Tulsa King Recap: Can't Trust No One These Days
Remember how Goodie stepped up in Dwight's absence in last week's Tulsa King? Remember how he gave that rousing speech about how they were a family — however you'd like to define that term — and they had to keep moving forward? Well, it seems like his role as Dwight's #2 may be coming to a close real soon.
Read on for the highlights of "Kansas City
SEE YOU IN COURT | Feds and reporters are waiting outside Dwight's hotel, so he sneaks out the back and has Tina drive him around instead of Tyson. She takes him to look at a house she's thinking of renting in town. She loves it, and they have a sweet moment where he encourages her to take it, even if she's hesitant to do so before the trial; she eventually relents with a huge smile on her face.
Tina then drops Dwight at Margaret's ranch. The General and the Horse Whisperer flirt. He says he has an important appointment, and can he use her office to change clothes? There's a moment where he thinks she's really going to make him get naked in the horse stall, instead, but then she laughs and tells him she was joking.
While this is happening, Cal Thresher has drinks with a U.S. attorney. When Cal brings up Manfredi's name, the lawyer wonders why Thresher feels threatened. After all, "You and your partner are the biggest growers in the state," Exposition Attorney says. "I want him put away," Cal says, "you understand?" Exposition Attorney understands.
The next time we see Exposition Attorney, it's when he's interrupting Dwight's court appearance to announce that he's going to prosecute the case himself. And given that Dwight has already announced that he plans to represent himself, this should be quite interesting.
CRACK LEGAL TEAM | Bodhi uses an algorithim to find out the ideal type of juror Dwight should be looking for. "Men who have had minor brushes with the law, a lot of traffic violations or something." Men tend to think things aren't their fault and therefore get angry about cops, he adds. Women, however, tend to be more sympathetic about cases involving romance. "Bank on the women," Dwight says.
Dwight visits the wind-turbine guy in prison and makes him an offer: He wants to buy the wind farm. The prisoner says it'll cost roughly $12 million. Dwight offers him $7.5. They shake. "Don't gamble it all away," Dwight jokes. So he and Tyson try to get a loan for that amount from the local bank. It goes about as well as you think it would.
SIDE HUSTLE | Working on Goodie's command to find new sources of revenue, Tyson, Grace, Mitch & Co. break into a used-car lot to steal catalytic converters, a loss Donnie the Car Dealer angrily realizes the next morning when he has a potential client fire up one of the altered vehicles.
Donnie arrives at the casino, sputtering about what happened at his lot. "I can't have this happen again. I'll go broke," he moans, adding that he doesn't want to involve the police. So Dwight strikes a deal: In exchange for protection, Donnie will provide new cars for Tina and Joanne. After Donnie leaves, Dwight instructs Mitch to return half of the converters they stole, because "He seems like a nice guy."
THE GAME IS RIGGED | Dwight meets with Exposition Attorney to see if he can strike a deal. "Are you doing this for publicity, or is there some other motive?" Manfredi asks after seeing a note on the lawyer's desk reminding him to return Cal Thresher's call. "We all answer to someone, Mr. Manfredi," the lawyer replies, adding that Dwight's desire to avoid more jail time makes his proposed deal a "nonstarter."
Even Higher Plane has a huge turnout for its grand opening; attendees include JellyRoll, whom Dwight calls "Jellyfish" and mistakes for a janitor — which makes him extra surprised when the singer steps into the store's recording booth and performs his song "I Am Not Okay." Elsewhere, Bodhi notes that the store's app, ChatCBD, is doing well, too. "We're a lifestyle brand now, guys," he says.
That evening, when reporters are still camped out outside Dwight's hotel, he spends the night at Tyson's parent's place — much to Tyson's dad's obvious distaste. When Mr. Mitchell leaves the breakfast table in a huff, throwing down the newspaper he was reading, Dwight notes with interest a headline at the bottom of the page: "Chinese Organized Crime Infiltrates US Marijuana Market."
JOANNE ARRIVES, GOODIE WAFFLES | The good news: Tina chats with her aunt Joanne, who offers to come out and help her get settled in the new house. Joanne arrives at Dwight's hotel room, proclaiming, "I'm done with New York!"
The bad news: Bevilaqua — the shady guy we met last week — calls Chickie, demanding a tax for one of his guys encroaching on Bevilaqua's turf. At the end of the hour, Chickie calls Goodie to a) let him know that Bevilaqua is mad Dwight is on his turf, b) proposition Goodie into deserting Dwight, returning to the Invernizzi family and becoming Chickie's lead man in Tulsa. "I do kinda like it out here," Goodie says. "Is that a yes?" Chickie wonders. "It ain't a no," Goodie replies. (!)
Now it's your turn. Do you think Goodie will turn on Dwight? Hit the comments with your thoughts!