Taxi Cab Fiasco - Episode 7 of HBO's "The Night Of" from the Filibuster Freestyle
The Night Of episode 7 Notes
Props to Bryan Burton for joining us on the show this past weekend. Props to Amara Karan for continuing to like us on twitter. And calling out everyone in the FF Fantasy Football league - Chris Oroszko, Patricia Michaelsen, Mark Lawler, Andrew Patterson, Anne Kennedy Sullivan, Andy Maslin, Dan O’Brien, Alex Viano, Doug Brown and Jeremy Johnson - Dan Ruttle is in the league now — we need one more team — pundits — let me know ASAP
Opening Scene - Box is at another murder scene- makes an Andrea Cornish Reference
Helen - is examining the Coroner and Nas’ mom abruptly gets up and leaves the court room
Chandra - cross examining him - asks about — his interoperation and brings up Mr Mets who eventually got exonerated on appeal - she’s doing a solid job
John Stone is Eye balling Don the Trainer/ Stepdad — He them starts following Don down the street
Chandra is trying to give Mrs Kahn advice on not leaving — Mrs Kahn asks, did I raise an animal
Don is at a fancy dinner with the “Grey lady” he was last seen Training at the end of episode 6
Mr Kahn and Nas’ brother get blamed for anti- muslim graffiti in the neighborhood
Mr.Kahn’s partners - are playing hard ball — about getting a new cab — Mr Kahn and his partners have “Mad Beef”
Nas is back at Rikers and he’s freebasing again — C’mon Nas
Mrs. Kahn is looking at baby pics of Nas - and someone throws a rock through their window
John Stone is at the gym Don works at — going really slow on the treadmill and “asking around” as usual
Andrea’s tax advisor - brings credit card statements of Don — he’s maxed out on all 3 — and he’s filed for Bankruptcy twice already
John Stone is talking to a former lover of Don’s (his ex wife) and Don tried to strangle her once - and she’s coming on to good old John Stone
Amir - bought amphetamines from Nas - Helen is making Nas seem like a Drug Dealer
Stone is fixing some Fancy feast for the cat — seems like the Cat is content - why cuz all cats want is food, yarn and to be left alone
Stone is going to see his son at schools — his son is big timing him // Stone is trying to give “Gooden” his son, the cat
Nas is back in Jail and he’s feeling bad about the lil secret between Jimmy ad Freddy’s cousin // Nas has to speak to the cousin’s mom - and he’s muling again — and it’s still pretty nasty
DA is examine Nas’ former couch - The Coach revels that Nas sent a second kid to the hospital — he through a fun coke can at his face. Chandra is BLINDSIDED once again
The Kahn’s are at the Pawn Shop giving away family heirlooms - this is really sad stuff
Don is trying to threaten John Stone - he’s def a DBag — but we’re all starting to like Nas a lot less as well
Nas calls his mom, she won’t take the call — this episode is moving FAST — bouncing all over
Box is being cross-examined by Chandra — Box says he’ll take evidence over a confession any day of the week
Stone really loves that cat - and that cat “breaks are” of the guest room and cuddle s with Stone- NOT GOOD his breathing is a mess — He goes back to the Eastern Healer — Healer says “get rid of your cat” over and over — healer is Mr. Yee — and Stone admits that he basically “loves his cat”
Box, at the bar, filling out his NYPD pension fund - Mr Kahn seems his share of the “taxi medallion”
Andrea’s drug dealer is being cross-examined by Chandra - He admits to selling Andrea Special K and Ecstasy
Nasir - says that his dad is the only person in the wold who believes him - Chandra grabs his hand and says she does — Chandra and Nas are kissing in prison - WHAT !?!?!?!? Also - it’s on camera — also, also he has a new hand tattoo that says “Bad”
Stone is getting prints of pictures - Notices ones on of nAs’ inhaler
Back in court — Chandra - examines a witness (Doctor)/ photographer guy - he’s a forensic expert - and his testimony really seems to be helping — he a hasn’t missed a single thing. Profound evidence about the table containing Andrea cells, the broken lock, the fact that an intruder could scale the tree outside. His name is Dr. Katz and he’s a pathologist.
Helen - tries to bring out the smarminess of Dr Katz — and it works
Stone finds out that Box gave Nas back his inhaler on the night of the crime // Box is packing up his stuff and Stone goes to confront him outside the precinct
Box is back on the witness stand - and Chandra is examining him — Brings up Trevor, Dwanye Reed, Mr. Kaval, Mr Day (the hearse driver), she then goes to the picture of the Inhaler and calls him out. Box acts pretty uppity on the witness stand
Nas goes to bathroom at Rikers ( i hate bathroom scenes at riikers) - He sees blood — Freddy’s nephew kills himself (His name is Petey) — sad - Freddy is pissed - Nas tells Freddy about Jimmy
Box is walking the streets - towards the bar — it’s his retirement party - he’s getting crummy gifts and a set of golf clubs — Box is pissed
The back and fourth of Nas and Box is pretty powerful - Nas is about to assist Freddy in a murder in prison - Freddy is ICE COLD
Damn - Sad ending - Box is all alone with his golf clubs and Jimmy is dead — Nas uses the inhaler as a “prop” in this murder — a lot is well done in this show
Steve Zillian is the creator and according to Bryan Burton - he’s the real deal - Series Finale, next week