Lying in a Hammock is the seventh episode of the the fifth season of Snowfall. It is the forty-seventh episode overall.
Outline
Jerome tries to track down Peaches; the Saints crew diverges on what to do next.
Summary[]
Leon[]
There is a Family meeting at the warehouse and Renny just entered the building. Louie asked if Kane mentioned anything. Franklin tells her and Jerome thathe says he won't make the same mistake next time. Jerome then asked Franklin about Peaches and Franklin states he was just in it for the money and nothing else. He alerts the entire Family he hired Top Notch to bring in some folks to pin his location. Louie then asks how they plan to retaliate against Kane. Leon tells them they don't, at least not yet. Jerome is dissatisfied with that answer and Leon reminds the crew the Kane is an OG with heavy connections, therefore any move against him is an act of war. Jerome clarifies they are already at war and Louie suggests hitting Kane to the point where his crew couldn't hit back. Leon knew what Louie suggest and blatantly states they were not hiring her detective on the take to kill the man that groomed Franklin and Leon for the streets. Louie points out that he almost killed them all. Leon states he'll deal with Kane and give him 2 options, either help him fix his broken family or he will personally wipe out his crew. Louie is confused and Leon points out that Kane has legitimate beef. Jerome states they have the same after the drive-by's. Leon reminds the Family that Kane's little brother is dead because of them, let alone, they never looked after his family. Louie then turned to Franklin and points out his silence in the matter. Franklin states that he and Leon discussed this during the drive and acknowledged that he was aware of Kane's actions and knows who was in the crosshairs. He states if anyone did exactly what Kane did, they would all be six feet under along with anyone associated with them. He then clarified this was Kane they were talking about which is a delicate situation for him. He then clarifies he can trust Leon in talking down Kane and suggests giving him the chance. Jerome is not pleased with Franklin and Leon's decision and suggests while they do that, he'll search down Peaches and then Kane is next as he attempts to leave. Leon stops him and points that this is more that just about Kane, but the possibility of a body count of black folks in the streets, stating it would be their own people killing each other. Jerome ignores Leon and leaves the warehouse and Louie asks what would be the outcome if the talk fails. Leon makes it clear once more that he'll take care of everything. Louie then takes off.
Parissa[]
Back at Parissa's house, Parissa gives Gustavo a look at his injuries he received in Bell Gardens and asks Teddy if she needed to give it another look at his face and Teddy suggested he is fine while throwing on his coat. She looks to Gustavo and states that should he leave right away, his stitches wouldn't hold. Oso approaches Teddy, who then gives Gustavo the order to move the kilos in his trunk, noting that they are stashed in the kitchen. Parissa then points out Oso is risking an infection. Teddy then hands Parissa her payment and thanks her. She checks the bag to see her payment as Teddy approaches the door. Parissa then alerts Teddy that she looked inside his wallet while he was out cold and discovered his name is Theodore, not Thomas. Teddy was very blindsided with the fact that Parissa went threw his things without his knowledge. Parissa clarifies she prefers that name and how it suits as Teddy throws on his sunglasses. Teddy then departs.
Franklin[]
Franklin is now at West-Side Development and approaches Veronique who is on the phone and finishes. They both enter the office and Franklin asks if she showed the folks they were buying the property from proof of funds. Veronique states she did but points out they could care less and states how unprofessional it is for them to request an extension. She then warns Franklin that if they miss the next deadline, they'll reopen the bid and will not include them. Franklin asked where his mother is at, pointing out she is suppose to be dealing with the bankers. Veronique states she is having coffee with a friend as she believes. Franklin is curious to know who and Veronique states she'll deal with the bankers and work the phone. Franklin sees something off with Veronique and asks if she is alright and Veronique states she is just experiencing cramps. Franklin is then asking if she needs him to call a doctor and Veronique refuses the request claiming she already made that call. Franklin's pager goes off and asked what the doctor said as he shrugged of the beeping. Veronique states that what she learned about the 10-12 week timeline for pregnancy is considered a delicate one which they need to wait out. Franklin asked what she meant by delicate and Veronique clarifies that after 12 weeks there would be less chances of a miscarriage. Franklin is baffled and gets Veronique to take a seat. His pager continues to beep as Veronique states they need to let fade take it's course. Franklin continues to ignore the pager as he is wondering what Veronique meant by that. Veronique states she has plenty to deal with as it is. The beeping pager takes it's toll on Veronique as she is wondering who is trying to contact Franklin. He states it's Teddy and Veronique made a smart mouth comment of Teddy possibly gonna kill him once their transactions are finished. Franklin points out to Veronique that she is starting to sound like his mother. Veronique expressed her offense to Franklin, who made it known he knows about the conversations they had about the life he lives. Veronique refuses to hear more as she reminds Franklin the deal she worked hard for is slipping past them while the pager continues to go off. She then suggests Franklin deals with his mess and she can take care of the rest. She then walks off and Franklin continues to hear his pager go off.
Teddy[]
Teddy and Oso are waiting in their vehicle in a parking garage and Teddy is curious to know how the drive-by shooters knew all 3 locations, especially the drop, if there wasn't a turncoat. Gustavo has no answer for him except for he went to the nightclub and left with Xiamara to fix his injuries. He points out that Cissy just cleaned up his wounds as Franklin pulls up and exits with his new bodyguard. Teddy and Oso hop out as well. Franklin sees Teddy struggling to get out of his vehicle while his bodyguard heads to the trunk and asked who got the worst of it in a drive-by. Oso then heads to the trunk and Teddy demands to know what happened. Franklin states it was Peaches that screwed them over and it was an inside job. Teddy then asked why he didn't see that coming and Franklin clarified that no one saw it happening while his bodyguard brings Teddy the duffel bag of cash. Teddy finds the situation sloppy and Franklin states the problem is being taken care of. Teddy then asks about the new bodyguard Franklin brought with him. Franklin states his new muscle is ex-Mossad and he is increasing the security. Teddy, who is unnerved, asked if the new muscle could spot a tail, or has training in counterintelligence, then asks the bodyguard what his background is. Franklin makes it clear this was his mess which he accepts the burden for and promises to fix it. Teddy makes it clear that he can no longer trust that decision any longer and declares some changes must be made going forward. First decision is he'll set the meets from there on out and set the time and location. His second order is for Franklin to show up alone. Franklin tells Teddy he'll need security and Teddy states he is his security. Franklin then suggests sending Oso and he can send one of his crewmembers. Teddy then goes and states those were not his orders and his screw-up got him shot. Teddy then further clarifies that he will state how it goes down from there on out as Franklin stares at Teddy's wounded shoulder. Teddy then points out the real estate business Franklin is running is making himself too notable for him, wondering if the city gave Franklin a golden goose. Franklin states it is a legit business he built from his mother's company. Teddy then points out Cissy being back from Cuba which was never part of their deal. Franklin clarifies that his mother and the real estate business is not connected to the issue at hand, but Teddy disagrees as he snaps out how everything is connected, demanding Franklin to use his eyes and states that one wrong person that could connect Franklin's real estate business to Teddy's operations could jeopardize everything and end it all. He then demands Franklin to pull out of the deal he set in motion. Franklin states it's too late to do that and would draw even more attention. Teddy then tells Franklin not to do anymore high-profile buys, but could care less if he wanted to buy up the ghetto. Teddy then states that Franklin is not to make another move that could draw attention to the both of them. Franklin acknowledges him and returns to his vehicle, silently calling him a "motherfucker".
Jerome[]
Jerome arrives at the VA hospital in hopes of finding Peaches and reacts to a veteran accidently dropping the clipboard who then picks it up and returns it to the receptionist. Jerome approaches the receptionist desk and asks about a veteran who frequents the place but went missing. When asked for his name, Jerome told her it was Peaches, but the receptionist was confused, so Jerome provided her his birthname, DeJohn Hill and provides her an address off of 79th as she goes through the logbook. The receptionist points out that he hasn't been there in a week and states the rest of the information is classified. Jerome then pulls out some cash and offers 'to make a donation' on the request for more info. The receptionist is skeptical but accepts the bribe and states he was there to see Dr. Evans in the VA clinic. Jerome then walks down the hall and passes up someone who is looking into his direction. He reaches the health clinic with Dr. Evans names posted on the door. He knocks on the door and the doctor opens up stating he needs to make an appointment. Jerome states he is only looking for a friend of his, pointing out Evans was the last person to see him. Two paramedics rush by Jerome with a stretcher and accidently struck his hand he injured during the fight with Alonso. Dr. Evans then requests Jerome to step in his clinic so he could examine the hand. Jerome heads in and takes a seat and Dr. Evans examines the wrist while asking who it was Jerome was looking for. Jerome states he was looking for DeJohn Hill and points out he prefers to be called Peaches. Dr. Evans then asked Jerome if he hit a wall or a face, pointing out the 2 metacarpals Jerome broke in his wrist. Jerome states it was a face. Dr. Evans tells Jerome he'll need to splint the hand and wrap it up. The doctor grabs his equipment and Jerome asks if he knew anything about Peaches, and Evans pointed out he dealt with a lot of people and asked for his description, so Jerome provided it. Dr. Evans was unable to provide any good information with his memory not intact while splinting and wrapping Jerome's hand. Dr. Evans then asked Jerome what war he served in. Evans then spoke of his time fighting for the Army in the Korean War. Jerome didn't have much to offer and states he took up enough of his time and apologizes for the intrusion. He then pulls out a wad of cash and Evans refuses the money. Evans apologized for not being able to help with the search for Peaches but suggested counseling. He tells Jerome the counseling is free, and sees he been through hell stating there is no shame in admitting he needed help. Jerome then exits the clinic and as he walks down the hallway, someone approaches him stating his name. It's an old acquaintance of his, Oakley, who then reminded him they met a few years ago with Peaches at a house party and pointed out some dude falling into an empty pool. It finally clicked into Jerome's head who the guy was. Oakley then pointed out how he overheard Jerome talking about searching for Peaches. Jerome states he's gone missing. Oakley then tells Jerome he was with him a week prior. Jerome then asks if he knew where Peaches would go, stating his family may be worried about him. Oakley then suggests he ma know of a place and could show Jerome the location. The counselor then calls for Oakley out of his office and Oakley requests a moment. Oakley then requests Jerome to hang with him and he'll lead him there, claiming he could be with his old war buddy Curtis. Jerome suggests they should head there immediately but Oakley states he needs to attend the counseling for some time and heads in the office with Jerome.
Leon[]
Leon is at Tam's Burgers and Kane arrives pointing out how bold Leon is to show up alone. Leon pointed out the agreement was to come alone and unarmed and wanted to know if there could be trust between them both. Kane then asked Leon if he knew anything about what really went down that he didn't know about. Leon clarifies he'll tell him the whole story and Kane clarifies he wants no excuses. Leon stated that Kevin betrayed the Family and went behind their backs to make a deal with the Villanueva's. Kane stated he heard it was what he did to avenge Delroy's murder. Leon continued and stated Delroy was killed for slinging in Mexican territory and pointed out Delroy's killer was a Los Monarcas OG, claiming had Kevin succeeded in killing him, it would have been war and everyone would have been dead, especially Kane who was serving time in Tehachapi. Leon then clarified they never meant to kill Kevin, but stop him and it went sideways. Kane agreed but pointed out how sideways it went. Leon admitted it was their mess and would own up to it, and tells Kane he would too. Leon then made it known it would be one thing to come at him and Franklin but going after the entire Family who now want blood. Kane laughs to that idea. Leon then stated that as a little boy, he wanted to be like Kane, noting how cool he was with others, how he was known to have a fine woman at his side, knew how to handle situations, and pointed out that's what Leon wanted to be. Leon then spoke about his temper that kept him from such goal which kept getting him into trouble. Kane agreed as he referred to him as "Raging, lawless Leon" and showed he was surprised Leon got out of Wayside. Leon then pointed out he wouldn't have had Kane not hooked him up with the HTB Western Tribe. Kane clarified he did that because he treated Leon like family and Leon made it known he would forget that who then requests to allow him to help Kane with his family. Leon points out that Kane is respected, connected, and would make serious money off the yeyo, noting that the Family has an endless supply. Kane is then asking if they are talking business, because he believe if there was anyone who wanted to make peace, it would have been Franklin. Kane then asks if Leon has gone and changed on him and sees he's been through a lot. Leon then promises he would have taken that bullet for Kevin, clarifying how he was his family as well and he doesn't have a whole lot left. Leon then tells Kane they could end this feud and suggests taking Leon's offer should he want to take care of his family, giving Kane a chance to think.
Jerome[]
Back at the VA, Jerome is in the counseling session where he listens to a veteran speak about an experience in Khe Sanh. The veteran spoke of how he never left Houston but found himself on the jungles of Nam and was trying to stay alive. He then pointed out how he scored three kills his first week in Vietnam but had sleepless nights, instead, the veteran spoke of his nightmares. He then talked about the first six months of being hunted and his buddies were being taken out one by one. He continued to reminisce about wondering where the next shot was coming from and whether or not he was next. Jerome listens in as the veteran speaks of being angry all the time and can't stand no more of it. Later, Jerome and Oakley are riding down the road and Oakley states that the counseling was court-mandated and part of his probation. He then states that sweet talking a judge to believe he is a veteran experiencing flashbacks and they would go easy on them. Jerome states some of the veterans were serious about it all and Oakley agreed, pointing out they were actually wanting something done about the PTSD. Oakley then states that as for the guys who can't fix them, he takes his hands and places them to the bottom of his neck, and mimics a suicide by gunshot. He then points Jerome to a parking spot which Jerome takes. They arrive at a Buddhist monastery and Oakley asks Jerome for some cash, preferably a hundred. Jerome then asks what that had to do with finding Peaches and Oakley states his buddy, Curtis, doesn't open his door for nothing and his connect get his product straight from Asia. Jerome obliges him with the money they approach the garden.
Franklin[]
Franklin is in his office at the WSD building going over some papers and Cissy enters and brings him an envelop, containing a rent collection from the Arlington place. Franklin checked the envelop and then asked why she didn't have security detail with her. Cissy states that the people gunning for him aren't after her and asked if Veronique is dealing with the banks. Franklin states she is working on it and asked his mother if she said anything to Veronique about Teddy or the part of his other life. Cissy doesn't deny it. Franklin then asked for details and Cissy told him she told Veronique what he should have said from the first time. Franklin is livid and tells him mother if there was a problem, she should have came to him instead of going behind his back. Cissy then asked her son what would have happened if Veronique had been shot and states she needs an understanding of that reality as well as him. She then states she is trying to help him but feels distant from him. Dissatisfied, Franklin suggested if she was looking to help, she should help with the downtown property, all the rent, the banking, and keep the peace, but requests not to escalate the problem. Cissy is distraught as she leaves the office.
Jerome[]
Back at the monastery, Jerome is sitting by the pond in the gardens while waiting on Oakley. He looks around the area and observes the pond with koi swimming in the water. He observes the tranquility of the monastery and walks away from the pond.
Beau[]
Louie is in a bar drinking and Detective Buckley appears and sits across from her. Beau is curious to know why he was called there since the bar was a new meet point and out of the way. Louie informs Beau this isn't the usual business. Buckley then calls the waiter and orders the same drink Louie had. Beau then states he receives rumors about the person behind the 3 drive-by's and Louie hands Beau a piece of paper stating it is more than just rumors. She tells Beau that on the paper is a name and where the target is residing. Louie then states that his target has been out of prison for a few month and suggests the address he received may or may not be accurate. Beau reads the paper and asks Louie if she needs him busted and locked up again. Louie shook her head and Beau could see it in her eyes that she wanted Kane dead. Louie then offered to pay. Beau states it would be very expensive especially for her. Louie finishes her drink and gets up to leave. Beau then stops her and agrees to hear her out. Louie states this is what she needs, whether Beau could get it done or not. Beau then clarifies he said nothing about not doing it, but the job would be a high price. Louie then tells Beau to name his price as she sits back down. Beau then requests 250K. Louie then haggles to 50K now and an extra 50K after the job is completed. Beau then goes to 100K and demands a real date. Louie then dials it to 75K and no date. She then states he would get $150,000 just to whack someone who just got out of the clink, whom his LAPD buddies may gun down as time passes by. Louie then clarifies she could find someone else for the job and reminds Beau he is not the only bent cop in the LAPD. Beau says he'll look into the contract. Louie accepts the answer but requests he doesn't too long on the decision. Louie gets out of her seat, thanks him for the drink, and departs. Buckley looks back at her as she vacates and is left with a decision on her offer.
Gustavo[]
Gustavo is back at the warehouse taking inventory on the kilos loaded on the shelves and hears someone enter the building. He puts down the clipboard to go check it out. He then sees Teddy going through his surveillance equipment and Teddy points to Oso what each item is and will need Gustavo's help since installing the equipment would require 2 people. Oso then asked if it is Franklin they are surveilling. Teddy explains that Franklin has lazy and refused to take any more chances. Teddy then makes an apology about fleeing the shooting, explaining he was wounded to the point where needed to flee, and regretted abandoning him. He tells Oso he is glad he is alright as he sets up his equipment and Gustavo walks away.
Cissy[]
Back at the office, Cissy is going over a file and sees Veronique speaking indistinctly to an employee. Cissy opens a filing drawer at her desk and looks in her purse where there is a tape recorder and the pen Rubén provided her for his espionage. She then looks in Franklin's office to see it empty. She then closes the drawer realizing she would not stoop so low as to spying on her only son. She then returns back to work.
Louie[]
At Louie's, Louie is requesting Kane's decision and Leon informed her he is willing to buy 10 keys a week at the start. Louie then asks Franklin if Kane is now working to make money for him, and Franklin states it makes the world go around. Leon then pointed out that when smoke settles, Kane is only looking after his family. Louie pauses for a moment and realizes they are in no ones crosshairs. She then tells Franklin and Leon it is fine with her.
Jerome[]
Jerome and Oakley arrive at Curtis's place. Oakley bangs on the door and there is no answer. He bangs again and nothing. He then suggests to Jerome that they all might be asleep as he opens the front door and they enter with Jerome closing the screen door. They walk inside to a group of men dozed on the furniture and Oakley calls for Curtis. Jerome, instead, puts the barrel of his pistol in the back of Oakley's skull and makes it clear he could sense Oakley running game on him for he is the game. Jerome glances around the house to see folks out cold after getting high on the very product he is helping his nephew peddle. Curtis awakens to see Oakley subdued by Jerome and freaks out. Oakley begs for help and Jerome slams Oakley to his knees, demanding to know where Peaches is. Jerome warns everyone to either give up Peaches or he'll start shooting. Oakley finally admits that Peaches frequented the place. Jerome then asked if Peaches was a junkie and Oakley was shocked to believe Jerome had no clue. Oakley told Jerome Peaches was looking for a way to escape his pain and Jerome kicks Oakley away. When Curtis jumped up, Jerome turned his pistol to him and demands Peaches location. Oakley said that Peaches stated if he could 'pull it off', he would flee to Thailand. Curtis then corrected Oakley and answered Burma. Jerome then heard a cling and reacted only to see a junkie awaken with a belt tightened around his left arm and a syringe stuck in a vein on that arm. Jerome then watches as the junkie plays with the syringe and dozes off again. Jerome then breaks a tear a realized this was a waste of life as he leaves.
Teddy[]
Teddy is back at Parissa's place and Parissa asks Teddy how many times would she need to redo his stitches while working on the stitchwork. Teddy has no answer and Parissa suggests it could be a good excuse just to come back and see her again. Parissa states that she knew Teddy had an affection for her since Tehran and was curious when he was going to make his move, especially in Shemshak. She then placed a fresh bandage on the back wound. Teddy then pointed out someone named Methar was there. Parissa agreed stating Teddy needed him while placing a bandage on the front wound. Parissa then recalled it would be protocol violation screwing the assets wife. As she was finishing the bandage work, Teddy asked her if she ever planned on returning to Tehran. Parissa bluntly answered no, citing it was too different as well as the two of them. Parissa pulled off her latex gloves and reminded Teddy how green and pure he was way back, and how he was a by-the-books guy, which was sickening but turned her on. She then referred to Teddy's current version as a 'Grumpy Asshole' while Teddy refers to Parissa as a 'Bitch'. Parissa is even more turned on as she places her palm on Teddy's crotch and feels something hard, suggesting they have some fun. Teddy warns her he'll rip his stitches and Parissa states she can resow them. Both of them begin kissing to the point where some testosteronal action occurs.
Jerome[]
Jerome is back at Louie's and is informed of the idea that Kane would agree to buy some bricks from them and clear to Louie that he is not interested in any deal. Louie tells Jerome she will not send Buckley to whack Kane without Jerome's support and Jerome tells Louie to do what needs to be done and he'll be there to protect her. They move to the next issue involving the details of Peaches using and Louie states his actions made sense, especially after watching Franklin murder Rob in the Sonoran Desert. Louie sees something in Jerome's eyes and asks if there is something to be concerned about involving him. Jerome takes a seat and tell Louie that changes needs to be made on his end, for starters he tells Louie he'll be there for her anytime she needs him but needs to reconnect with the folks he rolled with. He told her how Jammin' Jerome's was supposed to be the start but not the end. He states he needs to revive his plans, which involves business businesses back in South Central for their people. Agitated by the earlier events, he tells he needs to do something with his life. Louie supports his decision and long as he isn't leaving the states to hunt down Peaches in Thailand or Burma or anything crazy. Jerome then suggests he and Louie should go in that direction for the honeymoon. Louie is then blindsided as Jerome got up took a knee then pulled out a ring, bringing shock and joy Louie. He holds the ring out to an excited Louie and Jerome tells her one of the first things that needs to be done involves her. Jerome proclaims his love for Louie and asks her, using her birthname, Louanne, to marry him. Louie couldn't help but nod and say yes to his proposal. Jerome then places the ring upon her finger. They then kiss in the office.
Franklin[]
Back at WSD, Veronique brings Franklin a fax from International Banks on their funds being expedited and Franklin asks if they're in the clear. Veronique states it appears they'll make it. As Veronique prepares to apologize for the issue the day prior, Franklin tells her not to worry and he'll have everything under lock and key until they are safe. He then informs Veronique it's best that stays where she needs to be. He then places his hand on Veronique's womb and asks about the cramps. Veronique states they are subsiding and according to the doctor, she'll have to wait it out, as for the nausea, she states it's even worse. She then asked about the threats against him and Franklin states that Leon fixed it and Kane agreed to work with them. Veronique wondered why Kane would agree to their deal like that and Franklin states Kane's wanting to take care of his family just like Franklin wanted to as well. Veronique then asked if he believes Kane and Franklin states it's the best play as of that moment. Veronique then reminds Franklin that they have done deals in the real estate business multiple times and have seen when they've gone bad. She then recited what her mother said to her: "You deal with liars all your life, you usually suss one out." Franklin sits there reminiscing on Veronique's words which may come true.
Teddy[]
Teddy is in an alleyway and meets with an accountant named William. He asked about the work he does and what he did for Havemeyer and William states his work consists of Off-book jobs where discretion is required. Teddy then asks William if anything in his work could be traced back to him. William tells Teddy his covered would be layered deep should he get caught under any reason. Teddy then asks what William would need from him to move ASAP and William states he'll need bank account numbers, passwords, records involving previous wire transfers, and every form of identify conformation. Teddy then asked what would be the result of acquiring all that and William states in a days time he'll be able to make all the necessary transfers and move everything to untraceable accounts and states he'll set them up in advance.
Louie[]
Louie is at the bar enjoying a drink and Beau enters making a singsongy tone 'Beauty Louie' and says he has something for her. He tells Louie that Kane isn't hiding anywhere nor is he ducking anyone. Beau states the job won't be a stroll in the park but is doable. Louie then asks how long it would take to do the job and Beau says he'll need a few weeks to set up the job but he'll need to know Kane's connections, routines, and makes sure he gets the right dude. As Louie is stirring her drinking, Beau sees the diamond ring on her hand and stated he thought Louie and Jerome were already married. Louie shows off her ring and Beau congratulates her. Louie thanks him, but Beau points out that marriage could be a beautiful thing, pointing out he and his wife, Sharon, had some good few years of their own. He then tells Louie he personally finds married women to be even sexier. Louie is then getting annoyed by Buckley and demands information about the job. Beau then tells her she has to be sure she wants it done and once the plan goes in motion, there won't be any turning back from this. Beau then seriously asks her if she is sure she wants it done. Louie takes a moment and tells Buckley to do it.
Jerome[]
Jerome is back in his Compton neighborhood. He pulls up in his car and exits to see his homeboys on the front lawn of what used to be his home. There were 2 guys sitting at a table playing dominoes and another on the bench press. They all see Jerome who then walks on the lawn to approach them.
Cast[]
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Episode Deaths[]
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Music[]
- Ronnie's Theme by Ronnie Walker
- The Streets Got My Lady by Bill Brandon
- I Can't Stand the Rain by Ann Peebles