The Ride-Along - Recap

The scene opens with the Samurai and Hank at a shooting range. The Samurai divulges to Hank that, Kali has moved out of his crib; insisting that she doesn’t want to mix business and pleasure anymore. Samurai also tells Hank that he is sure Kali is seeing someone else; this leaves Hank visibly worried. His worry compounds even more on hearing Samurai, planning to kill the guy who Kali might be dating. Hank tries his best to talk Samurai out of it. The Samurai asks Hank to accompany him on a ride-along, with the LAPD. The Samurai it turns out, wants to experience first had, how it feels to be a cop. Hank tells Charlie about Samurai asking him to tag along for the ride-along. Charlie offers to come along with Hank and be his “Human Kevlar”. But the fact is that, it’s been Charlie’s dream to go for a ride-along in a police car; since his childhood. Although reluctantly; Hank agrees to take Charlie along.

The two of them meet up with Samurai; who is in the get up of a cop. Charlie tell Samurai his boyhood dream, and thus his reason for tagging along uninvited. The three of them are then shown sitting with a cop for a ride along. The Samurai describes to the cop, what the movie they are making is all about. The cop is shown to be quite indifferent, to minor offenses happening around him, even when they are brought to his notice by the three. The cope kids around with the three about killing on the job, scaring Charlie to no end. The cop then takes the three for a doughnut. The Samurai is disappointed at nothing interesting happening, and makes it amply clear to the cop. The Samurai and Hank get busy with ragging on Charlie. Charlie accepts an offer of getting tasered for money. Just then the cop suffers a possible heart attack and collapses to the floor, Charlie call 911. The three are standing outside the hospital, after they have admitted the cop; wondering about hitching a ride. Just then the Samurai show the other two that he has managed to flick the keys of the cop’s car.

Charlie is reluctant to go through with taking a cop car for a joy ride; Hank and the Samurai hear none of it. In the car Charlie begins complaining incessantly; the Samurai is on a trip of his own, scaring drivers on the road with the police siren. Just then the Samurai receives a call informing him that Kali is at a club getting cozy with some guy. Its retribution time for the Samurai, and he tags along a reluctant Hank and an even more reluctant Charlie for the job. The three stake-out outside the club, waiting for Kali to come out with the new guy. Just then a prostitute comes up to their car and tells them she’s scared; as someone is following her. Charlie very graciously lets her into the car. A while later, the Samurai sees Kali some out of the bar, with a man. The Samurai gives chase to a white car in which, Kali and the man left. He does so with the police siren blaring.

After a bit of a chase, the man in the white car pulls over. While Hank and the Samurai leave the car to take care of business, Charlie and the prostitute strike up a conversation. Charlie pretends to be a tough cop, and manages to impress her so much that she offers him a free blowjob. Meanwhile, Hank and the Samurai act like cops and ask the man in the white car for his papers. Kali is outraged by their behavior. Hank tells Kali that the Samurai misses her. Meanwhile, the Samurai is busy checking the guy’s papers and giving him a tough time. On the other side of the car, Hank is busy flirting with Kali. The Samurai threatens the man, but he doesn’t seem to take the Samurai seriously at all. The Samurai is so enraged by the man that, he ends up assaulting him. Kali comes to the rescue and tells off the Samurai; but the Samurai isn’t a bit remorseful.

The guy ends up recognizing the Samurai. Meanwhile, Charlie is busy enjoying himself. While the two are at it, Charlie realizes that the woman giving the blowjob is actually a man; much to his shock and horror. The prostitute doesn’t stop; and during this act his wig comes off, revealing his bald pate. Later, Hank tries his best to console an inconsolable Charlie, who is busy crying his heart out. The Samurai claims that, he knew all along that the prostitute was a dude. The Samurai is really bothered by Kali seeing some other guy, Hank now tries his best to calm down the Samurai. Hank goes on to tell the Samurai that, if he truly loves Kali, that he should give her space. None of all that has happened stops Hank and the Samurai, from ragging on Charlie once again. Charlie though, is still busy sobbing. Just then Hank receives a call from Becky, and rushes to her with the guys.

Hank finds Becky and Tyler standing outside a restaurant, inside the restaurant Hank finds a thoroughly embarrassed Karen trying to pull down a completely naked and drunk Richard, dancing on the bar. It turns out; Tyler got him drunk on the sly. Hank tries to bring him down from the counter. He does come down from the bar counter ultimately though. But he doesn’t stop talking nonsense, and neither does he put on any clothes. Ultimately Richard runs out of the bar naked, leaving behind a thoroughly embarrassed Karen. Tyler apologizes for his actions. Just then Hank sees the Samurai walk into the restaurant. Tyler recognizes him, and asks Hank if he knows him. Hank pretends otherwise.

Tyler then reveals the fact that he recognizes the Samurai from the night he was assaulted. Hank tries to throw him off by accusing him of being a racist. Just then the Samurai walks up to Hank and talk to him. Hank is put in an awkward position within Becca questioning him. The Samurai admits to beating up Tyler, and tells everyone around that he would do it again if necessary, Karen and Becca along with Tyler storm out. Later when the guys are driving around, they see a naked Richard running on the road. They give him a ride. The episode ends with them being chased by actual cops. The episode ends.

Written By David Sibert

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