing left but to tell the truth. 376 00:24:28,400 --> 00:24:32,119 Speaker 1: Seante was too afraid not to. She explained how Davon 377 00:24:32,280 --> 00:24:35,800 Speaker 1: had survived being stabbed, beat and set on fire. She 378 00:24:35,840 --> 00:24:38,439 Speaker 1: went into detail about his mother, Angela and how she 379 00:24:38,480 --> 00:24:48,240 Speaker 1: wanted revenge. To her complete surprise, Valera laughed, Irina has 380 00:24:48,280 --> 00:24:56,800 Speaker 1: been thinking by common criminals. Unbelievable. She has ruined world leaders, 381 00:24:56,960 --> 00:25:03,120 Speaker 1: destroy entire movement, only to be outsmarted by a pair 382 00:25:03,160 --> 00:25:08,919 Speaker 1: of pimps. Sometimes in life you must laugh at the 383 00:25:09,160 --> 00:25:15,280 Speaker 1: irony of things. Come, let us find this slippery characters, 384 00:25:15,440 --> 00:25:18,639 Speaker 1: are you? Are you going to kill them? Why do 385 00:25:18,680 --> 00:25:21,960 Speaker 1: you ask? It's the only way. It's the only way 386 00:25:21,960 --> 00:25:24,040 Speaker 1: you'll be able to get rid of them. Trust me, 387 00:25:24,720 --> 00:25:28,960 Speaker 1: They'll just keep on coming back. I'll take care of 388 00:25:29,040 --> 00:25:35,800 Speaker 1: this my way, and I'll be trusting you for nothing. 389 00:25:42,880 --> 00:25:45,440 Speaker 1: Chantey couldn't read the expression on Valeria's face as he 390 00:25:45,520 --> 00:25:50,160 Speaker 1: said this. He was impenetrable. His words were ambiguous enough 391 00:25:50,560 --> 00:25:56,439 Speaker 1: to be both meaningless and fearsome. Unsure of what the 392 00:25:56,480 --> 00:25:59,440 Speaker 1: near future held for her, she followed him and his 393 00:25:59,560 --> 00:26:02,720 Speaker 1: men out of the apartment. As they entered the freight 394 00:26:02,720 --> 00:26:07,639 Speaker 1: elevator and descended into the darkness, Chanty became certain that 395 00:26:07,800 --> 00:26:12,240 Speaker 1: only more horror awaited her. In the next chapter of 396 00:26:12,320 --> 00:26:21,960 Speaker 1: this unending saga,