Annie and Smoke engage in a tense confrontation regarding faith, superstition, and the 'blood money' Smoke earns. The argument shifts from spiritual skepticism to a deeply personal place as they grapple with the shared grief of a lost child and the protection Annie believes her rituals provided him.
SMOKE: All money come with blood baby.
ANNIE: Not like yours.
SMOKE: Why them roots ain’t work on our baby then?
ANNIE: I don’t know. But they work for you. You still got that mojo bag?
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