![]() ![]() He visits Detroit, who tells him she got a video message from Cash's missing phone. When the five years are up, Lift says he will be able to take a "defusing powder" and return to his normal self.Ĭash leaves in a panic, still worried he was tricked into snorting the powder. Lift explains he wants Cash to become an Equisapien and act as a false revolutionary figure among them to keep them in line with WorryFree's goals, offering Cash $100 million for five years. Cash immediately assumes he just snorted the substance, but Lift assures him he would not do so without Cash's consent. The transformation takes place when a human snorts a gene-modifying powder similar to cocaine. Cash drops his phone in fear and runs into Lift, who explains that WorryFree is planning to make their workers stronger and more obedient by transforming them into "Equisapiens". Looking for the bathroom, Cash instead discovers a shackled half-horse, half-human hybrid who begs him for help. There, Lift offers Cash a powdered substance which Cash inhales. Lift is seemingly fascinated with Cash and invites him to a one-on-one meeting. The video quickly becomes an internet meme.Ĭontinuing to close sales as a Power Caller, Cash is invited to a party with Steve Lift (Armie Hammer), CEO of WorryFree. ![]() Cash even ends up crossing the union's picket line, and one of the picketers hits Cash with a can of soda (yelling "have a cola and smile, woman!"). Working long hours, he stops participating in the union, and his relationship with Detroit deteriorates. As a Power Caller, Cash is able to afford a new car and apartment and pays off his uncle's (Terry Crews) home. Now in the luxurious Power Caller suite, Cash is told to always use his white voice and learns that RegalView secretly sells arms and human labor from WorryFree.Ĭash is uncomfortable with the job until he is shown his new salary. When Cash participates in a protest at work, he expects to be fired but is instead promoted (as he has qualified to be a power caller). At the same time, RegalView co-worker Squeeze (Steven Yeun) decides to form a telemarketer's union and recruits Cash, Detroit, and their friend Sal (Jermaine Fowler). Cash uses the voice to excel at work, and his manager says Cash is close to becoming one of RegalView's elusive "Power Callers". Cash has trouble talking to customers until an older co-worker, Langston (Danny Glover), teaches Cash to use his "white voice". Struggling to pay rent, Cash gets a job as a telemarketer for RegalView. A radical group called "The Left Eye" opposes WorryFree by holding protests and vandalizing their ads.Ĭassius "Cash" Green (Lakeith Stanfield) lives in his uncle's garage with his girlfriend, Detroit (Tessa Thompson), an artist and Left Eye member. In Oakland, the company WorryFree advertises free food and lodging at the cost of a lifetime work contract, a practice deemed legal and not equivalent to slavery.
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